,,the ,,works ,,of ,,john ,,bunyan      
,,with ,,an    ,,introduction ,,to      
,,each ,,treatise1 ,,notes1    ,,and ,a 
,,sketch ,,of ,,his ,,life1 ,,times1    
,,and ,,contemporaries4    ,,volume     
,,first4    ,,experimental1 ,,doctrinal1
 ,,and ,,practical4    ,,edited ,,by    
,,george ,,offor1 ,,esq4                
,,memoir ,,of ,,john ,,bunyan    ,,the  
,,first ,,period4    ,,this ,,great     
,,man ,,descended ,,from ,,ignoble      
,,parents--,,born ,,in ,,poverty--,,his 
,,education ,,and ,,evil                
,,habits--,,follows ,,his ,,father',s   
,,business ,,as ,a  ,,brazier--,,enlists
 ,,for ,a ,,soldier--,,returns ,,from   
,,the ,,wars ,,and ,,obtains  ,,an      
,,amiable1 ,,religious ,,wife--,,her    
,,dower4    ',we have this treasure in  
earthen vessels1 that the excellency of 
the power may be of ,god1 and not of    
us4'--#b ,cor #d3g    ',for my thoughts 
are not your thoughts1 neither are your 
ways my  ways1 saith the                
,lord4'--,isaiah #ee3h4    ',though ye  

have lien among the pots1 yet shall ye  
be as the  wings of a dove covered with 
silver1 and her feathers with yellow    
gold4'--,psalm #fh3ac4    ,when the     
,philistine giant1 ,goliath1 mocked the 
host of ,israel1  and challenged any of 
their stern warriors to single combat1  
what  human being could have imagined   
that the gigantic heathen would be      
successfully met in the mortal struggle 
by a youth 'ruddy and of  a fair        
countenance8' who unarmed1 except with a
 sling and a stone1  gave the carcases  
of the hosts of the ,philistines to the 
fouls of  the air1 and to the wild      
beasts of the earth4'    ,who1 upon     
seeing an infant born in a stable1 and  
laid in a manger1  or beholding him when
 a youth working with his father as a   
carpenter1  could have conceived that he
 was the manifestation of the ,deity  in
 human form1 before whom every knee     
should bow1 and every tongue  confess   
,him to be ,,the ,,eternal8    ,father  
,michael1 a ,franciscan friar1 on a     

journey to ,ancona1  having lost his    
way1 sought direction from a wretched   
lad keeping  hogs--deserted1 forlorn1   
his back smarting with severe stripes1  
and his eyes suffused with tears4 ,the  
poor ragged boy not only went           
cheerfully with him to point out his    
road1 but besought the monk  to take him
 into his convent1 volunteering to      
fulfill the most  degrading services1 in
 the hope of procuring a little         
learning1  and escaping from 'those     
filthy hogs4' ,how incredulously would  
the  friar have listened to anyone who  
could have suggested that this          
desolate1 tattered1 dirty boy1 might and
 would fill a greater than  an imperial 
throne6 ,yet1 eventually that swine-herd
 was clothed  in purple and fine linen1 
and1 under the title of ,pope ,sixtus   
,v41  became one of those mighty        
magicians who are described in ,rogers  
,italy1 as         ',setting their feet 
upon the necks of kings1      ,and      
through the worlds subduing1 chaining   

down      ,the free1 immortal           
spirit--theirs a wondrous spell4' #a    
,a woman that was 'a loose and ungodly  
wretch' hearing a tinker lad  most      
awfully cursing and swearing1 protested 
to him that 'he swore  and cursed at    
that most fearful rate that it made her 
tremble to  hear him1' 'that he was the 
ungodliest fellow for swearing that     
ever she heard in all her life1' and    
'that he was able to spoil  all the     
youth in a whole town1 if they came in  
his company4' ,this  blow at the young  
reprobate made that indelible impression
 which all  the sermons yet he had heard
 had failed to make4 ,satan1 by one of  
his own slaves1 wounded a conscience    
which had resisted all the  overtures of
 mercy4 ,the youth pondered her words in
 his heart2  they were good seed        
strangely sown1 and their working formed
 one  of those mysterious steps which   
led the foul-mouthed blasphemer  to     
bitter repentance2 who1 when he had     
received mercy and pardon1  felt        

impelled to bless and magnify the       
,divine grace with shining1  burning    
thoughts and words4 ,the poor           
profligate1 swearing tinker  became     
transformed into the most ardent        
preacher of the love of  ,christ--the   
well-trained author of ,the ,jerusalem  
,sinner ,saved1 or  ,good ,news to the  
,vilest of ,men4    ,how often have the 
,saints of ,god been made a most        
unexpected blessing  to others4 ,the    
good seed of ,divine truth has been many
 times sown  by those who did not go out
 to sow1 but who were profitably engaged
  in cultivating their own graces1      
enjoying the communion of ,saints1  and 
advancing their own personal happiness6 
,think of a few poor1  but pious happy  
women1 sitting in the sun one beautiful 
summer's  day1 before one of their      
cottages1 probably each one with her    
pillow on her lap1 dexterously twisting 
the bobbins to make lace1  the profits  
of which helped to maintain their       
children4 ,while  they are communing on 

the things of ,god1 a traveling tinker  
draws  near1 and1 over-hearing their    
talk1 takes up a position where  he     
might listen to their converse while he 
pursued his avocation4  ,their words    
distil into his soul2 they speak the    
language of ,canaan2  they talk of holy 
enjoyments1 the result of being born    
again1  acknowledging their miserable   
state by nature1 and how freely and     
undeservedly ,god had visited their     
hearts with pardoning mercy1  and       
supported them while suffering the      
assaults and suggestions  of ,satan2 how
 they had been borne up in every dark1  
cloudy1 stormy  day2 and how they       
contemned1 slighted1 and abhorred their 
own  righteousness as filthy and        
insufficient to do them any good4 ,the  
learned discourses our tinker had heard 
at church had casually  passed over his 
mind like evanescent clouds1 and left   
little or no  lasting impression4 ,but  
these poor women1 'methought they spake 
as  actually did make them speak2 they  

speak with such pleasant as of          
,scripture language1 and with such      
appearance of grace in all they  said1  
that they were to me as if they had     
found a new world1 as  if they were     
people that dwelt alone1 and were not to
 be reckoned  among their neighbors'    
7,num #bc3i74    ,o6 how little did they
 imagine that their pious converse was  
to  be the means employed by the ,holy  
,spirit in the conversion of that  poor 
tinker1 and that1 by their agency1 he   
was to be transformed  into one of the  
brightest luminaries of heaven2 who1    
when he had  entered into rest would    
leave his works to follow him as        
spiritual  thunder to pierce the hearts 
of the impenitent1 and as heavenly      
consolation to bind up the              
broken-hearted2 liberating the prisoners
  of ,giant ,despair1 and directing the 
pilgrims to the ,celestial ,city4  ,thus
 were blessings in rich abundance       
showered down upon the church  by the   
instrumentality1 in the first instance1 

of a woman that was  a sinner1 but most 
eminently by the ,christian converse of 
a few  poor but pious women4    ,this   
poverty-stricken1 ragged tinker was the 
son of a working  mechanic at ,elstow1  
near ,bedford4 ,so obscure was his      
origin that  even the ,christian name of
 his father is yet unknown3#b he was    
born in #afbh1 a year memorable as that 
in which the ,bill of ,rights  was      
passed4 ,then began the struggle against
 arbitrary power1 which  was overthrown 
in #afhh1 the year of ,bunyan's death1  
by the accession  of ,william ,,iii4 ,of
 ,bunyan's parents1 his infancy1 and    
childhood1  little is recorded4 ,all    
that we know is from his own account1   
and  that principally contained in his  
doctrine of the ,law and ,grace1  and in
 his extraordinary development of his   
spiritual life1 under  the title of     
,grace ,abounding to the ,chief of      
,sinners4 ,his birth would  have shed a 
luster on the wealthiest mansion1 and   
have imparted  additional grandeur to   

any lordly palace4 ,had royal or noble  
gossips1 and a splendid entertainment   
attended his christening1  it might have
 been pointed to with pride2 but so     
obscure was his  birth1 that it has not 
been discovered that he was christened  
at  all2 while the fact of his new birth
 by the ,holy ,ghost is known  over the 
whole world to the vast extent that his 
writings have  been circulated4 ,he     
entered this world in a labourer's      
cottage of  the humblest class1 at the  
village of ,elstow1 about a mile from   
,bedford4#c ,his pedigree is thus       
narrated by himself3--',my descent  was 
of a low and inconsiderable generation1 
my father's house being  of that rank   
that is meanest and most despised of all
 the families  in the land4'#d ,bunyan  
alludes to this very pointedly in the   
preface  to ,a ,few ,sighs from         
,hell3--',i am thine1 if thou be not    
ashamed to  own me1 because of my low   
and contemptible descent in the         
world4'#e  ,his poor and abject         

parentage was so notorious1 that his    
pastor1  ,john ,burton1 apologized for  
it in his recommendation to ,the ,gospel
  ,truths ,opened3--',be not offended   
because ,christ holds forth the         
glorious treasure of the gospel to thee 
in a poor earthen vessel1  by one who   
hath neither the greatness nor the      
wisdom of this world  to commend him to 
thee4'#f ,and in his most admirable     
treatise1 on  ,the ,fear of ,god1       
,bunyan observes--',the poor ,christian 
hath something  to answer them that     
reproach him for his ignoble pedigree1  
and  shortness of the glory of the      
wisdom of this world4 ,true may that    
man say ,i am taken out of the dunghill4
 ,i was born in a base and  low estate2 
but ,i fear ,god4 ,this is the highest  
and most noble2 he  hath the honour1 the
 life1 and glory that is lasting4'#g ,in
 his  controversy with the ,strict      
,baptists1 he chides them for reviling  
his ignoble pedigree3--',you closely    
disdain my person because of  my low    

descent among men1 stigmatizing me as a 
person of ,,that rank  that need not be 
heeded or attended unto4'#h ,he inquired
 of his  father--',whether we were of   
the ,israelites or no8 for1 finding in  
the ,scripture that they were once the  
peculiar people of ,god1 thought  ,i1 if
 ,i were one of this race1 my soul must 
needs be happy4'#i  ,this somewhat      
justifies the conclusion that his father
 was a ,gipsy  tinker1 that occupation  
being then followed by the ,gipsy tribe4
  ,in the life of ,bunyan appended to   
the forged third part of the  ,pilgrim's
 ,progress1 his father is described as  
'an honest poor  labouring man1 who1    
like ,adam unparadised1 had all the     
world before  him to get his bread in2  
and was very careful and industrious to 
maintain his family4'#aj    ,happily for
 ,bunyan1 he was born in a neighbourhood
 in which it was  a disgrace to any     
parents not to have their children      
educated4 ,with  gratitude he records1  
that 'it pleased ,god to put it into    

their  hearts to put me to school to    
learn both to read and to write4' ,in   
the neighbourhood of his birthplace1 a  
noble charity diffused the  blessings of
 lettered knowledge4#aa ,to this charity
 ,bunyan was  for a short period        
indebted for the rudiments of education2
 but1  alas1 evil associates made awful 
havoc of those slight unshapen  literary
 impressions which had been made upon a 
mind boisterous  and impatient of       
discipline4 ,he says--',to my shame1 ,i 
confess ,i  did soon lose that little ,i
 learned1 and that almost utterly4'#ab  
,this fact will recur to the reader's   
recollection when he peruses  ,israel's 
,hope ,encouraged1 in which1 speaking of
 the all-important  doctrine of         
justification1 he says--',it is with    
many that begin  with this doctrine as  
it is with boys that go to the ,latin   
school2  they learn till they have      
learned the grounds of their grammar1   
and then go home and forget all4'#ac    
,as soon as his strength enabled him1 he

 devoted his whole soul and  body to    
licentiousness--',as for my own natural 
life1 for the time  that ,i was without 
,god in the world1 it was indeed        
according to  the course of this world1 
and the spirit that now worketh in the  
children of disobedience4 ,it was my    
delight to be taken captive by  the     
devil at his will3 being filled with all
 unrighteousness2 that  from a child ,i 
had but few equals1 both for cursing1   
swearing1  lying1 and blaspheming the   
holy name of ,god4'#ad    ,it has been  
supposed1 that in delineating the early 
career of  ,badman1 ',bunyan drew the   
picture of his own boyhood4'#ae ,but the
  difference is broadly given4 ,badman  
is the child of pious parents1  who gave
 him a 'good education' in every sense1 
both moral and  secular2#af the very    
reverse of ,bunyan's training4 ,his     
associates  would enable him to draw the
 awful character and conduct of ,badman1
  as a terrible example to deter others 
from the downward road to  misery and   

perdition4    ,bunyan's parents do not  
appear to have checked1 or attempted to 
counteract1 his unbridled career of     
wickedness4 ,he gives no hint  of the   
kind2 but when he notices his wife's    
father1 he adds that he  'was counted   
godly'2 and in his beautiful            
nonsectarian catechism1  there is a very
 touching conclusion to his instructions
 to children  on their behaviour to     
their parents3--',the ,lord1 if it be   
his will1  convert our poor parents1    
that they1 with us1 may be the children 
of ,god4'#ag ,these fervent expressions 
may refer to his own parents2  and1     
connecting them with other evidence1 it 
appears that he was  not blessed with   
pious example4 ,upon one occasion1 when 
severely  reproved for swearing1 he     
says--',i wished1 with all my heart1    
that  ,i might be a little child again1 
that my father might learn me to  speak 
without this wicked way of swearing4'#ah
 ,in his numerous  confessions1 he never
 expresses pain at having1 by his       

vicious  conduct1 occasioned grief to   
his father or mother4 ,from this  it may
 be inferred1 that neither his father's 
example nor precept  had checked this   
wretched propensity to swearing1 and    
that he owed  nothing to his parents for
 moral training2 but1 on the contrary1  
they had connived at1 and encouraged him
 in1 a course of life which  made him a 
curse to the neighbourhood in which he  
lived4    ,in the midst of all this     
violent depravity1 the ,holy ,spirit    
began  the work of regeneration in his  
soul--a long1 a solemn1 yea1 an  awful  
work--which was to fit this poor        
debauched youth for purity  of          
conduct--for communion with heaven--for 
wondrous usefulness as  a minister of   
the gospel--for patient endurance of    
sufferings for  righteousness' sake--for
 the writing of works which promise to  
be  a blessing to the ,church in all    
ages--for his support during his        
passage through the black river which   
has no bridge--to shine all  bright and 

glorious1 as a star in the firmament of 
heaven4 ',wonders  of grace to ,god     
belong4'    ,during the period of his   
open profligacy1 his conscience was ill 
at ease2 at times the clanking of       
,satan's slavish chains in which  he was
 hurrying to destruction1 distracted    
him4 ,the stern reality  of a future    
state clouded and embittered many of    
those moments  employed in gratifying   
his baser passions4 ,the face of the    
eventful  times in which he lived was   
rapidly changing2 the trammels were     
loosened1 which1 with atrocious         
penalties1 had fettered all free        
inquiry into religious truth4           
,puritanism began to walk upright2 and  
as the restraints imposed upon ,divine  
truths were taken off1 in the  same     
proportion restraints were imposed upon 
impiety1 profaneness1  and debauchery4  
,a ringleader in all wickedness would   
not long  continue without reproof1     
either personally1 or as seen in the    
holy  conduct of others4 ,bunyan very   

properly attributed to a gracious  ,god1
 those checks of conscience which he so 
strongly felt even while  he was        
apparently dead in trespasses and sins4 
',the ,lord1 even in  my childhood1 did 
scare and affright me with fearful      
dreams1 and did  terrify me with        
dreadful visions4'#ai ',i often wished  
that there  had been no hell1 or that ,i
 had been a devil to torment others4'   
,a common childish but demoniac idea4   
,his mind was as 'the troubled  sea1    
when it cannot rest1 whose waters cast  
up mire and dirt4'  ',a while after1    
these terrible dreams did leave me2 and 
with more  greediness1 according to the 
strength of nature1 ,i did let loose    
the reins of my lusts1 and delighted in 
all transgression against  the law of   
,god4' ',i was the very ringleader of   
all the youth that  kept me company1    
into ,,all ,,manner of vice and         
ungodliness4'#bj    ,dr4 ,southey and   
others have attempted to whiten this    
blackamore1 but  the veil that they     

throw over him is so transparent that it
 cannot  deceive those who are in the   
least degree spiritually enlightened4   
,he alleges that ,bunyan1 in his mad    
career of vice and folly1 'was  never so
 given over to a reprobate mind1'#ba as 
to be wholly  free from compunctions of 
conscience4 ,this is the case with every
  depraved character2 but he goes       
further1 when he asserts that           
',bunyan's heart never was hardened4'#bb
 ,this is directly opposed  to his      
description of himself3--',i found      
within me a great desire  to take my    
fill of sin1 still studying what sin was
 yet to be  committed2 and ,i made as   
much haste as ,i could to fill my belly 
with its delicates1 lest ,i should die  
before ,i had my desire4' ,he  thus     
solemnly adds1 ',in these things1 ,i    
protest before ,god1 ,i lie  not1       
neither do ,i feign this sort of speech2
 these were really1  strongly1 and with 
all my heart1 my desires2 the good      
,lord1 whose  mercy is unsearchable1    

forgive me my transgressions4' ,the     
whole  of his career1 from childhood to 
manhood1 was1 ',according to the  course
 of this world1 according to the prince 
of the power of the  air1 the spirit    
that now worketh in the children of     
disobedience'  7,eph #b3b74    ,these   
reminiscences are alluded to in the     
prologue of the ,holy  ,war3--          
',when ,mansoul trampled upon things    
,divine1      ,and wallowed in filth as 
doth a swine1      ,then ,i was there1  
and did rejoice to see      ,diabolus   
and ,mansoul so agree4'      ,the       
,laureate had read this1 and yet        
considers it the language of  a heart   
that 'never was hardened4' ,he says that
 'the wickedness  of the tinker has been
 greatly overcharged1 and it is taking  
the  language of self-accusation too    
literally to pronounce of ,john         
,bunyan1 that he was at any time        
depraved4 ,the worst of what he was  in 
his worst days is to be expressed in a  
single word1 the full  meaning of which 

no circumlocution can convey2 and which1
 though  it may hardly be deemed        
presentable in serious composition1 ,i  
shall  use1 as ,bunyan himself 7no      
mealy-mouthed writer7 would have used   
it1 had it in his days borne the same   
acceptation in which it is now          
universally understood2--in that word   
then1 he had been a blackguard4         
,the very head and front of his         
offending      ,hath this extent--no    
more4'#bc      ,the meaning of the      
epithet is admirably explained2 but what
 could  ,dr4 ,southey imagine possible  
to render such a character more vile  in
 the sight of ,god1 or a greater pest to
 society8 ,is there any  vicious        
propensity1 the gratification of which  
is not included in  that character8     
,bunyan's estimate of his immorality and
 profaneness  prior to his conversion1  
was not made by comparing himself with  
the infinitely ,holy ,one1 but he       
measured his conduct by that of  his    
more moral neighbours4 ,in his          

,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1 he pleads    
with great sinners1 the outwardly and   
violently profane and vicious1  that if 
,,he had received mercy1 and had become 
regenerated1 they  surely ought not to  
despair1 but to seek earnestly for the  
same  grace4 ,he thus describes         
himself3--',i speak by experience2 ,i   
was  one of those great sin-breeders2 ,i
 infected all the youth of the  town    
where ,i was born2 the neighbours       
counted me so1 my practice  proved me   
so3 wherefore1 ,christ ,jesus took me   
first2 and1 taking  me first1 the       
contagion was much allayed all the town 
over4 ,when  ,god made me sigh1 they    
would hearken1 and inquiringly say1     
,what's  the matter with ,john8 ,when ,i
 went out to seek the bread of life1    
some of them would follow1 and the rest 
be put into a muse at home4  ,some of   
them1 perceiving that ,god had mercy    
upon me1 came crying to  him for mercy  
too4'#bd ,can any one1 in the face of   
such language1  doubt that he was most  

eminently 'a brand snatched from the    
fire'2  a pitchy burning brand1 known   
and seen as such by all who witnessed   
his conduct8 ,he pointedly exemplified  
the character set forth by  ,james1 'the
 tongue is a fire1 a world of iniquity1 
set on fire of  hell' 7,james #c3f74    
,this was as publicly known before his  
conversion1  as the effects of the      
wondrous change were openly seen in his 
,christian career afterwards4 ,he who1  
when convinced of sin1 strained  his    
eyes to see the distant shining light   
over the wicket-gate1  after he had     
gazed upon            --',the wondrous  
cross      ,on which the ,prince of     
glory died1'      became a luminous     
beacon1 to attract the vilest characters
 to seek  newness of life2 and if there 
be hope for them1 no one ought to       
despair4 ,far be it from us to cloud    
this light1 or to tarnish so            
conspicuous an example4 ,like a         
,magdalene or a thief on the cross1  his
 case may be exhibited to encourage hope

 in every returning  prodigal4 ,during  
this period of his childhood1 while     
striving to  harden his heart against   
,god1 many were the glimmerings of light
  which from time to time directed his  
unwilling eyes to a dread  eternity4 ,in
 the still hours of the night 'in a     
dream ,god opened'  his ears#be--the    
dreadful vision was that 'devils and    
wicked  spirits laboured to draw me away
 with them4' ,these thoughts must  have 
left a deep and alarming impression upon
 his mind2 for he  adds1 'of which ,i   
could never be rid4'#bf    ,the author  
of his life1 published in #afib1 who was
 one of his  personal friends1 gives the
 following account of ,bunyan's         
profligacy1  and his checks of          
conscience3--',he himself hath often1   
since his  conversion1 confessed with   
horror1 that when he was but a child or 
stripling1 he had but few equals for    
lying1 swearing1 and blaspheming  ,god's
 holy name--living without ,god in the  
world2 the thoughts of  which1 when he1 

by the light of ,divine grace1 came to  
understand his  dangerous condition1    
drew many showers of tears from his     
sorrowful  eyes1 and sighs from his     
groaning heart4 ,the first thing that   
sensibly touched him in this his        
unregenerate state1 were fearful        
dreams1 and visions of the night1 which 
often made him cry out in  his sleep1   
and alarm the house1 as if somebody was 
about to murder  him1 and being waked1  
he would start1 and stare about him with
  such a wildness1 as if some real      
apparition had yet remained2  and       
generally those dreams were about evil  
spirits1 in monstrous  shapes and forms1
 that presented themselves to him in    
threatening  postures1 as if they would 
have taken him away1 or torn him in     
pieces4 ,at some times they seemed to   
belch flame1 at other times  a          
continuous smoke1 with horrible noises  
and roaring4 ,once he  dreamed he saw   
the face of the heavens1 as it were1 all
 on fire2  the firmament crackling and  

shivering with the noise of mighty      
thunders1 and an archangel flew in the  
midst of heaven1 sounding a  trumpet1   
and a glorious throne was seated in the 
east1 whereon sat  one in brightness1   
like the morning star1 upon which he1   
thinking  it was the end of the world1  
fell upon his knees1 and1 with uplifted 
hands towards heaven1 cried1 ,o ,lord   
,god1 have mercy upon me6 ,what  shall  
,i do1 the day of judgment is come1 and 
,i am not prepared6 ,when  immediately  
he heard a voice behind him1 exceeding  
loud1 saying1  ,repent4 ,at another time
 he dreamed that he was in a pleasant   
place1 jovial and rioting1 banqueting   
and feasting his senses1 when  a mighty 
earthquake suddenly rent the earth1 and 
made a wide gap1  out of which came     
bloody flames1 and the figures of men   
tossed  up in globes of fire1 and       
falling down again with horrible cries1 
shrieks1 and execrations1 whilst some   
devils that were mingled  with them1    
laughed aloud at their torments2 and    

whilst he stood  trembling at this      
sight1 he thought the earth sunk under  
him1 and  a circle of flame enclosed    
him2 but when he fancied he was just at 
the point to perish1 one in white       
shining raiment descended1 and  plucked 
him out of that dreadful place2 whilst  
the devils cried  after him1 to leave   
him with them1 to take the just         
punishment his  sins had deserved1 yet  
he escaped the danger1 and leaped for   
joy  when he awoke and found it was a   
dream4'    ,such dreams as these fitted 
him in after life to be the glorious    
dreamer of the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 in 
which a dream is told which  doubtless  
embodies some of those which terrified  
him in the night  visions of his youth4 
,in the interpreter's house he is 'led  
into a chamber where there  was one     
rising out of bed1 and as he put on his 
raiment he shook  and trembled4 ,then   
said ,christian1 ,why doth this man thus
 tremble8  ,the ,interpreter then bid   
him tell to ,christian the reason of his

  so doing4 ,so he began and said1 ,this
 night1 as ,i was in my sleep  ,i       
dreamed1 and behold the heavens grew    
exceeding black2 also it  thundered and 
lightened in most fearful wise1 that it 
put me into  an agony4 ,so ,i looked up 
in my dream1 and saw the clouds rack at 
an unusual rate1 upon which ,i heard a  
great sound of a trumpet1  and saw also 
a man sit upon a cloud1 attended with   
the thousands of  heaven--they were all 
in flaming fire2 also the heavens were  
in a  burning flame4 ,i heard then a    
voice saying1 ,arise1 ye dead1 and  come
 to judgment2 and with that the rocks   
rent1 the graves opened1  and the dead  
that were therein came forth4 ,some of  
them were exceeding  glad1 and looked   
upward2 and some sought to hide         
themselves under  the mountains4 ,then  
,i saw the man that sat upon the cloud  
open the  book1 and bid the world draw  
near4 ,yet there was1 by reason of a    
fierce flame which issued out and came  
from before him1 a convenient  distance 

betwixt him and them1 as betwixt the    
judge and prisoners  at the bar4 ,i     
heard it also proclaimed1 ,gather       
together the tares1  the chaff1 and     
stubble1 and cast them into the burning 
lake2 and  with that the bottomless pit 
opened just whereabout ,i stood1 out  of
 the mouth of which there came1 in an   
abundant manner1 smoke and  coals of    
fire1 with hideous noises4 ,it was also 
said1 ,gather my  wheat into the garner2
 and with that ,i saw many catched up   
and  carried away into the clouds1 but  
,i was left behind4 ,i also sought  to  
hide myself1 but ,i could not1 for the  
man that sat upon the  cloud still kept 
his eye upon me2 my sins also came into 
my mind1  and my conscience did accuse  
me on every side4 ,upon that ,i awaked  
from my sleep4'    ,no laboured         
composition could have produced such a  
dream as this4  ,it flows in such       
dream-like order as would lead us to    
infer1 that  the author who narrates it 
had1 when a boy1 heard the twenty-fifth 

chapter of ,matthew read at church1 and 
the solemn impression  following him at 
night assisted in producing a dream     
which stands1  and perhaps will ever    
stand1 unrivalled4    ,awful as must    
have been these impressions upon his    
imagination1 they  were soon thrown off1
 and the mad youth rushed on in his     
desperate  career of vice and folly4 ,is
 he then left to fill up the measure  of
 his iniquities8 ,no1 the ,lord has a   
great work for him to do4  ,,his hand is
 not shortened that he cannot save4     
,bunyan has to be  prepared for his     
work2 and if terrors will not stop him1 
manifested  mercies in judgments are to 
be tried4    ',god did not utterly leave
 me1 but followed me still1 not now with
  convictions1 but judgments2 yet such  
as were mixed with mercy4 ,for  once ,i 
fell into a creek of the sea1 and hardly
 escaped drowning4  ,another time ,i    
fell out of a boat into ,bedford river1 
but mercy  yet preserved me alive4      
,besides1 another time1 being in the    

field  with one of my companions1 it    
chanced that an adder passed over  the  
highway1 so ,i1 having a stick in my    
hand1 struck her over the  back2 and    
having stunned her1 ,i forced open her  
mouth with my stick1  and plucked her   
sting out with my fingers2 by which act1
 had not  ,god been merciful unto me1 ,i
 might by my desperateness have brought 
myself to my end4    ',this also have ,i
 taken notice of1 with thanksgiving4    
,when ,i was a  soldier1 ,i1 with       
others1 were drawn out to go to such a  
place to  besiege it2 but when ,i was   
just ready to go1 one of the company    
desired to go in my room1 to which1 when
 ,i had consented1 he took  my place2   
and coming to the siege1 as he stood    
sentinel1 he was  shot into the head    
with a musket bullet1 and died4'#bg     
,in addition to these mercies recorded  
by his own pen1 one of his  friends     
asserts that he acknowledged his deep   
obligations to ,divine  mercy for being 
saved when he fell into an exceeding    

deep pit1 as  he was traveling in the   
dark2 for having been preserved in      
sickness2  and also for providential    
goodness that such a sinner was         
sustained  with food and raiment1 even  
to his own admiration4    ,bunyan adds1 
',here were judgments and mercy1 but    
neither of them  did awaken my soul to  
righteousness'2 wherefore ,i sinned     
still1  and grew more and more          
rebellious against ,god1 and careless of
 mine  own salvation4'#bh    ,that such 
a scape-grace should enter the army can 
occasion no surprise4  ,his robust1     
hardy frame1 used to exposure in all    
weathers--his  daring courage1 as       
displayed in his perilous dealing with  
the  adder1 bordering upon              
fool-hardiness--his mental depravity and
  immoral habits1 fitted him for all the
 military glory of rapine and           
desolation4 ,in his ,grace ,abounding he
 expressly states that this  took place 
before his marriage1 while his earliest 
biographer places  this event some years

 after his marriage1 and even argues    
upon  it1 as a reason why he became a   
soldier1 that 'when the unnatural  civil
 war came on1 finding little or nothing 
to do to support  himself and small     
family1 he1 as many thousands did1      
betook himself  to arms4'#bi ,the same  
account states that1 'in ,june1 #afde1  
being  at the siege of ,leicester1 he   
was called out to be one who was to     
make a violent attack upon the town1    
vigorously defended by the  ,king's     
forces against the ,parliamentarians1   
but appearing to the  officer who was to
 command them to be somewhat awkward in 
handling  his arms1 another voluntarily1
 and as it were thrust himself into  his
 place1 who1 having the same post that  
was designed ,mr4 ,bunyan1  met his fate
 by a carbine-shot from the wall2 but   
this little or  nothing startled our too
 secure sinner at that time2 for being  
now  in an army where wickedness        
abounded1 he was the more hardened4'    
,thus we find ,bunyan engaged in        

military affairs4 ,there can be no      
doubt but that he was a soldier prior to
 his marriage1 and that he  was present 
at the siege of ,leicester2 but it is   
somewhat strange  7if true7 that he     
should have preferred the ,parliamentary
 to the  ,royal army4 ,although this is 
a question that cannot be positively    
decided without further evidence than   
has yet been discovered1  there are     
strong reasons for thinking that so     
loyal a man joined  the ,royal army1 and
 not that of the ,republicans4    ,the  
army into which ,bunyan entered is      
described as being 'where  wickedness   
abounded1' but1 according to ,hume1 in  
this year the  ,republican troops were  
generally pious men4    ,bunyan's       
loyalty was so remarkable as to appear  
to be natural to  him2 for even after he
 had so severely suffered from the abuse
 of  kingly power1 in interfering with  
the ,divine prerogative of appointing   
modes of worship1 he1 who feared the    
face of no man--who never  wrote a line 

to curry favour with any man or class of
 men--thus  expresses his loyal         
feelings--',i do confess myself one of  
the  old-fashioned professors1 that     
covet to fear ,god1 and honour the      
king4 ,i also am for blessing of them   
that curse me1 for doing good  to them  
that hate me1 and for praying for them  
that despitefully  use me and persecute 
me2 and have had more peace in the      
practice of  these things than all the  
world are aware of4' ',pray for the long
  life of the king4' ',pray that ,god   
would discover all plots and            
conspiracies against his person and     
government4'#cj ',will you rebel        
against the king8 is a word that shakes 
the world4'#ca ',pray for  all that are 
in authority2 reproach not the governor1
 he is set over  thee2 all his ways are 
,god's1 either for thy help or the trial
 of  thy graces--this is duty1 will     
render thee lovely to thy friends1      
terrible to thine enemies1 serviceable  
as a ,christian4'#cb  ',let kings have  

that fear1 honour1 reverence1 worship   
that is due  to their place1 their      
office and dignity4' ',i speak it to    
show my  loyalty to the king1 and my    
love to my fellow-subjects4'#cc ,with   
such proofs of his peaceful submission  
to government in all things  that       
touched not the prerogatives of ,god2 it
 would have been marvelous  indeed if he
 had taken up arms against his king4    
,his infatuated  delight in swearing1   
and roisterous habits1 were ill suited  
to the  religious restraints of the     
,parliamentarians1 while they would     
render  him a high prize to ,rupert's   
dragoons4 ,add to this1 the remarkable  
fact1 that ,leicester was besieged and  
stormed with terrible slaughter  by the 
king1 but not by the army of the        
,parliament4 ,the taking of  ,leicester 
by the king in person was attended with 
great cruelties4  ,the abbey was burnt  
by the cavaliers4 ,rupert's black flag  
was  hoisted on the gate which had been 
treacherously given up4 ,every          

,scotchman found in the town was        
murdered4 ,the mace and town seals  were
 carried off as plunder2 and1 if the    
account given by ,thoresby  in his      
,history of ,leicester is correct1 the  
scene of carnage was  quite enough to   
sicken ,bunyan of a military life4 ,he  
knew the mode  in which plunder taken   
from the bodies of the slain was divided
 by  the conquerors3--         ',or as  
the soldiers give unto      ,each man   
the share and lot1      ,which they by  
dint of sword have won1      ,from their
 most daring foe2      ,while he lies by
 as still as stone1      ,not knowing   
what they do4'#cd      ',the king's     
forces having made their batteries1     
stormed ,leicester2  those within made  
stout resistance1 but some of them      
betrayed  one of the gates2 the women of
 the town laboured in making up the     
breaches1 and in great danger4 ,the     
king's forces having entered  the town1 
had a hot encounter in the market-place2
 and many of them  were slain by shot   

out of the windows1 that they gave no   
quarter1  but hanged some of the        
committee1 and cut others to pieces4    
,some  letters say that the kennels ran 
down with blood2 ,colonel ,gray the     
governor1 and ,captain ,hacker1 were    
wounded and taken prisoners1  and very  
many of the garrison were put to the    
sword1 and the town  miserably          
plundered4 ,the king's forces killed    
divers who prayed  quarter1 and put     
divers women to the sword1#ce and other 
women  and children they turned naked   
into the streets1 and many they         
ravished4 ,they hanged ,mr4 ,reynor and 
,mr4 ,sawyer in cold blood2 and  at     
,wighton they smothered ,mrs4 ,barlowes1
 a minister's wife1 and  her            
children4'#cf    ,lord ,clarendon admits
 the rapine and plunder1 and that the   
king  regretted that some of his friends
 suffered with the rest4#cg  ,humphrey  
,brown deposed that he was present when 
the garrison1 having  surrendered upon a
 promise of quarter1 he saw the king's  

soldiers  strip and wound the prisoners1
 and heard the king say--'cut them      
more1 for they are mine enemies4' ,a    
national collection was made  for the   
sufferers1 by an ordinance bearing date 
the #bhth ,october1  #afde1 which states
 that--',whereas it is very well known  
what miseries  befell the inhabitants of
 the town and county of ,leicester1 when
  the king's army took ,leicester1 by   
plundering the said inhabitants1  not   
only of their wares in their shops1 but 
also all their household  goods1 and    
their apparel from their backs1 both of 
men1 women1  and children1 not sparing1 
in that kind1 infants in their cradles2 
and1 by violent courses and tortures1   
compelled them to discover  whatsoever  
they had concealed or hid1 and after all
 they imprisoned  their persons1 to the 
undoing of the tradesmen1 and the ruin  
of  many of the country4'    ,can we    
wonder that 'the king was abused as a   
barbarian and a  murderer1 for having   
put numbers to death in cold blood after

 the  garrison had surrendered2 and for 
hanging the ,parliament's committee1    
and some ,scots found in that town8'    
,the cruelties practiced in the  king's 
presence were signally punished4 ,he    
lost #gji men on that  occasion1 and it 
infused new vigour into the             
,parliament's army4 ,the  battle of     
,naseby was fought a few days after2 the
 numbers of the  contending forces were 
nearly equal2 the royal troops were     
veterans1  commanded by experienced     
officers2 but the ,god of armies avenged
  the innocent blood shed in ,leicester1
 and the royal army was cut to  pieces2 
carriages1 cannon1 the king's cabinet1  
full of treasonable  correspondence1    
were taken1 and from that day he made   
feeble fight1  and soon lost his crown  
and his life4 ,the conquerors marched to
  ,leicester1 which surrendered by      
capitulation4 ,heath1 in his ,chronicle1
  asserts that 'no life was lost at the 
retaking of ,leicester4' ,many  of      
,bunyan's sayings and proverbs are      

strongly tinged with the spirit  of     
,rupert's dragoons--'as we say1 blood up
 to the ears4'#ch ',what  can be the    
meaning of this 7trumpeters71 they      
neither sound boot  and saddle1 nor     
horse and away1 nor a charge8'#ci ,in   
his allegories  when he alludes to      
fighting1 it is with the sword and not  
with the  musket2#dj 'rub up man1 put on
 thy harness4'#da ',the father's  sword 
in the hand of the sucking child is not 
able to conquer a  foe4'#db             
,considering his singular loyalty1      
which1 during the ,french  ,revolution1 
was exhibited as a pattern to           
,dissenters by an eminent  ,baptist     
minister2 #dc considering also his      
profligate character  and military      
sayings1 it is very probable that       
,bunyan was in the  king's army in      
#afde1 being about seventeen years of   
age4 ,it was a  finishing school to the 
hardened sinner1 which enabled him1 in  
his  account of the ,holy ,war1 so well 
to describe every filthy lane and  dirty

 street in the town of ,mansoul4        
,whether ,bunyan left the army when     
,charles was routed at the battle  of   
,naseby1 or was discharged1 is not      
known4 ,he returned to his  native town 
full of military ideas1 which he used to
 advantage in  his ,holy ,war4 ,he was  
not reformed1 but hardened in sin1 and1 
although  at times alarmed with         
convictions of the danger of his soul1  
yet in  the end1 the flesh pleading     
powerfully1 it prevailed2 and he made  a
 resolution to indulge himself in such  
carnal delights and pleasures  as he was
 accustomed to1 or that fell in his way4
 ',his neglecting  his business1 and    
following gaming and sports1 to put     
melancholy  thoughts out of his mind1   
which he could not always do1 had       
rendered  him very poor and             
despicable4'#dd    ,in this forlorn and 
miserable state1 he was induced1 by the 
persuasion  of friends1 under the       
invisible guidance of ,god1 to enter    
into the  marriage state4 ,such a youth1

 then only twenty years of age1 would   
naturally be expected to marry some     
young woman as hardened as  himself1 but
 he made a very different choice4 ,his  
earliest biographer  says1 with singular
 simplicity1 'his poverty1 and irregular
 course  of life1 made it very difficult
 for him to get a wife suitable to  his 
inclination2 and because none that were 
rich would yield to  his allurements1 he
 found himself constrained to marry one 
without  any fortune1 though very       
virtuous1 loving1 and conformably       
obedient  and obliging1 being born of   
good1 honest1 godly parents1 who had    
instructed her1 as well as they were    
able1 in the ways of truth  and saving  
knowledge4'#de ,the idea of his seeking 
a rich wife is  sufficiently droll2 he  
must have been naturally a persuasive   
lover1  to have gained so good a        
helpmate4 ,they were not troubled with  
sending cards1 cake1 or gloves1 nor with
 the ceremony of receiving  the visits  
of their friends in state2 for he says1 

that ',this woman  and ,i came together 
as poor as poor might be1 not having so 
much  household stuff as a dish or spoon
 betwixt us both4'#df ,his wife  had two
 books1 ,the ,plain ,man's ,pathway to  
,heaven1 and ,the ,practice  of ,piety2 
but what was of more importance than    
wealth or household  stuff1 she had that
 seed sown in her heart which no thief  
could  steal4#dg ,she enticed and       
persuaded him to read those books4 ,to  
do this he by application 'again        
recovered his reading1 which he  had    
almost lost4' ,his wife became an       
unspeakable blessing to him4  ,she      
presents a pattern to any woman1 who1   
having neglected the  apostolic         
injunction not to be unequally yoked1   
finds herself under  the dominion of a  
swearing dare devil4 ,it affords a      
lovely proof  of the insinuating benign 
favour of female influence4 ,this was   
the  more surprising1 as he says1 'the  
thoughts of religion were very  grievous
 to me1' and when 'books that concerned 

,christian piety  were read in my       
hearing1 it was as it were a prison to  
me4' ,in spite  of all obstacles1 his   
rugged heart was softened by her        
tenderness  and obedience1 he 'keeping  
on the old course1'#dh she upon every   
proper season teaching him how her      
father's piety secured his own  and his 
family's happiness4 ,here was no        
upbraiding1 no snubbing1  no curtain    
lectures2 all was affectionate1 amiable 
mildness4 ,at  first1 he became         
occasionally alarmed for his soul's     
salvation2  then with the thought of    
having sinned away the day of grace1 he 
plunged again into sin with greediness2 
anon a faint hope of mercy  would fill  
him with fear and trembling4 ,but this  
leads us to the  wondrous narrative of  
his new birth4    ,,the ,,second        
,,period4    ,,the ,,internal           
,,conflict1 ,,or ,,bunyan',s            
,,convictions ,,and ,,conversion4       
,all nature is progressive2 if an infant
 was suddenly to arrive at  manhood1 how

 idiotic and dangerous he would be6 ,a  
long training is  essential to fit the  
human being for the important duties of 
life2  and just so is it in the new     
birth to spiritual existence--first a   
babe1 then the young man2 at length the 
full stature1 and at last  the          
experienced ,christian4    ,the         
narrative of ,bunyan's progress in his  
conversion is1 without  exception1 the  
most astonishing of any that has been   
published4 ,it  is well calculated to   
excite the profoundest investigation of 
the  ,christian philosopher4 ,whence    
came those sudden suggestions1 those    
gloomy fears1 those heavenly rays of    
joy8 ,much learning certainly  did not  
make him mad4 ,the ,christian dares not 
attribute his intense  feelings to a    
distempered brain4 ,whence came the     
invisible power  that struck ,paul from 
his horse8 ,who was it that scared ,job 
with  dreams1 and terrified him with    
visions8 ,what messenger of ,satan      
buffeted ,paul8 ,who put 'a new song'   

into the mouth of ,david8 ,we  have no  
space in this short memoir to attempt   
the drawing a line  between convictions 
of sin and the terrors of a distempered 
brain4  ,bunyan's opinions upon this    
subject are deeply interesting1 and  are
 fully developed in his ,holy ,war4 ,the
 capabilities of the soul  to entertain 
vast armies of thoughts1 strong and     
feeble1 represented  as men1 women1 and 
children1 are so great as almost to     
perplex the  strongest understanding4   
,all these multitudes of warriors are   
the  innumerable thoughts--the          
strife--in ,,one soul4 ,upon such a     
subject  an interesting volume might be 
written4 ,but we must fix our attention 
upon the poor tinker who was the subject
 of this wondrous war4    ,the tender   
and wise efforts of ,mrs4 ,bunyan to    
reclaim her husband1 were  attended by  
the ,divine blessing1 and soon led to   
many resolutions1  on his part1 to curb 
his sinful propensities and to promote  
an outward  reformation2 his first      

effort was regularly to attend ,divine  
worship4    ,he says1 ',i fell in very  
eagerly with the religion of the times1 
to  wit1 to go to church twice a-day1   
and that too with the foremost2  and    
there should very devoutly both say and 
sing as others did1  yet retaining my   
wicked life2 but withal1 ,i was so      
overrun with a  spirit of superstition1 
that ,i adored1 and that with great     
devotion1  even all things1 both the    
high-place1 priest1 clerk1 vestment1    
service1 and what else belonging to the 
,church2 counting all things  holy that 
were therein contained1 and especially1 
the priest and  clerk most happy1 and   
without doubt greatly blessed1 because  
they  were the servants1 as ,i then     
thought1#di of ,god1 and were principal 
in the holy temple1 to do his work      
therein4 ,this conceit grew so  strong  
in little time upon my spirit1 that had 
,i but seen a priest1  though never so  
sordid and debauched in his life1#ej ,i 
should find  my spirit fall under him1  

reverence him1 and knit unto him2 yea1  
,i thought1 for the love ,i did bear    
unto them1 supposing they were  the     
ministers of ,god1 ,i could have lain   
down at their feet1 and  have been      
trampled upon by them2 their name1 their
 garb1 and work  did so intoxicate and  
bewitch me4'    ,all this took place at 
the time when ,the ,book of ,common     
,prayer1  having been said to occasion  
'manifold inconveniency1' was1 by an    
,act of ,parliament1 'abolished1'#ea and
 by a subsequent ,act#eb  prohibited1   
under severe penalties1 from being      
publicly used4  ,the 'manifold          
inconveniences' to which the ,act       
refers1 arose from  differences of      
opinion as to the propriety of the form 
which had  been enforced1 heightened by 
the enormous cruelties practiced upon   
multitudes who refused to use it4       
,opposition to the ,english ,liturgy  as
 more combined in ,scotland1 by a       
covenant entered into1 ,june #bj1       
#aehj1 by the king1 lords1 nobles1 and  

people1 against ,popery2 and  upon      
,archbishop ,laud's attempt1 in #afcg1  
to impose the service-book  upon our    
northern neighbours1 tumults and        
bloodshed ensued2 until1  in #afdc1 a   
new and very solemn league and covenant 
was entered into1  which1 in #afde1     
extended its influence to ,england1     
being subscribed  by thousands of our   
best citizens1 with many of the         
nobility--'wherein  we all subscribe1   
and each with his own hands lifted up to
 the  ,most ,high ,god1 doe swear'2 that
 being the mode of taking an oath1      
instead of kissing the cover of a book1 
as is now practiced4 ,to the  cruel and 
intemperate measures of ,laud1 and the  
zeal of ,charles1  for priestly         
domination over conscience1 may be      
justly attributed  the wars which       
desolated the country1 while the solemn 
league and  covenant brought an         
overwhelming force to aid the           
,parliament in  redressing the          
grievances of the kingdom4 ,during the  

,commonwealth  there was substituted1 in
 place of the ,common ,prayer1 ,a       
directory  for the ,publique ,worship of
 ,god1 and the uniformity which was     
enjoined in it was like that of the     
,presbyterians and ,dissenters  of the  
present day4 ,the people having         
assembled1 and been exhorted  to        
reverence and humility1 joined the      
preacher in prayer4 ,he then  read      
portions of ,scripture1 with or without 
an exposition1 as he  judged it         
necessary1 but not so as to render the  
service tedious4  ,after singing a      
psalm1 the minister prayed1 leading the 
people  to mourn under a sense of sin1  
and to hunger and thirst after the      
grace of ,god1 in ,jesus ,christ2 an    
outline or abstract is given of  the    
subject of public prayer1 and similar   
instructions are given as  to the sermon
 or paraphrase4 ,immediately after the  
sermon1 prayer  was again offered up1   
and after the outline that is given of  
this  devotional exercise1 it is noted1 

',and because the prayer which  ,christ 
taught his disciples1 is not only a     
pattern of prayer1 but  itself a most   
comprehensive prayer1 we recommend it   
also to be  used in the prayers of the  
,church4' ,this being ended1 a psalm was
  sung1 and the minister dismissed the  
congregation with a solemn  blessing4#ec
 ,some of the clergy continued the use  
of prayers1  contained in the liturgy1  
reciting1 instead of reading them--a    
course that was not objected to4 ,this  
was the form of service which  struck   
,bunyan with such awe and reverence1    
leaving a very solemn  impression upon  
his mind1 which the old form of common  
prayer had  never produced4    ,bunyan  
was fond of athletic sports1            
bell-ringing1 and dancing2 and  in these
 he had indulged1 so far as his worldly 
calling allowed4  ,charles ,i1 whether  
to promote ,popery--to divert his       
subjects from  political grievances--or 
to punish the ,puritans1 had endeavoured
  to drown their serious thoughts in a  

vortex of dissipation1  by re-publishing
 the ,book of ,sports1 to be used on    
,sundays4 ,that  'after ,divine service 
our good people be not disturbed1       
letted1 or  discouraged from dancing1   
either men or women2 archery1 leaping1  
vaulting1 or any other such harmless    
recreations2 ,may games1  ,whitsun-ales1
 ,morris dances1 ,may poles1 and other  
sports4' ,but this  was not all1 for    
every ',puritan and ,precisian was to be
 constrained  to conformity with these  
sports1 or to leave their country4' ,the
  same severe penalty was enforced upon 
every clergyman who refused to  read    
from his pulpit the ,book of ,sports1   
and to persuade the people  thus to     
desecrate the ,lord's-day4 ',many       
hundred godly ministers  were suspended 
from their ministry1 sequestered1 driven
 from their  livings1 excommunicated1   
prosecuted in the high commission court1
  and forced to leave the kingdom for   
not publishing this declaration4'#ed  ,a
 little gleam of heavenly light falls   

upon those dark and gloomy  times1 from 
the melancholy fact that nearly eight   
hundred conscientious  clergymen were   
thus wickedly persecuted4 ,this was one 
of the works  of ,laud1 who out-bonnered
 ,bonner himself in his dreadful career 
of cruelty1 while making havoc of the   
church of ,christ4 ,even  transportation
 for refusing obedience to such         
diabolical laws was  not the greatest   
penalty2 in some cases it was followed  
by the death  of the offender4 ,the     
punishments inflicted for nonconformity 
were  accompanied by the most refined   
and barbarous cruelties4 ,still many  of
 the learned bowed their necks to this  
yoke with abject servility3  thus1      
,robert ,powell1 speaking of the ,book  
of ,sports1 says1 ',needless  is it to  
argue or dispute for that which         
authority hath commanded1  and most     
insufferable insolence to speak or write
 against it4'#ee  ,these ,sunday sports1
 published by ,charles ,i1 in #afcc1 had
 doubtless  aided in fostering ,bunyan's

 bad conduct in his youthful days4  ,in 
#afdd1 when ,the ,book of ,common       
,prayer was abolished1 an ,act was      
passed for the better observance of the 
,lord's-day2 all persons  were          
prohibited on that day to use any       
wrestlings1 shooting1 bowing1  ringing  
of bells for pastime1 masques1 wakes1   
church-ales1 dancing1  game1 sports or  
pastime whatever2 and that 'the ,book of
 ,sports  shall be seized1 and publicly 
burnt4' ,during the civil war this  ,act
 does not appear to have been strictly  
enforced2 for1 four years  after it was 
passed1 we find ,bunyan and his         
dissolute companions  worshipping the   
priest1 clerk1 and vestments on the     
,sunday morning1  and assembling for    
their ,sabbath-breaking sports in the   
afternoon4  ,it was upon one of these   
occasions that a most extraordinary     
impression was fixed upon the spirit of 
,bunyan4 ,a remarkable scene  took      
place1 worthy the pencil of the most    
eminent artist4 ,this  event cannot be  

better described than in his own        
words3--    ',one day1 amongst all the  
sermons our parson made1 his subject    
was1 to treat of the ,sabbath-day1 and  
of the evil of breaking that1  either   
with labour1 sports1 or otherwise2 now  
,i was1 notwithstanding  my religion1   
one that took much delight in all manner
 of vice1 and  especially that was the  
day that ,i did solace myself therewith2
  wherefore ,i fell in my conscience    
under his sermons1 thinking and         
believing that he made that sermon on   
purpose to show me my evil  doing4 ,and 
at that time ,i felt what guilt was1    
though never before1  that ,i can       
remember2 but then ,i was1 for the      
present1 greatly  loaden therewith1 and 
so went home1 when the sermon was ended1
 with  a great burthen upon my spirit4  
',this1 for that instant1 did benumb the
 sinews of my best delights1  and did   
imbitter my former pleasures to me2 but 
behold it lasted  not for before ,i had 
well dined1 the trouble began to go off 

my  mind1 and my heart returned to its  
old course4 ,but ,o6 how glad was  ,i1  
that this trouble was gone from me1 and 
that the fire was put  out1 that ,i     
might sin again without control6        
,wherefore1 when ,i had  satisfied      
nature with my food1 ,i shook the sermon
 out of my mind1  and to my old custom  
of sports and gaming ,i returned with   
great  delight4    ',but the same day1  
as ,i was in the midst of a game at cat1
 and  having struck it one blow from the
 hole1 just as ,i was about to  strike  
it the second time1 a voice did suddenly
 dart from heaven  into my soul1 which  
said1 ,wilt thou leave thy sins and go  
to  heaven1 or have thy sins and go to  
hell8 ,at this ,i was put to an         
exceeding maze2 wherefore leaving my cat
 upon the ground1 ,i looked  up to      
heaven1 and was as if ,i had1 with the  
eyes of my understanding1  seen the     
,lord ,jesus looking down upon me1 as   
being very hotly  displeased with me1   
and as if he did severely threaten me   

with some  grievous punishment for these
 and other my ungodly practices4    ',i 
had no sooner thus conceived in my mind1
 but1 suddenly1 this  conclusion was    
fastened on my spirit1 for the former   
hint did set  my sins again before my   
face1 that ,i had been a great and      
grievous  sinner1 and that it was now   
too late for me to look after heaven2   
for ,christ would not forgive me1 nor   
pardon my transgressions4 ,then  ,i fell
 to musing upon this also2 and while ,i 
was thinking on it1  and fearing lest it
 should be so1 ,i felt my heart sink in 
despair1  concluding it was too late2   
and therefore ,i resolved in my mind ,i 
would go on in sin3 for1 thought ,i1 if 
the case be thus1 my state  is surely   
miserable2 miserable if ,i leave my     
sins1 and but miserable  if ,i follow   
them2 ,i can but be damned1 and if ,i   
must be so1 ,i had  as good be damned   
for many sins1 as be damned for few4    
',thus ,i stood in the midst of my play1
 before all that then were  present3 but

 yet ,i told them nothing4 ,but ,i say1 
,i having made this  conclusion1 ,i     
returned desperately to my sport again2 
and ,i well  remember1 that presently   
this kind of despair did so possess my  
soul1 that ,i was persuaded ,i could    
never attain to other comfort  than what
 ,i should get in sin2 for heaven was   
gone already2 so that  on that ,i must  
not think4'#ef    ,how difficult is it1 
when immorality has been encouraged by  
royal  authority1 to turn the tide or to
 stem the torrent4 ,for at least  four  
years1 an ,act of ,parliament had       
prohibited these ,sunday  sports4 ,still
 the supinelness of the justices1 and   
the connivance  of the clergy1 allowed  
the rabble youth to congregate on the   
,green  at ,elstow1 summoned by the     
church bells to celebrate their sports  
and pastimes1 as they had been in the   
habit of doing on the ,lord's  day4#eg  
,this solemn warning1 received in the   
midst of his sport1 was one  of a series
 of convictions1 by which he hardened   

sinner was to  be fitted to receive the 
messages of mercy and love4 ,in the     
midst  of his companions and of the     
spectators1 ,bunyan was struck with a   
sense of guilt4 ,how rapid were his     
thoughts--',wilt thou leave thy  sins   
and go to heaven1 or have thy sins and  
go to hell8' ,with the  eye of his      
understanding he saw the ,lord ,jesus as
 'hotly displeased4'  ,the tempter      
suggests it is 'too1 too late' to seek  
for pardon1  and with a desperate       
resolution which must have cost his     
heart the  severest pangs1 he continued 
his game4 ,still the impression remained
  indelibly fixed upon his mind4    ,the
 next blow which fell upon his hardened 
spirit was still more  deeply felt1     
because it was given by one from whom he
 could the  least have expected it4 ,he 
was standing at a neighbour's           
shop-window1  'belching out oaths like  
the madman that ,solomon speaks of1 who 
scatters abroad firebrands1 arrows1 and 
death'#eh 'after his wonted  manner4'   

,he exemplified the character drawn by  
the ,psalmist4 ',as  he clothed himself 
with cursing like as with his garment3  
so let  it come into his bowels like    
water1 and like oil into his bones4'    
,here was a disease that set all human  
skill at defiance1 but the  great1 the  
,almighty ,physician1 cured it with     
strange physic4 ,had  any professor     
reproved him1 it might have been passed 
by as a matter  of course2 but it was so
 ordered that a woman who was           
notoriously  'a very loose and ungodly  
wretch1' protested that she trembled to 
hear him swear and curse at that most   
fearful rate2 that he was  the          
ungodliest fellow she had ever heard1   
and that he was able to  spoil all the  
youth in a whole town4#ei ,public       
reproof from the  lips of such a woman  
was an arrow that pierced his inmost    
soul2  it effected a reformation        
marvelous to all his companions1 and    
bordering upon the miraculous4 ,the     
walls of a fortified city were  once    

thrown down by a shout and the tiny     
blast of rams'-horns 7,josh  #f3bj72 and
 in this instance1 the foundations of   
,heart ,castle1  fortified by ,satan1   
are shaken by the voice of one of his   
own  emissaries4 ,mortified and         
convicted1 the foul-mouthed blasphemer  
swore no more2 an outward reformation in
 words and conduct took  place1 but     
without inward spiritual life4 ,thus was
 he making vows  to ,god and breaking   
them1 repenting and promising to do     
better next  time2 so1 to use his own   
homely phrase1 he was 'feeding ,god with
  chapters1 and prayers1 and promises1  
and vows1 and a great many  more such   
dainty dishes1 and thinks that he       
serveth ,god as well as  any man in     
,england can1 while he has only got into
 a cleaner way  to hell than the rest of
 his neighbours are in4'#fj    ,such a  
conversion1 as he himself calls it1 was 
'from prodigious  profaneness to        
something like moral life4'#fa ',now ,i 
was1 as they  said1 become godly1 and   

their words pleased me well1 though as  
yet  ,i was nothing but a poor painted  
hypocrite4' ,these are hard words1  but1
 in the most important sense1 they were 
true4 ,he was pointed  out as a miracle 
of mercy--the great convert--a wonder to
 the world4  ,he could now suffer       
opprobrium and cavils--play with        
errors--entangle  himself and drink in  
flattery4 ,no one can suppose that this 
outward  reform was put on              
hypocritically1 as a disguise to attain 
some  sinister object2 it was real1 but 
it arose from a desire to shine  before 
his neighbours1 from shame and from the 
fear of future  punishment1 and not from
 that love to ,god which leads the      
,christian  to the fear of offending    
him4 ,it did not arise from a change  of
 heart2 the secret springs of action    
remained polluted2 it was  outside show1
 and therefore he called himself a      
painted hypocrite4  ,he became less a   
despiser of religion1 but more awfully a
 destroyer  of his own soul4    ,a new  

source of uneasiness now presented      
itself in his practice  of bell-ringing1
 an occupation requiring severe labour1 
usually  performed on the ,lord's-day2  
and1 judging from the general character 
of bell-ringers1 it has a most injurious
 effect1 both with regard  to morals and
 religion4 ,a circumstance had recently 
taken place  which was doubtless        
interpreted as an instance of ,divine   
judgment  upon ,sabbath-breaking4       
,clark1 in his ,looking-,glass for      
,saints  and ,sinners1 #afeg1 published 
the narrative3--',not long since1 in    
,bedfordshire1 a match at football being
 appointed on the ,sabbath1  in the     
afternoon whilst two were in the belfry1
 tolling of a bell  to call the company 
together1 there was suddenly heard a    
clap  of thunder1 and a flash of        
lightning was seen by some that sat in  
the church-porch coming through a dark  
lane1 and flashing in their  faces1     
which must terrified them1 and1 passing 
through the porch  into the belfry1 it  

tripped up his heels that was tolling   
the bell1  and struck him stark dead2   
and the other that was with him was so  
sorely blasted therewith1 that shortly  
after he died also4'#fb ,thus  we find  
that the church bells ministered to the 
,book of ,sports1 to  call the company  
to ,sabbath-breaking4 ,the bell-ringers 
might come  within the same class as    
those upon whom the tower at ,siloam    
fell1  still it was a most solemn       
warning1 and accounts for the timidity  
of so resolute a man as ,bunyan4        
,although he thought it did not become  
his newly-assumed religious character1  
yet his old propensity drew  him to the 
church tower4 ,at first he ventured in1 
but took care to  stand under a main    
beam1 lest the bell should fall and     
crush him2  afterwards he would stand in
 the door2 then he feared the steeple   
might  fall2 and the terrors of an      
untimely death1 and his newly-acquired  
garb of religion1 eventually deterred   
him from this mode  of                  

,sabbath-breaking4 ,his next sacrifice  
made at the shrine of                   
self-righteousness was dancing3 this    
took him one whole year to  accomplish1 
and then he bade farewell to these      
sports for the rest  of his life4#fc ,we
 are not to conclude from the example of
 a man  who in after-life proved so     
great and excellent a character1 that1  
under all circumstances1 bell-ringing   
and dancing are immoral4  ,in those     
days1 such sports and pastimes usually  
took place on the  ,lord's-day2 and     
however the ,church of ,england might   
then sanction  it1 and proclaim by royal
 authority1 in all her churches1 the    
lawfulness of sports on that sacred day1
 yet it is now universally  admitted    
that it was commanding a desecration of 
the ,sabbath1 and  letting loose a flood
 of vice and profaneness4 ,in           
themselves1 on  days proper for         
recreation1 such sports may be innocent2
 but if they  engender an unholy        
thought1 or occupy time needed for      

self-examination  and devotion1 they    
ought to be avoided as sinful hindrances
 to a  spiritual life4    ,bunyan was   
now dressed in the garb of a religious  
professor1 and had  become a brisk      
talker in the matters of religion1 when1
 by ,divine  mercy1 he was stripped of  
all his good opinion of himself2 his    
want  of holiness1 and his unchanged    
heart1 were revealed to his surprise    
and wonder1 by means simple and         
efficacious1 but which no human         
forethought could have devised4 ,being  
engaged in his trade at  ,bedford1 he   
overheard the conversation of some poor 
pious women1  and it humbled and alarmed
 him4 ',i heard1 but ,i understood not2 
for  they were far above1 out of my     
reach4 ,their talk was about a new      
birth1 the work of ,god on their hearts1
 also how they were convinced  of their 
miserable state by nature2 how ,god had 
visited their souls  with his love in   
the ,lord ,jesus1 and with what words   
and promises  they had been refreshed1  

comforted1 and supported against the    
temptations of the devil4 ,moreover1    
they reasoned of the suggestions  and   
temptations of ,satan in particular2 and
 told to each other by  which they had  
been afflicted1 and how they were borne 
up under his  assaults4 hey also        
discoursed of their own wretchedness of 
heart1  of their unbelief2 and did      
contemn1 slight1 and abhor their own    
righteousness1 as filthy and            
insufficient to do them any good4 ,and  
methought they spake as if joy did make 
them speak2 they spake with  such       
pleasantness of ,scripture language1 and
 with such appearance  of grace in all  
they said1 that they were to me as if   
they had found  a new world2 as if they 
were people that dwelt alone1 and were  
not  to be reckoned among their         
neighbours 7,num #bc3i74    ',at this ,i
 felt my own heart began to shake1 as   
mistrusting my  condition to be nought2 
for ,i saw that in all my thoughts about
  religion and salvation1 the new birth 

did never enter into my  mind2 neither  
knew ,i the comfort of the ,word and    
promise1 nor the  deceitfulness and     
treachery of my own wicked heart4 ,as   
for secret  thoughts1 ,i took no notice 
of them2 neither did ,i understand what 
,satan's temptations were1 nor how they 
were to be withstood1 and  resisted4    
',thus1 therefore1 when ,i heard and    
considered what they said1 ,i  left     
them1 and went about my employment      
again1 but their talk and  discourse    
went with me2 also my heart would tarry 
with them1 for  ,i was greatly affected 
with their words1 both because by them  
,i  was convinced that ,i wanted the    
true tokens of a truly godly man1  and  
also because by them ,i was convinced of
 the happy and blessed  condition of him
 that was such a one4'#fd    ,the brisk 
talker of 'talkative1' was              
confounded--he heard pious  godly women 
mourning over their worthlessness       
instead of vaunting  of their           
attainments4 ,they exhibited1 doubtless 

to his great surprise1  that            
self-distrust and humility are the      
beginnings of wisdom4    ,these humble  
disciples could have had no conception  
that the ,holy  ,spirit was blessing    
their ,christian communion to the mind  
of the  tinker1 standing near them1     
pursuing his occupation4 ,the           
recollection  of the converse of these  
poor women led to solemn heart-searching
  and the most painful anxiety2 again   
and again he sought their  company1 and 
his convictions became more deep1 his   
solicitude more  intense4 ,this was the 
commencement of an internal struggle1   
the  most remarkable of any upon record1
 excepting that of the psalmist  ,david4
    ,it was the work of the ,holy       
,spirit in regenerating and preparing   
an ignorant and rebellious man for      
extraordinary submission to  the sacred 
,scriptures1 and for most extensive     
usefulness4 ,to those  who never        
experienced in any degree such feelings1
 they appear to  indicate religious     

insanity4 ,it was so marvelous and so   
mysterious1  as to be mistaken by a poet
 laureate1 who profanely calls it a     
being 'shaken continually by the hot and
 cold fits of a spiritual  ague'3       
'reveries'3 or one of the 'frequent and 
contagious disorders  of the human      
mind1'#fe instead of considering it as  
wholesome but  bitter medicine for the  
soul1 administered by the heavenly      
,physician4  ,at times he felt1 like    
,david1 'a sword in his bones1' 'tears  
his  meat4' ,god's waves and billows    
overwhelmed him 7,psa #dc74 ,then came  
glimmerings of hope--precious promises  
saving him from despair--followed  by   
the shadow of death overspreading his   
soul1 and involving him  in midnight    
darkness4 ,he could complain in the     
bitterness of his  anguish1 ',thy fierce
 wrath goeth over me4' ,bound in        
affliction and  iron1 his 'soul was     
melted because of trouble4' ',now ,satan
 assaults  the soul with darkness1      
fears1 frightful thoughts of            

apparitions2  now they sweat1 pant1 and 
struggle for life4 ,the angels now come 
7,psa #ajg7 down to behold the sight1   
and rejoice to see a bit of  dust and   
ashes to overcome principalities1 and   
powers1 and might1  and dominion4'#ff   
,his mind was fixed on eternity1 and out
 of the  abundance of his heart he spoke
 to one of his former companions2  his  
language was that of reproof--',harry1  
why do you swear and curse  thus8 what  
will become of you if you die in this   
condition8'#fg  ,his sermon1 probably   
the first he had preached1 was like     
throwing  pearls before swine--',he     
answered in a great chafe1 what would   
the  devil do for company1 if it were   
not for such as ,i am4'#fh    ,by this  
time he had recovered the art of        
reading1 and its use a  little perplexed
 him1 for he became much puzzled with   
the opinions  of the ,ranters1 as set   
forth in their books4 ,it is extremely  
difficult to delineate their sentiments2
 they were despised by all  the sects   

which had been connected with the       
government1 because1  with the ,quakers 
and ,baptists1 they denied any          
magisterial or state  authority over    
conscience1 and refused maintenance to  
ministers2  but from the testimony of   
,bunyan1 and that of the early ,quakers1
  they appear to have been practical    
,antinomians1 or at least very  nearly  
allied to the new sect called           
,mormonites4 ,ross1 who copied  from    
,pagitt1 describes them with much       
bitterness--',the ,ranters are  unclean 
beasts--their maxim is that there is    
nothing sin but what  a man thinks to be
 so--they reject the ,bible--they are   
the merriest  of all devils--they deny  
all obedience to magistrates4'#fi       
,this temptation must have been severe4 
,the ,ranters were like the  black man  
with the white robe1 named ,flatterer1  
who led the pilgrims  into a net1#gj    
under the pretence of showing them the  
way to the  celestial city2 or like     
,adam the first1 who offered ,faithful  

his  three daughters to wife#ga--the    
lust of the flesh1 the lust of  the     
eyes1 and the pride of life--if he would
 dwell with him in the  town of ,deceit4
 ',these temptations1' he says1 'were   
suitable to my  flesh1'#gb ,i being but 
a young man1 and my nature in its prime2
  and1 with his characteristic humility1
 he adds1 ',god1 who had1 as  ,i hope1  
designed me for better things1 kept me  
in the fear of his  name1 and did not   
suffer me to accept such cursed         
principles4' ,prayer  opened the door of
 escape2 it led him to the fountain of  
truth4  ',i began to look into the      
,bible with new eyes4 ,prayer preserved 
me  from ,ranting errors4 ,the ,bible   
was precious to me in those days4'#gc   
,his study of the ,holy ,oracles now    
became a daily habit1 and that  with    
intense earnestness and prayer4 ,in the 
mist of the multitude  of sects with    
which he was on all sides surrounded1 he
 felt the  need of a standard for the   
opinions which were each of them eagerly

  followed by votaries1 who proclaimed  
them to be ,,the ,,truth1 the  way1 and 
the life4 ,he was like a man1 feeling   
that if he erred  in the way1 it would  
be attended with misery1 and1 but for   
,divine  interference1 with unutterable 
ruin--possessed of a correct map1  but  
surrounded with those who1 by flattery1 
or threats1 or deceit1  and armed with  
all human eloquence1 strove to mislead  
him4 ,with an  enemy within to urge him 
to accept their wily guidance1 that they
  might lead him to perdition--inspired 
by ,divine grace1 like ,christian  in   
his ,pilgrim1 he 'put his fingers in his
 ears1 and ran on1 crying  ,life1 life1 
eternal life4' ,he felt utter dependence
 upon ,divine  guidance1 leading him to 
most earnest prayer1 and an implicit    
obedience  to ,holy ,writ1 which        
followed him all through the remainder  
of his  pilgrimage4 ',the ,bible' he    
calls 'the scaffold1 or stage1 that     
,god has builded for hope to play his   
part upon in this world4'#gd  ,hence the

 ,word was precious in his eyes2 and    
with so immense  a loss1 or so          
magnificent a gain1 the throne of grace 
was all his  hope1 that he might be     
guided by that counsel that cannot err1 
and  that should eventually insure his  
reception to eternal glory4    ,while in
 this inquiring state1 he experienced   
much doubt and  uncertainty arising from
 the apparent confidence of many        
professors4  ,in his own esteem he      
appeared to be thoroughly humbled2 and  
when  he lighted on that passage--',to  
one is given by the spirit the word  of 
wisdom1 to another1 knowledge1 and to   
another1 faith' 7#a ,cor  #ab3h1i71 his 
solemn inquiry was1 how it happened that
 he possessed  so little of any of these
 gifts of wisdom1 knowledge1 or         
faith--more  especially of faith1 that  
being essential to the pleasing of ,god4
  ,he had read 7,matt #ba3ba71 ',if ye  
have faith and doubt not1 ye shall  say 
unto this mountain1 ,be thou removed1   
and be thou cast into  the sea2 it shall

 be done'2 and 7,luke #ag3f71 ',if ye   
had faith as a  grain of mustard seed1  
ye might say to this sycamore tree1 ,be 
thou  plucked up by the root1 and be    
thou planted in the sea1 and it shall   
obey you'2 and 7#a ,cor #ac3b71 ',though
 ,i have all faith1 so that ,i  could   
remove mountains4' ,the poor tinker1    
considering these passages  in their    
literal import1 imagined they were meant
 as tests to try  whether the believer  
possessed faith or not4 ,he was a       
stranger to  the rules of ,hebrew       
rhetoric2 nor did he consider that they 
were  addressed to the apostles1 who had
 the power to work miracles4 ,he  had no
 idea that the removing a mountain1 or  
planting a sycamore  tree in the sea1   
were figures of speech conveying to us  
the fact  that1 aided by faith1         
mountainous difficulties might and would
 be  overcome4 ,anxious for some ocular 
demonstration that he had faith1  he    
almost determined to attempt to work a  
miracle--not to convert  or confirm the 

faith of others1 but to satisfy his own 
mind as to  his possessing faith4 ,he   
had no such magnificent idea as the     
removal  of a mountain1 for there were  
none in his neighbourhood1 nor to  plant
 a tree in the sea1 for ,bedfordshire is
 an inland county2 but  it was of the   
humblest kind--that some puddles on the 
road between  ,elstow and ,bedford      
should change places with the dry       
ground4 ,when  he had thought of praying
 for ability1 his natural good sense led
  him to abandon the experiment4#ge     
,this he calls 'being in my plunge      
about faith1 tossed betwixt the devil   
and my own ignorance4'#gf ,all  this    
shows the intensity of his feelings and 
his earnest inquiries4    ,it may       
occasion surprise to some1 that a young 
man of such  extraordinary powers of    
mind1 should have indulged the thought  
of  working a miracle to settle or      
confirm his doubts2 but we must take    
into account1 that when a boy he had no 
opportunity of acquiring  scriptural    

knowledge2 no ,sunday schools1 no ,bible
 class excited  his inquiries as to the 
meaning of the sacred language4 ,the    
,bible  had been to him a sealed book   
until1 in a state of mental agony1  he  
cried1 ,what must ,i do to be saved8    
,the plain text was all his  guide2 and 
it would not have been surprising1 had  
he been called  to bottle a cask of new 
wine1 if he had refused to use old wine 
bottles2 or had he cast a loaf into the 
neighbouring river ,ouse1  expecting to 
find it after many days4 ,the           
astonishing fact is1 that  one so       
unlettered should1 by intense thought1  
by earnest prayer1  and by comparing one
 passage with another1 arrive eventually
 at so  clear a view both of the        
external and internal meaning of the    
whole  ,bible4 ,the results of his      
researches were more deeply impressed   
upon his mind by the mistakes which he  
had made2 and his intense  study1 both  
of the ,old and ,new ,testaments1       
furnished him with an  inexhaustible    

store of things new and old--those vivid
 images and  burning thoughts1 those    
bright and striking illustrations of    
,divine  truth1 which so shine and      
sparkle in all his works4 ,what can be  
more clear than his illustration of     
saving faith which worketh by  love1    
when in after-life he wrote the         
,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,hopeful  was in a
 similar state of inquiry whether he had
 faith4 ',then ,i said1  ,but1 ,lord1   
what is believing8' ,and then ,i saw    
from that saying1 ,he  that cometh to me
 shall never hunger1 and he that        
believeth in me  shall never thirst1    
that believing and coming was all one1  
and that  he that came1 that is1 ran out
 in his heart and affections after      
salvation by ,christ1 he indeed believed
 in ,christ 7,john #f3be74gg    ,in     
addition to his want of scriptural      
education1 it must be remembered  that1 
when he thought of miraculous power     
being an evidence of faith1  his mind   
was in a most excited state--doubts     

spread over him like  a huge masses of  
thick black clouds1 hiding the ,sun of  
,righteousness  from his sight4 ,not    
only is he to be pardoned for his error1
 but  admired for the humility which    
prompted him to record so singular  a   
trial1 and his escape from 'this        
delusion of the tempter4' ,while  'thus 
he was tossed betwixt the devil and his 
own ignorance1'#gh  the happiness of the
 poor women whose conversation he had   
heard at  ,bedford1 was brought to his  
recollection by a remarkable reverie  or
 day dream3--    ',about this time1 the 
state and happiness of these poor people
 at  ,bedford was thus1 in a dream or   
vision1 represented to me4 ,i saw  as if
 they were set on the sunny side of some
 high mountain1 there  refreshing       
themselves with the pleasant beams of   
the sun1 while  ,i was shivering and    
shrinking in the cold1 afflicted with   
frost1  snow1 and dark clouds4          
,methought also1 betwixt me and them1 ,i
 saw  a wall that did compass about this

 mountain2 now through this wall  my    
soul did greatly desire to pass1        
concluding that if ,i could1 ,i  would  
go even into the very midst of them1 and
 there also comfort  myself with the    
heat of their sun4    ',about this wall 
,i thought myself to go again and again1
 still  prying1 as ,i went1 to see if ,i
 could find some way or passage1 by     
which ,i might enter therein2 but none  
could ,i find for some time4  ,at the   
last ,i saw1 as it were1 a narrow gap1  
like a little doorway  in the wall1     
through which ,i attempted to pass2 but 
the passage  being very strait and      
narrow1 ,i made many efforts to get in1 
but  all in vain1 even until ,i was well
 nigh quite beat out1 by striving  to   
get in2 at last1 with great striving1   
methought ,i at first did  get in my    
head1 and after that1 by a sidling      
striving1 my shoulders1  and my whole   
body2 then ,i was exceeding glad1 and   
went and sat down  in the midst of them1
 and so was comforted with the light and

 heat  of their sun4    ',now this      
mountain1 and wall1 was thus made out to
 me3 ,the mountain  signified the church
 of the living ,god2 the sun that shone 
thereon1  the comfortable shining of his
 merciful face on them that were        
therein2 the wall ,i thought was the    
,word1 that did make separation  between
 the ,christians and the world2 and the 
gap which was in  this wall1 ,i thought1
 was ,jesus ,christ1 who is the way to  
,god the  ,father 7,john #ad3f2 ,matt   
#g3ad74 ,but forasmuch as the passage   
was  wonderful narrow1 even so narrow   
that ,i could not1 but with great       
difficulty1 enter in thereat1 it showed 
me1 that none could enter  into life1   
but those that were in downright        
earnest1 and unless  also they left this
 wicked world behind them2 for here was 
only  room for body and soul1 but not   
for body and soul and sin4#gi    ',this 
resemblance abode upon my spirit many   
days2 all which time  ,i saw myself in a
 forlorn and sad condition1 but yet was 

provoked  to a vehement hunger and      
desire to be one of that number that did
  sit in the sunshine4 ,now also ,i     
should pray wherever ,i was2 whether  at
 home or abroad1 in house or field1 and 
should also often1 with  lifting up of  
heart1 sing that of the fifty-first     
,psalm1 ,o ,lord1  consider my          
distress4'#hj    ,in this striking      
reverie we discover the budding forth of
 that great  genius which produced most 
beautiful flowers and delicious fruit1  
when it became fully developed in his   
allegories4    ,while this trial clouded
 his spirits1 he was called to endure   
temptations which are common to most1 if
 not all1 inquiring souls1  and which   
frequently produce much anxiety4 ,he    
plunged into the  university problems of
 predestination1 before he had completed
 his  lower grammar-school exercises on 
faith and repentance4 ,am ,i one of  the
 elect8 or has the day of grace been    
suffered to pass by never  to return8   
',although he was in a flame to find the

 way to heaven  and glory1' these       
questions afflicted and disquieted him1 
so that  the very strength of his body  
was taken away by the force and  power  
thereof4 ',lord1 thought ,i1 what if ,i 
should not be elected6  ,it may be you  
are not1 said the tempter2 it may be so1
 indeed  thought ,i4 ,why then1 said    
,satan1 you had as good leave off1 and  
strive no farther2 for if indeed you    
should not be elected and  chosen of    
,god1 there is no talk of your being    
saved2 for it is  neither of him that   
willeth1 nor of him that runneth1 but of
 ,god  that showeth mercy4    ',by these
 things ,i was driven to my wit's end1  
not knowing what to  say1 or how to     
answer these temptations4 ,indeed1 ,i   
little thought  that ,satan had thus    
assaulted me1 but that rather it was my 
own  prudence thus to start the         
question3 for that the elect only       
obtained  eternal life2 that ,i without 
scruple did heartily close withal2  but 
that myself was one of them1 there lay  

all the question4'#ha    ,thus was he   
for many weeks oppressed and cast down1 
and near  to 'giving up the ghost of all
 his hopes of ever attaining life1'     
when a sentence fell with weight upon   
his spirit--',look at the  generations  
of old and see2 did ever any trust in   
the ,lord and was  confounded'          
7,ecclesiasticus #b3aj74 ,this          
encouraged him to a diligent  search    
from ,genesis to ,revelation1 which     
lasted for above a year1  and although  
he could not find that sentence1 yet he 
was amply  rewarded for this diligent   
examination of the ,holy ,oracles1 and  
thus he obtained 'yet more experience of
 the love and kindness of  ,god4' ,at   
length he found it in the ,apocrypha1   
and1 although not the  language of      
inspiration1 yet as it contained the sum
 and substance  of the promises1 he took
 the comfort of it1 and it shone before 
his  face for years4 ,the fear that the 
day of grace had passed pressed  heavily
 upon him2 he was humbled1 and bemoaned 

the time that he  had wasted4 ,now he   
was confronted with that 'grim-faced    
one1 the  ,captain ,past-hope1 with his 
terrible standard1' carried by ,ensign  
,despair1 red colours1 with a hot iron  
and a hard heart1 and  exhibited at     
,eye-gate4#hb ,at length these words    
broke in upon his  mind1 'compel them to
 come in1 that my house may be          
filled--and yet  there is room4' ,this  
,scripture powerfully affected him with 
hope1  that there was room in the bosom 
and in the house of ,jesus for his      
afflicted soul4    ,his next temptation 
was to return to the world4 ,this was   
that  terrible battle with ,apollyon1   
depicted in the ,pilgrim's ,progress1   
and it is also described at some length 
in the ,jerusalem ,sinner  ,saved4      
,among many very graphic and varied     
pictures of his own  experience1 he     
introduces the following dialogue with  
the tempter1  probably alluding to the  
trials he was now passing through4      
,satan  is loath to part with a great   

sinner4 ',this day is usually attended  
with much evil towards them that are    
asking the way to ,zion1 with  their    
faces thitherward4 ,now the devil has   
lost a sinner2 there is  a captive has  
broke prison1 and one run away from his 
master4 ,now  hell seems to be awakened 
from sleep1 the devils are come out4    
,they  roar1 and roaring they seek to   
recover their runaway4 ,now tempt  him1 
threaten him1 flatter him1 stigmatize   
him1 throw dust into  his eyes1 poison  
him with error1 spoil him while he is   
upon the  potter's wheel1 anything to   
keep him from coming to ,christ4'#hc    
',what1 my true servant1' quoth he1 'my 
old servant1 wilt thou forsake  me now8 
,having so often sold thyself to me to  
work wickedness1  wilt thou forsake me  
now8 ,thou horrible wretch1 dost not    
know1  that thou hast sinned thyself    
beyond the reach of grace1 and dost     
thou think to find mercy now8 ,art not  
thou a murderer1 a thief1 a  harlot1 a  
witch1 a sinner of the greatest size1   

and dost thou look  for mercy now8 ,dost
 thou think that ,christ will foul his  
fingers  with thee8 ,it is enough to    
make angels blush1 saith ,satan1 to see 
so vile a one knock at heaven-gates for 
mercy1 and wilt thou be  so abominably  
bold to do it8' ,thus ,satan dealt with 
me1 says the  great sinner1 when at     
first ,i came to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and   
what did  you reply8 saith the tempted4 
,why1 ,i granted the whole charge to  be
 true1 says the other4 ,and what1 did   
you despair1 or how8 ,no1  saith he1 ,i 
said1 ,i am ,magdalene1 ,i am ,zaccheus1
 ,i am the thief1  ,i am the harlot1 ,i 
am the publican1 ,i am the prodigal1 and
 one of  ,christ's murderers2 yea1 worse
 than any of these2 and yet ,god was  so
 far off from rejecting of me1 as ,i    
found afterwards1 that there  was music 
and dancing in his house for me1 and for
 joy that ,i was  come home unto him4 ,o
 blessed be ,god for grace 7says the    
other71  for then ,i hope there is      
favour for me4 ,yea1 as ,i told you1    

such  a one is a continual spectacle in 
the church1 for every one by to  behold 
,god's grace and wonder by4#hd ,these   
are the 'things the  angels desire to   
look into' 7#a ,peter #a3ab71 or as     
,bunyan quaintly  says1 this is the     
music which causes 'them that dwell in  
the higher  orbs to open their windows1 
put out their heads1 and look down to   
see the cause of that glory' 7,lev      
#ae3g1aj74he    ,as he became less      
agitated with fear1 and drew consolation
 more  frequently from the promises1    
with a timid hope of salvation1 he      
began to exhibit singular powers of     
conception in spiritualizing  temporal  
things4 ,his first essay was to find the
 hidden meaning  in the division of     
,god's creatures into clean and unclean4
 ,chewing  the cud1 and parting the     
hoof1 he conceived to be emblematical of
  our feeding upon the ,word of ,god1   
and parting1 if we would be saved1  with
 the ways of ungodly men4#hf ,it is not 
sufficient to chew the  cud like the    

hare--nor to part the hoof like the     
wine--we must do  both2 that is1 possess
 the word of faith1 and that be         
evidenced  by parting with our outward  
pollutions4 ,this spiritual meaning of  
part of the ,mosaic dispensation is     
admirably introduced into the           
,pilgrim's ,progress1 when ,christian   
and ,faithful analyse the character  of 
,talkative4#hg ,this is the germ of that
 singular talent which  flourished in   
after-life1 of exhibiting a spiritual   
meaning drawn  from every part of the   
,mosaic dispensation1 and which leads   
one of  our most admired writers#hh to  
suggest1 that if ,bunyan had lived  and 
written during the early days of        
,christianity1 he would have  been the  
greatest of the fathers4    ,although he
 had received that portion of comfort   
which enabled him  to indulge in        
religious speculations1 still his mind  
was unsettled1  and full of fears4 ,he  
now became alarmed lest he had not been 
effectually called to inherit the       

kingdom of heaven4#hi ,he felt  still   
more humbled at the weakness of human   
nature1 and at the  poverty of wealth4  
,could this call have been gotten for   
money1 and  'could ,i have given it2 had
 ,i a whole world1 it had all gone ten  
thousand times over for this4' ,in this 
he was sincere1 and so he  was when he  
said1 ,i would not lose one promise1 or 
have it struck  out of the ,bible1 if in
 return ,i could have as much gold as   
would  reach from ,london to ,york1     
piled up to the heavens4 ,in proportion 
to his soul's salvation1 honour was a   
worthless phantom1 and gold  but        
glittering dust4 ,his earnest desire was
 to hear his ,saviour's  voice calling  
him to his service4 ,like many young    
disciples1 he  regretted not having been
 born when ,christ was manifest in the  
flesh4  ',would ,i had been ,peter or   
,john6' their privations1 sufferings1   
martyrdom1 was nothing in comparison to 
their being with1 and hearing  the voice
 of the ,son of ,god calling them to his

 service4 ,strange1  but general        
delusion6 as if ,christ were not the    
same yesterday1 to  day1 and for ever4  
,groaning for a sense of pardon1 he was 
comforted  by ,joel--',i will cleanse   
their blood that ,i have not cleansed1  
for the ,lord dwelleth in ,zion' 7,joel 
#c3ba71 and he was led to seek  advice  
and assistance from a neighbouring      
minister1 and from pious  persons4      
,the poor women in ,bedford1 whose      
conversation had been blessed to  his   
thorough awakening1 were sought for1 and
 to them he unfolded his  sorrows4 ,they
 were members of a ,baptist church1     
under the pastoral  care of ,john       
,gifford1 a godly1 painstaking1 and most
 intelligent  minister1 whose history is
 very remarkable4 ,in early life he had 
been1 like ,bunyan1 a thoroughly        
depraved character2 like him had        
entered the army1 and had been promoted 
to the rank of a major  in the royal    
forces4 ,having made an abortive attempt
 to raise a  rebellion in his native    

county of ,kent1#ij he and eleven others
 were  made prisoners1 tried by martial 
law1 and condemned to the gallows4  ,on 
the night previous to the day appointed 
for his execution1 his  sister found    
access to the prison4 ,the guards were  
asleep1 and his  companions drowned in  
intoxication4 ,she embraced the         
favourable  moment1 and set him at      
liberty4 ,he lay concealed in a ditch   
for  three days1 till the heat of the   
search was over1 and in disguise        
escaped to ,london1 and thence to       
,bedford1 where1 aided by some  great   
people who favoured the royal cause1 he 
commenced business  as a doctor4 ,here  
his evil habits followed him1           
notwithstanding his  merciful           
deliverance4 ,swearing1 drunkenness1    
gambling1 and other  immoral practices1 
rendered him a curse to others1         
especially to  the ,puritans1 whom he   
bitterly persecuted4 ,one night he lost 
fifteen  pounds at play1 and1 becoming  
outrageous1 he cast angry reproaches    

upon ,god4 ,in this state he took up a  
book by ,r4 ,bolton--he read1  and his  
conscience was terror-stricken4         
,distress1 under conviction  of sin1    
followed him4 ,he searched his ,bible1  
and found pardon  and acceptance4 ,he   
now sought acquaintance with those whom 
before  he had persecuted1 but1 like    
,paul1 when in similar circumstances1   
'they were all afraid of him4' ,his     
sincerity soon became apparent2  and1   
uniting with eleven others1 they formed 
a church4 ,these men  had thrown off the
 fetters of education1 and were1        
unbiased by any  sectarian feeling1     
being guided solely by their prayerful  
researches  into divine truth as        
revealed in the ,bible4 ,their whole    
object  was to enjoy ,christian         
communion--to extend the reign of       
grace--to  live to the honour of        
,christ--and they formed a new1 and at  
that time  unheard-of1 community4       
,water-baptism was to be left to        
individual  conviction2 they were to    

love each other equally1 whether they   
advocated baptism in infancy1 or in     
riper years4 ,the only thing  essential 
to church-fellowship1 in ,mr4 ,gifford's
 opinion1 was--',,union  ,,with         
,,christ2 this is the foundation of all 
saints' communion1 and  not any judgment
 about externals4' ,to the honour of the
 ,baptists1  these peaceable principles 
appear to have commenced with two or    
three of their ministers1 and for the   
last two centuries they have  been1 like
 heavenly leaven1 extending their       
delightful influence  over all bodies of
 ,christians4    ,such was the man to   
whom ,bunyan was introduced for         
religious  advice and consolation2 and  
he assisted in forming those enlarged   
and nonsectarian principles which made  
his ministry blessed1 and will  render  
his ,works equally acceptable to all    
evangelical ,christians  in every age of
 the church4 ,introduced to such a      
minister1 and  attending social meetings
 for prayer and ,christian converse1 he 

felt  still more painfully his own      
ignorance1 and the inward wretchedness  
of his own heart4 ',his corruptions put 
themselves forth1 and  his desires for  
heaven seemed to fail4' ,in fact1 while 
he compared  himself with his former    
self1 he was a religious giant2 in      
comparison  with these pious1           
long-standing ,christians1 he dwindled  
into a  pigmy2 and in the presence of   
,christ he became1 in his own view1     
less than nothing1 and vanity4 ,he thus 
describes his feelings3--',i  began to  
sink--my heart laid me low as hell4 ,i  
was driven as with  a tempest--my heart 
would be unclean--the ,canaanites would 
dwell  in the land4'#ia ,he was like the
 child which the father brought  to     
,christ1 who1 while he was coming to    
,him1 was thrown down by the  devil1 and
 so rent and torn that he lay and       
wallowed1 foaming4 ,his  heart felt so  
hard1 that with many a bitter sigh he   
cried1 ',good  ,lord6 break it open4    
,lord1 break these gates of brass1 and  

cut these  bars of iron asunder' 7,psa  
#ajg3af74 ,little did he then think that
  his bitterness of spirit was a direct 
answer to such prayers4  ,breaking the  
heart was attended with anguish in      
proportion as it  had been hardened4    
,during this time he was tender and     
sensitive  as to the least sin2 'now ,i 
durst not take a pin or a stick1 my     
conscience would smart at every touch4' 
',o1 how gingerly did ,i then  go in all
 ,i said or did6'#ib ',still sin would  
as naturally bubble  out of my heart as 
water would bubble out of a fountain4'  
,he felt  surprised when he saw         
professors much troubled at their       
losses1 even  at the death of the       
dearest relative4 ,his whole concern was
 for his  salvation4 ,he imagined that  
he could bear these small afflictions   
with patience2 but 'a wounded spirit who
 can bear8'    ,in the midst of all     
these miseries1 and at times regretting 
that he  had been endowed with an       
immortal spirit1 liable to eternal ruin1

  he was jealous of receiving comfort1  
lest it might be based upon  any false  
foundation4 ,still as his only hope he  
was constant in  his attendance upon the
 means of grace1 and 'when comforting   
time  was come1' he heard one preach    
upon two words of a verse1 which        
conveyed strong consolation to his weary
 spirit2 the words were1 'my  love'     
7,song #d3a74 ,from these words the     
minister drew the following             
conclusions3--#a4 ,that the church1 and 
so every saved soul1 is ,christ's  love1
 even when loveless2 #b4 ,christ's love 
is without a cause2 #c4  ,they are      
,christ's love when hated of the world2 
#d4 ,christ's love  when under          
temptation and under desertion2 #e4     
,christ's love from  first to last4#ic  
,now was his heart filled with comfort  
and hope4  ',i could believe that my    
sins should be forgiven me'2 and1 in a  
state of rapture1 he thought that his   
trials were over1 and that  the savour  
of it would go with him through life4   

,alas6 his enjoyment  was but for a     
season--the preparation of his soul for 
future  usefulness was not yet finished4
 ,in a short time the words of our      
,lord to ,peter came powerfully into his
 mind--',satan hath desired  to have    
you'2 and so strong was the impression  
they made1 that he  thought some man    
addressed them to him2 he even turned   
his head to  see who it was that thus   
spoke to him4 ,this was the forerunner  
of  a cloud and a storm that was coming 
upon him4 ,it was the gathering  up of  
,satan's mighty strength1 to have1 if   
possible1 overwhelmed  him4 ,his        
narrative of this internal tempest in   
his soul--this last  great struggle with
 the powers of darkness--is very        
striking4    ',about the space of a     
month after1 a very great storm came    
down  upon me1 which handled me twenty  
times worse than all ,i had met  with   
before2 it came stealing upon me1 now by
 one piece1 then by  another4 ,first1   
all my comfort was taken from me2 then  

darkness  seized upon me2 after which1  
whole floods of blasphemies1 both       
against ,god1 ,christ1 and the          
,scriptures1 were poured upon my spirit1
  to my great confusion and             
astonishment4 ,these blasphemous        
thoughts  were such as also stirred up  
questions in me against the very  being 
of ,god1 and of his only beloved ,son4  
,as1 whether there were  in truth a ,god
 or ,christ1 or no8 ,and whether the    
,holy ,scriptures  were not rather a    
fable1 and cunning story1 than the holy 
and pure  ,word of ,god4    ',these     
suggestions1 with many others1 which at 
this time ,i may not1  dare not utter1  
neither by word nor pen1 did make such a
 seizure upon  my spirit1 and did so    
overweigh my heart1 both with their     
number1  continuance1 and fiery force1  
that ,i felt as if there were nothing   
else but these from morning to night    
within me1 and as though indeed  there  
could be room for nothing else2 and also
 concluded1 that ,god  had1 in very     

wrath to my soul1 given me up unto them1
 to be carried  away with them as with a
 mighty whirlwind4    ',only by the     
distaste that they gave unto my spirit1 
,i felt there  was something in me that 
refused to embrace them4'#id    ,here   
are the facts which are allegorized in  
the history of  ,christian1 passing     
through the ,valley of ,humiliation1 and
 fighting  with the ,prince of the power
 of the air4 ',then ,apollyon1 espying  
his  opportunity1 began to gather up    
close to ,christian1 and wrestling  with
 him1 gave him a dreadful fall2 and with
 that ,christian's  sword flew out of   
his hand4' ,this was the effect of his  
doubts of  the inspiration of the       
,scriptures--the sword of the ,spirit4  
',i am  sure of thee now1 said          
,apollyon2 and with that he had almost  
pressed  him to death1 so that          
,christian began to despair of life2 but
 as  ,god would have it1 while ,apollyon
 was fetching of his last blow1         
,christian nimbly stretched out his hand

 for his sword1 and caught  it1 saying1 
,rejoice not against me1 ,o mine enemy1 
when ,i fall ,i  shall arise 7,matt     
#g3h71 and with that gave him a deadly  
thrust1  which made him give back as one
 that had received his mortal wound4    
,christian perceiving that1 made at him 
again1 saying1 ,nay1 in all  these      
things we are more than conquerors      
through him that loved  us2 and with    
that ,apollyon spread forth his dragon  
wings1 and sped  him away4'#ie ,what an 
awful moment1 when he fell unarmed      
before  his ferocious enemy6 ',faith now
 has but little time to speak to  the   
conscience--it is now struggling for    
life--it is now fighting  with          
angels--with infernals--all it can do   
now is to cry1 groan1  sweat1 fear1     
fight1 and gasp for life4'#if ,how      
desperate the  conflict--the mouth of   
hell yawning to swallow him--man cannot 
aid  the poor warrior1 all his help is  
in ,god4 ,is it not a wonder to see  a  
poor creature1 who in himself is weaker 

than the moth1 to stand  against and    
overcome all devils--all the world--all 
his lusts and  corruptions2 or1 if he   
fall1 is it not a wonder to see him1    
when  devils and guilt are upon him1 to 
rise again1 stand upon his legs1  walk  
with ,god again1 and persevere in faith 
and holiness8#ig    ,this severe        
conflict lasted for about a year4 ,he   
describes his  feelings at times as     
resembling the frightful pangs of one   
broken  on the wheel4 ,the sources of   
his misery were fears that he had sinned
  against the ,holy ,ghost2 and that    
through his hardness of heart and       
impatience in prayer--he should not     
persevere to the end4 ,during  all this 
time1 occasional visits of mercy kept   
him from despair2  and at some intervals
 filled him with transports of joy4 ,at 
one  time so delightfully was his burden
 removed that he could not tell  how to 
contain himself4 ',i thought ,i could   
have spoken of his love  and of his     
mercy to me1 even to the very crows that

 sat upon the  ploughed lands before me1
 had they been capable to have          
understood  me4'#ih ,thus his feelings  
were controlled by reason1 very         
different  to the poor madman who1 in   
olden time1 is represented as preaching 
to the fish4 ,with ,bunyan it was a     
hallowed joy--a gush of holy  gladness1 
in which he wished all creation to      
participate4 his heart  was baptized in 
hope4 ',i know that my ,redeemer        
liveth'2 and with  holy ,job1 he wished 
to perpetuate his joy by a memorial not 
in  rock1 but in a book of resemblance4 
',i would ,i had a pen and ink  here to 
write it down4' ,this is the first      
desire that he expressed  to proclaim or
 publish to others the great ,saviour he
 had found3  but he was not yet         
prepared2 he must pass through deeper   
depths1  and possess a living knowledge 
of ,divine truth1 burnt into his soul   
by satanic fires4    ,very soon after   
this1 he was harassed with fear lest he 
should part  with ,christ4 ,the tempter1

 as he did with ,christian in the       
,valley of  the ,shadow of ,death1      
suggested blasphemies to him1 which he  
thought  had proceeded from his own     
mind4 ',satan troubled him with his     
stinking breath4 ,how many strange1     
hideous1 and amazing blasphemies  have  
some that are coming to ,christ had     
injected upon their spirits  against    
him4'#ii ',the devil is indeed very busy
 at work during  the darkness of a soul4
 ,he throws in his fiery darts to       
amazement1  when we are encompassed with
 the terrors of a dismal night2 he is   
bold and undaunted in his assaults1 and 
injects with a quick and  sudden malice 
a thousand monstrous and abominable     
thoughts of ,god1  which seem to be the 
motions of our own minds1 and terribly  
grieve  and trouble us4'#ajj    ,what   
makes those arrows more penetrating and 
distressing is1 that  ,satan1 with      
subtle art1 tips them with sentences of 
,scripture4 ',no  place for repentance'2
 'rejected'2 'hath never forgiveness1'  

and  other passages which1 by the       
malignant ingenuity of the fiend1 are   
formed by his skill as the cutting and  
barbed points of his shafts4  ,at one   
time ,bunyan concluded that he was      
possessed of the devil2  then he was    
tempted to speak and sin against the    
,holy ,ghost4 ,he  thought himself alone
 in such a tempest1 and that no one had 
ever  felt such misery as he did4 ,when 
in prayer1 his mind was distracted  with
 the thought that ,satan was pulling his
 clothes2 he was even  tempted to fall  
down and worship him4 ,then he would cry
 after ,god1  in awful fear that        
eventually ,satan would overcome him4   
,during all  this time he was struggling
 against the tempter2 and1 at length1   
the dayspring visited him in these      
words1 ',i am persuaded that  nothing   
shall separate us from the love of ,god 
in ,christ ,jesus4'  ,again he was cast 
down with a recollection of his former  
blasphemies4  ,what reason can ,i have  
to hope for an inheritance in eternal   

life8  ,the questions was answered with 
that portion of ,scripture1 ',if ,god   
be for us1 who can be against us8'      
,these were visits which1 like  ,peter's
 sheet1 of a sudden were caught up to   
heaven again4#aja  ,at length the ,sun  
of ,righteousness arose1 and shone upon 
him with  healing influence4 ',he hath  
made peace through the blood of his     
cross1' came with power to his mind1    
followed by the consoling words  of the 
apostle1 ',forasmuch1 then1 as the      
children are partakers of  flesh and    
blood1 he also himself likewise took    
part of the same2  that through death he
 might destroy him that had the power of
 death1  that is1 the devil1 and deliver
 them who through fear of death were    
all their lifetime subject to bondage'  
7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,this was the  key that
 opened every lock in ,doubting ,castle4
 ,the prisoner escaped  to breathe the  
air of hope1 and joy1 and peace4        
',this1' said he1  'was a good day to   
me1 ,i hope ,i shall not forget it4' ',i

 thought  that the glory of those words 
was then so weighty on me1 that ,i  was1
 both once and twice1 ready to swoon as 
,i sat1 not with grief  and trouble1 but
 with solid joy and peace4'    ,his mind
 was now in a fit state to seek for     
church fellowship1 as a  further means  
of advance in his knowledge of ,divine  
love4 ,to effect  this object1 he was   
naturally led to the ,baptist church at 
,bedford1  to which those pious women   
belonged whose ,christian communion had 
been blessed to him4 ,i sat under the   
ministry of holy ,mr4 ,gifford1  whose  
doctrine1 by ,god's grace1 was much for 
my stability4#ajb  ,although his soul   
was led from truth to truth1 his trials 
were not  over--he passed through many  
severe exercises before he was received 
into communion with the church4#ajc     
,at length he determined to become      
identified with a body of  professed    
,christians1 who were treated with great
 scorn by other  sects because they     
denied infant baptism1 and he became    

engaged in  the religious controversies 
which were fashionable in those days4   
,we have noticed his encounter with the 
,ranters1 and he soon had  to give      
battle to persons called ,quakers4      
,before the ,society of  ,friends was   
formed1 and their rules of discipline   
were published1  many ,ranters and      
others1 some of whom were bad characters
 and held  the wildest opinions1 passed 
under the name of ,quakers4 ,some of    
these denied that the ,bible was the    
,word of ,god2 and asserted that  the   
death of ,christ was not a full         
atonement for sin--that there  is no    
future resurrection1 and other gross    
errors4 ,the ,quakers1  who were        
afterwards united to form the ,society  
of ,friends1 from the  first denied all 
those errors4 ,their earliest apologist1
 ,barclay1  in his theses on the        
,scriptures1 says1 ',they are the       
doctrines of  ,christ1 held forth in    
precious declarations1 spoken and       
written  by the movings of ,god's       

,spirit4' ,whoever it was that asserted 
the  heresies1 to ,bunyan the           
investigation of them1 in the light of  
,divine  truth1 was attended with great 
advantages4 ,it was through 'this       
narrow search of the ,scriptures that he
 was not only enlightened1  but greatly 
confirmed and comforted in the          
truth4'#ajd    ,he longed to compare his
 experience with that of some old and   
eminent  convert1 and ',god did cast    
into his hand' ,luther ,on the          
,galatians1  'so old that it was ready  
to fall piece from piece1 if ,i did but 
turn it over4'#aje ,the commentary of   
this enlightened man was  a counterpart 
to his own feelings4 ',i found1' says   
,bunyan1 'my  condition1 in his         
experience so largely and profoundly    
handled1  as if his book had been       
written out of my own heart4 ,i prefer  
the  book before all others as most fit 
for a wounded conscience4' ,this  was   
the 'voice of a man' that ,christian    
'heard as going before him  in the      

,valley of the ,shadow of ,death1' and  
was glad that some who  feared ,god were
 in this valley as well as himself1 who 
could say1  ',i will fear no evil for   
thou art with me4'#ajf ,in many things  
,luther and ,bunyan were men of similar 
temperament4 ,like ,emmanuel's          
captains1 in the ,holy ,war1 they were  
'very stout rough-hewn men2  men that   
were fit to break the ice1 and to make  
their way by dint  of sword4'#ajg ,they 
were animated by the same principles1   
and  fought with the same weapons2 and  
although ,luther resided in a castle    
protected by princes1 was furnished with
 profound scholastic learning1  and     
became a terror to ,popery2 yet the     
voice of the unlettered  tinker1 issuing
 from a dreary prison1 bids fair to be  
far more  extensively heard and blessed 
than that of this most illustrious      
reformer4#ajh    ,bunyan's happiness was
 now very great2 his soul1 with all its 
affections1 clave unto ,christ3 but lest
 spiritual pride should  exalt him      

beyond measure1 and lest he should be   
scared to renounce  his ,saviour1 by the
 threat of transportation and death1 his
 heart  was again wounded1 and quickly  
after this his 'love was tried to       
purpose4'    ,the tempter came in upon  
him with a most grievous and dreadful   
temptation2 it was to part with ,christ1
 to exchange him for the  things of this
 life2 he was perpetually tormented with
 the words  'sell ,christ4' ,at length1 
he thought that his spirit gave way  to 
the temptation1 and a dreadful and      
profound state of despair  overpowered  
him for the dreary space of more than   
two years4#aji  ,this is the most       
extraordinary part of this wonderful    
narrative1 that  he1 without apparent   
cause1 should thus be tempted1 and feel 
the  bitterness of a supposed parting   
with ,christ4 ,there was1 doubtless1  a 
cause for every pang2 his heavenly      
,father afflicted him for  his profit4  
,we shall soon have to follow him       
through fiery trials4  ,before the      

justices1 allured by their arguments1   
and particularly by  the sophistry of   
their clerk1 ,mr4 ,cobb1 and then       
dragged from a  beloved wife and from   
children to whom he was most fondly     
attached--all  these fiery trials might 
be avoided1 if he would but 'sell       
,christ4'  ,a cold damp dungeon was to  
incarcerate his body for twelve tedious 
years of the prime of his life1 unless  
he would 'sell ,christ4' ,his           
ministering brother and friend1 ,john   
,child1 a ,bedford man1 who had  joined 
in recommending ,bunyan's ,vindication  
of ,gospel ,truths1#aaj  fell under this
 temptation1 and fearing temporal ruin  
and imprisonment  for life1 conformed1  
and then fell into the most awful state 
of  despair1 suffering such agonies of  
conscience1 that1 to get rid of  present
 trouble1 he hurried himself into       
eternity4 ,probably ,bunyan  alludes to 
this awful instance of fell despair in  
his ,publican  and ,pharisee3 ',sin1    
when appearing in its monstrous shape   

and hue1  frighteth all mortals out of  
their wits1 away from ,god2 and if he   
stops them not1 also out of the         
world4'#aaa ,to arm ,bunyan against     
being overcome by a fear of the lions in
 the way to the house                   
,beautiful--against giving way1 under   
persecution--he was visited  with       
terrors lest he should sell or part with
 ,christ4 ,during these  sad years he   
was not wholly sunk in despair1 but had 
at times some  glimmerings of mercy4 ,in
 comparing his supposed sin with that of
  ,judas1 he was constrained to find a  
difference between a deliberate         
intention to sell ,christ and a sudden  
temptation4#aab ,through  all these     
searchings of heart and inquiries at the
 ,word1 he became  fixed in the doctrine
 of the final perseverance of ,god's    
saints4 ',o  what love1 what care1 what 
kindness and mercy did ,i now see mixing
  itself with the most severe and       
dreadful of all ,god's ways to his      
people2 he never let them fall into sin 

unpardonable4' ',but these  thoughts    
added grief and horror to me2 ,i thought
 that all things  wrought for my eternal
 overthrow4' ,so ready is the tender    
heart to  write bitter things against   
itself1 and as ready is the tempter to  
whisper despairing thoughts4 ,in the    
midst of this distress he 'saw  a glory 
in walking with ,god1' although a dismal
 cloud enveloped  him4    ,this misery  
was aggravated by reading the fearful   
estate of ,francis  ,spira1 who had been
 persuaded to return to a profession of 
,popery1  and died in a state of awful  
despair4#aac ',this book' was to his    
troubled spirit like salt rubbed into a 
fresh wound4    ,bunyan now felt his    
body and mind shaking and tottering     
under the  sense of the dreadful        
judgment of ,god2 and he thought his    
sin--of  a momentary and unwilling      
consent to give up ,christ--was a       
greater  sin than all the sins of       
,david1 ,solomon1 ,manasseh1 and even   
than  all the sins that had been        

committed by all ,god's redeemed ones4  
,was there ever a man in the world so   
capable of describing the  miseries of  
,doubting ,castle1 or of the ,slough of 
,despond1 as poor  ,john ,bunyan8    ,he
 would have run from ,god in utter      
desperation2 'but1 blessed  be his      
grace1 that ,scripture1 in these flying 
sins1 would call1  as running after me1 
,i have blotted out1 as a thick cloud1  
thy  transgressions1 and1 as a cloud1   
thy sins3 return unto me1 for ,i have   
redeemed thee' 7,isa #dd3bb74,still he  
was haunted by that scripture1  ',you   
know how that afterwards1 when he would 
have inherited the  blessing1 he found  
no place of repentance1 though he sought
 it  carefully with tears4' ,thus was he
 tossed and buffeted1 involved in       
cloudy darkness1 with now and then a    
faint gleam of hope to save  him from   
despair4 ',in all these1' he says1 ',i  
was but as those  that justle against   
the rocks2 more broken1 scattered1 and  
rent4  ,oh6 the unthought of            

imaginations1 frights1 fears1 and       
terrors1 that  are effected by a        
thorough application of guilt4'#aad     
',methought  ,i saw as if the sun that  
shineth in the heavens did grudge to    
give  light1 and as if the very stones  
in the street1 and tiles upon the       
houses1 did bend themselves against     
me4'#aae ,here we find him in  that     
doleful valley1 where ,christian was    
surrounded by enemies that  'cared not  
for his sword1' he put it up1 and places
 his dependence  upon the more          
penetrating weapon1 ',all ,prayer4'     
,depending upon  this last resource1 he 
prayed1 even when in this great darkness
  and distress4 ,to whom could he go8   
his case was beyond the power  of men or
 angels4 ,his refuge1 from a fear of    
having committed the  unpardonable sin1 
was that he had never refused to be     
justified by  the blood of ,christ1 but 
ardently wished it2 this1 in the midst  
of  the storm1 caused a temporary clam4 
,at length1 he was led to look          

prayerfully upon those scriptures that  
had tormented him1 and to  examine their
 scope and tendency1 and then he 'found 
their visage  changed1 for they looked  
not so grimly on him as before he       
thought  they did4'#aaf ,still1 after   
such a tempest1 the sea did not at  once
 become a calm4 ,like one that had been 
scared with fire1 every  voice was fire1
 fire2 every little touch hurt his      
tender conscience4#aag    ,all this     
instructive history is pictured by a few
 words in the  ,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,at
 the ,interpreter's house the pilgrim is
 shown  'a fire burning against a wall1 
and one standing by it1 always  casting 
much water upon it1 to quench it2 yet   
did the fire burn  higher and           
hotter4'#aah ,as ,esau beat him down1   
,christ raised him  again4 ,the         
threatening and the promise were like   
glittering swords  clashing together1   
but the promise must prevail4    ,his   
entire relief at last was sudden1 while 
meditating in the field  upon the words1

 ',thy righteousness is in heaven4'     
,hence he drew the  conclusion1 that his
 righteousness was in ,christ1 at ,god's
 right  hand1 ever before him1 secure   
from all the powers of sin and  ,satan4 
,now his chains fell off2 he was loosed 
from his affliction  and irons2 his     
temptation fled away4 ,his present      
supply of grace  he compared to the     
cracked groats and fourpence            
half-pennies1#aai  which rich men carry 
in their pockets1 while their treasure  
is safe  in their trunks at home1 as his
 was in the store-house of heaven4      
,this dreary night of awful conflict    
lasted more than two years2 but  when   
the day-spring from on high visited him1
 the promises spangled  in his eyes1 and
 he broke out into a song1 ',praise ye  
the ,lord4  ,praise ,god in his         
sanctuary3 praise him in the firmament  
of his  power4 ,praise him for his      
mighty acts3 praise him according to his
  excellent greatness4'#abj    ,bunyan's
 opinion as to the cause of this bitter 

suffering1 was his  want of             
watchfulness1 his not coming boldly to  
the throne of grace1  and that he had   
tempted ,god4 ,the advantages he        
considered that  he had gained by it    
were1 that it confirmed his knowledge of
 the  existence of ,god1 so that he lost
 all his temptations to unbelief1       
blasphemy1 and hardness of heart1       
,doubts as to the truth of the  ,word1  
and certainty of the world to come1 were
 gone for ever4    ,he found no         
difficulty as to the keys of the kingdom
 of heaven4  ',now ,i saw the apostles  
to be the elders of the city of refuge1 
those that they were to receive in1 were
 received to life1 but  those that they 
were to shut out1 were to be slain by   
the avenger  of blood4' ,those were to  
enter who1 with ,peter1 confessed to    
,jesus1  ',thou art the ,christ1 the    
,son of the living ,god' 7,matt #af3af74
  ,this is simply an authority to       
proclaim salvation or condemnation  to  
those who receive or reject the         

,saviour4 ,it is upon his shoulder  the 
key of the house is laid 7,isa #bb3bb74 
,christ only has the key1  no ,,man     
openeth or shutteth 7,rev #a3ah1 #c3g74 
,all that man can do1  as to binding or 
loosening1 is to warn the hardened and  
to invite  the contrite4    ,by these   
trials1 the promises1 became more clear 
and invaluable  than ever4 ,he never saw
 those heights and depths in grace1 and 
love1 and mercy1 as he saw them after   
this severe trial--'great  sins drew out
 great grace'2 and the more terrible and
 fierce guilt  was1 the more high and   
mighty did the mercy of ,god in ,christ 
appear4  ,these are ,bunyan's own       
reflections2 but may we not add to them1
 that  while he was in ,god's school of 
trial1 every groan1 every bitter  pang  
of anguish1 and every gleam of hope1    
were intended to fit him  for his future
 work as a preacher and writer8 ,weighed
 in the balances  of the sanctuary1     
there was not a jot too little1 or an   
iota too  much4 ,every important subject

 which embarrasses the convert1 was     
most minutely investigated1 especially  
faith1 the sin against the  ,holy       
,ghost1 the divinity of ,christ1 and    
such essential truths4 ,he  well knew   
every dirty lane1 and nook1 and corner  
of ,mansoul1 in  which the ,diabolonians
 found shelter1 and well he knew the    
frightful  sound of ,diabolus' drum4#aba
 ,well did his pastor1 ,john ,burton1   
say of him1 ',he hath through grace     
taken these three heavenly  degrees1 to 
wit1 union with ,christ1 the anointing  
of the ,spirit1  and experience of the  
temptations of ,satan1 which do more fit
  a man for that mighty work of         
preaching the gospel1 than all the      
university learning and degrees that can
 be had4'#abb    ,preserved in ,christ  
,jesus1 and called--selected from his   
associates  in sin1 he was taken into   
this school1 and underwent the strictest
  religious education4 ,it was here     
alone that his rare talent could  be    
cultivated1 to enable him1 in two       

immortal allegories1 to narrate  the    
internal discipline he underwent4 ,it   
was here he attained  that habitual     
access to the throne of grace1 and that 
insight into  the inspired volume1 which
 filled his writings with those solemn  
realities of the world to come2 while it
 enabled him to reveal  the mysteries of
 communion with the ,father of spirits1 
as he so  wondrously does in his        
treatise on prayer4 ,to use the language
 of  ,milton--',these are works that    
could not be composed by the invocation 
of ,dame ,memory and her ,siren         
daughters1 but by devout prayer to that 
eternal ,spirit1 who can enrich with all
 utterance and knowledge1  and send out 
his seraphim1 with the hallowed fire of 
his altar1  to touch and purify the lips
 of whom he pleases1 without reference  
to station1 birth1 or education4' ,the  
tent-maker and tinker1 the  fisherman   
and publican1 and even a friar or       
monk1#abc became the  honoured          
instruments of his choice4              

,throughout all ,bunyan's writings1 he  
never murmurs at his want  of education1
 although it is often a source of humble
 apology4 ,he  honoured the learned     
godly as ,christians1 but preferred the 
,bible  before the library of the two   
universities4#abd ,he saw1 what every   
pious man must see and lament1 that     
there is much idolatry in human         
learning1 and that it was frequently    
applied to confuse and impede  the      
gospel4 ,thus he addresses the reader of
 his treatise on ,the ,law  and         
,grace--',if thou find this book empty  
of fantastical expressions1  and without
 light1 vain1 whimsical1 scholar-like   
terms1 it is because  ,i never went to  
school1 to ,aristotle or ,plato1 but was
 brought up  at my father's house1 in a 
very mean condition1 among a company of 
poor countrymen4 ,but if thou do find a 
parcel of plain1 yet sound1  true1 and  
home sayings1 attribute that to the     
,lord ,jesus his gifts  and abilities1  
which he hath bestowed upon such a poor 

creature as  ,i am and have been4'#abe  
,his maxim was--',words easy to be      
understood  do often hit the mark1 when 
high and learned ones do only pierce    
the air4 ,he also that speaks to the    
weakest may make the learned  understand
 him2 when he that striveth to be high1 
is not only  of the most part understood
 but of a sort1 but also many times is  
neither understood by them nor by       
himself6'#abf ,this is one of  ,bunyan's
 maxims1 well worthy the consideration  
of the most profoundly  learned writers1
 and also of the most eloquent preachers
 and public  speakers4    ,bunyan was   
one of those pioneers who are far in    
advance of the age  in which they live1 
and the narrative of his birth and      
education  adds to the innumerable      
contradictions which the history of man 
opposes to the system of ,mr4 ,owen and 
the ,socialists1 and to every  scheme   
for making the offspring of the poor    
follow in leading-strings  the course of
 their parents1 or for rendering them   

blindly submissive  to the dictates of  
the rich1 the learned1 or the           
influential4 ,it  incontestably proves  
the gospel doctrine of individuality1   
and1  that native talent will rise      
superior to all impediments4 ,our       
forefathers struggled for the right of  
private judgment in matters  of faith   
and worship--their descendants will     
insist upon it1  as essential to        
salvation1 personally to examine every  
doctrine  relative to the sacred objects
 of religion1 limited only by ,holy     
,writ4 ,this must be done with rigorous 
impartiality1 throwing aside  all the   
prejudices of education1 and be followed
 by prompt obedience  to ,divine truth1 
at any risk of offending parents1 or    
laws1 or  resisting institutions1 or    
ceremonies which he discovers to be of  
human invention4 ,all this1 as we have  
seen in ,bunyan1 was attended  with     
great mental sufferings1 with           
painstaking labour1 with a  simple      
reliance upon the ,word of ,god1 and    

with earnest prayer4 ,if  man impiously 
dares to submit his conscience to his   
fellow-man1  or to any body of men      
called a church1 what perplexity must he
  experience ere he can make up his mind
 which to choose6 ,instead of  relying  
upon the ,,one standard which ,god has  
given him in his ,word2  should he build
 his hope upon a human system he could  
be certain only  that man is fallible   
and subject to err4 ,how striking an    
instance  have we1 in our day1 of the   
result of education1 when the mind does 
not implicitly follow the guidance of   
the revealed ,word of ,god4  ,two       
brothers1 named ,newman1 educated at the
 same school1 trained in  the same      
university1 brought up under the same   
religious system--all  human arts       
exhausted to mould their minds into     
strict uniformity1  yet gradually       
receding from the same point in opposite
 directions1  but in equally downward   
roads2 one to embrace the most puerile  
legends of the middle ages1 the other to

 open infidelity4 ,not so  with those   
who follow the teachings of the ,word of
 ,god1 by which1  and not by any church1
 they are to be individually judged at  
the great  day3 no pontiff1 no priest1  
no minister1 can intervene or mediate   
for them at the bar of ,god4 ,there it  
will be said1 ',i know you1 by  your    
prayers for ,divine guidance and your   
submission to my revealed  will'2 or1   
',i know you not1' for you preferred the
 guidance of  frail1 fallible men1 to   
me1 and to my ,word--a solemn           
consideration1  which1 as it proved a   
source of solid happiness and extensive 
usefulness to ,bunyan in his pilgrimage1
 so it insured to him1 as  it will to   
all who follow his course1 a solid      
foundation on which  to stand at the    
great and terrible day1 and thus enable 
them to  live as well as die in the sure
 and certain hope of a triumphant  entry
 into the celestial city4    ,,the      
,,third ,,period4    ,,bunyan ,,is      
,,baptized1 ,,and ,,enters ,,into       

,,communion ,,with ,a ,,christian       
,,church ,,at ,,bedford--,,is ,,set     
,,apart ,,to ,,fill ,,the ,,deacon',s   
,,office1 ,,and  ,,sent ,,out ,,as ,,an 
,,itinerant ,,preacher ,,in ,,the       
,,neighbouring ,,villages4    ,man is   
naturally led to seek the society of his
 fellow-men4  ,his personal progress1   
and the great interests of civilization1
  depend upon the nature of his friendly
 intercourse and his proper             
associations4 ,so is it with the        
,christian1 but in a much higher        
degree4 ,not only does he require       
companions with whom he can enjoy       
,christian communion--of sufferings and 
of pleasures--in seasons of  depressing 
trials1 and in holy elevations--but with
 whom he may also  form plans to spread 
the genial influence of ,christianity1  
which  has blessed and so boundlessly   
enriched his own soul4 ,christian       
fellowship and communion has received   
the broad seal of heaven4  ',the ,lord  
hearkened1' when they that feared him   

spake often to one  another1 'and a book
 of remembrance was written before him  
for them  that feared the ,lord' 7,mal  
#c3af74    ,bunyan possessed a soul with
 faculties capable of the highest       
enjoyment of the communion of saints in 
church order4 ,his ideas of  mutual     
forbearance--that 'in lowliness of mind 
should each esteem  others better than  
themselves'--he enforces with very      
peculiar  power1 and1 at the same time1 
with delicate sensibility4 ,after the   
pilgrims had been washed by ,innocence  
in the ,interpreter's bath1  he sealed  
them1 which 'greatly added to their     
beauty1' and then  arrayed them in white
 raiment of fine linen2 and 'when the   
women  were thus adorned1 they seemed to
 be a terror one to the other1 for  that
 they could not see that glory each one 
on herself which they  could see in each
 other4 ,now1 therefore1 they began to  
esteem  each other better than          
themselves4'#abg ',the ,interpreter led 
them  into his garden1 where was great  

variety of flowers4 ,then said he1      
,behold1 the flowers are diverse in     
stature1 in quality and colour1  and    
smell and virtue1 and some are better   
than some2 also1 where the  gardener    
hath set them1 there they stand1 and    
quarrel not with one  another4'#abh     
',when ,christians stand every one in   
their places1  and do their relative    
work1 then they are like the flowers in 
the  garden that grow where the gardener
 hath planted them1 and both  honour the
 gardener and the garden in which they  
are planted4'#abi  ,in the same treatise
 on ,christian ,behaviour1 similar      
sentiments  are expressed in language   
extremely striking and beautiful4 ',the 
doctrine of the gospel is like the dew  
and the small rain that  distilleth upon
 the tender grass1 wherewith it doth    
flourish and  is kept green 7,deut      
#cb3b74;,christians are like the several
 flowers  in a garden that have upon    
each of them the dew of heaven1 which1  
being shaken with the wind1 they let    

fall their dew at each other's  roots1  
whereby they are jointly nourished1 and 
become nourishers  of one another4 ,for 
,christians to commune savourly of      
,god's matters  one with another1 it is 
as if they opened to each other's       
nostrils  boxes of perfume4'#acj        
,similar peaceful1 heavenly principles1 
flow  through ,bunyan's ,discourse of   
the ,building1 c41 of the ,house of     
,god and its inmates2#aca and blessed   
would it be if in all our  churches     
every believer was baptized into such   
motives of forbearance  and brotherly   
love4 ,these sentiments do honour to the
 head and heart  of the prince of       
allegorists1 and should be presented in 
letters  of gold to every candidate for 
church fellowship4 ,a young man         
entertaining such opinions as these1    
however rude his former conduct1  being 
born again to spiritual enjoyments1     
would become a treasure  to the         
,christian society with which he might  
be connected4    ,in ordinary cases1 the

 minister or people who have been useful
 to  a young convert1 lead him in his   
first choice of ,christian associates2  
but here we have no ordinary man4       
,bunyan1 in all things pertaining  to   
religion1 followed no human authority1  
but submitted himself to  the guidance  
of the inspired volume4 ,possessing a   
humble hope of  salvation1 he would read
 with deep interest that 'the ,lord     
added  to the church such as should be  
saved4' ,the question which has so  much
 puzzled the learned1 as to a church or 
the church1 would be  solved without    
difficulty by one who was as learned in 
the ,scriptures  as he was ignorant of  
the subtle distinctions and niceties of 
the  schools4 ,he found that there was  
one church at ,jerusalem 7,acts  #h3a71 
another at ,corinth 7#a ,cor #a3b71     
seven in ,asia 7,rev #a3d71  and others 
distributed over the world2 that 'the   
visible church of  ,christ is a 7or     
every7 congregation of faithful         
men4'#acb ,he well  knew that uniformity

 is a fool's paradise2 that though man  
was  made in the image of ,god2 it      
derogates not from the beauty of that   
image that no two men are alike4 ,the   
stars show forth ,god's handy  work1 yet
 'one star different from another star  
in glory' 7#a ,cor  #ae3da74 ,uniformity
 is opposed to every law of nature1 for 
no two  leaves upon a majestic tree are 
alike4 ,who but an idiot or a maniac    
would attempt to reduce the mental      
powers of all men to uniformity8  ,every
 church may have its own order of public
 worship while the  ,scriptures form the
 standard of truth and morals4 ,where   
differences  of opinion occur1 as they  
most certainly will1 as to the          
observance  of days or abstinence from  
meats--whether to stand1 or sit1 or     
kneel1 in prayer--whether to stand while
 listening to some pages  of the        
inspired volume1 and to sit while others
 are publicly  read--whether to call    
,jude a saint1 and refuse the title to  
,isaiah--are  questions which should    

bring into active exercise all the      
graces of  ,christian charity2 and1 in  
obedience to the apostolic injunction1  
they must agree to differ4 ',let every  
man be fully persuaded in  his own mind'
 7,rom #ad3e74 ,human arts have been    
exhausted to prevent  that mental       
exercise or self-persuasion which is    
essential to a  ,christian profession4  
,the great object of ,satan has ever    
been to  foster indifference1 that      
deadly lethargy1 by leading man to any  
source of information rather than       
prayerful researches into the  ,bible4  
,bunyan's severe discipline in ,christ's
 school would lead  him to form a       
judgment for himself2 he was surrounded 
by a host  of sects1 and1 with such a   
,bible-loving man1 it is an interesting 
inquiry what party he would join4    ,he
 lived in times of extraordinary        
excitement4 ,england was in a           
transition state4 ,a long chain of      
events brought on a crisis which        
involved the kingdom in tribulation4 ,it

 was the struggle between  the unbridled
 despotism of ,epsicopacy1 and the      
sturdy liberty of  ,puritanism4 ,for    
although the immediate cause of the     
civil wars was  gross                   
misgovernment--arbitrary taxation       
without the intervention  of            
,parliament1 monopolies and patents1 to 
the ruin of trade2 in  fact1 every abuse
 of the royal power--still1 without the 
additional  spur of religious           
persecution1 the spirit of the people   
would never  have proved invincible and 
overpowering4 ,the efforts of           
,archbishop  ,laud1 aided by the queen  
and her popish confessor1 ,panzani1 to  
subjugate ,britain to the galling yoke  
of ,rome1 signally failed1  involving in
 the ruin the life of the king and his  
archbishop1 and  all the desolating     
calamities of intestine wars1 strangely 
called  'civil4' ,in this strife many of
 the clergy and most of the bishops     
took a very active part1 aiding and     
abetting the king's party in their  war 

against the parliament--and they thus   
brought upon themselves  great pains and
 penalties4 ,the people became suddenly 
released  from mental bondage2 and if   
the man who had been born blind1 when   
he first received the blessing of sight1
 'saw men as trees walking1'  we cannot 
be surprised that religious speculations
 were indulged in1  some of which proved
 to be crude and wild1 requiring much   
vigorous  persuasive pruning before they
 produced good fruit4 ,bunyan was       
surrounded by all these parties2 for    
although the rights of conscience  were 
not recognized--the ,papists and        
,episcopalians1 the ,baptists  and      
,unitarians1 with the ,jews1 being      
proscribed--yet the hand of  persecution
 was comparatively light4 ,had ,bunyan  
chosen to associate  with the           
,episcopalians1 he would not have passed
 through those  severe sufferings on    
which are founded his lasting honours4  
,the  ,presbyterians and ,independents  
received the patronage of the state     

under the ,commonwealth1 and the great  
mass of the clergy conformed to  the    
directory1 many of them reciting the    
prayers they had formerly  read2 while a
 considerable number1 whose conscience  
could not  submit to the system then    
enforced by law1 did1 to their honour1  
resign their livings1 and suffer the    
privations and odium of being           
,dissenters4 ,among these were          
necessarily included the bishops4#acc   
,of all sects that of the ,baptists had 
been the most bitterly  written against 
and persecuted4 ,even their first       
cousins1 the  ,quakers1 attacked them in
 language that would1 in our peaceful   
days1  be considered outrageous4 ',the  
,baptists used to meet in garrets1      
cheese-lofts1 coal-holes1 and such like 
mice walks1'--'theses  tumultuous1      
blood-thirsty1 covenant-breaking1       
government-destroying                   
,anabaptists4'#acd ,the offence that    
called forth these epithets  was1 that  
in addressing ,charles ,,ii on his      

restoration1 they stated  that they were
 no abettors of the ,quakers4 ,had royal
 authority  possessed the slightest     
influence over ,bunyan's religious      
opinions1  the question as to his       
joining the ,baptists would have been   
settled  without investigation4 ,among  
other infatuations of ,charles ,i1 had  
been his hatred of any sect that        
professed the right and duty of  man to 
think for himself in choosing his way to
 heaven4 ,in #afci  he published his    
',declaration concerning the tumults in 
,scotland1'  when violence was resorted 
to against the introduction of the      
,common  ,prayer in which he denounced  
voluntary obedience because it was not  
of constraint1 and called it 'damnable'2
 he calls the principles  of the        
,anabaptists1 in not submitting their   
consciences to human  laws1 'furious    
frenzies1' and 'madness'2 all           
,protestants are 'to  detest and        
persecute them'2 'these ,anabaptists    
raged most in their  madness'2 'the     

scandal of their frenzies'2 'we are     
amazed at1 and  aggrieved at their      
horrible impudence'2 'we do abhor and   
detest  them all as rebellious and      
treasonable4'#ace ,this whole volume  is
 amusingly assuming4 ,the king claims   
his subjects as personal  chattels1 with
 whose bodies and minds he had a right  
to do as he  pleased4 ,bunyan owed no   
spiritual submission to man1 'whose     
breath  is in his nostrils'2 and risking
 all hazards1 he became one of the      
denounced and despised sect of          
,baptists4 ,to use the language of his  
pilgrim1 he passed the lions1 braving   
all the dangers of an open  profession  
of faith in ,christ1 and entered the    
house called ,beautiful1  which 'was    
built by the ,lord of the hill1 on      
purpose to entertain  such pilgrims     
in4'#acf ,he first gains permission of  
the watchman1  or minister1 and then of 
the inmates1 or church members4 ,this   
interesting event is said to have taken 
place about the year  #afec4acg ,mr4    

,doe1 in ,the ,struggler1 thus refers to
 it1 ,bunyan  'took all advantages to   
ripen his understanding in religion1 and
  so he lit on the dissenting           
congregation of ,christians at ,bedford1
  and was1 upon confession of faith1    
baptized about the year #afec1'ach  when
 he was in the twenty-fifth year of his 
age4 ,no minutes of the  proceedings of 
this church1 prior to the death of ,mr4 
,gifford in  #afef1aci are extant1 or   
they would identify the exact period    
when  ,bunyan's baptism and admission to
 the church took place4 ,the spot  where
 he was baptized is a creek by the river
 ,ouse1 at the end  of ,duck ,mill      
,lane4 ,it is a natural baptistery1 a   
proper width and  depth of water        
constantly fresh2 pleasantly situated2  
sheltered  from the public highway near 
the ,high ,street4 ,the ,lord's ,supper 
was  celebrated in a large room in which
 the disciples met1 the worship         
consecrating the place4#adj             
,religious feelings and conduct have at 

all times a tendency to  promote the    
comfort1 and elevate the character of   
the poor4 ,how  often have we seen them 
thus blessed2 the ragged family         
comfortably  clothed1 the hungry fed1   
and the inmates of a dirty miserable    
cottage  or hovel become a pattern of   
cleanly happiness4 ,one of ,bunyan's    
biographers1 who was an eye-witness1    
bears this testimony4 ',by this  time   
his family was increased1 and as that   
increased ,god increased  his stores1 so
 that he lived now in great credit among
 his neighbours4'  ,he soon became a    
respectable member of civil as well as  
religious  society2 for1 by the time    
that he joined the church1 his          
,christian  character was so fully      
established1 that1 notwithstanding the  
meanness  of his origin and employment1 
he was considered worthy of uniting  in 
a memorial to the ,lord ,protector4 ,it 
was to recommend two  gentlemen to form 
part of the council1 after ,cromwell had
 dissolved  the ,long ,parliament4 ,it  

is a curious document1 very little      
known1  and illustrative of the peculiar
 style of these eventful times4         
,letter from the people of ,bedfordshire
 to the ,lord ,generall ,cromwell1  and 
the ,councell of the army4    ,may      
#acth1 #afec4    ,may it please your    
,lordship1 and the rest of the council  
of the  army4 ,we 7we trust7 servants of
 ,jesus ,christ1 inhabitants in the     
county of ,bedford1 haveing fresh upon  
our hearts the sadde oppressions  we    
have 7a long while7 groan'd under from  
the late parlayment1 and  now eyeing and
 owning 7through grace7 the good hand of
 ,god in this  great turne of           
providence1 being persuaded that it is  
from the ,lord  that you should be      
instrument in his hand at such a time as
 this1  for the electing of such persons
 whoe may goe in and out before his     
people in righteousnesse1 and governe   
these nations in judgment1  we having   
sought the ,lord for yow1 and hopeing   
that ,god will still  doe greate things 

by yow1 understanding that it is in your
 hearte  through the ,lord's assistance1
 to establish an authority consisting   
of men able1 loveing truth1 feareing    
,god1 and hateing covetouseness2  and we
 having had some experience of men with 
us1 we have judged  it our duty to ,god1
 to yow1 and to the rest of his people1 
humbly  to present two men1 viz41       
,nathaniell ,taylor1 and ,john ,croke1  
now  ,justices of ,peace in our ,county1
 whom we judge in the ,lord qualified   
to manage a trust in the ensuing        
government4 ,all which we humbly        
referre to your serious considerations1 
and subscribe our names  this #acth day 
of ,may1 #afec--    ,john ,eston1       
,clement ,berridge1 ,isaac ,freeman1    
,john ,grewe1 ,john  ,bunyan1 ,william  
,dell1 ,john ,gifford1 ,william ,baker1 
junr41 ,william  ,wheelar1 ,ja4 ,rush1  
,anth4 ,harrington1 ,john ,gibbs1 ,tho4 
,varrse1  ,richard ,spensley1 ,john     
,donne1 ,michael ,cooke1 ,edward        
,covinson1 ,tho4  ,gibbs1 ,john ,ramsay1

 ,john ,hogge1 ,edward ,white1 ,robert  
,english1 ,john  ,jeffard1 ,john        
,browne1 ,john ,edridge1 ,john ,ivory1  
,john ,white1 ,george  ,gee1 ,daniell   
,groome1 ,charles ,peirse1 ,ambrose     
,gregory1 ,luke ,parratt1  ,thomas      
,cooke1 ,william ,page1 ,thomas ,knott1 
,thomas ,honnor4 ,these to  the ,lord   
,generall ,cromwell1 and the rest of the
 councell of the  army1 present4#ada    
,bunyan's daughter ,elizabeth was born  
at ,elstow1 ,april #ad1 #afed1 and  a   
singular proof of his having changed his
 principles on baptism  appears in the  
church register4 ,his daughter ,mary was
 baptized  in #afej1 but his ,elizabeth 
in #afed is registered as born1 but no  
mention is made of baptism4    ,the poor
 harassed pilgrim having been admitted  
into communion with  a ,christian       
church1 enjoyed fully1 for a short      
season1 his new  privileges4 ,he thus   
expresses his feelings3--',after ,i had 
propounded  to the church that my desire
 was to walk in the order and ordinances

  of ,christ with them1 and was also    
admitted by them3 while ,i thought  of  
that blessed ordinance of ,christ1 which
 was his last supper  with his disciples
 before his death1 that scriptures1 this
 do in  remembrance of me1 was made a   
very precious word unto me2 for by  it  
the ,lord came down upon my conscience  
with the discovery of his  death for my 
sins3 and as ,i then felt1 did as if he 
plunged me in  the virtue of the        
same4'#adb    ,in this language we have 
an expression which furnishes a good    
sample of his energetic feelings4 ,he   
had been immersed in water at  his      
baptism1 and doubtless believed it to be
 a figure of his death  to sin and      
resurrection to holiness2 and when he   
sat at the ,lord's  table he felt that  
he was baptized into the virtue of his  
,lord's  death2 he is plunged into it1  
and feels the holy influence covering   
his soul with all its powers4    ,his   
pastor1 ,john ,gifford1 was a remarkably
 pious and sensible man1  exactly fitted

 to assist in maturing the mind of his  
young member4  ,bunyan had1 for a       
considerable time1 sat under his        
ministry1 and  had cultivated           
acquaintance with the members of his    
church2 and so  prayerfully had he made 
up his mind as to this important choice 
of  a church1 with which he might enter 
into fellowship1 that1 although  tempted
 by the most alluring prospects of      
greater usefulness1  popularity1 and    
emolument1 he continued his church      
fellowship with  these poor people      
through persecution and distress1       
imprisonment  and the threats of        
transportation1 or an ignominious death1
 until  he crossed the river 'which has 
no bridge1' and ascended to the         
celestial city1 a period of nearly forty
 years4 ,of the labours of  his first   
pastor1 ,john ,gifford1 but little is   
known1 except that  he founded the      
church of ,christ at ,bedford1 probably 
the first1 in  modern times1 which      
allowed to every individual freedom of  

judgment  as to water baptism2 receiving
 all those who decidedly appeared  to   
have put on ,christ1 and had been       
received by him2 but avoiding1  with    
godly jealousy1 any mixture of the world
 with the church4 ,mr4  ,gifford's race 
was short1 consistent1 and successful4  
,bunyan calls  him by an appellation1   
very probably common in his             
neighbourhood  and among his flock1     
'holy ,mr4 ,gifford'2#adc a title       
infinitely  superior to all the honours 
of nobility1 or of royalty4 ,he was  a  
miracle of mercy and grace1 for a very  
few years before he had  borne the      
character of an impure and licentious   
man--an open enemy  to the saints of    
,god4 ,his pastoral letter1 left upon   
record in the  church-book1 written when
 drawing near the end of his pilgrimage1
  is most admirable2 it contains an     
allusion to his successors1 ,burton  or 
,bunyan1 and must have had a tendency in
 forming their views of  a gospel       
church4 ,even ,mr4 ,southey praises this

 puritanic epistle  as exemplifying 'a  
wise and tolerant and truly ,christian  
spirit'3  and as it has not been        
published in any life of ,bunyan1 ,i    
venture  to introduce it without        
abridgement3--    ,to the ,church over  
which ,god made me an overseer when ,i  
was in the  world4    ,i beseech you1   
brethren beloved1 let these following   
words 7wrote  in my love to you1 and    
care over you1 when our heavenly ,father
  was removing me to the kingdom of his 
dear ,son71 be read in your             
church-gatherings together4 ,i shall not
 now1 dearly beloved1 write  unto you   
about that which is the first1 and      
without which all other  things are as  
nothing in the sight of ,god1 viz41 the 
keeping the  mystery of the faith in a  
pure conscience2 ,i shall not1 ,i say1  
write  of these things1 though the      
greatest1 having spent my labours among 
you1 to root you and build you up in    
,christ through the grace you  have     
received2 and to press you to all manner

 of holiness in your  conversations1    
that you may be found of the ,lord1     
without spot1  and blameless1 at ,his   
coming4 ,but the things ,i shall speak  
to you  of1 are about your ,,church     
,,affairs1 which ,i fear have been      
little  considered by most of you2 which
 things1 if not mended aright1  and     
submitted unto1 according to the will of
 ,god1 will by degrees  bring you under 
divisions1 distractions1 and at last1 to
 confusion  of that gospel order and    
fellowship which now1 through grace1 you
  enjoy4 ,therefore1 my brethren1 in the
 first place1 ,i would not  have any of 
you ignorant of this1 that every one of 
you are as much  bound now to walk with 
the church in all love2 and in the      
ordinances  of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1
 as when ,i was present among you3      
neither  have any of you liberty to join
 yourselves to any other society1       
because your pastor is removed from you2
 for you were not joined  to the        
ministry1 but to ,christ1 and the       

church2 and this is and was  the will of
 ,god in ,christ to all the churches of 
the saints1 read  ,acts #b3db2 and      
compare it with ,acts #a3ad1 #ae4 ,and  
,i charge you  before the ,lord1 as you 
will answer it at the coming of our     
,lord  ,jesus1 that none of you be found
 guilty herein4    ,secondly4 ,be       
constant in your church assemblies4 ,let
 all the work  which concerns the church
 be done faithfully among you2 as       
admission  of members1 exercising of    
gifts1 election of officers1 as need    
requires1 and all other things as if    
named1 which the ,scriptures  being     
searched1 will lead you into1 through   
the ,spirit2 which things1  if you do1  
the ,lord will be with you1 and you will
 convince others  that ,christ is your  
head1 and your dependency is not upon   
man2 but  if you do the work of the     
,lord negligently1 if you mind your own 
things and not the things of ,christ1 if
 you grow of indifferent  spirits1      
whether you mind the work of the ,lord  

in his church  or no1 ,i fear the ,lord 
by degrees will suffer the comfort of   
your  communion to be dried up1 and the 
candlestick which is yet standing  to be
 broken in pieces2 which ,god forbid4   
,now1 concerning your admission of      
members1 ,i shall leave you to the      
,lord for counsel1 who hath hitherto    
been with you2 only thus much  ,i think 
expedient to stir up your remembrance   
in2 that after you  are satisfied in the
 work of grace in the party you are to  
join  with1 the said party do solemnly  
declare 7before some of the church  at  
least71 ,that ,union with ,christ is the
 foundation of all saints'  communion2  
and not any ordinances of ,christ1 or   
any judgment  or opinion about          
externals2 and the said party ought to  
declare1  whether a brother or sister1  
that through grace they will walk in    
love with the church1 though there      
should happen any difference in         
judgment about other things4 ,concerning
 separation from the church  about      

baptism1 laying on of hands1 anointing  
with oil1 psalms1 or  any externals1 ,i 
charge every one of you respectively1 as
 you will  give an account for it to our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who shall judge  
both quick and dead at his coming1 that 
none of you be found guilty  of this    
great evil2 which1 while some have      
committed1 and that  through a zeal for 
,god1 yet not according to knowledge1   
they have  erred from the law of the    
love of ,christ1 and have made a rent   
from  the true church1 which is but one4
 ,i exhort you1 brethren1 in your       
comings together1 ,let all things be    
done decently1 and in order1  according 
to the ,scriptures4 ,let all things be  
done among you  without strife and envy1
 without self-seeking and vain-glory4   
,be  clothed with humility1 and submit  
to one another in love4 ,let the  gifts 
of the church be exercised according to 
order4 ,let no gift be  concealed which 
is for edification2 yet let those gifts 
be chiefly  exercised which are most for

 the perfecting of the saints4 ,let     
your discourses be to build up one      
another in your most holy faith1  and to
 provoke one another to love and good   
works3 if this be not  well-minded1 much
 time may be spent and the church reap  
little or  no advantage4 ,let there be  
strong meat for the strong1 and milk    
for babes4 ,in your assemblies avoid all
 disputes which gender to  strife1 as   
questions about externals1 and all      
doubtful disputations4  ,if any come    
among you who will be contentious in    
these things1  let it be declared that  
you have no such order1 nor any of the  
churches of ,god4 ,if any come among you
 with any doctrine contrary  to the     
doctrine of ,christ1 you must not treat 
with such an one as  with a brother1 or 
enter into dispute of the things of     
faith with  reasonings 7for this is     
contrary to the ,scriptures72 but let   
such  of the brethren who are the       
fullest of the ,spirit1 and the word of 
,christ1 oppose such an one steadfastly 

face to face1 and lay open  his folly to
 the church1 from the ,scriptures4 ,if a
 brother through  weakness speak        
anything contrary to any known truth of 
,god 7though  not intended by him71 some
 other brother of the church must  in   
love clear up the truth1 lest many of   
the church be laid under  temptation4   
,let no respect of persons be in your   
comings-together2  when you are met as a
 church there's neither rich nor poor1  
bond  nor free in ,christ ,jesus4 ',tis 
not a good practice to be offering      
places or seats when those who are rich 
come in2 especially it is  a great evil 
to take notice of such in time of       
prayer1 or the word2  then are bowings  
and civil observances at such times not 
of ,god4  ,private wrongs are not       
presently to be brought unto the church4
 ,if  any of the brethren are troubled  
about externals1 let some of the  church
 7let it not be a church business7 pray 
for and with such  parties4    ,none    
ought to withdraw from the church if any

 brother should walk  disorderly1 but he
 that walketh disorderly must bear his  
own burden1  according to the           
,scriptures4 ,if any brother should walk
 disorderly1  he cannot be shut out from
 any ordinance before church censure4   
,study among yourselves what is the     
nature of fellowship1 as the  word1#add 
prayer1 and breaking of bread2 which1   
whilst few1 ,i  judge1 seriously        
consider1 there is much falling short of
 duty in  the churches of ,christ4 ,you 
that are most eminent in profession1    
set a pattern to all the rest of the    
church4 ,let your faith1 love1  and     
zeal1 be very eminent2 if any of you    
cast a dim light1 you will  do much hurt
 in the church4 ,let there be kept up   
among you solemn  days of prayer and    
thanksgiving2 and let some time be set  
apart1 to  seek ,god for your seeds1    
which thing hath hitherto been omitted4 
,let  your deacons have a constant stock
 by them1 to supply the necessity  of   
those who are in want4 ,truly1 brethren1

 there is utterly a fault  among you    
that are rich1 especially in this thing1
 'tis not that  little which comes from 
you on the first day of the week that   
will  excuse you4 ,i beseech you1 be not
 found guilty of this sin any  longer4  
,he that sows sparingly will reap       
sparingly4 ,be not backward  in your    
gatherings-together2 let none of you    
willingly stay till  part of the meeting
 be come1#ade especially such who should
 be  examples to the flock4 ,one or two 
things are omitted about your           
comings-together1 which ,i shall here   
add4 ,i beseech you1 forbear  sitting in
 prayer1 except parties be any way      
disabled2 'tis not a  posture which     
suits with the majesty of such an       
ordinance4 ,would you  serve your prince
 so8 ,in prayer1 let all self-affected  
expressions  be avoided1 and all vain   
repetitions4 ,god hath not gifted1 ,i   
judge1  every brother to be a mouth to  
the church4 ,let such as have most  of  
the demonstration of the ,spirit and of 

power1 shut up all your                 
comings-together1 that ye may go away   
with your hearts comforted  and         
quickened4    ,come together in time1   
and leave off orderly2 for ,god is a    
,god of  order among his saints4 ,let   
none of you give offence to his brethren
  in indifferent things1 but be subject 
to one another in love4 ,be  very       
careful what gifts you approve of by    
consent for public service4    ,spend   
much time before the ,lord1 about       
choosing a pastor1 for though  ,i       
suppose he is before you1#adf whom the  
,lord hath appointed1 yet  it will be no
 disadvantage to you1 ,i hope1 if you   
walk a year or  two as you are before   
election2 and then1 if you be all       
agreed1 let  him be set apart1 according
 to the ,scriptures4 ,salute the        
brethren  who walk not in fellowship    
with you1 with the same love and name   
of brother or sister as those who do4   
,let the promises made to be            
accomplished in the latter days1 be     

often urged before the ,lord in your    
comings-together2 and forget  not your  
brethren in bonds4 ,love him much for   
the work's sake1 who  labours over you  
in the word and doctrine4 ,let no man   
despise his  youth4#adg ,muzzle not the 
mouth of the ox that treads out the     
corn to you4 ,search the ,scriptures2   
let some of them be read to  you about  
this thing4 ,if your teacher at any time
 be laid aside1  you ought to meet      
together as a church1 and build up one  
another4  ,if the members at such a time
 will go to a public ministry1 it  must 
first be approved of by the church4     
,farewell2 exhort1 counsel1  support1   
reprove one another in love4            
,finally1 brethren1 be all of one mind1 
walk in love one to another1  even as   
,christ ,jesus hath loved you1 and given
 himself for you4  ,search the          
,scriptures for a supply of those things
 wherein ,i am  wanting4 ,now the ,god  
of peace1 who raised up our ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ  from the dead1 multiply his   

peace upon you1 and preserve you to  his
 everlasting kingdom by ,jesus ,christ4 
,stand fast3 the ,lord is  at hand4     
,that this was written by me1 ,i have   
set my name to it1 in the  presence of  
two of the brethren of the church4      
,john ,gifford4#adh    ,bunyan was now  
settled under the happiest              
circumstances1 and doubtless  looked    
forward to much religious enjoyment4 ,a 
pious wife--peace  in his soul--a most  
excellent pastor1 and in full communion 
with  a ,christian church4 ,alas6 his   
enjoyments were soon interrupted2  again
 a tempest was to agitate his mind1 that
 he might be more deeply  humbled and   
prepared to become a ,barnabas or son of
 consolation to  the spiritually        
distressed4    ,it is a remarkable fact1
 that upon the baptism of our ,lord1    
after  that sublime declaration of      
,jehovah--'this is my beloved ,son1'    
',jesus was led into the wilderness1 to 
be tempted of the devil4' ,as  it was   
with their leader1 so it frequently     

happens to his followers4  ,after having
 partaken1 for the first time1 of the   
holy enjoyments  of the ,lord's         
table--tending to exalt and elevate     
them1 they are  often abased and humbled
 in their own esteem1 by the assaults of
  ,satan and his temptations1 aided by  
an evil heart of unbelief4 ,thus        
,christian having been cherished in the 
house called ,beautiful1 and  armed for 
the conflict1 descended into the ,valley
 of ,humiliation1  encountered ,apollyon
 in deadly combat1 and walked through   
the ,valley  of the ,shadow of ,death4  
',for three quarters of a year1 fierce  
and  said temptations did beset me to   
blasphemy1 that ,i could never have     
rest nor ease4 ,but at last the ,lord   
came in upon my soul with that  same    
scripture1 by which my soul was visited 
before2 and after that1  ,i have been   
usually very well and comfortable in the
 partaking of  that blessed ordinance2  
and have1 ,i trust1 therein discerned   
the  ,lord's body1 as broken for my     

sins1 and that his precious blood hath  
been shed for my transgressions4'#adi   
,this is what ,bunyan calls1  'the soul 
killing to itself its sins1 its         
righteousness1 wisdom1  resolutions1 and
 the things which it trusted in by      
nature'2 and  then receiving 'a most    
glorious1 perfect1 and never-fading     
life4'  ,the life of ,christ in all its 
purity and perfections imputed to       
me--',sometimes ,i bless the ,lord my   
soul hath had this life not only        
imputed to me1 but the very glory of it 
upon my soul--the ,son of  ,god himself 
in his own person1 now at the right hand
 of his ,father  representing me        
complete before the mercy-seat in his   
ownself4'  ',there was my righteousness 
just before the eyes of ,divine         
glory4'#aej    ,about this period his   
robust hardy frame gave way under the   
attack  of disease1 and we have to      
witness his feelings when the king of   
terrors appeared to be beginning his    
deadly work4 ,whether the fiery  trials1

 the mental tempest through which he had
 passed1 were too  severe for his bodily
 frame1 is not recorded4 ,his narrative 
is1 that1  ',upon a time ,i was somewhat
 inclining to a consumption1 wherewith1 
about the spring ,i was suddenly and    
violently seized1 with much  weakness in
 my outward man2 insomuch that ,i       
thought ,i could not  live4'#aea ,this  
is slightly varied in his account of    
this illness  in his ,law and ,grace4   
,he there says1 'having contracted guilt
 upon  my soul1 and having some         
distemper of body upon me1 ,i supposed  
that death might now so seize upon1 as  
to take me away from among  men4#aeb    
,these serious considerations led to a  
solemn investigation  of his hopes4 ,his
 having been baptized1 his union to a   
church1 the  good opinion of his        
fellow-men1 are not in the slightest    
degree  relied upon as evidences of the 
new birth1 or of a death to sin  and    
resurrection to holiness4' ',now began  
,i afresh to give myself  up to a       

serious examination after my state and  
condition for the  future1 and of my    
evidences for that blessed world to     
come3 for  it hath1 ,i bless the name of
 ,god1 been my usual course1 as always1 
so especially in the day of affliction1 
to endeavour to keep my  interest in the
 life to come1 clear before my eye4     
',but ,i had no sooner began to recall  
to mind my former experience  of the    
goodness of ,god to my soul1 but there  
came flocking into my  mind an          
innumerable company of my sins and      
transgressions3 amongst  which these    
were at this time most to my affliction1
 namely1  my deadness1 dullness1 and    
coldness in holy duties2 my wanderings  
of heart1 my wearisomeness in all good  
things1 my want of love to  ,god1 his   
ways and people1 with this at the end of
 all1 ,are these  the fruits of         
,christianity8 ,are these the tokens of 
a blessed man8    ',at the apprehension 
of these things my sickness was doubled 
upon  me1 for now was ,i sick in my     

inward man1 my soul was clogged with    
guilt2 now also was my former experience
 of ,god's goodness to me  quite taken  
out of my mind1 and hid as if it had    
never been1 nor seen4  ,now was my soul 
greatly pinched between these two       
considerations1  ,live ,i must not1 die 
,i dare not4 ,now ,i sunk and fell in my
 spirit1  and was giving up all for     
lost2 but as ,i was walking up and down 
in my house1 as a man in a most woeful  
state1 that word of ,god took  hold of  
my heart1 ,ye are justified freely by   
his grace1 through  the redemption that 
is in ,jesus ,christ 7,rom #c3bd74 ,but 
,o6 what a  turn it made upon me6       
',now was ,i as one awakened out of some
 troublesome sleep and dream2  and      
listening to this heavenly sentence1 ,i 
was as if ,i had heard  it thus         
expounded to me3--,sinner1 thou         
thinkest1 that because of  thy sins and 
infirmities1 ,i cannot save thy soul2   
but behold my ,son  is by me1 and upon  
him ,i look1 and not on thee1 and will  

deal with  thee according as ,i am      
pleased with him4 ,at this ,i was       
greatly  lightened in my mind1 and made 
to understand1 that ,god could  justify 
a sinner at any time2 it was but his    
looking upon ,christ1  and imputing of  
his benefits to us1 and the work was    
forthwith  done4'#aec    ',now was ,i   
got on high1 ,i saw myself within the   
arms of grace and  mercy2 and though ,i 
was before afraid to think of a dying   
hour1 yet  now ,i cried1 ,let me die4   
,now death was lovely and beautiful in  
my  sight1 for ,i saw that we shall     
never live indeed1 till we be gone  to  
the other world4 ,i saw more in those   
words1 ,heirs of ,god 7,rom  #h3ag71    
than ever ,i shall be able to express4  
,heirs of ,god1 ,god  himself is the    
portion of his saints4'#aed    ,as his  
mental agitation subsided into this     
delicious calm1 his bodily  health was  
restored2 to use his own figure1        
,captain ,consumption1  with all his men
 of death1 were#aee routed1 and his     

strong bodily  health trimphed over     
disease2 or1 to use the more proper     
language  of an eminent ,puritan1 ',when
 overwhelmed with the deepest sorrows1  
and that for many doleful months1 he who
 is ,lord of nature healed  my body1 and
 he who is the ,father of mercies and   
,god of all grace  has proclaimed       
liberty to the captive1 and given rest  
to my weary  soul4'#aef ,here we have a 
key to the most eventful picture in  the
 ,pilgrim's ,progress--,the ,valley of  
the ,shadow of ,death--which  is placed 
in the midst of the journey4 ,when in   
the prime of life1  death looked at him 
and withdrew for a season4 ,it was the  
shadow  of death that came over his     
spirit4    ,the church at ,bedford      
having increased1 ,bunyan was chosen to 
fill  the honourable office of a deacon4
 ,no man could have been better  fitted 
for that office than ,bunyan was4 ,he   
was honesty itself1 had  suffered severe
 privations1 so as to feel for those who
 were pinched  with want2 he had great  

powers of discrimination1 to distinguish
  between the poverty of idleness1 and  
that distress which arises from         
circumstances over which human foresight
 has no control1 so as to  relieve with 
propriety the pressure of want1 without 
encouraging  the degrading and debasing 
habit of depending upon alms1 instead   
of labouring to provide the necessaries 
of life4 ,he had no fine  clothes to be 
spoiled by trudging down the filthiest  
lanes1 and  entering the meanest hovels 
to relieve suffering humanity4 ,the     
poor--and that is the great class to    
whom the gospel is preached1  and by    
whom it is received--would hail him as a
 brother4 ,gifted in  prayer1 full of   
sound and wholesome counsel drawn from  
holy writ1  he must have been a peculiar
 blessing to the distressed1 and to all 
the members who stood in need of advice 
and assistance4 ,such were  the men     
intended by the apostles1 'men of honest
 report1 full  of the ,holy ,ghost and  
wisdom' 7,acts #f3c71 whom the church   

were to  select1 to relieve the apostles
 from the duties of ministration to  the
 wants of the afflicted members1 in the 
discharge of which they  had given      
offence4    ,while thus actively        
employed1 he was again visited with a   
severe  illness1 and again was subject  
to a most searching and solemn          
investigation as to his fitness to      
appear before the judgment-seat  of     
,god4 ',all that time the tempter did   
beset me strongly1 labouring  to hide   
from me my former experience of ,god's  
goodness2 setting  before me the terrors
 of death1 and the judgment of ,god1    
insomuch  that at this time1 through my 
fear of miscarrying for ever1 should  ,i
 now die1 ,i was as one dead before     
death came2 ,i thought that  there was  
no way but to hell ,i must4'#aeg    ',a 
wounded spirit who can bear4' ,well     
might the apostle say1 ',if  in this    
life only we have hope in ,christ1 we   
are of all men most  miserable' 7#a ,cor
 #ae3ai74 ,bunyan had enjoyed holy      

emotions full of  glory1 and now the    
devil was threatening him1 not only with
 the loss  of heaven1 but the terrors of
 hell4 ,the ,puritan1 ,rogers1 describes
  religious melancholy as 'the worst of 
all distempers1 and those sinking  and  
guilty fears which it brings along with 
it are inexpressibly  dreadful2 what    
anguish1 what desolation6 ,i dare not   
look to heaven2  there ,i see the       
greatness of ,god1 who is against me4 ,i
 dare not  look into his ,word2 for     
there ,i see all his threats1 as so many
  barbed arrows to strike me to the     
heart4 ,i dare not look into the  grave2
 because thence ,i am like to have a    
doleful resurrection2 in  this doleful  
night the soul hath no evidence at all  
of its former  grace4'#aeh ,bunyan's    
experience reminds us of the impressive 
language of ,job--a book full of        
powerful imagery and magnificent  ideas1
 in which ,bunyan delighted1 calling it 
'that blessed  book4'#aei ,job goes on1 
from step to step1 describing his mental

  wretchedness1 until he rises to a     
climax1 ,god 'runneth upon me like  a   
giant' 7#af3g-bb74 ',thou huntest me as 
a fierce lion' 7#aj3af74  ',the arrows  
of the ,almighty are within me2 they    
drink up my spirit3  the terrors of ,god
 do set themselves in array against me' 
7#f3d74  ,poor ,bunyan1 in the depth of 
his distress1 cried unto ,god1 and was  
heard and relieved from these soul      
troubles4 ,he recollected the  joyful   
ascent of ,lazarus from the extreme of  
human misery to the  height of celestial
 enjoyments4 ,his spirit was sweetly    
revived1 and  he was enabled1 with      
delight1 to hope yet in ,god1 when that 
word  fell with great weight upon his   
mind1 ',o death1 where is thy sting8  ,o
 grave1 where is thy victory8' ',at this
 he became both well in  body and mind  
at once2 his sickness did presently     
vanish1 and he  again walked comfortably
 in his work for ,god4'#afj ,the words1 
'by  grace are ye saved1' followed him  
through the rest of his pilgrimage4     

,his consolation was1 that 'a little    
true grace will go a great way2  yea1   
and do more wonders than we are aware   
of4 ,if we have but grace  enough to    
keep us groaning after ,god1 it is not  
all the world that  can destroy us4'#afa
 ,he had now become deeply instructed in
 the  school of ,christ1 and was richly 
furnished with the weapons of  spiritual
 warfare2 'a scribe instructed into the 
kingdom of heaven1  like unto a man that
 is an householder1 which bringeth forth
 out  of his treasure things new and    
old' 7,matt #ac3ab74 ,or1 as 'the man   
of ,god1 perfected1 thoroughly furnished
 unto all good works' 7#b  ,tim #c3ag74 
,it was powerfully impressed upon his   
mind that all his  inward conflicts were
 to be made use of in preparing him to  
instruct  others4 ,all the events of his
 ,saviour's life passed before his mind 
as if he had stood by as a witness to   
his birth--his walking with  his        
disciples2 his wondrous parables and    
stupendous miracles2 his  mental and    

bodily sufferings2 his sacrifice1       
burial1 ascension1  intercession1 and   
final judgment2 all passed in vivid     
review before  the eye of his mind2 and 
then1 he says1 'as ,i was musing with   
myself  what these things should mean1  
methought ,i heard such a word in my    
heart as this1 ,i have set thee down on 
purpose1 for ,i have something  more    
than ordinary for thee to do'2 which    
made me the more to  marvel1 saying1    
',what1 my ,lord1 such a poor wretch as 
,i8'#afb ,such  was his inward call to  
the ministry2 and it being attended with
  the three requisites usually insisted 
on among ,dissenters--ability1          
inclination1 and opportunity--he was    
sent out as an itinerant  preacher in   
the surrounding villages in #afee1 and  
laid the foundation  of many churches1  
which now flourish to the praise of the 
glory of  ,divine grace4 ,in some of    
these villages the gospel had never     
before  been preached2 they were        
strongholds of ,satan4 ,these were fit  

places  for the full display of his     
intrepid energy4    ,after thus         
preaching and much suffering1 for       
fifteen years1 he was  appointed to the 
pastoral office1 or eldership4#afc ,can 
a man enter  upon the work of the       
ministry from a better school than this8
 ,deeply  versed in scriptural          
knowledge2 thoroughly humbled by the    
assaults  of sin and ,satan2 aware of   
his devices2 with a keen perception of  
the value of the soul2 its greatness2   
and1 if lost1 the causes and  the       
unspeakable extent of its loss4         
,solemnly devout and fluent in  prayer2 
ready in conversation upon heavenly     
things2 speaking the  truth without fear
 of consequences1 yet avoiding          
unnecessary offence2  first speaking in 
the church-meeting1 and then more       
extensively in  barns1 or woods1 or     
dells1 to avoid the informers4#afd ,such
 was  his training2 and the result was1 
that1 when permitted to proclaim  the   
gospel publicly1 thousands hung upon his

 words with intense  feeling2 numerous  
converts were by his means added to the 
church2  the proud became               
broken-hearted1 and the lowly were      
raised1 and  blessings abounded2 the    
drunkards were made sober2 thieves and  
covetous were reclaimed2 the blasphemers
 were made to sing the  praises of ,god2
 the desert bid fair to blossom and     
bring forth  fruit as a garden4 ,but1   
alas6 his early labours were contrary to
  acts of parliament2 the spirit of     
intolerance and persecution soon        
troubled1 and eventually consigned him  
to a prison4    ,before we bid a final  
farewell to ,bunyan's extraordinary     
mental  struggles with unbelief1 it may 
be well to indulge in a few sober       
reflections4 ,are the narratives of     
these mighty tempests in his  spirit    
plain matters of fact8 ,no one can read 
the works of ,bunyan  and doubt for a   
moment his truthfulness4 ,his language  
is that of  the heart1 fervent but not  
exaggerated1 strong but a plain tale of 

real feelings4 ,he says1 and he believed
 it1 ',my sins have appeared  so big to 
me1 that ,i thought one of my sins have 
been as big as  all the sins of all the 
men in the nation2 ay and of other      
nations  too1 reader2 these things be   
not fancies1 for ,i have smarted for    
this experience4 ,it is true that ,satan
 has the art of making the  uttermost of
 every sin2 he can blow it up1 make it  
swell1 make every  hair of its head as  
big as a cedar2#afe but yet the least   
stream  of the heart blood of ,jesus    
hath vanished all away and hath made  it
 to fly1 to the astonishment of such a  
poor sinner1 and hath  delivered me up  
into sweet and heavenly peace and joy in
 the ,holy  ,ghost4'#aff ,some have     
supposed the narrative to be            
exaggerated1  while others have         
attributed the disturbed state of his   
mind to  disease2 my humble belief is   
that the whole is a plain unvarnished   
account of facts2 that those facts      
occurred while he was in full           

possession of all the faculties of his  
mind4 ,to ascribe such powers  to the   
invisible world by which we are         
constantly surrounded1 does  not agree  
with the doctrines of modern            
philosophers4 ,those holy  or unholy    
suggestions suddenly injected1 would by 
the world be set  down as the           
hallucinations of a distempered         
imagination4 ,carnal  relations         
attributed ,christian's alarm to 'some  
frenzy distemper  got into his head1'   
and ,southey1 following their example1  
ascribes  ,bunyan's hallowed feelings to
 his want of 'sober judgment1' 'his     
brutality and extreme ignorance1' a     
'stage of burning enthusiasm1'  and to  
'an age in which hypocrisy was regnant1 
and fanaticism rampant  throughout the  
land4'#afg ,what a display of reigning  
hypocrisy  and rampant fanaticism was it
 to see the game at cat openly played   
by men on ,sunday1 the church bells     
calling them to their sport666  ,had    
,southey been poet-laureate to ,charles 

,,ii1 he might with equal  truth have   
concealed the sensuality1 open          
profaneness1 and debauchery  of that    
profligate monarch and his court of     
concubines1 and have  praised him as    
'the ,lord's anointed4' ,bunyan was an  
eye-witness of  the state of the times  
in which he lived1 and he associated    
with  numbers of the poor in            
,bedfordshire and the adjoining         
counties4 ,so  truthful a man's         
testimony is of great value1 and he     
proves that  no miraculous reformation  
of manners had taken place2 no regnant  
hypocrisy nor rampant fanaticism4 ,in   
#afee1 that being the brightest  period 
of the ,commonwealth1 he thus 'sighs'   
over the state of his  country3--',there
 are but a few places in the ,bible but 
there are  threatenings against one     
sinner or another2 against drunkards1   
swearers1 liars1 proud persons1         
strumpets1 whoremongers1 covetous1      
railers1 extortioners1 thieves1 lazy    
persons4 ,in a word1 all manner  of sins

 are reproved1 and there is a sore      
punishment to be executed  on the       
committers of them2 and all this made   
mention of in the  ,scriptures4 ,but for
 all this1 how thick1 and by heaps1 do  
these  wretches walk up and down our    
streets8 ,do but go into the ale-houses1
  and you shall see almost every room   
besprinkled with them1 so  foaming out  
their own shame that it is enough to    
make the heart of  a saint to           
tremble4'#afh ,this was a true character
 of the great  masses of the labouring  
and trading portions of the             
commonwealth4  ,let us hear his         
testimony also as to the most sacred    
profession1  the clergy1 in #afed3--    
',a reason why delusions do so easily   
take place in the hearts of  the        
ignorant1 is1 because those that pretend
 to be their teachers1  do behave       
themselves so basely among them4 ,and   
indeed ,i may say  of these1 as our     
,lord said of the ,pharisees in another 
case1 the  blood of the ignorant shall  

be laid to their charge4 ,they that     
pretend they are sent of the ,lord1 and 
come1 saying1 ,thus saith  the ,lord2 we
 are the servants of the ,lord1 our     
commission is from  the ,lord by        
succession2 ,i say1 these pretending    
themselves to be the  preachers of      
truth1 but are not1 do1 by their loose  
conversation1  render the doctrine of   
,god1 and his ,son ,jesus ,christ1 by   
whom the  saints are saved1             
contemptible1 and do give the adversary 
mighty  encouragement1 to cry out       
against the truths of our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 because of their wicked waling4
 ,for the most part of them1  they are  
the men that at this day do so harden   
their hearers in  their sins by giving  
them such ill examples1 that none goeth 
beyond  them for impiety4 ,as1 for      
example1 would a parishioner learn to   
be proud1 he or she need look no farther
 than to the priest1 his  wife1 and     
family2 for there is a notable pattern  
before them4 ,would  the people learn to

 be wanton8 they may also see a pattern 
among  their teachers4 ,would they learn
 to be drunkards8 they may also have    
that from some of their ministers2 for  
indeed they are ministers  in this1 to  
minister ill example to their           
congregations4 ,again1  would the people
 learn to be covetous8 they need but    
look to  their minister1 and they shall 
have a lively1 or rather a deadly       
resemblance set before them1 in both    
riding and running after great          
benefices1 and parsonages by night and  
by day4 ,nay1 they among  themselves    
will scramble for the same4 ,i have     
seen1 that so soon  as a man hath but   
departed from his benefice as he calls  
it1 either  by death or out of          
covetousness of a bigger1 we have had   
one priest  from this town1 and another 
from that1 so run1 for these tithe-cocks
  and handfuls of barley1 as if it were 
their proper trade1 and calling1  to    
hunt after the same4 ,o wonderful       
impiety and ungodliness6 are  you not   

ashamed of your doings8 ,read ,romans #a
 towards the end4 ,as  it was with them1
 so1 it is to be feared1 it is with many
 of you1  who knowing the judgments of  
,god1 that they who do such things are  
worthy of death1 not only do the same1  
but have pleasure also in  them that do 
them4 ,and now you that pretend to be   
the teachers of  the people in verity   
and truth1 though we know that some of  
you  are not1 is it a small thing with  
you to set them such an example  as     
this8 ,were ever the ,pharisees so      
profane2 to whom ,christ said1  ,ye     
vipers1 how can ye escape the damnation 
of hell8 ,doth not the  ground groan    
under you8 surely1 it will favour you no
 more than it  favoured your            
fore-runners4 ,certainly the wrath of   
,god lies heavy  at your doors1 it is   
but a very little while1 and your       
recompense  shall be upon your own head4
 ,and as for you that are indeed of     
,god among them1 though not of them1    
separate yourselves4 ,why should  the   

righteous partake of the same plagues   
with the wicked8 ,o ye  children of the 
harlot6 ,i cannot well tell how to have 
done with  you1 your stain is so odious1
 and you are so senseless1 as appears   
by your practices4'#afi    ,the         
testimony of ,george ,fox as to         
,england's fashions in #afed1 is  very  
pointed and extremely droll3--,men and  
women are carried away  with fooleries  
and vanities2 gold and silver upon their
 backs1#agj  store of ribbands hanging  
about the waist1 knees1 and feet--red or
  white1 black or yellow2 women with    
their gold2 their spots on their  faces1
 noses1 cheeks1 foreheads2 rings on     
their fingers1 cuffs  double1 like a    
butcher's white sleeves2 ribbands about 
their hands1  and three or four gold    
laces about their clothes2 men dressed  
like  fiddlers' boys or stage players2  
see them playing at bowls1 or  at       
tables1 or at shovel-board1 or each one 
decking his horse with  bunches of      
ribbands on his head1 as the rider hath 

on his own4  ,these are gentlemen1 and  
brave fellows1 that say pleasures are   
lawful1 and in their sports they should 
like wild asses4 ,this is  the          
generation carried away with pride1     
arrogancy1 lust1 gluttony1  and         
uncleanness2 who eat and drink and rise 
up to play1 their eyes  full of         
adultery1 and their bodies of the       
devil's adorning4#aga  ,such quotations 
from the writings of men of undoubted   
veracity1 and  who lived during that    
period1 might be multiplied to fill a   
volume4    ,is this the regnant         
hypocrisy and rampant fanaticism which  
prevailed  in ,england1 and which       
,southey supposes to have influenced    
,bunyan  and deranged his sober         
judgment8 ,it is true that the          
,protector  and his council             
discountenanced vice and folly1 and that
 there was  more piety and virtue in the
 kingdom at that time than it had ever  
before witnessed4 ,but it would have    
been the greatest of miracles1  had the 

people been suddenly moralized1 after   
having been baptized  in brutality for  
ages4 ,not a century had elapsed since  
the autos  da fe had blazed throughout  
the country1 burning the most pious1    
moral1 and enlightened of her citizens4 
,a century of misery to the  professors 
of religions had passed1 in which the   
persecutions of  ,papists and ,puritans1
 hanging1 transporting1 murdering by    
frightful  imprisonments all those who  
dared to dissent from the church of     
,england4 ,all this must have produced a
 debasing effect upon public  morals4   
,even among professors ,bunyan          
discovered pride1 covetousness1  impiety
 and uncleanness4#agb    ,bunyan's      
religious impressions did not1 as       
,southey states1 arise  from his        
ignorance1 brutal manners1 low station1 
nor from the  fanaticism of the age in  
which he lived4 ,did the similar feeling
 of  ,job or ,david spring from these   
polluted fountains8 ,he is a stranger   
to ,christ's school that confounds its  

discipline with mental  drunkenness1 or 
with the other depraved sources alluded 
to by  ,southey4 ,the luxurious         
imagination which ruled over him1 must  
be  curbed and brought into subjection  
to ,christ4 ,he must be weaned  from a  
reliance upon sudden impulses to rely   
upon ,divine truth4  ,the discovery of  
errors by scriptural investigation was  
putting  on armour of proof4            
,self-confidence was gradually swallowed
 up  by dependence upon the word--the   
result of the severest spiritual        
training4 ,those painful exercises      
produced a life of holiness and         
usefulness4 ,can the thistle produce    
grapes1 or the noxious weeds  corn8     
,never6 ,his experience came from       
heaven1 in mercy to his  soul1 and to   
make him a blessing to millions of his  
race4 ,by this  he was made truly wise1 
civilized1 enlightened1 and elevated4   
,every painful feeling was measured by  
,divine rule--weighed in the  sanctuary 
balance--not one iota too much or too   

little to form  his noble character4 ,he
 has been compared with ,lord ,byron1   
one of  our most impassioned thinkers   
and writers2 but the noble poet's       
heart-griefs were on the wrong side4    
,judging of his own feelings  by those  
painted on his heroes--they fight for   
freedom only to  gratify lust1 pride1   
and ambition1 while the future appeared 
in  dark1 dreary uncertainty4 ,but      
,bunyan strives to be released from  the
 slavery of sin and ,satan1 that he     
might enjoy the liberty of  being a     
servant of ,christ1 whose service is    
perfect freedom1 with a  glorious vista 
of eternity occasionally breaking in    
upon his soul4    ,well may it be said  
of him3--,simple1 enchanting man6 what  
does not  the world owe to thee and to  
the great ,being who could produce such 
as thee8 ,teacher alike of the infant   
and of the aged2 who canst  direct the  
first thought and remove the last doubt 
of man2 property  alike of the peasant  
and the prince2 welcomed by the ignorant

 and  honoured by the wise2 thou hast   
translated ,christianity into a new     
language1 and that a universal one6     
,thou art the prose poet of all  time6  
,,the ,,fourth ,,period4    ,,bunyan    
,,enters ,,into ,,controversy--,,becomes
 ,,an ,,author--,,offends ,a            
,,persecuting ,,magistracy1 ,,and ,,is  
,,proceeded ,,against ,,at ,,the        
,,sessions  ,,under ,,an ,,act ,,of     
,,the ,,commonwealth--,,is ,,accused    
,,of ,,reporting ,a ,,strange  ,,charge 
,,of ,,witchcraft--,,publicly ,,disputes
 ,,with ,,the ,,quakers4    ,in         
proportion as a man becomes a public    
character1 especially if  eminent for   
talent and usefulness in the church1 so 
will his enemies  increase4 ,the envy of
 some and the malice of others will     
invent  slanders1 or1 what is worse1 put
 an evil construction upon the  most    
innocent conduct1 in the hope of        
throwing a shade over that  brightness  
which reveals their own defects4 ,in    
this they are aided  by all the craft1  

and cunning1 and power of ,satan1 the   
archenemy of  man4 ,the purity of gospel
 truth carries with it the blessed      
fruits  of the highest order of         
civilization2 the atmosphere in which it
  lives is 'good will to man4'          
,salvation is a free gift1 direct from  
,god to the penitent sinner4 ,it cannot 
be obtained by human aid1  nor for all  
the gold in the universe4 ,it cannot    
possibly be traded  in1 bought1 or sold1
 but is bestowed without money or price4
 ,hence  the opposition of ,antichrist4 
,the cry or groan of the contrite       
enters heaven and brings down blessings1
 while the most elegant and             
elaborately-composed prayer1 not        
springing from the heart1 is read  or   
recited in vain4 ,human monarchs must be
 approached by petitions  drawn up in   
form1 and which may be accepted1        
although the perfection  of insincerity 
and hypocrisy4 ,the ,king of kings      
accepts no forms2  he knows the heart1  
and requires the approach of those who  

worship  him to be in sincerity and in  
truth2 the heart may plead without      
words1 ,god accepteth the groans and    
sighs of those that fear him4  ,these   
were the notions that ,bunyan had drawn 
from the ,holy ,oracles1  and his       
conversation soon made him a favourite  
with the ,puritans1  while it excited   
feelings of great hostility among the   
neighbouring  clergy and magistrates4   
,bunyan's conversion from being a pest  
to the neighbourhood to  becoming a     
pious man1 might have been pardoned had 
he conformed to  the ,directory2 but for
 him to appear as a ,dissenter and a    
public  teacher1 without going through  
the usual course of education and       
ordination1 was an unpardonable offence4
 ,the opinions of man gave  him no      
concern2 all his anxiety was to have the
 approbation of  his ,god1 and then to  
walk accordingly1 braving all the       
dangers1  the obloquy1 and contempt that
 might arise from his conscientious     
discharge of duties1 for the performance

 of which he knew that he  alone must   
give a solemn account at the great day4 
,he entered upon the serious work of the
 ministry with fear and  trembling1 with
 much heart-searching1 earnest prayer1  
and the advice  of the church to which  
he was united1 not with any pledge to   
abide  by their decision contrary to his
 own conviction1 but to aid him  in his 
determination4 ,his own account of these
 important inquiries  is very           
striking3--',after ,i had been about    
five or six years awakened1  and helped 
myself to see both the want and worth of
 ,jesus ,christ  our ,lord1 and also    
enabled to venture my soul upon him1    
some of  the most able among the saints 
with us1 for judgment and holiness  of  
life1 as they conceived1 did perceive   
that ,god had counted me  worthy to     
understand something of his will in ,his
 holy and blessed  ,word1 and had given 
me utterance1 in some measure1 to       
express what  ,i saw to others for      
edification2 therefore they desired me1 

and that  with much earnestness1 that ,i
 would be willing at some times to  take
 in hand1 in one of the meetings1 to    
speak a word of exhortation  unto them4 
,the which1 though at the first it did  
much dash and  abash my spirit1 yet     
being still by them desired and         
entreated1 ,i  consented to their       
request1 and did twice1 at two several  
assemblies  in private1 though with much
 weakness and infirmity1 discover my    
gift amongst them2 at which they did    
solemnly protest1 as in the  sight of   
the great ,god1 they were both affected 
and comforted1 and  gave thanks to the  
,father of mercies for the grace        
bestowed on me4    ',after this1        
sometimes1 when some of them did go into
 the country  to teach1 they would also 
that ,i should go with them2 where1     
though  as yet ,i did not1 nor durst    
not1 make use of my gift in an open     
way1 yet more privately1 as ,i came     
amongst the good people in those        
places1 ,i did sometimes speak a word of

 admonition unto them also1  the which  
they1 as the other1 received with       
rejoicing at the mercy  of ,god to      
me-ward1 professing their souls were    
edified thereby4    ',wherefore at last1
 being still desired by the church1     
after some  solemn prayer to the ,lord1 
with fasting1 ,i was more particularly  
called forth1 and appointed to a more   
ordinary and public preaching  of the   
word1 not only to and amongst them that 
believed1 but also  to offer the gospel 
to those who had not yet received the   
faith  thereof4'#agc    ,the ministry of
 ,bunyan's pastor1 whom he              
affectionately called  holy ,mr4        
,gifford1 must have been wonderfully    
blessed4 ,in #afej only  twelve pious   
men and women were formed into a        
,christian church1  and1 although       
subject to fierce persecution1 they had 
so increased  that in #afgb ten members 
had been solemnly set apart for the work
  of the ministry1 and they became a    
blessing to the country round  ,bedford4

 ,the benighted state of the villages   
was a cause of earnest  prayer that men 
might be sent out1 apt to teach1 and    
willing to  sacrifice liberty1 and even 
life1 to promote the peaceful reign of  
the ,redeemer4 ,the names of the men who
 were thus set apart were--,john        
,bunyan1 ,samuel ,fenn1 ,joseph         
,whiteman1 ,john ,fenn1 ,oliver ,scott1 
,luke  ,ashwood1 ,thomas ,cooper1       
,edward ,dent1 ,edward ,isaac1 and      
,nehemiah  ,coxe4#agd ,four of these    
were permitted to fulfil their course   
without notoriety2 the others were      
severely persecuted1 fined and          
imprisoned1 but not forsaken4           
,encouraged by the opinion of the church
 which had been so prayerfully  formed1 
that it was his duty to proclaim the    
glad tidings of  salvation1 ,bunyan     
entered upon his important work1 and was
 soon  encouraged by a hope that his    
labours were useful to his fellow-men4  
',about this time1' he narrates1 ',i did
 evidently find in my mind  a secret    

pricking forward thereto1 though1 ,i    
bless ,god1 not for  desire of vain     
glory1 for at that time ,i was most     
sorely afflicted  with the fiery darts  
of the devil concerning my eternal      
state4 ,but  yet ,i could not be content
 unless ,i was found in the exercise of 
my gift2 unto which also ,i was greatly 
animated1 not only by the  continual    
desires of the godly1 but also by that  
saying of ,paul to  the ,corinthians1 ,i
 beseech you1 brethren ye know the      
household  of ,stephanas1 that it is the
 first-fruits of ,achaia1 and that they 
have addicted themselves to the ministry
 of the saints1 that ye  submit         
yourselves unto such1 and to every one  
that helpeth with  us1 and laboureth 7#a
 ,cor #af3ae1af74    ',by this text ,i  
was made to see that the ,holy ,ghost   
never intended  that men1 who have gifts
 and abilities1 should bury them in the 
earth1 but rather did command and stir  
up such to the exercise of  their gift1 
and also did commend those that were apt

 and ready so  to do4    ',wherefore1   
though of myself1 of all the saints the 
most unworthy1  yet ,i1 but with great  
fear and trembling at the sight of my   
own  weakness1 did set upon the work1   
and did according to my gift1 and  the  
proportion of my faith1 preach that     
blessed gospel that ,god  had showed me 
in the holy ,word of truth2 which1 when 
the country  understood1 they came in to
 hear the ,word by hundreds1 and that   
from  all parts4 ,and ,i thank ,god he  
gave unto me some measure of bowels  and
 pity for their souls1 which did put me 
forward to labour with  great diligence 
and earnestness1 to find out such a word
 as might1  if ,god would bless it1 lay 
hold of and awaken the conscience1 in   
which also the good ,lord had respect to
 the desire of his servant2  for ,i had 
not preached long before some began to  
be touched1 and  be greatly afflicted in
 their minds at the apprehension of the 
greatness of their sin1 and of their    
need of ,jesus ,christ4    ',but ,i at  

first could not believe that ,god should
 speak by me to  the heart of any man1  
still counting myself unworthy2 yet     
those  who were thus touched would love 
me1 and have a particular respect  for  
me2 and though ,i did put it from me    
that they should be awakened  by me1    
still they would confess it1 and affirm 
it before the saints  of ,god4 ,they    
would also bless ,god for me1 unworthy  
wretch that ,i  am6 and count me ,god's 
instrument that showed to them the way  
of  salvation4    ',wherefore1 seeing   
them in both their words and deeds to be
 so  constant1 and also in their hearts 
so earnestly pressing after the         
knowledge of ,jesus ,christ1 rejoicing  
that ever ,god did send me where  they  
were2 then ,i began to conclude that it 
might be so1 that ,god  had owned in his
 work such a foolish one as ,i2 and then
 came that  word of ,god to my heart    
with much sweet refreshment1 ,the       
blessing  of him that was ready to      
perish came upon me1 and ,i caused the  

widow's heart to sing for joy 7,job     
#bi3ac74    ',at this therefore ,i      
rejoiced2 yea1 the tears of those whom  
,god  did awaken by my preaching would  
be both solace and encouragement  to me4
 ,i thought on those sayings1 ,who is he
 that maketh me glad1  but the same that
 is made sorry by me 7#b ,cor #b3b74    
,and again1  ,though ,i be not an       
apostle to others1 yet doubtless ,i am  
unto you3  for the seal of my           
apostleship are ye in the ,lord 7#a ,cor
 #i3b74  ,these things1 therefore1 were 
as an another argument unto me1 that    
,god had called me to1 and stood by me  
in this work4    ',in my preaching of   
the ,word ,i took special notice of this
 one  thing1 namely1 that the ,lord did 
lead me to begin where his ,word  begins
 with sinners2 that is1 to condemn all  
flesh1 and to open  and allege1 that the
 curse of ,god by the law doth belong   
to1 and  lay hold on all men as they    
come into the world1 because of sin4    
,now this part of my work ,i fulfilled  

with great feeling1 for the  terrors of 
the law1 and guilt for my               
transgressions1 lay heavy on  my own    
conscience4 ,i preached what ,i felt1   
what ,i smartingly did  feel1 even that 
under which my poor soul did groan and  
tremble to  astonishment4 ,indeed1 ,i   
have been as one sent to them from the  
dead2 ,i went myself in chains to preach
 to them in chains2 and  carried that   
fire in my own conscience that ,i       
persuaded them to  beware of4#age ,i can
 truly say1 that when ,i have been to   
preach1  ,i have gone full of guilt and 
terror even to the pulpit-door1 and     
there it hath been taken off1 and ,i    
have been at liberty in my  mind until  
,i have done my work1 and then1         
immediately1 even before  ,i could get  
down the pulpit stairs1 ,i have been as 
bad as ,i was  before3 yet ,god carried 
me on with a strong hand1 for neither   
guilt  nor hell could take me off my    
work4 ,thus ,i went on for the space  of
 two years1 crying out against men's    

sins1 and their fearful  state because  
of them4'#agf    ,a man so much in      
earnest soon became a most acceptable   
and popular  preacher4 ,he studied his  
sermons carefully1 and wrote such       
memorandums  and notes as might refresh 
his memory before going into the pulpit1
  although his intensity of feeling1 his
 ready utterance1 and natural  eloquence
 which charmed his hearers1 and his     
extensive usefulness  as a preacher1    
render it quite improbable that he      
restricted himself  to notes while      
publicly engaged in sacred services4    
,they must have  aided him when he did  
not enjoy liberty of utterance4 ',at    
times  when ,i have begun to speak the  
,word with much liberty1 ,i have been   
presently so straitened in speech that  
,i scarcely knew what ,i was  about1 or 
as if my head had been in a bag4'#agg   
,they were valuable1  also1 as a proof  
that all he said had its exclusive      
reference to  the world to come1 without
 the mixture of politics1 which might   

have given offence to the ,government4  
,thus1 when he was apprehended  for     
neglecting to attend the church service 
and for preaching the  gospel1 in his   
conversation with ,mr4 ,cobb1 the       
magistrate's clerk1  he said 'that1 to  
cut off all occasions of suspicion from 
any1  as touching the harmlessness of my
 doctrine1 in private ,i would          
willingly take the pains to give any one
 the notes of all my  sermons1 for ,i do
 sincerely desire to live quietly in my 
country1  and to submit to the present  
authority4'#agh ,in such troublesome    
times these would afford abundant proof 
that he was desirous of  submitting to  
all the political institutions of his   
country1 while  he dared not conform to 
human laws affecting his faith or his   
mode  of worshipping ,god1 for which he 
alone was to stand answerable at  the   
great day4    ,the employment of his    
time in earning a maintenance for his   
family1  and his constant engagements to
 preach1 interfered with the proper     

fulfillment of his duties as a deacon of
 the church4 ,his resignation  of this  
important office is thus recorded in the
 minutes of the  church--',at a meeting 
held on the #bgth of the #fth month1    
#afeg1 the  deacon's office was         
transferred from ,john ,bunyan to ,john 
,pernie1  because he could no longer    
discharge its duties aright1 in         
consequence  of his being so much       
employed in preaching4'    ,we cannot   
wonder that his time was incessantly    
employed4 ,his was  no ordinary case4   
,he had to recover and improve upon the 
little  education he had received1 and  
lost again by dissipated habits4 ,he    
must have made every effort1 by his     
diligent study of the ,bible1  to gain  
that spiritual knowledge which alone    
could enable him  to proclaim the       
unsearchable riches of ,christ1 and that
 profound  internal converse with the   
throne of ,god which appears in all his 
writings4 ,in addition to all this1 he  
was engaged in continual  controversy   

with a variety of sects1 which1 in his  
sober judgment1  opposed the simplicity 
of the gospel4 ,among these the         
,ranters1 or  ,sweet ,singers1 were very
 conspicuous4 ,it is difficult to       
discover  what were their opinions1 but 
they appear to have been nearly  like   
the ,dutch ,adamites2 they were severely
 persecuted1 by public  authority1 under
 the ,commonwealth1 for blasphemy4      
,george ,fox  found some of them in     
prison at ,coventry in #afdi1 and held a
 short  disputation with them4 ,they    
claimed each one to be ,,god1 founding  
their notion on such passages as #a     
,corinthians #ad3be1 ',god is in  you of
 a truth4' ,fox quaintly asked them     
whether it would rain the  next day2 and
 upon their answering that they could   
not tell1 ',then  said ,i unto them1    
,god can tell4'#agi ,strange as it may  
appear1  the ,ranters had many          
followers1 while numerous pious people  
were  troubled by their impudence and   
perversion of ,scripture1 but more      

especially by their being a persecuted  
people4 ,taking advantage of  the       
inquiries that were excited by these    
strange doctrines1 ,bunyan  determined  
to become an author1 that he might set  
forth more  extensively than he could do
 by preaching1 the truths of the gospel 
in their native purity1 simplicity1 and 
beauty1 as an antidote to  fanaticism4  
,the learned and eloquent looked with   
contempt upon the  follies of the       
,ranters1 ,familists1 and some loose    
,quakers1 'and  only deigned to abuse   
them with raillery1 while the poor      
unlettered  tinker wrote against them4' 
,to indite a work would be to him a     
pleasant recreation1 but writing a book 
must have been extremely  difficult1 and
 have required extraordinary patience4  
,this will be  better seen by a specimen
 of his handwriting1 now in the ,bedford
  ,library1 found in ,fox's ,book of    
,martyrs1 the three volumes of which    
beguiled many of his tedious hours when 
in prison4    ,to write a volume1       

containing about twenty-five thousand   
words1  must have been a serious task to
 such a scribe4    ,it is interesting to
 trace his improvement in calligraphy   
while  recovering his lost education1   
and advancing in proficiency in an  art 
so essential to his constantly extending
 usefulness4 ,the next  is a more useful
 running hand1 however defective in     
orthography  and grammar2 it is from the
 first page of a copy of ,bishop        
,andrews'  sermons#ahj--    ,the        
inscription in a copy of his ,holy      
,city1 #affe1 in ,dr4 ,williams'  or the
 ,dissenter's ,library1 ,red ,cross     
,street1 is in a still more  useful     
hand1 as good as that of most authors of
 that day--    ,the autograph in        
,powell's ,concordance1 in the library  
of the ,baptist  ,academy1 ,bristol1 is 
in a fair hand--    ,his autograph is in
 possession of the ,society of          
,antiquaries4 ,the  document to which it
 is subscribed is written in a          
remarkably neat  hand1 addressed to the 

,lord ,protector4 ,the signatures appear
 to be  written as if in the writer's   
best style4#aha    ,signature to the    
deed of gift#ahb--    ,in addition to   
the motives which have been noticed as  
inducing  him to become an author1 it   
appears1 that in the course of his      
itinerating labours1 he was much grieved
 with the general depravity  which had  
overspread all classes of society4 ,evil
 communications  had corrupted the great
 mass1 and occasioned an aversion to    
hear  the gospel1 which plunged the     
people into carnal security4 ,when      
roused by his preaching they too often  
found refuge in despair1 or  in vain    
attempts to impose upon ,god their      
unholy self-righteousness1  endeavouring
 'to earn heaven with their fingers'    
ends'2#ahc  anything rather than submit 
to receive salvation as the free gift   
of ,god1 and thus be led to consecrate  
all their powers to his glory  and the  
comfort of society4 ,a few who appeared 
to have thought on  this solemn subject1

 without any change of conduct1 are     
called by  ,bunyan 'light notionists1   
with here and there a legalist1'#ahd or 
those who relied upon a creed without   
the fruits of righteousness1  and some  
of these imbibed notions of the         
strangest kind--that the  light within  
was all-sufficient1 without any written 
revelation of  the will of ,god--that   
the account of ,christ's personal       
appearance  on earth was a myth1 to     
represent his residence in the persons  
of  believers1 in whom he suffers1 is   
crucified1 buried1 and raised  again to 
spiritual life--that such persons might 
do whatever their  inclinations led them
 to1 without incurring guilt or sin2 in 
short1  many sinned that grace might    
abound66 ,some of them professed to  be 
the ,almighty ,god manifest in the      
flesh4 ,all this took place in  what was
 called a ,christian country1 upon which
 millions of treasure  had been spent to
 teach religion by systems1 which had   
persecuted  the honest1 pious professors

 of vital ,christianity to bonds1       
imprisonment1 and death4 ,this had      
naturally involved the kingdom  in      
impiety and gross immorality4 ,the      
discovery of the awful state  of his    
country1 while he was engaged in        
preaching in the villages  round        
,bedford induced him1 in the humble hope
 of doing good1 to  become an author1   
and with trembling anxiety he issued to 
the world  the first production of his  
pen1 in #afef1 under the title of ,some 
,gospel ,truths ,opened ,according to   
the ,scriptures2 and1 as we shall       
presently find1 it met with a rough     
reception1 plunging him into            
controversy1 which in those days was    
conducted with bitter acrimony4         
,before it was published1 he sought the 
approbation and protection  of ,mr4     
,john ,burton1 who had been united with 
,mr4 ,gifford in the  pastoral charge of
 the church to which ,bunyan belonged4  
,the testimony  that he gives is very   
interesting3--    ',here thou hast      

things certain and necessary to be      
believed1 which  thou canst not too much
 study4 ,therefore pray that thou mayest
  receive it1 so it is according to the 
,scriptures1 in faith and  love1 not as 
the word of man but as the word of ,god1
 and be not  offended1 because ,christ  
holds forth the glorious treasure of the
  gospel to thee in a poor earthen      
vessel1 by one who hath neither  the    
greatness nor the wisdom of this world  
to commend him to thee2  for as the     
,scriptures saith1 ,christ1 who was low 
and contemptible  in the world himself1 
ordinarily chooseth such for himself and
 for  the doing of his work4 ,not many  
wise men after the flesh1 not many      
mighty1 not many noble are called3 but  
,god hath chosen the foolish  things of 
the world4 ,this man ,bunyan is not     
chosen out of an  earthly1 but out of   
the heavenly university1 the church of  
,christ1  furnished with the ,spirit1   
gifts1 and graces of ,christ--out of    
which1 to the end of the world1 the word

 of the ,lord and all true  gospel      
ministers must proceed4 ,and1 though    
this man hath not the  learning or      
wisdom of man2 yet1 through grace1 he   
hath received the  teaching of ,god1 and
 the learning of the ,spirit of ,christ4
 ,he hath  taken these three heavenly   
degrees--union with ,christ1 the        
anointing  of the ,spirit1 and          
experience of the temptations of        
,satan--which  do more fit a man for the
 mighty work of preaching the gospel1   
than  all the university learning and   
degrees that can be had4 ,i have  had   
experience with many other saints of    
this man's ,bunyan's  soundness in the  
faith1 his godly conversation1 and his  
ability to  preach the gospel1 not by   
human art1 but by the ,spirit of        
,christ1  and that with much success in 
the conversion of sinners4 ,i thought   
it my duty to bear witness with my      
brother to these glorious truths  of the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ4'#ahe    ,bunyan  
was twenty-eight years of age when he   

published this work1  and as he attacked
 the follies of his times1 and what he  
deemed to  be heresies1 were exposed to 
,scripture light and condemned without  
mercy1 it very naturally involved him in
 controversy4 ,this brought  forth the  
remarkable resources of his mind1 which 
was stored with  the ,scriptures--his   
fearlessness--ready wit and keen retort1
 much  sanctified by an earnest desire  
for the salvation of his opponents4  ,an
 extraordinary man1 younger than        
himself1 full of energy and  enthusiasm1
 entered the lists with him2 and in     
,edward ,burrough1  very properly called
 a son of thunder and of consolation1   
,bunyan  found an able disputant4 ,he   
was talented1 pious1 and fearless in his
  ,master's work1 and became eminently  
useful in laying the foundation  of the 
,society of ,friends4 ,soon after this  
he was numbered with the  noble army of 
martyrs at the age of twenty-eight1     
being sacrificed  in ,newgate1 at the   
shrine of religious intolerance4    ,at 

this time the ,quakers were not united  
as a body1 and consequently  there was  
no test of character nor rules of       
discipline for those  who assumed that  
name4 ,they were very dissimilar men to 
their quiet  and unobtrusive            
descendants4 ,the markets1 fairs1 and   
every public  concourse were attended by
 them1 denouncing false weights and     
measures1 drunkenness and villany1 with 
the curses of the ,almighty1  calling   
upon the people1 frequently with furious
 and fearful energy  and powerful       
eloquence1 to repent1 and cry unto ,god1
 that his mercy  might be extended to   
the salvation of their immortal souls4  
their  zeal led them to many breaches of
 good manners4 ,they would enter        
churches1 and after the service1 when   
the quiet folks were thinking  of       
gratifying their bodies with a          
substantial dinner1 they were  arrested 
by the violent declamation of a man or  
woman1 frequently  denouncing the priest
 as being the blind leading the blind4  

,this naturally led to a scene of riot  
and confusion1 in which the  ,quakers   
were in many cases handled with great   
barbarity4 among these  disturbers were 
mingled persons of bad character4 ,the  
violence of  sectarian feeling in the   
churches thus disturbed1 made no        
discrimination  between bad and good2   
they were equally subjected to the      
roughest  treatment4 ,bunyan attacked   
those who denied that ,christ had       
appeared  in the world as ,emmanuel1    
,god with us 'in fashion as a man1' that
  by the infinite merits of his life and
 death imputed to believers1  they might
 be made holy4 ,his attack was also     
directed against those  who refused     
obedience to the written ,word1 or who  
relied upon inward  light in            
contradistinction and preference to the 
,bible4 ,the title  to ,burrough's      
answer is a strange contrast to the     
violence of his  language--,the ,gospel 
of ,peace ,contended for in the ,spirit 
of ,meekness  and ,love4 ,in this spirit

 of meekness he calls his opponents     
'crafty  fowlers preying upon the       
innocent'2 and lovingly exclaims1 ',how 
long shall the righteous be a prey to   
your teeth1 ye subtle foxes2  your dens 
are in darkness1 and your mischief is   
hatched upon your  beds of secret       
whoredoms4' ,the unhallowed spirit of   
the age mistook  abuse for argument1 and
 harsh epithets for faithful            
dealing4#ahf    ,bunyan replied in ,a   
,vindication of ,gospel ,truths1 to the 
great  satisfaction of all his friends2 
and although ,burrough answered  this   
tract also1 ,bunyan very wisely allowed 
his railing opponent to  have the last  
word1 and applied his great powers to   
more important  labours than caviling   
with one who in reality did not differ  
with  him4 ,the ,quaker had been        
seriously misled by supposing that the  
,baptist was a hireling preacher2 and we
 must be pleased that he was  so falsely
 charged1 because it elicited a crushing
 reply4 ,burrough1  in reply to an      

imputation made by ,bunyan1 that the    
,quakers were  the false prophets       
alluded to in ,scripture1 observed that 
'in those  days there was not a ,quaker 
heard of4' ',friend1' replied ,bunyan1  
'thou hast rightly said1 there was not a
 ,quaker heard of indeed1  though there 
were many ,christians heard of then4    
,again1 to defend  thyself thou throwest
 the dirt in my face1 saying1 ,if we    
should  diligently trace thee1 we should
 find thee in the steps of the  false   
prophets1 through fancied words1 through
 covetousness1 making  merchandise of   
souls1 loving the wages of              
unrighteousness4' ,to  which ,bunyan    
replied2 ',friend1 dost thou speak this 
as from thy  own knowledge1 or did any  
other tell thee so8 ,however1 that      
spirit  that led thee out this way1 is a
 lying spirit2 for though ,i be poor1   
and of no repute in the world as to     
outward things1 yet through  grace ,i   
have learned1 by the example of the     
apostle1 to preach the  truth1 and also 

to work with my hands1 both for mine own
 living1  and for those that are with   
me1 when ,i have opportunity4 ,and ,i   
trust that the ,lord ,jesus1 who hath   
helped me to reject the wages  of       
unrighteousness hitherto1 will also help
 me still1 so that ,i  shall distribute 
that which ,god hath given me freely1   
and not for  filthy lucre sake4'#ahg    
,thus had he learned of the apostle to  
'make the gospel of ,christ without     
charge' 7#a ,cor #i3ah72 and upon  this 
subject they strangely agreed4 ,the same
 agreement existed  between them upon   
the necessity of inward light from the  
,holy  ,spirit2 without which they both 
considered the ,bible to be a dead      
letter4 ,the peculiar principle which   
separates the ,quaker from  every other 
,christian community1 has nothing to do 
with the light  within4 ,upon that      
subject all evangelical sects are       
agreed4 ,the  substantial difference is 
whether our ,lord intended the work of  
the ministry to be exclusively a work of

 benevolence1 charity1 and  love1       
binding all who are capable of using the
 talent intrusted  to them1 to do it    
without worldly reward4 ,surely every   
man may be  satisfied in his own mind   
upon such a subject1 without quarrelling
  with1 or anathematizing each other4   
,bunyan and ,burrough agreed1  without  
knowing it1 in the sentiments of their  
illustrious and  learned cotemporary1   
,john ,milton1 as to the ministry being 
without  charge2 and had they1 when     
offended1 followed their ,master's rule1
  ',if thy brother trespass against     
thee1 go and tell him his fault  between
 thee and him along' 7,matt #ah3ae71 had
 they met1 and on  their knees before   
the throne of grace1 sought from heaven 
wisdom  and charity in defending ,divine
 truth1 we can easily imagine that  the 
approbation of ,god would have been     
manifested1 by sending them  on their   
important work in peaceful unity4 ,they 
had been immersed  in the same deep and 
solemn regeneration1 and their ardent   

object  was the same--to spread the     
influence of the kingdom of ,christ4    
,when ,christians of various            
denominations meet in prayer1 how it    
melts  down their sectarian bitterness4 
,in this controversy1 mention is  made  
of a total abstinence movement in the   
time of the commonwealth1  a germ which 
has put forth its mighty efforts in our 
more peaceful  and happy times4 ,a cloud
 now hovered over ,bunyan1 and          
threatened  him with troubles of a very 
different kind to those of religious    
controversy4 ,it will startle many of   
our readers to hear that1  under the    
government of ,cromwell1 ,bunyan was    
persecuted for his  religious opinions  
and practices4 ,mr4 ,jukes1 in his      
interesting  ,history of ,bunyan's      
,church1 thus refers to it3 ',soon after
 he had  resigned the office of deacon  
in #afeg1 the hand of persecution was   
raised against him2 for at a meeting of 
the church1 held on the  #beth day of   
the twelfth month1 in the same year     

7,feb4 #afeh71 it  was agreed that the  
#c;d day of the next month be set apart 
to seek  ,god in the behalf of our      
brother ,wheeler1 who hath been long ill
 in  body1 whereby his ministry hath    
been hindered2 and also about the       
church affairs1 and the affairs of the  
nation2 and for our brother  ,whitbread1
 who has long been ill2 and also for    
counsel what to do  with respect to the 
indictment of brother ,bunyan at the    
assizes1  for preaching at ,eaton4'#ahh 
,although persecution for religious     
opinions assumed a milder form  under   
the ,commonwealth1 the great principles 
of religious freedom  and equality were 
neither known nor practiced4 ,the savage
 barbarities  perpetrated upon ,prynne1 
,bastwick1 ,burton1 ,leighton1 and      
others1  by ,charles ,i and his         
archbishop1 ,laud1 were calculated to   
open the  eyes of the nation to the     
wickedness and inutility of sanguinary  
or even any laws to govern the          
conscience1 or interfere with ,divine   

worship4 ,alas6 even those who suffered 
and survived became1 in  their turn1    
persecutors4 ,the great object of       
persecution was the  book of ,common    
,prayer1 the use of which was rigorously
 prohibited4  ,the clergy were placed in
 an extremely awkward predicament4 ,no  
sooner was the ,act of ,parliament      
passed ordering the ,directory to  be   
used and the ,prayer-book to be laid    
aside1 than the king1 by his  royal     
proclamation1 issued from ,oxford1      
,november #ac1 #afde1 ordered  the      
,directory to be set aside1 and the     
,common ,prayer to be used  in all the  
churches and chapels4 ,both these orders
 were under very  severe penalties4     
,the ,act against atheistical opinions1 
which passed ,august #i1 #afej1         
illustrates the extraordinary state of  
the times4 ,the preamble states  that1  
',divers men and women have lately      
discovered themselves to  be most       
monstrous in their opinions1 and loose  
in all wicked and  abominable           

practices4' ,it then enacts that--',any 
one1 not being mad1  who pretends to be 
,god ,almighty1 or who declares that    
unrighteousness1  uncleanness1 swearing1
 drunkenness1 and the like filthiness   
and  brutishness1 or denying the        
existence of ,god1 or who shall profess 
that murder1 adultery1 incest1          
fornication1 uncleanness1 filthy or     
lascivious speaking1 are not wicked1    
sinful1 impious1 abominable1  and       
detestable1 shall be imprisoned1 and1   
for a second offence1 be                
transported4'#ahi    ,one of the ,acts  
that affected ,bunyan was passed ,april 
#bf1 #afde1  cap4 #eb--',none may preach
 but ordained ministers1 except such as1
  intending the ministry1 shall1 for    
trial of their gifts1 be allowed  by    
such as be appointed by both houses of  
,parliament4' ,this was  amended by 'an 
ordinance appointing commissioners for  
approbation  of public preachers1'      
,march1 #afec4 ,in this ,dr4 ,owen1     
,goodwin1 ,caryl1  and many others are  

named1 who were to judge of the         
candidate's  fitness to preach4#aij ,the
 ,act which more seriously touched      
,bunyan  was that of ,may #b1 #afdh1    
which enacts that any person saying1    
'that man is bound to believe no more   
than by his reason he can  comprehend1  
or that the baptizing of infants is     
unlawful1 or such  baptism is void1 and 
that such persons ought to be baptized  
again1  and1 in pursuance thereof1 shall
 baptize any person formerly baptized1  
shall be imprisoned until he gives      
security that he will not publish  or   
maintain the said error any more4'#aia  
,it was these intolerant  proceedings   
that led ,milton to publish a poem ,on  
the ,new ,forcers  of ,conscience1      
beginning with these lines--            
',dare ye1 for this1 adjure the civil   
sword1      ,to force our consciences   
that ,christ set free4'      ,this      
last-mentioned ungracious and           
uncalled-for ,act against the           
,baptists1 led some violent spirits to  

print a paper1 entitled1  ',the ,second 
,part of ,england's new ,chains         
,discovered1' this was read  in many    
,baptist meeting-houses1 and the        
congregations called upon  to subscribe 
it3 fortunately1 they were peaceably    
disposed1 and  denounced it to the      
,house of ,commons in a petition1 dated 
,april #b1  #afdi4 ,mr4 ,kiffin and the 
others were called in1 when the ,speaker
  returned them this answer--',the      
,house doth take notice of the good     
affection to the ,parliament and public 
you have expressed1 both  in this       
petition and otherways4 ,they have      
received satisfaction  thereby1         
concerning your disclaiming that        
pamphlet1 which gave such  just offence 
to the ,parliament1 and also concerning 
your disposition  to live peaceably1 and
 in submission to the civil magistracy2 
your  expressions whereof they account  
very ,christian and seasonable4  ,that  
for yourselves and other ,christians1   
walking answerable to  such professions 

as in this petition you make1 they do   
assure you  of liberty and protection1  
so far as ,god shall enable them1 in all
  things consistent with godliness1     
honesty1 and civil peace4'#aib  ,whether
 it was in consequence of this good     
understanding having  remained between  
the ,baptists and the ,parliament1 or   
from some  application to the           
,protector1 or from some unknown cause1 
the  persecution was stayed2#aic for the
 indictment does not appear to  have    
been tried1 and ,bunyan is found to have
 been present1 and to  have taken a part
 in the affairs of the church1 until the
 #beth day  of the #b;d ,month1 #affj   
7,april71 when 'it was ordered1         
according to  our agreement1 that our   
brother1 ,john ,bunyan1 do prepare to   
speak  a word at the next church meeting
 and that our brother ,whiteman  fail   
not to speak to him of it4'#aid    ,this
 invitation was very probably intended  
to introduce him to the  congregation1  
with a view to his becoming an assistant

 pastor1 but  before it took place1 he  
again appeared before the public as an  
author4 ,the second production of his   
pen is a solemn and most searching      
work1 founded upon the parable of the   
rich man and ,lazarus1 under  the title 
of ,a ,few ,sighs from ,hell1 or the    
,groans of a ,damned  ,soul2 by that    
poor and contemptible ,servant of ,jesus
 ,christ1 ,john  ,bunyan1 #afeh4 ,his   
humility led him to seek the patronage  
of his  pastor2 and ,mr4 ,gifford1 under
 the initials of ,j4 ,g41 wrote a       
preface of thirty-eight pages1 but he   
dying before it reached the  second     
edition1 that preface was discontinued1 
and the title somewhat  altered4 ,the   
only copy of this first edition yet     
discovered is in  the royal library at  
the ,british ,museum4 ,it appears to    
have belonged  to ,charles ,,ii1 who1   
with more wit than decorum1 has bound it
 up1  as a supplement1 to an extremely  
licentious book1 as if it was  intended 
to say1 ',her house is the way to hell1 

going down to the  chamber of death'2 or
 that a licentious life endeth in 'sighs
 from  hell4'    ,mr4 ,gifford1 in this 
preface1 after strongly recommending the
 work1  speaks of the author in the most
 respectful and affectionate terms1     
showing that his zeal1 and energy1 and  
great usefulness had excited  the envy  
of many who ought to have encouraged him
 as one taught  by the ,spirit1 and used
 in his hand to do souls good--'divers  
have  felt the power of the ,word       
delivered by him2 and ,i doubt not but  
that many more may1 if the ,lord        
continues him in his work'2 and he      
gives this as a reason 'why the archers 
have shot so sorely at him'2  and then  
scripturally proves that no objection   
should be made to  his valuable services
 from his want of human learning4 ,as   
the whole  of this interesting preface  
is accurately reprinted with the book1  
the reader is referred to it without    
further extracts4#aie ,the  ,editor's   
introduction to these ,sighs was written

 under very solemn  feelings1 produced  
by reading this searching treatise4 ,the
 rich  man is intended to personify     
those who1 neglecting salvation1 die  in
 their sins1 while ,lazarus personates  
all those who humbly receive  salvation 
as the gift of ,god2 who1 however they  
may suffer in this  world1 retain their 
integrity to death4 ,in this parable1 a 
voice  is heard from the place of       
torment--the cry is a 'drop of water1'  
the slightest relief to unutterable     
woes2 and that a messenger may  be sent 
to warn his relatives1 lest they should 
be plunged into the  same torment4 ,the 
impassable gulf defies the vain request1
 while  the despised ,christian reposes 
in everlasting and indescribable        
enjoyment4 ,this little volume was very 
popular2 nine editions were  printed and
 sold in the author's lifetime1 besides 
pirated copies4  ,bunyan's feelings and 
mode of preaching are well described in 
the  ,grace ,abounding1#aif and will be 
felt by every attentive reader  of his  

,sighs from ,hell3--',when ,i have been 
preaching1 ,i thank ,god1  my heart hath
 often1 with great earnestness1 cried to
 ,god that  he would make the ,word     
effectual to the salvation of the soul4 
,wherefore ,i did labour so to speak the
 ,word1 as that thereby1 if  it were    
possible1 the sin and person guilty     
might be particularized  by it4'        
',and when ,i have done the exercise1 it
 hath gone to my heart1  to think the   
,word should now fall as rain on stony  
places2 still  wishing from my heart1   
,o6 that they who have heard me speak   
this  day1 did but see as ,i do1 what   
sin1 death1 hell1 and the curse  of ,god
 is2 and also what the grace1 and love1 
and mercy of ,god  is1 through ,christ1 
to men in such a case as they are who   
are yet  estranged from him4    ',for ,i
 have been in my preaching1 especially  
when ,i have been  engaged in the       
doctrine of life by ,christ1 without    
works1 as if an  angel of ,god had stood
 by at my back to encourage me4'        

,such feelings are not limited to       
,bunyan1 but are most anxiously  felt by
 all our pious ministers4 ,how fervently
 ought their hearers  to unite in       
approaches to the mercy-seat1 that the  
,divine blessing  may make the ,word    
fruitful4    ,in those days it was not  
an uncommon thing for the hearers1 at   
the  close of the sermon1 to put        
questions to the preacher1 sometimes  to
 elicit truth1 or to express a cordial  
union of sentiments1 or  to contradict  
what the minister had said4 ,upon one   
occasion1 ,mr4  ,bunyan1 after his      
sermon1 had a singular dispute with a   
scholar4  ,it is narrated by ,mr4 ,c4   
,doe1 who was a personal friend and     
great  admirer of our author1 and who   
probably heard it from his own mouth1   
and will be found in the ,struggler1    
inserted vol4 iii41 p4 #gfg4    ,it is  
the common taunt of the scorner1 and    
sometimes a stone of  stumbling to the  
inquirer1 that1 while the ,christian    
believes in  the intensity of the       

,saviour's sufferings1 and that ,god was
 made  flesh that he might offer himself
 as an atonement to redeem mankind1  yet
 few are saved1 in comparison with those
 who are lost--broad is  the way that   
leadeth to destruction1 and many walk   
therein1 while  few attempt the narrow  
way to life2 that four sorts of hearers 
are described by the ,saviour1 only one 
receiving the truth2 as if  the doleful 
realms of darkness and misery would be  
more thickly  peopled than those of     
light and happiness1 and ,satan prove   
stronger  than ,christ4 ,such cavilers  
forget that the far greater portion of  
mankind die in infancy1 purified by the 
,saviour's sufferings1 and  enter heaven
 in the perfection of manhood4 ,as ,mr4 
,toplady justly  observes1 what a vista 
does this open to the believer through  
the  dreary gloom of the infidel6 ,they 
forget1 also1 that all those who  gain  
the narrow path1 once helped to throng  
the road to destruction2  and that the  
hearers1 whose hardened deceitful hearts

 rejected the  gospel under one sermon1 
may1 by mercy1 have them opened to      
receive  it under another4 ,and who     
dares to limit the ,almighty8 ,the power
  that prepared the spirit of the thief1
 when upon the cross1 even in  his last 
moments1 for the pure enjoyments of     
heaven1 still exists4  ,is the arm of   
the ,lord shortened that he cannot save8
 ,the myriads of  heaven will be found  
countless as are the sands upon the     
sea-shore1  and the harmony of their    
worship shall swell like the voice of   
many waters and mighty thunderings1     
saying1 ',alleluja1 for the ,lord  ,god 
omnipotent reigneth4' ,what6 ,satan     
stronger than the ,almighty  ,redeemer8 
,perish the thought4 ,still how common  
is the question1  which one of the      
disciples put to his master1 ',lord1 are
 there few  that be saved8' ,how        
striking the answer6 ',strive to enter  
in at the  strait gate' 7,luke #ac3bc74 
,encumber not thy mind with such        
needless  inquiries1 but look to thine  

own salvation4    ,another very singular
 anecdote is related1 which proves that 
the  use of the churches was not then   
limited to any one sect4 ',being  to    
preach in a church in a country village 
7before the restoration  of king        
,charles7 in ,cambridgeshire1 and the   
people being gathered  together in the  
church-yard1 a ,cambridge scholar1 and  
none of the  soberest of 'em neither1   
enquired what the meaning of that       
concourse  of people was1 it being upon 
the week day1 and being told1 ,that one 
,bunyan1 a tinker1 was to preach there1 
he gave a boy twopence to  hold his     
horse1 saying1 ,he was resolved to hear 
the tinker prate2  and so went into the 
church to hear him4 ,but ,god met with  
him there  by his ministry1 so that he  
came out much changed1 and would1 by    
his good will1 hear none but the tinker 
for a long time after1 he  himself      
becoming a very eminent preacher in that
 county afterwards4  ,this story ,i know
 to be true1 having many a time         

discoursed with  the man1 and1          
therefore1 ,i could not but set it down 
as a singular  instance of the power of 
,god that accompanied his ministry4'#aig
    ,bunyan's veneration for the        
,scriptures1 as the only source and     
standard of religious knowledge1 led him
 into frequent controversies4  ,in      
common with the ,christian world1 he    
wholly depended upon the  enlightening  
influence of the ,holy ,spirit to       
impress the ,divine  truths of          
revelation upon the mind1 and also to   
illustrate1 open1  and apply the sacred 
writings to the heart of man4 ,unable to
 read  the ,bible in the original       
languages in which it was written1 he   
wisely made use of every aid that might 
enable him to study its  contents with  
the greatest advantage4 ,it was his     
habit to examine  the two translations  
then in common use4 ,the present        
authorized  version1 first published in 
#afaa1 is that to which he usually      
refers2 comparing it with the favourite 

,puritan version made by the  refugees  
at ,geneva1 and first printed in #aefj4 
,he sometimes quotes  the ,genevan1 and 
so familiar were the two translations1  
that in  several instances he mixes them
 in referring from memory to passages   
of holy writ4    ,upon one of his       
journeys1 being upon the road near      
,cambridge1 he  was overtaken by a      
scholar1 who concluded that he was an   
itinerant  preacher1 whether from having
 heard him1 or observing his serious    
deportment1 or his ,bible reading1 does 
not appear1 although the  latter was    
probably the reason4 ,but the student   
determined to have  a brush with him1   
and said1 ',how dare you preach from the
 ,bible1  seeing you have not the       
original1 being not a scholar8' ,then   
said  ,mr4 ,bunyan1 ',have you the      
original8' ',yes1 said the scholar4'    
',nay1  but1' said ,mr4 ,bunyan1 'have  
you the very self-same original copies  
that were written by the penmen of the  
,scriptures1 prophets and  apostles8'   

',no1' said the scholar1 'but we have   
the true copies of  these originals4'   
',how do you know that8' said ,mr4      
,bunyan4 ',how8'  said the scholar4     
',why1 we believe what we have is a true
 copy  of the original4' ',then1' said  
,mr4 ,bunyan1 'so do ,i believe our     
,english ,bible is a true copy of the   
original4' ,then away rid the           
scholar4#aih ,as neither persecution nor
 railing1 nor temptations1  nor the     
assaults of ,satan1 produced any effect 
upon ,bunyan to prevent  his preaching1 
but rather excited his zeal and energy1 
means of  a more deadly nature were     
resorted to1 to injure or prevent his   
usefulness4 ,as ,mr4 ,gifford said1     
',the archers shot sorely at him'  by   
the most infamous and unfounded         
slanders1 which he thus narrates3--     
',when ,satan perceived that his thus   
tempting and assaulting of me  would not
 answer his design1 to wit1 to overthrow
 my ministry1 and  make it ineffectual1 
as to the ends thereof3 then he tried   

another  way1 which was to stir up the  
minds of the ignorant and malicious  to 
load me with slanders and reproaches4   
,now1 therefore1 ,i may say1  that what 
the devil could devise1 and his         
instruments invent1 was  whirled up and 
down the country against me1 thinking1  
as ,i said1  that by that means they    
should make my ministry to be abandoned4
  ,it began1 therefore1 to be rumoured  
up and down among the people1  that ,i  
was a witch1 a ,jesuit1 a highwayman1   
and the like4 ,to all  which1 ,i shall  
only say1 ,god knows that ,i am         
innocent4 ,but as for  mine accusers1   
let them provide themselves to meet me  
before the  tribunal of the ,son of     
,god1 there to answer for all these     
things1  with all the rest of their     
iniquities1 unless ,god shall give them 
repentance for them1 for the which ,i   
pray with all my heart4    ',but that   
which was reported with the boldest     
confidence1 was1 that  ,i had my misses1
 yea1 two wives at once1 and the like4  

,now these  slanders1 with the others1  
,i glory in1 because but slanders1      
foolish1  or knavish lies1 and          
falsehoods cast upon me by the devil and
 his  seed2 and should ,i not be dealt  
with thus wickedly by the world1  ,i    
should want one sign of a saint1 and a  
child of ,god4 ,blessed  are ye 7said   
the ,lord ,jesus7 when men shall revile 
you and persecute  you1 and shall say   
all manner of evil against you falsely  
for my  sake2 rejoice and be exceeding  
glad1 for great is your reward in       
heaven1 for so persecuted they the      
prophets which were before you4         
',these things therefore1 upon mine own 
account1 trouble me not4 ,no1  though   
they were twenty times more than they   
are1 ,i have a good  conscience2 and    
whereas they speak evil of me1 they     
shall be ashamed  that falsely accuse my
 good conversation in ,christ4          
,therefore ,i  bind these lies and      
slanders to me as an ornament1 it       
belongs to  my ,christian profession to 

be vilified1 slandered1 reproached1 and 
reviled4 ,i rejoice in reproaches for   
,christ's sake4 ,my foes have  missed   
their mark in this their shooting at me4
 ,i am not the man4  ,if all the        
fornicators and adulterers in ,england  
were hanged by  the neck till they be   
dead1 ,john ,bunyan1 the object of their
 envy1  would be still alive and well4  
,i know not whether there be such  a    
thing as a woman breathing under the    
copes of the whole heaven1  but by their
 apparel1 their children1 or by common  
fame1 except my  wife4    ',and in this 
,i admire the wisdom of ,god1 that he   
made me shy of  women from my first     
conversion until now4 ,when ,i have seen
 good men  salute those women that they 
have visited1 ,i have made my objection 
against it2 and when they have answered1
 that it was but a piece of  civility1  
,i have told them1 it is not a comely   
sight4 ,some indeed  have urged the holy
 kiss2 but then ,i have asked why they  
made baulks1  why they did salute the   

most handsome1 and let the ill-favoured 
go4 ,not that ,i have been thus kept1   
because of any goodness in me1  more    
than any other1 but ,god has been       
merciful to me1 and has kept  me1 to    
whom ,i pray that he will keep me still1
 not only from this1  but every evil way
 and work1 and preserve me to his       
heavenly kingdom4  ,amen4'#aii          
,notwithstanding all ,mr4 ,bunyan's care
 to avoid the slightest  appearance of  
evil1 yet being over-persuaded to an act
 of humanity  and civility to one of his
 female members1 he was most unjustly   
calumniated4 ,the circumstances which   
gave rise to this slander  are narrated 
in ,james's ,abstract of ,god's dealings
 with ,mrs4 ,agnes  ,beaumont1 of which 
an abridged account will be found in a  
note to  the ,grace ,abounding4#bjj ,it 
exhibits in a remarkable manner how     
easily such reports are raised against  
the holiest men4    ,another still more 
extraordinary and unnatural charge was  
made  against ,bunyan4 ,he lived at a   

period when witchcraft1 witches1  and   
wizards were in the height of fashion4  
,any poor woman who had  outlived or had
 become a burden to her natural         
protectors1 and  whose temper was soured
 by infirmities1 especially if her      
language  was vulgar and her appearance 
repulsive1 ran the risk of being        
defamed as a witch4 ,if in her          
neighbourhood a murrain seized the      
cattle1 or a disease entered a family   
which baffled the little  knowledge of  
the country practitioners--such as      
epilepsy1 ,st4 ,vitus'  dance1 or ,st4  
,anthony's fire--it was ascribed to     
witchcraft1 and  vengeance was wreaked  
upon any reputed witch4 ,in many parts  
of  ,england she was tried by a kind of 
,lynch law1 in a very summary  manner4  
,her hands and feet being bound         
together1 she was thrown  into deep     
water2 if she sank1 and was drowned1 she
 was declared  innocent2 if she swam1 it
 was a proof of guilt1 and a little form
  of law condemned her to the stake or  

halter4 ,in ,scotland1 they were        
treated with greater barbarity2 they    
were awfully tortured--thumb-screws1    
the boots to crush their knees1 pricking
 them with needles or awls  night and   
day1 to prevent a moment's rest1 were   
persevered in--until  a confession was  
extorted1 to be followed by a frightful 
death4 ,the  ignorance that prevailed   
may account for the faith of the vulgar 
in witchcraft2 but that learned divines1
 and even the enlightened  ,judge ,hale1
 should fall into the delusion1 is most 
surprising4  ,the charge against ,bunyan
 was1 that he had circulated some paper 
libeling a most respectable widow1 a    
,quakeress1 as a witch4 ,this  paper    
cannot now be discovered2 but the story 
is so perfectly  ridiculous as to render
 it quite improbable that ,bunyan had   
any  knowledge of it4 ,the account is   
contained in a rare pamphlet of  four   
leaves1 preserved in the very curious   
library of the ,society  of ,friends at 
,devonshire ,house1 ,bishopsgate4 ,it is

 entitled1 ',a  lying wonder discovered1
 and the strange and terrible news from 
,cambridge proved false2 which false    
news is published in a libel1           
concerning a wicked slander cast upon a 
,quaker2 but the author  of the said    
libel was ashamed to subscribe his name 
to it4 ,also1  this contains an answer  
to ,john ,bunion's paper1 touching the  
said  imagined witchcraft1 which he hath
 given forth to your wonderment1  as he 
saith2 but it is also proved a lie and a
 slander by many  credible witnesses    
hereafter mentioned4'#bja ,it narrates  
that  ,margaret ,pryor1 of ,long        
,stanton1 indicted1 on the #bhth ,july1 
#afei1  the widow ,morlin1 a ,quaker    
lady1 for having1 on the #bith          
,november1  #afeg1 took her out of bed  
from her husband in the night1 put a    
bridle in her mouth1 and transformed her
 into a bay mare1 and with  a ,quaker1  
,william ,allen1 rode upon her to       
,maddenly ,house1 a distance  of four   
miles2 that they made her fast to the   

latch of the door1  while she saw them  
partake of a feast of mutton1 rabbits1  
and lamb  lamb in ,november662 that they
 shone like angels1 and talked of       
doctrine1 and that she knew some of the 
guests2 that her feet were  a little    
sore1 but not her hands1 nor was she    
dirty4 ,in examining  her1 the judge    
elicited that she made no mention of the
 story for  a year and three-quarters1  
and that her deposition then was that   
some evil spirit changed her into a     
bay-horse2 that her hands and  feet were
 lamentably bruised1 and changed as     
black as a coal2 that  she had her      
chemise on1 which was all bloody1 from  
her sides being  rent and torn with the 
spurs4 ,all this was unknown to her     
husband2  nor had she accounted for her 
chemise so strangely fitting a horse  or
 mare4 ,it was proved that the          
complainant had received money for      
bringing the charge1 and pretended to   
have burnt some of her hair  with       
elder-bark1 as a counter-charm to       

prevent it happening again4  ,the judge 
summed up with observing that it was a  
mere dream or  phantasy1 and that the   
complainant was the sorceress1 by       
practicing  incantations in burning her 
hair and bark4 ,the jury found a verdict
  of--not guilty2 and thus two innocent 
persons were saved by an  enlightened   
judge from an ignominious death4 ,it is 
almost incredible  that1 even after the 
trial1 priests and magistrates who had  
promoted  the prosecution professed to  
believe that the charge was true4 ,this 
singular narrative1 in defence of the   
poor persecuted ,quakeress1  is signed  
,james ,blackley1 an alderman1 ,george  
,whitehead1 and three  others4 ,no one  
can believe that ,john ,bunyan gave     
credit to such  a tale1 or mentioned it 
to the injury of the parties accused4   
,his  reply was1 that these slanders    
were devised by the devil and his       
instruments--',god knows that ,i am     
innocent4' ,the probability is1  that   
the pamphlet called ,strange ,news from 

,cambridge had been sent  to him1 and   
that he gave it to some ,quaker to      
answer4    ,considering the almost      
universal belief in witchcraft in those 
days--that ,baxter1 ,cotton ,mather1    
,clarke1 and many of our most  eminent  
divines1 believed in it--and that       
,bunyan received the  ,scriptures in our
 authorized translation with the deepest
 reverence1  it becomes an interesting  
inquiry how far he believed in          
witchcraft1  possessions1 incantations1 
and charms4 ,he was persuaded that      
,satan  could appear to mankind in the  
shape of animals1 and in the human      
form4 ,had any one doubted the          
possibility of these appearances1 he    
would at that time have been called an  
atheist and an unbeliever in  the       
existence of ,god and of separate       
spirits4 ,thus he argues1 that  ',if sin
 can make one who was sometimes a       
glorious angel in heaven  now so to     
abuse himself as to become1 to          
appearance1 as a filthy  frog1 a toad1 a

 rat1 a cat1 a fly1 a mouse1 or a dog1  
to serve its  ends upon a poor mortal1  
that it might gull them of everlasting  
life1 no marvel if the soul is so       
beguiled as to sell itself from  ,god   
and all good for so poor a nothing as a 
momentary pleasure4'#bjb  ,when speaking
 of the impropriety of excluding a pious
 person from  the ,lord's table1 because
 of a difference of opinion as to water 
baptism1 he says1 ',do you more to the  
openly profane--yea1 to all  wizards and
 witches in the land8'#bjc ,in quoting  
,isaiah #ac1 he1  taught by the ,puritan
 version1 puts the key in the           
margin--',wild  beasts of the desert    
shall be there and their houses shall be
 full  of doleful creatures4 ,and owls  
shall dwell there1 and satyrs that  is1 
the hobgoblins1 or devils shall dance   
there4'#bjd ,he gave no  credence to the
 appearance of departed spirits1 except 
in the hour  of death2 and then1 while  
between time and eternity1 he thought   
that in some rare cases spiritual sight 

was given to see objects  otherwise     
invisible4#bje    ,he fully believed in 
the power of ,satan to suggest evil     
thoughts  to the pious ,christian1 and  
to terrify and punish the wicked1 even  
in this life2 but never hints1 through  
all his works1 at any power  of ,satan  
to communicate to man any ability to    
injure his fellows4  ,what a contrast is
 there between the ,pilgrim of ,loretto1
 with  its witch and devil story1       
mentioned in the introduction to the    
,pilgrim's ,progress1 and ,bunyan's     
great allegorical work6 ,conjurors  and 
fortune-tellers1 or witches and wizards1
 were vagabonds deserving  for their    
fraudulent pretensions1#bjf punishment  
by a few months'  imprisonment to hard  
labour1 but not a frightful death4 ,in  
all these  things this great man was    
vastly in advance of his age4 ,he had   
studied nature from personal observation
 and the book of revelation4  ,in       
proportion as the laws of nature are    
understood1 the crafty  pretensions of  

conjurors and witches become exposed to 
contempt4  ,bunyan never believed that  
the great and unchangeable principles   
which the ,creator has ordained to      
govern nature could be disturbed  by the
 freaks of poor old crazy women1 for    
purposes trifling and  insignificant4   
,no1 such a man could never have        
circulated a report  that a woman was   
turned into a bay mare1 and her chemise 
into a  horse-cloth and saddle6         
,unbridled sectarian feeling perverted  
some  remark of his1 probably made with 
the kindest intention1 into a  most     
incredible slander4    ,among the many  
singularities of that very interesting  
period1 one  was the number of religious
 tournaments or disputations that were  
held all over the country4 ,the details 
of one of these1 between  ,fisher1 a    
,jesuit1 and ,archbishop ,laud1 occupy a
 folio volume4 ,in  these wordy duels   
the ,baptists and ,quakers bore a       
prominent part4  ,to write a history of 
them would occupy more space than our   

narrow  limits will allow4 ,bunyan      
entered into one of these controversies 
with the ,quakers at ,bedford           
,market-cross1#bjg and probably held    
others in the church1 those buildings   
being at times available under  the     
,protectorate for such purposes4 ,bunyan
 was met by the son of  thunder1 ,edward
 ,burrough1 who was also assisted by    
,anne ,blackly1 a  remarkably pious     
woman and an able disputant4 ,bunyan    
pressed them  with the ,scriptures1 and 
dealt such severe blows that ,mrs4      
,blackly1  in the public assembly1 bid  
him throw away the ,scriptures4 ,to     
which  he answered1 ',no1 for then the  
devil would be too hard for me4'  ,the  
great controversy was as to ,christ     
within his saints4 ,bunyan  proved1 by  
the holy oracles1 that ,christ had      
ascended1 and was  at the right hand of 
,god2 to which ,mrs4 ,blackly answered1 
that he  preached up an idol1 and used  
conjuraton and witchcraft4 ,to the      
charge of spiritual conjuration and     

witchcraft he made no reply1  it being  
unworthy his notice2 but called upon her
 to repent of her  wickedness in calling
 ,christ an idol4 ,with regard to his   
presence  in his saints1 he reminded    
her1 that if any man have not the       
,spirit  of ,christ1 he is none of      
his4#bjh ,as a matter of course1 both   
parties claimed the victory2 and        
although the hearers were puzzled1      
doubtless much good was effected4       
,these were comparatively happy days for
 ,god's fearers--much valuable  seed was
 sown1 and the light of divine truth    
penetrated into many  a benighted town  
and village4 ,at length dark and        
portentous clouds  rolled over the      
horizon4 ,the ,protector had entered    
into rest2 his  son was wholly incapable
 of taking the helm of public affairs4  
,the exiled king1 ,charles ,,ii1        
declared his determination to publish   
an amnesty for all political offences2  
and from ,breda issued his  proclamation
 for liberty of conscience1 and the     

kingdom was cajoled  and sold4 ,the king
 was scarcely seated on his throne1 and 
armed  with power1 when he threw off the
 mask4 ,men who had faithfully          
performed very painful duties under the 
authority of ,acts of  ,parliament were 
put to death1 others imprisoned and     
transported1  and uniformity in religion
 was re-enacted under ferocious         
penalties4  ,bunyan was to endure a     
cruel imprisonment1 with all the fears  
of an  ignominious death4 ',now1' he    
says1 'as ,satan laboured by reproaches 
and slanders1 to make me vile among my  
countrymen1 that if possible  my        
preaching might be made of none effect1 
so there was added hereto  a long and   
tedious imprisonment1 that thereby ,i   
might be frighted  from my service for  
,christ1 and the world terrified and    
made afraid  to hear me preach1 of which
 ,i shall in the next place give you a  
brief account4'#bji    ,,the ,,fifth    
,,period4    ,,bunyan ,,suffers         
,,persecution1 ,,and ,a ,,long ,,and    

,,dangerous ,,imprisonment1  ,,for      
,,refusing ,,to ,,attend ,,the ,,common 
,,prayer ,,service1 ,,and ,,for         
,,preaching4         --',o happie he who
 doth possesse      ,christ for his     
fellow prisoner1 who doth gladde        
,with heavenly sunbeams1 goales that are
 most sad4'      7,written by ,william  
,prynne1 on his ,prison wall1 in the    
,tower47    ,the men who arraign their  
fellows before any standard of          
orthodoxy1  or claim the right of       
dictating forms of belief or modes of   
worship  under pains or penalties1 are  
guilty of assuming the prerogative  of  
the ,most ,high1 and of claiming1 for   
their frail opinions1  infallibility4   
,such are guilty of high treason against
 the ,majesty  of heaven--and all their 
machinations have a direct tendency to  
destroy human happiness--the wealth of  
the nation1 and that universal          
good-will among men which the gospel is 
intended to establish4 ,such  men       
present to us the various features of   

antichrist1 the dread  enemy of mankind4
    ,the duty of every intelligent      
creature is to watch the operations  of 
nature1 that he may be led to just      
perceptions of the greatness  of the    
,creator1 and the goodness of his       
immutable laws4 ,soon he  finds his     
perceptions dim1 and is conscious of    
evil propensities1  which baffle all his
 efforts at sinless perfection4 ,he     
finds nothing  in nature to solve the   
solemn inquiry how sin is to be         
pardoned1  and evil thoughts and habits 
to be rooted out4 ,the convinced sinner 
then feels the necessity of a direct    
revelation from ,god2 and in  the ,bible
 alone he finds that astounding         
declaration1 which leaves  all human    
philosophy at an immeasurable           
distance--',ye must be  born again4'    
,god only can effect the wondrous       
change--man1 priest1  prophet1 or magi1 
can do him no good--his terror-stricken 
conscience  drives him to his ,creator1 
and faith in the ,redeemer causes       

consolation to abound4    ,in every     
kingdom of the world1 the ,christian    
inquirer is met by the  opposition of   
antichrist1 in some form or other1      
attempts will  be made to limit his     
free-born spirit to human inventions and
  mediations in seeking ,divine mercy4  
,he feels that he is bound1 by  all his 
hopes of happiness1 here and hereafter1 
to obey ,god rather  than man1 in       
everything pertaining to spiritual      
religion4 ,in his  simple obedience to  
the ,word of ,god1 he braves all        
dangers1 sure  of the ,divine blessing  
and support while encountering obloquy1 
contempt1 allurements1 and persecution1 
in its varied polluted  forms and       
appalling cruelties4    ,after the      
decease of ,oliver ,cromwell1 it soon   
became apparent that  the exiled king   
would be restored4 ,in the prospect of  
that event1  ,charles ,,ii promised a   
free pardon to all his subjects1        
excepting  only such persons as should  
be excepted by parliament2 and 'we  do  

declare a liberty to tender consciences1
 and that no man shall  be disquieted or
 called in question for differences of  
opinion in  matters of religion1 which  
do not disturb the peace of the         
kingdom4'  ,who could imagine1 that1 in 
the face of this solemn declaration1    
acts1 the most oppressive and           
tyrannical1 would be passed--compelling 
pretended uniformity in belief and real 
uniformity in the mode of  public       
worship--driving the most pious and     
useful clergymen from  their pulpits and
 livings--preventing them from becoming 
tutors  or schoolmasters--and not       
suffering them to live within five miles
  of a city or town4 ,ruinous penalties 
were inflicted1 not only on  every      
minister1 but upon every hearer1 who met
 to worship ,god in  private houses or  
in the fields and woods4 ,christians1   
convinced  of the wickedness of such    
laws1 strove1 by every possible means1  
to evade the penalties1 with a stern    
determination to worship ,god  in the   

way that their conscience led them4     
,they met their beloved  ministers in   
private places1 and at the most         
unseasonable hours4  ,it is said that   
,bunyan1 to avoid discovery1 went from a
 friend's  house disguised as a carter2 
with his white frock1 wide-awake cap1   
and his whip in his hand1 to attend a   
private meeting in a sheltered  field or
 barn4 ,to prevent these meetings1      
severe and almost  arbitrary penalties  
were enforced1 a considerable part of   
which  went to the informers--men of    
debauched habits and profligate         
principles4 ,with all their vigilance1  
these prohibited meetings  could not be 
prevented4 ,in some cases1 the          
persecuted disciples of  a persecuted   
,lord took houses adjoining each other1 
and1 by opening  internal               
communications1 assembled together4 ,in 
some cases1 the  barn or room in which  
they met1 had a door behind the pulpit1 
by  which the preacher could escape4 ,a 
curious letter1 preserved in  the       

archives at ,devonshire ,house1 states1 
that when a ,christian  assembly was    
held near ,devonshire ,square1 while the
 minister was in  his sermon1 the       
officers and trained bands entered the  
meeting-house4  ,the preacher           
immediately ceased preaching1 and gave  
out the lines  of a hymn1 which the     
congregation joined in singing1 and the 
officers  waited till the devotional    
exercise was ended4 ,the preacher1      
taking  advantage of their hesitation1  
made his escape by a door at the  back  
of the pulpit2 'thus1' says the quaint  
,quaker1 'he choked  the informers off  
with his hymn4' ,in the ,life of ,badman
 are some  illustrative anecdotes       
relating to informers and their violent 
ends1  with an interesting cut of a     
religious meeting in the fields4 ,one   
informer is in a neighbouring tree1 to  
identify the meeters2 while  in the     
distance1 another is running for the    
officers1 with this  verse under the    
print3--         ',informer1 art thou in

 the tree8      ,take heed1 lest there  
thou hanged be3      ,look likewise to  
thy foot-hold well2      ,lest1 if thou 
slip1 thou fall to hell4'      ,in many 
cases the justices considered a field   
preacher to be  equally guilty with a   
regicide4#baj ,one of the informers1    
named ,w4  ,s41 was very diligent in    
this business2 'he would watch a-nights1
  climb trees1 and range the woods      
a-days1 if possible to find out  the    
meeters1 for then they were forced to   
meet in the fields4' ,at  length he was 
stricken by the hand of ,god1 and died a
 most wretched  object4#baa ,the        
cruelties that were inflicted upon      
,dissenters  are scarcely credible4     
,penn1 the ,quaker1 gives this narrative
 of  facts3--,the widow's mite hath not 
escaped their hands2 they have  made her
 cow the forfeit of her conscience1 not 
leaving her a bed  to lie on1 nor a     
blanket to cover her2 and what is yet   
more barbarous1  and helps to make up   
this tragedy1 the poor helpless orphan's

 milk1  boiling over the fire1 was flung
 away1 and the skillet made part  of    
their prize2 that1 had not nature in    
neighbours been stronger  than cruelty  
in informers and officers1 to open her  
bowels for  their relief1 they must have
 utterly perished4#bab ,one of these    
infamous1 hard-hearted wretches in      
,bedford1 was stricken1 soon  after1    
with death2 and such had been his       
notorious brutality1 that  his widow    
could not obtain a hearse1 but was      
obliged to carry his  body to the grave 
in a cart4    ,it is gratifying to leave
 these horrors--these stains upon  our  
national history--for a moment1 to      
record an event which took  place about 
fifty years back4 ,the ,rev4 ,s4        
,hillyard1 the pastor of  ,bunyan's     
church1 thus writes3--',when our        
meeting-house was lately  repaired1 we  
were allowed1 by the ,lord ,lieutenant  
and the justices1  to carry on our      
public worship1 for a quarter of a year 
in the  town-hall1 where1 if it had been

 standing in ,mr4 ,bunyan's time1  he   
must have been tried and committed to   
jail for preaching4' ,how  different our
 position from that of our pilgrim      
forefathers4    ,the justices1 if the   
law had allowed them1 would1 from the   
first1  have prevented ,bunyan's        
preaching4 ,when they had the power1  he
 possessed nothing to excite the        
cupidity of an informer3 this1  with the
 caution of his friends1 saved him1 for 
some months1 from  being apprehended2   
they met privately in barns1            
milk-houses1 and  stables1 or in any    
convenient place in which they were not 
likely  to be disturbed4 ,in addition to
 these services1 every opportunity was  
embraced to visit his friends--praying  
with them1 and administering            
consolation1 arming them with a steady  
resolve to be patient  in suffering1 and
 to trust in ,god for their safety and  
reward4 ,at  length an information was  
laid1 and he was caught in the very act 
of worshipping ,god with some pious     

neighbours4 ,bunyan's account of  this  
event is deeply interesting2 but the    
want of sufficient space  prevents my   
giving more than an abstract of it1     
referring the reader  to his ,grace     
,abounding for fuller details4    ,on   
,november #ab1 #affj1 as the winter was 
setting in1 having been  invited to     
preach at ,samsell1 in ,bedfordshire1 he
 prepared a sermon  upon these          
words--',dost thou believe in the ,son  
of ,god8' 7,john  #i3ce72 from which he 
intended 'to show the absolute need of  
faith  in ,jesus ,christ1 and that it   
was also a thing of the highest concern 
for men to inquire into1 and to ask     
their own hearts whether they  had faith
 or no4'#bac ,he had then been a        
preacher of the glorious  gospel of     
,christ for five or six years1 without  
any interruption2  for1 although        
indicted1 he had continued his useful   
career1 and  through grace had received 
great encouragement and eminent proofs  
of the ,divine blessing4    ,francis    

,wingate1 a neighbouring justice of the 
peace1 having heard  of the intended    
meeting1 issued his warrant to bring the
 preacher  before him4 ,the intention of
 the magistrate was whispered about1    
and came to ,bunyan's ears before the   
meeting was held1 probably to  give him 
an opportunity of escape4 ,his friends1 
becoming alarmed  for his safety1       
advised him to forego the opportunity4  
,it was a  trying moment for him2 he had
 a beloved wife to whom he had not been 
long married1 and four dear children1   
one of them blind1 depending  upon his  
daily labour for food4 ,if he escaped1  
he might continue  his stolen           
opportunities of doing good to the souls
 of men4 ,he  hesitated but for a few   
minutes for private prayer2 he had      
hitherto  shown himself hearty and      
courageous in preaching1 and it was his 
business to encourage the timid flock4  
',therefore1 thought ,i1 if ,i  should  
now run and make an escape1 it will be  
of a very ill savour  in the country2   

what will my weak and newly converted   
brethren  think of it8 ,if ,i should    
run1 now there was a warrant out for me1
  ,i might1 by so doing1 make them      
afraid to stand when great words  only  
should be spoken to them4' ,he retired  
into a close1 privately1  to seek       
,divine direction1 and came back        
resolved to abide the will  of ,god4 ,it
 was the first attempt1 near ,bedford1  
to apprehend a  preacher of the gospel1 
and he thus argued with himself--',if   
,god1  of his mercy1 should choose me to
 go upon the forlorn hope1 that is1  to 
be the first that should be opposed for 
the gospel1 if ,i should  fly it might  
be a discouragement to the whole body   
that should follow  after4 ,and ,i      
thought that the world thereby would    
take occasion  at my cowardliness1 to   
have blasphemed the gospel4'#bad ,these 
considerations brought him to the noble 
resolution of fulfilling his  duty1     
under all its difficulties and dangers4 
,in these reasonings  the same          

honourable decision of mind animated him
 which impelled  ,daniel1 and the three 
,hebrew youths1 to violate the wicked   
laws of  the nation in which they lived1
 because these laws were opposed to  the
 will of ,god4 ,he and they1 as well as 
the apostles1 judged for  themselves1   
and opposed statutes or ancient customs 
which1 in their  opinion1 were contrary 
to the ,divine law by which they were to
 be  judged at the solemn and great day4
 ,nor did they1 in the prospect  of the 
most dread personal sufferings1 hesitate
 to follow the  convictions of their    
minds4 ,some laws are more honoured in  
the breach  than in the observance of   
them4 ,the law of ,pharaoh to destroy   
the  male children of the ,israelites1  
in ancient times1 and the present       
,popish laws of ,tuscany1 that the      
,bible shall not be read1 are laws  so  
contrary to common sense1 and the most  
sacred duties of man1  that ',god dealt 
well' with those who broke them in      
,egypt1 as he has  ever dealt with those

 who have thus honoured him4 ,the       
millions of  prayers that were offered  
up for a blessing upon the confessors1  
,madiai1 have been answered4 ,had they  
perished in the prisons of  ,tuscany1   
they would have joined the noble army of
 martyrs before  the throne of ,god1 to 
witness his judgments upon that         
persecuting  church which has shed so   
much holy blood4    ,when ,bunyan was   
advised to escape by dismissing the     
meeting1 which  consisted of about forty
 persons1 he replied1 ',no1 by no means2
 ,i  will not stir1 neither will ,i have
 the meeting dismissed4 ,come1 be  of   
good cheer1 let us not be daunted2 our  
cause is good1 we need  not be ashamed  
of it2 to preach ,god's ,word is so good
 a work1 that  we shall be well rewarded
 if we suffer for that4'#bae ,all this  
took place about an hour before the     
officers arrived4 ,the service  was     
commenced with prayer at the time       
appointed1 the preacher and  hearers had
 their ,bibles in their hands to read   

the text1 when the  constable and his   
attendants came in1 and1 exhibiting the 
warrant1  ordered him to lave the pulpit
 and come down2 but he mildly told  him 
that he was about his ,master's         
business1 and must rather obey  his     
,lord's voice than that of man4 ,then a 
constable was ordered  to fetch him     
down1 who1 coming up and taking hold of 
his coat1 was  about to remove him1 when
 ,mr4 ,bunyan fixed his eyes steadfastly
  upon him2 having his ,bible open in   
his hand1 the man let go1 looked  pale1 
and retired2 upon which he said to the  
congregation1 ',see  how this man       
trembles at the ,word of ,god4' ,truly  
did one of his  friends say1 'he had a  
sharp1 quick eye4' ,but being commanded 
in  the king's name1 he went with the   
officer1 accompanied by some of  his    
friends1 to the magistrate's residence4 
,before they left1 the  constable       
allowed him to speak a few words to the 
people of counsel  and encouragement4   
,he declared that it was a mercy when   

called to  suffer upon so good an       
account2 that it was of grace that they 
had  been kept from crimes1 which might 
have caused their apprehension  as      
thieves and murderers1 or for some      
wickedness2 but by the  blessing of ,god
 it was not so1 but1 as ,christians1    
they were called  to suffer for         
well-doing2 and that we had better be   
persecuted than  the persecutors4 ,the  
constable took him to the justice's     
house1 but  as he was from home1 to save
 the expense and trouble of charging  a 
watch to secure his prisoner1 he allowed
 him to go home1 one of  his friends    
undertaking to be answerable for his    
appearance the  next day4 ,on the       
following morning they went to the      
constable and  then to the justice4 ,the
 celebrated ,quaker1 ,john ,roberts1    
managed  an affair of that kind better4 
,there was plenty of time to have  held 
and dismissed the meeting before the    
constable arrived1 and  then he might   
have done as ,roberts did--made the best

 of his way  to the magistrate's house1 
and demanded1 ',dost thou want me1 old  
man8' and when asked whether or not he  
went to church1 his ready  reply was1   
',yes1 sometimes ,i go to the church1   
and sometimes the  church comes to      
me4'#baf    ,when ,bunyan and the       
constable came before ,justice ,wingate1
 he inquired  what the meeters did1 and 
what they had with them2 suspecting that
  they met armed1 or for treasonable    
practices3 but when the constable  told 
him that they were unarmed1 and merely  
assembled to preach and  hear the ,word1
 he could not well tell what to say4    
,justice ,wingate  was not the only     
magistrate who had felt difficulties as 
to the  construction of the persecuting 
acts of #ce ,eliz4 and #ae ,chas4 ,,ii4 
,had he taken an opinion1 as one of the 
justices at that time did1  it might    
have saved him from the infamy and guilt
 of punishing an  innocent man4 ,the    
case was this3--',two persons of        
insolent behaviour1  calling themselves 

informers1 demanded1 on their evidence  
of having  been present1 without summons
 or hearing in presence of the accused1 
that a fine of #ajj should be levied2   
they were at the meeting and  heard no  
,common ,prayer service4' ,the opinion  
was that there must  be evidence showing
 the intent1 and that the meeting was   
held  under colour and pretence of any  
exercise of religion to concoct         
sedition4#bag ,mr4 ,wingate asked       
,bunyan why he did not follow his       
calling and go to church8 to which he   
replied1 that all his intention  was to 
instruct and counsel people to forsake  
their sins1 and that  he did1 without   
confusion1 both follow his calling and  
preach the  ,word4 ,at this the angry   
justice ordered his commitment to jail1 
refusing bail1 unless he would promise  
to give up preaching4 ,while  his       
mittimus was preparing1 he had a short  
controversy with an  old enemy of the   
truth1 ,dr4 ,lindale1 and also with a   
persecuting  justice1 ,mr4 ,foster1 who1

 soon after1 sorely vexed the people  of
 ,god at ,bedford4 ,they tried their    
utmost endeavours to persuade  him to   
promise not to preach2 a word from him  
might have saved his  liberty2 but it   
was a word which would have sacrificed  
his religious  convictions1 and these   
were dearer to him than life itself4    
,this  was a trying moment1 but he had  
been forewarned of his danger by  the   
extraordinary temptation to sell ,christ
 narrated in his ,grace  ,abounding4    
,his feelings1 while they were          
conducting him to the  prison1 were so  
cheering as to enable him to forget his 
sorrows2  he thus describes             
them--',verily1 as ,i was going forth of
 the doors  ,i had much ado to forbear  
saying to them1 that ,i carried the     
peace  of ,god along with me2 and1      
blessed be the ,lord1 ,i went away to   
prison with ,god's comfort in my poor   
soul4'#bah    ,tradition points out the 
place in which this eminently pious man 
was confined1 as an ancient prison1     

built with the bridge over the  river   
,ouse1 supported on one of the piers    
near the middle of the  river4#bai ,as  
the bridge was only four yards and a    
half wide1  the prison must have been   
very small4 ,howard1 the philanthropist1
  visited the ,bedford prison1 that     
which was dignified as the county  jail 
about #aghh1 and thus describes         
it3--',the men and women felons         
associate together2 their night-rooms   
are two dungeons4 ,only one  court for  
debtors and felons2 and no apartment for
 the jailer4'#bbj  ,imagination can     
hardly realize the miseries of fifty or 
sixty pious  men and women1 taken from a
 place of public worship and            
incarcerated  in such dens or dungeons  
with felons1 as was the case while      
,bunyan  was a prisoner4 ,twelve feet   
square was about the extent of the      
walls2 for it occupies but one pier     
between the center arches of  the       
bridge4 ,how properly does the poor     
pilgrim call it a certain  ,,den6 ,what 

an abode for men and women who had been 
made by ,god kings  and priests--the    
heirs of heaven6 ,the eyes of ,howard1 a
 ,dissenter1  penetrated these dens1    
these hidden things of darkness1 these  
abodes  of cruelty4 ,he revealed what   
lay and clerical magistrates ought to   
have published centuries before1 that   
they were not fit places in  which to   
imprison any1 even the worst of         
criminals4 ,he denounced  them1 humanity
 shuddered at the discovery1 and they   
were razed to  their foundations4 ,in   
this den ,god permitted his honoured    
servant1  ,john ,bunyan1 to be          
incarcerated for more than twelve years 
of the  prime of his life4 ,a man1 whose
 holy zeal for the salvation of         
sinners1 whose disinterested labours1   
whose sufferings for ,christ  prove his 
apostolical descent much better than    
those who claim  descent from popes1 and
 ,wolsey or ,bonner--those fiends in    
human  shape4    ,bedford bridge was    
pulled down in the year #ahaa1 when the 

present  handsome bridge was built4 ,one
 of the workmen employed upon the  ruins
 found1 among the rubbish1 where the    
prison had stood1 a ring  made of fine  
gold1 bearing an inscription which      
affords strong  presumptive evidence    
that it belonged to our great           
allegorist4 ,dr4  ,abbot1 a neighbouring
 clergyman1 who had daily watched the   
labours  of the workmen1 luckily saw it1
 and saved it from destruction4 ,he     
constantly wore it1 until1 drawing near 
the end of his pilgrimage1  in #ahag1 he
 took it off his own finger and placed  
it upon that of  his friend ,dr4 ,bower1
 then curate of ,elstow1#bba and at     
present  the dean of ,manchester1       
charging him to keep it for his sake4   
,this  ring must have been a present    
from some person of property1 as a      
token of great respect for ,bunyan's    
pious character1 and probably  from an  
indignant sense of his unjust and cruel 
imprisonment4 ,by  the kind permission  
of the dean1 we are enabled to give a   

correct  representation of this curious 
relic4#bbbbbc    ,bunyan was thirty-two 
years of age when taken to prison4 ,he  
had  suffered the loss of his pious     
wife1 whose conversation and portion    
had been so blessed to him4 ,it is not  
improbable that her peaceful  departure 
is pictured in ,christiana's crossing   
the river which has  no bridge4 ,she    
left him with four young children1 one  
of whom very  naturally and most        
strongly excited his paternal feelings1 
from  the circumstance of her having    
been afflicted with blindness4 ,he  had 
married a second time1 a woman of       
exemplary piety and retiring  modesty2  
but whose spirit1 when roused to seek   
the release of her  beloved husband1    
enabled her to stand unabashed1 and full
 of energy  and presence of mind1 before
 judges in their courts1 and lords in   
their mansions4 ,when her partner was   
sent to jail1 she was in that  peculiar 
state that called for all his sympathy  
and his tenderest  care4 ,the shock was 

too severe for her delicate situation2  
she became  dangerously ill1 and1       
although her life was spared1 all hopes 
had  fled of her maternal feelings being
 called into exercise4 ,thus did  one   
calamity follow another2 still he       
preserved his integrity4#bbd    ,bunyan 
was treated with all the kindness which 
many of his jailers  dared to show him4 
,in his times1 imprisonment and fetters 
were  generally companions4 ,thus he    
says--',when a felon is going to be     
tried1 his fetters are still making a   
noise on his heels4'#bbe ,so  the       
prisoners in the ,holy ,war are         
represented as being 'brought in  chains
 to the bar' for trial4 ',the prisoners 
were handled by the  jailer so severely1
 and loaded so with irons1 that they    
died in the  prison4'#bbf ,in many      
cases1 prisoners for conscience' sake   
were  treated with such brutality1      
before the form of trial1 as to cause   
their death4 ,by ,divine mercy1 ,bunyan 
was saved from these dreadful           

punishments1 which have ceased as       
civilization has progressed1 and  now   
cloud the narratives of a darker age4   
,after having lain in prison about seven
 weeks1 the session was  held at        
,bedford1 for the county2 and ,bunyan   
was placed at the bar1  indicted for    
devilishly and perniciously abstaining  
from coming to  church to hear ,divine  
service1 and as a common upholder of    
several  unlawful meetings and          
conventicles1 to the great disturbance  
and  distraction of the good subjects of
 this kingdom1 contrary to the  laws of 
our sovereign lord the king4 ,in this   
indictment ,bunyan  is not described as 
'of ,elstow' but 'of ,bedford4'         
,probably he had  removed to ,bedford   
soon after he joined ,gifford's church4 
,the bench  was numerous1 and presided  
over by ,justice ,keelin4#bbg ,if this  
was  ,sergeant ,kelynge who1 the        
following year1 was made ,lord          
,chief-,justice1  he was a most         
arbitrary tyrant1 equaled or excelled   

only by ,judge  ,jeffreys4 ,it was      
before him that some persons were       
indicted for  attending a conventicle2  
but it being only proved that they had  
assembled on the ,lord's-day with       
,bibles in their hands without          
prayer-books1 and there being no proof  
that their meeting was only  under      
colour or pretence of religion1 the jury
 acquitted them4 ,upon  this he fined   
each of the jury-men one hundred marks1 
and imprisoned  them till the fines were
 paid4 ,again1 on a trial for murder1   
the  prisoner being under suspicion of  
,dissent1 was one whom the judge  had a 
great desire to hang1 he fined and      
imprisoned all the jury  because1       
contrary to his direction1 they brought 
in a verdict  of manslaughter6 ,well was
 it said1 that he was more fit to charge
  the ,roundheads under ,prince ,rupert 
than to charge a jury4 ,after  a short  
career1 he fell into utter contempt4#bbh
 ,he entered into  a long argument with 
the poor tinker1 about using the liturgy

 of  the ,church of ,england1 first     
warning him of his danger if he spake   
lightly of it4 ,bunyan argued that      
prayer was purely spiritual1 the        
offering of the heart1 and not the      
reading of a form4 ,the justice         
declared--',we know the ,common         
,prayer-book hath been ever since the   
apostles' time1 and is lawful to be used
 in the church66' ,it is  surprising    
that such a dialogue was ever entered   
upon2 either ,keling  was desirous of   
triumphing over the celebrated tinker1  
or his  countenance and personal        
appearance commanded respect4 ,for some 
cause he was treated with great         
liberality for those times2 the  extent 
of it may be seen by one justice asking 
him1 ',is your ,god  ,beelzebub8' and   
another declaring that he was possessed 
with the  devil6 ',all which1' says     
,bunyan1 ',i passed over1 the ,lord     
forgive  them6' ,when1 however1 the     
justice was worsted in argument1 and    
acknowledged that he was not well versed

 in ,scripture1 he demanded  the        
prisoner's plea1 saying1 ',then you     
confess the indictment8'  ',now1' says  
,bunyan1 'and not till now1 ,i saw ,i   
was indicted2 and  said--,this ,i       
confess1 we have had many meetings      
together1 both to  pray to ,god1 and to 
exhort one another2 and that we had the 
sweet  comforting presence of the ,lord 
among us for our encouragement  7blessed
 be his name672 therefore ,i confess    
myself guilty1 and  no otherwise4' ,this
 was recorded as a plea of guilty1 and  
,keling  resumed his natural ferocity4  
',then1' said he1 'hear your judgment4  
,you must be had back again to prison1  
and there lie for three months          
following2 and then1 if you do not      
submit to go to church to hear  ,divine 
service1 and leave your preaching1 you  
must be banished the  realm2 and after  
that1 if you shall be found in this     
realm without  special license from the 
king1 you must stretch by the neck for  
it4 ,i tell you plainly'2 'and so he bid

 my jailer have me away4'  ,the hero    
answered--',i am at a point with you3 if
 ,i were out of  prison to-day1 ,i would
 preach the gospel again to-morrow1 by  
the  help of ,god4'#bbi    ,the         
statutes1 by virtue of which this awful 
sentence was pronounced1  together with 
the legal form of recantation used by   
those who were  terrified into          
conformity1 are set forth in a note to  
the ,grace  ,abounding4#bcj ,bunyan was1
 if not the first1 one of the first     
,dissenters who were proceeded against  
after the restoration of  ,charles ,,ii2
 and his trial1 if such it may be       
called1 was followed  by a wholesale    
persecution4 ,the king1 as head of the  
,church  of ,england1 wreaked his       
vengeance upon all classes of           
,dissenters1  excepting ,roman          
,catholics and ,jews4    ,the reign of  
,charles ,,ii was most disgraceful and  
disastrous to the  nation1 even the king
 being a pensioner upon the ,french     
court4 ,the  ,dutch swept the seas1 and 

threatened to burn ,london2 a dreadful  
plague depopulated the metropolis--the  
principal part of which was1  in the    
following year1 with its cathedral1     
churches1 and public  buildings1        
destroyed by fire2 plots and            
conspiracies alarmed the  people2       
tyranny was triumphant2 even the bodies 
of the illustrious  dead were exhumed1  
and treated with worse than savage      
ferocity2  while a fierce persecution   
raged throughout the kingdom1 which     
filled the jails with ,dissenters4      
,in ,scotland1 the persecution raged    
with still more deadly violence4        
,military1 in addition to civil         
despotism1 strove to enforce the  use of
 the ,book of ,common ,prayer4 ,the     
heroic achievements and awful  suffering
 of ,scottish ,christians saved their   
descendants from this  yoke of          
bondage4#bca    ,a short account of the 
extent of the sufferings of our pious   
ancestors  is given in the ,introduction
 to the ,pilgrim's ,progress#bcb--;a    

narrative which would appear incredible 
did it not rest upon  unimpeachable     
authority4 ,it would be difficult to    
believe the  records of the brutal      
treatment which the sufferers underwent 
had  they not been handed down to us in 
the ,state ,trials1 and in public       
registers1 over which the persecuted had
 no control4 ,two instances  will show  
the extreme peril in which the most     
learned and pious  men held their lives4
 ,john ,james1 the pastor of a ,baptist 
church in  ,whitechapel1 was charged1   
upon the evidence of a perjured drunken 
vagabond named ,tipler1 a pipe-maker's  
journeyman1 who was not present  in the 
meeting1 but swore that he heard him    
utter treasonable words4                
,notwithstanding the evidence of some   
most respectable witnesses1  who were   
present during the whole service1 and   
distinctly proved  that no such words   
were used1 ,mr4 ,james was convicted1   
and sentenced  to be hung4 ,his         
distracted wife saw the king1 presented 

a petition1  and implored mercy1 when   
the unfeeling monarch replied1 ',o6 ,mr4
  ,james2 he is a sweet gentleman4'     
,again1 on the following morning1  she  
fell at his feet1 beseeching his royal  
clemency1 when he spurned  her from him1
 saying1 ',john ,james1 that rogue1 he  
shall be hanged2  yea1 he shall be      
hanged4' ,and1 in the presence of his   
weeping  friends1 he ascended from the  
gibbet to the mansions of the blessed4  
,his real crime was1 that he continued  
to preach after having been  warned not 
to do so by ,john ,robinson1 lieutenant 
of the ,tower1  properly called1 by ,mr4
 ,crosby1#bcc a devouring wolf1 upon    
whose  head the blood of this and other 
innocent ,dissenters will be found4     
,another ,dissenting minister1 learned1 
pious1 loyal1 and peaceful1  was1 during
 ,bunyan's time1 marked for destruction4
 ,thomas ,rosewell  was tried before the
 monster ,jeffreys4 ,he was charged1    
upon the  evidence of two infamous      
informers1 with having doubted the power

  of the king to cure the kings' evil1  
and with saying that they  should       
overcome their enemies with rams' horns1
 broken platters1 and  a stone in a     
sling4 ,a number of most respectable    
witnesses deposed  to their having been 
present2 that no such words were        
uttered1 and  that ,mr4 ,rosewell was   
eminent for loyalty and devoted         
attachment to  the ,government4 ,alas6  
he was a ,dissenting teacher of high    
standing1  of extensive acquirements1   
and of great earnestness in seeking  the
 salvation of sinners2 and1 under the   
direction of that brutal  judge1 the    
venal jury found him guilty1 and he was 
sentenced to be  hung4 ,this frightful  
sentence would have been executed but   
from a  singular interposition of       
,providence4 ,sir ,john ,talbot was     
present  during the trial1 and a        
stranger to ,mr4 ,rosewell2 but he was  
so  struck with the proceedings1 that he
 hastened to the king1 related  the     
facts1 and added1 'that he had seen the 

life of a subject1  who appeared to be a
 gentleman and a scholar1 in danger1    
upon such  evidence as he would not hang
 his dog on4' ,and added1 ',sire1 if you
  suffer this man to die1 we are none of
 us safe in our own houses4'  ,at this  
moment ,jeffreys came in1 gloating over 
his prey1 exulting  in the innocent     
blood he was about to shed1 when1 to his
 utter  confusion1 the king said1 ',mr4 
,rosewell shall not die'2 and his       
pardon was issued under the great       
seal4#bcd ,every ,englishman should     
read the state trials of that period1   
recording the sufferings of  ,richard   
,baxter1 ,william ,penn1 ,sir ,h4 ,vane1
 and many others of our  most pious     
forefathers2 and they must feel that it 
was a miracle of  mercy that saved the  
life of ,bunyan1 and gave him leisure to
 write  not only his popular allegories1
 but the most valuable treatises  in the
 ,english language upon subjects of the 
deepest importance4    ,when he entered 
the prison1 his first and prayerful     

object was to  levy a tax upon his      
affliction--to endeavour to draw honey  
from  the carcass of the lion4 ,his care
 was to render his imprisonment         
subservient to the great design of      
showing forth the glory of ,god  by     
patient submission to ,his will4 ,before
 his commitment1 he had  a strong       
presentiment of his sufferings2 his     
earnest prayer1 for  many months1 was   
that he might1 with composure1 encounter
 all his  trials1 even to an ignominious
 death4 ,this led him to the solemn     
consideration of reckoning himself1 his 
wife1 children1 health1  enjoyments1 all
 as dying1 and in perfect uncertainty1  
and to live  upon ,god1 his invisible   
but ever-present ,father4    ,like an   
experienced military commander1 he      
wisely advises every  ,christian to have
 a reserve for ,christ in case of dire  
emergency4  ',we ought to have a reserve
 for ,christ1 to help us at a dead lift4
  ,when profession and confession will  
not do2 when loss of goods and  a prison

 will not do2 when loss of country and  
of friends will not  do2 when nothing   
else will do1 then willingly to lay down
 our lives  for his name4'#bce ,in the  
midst of all these dread uncertainties1 
his soul was raised to heavenly         
contemplations of the future  happiness 
of the saints of ,god4    ,it is deeply 
impressive to view a man1 with gigantic 
intellect1  involved in the net which   
was laid to trammel his free spirit1    
disregarding his own wisdom2 seeking    
guidance from heaven in earnest  prayer1
 and in searching the sacred            
,scriptures2 disentangling  himself1 and
 calmly waiting the will of his heavenly
 ,father4 ,still  he severely felt the  
infirmities of nature4 ,parting with his
 wife  and children1 he described as    
'the pulling the flesh from the bones4  
,i saw ,i was as a man who was pulling  
down his house upon the head  of his    
wife and children2 yet1 thought ,i1 ,i  
must do it4'#bcf ,his  feelings were    
peculiarly excited to his poor blind    

,mary4#bcg ',o6  the thoughts of the    
hardships my poor blind one might go    
under1 would  break my heart in pieces4'
 ,it is one of the governing principles 
of human nature1 that the most delicate 
or afflicted child excites  our         
tenderest feelings4 ',i have seen men1' 
says ,bunyan1 'take most  care of1 and  
best provide for those of their children
 that have  been most infirm and        
helpless2 and our ,advocate shall gather
 his  lambs with his arms1 and carry    
them in his bosom4'#bch ,while  in this 
state of distress1 the promise came to  
his relief--',leave  thy fatherless     
children1 ,i will preserve them alive2  
and let thy  widows trust in me4' ,he   
had heard of the miseries of those      
banished  ,christians who had been sold 
into slavery1 and perished with cold    
and calamities1 lying in ditches like   
poor1 forlorn1 desolate sheep4    ,at   
the end of three months he became       
anxious to know what the  enemies of the
 cross intended to do with him4 ,his    

sentence was  transportation and death1 
unless he conformed4 ,to give up or     
shrink  from his profession of ,christ1 
by embracing the national forms and     
submitting his conscience to human laws1
 he dared not4 ,he resolved  to         
persevere even at the sacrifice of his  
life4 ,to add to his distress1  doubts  
and fears clouded his prospects of      
futurity2 ',satan1' said  he1 'laid hard
 at me to beat me out of heart4' ,at    
length he came  to the determination to 
venture his eternal state with ,christ1 
whether he had present comfort or not4  
,his state of mind he thus              
describes--',if ,god doth not come in   
7to comfort me7 ,i will leap  off the   
ladder1 even blindfold1 into eternity1  
sink or swim1 come  heaven1 come hell4  
,lord ,jesus1 if thou wilt catch me1 do2
 ,i will  venture all for thy name4'    
,from this time he felt a good hope and 
great consolation4    ,the clerk of the 
peace1 ,mr4 ,cobb1 was sent by the      
justices to persuade  him to conform1   

and had a very long and interesting     
conference  with him in the prison4     
,this shows that the magistrates were   
well  convinced that he was a leader in 
nonconformity1 who1 if brought  over1   
would afford them a signal triumph4 ,in 
fact1 he was called1  by a beneficed    
clergyman1 'the most notorious          
schismatic in all  the county of        
,bedford4'#bci ,it is perhaps to the    
arguments of ,cobb  that he refers in   
his ,advice to ,sufferers4 ',the wife of
 the bosom  lies at him1 saying1 ,o do  
not cast thyself away2 if thou takest   
this course1 what shall ,i do8 ,thou    
hast said thou lovest me2 now  make it  
manifest by granting this my small      
request--,do not still  remain in thine 
integrity4 ,next to this come the       
children1 which  are like to come to    
poverty1 to beggary1 to be undone1 for  
want of  wherewithal to feed1 and       
clothe1 and provide for them for time to
  come4 ,now also come kindred1 and     
relations1 and acquaintance2 some       

chide1 some cry1 some argue1 some       
threaten1 some promise1 some  flatter1  
and some do all to befool him for so    
unadvised an act as  to cast away       
himself1 and to bring his wife and      
children to beggary  for such a thing as
 religion4 ,these are sore              
temptations4'#bdj  ,it was during this  
period of his imprisonment that the mad 
attempt  was made1 by ,venner and his   
rabble1 to overturn the government4     
,this was pressed upon ,bunyan as a     
reason why he should not hold  meetings 
for religious exercises1 but rely upon  
his more private  opportunities of      
exhorting his neighbours4 ,in reply to  
this1  ,mr4 ,cobb is reminded of        
,bunyan's well-known loyalty1 which     
would  become useful in proportion to   
his public teaching4 ,it was a  pleasing
 interview1 which1 while it did not for 
a moment shake his  determination1 led  
him to thank ,mr4 ,cobb for his civil   
and meek  discourse1 and to ejaculate a 
heartfelt prayer--',o that we might     

meet in heaven4'#bda ,the whole of it is
 reprinted at the end of  the ,grace    
,abounding1 and it shows that ,god gave 
him favour even with  his persecutors4  
,it ,is not surprising that such a      
prisoner should  have won the good      
opinion of his jailer1 so that he was   
permitted  the consolation of seeing his
 relatives and friends1 who ministered  
to his comforts4    ,when the time      
arrived for the execution of the        
bitterest part of  his sentence1 ,god1  
in his providence1 interposed to save   
the life of  his servant4 ,he had       
familiarized his mind with all the      
circumstances  of a premature and       
appalling death2 the gibbet1 the ladder1
 the  halter1 had lost much of their    
terrors2 he had even studied the  sermon
 he would then have preached to the     
concourse of spectators4  ,at this      
critical time the king's coronation took
 place1 on ,april  #bc1 #affa4 ,to      
garnish this grand ceremony1 the king   
had ordered the  release of numerous    

prisoners of certain classes1 and within
 that  description of offences was that 
for which ,bunyan was confined4  ,the   
proclamation allowed twelve months' time
 to sue out the pardon  under the great 
seal1 but without this expensive process
 thousands  of vagabonds and thieves    
were set at liberty1 while1 alas1 an    
offence against the church was not to be
 pardoned upon such easy  terms4 ,bunyan
 and his friends were too simple1       
honest1 and virtuous1  to understand why
 such a distinction should be made4 ,the
 assizes  being held in ,august1 he     
determined to seek his liberty by a     
petition  to the judges4 ,the court sat 
at the ,swan ,inn1 and as every incident
  in the life of this extraordinary man 
excites our interest1 we  are gratified 
to have it in our power to exhibit the  
state of this  celebrated inn at that   
time4    ,having written his petition1  
and made some fair copies of it1 his    
modest1 timid wife determined to present
 them to the judges4 ,her  heroic       

achievements--for such they deserve to  
be called--on behalf  of her husband1   
are admirably narrated by ,bunyan1 the  
whole of  which is reprinted in our     
first volume1#bdc and deserves a most   
attentive perusal4 ,want of space       
prevents us repeating it here1 or  even 
making extracts from it4 ,she had       
previously traveled to ,london  with a  
petition to the ,house of ,lords1 and   
entrusted it to ,lord  ,barkwood1 who   
conferred with some of the peers upon   
it1 and informed  her that they could   
not interfere1 the king having committed
 the  release of the prisoners to the   
judges4 ,when they came the circuit  and
 the assizes were held at ,bedford2     
,bunyan in vain besought the  local     
authorities that he might have liberty  
to appear in person  and plead for his  
release4 ,this reasonable request was   
denied1  and1 as a last resource1 he    
committed his cause to an affectionate  
wife4 ,several times she appeared before
 the judges2 love to her  husband1 a    

stern sense of duty1 a conviction of the
 gross injustice  practiced upon one to 
whom she was most tenderly attached1    
overcame  her delicate1 modest1 retiring
 habits1 and forced her upon this       
strange duty4 ,well did she support the 
character of an advocate4  ,this        
delicate1 courageous1 high-minded woman 
appeared before ,judge  ,hale1 who was  
much affected with her earnest pleading 
for one so  dear to her1 and whose life 
was so valuable to his children4 ,it    
was the triumph of love1 duty1 and      
piety1 over bashful timidity4  ,her     
energetic appeals were in vain4 ,she    
returned to the prison with  a heavy    
heart1 to inform her husband that1 while
 felons1 malefactors1  and men guilty of
 misdemeanours were1 without any        
recantation or  promise of amendment1 to
 be let loose upon society to grace the 
coronation1 the poor prisoners for      
conscience' sake were to undergo  their 
unjust and savage sentences4 ,or1 in    
plain words1 that refusing  to go to    

church to hear the ,common ,prayer was  
an unpardonable  crime1 not to be       
punished in any milder mode than        
recantation1 or  transportation1 or the 
halter4 ,with what bitter feelings must 
she  have returned to the prison1       
believing that it would be the tomb  of 
her beloved husband6 ,how natural for   
the distressed1 insulted  wife to have  
written harsh things against the judge6 
,she could not  have conceived that1    
under the stately robes of ,hale1 there 
was  a heart affected by ,divine love4  
,and when the nobleman afterwards  met  
the despised tinker and his wife1 on    
terms of perfect equality1  clothed in  
more glorious robes in the mansions of  
the blessed1 how  inconceivable their   
surprise6 ,it must have been equally so 
with  the learned judge1 when1 in the   
pure atmosphere of heaven1 he found     
that the illiterate tinker1 harassed by 
poverty and imprisonment1  produced     
books1 the admiration of the world4 ,as 
,dr4 ,cheever eloquently  writes--',how 

little could he dream1 that from that   
narrow cell in  ,bedford jail a glory   
would shine out1 illustrating the grace 
of  ,god1 and doing more good to man1   
than all the prelates and judges  of the
 kingdom would accomplish4'#bdd         
,bunyan was thus left in a dreary and   
hopeless state of imprisonment1  in     
which he continued for somewhat more    
than twelve years1 and it  becomes an   
interesting inquiry how he spent his    
time and managed to  employ his great   
talent in his ,master's service4 ,the   
first object  of his solicitude would be
 to provide for his family1 according to
  #a ,timothy #e3h4 ,how to supply his  
house with bare necessaries to  meet the
 expenses of a wife and four children1  
must have filled him  with anxiety4 ,the
 illness1 death1 and burial of his first
 beloved  wife1 had swept away any      
little reserve which otherwise might    
have  accumulated1 so that1 soon after  
his imprisonment commenced1 before  he  
could resume any kind of labour1 his    

wife thus pleaded with the  judge for   
his liberty1 ',my lord1 ,i have four    
small children that  cannot help        
themselves1 of which one is blind1 and  
have nothing  to live upon but the      
charity of good people4' ,how           
inscrutable are  the ways of            
,providence2 the rich reveling in luxury
 while using  their wealth to corrupt   
mankind1 while this eminent saint1 with 
his  family1 were dependent upon        
charity6 ,as soon as he could get his   
tools in order he set to work2 and we   
have the following testimony  to his    
industry by a fellow-prisoner1 ,mr4     
,wilson1 the ,baptist  minister1 and of 
,charles ,doe1 who visited him in       
prison3--',nor did  he1 while he was in 
prison1 spend his time in a supine and  
careless  manner1 nor eat the bread of  
idleness2 for there have ,i been        
witness that his own hands have         
ministered to his and his family's      
necessities1 making many hundred gross  
of long tagged laces1 to  fill up the   

vacancies of his time1 which he had     
learned to do for  that purpose1 since  
he had been in prison4 ,there1 also1 ,i 
surveyed  his library1 the least1 but   
yet the best that e'er ,i saw--the      
,bible  and the ,book of ,martyrs4#bde  
,and during his imprisonment 7since ,i  
have spoken of his library71 he writ    
several excellent and useful  treatises1
 particularly ,the ,holy ,city1         
,christian ,behaviour1  ,the            
,resurrection of the ,dead1 and ,grace  
,abounding to the ,chief of             
,sinners4'#bdf ,besides these valuable  
treatises1 ,charles ,doe states  that1  
of his own knowledge1 in prison ,bunyan 
wrote ,the ,pilgrim's  ,progress1 the   
first part1 and that he had this from   
his own mouth4#bdg  ,in addition to the 
demonstration of this important fact    
contained  in the introduction to ,the  
,pilgrim's ,progress1 there ought to    
have been added1 ,bunyan's statement    
made in introducing his second          
part3--',now1 having taken up my        

lodgings in a wood about a mile  off the
 place'3 no longer in 'a den1' but      
sheltered1 in a wood1 in  a state of    
comparative1 but not of perfect liberty1
 about a mile  distant from the den in  
which he wrote his first part4 ,whether 
this  may refer to his former cottage at
 ,elstow1 of which there is great       
doubt1 or to the house he occupied in   
,bedford after his release1  they were  
equally about a mile from the jail4 ,he 
certainly means  that the two parts were
 not written in the same place1 nor is  
there a shadow of a doubt as to the fact
 that in prison the great  allegory was 
conceived and written4 ,well might ,mr4 
,doe say1 ',what  hath the devil or his 
agents got by putting our great gospel  
minister  in prison8' ,they prevented   
his preaching to a few poor pilgrims in 
the villages round ,bedford1 and it was 
the means of spreading his  fame1 and   
the knowledge of the gospel1 by his     
writings1 throughout  the world4 ,thus  
does the wrath of man praise ,god4 ,in  

addition to the  works above enumerated1
 he also published some extremely       
valuable  tracts1 several editions of a 
work which ought to be read by all      
young ,christians--,a ,treatise on the  
,covenants of the ,law and of  ,grace2  
several editions of ,sighs from ,hell2  
,a ,map of ,salvation and  ,damnation2  
,the ,four ,last ,things1 a poem2 ,mount
 ,ebal and ,gerizim1  or1 ,redemption   
from the ,curse1 a poem2 ,prison        
,meditations1 a poem3  the four last are
 single sheets1 probably sold by his    
children or  friends to assist him in   
obtaining his livelihood3 ,justification
  by ,faith in ,jesus ,christ1 #dto2    
,confession of ,his ,faith and ,reason  
of ,his ,practice4 ,the most remarkable 
treatise which he published  while in   
confinement1 is on prayer1 from the     
words of the apostle1  ',i will pray    
with the spirit and with the            
understanding also4' ,his  attention had
 been fixed on this subject when his    
free-born spirit  was roused by the     

threat of ,justice ,keeling1 ',take heed
 of speaking  irreverently of the ,book 
of ,common ,prayer1 for if you do you   
will  bring great damage upon yourself4'
    ,bunyan had formed his ideas of     
prayer from heartfelt experience2  it is
 the cry of the burthened1 sinking      
sinner1 ',lord save us1 we  perish'2 or 
adoration rising from the heart to the  
throne of grace1  filled with hopes of  
pardon and immortality4 ,in his         
estimation1 any  form of human invention
 was an interference with the very      
nature  of prayer1 and with the work of 
the ,holy ,spirit1 who alone can        
inspire our souls with acceptable       
prayer4    ,in expressing his views upon
 this all-important subject1 ,bunyan was
  simply guided by a sense of duty4     
,fear of the consequences1 or of        
offending his enemies1 never entered his
 mind4 ,he felt that they  were in the  
hands of his heavenly ,father1 and that 
all their malice  must be over-ruled for
 good4 ,notwithstanding his solemn      

warning  not to speak irreverently of   
the book1 his refusal to use which had  
subjected him to severe privations and  
the fear of a halter1 this  ,christian  
hero was not daunted1 but gives his     
opinion of it with  all that freedom and
 liberty which he considered essential  
to excite  in his fellow-men inquiries  
as to its origin and imposition4    ,it 
is not my province to enter into the    
controversy whether in  public worship a
 form of prayer ought to be used4 ,let  
every one  be persuaded in his own mind2
 but to pass a law denouncing those     
that refuse to use a prescribed form as 
worthy of imprisonment1  transportation1
 or death1 is an attack upon the first  
principles  of ,christianity4 ,to punish
 those who spoke irreverently of it1 was
  almost an acknowledgment that it would
 not bear investigation4 ,to  speak of  
the book as in his serious judgment it  
deserved1 was not  that mark of         
sectarianism which ,romaine exhibited   
when he called  the beautiful hymns of  

,dr4 ,watts1 which are used so much in  
public  worship among ,dissenters1      
',watts' jingle1' and ',watts'          
whims6'#bdh  ,no answer appears to have 
been published to ,bunyan's extremely   
interesting volume until twelve years   
after the author's death1  when a reply 
appeared under the title of ,liturgies  
,vindicated by the  ,dissenters1 or the 
,lawfulness of ,forms of ,prayer proved 
against ,john  ,bunyan and the          
,dissenters4 #agjj4 ,this is a very rare
 and curious  volume4 ,the author1 as   
usual in such controversies1 deals      
wholesale  in invective1 and displays   
all the ability of a sophist4    ,the   
,christian world is indebted to ,dr4    
,cheever for a beautiful  picture of    
,bunyan's devotional exercise in his    
cell4 ',it is evening2  he finishes his 
work1 to be taken home by his dear blind
 child4  ,he reads a portion of         
,scripture1 and1 clasping her small     
hands in  his1 kneels on the cold stone 
floor1 and pours out his soul to ,god2  

then1 with a parting kiss1 dismisses her
 to her mother4 ,the rude  lamp glimmers
 on the table2 with his ,bible1 pen1 and
 paper1 he writes  as though joy did    
make him write4 ,his face is lighted as 
from the  radiant jasper walls of the   
celestial city4 ,he clasps his hands1   
looks upward1 and blesses ,god for his  
goodness4 ,the last you see  of him--is 
alone1 kneeling on the prison floor2 he 
is alone with  ,god4'    ,charles ,doe1 
who manifested most laudable anxiety to 
hand down the  works of ,bunyan to      
posterity1 bears honourable testimony to
 his  conduct while in prison4 ',it was 
by making him a visit in prison  that ,i
 first saw him1 and became acquainted   
with him2 and ,i must  profess ,i could 
not but look upon him to be a man of an 
excellent  spirit1 zealous for his      
master's honour1 and cheerfully         
committing  all his own concernments    
unto ,god's disposal4 ,when ,i was      
there1  there were about sixty          
,dissenters besides himself there1 taken

 but  a little before at a religious    
meeting at ,kaistoe1 in the county  of  
,bedford2 besides two eminent           
,dissenting ministers1 ,mr4 ,wheeler    
and ,mr4 ,dun 7both very well known in  
,bedfordshire1 though long since  with  
,god#bdi71 by which means the prison was
 very much crowded2  yet1 in the midst  
of all that hurry which so many         
new-comers  occasioned1 ,i have heard   
,mr4 ,bunyan both preach and pray with  
that  mighty spirit of faith and        
plerophory of divine assistance that    
has made me stand and wonder4'#bej ,here
 they could sing1 without  fear of being
 overheard2 no informers prowling round4
 ,the world was  shut out2 and1 in      
communion with heaven1 they could forget
 their  sorrows1 and have a rich        
foretaste of the inconceivable glory of 
the celestial city4 ,it was under such  
circumstances that ,bunyan  preached one
 of his most remarkable sermons1        
afterwards published  under the title of
 ,the ,holy ,city or the ,new           

,jerusalem1 #affe4  ',upon a certain    
first-day1 being together with my       
brethren in  our prison-chamber1 they   
expected that1 according to our custom1 
something should be spoken out of the   
,word for our mutual edification4  ,i   
felt myself1 it being my turn to speak1 
so empty1 spiritless1 and  barren1 that 
,i thought ,i should not have been able 
to speak among  them so much as five    
words of truth with life and evidence4  
,at  last ,i cast mine eye upon this    
prophecy1 when1 after considering       
awhile1 methought ,i perceived something
 of that jasper in whose light  you find
 this holy city descended2 wherefore1   
having got some dim  glimmering thereof1
 and finding a desire to see farther    
thereinto1  ,i with a few groans did    
carry my meditations to the ,lord ,jesus
 for  a blessing1 which he did forthwith
 grant1 and helping me to set  before my
 brethren1 we did all eat1 and were well
 refreshed2 and  behold1 also1 that     
while ,i was in the distributing of it1 

it so  increased in my hand1 that of the
 fragments that we left1 after we  had  
well dined1 ,i gathered up this         
basketful4 ,wherefore1 setting  myself  
to a more narrow search1 through        
frequent prayer1 what first  with doing 
and then with undoing1 and after that   
with doing again1  ,i thus did finish   
it4'#bea ,to this singular event the    
religious  public are indebted for one  
of ,bunyan's ablest treatises1 full  of 
the striking sparkles of his            
extraordinary imagination4 ,it was  a   
subject peculiarly adapted to display   
his powers--the advent of  ,new         
,jerusalem1 her impregnable walls and   
gates of precious stones1  golden       
streets1 water of life1 temple1 and the 
redeemed from all  nations flocking into
 it4#beb    ,in these times of severe   
persecution1 two of the church members1 
,s4 ,fenn and ,j4 ,whiteman1 were       
ordained joint pastors4 ,fenn has  just 
been delivered out of prison2 yet they  
ventured to brave the  storm1 and in    

this year1 although the lions prowled   
before the  porch1 a number were added  
to the church4 ,thus was their little   
,jerusalem built 'even in troublous     
times4'    ,bunyan's popularity and fame
 for wisdom and knowledge had spread    
all round the country1 and it naturally 
brought him visitors1 with  their       
doubts1 and fears1 and cases of         
conscience4 ,among these a  singular    
instance is recorded in the ,life of    
,badman4 ',when ,i was  in prison1' says
 the narrator1 'there came a woman to me
 that was  under a great deal of        
trouble4 ,so ,i asked her1 she being a  
stranger  to me1 what she had to say to 
me8 ,she said she was afraid she should 
be damned4 ,i asked her the cause of    
those fears4 ,she told me that  she had1
 some time since1 lived with a          
shopkeeper at ,wellingborough1  and had 
robbed his box in the shop several times
 of money1 and pray1  says she1 tell me 
what ,i shall do8 ,i told her ,i would  
have her go  to her master1 and make him

 satisfaction4 ,she said she was afraid 
lest he should hang her4 ,i told her    
that ,i would intercede for her  life1  
and would make use of other friends to  
do the like2 but she  told me she durst 
not venture that4 ,well1 said ,i1 shall 
,i send  to your master1 while you abide
 out of sight1 and make your peace  with
 him before he sees you8 and with that  
,i asked her master's  name4 ,but all   
she said in answer to this was1 pray let
 it alone  till ,i come to you again4   
,so away she went1 and neither told me  
her master's name nor her own2 and ,i   
never saw here again4'#bec  ,he adds1   
',i could tell you of another1 that came
 to me with a like  relation concerning 
herself1 and the robbing of her         
mistress4'    ,to his cruel imprisonment
 the world is indebted for the most     
surprising narrative of a new birth that
 has ever appeared4 ,it was  there that 
he was led to write the ,grace          
,abounding to the ,chief  of ,sinners4  
,he displays in the preface his deep    

interest in the  spiritual welfare of   
those who had been born under his       
ministry4  ,he rejoices in their        
happiness1 even while he was 'sticking  
between  the teeth of the lions in the  
wilderness4 ,i now again1 as before     
from the top of shenir and ,hermon1 so  
now from the lions' dens1  from the     
mountains of the leopards1 do look yet  
after you all1  greatly longing to see  
your safe arrival into the desired      
haven4'#bed  ,how natural it was that1  
while narrating his own experience1 he  
should be led to write a guide to       
pilgrims through time to eternity1  and 
that it should be dated from 'the den6' 
',and thus it was3 ,i writing of the way
      ,and race of saints1 in this our  
gospel-day1      ,fell suddenly into an 
allegory      ,about their journey1 and 
the way to glory4'#bee      ,any one    
possessing powers of imagination1 to    
whom the adventures  of ,christian are  
familiar1 would1 on reading the ,grace  
,abounding1  be continually struck with 

the likeness there drawn of the         
pilgrim--the  more he contemplates the  
two pictures of ,christian experience1  
so  much the more striking is their     
similarity4 ,the one is a narrative  of 
facts1 the other contains the same facts
 allegorized4 ,thus1 by  an irresistible
 impulse from heaven upon the mind of a 
prisoner for  ,christ1 did a light shine
 forth from the dungeon on ,bedford     
bridge  which has largely contributed to
 enlighten the habitable globe4 ,the    
,pilgrim has been translated into most  
of the languages and dialects  of the   
world4 ,the ,caffrarian and ,hottentot1 
the enlightened ,greek  and ,hindoo1 the
 remnant of the ,hebrew race1 the savage
 ,malay and  the voluptuous             
,chinese--all have the wondrous         
narrative in their  own languages4      
,bunyan was imprisoned by bigots and    
tyrants1 to  prevent his being heard or 
known2 and his voice1 in consequence1   
reaches to the ends of the earth4 ,let  
every wretched persecutor  contemplate  

this instance of ,god's over-ruling     
power4 ,you will surely  plunge the     
avenging sword into your own vitals if1 
by persecution1  you vainly endeavour to
 wound the saints of the living ,god4   
,you  may make hypocrites throw off     
their disguise4 ,the real ,christian may
  be discouraged1 but he perseveres4 ,he
 feels the truth of ,bunyan's  quaint   
saying1 'the persecutors are but the    
devil's scarecrows1  the old one himself
 lies quat'2 while the eye of ,god is   
upon him to  save the children of       
,zion4#bef ,his otherwise dreary        
imprisonment  was lightened1 and the    
time beguiled by these delightful       
writings4 ,his  fellow-prisoners were   
benefited by hearing him read his       
pilgrim's  adventures4 ,but this has    
been so fully displayed in the          
introduction  to the ,pilgrim that any  
further notice is unnecessary4#beg      
,while busily occupied with his ,grace  
,abounding and ,pilgrim's ,progress1  he
 wrote a poetical epistle in answer to  

the kind inquiries of his  numerous     
friends and visitors4 ,after thanking   
them for counsel and  advice1 he        
describes his feelings in prison4 ,his  
feet stood on ,mount  ,zion2 his body   
within locks and bars1 while his mind   
was free to  study ,christ1 and elevated
 higher than the stars4 ,their fetters  
could not tame his spirit1 nor prevent  
his communion with ,god4 ,the  more his 
enemies raged1 the more peace he        
experienced4 ,in prison  he received the
 visits of saints1 of angels1 and the   
,spirit of ,god4  ',i have been able to 
laugh at destruction1 and to fear       
neither the  horse nor his rider4 ,i    
have had sweet sights of the forgiveness
  of my sins in this place1 and of my   
being with ,jesus in another            
world4'#beh ,if his ears were to be     
pierced in the pillory1 it would  be    
only 'to hang a jewel there4' ,the      
source of his happy feelings  is well   
expressed in one of the stanzas3--      
',the truth and ,i were both here cast  

,together1 and we do      ,lie arm in   
arm1 and so hold fast          ,each    
other2 this is true4'#bei      ,yes1    
honest ,john ,bunyan1 the world at large
 now gives you credit  for the truth of 
that saying4    ,how strange must it    
seem to the luxurious worldling1 with   
his bed  of down and splendid hangings1 
but aching heart1 to hear of the        
exquisite happiness of the prisoner for 
,christ on his straw pallet6  ',when    
,god makes the bed1' as ,bunyan says1   
'he must needs be easy  that is cast    
thereon2 a blessed pillow hath that man 
for his head1  though to all beholders  
it is hard as a stone4'#bfj ,in the     
whole  course of his troubles1 he       
enjoyed the sympathy of his family and  
friends4 his food was brought daily1 and
 such was the veneration  in which his  
memory was embalmed1 that the very jug  
in which his  broth was taken to the    
prison has been preserved to this       
day4#bfa    ,in the midst of all his    
sufferings he murmurs not nor for a     

moment  gives way to revenge2 he leaves 
the persecutor in the hands of ,god4    
,stand off1 ,christian2 pity the poor   
wretch that brings down upon  himself   
the vengeance of ,god4 ,your pitiful arm
 must no strike  him--no1 stand by1     
'that ,god may have his full blow at him
 in his  time4 ,wherefore he saith      
avenge not yourself--,vengeance is mine1
  saith the ,lord4 ,give place1 leave   
such an one to be handled by  me4'#bfb  
',there are several degrees of suffering
 for righteousness--the  scourge of the 
tongue1 the ruin of an estate1 the loss 
of liberty1  a gaol1 a gibbet1 a stake1 
a dagger4 ,now answerable to these are  
the  comforts of the ,holy ,ghost1      
prepared like to like1 part proportioned
  to part1 only the consolations are    
said to abound4'#bfc ,the mind  of      
,bunyan was imbued with these           
sentiments2 baptized into them1  and    
consequently elevated far above the fear
 of what man could do  unto him4 ,yes1  
he knew the power of ,god4 ',he can make

 those things  that in themselves are   
most fearful and terrible to behold1 the
  most delightful and most desirable    
things4 ,he can make a gaol more        
beautiful than a palace1 restraint more 
sweet by far than liberty1  and the     
reproach of ,christ greater riches than 
the treasures of  ,egypt4'#bfd    ,the  
,bible1 that heavenly storehouse1 was   
opened to him3 ',i  never had1 in all my
 life1 so great an inlet into the ,word 
of ,god  as now4'#bfe ',i have had sweet
 sights of forgiveness and of the       
heavenly ,jerusalem4 ,i have seen here  
that which1 while in this  world1 ,i    
shall never be able to express4'        
,about a year before he was set at      
liberty he received a very popular      
work1 written by ,edward ,fowler1 a     
,bedfordshire clergyman1 who was  soon  
after elevated to the see of            
,gloucester4 ,it was entitled ,the      
,design of ,christianity1 and professed 
to prove that the object of  the        
,saviour was merely to place man in a   

similar position to that  of ,adam      
before the fall4 ,it is an extremely    
learned production1  full of ,greek and 
,latin quotations2 but1 in ,bunyan's    
estimation1 it  aimed a deadly blow at  
the foundations of ,christianity4 ,to   
restore  man to ,adam's innocency1 and  
then to leave him to cope with ,satanic 
subtlety1 was to cut off all hopes of   
salvation4 ,it was brought  to him in   
,february #afgb1 and in the very short  
period of forty-two  days1 ,fowler's    
theory was most completely demolished by
 ,bunyan's  ,defence of the ,doctrine of
 ,justification1 #dto1 dated from       
prison1  the #bgth of the #abth ,month1 
#afga 7#bgth ,march1 #afgb74 ,this was  
answered by a small #dto volume1        
entitled ,dirt ,wiped ,off4 ,bunyan had 
used some harsh epithets2 but the       
clergyman1 or his curate1 beat  the     
tinker in abusive language4 ,he had been
 by this time promoted  to the rectory  
of ,cripplegate4 ,for an account of this
 controversy1  the reader is referred to

 the introduction to ,bunyan's work  on 
,justification1 and to that to the      
,pilgrim's ,progress4#bff ,the          
impression it made upon the public mind 
is well expressed in a rude  rhyme1 made
 by an anonymous author1 in his         
,assembly of ,moderate  ,divines3       
',there's a moderate ,doctour at        
,cripplegate dwells1      ,whom ,smythes
 his curate in trimming excells2        
,but ,bunyan a tinker hath tickled his  
gills4'      ,the last work that he     
wrote in prison was the confession of   
his  faith1 and reason of his practice  
as to mixed communion1 not with  the    
world1 but with saints of other         
denominations4 ,as this plunged him     
into a fearful controversy with his     
,dissenting brethren 7,baptists1        
,independents1 and ,presbyterians71 a   
notice of it will more properly be      
introduced in our account of that       
conflict4 ,he had been incarcerated     
nearly twelve years1 and had determined 
to suffer to the end4 ,here  he found   

time 'to weigh1 and pause1 and pause    
again1 the grounds  and foundations of  
those principles for which he suffered1'
 and  he was a ,nonconformist still4 ',i
 cannot1 ,i dare not now revolt or  deny
 my principles1 on pain of eternal      
damnation1'#bfg are his  impressive     
words4 ',faith and holiness are my      
professed principles1  with an endeavour
 to be at peace with all men4 ,let they 
themselves be  judges1 if aught they    
find in my writing or preaching doth    
render  me worthy of almost twelve      
years' imprisonment1 or one that        
deserveth  to be hanged or banished for 
ever1 according to their tremendous     
sentence4 ,if nothing will do unless ,i 
make of my conscience a  continual      
butchery and slaughter-shop1 unless     
putting out my own  eyes1 ,i commit me  
to the blind to lead me1 ,i have        
determined1 the  ,almighty ,god being my
 help and shield1 yet to suffer1 if     
frail life  might continue so long1 even
 until the moss shall grow over mine    

eye-brows1 rather than to violate my    
faith and principles4'#bfh  ,the        
allusion to moss growing on his         
eye-brows most probably referred  to the
 damp state of his den or dungeon4      
,the continuation to the ,grace         
,abounding1 written by a friend1 and    
published four years after his decease1 
divides his imprisonment into  three    
periods2 but as ,bunyan makes it one    
continued imprisonment1  there can be no
 doubt but that it was a long1 dreary   
confinement2  during which the testimony
 of his friend1 ,samuel ,wilson1 is1    
that  it was 'an uncomfortable and close
 prison1 and sometimes under  cruel and 
oppressive jailers4' ,the division into 
three parts most  probably alludes to   
the severity or liberality of his       
jailers4 ,he  had at times1 while a     
prisoner1 an extraordinary degree of    
liberty2  like ,joseph in ,egypt1 some  
of his jailers committed all to his     
hands4 ,there can be little doubt but   
that he went from the prison  to preach 

in the villages or woods1 and at one    
time went to ,london  to visit his      
admiring#bfi friends2 but this coming to
 the ears of  the justices1 the humane  
jailer had well nigh lost his place1 and
  for some time he was not permitted to 
look out at the door4 ,when  this had   
worn off1 he had again opportunities of 
visiting his  church and preaching by   
stealth4 ,it is said that many of the   
,baptist  congregations in ,bedfordshire
 owe their origin to his midnight       
preaching4    ,upon one occasion1 having
 been permitted to go out and visit  his
 family1 with whom he intended to spend 
the night1 long before  morning he felt 
so uneasy that at a very late hour he   
went back  to the prison4 ,information  
was given to a neighbouring clerical    
magistrate that there was strong        
suspicion of ,bunyan having broke       
prison4 ,at midnight1 he sent a         
messenger to the jail1 that he  might be
 a witness against the merciful keeper4 
,on his arrival1  he demanded1 ',are all

 the prisoners safe8' the answer was1   
',yes4'  ',is ,john ,bunyan safe8'      
',yes4' ',let me see him4' ,he was      
called  up and confronted with the      
astonished witness1 and all passed off  
well4 ,his kind-hearted jailer said to  
him1 ',you may go out when  you will1   
for you know much better when to return 
than ,i can tell  you4'#bgj    ,during  
these twelve terrible years1 and        
particularly towards the  end of his    
imprisonment1 the members and elders of 
his church at  ,bedford suffered most   
severely1 a very abridged account of    
which  is given in the introduction to  
the ,pilgrim's ,progress4#bga ,the  set 
time for his liberation was now drawing 
near1 but the singular  means by which  
it was accomplished must be reserved for
 our next  chapter4    ,,period ,,sixth4
    ,,bunyan ,,is ,,delivered ,,from    
,,prison--,,controversy ,,with ,,the    
,,christian  ,,church ,,on ,,the        
,,subject ,,of ,,the ,,lord',s          
,,supper--,,publishes ,,the ,,pilgrim',s

  ,,progress1 ,,and ,,many ,,books1     
,,and ,,becomes ,,extremely             
,,popular--,,his ,,decease  ,,and       
,,character4    ,as ,charles ,,ii felt  
himself securely seated on his throne1  
his design  to establish an absolute    
monarchy became more and more apparent4 
,the adulation of his professed friends1
 and the noisy popularity  with which he
 was greeted1 appear to have fostered   
his crafty designs  to rid himself of   
parliamentary government4 ,his whole    
conduct was  that of a ,papist1 who     
keeps no faith with ,protestants2 or of 
a  statesman1 whose religion1 honour1   
and truthfulness1 were wholly           
subservient to expediency4 ,to further  
his object1 he formed a council  of five
 noblemen1 two of whom were ,roman      
,catholics1 and the other  three either 
careless as to religion or professed    
infidels4 ,the  first letter of their   
names formed the word ,,cabal4 ,aided by
 these  he sought to extinguish liberty1
 and extirpate the ,protestant          

faith4#bgb ,to furnish himself with the 
means of indulging his  unbridled       
passions1 he1 like a buccaneer1 seized  
the ,dutch merchantmen  returning from  
,india and ,smyrna1 without any         
declaration of war1  and laid his hands 
upon all the money borrowed of his      
merchants  which had been deposited in  
the exchequer4 ,he then united himself  
with ,france to destroy ,holland1 the   
stronghold of liberty4 ,to gratify  the 
,roman ,catholics1 and conciliate the   
,dissenters1 he issued a  declaration in
 favour of liberty of conscience1 the   
seal to which  he afterwards broke with 
his own hands1#bgc but he could not     
prevent a considerable degree of        
religious liberty arising from  such    
vacillating conduct4    ,bunyan1 who had
 secured the confidence and esteem of   
his jailer1  now found his prison more  
like a lodging-house1 and enjoyed great 
privileges4 ,he frequently1 if not      
regularly1 attended the church          
meetings1 and preached with some degree 

of publicity4 ,the church at  ,bedford  
was at this time in want of a pastor1   
and their eyes were  naturally fixed    
upon ,bunyan to succeed to that         
important office4  ,there were two      
weighty considerations that required    
,divine guidance  in coming to a        
conclusion4 ,one was1 whether it might  
injuriously  affect the prisoner's      
comforts1 and the other was1 the        
propriety  of making choice of a        
,christian brother to be their          
ministering  elder1 while incarcerated  
in a jail4 ,feeling these difficulties1 
the church held several meetings on the 
subject1 the minutes of  which are very 
interesting4 ,the first was held at     
,hawnes1 on the  #bdth of the eighth    
month 7,october7 #afga1 when 'the       
improvement of  the gifts of the church1
 and their disposal in an orderly way1  
were  proposed to consideration1 that   
,god might be sought for direction      
therein2 and a time further to consider 
and debate thereof1 was  appointed this 

day seven-night1 at evening1 at         
,bedford1 where the  principal brethren 
were desired for that purpose to come   
together1  at brother ,john ,fenn's2 and
 a church-meeting was appointed to be   
there that day week4 ,the church was    
also minded to seek ,god about  the     
choice of brother1 ,bunyan to the office
 of elder1 that their  way in that      
respect may be cleared up to them4' ,at 
a meeting held  at ,bedford1 on the last
 day of the ninth month 7,november71    
there  was appointed another meeting 'to
 pray and consult about concluding  the 
affair before propounded1 concerning    
gifts of the brethren  to be improved1  
and the choice of brother ,bunyan to    
office1 at  ,gamlingay1 on the #adth    
day1 and at ,hawnes1 the #bjth1 and at  
,bedfod1  the #bast of the same instant1
 which it was desired might be a        
general meeting4' ,after all this       
jealous care1 and these fervent         
applications to the throne of grace for 
divine guidance1 the  result was most   

gratifying4 ',at a full assembly of the 
church at  ,bedford1 the #bast of the   
tenth month1#bgd after much seeking ,god
  by prayer and sober conference        
formally had1 the congregation did  at  
this meeting1 with joynt consent1       
signified by solemn lifting  up of their
 hands1 call forth and appoint our      
brother ,john ,bunyan  to the pastoral  
office or eldership4 ,and he accepting  
thereof1  gave himself up to serve      
,christ and his ,church1 in that charge1
 and  received of the elders the right  
hand of fellowship1 after having        
preached fifteen years4' ,the choice    
thus solemnly made1 was ratified  by the
 abundant blessings of heavenly union   
and great prosperity--no  stranger or   
novice1 but one whose preaching and     
writings had  proved most acceptable to 
them for a series of years--on that had 
been owned and blessed of his ,god1 and 
whom the church delighted  to honour4   
,at the same church meeting1 ',the      
congregation having had long  experience

 of the faithfulness of brother ,john   
,fenn in his care  for the poor1 did    
after the same manner solemnly choose   
him to the  honourable office of a      
deacon1 and committed their poor and    
purse  to him1 and he accepted thereof1 
and gave himself up to the ,lord  and   
them in that service4' ,the church did  
also determine to keep  the #bfth inst4 
as a day of fasting and prayer1 both    
here1 and  at ,hawnes1 and at           
,gamlingay1 solemnly to commend to the  
grace of  ,god brother ,bunyan and      
brother ,fenn1 and to entreat his       
gracious  assistance and presence with  
them in their respective works1         
whereunto he hath called them4    ,the  
most extraordinary circumstance that    
took place at this time  was1 that while
 ,bunyan was a prisoner in a wretched   
dungeon for  preaching the glad tidings 
of salvation1 or1 in the mysterious     
legal jargon of the period1 'holding    
conventicles1' he received  his         
,majesty's license to preach1 and thus  

to hold conventicles--it  was one of the
 first that was granted4 ,his ,majesty  
continued to  keep him a prisoner for   
preaching more than six months after he 
had licensed him to preach66 ,at the    
same time that the permission  to preach
 was granted to ,bunyan1 the house of   
,josiah ,roughed1  ,bedford1 was        
licensed by his ,majesty's command1 for 
the use of such  as do not conform to   
the ,church of ,england4 ,in this ,john 
,bunyan was  authorized to teach1 or in 
any other licensed place4#bge ,these    
were among the first licenses that were 
granted4 ,the present  highly-respected 
pastor of the church considers that this
 license  does not refer to ,roughed's  
private dwelling1 but rather to 'an     
edifice or a barn1 purchased of ,robert 
,crompton1 ,esq41 with a piece  of      
ground adjoining it1' in the parishes of
 ,st4 ,paul and ,cuthbert1  for #ej1 in 
#afgb1 by ,roughed1 ,bunyan1 ,fenn1 and 
others1 and which  was released by ,fenn
 to ,bunyan and others1 ,november #aj1  

#afha1 two  days before ,fenn's death4  
,this building having been properly     
fitted  up by voluntary contribution1   
became permanently occupied by the      
church as its place of meeting1 until   
the old chapel was erected  in #agjg4   
,from this we may conclude that ,bunyan 
was engaged in his  worldly occupation  
as a brazier1 in the year that he       
obtained his  release from prison1 and  
to #afha4    ,how utterly contemptible  
does any ,government become when they   
tamper  with spiritual worship4 ,at one 
period they punished ,dissenters with   
imprisonment1 transportation1 and1 to   
use ,judge ,keeling's elegant           
expression in his sentence on ,bunyan1  
'to stretch by the neck for  it'2 and   
anon1 the very same ,government1 under  
the same king1 gives  them license to   
dissent6 ,human laws affecting religion 
can never  be the standard of morality2 
to read the ,bible is considered to be  
sin in ,tuscany1 and righteousness in   
,britain4 ,the release of this  great   

and pious man from his tedious          
imprisonment1 has been hitherto         
involved in a cloud of mystery1 which it
 will be our happiness  to disperse1    
while we record that event in a clear1  
indisputable  narrative of facts4 ,his  
earlier biographer1 ,mr4 ,doe1 not      
having  access to archives which the    
lapse of time has now rendered          
available1  attributed his release to   
the influence of ,bishop ,barlow1 by the
  interference of ,dr4 ,owen4 ,it is    
narrated in the life of ,dr4 ,owen1     
published in #agba3--',the doctor had   
some friends also among the  bishops1   
,dr4 ,barlow1 formerly his tutor1 then  
bishop of ,lincoln1  who yet upon a     
special occasion failed him1 when he    
might have  expected the service of his 
professed friendship4 ,the case was     
this1  ,mr4 ,john ,bunyan had been      
confined to a jail twelve years1 upon an
  excommunication for ,nonconformity4   
,now there was a law1 that if  any two  
persons will go to the bishop of the    

diocese1 and offer  a cautionary bond1  
that the prisoner shall conform in half 
a year1  the bishop may release him upon
 that bond2 whereupon a friend  of this 
poor man desired ,dr4 ,owen to give him 
his letter to the  bishop in his behalf1
 which he readily granted4 ,it was soon 
after  the discovery of the ,popish     
plot1 when this letter was carried to   
the bishop1 who having read it1 desired 
a little time to consider  of it1 and if
 ,i can do it1 you may be assured of my 
readiness4  ,he was waited upon again in
 about a fortnight1 and his answer was1 
,i would desire you to move the ,lord   
,chancellor in the case1 and1  upon his 
order1 ,i will do it4 ,to which it was  
replied1 this method  would be          
chargeable1 and the man was poor1 not   
able to expend so  much money2 and1     
being satisfied he could do it legally1 
it was hoped  his ,lordship would       
remember his promise1 there being no    
straining  a point in the case4 ,but he 
would do it upon no other terms1 which  

at last was done1 and the poor man      
released4 ,and for this we are  told    
that ,mr4 ,bunyan returned him his      
unfeigned thanks1 and often  remembered 
him in his prayers1 as1 next to ,god1   
his deliverer4' ,the  whole of this     
story1 so far as it relates to ,bunyan1 
is not only  improbable1 but utterly    
impossible4 ,bunyan was never           
excommunicated1 and  he was certainly   
released from prison two or three years 
previous  to ,dr4 ,barlow becoming a    
bishop4 ,the critical times to which  he
 alludes1 refer doubtless to the ,popish
 plot1 which took place  in #afgh1      
,bunyan having been released in #afgb4  
,the probability is1  that ,dr4 ,owen   
did about #afgh apply to the bishop of  
,lincoln for the  release of some poor  
prisoner under sentence of              
excommunication1  it being his province 
to release such prisoners upon their    
making  peace with the ,church4 ,if this
 person was a friend of ,bunyan's1  his 
prayers for the bishop1 and             

acknowledgments for this act of         
kindness1 are readily accounted for4    
,that ,barlow had nothing to  do with   
,bunyan's release is now perfectly      
clear2 because all1 even  the minutest  
particulars relative to it1 have been   
discovered4 ,this  is a very romantic   
history1 and necessarily leads us back  
to the  battle of ,worcester4 ,at this  
battle1 the republicans were numerous1  
well disciplined1 and led by experienced
 officers2 the royal army  was          
completely routed1 and its leaders1 who 
survived the battle1  were subject to   
the severest privations4 ,charles found 
refuge  at ,boscobel ,house1 and1       
disguised as a woodcutter1 was hid in an
  oak4 ,his adventures and hair-breadth 
escapes fill a volume3--the  parliament 
offered one thousand pounds reward for  
his apprehension4  ,at length1 after    
wandering in various disguises forty    
days1 he  arrived at ,brighton1 then a  
small fishing town1 and here his friends
  succeeded in hiring a fishing boat to 

take him to ,france4 ,numerous          
histories of this extraordinary escape  
were published1 but no two  of them     
agree1 excepting that1 to please the    
king1 all the credit  was given to      
,roman ,catholics4 ,of these narratives1
 that by ,dr4  ,lingard has the         
strangest blunder4 ,when they left      
,shoreham1 ',the  ship stood with easy  
sail towards the ,isle of ,wight1 as if 
she were  on her way to ,deal1 to which 
port she was bound'#bgf--;,deal being   
exactly in the contrary direction6      
,carte has the best account4 ,the       
vessel was bound for ,poole1 coal-laden2
 they left ,shoreham at seven  a4m4     
under easy sail2 and at five1 being off 
the ,isle of ,wight1 with  the wind     
north1 she stood over to ,france1 and   
returned to ,poole1  no one discovering 
that they had been out of their course4 
,a letter  recently discovered among the
 archives of the ,society of ,friends   
at ,devonshire ,house solves every      
difficulty4 ,it is written by ,ellis    

,hookes to the wife of ,george ,fox1    
dated ,january1 #afgj--    ',yesterday  
there was a friend 7a quaker7 wth the   
king1 one that  is ,john ,groves mate1  
he was the may yt4 was mate to the      
master of  the fisher-boat yt carried   
the king away when he went from         
,worcester  fight1 and only this friend 
and the master knew of it in the ship1  
and the friend carried him 7the king7   
ashoare on his shoulders4  the king knew
 him again1 and was very friendly to    
him1 and told  him he remembered him and
 of severall tings yt was done in ye    
ship  att the same time4 the friend told
 him the reason why he did not  come all
 this while was yt he was satisfied in  
yt he had peace and  satisfaction in    
himself yt he did what he did to releiue
 a man in  distresse and now he desired 
nothing of him 7the king7 but that he   
would sett friends at libertie who were 
great sufferers or to that  purpose and 
told the king he had a paper of #aaj    
that were premunired  yt had lain in    

prison about #f years and none can      
release ym but him4  ,soe the king took 
the paper and said there was many of ym 
and yt  they would be in again in a     
monthes time and yt the country         
gentlemen  complained to him yt they    
were so troubled wth the quakers4 ,so he
  said he would release him six4 but ye 
friend thinkes to goe to him  again1 for
 he had not fully cleared himselfe4'    
,this letter is endorsed by ,fox        
himself1 ',e ,hookes to ,m ,f of        
passages  consering ,richard ,carver1   
that cared the ,king of his backe4'     
,e4 ,hooke's next letter1 addressed to  
,george ,fox1 thus continues  the       
narrative--    ',february1 #affi-gj4    
',dear ,g4 ,f4 ,as for the friend that  
was with the ,king1 his love is  to     
thee4 ,he has been with the ,king       
lately1 and ,thomas ,moore was with     
him1 and the ,king was very loving to   
them4 ,he had a fair and free           
opportunity to open his mind to the     
,king1 and the ,king has promised  to do

 for him1 but willed him to wait a month
 or two longer4 ,i rest  thy faithful   
friend to serve thee1    ',e4,h4'#bgg   
,the captain of the fisher-boat was     
,nicholas ,tattersall1 whose  grave1    
covered with a slab of black marble1 is 
still to be seen in  ,brighton          
church-yard1 with a long poetical       
inscription1 now scarcely  legible4 ,on 
the ,restoration1 he applied for his    
reward1 and was  made a commander in the
 royal navy1 with an annuity to him and 
his  heirs for ever of #ajj4 ,the family
 have recently become extinct4  ,his    
fisher-boat was moored for a            
considerable time in the ,thames1       
opposite ,whitehall4 ,years had rolled  
on1 but the ,quaker mate  who had so    
materially assisted the flying          
prince--by keeping the                  
secret--arranging the escape with the   
crew1 and when1 in fear of  danger from 
a privateer1 rowing the prince ashore1  
and in shoal  water carrying him on his 
shoulders to the land1 near the village 

of ,fecamp1 in ,normandy1 yet he had not
 been with the king to claim  any       
reward4 ,this escape took place in      
#afea1 and nearly twenty years  had     
elapsed1 ten of which were after the    
,restoration2 so that in all            
probability the king1 who with all his  
faults was not ungrateful1  was         
agreeably surprised with his appearance 
at the palace4 ,whatever  alteration the
 rough life of a sailor had made on his 
appearance1  the king at once recognized
 him4 ,all the progress he had made as  
to worldly prosperity was from being    
mate of a fisher-boat1 under            
,tattersall1 to becoming mate of a ,west
 ,indiaman1 under ,captain  ,grove4 ,his
 ,majesty1 who had passed his time more 
with courtiers  than with ,quakers1 was 
doubtless astonished that a poor man1   
having  such a claim on his bounty1     
should have been so many years without  
seeking his recompense4 ,on asking the  
reason1 the ,quaker nobly  answered to  
this effect1 ,that the performance of   

his duty in saving  the life of the     
hunted prince1 was only a moral         
obligation1 for the  discharge of which 
,god had amply repaid him by peace and  
satisfaction  in his mind and           
conscience4 ,and now1 ,sire1 ,i ask     
nothing for myself1  but that your      
,majesty would do the same to my friends
 that ,i did  for you--set the poor     
pious sufferers at liberty1 that they   
may  bless you1 and that you may have   
that peace and satisfaction which       
always follows good and benevolent      
actions4 ,the king attempted  feebly to 
argue1 that they would soon offend      
again1 and that they  were much         
complained of by the country gentlemen4 
,how readily the  sailor might have said
 to his sailor king1 ,alter the ship's  
articles1  let all the crew fare alike  
as to their free choice in religion1    
and there will be no grumbling in your  
noble ship2 every subject  will do his  
duty4 ,the king offered to release any  
six1 and we may  imagine the sailor's   

blunt answer1 ,what1 six poor ,quakers  
for a  king's ransom66 ,his ,majesty was
 so pleased as to invite him to come    
again1 when he introduced another member
 of the ,society of ,friends1  ,thomas  
,moore4 ,at this period an amazing      
number of ,friends1 men and  women1 were
 in the jails throughout the kingdom1   
torn from their  families1 and suffering
 most severe privations1 under which    
great  numbers had perished4 ,the       
application for the release of the      
survivors1 thus happily commenced1 was  
followed up with zeal and  energy1 and  
crowned with great success4 ,this       
narrative solves all  those difficulties
 which rendered that remarkable event   
extremely  mysterious4 ,the question    
naturally arises why so debauched and   
dissolute a king should prefer such     
tight-laced ,christians to be  the      
peculiar objects of his mercy4 ,the     
reason is perfectly obvious1  he owed   
his life to one of their members1 who1  
however poor as to  this world1         

possessed those riches of piety which   
prevented his  taking any personal      
reward for an act of duty4 ,shade of the
 noble  sailor1 thy name1 ,richard      
,carver1 is worthy of all honour6 ,and  
the  more so1 because thy gallant       
bearing has been studiously concealed   
in all the histories of these important 
transactions4 ,had he been  a           
mischief-making ,jesuit1 like ,father   
,huddleston1 his noble deed  would have 
been trumpeted forth for the admiration 
of the world in  all ages4 ,his name was
 left to perish in oblivion1 because he 
was  of a despised sect4 ,it is an      
honour to ,christianity that a labouring
  man preferred the duty of saving the  
life of a human being1 and  that of an  
enemy1 to gaining so easily heaps of    
glittering gold4  ,and when all the     
resources of royalty were ready         
munificently to  reward him1 he1 like   
,moses1 preferred the rescue of his     
suffering  friends to personal honours  
or emoluments--even to all the riches   

of ,england6    ,the efforts of ,carver 
and ,moore were followed by most earnest
  appeals for mercy by ,george          
,whitehead1 who with ,moore appeared    
before  the king in council several     
times1 until at length the royal word   
sanctioned this act of mercy4 ,the      
,quakers were then appealed to by       
sufferers of other denominations1 and   
advised them to obtain the  permission  
of the king in council1 that their names
 might be inserted  in the deed2        
rendering them all the assistance that  
was in their  power4 ,great difficulties
 were encountered in passing the        
cumbrous  deed through the various      
offices1 and then in pleading it in all 
parts of the country4 ,the number of    
,quakers thus released from             
imprisonment was #dga1 being about the  
same number as those who had  perished  
in the jails4 ,the rest of the prisoners
 liberated by this  deed were ,baptists 
and ,independents1 and among the former 
was ,,john  ,,bunyan4    ,a very        

circumstantial narrative of these       
proceedings1 copies of the  minutes of  
the privy council1 and other documents1 
will be found  in the introduction to   
,the ,pilgrim's ,progress4#bgh ,one of  
these  official papers affords an       
interesting subject of study to an      
occasional conformist4 ,it is the return
 of the sheriff of ,bedfordshire1       
stating that ,,all the sufferings of    
,bunyan--his privation of liberty1      
sacrifice of wife1 children1 and        
temporal comforts1 with the fear  of an 
ignominious death--were for refusing to 
attend his parish  church and hear the  
,common ,prayer service4    ,when it is 
considered that ,bunyan was very severe 
in his remarks  upon the ,quakers1 the  
event reflects no ordinary degree of    
honour  upon the ,society of ,friends1  
at whose sole charge1 and entirely  by  
their own exertions1 this great deed of 
benevolence was begun1  carried on1 and 
completed4 ,it is difficult to ascertain
 the exact  duration of this sad        

imprisonment1 because we cannot discover
 any  record of the day of his release4 
,his imprisonment commenced ,november   
#ac1 #affj1 and his pardon under the    
great seal is dated ,september  #ac1    
#afgb4 ,as the pardon included nearly   
#ejj sufferers1 it occupied  some time  
to obtain official duplicates to be     
exhibited at the  assizes and sessions  
for the various counties4 ,a letter from
 ,e4 ,hooks  to ,mrs4 ,fox intimates    
that none were released on the #ast     
,november  #afgb4 ,another letter shows 
that the ,bedfordshire prisoners were   
discharged before ,january #aj1         
#afgc2bgi confirming ,bunyan's own      
account1 published by him in the ,grace 
,abounding1 #afhj1 that his             
imprisonment lasted complete twelve     
years4#bhj    ,during the latter period 
of his imprisonment1 probably from the  
time of his receiving the royal license 
to preach1 ,may #ae1 #afgb1  he enjoyed 
extraordinary liberty--visiting those   
who had been kind  to his family1 and   

preaching in the surrounding counties4  
,an entry  in the records of the city of
 ,leicester proves that he was there1   
and claimed the liberty of              
preaching--',john ,bunyan's license     
bears  date the #aeth of ,may #afgb1 to 
teach as a ,congregational person1      
being of that persuasion1 in the house  
of ,josias ,roughed1 ,bedford1  or in   
any other place1 room1 or house1        
licensed by his ,majestie's  memorand4  
,the said ,bunyan shewed his license to 
,mr4 ,mayor1 ,mr4  ,overinge1 ,mr4      
,freeman1 and ,mr4 ,browne1 being then  
present1 the #fth  day of ,october1     
#afgb1 that being about two months      
before his final  release from          
jail4'#bha    ,his first object1 upon   
recovering his liberty1 appears to have 
been the proper arrangement of his      
worldly business1 that he might  provide
 for the wants of his family1 a matter  
of little difficulty  with their frugal 
habits4 ,he1 at the same time1 entered  
with all  his soul into his beloved work

 of preaching and writing1 to set  forth
 the glories of ,immanuel4 ,the         
testimony of one who was his  'true     
friend and long acquaintance1' is1 that 
one of the first  fruits of his         
liberation was to visit those who had   
assisted him  and comforted his family  
during his incarceration1 encouraging   
those  who were in fear of a prison1 and
 collecting means of assistance  to     
those who still remained prisoners2     
traveling even to remote  counties to   
effect these merciful objects4#bhb      
,while the premises occupied by ,mr4    
,roughed were being converted into  a   
capacious meeting-house1 the pastor was 
indefatigable in visiting  the sick1 and
 preaching from house to house1 settling
 churches in  the villages1 reconciling 
differences1 and extending the sacred   
influences of the gospel1 so that in a  
very short time he attained  the        
appellation of ,bishop ,bunyan--a title 
much better merited by  him than by the 
downy prelates who sent him to jail for 

preaching  that which they ought to have
 preached4    ,he formed branch churches
 at ,gamlingay1 ,hawnes1 ,cotton-end1   
and  ,kempston1 in connection with that 
at ,bedford4 ,when he opened the  new   
meeting-house1 it was so thronged that  
many were constrained  to stay without1 
though it was very spacious1 every one  
striving  to partake of his             
instructions4 ,here he lived1 in much   
peace and  quiet of mind1 contenting    
himself with that little ,god had       
bestowed  upon him1 and sequestering    
himself from all secular employments to 
follow that of his call to the          
ministry4#bhc ,the word 'sequestering'  
would lead us to conclude1 that his     
business was continued by his  family1  
under his care1 but so as to allow him  
much time for his  ,christian duties1   
and his benevolent pursuits4 ,his       
peaceful course  was interrupted by a   
severe controversy with the ,christian  
world upon  the subject of communion at 
the ,lord's ,table1 which had commenced 

while he was in prison4 ,he would admit 
none but those who1 by a  godly         
conversation1 brought forth fruits meet 
for repentance1 nor  dared he to refuse 
any who were admitted to spiritual      
communion  with the ,redeemer4 ,every   
sect which celebrated the ,lord's       
,supper1  fenced the table round with   
ritual observances1 except the ,baptist 
church at ,bedford1 which stood         
preeminent for non-sectarianism4 ,a     
singular proof of this is1 that the     
catechism called ,instruction  of the   
,ignorant1 written and published by     
,bunyan1 is admirably  adapted for the  
use1 not only of his own church1 but of 
,christians  of all denominations4      
,his spirit was greatly refreshed by    
finding that his precept and  example   
had been blessed to his son ,thomas4 ,on
 the #fth of the #aath  month1 #afgc1 he
 passed the lions1 and was welcomed into
 the house  called ,beautiful1 uniting  
in full communion with his father's     
church4 ,there doubtless was1 as ,mercy 

expresses it1 'music in the  house1     
music in the heart1 and music also in   
heaven1 for joy that  he was here4'#bhd 
,he afterwards became a village         
preacher4    ,bunyan was by no means a  
latitudinarian4 ,no one felt greater    
decision than he did for the truths of  
our holy faith4 ,when his  ,lord's      
design in ,christianity was1 as he      
thought1 perverted by a  beneficed      
clergyman1 then he sent forth from his  
prison an answer  as from a son of      
thunder1 even at the risk of his life4  
,his love  for the pure doctrines of the
 gospel was as decided as his aversion  
to sectarian titles4 ',as for those     
factious titles of ,anabaptists1        
,independents1 ,presbyterians1 or the   
like1 ,i conclude that they  came       
neither from ,jerusalem1 nor from       
,antioch1 but rather from hell  and     
,babylon1 for they naturally tend to    
divisions4'#bhe ,the only  title that he
 loved was that of ,christian4 ',it is  
strange to see  how men are wedded to   

their own opinions1 beyond what the law 
of  grace and love will admit4 ,here is 
a ,presbyter--here an ,independent  and 
a ,baptist1 so joined each man to his   
own opinions1 that they  cannot have    
that communion one with another as by   
the testament of  the ,lord ,jesus they 
are commanded and enjoined4'#bhf ,the   
meaning  which he attached to the word  
'sectarian' is very striking--,pharisees
  are sectarians1 they who in ,divine   
worship turn aside from the  rule of the
 written ,word1 and in their manner do  
it to be seen of  men--these are        
sectaries4#bhg ,bunyan was most decided 
as to the  importance of baptism and the
 ,lord's ,supper4 ',do you think that   
love letters are not desired between    
lovers8 ,why these1 ,god's  ordinances1 
they are his love letters1 and his love 
tokens1 too4  ,no marvel1 then1 if the  
righteous do so desire them4 ,more to be
  desired are they than gold1 yea1 than 
much fine gold2 sweeter also  than      
honey1 and the honey-comb4 ,christ made 

himself known to his  disciples in      
breaking of bread2 who would not1 then1 
that loves to  know him1 be present at  
such an ordinance8 ,ofttimes the ,holy  
,ghost1  in the comfortable influence of
 it1 has accompanied the baptized in    
the very act of administering of it4'   
,his views of the fellowship  of the    
saints were equally explicit--',church  
fellowship1 rightly  managed1 is the    
glory of all the world4 ,no place1 no   
community1 no  fellowship1 is adorned   
and bespangled with those beauties1 as  
is  a church rightly knit together to   
their ,head1 and lovingly serving  one  
another4'#bhh ,such he admitted to the  
table of their common  ,lord2 but1 in   
his esteem1 to communicate with the     
profane was all  one with sacrificing to
 the devil4    ,all this liberality was 
accompanied by very strict notions of   
church  fellowship1 not allowing private
 judgment in the withdrawing of  any    
member1 if the church withheld its      
approbation4 ,mary ,tilney  had been    

cruelly robbed by the persecuting       
,justice ,porter1 for not  attending the
 parish church4 ,he carted away all her 
goods1 beds1  and bedding1 even to the  
hangings of her rooms4 ,she was a most  
benevolent widow1 and was more troubled 
with the crying and sighing  of her poor
 neighbours1 than with the loss of her  
goods4 ,harassed  by persecution at     
,bedford1 she removed to ,london1 and   
requested her  dismission to a church of
 which her son-in-law was pastor1 which 
was refused4 ,as the letter announcing  
this to her is a good example  of       
,bunyan's epistolary correspondence1 it 
is carefully extracted  from the church 
book4    ',our dearly-beloved sister    
,tilney4    ',grace1 mercy1 and peace be
 with you1 by ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 
,amen4    ',i received your letter1 and 
have presented it to the sight of the   
brethren1 who1 after due consideration  
of your motion1 have jointly  concluded 
to give you this answer4 ,this for      
yourself 7honoured  sister71 you are of 

high esteem with the church of ,god in  
this  place1 both because his grace hath
 been bestowed richly upon you1  and    
because of your faithful fellowship with
 us2 for you have been  rightly a       
daughter of ,abraham while here1 not    
being afraid with any  amazement4 ,your 
holy and quiet behaviour1 also1 while   
with patience  and meekness1 and in the 
gentleness of ,christ1 you suffered     
yourself  to be robbed for his sake1    
hath the more united our affections  to 
you in the bowels of ,jesus ,christ4    
,yea1 it hath begotten you  reverence1  
also1 in the hearts of them who were    
beholders of your  meekness and         
innocency while you suffered2 and a     
stinging conviction1  as we are         
persuaded1 in the consciences of those  
who made spoil  for themselves2 all     
which will redound to the praise of ,god
 our  ,father1 and to your comfort and  
everlasting consolation by ,christ1  in 
the day he shall come to take vengeance 
for his people1 and to  be glorified in 

them that believe4 ,wherefore we cannot 
7our honoured  sister7 but care for your
 welfare1 and increase of all good in   
the  faith and kingdom of ,christ1 whose
 servant you are1 and whose name  is    
written in your forehead2 and do        
therefore pray ,god and our  ,father1   
that he would direct your way1 and open 
a door in his temple  for you1 that you 
may eat his fat and be refreshed1 and   
that you  may drink the pure blood of   
the grape4 ,and be you assured that1    
with  all readiness1 we will help and   
forward you what we can therein1  for we
 are not ashamed to own you before all  
the churches of ,christ4    ',but1 our  
dearly beloved1 you know that1 for our  
safety and your  profit1 it is behoofful
 that we commit you to such1 to be fed  
and  governed in the ,word and doctrines
 as1 we are sufficiently persuaded1     
shall be able to deliver you up with joy
 at the coming of our ,lord  ,jesus     
,christ with all his saints3 otherwise  
we 7that we say not  you7 shall receive 

blushing and shame before him and you2  
yea1 and  you also1 our honoured sister1
 may justly charge us with want of      
love1 and a due respect for your eternal
 condition1 if1 for want  of care and   
circumspection herein1 we should commit 
you to any  from whom you should receive
 damage1 or by whom you should not be   
succoured and fed with the sincere milk 
of the incorruptible ,word  of ,god1    
which is able to save your soul4        
,wherefore we may not1  neither dare    
give our consent that you feed and fold 
with such  whose principles and         
practices1 in matters of faith and      
worship1  we1 as yet1 are strangers to1 
and have not received commendations     
concerning1 either from works of theirs 
or epistles from others4  ,yourself1    
indeed1 hath declared that you are      
satisfied therein2  but1 elect sister1  
seeing the act of delivering you up is  
an act  of ours and not yours1 it is    
convenient1 yea1 very expedient1 that   
we1 as to so weighty a matter1 be well  

persuaded before4 ,wherefore  we beseech
 you1 that1 for the love of our ,lord   
,jesus ,christ1 you  give us leave to   
inform ourselves yet better before we   
grant your  request2 and that you also  
forbear to sit down at the table with   
any without the consent of your         
brethren4 ,you were1 while with  us1    
obedient1 and we trust you will not be  
unruly now4 ,and for the  more quick    
expedition of this matter1 we will      
propound before you  our further        
thoughts4 #a4 ,either we shall consent  
to your sitting down  with brother      
,cockain1 brother ,griffith1 brother    
,palmer1 or other1  who1 of long        
continuance in the city1 have showed    
forth their faith1  their worship1 and  
good conversation with the ,word2 #b4   
,or if you  can get a commendatory      
epistle from brother ,owen1 brother     
,cockain1  brother ,palmer1 or brother  
,griffith1 concerning the faith and     
principles of the person and people you 
mention1 with desire to be  guided and  

governed by1 you shall see our          
readiness1 in the fear of  ,god1 to     
commit you to the doctrine and care of  
that congregation4  ,choose you whether 
of these you will consent unto1 and let 
us hear  of your resolution4 ,and we    
beseech you1 for love's sake1 you show1 
with meekness1 your fear and reverence  
of ,christ's institution2 your  love to 
the congregation1 and regard to your    
future good4 ,finally1  we commit you to
 the ,lord and the ,word of his grace1  
who is able  to build you up1 and to    
give you an inheritance among them that 
are  sanctified4 ,to ,god1 the only     
wise1 be glory and power everlasting4   
,amen4--,your affectionate brethren1 to 
serve you in the faith and  fellowship  
of the gospel4    ',sent from ,bedford1 
the #aith of the ,fourth ,month1 #afga4 
,as a farther illustration of ,bunyan's 
sentiments on this subject1  we give the
 following letter to the church at      
,braintree3--    ',the #gth of the      
,twelfth ,month1 #afgf 7,feb4 #afgg74   

',the church of ,christ in and about    
,bedford1 to the church of ,christ  in  
and about ,braintree1 sendeth greeting1 
',holy and beloved--,we1 fellow-heirs   
with you of the grace of life1  having  
considered your request concerning our  
honoured and beloved  brother1 ,samuel  
,hensman3 that he shall be given up to  
you for  your mutual edification1 and   
his furtherance and joy of faith2 and   
considering also1 in the capacity he now
 standeth by reason of  his habitation  
amongst you1 his edification is to be   
from you1 not  from us--he being1 by    
,god's providence 7by which he disposeth
 the  world71 placed at such a distance 
from us4 ,and considering1 also1  the   
great end of ,christ our ,lord1 in      
ordaining the communion of  saints1 is  
his glory in their edification1 and that
 all things are  to be done by his      
command to the edification of the body  
in general1  and of every member in     
particular1 and that this we oft        
7ought87  to design in our receiving    

him1 and giving up to other churches1   
and not to please ourselves3 do as      
before ,god and the elect angels1  grant
 and give up to you our elect brother1  
to be received by you  in the ,lord1 and
 to be nourished1 in the church at      
,braintree1 with  you as one that is    
dear to the ,father and our ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ2  and this we the willinger do1
 because1 as we are informed concerning 
you1 beloved1 you are not rigid in your 
principles1 but are for  communion with 
saints as saints1 and have been taught  
by the ,word  to receive the            
brotherhood1 because they are beloved1  
and received  of the ,father and the    
,son1 to whose grace we commend you1    
with  the brother of late a member with 
us1 but now one of you4 ,grace be  with 
you all4 ,written by the appointment of 
the church here1 and  subscribed1 in her
 name1 by your brethren1 as followeth3--
          ,john ,bunyan        ,sam4    
,fenn4    ,oliver ,stot4      ,john     
,fenn4    ,thomas ,cooper4      ,luke   

,astwood4 ,john ,croker4      ,the late 
,mr4 ,kilpin of ,bedford considered the 
whole of this letter  to be entered in  
the minutes in ,bunyan's hand-writing4  
,there is also in the church book the   
copy of a letter1 in #afgd1  addressed  
to the 'church sometime walking with our
 brother ,jesse1'  refusing to dismiss  
to them ,martha ,cumberland1 unless they
 were  certified that they continued in 
the practice of mixed communion4  ,in   
these sentiments ,bunyan lived and died4
 ,his church remains  the same to the   
present day4 ,in the new1 commodious1   
and handsome  meeting-house1 opened in  
#ahej1 there is a baptistery1 frequently
  used4 ,the present minister1 the      
amiable and talented ,john ,jukes1      
baptizes infants1 and receives the      
assistance of a neighbouring  ,baptist  
minister to baptize adults4    ,not only
 had ,bunyan clear1 well-defined1 and   
most decided views of  the ordinances of
 the gospel1 but also of all its        
doctrines4 ,his  knowledge upon those   

solemn subjects was drawn exclusively   
from the  sacred pages2 nor dared he    
swerve in the slightest degree from the 
path of duty2 still he belonged to no   
sect1 but that of ,christian1  and the  
same freedom which had guided him in    
forming his principles1  he cheerfully  
allowed to others4 ,hitherto1 water     
baptism had been  considered a          
pre-requisite to the ,lord's table by   
all parties4  ,the ,episcopalians1      
,presbyterians1 and ,independents1 had  
denounced  the ,baptists as guilty of a 
most serious heresy1 or blasphemy1 in   
denying the right of infants to baptism2
 not only did they exclude  the         
,baptists from communion with their     
churches1 but they persecuted  them with
 extreme rigour4 ,when the ,independents
 made laws for the  government of their 
colony in ,america1 in #afdd1 one of the
 enactments  was1 ',that if any person  
shall either openly condemn1 or oppose  
the  baptizing of infants1 or seduce    
others1 or leave the congregation       

during the administration of the rite1  
they shall be sentenced to  banishment4'
 ,the same year a poor man was tied up  
and whipped1 for  refusing to have his  
child baptized4 ',the ,rev4 ,j4 ,clarke1
 and ,mr4  ,o4 ,holmes1 of ,rhode       
,island1 for visiting a sick ,baptist   
brother in  ,massachusetts1 instead of  
being admitted to the ,lord's table1    
they  were arrested1 fined1 imprisoned1 
and whipped4' ,at this very time1  the  
,baptists formed their colony at ,rhode 
,island1 and the charter  concludes with
 these words1 ',all men may walk as     
their consciences  persuade them1 every 
one in the name of his ,god4' ,this is  
probably  the only spot in the world    
where persecution was never known4 ,the 
,baptists considered that immersion in  
water was the marriage rite  between the
 believer and ,saviour2 that to sit at  
the ,lord's table  without it was       
spiritual adultery1 to be abhorred and  
avoided1 and  therefore refused to admit
 any person to the ,lord's table who had

  not been baptized in water upon a     
personal profession of faith  in the    
,saviour4 ,this was the state of parties
 when ,bunyan1 at the  commencement of  
his pastorate1 entered into the         
controversy4 ,he had  been promised a   
commendation to his book by the great1  
the grave1  'the sober' ,dr4 ,owen1 but 
he withdrew his sanction4 ',and perhaps 
it  was more for the glory of ,god1 that
 truth should go naked into the  world1'
 said ,bunyan1 'than as seconded by so  
weighty an armour-bearer  as he4'#bhi   
,bunyan denied that water could form a  
wedding garment1  or that water baptism 
was a pre-requisite for the ,lord's     
table1 or  that being immersed in water 
was putting on our ,lord's livery1 by   
which disciples may be known4 ',away1   
fond man1 do you forget the  text1 ,by  
this shall all men know that ye are my  
disciples1 if ye  have love one to      
another4'#bij ,and attempt was made to  
embroil  ,bunyan in a public disputation
 in ,london upon this subject1 which  he

 very wisely avoided4#bia ,this         
controversy will be found in our  second
 volume1 and is deeply interesting1     
making allowance for the  esprit de     
corps manifested on all sides4 ,a verse 
in the emblems is  very pertinent upon  
the violence of this dispute3--         
',our gospel has had here a summer's    
day1      ,but in its sunshine we1 like 
fools1 did play2      ,or else fall out1
 and with each other wrangle1      ,and 
did1 instead of work1 not much but      
jangle4'#bib      ,after a lapse of     
nearly two centuries1 ,bunyan's         
peaceable principles  have greatly      
prevailed2 so that now few churches     
refuse communion  on account of the     
mode1 in which water baptism has been   
administered4  ,the ,baptists are no    
longer deemed heretics as they formerly 
were4  ,dr4 ,watts aided this kindly    
feeling--',a church baptized in infancy1
  or in adult age1 may allow communion  
to those that are of the contrary       
practice in baptism4'#bic ,robert       

,robinson praises ,bunyan's work1  and  
advocates his sentiments upon the most  
liberal principles4  ,one of his remarks
 is very striking3--',happy community6  
that can  produce a dispute of one      
hundred and fifty years unstained with  
the blood1 and unsullied with the fines1
 the imprisonments1 and the  civil      
inconveniences of the disputants4 ,as to
 a few coarse names1  rough compliments1
 foreign suppositions1 and acrimonious  
exclamations1  they are only the        
harmless squeakings of men in a passion1
 caught  and pinched in a sort of       
logical trap4'#bid ,to this time1       
,bunyan  was only known as an           
extraordinarily talented and eloquent   
man1  whose retentive memory was most   
richly stored with the sacred           
,scriptures4 ,all his sermons and       
writings were drawn from his own  mental
 resources1 aided1 while in prison1 only
 by the ,bible1 the  ,concordance1 and  
,fox's ,book of ,martyrs4 ,very         
emphatically he says1  ',i am for       

drinking water out of my own cistern4'  
',i find such  a spirit of idolatry in  
the learning of this world1 that had ,i 
it  at command ,i durst not use it1 but 
only use the light of the ,word  and    
,spirit of ,god4' ',i will not take of  
it from a thread even to  a shoe        
latchet4'#bie ,it must not be understood
 that he read no  other works but his   
,bible and ,book of ,martyrs1 but that  
he only used  those in composing his    
various treatises while in confinement4 
,he  certainly had and read ,the ,plain 
,man's ,pathway1 ,practice of ,piety1   
,luther on the ,galatians1 ,clarke's    
,looking-glass for ,saints and          
,sinners1 ,dodd on the ,commandments1   
,andrews' ,sermons1 ,fowler's ,design   
of ,christianity1 ,d',anvers and ,paul  
on ,baptism1 and doubtless all  the     
books which were within his reach1      
calculated to increase his  store of    
knowledge4    ,about this time he       
published a small quarto tract1 in which
 he  scripturally treats the doctrine of

 eternal election and reprobation4      
,this rare book1 published for sixpence1
 we were glad to purchase at  a cost of 
one guinea and a half1 because a modern 
author rejected  its authenticity6 ,it  
is included in every early list of      
,bunyan's  works1 and especially in that
 published by himself1 in #afhh1 to     
guard his friends from deception2 for he
 had become so popular an  author that  
several forgeries had been published    
under his initials4  ,these few pages on
 election contain a scriptural treatise 
upon  a very solemn subject1 written by 
one whose mind was so imbued  by the    
fear of ,god1 as to have cast out the   
fear of man2 which so  generally        
embarrasses writers upon this subject4  
,it was translated  into ,welsh1 and is 
worthy an attentive perusal1 especially 
by those  who cannot see the difference 
between ,god's foreknowledge and his    
foreordination4    ,a new era was now   
dawning upon him1 which1 during the last
 ten years  of his life1 added tenfold  

to his popularity4 ,for many years his  
beautifully simple1 but splendid        
allegory1 ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1    
lay slumbering in his drawer4#bif       
,numerous had been his consultations    
with his pious associates and friends1  
and various had been their  opinions1   
whether it was serious enough to be     
published4 ,all of them  had a solemn   
sense of the impropriety of anything    
like trifling as  to the way of escape  
from destruction1 and the road to the   
celestial  city4 ,it appears strange to 
us1 who have witnessed the very solemn  
impressions1 in all cases1 made by      
reading that book1 that there  could    
have been a doubt of the propriety of   
treating in a colloquial  manner1 and   
even under the fashion of a dream1 those
 most important  truths4 ,some said1    
',john1 print it'2 others said1 'not    
so4' ,some  said1 'it might do good'2   
others said1 'no4' ,the result of all   
those consultations was his             
determination1 ',i print it will1' and  

it has raised an imperishable monument  
to his memory4 ,up to this  time1 all   
,bunyan's popularity arose from his     
earlier works1 and  his sermons4        
,leaving out of the question those most 
extraordinary  books1 ,the ,pilgrim's   
,progress and ,holy ,war1 his other     
writings ought  to have handed down his 
name1 with honour and popularity1 to the
  latest posterity4 ,while the logical  
and ponderous works of ,baxter  and     
,owen are well calculated to furnish    
instruction to those who  are determined
 to obtain knowledge1 the works of      
,bunyan create that  very determination1
 and furnish that very knowledge1 so    
blended  with amusement1 as to fix it in
 the memory4 ,let one illustration      
suffice4 ,it is our duty to love our    
enemies1 but it is a hard lesson2  we   
must learn it from the conduct of the   
,divine ,creator--',there  is a man     
hates ,god1 blasphemes his name1        
despises his being2 yea1  says there is 
no ,god4 ,and yet the ,god that he      

carrieth it thus  towards doth give me  
his breakfast1 dinner1 and supper2      
clothes him  well1 and1 when night      
comes1 has him to bed1 gives him good   
rest1  blesses his field1 his corn1 his 
cattle1 his children1 and raises  him to
 high estate2 yea1 and this our ,god    
doth not only once  or twice1 but until 
these transgressors become old2 his     
patience  is thus extended years after  
years1 that we might learn of him to  do
 well4'#big ,all the works of ,bunyan   
abound with such striking  lessons1 as  
to render them extremely valuable1      
especially to  ,sunday-school teachers  
and ministers1 to enliven their         
addresses and  sermons4 ,but1 in ,the   
,pilgrim's ,progress1 the world has     
acknowledged  one train of beauties2    
picture after picture1 most beautifully 
finished1 exhibiting the road from      
destruction to the celestial  city2 our 
only difficulty in such a display being 
to decide as to  which is the most      
interesting and striking piece of       

scenery4#bih  ,the editor's introduction
 to that extraordinary book is intended 
to prove that it was written while the  
author was imprisoned  for refusing to  
submit his conscience to human laws1 and
 that it  is a perpetual monument to the
 folly of persecution2 the peculiar     
qualifications of the author are        
displayed in its having been  a         
spontaneous effusion of his own mind1   
unaided by any previous  writer2 an     
analysis is given of all prior          
pilgrimages1 in which1  more especially 
in ,the ,pilgrims1 ,the ,pylgremage of  
the ,soule1  ,grande ,amoure1 and in    
,the ,pilgrim of ,loretto1 the reader   
will find  a faithful picture of some of
 the singularities of ,popery drawn by  
itself2 an account of the editions1     
forgeries1 errors in printing1  versions
 and translations of this wonderful     
book2 the opinions of  the learned and  
pious of its merits1 principal scenes1  
and a synopsis4  ,it has been the source
 of very numerous courses of lectures by

  ministers of all denominations2 and   
has been turned into a handsome  volume 
of hymns1 adapted for public worship1 by
 the late ,mr4 ,purday1  a friend of    
,john ,wesley's1 and a laborious        
preacher for more than  half a century4 
,great efforts have been made by the    
most popular artists to enliven the     
scenes of the pilgrimage2 but no colour 
glows like the enchanting  words of     
,bunyan4 ,no figures are so true to     
nature1 and so life-like4  ,those       
eminent engravers1 ,sturt and ,strut1   
,stothard and ,martin1  with the prize  
efforts excited by the ,art ,union of   
,england1 and  the curious outlines by  
,mrs4 ,m',kenzie1 the daughter of a     
,british  admiral1 have endeavoured to  
exhaust the scenes in this inexhaustible
  work of beautiful scenery4 ,the most  
elegant and correct edition is  the     
large-paper1 sumptuous volume by ,mr4   
,bogue1 admirably illustrated  with new 
designs1 engraved on wood in superior   
style--a volume  worthy the drawing-room

 of queens and emperors4 ,the designs1  
also1  of the late ,david ,scott1       
recently published at ,edinburgh1 are   
new1  and peculiarly striking4 ,his     
entrance to the ,valley of the ,shadow  
of ,death is mysteriously impressive1 a 
fit accompaniment to ,bunyan's          
description1 which is not excelled by   
any thing in ,dante1 ,spencer1  or      
,milton4 ,in both parts of ,the         
,pilgrim's ,progress this scene is  full
 of terrific sublimity4 ,but we must be 
excused1 if we most warmly  recommend   
our own offspring--the present          
edition--as combining  accuracy1        
elegance1 and cheapness1 with the       
addition of very  numerous notes1 which1
 we trust1 will prove highly            
illustrative  and entertaining4    ,the 
carping criticisms of ,mr4 ,dunlop1 in  
his ,history of ,fiction1  and of an    
author in the ,penny ,encyclopedia1 are 
scarcely worth  notice4 ,the complaint  
is1 want of benevolence in the hero of  
the  tale4 ,how singular it is1 and what

 a testimony to its excellence1  that an
 intelligent writer upon fictions should
 have been so  overpowered with this    
spiritual narrative1 as to confound it  
with  temporal things4 ,christian leaves
 his wife and children1 instead  of     
staying with them1 to be involved in    
destruction--all this  relates to inward
 spiritual feelings1 and to these only4 
,visited  by compunctions of heart1     
,christian strives to inspire his wife  
and children with the same1 but in vain2
 he attends solitarily to  his spiritual
 state1 taunted by his family1 while1 as
 to temporal  things1 he becomes a      
better husband and father than ever he  
was--but this is not prominent1 because 
it is entirely foreign to  the author's 
object1 which is to display the inward  
emotions of  the new birth1 the         
spiritual journey alone1 apart from all 
temporal  affairs4 ,multitudes read it  
as if it was really a dream1 the old    
sleeping portrait confirming the idea4  
,in the story1 ,christian most          

mysteriously embodies all classes of    
men1 from the prince to the             
peasant--the wealthiest noble1 or       
merchant1 to the humbles mechanic  or   
labourer--and it illustrates the most   
solemn1 certain truth1  that1 with      
respect to the salvation of the soul1   
the poorest creature  in existence is   
upon perfect equality with the lordly   
prelate1 or  magnificent emperor1 with  
this word ringing in their ears1 'the   
,,poor  have the gospel preached to     
them4' ,the ,grace ,abounding1 or ,life 
of  ,bunyan1 is a key to all the        
mysteries of ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 
and ,holy ,war4    ,bunyan's singular   
powers are those of description1 not of 
invention4  ,he had lived in the city of
 destruction--he had heard the distant  
threatening of the awful storm that was 
shortly to swallow it up  in unutterable
 ruin--he had felt the load of sin1 and 
rejoiced when  it was rolled away before
 a crucified ,saviour--he knew every    
step  of the way1 and before he had     

himself passed the black river1 he  had 
watched prayerfully over those who were 
passing1 and when the  gate of the city 
was opened to let them enter1 he had    
strained his  eyes to see their glory4  
,the purifying influence of ,the        
,pilgrim's ,progress may be traced in   
the writings of many imaginative        
authors4 ,how does it in several  parts 
beautify the admirable tale of ,uncle   
,tom1 and his ,cabin4 ,in  that         
inimitable scene1 the death of the      
lovely ,eva1 the distressed  negro1     
watching with intense anxiety the       
progress of death1 says1  ',when that   
blessed child goes into the kingdom1    
they'll open the  door so wide1 we'll   
all get a look in at the glory4' ,whence
 came  this strange idea--not limited to
 the poor negro1 but felt by  thousands 
who have watched over departing saints8 
,it comes from  the entrance of         
,christian and ,hopeful into the        
celestial city--',i  looked in after    
them1 and1 behold1 the city shone like  

the sun2 the  streets1 also1 were paved 
with gold1 and in them they walked with 
crowns on their heads1 palms in their   
hands1 and golden harps  to sing        
praises1 which1 when ,i had seen1 ,i    
wished myself among  them4'#bii ,how    
often has ,bunyan's wit sparkled in     
sermons1 and  even in speeches delivered
 in the senate4 ,recently1 in a speech  
on  the collation ministry1 the         
following reference was                 
introduced3--',mr4  ,facing-both-ways1  
of honest ,john ,bunyan1 is not a       
creature mankind  can regard with any   
complacency2 nor will they likely suffer
 any  one to act with one party1 and    
reserve his principles for another4'    
,it has also been strangely quoted in   
novel writing--thus in ,bell's          
,villette--visiting a ,god-mother in a  
pleasant retreat1 is said 'to  resemble 
the sojourn of ,christian and ,hopeful1 
beside the pleasant  stream1 with green 
trees on each bank1 and meadows         
beautified with  lilies all the year    

round4' ,it is marvelous that a picture 
of  nature should have been so          
beautifully and strikingly described  by
 an unlettered artisan1 as to be used in
 embellishing an elegant  novel1 written
 nearly two centuries after his         
decease4#cjj    ,the ,pilgrim was       
followed by a searching treatise on ,the
 ,fear of ,god4  ,the value of this book
 led to its republication by the ,tract 
,society1  and #djjj copies have been   
circulated4 ,it is a neat and acceptable
  volume1 but why altered8 and a psalm  
omitted4#cja ,bunyan says1  ',your great
 ranting1 swaggering1 roysters'2 this is
 modernized into  ',your ranting        
boasters4'#cjb ,then followed1 the ,come
 and ,welcome  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,this 
was frequently reprinted1 and hundreds  
of  thousands have been circulated to   
benefit the world4 ,his popularity      
increased with his years2 efforts were  
made1 but in vain1 to steal  him from   
his beloved charge at ,bedford4 ',he    
hath refused a more  plentiful income to

 keep his station1' is the language of  
his  surviving friend1 ,charles ,doe4   
,it is not surprising that he was  thus 
tempted to leave his poor country       
church1 for we are told by  the same    
biographer1 that ',when ,mr4 ,bunyan    
preached in ,london1 if  there were but 
one day's notice given1 there would be  
more people  come together to hear him  
preach1 than the meeting-house could    
hold4  ,i have seen to hear him preach1 
by my computation1 about #abjj at  a    
morning lecture1 by seven o'clock1 on a 
working day1 in the dark  winter time4  
,i also computed about #cjjj that came  
to hear him one  ,lord's-day1 at        
,london1 at a town's end meeting-house1 
so that half  were fain to go back again
 for want of room1 and then himself was 
fain at a back door to be pulled almost 
over people to get up stairs  to his    
pulpit4' ,this took place in a large    
meeting-house1 erected  in ,zoar        
,street1 either on the site or near the 
,globe ,theatre1  ,southwark4#cjc ,on   

this spot1 the prince of dramatists     
amused and  corrupted crowded houses2   
while in the immediate vicinity were    
the stews and bear garden1 frequented by
 libertines of the lowest  caste4 ,one  
,sunday1 in #aehb1 many were killed or  
miserably wounded  while attending the  
brutal sport of bear-baiting4 ,here1 in 
the heart  of ,satan's empire1 the      
prince of allegorists attracted         
multitudes1  to be enlightened by his   
natural eloquence1 and to be benefited  
by the fruits of his prolific and vivid 
imagination1 at all times  curbed and   
directed by the holy oracles4 ,it was a 
spacious building1  covering about #bjjj
 feet of ground 7#ej by #dj71 with three
 galleries1  quite capable of holding   
the number computed by ,mr4 ,doe4 ,we   
have1  from correct drawings1 furnished 
our subscribers with the plan  and      
elevation of this ancient meeting-house4
 ,having preached with  peculiar warmth 
and enlargement1 one of his friends took
 him by  the hand1 and could not help   

observing what a sweet sermon he had    
delivered2 ',ay1' said he1 'you need not
 remind me of that1 for the  devil told 
me of it before ,i was out of the       
pulpit6'#cjd ,amongst  his hearers were 
to be found the learned and the         
illiterate4 ,it  was well known that    
,dr4 ,john ,owen1 when he had the       
opportunity1  embraced it with pleasure1
 and sat at the feet of the unlearned1  
but eloquent tinker4 ,charles ,,ii1     
hearing of it1 asked the learned        
,d4,d41 ',how a man of his great        
erudition could sit to hear a tinker    
preach8' to which the doctor replied1   
',may it please your ,majesty1  if ,i   
could possess the tinker's abilities1 ,i
 would gladly give in  exchange all my  
learning4'    ,he now pictured the      
downward road of the sinner to the      
realms of  death and darkness in the    
,life of ,badman4 ,this was published in
  #afhj1 and is written in a language   
which fraudulent tradesmen at  that     
period could not misunderstand2 using   

terms now obsolete or  vulgar4 ,it is   
full of anecdotes1 which reveal the     
state of the times1  as superlatively   
immoral1 and profane4 ,he incidentally  
notices that  a labourer received       
eightpence or tenpence per day4#cje ,at 
that  time1 bread and all the           
necessaries of life1 excepting meat1    
were  dearer than they are at present4  
,in fact1 our days are much happier  for
 the poor than any preceding ones in    
,british history4 ,bunyan's  notions of 
conscientious dealing1 will make all    
traders who read  them--blush4#cjf      
,november #ab1 #afha1 ,bunyan's friend  
and fellow-labourer ,samuel ,fenn1  was 
removed from this world1 and in the     
following year persecution  raged       
severely4 ,the church was1 for a season1
 driven from the  meeting-house1 and    
obliged to assemble in the fields4 ,the 
,word of  the ,lord was precious in     
those days4    ,in #afhb1 while         
surrounded by persecution1 he prepared  
and published  his most profound and    

beautiful allegory1 ,the ,holy ,war1    
made by  ,shaddai upon ,diabolus1 for   
the ,regaining of the ,metropolis of the
  ,world2 or1 ,the ,losing and ,taking  
again the ,town of ,mansoul4#cjg  ,the  
frontispiece is the most accurate       
likeness of ,bunyan that is  extant2 it 
is engraved by ,white1 from a drawing1  
also by him1 now  preserved in the print
 department of the ,british ,museum4    
,from this  drawing1 carefully compared 
with the print1 we have furnished the   
expressive likeness which forms the     
frontispiece to this volume4  ,it has   
also a correct whole-length portrait1   
with emblematical  devices4 ,this       
exceedingly beautiful and most finished 
allegory has  never been so popular as  
,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 for reasons  
which  are shown in the introduction to 
,the ,holy ,war4#cjh ,the whole         
narrative of this wondrous war appears  
to flow as naturally as  did that of the
 pilgrimage from the highly imaginative 
mind of the  author4 ,man1 in his       

innocence1 attracts the notice and      
hatred of  ,apollyon4 ,nothing could be 
accomplished by force--all by  subtlety 
and deceit4 ,he holds a council of      
war--selects his                        
officers--approaches--parleys1 and gains
 admittance--then fortifies  the town   
against its king--,immanuel determines  
to recover it--vast  armies1 under      
appropriate leaders1 surround the town1 
and attack  every gate4 ,the ear is     
garrisoned by ,captain ,prejudice and   
his deaf  men4 ,but he who rides forth  
conquering and to conquer is victorious4
  ,all the pomp1 and parade1 and horrors
 of a siege are as accurately  told1 as 
if by one who had been at the sacking of
 many towns4 ,the  author had learnt    
much in a little time1 at the siege of  
,leicester4  ,all the sad elements of   
war appear1 and make us shudder--masses 
of armed men with their slings and      
battering-rams--clarions and            
shouts--wounded and slain1 all appear as
 in a panorama4 ,the mind  becomes      

entranced1 and when sober reflection    
regains her command1  we naturally      
inquire1 ,can all this have taken place 
in my heart8  ,then the armies of       
,diabolus1 with his thousands of        
,election ,doubters1  and as many       
,vocation ,doubters1 and his troops of  
,blood-men--thousands  slain1 and yet   
thousands start into existence4 ,and all
 this in one  man6 ,how numberless are  
our thoughts--how crafty the approaches 
of  the enemy--how hopeless and helpless
 is the sinner1 unless ,immanuel        
undertakes his recovery4 ,the ,holy ,war
 is a most surprising narrative  of the 
fall and of the recovery of man's soul1 
as accurate as  it is most deeply       
interesting4 ,it is one of the most     
perfect of  allegories4#cji ,there is as
 vast a superiority in ,bunyan's ,holy  
,war over that by ,chrysostom1 as there 
is in the sun over a rush-light4    ,in 
#afhd1 he completed his ,pilgrim's      
,progress1 with the ,journey of  a      
,female ,christian1 her ,children1 and  

the ,lovely ,mercy2 and now1 as  his    
invaluable and active life drew towards 
its close1 his labours  were redoubled4 
,in his younger days1 there appeared to 
have been  no presentiment on his part  
that the longest term of human life     
would with him be shortened1 but rather 
an expectation of living  to old age1   
judging from an expression in his ,grace
 ,abounding4  when he enjoyed a good    
hope1 and bright anticipation of        
heavenly  felicity1 ',i should often    
long and desire that the last days were 
come4 ,o6 thought ,i1 that ,i were      
fourscore years old now1 that ,i  might 
die quickly and be gone to rest4'#caj   
,at that time he did  not anticipate    
twelve years' imprisonment in a wretched
 jail1 nor  the consequent effects it   
must have upon his robust frame1 well   
calculated to stand all weathers1 but   
easily sapped and undermined  by a damp 
dungeon4 ,symptoms of decay1 after      
having enjoyed his  liberty for about a 
year1 led him to close his ,affectionate

 ,advice  to his ,beloved ,flock1 on    
their ,christian ,behaviour2 with these 
words1 ',thus have ,i written to you1   
before ,i die1 to provoke you  to faith 
and holiness1 and to love one another1  
when ,i am deceased1  and shall be in   
paradise1 as through grace ,i           
comfortably believe2  yet it is not     
there1 but here1 ,i must do you         
good4'#caa ,it  is remarkable that      
,bunyan escaped all the dangers of the  
trying  reign of ,james ,,ii1 who1 at   
times1 was a persecutor1 and at times   
endeavoured1 in vain1 by blandishments1 
to win the ,nonconformists4  his minions
 had their eyes upon our pilgrim1 but   
were foiled in every  attempt to        
apprehend him2 all that he suffered was 
the occasional  spoiling of his         
goods4#cab ,neither violence nor        
allurements induced  him to deviate from
 his line of duty4 ,no fear of man      
appeared to  agitate his breast--he     
richly enjoyed that 'perfect love1'     
which  'casteth out fear' 7#a ,john     

#d3ah74 ,james did all that an          
unprincipled  man could do to cajole the
 ,dissenters1 that by their aid he might
  pull down the walls of ,protestantism1
 and give full sway to the  ,papacy4 ,he
 attempted1 among many others1 to bribe 
,john ,bunyan4 ,he  knew not how well he
 was read in the ,book of ,martyrs2 how 
well he  was aware that 'the instruments
 of cruelty are in their habitations1'  
and that the only advantage he could    
have received1 would have been  the same
 that ,polypheme1 the monstrous giant of
 ,sicily1 allowed to  ,ulysses1 that he 
would eat his men first1 and do him the 
favour of  being eaten last4 ,mr4 ,doe  
states that ',regulators were sent into 
all  cities and towns corporate to      
new-model the magistracy1 by turning    
out some1 and putting in others4        
,against this ,bunyan expressed his     
zeal with great anxiety1 as foreseeing  
the bad consequences that  would attend 
it1 and laboured with his congregation  
to prevent  their being imposed on in   

this kind4 ,and when a great man in     
those  days1 coming to ,bedford upon    
some such errand1 sent for him1 as it   
is supposed1 to give him a place of     
public trust1 he would by no  means come
 at him1 but sent his excuse4'#cac ,he  
knew that in his  flesh he possessed    
what he calls ',adam's legacy1 a conduit
 pipe1  through which the devil conveys 
his poisoned spawn and venom1'#cad  and 
he wisely avoided this subtle           
temptation4 ,he detested the  'painted  
,satan1 or devil in fine clothes4'#cae  
,it was one of these  hypocritical      
pretences to correct evil1 while really 
meaning to  increase it1 and which      
,bunyan calls1 'the devil correcting    
vice4'  ,he was watchful1 lest 'his     
inward man should catch cold1'#caf and  
every attempt to entangle him failed4   
,this godly jealousy led him to         
sacrifice worldly interests to an       
extent not justifiable1 if all the facts
 appear4 ,when told that a  very worthy 
citizen of ,london would take his son   

,joseph apprentice  without fee1 and    
advance his interests1 he refused1      
saying1 ',god  did not send me to       
advance my family1 but to preach the    
gospel4'    ,at this time he again      
manifested his lion heart1 by writing   
and  preparing for the press a fearless 
treatise on ,antichrist1 and  his ,ruin4
 ,in this he shows1 that human          
interference with ,divine  worship1 by  
penal laws or constraint1 is            
',antichrist'--that which  pretends to  
regulate thought1 and thus to reduce the
 kingdom  of ,christ to a level with the
 governments of this world4 ,in this    
treatise1 he clearly exhibits the       
meaning of that passage1 so  constantly 
quoted by the advocates of tyranny and  
persecution 7,ezra  #g3bf71 and shows   
that the laws interfered not with       
,divine worship1  but that they upheld  
to the fullest extent the principle of  
voluntary  obedience 7v #ac72 so that   
any man putting constraint upon another 
in religious affairs1 would be guilty of

 breaking the law1 and  subject him to  
extreme punishment4 ,this was one of the
 last treatises  which ,bunyan prepared 
for the press1 as if in his dying       
moments he  would aim a deadly thrust at
 ,apollyon4 ,reader1 it is worthy your  
most careful perusal1 as showing the    
certain downfall of ,antichrist1  and   
the means by which it must be           
accomplished4    ,feeling the extreme   
uncertainty of life1 and that he might  
be robbed  of all his worldly goods1    
under a pretence of fines and penalties1
  he1 on the #bc;d of ,december1 #afhe1 
executed a deed of gift1 vesting  what  
little he possessed in his wife4 ,it is 
a singular instrument1  especially as   
having been sealed with a silver        
twopenny piece4 ,the  original is in the
 church book1 at ,bedford3--    ',to all
 people to whom this present writing    
shall com1 ,j4 ,bunyan of  the parish of
 ,st4 ,cuthbirt's1 in the towne of      
,bedford1 in the county  of ,bedford1   
,brazier send greeting4 ,know ye1 that  

,i the said ,john  ,bunyan as well for1 
and in consideration of the natural     
affection  and loue which ,i have1 and  
bear vnto my welbeloued wife1 ,elizabeth
  ,bunyan1 as also for divers other good
 causes and considerations1 me  at this 
present especially moneing1 have given  
and granted1 and by  these presents1 do 
give1 grant1 and conferm vnto the said  
,elizabeth  ,bunyan1 my said wife1 all  
and singuler my goods1 chattels1 debts1 
ready mony1 plate1 rings1 household     
stuffe1 aparrel1 vtensills1  brass1     
peuter1 beding1 and all other my        
substance1 whatsoever moueable  and     
immoueable1 of what kinde1 nature1      
quality1 or condition soever  the same  
are or be1 and in what place or places  
soever the same be1  shall or may be    
found as well in mine own custodies1    
possession1 as  in the possession1      
hands1 power1 and custody of any other  
person1  or persons whatsoever4 ,to have
 and to hold all and singuler the  said 
goods1 chattels1 debts1 and all other1  

the aforesaid premises  vnto the said   
,elizabeth1 my wife1 her executors1     
administerators1  and assigns to her and
 their proper vses and behoofs1 freely  
and  quietly without any matter of      
challinge1 claime1 or demand of me  the 
said ,john ,bunyan1 or of any other     
person1 or persons1 whatsoever  for me  
in my name1 by my means cavs or         
procurement1 and without any  mony or   
other thing1 therefore to be yeeilded1  
paid or done vnto  me the said ,john    
,bunyan1 my executors1 administrators or
 assigns4  ,and ,i1 the said ,john      
,bunyan1 all and singular1 the aforesaid
 goods1  chattels1 and premises to the  
said ,elizabeth my wife1 her executors1 
administrators1 and assignes to the vse 
aforesaid1 against all  people do       
warrant and forever defend by these     
presents4 ,and further1  know ye1 that  
,i the said ,john ,bunyan have put the  
said ,elizabeth1  my wife1 in peacable  
and quiet possession of all and singuler
 the  aforesaid premises1 by the        

delivrye vnto her at the ensealing      
hereof  one coyned peece of silver1     
commonly called two pence1 fixed on  the
 seal of these presents4#cag    ',in    
wittnes wherof1 ,i the said ,john       
,bunyan have herevnto set my  hand and  
seall this #bc;d day of ,december1 in   
the first year of the  reigne of our    
soueraigne lord1 ,king ,james the       
,second of ,england1  c41 in the year of
 our lord and saviour1 ,jesus ,christ1  
#afhe4    ,john ,bunyan    ,sealed and  
delivered in the presence of vs1 whos   
names are here  vnder written3--        
,john ,bardolph4    ,willm ,hawkes4     
,nicholas ,malin4   ,lewes ,norman4     
,it appears from this deed that ,bunyan 
continued in business as a  brazier1 and
 it is very probable that he carried it 
on until his  decease4 ,this deed       
secured to his wife what little he      
possessed1  without the trouble or      
expense of applying to the              
ecclesiastical  courts for probate of a 
will4    ,among other opinions which    

then divided the ,christian world1 was  
a very important one relative to the law
 of the ten commandments1  whether it   
was given to the world at large1 or     
limited to the  ,jews as a peculiar     
nation until the coming of ,messiah1 and
 whether  our ,lord altered or annulled 
the whole or any part of that law4      
,this question involves the observance  
of the seventh-day ,sabbath4  ,an awful 
curse is denounced upon those who do not
 continue in ,,all  things which are    
written in the book of the law to do    
them 7,gal  #c3aj2 ,deut #bg3bf74 ,when 
an innovation upon the almost universal 
practice of infant baptism had become an
 object of inquiry only to  be answered 
from the ,new ,testament1 it is not     
surprising that the  serious question1  
why ,god's ,sabbath-day had been        
altered1 should  also be agitated with  
deep feeling4 ,generally1 those who     
advocated  the restoration of the       
,jewish ,sabbath were decidedly of      
opinion  that believers only were fit   

subjects for baptism1 and that the      
scriptural mode of administering it was 
by immersion2 hence they  were called   
,seventh-day ,baptists--,sabbatarians1  
or ,sabbath-keepers4    ,bunyan entered 
with very proper and temperate zeal into
 this  controversy4 ,popular feeling had
 no influence over him2 nor could  he   
submit to the opinions of the ancient   
fathers4 ,his storehouse  of knowledge  
was limited to the revealed will of     
,god1 and there  he found ample material
 to guide his opinion4 ,his work upon   
this  subject is called1 ,questions     
about the ,nature and ,perpetuity of    
the ,seventh-day ,sabbath2 and proof    
that the ,first ,day of the ,week  is   
the ,christian ,sabbath4 ,it is one of  
the smallest of his volumes1  but so    
weighty in argument as never to have    
been answered4    ,we now arrive at the 
last year of his eventful and busy life1
  during which he published six         
important volumes1 and left twelve      
others in manuscript1 prepared for      

publication4 ,a list of these will  be  
found in ,the ,struggler2#cah they are  
upon the most important  subjects1 which
 are very admirably treated4 ,we notice 
among these1  ,the ,jerusalem ,sinner   
,saved1 or ,good ,news for the ,vilest  
of ,men4  ,it is a specimen of preaching
 calculated to excite the deepest       
interest1 and afford the strongest      
consolation to a soul oppressed  with   
the sense of sin4 ,great sinner6 thou   
art called to mercy by  name4 ,arise6   
shoulder thy way into court through any 
crowd1--'say1  ,stand away1 devil2 stand
 away all discouragements2 my ,saviour  
calls  me to receive mercy4' ,in this   
treatise1 ,bunyan has repeated from     
memory what he had read in some book    
when in prison1 four and twenty  years  
before4 ,it is a curious legend1 which  
he doubtless believed  to be true1 and  
it displays his most retentive          
memory4#cai ,his  poetry1 like his      
prose1 was not written to gain a name1  
but to make  a deep impression4 ,one of 

his professed admirers made a strange   
mistake when he called them doggerel    
rhymes4#cbj ,his ,caution to  ,watch    
,against ,sin is full of solemn and     
impressive thoughts1 the  very reverse  
of doggerel or burlesque4 his poem on   
the house of  ,god is worthy of a most  
careful perusal2 and thousands have been
  delighted and improved with his       
emblems4 ,one rhyme in the ,pilgrim  can
 never be forgotten--         ',he that 
is down need fear no fall2      ,he that
 is low no pride2      ,he that is      
humble ever shall      ,have ,god to be 
his guide1' c4      ,the careful perusal
 of every one of his treatises1 has     
excited in  my mind a much livelier     
interest than any other religious works 
which1 in a long life1 have come under  
my notice4 ,in fact1 the  works of      
,bunyan to a country minister may be    
compared to a vast  storehouse1 most    
amply replenished with all those solemn 
subjects  which call for his prayerful  
investigation2 well arranged1 ready of  

access1 striking in their simplicity1   
full of vivid ideas conveyed  in        
language that a novice may understand4  
,they are all so admirably  composed    
that pious persons1 whether in houses of
 convocation or  of parliament1 or the  
inmates of a workhouse1 may equally     
listen  to them with increasing delight 
and instruction4 ,no man ever more      
richly enjoyed the magnificent language 
of ,job4 ,he called it 'that  blessed   
book4'#cba ,the deep interest that he   
took in its scenery  may be traced      
through all his writings4 ,his spirit1  
with its mighty  powers1 grasped the    
wondrous truths so splendidly pourtrayed
 in  that most ancient book4 ,the       
inspired writings1 which so eminently   
give wisdom to the simple1 expanded his 
mind1 while his mental  powers were     
strengthened and invigorated by his so  
deeply drinking  into the spirit of the 
inspired volume4    ,the time was       
drawing near when1 in the midst of his  
usefulness1 and  with little warning1 he

 was to be summoned to his eternal rest4
 ,he  had been seriously attacked with  
that dangerous pestilence which1  in    
former years1 ravaged this country1     
called the sweating sickness1  a malady 
as mysterious and fatal as the cholera  
has been in later  times4 ,the disease  
was attended by great prostration of    
strength2  but1 under the careful       
management of his affectionate wife1 his
  health became sufficiently restored to
 enable him to undertake a  work of     
mercy2 from the fulfillment of which1 as
 a blessed close  to his incessant      
earthly labour1 he was to ascend to his 
,father and  his ,god to be crowned with
 immortality4 ,a father had been        
seriously  offended with his son1 and   
had threatened to disinherit him4 ,to   
prevent the double mischief of a father 
dying in anger with his  child1 and the 
evil consequence to the child of his    
being cut off  from his patrimony1      
,bunyan again ventured1 in his weak     
state1 on  his accustomed work1 to win  

the blessings of the peace-maker4 ,he   
made a journey on horseback to ,reading1
 it being the only mode of  travelling  
at that time1 and he was rewarded with  
success4 ,returning  home by way of     
,london to impart the gratifying        
intelligence1 he was  overtaken by      
excessive rains1 and1 in an exhausted   
state1 he found  a kindly refuge in the 
house of his ,christian friend ,mr4     
,strudwick1  and was there seized with a
 fatal fever4 ,his much-loved wife1 who 
had so powerfully pleaded for his       
liberty with the judges1 and to  whom he
 had been united thirty years1 was at a 
great distance from  him4 ,bedford was  
then two days' journey from ,london4    
,probably at  first1 his friends had    
hopes of his speedy recovery2 but when  
the  stroke came1 all his feelings1 and 
those of his friends1 appear to  have   
been absorbed1 by the anticipated       
blessings of immortality1  to such an   
extent1 that no record is left as to    
whether his wife1  or any of his        

children1 saw him cross the river of    
death4 ,there is  abundant testimony of 
his faith and patience1 and that the    
presence  of ,god was eminently with    
him4    ,he bore his trying sufferings  
with all the patience and fortitude     
that might be expected from such a man4 
,his resignation was most  exemplary2   
his only expressions were 'a desire to  
depart1 to be  dissolved1 to be with    
,christ4' ,his sufferings were short1   
being  limited to ten days4 ,he enjoyed 
a holy frame of mind1 desiring his      
friends to pray with him1 and uniting   
fervently with them in the  exercise4   
,his last words1 while struggling with  
death1 were1 ',weep  not for me1 but for
 yourselves4 ,i go to the ,father of our
 ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 who will1 no    
doubt1 through the mediation of his     
blessed  ,son1 receive me1 though a     
sinner2 where ,i hope we ere long shall 
meet1 to sing the new song1 and remain  
everlastingly happy1 world  without end4
 ,amen4' ,he felt the ground solid under

 his feet in passing  the black river   
which has no bridge1 and followed his   
pilgrim into  the celestial city in     
,august1 #afhh1 in the sixtieth year of 
his age4  ,there is some uncertainty as 
to the day of his decease3 ,charles     
,doe1 in the ,struggler1 #afib1 has     
,august #ca1 and this has been copied   
in all his portraits4 ,in the life      
appended to the ,grace ,abounding1      
#afib1 his death-day is stated as       
,august #ab2 and in the memoir  appended
 to the third part of the ,pilgrim1 also
 in #afib1 the date  is ,august #ag4    
,the circumstances of his peaceful      
decease are well  compared by ,dr4      
,cheever to the experience of ,mr4      
,standfast1 when he  was called to pass 
the river3 the great calm--the firm     
footing--the  address to                
by-standers--until his countenance      
changed1 his strong  man bowed under    
him1 and his last words were1 ',take me1
 for ,i come  to thee4' ,then the joy   
among the angels while they welcomed the

  hero of such spiritual fights1 and    
conducted his wandering soul to  the    
,new ,jerusalem1 which he had so        
beautifully described as 'the  holy     
city'2 and then his wonder and amazement
 to find how infinitely  short his      
description came to the blissful        
reality4    ,the deep affliction that   
his church was plunged into led to      
several  special meetings4 ,wednesday1  
the #dth of ,september1 'was kept in    
prayer and humiliation for this heavy   
stroke upon us--the death of  dear      
brother ,bunyan2 it was appointed also1 
that ,wednesday next be  kept in prayer 
and humiliation on the same account4 ,at
 the meeting  held on the #aath1 it was 
appointed that all the brethren meet    
together on the #ahth of this month1    
,september1 to humble themselves  for   
this heavy hand of ,god upon us1 and    
also to pray unto the ,lord  for counsel
 and direction what to do1 in order to  
seek out for a  fit person to make      
choice of for an elder4 ,on the #ahth1  

when the  whole congregation met to     
humble themselves before ,god1 by       
fasting  and prayer1 for his heavy and  
severe stroke upon us in taking away    
our honoured brother ,bunyan by death1  
it was agreed by the whole  congregation
 that care be taken to seek out for one 
suitably qualified  to be chosen an     
elder among us1 and that care was       
committed by the  whole to the brethren 
at ,bedford4' ,thus did the church      
manifest  that they had improved in     
wisdom under his ministry by flying1 in 
their extreme distress1 to the only     
source of consolation4    ,the saddest  
feelings of sorrow extended to every    
place where he  had been known4 ,his    
friend1 the ,rev4 ,g4 ,cockayn1 of      
,london1 says1  'it pleased the ,lord to
 remove him1 to the great loss and      
inexpressible  grief of many precious   
souls4' ,numerous elegies1 acrostics1   
and  poems were published on the        
occasion of his decease1 lamenting the  
loss thus sustained by his country--by  

the church at large1 and  particularly  
by the church and congregation at       
,bedford4 ,one of  these1 'written by a 
dear friend of his1' is a fair sample of
 the  whole3--    ,a ,,short ,,elegy    
,,in ,,memory ,,of ,,mr4 ,,john         
,,bunyan1 ,,written ,,by ,a ,,dear      
,,friend  ,,of ,,his4          ,the     
pilgrim traveling the world's vast      
stage1      ,at last does end his weary 
pilgrimage3      ,he now in pleasant    
valleys does sit down1      ,and1 for   
his toil1 receives a glorious crown4    
,the storms are past1 the terrors vanish
 all1      ,which in his way did so     
affrighting fall2      ,he grieves nor  
sighs no more1 his race is run          
,successfully1 that was so well begun4  
,you'll say he's dead3 ,o no1 he cannot 
die1      ,he's only changed to         
immortality--      ,weep not for him1   
who has no cause of tears2      ,hush1  
then1 your sighs1 and calm your needless
 fears4      ,if anything in love to him
 is meant1      ,tread his last steps1  

and of your sins repent3      ,if       
knowledge of things here at all remains 
,beyond the grave1 to please him for his
 pains      ,and suffering in this      
world2 live1 then1 upright1      ,and   
that will be to him a grateful sight4   
,run such a race as you again may meet1 
,and find your conversation far more    
sweet2      ,when purged from dross1 you
 shall1 unmix'd1 possess      ,the      
purest essence of eternal bliss         
',he in the pulpit preached truth first1
 and then      ,he in his practice      
preached it o'er again4'      ,his      
remains were interred in ,bunhill       
,fields1 in the vault of his  friend    
,mr4 ,strudwick1 at whose house he died4
 ,his tomb#cbb has been  visited by     
thousands of pilgrims1 blessing ,god for
 his goodness in  raising up such a man1
 so signally fitted to be a blessing to 
the  times in which he lived4 ,all the  
accounts of his decease1 published  at  
the time1 agree as to his place of      
burial4 ,the words of ,mr4 ,doe1  who   

probably attended the funeral1 are1 'he 
was buried in the new  burying-place1   
near the artillery ground1 where he     
sleeps to the  morning of the           
resurrection4'#cbc ,his ,life and       
,actions1 #afib1  records that 'his     
funeral was performed with much decency1
 and he  was buried in the new          
burying-ground by ,moorfields4' ,the    
,struggler  calls it ',finsbury         
burying-ground1 where many ,london      
,dissenting  ministers are laid4'#cbd   
,bunhill ,fields burying-ground for     
,dissenters was first opened in #afff4  
,the inscription upon the tomb  to his  
memory was engraven many years after his
 funeral4 ,it is not  contained in the  
list of inscriptions published in #agag4
 ,his widow  survived him four years4   
,he had six children by his first wife1 
three of whom survived him--,thomas1    
,joseph1 and ,sarah4 ,his son  ,thomas  
joined his church in #afgc1 and was a   
preacher in #afib4 ,he  appears to have 
been usefully employed in visiting      

absent members  until ,december #agah4  
,my kind friend1 the ,rev4 ,j4 ,p4      
,lockwood1  rector of ,south ,hackney1  
recently discovered entries in the      
register  of ,kimbolton1 in             
,huntingdonshire1 probably of the       
descendants of  this son1 ,thomas4      
,november #bf1 #afih1 ,john ,bonion and 
,mary ,rogers1  married3 she was buried1
 ,september #g1 #agjf2 and he again     
married  ,anne1 and buried her in #agab1
 leaving a son and two daughters4 ,his  
death is not recorded4 ,one of the      
descendants1 ,hannah ,bunyan1 died  in  
#aggj1 aged seventy-six years1 and lies 
in the burial-ground by  the            
meeting-house at ,bedford4 ,john        
,bunyan's son1 ,joseph1 settled at      
,nottingham1 and marrying a wealthy     
woman1 conformed to the ,church4  ,a    
lineal descendant of his was living1 in 
#ahdg1 at ,islington1 near  ,london1    
aged eighty-four1 ,mrs4 ,senegar1 a fine
 hearty old lady1 and  a ,strict        
,baptist4 ,she said to me1 ',sir1 excuse

 the vanity of an old  woman1 but ,i    
will show you how ,i sometimes spend a  
very pleasant  half-hour4' ,she took    
down a portrait on canvas of her great  
forefather1 and propped it up on the    
table with a writing-desk1 with  a      
looking-glass by its side4 ',there1     
,sir1 ,i look at the portrait1  and then
 at myself1 and can trace every feature2
 we resemble each  other like two pins4'
 ',excepting the imperial and           
moustachios1' ,i  replied2 to which she 
readily assented4 ,it was the fact that 
there  was a striking family likeness   
between the picture and her reflection  
in the looking-glass4 ,another          
descendant1 from the same branch  of the
 family1 is now living at ,lincoln4 ,he 
was born in #agge1 and  possessed a     
quarto ,bible1 published by ,barker and 
,bill in #afda1 given  by ,john ,bunyan 
to his son ,joseph4 ,this was preserved 
in his family  until the present year1  
when it came into the editor's          
possession1  with the following relics1 

which were1 and ,i trust will yet be    
preserved with the greatest care3--,an  
iron pencase1 made by ,bunyan  the      
brazier1 with some stumps of old pens1  
with which it is said  he wrote some of 
his sermons and books2 the buckles worn 
by him1  and his two pocket-knives1 one 
of them made before springs were        
invented1 and which is kept open by     
turning a ferrule2 his apple-scoop1     
curiously carved1 and a seal2 his       
pocket-box of scales and weights  for   
money1 being stamped with the figures on
 each side of the coins  of ,james and  
,charles ,i4#cbe ,these were given by   
,robert ,bunyan1  in #ahci1 then        
sixty-four years of age1 to a younger   
branch of the  family1 ,mr4 ,charles    
,robinson1 of ,wilford1 near ,nottingham
 7his  sister's son71 for safe custody4 
,he died in #aheb2 while his aged  uncle
 remains in good health1 subject to the 
infirmities of his  seventy-eighth year4
 ,on many of the blank spaces in the    
,bible are  the registers of births and 

deaths in the family1 evidently written 
at the time4 ,those relics are deposited
 in a carved oak box4 ,they  were sold  
with the late ,mr4 ,robinson's effects1 
,january1 #ahec1 and  secured for me by 
my excellent friend ,james ,dix1 ,esq41 
of ,bristol1  who met with them         
immediately after the sale1 on one of   
his journeys  at ,nottingham4 ,they are 
not worshipped as relics1 nor have they 
performed miracles1 but as curiosities  
of a past age they are worthy  of high  
consideration4 ,everything that was used
 by him1 and that  survives the ravages 
of time1 possesses a peculiar charm2    
even the  chair in which he at is       
preserved in the vestry of the new      
chapel1  and is shown to those who make 
the pilgrimage to the shrine of         
,bunyan4#cbf    ,in the same vestry is  
also a curious inlaid cabinet1 small1   
and  highly finished4 ,it descended from
 ,bunyan to a lady who lived to  an     
advanced age--,madam ,bithray2 from her 
to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,voley2 and  of his   

widow it was purchased to ornament the  
vestry of ,bunyan's  meeting-house4     
,the personal appearance and character  
of our pilgrim's guide1  drawn by his   
friend ,charles ,doe1 will be found at  
the end of  his ,grace ,abounding2 to   
which is appended his ,dying            
,sayings--'of                           
sin--afflictions--repentance and coming 
to ,christ--of prayer--of  the ,lord's  
day1 sermons1 and week days3 ,make the  
,lord's day the  market for thy soul--of
 the love of the world--of suffering--of
  death and judgment--of the joys of    
heaven--and the torments of  hell4'     
,how inscrutable are the ways of ,god6  
,had ,bunyan lived a month longer1  he  
would have witnessed the glorious       
,revolution--the escape of  a great     
nation4 ,the staff and hope of          
,protestant ,europe was saved  from a   
subtle--a ,jesuitical attempt--to       
introduce ,popery and  arbitrary        
government4 ,the time of his death1 as a
 release from the  incumbrance of a     

material body1 was fixed by infinite    
wisdom and  love at that juncture1 and  
it ought not to be a cause of regret4   
,his interest in the welfare of the     
church ceased not with his mortal  life4
 ,how swiftly would his glorified spirit
 fly to see the landing  of ,william1   
and hover with joy over the flight of   
the besotted  ,james6 ,he was now in a  
situation to prove the truth of that    
saying1  'the angels desire to look     
into' the truth and spread of the glad  
tidings4 ,how he would prove the reality
 of his opinion1 expressed  in ,the     
,holy ,war1 of the interest taken by the
 inhabitants of  heaven in the          
prosperity of the church on earth4 ,when
 ,mansoul was  conquered1 the spirits   
that witnessed the victory 'shouted with
  that greatness of voice1 and sung with
 such melodious notes1 that  they caused
 them that dwell in the highest orbs to 
open their  windows1 and put out their  
heads and look down to see the cause of 
that glory' 7,luke #ae3g-aj74cbg ,so may

 we imagine that the happy1  happy1     
glorified spirit of ,bunyan would look  
down rejoicing1 when1  a few years after
 he had yielded up his pastoral cares1  
the seed  which he had been instrumental
 in sowing produced its fruit in  such  
numbers1 that the old meeting-house was 
pulled down1 and in  its place a large  
and respectable one was erected4 ,and   
again1 on  the #bjth ,february1 #ahej1  
with what joy would he look down upon   
the  opening of a still larger1 more    
commodious1 and handsome meeting-house1 
bearing his name1 and capable of holding
 #aaej worshippers4 ,one of  ,bunyan's  
pungent1 alarming sayings to the        
careless was1 ',once die1  we cannot    
come back and die better4'#cbh ,if      
anything could tempt  him1 in his       
angelic body1 to re-visit this earth1 it
 would be to  address the multitude at  
the new ,bunyan ,chapel with his old    
sermon  on ,the ,jerusalem ,sinner      
,saved1 or ,good ,news to the ,vilest of
 ,men4  ,but we have ,moses and the     

prophets--,christ and his apostles2 if  
we shut our ears to them1 neither should
 we listen to a messenger  from the ,new
 ,jerusalem4    ,when it is recollected 
that ,bunyan received the most imperfect
  rudiments of education in a charity   
school when very young1 which  were     
'almost entirely' obliterated by bad    
habits--that he was a  hard-working man 
through life1 maintaining himself1 a    
wife1 and four  children1 by his severe 
labour as a brazier--and yet1 by        
personal  efforts1 he educated himself  
and wrote sixty-two valuable religious  
treatises1 numbering among them his     
inimitable allegories1 ,the  ,pilgrim's 
,progress and ,holy ,war1 made a        
,concordance to the ,bible1  and        
conducted important controversies4      
,preaching1 while at liberty1  almost   
innumerable sermons on the ,lord's-days 
and week-days1 early  in the morning and
 late at night4 ,visiting his flock with
 pastoral  care--founding churches in   
the villages1 and even in towns and     

cities far distant from his             
dwelling--constantly giving advice to   
promote peace and good will1 and        
rendering benevolent aid by long        
journeys6 ,his whole life presents to us
 a picture of most astonishing1         
energetic perseverance4 ,every moment of
 time must have been employed  as if he 
valued it as a precious trust1 which1 if
 once lost1 could  never be regained4   
,who of us can compare our life with his
 last  thirty years1 and not blush with 
shame6    ,the finest trait in ,bunyan's
 ,christian character was his deep1     
heartfelt humility4 ,this is the more   
extraordinary from his want  of secular 
education1 and his unrivalled talent4   
,the more we learn1  the greater is the 
field for research that opens before us1
 insomuch  that the wisest philosophers 
have most seriously felt the little     
progress they have made4 ,he            
acknowledged to ,mr4 ,cockayn1 who      
considered  him the most eminent man1   
and a star of the first magnitude in the

  firmament of the churches1#cbi that   
spiritual pride was his easily          
besetting sin1 and that he needed the   
thorn in the flesh1 lest he  should be  
exalted above measure4 ,a sense of this 
weakness probably  led him to peculiar  
watchfulness against it4 ,his           
self-abasement was  neither tinctured   
with affectation1 nor with the pride of 
humility4  ,his humble-mindedness       
appeared to arise form his intimate     
communion  with ,heaven4 ,in daily      
communion with ,god1 he received a daily
  lesson of deeper and deeper humility4 
',i am the high and lofty ,one1  ,i     
inhabit eternity6 verily this           
consideration is enough to make a       
broken-hearted man creep into a         
mouse-hole1 to hide himself from such   
majesty6 ,there is room in this man's   
heart for ,god to dwell4'#ccj  ',i find 
it one of the hardest things that ,i can
 put my soul upon1  even to come to     
,god1 when warmly sensible that ,i am a 
sinner1 for  a share in grace and mercy4

 ,i cannot but with a thousand tears    
say1  ,god be merciful to me a sinner   
7,ezra #i3ae74'cca    ,the ,revs4       
,messrs4 ,chandler and ,wilson1 bear the
 following testimony  as eye-witnesses  
to his character3--',his fancy and      
invention were  very pregnant and       
fertile4 ,his wit was sharp and         
quick--his memory  tenacious1 it being  
customary with him to commit his sermons
  to writing after he had preached      
them1' a proof of extraordinary         
industry4 ',his understanding was large 
and comprehensive--his judgment  sound  
and deep in the fundamentals of the     
gospel4 ,his experience  of ,satan's    
temptations in the power and policy of  
them1 and of  ,christ's presence in1 and
 by his ,word and ,spirit to succour and
  comfort him1 was more than ordinary2  
the grace of ,god was magnified  in him 
and by him1 and a rich anointing of the 
,spirit was upon him2  and yet this     
great saint was always in his own eyes  
the chiefest  of sinners1 and the least 

of saints4 ,he was not only well        
furnished  with the helps and endowments
 of nature1 beyond ordinary1 but eminent
  in the graces and gifts of the        
,spirit1 and fruits of holiness4 ,he    
was from first to last established in1  
and ready to maintain1 that  ,god-like  
principle of having communion with      
saints as such1 without  any respect to 
difference in things disputable among   
the godly4 ,his  carriage was           
condescending1 affable1 and meek to all1
 yet bold and  courageous for ,christ4  
,he was much struck at1 in the lat times
 of  persecution2 being far from any    
sinful compliance to save himself1  he  
did cheerfully bear the cross4' ,such   
was the character given  of him by these
 two eminent divines1 in #afic1 while   
his memory1 in  its fullest fragrance1  
was cherished by all the churches4      
,this humility peculiarly fitted him to 
instruct the young1 of whom  he was very
 fond--         ',nor do ,i blush1      
although ,i think some may      ,call me

 a baby1 'cause ,i with them play2      
,i do 't to show them how each fingle   
fangle      ,on which they doating are1 
their souls entangle2      ,and1 since  
at gravity they make a tush1      ,my   
very beard ,i cast behind a bush4'#ccb  
,he had friends among the rich as well  
as the poor4 ,of this his  solid gold   
ring and handsome cabinet are proofs4   
,from a letter  in the ,ellis           
correspondence1 we learn that ,bunyan   
had so secured  the affections of the   
,lord ,mayor of ,london1 as to be called
 his  chaplain4#ccc    ,among his       
religious friends and associates he must
 have been a  pleasing1 entertaining1   
lively companion4 ,however solemn1 nay  
awful1  had been his experience when    
walking through the ,valley of the      
,shadow of ,death1 yet when emerging    
from the darkness and enjoying  the     
sunshine of ,divine favour1 he loved    
social intercourse and  communion of    
saints4 ,it is one of the slanders      
heaped upon ,christianity  to call it a 

gloomy1 melancholy theme3 though 'it is 
better to go  to the house of mourning  
than to the house of feasting1' yet the 
wisely pious man will endeavour1 even at
 an elegant entertainment  or a ,lord   
,mayor's dinner1 to drop useful hints4  
,whenever ,bunyan  describes a social   
party1 especially a feast1 he always    
introduces  a wholesome dish2 and it is 
singular1 in the abundance of           
publications1  that we have not been    
favoured with ,john ,bunyan's ,nuts to  
,crack  at ,religious ,entertainments1  
or a ,collection of his ,pious ,riddles4
  ,thus1 at the splendid royal feast    
given to ,emmanuel1 when he entered     
,mansoul in triumph1 'he entertained the
 town with some curious  riddles1 of    
secrets drawn up by his father's        
secretary1 by the  skill and wisdom of  
,shaddai1 the like to which there are   
not in any  kingdom4' ',emmanuel also   
expounded unto them some of those       
riddles  himself1 but ,o how were they  
lightened6 ,they saw what they never    

saw1 they could not have thought that   
such rarities could have been  couched  
in such few and ordinary words4 ,the    
lamb1 the sacrifice1  the rock1 the     
door1 the way4'#ccd ',the second ,adam  
was before the  first1 and the second   
covenant was before the first4'#cce     
',was  ,adam bad before he eat the      
forbidden fruit8'#ccf ',how can a man   
say his prayers without a word being    
read or uttered8'#ccg ',how  do men     
speak with their feet8' ,answer1        
,proverbs #f3ac4cch ',why was  the      
brazen laver made of the women's        
looking-glasses8'#cci ',how  can we     
comprehend that which cannot be         
comprehended1 or know that  which       
passeth knowledge8'#cdj ',who was the   
founder of the state  or priestly       
domination over religion8'#cda ,what is 
meant by the  drum of ,diabolus and     
other riddles mentioned in ,the ,holy   
,war8#cdb  ,the poetical riddles in ,the
 ,pilgrim's ,progress are very          
striking--         ',a man there was1   

though some did count him mad1      ,the
 more he cast away1 the more he had4'   
,how can 'evil make the soul from evil  
turn4'#cdc        ,can 'sin be driven   
out of the world by suffering8'#cdd     
',though it may seem to some a riddle1  
,we use to light our candles at the     
middle4'#cde       ',what men die two   
deaths at once8'#cdf       ',are men    
ever in heaven and on earth at the same 
time8'#cdg        ',can a beggar be     
worth ten thousand a-year and not know  
it8'#cdh      ,he even introduced a     
dance upon the destruction of ,despair1 
,mr4  ,ready-to-halt1 with his partner  
,miss ,much-afraid1 while ,christiana   
and ,mercy furnished the music4 ',true1 
he could not dance without  one crutch  
in his hand2 but ,i promise you he      
footed it well4 ,also  the girl was to  
be commended1 for she answered the music
 handsomely4'  ,is this the gloomy      
fanaticism of a ,puritan divine8 ,it is 
true1  that promiscuous dancing1 or any 
other amusement tending to evil1  he had

 given up and discountenanced1 but all  
his writings tend to  prove that the    
,christian only can rationally and      
piously enjoy the  world that now is1   
while living in the delightful hope of  
bliss in  that which is to come4        
,bunyan's personal appearance and       
character was drawn by his friend  ,mr4 
,doe4 ',he appeared in countenance stern
 and rough1 but was mild  and affable2  
loving to reconcile differences and make
 friendships4  ,he made it his study1   
above all other things1 not to give     
occasion  of offence4 ,in his family he 
kept a very strict discipline in  prayer
 and exhortations4 ,he had a sharp1     
quick eye1 and an excellent  discerning 
of persons2 of good judgment and quick  
wit4 ,tall  in stature1 strong-boned2   
somewhat of a ruddy face with sparkling 
eyes2 his hair reddish1 but sprinkled   
with gray2 nose well set2  mouth        
moderately large2 forehead something    
high1 and his habit  always plain and   
modest4'    ,my determination in writing

 this memoir has been to follow the     
scriptural example1 by fairly recording 
every defect discoverable  in ,bunyan's 
character2 but what were considered by  
some to be  blemishes1 after his        
conversion1 appear1 in my estimation1 to
 be  beauties4 ,his moral and religious 
character was irreproachable1  and his  
doctrinal views most scriptural2 all    
agree in this1 that  he was a bright and
 shining light2 unrivalled for his      
allegories1  and for the vast amount of 
his usefulness4 ,his friend1 ,mr4       
,wilson1  says1 ',though his enemies and
 persecutors1 in his lifetime1 did  what
 they could to vilify and reproach him1 
yet1 being gone1 he  that before had the
 testimony of their consciences1 hath   
now their  actual commendation and      
applause4'#cdi ,to this we may add1 that
  he was without sectarianism1 a most   
decided ,bible ,christian4 ,this        
reveals the secret of his striking      
phraseology4 ,it was in the sacred      
pages of ,divine truth that he learned  

grammar and rhetoric4 ,style1  and all  
his knowledge of the powers of          
language--all were derived  from the    
only source of his religious wisdom and 
learning4 ,he lived1  and thought1 and  
wrote under the influence of the holy   
oracles1  translated by the ,puritans in
 #aefj1 compared with the version of    
#afaa4 ,this gives a charm to all his   
works1 and suits them to every  human   
capacity4    ,reader1 the object of     
biography is to excite emulation4 ,why  
should  not others arise as extensively 
to bless the world as ,bunyan did8  ,the
 storehouses of heaven from which he was
 replenished with holy  treasures1 are  
inexhaustible4 ,as he said1 ',god has   
bags of mercy yet  unsealed4' ,we have  
the same holy oracles1 and the same     
mercy-seat4  ,the time is past for      
merely challenging the right to personal
  judgment of religious truths4 ,in     
,britain the lions are securely         
chained1 and the cruel giants disabled4 
,the awful crime of imprisoning  and    

torturing man for conscience' sake1     
exists only in kingdoms  where darkness 
reigns--         '',mongst horrid       
shapes1 and shrieks1 and sights unholy4'
      ,we stand upon higher ground than 
our forefathers2 we take our more       
solemn stand upon the imperative duty of
 personal investigation--that  no one   
can claim the name of ,christian1 unless
 he has laid aside  all national1 or    
family1 or educational prejudices1 and  
drawn from  the holy oracles alone all  
his scheme of salvation and rules of    
conduct4 ,all the secret of ,bunyan's   
vast usefulness1 the foundation  of all 
his honour1 is1 that the fear of ,god   
swallowed up the fear of  man2 that he  
was baptized into the truths of         
revelation1 and lived  to exemplify     
them4 ,he was a bright and shining light
 in a benighted  world2 and of him it   
may be most emphatically said1 ',blessed
 are the  dead which die in the ,lord1  
that they may rest from their labours2  
and their works do follow them4'        

,,george ,,offor4        ,,footnotes3   
#a4 ,for a most interesting account of  
the rise of ,sixtus ,v1 see the  new    
volume of the ,lounger's ,common-place  
,book1 #ahjg1 p4 #aeb4    #b4 ,the ,rev4
 ,j4 ,h4 ,a4 ,rudd1 the ,vicar of       
,elstow1 has most kindly  furnished me  
with an extract from the registers of   
all the entries  relative to ,bunyan's  
family4 ,the register commences in      
#afda1 and has  been searched to #agej4 
,it confirms the ,rev4 ,j4 ,juke's      
impression1  that soon after ,bunyan    
joined ,gifford's church he left ,elstow
 to  live in ,bedford4    ,thomas       
,bonion1 buried1 ,dec4 #i1 #afda4       
,margaret ,bonion1 wife1 buried1  ,june 
#bj1 #afdd4 ,margaret ,bonion1 b41 ,july
 #bd1 #afdd4 ,charles1 the  son of      
,thos4 ,bunion1 bapt41 ,may #bb1 #afde4 
,charles ,bunion1 bur41  ,may #cj1      
#afde4 ,mary1 the daught4 of ,joh4      
,bonion1 bapt41 ,july #bj1  #afej       
,elizabeth1 the daughter of ,john       
,bonyon1 was born #adth day of  ,april1 

#afed4    ,thomas ,bonion of the town of
 ,bedford1 and ,elizabeth  of  the      
parish of ,elstow1 were married1 ,may   
#aj1 #afef4 7,the ,christian  name of   
the husband1 and the surname of the     
wife1 are very much  obliterated47      
,ann ,bonyonn1 ,widdo1 was buried1 #abth
 day of ,april1 #afei4 ,thos4  ,bunyan1 
buried1 ,feby4 #gth1 #afge4 ,ann        
,bunyon1 ,widdo1 buried in  ,woolen1    
,september #be1 #afhj4    ,the marriage 
here recorded1 ,may #aj1 #afef1 could   
not be that of ,john  ,bunyan to his    
second wife ,elizabeth2 for she declared
 to ,judge ,hale  in ,august1 #affa1    
that she had 'not been married to him   
yet full  two years4'--,vol4 i4 #fa4    
#c4 ,this cottage has long ceased to    
exist1 and has been replaced by  another
 of the poorest description4 ,but from  
an old print we have  given in the      
,plate1 p4 #a1 vol4 i41 a representation
 of the original1  with the shed at side
 often mentioned as ',the forge'2 thus  
leading  us to believe1 that to the     

'tinker's' humble calling might be      
united  that of the 'smith1' a more     
manly and honourable trade4    #d4      
,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #b4    #e4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #fgd4    #f4 ,vol4 ii41 p4    
#adj4    #g4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dij4    #h4  
,vol4 ii41 p4 #fag4    #i4 ,grace       
,abounding1 ,no4 #ah4    #aj4 ,extracted
 from the first edition in the ,british 
,museum4 ,it was  much altered in the   
subsequent impressions4    #aa4 ,in     
#aeff1 ,sir ,thomas ,harper1 ,lord      
,mayor of ,london1 gave #ahj  for       
thirteen acres and a rood of meadow land
 in ,holborn4 ,this was  settled1 in    
trust1 to promote the education of the  
poor in and  round ,bedford4 ,in #affh1 
it produced a yearly revenue of #ii--;a 
considerable sum in that day1 but not in
 any proportion to the  present rental1 
which amounts to upwards of #ab1jjj     
a-year4    #ab4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 
#c4    #ac4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fah4    #ad4  
,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #d4    #ae4     
,philip's ,life of ,bunyan1 p4 #d4      

#af4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #eig4    #ag4 ,vol4 
ii41 p4 #efd4    #ah4 ,grace ,abounding1
 ,no4 #bg4    #ai4 ,grace ,abounding1   
,no4 #e4    #bj4 ,ibid41 ,no4 #h4       
#ba4 ,life1 p4 vii4    #bb4 ,ibid4 p4   
viii4    #bc4 ,life1 pp4 xli41 xlii4    
#bd4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gi4    #be4 ,job     
#cc3ae4    #bf4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 
#e1 vol4 i41 p4 #f4    #bg4 ,life       
appended to the first and second        
editions of the forged  third part of   
,pilgrim's ,progress4    #bh4 ,grace    
,abounding1 ,nos4 #ab-ad1 vol4 i41 p4   
#g4 ,how do these  hair-breadth escapes 
illustrate the unerring providence of   
,god1  and the short-sightedness of even
 pious ,christians4 ,it is easy to      
imagine the exclamations of a reflecting
 character when hearing  of the         
marvelous escapes of this wicked youth4 
',dark providences6  the good and       
benevolent are snatched away2 but such a
 plague as this  has his life preserved 
to pester us still4 ,short-sighted      
mortal1  shall not the ,judge of all the

 earth do right8' ,no life in the       
,british empire was so precious in the  
sight and gracious purposes  of ,god1 as
 that of the poor depraved lad2 which   
was thus preserved  by the special care 
of ,divine providence4    #bi4 ,life    
appended to part third of ,pilgrim's    
,progress1 #afib4 ,this  is omitted from
 the third edition 7#agjj71 and all the 
subsequent  ones4    #cj4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 
#gd4    #ca4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gcb4    #cb4 
,vol4 ii41 p4 #gch4    #cc4 ,vol4 ii41  
p4 #gji2 ii41 p4 #de2 ii41 #fja4    #cd4
 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gbg2 v4 #g1 #h4    #ce4
 ,the women were remarkably active in   
defending the town4    #cf4 ,thoresby's 
,leicester1 #dto1 p4 #abh4    #cg4      
,hist4 of ,rebellion1 edition #agab1    
vol4 ii41 p4 #feb4    #ch4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#ffa4    #ci4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #ceg4      
#dj4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aac1 #ceh4    #da4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #gbf4    #db4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#fid4    #dc4 ,the ,political           
,sentiments of ,john ,bunyan1           
re-published by ,john  ,martin1 #agih4  

#dd4 ,life of ,bunyan1 #afib1 p4 #ab4   
#de4 ,ibid41 #afib1 p4 #ac4    #df4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #g4    #dg4 ,the ,pathway  
to ,heaven is the work of that pious    
puritan ,dent1  and is full of those    
striking illustrations which were       
admirably  adapted to prepare ,bunyan   
for writing his allegories4 ,a copy with
  the name ,ma ,bunyann1 written on the 
title page1 has long been in  the       
editor's library4 ,we give a facsimile  
of the writing1 as it  has been supposed
 that of ,bunyan4 ,this is very         
doubtful2 it appears  more like a       
woman's hand2 but1 if it is the name of 
,mrs4 ,bunyan1  then it indicates that  
his daughter ,mary1 baptized #bjth      
,july1 #afej1  was called after her4    
#dh4 ,life of ,bunyan1 #afia1 p4 #ac4   
#di4 ,this is a solemn consideration2   
many profess to serve ,god while  they  
are bond-slaves to sin2 and many are    
servants in his family  who are not     
sons1 nor heirs1 of heaven4 ,blessed are
 those who are  both servants and sons4 

#ej4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #g1 #h4    #ea4 ,jan4 
#c1 #afdd-e4    #eb4 ,aug4 #bc1 #afde4  
#ec4 #dto ,edit41 #afdd4    #ed4 ,neale1
 #ahbb1 vol4 ii41 p4 #bbj4    #ee4 ,life
 of ,alfred1 comparing him to ,charles  
,i4 ,preface4 #hvo4 #afcd4    #ef4 ,vol4
 i41 p4 #h1 #i4    #eg4 ,the game of    
cat1 tipcat1 or sly1 so called by       
,wilson1 in his  life of ,bunyan        
,wilson's ,edition of ,works1 vol4 i41  
fol4 #agcf1 is  an ancient game well    
known in many parts of the kingdom4 ,a  
number  of holes are made in the ground1
 at equal distances1 in a circular      
direction2 a player is stationed at each
 hole2 the opposite party  stand around2
 one of them throws the cat to the      
batsman nearest to  him2 every time the 
cat is struck1 the batsmen run from one 
hole  to the next1 and score as many as 
they change positions2 but if the  cat  
is thrown between them before reaching  
the hole1 the batsman  is out ,strutt's 
,sports and ,pastimes1 #hvo41 p4 #aaj4  
,such was the  childish game played by  

men on the ,lord's-day4    #eh4 ,life by
 ,c4 ,doe1 #afih4    #ei4 ,vol4 i41 p4  
#i4    #fj4 ,saved by ,grace1 vol4 i41  
p4 #cea4    #fa4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #i2 ,no4  
#cb4    #fb4 ,folio edition1 pp4 #eie-f4
    #fc4 ,in the ,engraving1 p4 #a1 vol4
 i41 is a view of part of the  village  
green1 ,elstow1 with the ancient        
building now used as a  school-house1 as
 seen from the church-yard4 ,this       
building is older  than the time of     
,bunyan1 and was the scene of village   
meetings at  the period in which he     
lived1 and doubtless associated with his
  dancing and thoughtless amusements1 as
 the green itself was the scene  of the 
game of cat4 ,a view looking towards the
 church is given in  ,vignette to vol4  
i4 of the ,works4    #fd4 ,vol4 i41 p4  
#aj4    #fe4 ,southey's ,life1 pp4 xxv41
 xxxii4    #ff4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #hj4       
#fg4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #aa4    #fh4 ,vol4    
iii41 p4 #fjg4    #fi4 ,heresiography4  
#dtp4 #afed4 p4 #adc4    #gj4 ,vol4     
iii41 p4 #aea4    #ga4 ,vol4 iii41 p4   

#aah4    #gb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #aa4    #gc4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #aa4    #gd4 ,vol4 i41 p4  
#eia4    #ge4 ,the ,rev4 ,h4 ,j4 ,rose1 
in his ,biographical ,dictionary1       
distorts  this singular affair into1 'he
 laid claim to a faith of such          
magnitude as to work miracles6'    #gf4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #ab4    #gg4 ,vol4 iii41   
pp4 #aee1 #aef4    #gh4 ,vol4 i41 p4    
#ab4    #gi4 ,it is as easy for a camel 
to go through the eye of a needle1  as  
for a man to pass through this door with
 the world on his back4    #hj4 ,vol4   
i41 p4 #ac4    #ha4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ac4   
#hb4 ,holy ,war1 vol4 iii41 p4 #cdb1    
#cdf4    #hc4 ,bunyan on the ,throne of 
,grace1 vol4 i41 p4 #fgg4    #hd4 ,vol4 
i41 p4 #hj4    #he4 ,holy ,war1 vol4    
iii41 p4 #big4    #hf4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ad4
    #hg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #abc4    #hh4   
,addison4    #hi4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ad4     
#ij4 ,april #afde4 ,about #cjj          
discontented persons got together in    
,kent1 and took ,sir ,percival ,hart's  
house2 ,colonel ,blunt attacked  and    

dispersed them with horse and foot1     
regained the house1 and  made the chief 
of them prisoners4 ,whitelock1 folio    
#acg4    #ia4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ae4    #ib4 
,vol4 i41 p4 #ae2 ,no4 #hb4    #ic4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #af4    #id4 ,vol4 i41 p4  
#ag1 #ah4    #ie4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aac4  
#if4 ,bunyan's ,saints' ,privilege and  
,profit1 vol4 i41 p4 #ffa4    #ig4      
,bunyan's ,saved by ,grace1 vol4 i41 p4 
#cdj4    #ih4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ag4    #ii4 
,bunyan's ,christ a ,complete ,saviour1 
vol4 i41 p4 #baj4    #ajj4 ,rogers on   
,trouble of ,mind4 ,preface4 ,thus      
temptations are suited  to the state of 
the inquiring soul2 the learned man who 
studies  ,plato1 ,aristotle1 and        
,aquinas1 is filled with doubts arising 
from  'philosophy and vain deceit1      
profane and vain babblings'2 the        
unlettered mechanic is tried not by     
logic1 but by infernal artillery2  the  
threatenings of ,god's ,word are made to
 obscure the promises4  ,it is a        
struggle which1 to one possessing a     

vivid imagination1 is  attended with    
almost intolerable agonies--unbelief    
seals up the  door of mercy4    ,bunyan 
agreed with his learned contemporary1   
,milton1 in the invisible  agency of    
good and bad spirits4    ',millions of  
spiritual creatures walk the earth      
,unseen1 both when  we wake and when we 
sleep6'    ,the malignant demons watch  
their opportunity to harass the pilgrim 
with evil thoughts1 injected when least 
expected4    #aja4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ai4    
#ajb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bj4    #ajc4 ,the   
anxiety of this pious teacher was to    
press upon his  hearers to take special 
heed1 not to receive any truth upon     
trust  from any man1 but to pray over it
 and search 'the ,holy ,word4'  ,this1  
,mr4 ,southey designates1 'doctrine of a
 most perilous kind4'  ,how happy would 
it be for society if every religious    
teacher  pressed this perilous doctrine 
upon their hearers1 that it might  bring
 forth the same fruit universally1 as it
 did specially in  ,bunyan4 ,compare    

,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #aag1 and       
,southey's ,life1 p4  #bg1 #bh4    #ajd4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ba4    #aje4 ,vol4 i41 p4
 #bb4    #ajf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aae4     
#ajg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #bgj4    #ajh4     
,luther fell into the same mistake as to
 the ,baptists1 that  ,bunyan did as to 
the ,quakers4 ,both were keenly alive to
 the honour  of ,christianity1 and were 
equally misled by the loose conduct  of 
some unworthy professors4 ,luther       
charges the ,baptists as being  'devils 
possessed with worse devils' ,preface to
 ,galatians4 ',it is  all one whether he
 be called a ,frank1 a ,turk1 a ,jew1 or
 an ,anabaptist'  ,com4 ,gal4 iv4 #h1   
#i4 ',possessed with the devil1         
seditious1 and  bloody men' ,gal4 v4    
#ai4 ,even a few days before his death1 
he wrote  to his wife1 ',dearest ,kate1 
we reached ,halle at eight o'clock1 but 
could not get on to ,eisleben1 for there
 met us a great ,anabaptist1  with waves
 and lumps of ice1 which threatened us  
with a second  baptism4' ,bunyan1 in the

 same spirit1 calls the ,quakers 'a     
company  of loose ranters1 light        
notionists1 shaking in their            
principles6' ,vol4  ii41 p4 #acc1 #i1   
#ba4 ,denying the ,scriptures and the   
resurrection  ,com4 ,gal4 iv4 #bi4      
,these two great men went through the   
same  furnace of the regeneration2 and  
,bunyan1 notwithstanding ,luther's      
prejudices against the ,baptists1 most  
affectionately recommended  his ,comment
 on the ,galatians1 as an invaluable    
work for binding up  the broken-hearted4
    #aji4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bc4    #aaj4    
,vol4 ii41 p4 #aha4    #aaa4 ,vol4 ii41 
p4 #bfj4    #aab4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #be2 ,no4
 #aeh4    #aac4 ,see note in vol4 i41 p4
 #bf4    #aad4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bi4        
#aae4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #cj    #aaf4 ,the    
study of those scriptures1 in order that
 the solemn question  might be safely   
resolved1 ',can such a fallen sinner    
rise again8'  was like the investigation
 of the title to an estate upon which a 
whole livelihood depended4 ,every       

apparent flaw must be critically        
examined4 ,tremblingly alive to the     
importance of a right decision1  his    
prayers were most earnest2 and at       
length1 to his unspeakable  delight1 the
 word of the law and wrath gave place to
 that of life  and grace4    #aag4 ,vol4
 i41 p4 #ce4    #aah4 ,vol4 iii41 p4    
#ajj4    #aai4 ,irish sixpences1 which  
passed for fourpence-halfpenny4 ,see the
  note on vol4 i41 p4 #cf4 ,since       
writing that note ,i have discovered    
another proof of the contempt with which
 that coin was  treated3--',christian1  
the wife of ,robert ,green1 of ,brexham1
  ,somersetshire1 in #affc1 is said to  
have made a covenant with the  devil2 he
 pricked the fourth finger of her right 
hand1 between the  middle and upper     
joints1 and took two drops of her blood 
on his  finger1 giving her a            
fourpence-halfpenny4 ,then he spake in  
private  with ,catharine her sister1 and
 vanished1 leaving a smell of brimstone 
behind6'--,turner's ,remarkable         

,providences1 folio1 #affg1 p4 #bh4     
#abj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #cf4    #aba4 ,holy  
,war4    #abb4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ada4      
#abc4 ,luther and ,tyndale4    #abd4    
,vol4 iii41 p4 #cih4    #abe4 ,vol4 i41 
p4 #die4    #abf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #cih4  
#abg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4#aij4    #abh4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #ahf4    #abi4 ,bunyan on     
,christian ,behaviour1 vol4 ii41 p4     
#eej4    #acj4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #egj4      
#aca4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ehe4    #acb4 ,the 
,nineteenth ,article4    #acc4 ,the     
sufferings of the ,episcopalians were   
severe2 they drank  the bitter cup which
 they had shortly before administered to
 the  ,puritans4 ,under suspicion of    
disloyalty to the ,commonwealth1 they   
were most unjustly compelled to swallow 
the ,covenant as a religious  test1 or  
leave preaching and teaching4 ,their    
miseries were not  to be compared with  
those of the ,puritans4 ,laud was       
beheaded for  treason1 but none were put
 to death for nonconformity4 ,it was an 
age when religious liberty was almost   

unknown4 ,these sufferings  were repaid 
by an awful retaliation and revenge1    
when ,royalty and  ,episcopacy were     
restored4    #acd4 ,penn's ,christian   
,quaker4    #ace4 ,folio1 p4 #dag4      
#acf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #ajg4    #acg4     
,vol4 iii41 p4 #gfe4 ,the author of     
,bunyan's ,life1 published in  #afij1   
dates his baptism 'about the year       
#afec4'    #ach4 ,life from his ,cradle 
to his ,grave1 #agjj4    #aci4          
,september #ba4    #adj4 ,in the same   
year1 and about the same period1 ,oliver
 ,cromwell  was made ,lord ,protector4  
,upon this coincidence1 ,mr4 ,carlisle  
uses  the following remarkable          
language3--',two common men thus        
elevated1  putting their hats upon their
 heads1 might exclaim1 ,god enable me   
to be king of what lies under this6 ,for
 eternities lie under it1  and          
infinities1 and heaven also and hell6   
and it is as big as the  universe1 this 
kingdom2 and ,i am to conquer it1 or be 
for ever  conquered by it4 ,now1 ,,while

 ,,it ,,is ,,called ,,to-,,day6'        
#ada4 ,in possession of the ,society of 
,antiquities4    #adb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ci4
    #adc4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bj4    #add4    
,reading and ,preaching4    #ade4 ,not  
to wait for one another1 each one to    
come in good time4    #adf4 ,alluding to
 ,bunyan1 or his co-pastor1 ,burton1 or 
to both of  them4    #adg4 ,bunyan was  
about twenty-seven years of age4        
#adh4 ,this letter was copied into the  
church records at the time3  the        
original cannot be found4 ,it was       
published with ,ryland's ,funeral       
,sermon on ,symonds1 #aghh1 and in      
,jukes' very interesting account of     
,bunyan's church1 in #ahdi4 ,the        
signature is copied from an original  in
 the ,milton ,state ,papers1 library of 
the ,antiquarian ,society4    #adi4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #ci4    #aej4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#ede4    #aea4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4  
#bee1 vol4 i41 p4 #ci4    #aeb4 ,vol4   
i41 p4 #ede4    #aec4 ,grace ,abounding1
 ,no #bee-bei1 vol4 i41 p4 #ci4    #aed4

 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dj4    #aee4 ,vol4 iii41 
p4 #fee4    #aef4 ,rogers on ,trouble of
 ,mind4    #aeg4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #bfj4    #aeh4 #ast edition1 p4 #cee4  
#aei4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #dbe4    #afj4 ,vol4
 i41 p4 #dj4    #afa4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gfi4
    #afb4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #edi4    #afc4   
,church ,book1 #afga4    #afd4 ,this    
secrecy became needful after the        
,restoration1 as noticed  more fully    
afterwards1 p4 lix4 ,during those years 
of persecution1  a frequent place of    
resort was a dell in ,wain-wood1 about  
three  miles from ,hitchin4 ,of this    
locality the following notice will be   
acceptable3--,on the #aith of ,may1     
#ahec1 a splendidly hot day1 my         
pilgrimage to the shrines of ,bunyan was
 continued at ,hitchin and its          
vicinity1 in company with ,s4 ,b4       
,geard1 ,esq4 ,here it was my honour  to
 shake hands with honest ,edward        
,foster1 whose grandfather often        
entertained and sheltered ,john ,bunyan4
 ,so singular a case ,i had  never met  

with1 that three lives should connect1  
in a direct line1  evidence of          
transactions which occurred at a        
distance of #aij years4  ,his           
grandfather was born in #afdb1 and for  
many years was a friend  and companion  
of the illustrious dreamer4 ,in #agjf1  
when he was  sixty-four years of age1   
his youngest son was born1 and in #aggg1
  when that son was seventy-one years of
 age1 his youngest son was  born1 and in
 #ahec he has the perfect use of limbs  
and faculties1  and properly executes   
the important office of assistant       
overseer  to his extensive parish4 ,with
 such direct testimony1 we visited  the 
very romantic dell1 where1 in the still 
hours of midnight1 the  saints of ,god  
were wont to meet and unite in ,divine  
worship4 ,it  is a most romantic dell1  
in ,wain-wood1 which crowns a hill about
  three miles from ,hitchin4 ,we had    
some difficulty in making our  way      
through the underwood--crushing the     
beautiful hyacinths and  primroses which

 covered the ground in the richest      
profusion1 and  near the top of the hill
 came suddenly upon this singular       
dell--a  natural little eminence formed 
the pulpit1 while the dell would  hold  
under its shade at least a thousand     
people--and now ,i must  give you the   
countryman's eloquent description of the
 meetings of  his ancestors4 ,here1     
under the canopy of heaven1 with the    
rigour  of winter's nipping frost1 while
 the clouds1 obscuring the moon1  have  
discharged their flaky treasures1 they  
often assembled while  the highly-gifted
 and heavenly-minded ,bunyan has broken 
to them the  bread of life4 ,the word of
 the ,lord was precious in those days4  
,and  here over his devoted head1 while 
uncovered in prayer1 the pious  matrons 
warded off the driving hail and snow1 by
 holding a shawl  over him by its four  
corners4 ,in this devoted dell these    
plain  unpolished husbandmen1 like the  
ancient ,waldenses1 in the valleys  of  
,piedmont1 proved themselves firm       

defenders of the faith in its  primitive
 purity1 and of ,divine worship in its  
primitive style4    ,their horses on    
which they rode1 from various parts1    
were sheltered  in neighbouring friendly
 farms1 while they1 to avoid suspicion1 
ascended the hill by scarcely visible   
footpaths4 ,could fine weather  be      
insured1 it would form a lovely spot for
 a meeting to celebrate  the third      
jubilee of religious toleration--there  
listen to a ,bunyan  of our age1 and    
devise measures for religious equality4 
,then we  might close the service by    
solemnly objuring every system which    
gave power to tyrannise over the rights 
of conscience4 ,here1 as  in other      
places where ,bunyan founded churches1  
the cause of ,christ  hath spread4 ,at  
,hitchin1 in #afha1 about thirty-five   
,christians  united in the following    
covenant3--    ',we who1 through the    
mercy of ,god1 and our ,lord ,jesus     
,christ1 have  obtained grace to give   
ourselves to the ,lord1 and one to      

another  by the will of ,god1 to have   
communion with one another1 as saints   
in one gospel fellowship3--,do1 before  
,god our ,father1 and our  ,lord ,jesus 
,christ1 and the holy angels1 agree and 
promise to walk  together in this one   
gospel communion and fellowship as a    
church of  ,jesus ,christ1 in love to   
the ,lord and one to another1 and       
endeavour  to yield sincere and hearty  
obedience to the laws1 ordinances1 and  
appointments of our ,lord and ,lawgiver 
in his church4 ,and also do  agree and  
promise1 the ,lord assisting1 to follow 
after the things  which make for peace1 
and things wherewith one may edify      
another1  that so living and walking in 
love and peace1 the ,god of love and    
peace may be with us4 ,amen4'    ,this  
was probably drawn by ,bunyan1 and so   
simple and comprehensive  has it proved1
 that the church has flourished1 and    
lately a spacious  and handsome place of
 worship has been erected1 to           
accommodate  a thousand worshippers1 at 

a cost of #cjjj1 all paid for1 with  a  
surplus fund in hand for contingencies1 
of #ejj4 ,in addition1  there are also  
large and commodious chapels for the    
,independents1  ,wesleyans1 and         
,quakers4    #afe4 ,christ a ,complete  
,saviour1 vol4 i41 p4 #baj4    #aff4    
,law and ,grace1 vol4 i41 pp4 #edi1     
#eej4    #afg4 ,life of ,bunyan1 p4 xiv4
    #afh4 ,sighs1 vol4 iii41 p4 #gab4   
#afi4 ,gospel ,truths1 vol4 ii41 p4     
#agh4    #agj4 ,like the ,beef-eaters1  
or yeomen of the guard at the present   
day4    #aga4 ,journal1 folio1 #afid1 p4
 #add4 ,is it surprising that the       
,quakers1  at such a time1 assumed their
 peculiar neatness of dress8    #agb4   
,vol4 ii41 p4 #agh1 #eff4    #agc4      
,grace ,abounding1 vol4 i41 p4 #da4     
#agd4 ,nehemiah ,coxe is said to have   
been a descendant from ,dr4  ,richard   
,coxe1 preceptor to ,edward ,,vi1 and   
,dean of ,oxford4 ,he fled  from        
persecution under ,mary1 was a troubler 
of his brother refugees  by his         

turbulent temper1 and his attachment to 
superstitious  ceremonies4 ,on his      
return1 he was made ,bishop of ,ely1 and
 became  a bitter persecutor4 ,benjamin 
,coxe1 ,a4,m41 probably a son of  the   
furious bishop1 was as ardently fond of 
rites and ceremonies4  ,he was cited to 
appear before ,laud for denying the jure
 divino of  bishops1 and the poor bishop
 said1 ,god did so bless me that ,i gave
  him satisfaction4 ,mr4 ,coxe soon     
after came out as a ,baptist1 and       
having preached at ,bedford1 he settled 
in ,coventry4 ,here he disputed  with   
,mr4 ,baxter and the ,presbyterians2 and
 the ,independents had  him imprisoned  
for defending adult baptism 7,crosby1   
,history of  ,baptists1 i4 #ced71 a very
 short mode of settling the controversy4
  ,probably ,nehemiah ,coxe was his son1
 settled at ,bedford as a  shoemaker4   
,he was a learned man1 and1 when tried  
at ,bedford assizes  for preaching the  
gospel1 he was indicted in the usual    
,norman-,french1  or ,latin2 and pleaded

 first in ,greek1 which the prosecutors 
not  understanding1 he pleaded in       
,hebrew1 arguing1 that as his indictment
  was in a foreign tongue1 he was       
entitled to plead in any of the  learned
 languages4 ,the counsel being ignorant 
of those languages1  and the judge glad 
to get rid of a vexatious indictment1   
dismissed  him1 saying to the           
counselors1 ',well1 this cordwainer hath
 wound  you all up1 gentlemen4' ,this   
anecdote is handed down in a funeral    
sermon by ,t4 ,sutcliff1 on the death of
 ,symonds1 one of the pastors  of the   
church at ,bedford4    ,another of this 
little band that was set apart with     
,bunyan1 became  so useful a preacher as
 to have been honoured with a record in 
the  annals of persecution in the reign 
of ,charles ,,ii4 ,john ,fenn was  on   
,lord's-day1 ,may #ae1 #afgj1 committed 
to prison for preaching in  his own     
house2 and on ,tuesday1 all his goods   
and stock in trade  were seized and     
carted away1 leaving his family in the  

most desolate  condition4    ,in the    
following week1 ,edward ,isaac1 a       
blacksmith1 another of this  little     
band1 having been fined1 had all his    
stock in trade1 and  even the anvil upon
 which he worked1 seized and carted     
away4    ,such were the severe trials   
which these excellent citizens were1    
with their families1 called to pass     
through1 by the tyranny of the  church2 
but they were light1 indeed1 in         
comparison with those that  awaited the 
amiable and pious ,bunyan4    #age4 ,if 
,christians recollected with what       
anxiety their teachers  prepared and    
delivered their sermons1 how constant   
and prayerful  would be their attendance
 on the means of grace4    #agf4 ,grace 
,abounding1 vol4 i41 p4 #db4 ,the taunts
 and revilings of  a poet laureate upon 
,bunyan's preaching and sufferings need 
only  a passing notice4 ,no words could 
be more vile and slanderous than  those 
of ,mr4 ,southey4 ,he says1 ',peace     
might be on his lips1 and  zeal for the 

salvation of others in his heart1 but he
 was certainly1  at that time1 no       
preacher of good will1 nor of ,christian
 charity4'  ,how can we judge of a      
preacher's good will1 but by 'peace on  
his  lips8' and what is the criterion of
 ,christian charity1 except it  be 'zeal
 for the salvation of others in his     
heart8'    #agg4 ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #bic1 vol4 i41 p4 #dd4    #agh4 ,vol4  
i41 p4 #ei4 ,eben4 ,chandler thus       
describes ,bunyan3 ',his  wit was sharp 
and quick1 his memory tenacious2 it     
being customary  with him to commit his 
sermons to writing after he had preached
  them4'--,chandler and ,wilson's       
,preface to ,bunyan's ,works1 folio1    
#afib4 ,all these autographs have       
unaccountably disappeared4    #agi4     
,noticed in the life annexed to         
,pilgrim1 ,part ,,iii4    #ahj4 ,in the 
editor's library1 folio1 #afce4         
,orthography was little  cared for in   
those days4 ,on the beautiful portrait  
of ,andrews1 is  the autograph of ,annie

 ,brokett hir ,blook6    #aha4 ,this    
document is copied on page xxvi4        
#ahb4 ,see page lxxii4    #ahc4 ,vol4   
ii41 p4 #acb4    #ahd4 ,vol4 ii41 p4    
#acc4    #ahe4 ,vol4 ii41 pp4 #adj1     
#ada4    #ahf4 ,the ,american authors of
 a recent life of ,burrough1 7,william  
and  ,thomas ,evans1 ,philadelphia1     
republished by ,gilpin1 ,london1 #ahea71
  have given an unfair account of his   
controversy with ,bunyan1 drawn  from   
,burrough's works in the shape of a     
supposed dialogue4 ,such  a disputation 
can only be understood by reading both  
sides of the  question4 ,we unite with  
them in admiring the character of that  
young but noble martyr4 ,they are1      
however1 wrong in their conclusion  that
 'the meekness and gentleness of ,christ
 softened and adorned  his whole        
character4' ,he was one of those that   
are called in the  ,holy ,war1 'rough   
hewn men fit to break the ice4' ,vol4   
iii4 p4 #bgj    #ahg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4     
#bja4    #ahh4 ,p4 #af4    #ahi4 ,it is 

difficult to describe the state of those
 times4 ,james  ,naylor rode into       
,bristol1 a multitude accompanying him1 
strewing  their scarfs1 handkerchiefs1  
and garments on the ground for his      
horse to tread on1 and singing1 ,hosanna
 in the highest2 holy1 holy1  holy is   
the ,lord ,god of ,israel4 ,he was      
addressed as the everlasting  son of    
righteousness1 and prince of peace4 ,his
 brain was bewildered  with adulation4  
,women kissed his feet1 and called him  
,jesus the ,son  of ,god4 ,to stop the  
tumult1 he was apprehended1 and had he  
been  simply subjected to the discipline
 of a mad-house1 like ,mr4 ,brothers  of
 a later period1 his blood would soon   
have recovered from its  agitation4     
,instead of this1 a grand parade was    
made by trying him  before a ,committee 
of the ,house of ,commons1 and1 upon a  
report of  the whole house1 he was      
convicted of 'horrid blasphemy1' and it 
was by the small majority of fourteen   
that his life was spared4  ,his cruel   

sentence was whipping1 pillory1 his     
tongue bored through  with a red hot    
iron1 a large letter ,b burnt into his  
forehead1 and  to be imprisoned during  
the pleasure of ,parliament4 ,by his    
followers  he was considered a martyr2  
but the infatuation soon subsided4      
,after  his release1 he was mercifully  
restored to his senses1 and became  a   
useful ,quaker4    #aij4 ,these         
commissioners were called 'triers1' and1
 being high  ,calvinists1 were          
nick-named ,dr4 ,absolute1 chairman1    
,mr4 ,fatality1  ,mr4 ,fri-babe1 ,mr4   
,dam-man1 ,mr4 ,narrow-grace1 ,mr4      
,indefectible1  ,mr4 ,dubious1 and      
others4 ,they turned out of their       
livings those  clergymen who were proved
 to be immoral in their conduct1 and    
others  who did not come up to the      
orthodox standard4 ,of these1 ,mr4      
,walker1  in his account of the         
sufferings of the clergy1 gives a long  
list4    #aia4 ,this ,act or ordinance  
of ,parliament involved some of our     

excellent ancestors in trouble4 ,hansard
 ,knollys1 ,wm4 ,kiffin1 ,mr4  ,lamb1   
and many others1 were imprisoned for    
short periods2 ,edward  ,barbour for    
eleven months4 ,to avoid the informers1 
adult baptism was  performed at         
midnight2 for this ,henry ,denne        
suffered imprisonment4  ,that gracious  
and valuable minister1 ,vavasor ,powel  
also suffered a  short imprisonment     
during the ,protectorate2 his life was  
afterwards  sacrificed by a tedious     
imprisonment in the following reign4 ,he
 was  taken1 with his flock1 at a       
midnight meeting2 and for safe custody  
they were locked up in the parish       
church1 and there he preached  without  
molestation4 ,when conveyed to the      
justice's house1 while  waiting his     
worship's leisure1 he again preached4   
,when this  magistrate arrived1 he was  
violently enraged that his house should 
have been turned into a conventicle4 ,he
 would have committed them  at once to  
prison1 but two of his daughters were so

 affected with  the sermon1 that1 at    
their intercession1 after severe        
threatenings1  the preacher and his     
friends were set at liberty4    #aib4   
,from the original1 in the editor's     
possession4    #aic4 ,cotton ,mather    
says that these laws were never carried 
to  extremity1 and were soon laid       
entirely by4 ,hist4 of ,america4        
#aid4 ,jukes' ,history of ,bunyan's     
,church1 p4 #af4    #aie4 ,works1 vol4  
iii41 p4 #ffg2 especially pp4 #fgb1     
#fgc4    #aif4 ,no4 #bhj-cag1 vol4 i41  
p4 #db-df4    #aig4 ,life and ,death of 
,mr4 ,j4 ,bunyan1 #agjj1 p4 #bg4        
#aih4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gfg4    #aii4     
,grace ,abounding1 vol4 i41 p4 #df4     
#bjj4 ,see ,note1 vol4 i41 p4 #de4      
#bja4 #dtp4 ,london1 #afei4 ,a ,,ms copy
 is in the editor's possession4    #bjb4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fhc4    #bjc4 ,vol4 iii41
 p4 #dde4    #bjd4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #dh4  
#bje4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #fce4    #bjf4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #fhj4    #bjg4 ,see postscript
 to ,the ,true ,faith of the ,gospel of 

,peace1  ,british ,museum4    #bjh4     
,vol4 ii41 p4 #bja4    #bji4 ,vol4 i41  
p4 #df4    #baj4 ,macaulay's ,history of
 ,england1 vol4 i4    #baa4 ,life of    
,badman4    #bab4 ,penn's ,england's    
,interest1 #dto1 #afgf1 p4 #b4    #bac4 
,vol4 ii41 p4 #eic4    #bad4 ,vol4 i41  
p4 #ea4    #bae4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ea4      
#baf4 ,this very interesting ,memoir was
 published by the ,society of  ,friends1
 #ahbe4    #bag4 ,case and ,opinion1    
under the head ',conventicles1' ,british
  ,museum4 ,there is also a rare ,tract1
 to prove that the ,persecuting  ,acts  
expired ,oct4 #bdth1 #afgj4    #bah4    
,vol4 i41 p4 #ed4 ,how unspeakable the  
mercy1 that the persecutor  cannot      
plunge his implements of torture into   
the spirit1 nor prevent  its intercourse
 with heaven6    ,a very deeply         
interesting narrative of all the        
particulars of this  examination and    
form of trial1 was recorded by the      
sufferer4 ,see  vol4 i41 p4 #ej4        
#bai4 ,there were three prisons in      

,bedford--the county jail1  the         
bridewell1 and the tower jail4 ,no      
decisive evidence has been  discovered  
as to which prison ,bunyan was          
committed4 ,two views of  the bridge and
 prison are given in the plate at p4    
#fc1 vol4 i4    #bbj4 ,howard's ,account
 of ,lazarettos1 c4 #dto1 #aghi1 p4     
#aej4    #bba4 ,elstow is a perpetual   
curacy or vicarage1 worth at that time  
only #ce per annum6 forming one of the  
discreditable anomalies of  the church1 
in the division of its immense revenues4
    #bbb4 ,he has favoured us with the  
following description of it3--',the     
ring is of fine gold1 very like in      
colour to that which has been  brought  
into this country from ,california4 ,the
 head is1 ,i think1  engraven1 but the  
letters have not that sharpness about   
them which  indicates the engraving     
tool2 and the ,i4 ,b4 are undoubted     
indents  made after the ring was        
finished4' ,it is not the usual emblem  
of a  mourning gift1 for that would have

 the cross-bones under the skull2  it   
was more probably given as a special    
mark of esteem4 ,three things  are      
certain--#ast1 ,that it so valuable a   
gift excited the poor man's  pride1 its 
loss must have been a serious annoyance 
to one whose  family was dependent upon 
his daily labour4 #b;d1 ,his preaching  
talent must have been highly            
appreciated1 before he was known as the 
author of the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 to  
have brought him so valuable  a token of
 respect4 ,but the most pleasing and    
remarkable reflection1  is the          
surprising progress of good-will among  
men of various  denominations1 that a   
ring1 worn by a despised and persecuted 
,nonconformist of a former age1 is now  
highly prized and worn1 from  respect to
 his memory1 by a dignified clergyman of
 the ,established  church4    #bbc4     
,this was not his only ring2 he left1   
inter alia1 all his rings  to his wife4 
,see4 p4 lxxii4    #bbd4 ,after he had  
lain in jail five or six days1 an       

application  was made to a liberal      
justice at ,elstow1 named ,crumpton1 to 
release  him on bail2 but he declined1  
fearing to give offence4 ,he1 however1  
so felt for this persecuted servant of  
,christ1 as to sell him an  edifice and 
barn1 which1 upon his release1 was      
converted into a  large meeting-house4  
#bbe4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ajg4    #bbf4 ,vol4
 iii41 p4 #cda1 #cff4    #bbg4 ,from his
 autograph1 in the editor's possession1 
he spelt his  name ,john ,keling4       
#bbh4 ,lord ,campbell's lives of the    
,chief ,justices4    #bbi4 ,vol4 i41 p4 
#eg4 ,this forcibly reminds us of       
,greatheart's reply  to ,giant          
,maul--',i am a servant of the ,god of  
heaven2 my business  is to persuade     
sinners to repentance2 if to prevent    
this be thy  quarrel1 let us fall to it 
as soon as thou wilt1' vol4 iii41 p4    
#baj4  ,southey attempts to vindicate   
the justices in condemning ,bunyan1  and
 grossly mis-states the facts2 deeming  
him to be unreasonable  and intolerant2 

that preaching was incompatible with his
 calling1  and that he ought not to have
 sacrificed his liberty in such a       
cause6 ,the poet-laureate makes these   
assertions1 knowing the vast  benefits  
which sprung from the determined piety  
and honesty of  the persecuted preacher4
 ,would not ,by-ends1 ,facing-both-ways1
 and  ,save-all1 have jumped to the same
 conclusion8    #bcj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ef4 
#bca4 ,every ,christian should read the 
appalling account of these  sufferings1 
recently published under the title of   
,ladies of the  ,covenant4    #bcb4     
,vol4 iii41 p4 #ag4    #bcc4 ,history of
 ,baptists1 vol4 ii41 p4 #agb4 ,robinson
 was a nephew  of ,archbishop ,laud1 and
 appeared to inherit his evil spirit4   
#bcd4 ,wilson's ,history of ,dissenting 
,churches1 and the ,trial of  ,rosewell4
    #bce4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #aih2 and ,grace 
,abounding1 ,no4 #cbf4    #bcf4 ,vol4   
i41 p4 #dh4    #bcg4 ,baptized at       
,elstow1 ,july #bj1 #afej4    #bch4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #afh4    #bci4 ,vol4 ii41  

p4 #bgi4    #bdj4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gcc4   
#bda4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fj4    #bdb4 ,the   
cut1 copied from an old drawing of the  
house taken before  its entire demotion1
 at the end of last century1 exhibits   
its quaint  characteristics4 ,the bridge
 foot is to the spectator's right2 the  
church tower behind is that of ,st4     
,mary's1 also seen in our view  of the  
jail1 which would1 of course1 be seen   
from the bow-windows  of the old inn1 in
 which the ,judges met4    #bdc4 ,vol4  
i41 p4 #fj4    #bdd4 ,lectures on the   
,pilgrim's ,progress4    #bde4 ,this    
valuable set of books came into the     
possession of my old  friend ,mr4       
,wontner1 of the ,minories1 ,london2 it 
descended at his  decease1 to his widow1
 who resided on ,camberwell ,green1 and 
from  her to a daughter1 married to ,mr4
 ,parnel1 an orange merchant in         
,botolph ,lane4 ,he was tempted to sell 
it to ,mr4 ,bohn1 the bookseller1  from 
whom it was bought for the ,bedford     
library4    #bdf4 ,charles ,doe in      

,heavenly ,footman1 #b;d edition1 #agjj4
    #bdg4 ,introduction to the ,pilgrim1
 vol4 iii41 p4 #f1 #g4    #bdh4         
,psalmody ,edit41 #agge1 p4 #acg4       
,george ,whitefield1 in recommending    
the works of ,bunyan1 says1 ',ministers 
never write or preach so well  as when  
under the cross2 the ,spirit of ,christ 
and of glory shall  rest upon them'     
,preface to ,bunyan's ,works1 #agfg4    
,admiring the  courage and honesty of   
,bunyan1 when alluding to the           
,prayer-,book1  we earnestly unite in   
his petition--',the ,lord in mercy turn 
the  hearts of his people1 to seek more 
after the ,spirit of prayer1 and1  in   
the strength of that1 to pour out their 
souls before the ,lord4'    #bdi4 ,this 
was published in #afih4    #bej4        
,heavenly ,footman1 #b;d edition1 #agjj1
 p4 #abf4    #bea4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #cig1 
#cih4    #beb4 ,this deeply interesting 
book is dedicated to four sorts of      
readers--the godly1 the learned1 the    
captious1 and to the mother  of harlots4

 ,to her he says1 ',i have nothing here 
to please your  wanton eye1 or          
voluptuous palate2 no paint for thy     
wrinkled face1  nor crutch to support   
thy tottering kingdom4' ,it is a very   
amusing  preface4    #bec4 ,vol4 iii41  
p4 #faj4    #bed4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #d4      
#bee4 ,author's ,apology for the        
,pilgrim4    #bef4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fjb4   
#beg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #g4    #beh4 ,grace
 ,abounding1 ,no4 #cbb4    #bei4 ,vol4  
i41 p4 #fe4    #bfj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gda4 
#bfa4 ,this jug is in possession of     
,mrs4 ,hillyard1 widow of the late  ,mr4
 ,hillyard1 who was minister of the     
chapel for fifty years1 and  died in    
#ahci4 ,one tradition says the jug was  
used as noted in the  text2 another that
 his broth was brought to 'chapel' in   
it1 for  his ,sunday dinner1 in the     
vestry4    #bfb4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gcg-gci4
    #bfc4 #b ,cor #a3e2 vol4 ii41 p4    
#gce4    #bfd4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #gjj4      
#bfe4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dg4    #bff4 ,vol4  
i41 p4 #bgh2 and vol4 iii41 p4 #ac4     

#bfg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #eic4    #bfh4 ,vol4
 ii41 p4 #eid4--;,heroic man6 ,british  
,christians are most  deeply indebted to
 thee1 and thy fellow-sufferers1 for the
 high  privileges they now enjoy4 ,may  
thy name be had in everlasting          
remembrance4    #bfi4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fb4 
#bgj4 ,it has been doubted whether he   
was justified in thus making  excursions
 from the prison4 ,this may be answered 
by the question--,was  ,peter justified 
in leaving the prison1 and going to the 
prayer-meeting  at ,mary's house8 ,acts 
#ab3g-ai4    #bga4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #ai4  
#bgb4 ,rapin4    #bgc4 ,for an accurate 
copy of this declaration1 see vol4 iii41
 p4  #ba4    #bgd4 ,the ecclesiastical  
year commenced in ,march4 ,the tenth    
month  means ,december4    #bge4 ,for a 
copy of these licenses1 see vol4 iii41  
p4 #bd4    #bgf4 #dto1 vol4 vii41 p4    
#ge4    #bgg4 ,i am greatly indebted to 
,j4 ,p4 ,brown1 ,esq41 ,james ,street1  
,islington1 for directing my attention  
to these letters4    #bgh4 ,vol4 iii41  

pp4 #ba-bi4    #bgi4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #bg4
    #bhj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dg2 ,no4 #cai4  
#bha4 ,jukes' ,history of ,bunyan's     
,church1 p4 #bd4    #bhb4 ,continuation 
of ,life to ,grace ,abounding4    #bhc4 
,it is generally believed at ,bedford1  
that1 after ,bunyan was  imprisoned1 his
 family removed from ,elstow to         
,bedford1 in order  that they might have
 more frequent access to him2 and that1 
on his  release1 he made his abode      
there4 ,his humble dwelling was much    
like  that of his father at ,elstow1    
most unassuming2 just such a cottage  as
 a poor wounded sinner would feel at    
home in when visiting his  pastor for   
advice4 ,the late ,rev4 ,j4 ,geard1 of  
,hitchin1 in his ,diary1  says--',july  
#ag1 #aggd4 ,i preached1 for the first  
time1 at ,bedford1  to the successors of
 good ,mr4 ,bunyan's congregation1 and  
the next  day called at the house where 
he used to live1 and went into the  room
 that tradition reported was his study4 
,this house1 though it  had been the    

habitation of so truly great a man1 was 
now let for  about #djs4 per annum4'    
,allowing for the difference in the     
value of  money1 ,bunyan would have now 
paid #afs4 a-year rent for his humble   
abode4 ,it will be always matter of     
regret1 that it was not purchased  and  
preserved by the members of the ',old   
,meeting1' when it was  offered them    
before its destruction2 we procured1    
however1 a drawing  of it1 which is here
 engraved4 ,the cottage was in the      
parish of  ,st4 ,cuthbert1 in the street
 opposite the meeting-house1 and here   
,bunyan lived1 while he was pastor1 from
 #afha to #afhh4    #bhd4 ,pilgrim1 vol4
 iii41 p4 #aih4    #bhe4 ,vol4 ii41 p4  
#fdi4    #bhf4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #ech4      
#bhg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #bai4    #bhh4 ,vol4
 i41 p4 #geg4    #bhi4 ,vol4 ii41 #fdi4 
#bij4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #fch4    #bia4 ,vol4
 ii41 p4 #fda4    #bib4 ,vol4 iii41 p4  
#geh4    #bic4 ,christian ,church1 #hvo1
 #agdg1 p4 #bhj4    #bid4 ,the ,general 
,doctrine of ,toleration1 applied to    

,free ,communion1  p4 #h4 ,george       
,whitefield most warmly approved the    
communion of all  ,god's saints with    
each other4 ,this1 ,i must own1 more    
particularly  endears ,mr4 ,bunyan to my
 heart4 ,he was of a catholic spirit4   
,the  want of water 7adult baptism71    
with this man of ,god1 was no bar to    
outward ,christian communion4 ,and ,i am
 persuaded that if1 like him1  we were  
more deeply and experimentally baptized 
into the benign and  gracious influences
 of the blessed ,spirit1 we should be   
less baptized  into the waters of strife
 about circumstantials and              
non-essentials4  ,for being thereby     
rooted and grounded in the love of ,god1
 we should  necessarily be constrained  
to think and let think1 bear with and   
forbear one another in love1 and without
 saying1 ,i am of ,paul1  ,apollos1 or  
,cephas2 have but one grand1 laudable1  
disinterested  strife1 namely1 who      
should live1 preach1 and exalt the      
ever-loving1  altogether-lovely ,jesus  

most4    #bie4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #cih4     
#bif4 ,he hesitated as to the propriety 
of publishing it1 probably  from the    
influence of the weighty opinion of     
,martin ,luther4 ',the  people are      
greatly delighted with allegories and   
similitudes1 and  therefore ,christ     
oftentimes useth them2 for they are1 as 
it were1  certain pictures which set    
forth things as if they were painted    
before our eyes4 ,paul was a marvelous  
cunning workman in handling  allegories1
 but ,origen and ,jerome turn plain     
,scriptures into  unfit and foolish     
allegories4 ,therefore1 to use          
allegories1 it is  oftentimes a very    
dangerous thing' ,com4 on ,gal4 iv4 #ba4
 ,such  instructions1 from one he so    
much venerated1 curbed his exuberant    
imagination1 and made him doubly        
watchful1 lest allegorizing upon        
subjects of such vast importance might  
'darken counsel by words  without       
knowledge4'    #big4 ,vol4 iii41 p4     
#gci4    #bih4 ,even ,dean ,swift1 in   

his popular ,letter to a ,young ,divine1
  says1 ',i have been better            
entertained1 and more informed by a few 
pages in the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 than 
by a long discourse upon  the will and  
the intellect1 and simple and complex   
ideas4' ,nothing  short of extraordinary
 merit could have called for such a     
eulogy  from so severe a critic4        
#bii4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #aff4    #cjj4     
,within the ,editor's memory1 polished  
writers hesitated to  name our          
incomparable allegorist1 on account of  
his humble name  and education4 ,thus   
,cowper sang--    ',i name thee not1    
lest so despised a name ,should move a  
sneer at  thy deserved fame4'    ,now   
nearly all men find it difficult to do  
that name sufficient  honour4 ,one of   
the most splendid steam-ships in        
,america is called  after his name4 ,a  
magnificent ship1 for the ,china trade1 
was built  at ,aberdeen by ,walter ,hood
  ,co41 which so swiftly traversed the  
ocean as to have made the voyage from   

,canton to ,london in ninety-nine  days1
 without any aid from steam4 ,this      
beautiful and grand specimen  of the    
perfection of naval architecture is     
named ,the ,john ,bunyan4  ,roman       
,catholics have printed large editions  
of the ,pilgrim1 with  slight omissions1
 for circulation among the young under  
the care of  the nuns4 ,our ,english    
fanatics have committed a crime that    
would  make a papist blush4 ,a ,rev4 ,e4
 ,neale has clumsily altered the        
,pilgrim's ,progress1 that ,bunyan might
 appear to teach the things  which      
,bunyan's righteous heaven-born soul    
abhorred4 ,it is a piece  of matchless  
self-conceit to think of mending that   
which has been  admired by the wisest of
 the human race in all nations1 and     
which  has obtained an unbounded        
popularity4 ,such an attempt to alter it
  is an acknowledgment that all the     
boasted power of ,oxford1 ,exeter1  and 
,rome1 are unable to invent a tale to   
supersede the matchless  beauties of the

 work of our spiritually-minded1        
heavenly-assisted  brazier4 ,if ,mr4    
,neale should1 at any time1 alter a deed
 and the  punishment for that felony is 
transportation for life4 ,a similar     
forgery was committed in a recent       
,london edition of ,dr4 ,cheever's      
,hill ,difficulty4 ,the ,tractarians1   
doubtless1 commit these scandalous      
outrages upon the ,fathers1 and all     
other writers1 and deserve the  contempt
 of every honest1 upright mind4    #cja4
 ,vol4 i41 p4 #dgc4    #cjb4 ,vol4 i41  
p4 #dhj4    #cjc4 ,two views of this    
meeting-house1 an exterior and interior1
 after  its conversion into a workshop1 
are given in the ,plate facing page  i4 
of this ,memoir4 ,in the interior1 part 
of the beams and pillars  that supported
 the gallery still remain4    #cjd4     
,toplady's ,works1 vol4 iv41 p4 #dfc4   
#cje4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #fcg4    #cjf4 ,one
 of his anecdotes is remarkable1 as     
exhibiting the state  of medical        
knowledge in his neighbourhood4 ,a poor 

wretch1 who had  taught his son to      
blaspheme1 was affected with a nervous  
twisting  of the muscles of his chest4  
,this was supposed to arise from  a     
,satanic possession4 ,one ,freeman1 a   
more than ordinary doctor1  attempted   
the cure4 ,they bound the patient to a  
form1 with his head  hanging down over  
the end2 set a pan of coals under his   
mouth1 and  put something therein that  
made a great smoke1 to fetch out the    
devil4 ,there they kept the man till he 
was almost smothered1 but  no devil came
 out of him ,vol4 iii41 p4 #fje4 ,the   
death-bed scene  of the broken-hearted  
,mrs4 ,badman1 is delicately and        
beautifully  drawn4    #cjg4 ,sutcliff's
 ,history of ,bunyan's ,church4    #cjh4
 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #bde4    #cji4 ,a       
beautiful satire is contained in the    
account of the  traitors--tradition1    
human wisdom1 and man's invention4 ,this
 picture  is drawn by an inimitable     
artist4 ,nor have we seen anything more 
admirably adapted to the present state  

of our ,tractarian times4  ,vol4 iii4   
#bgg4    #caj4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #bb1 ,no4   
#abh4    #caa4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #egd4      
#cab4 ,life1 #afib4    #cac4 ,grace     
,abounding 7continued71 vol4 i41 p4 #fc1
 and ,life1 #afib4    #cad4 ,vol4 i41 p4
 #eje4    #cae4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gai4      
#caf4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #gec4    #cag4 ,some 
of the wax remains1 but the coin is     
lost4    #cah4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gfc4     
#cai4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #ha4    #cbj4 ,mr4   
,philip1 ,critique on ,bunyan1 p4 vi4   
and xvi4    #cba4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #dbe4   
#cbb4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gff4    #cbc4     
,grace ,abounding1 #afib4    #cbd4 ,no4 
#be1 ,e42 #bf1 ,w42 #bf1 ,n42 #bg1 ,s4  
#cbe4 ,as matters of curious interest to
 all lovers of ,bunyan1 we  insert1 in  
the accompanying page1 engravings of    
these relics1 from  drawings by ,mr4    
,edward ,offor4    #cbf4 ,the chair is  
engraved above1 and it will be seen that
 it has  suffered some little           
dilapidation since the last published   
engraving  of it4 ,the legs have been   

cut down to suit the height of one of   
his successors in the ministry66 ,with  
regard to the pulpit1 an old  resident  
in ,bedford says--,the celebrated ,john 
,howard presented a  new pulpit in the  
room of the old one1 which was cut up4  
,of part  of the wood a table was made1 
which now belongs to ,mrs4 ,hillyerd4   
#cbg4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #big4    #cbh4     
,vol4 i41 p4 #gad4    #cbi4 ,vol4 i41 p4
 #fhf4    #ccj4 ,vol4 i41 pp4 #fij1     
#fia4    #cca4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #bfa4      
#ccb4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #gdh4    #ccc4 ,it 
is noticed1 in a letter to the          
,secretary for ,ireland1  dated         
,september #f1 #afhh--',on teusday last 
died the ,lord ,mayor ,sir  ,j4         
,shorter4 ,a few days before died       
,bunnian his lordship's teacher  or     
chaplain a man said to be gifted that   
way though once a cobler'  ,ellis's     
,cor41 vol4 ii41 p4 #afa4 ,we can excuse
 the sarcasm of a  ,roman ,catholic1 and
 with equal good nature1 and more truth1
 remark1  that the great and eminent    

pope1 ,sixtus ,v41 was once a           
swineherd--not  a bad school in which to
 study how to keep up a despotic sway   
over  the ,papacy4    #ccd4 ,vol4 iii41 
p4 #cjh4    #cce4 ,law and ,grace1      
marg41 vol4 i41 p4 #ebd4    #ccf4 ,vol4 
ii41 p4 #fea4    #ccg4 ,vol4 i41 pp4    
#fcd1 #fce4    #cch4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #fec4
    #cci4 ,vol4 i41 p4 #fdg4    #cdj4   
,vol4 ii41 p4 #ae4    #cda4 ,vol4 ii41  
p4 #dig4    #cdb4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 #bea4  
#cdc4 ,emblem xiv41 vol4 iii41 p4 #gea4 
#cdd4 ,christ is made known by the      
sufferings of his saints1 vol4  ii41 p4 
#gja1 and note4    #cde4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 
#gea1 and note4    #cdf4 ,vol4 iii41 p4 
#eie4    #cdg4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #bb4       
#cdh4 ,vol4 ii41 p4 #beg4    #cdi4      
,works1 folio1 #afic4    999999         
,,grace ,,abounding ,,to ,,the ,,chief  
,,of ,,sinners3    ,a ,,brief ,,and     
,,faithful ,,relation ,,of ,,the        
,,exceeding ,,mercy ,,of ,,god ,,in     
,,christ ,,to ,,his ,,poor ,,servant1   
,,john ,,bunyan2    ,,wherein ,,is      

,,particularly ,,showed ,,the ,,manner  
,,of ,,his ,,conversion1 ,,his  ,,sight 
,,and ,,trouble ,,for ,,sin1 ,,his      
,,dreadful ,,temptations1 ,,also ,,how  
,,he  ,,despaired ,,of ,,god',s ,,mercy1
 ,,and ,,how ,,the ,,lord ,,at ,,length 
,,through ,,christ  ,,did ,,deliver     
,,him ,,from ,,all ,,the ,,guilt ,,and  
,,terror ,,that ,,lay ,,upon ,,him4     
,whereunto is added a brief relation of 
his call to the work of  the ministry1  
of his temptations therein1 as also what
 he hath met  with in prison4 ,all which
 was written by his own hand there1 and 
now published for the support of the    
weak and tempted people of  ,god4       
,come and hear1 all ye that fear ,god1  
and ,i will declare what he  hath done  
for my soul4--,psalm #ff3af4    ,london3
 ,printed by ,george ,larkin1 #afff4    
,this title page was afterwards altered1
 and instead of what follows  the first 
line1 he inserted1    ,or a brief and   
faithful relation of the exceeding mercy
 of ,god in  ,christ to his poor        

servant1 ,john ,bunyan2 namely1 in his  
taking of  him out of the dunghill1 and 
converting of him to the faith of his   
blessed ,son1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,here is  
also particularly showed1 what  sight   
of1 and what trouble he had for sin2 and
 also what various  temptations he hath 
met with1 and how ,god hath carried him 
through  them4    ,corrected and much   
enlarged now by the ,author1 for the    
benefit of  the tempted and dejected    
,christian4    ,,advertisement ,,by     
,,the ,,editor4    ,the great utility of
 remarkable accounts of the ways of ,god
 in  bringing his sheep into the fold1  
must be admitted by all4 ,the ,bible    
abounds with these manifestations of    
,divine grace from the gentle  voice    
that called ,samuel1 even unto the      
thunder which penetrated  the soul of   
one1 who followed the church with       
continued malignity1  calling unto him1 
,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou      
me8--a voice  so terrible1 and          
accompanied by such a flood of light1 as

 to strike  the persecutor to the earth1
 and for a season to deprive him of     
sight4    ,the ',grace ,abounding to the
 ,chief of ,sinners' is doubly          
interesting1  as it unfolds to us not   
only the return of a notorious prodigal1
  but a wondrous system of education1 by
 which a chosen man was fitted  for a   
wondrous work2 heavenly and spiritual   
learning1 which could  not have been    
obtained in all the schools and         
universities in the  world4 ,it enabled 
a poor1 vile1 unlettered rebel--a       
blasphemous  travelling tinker1 to      
become a most eminent preacher2 one     
whose  native powers1 sanctified by     
harrowing but hallowing feelings1       
attracted the deep attention of the most
 learned and pious of his               
contemporaries1 while it carried        
conviction to the most impious and      
profane4 ,even beyond all this1 his     
spiritual acquirements fitted  him1     
without scholastic learning1 to become  
the most popular1 the  most attractive1 

the most useful of ,english authors4    
,his works  increase remarkably in      
popularity4 ,as time rolls on1 they are 
still  read with deeper and deeper      
interest1 while his bodily presence  and
 labours mingle in the records of the   
events of bygone ages4    ,bunyan's     
account of his singular trials and      
temptations may have  excited alarm in  
the minds of some young ,christians lest
 they should  be in an unconverted      
state1 because they have not been called
 to  pass through a similar mode of     
training4 ,pray recollect1 my dear      
young ,christian1 that all are not      
called to such important public  labours
 as ,bunyan1 or ,whitfield1 or ,wesley4 
,all the members of  the ,christian     
family are trained to fit them for their
 respective  positions in the church of 
,christ4 ,it is a pleasant and          
profitable  exercise to look back to the
 day of our espousals1 and trace the    
operations of ,divine grace in digging  
us from the hole of the pit2  but the   

important question with us all should   
be1 not so much ,,how  we became        
enlightened1 but ,,now do we love       
,christ8 ,now do we regret  our want of 
greater conformity to his image8 ,if we 
can honestly  answer these questions in 
the affirmative1 we are believers1 and  
can claim our part in that precious     
promise1 ,whosoever liveth  and         
believeth in me shall never die4        
,spiritual life is ours1 and  eternal   
life is essentially connected with it1  
and must be our portion1  without an    
inquiry into the means by which we were 
called1 whether  by the thunders and    
lighting of ,sinai1 as ,paul was        
smitten1 or by  the still small voice   
7,acts #i3c1d2 #a ,kings #ai3ab2 ,job   
#d3af1ag74    ,the value of such a      
narrative to a terror-stricken prodigal 
is  vividly shown by ,bunyan1 in his    
',jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1' in one  of 
those colloquial pieces of composition  
in which he eminently  shone4 ',satan is
 loath to part with a great sinner4     

,what1 my true  servant1 quoth he1 my   
old servant1 wilt thou forsake me now8  
,having so often sold thyself to me to  
work wickedness1 wilt thou  forsake me  
now8 ,thou horrible wretch1 dost not    
know1 that thou hast  sinned thyself    
beyond the reach of grace1 and dost     
think to find  mercy now8 ,art not thou 
a murderer1 a thief1 a harlot1 a witch1 
a sinner of the greatest size1 and dost 
thou look for mercy now8  ,dost thou    
think that ,christ will foul his fingers
 with thee8 ,it  is enough to make      
angels blush1 saith ,satan1 to see so   
vile a one  knock at heaven-gates for   
mercy1 and wilt thou be so abominably   
bold to do it8 ,thus ,satan dealt with  
me1 says the great sinner1  when at     
first ,i came to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and   
what did you reply8 ,saith  the tempted4
 ,why1 ,i granted the whole charge to be
 true1 says the  other4 ,and what1 did  
you despair1 or how8 ,no1 saith he1 ,i  
said1 ,i  am ,magdalene1 ,i am ,zacheus1
 ,i am the thief1 ,i am the harlot1 ,i  

am  the publican1 ,i am the prodigal1   
and one of ,christ's murderers2 yea1    
worse than any of these2 and yet ,god   
was so far off from rejecting  of me1 as
 ,i found afterwards1 that there was    
music and dancing  in his house for me1 
and for joy that ,i was come home unto  
him4 ,o  blessed be ,god for grace1 says
 the other1 for then ,i hope there is   
favour for me4'    ,the ',grace         
,abounding' is a part of ,bunyan's      
prison meditations1  and strongly       
reminds us of the conversation between  
,christian and  ,hopeful on the         
enchanted ground4    ',christian4 ,now  
then1 to prevent drowsiness in this     
place1 let us  fall into good discourse4
    ',hopeful4 ,with all my heart4      
',christian4 ,where shall we begin8     
',hopeful4 ,where ,god began with us4'  
,to prevent drowsiness1 to beguile the  
time1 he looks back to his  past        
experience1 and the prison became his   
,patmos--the gate of  heaven--a ,bethel1
 in which his time was occupied in      

writing for  the benefit of his         
fellow-,christians4 ,he looks back upon 
all the  wondrous way through which the 
,lord had led him from the ,city of     
,destruction to ,mount ,zion4 ,while    
writing his own spiritual pilgrimage1   
his great work broke upon his           
imagination4         ',and thus it was3 
,i writing of the way1      ,and race of
 saints1 in this our gospel day1        
,fell suddenly into an allegory         
,about their journey1 and the way to    
glory4'      ',as you read the ,grace   
,abounding1 you are ready to say at     
every  step1 here is the future author  
of the ,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,it  is as 
if you stood beside some great sculptor1
 and watched every  movement of his     
chisel1 having seen his design2 so that 
at every  blow some new trait of beauty 
in the future statue comes clearly  into
 view4'#a    ,a great difference of     
opinion has been expressed by learned   
men as  to whether ,bunyan's account of 
himself is to be understood literally1  

as it respects his bad conduct before   
his conversion1 or whether  he views    
himself through a glass1 by which his   
evil habits are  magnified4 ,no one can 
doubt his perfect honesty4 ,he plainly  
narrates  his bad1 as well as his       
redeeming qualities2 nor does his       
narrative  appear to be exaggerated4 ,he
 was the son of a travelling tinker1    
probably a gipsy1 'the meanest and most 
despised rank in the land'2  when1      
alarmed at his sins1 recollection that  
the ,israelites were  once the chosen   
people of ,god1 he asked his father1    
whether he was  of that race2 as if he  
thought that his family were of some    
peculiar  people1 and it was easy for   
such a lad to blend the ,egyptians with 
the ,israelitish race4 ,when he was     
defamed1 his slanderers called  him a   
witch1 or fortune teller1 a ,jesuit1 a  
highwayman1 or the like4  ,brought up to
 his father's trade1 with his evil      
habits unchecked1 he  became a very     
depraved lad2 and when he states his sad

 character1  it is with a solemn pledge 
that his account is strictly true4      
,probably1  with a view to the full     
gratification of his sinful             
propensities1  he entered the army1 and 
served among the profligate soldiers of 
,charles ,i at the siege of             
,leicester4#b    ,during this time1 he  
was ill at ease2 he felt convinced of   
sin1  or righteousness1 and of judgment1
 without a hope of mercy4 ,hence  his   
misery and internal conflicts1 perhaps  
the most remarkable  of any upon record4
 ,his own ,giant ,despair seized him    
with an iron  grasp4 ,he felt himself   
surrounded by invisible beings1 and in  
the  immediate presence of a holy ,god4 
,by day1 he was bewildered with         
tormenting visions1 and by night        
alarming dreams presented themselves  to
 him upon his bed4 ,the fictitious      
appeared to his terrified  imagination  
realities4 ,his excited spirit became   
familiar with  shapeless forms and      
fearful powers4 ,the sorrows of death1  

and the  pains of hell1 got hold upon   
him4 ,his internal conflict was truly   
horrible1 as one who thought himself    
under the power of demons2  they        
whispered in his ears--pulled his       
clothes2 he madly fought1  striking at  
imaginary shades with his hands1 and    
stamping with  his feet at the          
destroyer4 ,thoughts of the unpardonable
 sin beset  him1 his powerful bodily    
frame became convulsed with agony1 as if
  his breast bone would split1 and he   
burst asunder like ,judas4 ,he          
possessed a most prolific mind1         
affording constant nourishment to  this 
excited state of his feelings4 ,he      
thought that he should be  bereft of his
 wits2 than a voice rushed in at the    
window like the  noise of wind1 very    
pleasant1 and produced a great calm in  
his  soul4 ,his intervals of ease1      
however1 were short2 the recollection   
of his sins1 and a fear that he had sold
 his ,saviour1 haunted his  affrighted  
spirit4 ,his soul became so tormented1  

as to suggest to  his ideas the         
suffering of a malefactor broken upon   
the wheel4 ,the  climax of these terrors
 is narrated at paragraph ,no4 #ahg4    
',thus was  ,i always sinking1 whatever 
,i did think or do4 ,so one day ,i      
walked  to a neighbouring town1 and sat 
down upon a settle in the street1  and  
fell into a very deep pause about the   
most fearful state my  sin had brought  
me to2 and1 after long musing1 ,i lifted
 up my head1  but methought ,i saw as if
 the sun that shineth in the heavens did
  grudge to give light2 and as if the   
very stones in the street1 and  tiles   
upon the houses1 did bend themselves    
against me2 methought  that they all    
combined together1 to banish me out of  
the world2 ,i  was abhorred of them1 and
 unfit to dwell among them1 or be a     
partaker  of their benefits1 because ,i 
had sinned against the ,saviour4' ,in   
this deep abyss of misery1 ,,that love  
which has heights and depths  passing   
knowledge1 laid under him the           

everlasting arms1 and raised  him from  
the horrible pit in miry clay1 when no  
human powers could  have reached his    
case4 ,dr4 ,cheever eloquently remarks1 
that 'it was  through this valley of the
 shadow of death1 overhung by darkness1 
peopled with devils1 resounding with    
blasphemy and lamentations2  and passing
 amidst quagmires and pitfalls1 close by
 the very mouth  of hell1 that ,bunyan  
journeyed to that bright and fruitful   
land  of ,beulah1 in which he sojourned 
during the latter days of his           
pilgrimage4' ,the only trace which his  
cruel sufferings and temptations  seen  
to have left behind them1 was an        
affectionate compassion for  those who  
were still in the state in which he had 
once been4    ,young ,christians1 you   
must not imagine that all these terrors 
are  absolute prerequisites to faith in 
the ,saviour4 ,god1 as a sovereign1     
calls his children to himself by various
 ways4 ,bunyan's was a very             
extraordinary case1 partly from his     

early habits--his excitable  mind1 at a 
period so calculated to fan a spark of  
such feelings  into a flame4 ,his       
extraordinary inventive faculties1      
softened down  and hallowed by this     
fearful experience1 became fitted for   
most  extensive usefulness4    ,to      
eulogize this narrative1 would be like  
'gilding refined gold'2  but ,i cannot  
help remarking1 among a multitude of    
deeply interesting  passages1 his       
observations upon that honest open      
avowal of ,christian  principles1 which 
brought down severe persecution upon    
him4 ,they  excite our tenderest        
sympathy2 his being dragged from his    
home and  wife and children1 he says1   
'hath oft been to me1 as the pulling  my
 flesh from my bones2 my poor blind     
child1 what sorrow art thou  like to    
have for thy portion in this world6 thou
 must be beaten1  must beg1 suffer      
hunger1 cold1 nakedness1 and a thousand 
calamities1  though ,i cannot now endure
 the wind should blow upon thee4 ,o1 ,i 

saw  ,i was as a man who was pulling    
down his house upon the head of his     
wife and children2 yet1 recollecting    
myself1 thought ,i1 ,i must  venture you
 all with ,god4' ,how awful must be the 
state of the  wretched persecutor1 who  
occasions such sufferings to the        
children  of the most high ,god6    ,in 
this edition1 the greatest care has been
 taken to preserve the  exact words of  
the author1 as he first published them2 
where he  altered or added to the text  
in subsequent editions1 it is marked    
with an inverted comma1 or inserted in  
the notes4 ,obsolete words and  customs 
are explained2 the numbering of his     
sections is continued1  in addition to  
which1 it is divided into chapters for  
family reading1  upon the plan of the   
late ,rev4 ,j4 ,ivimey2 double inverted 
commas  denote quotations of ,scripture4
    ,the reader is strongly pressed to  
keep in his recollection  the peculiar  
use made of the word should1 by the     
author in this  narrative4 ,it is from  

the ,saxon scealan1 to be obliged4      
,thus1 in  the ,saxon gospels 7,matt    
#bg3ae71 the governor should release    
unto  the people a prisoner2 in our     
version it is1 was wont to release1     
meaning that custom compelled him so to 
do4 ,in ,bunyan's phraseology1  the word
 should is used in the same sense1 that 
is1 to show that1  under peculiar       
circumstances1 his feelings or position 
involuntarily  produced a certain       
result4 ,thus1 in ,no4 #f1 ,troubled    
with the thoughts  of judgment and      
condemnation ,i should tremble2 and in  
,no4 #ae1 ,the  father of his wife      
having left her two books1 in these ,i  
should  sometimes read2 probably the    
only books he then had4 ,it is          
remarkable1  that although the ,saxon   
language had not been spoken in         
,bedfordshire  for many centuries1 still
 many valuable words remained in use4   
,the order in which this thrilling      
narrative of ,bunyan's religious        
feelings and experience is now for the  

first time published1 is1 ,i4  ,grace   
,abounding to the ,chief of             
,sinners--his call to the ministry1  and
 his imprisonment for refusing to attend
 the ,church of ,england  service4 ,,ii4
 ,his ,relation of the ,circumstances   
attending his  incarceration in ,bedford
 ,jail4 ,,iii4 ,the continuation of his 
,life  to his decease1 written by one of
 his friends1 and always printed  with  
,grace ,abounding4 ,,iv4 ,his ,dying    
,thoughts4 ,v4 ,his ,prison             
,meditations--verses which were probably
 sold on a broadside or sheet  of paper 
by his children1 to procure necessaries 
for his family4    ,the length of the   
notes may need some apology2 the only   
one the  editor can make is his         
veneration for ,john ,bunyan1 and his   
earnest  desire to render this          
inestimable book more deeply            
interesting1 by  explaining manners1    
customs1 and words not now in use2 the  
note on  ,no4 #bcb1 occupied the time of
 one whole day4    ,the errors1         

omissions1 and additions1 which existed 
to a most  extraordinary extent through 
the book1 have been corrected1 and the  
text restored to its primitive beauty2  
among many hundred of these  errors1 one
 may suffice as a specimen2 it is in    
,bunyan's preface1  ',god did not play  
in convincing of me1 the devil did not  
play in  tempting of me1' this is       
altered in many editions to ',god did   
not  play in tempting of me4'    ,most  
earnestly do ,i hope that this          
republication1 now for the first  time1 
for nearly two hundred years1 given in  
its native excellence  and purity1 may  
be attended with the ,divine blessing1  
to the comfort  of many despairing      
,jerusalem sinners2 to the building up  
of the  church of ,christ on earth2 to  
the extension of pure1 heart-felt1      
genuine ,christianity2 and to the       
confusion of the persecutors4 ,they     
intended1 by shutting the pious pilgrim 
up in a dungeon1 to prevent  his voice  
from being heard to the comfort of his  

poor neighbours1  and by which violence1
 his persecutors have caused his voice  
to  burst the prison doors and walls1   
and to be heard over the whole  world4  
,his ',pilgrim's ,progress1' which was  
written in prison1 has  been1 and now   
is1 a guide to ,christian pilgrims of   
all nations1  kindreds1 tribes1 and     
people1 teaching them not to rest       
content  in any national religion1 but  
personally to search the ,scriptures1   
with earnest supplications to the ,god  
of mercy and truth1 that they  may be   
guided to ,christ1 as the ,alpha and    
,omega of their salvation4    ,,george  
,,offor4    ,a ,,preface1 ,,or ,,brief  
,,account ,,of ,,the ,,publishing ,,of  
,,this ,,work1 ,,written  ,,by ,,the    
,,author ,,thereof1 ,,and ,,dedicated   
,,to ,,those ,,whom ,,god ,,hath        
,,counted  ,,him ,,worthy ,,to ,,beget  
,,to ,,faith1 ,,by ,,his ,,ministry ,,in
 ,,the ,,word4    ,children1 grace be   
with you1 ,amen4 ,i being taken from you
 in presence1  and so tied up1 that ,i  

cannot perform that duty that from ,god 
doth  lie upon me to youward1 for your  
further edifying and building  up in    
faith and holiness1 c41 yet that you may
 see my soul hath  fatherly care and    
desire after your spiritual and         
everlasting  welfare2 ,i now once again1
 as before1 from the top of ,shenir and 
,hermon1 so 'now' from the lions' dens1 
from the mountains of the  leopards     
7,song #d3h71 do look yet after you all1
 greatly longing to  see your safe      
arrival into the desired haven4#c    ,i 
thank ,god upon every remembrance of    
you2 and rejoice1 even while  ,i stick  
between the teeth of the lions in the   
wilderness1 at the  grace1 and mercy1   
and knowledge of ,christ our saviour1   
which ,god  hath bestowed upon you1 with
 abundance of faith and love4 ,your     
hungerings and thirstings also after    
further acquaintance with the  ,father1 
in his ,son2 your tenderness of heart1  
your trembling at  sin1 your sober and  
holy deportment also1 before both ,god  

and men1  is great refreshment to me2   
,for ye are my glory and joy 7#a ,thess 
#b3bj74    ,i have sent you here        
enclosed1 a drop of that honey1 that ,i 
have  taken out of the carcase of a lion
 7,judg #ad3e-i74 ,i have eaten  thereof
 myself also1 and am much refreshed     
thereby4 7,temptations1  when we meet   
them at first1 are as the lion that     
roared upon ,samson2  but if we overcome
 them1 the next time we see them1 we    
shall find  a nest of honey within      
them47 ,the ,philistines understand me  
not4 ,it  is 'something of' a relation  
of the work of ,god upon my own soul1   
even from the very first1 till now2     
wherein you may perceive  my castings   
down1 and raisings up2 for he woundeth1 
and his hands  make whole4 ,it is       
written in the ,scripture 7,isa #ch3ai71
 ,the father  to the children shall make
 known the truth of ,god4 ,yea1 it was  
for this reason ,i lay so long at ,sinai
 7,deut #d3aj1aa71 to see the  fire1 and
 the cloud1 and the darkness1 that ,i   

might fear the ,lord  all the days of my
 life upon earth1 and tell of his       
wondrous works  to my children 7,psa    
#gh3c-e74    ,moses 7,num #cc3a1b7 writ 
of the journeyings of the children of   
,israel1 from ,egypt to the land of     
,canaan2 and commanded also1 that  they 
did remember their forty years' travel  
in the wilderness4  ,thou shalt remember
 all the way which the ,lord thy ,god   
led thee  these forty years in the      
wilderness1 to humble thee1 and to prove
  thee1 to know what was in thine heart1
 whether thou wouldest keep  his        
commandments1 or no 7,deut #h3b74       
,wherefore this ,i have endeavoured  to 
do2 and not only so1 but to publish it  
also2 that1 if ,god will1  others may be
 put in remembrance of what he hath done
 for their  souls1 by reading his work  
upon me4    ,it is profitable for       
,christians to be often calling to mind 
the  very beginnings of grace with their
 souls4 ,it is a night to be  much      
observed unto the ,lord for bringing    

them out from the land  of ,egypt3 this 
is that night of the ,lord to be        
observed of all the  children of ,israel
 in their generations 7,exo #ab3db74 ,o 
my ,god1  saith ,david 7,psa #db3f71 my 
soul is cast down within me2 therefore  
will ,i remember thee from the land of  
,jordan1 and of the ,hermonites1  from  
the hill ,mizar4 ,he remembered also the
 lion and the bear1  when he went to    
fight with the giant of ,gath 7#a ,sam  
#ag3cf1cg74    ,it was ,paul's          
accustomed manner 7,acts #bb71 and that 
when tried for  his life 7,acts #bd71   
even to open1 before his judges1 the    
manner of  his conversion3 he would     
think of that day1 and that hour1 in the
  which he first did meet with grace2#d 
for he found it support  unto him4 ,when
 ,god had brought the children of       
,israel through the  ,red ,sea1 far into
 the wilderness1 yet they must turn     
quite about  thither again1 to remember 
the drowning of their enemies there     
7,num #ad3be74 ,for though they sang his

 praise before1 yet they soon  forgat   
his works 7,psa #ajf3aa-ac74    ,in this
 discourse of mine you may see much2    
much1 ,i say1 of the  grace of ,god     
towards me4 ,i thank ,god ,i can count  
it much1 for it  was above my sins and  
,satan's temptations too4 ,i can        
remember my  fears1 and doubts1 and sad 
months with comfort2 they are as the    
head  of ,goliah in my hand4 ,there was 
nothing to ,david like ,goliah's  sword1
 even that sword that should have been  
sheathed in his bowels2  for the very   
sight and remembrance of that did preach
 forth ,god's  deliverance to him4 ,oh1 
the remembrance of my great sins1 of my 
great temptations1 and of my great fears
 of perishing for ever6  ,they bring    
afresh into my mind the remembrance of  
my great help1  my great support from   
heaven1 and that the great grace that   
,god  extended to such a wretch as ,i4  
,my dear children1 call to mind the     
former days1 and the years of  ancient  
times3 remember also your songs in the  

night2 and commune  with your own heart 
7,psa #gc3e-ab74 ,yea1 look diligently1 
and leave  no corner therein unsearched1
 for there is treasure hid1 even the    
treasure of your first and second       
experience of the grace of ,god  toward 
you4 ,remember1 ,i say1 the word that   
first laid hold upon  you2 remember your
 terrors of conscience1 and fear of     
death and  hell2 remember also your     
tears and prayers to ,god2 yea1 how you 
sighed under every hedge for mercy4     
,have you never a hill ,mizar to        
remember8 ,have you forgot the close1   
the milk house1 the stable1  the barn1  
and the like1 where ,god did visit your 
soul8#e ,remember  also the ,word--the  
,word1 ,i say1 upon which the ,lord hath
 caused  you to hope4 ,if you have      
sinned against light2 if you are tempted
  to blaspheme2 if you are down in      
despair2 if you think ,god fights       
against you2 or if heaven is hid from   
your eyes1 remember it was  thus with   
your father1 but out of them all the    

,lord delivered me4    ,i could have    
enlarged much in this my discourse1 of  
my temptations  and troubles for sin2 as
 also of the merciful kindness and      
working  of ,god with my soul4 ,i could 
also have stepped into a style much     
higher than this in which ,i have here  
discoursed1 and could have  adorned all 
things more than here ,i have seemed to 
do1 but ,i dare  not4 ,god did not play 
in convincing of me1 the devil did not  
play  in tempting of me1 neither did ,i 
play when ,i sunk as into a bottomless  
pit1 when the pangs of hell caught hold 
upon me2 wherefore ,i may  not play in  
my relating of them1 but be plain and   
simple1 and lay  down the thing as it   
was4 ,he that liketh it1 let him receive
 it2  and he that does not1 let him     
produce a better4 ,farewell4    ,my dear
 children1 the milk and honey is beyond 
this wilderness4 ,god  be merciful to   
you1 and grant 'that' you be not        
slothful to go in  to possess the land4 
,,john ,,bunyan4    ,,grace ,,abounding 

,,to ,,the ,,chief ,,of ,,sinners2 ,,or1
 ,a ,,brief ,,relation ,,of  ,,the      
,,exceeding ,,mercy ,,of ,,god ,,in     
,,christ1 ,,to ,,his ,,poor ,,servant1  
,,john  ,,bunyan4    ,,bunyan',s        
,,account ,,of ,,himself ,,previous ,,to
 ,,his ,,conversion4    #a4 ,in this my 
relation of the merciful working of ,god
 upon my soul1  it will not be amiss1   
if1 in the first place1 ,i do1 in a few 
words1  give you a hint of my pedigree1 
and manner of bringing up2 that  thereby
 the goodness and bounty of ,god towards
 me1 may be the more  advanced and      
magnified before the sons of men4    #b4
 ,for my descent then1 it was1 as is    
well known by many1 of a  low and       
inconsiderable generation2 my father's  
house being of that  rank that is       
meanest and most despised of all the    
families in the  land4#f ,wherefore ,i  
have not here1 as others1 to boast of   
noble  blood1 or of a high-born state1  
according to the flesh2 though1  all    
things considered1 ,i magnify the       

heavenly ,majesty1 for that by  this    
door he brought me into this world1 to  
partake of the grace  and life that is  
in ,christ by the gospel4    #c4 ,but   
yet1 notwithstanding the meanness and   
inconsiderableness  of my parents1 it   
pleased ,god to put it into their hearts
 to put  me to school1 to learn both to 
read and write2 the which ,i also       
attained1 according to the rate of other
 poor men's children2#g  though1 to my  
shame ,i confess1 ,i did soon lose that 
little ,i learned1  and that even almost
 utterly1 and that long before the ,lord
 did  work his gracious work of         
conversion upon my soul4    #d4 ,as for 
my own natural life1 for the time that  
,i was without ,god  in the world1 it   
was indeed according to the course of   
this world1  and the spirit that now    
worketh in the children of disobedience 
7,eph #b3b1c74 ,it was my delight to be 
taken captive by the devil  at his will 
7#b ,tim #b3bf74 ,being filled with all 
unrighteousness3  the which did also so 

strongly work and put forth itself1 both
 in my  heart and life1 and that from a 
child1 that ,i had but few equals1      
especially considering my years1 which  
were tender1 being few1 both  for       
cursing1 swearing1 lying1 and           
blaspheming the holy name of ,god4      
#e4 ,yea1 so settled and rooted was ,i  
in these things1 that they  became as a 
second nature to me2 the which1 as ,i   
also have with  soberness considered    
since1 did so offend the ,lord1 that    
even  in my childhood he did scare and  
affright me with fearful dreams1  and   
did terrify me with dreadful visions2   
for often1 after ,i had  spent this and 
the other day in sin1 ,i have in my bed 
been greatly  afflicted1 while asleep1  
with the apprehensions of devils and    
wicked spirits1 who still1 as ,i then   
thought1 laboured to draw me  away with 
them1 of which ,i could never be rid4   
#f4 ,also ,i should1 at these years1 be 
greatly afflicted and troubled  with the
 thoughts of the day of judgment1 and   

that both night and  day1 and should    
tremble at the thoughts of the fearful  
torments  of hell fire2 still fearing   
that it would be my lot to be found at  
last amongst those devils and hellish   
fiends1 who are there bound  down with  
the chains and bonds of eternal         
darkness1 unto the  judgment of the     
great day4    #g4 ,these things1 ,i say1
 when ,i was but a child1 'but nine or  
ten  years old1' did so distress my     
soul1 that when in the midst of my  many
 sports and childish vanities1 amidst my
 vain companions1 ,i  was often much    
cast down and afflicted in my mind      
therewith1 yet  could ,i not let go my  
sins4 ,yea1 ,i was 'also then' so       
overcome  with despair of life and      
heaven1 that ,i should often wish either
  that there had been no hell1 or that  
,i had been a devil--supposing  they    
were only tormentors2 that if it must   
needs be that ,i went  thither1 ,i might
 be rather a tormentor1 than 'be'       
tormented myself4    #h4 ,a while after1

 these terrible dreams did leave me1    
which also ,i  soon forgot2 for my      
pleasures did quickly cut off the       
remembrance  of them1 as if they had    
never been3 wherefore1 with more        
greediness1  according to the strength  
of nature1 ,i did still let loose the   
reins to my lusts1 and delighted in all 
transgression against the  law of ,god3 
so that1 until ,i came to the state of  
marriage1 ,i was  the very ringleader of
 all the youth that kept me company1    
into  all manner of vice and            
ungodliness4#h    #i4 ,yea1 such        
prevalency had the lusts and fruits of  
the flesh in  this poor soul of mine1   
that had not a miracle of precious grace
  prevented1 ,i had not only perished by
 the stroke of eternal justice1  but had
 also laid myself open1 even to the     
stroke of those laws1  which bring some 
to disgrace and open shame before the   
face of the  world4    #aj4 ,in these   
days1 the thoughts of religion were very
 grievous to  me2 ,i could neither      

endure it myself1 nor that any other    
should2  so that1 when ,i have seen some
 read in those books that concerned     
,christian piety1 it would be as it were
 a prison to me4 ,then ,i  said unto    
,god1 ,depart from me1 for ,i desire not
 the knowledge of  thy ways 7,job       
#ba3ad74 ,i was now void of all good    
consideration1  heaven and hell were    
both out of sight and mind2 and as for  
saving  and damning1 they were least in 
my thoughts4#i ,o ,lord1 thou knowest   
my life1 and my ways were not hid from  
thee4    #aa4 ,yet this ,i well         
remember1 that though ,i could myself   
sin with the  greatest delight and ease1
 and also take pleasure in the vileness 
of my companions2 yet1 even then1 if ,i 
have at any time seen wicked  things1 by
 those who professed goodness1 it would 
make my spirit  tremble4 ,as once1 above
 all the rest1 when ,i was in my height 
of  vanity1 yet hearing one to swear    
that was reckoned for a religious  man1 
it had so great a stroke upon my spirit1

 that it made my heart  to ache4    #ab4
 ',but ,god did not utterly leave me1   
but followed me still1 not  now with    
convictions1 but judgments2 yet such as 
were mixed with  mercy4 ,for once ,i    
fell into a creek of the sea1 and hardly
 escaped  drowning4 ,another time ,i    
fell out of a boat into ,bedford river1 
but mercy yet preserved me alive4       
,besides1 another time1 being in  the   
field with one of my companions1 it     
chanced that an adder passed  over the  
highway2 so ,i1 having a stick in my    
hand1 struck her over  the back2 and    
having stunned her1 ,i forced open her  
mouth with my  stick1 and plucked her   
sting out with my fingers2 by which act1
 had  not ,god been merciful unto me1 ,i
 might1 by my desperateness1 have       
brought myself to mine end4'    #ac4    
',this also have ,i taken notice of with
 thanksgiving2 when ,i  was a soldier1  
,i1 with others1 were drawn out to go to
 such a place  to besiege it2 but when  
,i was just ready to go1 one of the     

company  desired to go in my room2 to   
which1 when ,i had consented1 he took   
my place2 and coming to the siege1 as he
 stood sentinel1 he was  shot into the  
head with a musket bullet1 and died4'#aj
    #ad4 ',here1 as ,i said1 were       
judgments and mercy1 but neither of them
  did awaken my soul to righteousness2  
wherefore ,i sinned still1 and  grew    
more and more rebellious against ,god1  
and careless of mine  own salvation4'   
#ae4 ,presently after this1 ,i changed  
my condition into a married  state1 and 
my mercy was to light upon a wife whose 
father was  counted godly4#aa ,this     
woman and ,i1 though we came together as
 poor  as poor might be1 not having so  
much household stuff as a dish or  spoon
 betwixt us both1 yet this she had for  
her part1 ,the ,plain  ,man's ,pathway  
to ,heaven1 and ,the ,practice of       
,piety1 which her father  had left her  
when he died4 ,in these two books ,i    
should sometimes  read with her1 wherein
 ,i also found some things that were    

somewhat  pleasing to me2 but all this  
while ,i met with no conviction4 ,she   
also would be often telling of me1 what 
a godly man her father was1  and how he 
would reprove and correct vice1 both in 
his house1 and  amongst his neighbours2 
what a strict and holy life he lived in 
his day1 both in word and deed4    #af4 
,wherefore these books with this        
relation1 though they did not  reach my 
heart1 to awaken it about my sad and    
sinful state1 yet  they did beget within
 me some desires to religion3 so that1  
because  ,i knew no better1 ,i fell in  
very eagerly with the religion of the   
times2 to wit1 to go to church twice a  
day1 and that too with the  foremost2   
and there should very devoutly1 both say
 and sing as others  did1 yet retaining 
my wicked life2 but withal1 ,i was so   
overrun  with a spirit of superstition1 
that ,i adored1 and that with great     
devotion1 even all things1 both the high
 place1 priest1 clerk1  vestment1       
service1 and what else belonging to the 

church2 counting  all things holy that  
were therein contained1 and especially  
the  priest and clerk most happy1 and   
without doubt1 greatly blessed1  because
 they were the servants1 as ,i then     
thought1 of ,god1 and were  principal in
 the holy temple1 to do his work        
therein4    #ag4 ,this conceit grew so  
strong in little time upon my spirit1   
that  had ,i but seen a priest1 though  
never so sordid and debauched in  his   
life1 ,i should find my spirit fall     
under him1 reverence him1  and knit unto
 him2 yea1 ,i thought for the love ,i   
did bear unto  them1 supposing they were
 the ministers of ,god1 ,i could have   
lain  down at their feet1 and have been 
trampled upon by them2 their  name1     
their garb1 and work1 did so intoxicate 
and bewitch me4    #ah4 ,after ,i had   
been thus for some considerable time1   
another  thought came into my mind2 and 
that was1 whether we were of the        
,israelites1 or no8 ,for finding in the 
,scriptures that they were  once the    

peculiar people of ,god1 thought ,i1 if 
,i were one of this  race1 my soul must 
needs be happy4#ab ,now again1 ,i found 
within  me a great longing to be        
resolved about this question1 but could 
not tell how ,i should4 ,at last ,i     
asked my father of it2 who told         
me--,no1 we were not4 ,wherefore then ,i
 fell in my spirit as to the  hopes of  
that1 and so remained4    #ai4 ,but all 
this while1 ,i was not sensible of the  
danger and evil  of sin2 ,i was kept    
from considering that sin would damn me1
 what  religion soever ,i followed1     
unless ,i was found in ,christ4 ,nay1 ,i
  never thought of him1 nor whether     
there was one1 or no4 ,thus man1  while 
blind1 doth wander1 but wearieth himself
 with vanity1 for he  knoweth not the   
way to the city of ,god 7,eccl #aj3ae74 
#bj4 ,but one day1 amongst all the      
sermons our parson made1 his subject    
was1 to treat of the ,sabbath-day1 and  
of the evil of breaking that1  either   
with labour1 sports1 or otherwise4 ,now 

,i was1 notwithstanding  my religion1   
one that took much delight in all manner
 of vice1 and  especially that was the  
day that ,i did solace myself           
therewith1#ac  wherefore ,i fell in my  
conscience under his sermon1 thinking   
and  believing that he made that sermon 
on purpose to show me my evil  doing2   
and at that time ,i felt what guilt was1
 though never before1  that ,i can      
remember2 but then ,i was1 for the      
present1 greatly  loaden therewith1 and 
so went home when the sermon was ended1 
with  a great burden upon my spirit4    
#ba4 ,this1 for that instant1 did       
'benumb'#ad the sinews of my 'best'     
delights1 and did imbitter my former    
pleasures to me2 but behold1  it lasted 
not1 for before ,i had well dined1 the  
trouble began to go  off my mind1 and my
 heart returned to its old course3 but  
oh6 ,how  glad was ,i1 that this trouble
 was gone from me1 and that the fire    
was put out1 'that ,i might sin again   
without control6' ,wherefore1  when ,i  

had satisfied nature with my food1 ,i   
shook the sermon out  of my mind1 and to
 my old custom of sports and gaming ,i  
returned  with great delight4    #bb4   
,but the same day1 as ,i was in the     
midst of a game at cat1#ae  and having  
struck it one blow from the hole1 just  
as ,i was about  to strike it the second
 time1 a voice did suddenly dart from   
heaven  into my soul1 which said1 ,wilt 
thou leave thy sins and go to heaven1   
or have thy sins and go to hell8 ,at    
this ,i was put to an exceeding  maze2  
wherefore1 leaving my cat upon the      
ground1 ,i looked up to  heaven1 and    
was1 as if ,i had1 with the eyes of my  
understanding1  seen the ,lord ,jesus   
looking down upon me1 as being very     
hotly  displeased with me1 and as if he 
did severely threaten me with some      
grievous punishment for these and other 
my ungodly practices4    #bc4 ,i had no 
sooner thus conceived in my mind1 but   
suddenly this  conclusion was fastened  
on my spirit1 for the former hint did   

set  my sins again before my face1 that 
,i had been a great and grievous        
sinner1 and that it was now too too late
 for me to look after heaven2  for      
,christ would not forgive me1 nor pardon
 my transgressions4 ,then  ,i fell to   
musing upon this also2 and while ,i was 
thinking on it1  and fearing lest it    
should be so1 ,i felt my heart sink in  
despair1  concluding it was too late2   
and therefore ,i resolved in my mind ,i 
would go on in sin3 for1 thought ,i1 if 
the case be thus1 my state  is surely   
miserable2 miserable if ,i leave my     
sins1 and but miserable  if ,i follow   
them2 ,i can but be damned1 and if ,i   
must be so1 ,i had  as good be damned   
for many sins1 as to be damned for few4 
#bd4 ,thus ,i stood in the midst of my  
play1 before all that then were         
present2 but yet ,i told them nothing3  
but ,i say1 ,i having made this         
conclusion1 ,i returned 'desperately' to
 my sport again2 and ,i well  remember1 
that presently this kind of despair did 

so possess my  soul1 that ,i was        
persuaded1 ,i could never attain to     
other comfort  than what ,i should get  
in sin2 for heaven was gone already1 so 
that on that ,i must not think2         
wherefore ,i found within me a great    
desire to take my fill of sin1 still    
studying what sin was yet to  be        
committed1 that ,i might taste the      
sweetness of it2 and ,i made  as much   
haste as ,i could to fill my belly with 
its delicates1 lest  ,i should die      
before ,i had my desire2 for that ,i    
feared greatly4 ,in  these things1 ,i   
protest before ,god1 ,i lie not1 neither
 do ,i feign  this sort of speech2 these
 were really1 strongly1 and with all  my
 heart1 my desires2 the good ,lord1     
whose mercy is unsearchable1  forgive me
 my transgressions4    #be4 ,and ,i am  
very confident1 that this temptation of 
the devil is  more usual amongst poor   
creatures than many are aware of1 even  
to  overrun their spirits with a scurvy 
and seared frame of heart1 and          

benumbing of conscience2 which frame1 he
 stilly and slyly supplieth  with such  
despair1 that though not much guilt     
attendeth the soul1  yet they           
continually have a secret conclusion    
within them1 that  there is no hopes for
 them2 for they have loved sins1        
therefore  after them they will go 7,jer
 #b3be1 #ah3ab74    #bf4 ,now therefore 
,i went on in sin with great greediness 
of mind1  still grudging that ,i could  
not be so satisfied with it as ,i would4
  ,this did continue with me about a    
month1 or more2 but one day1 as  ,i was 
standing at a neighbour's shop-window1  
and there cursing and  swearing1 and    
playing the madman1 after my wonted     
manner1 there  sat within1 the woman of 
the house1 and heard me1 who1 though she
  was a very loose and ungodly wretch1  
yet protested that ,i swore and  cursed 
at that most fearful rate1 that she was 
made to tremble to  hear me2 and told me
 further1 ,that ,i was the ungodliest   
fellow for  swearing that ever she heard

 in all her life2 and that ,i1 by thus  
doing1 was able to spoil all the youth  
in a whole town1 if they  came but in my
 company4    #bg4 ,at this reproof ,i   
was silenced1 and put to secret shame1  
and  that too1 as ,i thought1 before the
 ,god of heaven2 wherefore1 while  ,i   
stood there1 and hanging down my head1  
,i wished with all my heart  that ,i    
might be a little child again1 that my  
father might learn  me to speak without 
this wicked way of swearing2#af for1    
thought  ,i1 ,i am so accustomed to it1 
that it is in vain for me to think of  a
 reformation1 for ,i thought it could   
never be4    #bh4 ,but how it came to   
pass1 ,i know not2 ,i did from this time
  forward so leave my swearing1 that it 
was a great wonder to myself  to observe
 it2 and whereas before1 ,i knew not how
 to speak unless  ,i put an oath before1
 and another behind1 to make my words   
have  authority2 now1 ,i could1 'without
 it1' speak better1 and with more       
pleasantness1 than ever ,i could before4

 ,all this while ,i knew not  ,jesus    
,christ1 neither did ,i leave my sports 
and plays4    #bi4 ,but quickly after   
this1 ,i fell in company with one poor  
man that made profession of religion2   
who1 as ,i then thought1 did  talk      
pleasantly of the ,scriptures1 and of   
the matters of religion2  wherefore1    
falling into some love and liking to    
what he said1 ,i  betook me to my       
,bible1 and began to take great pleasure
 in reading1  but especially with the   
historical part thereof2 for1 as for    
,paul's  epistles1 and ,scriptures of   
that nature1 ,i could not away with     
them1 being as yet but ignorant1 either 
of the corruptions of my  nature1 or of 
the want and worth of ,jesus ,christ to 
save me4    #cj4 ,wherefore ,i fell to  
some outward reformation1 both in my    
words and life1 and did set the         
commandments before me for my way  to   
heaven2 which commandments ,i also did  
strive to keep1 and1 as  ,i thought1 did
 keep them pretty well sometimes1 and   

then ,i should  have comfort2 yet now   
and then should break one1 and so       
afflict my  conscience2 but then ,i     
should repent1 and say ,i was sorry for 
it1  and promise ,god to do better next 
time1 and there get help again1  'for   
then ,i thought ,i pleased ,god as well 
as any man in ,england4'    #ca4 ,thus  
,i continued about a year2 all which    
time our neighbours  did take me to be a
 very godly man1 a new and religious    
man1 and  did marvel much to see such a 
great and famous alteration in my  life 
and manners2 and1 indeed1 so it was1    
though yet ,i knew not  ,christ1 nor    
grace1 nor faith1 nor hope2 and1 truly1 
as ,i have well  seen since1 had then   
died1 my state had been most fearful2   
well1  this1 ,i say1 continued about a  
twelvemonth or more4    #cb4 ',but1 ,i  
say1 my neighbours were amazed at this  
my great conversion1  from prodigious   
profaneness1 to something like a moral  
life2 and1  truly1 so they well might2  
for this my conversion was as great1 as 

for ,tom of ,bedlam to become a sober   
man4#ag ,now1 therefore1 they  began to 
praise1 to commend1 and to speak well of
 me1 both to my  face1 and behind my    
back4 ,now1 ,i was1 as they said1 become
 godly2  now1 ,i was become a right     
honest man4 ,but1 oh6 ,when ,i          
understood  that these were their words 
and opinions of men1 it pleased me      
mighty well4 ,for though1 as yet1 ,i was
 nothing but a poor painted  hypocrite1 
yet ,i loved to be talked of as one that
 was truly godly4  ,i was proud of my   
godliness1 and1 indeed1 ,i did all ,i   
did1 either  to be seen of1 or to be    
well spoken of1 by man4 ,and thus ,i    
continued  for about a twelvemonth or   
more4'    #cc4 ',now1 you must know1    
that before this ,i had taken much      
delight  in ringing1 but my conscience  
beginning to be tender1 ,i thought  such
 practice was but vain1 and therefore   
forced myself to leave it1  yet my mind 
hankered2 wherefore ,i should go to the 
steeple house1  and look on it1 though  

,i durst not ring4 ,but ,i thought this 
did  not become religion neither1 yet ,i
 forced myself1 and would look  on      
still2 but quickly after1 ,i began to   
think1 ,how1 if one of the  bells should
 fall8 ,then ,i chose to stand under a  
main beam1 that  lay overthwart the     
steeple1 from side to side1 thinking    
there ,i  might stand sure1 but then ,i 
should think again1 should the bell     
fall with a swing1 it might first hit   
the wall1 and then rebounding  upon me1 
might kill me for all this beam4 ,this  
made me stand in the  steeple door2 and 
now1 thought ,i1 ,i am safe enough2 for1
 if a bell  should then fall1 ,i can    
slip out behind these thick walls1 and  
so  be preserved notwithstanding4'      
#cd4 ',so1 after this1 ,i would yet go  
to see them ring1 but would not  go     
further than the steeple door2 but then 
it came into my head1  ,how1 if the     
steeple itself should fall8 ,and this   
thought1 it may  fall for ought ,i know1
 when ,i stood and looked on1 did       

continually  so shake my mind1 that ,i  
durst not stand at the steeple door any 
longer1 but was forced to flee1 for fear
 the steeple should fall  upon my head4'
    #ce4 ',another thing was my dancing2
 ,i was a full year before ,i  could    
quite leave that2 but all this while1   
when ,i thought ,i kept  this or that   
commandment1 or did1 by word or deed1   
anything that  ,i thought was good1 ,i  
had great peace in my conscience2 and   
should  think with myself1 ,god cannot  
choose but be now pleased with me2  yea1
 to relate it in mine own way1 ,i       
thought no man in ,england  could please
 ,god better than ,i4'    #cf4 ',but    
poor wretch as ,i was1 ,i was all this  
while ignorant of  ,jesus ,christ1 and  
going about to establish my own         
righteousness2  and had perished        
therein1 had not ,god1 in mercy1 showed 
me more of  my state of nature4'        
,,his ,,conversion ,,and ,,painful      
,,exercises ,,of ,,mind1 ,,previous ,,to
 ,,his  ,,joining ,,the ,,church ,,at   

,,bedford4    #cg4 ,but upon a day1 the 
good providence of ,god did cast me to  
,bedford1 to work on my calling2 and in 
one of the streets of that  town1 ,i    
came where there were three or four poor
 women sitting at  a door in the sun1   
and talking about the things of ,god2   
and being  now willing to hear them     
discourse1 ,i drew near to hear what    
they  said1 for ,i was now a brisk      
talker also myself in the matters of    
religion1 but now ,i may say1 ,i heard1 
but ,i understood not2 for  they were   
far above1 out of my reach2 for their   
talk was about  a new birth1 the work of
 ,god on their hearts1 also how they    
were  convinced of their miserable state
 by nature2 they talked how ,god  had   
visited their souls with his love in the
 ,lord ,jesus1 and with  what words and 
promises they had been refreshed1       
comforted1 and  supported against the   
temptations of the devil4 ,moreover1    
they  reasoned of the suggestions and   
temptations of ,satan in particular2    

and told to each other by which they had
 been afflicted1 and how  they were     
borne up under his assaults4 ,they also 
discoursed of their  own wretchedness of
 heart1 of their unbelief2 and did      
contemn1 slight1  and abhor their own   
righteousness1 as filthy and            
insufficient to  do them any good4      
#ch4 ,and methought they spake as if joy
 did make them speak2 they  spake with  
such pleasantness of ,scripture         
language1 and with such  appearance of  
grace in all they said1 that they were  
to me1 as if  they had found a new      
world1#ah as if they were people that   
dwelt  alone1 and were not to be        
reckoned among their neighbours 7,num   
#bc3i74    #ci4 ,at this ,i felt my own 
heart began to shake1 as mistrusting my 
condition to be nought2 for ,i saw that 
in all my thoughts about  religion and  
salvation1 the new birth did never enter
 into my  mind1 neither knew ,i the     
comfort of the ,word and promise1 nor   
the  deceitfulness and treachery of my  

own wicked heart4 ,as for secret        
thoughts1 ,i took no notice of them2    
neither did ,i understand what  ,satan's
 temptations were1 nor how they were to 
be withstood and  resisted1 c4    #dj4  
,thus1 therefore1 when ,i had heard and 
considered what they  said1 ,i left     
them1 and went about my employment      
again1 but their  talk and discourse    
went with me2 also my heart would tarry 
with  them1 for ,i was greatly affected 
with their words1 both because  by them 
,i was convinced that ,i wanted the true
 tokens of a truly  godly man1 and also 
because by them ,i was convinced of the 
happy  and blessed condition of him that
 was such a one4#ai    #da4 ,therefore  
,i should often make it my business to  
be going again  and again into the      
company of these poor people1 for ,i    
could not  stay away2 and the more ,i   
went amongst them1 the more did question
 my  condition2 and as ,i still do      
remember1 presently ,i found two things 
within me1 at which ,i did sometimes    

marvel1 especially considering  what a  
blind1 ignorant1 sordid1 and ungodly    
wretch but just before  ,i was2 the one 
was a very great softness and tenderness
 of heart1  which caused me to fall     
under the conviction of what by         
,scripture  they asserted2 and the other
 was a great bending in my mind to a    
continual meditating on it1 and on all  
other good things which at  any time ,i 
heard or read of4    #db4 ',by these    
things' my mind was now so turned1 that 
it lay like  a horse leech at the vein1 
still crying out1 ,give1 give 7,prov    
#cj3ae72 yea1 it was so fixed on        
eternity1 and on the things about  the  
kingdom of heaven1 that is1 so far as ,i
 knew1 though as yet1  ,god knows1 ,i   
knew but little2 that neither pleasures1
 nor profits1  nor persuasions1 nor     
threats1 could loosen it1 or make it let
 go  his hold2 and though ,i may speak  
it with shame1 yet it is in very  deed a
 certain truth1 it would then have been 
as difficult for  me to have taken my   

mind from heaven to earth1 as ,i have   
found it  often since to get it again   
from earth to heaven4'    #dc4 ',one    
thing ,i may not omit3 ,there was a     
young man in our town1  to whom my heart
 before was knit more than to any other1
 but he  being a most wicked creature   
for cursing1 and swearing1 and whoring1 
,i now shook him off1 and forsook his   
company2 but about a quarter  of a year 
after ,i had left him1 ,i met him in a  
certain lane1  and asked him how he did2
 he1 after his old swearing and mad way1
  answered1 ,he was well4 ,but1 ,harry1 
said ,i1 why do you swear and  curse    
thus8 ,what will become of you1 if you  
die in this condition8  ,he answered me 
in a great chafe1 ,what would the devil 
do for company1  if it were not for such
 as ,i am8'    #dd4 ',about this time ,i
 met with some ,ranters' books1 that    
were put  forth by some of our          
countrymen1 which books were also highly
 in  esteem by several old professors2  
some of these ,i read1 but was not  able

 to make a judgment about them2         
wherefore as ,i read in them1  and      
thought upon them1 feeling myself unable
 to judge1 ,i should  betake myself to  
hearty prayer in this manner3 ,o ,lord1 
,i am a fool1  and not able to know the 
truth from error3 ,lord1 leave me not to
  my own blindness1 either to approve   
of1 or condemn this doctrine2  if it be 
of ,god1 let me not despise it2 if it be
 of the devil1 let  me not embrace it4  
,lord1 ,i lay my soul1 in this matter1  
only at  thy foot2 let me not be        
deceived1 ,i humbly beseech thee4 ,i had
  one religious intimate companion all  
this while1 and that was the  poor man  
that ,i spoke of before2 but about this 
time he also turned  a most devilish    
,ranter1#bj and gave himself up to all  
manner of  filthiness1 especially       
uncleanness3 he would also deny that    
there  was a ,god1 angel1 or spirit2 and
 would laugh at all exhortations  to    
sobriety4 ,when ,i laboured to rebuke   
his wickedness1 he would  laugh the     

more1 and pretend that he had gone      
through all religions1  and could never 
light on the right till now4 ,he told me
 also1 that  in a little time ,i should 
see all professors turn to the ways of  
the ,ranters4 ,wherefore1 abominating   
those cursed principles1 ,i left  his   
company forthwith1 and became to him as 
great a stranger1 as  ,i had been before
 a familiar4'    #de4 ',neither was this
 man only a temptation to me2 but my    
calling  lying in the country1 ,i       
happened to light into several people's 
company1 who1 though strict in religion 
formerly1 yet were also  swept away by  
these ,ranters4 ,these would also talk  
with me of their  ways1 and condemn me  
as legal and dark2 pretending that they 
only  had attained to perfection that   
could do what they would1 and  not sin4 
,oh6 ,these temptations were suitable to
 my flesh1 ,i being  but a young man1   
and my nature in its prime2 but ,god1   
who had1 as  ,i hope1 designed me for   
better things1 kept me in the fear of   

his  name1 and did not suffer me to     
accept of such cursed principles4  ,and 
blessed be ,god1 who put it into my     
heart to cry to him to be  kept and     
directed1 still distrusting mine own    
wisdom2 for ,i have  since seen even the
 effect of that prayer1 in his          
preserving me not  only from ranting    
errors1 but from those also that have   
sprung up  since4 ,the ,bible was       
precious to me in those days4'    #df4  
,and now1 methought1 ,i began to look   
into the ,bible with new  eyes1 and read
 as ,i never did before2 and especially 
the epistles  of the apostle ,paul were 
sweet and pleasant to me2 and1 indeed1  
,i  was then never out of the ,bible1   
either by reading or meditation2  still 
crying out to ,god1 that ,i might know  
the truth1 and way to  heaven and glory4
    #dg4 ,and as ,i went on and read1 ,i
 lighted on that passage1 ',to one  is  
given by the ,spirit the word of wisdom2
 to another the word of  knowledge by   
the same ,spirit2 and to another faith1'

 c4 7#a ,cor  #ab3h1i74 ,and though1 as 
,i have since seen1 that by this        
,scripture  the ,holy ,ghost intends1 in
 special1 things extraordinary1 yet  on 
me it did then fasten with conviction1  
that ,i did want things  ordinary1 even 
that understanding and wisdom that other
 ,christians  had4 ,on this word ,i     
mused1 and could not tell what to do1   
'especially  this word faith put me to  
it1 for ,i could not help it1 but       
sometimes  must question1 whether ,i had
 any faith or no'2 for ,i feared that   
it shut me out of all the blessings that
 other good people had give  them of    
,god2#ba but ,i was loath to conclude ,i
 had no faith in my  soul2 for if ,i do 
so1 thought ,i1 then ,i shall count     
myself a very  cast-away indeed4    #dh4
 ,no1 said ,i with myself1 though ,i am 
convinced that ,i am  an ignorant sot1  
and that ,i want those blessed gifts of 
knowledge  and understanding that other 
good people have2 yet1 at a venture1  ,i
 will conclude ,i am not altogether     

faithless1 though ,i know not  what     
faith is4 ,for it was showed me1 and    
that too1 as ,i have since  seen1 by    
,satan1 that those who conclude         
themselves in a faithless  state1 have  
neither rest nor quiet in their souls2  
and ,i was loath  to fall quite into    
despair4    #di4 ,wherefore1 by this    
suggestion1 ,i was for a while made     
afraid  to see my want of faith2 but    
,god would not suffer me thus to undo   
and destroy my soul1 but did            
continually1 against this my blind and  
sad conclusion1 create still within me  
such suppositions1 'insomuch'  that ,i  
might in this deceive myself1 that ,i   
could not rest content1  until ,i did   
now come to some certain knowledge1     
whether ,i had faith  or no2 this always
 running in my mind1 ,but how if you    
want faith  indeed8 ,but how can you    
tell you have faith8 'and1 besides1 ,i  
saw  for certain1 if ,i had not1 ,i was 
sure to perish for ever4'    #ej4 ,so   
that though ,i endeavoured at the first1

 to look over the  business of faith1   
yet in a little time1 ,i better         
considering the  matter1 was willing to 
put myself upon the trial1 whether ,i   
had  faith or no4 ,but1 alas1 poor      
wretch1 so ignorant and brutish was  ,i1
 that ,i knew to this day no more how to
 do it1 than ,i know how  to begin and  
accomplish that rare and curious piece  
of art1 which  ,i never yet saw not     
considered4    #ea4 ,wherefore1 while ,i
 was thus considering1 and being put to 
my  plunge about it1 for you must know1 
that as yet ,i had in this matter       
broken my mind to no man1 only did hear 
and consider1 the tempter  came in with 
his delusion1 ,that there was no way for
 me to know ,i  had faith1 but by trying
 to work some miracle2 urging those     
,scriptures  that seem to look that way1
 for the enforcing and strengthening    
his temptation4 ,nay1 one day as ,i was 
betwixt ,elstow and ,bedford1  the      
temptation was hot upon me1 to try if ,i
 had faith1 by doing of  some miracle3  

which miracle at that time was this1 ,i 
must say to  the puddles that were in   
the horse pads1 ,be dry2 and to the dry 
places1 ,be you the puddles4 ,and truly1
 one time ,i was agoing to  say so      
indeed2 but just as ,i was about to     
speak1 this thought came  into my mind1 
,but go under yonder hedge and pray     
first1 that ,god  would make you able4  
,but when ,i had concluded to pray1 this
 came  hot upon me1 ,that if ,i prayed1 
and came again and tried to do it1  and 
yet did nothing notwithstanding1 then be
 sure ,i had no faith1  but was a       
cast-away and lost4 ,nay1 thought ,i1 if
 it be so1 ,i will  never try yet1 but  
will stay a little longer4    #eb4 ,so  
,i continued at a great loss2 for ,i    
thought1 if they only  had faith1 which 
could do so wonderful things1 then ,i   
concluded1  that1 for the present1 ,i   
neither had it1 nor yet1 for time to    
come1  were ever like to have it4 ,thus 
,i was tossed betwixt the devil and  my 
own ignorance1 and so perplexed1        

especially at some times1 that  ,i could
 not tell what to do4    #ec4 ,about    
this time1 the state and happiness of   
these poor people  at ,bedford was thus1
 in a dream or vision1 represented to   
me4 ,i  saw1 as if they were set on the 
sunny side of some high mountain1  there
 refreshing themselves with the pleasant
 beams of the sun1  while ,i was        
shivering and shrinking in the cold1    
afflicted with  frost1 snow1 and dark   
clouds4 ,methought1 also1 betwixt me and
 them1  ,i saw a wall that did compass  
about this mountain2 now1 through  this 
wall my soul did greatly desire to pass2
 concluding1 that if  ,i could1 ,i would
 go even into the very midst of them1   
and there  also comfort myself with the 
heat of their sun4    #ed4 ,about this  
wall ,i thought myself1 to go again and 
again1 still  prying as ,i went1 to see 
if ,i could find some way or passage1 by
  which ,i might enter therein2 but none
 could ,i find for some time4  ,at the  
last1 ,i saw1 as it were1 a narrow gap1 

like a little doorway  in the wall1     
through which ,i attempted to pass2 but 
the passage  being very strait and      
narrow1 ,i made many efforts to get in1 
but  all in vain1 even until ,i was well
 nigh quite beat out1 by striving  to   
get in2 at last1 with great striving1   
methought ,i at first did  get in my    
head1 and after that1 by a sidling      
striving1 my shoulders1  and my whole   
body2 then was ,i exceeding glad1 and   
went and sat down  in the midst of them1
 and so was comforted with the light and
 heat  of their sun4    #ee4 ,now1 this 
mountain and wall1 c41 was thus made out
 to me--the  mountain signified the     
church of the living ,god2 the sun that 
shone  thereon1 the comfortable shining 
of his merciful face on them that  were 
therein2 the wall1 ,i thought1 was the  
,word1 that did make  separation between
 the ,christians and the world2 and the 
gap which  was in this wall1 ,i thought1
 was ,jesus ,christ1 who is the way to  
,god the ,father 7,john #ad3f2 ,matt    

#g3ad74 ,but forasmuch as the passage   
was wonderful narrow1 even so narrow1   
that ,i could not1 but with  great      
difficulty1 enter in thereat1 it showed 
me that none could  enter into life1 but
 those that were in downright           
earnest1#bb and  unless also they left  
this wicked world behind them2 for here 
was  only room for body and soul1 but   
not for body and soul1 and sin4#bc      
#ef4 ,this resemblance abode upon my    
spirit many days2 all which time1  ,i   
saw myself in a forlorn and sad         
condition1 but yet was provoked  to a   
vehement hunger and desire to be one of 
that number that did  sit in the        
sunshine4 ,now also ,i should pray      
wherever ,i was1 whether  at home or    
abroad1 in house or field1 and should   
also often1 with  lifting up of heart1  
sing that of the #east ,psalm1 ,o ,lord1
 consider  my distress2 for as yet ,i   
knew not where ,i was4    #eg4 ,neither 
as yet could ,i attain to any           
comfortable persuasion  that ,i had     

faith in ,christ2 but instead of having 
satisfaction1  here ,i began to find my 
soul to be assaulted with fresh doubts  
about my future happiness2 especially   
with such as these1 ,whether  ,i was    
elected8 ,but how1 if the day of grace  
should now be past and  gone8    #eh4   
,by these two temptations ,i was very   
much afflicted and disquieted2          
sometimes by one1 and sometimes by the  
other of them4 ,and first1  to speak of 
that about my questioning my election1  
,i found at this  time1 that though ,i  
was in a flame to find the way to heaven
 and  glory1 and though nothing could   
beat me off from this1 yet this         
question did so offend and discourage   
me1 that ,i was1 especially  at some    
times1 as if the very strength of my    
body also had been  taken away by the   
force and power thereof4 ,this scripture
 did also  seem to me to trample upon   
all my desires1 ,it is not of him that  
willeth1 nor of him that runneth1 but of
 ,god that showeth mercy  7,rom #i3af74 

#ei4 ,with this scripture ,i could not  
tell what to do2 for ,i evidently  saw1 
that unless the great ,god1 of his      
infinite grace and bounty1  had         
voluntarily chosen me to be a vessel of 
mercy1 though ,i should  desire1 and    
long and labour until my heart did      
break1 no good  could come of it4       
,therefore1 this would still stick with 
me1 ,how  can you tell that you are     
elected8 ,and what if you should not8   
,how  then8    #fj4 ,o ,lord1 thought   
,i1 what if ,i should not1 indeed8 ,it  
may be you  are not1 said the tempter2  
it may be so1 indeed1 thought ,i4 ,why1 
then1 said ,satan1 you had as good leave
 off1 and strive no further2  for if1   
indeed1 you should not be elected and   
chosen of ,god1 there  is no talk of    
your being saved2 ,for it is neither of 
him that  willeth1 nor of him that      
runneth1 but of ,god that showeth mercy4
    #fa4 ,by these things ,i was driven 
to my wits' end1 not knowing  what to   
say1 or how to answer these temptations4

 ,indeed1 ,i little  thought that ,satan
 had thus assaulted me1 but that rather 
it was  my own prudence1 thus to start  
the question2 for1 that the elect  only 
attained eternal life1 that ,i1 without 
scruple1 did heartily  close withal2 but
 that myself was one of them1 there lay 
all the  question4    #fb4 ,thus1       
therefore1 for several days1 ,i was     
greatly assaulted and  perplexed1 and   
was often1 when ,i have been walking1   
ready to sink  where ,i went1 with      
faintness in my mind2 but one day1 after
 ,i had  been so many weeks oppressed   
and cast down therewith1 as ,i was  now 
quite giving up the ghost of all my     
hopes of ever attaining  life1 that     
sentence fell with weight upon my       
spirit1 ,look at the  generations of old
 and see2 did ever any trust in the     
,lord1 and  was confounded8    #fc4 ,at 
which ,i was greatly lightened and      
encouraged in my soul2  for thus1 at    
that very instant1 it was expounded to  
me1 ,begin at  the beginning of         

,genesis1 and read to the end of the    
,revelation1  and see if you can find   
that there was ever any that trusted in 
the ,lord1 and was confounded4 ,so1     
coming home1 ,i presently went to  my   
,bible to see if ,i could find that     
saying1 not doubting but to  find it    
presently2 for it was so fresh1 and with
 such strength and  comfort on my       
spirit1 that ,i was as if it talked with
 me4    #fd4 ,well1 ,i looked1 but ,i   
found it not2 only it abode upon me2    
then ,i did ask first this good man1 and
 then another1 if they knew  where it   
was1 but they knew no such place4 ,at   
this ,i wondered1  that such a sentence 
should so suddenly1 and with such       
comfort and  strength1 seize and abide  
upon my heart1 and yet that none could  
find it1 for ,i doubted not but it was  
in holy ,scripture4    #fe4 ,thus ,i    
continued above a year1 and could not   
find the place2  but at last1 casting my
 eye into the ,apocrypha books1 ,i found
 it  in ,ecclesiasticus #b3aj4 ,this1 at

 the first1 did somewhat daunt me2  but 
because1 by this time1 ,i had got more  
experience of the love  and kindness of 
,god1 it troubled me the less2          
especially when  ,i considered1 that    
though it was not in those texts that we
 call  holy and canonical1 yet forasmuch
 as this sentence was the sum  and      
substance of many of the promises1 it   
was my duty to take the  comfort of it2 
and ,i bless ,god for that word1 for it 
was of ,god to  me3 that word doth      
still1 at times1 shine before my face4  
#ff4 ,after this1 that other doubt did  
come with strength upon me1  ,but how if
 the day of grace should be past and    
gone8 ,how if you  have over-stood the  
time of mercy8 ,now1 ,i remember that   
one day1 as  ,i was walking into the    
country1 ,i was much in the thoughts of 
this1  ,but how if the day of grace be  
past8 ,and to aggravate my trouble1  the
 tempter presented to my mind those good
 people of ,bedford1 and  suggested thus
 unto me1 ,that these being converted   

already1 they  were all that ,god would 
save in those parts2 and that ,i came   
too  late1 for these had got the        
blessing before ,i came4    #fg4 ,now   
was ,i in great distress1 thinking in   
very deed that this  might well be so2  
wherefore ,i went up and down bemoaning 
my sad  condition1 counting myself far  
worse than a thousand fools1 for        
standing off thus long1 and spending so 
many years in sin as ,i had  done2 still
 crying out1 ,oh1 that ,i had turned    
sooner2 ,oh1 that ,i  had turned seven  
years ago6 ,it made me also angry with  
myself1 to  think that ,i should have no
 more wit1 but to trifle away my time   
till my soul and heaven were lost4      
#fh4 ,but when ,i had been long vexed   
with this fear1 and was scarce  able to 
take one step more1 just about the same 
place where ,i received  my other       
encouragement1 these words broke in upon
 my mind1 ,compel  them to come in1 that
 my house may be filled2 and yet there  
is  room 7,luke #ad3bb1bc74 ,these      

words1 but especially them1 ,and yet    
there is room were sweet words to me2   
for1 truly1 ,i thought that  by them ,i 
saw there was place enough in heaven for
 me2 and1 moreover1  that when the ,lord
 ,jesus did speak these words1 he then  
did think  of me2 and that he knowing   
that the time would come that ,i should 
be afflicted with fear that there was no
 place left for me in his  bosom1 did   
before speak this word1 and leave it    
upon record1 that  ,i might find help   
thereby against this vile temptations4  
',this1 ,i  then verily believed4'      
#fi4 ,in the light and encouragement of 
this word1 ,i went a pretty  while2 and 
the comfort was the more1 when ,i       
thought that the ,lord  ,jesus should   
think on me so long ago1 and that he    
should speak them  words on purpose for 
my sake2 for ,i did then think1 verily1 
that  he did on purpose speak them1 to  
encourage me withal4    #gj4 ',but ,i   
was not without my temptations to go    
back again2  temptations1 ,i say1 both  

from ,satan1 mine own heart1 and carnal 
acquaintance2 but ,i thank ,god these   
were outweighed by that sound  sense of 
death and of the day of judgment1 which 
abode1 as it were1  continually in my   
view2 ,i should often also think on     
,nebuchadnezzar1  of whom it is said1   
,he had given him all the kingdoms of   
the earth  7,dan #e3ai74 ,yet1 thought  
,i1 if this great man had all his       
portion  in this world1 one hour in hell
 fire would make him forget all4  ,which
 consideration was a great help to me4' 
#ga4 ',i was almost made1 about this    
time1 to see something concerning  the  
beasts that ,moses counted clean and    
unclean4 ,i thought those  beasts were  
types of men2 the clean1 types of them  
that were the  people of ,god2 but the  
unclean1 types of such as were the      
children  of the wicked one4 ,now1 ,i   
read that the clean beasts chewed the   
cud2 that is1 thought ,i1 they show us  
we must feed upon the ,word of  ,god4   
,they also parted the hoof2 ,i thought  

that signified we must  part1 if we     
would be saved1 with the ways of ungodly
 men4 ,and also1  in further reading    
about them ,i found1 that though we did 
chew the  cud as the hare1 yet if we    
walked with claws like a dog1 or if we  
did part the hoof like the swine1 yet if
 we did not chew the cud as  the sheep1 
we were still1 for all that1 but        
unclean2 for ,i thought  the here to be 
a type of those that talk of the ,word1 
yet walk  in the ways of sin2 and that  
the swine was like him that parteth     
with his outward pollutions1 but still  
wanteth the ,word of faith1  without    
which there could be no way of          
salvation1 let a man be never  so devout
 7,deut #ad74' ,after this ,i found1 by 
reading the ,word1 that  those that must
 be glorified with ,christ in another   
world must be  called by him here2      
called to the partaking of a share in   
his ,word  and righteousness1 and to the
 comforts and first fruits of his       
spirit1 and to a peculiar interest in   

all those heavenly things  which do     
indeed fore fit the soul for that rest  
and house of glory  which is in heaven  
above4    #gb4 ,here1 again1 ,i was at a
 very great stand1 not knowing what to  
do1 fearing ,i was not called2 for1     
thought ,i1 if ,i be not called1  what  
then can do me good8 ',none but those   
who are effectually  called1 inherit the
 kingdom of heaven4' ,but oh6 how ,i now
 loved  those words that spake of a     
,christian's calling6 as when the ,lord 
said to one1 ,follow me1 and to another1
 ,come after me4 ,and oh6  thought ,i1  
that he would say so to me too1 how     
gladly would ,i run  after him6    #gc4 
,i cannot now express with what longings
 and breakings in my soul  ,i cried to  
,christ to call me4 ,thus ,i continued  
for a time1 all on  a flame to be       
converted to ,jesus ,christ2 and did    
also see at that  day1 such glory in a  
converted state1 that ,i could not be   
contented  without a share therein4     
,gold6 could it have been gotten for    

gold1  what could ,i have given for it6 
had ,i had a whole world it had all     
gone ten thousand times over for this1  
that my soul might have been  in a      
converted state4    #gd4 ,how lovely now
 was every one in my eyes that ,i       
thought to be  converted men and women6 
they shone1 they walked like a people   
that  carried the broad seal of heaven  
about them4 ,oh6 ,i saw the lot was     
fallen to them in pleasant places1 and  
they had a goodly heritage  7,psa       
#af3f74 ,but that which made me sick was
 that of ,christ1 in  ,mark1 ,he went up
 into a mountain and called to him whom 
he would1  and they came unto him 7,mark
 #c3ac74    #ge4 ,this scripture made me
 faint and fear1 yet it kindled fire in 
my soul4 ,that which made me fear was   
this1 lest ,christ should have  no      
liking to me1 for he called whom he     
would4 ,but oh6 the glory  that ,i saw  
in that condition did still so engage my
 heart that  ,i could seldom read of any
 that ,christ did call but ,i presently 

wished1 ,would ,i had been in their     
clothes2 would ,i had been born  ,peter2
 would ,i had been born ,john2 or would 
,i had been by and had  heard him when  
he called them1 how would ,i have cried1
 ,o ,lord1 call  me also4 ,but oh6 ,i   
feared he would not call me4    #gf4    
,and truly the ,lord let me go thus many
 months together and  showed me nothing2
 either that ,i was already1 or should  
be called  hereafter4 ,but at last1     
after much time spent1 and many groans  
to  ,god1 that ,i might be made partaker
 of the holy and heavenly calling1  that
 ,word came in upon me--,i will cleanse 
their blood that ,i have  not cleansed1 
for the ,lord dwelleth in ,zion 7,joel  
#c3ba74 ,these  words ,i thought were   
sent to encourage me to wait still upon 
,god1  and signified unto me1 that if ,i
 were not already1 yet time might  come 
,i might be in truth converted unto     
,christ4#bd    #gg4 ,about this time ,i 
began to break my mind to those poor    
people  in ,bedford1 and to tell them my

 condition1 which1 when they had  heard1
 they told ,mr4 ,gifford of me1 who     
himself also took occasion  to talk with
 me1 and was willing to be 'well'       
persuaded of me1 though  ,i think but   
from little grounds3 but he invited me  
to his house1  where ,i should hear him 
confer with others1 about the dealings  
of  ,god with the soul2 from all which  
,i still received more conviction1  and 
from that time began to see something of
 the vanity and inward  wretchedness of 
my wicked heart1 for as yet ,i knew no  
great matter  therein2 but now it began 
to be discovered unto me1 and also  to  
work at that rate for wickedness as it  
never did before4 ,now ,i  evidently    
found that lusts and corruptions would  
strongly put forth  themselves within   
me1 in wicked thoughts and desires1     
which ,i did  not regard before2 my     
desires also for heaven and life began  
to  fail4 ,i found also1 that whereas   
before my soul was full of longing      
after ,god1 now my heart began to hanker

 after every foolish vanity2  yea1 my   
heart would not be moved to mind that   
that was good2  it began to be careless1
 both of my soul and heaven2 it would   
now  continually hang back1 both to1 and
 in every duty2 and was as a  clog on   
the leg of a bird to hinder her from    
flying4    #gh4 ,nay1 thought ,i1 now ,i
 grow worse and worse2 now am ,i further
  from conversion than ever ,i was      
before4 ,wherefore ,i began to sink     
greatly in my soul1 and began to        
entertain such discouragement in  my    
heart as laid me low as hell4 ,if now ,i
 should have burned at  a stake1 ,i     
could not believe that ,christ had love 
for me2 alas1 ,i  could neither hear    
him1 nor see him1 nor feel him1 nor     
savour any  of his things2 ,i was driven
 as with a tempest1 my heart would be   
unclean1 the ,canaanites would dwell in 
the land4    #gi4 ,sometimes ,i would   
tell my condition to the people of ,god1
  which1 when they heard1 they would    
pity me1 and would tell me of  the      

promises2 but they had as good have told
 me that ,i must reach  the sun with my 
finger as have bidden me receive or rely
 upon the  promise2 and as soon as ,i   
should have done it1 all my sense and   
feeling was against me2 and ,i saw ,i   
had a heart that would sin1  and 'that' 
lay under a law that would condemn4     
#hj4 ,these things have often made me   
think of that child which the  father   
brought to ,christ1 who1 while he was   
yet a coming to him1  was thrown down by
 the devil1 and also so rent and torn by
 him that  he lay and wallowed1 foaming 
7,luke #i3db2 ,mark #i3bj74    #ha4     
,further1 in these days ,i should find  
my heart to shut itself  up against the 
,lord1 and against his holy ,word4 ,i   
have found my  unbelief to set1 as it   
were1 the shoulder to the door to keep  
him  out1 and that too even then1 when  
,i have with many a bitter sigh  cried1 
,good ,lord1 break it open2 ,lord1 break
 these gates of brass1  and cut these   
bars of iron asunder 7,psa #ajg3af74    

,yet that word  would sometimes create  
in my heart a peaceable pause1 ,i girded
  thee1 though thou hast not known me   
7,isa #de3e74    #hb4 ,but all this     
while as to the act of sinning1 ,i never
 was more  tender than now2 ,i durst not
 take a pin or a stick1 though but so   
big as a straw1 for my conscience now   
was sore1 and would smart at  every     
touch2 ,i could not now tell how to     
speak my words1 for fear  ,i should     
misplace them4 ,oh1 how gingerly#be did 
,i then go in all  ,i did or said6 ,i   
found myself as on a miry bog that shook
 if ,i  did but stir2 and 'was' there   
left both of ,god and ,christ1 and the  
,spirit1 and all good things4    #hc4   
',but1 ,i observe1 though ,i was such a 
great sinner before  conversion1 yet    
,god never much charged the guilt of the
 sins of  my ignorance upon me2 only he 
showed me ,i was lost if ,i had not     
,christ1 because ,i had been a sinner2  
,i saw that ,i wanted a perfect         
righteousness to present me without     

fault before ,god1 and this             
righteousness was nowhere to be found1  
but in the person of ,jesus  ,christ4'  
#hd4 ',but my original and inward       
pollution1 that1 that was my plague  and
 my affliction2 that1 ,i say1 at a      
dreadful rate1 always putting  forth    
itself within me2 that ,i had the guilt 
of1 to amazement2  by reason of that1 ,i
 was more loathsome in my own eyes than 
was a  toad2 and ,i thought ,i was so in
 ,god's eyes too2 sin and corruption1   
,i said1 would as naturally bubble out  
of my heart1 as water would  bubble out 
of a fountain4 ,i thought now that every
 one had a  better heart than ,i had2 ,i
 could have changed heart with any body2
  ,i thought none but the devil himself 
could equalize me for inward  wickedness
 and pollution of mind4 ,i fell1        
therefore1 at the sight  of my own      
vileness1 deeply into despair2 for ,i   
concluded that this  condition that ,i  
was in could not stand with a state of  
grace4 ,sure1  thought ,i1 ,i am        

forsaken of ,god2 sure ,i am given up to
 the devil1  and to a reprobate mind2   
and thus ,i continued a long while1 even
  for some years together4'    #he4     
',while ,i was thus afflicted with the  
fears of my own damnation1  there were  
two things would make me wonder2 the one
 was1 when ,i  saw old people hunting   
after the things of this life1 as if    
they  should live here always2 the other
 was1 when ,i found professors  much    
distressed and cast down1 when they met 
with outward losses2  as of husband1    
wife1 child1 c4 ,lord1 thought ,i1 what 
ado is here  about such little things as
 these6 ,what seeking after carnal      
things  by some1 and what grief in      
others for the loss of them6 if they so 
much labour after1 and spend so many    
tears for the things of this  present   
life1 how am ,i to be bemoaned1 pitied1 
and prayed for6  ,my soul is dying1 my  
soul is damning4 ,were my soul but in a 
good  condition1 and were ,i but sure of
 it1 ah6 how rich should ,i esteem      

myself1 though blessed but with bread   
and water2 ,i should count those  but   
small afflictions1 and should bear them 
as little burdens4 ,a  wounded spirit   
who can bear8'    #hf4 ,and though ,i   
was thus troubled1 and tossed1 and      
afflicted1  with the sight and sense and
 terror of my own wickedness1 yet ,i    
was afraid to let this sight and sense  
go quite off my mind2 for  ,i found1    
that unless guilt of conscience was     
taken off the right  way1 that is1 by   
the blood of ,christ1 a man grew rather 
worse for  the loss of his trouble of   
mind1 than better4 ,wherefore1 if my    
guilt lay hard upon me1 then ,i should  
cry that the blood of ,christ  might    
take it off2 and if it was going off    
without it 7for the sense  of sin would 
be sometimes as if it would die1 and go 
quite away71  then ,i would also strive 
to fetch it upon my heart again1 by     
bringing the punishment for sin in hell 
fire upon my spirits2 and  should cry1  
,lord1 let it not go off my heart1 but  

the right way1  but by the blood of     
,christ1 and by the application of thy  
mercy1  through him1 to my soul2 for    
that ,scripture lay much upon me1       
without shedding of blood is no         
remission 7,heb #i3bb74 ,and that  which
 made me the more afraid of this was1   
because ,i had seen some1  who1 though  
when they were under wounds of          
conscience1 then they  would cry and    
pray2 but they seeking rather present   
ease from their  trouble1 than pardon   
for their sin1 cared not how they lost  
their  guilt1 so they got it out of     
their mind2 and1 therefore1 having  got 
it off the wrong way1 it was not        
sanctified unto them2 but they  grew    
harder and blinder1 and more wicked     
after their trouble4 ,this  made me     
afraid1 and made me cry to ,god 'the    
more1' that it might  not be so with me4
    #hg4 ,and now was ,i sorry that ,god
 had made me a man1 for ,i feared  ,i   
was a reprobate2 ,i counted man as      
unconverted1 the most doleful  of all   

the creatures4 ,thus being afflicted and
 tossed about my  sad condition1 ,i     
counted myself alone1 and above the most
 of men  unblessed4    #hh4 ',yea1 ,i   
thought it impossible that ever ,i      
should attain to so  much goodness of   
heart1 as to thank ,god that he had made
 me a man4  ,man indeed is the most     
noble by creation1 of all creatures in  
the  visible world2 but by sin he had   
made himself the most ignoble4  ,the    
beasts1 birds1 fishes1 c41 ,i blessed   
their condition1 for they  had not a    
sinful nature1 they were not obnoxious  
to the wrath of  ,god2 they were not to 
go to hell fire after death2 ,i could   
therefore  have rejoiced1 had my        
condition been as any of theirs4'       
#hi4 ,in this condition ,i went a great 
while2 but when comforting  time was    
come1 ,i heard one preach a sermon upon 
those words in the  ,song 7#d3a71       
,behold thou art fair1 my love2 behold1 
thou art fair4  ,but at that time he    
made these two words1 ,my love1 his     

chief and  subject matter2 from which1  
after he had a little opened the text1  
he observed these several conclusions3  
#a4 ,that the church1 and  so every     
saved soul1 is ,christ's love1 when     
loveless4 #b4 ,christ's  love without a 
cause4 #c4 ,christ's love when hated of 
the world4  #d4 ,christ's love when     
under temptation1 and under desertion4  
#e4  ,christ's love from first to last4 
#ij4 ,but ,i got nothing by what he said
 at present1 only when he came  to the  
application of the fourth particular1   
this was the word he  said2 ,if it be   
so1 that the saved soul is ,christ's    
love when under  temptation and         
desertion2 then poor tempted soul1 when 
thou art  assaulted and afflicted with  
temptation1 and the hidings of ,god's   
face1 yet think on these two words1 ,my 
love1 still4    #ia4 ,so as ,i was a    
going home1 these words came again into 
my  thoughts2 and ,i well remember1 as  
they came in1 ,i said thus in my  heart1
 ,what shall ,i get by thinking on these

 two words8 ,this thought  had no sooner
 passed through my heart1 but the words 
began thus to  kindle in my spirit1     
,thou art my love1 thou art my love1    
twenty  times together2 and still as    
they ran thus in my mind1 they waxed    
stronger and warmer1 and began to make  
me look up2 but being as  yet between   
hope and fear1 ,i still replied in my   
heart1 ,but is it  true1 but is it true8
 ,at which1 that sentence fell in upon  
me1 ,he  wist not that it was true which
 was done by the angel 7,acts #ab3i74   
#ib4 ,then ,i began to give place to the
 word1 which1 with power1 did  over and 
over make this joyful sound within my   
soul1 thou art my  love1 thou art my    
love2 and nothing shall separate thee   
from my  love2 and with that 7,rom      
#h3ci7 came into my mind3 ,now was my   
heart  filled full of comfort and hope1 
and now ,i could believe that my  sins  
should be forgiven me2 'yea1 ,i was now 
so taken with the love  and mercy of    
,god1 that ,i remember ,i could not tell

 how to contain  till ,i got home2 ,i   
thought ,i could have spoken of his     
love1 and of  his mercy to me1 even to  
the very crows that sat upon the        
ploughed  lands before me1 had they been
 capable to have understood me'2        
wherefore ,i said in my soul1 with much 
gladness1 well1 ,i would  ,i had a pen  
and ink here1 ,i would write this down  
before ,i go any  further1 for surely ,i
 will not forget this forty years hence2
 but1  alas6 within less than forty     
days1 ,i began to question all again2   
'which made me begin to question all    
still4'    #ic4 ,yet still at times1 ,i 
was helped to believe that it was a true
  manifestation of grace unto my soul1  
though ,i had lost much of the  life and
 savour of it4 ,now about a week or     
fortnight after this1 ,i  was much      
followed by this scripture1 ,simon1     
,simon1 behold1 ,satan  hath desired to 
have you 7,luke #bb3ca74 ,and sometimes 
it would sound  so loud within me1 yea1 
and as it were call so strongly after   

me1  that once above all the rest1 ,i   
turned my head over my shoulder1        
thinking verily that some man had1      
behind me1 called to me2 being at  a    
great distance1 'methought he called so 
loud2 it came1 as ,i have  thought      
since1 to have stirred me up to prayer1 
and to watchfulness2  it came to        
acquaint me that a cloud and a storm was
 coming down  upon me1 but ,i understood
 it not4'#bf    #id4 ',also1 as ,i      
remember1 that time that it called to me
 so loud1  was the last time that it    
sounded in mine ear2 but methinks ,i    
hear  still with what a loud voice these
 words1 ,simon1 ,simon1 sounded  in mine
 ears4 ,i thought verily1 as ,i have    
told you1 that somebody  had called     
after me1 that was half a mile behind   
me2 and although  that was not my name1 
yet it made me suddenly look behind me1 
believing that he that called so loud   
meant me4'    #ie4 ,but so foolish was  
,i1 and ignorant1 that ,i knew not the  
reason  of this sound2 which1 as ,i did 

both see and feel soon after1 was  sent 
from heaven as an alarm1 to awaken me to
 provide for what was  coming2 only it  
would make me muse and wonder in my     
mind1 to think  what should be the      
reason that this scripture1 and that at 
this  rate1 so often and so loud1 should
 still be sounding and rattling  in mine
 ears2 but1 as ,i said before1 ,i soon  
after perceived the  end of ,god        
therein4    #if4 ,for about the space of
 a month after1 a very great storm came 
down upon me1 which handled me twenty   
times worse than all ,i had  met with   
before2 it came stealing upon me1 now by
 one piece1 then  by another2 first1 all
 my comfort was taken from me1 then     
darkness  seized upon me1 after which1  
whole floods of blasphemies1 both       
against ,god1 ,christ1 and the          
,scriptures1 were poured upon my spirit1
  to my great confusion and             
astonishment4 ,these blasphemous        
thoughts  were such as also stirred up  
questions in me1 against the very  being

 of ,god1 and of his only beloved ,son2 
as1 whether there were1  in truth1 a    
,god1 or ,christ1 or no8 and whether the
 holy ,scriptures  were not rather a    
fable1 and cunning story1 than the holy 
and pure  ,word of ,god8    #ig4 ,the   
tempter would also much assault me with 
this1 how can  you tell but that the    
,turks had as good ,scriptures to prove 
their  ,mahomet the ,saviour1 as we have
 to prove our ,jesus is8 ,and1 could ,i 
think1 that so many ten thousands1 in so
 many countries and kingdoms1  should be
 without the knowledge of the right way 
to heaven2 if  there were indeed a      
heaven1 and that we only1 who live in a 
corner  of the earth1 should alone be   
blessed therewith8 ,every one doth      
think his own religion rightest1 both   
,jews and ,moors1 and ,pagans6  and how 
if all our faith1 and ,christ1 and      
,scriptures1 should be  but a think-so  
too8    #ih4 ,sometimes ,i have         
endeavoured to argue against these      
suggestions1  and to set some of the    

sentences of blessed ,paul against them2
  but1 alas6 ,i quickly felt1 when ,i   
thus did1 such arguings as these  would 
return again upon me1 ,though we made so
 great a matter of ,paul1  and of his   
words1 yet how could ,i tell1 but that  
in very deed1 he  being a subtle and    
cunning man1 might give himself up to   
deceive  with strong delusions2 and also
 take both that pains and travel1  to   
undo and destroy his fellows4    #ii4   
,these suggestions1 with many other     
which at this time ,i may  not1 nor dare
 not utter1 neither by word nor pen1 did
 make such a  seizure upon my spirit1   
and did so overweigh my heart1 both with
  their number1 continuance1 and fiery  
force1 that ,i felt as if there  were   
nothing else but these from morning to  
night within me2 and  as though1 indeed1
 there could be room for nothing else2  
and also  concluded1 that ,god had1 in  
very wrath to my soul1 given me up unto 
them1 to be carried away with them1 as  
with a mighty whirlwind4    #ajj4 ,only 

by the distaste that they gave unto my  
spirit1 ,i felt  there was something in 
me1 that refused to embrace them4 ,but  
this  consideration ,i then only had1   
when ,god gave me leave to swallow  my  
spittle1 otherwise the noise1 and       
strength1 and force of these            
temptations1 would drown and overflow2  
and as it were1 bury all  such thoughts 
or the remembrance of any such thing4   
,while ,i was  in this temptation1 ,i   
should often find my mind suddenly put  
upon  it1 to curse and swear1 or to     
speak some grievous thing against  ,god1
 or ,christ his ,son1 and of the        
,scriptures4#bg    #aja4 ,now ,i        
thought1 surely ,i am possessed of the  
devil2 at other  times again1 ,i thought
 ,i should be bereft of my wits2 for    
instead  of lauding and magnifying ,god 
the ,lord with others1 if ,i have  but  
heard him spoken of1 presently some most
 horrible blasphemous  thought or other1
 would bolt out of my heart against him2
 so that  whether ,i did think that ,god

 was1 or again did think there were  no 
such thing2 no love1 nor peace1 nor     
gracious disposition could  ,i feel     
within me4    #ajb4 ,these things did   
sink me into very deep despair2 for  ,i 
concluded1 that such things could not   
possibly be found amongst  them that    
loved ,god4 ,i often1 when these        
temptations have been  with force upon  
me1 did compare myself in the case of   
such a child1  whom some gipsy hath by  
force took up under her apron1#bh and is
  carrying from friend and country2 kick
 sometimes ,i did1 and also  scream and 
cry2 but yet ,i was as bound in the     
wings of the temptation1  and the wind  
would carry me away4 ,i thought also of 
,saul1 and of  the evil spirit that did 
possess him2 and did greatly fear that  
my  condition was the same with that of 
his 7#a ,sam #af3ad74    #ajc4 ,in these
 days1 when ,i have heard others talk of
 what was the  sin against the ,holy    
,ghost1 then would the tempter so       
provoke me  to desire to sin that sin1  

that ,i was as if ,i could not1 must    
not1  neither should be quiet until ,i  
had committed that2 now1 no sin  would  
serve but that2 if it were to be        
committed by speaking of  such a word1  
then ,i have been as if my mouth would  
have spoken that  word1 whether ,i would
 or no2 and in so strong a measure was  
this  temptation upon me1 that often ,i 
have been ready to clap my hand  under  
my chin1 to hold my mouth from opening2 
and to that end also  ,i have had       
thoughts at other times1 to leap with my
 head downward1  into some muck hill    
hole or other1 to keep my mouth from    
speaking4    #ajd4 ,now ,i blessed the  
condition of the dog and toad1 and      
counted  the estate of everything that  
,god had made far better than this      
dreadful state of mine1 and such as my  
companions was2 yea1 gladly  would ,i   
have been in the condition of dog or    
horse1 for ,i knew  they had no soul to 
perish under the everlasting weights of 
hell  for sin1 as mine was like to do4  

,nay1 and though ,i saw this1 felt      
this1 and was broken to pieces with it1 
yet that which added to  my sorrow was1 
that ,i could not find that with all my 
soul ,i did  desire deliverance4 ,that  
scripture did also tear and rend my     
soul1  in the midst of these            
distractions1 ,the wicked are like the  
troubled  sea when it cannot rest1 whose
 waters cast up mire and dirt4 ,there   
is no peace1 saith my ,god1 to the      
wicked 7,isa #eg3bj1ba74    #aje4 ',and 
now my heart was1 at times1 exceeding   
hard2 if ,i would  have given a thousand
 pounds for a tear1 ,i could not shed   
one2  no1 nor sometimes scarce desire to
 shed one4 ,i was much dejected  to     
think that this should be my lot4 ,i saw
 some could mourn and  lament their sin2
 and others1 again1 could rejoice1 and  
bless ,god  for ,christ2 and others1    
again1 could quietly talk of1 and with  
gladness remember1 the ,word of ,god2   
while ,i only was in the storm  or      
tempest4 ,this much sunk me2 ,i thought 

my condition was alone4  ,i should1     
therefore1 much bewail my hard hap2 but 
get out of1 or  get rid of1 these       
things1 ,i could not4'    #ajf4 ,while  
this temptation lasted1 which was about 
a year1 ,i could  attend upon none of   
the ordinances of ,god but with sore and
 great  affliction4 ,yea1 then was ,i   
most distressed with blasphemies2 if  ,i
 have been hearing the ,word1 then      
uncleanness1 blasphemies1 and  despair  
would hold me as captive there2 if ,i   
have been reading1  then1 sometimes1 ,i 
had sudden thoughts to question all ,i  
read2  sometimes1 again1 my mind would  
be so strangely snatched away1  and     
possessed with other things1 that ,i    
have neither known1 nor  regarded1 nor  
remembered so much as the sentence that 
but now ,i  have read4    #ajg4 ,in     
prayer1 also1 ,i have been greatly      
troubled at this time2  sometimes ,i    
have thought ,i should see the devil1   
nay1 thought  ,i have felt him1 behind  
me1 pull my clothes2 he would be1 also1 

continually at me in the time of prayer 
to have done2 break off1  make haste1   
you have prayed enough1 and stay no     
longer1 still  drawing my mind away4    
,sometimes1 also1 he would cast in such 
wicked thoughts as these3 that ,i must  
pray to him1 or for him4 ,i  have       
thought sometimes of that--,fall down1  
or1 if thou wilt fall  down and worship 
me 7,matt #d3i74    #ajh4 ,also1 when1  
because ,i have had wandering thoughts  
in the time  of this duty1 ,i have      
laboured to compose my mind and fix it  
upon  ,god1 then1 with great force1 hath
 the tempter laboured to distract  me1  
and confound me1 and to turn away my    
mind1 by presenting to my  heart and    
fancy the form of a bush1 a bull1 a     
besom1 or the like1  as if ,i should    
pray to those2 to these he would1 also1 
at some  times especially1 so hold my   
mind that ,i was as if ,i could think   
of nothing else1 or pray to nothing else
 but to these1 or such as  they4        
#aji4 ,yet1 at times ,i should have some

 strong and heart-affecting             
apprehensions of ,god1 and the reality  
of the truth of his gospel2  but1 oh6   
how would my heart1 at such times1 put  
forth itself with  inexpressible        
groanings4 ,my whole soul was then in   
every word2 ,i  should cry with pangs   
after ,god that he would be merciful    
unto me2  but then ,i should be daunted 
again with such conceits as these2 ,i   
should think that ,god did mock at      
these1 my prayers1 saying1 and  that in 
the audience of the holy angels1 ,this  
poor simple wretch  doth hanker after me
 as if ,i had nothing to do with my     
mercy  but to bestow it on such as he4  
,alas1 poor fool6#bi how art thou       
deceived6 ,it is not for such as thee to
 have a favour with the  ,highest4      
#aaj4 ,then hath the tempter come upon  
me1 also1 with such  discouragements as 
these--,you are very hot for mercy1 but 
,i will  cool you2 this frame shall not 
last always2 many have been as hot  as  
you for a spirit1 but ,i have quenched  

their zeal4 ,and with this1  such and   
such who were fallen off would be set   
before mine eyes4  ,then ,i should be   
afraid that ,i should do so too2 but1   
thought ,i1 ,i  am glad this comes into 
my mind4 ,well1 ,i will watch1 and take 
what  heed ,i can4 ,though you do1 said 
,satan1 ,i shall be too hard for you2   
,i will cool you insensibly1 by degrees1
 by little and little4 ,what  care ,i1  
saith he1 though ,i be seven years in   
chilling your heart  if ,i can do it at 
last8 ,continual rocking will lull a    
crying child  asleep4 ,i will ply it    
close1 but ,i will have my end          
accomplished4  ,though you be burning   
hot at present1 yet1 if ,i can pull you 
from  this fire1 ,i shall have you cold 
before it be long4    #aaa4 ,these      
things brought me into great straits2   
for as ,i at present  could not find    
myself fit for present death1 so ,i     
thought to live  long would make me yet 
more unfit2 for time would make me      
forget  all1 and wear even the          

remembrance of the evil of sin1 the     
worth  of heaven1 and the need ,i had of
 the blood of ,christ to wash me1  both 
out of mind and thought2 but ,i thank   
,christ ,jesus these things  did not at 
present make me slack my crying1 but    
rather did put me  more upon it1 like   
her who met with the adulterer 7,deut   
#bb3bg72 in  which days that was a good 
word to me after ,i had suffered these  
things a while3 ,i am persuaded that    
neither-height1 nor depth1  nor life1   
c41 shall--separate us from the love of 
,god1 which is  in ,christ ,jesus 7,rom 
#h3ch74 ,and now ,i hoped long life     
should not  destroy me1 nor make me miss
 of heaven4    #aab4 ,yet ,i had some   
supports in this temptation1 though they
 were  then all questioned by me2 that  
in the third of ,jeremiah1 at the       
first1 was something to me1 and so was  
the consideration of the  fifth verse of
 that chapter2 that though we have      
spoken and done  as evil things as we   
could1 yet we should cry unto ,god1 ,my 

,father1  thou art the guide of my      
youth2 and should return unto him4      
#aac4 ,i had1 also1 once a sweet glance 
from that in #b ,corinthians  #e3ba3    
,for he hath made him to be sin for us1 
who knew no sin2  that we might be made 
the righteousness of ,god in him4 ,i    
remember1  also1 that one day as ,i was 
sitting in a neighbour's house1 and     
there very sad at the consideration of  
my many blasphemies1 and as  ,i was     
saying in my mind1 ,what ground have ,i 
to think that ,i1 who  have been so vile
 and abominable1 should ever inherit    
eternal life8  that word came suddenly  
upon me1 ,what shall we then say to     
these  things8 ,if ,god be for us1 who  
can be against us8 7,rom #h3ca74 ,that1 
also1 was an help unto me1 ,because ,i  
live1 ye shall live also  7,john        
#ad3ai74 ,but these were but hints1     
touches1 and short visits1  though very 
sweet when present2 only they lasted    
not2 but1 like to  ,peter's sheet1 of a 
sudden were caught up from me to heaven 

again  7,acts #aj3af74    #aad4 ,but    
afterwards the ,lord did more fully and 
graciously discover  himself unto me2   
and1 indeed1 did quite1 not only deliver
 me from  the guilt that1 by these      
things1 was laid upon my conscience1 but
  also from the very filth thereof2 for 
the temptation was removed1  and ,i was 
put into my right mind again1 as other  
,christians were4    #aae4 ,i remember  
that one day1 as ,i was traveling into  
the country  and musing on the          
wickedness and blasphemy of my heart1   
and  considering of the enmity that was 
in me to ,god1 that scripture  came in  
my mind1 ,he hath made peace through the
 blood of his cross  7,col #a3bj74 ,by  
which ,i was made to see1 both again1   
and again1 and  again1 that day1 that   
,god and my soul were friends by this   
blood2  yea1 ,i saw that the justice of 
,god and my sinful soul could embrace   
and kiss each other through this blood4 
,this was a good day to me2  ,i hope ,i 
shall not forget it4    #aaf4 ,at       

another time1 as ,i sat by the fire in  
my house1 and musing  on my             
wretchedness1 the ,lord made that also a
 precious word unto  me1 ,forasmuch1    
then1 as the children are partakers of  
flesh and  blood1 he also himself       
likewise took part of the same2 that    
through  death he might destroy him that
 had the power of death1 that is1  the  
devil1 and deliver them who1 through    
fear of death1 were all  their lifetime 
subject to bondage 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,i  
thought that  the glory of these words  
was then so weighty on me that ,i was1  
both once and twice1 ready to swoon as  
,i sat2 yet not with grief  and trouble1
 but with solid joy and peace4          
,,bunyan ,,attends ,,the ,,ministry ,,of
 ,,mr4 ,,gifford1 ,,and ,,becomes       
,,intensely  ,,earnest ,,to ,,understand
 ,,the ,,doctrines ,,of ,,the ,,gospel4 
#aag4 ,at this time1 also1 ,i sat under 
the ministry of holy ,mr4 ,gifford1     
whose doctrine1 by ,god's grace1 was    
much for my stability4#cj ,this  man    

made it much his business to deliver the
 people of ,god from  all those false   
and unsound rests that1 by nature1 we   
are prone  to take and make to our      
souls4 ,he pressed us to take special   
heed  that we took not up any truth upon
 trust--as from this1 or that1  or any  
other man or men--but to cry mightily to
 ,god that he would  convince us of the 
reality thereof1 and set us down        
therein1 by  his own ,spirit1 in the    
holy ,word2 for1 said he1 if you do     
otherwise  when temptations come1 if    
strongly1 you1 not having received them 
with evidence from heaven1 will find you
 want that help and strength  now to    
resist as once you thought you had4     
#aah4 ,this was as seasonable to my soul
 as the former and latter  rain in their
 season2 for ,i had found1 and that by  
sad experience1  the truth of these his 
words2 for ,i had felt what no man can  
say1  especially when tempted by the    
devil1 that ,jesus ,christ is ,lord  but
 by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,wherefore ,i     

found my soul1 through grace1  very apt 
to drink in this doctrine1 and to       
incline to pray to ,god  that1 in       
nothing that pertained to ,god's glory  
and my own eternal  happiness1 he would 
suffer me to be without the confirmation
  thereof from heaven2 for now ,i saw   
clearly there was an exceeding          
different betwixt the notions of flesh  
and blood1 and the revelations  of ,god 
in heaven2 also1 a great difference     
between that faith that  is feigned1 and
 according to man's wisdom1 and of that 
which comes  by a man's being born      
thereto of ,god 7,matt #af3ae-ag2 #a    
,john #e3a74    #aai4 ,but1 oh6 now1 how
 was my soul led from truth to truth by 
,god6  even from the birth and cradle of
 the ,son of ,god to his ascension  and 
second coming from heaven to judge the  
world4    #abj4 ,truly1 ,i then found1  
upon this account1 the great ,god was   
very  good unto me2 for1 to my          
remembrance1 there was not anything that
  ,i then cried unto ,god to make known 

and reveal unto me but he was  pleased  
to do it for me2 ,i mean not one part of
 the gospel of the  ,lord ,jesus1 but ,i
 was orderly led into it4 ,methought ,i 
saw with  great evidence1 from the      
relation of the four evangelists1 the   
wonderful work of ,god1 in giving ,jesus
 ,christ to save us1 from  his          
conception and birth even to his second 
coming to judgment1  ,methought ,i was  
as if ,i had seen him born1 as if ,i had
 seen him grow  up1 as if ,i had seen   
him walk through this world1 from the   
cradle  to his cross2 to which1 also1   
when he came1 ,i saw how gently he  gave
 himself to be hanged and nailed on it  
for my sins and wicked  doings4 ,also1  
as ,i was musing on this1 his progress1 
that dropped  on my spirit1 ,he was     
ordained for the slaughter 7#a ,peter   
#a3ai1bj74    #aba4 ,when ,i have       
considered also the truth of his        
resurrection1 and  have remembered that 
word1 ,touch me not1 ,mary1 c41 ,i have 
seen  as if he leaped at the grave's    

mouth for joy that he was risen  again1 
and had got the conquest over our       
dreadful foes 7,john #bj3ag74  ,i have  
also1 in the spirit1 seen him a man on  
the right hand of  ,god the ,father for 
me1 and have seen the manner of his     
coming from  heaven to judge the world  
with glory1 and have been confirmed in  
these things by these scriptures        
following1 ,acts #a3i1 #aj1 #g3ef1      
#aj3db2 ,hebrews #g3bd1 #h3c2           
,revelation #a3ah2 #a ,thessalonians    
#d3ag1  #ah4    #abb4 ,once ,i was much 
troubled to know whether the ,lord      
,jesus was  both man as well as ,god1   
and ,god as well as man2 and truly1 in  
those  days1 let men say what they      
would1 unless ,i had it with evidence   
from heaven1 all was as nothing to me1  
,i counted not myself set down  in any  
truth of ,god4 ,well1 ,i was much       
troubled about this point1  and could   
not tell how to be resolved2 at last1   
that in the fifth  of the ,revelation   
came into my mind1 ,and ,i beheld1 and  

lo1 in the  midst of the throne and of  
the four beasts1 and in the midst of    
the elders1 stood a ,lamb4 ,in the midst
 of the throne1 'thought  ,i1' there is 
his ,godhead2 in the midst of the       
elders1 there is his  manhood2 but oh6  
methought this did glister6 it was a    
goodly touch1  and gave me sweet        
satisfaction4 ,that other scripture also
 did help  me much in this1 ,to us a    
child is born1 unto us a son is given2  
and the government shall be upon his    
shoulder3 and his name shall  be called 
,wonderful1 ,counsellor1 ,the mighty    
,god1 ,the everlasting  ,father1 the    
,prince of ,peace1 c4 7,isa #i3f74      
#abc4 ,also1 besides these teachings of 
,god in his ,word1 the ,lord  made use  
of two things to confirm me in these    
things2 the one was  the errors of the  
,quakers1 and the other was the guilt of
 sin2 for  as the ,quakers did oppose   
his truth1 so ,god did the more confirm 
me in it1 by leading me into the        
scriptures that did wonderfully         

maintain it4#ca    #abd4 ',the errors   
that this people then maintained were1  
#a4 ,that the  holy ,scriptures were not
 the ,word of ,god4 #b4 ,that every man 
in the  world had the spirit of ,christ1
 grace1 faith1 c4 #c4 ,that ,christ     
,jesus1 as crucified1 and dying #afjj   
years ago1 did not satisfy  divine      
justice for the sins of the people4 #d4 
,that ,christ's flesh  and blood was    
within the saints4 #e4 ,that the bodies 
of the good  and bad that are buried in 
the churchyard shall not arise again4   
#f4  ,that the resurrection is past with
 good men already4 #g4 ,that that  man  
,jesus1 that was crucified between two  
thieves on ,mount ,calvary1  in the land
 of ,canaan1 by ,jerusalem1 was not     
ascended up above the  starry heavens4  
#h4 ,that he should not1 even the same  
,jesus that  died by the hands of the   
,jews1 come again at the last day1 and  
as  man judge all nations1 c4'    #abe4 
',many more vile and abominable things  
were in those days  fomented by them1 by

 which ,i was driven to a more narrow   
search of  the ,scriptures1 and was1    
through their light and testimony1 not  
only enlightened1 but greatly confirmed 
and comforted in the truth'2  and1 as ,i
 said1 the guilt of sin did help me     
much1 for still as that  would come upon
 me1 the blood of ,christ did take it   
off again1 and  again1 and again1 and   
that too1 sweetly1 according to the     
,scriptures4  ,o friends6 cry to ,god to
 reveal ,jesus ,christ unto you2 there  
is  none teacheth like him4    #abf4 ,it
 would be too long for me here to stay1 
to tell you in  particular how ,god did 
set me down in all the things of        
,christ1  and how he did1 that he might 
so do1 lead me into his words2 yea1  and
 also how he did open them unto me1 make
 them shine before me1  and cause them  
to dwell with me1 talk with me1 and     
comfort me over  and over1 both of his  
own being1 and the being of his ,son1   
and  ,spirit1 and ,word1 and gospel4    
#abg4 ,only this1 as ,i said before ,i  

will say unto you again1 that  in       
general he was pleased to take this     
course with me2 first1 to  suffer me to 
be afflicted with temptation concerning 
them1 and then  reveal them to me3 as   
sometimes ,i should lie under great     
guilt for  sin1 even crushed to the     
ground therewith1 and then the ,lord    
would  show me the death of ,christ2    
yea1 and so sprinkle my conscience  with
 his blood1 that ,i should find1 and    
that before ,i was aware1  that in that 
conscience where but just now did reign 
and rage the  law1 even there would rest
 and abide the peace and love of ,god   
through ,christ4    #abh4 ,now had ,i an
 evidence1 'as ,i thought1 of my        
salvation' from  heaven1 with many      
golden seals thereon1 all hanging in my 
sight2  now could ,i remember this      
manifestation and the other discovery   
of grace1 with comfort2 and should often
 long and desire that the  last day were
 come1 that ,i might for ever be        
inflamed with the  sight1 and joy1 and  

communion with him whose head was       
crowned with  thorns1 whose face was    
spit on1 and body broken1 and soul made 
an offering for my sins3 for whereas1   
before1 ,i lay continually  trembling at
 the mouth of hell1 now methought ,i was
 got so far  therefrom that ,i could    
not1 when ,i looked back1 scarce discern
  it2 and1 oh6 thought ,i1 that ,i were 
fourscore years old now1 that  ,i might 
die quickly1 that my soul might be gone 
to rest4#cb    #abi4 ',but before ,i had
 got thus far out of these my           
temptations1  ,i did greatly long to see
 some ancient godly man's experience1   
who  had writ some hundreds of years    
before ,i was born2 for those who  had  
writ in our days1 ,i thought1 but ,i    
desire them now to pardon  me1 that they
 had writ only that which others felt1  
or else had1  through the strength of   
their wits and parts1 studied to answer 
such  objections as they perceived      
others were perplexed with1 without     
going down themselves into the deep4    

,well1 after many such longings  in my  
mind1 the ,god in whose hands are all   
our days and ways1 did  cast into my    
hand1 one day1 a book of ,martin        
,luther2 it was his  comment on the     
,galatians--it also was so old that it  
was ready to  fall piece from piece if  
,i did but turn it over4 ,now ,i was    
pleased  much that such an old book had 
fallen into my hands2 the which1  when  
,i had but a little way perused1 ,i     
found my condition1 in his  experience1 
so largely and profoundly handled1 as if
 his book had  been written out of my   
heart4 ,this made me marvel2 for thus   
thought  ,i1 ,this man could not know   
anything of the state of ,christians    
now1  but must needs write and speak the
 experience of former days4'    #acj4   
',besides1 he doth most gravely1 also1  
in that book1 debate  of the rise of    
these temptations1 namely1 blasphemy1   
desperation1  and the like2 showing that
 the law of ,moses as well as the devil1
  death1 and hell hath a very great hand

 therein1 the which1 at first1  was very
 strange to me2 but considering and     
watching1 ,i found it  so indeed4 ,but  
of particulars here ,i intend nothing2  
only this1  methinks1 ,i must let fall  
before all men1 ,i do prefer this book  
of  ,martin ,luther upon the ,galatians1
 excepting the ,holy ,bible1 before  all
 the books that ever ,i have seen1 as   
most fit for a wounded  conscience4'    
#aca4 ',and now ,i found1 as ,i thought1
 that ,i loved ,christ dearly2  oh6     
methought my soul cleaved unto him1 my  
affections cleaved  unto him4 ,i felt   
love to him as hot as fire2 and now1 as 
,job said1  ,i thought ,i should die in 
my nest2 but ,i did quickly find that my
  great love was but little1 and that   
,i1 who had1 as ,i thought1 such        
burning love to ,jesus ,christ1 could   
let him go again for a very  trifle2    
,god can tell how to abase us1 and can  
hide pride from man4  ,quickly after    
this my love was tried to purpose4'     
#acb4 ,for after the ,lord had1 in this 

manner1 thus graciously  delivered me   
from this great and sore temptation1 and
 had set me  down so sweetly in the     
faith of his holy gospel1 and had given 
me  such strong consolation and blessed 
evidence from heaven touching  my       
interest in his love through ,christ2   
the tempter came upon me  again1 and    
that with a more grievous and dreadful  
temptation than  before4    #acc4 ,and  
that was1 ,to sell and part with this   
most blessed ,christ1  to exchange him  
for the things of this life1 for        
anything4 ,the  temptation lay upon me  
for the space of a year1 and did follow 
me  so continually that ,i was not rid  
of it one day in a month1 no1  not      
sometimes one hour in many days         
together1 unless 'when' ,i was  asleep4 
#acd4 ,and though1 in my judgment1 ,i   
was persuaded that those who  were once 
effectually in ,christ1 as ,i hoped1    
through his grace1  ,i had seen myself1 
could never lose him for ever--for the  
land  shall not be sold for ever1 for   

the land is mine1 saith ,god 7,lev      
#be3bc7cc--yet it was a continual       
vexation to me to think that ,i  should 
have so much as one such thought within 
me against a ,christ1  a ,jesus1 that   
had done for me as he had done2 'and yet
 then ,i had  almost none others1 but   
such blasphemous ones4'    #ace4 ,but it
 was neither my dislike of the thought1 
nor yet any  desire and endeavour to    
resist it that in the least did shake or
  abate the continuation1 or force and  
strength thereof2 for it did  always1 in
 almost whatever ,i thought1 intermix   
itself therewith in  such sort that ,i  
could neither eat my food1 stoop for a  
pin1 chop  a stick1 or cast mine eye to 
look on this or that1 but still the     
temptation would come1 ,sell ,christ for
 this1 or sell ,christ for  that2 'sell 
him1 sell him4'    #acf4 ,sometimes it  
would run in my thoughts1 not so little 
as a  hundred times together1 ,sell him1
 sell him1 sell him2 against which  ,i  
may say1 for whole hours together1 ,i   

have been forced to stand as            
continually leaning and forcing my      
spirit against it1 least haply1  before 
,i were aware1 some wicked thought might
 arise in my heart  that might consent  
thereto2 and sometimes also the tempter 
would  make me believe ,i had consented 
to it1 then should ,i be as tortured    
upon a rack for whole days together4    
#acg4 ,this temptation did put me to    
such scares1 lest ,i should and  some   
times1 ,i say1 consent thereto1 and be  
overcome therewith1 that  by the very   
force of my mind1 in labouring to       
gainsay and resist  this wickedness1 my 
very body also would be put into action 
or  motion by way of pushing or         
thrusting 'with my hands or elbows1'    
still answering as fast as the destroyer
 said1 ,sell him2 ,i will  not1 ,i will 
not1 ,i will not1 ,i will not2 no1 not  
for thousands1  thousands1 thousands of 
worlds4 ,thus reckoning lest ,i should  
in  the midst of these assaults1 set too
 low a value of him1 even until  ,i     

scarce well knew where ,i was1 or how to
 be composed began4    #ach4 ',at these 
seasons he would not let me eat my food 
at quiet2  but1 forsooth1 when ,i was   
set at table at my meat1 ,i must go     
hence  to pray2 ,i must leave my food   
now1 and just now1 so counterfeit  holy 
also would this devil be4 ,when ,i was  
thus tempted1 ,i should  say in myself1 
,now ,i am at my meat1 let me make an   
end4 ,no1 said  he1 you must do it now1 
or you will displease ,god1 and despised
  ,christ4 ,wherefore ,i was much       
afflicted with these things2 and because
  of the sinfulness of my nature1       
imagining that these things were        
impulses from ,god1 ,i should deny to do
 it1 as if ,i denied ,god2 and  then    
should ,i be as guilty1 because ,i did  
not obey a temptation of  the devil1 as 
if ,i had broken the law of ,god        
indeed4'    #aci4 ,but to be brief1 one 
morning1 as ,i did lie in my bed1 ,i    
was1  as at other times1 most fiercely  
assaulted with this temptation1  to sell

 and part with ,christ2 the wicked      
suggestion still running  in my mind1   
sell him1 sell him1 sell him1 sell him1 
'sell him1' as  fast as a man could     
speak2 against which also1 in my mind1  
as and  other times1 ,i answered1 ,no1  
no1 not for thousands1 thousands1       
thousands1 at least twenty times        
together4 ,but at last1 after much      
striving1 even until ,i was almost out  
of breath1 ,i felt this thought  pass   
through my heart1 ,let him go1 if he    
will6 and ,i thought also1  that ,i felt
 my heart 'freely' consent thereto4     
',oh1 the diligence  of ,satan6 #cd ,oh1
 the desperateness of man's heart6'     
#adj4 ,now was the battle won1 and down 
fell ,i1 as a bird that is  shot from   
the top of a tree1 into great guilt1 and
 fearful despair4  ,thus getting out of 
my bed1 ,i went moping into the field2  
but ,god  knows1 with as heavy a heart  
as mortal man1 ,i think1 could bear2    
where1 for the space of two hours1 ,i   
was like a man bereft of life1  and as  

now past all recovery1 and bound over to
 eternal punishment4    #ada4 ,and      
withal1 that scripture did seize upon my
 soul1 ,or profane  person1 as ,esau1   
who for one morsel of meat1 sold his    
birthright2  for ye know1 how that      
afterward1 when he would have inherited 
the  blessing1 he was rejected2 for he  
found no place of repentance1 so  he    
sought it carefully with tears 7,heb    
#ab3af1ag74    #adb4 ',now was ,i as one
 bound1 ,i felt myself shut out unto the
  judgment to come2 nothing now for two 
years together would abide  with me1 but
 damnation1 and an expectation of       
damnation2 ,i say1  nothing now would   
abide with me but this1 save some few   
moments  for relief1 as in the sequel   
you will see4'    #adc4 ,these words    
were to my soul like fetters of brass to
 my legs1  in the continual sound of    
which ,i went for several months        
together4  ,but about ten or eleven     
o'clock one day1 as ,i was walking under
 a  hedge1 full of sorrow in guilt1 ,god

 knows1 and bemoaning myself for  this  
hard hap1 that such a thought should    
arise within me2 suddenly  this sentence
 bolted in upon me1 ,the blood of       
,christ remits all  guilt4 ,at this ,i  
made a stand in my spirit2 with that1   
this word  took hold upon me1 begin1    
,the blood of ,jesus ,christ1 his ,son1 
cleanseth us from all sin 7#a ,john     
#a3g74    #add4 ,now ,i began to        
conceive peace in my soul1 in methought 
,i saw  as if the tempter did leer#ce   
and steal away from me1 as being        
ashamed of what he had done4 ,at the    
same time also ,i had my sin1  and the  
blood of ,christ thus represented to me1
 that my sin1 when  compared to the     
blood of ,christ1 was no more to it1    
then this little  clot or stone before  
me1 is to this vast and wide field that 
here  ,i see4 ,this gave me good        
encouragement for the space of two or   
three hours2 in which time also1        
methought ,i saw1 by faith1 the  ,son of
 ,god1 as suffering for my sins2 but    

because it tarried not1  ,i therefore   
sunk in my spirit1 under exceeding guilt
 again4    #ade4 ',but chiefly by the   
afore-mentioned scripture1 concerning   
,esau's selling of his birthright2 for  
that scripture would lie all  day long1 
all the week long1 yea1 all the year    
long in my mind1  and hold me down1 so  
that ,i could by no means lift up       
myself2 for  when ,i would strive to    
turn me to this scripture1 or that1 for 
relief1 still that sentence would be    
sounding in me1 ,for ye know1  how that 
afterward1 when he would have inherited 
the blessing-he  found no place of      
repentance1 though he sought it         
carefully with  tears4'    #adf4        
,sometimes also1 #cf ,i should have a   
touch from that in ,luke  #bb3cb1 ,i    
have prayed for the1 that thy faith fail
 not2 but it  would not abide upon me2  
neither could ,i indeed1 when ,i        
considered  my state1 find ground to    
conceive in the least1 that there should
  be the root of that grace within me1  

having sinned as ,i had done4  ,now was 
,i tore and rent in heavy case1 for many
 days together4    #adg4 ,then began ,i 
with sad and careful heart1 to consider 
of the  nature and largeness of my sin1 
and to search in the ,word of ,god1  if 
,i could in any place espy a word of    
promise1 or any encouraging  sentence by
 which ,i might take relief4 ,wherefore 
,i began to consider  that third of     
,mark1 ,all manner of sins and          
blasphemies shall be  forgiven unto the 
sons of men1 wherewith soever they shall
 blaspheme4  ,which place1 methought1 at
 a blush1 did contain a large and       
glorious  promise1 for the pardon of    
high offences2 but considering the place
  more fully1 ,i thought it was rather  
to be understood as relating  more      
chiefly to those who had1 while in a    
natural estate1 committed  such things  
as there are mentioned2 but not to me1  
who had not  only received light and    
mercy1 but that had1 both after1 and    
also  contrary to that1 so slighted     

,christ as ,i had done4    #adh4 ,i     
feared therefore that this wicked sin of
 mine1 might be that  sin unpardonable1 
of which he there thus speaketh4 ,but he
 they  shall blaspheme against the ,holy
 ,ghost hath never forgiveness1 but  is 
in danger of eternal damnation 7,mark   
#c3bi74 ,and ,i did the rather  give    
credit to this1 because of that sentence
 in the ,hebrews common  ,for ye know1  
how that afterward1 when he would have  
inherited the  blessing1 he was         
rejected2 for he found no place of      
repentance1  though he sought it        
carefully with tears4 ',and this stuck  
always  with me4'    #adi4 ',and now was
 ,i both the burden and a terror to     
myself1 nor  did ,i ever so know1 as    
now1 what it was to be weary of my life1
  and yet afraid to die4 ,oh1 how gladly
 now would ,i have been anybody  but    
myself6 ,anything but a man6 and in any 
condition but mine own6  for there was  
nothing did pass more frequently over my
 mind1 than  that it was impossible for 

me to be forgiven my transgression1 and 
to be saved from wrath to come4'        
#aej4 ,and now began ,i to labour to    
call again time that was past2  wishing 
a thousand times twice told1 that the   
day was yet to come1  when ,i should be 
tempted to such a sin6 concluding with  
great  indignation1 both against my     
heart1 and all assaults1 how ,i would   
rather have been torn in pieces1 than   
found a consenter thereto4  ,but1 alas6 
these thoughts1 and wishings1 and       
resolvings1 were now  too late to help  
me2 the thought had passed my heart1    
,god hath let  me go1 and ,i am fallen4 
,oh6 thought ,i1 that it was with me as 
in  months past1 as in the days when    
,god preserved me6 ,job #bi3b    #aea4  
,then again1 being loath and unwilling  
to perish1 ,i began to  compare my sin  
with others1 to see if ,i could find    
that any of those  that were saved had  
done as ,i had done4 ,so ,i considered  
,david's  adultery and murder1 and found
 them most heinous crimes2 and those    

too committed after light and grace     
received2 but yet but considering1  ,i  
perceived that his transgressions were  
only such as were against  the law of   
,moses2 from which the ,lord ,christ    
could1 with the consent  of his ,word1  
deliver him3 but mine was against the   
gospel2 yea1  against the ,mediator     
thereof2 ',i had sold my ,saviour4'     
#aeb4 ,now again should ,i be as if     
racked upon the wheel1#cg when  ,i      
considered1 that1 besides the guilt that
 possessed me1 ,i should  be so void of 
grace1 so bewitched4 ,what1 thought ,i1 
must it be no  sin but this8 ,must it   
needs be the great transgression8 7,psa 
#ai3ac7  ,must that wicked one touch my 
soul8 7#a ,john #e3ah7 ,oh1 what stings 
did ,i find in all these sentences6     
#aec4 ',what1 thought ,i1 is there but  
one sin that is unpardonable8  ,but one 
sin that layeth the soul without the    
reach of ,god's mercy2  and must ,i be  
guilty of that8 ,must it needs be that8 
,is there  but one sin among so many    

millions of sins1 for which there is no 
forgiveness2 and must ,i commit this8   
,oh1 unhappy sin6 ,oh1 unhappy  man6    
,these things would so break and        
confound my spirit1 that  ,i could not  
tell what to do2 ,i thought1 at times1  
they would have  broke my wits2 and     
still1 to aggravate my misery1 that     
would run in  my mind1 ,ye know how that
 afterward1 when he would have inherited
  the blessing1 he was rejected4 ,oh6   
none knows the terrors of those  days   
but myself4'    #aed4 ,after this ,i    
came to consider of ,peter's sin1 which 
he committed  in denying his master2 and
 indeed1 this came nighest to mine1 of  
any that ,i could find2 for he had      
denied his ,saviour1 as ,i1 and that    
after light and mercy received2 yea1 and
 that too1 after warning  given him4 ,i 
also considered1 that he did both once  
and twice2 and  that1 after time to     
consider betwixt4 ,but though ,i put all
 these  circumstances together1 that1 if
 possible1 ,i might find help1 yet  ,i  

considered again1 that his was but a    
denial of his master1 but  mine was a   
selling of my ,saviour4 ,wherefore ,i   
thought with myself1  that ,i came      
nearer to ,judas1 than either to ,david 
or ,peter4    #aee4 ,here again my      
torment would flame out and afflicte me2
 yea1 it  would grind me1 as it were1 to
 powder1 to discern the preservation  of
 ,god towards others1 while ,i fell into
 the snare2 for in my thus  considering 
of other men's sins1 and comparing of   
them with my  own1 ,i could evidently   
see how ,god preserved them1            
notwithstanding  their wickedness1 and  
would not let them1 as he had let me1 to
  become a son of perdition4    #aef4   
,but oh1 how did my soul1 at this time1 
prize the preservation  that ,god did   
set about his people6 ,ah1 how safely   
did ,i see them  walk1 whom ,god had    
hedge in6 ,they were within his care1   
protection1  and special providence2    
though they were full as bad as ,i by   
nature2  yet because he loved them1 he  

would not suffer them to fall without   
the range of mercy2 but as for me1 ,i   
was gone1 ,i had done it2 he  would not 
preserve me1 nor keep me2 but suffered  
me1 because ,i was  a reprobate1 to fall
 as ,i had done4 ,now1 did those blessed
 places1  that spake of ,god's keeping  
his people1 shine like the sun before   
me1 though not to comfort me1 but to    
show me the blessed state and  heritage 
of those whom the ,lord had blessed4    
#aeg4 ',now ,i saw1 that as ,god had his
 hand in all providences and            
dispensations that overtook his elect1  
so he had his hand in all  the          
temptations that they had to sin against
 him1 not to animate  them unto         
wickedness1 but to choose their         
temptations and troubles  for them2 and 
also to leave them1 for a time1 to such 
sins only as  might not destroy1 but    
humble them2 as might not put them      
beyond1  but lay them in the way off the
 renewing of his mercy4 ,but oh1  what  
love1 what care1 what kindness and mercy

 did ,i now see1 mixing  itself with the
 most severe and dreadful of all ,god's 
ways to his  people6 ,he would let      
,david1 ,hezekiah1 ,solomon1 ,peter1 and
 others  fall1 but he would not let them
 fall into sin unpardonable1 nor  into  
hell for sin4 ,oh6 thought ,i1 these be 
the men that ,god hath  loved2 these be 
the men that ,god1 though he chastiseth 
them1 keeps  them in safety by him1 and 
them whom he makes to abide under the   
shadow of the ,almighty4 ,but all these 
thoughts added sorrow1 grief1  and      
horror to me1 as whatever ,i now thought
 on1 it was killing to  me4 ,if ,i      
thought how ,god kept his own1 that was 
killing to me4 ,if  ,i thought of how ,i
 was falling myself1 that was killing to
 me4 ,as  all things wrought together   
for the best1 and to do good to them    
that were the called1 according to his  
purpose2 so ,i thought that  all things 
wrought for my damage1 and for my       
eternal overthrow4'    #aeh4 ,then1     
again1 ,i began to compare my sin with  

the sin of ,judas1  that1 if possible1  
,i might find that mine differed from   
that which1  in truth1 is unpardonable4 
,and1 oh6 thought ,i1 if it 'should     
differ  from it1' though but the breadth
 of an hair1 what a happy condition  is 
my soul in6 ,and1 by considering1 ,i    
found that ,judas did his               
intentionally1 but mine was against my  
'prayer and' strivings2  besides1 his   
was committed with much deliberation1   
but mine in a  fearful hurry1 on a      
sudden2 'all this while' ,i was tossed  
to and  fro1 like the locusts1 and      
driven from trouble to sorrow2 hearing  
always the sound of ,esau's fall in mine
 ears1 and of the dreadful  consequences
 thereof4    #aei4 ,yet this            
consideration about ,judas1 his sin was1
 for a  while1 some little relief unto  
me2 for ,i saw ,i had not1 as to the    
circumstances1 transgressed so foully as
 he4 ,but this was quickly  gone again1 
for1 ,i thought with myself1 there might
 be more ways  than one to commit the   

unpardonable sin2 'also ,i thought' that
  there might be degrees of that1 as    
well as of other transgressions2        
wherefore1 for ought ,i yet could       
perceive1 this iniquity of mine  might  
be such1 as might never be passed by4   
#afj4 ',i was often now ashamed1 that ,i
 should be like such an ugly  man as    
,judas2 ,i thought1 also1 how loathsome 
,i should be unto  all the saints at the
 day of judgment2 insomuch1 that now ,i 
could  scarce see a good man1 that ,i   
believed had a good conscience1 but  ,i 
should feel my heart tremble at him1    
while ,i was in his presence4  ,oh6 now 
,i saw a glory in walking with ,god1 and
 what a mercy it was  to have a good    
conscience before him4'    #afa4 ',i was
 much about this time tempted to content
 myself1 by  receiving some false       
opinion2 as that there should be no such
 thing  as a day of judgment1 that we   
should not rise again1 and that sin  was
 no such grievous thing2 the tempter    
suggesting thus1 ,for if  these things  

should indeed be true1 yet to believe   
otherwise1 would  yield you ease for the
 present4 ,if you must perish1 never    
torment  yourself so much before hand2  
drive the thoughts of damning out of    
your mind1 by possessing your mind with 
some such conclusions that  ,atheists   
and ,ranters do use to help themselves  
withal4'    #afb4 ',but1 oh6 when such  
thoughts have led through my heart1 how1
  as it were1 within a step1 hath death 
and judgment been in my view6           
,methought the judge stood at the door1 
,i was as if it was come  already2 so   
that such things could have no          
entertainment4 ,but1  methinks1 ,i see  
by this1 that ,satan will use any means 
to keep  the soul from ,christ2 he      
loveth not an awakened frame of spirit2 
security1 blindness1 darkness1 and error
 is the very kingdom and  habitation of 
the wicked one4'    #afc4 ',i found it  
hard work now to pray to ,god1 because  
despair was  swallowing me up2 ,i       
thought ,i was1 as with a tempest1      

driven away  from ,god1 for always when 
,i cried to ,god for mercy1 this would  
come in1 ,it is too late1 ,i am lost1   
,god hath let me fall2 not to my        
correction1 but condemnation2 my sin is 
unpardonable2 and ,i know1  concerning  
,esau1 how that1 after he had sold his  
birthright1  he would have received the 
blessing1 but was rejected4 ,about this 
time1 ,i did light on that dreadful     
story of that miserable mortal1         
,francis ,spira2#ch a book that was to  
my troubled spirit as salt1  when rubbed
 into a fresh wound2 every sentence in  
that book1 every  groan of that man1    
with all the rest of his actions in his 
dolours1  as his tears1 his prayers1 his
 gnashing of teeth1 his wringing of     
hands1 his twining and twisting1        
languishing and pining away under  that 
mighty hand of ,god that was upon him1  
was as knives and daggers  in my soul2  
especially that sentence of his was     
frightful to me1  ,man knows the        
beginning of sin1 but who bounds the    

issues thereof8  ,then would the former 
sentence1 as the conclusion of all1 fall
  like a hot thunderbolt again upon my  
conscience2 for you know how  that      
afterward1 when he would have inherited 
the blessing1 he was  rejected2 for he  
found no place of repentance1 though he 
sought it  carefully with tears4'       
#afd4 ,then was ,i struck into a very   
great trembling1 insomuch that  at      
sometimes ,i could1 for whole days      
together1 feel my very body1 as  well as
 my mind1 to shake and totter under the 
sense of the dreadful  judgment of ,god1
 that should fall on those that have    
sinned that  most fearful and           
unpardonable sin4 ,i felt also such a   
clogging  and heat at my stomach1 by    
reason of this my terror1 that ,i was1  
especially at some times1 as if my      
breast bone would have split  in sunder2
 then ,i thought of that concerning     
,judas1 who1 by his  falling headlong1  
burst asunder1 and all his bowels gushed
 out  7,acts #a3ah74    #afe4 ,i feared 

also that this was the mark that the    
,lord did set on  ,cain1 even continual 
fear and trembling1 under the heavy load
 of  guilt that he had charged on him   
for the blood of his brother ,abel4     
,thus did ,i wind1 and twine1 and       
shrink1 under the burden that was  upon 
me2 which burden also did so oppress me1
 that ,i could neither  stand1 nor go1  
nor lie1 either at rest or quiet4       
#aff4 ,yet that saying would sometimes  
come to my mind1 ,he hath  received     
gifts for the rebellious 7,psa #fh3ah74 
,the rebellious1  thought ,i2 why1      
surely they are such as once were under 
subjection  to their prince1 even those 
who1 after they have sworn subjection   
to his government1 have taken up arms   
against him2 'and this1 thought  ,i1 is 
my very condition2 once ,i loved him1   
feared him1 served him2  but now ,i am a
 rebel2 ,i have sold him1 ,i have said1 
,let him go if  he will2 but yet he has 
gifts for rebels1 and then why not for  
me8'    #afg4 ,this sometimes ,i thought

 on1 and should labour to take  hold    
thereof1 that some1 though small1       
refreshment might have been  conceived  
by me2 but in this also ,i missed of my 
desire1 ,i was driven  with force beyond
 it1 ',i was' like a man that is going  
to the place  of execution1 even by that
 place where he would fain creep in and 
hide himself1 but may not4    #afh4     
,again1 after ,i had thus considered the
 sins of the saints in  particular1 and 
found mine went beyond them1 then ,i    
began to think  thus with myself3 ,set  
the case ,i should put all theirs       
together1 and  mine alone against them1 
might ,i not then find some             
encouragement8  ,for if mine1 though    
bigger than any one1 yet should but be  
equal  to all1 then there is hopes2 for 
that blood that hath virtue enough  'in 
it' to wash away all theirs1 hath also  
virtue enough in it to  do away mine1   
though this one be full as big1 if no   
bigger1 than  all theirs4 ,here1 again1 
,i should consider the sin of ,david1 of

  ,solomon1 of ,manasseh1 of ,peter1 and
 the rest of the great offenders2  and  
should also labour1 what ,i might with  
fairness1 to aggravate  and heighten    
their sins by several circumstances3    
but1 alas6 ,it  was all in vain4#ci     
#afi4 ',i should think with myself that 
,david shed blood to cover his          
adultery1 and that by the sword of the  
children of ,ammon2 a work  that could  
not be done but by continuance and      
deliberate contrivance1  which was a    
great aggravation to his sin4 ,but then 
this would turn  upon me3 ,ah6 but these
 were but sins against the law1 from    
which  there was a ,jesus sent to save  
them2 but yours is a sin against  the   
,saviour1 and who shall save you from   
that8'    #agj4 ',then ,i thought on    
,solomon1 and how he sinned in loving   
strange  women1 in falling away to their
 idols1 in building them temples1 in    
doing this after light1 in his old age1 
after great mercy received2  but the    
same conclusion that cut me off in the  

former consideration1  cut me off as to 
this2 namely1 that all those were but   
sins against  the law1 for which ,god   
had provided a remedy2 but ,i had sold  
my  ,saviour1 and there now remained no 
more sacrifice for sin4'    #aga4 ',i   
would then add to those men's sins1 the 
sins of ,manasseh1  how that he built   
altars for idols in the house of the    
,lord2 he  also observed times1 used    
enchantment1 had to do with wizards1 was
  a wizard1 had his familiar spirits1   
burned his children in the fire  in     
sacrifice to devils1 and made the       
streets of ,jerusalem run down  with the
 blood of innocents4 ,these1 thought ,i1
 are great sins1  sins of a bloody      
colour2 yea1 it would turn again upon   
me3 ,they are  none of them of the      
nature of yours2 you have parted with   
,jesus1  you have sold your ,saviour4'  
#agb4 ,this one consideration would     
always kill my heart1 ,my sin was  point
 blank against my ,saviour2 and that    
too1 at that height1 that  ,i had in my 

heart said of him1 ,let him go if he    
will4 ,oh6 methought1  this sin was     
bigger than the sins of a country1 of a 
kingdom1 or  of the whole world1 no one 
pardonable1 nor all of them together1   
was able to equal mine2 mine outwent    
them every one4    #agc4 ,now ,i should 
find my mind to flee from ,god1 as from 
the face  of a dreadful judge2 yet this 
was my torment1 ,i could not escape his 
hand3 ,it is a fearful thing to fall    
into the hands of the living  ,god 7,heb
 #aj3ca74 ,but blessed be his grace1    
that scripture1 in these  flying        
sins1#dj would call as running after me1
 ,i have blotted  out1 as a thick cloud1
 thy transgressions2 and1 as a cloud1   
thy  sins3 return unto me1 for ,i have  
redeemed thee 7,isa #dd3bb74 ,this1  ,i 
say1 would come in upon my mind1 when ,i
 was fleeing from the face  of ,god2 for
 ,i did flee from his face1 that is1 my 
mind and spirit  fled before him2 by    
reason of his highness1 ,i could not    
endure2  then would the text cry1       

,return unto me2 it would cry aloud with
  a very great voice1 ,return unto me1  
for ,i have redeemed thee4  ,indeed1    
this would make me make a little stop1  
and1 as it were1  look over my shoulder 
behind me1 to see if ,i could discern   
that the  ,god of grace did follow me   
with a pardon in his hand1 but ,i could 
no sooner do that1 but all would be     
clouded and darkened again by  that     
sentence1 ,for you know how that        
afterwards1 when he would  have         
inherited the blessing1 he found no     
place of repentance1 though  he sought  
it carefully with tears4 ,wherefore ,i  
could not return1  but fled1 though at  
sometimes it cried1 ,return1 return1 as 
if  it did holloa after me4 ,but ,i     
feared to close in therewith1 lest  it  
should not come from ,god2 for that     
other1 as ,i said1 was still  sounding  
in my conscience1 ,for you know how that
 afterwards1 when  he would have        
inherited the blessing1 he was rejected1
 c4    #agd4 ',once as ,i was walking to

 and fro in a good man's shop1          
bemoaning of myself in my sad and       
doleful state1 afflicting myself  with  
self-abhorrence for this wicked and     
ungodly thought2 lamenting1  also1 this 
hard hap of mine1 for that ,i should    
commit so great a  sin1 greatly fearing 
,i should not be pardoned2 praying1     
also1 in  my heart1 that if this sin of 
mine did differ from that against  the  
,holy ,ghost1 the ,lord would show it   
me4 ,and being now ready to  sink with  
fear1 suddenly there was1 as if there   
had rushed in at  the window1 the noise 
of wind upon me1 but very pleasant1 and 
as  if ,i heard a voice speaking1 ,didst
 ever refuse to be justified by  the    
blood of ,christ8 ,and1 withal my whole 
life and profession past  was1 in a     
moment1 opened to me1 wherein ,i was    
made to see that  designedly ,i had not2
 so my heart answered groaningly1 ,no4  
then  fell1 with power1 that word of    
,god upon me1 ,see that ye refuse not   
him that speaketh 7,heb #ab3be74 ,this  

made a strange seizure upon  my spirit2 
it brought light with it1 and commanded 
a silence in my  heart of all those     
tumultuous thoughts that before did use1
 like  masterless hell-hounds1 to roar  
and bellow1 and make a hideous  noise   
within me4 ,it showed me1 also1 that    
,jesus ,christ had yet a  word of grace 
and mercy for me1 that he had not1 as ,i
 had feared1  quite forsaken and cast   
off my soul2 yea1 this was a kind of a  
chide for my proneness to desperation2 a
 kind of a threatening me  if ,i did    
not1 notwithstanding my sins and the    
heinousness of them1  venture my        
salvation upon the ,son of ,god4 ,but as
 to my determining  about this strange  
dispensation1 what it was ,i knew not2  
or from  whence it came ,i know not4 ,i 
have not yet1 in twenty years' time1    
been able to make a judgment of it2 ,i  
thought then what here ,i  shall be     
loath to speak4 ,but verily1 that sudden
 rushing wind was  as if an angel had   
come upon me2 but both it and the       

salvation ,i  will leave until the day  
of judgment2 only this ,i say1 it       
commanded  a great calm in my soul1 it  
persuaded me there might be hope2 it    
showed me1 as ,i thought1 what the sin  
unpardonable was1 and that  my soul had 
yet the blessed privilege to flee to    
,jesus ,christ for  mercy4 ,but1 ,i say1
 concerning this dispensation1 ,i know  
not what  yet to say unto it2 which was1
 also1 in truth1 the cause that1 at     
first1 ,i did not speak of it in the    
book2 ,i do now1 also1 leave it  to be  
thought on by men of sound judgment4 ,i 
lay not the stress of  my salvation     
thereupon1 but upon the ,lord ,jesus1 in
 the promise2  yet1 seeing ,i am here   
unfolding of my secret things1 ,i       
thought it  might not be altogether     
inexpedient to let this also show       
itself1  though ,i cannot now relate the
 matter as there ,i did experience  it4 
,this lasted1 in the savour of it1 for  
about three or four days1  and the ,i   
began to mistrust and to despair        

again4'#da    #age4 ',wherefore1 still  
my life hung in doubt before me1 not    
knowing  which way ,i should tip2 only  
this ,i found my soul desire1 even to   
cast itself at the foot of grace1 by    
prayer and supplication4 ,but1  oh6 it  
was hard for me now to bear the face to 
pray to this ,christ  for mercy1 against
 whom ,i had thus most vilely sinned2 it
 was hard  work1 ,i say1 to offer to    
look him in the face against whom ,i had
  so vilely sinned2 and1 indeed1 ,i have
 found it as difficult to come  to ,god 
by prayer1 after backsliding from him1  
as to do any other  thing4 ,oh1 the     
shame that did now attend me6 especially
 when ,i thought  ,i am now a-going to  
pray to him for mercy that ,i had so    
lightly  esteemed but a while before6 ,i
 was ashamed1 yea1 even confounded1     
because this villany had been committed 
by me2 but ,i saw there was  but one way
 with me1 ,i must go to him and humble  
myself unto him1  and beg that he1 of   
his wonderful mercy1 would show pity to 

me1  and have mercy upon my wretched    
sinful soul4'    #agf4 ',which1 when the
 tempter perceived1 he strongly         
suggested to  me1 ,that ,i ought not to 
pray to ,god2 for prayer was not for any
 in  my case1 neither could it do me    
good1 because ,i had rejected the       
,mediator1 by whom all prayer came with 
acceptance to ,god the ,father1  and    
without whom no prayer could come into  
his presence4 ,wherefore1  now to pray  
is but to add sin to sin2 yea1 now to   
pray1 seeing ,god  has cast you off1 is 
the next way to anger and offend him    
more than  you ever did before4'        
#agg4 ',for ,god1 saith he1 hath been   
weary of you for these several  years   
already1 because you are none of his2   
your bawlings in his  ears hath been no 
pleasant voice to him2 and1 therefore1  
he let you  sin this sin1 that you might
 be quite cut off2 and will you pray    
still8 ,this the devil urged1 and set   
forth that1 in ,numbers1 when  ,moses   
said to the children of ,israel1 ,that  

because they would not  go up to posses 
the land when ,god would have them1     
therefore1 for  ever after1 ,god did bar
 them out from thence1 though they      
prayed  they might1 with tears 7,num    
#ad3cf1cg71 c4'    #agh4 ',as it is said
 in another place 7,exo #ba3ad71 the man
 that sins  presumptuously shall be     
taken from ,god's altar1 that he may    
die2  even as ,joab was by ,king        
,solomon1 when he thought to find       
shelter  there 7#a ,kings #b3bh71 c4    
,these places did pinch me very sore2   
yet1  my case being desperate1 ,i       
thought with myself ,i can but die2 and 
if it must be so1 it shall once be said1
 that such an one died  at the foot of  
,christ in prayer4#db ,this ,i did1 but 
with great  difficulty1 ,god doth know2 
and that because1 together with this1   
still that saying about ,esau would be  
set at my heart1 even like a  flaming   
sword1 to keep the way of the tree of   
life1 lest ,i should  taste thereof and 
live4 ,oh6 who knows how hard a thing ,i

 found it  to come to ,god in prayer4'  
#agi4 ',i did also desire the prayers of
 the people of ,god for  me1 but ,i     
feared that ,god would give them no     
heart to do it2 yea1  ,i trembled in my 
soul to think that some or other of them
 would  shortly tell me1 that ,god had  
said those words to them that he once   
did say to the prophet concerning the   
children of ,israel1 ,pray  not thou for
 this people1 for ,i have rejected them 
7,jer #aa3ad74  ,so1 pray not for him1  
for ,i have rejected him4 ,yea1 ,i      
thought that  he had whispered this to  
some of them already1 only they durst   
not  tell me so1 neither durst ,i ask   
them of it1 for fear1 if it should  be  
so1 it would make me quite besides      
myself4 ,man knows the beginning  of    
sin1 said ,spira1 but who bounds the    
issues thereof8'    #ahj4 ,about this   
time ,i took an opportunity to break my 
mind to  an ancient ,christian1 and told
 him all my case2 ,i told him1 also1    
that ,i was afraid that ,i had sinned   

the sin against the ,holy ,ghost2  and  
he told me he thought so too4 ,here1    
therefore1 ,i had but cold  comfort2    
but1 talking a little more with him1 ,i 
found him1 though  a good man1 a        
stranger to much combat with the devil4 
,wherefore1  ,i went to ,god again1 as  
well as ,i could1 for mercy still4      
#aha4 ,now1 also1 did the tempter begin 
to mock me in my misery1  saying1 that1 
seeing ,i had thus parted with the ,lord
 ,jesus1 and  provoked him to           
displeasure1 who would have stood       
between my soul  and the flame of       
devouring fire1 there was now but one   
way1 and  that was1 to pray that ,god   
the ,father would be the ,mediator      
betwixt  his ,son and me1 that we might 
be reconciled again1 and that ,i might  
have that blessed benefit in him that   
his blessed saints enjoyed4    #ahb4    
,then did that scripture seize upon my  
soul1 ,he is of one mind1  and who can  
turn him8 ,oh6 ,i saw it was as easy to 
persuade him to  make a new world1 a new

 covenant1 or new ,bible1 besides that  
we  have already1 as to pray for such a 
thing4 ,this was to persuade him  that  
what he had done already was mere folly1
 and persuade with him  to alter1 yea1  
to disannul1 the whole way of salvation2
 and then  would that saying rend my    
soul asunder1 ,neither is there         
salvation  in any other3 for there is   
none other name under heaven1 given     
among men1 whereby we must be saved     
7,acts #d3ab74    #ahc4 ',now1 the most 
free1 and full1 and gracious words of   
the  gospel were the greatest torment to
 me2 yea1 nothing so afflicted  me as   
the thoughts of ,jesus ,christ1 the     
remembrance of a ,saviour2  because ,i  
had cast him off1 brought forth the     
villany of my sin1  and my loss by it to
 mind2 nothing did twinge my conscience 
like  this4 ,every time that ,i thought 
of the ,lord ,jesus1 of his grace1      
love1 goodness1 kindness1 gentleness1   
meekness1 death1 blood1  promises and   
blessed exhortations1 comforts and      

consolations1 it  went to my soul like a
 sword2 for still1 unto these my        
considerations  of the ,lord ,jesus1    
these thoughts would make place for     
themselves  in my heart2 aye1 this is   
the ,jesus1 the loving ,saviour1 the    
,son  of ,god1 whom thou hast parted    
with1 whom you slighted1 despised1  and 
abused4 ,this is the only ,saviour1 the 
only ,redeemer1 the only  one that could
 so love sinners as to wash them from   
their sins in  his own most precious    
blood2 but you have no part nor lot in  
this  ,jesus1 you have put him from you1
 you have said in your heart1 ,let  him 
go if he will4 ,now1 therefore1 you are 
severed from him2 you  have severed     
yourself from him4 ,behold1 then1 his   
goodness1 but  yourself to be no        
partaker of it4 ,oh1 thought ,i1 what   
have ,i lost6  ,what have ,i parted     
with6 ,what have ,i disinherited my poor
 soul of6  ,oh6 it is sad to be         
destroyed by the grace and mercy of     
,god2 to  have the ,lamb1 the ,saviour1 

turn lion and destroyer 7,rev #f74dc ,i 
also trembled1 as ,i have said1 at the  
sight of the saints of ,god1  especially
 at those that greatly loved him1 and   
that made it their  business to walk    
continually with him in this world2 for 
they did1  both in their words1 their   
carriages1 and all their expressions of 
tenderness and fear to sin against their
 precious ,saviour1 condemn1  lay guilt 
upon1 and also add continual affliction 
and shame unto  my soul4 ,the dread of  
them was upon me1 and ,i trembled at    
,god's  ,samuels 7#a ,sam #af3d74'      
#ahd4 ,now1 also1 the tempter began     
afresh to mock my soul another  way1    
saying that ,christ1 indeed1 did pity my
 case1 and was sorry  for my loss2 but  
forasmuch as ,i had sinned and          
transgressed1 as  ,i had done1 he could 
by no means help me1 nor save me from   
what ,i  feared2 for my sin was not of  
the nature of theirs for whom he bled   
and died1 neither was it counted with   
those that were laid to his  charge when

 he hanged on the tree4 ,therefore1     
unless he should come  down from heaven 
and die anew for this sin1 though1      
indeed1 he did  greatly pity me1 yet ,i 
could have no benefit of him4 ,these    
things  may seem ridiculous to others1  
even as ridiculous as they were in      
themselves1 but to me they were most    
tormenting cogitations2 every  of them  
augmented my misery1 that ,jesus ,christ
 should have so much  love as to pity me
 when he could not help me2 nor did ,i  
think that  the reason why he could not 
help me was because his merits were     
weak1 or his grace and salvation spent  
on them already1 but because  his       
faithfulness to his threatening would   
not let him extend his  mercy to me4    
,besides1 ,i thought1 as ,i have already
 hinted1 that my  sin was not within the
 bounds of that pardon that was wrapped 
up  in a promise2 and if not1 then ,i   
knew assuredly1 that it was more  easy  
for heaven and earth to pass away than  
for me to have eternal  life4 ,so that  

the ground of all these fears of mine   
did arise from  a steadfast belief that 
,i had of the stability of the holy     
,word of  ,god1 and also1 from my being 
misinformed of the nature of my sin4    
#ahe4 ,but1 oh6 how this would add to my
 affliction1 to conceit that  ,i should 
be guilty of such a sin for which he did
 not die4 ,these  thoughts would so     
confound me1 and imprison me1 and tie me
 up from  faith1 that ,i knew not what  
to do2 but1 oh6 thought ,i1 that he     
would come down again6 ,oh6 that the    
work of man's redemption was  yet to be 
done by ,christ6 ,how would ,i pray him 
and entreat him to  count and reckon    
this sin amongst the rest for which he  
died6 ,but  this scripture would strike 
me down as dead1 ,christ being raised   
from the death dieth no more2 death hath
 no more dominion over him  7,rom       
#f3i74dd    #ahf4 ,thus1 by the strange 
and unusual assaults of the tempter1 was
  my soul1 like a broken vessel1 driven 
as with the winds1 and tossed  sometimes

 headlong into despair1 sometimes upon  
the covenant of  works1 and sometimes to
 wish that the new covenant1 and the    
conditions  thereof1 might1 so far forth
 as ,i thought myself concerned1 be     
turned  another way and changed4 ,but in
 all these ,i was but as those that     
justle against the rocks2 more broken1  
scattered1 and rent4 ,oh1  the unthought
 of imaginations1 frights1 fears1 and   
terrors that are  affected by a thorough
 application of guilt1 yielded to       
desperation6  ,this is the man that hath
 his dwelling among the tombs with the  
dead2 that is1 always crying out and    
cutting himself with stones  7,mark     
#e3b-e74 ,but ,i say1 all in vain2      
desperation will not comfort  him1 the  
old covenant will not save him2 nay1    
heaven and earth  shall pass away before
 one jot or tittle of the ,word and law 
of  grace shall fall or be removed4     
,this ,i saw1 this ,i felt1 and under   
this ,i groaned2 yet this advantage ,i  
got thereby1 namely1 a farther          

confirmation of the certainty of the way
 of salvation1 and that  the ,scriptures
 were the ,word of ,god6 ,oh6 ,i cannot 
now express what  then ,i saw and felt  
of the steadiness of ,jesus ,christ1 the
 rock of  man's salvation2 what was done
 could not be undone1 added to1 nor     
altered4 ,i saw1 indeed1 that sin might 
drive the soul beyond ,christ1  even the
 sin which is unpardonable2 but woe to  
him that was so  driven1 for the ,word  
would shut him out4    #ahg4 ,thus was  
,i always sinking1 whatever ,i did think
 or do4 ,so one  day ,i walked to a     
neighbouring town1 and sat down upon a  
settle in  the street1 and fell into a  
very deep pause about the most fearful  
state my sin had brought me to2 and1    
after long musing1 ,i lifted  up my     
head1 but methought ,i saw as if the sun
 that shineth in the  heavens did grudge
 to give light1 and as if the very      
stones in the  street1 and tiles upon   
the houses1 did bend themselves against 
me2  methought that they all combined   

together to banish me out of the  world2
 ,i was abhorred of them1 and unfit to  
dwell among them1 or  be partaker of    
their benefits1 because ,i had sinned   
against the  ,saviour4 ,o how happy1    
now1 was every creature over what ,i    
was2 for  they stood fast and kept their
 station1 but ,i was gone and lost4     
#ahh4 ,then breaking out in the         
bitterness of my soul1 ,i said 'to      
myself1' with a grievous sigh1 ,how can 
,god comfort such a wretch as  ,i8 ,i   
had no sooner said it but this returned 
upon me1 as an echo  doth answer a      
voice1 ,this sin is not unto death4 ,at 
which ,i was  as if ,i had been raised  
out of a grave1 and cried out again1    
,lord1  how couldest thou find out such 
a word as this8 for ,i was filled  with 
admiration at the fitness1 and1 also1 at
 the unexpectedness  of the sentence1   
'the fitness of the ,word1 the rightness
 of the  timing of it1 the power1 and   
sweetness1 and light1 and glory that    
came with it1 also1 was marvelous to me 

to find4 ,i was now1 for the  time1 out 
of doubt as to that about which ,i so   
much was in doubt  before2 my fears     
before were1 that my sin was not        
pardonable1 and  so that ,i had no right
 to pray1 to repent1 c41 or that if ,i  
did1  it would be of no advantage or    
profit to me4 ,but now1 thought ,i1  if 
this sin is not unto death1 then it is  
pardonable2 therefore1  from this ,i    
have encouragement to come to ,god1 by  
,christ1 for mercy1  to consider the    
promise of forgiveness as that which    
stands with  open arms to receive me1 as
 well as others4 ,this1 therefore1 was  
a great easement to my mind2 to wit1    
that my sin was pardonable1  that it was
 not the sin unto death 7#a ,john       
#e3af1ag74 ,none but those  that know   
what my trouble1 by their own           
experience1 was1 can tell  what relief  
came to my soul by this consideration2  
it was a release  to me from my former  
bonds1 and a shelter from my former     
storm4 ,i  seemed now to stand upon the 

same ground with other sinners1 and  to 
have as good right to the ,word and     
prayer as any of them4'#de    #ahi4     
,now1 ',i say1' ,i was in hopes that my 
sin was not unpardonable1  but that     
there might be hopes for me to obtain   
forgiveness4 ,but1  oh1 how ,satan did  
now lay about him for to bring me down  
again6  ,but he could by no means do it1
 neither this day nor the most part  of 
the next1 for this sentence stood like a
 mill post at my back2  yet1 towards the
 evening of the next day1 ,i felt this  
word begin  to leave me and to withdraw 
its supportation from me1 and so ,i     
returned to my old fears again1 but with
 a great deal of grudging  and          
peevishness1 for ,i feared the sorrow of
 despair2 'nor could my  faith now      
longer retain this word4'    #aij4 ,but 
the next day1 at evening1 being under   
many fears1 ,i went  to seek the ,lord2 
and as ,i prayed1 ,i cried1 'and my soul
 cried'  to him in these words1 with    
strong cries3--,o ,lord1 ,i beseech     

thee1  show me that thou hast loved me  
with everlasting love 7,jer #ca3c74  ,i 
had no sooner said it but1 with         
sweetness1 this returned upon me1  as an
 echo or sounding again1 ,i have loved  
thee with an everlasting  love4 ,now ,i 
went to bed at quiet2 also1 when ,i     
awaked the next  morning1 it was fresh  
upon my soul--'and ,i believed it4'     
#aia4 ,but yet the tempter left me not2 
for it could not be so little  as an    
hundred times that he that day did      
labour to break my peace4  ,oh6 the     
combats and conflicts that ,i did then  
meet with as ,i strove  to hold by this 
word2 that of ,esau would fly in my face
 like to  lightning4 ,i should be       
sometimes up and down twenty times in an
  hour1 yet ,god did bear me up and keep
 my heart upon this word1 from  which ,i
 had also1 for several days together1   
very much sweetness  and comfortable    
hopes of pardon2 for thus it was made   
out to me1  ,i loved thee whilst thou   
wast committing this sin1 ,i loved thee 

before1 ,i love thee still1 and ,i will 
love thee for ever4    #aib4 ,yet ,i saw
 my sin most barbarous1 and a filthy    
crime1 and could  not but conclude1 and 
that with great shame and astonishment1 
that  ,i had horribly abused the holy   
,son of ,god2 wherefore ,i felt my soul 
greatly to love and pity him1 and my    
bowels to yearn towards him2  for ,i saw
 he was still my ,friend1 and did reward
 me good for evil2  yea1 the love and   
affection that then did burn within to  
my ,lord  and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ   
did work1 at this time1 such a strong   
and hot desire of revengement upon      
myself for the abuse ,i had done  unto  
him1 that1 to speak as then ,i thought1 
had ,i had a thousand  gallons of blood 
within my veins1 ,i could freely 'then' 
have spilt  it all at the command and   
feet of this my ,lord and ,saviour4     
#aic4 ,and as ,i was thus in musing and 
in my studies1 'considering'  how to    
love the ,lord and to express my love to
 him1 that saying  came in upon me1 ,if 

thou1 ,lord1 shouldest mark iniquities1 
,o ,lord1  who shall stand8 ,but there  
is forgiveness with thee1 that thou     
mayest be feared 7,psa #acj3c1d74 ,these
 were good words to me1#df  especially  
the latter part thereof2 to wit1 that   
there is forgiveness  with the ,lord1   
that he might be feared2 that is1 as    
then ,i understood  it1 that he might be
 loved and had in reverence2 for it was 
thus  made out to me1 that the great    
,god did set so high an esteem upon  the
 love of his poor creatures1 that rather
 than he would go without  their love he
 would pardon their transgressions4     
#aid4 ,and now was that word fulfilled  
on me1 and ,i was also refreshed  by it1
 ,then shall they be ashamed and        
confounded1 and never open  their mouth 
any more because of their shame1 when ,i
 am pacified  toward them for all that  
they have done1 saith the ,lord ,god    
7,eze  #af3fc74 ,thus was my soul at    
this time1 and1 as ,i then did think1   
for ever1 set at liberty from being     

again afflicted with my former  guilt   
and amazement4    #aie4 ,but before many
 weeks were over ,i began to despond    
again1  fearing lest1 notwithstanding   
all that ,i had enjoyed1 that yet ,i    
might be deceived and destroyed at the  
last2 for this consideration  came      
strong into my mind1 that whatever      
comfort and peace ,i thought  ,i might  
have from the ,word of the promise of   
life1 yet unless there  could be found  
in my refreshment a concurrence and     
agreement in the  ,scriptures1 let me   
think what ,i will thereof1 and hold it 
never so  fast1 ,i should find no such  
thing at the end2 for the ,scripture    
cannot be broken 7,john #aj3ce74        
#aif4 ,now began my heart again to ache 
and fear ,i might meet with             
disappointment at the last2 wherefore ,i
 began1 with all seriousness1  to       
examine my former comfort1 and to       
consider whether one that  had sinned as
 ,i have done1 might with confidence    
trust upon the  faithfulness of ,god1   

laid down in those words by which ,i had
 been  comforted and on which ,i had    
leaned myself4 ,but now were brought    
those sayings to my mind1 ,for it is    
impossible for those who were  once     
enlightened1 and have tasted of the     
heavenly gift1 and were  made partakers 
of the ,holy ,ghost1 and have tasted the
 good word of  ,god1 and the powers of  
the world to come1 if they shall fall   
away1  to renew them again unto         
repentance 7,heb #f3d-f74 ,for if we sin
  willfully after that we have received 
the knowledge of the truth1  there      
remaineth no more sacrifice for sins1   
but a certain fearful  looking for of   
judgment and fiery indignation1 which   
shall devour  the adversaries 7,heb     
#aj3bf1bg74 ,even as ,esau1 who1 for one
 morsel  of meat sold his birthright2   
for ye know how that afterward1 when  he
 would have inherited the blessing1 he  
was rejected2 for he found  no place of 
repentance1 though he sought it         
carefully with tears  7,heb #ab3af1ag74 

#aig4 ,now was the word of the gospel   
forced from my soul1 so that no  promise
 or encouragement was to be found in the
 ,bible for me2 and  now would that     
saying work upon my spirit to afflict   
me1 ,rejoice  not1 ,o ,israel1 for joy  
as other people 7,hosea #i3a74 ,for ,i  
saw  indeed there was cause of rejoicing
 for those that held to ,jesus2  but as 
for me1 ,i had cut myself off by my     
transgressions1 and left  myself neither
 foot-hold1 nor hand-hold1 amongst all  
the stays and  props in the precious    
word of life4    #aih4 ,and truly ,i did
 now feel myself to sink into a gulf1 as
 an  house whose foundation is          
destroyed2 ,i did liken myself1 in this 
condition1 unto the case of a child that
 was fallen into a mill-pit1  who1      
though it could make some shift to      
scrabble and spraul in the  water1 yet  
because it could find neither hold for  
hand nor foot1  therefore at last it    
must die in that condition4 ,so soon as 
this  fresh assault had fastened on my  

soul1 that scripture came into my       
heart1 ,this is for many days 7,dan     
#aj3ad74 ,and indeed ,i found it  was   
so2 for ,i could not be delivered1 nor  
brought to peace again1  until well nigh
 two years and an half were completely  
finished4 ,wherefore  these words1      
though in themselves they tended to     
discouragement1  yet to me1 who feared  
this condition would be eternal1 they   
were  at sometimes as an help and       
refreshment to me4    #aii4 ,for1       
thought ,i1 many days are not1 not for  
ever1 many days  will have an end1      
therefore seeing ,i was to be afflicted1
 not a  few1 but many days1 yet ,i was  
glad it was but for many days4 ,thus1   
,i say1 ,i could recall myself          
sometimes1 and give myself a help1 for  
as soon as ever the words came 'into my 
mind' at first1 ,i knew my  trouble     
would be long2 yet this would be but    
sometimes1 for ,i could  not always     
think on this1 nor ever be helped 'by   
it1' though ,i did4    #bjj4 ,now1 while

 these ,scriptures lay before me1 and   
laid sin  'anew' at my door1 that saying
 in the #ahth of ,luke1 with others1    
did encourage me to prayer4 ,then the   
tempter again laid at me very  sore1    
suggesting1 ,that neither the mercy of  
,god1 nor yet the blood  of ,christ1 did
 at all concern me1 nor could they help 
me for my  sin2 'therefore it was in    
vain to pray4' ,yet1 thought ,i1 ,i will
  pray4 ,but1 said the tempter1 your sin
 is unpardonable4 ',well1 said  ,i1 ,i  
will pray4 ,it is to no boot1 said he4' 
,yet1 said ,i1 ,i will pray4  ,so ,i    
went to prayer to ,god2 and while ,i was
 at prayer1 ,i uttered  words to this   
effect1 ,lord1 ,satan tells me that     
neither thy mercy1  nor ,christ's blood1
 is sufficient to save my soul2 ,lord1  
shall ,i  honour thee most1 by believing
 thou wilt and canst8 or 'him1' by      
believing thou neither wilt nor canst8  
,lord1 ,i would fain honour  thee1 by   
believing thou wilt and canst4    #bja4 
,and as ,i was thus before the ,lord1   

that scripture fastened on  my heart1 ,o
 woman1 great is thy faith 7,matt       
#ae3bh71 even as if  one had clapped me 
on the back1 as ,i was on my knees      
before ,god4  ,yet ,i was not able to   
believe this1 'that this was a prayer of
  faith1' till almost six months after2 
for ,i could not think that ,i  had     
faith1 or that there should be a word   
for me to act faith on2  therefore ,i   
should still be as sticking in the jaws 
of desperation1  and went mourning up   
and down 'in a sad condition1' crying1  
,is his  mercy clean gone8 ,is his mercy
 clean gone for ever8 ,and ,i thought   
sometimes1 even when ,i was groaning in 
these expressions1 they did  seem to    
make a question whether it was or no2   
yet ,i greatly feared  it was4    #bjb4 
',there was nothing now that ,i longed  
for more than to be put  out of doubt1  
as to this thing in question2 and1 as ,i
 was vehemently  desiring to know if    
there was indeed hopes for me1 these    
words came  rolling into my mind1 ,will 

the ,lord cast off for ever8 ,and will  
he be a favourable no more8 ,is his     
mercy clean gone for ever8 ,doth  his   
promise fail for evermore8 ,hath ,god   
forgotten to be gracious8  ,hath he in  
anger shut up his tender mercies8 7,psa 
#gg3g-i74 ,and  all the while they run  
in my mind1 methought ,i had this still 
as  the answer1 ,it is a question       
whether he had or no2 it may be he hath 
not4 ,yea1 the interrogatory seemed to  
me to carry in it a sure  affirmation   
that indeed he had not1 nor would so    
cast off1 but  would be favourable2 that
 his promise doth not fail1 and that he 
had not forgotten to be gracious1 nor   
would in anger shut up his  tender      
mercy4 ,something1 also1 there was upon 
my heart at the same  time1 which ,i now
 cannot call to mind2 which1 with this  
text1 did  sweeten my heart1 and made me
 conclude that his mercy might not be   
quite gone1 nor clean gone for ever4'#dg
    #bjc4 ,at another time1 ,i remember 
,i was again much under the question1   

,whether the blood of ,christ was       
sufficient to save my soul8 ,in which   
doubt ,i continued from morning till    
about seven or eight at night2  and at  
last1 when ,i was1 as it were1 quite    
worn out with fear1  lest it should not 
lay hold on me1 these words did sound   
suddenly  within my heart1 ,he is able4 
,but methought this word ,,able was     
spoke so loud unto me2 it showed such a 
great word1 'it seemed to  be writ in   
great letters1' and gave such a justle  
to my fear and  doubt1 ,i mean for the  
time it tarried with me1 which was about
 a  day1 as ,i never had from that all  
my life1 either before or after  that   
7,heb #g3be74    #bjd4 ,but one morning1
 when ,i was again at prayer1 and       
trembling  under the fear of this1 that 
no word of ,god could help me1 that     
piece of a sentence darted in upon me1  
,my grace is sufficient4 ,at  this      
methought ,i felt some stay1 as if there
 might be hopes4 ,but1  oh how good a   
thing it is for ,god to send his ,word6 

,for about  a fortnight before ,i was   
looking on this very place1 and then ,i 
thought it could not come near my soul  
with comfort1 'therefore'  ,i threw down
 my book in a pet4 ',then ,i thought it 
was not large  enough for me2 no1 not   
large enough'2 but now1 it was as if it 
had  arms of grace so wide that it could
 not only enclose me1 but many  more    
besides4    #bje4 ,by these words ,i was
 sustained1 yet not without exceeding   
conflicts1 for the space of seven or    
eight weeks2 for my peace  would be in  
and out1 sometimes twenty times a day2  
comfort now1  and trouble presently2    
peace now1 and before ,i could go a     
furlong  as full of fear and guilt as   
ever heart could hold2 and this was  not
 only now and then1 but my whole seven  
weeks' experience2 for  this about the  
sufficiency of grace1 and that of       
,esau's parting  with his birthright1   
would be like a pair of scales within my
 mind1  sometimes one end would be      
uppermost1 and sometimes again the      

other2  according to which would be my  
peace or trouble4    #bjf4 ,therefore ,i
 still did pray to ,god1 that he would  
come in with  this ,scripture more fully
 on my heart2 to wit1 that he would help
  me to apply the whole sentence1 'for  
as yet ,i could not3 that he  gave1 ,i  
gathered2 but further ,i could not go1' 
for as yet it only  helped me to hope   
'there might be mercy for me1' ,my grace
 is  sufficient2 and though it came no  
farther1 it answered my former          
question2 to wit1 that there was hope2  
yet1 because for thee was  left out1 ,i 
was not contented1 but prayed to ,god   
for that also4  ,wherefore1 one day as  
,i was in a meeting of ,god's people1   
full of  sadness and terror1 for my     
fears again were strong upon me2 and as 
,i was now thinking my soul was never   
the better1 but my case most  sad and   
fearful1 these words did1 with great    
power1 suddenly break  in upon me1 ,my  
grace is sufficient for thee1 my grace  
is sufficient  for thee1 my grace is    

sufficient for thee1 three times        
together2  and1 oh6 methought that every
 word as a mighty word unto me2 as  my1 
and grace1 and sufficient1 and for thee2
 they were then1 and  sometimes are     
still1 far bigger than others be4       
#bjg4 ,at which time my understanding   
was so enlightened1 that ,i was  as     
though ,i had seen the ,lord ,jesus look
 down from heaven through  the tiles    
upon me1 and direct these words unto me4
 ,this sent me  mourning home1 it broke 
my heart1 and filled me full of joy1 and
  laid me low as the dust2 only it      
stayed not long with me1 ,i mean  in    
this glory and refreshing comfort1 yet  
it continued with me for  several weeks1
 and did encourage me to hope4 ,but so  
soon as that  powerful operation of it  
was taken off my heart1 that other about
  ,esau returned upon me as before2 so  
my soul did hang as in a pair  of scales
 again1 sometimes up and sometimes down1
 now in peace1  and anon again in       
terror4    #bjh4 ,thus ,i went on for   

many weeks1 sometimes comforted1 and    
sometimes  tormented2 and1 especially at
 some times1 my torment would be very   
sore1 for all those scriptures forenamed
 in the ,hebrews1 would  be set before  
me1 as the only sentences that would    
keep me out of  heaven4 ,then1 again1 ,i
 should begin to repent that ever that  
thought  went through me1 ,i should also
 think thus with myself1 ,why1 how  many
 scriptures are there against me8 ,there
 are but three or four3  and cannot ,god
 miss them1 and save me for all them8   
,sometimes1  again1 ,i should think1    
,oh6 if it were not for these three or  
four  words1 now how might ,i be        
comforted8 ,and ,i could hardly forbear1
  at some times1 but to wish them out of
 the book4    #bji4 ,then methought ,i  
should see as if both ,peter1 and ,paul1
 and  ,john1 and all the writers1 did   
look with scorn upon me1 and hold me  in
 derision2 and as if they said unto me1 
,all our words are truth1  one of as    
much force as another4 ,it is not we    

that have cut you  off1 but you have    
cast away yourself2 there is none of our
 sentences  that you must take hold upon
 but these1 and such as these3 ,it is   
impossible2 there remains no more       
sacrifice for sin 7,heb #f74 ,and  it   
had been better for them not to have    
known the will of ,god1  than after they
 have known it1 to turn from the holy   
commandment  delivered unto them 7#b    
,peter #b3ba74 ,for the ,scriptures     
cannot  be broken4#dh    #baj4 ',these1 
as the elders of the city of refuge1 ,i 
saw were to be  the judges both of my   
case and me1 while ,i stood1 with the   
avenger  of blood at my heels1 trembling
 at their gate for deliverance1 also    
with a thousand fears and mistrusts1 ,i 
doubted that they would shut  me out for
 ever 7,josh #bj3c1d74'    #baa4 ,thus  
was ,i confounded1 not knowing what to  
do1 nor how to be  satisfied in this    
question1 ,whether the scriptures could 
agree in  the salvation of my soul8 ,i  
quaked at the apostles1 ,i knew their   

words were true1 and that they must     
stand for ever4    #bab4 ,and ,i        
remember one day1 as ,i was in diverse  
frames of spirit1  and considering that 
these frames were still according to the
 nature  of the several scriptures that 
came in upon my mind2 if this of  grace1
 then was ,i quiet2 but if that of      
,esau1 then tormented2 ,lord1  thought  
,i1 if both these scriptures would meet 
in my heart at once1  ,i wonder which of
 them would get the better of me4 ,so   
methought ,i  had a longing mind that   
they might come both together upon me2  
yea1  ,i desired of ,god they might4    
#bac4 ,well1 about two or three days    
after1 so they did indeed2 they  bolted 
both upon me at a time1 and did work and
 struggle strangely  in me for a while2 
at last1 that about ,esau's birthright  
began to  wax weak1 and withdraw1 and   
vanish2 and this about the sufficiency  
of grace prevailed with peace and joy4  
,and as ,i was in a muse about  this    
thing1 that scripture came home upon me1

 ,mercy rejoiceth  against judgment     
7,james #b3ac74    #bad4 ,this was a    
wonderment to me2 yet truly ,i am apt to
 think it  was of ,god2 for the word of 
the law and wrath must give place to    
the word of life and grace2 because1    
though the word of condemnation  be     
glorious1 yet the word of life and      
salvation doth far exceed in  glory 7#b 
,cor #c3h-ab2 ,mark #i3e-g74 ,also1 that
 ,moses and ,elias must  both vanish1   
and leave ,christ and his saints alone4 
#bae4 ,this scripture did also most     
sweetly visit my soul1 ,and him  that   
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast out
 7,john #f3cg74 ,oh1  the comfort that  
,i have had from this world1 in no wise6
 as who  should say1 by no means1 for no
 thing1 whatever he hath done4 ,but     
,satan would greatly labour to pull this
 promise from me1 telling  of me that   
,christ did not mean me1 and such as ,i1
 but sinners of  a lower rank1 that had 
not done as ,i had done4 ,but ,i should 
answer  him again1 ,satan1 here is in   

this word no such exception2 but him    
that comes1 ,,him1 any him2 him that    
cometh to me ,i will in no wise  cast   
out4 ,and this ,i well remember still1  
that of all the sleights  that ,satan   
used to take this scripture from me1 yet
 he never did  so much as put this      
question1 ,but do you come aright8 ,and 
,i have  thought the reason was1 because
 he thought ,i knew full well what      
coming aright was2 for ,i saw that to   
come aright was to come as ,i  was1 a   
vile and ungodly sinner1 and to cast    
myself at the feet of  mercy1 condemning
 myself for sin4 ,if ever ,satan and ,i 
did strive  for any word 'of ,god in all
 my life1 it was for this good word of  
,christ2 he at one end and ,i at the    
other4 ,oh1 what work did we make6'  ,it
 was for this in ,john1 ',i say1 that we
 did so tug and strive'2  he pulled and 
,i pulled2 but1 ,god be praised1 ',i got
 the better of  him1' ,i got some       
sweetness from it4    #baf4 ,but1       
notwithstanding all these helps and     

blessed words of  grace1 yet that of    
,esau's selling of his birthright would 
still at  times distress my conscience2 
for though ,i had been most sweetly     
comforted1 and that but just before1 yet
 when that came into 'my'  mind1 it     
would make me fear again1 ,i could not  
be quite rid thereof1  it would every   
day be with me3 wherefore now ,i went   
another way  to work1 even to consider  
the nature of this blasphemous thought2 
,i mean1 if ,i should take the words at 
the largest1 and give them  their own   
natural force and scope1 even every word
 therein4 ,so when  ,i had thus         
considered1 ,i found1 that if they were 
fairly taken1  they would amount to     
this1 that ,i had freely left the ,lord 
,jesus  ,christ to his choice1 whether  
he would be my ,saviour or no2 for the  
wicked words were these1 ,let him go if 
he will4 ,then that scripture  gave me  
hope1 ,i will never leave thee nor      
forsake thee 7,heb #ac3e74  ,o ,lord1   
said ,i1 but ,i have left thee4 ,then it

 answered again1 ,but  ,i will not leave
 thee4 ,for this ,i thank ,god also4    
#bag4 ,yet ,i was grievously afraid he  
should1 and found it exceeding  hard to 
trust him1 seeing ,i had so offended    
him4 ,i could have been  exceeding glad 
that this thought had never befallen1   
for then ,i  thought ,i could1 with more
 ease and freedom abundance1 have leaned
  upon his grace4 ,i see it was with me1
 as it was with ,joseph's  brethren2 the
 guilt of their own wickedness did often
 fill them with  fears that their       
brother would at last despise them 7,gen
 #ej3ae-ag74    #bah4 ,but above all the
 scriptures that ,i yet did meet with1  
that  in the twentieth of ,joshua was   
the greatest comfort to me1 which       
speaks of the slayer that was to flee   
for refuge4 ,and if the avenger  of     
blood pursue the slayer1 then1 saith    
,moses1 they that are the  elders of the
 city of refuge shall not deliver him   
into his hand1  because he smote his    
neighbour unwittingly1 and hated him not

  aforetime4 ,oh1 blessed be ,god for   
this word2 ,i was convinced that  ,i was
 the slayer2 and that the avenger of    
blood pursued me1 that ,i  felt with    
great terror2 only now it remained that 
,i inquire whether  ,i have right to    
enter the city of refuge4#di ,so ,i     
found that he  must not1 who lay in wait
 to shed blood3 'it was not the willful 
murderer1' but he who unwittingly did   
it1 he who did unawares  shed blood2    
'not of spite1 or grudge1 or malice1 he 
that shed  it unwittingly1' even he who 
did not hate his neighbour before4      
,wherefore1    #bai4 ,i thought verily  
,i was the man that must enter1 because 
,i  had smitten my neighbour            
unwittingly1 and hated him not          
aforetime4  ,i hated him not aforetime2 
no1 ,i prayed unto him1 was tender of   
sinning against him2 yea1 and against   
this wicked temptation ,i had  strove   
for a twelvemonth before2 yea1 and also 
when it did pass  through my heart1 it  
did it in spite of my teeth3 wherefore  

,i  thought ,i had right to enter this  
city1 and the elders1 which are  the    
apostles1 were not to deliver me up4    
,this1 therefore1 was great  comfort to 
me2 and did give me much ground of hope4
    #bbj4 ,yet being very critical1 for 
my smart had made me that ,i knew  not  
what ground was sure enough to bear me1 
,i had one question  that my soul did   
much desire to be resolved about2 and   
that was1  ,whether it be possible for  
any soul that hath indeed sinned the    
unpardonable sin1 yet after that to     
receive though but the least  true      
spiritual comfort from ,god through     
,christ8 ,the which1 after  ,i had much 
considered1 ,i found the answer was1    
,no1 they could not2  and that for these
 reasons3--    #bba4 ,first1 ,because   
those that have sinned that sin1 they   
are debarred  a share in the blood of   
,christ1 and being shut out of that1    
they  must needs be void of the least   
ground of hope1 and so of spiritual     
comfort2 for to such there remaineth no 

more sacrifice for sins  7,heb #aj3bf74 
,secondly1 ,because they are denied a   
share in the  promise of life2 they     
shall never be forgiven1 neither in this
  world1 neither in that which is to    
come 7,matt #ab3cb74 ,thirdly1  ,the    
,son of ,god excludes them also from a  
share in his blessed  intercession1     
being for ever ashamed to own them both 
before his  holy ,father1 and the       
blessed angels in heaven 7,mark #h3ch74 
#bbb4 ,when ,i had1 with much           
deliberation1 considered of this matter1
  and could not but conclude that the   
,lord had comforted me1 and that  too   
after this my wicked sin2 then1         
methought1 ,i durst venture to  come    
nigh unto those most fearful and        
terrible scriptures1 with  which all    
this while ,i had been so greatly       
affrighted1 and on which1  indeed1      
before ,i durst scarce cast mine eye1   
yea1 had much ado an  hundred times to  
forbear wishing of them out of the      
,bible2 for ,i  thought they would      

destroy me2 but now1 ,i say1 ,i began to
 take some  measure of encouragement to 
come close to them1 to read them1 and   
consider them1 and to weigh their scope 
and tendency4    #bbc4 ,the which1 when 
,i began to do1 ,i found their visage   
changed2  for they looked not so grimly 
on me as before ,i thought they did4    
,and1 first1 ,i came to the sixth of the
 ,hebrews1 yet trembling for  fear it   
should strike me2 which when ,i had     
considered1 ,i found that  the falling  
there intended was a falling quite away2
 that is1 as  ,i conceived1 a falling   
from1 and an absolute denial of the     
gospel  of remission of sins by ,christ2
 for from them the apostle begins  his  
argument 7vv #a-c74 ,secondly1 ,i found 
that this falling away  must be openly1 
even in the view of the world1 even so  
as to put  ,christ to an open shame4    
,thirdly1 ,i found that those he there  
intended were for ever shut up of ,god1 
both in blindness1 hardness1  and       
impenitency3 it is impossible they      

should be renewed again unto            
repentance4 ,by all these particulars1  
,i found1 to ,god's everlasting  praise1
 my sin was not the sin in this place   
intended4    ',first1 ,i confessed ,i   
was fallen1 but not fallen away1 that   
is1  from the profession of faith in    
,jesus unto eternal life4 ,secondly1  ,i
 confessed that ,i had put ,jesus       
,christ to shame by my sin1 but  not to 
open shame2 ,i did not deny him before  
men1 nor condemn him  as a fruitless one
 before the world4 ,thirdly1 ,nor did ,i
 find that  ,god had shut me up1 or     
denied me to come1 though ,i found it   
hard  work indeed to come to him by     
sorrow and repentance4 ,blessed be  ,god
 for unsearchable grace4'    #bbd4 ,then
 ,i considered that in the tenth of the 
,hebrews1 and found  that the willful   
sin there mentioned is not every willful
 sin1  but that which doth throw off    
,christ1 and then his commandments  too4
 ,secondly1 ,that must also be done     
openly1 before two or three  witnesses1 

to answer that of the law 7v #bh74      
,thirdly1 ,this sin cannot  be          
committed1 but with great despite done  
to the ,spirit of grace2  despising both
 the dissuasions from that sin1 and the 
persuasions  to the contrary4 ,but the  
,lord knows1 though this my sin was     
devilish1  yet it did not amount to     
these4    #bbe4 ,and as touching that in
 the twelfth of the ,hebrews1 about     
,esau's selling his birthright1 though  
this was that which killed me1  and     
stood like a spear against me2 yet now  
,i did consider1 ,first1  ,that his was 
not a hasty thought against the         
continual labour of  his mind1 but a    
thought consented to and put in practice
 likewise1  and that too after some     
deliberation 7,gen #be74 ,secondly1 ,it 
was a  public and open action1 even     
before his brother1 if not before many  
more2 this made his sin of a far more   
heinous nature than otherwise  it would 
have been4 ,thirdly1 ,he continued to   
slight his birthright3  ,he did eat and 

drink1 and went his way2 thus ,esau     
despised  his birthright 7v #cd74 ,yea1 
twenty years after1 he was found to     
despise it still4 ,and ,esau said1 ,i   
have enough1 my brother2 keep  that thou
 hast unto thyself 7,gen #cc3i74        
#bbf4 ,now as touching this1 that ,esau 
sought a place of repentance2  thus ,i  
thought1 first1 ,this was not for the   
birthright1 but for the  blessing2 this 
is clear from the apostle1 and is       
distinguished by  ,esau himself2 he took
 away my birthright that is1 formerly2  
and1  behold1 now he hath taken away my 
blessing 7,gen #bg3cf74 ,secondly1      
,now1 this being thus considered1 ,i    
came again to the apostle1 to  see what 
might be the mind of ,god1 in a ,new    
,testament style and  sense1 concerning 
,esau's sin2 and so far as ,i could     
conceive1 this  was the mind of ,god1   
,that the birthright signified          
regeneration1  and the blessing the     
eternal inheritance2 for so the apostle 
seems  to hint1 ,lest there be any      

profane person1 as ,esau1 who for one   
morsel of meat sold his birthright2 as  
if he should say1 ,lest there  be any   
person amongst you1 that shall cast off 
all those blessed  beginnings of ,god   
that at present are upon him1 in order  
to a new  birth1 lest they become as    
,esau1 even be rejected afterwards1 when
  they would inherit the blessing4      
#bbg4 ,for many there are who1 in the   
day of grace and mercy1 despise  those  
things which are indeed the birthright  
to heaven1 who yet1  when the deciding  
day appears1 will cry as loud as ,esau1 
,lord1  ,lord1 open to us2 but then1 as 
,isaac would not repent1 no more will   
,god the ,father1 but will say1 ,i have 
blessed these1 yea1 and they  shall be  
blessed2 but as for you1 depart from me1
 all ye workers  of iniquity 7,gen      
#bg3cc2 ,luke #ac3be-bg74    #bbh4 ,when
 ,i had thus considered these           
scriptures1 and found that  thus to     
understand them was not against1 but    
according to other  scriptures2 this    

still added further to my encouragement 
and  comfort1 and also gave a great blow
 to that objection1 to wit1 that  the   
scripture could not agree in the        
salvation of my soul4 ,and now  remained
 only the hinder part of the tempest1   
for the thunder was  gone beyond me1    
only some drops did still remain1 that  
now and then  would fall upon me2 but   
because my former frights and anguish   
were  very sore and deep1 therefore it  
did oft befall me still1 as it          
befalleth those that have been scared   
with fire1 ,i thought every  voice was  
,fire1 fire2 every little touch would   
hurt my tender  conscience4#ej    #bbi4 
,but one day1 as ,i was passing in the  
field1 and that too with  some dashes on
 my conscience1 fearing lest yet all was
 not right1  suddenly this sentence fell
 upon my soul1 ,thy righteousness is  in
 heaven2 and methought withal1 ,i saw1  
with the eyes of my soul1  ,jesus       
,christ at ,god's right hand2 there1 ,i 
say1 as my righteousness2  so that      

wherever ,i was1 or whatever ,i was     
adoing1 ,god could not  say of me1 ,he  
wants my righteousness1 for that was    
just before him4  ,i also saw1 moreover1
 that it was not my good frame of heart 
that  made my righteousness better1 nor 
yet my bad frame that made my           
righteousness worse2 for my             
righteousness was ,jesus ,christ        
himself1  the same yesterday1 and       
to-day1 and for ever 7,heb #ac3h74      
#bcj4 ,now did my chains fall off my    
legs indeed1 ,i was loosed from  my     
affliction and irons1 my temptations    
also fled away2 so that1  from that     
time1 those dreadful scriptures of ,god 
left off to trouble  me2 now went ,i    
also home rejoicing1 for the grace and  
love of ,god4  ,so when ,i came home1 ,i
 looked to see if ,i could find that    
sentence1  ,thy righteousness is in     
heaven2 but could not find such a       
saying1  wherefore my heart began to    
sink again1 only that was brought to my 
remembrance1 he of ,god is made unto us 

wisdom1 and righteousness1  and         
sanctification1 and redemption2 by this 
word ,i saw the other  sentence true 7#a
 ,cor #a3cj74    #bca4 ,for by this     
scripture1 ,i saw that the man ,christ  
,jesus1 as  he is distinct from us1 as  
touching his bodily presence1 so he is  
our righteousness and sanctification    
before ,god4 ,here1 therefore1  ,i lived
 for some time1 very sweetly at peace   
with ,god through  ,christ2 ,oh         
methought1 ,christ6 ,christ6 there was  
nothing but ,christ  that was before my 
eyes1 ,i was not now only for looking   
upon this  and the other benefits of    
,christ apart1 as of his blood1 burial1 
or  resurrection1 but considered him as 
a whole ,christ6 ,as he in whom  all    
these1 and all other his virtues1       
relations1 offices1 and  operations met 
together1 and that 'as he sat' on the   
right hand of  ,god in heaven4    #bcb4 
,it was glorious to me to see his       
exaltation1 and the worth  and          
prevalency of all his benefits1 and that

 because of this3 now  ,i could look    
from myself to him1 and should reckon   
that all those  graces of ,god that now 
were green in me1 were yet but like     
those  cracked groats and               
fourpence-halfpennies#ea that rich men  
carry  in their purses1 when their gold 
is in their trunks at home6 ,oh1 ,i  saw
 my gold was in my trunk at home6 ,in   
,christ1 my ,lord and ,saviour6  ,now   
,christ was all2 all my wisdom1 all my  
righteousness1 all my  sanctification1  
and all my redemption4    #bcc4         
,further1 the ,lord did also lead me    
into the mystery of union  with the ,son
 of ,god1 that ,i was joined to him1    
that ,i was flesh  of his flesh1 and    
bone of his bone1 and now was that a    
sweet word  to me in ,ephesians #e3cj4  
,by this also was my faith in him1 as my
  righteousness1 the more confirmed to  
me2 for if he and ,i were one1  then his
 righteousness was mine1 his merits     
mine1 his victory also  mine4 ,now could
 ,i see myself in heaven and earth at   

once2 in heaven  by my ,christ1 by my   
head1 by my righteousness and life1     
though on  earth by my body or person4  
#bcd4 ,now ,i saw ,christ ,jesus was    
looked on of ,god1 and should also  be  
looked upon by us1 as that common or    
public person1 #eb in  whom all the     
whole body of his elect are always to be
 considered  and reckoned2 that we      
fulfilled the law by him1 died by him1  
rose  from the dead by him1 got the     
victory over sin1 death1 the devil1  and
 hell1 by him2 when he died1 we died2   
and so of his resurrection4  ,thy dead  
men shall live1 together with my dead   
body shall they  arise1 saith he 7,isa  
#bf3ai74 ,and again1 ,after two days    
will he  revive us3 in the third day he 
will raise us up1 and we shall live  in 
his sight 7,hosea #f3b72 which is now   
fulfilled by the sitting  down of the   
,son of man on the right hand of the    
,majesty in the  heavens1 according to  
that to the ,ephesians1 he hath raised  
us  up together1 and made us sit        

together in heavenly places in ,christ  
,jesus 7,eph #b3f74    #bce4 ,ah1 these 
blessed considerations and scriptures1  
with many  other of a like nature1 were 
in those days made to spangle in mine   
eyes1 'so that ,i have cause to say1'   
,praise ye the ,lord4 ,praise  ,god in  
his sanctuary3 praise him in the        
firmament of his power4  ,praise him for
 his mighty acts3 praise him according  
to his excellent  greatness 7,psa       
#aej3a1b74    #bcf4 ,having thus1 in few
 words1 given you a taste of the sorrow 
and  affliction that my soul went under1
 by the guilt and terror that  this my  
wicked thought did lay me under6 and    
having given you also  a touch of my    
deliverance therefrom1 and of the sweet 
and blessed  comfort that ,i met with   
afterwards1 which comfort dwelt about a 
twelve-month with my heart1 to my       
unspeakable admiration2 ,i will  now1   
,god willing1 before ,i proceed any     
further1 give you in a word  or two1    
what1 as ,i conceive1 was the cause of  

this temptation2 and  also after that1  
what advantage1 at the last1 it became  
unto my  soul4    #bcg4 ,for the causes1
 ,i conceived they were principally two3
 of which  two also ,i was deeply       
convinced all the time this trouble lay 
upon  me4 ,the first was1 for that ,i   
did not1 when ,i was delivered from  the
 temptation that went before1 still pray
 to ,god to keep me from  temptations   
that were to come2 for though1 as ,i can
 say in truth1  my soul was much in     
prayer before this trial seized me1 yet 
then ,i  prayed only1 or at the most1   
principally for the removal of present  
troubles1 and for fresh discoveries of  
'his' love in ,christ6 which  ,i saw    
afterwards was not enough to do2 ,i also
 should have prayed  that the great ,god
 would keep me from the evil that was to
 come4    #bch4 ,of this ,i was made    
deeply sensible by the prayer of holy   
,david1 who1 when he was under present  
mercy1 yet prayed that ,god  would hold 
him back from sin and temptation to     

come2 ,then1 saith  he1 shall ,i be     
upright1 and ,i shall be innocent from  
the ,,great  transgression 7,psa        
#ai3ac74 ,by this very word was ,i      
galled and  condemned1 quite through    
this long temptation4    #bci4 ,that    
also was another word that did much     
condemn me for my  folly1 in the neglect
 of this duty 7,heb #d3af71 ,let us     
therefore  come boldly unto the throne  
of grace1 that we may obtain mercy1  and
 find grace to help in time of need4    
,this ,i had not done1 and  therefore   
was suffered thus to sin and fall1      
according to what is  written1 ,pray    
that ye enter not into temptation4 ,and 
truly this  very thing is to this day of
 such weight and awe upon me1 that  ,i  
dare not1 when ,i come before the ,lord1
 go off my knees1 until  ,i entreat him 
for help and mercy against the          
temptations that are  to come2 and ,i do
 beseech thee1 reader1 that thou learn  
to beware  of my negligence1 by the     
affliction that for this thing ,i did   

for  days1 and months1 and years1 with  
sorrow undergo4    #bdj4 ,another cause 
of this temptation was1 that ,i had     
tempted ,god2  and on this manner did ,i
 do it4 ,upon a time my wife was great  
with  child1 and before her full time   
was come1 her pangs1 as of a woman  in  
travail1 were fierce and strong upon    
her1 even as if she would  have         
immediately fallen in labour1 and been  
delivered of an untimely  birth4 ,now1  
at this very time it was1 that ,i had   
been so strongly  tempted to question   
the being of ,god2 wherefore1 as my wife
 lay  crying by me1 ,i said1 but with   
all secrecy imaginable1 even thinking   
in my heart1 ,lord1 if thou wilt now    
remove this sad affliction  from my     
wife1 and cause that she be troubled no 
more therewith this  night1 and now were
 her pangs just upon her1 then ,i shall 
know that  thou canst discern the most  
secret thoughts of the heart4    #bda4  
,i had no sooner said it in my heart1   
but her pangs were taken  from her1 and 

she was cast into a deep sleep1 and so  
she continued  till morning2 at this ,i 
greatly marveled1 not knowing what to   
think2 but after ,i had been awake a    
good while1 and heard her cry  no more1 
,i fell to sleeping also4 ,so when ,i   
waked in the morning1  it came upon me  
again1 even what ,i had said in my heart
 the  last night1 and how the ,lord had 
showed me that he knew my secret        
thoughts1 which was a great astonishment
 unto me for several weeks  after4      
#bdb4 ,well1 about a year and a half    
afterwards1 that wicked sinful  thought1
 of which ,i have spoken before1 went   
through my wicked  heart1 even this     
thought1 ,let ,christ go if he will2 so 
when ,i was  fallen under guilt for     
this1 the remembrance of my other       
thought1  and of the effect thereof1    
would also come upon me with this       
retort1  which also carried rebuke along
 with it1 ,now you may see that ,god    
doth know the most secret thoughts of   
the heart4#ec    #bdc4 ,and with this1  

that of the passages that were betwixt  
the  ,lord and his servant ,gideon fell 
upon my spirit2 how because that        
,gideon tempted ,god with his fleece1   
both wet and dry1 when he should  have  
believed and ventured upon his word1    
therefore the ,lord did  afterwards so  
try him1 as to send him against an      
innumerable company  of enemies2 and    
that too1 as to outward appearance1     
without any  strength or help 7,judg #f1
 #g74 ,thus he served me1 and that      
justly1  for ,i should have believed his
 word1 and not have put an ,,if upon    
the all-seeingness of ,god4    #bdd4    
,and now to show you something of the   
advantages that ,i also  gained by this 
temptation2 and first1 ,by this ,i was  
made continually  to possess in my soul 
a very wonderful sense both of the being
  and glory of ,god1 and of his beloved 
,son2 in the temptation 'that  went'    
before1 my soul was perplexed with      
'unbelief1 blasphemy1  hardness of      
heart1 questions about the being of     

,god1 ,christ1 the  truth of the ,word1 
and certainty of the world to come2 ,i  
say1 then  ,i was greatly assaulted and 
tormented with' atheism2 but now the    
case was otherwise1 now was ,god and    
,christ continually before my  face1    
though not in a way of comfort1 but in a
 way of exceeding  dread and terror4    
,the glory of the holiness of ,god did  
at this  time break me to pieces2 and   
the bowels and compassion of ,christ    
did break me as on the wheel2#ed for ,i 
could not consider him but  as a lost   
and rejected ,christ1 the remembrance of
 which was as the  continual breaking of
 my bones4    #bde4 ,the ,scriptures now
 also were wonderful things unto me2 ,i 
saw  that the truth and verity of them  
were the keys of the kingdom of  heaven2
 those 'that' the ,scriptures favour    
they must inherit bliss1  but those     
'that' they oppose and condemn must     
perish evermore4 ,oh  this word1 ,for   
the ,scripture cannot be broken3 would  
rend the  caul of my heart2 and so would

 that other1 ,whose soever sins ye      
remit1 they are remitted unto them2 and 
whose soever sins ye retain1  they are  
retained4 ,now ,i saw the apostles to be
 the elders of the  city of refuge      
7,josh #bj3d71 those 'that' they were to
 receive in1  were received to life2 but
 those that they shut out were to be    
slain by the avenger of blood4#ee       
#bdf4 ,oh6 one sentence of the          
,scripture did more afflict and terrify 
my mind1 ,i mean those sentences that   
stood against me1 as sometimes  ,i      
thought they every one did1 more ,i say1
 than an army of forty  thousand men    
that might have come against me4 ,woe be
 to him against  whom the ,scriptures   
bend themselves4    #bdg4 ,by this      
temptation ,i was made 'to' see more    
into the nature  of the promises than   
ever ,i was before2 for ,i lying now    
trembling  under the mighty hand of     
,god1 continually torn and rent by the  
thunderings of his justice2 this made   
me1 with careful heart and  watchful    

eye1 with great seriousness1 to turn    
over every leaf1  and with much         
diligence1 mixed with trembling1 to     
consider every  sentence1 together with 
its natural force and latitude4    #bdh4
 ,by this temptation1 also1 ,i was      
greatly beaten off my former  foolish   
practice1 of putting by the word of     
promise when it came  into my mind2 for 
now1 though ,i could not suck that      
comfort and  sweetness from the promise 
as ,i had done at other times1 yea1 like
  to a man a-sinking1 ,i should catch at
 all ,i saw2 formerly ,i thought  ,i    
might not meddle with the promise unless
 ,i felt its comfort1 but  now it was no
 time thus to do1 the avenger of blood  
too hardly did  pursue me4    #bdi4 ,now
 therefore ,i was glad to catch at that 
word1 which yet ,i  feared ,i had no    
ground or right to own2 and even to leap
 into the  bosom of that promise1 that  
yet ,i feared did shut its heart against
  me4 ,now also ,i should labour to take
 the ,word as ,god had laid it  down1   

without restraining the natural force of
 one syllable thereof4  ,o what did ,i  
now see in that blessed sixth of ,john1 
,and him that  cometh to me1 ,i will in 
no wise cast out 7v #cg74 ,now ,i began 
to  consider with myself1 that ,god had 
a bigger mouth to speak with  than ,i   
had heart to conceive with4 ,i thought  
also with myself that  he spake not his 
words in haste1 or in unadvised heat1   
but with  infinite wisdom and judgment1 
and in very truth and faithfulness  7#b 
,sam #c3ah74    #bej4 ,i should in these
 days1 often in my greatest agonies1    
even  flounce towards the promise1 as   
the horses do towards sound ground  that
 yet stick in the mire1 concluding1     
though as one almost bereft  of his wits
 through fear1 on this ,i will rest and 
stay1 and leave  the fulfilling of it to
 the ,god of heaven that made it4 ,oh6  
many a  pull hath my heart had with     
,satan for that blessed sixth of ,john4 
,i did not now1 as at other times1 look 
principally for comfort1  though1 ,o how

 welcome would it have been unto me6    
,but now a word1  a word to lean a weary
 soul upon1 that ,i might not sink for  
ever6  'it was that ,i hunted for4'     
#bea4 ,yea1 often when ,i have been     
making to the promise1 ,i have  seen as 
if the ,lord would refuse my soul for   
ever4 ,i was often as  if ,i had run    
upon the pikes1 and as if the ,lord had 
thrust at me  to keep me from him as    
with a flaming sword4 ,then ,i should   
think  of ,esther1 who went to petition 
the king contrary to the law 7,esth     
#d3af74 ,i thought also of ,benhadad's  
servants1 who went with ropes  upon     
their heads to their enemies for mercy  
7#a ,kings #bj3ca74 ,the  woman of      
,canaan also1 that would not be daunted1
 though called dog  by ,christ 7,matt   
#ae3bj-bh74 ,and the man that went to   
borrow bread  at midnight 7,luke        
#aa3e-h71 were great encouragements unto
 me4    #bea4 ,i never saw those heights
 and depths in grace1 and love1 and     
mercy1 as ,i saw after this temptation4 

,great sins do draw out great  grace2   
and where guilt is most terrible and    
fierce there the mercy  of ,god in      
,christ1 when showed to the soul1       
appears most high and  mighty4 ,when    
,job had passed through his captivity1  
he had twice  as much as he had before  
7,job #db3aj74 ,blessed be ,god for     
,jesus  ,christ our ,lord4 ,many other  
things ,i might here make observation   
of1 but ,i would be brief1 and therefore
 shall at this time omit  them1 and do  
pray ,god that my harms may make others 
fear to offend1  lest they also be made 
to bear the iron yoke as ,i 'did4'      
',i had two or three times1 at or about 
my deliverance from this  temptation1   
such strange apprehensions of the grace 
of ,god1 that  ,i could hardly bear up  
under it1 it was so out of measure      
amazing1  when ,i thought it could reach
 me1 that ,i do think1 if that sense  of
 it had abode long upon me1 it would    
have made me incapable for  business4'  
,,enters ,,into ,,fellowship ,,with     

,,the ,,church ,,of ,,christ ,,at       
,,bedford1 ,,in  ,,which ,,he           
,,afterwards ,,became ,a ,,ministering  
,,elder4    #bec4 ,now ,i shall go      
forward to give you a relation of other 
of the  ,lord's dealings with me1 of his
 dealings with me at sundry other       
seasons1 and of the temptations ,i then 
did meet withal4 ,i shall begin  with   
what ,i met with when ,i first did join 
in fellowship with the  people of ,god  
in ,bedford4#ef ,after ,i had propounded
 to the church  that my desire was to   
walk in the order and ordinances of     
,christ  with them1 and was also        
admitted by them2 while ,i thought of   
that  blessed ordinance of ,christ1     
which was his last supper with his      
disciples before his death1 that        
,scripture1 ,this do in remembrance  of 
me 7,luke #bb3ai71 was made a very      
precious word unto me2 for  by it the   
,lord did come down upon my conscience  
with the discovery  of his death for my 
sins2 and as ,i then felt1 did as if he 

plunged  me in the virtue of the same4  
,but1 behold1 ,i had not been long  a   
partaker at that ordinance1 but such    
fierce and sad temptations  did attend  
me at all times therein1 both to        
blaspheme the ordinance1  and to wish   
some deadly thing to those that then did
 eat thereof2  that1 lest ,i should at  
any time be guilty of consenting to     
these  wicked and fearful thoughts1 ,i  
was forced to bend myself all the  while
 to pray to ,god to keep me from such   
blasphemies2 and also  to cry to ,god to
 bless the bread and cup to them as it  
went from  mouth to mouth4 ,the reason  
of this temptation ,i have thought since
  was1 because ,i did not1 with that    
reverence 'as became me1' at  first     
approach to partake thereof4    #bed4   
,thus ,i continued for three quarters of
 a year1 and could never  have rest nor 
ease2 but at last the ,lord came in upon
 my soul with  that same scripture by   
which my soul was visited before2 and   
after  that ,i have been usually very   

well and comfortable in the partaking   
of that blessed ordinance1 and have1 ,i 
trust1 therein discerned  the ,lord's   
body as broken for my sins1 and that his
 precious blood  hath been shed for my  
transgressions4    #bee4 ,upon a time ,i
 was somewhat inclining to a            
consumption1  wherewith1 about the      
spring1 ,i was suddenly and violently   
seized  with much weakness in my outward
 man1 insomuch that ,i thought ,i  could
 not live4 ,now began ,i afresh to give 
myself up to a serious  examination     
after my state and condition for the    
future1 and of  my evidences for that   
blessed world to come2 for it hath1 ,i  
bless  the name of ,god1 been my usual  
course1 as always1 so especially  in the
 day of affliction1 to endeavour to keep
 my interest in the  life to come clear 
before my eye4    #bef4 ,but ,i had no  
sooner began to recall to mind my former
 experience  of the goodness of ,god to 
my soul1 but there came flocking into my
  mind1 an innumerable company of my    

sins and transgressions1 amongst  which 
these were at this time most to my      
affliction1 namely1 my  deadness1       
dullness1 and coldness in holy duties2  
my wanderings of  heart1 'of' my        
wearisomeness in all good things1 my    
want of love to  ,god1 his ways1 and    
people1 with this at the end of all1    
,are these  the fruits of ,christianity8
 are these the tokens of a blessed man8 
#beg4 ,at the apprehension of these     
things my sickness was doubled  upon me1
 for now was ,i sick in my inward man1  
my soul was clogged  with guilt2 now    
also was my former experience of ,god's 
goodness  to me quite taken out of my   
mind1 and hid as if it had never  been1 
nor seen4 ,now was my soul greatly      
pinched between these two               
considerations1 ,live ,i must not1 ,die 
,i dare not2 now ,i sunk and  fell in my
 spirit1 and was giving up all for lost2
 but as ,i was  walking up and down in  
the house1 as a man in a most woeful    
state1  that word of ,god took hold of  

my heart1 ,ye are justified freely  by  
his grace1 through the redemption that  
is in ,christ ,jesus 7,rom  #c3bd74     
',but oh what a turn it made upon me6'  
#beh4 ,now was ,i as one awakened out of
 some troublesome sleep and  dream1 and 
listening to this heavenly sentence1 ,i 
was as if ,i had  heard it thus         
expounded to me3 ,sinner1 thou thinkest 
that because  of thy sins and           
infirmities ,i cannot save thy soul1 but
 behold my  ,son is by me1 and upon him 
,i look1 and not on thee1 and will deal 
with thee according as ,i am pleased    
with him4 ,at this ,i was greatly       
lightened in my mind1 and made to       
understand that ,god could justify  a   
sinner at any time2 it was but 'his'    
looking upon ,christ1 and  imputing of  
his benefits to us1 and the work was    
forthwith done4    #bei4 ,and as ,i was 
thus in a muse that scripture also came 
with great  power upon my spirit1 ,not  
by works of righteousness which we have 
done1 but according to his mercy he     

saved us1 c4 7,titus #c3e2 #b ,tim      
#a3i74 ,now was ,i got on high2 ,i saw  
myself within the arms of grace  and    
mercy2 and though ,i was before afraid  
to think of a dying hour1  yet now ,i   
cried1 ,let me die4 ,now death was      
lovely and beautiful  in my sight2 for  
,i saw we shall never live indeed till  
we be gone  to the other world4 ,oh1    
methought this life is but a slumber in 
comparison of that above2 at this time  
also ,i saw more in those  words1 ,heirs
 of ,god 7,rom #h3ag71 than ever ,i     
shall be able to  express while ,i live 
in this world4 ,heirs of ,god6 ,god     
himself is  the portion of the saints4  
,this ,i saw and wondered at1 but cannot
  tell you what ,i saw4#eg    #bfj4     
',again1 as ,i was at another time very 
ill and weak1 all that  time also the   
tempter did beset me strongly1 for ,i   
find he is much  for assaulting the soul
 when it begins to approach towards the 
grave1 then is his opportunity1         
labouring to hide from me my former     

experience of ,god's goodness2 also     
setting before me the terrors of  death 
and the judgment of ,god1 insomuch that 
at this time1 through  my fear of       
miscarrying for ever1 should ,i now die1
 ,i was as one  dead before death came1 
and was as if ,i had felt myself already
  descending into the pit2 methought1 ,i
 said1 there was no way1 but  to hell ,i
 must2 but behold1 just as ,i was in the
 midst of those  fears1 these words of  
the angels carrying ,lazarus into       
,abraham's  bosom darted in upon me1 as 
who should say1 ,so it shall be with    
thee when thou dost leave this world4   
,this did sweetly revive my  spirit1 and
 help me to hope in ,god2 which1 when ,i
 had with comfort  mused on a while1    
that word fell with great weight upon my
 mind1  ,o death1 where is thy sting8 ,o
 grave1 where is thy victory8 7#a  ,cor 
#ae3ee74 ,at this ,i became both well in
 body and mind at once1  for my sickness
 did presently vanish1 and ,i walked    
comfortably in  my work for ,god again4'

    #bfa4 ,at another time1 though just 
before ,i was pretty well and  savoury  
in my spirit1 yet suddenly there fell   
upon me a great cloud  of darkness1     
which did so hide from me the things of 
,god and ,christ1  that ,i was as if ,i 
had never seen or known them in my life2
 ,i was  also so overrun in my soul1    
with a senseless1 heartless frame of    
spirit1 that ,i could not feel my soul  
to move or stir after grace  and life by
 ,christ2 ,i was as if my loins were    
broken1 or as if my  hands and feet had 
been tied or bound with chains4 ,at this
 time  also ,i felt some weakness to    
seize 'upon' my outward man1 which  made
 still the other affliction the more    
heavy and uncomfortable  'to me4'       
#bfb4 ,after ,i had been in this        
condition some three or four days1  as  
,i was sitting by the fire1 ,i suddenly 
felt this word to sound  in my heart1 ,i
 must go to ,jesus2 at this my former   
darkness and  atheism fled away1 and the
 blessed things of heaven were set      

within  my view4 ,while ,i was on this  
sudden thus overtaken with surprise1    
,wife1 said ,i1 is there ever such a    
scripture1 ,i must go to ,jesus8  she   
said she could not tell1 therefore ,i   
sat musing still to see  if ,i could    
remember such a place2 ,i had not sat   
above two or three  minutes but that    
came bolting in upon me1 ,and to an     
innumerable  company of angels1 and     
withal1 ,hebrews the twelfth1 about the 
mount ,sion was set before mine eyes 7vv
 #bb-bd74    #bfc4 ,then with joy ,i    
told my wife1 ,o now ,i know1 ,i know6  
,but that  night was a good night to me1
 ,i never had but few better2 ,i longed 
for the company of some of ,god's people
 that ,i might have imparted  unto them 
what ,god had showed me4 ,christ was a  
precious ,christ to  my soul that night2
 ,i could scarce lie in my bed for joy1 
and peace1  and triumph1 through        
,christ2 this great glory did not       
continue upon  me until morning1 yet    
that twelfth of the author to the       

,hebrews  7,heb #ab3bb1bc7 was a blessed
 scripture to me for many days together 
after this4    #bfd4 ,the words are     
these1 ,ye are come unto mount ,sion1   
and unto  the city of the living ,god1  
the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and to an      
innumerable company of angels1 to the   
general assembly and church  of the     
firstborn1 which are written in heaven1 
and to ,god the judge  of all1 and to   
the spirits of just men made perfect1   
and to ,jesus  the mediator of the new  
covenant1 and to the blood of           
sprinkling1  that speaketh better things
 than that of ,abel4 ,through this      
blessed  sentence the ,lord led me over 
and over1 first to this word1 and  then 
to that1 and showed me wonderful glory  
in every one of them4  ,these words also
 have oft since this time been great    
refreshment  to my spirit4 ,blessed be  
,god for having mercy on me4    ,a      
,,brief ,,account ,,of ,,the ,,author',s
 ,,call ,,to ,,the ,,work ,,of ,,the    
,,ministry4    #bfe4 ,and now ,i am     

speaking my experience1 ,i will in this 
place  thrust in a word or two          
concerning my preaching the ,word1 and  
of  ,god's dealing with me in that      
particular also4 ,for after ,i had been 
about five or six years awakened1 and   
helped 'myself' to see both  the want   
and worth of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1  
and 'also' enabled to  venture my soul  
upon him1 some of the most able among   
the saints  with us1 ,i say the most    
able for judgment and holiness of life1 
as they conceived1 did perceive that    
,god had counted me worthy to           
understand something of his will in his 
holy and blessed ,word1 and  had given  
me utterance1 in some measure1 to       
express what ,i saw to  others for      
edification2 'therefore' they desired   
me1 and that with  much earnestness1    
that ,i would be willing1 at sometimes1 
to take in  hand1 in one of the         
meetings1 to speak a word of exhortation
 unto  them4#eh    #bff4 ,the which1    
though at the first it did much dash and

 abash my  spirit1 yet being still by   
them desired and intreated1 ,i consented
  to their request1 and did twice at two
 several assemblies1 but in  private1   
though with much weakness and infirmity1
 discover my gift  amongst them2 at     
which they not only seemed to be1 but   
did solemnly  protest1 as in the sight  
of the great ,god1 they were both       
affected  and comforted1 and gave thanks
 to the ,father of mercies for the      
grace bestowed on me4    #bfg4 ,after   
this1 sometimes when some of them did go
 into the country  to teach1 they would 
also that ,i should go with them2 where1
 though  as yet ,i did not1 nor durst   
not1 make use of my gift in an open     
way1 yet more privately still as ,i came
 amongst the good people in  those      
places1 ,i did sometimes speak a word of
 admonition unto them  also2 the which1 
they as the other received1 with        
rejoicing1 at the  mercy of ,god to     
me-ward1 professing their souls were    
edified thereby4    #bfh4 ,wherefore1 to

 be brief1 at last1 being still desired 
by the  church1 after some solemn prayer
 to the ,lord1 with fasting1 ,i was     
more particularly called forth1 and     
appointed to a more ordinary  and public
 preaching the word1 not only to1 and   
amongst them that  believed1 but also to
 offer the gospel to those who had not  
yet  received the faith thereof2 about  
which time ,i did evidently find  in my 
mind a secret pricking forward thereto2 
though ,i bless ,god1  not for desire of
 vain glory1 for at that time ,i was    
most sorely  afflicted with the fiery   
darts of the devil concerning my eternal
  state4    #bfi4 ,but yet could not be 
content1 unless ,i was found in the     
exercise of my gift1 unto which also ,i 
was greatly animated1 not  only by the  
continual desires of the godly1 but also
 by that saying  of ,paul to the        
,corinthians1 ,i beseech you1 brethren  
7ye know the  household of ,stephanus1  
that it is the first fruits of ,achaian1
 and  that they have addicted themselves

 to the ministry of the saints7  that ye
 submit yourselves unto such1 and to    
every one that helpeth  with us1 and    
laboureth 7#a ,cor #af3ae1af74    #bgj4 
,by this text ,i was made to see that   
the ,holy ,ghost never  intended that   
men who have gifts and abilities should 
bury them in  the earth1 but rather did 
command and stir up such to the exercise
  of their gift1 and also did commend   
those that were apt and ready  so to do1
 ,they have addicted themselves to the  
ministry of the  saints4 ,this          
scripture1 in these days1 did           
continually run in my  mind1 to         
encourage me and strengthen me in this  
my work for ,god2  ,i have also been    
encouraged from several other scriptures
 and  examples of the godly1 both       
specified in the ,word and other ancient
  histories 7,acts #h3d1 #ah3bd1be2 #a  
,peter #d3aj2 ,rom #ab3f2 ,foxe's ,acts 
and ,monuments74    #bga4 ,wherefore1   
though of myself1 of all the saints the 
most  unworthy1 yet ,i1 but with great  

fear and trembling at the sight  of my  
own weakness1 did set upon the work1 and
 did according to my  gift1 and the     
proportion of my faith1 preach that     
blessed gospel  that ,god had showed me 
in the holy ,word of truth2 which1 when 
the  country understood1 they came in to
 hear the ,word by hundreds1 and  that  
from all parts1 though upon sundry and  
divers accounts4    #bgb4 ,and ,i thank 
,god he gave unto me some measure of    
bowels and  pity for their souls1 which 
also did put me forward to labour with  
great diligence and earnestness1 to find
 out such a word as might1  if ,god     
would bless it1 lay hold of1 and awaken 
the conscience1 in  which also the good 
,lord had respect to the desire of his  
servant2  for ,i had not preached long  
before some began to be touched by the  
,word1 and to be greatly afflicted in   
their minds at the apprehension  of the 
greatness of their sin1 and of their    
need of ,jesus ,christ4    #bgc4 ,but ,i
 at first could not believe that ,god   

should speak by me  to the heart of any 
man1 still counting myself unworthy2 yet
 those  who thus were touched would love
 me and have a peculiar respect for  me2
 and though ,i did put it from me1 that 
they should be awakened  by me1 still   
they would confess it and affirm it     
before the saints  of ,god2 they would  
also bless ,god for me1 unworthy wretch 
that ,i  am6 and count me ,god's        
instrument that showed to them the way  
of  salvation4    #bgd4 ,wherefore1     
seeing them in both their words and     
deeds to be  so constant1 and also in   
their hearts so earnestly pressing after
  the knowledge of ,jesus ,christ1      
rejoicing that ever ,god did send  me   
where they were2 then ,i began to       
conclude it might be so1 that  ,god had 
owned in his work such a foolish one as 
,i1 and then came  that word of ,god to 
my heart with much sweet refreshment1   
,the  blessing of him that was ready to 
perish came upon me2 and ,i caused  the 
widow's heart to sing for joy 7,job     

#bi3ac74    #bge4 ,at this therefore ,i 
rejoiced1 yea1 the tears of those whom  
,god  did awaken by my preaching would  
be both solace and encouragement  to me2
 for ,i thought on those sayings1 ,who  
is he that maketh  me glad but the same 
which is made sorry by me8 7#b ,cor     
#b2b72 and  again1 ,though ,i be not an 
apostle to others1 yet1 doubtless1 ,i   
am to you3 for the seal of mine         
apostleship are ye in the ,lord 7#a     
,cor #i3b74 ,these things1 therefore1   
were as another argument unto  me that  
,god had called me to1 and stood by me  
in this work4    #bgf4 ,in my preaching 
of the ,word1 ,i took special notice of 
this one  thing1 namely1 that the ,lord 
did lead me to being where his ,word    
begins with sinners2 that is1 to condemn
 all flesh1 and to open  and allege that
 the curse of ,god1 by the law1 doth    
belong to1 and  lay hold on all men as  
they come into the world1 because of    
sin4  ,now this part of my work ,i      
fulfilled with great sense2#ei for  the 

terrors of the law1 and guilt for my    
transgressions1 lay heavy  on my        
conscience4 ,i preached what ,i felt1   
what ,i smartingly did  feel1 even that 
under which my pour soul did groan and  
tremble to  astonishment4    #bgg4      
,indeed ,i have been as one sent to them
 from the dead2 ,i went  myself in      
chains to preach to them in chains2 and 
carried that  fire in my own conscience 
that ,i persuaded them to beware of4 ,i 
can  truly say1 and that without        
dissembling1 that when ,i have been to  
preach1 ,i have gone full of guilt and  
terror even to the pulpit  door1 and    
there it hath been taken off1 and ,i    
have been at liberty  in my mind until  
,i have done my work1 and then          
immediately1 even  before ,i could get  
down the pulpit stairs1 ,i have been as 
bad as ,i  was before2 yet ,god carried 
me on1 but surely with a strong hand1   
for neither guilt or hell could take me 
off my work4    #bgh4 ,thus ,i went for 
the space of two years1 crying out      

against  men's sins1 and their fearful  
state because of them4 ,after which  the
 ,lord came in upon my own soul with    
some staid peace and comfort  through   
,christ2 for he did give me many sweet  
discoveries of his  blessed grace       
through him4 ,wherefore now ,i altered  
in my preaching1  for still ,i preached 
what ,i saw and felt2 now therefore ,i  
did much  labour to hold forth ,jesus   
,christ in all his offices1 relations1  
and benefits unto the world2 and did    
strive also to discover1 to  condemn1   
and remove those false supports and     
props on which the  world doth both     
lean1 and by them fall and perish4 ,on  
these things  also ,i staid as long as  
on the other4    #bgi4 ,after this1 ,god
 led me into something of the mystery of
 union  with ,christ2 wherefore that ,i 
discovered and showed to them also4     
,and when ,i had traveled through these 
three chief points of the  ,word of     
,god1 about the space of five years or  
more1 ,i was caught  in my present      

practice and cast into prison1 where ,i 
have lain#fj  above as long again1 to   
confirm the truth by way of suffering1  
as  ,i was before in testifying of it   
according to the ,scriptures in a  way  
of preaching4    #bhj4 ,when ,i have    
been preaching1 ,i thank ,god1 my heart 
hath often  all the time of this and the
 other exercise1 with great earnestness1
  cried to ,god that he would make the  
,word effectual to the salvation  of the
 soul2 still being grieved lest the     
enemy should take the  ,word away from  
the conscience1 and so it should become 
unfruitful4  ,wherefore ,i did labour so
 to speak the ,word1 as that thereby1 if
 it  were possible1 the sins and person 
guilty might be particularized  by it4  
#bha4 ,also1 when ,i have done the      
exercise1 it hath gone to my heart  to  
think the ,word should now fall as rain 
on stony places1 still  wishing from my 
heart1 ,o that they who have heard me   
speak this  day did but see as ,i do    
what sin1 death1 hell1 and the curse of 

,god is2 and also what the grace1 and   
love1 and mercy of ,god is1  through    
,christ1 to men in such a case as they  
are1 who are yet  estranged from him4   
,and1 indeed1 ,i did often say in my    
heart before  the ,lord1 ,that if to be 
hanged up presently before their eyes   
would  be a means to awaken them1 and   
confirm them in the truth1 ,i gladly    
should be contented4    #bhb4 ,for ,i   
have been in my preaching1 especially   
when ,i have been  engaged in the       
doctrine of life by ,christ1 without    
works1 as if an  angel of ,god had stood
 by at my back to encourage me4 ,oh1 it 
hath  been with such power and heavenly 
evidence upon my own soul1 while  ,i    
have been labouring to unfold it1 to    
demonstrate it1 and to fasten  it upon  
the consciences of others1 that ,i could
 not be contented  with saying1 ,i      
believe1 and am sure2 methought ,i was  
more than sure1  if it be lawful so to  
express myself1 that those things which 
then  ,i asserted were true4    #bhc4   

,when ,i went first to preach the ,word 
abroad1 the doctors  and priests of the 
country did open wide against me4#fa    
,but ,i  was persuaded of this1 not to  
render railing for railing1 but to  see 
how many of their carnal professors ,i  
could convince of their  miserable state
 by the law1 and of the want and worth  
of ,christ2  for1 thought ,i1 ,this     
shall answer for me in time to come1    
when they  shall be for my hire before  
their faces 7,gen #cj3cc74    #bhd4 ,i  
never cared to meddle with things that  
were controverted1  and in dispute      
amongst the saints1 especially things of
 the lowest  nature2 yet it pleased me  
much to contend with great earnestness  
for the word of faith and the remission 
of sins by the death and  sufferings of 
,jesus2 but ,i say1 as to other things1 
,i should let  them alone1 because ,i   
saw they engendered strife1 and because 
that  they neither1 in doing nor in     
leaving undone1 did commend us to  ,god 
to be his4 ,besides1 ,i saw my work     

before me did run in another  channel1  
even to carry an awakening word2 to that
 therefore did ,i  stick and adhere4#fb 
#bhe4 ,i never endeavoured to1 nor durst
 make use of other men's lines  7,rom   
#ae3ah7fc1 though ,i condemn not all    
that do1 for ,i verily  thought1 and    
found by experience1 that what was      
taught me by the  ,word and ,spirit of  
,christ1 could be spoken1 maintained1   
and stood  to by the soundest and best  
established conscience2 and though ,i   
will not now speak all that ,i know in  
this matter1 yet my experience  hath    
more interest in that text of ,scripture
 than many amongst men  are aware 7,gal 
#a3aa1ab74    #bhf4 ,if any of those who
 were awakened by my ministry did after 
that fall back1 as sometimes too many   
did1 ,i can truly say their  loss hath  
been more to me than if one of my own   
children1 begotten  of my body1 had been
 going to its grave2 ,i think1 verily1  
,i may  speak it without an offence to  
the ,lord1 nothing hath gone so near  me

 as that1 unless it was the fear of the 
loss of the salvation  of my own soul4  
,i have counted as if ,i had goodly     
buildings and  lordships in those places
 where my children were born2 my heart  
hath been so wrapped up in the glory of 
this excellent work1 that  ,i counted   
myself more blessed and honoured of ,god
 by this than if  he had made me the    
emperor of the ,christian world1 or the 
lord of  all the glory of 'the' earth   
without it6 ,o these words1 ,he which   
converteth the sinner from the error of 
his way shall save a soul  from death   
7,james #e3bj74 ',the fruit of the      
righteous is a tree of  life2 and he    
that winneth souls is wise 7,prov       
#aa3cj74 ,they that  be wise shall shine
 as the brightness of the firmament2 and
 they  that turn many to righteousness  
as the stars for ever and ever  7,dan   
#ab3c74 ,for what is our hope1 or joy1  
or crown of rejoicing8  ,are not even ye
 in the presence of our ,lord ,jesus    
,christ at his  coming8 ,for ye are our 

glory and joy 7#a ,thess #b3ai1bj74     
,these1 ,i  say1 with many others of a  
like nature1 have been great            
refreshments  to me4'    #bhg4 ,i have  
observed1 that where ,i have had a work 
to do for ,god1  ,i have had first1 as  
it were1 the going of ,god upon my      
spirit to  desire ,i might preach there4
 ,i have also observed that such and    
such souls in particular have been      
strongly set upon my heart1  and ,i     
stirred up to wish for their salvation2 
and that these very  souls have1 after  
this1 been given in as the fruits of my 
ministry4  ,i have also observed1 that a
 word cast in by the by hath done more  
execution in a sermon than all that was 
spoken besides2 sometimes  also when ,i 
have thought ,i did no good1 then ,i did
 the most of  all2 and at other times   
when ,i thought ,i should catch them ,i 
have  fished for nothing4    #bhh4 ',i  
have also observed1 that where there    
hath been a work to  do upon sinners1   
there the devil hath begun to roar in   

the hearts1  and by the mouths of his   
servants4 ,yea1 oftentimes when the     
wicked  world hath raged most1 there    
hath been souls awaked by the ,word4  ,i
 could instance particulars1 but ,i     
forbear4'    #bhi4 ,my great desire in  
my fulfilling my ministry was to get    
into  the darkest places of the country1
 even amongst those people that  were   
furthest off of profession2 yet not     
because ,i could not endure  the light1 
for ,i feared not to show my gospel to  
any1 but because  ,i found my spirit    
leaned most after awakening and         
converting work1  and the ,word that ,i 
carried did lead itself most that way   
'also'2  yea1 so have ,i strived to     
preach the gospel1 not where ,christ    
was named1 lest ,i should build upon    
another man's foundation 7,rom  #ae3bj74
    #bij4 ,in my preaching ,i have      
really been in pain1 and have1 as it    
were1 travailed to bring forth children 
to ,god2 neither could ,i  be satisfied 
unless some fruits did appear in my     

work4 ,if ,i were  fruitless it mattered
 not who commended me2 but if ,i were   
fruitful1  ,i cared not who did condemn4
 ,i have thought of that1 ,he that      
winneth souls is wise 7,prov #aa3cj72   
and again1 ,lo1 children are  an        
heritage of the ,lord2 and the fruit of 
the womb is his reward4 ,as  arrows in  
the hand of a mighty man1 so are        
children of the youth4  ,happy is the   
man that hath filled his quiver full of 
them2 they  shall not be ashamed1 but   
they shall speak with the enemies in the
  gate 7,psa #abg3c-e74    #bia4 ',it   
pleased me nothing to see people drink  
in opinions if  they seemed ignorant of 
,jesus ,christ1 and the worth of their  
own  salvation1 sound conviction for    
sin1 especially for unbelief1 and  an   
heart set on fire to be saved by        
,christ1 with strong breathing  after a 
truly sanctified soul2 that it was that 
delighted me2 those  were the souls ,i  
counted blessed4'    #bib4 ,but in this 
work1 as in all other1 ,i had my        

temptations  attending me1 and that of  
diverse kinds1 as sometimes ,i should be
  assaulted with great discouragement   
therein1 fearing that ,i should  not be 
able to speak the word at all to        
edification2 nay1 that ,i  should not be
 able to speak sense unto the people2 at
 which times  ,i should have such a     
strange faintness and strengthlessness  
seize  upon my body that my legs have   
scarce been able to carry me to the     
place of exercise4    #bic4 ,sometimes1 
again1 when ,i have been preaching1 ,i  
have been  violently assaulted with     
thoughts of blasphemy1 and strongly     
tempted  to speak the words with my     
mouth before the congregation4 ,i have  
also at some times1 even when ,i have   
begun to speak the ,word with  much     
clearness1 evidence1 and liberty of     
speech1 yet been before  the ending of  
that opportunity so blinded1 and so     
estranged from  the things ,i have been 
speaking1 and have also been so         
straitened  in my speech1 as to         

utterance before the people1 that ,i    
have been  as if ,i had not known or    
remembered what ,i have been about1 or  
as  if my head had been in a bag all the
 time of the exercise4    #bid4 ,again1 
when as sometimes ,i have been about to 
preach upon  some smart and scorching#fd
 portion of the ,word1 ,i have found the
  tempter suggest1 ,what1 will you      
preach this8 this condemns yourself2  of
 this your own soul is guilty2 wherefore
 preach not of it at all2  or if you do1
 yet so mince it as to make way for your
 own escape2  lest instead of awakening 
others1 you lay that guilt upon your own
  soul1 as you will never get from      
under4    #bie4 ',but1 ,i thank the     
,lord1 ,i have been kept from consenting
  to these so horrid suggestions1 and   
have rather1 as ,samson1 bowed  myself  
with all my might1 to condemn sin and   
transgression wherever  ,i found it1    
yea1 though therein also ,i did bring   
guilt upon my own  conscience6 ,let me  
die1 thought ,i1 with the ,philistines  

7,judg  #af3bi1cj71 rather than deal    
corruptly with the blessed ,word of     
,god1 ,thou that teachest another1      
teachest not thou thyself8 ,it  is far  
better that thou do judge thyself1 even 
by preaching plainly  to others1 than   
that thou1 to save thyself1 imprison the
 truth in  unrighteousness2 blessed be  
,god for his help also in this4'        
#bif4 ,i have also1 while found in this 
blessed work of ,christ1 been  often    
tempted to pride and liftings up of     
heart2 and though ,i dare  not say ,i   
have not been infected with this1 yet   
truly the ,lord1 of  his precious mercy1
 hath so carried it towards me1 that1   
for the  most part1 ,i have had but     
small joy to give way to such a thing2  
for it hath been my every day's portion 
to be let into the evil of  my own      
heart1 and still made to see such a     
multitude of corruptions  and           
infirmities therein1 that it hath caused
 hanging down of the  head under all my 
gifts and attainments2 ,i have felt this

 thorn in  the flesh1 the very mercy of 
,god to me 7#b ,cor #ab3g-i74    #big4  
,i have had also1 together with this1   
some notable place or  other of the     
,word presented before me1 which word   
hath contained  in it some sharp and    
piercing sentence concerning the        
perishing of  the soul1 notwithstanding 
gifts and parts2 as1 for instance1 that 
hath been of great use unto me1 ,though 
,i speak with the tongues  of men and of
 angels1 and have not charity1 ,i am    
become as sounding  brass1 and a        
tinkling cymbal 7#a ,cor #ac3a1b74      
#bih4 ,a tinkling cymbal is an          
instrument of music1 with which a       
skillful player can make such melodious 
and heart-inflaming music1  that all who
 hear him play can scarcely hold from   
dancing2 and yet  behold the cymbal hath
 not life1 neither comes the music from 
it1  but because of the art of him that 
plays therewith2 so then the  instrument
 at last may come to nought and perish1 
though1 in times  past1 such music hath 

been made upon it4    #bii4 ,just thus  
,i saw it was and will be with them who 
have gifts1  but want saving grace1 they
 are in the hand of ,christ1 as the     
cymbal in the hand of ,david2 and as    
,david could1 with the cymbal1  make    
that mirth in the service of ,god1 as to
 elevate the hearts of  the worshippers1
 so ,christ can use these gifted men1 as
 with them  to affect the souls of his  
people in his church2 yet when he hath  
done all1 hang them by as lifeless1     
though sounding cymbals4#fe    #cjj4    
,this consideration1 therefore1 together
 with some others1 were1  for the most  
part1 as a maul on the head of pride1   
and desire of  vain glory2 what1 thought
 ,i1 shall ,i be proud because ,i am a  
sounding  brass8 ,is it so much to be a 
fiddle8 ,hath not the least creature    
that hath life1 more of ,god in it than 
these8 ,besides1 ,i knew  it was love   
should never die1 but these must cease  
and vanish2 so  ,i concluded1 a little  
grace1 a little love1 a little of the   

true  fear of ,god1 is better than all  
these gifts2 yea1 and ,i am fully       
convinced of it1 that it is possible for
 a soul that can scarce  give a man an  
answer1 but with great confusion as to  
method1 ,i say  it is possible for them 
to have a thousand times more grace1 and
  so to be more in the love and favour  
of the ,lord than some who1  by virtue  
of the gift of knowledge1 can deliver   
themselves like  angels4#ff    #cja4    
',thus1 therefore1 ,i came to perceive1 
that though gifts  in themselves were   
good to the thing for which they are    
designed1  to wit1 the edification of   
others2 yet empty and without power to  
save the soul of him that hath them1 if 
they be alone2 neither are  they1 as so1
 any sign of a man's state to be happy1 
being only a  dispensation of ,god to   
some1 of whose improvement1 or          
non-improvement1  they must1 when a     
little love more is over1 give an       
account to him  that is ready to judge  
the quick and the dead4'    #cjb4 ',this

 showed me too1 that gifts being alone1 
were dangerous1  not in themselves1 but 
because of those evils that attend them 
that  have them1 to wit1 pride1 desire  
of vain glory1 self-conceit1 c41  all   
which were easily blown up at the       
applause and commendation of  every     
unadvised ,christian1 to the endangering
 of a poor creature  to fall into the   
condemnation of the devil4'    #cjc4 ',i
 saw therefore that he that hath gifts  
had need be let into  a sight of the    
nature of them1 to wit1 that they come  
short of  making of him to be in a truly
 saved condition1 lest he rest in  them1
 and so fall short of the grace of      
,god4'    #cjd4 ',he hath also cause to 
walk humbly with ,god1 and be little in 
his own eyes1 and to remember withal1   
that his gifts are not his  own1 but the
 church's2 and that by them he is made a
 servant to  the church2 and he must    
give at last an account of his          
stewardship  unto the ,lord ,jesus2 and 
to give a good account1 will be a       

blessed  thing4'    #cje4 ',let all men 
therefore prize a little with the fear  
of the  ,lord2 gifts indeed are         
desirable1 but yet great grace and small
  gifts are better than great gifts and 
no grace4 ,it doth not say1  the ,lord  
gives gifts and glory1 but the ,lord    
gives grace and glory2  and blessed is  
such an one1 to whom the ,lord gives    
grace1 true  grace1 for that is a       
certain forerunner of glory4'    #cjf4  
',but when ,satan perceived that his    
thus tempting and assaulting of  me     
would not answer his design1 to wit1 to 
overthrown my ministry1  and make it    
ineffectual1 as to the ends thereof2    
then he tried  another way1 which was to
 stir up the minds of the ignorant and  
malicious1 to load me with slanders and 
reproaches2 now therefore  ,i may say1  
,that what the devil could devise1 and  
his instruments  invent1 was whirled up 
and down the country against me1        
thinking1  as ,i said1 that by that     
means they should make my ministry to be

  abandoned4'    #cjg4 ',it began       
therefore to be rumoured up and down    
among the  people1 that ,i was a witch1 
a ,jesuit1 a highwayman1 and the like4' 
#cjh4 ',to all which1 ,i shall only say1
 ,god knows that ,i am innocent4  ,but  
as for mine accusers1 let them provide  
themselves to meet  me before the       
tribunal of the ,son of ,god1 there to  
answer for all  these things1 with all  
the rest of their iniquities1 unless    
,god  shall give them repentance for    
them1 for the which ,i pray with all  my
 heart4'    #cji4 ',but that which was  
reported with the boldest confidence1   
was1 that ,i had my misses1 my whores1  
my bastards1 yea1 two wives  at once1   
and the like4 ,now these slanders1 with 
the other1 ,i glory  in1 because but    
slanders1 foolish1 or knavish lies1 and 
falsehoods  cast upon me by the devil   
and his seed2 and should ,i not be dealt
  with thus wickedly by the world1 ,i   
should want one sign of a saint1  and a 
child of ,god4 ,blessed are ye said the 

,lord ,jesus when men  shall revile you1
 and persecute you1 and shall say all   
manner of  evil against you falsely for 
my sake2 rejoice1 and be exceeding      
glad1 for great is your reward in       
heaven2 for so persecuted they  the     
prophets which were before you 7,matt   
#d3aa74'    #caj4 ',these things1       
therefore1 upon mine own account1       
trouble me  not2 no1 though they were   
twenty times more than they are4 ,i have
  a good conscience1 and whereas they   
speak evil of me1 as an evil  doer1 they
 shall be ashamed that falsely accuse my
 good conversation  in ,christ4#fg'     
#caa4 ',so then1 what shall ,i say to   
those that have thus bespattered  me8   
shall ,i threaten them8 ,shall ,i chide 
them8 ,shall ,i flatter  them8 ,shall ,i
 intreat them to hold their tongues8    
,no1 not ,i1 were  it not for that these
 things make them ripe for damnation1   
that  are the authors and abettors1 ,i  
would say unto them1 ,report it1        
because it will increase my glory4'     

#cab4 ',therefore ,i bind these lies and
 slanders to me as an ornament1  it     
belongs to my ,christian profession to  
be vilified1 slandered1  reproached and 
reviled2 and since all this is nothing  
else1 as my  ,god and my conscience do  
bear me witness2 ,i rejoice in          
reproaches  for ,christ's sake4'        
#cac4 ',i also calling all those fools1 
or knaves1 that have thus  made it      
anything of their business1 to affirm   
any of the things  afore-named of me1   
namely1 that ,i have been naught with   
other women1  or the like4 ,when they   
have used to the utmost of their        
endeavours1  and made the fullest       
inquiry that they can1 to prove against 
me  truly1 that there is any woman in   
heaven1 or earth1 or hell1 that  can    
say1 ,i have at any time1 in any place1 
by day or night1 so much  as attempted  
to be naught with them2 and speak ,i    
thus1 to beg mine  enemies into a good  
esteem of me2 no1 not ,i3 ,i will in    
this beg  relief of no man2 believe or  

disbelieve me in this1 all is a case  to
 me4#fh'    #cad4 ',my foes have missed 
their mark in this their shooting at me4
  ,i am not the man4 ,i wish that they  
themselves be guiltless4 ,if all  the   
fornicators and adulterers in ,england  
were hanged by the neck  till they be   
dead1 ,,john ,,bunyan1 the object of    
their envy1 would be  still alive and   
well4 ,i know not whether there be such 
a thing as  a woman breathing under the 
copes of the whole heaven1 but by their 
apparel1 their children1 or by common   
fame1 except my wife4'    #cae4 ',and in
 this ,i admire the wisdom of ,god1 that
 he made me shy  of women from my first 
conversion until now4 ,those know1 and  
can also  bear me witness1 with whom ,i 
have been most intimately concerned1    
that it is a rare thing to see me carry 
it pleasant towards a  woman2 the common
 salutation of a woman ,i abhor1 it is  
odious to  me in whomsoever ,i see it4  
,their company alone1 ,i cannot away    
with4  ,i seldom so much as touch a     

woman's hand1 for ,i think these things 
are not so becoming me4 ,when ,i have   
seen good men salute those  women that  
they have visited1 or that have visited 
them1 ,i have at  times made my         
objection against it1 and when they have
 answered1  that it was but a piece of  
civility1 ,i have told them1 it is not  
a comely sight2 some indeed have urged  
the holy kiss2 but then ,i  have asked  
why they made baulks1#fi why they did   
salute the most  handsome1 and let the  
ill-favoured go2 thus1 how laudable     
soever  such things have been in the    
eyes of others1 they have been unseemly 
in my sight4'    #caf4 ',and now for a  
wind up in this matter1 ,i calling not  
only  men1 but angels1 to prove me      
guilty of having carnally to do with    
any woman save my wife1 nor am ,i afraid
 to do it a second time1  knowing that  
,i cannot offend the ,lord in such a    
case1 to call ,god  for a record upon my
 soul1 that in these things ,i am       
innocent4  ,not that ,i have been thus  

kept1 because of any goodness in me more
  than any other1 but ,god has been     
merciful to me1 and has kept me2  to    
whom ,i pray that he will keep me still1
 not only from this1  but from every    
evil way and work1 and preserve me to   
his heavenly  kingdom4 ,amen4'    #cag4 
',now as ,satan laboured by reproaches  
and slanders1 to make me  vile among my 
countrymen1 that if possible1 my        
preaching might be  made of none effect1
 so there was added hereto a long and   
tedious  imprisonment1 that thereby ,i  
might be frighted from my service for   
,christ1 and the world terrified1 and   
made afraid to hear me preach1  of which
 ,i shall in the next place give you a  
brief account4'    ,a ,,brief ,,account 
,,of ,,the ,,author',s ,,imprisonment   
#cah4 ,having made profession of the    
glorious gospel of ,christ a long  time1
 and preached the same about five years1
 ,i was apprehended at  a meeting of    
good people in the country1 among whom1 
had they let  me alone1 ,i should have  

preached that day1 but they took me away
  from amongst them1 and had me before a
 justice2 who1 after ,i had  offered    
security for my appearing at the next   
sessions1 yet committed  me1 because my 
sureties would not consent to be bound  
that ,i should  preach no more to the   
people4    #cai4 ,at the sessions after1
 ,i was indicted for an upholder and    
maintainer of unlawful assemblies and   
conventicles1 and for not  conforming to
 the national worship of the ,church of 
,england2 and  after some conference    
there with the justices1 'they taking my
  plain dealing with them for a         
confession1 as they termed it1 of  the  
indictment1' did sentence me to         
perpetual banishment1 because  ,i       
refused to conform4 ,so being again     
delivered up to the jailer's  hands1 ,i 
was had home to prison again1 and there 
have lain now#gj  'complete twelve      
years1' waiting to see what ,god would  
suffer these  men to do with me4        
#cbj4 ,in which condition ,i have       

continued with much content1 through    
grace1 but have met with many turnings  
and goings upon my heart1  both from the
 ,lord1 ,satan1 and my own corruptions2 
by all which1  glory be to ,jesus       
,christ1 ,i have also received among    
many things1  much conviction1          
instruction1 and understanding1 of which
 at large  ,i shall not here discourse2 
only give you in a hint or two1 a word  
that may stir up the godly to bless     
,god1 and to pray for me2 and  also to  
take encouragement1 should the case be  
their own1 not to  fear what man can do 
unto them4    #cba4 ,i never had in all 
my life so great an inlet into the ,word
  of ,god as now2 those ,scriptures that
 ,i saw nothing in before1 are  made in 
this place and state to shine upon me2  
,jesus ,christ also  was never more real
 and apparent than now2 here ,i have    
seen him  and felt him indeed3 ,o that  
word1 ,we have not preached unto you    
cunningly devised fables 7#b ,peter     
#a3af72 and that1 ,god raised ,christ   

from the dead1 and gave him glory1 that 
your faith and hope might  be in ,god   
7#a ,peter #a3b71 were blessed words    
unto me in this my  imprisoned          
condition4    #cbb4 ,these three or four
 scriptures also have been great        
refreshment  in this condition to me    
7,john #ad3a-d1 #af3cc2 ,col #c3c1d2    
,heb #ab3bb-bd74  ,so that sometimes    
when ,i have been in the savour of them1
 ,i have  been able to laugh at         
destruction1 and to fear neither the    
horse nor  his rider 7,job #ci3ah74 ,i  
have had sweet sights of the forgiveness
  of my sins in this place1 and of my   
being with ,jesus in another  world3 ,o1
 the mount ,zion1 the heavenly          
,jerusalem1 the innumerable  company of 
angels1 and ,god the judge of all1 and  
the spirits  of just men made perfect1  
and to ,jesus 7,heb #ab3bb-bd71 have    
been  sweet unto me in this place3 ,i   
have seen ,,that here1 that ,i am       
persuaded ,i shall never1 while in this 
world1 be able to express2  ,i have seen

 a truth in that scripture1 ,whom having
 not seen1 ye  love2 in whom1 though now
 ye se him not1 yet believing1 ye       
rejoice  with joy unspeakable and full  
of glory 7#a ,peter #a3h74ga    #cbc4 ,i
 never knew what it was for ,god to     
stand by me at all turns1  and at every 
offer of ,satan 'to afflict me1' c41 as 
,i have found  him since ,i came in     
hither2 for look how fears have         
presented  themselves1 so have supports 
and encouragements1 yea1 when ,i have   
started1 even as it were at nothing else
 but my shadow1 yet ,god1  as being very
 tender of me1 hath not suffered me to  
be molested1  but would with one        
scripture and another strengthen me     
against all2  insomuch that ,i have     
often said1 ,were it lawful1 ,i could   
pray for  greater trouble1 for the      
greater comfort's sake 7,eccl #g3ad2 #b 
,cor  #a3e74    #cbd4 ,before ,i came to
 prison1 ,i saw what was a-coming1 and  
had  especially two considerations warm 
upon my heart2 the first was how  to be 

able to endure1 should my imprisonment  
be long and tedious2  the second was how
 to be able to encounter death1 should  
that be here  my portion2 for the first 
of these1 that scripture 7,col #a3aa7   
was  great information to me1 namely1 to
 pray to ,god to be strengthened  with  
all might1 according to his glorious    
power1 unto all patience  and           
long-suffering with joyfulness4 ,i could
 seldom go to prayer  before ,i was     
imprisoned1 but not for so little as a  
year together1  this sentence1 or sweet 
petition1 would1 as it were1 thrust     
itself  into my mind1 and persuade me1  
that if ever ,i would go through        
long-suffering1 ,i must have all        
patience1 especially if ,i would  endure
 it joyfully4    #cbe4 ,as to the second
 consideration1 that saying 7#b ,cor    
#a3i71 was  of great use to me1 ,but we 
had the sentence of death in ourselves1 
that we should not trust in ourselves1  
but in ,god which raiseth the  dead4 ,by
 this scripture ,i was made to see1 that

 if ever ,i would  suffer rightly1 ,i   
must first pass a sentence of death upon
 everything  that can properly be called
 a thing of this life1 even to reckon   
myself1 my wife1 my children1 my health1
 my enjoyments1 and all1  as dead to me1
 and myself as dead to them4 ,he that   
loveth father  or mother1 son or        
daughter1 more than me1 is not worthy of
 me  7,matt #aj3cg74    #cbf4 ,the      
second was1 to live upon ,god that is   
invisible2 as ,paul  said in another    
place1 the way not to faint1 is to look 
not at  the things which are seen1 but  
at the things which are not seen3  for  
the things which are seen are temporal2 
but the things which  are not seen are  
eternal 7#b ,cor #d3ah74 ,and thus ,i   
reasoned with  myself2 if ,i provide    
only for a prison1 then the whip comes  
at  unawares2 and so does also the      
pillory2 again1 if ,i provide only  for 
these1 then ,i am not fit for           
banishment2 further1 if ,i conclude     
that banishment is the worst1 then if   

death come ,i am surprised4  ,so that ,i
 see the best way to go through         
sufferings is to trust in  ,god through 
,christ1 as touching the world to come2 
and as touching  this world1 to count   
the grave my house1 to make my bed in   
darkness1  and to say to corruption1    
,thou art my father1 and to the worm1   
,thou  art my mother and my sister4     
,that is1 to familiarize these things   
to me4#gb    #cbg4 ,but notwithstanding 
these helps1 ,i found myself a man1  and
 compassed with infirmities2 the parting
 with my wife and poor  children hath   
oft been to me in this place as the     
pulling the  flesh from my bones1 and   
that not only because ,i am somewhat too
  too fond of those great mercies1 but  
also because ,i should have  often      
brought to my mind the many hardships1  
miseries and wants  that my poor family 
was like to meet with1 should ,i be     
taken from  them1 especially my poor    
blind child1 who lay nearer my heart    
than  all ,i had besides2 ,o the        

thoughts of the hardship ,i thought my  
blind one might go under1 would break my
 heart to pieces4    #cbh4 ,poor child1 
thought ,i1 what sorrow art thou like to
 have for  thy portion in this world8   
,thou must be beaten1 must beg1 suffer  
hunger1 cold1 nakedness1 and a thousand 
calamities1 though ,i cannot  now endure
 the wind should blow upon thee4 ,but   
yet recalling myself1  thought ,i1 ,i   
must venture you all with ,god1 though  
it goeth to the  quick to leave you4 ,o1
 ,i saw in this condition ,i was as a   
man who  was pulling down his house upon
 the head of his wife and children2  yet
 thought ,i1 ,i must do it1 ,i must do  
it4 ,and now ,i thought on  those two   
milch kine that were to carry the ark of
 ,god into another  country1 and to     
leave their calves behind them 7#a ,sam 
#f3aj-ab74    #cbi4 ,but that which     
helped me in this temptation was divers 
considerations1 of which three in       
special here ,i will name2 the  first   
was the consideration of those two      

scriptures1 ,leave thy  fatherless      
children1 ,i will preserve them alive1  
and let thy widows  trust in me4 ,and   
again1 ,the ,lord said1 ,verily it shall
 be well  with thy remnant2 verily ,i   
will cause the enemy to entreat thee    
well in the time of evil1 c4 7,jer      
#di3aa1 #ae3aa74    #ccj4 ,i had also   
this consideration1 that if ,i should   
now venture  all for ,god1 ,i engaged   
,god to take care of my concernments2   
but  if ,i forsook him and his ways1 for
 fear of any trouble that should  come  
to me or mine1 then ,i should not only  
falsify my profession1  but should count
 also that my concernments were not so  
sure1  if left at ,god's feet1 while ,i 
stood to and for his name1 as they      
would be1 if they were under my own     
tuition1#gc though with the  denial of  
the way of ,god4 ,this was a smarting   
consideration1 and  was as spurs unto my
 flesh4 ,that scripture also greatly    
helped it  to fasten the more upon me1  
where ,christ prays against ,judas1 that

  ,god would disappoint him in all his  
selfish thoughts1 which moved  him to   
sell his master3 pray read it soberly   
7,psa #aji3f-bj74    #cca4 ,i had also  
another consideration1 and that was1 the
 dread of  the torments of hell1 which  
,i was sure they must partake of1 that  
for fear of the cross1 do shrink from   
their profession of ,christ1  his words1
 and laws1 before the sons of men2 ,i   
thought also of the  glory that he had  
prepared for those that1 in faith1 and  
love1 and  patience1 stood to his ways  
before them4 ,these things1 ,i say1 have
  helped me1 when the thoughts of the   
misery that both myself and  mine1 might
 for the sake of my profession be       
exposed to1 hath lain  pinching on my   
mine4    #ccb4 ,when ,i have indeed     
conceited that ,i might be banished for 
my profession1 then ,i have thought of  
that scripture1 ,they were  stoned1 they
 were sawn asunder1 were tempted1 were  
slain with the  sword2 they wandered    
about in sheep skins and goat skins2    

being  destitute1 afflicted1 tormented1 
of whom the world was not worthy  7,heb 
#aa3cg71 for all they thought they were 
too bad to dwell and  abide amongst     
them4 ,i have also thought of that      
saying1 ,the ,holy  ,ghost witnesseth in
 every city1 that bonds and afflictions 
abide  me4 ,i have verily thought that  
my soul and it#gd have sometimes        
reasoned about the sore and sad estate  
of a banished and exiled  condition1 how
 they are exposed to hunger1 to cold1 to
 perils1 to  nakedness1 to enemies1 and 
a thousand calamities2 and at last1 it  
may be1 to die in a ditch1 like a poor  
forlorn and desolate sheep4  ,but ,i    
thank ,god1 hitherto ,i have not been   
moved by these most  delicate           
reasonings1 but have rather1 by them1   
more approved my  heart to ,god4        
#ccc4 ,i will tell you a pretty         
business2 ,i was once above all the     
rest in a very sad and low condition for
 many weeks2 at which time  also ,i     
being but a young prisoner1 and not     

acquainted with the  laws1 had this lay 
much upon my spirit1 ,that my           
imprisonment might  end at the gallows  
for aught that ,i could tell4 ,now1     
therefore1  ,satan laid hard at me to   
beat me out of heart1 by suggesting thus
  unto me1 ,but how if when you come    
indeed to die1 you should be in  this   
condition2 that is1 as not to savour the
 things of ,god1 nor  to have any       
evidence upon your soul for a better    
state hereafter8  ,for indeed at that   
time all the things of ,god were hid    
from my  soul4    #ccd4 ,wherefore1 when
 ,i at first began to think of this1 it 
was a great  trouble to me2 for ,i      
thought with myself1 that in the        
condition ,i  now was in1 ,i was not fit
 to die1 neither indeed did think ,i    
could1  if ,i should be called to it3   
besides1 ,i thought with myself1 if ,i  
should make a scrabbling#ge shift to    
clamber up the ladder1 yet  ,i should   
either with quaking1 or other symptoms  
of faintings1 give  occasion to the     

enemy to reproach the way of ,god and   
his people1 for  their timorousness4    
,this therefore lay with great trouble  
upon me1  for methought ,i was ashamed  
to die with a pale face1 and tottering  
knees1 for such a cause as this4        
#cce4 ,wherefore1 ,i prayed to ,god that
 he would comfort me1 and give  me      
strength to do and suffer what he should
 call me to2 yet no  comfort appeared1  
but all continued hid3 ,i was also at   
this time  so really possessed with the 
thought of death1 that oft ,i was as if 
,i was on the ladder with a rope about  
my neck2 only this was some             
encouragement to me1 ,i thought ,i might
 now have an opportunity  to speak my   
last words to a multitude1 which ,i     
thought would come  to see me die2 and1 
thought ,i1 if it must be so1 if ,god   
will but  convert one soul by my very   
last words1 ,i shall not count my life  
thrown away1 nor lost4    #ccf4 ,but yet
 all the things of ,god were kept out of
 my sight1 and  still the tempter       

followed me with1 ,but whither must you 
go when you  die8 ,what will become of  
you8 ,where will you be found in another
  world8 ,what evidence have you for    
heaven and glory1 and an inheritance    
among them that are sanctified8 ,thus   
was ,i tossed for many weeks1  and knew 
not what to do2 at last this            
consideration fell with  weight upon me1
 ,that it was for the ,word and way of  
,god1 that ,i was  in this condition1   
wherefore ,i was engaged not to flinch a
 hair's  breadth from it4    #ccg4 ,i   
thought also1 that ,god might choose1   
whether he would give  me comfort now or
 at the hour of death1 but ,i might not 
therefore  choose whether ,i would hold 
my profession or no3 ,i was bound1 but  
he was free3 yea1 it was my duty to     
stand to his word1 whether he  would    
ever look upon me or no1 or save me at  
the last3 wherefore1  thought ,i1 the   
point being thus1 ,i am for going on1   
and venturing  my eternal state with    
,christ1 whether ,i have comfort here or

 no2  if ,god doth not come in1 thought 
,i1 ,i will leap off the ladder even    
blindfold into eternity1 sink or swim1  
come heaven1 come hell1 ,lord  ,jesus1  
if thou wilt catch me1 do2 'if not1' ,i 
will venture for thy  name4    #cch4 ,i 
was no sooner fixed upon this           
resolution1 but that word dropped  upon 
me1 ,doth ,job serve ,god for nought8   
,as if the accuser had  said1 ,lord1    
,job is no upright man1 he serves thee  
for by-respects3  hast thou not made a  
hedge about him1 c4 ,but put forth thine
  hand now1 and touch all that he hath1 
and he will curse thee to  thy face4    
,how now1 thought ,i1 is this the sign  
of an upright soul1  to desire to serve 
,god1 when all is taken from him8 ,is he
 a godly  man1 that will serve ,god for 
nothing rather than give out8 blessed   
be ,god1 then1 ,i hope ,i have an       
upright heart1 for ,i am resolved1  ,god
 giving me strength1 never to deny my   
profession1 though ,i have  nothing at  
all for my pains2 and as ,i was thus    

considering1 that  scripture was set    
before me 7,psa #dd3ab-bf74gf    #cci4  
,now was my heart full of comfort1 for  
,i hoped it was sincere3  ,i would not  
have been without this trial for much2  
,i am comforted  every time ,i think of 
it1 and ,i hope ,i shall bless ,god for 
ever  for the teaching ,i have had by   
it4 ,many more of the dealings of  ,god 
towards me ,i might relate1 but these1  
,out of the spoils won  in battles have 
,i dedicated to maintain the house of   
the ,,lord 7#a  ,chron #bf3bg74    ,,the
 ,,conclusion4    #a4 ,of all the       
temptations that ever ,i met with in my 
life1 to  question the being 'of ,god1' 
and truth of his gospel1 is the worst1  
and the worst to be borne2 when this    
temptation comes1 it takes  away my     
girdle from me1 and removeth the        
foundation from under me3  ,o1 ,i have  
often thought of that word1 have your   
loins girt about  with truth2 and of    
that1 ,when the foundations are         
destroyed1 what  can the righteous do8  

#b4 ',sometimes1 when1 after sin        
committed1 ,i have looked for sore      
chastisement from the hand of ,god1 the 
very next that ,i have had  from him    
hath been the discovery of his grace4   
,sometimes1 when ,i  have been          
comforted1 ,i have called myself a fool 
for my so sinking  under trouble4 ,and  
then1 again1 when ,i have been cast     
down1  ,i thought ,i was not wise1 to   
give such way to comfort4 ,with such    
strength and weight have both these been
 upon me4'    #c4 ,i have wondered much 
at this one thing1 that though ,god doth
  visit my soul with never so blessed a 
discovery of himself1 yet ,i  have found
 again1 that such hours have attended me
 afterwards1 that  ,i have been in my   
spirits so filled with darkness1 that ,i
 could not  so much as once conceive    
what that ,god and that comfort was with
  which ,i have been refreshed4    #d4  
,i have sometimes seen more in a line of
 the ,bible than ,i could  well tell how
 to stand under1 and yet at another time

 the whole  ,bible hath been to me as   
dry as a stick2 or rather1 my heart hath
  been so dead and dry unto it1 that ,i 
could not conceive the least  drachm of 
refreshment1 though ,i have looked it   
'all' over4    #e4 ,of all tears1 they  
are the best that are made by the blood 
of  ,christ2 and of all joy1 that is the
 sweetest that is mixed with  mourning  
over ,christ4 ,oh6 it is a goodly thing 
to be on our knees1  with ,christ in our
 arms1 before ,god4 ,i hope ,i know     
something of  these things4    #f4 ,i   
find to this day seven abominations in  
my heart3 #a4 ,inclinings  to unbelief4 
#b4 ,suddenly to forget the love and    
mercy that ,christ  manifesteth4 #c4 ,a 
leaning to the works of the law4 #d4    
,wanderings  and coldness in prayer4 #e4
 ,to forget to watch for that ,i pray   
for4  #f4 ,apt to murmur because ,i have
 no more1 and yet ready to abuse  what  
,i have4 #g4 ,i can do none of those    
things which ,god commands  me1 but my  
corruptions will thrust in themselves1  

when ,i would do  good1 evil is present 
with me4    #g4 ,these things ,i        
continually see and feel1 and am        
afflicted and  oppressed with2 yet the  
wisdom of ,god doth order them for my   
good4  #a4 ,they make me abhor myself4  
#b4 ,they keep me from trusting my      
heart4 #c4 ,they convince me of the     
insufficiency of all inherent           
righteousness4 #d4 ,they show me the    
necessity of flying to ,jesus4  #e4     
,they press me to pray unto ,god4 #f4   
,they show me the need ,i have  to watch
 and be sober4 #g4 ,and provoke me to   
look to ,god1 through  ,christ1 to help 
me1 and carry me through this world4    
,amen4      ,,footnotes3    #a4 ,dr4    
,cheever4    #b4 ,leicester was only    
besieged by the royal army1 who took it1
 and  cruelly treated the inhabitants2  
upon the republicans appearing  before  
it1 the city surrendered at once without
 a siege4--,ed4    #c4 ,this should be  
the prayer and effort of every          
,christian for his  brethren and sisters

 in ,christ1 and more especially of     
those who  are called to the public     
ministry4--,ed4    #d4 ,the people of   
,god look back on the day of their      
espousals with  holy joy and            
thanksgiving to the ,god of their       
mercies2 and they  delight in telling   
his goodness to others4 ,come and hear1 
all ye  that fear ,god1 and ,i will     
declare what he hath done for my soul   
7,psa #ff3af74--,mason4    #e4 ,how     
unspeakable the mercy that our          
omnipresent ,god will hear  the prayer  
of the heart under all circumstances1 at
 all times1 in  all places4 ,had he     
limited it to certain forms1 in certain 
buildings1  read by certain men1 what   
fearful merchandise of souls they would 
have made4--,ed4    #f4 ,bunyan says    
very little about his parents in his    
treatise on  ',christian ,behaviour'2 he
 concludes his observations on the      
duties  of a pious son to ungodly       
parents with this remarkable prayer1    
',the  ,lord1 if it be his will1 convert

 ,,our poor parents1 that they1 with    
us1 may be the children of ,god4'       
,although this does not demonstrate     
that his own parents were ungodly1 yet  
his silence as to their piety  upon all 
occasions when speaking of them1 and the
 fervent feeling  expressed in this     
short prayer1 inclines me to conclude   
that they  were not pious persons in his
 judgment4--,ed4    #g4 ,mr4 ,bunyan    
alludes to the poverty of his education 
in several  of his works4 ,thus1 in his 
,scriptural poems--         ',i am no   
poet1 nor a poet's son      ,but a      
mechanic1 guided by no rule      ,but   
what ,i gained in a grammar school1     
,in my minority4'      ,and in the      
preface to ',the ,law and ,grace'3      
',reader1 if thou do find  this book    
empty of fantastical expressions1 and   
without light1 vain1  whimsical1        
scholar-like terms2 thou must           
understand1 it is because  ,i never went
 to school to ,aristotle or ,plato1 but 
was brought up  at my father's house1 in

 a very mean condition1 among a company 
of  poor countrymen4'--,ed4    #h4 ',i  
have been vile myself1 but have obtained
 mercy2 and ,i would  have my companions
 in sin partake of mercy too4'--,preface
 to  ,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved4--,ed4   
#i4 ,every careless sinner1 or wicked   
professor1 carries upon his  forehead   
the name of ,infidel and ,atheist1 a    
practical unbeliever in  the ,bible1 in 
the day of judgment1 and in the         
existence of a holy  ,god4--,ed4    #aj4
 ,bunyan served in the wars between     
,charles ,i and his country1  but it is 
not known on which side4 ,judging from  
his 'delight in all  transgressions     
against the law of ,god1' as he         
describes his conduct  to have been at  
that time1 he must have served on the   
king's side1  as one of his drunken     
cavaliers4 ,probably this event took    
place  when ,leicester was besieged by  
the king's troops4--,ed4    #aa4 ,the   
notice of his wife's father being a     
godly man1 and not  mentioning anything 

of the kind with regard to his own      
parents1  strengthens my conclusion that
 they were not professors of religion4  
,this very copy of the ,pathway to      
,heaven here noticed1 with the name  of 
,bunyan on the title1 is in the         
,editor's possession4--,ed4    #ab4     
,asking his father this question1 looks 
a little as if the family  had been     
connected with the gipsy tribe4--,ed4   
#ac4 ',the king 7,james1 #afah7 put     
forth an order to permit everybody1  as 
he had before given leave in the county 
of ,lancaster1 who should  go to evening
 prayer on the ,lord's day1 to divertise
 themselves  with lawful exercises1 with
 leaping1 dancing1 playing at bowls1    
shooting with bows and arrows1 as       
likewise to rear ,may poles1 and  to use
 ,may games and ,morris dancing2 but    
those who refused coming  to prayers    
were forbidden to use these             
sports4'--7,camden's ,annals74  ,the    
head of the ,church of ,england had     
wondrous power thus to dispense  with   

,god's laws4--,ed4    #ad4 ',did cut the
 sinews1' first edition2 properly       
altered by ,bunyan  afterwards to 'did  
benumb4'    #ae4 ,tip cat1 or cat1 is an
 ancient ,english game1 thus described  
in ,strutt's ,sports and                
,pastimes3--,the game of cat is played  
with  a cudgel4 ,its denomination is    
derived from a piece of wood1 about  six
 inches long and two thick1 diminished  
from the middle to form  a double cone4 
,when the cat is placed on the ground1  
the player  strikes it smartly--it      
matters not at which end--and it will   
rise  with a rotatory motion high enough
 for him to strike it2 if he  misses1   
another player takes his place2 if he   
hits1 he calls for  a number to be      
scored to his game2 if that number is   
more than as  many lengths of his       
cudgel1 he is out2 if not1 they are     
scored1  and he plays again4--,ed4      
#af4 ,this wish looks as if ,bunyan's   
father had not checked him for  this    
wicked propensity2 if so1 he could not  

have pretended to piety  or             
religion4--,ed4    #ag4 ',tom of        
,bedlam'2 a byword for an inveterate    
drunkard1 alluding  to an old           
interesting song describing the feelings
 of a poor maniac  whose frenzy had been
 induced by intoxication1 and who       
escaped from  ,bedlam4         ',poore  
naked ,tom is very drye      ,a little  
drinke for charitye6'      ,it ends with
 this verse--         ',the man in the  
moone drinkes claret1      ,eates       
powder'd beef1 turnip1 and carret1      
,but a cup of old ,malaga sacke         
,will fire the bushe at his backe4'     
,probably the tale is connected with the
 drummer's tune1 ',drunk or  sober1 go  
to bed ,tom4'--,ed4    #ah4 ,when the   
,lord1 in his blessed work upon the     
soul1 illuminated  the mind1 he opens to
 it a new world2 he leads the blind by a
 way  that they know not1 crooked things
 become straight1 rough places  plain1  
and he never forsakes his               
charge4--,mason4    #ai4 ',their talk   

went with me2 my heart would tarry with 
them'2  nothing is so powerfully        
attractive as a community of feeling    
under the teaching of the ,holy ,spirit4
 ,bunyan's wish to be 'tried  and       
searched1' reminds me of one who1 when  
alarmed for his soul's  safety1         
earnestly prayed that he might be made  
increasingly wretched1  until he had    
found safety in ,jesus1 and knew him1   
whom to know is  joy unspeakable in this
 life1 and felicity in the eternal      
world4--,ed4    #bj4 ,that bitter       
fanatic1 ,ross1 calls the ranters 'a    
sort of beasts1'  who practiced sin that
 grace might abound4 ,many under that   
name were  openly profligate2 they      
denied the sacraments1 but were disowned
  by the ,quakers4 ,it seems1 from      
,bunyan1 that they were infatuated  with
 some idea that the grossest sins of the
 flesh did not injure  the sanctity of  
the spirit6--,ed4    #ba4 ,faith comes  
by venturing wholly on ,christ1 as he is
 freely  offered in the ,word--mercy to 

the miserable--salvation to the lost    
and self-condemned4 ,if we honour ,god's
 veracity by giving credit  to his      
,word1 he will honour that faith by     
giving us joy and peace  in             
believing4--,mason4    #bb4 ',in        
downright earnest'2 as one who is in    
imminent danger of  drowning1 or in a   
house on fire1 eager to escape4 ,reader1
 have you  ever felt thus 'in downright 
earnest' for salvation8 ,blessed are    
they that hunger and thirst after       
righteousness1 for they ,,shall be      
filled4--,ed4    #bc4 ,this is an       
interesting view of church fellowship2  
and the  admission of a convert to      
,christian communion4 ,see also         
,christiana  at the ,interpreter's      
,house1 and the preface to ,bunyan's    
',christian  ,behaviour4'--,ed4    #bd4 
,the ,christian who is found waiting    
upon ,god1 is the thriving  one2 the    
best way to be assured of our election  
is to examine our  state with the       
touchstone of truth1 the ,scriptures4   

,the elect of ,god  know ,christ        
savingly1 esteem him precious1 and obey 
him cheerfully  from love and           
gratitude4--,mason4    #be4 ',gingerly'2
 cautiously4    ',has it a corn8 or do's
 it walk on conscience1 ,it treads so   
gingerly4'  ,love's ,cure1 ,act ii41    
,scene #a4--;,ed4    #bf4               
,manifestations of love and grace are   
not to be rested in1 or  made a saviour 
of2 they are given to strengthen and    
prepare us for  future trials4--,mason4 
#bg4 ,here we have ,christian in the    
valley of the shadow of death4 ',one    
thing ,i would not let slip1 ,i took    
notice that now poor ,christian  was so 
confounded1 that he did not know his own
 voice2 and thus ,i  perceived it1 just 
when he was come over against the mouth 
of the  burning pit1 one of the wicked  
ones got behind him1 and stept up       
softly to him1 and whisperingly         
suggested many grievous blasphemies  to 
him1 which he verily thought had        
proceeded from his own                  

mind4'--,pilgrim's ,progress4--,ed4     
#bh4 ',under her apron1' was altered in 
subsequent editions to 'in  her         
arms4'--,ed4    #bi4 ',poor fool'2      
altered1 in later editions1 to 'poor    
soul4'--,ed4    #cj4 ,john ,gifford1    
,bunyan's pastor1 was a ,kentish man1   
and had been  a major in the ,king's    
army1 a roistering cavalier4 ,for some  
crimes1  he1 with eleven others1 was    
condemned to be hung1 but made his      
escape to ,london1 and thence to        
,bedford1 where1 being unknown1 he      
practiced physic4 ,addicted to swearing1
 drinking1 and gambling1  he1 in        
distress at a serious loss1 vowed       
repentance2 he became  greatly          
distressed under conviction of sin2 at  
length his mind was  enlightened1 the   
,holy ,spirit led him to forgiveness by 
the atonement  of ,christ1 and his heart
 was filled with a hitherto unknown     
source  of blessedness4 ,this he        
imparted to others1 and at length1 in   
#afej1  formed a church1 with which the 

soul-harassed pilgrim ,bunyan cast  in  
his lot as a member in #afec4 ,there    
appears to have been a strong  mutual   
affection between him and his pastor4   
,in #afeh1 ,mr4 ,gifford  published a   
preface to ,bunyan's ',few ,sighs from  
,hell1' in which  he speaks of him with 
the warmest affection1 as one 'that ,i  
verily  believe ,god hath counted       
faithful1 and put him into the          
ministry--one  that hath acquaintance   
with ,god1 and taught by his ,spirit1   
and hath  been used to do souls good4   
,divers have felt the power of the word 
delivered by him1 and ,i doubt not but  
that many more may1 if ,god  continue   
him in his work4' ,judging from         
,gifford's preface1 he must  have been  
an excellent teacher to train ,bunyan   
for his important  labours as a         
,christian minister4 ,he uses the same  
fervid striking  language4 ,thus1 on the
 value of the soul3 ',consider what an  
ill bargain thou will make to sell thy  
precious soul for a short  continuance  

in sin and pleasure4 ,if that man drives
 an ill trade1  who to gain the whole   
world should lose his own soul1 then    
certainly  thou art far worse that sells
 thy soul for a very trifle4 ,oh1 'tis  
pity that so precious a thing should be 
parted withal to be made a  prey for the
 devouring lion1 for that which is worse
 than nothing4  ,if they were branded   
for desperate wretches that caused their
  children to pass through the fire to  
,moloch1 surely thou much more  that    
gives thy soul to devouring flames4     
,what meanest thou1 ,o man6  to truck   
with the devil8'--,see ,sighs1 #ast     
,edition1 and ,brooks'  ,puritans4--,ed4
     ',to truck'2 to barter or exchange4
    #ca4 ,that persons called ,quakers  
held these heresies1 there can be  no   
doubt2 but they were never held by that 
respectable and useful  body of         
,christians1 the ,society of ,friends1  
is equally clear4  ,barclay1 in his     
,theses1 #afge1 says of the             
,scriptures3--',they are  the doctrine  

of ,christ1 held forth in precious      
declarations1 spoken  and written by the
 movings of ,god's ,spirit4' ,he goes on
 to say1  that the same ,spirit can     
alone guide man into these sacred       
truths4  ,in all important doctrines1   
the difference between the ,quakers  and
 evangelical professors is in terms and 
not in things4 ,their  distinguishing   
difference relates to the work of the   
ministry4--,ed4    #cb4 ,how natural is 
it for man to build up vain hopes of    
long life6  ,bunyan's vigorous          
constitution1 had he enjoyed the free   
air of  liberty1 might have prolonged   
his pilgrimage to extreme old age4  ,but
 his long imprisonment shortened his    
valuable life3 it almost  amounted to   
legal murder4--,ed4    #cc4 ,bunyan1 in 
his treatise on ',jesus ,christ the     
,advocate1' admirably  shows the analogy
 between the year of jubilee and the    
,christian's  reversion to his          
inheritance1 although deprived for a    
time of the  comfort of it during his   

pilgrimage1 by reason of sin4--,ed4     
#cd4 ,he is a restless1 powerful1 and   
malicious enemy2 ever striving  to drive
 the sinner to desperation4 ,let the    
tempted look to ,jesus  the             
serpent-bruiser to shield him1 so that  
the fiery darts of the  wicked one may  
be quenched4--,mason4    #ce4 ,printed  
'did hear' in first edition4--,ed4      
#cf4 ,altered to 'indeed' in later      
editions4--,ed4    #cg4 ',racked or     
broken upon the wheel1' was a horrid    
mode of torturing  a criminal to death1 
formerly used in ,france4 ,the sufferer 
was  stretched and made fast upon a     
large wheel1 when the executioner1  with
 a heavy iron bar1 proceeded to break   
every bone in his body2  beginning with 
the toes and fingers1 and proceeding to 
crush those  bones that the least       
affected life1 and ending by crushing   
the  skull into the brains4 ,how        
piercing must have been the convictions 
of sin upon ,bunyan's soul1 to have led 
him to such a simile6--,ed4    #ch4 ',a 

,relation of the ,fearful ,estate of    
,francis ,spira4'         ',here see a  
soul that's all despair2 a man      ,all
 hell2 a spirit all wounds4             
,reader1 would'st see what may you never
 feel1      ,despair1 racks1 torments1  
whips of burning steel8      ,behold    
this man1 this furnace1 in whose heart1 
,sin hath created hell4'      ,from the 
address to the reader1 in a copy of this
 awful narrative  in possession of the  
,editor4 ,spira was filled with remorse 
and  despair for having been induced1 by
 improper motives1 to become a          
papist4--,ed4    #ci4 ,no ,christian    
minister ever dwelt more richly on the  
',saint's  ,knowledge of ,christ's      
,love' than ,bunyan4 ,see vol4 ii4 p4   
#a4 ,it was  the result of this         
soul-harrowing experience4 ,he there    
shows its  heights exceeding the highest
 heavens1 depths below the deepest hell1
  lengths and breadths beyond           
comprehension4 ,that treatise ought to  
be read and cherished by every trembling

 believer4--,ed4    #dj4 ,alter1 in     
later editions1 to 'flying fits4'--,ed4 
#da4 ,internal conflicts1 dreams1 or    
visions ought not to be the source  of  
peace or of bitterness to the soul4 ,if 
they drive us to ,christ1  we may hope  
that they are from heaven for our       
relief2 but if their  tendency is to    
despair1 by undervaluing the blood of   
atonement1 or  to lasciviousness1 they  
are from ,satan4 ,our real dependence   
must  be upon 'a more sure word of      
prophecy'3 if we are well-grounded in   
the promises1 it will save us from many 
harassing doubts and fears  which arise 
from a reliance upon our feelings4--,ed4
    #db4 ,that a poor penitent should   
perish at the feet of ,jesus is an      
utter impossibility4 ,god1 when manifest
 in the flesh1 decreed1 that            
',whosoever cometh unto me1 ,i will in  
no wise cast out4' ',i will  give him   
rest4' ,his ,word must stand fast for   
ever4--,ed4    #dc4 ,how soul-rending a 
thought6 but it can only be the case    

with  those who continue to their death 
despising the ,saviour4 ,those  who love
 him are kept by almighty power1        
everlasting love1 and  irresistible     
grace4--,ed4    #dd4 ,happy would it be 
for tempted souls1 in their distress1 to
  look simply to the declarations and   
promises of ,god in the ,word2  we there
 find salvation completed by ,christ4   
,our duty is to look  in faith and      
prayer to the ,spirit of ,god for the   
application and  comfort of it4--,mason4
    #de4 ,however humbling1 this is a   
truth not to be disputed4 ,the wisest   
philosopher and most illiterate peasant 
are upon a level1 fallen  from ,god4    
,none will be excluded who come to      
,christ1 whose gracious  invitation is  
general1 ',whosoever will1 let him take 
the water of  life freely' 7,rev        
#bb3ag74--,mason4    #df4 ,this is the  
proper source of comfort--the records of
 infallible  truth4 ,there is found     
mercy for the miserable1 redemption for 
the  captive1 salvation for the lost1   

heaven for the hell-deserving           
sinner4--,mason4    #dg4 ,though we may 
wait long for mercy1 yet the hand of    
faith never  knocked in vain at the door
 of heaven4 ,mercy is as surely ours as 
if we had it1 if it be given us in faith
 and patience to wait for  it4--,mason4 
#dh4 ,to sin against light and          
knowledge1 received in and by the       
gospel1 is a very heinous aggravation of
 sin4 ,the condition of  persons simply 
ignorant is not so sad by far1 as theirs
 who have  been enlightened and yet     
afterwards apostatized4 ,let the        
formalist  and lukewarm professors read 
this and tremble4--,mason4    #di4 ,the 
,holy ,spirit is the candle of the      
,lord1 by whose light the  awakened     
conscience is brought to see something  
of the mystery  of iniquity lurking in  
the heart4 ,he first convinces of sin1  
righteousness1 and judgment2 and then   
points to ,jesus as the only  security3 
',behold the ,lamb of ,god4'--,mason4   
#ej4 ,this is very beautifully          

expressed2 nothing can be more          
descriptive  of a poor pilgrim who has  
been toiling through the valley of the  
shadow of death1 and upon whose soul the
 day-spring from on high  has           
arisen4--,ed4    #ea4 ',cracked groats  
and fourpence-halfpennies4' ,the        
humility of our  author is here most    
unobtrusively apparent4 ,he had some    
treasure in  his 'earthen vessel'2 but1 
in comparison with his store in ,christ1
  it was like a few cracked groats by   
the side of massive pure gold4  ,what he
 meant by 'fourpence-halfpennies'       
somewhat puzzled me1 there  never having
 been any piece of ,english money coined
 of that value4  ,i found that a        
proclamation was issued shortly before  
,mr4 ,bunyan's  time 7,april #h1 #afjc71
 to save the people from being deceived 
with  the silver harp money of ,ireland1
 purporting to be twelve and  sixpenny  
pieces4 ,it fixed the value of the      
,irish twelvepence to be  ninepence     
,english2 so that the ,irish sixpence   

was to pass current  for                
fourpence-halfpenny in ,england4 ,that  
accomplished antiquary1  ,mr4 ,hawkins1 
the curator of the coins in the ,british
 ,museum1 shewed  me this ,irish silver 
money2 and agreed with me in believing  
that  ,bunyan alludes to these ,irish   
sixpences1 placing them in company  with
 cracked groats1 depreciated in value4  
,mr4 ,hawkins was not  aware that they  
had been in common circulation in       
,england4--,ed4    #eb4 ',common or     
public1' belonging equally to many4     
,christ is the  federal or covenant head
 of his church1 each member claiming an 
equal or common right to all his merits 
as a ,saviour1 ,mediator1  and          
,advocate4--,ed4    #ec4 ,this retort1  
or rebuke1 is inserted twice in the     
first edition1  probably a typographical
 error4--,ed4    #ed4 ,see note on ,no4 
#aeb4 ,the feelings of ,bunyan must have
 been  exceedingly pungent4--,ed4       
#ee4 ,this is a view of the power given 
to the apostles to forgive  or retain   

sins worthy of our serious              
consideration4 ,that mysterious  power1 
under the pretence of possessing which  
merchandise is  made of souls1 if it was
 not limited to the apostles personally1
  was intended to be used by all those  
whom ,god sends to preach the  gospel2  
an authority to proclaim salvation or   
condemnation to those  who receive or   
reject the ,saviour4 ,bunyan considers  
it a similar  power to that given to the
 governors of the city of refuge2 to    
admit the terror-stricken soul that     
'shall declare his cause'--or  confess  
his guilt--into the city1 there to abide
 the judgment upon  him1 as in ,christ  
the ,refuge4 ,this is very different to 
turning  ,god out of his judgment-seat2 
as is the case when a poor worm says  to
 his fellow-worm1 ',i absolve thee from 
all thy sins4' ,see the  visitation of  
the sick1 in the ,book of ,common       
,prayer4--,ed4    #ef4 ,the mode of     
admitting members into the church1 among
 the  ,baptists1 appears to have been   

the same in ,bunyan's days as it is  now
 practiced4 ,it is1 first to be         
introduced to the minister1 who         
endeavours to ascertain whether there is
 an earnest desire to flee  from the    
wrath to come1 sincere repentance1 and  
faith in the ,lord  ,jesus ,christ4 ,if 
so1 he mentions it to the church2 and   
visitors are  appointed1 to encourage   
the young convert1 and to scrutinize    
into  moral character4 ,if they are     
satisfied1 he is invited to attend a    
private church meeting2 and if the      
members have a good hope that  he is a  
decided believer in ,jesus1 they receive
 him into their  fellowship2 and if he  
requests it1 he is publicly baptized in 
water1 and communicates with the church 
at the ,lord's table4 ,this  appears to 
have been the mode in which ,bunyan was 
admitted into  the church at ,bedford4  
,most of the ,baptist churches now agree
 with  ,bunyan1 that the baptism of the 
,holy ,ghost1 or inward spiritual       
regeneration1 is1 alone1 the essential  

pre-requisite to the ,lord's  table2 and
 they leave members to their own        
conclusions as to the  validity of their
 having been sprinkled in infancy1 or   
the necessity  of immersion in water    
upon a profession of faith4--,ed4       
#eg4 ,many will be surprised that       
,bunyan1 who was so ready a writer1     
should be unable to tell what he saw and
 felt when in these holy  enjoyments2   
but all who have had similar feelings   
will unite with  him in saying1 they are
 inexpressible1 great1 and full of      
glory4--,ed4    #eh4 ,this is a very    
correct view of the excellent mode in   
which  dissenting ministers are         
generally called to their important     
work4  ,first1 their gifts in prayer and
 conversation upon ,divine things1  and 
aptness in illustrating and confirming  
what they advance from  the ,scriptures1
 is noticed2 and1 secondly1 they are    
encouraged to  pray with and address the
 poor children in a ,sunday school4 ,if 
they  manifest an aptness to teach1 they

 are1 thirdly1 invited to give  an      
exhortation to the church privately2 and
 then1 fourthly1 they  are encouraged to
 pray and preach among the poor in      
country villages  and in work-houses4   
,the ,god who gave the wish and the     
talent1 soon  opens a way to still more 
public usefulness4 ,in most cases1 they 
enter upon a course of study1 to fit    
them for their momentous labours2  but  
many of our most valuable ministers     
have1 like ,bunyan1 relied  entirely    
upon their prayerful investigation of   
the ,scriptures4 his  college was a     
dungeon1 his library the ,bible2 and he 
came forth  with gigantic power to      
grapple with the prince of darkness4 ,no
 human  learning could have so fitted   
him for this terrible and mysterious    
warfare4--,ed4    #ei4 ',with great     
sense1' means with great feeling1       
arising from his  own acute             
experience4--,ed4    #fj4 ,in the first 
edition ,bunyan says1 ',i have lain as  
long1' 7five  years74 ,this was in      

#afff4--;,ed4    #fa4 ,when ,god sends  
forth a zealous ambassador to publish   
the glad  tidings of salvation to       
perishing sinners1 he will be sure to   
meet  with the fiercest opposition from 
proud pharisaical professors3  so it was
 from the beginning1 and will be to the 
end of time2 but  the ,lord will work1  
and none shall hinder4 ,experimental    
preaching  will always be offensive to  
the carnal and profane4--,mason4    #fb4
 ,it is impossible to identify the sect 
to which ,bunyan belonged by  reading   
his works4 ,he rises above all sectarian
 bias in his earnest  efforts to win    
souls to ,christ1 and to keep them in a 
heavenly  frame of mine4--,ed4    #fc4  
',other men's lines1' other men's       
compositions4 ,bunyan went  himself to  
the fountain head of ,divine truth1 and 
was not taught  by the wisdom of his    
fellow-men in the things that pertained 
to  salvation4 ,he spoke as he felt2    
and1 while he copied no sentence from   
others1 no man that ever wrote has been 

so copied from by others4  ,application 
was once made to the ,editor1 to publish
 an admirable  sermon which had been    
taken in short hand from the lips of a  
,d4,d42  when1 to the surprise of the   
applicant1 he was shown the whole       
sermon in ,bunyan's ,heavenly           
,footman4--,ed4    #fd4 ,altered1 in    
later editions1 to 'searching4'--,ed4   
#fe4 ,gifts are no evidence of ,god's   
favour2 they are like the gold  which   
adorned the temple1 but grace1 the      
saving grace of the ,spirit1  is like   
the altar which sanctifies the          
gold4--,mason44    #ff4 ,in this        
paragraph is displayed that modest      
genuine humility  which shone so        
conspicuously in ,bunyan4 ,he possessed 
that popular  natural eloquence1 by     
which he could deliver himself like an  
angel2  but when pride began to rise1 he
 knocked it on the head with that       
severe maul1 ',is it so much to be a    
fiddle' that ,satan once so  played     
upon8--,ed4    #fg4 ,one circumstance   

from which these vile slanders were     
raised1  is narrated in the thrilling   
narrative of ,god's gracious dealings   
with ,mrs4 ,agnes ,beaumont4 ,she was   
waiting in hopes of attending  a        
meeting1 when 'at last1 quite           
unexpectedly1 came ,mr4 ,bunyan4 ,the   
sight of him caused a mixture of joy and
 grief4 ,i was glad to see  him1 but    
afraid he would not be willing to take  
me up behind him1  and how to ask him ,i
 knew not4 ,at length my brother did2   
but ,mr4  ,bunyan answered1 with some   
degree of roughness1 ,no1 ,i will not   
carry  her4 ,these words were cutting   
indeed1 and made me weep bitterly4  ,my 
brother1 perceiving my trouble1 said1   
,sir1 if you do not carry  her1 you will
 break her heart2 but he made the same  
reply1 adding1  ,your father would be   
grievously angry if ,i should4 ,i will  
venture  that1 said ,i4 ,and thus1 with 
much entreaty1 he was prevailed on2  and
 ,o how glad was ,i to think ,i was     
going4 ,soon after we set out1  my      

father came to my brother's1 and asked  
his men whom his daughter  rode behind8 
,they said1 ,mr4 ,bunyan4 ,upon hearing 
this1 his anger  was greatly inflamed2  
he ran down the close1 thinking to      
overtake  me1 and pull me off the horse1
 but we were gone out of his reach4     
',i had not ridden far1 before my heart 
began to be lifted up with  pride at the
 thoughts of riding behind this servant 
of the ,lord2  and was pleased if any   
looked after us1 as we rode along4      
,indeed1  ,i thought myself very happy  
that day3 first1 that it pleased ,god   
to make way for my going2 and then1 that
 ,i should have the honour  to ride     
behind ,mr4 ,bunyan1 who would sometimes
 be speaking to me  about the things of 
,god4 ,my pride soon had a fall2 for1 in
 entering  ,gam'gay1 we were met by one 
,mr4 ,lane1 a clergyman who lived at    
,bedford1 and knew us both1 and spoke to
 us1 but looked very hard  at us as we  
rode along2 and soon after raised a vile
 scandal upon  us1 though1 blessed be   

,god1 it was false4'    ,no ,christian  
should be without that deeply           
interesting volume of  ,christian       
experience1 ,james' ,abstract of the    
,gracious ,dealings of  ,god with       
several ,eminent ,christians4 ,the      
persecutions that ,mrs4  ,beaumont went 
through were like a dreadful tempest1   
yet was she  joyfully delivered out of  
them all4--,ed4    #fh4 ',all is a      
case1' all the same4 ,a case--that which
 falls1 comes1  or happens2 an event4   
,see ,blackie's ,imperial               
,dictionary4--,ed4    #fi4 ',baulks1'   
missing1 omitting1 leaving untouched4   
',this was  looked for at your hand1 and
 this was baulked2 the double gill of   
this opportunity you let time wash off1 
and you are now sailed into  the north  
of my lady's opinion2 where you will    
hang like an icicle  on a ,dutchman's   
beard4'--,twelfth ,night1 ,act iii4     
,scene #b2 and  ,imperial               
,dictionary4--,ed4    #gj4 ',above five 
year and a quarter' are the words in the

 first  edition1 #afff4 ,his            
imprisonment commenced ,november #affj2 
the order  for his release bears date   
,september #ac1 #afgb1 but it was some  
months before he was discharged4--,ed4  
#ga4 ,angel visits may be expected when 
,antichrist persecutes the  ,christian  
to bonds and imprisonment4 ,an angel    
released ,peter from  prison2 angels    
revealed to ,john1 when exiled to       
,patmos1 the wonders  of his book of    
,revelation4 ,the ,lord of angels1 the  
angel of the  covenant1 communes with   
,bunyan in his dungeon1 and converts it 
into  a ,bethel to his soul2 and this1  
for refusing obedience to the laws  of  
his country1 because those laws violated
 ,god's prerogative1 and  impiously     
dared to assume authority which belongs 
exclusively to  the ,almighty4 ,they    
remain to this day a disgrace to our    
statutes1  but are never enforced4--,ed4
    #gb4 ,bunyan did well to prepare for
 the worst4 ,he must have been  familiar
 with the horrid cruelties practiced    

upon ,dr4 ,leighton by  that fiend in   
human shape1 ,archbishop ,laud4 ,the    
pious and learned  doctor was caught in 
,bedfordshire2 and the story of his     
unparalleled  sufferings strengthened   
the ,roundheads to deeds of valour1  in 
putting an end to such diabolical       
cruelties4 ,the spirit of the  charges  
against him were his saying that no king
 may make laws  in the house of ,god2   
and that the bishops were ravens and    
magpies  that prey upon the state4 ,his 
sufferings are narrated in ,brooke's    
,puritans1 vol4 ii4 p4 #dgh4--;,ed4     
#gc4 ',tuition' was altered to 'care' in
 later editions4--,ed4    #gd4 i4e41 ,my
 profession--the soul1 shrinking from   
pain1 moving him  one way1 and his      
profession another4--,ed4    #ge4 ',to  
scrabble1' to go on all fours--'to move 
along on the hands and  knees1 by       
clawing with the hands4'--,blackie's    
,imperial ,dictionary4--,ed4    #gf4    
,this is the language of a heaven-born  
soul1 which sees such  beauty and       

excellency in ,christ1 that it would not
 part with him for  a thousand worlds2  
if there were no heaven hereafter1 his  
delight  in the ways of ,god renders his
 service preferable to all the wealth1  
grandeur1 and vain pleasures of the     
ungodly4--,mason4    999999    ,a       
,,relaton ,,of ,,the ,,imprisonment ,,of
 ,,mr4 ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,minister ,,of 
,,the  ,,gospel ,,at ,,bedford1 ,,in    
,,november #affj4 ,,his ,,examination   
,,before ,,the  ,,justices2 ,,his       
,,conference ,,with ,,the ,,clerk ,,of  
,,the ,,peace2 ,,what ,,passed          
,,between ,,the ,,judges ,,and ,,his    
,,wife ,,when ,,she ,,presented ,a      
,,petition ,,for  ,,his ,,deliverance1  
,,etc4    ,,written ,,by ,,himself1     
,,and ,,never ,,before ,,published4     
,blessed are they which are persecuted  
for righteousness' sake3  for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven4 ,blessed are ye  
when men shall  revile you1 and         
persecute you1 and shall say all manner 
of evil  against you falsely1 for my    

sake4 ,rejoice1 and be exceeding glad3  
for great is your reward in heaven3 for 
so persecuted they the  prophets which  
were before you4 ,matthew #e3aj-ab      
,london3 ,printed for ,james ,buckland1 
at the ,buck1 in ,paternoster  ,row1    
,,mdcclxv4    ,the relation of my       
imprisonment in the month of ,november  
#affj4    ,when1 by the good hand of my 
,god1 ,i had for five or six years      
together1 without any interruption1     
freely preached the blessed  gospel of  
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 and had also1 
through his blessed  grace1 some        
encouragement by his blessing thereupon2
 the devil1  that old enemy of man's    
salvation1 took his opportunity to      
inflame  the hearts of his vassals      
against me1 insomuch that at the last   
,i was laid out for by the warrant of a 
justice1 and was taken and  committed to
 prison4 ,the relation thereof is as    
followeth3    ,upon the #abth of this   
instant ,november #affj1 ,i was desired 
by  some of the friends in the country  

to come to teach at ,samsell1  by       
,harlington1 in ,bedfordshire4 ,to whom 
,i made a promise1 if the  ,lord        
permitted1 to be with them on the time  
aforesaid4 ,the justice  hearing        
thereof1 whose name is ,mr4 ,francis    
,wingate1 forthwith issued  out his     
warrant to take me1 and bring me before 
him1 and in the  meantime to keep a very
 strong watch about the house where the 
meeting should be kept1 as if we that   
were to meet together in that  place did
 intend to do some fearful business1 to 
the destruction  of the country2 when1  
alas1 the constable1 when he came in1   
found  us only with our ,bibles in our  
hands1 ready to speak and hear the      
,word of ,god2 for we were just about to
 begin our exercise4 ,nay1 we  had begun
 in prayer for the blessing of ,god upon
 our opportunity1  intending to have    
preached the ,word of the ,lord unto    
them there  present2#a but the constable
 coming in prevented us2 so that ,i  was
 taken and forced to depart the room4   

,but had ,i been minded to  have played 
the coward1 ,i could have escaped1 and  
kept out of his  hands4 ,for when ,i was
 come to my friend's house1 there was   
whispering  that that day ,i should be  
taken1 for there was a warrant out to   
take me2 which when my friend heard1 he 
being somewhat timorous1  questioned    
whether we had best have our meeting or 
not2 and whether  it might not be better
 for me to depart1 lest they should take
 me  and have me before the justice1 and
 after that send me to prison1  for he  
knew better than ,i what spirit they    
were of1 living by them2  to whom ,i    
said1 ,no1 by no means1 ,i will not     
stir1 neither will ,i  have the meeting 
dismissed for this4 ,come1 be of good   
cheer1 let  us not be daunted2 our cause
 is good1 we need not be ashamed of  it2
 to preach ,god's ,word is so good a    
work1 that we shall be well  rewarded1  
if we suffer for that2 or to this       
purpose2 but as for my  friend1 ,i think
 he was more afraid of for me1 than of  

himself4  ,after this ,i walked into the
 close1 where1 ,i somewhat seriously    
considering the matter1 this came into  
my mind1 ,that ,i had showed  myself    
hearty and courageous in my preaching1  
and had1 blessed be  grace1 made it my  
business to encourage others2 therefore1
 thought  ,i1 if ,i should now run1 and 
make an escape1 it will be of a very    
ill savour in the country4 ,for what    
will my weak and newly converted        
brethren think of it1 but that ,i was   
not so strong indeed as ,i was  in word8
 ,also ,i feared that if ,i should run1 
now there was a warrant  out for me1 ,i 
might by so doing make them afraid to   
stand1 when  great words only should be 
spoken to them4 ,besides1 ,i thought1   
that seeing ,god of his mercy should    
choose me to go upon the forlorn  hope  
in this country2 that is1 to be the     
first1 that should be  opposed1 for the 
gospel2 if ,i should fly1 it might be a 
discouragement  to the whole body that  
might follow after4 ,and further1 ,i    

thought  the world thereby would take   
occasion at my cowardliness1 to have    
blasphemed the gospel1 and to have had  
some ground to suspect worse  of me and 
my profession than ,i deserved4 ,these  
things with others  considered by me1 ,i
 came in again to the house1 with a full
 resolution  to keep the meeting1 and   
not to go away1 though ,i could have    
been  gone about an hour before the     
officer apprehended me2 but ,i would    
not2 for ,i was resolved to see the     
utmost of what they could say  or do    
unto me4 ,for blessed be the ,lord1 ,i  
knew of no evil that ,i  had said or    
done4 ,and so1 as aforesaid1 ,i began   
the meeting4 ,but  being prevented by   
the constable's coming in with his      
warrant to  take me1 ,i could not       
proceed4 ,but before ,i went away1 ,i   
spake some  few words of counsel and    
encouragement to the people1 declaring  
to  them1 that they saw we were         
prevented of our opportunity to speak   
and hear the ,word of ,god1 and were    

like to suffer for the same3  desiring  
them that they should not be            
discouraged1 for it was a mercy  to     
suffer upon so good account4 ,for we    
might have been apprehended  as thieves 
or murderers1 or for other wickedness2  
but blessed be  ,god it was not so1 but 
we suffer as ,christians for well doing3
 and  we had better be the persecuted   
than the persecutors1 c4 ,but the       
constable and the justice's man waiting 
on us1 would not be at  quiet till they 
had me away1 and that we departed the   
house4 ,but  because the justice was not
 at home that day1 there was a friend   
of mine engaged for me to bring me to   
the constable on the morrow  morning4   
,otherwise the constable must have      
charged a watch with  me1 or have       
secured me some other ways1 my crime was
 so great4 ,so  on the next morning we  
went to the constable1 and so the       
justice4#b  ,he asked the constable what
 we did1 where we were met together1    
and what we had with us8 ,i trow1 he    

meant whether we had armour  or not2 but
 when the constable told him1 that there
 were only met  a few of us together to 
preach and hear the ,word1 and no sign  
of  anything else1 he could not well    
tell what to say3 yet because he  had   
sent for me1 he did adventure to put out
 a few proposals to  me1 which were to  
this effect1 namely1 ,what ,i did there8
 and why  ,i did not content myself with
 following my calling8 for it was       
against the law1 that such as ,i should 
be admitted to do as ,i did4    ,john   
,bunyan4 ,to which ,i answered1 that the
 intent of my coming  thither1 and to   
other places1 was to instruct1 and      
counsel people  to forsake their sins1  
and close in with ,christ1 lest they did
 miserably  perish2 and that ,i could do
 both these without confusion1 to wit1  
follow my calling1 and preach the ,word 
also4 ,at which words1 he  was in a     
chafe1#c as it appeared2 for he said    
that he would break  the neck of our    
meetings4    ,bun4 ,i said1 it may be   

so4 ,then he wished me to get sureties  
to be  bound for me1 or else he would   
send me to the jail4    ,my sureties    
being ready1 ,i called them in1 and when
 the bond for  my appearance was made1  
he told them1 that they were bound to   
keep  me from preaching2 and that if ,i 
did preach1 their bonds would  be       
forfeited4 ,to which ,i answered1 that  
then ,i should break them2  for ,i      
should not leave speaking the ,word of  
,god3 even to counsel1  comfort1 exhort1
 and teach the people among whom ,i     
came2 and ,i  thought this to be a work 
that had no hurt in it3 but was rather  
worthy of commendation than blame4      
,wingate4 ,whereat he told me1 that if  
they would not be so bound1  my mittimus
 must be made1 and ,i sent to the jail1 
there to lie to  the quarter-sessions4  
,now while my mittimus was making1 the  
justice was withdrawn2 and  in comes an 
old enemy to the truth1 ,dr4 ,lindale1  
who1 when he was  come in1 fell to      
taunting at me with many reviling terms4

    ,bun4 ,to whom ,i answered1 that ,i 
did not come thither to talk with  him1 
but with the justice4 ,whereat he       
supposed that ,i had nothing  to say for
 myself1 and triumphed as if he had got 
the victory2  charging and condemning me
 for meddling with that for which ,i    
could  show no warrant2 and asked me1 if
 ,i had taken the oaths8 and if ,i  had 
not1 it was pity but that ,i should be  
sent to prison1 c4    ,i told him1 that 
if ,i was minded1 ,i could answer to any
 sober question  that he should put to  
me4 ,he then urged me again1 how ,i     
could prove  it lawful for me to preach1
 with a great deal of confidence of the 
victory4    ,but at last1 because he    
should see that ,i could answer him if  
,i  listed1 ,i cited to him that verse  
in ,peter1 which saith1 ,as every  man  
hath received the gift1 even so let him 
minister the same1  c4    ,lind4 ,aye1  
saith he1 to whom is that spoken8       
,bun4 ,to whom1 said ,i1 why1 to every  
man that hath received a gift  from     

,god4 ,mark1 saith the apostle1 ,as     
every man that hath received  a gift    
from ,god1 c4 ,and again1 ,you may all  
prophesy one by one4  ,whereat the man  
was a little stopt1 and went a softlier 
pace3 but  not being willing to lose the
 day1 he began again1 and said3         
,lind4 ,indeed ,i do remember that ,i   
have read of one ,alexander a           
coppersmith1 who did much oppose and    
disturb the apostles2--aiming1  it is   
like1 at me1 because ,i was a tinker4   
,bun4 ,to which ,i answered1 that ,i    
also had read of very many priests  and 
,pharisees that had their hands in the  
blood of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4     
,lind4 ,aye1 saith he1 and you are one  
of those scribes and ,pharisees3  for   
you1 with a pretence1 make long prayers 
to devour widows'  houses4    ,bun4 ,i  
answered1 that if he had got no more by 
preaching and praying  than ,i had done1
 he would not be so rich as he now was4 
,but that  scripture coming into my     
mind1 ,answer not a fool according to   

his  folly1 ,i was as sparing of my     
speech as ,i could1 without prejudice   
to truth4    ,now by this time my       
mittimus was made1 and ,i committed to  
the  constable to be sent to the jail in
 ,bedford1 c4    ,but as ,i was going1  
two of my brethren met with me by the   
way1 and  desired the constable to stay1
 supposing that they should prevail     
with the justice1 through the favour of 
a pretended friend1 to let  me go at    
liberty4 ,so we did stay1 while they    
went to the justice2  and after much    
discourse with him1 it came to this2    
that if ,i would  come to him again1 and
 say some certain words to him1 ,i      
should be  released4 ,which when they   
told me1 ,i said if the words were such 
that might be said with a good          
conscience1 ,i should1 or1 else1  ,i    
should not4 ,so through their           
importunity ,i went back again1 but  not
 believing that ,i should be delivered3 
for ,i feared their spirit  was too full
 of opposition to the truth to let me   

go1 unless ,i should  in something or   
other dishonour my ,god1 and wound my   
conscience4  ,wherefore1 as ,i went1 ,i 
lifted up my heart to ,god for light and
  strength to be kept1 that ,i might not
 do anything that might either          
dishonour him1 or wrong my own soul1 or 
be a grief or discouragement  to any    
that was inclining after the ,lord      
,jseus ,christ4    ,well1 when ,i came  
to the justice again1 there was ,mr4    
,foster of  ,bedford1 who coming out of 
another room1 and seeing of me by the   
light of the candle1 for it was dark    
night when ,i came thither1 he  said    
unto me1 ,who is there8 ,john ,bunyan8  
with such seeming affection1  as if he  
would have leaped in my neck and        
kissed#d me1 which made  me somewhat    
wonder1 that such a man as he1 with whom
 ,i had so little  acquaintance1 and1   
besides1 that had ever been a close     
opposer of  the ways of ,god1 should    
carry himself so full of love to me2    
but1  afterwards1 when ,i saw what he   

did1 it caused me to remember those     
sayings1 ,their tongues are smoother    
than oil1 but their words are  drawn    
swords4 ,and again1 ,beware of men1 c4  
when ,i had answered  him1 that blessed 
be ,god ,i was well1 he said1 ,what is  
the occasion  of your being here8 or to 
that purpose4 ,to whom ,i answered1 that
  ,i was at a meeting of people a little
 way off1 intending to speak  a word of 
exhortation to them2 but the justice    
hearing thereof1 said  ,i1 was pleased  
to send his warrant to fetch me before  
him1 c4    ,foster4 ,so1 said he1 ,i    
understand2 but well1 if you will       
promise  to call the people no more     
together1 you shall have your liberty   
to go home2 for my brother is very loath
 to send you to prison1 if  you will be 
but ruled4    ,bun4 ,sir1 said ,i1 pray 
what do you mean by calling the people  
together8 ,my business is not anything  
among them1 when they are  come         
together1 but to exhort them to look    
after the salvation of  their souls1    

that they may be saved1 c4    ,fost4    
,saith he1 ,we must not enter into      
explication or dispute now2  but if you 
will say you will call the people no    
more together1 you  may have your       
liberty2 if not1 you must be sent away  
to prison4    ,bun4 ,sir1 said ,i1 ,i   
shall not force or compel any man to    
hear  me2 but yet1 if ,i come into any  
place where there is a people met       
together1 ,i should1 according to the   
best of my skill and wisdom1  exhort and
 counsel them to seek out after the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ1  for the salvation
 of their souls4    ,fost4 ,he said1    
that was none of my work2 ,i must follow
 my calling2  and if ,i would but leave 
off preaching1 and follow my calling1 ,i
  should have the justice's favour1 and 
be acquitted presently4    ,bun4 ,to    
whom ,i said1 that ,i could follow my   
calling and that too1  namely1 preaching
 the ,word2 and ,i did look upon it as  
my duty to  do them both1 as ,i had an  
opportunity4    ,fost4 ,he said1 to have

 any such meetings was against the law2 
and1  therefore1 he would have me leave 
off1 and say ,i would call the  people  
no more together4    ,bun4 ,to whom ,i  
said1 that ,i durst not make any further
 promise2 for  my conscience would not  
suffer me to do it4 ,and again1 ,i did  
look  upon it as my duty to do as much  
good as ,i could1 not only in my  trade1
 but also in communicating to all       
people1 wheresoever ,i came1  the best  
knowledge ,i had in the ,word4    ,fost4
 ,he told me that ,i was the nearest the
 ,papists of any1 and  that he would    
convince me of immediately4    ,bun4 ,i 
asked him wherein8    ,fost4 ,he said1  
in that we understood the ,scriptures   
literally4    ,bun4 ,i told him that    
those that were to be understood        
literally1  we understood them so2 but  
for those that were to be understood    
otherwise1 we endeavoured so to         
understand them4    ,fost4 ,he said1    
which of the ,scriptures do you         
understand literally8    ,bun4 ,i said  

this1 he that believeth shall be saved4 
,this was to  be understood just as it  
is spoken2 that whosoever believeth in  
,christ shall1 according to the plain   
and simple words of the text1  be saved4
    ,fost4 ,he said that ,i was         
ignorant1 and did not understand the    
,scriptures2 for how1 said he1 can you  
understand them when you know  not the  
original ,greek8 c4    ,bun4 ,to whom ,i
 said1 that if that was his opinion1    
that none could  understand the         
,scriptures but those that had the      
original ,greek1  c41 then but a very   
few of the poorest sort should be saved2
 this  is harsh2 yet the ,scripture     
saith1 ,that ,god hides these things    
from the wise and prudent1 that is1 from
 the learned of the world1  and reveals 
them to babes and sucklings4    ,fost4  
,he said there were none that heard me  
but a company of foolish  people4       
,bun4 ,i told him that there were the   
wise as well as the foolish  that do    
hear me2 and again1 those that are most 

commonly counted  foolish by the world  
are the wisest before ,god2 also1 that  
,god had  rejected the wise1 and mighty1
 and noble1 and chosen the foolish  and 
the base4    ,fost4 ,he told me that ,i 
made people neglect their calling2 and  
that ,god had commanded people to work  
six days1 and serve him on  the seventh4
    ,bun4 ,i told him that it was the   
duty of people1 both rich and poor1  to 
look out for their souls on those days  
as well as for their  bodies2 and that  
,god would have his people exhort one   
another  daily1 while it is called      
to-day4    ,fost4 ,he said again that   
there was none but a company of poor1   
simple1 ignorant people that came to    
hear me4    ,bun4 ,i told him that the  
foolish and ignorant had most need of   
teaching and information2 and1          
therefore1 it would be profitable  for  
me to go on in that work4    ,fost4     
,well1 said he1 to conclude1 but will   
you promise that you  will not call the 
people together any more8 and then you  

may be  released and go home4    ,bun4  
,i told him that ,i durst say no more   
than ,i had said2 for ,i  durst not     
leave off that work which ,god had      
called me to4    ,so he withdrew from   
me1 and then came several of the        
justice's  servants to me1 and told me  
that ,i stood so much upon a nicety4    
,their master1 they said1 was willing to
 let me go2 and if ,i would  but say ,i 
would call the people no more together1 
,i might have my  liberty1 c4    ,bun4  
,i told them there were more ways than  
one in which a man  might be said to    
call the people together4 ,as1 for      
instance1 if a  man get upon the market 
place1 and there read a book1 or the    
like1  though he do not say to the      
people1 ,sirs1 come hither and hear2    
yet if they come to him because he      
reads1 he1 by his very reading1  may be 
said to call them together2 because they
 would not have been  there to hear if  
he had not been there to read4 ,and     
seeing this  might be termed a calling  

the people together1 ,i durst not say ,i
  would not call them together2 for     
then1 by the same argument1 my          
preaching might be said to call them    
together4    ,wing4 and ,fost4 ,then    
came the justice and ,mr4 ,foster to me 
again2  we had a little more discourse  
about preaching1 but because the  method
 of it is out of my mind1 ,i pass it2   
and when they saw that  ,i was at a     
point1 and would not be moved nor       
persuaded1    ,mr4 ,foster1 the man that
 did at the first express so much love  
to  me1 told the justice that then he   
must send me away to prison4 ,and  that 
he would do well1 also1 if he would     
present all those that  were the cause  
of my coming among them to meetings4    
,thus we parted4    ,and1 verily1 as ,i 
was going forth of the doors1 ,i had    
much ado to  forbear saying to them that
 ,i carried the peace of ,god along with
  me2 but ,i held my peace1 and1 blessed
 be the ,lord1 went away to  prison1    
with ,god's comfort in my poor soul4    

,after ,i had lain in the jail five or  
six days1 the brethren sought  means1   
again1 to get me out by bondsmen2 for so
 ran my mittimus1  that ,i should lie   
there till ,i could find sureties4 ,they
 went to  a justice at ,elstow1 one ,mr4
 ,crumpton1 to desire him to take bond  
for my appearing at the                 
quarter-sessions4 ,at the first he told 
them he would2 but afterwards he made a 
demur at the business1 and  desired     
first to see my mittimus1 which run to  
this purpose3 ,that  ,i went about to   
several conventicles in this county1 to 
the great  disparagement of the         
government of the church of ,england1 c4
 ,when  he had seen it1 he said that    
there might be something more against   
me than was expressed in my mittimus2   
and that he was but a young  man1 and1  
therefore1 he durst not do it4 ,this my 
jailer told me2  whereat ,i was not at  
all daunted1 but rather glad1 and saw   
evidently  that the ,lord had heard me2 
for before ,i went down to the justice1 

,i begged of ,god that if ,i might do   
more good by being at liberty  than in  
prison1 that then ,i might be set at    
liberty2 but if not1  his will be done2 
for ,i was not altogether without hopes 
but that  my imprisonment might be an   
awakening to the saints in the country1 
therefore ,i could not tell well which  
to choose2 only ,i1 in that  manner1 did
 commit the thing to ,god4 ,and verily1 
at my return1 ,i  did meet my ,god      
sweetly in the prison again1 comforting 
of me and  satisfying of me that it was 
his will and mind that ,i should be     
there4#e    ,when ,i came back again to 
prison1 as ,i was musing at the slender 
answer of the justice1 this word dropt  
in upon my heart with some  life1 ,for  
he knew that for envy they had delivered
 him4    ,thus have ,i1 in short1       
declared the manner and occasion of my  
being  in prison2 where ,i lie waiting  
the good will of ,god1 to do with me  as
 he pleaseth2 knowing that not one hair 
of my head can fall to  the ground      

without the will of my ,father which is 
in heaven4 ,let  the rage and malice of 
men be never so great1 they can do no   
more1  nor go no further1 than ,god     
permits them2 but when they have done   
their worst1 ,we know that all things   
work together for good to  them that    
love ,god 7,rom #h3bh74 ,farewell4      
,here is the sum of my ,examination     
before ,justice ,keelin1 ,justice       
,chester1 ,justice ,blundale1 ,justice  
,beecher1 and ,justice ,snagg1 c4       
,after ,i had lain in prison above seven
 weeks1 the quarter-sessions  was to be 
kept in ,bedford1 for the county        
thereof1 unto which ,i was  to be       
brought2 and when my jailer had set me  
before those justices1  there was a bill
 of indictment preferred against me4    
,the extent  thereof was as followeth3  
',that ,john ,bunyan1 of the town of    
,bedford1 labourer1 being a person of   
such and such conditions1 he  hath1     
since such a time1 devilishly and       
perniciously abstained from  coming to  

church to hear ,divine service1 and is a
 common upholder  of several unlawful   
meetings and conventicles1 to the great 
disturbance and distraction of the good 
subjects of this kingdom1  contrary to  
the laws of our sovereign lord the      
,king1' c4    ,the ,clerk4 ,when this   
was read1 the clerk of the sessions said
 unto  me1 ,what say you to this8       
,bun4 ,i said1 that as to the first part
 of it1 ,i was a common  frequenter of  
the church of ,god4 ,and was also1 by   
grace1 a member  with the people over   
whom ,christ is the ,head4    ,keelin4  
,but1 saith ,justice ,keelin1 who was   
the judge in that court8  ,do you come  
to church1 you know what ,i mean2 to the
 parish church1  to hear ,divine        
service8    ,bun4 ,i answered1 ,no1 ,i  
did not4    ,keel4 ,he asked me why8    
,bun4 ,i said1 ,because ,i did not find 
it commanded in the ,word of  ,god4     
,keel4 ,he said1 ,we were commanded to  
pray4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,but not by the 
,common ,prayer ,book4    ,keel4 ,he    

said1 ,how then8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,with
 the ,spirit4 ,as the apostle saith1 ,i 
will pray  with the ,spirit1 and--with  
the understanding 7#a ,cor #ad3ae74     
,keel4 ,he said1 ,we might pray with the
 ,spirit1 and with the  understanding1  
and with the ,common ,prayer ,book also4
    ,bun4 ,i said that the prayers in   
the ,common ,prayer ,book were such as  
were made by other men1 and not by the  
motions of the ,holy ,ghost1  within our
 hearts2 and as ,i said1 the apostle    
saith1 he will pray  with the ,spirit1  
and with the understanding2 not with the
 ,spirit  and the ,common ,prayer ,book4
    ,another ,justice4 ,what do you     
count prayer8 ,do you think it is to    
say a few words over before or among a  
people8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,no1 not so2  
for men might have many elegant1 or     
excellent words1 and yet not pray at    
all2 but when a man prayeth1  he doth1  
through a sense of those things which he
 wants1 which sense  is begotten by the 
,spirit1 pour out his heart before ,god 

through  ,christ2 though his words be   
not so many and so excellent as others  
are4    ,justices4 ,they said1 ,that was
 true4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,this might be 
done without the ,common ,prayer ,book4 
,another4 ,one of them said 7,i think it
 was ,justice ,blundale1 or  ,justice   
,snagg71 ,how should we know that you do
 not write out your  prayers first1 and 
then read them afterwards to the people8
 ,this  he spake in a laughing way4     
,bun4 ,i said1 ,it is not our use1 to   
take a pen and paper1 and write  a few  
words thereon1 and then go and read it  
over to a company of  people4    ,but   
how should we know it1 said he8    ,bun4
 ,sir1 it is none of our custom1 said   
,i4    ,keel4 ,but1 said ,justice       
,keelin1 it is lawful to use ,common    
,prayer1  and such like forms3 for      
,christ taught his disciples to pray1 as
  ,john also taught his disciples4 ,and 
further1 said he1 cannot one  man teach 
another to pray8 ,faith comes by        
hearing2 and one man  may convince      

another of sin1 and therefore prayers   
made by men1  and read over1 are good to
 teach1 and help men to pray4    ,while 
he was speaking these words1 ,god       
brought that word into my  mind1 in the 
eighth of the ,romans1 at the #bfth     
verse4 ,i say1 ,god  brought it1 for ,i 
thought not on it before3 but as he was 
speaking1  it came so fresh into my     
mind1 and was set so evidently before   
me1  as if the scripture had said1 ,take
 me1 take me2 so when he had done       
speaking1    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,sir1 the   
,scripture saith1 that it is the ,spirit
 that  helpeth our infirmities2 for we  
know not what we should pray for as  we 
ought3 but the ,spirit itself maketh    
intercession for us1 with  sighs and    
groanings which cannot be uttered4      
,mark1 said ,i1 it  doth not say the    
,common ,prayer ,book teacheth us how to
 pray1 but  the ,spirit4 ,and it is the 
,spirit that helpeth our infirmities1   
saith the apostle2 he doth not say it is
 the ,common ,prayer ,book4    ,and as  

to the ,lord's prayer1 although it be an
 easy thing to say1  ,our ,father1 c41  
with the mouth2 yet there are very few  
that  can1 in the ,spirit1 say the two  
first words in that prayer2 that  is1   
that can call ,god their ,father1 as    
knowing what it is to be  born again1   
and a having experience1 that they are  
begotten of the  ,spirit of ,god2 which 
if they do not1 all is but babbling1    
c4#f    ,keel4 ,justice ,keelin said1   
that that was a truth4    ,bun4 ,and ,i 
say further1 as to your saying that one 
man may convince  another of sin1 and   
that faith comes by hearing1 and that   
one man  may tell another how he should 
pray1 c41 ,i say men may tell each      
other of their sins1 but it is the      
,spirit that must convince them4    ,and
 though it be said that faith comes by  
hearing1 yet it is the  ,spirit that    
worketh faith in the heart through      
hearing1 or else  they are not profited 
by hearing 7,heb #d3ab74    ,and that   
though one man may tell another how he  

should pray2 yet1  as ,i said before1 he
 cannot pray1 nor make his condition    
known to  ,god1 except the ,spirit help4
 ,it is not the ,common ,prayer ,book   
that  can do this4 ,it is the ,spirit   
that showeth us our sins1 and the       
,spirit that showeth us a ,saviour      
7,john #af3af72 and the ,spirit that    
stirreth up in our hearts desires to    
come to ,god1 for such things  as we    
stand in need of 7,matt #aa3bg71 even   
sighing out our souls  unto him for them
 with groans which cannot be uttered4   
,with other  words to the same purpose4 
,at this they were set4    ,keel4 ,but1 
says ,justice ,keelin1 what have you    
against the ,common  ,prayer ,book8     
,bun4 ,i said1 ,sir1 if you will hear   
me1 ,i shall lay down my reasons        
against it4    ,keel4 ,he said1 ,i      
should have liberty2 but first1 said he1
 let me  give you one caution2 take heed
 of speaking irreverently of the        
,common ,prayer ,book2 for if you do so1
 you will bring great damage  upon      

yourself4    ,bun4 ,so ,i proceeded1 and
 said1 ,my first reason was1 because it 
was  not commanded in the ,word of ,god1
 and therefore ,i could not use  it4    
,another4 ,one of them said1 ,where do  
you find it commanded in the            
,scripture1 that you should go to       
,elstow1 or ,bedford1 and yet it is     
lawful to go to either of them1 is it   
not8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,to go to        
,elstow1 or ,bedford1 was a civil thing1
 and  not material1 though not          
commanded1 and yet ,god's ,word allowed 
me  to go about my calling1 and         
therefore if it lay there1 then to go   
thither1 c4 ,but to pray1 was a great   
part of the ,divine worship  of ,god1   
and therefore it ought to be done       
according to the rule of  ,god's ,word4 
,another4 ,one of them said1 ,he will do
 harm2 let him speak no further4        
,keel4 ,justice ,keelin said1 ,no1 no1  
never fear him1 we are better           
established than so2 he can do no harm2 
we know the ,common ,prayer  ,book hath 

been ever since the apostles' time1 and 
is lawful for it  to be used in the     
church4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,show me the  
place in the epistles where the ,common 
,prayer ,book is written1 or one text of
 ,scripture that commands me  to read   
it1 and ,i will use it4 ,but yet1       
notwithstanding1 said ,i1  they that    
have a mind to use it1 they have their  
liberty2#g that  is1 ,i would not keep  
them from it2 but for our parts1 we can 
pray  to ,god without it4 ,blessed be   
his name4    ,with that1 one of them    
said1 ,who is your ,god8 ,beelzebub8    
,moreover1  they often said that ,i was 
possessed with the spirit of delusion1  
and of the devil4 ,all which sayings ,i 
passed over2 the ,lord  forgive them6   
,and further1 ,i said1 blessed be the   
,lord for it1 we  are encouraged to meet
 together1 and to pray1 and exhort one  
another2  for we have had the           
comfortable presence of ,god among us4  
,for ever  blessed be his holy name6    
,keel4 ,justice ,keelin called this     

pedlar's ,french1 saying1 that ,i  must 
leave off my canting4 ,the ,lord open   
his eyes6    ,bun4 ,i said1 that we     
ought to exhort one another daily1 while
 it  is called to-day1 c4 7,heb #c3ac74 
,keel4 ,justice ,keelin said1 that ,i   
ought not to preach2 and asked  me where
 ,i had my authority8 with other such   
like words4    ,bun4 ,i said1 that ,i   
would prove that it was lawful for me1  
and such  as ,i am1 to preach the ,word 
of ,god4    ,keel4 ,he said unto me1 ,by
 what scripture8    ,i said1 ,by that in
 the first epistle of ,peter1 chapter   
#d1 the #ajth  verse1 and ,acts #ah with
 other scriptures1 which he would not   
suffer  me to mention4 ,but said1 ,hold2
 not so many1 which is the first8       
,bun4 ,i said1 this3 ,as every man hath 
received the gift1 even so  minister the
 same one to another1 as good stewards  
of the manifold  grace of ,god4 ,if any 
man speak1 let him speak as the oracles 
of  ,god1 c4    ,keel4 ,he said1 ,let me
 a little open that scripture to you3   

',as every  man hath received the gift'2
 that is1 said he1 as every one hath    
received a trade1 so let him follow it4 
,if any man have received a  gift of    
tinkering1 as thou hast done1 let him   
follow his tinkering4  ,and so other men
 their trades2 and the divine his       
calling1 c4    ,bun4 ,nay1 ,sir1 said   
,i1 but it is most clear1 that the      
apostle speaks  here of preaching the   
,word2 if you do but compare both the   
verses  together1 the next verse        
explains this gift what it is1 saying1  
',if  any man speak let him speak as the
 oracles of ,god4' ,so that it is       
plain1 that the ,holy ,ghost doth not so
 much in this place exhort  to civil    
callings1 as to the exercising of those 
gifts that we have  received from ,god4 
,i would have gone on1 but he would not 
give me  leave4    ,keel4 ,he said1 ,we 
might do it in our families1 but not    
otherwise4    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,if it was 
lawful to do good to some1 it was lawful
 to  do good to more4 ,if it was a good 

duty to exhort our families1 it  is good
 to exhort others2 but if they held it a
 sin to meet together  to seek the face 
of ,god1 and exhort one another to      
follow ,christ1  ,i should sin still2   
for so we should do4    ,keel4 ,he said 
he was not so well versed in ,scripture 
as to dispute1  or words to that        
purpose4 ,and said1 moreover1 that they 
could  not wait upon me any longer2 but 
said to me1 ,then you confess the       
indictment1 do you not8 ,now1 and not   
till now1 ,i saw ,i was indicted4       
,bun4 ,i said1 ,this ,i confess1 we have
 had many meetings together1  both to   
pray to ,god1 and to exhort one another1
 and that we had the  sweet comforting  
presence of the ,lord among us for our  
encouragement2  blessed be his name     
therefore4 ,i confessed myself guilty no
 otherwise4    ,keel4 ,then1 said he1   
hear your judgment4 ,you must be had    
back again  to prison1 and there lie for
 three months following2 and at three   
months' end1 if you do not submit to go 

to church to hear ,divine  service1 and 
leave your preaching1 you must be       
banished the realm3  and if1 after such 
a day as shall be appointed you to be   
gone1 you  shall be found in this realm1
 c41 or be found to come over again     
without special license from the king1  
c41#h you must stretch by  the neck for 
it1 ,i tell you plainly2 and so bid my  
jailer have me  away4    ,bun4 ,i told  
him1 as to this matter1 ,i was at a     
point with him2  for if ,i was out of   
prison to-day ,i would preach the gospel
 again  to-morrow1 by the help of ,god4 
,another4 ,to which one made me some    
answer2 but my jailer pulling  me away  
to be gone1 ,i could not tell what he   
said4    ,thus ,i departed from them2   
and ,i can truly say1 ,i bless the ,lord
  ,jesus ,christ for it1 that my heart  
was sweetly refreshed in the  time of my
 examination2 and also afterwards1 at my
 returning to  the prison4 ,so that ,i  
found ,christ's words more than bare    
trifles1  where he saith1 ,i will give  

you a mouth and wisdom1 which all your  
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay
 nor resist 7,luke #ba3ae74  ,and that  
his peace no man can take from us4      
,thus have ,i given you the substance of
 my examination4 ,the ,lord  make these 
profitable to all that shall read or    
hear them4 ,farewell4    ,the ,substance
 of some ,discourse had between the     
,clerk of the ,peace  and myself1 when  
he came to admonish me1 according to the
 tenor of  that ,law by which ,i was in 
,prison4    ,when ,i had lain in prison 
other twelve weeks1 and now not knowing 
what they intended to do with me1 upon  
the #crd of ,april #affa1  comes ,mr4   
,cobb unto me1 as he told me1 being sent
 by the justices  to admonish me2 and   
demanded of me submittance to the       
,church of  ,england1 c4 ,the extent of 
our discourse was as followeth3--       
,cobb4 ,when he was come into the house 
he sent for me out of my  chamber2 who1 
when ,i was come unto him1 he said1     
,neighbour ,bunyan1  how do you do8     

,bun4 ,i thank you1 ,sir1 said ,i1 very 
well1 blessed be the ,lord4    ,cobb4   
,saith he1 ,i come to tell you that it  
is desired you would submit  yourself to
 the laws of the land1 or else at the   
next sessions it  will go worse with    
you1 even to be sent away out of the    
nation1 or  else worse than that4       
,bun4 ,i said that ,i did desire to     
demean myself in the world1 both  as    
becometh a man and a ,christian4        
,cobb4 ,but1 saith he1 you must submit  
to the laws of the land1 and  leave off 
those meetings which you was wont to    
have2 for the statute  law is directly  
against it2 and ,i am sent to you by the
 justices  to tell you that they do     
intend to prosecute the law against you 
if you submit not4    ,bun4 ,i said1    
,sir1 ,i conceive that that law by which
 ,i am in prison  at this time doth not 
reach or condemn either me or the       
meetings  which ,i do frequent2 that law
 was made against those that1 being     
designed to do evil in their meetings1  

making the exercise of religion  their  
pretence1 to cover their wickedness4 ,it
 doth not forbid the  private meetings  
of those that plainly and simply make it
 their only  end to worship the ,lord1  
and to exhort one another to            
edification4  ,my end in meeting with   
others is simply to do as much good as  
,i  can1 by exhortation and counsel1    
according to that small measure  of     
light which ,god hath given me1 and not 
to disturb the peace of  the nation4    
,cobb4 ,every one will say the same1    
said he2 you see the late  insurrection 
at ,london1 under what glorious         
pretences they went2  and yet1 indeed1  
they intended no less than the ruin of  
the kingdom  and commonwealth4#i        
,bun4 ,that practice of theirs ,i abhor1
 said ,i2 yet it doth not follow  that1 
because they did so1 therefore all      
others will do so4 ,i look  upon it as  
my duty to behave myself under the      
,king's government1  both as becomes a  
man and a ,christian1 and if an occasion

 were  offered me1 ,i should willingly  
manifest my loyalty to my ,prince1  both
 by word and deed4    ,cobb4 ,well1 said
 he1 ,i do not profess myself to be a   
man that can  dispute2 but this ,i say1 
truly1 neighbour ,bunyan1 ,i would have 
you  consider this matter seriously1 and
 submit yourself2 you may have  your    
liberty to exhort your neighbour in     
private discourse1 so be  you do not    
call together an assembly of people2    
and1 truly1 you  may do much good to the
 church of ,christ1 if you would go this
 way2  and this you may do1 and the law 
not abridge you of it4 ,it is your      
private meetings that the law is        
against4    ,bun4 ,sir1 said ,i1 if ,i  
may do good to one by my discourse1 why 
may  ,i not do good to two8 and if to   
two1 why not to four1 and so to  eight8 
c4    ,cobb4 ,ay1 saith he1 and to a    
hundred1 ,i warrant you4    ,bun4 ,yes1 
,sir1 said ,i1 ,i think ,i should not be
 forbid to do as much  good as ,i can4  
,cobb4 ,but1 saith he1 you may but      

pretend to do good1 and indeed1         
notwithstanding1 do harm1 by seducing   
the people2 you are1 therefore1  denied 
your meeting so many together1 lest you 
should do harm4    ,bun4 ,and yet1 said 
,i1 you say the law tolerates me to     
discourse  with my neighbour2 surely    
there is no law tolerates me to seduce  
any  one2 therefore1 if ,i may1 by the  
law1 discourse with one1 surely  it is  
to do him good2 and if ,i1 by           
discoursing1 may do good to one1        
surely1 by the same law1 ,i may do good 
to many4    ,cobb4 ,the law1 saith he1  
doth expressly forbid your private      
meetings2  therefore they are not to be 
tolerated4    ,bun4 ,i told him that ,i 
would not entertain so much             
uncharitableness of  that ,parliament in
 the #ceth of ,elizabeth1 or of the     
,queen herself1  as to think they did1  
by that law1 intend the oppressing of   
any of  ,god's ordinances1 or the       
interrupting any in the way of ,god2 but
  men may1 in the wresting of it1 turn  

it against the way of ,god2  but take   
the law in itself1 and it only fighteth 
against those that  drive at mischief in
 their hearts and meetings1 making      
religion  only their cloak1 colour1 or  
pretence2 for so are the words of the   
statute3 ',if any meetings1 under colour
 or pretence of religion1'  c4#aj       
,cobb4 ,very good2 therefore the king1  
seeing that pretences are  usually in   
and among people1 as to make religion   
their pretence  only1 therefore he1 and 
the law before him1 doth forbid such    
private  meetings1 and tolerates only   
public2 you may meet in public4    ,bun4
 ,sir1 said ,i1 let me answer you in a  
similitude3 ,set the case  that1 at such
 a wood corner1 there did usually come  
forth thieves1  to do mischief2 must    
there therefore a law be made that every
 one  that cometh out there shall be    
killed8 ,may there not come out true    
men as well as thieves out from thence8 
,just thus it is in this  case2 ,i do   
think there may be many that may design 

the destruction  of the commonwealth2   
but it does not follow therefore that   
all  private meetings are unlawful2     
those that transgress1 let them  be     
punished4 ,and if at any time ,i myself 
should do any act in my  conversation as
 doth not become a man and ,christian1  
let me bear  the punishment4 ,and as for
 your saying ,i may meet in public1 if  
,i may be suffered1 ,i would gladly do  
it4 ,let me have but meeting  enough in 
public1 and ,i shall care the less to   
have them in private4  ,i do not meet in
 private because ,i am afraid to have   
meetings in  public4 ,i bless the ,lord 
that my heart is at that point1 that if 
any  man can lay anything to my charge1 
either in doctrine or practice1  in this
 particular1 that can be proved error or
 heresy1 ,i am willing  to disown it1   
even in the very market place2 but if it
 be truth1  then to stand to it to the  
last drop of my blood4 ,and1 ,sir1 said 
,i1  you ought to commend me for so     
doing4 ,to err and to be a heretic are  

two things2 ,i am no heretic1 because ,i
 will not stand refractorily  to defend 
any one thing that is contrary to the   
,word4 ,prove anything  which ,i hold to
 be an error1 and ,i will recant it4    
,cobb4 ,but1 ,goodman ,bunyan1 said he1 
methinks you need not stand so  strictly
 upon this one thing1 as to have        
meetings of such public  assemblies4    
,cannot you submit1 and1                
notwithstanding1 do as much  good as you
 can1 in a neighbourly way1 without     
having such meetings8    ,bun4 ,truly1  
,sir1 said ,i1 ,i do not desire to      
commend myself1 but to  think meanly of 
myself2 yet when ,i do most despise     
myself1 taking  notice of that small    
measure of light which ,god hath given  
me1  also that the people of the ,lord1 
by their own saying1 are edified        
thereby4 ,besides1 when ,i see that the 
,lord1 through grace1 hath in  some     
measure blessed my labour1 ,i dare not  
but exercise that gift  which ,god hath 
given me for the good of the people4    

,and ,i said  further1 that ,i would    
willingly speak in public1 if ,i might4 
,cobb4 ,he said1 that ,i might come to  
the public assemblies and hear4  ,what  
though you do not preach8 you may hear4 
,do not think yourself  so well         
enlightened1 and that you have received 
a gift so far above  others1 but that   
you may hear other men preach4 ,or to   
that purpose4    ,bun4 ,i told him1 ,i  
was as willing to be taught as to give  
instruction1  and looked upon it as my  
duty to do both2 for1 saith ,i1 a man   
that  is a teacher1 he himself may learn
 also from another that teacheth1  as   
the apostle saith3 ,ye may all prophesy1
 one by one1 that all  may learn 7#a    
,cor #ad3ca74 ,that is1 every man that  
hath received a  gift from ,god1 he may 
dispense it1 that others may be         
comforted2  and when he hath done1 he   
may hear and learn1 and be comforted    
himself of others4    ,cobb4 ,but1 said 
he1 what if you should forbear awhile1  
and sit  still1 till you see further how

 things will go8    ,bun4 ,sir1 said ,i1
 ,wicliffe saith1 that he which leaveth 
off preaching  and hearing of the ,word 
of ,god for fear of excommunication of  
men1 he is already excommunicated of    
,god1 and shall in the day of  judgment 
be counted a traitor to ,christ4#aa     
,cobb4 ,ay1 saith he1 they that do not  
hear shall be so counted  indeed2 do    
you1 therefore1 hear4    ,bun4 ,but1    
,sir1 said ,i1 he saith1 he that shall  
leave off either  preaching or hearing1 
c4 ,that is1 if he hath received a gift 
for  edification1 it is his sin1 if he  
doth not lay it out in a way of         
exhortation and counsel1 according to   
the proportion of his gift2  as well as 
to spend his time altogether in hearing 
others preach4    ,cobb4 ,but1 said he1 
how shall we know that you have received
 a  gift8    ,bun4 ,said ,i1 ,let any   
man hear and search1 and prove the      
doctrine  by the ,bible4    ,cobb4 ,but 
will you be willing1 said he1 that two  
indifferent persons  shall determine the

 case1 and will you stand by their      
judgment8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,are they   
infallible8    ,cobb4 ,he said1 ,no4    
,bun4 ,then1 said ,i1 it is possible my 
judgment may be as good as  theirs4 ,but
 yet ,i will pass by either1 and in this
 matter be judged  by the ,scriptures2  
,i am sure that is infallible1 and      
cannot err4    ,cobb4 ,but1 said he1 who
 shall be judge between you1 for you    
take  the ,scriptures one way1 and they 
another8    ,bun4 ,i said1 ,the         
,scripture should1 and that by comparing
 one  scripture with another2 for that  
will open itself1 if it be rightly      
compared4 ,as1 for instance1 if under   
the different apprehensions of  the word
 ,mediator1 you would know the truth of 
it1 the ,scriptures  open it1 and tell  
us that he that is a mediator must take 
up the  business between two1 and a     
mediator is not a mediator of one1  but 
,god is one1 and there is one mediator  
between ,god and men1  even the man     
,christ ,jesus 7,gal #c3bj2 #a ,tim     

#b3e74 ,so likewise  the ,scripture     
calleth ,christ a complete1 or perfect1 
or able high  priest4 ,that is opened in
 that he is called man1 and also ,god4  
,his blood also is discovered to be     
effectually efficacious by the  same    
things4 ,so the ,scripture1 as touching 
the matter of meeting  together1 c41    
doth likewise sufficiently open itself  
and discover  its meaning4    ,cobb4    
,but are you willing1 said he1 to stand 
to the judgment of  the church8    ,bun4
 ,yes1 ,sir1 said ,i1 to the approbation
 of the church of ,god2  the church's   
judgment is best expressed in           
,scripture4 ,we had much  other         
discourse which ,i cannot well remember1
 about the laws of  the nation1 and     
submission to government2 to which ,i   
did tell him1  that ,i did look upon    
myself as bound in conscience to walk   
according  to all righteous laws1 and   
that whether there was a king or no2    
and if ,i did anything that was         
contrary1 ,i did hold it my duty to     

bear patiently the penalty of the law1  
that was provided against  such         
offenders2 with many more words to the  
like effect4 ,and said1  moreover1 that 
to cut off all occasions of suspicion   
from any1  as touching the harmlessness 
of my doctrine in private1 ,i would     
willingly take the pains to give any one
 the notes of all my  sermons2 for ,i do
 sincerely desire to live quietly in my 
country1  and to submit to the present  
authority4    ,cobb4 ,well1 neighbour   
,bunyan1 said he1 but indeed ,i would   
wish  you seriously to consider of these
 things1 between this and the           
quarter-sessions1 and to submit         
yourself4 ,you may do much good if  you 
continue still in the land2 but alas1   
what benefit will it be  to your        
friends1 or what good can you do to     
them1 if you should be  sent away beyond
 the seas into ,spain1 or               
,constantinople1 or some  other remote  
part of the world8 ,pray be ruled4      
,jailer4 ,indeed1 ,sir1 ,i hope he will 

be ruled4    ,bun4 ,i shall desire1 said
 ,i1 in all godliness and honesty to    
behave  myself in the nation1 whilst ,i 
am in it4 ,and if ,i must be so dealt   
withal1 as you say1 ,i hope ,god will   
help me to bear what they shall  lay    
upon me4 ,i know no evil that ,i have   
done in this matter1 to be  so used4 ,i 
speak as in the presence of ,god4       
,cobb4 ,you know1 saith he1 that the    
,scripture saith1 the powers  that be   
are ordained of ,god4    ,bun4 ,i said1 
yes1 and that ,i was to submit to the   
king as supreme1  also to the governors1
 as to them that are sent by him4       
,cobb4 ,well then1 said he1 the ,king   
then commands you1 that you should  not 
have any private meetings2 because it is
 against his law1 and  he is ordained of
 ,god1 therefore you should not have    
any4    ,bun4 ,i told him that ,paul did
 own the powers that were in his day1   
as to be of ,god2 and yet he was often  
in prison under them for all  that4 ,and
 also1 though ,jesus ,christ told       

,pilate1 that he had no  power against  
him1 but of ,god1 yet he died under the 
same ,pilate2  and yet1 said ,i1 ,i hope
 you will not say that either ,paul1 or 
,christ1 were such as did deny          
magistracy1 and so sinned against  ,god 
in slighting the ordinance4 ,sir1 said  
,i1 the law hath provided  two ways of  
obeying3 ,the one to do that which ,i1  
in my conscience1  do believe that ,i am
 bound to do1 actively2 and where ,i    
cannot obey  actively1 there ,i am      
willing to lie down1 and to suffer what 
they  shall do unto me4 ,at this he sat 
still1 and said no more2 which1  when he
 had done1 ,i did thank him for his     
civil and meek discoursing  with me2 and
 so we parted4    ,o that we might meet 
in heaven6    ,farewell4 ,j4,b4    ,here
 followeth a discourse between my ,wife 
and the ,judges1 with  others1 touching 
my ,deliverance at the ,assizes         
following2 the which  ,i took from her  
own ,mouth4    ,after that ,i had       
received this sentence of banishing1 or 

hanging1  from them1 and after the      
former admonition1 touching the         
determination  of the justices1 if ,i   
did not recant2 just when the time drew 
nigh1  in which ,i should have abjured1 
or have done worse1 as ,mr4 ,cobb  told 
me1 came the time in which the ,king was
 to be crowned4#ab  ,now1 at the        
coronation of kings1 there is usually a 
releasement of  divers prisoners1 by    
virtue of his coronation2 in which      
privilege  also ,i should have had my   
share2 but that they took me for a      
convicted  person1 and therefore1 unless
 ,i sued out a pardon1 as they called   
it1 ,i could have no benefit thereby2   
notwithstanding1 yet1 forasmuch  as the 
coronation proclamation did give        
liberty1 from the day the king  was     
crowned to that day twelvemonth1 to sue 
them out2 therefore1  though they would 
not let me out of prison1 as they let   
out thousands1  yet they could not      
meddle with me1 as touching the         
execution of  their sentence2 because of

 the liberty offered for the suing out  
of pardons4 ,whereupon ,i continued in  
prison till the next assizes1  which are
 called ,midsummer assizes1 being then  
kept in ,august #affa4    ,now1 at that 
assizes1 because ,i would not leave any 
possible means  unattempted that might  
be lawful1 ,i did1 by my wife1 present a
  petition to the judges three times1   
that ,i might be heard1 and that  they  
would impartially take my case into     
consideration4    ,the first time my    
wife went1 she presented it to ,judge   
,hale1 who  very mildly received it at  
her hand1 telling her that he would  do 
her and me the best good he could2 but  
he feared1 he said1 he  could do none4  
,the next day1 again1 lest they should1 
through the  multitude of business1     
forget me1 we did throw another petition
  into the coach to ,judge ,twisdon2    
who1 when he had seen it1 snapt  her up1
 and angrily told her that ,i was a     
convicted person1 and  could not be     
released1 unless ,i would promise to    

preach no more1  c4    ,well1 after     
this1 she yet again presented another to
 ,judge ,hale1  as he sat on the bench1 
who1 as it seemed1 was willing to give  
her  audience4 ,only ,justice ,chester  
being present1 stept up and said1  that 
,i was convicted in the court and that  
,i was a hot-spirited  fellow1 or words 
to that purpose1 whereat he waived it1  
and did  not meddle therewith4 ,but yet1
 my wife being encouraged by the high   
sheriff1 did venture once more into     
their presence1 as the poor  widow did  
to the unjust judge1 to try what she    
could do with them  for my liberty1     
before they went forth of the town4 ,the
 place where  she went to them was to   
the ,swan ,chamber1 where the two       
judges1 and  many justices and gentry of
 the country1 were in company together4 
,she then1 coming into the chamber with 
abashed face1 and a trembling  heart1   
began her errand to them in this        
manner3--    ,woman4 ,my ,lord          
7directing herself to ,judge ,hale71 ,i 

make bold to  come once again to your   
,lordship1 to know what may be done with
 my  husband4    ,judge ,hale4 ,to whom 
he said1 ,woman1 ,i told thee before1 ,i
 could do  thee no good2 because they   
have taken that for a conviction which  
thy husband spoke at the sessions2 and  
unless there be something  done to undo 
that1 ,i can do thee no good4    ,wom4  
,my ,lord1 said she1 he is kept         
unlawfully in prison2 they clapped  him 
up before there was any proclamation    
against the meetings2 the  indictment   
also is false4 ,besides1 they never     
asked him whether he  was guilty or no2 
neither did he confess the indictment4  
,one of the ,justices4 ,then one of the 
justices that stood by1 whom  she knew  
not1 said1 ,my ,lord1 he was lawfully   
convicted4    ,wom4 ,it is false1 said  
she2 for when they said to him1 ,do you 
confess  the indictment8 he said only   
this1 that he had been at several       
meetings1 both where there was preaching
 the ,word1 and prayer1 and  that they  

had ,god's presence among them4         
,judge ,twisdon4 ,whereat ,judge        
,twisdon answered very angrily1 saying1 
',what6 you think we can do what we     
list2 your husband is a breaker  of the 
peace1 and is convicted by the law1' c4 
,whereupon ,judge  ,hale called for the 
,statute ,book4    ,wom4 ,but1 said she1
 my ,lord1 he was not lawfully          
convicted4    ,chester4 ,then ,justice  
,chester said1 ',my ,lord1 he was       
lawfully  convicted4'    ,wom4 ,it is   
false1 said she2 it was but a word of   
discourse that  they took for a         
conviction1 as you heard before4        
,chest4 ',but it is recorded1 woman1 it 
is recorded1' said ,justice  ,chester2  
as if it must be of necessity true1     
because it was recorded4  ,with which   
words he often endeavoured to stop her  
mouth1 having  no other argument to     
convince her1 but 'it is recorded1 it is
  recorded4'#ac    ,wom4 ,my ,lord1 said
 she1 ,i was a while since at ,london1  
to see if  ,i could get my husband's    

liberty2 and there ,i spoke with my     
,lord  ,barkwood1 one of the ,house of  
,lords1 to whom ,i delivered a petition1
  who took it of me and presented it to 
some of the rest of the ,house  of      
,lords1 for my husband's releasement3   
who1 when they had seen  it1 they said  
that they could not release him1 but had
 committed  his releasement to the      
judges1 at the next assizes4 ,this he   
told  me2 and now ,i come to you to see 
if anything may be done in this         
business1 and you give neither          
releasement nor relief4 ,to which  they 
gave her no answer1 but made as if they 
heard her not4#ad    ,chest4 ,only      
,justice ,chester was often up with     
this1 ',he is convicted1'  and ',it is  
recorded4'    ,wom4 ,if it be1 it is    
false1 said she4    ,chest4 ,my ,lord1  
said ,justice ,chester1 he is a         
pestilent fellow1  there is not such a  
fellow in the country again4    ,twis4  
,what1 will your husband leave          
preaching8 ,if he will do so1  then send

 for him4    ,wom4 ,my ,lord1 said she1 
he dares not leave preaching1 as long as
  he can speak4    ,twis4 ,see here1    
what should we talk any more about such 
a fellow8  ,must he do what he lists8   
,he is a breaker of the peace4    ,wom4 
,she told him again1 that he desired to 
live peaceably1 and  to follow his      
calling1 that his family might be       
maintained2 and1  moreover1 said1 ,my   
,lord1 ,i have four small children that 
cannot  help themselves1 of which one is
 blind1 and have nothing to live  upon1 
but the charity of good people4         
,hale4 ,hast thou four children8 said   
,judge ,hale2 thou art but a  young     
woman to have four children4    ,wom4   
,my ,lord1 said she1 ,i am but          
mother-in-law to them1 having not  been 
married to him yet full two years4      
,indeed1 ,i was with child when  my     
husband was first apprehended2 but being
 young1 and unaccustomed  to such       
things1 said she1 ,i being smayed#ae at 
the news1 fell into  labour1 and so     

continued for eight days1 and then was  
delivered1  but my child died4#af       
,hale4 ,whereat1 he looking very soberly
 on the matter1 said1 ',alas1  poor     
woman6'    ,twis4 ,but ,judge ,twisdon  
told her1 that she made poverty her     
cloak2  and said1 moreover1 that he     
understood ,i was maintained better by  
running up and down a preaching1 than by
 following my calling4    ,hale4 ,what  
is his calling8 said ,judge ,hale4      
,answer4 ,then some of the company that 
stood by said1 ',a tinker1 my  ,lord4'  
,wom4 ,yes1 said she1 and because he is 
a tinker1 and a poor man1  therefore he 
is despised1 and cannot have justice4   
,hale4 ,then ,judge ,hale answered1 very
 mildly1 saying1 ',i tell thee1  woman1 
seeing it is so1 that they have taken   
what thy husband spake  for a           
conviction2 thou must either apply      
thyself to the ,king1 or  sue out his   
pardon1 or get a writ of error4'        
,chest4 ,but when ,justice ,chester     
heard him give her this counsel2 and    

especially1 as she supposed1 because he 
spoke of a writ of error1  he chafed1#ag
 and seemed to be very much offended2   
saying1 ',my  ,lord1 he will preach and 
do what he lists4'    ,wom4 ,he         
preacheth nothing but the ,word of ,god1
 said she4    ,twis4 ,he preach the     
,word of ,god6 said ,twisdon2 and withal
 she thought  he would have struck her2 
he runneth up and down1 and doth harm4  
,wom4 ,no1 my ,lord1 said she1 it is not
 so2 ,god hath owned him1 and  done much
 good by him4    ,twis4 ,god6 said he2  
his doctrine is the doctrine of the     
devil4    ,wom4 ,my ,lord1 said she1    
when the righteous ,judge shall appear1 
it  will be known that his doctrine is  
not the doctrine of the devil4    ,twis4
 ,my ,lord1 said he1 to ,judge ,hale1 do
 not mind her1 but send  her away4      
,hale4 ,then said ,judge ,hale1 ',i am  
sorry1 woman1 that ,i can do thee  no   
good2 thou must do one of those three   
things aforesaid2 namely1  either to    
apply thyself to the ,king1 or sue out  

his pardon1 or get  a writ of error2 but
 a writ of error will be cheapest4'     
,wom4 ,at which ,chester again seemed to
 be in a chafe1 and put off  his hat1   
and as she thought1 scratched his head  
for anger3 but when  ,i saw1 said she1  
that there was no prevailing to have my 
husband  sent for1 though ,i often      
desired them that they would send for   
him1  that he might speak for himself1  
telling them1 that he could give  them  
better satisfaction than ,i could in    
what they demanded of  him1 with several
 other things1 which now ,i forget2 only
 this ,i  remember1 that though ,i was  
somewhat timorous at my first entrance  
into the chamber1 yet before ,i went    
out1 ,i could not but break forth  into 
tears1 not so much because they were so 
hard-hearted against  me and my husband1
 but to think what a sad account such   
poor  creatures will have to give at the
 coming of the ,lord1 when they  shall  
there answer for al things whatsoever   
they have done in the  body1 whether it 

be good or whether it be bad4#ah    ,so1
 when ,i departed from them1 the ,book  
of ,statute was brought1  but what they 
said of it ,i know nothing at all1      
neither did ,i hear  any more from them4
    ,some ,carriages of the ,adversaries
 of ,god's ,truth with me at the  next  
,assizes1 which was on the #aith of the 
,first ,month1 #affb4    ,i shall pass  
by what befell between these two        
assizes1 how ,i had1  by my jailer1 some
 liberty granted me1 more than at the   
first1 and  how ,i followed my wonted   
course of preaching1 taking all         
occasions  that were put into my hand to
 visit the people of ,god2 exhorting    
them to be steadfast in the faith of    
,jesus ,christ1 and to take heed  that  
they touched not the ,common ,prayer1   
c41 but to mind the ,word  of ,god1     
which giveth direction to ,christians in
 every point1 being  able to make the   
man of ,god perfect in all things       
through faith in  ,jesus ,christ1 and   
thoroughly to furnish him unto all good 

works 7#b  ,tim #c3ag74ai ,also1 how ,i1
 having1 ,i say1 somewhat more liberty1 
did go to see ,christians at ,london2   
which my enemies hearing of1  were so   
angry1 that they had almost cast my     
jailer out of his place1  threatening to
 indict him1 and to do what they could  
against him4  ,they charged me also1    
that ,i went thither to plot and raise  
division1  and make insurrection1 which1
 ,god knows1 was a slander2 whereupon   
my liberty was more straitened than it  
was before3 so that ,i must  not look   
out of the door4 ,well1 when the next   
sessions came1 which  was about the     
#ajth of the eleventh month1 ,i did     
expect to have  been very roundly dealt 
withal2 but they passed me by1 and would
  not call me1 so that ,i rested till   
the assizes1 which was the #aith  of the
 first month following2 and when they   
came1 because ,i had a  desire to come  
before the judge1 ,i desired my jailer  
to put my name  into the calendar among 
the felons1 and made friends of the     

judge  and high sheriff1 who promised   
that ,i should be called2 so that ,i    
thought what ,i had done might have been
 effectual for the obtaining of  my     
desire2 but all was in vain3 for when   
the assizes came1 though  my name was in
 the calendar1 and also though both the 
judge and  sheriff had promised that ,i 
should appear before them1 yet the      
justices and the clerk of the peace did 
so work it about1 that ,i1              
notwithstanding1 was deferred1 and might
 not appear2 and although1  ,i say1 ,i  
do not know of all their carriages      
towards me1 yet this  ,i know1 that the 
clerk of the peace did discover himself 
to be one  of my greatest opposers3 for1
 first1 he came to my jailer1 and told  
him that ,i must not go down before the 
judge1 and therefore must  not be put   
into the calendar2 to whom my jailer    
said1 that my name  was in already4 ,he 
bid him put me out again2 my jailer told
 him that  he could not1 for he had     
given the judge a calendar with my name 

in it1 and also the sheriff another4 ,at
 which he was very much  displeased1 and
 desired to see that calendar that was  
yet in my  jailer's hand2 who1 when he  
had given it him1 he looked on it1 and  
said it was a false calendar2 he also   
took the calendar and blotted  out my   
accusation1 as my jailer had writ it4   
,which accusation ,i  cannot tell what  
it was1 because it was so blotted out2  
and he himself  put in words to this    
purpose3 ',that ,john ,bunyan was       
committed to  prison1 being lawfully    
convicted for upholding of unlawful     
meetings  and conventicles1' c4 ,but    
yet1 for all this1 fearing that what he 
had done1 unless he added thereto1 it   
would not do2 he first run  to the clerk
 of the assizes1 then to the justices1  
and afterwards1  because he would not   
leave any means unattempted to hinder   
me1  he comes again to my jailer1 and   
tells him1 that if ,i did go down       
before the judge1 and was released1 he  
would make him pay my fees1  which1 he  

said1 was due to him2 and further told  
him1 that he would  complain of him at  
the next quarter sessions for making of 
false  calendars2 though my jailer      
himself1 as ,i afterwards learned1 had  
put in my accusation worse than in      
itself it was by far4 ,and thus  was ,i 
hindered and prevented1 at that time    
also1 from appearing  before the judge1 
and left in prison4 ,farewell4    ,john 
,bunyan4    999999    ,a ,,continuation 
,,of ,,mr4 ,,bunyan',s ,,life1          
,,beginning ,,where ,,he ,,left ,,off1  
,,and ,,concluding ,,with ,,the ,,time  
,,and ,,manner ,,of ,,his ,,death ,,and 
,,burial1  ,,together ,,with ,,his      
,,true ,,character4    ,reader1 the     
painful and industrious author of this  
book has already  given you a faithful  
and very moving relation of the         
beginning and  middle of the days of his
 pilgrimage on earth2 and since there   
yet  remains somewhat worthy of notice  
and regard1 which occurred in the  last 
scene of his life2 the which1 for want  

of time1 or fear that  some             
over-censorious people should impute it 
to him1 as an earnest  coveting of      
praise from men1 he has not left behind 
him in writing4  ,wherefore1 as a true  
friend and long acquaintance of ,mr4    
,bunyan's1  that his good end may be    
known as well as his evil beginning1 ,i 
have taken upon me1 from my knowledge1  
and the best account given  by other of 
his friends1 to piece this to the       
thread1 too soon  broke off1 and so     
lengthen it out to his entering upon    
eternity4    ,he has told you at large  
of his birth and education2 the evil    
habits and corruptions of his youth2 the
 temptations he struggled  and          
conflicted so frequently with2 the      
mercies1 comforts1 and  deliverances he 
found2 how he came to take upon him the 
preaching  of the gospel2 the slanders1 
reproaches1 and imprisonments that      
attended him2 and the progress he       
notwithstanding made1 by the  assistance
 of ,god's grace1 no doubt to the saving

 of many souls4  ,therefore take these  
things as he himself has methodically   
laid them  down in the words of verity2 
and so ,i pass on as to what remains4   
,after his being freed from his twelve  
years' imprisonment and upwards1  for   
nonconformity1 wherein he had time to   
furnish the world with  sundry good     
books1 c42 and1 by his patience1 to move
 ,dr4 ,barlow1  the then ,bishop of     
,lincoln1#bj and other churchmen1 to    
pity his  hard and unreasonable         
sufferings1 so far as to stand very much
  his friends in procuring his          
enlargement1 or there perhaps he had    
died by the noisesomeness and ill usage 
of the place2 being now1  ,i say1 again 
at liberty1 and having1 through mercy1  
shaken off his  bodily fetters1 for     
those upon his soul were broken before1 
by the  abounding grace that filled his 
heart1 he went to visit those that  had 
been a comfort to him in his            
tribulation1 with a ,christian-like     
acknowledgment of their kindness and    

enlargement of charity2 giving          
encouragement by his example if it      
happened to be their hard haps  to fall 
into affliction or trouble1 then to     
suffer patiently for  the sake of a good
 conscience1 and for the love of ,god in
 ,jesus  ,christ towards their souls2   
and1 by many cordial persuasions1       
supported some whose spirits began to   
sink low through the fear  of danger    
that threatened their worldly           
concernment1 so that the  people found a
 wonderful consolation in his discourse 
and admonitions4    ,as often as        
opportunity would admit1 he gathered    
them together in  convenient places1    
though the law was then in force against
 meetings1  and fed them with the       
sincere milk of the ,word1 that they    
might grow  up in grace thereby4 ,to    
such as were anywhere taken and         
imprisoned  upon these accounts1 he made
 it another part of his business to     
extend his charity1 and gather relief   
for such of them as wanted4    ,he took 

great care to visit the sick1 and       
strengthen them against  the suggestions
 of the tempter1 which at such times are
 very  prevalent2 so that they had cause
 for ever to bless ,god1 who had  put   
into his heart1 at such a time1 to      
rescue them from the power  of the      
roaring lion1 who sought to devour them2
 nor did he spare any  pains or labour  
in travel1 though to the remote         
counties1 where he  knew1 or imagined1  
any people might stand in need of his   
assistance1  insomuch that some of these
 visitations that he made1 which was    
two or three every year1 some1 though in
 jeering manner1 no doubt1  gave him the
 epithet of ,bishop ,bunyan1 whilst     
others envied him  for his so earnestly 
labouring in ,christ's vineyard1 yet the
 seed of  the ,word he1 all this while1 
sowed in the hearts of his congregation1
  watered with the grace of ,god1       
brought forth in abundance1 in  bringing
 in disciples to the church of ,christ4 
,another part of his time he spent in   

reconciling differences1  by which he   
hindered many mischiefs1 and saved some 
families from  ruin2 and1 in such       
fallings out1 he was uneasy1 till he    
found a  means to labour a              
reconciliation1 and become a peace      
maker1 on whom  a blessing is promised  
in ,holy ,writ3 and1 indeed1 in doing   
this  good office1 he may be said to sum
 up his days1 it being the last         
undertaking of his life1 as will appear 
in the close of this paper4    ,when1 in
 the late reign1 liberty of conscience  
was unexpectedly  given and indulged to 
,dissenters of all persuasions1#ba his  
piercing with penetrated the veil1 and  
found that it was not for the           
,dissenters' sake they were so suddenly 
freed from the prosecutions  that had   
long lain heavy upon them1 and set1 in a
 manner1 on  an equal foot with the     
,church of ,england1 which the ,papists 
were  undermining1 and about to subvert4
 ,he foresaw all the advantages  that   
could have redounded to the ,dissenters1

 would have been no  more than what     
,poliphemus1 the monstrous giant of     
,sicily1 would  have allowed ,ulysses1  
viz41 ,that he would eat his men first1 
and  do him the favour of being eaten   
last4 ,for1 although ,mr4 ,bunyan1      
following the examples of others1 did   
lay hold of this liberty1 as  an        
acceptable thing in itself1 knowing that
 ,god is the only lord  of conscience1  
and that it is good at all times to do  
according to  the dictates of a good    
conscience1 and that the preaching the  
glad  tidings of the gospel is beautiful
 in the preacher2 yet1 in all  this1 he 
moved with caution and a holy fear1     
earnestly praying  for averting the     
impendent judgments1 which he saw1 like 
a black  tempest hanging over our heads1
 for our sins1 and ready to break  upon 
us1 and that the ,ninevites' remedy was 
now highly necessary4  ,hereupon1 he    
gathered his congregation at ,bedford1  
where he mostly  lived1 and had lived1  
and had spent the greatest part of his  

life2  and there being no convenient    
place to be had1 for the entertainment  
of  so great a confluence of people as  
followed him1 upon the account  of his  
teaching1 he consulted with them1 for   
the building of a  meeting house2 to    
which they made their voluntary         
contributions1  with all cheerfulness   
and alacrity2 and the first time he     
appeared  there to edify1 the place was 
so thronged1 that many were constrained 
to stay without1 though the house was   
very spacious1 every one  striving to   
partake of his instructions1 that were  
of his persuasion2  and show their good 
will towards him1 by being present at   
the opening  of the place2 and here he  
lived in much peace and quiet of mind1  
contenting himself with that little ,god
 had bestowed upon him1 and             
sequestering himself from all secular   
employments1 to follow that  of his call
 to the ministry2 for1 as ,god said to  
,moses1 he that  made the lips and      
heart1 can give eloquence and wisdom1   

without  extraordinary acquirements in a
 university4    ,during these things1   
there were regulators sent into all     
cities  and towns corporate1 to         
new-model the government in the         
magistracy1  c41 by turning out some1   
and putting in others4 ,against this1   
,mr4 ,bunyan expressed his zeal with    
some weariness1 as foreseeing  the bad  
consequence that would attend it1 and   
laboured with his  congregation to      
prevent their being imposed on in this  
kind2 and  when a great man in those    
days1 coming to ,bedford upon some such 
errand1 sent for him1 as it is supposed1
 to give him a place of  public trust1  
he would by no means come at him1 but   
sent his excuse4    ,when he was at     
leisure from writing and teaching1 he   
often  came up to ,london1 and there    
went among the congregations of the     
nonconformists1 and used his talent to  
the great good liking of the  hearers2  
and even some1 to whom he had been      
misrepresented1 upon  the account of his

 education1 were convinced of his worth 
and  knowledge in sacred things1 as     
perceiving him to be a man of sound     
judgment1 delivering himself plainly and
 powerfully2 insomuch that  many who    
came as mere spectators1 for novelty's  
sake1 rather than  to be edified and    
improved1 went away well satisfied with 
what they  heard1 and wondered1 as the  
,jews did at the apostles1 viz41 whence 
this man should have these things2      
perhaps not considering that  ,god more 
immediately assists those that make it  
their business  industriously and       
cheerfully to labour in his vineyard4   
,thus he spent his latter years1 in     
imitation of his great ,lord and        
,master1 the ever-blessed ,jesus2 he    
went about doing good1 so that  the most
 prying critic1 or even malice herself1 
is defied to find1  even upon the       
narrowest search or observation1 any    
sully or stain  upon his reputation with
 which he may be justly charged2 and    
this  we note as a challenge to those   

that have had the least regard for  him1
 or them of his persuasion1 and have1   
one way or other1 appeared  in the front
 of those that oppressed him1 and for   
the turning whose  hearts1 in obedience 
to the commission and commandment given 
him  of ,god1 he frequently prayed1 and 
sometimes sought a blessing for  them1  
even with tears1 the effects of which   
they may1 peradventure1  though         
undeservedly1 have found in their       
persons1 friends1 relations1  or        
estates2 for ,god will hear the prayers 
of the faithful1 and  answer them1 even 
for those that vex them1 as it happened 
in the  case of ,job's praying for the  
three persons that had been grievous  in
 their reproach against him1 even in the
 day of his sorrow4    ,but yet let me  
come a little nearer to particulars and 
periods of  time for the better         
refreshing the memories of those that   
knew his  labour and suffering1 and for 
the satisfaction of all that shall  read
 this book4    ,after he was sensibly   

convicted of the wicked state of his    
life1  and converted1 he was baptized   
into the congregation and admitted a    
member thereof1 viz41 in the year #afee1
 and became speedily a very  zealous    
professor2 but1 upon the return of ,king
 ,charles to the  crown1 in #affj1 he   
was1 on the #abth of ,november1 taken1  
as he was  edifying some good people    
that were got together to hear the      
,word1  and confined in ,bedford jail   
for the space of six years1 till the    
,act of ,indulgence to ,dissenters being
 allowed1 he obtained his  freedom by   
the intercession of some in trust and   
power that took  pity of his sufferings2
 but within six years afterwards from   
his  first imprisonment he was again    
taken up1 viz41 in the year #afff1  and 
was then confined for six years more1   
when even the jailer took  such pity of 
his rigorous sufferings that he did as  
the ,egyptian  jailer did to ,joseph1   
put all the care and trust into his     
hands4  ,when he was taken this last    

time1 he was preaching on these words1  
viz41 ,dost thou believe on the ,son of 
,god8 and this imprisonment  continued  
six years2 and when this was over1      
another short  affliction1 which was an 
imprisonment of half a year1 fell to his
  share4 ,during these confinements he  
wrote these following books1  viz43 ,of 
,prayer by the ,spirit1 ,the ,holy      
,city1 ,resurrection1 ,grace            
,abounding1 ,pilgrim's ,progress1 the   
first part4    ,defence of              
,justification by ,jesus ,christ4    ,in
 the last year of his twelve years'     
imprisonment1 the pastor of  the        
congregation at ,bedford died1 and he   
was chosen to that care  of souls on the
 #abth of ,december #afga4 ,and in this 
his charge1  he often had disputes with 
scholars1 that came to oppose him1 as   
supposing him an ignorant person1 and   
though he argued plainly and  by        
,scripture without phrases and logical  
expressions2 yet he nonplussed  one who 
came to oppose him in his congregation1 

by demanding  whether or no we had the  
true copies of the original ,scriptures2
  and another1 when he was preaching1   
accused him of uncharitableness1  for   
saying1 ,it was very hard for most to be
 saved2 saying1 by that1  he went about 
to exclude most of his congregation2 but
 he confuted  him and put him to silence
 with the parable of the stony ground   
and other texts out of the #acth of     
,matthew1 in our ,saviour's sermon  out 
of a ship1 all his method being to keep 
close to the ,scriptures2  and what he  
found not warranted there1 himself would
 not warrant  nor determine1 unless in  
such cases as were plain1 wherein no    
doubts  or scruples did arise4    ,but  
not to make any further mention of this 
kind1 it is well known  that this person
 managed all his affairs with such      
exactness as  if he had made it his     
study1 above all other things1 not to   
give  occasion of offence1 but rather   
suffer many inconvencies to avoid2      
being never heard to reproach or revile 

any1 what injury soever  he received1   
but rather to rebuke those that did2 and
 as it was in  his conversation1 so it  
is manifested on those books he has     
caused  to be published to the world2   
where1 like the archangel disputing     
with ,satan about the body of ,moses1 as
 we find it in the epistle  of ,jude1 he
 brings no railing accusation1 but      
leaves the rebukers1  those that        
persecuted him1 to the ,lord4    ,in his
 family he kept up a very strict        
discipline in prayer and  exhortations2 
being in this like ,joshua1 as that good
 man expresses  it1 viz41 ,whatsoever   
others did1 as for me and my house1 we  
will  serve the ,lord2 and1 indeed1 a   
blessing waited on his labours and      
endeavours1 so that his wife1 as the    
,psalmist says1 was like a  pleasant    
vine upon the walls of his house1 and   
his children like  olive branches round 
his table2 for so shall it be with the  
man  that fears the ,lord2 and though by
 reason of the many losses he  sustained

 by imprisonment and spoil1 of his      
chargeable sickness1  c41 his earthly   
treasures swelled not to excess1 he     
always had  sufficient to live decently 
and creditably1 and with that he had    
the greatest of all treasures1 which is 
content2 for1 as the wise  man says1    
that is a continual feast4    ,but where
 content dwells1 even a poor cottage is 
a kingly palace2  and this happiness he 
had all his life long1 not so much      
minding  this world as knowing he was   
here as a pilgrim and stranger1 and had 
no tarrying city1 but looking for one   
not made with hands1 eternal  in the    
highest heavens2 but at length1 worn out
 with sufferings1  age1 and often       
teaching1 the day of his dissolution    
drew near1  and death1 that unlocks the 
prison of the soul1 to enlarge it for  a
 more glorious mansion1 put a stop to   
his acting his part on the  stage of    
mortality2 heaven1 like earthly princes 
when it threatens  war1 being always so 
kind as to call home its ambassadors    

before  it be denounced2 and even the   
last act or undertaking of his was  a   
labour of love and charity2 for it so   
falling out1 that a young  gentleman1 a 
neighbour of ,mr4 ,bunyan1 happening    
into the displeasure  of his father1 and
 being much troubled in mind upon that  
account1  as also for that he had heard 
his father purposed to disinherit  him1 
or otherwise deprive him of what he had 
to leave1 he pitched  upon ,mr4 ,bunyan 
as a fit man to make way for his        
submission1 and  prepare his father's   
mind to receive him2 and he1 as willing 
to  do any good office as it could be   
requested1 as readily undertook  it2 and
 so1 riding to ,reading1 in ,berkshire1 
he then there used  such pressing       
arguments and reasons against anger and 
passion1 as  also for love and          
reconciliation1 that the father was     
mollified1  and his bowels yearned      
towards his returning son4    ,but ,mr4 
,bunyan1 after he had disposed all      
things to the best  for accommodation1  

returning to ,london1 and being         
overtaken with  excessive rains1 coming 
to his lodging extreme wet1 fell sick of
  a violent fever1 which he bore with   
much constancy and patience2  and       
expressed himself as if he desired      
nothing more than to  be dissolved1 and 
to be with ,christ1 in that case        
esteeming death  as gain1 and life only 
a tedious delaying of felicity expected2
  and finding his vital strength decay1 
having settled his mind and  affairs1 as
 well as the shortness of his time and  
the violence of  his disease would      
admit1 with a constant and ,christian   
patience1  he resigned his soul into the
 hands of his most merciful ,redeemer1  
following his pilgrim from the ,city of 
,destruction to the ,new  ,jerusalem2   
his better part having been all along   
there1 in holy  contemplation1 pantings1
 and breathings after the hidden manna1 
and  water of life2 as by many holy and 
humble consolations expressed  in his   
letters to several persons1 in prison   

and out of prison1  too many to be here 
inserted at present4#bb ,he died at the 
house  of one ,mr4 ,straddocks1 a       
grocer1 at the ,star on ,snowhill1 in   
the  parish of ,st4 ,sepulchre1 ,london1
 on the #abth of ,august #afhh1 and  in 
the sixtieth year of his age1 after ten 
days' sickness2 and was  buried in the  
new burying place near the ,artillery   
,ground2 where he  sleeps to the morning
 of the resurrection1 in hopes of a     
glorious  rising to an incorruptible    
immortality of joy and happiness2 where 
no more trouble and sorrow shall afflict
 him1 but all tears be  wiped away2 when
 the just shall be incorrupted1 as      
members of ,christ  their head1 and     
reign with him as kings and priests for 
ever4#bc    ,a ,,brief ,,character ,,of 
,,mr4 ,,john ,,bunyan4    ,he appeared  
in countenance to be of a stern and     
rough temper2 but  in his conversation  
mild and affable1 not given to loquacity
 or  much discourse in company1 unless  
some urgent occasion required  it2      

observing never to boast of himself1 or 
his parts1 but rather  seem low in his  
own eyes1 and submit himself to the     
judgment of  others2 abhorring lying and
 swearing1 being just in all that lay   
in his power to his word1 not seeming to
 revenge injuries1 loving  to reconcile 
differences1 and make friendship with   
all2 he had  a sharp quick eye1         
accomplished with an excellent          
discerning of  persons1 being of good   
judgment and quick wit4 ,as for his     
person1  he was tall of stature1        
strong-boned1 though not corpulent1     
somewhat  of a ruddy face1 with         
sparkling eyes1 wearing his hair on his 
upper  lip1 after the old ,british      
fashion2 his hair reddish1 but in his   
latter days1 time had sprinkled it with 
grey2 his nose well-set1  but not       
declining or bending1 and his mouth     
moderate large2 his  forehead something 
high1 and his habit always plain and    
modest4 ,and  thus have we impartially  
described the internal and external     

parts  of a person1 whose death hath    
been much regretted2 a person who had   
tried the smiles and frowns of time2 not
 puffed up in prosperity1  nor shaken in
 adversity1 always holding the golden   
mean4          ,in him at once did three
 great worthies shine1      ,historian1 
poet1 and a choice divine2      ,then   
let him rest in undisturbed dust1       
,until the resurrection of the just4    
,,postscript4    ,in this his           
pilgrimage1 ,god blessed him with four  
children1 one  of which1 names ,mary1   
was blind1 and died some years before2  
his  other children are ,thomas1        
,joseph1 and ,sarah2 and his wife       
,elizabeth1  having lived to see him    
overcome his labour and sorrow1 and pass
  from this life to receive the reward  
of his works1 long survived  him not1   
but in #afib she died2 to follow her    
faithful pilgrim from  this world to the
 other1 whither he was gone before her2 
while his  works1 which consist of sixty
 books1 remain for the edifying of  the 

reader1 and the praise of the author4   
,vale4    999999    ,,mr4 ,,john        
,,bunyan',s ,,dying ,,sayings4    ,,of  
,,sin4    ,sin is the great block and   
bar to our happiness1 the procurer of   
all miseries to man1 both here and      
hereafter3 take away sin and  nothing   
can hurt us3 for death1 temporal1       
spiritual1 and eternal1  is the wages of
 it4    ,sin1 and man for sin1 is the   
object of the wrath of ,god4 ,how       
dreadful1  therefore1 must his case be  
who continues in sin6 ,for who can bear 
or grapple with the wrath of ,god8      
,no sin against ,god can be little1     
because it is against the great  ,god of
 heaven and earth2 but if the sinner can
 find out a little  ,god1 it may be easy
 to find out little sins4    ,sin turns 
all ,god's grace into wantonness2 it is 
the dare of his  justice1 the rape of   
his mercy1 the jeer of his patience1 the
 slight  of his power1 and the contempt 
of his love4#bd    ,take heed of giving 
thyself liberty of committing one sin1  

for that  will lead thee to another2    
till1 by an ill custom1 it become       
natural4    ,to begin a sin1 is to lay a
 foundation for a continuance2 this     
continuance is the mother of custom1 and
 impudence at last the  issue4    ,the  
death of ,christ giveth us the best     
discovery of ourselves1 in  what        
condition we were1 in that nothing could
 help us but that2  and the most clear  
discovery of the dreadful nature of our 
sins4  ,for if sin be so dreadful a     
thing as to wring the heart of the ,son 
of ,god1 how shall a poor wretched      
sinner be able to bear it8    ,,of      
,,affliction4    ,nothing can render    
affliction so insupportable as the load 
of sin3  would you1 therefore1 be fitted
 for afflictions1 be sure to get the    
burden of your sins laid aside1 and then
 what afflictions soever  you may meet  
with will be very easy to you4    ,if   
thou canst hear and bear the rod of     
affliction which ,god shall  lay upon   
thee1 remember this lesson--thou art    

beaten that thou  mayest be better4     
,the ,lord useth his flail of           
tribulation to separate the chaff from  
the wheat4    ,the school of the cross  
is the school of light2 it discovers the
  world's vanity1 baseness1 and         
wickedness1 and lets us see more of     
,god's mind4 ,out of dark affliction    
comes a spiritual light4    ,in times of
 affliction we commonly meet with the   
sweetest experiences  of the love of    
,god4    ,did we heartily renounce the  
pleasures of this world1 we should  be  
very little troubled for our            
afflictions2 that which renders an      
afflicted state so insupportable to many
 is because they are too  much addicted 
to the pleasures of this life1 and so   
cannot endure  that which makes a       
separation between them4    ,,of        
,,repentance ,,and ,,coming ,,to        
,,christ4    ,the end of affliction is  
the discovery of sin1 and of that to    
bring  us to a ,saviour4 ,let us        
therefore1 with the prodigal1 return    

unto  him1 and we shall find ease and   
rest4    ,a repenting penitent1 though  
formerly as bad as the worst of men1    
may1 by grace1 become as good as the    
best4    ,to be truly sensible of sin is
 to sorrow for displeasing of ,god2  to 
be afflicted that he is displeased by us
 more than that he is  displeased with  
us4    ,your intentions to repentance1  
and the neglect of that soul-saving     
duty1 will rise up in judgment against  
you4    ,repentance carries with it a   
,divine rhetoric1 and persuades ,christ 
to forgive multitudes of sins committed 
against him4    ,say not with thyself1  
,to-morrow ,i will repent2 for it is thy
 duty  to do it daily4    ,the gospel of
 grace and salvation is above all       
doctrines the most  dangerous1 if it be 
received in word only by graceless men2 
if it  be not attended with a sensible  
need of a ,saviour1 and bring them  to  
him4 ,for such men as have only the     
notion of it1 are of all men  most      
miserable2 for by reason of their       

knowing more than heathens1  this shall 
only be their final portion1 that they  
shall have greater  stripes4    ,,of    
,,prayer4    ,before you enter into     
prayer1 ask thy soul these              
questions--#a4 ,to  what end1 ,o my     
soul1 art thou retired into this place8 
,art thou not  come to discourse the    
,lord in prayer8 ,is he present2 will he
 hear  thee8 ,is he merciful2 will he   
help thee8 ,is thy business slight2  is 
it not concerning the welfare of thy    
soul8 ,what words wilt thou  use to move
 him to compassion8    ,to make thy     
preparation complete1 consider that thou
 art but dust  and ashes1 and he the    
great ,god and ,father of our ,lord     
,jesus ,christ1  that clothes himself   
with light as with a garment2 that thou 
art  a vile sinner1 he a holy ,god2 that
 thou art but a poor crawling  worm1 he 
the omnipotent ,creator4    ,in all your
 prayers forget not to thank the ,lord  
for his mercies4    ,when thou prayest1 
rather let thy hearts be without words1 

than  thy words without a heart4        
,prayer will make a man cease from sin1 
or sin will entice a man to  cease from 
prayer4    ,the spirit of prayer is more
 precious than treasures of gold and    
silver4    ,pray often1 for prayer is a 
shield to the soul1 a sacrifice to ,god1
  and a scourge for ,satan4    ,,of     
,,the ,,lord',s ,,day1 ,,sermons1 ,,and 
,,week ,,days4    ,have a special care  
to sanctify the ,lord's day2 for as thou
 keepest  it1 so it will be with thee   
all the week long4    ,make the ,lord's 
day the market for thy soul2 let the    
whole day be  spent in prayer1          
repetitions1 or meditations2 lay aside  
the affairs  of the other part of the   
week2 let thy sermon thou hast heard be 
converted into prayer3 ,shall ,god allow
 thee six days1 and wilt not  thou      
afford him one8    ,in the church1 be   
careful to serve ,god2 for thou art in  
his eyes1  and not in man's4    ,thou   
mayest hear sermons often1 and do well  
in practicing what thou  hearest2 but   

thou must not expect to be told thee in 
a pulpit all  that thou oughtest to do1 
but be studious in searching the        
,scriptures1  and reading good books2   
what thou hearest may be forgotten1 but 
what thou readest may better be         
retained4    ,forsake not the public    
worship of ,god1 lest ,god forsake thee1
 not  only in public1 but in private4   
,in the week days1 when thou risest in  
the morning1 consider1 #a4  ,thou must  
die4 #b4 ,thou mayest die that minute4  
#c4 ,what will become  of thy soul4     
,pray often4 ,at night consider1 #a4    
,what sins thou  hast committed4 #b4    
,how often thou hast prayed4 #c4 ,what  
hath thy  mind been bent upon4 #d4 ,what
 hath been thy dealing4 #e4 ,what thy   
conversation4 #f4 ,if thou callest to   
mind the errors of the day1  sleep not  
without a confession to ,god1 and a hope
 of pardon4 ,thus  every morning and    
evening make up thy accounts with       
,almighty ,god1  and thy reckoning will 
be the less at last4    ,,of ,,the      

,,love ,,of ,,the ,,world4    ,nothing  
more hinders a soul from coming to      
,christ1 than a vain love  of the world2
 and till a soul is freed from it1 it   
can never have  a true love for ,god4   
,what are the honours and riches of this
 world1 when compared to  the glories of
 a crown of life8    ,love not the      
world2 for it the love of the world is a
 moth in a  ,christian's life4    ,to   
despise the world is the way to enjoy   
heaven2 and blessed are  they who       
delight to converse with ,god by prayer4
    ,what folly can be greater than to  
labour for the meat that perisheth1  and
 neglect the food of eternal life8      
,god or the world must be neglected at  
parting time1 for then is  the time of  
trial4    ,to seek yourself in this     
world is to be lost2 and to be humble is
  to be exalted4    ,the epicure that   
delighteth in the dainties of this      
world1 little  thinketh that those very 
creatures will one day witness against  
him4    ,,of ,,suffering4    ,it is not 

every suffering that makes a martyr1 but
 suffering  for the ,word of ,god after 
a right manner2 that is1 not only for   
righteousness1 but for righteousness'   
sake2 not only for truth1  but out of   
love to truth2 not only for ,god's      
,word1 but according  to it3 to wit1 in 
that holy1 humble1 meek manner1 as the  
,word of  ,god requireth4    ,it is a   
rare thing to suffer aright1 and to have
 my spirit in  suffering bent only      
against ,god's enemy1 sin2 sin in       
doctrine1 sin  in worship1 sin in life1 
and sin in conversation4    ,the devil1 
nor men of the world1 can kill thy      
righteousness1 or  love to it but by thy
 own hand2 or separate that and thee    
asunder  without thy own act4 ,nor will 
he that doth indeed suffer for the  sake
 of it1 or out of love he bears thereto1
 be tempted to exchange  it1 for the    
good will of all the world4    ,i have  
often thought that the best of          
,christians are found in the  worst of  
times4 ,and ,i have thought again that  

one reason why we are  no better1 is    
because ,god purges us no more4 ,noah   
and ,lot1 who so  holy as they in the   
time of their afflictions8 ,and yet who 
so idle  as they in the time of their   
prosperity8    ,,of ,,death ,,and       
,,judgment4    ,as the devil labours by 
all means to keep out other things that 
are good1 so to keep out of the heart as
 much as in him lies1  the thoughts of  
passing from this life into another     
world2 for he  knows if he can but keep 
them from the serious thoughts of death1
  he shall the more easily keep them in 
their sins4    ,nothing will make us    
more earnest in working out the work of 
our  salvation1 than a frequent         
meditation of mortality2 nothing hath   
greater influence for the taking off our
 hearts from vanities1 and  for the     
begetting in us desires after holiness4 
,o sinner1 what a condition wilt thou   
fall into when thou departest  this     
world2 if thou depart unconverted1 thou 
hadst better have  been smothered the   

first hour thou wast born2 thou hadst   
better  have been plucked one limb from 
another2 thou hadst better have  been   
made a dog1 a toad1 a serpent1 than to  
die unconverted1 and  this thou wilt    
find true if thou repent not4    ,a man 
would be counted a fool to slight a     
judge1 before whom he is  to have a     
trial of his whole estate4#be ,the trial
 we have before  ,god is of otherguise  
importance1#bf it concerns our eternal  
happiness or misery2 and yet dare we    
affront him8    ,the only way for us to 
escape that terrible judgment1 is to be 
often passing a sentence of condemnation
 upon ourselves here4 ,when  the sound  
of the trumpet shall be heard1 which    
shall summon the dead  to appear before 
the tribunal of ,god1 the righteous     
shall hasten  out of their graves with  
joy to meet their ,redeemer in the      
clouds2  others shall call to the hills 
and mountains to fall upon them1 to     
cover them from the sight of their      
,judge2 let us therefore in time  be    

posing#bg ourselves which of the two we 
shall be4    ,,of ,,the ,,joys ,,of     
,,heaven4    ,there is no good in this  
life but what is mingled with some evil2
  honours perplex1 riches disquiet1 and 
pleasures ruin health4 ,but  in heaven  
we shall find blessings in their purity1
 without any  ingredient to embitter1   
with everything to sweeten them4    ,o6 
who is able to conceive the             
inexpressible1 inconceivable joys  that 
are there8 ,none but they who have      
tasted of them4 ,lord1 help  us to put  
such a value upon them here1 that in    
order to prepare  ourselves for them1 we
 may be willing to forego the loss of   
all  those deluding pleasures here4     
,how will the heavens echo of joy1 when 
the ,bride1 the ,lamb's wife1  shall    
come to dwell with her husband for ever8
    ,christ is the desire of nations1   
the joy of angels1 the delight of  the  
,father2 what solace then must that soul
 be filled with1 that  hath the         
possession of him to all eternity8      

,o6 what acclamations of joy will there 
be1 when all the children  of ,god shall
 meet together1 without fear of being   
disturbed by the  antichristian and     
,cainish brood6    ,is there not a time 
coming when the godly may ask the wicked
 what  profit they have in their        
pleasure8 what comfort in their         
greatness8  and what fruits in all their
 labour8    ,if you would be better     
satisfied what the beatifical vision    
means1  my request is that you would    
live holily1 and go and see4    ,,of    
,,the ,,torments ,,of ,,hell4    ,heaven
 and salvation is not surely more       
promised to the godly than  hell and    
damnation is threatened to1 and shall be
 executed on1 the  wicked4    ,when once
 a man is damned1 he may bid adieu to   
all pleasures4    ,oh6 who knows the    
power of ,god's wrath8 none but damned  
ones4    ,sinners' company are the devil
 and his angels1 tormented in           
everlasting fire with a curse4    ,hell 
would be a kind of paradise if it were  

not worse than the  worst of this world4
    ,as different as grief is from joy1 
as torment from rest1 as terror  from   
peace2 so different is the state of     
sinners from that of saints  in the     
world to come4    ,licensed1 ,september 
#aj1 #afhh4    ,,footnotes3    #a4 ,the 
text from which he intended to preach   
was ',dost thou believe  on the ,son of 
,god8' 7,john #i3ce74 ,from this he     
intended to show  the absolute need of  
faith in ,jesus ,christ2 and that it was
 also  a thing of the highest concern   
for men to inquire into1 and to ask     
their own hearts1 whether they had it or
 no4 ,see ,preface to his  ,confession  
of ,faith4--,ed4    #b4 ,justice        
,wingate4    #c4 ',chafe4' ,see #b ,sam 
#ag3h4--;,ed4    #d4 ,a right           
,judas4--,ed4    #e4 ',how little could 
,bunyan dream1 that from the narrow cell
 in which  he was incarcerated1 and cut 
off apparently from all usefulness1  a  
glory would shine out1 illustrating the 
government and grace  of ,god1 and doing

 more good to man1 than all the prelates
 of the  kingdom put together had       
accomplished4'--,dr4 ,cheever4    #f4   
,it is easy to say a prayer1 but        
difficult truly to pray4 ,it is  not    
length1 not eloquence1 that makes       
prayer4 ,though there be no  more than  
',my ,father6' if the heart rise with   
it1 that is prayer4  ',prayer is an     
offering up of our ,,desires unto       
,god4'--,ed4    #g4 ,it is not the      
spirit of a ,christian to persecute any 
for their  religion1 but to pity them2  
and if they will turn1 to instruct      
them4--,ed4    #h4 ,the statute under   
which ,bunyan suffered is the #ceth     
,eliz41 cap4  #a1 re-enacted with all   
its rigour in the #afth ,charles ,,ii1  
cap4 #d1  #affb2 ',that if any person1  
above sixteen years of age1 shall       
forbear  coming to church for one month1
 or persuade any other person to        
abstain from hearing ,divine service1 or
 receiving the communion  according to  
law1 or come to any unlawful assembly1  

conventicle1  or meeting--every such    
person shall be imprisoned1 without     
bail1  until he conform1 and do in some 
church make this open submission        
following3--,i do humbly confess and    
acknowledge that ,i have grievously     
offended ,god in contemning his         
,majesty's godly and lawful government  
and authority1 by absenting myself from 
church1 and from hearing  ,divine       
service1 contrary to the godly laws and 
statutes of this realm4  ,and in using  
and frequenting disordered and unlawful 
conventicles  and assemblies1 under     
pretence and colour of exercise of      
religion2  and ,i am heartily sorry for 
the same4 ,and ,i do promise and        
protest1  that from henceforth ,i will1 
from time to time1 obey and perform  his
 ,majesty's laws and statutes1 in       
repairing to the church and  ,divine    
services1 and do my uttermost endeavour 
to maintain and defend  the same4 ,and  
for the third offence he shall be sent  
to the jail  or house of correction1    

there to remain until the next sessions 
or  assizes1 and then to be indicted2   
and being thereupon found guilty1  the  
court shall enter judgment of           
transportation against such  offenders1 
to some of the foreign plantations      
7,virginia and ,new  ,england only      
excepted71 there to remain seven years2 
and warrants  shall issue to sequester  
the profits of their lands1 and to      
distrain  and sell their goods to defray
 the charges of their transportation2   
and for want of such charges being paid1
 the sheriff may contract  with any     
master of a ship1 or merchant1 to       
transport them2 and then  such prisoner 
shall be a servant to the transporter or
 his assigns2  that is1 whoever he will 
sell him or her to1 for five years4 ,and
  if any under such judgment of         
transportation shall escape1 or being   
transported1 return into any part of    
,england1 shall ,,suffer ,,death  as    
felons1 without benefit of clergy4'     
,notwithstanding this edict1  mark well 

his words on the next leaf1 ',exhorting 
the people of ,god  to take heed1 and   
touch not the ,common ,prayer4'         
,englishmen1 blush6  ,this is now the   
law of the land we live in4 ,roman      
,catholics alone  are legally exempted  
from its cruel operations1 by an ,act   
passed  in #ahdd4 ,the overruling hand  
of ,god alone saved the pious and holy  
,bunyan from having been legally        
murdered4--,ed4    #i4 ,the contemptible
 and mad insurrection to which ,mr4     
,cobb refers1  was the pretext for      
fearful sufferings to the ,dissenters   
throughout  the kingdom4 ,it is thus    
narrated by ,bishop ,burnet1            
#affj3--',the king  had not been many   
days at ,whitehall1 when one ,venner1 a 
violent  fifth-monarchy man1 who thought
 it was not enough to believe that      
,christ was to reign on earth1 and to   
put the saints in possession  of the    
kingdom1 but added to this that the     
saints were to take the  kingdom        
themselves4 ,he gathered some of the    

most furious of the  party to a meeting 
in ,coleman ,street4 ,there they        
concerted the  day and the manner of    
their rising1 to set ,christ on his     
throne1  as they called it4 ,but withal 
they meant to manage the government  in 
his name1 and were so formal that they  
had prepared standards  and colours1    
with their devices on them1 and         
furnished themselves  with very good    
arms4 ,but when the day came1 there was 
but a small  appearance1 not exceeding  
twenty4 ,however1 they resolved to      
venture  out into the streets1 and cry  
out1 ,no king but ,christ4 ,some of them
  seemed persuaded that ,christ would   
come down and head them4 ,they  scoured 
the streets before them1 and made a     
great progress4 ,some  were afraid1 and 
all were amazed at this piece of        
extravagance4  ,they killed a great     
many1 but were at last mastered by      
numbers2  and were all either killed or 
taken and executed4--7,burnet's ,own    
,times1 #affj1 vol4 i4 p4 #afj74--;,ed4 

#aj4 ,the third section of #afth        
,charles ,,ii1 cap4 #d1 also enacts1    
',that any person above sixteen years   
old1 present at any meeting  under      
pretence of exercise of religion1 in    
other manner than is  allowed by the    
liturgy or practice of the ,church of   
,england1 where  there shall be present 
five persons or more above those of the 
household1 upon proof thereof made1     
either by confession of the  party1 or  
oath of witness1 or notorious evidence  
of the fact2 the  offence shall be      
recorded under the hands of two         
justices1 or the  chief magistrate of   
the place1 which shall be a perfect     
conviction4'--,ed4    #aa4 ,as ,wicliffe
 wrote in ,latin1 and his words were of 
great rarity1  it may excite inquiry how
 poor ,bunyan was conversant with is    
opinions4  ,this is easily solved4 ,foxe
 gives a translation of ,wicliffe's     
doctrines in his ,martyrology1 the      
favourite book of ,bunyan4--,ed4    #ab4
 ,april #bc1 #affa4    #ac4 ,see page   

#ef1 and note there4    #ad4 ,it is very
 probable that his persecutors knew the 
heroic spirit  of this young woman1 and 
were afraid to proceed to extremities1  
lest their blood-guiltiness should be   
known throughout the kingdom1  and      
public execration be excited against    
them4 ,such a martyr's  blood would     
indelibly and most foully have stained  
both them and  their families to the    
latest generation4--,ed4    #ae4        
',smayed1' an obsolete contraction of   
'dismayed4'--,ed4    #af4 ,bunyan is    
silent upon the death of his first wife 
and marriage  to the second2 in fact he 
forgets his own domestic affairs in his 
desire to record the ,lord's gracious   
dealings with his soul4 ,it is  not his 
autobiography1 but his religious        
feelings and experience1  that he       
records4--,ed4    #ag4 ',chafed1'       
excited1 inflamed1 angry4--,ed4    #ah4 
,this is a beautiful specimen of real   
,christian feeling2 nothing  vindictive1
 although such cruel wrongs had been    

perpetrated against  her beloved        
husband4--,ed4    #ai4 ,nothing daunted 
by the cruel ,statute which was then in 
force1  ,bunyan acted exactly as ,peter 
and ,john did under similar             
circumstances1  ,we cannot but speak the
 things which we have seen and heard    
7,acts  #d3bj74 ,if ,i suffer death for 
it1 ,i am bound to speak the warning    
words of truth1 ,touch not the unclean  
thing4--,ed4    #bj4 ,application was   
made to ,bishop ,barlow1 through ,dr4   
,owen1 to  use his powerful influence in
 obtaining liberty for this ,christian  
captive2 but he absolutely refused to   
interfere4 ,see ,preface  to ,owen's    
,sermons1 #agba4 ,bunyan1 upon his      
petition1 heard by the  king in council1
 was included in the pardon to the      
imprisoned and  cruelly-treated         
,quakers4 ,whitehead1 the ,quaker1 was  
the honoured  instrument in releasing   
him4--,introduction to ,pilgrim's       
,progress1  ,hanserd ,knollys           
,edition4--,ed4    #ba4 ,see an         

authentic copy of this ,royal           
,declaration1 and observations  upon it1
 in the ,introduction to the ,pilgrim's 
,progress1 published  by the ,hanserd   
,knollys ,society1 #ahdg4--;,ed4    #bb4
 ,all these letters1 and nearly all his 
autographs1 have disappeared4  ,of his  
numerous manuscripts1 books1 and        
letters1 not a line is now  known to    
exist4 ,if discovered1 they would be    
invaluable4--,ed4    #bc4 ,strongly does
 the departure of ,bunyan1 on his ascent
 to the  celestial city1 remind us of   
,rev #ad3ac1 ',and ,i heard a voice from
  heaven1 saying unto me1 ,write1       
,blessed are the dead which die in  the 
,lord1 from henceforth4 ,yea1 saith the 
,spirit1 that they may  rest from their 
labours2 and their works do follow      
them4' ,what an  exchange6 ,from        
incessant anxious labour2 from sighing  
and sorrow2  from corruption and        
temptation2 to commence an endless life 
of  holiness and purity1 rest and peace4
 ,to be with and like his ,lord6  ,his  

works have followed1 and will follow    
him1 till time shall be  no more4--,ed4 
#bd4 ,among these truly remarkable      
sayings1 so characteristic of  our great
 author1 this of the fearful nature of  
sin is peculiarly  striking2 it is      
worthy of being imprinted on every      
,christian's  heart1 to keep alive a    
daily sense of the exceeding sinfulness 
of  sin4--,ed4    #be4 ,judges in those 
days were often biased by personal      
feelings1  and in some cases even by    
bribes4--,ed4    #bf4 ',otherguise      
importance'2 another manner of          
importance4--,ed4    #bg4 ',posing1'    
questioning closely1 putting to a       
stand4--,imperial  ,dictionary4--,ed4   
999999    ,,prison ,,meditations        
,,directed ,,to ,,the ,,heart ,,of      
,,suffering ,,saints ,,and  ,,reigning  
,,sinners    ,by ,john ,bunyan1 in      
,prison1 #affe    ,,advertisement ,,by  
,,the ,,editor    ,these verses1 like   
those called ,a ,caution to watch       
against ,sin1  were first printed on a  

half sheet1 and passed through several  
editions4 ,the ,editor possesses a copy 
published by the author1 a  short time  
before his decease2 it is in an         
exceedingly rare little  volume1        
including his poems of ,one thing       
needful and his ,ebal  and ,gerizzim2   
with a catlogue of all his other books4 
,london3  printed for ,nath1 ,ponder1 at
 the ,peacock in the ,poultry1 #afhh4   
,on  the reverse of the title is a      
singular advertisement2 ,this author    
having published many books1 which have 
gone off very well1 there  are certain  
ballad sellers about ,newgate1 and on   
,london ,bridge1  who have put the two  
first letters of this author's name1 and
 his  effigies1 to their rhymes and     
ridiculous books1 suggesting to the     
world as if they were his4 ,now know    
that this author publisheth his  name at
 large to all his books1 and what you   
shall see otherwise  he disowns4        
,bunyan was imprisoned for teaching the 
gospel in its purity to the  poor1 and  

for refusing conformity to national     
creeds and ceremonies4  ,this was as    
absurd as it would be1 to imprison such 
of the inhabitants  of a country who    
refused to swear that all mankind were  
of one  standard in height2 sending     
those who had consciences to prison1    
until they pretended that they had grown
 taller or shorter1 and  were willing to
 take the oath4 ,mental decision must be
 formed on  evidence4 ,god can enlighten
 the mind to see that he alone can guide
  us to spiritual worship--that his will
 must be personally consulted1  and     
unreservedly obeyed4 ,such a man feels  
that his soul's salvation  depends upon 
obedience to ,god1 and not to man4 ,if  
human laws send  him to jail for        
refusing to disobey ,god1 he will write 
upon the  prison wall as ,william       
,prynne did upon that in the ,tower1    
,the ,lord  heareth the poor1 and       
despiseth not ,,his prisoners4          
',christ's presence hath my prison      
turn'd into      ,a blessed heaven2 what

 then will it do      ,in heaven        
hereafter1 when it now creates          
,heav'n in a dungeon2 goals to courts   
translates8'       ',he is not bound    
whom ,christ makes free2 he1            
,though shut close prisoner1 chained1   
remains still free3      ,a godly man's 
at large in every place1      ,still    
cheerful1 well content1 in blessed case1
      ,unconquered2 he a sacred heaven  
still bears      ,about within his      
breast4'444      ,these were the        
feelings of all ,christ's prisoners4    
,indomitable was  the heroic spirit of  
,bunyan4 ,he tells his persecutors their
 folly  and their sin1 even while       
suffering under their lash2 and after   
more than twelve years' incarceration1  
his free spirit is unsubdued4  ,again   
for sixteen years he enjoyed the sweets 
of liberty1 and then  re-published at   
all risks his proofs of the wickedness  
of persecution  for conscience' sake4   
,there was no craft1 nor guile1 nor     
hypocrisy  about his character1 but a   

fearless devotion to the will of his    
,god2 and he became one of the most     
honoured of his saints4    ,,geo4       
,,offor4    ,,prison ,,mediations       
#a4 ,friend1 ,i salute thee in the      
,lord1      ,and wish thou may'st abound
      ,in faith1 and have a good regard 
,to keep on holy ground4        #b4     
,thou dost encourage me to hold      ,my
 head above the flood1      ,thy counsel
 better is than gold1      ,in need     
thereof ,i stood4        #c4 ,good      
counsel's good at any time1      ,the   
wise will it receive1      ,though fools
 count he commits a crime      ,who doth
 good counsel give4        #d4 ,i take  
it kindly at thy hand      ,thou didst  
unto me write1      ,my feet upon ,mount
 ,zion stand1      ,in that take thou   
delight4        #e4 ,i am1 indeed1 in   
prison now      ,in body1 but my mind   
,is free to study ,christ1 and how      
,unto me he is kind4        #f4 ,for    
though men keep my outward man          
,within their locks and bars1      ,yet 

by the faith of ,christ ,i can          
,mount higher than the stars4        #g4
 ,their fetters cannot spirits tame1    
,nor tie up ,god from me2      ,my faith
 and hope they cannot lame1      ,above 
them ,i shall be4        #h4 ,i here am 
very much refreshed      ,to think when 
,i was out1      ,i preached life1 and  
peace1 and rest      ,to sinners round  
about4        #i4 ,my business then was 
souls to save1      ,by preaching grace 
and faith2      ,of which the comfort   
now ,i have1      ,and have it shall    
till death4        #aj4 ,they were no   
fables that ,i taught1      ,devised by 
cunning men1      ,but ,god's own ,word1
 by which were caught      ,some sinners
 now and then4        #aa4 ,whose souls 
by it were made to see      ,the evil of
 their sin2      ,and need of ,christ to
 make them free      ,from death which  
they were in4        #ab4 ,and now those
 very hearts that then      ,were foes  
unto the ,lord1      ,embrace his       
,christ and truth1 like men             

,conquered by his word4        #ac4 ,i  
hear them sigh and groan1 and cry       
,for grace1 to ,god above2      ,they   
loathe their sin1 and to it die1        
',tis holiness they love4        #ad4   
,this was the work ,i was about         
,when hands on me they laid1      ',twas
 this from which they pluck'd me out1   
,and vilely to me said1        #ae4 ,you
 heretic1 deceiver1 come1      ,to      
prison you must go2      ,you preach    
abroad1 and keep not home1      ,you are
 the church's foe4        #af4 ,but     
having peace within my soul1      ,and  
truth on every side1      ,i could with 
comfort them control1      ,and at their
 charge deride4        #ag4 ,wherefore  
to prison they me sent1      ,where to  
this day ,i lie1      ,and can with very
 much content      ,for my profession   
die4        #ah4 ,the prison very sweet 
to me      ,hath been since ,i came     
here1      ,and so would also hanging   
be1      ,if ,god would there appear4   
#ai4 ,here dwells good conscience1 also 

peace      ,here be my garments white2  
,here1 though in bonds1 ,i have release 
,from guilt1 which else would bite4     
#bj4 ,when they do talk of banishment1  
,of death1 or such-like things2         
,then to me ,god sends heart's content1 
,that like a fountain springs4          
#ba4 ,alas6 they little think what peace
      ,they help me to1 for by          
,their rage my comforts do increase2    
,bless ,god therefore do ,i4        #bb4
 ,if they do give me gall to drink1     
,then ,god doth sweetn'ning cast        
,so much thereto1 that they can't think 
,how bravely it doth taste4        #bc4 
,for1 as the devil sets before      ,me 
heaviness and grief1      ,so ,god sets 
,christ and grace much more1            
,whereby ,i take relief4        #bd4    
,though they say then that we are fools 
,because we here do lie1      ,i answer1
 goals are ,christ his schools1      ,in
 them we learn to die4        #be4 ',tis
 not the baseness of this state         
,doth hide us from ,god's face1      ,he

 frequently1 both soon and late1        
,doth visit us with grace4        #bf4  
,here come the angels1 here come saints1
      ,here comes the ,spirit of ,god1  
,to comfort us in our restraints        
,under the wicked's rod4        #bg4    
,god sometimes visits prisons more      
,than lordly palaces1      ,he often    
knocketh at our door1      ,when he     
their houses miss4        #bh4 ,the     
truth and life of heavenly things       
,lift up our hearts on high1      ,and  
carry us on eagles' wings1      ,beyond 
carnality4        #bi4 ,it take away    
those clogs that hold      ,the hearts  
of other men1      ,and makes us lively1
 strong and bold      ,thus to oppose   
their sin4        #cj4 ,by which means  
,god doth frustrate      ,that which our
 foes expect2      ,namely1 our turning 
th' ,apostate1      ,like those of      
,judas' sect4        #ca4 ,here comes to
 our rememberance      ,the troubles    
good men had      ,of old1 and for our  
furtherance1      ,their joys when they 

were sad4        #cb4 ,to them that here
 for evil lie      ,the place is        
comfortless1      ,but not to me1       
because that ,i      ,lie here for      
righteousness4        #cc4 ,the truth   
and ,i were both here cast              
,together1 and we do      ,lie arm in   
arm1 and so hold fast      ,each other2 
this is true4        #cd4 ,this goal to 
us is as a hill1      ,from whence we   
plainly see      ,beyond this world1 and
 take our fill      ,of things that     
lasting be4        #ce4 ,from hence we  
see the emptiness      ,of all this     
world contains2      ,and here we feel  
the blessedness      ,that for us yet   
remains4        #cf4 ,here we can see   
how all men play      ,their parts1 as  
on a stage1      ,how good men suffer   
for ,god's way1      ,and bad men at    
them rage4        #cg4 ,here we can see 
who holds that ground      ,which they  
in ,scripture find2      ,here we see   
also who turns round      ,like         
weathercocks with wind4        #ch4 ,we 

can also from hence behold      ,how    
seeming friends appear      ,but        
hypocrites1 as we are told      ,in     
,scripture every where4        #ci4     
,when we did walk at liberty1      ,we  
were deceiv'd by them1      ,who we from
 hence do clearly see      ,are vile    
deceitful men4        #dj4 ,these       
politicians that profest      ,for base 
and worldly ends1      ,do now appear to
 us at best      ,but ,machiavellian    
friends4        #da4 ,though men do say1
 we do disgrace      ,ourselves by lying
 here      ,among the rogues1 yet       
,christ our face      ,from all such    
filth will clear4        #db4 ,we know  
there's neither flout nor frown         
,that we now for him bear1      ,but    
will add to our heavenly crown1         
,when he comes in the air4        #dc4  
,when he our righteousness forth brings 
,bright shining as the day1      ,and   
wipeth off those sland'rous things      
,that scorners on us lay4        #dd4   
,we sell our earthly happiness      ,for

 heavenly house and home2      ,we leave
 this world because 'tis less1      ,and
 worse than that to come4        #de4   
,we change our drossy dust for gold1    
,from death to life we fly3      ,we let
 go shadows1 and take hold      ,of     
immortality4        #df4 ,we trade for  
that which lasting is1      ,and nothing
 for it give1      ,but that which is   
already his      ,by whom we breath and 
live4        #dg4 ,that liberty we lose 
for him1      ,sickness might take away3
      ,our goods might also for our sin 
,by fire or thieves decay4        #dh4  
,again1 we see what glory 'tis          
,freely to bear our cross      ,for him1
 who for us took up his1      ,when he  
our servant was4        #di4 ,i am most 
free that men should see      ,a hole   
cut thro' mine ear2      ,if others will
 ascertain me1      ,they'll hang a     
jewel there4        #ej4 ,just thus it  
is we suffer here      ,for him a little
 pain1      ,who1 when he doth again    
appear1      ,will with him let us      

reign4        #ea4 ,if all must either  
die for sin      ,a death that's        
natural2      ,or else for ,christ1 'tis
 beset with him      ,who for the last  
doth fall4        #eb4 ,who now dare say
 we throw away      ,our goods or       
liberty1      ,when ,god's most holy    
,word doth say      ,we gain thus much  
thereby8        #ec4 ,hark yet again1   
you carnal men1      ,and hear what ,i  
shall say      ,in your own dialect1 and
 then      ,i'll you no longer stay4    
#ed4 ,you talk sometimes of valour much1
      ,and count such bravely mann'd1   
,that will not stick to have a touch    
,with any in the land4        #ee4 ,if  
these be worth commending then1         
,that vainly show their might1      ,how
 dare you blame those holy men          
,that in ,god's quarrel fight8          
#ef4 ,though you dare crack a coward's  
crown1      ,or quarrel for a pin1      
,you dare not on the wicked frown1      
,nor speak against their sin4           
#eg4 ,for all your spirits are so stout1

      ,for matters that are vain2       
,yet sin besets you round about1        
,you are in ,satan's chain4        #eh4 
,you dare not for the truth engage1     
,you quake at prisonment2      ,you dare
 not make the tree your stage      ,for 
,christ1 that ,king1 potent4        #ei4
 ,know then1 true valour there doth     
dwell      ,where men engage for ,god1  
,against the devil1 death1 and hell1    
,and bear the wicked's rod4        #fj4 
,these be the men that ,god doth count  
,of high and noble mind2      ,these be 
the men that do surmount      ,what you 
in nature find4        #fa4 ,first they 
do conquer their own hearts1      ,all  
worldly fears1 and then      ,also the  
devil's fiery darts1      ,and          
persecuting men4        #fb4 ,they      
conquer when they thus do fall1         
,they kill when they do die3      ,they 
overcome then most of all1      ,and get
 the victory4        #fc4 ,the worldling
 understands not this1      ',tis clear 
out of his sight2      ,therefore he    

counts this world his bliss1      ,and  
doth our glory slight4        #fd4 ,the 
lubber knows not how to spring      ,the
 nimble footman's stage2      ,neither  
can owls or jackdaws sing      ,if they 
were in the cage4        #fe4 ,the swine
 doth not the pearls regard1      ,but  
them doth slight for grains1            
,though the wise merchant labours hard  
,for them with greatest pains4          
#ff4 ,consdier man what ,i have said1   
,and judge of things aright2      ,when 
all men's cards are fully played1       
,whose will abide the light8        #fg4
 ,will those1 who have us hither cast8  
,or they who do us scorn8      ,or those
 who do our houses waste8      ,or us1  
who this have borne8        #fh4 ,and   
let us count those things the best      
,that best will prove at last2      ,and
 count such men the only blest1         
,that do such things hold fast4         
#fi4 ,and what though they us dear do   
cost1      ,yet let us buy them so2     
,we shall not count our labour lost     

,when we see others' woe4        #gj4   
,and let saints be no longer blam'd     
,by carnal policy2      ,but let the    
wicked be asham'd      ,of their        
malignity4      999999    ,,the         
,,jerusalem ,,sinner ,,saved2    ,,or1  
,,good ,,news ,,for ,,the ,,vilest ,,of 
,,men2    ,,being ,a ,,help ,,for       
,,despairing ,,souls1 ,,showing ,,that  
,,jesus ,,christ ,,would  ,,have ,,mercy
 ,,in ,,the ,,first ,,place ,,offered   
,,to ,,the ,,biggest ,,sinners4    ,,the
 ,,third ,,edition1    ,,in ,,which ,,is
 ,,added1 ,,an ,,answer ,,to ,,those    
,,grand ,,objections ,,that ,,lie  ,,in 
,,the ,,way ,,of ,,the ,,them ,,that    
,,would ,,believe3 ,,for ,,the ,,comfort
 ,,of ,,them  ,,that ,,fear ,,they      
,,have ,,sinned ,,against ,,the ,,holy  
,,ghost4    ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,of  
,,bedford4    ,london3 ,printed for     
,elizabeth ,smith1 at the ,hand and     
,bible1 on  ,london ,bridge1 #afia4     
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,,that ,bunyan1 who considered himself  

one of the most notorious of  ,jerusalem
 sinners1 should write with the deepest 
earnestness upon  this subject1 is not  
surprising4 ,he had preached upon it    
with very  peculiar pleasure1 and1      
doubtless1 from many texts2 and1 as he  
says1 'through ,god's grace1 with great 
success4' ,it is not probable  that1    
with his characteristic intensity of    
feeling1 and holy fervour  in preaching1
 he ever delivered the same sermon      
twice2 but this  was a subject so in    
unison with his own feelings and        
experience1  that he must have dilated  
upon it with even unusual interest and  
earnestness4 ,the marrow of all these   
exercises he concentrated  in this      
treatise2 and when his judgment was1 by 
severe internal  conflicts1 fully       
matured--upon the eve of the close of   
his earthly  pilgrimage1 in the last    
year of his life1 #afhh--;he published  
it  in a pocket volume of eight sheets4 
,it was soon translated into  several   
languages1 and became so popular as to  

pass through ten  editions in ,english  
by #agbh4 ,like other favourite books1  
it was  ornamented with some very       
inferior wood-cuts4    ,the object of   
the author is fully explained in the    
title to his  book4 ,it is to display   
the riches of ,divine grace and mercy to
 the  greatest sinners--even to those   
whose conduct entitled them to be       
called ',satan's colonels1 and captains1
 the leaders of his people2  and to such
 as most stoutly make head against the  
,son of ,god4' ,it  is to those who feel
 themselves to be such1 and who make a  
proper  estimate of their own           
characters1 as in the sight of ,god1    
that the  gracious proclamations of the 
gospel are peculiarly directed4 ,they   
to whom much is forgiven1 love much2 and
 the same native energies  which had    
been misdirected to promote evil1 when  
sanctified and  divinely guided1 become 
a great blessing to the church1 and to  
society at large4    ,bunyan does not   
stoop to any attempt to reconcile the   

humbling  doctrines of grace to the     
self-righteous pride of those who1      
considering themselves but little       
sinners1 would feel contaminated  by the
 company of those who had been such     
great sinners1 although  they were      
pardoned and sanctified by ,god4 ,his   
great effort was  directed to relieve   
the distress and despair of those who   
were  suffering under deep convictions2 
still1 his whole treatise shows  that   
the doctrine of salvation by grace1 of  
free gift1 is no  encouragement to sin  
that grace may abound1 as some have     
blasphemously  asserted4 ,it is         
degrading to the pride of those who have
 not drunk  so deeply of sin1 to be     
placed upon a level with great sinners4 
,but the disease is the same--in        
breaking one commandment1 the whole  law
 is violated2 and1 however in some the  
moral leprosy does not  make such       
fearful ravages as in others1 the       
slightest taint conveys  moral1         
spiritual1 and eternal death4 ,,all1    

whether young or old1  great or small1  
must be saved by grace1 or fall into    
perdition4  ,the difference between the 
taint of sin1 and its awfully developed 
leprosy1 is given4 ,who so ready to fly 
to the physician as those  who feel     
their case to be desperate8 and1 when   
cured1 they must  love the ,saviour     
most4    ,comparatively little sins     
before conviction1 when seen in the     
glass  of ,god's law1 and in his holy   
presence1 become great ones4 ,those  who
 feel themselves to be great sinners1   
are peculiarly invited to  the arms of  
the ,saviour1 who saves to the uttermost
 ,,all that come  unto him2 and it is   
thus that peculiar consolation is poured
 in1  and the broken heart is bound up4 
,we are then called by name1 as  ,bunyan
 forcibly describes it1 as men called by
 name before a court4  ',who first cry  
out1 ,here1 ,sir2 and then shoulder and 
crowd1 and  say1 ,pray give way1 ,i am  
called into the court4 ,this is thy     
case1  wherefore say1 ,stand away1      

devil1 ,christ calls me2 stand away1    
unbelief1 ,christ calls me2 stand away1 
all ye my discouraging  apprehensions1  
for my ,saviour calls me to him to      
receive of his  mercy4' ',wherefore1    
since ,christ says come1 let the angels 
make  a lane1 and let all men give      
place1 that the ,jerusalem sinner may   
come to ,jesus ,christ for mercy4' ,how 
characteristic is this of the           
peculiarly striking style of ,bunyan6   
,how solemn his warnings6 ',the         
invitations of the gospel will be1 to   
those who refuse them1 the  hottest     
coals in hell4' ,his reasonings against 
despair are equally  forcible3 '',tis a 
sin to begin to despair before one sets 
his foot  over the threshold of hell    
gate4 ,what6 despair of bread in a land 
that is full of corn6 despair of mercy1 
when our ,god is full of  mercy6 when he
 goes about by his ministers1 beseeching
 of sinners  to be reconciled unto him6 
,thou scrupulous fool1 where canst thou 
find that ,god was ever false to his    

promise1 or that he ever deceived  the  
soul that ventured itself upon him8'    
,this whole treatise abounds  with      
strong consolation to those who are     
beset with fears1 and  who1 because of  
these1 are ready to give way to despair2
 it ought  to be put into the hands of  
all such1 let them belong to what party 
they may2 for1 like our author's other  
books1 nothing of a sectarian  nature   
can be traced in it1 except we so call  
the distinguishing  truths of           
evangelical religion4 ,there are some   
very interesting  references to         
,bunyan's experience and life1 and one  
rather singular  idea1 in which ,i      
heartily concur2 it is1 that the        
glorified saints  will become part of   
the heavenly hierarchy of angels1 and   
take the  places of those who fell from 
that exalted state 7,rev #bb3h1i74      
,to those whose souls are invaded by    
despair1 or who fear that they  have    
committed the sin against the ,holy     
,ghost--to all who pant to  have their  

faith strengthened1 and hopes           
brightened1 this little  work is most   
earnestly and affectionately commended4 
,,george ,,offor4    ,,to ,,the         
,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1      
,,one reason which moved me to write and
 print this little book was1  because1  
though there are many excellent         
heart-affecting discourses  in the world
 that tend to convert the sinner1 yet ,i
 had a desire  to try this simple method
 of mine2 wherefore ,i make bold thus to
  invite and encourage the worst to come
 to ,christ for life4    ,i have been   
vile myself1 but have obtained mercy2   
and ,i would have  my companions in sin 
partake of mercy too3 and1 therefore1 ,i
 have  writ this little book4    ,the   
nation doth swarm with vile ones now1 as
 ever it did since it  was a nation4 ,my
 little book1 in some places1 can scarce
 go from  house to house1 but it will   
find a suitable subject to spend itself 
upon4 ,now1 since ,christ ,jesus is     
willing to save the vilest1 why  should 

they not1 by name1 be somewhat          
acquainted with it1 and bid  come to him
 under that name8    ,a great sinner1   
when converted1 seems a booty to ,jesus 
,christ2 he  gets by saving such an one2
 why then should both ,jesus lose his   
glory and the sinner lose his soul at   
once1 and that for want of  an          
invitation8    ,i have found1 through   
,god's grace1 good success in preaching 
upon  this subject1 and perhaps1 so ,i  
may by my writing upon it too4#a ,i     
have1 as you see1 let down this net for 
a draught4 ,the ,lord catch  some great 
fishes by it1 for the magnifying of his 
truth4 ,there  are some most vile in all
 men's eyes1 and some are so in their   
own  eyes too2 but some have their      
paintings1 to shroud their vileness     
under2 yet they are naked and open unto 
the eyes of him with whom  we have to   
do2 and for all these1 ,god hath sent a 
,saviour1 ,jesus2  and to all these the 
door is opened4    ,wherefore1 prithee1 
profane man1 give this little book the  

reading4  ,come2 pardon1 and a part in  
heaven and glory1 cannot be hurtful to  
thee4 ,let not thy lusts and folly drive
 thee beyond the door of  mercy1 since  
it is not locked nor bolted up against  
thee4 ,manasseh  was a bad man1 and     
,magdalene a bad woman1 to say nothing  
of the thief  upon the cross1 or of the 
murderers of ,christ2 yet they obtained 
mercy2 ,christ willingly received them4 
,and dost thou think that those1 once so
 bad1 now they are in  heaven1 repent   
them there because they left their sins 
for ,christ  when they were in the      
world8 ,i cannot believe1 but that thou 
thinkest they have verily got the best  
on't4 ,why1 sinner1 do thou  likewise4  
,christ1 at heaven gates1 says to thee1 
,come hither2 and  the devil1 at the    
gates of hell1 does call thee to come to
 him4  ,sinner1 what sayest thou8       
,whither wilt thou go8 ,don't go into   
the  fire2 there thou wilt be burned6   
,don't let ,jesus lose his longing1     
since it is for thy salvation1 but come 

to him and live4    ,one word more1 and 
so ,i have done4 ,sinner1 here thou dost
 hear of  love2 prithee1 do not provoke 
it1 by turning it into wantonness4  ,he 
that dies for slighting love1 sinks     
deepest into hell1 and will  there be   
tormented by the remembrance of that    
evil1 more than by  the deepest         
cogitation of all his other sins4 ,take 
heed1 therefore2  do not make love thy  
tormentor1 sinner4 ,farewell4    ,,good 
,,news ,,for ,,the ,,vilest ,,of ,,men2 
,,or1    ,a ,,help ,,for ,,despairing   
,,souls4    ',,beginning ,,at           
,,jerusalem4'--,,luke #bd3dg4    ,,the  
whole verse runs thus3 ',and that       
repentance and remission of  sins should
 be preached in his name among all      
nations1 'beginning  at ,jerusalem4'    
,the words were spoken by ,christ1 after
 he rose from  the dead1 and they are   
here rehearsed after an historical      
manner1  but do contain in them a formal
 commission1 with a special clause      
therein4 ,the commission is1 as you see1

 for the preaching of  the gospel1 and  
is very distinctly inserted in the holy 
record by  ,matthew and ,mark4          
',go-teach all nations1' c4 7,matt      
#bh3ai7 ',go ye  into all the world1 and
 preach the gospel to every creature'   
7,mark  #af3ae74 ,only this clause is in
 special mentioned by ,luke1 who saith1 
that as ,christ would have the doctrine 
of repentance and remission  of sins    
preached in his name among all nations1 
so he would have  the people of         
,jerusalem to have the first proffer    
thereof4 ,preach  it1 saith ,christ1 in 
all nations1 but begin at ,jerusalem4   
,the apostles1 then1 though they had a  
commission so large as to give  them    
warrant to go and preach the gospel in  
all the world1 yet by  this clause they 
were limited as to the beginning of     
their ministry2  they were to begin this
 work at ,jerusalem4 ,beginning at      
,jerusalem4    ,before ,i proceed to an 
observation upon the words1 ,i must1 but
 briefly1  touch upon two things3       

namely1 ,,first1 ,show you what         
,jerusalem now  was4 ,,second1 ,show you
 what it was to preach the gospel to    
them4    ,,first1 ,jerusalem is to be   
considered either1 ,first1 ,with respect
  to the descent of her people2 or1     
,second1 ,with respect to her           
preference and exaltation2 or1 ,third1  
,with respect to her present  state1 as 
to her decays4    ,first1 ,as to her    
descent1 she was from ,abraham1 by the  
sons of  ,jacob1 a people that ,god     
singled out from the rest of the        
nations1  to set his love upon them4    
,secondly1 ,as to her preference or     
exaltation1 she was the place  of ,god's
 worship1 and that which had in and with
 her the special  tokens and signs of   
,god's favour and presence1 above any   
other people  in the world4 ,hence1 the 
tribes went up to ,jerusalem to worship2
  there was ,god's house1 ,god's        
high-priest1 ,god's sacrifices accepted1
  and ,god's eye1 and ,god's heart      
perpetually 7,psa #gf3a1b1 #abb2 #a     

,kings #i3c74 ,but1    ,thirdly1 ,we are
 to consider ,jerusalem also in her     
decays2 for1 as  she is so considered1  
she is the proper object of our text1 as
 will  be further showed by and by4     
,jerusalem1 as ,i told you1 was the     
place and seat of ,god's worship1  but  
now decayed1 degenerated1 and           
apostatized4#b ,the ,word1 the rule  of 
worship1 was rejected of them1 and in   
its place they had put  and set up their
 own traditions3 they had rejected1     
also1 the most  weighty ordinances1 and 
put in the room thereof their own little
  things 7,matt #ae2 ,mark #g74         
,jerusalem was therefore now greatly    
backslidden1 and become the place where 
the truth and true religion  were much  
defaced4    ,it was also now become the 
very sink of sin and seat of hypocrisy1 
and gulf where true religion was        
drowned4 ,here also now reigned         
presumption1 and groundless confidence  
in ,god1 which is the bane  of souls4   
,amongst its rulers1 doctors1 and       

leaders1 envy1 malice1  and blasphemy   
vented itself against the power of      
godliness1 in all  places where it was  
espied2 as also against the promoters of
 it2  yea1 their ,lord and ,maker could 
not escape them4    ,in a word1         
,jerusalem was now become the shambles1 
the very slaughter-shop  for saints4    
,this was the place wherein the         
prophets1 ,christ1  and his people1 were
 most horribly persecuted and murdered4 
,yea1  so hardened at this time was this
 ,jerusalem in her sins1 that she       
feared not to commit the biggest1 and to
 bind herself1 by wish1  under the guilt
 and damning evil of it2 saying1 when   
she had murdered  the ,son of ,god1     
',his blood be on us1 and on our        
children4' ,and  though ,jesus ,christ  
did1 both by doctrine1 miracles1 and    
holiness  of life1 seek to put a stop to
 their villanies1 yet they shut  their  
eyes1 stopped their ears1 and rested    
not1 till1 as was hinted  before1 they  
had driven him out of the world4 ,yea1  

that they might1  if possible1 have     
extinguished his name1 and exploded his 
doctrine  out of the world1 they1       
against all argument1 and in despite of 
heaven1 its mighty hand1 and undeniable 
proof of his resurrection1  did hire    
soldiers to invent a lie1 saying1 his   
disciples stole him  away from the      
grave2 on purpose that men might not    
count him the  ,saviour of the world1   
nor trust in him for the remission of   
sins4    ,they were1 saith ,paul1       
contrary to all men3 for they did not   
only  shut up the door of life against  
themselves1 but forbade that it  should 
be opened to any else4 ',forbidding us1'
 saith he1 'to speak  to the ,gentiles1 
that they might be saved1 to fill up    
their sins  alway' 7#a ,thess #b3ad-af2 
,matt #bc3ce2 #ae3g-i2 ,mark #g3f-h2    
,matt #c3g-i2  ,john #h3cc1da2 ,matt    
#bg3ah2 ,mark #c3cj2 ,matt #bc3cg2 ,luke
 #ac3cc1cd2  ,matt #bg3be2 #bj3aa-af74  
,this is the city1 and these are the    
people2 this is their character1  and   

these are their sins3 nor can there be  
produced their parallel  in all this    
world4 ,nay1 what world1 what people1   
what nation1  for sin and transgression1
 could or can be compared to ,jerusalem8
  especially if you join to the matter  
of fact the light they sinned  against1 
and the patience which they abused4     
,infinite was the  wickedness upon this 
account which they committed4    ,after 
all their abusings of wise men1 and     
prophets1 ,god sent unto  them ,john    
,baptist1 to reduce them1 and then his  
,son1 to redeem  them2 but they would be
 neither reduced nor redeemed1 but      
persecuted  both to the death4 ,nor did 
they1 as ,i said1 stop here2 the holy   
apostles they afterwards persecuted also
 to death1 even so many as  they could2 
the rest they drove from them unto the  
utmost corners4    ,,second1 ,i come not
 to show you what it was to preach the  
gospel  to them4 ,it was1 saith ,luke1  
to preach to them 'repentance and       
remission of sins' in ,christ's name2   

or1 as ,mark has it1 to bid them        
'repent and believe the gospel' 7,mark  
#a3ae74 ,not that repentance is  a cause
 of remission1 but a sign of our hearty 
reception thereof4  ,repentance is      
therefore here put to intimate1 that no 
pretended  faith of the gospel is good  
that is not accompanied with it2 and    
this he doth on purpose1 because he     
would not have them deceive  themselves3
 for with what faith can he expect      
remission of sins  in the name of       
,christ1 that is not heartily sorry for 
them8 ,or how  shall a man be able to   
give to others a satisfactory account of
 his  unfeigned subjection to the       
gospel1 that yet abides in his          
impenitency8    ,wherefore repentance is
 here joined with faith1 in the way  of 
receiving the gospel4 ,faith is that    
without which it cannot be  received at 
all2 and repentance that without which  
it cannot be  received unfeignedly4     
,when1 therefore1 ,christ says1 he would
 have  a repentance and remission of    

sins preached in his name among all     
nations1 it is as much as to say1 ,i    
will that all men everywhere  be sorry  
for their sins1 and accept of mercy at  
,god's hand through  me1 lest they fall 
under his wrath in the judgment2 for1 as
  ,i have said1 without repentance1 what
 pretence soever men have of  faith1    
they cannot escape the wrath to come4   
,wherefore ,paul said1  ,god commands   
'all men everywhere to repent1' 7in     
order to their  salvation73 'because he 
hath appointed a day1 in the which he   
shall  judge the world in righteousness 
by that man whom he hath ordained'      
7,acts #ag3ca74    ,and now1 to come to 
this clause1 ',beginning at ,jerusalem'2
 that  is1 that ,christ would have      
,jerusalem have the first offer of the  
gospel4 #a4 ,this cannot be so commanded
 because they had now any  more right1  
of themselves1 thereto1 than had any of 
the nations of  the world2 for their    
sins had divested them of all           
self-deservings4  #b4 ,nor yet because  

they stood upon the advance-ground with 
the  worst of the sinners of the        
nations2 nay1 rather1 the sinners of    
the nations had the advance-ground of   
them3 for ,jerusalem was1 long  before  
she had added this iniquity to her sin1 
worse than the very  nations that ,god  
cast out before the children of ,israel 
7#b ,chron  #cc74 #c4 ,it must1         
therefore1 follow1 that this cause1     
',beginning  at ,jerusalem1' was put    
into this commission of mere grace and  
compassion1 even from the overflowings  
of the bowels of mercy2 for  indeed they
 were the worst1 and so in the most     
deplorable condition  of any people     
under the heavens4#c    ,whatever1      
therefore1 their relation was to        
,abraham1 ,isaac1 or  ,jacob--however   
they formerly had been the people among 
whom ,god had  placed his name and      
worship1 they were now degenerated from 
,god1  more than the nations were from  
their idols1 and were become guilty  of 
the highest sins which the people of the

 world were capable of  committing4     
,nay1 none can be capable of committing 
of such pardonable  sins as they        
committed against their ,god1 when they 
slew his ,son1  and persecuted his name 
and ,word4    ,,doctrine4    ,from these
 words1 therefore1 thus explained1 we   
gain this  observation3--,that ,jesus   
,christ4 would have mercy offered1 in   
the  first place1 to the biggest sinners
    ,that these ,jerusalem sinners were 
the biggest sinners that ever were  in  
the world1 ,i think none will deny1 that
 believes that ,christ was  the best man
 that ever was in the world1 and also   
was their ,lord  ,god4 ,and that they   
were to have the first offer of his     
grace1 the  text is as clear as the sun2
 for it saith1 ',beginning at           
,jerusalem4'  ',preach1' saith he1      
'repentance and remission of sins' to   
the  ,jerusalem sinners3 to the         
,jerusalem sinners in the first place4  
,one would a-thought1 since the         
,jerusalem sinners were the worst  and  

greatest sinners1 ,christ's greatest    
enemies1 and those that  not only       
despised his person1 doctrine1 and      
miracles1 but that1 a  little before1   
had had their hands up to the elbows in 
his heart's  blood1 that he should      
rather have said1 ,go into all the      
world1 and  preach repentance and       
remission of sins among all nations2    
and1  after that1 offer the same to     
,jerusalem2 yea1 it had been infinite   
grace if he had said so4 ,but what grace
 is this1 or what name shall  we give   
it1 when he commands that this          
repentance and remission  of sins1 which
 is designed to be preached in all      
nations1 should  first be offered to    
,jerusalem2 in the first place to the   
worst of  sinners6    ,nor was this the 
first time that the grace1 which was in 
the heart  of ,christ1 thus showed      
itself to the world4 ,for while he was  
yet  alive1 even while he was yet in    
,jerusalem1 and perceived1 even  among  
these ,jerusalem sinners1 which was the 

most vile among them1  he still1 in his 
preaching1 did signify that he had a    
desire that  the worst of these worst   
should1 in the first place1 come unto   
him4  ,the which he showeth1 where he   
saith to the better sort of them1  ',the
 publicans and the harlots go into the  
kingdom of ,god before  you' 7,matt     
#ba3ca74 ,also when he compared         
,jerusalem with the sinners  of the     
nations1 then he commands that the      
,jerusalem sinners should  have the     
gospel at present confined to them4 ',go
 not1' saith he1  'into the way of the  
,gentiles1 and into any of the cities of
 the  ,samaritans enter ye not2 but go  
rather to the lost sheep of the  house  
of ,israel' 7,matt #aj3e1f2 #bc3cg74    
,but go rather to them1 for  they were  
in the most fearful plight4 ,these1     
therefore1 must have  the cream of the  
gospel1 namely1 the first offer thereof1
 in his  lifetime2 yea1 when he departed
 out of the world1 he left this as  part
 of his last will with his preachers1   

that they also should  offer it first to
 ,jerusalem4 ,he had a mind1 a careful  
mind1 as it  seems1 to privilege the    
worst of sinners with the fist offer of 
mercy1 and to take from among them a    
people1 to be the first fruits  unto    
,god and to the ,lamb4    ,the #aeth of 
,luke also is famous for this1 where the
 ,lord ,jesus  takes more care1 as      
appears there by three parables1 for the
 lost  sheep1 lost groat1 and the       
prodigal son1 than for the other sheep1 
the other pence1 or for the son that    
said he had never transgressed2  yea1 he
 shows that there is joy in heaven1     
among the angels of ,god1  at the       
repentance of one sinner1 more than over
 ninety and nine  just persons which    
need no repentance4 ,after this manner1 
therefore1  the mind of ,christ was set 
on the salvation of the biggest sinners 
in his lifetime4 ,but join to this1 this
 clause1 which he carefully  put into   
the apostles' commission to preach1 when
 he departed hence  to the ,father1 and 

then you shall see that his heart was   
vehemently  set upon it2 for these were 
part of his last words with them1       
,preach  my gospel to all nations1 but  
that you begin at ,jerusalem4    ,nor   
did the apostles overlook this clause   
when their ,lord was gone  into heaven2 
they went first to them of ,jerusalem1  
and preached  ,christ's gospel to them2 
they abode also there for a season and  
time1 and preached it to nobody else1   
for they had regard to the  commandment 
of their ,lord4 ,and it is to be        
observed1 namely1 that  the first sermon
 which they preached after the ascension
 of ,christ1  it was preached to the    
very worst of these ,jerusalem sinners1 
even  to those that were the murderers  
of ,jesus ,christ 7,acts #b3bc71 for    
these are part of the sermon3 ',ye took 
him1 and by wicked hands  have crucified
 and slain him4' ,yea1 the next sermon1 
and the next1  and also the next to     
that1 was preached to the self-same     
murderers1  to the end they might be    

saved 7,acts #c3ad-af2 #d3aj1aa2 #e3cj2 
#g3eb74    ,but we will return to the   
first sermon that was preached to these 
,jerusalem sinners1 by which will be    
manifest more than great grace1  if it  
be duly considered4 ,for after that     
,peter1 and the rest of  the apostles1  
had1 in their exhortation1 persuaded    
these wretches  to believe that they had
 killed the ,prince of life2 and after  
they  had duly fallen under the guilt of
 their murder1 saying1 ',men and        
brethren1 what shall we do8' he replies1
 by an universal tender to  them all in 
general1 considering them as ,christ's  
killers1 that if  they were sorry for   
what they had done1 and would be        
baptized for  the remission of their    
sins in his name1 they should receive   
the  gift of the ,holy ,ghost 7,acts    
#b3cg1ch74    ,this he said to them all1
 though he knew that they were such     
sinners4 ,yea1 he said it without the   
least stick or stop1 or pause  of       
spirit1 as to whether he had best to say

 so or no4 ,nay1 so far  off was ,peter 
from making an objection against one of 
them1 that1  by a particular clause in  
his exhortation1 he endeavours1 that not
  one of them may escape the salvation  
offered4 ',repent1' saith he1  'and be  
baptized every one of you4' ,i shut out 
never an one of you2  for ,i am         
commanded by my ,lord to deal with you1 
as it were1 one by  one1 by the word of 
his salvation4 ,but why speaks he so    
particularly8  ,oh6 there were reasons  
for it4 ,the people with whom the       
apostles  were now to deal1 as they were
 murderers of our ,lord1 and to be      
charged in the general with his blood1  
so they had their various  and          
particular acts of villany in the guilt 
thereof1 now lying  upon their          
consciences4 ,and the guilt of these1   
their various and  particular acts of   
wickedness1 could not1 perhaps1 be      
reached to a  removal thereof but by    
this particular application4 ,repent1   
every  one of you2 be baptized1 every   

one of you1 in his name1 for the        
remission of sins1 and you shall1 every 
one of you1 receive the  gift of the    
,holy ,ghost4    ,objector4 ',but ,i was
 one of them that plotted to take away  
his  life4 ,may ,i be saved by him8'    
,peter4 ,every one of you4    ,objector4
 ',but ,i was one of them that bare     
false witness against  him4 ,is there   
grace for me8'    ,peter4 ,for every one
 of you4    ,objector4 ',but ,i was one 
of them that cried out1 ,crucify him1   
crucify him2 and desired that ,barabbas1
 the murderer1 might live1  rather than 
him4 ,what will become of me1 think     
you8'    ,peter4 ,i am to preach        
repentance and remission of sins to     
every  one of you1 says ,peter4         
,objector4 ',but ,i was one of them that
 did spit in his face when he  stood    
before his accusers4 ,i also was one    
that mocked him1 when in  anguish he    
hanged bleeding on the tree4 ,is there  
room for me8'    ,peter4 ,for every one 
of you1 says ,peter4    ,objector4 ',but

 ,i was one of them that1 in his        
extremity1 said1 ,give  him gall and    
vinegar to drink4 ,why may not ,i expect
 the same when  anguish and guilt is    
upon me8'    ,peter4 ,repent of these   
your wickednesses1 and here is remission
 of  sins for every one of you4         
,objector4 ',but ,i railed on him1 ,i   
reviled him1 ,i hated him1 ,i  rejoiced 
to see him mocked at by others4 ,can    
there be hope for me8'    ,peter4 ,there
 is1 for every one of you4 ',repent1 and
 be baptized  every one of you in the   
name of ,jesus ,christ1 for the         
remission of  sins1 and ye shall receive
 the gift of the ,holy ,ghost4' ,oh6    
what  a blessed ',every one of you1' is 
here6 ,how willing was ,peter1 and  the 
,lord ,jesus1 by his ministry1 to catch 
these murderers with the  word of the   
gospel1 that they might be made         
monuments of the grace  of ,god6 ,how   
unwilling1 ,i say1 was he1 that any of  
these should  escape the hand of mercy6 
,yea1 what an amazing wonder is it to   

think1 that above all the world1 and    
above everybody in it1 these  should    
have the first offer of mercy6          
',beginning at ,jerusalem4'    ,but was 
there not something of moment in this   
clause of the commission8  ,did not     
,peter1 think you1 see a great deal in  
it1 that he should  thus begin with     
these men1 and thus offer1 so           
particularly1 this  grace to each       
particular man of them8    ,but1 as ,i  
told you1 this is not all2 these        
,jerusalem sinners must  have this offer
 again and again2 every one of them must
 be offered  it over and over4 ,christ  
would not take their first rejection for
  a denial1 nor their second repulse for
 a denial2 but he will have  grace      
offered once1 and twice1 and thrice1 to 
these ,jerusalem  sinners4 ,is not this 
amazing grace8 ,christ will not be put  
off4  ,these are the sinners that are   
sinners indeed4 ,they are sinners of    
the biggest sort2 consequently1 such as 
,christ can1 if they convert  and be    

saved1 best serve his ends and designs  
upon4 ,of which more  anon4    ,but what
 a pitch of grace is this6 ,christ is   
minded to amaze the  world1 and to show 
that he acteth not like the children of 
men4 ,this  is that which he said of    
old1 ',i will not execute the fierceness
  of my wrath1 ,i will not return to    
destroy ,ephraim2 for ,i am ,god  and   
not man' 7,hosea #aa3i74e ,this is not  
the manner of men2 men are  shorter     
winded2 men are soon moved to take      
vengeance1 and to right  themselves in a
 way of wrath and indignation4 ,but ,god
 is full of  grace1 full of patience1   
ready to forgive1 and one that delights 
in mercy4 ,all this is seen in our text4
 ,the biggest sinners must  first be    
offered mercy2 they must1 ,i say1 have  
the cream of the  gospel offered unto   
them4    ,but we will a little proceed4 
,in the third chapter we find1 that     
they who escaped converting by the first
 sermon1 are called upon  again to      
accept of grace and forgiveness1 for    

their murder committed  upon the ,son of
 ,god4 ,you have killed1 yea1 'ye denied
 the ,holy ,one  and the ,just1 and     
desired a murderer to be granted unto   
you2 and  killed the ,prince of life4'  
,mark1 he falls again upon the very men 
that actually were1 as you have it in   
the chapters following1 his  very       
betrayers and murderers 7,acts          
#c3ad1ae71 as being loath that  they    
should escape the mercy of forgiveness3 
and exhorts them again  to repent1 that 
their sins might 'be blotted out'7verse 
#ai1bj74    ,again1 in the fourth       
chapter1 he charges them afresh with    
this  murder 7verse #aj71 but withal    
tells them salvation is in no other4    
,then1 like a heavenly decoy1 he puts   
himself also among them1 to  draw them  
the better under the net of the gospel2 
saying1 ',there  is none other name     
under heaven given among men1 whereby we
 must  be saved' 7verse #ab74    ,in the
 fifth chapter1 you find them railing at
 him1 because he  continued preaching   

among them salvation in the name of     
,jesus4 ,but  he tells them1 that that  
very ,jesus whom they had slain and     
hanged  on a tree1 him ,god had raised  
up1 and exalted 'to be a ,prince and  a 
,saviour1 to give repentance to ,israel1
 and forgiveness of sins'  7verse       
#bi-ca74 ,still insinuating1 that though
 they had killed him1  and to this day  
rejected him1 yet his business was to   
bestow upon  them repentance and        
forgiveness of sins4    ',tis true1     
after they began to kill again1 and when
 nothing  but killing would serve their 
turn1 then they that were scattered     
abroad went everywhere preaching the    
word4 ,yet even some of them  so        
hankered after the conversion of the    
,jews1 that they preached  the gospel   
only to them4 ,also the apostles still  
made their abode  at ,jerusalem1 in     
hopes that they might let down their net
 for  another draught of these          
,jerusalem sinners4 ,neither did ,paul  
and  ,barnabas1 who were the ministers  

of ,god to the ,gentiles1 but offer  the
 gospel1 in the first place1 to those of
 them that1 for their  wickedness1 were 
scattered1 like vagabonds1 among the    
nations2 yea1  and when they rendered   
rebellion and blasphemy for their       
service  and love1 they replied it was  
necessary that the word of ,god should  
first have been spoken to them 7,acts   
#a3h2 #ac3df1dg74    ,nor was this their
 preaching unsuccessful among these     
people3 but  the ,lord ,jesus so wrought
 with the word thus spoken1 that        
thousands  of them came flocking to him 
for mercy4 ,three thousand of them      
closed with him at the first2 and1      
afterwards1 two thousand more2  for now 
they were in number about five thousand2
 whereas1 before  sermons were preached 
to these murderers1 the number of the   
disciples  was not above 'a hundred and 
twenty' 7,acts #a3ae2 #b3da2 #d3d74     
,also among these people that thus      
flocked to him for mercy1 there  was a  
'great company of the priests' 7,acts   

#f3g74 ,now1 the priests  were they that
 were the greatest of these biggest     
sinners2 they  were the ringleaders1    
they were the inventors and ringleaders 
in the  mischief4 ,it was they that set 
the people against the ,lord ,jesus1    
and that were the cause why the uproar  
increased1 until ,pilate had  given     
sentence upon him4 ',the chief priests  
and elders1' says the  text1 'persuaded 
7the people7 the multitude1 that they   
should ask  ,barabbas1 and destroy      
,jesus' 7,matt #bg3bj74 ,and yet1 behold
 the  priests1 yea1 a great company of  
the priests1 became obedient to  the    
faith4#f    ,oh1 the greatness of the   
grace of ,christ1 that he should be thus
 in  love with the souls of ,jerusalem  
sinners6 that he should be thus         
delighted with the salvation of the     
,jerusalem sinners6 that he  should not 
only will that his gospel should be     
offered them1 but  that it should be    
offered unto them first1 and before     
other sinners  were admitted to a       

hearing of it4 ',begin at ,jerusalem4'  
,was this doctrine well believed1 where 
would there be a place for  a doubt1 or 
a fear of the damnation of the soul1 if 
the sinner be  penitent1 how bad a life 
soever he has lived1 how many soever in 
number are his sins8 ,but this grace is 
hid from the eyes of men2  the devil    
hides it from them2 for he knows it is  
alluring1 he knows  it has an attracting
 virtue in it2 for this is it that1     
above all  arguments1 can draw the soul 
to ,god4 ,i cannot help it1 but must let
  drop another word4 ,the first church1 
the ,jerusalem church1 from  whence the 
gospel was to be sent into all the      
world1 was a church  made up of         
,jerusalem sinners4 ,these great sinners
 were here the  most shining monuments  
of the exceeding grace of ,god4         
,thus1 you see1 ,i have proved the      
doctrine2 and that not only by  showing 
you that this was the practice of the   
,lord ,jesus ,christ  in his lifetime1  
but his last will when he went up to    

,god2 saying1  ,begin to preach at      
,jerusalem4 ,yea1 it is yet further     
manifested1  in that when his ministers 
first began to preach there1 he joined  
his power to the word1 to the converting
 of thousands of his  betrayers and     
murderers1 and also many of the         
ringleading priests1  to the faith4     
,i shall now proceed1 and shall show    
you1 ,,first1 ,the reasons of the       
point4 ,,second1 ,and then make some    
application of the whole4    ,,the      
,,reasons ,,of ,,the ,,point4    ,the   
observation1 you know1 is this3 ,jesus  
,christ would have mercy  offered1 in   
the first place1 to the biggest sinners1
 to the ,jerusalem  sinners3 ',preach   
repentance1 and remission of sins1 in my
 name1  among all nations1 beginning at 
,jerusalem4'    ,the reasons of the     
point are3--    ,first1 ,because the    
biggest sinners have most need thereof4 
,he that has most need1 reason says1    
should be helped first4 ,i  mean1 when a
 helping hand is offered1 and now it is2

 for the gospel  of the grace of ,god is
 sent to help the world 7,act #af3i74   
,but the  biggest sinner has most need4 
,therefore1 in reason1 when mercy  is   
sent down from heaven to men1 the worst 
of men should have the  first offer of  
it4 ',begin at ,jerusalem4' ,this is the
 reason which  the ,lord ,christ himself
 renders1 why1 in his lifetime1 he left 
the  best1 and turned him to the worst2 
why he sat so loose from the  righteous1
 and stuck so close to the wicked4 ',the
 whole1' saith  he1 'have no need of the
 physician1 but the sick4 ,i came not to
  call the righteous1 but the sinners to
 repentance' 7,mark #b3ae-ag74g         
,above1 you read that the scribes and   
,pharisees said to his disciples1  ',how
 is it that he eateth and drinketh with 
publicans and sinners8'  ,alas6 they did
 not know the reason2 but the ,lord     
renders them one1  and such an one as is
 both natural and cogent1 saying1 ,these
 have  need1 most need4 ,their great    
necessity requires that ,i should be    

most friendly1 and show my grace first  
to them4    ,not that the other were    
sinless1 and so had no need of a        
,saviour2  but the publicans and their  
companions were the biggest sinners2    
they were1 as to view1 worse than the   
scribes2 and1 therefore1 in  reason1    
should be helped first1 because they had
 most need of a  ,saviour4    ,men that 
are at the point to die1 have more need 
of the physician  than they that are but
 now and then troubled with a           
heart-fainting  qualm4 ,the publicans   
and sinners were1 as it were1 in the    
mouth  of death2 death was swallowing of
 them down3#h and1 therefore1 the  ,lord
 ,jesus receives them first2 offers them
 mercy first4 ',the whole  have no need 
of the physician1 but the sick4 ,i came 
not to call  the righteous1 but the     
sinners to repentance4' ,the sick1 as ,i
 said1  is the biggest sinner1 whether  
he sees his disease or not4 ,he is      
stained from head to foot1 from heart to
 life and conversation4  ,this man1 in  

every man's judgment1 has the most need 
of mercy4  ,there is nothing attends him
 from bed to board1 and from board to   
bed again1 but the visible characters1  
and obvious symptoms1 of  eternal       
damnation4 ,this1 therefore1 is the man 
that has need1 most  need2 and1         
therefore1 in reason1 should be helped  
in the first  place4 ,thus it was with  
the people concerned in the text2 they  
were  the worst of sinners1 ,jerusalem  
sinners1 sinners of the biggest  size2  
and1 therefore1 such as had the greatest
 need2 wherefore they  must have mercy  
offered to them1 before it be offered to
 anywhere  else in the world4 ',begin at
 ,jerusalem1' offer mercy first to a    
,jerusalem sinner4 ,this man has most   
need1 he is furthest from ,god1  nearest
 to hell1 and so one that has most need4
 ,this man's sins  are in number the    
most1 in cry the loudest1 in weight the 
heaviest1  and1 consequently1 will sink 
him soonest2 wherefore he has most  need
 of mercy4 ,this man is shut up in      

,satan's hand1 fastest bound  in the    
cords of his sins3 one that justice is  
whetting his sword  to cut off2 and1    
therefore1 has most need1 not only of   
mercy1 but  that it should be extended  
to him in the first place4    ,but a    
little further to show you the true     
nature of this reason1  to wit1 ,that   
,jesus ,christ would have mercy offered1
 in the first  place1 to the biggest    
sinners4    ,first1 ,mercy ariseth from 
the bowels and compassion1 from pity1   
and  from a feeling of the condition of 
those in misery4 ',in his love1  and in 
his pity1 he redeemed them4' ,and again1
 ',the ,lord is pitiful1  very pitiful1 
and of tender mercy' 7,isa #fc3i2 ,james
 #e3aa74    ,now1 where pity and        
compassion is1 there is yearning of     
bowels2  and where there is that1 there 
is a readiness to help4 ,and1 ,i say    
again1 the more deplorable and dreadful 
the condition is1 the more  directly    
doth bowels and compassion turn         
themselves to such1 and  offer help and 

deliverance4 ,all this flows from our   
first scripture  proof1 ,i came to call 
them that have need2 to call them first1
  while the rest look on and murmur4    
',how shall ,i give thee up1 ,ephraim8' 
,ephraim was a revolter from  ,god1 a   
man that had given himself up to        
devilism2 a company of men1  the ten    
tribes that worshipped devils1 while    
,judah kept with his  ,god4 ,but 'how   
shall ,i give thee up1 ,ephraim8 ,how   
shall ,i deliver  thee1 ,israel8 ,how   
shall ,i make thee as ,admah8 ,how shall
 ,i set  thee as ,zeboim8 and yet thou  
art worse than they1 nor has ,samaria   
committed half thy sins 7,eze #af3df-ea7
 ,mine heart is turned within  me1 my   
repentings are kindled together' 7,hosea
 #aa3h74    ,but where do you find that 
ever the ,lord did thus rowl#i in his   
bowels for and after any self-righteous 
man8 ,no1 no2 they are the  publicans   
and harlots1 idolaters and ,jerusalem   
sinners1 for whom  his bowels thus yearn
 and tumble about within him3 for1 alas6

 poor  worms1 they have most need of    
mercy4    ,had not the good ,samaritan  
more compassion for that man that fell  
among thieves 7though that fall was     
occasioned by his going from  the place 
where they worshipped ,god1 to ,jericho1
 the cursed city71  than we read he had 
for any other besides8 ,his wine was for
 him1  his oil was for him1 his beast   
for him2 his penny1 his care1 and  his  
swaddling bands for him2 for1 alas6     
wretch1 he had most need  7,luke        
#aj3cj-ce74    ,zaccheus the publican1  
the chief of the publicans1 one that had
  made himself the richer by wronging of
 others2 the ,lord at that  time singled
 him out from all the rest of his       
brother publicans1 and  that in the face
 of many ,pharisees1 and proclaimed in  
the audience  of them all1 that that day
 salvation was come to his house 7,luke 
#ai3a-h74    ,the woman1 also1 that had 
been bound down by ,satan for eighteen  
years together1 his compassions putting 
him upon it1 he loosed  her1 though     

those that stood by snarled at him for  
so doing 7,luke  #ac3aa-ac74    ,and why
 the woman of ,sarepta1 and why ,naaman 
the ,syrian1 rather  than widows and    
lepers of ,israel1 but because their    
conditions were  more deplorable2 for   
that they were most forlorn1 and        
furthest from  help 7,luke #d3be1bg74   
,but ,i say1 why all these1 thus named8 
,why have we not a catalogue  of some   
holy men that were so in their own eyes1
 and in the judgment  of the world8     
,alas6 if1 at any time1 any of them are 
mentioned1  how seemingly coldly doth   
the record of scripture present them to 
us8 ,nicodemus1 a night professor1 and  
,simon the ,pharisee1 with his  fifty   
pence1 and their great ignorance of the 
methods of grace1 we  have now and then 
touched upon4    ,mercy seems to be out 
of its proper channel when it deals     
with self-righteous men2 but then it    
runs with a full stream when  it extends
 itself to the biggest sinners4 ,as     
,god's mercy is not  regulated by man's 

goodness1 nor obtained by man's         
worthiness1 so  not much set out by     
saving of any such4 ,but more of this   
anon4    ,and here let me ask my reader 
a question3 ,suppose that1 as thou art  
walking by some pond side1 thou shouldst
 espy in it four or five  children1 all 
in danger of drowning1 and one in more  
danger than  all the rest2 judge which  
has most need to be helped out first8 ,i
  know thou wilt say1 he that is nearest
 drowning4 ,why1 this is the  case2 the 
bigger sinner1 the nearer drowning2     
therefore1 the bigger  sinner1 the more 
need of mercy2 yea1 of help1 by mercy1  
in the first  place4 ,and to this our   
text agrees1 when it saith1 ',beginning 
at  ,jerusalem4' ,let the ,jerusalem    
sinner1 says ,christ1 have the first    
offer1 the first invitation1 the first  
tender of my grace and mercy2  for he is
 the biggest sinner1 and so has most    
need thereof4    ,second1 ,christ ,jesus
 would have mercy offered1 in the first 
place1  to the biggest sinners1 because 

when they1 any of them1 receive  it1 it 
redounds most to the fame of his name4  
,christ ,jesus1 as you may perceive1 has
 put himself under the term  of a       
physician1 a doctor for curing of       
diseases2 and you know that  applause   
and fame are things that physicians much
 desire4 ,that  is it that helps them to
 patients2 and that1 also1 that will    
help  their patients to commit          
themselves to their skill1 for cure1    
with  the more confidence and repose of 
spirit4 ,and the best way for a  doctor 
or physician to get himself a name1 is1 
in the first place1  to take in hand1   
and cure1 some such as all others have  
given up  for lost and dead4 ,physicians
 get neither name nor fame by pricking  
of wheals1#aj or picking out thistles1  
or by laying of plasters  to the scratch
 of a pin2 every old woman can do this4 
,but if they  would have a name and a   
fame1 if they will have it quickly1 they
  must1 as ,i said1 do some great and   
desperate cures4 ,let them fetch  one to

 life that was dead2 let them recover   
one to his wits that  was mad2 let them 
make one that was born blind to see2 or 
let them  give ripe wits to a fool3     
these are notable cures1 and he that can
  do thus1 and if he doth thus first1 he
 shall have the name and fame  he       
desires2 he may lie a-bed till noon4    
,why1 ,christ ,jesus forgiveth sins for 
a name1 and so begets for  himself a    
good report in the hearts of the        
children of men4 ,and1  therefore1 in   
reason he must be willing1 as1 also1 he 
did command1  that his mercy should be  
offered first to the biggest sinners4 ,i
  will forgive their sins1 iniquities1  
and transgressions1 says he1  ',and it  
shall be to me a name of joy1 a praise  
and an honour1 before  all the nations  
of the earth' 7,jer #cc3h1i74    ,and   
hence it is1 that1 at his first         
appearing1 he took upon him to  do such 
mighty works2 he got a fame thereby1 he 
got a name thereby  7,matt #d3bc1bd74   
,when ,christ had cast the legion of    

devils out of the man of whom  you read 
7,mark #e71 he bid him go home to his   
friends1 and tell  it4 ',go home1' saith
 he1 'to thy friends1 and tell them how 
great  things ,god hath done for thee1  
and hath had compassion on thee'  7,mark
 #e3ai74 ,christ ,jesus seeks a name1   
and desireth a fame in the  world2 and1 
therefore1 or the better to obtain that1
 he commands  that mercy should first be
 proffered to the biggest sinners2      
because1 by the saving of one of them1  
he makes all men marvel4  ,as it is said
 of the man last mentioned1 whom ,christ
 cured towards  the beginning of his    
ministry4 ',and he departed1' says the  
text1  'and began to publish in         
,decapolis how great things ,jesus had  
done  for him2 and all men did marvel'  
7,mark #e3bj74    ,when ,john told      
,christ1 that they saw one casting out  
devils in  his name1 and they forbade   
him1 because he followed not with them1 
what is the answer of ,christ8 ',forbid 
him not2 for there is no man  which     

shall do a miracle in my name1 that can 
lightly speak evil  of me' 7,mark       
#i3ci74 ,no2 they will rather cause his 
praise to be  heard1 and his name to be 
magnified1 and so put glory on the head 
of ,christ4    ,but we will follow1 a   
little1 our metaphor4 ,christ1 as ,i    
said1 has  put himself under the term of
 a physician2 consequently1 he desireth 
that his fame1 as to the salvation of   
sinners1 may spread abroad1  that the   
world may see what he can do4 ,and to   
this end1 has not  only commanded that  
the biggest sinners should have the     
first offer  of his mercy1 but has1 as  
physicians do1#aa put out his bills1 and
  published his doings1 that things may 
be read and talked of4 ,yea1  he has1   
moreover1 in these1 his blessed bills1  
the holy scriptures  ,i mean1 inserted  
the very names of persons1 the places of
 their  abode1 and the great cures that1
 by the means of his salvation1 he  has 
wrought upon them to this very end4     
,here is1 ,item1 such an one1  by my    

grace and redeeming blood1 was made a   
monument of everlasting  life2 and such 
an one1 by my perfect obedience1 became 
an heir of  glory4 ,and then he         
produceth their names4 ,item1 ,i saved  
,lot from  the guilt and damnation that 
he had procured for himself by his      
incest4 ,item1 ,i saved ,david from the 
vengeance that belonged to  him for     
committing of adultery and murder4 ,here
 is1 also1 ,solomon1  ,manasseh1 ,peter1
 ,magdalene1 and many others1 made      
mention of in this  book4 ,yea1 here are
 their names1 their sins1 and their     
salvations  recorded together1 that you 
may read and know what a ,saviour he    
is1 and do him honour in the world4 ,for
 why are these things thus  recorded1   
but to show to sinners what he can do1  
to the praise and  glory of his grace8  
,and it is observable1 as ,i said       
before1 we  have but very little of the 
salvation of little sinners mentioned   
in ,god's book1 because that would not  
have answered the design1 to  wit1 to   

bring glory and fame to the name of the 
,son of ,god4    ,what should be the    
reason1 think you1 why ,christ should so
 easily  take a denial of the great ones
 that were the grandeur of the world1   
and struggle so hard for                
hedge-creepers#ab and highwaymen1 as    
that  parable seems to import he doth1  
but to show forth the riches of  the    
glory of his grace1 to his praise8      
7,luke #ad74 ,this1 ,i say1 is  one     
reason1 to be sure4 ,they that had their
 grounds1 their yoke of  oxen1 and their
 marriage joys1 were invited to come2   
but they made  the excuse1 and that     
served the turn4 ,but when he comes to  
deal with  the worst1 he saith to his   
servants1 ,go ye out and bring them in  
hither4 ',go out quickly-and bring in   
hither the poor1 the maimed1  the halt1 
and the blind4' ,and they did so4 ,and  
he said again1 ',go  out into the       
highways and hedges1 and compel them to 
come in1 that  my house may be filled'  
7,luke #ad3ah1ai1bc74 ,these poor1 lame1

  maimed1 blind1 hedge-creepers1 and    
highwaymen1 must come in1 must  be      
forced in4 ,these1 if saved1 will make  
his merit shine4    ,when ,christ was   
crucified1 and hanged up between the    
earth and  heavens1 there were two      
thieves crucified with him2 and1 behold1
  he lays hold of one of them1 and will 
have him away with him to  glory4 ,was  
not this a strange act1 and a display of
 unthought-of  grace8 ,were there none  
but thieves there1 or were the rest of  
that  company out of his reach8 ,could  
he not1 think you1 have stooped  from   
the cross to the ground1 and have laid  
hold on some honester  man1 if he would8
 ,yes1 doubtless4 ,oh6 but then he would
 not have  displayed his grace1 nor so  
have pursued his own designs1 namely1   
to get to himself a praise and a name2  
but now he has done it to  purpose4 ,for
 who that shall read this story1 but    
must confess1 that  the ,son of ,god is 
full of grace2 for a proof of the riches
 thereof1  he left behind him1 when1    

upon the cross1 he took the thief away  
with him to glory4 ,nor can this one act
 of his be buried2 it will  be talked   
of1 to the end of the world1 to his     
praise4 ',men shall  speak of the might 
of thy terrible acts2 and ,i will       
declare thy  greatness4 ,they shall     
abundantly utter the memory of thy great
  goodness1 and shall sing of thy       
righteousness-,they shall speak of  the 
glory of thy kingdom1 and talk of thy   
power2 to make known to  the sons of men
 his mighty acts1 and the glorious      
majesty of his  kingdom' 7,psa          
#ade3f-ab74    ,when the ,word of ,god  
came among the conjurors and those      
soothsayers1  that you read of 7,acts   
#ai71 and had prevailed with some of    
them  to accept of the grace of ,christ1
 the ,holy ,ghost records it with a     
boast1 for that it would redound to his 
praise1 saying1 ',many of  them also    
which used curious arts brought their   
books together1  and burned them before 
all men2 and they counted the price of  

them1  and found it fifty thousand      
pieces of silver4 ,so mightily grew the 
,word of ,god1 and prevailed' 7,acts    
#ai3ai1bj74 ,it wrenched out of the     
clutches of ,satan some of those of whom
 he thought himself most  sure4 ',so    
mightily grew the ,word of ,god4' ,it   
grew mightily1 it  encroached upon the  
kingdom of the devil4 ,it pursued him1  
and took  the prey2 it forced him to let
 go his hold6 ,it brought away captive1 
as prisoners taken by force of arms1    
some of the most valiant of  his army4  
,it fetched back from1 as it were1 the  
confines of hell1  some of those that   
were his most trusty1 and that1 with    
hell1 had  been at an agreement4 ,it    
made them come and confess their deeds1 
and burn their books before all men4    
',so mightily grew the ,word of  ,god1  
and prevailed4' ,thus1 therefore1 you   
see why ,christ will have  offered      
mercy1 in the first place1 to the       
biggest sinners2 they  have most need   
thereof2 and this is the most ready way 

to extol  his name 'that rideth upon the
 heavens' to our help4 ,but1    ,third1 
,christ ,jesus would have mercy offered1
 in the first place1  to the biggest    
sinners1 because1 by their forgiveness  
and salvation1  others1 hearing of it1  
will be encouraged the more to come to  
him  for life4    ,for the physician1 by
 curing the most desperate at the first1
 doth  not only get himself a name1 but 
begets encouragement in the minds  of   
other diseased folk to come to him for  
help4 ,hence you read of  our ,lord1    
that after1 through his tender mercy1 he
 had cured many of  great diseases1 his 
fame was spread abroad3 ',they brought  
unto him  all sick people that were     
taken with divers diseases and torments1
  and those which were possessed with   
devils1 and those which were  lunatic1  
and those that had the palsy1 and he    
healed them4 ,and  there followed him   
great multitudes of people from         
,galilee1 and  ,decapolis1 and          
,jerusalem1 and ,judea1 and from beyond 

,jordan' 7,matt  #d3bd1be74 ,see here1  
he first1 by working1 gets himself a    
fame1 a  name1 and renown2 and now men  
take encouragement1 and bring1 from  all
 quarters1 their diseased to him1 being 
helped1 by what they  had heard1 to     
believe that their diseased should be   
healed4    ,now1 as he did with those   
outward cures1 so he does in the        
proffers  of his grace and mercy2 he    
proffers that1 in the first place1 to   
the biggest sinners1 that others may    
take heart to come to him to  be saved4 
,i will give you a scripture or two4 ,i 
mean to show you  that ,christ1 by      
commanding that his mercy should1 in the
 first  place1 be offered to the biggest
 of sinners1 has a design thereby  to   
encourage and provoke others to come    
also to him for mercy4 ',god1'  said    
,paul1 'who is rich in mercy1 for his   
great love wherewith he  loved us1 even 
when we were dead in sins1 hath         
quickened us together  with ,christ 7by 
grace ye are saved72 and hath raised us 

up together1  and made us sit together  
in heavenly places in ,christ ,jesus4'  
,but  why did he do all this8 ',that in 
the ages to come he might show the      
exceeding riches of his grace in his    
kindness towards us through  ,christ    
,jesus' 7,eph #b3d-g74 ,see1 here is a  
design2 ,god lets out his  mercy to     
,ephesus of design1 even to show to the 
ages to come the  exceeding riches of   
his grace1 in his kindness to them      
through  ,christ ,jesus4 ,and why1 to   
show1 by these1 the exceeding riches of 
his grace to the ages to come1 through  
,christ ,jesus8 ,but to allure  them1   
and their children also to come to him1 
and to partake the  same grace through  
,christ ,jesus8#ac    ,but what was     
,paul1 and the ,ephesian sinners8 7of   
,paul we will speak  anon47 ,these      
,ephesian sinners1 they were men dead in
 sins2 men  that walked according to the
 dictates and motions of the devil2     
worshippers of ,diana1 that effeminate  
goddess2 men far off from ,god1  aliens 

and strangers to all good things2 such  
as were far off from  that1 as ,i said1 
and1 consequently1 in a most deplorable 
condition4  ,as the ,jerusalem sinners  
were of the highest sort among the      
,jews1  so these ,ephesian sinners were 
of the highest sort among the ,gentiles 
7,eph #b3a-c1aa1ab2 ,acts #ai3ce74      
,wherefore1 as by the ,jerusalem        
sinners1 in saving them first1 he had a 
design to provoke others  to come to him
 for mercy1 so the same design is here  
set on foot  again1 in his calling and  
converting the ,ephesian sinners1 ',that
 in  the ages to come he might show the 
exceeding riches of his grace1'  says   
he1 'in his kindness towards us through 
,christ ,jesus4' ,there  is yet one hint
 behind4 ,it is said that ,god saved    
these 'for his  great love'2 that is1 as
 ,i think1 for the setting forth1 for   
the  commendation of his love1 for the  
advance of his love1 in the hearts  and 
minds of them that should come after4   
,as who should say1 ,god  has had mercy 

upon1 and been gracious to you1 that he 
might show  to others1 for their        
encouragement1 that they have ground to 
come  to him to be saved4 ,when ,god    
saves one great sinner1 it is to        
encourage another great sinner to come  
to him for mercy4    ,he saved the      
thief1 to encourage thieves to come to  
him for mercy2  he saved ,magdalene1 to 
encourage other ,magdalenes to come to  
him  for mercy2 he saved ,saul1 to      
encourage ,sauls to come to him for     
mercy2 and this ,paul himself doth say1 
',for this cause1' saith he1  ',i       
obtained mercy1 that in me first ,jesus 
,christ might show forth  all           
long-suffering1 for a pattern to them   
which should hereafter  believe on him  
to life everlasting' 7#a ,tim #a3af74   
,how plain are the  words6 ,christ1 in  
saving of me1 has given to the world a  
pattern  of his grace1 that they might  
see1 and believe1 and come1 and be      
saved2 that they that are to be born    
hereafter might believe on  ,jesus      

,christ to life everlasting4    ,but    
what was ,paul8 ,why1 he tells you      
himself2 ,i am1 says he1 the  chief of  
sinners4 ,i was1 says he1 a blasphemer1 
a persecutor1 an  injurious person2 but 
,i obtained mercy 7#a ,tim #a3ac1ad74   
,ay1 that  is well for you1 ,paul2 but  
what advantage have we thereby8 ,oh1    
very  much1 saith he2 for1 'for this    
cause ,i obtained mercy1 that in me     
first ,jesus ,christ might show forth   
all long-suffering1 for a pattern  to   
them which should hereafter believe on  
him to life everlasting'  7verse #af74  
,thus1 therefore1 you see that this     
third reason is of  strength2 namely1   
that ,jesus ,christ would have mercy    
offered1 in the  first place1 to the    
biggest sinners1 because1 by their      
forgiveness  and salvation1 others1     
hearing of it1 will be encouraged the   
more  to come to him for mercy4 ,it may 
well1 therefore1 be said to ,god1  ,thou
 delightest in mercy1 and mercy pleases 
thee 7,micah #g3ah74    ,but who        

believes that this was ,god's design in 
showing mercy of  old--namely1 that we  
that come after might take courage to   
come to  him for mercy2 or that ,jesus  
,christ would have mercy offered1 in    
the first place1 to the biggest sinners1
 to stir up others to come  to him for  
life8 ,this is not the manner of men1 ,o
 ,god6 ,but ,david  saw this betimes2   
therefore he makes this one argument    
with ,god1  that he would blot out his  
transgressions1 that he would forgive   
his adultery1 his murders1 and horrible 
hypocrisy4 ,do it1 ,o ,lord1  saith he1 
do it1 and 'then will ,i teach          
transgressors thy ways1 and  sinners    
shall be converted unto thee' 7,psa     
#b3g-ac74 ,he knew that  the conversion 
of sinners would be a work highly       
pleasing to ,god1  as being that which  
he had designed before he made mountain 
or  hill3 wherefore he comes1 and he    
saith1 ,save me1 ,o ,lord2 if thou  wilt
 but save me1 ,i will fall in with thy  
design2 ,i will help to  bring what     

sinners to thee ,i can4 ,and1 ,lord1 ,i 
am willing to be  made a preacher       
myself1 for that ,i have been a horrible
 sinner2  wherefore1 if thou shalt      
forgive my great transgressions1 ,i     
shall  be a fit man to tell of thy      
wondrous grace to others4 ,yea1 ,lord1  
,i  dare promise1 that if thou wilt have
 mercy upon me1 it shall tend  to the   
glory of thy grace1 and also to the     
increase of thy kingdom2  for ,i will   
tell it1 and sinners will hear on't4    
,and there is nothing  so suiteth with  
the hearing sinner as mercy2 and to be  
informed that  ,god is willing to bestow
 it upon him4 ',i will teach            
transgressors  thy ways2 and sinners    
shall be converted unto thee4'    ,nor  
will ,christ ,jesus miss of his design  
in proffering of mercy1  in the first   
place1 to the biggest sinners4 ,you know
 what work the  ,lord1 by laying hold of
 the woman of ,samaria1 made among the  
people  there4 ,they knew that she was a
 town sinner1 an adulteress2 yea1  one  

that1 after the most audacious manner1  
lived in uncleanness  with a man that   
was not her husband4 ,but when she1 from
 a turn upon  her heart1 went into the  
city1 and said to her neighbours1       
',come1'  ,oh1 how they came6 how they  
flocked out of the city to ,jesus       
,christ6  ',then they went out of the   
city1 and came to him4' ',and many of   
the ,samaritans of that city 7people1   
perhaps1 as bad as herself7  believed on
 him for the saying of the woman1 which 
testified1 ,he  told me all that ever ,i
 did' 7,john #d3ci74 ,that word1 ',he   
told me  all that ever ,i did1' was a   
great argument with them2 for by that   
they gathered1 that though he knew her  
to be vile1 yet he did not  despise her1
 nor refuse to show how willing he was  
to communicate  his grace unto her2 and 
this fetched over1 first her1 then them4
    ,this woman1 as ,i said1 was a      
,samaritan sinner1 a sinner of the      
worst complexion2 for the ,jews abhorred
 to have ought to do with  them 7verse  

#i71 wherefore none more fit than she to
 be made one of  the decoys of heaven1  
to bring others of these ,samaritan     
wild-fowls  under the net of the grace  
of ,christ2 and she did the work  to    
purpose4 ,many1 and many more of the    
,samaritans believed on him  7verse     
#dj-db74 ,the heart of man1 though set  
on sin1 will1 when  it comes once to a  
persuasion that ,god is willing to have 
mercy  upon us1 incline to come to      
,jesus ,christ for life4 ,witness those 
turn-aways from ,god that you also read 
of in ,jeremiah2 for after  they had    
heard1 three or four times over1 that   
,god had mercy for  backsliders1 they   
broke out1 and said1 ',behold1 we come  
unto thee2  for thou art the ,lord our  
,god4' 7,jer #c3bb72 or1 as those in    
,hosea  did1 ',for in thee the          
fatherless findeth mercy' 7,hosea       
#ad3a-c74    ,mercy1 and the revelation 
thereof1 is the only antidote against   
sin4 ',tis of a thawing nature2 'twill  
loose the heart that is  frozen up in   

sin2 yea1 'twill make the unwilling     
willing to come to  ,jesus ,christ for  
life4 ,wherefore1 do you think1 was it  
that ,jesus  ,christ told the adulterous
 woman1 and that before so many sinners1
  that he had not condemned her1 but to 
allure her1 with them there  present1 to
 hope to find favour at his hands8 ,as  
he also saith1 in  another place1 ',i   
came not to judge1 but to save the      
world4' ,for  might they not thence most
 rationally conclude1 that if ,jesus    
,christ  had rather save than damn an   
harlot1 there was encouragement for     
them although great sinners to come to  
him for mercy4    ,i heard once a story 
from a soldier1 who1 with his company1  
had laid  siege against a fort1 that so 
long as the besieged were persuaded     
their foes would show them no favour1   
they fought like madmen2 but  when they 
saw one of their fellows taken1 and     
received to favour1  they all came      
tumbling down from their fortress1 and  
delivered  themselves into their        

enemies' hands4 ,i am persuaded1 did men
  believe that there is that grace and  
willingness in the heart of  ,christ to 
save sinners1 as the ,word imports there
 is1 they would  come tumbling into his 
arms3 but ,satan has blinded their minds
  that they cannot see this thing4      
,howbeit1 the ,lord ,jesus has1 as  ,i  
said1 that others might take heart and  
come to him1 given out a  commandment1  
that mercy should1 in the first place1  
be offered to  the biggest sinners4     
',begin1' saith he1 'at ,jerusalem'2 and
 thus  ,i end the third reason4         
,fourth1 ,jesus ,christ would have mercy
 offered1 in the first place1  to       
biggest sinners1 because that is the    
way1 if they receive it1  most to weaken
 the kingdom of ,satan1 and to keep it  
lowest in every  age of the world4      
,the biggest sinners1 they are ,satan's 
colonels and captains1  the leaders of  
his people1 and they that most stoutly  
make head  against the ,son of ,god4    
,wherefore1 let these first be          

conquered1  and his kingdom will be     
weak4 ,when ,ishbosheth had lost his    
,abner1  the kingdom was made weak1 nor 
did he sit but tottering then upon  his 
throne4 ,so1 when ,satan loseth his     
strong men1 them that are  mighty to    
work iniquity1 and dexterous to manage  
others in the same1  then is his kingdom
 weak 7#b ,sam #c74 ,therefore1 ,i say1 
,christ1 and  doth offer mercy1 in the  
first place1 to such1 the more to weaken
  his kingdom4 ,christ ,jesus was glad  
to see ,satan fall like lightning  from 
heaven2 that is1 suddenly1 or head-long2
 and it was1 surely1  by casting of him 
out of strong possession1 and by        
recovering of  some notorious sinners   
out of his clutches 7,luke #aj3ag-ai74  
,samson1 when he would pull down the    
,philistines' temple1 took  hold of the 
two main pillars of it1 and1 breaking   
them1 down came  the house4 ,christ came
 to destroy the works of the devil1 and 
to  destroy by converting grace1 as well
 as by redeeming blood4 ,now1  sin      

swarms1 and lieth by legions1 and whole 
armies1 in the souls  of the biggest    
sinners1 as in garrisons2#ad wherefore1 
the way1 the  most direct way1 to       
destroy it1 is first to deal with such  
sinners  by the word of his gospel1 and 
by the merits of his passion4    ,for   
example1 though ,i shall give you but a 
homely one2 suppose  a family to be very
 lousy1 and one or two of the family to 
be in  chief the breeders1 the way1 the 
quickest way1 to clean that family1  or 
at least to weaken the so swarming of   
those vermin1 is1 in the  first place1  
to sweeten the skin1 head1 and clothes  
of the chief  breeders2 and then1 though
 all the family should be apt to breed  
them1 the number of them1 and so the    
greatness of that plague there1  will be
 the more impaired4 ,why1 there are some
 people that are in  chief the devil's  
sin-breeders in the towns and places    
where they  live4 ,the place1 town1 or  
family where they live1 must needs be   
horribly lousy1 and1 as it were1 eaten  

up with vermin4 ,now1 let  the ,lord    
,jesus1 in the first place1 cleanse     
these great breeders1  and there will be
 given a nip to those swarms of sins    
that used to  be committed in such      
places throughout the town1 house1 or   
family1  where such sin-breeding persons
 used to be4    ,i speak by experience4 
,i was one of these lousy ones1 one of  
these  great sin-breeders2 ,i infected  
all the youth of the town where  ,i was 
born1 with all manner of youthful       
vanities4 ,the neighbours  counted me   
so2 my practice proved me so3 wherefore 
,christ ,jesus  took me first2 and      
taking me first1 the contagion was much 
allayed  all the town over4 ,when ,god  
made me sigh1 they would hearken1 and   
inquiringly say1 ,what's the matter with
 ,john8 ,they also gave their  various  
opinions of me2 but1 as ,i said1 sin    
cooled1 and failed1  as to his full     
career4 ,when ,i went out to seek the   
bread of life1  some of them would      
follow1 and the rest be put into a muse 

#ae at  home4 ,yea1 almost the town1 at 
first1 at times would go out to hear  at
 the place where ,i found good2 yea1    
young and old for a while  had some     
reformation on them2 also some of them1 
perceiving that  ,god had mercy upon me1
 came crying to him for mercy too4      
,but what need ,i give you an instance  
of poor ,i2 ,i will come  to ,manasseh  
the king4 ,so long as he was a          
ringleading sinner1 the  great idolater1
 and chief for devilism1 the whole land 
flowed with  wickedness2 for he made    
them to sin 7#b ,chron #cc71 and do     
worse  than the heathen that dwelt round
 about them1 or that was cast out  from 
before them3 but when ,god converted    
him1 the whole land was  reformed4 ,down
 went the groves1 the idols1 and altars 
of ,baal1 and  up went true religion in 
much of the power and purity of it4 ,you
  will say1 ,the king reformed by power4
 ,i answer1 doubtless1 and by  example  
too2 for people observe their leaders2  
as their fathers did1  so did they 7#b  

,kings #ag3da74 ,this1 therefore1 is    
another reason why  ,jesus would have   
mercy offered1 in the first place1 to   
the biggest  sinners1 because that is   
the best way1 if they receive it1 most  
to  weaken the kingdom of ,satan1 and to
 keep it poor and low4    ,and do you   
not think now1 that if ,god would but   
take hold of the  hearts of some of the 
most notorious in your town1 in your    
family1  or country1 that this thing    
would be verified before your faces8    
,it would1 it would1 to the joy of you  
that are godly1 to the making  of hell  
to sigh1 to the great suppressing of    
sin1 the glory of  ,christ1 and the joy 
of the angels of ,god4#af ,and          
ministers1 should1  therefore1 that this
 work might go on1 take advantages to   
persuade  with the biggest sinners to   
come into ,christ1 according to my text1
  and their commission1 ',beginning at  
,jerusalem4'    ,fifth1 ,jesus ,christ  
would have mercy offered1 in the first  
place1  to the biggest sinners1 because 

such1 when converted1 are usually  the  
best helps in the church against        
temptations1 and fittest for  the       
support of the feeble-minded there4     
,hence1 usually1 you have some such in  
the first plantation of  churches1 or   
quickly upon it4 ,churches would do but 
sorrily1 if  ,christ ,jesus did not put 
such converts among them2 they are the  
monuments and mirrors of mercy4 ,the    
very sight of such a sinner in  ,god's  
house1 yea1 the very thought of him1    
where the sight of him  cannot be had1  
is ofttimes greatly for the help of the 
faith of  the feeble4    ,when the      
churches1 saith ,paul1 that were in     
,judea1 heard this  concerning me1 that 
he which persecuted them in time past1  
now  preached the faith which once he   
destroyed1 'they glorified ,god in  me' 
7,gal #a3bj-bd74 ',glorified ,god4' ,how
 is that8 ,why1 they praised  him1 and  
took courage to believe the more in the 
mercy of ,god2 for  that he had had     
mercy on such a great sinner as he4     

,they glorified  ,god 'in me'2 they     
wondered that grace should be so rich1  
as to take  hold of such a wretch as ,i 
was2 and for my sake believed in ,christ
  the more4    ,there are two things    
that great sinners are acquainted with1 
when  they come to divulge them to the  
saints1 that are a great relief  to     
their faith4 #a4 ,the contests that they
 usually have with the  devil at their  
parting with him4 #b4 ,their knowledge  
of his secrets  in his workings4    #a4 
,for first1 ,the biggest sinners#ag have
 usually great contests  with the devil 
at their partings2 and this is an help  
to saints3 for  ordinary saints find    
afterwards what the vile ones find at   
first1  but when1 at the opening of     
hearts1 the one finds himself to be as  
the other--the one is a comfort to the  
other4 ,the lesser sort of  sinners find
 but little of this1 till after they    
have been some time  in profession2 but 
the vile man meets with his at the      
beginning4  ,wherefore he1 when the     

other is down1 is ready to tell that he 
has  met with the same before2 for1 ,i  
say1 he has had it before4 ,satan  is   
loath to part with a great sinner4      
',what1 my true servant1' quoth  he1 'my
 old servant1 wilt thou forsake me now8 
,having so often  sold thyself to me to 
work wickedness1 wilt thou forsake me   
now8  ,thou horrible wretch1 dost not   
know1 that thou has sinned thyself      
beyond the reach of grace1 and dost thou
 think to find mercy now8  ,art not thou
 a murderer1 a thief1 a harlot1 a witch1
 a sinner  of the greatest size1 and    
dost thou look for mercy now8 ,dost thou
  think that ,christ will foul his      
fingers with thee8 ,it is enough  to    
make angels blush1 saith ,satan1 to see 
so vile an one knock  at heaven-gates   
for mercy1 and wilt thou be so          
abominably bold to  do it8' #ah ,thus   
,satan dealt with me1 says the great    
sinner1 when  at first ,i came to ,jesus
 ,christ4 ,and what did you reply8 saith
  the tempted4 ,why1 ,i granted the     

while charge to be true1 says the       
other4 ,and what1 did you despair1 or   
how8 ,no1 saith he1 ,i said1 ,i  am     
,magdalene1 ,i am ,zaccheus1 ,i am the  
thief1 ,i am the harlot1 ,i am  the     
publican1 ,i am the prodigal1 and one of
 ,christ's murderers2 yea1  worse than  
any of these2 and yet ,god was so far   
off from rejecting  of me1 as ,i found  
afterwards1 that there was music and    
dancing  in his house for me1 and for   
joy that ,i was come home unto him4 ,o  
blessed be ,god for grace 7says the     
other71 for then1 ,i hope1 there  is    
favour for me4 ,yea1 as ,i told you1    
such an one is a continual  spectacle in
 the church1 for every one by to behold 
,god's grace  and wonder by4    #b4 ,and
 as for the secrets of ,satan1 such as  
are suggestions to  question the being  
of ,god1 the truth of his ,word1 and to 
be annoyed  with devilish blasphemies2  
none more acquainted with these than    
the biggest sinners at their conversion2
 wherefore thus also they  are prepared 

to be helps in the church to relieve and
 comfort the  other4    ,i might also   
here tell you of the contests and       
battles that such  are engaged in1      
wherein they find the buffetings of     
,satan1 above  any other of the saints4 
,at which time ,satan assaults the soul 
with darkness1 fears1 frightful thoughts
 of apparitions2 now they  sweat1 pant1 
cry out1 and struggle for life4 ,the    
angels now come  down to behold the     
sight1 and rejoice to see a bit of dust 
and ashes  to overcome principalities   
and powers1 and might1 and dominions4   
,but1 as ,i said1 when these come a     
little to be settled1 they are  prepared
 for helps for others1 and are great    
comforts unto them4  ,their great sins  
give encouragement to the devil to      
assault them2  and by these temptations 
,christ takes advantage to make them the
  more helpful to the churches4    ,the 
biggest sinner1 when he is converted1   
and comes into the church1  says to them
 all1 by his very coming in1 ,behold me1

 all you that  are men and women of a   
low and timorous spirit1 you whose      
hearts  are narrow1 for that you never  
had the advantage to know1 because  your
 sins are few1 the largeness of the     
grace of ,god4 ,behold1 ,i  say1 in me1 
the exceeding riches of his grace6 ,i am
 a pattern set  forth before your faces1
 on whom you may look and take heart4   
,this1  ,i say1 the great sinner can    
say1 to the exceeding comfort of all    
the rest4 ,wherefore1 as ,i have hinted 
before1 when ,god intends to  stock a   
place with saints1 and to make that     
place excellently to  flourish with the 
riches of his grace1 he usually begins  
with the  conversion of some of the most
 notorious thereabouts1 and lays  them1 
as an example1 to allure others1 and to 
build up when they  are converted4 ,it  
was ,paul that must go to the ,gentiles1
 because  ,paul was the most outrageous 
of all the apostles1 in the time of  his
 unregeneracy4 ,yea1 ,peter must be he1 
that after his horrible  fall1 was      

thought fittest1 when recovered again1  
to comfort and  strengthen his brethren 
7,see ,luke #bb3ca1cb74    ,some must be
 pillars in ,god's house2 and if they be
 pillars of  cedar1 they must stand     
while they are stout and sturdy sticks  
in  the forest1 before they are cut     
down1 and planted or placed there4  ,no 
man1 when he buildeth his house1 makes  
the principal parts  thereof of weak or 
feeble timber2 for how could such bear  
up the  rest8 but of great and able     
wood4 ,christ ,jesus also goeth this    
way to work2 he makes of the biggest    
sinners bearers and supporters  to the  
rest4 ,this1 then1 may serve for another
 reason1 why ,jesus  ,christ gives out  
in commandment1 that mercy should1 in   
the first  place1 be offered to the     
biggest sinners1 because such1 when     
converted1  are usually the best helps  
in the church against temptations1 and  
fittest for the support of the          
feeble-minded there4    ,sixth1 ,another
 reason why ,jesus ,christ would have   

mercy offered1  in the first place1 to  
the biggest sinners1 is1 because they1  
when  converted1 are apt to love him    
most4    ,this agrees both with         
scripture and reason4 ,scripture says   
so4  ,to whom much is forgiven1 the same
 loveth much4 ',to whom little  is      
forgiven1 the same loveth little' 7,luke
 #g3dg74 ,reason says so3  for as it    
would be the unreasonablest thing in the
 world to render  hatred for love1 and  
contempt for forgiveness2 so it would be
 as  ridiculous to think1 that the      
reception of a little kindness should   
lay the same obligations upon the heart 
to love as the reception  of a great    
deal4 ,i would not disparage the love of
 ,christ2 ,i know  the least drachm of  
it1 when it reaches to forgiveness1 is  
great  above all the world2 but         
comparatively1 there are greater        
extensions  of the love of ,christ to   
one than to another4 ,he that has most  
sin1  if4 forgiven1 is partaker of the  
greatest love1 of the greatest          

forgiveness4    ,i know also1 that there
 are some1 that from this very doctrine 
say1 ',let us do evil that good may     
come'2 and that turn the grace  of our  
,god into lasciviousness4 ,but ,i speak 
not of these2 these  will neither be    
ruled by grace nor reason4 ,grace would 
teach them1  if they knew it1 to deny   
ungodly courses2 and so would reason    
too1  if it could truly sense the love  
of ,god 7,titus #b3aa1ab2 ,rom #ab3a74  
,doth it look like what hath any        
coherence with reason or mercy1  for a  
man to abuse his friend8 ,because       
,christ died for me1 shall ,i  therefore
 spit in his face8 ,the bread and water 
that was given by  ,elisha to his       
enemies1 that came into the land of     
,israel to take  him1 had so much       
influence upon their minds1 though      
heathens1 that  they returned to their  
homes without hurting him2 yea1 it kept 
them  from coming again in a hostile    
manner into the coasts of ,israel 7#b   
,kings #f3ai-bc74    ,but to forbear to 

illustrate1 till anon4 ,one reason why  
,christ ,jesus  shows mercy to sinners1 
is1 that he might obtain their love1    
that  he may remove their base          
affections from base objects to himself4
  ,now1 if he loves to be loved a       
little1 he loves to be loved much2  but 
there is not any that are capable of    
loving much1 save those that  have much 
forgiven them4 ,hence it is said of     
,paul1 that he laboured  more than them 
all2 to wit1 with a labour of love1     
because he had  been by sin more vile   
against ,christ than they all 7#a ,cor  
#ae74  ,he it was that 'persecuted the  
church of ,god1 and wasted it' 7,gal    
#a3ac74 ,he of them all was the only    
raving bedlam against the saints4  ',and
 being exceeding mad1' says he1 'against
 them1 ,i persecuted  them even unto    
strange cities' 7,acts #bf3aa74 ,this   
raving bedlam1  that once was so1 is he 
that now says1 ,i laboured more than    
them  all1 more for ,christ than them   
all4 ,but ,paul1 what moved thee thus   

to do8 ,the love of ,christ1 says he4   
,it was not ,i1 but the grace  of ,god  
that was with me4 ,as who should say1 ,o
 grace6 ,it was such  grace to save me6 
,it was such marvellous grace for ,god  
to look down  from heaven upon me1 and  
that secured me from the wrath to come1 
that ,i am captivated with the sense of 
the riches of it4 ,hence  ,i act1 hence 
,i labour2 for how can ,i otherwise do1 
since ,god not  only separated me from  
my sins and companions1 but separated   
all  the powers of my soul and body to  
his service8 ,i am1 therefore1  prompted
 on by this exceeding love to labour as 
,i have done2  yet not ,i1 but the grace
 of ,god with me4 ,oh6 ,i shall never   
forget  his love1 nor the circumstances 
under which ,i was1 when his love  laid 
hold upon me4 ,i was going to ,damascus 
with letters from the  high-priest1 to  
make havoc of ,god's people there1 as ,i
 had made  havoc of them in other       
places4 ,these bloody letters were not  
imposed  upon me4 ,i went to the        

high-priest and desired them of him1 and
  yet he saved me6 7,acts #i3a1b74 ,i   
was one of the men1 of the chief  men1  
that had a hand in the blood of his     
martyr ,stephen2 yet he  had mercy upon 
me6 ,when ,i was at ,damascus1 ,i       
stunk#ai so horribly  like a            
blood-sucker1 that ,i became a terror to
 all thereabout4  ,yea1 ,ananias1 good  
man1 made intercession to my ,lord      
against me2  yet he would have mercy    
upon me1 yea1 joined mercy to mercy1    
until  he had made me a monument of     
grace4 ,he made a saint of me1 and      
persuaded me that my transgressions were
 forgiven me4    ,when ,i began to      
preach1 those that heard me were amazed1
 and said1  ',is not this he that       
destroyed them that called on this name 
in  ,jerusalem1 and came hither for that
 intent1 that he might bring  them bound
 to the high-priest8' ,hell doth know   
that ,i was a sinner2  heaven doth know 
that ,i was a sinner2 the world also    
knows that ,i  was a sinner1 a sinner of

 the greatest size2 but ,i obtained     
mercy  7,acts #i3bj1ba74 ,shall not this
 lay obligation upon me8 ,is not love   
of the greatest force to oblige8 ,is it 
not strong as death1 cruel  as the      
grave1 and hotter than the coals of     
juniper8 ,hath it not  a most vehement  
flame8 ,can the waters quench it8 can   
the floods  drown it8 ,i a m under the  
force of it1 and this is my continual   
cry1 ,what shall ,i render to the ,lord 
for all the benefits which he  has      
bestowed upon me8    ,aye1 ,paul6 this  
is something2 thou speakest like a man1 
like a man  affected1 and carried away  
with the love and grace of ,god4 ,now1  
this sense1 and this affection1 and this
 labour1 giveth to ,christ  the love    
that he looks for4 ,but he might have   
converted twenty  little sinners1 and   
yet not found1 for grace bestowed1 so   
much love  in them all4 ,i wonder how   
far a man might go among the converted  
sinners of the smaller size1 before he  
could find one that so much  as looked  

anything this way ward4 ,where is he    
that is thus under  pangs of love for   
the grace bestowed upon him by ,jesus   
,christ8  ,excepting only some few1 you 
may walk to the world's end1 and find   
none4 ,but1 as ,i said1 some there are1 
and so there have been in  every age of 
the church1 great sinners1 that have had
 much forgiven  them2 and they love much
 upon this account4 ,jesus ,christ1     
therefore1  knows what he doth1 when he 
lays hold on the hearts of sinners of   
the biggest size4 ,he knows that such an
 one will love more than  many that have
 not sinned half their sins4    ,i will 
tell you a story that ,i have read of   
,martha and ,mary2 the  name of the book
 ,i have forgot2 ,i mean of the book in 
which ,i found  the relation2 but the   
thing was thus3--    ,martha1 saith my  
author1 was a very holy woman1 much like
 ,lazarus1  her brother2 but ,mary was a
 loose and wanton creature2 ,martha did 
seldom miss good sermons and lectures1  
when she could come at them  in         

,jerusalem2 but ,mary would frequent the
 house of sports1 and the  company of   
the vilest of men for lust4 ,and though 
,martha had often  desired that her     
sister would go with her to hear her    
preachers1  yea1 had often entreated her
 with tears to do it1 yet could she     
never prevail2 for still ,mary would    
make her excuse1 or reject her  with    
disdain1 for her zeal and preciseness in
 religion4    ,after ,martha had waited 
long1 tried many ways to bring her      
sister  to good1 and all proved         
ineffectual1 at last she comes upon her 
thus3 ',sister1' quoth she1 ',i pray    
thee go with me to the temple  today1 to
 hear one preach a sermon4' ',what kind 
of preacher is he8'  said she4 ,martha  
replied1 ',it is one ,jesus of          
,nazareth2 he is the  handsomest man    
that ever you saw with your eyes4 ,oh6  
he shines in  beauty1 and is a most     
excellent preacher4'    ,now1 what does 
,mary1 after a little pause1 but goes up
 into her  chamber1 and1 with her pins  

and her clouts1#bj decks up herself as  
fine as her fingers could make her4     
,this done1 away she goes1 not  with her
 sister ,martha1 but as much unobserved 
as she could1 to  the sermon1 or rather 
to see the preacher4    ,the hour and   
preacher being come1 and she having     
observed whereabout  the preacher would 
stand1 goes and sets herself so in the  
temple1  that she might be sure to have 
the full view of this excellent  person4
 ,so he comes in1 and she looks1 and the
 first glimpse of his  person pleased   
her4 ,well1 ,jesus addresseth himself to
 his sermon1  and she looks earnestly on
 him4    ,now1 at that time1 saith my   
author1 ,jesus preached about the lost  
sheep1 the lost groat1 and the prodigal 
child4 ,and when he came to  show what  
care the shepherd took for one lost     
sheep1 and how the  woman swept to find 
her piece which was lost1 and what joy  
there  was at their finding1 she began  
to be taken by the ears1 and forgot     
what she came about1 musing what the    

preacher would make of it4  ,but when he
 came to the application1 and showed1   
that by the lost  sheep1 was meant a    
great sinner2 by the shepherd's care1   
was meant  ,god's love for great        
sinners2 and that by the joy of the     
neighbours1  was showed what joy there  
was among the angels in heaven over one 
great sinner that repenteth2 she began  
to be taken by the heart4 ,and  as he   
spake these last words1 she thought he  
pitched his innocent  eyes just upon    
her1 and looked as if he spake what was 
now said to  her3 wherefore her heart   
began to tremble1 being shaken with     
affection  and fear2 then her eyes ran  
down with tears apace2 wherefore she was
  forced to hide her face with her      
handkerchief1 and so sat sobbing  and   
crying all the rest of the sermon4      
,sermon being done1 up she gets1 and    
away she goes1 and withal  inquired     
where this ,jesus the preacher dined    
that day8 and one told  her1 ,at the    
house of ,simon the ,pharisee4 ,so away 

goes she1 first to  her chamber1 and    
there strips herself of her wanton      
attire2 then  falls upon her knees to   
ask ,god forgiveness for all her wicked 
life4  ,this done1 in a modest dress she
 goes to ,simon's house1 where she      
finds ,jesus sat at dinner4 ,so she gets
 behind him1 and weeps1 and  drops her  
tears upon his feet like rain1 and      
washes them1 and wipes  them with the   
hair of her head4 ,she also kissed his  
feet with her  lips1 and anointed them  
with ointment4 ,when ,simon the         
,pharisee  perceived what the woman did1
 and being ignorant of what it was to   
be forgiven much 7for he never was      
forgiven more than fifty pence71  he    
began to think within himself1 that he  
had been mistaken about  ,jesus ,christ1
 because he suffered such a sinner as   
this woman was1  to touch him4 ,surely1 
quoth he1 this man1 if he were a        
prophet1  would not let this woman come 
near him1 for she is a town-sinner2  so 
ignorant are all self-righteous men of  

the way of ,christ with  sinners4 ,but1 
lest ,mary should be discouraged with   
some clownish  carriage of this         
,pharisee1 and so desert her good       
beginnings1 and  her new steps which she
 now had begun to take towards eternal  
life1  ,jesus began thus with ,simon3   
',simon1' saith he1 ',i have somewhat   
to say unto thee4 ,and he saith1        
,master1 say on4 ,there was1' said      
,jesus1 'a certain creditor which had   
two debtors2 the one owed five  hundred 
pence1 and the other fifty4 ,and when   
they had nothing to  pay1 he frankly    
forgave them both4 ,tell me1 therefore1 
which of  them will love him most8      
,simon answered1 and said1 ,i suppose   
that  he1 to whom he forgave most4 ,and 
he said unto him1 ,thou hast rightly    
judged4 ,and he turned to the woman1 and
 said unto ,simon1 ,seest thou  this    
woman8 ,i entered into thine house1 thou
 gavest me no water  for my feet2 but   
she hath washed my feet with tears1 and 
wiped  them with the hairs of her head4 

,thou gavest me no kiss2 but this       
woman1 since the time ,i came in1 hath  
not ceased to kiss my feet4  ,my head   
with oil thou didst not anoint1 but this
 woman hath anointed  my feet with      
ointment4 ,wherefore1 ,i say unto her1  
,her sins1 which  are many1 are         
forgiven1 for she loved much2 but to    
whom little is  forgiven1 the same      
loveth little4 ,and he said unto her1   
,thy sins  are forgiven'7,luke          
#g3cf-dh74    ,thus you have the story4 
,if ,i come short in any circumstance1  
,i  beg pardon of those that can correct
 me4 ,it is three or four and  twenty   
years since ,i saw the book2 yet ,i     
have1 as far as my memory  will admit1  
given you the relation of the matter4   
,however1 ,luke1  as you see1 doth here 
present you with the substance of the   
whole4#ba    ,alas6 ,christ ,jesus has  
but little thanks for the saving of     
little  sinners4 ',to whom little is    
forgiven1 the same loveth little4' ,he  
gets not water for his feet1 by his     

saving of such sinners4 ,there  are     
abundance of dry-eyed ,christians in the
 world1 and abundance of  dry-eyed      
duties too2 duties that never were      
wetted with the tears  of contrition and
 repentance1 nor ever sweetened with the
 great  sinner's box of ointment4 ,and  
the reason is1 such sinners have not    
great sins to be saved from2 or1 if they
 have1 they look upon them  in the      
diminishing glass of the holy law of    
,god4#bb ,but1 ,i rather  believe1 that 
the professors of our days want a due   
sense of what  they are2 for1 verily1   
for the generality of them1 both before 
and since conversion1 they have been    
sinners of a lusty size4 ,but  if their 
eyes be holden1 if convictions are not  
shown1 if their  knowledge of their sins
 is but like to the eye-sight in        
twilight2  the heart cannot be affected 
with that grace that has laid hold on   
the man2 and so ,christ ,jesus sows     
much1 and has little coming in4         
,wherefore his way is ofttimes to step  

out of the way1 to ,jericho1  to        
,samaria1 to the country of the         
,gadarenes1 to the coasts of ,tyre  and 
,sidon1 and also to ,mount ,calvary1    
that he may lay hold of such  kind of   
sinners as will love him to his liking  
7,luke #ai3a-aa2 ,john  #d3c-aa2 ,mark  
#e3a-bj2 ,matt #ae3ba-bi2 ,luke         
#bc3cc-dc74    ,but thus much for the   
sixth reason1 why ,christ ,jesus would  
have  mercy offered1 in the first place1
 to the biggest sinners1 to wit1        
because such sinners1 when converted1   
are apt to love him most4  ,the         
,jerusalem sinners were they that       
outstripped1 when they were  converted1 
in some things1 all the churches of the 
,gentiles4 ,they  'were of one heart1   
and of one soul3 neither said any of    
them that  aught of the things which he 
possessed was his own4' ',neither was   
there any among them that lacked3 for as
 many as were possessors  of lands or   
houses sold them1 and brought the prices
 of the things  that were sold1 and laid

 them down at the apostles' feet1' c4   
7,acts #d3cb1ce74 ,now1 show me such    
another pattern1 if you can4 ,but  why  
did these do thus8 ,oh6 they were       
,jerusalem sinners4 ,these were  the men
 that1 but a little before1 had killed  
the ,prince of life2  and those to whom 
he did1 that notwithstanding1 send the  
first offer  of grace and mercy4 ,and   
the sense of this took them up betwixt  
the  earth and the heaven1 and carried  
them on in such ways and methods  as    
could never be trodden by any since4    
,they talk of the church of  ,rome1 and 
set her1 in her primitive state1 as a   
pattern and mother  of churches2 when   
the truth is1 they were the ,jerusalem  
sinners1  when converts1 that out-did   
all the churches that ever were4        
,seventh1 ,christ ,jesus would have     
mercy offered1 in the first place1  to  
the biggest sinners1 because grace1 when
 it is received by such1  finds matter  
to kindle upon more freely than it finds
 in other  sinners4    ,great sinners   

are like the dry wood1 or like great    
candles1 which  burn best and shine with
 biggest light4 ,i lay not this down1 as
  ,i did those reasons before1 to show1 
that when great sinners are  converted1 
they will be encouragement to others1   
though that is true2  but to show1 that 
,christ has a delight to see grace1 the 
grace we  receive1 to shine4 ,we love to
 see things that bear a good gloss2     
yea1 we choose to buy such kind of      
matter to work upon1 as will1  if       
wrought up to what we intend1 cast that 
lustre that we desire4  ,candles that   
burn not bright1 we like not2 wood that 
is green will  rather smother1 and      
sputter1 and smoke1 and crack1 and      
flounce1  than cast a brave light and a 
pleasant heat2 wherefore great folks    
care not much1 not so much1 for such    
kind of things1 as for them  that will  
better answer their ends4    ,hence     
,christ desires the biggest sinner2 in  
him there is matter to  work by1 to wit1
 a great deal of sin2 for as by the     

tallow of the  candle1 the first takes  
occasion to burn the brighter2 so1 by   
the  sin of the soul1 grace takes       
occasion to shine the clearer4 ,little  
candles shine but little1 for there     
wanteth matter for the fire to  work    
upon2 but in the great sinner1 here is  
more matter for grace  to work by4      
,faith shines1 when it worketh towards  
,christ1 through  the sides of many and 
great transgressions1 and so does love1 
for  that much is forgiven4 ,and what   
matter can be found in the soul  for    
humility to work by so well1 as by a    
sight that ,i have been and  am an      
abominable sinner8 ,and the same is to  
be said of patience1  meekness1         
gentleness1 self-denial1 or of any other
 grace4 ,grace  takes occasion1 by the  
vileness of the man1 to shine the more2 
even  as by the ruggedness of a very    
strong distemper or disease1 the  virtue
 of the medicine is best made manifest4 
',where sin abounded1  grace did much   
more abound' 7,rom #e3bj74 ,a black     

string makes  the neck look whiter2     
great sins make grace burn clear4 ,some 
say1  when grace and a good nature meet 
together1 they do make shining          
,christians2 but ,i say1 when grace and 
a great sinner meet1 and when  grace    
shall subdue that great sinner to       
itself1 and shall operate  after its    
kind in the soul of that great sinner1  
then we have  a shining ,christian2     
witness all those of whom mention was   
made  before4    ,abraham was among the 
idolaters when in the land of ,assyria1 
and  served idols1 with his kindred1 on 
the other side of the flood 7,josh      
#bd3b2 ,gen #aa3ca74 ,but who1 when     
called1 was there in the world1 in  whom
 grace shone so bright as in him8 ,the  
,thessalonians were idolaters  before   
the ,word of ,god came to them2 but when
 they had received  it1 they became     
examples to all that did believe in     
,macedonia and  ,achaia 7#a ,thess      
#a3f-aj74    ,god the ,father1 and      
,jesus ,christ his ,son1 are for having 

things  seen2 for having the ,word of   
life held forth4 ,they light not a      
candle that it might be put under a     
bushel1 or under a bed1 but on  a       
candlestick1 that all that come in may  
see the light 7,matt #e3ae2  ,mark      
#d3ba2 ,luke #h3af2 #aa3cc74 and1 ,i    
say1 as ,i said before1 in whom  is it1 
light1 like so to shine1 as in the souls
 of great sinners8    ,when the ,jewish 
,pharisees dallied with the gospel1     
,christ threatened  to take it from     
them1 and to give it to the barbarous   
heathens and  idolaters4 ,why so8 ,for  
they1 saith he1 will bring forth the    
fruits  thereof in their season4 #bc    
',therefore say ,i unto you1 ,the       
kingdom  of ,god shall be taken from    
you1 and given to a nation bringing     
forth the fruits thereof' 7,matt        
#ba3dc74    ,i have often marvelled at  
our youth1 and said in my heart1 ,what  
should be the reason that they should be
 so generally at this day  debauched as 
they are8 ,for they are now profane to  

amazement2 and  sometimes ,i have       
thought one thing1 and sometimes        
another2 that is1  why ,god should      
suffer it so to be8 ,at last ,i have    
thought of this3  ,how if the ,god1     
whose ways are past finding out1 should 
suffer it  so to be now1 that he might  
make of some of them the more glorious  
saints hereafter4 ,i know sin is of the 
devil1 but it cannot work  in the world 
without permission3 and if it happens to
 be as ,i have  thought1 it will not be 
the first time that ,god the ,lord hath 
caught  ,satan in his own design4 ,for  
my part1 ,i believe that the time is  at
 hand1 that we shall see better saints  
in the world than has been  seen in it  
this many a day4 ,and this vileness1    
that at present does  so much swallow up
 our youth1 is one cause of my thinking 
so2 for  out of them1 for from among    
them1 when ,god sets to his hand1 as  of
 old1 you shall see what penitent ones1 
what trembling ones1 and  what admirers 
of grace1 will be found to profess the  

gospel to the  glory of ,god by ,christ4
    ,alas6 we are a company of worn-out 
,christians2 our moon is in the  wane2  
we are much more black than white1 more 
dark than light2 we  shine but a little2
 grace in the most of us is decayed4    
,but ,i say1  when they of these        
debauched ones that are to be saved     
shall be  brought in--when these that   
look more like devils than men shall  be
 converted to ,christ 7and ,i believe   
several of them will71 then  will       
,christ be exalted1 grace adored1 the   
,word prized1 ,zion's path  better      
trodden1 and men in the pursuit of their
 own salvation1 to  the amazement of    
them that are left behind4    ,just     
before ,christ came into the flesh1 the 
world was degenerated  as it is now3 the
 generality of the men in ,jerusalem    
were become  either high and famous for 
hypocrisy1 or filthy1 base in their     
lives4 ,the devil also was broke loose  
in hideous manner1 and had  taken       
possession of many3 yea1 ,i believe1    

that there was never  generation before 
nor since1 that could produce so many   
possessed  with devils1 deformed1 lame1 
blind1 and infected with monstrous      
diseases1 as that generation could4 ,but
 what was the reason thereof1  ,i mean  
the reason from ,god8 ,why1 one--and we 
may sum up more in  that answer that    
,christ gave to his disciples concerning
 him that  was born blind--was1 that    
'the works of ,god should be made       
manifest'  in them1 and 'that the ,son  
of ,god might be glorified thereby'     
7,john  #i3b1c2 #aa3d74    ,now1 if     
these devils and diseases1 as they      
possessed men then1  were to make way   
and work for an approaching to ,christ  
in person1  and for the declaring of his
 power1 why may we not think that now1  
even now also1 he is ready to come1 by  
his ,spirit in the gospel1  to heal many
 of the debaucheries of our age8 ,i     
cannot believe that  grace will take    
them all1 for there are but few that are
 saved2  but yet it will take some1 even

 some of the worst of men1 and make     
blessed ones of them4 ,but1 ,o how these
 ringleaders in vice will  then shine in
 virtue6 ,they will be the very pillars 
in churches1  they will be as an ensign 
in the land4 ',the ,lord their ,god     
shall  save them in that day as the     
flock of his people3 for they shall  be 
as the stones of a crown1 lifted up as  
an ensign upon his  land' 7,zech #i3af74
 ,but who are these8 ,even idolatrous   
,ephraim1 and  backsliding ,judah 7verse
 #ac74    ,i know there is ground to    
fear1 that the iniquity of this         
generation  will be pursued with heavy  
judgments2 but that will not hinder     
that we have supposed4 ,god took him a  
glorious church out of bloody           
,jerusalem1 yea1 out of the chief of the
 sinners there1 and left  the rest to be
 taken and spoiled1 and sold1 thirty for
 a penny1 in  the nations where they    
were captives4 ,the gospel working      
gloriously  in a place1 to the seizing  
upon many of the ringleading sinners    

thereof1 promiseth no security to the   
rest1 but rather threateneth  them with 
the heaviest and smartest judgments2 as 
in the instance  now given1 we have a   
full demonstration2 but in defending1   
the ,lord  will defend his people2 and  
in saving1 he will save his inheritance4
    ,nor does this speak any great      
comfort to a decayed and backsliding    
sort of ,christian2 for the next time   
,god rides post with his gospel1  he    
will leave such ,christians behind him4 
,but1 ,i say1 ,christ is  resolved to   
set up his light in the world2 yea1 he  
is delighted  to see his graces shine2  
and therefore he commands that his      
gospel  should1 to that end1 be offered1
 in the first place1 to the biggest     
sinners2 for by great sins it shineth   
most2 therefore he saith1  ',begin at   
,jerusalem4'    ,eighth1 and lastly1    
,christ ,jesus will have mercy to be    
offered1  in the first place1 to the    
biggest sinners1 for that by that means 
the impenitent that are left behind will

 be1 at the judgment1 the  more left    
withoutexcuse4    ,god's ,word has two  
edges2 it can cut back-stroke and       
fore-stroke4  ,if it doth thee no good1 
it will do thee hurt2 it is 'the savour 
of life unto life' to those that receive
 it1 but of 'death unto  death' to them 
that refuse it 7#b ,cor #b3ae1af74 ,but 
this is not all2  the tender of grace to
 the biggest sinners1 in the first      
place1 will  not only leave the rest1 or
 those that refuse it1 in a deplorable  
condition1 but will also stop their     
mouths1 and cut off all pretence  to    
excuse at that day4 ',if ,i had not come
 and spoken unto them1'  saith ,christ1'
 saith ,christ1 'they had not had sin2  
but now they have  no cloke for their   
sin'--for their sin of persevering in   
impenitence  7,john #ae3bb74 ,but what  
did he speak to them8 ,why1 even that   
which  ,i have told you2 to wit1 ,that  
he has in special a delight in saving   
the biggest sinners4 ,he spake this in  
the way of his doctrine2 he  spake this 

in the way of his practice1 even to the 
pouring out of  his last breath before  
them 7,luke #bc3cd74    ,now1 since this
 is so1 what can the condemned at the   
judgment say  for themselves1 why       
sentence of death should not be passed  
upon  them8 ,i say1 what excuse can they
 make for themselves1 when they  shall  
be asked why they did not in the day of 
salvation come to  ,christ to be saved8 
,will they have ground to say to the    
,lord1 ,thou  wast only for saving of   
little sinners2 and1 therefore1 because 
they were great ones1 they durst not    
come unto him2 or that thou  hadst not  
compassion for the biggest sinners1     
therefore ,i died in  despair8 ,will    
these be excuses for them1 as the case  
now standeth  with them8 ,is there not  
everywhere in ,god's ,book a flat       
contradiction  to this1 in multitudes of
 promises1 of invitations1 of examples1 
and the like8 ,alas6 alas6 there will   
then be there millions of  souls to     
confute this plea2 ready1 ,i say1 to    

stand up1 and say1  ',o6 deceived world1
 heaven swarms with such as were1 when  
they  were in the world1 to the full as 
bad as you6' ,now1 this will kill  all  
plea or excuse1 why they should not     
perish in their sins2 yea1  the text    
says they shall see them there4 ',there 
shall be weeping-when  ye shall see     
,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 and   
all the prophets1  in the kingdom of    
heaven1 and you yourselves thrust out4  
,and they  shall come from the east1 and
 from the west1 and from the north1  and
 from the south1 and shall sit down in  
the kingdom of ,god'  7,luke #ac3bh1bi74
 ,out of which company1 it is easy to   
pick such as  sometimes were as bad     
people as any that now breathe on the   
face  of the earth4 ,what think you of  
the first man1 by whose sins there  are 
millions now in hell8 ,and so ,i may    
say1 ,what think you of ten  thousand   
more besides8    ,but if the ,word will 
not stifle and gag them up--,i speak now
  for amplification's sake--the view of 

those who are saved shall4  ,there comes
 an incestuous person to the bar1 and   
pleads1 ,that the  bigness of his sins  
was a bar to his receiving the promise4 
,but will  not his mouth be stopped as  
to that1 when ,lot1 and the incestuous  
,corinthians1 shall be set before him   
7,gen #ai3cc-cg2 #a ,cor #e3a1b74       
,there comes a thief1 and says1 ,lord1  
my sin of thefts1 ,i thought1  was such 
as could not be pardoned by thee6 ,but  
when he shall see  the thief that was   
saved on the cross stand by1 as clothed 
with  beauteous glory1 what further can 
he be able to object8 ,yea1 the  ,lord  
will produce ten thousand of his saints 
at his coming1 who  shall after this    
manner 'execute judgment upon all1 and  
so convince  all that are ungodly among 
them--of all their hard speeches which  
ungodly sinners have spoken against him'
 7,jude #ae74 ,and these are  hard      
speeches against him1 to say that he was
 not able or willing  to save men1      
because of the greatness of their sins1 

or to say that  they were discouraged by
 his ,word from repentance1 because of  
the  heinousness of their offences4     
,these things1 ,i say1 shall then be    
confuted4 ,he comes with ten thousand of
 his saints to confute them1  and to    
stop their mouths from making objections
 against their own  eternal damnation4  
,here is ,adam1 the destroyer of the    
world2 here is ,lot1 that lay  with both
 his daughters2 here is ,abraham1 that  
was sometime an  idolater2 and ,jacob1  
that was a supplanter2 and ,reuben1 that
 lay with  his father's concubine2 and  
,judah1 that lay with his               
daughter-in-law2  and ,levi and ,simeon1
 that wickedly slew the ,shechemites2   
and ,aaron1  that made an idol to be    
worshipped1 and that proclaimed a       
religious  feast unto it4 ,here is also 
,rahab the harlot1 and ,bathsheba1 that 
bare a bastard to ,david4 ,here is      
,solomon1 that great backslider2  and   
,manasseh1 that man of blood and a      
witch4 ,time would fail to  tell you of 

the woman of ,canaan's daughter1 of     
,mary ,magdalene1 of  ,matthew the      
publican1 and of ,gideon and ,samson1   
and many thousands  more4    ,alas6     
alas6 ,i say1 what will these sinners   
do1 that have1 through  their unbelief1 
eclipsed the glorious largeness of the  
mercy of  ,god1 and gave way to despair 
of salvation1 because of the bigness  of
 their sins8 ,for all these1 though now 
glorious saints in light1  were         
sometimes sinners of the biggest size1  
who had sins that were  of a notorious  
hue2 yet now1 ,i say1 they are in their 
shining and  heavenly robes before the  
throne of ,god and of the ,lamb1        
blessing  for ever and ever that ,son of
 ,god for their salvation1 who died for 
them upon the tree2 admiring that ever  
it should come into their  hearts once  
to think of coming to ,god by ,christ2  
but above all1  blessing ,god for       
granting of them light to see those     
encouragements  in his ,testament2      
without which1 without doubt1 they had  

been  daunted1 and sunk down under guilt
 of sin and despair1 as their           
fellow-sinners have done4 ,but now they 
also are witnesses for ,god1  and for   
his grace1 against an unbelieving world2
 for1 as ,i said1  they shall come to   
convince the world of their speeches1   
their hard  and unbelieving words1 that 
they have spoken concerning the mercy   
of ,god1 and the merits of the passion  
of his blessed ,son1 ,jesus  ,christ4   
,but will it not1 think you1 strangely  
put to silence all such  thoughts1 and  
words1 and reasons of the ungodly before
 the bar  of ,god8 ,doubtless it will2  
yea1 and will send them away from his   
presence also1 with the greatest guilt  
that possibly can fasten  upon the      
consciences of men4    ,for what will   
sting like this8--',i have1 through mine
 own foolish1  narrow1 unworthy1        
undervaluing thoughts1 of the love and  
ability  of ,christ to save me1 brought 
myself to everlasting ruin4 ,it is      
true1 ,i was a horrible sinner2 not one 

in a hundred did live so  vile a life as
 ,i4 ,but this should not have kept me  
from closing  with ,jesus ,christ4 ,i   
see now that there are abundance in     
glory  that once were as bad as ,i have 
been2 but they were saved by faith1  and
 ,i am damned by unbelief4 ,wretch that 
,i am6 why did not ,i give  glory to the
 redeeming blood of ,jesus8 ,why did ,i 
not humbly cast  my soul at his blessed 
footstool for mercy8 ,why did ,i judge  
of  his ability to save me by the voice 
of my shallow reason1 and the  voice of 
a guilty conscience8 ,why betook not ,i 
myself to the holy  ,word of ,god8 ,why 
did ,i not read and pray that ,i might  
understand1  since now ,i perceive that 
,god said then1 ,he giveth liberally to 
them that pray1 and upbraideth not'     
7,james #a3e74    ,it is rational to    
think1 that by such cogitations as      
these1 the  unbelieving world will be   
torn in pieces before the judgment of   
,christ2 especially those that have     
lived where they did or might  have     

heard the gospel of the grace of ,god4  
,oh6 that saying1 ',it  shall be more   
tolerable for ,sodom at the judgment    
than for them1'  will be better         
understood 7,luke #aj3h-ab74 ,this      
reason1 therefore1  standeth fast2      
namely1 that ,christ1 by offering mercy1
 in the  first place1 to the biggest    
sinners now1 will stop all the mouths   
of the impenitent at the day of         
judgment1 and cut off all excuse that   
shall be attempted to be made1 from the 
thoughts of the greatness  of their     
sins1 why they came not to him4    ,i   
have often thought of the day of        
judgment1 and how ,god will  deal with  
sinners at that day2 and ,i believe it  
will be managed  with that sweetness1   
with that equitableness1 with that      
excellent  righteousness1 as to every   
sin1 and circumstance and aggravation   
thereof1 that men that are damned1      
shall1 before the judgment is over1     
receive such conviction of the righteous
 judgment of ,god upon them1  and of    

their deserts of hell-fire1 that they   
shall in themselves  conclude1 that     
there is all the reason in the world    
that they should  be shut out of heaven1
 and go to hell-fire3 ',these shall go  
away  into everlasting punishment'      
7,matt #be3df74bd    ,only this will    
tear them1 that they have missed of     
mercy and  glory1 and obtained          
everlasting damnation1 through their    
unbelief2  but it will tear but         
themselves1 but their own souls2 they   
will  gnash upon themselves1 for that   
mercy was offered to the chief of  them 
in the first place1 and yet they were   
damned for rejecting of  it2 they were  
damned for forsaking what they had a    
propriety in2  for forsaking their own  
mercy4    ,and thus much for the        
reasons4 ,second1 ,i will conclude with 
a word  of application4    ,,the        
,,application4    ,first1 ,would ,jesus 
,christ have mercy offered1 in the first
 place1  to the biggest sinners8 ,then  
this shows us how to make a right       

judgment of the heart of ,christ to men4
 ,indeed1 we have advantage  to guess at
 the goodness of his heart by many      
things2 as by his  taking our nature    
upon him1 his dying for us1 his sending 
his ,word  and ministers to us1 and all 
that we might be saved4 ,but this of    
beginning to offer mercy to ,jerusalem1 
is that which heightens all  the rest2  
for this doth not only confirm to us1   
that love was the  use of his dying for 
us1 but it shows us yet more the depth  
of that  love4 ,he might have died for  
us1 and yet have extended the benefit   
of his death to a few1 as one might call
 them1 of the best-conditioned  sinners1
 to those who1 though they were weak1   
and so could not but  sin1 yet made not 
a trade of sinning2 to those that sinned
 not  lavishingly4 ,there are in the    
world1 as one may call them1 the        
moderate sinners2 the sinners that mix  
righteousness with their  pollutions2   
the sinners that1 though they be        
sinners1 do what  on their part         

lies--some that are blind would think   
so--that they  might be saved4 ,i say1  
it had been love1 great love1 if he had 
died  for none but such1 and sent his   
love to such2 but that he should  send  
out conditions of peace to the biggest  
of sinners2 yea1 that  they should be   
offered to them first of all2 7for so he
 means when  he says1 ',begin at        
,jerusalem'27 this is wonderful6 this   
shows his  heart to purpose1 as also the
 heart of ,god his ,father1 who sent    
him to do thus4    ,there is nothing    
more incident to men that are awake in  
their souls1  than to have wrong        
thoughts of ,god--thoughts that are     
narrow1 and  that pinch and pen up his  
mercy to scanty and beggarly            
conclusions1  and rigid legal           
conditions2 supposing that it is rude1  
and an  intrenching upon his majesty to 
come ourselves1 or to invite others1    
until we have scraped and washed1 and   
rubbed off as much of our  dirt from us 
as we think is convenient1 to make us   

somewhat orderly  and handsome in his   
sight4#be ,such never knew what these   
words meant1  ',begin at ,jerusalem4'   
,yea1 such in their hearts have compared
 the  ,father and his ,son to niggardly 
rich men1 whose money comes from  them  
like drops of blood4 ,true1 say such1   
,god has mercy1 but he  is loath to part
 with it2 you must please him well1 if  
you get any  from him2 he is not so free
 as many suppose1 nor is he so willing  
to save as some pretended gospellers    
imagine4 ,but ,i ask such1 if  the      
,father and ,son be not unspeakably free
 to show mercy1 why was  this clause put
 into our commission to preach the      
gospel8 ,yea1 why  did he say1 ',begin  
at ,jerusalem'3 for when men1 through   
the weakness  of their wits1 have       
attempted to show other reasons why they
 would  have the first proffer of mercy2
 yet ,i can prove1 by many undeniable   
reasons1 that they of ,jerusalem1 to    
whom the apostles made the first  offer1
 according as they were commanded1 were 

the biggest sinners  that ever did      
breathe upon the face of ,god's earth   
7set the  unpardonable sin aside72 upon 
which fact my doctrine stands like  a   
rock1 that ,jesus the ,son of ,god would
 have mercy1 in the first  place1       
offered to the biggest sinners4 ,and if 
this doth not show the  heart of the    
,father and the ,son to be infinitely   
free in bestowing  forgiveness of sins1 
,i confess myself mistaken4    ,neither 
is there1 set this aside1 another       
argument like it1 to  show us the       
willingness of ,christ to save sinners2 
for1 as was said  before1 all the rest  
of the signs of ,christ's mercifulness  
might  have been limited to sinners that
 are so and so qualified2 but when  he  
says1 ',begin at ,jerusalem1' the line  
is stretched out to the  utmost2 no man 
can imagine beyond it2 and it is folly  
here to pinch  and spare1 to narrow1 and
 seek to bring it within scanty bounds2 
for he plainly saith1 ',begin at        
,jerusalem1' the biggest sinner is  the 

biggest sinner2 the biggest is the      
,jerusalem sinner4    ,it is true1 he   
saith1 that repentance and remission of 
sins must  go together1 but yet         
remission is sent to the chief1 the     
,jerusalem  sinner2 nor doth repentance 
lessen at all the ,jerusalem sinner's   
crimes2 it diminisheth none of his sins1
 nor causes that there  should be so    
much as half an one the fewer2 it only  
puts a stop to  the ,jerusalem sinner's 
course1 and makes him willing to be     
saved  freely by grace2 and for time to 
come to be governed by that blessed     
word that has brought the tidings of    
good things to him4 ,besides1  no man   
shows himself willing to be saved that  
repenteth not of his  deeds2 for he that
 goes on still in his trespasses1       
declares that  he is resolved to pursue 
his own damnation further4    ,learn    
then to judge of the largeness of ,god's
 heart1 and of  the heart of his ,son   
,jesus ,christ1 by the ,word2 judge not 
thereof  by feeling1 nor by the reports 

of thy conscience2 conscience is        
ofttimes here befooled1 and made to go  
quite beside the ,word4 ,it  was judging
 without the ,word that made ,david say1
 ,i am cast off  from ,god's eyes1 and  
'shall perish one day by the hand of    
,saul' 7,psa  #ca3bb2 #a ,sam #bg3a74   
,the ,word had told him another thing2  
namely1  that he should be king in his  
stead4 ,our text says also1 that ,jesus 
,christ bids preachers1 in their        
preaching repentance and remission  of  
sins1 begin first at ,jerusalem2 thereby
 declaring most truly  the infinite     
largeness of the merciful heart of ,god 
and his ,son1  to the sinful children of
 men4 ,judge thou1 ,i say1 therefore1 of
  the goodness of the heart of ,god and 
his ,son1 by this text1 and by  others  
of the same import2 so shalt thou not   
dishonour the grace  of ,god1 nor       
needlessly fright thyself1 nor give away
 thy faith1  nor gratify the devil1 nor 
lose the benefit of ,god's ,word4 ,i    
speak  now to weak believers4           

,second1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have     
mercy offered1 in the first place1  to  
the biggest sinners1 to the ,jerusalem  
sinners8 ,then1 by this  also1 you must 
learn to judge of the sufficiency of the
 merits of  ,christ2 not that the merits
 of ,christ can be comprehended1 for    
that  they are beyond the conceptions of
 the whole world1 being called  'the    
unsearchable riches of ,christ'2 but yet
 they may be apprehended  to a          
considerable degree4 ,now1 the way to   
apprehend them most1 is1  to consider   
what offers1 after his resurrection1 he 
makes of his  grace to sinners2 for to  
be sure he will not offer beyond the    
virtue  of his merits2 because1 as grace
 is the cause of his merits1 so his     
merits are the basis and bounds upon and
 by which his grace stands  good1 and is
 let out to sinners4 ,doth he then      
command that his  mercy should be       
offered1 in the first place1 to the     
biggest sinners8  ,it declares1 that    
there is a sufficiency in his blood to  

save the  biggest sinners4 ',the blood  
of ,jesus ,christ cleanseth from all    
sin4' ,and again1 ',be it known unto    
you1 therefore1 men and brethren1  that 
through this man this man's merits is   
preached unto you  the forgiveness of   
sins2 and by him all that believe are   
justified  from all things1 from which  
ye could not be justified by the law  of
 ,moses' 7,acts #ac3ch74    ,observe1   
then1 thy rule to make judgment of the  
sufficiency of  the blessed merits of   
thy ,saviour4 ,if he had not been able  
to have  reconciled the biggest sinners 
to his ,father by his blood1 he would   
not have sent to them1 have sent to them
 in the first place1 the  doctrine of   
remission of sins2 for remission of sins
 is through  faith in his blood4 ,we are
 justified freely by the grace of ,god1 
through the redemption that is in the   
blood of ,christ4 ,upon the  square1 as 
,i may call it1 of the worthiness of the
 blood of ,christ1  grace acts1 and     
offers forgiveness of sin to men 7,eph  

#a3g2 #b3ac1ad2  ,col #a3bj-bb74 ,hence1
 therefore1 we must gather1 that the    
blood  of ,christ is of infinite value1 
for that he offereth mercy to the       
biggest of sinners4 ,nay1 further1 since
 he offereth mercy1 in the  first place1
 to the biggest sinners1 considering    
also1 that this  first act of his is    
that which the world will take notice   
of1 and  expect it should be continued  
unto the end4 ,also it is a             
disparagement  to a man that seeks his  
own glory in what he undertakes1 to do  
that  for a spurt1 which he cannot      
continue and hold out in4 ,this is our  
,lord's own argument1 ,he began to      
build1 saith he1 but was not able  to   
finish 7,luke #ad3cj74    ,shouldst thou
 hear a man say1 ,i am resolved to be   
kind to the  poor1 and should begin with
 giving handfuls of guineas1 you would  
conclude1 that either he is wonderful   
rich1 or must straiten his  hand1 or    
will soon be at the bottom of his       
riches4 ,why1 this is  the case3        

,christ1 at his resurrection1 gave it   
out that he would  be good to the world2
 and first sends to the biggest sinners1
 with  an intent to have mercy on them4 
,now1 the biggest sinners cannot  be    
saved but by abundance of grace2 it is  
not a little that will  save great      
sinners 7,rom #e3ag74 ,and ,i say again1
 since the ,lord ,jesus  mounts thus    
high at the first1 and sends to the     
,jerusalem sinners1  that they may come 
first to partake of his mercy1 it       
follows1 that  either he has            
unsearchable riches of grace and worth  
in himself1  or else he must straiten   
his hand1 or his grace and merits will  
be spent before the world is at an end4 
,but let it be believed1  as surely as  
spoken1 he is still as full as ever4 ,he
 is not a jot  the poorer for all the   
forgiveness tha the has given away to   
great  sinners4 ,also he is still as    
free as at first2 for he never yet      
called back this word1 ,begin at the    
,jerusalem sinners4 ,and1 as  ,i said1  

since his grace is extended according to
 the worth of his  merits4 ,i conclude1 
that there is the same virtue in his    
merits  to save now1 as there was at the
 very beginning1 ,oh6 the riches of  the
 grace of ,christ6 ,oh6 the riches of   
the blood of ,christ6    ,third1 ,would 
,jesus ,christ have mercy offered in the
 first place to  the biggest sinners8   
,then here is encouragement for you that
 think1  for wicked hearts and lives1   
you have not your fellows in the world1 
yet to come to him4    ,there is a      
people that therefore fear lest they    
should be rejected  of ,jesus ,christ1  
because of the greatness of their sins2 
when1 as  you see here1 such are sent   
to1 sent to by ,jesus ,christ1 to come  
to him for mercy3 ',begin at            
,jerusalem4' ,never did one thing answer
  another more fitly in this world1 than
 this text fitteth such a  kind of      
sinners4 ,as face answereth face in a   
glass1 so this text  answereth the      
necessities of such sinners4 ,what can a

 man say more1  but that he stands in   
the rank of the biggest sinners8 let him
  stretch himself whither he can1 and   
think of himself to the utmost1  he can 
but conclude himself to be one of the   
biggest sinners4 ,and  what then8 ,why1 
the text meets him in the very face1 and
 saith1  ,christ offereth mercy to the  
biggest sinners1 to the very ,jerusalem 
sinners4 ,what more can be objected8    
,nay1 he doth not only offer to  such   
his mercy1 but to them it is commanded  
to be offered in the  first place3      
',begin at ,jerusalem4' ',preach        
repentance and remission  of sins among 
all nations3 beginning at ,jerusalem4'  
,is not here  encouragement for those   
that think1 for wicked hearts and lives1
  they have not their fellows in the    
world8    ,objection4 ,but ,i have a    
heart as hard as a rock4    ,answer4    
,well1 but this doth but prove thee a   
biggest sinner4    ,objection4 ,but my  
heart continually frets against the     
,lord4    ,answer4 ,well1 this doth but 

prove thee a biggest sinner4            
,objection4 ,but ,i have been desperate 
in sinful courses4    ,answer4 ,well1   
stand thou with the number of the       
biggest sinners4    ,objection4 ,but my 
gray head is found in the way of        
wickedness4    ,answer4 ,well1 thou art 
in the rank of the biggest sinners4     
,objection4 ,but ,i have not only a base
 heart1 but ,i have lived a  debauched  
life4    ,answer4 ,stand thou also among
 those that are called the biggest      
sinners4 ,and what then8 ,why1 the text 
swoops you all2 you cannot  object      
yourselves beyond the text4 ,it has a   
particular message to  the biggest      
sinners4 ,i say1 it swoops you all4#bf  
,objection4 ,but ,i am a reprobate4     
,answer4 ,now thou talkest like a fool1 
and meddlest with what thou             
understandest not3 no sin1 but the sin  
of final impenitence1 can  prove a man a
 reprobate2 and ,i am sure thou hast not
 arrived as  yet unto that2 therefore   
thou understandest not what thou sayest1

  and makest groundless conclusions     
against thyself4 ,say thou art  a       
sinner1 and ,i will hold with thee2 say 
thou art a great sinner1  and ,i will   
say so too2 yea1 say thou art one of the
 biggest sinners1  and spare not2 for   
the text yet is beyond thee1 is yet     
betwixt hell  and thee2 ',begin at      
,jerusalem' has yet a smile upon thee2  
and thou  talkest as if thou wast a     
reprobate1 and that the greatness of    
thy sins do prove thee so to be1 when   
yet they of ,jerusalem were  not such1  
whose sins1 ,i dare say1 were such1 both
 for bigness and  heinousness1 as thou  
art not capable of committing beyond    
them2  unless now1 after thou hast      
received conviction that the ,lord      
,jesus is the only ,saviour of the      
world1 thou shouldst wickedly and       
despitefully turn thyself from him1 and 
conclude he is not to be  trusted to for
 life1 and so crucify him for a cheat   
afresh4 ,this1  ,i must confess1 will   
bring a man under the black rod1 and set

 him  in danger of eternal damnation    
7,heb #f3g1h2 #aj3h1i74 ,this is        
trampling  under foot the ,son of ,god1 
and counting his blood an unholy thing4 
,this did they of ,jerusalem2 but they  
did it ignorantly in unbelief1  and so  
were yet capable of mercy2 but to do    
this against professed  light1 and to   
stand to it1 puts a man beyond the text 
indeed 7,acts  #c3ad-ag2 #a ,tim #a3ac74
    ,but ,i say1 what is this to him    
that would fain be saved by ,christ8    
,his sins did1 as to greatness1 never   
yet reach to the nature of  the sins    
that the sinners intended by the text   
had made themselves  guilty of4 ,he that
 would be saved by ,christ1 has an      
honourable  esteem of him2 but they of  
,jerusalem preferred a murderer before  
him2 and as for him1 they cried1 ,away1 
away with him1 it is not fit  that he   
should live4 ,perhaps thou wilt object1 
,that thyself hast a  thousand times    
preferred a stinking lust before him3 ,i
 answer1 ,be  it so2 it is but what is  

common to men to do2 nor doth the ,lord 
,jesus make such a foolish life a bar to
 thee1 to forbid thy coming  to him1 or 
a bond to his grace1 that it might be   
kept from thee2  but admits of thy      
repentance1 and offereth himself unto   
thee freely1  as thou standest among the
 ,jerusalem sinners4    ,take therefore 
encouragement1 man2 mercy is1 by the    
text1 held  forth to the biggest        
sinners2 yea1 put thyself into the      
number of  the worst1 by reckoning that 
thou mayest be one of the first1 and    
mayest not be put off till the biggest  
sinners are served2 for  the biggest    
sinners are first invited2 consequently1
 if they come1  they are like to be the 
first that shall be served4 ,it was so  
with  ,jerusalem2 ,jerusalem sinners    
were they that were first invited1  and 
those of them that came first--and there
 came three thousand  of them the first 
day they were invited2 how many came    
afterwards  none can tell--they were    
first served4    ,put in thy name1 man1 

among the biggest1 lest thou art made to
 wait  till they are served4 ,you have  
some men that think themselves very     
cunning1 because they put up their names
 in their prayers among  them that feign
 it1 saying1 ,god1 ,i thank thee ,i am  
not so bad as  the worst4 ,but believe  
it1 if they be saved at all1 they shall 
be  saved in the last place4 ,the first 
in their own eyes shall be served  last2
 and the last or worst shall be first4  
,the text insinuates  it1 ',begin at    
,jerusalem'2 and reason backs it1 for   
they have most  need4 ,behold ye1       
therefore1 how ,god's ways are above    
ours2 we are  for serving the worst     
last1 ,god is for serving the worst     
first4 ,the  man at the pool1 that to my
 thinking was longest in his disease1   
and most helpless as to his cure1 was   
first healed2 yea1 he only  was healed2 
for we read that ,christ healed him1 but
 we read not then  that he healed one   
more there6 7,john #e3a-aj74 ,wherefore1
 if thou  wouldst soonest be served1 put

 in thy name among the very worst  of   
sinners4 ,say1 when thou art upon thy   
knees1 ,lord1 here is a  ,jerusalem     
sinner6 a sinner of the biggest size6   
one whose burden  is of the greatest    
bulk and heaviest weight6 one that      
cannot stand  long without sinking into 
hell1 without thy supporting hand6 ',be 
not thou far from me1 ,o ,lord6 ,o my   
strength1 haste thee to help  me6' 7,psa
 #bb3ai74    ,i say1 put in thy name    
with ,magdalene1 with ,manasseh1 that   
thou  mayest fare as the ,magdalene and 
the ,manasseh sinners do4 ,the man  in  
the gospel made the desperate condition 
of his child an argument  with ,christ  
to haste his cure3 ',sire1 come down1'  
saith he1 'ere  my child die' 7,john    
#d3di71 and ,christ regarded his haste1 
saying1  ',go thy way2 thy son liveth'  
7verse #ej74 ,haste requires haste4     
,david  was for speed2 ',deliver me     
speedily'2 ',hear me speedily'2 ',answer
  me speedily' 7,psa #ca3b2 #fi3ag2     
#ajb3b74 ,but why speedily8 ,i am in    

'the net'2 ',i am in trouble'2 ',my days
 are consumed like smoke'  7,psa #ca3d2 
#fi3ag2 #ajb3c74 ,deep calleth unto     
deep1 necessity calls  for help2 great  
necessity for present help4 ,wherefore1 
,i say1 be  ruled by me in this matter2 
feign not thyself another man1 if thou  
hast been a filthy sinner1 but go in thy
 colours to ,jesus ,christ1  and put    
thyself among the most vile1 and let him
 alone to 'put thee  among the children'
 7,jer #c3ai74 ,confess all that thou   
knowest of  thyself2 ,i know thou wilt  
find it hard work to do thus3 especially
  if thy mind be legal2 but do it1 lest 
thou stay and be deferred  with the     
little sinners1 until the great ones    
have had their alms4  ,what do you think
 ,david intended when he said1 his      
wounds stunk and  were corrupted1 but to
 hasten ,god to have mercy upon him1 and
 not  to defer his cure8 ',lord1' says  
he1 ',i am troubled2 ,i am bowed  down  
greatly2 ,i go mourning all the day     
long4' ',i am feeble and sore  broken3  

,i have roared by reason of the         
disquietness of my heart'  7,psa        
#ch3c-h74 ,david knew what he did by all
 this2 he knew that his  making the     
worst of his case1 was the way to speedy
 help1 and that  a feigning and         
dissembling the matter with ,god1 was   
the next way  to a demur as to his      
forgiveness4    ,i have one thing more  
to offer for thy encouragement1 who     
deemest  thyself one of the biggest     
sinners2 and that is1 thou art as it    
were called by thy name1 in the first   
place1 to come in for mercy4  ,thou man 
of ,jerusalem1 hearken to thy call2 men 
do so in courts  of judicature1 and     
presently cry out1 ',here1 ,sire'2 and  
then they  shoulder and crowd1 and say1 
',pray give way1 ,i am called into the  
court4' ,why1 this is thy case1 thou    
great1 thou ,jerusalem sinner2  be of   
good cheer1 he calleth thee 7,mark      
#aj3df-di74 ,why sittest thou  still8   
arise3 why standest thou still8 come1   
man1 thy call should  give thee         

authority to come4 ',begin at           
,jerusalem1' is thy call and  authority 
to come2 wherefore up and shoulder it1  
man2 say1 ',stand  away1 devil1 ,christ 
calls me2 stand away unbelief1 ,christ  
calls me2  stand away1 all ye my        
discouraging apprehensions1 for my      
,saviour  calls me to him to receive of 
his mercy4' ,men will do thus1 as ,i    
said1 in courts below2 and why shouldst 
not thou approach thus to  the court    
above8 ,the ,jerusalem sinner is first  
in thought1 first  in commission1 first 
in the record of names2 and therefore   
should  give attendance1 with the       
expectation that he is first to receive 
mercy of ,god4    ,is not this an       
encouragement to the biggest sinners to 
make their  application to ,christ for  
mercy8 ',come unto me1 all ye that      
labour  and are heavy laden1' doth also 
confirm this thing2 that is1 that  the  
biggest sinner1 and he that has the     
biggest burden1 is he who  is first     
invited4 ,christ pointeth over the heads

 of thousands1 as  he sits on the throne
 of grace1 directly to such a man2 and  
says1  ',bring in hither the maimed1 the
 halt1 and the blind2 let the           
,jerusalem sinner that stands there     
behind come to me4' ,wherefore1  since  
,christ says1 ',come1' to thee1 let the 
angels make a lane1  and let all men    
give place1 that the ,jerusalem sinner  
may come to  ,jesus ,christ for mercy4  
,fourth1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have     
mercy offered1 in the first place1  to  
the biggest sinners8 ,then come1 thou   
profane wretch1 and let me  a little    
enter into an argument with thee4 ,why  
wilt thou not come  to ,jesus ,christ1  
since thou art a ,jerusalem sinner8 ,how
 canst thou  find in thy heart to set   
thyself against grace1 against such     
grace  as offereth mercy to thee8 ,what 
spirit possesseth thee1 and holds  thee 
back from a sincere closure with thy    
,saviour8 ,behold1 ,god  groaningly     
complains of thee1 saying1 ',but ,israel
 would none of  me4' ',when ,i called1  

none did answer' 7,psa #ha3aa2 ,isa     
#ff3d74    ,shall ,god enter this       
complaint against thee8 ,why dost thou  
put  him off8 ,why dost thou stop thine 
ear8 ,canst thou defend thyself8  ,when 
thou art called to an account for thy   
neglects of so great  salvation1 what   
canst thou answer8 or dost thou think   
that thou  shalt escape the judgment8   
7,heb #b3c74 ,no more such ,christs6    
,there  will be no more such ,christs1  
sinner6 ,oh1 put not the day1 the day   
of grace1 away from thee6 if it be once 
gone1 it will never come  again1 sinner4
    ,but what is it that has got thy    
heart1 and that keeps it from thy       
,saviour8 ',who in the heaven can be    
compared unto the ,lord8 who among  the 
sons of the mighty can be likened unto  
the ,lord8' 7,psa #hi3f74  ,hast thou1  
thinkest thou1 found anything so good as
 ,jesus ,christ8  ,is there any among   
thy sins1 thy companions1 and foolish   
delights1  that1 like ,christ1 can help 
thee in the day of thy distress8        

,behold1  the greatness of thy sins     
cannot hinder2 let not the stubbornness 
of thy heart hinder thee1 sinner4       
,objection4 ,i am ashamed4    ,answer4  
,oh6 don't be ashamed to be saved1      
sinner4    ,objection4 ,but my old      
companions will mock me4    ,answer4    
,oh6 don't be mocked out of eternal     
life1 sinner4    ,thy stubbornness      
affects1 afflicts the heart of thy      
,saviour4 ,carest  thou not for this8   
,of old1 'he beheld the city1 and wept  
over it4'  ,canst thou hear this1 and   
not be concerned8 7,luke #ai3da1db74    
,shall  ,christ weep to see thy soul    
going on to destruction1 and will       
though sport thyself in that way8 ,yea1 
shall ,christ1 that can be  eternally   
happy without thee1 be more afflicted at
 the thoughts  of the loss of thy soul1 
than thyself1 who art certainly         
eternally  miserable if thou neglectest 
to come to him4 ,those things that  keep
 thee and thy ,saviour1 on thy part1    
asunder1 are but bubbles2  the least    

prick of an affliction will let out1 as 
to thee1 what  now thou thinkest is     
worth the venture of heaven to enjoy4   
,hast thou not reason8 ,canst thou not  
so much as once soberly think  of thy   
dying hour1 or of whither thy sinful    
life will drive thee  then8 ,hast thou  
no conscience8 or having one1 is it     
rocked so fast  asleep by sin1 or made  
so weary with an unsuccessful calling   
upon  thee1 that it is laid down1 and   
cares for thee no more8 ,poor man6  thy 
state is to be lamented4 ,hast no       
judgment8 ,art not able to  conclude1   
that to be saved is better than to burn 
in hell8 and that  eternal life with    
,god's favour1 is better than a temporal
 life in  ,god's displeasure8 ,hast no  
affection but what is brutish8 what1    
none at all8 ,no affection for the ,god 
that made thee8 ,what6 none  for his    
loving ,son that has showed his love1   
and died for thee8  ,is not heaven worth
 thy affection8 ,o poor man6 which is   
strongest1  thinkest thou1 ,god or thee8

 ,if thou art not able to overcome him1 
thou art a fool for standing out against
 him 7,matt #e3be1bf74 ',it  is a       
fearful thing to fall into the hand of  
the living ,god' 7,heb  #aj3bi-ca74 ,he 
will gripe hard2 his fist is stronger   
than a lion's  paw2 take heed of him1 he
 will be angry if you despise his ,son2 
and will you stand guilty in your       
trespasses1 when he offereth you  his   
grace and favour8 7,exo #cd3f1g74       
,now we come to the text1 ',beginning at
 ,jerusalem4' ,this text1 though  it be 
now one of the brightest stars that     
shineth in the ,bible1  because there is
 in it1 as full1 if not the fullest     
offer of grace  that can be imagined1 to
 the sons of men2 yet1 to them that     
shall  perish from under this word1 even
 this text will be to such one of  the  
hottest coals in hell4 ,this text1      
therefore1 will save thee or  sink thee3
 there is no shifting of it2 if it saves
 thee1 it will  set thee high2 if it    
sinks thee1 it will set thee low4       

,but1 ,i say1 why so unconcerned8 ,hast 
no soul8 or dost think thou  mayest lose
 thy soul1 and save thyself8 ,is it not 
pity1 had it  otherwise been the will of
 ,god1 that ever thou wast made a man1  
for that thou settest so little by thy  
soul8 ,sinner1 take the  invitation2    
thou art called upon to come to ,christ3
 nor art thou  called upon but by order 
from the ,son of ,god1 though thou      
shouldst  happen to come of the biggest 
sinners2 for he has bid us offer  mercy1
 as to all the world in general1 so1 in 
the first place1 to  the sinners of     
,jerusalem1 or to the biggest sinners4  
,fifth1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy
 offered1 in the first place1  to the   
biggest sinners8 ,then1 this shows how  
unreasonable a thing  it is for men to  
despair of mercy2 for those that        
presume1 ,i shall  say something to them
 afterward4    ,i now speak to them that
 despair4 ,there are four sorts of      
despair4  ,there is the despair of      
devils2 there is the despair of souls in

  hell2 there is the despair that is    
grounded upon men's deficiency2  and    
there is the despair that they are      
perplexed with that are  willing to be  
saved1 but are too strongly borne down  
with the burden  of their sins4    ,the 
despair of devils1 the damned's despair1
 and that despair that  a man has of    
attaining of life because of his own    
deficiency1 are  all reasonable4 ,why   
should not devils and damned souls      
despair8  yea1 why should not man       
despair of getting to heaven by his own 
abilities8 ,i1 therefore1 am concerned  
only with the fourth sort  of despair1  
to wit1 with the despair of those that  
would be saved1  but are too strongly   
borne down with the burden of their     
sins4 ,i  say1 therefore1 to thee that  
art thus1 ,and why despair8 ,thy        
despair1  if it was reasonable1 should  
flow from thee1 because found in the    
land that is beyond the grave2 or       
because thou certainly knowest  that    
,christ will not1 or cannot save thee4  

,but1 for the first1 thou art yet in the
 land of the living2 and1  for the      
second1 thou hast ground to believe the 
quite contrary2  ,christ is able to save
 to the uttermost them that come to ,god
  by him2 and if he were not willing1 he
 would not have commanded  that mercy1  
in the first place1 should be offered to
 the biggest  sinners4 ,besides1 he hath
 said1 ',and let him that is athirst    
come4  ,and whosoever will1 let him take
 the water of life freely'2 that  is1   
with all my heart4 ,what ground now is  
here for despair8 ,if thou  sayest1 ,the
 number and burden of my sins2 ,i       
answer1 ,nay2 that is  rather a ground  
for faith2 because such an one1 above   
all others1  is invited by ,christ to   
come unto him1 yea1 promised rest and   
forgiveness if they come 7,matt #aa3bh74
 ,what ground then to despair8  ,verily1
 none at all4 ,thy despair1 then1 is a  
thing unreasonable1  and without footing
 in the ,word4    ,but ,i have no       
experience of ,god's love2 ,god hath    

given me no  comfort1 or ground of hope1
 though ,i have waited upon him for it  
many a day4 ,thou hast e xperience of   
,god's love1 for that he has  opened    
thine eyes to see thy sins3 and for that
 he has given thee  desires to be saved 
by ,jesus ,christ4 ,for by thy sense of 
sin thou  art made to see thy poverty of
 spirit1 and that has laid under thee  a
 sure ground to hope that heaven shall  
be thine hereafter4    ,also thy desires
 to be saved by ,christ1 has put thee   
under another  promise1 so there is two 
to hold thee up in hope1 though thy     
present  burden be never so heavy 7,matt
 #e3c1f74 ,as for what thou sayest as   
to ,god's silence to thee1 perhaps he   
has spoken to thee once or twice        
already1 but thou hast not perceived it 
7,job #cc3ad1ae74 ,however1  thou hast  
,christ crucified set forth before thine
 eyes in the ,bible1  and an invitation 
to come unto him1 though thou be a      
,jerusalem sinner1  though thou be a    
biggest sinner2 and so no ground to     

despair4 ,what  if ,god will be silent  
to thee1 is that ground of despair8 ,not
 at  all1 so long as there is a promise 
in the ,bible1 that ,god will in  no    
wise cast away the coming sinner1 and so
 long as he invites the  ,jerusalem     
sinner to come unto him 7,john #f3cg74  
,build not1 therefore1 despair upon     
these things2 they are no  sufficient   
foundation for it1 such plenty of       
promises being in the  ,bible1 and such 
a discovery of his mercy to great       
sinners of old2  especially since we    
have withal a clause in the commission  
given  to ministers to preach1 that they
 should begin with the ,jerusalem       
sinners in their offering of mercy to   
the world4 ,besides1 ,god says1  ',they 
that wait upon the ,lord shall renew    
their strength1 they  shall mount up    
with wings like eagles'2 but1 perhaps1  
it may be long  first4 ,i waited long1  
saith ,david1 and did seek the ,lord2   
and1 at  length1 his cry was heard3     
wherefore he bids his soul wait on ,god1

  and says1 ,for it is good so to do    
before thy saints 7,psa #dj3a2  #fb3e2  
#eb3i74    ,and what if thou waitest    
upon ,god all thy days8 ,is it below    
thee8  ,and what if ,god will cross his 
book1 and blot out the handwriting  that
 is against thee1 and not let thee know 
it as yet8 ,is it fit  to say unto ,god1
 ,thou art hard-hearted8 ,despair not2  
thou hast no  ground to despair1 so long
 as thou livest in this world4 ',tis a  
sin to begin to despair before one sets 
his foot over the threshold  of         
hell-gates4 ,for them that are there1   
let them despair and spare  not2 but as 
for thee1 thou hast no ground to do it4 
,what6 despair  of bread in a land that 
is full of corn6 despair of mercy when  
our ,god is full of mercy6 despair of   
mercy1 when ,god goes about1  by his    
ministers1 beseeching of sinners to be  
reconciled unto him6  7#b ,cor          
#e3ah-bj74 ,thou scrupulous fool1 where 
canst thou find that  ,god was ever     
false to his promise1 or that he ever   

deceived the  soul that ventured itself 
upon him8 ,he often calls upon sinners  
to trust him1 though they walk in       
darkness1 and have no light 7,isa       
#ej3aj74 ,they have his promise and oath
 for their salvation1 that  flee for    
refuge to the hope set before them 7,heb
 #f3ag1ah74    ,despair6 when we have a 
,god of mercy1 and a redeeming ,christ  
alive6  ,for shame1 forbear2 let them   
despair that dwell where there is no    
,god1 and that are confined to those    
chambers of death which can be  reached 
by no redemption4 ,a living man despair 
when he is chid for  murmuring and      
complaining6 7,lam #c3ci74 ,oh6 so long 
as we are where  promises swarm1 where  
mercy is proclaimed1 where grace reigns1
  and where ,jerusalem sinners are      
privileged with the first offer  of     
mercy1 it is a base thing to despair4   
,despair undervalues  the promise1      
undervalues the invitation1 undervalues 
the proffer  of grace4 ,despair         
undervalues the ability of ,god the     

,father1 and  the redeeming blood of    
,christ his ,son4 ,oh unreasonable      
despair6  ,despair makes man ,god's     
judge2 it is a controller of the        
promise1 a  contradictor of ,christ in  
his large offers of mercy3 and one that 
undertakes to make unbelief the great   
manager of our reason and  judgment1 in 
determining about what ,god can and will
 do for sinners4  ,despair6 ,it is the  
devil's fellow1 the devil's master2 yea1
 the  chains with which he is captivated
 and held under darkness for  ever3 and 
to give way thereto in a land1 in a     
state and time that  flows with milk and
 honey1 is an uncomely thing4    ,i     
would say to my soul1 ',o my soul6 this 
is not the place of despair2  this is   
not the time to despair in2 as long as  
mine eyes can find  a promise in the    
,bible1 as long as there is the least   
mention of  grace1 as long as there is a
 moment left me of breath or life in    
this world1 so long will ,i wait or look
 for mercy1 so long will ,i  fight      

against unbelief and despair4' ,this is 
the way to honour ,god  and ,christ2    
this is the way to set the crown on the 
promise2 this  is the way to welcome the
 invitation and inviter2 and this is the
  way to thrust thyself under the       
shelter and protection of the word  of  
grace4 ,never despair so long as our    
text is alive1 for that doth  sound it  
out--that mercy by ,christ is offered1  
in the first place1  to the biggest     
sinner4    ,despair is an unprofitable  
thing2 it will make a man weary of      
waiting  upon ,god 7#b ,kings #f3cc74   
,it will make a man forsake ,god1 and   
seek  his heaven in the good things of  
this world 7,gen #d3ac-ah74 ,it will    
make a man his own tormentor1 and       
flounce and fling like 'a wild  bull in 
a net' 7,isa #ea3bj74 ,despair6 it      
drives a man to the study  of his own   
ruin1 and brings him at last to be his  
own executioner  7#b ,sam #ag3bc2 ,matt 
#bg3c-e74    ,besides1 ,i am persuaded  
also1 that despair is the cause that    

there  are so many that would fain be   
,atheists in the world4 ,for1 because1  
they have entertained a conceit that    
,god will never be merciful to  them1   
therefore they labour to persuade       
themselves that there is  no ,god at    
all1 as if their misbelief would kill   
,god1 or cause him  to cease to be4 ,a  
poor shift for an immortal soul1 for a  
soul  who liketh not to retain ,god in  
its knowledge6 ,if this be the best     
that despair can do1 let it go1 man1 and
 betake thyself to faith1  to prayer1 to
 wait for ,god1 and to hope1 in despite 
of ten thousand  doubts4 ,and for thy   
encouragement1 take yet1 as an addition 
to what  has already been said1 the     
following ,scripture3 ',the ,lord taketh
  pleasure in them that fear him1 in    
those that hope in his mercy'  7,psa    
#adg3aa74 ,whence note1 ,they fear not  
,god1 that hope not in his  mercy2 also1
 ,god is angry with them that hope not  
in his mercy2  for he only taketh       
pleasure in them that hope4 ',he that   

believeth1'  or 'hath received his      
testimony1 hath set to his seal that    
,god is  true' 7,john #c3cc74 ,but he   
that receiveth it not1 'hath made him  a
 liar1' and that is a very unworthy     
thing 7#a ,john #e3aj1aa74 ',let  the   
wicked forsake his way1 and the         
unrighteous man his thoughts3  and let  
him return unto the ,lord1 and he will  
have mercy upon him2  and to our ,god1  
for he will abundantly' multiply        
'pardon' 7,isa  #ee3g74 ,perhaps thou   
art weary of thy ways1 but art not weary
 of  thy thoughts2 of thy unbelieving   
and despairing thoughts2 now1 ,god  also
 would have thee cast away these        
thoughts1 as such which he  deserveth   
not at thy hands2 for 'he will have     
mercy upon thee1 and  he will abundantly
 pardon4'    ',o fools1 and slow of     
heart to believe all that the prophets  
have  spoken6' 7,luke #bd3be74 ,mark    
you1 here1 slowness to believe is  a    
piece of folly4 ,ay6 but sayest thou1 ,i
 do believe some1 and ,i  believe what  

can make against me4 ,ay1 but sinner1   
,christ ,jesus here  calls thee fool for
 not believing all4 ,believe all1 and   
despair if  thou canst6 ,he that        
believes all1 believes that text that   
saith1  ,christ would have mercy        
preached first to the ,jerusalem        
sinners4  ,he that believeth all1       
believeth all the promises and          
consolations  of the ,word2 and the     
promises and consolations of the ,word  
weigh  heavier than do all the curses   
and threatenings of the law2 and  mercy 
rejoiceth against judgment4 ,wherefore  
believe all1 and mercy  will1 to thy    
conscience1 weigh judgment down1 and so 
minister comfort  to thy soul4 ,the     
,lord take the yoke from off thy jaws1  
since he has  set meat before thee      
7,hosea #aa3d74 ,and help thee to       
remember that  he is pleased1 in the    
first place1 to offer mercy to the      
biggest  sinners4    ,sixth1 ,since     
,jesus ,christ would have mercy offered1
 in the first  place1 to the biggest    

sinners1 let souls see that they lay    
right  hold thereof1 lest they1         
notwithstanding1 indeed1 come short     
thereof4  ,faith only knows how to deal 
with mercy2 wherefore1 put not in  the  
place thereof presumption4 ,i have      
observed1 that1 as there are  herbs and 
flowers in our gardens1 so there are    
their counterfeits  in the field2 only  
they are distinguished from the other by
 the  name of wild ones4 ,why1 there is 
faith1 and wild faith2 and wild  faith  
is this presumption4 ,i call it wild    
faith1 because ,god never  placed it in 
his garden--his church2 'tis only to be 
found in the  field--the world4 ,i also 
call it wild faith1 because it only     
grows  up and is nourished where other  
wild notions abound4 ,wherefore1  take  
heed of this1 and all may be well2 for  
this presumptuousness  is a very heinous
 thing in the eyes of ,god4 ',the soul1'
 saith he1  'that doeth ought           
presumptuously1 whether he be born in   
the land1  or a stranger1 the same      

reproacheth the ,lord2 and that soul    
shall  be cut off from among his people'
 7,num #ae3cj74    ,the thoughts of this
 made ,david tremble1 and pray that ,god
 would  hold him back from presumptuous 
sins1 and not suffer them to have       
dominion over him 7,psa #ai3ac74 ,now1  
this presumption1 then1 puts  itself in 
the place of faith1 when it tampereth   
with the promise  for life1 while the   
soul is a stranger to repentance4       
,wherefore1  you have in the text1 to   
prevent doing thus1 both repentance and 
remission of sins to be offered to      
,jerusalem2 not remission without       
repentance1 for all that repent not     
shall perish1 let them presume  on grace
 and the promise while they will 7,luke 
#ac3a-c74    ,presumption1 then1 is that
 which severeth faith and repentance2   
concluding that the soul shall be saved 
by grace1 though the man  was never made
 sorry for his sins1 nor the love of the
 heart turned  therefrom4 ,this is to be
 self-willed1 as ,peter has it2 and this

  is a despising the ,word of the ,lord1
 for that has put repentance  and faith 
together 7,mark #a3ae74 ,and 'because he
 hath despised the  ,word of the ,lord1 
and hath broken his commandment1 that   
soul shall  utterly be cut off3 his     
iniquity shall be upon him' 7,num       
#ae3ca74  ,let such1 therefore1 look to 
it who yet are1 and abide1 in their     
sins2 for such1 if they hope1 as they   
are1 to be saved1 presume  upon the     
grace of ,god4#bg ,wherefore1           
presumption and not hearkening  to      
,god's ,word are put together 7,deu     
#ag3ab74    ,again1 ,,then men presume1 
when they are resolved to abide in their
  sins1 and yet expect to be saved by   
,god's grace through ,christ4  ,this is 
as much as to say1 ,god liketh of sin as
 well as ,i do1 and  careth not how men 
live1 if so be they lean upon his ,son4 
,of this  sort are they 'that build up  
,zion with blood1 and ,jerusalem with   
iniquity'2 that 'judge for reward1      
and--teach for hire1 and--divine  for   

money1 and lean upon the ,lord' 7,micah 
#c3aj1aa74 ,this is doing  things1 with 
an high hand1 against the ,lord our     
,god1 and a taking  him1 as it were1 at 
the catch4#bh ,this is1 as we say among 
men1 to  seek to put a trick upon ,god2 
as if he had not sufficiently fortified 
his proposals of grace1 by his holy     
,word1 against all such kind of  fools  
as these4 ,but look to it6 ,such will be
 found at the day of  ,god1 not among   
that great company of ,jerusalem sinners
 that shall  be saved by grace1 but     
among those that have been the great    
abusers  of the grace of ,god in the    
world4 ,those that say1 ,let us sin that
  grace may abound1 and let us do evil  
that good may come1 their  damnation is 
just4 ,and if so1 they are a great way  
off of that  salvation that is1 by      
,jesus ,christ1 presented to the        
,jerusalem  sinners4    ,i have1        
therefore1 these things to propound to  
that ,jerusalem sinner  that would know1
 if he may be so bold as to venture     

himself upon  this grace4 #a4 ,dost thou
 see thy sins8 #b4 ,art thou weary of   
them8  #c4 ,wouldst thou1 with all thy  
heart1 be saved by ,jesus ,christ8 ,i   
dare say no less2 ,i dare say no more4  
,but if it be truly thus with  thee1 how
 great soever thy sins have been1 how   
bad soever thou  feelest thy heart1 how 
far soever thou art from thinking that  
,god  has mercy for thee1 thou art the  
man1 the ,jerusalem sinner1 that the    
,word of ,god has conquered1 and to whom
 it offereth free remission  of sins1 by
 the redemption that is in ,jesus       
,christ4    ,when the jailor cried out1 
',sirs1 what must ,i do to be saved8'   
the  answer was1 ',believe on the ,lord 
,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be       
saved4' ,he that sees his sins aright1  
is brought to his wit's end  by them2   
and he that is so1 is willing to part   
from them1 and to  be saved by the grace
 of ,god4 ,if this be thy case1 fear    
not1 give  no way to despair2 thou      
presumest not1 if thou believest to life

  everlasting in ,jesus ,christ2 yea1   
,christ is prepared for such as  thou   
art4 ,therefore1 take good courage1 and 
believe4 ,the design of  ,satan is1 to  
tell the presumptuous that their        
presuming on mercy is  good2 but to     
persuade the believer1 that his         
believing is impudent1  bold dealing    
with ,god4 ,i never heard a presumptuous
 man1 in my life1  say that he was      
afraid that he presumed2 but ,i have    
heard many an  honest humble soul say1  
that they have been afraid that their   
faith  has been presumption4 ,why should
 ,satan molest those whose ways he      
knows will bring them to him8 ,and who  
can think that he should be  quiet1 when
 men take the right course to escape his
 hellish snares8  ,this1 therefore1 is  
the reason why the truly humbled is     
opposed1  while the presumptuous goes on
 by wind and tide4 ,the truly humble1   
,satan hates2 but he laughs to see the  
foolery of the other4    ,does thy hand 
and heart tremble8 ,upon thee the       

promise smiles4  ',to this man will ,i  
look1' says ,god1 'even to him that is  
poor and  of a contrite spirit1 and     
trembleth at my word' 7,isa #ff3b74     
,what1  therefore1 ,i have said of      
presumption1 concerns not the humble in 
spirit at all4 ,i therefore am for      
gathering up the stones1 and for  taking
 the stumbling-blocks out of the way of 
,god's people2 and  forewarning of them1
 that they lay the stumbling-block of   
their  iniquity before their faces2 and 
of those that are for presuming  upon   
,god's mercy2 and let them look to      
themselves 7,eze #ad3f-h74    ,also1 our
 text stands firm as ever it did1 and   
our observation is  still of force1 that
 ,jesus ,christ would have mercy        
offered1 in the  first place1 to the    
biggest sinners4 ,so them1 let none     
despair1  let none presume2 let none    
despair that are sorry for their sins1  
and would be saved by ,jesus ,christ2   
let none presume that abide  in the     
liking of their sins1 though they seem  

to know the exceeding  grace of ,christ2
 for though the door stands wide open   
for the reception  of the penitent1 yet 
it is fast#bi enough barred and bolted  
against  the presumptuous sinner4 ,be   
not deceived1 ,god is not mocked2       
whatsoever a man sows1 that he shall    
reap4 ,it cannot be that ,god  should be
 wheedled out of his mercy1 or prevailed
 upon by lips of  dissimulation2 he     
knows them that trust on him1 and that  
sincerely  come to him1 by ,christ1 for 
mercy 7,nahum #a3g74    ,it is1 then1   
not the abundance of sins committed1 but
 the not  coming heartily to ,god1 by   
,christ1 for mercy1 that shuts men out  
of doors4 ,and though their not coming  
heartily may be said to be  but a sin1  
yet it is such a sin as causeth that all
 thy other sins  abide upon thee        
unforgiven4 ,god complains of this4     
',they have not  cried unto me with     
their heart--they return1 but not to the
 most  ,high4' ,they turned 'feignedly' 
7,jer #c3aj2 ,hosea #g3ad1af74 ,thus    

doing1  his soul hates them2 but the    
penitent1 humble1 broken-hearted        
sinner1 be his transgressions red as    
scarlet1 red like crimson1 in  number as
 the sand2 though his transgressions cry
 to heaven against  him for vengeance1  
and seem there to cry louder than do his
 prayers1  or tears1 or groans for      
mercy2 yet he is safe4 ,to this man ,god
 will  look 7,isa #a3ah2 #ff3b74        
,seventh1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have    
mercy offered1 in the first place1  to  
the biggest sinners8 ,then here is      
ground for those that1 as to  practice1 
have not been such1 to come to him for  
mercy4    ,although there is no sin     
little of itself1 because it is a       
contradiction of the nature and majesty 
of ,god1 yet we must admit  of divers   
numbers1 and1 also1 of aggravations4    
,two sins are not so  many as three2 nor
 are three that are done in ignorance so
 big as  one that is done against light1
 against knowledge and conscience4      
,also1 there is the child in sin1 and a 

man in sin that has his  hairs gray and 
his skin wrinkled for very age4 ,and we 
must put a  difference betwixt these    
sinners also2 for can it be that a child
  of seven1 or ten1 or sixteen years    
old1 should be such a sinner--a  sinner 
so vile in the eyes of the law as he is 
who has walked  according to the course 
of this world1 forty1 fifty1 sixty1 or  
seventy  years8 ,now1 the youth1 this   
stripling1 though he is a sinner1 is    
but a little sinner1 when compared with 
such4 ,now1 ,i say1 if there  be room   
for the first sort1 for those of the    
biggest size1 certainly  there is room  
for the lesser size4 ,if there be a door
 wide enough  for a giant to go in at1  
there is certainly room for a dwarf4 ,if
  ,christ ,jesus has grace enough to    
save great sinners1 he has surely  grace
 enough to save little ones4 ,if he can 
forgive five hundred  pence1 for certain
 he can forgive fifty 7,luke #g3da1db74 
,but you said before1 that the little   
sinners must stand by until  the great  

ones have received their grace1 and that
 is discouraging6  ,i answer1 there are 
two sorts of little sinners--such as are
 so1 and  such as feign themselves so4  
,there are those that feign themselves  
so1 that ,i intended there1 and not     
those that are1 indeed1 comparatively   
so4 ,such as feign themselves so1 may   
wait long enough before they  obtain    
forgiveness4    ,but again1 a sinner may
 be comparatively a little sinner1  and 
sensibly a great one4 ,there are1 then1 
two sorts of greatness  in              
sin--greatness by reason of number2     
greatness by reason of  thoroughness of 
conviction of the horrible nature of    
sin4 ,in this  last sense1 he that has  
but one sin1 if such an one could be    
found1  may1 in his own eyes1 find      
himself the biggest sinner in the world4
  ,let this man or this child1          
therefore1 put himself among the great  
sinners1 and plead with ,god as great   
sinners do1 and expect to be  saved with
 the great sinners1 and as soon and as  

heartily as they4  ,yea1 a little       
sinner1 that1 comparatively1 is truly   
so1 if he  shall graciously give way to 
conviction1 and shall1 in ,god's light1 
diligently weigh the horrible nature of 
his own sin1 may yet sooner  obtain     
forgiveness for them at the hands of the
 heavenly ,father1  than he that has ten
 times his sins1 and so cause to cry ten
 times  harder to ,god for mercy4       
,for the grievousness of the cry is a   
great thing with ,god2 for if  he will  
hear the widow1 if she cries at all1 how
 much more if she  cries most           
grievously8 7,exo #bb3bb1bc74 ,it is not
 the number1 but  the true sense of the 
abominable nature of sin1 that makes the
 cry  for pardon lamentable4 #cj ,he1 as
 ,i said1 that has many sins1 may  not  
cry so loud in the ears of ,god as he   
that has far fewer2 he1  in our present 
sense1 that is in his own eyes the      
biggest sinner1  is he that soonest     
findeth mercy4 ,the offer1 then1 is to  
the  biggest sinner2 to the biggest     

sinner first1 and the mercy is first    
obtained by him that first confesseth   
himself to be such an one4    ,there are
 men that strive at the throne of grace 
for mercy1 by  pleading the greatness of
 their necessity4 ,now their plea1 as to
  the prevalency of it1 lieth not in    
their counting up of the number1  but in
 the sense of the greatness of their    
sins1 and in the vehemency  of their cry
 for pardon4 ,and it is observable1 that
 though the  birthright was ,reuben's1  
and1 for his foolishness1 given to the  
sons of ,joseph1 yet ,judah prevailed   
above his brethren1 and of him  came the
 ,messiah 7#a ,chron #e3a1b74 ,there is 
a heavenly subtilty to  be managed in   
this matter4 ',thy brother came with    
subtilty1 and  hath taken away thy      
blessing4' ,the blessing belonged to    
,esau1 but  ,jacob by his diligence made
 it his own 7,gen #bg3ce74 ,the offer is
 to  the biggest sinner1 to the biggest 
sinner first2 but if he forbear  to cry1
 the sinner that is a sinner less by far

 than he1 both as  to number and the    
nature of transgression1 may get the    
blessing  first1 if he shall have grace 
to bestir himself well2 for the loudest 
cry is heard furthest1 and the most     
lamentable pierces soonest4    ,i       
therefore urge this head1 not because ,i
 would have little sinners  go and tell 
,god that they are little sinners1      
thereby to think to  obtain his mercy2  
for1 verily1 so they are never like to  
have it2  for such words declare1 that  
such an one hath no true sense at all   
of the nature of his sins4 ,sin1 as ,i  
said1 in the nature of it1 is  horrible1
 though it be but one single sin as to  
act2 yea1 though  it be but a sinful    
thought2 and so worthily calls for the  
damnation  of the soul4 ,the comparison1
 then1 of little and great sinners1 is  
to go for good sense among men4 ,but to 
plead the fewness of thy  sins1 or the  
comparative harmlessness of their       
quantity before  ,god1 argueth no sound 
knowledge of the nature of thy sin1 and 

so  no true sense of the nature or need 
of mercy4    ,little sinner6 when       
therefore thou goest to ,god1 though    
thou  knowest in thy conscience that    
thou1 as to acts1 art no thief1 no      
murderer1 no whore1 no liar1 no false   
swearer1 or the like1 and in  reason    
must needs understand that thus thou art
 not so profanely  vile as others2 yet  
when thou goest to ,god for mercy1 know 
no man's  sins but thine own1 make      
mention of no man's sins but thine own4 
,also labour not to lessen thy own1 but 
magnify and greaten them by  all just   
circumstances1 and be as if there was   
never a sinner in  the world but        
thyself4 ,also cry out1 as if thou wast 
but the only  undone man2 and that is   
the way to obtain ,god's mercy4    ,it  
is one of the comeliest sights in the   
world to see a little  sinner commenting
 upon the greatness of his sins1        
multiplying and  multiplying them to    
himself1 till he makes them in his own  
eyes  bigger and higher than he seeth   

any other man's sins to be in the       
world2 and as base a thing it is to see 
a man do otherwise1 and as  basely will 
come on it 7,luke #ah3aj-ad74 ,as1      
therefore1 ,i said to  the great sinner 
before1 let him take heed lest he       
presume2 ,i say  now to the little      
sinner1 let him take heed that he do not
 dissemble2  for there is as great an   
aptness in the little sinner to         
dissemble1  as there is in the great    
one4 ',he that hideth his sins shall not
  prosper1'#ca be he a sinner little or 
great 7,prov #bh3ac74    ,eighth1 ,would
 ,jesus ,christ have mercy offered1 in  
the first place1  to the biggest        
sinners8 ,then this shows the true cause
 why ,satan  makes such head as he doth 
against him4    ,the ,father and the    
,holy ,spirit are well spoken of by all 
deluders  and deceived persons2 ,christ 
only is the rock of offence4 ',behold1  
,i lay in ,zion a stumbling-stone and   
rock of offence' 7,rom #i3cc74  ,not    
that ,satan careth for the ,father or   

the ,spirit more than he  careth for the
 ,son2 but he can let men alone with    
their notions  of the ,father and the   
,spirit1 for he knows they shall never  
enjoy  the ,father or the ,spirit1 if   
indeed they receive not the merits  of  
the ,son4 ',he that hath the ,son1 hath 
life2 he that hath not the  ,son of ,god
 hath not life1' however they may boast 
themselves of the  ,father and the      
,spirit 7#a ,john #e3ab74 ,again1       
',whosoever transgresseth1  and abideth 
not in the doctrine of ,christ1 hath not
 ,god4 ,he that  abideth in the doctrine
 of ,christ1 he hath both the ,father   
and the  ,son' 7#b ,john #i74 ,christ1  
and ,christ only1 is he that can make us
  capable to enjoy ,god with life and   
joy to all eternity4 ,hence he  calls   
himself the way to the ,father1 the true
 and living way 7,john  #ad3f74 ,for we 
cannot come to the ,father but by him   
7,heb #aj3ai1bj74  ,satan knows this1   
therefore he hates him4 ,deluded persons
 are  ignorant of this1 and therefore1  

they are so led up and down by  ,satan  
by the nose as they are4    ,there are  
many things by which ,satan has taken   
occasion to greaten  his rage against   
,jesus ,christ4 ,as1 first1 ,his love to
 man1 and  then1 the many expressions of
 that love4 ,he hath taken man's nature 
upon him2 he hath in that nature        
fulfilled the law to bring in           
righteousness for man2 and hath spilt   
his blood for the reconciling  of man to
 ,god2 he hath broke the neck of death1 
put away sin1  destroyed the works of   
the devil1 and got into his own hands   
the  keys of death2 and all these are   
heinous things to ,satan4 ,he cannot    
abide ,christ for this4 ,besides1 ,he   
hath eternal life in himself1  and that 
to bestow upon us2 and we in all        
likelihood are to possess  the very     
places from which the ,satans by        
transgression fell1 if not  places more 
glorious4 ,wherefore he must needs be   
angry4 ,and is it  not a vexatious thing
 to him1 that we should be admitted to  

the  throne of grace by ,christ1 while  
he stands bound over in chains  of      
darkness1 to answer for his rebellions  
against ,god and his ,son1  at the      
terrible day of judgment4 ,yea1 we poor 
dust and ashes must  become his judges1 
and triumph over him for ever3 and all  
this long#cb  of ,jesus ,christ2 for he 
is the meritorious cause of all this4   
,now though ,satan seeks to be revenged 
for this1 yet he knows it is  in vain to
 attack the person of ,christ2 ,he      
,christ has overcome  him2 therefore he 
,satan tampers with a company of silly  
men2 that  he may vilify him by them4   
,and they1 bold fools as they are1 will 
not spare to spit in his face4 ,they    
will rail at his person1 and  deny the  
very being of it2 they will rail at his 
blood1 and deny  the merit and worth of 
it4 ,they will deny the very end why he 
accomplished the law1 and by jiggs1 and 
tricks1 and quirks1 which  he helpeth   
them to1 they set up fond names and     
images in his place1  and give the glory

 of a ,saviour to them4 ,thus ,satan    
worketh under  the name of ,christ2 and 
his ministers under the name of the     
ministers  of righteousness4    ,and by 
his wiles and stratagems he undoes a    
world of men2 but there  is a seed1 and 
they shall serve him1 and it shall be   
counted to the  ,lord for a generation4 
,these shall see their sins1 and that   
,christ  is the way to happiness4 ,these
 shall venture themselves1 both body    
and soul1 upon his worthiness4 ,all this
 ,satan knows1 and therefore  his rage  
is kindled the more4 ,wherefore1        
according to his ability  and allowance1
 he assaulteth1 tempteth1 abuseth1 and  
stirs up  what he can to be hurtful to  
these poor people1 that he may1 while   
his time shall last1 make it as hard and
 difficult for them to  go to eternal   
glory as he can4 ,ofttimes he abuses    
them with wrong  apprehensions of ,god1 
and with wrong apprehensions of ,christ4
 ,he  also casts them into the mire1 to 
the reproach of religion1 the  shame of 

their brethren1 the derision of the     
world1 and dishonour  of ,god4 ,he holds
 our hands while the world buffets us2  
he puts  bear-skins upon us1 and then   
sets the dogs at us4 ,he bedaubeth us   
with his own foam1 and then tempts us to
 believe that that bedaubing  comes from
 ourselves4#cc    ,oh6 the rage and the 
roaring of this lion1 and the hatred    
that he  manifests against the ,lord    
,jesus1 and against them that are       
purchased  with his blood6 ,but yet1 in 
the midst of all this1 the ,lord ,jesus 
sends forth his herald to proclaim in   
the nations his love to the  world1 and 
to invite them to come in to him for    
life4 ,yea1 his  invitation is so large1
 that it offereth his mercy in the first
  place to the biggest sinners of every 
age1 which augments the  devil's rage   
the more4 ,wherefore1 as ,i said before1
 fret he1 fume  he1 the ,lord ,jesus    
will 'divide the spoil' with this great 
one2 yea1  he shall divide the spoil    
with the strong1 'because he hath poured

  out his soul unto death1 and he was   
numbered with the transgressors2  and he
 bare the sin of many1 and made         
intercession for the  transgressors'    
7,isa #ec3ab74    ,ninth1 ,would ,jesus 
,christ have mercy offered1 in the first
 place1  to the biggest sinners8 ,let   
the tempted harp upon this string for   
their help and consolation4    ,the     
tempted1 wherever he dwells1 always     
thinks himself the biggest  sinner1 one 
most unworthy of eternal life4 ,this is 
,satan's master  argument2 thou art a   
horrible sinner1 a hypocrite1 one that  
has  a profane heart1 and one that is an
 utter stranger to a work of  grace4 ,i 
say this is his maul1 his club1 #cd his 
masterpiece2 he  doth with this as some 
do with their most enchanting songs1    
sings  them everywhere4 ,i believe there
 are but few saints in the world  that  
have not had this temptation sounding in
 their ears4 ,but  were they but aware1 
,satan by all this does but drive them  
to the  gap out at which they should go1

 and so escape his roaring4 ,saith  he1 
thou art a great sinner1 a horrible     
sinner1 a profane-hearted  wretch1 one  
that cannot be matched for a vile one in
 the country4  ,and all this while      
,christ says to his ministers1 offer    
mercy1 in  the first place1 to the      
biggest sinners4 ,so that this          
temptation  drives thee directly into   
the arms of ,jesus ,christ4    ,were    
therefore the tempted but aware1 he     
might say1 ',ay1 ,satan1 so  ,i am1 ,i  
am a sinner of the biggest size1 and    
therefore have most  need of ,jesus     
,christ2 yea1 because ,i am such a      
wretch1 therefore  ,jesus ,christ calls 
me2 yea1 he calls me first2 the first   
proffer  of the gospel is to be made to 
the ,jerusalem sinner2 ,i am he1        
wherefore stand back1 ,satan2 make a    
lane1 my right is first to come  to     
,jesus ,christ4' ,this now would be like
 for like4 ,this would foil  the devil2 
this would make him say1 ,i must not    
deal with this man  thus2 for then ,i   

put a sword into his hand to cut off my 
head4    ,and this is the meaning of    
,peter1 when he saith1 ',resist him     
steadfast in the faith' 7#a ,peter      
#e3i74 ,and of ,paul1 when he saith1    
',take the shield of faith1 wherewith ye
 shall be able to quench all  the fiery 
darts of the wicked' 7,eph #f3af74      
,wherefore is it said1  ,begin at       
,jerusalem1 if the ,jerusalem sinner is 
not to have the  benefit of it8 ,and if 
,i am to have the benefit of it1 let me 
call  it to mind when ,satan haunts me  
with continual remembrance of my  sins1 
of my ,jerusalem sins4 ,satan and my    
conscience say ,i am the  biggest       
sinner3--,christ offereth mercy1 in the 
first place1 to the  biggest sinners6   
,nor is the manner of the offer other   
but such as  suiteth with my mind4 ,i am
 sorry for my sin2 yea1 sorry at my     
heart  that ever sinful thought did     
enter1 or find the least entertainment  
in my wicked mind3 and might ,i obtain  
my wish1 ,i would never  more that my   

heart should be a place for ought but   
the grace1 and  spirit1 and faith of the
 ,lord ,jesus4 ,i speak not this to     
lessen  my wickedness2 ,i would not for 
all the world but be placed by mine  own
 conscience in the very front of the    
biggest sinners1 that ,i  might be one  
of the first that are beckoned1 by the  
gracious hand  of ,jesus the ,saviour1  
to come to him for mercy4    ,well1     
sinner1 thou now speakest like a        
,christian2 but say thus1  in a strong  
spirit1 in the hour of temptation1 and  
then thou wilt1  to thy commendation and
 comfort1 quit thyself well4 ,this      
improving  of ,christ1 in dark hours1 is
 the life1 though the hardest part of   
our ,christianity4 ,we should neither   
stop at darkness nor at the  raging of  
our lusts1 but go on in a way of        
venturing1 and casting  the whole of our
 affairs for the next world at the foot 
of ,jesus  ,christ4 ,this is the way to 
make the darkness light1 and also to    
allay the raging of corruption4    ,the 

first time the ,passover was eaten was  
in the night2 and when  ,israel took    
courage to go forward1 though the sea   
stood in their  way like a devouring    
gulf1 and the host of the ,egyptians    
follow  them at the heels2 yet the sea  
gives place1 and their enemies were  as 
still as a stone till they were gone    
over 7,exo #ab3h2 #ad3ac1ad1ba1bb2      
#ae3af74    ,there is nothing like faith
 to help at a pinch2 faith dissolves    
doubts as the sun drives away the mists4
 ,and that you may not be  put out1 know
 your time1 as ,i said1 of believing is 
always4 ,there  are times when some     
graces may be out of use1 but there is  
no time  wherein faith can be said to be
 so4 ,wherefore1 faith must be always   
in exercise4 ,faith is the eye1 is the  
mouth1 is the hand1 and one  of these is
 of use all day long4 ,faith is to see1 
to receive1 to  work1 or to eat2 and a  
,christian should be seeing1 or         
receiving1  or working1 or feeding all  
day long4 ,let it rain1 let it blow1 let

  it thunder1 let it lighten1 a         
,christian must still believe4 ,at 'what
  time1' said the good man1 ',i am      
afraid1 ,i will trust in thee' 7,psa    
#ef3b1c74    ,nor can we have a better  
encouragement to do this than is1 by the
  text1 set before us2 even an open     
heart for a ,jerusalem sinner4  ,and if 
for a ,jerusalem sinner to come1 then   
for such an one when  come4 ,if for such
 an one to be saved1 then for such an   
one that is  saved4 ,if for such an one 
to be pardoned his great transgressions1
  then for such an one who is pardoned  
these to come daily to ,jesus  ,christ  
too1 to be cleansed and set free from   
his common infirmities1  and from the   
iniquities of his holy things4          
,therefore1 let the  poor sinner that   
would be saved labour for skill to make 
the best  improvement of the grace of   
,christ to help him against the         
temptations  of the devil and his sins4 
,tenth1 ,would ,jesus ,christ have mercy
 offered1 in the first place1  to the   

biggest sinners8 ,let those men consider
 this that have1 or  may1 in a day of   
trial1 spoken or done what their        
profession or  conscience told them they
 should not1 and that have the guilt and
  burden thereof upon their consciences4
    ,whether a thing be wrong or right1 
guilt may pursue him that doth  contrary
 to his conscience4 ,but suppose a man  
should deny his ,god1  or his ,christ1  
or relinquish a good profession1 and be 
under the  real guilt thereof1 shall he1
 therefore1 conclude he is gone for     
ever8 ,let him come again with ,peter's 
tears1 and no doubt but he  shall obtain
 ,peter's forgiveness2 for the text     
includes the biggest  sinners4 ,and it  
is observable1 that before this clause  
was put  into this commission1 ,peter   
was pardoned his horrible revolt from   
his ,master4 ,he that revolteth in the  
day of trial1 if he is not  shot quite  
dead upon the place1 but is sensible of 
his wound1 and  calls out for a         
chirurgeon1 shall find his ,lord at hand

 to pour  wine and oil into his wounds1 
that he may again be healed1 and to     
encourage him to think that there may be
 mercy for him2 besides  what we find   
recorded of ,peter1 you read in the     
,acts1 some were1  through the violence 
of their trials1 compelled to blaspheme1
 and  yet are called saints 7,acts      
#bf3i-aa74    ,hence you have a promise 
or two that speak concerning such kind  
of  men1 to encourage us to think that1 
at least1 some of them shall  come back 
to the ,lord their ,god4 ',shall they   
fall1' saith he1 'and  not arise8 ,shall
 he turn away1 and not return8' 7,jer   
#h3d74 'and in  that day will ,i        
assemble her that halteth1 and ,i will  
gather her  that is driven out1 and her 
that ,i have afflicted4 ,and ,i will    
make  her that halted a remnant1 and her
 that was cast far off a strong  nation2
 and the ,lord shall reign over them in 
,mount ,zion--for ever4'  ,what we are  
to understand by her that halteth1 is   
best expressed  by the prophet ,elijah  

7,micah #d3f1g2 ,zeph #c3ai2 #a ,kings  
#ah3ba74    ,i will conclude1 then1 that
 for them that have halted1 or may halt1
  the ,lord has mercy in the bank1#ce   
and is willing to accept them if  they  
return to him again4 ,perhaps they may  
never be after that of  any great esteem
 in the house of ,god1 but if the ,lord 
will admit  them to favour and          
forgiveness--,o exceeding and undeserved
 mercy6  7,see ,ezekiel #dd3aj-ad74     
,thou1 then1 that mayest be the man1    
remember  this1 that there is mercy also
 for thee4 ,return1 therefore1 to  ,god1
 and to his ,son1 who hath yet in store 
for thee1 and who will  do thee good4   
,but1 perhaps1 thou wilt say1 ,he doth  
not save all revolters1 and1  therefore1
 perhaps not me4 ,answer4 ,art thou     
returning to ,god8  ,if thou art        
returning1 thou art the man2 ',return1  
ye backsliding  children1 and ,i will   
heal your backslidings' 7,jer #c3bb74   
,some1 as ,i said1 that revolt1 are shot
 dead upon the place2 and for  them1 who

 can help them8 ,but for them that cry  
out of their wounds  it is a sign that  
they are yet alive1 and1 if they use the
 means  in time1 doubtless they may be  
healed4    ,christ ,jesus has bags of   
mercy that were never yet broken up or  
unsealed4 ,hence it is said1 he has     
goodness laid up2 things reserved  in   
heaven for his4 ,and if he breaks up one
 of these bags1 who can  tell what he   
can do8 ,hence his love is said to be   
such as passeth  knowledge1 and that his
 riches are unsearchable4 ,he has1      
nobody  knows what2 for nobody knows    
who6 ,he has by him1 in store1 for  such
 as seem1 in the view of all men1 to be 
gone beyond recovery4  ,for this1 the   
text is plain4 ,what man or angel could 
have thought  that the ,jerusalem       
sinners had been yet on this side of an 
impossibility of enjoying life and      
mercy8 ,hadst thou seen their  actions1 
and what horrible things they did to the
 ,son of ,god2 yea1  how stoutly they   
backed what they did with resolves and  

endeavours  to persevere1 when they had 
killed his person1 against his name and 
doctrine2 and that there was not found  
among them all that while1  as we read  
of1 the least remorse or regret for     
these their doings2  couldest though    
have imagined that mercy would ever have
 took hold  of them1 at least so soon6  
,nay1 that they should1 of all the      
world1  be counted those only meet to   
have it offered to them in the very     
first place6 ,for so my text commands1  
saying1 ,preach repentance  and         
remission of sins among all nations1    
beginning at ,jerusalem4    ,i tell you 
the thing is a wonder1 and must for ever
 stand for a  wonder among the sons of  
men4 ,it stands1 also1 for an           
everlasting  invitation and allurement  
to the biggest sinners to come to       
,christ  for mercy4 ,now since1 in the  
opinion of all men1 the revolter is     
such an one2 if he has1 as ,i said      
before1 any life in him1 let him  take  
encouragement to come again1 that he may

 live by ,christ4    ,eleventh1 ,would  
,jesus ,christ have mercy offered1 in   
the first  place1 to the biggest        
sinners8 ,then let ,god's ministers tell
 them  so4 ,there is an incidence#cf in 
us1 ,i know not how it doth come about1 
when we are converted1 to contemn them  
that are left behind4 ,poor  fools as we
 are1 we forget that we ourselves were  
so 7,titus #c3b1c74    ,but would it not
 become us better1 since we have tasted 
that the  ,lord is gracious1 to carry it
 towards them so1 that we may give  them
 convincing ground to believe that we   
have found that mercy  which also sets  
open the door for them to come and      
partake with  us4 ,ministers1 ,i say1   
should do thus1 both by their doctrine1 
and  in all other respects4 ,austerity  
doth not become us1 neither in  doctrine
 nor in conversation4#cg ,we ourselves  
live by grace2 let  us give as we       
receive1 and labour to persuade our     
fellow-sinners1  which ,god has left    
behind us1 to follow after1 that they   

may  partake with us of grace4 ,we are  
saved by grace2 let us live like  them  
that are gracious4 ,let all our things1 
to the world1 be done  in charity       
towards them2 pity them1 pray for them1 
be familiar  with them1 for their good4 
,let us lay aside our foolish1 worldly1 
carnal grandeur2 let us not walk the    
streets1 and have such  behaviours as   
signify we are scarce for touching of   
the poor ones  that are left behind2 no1
 not with a pair of tongs4 ,it becomes  
not  ministers thus to do4    ,a gentle 
reproof4    ,remember your ,lord1 he was
 familiar with publicans and sinners to 
a proverb3 ',behold a man gluttonous1   
and a wine-bibber1 a friend  of         
publicans and sinners' 7,matt #aa3ai74  
,the first part1 concerning  his        
gluttonous eating and drinking1 to be   
sure1 was an horrible  slander2 but for 
the other1 nothing was ever spoke truer 
of him by  the world4 ,now1 why should  
we lay hands cross on this text2 that   
is1 choose good victuals1 and love the  

sweet wine better than the  salvation of
 the poor publican8 ,why not familiar   
with sinners1  provided we hate their   
spots and blemishes1 and seek that they 
may  be healed of them8 ,why not        
fellowly with our carnal neighbours8 ,if
  we do take occasion to do so1 that we 
may drop1 and be yet distilling  some   
good doctrine upon their souls8 ,why not
 go to the poor man's  house1 and give  
him a penny1 and a ,scripture to think  
upon8 ,why  not send for the poor to    
fetch away1 at least1 the fragments of  
thy table1 that the bowels of thy       
fellow-sinner may be refreshed  as well 
as thine8    ,ministers should be       
exemplary2 but ,i am an inferior man1   
and must  take heed of too much         
meddling4 ,but might ,i1 ,i would meddle
 with  them1 with their wives1 and with 
their children too4 ,i mean not  this of
 all1 but of them that deserve it1      
though ,i may not name  them4 ,but1 ,i  
say1 let ministers follow the steps of  
their blessed  ,lord1 who1 by word and  

deed1 showed his love to the salvation  
of the world1 in such a carriage as     
declared him to prefer their  salvation 
before his own private concern4 ,for we 
are commanded to  follow his steps1 'who
 did no sin1 neither was guile found in 
his  mouth4'    ,and as ,i have said    
concerning ministers1 so ,i say to all  
the  brethren1 ,carry it so1 that all   
the world may see1 that indeed you  are 
the sons of love4 ,love your ,saviour2  
yea1 show one to another  that you love 
him1 not only by a seeming love of      
affection1 but  with the love of duty4  
,practical love is best4#ch ,many love  
,christ  with nothing but the lick of   
the tongue4 ,alas6 ,christ ,jesus the   
,lord must not be put off thus2 ',he    
that hath my commandments1 and  keepeth 
them1' saith he1 'he it is that loveth  
me' 7,john #ad3ba74  ,practical love1   
which stands in self-denial1 in charity 
to my  neighbour1 and a patient enduring
 of affliction for his name2 this  is   
counted love4 ,right love to ,christ is 

that which carries in it  a provoking   
argument to others of the brethren 7,heb
 #aj3bd74 ,should a  man ask me how he  
should know that he loveth the children 
of ,god8  the best answer ,i could give 
him1 would be in the words of the       
apostle  ,john2 ',by this1' saith he1   
'we know that we love the children of   
,god1 when we love ,god1 and keep his   
commandments' 7#a ,john #e3b74  ,love to
 ,god and ,christ is then shown1 when we
 are tender of his  name2 and then we   
show ourselves tender of his name1 when 
we are  afraid to break any1 the least  
of his commandments4 ,and when we  are  
here1 then do we show our love to our   
brother also4    ,the ,conclusion4      
,now1 we have obligation sufficient thus
 to do1 for that our ,lord  loved us1   
and gave himself for us1 to deliver us  
from death1 that  we might live through 
him4 ,the world1 when they hear the     
doctrine  that ,i have asserted and     
handled in this little book2 to wit1    
that  ,jesus ,christ would have mercy   

offered1 in the first place1 to the     
biggest sinners1 will be apt1 because   
themselves are unbelievers1  to think   
that this is a doctrine that leads to   
looseness1 and  that gives liberty to   
the flesh2 but if you that believe love 
your  brethren and your neighbours      
truly1 and as you should1 you will  put 
to silence the ignorance of such foolish
 men1 and stop their  mouths from       
speaking evil of you4 ,and1 ,i say1 let 
the love of  ,christ constrain us to    
this4 ,who deserveth our heart1 our     
mouth1  our life1 our goods1 so much as 
,jesus ,christ1 who has bought us to    
himself by his blood1 to this very end1 
that we should be a peculiar  people1   
zealous of good works8    ,there is     
nothing more seemly in the world than to
 see a ,christian  walk as becomes the  
gospel2 nor anything more unbecoming a  
reasonable  creature1 than to hear a man
 say1 ',i believe in ,christ1' and yet  
see in his life debauchery and          
profaneness4 ,might ,i1 such men should 

be counted the basest of men2 such men  
should be counted by all  unworthy of   
the name of a ,christian1 and should be 
shunned by every  good man1 as such who 
are the very plague of profession4 ,for 
so it  is written1 we should carry it   
towards them4 ,whoso have a form of     
godliness1 and deny the power thereof1  
from such we must turn away4    ,it has 
ofttimes come into my mind to ask1 ,by  
what means it is that  the gospel       
profession should be so tainted#ci with 
loose and carnal  gospellers8 and ,i    
could never arrive to better            
satisfaction in  the matter than        
this--such men are made professors by   
the devil1  and so by him put among the 
rest of the godly4 ,a certain man had  a
 fruitless fig tree planted in his      
vineyard2 but by whom was it  planted   
there8 even by him that sowed the tares1
 his own children1  among the wheat     
7,luke #ac3f2 ,matt #ac3cg-dj74 ,and    
that was the devil4  ,but why doth the  
devil do thus8 ,not of love to them1 but

 to make  of them offences and          
stumbling-blocks to others4 ,for he     
knows that  a loose professor in the    
church does more mischief to religion   
than  ten can do to it that are in the  
world4 ,was it not1 think you1 the      
devil that stirred up the damsel that   
you read of in ,acts #af to cry  out1   
',these men are the servants of the most
 high ,god1 which show  unto us the way 
of salvation8' ,yes it was1 as is       
evident1 for ,paul  was grieved to hear 
it4 ,but why did the devil stir up her  
to cry  so1 but because that was the way
 to blemish the gospel1 and to  make the
 world think that it came from the same 
hand as did her  soothsaying and        
witchery8 7verse #af-ah74 ',holiness1 ,o
 ,lord1 becomes  thy house for ever4'   
,let1 therefore1 whoever they be that   
profess  the name of ,christ1 take heed 
that they scandal not that profession   
which they make of him1 since he has so 
graciously offered us1 as  we are       
sinners of the biggest size1 in the     

first place1 his grace  to save us4     
,answers to ,objections4    ,having thus
 far spoken of the riches of the grace  
of ,christ1 and  of the freeness of his 
heart to embrace the ,jerusalem sinners1
 it  may not be amiss to give you yet1  
as a caution1 an intimation of  one     
thing1 namely1 that this grace and      
freeness of his heart1 is  limited to   
time and day2 the which1 whoso          
overstandeth1 shall perish              
notwithstanding4 ,for1 as a king1 who1  
of grace1 sendeth out to his  rebellious
 people an offer of pardon1 if they     
accept thereof by  such a day1 yet      
beheadeth or hangeth those that come not
 in for  mercy until the day or time be 
past2 so ,christ ,jesus has set the     
sinner a day1 a day of salvation1 an    
acceptable time2 but he who  standeth   
out1 or goeth on in rebellion beyond    
that time1 is like  to come off with the
 loss of his soul 7#b ,cor #f3b2 ,heb   
#c3ac-ai2  #d3g2 ,luke #ai3da1db74      
,since1 therefore1 things are thus1 it  

may be  convenient here to touch a      
little upon these particulars4          
,first1 ,that this day1 or time thus    
limited1 when it is considered  with    
reference to this or that man1 is       
ofttimes undiscerned by  the person     
concerned therein1 and always is kept   
secret as to the  shutting up thereof4  
,and this1 in the wisdom of ,god is     
thus1 to the end no man1 when  called   
upon1 should put off turning to ,god to 
another time4 ,now1  and ,,today1 is    
that and only that which is revealed in 
holy ,writ  7,psa #ej3bb2 ,eccl #ab3a2  
,heb #c3ac1ae74 ,and this shows us the  
desperate  hazards which those men run1 
who1 when invitation or conviction      
attends them1 put off turning to ,god to
 be saved till another1 and1  as they   
think1 a more fit season and time4 ,for 
many1 by so doing1  defer this to do    
till the day of ,god's patience and     
long-suffering  is ended2 and then1 for 
their prayers and cries after mercy1    
they  receive nothing but mocks1 and are

 laughed at by the ,god of heaven       
7,prov #a3bj-cj2 ,isa #fe3ab-af2 #ff3d2 
,zech #g3aa-ac74    ,secondly1 ,another 
thing to be considered is this1 namely1 
,that the  day of ,god's grace with some
 men begins sooner1 and also sooner     
ends1  than it doth with others4 ,those 
at the first hour of the day1 had  their
 call sooner than they who were called  
upon to turn to ,god  at the sixth hour 
of the day2 yea1 and they who were hired
 at the  third hour1 had their call     
sooner than they who were called at the 
eleventh 7,matt #bj3a-f74    #a4 ,the   
day of ,god's patience began with       
,ishmael1 and also ended  before he was 
twenty years old4 ,at thirteen years of 
age he was  circumcised2 the next year  
after1 ,isaac was born2 and then        
,ishmael  was fourteen years old4 ,now1 
that day that ,isaac was weaned1 that   
day was ,ishmael rejected2 and suppose  
that ,isaac was three years  old before 
he was weaned1 that was but the         
seventeenth year of  ,ishmael2 wherefore

 the day of ,god's grace was ended with 
him betimes  7,gen #ag3be2 #ba3b-aa2    
,gal #d3cj74    #b4 ,cain's day ended   
with him betimes2 for1 after ,god had   
rejected  him1 he lived to beget many   
children1 and build a city1 and to do   
many other things4 ,but1 alas6 all that 
while he was a fugitive and  a vagabond4
 ,nor carried he anything with him after
 the day of his  rejection was come1 but
 this doleful language in his           
conscience4  ',from ,god's face shall ,i
 be hid' 7,gen #d3aj-ae74    #c4 ,esau1 
through his extravagancies1 would needs 
go sell his  birthright1 not fearing1 as
 other confident fools1 but that yet    
the blessing would still be his4 ,after 
which1 he lived many years2  but all of 
them under the wrath of ,god1 as was1   
when time came1 made  to appear to his  
destruction2 for1 'when he would have   
inherited  the blessing1 he was         
rejected1 for he found no place of      
repentance1  though he sought it        
carefully with tears' 7,heb #ab3af1ag74 

,many instances might be given as to    
such tokens of the displeasure  of ,god 
against such as fool away1 as the wise  
man has it1 the prize  which is put into
 their hand 7,prov #ag3af74    ,let     
these things1 therefore1 be a further   
caution to those that sit  under the    
glorious sound of the gospel1 and hear  
of the riches of  the grace of ,god in  
,christ to poor sinners4 ,to slight     
grace1 to  despise mercy1 and to stop   
the ear when ,god speaks1 when he speaks
  such great things1 so much to our     
profit1 is a great provocation4  ,he    
offereth1 he calls1 he woos1 he invites1
 he prays1 he beseeches  us in this day 
of his grace to be reconciled to him2   
yea1 and has  provided for us the means 
of reconciliation himself4 ,now1 this   
despised must needs be provoking2 and it
 is a fearful thing to fall  into the   
hands of the living ,god4    ,objection4
 ,but some man may say unto me1 ',fain  
,i would be saved1  fain ,i would be    
saved by ,christ2 but ,i fear this day  

of grace is  past1 and that ,i shall    
perish1 notwithstanding the exceeding   
riches  of the grace of ,god4'          
,answer4 ,to this doubt ,i would answer 
several things4 #a4 ,with respect  to   
this day4 #b4 ,with respect to thy      
desires4 #c4 ,with respect to  thy      
fears4    #a4 ,with respect to this day2
 that is1 whether it be ended with a    
man or no4    7#a47 ,art thou jogged1   
and shaken1 and molested at the hearing 
of  the ,word8 ,is thy conscience       
awakened and convinced then1 that thou  
art at present in a perishing state1 and
 that thou hast need to cry  to ,god for
 mercy8 ,this is a hopeful sign that    
this day of grace is  not past with     
thee4 ,for1 usually1 they that are past 
grace1 are  also1 in their conscience1  
'past feeling1' b eing 'seared with  a  
hot iron' 7,eph #d3ah1ai2 #a ,tim       
#d3a1b74 ,consequently1 those past      
grace must be such as are denied the    
awakening fruits of the ,word  preached4
 ,the dead that hear1 says ,christ1     

shall live2 at least  wise1#dj ,christ  
has not quite done with them2 the day of
 ,god's  patience is not at an end with 
them 7,john #e3be74    7#b47 ,is there1 
in thy more retired condition1 arguings1
 strugglings1  and strivings with thy   
spirit to persuade thee of the vanity of
 what  vain things thou lovest1 and to  
win thee in thy soul to a choice  of    
,christ ,jesus and his heavenly things8 
,take heed and rebel not1  for the day  
of ,god's grace and patience will not be
 past with thee  till he saith1 his     
',spirit shall strive no more' with     
thee2 for  then the woe comes1 when he  
shall depart from them2 and when he     
says to the means of grace1 ,let them   
alone 7,hosea #d3ag2 #i3ab74    7#c47   
,art thou visited in the night seasons  
with dreams about thy state1  and that  
thou art in danger of being lost8 ,hast 
thou heart-shaken  apprehensions when   
deep sleep is upon thee1 of hell1 death1
 and  judgment to come8 ,these are signs
 that ,god has not wholly left thee1  or

 cast thee behind his back for ever4    
',for ,god speaketh once1 yea  twice1   
yet man perceiveth it not4 ,in a dream1 
in a vision of the  night1 when deep    
sleep falleth upon men1 in slumberings  
upon the  bed2 then he openeth the ears 
of men1 and sealeth their instruction1  
that he may withdraw man from his       
purpose1' his sinful purposes1  'and    
hide pride from man' 7,job #cc3ad-ag74  
,all this while ,god has  not left the  
sinner1 nor is come to the end of his   
patience towards  him1 but stands1 at   
least1 with the door of grace ajar in   
his hand1  as being loath1 as yet1 to   
bolt it against him4    7#d47 ,art thou 
followed with affliction1 and dost thou 
hear ,god's  angry voice in thy         
afflictions8 ,doth he send with the     
affliction  an interpreter1 to show thee
 thy vileness2 and why1 or wherefore1   
that hand of ,god is upon thee1 and upon
 what thou hast2 to wit1  that it is for
 thy sinning against him1 and that thou 
mightest be  turned to him8 ,if so1 thy 

summer is not quite ended2 thy harvest  
is not yet quite over and gone4 ,take   
heed1 stand out no longer1  lest he     
cause darkness1 and lest thy feet       
stumble upon the dark  mountains2 and   
lest1 while you look for light1 he turn 
it into the  shadow of death1 and make  
it gross darkness 7,jer #h3bj2          
#ac3ae-ag74    7#e47 ,art thou crossed1 
disappointed1 and waylaid1 and          
overthrown in  all thy foolish ways and 
doings8 ,this is a sign ,god has not    
quite  left thee1 but that he still     
waits upon thee to turn thee4 ,consider1
  ,i say1 has he made a hedge and a wall
 to stop thee8 ,has he crossed  thee in 
all thou puttest thy hand unto8 ,take it
 as a call to turn  to him2 for1 by his 
thus doing1 he shows he has a mind to   
give thee  a better portion4 ,for       
usually1 when ,god gives up men1 and    
resolves  to let them alone in the broad
 way1 he gives them rope1 and lets  them
 have their desires in all hurtful      
things 7,hosea #b3f-ae2 ,psa  #gc3c-ac2 

,rom #aa3i74 ,therefore take heed to    
this also1 that thou  strive not against
 this hand of ,god2 but betake thyself  
to a serious  inquiry into the causes of
 this hand of ,god upon thee1 and       
incline  to think1 it is because the    
,lord would have thee look to that1     
which  is better than what thou wouldst 
satisfy thyself withal4 ,when ,god  had 
a mind to make the prodigal go home to  
his father1 he sent a  famine upon him1 
and denied him a bellyful of the husks  
which the  swine did eat4 ,and observe  
it1 now he was in a strait1 he betook   
him to consideration of the good that   
there was in his father's  house2 yea1  
he resolved to go home to his father1   
and his father  dealt well with him2 he 
received him with music and dancing1    
because  he had received him safe and   
sound 7,luke #ae3ad-cb74    7#f47 ,hast 
thou any enticing touches of the ,word  
of ,god upon thy  mind8 ,doth1 as it    
were1 some holy word of ,god give a     
glance upon  thee1 cast a smile upon    

thee1 let fall1 though it be but one    
drop  of its savour upon thy spirit2    
yea1 though it stays but one moment     
with thee8 ,o then the day of grace is  
not past6 ,the gate of heaven  is not   
shut6 nor ,god's heart and bowels       
withdrawn from thee as  yet4 ,take heed1
 therefore1 and beware that thou make   
much of the  heavenly gift1 and of that 
good word of ,god of the which he has   
made  thee taste4 ,beware1 ,i say1 and  
take heed2 there may be a falling  away 
for all this2 but1 ,i say1 as yet ,god  
has not left thee1 as  yet he has not   
cast thee off 7,heb #f3a-i74    #b4     
,with respect to thy desires1 what are  
they8 ,wouldst thou be  saved8 ,wouldst 
thou be saved with a thorough salvation8
 ,wouldst  thou be saved from guilt and 
filth too8 ,wouldst thou be the servant 
of thy ,saviour8 ,art thou indeed weary 
of the service of thy old  master the   
devil1 sin1 and the world8 ,and have    
these desires put  thy soul to the      
flight8 ,hast thou1 through desires1    

betaken thyself  to thy heels8 ,dost fly
 to him that is a ,saviour from the     
wrath to  come1 for life8 ,if these be  
thy desires1 and if they be unfeigned1  
fear not6 ,thou are one of those        
runaways which ,god has commanded  our  
,lord to receive1 and not to send thee  
back to the devil thy  master again1 but
 to give thee a place in his house1 even
 the place  which liketh thee best4     
',thou shalt not deliver unto his       
master1'  says he1 'the servant which is
 escaped from his master unto thee4  ,he
 shall dwell with thee1 even among you1 
in that place which he  shall choose in 
one of thy gates1 where it liketh him   
best3 thou  shalt not oppress him' 7,deu
 #bc3ae1af74    ,this is a command to   
the church1 consequently to the ,head of
 the  church2 for all commands from ,god
 come to her through her ,head4  ,whence
 ,i conclude1 that as ,israel of old was
 to receive the runaway  servant who    
escaped from a heathen master to them1  
and should not  dare to send him back to

 his master again2 so ,christ's church  
now1  and consequently ,christ himself1 
may not1 will not1 refuse that  soul    
that has made his escape from sin1      
,satan1 the world1 and hell1  unto him1 
but will certainly let him dwell in his 
house1 among his  saints1 in that place 
which he shall choose1 even where it    
liketh  him best4 ,for he says1 in      
another place1 ',and him that cometh  to
 me1 ,i will in no wise cast out4' ,in  
no wise1 let his crimes be  what they   
will1 either for nature1 multitude1 or  
the attendance  of aggravating          
circumstances4 ,wherefore1 if thy       
desires be firm1  sound1 and unfeigned  
to become the saved of ,christ1 and his 
servant1  fear not1 he will not1 he will
 in no wise put thee away1 or turn  thee
 over to thy old master again4    #c4   
,as to thy fears1 whatever they are1 let
 that be supposed which  is supposed    
before1 and they are groundless1 and so 
of no weight4    ,objection4 ,but ,i am 
afraid ,i am not of the elect1 or chosen

 to  salvation1 though you called me    
fool a little before for so fearing4    
,answer4 ,though election is1 in order1 
before calling1 as to ,god1 yet  the    
knowledge of calling must go before the 
belief of my election1  as to myself4   
,wherefore1 souls that doubt of the     
truth of their  effectual calling1 do   
but plunge themselves into a deeper     
labyrinth  of confusion that concern    
themselves with their election2 ,i mean1
  while they labour to know it before   
they prove their calling4 ',make  your  
calling1 and so your election sure' 7#b 
,peter #a3d-aj74    ,wherefore1 at      
present1 lay the thoughts of thy        
election by1 and  ask thyself these     
questions3 ,do ,i see my lost condition8
 ,do ,i see  salvation is nowhere but in
 ,christ8 ,would ,i share in this       
salvation  by faith in him8 ,and would  
,i1 as was said before1 be thoroughly   
saved1 to wit1 from the filth as from   
the guilt8 ,do ,i love ,christ1  his    
,father1 his saints1 his words1 and     

ways8 ,this is the way to  prove we are 
elect4 ,wherefore1 sinner1 when ,satan1 
or thine own  heart1 seeks to puzzle    
thee with election1 say thou1 ,i cannot 
attend  to talk of this point now1 but  
stay till ,i know that ,i am called  of 
,god to the fellowship of his ,son1 and 
then ,i will show you that  ,i am elect1
 and that my name is written in the book
 of life4    ,if poor distressed souls  
would observe this order1 they might    
save themselves the trouble of an       
unprofitable labour under these         
unseasonable and soul-sinking doubts4   
#da    ,let us1 therefore1 upon the     
sight of our wretchedness1 fly and      
venturously leap into the arms of       
,christ1 which are now as open to       
receive us into his bosom as they were  
when nailed to the cross4  ,this is     
coming to ,christ for life aright2 this 
is right running away  from thy old     
master to him1 as was said before4 ,and 
for this we  have multitudes of         
,scriptures to support1 encourage1 and  

comfort  us in our so doing4    ,but    
now1 let him that doth thus be sure to  
look for it1 for ,satan  will be with   
him tomorrow1 to see if he can get him  
again to his  old service2 and if he    
cannot do that1 then will he enter into 
dispute with him1 to wit1 about whether 
he be elect to life1 and  called indeed 
to partake of this ,christ1 to whom he  
is fled for  succour1 or whether he     
comes to him of his own presumptuous    
mind4  ,therefore we are bid1 as to     
come1 so to arm ourselves with that     
armour which ,god has provided2 that we 
may resist1 quench1 stand  against1 and 
withstand all the fiery darts of the    
devil 7,eph  #f3aa-ah74 ,if1 therefore1 
thou findest ,satan in this order to    
march  against thee1 remember that thou 
hadst this item about it2 and  betake   
thyself to faith and good courage1 and  
be sober1 and hope  to the end4         
,objection4 ,but how if ,i should have  
sinned the sin unpardonable1  or that   
called the sin against the ,holy ,ghost8

    ,answer4 ,if thou hast1 thou art    
lost for ever2 but yet before it  is    
concluded by thee that thou hast so     
sinned1 know that they that  would be   
saved by ,jesus ,christ1 through faith  
in his blood1 cannot  be counted for    
such4    #a4 ,because of the promise1   
for that must not be frustrate3 and     
that says1 ',and him that cometh to     
,christ1 he will in no wise cast  out4' 
,and again1 ',whoso will1 let him take  
of the water of life  freely' 7,john    
#f3cg2 ,rev #ba3f2 #bb3ag74    ,but1 ,i 
say1 how can these ,scriptures be       
fulfilled1 if he that would  indeed be  
saved1 as before said1 has sinned the   
sin unpardonable8  ,the ,scripture must 
not be made void1 nor their truth be    
cast to the  ground4 ,here is a promise1
 and here is a sinner2 a promise that   
says he shall not be cast out that      
comes2 and the sinner comes1  wherefore 
he must be received3 consequently1 he   
that comes to ,christ  for life1 has    
not1 cannot have sinned that sin for    

which there is  no forgiveness4 ,and    
this might suffice for an answer to any 
coming  soul1 that fears1 though he     
comes1 that he has sinned the sin       
against the ,holy ,ghost4    #b4 ,but1  
again1 he that has sinned the sin       
against the ,holy ,ghost  cannot come1  
has no heart to come1 can by no means be
 made willing  to come to ,jesus ,christ
 for life2 for that he has received such
 an  opinion of him1 and of his things1 
as deters and holds him back4    7#a47  
,he counteth this blessed person1 this  
,son of ,god1 a magician1  a conjuror1 a
 witch1 or one that did1 when he was in 
the world1  what he did1 by the power   
and spirit of the devil 7,matt #i3cd2   
#ab3bd1be1;c42 ,mark #c3bb-cj74 ,now he 
that has this opinion of this  ,jesus1  
cannot be willing to cast himself at his
 feet for life1 or  to come to him as   
the only way to ,god and to salvation4  
,and hence it  is said again1 that such 
an one puts him to open shame1 and      
treadeth  him under foot2 that is1 by   

contemning1 reproaching1 vilifying1  and
 despising of him1 as if he were the    
vilest one1 or the greatest  cheat in   
the world2 and has1 therefore1 as to his
 esteem of him1  called him accursed1   
crucified him to himself1 or counted him
 one  hanged1 as one of the worst of    
malefactors 7,heb #f3f2 #aj3bi2 #a ,cor 
#ab3c74    7#b47 ,his blood1 which is   
the meritorious cause of man's          
redemption1  even the blood of the      
everlasting covenant1 he counteth 'an   
unholy  thing1' or that which has no    
more virtue in it to save a soul from   
sin than has the blood of a dog 7,heb   
#aj3bi74db ,for when the apostle  says1 
'he counts it an unholy thing1' he      
means1 he makes it of less  value than  
that of a sheep or cow1 which were clean
 according to  the law2 and1 therefore1 
must mean1 that his blood was of no more
  worth to him1 in his account1 than was
 the blood of a dog1 an ass1  or a      
swine1 which always was1 as to          
sacrifices1 rejected by the ,god  of    

heaven1 as unholy or unclean4 ,now he   
who has no better esteem  of ,jesus     
,christ1 and of his death and blood1    
will not be persuaded  to come to him   
for life1 or to trust in him for        
salvation4    7#c47 ,but further1 all   
this must be done against manifest      
tokens to  prove the contrary1 or after 
the shining of gospel light upon the    
soul1 or some considerable profession of
 him as the ,messiah1 or  that he was   
the ,saviour of the world4    7a47 ,it  
must be done against manifest tokens to 
prove the contrary2  and thus the       
reprobate ,jews committed it when they  
saw the works of  ,god1 which put forth 
themselves in him1 and called them the  
works  of the devil and ,beelzebub4     
7b47 ,it must be done against some      
shining light of the gospel upon  them4 
,and thus it was with ,judas1 and with  
those who1 after they  were enlightened1
 and had tasted1 and had felt something 
of the  powers of the world to come1    
fell away from the faith of him1 and    

put him to open shame and disgrace 7,heb
 #f3e1f74    7c47 ,it must also be done 
after1 and in opposition to one's own   
open  profession of him4 ,for if1 after 
they have escaped the pollution  of the 
world1 through the knowledge of our     
,lord and ,saviour ,jesus  ,christ1 they
 are again entangled therein1 and       
overcome1 the latter  end is worse with 
them than the beginning2 for it had been
 better  for them not to have know the  
way of righteousness1 than after they   
have known it1 to turn from the holy    
commandment1 which is the word  of faith
 delivered unto them4    7d47 ,all this 
must be done openly1 before witnesses1  
in the face1  sight1 and view of the    
world1 by word and act4 ,this is the sin
  that is unpardonable2 and he that hath
 thus done1 can never1 it  is impossible
 he ever should1 be renewed again to    
repentance1 and  that for a double      
reason2 first1 such an one doth say1 he 
will  not2 and second of him ,god says1 
he shall not have the benefit  of       

salvation by him4    ,objection4 ,but if
 this be the sin unpardonable1 why is it
 called  the sin against the ,holy      
,ghost1 and not rather the sin against  
the  ,son of ,god8    ,answer4 ,it is   
called 'the sin against the ,holy       
,ghost1' because such  count the works  
he did1 which were done by the ,spirit  
of ,god1 the  works of the spirit of the
 devil4 ,also because all such as so    
reject  ,christ ,jesus the ,lord1 they  
do it in despite of that testimony      
which the ,holy ,ghost has given of him 
in the holy ,scriptures2 for  the       
,scriptures are the breathings of the   
,holy ,ghost1 as in all  other things1  
so in that testimony they bear of the   
person1 of the  works1 sufferings1      
resurrection1 and ascension of ,jesus   
,christ4    ,sinner1 this is the sin    
against the ,holy ,ghost4 ,what sayest  
thou8  ,hast thou committed it8 ,nay1 ,i
 know thou hast not1 if thou wouldst  be
 saved by ,christ4 ,yea1 it is          
impossible that thou shouldst have  done

 it1 if indeed thou wouldst be saved by 
him4 ,no man can desire  to be saved by 
him1 who he yet judgeth to be an        
impostor1 a magician1  a witch4 ,no man 
can hope for redemption by that blood   
which he yet  counteth an unholy thing4 
,nor will ,god ever suffer such an one  
to  repent1 who has1 after light and    
profession of him1 thus horribly1  and  
devil-like1 contemned and trampled upon 
him4    ,true1 words1 and wars1 and     
blasphemies1 against this ,son of man1  
are pardonable2 but then they must be   
done 'ignorantly1 and in  unbelief4'    
,also1 all blasphemous thoughts are     
likewise such as may  be passed by1 if  
the soul afflicted with them1 indeed is 
sorry for  them 7#a ,tim #a3ac-ae2 ,mark
 #c3bh74    ,all but this1 sinner1 all  
but this6 ,if ,god had said1 he will    
forgive  one sin1 it had been undeserved
 grace2 but when he says he will  pardon
 all but one1 this is grace to the      
height4 ,nor is that one  unpardonable  
otherwise1 but because the ,saviour that

 should save  them is rejected and put  
away4 ,jacob's ladder2 ,christ is       
,jacob's  ladder that reacheth up to    
heaven2 and he that refuseth to go by   
this ladder thither1 will scarce by     
other means get up so high4  ,there is  
none other name given under heaven1     
among men1 whereby  we must be saved4   
,there is none other sacrifice for sin  
than this2  he also1 and he only1 is the
 ,mediator that reconcileth men to ,god4
  ,and1 sinner1 if thou wouldst be saved
 by him1 his benefits are  thine2 yea1  
though thou art a great and ,jerusalem  
transgressor4#dc    ,,footnotes3    #a  
,having preached many times1 and from   
various texts1 upon this  subject1 the  
whole substance of many sermons is here 
published4--,ed4    #b ,the ,jews1 and  
their sacred city1 are standing         
monuments of ,god's  dreadful vengeance 
against unbelief in rejecting the ,lord 
,christ1  in whom alone is salvation4   
,the ,lord give us grace to prize and   
improve  gospel privileges1 lest we also

 be cut off1 through unbelief4--,mason4 
#c ,the higher a people rise under the  
means1 the lower will be  their fall if 
they slight them4 ,o highly-favoured    
,england6 ,tyre  and ,sidon1 ,sodom and 
,gomorrah1 will have a milder hell than 
thy  carnal1 hypocritical1 ,christless  
children4--,mason4    #d ,all the       
objections are on the sinner's side1    
through unbelief4  ,christ answers them 
all in one word1 ',whosoever will1 let  
him come  and take of the water of life 
freely'2 and1 ',whosoever cometh1 ,i    
will in no wise cast out4' ,lord1 put   
forth thy power1 and give the           
will4--,mason4    #e ,in this quotation1
 ,bunyan has followed the reading in the
 ,genevan  or ,puritan version4--,ed4   
#f ,an arrow1 dipped in the blood of    
,jesus1 will subdue the most  obdurate  
heart it reaches1 even those bitter     
enemies to ,christ1  the                
priests4--,mason4    #g ,this quotation 
is from the ,genevan or ,puritan        
version--,ed4    #h ',death was         

swallowing of them down4' ,how very     
striking and full  of truth is this     
expression6 ,for1 in proportion as the  
sinner  violates the ,divine law1 so he 
rushes into the jaws of death and       
destruction4 ,obedience to the ,divine  
law preserves health1 bestows           
happiness1 and prolongs life4--,ed4     
#i ',rowl in his bowels'2 intense       
affection3 see ,philemon #ab4--;,ed4    
#aj ',wheals'2 pimples1 or small        
swellings filled with matter4--,ed4     
#aa ',as physicians do' can now hardly  
be understood4 ,in ,bunyan's  days1 all 
physicians put forth their bills of     
'wonderful cures4'--,ed4    #ab         
',hedge-creepers'2 footpads4--,ed4      
#ac ,o sinner1 beseech the ,lord to     
enable you to welcome the grace  that is
 welcoming you2 then you shall find it1 
in the ,lord's time1  that you shall be 
made as kindly welcome as ever a sinner 
was that  is now a glorified            
saint4--,mason4    #ad ,this idea is    
most ingeniously and admirably displayed

 in ,bunyan's  beautiful allegory1 ',the
 ,holy ,war4'--,ed4    #ae ',a muse'2   
deep thought4 ,vulgo vocatum1 'a brown  
study4' ,bunyan  used this word in the  
same sense in the first edition of ',the
  ,pilgrim's ,progress1' at the         
,interpreter's house3 ',now was         
,christian  somewhat in a muse4' ,it was
 afterwards altered1 but not improved1  
by substituting the words1 'in a        
maze4'--,ed4    #af ,among all the      
wondrous sights that angels witness1 one
 gives  them peculiar joy--it is the    
poor penitent prodigal returning to     
,god1 ,luke #ae3aj4--;,ed4    #ag ,this 
was printed in the first edition1 'the  
biggest sin4'--,ed4    #ah ,how strongly
 does this dialogue bring to our        
recollection that  between ,christian   
and ,apollyon in the ',the ,pilgrim's   
,progress8'--,ed4    #ai ',i stunck1' in
 the original edition1 probably meant1  
',i stuck'2  but all the later editions 
have1 ',i stunk4'--,ed4    #bj          
',clouts'2 patches1 ,joshua #i3e    #ba 

,i cannot discover in what book ,bunyan 
read this legend2 it is  not in the     
,golden ,legend1 or any of my monkish   
authors4 ,it was a  generally received  
opinion1 among the ancients1 that ,mary 
,magdalene  was sister to ,lazarus2 but 
the means of her conversion is not      
known4  ,the story here related is      
possible1 and even probable2 but it has 
no foundation in the inspired writings1 
nor in ancient authors4--,ed4    #bb    
,thus ,zaccheus said3 ',behold1 ,lord1  
the half of my goods ,i give  to the    
poor2 and if ,i have taken anything from
 any man1 by false  accusation1 ,i      
restore fourfold4' ,the law of ,god     
requires us1  dim-sighted as we are1 to 
see our sins in their real magnitude1   
but the perversity of man turns the     
telescope to diminish them4--,ed4    #bc
 ',the friends thereof in their reason' 
were the words used in  the first three 
editions by ,bunyan4 ,after his decease1
 they were  altered1 in #afig1 in a     
second third edition1 and this          

correction  has been continued in every 
subsequent impression4--,ed4    #bd     
,bunyan has some striking observations  
upon this word ,go1 in his  work on the 
day of judgment4 ,those who refused the 
invitation to  'come' and receive life1 
when in the world1 now irresistibly obey
  the awful mandate1 ',go1' and rush    
into eternal woe4--,ed4    #be ,how     
pointed and faithful are these words8   
,how natural it  is for a poor sinner to
 compare himself with his fellow-worm1  
and  say1 ',lord1 ,i thank thee that ,i 
am not as this publican1' or as  that   
murderer--instead of viewing himself in 
the gospel glass1 in  the presence of   
infinite holiness1 and feeling that in  
his flesh  there is no good thing1 but  
putrefying sores1 that he is vile and   
hell-deserving1 and must fall into the  
arms of ,divine mercy1 crying1  ,lord1  
save1 or ,i perish4--,ed4    #bf        
',swoop'2 to seize as a hawk does his   
prey4--,ed4    #bg ,the convinced sinner
 is not content with the cry1 ',deliver 

me  from the wrath to come1' but1       
feeling sin to be his greatest enemy1   
he earnestly cries for deliverance from 
its dominion in this world  7,psa       
#adc74--;,ed4    #bh ',at the catch4'   
,see the dialogue between ,faithful and 
,talkative  in ',the ,pilgrim's         
,progress4'--,ed4    #bi ,printed1      
'far1' in the first and second editions2
 altered to  'fast1' in third and       
subsequent editions4--,ed4    #cj ,the  
blind men1 who implored the mercy of    
,jesus1 would not be  checked even by   
the multitude1 but cried so much the    
more4 ,when  a true sense of misery     
urges1 neither men nor devils can stop  
the  cry for mercy1 till ,jesus has     
compassion and heals their spiritual    
maladies4--,mason4    #ca ,quoted from  
the ,puritan or ,genevan version of the 
,bible2 our  translation has1 ',he that 
covereth4'--,ed4    #cb ',long of ,jesus
 ,christ'2 a provincial expression1     
meaning 'all  this belongs to us by     
,jesus ,christ4'--,ed4    #cc ,how      

admirable an illustration is this of the
 ,slough of ,despond1  into which       
,christian and ,pliable fell in ',the   
,pilgrim's ,progress4'--,ed4    #cd     
,this illustrates ,bunyan's meaning of  
the ,giant of ,sophistry1  named ,maul1 
whose head was cut off by ,great-heart1 
in the ,second  ,part of ',the          
,pilgrim's ,progress4'--,ed4    #ce ,the
 treasures of this bank are             
inexhaustible and unsearchable4  ,oh for
 faith1 that we may draw largely upon   
its infinite riches6--,ed4    #cf       
',incidence'2 the direction with which  
one body strikes another2  now          
obsolete4--,ed4    #cg ,a sour1 crabbed 
,christian1 is a contradiction in terms4
 ,the  precept is1 ',be ye kind one to  
another1 tender-hearted1 forgiving  one 
another1 even as ,god1 for ,christ's    
sake1 hath forgiven you'  7,eph         
#d3ca74--,mason    #ch ,the true        
branches in ,christ1 the heavenly vine1 
are made fruitful  in love1 joy1 peace1 
long-suffering1 gentleness1 goodness1   

faith1  meekness1 and temperance4 ,by   
these it will appear that ,christ is    
formed within us4 ,mere 'lick of the    
tongue' love1 without these1  is an     
unsubstantial shadow4--,ed4    #ci ',be 
so taunted'2 in editions previous to    
#afig4--;,ed4    #dj ',at least wise'2  
to say the least4--,ed4    #da ,this is 
the proper test for a perplexed soul1   
when troubled  about his election4 ,if  
,i love ,christ1 and am desirous to obey
 him1  it is because he first loved me2 
and this is the surest proof of         
election4 ,hear the voice of ,god1      
',whosoever believeth in me shall  not  
perish1 but have eternal life'2 and so  
,paul1 ',as many as were  ordained to   
eternal life believed' 7,acts           
#ac3dh74--;,ed4    #db ,how very        
forcible is this appeal to those who    
profess to believe  the inspiration of  
the ,bible1 but yet reject the atonement
 of  ,christ4 ,it is to make the typical
 sacrifice of the clean beasts1  under  
the law1 of greater value than that of  

the great antitype--the  ,son of        
,god4--,ed4    #dc ,the reason why those
 who are guilty of the blasphemy against
 the  ,holy ,ghost are never forgiven1  
is not for want of any sufficiency  in  
the blood of ,christ1 or in the         
pardoning mercy of ,god1 but  because   
they never repent of that sin1 and never
 seek to ,god for  mercy through        
,christ1 but continue obstinate till    
death4--,mason4    999999    ,,the      
,,greatness ,,of ,,the ,,soul1    ,,and 
,,unspeakableness #j;,f ,,the ,,loss    
,,thereof2    ,,with ,,the ,,causes ,,of
 ,,the ,,losing ,,it4    ,,first        
,,preached ,,at ,,pinner',s ,,hall and  
now ,,enlarged ,,and ,,published ,,for  
,,good4    ,by ,,john ,,bunyan1         
,london3 ,printed for ,benjamin ,alsop1 
at the ,angel and ,bible in the         
,poultry1 #afhb    ,faithfully reprinted
 from the ,author's ,first ,edition4    
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,our curiosity is naturally excited to  
discover what a poor1 unlettered        

mechanic1 whose book-learning had been  
limited to the contents of  one volume1 
could by possibility know upon a subject
 so abstruse1  so profound1 and so      
highly metaphysical1 as that of the     
,soul--its  greatness--and the          
inconceivableness of its loss4 ,heathen 
philosophers1  at the head of whose     
formidable array stand ,plato and       
,aristotle1  had exhausted their wit1   
and had not made the world a whit the   
wiser  by all their lucubrations4 ,the  
fathers plunged into the subject1  and  
increased the confusion2 we are         
confounded with their subtle            
distinctions1 definitions1 and          
inquiries2 such as that attributed  to  
,st4 ,aquinas1 ,how many disembodied    
spirits could dance upon the  point of a
 fine needle without jostling each      
other8 ,learned divines  had puzzled    
themselves and their hearers with       
suppositions and  abstract principles4  
,what1 then1 could a travelling brasier1
 or  tinker1 have discovered to excite  

the attention of the ,christian  world1 
and to become a teacher to philosophers1
 fathers1 and learned  divines8 ,bunyan 
found no access to the polluted streams 
of a vain  philosophy2 he went at once  
to the fountain-head2 and1 in the pure  
light of ,revelation1 displays the human
 soul--infinitely great in  value1      
although in a fallen state4 ,he portrays
 it as drawn by the  unerring hand of   
its ,maker4 ,he sets forth1 by the glass
 of ,god's  ,word1 the inconceivableness
 of its value1 while progressing through
  time2 and1 aided by the same wondrous 
glass1 he penetrates the  eternal world1
 unveils the joys of heaven and the     
torments of hell--so  far as they are   
revealed by the ,holy ,ghost1 and are   
conceivable to  human powers4 ,while he 
thus leads us to some kind of estimate  
of  its worth1 he1 from the same        
source--the only source from whence     
such knowledge can be derived1 makes    
known the causes of the loss  of the    
soul1 and leads his trembling readers to

 the only name under  heaven given among
 men1 whereby they can be saved4 ,in    
attempting  to conceive the greatness   
and value of the soul1 the importance of
  the body is too often overlooked4 ,the
 body1 it is true1 is of the  earth2 the
 soul is the breath of ,god4 ,the body  
is the habitation2  the soul is the     
inhabitant4 ,the body returns to the    
dust2 while the  soul enters into the   
intermediate state1 waiting to be       
re-united  to the body after its new    
creation1 when death shall be swallowed 
up of life4 ,in these views1 the soul   
appears to be vastly superior  to the   
body4 ,but let it never be forgotten1   
that1 as in this life1  so it will be in
 the everlasting state2 the body and    
soul are so  intimately connected as to 
become one being1 capable of exquisite  
happiness1 or existing in the pangs of  
everlasting death4 ,he who  felt and    
wrote as ,bunyan does in this solemn    
treatise1 and whose  tongue was as the  
pen of a ready writer1 must have been   

wise  and successful in winning souls to
 ,christ4 ,he felt their infinite       
value1 he knew their strong and their   
weak points1 their riches and  poverty4 
,he was intimate with every street and  
lane in the town  of ,man-soul1 and how 
and where the subtle ,diabolians shifted
 about  to hide themselves in the walls1
 and holes1 and corners4 ,he sounds  the
 alarm1 and plants his engines against  
'the eye as the window1  and the ear as 
the door1 for the soul to look out at1  
and to  receive in by4' ,he detects the 
wicked in speaking with his feet1  and  
teaching with his fingers4 ,his         
illustration of the punishment  of a    
sinner1 as set forth by the sufferings  
of the ,saviour1 is  peculiarly         
striking4 ,the attempt to describe the  
torments of those  who suffer under the 
awful curse1 ',go ye wicked1' is awfully
 and  intensely vivid4    ,bunyan most  
earnestly exhorts the distressed sinner 
to go direct to  the great ,shepherd and
 ,bishop of souls1 and not to place     

confidence  in those who pretend to be  
his ministers2 but 'who are false       
shepherds1 in so many ugly guises1 and  
under so many false and  scandalous     
dresses2' 'take heed of that shepherd   
that careth not  for his own soul1 that 
walketh in ways1 and doth such things1  
as  have a direct tendency to damn his  
own soul2 come not near him4  ,he that  
feeds his own soul with ashes1 will     
scarce feed thee with  the bread of     
life4' ,choose ,christ to be thy chief  
,shepherd1 sit  at his feet1 and learn  
of him and he will direct thee to such  
as  shall feed thy soul with knowledge  
and understanding4    ,reader1 let me no
 longer keep thee upon the threshold but
 enter upon  this important treatise    
with earnest prayer2 and may the blessed
  ,spirit enable us to live under a     
sense of the greatness of the soul1  the
 unspeakableness of the loss thereof1   
the causes of losing it1  and the only  
way in which its salvation can he found4
    ,,george ,,offor4 ,hackney1 ,april  

#ahej    ,,the ,,greatness ,,of ,,the   
,,soul1    ,,and ,,unspeakableness ,,of 
,,the ,,loss ,,thereof    ',,or ,,what  
,,shall ,a ,,man ,,give ,,in ,,exchange 
,,for ,,his ,,soul8'--,,mark #h3cg4     
,i ,,have chosen at this time to handle 
these words among you1 and  that for    
several reasons3--    l4 ,because the   
soul1 and the salvation of it1 are such 
great1 such  wonderful great things2    
nothing is a matter of that concern as  
is1  and should be1 the soul of each one
 of you4 ,house and land1 trades  and   
honours1 places and preferments1 what   
are they to salvation8  to the salvation
 of the soul8    #b4 ,because ,i        
perceive that this so great a thing1 and
 about which  persons should be so much 
concerned1 is neglected to amazement1   
and  that by the most of men2 yea1 who  
is there of the many thousands  that sit
 daily under the sound of the gospel    
that are concerned1  heartily concerned1
 about the salvation of their           
souls8--that is1  concerned1 ,i say1 as 

the nature of the thing requireth4 ,if  
ever  a lamentation was fit to be taken 
up in this age about1 for1 or           
concerning anything1 it is about1 for1  
and concerning the horrid  neglect that 
everywhere puts forth itself with       
reference to salvation4  ,where is one  
man in a thousand--yea1 where is there  
two of ten  thousand that do show by    
their conversation1 public and private1 
that the soul1 their own souls1 are     
considered by them1 and that  they are  
taking that care for the salvation of   
them as becomes  them--to wit1 as the   
weight of the work1 and the nature of   
salvation  requireth8    #c4 ,i have    
therefore pitched upon this text at this
 time2 to see1  if peradventure the     
discourse which ,god shall help me to   
make upon  it1 will awaken you1 rouse   
you off your beds of ease1 security1 and
  pleasure1 and fetch you down upon your
 knees before ,him1 to beg of  ,him     
grace to be concerned about the         
salvation of your souls4 ,and  then1 in 

the last place1 ,i have taken upon me to
 do this1 that  ,i may deliver1 if not  
you1 yet myself1 and that ,i may be     
clear of  your blood1 and stand quit1 as
 to you1 before ,god1 when you shall1   
for neglect1 be damned1 and wail to     
consider that you have lost  your souls4
 ',when ,i say1' saith ,god1 'unto the  
wicked1 ,thou shalt  surely die2 and    
thou1' the prophet or preacher1 'givest 
him not  warning1 nor speakest to warn  
the wicked from his wicked way1 to  save
 his life2 the same wicked man shall die
 in his iniquity2 but  his blood will ,i
 require at thine hand4 ,yet if thou    
warn the wicked1  and he turn not front 
his wickedness1 nor from his wicked way1
 he  shall die in his iniquity2 but thou
 hast delivered thy soul' 7,eze  #c3ah1 
#ai74    ',or what shall a man give in  
exchange for his soul8'    ,in my       
handling of these words1 ,i shall first 
speak to the occasion  of them1 and then
 to the words themselves4    ,the       
occasion of the words was1 for that the 

people that now were  auditors to the   
,lord ,jesus1 and that followed him1 did
 it without  that consideration as      
becomes so great a work--that is1 the   
generality  of them that followed ,him  
were not for considering first with     
themselves1 what it was to profess      
,christ1 and what that profession  might
 cost them4    ',and when he had called 
the people unto him1' the great         
multitude  that went with him           
7,luke#ad3be7 'with his disciples also1 
he said  unto them1 ',whosoever will    
come after me1 let him deny himself1    
and take up his cross1 and follow me    
7,mark #h3cd74 ,let him first sit  down 
and count up the cost1 and the charge he
 is like to be at1 if  he follows me4   
,for following of me is not like        
following of some  other masters4 ,the  
wind sits always on my face1 and the    
foaming rage  of the sea of this world1 
and the proud and lofty waves thereof1  
do continually beat upon the sides of   
the bark of the ship that  myself1 my   

cause1 and my followers are in2 he      
therefore that will  not run hazards1   
and that is afraid to venture a         
drowning1 let him  not set foot into    
this vessel4 ,so whosever doth not bear 
his cross1  and come after me1 he cannot
 be my disciple4 ,for which of you1     
intending to build a tower1 sitteth not 
down first and counteth  the cost1      
whether he have sufficient to finish it 
7,luke #ad3bg-bi74    ,true1 to reason1 
this kind of language tends to cast     
water upon  weak and beginning desires1 
but to faith1 it makes the things set   
before us1 and the greatness1 and the   
glory of them1 more apparently          
excellent and desirable4 ,reason will   
say1 ,then who will profess  ,christ    
that hath such coarse entertainment at  
the beginning8 but  faith will say1     
,then surely the things that are at the 
end of a  ,christian's race in this     
world must needs be unspeakably         
glorious2  since whoever hath had but   
the knowledge and due consideration of  

them1 have not stuck to run hazards1    
hazards of every kind1 that  they might 
embrace and enjoy them4 ,yea1 saith     
faith1 it must needs  be so1 since the  
,son himself1 that best knew what they  
were1 even1  'for the joy that was set  
before ,him endured the cross1 despising
  the shame1 and is set down at the     
right hand of the throne of ,god'  7,heb
 #ab3b74    ,but1 ,i say1 there is not  
in every man this knowledge of things   
and  so by consequence not such         
consideration as can make the cross and 
self-denial acceptable to them for the  
sake of ,christ1 and of the  things that
 are where ,he now sitteth at the right 
hand of ,god 7,col  #c3b-d74 ,therefore 
our ,lord ,jesus doth even at the       
beginning give  to ,his followers this  
instruction4 ,and lest any of them      
should take  distaste at ,his saying1   
,he presenteth them with the            
consideration  of three things          
together--namely1 the cross1 the loss of
 life1 and  the soul2 and then reasoneth

 with them from the same1 saying1 ,here 
is the cross1 the life1 and the soul4   
#a4 ,the cross1 and that you must take  
up1 if you will follow ,me4    #b4 ,the 
life1 and that you may save for a time1 
if you cast ,me off4    #c4 ,and the    
soul1 which will everlastingly perish if
 you come not  to ,me1 and abide not    
with ,me4    ,now consider what is best 
to be done4 ,will you take up the cross1
  come after ,me1 and so preserve your  
souls from perishing8 or will  you shun 
the cross to save your lives1 and so run
 the danger of  eternal damnation8 ,or1 
as you have it in ,john1 will you love  
your  life till you lose it8 or will you
 hate your life1 and save it8 ',he  that
 loveth his life shall lose it2 and he  
that hateth his life in  this world     
shall keep it unto life eternal' 7,john 
#ab3be74 ,as who  should say1 ,he that  
loveth a temporal life1 he that so      
loveth it1  as to shun the profession of
 ,christ to save it1 shall lose it upon 
a worse account1 than if he had lost it 

for ,christ and the gospel2  but he that
 will set light by it1 for the love that
 he hath to  ,christ1 shall keep it unto
 life eternal4    ,christ having thus   
discoursed with ,his followers about    
their denying  of themselves1 their     
taking up their cross and following of  
,him1  doth1 in the next place1 put the 
question to them1 and so leaveth  it    
upon them for ever1 saying1 ',for what  
shall it profit a man1 if  he shall gain
 the whole world1 and lose his own      
soul8' 7,mark #h3cf74  ,as who should   
say1 ,i have bid you take heed that you 
do not lightly1  and without due        
consideration1 enter into a profession  
of ,me and  of ,my gospel2 for he that  
without due consideration shall begin to
  profess ,christ1 will also without it 
forsake ,him1 turn from ,him1 and  cast 
,him behind his back2 and since ,i have 
even at the beginning1  laid the        
consideration of the cross before you1  
it is because you  should not be        
surprised and overtaken by it unawares1 

and because  you should know that to    
draw back from ,me after you have laid  
your  hand to ,my plough1 will make you 
unfit for the kingdom of heaven  7,luke 
#i3fb74    ,now1 since this is so1 there
 is no less lies at stake than          
salvation1  and salvation is worth all  
the world1 yea1 worth ten thousand      
worlds1 if there should be so many4 ,and
 since this is so also1 it  will be your
 wisdom to begin to profess the gospel  
with expectation  of the cross and      
tribulation1 for to that are my         
gospellers#a in  this world appointed   
7,james #a3ab2 #a ,thess #c3c74 ,and if 
you begin  thus1 and hold it1 the       
kingdom and crown shall be yours2 for as
 ,god  counteth it a righteous thing to 
recompense tribulation to them  that    
trouble you1 so to you who are troubled 
and endure it1 for 'we  count them      
happy1' says ,james1 'that endure1'     
7,james #e3aa71 rest  with saints1 when 
the ,lord ,jesus shall be revealed from 
heaven with  ,his mighty angels in      

flaming fire1 to take vengeance on them 
that  know not ,god1 and that obey not  
the gospel1 etc4 7#b ,thess #a3g1 #h74  
,and if no less lies at stake than      
salvation1 then is a man's soul  and his
 all at the stake2 and if it be so1 what
 will it profit  a man if1 by forsaking 
of ,me1 he should get the whole world8  
',for  what shall it profit a man1 if he
 shall gain the whole world1 and  lose  
his own soul8'    ,having thus laid the 
soul in one balance1 and the world in   
the  other1 and affirmed that the soul  
out-bids the whole world1 and is        
incomparably for value and worth beyond 
it2 in the next place1 he  descends to a
 second question1 which is that ,i have 
chosen at this  time for my text1       
saying1 ',or what shall a man give in   
exchange  for his soul8'    ,in these   
words1 we have first a supposition1 and 
such an one as  standeth upon a double  
bottom4 ,the supposition is this--,that 
the  soul is capable of being lost2 or  
thus--',tis possible for a man to  lose 

his soul4 ,the double bottom that this  
supposition is grounded  upon is1 first1
 a man's ignorance of the worth of his  
soul1 and of  the danger that it is in2 
and the second is1 for that men commonly
  do set a higher price upon present    
ease and enjoyments than they  do upon  
eternal salvation4 ,the last of these   
doth naturally follow  upon the first2  
for if men be ignorant of the value and 
worth  of their souls1 as by ,christ in 
the verse before is implied1 what       
should hinder but that men should set a 
higher esteem upon that  with which     
their carnal desires are taken1 than    
upon that about  which they are not     
concerned1 and of which they know not   
the worth4    ,but again1 as this by the
 text is clearly supposed1 so to here is
  also something implied2 namely1 that  
it is impossible to possess  some men   
with the worth of their souls until they
 are utterly and  everlastingly lost4   
',what shall a man give in exchange for 
his soul8'  ,that is1 men when their    

souls are lost1 and shut down under the 
hatches in the pits and hells in endless
 perdition and destruction1  then they  
will see the worth of their souls1 then 
they will consider  what they have lost1
 and truly not till then4 ,this is      
plain1 not  only to sense1 but by the   
natural scope of the words1 ',what shall
  a man give in exchange for his soul8' 
,or what would not those that  are now  
for sin1 made to see themselves lost1 by
 the light of hell  fire--for some will 
never be convinced that they are lost   
till1 with  rich ,dives1 they see it in 
the light of hell flames 7,luke #af3bb1 
#bc74 ,i say1 what would not such1 if   
they had it1 give in exchange  for their
 immortal souls1 or to recover them     
again from that place  and torment8#b   
,i shall observe two truths in the      
words4    ,the first is1 ,that the loss 
of the soul is the highest1 the greatest
  loss--a loss that can never be        
repaired or made up4 ',what shall a  man
 give in exchange for his soul8'--that  

is1 to recover or redeem  his lost soul 
to liberty8    ,the second truth is     
this1 ,that how unconcerned and careless
 soever  some now be1 about the loss or 
salvation of their souls1 yet the day   
is coming2 but it will then be too late1
 when men will be willing1  had they    
never so much1 to give it all in        
exchange for their souls4  ,for so the  
question implies--',what will a man give
 in exchange for  his soul8' ,what would
 he not give8 ,what would he not part   
with at  that day1 the day in which he  
will see himself damned1 if he had  it1 
in exchange for his soul8    ,the first 
observation1 or truth1 drawn from the   
words is cleared by  the text1 ',what   
shall a man give in exchange for his    
soul8'--that  is1 there is not anything1
 nor all the things under heaven1 were  
they all in one man's hand1 and all at  
his disposal1 that would  go in exchange
 for the soul1 that would be of value to
 fetch back  one lost soul1 or that     
would certainly recover it from the     

confines  of hell4 ',the redemption of  
their soul is precious1 and it ceaseth  
for ever' 7,psa #di3h74 ,and what saith 
the words before the text but  the      
same--',for what shall it profit a man1 
if he shall gain the  whole world1 and  
lose his own soul8' ,what shall profit a
 man that  has lost his soul8 ,nothing  
at all1 though he hath by that loss     
gained  the whole world2 for all the    
world is not worth a sou#a1 not worth  a
 soul in the eye of ,god and judgment of
 the law4 ,and it is from  this         
consideration that good ,elihu          
cautioneth ,job to take heed1  ',because
 there is wrath1' saith he1 'beware lest
 ,he take thee away  with ,his stroke3  
then a great ransom cannot deliver thee4
 ,will ,he  esteem thy riches8 no1 not  
gold1 nor all the forces of strength'   
7,job #cf3ah1ai74 ,riches and power1    
what is there more in the world8  for   
money answereth all things--that is1 all
 but soul concerns4  ,it can neither be 
a price for souls while here1 nor can   

that1 with  all the forces of strength1 
recover one out of hell fire4           
,,doctrine ,,first4    ,so then1 the    
first truth drawn from the words stands 
firm--namely1    ,that the loss of the  
soul is the highest1 the greatest loss2 
a loss  that can never be repaired or   
made up4    ,in my discourse upon this  
subject1 ,i shall observe this method3--
    ,,first1 ,i shall show you what the 
soul is4    ,,second1 ,i shall show you 
the greatness of it4    ,,third1 ,i     
shall show you what it is to lose the   
soul4    ,,fourth1 ,i shall show you the
 cause for which men lose their souls2  
and by this time the greatness of the   
loss will be manifest4    ,,what ,,the  
,,soul ,,is4    ,,first1 ,i shall show  
you what the soul is1 both as to the    
various  names it goes under1 as also1  
by describing of it by its powers  and  
properties1 though in all ,i shall be   
but brief1 for ,i intend  no long       
discourse4#c    ,names of the ,soul4    
#a4 ,the soul is often called the heart 

of man1 or that1 in and by  which things
 to either good or evil1 have their     
rise2 thus desires  are of the heart or 
soul2 yea1 before desires1 the first    
conception  of good or evil is in the   
soul1 the heart4 ,the heart understands1
  wills1 affects1 reasons1 judges1 but  
these are the faculties of  the soul2   
wherefore1 heart and soul are often     
taken for one and  the same4 ',my son1  
give me thine heart' 7,prov #bc3bf74    
',out of the  heart proceed evil        
thoughts1' etc4 7,matt #ae3ai2 #a ,peter
 #c3ae2 ,psa  #bf3b74    #b4 ,the soul  
of man is often called the spirit of a  
man2 because it  not only giveth being1 
but life to all things and actions in   
and  done by him4 ,hence soul and spirit
 are put together1 as to the  same      
notion4 ',with my soul have ,i desired  
thee in the night2 yea1  with my spirit 
within me will ,i seek thee early' 7,isa
 #bf3i74 ,when  he saith1 ',yea1 with my
 spirit--will ,i seek thee1' he         
explaineth  not only with what kind of  

desires he desired ,god1 but with what  
principal matter his desires were       
brought forth4 ,it was with my  soul1   
saith he2 to wit1 with my spirit within 
me4 ,so that of ,mary1  ',my soul1'     
saith she1 'doth magnify the ,lord1 and 
my spirit hath  rejoiced in ,god my     
,saviour' 7,luke #a3df1dg74 ,not that   
soul and  spirit are1 in this place1 to 
be taken for two superior powers in     
man2 but the same great soul is here put
 under two names1 or terms1  to show    
that it was the principal part in ,mary2
 to wit1 her soul1  that magnified ,god1
 even that part that could spirit and   
put life  into her whole self to do it4 
,indeed1 sometimes spirit is not taken  
so largely1 but is confined to some one 
power or faculty of the soul1  as 'the  
spirit of my understanding1' 7,job      
#bj3c7 'and be renewed in  the spirit of
 your mind4' ,and sometime by spirit we 
are to understand  other things2 but    
many times by spirit we must understand 
the soul1  and also by soul the spirit4 

#c4 ,therefore1 by soul we understand   
the spiritual1 the best1 and  most noble
 part of man1 as distinct from the body1
 even that by  which we understand1     
imagine1 reason1 and discourse4 ,and1   
indeed1  as ,i shall further show you   
presently1 the body is but a poor1      
empty vessel1 without this great thing  
called the soul4 ',the body  without the
 spirit1' or soul1 'is dead' 7,james    
#b3bf74 ,or nothing  but 7her soul      
departed from her1 for she died74 ,it   
is1 therefore1  the chief and most noble
 part of man4    #d4 ,the soul is often 
called the life of man1 not a life of   
the  same stamp and nature of the brute2
 for the life of man--that is1  of the  
rational creature--is1 that1 as he is   
such1 wherein consisteth  and abideth   
the understanding and conscience etc4   
,wherefore1 then1  a man dieth1 or the  
body ceaseth to act1 or live in the     
exercise  of the thoughts1 which        
formerly used to be in him1 when the    
soul  departeth1 as ,i hinted even      

now--her soul departed from her1 for she
  died2 and1 as another good man saith1 
'in that very day his thoughts  perish1'
 etc4 7,psa #adf3d74 ,the first text is 
more emphatical2 ,her  soul was in      
departing 7for she died74 ,there is the 
soul of a beast1  a bird1 etc41 but the 
soul of a man is another thing2 it is   
his  understanding1 and reason1 and     
conscience1 etc4 ,and this soul1  when  
it departs1 he dies4 ,nor is this life1 
when gone out of the  body1 annihilate1 
as is the life of a beast2 no1 this1 in 
itself1  is immortal1 and has yet a     
place and being when gone out of the    
body it dwelt in2 yea1 as quick1 as     
lively is it in its senses1 if  not far 
more abundant1 than when it was in the  
body2 but ,i call it  the life1 because 
so long as that remains in the body1 the
 body is  not dead4 ,and in this sense  
it is to be taken where he saith ',he   
that loseth his life for my sake shall  
find it' unto life eternal2  and this is
 the soul that is intended in the text1 

and not the  breath1 as in some other   
places is meant4 ,and this is evident1  
because the man has a being1 a sensible 
being1 after he has lost  the soul4 ,i  
mean not by the man a man in this world1
 nor yet in  the body1 or in the grave2 
but by man we must understand1 either   
the soul in hell1 or body and soul      
there1 after the judgment is  over4 ,and
 for this the text1 also1 is plain1 for 
therein we are  presented with a man    
sensible of the damage that he has      
sustained  by losing of his soul4 ',what
 shall a man give in exchange for his   
soul8' ,but1    #e4 ,the whole man goeth
 under this denomination2 man1          
consisting of  body and soul1 is yet    
called by that part of himself that is  
most  chief and principal4 ',let every  
soul1' that is1 let every man1 'be      
subject unto the higher powers' 7,rom   
#ac3a74 ',then sent ,joseph1 and  called
 his father ,jacob to him1 and all his  
kindred1 three-score  and fifteen souls 
7,acts #g3ad74 ,by both these1 and      

several other  places1 the whole man is 
meant1 and is also so to be taken in the
  text2 for whereas here he saith1      
',what shall it profit a man1 if  he    
shall gain the whole world1 and lose his
 own soul8' ,it is said  elsewhere1     
',for what is a man advantaged if he    
gain the whole  world1 and lose         
himself8' 7,luke #i3be7 and so1         
consequently1 or1  ',what shall a man   
give in exchange 7for himself7 for his  
soul8'  ,his soul when he dies1 and body
 and soul in and after judgment4    #f4 
,the soul is called the good man's      
darling4 ',deliver1' ,lord1  saith      
,david1 'my soul from the sword2 my     
darling from the power of  the dog'     
7,psa #bb3bj74 ,so1 again1 in another   
place1 he saith1 ',lord1  how long wilt 
thou look on8 rescue my soul from their 
destructions1 my  darling from the power
 of the lions' 7,psa #ce3ag74 ,my       
darling--this  sentence must not be     
applied universally1 but only to those  
in  whose eyes their souls1 and the     

redemption thereof1 is precious4  ,my   
darling--most men do1 by their actions1 
say of their soul1 'my  drudge1 my      
slave2 nay1 thou slave to the devil and 
sin2 for what  sin1 what lust1 what     
sensual and beastly lust is there in the
 world  that some do not cause their    
souls to bow before and yield unto8     
,but ,david1 here1 as you see1 calls it 
his darling1 or his choice  and most    
excellent thing2 for1 indeed1 the soul  
is a choice thing  in itself1 and       
should1 were all wise1 be every man's   
darling1 or  chief treasure4 ,and that  
it might be so with us1 therefore1 our  
,lord ,jesus hath thus expressed the    
worth of the soul1 saying1 ',what  shall
 a man give in exchange for his soul8'  
,but if this is true1  one may see      
already what misery he is like to       
sustain that has1 or  shall lose his    
soul2 he has lost his heart1 his spirit1
 his best  part1 his life1 his darling1 
himself1 his whole self1 and so1 in     
every sense1 his all4 ,and now1 'what   

shall a man1' what would a  man1 but    
what can a man that has lost his soul1  
himself1 and his  all1 'give in exchange
 for his soul8' ,yea1 what shall the man
 that  has sustained this loss do to    
recover all again1 since this man1 or   
the man put under this question1 must   
needs be a man that is gone  from hence1
 a man that is cast in the judgment1 and
 one that is  gone down the throat of   
hell8    ,but to pass this1 and to      
proceed4    ,powers and ,properties of  
the ,soul4    ,i come next to describe  
the soul unto you by such things as it  
is set out by in the ,holy ,scriptures1 
and they are1 in general1               
three--,first1 ,the powers of the soul4 
,second1 ,the senses1 the  spiritual    
senses of the soul4 ,third1 ,the        
passions of the soul4    ,of the powers 
of the soul4    ,first1 ,we will        
discourse of the powers1 ,i may call    
them the members  of the soul2 for1 as  
the members of the body1 being many1 do 
all  go to the making up of the body1 so

 these do go to the completing  of the  
soul4    #a4 ,there is the              
understanding1 which may be termed the  
head2 because  in that is placed the eye
 of the soul2 and this is that which1 or
  by which the soul1 discerning things  
that are presented to it1 and  that     
either by ,god or ,satan2 this is that  
by which a man conceiveth  and          
apprehendeth things so deep and great   
that cannot1 by mouth1  or tongue1 or   
pen1 be expressed4    #b4 ,there is1    
also1 belonging to the soul1 the        
conscience1 in  which ,i may say1 is    
placed the ,seat of ,judgment2 for1 as  
by the  understanding things are let    
into the soul1 so by the conscience  the
 evil or good of such things are tried2 
especially when in the    #c4 ,third    
place1 there is the judgment1 which is  
another part of  this noble creature1   
has passed1 by the light of the         
understanding1  his verdict upon what is
 let into the soul4#d    #d4 ,there is1 
also1 the fancy or imagination1 another 

part of this  great thing1 the sou#a3   
and a most curious thing this fancy is2 
it  is that which presenteth to the man 
the idea1 form1 or figure of  that1 or  
any of those things1 wherewith a man is 
either frighted  or taken1 pleased or   
displeased4 ,and1    #e4 ,the mind1     
another part of the soul1 is that unto  
which this  fancy presenteth its things 
to be considered of2 because without    
the mind nothing is entertained in the  
soul4    #f4 ,there is the memory too1  
another part of the soul2 and that  may 
be called the register of the soul2 for 
it is the memory that  receiveth and    
keepeth in remembrance what has passed1 
or has been  done by the man1 or        
attempted to be done unto him2 and in   
this part  of the soul1 or from it1 will
 be fed 'the worm that dieth not1' when 
men are cast into hell2 also1 from this 
memory will flow that peace  at the day 
of judgment that saints shall have in   
their service for  ,christ in the world4
    #g4 ,there are the affections too1  

which are1 as ,i may call them1  the    
hands and arms of the soul2 for they are
 they that take hold  of1 receive1 and  
embrace what is liked by the soul1 and  
it is a hard  thing to make the soul of 
a man cast from it what its affections  
cleave to and have embraced4 ,hence the 
affections are called for1  when the    
apostle bids men 'seek the things above2
 set your affections  upon them1' saith 
he 7,col #c71 or1 as you have it in     
another place1  ',lay hold' of them2 for
 the affections are as hands to the     
soul1  and they by which it fasteneth   
upon things4    #h4 ,there is the will1 
which may be called the foot of the     
soul1  because by that the soul1 yea1   
the whole man1 is carried hither  and   
thither1 or else held back and kept from
 moving4#e    ,these are the golden     
things of the soul1 though1 in carnal   
men1  they are every one of them made   
use of in the service of sin and        
,satan4 ,for the unbelieving are        
throughout impure1 as is manifest1      

because their 'mind and conscience 7two 
of the masterpieces of the  soul7 is    
defiled' 7,titus #a3ae74 ,for if the    
most potent parts of the  soul are      
engaged in their service1 what1 think   
you1 do the more  inferior do8 ,but1 ,i 
say1 so it is the more is the pity2 nor 
can  any help it4 ',this work ceaseth   
for ever1' unless the great ,god1  who  
is over all1 and that can save souls1   
shall himself take upon  him to sanctify
 the soul1 and to recover it1 and       
persuade it to  fall in love with       
another master4    ,but1 ,i say1 what is
 man without this soul1 or wherein lieth
 this  pre-eminence over a beast8 7,eccl
 #c3ai-ba74 ,nowhere that ,i know of2   
for both1 as to man's body1 go to one   
place1 only the spirit or  soul of a man
 goes upward--to wit1 to ,god that gave 
it1 to be by  ,him disposed of with     
respect to things to come1 as they have 
been1  and have done in this life1 ,but1
    ,of the senses of the soul4         
,second1 ,i come1 in the next place1 to 

describe the soul by its  senses1 its   
spiritual senses1 for so ,i call them2  
for as the body  hath senses pertaining 
to it1 and as it can see1 hear1 smell1  
feel1  and taste1 so can the soul2 ,i   
call1 therefore1 these the senses  of   
the soul1 in opposition to the senses of
 the body1 and because  the soul is the 
seat of all spiritual sense1 where      
supernatural  things are known and      
enjoyed2 not that the soul of a natural 
man is  spiritual in the apostle's      
sense1 for so none are1 but those that  
are born from above 7#a ,cor #c3a-c7 nor
 they so always neither4 ,but  to go    
forward4    ,of sight4    #a4 ,can the  
body see8 hath it eyes8 so hath the     
soul4 ',the eyes of  your understanding 
being enlightened' 7,eph #a3ah74 ,as1   
then1 the  body can see beasts1 trees1  
men1 and all visible things1 so the     
soul can see ,god1 ,christ1 angels1     
heaven1 devils1 hell1 and other  things 
that are invisible2 nor is this property
 only peculiar to  the souls that are   

illuminate by the ,holy ,ghost1 for the 
most carnal  soul in the world shall    
have a time to see these things1 but not
  to its comfort1 but not to its joy1   
but to its endless woe and  misery1 it  
dying in that condition4 ,wherefore1    
sinner1 say not  thou1 ',i shall not see
 ,him2 for judgment is before ,him1' and
 ,he  will make thee see ,him 7,job     
#ce3ad74    ,of hearing4    #b4 ,can the
 body hear8 hath it ears8 so hath the   
soul 7,job #d3ab1ac74  ,it is the soul1 
not the body1 that hears the language of
 things  invisible4 ,it is the soul that
 hears ,god when ,he speaks in and by   
,his ,word and ,spirit2 and it is the   
soul that hears the devil when  he      
speaks by his illusions and temptations4
 ,true1 there is such an  union between 
the soul and the body1 that ofttimes1 if
 not always1  that which is heard by the
 ears of the body doth influence the    
soul1 and that which is heard by the    
soul doth also influence the  body2 but 
yet as to the organ of hearing1 the body

 hath one of  its own1 distinct from    
that of the soul1 and the soul can hear 
and  regard even then1 when the body    
doth not nor cannot2 as in time of      
sleep1 deep sleep and trances1 when the 
body lieth by as a thing  that is       
useless4 ',for ,god speaketh once1 yea  
twice1 yet man1 7as to  his body7       
perceiveth it not4 ,in a dream1 in a    
vision of the night1  when deep sleep   
falleth upon men1 in slumberings upon   
the bed2 then  he openeth the ears of   
men1 and sealeth their instruction1'    
etc4  7,job #cc3ad-af74 ,this must be   
meant of the ears of the soul1 not  of  
the body2 for that at this time is said 
to be in deep sleep2  moreover this     
hearing1 it is a hearing of dreams1 and 
the visions  of the night4 ,jeremiah    
also tells us that he had the rare and  
blessed visions of ,god in his sleep    
7,jer #ba3bf74 ,and so doth ,daniel     
too1 by the which they were greatly     
comforted and refreshed2 but  that could
 not be1 was not the soul also capable  

of hearing4 ',i  heard the voice of ,his
 words1' said ,daniel1 'and when ,i     
heard the  voice of ,his words1 then was
 ,i in a deep sleep on my face1 and my  
face toward the ground' 7,dan #aj3h1i74 
,of tasting4    #c4 ,as the soul can see
 and hear1 so it can taste and relish1  
even  as really as doth the palate      
belonging to the body4#f ,but then the  
things so tasted must be that which is  
suited to the temper and  palate of the 
soul4 ,the soul's taste lieth not in1   
nor is exercised  about meats1 the meats
 that are for the belly4 ,yet the soul  
of a  saint can taste and relish ,god's 
,word 7,heb #f3e71 and doth ofttimes    
find it sweeter than honey 7,psa #ai3aj7
 nourishing as milk 7#a ,peter  #b3b71  
and strengthening like to strong meat   
7,heb #e3ab-ad74 ,the soul  also of     
sinners1 and of those that are          
unsanctified1 can taste and  relish1    
though not the things now mentioned1 yet
 things that agree  with their fleshly  
minds1 and with their polluted1 and     

defiled1 and  vile affections4 ,they can
 relish and taste that which delighteth 
them2 yea1 they can find soul-delight in
 an alehouse1 a whorehouse1  a          
playhouse4 ,ay1 they find pleasure in   
the vilest things1 in the  things most  
offensive to ,god1 and that are most    
destructive to  themselves4 ,this is    
evident to sense1 and is proved by the  
daily  practice of sinners4 ,nor is the 
,word barren as to this3 ,they 'feed  on
 ashes' 7,isa #dd3bj74 ,they 'spend     
their money for that which is  not      
bread' 7,isa #ee3b74 ,yea1 they eat and 
suck sweetness out of sin4  ',they eat  
up the sin of ,my people' as they eat   
bread 7,hosea #d3h74    ,of smelling4   
#d4 ,as the soul can see1 hear1 and     
taste1 so it can smell1 and  brings     
refreshment to itself that way4 ,hence  
the church saith1 ',my  fingers dropped 
with sweet-smelling myrrh2' and again1  
she saith  of her beloved1 that 'his    
lips dropped sweet-smelling-myrrh'      
7,song  #e3e1ac74 ,but how came the     

church to understand this1 but because  
her soul did smell that in it that was  
to be smelled in it1 even  in his word  
and gracious visits8 ,the poor world1   
indeed1 cannot  smell1 or savour        
anything of the good and fragrant scent 
and sweet  that is in ,christ2 but to   
them that believe1 ',thy name is as     
ointment  poured forth1 therefore do the
 virgins love thee' 7,song #a3c74    ,of
 feeling4    #e4 ,as the soul can see1  
taste1 hear1 and smell1 so it hath the  
sense of feeling1 as quick and as       
sensible as the body4 ,he knows  nothing
 that knows not this2 he whose soul is  
'past feeling1' has  his 'conscience    
seared with a hot iron' 7,eph #d3ah1    
#ai2 #a ,tim #d3b74  ,nothing so        
sensible as the soul1 nor feeleth so    
quickly the love  and mercy1 or the     
anger and wrath of ,god4 ,ask the       
awakened man1 or  the man that is under 
the convictions of the law1 if he doth  
not  feel8 and he will quickly tell you 
that he faints and dies away by  reason 

of ,god's hand1 and ,his wrath that     
lieth upon him4 ,read the  first eight  
verses of the #chth ,psalm2 if thou     
knowest nothing of  what ,i have told   
thee by experience2 and there thou shalt
 hear the  complaints of one whose soul 
lay at present under the burden of      
guilt1 and that cried out that without  
help from heaven he could  by no means  
bear the same4 ,they also that know what
 the peace of  ,god means1 and what an  
eternal weight there is in glory know   
well  that the soul has the sense of    
feeling1 as well as the senses of       
seeing1 hearing1 tasting1 and smelling4 
,but thus much for the senses  of the   
soul4    ,of the passions of the soul4  
,third1 ,i come1 in the next place1 to  
describe the soul by the  passions of   
the soul4 ,the passions of the soul1 ,i 
reckon1 are these1  and such like--to   
wit1 love1 hatred1 joy1 fear1 grief1    
anger1 etc4  ,and these passions of the 
soul are not therefore good1 nor        
therefore  evil1 because they are the   

passions of the soul1 but are made so   
by two things--to wit1 principle and    
object4 ,the principle ,i count  that   
from whence they flow1 and the object   
that upon which they  are pitched4 ,to  
explain myself4    ,of love4    #a4 ,for
 that of love4 ,this is a strong        
passion2 the ,holy ,ghost saith  'it is 
strong as death1 and cruel as the grave'
 7,song #h3f1g74 ,and  it is then good1 
when it flows from faith1 and pitcheth  
itself  upon ,god in ,christ as the     
object1 and when it extendeth itself to 
all that is good1 whether it be the good
 ,word1 the good work of  grace1 or the 
good men that have it1 and also to their
 good lives4  ,but all soul-love floweth
 not from this principle1 neither hath  
these for its object4 ,how many are     
there that make the object of  their    
love the most vile of men1 the most base
 of things1 because  it flows from vile 
affections1 and from the lusts of the   
flesh8  ,god and ,christ1 good laws and 
good men1 and their holy lives1 they    

cannot abide1 because their love wanteth
 a principle that should  sanctify it in
 its first motion1 and that should steer
 it to a  goodly object4 ,but that is   
the first4    ,of hatred4    #b4 ,there 
is hatred1 which ,i count another       
passion of the soul2 and  this1 as the  
other1 is good or evil1 as the principle
 from whence  it flows and the object of
 it are4 ',ye that love the ,lord1 hate 
evil' 7,psa #ig3aj74 ,then1 therefore1  
is this passion good1 when it  singleth 
out from the many thousand of things    
that are in the world  that one filthy  
thing called sin2 and when it setteth   
itself1 the  soul1 and the whole man1   
against it1 and engageth all the powers 
of the soul to seek and invent its      
ruin4#g ,but1 alas1 where shall  this   
hatred be found8 ,what man is there     
whose soul is filled with  this passion1
 thus sanctified by the love of ,god1   
and that makes  sin1 which is ,god's    
enemy1 the only object of its           
indignation8 ,how  many be there1 ,i    

say1 whose hatred is turned another way1
 because  of the malignity of their     
minds4    ,they hate knowledge 7,prov   
#a3bb74 ,they hate ,god 7,deu #g3aj2    
,job  #ba3ad74 ,they hate the righteous 
7#b ,chron #bi3b2 ,psa #cd3ba2 ,prov    
#bi3aj74 ,they hate ,god's ways 7,mal   
#c3ad2 ,prov #h3ab74 ,and all is1       
because the grace of filial fear is not 
the root and principle  from whence     
their hatred flows4 ',for the fear of   
the ,lord is to  hate evil3' wherefore1 
where this grace is wanting for a root  
in  the soul1 there it must of necessity
 swerve in the letting out of  this     
passion2 because the soul1 where grace  
in wanting1 is not at  liberty to act   
simply1 but is biased by the power of   
sin2 that1  while grace is absent1 is   
present in the soul4 ,and hence it is   
that  this passion1 which1 when acted   
well1 is a virtue1 is so abused1  and   
made to exercise its force against that 
for which ,god never  ordained it1 nor  
gave it license to act4    ,of joy4     

#c4 ,another passion of the soul is joy2
 and when the soul rejoiceth            
virtuously1 it rejoiceth not in         
iniquity1 'but rejoiceth in the  truth' 
7#a ,cor #ac3f74 ,this joy is a very    
strong passion1 and will  carry a man   
through a world of difficulties2 it is a
 passion that  beareth up1 that         
supporteth and strengtheneth a man1 let 
the object  of his joy be what it will4 
,it is this that maketh the soul fat in 
goodness1 if it have its object         
accordingly2 and that which makes  the  
soul bold in wickedness1 if it indeed   
doth rejoice in iniquity4    ,of fear4  
#d4 ,another passion of the soul is     
fear1 natural fear2 for so you  must    
understand me of all the passions of the
 soul1 as they are  considered simply   
and in their own nature4 ,and1 as it is 
with the  other passions1 so it is with 
this2 it is made good or evil in its    
acts1 as its principle and objects are2 
when this passion of the  soul is good1 
then it springs from sense of the       

greatness1 and  goodness and majesty of 
,god2 also ,god himself is the object of
 this  fear'--,i will forewarn you1'    
says ,christ1 'whom ye shall fear4 ,fear
  him that can destroy both body and    
soul in hell2 yea1 ,i say unto  you1    
,fear him' 7,matt #e3bh2 ,luke #g3e74   
,but in all men this passion  is not    
regulated and governed by these         
principles and objects1  but is abused  
and turned1 through the policy of       
,satan1 quite into  another channel4 ,it
 is made to fear men 7,num #ad3i71 to   
fear idols  7#b ,kings #ag3g1ch71 to    
fear devils and witches1 yea1 it is made
 to  fear all the foolish1 ridiculous1  
and apish fables that every old  woman  
or atheistical fortune teller has the   
face to drop before  the soul4 ,but fear
 is another passion of the soul4    ,of 
grief4    #e4 ,another passion of the   
soul is grief1 and it1 as those         
afore-named1  acteth even according as  
it is governed4 ,when holiness is lovely
  and beautiful to the soul1 and when   

the name of ,christ is more  precious   
than life1 then will the soul sit down  
and be afflicted1  because men keep not 
,god's law4 ',i beheld the              
transgressors1 and  was grieved2 because
 they kept not ,thy word' 7,psa         
#aai3aeh74 ,so  ,christ2 ,he looked     
round about with anger1 'being grieved  
for the  hardness of their hearts'      
7,mark #c3e74 ,but it is rarely seen    
that  this passion of the soul is thus  
exercised4 ,almost everybody has  other 
things for the spending of the heat of  
this passion upon4 ,men  are grieved    
that they thrive no more in the world2  
grieved that  they have no more carnal1 
sensual1 and worldly honour2 grieved    
that they are suffered no more to range 
in the lusts and vanities  of this life2
 but all this is because the soul is    
unaquainted with  ,god1 sees no beauty  
in holiness1 but is sensual1 and wrapt  
up in  clouds and thick darkness4    ,of
 anger4    #f4 ,and lastly1 ,there is   
anger1 which is another passion of the  

soul2 and that1 as the rest1 is extended
 by the soul1 according to  the nature  
of the principle by which it is acted1  
and from whence  it flows4 ,and1 in a   
word1 to speak nothing of the fierceness
 and  power of this passion1 it is then 
cursed when it breaketh out beyond  the 
bounds that ,god hath set it1 the which 
to be sure it doth1 when  it shall by   
its fierceness or irregular motion1 run 
the soul into  sin4 ',be ye angry1 and  
sin not' 7,eph #d3bf71 is the limitation
  wherewith ,god hath bounded this      
passion2 and whatever is more than      
this1 is a giving place to the devil4   
,and one reason1 among others1  why the 
,lord doth so strictly set this bound1  
and these limits to  anger1 is1 for that
 it is so furious a passion1 and for    
that it will  so quickly swell up the   
soul with sin1 as they say a toad swells
  with its poison4 ,yea1 it will in a   
moment so transport the spirit  of a    
man1 that he shall quickly forget       
himself1 his ,god1 his friend1  and all 

good rule4 ,but my business is not now  
to make a comment  upon the passions of 
the soul1 only to show you that there   
are  such1 and also which they are4     
,and now1 from this description of the  
soul1 what follows but  to put you in   
mind what a noble1 powerful1 lively1    
sensible thing  the soul is1 that by the
 text is supposed may be lost1 through  
the  heedlessness1 or carelessness1 or  
slavish fear of him whose soul  it is2  
and also to stir you up to that care of1
 and labour after1  the salvation of    
your soul1 as becomes the weight of the 
matter4  ,if the soul were a trivial    
thing1 or if a man1 though he lost it1  
might yet himself be happy1 it were     
another matter2 but the loss  of the    
soul is no small loss1 nor can that man 
that has lost his  soul1 had he all the 
world1 yea1 the whole kingdom of heaven1
 in  his own power be but in a most     
fearful and miserable condition4  ,but  
of these things more in their place4    
,,the ,,greatness ,,of ,,the ,,soul4    

,,second1 ,having thus given you a      
description of the soul1 what it  is1 ,i
 shall1 in the next place1 show you the 
greatness of it4    ,of the greatness of
 the soul1 when compared with the body4 
,first1 ,and the first thing that ,i    
shall take occasion to make this        
manifest by1 will be by showing you the 
disproportion that is betwixt  that and 
the body2 and ,i shall do it in these   
following particulars3--    ,the body a 
house for the soul4    #a4 ,the body is 
called the house of the soul1 a house   
for the soul  to dwell in4 ,now         
everybody knows that the house is much  
inferior  to him that1 by ,god's        
ordinance1 is appointed to dwell        
therein2  that it is called the house of
 the soul1 you find in ,paul to the     
,corinthians3 ',for we know1' saith he1 
'that if our earthly house of  this     
tabernacle were dissolved1 we have a    
building of ,god1 a house  not made with
 hands1 eternal in the heavens' 7#b ,cor
 #e3a74 ,we have  then1 a house for our 

soul in this world1 and this house is   
the  body1 for the apostle can mean     
nothing else2 therefore he calls it  an 
earthly house4 ',if our earthly         
house'--our house4 ,but who doth  he    
personate if he says1 ,this is a house  
for the soul2 for the body  is part of  
him that says1 ,our house8    ,in this  
manner of language1 he personates his   
soul with the souls  of the rest that   
are saved2 and thus to do1 is common    
with the  apostles1 as will be easily   
discerned by them that give attendance  
to reading4 ,our earthly houses2 or1 as 
,job saith1 'houses of clay1'  for our  
bodies are bodies of clay3    ',your    
remembrances are like unto ashes1 your  
bodies to bodies  of clay' 7,job #d3ai2 
#ac3ab74 ,indeed1 he after maketh       
mention of a  house in heaven1 but that 
is not it about which he now speaks2 now
  he speaks of this earthly house which 
we have 7we1 our souls7 to  dwell in1   
while on this side glory1 where the     
other house stands1  as ready prepared  

for us when we shall flit from this to  
that2 or  in case this should sooner or 
later be dissolved4 ,but that is the    
first2 the body is compared to the      
house1 but the soul to him that         
inhabiteth the house2 therefore1 as the 
man is more noble than the  house he    
dwells in1 so is the soul more noble    
than the body4 ,and  yet1 alas6 with    
grief be it spoken1 how common is it for
 men to  spend all their care1 all their
 time1 all their strength1 all their    
wit and parts for the body and its      
honour and preferment1 even as  if the  
soul were some poor1 pitiful1 sorry1    
inconsiderable1 and  under thing1 not   
worth the thinking of1 or not worth the 
caring  for4 ,but1    ,the body clothing
 for the soul4    #b4 ,the body is      
called the clothing and the soul that   
which  is clothed therewith4 ,now1      
everybody knows that 'the body is more  
than raiment1' even carnal sense will   
teach us this4 ,but read that  pregnant 
place3 ',for we that are in this        

tabernacle do groan1 being  burdened    
7that is1 with mortal flesh72 not for   
that we should be  unclothed1 but       
clothed upon1 that mortality might be   
swallowed up  of life' 7#b ,cor #e3d74  
,thus the greatness of the soul appears 
in  the preference that it hath to the  
body--the body is its raiment4  ,we see 
that1 above all creatures1 man1 because 
he is the most noble  among all visible 
ones1 has1 for the adorning of his body1
 that  more abundant comeliness4 ',tis  
the body of man1 not of beast1 that  is 
clothed with the richest ornaments4 ,but
 now what a thing is the  soul1 that the
 body itself must be its clothing6 ,no  
suit of apparel  is by ,god thought good
 enough for the soul1 but that which is 
made  by ,god himself1 and that is that 
curious thing1 the body4 ,but oh6  how  
little is this considered--namely1 the  
greatness of the soul4  ',tis the body1 
the clothes1 the suit of apparel1 that  
our foolish  fancies are taken with1 not
 at all considering the richness and    

excellency of that great and more noble 
part1 the soul1 for which  the body is  
made a mantle to wrap it up in1 a       
garment to clothe  it withal4 ,if a man 
gets a rent in his clothes1 it is little
 in  comparison of a rent in his flesh2 
yea1 he comforts himself when  he looks 
on that rent1 saying1 ,thanks be to     
,god1 it is not a rent  in my flesh4    
,but ah6 on the contrary1 how many are  
there in the  world that are more       
troubled for that they have a rent1 a   
wound1 or  a disease in the body1 than  
for that they have for the souls that   
will be lost and cast away4 ,a little   
rent in the body dejecteth  and casteth 
such down1 but they are not at all      
concerned1 though  their soul is now1   
and will yet further be1 torn in pieces1
 ',now  consider this1 ye that forget   
,god1 lest he tear you in pieces1  and  
there be none to deliver' 7,psa #ej3bb74
 ,but this is the second  thing whereby1
 or by which1 the greatness of the soul 
appears--to  wit1 in that the body1 that

 excellent piece of ,god's workmanship1 
is but a garment1 or clothing for the   
soul4    ,the body a vessel for the     
soul4    #c4 ,the body is called a      
vessel1 or a case1 for the soul to be   
put  and kept in4 ',that every one of   
you should know how to possess  his     
vessel in sanctifcation and honour' 7#a 
,thess #d3d74 ,the apostle  here doth   
exhort the people to abstain from       
fornication1 which1  in another place1  
he saith1 '444is a sin against the body'
 7#a ,cor  #f3ah74 ,and here again he   
saith1 ',this is the will of ,god1 that 
ye  should abstain from fornication3'   
that the body be not defiled1  'that    
every one of you should know how to     
possess his vessel in  sanctification   
and honour4' ,his vessel1 his earthen   
vessel1 as he  calls it in another      
place--for 'we have this treasure in    
earthen  vessels4' ,thus1 then1 the body
 is called a vessel2 yea1 every man's   
body is his vessel4 ,but what has ,god  
prepared this vessel for1 and  what has 

,he put into it8 ,why1 many things this 
body is to be a vessel  for1 but at     
present ,god has put into it that       
curious thing1 the  soul4 ,cabinets1    
that are very rich and costly things of 
themselves1  are not made nor designed  
to be vessels to be stuffed or filled   
with  trumpery1 and things of no value2 
no1 these are prepared for rings  and   
jewels1 for pearls1 for rubies1 and     
things that are choice4 ,and  if so1    
what shall we then think of the soul for
 which is prepared1  and that of ,god1  
the most rich and excellent vessel in   
the world8  ,surely it must be a thing  
of worth1 yea1 of more worth than is the
  whole world besides4 ,but alas6 who   
believes this talk8 ,do not even  the   
most of men so set their minds upon1 and
 so admire1 the glory  of this case or  
vessel1 that they forget once with      
seriousness to  think1 and1 therefore1  
must of necessity be a great way off1 of
  those suitable esteems that becomes   
them to have of their souls4  ,but oh1  

since this vessel1 this cabinet1 this   
body1 is so curiously  made1 and that to
 receive and contain1 what thing is that
 for which  ,god has made this vessel1  
and what is that soul that ,he hath put 
into it8 ,wherefore thus1 in the third  
place1 is the greatness of  the soul    
made manifest1 even by the excellency of
 the vessel1 the  body1 that ,god has   
made to put it in4    ,the body a       
tabernacle of the soul4    #d4 ,the body
 is called a tabernacle for the soul4   
',knowing that shortly  ,i must put off 
this my tabernacle' 7#b ,pet #a3ad71    
that is1 my body1  'by death' 7,john    
#ba3ah1ai74 ',for we know that if our   
earthly house  of this tabernacle were  
dissolved1 we have a building of ,god1' 
etc4  7#b ,cor #e3a74 ,in both these    
places1 by 'tabernacle1' can be meant   
nothing but the body2 wherefore both the
 apostles1 in these sentences  do       
personate their souls1 and speak as if  
the soul was ,,the ,,all of  a man2 yea1
 they plainly tell us1 that the body is 

but the house1  clothes1 vessel1 and    
tabernacle for the soul4 ,but what a    
famous  thing therefore is the soul6    
,the tabernacle of old was a place      
erected for worship1 but  the           
worshippers were more excellent than the
 place2 so our body  is a tabernacle for
 the soul to worship ,god in1 but must  
needs be  accounted much inferior to the
 soul1 forasmuch as the worshippers  are
 always of more honour than the place   
they worship in2 as he that  dwelleth in
 the tabernacle hath more honour than   
the tabernacle4#h  ',i serve1' says     
,paul1 ,god and ,christ ,jesus 'with my 
spirit 7or soul7  in the gospel' 7,rom  
#a3i71 but not with his spirit out of1  
but in1  this tabernacle4 ,the          
tabernacle had instruments of worship   
for the  worshippers2 so has the body   
for the soul1 and we are bid to 'yield  
our members as instruments of           
righteousness to ,god' 7,rom #f3ac74    
,the  hands1 feet1 ears1 eyes1 and      
tongue1 which last is our glory when    

used right1 are all of them instruments 
of this tabernacle1 and to  be made use 
of by the soul1 the inhabiter of this   
tabernacle1 for  the soul's performance 
of the service of ,god4 ,i thus         
discourse1  to show you the greatness of
 the soul4 ,and1 in mine opinion1 there 
is something1 if not very much1 in what 
,i say4 ,for all men admire  the body1  
both for its manner of building1 and the
 curious way of  its being compacted    
together4 ,yes1 the further men1 wise   
men1 do  pry into the wonderful work of 
,god that is put forth in framing the   
body1 the more still they are made to   
admire2 and yet1 as ,i said1  this body 
is but a house1 a mantle1 a vessel1 a   
tabernacle for  the soul4 ,what1 then1  
is the soul itself8#i ,but thus much for
 the  first particular4    ,other things
 that show the greatness of the soul4   
,second1 ,we will now come to other     
things that show us the greatness  of   
the soul4 ,and1    ,the soul is called  
,god's breath4    #a4 ,it is called     

,god's breath of life4 ',and the ,lord  
,god formed  man1' that is1 the body1   
'of the dust of the ground1 and breathed
  into his nostrils the breath of life1 
and man became a living  soul' 7,gen    
#b3g74 ,do but compare these two        
together1 the body and  the soul2 the   
body is made of dust1 the soul is the   
breath of ,god4  ,now1 if ,god hath made
 this body so famous1 as indeed ,he has1
 and  yet it is made but of the dust of 
the ground1 and we all do know  what    
inferior matter it is1 what is the soul1
 since the body is not  only its house  
and garment1 but since itself is made of
 the breath  of ,god8 ,but1 further1 it 
is not only said that the soul is of the
  breath of the ,lord1 but that the     
,lord breathed into him the breath  of  
life--to wit1 a living spirit1 for so   
the next words infer--and  'man became a
 living soul4' ,man1 that is1 the more  
excellent part  of him1 which1 for that 
which is principal1 is called man1 that 
bearing the denomination of the whole2  

or man1 the spirit and  natural power1  
by which1 as a reasonable creature1 the 
whole of  him is acted1 'became a living
 soul4' ,but ,i stand not here upon     
definition1 but upon demonstration4 ,the
 body1 that noble part of  man1 had its 
original from the dust2 for so says the 
,word1 ',dust  thou art 7as to thy      
body71 and unto dust shalt thou return' 
7,gen  #c3ai74 ,but as to thy more noble
 part1 thou art from the breath of      
,god1 ,god putting forth in that a      
mighty work of creating power1 and  man 
'was made a living soul' 7#a ,cor       
#ae3de74 ,mark my reason4 ,there  is as 
great a disparity betwixt the body and  
the soul1 as is between  the dust of the
 ground and that1 here called1 the      
breath of life  of the ,lord4 ,and note 
further1 that1 as the dust of the ground
 did  not lose1 but gained glory by     
being formed into the body of a man1  so
 this breath of the ,lord lost nothing  
neither by being made a  living soul4 ,o
 man6 dost thou know what thou art8     

,the soul ,god's image4    #b4 ,as the  
soul is said to be of the breath of     
,god1 so it is said  to be made after   
,god's own image1 even after the        
similitude of ,god4  ',and ,god said1   
,let ,us make man in ,our image1 after  
,our likeness4--,so  ,god created man in
 ,his own image1 in the image of ,god   
created  ,he him' 7,gen #a3bf1bg74      
,mark1 in ,his own image1 in the image  
of  ,god created ,he him2 or1 as ,james 
hath it1 it is 'made after the          
similitude of ,god1' 7,james #c3i72 like
 ,him1 having in it that which  beareth 
semblance with ,him4 ,i do not read of  
anything in heaven1  or earth1 or under 
the earth1 that is said to be made after
 this  manner1 or that is at all so     
termed1 save only the ,son of ,god      
,himself4  ,the angels are noble        
creatures1 and for present employ are   
made a  little higher than man himself1 
7,heb #b72 but that any of them are     
said to be made 'after ,god's image1'   
after ,his own image1 even  after the   

similitude of ,god1 that ,i find not4   
,this character the  ,holy ,ghost1 in   
the ,scriptures of truth1 giveth only of
 man1 of  the soul of man2 for it must  
not be thought that the body is here    
intended in whole or in part4 ,for      
though it be said that ,christ  was made
 after the similitude of sinful flesh   
7,phil #b71 yet it is  not said that    
sinful flesh is made after the          
similitude of ,god2  but ,i will not    
dispute2 ,i only bring these things to  
show how great  a thing1 how noble a    
thing the soul is2 in that1 at its      
creation1  ,god thought it worthy to be 
made1 not like the earth1 or the        
heavens1  or the angels1 seraphims1 or  
archangels1 but like ,himself1 ,his own 
self1 saying1 ',let ,us make man in ,our
 own likeness4 ,so ,he made man  in ,his
 own image4' ,this1 ,i say1 is a        
character above all angels2  for1 as the
 apostle said1 ',to which of the angels 
said ,he at anytime1  ',thou art my     
,son8' ,so1 of which of them hath ,he at

 any time said1  ,this is1 or shall be1 
made in or after ,mine image1 ,mine own 
image8  ,o what a thing is the soul of  
man1 that above all the creatures in    
heaven or earth1 being made in the image
 and similitude of ,god4#aj    ,the soul
 ,god's desire4    #c4 ,another thing by
 which the greatness of the soul is made
 manifest  is this1 it is that--and that
 only1 and to say this is more than  to 
say1 it is that above all the           
creatures--that the great ,god  desires 
communion with4 ,he 'hath set apart him 
that is godly for  himself1' 7,psa      
#d3c72 that is1 for communion with his  
soul2 therefore  the spouse saith       
concerning him1 ',his desire is toward  
me1' 7,song  #g3aj72 and1 therefore1 he 
saith again1 ',i will dwell in them1    
and walk in them' 7#b ,cor #f3af74 ,to  
'dwell in1' and 'walk in1' are  terms   
that intimate communion and fellowship2 
as ,john saith1 ',our  fellowship1 truly
 our fellowship is with the ,father1 and
 with his  ,son ,jesus ,christ' 7#a     

,john #a3c74 ,that is1 our              
soul-fellowship2 for  it must not be    
understood of the body1 though ,i       
believe that the  body is much          
influenced when the soul has communion  
with ,god2 but  it is the soul1 and that
 only1 that at present is capable of    
having  and maintaining of this blessed 
communion4 ,but1 ,i say1 what a thing   
is this1 that ,god1 the great ,god1     
should choose to have fellowship  and   
communion with the soul above all4 ,we  
read1 indeed1 of the  greatness of the  
angels1 and how near also they are unto 
,god2 but  yet there are not such terms 
that bespeak such familiar acts between 
,god and angels1 as to demonstrate that 
they have such communion  with ,god as  
has1 or as the souls of ,his people may 
have4 ,where has  ,he called them ,his  
love1 ,his dove1 ,his fair one8 and     
where1 when ,he  speaketh of them1 doth 
,he express a communion that they have  
with  ,him by the similitude of conjugal
 love8 ,i speak of what is revealed2    

the secret things belong to the ,lord   
our ,god4 ,now by all this is  manifest 
the greatness of the soul4 ,men of      
greatness and honour1  if they have     
respect to their own glory1 will not    
choose for their  familiars the base and
 rascally crew of this world2 but will  
single  out for their fellows1          
fellowship1 and communion1 those that   
are  most like themselves4 ,true1 the   
,king has not an equal1 yet ,he is  for 
being familiar only with the nobles of  
the land3 so ,god1 with  ,him none can  
compare2 yet since the soul is by ,him  
singled out  for ,his walking mate and  
companion1 it is a sign it is the       
highest  born1 and that upon which the  
blessed ,majesty looks1 as upon that    
which is most meet to be singled out for
 communion with ,himself4    ,should we 
see a man familiar with the ,king1 we   
would1 even of  ourselves1 conclude he  
is one of the nobles of the land2 but   
this  is not the lot of every soul--some
 have fellowship with devils1 yet  not  

because they have a more base original  
than those that lie in  ,god's bosom1   
but they1 through sin1 are degenerate1  
and have chosen  to be great with ,his  
enemy--but all these things show the    
greatness  of the soul4    ,the soul a  
vessel for grace4    #d4 ,the soul of   
men are such as ,god counts worthy to be
 the vessels  to hold ,his grace1 the   
graces of the ,spirit1 in4 ,the graces  
of the  ,spirit--what like them1 or     
where here are they to be found1 save   
in the souls of men only8 ',of ,his     
fulness have all we received1  and grace
 for grace' 7,john #a3af74 ,received1   
into what8 into 'the  hidden part1' as  
,david calls it 7,psa #ea3f74 ,hence the
 king's daughter  is said to be 'all    
glorious within1' 7,psa #de3ae72 because
 adorned  and beautified with the graces
 of the ,spirit4 ,for that which ,david 
calls the hidden part is the inmost part
 of the soul2 and it is1  therefore1    
called the hidden part1 because the soul
 is invisible1  nor can any one living  

infallibly know what is in the soul but 
,god  ,himself4 ,but1 ,i say1 the soul  
is the vessel into which this golden    
oil is poured1 and that which holds1 and
 is accounted worthy to  exercise and   
improve the same4 ,therefore the soul is
 it which is  said to love ,god--',saw  
ye him whom my soul loveth8' 7,song     
#c3c72  and1 therefore1 the soul is that
 which exerciseth the spirit of         
prayer--',with my soul have ,i desired  
thee in the night2 yea1 with  my spirit 
within me will ,i seek thee early' 7,isa
 #bf3i74 ,with the  soul also men are   
said to believe and into the soul ,god  
is said to  put ,his fear4 ,this is the 
vessel into which the virgins got oil1  
and out of which their lamps were       
supplied by the same4 ,but what  a      
thing1 what a great thing therefore is  
the soul1 that that above  all things   
that ,god hath created should be the    
chosen vessel to put  ,his grace in4    
,the body is the vessel for the soul1   
and the soul is  the vessel for the     

grace of ,god4 ,but1    #e4 ,the        
greatness of the soul is manifest by the
 greatness of the  price that ,christ   
paid for it1 to make it an heir of      
glory2 and  that was ,his precious blood
 7#a ,cor #f3bj2 #a ,peter #a3ah1ai74   
,we do  use to esteem of things         
according to the price that is given for
  them1 especially when we are convinced
 that the purchase has not  been made by
 the estimation of a fool4 ,now the soul
 is purchased  by a price that the ,son1
 the wisdom of ,god1 thought fit to pay 
for the redemption thereof--what a      
thing1 then1 is the soul8 ,judge  of the
 soul by the price that is paid for it1 
and you must needs  confess1 unless you 
count the blood that hath bought it an  
unholy  thing1 that it cannot but be of 
great worth and value4 ,suppose a       
prince1 or some great man1 should1 on a 
sudden1 descend from his  throne1 or    
chair of state1 to take up1 that he     
might put in his  bosom1 something that 
he had espied lying trampled under the  

feet  of those that stand by2 would you 
think that he would do this for  an old 
horse shoe1#aa or for so trivial a thing
 as a pin or a point8  #ab ,nay1 would  
you not even of yourselves conclude that
 that thing  for which the prince1 so   
great a man1 should make such a stoop1  
must needs be a thing of very great     
worth8 ,why1 this is the case  of       
,christ and the soul4 ,christ is the    
prince1 ,his throne was in  heaven1 and1
 as ,he sat there1 ,he espied the souls 
of sinners trampled  under the foot of  
the law and death for sin4 ,now1 what   
doth ,he1  but comes down from ,his     
throne1 stoops down to the earth1 and   
there1  since ,he could not have the    
trodden-down souls without price1 ,he   
lays down ,his life and blood for them  
7#b ,cor #h3i74 ,but would ,he  have    
done this for inconsiderable things8    
,no1 nor for the souls  of sinners      
neither1 had ,he not valued them higher 
than he valued  heaven and earth        
besides4 #ac ,this1 therefore1 is       

another thing by  which the greatness of
 the soul is known4    ,the soul        
immortal4    #f4 ,the soul is immortal1 
it will have a sensible being for ever1 
none can kill the soul 7,luke #ab3d2    
,matt #aj3bh74 ,if all the angels  in   
heaven1 and all the men on earth1 should
 lay all their strength  together1 they 
cannot kill or annihilate one soul4 ,no1
 ,i will  speak without fear1 if it may 
be said1 ,god cannot do what ,he will   
not do2 then ,he cannot annihilate the  
soul3 but1 notwithstanding  all ,his    
wrath1 and the vengeance that ,he will  
inflict on sinful  souls1 they yet shall
 abide with sensible beings1 yet to     
endure1  yet to bear punishment4 ,if    
anything could kill the soul1 it would  
be death2 but death cannot do it1       
neither first nor second2 the  first    
cannot1 for when ,dives was slain1 as to
 his body by death1  his soul was found 
alive in hell--',he lift up his eyes in 
hell1  being in torment' 7,luke #af3bc74
 ,the second death cannot do it1        

because it is said their worm never     
dies1 but is always torturing  them with
 his gnawing 7,mark #i3dd74 ,but that   
could not be1 if time1  or lying in hell
 fire for ever1 could annihilate the    
soul4 ,now1 this  also shows the        
greatness of the soul1 that it is that  
which has an  endless life1 and that    
will1 therefore1 have a being endlessly4
 ,o  what a thing is the soul6    ,the  
soul1 then1 is immortal1 though not     
eternal4 ,that is eternal that  has     
neither beginning nor end1 and1         
therefore1 eternal is properly          
applicable to none but ,god2 hence ,he  
is called the 'eternal ,god'  7,deu     
#cc3bg74 ,immortal is that which1 though
 it hath a beginning1  yet hath no end1 
it cannot die1 nor cease to be2 and this
 is the  state of the soul4 ,it cannot  
cease to have a being when it is once   
created2 ,i mean1 a living1 sensible    
being4 ,for ,i mean by living1 only     
such a being as distinguishes it from   
annihilation or incapableness  of sense 

and feeling4 ,hence1 as the rich man is 
after death said  to 'lift up his eyes  
in hell1' so the beggar is said1 when he
 died1  to be 'carried by the angels1   
into ,abraham's bosom' 7,luke           
#af3bb1bc74  ,and both these sayings    
must have respect to the souls of these 
men2  for1 as for their bodies1 we know 
at present it is otherwise with  them4  
,the grave is their house1 and so must  
be till the trumpet  shall sound1 and   
the heavens pass away like a scroll4    
,now1 ,i say1  the immortality of the   
soul shows the greatness of it1 as the  
eternity of ,god shows the greatness of 
,god4 ,it cannot be said of  any angel  
but that he is immortal1 and so it is1  
and ought to be  said of the soul4      
,this1 therefore1 shows the greatness of
 the soul1  in that it is as to abiding 
so like unto him4    ',tis the soul that
 acts the body4    #g4 ,but a word or   
two more1 and so to conclude this head4 
,the  soul6--why1 it is the soul that   
acteth the body in all these things1    

good or bad1 that seem good and         
reasonable1 or amazingly wicked4  ,true1
 the acts and motions of the soul are   
only seen and heard in1  and by the     
members and motions of the body1 but the
 body is but a  poor instrument1 soul is
 the great agitator and actor4 ',the    
body  without the spirit is dead'       
7,james #b3bf74 ,all those famous arts1 
and works1 and inventions of works1 that
 are done by men under  heaven1 they are
 all the intentions of the soul1 and the
 body1 as  acting and labouring therein1
 doth it but as a tool that the soul    
maketh use of to bring his invention    
into maturity 7,eccl #g3bi74  ,how many 
things have men found out to the amazing
 of one another1  to the wonderment of  
one another1 to the begetting of endless
  commendations of one another in the   
world1 while1 in the meantime1  the     
soul1 which indeed is the true inventor 
of all1 is overlooked1  not regarded1   
but dragged up and down by every lust1  
and prostrate1  and made a slave to     

every silly and beastly thing4 ,o the   
amazing  darkness that hath covered the 
face of the hearts of the children  of  
men1 that they cannot deliver their     
soul1 nor say1 ',is there not  a lie in 
my right hand8' 7,isa #dd3bj71 though   
they are so cunning  in all other       
matters4 ,take man in matters that are  
abroad1 and far  from home1 and he is   
the mirror of all the world2 but take   
him at  home1 and put him upon things   
that are near him1 ,i mean1 that have   
respect to the things that concern his  
soul1 and then you will  find him the   
greatest fool that ever ,god made4 ,but 
this must not  be applied to the soul   
simply as it is ,god's creature1 but to 
the  soul sinful1 as it has willingly   
apostatized from ,god1 and so suffered  
itself to be darkened1 and that with    
such thick and stupifying  darkness1    
that it is bound up and cannot--it hath 
a napkin of sin  bound so close before  
its eyes that it is not able--of        
itself--to  look to1 and after those    

things which should be its chiefest     
concern1  and without which it will be  
most miserable for ever4    ,the soul   
capable of having to do with invisibles4
    #h4 ,further1 as the soul is thus   
curious about arts and sciences1  and   
about every excellent thing of this     
life1 so it is capable of  having to do 
with invisibles1 with angels1 good or   
bad1 yea1 with  the highest and ,supreme
 ,being1 even with the holy ,god of     
heaven4 ,i  told you before that ,god   
sought the soul of man to have it for   
,his  companion2 and now ,i tell you    
that the soul is capable of communion   
with ,him1 when the darkness that sin   
hath spread over its face is  removed4  
,the soul is an intelligent power1 it   
can be made to know  and understand     
depths1 and heights1 and lengths1 and   
breadths1  in those high1 sublime1 and  
spiritual mysteries that only ,god can  
reveal and teach2 yea1 it is capable of 
diving unutterably into them4  ,and     
herein is ,god1 the ,god of glory1 much 

delighted and pleased--to  wit1 that ,he
 hath made ,himself a creature that is  
capable of  hearing1 of knowing1 and of 
understanding of ,his mind1 when opened 
and revealed to it4 ,i think ,i may say1
 without offence to ,god  or man1 that  
one reason why ,god made the world was1 
that ,he might  manifest ,himself1 not  
only by1 but to the works which ,he     
made2 but1  ,i speak with reverence1 how
 could that be1 if ,he did not also make
  some of ,his creatures capable of     
apprehending of ,him in those most  high
 mysteries and methods in which ,he     
purposed to reveal ,himself8  ,but then1
 what are those creatures which ,he hath
 made 7unto whom  when these things are 
shown7 that are able to take them in and
  understand them1 and so to improve    
them to ,god's glory1 as ,he hath       
ordained and purposed they should1 but  
souls8 for none else in the  visible    
world are capable of doing this but     
they4 ,and hence it is  that to them1   
and them only1 ,he beginneth to reveal  

,himself in this  world4 ,and hence it  
is that they1 and they only1 are        
gathered up  to ,him where ,he is1 for  
they are they that are called 'the      
spirits  of just men made perfect1'     
7,heb #ab3bc72 the spirit of a beast    
goeth  downward to the earth1 it is the 
spirit of a man that goes upwards  to   
,god that gave it 7,eccl #c3ba2ab3g74   
,for that1 and that only1  is capable of
 beholding and understanding the        
glorious visions of  heaven2 as ,christ 
said1 ',father1 ,i will that they also1 
whom thou  hast given ,me1 be with ,me  
where ,i am2 that they may behold ,my   
glory1  which thou hast given ,me2 for  
thou lovedst ,me before the foundation  
of the world' 7,john #ag3bd74 ,and thus 
the greatness of the soul is  manifest4 
,true1 the body is also gathered up into
 glory1 but not  simply for its own     
sake1 or because that is capable of     
itself to  know and understand the      
glories of its ,maker2 but that has been
  a companion with the soul in this     

world1 has also been its house1  its    
mantle1 its cabinet and tabernacle here2
 it has also been it by  which the soul 
hath acted1 in which it hath wrought1   
and by which  its excellent appearances 
have been manifested2 and it shall also 
there be its co-partner and sharer in   
its glory4 ,wherefore1 as the  body here
 did partake of soul excellencies1 and  
was also conformed  to its spiritual and
 regenerate principles2 so it shall be  
hereafter  a partaker of that glory with
 which the soul shall be filled1  and   
also be made suitable by that glory to  
become a partaker and  co-partner with  
it of the eternal excellencies which    
heaven will  put upon it4 ,in this world
 it is a gracious soul 7,i speak now of 
the regenerate71 and in that world it   
shall be a glorious one4 ,in  this world
 the body was conformable to the soul as
 it was gracious1  and in that world it 
shall be conformable to it as it is     
glorious2  conformable1 ,i say1 by      
partaking of that glory that then the   

soul  shall partake of2 yea1 it shall   
also have an additional glory to  adorn1
 and make it yet the more capable of    
being serviceable to  it1 and with it in
 its great acts before ,god in eternal  
glory4 ,oh1  what great things are the  
souls of the sons of men6    ,the soul  
capable of diving into the depths and   
mysteries of hell4    #i4 ,but again1 as
 the soul is thus capable of enjoying   
,god in glory1  and of prying into these
 mysteries that are in him1 so it is    
capable1  with great profundity1 to dive
 into the mysterious depths of hell4    
,hell is a place and state utterly      
unknown to any in this visible  world1  
excepting the souls of men2 nor shall   
any for ever be capable  of             
understanding the miseries thereof1 save
 souls and fallen angels4  ,now1 ,i     
think1 as the joys of heaven stand not  
only in speculation1  or in beholding of
 glory1 but in a sensible enjoyment and 
unspeakable  pleasure which those       
glories will yield to the soul 7,psa    

#af3aa71  so the torments of hell will  
not stand in the present lashes and     
strokes which by the flames of eternal  
fire ,god will scourge the  ungodly     
with2 but the torments of hell stand    
much1 if not in the  greatest part of   
them1 in those deep thoughts and        
apprehensions1  which souls in the next 
world will have of the nature and       
occasions  of sin2 of ,god1 and of      
separation from ,him2 of the eternity of
 those  miseries1 and of the utter      
impossibility of their help1 ease1 or   
deliverance for ever4 ,o6 damned souls  
will have thoughts that will  clash with
 glory1 clash with justice1 clash with  
law1 clash with  itself1 clash with     
hell1 and with the everlastingness of   
misery2  but the point1 the edge1 and   
the poison of all these thoughts will   
still be galling1 and dropping1 and     
spewing out their stings into  the sore1
 grieved1 wounded1 and fretted place1   
which is the conscience1  though not the
 conscience only2 for ,i may say of the 

souls in hell1  that they all over are  
but one wound1 one sore6 ,miseries as   
well  as mercies sharpen and make quick 
the apprehensions of the soul4  ,behold 
,spira in his book1 #ad ,cain in his    
guilt1 and ,saul with the  witch of     
,endor1 and you shall see men ripened1  
men enlarged and  greatened in their    
fancies1 imaginations1 and apprehensions
 though  not about ,god1 and heaven1 and
 glory1 yet about their loss1 their     
misery1 and their woe1 and their hells  
7,isa #cc3ad2 ,psa #a3d2 ,rev  #ad3aj2  
,mark #i3dd1df74    ,the ability of the 
soul to bear4    #aj4 ,nor doth their   
ability to bear1 if it be proper to say 
they  bear those dolors which there for 
ever they shall endure1 a little        
demonstrate their greatness4            
,everlasting burning1 devouring fire1   
perpetual pains1 gnawing worms1 utter   
darkness1 and the ireful  souls1 face1  
and strokes of ,divine and infinite     
justice will not1  cannot1 make this    
soul extinct1 as ,i said before4 ,i     

think it is not  so proper to say the   
soul that is damned for sin doth bear   
these  things1 as to say it doth ever   
sink under them3 and1 therefore1  their 
place of torment is called the          
bottomless pit1 because they  are ever  
sinking1 and shall never come there     
where they will find  any stay4 ,yet    
they live under wrath1 but yet only so  
as to be  sensible of it1 as to smart   
and be in perpetual anguish1 by reason  
of the intolerableness of their burden4 
,but doth not their thus  living1       
abiding1 and retaining a being7or what  
you will call it71  demonstrate the     
greatness and might of the soul8 ,alas6 
heaven and  earth are short of this     
greatness1 for these1 though under less 
judgment by far1 do fade and wax old    
like a moth-eaten garment1  and1 in     
their time1 will vanish away to nothing 
7,heb #a74    ,also1 we see how quickly 
the body1 when the soul is under a fear 
of the rebukes of justice1 how soon1 ,i 
say1 it wastes1 moulders  away1 and     

crumbleth into the grave2 but the soul  
is yet strong1 and  abides sensible to  
be dealt withal for sin by everlasting  
burnings4    ,the might of the soul     
further shown4    #aa4 ,the soul1 by    
,god's ordinance1 while this world      
lasts1 has a  time appointed it to      
forsake and leave the body to be turned 
again  to the dust as it was1 and this  
separation is made by death1 7,heb      
#i3bg72 therefore the body must cease   
for a time to have sense1 or  life1 or  
motion2 and a little thing brings it now
 into this state2  but in the next      
world1 the wicked shall partake of none 
of this2  for the body and the soul     
being at the resurrection rejoined1 this
  death1 that once did rend them        
asunder1 is for ever overcome and       
extinct2 so that these two which lived  
in sin must for ever be  yoked together 
in hell4 ,now1 there the soul being     
joined to the  body1 and death1 which   
before did separate them1 being utterly 
taken  away1 the soul retains not only  

its own being1 but also continueth  the 
body to be1 and to suffer sensibly the  
pains of hell1 without  those decays    
that it used to sustain4    ,and the    
reason why this death shall then be     
taken away is1 because  justice in its  
bestowing its rewards for transgressions
 may not be  interrupted1 but that body 
and soul1 as they lived and acted in sin
  together1 might be destroyed for sin  
in hell together 7,matt #aj3bh  ,luke   
#ab3e74 ,destroyed1 ,i say1 but with    
such a destruction1 which1  though it is
 everlasting1 will not put a period to  
their sensible  suffering the vengeance 
of eternal fire 7#b ,thess #a3h1i74     
,this death1 therefore1 though that also
 be the wages of sin1 would  now1 were  
it suffered to continue1 be a hinderance
 to the making  known of the wrath of   
,god1 and also of the created power and 
might  of the soul4 7#a47 ,it would     
hinder the making known of the wrath  of
 ,god1 for it would take the body out of
 the way1 and make it  incapable of     

sensible suffering for sin1 and so      
removing one of  the objects of         
vengeance the power of ,god's wrath     
would be so far  undiscovered4 7#b47 ,it
 would also hinder the manifestation of 
the  power and might of the soul1 which 
is discovered much by its abiding  to   
retain its own being while the wrath of 
,god is grappling with  it1 and more by 
its continuing to the body a sensible   
being with  itself4    ,death1          
therefore1 must now be removed1 that the
 soul may be made  the object of wrath  
without molestation or interruption4    
,that the  soul1 did ,i say8 yea1 that  
soul and body both might be so4 ,death  
would now be a favour1 though once the  
fruit of sin1 and also the  wages       
thereof1 might it now be suffered to    
continue1 because it  would ease the    
soul of some of its burden3 for a       
tormented body  cannot but be a burden  
to a spirit1 and so the wise man        
insinuates  when he says1 ',the spirit  
of a man will sustain his infirmity2'   

that  is1 bear up under it1 but yet so  
as that it feels it a burden4 ,we  see  
that1 because of the sympathy that is   
between body and soul1  how one is      
burdened if the other be grieved4 ,a    
sick body is a  burden to the soul1 and 
a wounded spirit is a burden to the     
body2  'a wounded spirit who can bear8' 
7,prov #ah3ad74 ,but death must not     
remove this burden1 but the soul must   
have the body for a burden1  and the    
body must have the soul for a burden1   
and both must have  the wrath of ,god   
for a burden4 ,oh1 therefore1 here will 
be burden  upon burden1 and all upon the
 soul1 for the soul will be the chief   
seat of this burden6 ,but thus much to  
show you the greatness of  the soul4    
,,of ,,the ,,loss ,,of ,,the ,,soul4    
,,third1 ,i shall now come to the third 
thing which was propounded to  be spoken
 to2 and that is1 to show you what we   
are to understand  by losing of the     
soul1 or what the loss of the soul      
is--',what shall  a man give in exchange

 for his soul8'    ,he that loseth his  
soul loseth himself4    ,first1 ,the    
loss of the soul is a loss1 in the      
nature of it1 peculiar  to itself4      
,there is no such loss1 as to the nature
 of loss1 as is  the loss of the soul2  
for that he that hath lost his soul has 
lost  himself4 ,in all other losses1 it 
is possible for a man to save  himself1 
but he that loseth his soul1 loseth     
himself--',for what is  a man           
advantaged1 if he gain the whole world1 
and lose himself8'  7,luke #i3be74      
,wherefore1 the loss of the soul is a   
loss that cannot  be paralleled4 ,he    
that loseth himself1 loseth his all1 his
 lasting  all2 for himself is his       
all--his all in the most comprehensive  
sense4 ,what mattereth it what a man    
gets1 if by the getting thereof  he     
loseth himself8 ,suppose a man goeth to 
the ,indies for gold1 and  he loadeth   
his ship therewith2 but at his return1  
that sea that  carried him thither      
swallows him up--now1 what has he got8  

,but this  is but a lean similitude with
 reference to the matter in hand--to    
wit1 to set forth the loss of the soul4 
,suppose a man that has been  at the    
,indies for gold should1 at his return1 
himself be taken by  them of ,algiers1  
and there made a slave of1 and there be 
hunger-bit1  and beaten till his bones  
are broken1 #ae what has he got8 what   
is he advantaged by his rich adventure8 
,perhaps1 you will say1 he  has got gold
 enough to obtain his ransom4 ,indeed   
this may be2 and  therefore no          
similitude can be found that can fully  
amplify the  matter1 'for what shall a  
man give in exchange for his soul8'     
',tis  a loss that standeth by itself1  
there is not another like it1 or  unto  
which it may be compared4 ',tis only    
like itself--'tis singular1  'tis the   
chief of all losses--the highest1 the   
greatest loss4 ',for  what shall a man  
give in exchange for his soul8' ,a man  
may lose  his wife1 his children1 his   
estate1 his liberty1 and his life1 and  

have all made up again1 and have all    
restored with advantage1 and  may1      
therefore1 notwithstanding all these    
losses1 be far enough off  from losing  
of himself4 7,luke #ad3bf2 ,mark #h3ce74
 ,for he may lose  his life1 and save   
it2 yea1 sometimes the only way to save 
that1  is to lose it2 but when a man has
 lost himself1 his soul1 then all  is   
gone to all intents and purposes4 ,there
 is no word says1 'he  that loses his   
soul shall save it2' but contrariwise1  
the text  supposeth that a man has lost 
his soul1 and then demands if any can   
answer it--',what shall a man give in   
exchange for his soul8' ,all1  then1    
that he gains that loseth his soul is   
only this1 he has gained  a loss1 he has
 purchased the loss of losses1 he has   
nothing left  him now but his loss1 but 
the loss of himself1 of his whole self4 
,he that loseth his life for ,christ1   
shall save it2 but he that  loseth      
himself for sin1 and for the world1     
shall lose himself  to perfection of    

loss2 he has lost himself1 and there is 
the full  point4    ,there are several  
things fall under this first head1 upon 
which ,i  would touch a little4    ,he  
that has lost himself will never be more
 at his own dispose4    7#a47 ,he that  
has lost his soul has lost himself4     
,now1 he that lost  himself is no more  
at his own dispose4 ,while a man enjoys 
himself1  he is at his own dispose4 ,a  
single man1 a free man1 a rich man1  a  
poor man1 any man that enjoys himself1  
is at his own dispose4 ,i  speak after  
the manner of men4 ,but he that has lost
 himself is not  at his own dispose4 ,he
 is1 as ,i may say1 now out of his own  
hands3  he has lost himself1 his        
soul-self1 his own self1 his whole self1
  by sin1 and wrath and hell hath found 
him2 he is1 therefore1 now no  more at  
his own dispose1 but at the dispose of  
justice1 of wrath1  and hell2 he is     
committed to prison1 to hell prison1    
there to  abide1 not at pleasure1 not as
 long and as little time as he will1    

but the term appointed by his judge3 nor
 may he there choose his  own           
affliction1 neither for manner1 measure1
 or continuance4 ,it  is ,god that will 
spread the fire and brimstone under him1
 it is ,god  that will pile up wrath    
upon him1 and it is ,god himself that   
will  blow the fire4 ,and 'the breathof 
the ,lord1 like a stream of brimstone1  
doth kindle it' 7,isa #cj3cc74 ,and thus
 it is manifest that he that  has lost  
himself1 his soul1 is no more at his own
 dispose1 but at  the dispose of them   
that find him4    ,he that hath lost    
himself1 is not at liberty to dispose of
 what he  hath4    7#b47 ,again1 as he  
that has lost himself is not at his own 
dispose1  so neither is he at liberty to
 dispose of what he has2 for the  man   
that has lost himself has something yet 
of his own4 ,the text  implies that his 
soul is his when lost1 yea1 when that   
and his all1  himself is lost2 but as he
 cannot dispose of himself1 so he cannot
  dispose of what he hath4 ,let me take 

leave to make out my meaning4  ,if he   
that is lost1 that has lost himself1 has
 not1 notwithstanding1  something that  
in some sense may be called his own1    
then he that  is lost is nothing4 ,the  
man that is in hell has yet the powers1 
the  senses1 and passions of his soul2  
for not he nor his soul must be  thought
 to be stripped of these2 for then he   
would be lower than  the brute2 but yet 
all these1 since he is there1 are by    
,god improved  against himself2 or1 if  
you will1 the point of this man's sword 
is  turned against his own heart1 and   
made to pierce his own liver4    ,the   
soul by being in hell loseth nothing of 
its aptness to think1  its quickness to 
pierce1 to pry1 and to understand2 nay1 
hell  has ripened it in all these       
things2 but1 ,i say1 the soul with its  
improvements as to these1 or anything   
else1 is not in the hand of  him that   
hath lost himself to manage for his own 
advantage1 but in  the hand1 and in the 
power1 and to be disposed as is thought 

meet  by him into whose revenging hand  
by sin he has delivered himself--to     
wit1 in the hand of ,god4 ,so1 then1    
,god now has the victory1 and  disposeth
 of all the powers1 senses1 and passions
 of the soul for  the chastising of him 
that has lost himself4 ,now the         
understanding  is only employed and     
improved in and about the apprehending  
of such  things as will be like daggers 
at the heart--to wit1 about justice1    
sin1 hell1 and eternity1 to grieve and  
break the spirit of the  damned2 yea1 to
 break1 to wound1 and to tear the soul  
in pieces4  ,the depths of sin which the
 man has loved1 the good nature of ,god 
whom the man has hated1 the blessings of
 eternity which the soul  has despised1 
shall now be understood by him more than
 ever1 but yet  so only1 as to increase 
grief and sorrow1 by improving of the   
good  and of the evil of the things     
understood1 to the greater wounding  of 
the spirit2 wherefore now1 every touch  
that the understanding  shall give to   

the memory will be as a touch of a      
red-hot iron1 or  like a draught of     
scalding lead poured down the throat4   
,the memory  also letteth those things  
down upon the conscience with no less   
terror and perplexity4 ,and now the     
fancy or imagination doth start  and    
stare like a man by fears bereft of     
wits1 and doth exercise  itself1 or     
rather is exercised by the hand of      
revenging justice1  so about the breadth
 and depth of present and future        
punishments1  as to lay the soul as on a
 burning rack4 ,now also the judgment1  
as  with a mighty maul1 driveth down the
 soul in the sense and pangs  of        
everlasting misery into that pit that   
has no bottom2 yea1 it  turneth again1  
and1 as with a hammer1 it riveteth every
 fearful  thought and apprehension of   
the soul so fast that it can never be   
loosed again for ever and ever4 ,alas6  
now the conscience can sleep1  be dull1 
be misled1 or batter1 no longer2 no1 it 
must now cry out2  understanding will   

make it1 memory will make it1 fancy or  
imagination  will make it4 ,now1 ,i say1
 it will cry out of sin1 of justice1 and
  of the terribleness of the punishment 
that hath swallowed him up  that has    
lost himself4 ,here will be no          
forgetfulness2 yet nothing  shall be    
thought on but that which will wound and
 kill2 here will  be no time1 cause1 or 
means for diversion2 all will stick and 
gnaw  like a viper4 ,now the memory will
 go out to where sin was heretofore     
committed1 it will also go out to the   
word that did forbid it4 ,the           
understanding also1 and the judgment    
too1 will now consider of the  pretended
 necessity that the man had to break the
 commandments of  ,god1 and of the      
seasonableness of the cautions and of   
the convictions  which were given him to
 forbear1 by all which more load will be
 laid  upon him that has lost himself2  
for here all the powers1 senses1  and   
passions of the soul must be made       
self-burners1 self-tormentors1          

self-executioners1 by the just judgment 
of ,god2 also all that the  will shall  
do in this place shall be but to wish   
for ease1 but the  wish shall only be   
such as shall only seem to lift up1 for 
the cable  rope of despair shall with   
violence pull him down again4 ,the will 
indeed will wish for ease1 and so will  
the mind1 etc41 but all these  wishers  
will by wishing arrive to no more       
advantage but to make  despair which is 
the most twinging stripe of hell1 to cut
 yet deepeer  into the whole soul of him
 that has lost himself2 wherefore1 after
  all that can be wished for1 they      
return again to their burning chair1    
where they sit and bewail their misery4 
,thus will all the powers1  senses1 and 
passions of the soul of him that has    
lost himself be  out of his own power to
 dispose for his advantage1 and will be 
only  in the hand and under the         
management of the revenging justice of  
,god4 ,and herein will that state of the
 damned be worse than it is  now with   

the fallen angels2 for though the fallen
 angels are now  cast down to hell1 in  
chains1 and sure in themselves at last  
to  partake of eternal judgment1 yet at 
present they are not so bound  up as the
 damned sinner shall be2 for            
notwithstanding their chains1  and their
 being the prisoners of the horrible    
hells1 yet they have  a kind of liberty 
granted them1 and that liberty will last
 till the  time appointed1 to tempt1 to 
plot1 to contrive1 and invent their     
mischiefs1 against the ,son of ,god and 
,his 7,job #a3g2 #b3b74 ,and though     
,satan knows that this at last will work
 for his future condemnation1  yet at   
present he finds it some diversion to   
his trembling mind1  and obtains1       
through his so busily employing of      
himself against the  gospel and its     
professors1 something to sport and      
refresh himself  withal2 yea1 and doth  
procure to himself some small crumbs of 
minutes  of forgetfulness of his own    
present misery and of the judgment that 

is yet to pass upon him2 but this       
privilege will then be denied to  him   
that has lost himself2 there will be no 
cause nor matter for  diversion2 there  
it will2 as in the old world1 rain day  
and night  fire and brimstone from the  
,lord out of heaven upon them 7,rev     
#ad3aj1aa74 ,misery is fixed2 the worm  
will be always sucking at and  gnawing  
of1 their soul2 also1 as ,i have said   
afore1 all the powers1  senses1 and     
passions of the soul will throw their   
darts inwards1  yea1 of ,god will be    
made to do it1 to the utter1            
unspeakable1 and  endless torment of him
 that has lost himself4 ,again1    ,they
 cannot sit down by the loss4    7#c47  
,all therefore that he that has lost    
himself can do is1 to  sit down by the  
loss4 ,do ,i say1 he can do this8--oh6  
if that could  be1 it would be to such1 
a mercy2 ,i must therefore here correct 
myself--,that they cannot do2 for to sit
 down by the loss implies  a patient    
enduring2 but there will be no such     

grace as patience in  hell with him that
 has lost himself2 here1 will also want 
a bottom  for patience--to wit1 the     
providence of ,god2 for a providence of 
,god1  though never so dismal1 is a     
bottom for patience to the afflicted2   
but men go not to hell by providence1   
but by sin4 ,now sin being  the cause1  
other effects are wrought2 for they that
 go to hell1  and that there miserably  
perish1 shall never say it was ,god by  
,his  providence that brought them      
hither1 and so shall not have that on   
which to lean and stay themselves4      
,they shall justify ,god1 and lay the   
fault upon themselves concluding  that  
it was sin with which their souls did   
voluntarily work--yea1  which their     
souls did suck in as sweet milk--that is
 the cause of  this their torment4 ,now 
this will work after another manner1 and
  will produce quite another thing than 
patience1 or a patient enduring  of     
their torment2 for their seeing that    
they are not only lost1 but  have lost  

themselves1 and that against the        
ordinary means that of  ,god was        
provided to prevent that loss2 yea1 when
 they shall see  what a base thing sin  
is1 how that it is the very worst of    
things1  and that which also makes all  
things bad1 and that for the sake  of   
that they have lost themselves1 this    
will make them fret1 and1  gnash1 and   
gnaw with anger themselves2 this will   
set all the passions  of the soul1 save 
love1 for that ,i think will be stark   
dead1 all  in a rage1 all in a          
self-tormenting fire4 ,you know there is
 nothing  that will sooner put a man    
into and manage his rage against himself
  than will a full conviction in his    
conscience that by his own only  folly1 
and that against caution1 and counsel1  
and reason to the  contrary1 he hath    
brought himself into extreme distress   
and misery4  ,but how much more will it 
make this fire burn when he shall see   
all  this is come upon him for a toy1   
for a bauble1 for a thing that is  worse

 than nothing6    ,why1 this is the case
 with him that has lost himself2 and    
therefore  he cannot sit down by the    
loss1 cannot be at quiet under the sense
  of his loss4 ,for sharply and         
wonderful piercingly1 considering the   
loss of himself1 and the cause thereof1 
which is sin1 he falls to  a tearing of 
himself in pieces with thoughts as hot  
as the coals of  juniper1 and to a      
gnashing upon himself for this2 also the
 ,divine  wisdom and justice of ,god    
helpeth on this self-tormentor in his   
self-tormenting work1 by holding the    
justice of the law against  which he has
 offended1 and the unreasonableness of  
such offence1  continually before his   
face4 ,for if1 to an enlightened man who
  is in the door of hope1 the sight of  
all past evil practices will  work in   
him 'vexation of spirit1' to see what   
fools we were1 7,eccl  #a3ad72 how can  
it but be to them that go to hell a     
vexation only  to understand the report1
 the report that ,god did give them of  

sin1  of ,his grace1 of hell1 and of    
everlasting damnation1 and yet that     
they should be such fools to go thither8
 7,isa #bh3ai74 ,but to pursue  this    
head no further1 ,i will come now to the
 next thing4    ,the loss of the soul a 
double loss4    ,secondly1 ,as the loss 
of the soul is1 in the nature of the    
loss1 a  loss peculiar to itself1 so the
 loss of the soul is a double loss2  it 
is1 ,i say1 a loss that is double1 lost 
both by man and ,god2 man  has lost it1 
and by that loss has lost himself2 ,god 
has lost it1  and by that loss it is    
cast away4 ,and to make this a little   
plainer  unto you1 ,i suppose it will be
 readily granted that men do lose  their
 souls4 ,but now how doth ,god lose it8 
,the soul is ,god's as  well as         
man's--man's because it is of           
themselves2 ,god's because it  is ,his  
creature2 ,god has made us this soul1   
and hence it is that  all souls are ,his
 7,jer #ch3af2 ,eze #ah3d74    ,now the 
loss of the soul doth not only stand in 

the sin of man1 but  in the justice of  
,god4 ,hence ,he says1 ',what is a man  
advantaged1 if  he gain the whole world1
 and lose himself1 or be cast away'     
7,luke  #i3be74 ,now this last clause1  
'or be cast away1' is not spoken  to    
show what he that has lost his soul has 
done1 though a man may  also be said to 
cast away himself2 but to show what ,god
 will do to  those that have lost       
themselves1 what ,god will add to that  
loss4  ,god will not cast away a        
righteous man1 but ,god will cast away  
the  wicked1 such a wicked one as by the
 text is under our consideration  7,job 
#h3bj2 ,matt #ac3ej74 ,this1 then1 is   
that which ,god will add1 and  so make  
the sad state of them that lose         
themselves double4 ,the man  for sin has
 lost himself1 and ,god by justice will 
cast him away2  according to that of    
,abigail to ,david1 ',the soul of my    
lord1' said  she1 'shall be bound in the
 bundle of life with the ,lord thy ,god2
  and the souls of thine enemies1 them  

shall ,he sling out1 as out of  the     
middle of a sling' 7#a ,sam #be3bi74 ,so
 that here is ,god's hand as  well as   
man's2 man's by sin1 and ,god's by      
justice4 ,god shall cast  them away2    
wherefore in the text above mentioned he
 doth not say1  or cast away himself1 as
 meaning the act of the man whose soul  
is  lost2 but1 'or be cast away' 7,luke 
#i3be74 ,supposing a second person      
joining with the man himself in the     
making up of the greatness of  the loss 
of the soul--to wit1 ,god himself1 who  
will verily cast  away that man who has 
lost himself4 ,god shall cast them      
away--that  is1 exclude them ,his favour
 or protection1 and deliver them up to  
the due reward of their deed6 ,he shall 
shut them out of ,his heaven1  and      
deliver them up to their hell2 ,he shall
 deny them a share in  his glory1 and   
shall leave them to their own shame2 ,he
 shall deny  them a portion in ,his     
peace1 and shall deliver them up to the 
torments  of the devil1 and of their own

 guilty consciences2 ,he shall cast     
them out of ,his affection1 pity1 and   
compassion1 and shall leave  them to the
 flames that they by sin have kindled1  
and to the worm1  or biting cockatrice1 
that they themselves have hatched1      
nursed1 and  nourished in their bosoms4 
,and this will make their loss double1  
and so a loss that is loss to the       
uttermost1 a loss above every  loss4 ,a 
man may cast away himself and not be    
cast away of ,god2 a  man may be cast   
away by others1 and not be cast away of 
,god2 yea1  what way soever a man be    
cast away1 if he be not cast away for   
sin1  he is safe1 he is yet found1 and  
in a sure hand4 ,but for a man so  to   
lose himself as by that loss to provoke 
,god to cast him away  too1 this is     
fearful4    ,the casting away1 then1    
mentioned in ,luke1 is a casting away by
  the hand of ,god1 by the revenging    
hand of ,god2 and it supposeth two      
things--#a4 ,god's abhorrence of such a 
soul4 #b4 ,god's just repaying  of it   

for its wickedness by way of            
retaliation4    #a4 ,it supposeth ,god's
 abhorrence of the soul4 ,that which we 
abhor1 that we cast from us1 and put out
 of our favour and respect  with        
disdain1 and a loathing thereof4 ,so    
when ,god teacheth ,israel  to loathe   
and abhor their idols1 ,he bids them 'to
 cast away their  very covering as a    
stinking and menstruous cloth1 and to   
say unto  it1 ',get you hence' 7,isa    
#cj3bb71 ',he shall gather the good into
  vessels1 and cast the bad away' 7,matt
 #ac3dh2 #be3da74 ,cast them out  of ,my
 presence4 ,well1 but whither must they 
go8 ,the answer is1 ,into  hell1 into   
utter darkness1 into the fire that is   
prepared for the  devil and his angels4 
,wherefore1 to be cast away1 to be cast 
away  of ,god1 it showeth unto us ,god's
 abhorrence of such souls1 and how  vile
 and loathsome such are in ,his divine  
eyes4 ,and the similitude  of ,abigail's
 sling1 mentioned before1 doth yet      
further show us the  greatness of this  

abhorrence--',the souls of thine        
enemies1' said  she1 ',god shall sling  
out as out of the middle of a sling4'   
,when  a man casts a stone away with a  
sling1 then he casteth it furthest  from
 him1 for with a sling he can cast a    
stone further than by  his hand4 ',and  
he1' saith the text1 'shall cast them   
away as with  a sling4' ,but that is not
 all1 neither3 for it is not only said  
that ,he shall sling away their souls1  
but that ,he shall sling them  away as  
'out of the middle of a sling4' ,when a 
stone is placed1 to  be cast away1 in   
the middle of a sling1 then doth the    
slinger cast  it furthest of all4 ,now  
,god is the slinger1 abhorrence is ,his 
sling1 the lost soul is the stone1 and  
it is placed in the very  middle of the 
sling1 and is from thence cast away4    
,and1 therefore1  it is said again1 that
 'such shall go into utter1 outer       
darkness'--that  is1 furthest off of    
all4 ,this therefore shows us how ,god  
abhors  that man that for sin has lost  

himself4 ,and well he may2 for such  an 
one has not only polluted and defiled   
himself with sin2 and that  is the most 
offensive thing to ,god under heaven2   
but he has abused  the handiwork of     
,god4 ,the soul1 as ,i said before1 is  
the workmans  hip of ,god1 yea1 the     
top-piece that ,he hath made in all the 
visible  world2 also ,he made it for to 
be delighted with it1 and to admit  it  
into communion with ,himself4 ,now for  
man thus to abuse ,god2 for  a man to   
take his soul1 which is ,god's1 and     
prostrate it to sin1  to the world1 to  
the devil1 and every beastly lust1 flat 
against  the command of ,god1 and       
notwithstanding the soul was also ,his2 
this  is horrible1 and calls aloud upon 
that ,god whose soul this is to  abhor1 
and to show1 by all means possible1 ,his
 abhorrence of such  an one4    #b4 ,as 
this casting of them away supposeth     
,god's abhorrence of them1  so it       
supposeth ,god's just repaying of them  
for their wickedness  by way of         

retaliation4    ,god all the time of the
 exercise of ,his long-suffering and    
forbearance  towards them1 did call upon
 them1 wait upon them1 send after them  
by ,his messengers1 to turn them from   
their evil ways2 but they  despised at1 
they mocked1 the messengers of the      
,lord4 ,also they  shut their eyes1 and 
would not see2 they stopped their ears1 
and  would not understand2 and did      
harden themselves against the beseeching
  of their ,god4 ,yea1 all that day long
 ,he did stretch out ,his hand  towards 
them1 but they chose to be a rebellious 
and gainsaying  people2 yea1 they said  
unto ,god1 ',depart from us2' and 'what 
is  the ,almighty' that we should pray  
unto him8 7,hosea #f3b2 ,rev #af3ba2    
,job #ba3ad1ae2 ,mal #c3ad74    ,and of 
all these things ,god takes notice1     
writes them down1 and seals  them up for
 the time to come1 and will bring them  
out and spread  them before them1       
saying1 ,i have called1 and you have    
refused2 ,i  have stretched out ,mine   

hand1 and no man regarded2 ,i have      
exercised  patience1 and gentleness1 and
 long-suffering towards you1 and in  all
 that time you despised ,me1 and cast   
,me behind your back2 and  now the time1
 and the exercise of ,my patience1 when 
,i waited upon  you1 and suffered your  
manners1 and did bear your contempts and
  scorns1 is at an end2 wherefore ,i    
will now arise1 and come forth  to the  
judgment that ,i have appointed4        
,but1 ,lord1 saith the sinner1 we turn  
now4    ,but now2 saith ,god1 turning is
 out of season2 the day of ,my patience 
is ended4    ,but1 ,lord1 says the      
sinner1 behold our cries4    ,but you   
did not1 says ,god1 behold nor regard   
,my cries4    ,but1 ,lord1 saith the    
sinner1 let our beseeching find place in
 ,thy  compassions4    ,but1 saith ,god1
 ,i also beseeched1 and ,i was not      
heard4    ,but ,lord1 says the sinner1  
our sins lie hard upon us4    ,but ,i   
offered you pardon when time was1 says  
,god1 and then you did  utterly reject  

it4    ,but1 ,lord1 says the sinner1 let
 us therefore have it now4    ,but now  
the door is shut1 saith ,god4    ,and   
what then8 ,why1 then1 by way of        
retaliation1 ,god will serve  them as   
they have served ,him2 and so the       
wind-up of the whole will  be this--they
 shall have like for like4 ,time was    
when they would  have none of ,him1 and 
now will ,god have none of them4 ,time  
was when  they cast ,god behind their   
back1 and now ,he will cast away their  
soul4 ,time was when they would not heed
 ,his calls1 and now ,he will  not heed 
their cries4 ,time was when they        
abhorred ,him1 and now  ,his soul also  
abhorreth them 7,zech #aa3h74 ,this is  
now by way of  retaliation--like for    
like1 scorn for scorn1 repulse for      
repulse1  contempt for contempt2        
according to that which is written1     
',therefore  it is come to pass1 that as
 ,he cried1 and they would not hear2 so 
they cried1 and ,i would not hear1 saith
 the ,lord' 7,zech #g3ac74 ,and  thus ,i

 have also showed you that the loss of  
the soul is double--lost  by man1 lost  
by ,god4    ,but oh6 who thinks of this8
 who1 ,i say1 that now makes light  of  
,god1 of ,his ,word1 ,his servants1 and 
ways1 once dreams of such  retaliation1 
though ,god to warn them hath even1 in  
the day of ,his  patience1 threatened to
 do it in the day of ,his wrath1 saying1
  ',because ,i have called1 and ye      
refused2 ,i have stretched out ,my      
hand1 and no man regarded2 but ye have  
set at nought all ,my counsel1  and     
would none of ,my reproof3 ,i also will 
laugh at your calamity2  ,i will mock   
when your fear cometh2 when your fear   
cometh as  desolation1 and your         
destruction cometh as a whirlwind2 when 
distress  and anguish cometh upon you4  
,then shall they call upon ,me1 but ,i  
will not answer2 they shall seek ,me    
early1 but they shall not find  ,me'    
7,prov #a3bd-bh74 ,i will do unto them  
as they have done unto ,me2  and what   
unrighteousness is in all this8 ,but1   

,the loss of the soul most fearful4     
,thirdly1 ,as the loss of the soul is a 
loss peculiar to itself1 and  a loss    
double1 so1 in the third place1 it is a 
loss most fearful1  because it is a loss
 attended with the most heavy curse of  
,god4  ,this is manifest both in the    
giving of the rule of life1 and also    
in1 and at the time of execution for1   
the breach of that rule4 ,it  is        
manifest at the giving of the           
rule--',cursed be he that confirmeth    
not all the words of this law to do     
them4 ,and all the people shall  say1   
,amen' 7,deu #bg3bf2 ,gal #c3aj74 ,it is
 also manifest that it  shall be so at  
the time of execution--',depart from    
,me1 ye cursed1  into everlasting fire1 
prepared for the devil and his angels'  
7,matt  #be3da74 ,what this curse is1   
none do know so well as ,god that giveth
  it1 and as the fallen angels1 and the 
spirits of damned men that  are now shut
 up in the prison of hell1 and bear it4 
,but certainly  it is the chief and     

highest of all kind of curses4 ,to be   
cursed  in the basket and in the store1 
in the womb and in the barn1 in my      
cattle and in my body1 are but          
flea-bitings to this1 though they  are  
also insupportable in themselves2 only  
in general it may be  described thus4   
,but to touch upon this curse1 it lieth 
in deprivation  of all good1 and in a   
being swallowed up of all the most      
fearful  miseries that a holy1 and just1
 and eternal ,god can righteously       
inflict1 or lay upon the soul of a      
sinful man4 ,now let ,reason here  come 
in and exercise itself in the most      
exquisite manner2 yea1 let  him now     
count up all1 and all manner of curses  
and torments that a  reasonable and an  
immortal soul is1 or can be made capable
 of1 and  able to suffer under1 and when
 he has done1 he shall come infinitely  
short of this great anathema1 this      
master curse which ,god has  reserved   
amongst ,his treasuries1 and intends to 
bring out in that  day of battle and    

war1 which ,he purposeth to make upon   
damned souls  in that day4#af ,and this 
,god will do1 partly as a retaliation1  
as  the former1 and partly by way of    
revenge4 #a4 ,by way of retaliation3    
',as he loved cursing1 so let it come   
unto him3 as he delighted  not in       
blessing1 so let it be far from him4'   
,again1 ',as he clothed  himself with   
cursing like as with his garment1 so let
 it come into  his bowels like water1   
and like oil into his bones2 let it be  
unto  him as a garment which covereth   
him1 and for a girdle wherewith he  is  
girded continually' 7,psa #aji3ag-ai74  
',let this1' saith ,christ1  #ag 'be the
 reward of mine adversaries from the    
,lord' 7vs4 #bj etc74  #b4 ,as this     
curse comes by way of retaliation1 so it
 cometh by way  of revenge4 ,god will   
right the wrongs that sinners have done 
,him1  will repay vengeance for the     
despite and reproach wherewith they     
have affronted ,him1 and will revenge   
the quarrel of ,his covenant4  ,and the 

beginning of revenges are terrible1     
7,deu #ca3da1db72 what1  then1 will the 
whole execution be1 when ,he shall come 
in flaming  fire1 taking vengeance on   
them that know not ,god1 and that obey  
not  the gospel of ,jesus ,christ8 ,and1
 therefore1 this curse is executed  in  
wrath1 in jealousy1 in anger1 in fury2  
yea1 the heavens and the  earth shall be
 burned up with the fire of that        
jealousy in which the  great ,god will  
come1 when ,he cometh to curse the souls
 of sinners1  and when ,he cometh to    
defy the ungodly1 7#b ,thess #a3 #g-i74 
,it is little thought of1 but the manner
 of the coming of ,god to  judge the    
world declares what the souls of        
impenitent sinners must  look for then4 
,it is common among men1 when we see the
 form of  a man's countenance changed1  
when we see fire sparkle out of his     
eyes1 when we read rage and fury in     
every cast of his face1 even  before he 
says aught1 or doth aught either1 to    
conclude that some  fearful thing is now

 to be done 7,dan #c3ai1bc74 ,why1 it is
 said of  ,christ when ,he cometh to    
judgment1 that the heavens and the earth
  fly away1 as not being able to endure 
,his looks1 7,rev #bj3aa1ab72  that ,his
 angels are clad in flaming fire1 and   
that the elements melt  with fervent    
heat2 and all this is1 that the         
perdition of ungodly  men might be      
completed1 'from the presence of the    
,lord1 in the  heat of ,his anger1 from 
the glory of ,his power' 7#b ,pet #c3g2 
#b ,thess  #a3h1i74 ,therefore1 ,god    
will now be revenged1 and so ease       
,himself  of ,his enemies1 when ,he     
shall cause curses like millstones to   
fall  as thick as hail on 'the hairy    
scalp of such a one as goeth on  still  
in his trespasses' 7,psa #fh3bl74 ,but1 
,the loss of the soul a loss            
everlasting4    ,fourthly1 ,as the loss 
of the soul is a loss peculiar to       
itself1 a  loss double1 and a loss most 
fearful1 so it is a loss everlasting4   
,the soul that is lost is never to be   

found again1 never to be  recovered     
again1 never to be redeemed again1 its  
banishment from  ,god is everlasting2   
the fire in which it burns1 and by which
 it must  be tormented1 is a fire that  
is ever1 everlasting fire1 everlasting  
burnings2 the adder1 the snake1 the     
stinging worm1 dieth not1 nor  is the   
fire quenched2 and this is a fearful    
thing4 ,a man may endure  to touch the  
fire with a short touch1 and away2 but  
to dwell with  everlasting burnings1    
that is fearful4 ,oh1 then1 what is     
dwelling  with them1 and in them1 for   
ever and ever6 ,we use to say1 light    
burdens far carried are heavy2 what1    
then1 will it be to bear  that burden1  
that guilt1 that the law and the justice
 and wrath of  ,god will lay upon the   
lost soul for ever8 ,now tell the stars1
 now  tell the drops of the sea1 and now
 tell the blades of grass that  are     
spread upon the face of all the earth1  
if thou canst3 and yet  sooner mayest   
thou do this than count the thousands of

 millions of  thousands of years that a 
damned soul shall lie in hell4 ,suppose 
every star that is now in the firmament 
was to burn1 by himself1  one by one1 a 
thousand years apiece1 would it not be a
 long while  before the last of them was
 burned out8 and yet sooner might that  
be done than the damned soul be at the  
end of punishment4    ,there are three  
things couched under this last head that
 will fill  up the punishment of a      
sinner4 #a4 ,the first is1 that it is   
everlasting4  #b4 ,the second is1 that1 
therefore1 it will be impossible for the
  souls in hell ever to say1 ,now we are
 got half way through our  sorrows4 #c4 
,the third is1 and yet every moment they
 shall endure  eternal punishment4      
#a4 ,the first ,i have touched upon     
already1 and1 therefore1 shall not      
enlarge2 only ,i would ask the wanton or
 unthinking sinner1 whether  twenty1 or 
thirty1 or forty years of the deceitful 
pleasures of sin  is so rich a prize1 as
 that a man may well venture the ruin1  

that  everlasting burnings will make    
upon his soul for the obtaining  of     
them1 and living a few moments in them4 
,sinner1 consider this  before ,i go any
 further1 or before thou readest one    
line more4 ,if  thou hast a soul1 it    
concerns thee2 if there be a hell1 it   
concerns  thee2 and if there be a ,god  
that can and will punish the soul for   
sin everlastingly in hell1 it concerns  
thee2 because1    #b4 ,in the second    
place1 it will be impossible for the    
damned soul  ever to say1 ,i am now got 
half way through my sorrows4 ,that which
  has no end1 has no middle4 ,sinner1   
make a round circle1 or ring1  upon the 
ground1 of what bigness thou wilt2 this 
done1 go thy way  upon that circle1 or  
ring1 until thou comest to the end      
thereof2  but that1 sayest thou1 ,i can 
never do2 because it has no end4 ,i     
answer1 but thou mayest as soon do that 
as wade half way through  the lake of   
fire that is prepared for impenitent    
souls4 ,sinner1  what wilt thou take to 

make a mountain of sand that will reach 
as  high as the sun is at noon8 ,i know 
that thou wilt not be engaged  in such a
 work2 because it is impossible thou    
shouldst ever perform  it4 ,but ,i dare 
say the task is greater when the sinner 
has let  out himself to sin for a       
servant2 because the wages is           
everlasting  burnings4 ,i know thou     
mayest perform thy service2 but the     
wages1  the judgment1 the punishment is 
so endless1 that thou1 when thou  hast  
been in it more millions of years than  
can be numbered1 art  not1 nor never yet
 shalt be1 able to say1 ,i am half way  
through  it4 ,and yet1    #c4 ,that soul
 shall partake every moment of that     
punishment that  is eternal4 ',even as  
,sodom and ,gomorrah1 and the cities    
about them  in like manner1 giving      
themselves over to fornication1 and     
going  after strange flesh1 are set     
forth for an example1 suffering the     
vengeance of eternal fire' 7,jude #g74  
7#a47 ,they shall endure eternal        

punishment in the nature of punishment4 
,there is no punishment here wherewith  
one man can chastise another  that can  
deserve a greater title than that of    
transient1 or  temporary punishment2 but
 the punishment there is eternal1 even  
in  every stripe that is given1 and in  
every moment that it grappleth  with the
 soul2 even every twinge1 every gripe1  
and every stroke  that justice          
inflicteth1 leaveth anguish that1 of    
their condition  according as will best 
stand with in the nature of punishment1 
is  eternal behind it4 ,it is eternal1  
because it is from ,god1 and lasts  for 
ever and ever4 ,the justice that        
inflicts it has not a beginning1  and it
 is this justice in the operations of it
 that is always  dealing with the soul4 
7#b47 ,all the workings of the soul     
under this punishment are such  as cause
 it1 in its sufferings1 to endure that  
which is eternal4 ,it  can have no      
thought of the end of punishment1 but it
 is presently  recalled by the decreed  

gulf that bindeth them under perpetual  
punishment4 ,the great fixed gulf1 they 
know1 will keep them in their  present  
place1 and not suffer them to go to     
heaven 7,luke #af3bf74  ,and now there  
is no other place but heaven or hell to 
be in2 for  then the earth1 and the     
works that are therein1 will be burned  
up4  ,read the text1 ',but the day of   
the ,lord will come as a thief in  the  
night2 in which the heavens shall pass  
away with a great noise1  and the       
elements shall melt with fervent heat2  
the earth also  and all the works that  
are therein1 shall be burned up' 7#b    
,peter  #c3aj74 ,if1 then1 there will be
 no third place1 it standeth in their   
minds1 as well as in ,god's decree1 that
 their punishments shall be  eternal2   
so1 then1 sorrows1 anguish1 tribulation1
 grief1 woe1 and  pain1 will1 in every  
moment of its abiding upon the soul1 not
 only  flow from thoughts of what has   
been1 and what is1 but also from  what  
will be1 and that for ever and ever4    

,thus every thought that  is truly      
grounded in the cause and nature of     
their state will roll1  toss1 and tumble
 them up and down in the cogitations and
 fearful  apprehensions of the          
lastingness of their damnation4 ,for1 ,i
 say1  their minds1 their memories1     
their understandings1 and consciences1  
will all1 and always1 be swallowed up   
with 'for ever2' yea1 they  themselves  
will1 by the means of these things1 be  
their own tormentors  for ever4    7#c47
 ,there will not be spaces1 as days1    
months1 years1 and the like1  as now2   
though we make bold so to speak1 the    
better to present our  thoughts to each 
other's capacities2 for then there shall
 be time  no longer2 also1 day and night
 shall then be come to an end4 ',he     
hath compassed the waters with bounds1  
until the day and night  come to an end'
 7,job #bf3aj74 ,until the end of light 
with darkness4  ,now when time1 and day1
 and night1 are come to an end1 then    
there  comes in eternity1 as there was  

before the day1 and night1 or time1  was
 created2 and when this is come1        
punishment nor glory must none  of them 
be measured by days1 or months1 or      
years1 but by eternity  itself4 ,nor    
shall those concerned either in misery  
or glory reckon  of their now new state1
 as they need to reckon of things in    
this  world2 but they shall be suited in
 their capacities1 in their             
understandings and apprehensions1 to    
judge and count of their  condition     
according as will best stand with their 
state in eternity4#ah    ,could we but  
come to an understanding of things done 
in heaven  and hell1 as we understand   
how things are done in this world1 we   
should be strangely amazed to see how   
the change of places and of  conditions 
has made a change in the understandings 
of men1 and in  the manner of their     
enjoyment of things4 ,but this we must  
let alone  till the next world1 and     
until our launching into it2 and then1  
whether we be of the right or left hand 

ones1 we shall well know  the state and 
condition of both kingdoms4 ,in the     
meantime1 let  us addict ourselves to   
the belief of the ,scriptures of truth1 
for  therein is revealed the way to that
 of eternal life1 and how to  escape the
 damnation of the soul 7,matt #be3cc74  
,but thus much for  the loss of the     
soul1 unto which let me add1 for a      
conclusion1  these verses following3--  
,these cry alas6 ,but all in vain2      
,they stick fast in the mire2      ,they
 would be rid of present pain1          
,yet set themselves on fire4            
,darkness is their perplexity1          
,yet do they hate the light2      ,they 
always see their misery1          ,yet  
are themselves1 all night4        ,they 
are all dead1 yet live they do1         
,yet neither live nor die2      ,they   
die to weal1 and live to woe--#ai       
,this is their misery4        ,now will 
confusion so possess1          ,these   
monuments of ire1      ,and so confound 
them with distress1          ,and       

trouble their desire1        ,that what 
to think1 or what to do1          ,or   
where to lay their head1      ,they know
 not3 'tis the damned's woe1            
,to live1 and yet be dead4        ,these
 castaways would fain have life1        
,but know they never shall2      ,they  
would forget their dreadful plight4     
,but that sticks fast'st of all4        
,god1 ,christ1 and heav'n1 they know are
 best1          ,yet dare not on them   
think2      ,they know the saints enjoy 
their rest1          ,while they their  
tears do drink4      ,,of ,,the ,,cause 
,,of ,,the ,,loss ,,of ,,the ,,soul4    
,,fourth1 ,and now ,i am come to the    
fourth thing--that is1 to show  you the 
cause of the loss of the soul4 ,that men
 have souls1 that  souls are great      
things1 that souls may be lost1 this ,i 
have showed  you already2 wherefore ,i  
now proceed to show you the cause of    
this  loss4 ,the cause is laid down in  
the #ahth chapter of ,ezekiel1 in  these
 words--',behold1 all souls1' says ,god1

 'are ,mine2 as the soul  of the father1
 so also the soul of the son is ,mine3  
the soul that  sinneth1 it shall die'   
7#e3d74    ,sin the cause of the loss of
 his soul4    ,first1 ,it is sin1 then1 
or sinning against ,god1 that is the    
cause  of dying1 or damning in hell     
fire1 for that must be meant by dying2  
otherwise1 to die1 according to our     
ordinary acceptation of the  notion1 the
 soul is not capable of1 it being indeed
 immortal1 as  hath been afore asserted4
 ,so1 then1 the soul that sinneth--that 
is1  and persevering in the same--that  
soul shall die1 be cast away1 or        
damned2 yea1 to ascertain us of the     
undoubted truth of this1 the  ,holy     
,ghost doth repeat it again1 and that in
 this very chapter1  saying1 ',the soul 
that sinneth1 it shall die' 7#e3bj74    
,now1 the soul  may divers ways be said 
to sin against ,god2 as1    #a4 ,in its 
receiving of sin into its bosom1 and in 
its retaining and  entertaining of it   
there4 ,sin must first be received      

before it can  act in1 or be acted by1  
the soul4 ,our first parents first      
received  it in the suggestion or       
motion1 and then acted it4 ,now it is   
not  here to be disputed when sin was   
received by the soul1 so much  as       
whether ever the soul received sin2 for 
if the soul has indeed  received sin    
into itself1 then it has sinned1 and by 
doing so1  has made itself an object of 
the wrath of ,god1 and a fire brand of  
hell4 ,i say1 ,i will not here dispute  
when sin was received by the  soul1 but 
it is apparent enough that it received  
it betimes1 because  in old time every  
child that was brought unto the ,lord   
was to be  redeemed1 and that at a month
 old1 7,exo #ac3ac2 #cd3bj2 ,num #ah3ae1
  #af72 which1 to be sure1 was very     
early1 and implied that then1  even     
then1 the soul in ,god's judgment stood 
before ,him as defiled  and polluted    
with sin4 ,but although ,i said ,i will 
not dispute at  what time the soul may  
be said to receive sin1 yet it is       

evident  that it was precedent to the   
redemption made mention of just before1 
and so before the person redeemed had   
attained the age of a month4  ,and that 
,god might1 in the language of ,moses1  
give us to see cause  of the necessity  
of this redemption1 he first            
distinguisheth1 and  saith1 ',the       
firstling of a cow1 or the firstling of 
a sheep1 or the  firstling of a goat1'  
did not need this redemption1 for they  
were  clean1 or holy4 ,but the firstborn
 of men1 who was taken in lieu  of the  
rest of the children1 and the 'firstling
 of unclean beasts1  thou shalt surely  
redeem1' saith ,he4 ,but why was the    
firstborn of  men coupled with unclean  
beasts1 but because they are both       
unclean8  ,the beast was unclean by     
,god's ordination1 but the other was    
unclean  by sin4 ,now1 then1 it will be 
demanded1 how a soul1 before it was  a  
month old1 could receive sin to the     
making of itself unclean8  ,i answer1   
,there are two ways of receiving1 one   

active1 the other  passive2 this last is
 the way by which the soul at first     
receiveth  sin1 and by so receiving1    
becometh culpable1 because polluted and 
defiled by it4 ,and this passive way of 
receiving is often mentioned  in        
,scripture4 ,thus the pans received the 
ashes1 7,exo #bg3c72 thus  the molten   
sea received three thousand baths1 7#b  
,chron #d3e72 thus  the ground receiveth
 the seed1 7,matt #ac3bj-bc72 and this  
receiving  is like that of the wool     
which receiveth the dye1 either black1  
white1 or red2 and as the fire that     
receiveth the water till it  be all     
quenched therewith3 or as the water     
receiveth such stinking  and poisonous  
matter into it1 as for the sake of it1  
it is poured  out and spilt upon the    
ground4 ,but whence should the soul thus
  receive sin8 ,i answer1 from the body1
 while it is in the mother's  belly2 the
 body comes from polluted man1 and      
therefore is polluted  7,psa #ea3 #e74  
',who can bring a clean thing out of an 

unclean8' 7,job  #ad3d74 ,the soul comes
 from ,god's hand1 and therefore as so  
is pure  and clean3 but being put into  
this body1 it is tainted1 polluted1  and
 defiled with the taint1 stench1 and    
filth of sin2 nor can this  stench and  
filth be by man purged out1 when once   
from the body got  into the soul2 sooner
 may the blackamoor change his skin1 or 
the  leopard his spots1 than the soul1  
were it willing1 might purge  itself of 
this pollution4 ',though thou wash thee 
with nitre1 and  take thee much soap1   
yet thine iniquity is marked before ,me1
 saith  the ,lord ,god' 7,jer #b3bb74   
#b4 ,but as ,i said1 the soul has not   
only received sin1 but retains  it1     
holds it1 and shows no kind of          
resistance4 ,it is enough that  the soul
 is polluted and defiled1 for that is   
sufficient to provoke  ,god to cast it  
away2 for which of you would take a     
cloth annoyed  with stinking1 ulcerous  
sores1 to wipe your mouth withal1 or to 
thrust it into your bosoms8 and the soul

 is polluted with far worse  pollution  
than any such can be4 ,but this is not  
all2 it retains  sin as the wool retains
 the dye1 or as the infected water      
receives  the stench or poisonous scent2
 ,i say1 it retains it willingly2  for  
all the power of the soul is not only   
captivated by a seizure  of sin upon the
 soul1 but it willingly1 heartily1      
unanimously1  universally falleth in    
with the natural filth and pollution    
that  is in sin1 to the estranging of   
itself from ,god1 and an obtaining  of  
an intimacy and compliance with the     
devil4    ,now this being the state and 
condition of the soul from the belly1#bj
  yea1 from before it sees the light of 
this world1 what can be  concluded but  
that ,god is offended with it8 ,for how 
can it otherwise  be1 since there is    
holiness and justice in ,god8 ,hence    
those that  are born of a woman1 whose  
original is by carnal conception with   
man1 are said to be as serpents so soon 
as born4 ',the wicked 7and  all at first

 are so7 go astray as soon as they be   
born1 speakings  lies4 ,their poison is 
like the poison of a serpent3 they are  
like  the deaf adder1 that stoppeth her 
ear' 7,psa #eh3c1d74 ,they go astray    
from the belly2 but that they would not 
do1 if aught of the powers  of their    
soul were unpolluted4 ',but their poison
 is like the poison  of a serpent4'     
,their poison--what is that8 ,their     
pollution1 their  original pollution1   
that is as the poison of a serpent--to  
wit1  not only deadly1 for so poison is1
 but also hereditary4 ,it comes  from   
the old one1 from the sire and dam2 yea1
 it is also now  become connatural to   
and with them1 and is of the same date  
with  the child as born into the world4 
,the serpent has not her poison1  in the
 original of it1 either from imitation  
or from other infective  things abroad1 
though it may by such things be helped  
forward and  increased2 but she brings  
it with her in her bowels1 in her       
nature1  and it is to her as suitable to

 her present condition as it is  that   
which is most sweet and wholesome to    
other of the creatures4  ,so1 then1     
every soul comes into the world as      
poisoned with sin2 nay1  as such which  
have poison connatural to them2 for it  
has not only  received sin as the wool  
has received the dye1 but it retaineth  
it4  ,the infection is got so deep1 it  
has taken the black so effectually1     
that the tint1 the very fire of hell1   
can never purge the soul  therefrom4    
,and that the soul has received this    
infection thus early1 and that  it      
retains it so surely1 is not only       
signified by children coming  into the  
world besmeared in their mother's blood1
 and by the  firstborn's being redeemed 
at a month old1 but also by the first   
inclinations and actions of children    
when they are so come into  the world   
7,exo #bf74 ,who sees not that lying1   
pride1 disobedience to  parents1 and    
hypocrisy1 do put forth themselves in   
children before  they know that they do 

either well or ill in so doing1 or      
before  they are capable to learn either
 of these arts by imitation1 or  seeing 
understandingly the same things done    
first by others8 ,he  that sees not that
 they do it naturally from a principle1 
from an  inherent principle1 is either  
blinded1 and has retained his darkness  
by the same sin as they1 or has suffered
 himself to be swayed by  a delusion    
from him who at first infused this spawn
 of sin into  man's nature4    ,nor doth
 the averseness of children to morality 
a little demonstrate  what has been     
said2 for as it would make a serpent    
sick1 should one  give it a strong      
antidote against his poison1 so then are
 children1  and never more than then1   
disturbed in their minds1 when a strict 
hand and a stiff rein by moral          
discipline is maintained over and  upon 
them4 ,true1 sometimes restraining grace
 corrects them1 but  that is not of     
themselves2 but more oft hypocrisy is   
the great and  first moving wheel to all

 their seeming compliances with         
admonitions1  which indulgent parents   
are apt to overlook1 yea1 and sometimes1
  through unadvisedness1 to count for   
the principles of grace4 ,i speak  now  
of that which comes before conversion4  
,but as ,i said before1 ,i  would not   
now dispute1 only ,i have thought good  
thus to urge these  things to make my   
assertion manifest1 and to show what is 
the cause  of the damnation of the soul4
    #c4 ,again2 as the soul receives    
sin1 and retains it1 so it also  doth   
entertain it--that is1 countenance1     
smile upon1 and like its  complexion and
 nature well4 ,a man may detain--that   
is1 hold fast--a  thing which yet he    
doth not regard2 but when he entertains1
 then  he countenances1 likes1 and      
delights in the company4 ,sin1 then1  is
 first received by the soul1 as has been
 afore explained1 and by  that reception
 is polluted and defiled4 ,this makes it
 hateful in  the eyes of justice3 it is 
now polluted4 ,then1 secondly1 this sin 

is not only received1 but retained--that
 is1 it sticks so fast1  abides so      
fixedly in the soul1 that it cannot be  
gotten out2 this  is the cause of the   
continuation of abhorrence2 for if ,god 
abhors  because there is a being of sin 
there1 it must needs be that he  should 
continue to abhor1 since sin continues  
to have a being there4  ,but then1 in   
the third place1 sin is not only        
received1 detained1  but entertained by 
the now defiled and polluted soul2      
wherefore  this must needs be a cause of
 the continuance of anger1 and that     
with aggravation4 ,when ,i say1         
entertained1 ,i do not mean as men      
entertain their enemies1 with small and 
great shot1 #ba but as they  entertain  
those whom they like1 and those that are
 got into their  affections4 #bb ,and   
therefore the wrath of ,god must        
certainly be  let out upon the soul1 to 
the everlasting damnation of it4    ,now
 that the soul doth thus entertain sin1 
is manifest by these  several           

particulars--    7#a47 ,it hath admitted
 it with complacence and delight into   
every  chamber of the soul2 ,i mean1 it 
has been delightfully admitted to  an   
entertainment by all the powers or      
faculties of the soul4 ,the  soul hath  
chosen it rather than ,god3 it also1 at 
,god's command1  refuseth to let it go2 
yea1 it chooseth that doctrine1 and     
loveth  it best1 since it must have a   
doctrine1 that has most of sin and      
baseness in it 7,isa #fe3ab2 #ff3c74    
,they 'say to the seers1 ,see not2  and 
to the prophets1 ,prophesy not unto us  
right things1 speak unto  us smooth     
things1 prophesy deceits' 7,isa #cj3aj74
 ,these are signs  that the soul with   
liking hath entertained sin2 and if     
there be at  any time1 as indeed there  
is1 a warrant issued out from the mouth 
of ,god to apprehend1 to condemn1 and   
mortify sin1 why then1    7#b47 ,these  
shifts the souls of sinners do presently
 make for the  saving of sin from those 
things that by the ,word men are        

commanded  to do unto it--    7a7 ,they 
will1 if possible1 hide it1 and not     
suffer it to be  discovered4 ',he that  
hideth his sins#bc shall not prosper'   
7,prov  #bh3ac74 ,and again1 they hide  
it1 and refuse to let it go 7,job       
#bj3ab1ac74 ,this is an evident sign    
that the soul has a favour for  sin1 and
 that with liking it1 entertains it4    
7b7 ,as it will hide it1 so it will     
excuse it1 and plead that this  and that
 piece of wickedness is no such evil    
thing2 men need not  be so nice1 and    
make such a pother#bd about it1 calling 
those that  cry out so hotly against it1
 men more nice than wise4 ,hence the    
prophets of old used to be called       
madmen1 and the world would reply       
against their doctrine1 ,wherein have we
 been so wearisome to ,god1  and what   
have we spoken so much against ,him8    
7,mal #a3f1g2 #c3h1ac74    7c7 ,as the  
soul will do this1 so to save sin1 it   
will cover it with  names of virtue1    
either moral or civil2 and of this ,god 

greatly  complains1 yea1 breaks into    
anger for this1 saying1 ',woe to them   
that call evil good1 and good evil2 that
 put darkness for light1  and light for 
darkness2 and put bitter for sweet1 and 
sweet for  bitter' 7,isa #e3bj76    7d7 
,if convictions and discovery of sin be 
so strong and so plain1  that the soul  
cannot deny but that it is sin1 and that
 ,god is  offended therewith2 then it   
will give flattering promises to ,god   
that it will indeed put it away2 but yet
 it will prefix a time that  shall be   
long first1 if it also then at all      
performs it1 saying1  ,yet a little     
sleep1 yet a little slumber1 yet a      
little folding of  sin in mine arms1    
till ,i am older1 till ,i am richer1    
till ,i have  had more of the sweetness 
and the delights of sin4 ,thus1 'their  
soul delighteth in their abominations'  
7,isa #ff3c74    7e7 ,if ,god yet       
pursues1 and will see whether this      
promise of putting  sin out of doors    
shall be fulfilled by the soul1 why     

then1 it will  be partial in ,god's law2
 it will put away some1 and keep some2  
put  away the grossest1 and keep the    
finest2 put away those that can  best be
 spared1 and keep the most profitable   
for a help at a pinch  7,mal #b3i74     
7f7 ,yes1 if all sin must be abandoned1 
or the soul shall have no  rest1 why    
then1 the soul and sin will part 7with  
such a parting  as it is71 even as      
,phaltiel parted with ,david's wife1    
with an ill  will and a sorrowful mind2 
or as ,orpha left her mother1 with a    
kiss  7#b ,sam #c3af2 ,ruth #a3ad74     
7g7 ,and if at any time they can1 or    
shall1 meet with each other  again1 and 
nobody never the wiser1 ,o1 what        
courting will be betwixt  sin and the   
soul8 ,and this is called doing of      
things in the dark  7,eze #h3ab74    ,by
 all these1 and many more things that   
might be instanced1 it is  manifest that
 sin has a friendly entertainment by the
 soul1 and  that therefore the soul is  
guilty of damnation2 for what do all    

these things argue1 but that ,god1 ,his 
,word1 ,his ways1 and graces1  are out  
of favour with the soul1 and that sin   
and ,satan are its  only pleasant       
companions8 ,but1    ,how sin1 by the   
help of the soul1 destroys it4          
,secondly1 ,that ,i may yet show you    
what a great thing sin is with  the soul
 that is to be damned1 ,i will show how 
sin1 by the help of  the soul1 is       
managed1 from the motion of sin1 even   
till it comes  to the very act2 for sin 
cannot come to an act without the help  
of  the soul4 ,the body doth little     
here1 as ,i shall further show you      
anon4    ,there is then a motion of sin 
presented to the soul 7and whether      
presented by sin itself or the devil1 we
 will not at this time  dispute72       
motions of sin1 and motions to sin there
 are1 and always  the end of the motions
 of sin are to prevail with the soul to 
help  that motion into an act4 ,but1 ,i 
say1 there is a motion to sin moved  to 
the soul2 or1 as ,james calls it1 a     

conception4 ,now behold how  the soul   
deals with this motion in order to the  
finishing of sin1  that death might     
follow 7,rom #g3e74    #a4 ,this motion 
is taken notice of by the soul1 but is  
not resisted  nor striven against1 only 
the soul lifts up its eyes upon it1 and 
sees that there is present a motion to  
sin1 a motion of sin presented  to the  
soul1 that the soul might midwife it    
from the conception  into the world4    
#b4 ,well1 notice being taken that a    
motion to sin is present1 what  follows 
but that the fancy or imagination of the
 soul taketh it home  to it1 and doth   
not only look upon it and behold it more
 narrowly1  but begins to trick and trim
 up the sin to the pleasing of itself   
and of all the powers of the soul4 ,that
 this is true1 is evident1  because ,god
 findeth fault with the imagination as  
with that which  lendeth to sin the     
first hand1 and that giveth to it the   
first  lift towards its being helped    
forward to act4 ',and ,god saw that  the

 wickedness of man was great in the     
earth' 7,gen #f3e1ab1ac74 ,that  is1    
many abominable actions were done2 for  
all flesh had corrupted  ,god's way upon
 the earth4 ,but how came this to be so8
 ,why1  every imagination of the        
thoughts1 or of the motions that were in
  the heart to sin1 was evil1 only evil1
 and that continuously4 ,the            
imagination of the thoughts was         
evil--that is1 such as tended not  to   
deaden or stifle1 but such as tended to 
animate and forward  the motions or     
thoughts of sin into action4 ,every     
imagination of  the thoughts--that which
 is here called a thought1 by ,paul to  
the  ,romans1 called a motion4 ,now the 
imagination should1 and would1  had it  
been on ,god's side1 so have conceived  
of this motion of and  to sins1 all to  
have presented it in all its features so
 ugly1 so  ill favoured1 and so         
unreasonable a thing to the soul1 that  
the  soul should forthwith have let down
 the sluice1 and pulled up the          

drawbridge1 put a stop1 with greatest   
defiance1 to the motion now  under      
consideration2 but the imagination being
 defiled1 it presently1  at the very    
first view or noise of the motion of    
sin1 so acted  as to forward the        
bringing the said motion or thought into
 act4  ,so1 then1 the thought of sin1 or
 motion thereto1 is first of all        
entertained by the imagination and fancy
 of the soul1 and thence  conveyed to   
the rest of the powers of the soul to be
 condemned1 if  the imagination be good2
 but to be helped forward to the act1 if
  the imagination be evil4 ,and thus the
 evil imagination helpeth the  motion of
 and to sin towards the act1 even by    
dressing of it up  in that guise and    
habit that may best delude the          
understanding1  judgment1 and           
conscience2 and that is done after this 
manner3 suppose  a motion of sin to     
commit fornication1 to swear1 to steal1 
to act  covetously1 or the like1 be     
propounded to the fancy and imagination2

  the imagination1 if evil1 presently   
dresseth up this motion in  that garb   
that best suiteth with the nature of the
 sin4 ,as1 if it  be the lust of        
uncleanness1 then is the motion to sin  
drest up in  all the imaginable         
pleasurableness of that sin2 if to      
covetousness1  then is the sin drest up 
in the profits and honours that attend  
that  sin2 and so of theft and the like2
 but if the motion be to swear1  hector1
 or the like1 then is that motion drest 
up with valour and  manliness2 and so   
you may count of the rest of sinful     
motions2 and  thus being trimmed up like
 a ,bartholomew baby1 #be it is         
presented  to all the rest of the powers
 of the soul1 where with joint consent  
it is admired and embraced1 to the      
firing and inflaming all the  powers of 
the soul4    ,and hence it is that men  
are said to inflame themselves with     
their  idols under every green tree4    
',and to be as fed horses1 neighing     
after their neighbour's wife' 7,jer     

#e3h74 ,for the imagination is such  a  
forcible power1 that if it putteth forth
 itself to dress up and  present a thing
 to the soul1 whether that thing be evil
 or good1  the rest of the faculties    
cannot withstand it4 ,therefore1 when   
,david  prayed for the children of      
,israel1 he said1 ',i have seen with joy
  thy people1 which are present here1 to
 offer willingly unto thee2'  that is1  
for preparations to build the temple4   
',o ,lord ,god1' saith  he1 'keep this  
for ever in the imagination of the      
thoughts of the  heart of ,thy people1  
and prepare their heart unto ,thee' 7#a 
,chron  #bi3ag1 #ah74 ,he knew that as  
the imagination was prepared1 so would  
the soul be moved1 whether by evil or   
good2 therefore as to this1  he prays   
that their imagination might be engaged 
always with  apprehensions of the       
beauteousness of the temple1 that they  
might  always1 as now1 offer willingly  
for its building4    ,but1 as ,i said1  
when the imagination hath thus set forth

 sin to the  rest of the faculties of   
the soul1 they are presently entangled1 
and fall into a flame of love thereto2  
this being done1 it follows  that a     
purpose to pursue this motion1 till it  
be brought unto act1  is the next thing 
that is resolved on4 ,thus ,esau1 after 
he had  conceived of that profit that   
would accrue to him by murdering  of his
 brother1 fell the next way into a      
resolve to spill ,jacob's  blood4 ,and  
,rebecca sent for ,jacob1 and said unto 
him1 ',behold1 thy  brother ,esau1 as   
touching thee1 doth comfort himself1    
purposing to  kill thee' 7,gen #bg3db74 
,see also 7,jer #di3cj74 ,nor is this   
purpose  to do an evil without its      
fruit1 for he comforted himself in his  
evil  purpose3 ',esau1 as touching thee1
 doth comfort himself1 purposing  to    
kill thee4'    ,the purpose1 therefore1 
being concluded1 in the next place the  
invention is diligently set to work to  
find out what means1 methods1  and ways1
 will be thought best to bring this     

purpose into practice1  and this motion 
to sin into action4 ,esau invented the  
death of his  brother when his father   
was to be carried to his grave 7,gen    
#bg3da74  ,david purposed to make ,uriah
 father his bastard child by making of  
him drunk 7#b ,sam #aa3ac74 ,amnon      
purposed to ravish ,tamar1 and the      
means that he invented to do it were by 
feigning himself sick4  ,absalom        
purposed to kill ,amnon1 and invented to
 do it at a feast  7#b ,sam#ac3cb74     
,judas purposed to sell ,christ1 and    
invented to betray  him in the absence  
of the people 7,luke #bb3c-f74 ,the     
,jews purposed  to kill ,paul1 and      
invented to entreat the judge of a      
blandation#bf to  send for him1 that    
they might murder him as he went 7,acts 
#bc3ab-ae74    ,thus you see how sin is1
 in the motion of it1 handed through the
  soul--first1 it comes into the fancy  
or imagination1 by which it  is so      
presented to the soul1 as to inflame it 
with desire to bring  it into act2 so   

from this desire the soul proceedeth to 
a purpose  of enjoying1 and from a      
purpose of enjoying to inventing how1 or
  by what means1 it had best to attempt 
the accomplishing of it4    ,but1       
further1 when the soul has thus far1 by 
its wickedness1 pursued  the motion of  
sin to bring it into action1 then to the
 last thing2  to wit1 to endeavours1 to 
take the opportunity1 which1 by the     
invention1 is judged most convenient2 so
 to endeavours it goes1  till it has    
finished sin1 and finished1 in finishing
 of that1 its  own fearful damnation4   
',then when lust hath conceived1 it     
bringeth  forth sin2 and sin1 when it is
 finished1 bringeth forth death'        
7,james #a3ae74    ,and who knows1 but  
,god and the soul1 how many lets1       
hindrances1  convictions1 fears1        
frights1 misgivings1 and thoughts of the
  judgment of ,god1 all this while are  
passing and repassing1 turning  and     
returning1 over the face of the soul8   
how many times the soul  is made to     

start1 look back1 and tremble1 while it 
is pursuing the  pleasure1 profit1      
applause1 or preferment that sin1 when  
finished1  promiseth to yield unto the  
soul8 for ,god is such a lover of the   
soul1 that ,he seldom lets it go on in  
sin1 but ,he cries to it1 by  ,his ,word
 and providences1 ',oh6 do not this     
abominable thing that  ,i hate6' 7,jer  
#dd3 #d72 especially at first1 until it 
shall have  hardened itself1 and so     
provoked ,him to give it up in          
sin-revenging  judgment to its own ways 
and doings1 which is the terriblest     
judgment under heaven2 and this brings  
me to the third thing1 the  which ,i now
 will speak to4    #c4 ,as the soul     
receives1 detains1 entertains1 and      
wilily worketh to  bring sin from the   
motion into act1 so it abhorreth to be  
controlled  and taken off of this       
work--',my soul loathed them1' says     
,god1 'and  their soul also abhorred    
,me' 7,zech #f3h74 ,my soul loathed     
them1  because they were so bad2 and    

their souls abhorred ,me1 because ,i am 
so good4 ,sin1 then1 is the cause of the
 loss of the soul2 because  it hath set 
the soul1 or1 rather1 because the soul  
of love to sin  hath set itself against 
,god4 ',woe unto their soul1 for they   
have  rewarded evil unto                
themselves'7,isa #c3i74    ,through sin 
the soul sets itself against ,god4      
,third1 ,that you may the better        
perceive that the soul1 through sin1    
has set itself against ,god1 ,i will    
propose1 and speak briefly to1  these   
two things3--    ,i4 ,the law4 ,,ii4    
,the gospel4    ,i4 ,for the law4 ,god  
has given it for a rule of life1 either 
as  written in their natures1 or as     
inserted in the ,holy ,scriptures2 ,i   
say1 for a rule of life to all the      
children of men4 ,but what have  men    
done1 or how have they carried it to    
this law of their ,creator2  let us see1
 and that from the mouth of ,god        
himself4    #a4 ',they have not         
hearkened unto ,my words' 7,jer #f3ai74 

#b4 ',they have forsaken ,my law' 7,jer 
#i3ac74    #c4 ,they 'have forsaken ,me1
 and have not kept ,my law' 7,jer       
#af3aa74    #d4 ,they have not 'walked  
in ,my law1 nor in ,my statutes' 7,jer  
#dd3  #d74    #e4 ',her priests have    
violated ,my law' 7,eze #bb3bf74    #f4 
,and1 saith ,god1 ',i have written to   
him the great things of ,my  law1 but   
they were counted as a strange thing4'  
7,hos #h3ab74    ,now1 whence should all
 this disobedience arise8 ,not from the 
unreasonableness of the commandment1 but
 from the opposition that  is lodged in 
us against ,god1 and the enmity that it 
entertains  against goodness4 ,hence the
 apostle speaks of the emnity1 and says1
  that men are enemies in their minds1  
their souls1 as is manifest by  wicked  
works 7,col #a3ba74 ,this1 if men went  
no further1 must needs  be highly       
provoking to a just and holy ,god3 yea1 
so highly offensive  is it1 that1 to    
show the heat of ,his anger1 ,he saith1 
',indignation  and wrath1 tribulation   

and anguish1 upon every soul of man that
  doeth evil1' and this evil with a     
witness1 'of the ,jew first1 and  also  
of the ,gentile1' that doth evil 7,rom  
#b3h1i74 ,that breaketh  the law2 for   
that evil ,he is crying out against now4
 ,but1    ,,ii4 ,to speak of the gospel1
 and of the carriage of sinful souls    
towards ,god under that dispensation4   
,the gospel is a revelation of a        
sovereign remedy1 provided by ,god1     
through ,christ1 for the health and     
salvation of those that have  made      
themselves objects of wrath by the      
breach of the law of works2  this is    
manifest by all the ,scripture4 ,but how
 doth the soul carry  it towards ,god1  
when ,he offereth to deal with it under 
and by this  dispensation of grace8     
,why1 just as it carried it under the   
law  of works3 they oppose1 they        
contradict1 they blaspheme1 and forbid  
that this gospel be mentioned 7,acts    
#ac3de2 #bg3f74 ,what higher affront  or
 contempt can be offered to ,god1 and   

what greater disdain can be  shown      
against the gospel8 7#b ,tim #b3be2 #a  
,thess #b3ad-af74 ,yet all  this the    
poor soul1 to its own wrong1 offereth   
against the way of  its own salvation2  
as it is said in the ,word of truth1    
',he that  sinneth against me wrongeth  
his own soul3 all they that hate ,me    
love death' 7,prov #h3cf74    ,but1     
further1 the soul despiseth not the     
gospel in that revelation  of it only1  
but the great and chief bringer thereof1
 with the  manner1 also1 of ,his        
bringing of it4 ,the ,bringer1 the great
 ,bringer  of the gospel1 is the good   
,lord ,jesus ,christ himself2 ,he 'came 
and  preached peace to them that the law
 proclaimed war against2 became  and    
preached peace to them that were afar   
off1 and to them that were  nigh' 7,eph 
#b3ag74 ,and it is worth your           
observation to take notice  how ,he     
came1 and that was1 and still is1 as ,he
 is set forth in the  word of the       
gospel2 to wit1 first1 as making peace  

,himself to ,god  for us in and by the  
blood of ,his cross2 and then1 as       
bearing 7as  set out by the gospel7 the 
very characters of ,his sufferings      
before  our faces in every tender of the
 gospel of ,his grace unto us4 ,and  to 
touch a little upon the dress in which1 
by the gospel1 ,christ  presenteth unto 
us while ,he offereth unto sinful souls 
,his peace1  by the tenders thereof4    
#a4 ,he is set forth as born for us1 to 
save our souls 7,isa #i3f2 ,luke        
#b3i-ab74    #b4 ,he is set forth before
 us as bearing of our sins for us1 and  
suffering ,god's wrath for us 7#a ,cor  
#ae3c2 ,gal #c3ac74    #c4 ,he is set   
forth before us as fulfilling the law   
for us1 and as  bringing of everlasting 
righteousness to us for our covering    
7,rom  #e3d2 ,dan #i3bd74    ,again1 as 
to the manner of ,his working out the   
salvation of sinners  for them1 that    
they might have peace and joy1 and      
heaven and glory1  for ever4    7#a47   
,he is set forth as sweating of blood   

while ,he was in ,his agony1  wrestling 
with the thoughts of death1 which ,he   
was to suffer for  our sins1 that ,he   
might save the soul 7,luke #bb3dd74     
7#b47 ,he is set forth as crying1       
weeping1 and mourning under the  lashes 
of justice that ,he put ,himself under1 
and was willing to  bear for our sins   
7,heb #e3g74    7#c47 ,he is set forth  
as betrayed1 apprehended1 condemned1    
spit on1  scourged1 buffeted1 mocked1   
crowned with thorns1 crucified1 pierced 
with nails and a spear1 to save the soul
 from being betrayed by the  devil and  
sin2 to save it from being apprehended  
by justice1 and  condemned by the law2  
to save it from being spit on1 in a way 
of  contempt1 by holiness2 to save it   
from being scourged with guilt of  sins1
 as with scorpions2 to save it from     
being continually buffeted  by its own  
conscience2 to save it from being mocked
 at by ,god2 to  save it from being     
crowned with ignominy and shame for     
ever2 to  save it from dying the second 

death2 to save it from wounds and  grief
 for ever4    ,dost thou understand me1 
sinful soul8 ,he wrestled with justice1 
that  thou mightest have rest2 ,he wept 
and mourned1 that thou mightest  laugh  
and rejoice2 ,he was betrayed1 that thou
 mightest go free2  was apprehended1    
that thou mightest escape2 ,he was      
condemned1 that  thou mightest be       
justified2 and was killed1 that thou    
mightest  live2 ,he wore a crown of     
thorns1 that thou mightest wear a crown 
of glory2 and was nailed to the cross1  
with ,his arms wide open1  to show with 
what freeness all ,his merits shall be  
bestowed on the  coming soul2 and how   
heartily ,he will receive it into ,his  
bosom8    ,further1 all this ,he did of 
mere good will1 and offereth the benefit
  thereof unto thee freely2 yea1 ,he    
cometh unto thee1 in the word  of the   
gospel1 with the blood running down from
 ,his head upon ,his  face1 with ,his   
tears abiding upon ,his cheeks1 with the
 holes as fresh  in ,his hands and ,his 

feet1 and as with the blood still       
bubbling  out of ,his side1 to pray thee
 to accept of the benefit1 and to  be   
reconciled to ,god thereby 7#b ,cor #e74
 ,but what saith the sinful  soul to    
this8 ,i do not ask what he saith with  
his lips1 for he will  assuredly flatter
 ,god with his mouth2 but what doth his 
actions  and carriages declare as to his
 acceptance of this incomparable        
benefit8 ,for 'a wicked man speaketh    
with his feet1 and teacheth  with his   
fingers' 7,prov #f3ab1ac74 ,with his    
feet--that is1 by the  way he goeth3 and
 with his fingers--that is1 by his acts 
and doings4  ,so1 then1 what saith he by
 his goings1 by his sets and doings1    
unto  this incomparable benefit1 thus   
brought unto him from the ,father1  by  
,his only ,son1 ,jesus ,christ8 ,what   
saith he8 ,why1 he saith that  he doth  
not at all regard this ,christ1 nor     
value the grace thus  tendered unto him 
in the gospel4    #a4 ,he saith1 that he
 regardeth not this ,christ1 that he    

seeth nothing  in ,him why he should    
admit ,him to be entertained in his     
affections4  ,therefore the prophet1    
speaking in the person of sinners1 says1
 ',he  7,christ7 hath no form nor       
comeliness1 and when we shall see ,him1 
there is no beauty that we should desire
 ,him2' and then adds1 to  show what he 
meaneth by his thus speaking1 saying1   
'he is despised  and rejected of men'   
7,isa #ec3b1c74 ,all this is spoken with
 reference  to ,his person1 and it was  
eminently fulfilled upon ,him in the    
days  of ,his flesh1 when ,he was hated1
 maligned1 and persecuted to death  by  
sinners2 and is still fulfilled in the  
souls of sinners1 in  that they cannot  
abide to think of ,him with thoughts    
that have a  tendency in them to        
separate them and their lusts asunder1  
and to  the making of them to embrace   
,him for their darling1 and the taking  
up of their cross to follow ,him4 ,all  
this sinners speak out with  loud       
voices1 in that they stop their ears and

 shut their eyes as  to ,him1 but open  
them wide and hearken diligently to     
anything that  pleaseth the flesh1 and  
that is a nursery to sin4 ,but1    #b4  
,as they despise1 and reject1 and do not
 regard ,his person1  so they do not    
value the grace that ,he tendereth unto 
them by the  gospel2 this is plain by   
that indifferency of spirit that always 
attends them when1 at any time1 they    
hear thereof1 or when it is  presented  
unto them4    ,i may safely say1 that   
the most of men who are concerned in a  
trade1  will be more vigilant in dealing
 with a twelvepenny customer than  they 
will be with ,christ when ,he comes to  
make unto them1 by the  gospel1 a tender
 of the incomparable grace of ,god4     
,hence they are  called fools1 because a
 price is put into their hands to get   
wisdom1  and they have no heart unto it 
7,prov #ah3af74 ,and hence1 again1 it   
is that that bitter complaint is made1  
',but ,my people would not  hearken to  
my voice2 and ,israel would none of ,me'

 7,psa #ha3aa74 ,now1  these things     
being found1 as practised by the souls  
of sinners1 must  needs1 after a        
wonderful manner1 provoke2 wherefore1 no
 marvel that  the heavens are bid to be 
astonished at this1 and that damnation  
shall seize upon the soul for this 7,jer
 #b74    ,and indeed1 the soul that doth
 thus by practice1 though with  his     
mouth--as who doth not8 he shall show   
much love1 he doth1  interpretatively1  
say these things3--    7#a47 ,that he   
loveth sin better than grace1 and       
darkness better  than light1 even as our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ hath showed1 ',and
 this  is the condemnation1 that light  
is come into the world1 and men  loved  
darkness more than light 7as is         
manifest71 because their  deeds were    
evil' 7,john #c3ai74    7#b47 ,they do1 
also1 by their thus rejecting of ,christ
 and grace1  say1 that for what the law 
can do to them1 they value it not2 they 
regard not its thundering threatenings1 
nor will they shrink when  they come to 

endure the execution thereof2 wherefore 
,god1 to deter  them from such bold and 
desperate ways1 that do1                
interpretatively1  fully declare that   
they make such desperate conclusions1   
insinuates  that the burden of the curse
 thereof is intolerable1 saying1 ',can  
thine heart endure1 or can thine hands  
be strong1 in the days that  ,i shall   
deal with thee8 ,i1 the ,lord1 have     
spoken it1 and will do  it' 7,eze       
#bb3ad74    7#c47 ,yea1 by their thus   
doing1 they do as good as say that they 
will run the hazard of a sentence of    
death at the day of judgment1  and that 
they will1 in the meantime1 join issue1 
and stand a trial  at that day with the 
great and terrible ,god4 ,what else     
means their  not hearkening to ,him1    
their despising of ,his ,son1 and the   
rejecting  of ,his grace2 yea ,i say    
again1 what else means their slighting  
of  the curse of the law1 and their     
choosing to abide in their sins  till   
the day of death and judgment8 ,and thus

 ,i have showed you the  causes of the  
loss of the soul2 and1 assuredly1 these 
things are  no fables4    ,objection4   
,but some may object1 and say1 ,but you 
denounce all against  the soul2 the     
soul1 as if the body were in no fault at
 all2 or1 as  if there were no          
punishment assigned for the body4       
,answer #a4 ,the soul must be the part  
punished1 because the soul is  that     
which sins4 ',every sin that a man doeth
 is without the body1'  fornication or  
adultery excepted 7#a ,cor #f3ah74 ',is 
without the  body2 that is1 as to the   
wilily inventing1 contriving1 and       
finding  out ways to bring the motions  
of sin into action4 ,for1 alas6 ,what   
can the body do as to these8 ,it is in a
 manner wholly passive2 yea1  altogether
 as to the lusting and purposing to do  
the wickedness1  excepting the sin      
before excepted2 ay1 and not excepting  
that1 as  to the rise of that sin2 for  
even that1 with all the rest1 ariseth   
and proceedeth out of the heart--the    

soul2 ',for from within1 out of  the    
heart of men1 proceed evil thoughts1    
adulteries1 fornications1  murders1     
thefts1 covetousness1 wickedness1       
deceit1 lasciviousness1  an evil eye1   
blasphemy1 pride1 foolishness3 all these
 evil things  come from within1 and     
defile the man' 7,mark #g3ba-bc74 ,that 
is1 the  outward man4 ,but a difference 
must always be put betwixt defiling  and
 being defiled1 that which defileth     
being the worst2 not but  that the body 
shall have its share of judgment1 for   
body and soul  must be destroyed in hell
 7,luke #ab3d1e2 ,matt #aj3bh74 ,the    
body as  the instrument1 the soul as the
 actor2 but oh6 the soul1 the soul1  the
 soul is the sinner2 and1 therefore1 the
 soul1 as the principal1  must be       
punished4    ,and that ,god's           
indignation burneth most against the    
soul appears in  that death hath seized 
upon every soul already2 for the        
,scripture  saith1 that every natural or
 unconverted man is dead 7,eph #b3a-c74 

,dead6 ,how8 ,is his body dead8 ,no1    
verily2 his body liveth1 but his  soul  
is dead 7#a ,tim #e3f74 ,dead6 ,but with
 what death8 ,dead to ,god1  and to all 
things gospelly good1 by reason of that 
benumbing1  stupifying1 and             
senselessness1 that1 by ,god's just     
judgment for  and by sin1 hath swallowed
 up the soul4 ,yea1 if you observe1 you 
shall see that the soul goeth first1 or 
before1 in punishment1 not  only by what
 has been said already1 in that the soul
 is first made  a partaker of death1 but
 in that ,god first deals with the soul 
by  convictions1 yea1 and terrors1      
perhaps1 while the body is well2  or1 in
 that ,he giveth up the soul to judicial
 hardness and further  blindness1 while 
,he leaveth the body to do ,his office  
in the world2  yea1 and also when the   
day of death and dissolution is come1   
the  body is spared1 while the soul is  
tormented in unutterable torment  in    
hell4 ,and so1 ,i say1 it shall be      
spared1 and the clods of the  valley    

shall be sweet unto it1 while the soul  
mourneth in hell for  sin4 ,it is true1 
at the day of judgment1 because that is 
the last  and final judgment of ,god on 
men1 then the body and soul shall  be   
re-united1 or joined together again1 and
 shall then1 together1  partake of that 
recompence for their wickedness which is
 meet4 ,when  ,i say1 the body is spared
 and the soul tormented1 ,i mean not    
that  the body is not then1 at death1   
made to partake of the wages of sin1    
'for the wages of sin is death' 7,rom   
#c3bc74 ,but ,i mean1 the body  partakes
 then but of temporal death1 which1 as  
to sense and feeling1  is sometimes over
 presently1 and then resteth in the     
grave1 while  the soul is tormenting in 
hell4 ,yea1 and why is death suffered to
  slay the body8 ,i dare say1 not       
chiefly for that the indignation  of    
,god most burneth against the body2 but 
the body being the house  for the soul  
in this world1 ,god even pulls down this
 body1 that  the soul may be stript     

naked1 and being stript1 may be carried 
to  prison1 to the place where damned   
souls are1 there to suffer in  the      
beginning of suffering1 that punishment 
that will be endless4    ,answer #b4    
,therefore1 the soul must be the part   
most sorely  punished1 because justice  
must be distributed with equity4 ,god is
  a ,god of knowledge and judgment2 by  
,him actions are weighed2 actions  in   
order to judgment 7#a ,sam #b74 ,now1 by
 weighing of actions1 since  ,he finds  
the soul to have the deepest hand in    
sin2 and ,he says that  ,he hath so1 of 
equity the soul is to bear the burden of
 punishment4  ',shall not the ,judge of 
all the earth do right' in ,his famous  
distributing of judgment8 7,gen #ah3be74
 ',he will not lay upon  man more than  
right1 that he should enter into        
judgment with ,god'  7,job #cd3bc74 ,the
 soul1 since deepest in sin1 shall also 
be deepest  in punishment4 ',shall one  
man sin1' said ,moses1 'and wilt ,thou  
be  wroth with all the congregation8'   

7,num #a3bb74 ,he pleads here for       
equity in ,god's distributing of        
judgment2 yea1 and so exact is ,god  in 
the distribution thereof1 that ,he will 
not punish heathens so  as ,he will     
punish ,jews2 wherefore ,he saith1 ',of 
the ,jew first1' or  chiefly1 'and also 
of the ,gentile' 7,rom #b3i74 ,yea1 in  
hell ,he has  prepared several degrees  
of punishment for the several sorts or  
degrees of offenders2 ,and some 'shall  
receive greater damnation'  7,luke      
#bb3dg74 ,and will it not be unmeet for 
us to think1 since ,god  is so elect in 
all ,his doings1 that ,he will1 without 
,his weights  and measures1 give to soul
 and body1 as ,i may say1 carelessly1   
not  severally1 their punishments1      
according to the desert and merit of    
each8    ,answer #c4 ,the punishment of 
the soul in hell must needs1 to be      
sure1 as to degree1 differ from the     
punishment of the body there4  ,when ,i 
say1 differ1 ,i mean1 must needs be     
greater1 whether the body  be punished  

with the same fire with the soul1 or    
fire of another  nature4 ,if it be      
punished with the same fire1 yet not in 
the same  way2 for the fire of guilt1   
with the apprehensions of indignation   
and wrath1 are most properly felt and   
apprehended by the soul1 and  by the    
body by virtue of its union with the    
soul2 and so felt by  the body1 if not  
only1 yet1 ,i think1 mostly1 by way of  
sympathy  with the soul2 and the cause1 
we say1 is worse than the disease2  and 
if the wrath of ,god1 and the           
apprehensions of it1 as discharging     
itself for sin1 and the breach of the   
law1 be that with which the  soul is    
punished1 as sure it is3 then the body  
is punished by the  effects1 or by those
 influences that the soul1 in its       
torments1  has upon the body1 by virtue 
of that great oneness and union that  is
 between them4    ,but if there be a    
punishment prepared for the body        
distinct in kind  from that which is    
prepared for the soul1 yet it must be a 

punishment  inferior to that which is   
prepared for the soul2 not that the soul
  and body shall be severed1 but being  
made of things distinct1 their          
punishments will be by that which is    
most suitable to each4 ,i say1  it must 
be inferior1 because nothing can be so  
hot1 so tormenting1  so intolerably     
insupportable1 as the quickest          
apprehensions of1  and the immediate    
sinking under1 that guilt and           
indignation that  is proportional to the
 offence4 ,should all the wood1 and     
brimstone1  and combustible matter on   
earth be gathered together for the      
tormenting of one body1 yet that cannot 
yield that torment to that  which the   
sense of guilt and burning-hot          
application of the indignation  of ,god 
will do to the soul2 yea1 suppose the   
fire wherewith the body  is tormented in
 hell should be seven times hotter than 
any of our  fire2 yea1 suppose it1      
again1 to be seven times hotter than    
that which  is seven times hotter than  

ours1 yet it must1 suppose it to be but 
created fire1 be infinitely short1 as to
 tormenting operations1 of  the         
unspeakable wrath of ,god1 when in the  
heat thereof ,he applieth  it to1 and   
doth punish the soul for sin in hell    
therewith4 ,so1  then1 whether the body 
be tormented with the same fire         
wherewith  the soul is tormented1 or    
whether the fire be of another kind1 yet
  it is not possible that it should bear
 the same punishment as to  degree1     
because1 or for the causes ,i have      
showed4 ,nor1 indeed1 is  it meet it    
should1 because the body has not sinned 
so1 so grievously  as the soul has done2
 and ,god proportioneth the punishment  
suitable  to the offence4    ,answer #d4
 ,with the soul by itself are the most  
quick and suitable  apprehensions of    
,god and ,his wrath2 wherefore1 that    
must needs be  made partaker of the     
sorest punishment in hell2 it is the    
soul that  now is the most subtle at    
discerning1 and it is the soul that will

  be so2 then conscience1 memory1 and   
understanding1 and mind2 these  will be 
the seat of torment1 since the          
understanding will let wrath            
immediately upon these1 from what it    
apprehends of that wrath2  conscience   
will let the wrath of ,god immediately  
upon these1 from  what it fearfully     
feels of that wrath2 the memory will    
then1 as a  vessel1 receive and retain  
up to the brim of this wrath1 even as   
it receiveth by the understanding and   
conscience1 the cause of this  wrath1   
and considers the durableness of it2 so1
 then1 the soul is  the seat and the    
receiver of wrath1 even as it was the   
receiver and  seat of sin2 here1 then1  
is sin and wrath upon the soul1 the soul
  in the body1 and so soul and body     
tormented in hell fire4    ,answer #e4  
,the soul will be most tormented1       
because strongest2 the  biggest burden  
must lie upon the strongest part1       
especially since1  also1 it is made     
capable of it by its sin4 ,the soul must

 bear its  own punishment1 and a great  
part of the body's too1 forasmuch as1   
so far as apprehension goes1 the soul   
will be quicker at the work  than the   
body4 ,true1 the body1 by the help of   
the soul1 will see  too1 but the soul   
will see yet abundantly further4 ,and   
good reason  that the soul should bear  
part of the punishment of the body1     
because  it was through its allurements 
that the body yielded to help the  soul 
to sin4 ,the devil presented sin1 the   
soul took it by the body1  and now      
devil1 and soul1 and body1 and all must 
be lost1 cast away2  that is1 damned in 
hell for sin2 but the soul must be the  
burden  bearer4    ,objection4 ,but you 
say1 ,doth not this give encouragement  
to sinners  to give way to the body to  
be in all its members loose1 and vain1  
and wicked1 as instruments to sin8      
,answer4 ,no2 forasmuch as the body     
shall also have his share in            
punishment4 ,for though ,i have said the
 soul shall have more punishment  than  

the body1 yet ,i have not said1 that the
 body shall at all be  eased by that2   
no1 the body will have its due4 ,and for
 the better  making out of my answer    
further1 consider of these following    
particulars3--    7#a47 ,the body will  
be the vessel to hold the tormented soul
 in2 this  will be something2 therefore 
man1 damned man1 is called a vessel  of 
wrath1 a vessel1 and that in both body  
and soul 7,rom #i3bb74 ,the  soul       
receiveth wrath unto itself1 and the    
body holdeth that soul  that has thus   
received1 and is tormented with1 the    
wrath of ,god4  ,now the body being a   
vessel to hold this soul that is thus   
possessed  with the wrath of ,god1 must 
needs itself be afflicted and tormented 
with that torment1 because of its union 
with the body2 therefore  the ,holy     
,ghost saith1 ',his flesh upon him shall
 have pain1 and his  soul within him    
shall mourn' 7,job #ad3bb74 ,both shall 
have their  torment and misery1 for that
 both joined hand in hand in sin1 the   

soul to bring it to the birth1 and the  
body to midwife it into  the world2     
therefore it saith again1 with reference
 to the body1  ',let the curse come into
 his bowels like water1 and like oil    
into  his bones4' ,let it be unto him as
 the garment which covereth him1  and   
for a girdle1 etc4 7,psa #aji3ag-ai74   
,the body1 then1 will be  tormented as  
well as the soul1 by being a vessel to  
hold that soul  that is now possessed   
and distressed with the unspeakable     
wrath and  indignation of the ,almighty 
,god1 and this will be a great deal1 if 
you consider1    7#b47 ,that the body1  
as a body1 will1 by reason of its union 
with the  soul1 be as sensible1 and so  
as capable in its kind1 to receive      
correction and torment as ever1 nay1 ,i 
think more2 for if the  quickness of the
 soul giveth quickness of sense to the  
body1 as in  some case1 at least1 ,i am 
apt to think it doth1 then forasmuch as 
the soul will now be most quick1 most   
sharp in apprehension1 so the  body1 by 

reason of union and sympathy with the   
soul1 will be most  quick and most sharp
 as to sense4 ,indeed1 if the body      
should not  receive and retain sense1   
yea1 all its senses1 by reason of its   
being a vessel to hold the soul1 the    
torment of the soul could  not as       
torment1 be ministered to the body1 no  
more than the fire  tormented the king  
of ,babylon's furnace 7,dan #c74 ,or    
than the king  of ,moab's lime kiln was 
afflicted because the king of ,edom's   
bones  were burnt therein4 ,but now the 
body has received again its senses1  now
 therefore it must1 yea1 it cannot      
choose but must feel that  wrath of ,god
 that is let out1 yea1 poured out like  
floods of water  into the soul4 #bg     
,remember also1 that besides what the   
body receiveth  from the soul by reason 
of its union and sympathy therewith1    
there  is a punishment1 and instruments 
of punishment1 though ,i will  not      
pretend to tell you exactly what it is1 
prepared for the body  for its joining  

with the soul in sin1 therewith to be   
punished2 a  punishment1 ,i say1 that   
shall fall immediately upon the body1   
and  that such an one as will most fitly
 suit with the nature of the  body1 as  
wrath and guilt do most fitly suit the  
nature of the soul4    7#c47 ,add to    
these1 the durable condition that the   
body in this state  is now in with the  
soul4 ,time was when the soul died1 and 
the body  lived1 and the soul was       
tormented while the body slept and      
rested  in the dust2 but now these      
things are past2 for at the day of      
judgment1 as ,i said1 these two shall be
 re-united1 and that which  once did    
separate them1 be destroyed2 then of    
necessity they must  abide together1    
and1 as together1 abide the punishment  
prepared  for them2 and this will       
greaten the torment of the body4        
,death was once the wages of sin1 and a 
grievous curse2 but might the  damned   
meet with it in hell1 they would count  
it a mercy1 because  it would separate  

soul and body1 and not only so1 but take
 away all  sense from the body1 and make
 it incapable of suffering torment2     
yea1 ,i will add1 and by that means give
 the soul some ease2 for  without doubt1
 as the torments of the soul extend     
themselves to the  body1 so the torments
 of the body extend themselves to the   
soul2  nor can it be otherwise1 because 
of union and sympathy4 ,but death1      
natural death1 shall be destroyed1 and  
there shall be no more natural  death1  
no1 not in hell 7#a ,cor #ae3bf74 ,and  
now it shall happen to  men1 as it hath 
done in less and inferior judgments4    
,they shall  seek death1 and desire to  
die1 and death shall not be found by    
them 7,job #c3ba2 ,rev #i3f74 ,thus     
therefore they must abide together2     
death that used to separate them asunder
 is now slain--#a4 ,because  it was an  
enemy in keeping ,christ's body in the  
grave2 and1 #b4  ,because a friend to   
carnal men in that1 though it was a     
punishment  in itself1 yet while it     

lasted and had dominion over the body of
  the wicked1 it hindered them of that  
great and just judgment which  for sin  
was due unto them2 and this is the third
 discovery of the  manner and way of    
punishing of the body4 ,but1    7#d47   
,there will then be such things to be   
seen and heard1 which  the eye and the  
ear--to say no more than has been said  
of the sense  of feeling--will see and  
hear1 that will greatly aggravate the   
punishment of the body in hell2 for     
though the eye is the window1  and the  
ear a door for the soul to look out at1 
and also to receive  in by1 yet whatever
 goeth in at the ear or the eye leaves  
influence  upon the body1 whether it be 
that which the soul delighteth in1 or   
that which the soul abhorreth2 for as   
the eye affecteth the heart1  or soul   
7,lam #c3ea7 so the eye and ear1 by     
hearing and beholding1  doth ofttimes   
afflict the body4 ',when ,i heard1 my   
belly  trembled--rottenness entered into
 my bones4' 7,hab #c3af74    ,now1 ,i   

say1 as the body after its resurrection1
 to damnation1 to  everlasting shame and
 contempt 7,dan #ab3b2 ,john #e3bi7 will
 receive  all its senses again1 so it   
will have matter to exercise them upon1 
not only to the letting into the soul   
those aggravations which they  by       
hearing1 feeling1 and seeing are capable
 to let in thither1 but1  ,i say1 they  
will have matter and things to exercise 
themselves upon  for the helping forward
 of the torment of the body4 ,under     
temporal  judgments of old1 the body as 
well as the soul had no ease1 day or    
night1 and that not only by reason of   
what was felt1 but by reason  of what   
was heard and seen4 ',in the morning    
thou shalt say1 ,would  ,god it were    
even6 ,and at even thou shalt say1      
,would ,god it were  morning6' 7,deu    
#bh3fg74 #a4 ',for the fear of thine    
heart1 wherewith  thou shalt fear2' #b4 
',and for the sight of thine eyes1 which
 thou  shalt see4' ,nay1 ,he tells them 
a little before1 that they should be    

mad for the sight of their eyes which   
they should see 7verse #cd74    ,see6   
why1 what shall they see8 ,why1         
themselves in hell1 with  others like   
them2 and this will be a torment to     
their body4 ,there  is bodily torment1  
as ,i said1 ministered to the body by   
the senses  of the body4 ,what think    
you8 ,if a man saw himself in prison1 in
  irons1 upon the ladder1 with the rope 
about his neck1 would not  this be      
distress to the body1 as well as to the 
mind8 ,to the body1  doubtless4 ,witness
 the heavy looks1 the shaking legs1     
trembling  knees1 pale face1 and beating
 and aching heart2 #bh how much more1   
then1 when men shall see themselves in  
the most dreadful place2 it  is a       
fearful place1 doubtless1 to all to     
behold themselves in that  shall come   
thither 7,luke #af3bh74    ,again2 they 
shall see others there1 and shall by    
them see themselves4  ,there is an art  
by which a man may make his neighbour   
look so  ghastly1 that he shall fright  

himself by looking on him1 especially   
when he thinks of himself1 that he is of
 the same show also4 ,it is  said       
concerning men at the downfall of       
,babylon1 that they shall be  amazed one
 at another1 for 'their faces shall be  
as flames' 7,isa  #ac3h74 ,and what if  
one should say1 that even as it is with 
a house  set on fire within1 where the  
flame ascends out at the chimneys1  out 
at the windows1 and the smoke out at    
every chink and crevice  that it can    
find1 so it will be with the damned in  
hell4 ,that soul  will breathe hell fire
 and smoke1 and coals will seem to hang 
upon  its burning lips2 yea1 the face1  
eyes1 and ears will seem all to  be     
chimneys and vents for the flame and    
smoke of the burning which  ,god by ,his
 breath hath kindled therein1 and upon  
them1 which will  be beheld one in      
another1 to the great torment and       
distress of each  other4    ,what shall 
,i say8 ,here will be seen devils1 and  
here will be heard  howlings and        

mournings2 here will the soul see itself
 at an infinite  distance from ,god2    
yea1 the body will see it too4 ,in a    
word1 who  knows the power of ,god's    
wrath1 the weight of sin1 the torments  
of hell1 and the length of eternity8 ,if
 none1 then none can tell1  when they   
have said what they can1 the            
intolerableness of the  torments that   
will swallow up the soul1 the lost soul1
 when it is  cast away by ,god1 and from
 ,him1 into outer darkness for sin4 ,but
  this much for the cause of the loss of
 the soul4    ,,doctrine ,,second1    ,i
 now come to the second doctrine that ,i
 gathered from the  words--namely1 that 
how unconcerned and careless soever some
 now  be about the loss or salvation of 
their souls1 the day is coming1  but it 
will then be too late1 when men will be 
willing1 had they  never so much1 to    
give it all in exchange for their souls4
 ,there  are four things in the words   
that do prove this doctrine4    #a4     
,there is an intimation of life and     

sense in the man that has  lost1 and    
that after he has lost1 his soul in     
hell--',or what shall  a man give in    
exchange for his soul8' ,these words are
 by no means  applicable to the man that
 has no life or sense2 for he that is   
dead according to our common acceptation
 of death1 that is1 deprived  of life   
and sense1 would not give twopence to   
change his state2  therefore the words  
do intimate that the man is yet alive   
and  sensible4 ,now were a man alive and
 sensible1 though he was in none  other 
place than the grave1 there to be       
confined1 while others are  at liberty1 
what would he give in exchange for his  
place1 and to  be rid of that for a     
better6 but how much more to be         
delivered from  hell1 the present place 
and state of his soul6    #b4 ,there is 
in the text an intimation of a sense of 
torment ',or  what shall a man give in  
exchange for his soul8' ,i am tormented 
in  this flame4 ,torment1 then1 the soul
 is sensible of1 and that there  is a   

place of ease and peace4 ,and from the  
sense and feeling of  torment1 he would 
give1 yea1 what would he not give1 in   
exchange  for his soul8    #c4 ,there is
 in the text an intimation of the       
intolerableness of  the torment1 because
 that it supposeth that the man whose   
soul is  swallowed up therewith would   
give all1 were his all never so great1  
in exchange for his soul4    #d4 ,there 
is yet in the text an intimation that   
the soul is sensible  of the lastingness
 of the punishment1 or else the question
 rather  argues a man unwary than       
considerate in his offering1 as is      
supposed  by ,christ1 so largely1 his   
all in exchange for his soul4    ,but we
 will1 in this manner1 proceed no       
further1 but take it for  granted that  
the doctrine is good2 wherefore ,i shall
 next inquire  after what is contained  
in this truth4 ,and1    ,,first1 ,that  
,god has undertaken1 and will           
accomplish1 the breaking  of the spirits
 of all the world1 either by ,his grace 

and mercy to  salvation1 or by ,his     
justice and severity to damnation4 ,the 
damned  soul under consideration is     
certainly supposed1 as by the doctrine1 
so by the text1 to be utterly careless1 
and without regard of  salvation1 so    
long as the acceptable time did last1   
and as the white  flag1 that signifies  
terms of peace1 did hang out2 and1      
therefore1  it is said to be lost2 but1 
behold1 now it is careful1 but now it   
is solicitous1 but now1 'what shall a   
man give in exchange for his  soul8' ,he
 of whom you read in the gospel1 that   
could tend to do  nothing in the days of
 the gospel but to find out how to be   
clothed  in purple and fine linen1 and  
to fare sumptuously every day1 was  by  
,god brought so down1 and laid so low at
 last1 that he could  crouch1 and       
cringe1 and beg for one small drop of   
water to cool  his tongue--a thing1 that
 but a little before he would have      
thought  scorn to have done1 when he    
also thought scorn to stoop to the grace

  and mercy of the gospel 7,luke        
#af3ai1bd74 ,but ,god was resolved to   
break his spirit1 and the pride of his  
heart1 and to humble his  lofty looks1  
if not by ,his mercy1 yet by ,his       
justice2 if not by  ,his grace1 yet by  
hell fire4    ,this he also threatens to
 bring upon the fool in the             
,proverbs--',they  shall call1 they     
shall seek1 they shall cry' 7,prov      
#a3bb-cb74 ,who  shall do so8 ,the      
answer is1 ,they that sometimes scorned 
either to  seek1 or call1 or cry2 they  
that stopped their ears1 that pulled    
away their shoulders1 and that refused  
to seek1 or call1 or cry to  ,god for   
mercy 7,zech #g3aa-ac74    ,sinner1     
careless sinner1 didst thou take notice 
of this first inference  that ,i have   
drawn from my second doctrine8 ,if thou 
didst1 yet read  it again3 it is this1  
',god has undertaken1 and will          
accomplish1 the  breaking of the spirits
 of all the world1 either by ,his grace 
and  mercy unto salvation1 or by ,his   

justice and severity to damnation4'     
,the reason for this is this3 ,god is   
resolved to have the mastery1  ,he is   
resolved to have the victory4 ',who     
would set the briers  and thorns against
 ,me in battle8 ,i would go through     
them1 ,i would  burn them together'     
7,isa #bg3d74 ,i will march against     
them4 ,god is  merciful1 and is come    
forth into the world by ,his ,son1      
tendering  of grace unto sinners by the 
gospel1 and would willingly make a      
conquest over them for their good by    
,his mercy4 ,now ,he being come  out1   
sinners like briars and thorns do set   
themselves against ,him1  and will have 
none of ,his mercy4 ,well1 but what says
 ,god8 ,saith  ,he1 ,then ,i will march 
on1 ,i will go through them1 and burn   
them  together4 ,i am resolved to have  
the mastery one way or another2 if  they
 will not bend to ,me1 and accept of ,my
 mercy in the gospel1 ,i  will bend them
 and break them by ,my justice in hell  
fire4 ,they say  they will not bend2 ,i 

say they shall2 now they 'shall know    
whose  words shall stand1 ,mine or      
theirs4' 7,jer #dd3be-bh74 ,wherefore   
the  apostle1 when he saw that some of  
the ,corinthians began to be unruly1    
and to do those things that did begin to
 hazard them1 saith1 ',do  we provoke   
the ,lord to jealousy8 are we stronger  
than ,he8' 7#a ,cor  #e3bb74 ,as who    
should say1 ,my brethren1 are you aware 
what you do8  do you not understand that
 ,god is resolved to have the mastery   
one way or another8 and are you stronger
 than ,he8 if not1 tremble  before ,him1
 or ,he will certainly have you under   
,his feet--',i will  tread them in ,mine
 anger1 and trample them in ,my fury'   
7,isa #fc3c74  ,thus ,he speaks of them 
that set themselves against ,him2       
therefore  beware4 ,now the reason of   
this resolution of ,god1 it flows from a
  determination in ,him to make all ,his
 sayings good1 and to verify  them on   
the consciences of sinners4 ,and since  
the incredulous  world will not believe 

now1 and fly from wrath1 they shall     
shortly  believe and cry under it2 since
 they will not now credit the ,word1    
before they see1 unto salvation1 they   
shall be made to credit it  by sense and
 feeling unto damnation4    ,,second1   
,the second inference that ,i draw from 
my second doctrine  is this3 ',that it  
is1 and will be the lot of some to bow  
and break  before ,god1 too late1 or    
when it is too late4' ,god is resolved1 
as  ,i said4 to have the mastery1 and   
that not only in a way of dominion  and 
lordship in general1 for that ,he has   
now1 but ,he is resolved  to master1    
that is1 to break the spirit of the     
world1 to make all  men cringe and      
crouch unto ,him1 even those that now   
say1 ',there is  no ,god1' 7,psa #ad3a72
 or if there be1 yet1 ',what is the     
,almighty1  that we should serve ,him8' 
7,job #ba3ae2 ,mal #c3ad74    ,this is  
little thought of by those that now     
harden their hearts  in wickedness1 and 
that turn their spirit against ,god2 but

 this  they shall think of1 this they   
must think of1 this ,god will make  them
 think of in that day1 at which day they
 also now do mock and  deride1 that the 
,scripture might be fulfilled upon them 
7#b ,peter  #c3c1d74 ,and1 ,i say1 they 
shall think then of those things1 and   
break  at heart1 and melt under the     
hand1 and power1 and majesty of the     
,almighty2 for1 ',as ,i live1 saith the 
,lord1 every knee shall bow to  ,me2 and
 every tongue shall confess to ,god'    
7,isa #de3bc2 ,rom #ad3aa74  ,and again1
 ',the nations shall see1 and be        
confounded at all their  might2 they    
shall lay their hand upon their mouth1  
their ears shall  be deaf4 ,they shall  
lick the dust like a serpent1 they shall
 move  out of their holes like worms1'  
or creeping things1 'of the earth2  they
 shall be afraid of the ,lord our ,god1 
and shall fear because  of ,thee'       
7,micah #g3af1ag74    ,for then they1   
will they nill they1 shall have to do   
with ,god1  though not with ,him as     

merciful1 or as one that may be         
intreated2  yet with ,him all just1 and 
as devouring fire 7,heb #g3bi74 ,yea1   
they  shall see that face1 and hear that
 voice1 from whom and from which  the   
heavens and the earth will fly away1 and
 find no place of stay4  ,and by this   
appearance1 and by such words of ,his   
mouth as ,he then  will speak to them1  
they shall begin to tremble1 and call   
for the  rocks to fall upon them and    
cover them2 for if these things will    
happen at the execution of inferior     
judgments1 what will be done1  what     
effects will the last1 most dreadful1   
and eternal judgment1  have upon men's  
souls8    ,hence you find1 that at the  
very first appearance of ,jesus ,christ1
  the whole world begins to mourn and   
lament--',every eye shall see  ,him1 and
 they also which pierced ,him3 and all  
kindreds of the earth  shall wail       
because of ,him' 7,rev #a3g74 ,and1     
therefore1 you also  find them to stand 
at the door and knock1 saying1 ',lord1  

,lord1 open  unto us' 7,luke #ad3be2    
,matt #be3aa74 ,moreover1 you find them 
also  desiring1 yea1 also so humble in  
their desires as to be content  with the
 least degree of mercy--one drop1 one   
drop upon the tip of  one's finger4     
,what stooping1 what condescension1 what
 humility is  here6 ,all1 and every one 
of those passages declare1 that the hand
  of ,god is upon them1 and that the    
,almighty has got the mastery of  them1 
has conquered them1 broke the pride of  
their power1 and laid  them low1 and    
made them cringe and crouch unto him1   
bending the  knee1 and craving of       
kindness4 ,thus1 then1 will ,god bow1   
and bend1  and break them2 yea1 make    
them bow1 and bend1 and break before    
,him4  ,and hence also it is they will  
weep1 and mourn1 and gnash their  teeth1
 and cry1 and repent that ever they have
 been so foolish1  so wicked1 so        
traitorous to their souls1 such enemies 
of their own  eternal happiness1 as to  
stand out in the day of their visitation

  in a way of rebellion against the     
,lord4    ,but here is their hard hap1  
their dismal lot and portion1 that all  
these things must be when it is too     
late4 ,it is1 and will be1 the  lot and 
hap of these to bow1 bend1 and break too
 late 7,matt #be74  ,you read they come 
weeping and mourning1 and with tears2   
they knock  and they cry for mercy2 but 
what did tears avail8 ,why1 nothing2    
for the door was shut4 ,he answered and 
said1 ',i know not whence you  are4'    
,but they repeat and renew their suit1  
saying1 ',we have eaten  and drunk in   
,thy presence1 and ,thou hast taught in 
our streets4'  ,what now8 ,why1 ,he     
returns upon them ,his first answer the 
second  time1 saying1 ',i know not      
whence ye are2 depart from ,me1 all ye  
workers of iniquity2' then ,he          
concludes1 ',there shall be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth1 when ye shall see    
,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1  and  
all the prophets1 in the kingdom of     
,god1 and you yourselves  thrust out'   

7,luke #ac3bf1bh74 ,they come weeping1  
and go weeping  away4 ,they come to ,him
 weeping1 for they saw that ,he had     
conquered  them2 but they departed      
weeping1 for they saw that ,he would    
damn  them2 yet1 as we read in another  
place1 they were very loath to  go from 
,him1 by their reasoning and            
expostulating with ,him--',lord1  when  
saw we ,thee an hungred1 or athirst1 or 
a stranger1 or naked1  or sick1 or in   
prison1 and did not minister unto       
,thee8' ,but all  would not do2 here is 
no place for change of mind--',these    
shall  go away into everlasting         
punishment2 but the righteous into life 
eternal' 7,matt #be3dd-df74 ,and now    
what would a man give in exchange  for  
his soul8 ,so that1 as ,i said before1  
all is too late2 they  mourn too late1  
they repent too late1 they pray too     
late1 and seek  to make an exchange for 
their soul too late4 ',or what shall a  
man  give in exchange for his soul8'    
,two or three things there may yet be   

gathered from these words2 ,i  mean1 as 
to the desires of them that have lost   
their souls1 to make  for them an       
exchange2 ',what shall a man give in    
exchange8'--what  shall1 what would1    
yea1 what would not a man1 if he had it1
 give  in exchange for his soul8        
,first1 ,what would not a man--,i mean1 
a man that is in the condition  that is 
by the text supposed some men are and   
will be in--give in  exchange to have   
another man's virtue instead of their   
own vices8  ',let me die the death of   
the righteous2' let my soul be in the   
state of the soul of the righteous--that
 is1 in reference to his  virtues1 when 
,i die1 'and let my last end be like    
his' 7,num #bc3aj74  ,it is a sport now 
to some to taunt1 and squib1 and deride 
at other  men's virtues2 but the day is 
coming when their minds will be         
changed1 and when they shall be made to 
count those that have done  those       
righteous actions and duties which they 
have scoffed at1 the  only blessed men2 

yea1 they shall wish their soul in the  
blessed  possession of those graces and 
virtues1 that those whom they hated     
were accompanied with1 and would1 if    
they had it1 give a whole world  for    
this change2 but it will not now do1 it 
is now too late4 ,what  then shall a man
 give in exchange for his soul8 ,and    
this is more  than intimated in that    
#beth of ,matthew1 named before3 for you
  find by that text how loath they were1
 or will be1 to be counted  for         
unrighteous people--',lord1' say they1  
'when did we see thee  an hungred1 or   
athirst1 naked1 or sick1 and did not    
minister unto  thee8' ,now they are not 
willing to be of the number of the      
wicked1  though hereto-fore the ways of 
the righteous were an abomination  to   
them4 ,but1 alas6 they are before a just
 ,god1 a just ,judge1 a  ,judge that    
will give every one according to their  
ways2 therefore1  ',woe unto 7the soul  
of7 the wicked now1 it shall be ill with
 him1  for the reward of his hands shall

 be given him' 7,isa #c3aa74 ,thus1     
therefore1 he is locked up as to this2  
he cannot now change his vice  for      
virtues1 nor put himself nor his soul in
 the stead of the soul  of the saved2 so
 that it still1 and will1 for ever abide
 a question  unresolved1' ,or1 what     
shall a man give in exchange for his    
soul8'  ,i do not doubt but that a man's
 state may be such in this world1  that 
if he had it he would give thousands of 
gold to be as innocent  and guiltless in
 the judgment of the law of the land as 
is the  state of such or such1 heartily 
wishing that himself was not that  he1  
that he is2 how much more then will men 
wish thus when they  stand ready to     
receive the last1 their eternal         
judgment4 ',but what  shall a man give  
in exchange for his soul8'    ,second1  
,as they would1 for the salvation of    
their souls1 be glad  to change away    
their vices for the virtues1 their sins 
for the good  deeds of others2 so what  
would they not give to change places    

now1  or to remove from where now they  
are1 into paradise1 into ,abraham's     
bosom6 ,but neither shall this be       
admitted2 the righteous must have  their
 inheritance to themselves--' ,neither1'
 said ,abraham1 'can  they pass to us1  
that would come from thence1' 7,luke    
#af3bf72 neither  can they dwell in     
heaven that would come from hell4       
,they then that have lost1 or shall lose
 their souls are bound to  their place1 
as well as to their sins4 ,when ,judas  
went to hell1  he went to his home1 'to 
his own place' 7,acts #a3be74 ,and when 
the  righteous go hence1 they also go   
home to their house1 to their own       
place2 for the kingdom of heaven is     
prepared for them 7,matt #be3cd74       
,between heaven and hell 'there is a    
great gulf fixed' 7,luke #bf3bf74  ,that
 is a strange passage3 ',there is a     
great gulf fixed4' ,what  this gulf is1 
and how impassable1 they that shall lose
 their souls  will know to their woe2   
because it is fixed there where it is1  

on  purpose to keep them in their       
tormenting place1 so that they that     
would pass from hell to heaven cannot4  
,but1 ,i say1 ',would they not  change  
places8 would they not have a more      
comfortable house and  home for their   
souls8' ,yes1 verily1 the text supposes 
it1 and the  #afth of ,luke affirms it2 
yea1 and could they purchase for their  
souls a habitation among the righteous1 
would they not8 ,yes1 they  would give  
all the world to such a change4 ,what   
shall1 what shall  not1 a man1 if he had
 it1 if it would answer his design1 give
 in  exchange for his soul8    ,third1  
,as the damned would change their own   
vices for virtues1 and  the place where 
they are for that into which they shall 
not come1  so what would they give for a
 change of condition8 ,yea1 if an       
absolute change may not be obtained1 yet
 what would they give for  the least    
degree of mitigation of that torment1   
which now they  know will without any   
intermission be1 and that for ever and  

ever4  ',tribulation and anguish1       
indignation and wrath' 7,rom #b3h1i71   
the  gnawing worm1 and everlasting      
destruction from the presence of the    
,lord1 and from the glory of ,his power1
 cannot be borne but with  great horror 
and grief 7#b ,thess #a3g-aj74 ,no      
marvel1 then1 if these  poor creatures  
would1 for ease for their souls1 be glad
 to change  their conditions4           
,change6--with whom8 with an angel1 with
 a saint2  ay1 with a dog or a toad2 #bi
 for they mourn not1 they weep not1  nor
 do they bear indignation of wrath2 they
 are as if they had not  been2 only the 
sinful soul abides in its sins1 in the  
place designed  for lost souls1 and in  
the condition that wrath and indignation
 for  sin and transgression hath decreed
 them to abide for ever4 ,and this      
brings me to the conclusion1 which is1  
'that seeing the ungodly  do seek good  
things too late1' therefore1            
notwithstanding their  seeking1 they    
must still abide in their place1 their  

sins1 and  their torment--',for what can
 a man give in exchange for his soul8'  
,therefore1 ,god saith1 that they there 
must still abide and dwell1  no exchange
 can be made4 ',this shall ye have of   
,mine hand1 ye  shall lie down in       
sorrow2' they shall lie down in it1 they
 shall  make their bed there1 there they
 shall lie 7,isa #ej3aa2 ,eze           
#cb3be-bg74  ,and this is the bitter    
pill that they must swallow down at the 
last2 for1 after all their tears1 their 
sorrows1 their mournings1  their        
repentings1 their wishings and          
woundings1 and all their  inventings1   
and desires to change their state for a 
better1 they  must 'lie down in sorrow4'
 ,the poor condemned man that is upon   
the  ladder or scaffold has1 if one knew
 them1 many a long wish and long  desire
 that he might come down again alive1 or
 that his condition  was as one of the  
spectators that are not condemned and   
brought  thither to be executed as he4  
,how carefully also doth he look with   

his failing eyes1 to see if some comes  
not from the king with a  pardon for    
him1 all the while endeavouring to      
fumble away as well  as he can1 and to  
prolong the minute of his execution6    
,but at last1  when he has looked1 when 
he has wished1 when he has desired1 and 
done whatever he can1 the blow with the 
axe1 or turn with the ladder1  is his   
lot1 so he goes off the scaffold1 so he 
goes from among men2  and thus it will  
be with those that we have under        
consideration2  when all comes to all1  
and they have said1 and wished1 and done
  what they can1 the judgment must not  
be reversed--they must 'lie  down in    
sorrow4'    ,they must1 or shall lie    
down6 ,of old1 when a man was to be     
chastised  for his fault1 he was to lie 
down to receive his stripes2 so here1   
saith the ,lord1 they shall lie         
down--',and it shall be1 if the wicked  
man be worthy to be beaten1 that the    
judge shall cause him to lie  down1 and 
to be beaten before his face' 7,deu     

#be3b74 ,and this lying  down was to be 
his lot after he had pleaded for himself
 what be  could--and the judge shall    
cause him to be beaten before his face1 
while he is present to behold the       
execution of judgment2 and thus  it     
shall be at the end of the world2 the   
wicked shall lie down1 and  shall be    
beaten with many stripes in the presence
 of ,christ1 'and  in the presence of   
the holy angels' 7#b ,thess #a2 ,rev    
#ad3aj74 ,for  there will be ,his       
presence1 not only at the trial as      
,judge1 but to  see execution done1 nay1
 to do it ,himself by the pouring out1  
like  a river1 ,his wrath as burning    
brimstone upon the soul of the lost  and
 cast away sinner4    ,he shall lie     
down6 ,these words imply that1 at last1 
the damned soul  shall submit2 for to   
lie down is an act that signifies       
submission1  especially to lie down to  
be beaten4 ',the wicked shall be silent 
in darkness' 7#a ,sam #b3i74 ,when the  
malefactor has said and wished  all that

 be can1 yet at last he submits1 is     
silent1 and1 as it  were1 helps to put  
his head into the halter1 or doth lay   
down his  neck upon the block2 so here  
it is said of the damned--,they shall   
lie down in sorrow4 ,there is also a    
place that saith1 ',these shall  go away
 into everlasting punishment' 7,matt    
#be3df74 ,to go1 to go  to punishment1  
is also an act of submission4 ,now1     
submission to  punishment doth1 or      
should1 flow from full conviction of the
 merit  of punishment2 and ,i think it  
is so to be understood here--,for       
'every mouth shall be stopped1 and all  
the world 7of soul losers7  become      
guilty before ,god' 7,rom #c3d1ai2 ,luke
 #ac3be-bh2 ,matt #be3df74  ,every mouth
 shall be stopped1 not at the beginning 
of the judgment1  for then they plead1  
and pray1 and also object against the   
,judge2  but at the end1 after that by a
 judicial proceeding ,he shall  have    
justified against them ,his sayings1 and
 have overcome these  ,his judges1 then 

they shall submit1 and also lie down in 
s orrow2  yea1 they shall go away to    
their punishment as those who know they 
deserve it2 yea1 they shall go away with
 silence4    ,how they shall behave     
themselves in hell1 ,i will not here    
dispute2  whether in a way of rage and  
blasphemy1 and in rending and tearing   
of the name and just actions of ,god    
towards them1 or whether by  way of     
submission there2 ,i say1 though this is
 none of this task1  yet a word or two1 
if you please4    ,doubtless they will  
not be mute there2 they will cry and    
wail1 and  gnash their teeth1 and1      
perhaps1 too1 sometimes at ,god2 but ,i 
do not  think but that the justice that 
they have deserved1 and the equal       
administration of it upon them1 will1   
for the most part1 prevail  with them to
 rend and tear themselves1 to acquit and
 justify ,god1  and to add fuel to their
 fire1 by concluding themselves in all  
the  fault1 and that they have          
sufficiently merited this just          

damnation2  for it would seem strange to
 me that just judgment among men shall  
terminate in this issue1 if ,god should 
not justify himself in the  conscience  
of all the damned4 ,but as here on      
earth1 so ,he will let  them know that  
go to hell that ,he hath not done       
without a cause1  a sufficient cause1   
all that ,he hath done in damning of    
them 7,eze  #ad3bc74    ,,use ,,and     
,,application4    ,i come now to make   
some use and application of the whole4  
,and1    ,,use ,,first--,if the soul be 
so excellent a thing as we have made it 
appear to be1 and if the loss thereof be
 so great a loss1 then here  you may see
 who they are that are those extravagant
 ones2 ,i mean1  those that are such in 
the highest degree4 ,solomon tells us of
  'a great waster1' and saith also1 that
 he that is slothful in his  business is
 brother to such an one 7,prov #ah3i74  
,who ,solomon had his  eye upon1 or who 
it was that he counted so great a       
waster1 ,i cannot  tell2 but ,i will    

challenge all the world to show me one1 
that for  wasting and destroying1 may be
 compared to him that for the lusts  and
 pleasures of this life will hazard the 
loss of his soul4 ,many  men will be so 
profuse1 and will spend at that prodigal
 rate1 that  they will bring a thousand 
pound a year to five hundred1 and five  
hundred to fifty1 and some also will    
bring that fifty to less than           
ninepence2 #cj but what is this to him  
that shall never leave losing  until he 
has lost his soul8 ,i have heard of some
 who would throw  away a farm1 a good   
estate1 upon the trundling of one single
 bowl2#ca  but what is this to the      
casting away of the soul8 ,nothing can  
for  badness be compared to sin2 it is  
the vile thing1 it cannot have  a worse 
name than its own2 it is worse than the 
vilest men1 than  the vilest of beasts2 
yea1 sin is worse than the devil        
himself1 for  it is sin1 and sin only1  
that hath made the devils devils2 and   
yet  for this1 for this vile1 this      

abominable thing1 some men1 yea1 most   
men1 will venture the loss of their     
soul2 yea1 they will mortgage1  pawn1   
and set their souls to sale for it 7,jer
 #dd3d74 ,is not this  a great waster8  
doth not this man deserve to be ranked  
among the  extravagant ones8 ,what think
 you of him who1 when he tempted the    
wench to uncleanness1 said to her1 ,if  
thou wilt venture thy body1  ,i'll      
venture my soul8 ,was not here like to  
be a fine bargain1 think  you8 or was   
not this man like to be a gainer by so  
doing8 ,this is  he that prizes sin at a
 higher rate than he doth his immortal  
soul2  yea1 this is he that esteems a   
quarter of an hour's pleasure more  than
 he fears everlasting d amnation4 ,what 
shall ,i say8 ,this man  is minded to   
give more to be damned1 than ,god       
requires he should  give to be saved2 is
 not this an extravagant one8 ',be      
astonished1  ,o ye heavens6 at this1 and
 be horribly afraid6' 7,jer #b3i-ab74   
,yea1  let all the angels stand amazed  

at the unaccountable prodigality  of    
such an one4    ,objection #a4 ,but some
 may say1 ,i cannot believe that ,god   
will be  so severe as to cast away into 
hell fire an immortal soul for a  little
 sin4    ,answer4 ,i know thou canst not
 believe it1 for if thou couldst1 thou  
wouldst sooner eat fire than run this   
hazard2 and hence all they  that go down
 to the lake of fire are called the     
unbelievers2 and  the ,lord shall cut   
thee1 that makest this objection1       
asunder1 and  shall appoint thee thy    
portion with such1 except thou believe  
the  gospel1 and repent 7,luke #ab3df74 
,objection #b4 ,but surely1 though ,god 
should be so angry at the  beginning1 it
 cannot in time but grieve ,him to see  
and hear souls  roaring in hell1 and    
that for a little sin4    ,answer4      
,whatsoever ,god doeth1 it abideth for  
ever 7,eccl #c3ad74 ,he  doth nothing in
 a passion1 or in an angry fit2 ,he     
proceedeth with  sinners by the most    
perfect rules of justice2 wherefore it  

would be  injustice1 to deliver them    
whom the law condemneth1 yea1 ,he would 
falsify ,his word1 if after a time ,he  
should deliver them from  hell1         
concerning whom ,he hath solemnly       
testified1 that they shall  be there for
 ever4    ,objection #c4 ,o but1 as ,he 
is just1 so ,he is merciful2 and mercy  
is  pitiful1 and very compassionate to  
the afflicted4    ,answer4 ,o1 but mercy
 abused becomes most fearful in         
tormenting4  ,did you never read that   
the ,lamb turned lion1 and that the     
world  will tremble at the wrath of the 
,lamb1 and be afflicted more at  the    
thoughts of that1 than at the thoughts  
of anything that shall  happen to them  
in the day when ,god shall call them to 
an account  for their sins8 7,rev       
#f3af1ag74 ,the time of mercy will be   
then  past1 for now is that acceptable  
time1 behold now is the day of          
salvation2 the gate of mercy will then  
be shut1 and must not be  opened again2 
for now is that gate open1 now it is    

open for a door  of hope 7#b ,cor #f3b2 
,matt #be3aj2 ,luke #ac3be74    ,the    
time of showing pity and compassion will
 then be at an end2 for  that as to     
acting towards sinners will last but    
till the glass of  the world is run1 and
 when that day is past1 mark what ,god  
saith  shall follow1 ',i will laugh at  
your calamity2 ,i will mock when  your  
fear cometh2 when your fear cometh as   
desolation1 and your  destruction cometh
 as a whirlwind2 when distress and      
anguish cometh  upon you' 7,prov        
#a3bf1bg74 ,mark you how many pinching  
expressions  the ,lord ,jesus ,christ   
doth threaten the refusing sinner with2 
the  sinner with1 that refuseth ,him    
now--,i will laugh at him1 ,i will  mock
 at him4 ,but when1 ,lord1 wilt thou    
laugh at1 and mock at1 the  impenitent8 
,the answer is1 ',i will laugh at their 
calamities1 and  mock when their fear   
cometh2 when their fear cometh as       
desolation1  and their destruction like 
a whirlwind2 when distress and anguish  

cometh upon them4'    ,objection #d4    
,but if ,god ,almighty be at this point1
 and there be  no moving of ,him to     
mercy at that day1 yet we can but lie in
 hell  till we are burnt out1 as the log
 doth at the back of the fire4          
,answer4 ,poor besotted sinner1 is this 
thy last shift8 wilt thou  comfort      
thyself with this8 ,are thy sins so     
dear1 so sweet1 so  desireable1 so      
profitable to thee1 that thou wilt      
venture a burning  in hell fire for them
 till thou art burnt out8 ,is there     
nothing  else to be done but to make a  
covenant with death1 and to maintain    
thy agreement with hell8 7,isa #bh3ae74 
,is it not better to say now  unto ,god1
 ,do not condemn me8 and to say now1    
,lord1 be merciful  to me1 a sinner8    
,would not tears1 and prayers1 and      
cries1 in this  acceptable time1 to ,god
 for mercy1 yield thee more benefit in  
the  next world than to lie and burn out
 in hell will do8    ,but to come more  
close to thee4 ,have not ,i told thee   

already that  there is no such thing as 
a ceasing to be8 that the damned shall  
never be burned out in hell8 there shall
 be no more such death1  or cause of    
dissolution for ever4 ,this one thing1  
well considered1  breaks not only the   
neck of that wild conceit on which thy  
foolish  objection is built1 but will   
break thy stubborn heart in pieces4     
,for then it follows1 that unless thou  
canst conquer ,god1 or with  ease endure
 to conflict with ,his sin-revenging    
wrath1 thou wilt be  made to mourn while
 under ,his everlasting wrath and       
indignation2  and to know that there is 
not such a thing as a burning out in    
hell  fire4    ,objection #e4 ,but1 if  
this must be my case1 ,i shall have more
 fellows2  ,i shall not go to hell1 nor 
yet burn there1 alone4    ,answer4      
,what1 again2 is there no breaking of   
the league that is  betwixt sin and thy 
soul8 ,what1 resolved to be a           
self-murderer1  a soul murderer8 what1  
resolved to murder thine own soul8 ,but 

is  there any comfort in being hanged   
with company8 in sinking into the       
bottom of the sea with company8 or in   
going to hell1 in burning in  hell1 and 
in enduring the everlasting pains of    
hell1 with company8  ,o besotted wretch6
 ,but ,i tell thee1 the more company1   
the more  sorrow2 the more fuel1 the    
more fire4 ,hence the damned man that   
we read of in ,luke desired that his    
brethren might be so warned  and        
prevailed with as to be kept out of that
 place of torment 7,luke  #af3bg1bh74   
,but to hasten2 ,i come now to the      
second use4    ,,use ,,second4--,is it  
so8 ,is the soul such an excellent      
thing1 and  the loss thereof so         
unspeakably great8 ,then here you may   
see who  are the greatest fools in the  
world--to wit1 those who1 to get the    
world and its preferments1 will neglect 
,god till they lose their  souls4 ,the  
rich man in the gospel was one of these 
great fools1 for  that he was more      
concerned about what he should do with  

his goods1  than how his soul should be 
saved 7,luke #g3af-ba74 ,some are for   
venturing their souls for pleasures1 and
 some are for venturing  their souls for
 profits2 they that venture their souls 
for pleasures  have but little excuse   
for their doings2 but they that venture 
their soul for profit seem to have much4
 ',and they all with one  consent began 
to make excuse2'--excuse for what8 why1 
for the  neglect of the salvation of    
their souls4 ,but what was the cause  of
 their making this excuse8 ,why1 their  
profits came tumbling in4  ',i have     
bought a piece of ground2' ',i have     
bought five yoke of  oxen2' and ',i have
 married a wife1 and therefore ,i cannot
 come'  7,luke #ad3ae-bj74    ,thus also
 it was with the fool first mentioned2  
his ground did  bring forth plentifully1
 wherefore he must of necessity forget  
his  soul1 and1 as he thought1 all the  
reason of the world he should4          
,wherefore1 he falls to crying out1     
,what shall ,i do8 ,now1 had one  said1 

,mind the good of thy soul1 man2 the    
answer would have been  ready1 ,but     
where shall ,i bestow my goods4 ,if it  
had been replied1  ,stay till harvest2  
he returns again1 ,but ,i have no room  
where  to bestow my goods4 ,now1 tell   
him of praying1 and he answers1 he  must
 go to building4 ,tell him1 he should   
frequent sermons1 and he  replies1 he   
must mind his workmen4 ',he cannot      
deliver his soul1  nor say1 ,is there   
not a lie in my right hand8' 7,isa      
#dd3bj74    ,and see if1 in the end1 he 
did not become a fool2 for though he    
accomplished the building of his barns1 
and put in there all his  fruits and his
 goods1 yet even till now his soul was  
empty1 and  void of all that was good2  
nor did he1 in singing of that requiem  
which he sung to his soul at last1      
saying1 ',soul1 take thine ease1  eat1  
drink1 and be merry1' show himself ever 
the wiser2 for1 in  all his labours he  
had rejected to get that food that      
indeed is  meat and drink for the soul4 

,nay1 in singing this song he did but   
provoke ,god to hasten to send to fetch 
his soul to hell2 for so  begins the    
conclusion of the parable--',thou fool1 
this night thy  soul shall be required  
of thee2 then whose shall those things  
be  which thou hast provided8' ,so that1
 ,i say1 it is the greatest folly  in   
the world for a man1 upon any pretence  
what ever1 to neglect to  make good the 
salvation of his soul4    ,there are six
 signs of a fool1 and they do all meet  
in that same  man that concerns not     
himself1 and that to good purpose1 for  
the  salvation of his soul4 #a4 ,a fool 
has not an heart1 when the price  is in 
his hand1 to get wisdom4 7,prov #ag3af74
 #b4 ',it is a sport to  a fool to do   
mischief4' and to set light by the      
commission of sin  7,prov #aj3bc74 #c4  
',fools despise wisdom2' 'fools hate    
knowledge'  7,prov #a3g1bb74 #d4 ',a    
fool1' after restraint1 'returneth to   
his  folly' 7,prov #bf3aa74 #e4 ',the   
way of a fool is right in his own  eyes'

 7,prov #g3ae74 #f4 ,the fool goes      
merrily 'to the correction of  the      
stocks' 7,prov #g3bb74    ,i might add  
many more1 but these six shall suffice  
at this time1  by which it appears that 
the fool has no heart for the heavenly  
prize1 yet he has to sport himself in   
sin2 and when he despises  wisdom1 the  
way is yet right before him2 yea1 if he 
be for some  time restrained from vice1 
he greedily turneth again thereto1 and  
will1 when he has finished his course of
 folly and sin in this world1  go as    
heedlessly1 as carelessly1 as           
unconcernedly1 and quietly1  down the   
steps to hell1 as the ox goeth to the   
slaughter-house1  ,this is a soul fool1 
a fool of the biggest size2 and so is   
every  one also that layeth up treasure 
for himself on earth1 'and is not  rich 
towards ,god' 7,luke #g3ba74            
,objection #a4 ,but would you not have  
us mind our worldly concerns8           
,answer4 ,mind them1 but mind them in   
their place2 mind thy soul first  and   

most2 the soul is more than the body1   
and eternal life better  than temporal2 
first seek the kingdom of ,god1 and     
prosper in thy  health and thy estate as
 thy soul prospers 7,matt #f3cc2 #c     
,john #b74  ,but as it is rare to see   
this command obeyed1 for the kingdom of 
,god  shall be thought of last1 so if   
,john's wish was to light upon1 or      
happen to some people1 they would       
neither have health nor wealth in  this 
world4 ,to prosper and be in health1 as 
their soul prospers--what1  to thrive   
and mend in outwards no faster8 then we 
should have them  have consumptive      
bodies and low estates2 for are not the 
souls of  most as unthrifty1 for grace  
and spiritual health1 as is the tree    
without fruit that is pulled up by the  
roots8    ,objection #b4 ,but would you 
have us sit still and do nothing8       
,answer4 ,and must you needs be upon the
 extremes8 must you mind  this world to 
the damning of your souls8 or will you  
not mind your  callings at all8 ,is     

there not a middle way8 may you not1    
must you  not1 get your bread in a way  
of honest industry2 that is1 caring     
most for the next world1 and so using of
 this as not abusing the  same8 7#a ,cor
 #g3 #bj-ca74 ,and then a man doth so1  
and never but  then1 when he sets this  
world and the next in their proper      
places1  in his thoughts1 in his esteem1
 and judgment1 and dealeth with  both   
accordingly 7#b ,cor #d3ah74 ,and is    
there not all the reason in  the world  
for this8 are not the things that are   
eternal best8 ,will  temporal things    
make thy soul to live8 or art thou none 
of those  that should look after the    
salvation of their soul8 7,deu #h3c2    
,matt  #e3d2 ,heb#aj3ci74    ,objection 
#c4 ,but the most of men do that which  
you forbid1 and why  may not we8        
,answer4 ,god says1 ',thou shalt not    
follow a multitude to do evil'  7,exo   
#bc3b74 ,it is not what men do1 but what
 ,god commands2 it is not  what doth    
present itself unto us1 but what is     

best1 that we should  choose 7,matt     
#f3bc2 ,luke #aj3da1db74 ,now1 ',he that
 refuseth instruction1  despiseth his   
own soul2' and ',he that keepeth the    
commandment1  keepeth his own soul'     
7,prov #ae3cb2 #ai3af74 ,make not1      
therefore1  these foolish objections4   
,but what saith the ,word8 how readest  
thou8  ,that tells thee1 that the       
pleasures of sin are but for a season2  
that the things that are seen are but   
temporal2 that he is a fool  that is    
rich in this world1 and is not so       
towards ,god2 'and what  shall it profit
 a man1 if he shall gain the whole      
world1 and lose  his own soul8'         
,objection #d4 ,but may one not be      
equally engaged for both8    ,answer4 ,a
 divided heart is a naughty one 7,heb   
#aj3b74 ',you cannot  serve ,god and    
mammon' 7,matt #f3bd2 ,luke #af3ac74    
',if any man love  the world1 the love  
of the ,father is not in him1' 7#a ,john
 #b3ae72  and yet this objection        
bespeaks that thy heart is divided1 that

 thou  art a ,mammonist1 or that thou   
lovest the world4 ,but will riches      
profit in the day of wrath8 7,prov      
#aa3d74 ,yea1 are they not hurtful  in  
the day of grace8 do they not tend to   
surfeit the heart1 and to  alienate a   
man and his mind from the things that   
are better8 7,luke  #ba3cd74 ,why1 then1
 wilt thou set thy heart upon that which
 is not8  yea1 then what will become of 
them that are so far off of minding  of 
their souls1 that they1 for whole       
months1 and years together1  scarce     
consider whether they have souls to     
save8    ,,use ,,third4--,but1 thirdly1 
is it so8 ,is the soul such an excellent
  thing1 and is the loss thereof so     
unspeakably great8 ,then this should    
teach people to be very careful to whom 
they commit the teaching  and guidance  
of their souls4    ,this is a business  
of the greatest concern2 men will be    
careful  to whom they commit their      
children1 who they make the executors of
  their will1 in whose hand they trust  

the writing and evidences of  their     
lands2 but how much more careful should 
we be1 and yet the most  are the least  
of all careful1 unto whom they commit   
the teaching and  guidance of their     
souls4 ,there are several sorts of soul 
shepherds  in the world3 #a4 ,there are 
idol shepherds 7,zech #f3e74 #b4 ,there 
are  foolish shepherds 7,zech #aa3ae74  
#c4 ,there are shepherds that feed      
themselves1 and not their flock 7,eze   
#cd3b7 #d4 ,there are hard-hearted  and 
pitiless shepherds 7,zech #i3 #c74 #e4  
,there are shepherds that1  instead of  
healing1 smite1 push1 and wound the     
diseased 7,eze #cd3d1ba74  #f4 ,there   
are shepherds that 'cause their flocks  
to go astray' 7,jer  #ej3f74 #g4 ,and   
there are shepherds that feed their     
flock2 these are  the shepherds to whom 
thou shouldst commit thy soul for       
teaching  and for guidance4             
,question4 ,you may ask1 ,how should ,i 
know those shepherds8    ,answer4       
,first1 surrender up thy soul unto ,god1

 by ,christ1 and choose  ,christ to be  
the chief ,shepherd of thy soul2 and ,he
 will direct  thee to ,his shepherds1   
and ,he will1 of ,his mercy1 set such   
shepherds  over thee 'as shall feed thee
 with knowledge and understanding' 7#a  
,peter #b3be2 #d3ai2 ,john #aj3d1e2     
,song #a3g1 #h2 ,jer #c3ae2 #bc3d74     
,before  thou hast surrendered up thy   
soul to ,christ1 that ,he may be thy    
chief ,shepherd1 thou canst not find    
out1 nor choose to put thy  soul under  
the teaching and guidance of ,his under 
shepherds1 for  thou canst not love     
them2 besides1 they are so set forth by 
false  shepherds1 in so many ugly       
guises1 and under so many false and     
scandalous dresses1 that1 should ,i     
direct thee to them while thou  art a   
stranger to ,christ1 thou wilt count    
them deceivers1 devourers1  and wolves  
in sheeps' clothing1 rather than the    
shepherds that  belong to the great and 
chief ,shepherd1 who is1 also1 the      
,bishop  of the soul4    ,yet this ,i   

will say unto thee1 take heed of that   
shepherd that  careth not for his own   
soul1 that walketh in ways1 and doth    
such  things1 as have a direct tendency 
to damn his own soul2 ,i say1  take heed
 of such an one1 come not near him1 let 
him have nothing  to do with thy soul2  
for if he be not faithful to that which 
be his  own soul1 be sure he will not be
 faithful to that which is another      
man's4 ,he that feeds his own soul with 
ashes1 will scarce feed thine  with the 
bread of life2 wherefore1 take heed of  
such an one2 and  many such there are in
 the world 7,isa #dd3bj74 ',by their    
fruits you  shall know them2' they are  
for flattering of the worst1 and        
frowning  upon the best2 they are for   
promising of life to the profane1 and   
for slaying the souls that ,god would   
have live2 they are also men  that hunt 
souls that fear ,god1 but for sewing    
pillows under those  arm holes which    
,god would have to lean upon that which 
would  afflict them4 ,these be them     

'that1 with lies1 do make the heart of  
the righteous sad1 whom ,i have not made
 sad2' saith ,god2 and that  have       
'strengthened the hands of the wicked1  
that he shall not return  from his      
wicked way1 by promising of him life'   
7,eze #ac3ah-bb74    ,and as thou       
shouldest1 for thy soul's sake1 choose  
for thyself good  soul shepherds1 so    
also1 for the same reason1 you should   
choose  for yourself a good wife1 a good
 husband1 a good master1 a good         
servant2 for in all these things the    
soul is concerned4 ,abraham  would not  
suffer ,isaac to take a wife of the     
daughters of ,canaan1  7,gen #bd3c72 nor
 would ,david suffer a wicked servant to
 come into  his house1 or to tarry in   
his sight 7,psa #aja3g74 ,bad company   
is1  also1 very destructive to the soul1
 and so is evil communication2          
wherefore1 be diligent to shun all these
 things1 that thou mayest  persevere in 
that way1 the end of which will be the  
saving of thy  soul 7,prov #ac3bj2 #a   

,cor #ae3cc74    ,and since1 under this 
head1 ,i am fallen upon cautions1 let me
 add  these to those which ,i have      
presented to thee already3    ,caution  
#a4 ,take heed1 take heed of learning to
 do evil of any that  are good4 ',tis   
possible for a good man to do things    
that are bad2  but let not his bad      
action embolden thee to run upon sin4   
,seest  thou a good man that stumbleth  
at a stone1 or that slippeth into  the  
dirt--let that warn thee to take heed2  
let his stumble make  thee wary1 let his
 fall make thee look well to thy goings2
 'ever  follow that which is good' 7#a  
,thess #e3ae74 ,thy soul is at stake4   
,caution #b4 ,take heed of the good     
things of bad men1 for in them  there   
lies a snare also2 their 'good words and
 fair speeches' tend  to deceive 7,rom  
#af3ag1 #ah74 ,learn to be good1 by the 
,word of ,god  and by the holy lives of 
them that be good2 envy not the wicked1 
'nor desire to be with them2' 'choose   
none of his ways' 7,prov #c3ca2  #bd3a74

 ,thy soul lies at stake4    ,caution   
#c4 ,take heed of playing the hypocrite 
in religion4 ,what of  ,god and ,his    
,word thou knowest1 profess it honestly1
 conform to it  heartily1 serve ,him    
faithfully2 for what is the hypocrite   
bettered  by all his profession1 'when  
,god taketh away his soul8' 7,job       
#bg3h74    ,caution #d4 ,take heed of   
delays to turn to ,god1 and of choosing 
,his  ways for the delight of thy heart1
 'for the ,lord's eye is upon them  that
 fear ,him1 to deliver their souls'     
7,psa #cc3ah1ai74    ,caution #e4 ,boast
 not thyself of thy flocks and thy      
herds1 of thy gold  and thy silver1 of  
thy sons and of thy daughters4 ,what is 
a house  full of treasures1 and all the 
delights of this world1 if thou be      
empty of grace1 'if thy soul be not     
filled with good8' 7,eccl #f3c74  ,but1 
,,use ,,fourth4--,is it so8 ,is the soul
 such an excellent thing1 and is  the   
loss thereof so unspeakably great8      
,then1 ,i pray thee1 let me  inquire a  

little of thee1 what provision thou hast
 made for thy  soul8 ,there be many     
that1 through their eagerness after the 
things  of this life1 do bereave their  
soul of good1 even of that good the     
which if they had it would be a good to 
them for ever 7,eccl #d3h74  ,but ,i ask
 not concerning this2 it is not what    
provision thou hast  made for this life1
 but what for the life1 and the world to
 come4  ',lord1 gather not my soul with 
sinners1' saith ,david1 7,psa #bf3i72   
not with men of this world3 ,lord1 not  
with them that have their  portion in   
this life1 whose belly ,thou fillest    
with ,thy hid treasures4  ,thus you see 
how ,solomon laments some1 and how his  
father prays to  be delivered from their
 lot who have their portion in this     
life1  and that have not made provision 
for their soul4 ,well1 then1 let  me    
inquire of thee about this matter4 ,what
 provision hast thou made  for thy soul8
 ,and1    #a4 ,what hast thou thought of
 thy soul8 ,what ponderous thoughts hast

  thou had of the greatness and of the  
immortality of thy soul8 ,this  must be 
the first inquiry3 for he that hath not 
had his thoughts  truly exercised1      
ponderously exercised1 about the        
greatness and the  immortality of his   
soul1 will not be careful1 after an     
effectual  manner1 to make provision for
 his soul1 for the life and world  to   
come4 ,the soul is a man's all1 whether 
he knows it or no1 as ,i  have already  
showed you4 ,now a man will be concerned
 about what  he thinks is his all4 ,we  
read of the poor servant that 'setteth  
his heart upon' his wages 7,deu         
#bd3ad1ae74 ,but it is because it is    
his all1 his treasure1 and that wherein 
his worldly worth lieth4  ,why1 thy soul
 is thy all2 it is strange if thou dost 
not think so6  and more strange if thou 
dost think so1 and yet hast light1      
seldom1  and trivial thoughts about it4 
,these two seem to be inconsistent1     
therefore let thy conscience speak2     
either thou hast very great  and weighty

 thoughts about the excellent greatness 
of thy soul1 or  else thou dost not     
count that thy soul is so great a thing 
as it  is1 else thou dost not count it  
thy all4    #b4 ,what judgment hast thou
 made of the present state of thy soul8 
,i speak now to the unconverted4 ,thy   
soul is under sin1 under the  curse1 and
 an object of wrath2 this is that       
sentence that by the  ,word is passed   
upon it--',woe unto their soul1' saith  
,god1 'for  they have rewarded evil unto
 themselves4' 7,isa #c3i74 ,this is the 
sentence of ,god4 ,well1 but what       
judgment hast thou passed upon it  while
 thou livest in thy debaucheries8 ,is it
 not that which thy  fellows have passed
 on theirs before thee1 saying1 ',i     
shall have  peace1 though ,i walk in the
 imagination of mine heart1 to add      
drunkenness to thirst' 7,deu #bi3ai74   
,if so1 know thy judgment is  gross1 thy
 soul is miserable1 and turn1 or in     
little time thine  eyes will behold all 
this4    #c4 ,what care hast thou had of

 securing of thy soul1 and that it      
might be delivered from the danger that 
by sin it is brought into8  if a man has
 a horse1 a cow1 or a swine that is     
sick1 or in danger  by reason of this or
 that casualty1 he will take care for   
his beast1  that it may not perish2 he  
will pull it out of the ditch on the    
,sabbath day4 ,but1 oh6 that is the day 
on which many men do put their  soul    
into the ditch of sin2 that is the day  
that they set apart to  pursue          
wickedness in4 #cb ,but1 ,i say1 what   
care hast thou taken to  get thy soul   
out of this ditch8--a ditch out of which
 thou canst never  get it without the   
aid of an omnipotent arm4 ,in things    
pertaining  to this life1 when a man    
feels his own strength fail1 he will    
implore the help and aid of another2 and
 no man can1 by any means1  deliver by  
his own arm his soul from the power of  
hell1 which thou  also wilt confess1 if 
thou beest not a very brute2 but what   
hast  thou done with ,god for help8 hast

 thou cried8 hast thou cried  out8 yea1 
dost thou still cry out1 and that day   
and night before  him--',deliver my     
soul' 7,psa #ag3ac7 ',save my soul1     
preserve my soul'  7,psa #be3bj7 ',heal 
my soul1' 7,psa #db3d71 and1 ',i pour   
out my soul  unto thee8' 7,psa #fb3e74  
,yea1 canst thou say1 ,my soul1 my soul 
waiteth  upon ,god1 my soul thirsteth   
for ,him1 my soul followeth hard after  
him8 7,psa #fc3a1h74 ,i say1 dost thou  
this1 or dost thou hunt thine  own soul 
to destroy it8 ,the soul1 with some1 is 
the game1 their  lusts are the dogs1 and
 they themselves are the huntsmen1 and  
never do they more halloo1 and lure1 and
 laugh1 and sing1 than when  they have  
delivered up their soul1 their darling1 
to these dogs--a  thing that ,david     
trembled to think of1 when he cried1    
',dogs have  compassed me4 ,deliver my  
darling1' my soul1 'from the power of   
the  dog' 7,psa #bb3af1bj74 ,thus1 ,i   
say1 he cried1 and yet these dogs were  
but wicked men4 ,but1 oh6 how much is a 

sin1 a lust1 worst than a  man to do us 
hurt2 yea1 worse than is a dog1 7or7 a  
lion1 to hurt  a lamb6    #d4 ,what are 
the signs and tokens that thou bearest  
about thee1  concerning how it will go  
with thy soul at last8 ,there are signs 
and tokens of a good1 and signs and     
tokens of a bad end that the  souls of  
sinners will have2 there are signs of   
the salvation of the  soul1 7,heb #f3i72
 evident tokens of salvation2 and there 
are signs  of the damnation of the soul1
 evident signs of damnation 7,phil      
#a3bg1bh2 ,job #ba3bi1cj2 #a ,sam #c3i74
 ,now1 which of these hast thou8  ,i    
cannot stand here to show thee which are
 which2 but thy soul and  its salvation 
lieth before thee1 and thou hast the    
book the ,holy  ,bible of signs about   
these matters by thee2 thou hast also   
men of  ,god to go to1 and their        
assemblies to frequent4 ,look to        
thyself2  heaven and hell are hard by1  
and one of them will swallow thee up2   
heaven1 into unspeakable and endless    

glory1 or hell1 into unspeakable  and   
endless torment4 ,yet1    #e4 ,what are 
the pleasures and delights of thy soul  
now8 ,are they  things ,divine1 or      
things natural8 ,are they things        
heavenly1 or  things earthly8 ,are they 
things holy1 or things unholy8 ,for look
  what think thou delightest in now1 to 
those things the great ,god  doth count 
thee a servant1 and for and of those    
thou shalt receive  thy wages at the day
 of judgment--',his servants ye are to  
whom ye  obey2 whether of sin unto      
death1 or of obedience unto             
righteousness'  7,rom #af3af74          
,wicked men talk of heaven1 and say they
 hope and desire to go  to heaven1 even 
while they continue wicked men2 but1 ,i 
say1 what  would they do there8 ,if all 
that desire to go to heaven should come 
thither1 verily they would make a hell  
of heaven2 for1 ,i say1 what  would they
 do there8 why1 just as they do here1   
scatter their  filthiness quite over the
 face of heaven1 and make it as vile  as

 the pit that the devils dwell in4 #cc  
,take holiness away out of  heaven1 and 
what is heaven8 ,i had rather be in     
hell1 were there  none but holy ones    
there1 than be in heaven itself with the
 children  of iniquity4 ,if heaven      
should be filled with wicked men1 ,god  
would  quickly drive them out1 or       
forsake the place for their sakes4 ,it  
is true1 they have been sinners1 and    
none but sinners1 that go to  heaven2   
but they are washed--' ,such were some  
of you2 but ye are  washed1 but ye are  
sanctified1 but ye are justified1 in the
 name  of the ,lord ,jesus1 and by the  
,spirit of our ,god' 7#a ,cor #f3aa74   
,when  the maidens were gathered        
together for the great king ,ahasuerus1 
before they were brought to him into his
 royal presence1 they were to  be had to
 the house of the women1 there to be    
purifed with things  for purification1  
and that for twelve months together--to 
wit1  six months with oil of myrrh1 and 
six months with sweet odours1  and other

 things1 and so came every maiden to the
 king 7,esth  #b3c1i1ab1ac74 ,god also  
hath appointed that those that come into
  ,his royal presence should first go to
 the house of the women1 the  church1   
#cd and there receive of the eunuchs    
things for purification1  things to make
 us 'meet to be partakers of the        
inheritance of the  saints in light'    
7,col #a3ab74 ,none can go from a state 
of nature  to glory but by a state of   
grace1 the ,lord gives grace and glory2 
hence he that goeth to heaven is said to
 be wrought for it1 fitted1  prepared   
for it 7#a ,cor #e3e2 ,rom #ai3bc74     
,,use ,,fifth1 ,again1 fifthly1 ,is it  
so8 is the soul such an excellent       
thing1 and is the loss thereof so       
unspeakably great8 ,then this  doctrine 
commends those for the wise ones1 that  
above all business  concern themselves  
with the salvation of their souls2 those
 that  make all other matters but things
 by the by1 and the salvation of  their 
souls the one thing needful4 ,but1 but  

few comparatively will  be concerned    
with this use2 for where is he that doth
 this8 ,solomon  speaks of one man of a 
thousand 7,eccl #g3bh74 ,however1 some  
there  be1 and blessed be ,god for some2
 but they are they that are wise1  yea1 
wise in the wisdom of ,god4    #a4      
,because they reject what ,god hath     
rejected and that is sin4  #b4 ,because 
they esteem but little of that which1 by
 the ,word1 is  counted but of little   
esteem1 and that is the world4 #c4      
,because  they choose for a portion that
 which ,god commendeth unto us for  that
 which is the most excellent            
thing--viz41 ,himself1 ,his ,christ1    
,his heaven1 ,his ,word1 ,his grace1 and
 holiness2 these are the great  and most
 excellent things1 and the things that  
,he has chosen that  is truly wise for  
his soul 7and all other wise men are    
fools in  ,god's account1 and in the    
judgment of ,his ,word71 and if it be   
so1  glory and bliss must needs be their
 portion1 though others shall  miss     

thereof--',the wise shall inherit glory1
 but shame shall be  the promotion of   
fools' 7,prov #c3ce74    ,let me1 then1 
encourage those that are of this mind to
 be strong1  and hold on their way4     
,soul1 thou hast pitched right2 ,i will 
say of  thy choice as ,david said of    
,goliath's sword1 ',there is none like  
that2 give it me4' ',hold that fast     
which thou hast1 that no man  take thy  
crown' 7,rev #c3aa74 ,oh6 ,i admire this
 wisdom2 this is by the  direction of   
the ,lawgiver2 this is by the teaching  
of the blessed  ,spirit of ,god3 not the
 wisdom which this world teacheth1 nor  
the  wisdom which the world doth choose1
 which comes to nought 7#a ,cor  #b3    
#f74 ,surely thou hast seen something of
 the world to come1 and  of the glory of
 it1 through faith2 surely ,god has made
 thee see  emptiness in that wherein    
others find a fulness1 and vanity in    
that which by others is counted for a   
darling4 ,blessed are thine  eyes1 for  
they see2 and thine ears1 for they hear4

    ,but who told thee that thy soul was
 such an excellent thing as  by thy     
practice thou declarest thou believest  
it to be8 ,what6 set  more by thy soul  
than by all the world8 ,what6 cast a    
world behind  thy back for the welfare  
of a soul8 ,is not this to play the     
fool1  in the account of sinners1 while 
angels wonder at and rejoice for  thy   
wisdom8 ,what a thing is this1 that thy 
soul and its welfare  should be more in 
thy esteem than all those glories       
wherewith the  eyes of the world are    
dazzled6 ,surely thou hast looked upon  
the  sun1 and that makes gold look like 
a clod of clay in thine eyesight4       
,but who put the thoughts of the        
excellencies of the things that are     
eternal--,i say1 who put the thoughts of
 the excellency of those  things into   
thy mind in this wanton age8--in an age 
wherein the  thoughts of eternal life1  
and the salvation of the soul1 are with 
and to many like the ,morocco ambassador
 and his men1 men of strange  faces1 in 

strange habit1 with strange gestures and
 behaviour1  monsters to behold4 ,but   
where hadst thou that heart that gives  
entertainment to these thoughts1 these  
heavenly thoughts8 ,these  thoughts are 
like the ,french ,protestants1 banished 
thence where  they willingly would have 
harbour4#ce ,how came they to thy house1
  to thy heart1 and to find             
entertainment in thy sou#a8 ,the ,lord  
keep  them in every imagination of the  
thoughts of thy heart for ever1  and    
incline thine heart to seek ,him more   
and more4    ,and since the whole world 
have slighted and despised1 and counted 
foolish the thoughts and cogitations    
wherewith thy soul is exercised1  what  
strong and mighty supporter is it upon  
and with which thou  bearest up thy     
spirit1 and takest encouragement in this
 thy forlorn1  unoccupied1 and singular 
way8 for so1 ,i daresay1 it is with the 
most2 but certainly it is something     
above thyself1 and that is more  mighty 
to uphold thee than is the power1 rage1 

and malice of all  the world to cast    
thee down1 or else thou couldst not bear
 up1 now  wind and weather1 now the     
stream and the force thereof are against
  thee4    ,objection #a4 ',i know my   
soul is an excellent thing1 and that the
  world to come and its glories1 even in
 the smallest glimpse thereof1  do      
swallow up all the world that is here2  
my heart also doth greatly  desire to be
 exercised about the thoughts of        
eternity1 and ,i count  myself never    
better than when my poor heart is filled
 with them2  as for the rage and fury of
 this world1 it swayeth very little with
  me1 for my heart is come to a point2  
but yet1 for all that1 ,i meet  with    
many discouragements1 and such things   
that indeed do weaken  my strength in   
the way4'    ,but1 brave soul1 pray tell
 me what the things are that discourage 
thee1 and that weaken thy strength in   
the way8    ,why1 the amazing greatness 
of this my enterprise1 that is one      
thing4 ,i am now pursuing things of the 

highest1 the greatest1 the  most        
enriching nature1 even eternal things2  
and the thoughts of  the greatness of   
them drowned me2 for when the heat of my
 spirit in  the pursuit after them is a 
little returned and abated1 methinks ,i 
hear myself talking thus to myself3     
,fond fool6 canst thou imagine  that    
such a gnat1 a flea1 a pismire as thou  
art1 can take and  possess the heavens1 
and mantle thyself up in the eternal    
glories8  ,if thou makest first a trial 
of the successfulness of thy endeavours 
upon things far lower1 more base1 but   
much more easy to obtain1 as  crowns1   
kingdoms1 earldoms1 dukedoms1 gold1     
silver1 or the like1  how vain are these
 attempts of thine2 and yet thou        
thinkest to  possess thy soul of heaven6
 ,away1 away6 by the height thereof thou
  mayest well conclude it is far above  
out of thy reach2 and by the  breadth   
thereof it is too large for thee to     
grasp2 and by the nature  of the        
excellent glory thereof1 too good for   

thee to possess4 ,these  are the        
thoughts that sometimes discourage me1  
and that weaken my  strength in the way4
    ,answer4 ,the greatness of thy      
undertaking does but show the nobleness 
of thy soul1 in that it cannot1 will    
not1 be content with such low  and dry  
as the baseborn spirits that are of the 
world can and do  content themselves    
withal4 ,and as to the greatness of the 
things  thou aimest at1 though they be1 
err they are indeed1 things that  have  
not their like1 yet they are not too big
 for ,god to give1 and  ,he has promised
 to give them to the soul that seeketh  
,him2 yea1 ,he  hath prepared the       
kingdom1 given the kingdom1 and laid up 
in the  kingdom of heaven1 the things   
that thy soul longeth for1 presseth     
after1 and cannot be content without    
7,luke #g3cb2 ,matt #be3ad2 ,col  #a3e2 
#a ,peter #a3d74 ,as for thy making a   
trial of the successfulness  of thy     
endeavours upon things more interim and 
base1 that is but  a trick of the old   

deceiver4 ,god has refused to give ,his 
children  the great1 the brave1 and     
glorious things of this world1 a few    
only excepted1 because ,he has prepared 
some better thing for them  7#a ,cor    
#a3bg2 ,heb #aa3cf-dj74 ,wherefore faint
 not1 but let thy hand  be strong1 for  
thy work shall be rewarded 7,gal #f3i74 
,and since thy  soul is at work for     
soul-things1 for divine and eternal     
things1  ,god will give them to thee2   
thou art not of the number of them that 
draw back unto perdition1 but of them   
that believe to the saving  of the soul2
 thou shalt receive the end of thy      
faith1 the salvation  of thy soul 7,heb 
#aj3ci2 #a ,peter #a3h1i74    ,objection
 #b4 ,but all my discouragement doth not
 lie in this4 ,i see  so much of the    
sinful vileness of my nature1 and feel  
how ready  it is to thrust itself forth 
at all occasions to the defiling of  my 
whole man1 and more4 ,now this added to 
the former1 adds to my  discouragement  
greatly4    ,answer4 ,this should be    

cause of humiliation and of             
self-abasement1  but not of             
discouragement2 for the best of saints  
have their  weaknesses1 these their     
weaknesses4 ,the ladies as well as she  
that  grinds at the mill1 know what doth
 attend that sex2 and the giants  in    
grace as well as the weak and shrubs1   
are sensible of the same  things1 which 
thou layest in against thy exercising of
 hope1 or as  matter of thy             
discouragement4 ,poor ,david says 7,psa 
#gg3b7 ',my soul  refused to be         
comforted1' upon this very account1 and 
,paul cries  out under sense of this1   
',o wretched man that ,i am6' and comes 
as  it were to the borders of doubt1    
saying1 ',who shall deliver me8'  7,rom 
#g3bd74 ,only he was quick at           
remembering that ,christ was his        
righteousness and price of redemption1  
and there he relieved himself4          
,again2 this should drive us to faith in
 ,christ2 for therefore are  the        
corruptions by ,divine permission still 

left in us2 they are not  left in us to 
drive us to unbelief1 but to faith--that
 is1 to look  to the perfect            
righteousness of ,christ for life4 ,and 
for further  help1 consider1 that       
therefore ,christ liveth in heaven1     
making  intercession1 that thou mightest
 be saved by ,his life1 not by thine1   
and by ,his intercessions1 not by thy   
perfections 7,rom #e3 #f-i2 ,col        
#a3bj74 ,let not therefore thy          
weaknesses be thy discouragements2  only
 let them put thee upon the duties      
required of thee by the  gospel--to wit1
 faith1 hope1 repentance1 humility1     
watchfulness1  diligence1 etc4 7#a      
,peter #a3ac2 #e3e2 #b ,cor #g3aa2 ,mark
 #ac3cg2 #b ,peter  #a3aj74             
,objection #c4 ,but ,i find1 together   
with these things1 weakness and         
faintness as to my graces2 my faith my  
hope1 my love1 and desires  to these and
 all other ,christian duties are weak2  
,i am like the man  in the dream1 that  
would have run1 but could not2 that     

would have  fought1 but could not2 and  
that would have fled1 but could not4    
,answer #a4 ,weak graces are graces1    
weak graces may grow stronger2  but if  
the iron be blunt1 put to the more      
strength 7,eccl #aj3aj74  #b4 ,christ   
seems to be most tender of the weak3    
',he shall gather the  lambs with ,his  
arm1 and carry them in ,his bosom1 and  
shall gently  lead those that are with  
young4' 7,isa #dj3aa74 ,and again1 ',i  
will  seek that which was lost1 and     
bring again that which was driven  away1
 and will bind up that which was broken1
 and will strengthen  that which was    
sick' 7,eze #cd3af74 ,only here will thy
 wisdom  be manifested--to wit1 that    
thou grow in grace1 and that thou use   
lawfully and diligently the means to do 
it 7#b ,peter #c3ah2 ,phil  #b3aj1aa2 #a
 ,thess #c3aa-ac74    ,,use ,,sixth1 ,i 
come1 in the next place1 to a use of    
terror1 and so  ,i shall conclude4 ,is  
it so8 is the soul such an excellent    
thing1  and is the loss thereof so      

unspeakably great8 ,then this showeth   
the sad state of those that lose their  
souls4 ,we use to count those  in a     
deplorable condition1 that by one only  
stroke1 are stript of  their whole      
estate2 the fire swept away all that he 
had2 or all that  he had was in such a  
ship1 and that ship sunk into the bottom
 of  the sea2 this is sad news1 this is 
heavy tidings1 this is bewailed  of all1
 especially if such were great in the   
world1 and were brought  by their loss  
from a high to a low1 to a very low     
condition2 but  alas6 what is this to   
the loss about which we have been       
speaking  all this while8 ,the loss of  
an estate may be repaired1 or if not1  a
 man may find friends in his present    
deplorable condition to his  support1   
though not recovery2 but far will this  
be from him that  shall lose his soul4  
,ah6 he has lost his soul1 and can never
 be  recovered again1 unless hell fire  
can comfort him2 unless he can  solace  
himself in the fiery indignation of     

,god2 terrors will be  upon him1 anguish
 and sorrow will swallow him up1 because
 of present  misery2 slighted and set at
 nought by ,god and ,his angels1 he will
  also be in this miserable state1 and  
this will add to sorrow1  sorrow1 and to
 his vexation of spirit1 howling4    ,to
 present you with emblems of tormented  
spirits1 or to draw  before your eyes   
the picture of hell1 are things too     
light for so  ponderous a subject as    
this2 nor can any man frame or invent   
words1  be they never so deep and       
profound1 sufficient to the life to set 
out the torments of hell4    ,all those 
expressions of fire1 brimstone1 the lake
 of fire1 a fiery  furnace1 the         
bottomless pit1 and a hundred more to   
boot1 are all  too short to let forth   
the miseries of those that shall be     
damned  souls4 ',who knoweth the power  
or ,god's anger8' 7,psa #ij3aa74 ,none  
at all2 and unless the power of that can
 be known1 it must abide  as unspeakable
 as the love of ,christ1 which passeth  

knowledge4    ,we hear it thunder1 we   
see it lighten2 yea1 eclipses1 comets1  
and  blazing stars are all subject to   
smite us with terror2 the thought  of a 
ghost1 of the appearing of a dead wife1 
a dead husband1 or the  like1 how       
terrible are these things6 #cf ,but     
alas1 what are these8  mere flea        
bitings1 nay1 not so bad1 when compared 
with the torments  of hell4 ,guilt and  
despair1 what are they8 ,who understands
 them unto  perfection8 ,the ireful     
looks of an infinite ,majesty1 what     
mortal  in the land of the living can   
tell us to the full1 how dismal and     
breaking to the soul of a man it is1    
when it comes as from 'the  power of    
,his anger1' and arises from the utmost 
indignation8 ,besides1  who knows of all
 the ways by which the ,almighty will   
inflict ,his  just revenges upon the    
souls of damned sinners8 ,when ,paul was
 caught  up to the third heaven1 he     
heard words that were unspeakable2 and  
he that goes down to hell shall hear    

groans that are unutterable4  ,hear1 did
 ,i say8 they shall feel them1 they     
shall feel them burst  from their       
wounded spirit as thunderclaps do from  
the clouds4 ,once ,i  dreamed that ,i   
saw two 7whom ,i knew7 in hell1 and     
methought ,i saw  a continual dropping  
from heaven1 as of great drops of fire  
lighting  upon them1 to their sore      
distress4 ,oh6 words are wanting1       
thoughts  are wanting1 imagination and  
fancy are poor things here2 hell is     
another kind of place and state than any
 alive can think2 and since  ,i am upon 
this subject1 ,i will here treat a      
little of hell as the  ,scriptures will 
give me leave1 and the rather because ,i
 am upon a  use of terror1 and because  
hell is the place of torment 7,luke     
#af74    #a4 ,hell is said to be        
beneath1 as heaven is said to be above2 
because as above signifieth the utmost  
joy1 triumph1 and felicity1  so beneath 
is a term most fit to describe the place
 of hell by1  because of the utmost     

opposition that is between these two2   
hell  being the place of the utmost     
sorrow1 despair1 and misery2 there  are 
the underlings ever trampled under the  
feet of ,god2 they are  beneath1 below1 
under 7,prov #ae3bd76    #b4 ,hell is   
said to be darkness1 and heaven is said 
to be light2  light1 to show the        
pleasureableness and the desireableness 
of heaven2  and darkness1 to show the   
dolesome and wearisomeness of hell2 and 
how weary1 oh6 how weary and            
wearisomely1 as ,i may say1 will damned 
souls turn themselves from side to side1
 from place to place1 in  hell1 while   
swallowed up in the thickest darkness1  
and griped with  the burning thoughts of
 the endlessness of that most           
unutterable  misery 7,matt #bb3ac76     
#c4 ,men are said to go up to heaven1   
but they are said to go down  to hell2  
up1 because of exaltation1 and because  
they must abound  in beauty and glory   
that go to heaven2 down1 because of     
those sad  dejections1 that great       

deformity and vile contempt that sin    
hath  brought them to that go to hell   
7,eze #cb3ah74    #d4 ,heaven is called 
a hill or mount1 7,heb #ab72 hell is    
called a pit1  or hole1 7,rev #i3b72    
heaven1 a mount1 the mount ,zion1 7,rev 
#ad72 to  show how ,god has1 and will   
exalt them that loved ,him in the world2
  hell1 a pit or hole1 to show how all  
the ungodly shall be buried  in the     
yawning paunch and belly of hell1 as in 
a hollow cave4    #e4 ,heaven6 ,it is   
said of heaven1 the height of heaven1   
7,job #bb3ab74  and of hell1 the        
bottomless pit1 7,rev #i3b2 #bj3c74 ,the
 height  of heaven1 to show that the    
exaltation of them that do ascend up    
thither is both perfect and             
unsearchable2 and hell1 the bottomless  
pit1 to show that the downfall of them  
that descend in thither  will never be  
at an end--down1 down1 down they go1 and
 nothing but  down1 down still6    #f4  
,heaven6 ,it is called the paradise of  
,god1 7,rev #b3g72 but hell1  the       

burning lake 7,rev #bj3ae74 ,a paradise1
 to show how quiet1 harmless1  sweet1   
and beautiful heaven shall be to them   
that possess it1 as  the garden was at  
the beginning of the creation2 hell1 the
 burning  lake1 to allude to ,sodom1    
that since its destruction is turned    
into  a stinking lake1 and to show that 
as their distress was unutterable1  and 
to the highest amazement1 full of       
confusion and horror1 when  that        
tempestuous storm of fire and brimstone 
was rained from the  ,lord out of heaven
 upon them1 so1 to the utmost degree1   
shall it  be with the souls that are    
lost and cast into hell4    #g4 ,it is  
said that there are dwelling houses1 or 
places in the  kingdom of heaven 7,john 
#ad3 #a-c2 ,zech #c3g2 ,isa #eg3a1b74   
,and also  that there are the cells or  
the chambers of death in hell 7,prov    
#g3bg74 ,there are mansions or dwelling 
places in heaven1 to show  that every   
one of them that go thither might have  
his reward1  according to his work2 and 

that there is hell1 and the lowest hell 
7,deu #cb3bb2 ,psa #hf3ac74 ,and the    
chambers of death in hell to show  there
 are places and states in hell too1 for 
sinners to be imprisoned  in1 according 
to their faults2 hence it is said of    
some1 ,these  shall receive greater     
damnation1 7,luke #bj3dg72 and of       
others1 ,that  it shall be more         
tolerable for ,sodom and ,gomorrah in   
the judgment  than for them1 etc4 7,luke
 #aj3ab1 #ad74    ,the lowest hell4 ,how
 many hells there are above that1 or    
more  tolerable tormenting places than  
the most exquisite torments there1      
,god1 and they that are there1 know     
best2 but degrees without doubt  there  
are2 and the term 'lowest' shows the    
utmost and most exquisite  distress2 so 
the chambers of death1 the second death 
in hell1 for  so ,i think the words     
should be understood--',her house is the
 way to  hell1 going down to the        
chambers of death' 7,prov #g3bg74 ,these
 are  the chambers that the chambers in 

the temple1 or that the dwelling  places
 in the house in heaven1 are opposed to3
 and this opposition  shows1 that as    
there will be degrees of glory in       
heaven1 so there  will of torments in   
hell2 and there is all reason for it1   
since  the punishment must be inflicted 
by ,god1 the infinitely just4 ,why      
should a poor1 silly1 ignorant man1     
though damned1 be punished  with the    
same degree of torment that he that has 
lived a thousand  times worse shall be  
punished with8 ,it cannot be2 justice   
will not  admit it2 guilt1 and the      
quality of the transgression1 will not  
admit it2 yea1 the tormenting fire of   
hell itself will not admit  it2 for if  
hell fire can kindle upon nothing but   
sin1 and the sinner  for the sake of it1
 and if sin be as oil to that fire1 as  
the ,holy  ,ghost seems to intimate1    
saying1 ',let it come into his bowels   
like  water1 and like oil into his      
bones' 7,psa #aji3ah74 ,then as the     
quantity of the oil is1 so will the fire

 burn1 and so will the  flaming flame   
ascend1 and the smoke of their torment1 
for ever and  ever4 ,suppose a piece of 
timber a little bedaubed with oil1 and  
another that has been soaking in it many
 a year1 which of these two1  think you1
 would burn fiercest8 and from whence   
would the flaming  flame ascend highest1
 and make the most roaring noise8       
,suppose  two vessels filled with oil1  
one containing the quantity of a pint1  
the other containing the quantity of a  
hogshead1 and suppose that  in one place
 they were both set on fire1 yet so that
 they might  not intermix flames2 nay1  
though they did1 yet all would conclude 
that the most amazing roaring flame     
would be upon the biggest  vessel1 and  
would be the effect of the greatest     
quantity of oil2  so it will be with the
 wicked in hell4 ,the lowest hell is for
 the  biggest sinners1 and theirs will  
be the greater damnation1 and the  more 
intolerable torment1 though he that has 
least of this oil of  sin in his bones1 

and of the kindlings of hell fire upon  
him1 will  find he has hell enough1 and 
will be weary enough thereof1 for  still
 he must struggle with flames that are  
everlasting2 for sin  is such a thing1  
that it can never be burned out of the  
soul and  body of a damned sinner4      
,but again2 having treated thus of hell1
 we will now speak a word  or two of    
sin1 for that is it upon which hell fire
 seizes1 and so  on the soul by that4   
,sin6 it is the sting of hell--the sting
 of  death is sin 7#a ,cor #ae3ef74 ,by 
'death' in this place we must not       
understand that which is natural1 but   
that which is in hell1 the  second      
death1 even everlasting damnation2 for  
natural death the  saints die1 yea1 and 
also many sinners1 without the least    
touch of  a sting from that2 but here is
 a death that has a sting to hurt1  to  
twinge1 and wound the sinner with1 even 
then when it has the  utmost mastery of 
him4 ,and this is the death that the    
saved are  delivered from2 not that     

which is natural1 for that is the end   
of them as of others 7#a ,cor #ae3ee2   
,eccl #b3ae1 #af74 ,but the second      
death1 the death in hell1 for that is   
the portion of the damned1 and  it is   
from that that the saints have a promise
 of deliverance--',he  that overcometh  
shall not be hurt of the second death'  
7,rev #b3aa74  ,and again1 ',blessed and
 holy is he that hath part in the first 
resurrection2 on such the second death  
hath no power' 7,rev #bj3f74  ,it is    
this death1 then1 that hath the chambers
 to hold each damned  soul in3 and sin  
is the twining1 winding1 biting1        
poisoning sting  of this death1 or of   
these chambers of hell1 for sinners to  
be  stricken1 stung1 and pierced with4  
',the sting of death is sin4' ,sin1  the
 general of it1 #cg is the sting of     
hell1 for there would be no  such thing 
as torment even there1 were it not that 
sin is there  with sinners2 for1 as ,i  
have hinted already1 the fire of hell1  
the  indignation and wrath of ,god1 can 

fasten and kindle upon nothing  but for 
or because of sin2 sin1 then1 as sin1 is
 the sting and the  hell of hells1 of   
the lowest and upmost hells4 ,sin1 ,i   
say1 in the  nature of it1 simply as it 
is concluded both by ,god and the damned
  to be a breach of ,his holy law1 so it
 is the sting of the second  death1     
which is the worm of hell4 ,but then1 as
 sin is such a sting  in itself1 so it  
is heightened1 sharpened1 and made more 
keen and  sharp by those circumstances  
that as concomitants attend it in  every
 act3 for there is not a sin at any time
 committed by man1  but there is some   
circumstance or other attends it1 that  
makes it1  when charged home by ,god's  
law1 bigger and sharper1 and more venom 
and poisonous to the soul than if it    
could be committed without  them2 and   
this is the sting of the hornet1 the    
great sting4 ,i sinned  without a cause 
to please a base lust1 to gratify the   
devil2 here  is the sting6 ,again1 ,i   
preferred sin before holiness1 death    

before  life1 hell before heaven1 the   
devil before ,god1 and damnation before 
a ,saviour2 here is the sting6 ,again1  
,i preferred moments before             
everlastings1 temporals before eternals1
 to be racked and always  slaying before
 the life that is blessed and endless2  
here is the  sting6 ,also1 this ,i did  
against light1 against convictions1     
against  conscience1 against persuasion 
of friends1 ministers1 and the godly    
lives which ,i beheld in others2 here is
 the sting6 ,also1 this ,i  did against 
warnings1 forewarnings1 yea1 though ,i  
saw others fall  before my face by the  
mighty hand of ,god for committing of   
the  same2 here is the sting6           
,sinners1 would ,i could persuade you to
 hear me out6 ,a man cannot  commit a   
sin1 but1 by the commission of it1 he   
doth1 by some  circumstance or other1   
sharpen the sting of hell1 and that to  
pierce  himself through and through1 and
 through1 with many sorrows 7#a ,tim    
#f3aj7 ,also1 the sting of hell to some 

will be1 that the damnation  of others  
stand upon their score1 for that by     
imitating of them1 by  being deluded by 
them1 persuaded by them1 drawn in by    
them1 they  perish in hell for ever2 and
 hence it is that these principal       
sinners must die all these deaths in    
themselves1 that those damned  ones that
 they have drawn into hell are also to  
bear in their own  souls for ever4 ,and 
this ,god threatened to the prince of   
,tyrus1  that capital sinner1 because by
 his pride1 power1 practice1 and        
policy1 he cast down others into the    
pit2 therefore saith ,god to  him1      
',they shall bring thee down to the pit1
 and thou shalt die the  deaths of them 
that are slain in the midst of the      
seas4' ,and again2  ',thou shalt die the
 deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand
 of  strangers2 for ,i have spoken it1  
saith the ,lord ,god' 7,eze #bh3h1aj74  
,ah6 this will be the sting of them1 of 
those that are principal1  chief and1 as
 ,i may call them1 the captain and      

ringleading sinners4  ,vipers will come 
out of other men's fire and flames1 and 
settle  upon1 seize upon1 and for ever  
abide upon their consciences2 and  this 
will be the sting of hell1 the great    
sting of hell to them4    ,i will yet   
add to all this2 how will the fairness  
of some for heaven1  even the thoughts  
of that1 sting them when they come to   
hell6 ,it  will not be so much their    
fall into the pit1 as from whence they  
fell into it1 that will be to them the  
buzzing noise and sharpened  sting of   
the great and terrible hornet4 ',how art
 thou fallen from  heaven1 ,o ,lucifer6'
 there is the sting 7,isa #ad3ab74 ,thou
 that art  exalted up to heaven shalt be
 thrust down to hell1 though thou hast  
made 'thy nest among the stars1' from   
thence ,i will fetch thee down2  there  
is a sting 7,matt #aa3bc2 ,oba #d74 ,to 
be pulled1 for and through  love to some
 vain lust1 from the everlasting gates  
of glory1 and  caused to be swallowed up
 for it in the belly of hell1 and made  

to lodge for ever in the darksome       
chambers of death1 there is the         
piercing sting6    ,but again1 as there 
is the sting of hell1 so there is the   
strength  of that sting2 for a sting    
though never so sharp1 or venom1 yet if 
it wanteth strength to force it to the  
designed execution1 it doth  but little 
hurt4 ,but this sting has strength to   
cause it to pierce  into the soul2 'the 
sting of death is sin3 and the strength 
of sin  is the law' 7#a ,cor #ae3ef74   
,here then is the strength of the stings
  of hell2 it is the law in the perfect 
penalty of it2 'for without  the law1   
sin is dead' 7,rom #g3h74 ,yea1 again he
 saith1 'where no law  is1 there is no  
transgression' 7,rom #d3ae74 ,the law   
then followeth1  in the executive part  
of it1 the soul into hell1 and there    
strengtheneth sin1 that sting of hell1  
to pierce by its unutterable  charging  
of it on the conscience1 the soul for   
ever and ever2 nor  can the soul justly 
murmur or repine at ,god or at ,his law1

 for that  then the sharply apprehensive
 soul will well discern the justness1   
righteousness1 reasonableness1 and      
goodness of the law1 and that  nothing  
is done by the law unto it1 but that    
which is just and  equal4 #ch    ,this1 
therefore1 will put great strength and  
force into sin to sting  the soul1 and  
to strike it with the lashes of a       
scorpion4 ,add yet  to these the abiding
 life of ,god1 the ,judge and ,god of   
this law1  will never die4 ,when princes
 die1 the law may be altered by the     
which at present transgressors are bound
 in chains2 but oh6 here  is also that  
which will make this sting so sharp and 
keen1 the ,god  that executes it will   
never die4 ',it is a fearful thing to   
fall  into the hands of the living ,god'
 7,heb #aj3cj1 #ca74    ,,footnotes3    
#a ',gospellers1' a term of reproach    
given to our reformers under  ,henry    
,,viii2 changed to ',puritan' under     
,elizabeth and the ,stuarts2  and to    
',methodist1' or ',evangelical' in more 

recent times4 ,all these  terms were    
adopted by the reformers as an honorable
 distinction  from the openly           
profane4--,ed4    #b ,having the most   
solemn warnings mercifully given to us  
by ,god1  whose word is truth itself1   
how strange it is1 nay1 how insane1  to 
neglect the ,saviour4 ,our author1 in   
his ',grace ,abounding to the  ,chief of
 ,sinners1' gives a solemn account of   
his own distracted  feelings1 when he1  
by ,divine warnings1 contemplated the   
probable  loss of his never-dying soul2 
and1 believing in the truth of ,god's   
revealed will1 he felt1 with            
inexpressible horror1 his dangerous     
state4 ,he describes his mental anguish1
 by comparing it with the  acute bodily 
sufferings of a criminal broken on the  
wheel4 ,can we  wonder that he was in   
'downright earnest' in seeking          
salvation4 ,oh6  reader1 may we be thus 
impelled to fly from the wrath to       
come4--,ed4    #c ,many have been the   
attempts to define the qualities1       

nature1 and  residence of the soul4 ,the
 sinful body is the sepulchre in which  
it is entombed1 until ,christ giveth it 
life4 ,the only safe guide1  in such    
inquiries1 is to follow ,bunyan1 and    
ascertain 'what saith  the ,lord' upon a
 subject so momentous and so difficult  
for mortal  eyes to penetrate4--,ed4    
#d ,the poor soul1 under the            
irresistible constraints of conscience1 
bears witness against itself2 sits in   
judgment upon1 and condemns  itself2 and
 goeth1 without a jailor1 to conduct it1
 into the dread  prison1 where it       
becomes its own tormentor4 ',a wounded  
spirit 7or  conscience7 who can         
bear8'--,ed4    #e ,my ,lord            
,will-be-will was a very eminent captain
 in the town of  ,mansoul1 during the   
,holy ,war3 wherefore ,diabolus had a   
kindness  for him1 and coveted to have  
him for one of his great ones1 to act   
and do in matters of the highest        
concern4 ,bunyan represents him  as     
having been wounded in the leg1 during  

the seige4 ',some of the  prince's army 
certainly saw him limp1 as he afterwards
 walked on  the wall4'--,ed4    #f ,to  
the unregenerate1 unsanctified soul1 the
 language of the ,saviour  in ,john     
#f3dh-eh1 must appear1 as it did to the 
,jews1 perfectly  inexplicable--' ,he   
that eateth ,my flesh1 and drinketh my  
blood1  dwelleth in me1 and ,i in him4' 
,blessed mystery6 to be one with        
,christ1  in obedience to ,his will1 and
 in partaking of ,his inheritance4 ,to  
be  enabled to say1 ',for me to live is 
,christ1 and to die is gain4'--,ed4     
#g ,nothing short of a ,divine influence
 can direct the passions of the  soul to
 a proper use of their energies4 ',godly
 sorrow worketh                         
repentance--carefulness--indignation--fe
ar--a vehement  desire--zeal--revenge1' 
7#b ,cor #g3aa74 ,reader1 has thy spirit
 been  thus excited against sin8--,ed4  
#h ,this is perfectly true1 but is only 
felt by those who are taught  of the    
,holy ,spirit rightly to appreciate     

,divine worship4 ,how many  pay undue   
respect to buildings in which public    
prayer is offered  up8 ,it is the       
worship that consecrates the place and  
solemnizes the  mind4 ,very remarkably  
was this the case with ,jacob while     
wandering  in the open wilderness4 ,he  
put stones for his pillow1 and in a     
dream  saw the angels visiting the      
earth1 and said1 ,,this is the house of 
,god1 and the gate of heaven4--,ed4     
#i ,if the body1 which is to return to  
dust1 'is fearfully and  wonderfully    
made1' past our finding out in its      
exquisite formation1  how much more so  
must be that immortal soul which we can 
only  contemplate by its own powers1 and
 study in the ,bible4 ,it never dies1   
although it may be dead in sin1 in time2
 and be ever dying--ever  in the agonies
 of death1 in eternity4 ,solemn         
consideration6 ,may our  adorning be    
'the hidden man of the heart1 which is  
not corruptible2  a meek and quiet      
spirit2 that which is in the sight of   

,god of great  price' 7#a ,peter        
#c3d74--;,ed4    #aj ,one of the first  
revelations to our race was1 that ',god 
breathed  into his nostrils the breath  
of life1 and man became a living soul4' 
,and this great and important fact has1 
by tradition1 extended over  the whole  
of the human family4--,ed4    #aa ',an  
old horse shoe' must be mentioned1 to   
throw utter contempt  upon a custom1    
then very prevalent1 and even now       
practised1 of  nailing an old horse shoe
 over the door of the house1 to prevent 
a witch from entering4 ,when will these 
absurd heathenish customs  cease in     
,christian ,england8--,ed4    #ab ',a   
point1' the tag at the end of a         
lace4--,ed4    #ac ,nothing can more    
fully display the transcendant worth and
  excellency of the soul1 than these two
 considerations3--first1 ,that  by the  
operation of the ,eternal ,spirit1 it is
 made a habitation for  ,god ,himself1  
and susceptible of communion and        
converse with ,god1  nay1 of being even 

filled with all the fulness of ,god2    
and1 second1  ,the infinite price that  
was paid for its redemption from sin and
  woe--the precious blood of the ,son of
 ,god4--,mason4    #ad ',a ,relation of 
the ,fearful ,estate of ,frances        
,spira4' ,he had  been a ,protestant1   
but1 for some unworthy motives1 became a
 ,papist1  and was visited with the most
 awful compunctions of conscience4 ,a   
poetical introduction thus describes the
 guilty wretch3--         ',reader1     
wou'dst see what1 may you never feel1   
,despair1 racks1 torments1 whips of     
burning steel8      ,behold this man1   
this furnace1 in whose heart1      ,sin 
hath created hell4 ,oh6 ,in each part   
,what flames appear2      ,his thoughts 
all stings2 words swords2               
,brimstone his breath2      ,his eyes   
flames2 wishes curses2 life a death2    
,a thousand deaths live in him1 he not  
dead2      ,a breathing corpse1 in      
living scalding lead4'      ,it is an   
awful account1 and has added to it a    

narrative of the  wretched end of ,john 
,child1 a ,bedford man1 one of ,bunyan's
 friends1  who1 to avoid prosecution1   
conformed2 was visited with black       
despair1 and hung himself4 ,a copy of   
this curious little book is  in the     
editor's possession4--,ed4    #ae       
,nothing more properly excited horror   
throughout ,christendom1 than  the      
conduct of the ,algerines in making     
slaves of their captives2  because their
 victims had white skins1 and were      
called ,christians4  ,hundreds of       
thousands of pounds sterling were paid  
to redeem  the ,christian captives1 and 
thus the pirates were strengthened to   
continue their ferocious deeds4 ,many   
contributed to those funds  the very    
money which they derived from the negro 
slave trade2 who1  while they professed 
to execrate white man slavery1          
perpetrated  the same barbarities upon  
their brethren of a different colour    
and caste4 ,how strangely does sin      
pervert the understandings of  men1 who 

arrogate to themselves the highest grade
 of humanity and  civilization6--,ed4   
#af ,these awful denunciations are so   
many proofs of the immutablilty  of the 
justice and of the ,word of ,god4--,ed4 
#ag',saith ,christ2' ,peter in ,acts i4 
#bj1 applies this ,psalm to ,christ1    
when the ,jews cried1 ',his blood be    
upon us and upon our children2'  then   
did they put on the envenomed garment   
which has tormented them  ever since4   
,it is girded about their loins2 the    
curse has penetrated  like water1 and   
entered the very bones like oil4 ,how   
awful will  be the state of those who   
crucify ,him afresh1 and again put ,him 
to  open shame6--,horsley4    #ah ,how  
awfully inconceivable is that eternal   
death that never dieth2  that final end 
that never endeth--an immortal death--a 
soul-murdering  life--ever dying1 but   
never dead2 were the mountains and rocks
 to  fall upon and and crush them1 still
 eternity would intervene between  them 
and death4 ,oh that grace may be given  

to ransom our souls from  the doom we   
have deserved6--,ed4    #ai ',weal2'    
wealth1 happiness1 prosperity2          
'wherefore taking comfort  and boldness1
 partly of your grace and benevolent    
inclination toward  the universal weal  
of your subjects1 partly inflamed with  
zeal1 ,i  have now enterprized to       
describe1 in our vulgar tongue1 the form
  of a just public weal4' ,sir ,t4      
,elyot1 ,dedication of the ,governor  to
 ,henry ,,viii4--,ed4    #bj ',from the 
belly1'3 from its birth4    #ba ,bunyan 
having been engaged in the civil war1   
accounts for his  using this military   
idea4--,ed4    #bb ,god hates not the   
sinner1 but the sin2 the glorious       
provision  made for salvation1 proves   
,his good will to sinful souls4 ,this   
will be 'the worm that dieth not1' to   
sinners to reflect1 that1  in rejecting 
the inviting promises of ,god1 they have
 sealed their  own                      
condemnation4--,mason4    #bc ',hideth  
his sins1' is quoted from the ,genevan1 

or ,puritan  version4--,ed4    #bd      
',pother2' to be1 or cause to be1 as one
 involved in dust1 in a  cloud2 to      
perplex1 to puzzle1 to confound4--,ed4  
#be ,this is an allusion to a custom1   
nearly obsolete1 originating in  the    
feast of tabernacles1 of sacrificing to 
,vacina at the harvest  home4 ,the      
,papists substituted ,st4 ,bartholomew  
for the heathen  goddess4 ,upon his day1
 the harvest being completed1 an image  
of  straw was carried about1 called the 
corn1 or ,bartholomew1 baby2 and        
masters1 mistresses1 men1 and maidens   
danced and rioted together2  thus1 under
 the guise of harmless joy1 much evil   
was perpetrated4--,ed4    #bf ',a       
blandation1' an obsolete word1 which    
means wheedling1 flattering  speech1    
soft words4--,ed4    #bg ,knowing the   
certainty that this wrath to the        
uttermost will be  poured out1 our      
blessed ,lord exhorts all to 'fear ,god1
 who is able  to destroy both body and  
soul in hell4' ,in that doleful pit1 the

  soul1 re-united with the body1 will   
suffer under the outpourings  of ,divine
 wrath4--,mason4    #bh ,bunyan probably
 here refers to his own experience when 
he was in  prison1 and was threatened by
 the judge to be hung for not going to  
parish church4 ',i thought with myself1 
if ,i should make a scrabbling  shift to
 clamber up the ladder1 yet ,i should1  
either with quaking  or other symptoms  
of faintings1 give occasion to the enemy
 to  reproach the way of ,god4 ,i was   
ashamed to die with a pale face and     
tottering knees in such a cause as      
this4'--,grace ,abounding1 ,no4         
#ccd4--;,ed4    #bi ,this wish has been 
felt while in a desponding state1 under 
the  terrors of the law1 and a fearful  
looking for of fiery indignation4  ,thus
 ,bunyan says1 ',i blessed the condition
 of the dog and toad1  and counted the  
estate of everything that ,god had made 
far better  than this dreadful state of 
mine4' ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4          
#ajd4--;,ed4    #cj ,alluding to the old

 proverb of bringing a noble to         
ninepence1  and ninepence to            
nothing4--,ed4    #ca ,at the popular   
game of nine pins--,ed4    #cb ,in our  
comparatively happy days1 we have little
 if any conception  of the manner in    
which our forefathers desecrated the    
,sabbath4  ,when ,popery clouded the    
country1 mass was attended on the       
,lord's  day morning early2 it was a    
recital of certain unknown words1  after
 which parties of pleasure1 so called1  
spent the day in places  attractive for 
the frivolity or wantonness of their    
entertainments--in  dancing1 and        
carousing2 the evening being devoted to 
the theatres  or ball rooms4 ,this was  
afterwards encouraged by our ,english   
'heads  of the church1' in a book of    
lawful sports to be used on ,sundays4   
,even in our time a flood of iniquity   
continues to flow on those  sacred days1
 which human laws cannot prevent4 ,as   
the influence of  the gospel spreads1   
the day will become sanctified and this 

will  ever prove a correct standard of  
its progress4--,ed4    #cc ,how solemn1 
nay1 awful is the thought that heaven's 
gates must  be shut against all         
impurity4 ,none who live and die in the 
love of  sin can enter heaven1 lest they
 should defile it--',and there shall  in
 no wise enter into it anything that    
defileth1 neither worketh  abomination1 
or a lie' 7,rev #ba3 #bg74--;,ed4    #cd
 ,in ',the ,pilgrim's ,progress1' in the
 house called ,beautiful1 all  the      
inmates1 except the porter1 are         
females4--,ed4    #ce ,the edict of     
,nantes was issued ,april #aeih2 but in 
violation of  it1 ,rochelle was taken   
from the ,protestants in #afbh4 ,from   
that time  horrid barbarities were      
practised upon them4 ,in #afgf1 the     
elector of  ,brandenburg appealed to the
 ,french king on behalf of his          
,protestant  subjects1 of whom          
multitudes fled for refuge to ,england  
and  ,germany4 ,in #afhe1 the edict of  
,nantes was revoked1 and a frightful    

persecution ensued4--,ed4    #cf ,great 
allowance must be made for the times in 
which ,bunyan lived4  ,baxter1 and all  
the great divines1 ,sir ,m4 ,hale1 and  
the judges1  believed in witches1       
ghosts1 and other chimeras2 in fact1 any
 one  professing unbelief in these wild 
fancies1 would have been counted  among 
infidels and atheists4--,ed4    #cg ,sin
 'in the general of it1' or sin wherever
 it may be found4    #ch ,the law is a  
transcript of the mind of ,god1 it is   
holy1 just1  and good--so that he that  
offendeth in one point is guilty of all4
  ,the law convicts and shows the sinner
 that ,god is all eye to see1  and all  
fire to consume1 every unclean thing4   
,thus the law gives  sin its strength1  
and death its warrant1 to arrest and    
execute the  sinner4--,mason4    999999 
,,the ,,work ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,as 
,,an ,,advocate1    ,,clearly           
,,explained1 ,,and ,,largely ,,improved1
    ,,for ,,the ,,benefit ,,of ,,all    
,,believers4    #a ,john #b3a--;,and if 

any man sin1 we have an advocate with   
the  ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the        
righteous4    ,by ,,john ,,bunyan1      
,author of ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress4   
,london3 ,printed for ,dorman ,newman1  
at the ,king's ,arms1 in the  ,poultry1 
#afhi4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the    
,,editor4    ,this is one of the most   
interesting of ,bunyan's treatises1 to  
edit  which required the ,bible at my   
right hand1 and a law dictionary  on my 
left4 ,it was very frequently           
republished2 but in an edition  by ,john
 ,marshall1 #agbe1 it became most       
seriously mutilated1 many  passages were
 omitted1 and numerous errors were made4
 ,in this  state1 it was copied into    
,mr4 ,whitefield's edition of his works1
  and it has been since republished with
 all those errors4 ,it is now  restored 
to its original state2 and we hope that 
it will prove a  most acceptable        
addition to our theological literature4 
,although  ,bunyan was shut up for more 
than twelve years a prisoner for the    

truth1 and his time was so fully        
occupied in preaching1 writing1  and    
labouring to provide for the pressing   
wants of his family2  still he managed  
to get acquainted1 in a very remarkable 
manner1  with all those law terms which 
are connected with the duties of  a     
counsel1 or advocate4 ,he uses the words
 replevin1 supersedeas1  term1 demur1   
nonsuit1 reference1 title1 in forma     
pauperis1 king's  bench1 common pleas1  
as properly and familiarly as if he had 
been  brought up to the bar4 ,how       
extraordinary must have been his mental 
powers1 and how retentive his memory6 ,i
 examined this work with  apprehension1 
lest he had misapplied those hard words2
 but my  surprise was great1 to find    
that he had used every one of them with 
as much propriety as a ,lord            
,chief-,justice could have done4    ,we 
are indebted for this treatise to       
,bunyan's having heard a sermon  which  
excited his attention to a common1 a    
dangerous1 and a fatal  heresy1 more    

frequently preached to crowned heads1   
mitred prelates1  members of parliament1
 and convocations1 than it is to the    
poor1  to whom the gospel is preached4  
,in this sermon1 the preacher said  to  
his hearers1 see that your cause be     
good1 else ,christ will not  undertake  
it4 p4 #aei4 ,bunyan heard1 as all      
,christians ought to  hear1 with careful
 jealousy1 and at once detected the     
error4 ,he  exposes the fallacy1 and    
uses his scriptural knowledge to confute
  it1 by showing that ,christ pleads for
 the wicked1 the lost2 for those  who   
feel themselves so involved in a bad    
cause1 that no advocate  but ,christ can
 bring them through4 ,he manifests great
 anxiety that  every inquirer should    
clearly ascertain definite truths and   
not be  contented with general notions4 
,see p4 #ahi-aii1 and #bja4 ,this is    
very important advice1 and by following 
which1 we shall be saved  from many     
painful doubts and fears4 ,our need of  
an advocate is proved  by the fact1 that

 ,christ has undertaken the office4     
,some rely on  their tears and sighs1 as
 advocates for them with ,god2 others on
  imperfect good works-from all these   
the soul must be shaken1 until  it finds
 that there is no prevailing ,advocate  
but the ,saviour2  and that he alone1   
with his mystical body1 the church1 is  
entitled  to the inheritance4 ,then     
sincere repentance1 sighs1 and tears1   
evidence our faith in him1 and our godly
 sorrow for having occasioned  him such 
inconceivable sufferings2 tears of joy  
that we have such  a ,saviour and an    
,advocate1 equally omnipotent to plead  
for1 as to  save us4 ,the inheritance   
being ,christ's1 the members of his body
  cannot be cheated of it1 or alienate  
it4 p4 #ahg4 ,bunyan1 with his  fertile 
imagination1 and profound scriptural    
knowledge1 spiritualizes  the day of    
jubilee as a type of the safety of the  
inheritance of  the saints4 ,by our     
folly and sin we may lose sight for a   
time of  our title deeds2 but the       

inheritance is safe4    ,the whole work 
is a rich treat to those who love       
experimental divinity1  and are safe in 
,christ as ,noah was in the ark2 but1   
,oh6 how woeful  must those be1 who are 
without an interest in the ,saviour2 and
  that have none to plead their cause4  
,they are left to be ground  to powder  
between the justice of ,god and the sins
 which they have  committed4 ,it is sad 
to consider their plight4 ,this is the  
man  that is pursued by the law1 and by 
sin1 and by death1 and has none  to     
plead his cause4 ,terrors take hold on  
him as waters2 a stone  hurleth him out 
of his place 7,job #bg74 p4 #bjj4       
,reader1 this is  a soul-searching      
subject-may it lead us to a solemn trial
 of our  state1 and to the happy        
conclusion1 that the ,saviour is our    
,advocate1  and that our eternal        
inheritance is safe in heaven4          
,,hackney4 ,,may #ahej4    ,,george     
,,offor4    ,,the ,,epistle ,,to ,,the  
,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1      

,of all the excellent offices which ,god
 the ,father has conferred  upon ,jesus 
,christ our ,lord1 this of his being an 
,advocate with him  for us is not the   
least1 though1 to the shame of saints it
 may be  spoken1 the blessed benefits   
thereof have not with that diligence    
and fervent desire been inquired after  
as they ought4    ,christ1 as sacrifice1
 priest1 and king1 with the glories in1 
and  that flow from1 him as such1 has1  
,god be thanked1 in this our day1  been 
much discovered by our seers1 and as    
much rejoiced in by those  who have     
believed their words2 but as he is an   
,advocate with the  ,father1 an         
,advocate for us1 ,i fear the excellency
 of that doth still  too much lie hid2  
though ,i am verily of opinion that the 
people  of ,god in this age have as much
 need of the knowledge thereof1 if  not 
more need1 than had their brethren that 
are gone before them4    ,these words1  
if not more need1 perhaps may seem to   
some to be  somewhat out of joint2 but  

let the godly wise consider the decays  
that are among us as to the power of    
godliness1 and what abundance  of foul  
miscarriages the generality of          
professors now stand guilty  of1 as also
 how diligent their great enemy is to   
accuse them at  the bar of ,god for     
them1 and ,i think they will conclude1  
that1 in  so saying1 ,i indeed have said
 some truth4 ,wherefore1 when ,i thought
  on this1 and had somewhat considered  
also the transcendent excellency  of the
 advocateship of this our ,lord2 and    
again1 that but little  of the glory    
thereof has by writing been1 in our day1
 communicated  to the church1 ,i        
adventured to write what ,i have seen   
thereof1 and  do1 by what doth follow1  
present it unto her for good4    ,i     
count not myself sufficient for this1 or
 for any other truth  as it is in       
,jesus2 but yet1 ,i say1 ,i have told   
you somewhat of  it1 according to the   
proportion of faith4 ,and ,i believe    
that some  will thank ,god for what ,i  

here have said about it2 but it will be 
chiefly those1 whose right and title to 
the kingdom of heaven and  glory1 doth  
seem to themselves to be called in      
question by their  enemy1 at the bar of 
the ,judge of all4    ,these1 ,i say1   
will read1 and be glad to hear1 that    
they have an  ,advocate at court that   
will stand up to plead for them1 and    
that  will yet secure to them a right to
 the heavenly kingdom4 ,wherefore1  it  
is more particularly for those that at  
present1 or that hereafter1  may be in  
this dreadful plight1 that this my book 
is now made  public2 because it is1 as  
,i have showed1 for such that ,jesus    
,christ  is ,advocate with the ,father4 
,of the many and singular advantages1   
therefore1 that such have by  this their
 ,advocate in his advocating for them1  
this book gives  some account2 as1 where
 he pleads1 how he pleads1 what he      
pleads1  when he pleads1 with whom he   
pleads1 for whom he pleads1 and how  the
 enemy is put to shame and silence      

before their ,god and all the  holy     
angels4    ,here is also showed to those
 herein concerned1 how they indeed may  
know that ,jesus is their ,advocate2    
yea1 and how their matters go  before   
their ,god1 the ,judge2 and particularly
 that they shall well  come off at last1
 yea1 though their cause1 as it is      
theirs1 is  such1 in justification of   
which1 themselves do not dare to show   
their heads4    ,nor have ,i left the   
dejected souls without directions how to
 entertain  this ,advocate to plead     
their cause2 yea1 ,i have also shown    
that he  will be with ease prevailed    
with1 to stand up to plead for such1  as
 one would think1 the very heavens would
 blush to hear them named  by him4      
,their comfort also is1 that he never   
lost a cause1 nor a  soul1 for whom he  
undertook to be an ,advocate with ,god4 
,but1 reader1 ,i will no longer detain  
thee from the perusal of the  discourse4
 ,read and think2 read1 and compare what
 thou readest with  the ,word of ,god4  

,if thou findest any benefit by that    
thou readest1  give the ,father1 and his
 ,son the glory2 and also pray for me4  
,if  thou findest me short in this1 or  
to exceed in that1 impute all  such     
things to my weakness1 of which ,i am   
always full4 ,farewell4  ,i am thine to 
serve thee what ,i may1    ,,john       
,,bunyan4    ,,the ,,contents ,,of      
,,this ,,treatise    ,the apostle's     
,divine policy1 to beget a due regard to
 his ,divine  doctrine of eternal       
life4-,the apostle's explication of this
  expression1 viz41 ,the blood of ,jesus
 ,christ cleanseth from all  sin4-,the  
apostle's exhortation to separation from
 sin1 as a good  effect of a good cause1
 viz41 ,forgiveness-,the apostle's      
addition1  to prevent misunderstanding1 
viz41 ,we have an advocate with the     
,father    ,this brings to the text1 in 
which are two great truths contained3   
,i4 ,a supposition1 viz41 ,that men in  
,christ may sin4 ,,ii4 ,an expression1  
by way of consolation1 in case of sin1  

viz41 ,we have an ,advocate  with the   
,father    ,two things for inquiry in   
these truths3 ,first4 ,an inquiry into  
what  our apostle means by sin2 in which
 is considered1 ,a difference in  the   
person and in the sin4 ,and1 ,second1   
,an inquiry into what it  is for ,christ
 to be an ,advocate1 viz41 ,to plead for
 another in a  court of judicature      
,seven things supposed in the office of 
an advocate3 #a4 ,that ,god1 as  judge1 
is on the throne of judgment4 #b4 ,that 
saints are concerned  at that bar4 #c4  
,that ,christians have an accuser4 #d4  
,that sinning  saints dare not appear at
 this bar to plead their own cause4  #e4
 ,that ,christians are apt to forget    
their ,advocate1 and remember  their    
,judge4 #f4 ,to remember our ,advocate  
is the way to support faith  and        
hope4-#g4 ,that if our advocate plead   
our cause 7though that be  never so     
black7 he is able to bring us off       
,the apostle's triumph in ,christ on    
this account4-,an exhortation to  the   

difficult task of believing4-,christ's  
advocateship declares us  to be sorry   
creatures    ,,the ,,method ,,observed  
,,in ,,the ,,discourse4    ,,first1 ,,to
 ,,speak ,,of ,,this ,,advocate',s      
,,office    ,first1 ,by touching on the 
nature of this office    ,second1 ,by   
treating of the order or place of this  
office    ,third1 ,the occasion of this 
office1 viz41 some great sin4-,christ1  
as ,advocate1 pleads a bad cause4-,a    
good cause will plead for  itself4-,a   
bad man may have a good cause1 and a    
good man may have  a bad cause4-,christ1
 the righteous1 pleading a bad cause1 is
 a  mystery4-,the best saints are most  
sensible of their sins4-,a pestilent    
passage of a preacher    ,,second1 ,,to 
,,show ,,how ,,christ ,,does ,,manage   
,,his ,,office    ,first1 ,how he       
manages his office of ,advocate with the
 ,father4-#a4  ,,alone1 not by any proxy
 or deputy4-#b4 ,christ pleads at ,god's
 bar2 the  cause cannot be removed into 
another court4-,if removed from heaven1 

we have no advocate on earth4-#c4 ,in   
pleading1 ,christ observes  these rules3
 7#a47 ,he granteth what is charged on  
us4-7#b47 ,he pleads  his own goodness  
for us4-,he payeth all our debts        
down4-,all mouths  stopped1 who would   
not have the sinner delivered4-7#c47    
,christ requires  a verdict in order to 
our deliverance4-,the sinner is         
delivered1  ,god contented1 ,satan      
confounded1 and ,christ applauded       
,second1 ,how ,christ manages his office
 of an ,advocate against the  adversary 
by argument4-#a4 ,he pleads the pleasure
 of his ,father in  his merits4-,satan  
rebuked for finding fault therewith4-#b4
 ,he pleads  ,god's interest in his     
people4-,haman's mishap in being engaged
 against  the king's queen4-,n4 ,b4 ,it 
seems a weak plea1 because of man's     
unworthiness2 but it is a strong plea1  
because of ,god's worthiness4-,the      
elect are bound to ,god by a sevenfold  
cord4-,the weight of the plea  weighed  
,third1 ,christ pleads his own interest 

in them4-,a parallel between  cattle in 
a pound and ,christ's own sheep4-,six   
weighty reasons in  this plea4-#a4 ,they
 are ,christ's own4-#b4 ,they cost him  
dear4-#c4  ,he hath made them near to   
himself4-7a47 ,they are his spouse1 his 
love1 his dove2 they are members of his 
body4-7b47 ,a man cannot  spare a hand1 
a foot1 a finger4-,nor can ,christ spare
 any member4-#d4  ,christ pleads his    
right in heaven to give it to whom he   
will4-,christ  will2 ,satan will not2   
,christ's will stands4-#e4 ,christ      
pleads  ,satan's enmity against the     
godly4-,satan is the cause of the crimes
  he accuses us of4-,a simile of a      
weak-witted child4-#f4 ,christ can      
plead those sins of saints for them for 
which ,satan would have them            
damned4-,eight considerations to clear  
that4-,seven more considerations  to the
 same end4-,men care most for children  
that are infirm4-,a  father offended    
hath been appeased by a brother turning 
advocate    ,,third ,,head4-,,to ,,show 

,,who ,,have ,,christ ,,for ,,an        
,,advocate2 ,,wherein ,,are  ,,three    
,,things ,,contained    ,first1 ,this   
office of advocate differs from that of 
a priest4-#a4  ,they differ in name4-#b4
 ,they differ in nature4-#c4 ,they      
differ as  to their extent4-#d4 ,they   
differ as to the persons with whom they 
have to do4-#e4 ,they differ as to the  
matter about which they are             
employed4-#f4 ,christ1 as ,priest1      
precedes2 ,christ1 as ,advocate1        
succeeds    ,second1 ,how far this      
office of an advocate is extended2 in   
five  particulars    ,third1 ,who have  
,christ for their ,advocate4-#a4 ,in    
general1 all  adopted children4-,object4
 ,the text saith1 ,if any man           
sin4-,answ4  ,any man1 is not any of the
 world2 but any of the children of      
,god4-,a  difference in children2 some  
bigger than some4-,christ an ,advocate  
for strong men4-#b4 ,in particular1 to  
show if ,christ be our ,advocate-7#a47  
,if one have entertained ,christ to     

plead a cause4-,quest4 ,how shall  ,i   
know that8-,answ4 ,by being sensible of 
an action commenced against  thee in the
 high court of justice4-7#b47 ,if one   
have revealed a  cause to ,christ4-,an  
example of one revealing his cause to   
,christ1  in a closet4-,in order to     
this1 one must know ,christ1 7a47 ,to be
 a  friend4-7b47 ,to be faithful4-7#c47 
,if one have committed a cause to       
,christ4-,in order to this1 one must be 
convinced1 7a47 ,of ,christ's  ability  
to defend him4-7b47 ,of ,christ's       
courage to plead a cause4-7c47  ,of     
,christ's will for this work4-7d47 ,of  
,christ's tenderness in case  of his    
client's dullness4-7e47 ,of ,christ's   
unweariedness-7#d47 ,if  one wait till  
things come to a legal issue4-,quest4   
,what is it thus  to wait8-,answ4 7a47  
,to be of good courage2 look for        
deliverance4-7b47  ,to keep his way in  
waiting4-7c47 ,to observe his           
directions4-7d47 ,to  hearken to further
 directions which may come from the     

advocate4-7e47  ,to come to no ill      
conclusion in waiting1 viz41 that the   
cause is  lost2 because one hears not   
from court4-7f47 ,to wait waking1 not   
sleeping4-,ordinances and ministers     
compared to a post house and  carriers  
of letters4-,the client's comfortable   
conclusion about his  advocate and      
cause4-,but yet doubting and            
desponding4-,the author's  reply to1 and
 compliance with1 the client's          
conclusion2 and his  counsel in the case
    ,,fourth ,,head-,,to ,,show ,,the   
,,client',s ,,privileges1 ,,by ,,the    
,,benefit ,,of ,,this  ,,office ,,of    
,,advocate    ,first ,privilege4-,the   
,advocate pleads a price paid4-,of a    
rich  brother and his poor brethren4-,of
 the ill-conditioned man1 their         
enemy4-,further cleared by three        
considerations    ,second               
,privilege4-,the client's ,advocate     
pleads for himself also2  both concerned
 in one bottom4-#a4 ,he pleads the price
 of his own  blood4-#b4 ,he pleads it   

for his own4-,a simile of a lame        
horse4-,of  men going to law for a thing
 of little worth4-,object4 ,i am but    
one4-,answ4 ,christ cannot lose one     
,third ,privilege4-,the plea of ,satan  
is groundless4-,satan must be  cast over
 the bar4-,a simile of a widow owing a  
sum of money4-,of an  old law nulled#a  
by a new law4-,satan pleads by the old  
law2 ,christ  by the new    ,fourth     
,privilege4-,is consequential2 the      
client's accuser must needs  be         
overthrown4-,the client's solemn appeal 
to the ,almighty4-,in case  the accused 
have no advocate1 ,satan prevails       
,fifth ,privilege4-,the ,advocate hath  
pity for his client1 and  indignation   
against the accuser4-,men choose an     
advocate who hath  a quarrel against    
their adversary    ,sixth               
,privilege4-,the judge counts the       
accuser his enemy4-,to procure  the     
judge's son to plead1 is desirable      
,seventh ,privilege4-,the client's      
,advocate hath good courage2 he  will   

set his face like a flint4-,he pleads   
before the ,god1 and all  the host1 of  
heaven4-,he is the old friend of        
publicans and sinners4-,he  pleads a    
cause bad enough to make angels         
blush4-,love will do1 and  bear1 and    
suffer much    ,eighth ,privilege4-,the 
,advocate is always ready in court4-,he 
appears  ,,now in the presence of ,god  
,ninth ,privilege4-,the ,advocate will  
not be blinded with bribes    ,tenth    
,privilege4-,the ,advocate is judge in  
the client's cause4-,joseph's           
exaltation was ,israel's                
advantage4-,god's care of his people's  
welfare    ,eleventh ,privilege4-,the   
,advocate hath all that is requisite for
 an  advocate to have    ,,fifth4-,,last
 ,,head4-,,to ,,show ,,the ,,necessity  
,,of ,,christ ,,for ,,our ,,advocate    
,first4-,to vindicate the justice of    
,god against the cavils of the          
devil4-,satan charges ,god with unjust  
words and actions4-,god is  pleased with
 his design to save sinners             

,second4-,there is law to be objected   
against us4-,christ appeals to  the law 
itself4-,christ is not ashamed to own   
the way of salvation    ,third4-,many   
things give our accuser advantage4-#a4  
,many things  relating to the           
promises4-#b4 ,many things relating to  
our lives4-#c4  ,the threats annexed to 
the gospel    ,fourth4-,to plead about  
our afflictions for sins4-,a simile of a
 man  indicted at the assizes1 and his  
malicious adversary4-,an allusion  to   
,abishai and ,shimei1 who cursed ,david 
,fifth4-,to plead the efficacy of our   
old titles to our inheritance1  if      
questionable because of new sins-,saints
 do not sell their  inheritance by sin  
,sixth4-,our evidences are oft out of   
our hand1 and we recover them  by our   
,advocate    ,,sixth4-,,objections      
,,removed    ,first ,object4-,what need 
all these offices or nice               
distinctions4-,answ4  ,the wisdom of    
,god is not to be charged with          
folly4-,god's people are  baffled with  

the devil for want of a distinct        
knowledge of ,christ  in all his offices
    ,second ,object4-,my cause being    
bad1 ,christ will desert me4-,answ4     
,sin is deadly destruction to faith4-,a 
five-fold order observed in  the        
exercise of faith    ,third             
,object4-,but who shall pay the         
,advocate his fee8-,answ4 ,there  is    
law1 and lawyers too1 without           
money4-,christ pleads for the           
poor4-,david's strange gift to ,god     
,fourth ,object4-,if ,christ be my      
,advocate once1 he will always be       
troubled with me4-,answ4 ,he is an      
,advocate to the utmost                 
,,seventh4-,,use ,,and ,,application    
,use ,first4-,to consider the dignity   
,god hath put upon ,christ1 by  offices1
 places of trust1 and titles of honour1 
in general    ,use ,second4-,to consider
 this office of an ,advocate in         
particular2  by which consideration     
these advantages come3-#a4 ,to see one  
is not  forsaken for sin4-#b4 ,to take  

courage to contend with the devil4-#c4  
,it affords relief for discouraged      
faith4-#d4 ,it helps to put off  the    
visor ,satan puts on ,christ4-,a simile 
of a visor on the face  of a            
father4-,study this peculiar treasure of
 an advocate4-7#a47  ,with reference to 
its peculiarity4-7#b47 ,study the nature
 of this  office4-7#c47 ,study its      
efficacy and prevalency4-7#d47 ,study   
,christ's  faithfulness in his          
office4-7#e47 ,study the need of a share
 therein    ,use ,third4-,to wonder at  
,christ's condescension1 in being an    
,advocate  for the base and             
unworthy4-,christ acts in open court1   
#a4 ,with a  holy and just ,god4-#b4    
,before all the heavenly host4-#c4 ,the 
client  is unconcerned for whom the     
,advocate is engaged4-#d4 ,the majesty  
of  the man that is an ,advocate    ,use
 ,fourth4-,improve this doctrine to     
strengthen grace4 #a4,to  strengthen    
faith4-#b4 ,to encourage to prayer4-#c4 
,to keep humble4-#d4  ,to encourage to  

perseverance4-,object4 ,i cannot pray2  
my mouth is  stopped4-,answ4 ,satan     
cannot silence ,christ4-#e4 ,improve    
this doctrine1  to drive difficulties   
down    ,use ,fifth4-,if ,christ pleads 
for us before ,god1 we should plead for 
him before men4-,nine considerations to 
that end4-,the last reserve  for a dead 
lift    ,use ,sixth4-,to be wary of sin 
against ,god4-,christianity teaches     
ingenuity4 #b ,christ is our ,advocate1 
on free cost4-,a comely conclusion  of a
 brute4-,three considerations added     
,use ,seventh4-,the strong are to tell  
the weak of an ,advocate to  plead their
 cause4-,a word in season is good       
,use ,eighth4-,all is nothing to them   
that have none to plead their           
cause4-,an instance of ,god's terrible  
judgment4-,object4 ,there is  grace1 the
 promise1 the blood of ,christ2 cannot  
these save1 except  ,christ be          
,advocate8-,answ4 ,these1 and ,advocate1
 and all1 little  enough4-,christ no    
,advocate for such as have no sense of1 

and  shame for sin4-,object4 ,is not    
,christ an ,advocate for his elect      
uncalled8-,answ4 ,he died1 and prayeth1 
for all his elect1 as ,priest2  as      
,advocate1 pleads for the called only   
,,the ,,work ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,as 
,,an ,,advocate4    ,,and ,,if ,,any    
,,man ,,sin1 ,,we ,,have ,,an ,,advocate
 ,,with ,,the ,,father1 ,,jesus         
,,christ ,,the ,,righteous4---,i ,,john 
#b3a4    ,,that the apostle might obtain
 due regard from those to whom  he      
wrote1 touching the things about which  
he wrote1 he tells them  that he        
received not his message to them at     
second or third hand1  but was himself  
an eye and ear witness thereof-,that    
which was from  the beginning1 which we 
have heard1 which we have seen with our 
eyes1 which we have looked upon1 and our
 hands have handled1 of  the word of    
life1 7for the life was manifested1 and 
we have seen  it1 and bear witness and  
show unto you that eternal life1 which  
was  with the ,father1 and was          

manifested unto us27 that which we have 
seen and heard1 declare we unto you4#c  
,having thus told them of his ground for
 what he said1 he proceeds  to tell them
 also the matter contained in his       
errand-to wit1 that  he brought them    
news of eternal life1 as freely offered 
in the word  of the gospel to them2 or  
rather1 that that gospel which they had 
received would certainly usher them in  
at the gates of the kingdom  of heaven1 
were their reception of it sincere and  
in truth--for1  saith he1 then the blood
 of ,jesus ,christ the ,son of ,god     
cleanseth  you from all sin4    ,having 
thus far told them what was his errand1 
he sets upon  an explication of what he 
had said1 especially touching our being 
cleansed from all sin--,not1 saith he1  
from a being of sin2 for  should we say 
so1 we should deceive ourselves1 and    
should prove  that we have no truth of  
,god in us1 but by cleansing1 ,i mean  a
 being delivered from all sin1 so as    
that none at all shall have  the        

dominion over you1 to bring you down to 
hell2 for that1 for  the sake of the    
blood of ,christ1 all trespasses are    
forgiven you4    ,this done1 he exhorts 
them to shun or fly sin1 and not to     
consent  to the motions1 workings1      
enticings1 or allurements thereof1      
saying1  ,i write unto you that ye sin  
not4 ,let not forgiveness have so  bad  
an effect upon you as to cause you to be
 remiss in ,christian  duties1 or as to 
tempt you to give1 way to evil4 ,shall  
we sin because  we are forgiven8 or     
shall we not much matter what manner of 
lives  we live1 because we are set free 
from the law of sin and death8 ,god     
forbid4 ,let grace teach us another     
lesson1 and lay other obligations  upon 
our spirits4 ,my little children1 saith 
he1 these things  write ,i unto you1    
that ye sin not4 ,what things8 ,why1    
tidings of  pardon and salvation1 and of
 that nearness to ,god1 to which you    
are brought by the precious blood of    
,christ4 ,now1 lest also by this  last  

exhortation he should yet be            
misunderstood1 he adds1 ,and if  any man
 sin1 we have an ,advocate with the     
rather1 ,jesus ,christ the  righteous4  
,i say1 he addeth this to prevent       
desponding in those  weak and sensible  
,christians that are so quick of feeling
 and  of discerning the corruptions of  
their natures2 for these cry out        
continually that there is nothing that  
they do but it is attended  with sinful 
weaknesses4    ,wherefore1 in the words 
we are presented with two great         
truths--l4  ,with a supposition1 that   
men in ,christ1 while in this world1 may
  sin--1 ,if any man sin2 any man2 none 
are excluded2 for all1 or  any one of   
the all of them that ,christ hath       
redeemed and forgiven1  are incident to 
sin4 ,by may ,i mean1 not a toleration1 
but a  possibility2 ,for there is not a 
man1 not a just man upon earth1  that   
doeth good1 and sinneth not 7,eccl      
#g3bj2 #a ,kings #h3df74 ,,ii4  ,the    
other thing with which we are presented 

is1 an ,advocate--1 ,if  any man sin1 we
 have an ,advocate with the ,father1    
,jesus ,christ the  righteous4    ,now  
there lieth in these two truths two     
things to be inquired  into1 as-,first1 
,what the apostle should here mean by   
sin4 ,second1  ,and also1 what he here  
doth mean by an advocate-,if any man    
sin1  we have an ,advocate4 ,there is   
ground to inquire after the first  of   
these1 because1 though here he saith1   
they that sin have an  advocate1 yet in 
the very next chapter he saith1 ,such   
are of the  devil1 have not seen ,god1  
neither know him1 nor are of him4 ,there
  is ground also to inquire after the   
second1 because an advocate is  supposed
 in the text to be of use to them that  
sin--1 ,if any man  sin1 we have an     
,advocate4    ,first1 ,for the first of 
these--to wit1 what the apostle should  
here  mean by sin--1 ,if any man sin4   
,i answer1 since there is a difference  
in the persons1 there must be  a        
difference in the sin4 ,that there is a 

difference in the persons  is showed    
before2 one is called a child of ,god1  
the other is said  to be of the wicked  
one4 ,their sins differ also1 in their  
degree at  least2 for no child of ,god  
sins to that degree as to make himself  
incapable of forgiveness2 for he that is
 begotten of ,god keepeth  himself1 and 
that wicked one toucheth him not 7,i    
,john #e3ah74  ,hence1 the apostle says1
 ,there is a sin unto death 7v4 #af74   
,see  also ,matthew #ab3cb4 ,which is   
the sin from which he that is born of   
,god is kept4 ,the sins therefore are   
thus distinguished3 ,the sins of  the   
people of ,god are said to be sins that 
men commit1 the others  are counted     
those which are the sins of devils4     
#a4 ,the sins of ,god's people are said 
to be sins which men commit1  and for   
which they have an ,advocate1 though    
they who sin after the  example of the  
wicked one have none4 ,when a man or    
woman1 saith  ,moses1 shall commit any  
sin that men commit--they shall confess 

their sin--and an atonement shall be    
made for him 7,num #e3e-g74  ,mark1 it  
is when they commit a sin which men     
commit2 or1 as ,hosea  has it1 when they
 transgress the commandment like ,adam  
7,hosea #f3g74  ,now1 these are the sins
 under consideration by the apostle1 and
 to  deliver us from which1 we have an  
,advocate with the ,father4    #b4 ,but 
for the sins mentioned in the third     
chapter1 since the  persons sinning go  
here under another character1 they also 
must be  of another stamp-to wit1 a     
making head against the person1 merits1 
and grace of ,jesus ,christ4 ,these are 
the sins of devils in the  world1 and   
for these there is no remission4 ,these1
 they also that  are of the wicked one  
commit1 and therefore sin after the     
similitude  of ,satan1 and so fall into 
the condemnation of the devil4          
,second1 ,but what is it for ,jesus to  
be an ,advocate for these8 ,if  any man 
sin1 we have an ,advocate4    ,an       
advocate is one who pleadeth for another

 at any bar1 or before  any court of    
judicature2 but of this more in its     
place4 ,so1 then1  we have in the text a
 ,christian1 as supposed1 committing    
sin1 and  a declaration of an ,advocate 
prepared to plead for him-,if any man   
sin1 we have an ,advocate with the      
,father4    ,and this leads me first to 
inquire into what1 by these words the   
apostle must1 of necessity1 presuppose8 
,for making use here of the  similitude 
or office of an advocate1 thereby to    
show the preservation  of the sinning   
,christian1 he must1    #a4 ,suppose    
that ,god1 as judge1 is now upon the    
throne of his  judgment2 for an advocate
 is to plead at a bar1 before a court of
  judicature4 ,thus it is among men2 and
 forasmuch as our ,lord ,jesus  is said 
to be an ,advocate with the ,father1 it 
is clear that there  is a throne of     
judgment also4 ,this the prophet        
,micaiah affirms1  saying1 ,i saw the   
,lord sitting on his throne1 and all the
 host of  heaven standing by him on his 

right hand and on his left 7,i ,kings   
#bb3ai74 ,sitting upon a throne for     
judgment2 for from the ,lord1 as  then  
sitting upon that throne1 proceeded that
 sentence against king  ,ahab1 that he  
should go and fall at ,ramoth-gilead2   
and he did go1  and did fall there1 as  
the award or fruit of that judgment4    
,that  is the first4    #b4 ,the text   
also supposeth that the saints as well  
as sinners are  concerned at that bar2  
for the apostle saith plainly that there
  we have an ,advocate4 ,and the saints 
are concerned at that bar2  because they
 transgress as well as others1 and      
because the law  is against the sin of  
saints as well as against the sins of   
other  men4 ,if the saints were not     
capable of committing of sin1 what need 
would they have of an advocate 7,i      
,chron #ba3c-f4 ,i ,sam #ab3ac1ad78d    
,yea1 though they did sin1 yet if they  
were by ,christ so set free  from the   
law as that it could by no means take   
cognizance of their  sins1 what need    

would they have of an advocate8 ,none at
 all4 ,if  there be twenty places where 
there are assizes kept in this land1    
yet if ,i have offended no law1 what    
need have ,i of an advocate8            
,especially if the judge be just1 and   
knows me altogether1 as the  ,god of    
heaven does8 ,but here is ,judge that is
 just2 and here is an  ,advocate also1  
an ,advocate for the children1 an       
,advocate to plead2  for an advocate as 
such is not of use but before a bar to  
plead2  therefore1 here is an offence1  
and so a law broken by the saints  as   
well as others4 ,that is the second     
thing4    #c4 ,as the text supposes that
 there is a judge1 and crimes of saints1
  so it supposeth that there is an      
accuser1 one that will carefully  gather
 up the faults of good men1 and that    
will plead them at this  bar against    
them4 ,hence we read of the accuser of  
our brethren1  that accused them before 
our ,god day and night 7,rev #ab3aj-ab74
  ,for ,satan doth not only tempt the   

godly man to sin1 but1 having  prevailed
 with him1 and made him guilty1 he packs
 away to the court1  to ,god the judge  
of all2 and there addresses himself to  
accuse  that man1 and to lay to his     
charge the heinousness of his offence1  
pleading against him the law that he has
 broken1 the light against  which he did
 it1 and the like4 ,but now1 for the    
relief and support  of such poor people1
 the apostle1 by the text1 presents them
 with an  advocate2 that is1 with one to
 plead for them1 while ,satan pleads    
against them2 with one that pleads for  
pardon1 while ,satan1 by  accusing1     
seeks to pull judgment and vengeance    
upon our heads4 ,if  any man sin1 we    
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ the  righteous4 ,that is 
the third thing4    #d4 ,as the apostle 
supposeth a judge1 crimes1 and an       
accuser1 so  he also supposeth that     
those herein concerned-to wit1 the      
sinning  children-neither can nor dare  
attempt to appear at this bar           

themselves to plead their own cause     
before this ,judge and against  this    
accuser2 for if they could or durst do  
this1 what need they  have an advocate8 
for an advocate is of use to them whose 
cause  themselves neither can nor dare  
appear to plead4 ,thus ,job prayed  for 
an advocate to plead his cause with ,god
 7,job #af3ba72 and ,david  cries out1  
,enter not into judgment with thy       
servant1 ,o ,god1  for in thy sight     
shall no man living be justified 7,psa  
#adc3b74  ,wherefore1 it is evident that
 saints neither can nor dare adventure  
to plead their cause4 ,alas6 the ,judge 
is the almighty and eternal  ,god2 the  
law broken is the holy and perfect rule 
of ,god1 in itself  a consuming fire4   
,the sin is so odious1 and a thing so   
abominable1  that it is enough to make  
all the angels blush to hear it but so  
much as once mentioned in so holy a     
place as that is where this  great ,god 
doth sit to judge4 ,this sin now hangs  
about the neck of  him that hath        

committed it2 yea1 it covereth him as   
doth a mantle4  ,the adversary is bold1 
cunning1 and audacious1 and can word a  
thousand of us into an utter silence in 
less than half a quarter  of an hour4   
,what1 then1 should the sinner1 if he   
could come there1  do at this bar to    
plead8 ,nothing2 nothing for his own    
advantage4  ,but now comes in his       
mercy-he has an ,advocate to plead his  
cause-,if  any man sin1 we have an      
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the  righteous4 ,that is the    
fourth thing4 ,but again1    #e4 ,the   
apostle also supposeth by the text there
 is an aptness  in ,christians when they
 have sinned1 to forget that they have  
an  ,advocate with the ,father2         
wherefore this is written to put them   
in remembrance-,if any may sin1 let him 
remember we have an  ,advocate4 ,we can 
think of all other things well          
enough-namely1  that ,god is a just     
judge1 that the law is perfectly holy1  
that my  sin is a horrible and an       

abominable thing1 and that ,i am        
certainly  thereof accused before ,god  
by ,satan4    ,these things1 ,i say1 we 
readily think of1 and forget them not4  
,our  conscience puts us in mind of     
these1 our guilt puts us in mind of     
these1 the devil puts us in mind of     
these1 and our reason and sense  hold   
the knowledge and remembrance of these  
close to us4 ,all that  we forget is1   
that we have an ,advocate1 an ,advocate 
with the  ,father-that is1 one that is  
appointed to take in hand in open       
court1 before all the angels of heaven1 
my cause1 and to plead it  by such law  
and arguments as will certainly fetch me
 off1 though  ,i am clothed with filthy 
garments2 but this1 ,i say1 we are apt  
to forget1 as ,job when he said1 ,o that
 one might plead for a man  with ,god1  
as a man pleadeth for his neighbour6    
7,job #af3ba74 ,such  an one ,job had1  
but he had almost at this time forgot   
it2 as he  seems to intimate also where 
he wisheth for a daysman that might  lay

 his hand upon them both 7,job #i3cc74  
,but our mercy is1 we have  one to plead
 our cause1 an ,advocate with the       
,father1 ,jesus ,christ  the righteous1 
who will not suffer our soul to be spilt
 and spoiled  before the throne1 but    
will surely plead our cause4    #f4     
,another thing that the apostle would   
have us learn from the words  is this1  
that to remember and to believe that    
,jesus ,christ is an  ,advocate for us  
when we have sinned1 is the next way to 
support  and strengthen our faith and   
hope4 ,faith and hope are very apt to   
faint when our sins in their guilt do   
return upon us2 nor is there  any more  
proper way to relieve our souls than to 
understand that  the ,son of ,god is our
 ,advocate in heaven4 ,true1 ,christ    
died for our  sins as a sacrifice1 and  
as a priest he sprinkleth with his blood
  the mercyseat2 ay1 but here is one    
that has sinned after profession  of    
faith1 that has sinned grievously1 so   
grievously that his sins  are come up   

before ,god2 yea1 are at his bar pleaded
 against him  by the accuser of the     
brethren1 by the enemy of the godly4    
,what  shall he do now8 ,why1 let him   
believe in ,christ4 ,believe1 that is   
true2 but how now must he conceive in   
his mind of ,christ for the  encouraging
 of him so to do8 ,why1 let him call to 
mind that ,jesus  ,christ is an         
,advocate with the ,father1 and as such 
he meeteth the  accuser at the bar of   
,god1 pleads for this man that has      
sinned  against this accuser1 and       
prevaileth for ever against him4 ,here  
now1 though ,satan be turned lawyer1    
though he accuseth1 yea1 though  his    
charge against us is true1 7for suppose 
that we have sinned17  yet our ,advocate
 is with the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the
 righteous4  ,thus is faith encouraged1 
thus is hope strengthened1 thus is the  
spirit of the sinking ,christian        
revived1 and made to wait for a good    
deliverance from a bad cause and a      
cunning adversary2 especially  if you   

consider1    #g4 ,that the apostle doth 
also further suppose by the text that   
,jesus ,christ1 as ,advocate1 if he will
 but plead our cause1 let  that be never
 so black1 is able to bring us off1 even
 before ,god's  judgment-seat1 to our   
joy1 and the confounding of our         
adversary2  for when he saith1 ,we have 
an ,advocate1 he speaks nothing if he   
means not thus4 ,but he doth mean thus1 
he must mean thus1 because  he seeketh  
here to comfort and support the fallen4 
,has any man  sinned8 ,we have an       
,advocate4 ,but what of that1 if yet he 
be unable  to fetch us off when charged 
for sin at the bar1 and before the  face
 of a righteous judge8    ,but he is    
able to do this4 ,the apostle says so1  
in that he supposes  a man has sinned1  
as any man among the godly ever did2 for
 we may  understand it2 and if he giveth
 us not leave to understand it so1  he  
saith nothing to the purpose neither1   
for it will be objected  by some-,but   
can he fetch me off1 though ,i have done

 as ,david1  as ,solomon1 as ,peter1 or 
the like8 ,it must be answered1 ,yes4   
,the  openness of the terms ,,any ,,man1
 the indefiniteness of the word ,,sin1  
doth naturally allow us to take him in  
the largest sense2 besides1  he brings  
in this saying as the chief1 most apt1  
and fittest to  relieve one crushed down
 to death and hell by the guilt of sin  
and  a wounded conscience4    ,further1 
methinks by these words the apostle     
seems to triumph in  his ,christ1       
saying1 ,my brethren1 ,i would have you 
study to be holy2  but if your adversary
 the devil should get the advantage of  
you1  and besmear you with the filth of 
sin1 you have yet1 besides all  that you
 have heard already1 an ,advocate with  
the ,father1 ,jesus  ,christ the        
righteous1 who is as to his person1 in  
interest with  ,god1 his wisdom and     
worth1 able to bring you off1 to the    
comforting  of your souls4    ,let me1  
therefore1 for a conclusion as to this1 
give you an  exhortation to believe1 to 

hope1 and expect1 that though you have  
sinned1 7for now ,i speak to the fallen 
saint7 that ,jesus ,christ  will make a 
good end with the-,trust1 ,i say1 in    
him1 and he shall  bring it to pass4 ,i 
know ,i put thee upon a hard and        
difficult task  for believing and       
expecting good1 when my guilty          
conscience doth  nothing but clog1      
burden1 and terrify me with the justice 
of ,god1  the greatness of thy sins1 and
 the burning torments is hard and       
sweating work4 ,but it must be2 the text
 calls for it1 thy case  calls for it1  
and thou must do it1 if thou wouldst    
glorify ,christ2  and this is the way to
 hasten the issue of thy cause in hand1 
for  believing daunts the devil1        
pleaseth ,christ1 and will help thee    
beforehand to sing that song of the     
church1 saying1 ,o ,lord1 thou  hast    
pleaded the causes of my soul2 thou hast
 redeemed my life  7,lam #c3eh74 ,yea1  
believe1 and hear thy pleading ,lord say
 to thee1  ,thus saith thy ,lord the    

,lord1 and thy ,god that pleadeth the   
cause  of his people1 ,behold1 ,i have  
taken out of thine hand the cup  of     
trembling1 even the dregs of the cup of 
my fury2 thou shalt no  more drink it   
again 7,isa #ea3bb74 ,i am not here     
discoursing of the  sweetness of        
,christ's nature1 but of the excellency 
of his offices1  and of his office of   
advocateship in particular1 which1 as a 
lawyer  for his client1 he is to execute
 in the presence of ,god for us4  ,love 
may be where there is no office1 and so 
where no power is to  do us good2 but   
now1 when love and office shall meet1   
they will  surely both combine in       
,christ to do the fallen ,christian     
good4 ,but  of his love we have treated 
elsewhere2 we will here discourse of    
the office of this loving one4 ,and for 
thy further information1 let  me tell   
thee that ,god thy ,father counteth that
 thou wilt be1 when  compared with his  
law1 but a poor one all thy days2 yea1  
the apostle  tells thee so1 in that he  

saith there is an ,advocate provided for
  thee4 ,when a father provides crutches
 for his child1 he doth as  good as say1
 ,i count that my child will be yet     
infirm2 and when  ,god shall provide an 
,advocate1 he doth as good as say1 ,my  
people  are subject to infirmities4 ,do 
not1 therefore1 think of thyself  above 
what1 by plain texts1 and fair          
inferences drawn from ,christ's         
offices1 thou are bound to think4 ,what 
doth it bespeak concerning  thee that   
,christ is always a priest in heaven1   
and there ever lives  to make           
intercession for thee 7,heb #g3bd71 but 
this1 that thou art  at the best in     
thyself1 yea1 and in thy best exercising
 of all  thy graces too1 but a poor1    
pitiful1 sorry1 sinful man2 a man that  
would1 when yet most holy1 be certainly 
cast away1 did not thy high  priest take
 away for thee the iniquity of thy holy 
things4 ,the age  we live in is a wanton
 age2 the godly are not so humble1 and  
low1  and base in their own eyes as they

 should1 though their daily  experience 
calls for it1 and the priesthood of     
,jesus ,christ too4    ,but above all1  
the advocateship of ,jesus ,christ      
declares us to be  sorry creatures2 for 
that office does1 as it were1 predict   
that  some time or other we shall basely
 fall1 and by falling be undone1  if the
 ,lord ,jesus stand not up to plead4    
,and as it shows this  concerning us1 so
 it shows concerning ,god that he will  
not lightly  or easily lose his people4 
,he has provided well for us-blood to   
wash  us in2 a priest to pray for us1   
that we may be made to persevere2  and1 
in case we foully fall1 an advocate to  
plead our cause1 and  to recover us from
 under1 and out of all that danger1 that
 by sin  and ,satan1 we at any time may 
be brought into4    ,but having thus    
briefly passed through that in the text 
which ,i think  the apostle must        
necessarily presuppose1 ,i shall now    
endeavour to  enter into the bowels of  
it1 and see what1 in a more particular  

manner1 shall be found therein4 ,and1   
for my more profitable doing  of this   
work1 ,i shall choose to observe this   
method in my discourse-    ,,method ,,of
 ,,the ,,discourse4    ,,first1 ,i shall
 show you more particularly of this     
,advocate's office1  or what and wherein
 ,christ's office as ,advocate doth lie4
 ,,second1  ,after that1 ,i shall also  
show you how ,jesus ,christ doth manage 
this  office of an ,advocate4 ,,third1  
,i shall also then show you who they    
are that have ,jesus ,christ for their  
,advocate4 ,,fourth1 ,i shall  also show
 you what excellent privileges they     
have1 who have ,jesus  ,christ for their
 ,advocate4 ,,fifth1 ,and to silence    
cavillers1 ,i shall  also show the      
necessity of this office of ,jesus      
,christ4 ,,sixth1 ,i  shall come to     
answer some objections2 and1 ,,lastly1  
,to the use and  application4           
,,wherein ,,christ',s ,,office ,,as     
,,advocate ,,doth ,,lie4    ,,first1 ,to
 begin with the first of these-namely1  

to show you more  particularly of       
,christ's office as an ,advocate1 and   
wherein it lieth2  the which ,i shall do
 these three ways-,first1 ,touch again  
upon the  nature of this office2 and    
then1 ,second1 ,treat of the order and  
place that it hath among the rest of his
 offices2 and1 ,third1 ,treat  of the   
occasion of the execution of this       
office4    ,first1 ,to touch upon the   
nature of this office4 ,it is that which
  empowereth a man to plead for a man1  
or one man to plead for another2  not in
 common discourses1 and upon common     
occasions1 as any man may  do1 but at a 
bar1 or before a court of judicature1   
where a man is  accused or impleaded by 
his enemy2 ,i say1 this ,advocate's     
office  is such1 both here1 and in the  
kingdom of heaven4 ,an advocate is as   
one of our attorneys1 at least in the   
general1 who pleads according  to law   
and justice for one or other that is in 
trouble by reason of  some miscarriage1 
or of the naughty temper of some that   

are about  him1 who trouble and vex1 and
 labour to bring him into danger of  the
 law4 ,this is the nature of this       
office1 as ,i said1 on earth2  and this 
is the office that ,christ executeth in 
heaven4 ,wherefore  he saith1 ,if any   
man sin1 we have an ,advocate2 one to   
stand up  for him1 and to plead for his 
deliverance before the bar of ,god4     
7,joel #c3b4 ,isa #ff3af4 ,eze #ch3bb4  
,jer #b47    ,for though in some places 
of ,scripture ,christ is said to plead  
for his with men1 and that by terrible  
arguments1 as by fire1 and  sword1 and  
famine1 and pestilence1 yet this is not 
that which is  intended by this text2   
for the apostle here saith1 he is an    
,advocate  with the ,father1 or before  
the ,father1 to plead for those that    
there1 or that to the ,father's face1   
shall be accused for their              
transgressions3 ,if any man sin1 we have
 an ,advocate with the  ,father1 ,jesus 
,christ the righteous4 ,so1 then1 this  
is the employ  of ,jesus ,christ as he  

is for us1 an ,advocate4 ,he has        
undertaken  to stand up for his people  
at ,god's bar1 and before that great    
court1 there to plead1 by the law and   
justice of heaven1 for their            
deliverance2 when1 for their faults1    
they are accused1 indicted1  or         
impleaded by their adversary4           
,second4 ,and now to treat of the order 
or place that this office of  ,christ   
hath among the rest of his offices1     
which he doth execute  for us while we  
are here in a state of imperfection2 and
 ,i think  it is an office that is to   
come behind as a reserve1 or for a help 
at last1 when all other means shall seem
 to fail4 ,men do not use  to go to law 
upon every occasion2 or if they do1 the 
wisdom of the  judge1 the jury1 and the 
court will not admit that every brangle 
and foolish quarrel shall come before   
them2 but an ,advocate doth  then come  
into place1 and then to the exercise of 
his office1 when  a cause is counted    
worthy to be taken notice of by the     

judge and  by the court4 ,wherefore he1 
,i say1 comes in the last place1 as a   
reserve1 or help at last1 to plead2 and1
 by pleading1 to set that  right by law 
which would otherwise have caused an    
increase to more  doubts1 and to further
 dangers4    ,christ1 as priest1 doth   
always works of service for us1 because 
in our most spiritual things there may  
faults and spots be found1  and these he
 taketh away of course1 by the exercise 
of that office2  for he always wears    
that plate of gold upon his forehead    
before  the ,father1 whereon is written1
 ,holiness to the ,lord4 ,but now1      
besides these common infirmities1 there 
are faults that are highly  gross and   
foul1 that oft are found in the skirts  
of the children  of ,god4 ,now1 there   
are they that ,satan taketh hold on2    
these are  they that ,satan draweth up a
 charge against us for2 and to save us  
from these1 it is1 that the ,lord ,jesus
 is made an ,advocate4 ,when  ,joshua   
was clothed with filthy garments1 then  

,satan stood at his  right hand to      
resist him2 then the angel of the       
covenant1 the ,lord  ,jesus1 pleaded for
 his help 7,zech #c74 ,by all which it  
appears1  that this office comes behind1
 is provided as a reserve1 that we  may 
have help at a pinch1 and then be lifted
 out1 when we sink in  mire1 where there
 is no standing4    ,this is yet further
 hinted at by the several postures that 
,christ  is said to be in1 as he        
exerciseth his priestly and advocate's  
office4 ,as a ,priest1 he sits2 as an   
,advocate1 he stands 7,isa #c3ac74  ,the
 ,lord stands up when he pleads2 his    
sitting is more constant and  of course 
7,sit thou1 ,psa #aaj3a1d71 but his     
standing is occasional1  when ,joshua is
 indicted1 or when hell and earth are   
broken loose  against his servant       
,stephen4 ,for as ,joshua was accused by
 the  devil1 and as then the angel of   
the ,lord stood by1 so when ,stephen    
was accused by men on earth1 and that   
charge seconded by the fallen  angels   

before the face of ,god1 it is said1 the
 ,lord ,jesus stood  on the right hand  
of ,god1 7,acts #g3ee7-to wit1 to plead2
 for so ,i  take it1 because standing is
 his posture as an ,advocate1 not as a  
,priest2 for1 as a ,priest1 he must sit 
down2 but he standeth as an  ,advocate1 
as has been showed afore 7,heb #aj3ab74 
,wherefore1    ,third4 ,the occasion of 
his exercising of this office of        
advocate  is1 as hath been hinted       
already1 when a child of ,god shall be  
found  guilty before ,god of some       
heinous sin1 of some grievous thing in  
his life and conversation4 ,for as for  
those infirmities that attend  the best1
 in their most spiritual sacrifices2 if 
a child of ,god  were guilty of ten     
thousand of them1 they are of course    
purged1  through the much incense that  
is always mixed with those sacrifices   
in the golden censer that is in the hand
 of ,christ2 and so he is  kept clean1  
and counted upright1 notwithstanding    
those infirmities2  and1 therefore1 you 

shall find that1 notwithstanding those  
common faults1  the children of ,god are
 counted good and upright in            
conversation1  and not charged as       
offenders4 ,david1 saith the text1 did  
that  which was right in the eyes of the
 ,lord1 and turned not aside from  any  
thing that he commanded him1 all the    
days of his life1 save  only in the     
matter of ,uriah the ,hittite 7,i ,kings
 #ae3e74 ,but was  ,david1 in a strict  
sense1 without fault in all things else8
 ,no1  verily2 but that was foul in a   
higher degree than the rest1 and        
therefore there ,god sets a blot2 ay1   
and doubtless for that he was  accused  
by ,satan before the throne of ,god2 for
 here is adultery1  and murder1 and     
hypocrisy1 in ,david's doings2 here is  
notorious  matter1 a great sin1 and so a
 great ground for ,satan to draw up  an 
indictment against the king2 and a      
thundering one1 to be sure1  shall be   
preferred against him4 ,this is the     
time1 then1 for ,christ  to stand up to 

plead2 for now there is room for such a 
question-,can  ,david's sin stand with  
grace8 ,or1 ,is it possible that a man  
that  has done as he has1 should yet be 
found a saint1 and so in a saved  state8
 ,or1 ,can ,god repute him so1 and yet  
be holy and just8 or1  ,can the merits  
of the ,lord ,jesus reach1 according to 
the law of  heaven1 a man in this       
condition8 ,here is a case dubious2 here
 is  a man whose salvation1 by his foul 
offences1 is made doubtful2 now  we must
 to law and judgment1 wherefore now let 
,christ stand up to  plead6 ,i say1 now 
was ,david's case dubious2 he was afraid
 that ,god  would cast him away1 and the
 devil hoped he would1 and to that end  
charged him before ,god's face1 if1     
perhaps1 he might get sentence  of      
damnation to pass upon his soul 7,psa   
#ea74 ,but this was ,david's  mercy1 he 
had an ,advocate to plead his cause1 by 
whose wisdom and  skill in matters of   
law and judgment he was brought off of  
those  heavy charges1 from those gross  

sins1 and delivered from that eternal   
condemnation1 that by the law of sin and
 death1 was due thereto4    ,this is    
then the occasion that ,christ taketh to
 plead1 as ,advocate1  for the salvation
 of his people-to wit1 the cause3 ,he   
pleadeth  the cause of his people 7,is  
#ea3bb74 ,not every cause1 but such and 
such a cause2 the cause that is very    
bad1 and by the which they  are         
involved1 not only in guilt and shame1  
but also in danger of  death and hell4  
,i say1 the cause is bad1 if the text be
 true1 if  sin can make it bad1 yea1 if 
sin itself be bad-,if any man sin1  we  
have an ,advocate2 an ,advocate to plead
 for him2 for him as  considered guilty1
 and so1 consequently1 as considered in 
a bad  condition4 ,it is true1 we must  
distinguish between the person and  the 
sin2 and ,christ pleads for the person1 
not the sin2 but yet ,he  cannot be     
concerned with the person1 but he must  
be with the sin2  for though the person 
and the sin may be distinguished1 yet   

they  cannot be separated4 ,he must     
plead1 then1 not for a person only1 but 
for a guilty person1 for a person under 
the worst of circumstances-,if  any man 
sin1 we have an ,advocate for him as so 
considered4    ,when a man's cause is   
good1 it will sufficiently plead for    
itself1  yea1 and for its master too1   
especially when it is made appear so  to
 be1 before a just and righteous judge4 
,here1 therefore1 needs  no advocate2   
the judge himself will pronounce him    
righteous4 ,this  is evidently seen in  
,job-,thou movedst me against him 7this 
said  ,god to ,satan71 to destroy him   
without cause 7,job #b3c74 ,thus far    
,job's cause was good1 wherefore he did 
not need an advocate2 his  cause pleaded
 for itself1 and for its owner also4    
,but if it was  to plead good causes for
 which ,christ is appointed ,advocate1  
then  the apostle should have written   
thus3 ,if any man be righteous1 we  have
 an ,advocate with the ,father4 ,indeed1
 ,i never heard but one in  all my life 

preach from this text1 and he1 when he  
came to handle  the cause for which he  
was to plead1 pretended it must be good1
  and therefore said to the people1 ,see
 that your cause be good1 else  ,christ 
will not undertake it4 ,but when ,i     
heard it1 ,lord1 thought  ,i1 if this be
 true1 what shall ,i do1 and what will  
become of all  this people1 yea1 and of 
this preacher too8 ,besides1 ,i saw by  
the  text1 the apostle supposeth another
 cause1 a cause bad1 exceeding  bad1 if 
sin can make it so4 ,and this was one   
cause why ,i undertook  this work4      
,when we speak of a cause1 we speak not 
of a person simply  as so considered2   
for1 as ,i said before1 person and cause
 must  be distinguished2 nor can the    
person make the cause good but as  he   
regulates his action by the ,word of    
,god4 ,if1 then1 a good1 a  righteous1  
man doth what the law condemns1 that    
thing is bad2 and  if he be indicted for
 so doing1 he is indicted for a bad     
cause2  and he that will be his         

advocate1 must be concerned in and about
  a bad matter2 and how he will bring   
his client off1 therein doth  lie the   
mystery4    ,i know that a bad man may  
have a good cause depending before the  
judge1 and so also good men have 7,job  
#ca74 ,but then they are bold  in their 
own cause1 and fear not to make mention 
of it1 and in  ,christ to plead their   
innocency before the ,god of heaven1 as 
well  as before men 7,psa #ga3c-e4 ,,ii 
,cor #a3bc4 ,gal #a3aj4 ,phil #a3h74    
,but  we have in the text a cause that  
all men are afraid of-a cause that  the 
apostle concludes so bad that none but  
,jesus ,christ himself can  save a      
,christian from it4 ,it is not only     
sinful1 but sin itself-,if  any man sin1
 we have an ,advocate with the ,father4 
,wherefore there is in this place       
handled by the apostle1 one of  the     
greatest mysteries under heaven-to wit1 
that an innocent and  holy ,jesus should
 take in hand to plead for one before a 
just and  righteous ,god1 that has      

defiled himself with sin2 yea1 that he  
should take in hand to plead for such an
 one against the fallen  angels1 and    
that he should also by his plea         
effectually rescue1 and  bring them off 
from the crimes and curse whereof they  
were verily  guilty by the verdict of   
the law1 and approbation of the ,judge4 
,this1 ,i say1 is a great mystery1 and  
deserves to be pried into by  all the   
godly1 both because much of the wisdom  
of heaven is discovered  in it1 and     
because the best saint is1 or may be1   
concerned with it4  ,nor must we by any 
means let this truth be lost1 because it
 is the  truth2 the text has declared it
 so1 and to say otherwise is to belie   
the ,word of ,god1 to thwart the        
apostle1 to soothe up hypocrites1  to   
rob ,christians of their privilege1 and 
to take the glory from  the head of     
,jesus ,christ 7,luke #ah3aa1ab74       
,the best saints are most sensible of   
their sins1 and most apt to  make       
mountains of their mole hills4 ,satan   

also1 as has been already  hinted1 doth 
labour greatly to prevail with them to  
sin1 and to  provoke their ,god against 
them1 by pleading what is true1 or by   
surmising evilly of them1 to the end    
they may be accused by him  7,job #b3i74
 ,great is his malice toward them1 great
 is his diligence  in seeking their     
destruction2 wherefore greatly doth he  
desire  to sift1 to try1 and winnow     
them1 if perhaps he may work in their   
flesh to answer his design-that is1 to  
break out in sinful acts1  that he may  
have by law to accuse them to their ,god
 and ,father4  ,wherefore1 for their    
sakes this text abides1 that they may   
see  that1 when they have sinned1 they  
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ the righteous4 ,and thus 
have ,i showed you the nature1  the     
order1 and occasion of this office of   
our blessed ,lord ,jesus4    ,,how      
,,christ ,,manages ,,the ,,office ,,of  
,,an ,,advocate4    ,,ii4 ,i come now to
 show you how ,jesus ,christ doth manage

 this  his office of an ,advocate for   
us4 ,and that ,i may do this to your    
edification1 ,i shall choose this method
 for the opening of it-,first4  ,show   
you how he manages this office with his 
,father4 ,second4 ,i  shall show you how
 he manages it before him against our   
adversary4    ,first4 ,how he manages   
this his office of ,advocate with his   
,father4    #a4 ,he doth it by himself1 
by no other as deputy under him1 no     
angel1  no saint2 no work has place here
 but ,jesus1 and ,jesus only4 ,this  the
 text implies3 ,we have an ,advocate2   
speaking of one1 but one1  one alone2   
without an equal or an inferior4 ,we    
have but one1 and he  is ,jesus ,christ4
 ,nor is it for ,christ's honour1 nor   
for the honour  of the law1 or of the   
justice of ,god1 that any but ,jesus    
,christ  should be an ,advocate for a   
sinning saint4 ,besides1 to assert the  
contrary1 what doth it but lessen sin1  
and make the advocateship of  ,jesus    
,christ superfluous8 ,it would lessen   

sin should it be removed  by a saint or 
angel2 it would make the advocateship of
 ,jesus ,christ  superfluous1 yea1      
needless1 should it be possible that sin
 could  be removed from us by either    
saint or angel4    ,again2 if ,god      
should admit of more advocates than one1
 and yet  make mention of never an one  
but ,jesus ,christ2 or if ,john should  
allow another1 and yet speak nothing but
 of ,jesus only2 yea1 that  an advocate 
under that title should be mentioned but
 once1 but  once only in all the book of
 ,god1 and yet that divers should be    
admitted1 stands neither with the wisdom
 or love of ,god1 nor with  the         
faithfulness of the apostle4 ,but saints
 have but one ,advocate1  if they will  
use him1 or improve their faith in that 
office for  their help1 so2 if not1 they
 must take what follows4 ,this ,i       
thought  good to hint at1 because the   
times are corrupt1 and because ignorance
  and superstition always wait for a    
countenance with us1 and these  things  

have a natural tendency to darken all   
truth1 so especially  this1 which       
bringeth to ,jesus ,christ so much      
glory1 and yieldeth  to the godly so    
much help and relief4    #b4 ,as ,jesus 
,christ alone is ,advocate1 so ,god's   
bar1 and that alone1  is that before    
which he pleads1 for ,god is judge      
himself 7,deut  #cb3cf4 ,heb #ab3bc74   
,nor can the cause which now he is to   
plead be  removed into any other court1 
either by appeals or otherwise4         
,could ,satan remove us from heaven1 to 
another court1 he would  certainly be   
too hard for us1 because there we should
 want our ,jesus1  our ,advocate1 to    
plead our cause4 ,indeed1 sometimes he  
impleads  us before men1 and they are   
glad of the occasion1 for they and he   
are often one2 but then we have leave to
 remove our cause1 and to  pray for a   
trial in the highest court1 saying1 ,let
 my sentence  come forth from thy       
presence2 let thine eyes behold the     
things that  are equal 7,psa #ag3b74    

,this wicked world doth sentence us for 
our  good deeds1 but how then would they
 sentence us for our bad ones8  ,but we 
will never appeal from heaven to earth  
for right1 for here  we have no         
,advocate2 our ,advocate is with the    
,father1 ,jesus ,christ  the righteous4 
#c4 ,as he pleadeth by himself alone1   
and nowhere else but in the  court of   
heaven with the ,father1 so as he       
pleadeth with the ,father  for us1 he   
observeth this rule-    7#a47 ,he       
granteth and confesseth whatever can    
rightly be charged  upon us2 yet so as  
that he taketh the whole charge upon    
himself1  acknowledging the crimes to be
 his own4 ,o ,god1 says he1 thou        
knowest my foolishness1 and my sins2 my 
guiltiness is not hid from  thee 7,psa  
#fi3e74 ,and this he must do1 or else he
 can do nothing4  ,if he hides the sin1 
or lesseneth it1 he is faulty2 if he    
leaves it  still upon us1 we die4 ,he   
must1 then1 take our iniquity to        
himself1  make it his own1 and so       

deliver us2 for having thus taken the   
sin  upon himself1 as lawfully he may1  
and lovingly doth1 for we are  members  
of his body 7'tis his hand1 'tis his    
foot1 'tis his ear  hath sinned71 it    
followeth that we live if he lives2 and 
who can  desire more8 #e,this1 then1    
must be thoroughly considered1 if ever  
we will have comfort in a day of trouble
 and distress for sin4    ,and thus far 
there is1 in some kind1 a harmony       
betwixt his being  a sacrifice1 a       
priest1 and an ,advocate4 ,as a         
sacrifice1 our sins  were laid upon him 
7,isa #ec74 ,as a priest1 he beareth    
them 7,exo  #bh3ch74 ,and as an         
,advocate1 he acknowledges them to be   
his own 7,psa  #fi3e74 ,now1 having     
acknowledged them to be his own1 the    
quarrel is  no more betwixt us and      
,satan1 for the ,lord ,jesus has        
espoused our  quarrel1 and made it his4 
,all1 then1 that we in this matter have 
to do1 is to stand at the bar by faith  
among the angels1 and see  how the      

business goes4 ,o blessed ,god6 what a  
lover of mankind  art thou6 and how     
gracious is our ,lord ,jesus1 in his    
thus managing  matters for us4    7#b47 
,the ,lord ,jesus having thus taken our 
sins upon himself1 next  pleads his own 
goodness to ,god on our behalf1 saying1 
,let not them  that wait on thee1 ,o    
,lord ,god of hosts1 be ashamed for my  
sake3 let  not those that seek thee be  
confounded for my sake1 ,o ,god of      
,israel3  because for thy sake ,i have  
borne reproach2 shame hath covered my   
face 7,psa #fi3f1g74 ,mark1 let them not
 be ashamed for my sake1  let them not  
be confounded for my sake4 ,shame and   
confusion are  the fruits of guilt1 or  
of a charge for sin1 7,jer #c3be71 and  
are  but an entrance into condemnation  
7,dan #ab3b4 ,john #e3bi74 ,but behold  
how ,christ pleads1 saying1 ,let not    
that be for my sake1 for the  merit of  
my blood1 for the perfection of my      
righteousness1 for the  prevalency of my
 intercession4 ,let them not be ashamed 

for my sake1  ,o ,lord ,god of hosts4   
,and let no man object1 because this    
text is  in the ,psalms1 as if it were  
not spoken by the prophet of ,christ2   
for both ,john and ,paul1 yea1 and      
,christ himself1 do make this psalm  a  
prophecy of him4 ,compare verse #i with 
,john #b3ag1 and with ,romans  #ae3c2   
and verse #ba with ,matthew #bg3dh1 and 
,mark #ae3be4 ,but is not  this a       
wonderful thing1 that ,christ should    
first take our sins1  and account them  
his own1 and then plead the value and   
worth of his  whole self for our        
deliverance8 ,for by these words1 for my
 sake1  he pleads his own self1 his     
whole self1 and all that he is and has2 
and thus he put us in good estate again1
 though our cause was very  bad4    ,to 
bring this down to weak capacities4     
,suppose a man should  be indebted      
twenty thousand pounds1 but has not     
twenty thousand  farthings wherewith to 
pay2 and suppose also that this man be  
arrested for this debt1 and that the law

 also1 by which he is sued1  will not   
admit of a penny bate2 this man may yet 
come well enough  off1 if his advocate  
or attorney will make the debt his own1 
and  will1 in the presence of the       
judges1 out with his bags1 and pay down 
every farthing4 ,why1 this is the way of
 our ,advocate4 ,our sins are  called   
debts 7,matt #f3ab74 ,we are sued for   
them at the law 7,luke  #ab3ei74 ,and   
the devil is our accuser2 but behold the
 ,lord ,jesus  comes out with his       
worthiness1 pleads it at the bar1 making
 the debt  his own 7,mark #aj3de4 ,,ii  
,cor #c3e74 ,and saith1 ,now let them   
not be  ashamed for my sake1 ,o ,lord   
,god of hosts3 let them not be          
confounded  for my sake1 ,o ,god of     
,israel4 ,and hence1 as he is said to be
 an  ,advocate1 so he is said to be a   
propitiation1 or amends-maker1 or  one  
that appeaseth the justice of ,god for  
our sins-,if any man sin1  we have an   
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous2  and he is the   

propitiation for our sins4    ,and who  
can now object against the deliverance  
of the child of ,god8  ,god cannot2 for 
he1 for ,christ's sake1 according as he 
pleaded1  hath forgiven us all          
trespasses 7,col #b3ac1 ,eph #d3cb74    
,the devil  cannot2 his mouth is        
stopped1 as is plain in the case of     
,joshua  7,zech #c74 ,the law cannot2   
for that approveth of what ,christ has  
done4 ,this1 then1 is the way of        
,christ's pleading4 ,you must know1     
that when ,christ pleads with ,god1 he  
pleads with a just and righteous  ,god1 
and therefore he must plead law1 and    
nothing but law2 and this  he pleaded in
 both these pleas-,first1 in confessing 
of the sin he  justified the sentence of
 the law in pronouncing of it evil2 and 
then in his laying of himself1 his whole
 self1 before ,god for that  sin1 he    
vindicated the sanction and perfection  
of the law4 ,thus1  therefore1 he       
magnifies the law1 and makes it         
honourable1 and yet  brings off his     

client safe and sound in the view of all
 the angels  of ,god4    7#c74 ,the     
,lord ,jesus having thus taken our sins 
upon himself1 and  presented ,god with  
all the worthiness that is in his whole 
self for  them1 in the next place he    
calleth for justice1 or a just verdict  
upon the satisfaction he hath made to   
,god and to his law4 ,then  proclamation
 is made in open court1 saying1 ,take   
away the filthy  garments from him1 from
 him that hath offended1 and clothe him 
with change of raiment 7,zech #c74      
,thus the soul is preserved that hath   
sinned2 thus the ,god of heaven  is     
content that he should be saved2 thus   
,satan is put to confusion1  and ,jesus 
applauded and cried up by the angels of 
heaven1 and by the  saints on earth4    
,thus have ,i showed you how ,christ    
doth advocate it  with ,god and his     
,father for us2 and ,i have been the    
more particular  in this1 because the   
glory of ,christ1 and the comfort of the
  dejected1 are greatly concerned and   

wrapped up in it4 ,look1 then1  to      
,jesus1 if thou hast sinned2 to ,jesus1 
as an ,advocate pleading  with the      
,father for thee4 ,look to nothing else2
 for he can tell  how1 and that by      
himself1 to deliver thee2 yea1 and will 
do it in  a way of justice1 which is a  
wonder2 and to the shame of ,satan1     
which will be his glory2 and also to thy
 complete deliverance1  which will be   
thy comfort and salvation4    ,second1  
,but to pass this and come to the second
 thing1 which is1 to  show you how the  
,lord ,jesus manages this his office of 
an ,advocate  before his ,father against
 the adversary2 for he pleadeth with the
  ,father1 but pleadeth against the     
devil2 he pleadeth with the ,father  law
 and justice1 but against the adversary 
he letteth out himself4    ,i say1 as he
 pleads against the adversary1 so he    
enlargeth himself  with arguments over  
and besides those which he pleadeth with
 ,god  his ,father4    ,nor is it meet  
or needful that our advocate1 when he   

pleads against  ,satan1 should so limit 
himself to matter of law1 as when he    
pleadeth  with his ,father4 ,the saint1 
by sinning1 oweth ,satan nothing2 no    
law of his is broken thereby2 why1 then1
 should he plead for the  saving of his 
people1 justifying righteousness to him8
    ,christ1 when he died1 died not to  
satisfy ,satan1 but his ,father2  not to
 appease the devil1 but to answer the   
demands of the justice  of ,god2 nor did
 he design1 when he hanged on the tree1 
to triumph  over his ,father1 but over  
,satan2 ,he redeemed us1 therefore1 from
  the curse of the law1 by his blood    
7,gal #c3ac74 ,and from the power  of   
,satan1 by his resurrection 7,heb       
#b3ad74 ,he delivered us from  righteous
 judgment by price and purchase2 but    
from the rage of hell  by fight and     
conquest4    ,and as he acted thus      
diversely in the work of our redemption1
 even  so he also doth in the execution 
of his ,advocate's office4 ,when  he    
pleadeth with ,god1 he pleadeth so2 and 

when he pleadeth against  ,satan1 he    
pleadeth so2 and how he pleadeth with   
,god when he dealeth  with law and      
justice ,i have showed you4 ,and now ,i 
will show you  how he pleadeth before   
him against the accuser of the brethren4
    #a4 ,he pleads against him the      
well-pleasedness that his ,father has   
in his merits1 saying1 ,this shall      
please the ,lord1 or this doth or  will 
please the ,lord1 better than anything  
that can be propounded  7,psa #fi3ca74  
,now this plea being true1 as it is1    
being established  upon the liking of   
,god ,almighty2 whatever ,satan can say 
to obtain  our everlasting destruction  
is without ground1 and so unreasonable4 
,i am well pleased1 saith ,god 7,matt   
#c3ag72 and again1 ,the ,lord is  well  
pleased for his 7,christ's7             
righteousness' sake 7,isa #db3ba74  ,all
 that enter actions against others1     
pretend that wrong is done1  either     
against themselves or against the king4 
,now ,satan will never  enter an action 

against us in the court above1 for that 
wrong by  us has been done to himself2  
he must pretend1 then1 that he sues  us1
 for that wrong has1 by us1 been done to
 our king4 ,but1 behold1  ,we have an   
,advocate with the ,father1 and he has  
made compensation  for our offences4 ,he
 gave himself for our offences4 ,but    
still ,satan  maintains his suit2 and   
our ,god1 saith ,christ1 is well pleased
  with us for this compensation-sake1   
yet he will not leave off his  clamour4 
,come1 then1 says the ,lord ,jesus1 the 
contention is not  now against my       
people1 but myself1 and about the       
sufficiency of  the amends that ,i have 
made for the transgressions of my       
people2  but he is near that justifieth 
me1 that approveth and accepteth  of my 
doings1 therefore shall ,i not be       
confounded4 ,who is mine  adversary8    
,let him come near me6 ,behold1 the     
,lord ,god will help  me 7,isa #ej3g-i74
 ,who is he that condemneth me8 ,lo1    
they all shall1  were there ten thousand

 times as many more of them1 wax old as 
a garment2 the moth shall eat them up4  
,wherefore1 if the ,father  saith ,amen 
to all this1 as ,i have showed already  
that he hath and  doth1 the which also  
further appeareth1 because the ,lord    
,god has  called him the ,saviour1 the  
,deliverer1 and the ,amen2 what follows1
  but that a rebuke should proceed from 
the throne against him8 ,and  this1     
indeed1 our ,advocate calls for from the
 hand of his ,father1  saying1 ,o enemy1
 the ,lord rebuke thee2 yea1 he doubles 
this request  to the judge1 to intimate 
his earnestness for such a conclusion1  
or to show that the enemy shall surely  
have it1 both from our  ,advocate1 and  
from him before whom ,satan has so      
grievously accused  us 7,zech #c74      
,for what can be expected to follow from
 such an issue in law as  this is1 but  
sound and severe snibs from the judge   
upon him that  hath thus troubled his   
neighbour1 and that hath1 in the face of
  the country1 cast contempt upon the   

highest act of mercy1 justice1  and     
righteousness1 that ever the heavens    
beheld8 #f ,and all this  is true with  
reference to the case in hand1          
wherefore1 ,the ,lord  rebuke thee1 is  
that which1 in conclusion1 ,satan must  
have for  the reward of his works of    
malice against the children1 and for    
his contemning of the works of the ,son 
of ,god4 ,now1 our ,advocate  having    
thus established1 by the law of heaven1 
his plea with ,god  for us against our  
accuser1 there is way made for him to   
proceed  upon a foundation that cannot  
be shaken2 wherefore1 he proceedeth  in 
his plea1 and further urges against this
 accuser of the brethren4    #b4 ,god's 
interest in this people2 and prayeth    
that ,god would  remember that3 ,the    
,lord rebuke thee1 ,o ,satan2 the ,lord 
that hath  chosen ,jerusalem1 rebuke    
thee4 ,true1 the church1 the saints1 are
  despicable in the world2 wherefore men
 do think to tread them down2  the      
saints are1 also1 weak in grace1 but    

have corruptions that are  strong1 and1 
therefore1 ,satan1 the god of this      
world1 doth think  to tread them down2  
but the saints have a ,god1 the living1 
the  eternal ,god1 and1 therefore1 they 
shall not be trodden down2 yea1  they   
shall be holden up1 for ,god is able to 
make them stand 7,rom  #ad3d74    ,it   
was ,haman's mishap to be engaged       
against the queen1 and the  kindred of  
the queen2 it was that that made him he 
could not prosper2  that brought him to 
contempt and the gallows4 ,had he sought
 to  ruin another people1 probably he   
might have brought his design to  a     
desired conclusion2 but his compassing  
the death of the queen  spoiled all4    
,satan1 also1 when he fighteth against  
the church1  must be sure to come to the
 worst1 for ,god has a concern in that2 
therefore1 it is said1 ,the gates of    
hell shall not prevail against  it2 but 
this hindereth not but that he is       
permitted to make almost  what spoils he
 will of those that belong not to ,god4 

,oh1 how many  doth he accuse1 and soon 
get out from ,god1 against them1 a      
license  to destroy them6 as he served  
,ahab1 and many more4 ,but this1 ,i say1
  is a very great block in his way when 
he meddles with the children2  ,god has 
an interest in them-,hath ,god cast away
 his people8 ,god  forbid6 7,rom        
#aa3a1b74 ,the text intimates that they 
for sin had  deserved it1 and that      
,satan would fain have had it been so2  
but  ,god's interest in them preserved  
them-,god hath not cast away his        
people1 which he foreknew4 ,wherefore1  
when ,satan accuseth them  before ,god1 
,christ1 as he pleadeth his own worth   
and merit1 pleadeth  also against him1  
that interest that ,god has in them4    
,and though this1 to some1 may seem but 
an indifferent plea2 for what           
engagement lieth1 may they say1 upon    
,god to be so much concerned  with them1
 for they sin against him1 and often    
provoke him most  bitterly8 ,besides1 in
 their best state1 they are altogether  

vanity1  and a very thing of            
nought-,what is man 7sorry man71 that   
thou art  mindful of him1 or that thou  
shouldest be so8    ,i answer1 ,thought 
there lieth no engagement upon ,god for 
any  worthiness that is in man1 yet     
there lieth a great deal upon ,god  for 
the worthiness that is in himself4 ,god 
has engaged himself  with his having    
chosen them to be a people to himself2  
and by this  means they are so secured  
from all that all can do against them1  
that the apostle is bold1 upon this very
 account1 to challenge  all despite to  
do its worst against them1 saying1 ,who 
shall lay  anything to the charge of    
,god's elect8 7,rom #h3cc74 ,who8 saith 
,satan2  why1 that will ,i4 ,ay1 saith  
he1 but who can do it1 and prevail8 ,it 
is ,god that justifieth1 who is he that 
condemneth8 7ver4 #cd74 ,by  which words
 the apostle clearly declareth that     
charges against the  elect1 though they 
may be brought against them1 must needs 
prove  ineffectual as to their          

condemnation2 because their ,lord ,god  
still  will justify1 for that ,christ   
has died for them4 ,besides1 a little   
to enlarge1 the elect are bound to ,god 
by a sevenfold cord1 and a  threefold   
one is not quickly broken4    7#a47     
,election is eternal as ,god himself1   
and so without variableness  or shadow  
of change1 and hence it is called an    
eternal purpose1  and a purpose of ,god 
that must stand 7,eph #c3aa2 ,rom       
#i3aa74 7#b47  ,election is absolute1   
not conditional2 and1 therefore1 cannot 
be overthrown by the sin of the man that
 is wrapped up therein4  ,no works      
foreseen to be in us was the cause of   
,god's choosing us2  no sin in us shall 
frustrate or make election void-,who    
shall lay  anything to the charge of    
,god's elect8 ,it is ,god that          
justifieth  7,rom #h3cc2 #i3aa74 7#c47  
,by the act of election the children are
  involved1 wrapped up1 and covered in  
,christ2 he hath chosen us in  him2 not 
in ourselves1 not in our virtues1 no1   

not for or because  of anything1 but of 
his own will 7,eph #a3d-aa74 7#d47      
,election includeth  in it a permanent  
resolution of ,god to glorify his mercy 
on the  vessels of mercy1 thus          
foreordained unto glory 7,rom           
#i3ae1ah1bc74  7#e47 ,by the act of     
electing love1 it is concluded that all 
things  whatsoever shall work together  
for the good of them whose call to  ,god
 is the fruit of this purpose1 this     
eternal purpose of ,god 7,rom           
#h3bh-cj74 7#f47 ,the eternal           
inheritance is by a covenant of free and
  unchangeable grace made over to those 
thus chosen2 and to secure  them from   
the fruits of sin1 and from the malice  
of ,satan1 it  is sealed by this our    
,advocate's blood1 as he is ,mediator of
 this  covenant1 who also is become     
surety to ,god for them2 to wit1 to  see
 them forthcoming at the great day1 and 
to set them then safe  and sound before 
his ,father's face after the judgment is
 over 7,rom  #i3bc2 ,heb #g3bb2         

#i3ae1ag-bd2 #ac3bj2 ,john #aj3bh1bi74  
7#g47 ,by this  choice1 purpose1 and    
decree1 the elect1 the concerned        
therein1 have  allotted them by ,god1   
and laid up for them1 in ,christ1 a     
sufficiency  of grace to bring them     
through all difficulties to glory2 yea1 
and  they1 every one of them1 after the 
first act of faith-the which  also they 
shall certainly attain1 because wrapped 
up in the promise  for them-are to      
receive the earnest and first fruits    
thereof into  their souls 7,,ii ,tim    
#a3i2 ,acts #ad3bb2 ,eph #a3d1e1ac1ad74 
,now1 put all these things together1 and
 then feel if there be not  weight in   
this plea of ,christ against the devil4 
,he pleads ,god's  choice and interest  
in his saints against him-an interest   
that is  secured by the wisdom of       
heaven1 by the grace of heaven1 by the  
power1 will1 and mercy of ,god1 in      
,christ-an interest in which all  the   
three ,persons in the ,godhead have     
engaged themselves1 by mutual  agreement

 and operation1 to make good when ,satan
 has done his all4  ,i know there are   
some that object against this doctrine  
as false2  but such1 perhaps1 are       
ignorant of some things else as well as 
of  this4 ,however1 they object against 
the wisdom of ,god1 whose truth  it is1 
and against ,christ our ,advocate1 whose
 argument1 as he is  such1 it is2 yea1  
they labour1 what in them lieth1 to     
wrest that  weapon out of his hand1 with
 which he so cudgelleth the enemy  when1
 as ,advocate1 he pleadeth so           
effectually against him for the         
rescuing of us from the danger of       
judgment1 saying1 ,the ,lord rebuke     
thee1 ,o ,satan1 even the ,lord that    
hath chosen ,jerusalem1 rebuke  thee4   
,third4 ,as ,christ1 as ,advocate1      
pleads against ,satan the interest  that
 his ,father hath in his chosen1 so also
 he pleads against  him by no less      
authority-his own interest in them4     
,holy ,father1  saith he1 keep through  
thine own name those whom thou hast     

given  me 7,john #ag3aa74 ,keep them    
while in the world from the evil1 the   
soul-damning evil of it4 ,these words   
are directed to the ,father1  but they  
are leveled against the accusations of  
the enemy1 and were  spoken here to show
 what ,christ will do for his1 against  
our foe1  when he is above4 ,how1 ,i    
say1 he will urge before his ,father his
  own interest in us against ,satan1 and
 against all his accusations1  when he  
brings them to the bar of ,god's        
tribunal1 with design to  work our utter
 ruin4 ,and is there not a great deal in
 it8 ,as if  ,christ should say1        
,father1 my people have an adversary who
 will  accuse them for their faults     
before thee2 but ,i will be their       
,advocate1 and as ,i have bought them of
 thee1 ,i will plead my right  against  
him 7,john #aj3bh74 ,our ,english       
proverb is1 ,interest will  not lie2    
interest will make a man do that which  
otherwise he would  not4 ,how many      
thousands are there for whom ,christ    

doth not so much as  once open his      
mouth1 but leaves them to the           
accusations of ,satan1  and to ,ahab's  
judgment1 nay1 a worse1 because there is
 none to  plead their cause8 ,and why   
doth he not concern himself with them8  
but because he is not interested in     
them-,i pray not for the world1  but for
 them which thou hast given me1 for they
 are thine2 and all  mine are thine1 and
 ,i am glorified in them 7,john         
#ag3i1aj74    ,suppose so many cattle in
 such a pound1 and one goes by whose    
they  are not1 doth he concern himself8 
,no2 he beholds them1 and goes his  way4
 ,but suppose that at his return he     
should find his own cattle  in that     
pound1 would he now carry it toward them
 as he did unto the  other8 ,no1 no2 he 
has interest here1 they are his that are
 in the  pound2 now he is concerned1 now
 he must know who put them there1  and  
for what cause too they are served as   
they are2 and if he  finds them         
rightfully there1 he will fetch them by 

ransom2 but if  wrongfully1 he will     
replevy#g them1 and stand a trial at law
 with  him that has thus illegally      
pounded his cattle4 ,and thus it is     
betwixt ,jesus ,christ and his4 ,he is  
interested in them2 the cattle  are his 
own1 his own sheep1 7,john #aj3c1d71 but
 pounded by some  other1 by the law1 or 
by the devil4 ,if pounded by the law1 he
  delivereth them by ransom2 if pounded 
by the devil1 he will replevy  them1    
stand a trial at law for them1 and will 
be1 against their  accuser1 their       
,advocate himself4 ,nor can ,satan      
withstand his plea1  though he should   
against them join argument with the law2
 forasmuch1  as has been proved before1 
he can and will1 by what he has to      
produce  and plead of his own1 save his 
from all trespasses1 charges1 and       
accusations4 ,besides1 all men know that
 a man's proper goods are  not therefore
 forfeited1 because they commit many1   
and them too  great transgressions-,and 
if any man sin1 we have an ,advocate    

with  the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the   
righteous4 ,now1 the strength of this   
plea thus grounded upon ,christ's       
interest in his people is great1  and   
hath many weighty reasons on its side2  
as-    #a4 ,they are mine2 therefore in 
reason at my dispose1 not at the        
dispose of an adversary2 for while a    
thing can properly be called  mine1 no  
man has therewith to do but myself2 nor 
doth 7a man1 nor7  ,christ close his    
right to what he has by the weakness of 
that thing  which is his proper right4  
,he1 therefore1 as an ,advocate1        
pleadeth  interest1 his own interest1 in
 his people1 and right must1 with  the  
,judge of all the earth1 take           
place-,shall not the ,judge of all  the 
earth do right8 7,gen #ah3be74    #b4   
,they cost him dear2 and that which is  
dear bought is not easily  parted with  
7,i ,cor4 #f3bj74 ,they were bought with
 his blood 7,eph  #a3g2 ,i ,peter       
#a3ah1ai74 ,they were given him for his 
blood1 and  therefore are dear children 

7,eph #e3a72 for they are his by the    
highest price2 and this price he1 as    
,advocate1 pleadeth against the  enemy  
of our salvation2 yea1 ,i will add1 they
 are his1 because he  gave his all for  
them 7,,ii ,cor #h3i74 ,when a man shall
 give his all  for this or that1 then   
that which he so hath purchased is      
become  his all4 ,now ,christ has given 
his all for us2 he made himself poor    
for us1 wherefore we are become his all1
 his fullness2 and so the  church is    
called 7,eph #a3bc74 ,nay1 further1     
,christ likes well enough  of his       
purchase1 though it hath cost him his   
all-,the lines1 says  he1 are fallen to 
me in pleasant places2 ,i have a goodly 
heritage  7,psa #af3f74 ,now1 put all   
these things together1 and there is a   
strong plea in them4 ,interest1 such an 
interest1 will not be easily  parted    
with4 ,but this is not all2 for1    #c4 
,as they cost him dear1 so he hath made 
them near to himself1  near by way of   
relation4 ,now that which did not only  

cost dear1 but  that by way of relation 
is made so1 that a man will plead       
heartily  for4 ,said ,david to ,abner1  
,thou shalt not see my face1 except thou
  first bring ,michal1 ,saul's daughter1
 when thou comest to see my  face 7,,ii 
,sam #c3ac1ad74 ,saul's daughter cost me
 dear2 ,i bought  her with the jeopardy 
of my life2 ,saul's daughter is near to 
me2  she is my beloved wife4 ,he pleaded
 hard for her1 because she was  dear and
 near to him4 ,now1 ,i say1 the same is 
true in ,christ2 his  people cost him   
dear1 and he hath made them near unto   
him2 wherefore1  to plead interest in   
them1 is to hold by an argument that is 
strong4  7a47 ,they are his spouse1 and 
he hath made them so2 they are his      
love1 his dove1 his darling1 and he     
accounts them so4 ,now1 should  a wretch
 attempt1 in open court1 to take a man's
 wife away from  him1 how would this    
cause the man to plead6 ,yea1 and what  
judge  that is just1 and knows that the 
man has this interest in the woman      

pleaded for1 would yield to1 or give a  
verdict for the wretch1  against the man
 whose wife the woman is8 ,thus ,christ1
 in pleading  interest-in pleading thou 
gavest them me-pleads by a strong       
argument1  an argument that the enemy   
cannot invalidate4 ,true1 were ,christ  
to  plead this before a ,saul 7,i ,sam  
#be2dd71 or before ,samson's wife's     
father1 the ,philistine 7,judg #ad3bj71 
perhaps such treacherous  judges would  
give it against all right4 ,but1 ,i have
 told you1 the  court in which ,christ  
pleads is the highest and the justest1  
and  that from which there can be no    
appeal2 wherefore ,christ's cause1  and 
so the cause of the children of ,god1   
must be tried before their  ,father1    
from whose face1 to be sure1 just       
judgment shall proceed4  ,but1    7b47  
,as they are called his spouse1 so they 
are called his flesh1  and members of   
his body4 ,now1 said ,paul to the       
church1 ,ye are the  body of ,christ1   
and members in particular 7,i ,cor      

#ab3bg2 ,eph #e3cj74  ,this relation    
also makes a man plead hard4 ,were a man
 to plead for  a limb1 or a member of   
his own1 how would he plead8 ,what      
arguments  would he use8 ,and what      
sympathy and feeling would his arguments
  flow from8 ,i cannot lose a hand1 ,i  
cannot lose a foot1 cannot lose  a      
finger2 why1 saints are ,christ's       
members1 his members are of himself4    
,with what strength of argument would a 
man plead the necessariness  of his     
members to him1 and the unnaturalness of
 his adversary in  seeking the          
destruction of his members1 and the     
deformity of his  body6 ,yea1 a man     
would shuck and cringe1 and weep1 and   
entreat1  and make demurs1 and halts1   
and delays1 to a thousand years1 if     
possible1 before he would lose his      
members1 or any one of them4    ,but1 ,i
 say1 how would he plead and advocate it
 for his members1  if judge1 and law1   
and reason1 and equity1 were all on his 
side1  and if1 by the adversary1 there  

could be nothing urged1 but that        
against which the ,advocate had long    
before made provision for the  effectual
 overthrow thereof8 ,and all this is    
true as to the case  that lies before   
us4 ,thus we see what strength there    
lieth in this  second argument1 that our
 ,advocate bringeth for us against the  
enemy4 ,they are his flesh and bones1   
his members2 he cannot spare  them2 he  
cannot spare this1 because1 nor that1   
because1 nor any1  because1 they are his
 members4 ,as such1 they are lovely to  
him2 as  such1 they are useful to him2  
as such1 they are an ornament to him2   
yea1 though in themselves they are      
feeble1 and through infirmity  weak1    
much disabled from doing as they should4
 ,thus1 ,if any man sin1  we have an    
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous4  ,but1    #d4 ,as
 ,christ1 as ,advocate1 pleads for us1  
against ,satan1 his  ,father's interest 
in us and his own2 so he pleadeth       
against him  that right and property    

that he hath in heaven1 to give it to   
whom  he will4 ,he has a right to heaven
 as ,priest and ,king2 it is his  also  
by inheritance2 and since he will be so 
good a benefactor as  to bestow this    
house on somebody1 but not for their    
deserts1 but  not for their goodness1   
and since1 again1 he has to that end    
spilt  his blood for1 and taken a       
generation into covenant relation to    
him1 that it might be bestowed on them2 
it shall be bestowed on  them2 and he   
will plead this1 if there be need1 if   
his people sin1  and if their accuser   
seeks1 by their sin1 their ruin and     
destruction3  ,father1 saith he1 ,i will
 that they also1 whom thou hast given   
me1 be with me where ,i am2 that they   
may behold my glory1 which thou  hast   
given me 7,john #ag3bd74 ,christ's will 
is the will of heaven1  the will of     
,god4 ,shall not ,christ1 then1 prevail8
    ,i will1 saith ,christ2 ,i will1    
saith ,satan2 but whose will shall      
stand8 ,it is true1 ,christ in the text 

speaks more like an arbitrator  than an 
,advocate2 more like a judge than one   
pleading at a bar4  ,i will have it so2 
,i judge that so it ought to be1 and    
must4 ,but  there is also something of  
plea in the words both before his       
,father1  and against our enemy2 and    
therefore he speaketh like one that can 
plead and determine also2 yea1 like one 
that has power so to do4  ,but shall the
 will of heaven stoop to the will of    
hell8 ,or the  will of ,christ to the   
will of ,satan8 ,or the will of         
righteousness  to the will of sin8      
,shall ,satan1 who is ,god's enemy1 and 
whose charge  wherewith he chargeth us  
for sin1 and which is grounded1 not upon
  love to righteousness1 but upon malice
 against ,god's designs of  mercy1      
against the blood of ,christ1 and the   
salvation of his people-,i  say1 shall  
this enemy and this charge prevail with 
,god against the  well-grounded plea of 
,christ1 and against the salvation of   
,god's  elect1 and so keep us out of    

heaven8 ,no1 no2 ,christ will have it   
otherwise1 he is the great donator1 #h  
and his eye is good4 ,true1  ,satan was 
turned out of heaven for that he sinned 
there1 and we  must be taken into       
heaven1 though we have sinned here2 this
 is the  will of ,christ1 and1 as       
,advocate1 he pleads it against the face
  and accusation of our adversary4      
,thus1 ,if any man sin1 we have an      
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous4 ,but1    #e4 ,as 
,christ1 as ,advocate1 pleadeth for us1 
against ,satan1 his  ,father's interest 
in us1 and his own1 and pleadeth also   
what right  he has to dispose of the    
kingdom of heaven2 so he pleadeth       
against  this enemy1 that malice and    
enmity that is in him1 and upon which   
chiefly his charge against us is        
grounded1 to the confusion of his  face4
 ,this is evident from the title that   
our ,advocate bestows upon  him1 while  
he pleads for us against him3 ,the ,lord
 rebuke thee1  ,o ,satan1 ,o enemy1     

saith he2 for ,satan is an enemy1 and   
this name  given him signifies so much4 
,and lawyers1 in their pleas1 can make  
a great matter of such a circumstance as
 this2 saying1 ,my lord1  we can prove  
that what is now pleaded against the    
prisoner at the  bar is of mere malice  
and hatred1 that has also a long time   
lain  burning and raging in his enemy's 
breast against him4 ,this1 ,i  say1 will
 greatly weaken the plea and accusation 
of an enemy4 ,but1  says ,jesus ,christ1
 ,father1 here is a plea brought in     
against my  ,joshua1 that clothes him   
with filthy garments1 but it is brought 
in  against him by an enemy1 by an enemy
 in the superlative or highest  degree4 
,one that hates goodness worse than he1 
and that loveth  wickedness more than   
the man against whom at this time he has
 brought  such a heinous charge4 ,then  
leaving with the ,father the value of   
his blood for the accused1 he turneth   
him to the accuser1 and pleads  against 
him as an enemy3 ,o ,satan1 thou that   

accusest my spouse1  my love1 my        
members1 art ,,satan1 an enemy4 ,but it 
will be objected  that the things       
charged are true4 ,grant it2 yet what   
law takes notice  of the plea of one who
 doth professedly act as an enemy8      
because  it is not done of love to      
truth1 and justice1 and righteousness1  
nor intended for the honour of the king1
 nor for the good of the  prosecuted2   
but to gratify malice and rage1 and     
merely to kill and  destroy4 ,there is1 
therefore1 a great deal of force and    
strength in  an ,advocate's pleading of 
such a circumstance against an accuser2 
especially when the crimes now charged  
are those1 and only those  for which the
 law1 in the due execution of it1 has   
been satisfied  before2 wherefore now a 
lawyer has double and treble ground or  
matter to plead for his client against  
his enemy4 ,and this advantage  against 
him has ,jesus ,christ4    ,besides1 it 
is well known that ,satan1 as to us1 is 
the original cause  of those very crimes

 for which he accuses us at the bar of  
,god's  tribunal4 ,not to say anything  
of how he cometh to us1 solicits  us1   
tempts us1 flatters us1 and always1 in a
 manner1 lies at us  to do those wicked 
things for which he so hotly pursues us 
to the  bar of the judgment of ,god4    
,for though it is not meet for us thus  
to plead1-to wit1 laying that fault upon
 ,satan1 but rather upon  ourselves1-yet
 our advocate will do it1 and make work 
of it too  before ,god4 ,simon1 ,simon1 
behold1 ,satan hath desired to have you1
  that he might sift you as wheat2 but  
,i have prayed for thee1 that  thy faith
 fail not 7,luke #bb3ca1cb74 ,he maketh 
here mention of  ,satan's desires1 by   
way of advantage against him2 and1      
doubtless1  so he did in his prayer with
 ,god for ,peter's preservation4 ,and   
what he did here1 while on earth1 as a  
,saviour in general1 that he  doth now  
in heaven as a ,priest and an ,advocate 
in special4    ,i will further suppose  
that which may be supposed1 and that    

which  is suitable to our purpose4      
,suppose1 therefore1 that a father that 
has a child whom he loveth1 but the     
child has not half that wit  that some  
of the family hath1 and ,i am sure that 
we have less wit  than angels2 and      
suppose1 also1 that some bad-minded     
neighbour1 by  tampering with1 tempting 
of1 and by unwearied solicitations1     
should  prevail with this child to steal
 something out of his father's house  or
 grounds1 and give it unto him2 and this
 he doth on purpose to  set the father  
against the child2 and suppose1 again1  
that it comes  to the father's knowledge
 that the child1 through the allurements
  of such an one1 has done so and so    
against his father2 will he  therefore  
disinherit this child8 ,yea1 suppose1   
again1 that he that  did tempt this     
child to steal1 should be the first that
 should come  to accuse this child to   
its father for so doing1 would the      
father  take notice of the accusation of
 such an one8-,no1 verily1 we that  are 

evil can do better than so2 how then    
should we think that the  ,god of heaven
 should do such a thing1 since also we  
have a brother  that is wise1 and that  
will and can plead the very malice of   
our enemy  that doth to us all these    
things against him for our advantage8-,i
  say1 this is the sum of this fifth    
plea of ,christ our ,advocate1  against 
,satan4 ,o ,satan1 says he1 thou art an 
enemy to my people2  thou pleadest not  
out of love to righteousness1 not to    
reform1 but  to destroy my beloved and  
inheritance4 ,the charge wherewith thou 
chargest my people is thine own 7,job   
#h3d-f74 ,not only as to a matter  of   
charge1 but the things that thou        
accusest them of are thine1  thine in   
the nature of them4 ,also1 thou hast    
tempted1 allured1  flattered1 and daily 
laboured with them1 to do that for which
 now  thou so willingly would have them 
destroyed4 ,yea1 all this hast  thou    
done of envy to my ,father1 and to      
godliness2 of hatred to me  and my      

people2 and that thou mightest destroy  
others besides 7,i ,chron  #ba3a74 ,and 
now1 what can this accuser say8 ,can he 
excuse himself8  ,can he contradict our 
,advocate8 ,he cannot2 he knows that he 
is a  ,satan1 an enemy1 and as an       
adversary has he sown his tares among   
the wheat1 that it might be rooted up2  
but he shall not have his  end2 his     
malice has prevented#i him1 and so has  
the care and grace  of our ,advocate4   
,the tares1 therefore1 he shall have    
returned unto  him again2 but the wheat1
 for all this1 shall be gathered into   
,god's barn 7,matt #ac3be-cj74    ,thus1
 therefore1 our ,advocate makes use1 in 
his plea against ,satan1  of the rage   
and malice that is the occasion of the  
enemy's charge  wherewith he accuseth   
the children of ,god4 ,wherefore1 when  
thou  readest these words1 ,o ,satan1   
say with thyself1 thus ,christ our      
,advocate accuseth our adversary of     
malice and envy against ,god and        
goodness1 while he accuseth us of the   

sins which we commit1 for  which we are 
sorry1 and ,christ has paid a price of  
redemption-,and  7thus7 if any man sin1 
we have an ,advocate with the ,father1  
,jesus  ,christ the righteous4 ,but1    
#f4 ,christ1 when he pleads as an       
,advocate for his people1 in the        
presence of ,god against ,satan1 he can 
plead those very weaknesses  of his     
people for which ,satan would have them 
damned1 for their  relief and advantage4
 ,is not this a brand plucked out of the
  fire8 ,this is part of the plea of our
 ,advocate against ,satan for  his      
servant ,joshua1 when he said1 ,the     
,lord rebuke thee1 ,o ,satan            
7,zech#c3b74 ,now1 to be a brand plucked
 out of the fire is to be  a saint1     
impaired1 weakened1 defiled1 and made   
imperfect by sin2  for so also the      
apostle means when he saith1 ,and others
 save with  fear1 pulling them our of   
the fire2 hating even the garment       
spotted  by the flesh 7,jude #bc74 ,by  
fire1 in both these places1 we are to   

understand sin2 for that it burns and   
consumes as fire 7,rom #a3bg74          
,wherefore a man is said to burn when   
his lusts are strong upon him2  and to  
burn in lusts to others1 when his wicked
 heart runs wickedly  after them 7,i    
,cor #g3i74    ,also1 when ,abraham     
said1 ,i am but dust and ashes1 7,gen   
#ah3bg71  he means he was but what sin  
had left2 yea1 he had something of  the 
smutch and besmearings of sin yet upon  
him4 ,wherefore it was  a custom with   
,israel1 in days of old1 when they set  
days apart  for confession of sin1 and  
humiliation for the same1 to sprinkle   
themselves with1 or to wallow in dust   
and ashes1 as a token that  they did    
confess they were but what sin had left1
 and that they  also were defiled1      
weakened1 and polluted by it 7,esth     
#d3a1c2 ,jer  #f3bf2 ,job #cj3ai1       
#db3f74    ,this1 then1 is the next plea
 of our goodly ,advocate for us3 ,o     
,satan1  this is a brand plucked out of 
the fire4 ,as who should say1 ,thou     

objected against my servant ,joshua that
 he is black like a coal1  or that the  
fire of sin at times is still burning in
 him4 ,and what  then8 ,the reason why  
he is not totally extinct1 as tow2 is   
not thy  pity1 but my ,father's mercy to
 him2 ,i have plucked him out of the    
fire1 yet not so out but that the smell 
thereof is yet upon him2  and my ,father
 and ,i1 we consider his weakness1 and  
pity him2 for  since he is as a brand   
pulled out1 can it be expected by my    
,father  or me that he should appear    
before us as clear1 and do our biddings 
as well1 as if he had never been there8 
,this is a brand plucked  out of the    
fire1 and must be considered as such1   
and must be  borne with as such4 ,thus1 
as ,mephibosheth pleaded for his excuse1
  his lameness17,,ii ,sam #ai3bd-bf71 so
 ,christ pleads the infirm and  indigent
 condition of his people1 against       
,satan1 for their advantage4  ,wherefore
 ,christ1 by such pleas as these for his
 people1 doth yet  further show the     

malice of ,satan 7for all this burning  
comes through  him71 yea1 and by it he  
moveth the heart of ,god to pity us1 and
 yet  to be gentle1 and long-suffering1 
and merciful to us2 for pity and        
compassion are the fruits of the        
yearning of ,god's bowels towards  us1  
while he considereth us as infirm and   
weak1 and subject to  slips1 and        
stumbles1 and falls1 because of         
weakness4    ,and that ,christ our      
,advocate1 by thus pleading1 doth turn  
things  to our advantage1 consider1     
7#a47 ,that ,god is careful1 that       
through  our weakness1 our spirits do   
not fail before him when he chides      
7,isa #eg3af-ah74 7#b47 ,he stayeth his 
rough wind in the day of the  east wind1
 and debates about the measure of       
affliction1 when1 for  sin1 we should be
 chastened1 lest we should sink         
thereunder 7,isa  #bg3g-i74 7#c47 ,he   
will not strictly mark what is done     
amiss1 because  if he should1 we cannot 
stand 7,psa #acj3c74 7#d47 ,when he     

threateneth  to strike1 his bowels are  
troubled1 and his repentings are kindled
  together 7,hosea #aa3h1i74 7#e47 ,he  
will spin out his patience to the       
utmost length1 because he knows we are  
such bunglers at doing 7,jer  #i3bd74   
7#f47 ,he will accept of the will for   
the deed1 because he  knows that sin    
will make our best performances         
imperfect 7,,ii ,cor  #h3ab74 7#g47 ,he 
will count our little a very great deal1
 for that  he knows we are so unable to 
do anything at all 7,job #a3ba74 7#h47  
,he  will excuse the souls of his       
people1 and lay the fault upon their    
flesh1 which has greatest affinity with 
,satan1 if through weakness  and        
infirmity we do not do as we should     
7,matt #bf3da2 ,rom #g74 ,now1  as ,i   
said1 all these things happen unto us1  
both infirmities and  pity1 because and 
for that we were once in the fire1 and  
for that  the weakness of sin abides    
upon us to this day4 ,but none of this  
favour could come to us1 nor could we1  

by any means1 cause that  our           
infirmities should work for us thus     
advantageously2 but that  ,christ our   
,advocate stands our friend1 and pleads 
for us as he  doth4    ,but again1      
before ,i pass this over1 ,i will1 for  
the clearing of this1  present you with 
a few more considerations1 which are of 
another  rank-to wit1 that ,christ our  
,advocate1 as such1 makes mention of    
our weaknesses so1 against ,satan1 and  
before his ,father1 as to turn  all to  
our advantage4    7#a47 ,we are         
therefore to be saved by grace1 because 
by reason of  sin we are disabled from  
keeping of the law 7,deut #i3e2 ,isa    
#fd3f74  7#b47 ,we have given unto us   
the ,spirit of grace to help1 because we
  can do nothing that is good without it
 7,eph #b3e2 ,rom #h3bf74 7#c47  ,god   
has put ,christ's righteousness upon us 
to cover our nakedness  with1 because we
 have none of our own to do it withal   
7,phil #c3g1h2  ,eze #af3h74 7#d47 ,god 
alloweth us to ride in the bosom of     

,christ  to the grave1 and from thence  
in the bosom of angels to heaven1       
because our own legs are not able to    
carry us thither 7,isa #dj3aa1  #df3d2  
,psa #dh3ad2 ,luke #af3bb74 7#e47 ,god  
has made his ,son our ,head1  our       
,priest1 our ,advocate1 our ,saviour1   
our ,captain1 that we may be  delivered 
from all the infirmities and all the    
fiends that attend  us1 and that plot to
 do us hurt 7,eph #a3bb2 ,col #a3ah2    
,heb #g3ba74  7#f47 ,god has put the    
fallen angels into chains1 7,,ii ,peter 
#b3d2 ,rev  #bj3a1b71 that they might   
not follow us too fast1 and has enlarged
  us1 7,psa #d3a71 and directed our feet
 in the way of his steps1 that  we may  
haste us to the strong tower and city of
 refuge for succour  and safety1 and has
 given good angels a charge to look to  
us 7,heb  #a3ad2 ,psa #cd3g74 7#g47 ,god
 has promised that we1 at our counting  
days1 shall be spared1 as a man spareth 
his own son that serveth  him 7,mal     
#c3ag74    ,now1 from all these things1 

it appears that we have indulgence  at  
,god's hand1 and that our weaknesses1 as
 our ,christ manages the  matter for us1
 are so far off from laying a block or  
bar in the  way to the enjoyment of     
favour1 that they also work for our     
good2  yea1 and ,god's foresight of them
 has so kindled his bowels and          
compassion to us1 as to put him upon    
devising of such things for  our relief1
 which by no means could have been1 had 
not sin been  with us in the world1 and 
had not the best of saints been as a    
brand plucked out of the burning4    ,i 
have seen men 7and yet they are worse   
than ,god7 take most care  of1 and1     
also1 best provide for1 those of their  
children that have  been most infirm and
 helpless2 #aj and our ,advocate shall  
gather  his lambs with his arms1 and    
carry them in his bosom2 yea1 and  ,i   
know that there is such an art in       
showing and making mention of           
weaknesses as shall make the tears stand
 in a parent's eyes1 and as  shall make 

him search to the bottom of his purse to
 find out what  may do his weakling     
good4 ,christ1 also1 has that excellent 
art1 as  he is an ,advocate with the    
,father for us2 he can so make mention  
of us and of our infirmities1 while he  
pleads before ,god1 against  the devil1 
for us1 that he can make the bowels of  
the ,almighty yearn  towards us1 and to 
wrap us up in their compassions4 ,you   
read much  of the pity1 compassion1 and 
of the yearning of the bowels of the    
mighty ,god towards his people2 all     
which1 ,i think1 is kindled and  made   
burn towards us1 by the pleading of our 
,advocate4 ,i have seen  fathers        
offended with their children2 but when a
 brother had turned  a skillful         
advocate1 the anger has been appeased1  
and the means  have been concealed4 ,we 
read but little of this ,advocate's     
office  of ,jesus ,christ1 yet much of  
the fruit of it is extended to the      
churches2 but as the cause of smiles1   
after offences committed1  is made      

manifest afterwards1 so at the day when 
,god will open  all things1 we shall see
 how many times our ,lord1 as an        
,advocate1  pleaded for us1 and redeemed
 us by his so pleading1 unto the        
enjoyments of smiles and embraces1 who1 
for sin1 but a while before1  were under
 frowns and chastisements4 ,and thus    
much for the making  out how ,christ    
doth manage his office of being an      
,advocate for  us with the ,father-,if  
any man sin1 we have an ,advocate with  
the  ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the        
righteous4    ,,who ,,have ,,christ     
,,for ,,an ,,advocate    ,,thirdly1 ,and
 ,i shall come now to the third head2 to
 wit1 to show  you more particularly who
 they are that have ,jesus ,christ for  
their  ,advocate4    ,in my handling of 
this head1 ,i shall show1 ,first1 ,that 
this office  of an advocate differeth   
from that of a priest1 and how4 ,second1
  ,i shall show you how far ,christ     
extendeth this his office of            
advocateship-,i mean1 in matters        

concerning the people of ,god1 ,and     
then1 ,third1 ,i shall come more        
directly to show who they are that  have
 ,christ for their ,advocate4    ,first1
 ,for the first of these1 ,that this    
office of ,christ1 as an  ,advocate1    
differeth from that of a ,priest4 ,that 
he is a ,priest1 a  ,priest for ever1 ,i
 heartily acknowledge2 but that his     
priesthood  and advocateship should be  
one and the self-same office1 ,i cannot 
believe4    #a4 ,because they differ in 
name4 ,we may as well say a father1 as  
such1 is a son1 or that father and son  
is the self-same relation1  as say a    
priest and an advocate1 as to office1   
are but one and the  same thing4 ,they  
differ in name as much as priest and    
sacrifice do3  a priest is one1 and a   
sacrifice is another2 and though ,christ
 is  ,priest and ,sacrifice too1 yet1 as
 a ,priest1 he is not a ,sacrifice1     
nor1 as a ,sacrifice1 a ,priest4    #b4 
,as they differ in name1 so they differ 
in the nature of office4  ,a priest is  

to slay a sacrifice2 an advocate is to  
plead a cause2  a priest is to offer his
 sacrifice1 to the end that1 by the     
merit  thereof1 he may appease2 an      
advocate is to plead1 to plead according
  to law2 a priest is to make           
intercession1 by virtue of his          
sacrifice2  an advocate is to plead law1
 because amends is made4    #c4 ,as they
 differ in name and nature1 so they also
 differ as  to their extent4 ,the       
priesthood of ,christ extendeth itself  
to the  whole of ,god's elect1 whether  
called or in their sins2 but ,christ1   
as ,advocate1 pleadeth only for the     
children4    #d4 ,as they differ in     
name1 in nature1 and extent1 so they    
differ  as to the persons with whom they
 have to do4 ,we read not anywhere  that
 ,christ1 as ,priest1 has to do with the
 devil as an antagonist1  but1 as an    
,advocate1 he hath4    #e4 ,as they     
differ in these1 so they differ as to   
the matters  about which they are       
employed4 ,christ1 as ,priest1 concerns 

himself  with every wry thought1 and1   
also1 with the least imperfection or    
infirmity that attends our most holy    
things2 but ,christ1 as ,advocate1  doth
 not so1 as ,i have already showed4     
#f4 ,so that ,christ1 as ,priest1 goes  
before1 and ,christ1 as an  ,advocate1  
comes after2 ,christ1 as ,priest1       
continually intercedes2  ,christ1 as    
,advocate1 in case of great             
transgressions1 pleads3  ,christ1 as    
,priest1 has need to act always1 but    
,christ1 as ,advocate1  sometimes only4 
,christ1 as ,priest1 acts in times of   
peace2 but ,christ1  as ,advocate1 in   
times of broils1 turmoils1 and sharp    
contentions2  wherefore1 ,christ1 as    
,advocate1 is1 as ,i may call him1 a    
reserve1  and his time is then to arise1
 to stand up and plead1 when ,,his are  
clothed with some filthy sin that of    
late they have fallen into1  as ,david1 
,joshua1 or ,peter4 ,when some such     
thing is committed by  them1 as         
ministereth to the enemy a show of      

ground to question the  truth of their  
grace2 or when it is a question1 and to 
be debated1  whether it can stand with  
the laws of heaven1 with the merits of  
,christ1 and the honour of ,god1 that   
such a one should be saved4  ,now let an
 advocate come forth1 now let him have  
time to plead1  for this is a fit       
occasion for the saints' ,advocate to   
stand up to  plead for the salvation of 
his people4 ,but1    ,second1 ,i come   
next to show you how far this office of 
an ,advocate  is extended4 ,i hinted at 
this before1 so now shall be the more   
brief4 #a4 ,by this office he offereth  
no sacrifice2 he only1 as to  matter of 
justice1 pleads the sacrifice offered4  
#b4 ,by this office  he obtains the     
conversion of none2 he only thereby     
secureth the  converted from the        
damnation which their adversary1 for    
sins after  light and profession1       
endeavoureth to bring them to4 #c4 ,by  
this  office he prevents not temporal   
punishment1 but by it he chiefly        

preserveth the soul from hell4 #d4 ,by  
this office he brings in  no justifying 
righteousness for us1 he only thereby   
prevaileth to  have the dispose of that 
brought in by himself1 as ,priest1 for  
the  justifying of those1 by a new and  
fresh act1 who had made their           
justification doubtful by new falls into
 sin4 ,and this is plain  in the history
 of our ,joshua1 so often mentioned     
before 7,zech #c74  #e4 ,as ,priest1 he 
hath obtained eternal redemption for us2
 and as  ,advocate1 he by law1          
maintaineth our right thereto1 against  
the  devil and his angels4    ,third1 ,i
 come now to show you who they are that 
have ,jesus ,christ  for their          
,advocate4 ,and this ,i shall do-first1 
more generally1 and  then shall be more 
particular and distinct about it4    #a4
 ,more generally4 ,they are all the     
truly gracious2 those that are  the     
children by adoption2 and this the test 
affirmeth-,my little  children1 these   
things write ,i unto you1 that ye sin   

not4 ,and if  any man sin1 we have an   
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the  righteous4 ,they are1 then1
 the children1 by adoption1 that are    
the persons concerned in the            
advocateship of ,jesus ,christ4 ,the    
priesthood of ,christ extendeth itself  
to the whole body of the  elect1 but the
 advocateship of ,christ doth not so4   
,this is further  cleared by this       
apostle2 and in this very text1 if you  
consider  what immediately follows-,we  
have an ,advocate1 says he1 and he  is  
the propitiation for our sins4 ,he is   
our ,advocate1 and also  our ,priest4   
,as an ,advocate1 ours only2 but as a   
propitiation1 not  ours only1 but also  
for the sins of the whole world2 to be  
sure1  for the elect throughout the     
world1 and they that will extend it     
further1 let them4    ,and ,i say again1
 had he not intended that there should  
have been  a straiter limit put to the  
,advocateship of ,christ than he would  
have us put to his priestly office1 what

 needed he1 when he speaketh  of the    
propitiation which relates to ,christ as
 ,priest1 have added-,and  not for ours 
only8 ,as an ,advocate1 then1 he        
engageth for us that  are children2 and 
as a ,priest1 too1 he hath appeased     
,god's wrath  for our sins2 but as an   
,advocate his offices are confined to   
the  children only1 but as a ,priest he 
is not so4 ,he is the propitiation  for 
our sins1 and not for ours only4 ,the   
sense1 therefore1 of the  apostle       
should1 ,i think1 be this-,that ,christ1
 as a ,priest1 hath  offered a          
propitiatory sacrifice for all2 but as  
an ,advocate he  pleadeth only for the  
children4 ,children1 we have an         
,advocate to  ourselves1 and he is also 
our ,priest2 but as he is a ,priest1 he 
is  not ours only1 but maketh1 as such1 
amends for all that shall be  saved4    
,the elect1 therefore1 have the ,lord   
,jesus for their ,advocate  then1 and   
then only1 when they are by calling put 
among the children2  because1 as        

,advocate1 he is peculiarly the         
children's-,my little  children1 ,,we   
have an ,advocate4    ,objection4 ,but  
he also saith1 ,if any man sin1 we have 
an ,advocate2  any man that sinneth     
seems1 by the text1 notwithstanding what
 you  say1 to have an ,advocate with the
 ,father4    ,answer4 ,by any man1 must 
not be meant any of the world1 nor any  
of the elect1 but any man in faith and  
grace2 for he still limits  this general
 term1 any man1 with this restriction1  
we-,children1  if any man sin1 we have  
an ,advocate4 ,we1 any man of us4 ,and  
this  is yet further made appear1 since 
he saith that it is to them he  writes1 
not only here1 but further in this      
chapter-,i write unto  ,,you1 little    
children2 ,i write unto you1 fathers2 ,i
 write unto you1  young men 7,i ,john   
#b3 #ab1ac74 ,these are the persons     
intended in  the text1 for under these  
three heads are comprehended all men2   
for they are either children1 and so men
 in nature1 or young men1  and so men in

 strength2 or else they are fathers1 and
 so aged1 and  of experience4 ,add to   
this1 by any man1 that the apostle      
intendeth  not to enlarge himself beyond
 the persons that are in grace2 but to  
supply what was wanting by that term    
little children2 for since  the         
strongest saint may have heed of an     
,advocate1 as well as the  most feeble  
of the flock1 why should the apostle    
leave it to be  so understood as if the 
children1 and the children only1 had an 
interest in that office8 ,wherefore1    
after he had said1 ,my little  children1
 ,i write unto you1 that ye sin not2 he 
then adds1 with  enlargement1 ,if any   
man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the  
,father4  ,yet the little children may  
well be mentioned first1 since they most
  want the knowledge of it1 are most    
feeble1 and so by sin may be  forced    
most frequently to act faith on ,christ1
 as ,advocate4 ,besides1  they are most 
ready1 through temptation1 to question  
whether they  have so good a right to   

,christ in all his offices as have      
better and  more well-grown saints2 and1
 therefore1 they1 in this the apostle's 
salutation1 are first set down in the   
catalogue of names-,my little  children1
 ,i write unto you1 that ye sin not4 ,if
 any man sin1 we  have an ,advocate with
 the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the        
righteous4 ,so1  then1 the children of  
,god are they who have the ,lord ,jesus1
 an  ,advocate for them with the        
,father4 ,the least and biggest1 the    
oldest  and youngest1 the feeblest and  
the strongest2 ,,all the children have  
an ,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus   
,christ the righteous4    7#a47 ,since1 
then1 the children have ,christ for     
their advocate1 art  thou a child8 ,art 
thou begotten of ,god by his ,word8     
7,james #a3ah74  ,hast thou in thee the 
spirit of adoption8 7,gal #d3a-f74      
,canst thou  in faith say1 ,father1     
,father1 to ,god8 ,then is ,christ thy  
,advocate1  thine ,advocate1 now to     
appear in the presence of ,god for thee 

7,heb #i3bd74 ,to appear there1 and to  
plead there1 in the face of the  court  
of heaven1 for thee2 to plead there     
against thine adversary1  whose         
accusations are dreadful1 whose subtlety
 is great1 whose  malice is             
inconceivable1 and whose rage is        
intolerable2 to plead  there before a   
just ,god1 a righteous ,god1 a          
sin-revenging ,god3  before whose face  
thou wouldst die if thou wast to show   
thyself1  and at his bar to plead thine 
own cause4 ,but1    7#b47 ,there is a   
difference in children2 some are bigger 
than  some2 there are children and      
little children-,my little children1  ,i
 write unto you4 ,little children2 some 
of the little children  can neither say 
,father1 nor so much as know that they  
themselves  are children4    ,this is   
true in nature1 and so it is in grace2  
wherefore1  notwithstanding what was    
said under the first head1 it doth not  
follow1 that if ,i be a child ,i must   
certainly know it1 and also be  able to 

call ,god1 ,father4 ,let the first1     
then1 serve to poise and  balance the   
confident ones1 and let this be for the 
relief of those  more feeble2 for they  
that are children1 whether they know it 
or  no1 have ,jesus ,christ for their   
,advocate1 for ,christ is assigned to   
be our ,advocate by the ,judge1 by the  
,king1 by our ,god and ,father1         
although we have not known it4 ,true1 at
 present1 there can come  from hence1 to
 them that are thus concerned in the    
advocateship of  ,christ1 but little    
comfort2 but yet it yields them great   
security2  they have an ,advocate with  
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous4  ,god knows this1 the devil  
feels this1 and the children shall have 
the comfort of it afterwards4 ,i say1   
the time is coming when they  shall know
 that even then1 when they knew it not1 
they had an ,advocate  with the ,father2
 an ,advocate who was neither loath1 nor
 afraid1  nor ashamed1 to plead for     
their defense against their proudest    

foe4  ,and will not this1 when they know
 it1 yield them comfort8 ,doubtless  it 
will2 yea1 more1 and of a better kind1  
than that which flows  from the         
knowledge that one is born to crowns and
 kingdoms4    ,again2 as he is an       
,advocate for the children1 so he is    
also1 as  before was hinted1 for the    
strong and experienced2 for no strength 
in this world secureth from the rage of 
hell2 nor can any experience1  while we 
are here1 fortify us against his        
assaults4 ,there is also  an incidency  
in the best to sin2 and the bigger man1 
the bigger  fall2 for the more hurt1 the
 greater damage4 ,wherefore it is of    
absolute necessity that an advocate be  
provided for the strong as  for the     
weak4 ,any man2 he that is most holy1   
most reformed1 most  refined1 and most  
purified1 may as soon be in the dirt as 
the  weakest ,christian2 and1 so far as 
,i can see1 ,satan's design is  against 
them most4 ,i am sure the greatest sins 
have been committed  by the biggest     

saints4 ,this wayfaring man came to     
,david's house1  and when he stood up   
against ,israel1 he provoked ,david to  
number  the people 7,,ii ,sam #ab3d1g2  
,i ,chron #ba3a74 ,wherefore they have  
as  much need of an advocate as have the
 youngest and most feeble of  the flock4
 ,what a mind had he to try a fall with 
,peter6 ,and how  quickly did he break  
the neck of ,judas6 ,the like1 without  
doubt1  he had done to ,peter1 had not  
,jesus1 by stepping in1 prevented4 ,as  
long as sin is in our flesh1 there is   
danger4 ,indeed1 he saith of  the young 
men that they are strong1 and that they 
have overcome  the wicked one2 but he   
doth not say they have killed him4 ,as  
long  as the devil is alive there is    
danger2 and though a strong ,christian  
may be too hard for1 and may overcome   
him in one thing1 he may be  too hard   
for1 yea1 and may overcome him two for  
one afterwards4  ,thus he served ,david1
 and thus he served ,peter1 and thus he1
 in  our day1 has served many more4 ,the

 strongest are weak1 the wisest  are    
fools1 when suffered to be sifted as    
wheat in ,satan's sieve2  yea1 and have 
often been so proved1 to the wounding of
 their great  hearts1 and the dishonour 
of religion4 ,to conclude this3 ,god of 
his mercy hath sufficiently declared the
 truth of what ,i say1 by  preparing for
 the best1 the strongest1 and most      
sanctified1 as well  as for the least1  
weakest1 and most feeble saint1 as      
,advocate-,my  little children1 ,i write
 unto you1 that ye sin not4 ,and if any 
man  sin1 we have an ,advocate with the 
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous4  
#b4 ,but some may object1 that what has 
been said as to discovering  for whom   
,christ is an ,advocate has been too    
general1 and1 therefore1  would have me 
come more to particulars1 else they can 
get no  comfort4 ,well1 inquiring soul1 
so ,i will2 and1 therefore1 hearken  to 
what ,i say4    7#a47 ,wouldest thou    
know whether ,christ is thine ,advocate 
or no8  ,i ask1 ,hast thou entertained  

him so to be8 ,when men have suits of   
law depending in any of the king's      
courts above1 they entertain  their     
attorney or advocate to plead their     
cause1 and so he pleads  for them4 ,i   
say1 hast thou entertained ,jesus       
,christ for thy lawyer  to plead thy    
cause8 ,plead my cause1 ,o ,lord1 said  
,david 7,psa #ce3a72  and again1 ,judge 
me1 ,o ,god1 and plead my cause 7,psa   
#dc3a74 ,this1  therefore1 is the first 
thing that ,i would propound to thee3   
,hast  thou1 with ,david1 entertained   
him for thy lawyer1 or1 with good       
,hezekiah1 cried out1 ,o ,lord1 ,i am   
oppressed2 undertake for me  7,isa      
#ch3ad74 ,what sayest thou1 soul8 ,hast 
thou been with him1 and  prayed him to  
plead thy cause1 and cried unto him to  
undertake  for thee8 ,this ,i call      
entertaining of him to be thy advocate1 
and  ,i choose to follow the similitude1
 both because the ,scripture seems  to  
smile upon such a way of discourse1 and 
because thy question  doth naturally    

lead me to it4 ,wherefore1 ,i ask again1
 hast thou  been with him8 ,hast thou   
entertained him8 ,hast thou desired him 
to  plead thy cause8    ,question4 ,thou
 wilt say unto me1 ,how should ,i know  
that ,i have done  so8    ,answer4 ,i   
answer1 ,art thou sensible that thou    
hast an action commenced  against thee  
in that high court of justice that is   
above8 ,i say1  ,art thou sensible of   
this8 ,for the defendants-and all ,god's
 people  are defendants-do not use to   
entertain their lawyers1 but from       
knowledge1 that an action either is1 or 
may be1 commenced against  them before  
the ,god of heaven4 ,if thou sayest yea1
 then ,i ask1 ,who  told thee that thou 
standest accused for transgression      
before the  judgment-seat of ,god8 ,i   
say1 ,who told thee so8 ,hath the ,holy 
,ghost1  hath the world1 or hath thy    
conscience8 ,for nothing else1 as ,i    
know  of1 can bring such tidings to thy 
soul4    ,again2 ,hast thou found a     
failure in all others that might have   

been entertained to plead thy cause8    
,some make their sighs1 their  tears1   
their prayers1 and their reformations1  
their advocates-,hast  thou tried these1
 and found them wanting8 ,hast thou seen
 thy state  to be desperate1 if the     
,lord ,jesus doth not undertake to plead
 thy  cause8 for ,jesus is not          
entertained so long as men can make     
shift  without him4 ,but when it comes  
to this point ,i perish for ever1       
notwithstanding the help of all1 if the 
,lord ,jesus steps not in4  ,then ,lord 
,jesus1 ,lord ,jesus1 good ,lord ,jesus6
 undertake for me4  ,hast thou therefore
 been with ,jesus ,christ as concerned  
in thy  soul1 as heartily concerned     
about the action that thou perceivest   
to be commenced against thee8           
,question4 ,you will say1 ,how should ,i
 know that8    ,answer4 ,i answer1 ,hast
 thou well considered the nature of the 
crime  wherewith thou standest charged  
at the bar of ,god8 ,hast thou also     
considered the justness of the ,judge8  

,again ,i ask1 ,hast thou considered    
what truth1 as to matter of fact1 there 
is in the things whereof  thou standest 
accused8 ,also1 ,hast thou considered   
the cunning1 the  malice1 and diligence 
of thy adversary1 with the greatness of 
the  loss thou art like to sustain1     
shouldst thou with ,ahab1 in the book   
of ,kings1 7,i ,kings #bb3ag-bc71 or    
with the hypocrites in ,isaiah1 7,isa   
#f3e-aj71 have the verdict of the ,lord 
,god go out from the throne  against    
thee8 ,i ask thee these questions1      
because if thou art in  the knowledge of
 these things to seek1 or if thou art   
not deeply  concerned about the         
greatness of the damage that will       
certainly  overtake thee1 and that for  
ever1 shouldest thou be indeed accused  
before ,god1 and have none to plead thy 
cause1 thou hast not1 nor  canst not1   
let what will come upon thee1 have been 
with ,jesus ,christ  to plead thy cause2
 and so1 let thy case be never so       
desperate1  thou standest alone1 and    

hast no helper 7,job #cj3ac1 #i3ac7 ,or 
if  thou hast1 they1 not being the      
advocate of ,god's appointing1 must     
needs fall with thee1 and with thy      
burden4 ,wherefore1 consider of  this   
seriously1 and return thy answer to     
,god1 who can tell if truth  shall be   
found in thy answers1 better by far than
 any2 for it is  he that tries the reins
 and the heart1 and therefore to him ,i 
refer  thee4 ,but1    7#b47 ,wouldst    
thou know whether ,jesus ,christ is     
thine advocate8 ,then  ,i ask again1    
,hast thou revealed thy cause unto      
him8-,i say1 ,hast  thou revealed thy   
cause unto him8 ,for he that goeth to   
law for his  right1 must not only go to 
a lawyer1 and say1 ,sir1 ,i am in       
trouble1  and am to have a trial at law 
with mine enemy1 pray undertake my      
cause2 but he must also reveal to his   
lawyer his cause4 ,he must  go to him   
and tell him what is the matter1 how    
things stand1 where  the shoe pinches1  
and so4 ,thus did the church of old1 and

 thus doth  every true ,christian now2  
for though nothing can be hid from him1 
yet he will have things out of thine own
 mouth2 he will have thee  to reveal thy
 matters unto him 7,matt #bj3cb74 ,o    
,lord of hosts1  said ,jeremiah1 that   
judgest righteously1 that triest the    
reins and  the heart1 let me see thy    
vengeance on them3 for unto thee have ,i
  revealed my cause 7,jer #aa3bj74 ,and 
again2 ,but1 ,o ,lord of hosts1  that   
triest the righteous1 and seest the     
reins and the heart1 let  me see thy    
vengeance on them2 for unto thee have ,i
 opened my cause  7,jer #bj3ab74 ,seest 
thou here1 how saints of old were wont  
to do8  how they did1 not only in a     
general way1 entreat ,christ to plead   
their cause1 but in a particular way1 go
 to him and reveal1 or open  their cause
 unto him8    ,o6 it is excellent to    
behold how some sinners will do this    
when  they get ,christ and themselves in
 a closet alone2 when they1 upon  their 
bare knees1 are pouring out of their    

souls before him2 or1  like the woman in
 the gospel1 telling him all the truth  
7,mark #e74  ,o6 saith the soul1 ,lord1 
,i am come to thee upon an earnest      
business2  ,i am arrested by ,satan2 the
 bailiff was mine own conscience1 and ,i
  am like to be accused before the      
judgment-seat of ,god4 ,my salvation    
lies at stake2 ,i am questioned for my  
interest in heaven2 ,i am afraid  of the
 ,judge2 my heart condemns me 7,i ,john 
#c3bj74 ,mine enemy is  subtle1 and     
wanteth not malice to prosecute me to   
death1 and then  to hell4 ,also1 ,lord1 
,i am sensible that the law is against  
me1 for  indeed ,i have horribly sinned1
 and thus and thus have ,i done4 ,here  
,i lie open to law1 and there ,i lie    
open to law2 here ,i have given  the    
adversary advantage1 and there he will  
surely have a hank#aa  against me4      
,lord1 ,i am distressed1 undertake for  
me6 ,and there are  some things that    
thou must be acquainted with about thine
 ,advocate1  before thou wilt venture to

 go thus far with him4 ,as1    7a47     
,thou must know him to be a friend1 and 
not an enemy1 unto whom  thou openest   
thy heart2 and until thou comest to know
 that ,christ  is a friend to thee1 or  
to souls in thy condition1 thou wilt    
never  reveal thy cause unto him1 not   
thy whole cause unto him4 ,and it  is   
from this that so many that have soul   
causes hourly depending  before the     
throne of ,god1 and that are in danger  
every day of eternal  damnation1 forbear
 to entertain ,jesus ,christ for their  
,advocate1  and so wickedly conceal     
their matters from him2 but he that     
hideth  his sins shall not prosper      
7,prov #bh3ac7    ,,footnote3 ,quoted   
from the ,genevan1 or ,puritan          
translation4-,,ed4 ,this1  therefore1   
must first be believed by thee before   
thou wilt reveal  thy cause unto him4   
7b47 ,a man1 when his estate is called  
in question1 ,i mean his  right and     
title thereto1 will be very cautious1   
especially if he  also questions his    

title to it himself1 unto whom he       
reveals that  affair2 he must know him  
to be one that is not only friendly1 but
  faithful1 to whom he reveals such a   
secret as this4 ,why1 thus it  is with  
,christ and the soul4 ,if the soul is   
not somewhat persuaded  of the          
faithfulness of ,christ-to wit1 that if 
he can do him no  good1 he will do him  
no harm1 he will never reveal his cause 
unto  him1 but will seek to hide his    
counsel from the ,lord4 ,this1          
therefore1  is another thing by which   
thou mayest know that thou hast ,christ 
for thine ,advocate1 if thou hast       
heartily and in very deed revealed  thy 
cause unto him4 ,now1 they that do      
honestly reveal their cause  to their   
lawyer1 will endeavour to possess him1  
as ,i hinted before1  with the worst2   
they will1 with words1 make it as bad as
 they may2  for1 think they1 by that    
means ,i shall prepare him for the worst
  that mine enemy can do4 ,and thus     
souls deal with ,jesus ,christ2 see     

,psalms #ea and #ch1 with several others
 that might be named1 and see  if ,god's
 people have not done so4 ,i said1 saith
 ,david1 ,i will  confess my            
transgressions unto the ,lord2 and thou 
forgavest the  iniquity of my sin4 ,but1
    7#c47 ,hast thou ,jesus ,christ for 
thine ,advocate8 or wouldst thou  know  
if thou hast8 ,then ,i ask again1 ,hast 
thou committed thy cause  to him8 ,when 
a man entertains#ab his lawyer to stand 
for him and  to plead his cause1 he doth
 not only reveal1 but commit his cause  
unto him4 ,i would seek unto ,god1 says 
,eliphaz to ,job1 and unto  ,god would  
,i commit my cause 7,job #e3h74 ,now    
there is a difference  betwixt revealing
 my cause and committing of it to a man4
 ,to reveal  my cause is to open it to  
one2 and to commit it to him is to trust
  it in his hand4 ,many a man will      
reveal his cause to him unto whom  he   
will yet be afraid to commit it2 but    
now1 he that entertains a  lawyer to    
plead his cause1 doth not only reveal   

but commit his cause  into him4 ,as1    
suppose right to his estate be called in
 question2  why1 then1 he not only      
reveals his cause to his lawyer1 but    
puts  into his hands his evidences1     
deeds1 leases1 mortgages1 bonds1 or     
what else he hath1 to show a title to   
his estate by4 ,and thus doth           
,christians deal with ,christ2 they     
deliver up all unto him-to wit1  all    
their signs1 evidences1 promises1 and   
assurances1 which they  have thought    
they had for heaven and the salvation of
 their souls1  and have desired him to  
peruse1 to search1 and try them every   
one4  ,and see if there be any wicked   
way in me1 and lead me in the way       
everlasting 7,psa #aci3bc-bd74 ,this is 
committing of thy cause to  ,christ1 and
 this is the hardest task of all1 for   
the man that doth  thus1 he trusteth    
,christ with all2 and it implieth1 that 
he will  live and die1 stand and fall1  
lose and win1 according as ,christ  will
 manage his business4 ,thus did ,paul1  

7,,ii ,tim #a3ab71 and thus  ,peter     
admonishes us to do4 ,now he that doth  
this must be convinced1    7a47 ,of the 
ability of ,jesus ,christ to defend him2
 for a man will  not commit so great a  
concern as his all is to his friend4    
,no2 not  to his friend1 be he never so 
faithful1 if he perceives not in  him   
ability to save him1 and to preserve    
what he hath1 against all  the cavils of
 an enemy4 ,and hence it is that the    
ability of ,jesus  ,christ1 as to the   
saving of his people1 is so much        
insisted on in  the ,scripture2 as1 ,i  
have laid help upon one that is mighty  
7,psa  #hi3ai74 ,i that speak in        
righteousness1 mighty to save 7,isa     
#fc3a74  ,and again1 ,he shall send them
 a ,saviour1 and a great one 7,isa      
#ai3bj74    7b47 ,as they must be       
convinced of his ability to help them1  
so they  must of his courage2 a man that
 has parts sufficient may yet fail  his 
friend for want of courage2 wherefore1  
the courage and greatness  of ,christ's 

,spirit1 as to his undertaking of the   
cause of his  people1 is also amply set 
out in ,scripture4 ,he shall not fail   
nor  be discouraged1 till he have set   
judgment in the earth1 till he  send    
forth judgment unto victory 7,isa #db3d2
 ,matt #ab3bj74    7c47 ,they must also 
be convinced of his willingness to do   
this for  them2 for though one be able  
and of courage sufficient1 yet if he  is
 not willing to undertake one's cause1  
what is it the better8  ,wherefore1 he  
declareth his willingness also1 and how 
ready he is  to stand up to plead the   
cause of the poor and of them that are  
in want4 ,the ,lord will plead their    
cause1 and spoil the soul of  those that
 spoiled them 7,prov #bb3bc74    7d47   
,they must also be convinced of         
this-that ,christ is tender1  and will  
not be offended at the dullness of his  
client4 ,some men  can reveal their     
cause to their lawyers better than some1
 and are  more serviceable and handy in 
that affair than others4 ,but1 saith    

the ,christian1 ,i am dull and stupid   
that way1 will not ,christ be  shuff#ac 
and shy with me because of this8 ,honest
 heart6 ,he hath a  supply of thy       
defects#ad in himself1 and knoweth what 
thou wantest1  and where the shoe       
pinches1 though thou art not able       
distinctly  to open matters to him4 ,the
 child is pricked with a pin1 and lies  
crying in the mother's lap1 but cannot  
show its mother where the pin  is2 but  
there is pity enough in the mother to   
supply this defect  of the child2       
wherefore she undresses it1 opens it1   
searches  every clout from head to the  
foot of the child1 and so finds where   
the pin is4 ,thus will thy lawyer do2 he
 will search and find out  thy          
difficulties1 and where ,satan seeketh  
an advantage of thee1  accordingly will 
provide his remedy4    7e47 ,o1 but will
 he not be weary8 ,the prophet complains
 of some1  that they weary ,god 7,isa   
#g3ac74 ,and mine is a very cross and   
intricate cause2 ,i have wearied many a 

good man while ,i have been  telling my 
tale unto him1 and ,i am afraid that ,i 
shall also weary  ,jesus ,christ4       
,answer4 ,soul1 he suffered and did bear
 with the manners  of ,israel forty     
years in the wilderness2 and hast thou  
tried him  half so long8 7,acts #ac3ah74
 ,the good souls that have gone before  
thee have found him a tried stone1 a    
sure one to be trusted to  as to this   
7,isa #bh3af74 ,and the prophet saith   
positively that he  fainteth not1       
neither is weary2 and that there is no  
searching of  his understanding 7,isa   
#dj3bh74 ,let all these things prevail  
with  thee to believe1 that if thou hast
 committed by cause unto him1 he  will  
bring it to pass1 to a good pass1 to so 
good a pass as will  glorify ,god1      
honour ,christ1 save thee1 and shame the
 devil4 ,but1    7#d47 ,wouldst thou    
know whether ,jesus ,christ is thine    
,advocate1  whether he has taken in hand
 to plead thy cause8 ,then1 ,i ask1 dost
  thou1 together with what has been     

mentioned before1 wait upon him         
according to his counsel1 until things  
shall come to a legal issue8  ,thus must
 clients do4 ,there is a great many     
turnings and windings  about suits and  
trials at law2 the enemy1 also1 with his
 supersedeas#ae  cavils1 and motions1   
often defers a speedy issue2 wherefore1 
the man  whose is the concern must wait2
 as the prophet said1 ,i will look1     
said he1 unto the ,lord2 ,i will wait   
for the ,god of my salvation4  ,but how 
long1 prophet1 wilt thou wait8 ,why1    
says he1 until he  plead my cause1 and  
execute judgment for me 7,micah         
#g3g-aj74    ,perhaps when thy cause is 
tried1 things for the present are upon  
this issue2 thy adversary1 indeed1 is   
cast1 but whether thou shalt  have an   
absolute discharge1 as ,peter had1 or a 
conditional one1  as ,david1 and as the 
,corinthians had1 that is the question  
7,,ii ,sam  #ab3aj-ad74 ,true1 thou     
shalt be completely saved at last2 but  
yet  whether it is not best to leave to 

thee a memento of ,god's displeasure    
against thy sin1 by awarding that the   
sword shall never depart from  thy      
house1 or that some sore sickness or    
other distresses shall  haunt thee as   
long as thou livest1 or1 perhaps1 that  
thou shalt  walk without the light of   
,god's countenance for several years and
  a day4 ,now1 if any of these three    
things happen unto thee1 thou must      
exercise patience1 and wait2 thus did   
,david-,i waited patiently2  and again  
he exercises his soul in this virtue1   
saying ,my soul1  wait thou only upon   
,god2 for my expectation is from him    
7,psa #fb3e74  ,for now we are judged of
 the ,lord1 that we may not be condemned
  with the world4 ,and by this judgment1
 though it sets us free from  their     
damnation1 yet we are involved in many  
troubles1 and1 perhaps1  must wait many 
a day before we can know that1 as to the
 main1 the  verdict hath gone on our    
side4 ,thus1 therefore1 in order to thy 
waiting upon him without fainting1 it is

 meet that thou shouldest  know the     
methods of him that manages thy cause   
for thee in heaven2  and suffer not     
mistrust to break in and bear sway in   
thy soul1 for  he will at length bring  
thee forth to the light1 and thou shalt 
behold his righteousness4 ,she1 also1   
that is thine enemy shall see  it1 and  
shame shall cover her which saith unto  
thee1 ,where is the  ,lord thy ,god8    
7,micah #g3 #i-aj74    ,question4 ,but  
what is it to wait upon him according to
 his counsel8    ,answer4 7a47 ,to wait 
is to be of good courage1 to live in    
expectation1  and to look for           
deliverance1 though thou hast sinned    
against thy  ,god4 ,wait on the ,lord1  
be of good courage1 and he shall        
strengthen  thine heart2 wait1 ,i say1  
on the ,lord 7,psa #bg3ad74    7b47 ,to 
wait upon him is to keep his way1 to    
walk humbly in his  appointments4 ,wait 
on the ,lord1 and keep his way1 and he  
shall  exalt thee to inherit the land   
7,psa #cg3cd74    7c47 ,to wait upon him

 is to observe and keep those directions
  which he giveth thee2 to observe even 
while he stands up to plead  thy cause2 
for without this1 or not doing this1 a  
man may mar his  cause in the hand of   
him that is to plead it2 wherefore1 keep
 thee  far from an evil matter1 have no 
correspondence with thine enemy1  walk  
humbly for the wickedness thou hast     
committed1 and loathe and  abhor thyself
 for it1 in dust and ashes4 ,to these   
things doth the  ,scripture everywhere  
direct us4    7d47 ,to wait1 is also to 
incline1 to hearken to those further    
directions  which thou mayest receive   
from the mouth of thine advocate1 as to 
any fresh matters that may forward and  
expedite a good issue of  thine affair  
in the court of heaven4 ,the want of    
this was the reason  that the           
deliverance of ,israel did linger so    
long in former times4  ,o1 says he1 that
 my people had hearkened unto me1 and   
,israel  had walked in my ways6 ,i      
should soon have subdued their enemies1 

and turned my hand against their        
adversaries4 ,the haters of the ,lord   
should have submitted themselves unto   
him2 but their time should  have endured
 for ever 7,psa #ha3ac-ae74    7e47     
,also1 if it tarry long1 wait for it4   
,do not conclude that thy  cause is lost
 because at present thou dost not hear  
from court4  ,cry1 if thou wilt1 ,o1    
when wilt thou come unto me8 ,but never 
let  such a wicked thought pass through 
thy heart1 saying1 ,this evil  is of the
 ,lord2 what should ,i wait for the     
,lord any longer8 7,,ii  ,kings #f3cc74 
7f47 ,but take heed that thou turnest   
not thy waiting into sleeping4  ,wait   
thou must1 and wait patiently too2 but  
yet wait with much  longing and         
earnestness of spirit1 to see or hear   
how matters go  above4 ,you may observe1
 that when a man that dwells far down in
  the country1 and has some business at 
the term1 in this or another  of the    
king's courts1 though he will wait his  
lawyer's time and  convenience1 yet he  

will so wait as still to inquire at the 
post  house1 or at the carrier's1 or if 
a neighbour comes down from term1  at   
his mouth1 for letters1 or any other    
intelligence1 if possibly he  may arrive
 to know how his cause speeds1 and      
whether his adversary1  or he1 has the  
day4 ,thus1 ,i say1 thou must wait upon 
thine ,advocate4  ,his ordinances are   
his post house1 his ministers are his   
carriers1  where tidings from heaven are
 to be had1 and where those that are    
sued in that court by the devil may1 at 
one time or another1 hear  from their   
lawyer1 their advocate1 how things are  
like to go4 ,wherefore1  ,i say1 wait at
 the posts of wisdom's house1 go to     
ordinances with  expectation to hear    
from thy ,advocate there2 for he will   
send in  due time2 though it tarry1 wait
 for it2 because it will surely  come1  
it will not tarry 7,hab #b3a-c74 ,and   
now1 soul1 ,i have answered  thy        
request1 and let me hear what thou      
sayest unto me4    ,soul4-,truly1 says  

the soul1 methinks that by what you have
 said1  ,i may have this blessed ,jesus 
to be mine ,advocate2 for ,i think1     
verily1 ,i have entertained him to be   
mine ,advocate4 ,i have also  revealed  
my cause unto him1 yea1 committed both  
it and myself unto  him2 and1 as you    
say1 ,i wait2 oh6 ,i wait6 and my eyes  
fail with  looking upward4 ,fain would  
,i hear how my soul standeth in the     
sight  of ,god1 and whether my sins1    
which ,i have committed since light  and
 grace were given unto me1 be by mine   
,advocate1 taken out of the  hand of the
 devil1 and by mine ,advocate removed as
 far from me as  the ends of the earth  
are asunder2 whether the verdict has    
gone  on my side1 and what a shout there
 was among the angels when they  saw it 
went well with me6 ,but alas6 ,i have   
waited1 and that a long  time1 and have1
 as you advise1 run from ordinance to   
minister1 and  from minister to         
ordinance1 or1 as you phrase it1 from   
the post to  the carrier1 and from the  

carrier to the post house1 to see if ,i 
could hear aught from heaven how matters
 went about my soul there4 ,i  have also
 asked those that pass by the way1 if   
they saw him whom  my soul loveth1 and  
if they had anything to communicate to  
me8 ,but  nothing can ,i get or find but
 generals2 as1 that ,i have an ,advocate
  there1 and that he pleadeth the cause 
of his people1 and that he  will        
thoroughly plead their cause4 ,but what 
he has done for ,,me1  of that as yet ,i
 am ignorant4 ,i doubt if my soul shall 
by him be  effectually secured1 that yet
 a conditional verdict will be awarded  
concerning me1 and that much bitter will
 be mixed with my sweet1  and that ,i   
must drink gall and wormwood for my     
folly2 for if ,david1  and ,asa1 and    
,hezekiah and such good men1 were so    
served for their  sins1 7,,ii ,chron    
#af3g1ab71 why should ,i look for other 
dealing  at the hand of ,god8 ,but as to
 this1 ,i will endeavour to bear the    
indignation of the ,lord1 because ,i    

have sinned against him1 7,micah  #g3i71
 and shall count it an infinite mercy1  
if this judgment comes  to me from him1 
that ,i may not be condemned with the   
world 7,i  ,cor #aa3cb74 ,i know it is  
dreadful walking in darkness2 but if    
that  also shall be the ,lord's lot upon
 me2 ,i pray ,god ,i may have faith     
enough to stay upon him till death1 and 
then will the clouds blow  over1 and ,i 
shall see him in the light of the       
living4    ,mine1 enemy1 the devil1 as  
you see1 is of an inveigling temper2    
and though he has accused my before the 
judgment-seat of ,god1 yet  when he     
comes to me at any time1 he glavers#af  
and flatters as if he  never did mean me
 harm2 but ,i think it is that he might 
get further  advantage against me4 ,but 
,i carry it now at a greater distance   
than  formerly2 and ,o that ,i was at   
the remotest distance1 not only from    
him1 but also from that self of mine1   
that laboureth with him for  my undoing6
    ,but although ,i say these things   

now1 and to you1 yet ,i have  my        
solitary hours1 and in them ,i have     
other strange thoughts2 for  thus ,i    
think1 my cause is bad1 ,i have sinned1 
and ,i have been vile4  ,i am ashamed   
myself of mine own doings1 and have     
given mine enemy  the best end of the   
staff4 ,the law1 and reason1 and my     
conscience1  plead for him against me1  
and all is true2 he puts into his charge
  against me1 that ,i have sinned more  
times than there be hairs on  my head4  
,i know not anything that ever ,i did in
 my life but it had  flaw1 or wrinkle1  
or spot1 or some such thing in it4 ,mine
 eyes have  seen vileness in the best of
 my doings2 what1 then1 think you1 must 
,god needs see in them8 ,nor can ,i do  
anything yet1 for all ,i know  that ,i  
am accused by my enemy before the       
judgment-seat of ,god1  better than what
 already is imperfect4 ,i lie down in my
 shame1  and my confusion covers my     
face4 ,i have sinned1 what shall ,i do  
unto thee1 ,o thou preserver of men     

7,jer #c3be1 ,job #g3bj74               
,reply4-,well1 soul1 ,i have heard what 
thou hast said1 and if all be  true     
which thou hast said1 it is good1 and   
gives me ground of hope  that ,jesus    
,christ is become thine ,advocate2 and  
if that be so1  no doubt but thy trial  
will come to a good conclusion4 ,and be 
not  afraid because of the holiness of  
,god2 for thine ,advocate has this  for 
his advantage1 that he pleads before a  
judge that is just1 and  against an     
enemy that is unholy and rejected4 ,nor 
let the thoughts  of the badness of thy 
cause terrify thee overmuch4 ,cause thou
 hast  indeed to be humble1 and thou    
dost well to cover thy face with shame2 
and it is no matter how base and vile   
thou art in thine own eyes1  provided   
that it comes not by renewed acts of    
rebellion1 but through  a spiritual     
sight of thine imperfections4 ,only let 
me advise thee  here to stop4 ,let not  
thy shame nor thy self-abasing          
apprehension  of thyself1 drive thee    

from the firm and permanent ground of   
hope1  which is the promise1 and the    
doctrine of an ,advocate with the       
,father4 ,no2 let not the apprehension  
of the badness of thy cause  do it1     
forasmuch as he did never yet take cause
 in hand that was  good1 perfectly good 
of itself2 and his excellency is1 to    
make a  man stand that has a bad cause2 
yea1 he can make a bad cause good1  in a
 way of justice and righteousness4      
,,the ,,privileges ,,of ,,those ,,who   
,,have ,,christ ,,for ,,an ,,advocate4  
,,fourthly1 ,and for thy further        
encouragement in this matter1 ,i will   
here bring in the fourth chief head-to  
wit1 to show what excellent  privilege  
7,i mean over and above what has already
 been spoken of7  they have that are    
made partakers of the benefit of this   
office3-,if  any man sin1 we have an    
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the  righteous4    ,first       
,privilege4 ,thy ,advocate pleads to a  
price paid1 to a  propitiation made2 and

 this is a great advantage2 yea1 he     
pleads  to a satisfaction made for all  
wrongs done1 or to be done1 by his      
elect-,for by one offering he hath      
perfected for ever them that  are       
sanctified 7,heb #aj3aj1ad2 #i3bf74 ,by 
one offering-that is1 by  the offering  
of himself-by one offering once offered1
 once offered  in the end of the world4 
,this1 ,i say1 thine ,advocate pleads4  
,when  ,satan brings in fresh           
accusations for more transgressions     
against  the law of ,god1 he forces not 
,christ to shift his first plea4 ,i say1
  he puts him not to his shifts at all2 
for the price once paid hath  in it     
sufficient value1 would ,god impute it  
to that end1 to take  away the sin of   
the whole world4 ,there is a man that   
hath brethren2  he is rich1 and they are
 poor 7and this is the case betwixt     
,christ  and us71 and the rich brother  
goeth to his father1 and saith1 ,thou   
art related to my brethren with me1 and 
out of my store1 ,i pray  thee1 let them

 have sufficient1 and for thy           
satisfaction ,i will  put into thy hand 
the whole of what ,i have1 which perhaps
 is worth  an hundred thousand pounds by
 the year2 and this other sum ,i also   
give1 that they be not disinherited4    
,now1 will not this last his  poor      
brethren to spend upon a great while8   
,but ,christ's worth can  never be drawn
 dry4    ,now1 set the case again1 that 
some ill-conditioned man should take    
notice that these poor men live all upon
 the spend 7and saints do  so71 and     
should come to the good man's house1 and
 complain to him  of the spending of his
 sons1 and that while their elder       
brother  stands by1 what do you think   
the elder brother would reply1 if he    
was as good-natured as ,christ8 ,why1 he
 would say1 ,i have yet with  my father 
in store for my brethren1 wherefore then
 seekest thou to  stop his hand8 ,as he 
is just1 he must give them for their    
convenience2  yea1 and as for their     
extravagances1 ,i have satisfied for    

them  so well1 that1 however he         
afflicteth them1 he will not disinherit 
them4 ,i hope you will read and hear    
this1 not like them that say1  ,let us  
do evil that good may come1 but like    
those whom the love  of ,christ         
constrains to be better4 ,however1 this 
is the children's  bread1 that which    
they have need of1 and without which    
they cannot  live2 and they must have   
it1 though ,satan should put pins into  
it1 therewith to choke the dogs4#ag ,and
 for the further clearing of  this1 ,i  
will present you with these few         
considerations3    #a4 ,those that are  
most sanctified have yet a body of sin  
and death  in them1 and so also it will 
be1 while they continue in this world   
7,rom #g3bd74 #b4 ,this body of sin     
strives to break out1 and will  break   
out1 to the polluting of the            
conversation1 if saints be not  the more
 watchful 7,rom #f3ab74 ,yea1 it has    
broken out in a most  sad manner1 and   
that in the strongest saints 7,gal      

#e3ag74 #c4 ,christ  offereth no new    
sacrifice for the salvation of these his
 people4  ,for1 being raised from the   
dead1 he dieth no more 7,rom #f3i74 ,so 
then1 if saints sin1 they must be saved1
 if saved at all1 by virtue  of the     
offering already offered2 and if so1    
then all ,christ's pleas1  as an        
,advocate1 are grounded upon that one   
offering which before1  as a ,priest1 he
 presented ,god with1 for the taking    
away of sin4  ,so then1 ,christians live
 upon this old stock2 their             
transgressions  are forgiven for the    
sake of the worth1 that yet ,god finds  
in the  offering that ,christ hath      
offered4 ,and all ,christ's pleadings1  
as  an ,advocate1 are grounded upon the 
sufficiency and worth of that  one      
sacrifice2 ,i mean1 all his pleadings   
with his ,father1 as to the  charge     
which the accuser brings in against     
them4 ,for though thou  art a man of    
infirmity1 and so incident to nothing so
 much as to  stumble and fall1 if grace 

doth not prevent1 and it doth not always
  prevent2 yet the value and worth of   
the price that was once paid  for thee  
is not yet worn out2 and ,christ1 as an 
,advocate1 still  pleadeth1 as occasion 
is given1 that1 with success1 to thy    
salvation4  ,and this privilege they    
have1 who indeed have ,christ for their 
,advocate2 and ,i put it here1 in the   
first place1 because all other  do      
depend upon it4    ,second ,privilege4  
,thine ,advocate1 as he pleadeth a price
 already  paid1 so1 and therefore1 he   
pleads for himself as for thee4 ,we are 
all concerned in one bottom2 if he      
sinks1 we sink2 if we sink1 he  sinks4  
#ah ,give me leave to make out my       
meaning4    #a4 ,christ pleads the value
 and virtue of the price of his blood   
and  sacrifice for us4 ,and admit of    
this horrible supposition a little1  for
 argument's sake1 that though ,christ   
pleads the worth of what1  as ,priest1  
he offereth1 yet the soul for whom he so
 pleads perishes  eternally4 ,now1 where

 lieth the fault8 ,in sin1 you say3     
true2 but  it is because there was more 
virtue in sin to damn1 than there was   
in the blood pleaded by ,christ to save2
 for he pleaded his merit1  he put it   
into the balance against sin2 but sin   
hath weighed down  the soul of the      
sinner to hell1 notwithstanding the     
weight of merit  that he did put in     
against it4 ,now1 what is the result1   
but that  the ,advocate goes down1 as   
well as we2 we to hell1 and he in       
esteem8  ,wherefore1 ,i say1 he is      
concerned with us2 his credit1 his      
honour1  his glory and renown1 flies all
 away1 if those for whom he pleads  as  
an ,advocate perish for want of worth in
 his sacrifice pleaded4  ,but shall this
 ever be said of ,christ8 ,or will it be
 found that  any1 for whom ,christ as   
,advocate pleads1 yet perish for want of
  worth in the price1 or of neglect in  
the ,advocate to plead it8 ,no1  no2    
himself is concerned1 and that as to his
 own reputation and  honour1 and as to  

the value and virtue of his blood2 nor  
will he  lose these for want of pleading
 for them concerned in this office4     
#b4 ,i argue again2 ,christ1 as         
,advocate1 must needs be concerned in   
his plea2 for that every one1 for whose 
salvation he advocates1  is his own2 so1
 then1 if he loses1 he loses his own-his
 substance  and inheritance4 ,thus1 if  
he lose the whole1 and if he lose a     
part1 one1 any one of his own1 he loseth
 part of his all1 and of  his fullness2 
wherefore we may well think1 that       
,christ1 as ,advocate1  is concerned1   
even concerned with his people1 and     
therefore will  thoroughly plead their  
cause4    ,suppose a man should have a  
horse1 though lame1 and a piece of      
ground1 though somewhat barren1 yet if  
any should attempt to take  these away1 
he would not sit still1 and so lose his 
own2 no1 saith  he1 since they are mine 
own1 they shall cost me five times more 
than they are worth1 but ,i will        
maintain my right4 ,i have seen men     

sometimes strongly engaged in law for   
that which1 when considered  by itself1 
one would think was not worth regarding2
 but when ,i have  asked them1 why so   
concerned for a thing of so little      
esteem1 they  have answered1 ,o1 it is  
some of that by which ,i hold a title of
  honour1 or my right to a greater      
income1 and therefore ,i will not  lose 
it4 ,why1 thus is ,christ engaged2 what 
he pleads for is his  own1 his all1 his 
fullness2 yea1 it is that by which he   
holds his  royalty1 for he is ,king of  
saints 7,rev #ae3c1 ,john #f3cg-ci1 ,psa
  #af3e1f74 ,it is part of his estate1  
and that by which he holds some  of his 
titles of honour 7,eph #e3bc1 ,jer      
#ej3cd1 ,rom #aa3bf1 ,heb #b3aj74       
,saviour1 ,redeemer1 ,deliverer1 and    
,captain1 are some of his titles  of    
honour2 but if he loseth any of those1  
upon whose account he  weareth those    
titles of honour1 for want of virtue in 
his plea1 or  for want of worth in his  
blood1 he loseth his own1 and not only  

so1  but part of his royalty1 and does  
also diminish and lay a blot upon  his  
glorious titles of honour2 and he is    
jealous of his honour2  his honour he   
will not give to another4    ,wherefore 
he will not1 be not afraid1 he never    
will leave nor  forsake those who have  
given themselves unto him1 and for whom 
he  is become an ,advocate with the     
,father1 to plead their cause2 even     
because thou art one1 one of his own1   
one by whom he holdeth his  glorious    
titles of honour4    ,objection4 ,o1 but
 ,i am but one1 and a very sorry one1   
too2 and what  is one1 especially such  
an one as ,i am8 ,can there be a miss of
 the  loss of such an one8    ,answer4  
,one and one makes two1 and so ad       
infinitum4 ,christ cannot  lose one1 but
 as he may lose more1 and so1 in        
conclusion1 lose  all3 but of all that  
,god has given him1 he will lose nothing
 7,john  #f3ch1ci74 ,besides1 to lose   
one would encourage ,satan1 disparage   
his own wisdom1 make him incapable of   

giving in1 at the day of  account1 the  
whole tale#ai to ,god of those that he  
has given him4  ,further1 this would    
dishearten sinners1 and make them afraid
 of  venturing their cause and their    
souls in his hand2 and would1 as ,i     
said before1 either prove his           
propitiation in some sense ineffectual1 
or else himself defective in his        
pleading on it2 but none of these       
things must be supposed4 ,he will       
thoroughly plead the cause of his       
people1 execute judgment for them1 bring
 them out to the light1  and cause them 
to behold his righteousness 7,micah     
#g3i74    ,third ,privilege4 ,the plea  
of ,satan is groundless1 and that is    
another privilege3 for albeit thou hast 
sinned1 yet since ,christ  before has   
paid thy debt1 and also paid for more2  
since thou  hast not yet run beyond the 
price of thy redemption2 it must be     
concluded that ,satan wants a good      
bottom to ground his plea upon1  and    
therefore must1 in conclusion1 fail of  

his design4 ,true1 there  is sin        
committed1 there is a law transgressed1 
but there is also a  satisfaction for   
this transgression1 and that which      
superabounds2  so1 though there be sin1 
yet there wants a foundation for a plea4
  ,joshua was clothed with filthy       
garments1 but ,christ had other         
garments provided for him1 change of    
raiment3 wherefore iniquity1  as to the 
charge of ,satan1 vanishes4 ,and the    
angel answered and  said1 ,take away the
 filthy garments from him this intimates
 that  there was no ground1 no          
sufficient ground1 for ,satan's charge2 
and unto him he said1 ,behold ,i have   
caused thine iniquity to pass  from     
thee1 and ,i will clothe thee with      
change of raiment 7,zech  #c3d74 #bj    
,now1 if there be no ground1 no sound   
and sufficient ground1 to build  a      
charge against the child upon1 ,i mean1 
as to eternal condemnation2  for that is
 the thing contended for2 then1 as ,i   
said1 ,satan must  fall like lightning  

to the ground1 and be cast over the bar1
 as  a corrupt and illegal pleader4 ,but
 this is so1 as in part is proved       
already1 and will be further made out by
 that which follows4 ,they  that have   
indeed ,christ to be their ,advocate1   
are themselves1 by  virtue of another   
law than that against which they have   
sinned1  secured from the charge that   
,satan brings in against them4 ,i       
granted  before1 that the child of ,god 
has sinned1 and that there is a law     
that condemneth for this sin2 but here  
is the thing1 this child is  removed by 
an act of grace into and under another  
law3 ,for we are  not under the law1 and
 so1 consequently1 there is now no      
condemnation  for them 7,rom #f3ad1     
#h3a74 ,wherefore1 when ,god speaketh of
 his  dealing with his1 he saith1 ,it   
shall not be by their covenant1  that   
is1 not by that of the law1 they then   
being not under the law  7,eze #af3fa74 
,what if a plea be commenced against    
them1 a plea for  sin1 and they have    

committed sin2 a plea grounded upon the 
law1 and  the law takes cognizance of   
their sin8 ,yet1 ,i say1 the plea wants 
a good bottom1 for that the person thus 
accused is put under another  law2      
hence1 he says1 ,sin shall not have     
dominion over you1 for  ye are not under
 the law4 ,if the child was under the   
law1 ,satan's  charge would be good1    
because it would have a substantial     
ground  of support2 but since the child 
is dead to the law1 7,gal #b3ai71 and   
that also dead to him1 for both are true
 as to condemnation1 7,rom  #g3f71 how  
can it be that ,satan should have a     
sufficient ground for  his charge1      
though he should have matter of fact1   
sufficient matter  of fact1 that is sin8
 ,for by his change of relation1 he is  
put out  of the reach of that law4      
,there is a woman1 a widow1 that oweth a
  sum of money1 and she is threatened to
 be sued for the debt2 now  what doth   
she but marrieth2 so1 when the action is
 commenced against  her as a widow1 the 

law finds her a married woman2 what now 
can  be done8 ,nothing to her2 she is   
not who she was2 she is delivered  from 
that state by her marriage2 if anything 
be done1 it must be  done to her        
husband4 ,but if ,satan will sue ,christ
 for my debt1 he  oweth him nothing2 and
 as for what the law can claim of me    
while  ,i was under it1 ,christ has     
delivered me by redemption from that    
curse1 being made a curse for me 7,gal  
#c3ac74    ,now the covenant into which 
,i am brought by grace1 by which also   
,i am secured from the law1 is not a law
 of sin and death1 as that  is from     
under which ,i am brought1 7,rom #h3b71 
but a law of grace and  life2 so that   
,satan cannot come at me by that law2   
and by grace1  ,i am by that secured    
also from the hand1 and mouth1 and sting
 of  all other2 ,i mean still1 as to an 
eternal concern4 ,wherefore ,god  saith1
 ,if we break his law1 the law of works1
 he will visit our  sin with a rod1 and 
our iniquity with stripes2 but his      

covenant1  his new covenant1 will he not
 break1 but will still keep close to    
that1 and so secure us from eternal     
condemnation 7,psa #hi3cj-cg74          
,christ also is made the mediator of    
that covenant1 and therefore  an        
,advocate by that2 for his priestly     
office and advocateship are  included by
 his mediation2 wherefore when ,satan   
pleads by the old1  ,christ pleads by   
the new covenant1 for the sake of which 
the old  one is removed4 ,in that he    
saith1 ,a new covenant1 he hath made    
the first old4 ,now that which decayeth 
and waxeth old is ready to  vanish away 
7,heb #h3ac74 ,so1 then1 the ground of  
plea is with ,jesus  ,christ1 and not   
with our accuser4 ,now1 what doth       
,christ plead1 and  what is the ground  
of his plea8 ,why1 he pleads for        
exemption and  freedom from             
condemnation1 though by the law of works
 his children  have deserved it2 and the
 ground for this his plea1 as to law1 is
  the matter of the covenant itself1 for

 thus it runs3 ,for ,i will  be merciful
 to their unrighteousness1 and their    
sins and their  iniquities will ,i      
remember no more 7,heb #h3ab74 ,now here
 is a  foundation-a foundation in law1  
for our ,advocate to build his plea     
upon2 a foundation in a law not to be   
moved1 or removed1 or made  to give     
place1 as that is forced to do1 upon    
which ,satan grounds  his plea against  
us4 ,men1 when they plead before a      
judge1 use to  plead matter of law4     
,now1 suppose there is an old law in the
 realm1  by which men deserve to be     
condemned to death1 and there is a new  
law in this realm that secureth men from
 that condemnation which  belongs to    
them by the old2 and suppose also1 that 
,i am completely  comprehended by all   
the provisos of the new law1 and not by 
any  tittle thereof excluded from a     
share therein2 and suppose1 again1  that
 ,i have a brangling adversary that     
pursues me by the old law1  which yet   
cannot in right touch me1 because ,i am 

interested in  the new2 my advocate also
 is one that pleads by the new law1     
where  only there is a ground of plea2  
shall not now mine adversary feel  the  
power of his plea to the delivering of  
me1 and the putting of  him to shame8   
,yes1 verily2 especially since the plea 
is good1 the  judge just2 nor can the   
enemy find any ground for a demur#ba to 
be put in against my present discharge  
in open court1 and that by              
proclamation2 especially since my       
,advocate has also1 by his blood1  fully
 satisfied the old law1 that he might   
establish the new 7,heb  #aj3 #i1 #aa1  
#ab74    ,fourth ,privilege4 ,since that
 which goeth before is true1 it         
follows1 that he that entereth his plea 
against the children must  needs be     
overthrown2 for always before just      
judges it is the right  that taketh     
place4 ,judge the right1 ,o ,lord1 said 
,david2 or1 let  my sentence come forth 
from thy presence1 according to the law 
of  grace4 ,and he that knows what      

strong ground1 or bottom1 our ,advocate 
has for his pleadings1 and how ,satan's 
accusations are without sound           
foundation1 will not be afraid1 he      
speaking in ,christ1 to say1 ,i  appeal 
to ,god ,almighty1 since ,christ is my  
,advocate by the new law1  whether ,i   
ought to be condemned to death and hell 
for what ,satan  pleads against me by   
the old4 ,satan urgeth that we have     
sinned1  but ,christ pleads to his      
propitiatory sacrifice2 and so ,satan is
  overthrown4 ,satan pleads the law of  
works1 but ,christ pleads the  law of   
grace4 ,further1 ,satan pleads the      
justice and holiness of  ,god against   
us2 and there the accuser is overthrown 
again4 ,and to  them ,christ appeals1   
and his appeal is good1 since the law   
testifies  to the sufficiency of the    
satisfaction that ,christ has made      
thereto  by his obedience 7,rom #c3bb1  
#bc74 ,and also1 since by another       
covenant1  ,god himself has given us to 
,jesus ,christ1 and so delivered us     

from the old4 ,wherefore you read       
nothing as an effect of ,satan's        
pleading against us1 but that his mouth 
is stopped1 as appears by  ,zechariah   
#c2 and that he is cast2 yea1 cast down1
 as you have it  in ,revelation #ab4    
,indeed1 when ,god admits not1 when     
,christ wills not to be an ,advocate1   
and when ,satan is bid stand at the     
right hand of one accused1 to  enforce1 
by pleading against him1 the things     
charged on him by the  law1 then he can 
prevail-prevail for ever against such a 
wretched  one 7,psa #aji3 #f1 #g74 ,but 
when ,christ stands up to plead1 when   
,christ espouses this or that man's     
cause1 then ,satan must retreat1  then  
he must go down4 ,and this necessarily  
flows from the text1  ,we have an       
,advocate1 a prevailing one1 one that   
never lost cause1  one that always puts 
the children's enemy to the rout before 
the  judgment-seat of ,god4 #bb         
,this1 therefore1 is another privilege  
that they have1 who have ,jesus  ,christ

 for their ,advocate2 their enemy must  
needs be overthrown1  because both law  
and justice are on their side4    ,fifth
 ,privilege4 ,thine advocate has pity   
for thee1 and great indignation  against
 thine accuser3 and these are two       
excellent things4 ,when a  lawyer hath  
pity for a man whose cause he pleadeth1 
it will engage  him much2 but when he   
has indignation also against the man's  
accuser1  this will yet engage him more4
 ,now1 ,christ has both these1 and that 
not of humour1 but by grace and justice2
 grace to us1 and justice  to our       
accuser4 ,he came down from heaven that 
he might be a ,priest1  and returned    
thither again to be ,priest and         
,advocate for his2 and  in both these   
offices he levelleth his whole force and
 power against  thine accuser3 ,for this
 purpose the ,son of ,god was           
manifested1  that he might destroy the  
works of the devil 7,i ,john #c3h74     
,cunning men will1 if they can1 retain  
such an one to be their  ,advocate1 who 

has a particular quarrel against their  
adversary2 for  thus1 think they1 he    
that is such1 will not only plead for   
me1 but  for himself1 and to right his  
own wrongs also2 and since1 if it be    
so1 and it is so here1 my concerns and  
my ,advocate's are interwoven1  ,i am   
like to fare much the better for the    
anger that is conceived  in his heart   
against him4 ,and this1 ,i say1 is the  
children's case2  their ,advocate       
counteth their accuser his greatest     
enemy1 and  waiteth for a time to take  
vengeance1 and he usually then takes    
the opportunity when he has aught to do 
for his people against him4  ,hence he  
says1 ,the day of vengeance is in mine  
heart1 and the year  of my redeemed is  
come 7,isa #fc3c1 #d74    ,i do not say 
that this revenge of ,christ is1 as     
ofttimes is a man's1  of spite1         
prejudice1 or other irregular lettings  
out of passions2  but it ariseth from   
righteousness and truth2 nor can it be  
but that  ,jesus must have a desire to  

take vengeance on his enemy and ours1   
since holiness is in him1 to the utmost 
bounds of perfection4 ,and  ,i say      
again1 that in all his pleading as an   
,advocate1 as well as  in his offering  
as a ,priest1 he has a hot and flaming  
desire and  design to right himself upon
 his foe and ours2 hence he triumphed   
over him when he died for us upon the   
cross1 and designed the  spoiling of his
 principality1 while he poured out his  
blood for us  before ,god4 ,we then have
 this advantage more1 in that ,christ is
 our  ,advocate1 our enemy is also his1 
and the ,lord ,jesus counts him so      
7,col #b3ad1 #ae74    ,sixth ,privilege4
 ,as thine ,advocate1 so thy judge      
holdeth thine  accuser for his enemy    
also2 for it is not of love to          
righteousness  and justice that ,satan  
accuseth us to ,god1 but that he may    
destroy  the workmanship of ,god4       
,wherefore he also fighteth against ,god
 when  he accuseth the children2 and    
this thy ,father knows right well4 ,he  

must therefore needs distinguish between
 the charge and the mind  that brings   
it2 especially when what is charged upon
 us is under  the gracious promise of a 
pardon1 as ,i have showed it is4 ,shall 
not the ,judge then hear his ,son-for   
our ,advocate is his ,son-in the  cause 
of one that he favours1 and that he     
justly can1 against an  enemy who seeks 
his dishonour1 and the destruction of   
his eternal  dishonour1 and the         
destruction of his eternal designs of   
grace8    ,a mention of the judge's son 
goes far with countrymen2 and great     
striving there is with them who have    
great enemies and bad causes  to get the
 judge's son to plead1 promising        
themselves that the  judge is as like to
 hear him1 and to yield a verdict to his
 plea1  as to any other lawyer4 ,but    
what now shall we say concerning our    
,judge's ,son1 who takes part1 not only 
with his children1 but with  him1 and   
with law and justice1 in pleading       
against our accuser8  ,yea1 what shall  

we say when both ,judge1 and ,advocate1 
and law1 are  all bent to make our      
persons stand and escape1 whatever1 and 
how  truly soever1 the charge and       
accusation is by which we are assaulted 
of the devil4 ,and yet all this is true2
 wherefore1 here is another  privilege  
of them that have ,jesus for their      
,advocate4    ,seventh ,privilege4      
,another privilege that they have who   
have ,jesus  ,christ for their ,advocate
 is1 that he is undaunted1 and of a good
  courage1 as to the cause that he      
undertakes2 for that is a requisite     
qualification for a lawyer1 to be bold  
and undaunted in a man's  cause4 ,such  
an one is coveted1 especially by him    
that knows he  has a brazen-faced       
antagonist4 ,wherefore1 he saith that he
 will  set his face like a flint1 when  
he stands up to plead the cause  of his 
people 7,isa #ej3e-g74 ,lawyers1 of all 
men1 need this courage1  and to be above
 others1 men of hard foreheads1 because 
of the  affronts that sometimes they    

meet with1 be their cause never so      
good1 in the face sometimes1 of the     
chief of a kingdom4 ,now ,christ  is our
 lawyer1 and stands up to plead1 not    
only sometimes1 but  always1 for his    
people1 before the ,god of gods1 and    
that not in  a corner1 but while all the
 host of heaven stands by1 both on the  
right hand and on the left4 ,nor is it  
to be doubted but that our  accuser     
brings many a sore charge against us    
into the court2 but1  however1 we have  
an ,advocate that is valiant and        
courageous1 one  that will not fail nor 
be discouraged till he has brought      
judgment  unto victory4 ,hence ,john    
asserts his name1 saying1 ,if any man   
sin1  we have an ,advocate with the     
,father1 ,jesus ,christ4    ,men love to
 understand a man before they commit    
their cause unto  him-to wit1 whether he
 be fitly qualified for their business4 
,well1  here is an ,advocate propounded1
 an ,advocate to plead our cause        
against our foe4 ,but what is he8 ,what 

is his name8 ,is he qualified  for my   
business8 ,the answer is1 ,it is ,jesus 
,christ4 ,how8 ,jesus ,christ1  what6   
,that old friend of publicans and       
sinners8 ,jesus ,christ6 ,he  used never
 to fail1 he used to set his face like a
 flint against  ,satan when he pleaded  
the cause of his people4 ,is it ,jesus  
,christ8  says the knowing soul2 then he
 shall be mine ,advocate4    ,for my    
part1 ,i have often wondered1 when ,i   
have considered what  sad causes ,jesus 
,christ sometimes takes in hand1 and for
 what sad  souls he sometimes pleads    
with ,god his ,father4 ,he had need of a
  face as hard as flint1 else how could 
he bear up in that work in  which for us
 sometimes he is employed-a work enough 
to make angels  blush4 ,some1 indeed1   
will lightly put off this1 and say1 ,it 
is  his office2 but1 ,i say1 his office1
 notwithstanding the work in  itself is 
hard1 exceeding hard1 when he went to   
die1 had he not  despised the shame1 he 
had turned his back upon the cross1 and 

left  us in our blood4 ,and now it is   
his turn to plead1 the case would  be   
the same1 only he can make argument upon
 that which to us seems  to yield no    
argument at all1 to take courage to     
plead for a ,joshua1  for a ,joshua     
clothed1 clothed with filthy garments4  
,he1 saith he1  that shall be ashamed of
 me and of my words in this adulterous  
and sinful generation3 of him shall the 
,son of man be ashamed1 ,c  7,mark      
#h3ch74 ,hence it follows that ,christ  
will be ashamed of some2  but why not   
ashamed of others8 ,it is not because   
their cause is  good1 but because they  
are kept from denying of him            
professedly2  wherefore1 for such he    
will force himself1 and will set his    
face  like a flint1 and will1 without   
shame1 own1 plead1 and improve his      
interest with ,god for them1 even for   
them whose cause is so horribly  bad and
 gross that themselves do blush while   
they think thereof4  ,but what will not 
love do8 ,what will not love bear with8 

,and what  will not love suffer8 ,of all
 the offices of ,jesus ,christ1 ,i think
  this trieth him as much as any6 ,true1
 his offering himself in sacrifice      
tried him greatly1 but that was but for 
awhile2 his grappling1 as  a captain1   
with the curse1 death1 and hell1 tried  
him much1 but  that also was but for    
awhile2 but this office of being an     
,advocate1  though it meeteth not with  
such sudden depths of trouble1 yet what 
is wants in shortness it may meet with  
in length of time4 ,i know  ,christ1    
being raised from the dead1 dies no     
more2 yet he has not  left off1 though  
in heaven1 to do some works of service  
for his  saints on earth2 for there he  
pleads as an ,advocate or lawyer for    
his people 7,heb #h3a1 #b74 ,and let it 
be that he has no cause of shame  when  
he standeth thus up to plead for so vile
 a wretch as ,i1 who  have so vilely    
sinned1 yet ,i have cause to think that 
well he may1  and to hold my hands      
before my face for shame1 and to be     

confounded  with shame1 while he1 to    
fetch me off from condemnation for my   
transgressions1 sets his face like a    
flint to plead for me with  ,god1 and   
against my accuser4 ,but thus much for  
the seventh privilege  that they have by
 ,christ who have him for their         
,advocate4    ,eighth ,privilege4       
,another privilege that they have who   
have ,jesus  ,christ to be their        
,advocate is this1 ,he is always ready1 
always  in court1 always with the judge1
 then and there to oppose1 if our       
accuser comes1 and to plead against him 
what is pleadable for his  children4    
,and this the text implies where it     
saith1 ,we have an  ,advocate with the  
,father1 always with the ,father4 ,some 
lawyers1  though they are otherwise able
 and shrewd1 yet not being always  in   
court and ready1 do suffer their poor   
clients to be baffled and  nonsuited#bc 
by their adversary2 yea1 it so comes to 
pass because  of this neglect1 that a   
judgment is got out against them for    

whom  they have undertaken to plead1 to 
their great perplexity and damage3  but 
no such opportunity can ,satan have of  
our ,advocate1 for he is  with the      
,father1 always with the ,father2 as to 
be a ,priest1 so to  be an ,advocate-,we
 have an ,advocate with the ,father4 ,it
 is said of  the priests1 they wait at  
the altar1 and that they give attendance
  there1 7,i ,cor #i3ac72 also of the   
magistrate1 that as to his office1  he  
should attend continually on this very  
thing 7,rom #ac3f74  ,and as these1 so  
,christ1 as to his office of an         
,advocate1 attends  continually upon    
that office with his ,father4 ,we have  
an ,advocate  with the ,father1 always  
with the ,father4 ,and truly such an    
,advocate becomes the children of ,god1 
because of the vigilance of  their      
enemy2 for it is said of him1 that he   
accuseth us day and  night1 so          
unweariedly doth he both seek and pursue
 our destruction  7,rev #ab3aj74 ,but   
behold how we are provided for him-,we  

have an  ,advocate with the ,father4 ,if
 he come a-days1 our ,advocate is with  
the ,father2 if he come a-nights1 our   
,advocate is with the ,father#bd        
,thus1 then1 is our ,advocate ready to  
put check to ,satan1 come he  when he   
will or can1 to accuse us to the        
,father4 ,wherefore these  two texts are
 greatly to be minded1 one of them1 for 
that it shows  us the restlessness of   
our enemy1 the other1 for that it shows 
us  the diligence of our ,advocate4     
,that1 also1 in the ,hebrews shows us   
the carefulness of our ,advocate1  where
 it saith1 ,he is gone into heaven      
itself1 now to appear in  the presence  
of ,god for us 7,heb #i3bd74 ,now1 just 
the time present2  ,,now1 the time      
always present2 ,,now1 let ,satan come  
when he will6 ,nor  is it to be omitted 
that this word that thus specifies the  
time1  the present time1 doth also      
conclude it to be that time in which  we
 are imperfect in grace1 in which we    
have many failings1 in which  we are    

tempted and accused of the devil to     
,god2 this is the time1  and in it1 and 
every whit of it1 he now appeareth in   
the presence  of ,god for us4 ,oh1 the  
diligence of our enemy2 oh1 the         
diligence  of our friend6-the one       
against us1 the other for us1 and that  
continually-,if any man sin1 we have an 
,advocate with the ,father1  ,jesus     
,christ the righteous4 ,this1 then1 that
 ,jesus ,christ is always  an ,advocate 
with the ,father for us1 and so         
continually ready to put  a check to    
every accusation that ,satan brings into
 the presence of  ,god against us1 is   
another of the privileges that they     
have1 who  have ,jesus ,christ for their
 ,advocate4    ,ninth ,privilege4       
,another privilege that they have who   
have ,jesus  ,christ to be their        
,advocate is this1 he is such an one    
that will  not1 by bribes1 by flattery1 
nor fair pretenses1 be turned aside     
from pursuing of his client's business4 
,this was the fault of  lawyers in old  

time1 that they would wrest judgment for
 a bribe4  ,hence the ,holy ,one        
complained1 that a bribe did use to     
blind the  eyes of the wise1 and pervert
 the judgment of the righteous 7,i ,sam 
#ab3c2 ,amos #e3ab2 ,deut #af3ai74      
,there are three things in judgment that
 a lawyer must take heed  of-one is the 
nature of the offence1 the other is the 
meaning and  intendment of the          
law-makers1 and a third is to plead for 
them in  danger1 without respect to     
affection or reward2 and this is the    
excellency of our ,advocate1 he will    
not1 cannot be biased to turn  aside    
from doing judgment4 ,and this the      
apostle intendeth when  he calleth our  
,advocate ,jesus ,christ the righteous4 
,we have  an ,advocate with the ,father1
 ,jesus ,christ the righteous2 or1 as   
another prophet calls him1 to wit1 ,the 
just ,lord-one that will not  do        
iniquity-that is1 no unrighteousness in 
judgment 7,zeph #c3e74 ,he  will not be 
provoked to do it1 neither by the       

continual solicitations  of thine enemy2
 nor by thy continual provocations      
wherewith1 by  reason of thy infirm     
condition1 thou dost often tempt him to 
do  it4 ,and remember that thy ,advocate
 pleads by the new covenant1 and  thine 
adversary accuses by the old2 and again1
 remember that the  new covenant is     
better and more richly provided with    
grounds of  pleading for our pardon and 
salvation1 than the old can be with     
grounds for a charge to be brought in by
 the devil against us1 suppose  our sin 
be never so heinous4 ,it is a better    
covenant1 established  upon better      
promises4    ,now1 put these two        
together-namely1 that ,jesus ,christ is 
righteous1  and will not swerve in      
judgment2 also1 that he pleads for us by
 the  new law1 with which ,satan hath   
nothing to do1 nor1 had he1 can he  by  
it bring in a plea against us1 because  
that law1 in the very  body of it1      
consists in free promises of giving     
grace unto us1 and  of an everlasting   

forgiveness of our sin 7,jer #ca3ca-cd2 
,eze #cf3be-cj2  ,heb #h3h-ac7 ,o       
children1 your ,advocate will stick to  
the law1 to the  new law1 to the new and
 everlasting covenant1 and will not     
admit  that anything should be pleaded  
by our foe that is inconsistent with    
the promise of the gift of grace1 and of
 the remission of all sin4  ,this1      
therefore1 is another privilege that    
they are made partakers  of who have    
,jesus ,christ to be their ,advocate4   
,he is just1 he is  righteous1 he is    
,jesus ,christ the righteous2 he will   
not be turned  aside to judge awry1     
either of the crime or the law1 for     
favour or  affection4 ,nor is there any 
sin but what is pardonable committed  by
 those that have chosen ,jesus ,christ  
to be their ,advocate4    ,tenth        
,privilege4 ,another privilege that they
 have who have ,jesus  ,christ to be    
their ,advocate1 is this1 the ,father   
has made him1 even  him that is thine   
,advocate1 the umpire and judge in all  

matters  that have1 do1 or shall fall   
out betwixt him and us4 ,mark this      
well2 for when the judge himself1 before
 whom ,i am accused1 shall  make mine   
,advocate1 the judge of the nature of   
the crime for which  ,i am accused1 and 
of matter of law by which ,i am         
accused-to wit1  whether it is in force 
against me to condemnation1 or whether  
by  the law of grace ,i am set free1    
especially since my ,advocate has       
espoused my cause1 promised me          
deliverance1 and pleaded my right  to   
the state of eternal life-must it not go
 well with me8 ,yes1  verily4 ,the      
judge1 then1 making thine ,advocate the 
judge1 for he  hath committed all       
judgment unto the ,son1 hath done it    
also for  thy sake who hast chosen him  
to be thine ,advocate 7,john #e3bb7 ,it 
was a great thing that happened to      
,israel when ,joseph was become  their  
advocate1 and when ,pharaoh had made him
 a judge4 ,thou1  says he1 shalt be over
 my house1 and according unto thy word  

shall  all my people be ruled4 ,see1 ,i 
have set thee over all the land of      
,egypt-and without thee shall no man    
lift up his hand or foot in all  the    
land of ,egypt-only in the throne will  
,i be greater than thou  7,gen          
#da3dj1dd74 ,joseph in this was a type  
of ,christ1 and his  government here of 
the government of ,christ for his       
church4 ,kings  seldom make a man's     
judge his advocate2 they seldom leave   
the issue  of the whole affair to the   
arbitration of the poor man's lawyer2   
but when they do1 methinks it should    
even go to the heart's desire  of the   
client whose the advocate is1 especially
 when1 as ,i said  before1 the cause of 
the client is become the concern of the 
advocate1  and that they are both       
wrapped up in the self-same interest2   
yea1  when the judge himself also is    
therein concerned2 and yet thus it  is  
with that soul who has ,jesus ,christ   
for his ,advocate4 ,what sayest  thou1  
poor heart1 to this8 ,the judge-to wit1 

the ,god of heaven1  has made thy       
,advocate1 arbitrator in thy business2  
he is to judge2  ,god has referred the  
matter to him1 and he has a concern in  
thy  concern1 an interest in thy good   
speed4 ,christian man1 dost thou  hear8 
,thou hast put thy cause into the hand  
of ,jesus ,christ1 and  hast chosen him 
to be thine ,advocate to plead for thee 
before ,god  and against thy adversary2 
and ,god has referred the judgment of   
that matter to thy ,advocate1 so that he
 has power to determine the  matter4 ,i 
know ,satan is not pleased with this4   
,he had rather things  should have been 
referred to himself1 and then woe had   
been to the  child of ,god2 but1 ,i say1
 ,god has referred the business to      
,jesus  ,christ1 has made him umpire and
 judge in thine affair4 ,art thou  also 
willing that he should decide the       
matter8 ,canst thou say unto  him as    
,david1 ,judge me1 ,o ,god1 and plead my
 cause 7,psa #dc3a78  ,oh1 the care of  
,god towards his people1 and the desire 

of their  welfare6 ,he has provided them
 an ,advocate1 and he has referred  all 
causes and things that may by ,satan be 
objected and brought in  against us1 to 
the judgment and sentence of ,christ our
 ,advocate4  ,but to come to a          
conclusion for this2 and therefore1     
,eleventh ,privilege4 ,the advantage    
that he has that has the ,lord  ,jesus  
for his ,advocate is very great4 ,thy   
,advocate has the cause1  has the law1  
has the judge1 has the purse1 and so    
consequently has  all that is requisite 
for an ,advocate to have1 since together
 with  these he has heart1 he has       
wisdom1 he has courage1 and loves to    
make the best improvement of his        
advantages for the benefit of his       
client2 and that which adds to all is1  
he can prove the debt paid1  about which
 ,satan makes such ado-a price given for
 the ransom of my  soul and for the     
pardon of my sins4 ,lawyers do use to   
make a great  matter of it1 when they   
can prove1 that that very debt is paid  

for  which their client is sued at law4 
,now this ,christ ,jesus himself  is    
witness to2 yea1 he himself has paid it1
 and that out of his own  purse1 for us1
 with his own hands1 before and upon the
 mercy-seat1  according as the law      
requireth 7,lev #af3ac-ae2 ,heb         
#i3aa-bd74 ,what  then can accrue to our
 enemy8 or what advantage can he get by 
his  thus vexing and troubling the      
children of the ,most ,high8 ,certainly 
nothing1 but1 as has been said already1 
to be cast down2 for the  kingdom of our
 ,god1 which is a kingdom of grace1 and 
the power of his  ,christ will prevail4 
,samson's power lay in his hair1 but    
,christ's  power1 his power to deliver  
us from the accusation and charge  of   
,satan1 lieth in the worth of his       
undertakings4 ,and hence it is  said    
again1 ,and they overcame him by the    
blood of the ,lamb1 and  he was cast out
 and down 7,rev #ab3aj-ab74 ,and thus   
much for the  privileges that those are 
made partakers of1 who have ,jesus      

,christ  to be their ,advocate4    ,,the
 ,,necessity ,,of ,,having ,,christ     
,,for ,,our ,,advocate4    ,fifthly1 ,i 
come now to the fifth thing1 which is1  
to show you what  necessity there is    
that ,christ should be our ,advocate4   
,that ,christ should be a ,priest to    
offer sacrifice1 a ,king to rule1  and a
 ,prophet to teach1 all seeing men      
acknowledge is of necessity2  but that  
he should be an ,advocate1 a pleader for
 his people1 few  see the reason of it4 
,but he is an ,advocate1 and as an      
,advocate has  a work and employ        
distinct from his priestly1 kingly1 or  
prophetical  offices4 ,john says1 ,he is
 our ,advocate1 and signifieth also the 
nature of his work as such1 in that very
 place where he asserteth  his office2  
as also ,i have showed you in that which
 goes before4  ,but having already      
showed you the nature1 ,i will now show 
you the  necessity of this office4      
,first4 ,it is necessary for the more   
full and ample vindication of  the      

justice of ,god against all the cavils  
of the infernal spirits4  ,christ died  
on earth to declare the justice of ,god 
to men in his  justifying the ungodly4  
,god standeth upon the vindication of   
his  justice1 as well as upon the act   
thereof4 ,hence the ,holy ,ghost1 by    
the prophets and apostles1 so largely   
disputeth for the vindication  thereof1 
while it asserteth the reality of the   
pardon of sin1 the  justification of the
 unworthy1 and their glorification with 
,god  7,rom #c3bd2 ,isa1 ,jer1 ,mal2    
,rom #c1 #d1 #h2 ,gal #c1d74 ,i say1    
while it  disputeth the justness of this
 high act of ,god against the cavils  of
 implacable sinners4 ,now the prophets  
and apostles1 in those  disputes by     
which they seek to vindicate the justice
 of ,god in  the salvation of sinners1  
are not only ministers of ,god to us1   
but  advocates for him2 since1 as ,elihu
 has it1 they speak on ,god's  behalf1  
or1 as the margin has it1 ,i will show  
thee that there  are yet words for ,god1

 words to be spoken and pleaded against 
his  enemies for the justification of   
his actions 7,job #cf3b74 ,now1 as  it  
is necessary that there should be       
advocates for ,god on earth  to plead   
for his justice and holiness1 while he  
saveth sinners1  against the cavils of  
an ungodly people1 so it is necessary   
that  there should be an ,advocate also 
in heaven1 that may there vindicate  the
 same justice and holiness of ,god from 
all those charges that  the fallen      
angels are apt to charge it with1 while 
it consenteth  that we1 though ungodly1 
should be saved4    ,that the fallen    
angels are bold enough to charge ,god to
 his face  with unjustness of language1 
is evident in the #ast and #bnd of ,job2
  and that they should not be as bold to
 charge him with unjustness  of actions1
 nothing can be showed to the contrary4 
,further1 that  ,god seeks to clear     
himself of this unjust charge of ,satan 
is as  manifest2 for all the troubles of
 his servant ,job were chiefly for  that

 purpose4 ,and why he should have one   
also in heaven to plead  for the        
justness of his doing in the forgiveness
 and salvation of  sinners appears also 
as necessary1 even because there is one1
 even  an ,advocate with the ,father1 or
 on the ,father's side1 seeking to      
vindicate his justice1 while he pleadeth
 with him for us1 against  the devil and
 his objections4 ,god is wonderfully    
pleased with his  design in saving of   
sinners2 it pleases him at the heart4   
,and since  he also is infinitely just1 
there is need that an ,advocate should  
be appointed to show how1 in a way of   
justice as well as mercy1 a  sinner may 
be saved4    ,the good angels did not at
 first see so far into the mysteries of 
the gospel of the grace of ,god1 but    
that they needed further light  therein 
for the vindication of their ,lord as   
servants4 ,wherefore  they yet did pry  
and look narrowly into it further1 and  
also bowed  their heads and hearts to   
learn yet more1 by the church1 of the   

manifold wisdom of ,god 7,i ,peter      
#a3ab2 ,eph #c3i1aj74 ,and if the       
standing angels were not yet1 to the    
utmost1 perfect in the knowledge  of    
this mystery1 and yet surely they must  
know more thereof than  those that fell 
could do1 no wonder if those devils1    
whose enmity  could not but animate     
their ignorance1 made1 and do make1     
their  cavils against justice1          
insinuating that it is not impartial and
  exact1 because it1 as it is just1     
justifieth the ungodly4    ,that ,satan 
will quarrel with ,god ,i have showed   
you1 and that he  will also dispute     
against his works with the holy angels1 
is more  than intimated by the apostle  
,jude1 verse #i1 and why not quarrel    
with1 and accuse the justice of ,god as 
unrighteous1 for consenting  to the     
salvation of sinners1 since his best    
qualifications are  most profound and   
prodigious attempts to dethrone the     
,lord ,god of  his power and glory4     
,nay1 all this is evident1 since we have

 an ,advocate with the ,father1  ,jesus 
,christ the righteous4 ,and again1 ,i   
say1 it is evident that  one part of his
 work as an ,advocate1 is to vindicate  
the justice  of ,god while he pleadeth  
for our salvation1 because he pleadeth a
  propitiation2 for a propitiation      
respects ,god as well as us2 the        
appeasing his wrath1 and the reconciling
 of his justice to us1 as  well as the  
redeeming us from death and hell2 yea1  
it therefore  doth the one1 because it  
doth the other4 ,now1 if ,christ1 as an 
,advocate1 pleadeth a propitiation with 
,god1 for whose conviction  doth he     
plead it8 ,not for ,god's2 for he has   
ordained it1 allows  it1 and gloriously 
acquiesces therein1 because he knows the
 whole  virtue thereof4 ,it is therefore
 for the conviction of the fallen       
angels1 and for the confounding of all  
those cavils that can be  invented and  
objected against our salvation by those 
most subtle  and envious ones4 ,but1    
,second4 ,there is matter of law to be  

objected1 and that both against  ,god   
and us2 at least1 there seems to be so1 
because of the sanction  that ,god has  
put upon the law1 and also because we   
have sinned  against it4 ,god has said1 
,in the day thou eatest thereof1 thou   
shalt surely die2 and1 the soul that    
sinneth1 it shall die4 ,god  also       
standeth still upon the vindication of  
his justice1 he also  saveth sinners4   
,now1 in comes our accuser1 and chargeth
 us of sin1  of being guilty of sin1    
because we have transgressed the law4   
,god  also will not be put out of his   
way1 or steps of grace1 to save us2     
also he will say1 he is just and        
righteous still4 ,ay1 but these  are but
 say-so's4 ,how shall this be proved8   
,why1 now1 here is room  for an advocate
 that can plead to matter of law1 that  
can preserve  the sanction of the law in
 the salvation of the sinner-,he will   
magnify the law1 and make it honourable 
7,isa #db3ba74 ,the margin  saith1 and  
make him honourable#be--that is1 he     

shall save the sinner1  and preserve the
 holiness of the law1 and the honour of 
his ,god4  ,but who is this that can do 
this8 ,it is the servant of ,god1 saith 
the prophet1 7,isa #db3a1 #ac71 the     
,lord1 a man of war4 ,but how can  this 
be done by him8 ,the answer is1 ,it     
shall be done1 for ,god is  well pleased
 for his righteousness' sake2 for it is 
by that he  magnifies the law1 and makes
 his ,father honourable-that is1 he1 as 
a public person1 comes into the world   
under the law1 fulfills it1  and having 
so done1 he gives that righteousness    
away1 for he1 as  to his own person1    
never had need thereof2 ,i say1 he gives
 that  righteousness to those that have 
need1 to those that have none  of their 
own1 that righteousness might be imputed
 to them4 ,this  righteousness1 then1 he
 presenteth to ,god for us1 and ,god1   
for this  righteousness' sake1 is well  
pleased that we should be saved1 and    
for it can save us1 and secure his      
honour1 and preserve the law in  its    

sanction4 ,and this ,christ pleadeth    
against ,satan as an ,advocate  with the
 ,father for us2 by which he vindicates 
his ,father's justice1  holdeth the     
child of ,god1 notwithstanding his sins1
 in a state of  justification1 and      
utterly overthroweth and confoundeth the
 devil4    ,for ,christ1 in pleading    
thus1 appeals to the law itself1 if he  
has not done it justice1 saying1 ,most  
mighty law1 what command of  thine have 
,i not fulfilled8 ,what demand of thine 
have ,i not fully  answered8 ,where is  
that jot or tittle of the law that is   
able to  object against my doings for   
want of satisfaction8 ,here the law  is 
mute2 it speaketh not one word by way of
 the least complaint1  but rather       
testifies of this righteousness that it 
is good and  holy1 7,rom #c3bb1 #bc2    
#e3ae-ai74 ,now1 then1 since ,christ did
 this as  a public person1 it follows   
that others must be justified thereby2  
for that was the end and reason of      
,christ's taking on him to do  the      

righteousness of the law4 ,nor can the  
law object against the  equity of this  
dispensation of heaven2 for why might   
not that ,god1  who gave the law his    
being and his sanction1 dispose as he   
pleases  of the righteousness which it  
commendeth8 ,besides1 if men be made    
righteous1 they are so2 and if by a     
righteousness which the law  commendeth1
 how can fault be found with them by the
 law8 ,nay1 it is  witnessed by the law 
and the prophets1 who consent that it   
should  be unto all1 and upon all them  
that believe1 for their justification   
7,rom #c3bj1ba74    ,and that the mighty
 ,god suffereth the prince of the devils
 to do  with the law what he can1       
against this most wholesome and godly   
doctrine2 it is to show the truth1      
goodness1 and permanency thereof2  for  
this is as who should say1 ,devil1 do   
thy worst6 ,when the law is  in the hand
 of an easy pleader1 though the cause   
that he pleadeth  be good1 a crafty     
opposer may overthrow the right2 but    

here is the  salvation of the children  
in debate1 whether it can stand with law
  and justice2 the opposer of this is   
the devil1 his argument against  it is  
the law2 he that defends the doctrine is
 ,christ the ,advocate1  who1 in his    
plea1 must justify the justice of ,god1 
defend the  holiness of the law1 and    
save the sinner from all the arguments1 
pleas1 stops and demurs that ,satan is  
able to put in against it4  ,and this he
 must do fairly1 righteously1 simply1   
pleading the voice  of the self-same law
 for the justification of what he       
standeth for1  which ,satan pleads      
against it2 for though it is by the new 
law that  our salvation comes1 yet by   
the old law is the new law approved of  
and the way of salvation thereby by it  
consented to4    ,this shows1 therefore1
 that ,christ is not ashamed to own the 
way  of our justification and salvation1
 no1 not before men and devils4  ,it    
shows also that he is resolved to       
dispute and plead for the same1  though 

the devil himself shall oppose it4 ,and 
since our adversary  pretends a plea in 
law against it1 it is meet that there   
should be  an open hearing before the   
,judge of all about it2 but1 forasmuch  
as  we neither can nor dare appear to   
plead for ourselves1 our good ,god  has 
thought fit we should do it by an       
advocate3 ,we have an ,advocate  with   
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous4 ,this1 therefore1 is  the    
second thing that shows the need that we
 have of an ,advocate-to  wit1 our      
adversary pretends that he has a plea in
 law against us1  and that by law we    
should be otherwise disposed of than to 
be made  possessors of the heavenly     
kingdom4 ,but1    ,third4 ,there are    
many things relating to the promise1 to 
our life1  and to the threatenings1 that
 minister matter of question and  doubt1
 and give the advantage of objections   
unto him that so eagerly  desireth to be
 putting in cavils against our          
salvation1 all which  it hath pleased   

,god to repel by ,jesus ,christ our     
,advocate4    #a4 ,there are many things
 relating to the promises1 as to the    
largeness  and straitness of words1 as  
to the freeness and conditionality of   
them1 which we are not able so well to  
understand2 and1 therefore1  when ,satan
 dealeth with us about them1 we quickly 
fall to the  ground before him2 we often
 conclude that the words of the promise 
are too narrow and strait to comprehend 
us2 we also think1 verily1  that the    
conditions of some promises do utterly  
shut us out from  hope of justification 
and life2 but our ,advocate1 who is for 
us with  the ,father1 he is better      
acquainted with1 and learned in1 this   
law  than to be baffled out with a bold 
word or two1 or with a subtle  piece of 
hellish sophistication 7,isa #ej3d74 ,he
 knows the true  purport1 intent1       
meaning1 and sense of every promise1 and
 piece of  promise that is in the whole 
,bible1 and can tell how to plead it    
for advantage against our accuser1 and  

doth so4 ,and ,i gather it  not only    
from his contest with ,satan for        
,joshua1 7,zech #c71 and from  his      
conflict with him in the wilderness1    
7,matt #d71 and in heaven1  7,rev #ad71 
but also from the practice of ,satan's  
emissaries here2  for what his angels   
do1 that doth he4 ,now there is here    
nothing  more apparent than that the    
instruments of ,satan do plead against  
the church1 from the pretended          
intricacy1 ambiguity1 and difficulty  of
 the promise2 whence ,i gather1 so doth 
,satan before the tribunal  of ,god2 but
 there we have one to match him2 we have
 an ,advocate  with the ,father1 that   
knows law and judgment better than      
,satan1  and statute and commandment    
better than all his angels2 and by the  
verdict of our ,advocate1 all the words1
 and limits1 and extensions  of words1  
with all conditions of the promises1 are
 expounded and  applied6 ,and hence it  
is that it sometimes so falleth out that
 the  very promise we have thought could

 not reach us1 to comfort us by  any    
means1 has at another time swallowed us 
up with joy unspeakable4  ,christ1 the  
true ,prophet1 has the right            
understanding of the ,word  as an       
,advocate1 has pleaded it before ,god   
against ,satan1 and having  overcome him
 at the common law1 he hath sent to let 
us know it by  his good ,spirit1 to our 
comfort1 and the confusion of our enemy4
  ,again1    #b4 ,there are many things 
relating to our lives that minister to  
our  accuser occasions of many          
objections against our salvation2 for1  
besides our daily infirmities1 there are
 in our lives gross sins1  many horrible
 backslidings2 also we ofttimes suck and
 drink in  many abominable errors and   
deceitful opinions1 of all which ,satan 
accuseth us before the judgment-seat of 
,god1 and pleadeth hard that  we may be 
damned for ever for them4 ,besides1 some
 of these things  are done after light  
received1 against present convictions   
and  dissuasions to the contrary1       

against solemn engagements to amendment1
  when the bonds of love were upon us   
7,jer #b3bj74 ,these are crying  sins2  
they have a loud voice in themselves    
against us1 and give  to ,satan great   
advantage and boldness to sue for our   
destruction  before the bar of ,god2 nor
 doth he want skill to aggravate and to 
comment profoundly upon all occasions   
and circumstances that did  attend us in
 these our miscarriages-to wit1 that we 
did it without  a cause1 also1 when we  
had1 had we had grace to have used them1
  many things to have helped us against 
such sins1 and to have kept  us clean   
and upright4 ,there is also a sin unto  
death1 7,i ,john  #e3af71 and he can    
tell how to labour1 by argument and     
sleight of  speech1 to make our         
transgressions1 not only to border upon1
 but  to appear in the hue1 shape1 and  
figure of that1 and thereto make  his   
objection against our salvation4 ,he    
often argueth thus with  us1 and        
fasteneth the weight of his reasons upon

 our consciences1  to the almost utter  
destruction of us1 and the bringing of  
us down  to the gates of despair and    
utter destruction2 the same sins1 with  
their aggravating circumstances1 as ,i  
said1 he pleadeth against  us at the bar
 of ,god4 ,but there he meeteth with    
,jesus ,christ1 our  ,lord and          
,advocate1 who entereth his plea against
 him1 unravels  all his reasons and     
arguments against us1 and shows the     
guile and  falsehood of them4 ,he also  
pleadeth as to the nature of sin1 as    
also  to all those high aggravations1   
and proveth that neither the sin in     
itself1 nor yet as joined with all its  
advantageous circumstances1  can be the 
sin unto death1 7,col #b3ai71 because we
 hold the head1  and have not made      
shipwreck of faith1 7,i ,tim #a3ai71 but
 still1  as ,david and ,solomon1 we     
confess1 and are sorry for our sins4    
,thus1  though we seem1 through our     
falls1 to come short of the promise1    
with ,peter1 7,heb #d3a-c71 and leave   

our transgressions as stumbling  blocks 
to the world1 with ,solomon1 and        
minister occasion of a question  of our 
salvation among the godly1 yet our      
,advocate fetches us off  before ,god1  
and we shall be found safe and in heaven
 at last1 by  them in the next world1   
who were afraid they had lost us in     
this4    ,but all these points must be  
managed by ,christ for us1 against      
,satan1 as a lawyer1 an advocate1 who to
 that end now appears in the  presence  
of ,god for us1 and wisely handleth the 
very crisis of the  word1 and of the    
failings of his people1 together with   
all those  nice and critical juggles by 
which our adversary laboureth to bring  
us down1 to the confusion of his face4  
#c4 ,there are also the threatenings    
that are annexed to the gospel1  and    
they fall now under our consideration4  
,they are of two sorts-such  as respect 
those who altogether neglect and reject 
the gospel1 or  those that profess it1  
yet fall in or from the profession      

thereof4    ,the first sort of          
threatening cannot be pleaded against   
the professors  of the gospel as against
 those that never professed it2         
wherefore  he betaketh himself to manage
 those threatenings against us that     
belong to those that have professed1 and
 that have fallen from  it 7,psa        
#aji3a-f74 ,joshua fell in it 7,zech    
#c3a1 #b74 ,judas fell  from it1 and the
 accuser stands at the right hand of    
them before  the judgment of ,god1 to   
resist them1 by pleading the            
threatenings  against them-to wit1 that 
,god's soul should have no pleasure  in 
them4 ,if any man draw back1 my soul    
shall have no pleasure in  him4 ,here is
 a plea for ,satan1 both against the one
 and the other2  they are both          
apostatized1 both drawn back1 and he is 
subtle enough  to manage it4    ,ay1 but
 ,satan1 here is also matter sufficient 
for a plea for our  ,advocate against   
thee1 forasmuch as the next words       
distinguish  betwixt drawing back1 and  

drawing back unto perdition2 every  one 
that draws back1 doth not draw back unto
 perdition 7,heb #aj3ch1  #ci74 ,some of
 them draw back from1 and some in the   
profession of1  the gospel4 ,judas drew 
back from1 and ,peter in the profession 
of  his faith2 wherefore ,judas         
perishes1 but ,peter turns again1       
because  ,judas drew back unto          
perdition1 but ,peter yet believed to   
the saving  of the soul4#bf ,nor doth   
,jesus ,christ1 when he sees it is to no
 boot1  at any time step in to endeavour
 to save the soul4 ,wherefore1 as  for  
,judas1 for his backsliding from the    
faith1 ,christ turns him up  to ,satan1 
and leaveth him in his hand1 saying1    
,when he shall be  judged1 let him be   
condemned3 and let his prayer become sin
 7,psa  #aji3g7 ,but he will not serve  
,peter so-,the ,lord will not leave  him
 in his hand1 nor condemn him when he is
 judged 7,psa #cg3cc74  ,he will pray   
for him before1 and plead for him after1
 he hath been  in the temptation1 and so

 secure him1 by virtue of his           
advocation1  from the sting and lash of 
the threatening that is made against    
final apostasy4 ,but1    ,fourth4 ,the  
necessity of the ,advocate's office in  
,jesus ,christ  appears plainly in      
this-to plead about the judgments1      
distresses1  afflictions1 and troubles  
that we meet withal in this life for our
  sins4 ,for though1 by virtue of this  
office1 ,christ fully takes us  off from
 the condemnation that the unbelievers  
go down to for their  sins1 yet he doth 
not thereby exempt us from temporal     
punishments1  for we see and feel that  
they daily overtake us2 but for the     
proportioning of the punishment1 or     
affliction for transgression1  seeing   
that comes under the sentence of the    
law1 it is fit that we  should have an  
,advocate that understands both law and 
judgment1 to  plead for equal           
distribution of chastisement1 according1
 ,i say1 to  the law of grace2 and this 
the ,lord ,jesus doth4    ,suppose a man

 for transgression be indicted at the   
assizes2 his  adversary is full of      
malice1 and would have him punished     
sorely  beyond what by the law is       
provided for such offence2 and he pleads
  that the judge will so afflict and    
punish as he in his malicious  mind     
desireth4 ,but the man has an advocate  
there1 and he enters  his plea against  
the cruelty of his client's accuser1    
saying1 ,my  lord1 it cannot be as our  
enemy would have it2 the punishment for 
these transgressions is prescribed by   
that law that we here ground  our plea  
upon2 nor may it be declined to satisfy 
his envy2 we stand  here upon matters of
 law1 and appeal to the law4 ,and this  
is the  work of our ,advocate in heaven4
 ,punishments for the sin of the        
children come not headlong1 not without 
measure1 as our accuser  would have     
them1 nor yet as they fall upon those   
who have none to  plead their cause4#bg 
,hath he smote the children according to
 the  stroke wherewith he hath smitten  

others8 ,no2 in measure when it         
shooteth forth1 or seeks to exceed due  
bounds1 thou wilt debate  with it3 he   
stayeth his rough wind in the day of the
 east wind  7,isa #bg3h74 ,thou wilt    
debate with it1 inquiring and reasoning 
by  the law1 whether the shootings forth
 of the affliction 7now going  out for  
the offence committed7 be not too       
strong1 too heavy1 too  hot1 and of too 
long a time admitted to distress and    
break the  spirit of this ,christian2   
and if it be1 he applies himself to the 
rule to measure it by1 he fetches forth 
his plumb line1 and sets  it in the     
midst of his people1 7,amos #g3h2 ,isa  
#bh3ag71 and lays  righteousness to     
that1 and will not suffer it to go      
further2 but  according to the quality  
of the transgression1 and according to  
the  terms1 bounds1 limits1 and measures
 which the law of grace admits1  so     
shall the punishment be4 ,satan often   
saith of us when we have  sinned1 as    
,abishai said of ,shimei after he had   

cursed ,david1 ,shall  not this man die 
for this8 7,,ii ,sam #ai3ba74 ,but      
,jesus1 our ,advocate1  answers as      
,david1 ,what have ,i to do with thee1  
,o ,satan8 ,thou this  day art an enemy 
to me2 thou seekest for a punishment for
 the  transgressions of my people above 
what is allotted to them by the  law of 
grace1 under which they are1 and beyond 
what their relation  that they stand in 
to my ,father and myself will admit4    
,wherefore1  as ,advocate1 he pleadeth  
against ,satan when he brings in against
  us a charge for sins committed1 for   
the regulating of punishments1  both as 
to the nature1 degree1 and continuation 
of punishment2 and  this is the reason  
why1 when we are judged1 we are not     
condemned1  but chastened1 that we      
should not be condemned with the world  
7,i ,cor #aa3cb74 ,hence king ,david    
says1 the ,lord hath not given him  over
 to the will of his enemy 7,psa #bg3ab74
 ,and again1 ,the ,lord  hath chastened 
me sore2 but he hath not given me over  

unto death  7,psa #aah3ah74 ,satan's    
plea was1 that the ,lord would give     
,david over  to his will1 and to the    
tyranny of death4 ,no1 says our         
,advocate1  that must not be2 to do so  
would be an affront to the covenant     
under which grace has put them2 that    
would be to deal with them by  a        
covenant of works1 under which they are 
not4 ,there is a rod for  children2 and 
stripes for those of them that          
transgress4 ,this rod  is in the hand of
 a ,father1 and must be used according  
to the law  of that relation1 not for   
the destruction1 but correction of the  
children2 not to satisfy the rage of    
,satan1 but to vindicate the  holiness  
of my ,father2 not to drive them further
 from1 but to bring  them nearer to     
their ,god4 ,but1    ,fifth4 ,the       
necessity of the advocateship of ,jesus 
,christ is  also manifest in this1 for  
that there is need of one to plead the  
efficacy of old titles to our eternal   
inheritance1 when our interest          

thereunto seems questionable by reason  
of new transgressions4 ,that  ,god's    
people may1 by their new and repeated   
sins1 as to reason  at least1 endanger  
their interest in the eternal           
inheritance1 is  manifest by such       
groanings of theirs as these-,why dost  
thou cast  me off8 7,psa #dc3b74 ,cast  
me not away from thy presence 7,psa     
#ea3aa74  ,and1 ,o ,god1 why hast thou  
cast us off for ever8 7,psa #gd3a74 ,yet
  ,i find in the book of ,leviticus1    
that though any of the children  of     
,israel should have sold1 mortgaged1 or 
made away with their  inheritance1 they 
did not thereby utterly make void their 
title  to an interest therein1 but it   
should again return to them1 and  they  
again enjoy the possession of it1 in the
 year of jubilee4 ,in  the year of      
jubilee1 saith ,god1 you shall return   
every man to his  possession2 the land  
shall not be sold for ever1 nor be quite
  cut off1 for the land is mine2 for ye 
are strangers and sojourners  with me4  

,and in all the land of your possession1
 ye shall grant a  redemption for the   
land 7,lev #be3bc1bd74    ,the man in   
,israel that1 by waxing poor1 did sell  
his land in  ,canaan1 was surely a type 
of the ,christian who1 by sin and decays
  in grace1 has forfeited his place and 
inheritance in heaven2 but  as the      
ceremonial law provided that the poor   
man in ,canaan should  not1 by his      
poverty1 lose his portion in ,canaan for
 ever1 but that  it should return to him
 in the year of jubilee2 so the law of  
grace  has provided that the children   
shall not1 for their sin1 lose their    
inheritance in heaven for ever1 but that
 it shall return to them  in the world  
to come 7,i ,cor #aa3cb7bh    ,all      
therefore that happeneth in this case   
is1 they may live without  the comfort  
of it here1 as he that had sold his     
house in ,canaan  might live without the
 enjoyment of it till the jubilee4 ,they
 may  also seem to come short of it when
 they die1 as he in ,canaan did  that   

deceased before the year of jubilee2 but
 as certainly as he  that died in       
,canaan before the jubilee did yet      
receive again his  inheritance by the   
hand of his relative survivor when the  
jubilee  came1 so certainly shall he    
that dieth1 and that seemeth in his     
dying  to come short of the celestial   
inheritance now1 be yet admitted1  at   
his rising again1 to the repossession of
 his old inheritance at  the day of     
judgment4 ,but now here is room for a   
caviler to object1  and to plead against
 the children1 saying1 ,they have       
forfeited  their part of paradise by    
their sin2 what right1 then1 shall they 
have to the kingdom of heaven8 ,now let 
the ,lord stand up to plead1  for he is 
,advocate for the children2 yea1 let    
them plead the  sufficiency of their    
first title to the kingdom1 and that it 
is  not their doings can sell the land  
for ever4 ,the reason why the  children 
of ,israel could not sell the land for  
ever was1 because  the ,lord1 their     

head1 reserved to himself a right       
therein-,the land  shall not be sold for
 ever1 for the land is mine4 ,suppose   
two or  three children have a lawful    
title to such an estate1 but they are   
all profuse and prodigal1 and there is a
 brother also that has by  law a chief  
right to the same estate3 this brother  
may hinder the  estate from being sold  
for ever1 because it is his inheritance1
  and he may1 when the limited time that
 his brethren had sold their  share     
therein is out1 if he will1 restore it  
to them again4 ,and in  the meantime1 if
 any that are unjust should go about    
utterly and  for ever to deprive his    
brethren1 he may stand up and plead for 
them2 that in law the land cannot be    
sold for ever1 for that it  is his as   
well as theirs1 he being resolved not to
 part with his  right4 ,o my brethren6  
,christ will not part with his right of 
the  inheritance unto which you are also
 born2 your profuseness and  prodigality
 shall not make him let go his hold that

 he hath for you  of heaven2 nor can    
you1 according to law1 sell the land for
 ever1  since it is his1 and he hath the
 principal and chief title thereto4     
,this also gives him ground to stand up 
to plead for you against  all those that
 would hold the kingdom from you for    
ever2 for let  ,satan say what he can   
against you1 yet ,christ can say1 ,the  
land is  mine1 and consequently that his
 brethren could not sell it4 ,yes1  says
 ,satan1 if the inheritance be divided4 
,o but1 says ,christ1 the land is       
undivided2 no man has his part set  out 
and turned over to himself2 besides1 my 
brethren yet are under  age1 and ,i am  
made their guardian2 they have not power
 to sell the  land for ever2 the land is
 mine2 also my ,father has made me      
feoffee  in trust for my brethren1 that 
they may have what is allotted them     
when they are all come to a perfect man1
 unto the measure of the  stature of the
 fulness of ,christ 7,eph #d3ac74 ,and  
not before1 and ,i  will reserve it for 

them till then2 and thus to do is the   
will of  my ,father1 the law of the     
,judge1 and also my unchangeable        
resolution4  ,and what can ,satan say   
against this plea8 ,can he prove that   
,christ  has no interest in the saints' 
inheritance8 ,can he prove that we  are 
at age1 or that our several parts of the
 heavenly house are  already delivered  
into our own power8 ,and if he goes     
about to do  this1 is not the law of the
 land against him8 ,doth it not say that
  our ,advocate is ,lord of all1 7,acts 
#aj3cf71 that the kingdom is  ,christ's1
 that it is laid up in heaven for us1   
7,eph #e3e1 ,col #a3e72  yea1 that the  
inheritance which is incorruptible1     
undefiled1 and  that fadeth not away1 is
 reserved in heaven for us1 who are kept
  by the power of ,god1 through faith   
unto salvation 7,i ,peter #a3d1  #e74   
,thus therefore is our heavenly         
inheritance made good by our  ,advocate 
against the thwartings and branglings#bi
 of the devil2 nor  can our new sins    

make it invalid1 but it abideth safe to 
us at last1  notwithstanding our        
weaknesses2 though1 if we sin1 we may   
have but  little comfort of it1 or but  
little of its present profits1 while  we
 live in this present world4 ,a         
spendthrift1 though he loses not  his   
title1 may yet lose the present benefit1
 but the principal  will come again at  
last2 for we have an ,advocate with the 
,father1  ,jesus ,christ the righteous4 
,sixth4 ,the necessity of the           
advocateship of ,jesus ,christ for  us  
further appears in this-to wit1 for that
 our evidences1 which  declare that we  
have a right to the eternal inheritance1
 are often  out of our own hand1 yea1   
and also sometimes kept long from us1   
the which we come not at the sight or   
comfort of again but by our  ,advocate1 
especially when our evidences are taken 
from us1 because  of a present          
forfeiture of this inheritance to ,god  
by this or that  most foul offence4     
,evidences1 when they are thus taken    

away1 as in  ,david's case they were1   
7,psa #ea3ab71 why then they are in our 
,god's  hand1 laid up1 ,i say1 from the 
sight of them to whom they belong1  till
 they even forget the contents thereof  
7,,ii ,peter #a3e-i74cj    ,now when    
writings and evidences are out of the   
hand of the owners1 and  laid up in the 
court1 where in justice they ought to be
 kept1 they  are not ordinarily got     
thence again but by the help of a       
lawyer-an  ,advocate4 ,thus it is with  
the children of ,god4 ,we do often      
forfeit  our interest in eternal life1  
but the mercy is1 the forfeit falls     
into the hand of ,god1 not of the law   
nor of ,satan1 wherefore  he taketh away
 also our evidences1 if not all1 yet    
some of them1  as he saith-,i have taken
 away my peace from this people1 even   
loving-kindness and mercies 7,jer       
#af3e74 ,this he took from ,david1  and 
he entreats for the restoration of it1  
saying1 ,restore unto  me the joy of thy
 salvation1 and uphold me with thy free 

,spirit  7,i ,chron #ag3ac2 ,psa        
#ea3ab74 ,and1 ,lord1 turn us again1    
cause thy  face to shine1 and we shall  
be saved 7,psa #hj3c1 #g1 #ai47         
,satan now also hath an opportunity to  
plead against us1 and to  help forward  
the affliction1 as his servants did of  
old1 when ,god  was but a little angry  
7,zech #a3ae72 but ,jesus ,christ our   
,advocate  is ready to appear against   
him1 and to send us from heaven our old 
evidences again1 or to signify to us    
that they are yet good and  authentic1  
and cannot be gainsaid4 ,gabriel1 saith 
he1 make this  man to understand the    
vision 7,dan #h3af74 ,and again1 saith  
he to  another1 ,run1 speak to this     
young man1 saying1 ,jerusalem shall be  
inhabited as towns without walls 7,zech 
#b3d74 ,jerusalem had been  in          
captivity1 had lost many evidences of   
,god's favour and love  by reason of her
 sin1 and her enemy stepped in to       
augment her sin  and sorrow2 but there  
was a man the angel of the ,lord among  

the  myrtle trees that were in the      
bottom that did prevail with ,god to    
say1 ,i am returned to ,jerusalem with  
mercies2 and then commands it  to be    
proclaimed that his cities through      
prosperity shall yet be  spread abroad  
7,zech #a3aa-ag74 ,thus1 by virtue of   
our ,advocate1 we  are either made to   
receive our old evidences for heaven    
again1 or  else are made to understand  
that they yet are good1 and stand valid 
in the court of heaven2 nor can they be 
made ineffectual1 but shall  abide the  
test at last1 because our ,advocate is  
also concerned in  the inheritance of   
the saints in light4 ,christians know   
what it is  to lose their evidences for 
heaven1 and to receive them again1 or   
to hear that they hold their title by   
them2 but perhaps they know  not how    
they come at this privilege2 therefore  
the apostle tells  them they have an    
,advocate2 and that by him1 as          
,advocate1 they  enjoy all these        
advantages is manifest1 because his     

,advocate's  office is appointed for our
 help when we sin-that is1 commit sins  
that are great and heinous-,if any man  
sin1 we have an ,advocate4#ca    ,by him
 the justice of ,god is vindicated1 the 
law answered1 the  threatenings taken   
off1 the measure of affliction that for 
sin we  undergo determined1 our titles  
to eternal life preserved1 and our      
comfort of them restored1               
notwithstanding the wit1 and rage1 and  
envy of hell4 ,so1 then1 ,christ gave   
himself for us as a priest1  died for us
 as a sacrifice1 but pleadeth justice   
and righteousness  in a way of justice  
and righteousness2 for such is his      
sacrifice1  for our salvation from the  
death that is due to our foul or high   
transgressions-as an ,advocate4 ,thus   
have ,i given you thus far1 an  account 
of the nature1 end1 and necessity of the
 ,advocateship of  ,jesus ,christ1 and  
should now come to the use and          
application1 only  ,i must first remove 
an objection or two4    ,,objections    

,,removed4    ,,sixthly1 ,i now come to 
answer some objections4    ,first       
,objection4 ,but what need all these    
offices of ,jesus ,christ8  or1 what    
need you trouble us with these nice     
distinctions8 ,it is  enough for us to  
believe in ,christ in the general1      
without considering  him under this and 
that office4    ,answer4 ,the wisdom of 
,god is not to be charged with needless 
doing  when it giveth to ,jesus ,christ 
such variety of offices1 and calleth    
him to so many sundry employments for   
us2 they are all thought  necessary by  
heaven1 and therefore should not be     
counted superfluous  by earth4 ,and to  
put a question upon thy objection-,what 
is a sacrifice  without a priest1 and   
what is a priest without a sacrifice8   
,and  the same ,i say of his ,advocate's
 office-,what is an advocate without    
the exercise of his office8 ,and what   
need of an ,advocate's office  to be    
exercised1 if ,christ1 as sacrifice and 
,priest1 was thought  sufficient by     

,god8 ,each of these offices is         
sufficient for the  perfecting the work 
for which it is designed2 but they are  
not all  designed for the self-same     
particular thing4 ,christ as sacrifice  
offereth not himself2 it is ,christ as  
,priest does that4 ,christ as  ,priest  
dieth not for our sins2 it is ,christ as
 sacrifice does so4  ,again1 ,christ as 
a sacrifice and a ,priest limits himself
 to those  two employs1 but as an       
,advocate he launches out into a third4 
,and  since these are not confounded in 
heaven1 nor by the ,scriptures1  they   
should not be confounded in our         
apprehension1 nor accounted  useless4   
,it is not1 therefore1 enough for us    
that we exercise our thoughts  upon     
,christ in an indistinct and general    
way1 but we must learn to  know him in  
all his offices1 and to know the nature 
of his offices  also2 our condition     
requires this1 it requireth it1 ,i say1 
as we  are guilty of sin1 as we have to 
do with ,god1 and with our enemy  the   

devil4 ,as we are guilty of sin1 so we  
need a sacrifice2 and as  we are also   
sinners1 we need one perfect to present 
our sacrifice  to ,god for us4 ,we have 
need also of him as priest to present   
our  persons and services to ,god4 ,and 
since ,god is just1 and upon the        
judgment-seat1 and since also we are    
subject to sin grievously1  and again1  
since we have an accuser who will by law
 plead at this  bar of ,god our sins    
against us1 to the end we might be      
condemned1  we have need of1 and also   
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus  ,christ the righteous4    ,alas6
 ,how many of ,god's precious people1   
for want of a distinct  knowledge of    
,christ in all his offices1 are at this 
day sadly baffled  with the             
sophistications of the devil8 ,to       
instance no more than  this one         
thing-when they have committed some     
heinous sin after light  received1 how  
are they1 ,i say1 tossed and tumbled and
 distressed  with many perplexities6    

,they cannot come to any anchor in this 
their  troubled sea2 they go from       
promise to promise1 from providence to  
providence1 from this to that office of 
,jesus ,christ1 but forget  that he is1 
or else understand not what it is for   
this ,lord ,jesus  to be an ,advocate   
for them4 ,hence they so oft sink under 
the fears  that their sin is            
unpardonable1 and that therefore their  
condition  is desperate2 whereas1 if    
they could but consider that ,christ is 
their ,advocate1 and that he is         
therefore made an ,advocate to save     
them from those high transgressions that
 are committed by them1 and  that he    
waits upon this office continually      
before the judgment-seat  of ,god1 they 
would conceive relief1 and be made to   
hold up their  head1 and would more     
strongly twist themselves from under    
that  guilt and burden1 those ropes and 
cords wherewith by their folly  they    
have so strongly bound themselves1 than 
commonly they have  done1 or do4        

,second ,objection4 ,but notwithstanding
 what you have said1 this sin  is a     
deadly stick in my way2 it will not out 
of my mind1 my cause  being bad1 but    
,christ will desert me4    ,answer4 ,it 
is true1 sin is1 and will be1 a deadly  
stick and stop to  faith1 attempt to    
exercise it on ,christ as considered    
under which  of his offices or relations
 you will2 and1 above all1 the sin of   
unbelief is the sin that doth so1 or    
most easily beset us 7,heb  #ab3a1 #b74 
,and no marvel2 for it never acteth     
alone1 but is backed1  not only with    
guilt and ignorance1 but also with      
carnal sense and  reason4 ,he that is   
ignorant of this knows but little of    
himself1  or what believing is4 ,he that
 undertakes to believe sets upon the    
hardest task that ever was proposed to  
man2 not because the things  imposed    
upon us are unreasonable or             
unaccountable1 but because the  heart of
 man1 the more true anything is1 the    
more it sticks and  stumbles thereat2   

and1 says ,christ1 ,because ,i tell you 
the truth1  ye believe me not 7,john    
#h3de74 ,hence believing is called      
labouring1  7,heb #d3aa72 and it is the 
sorest labour1 at times that any man can
  take in hand1 because assaulted with  
the greatest oppositions2 but  believe  
thou must1 be the labour never so hard1 
and that not only  in ,christ in a      
general way1 but in him as to his       
several offices1  and to this of his    
being an ,advocate in particular1 else  
some sins  and some temptations will    
not1 in their guilt or vexatious        
trouble1  easily depart from thy        
conscience2 no1 not by promise1 nor by  
thy  attempts to apply the same by      
faith4 ,and this the text insinuateth   
by its setting forth of ,christ as      
,advocate1 as the only or best  and most
 speedy way of relief to the soul in    
certain cases4    ,there is1 then1 an   
order that thou must observe in         
exercising of  thy soul in a way of     
believing4    #a4 ,thou must believe    

unto justification in general2 and for  
this  thou must direct thy soul to the  
,lord ,christ as he is a sacrifice  for 
sin2 and as a ,priest offering that     
sacrifice1 so as a sacrifice  thou shalt
 see him appeasing ,divine displeasure  
for thy sin1 and  as a ,priest spreading
 the skirt of his garment over thee1 for
 the  covering of thy nakedness2 thus   
being clothed1 thou shalt not be  found 
naked4    #b4 ,this1 when thou hast done
 as well as thou canst1 thou must1 in   
the next place1 keep thine eye upon the 
,lord ,christ as improving1  as ,priest 
in heaven1 the sacrifice which he       
offered on earth for  the continuing    
thee in a state of justification in thy 
lifetime1  notwithstanding those common 
infirmities that attend thee1 and to    
which thou art incident in all thy holy 
services or best performances  7,rom    
#e3aj2 ,exo #bh3ca-ch74 ,for therefore  
is he a ,priest in heaven1  and by his  
sacrifices interceding for thee4    #c4 
,but if thy foot slippeth1 if it        

slippeth greatly1 then know thou  it    
will not be long before a bill be in    
heaven preferred against  thee by the   
accuser of the brethren2 wherefore then 
thou must  have recourse to ,christ as  
,advocate1 to plead before ,god thy     
judge  against the devil thine adversary
 for thee4    #d4 ,and as to the badness
 of thy cause1 let nothing move thee1   
save  to humility and self-abasement1   
for ,christ is glorified by being       
concerned for thee2 yea1 the angels will
 shout aloud to see him  bring thee off4
 ,for what greater glory can we conceive
 ,christ to  obtain ad ,advocate1 than  
to bring off his people when they have  
sinned1 notwithstanding ,satan so       
charging of them for it as he  doth8    
,he gloried when he was going to the    
cross to die2 he went up with  a shout  
and the sound of a trumpet1 to make     
intercession for us2  and shall we think
 that by his being an ,advocate he      
receives no  additional glory8 ,it is   
glory to him1 doubtless1 to bear the    

title  of an ,advocate1 and much more to
 plead and prosper for us against  our  
adversary1 as he doth4    #e4 ,and1 ,i  
say again1 for thee to think that       
,christ will reject thee  for that thy  
cause is bad1 is a kind of thinking     
blasphemy against  this his office and  
his ,word2 for what doth such a man but 
side  with ,satan1 while ,christ is     
pleading against him8 ,i say1 it is as  
the devil would have it1 for it puts    
strength into his plea against  us1 by  
increasing our sin and wickedness4 ,but 
shall ,christ take  our cause in hand1  
and shall we doubt of good success8     
,this is to count ,satan stronger than  
,christ2 and that he can longer  abide  
to oppose1 than ,christ can to plead for
 us4 ,wherefore1 away  with1 it1 not    
only as to the notion1 but also as to   
the heart and  root thereof4 ,oh6 ,when 
shall ,jesus ,christ our ,lord be       
honoured by  us as he ought8 ,this      
dastardly heart of ours1 when shall it  
be more  subdued and trodden under foot 

of faith8 ,when shall ,christ ride      
,lord1 and ,king1 and ,advocate1 upon   
the faith of his people1 as he  should8 
,he is exalted before ,god1 before      
angels1 and above all the  power of the 
enemy2 there is nothing comes behind but
 the faith of  his people4    ,third    
,objection4 ,but since you follow the   
metaphor so close1 ,i  will suppose1 if 
an advocate be entertained1 some        
recompense must  be given him4 ,his     
fee-who shall pay him his fee8 ,i have  
nothing4  ,could ,i do anything to make 
this advocate part of amends1 ,i could  
think ,i might have benefit from him2   
but ,i have nothing4 ,what say  you to  
this8#cb    ,answer4 ,similitudes must  
not be strained too far2 but yet ,i have
  an answer for this objection4 ,there  
is1 in some cases1 law for them  that   
have no money2 ay1 law and lawyers too2 
and this is called  a suing in forma    
pauperis2#cc and such lawyers are       
appointed by  authority for that        
purpose4 ,indeed1 ,i know not that it is

 thus in  every nation1 but it is       
sometimes so with us in ,england2 and   
this  is the way altogether in the      
kingdom of heaven before the bar of     
,god4 ,all is done there for us in forma
 pauperis1 on free cost2 for  our       
,advocate or lawyer is thereto designed 
and appointed of his  ,father4    ,hence
 ,christ is said to plead the cause1 not
 of the rich and wealthy1  but of the   
poor and needy2 not of those that have  
many friends1 but  of the fatherless and
 widow2 not of them that are fat and    
strong1  but of those under sore        
afflictions 7,prov #bb3bb1 #bc2 #bc3aj1 
#aa2  #ca3i74 ,he shall stand at the    
right hand of the poor1 to save him     
from those that condemn his soul1 or1 as
 it is in the margin1 from  the judges  
of his soul 7,psa #aji3ca74 ,this1 then1
 is the manner of  ,jesus ,christ with  
men2 he doth freely what he doth1 not   
for price  nor reward4 ,i have raised   
him up1 says ,god1 and ,i will direct   
all  his ways2 he shall build my city1  

and he shall let go my captives1  not   
for a price nor reward 7,isa #de3ac74   
,this scripture speaks of  ,cyrus1 a    
type of ,christ4    ,this1 ,i say1 is   
the manner of ,jesus ,christ with men2  
he pleads1 he  sues in forma pauperis1  
gratis1 and of mere compassion2 and     
hence  it is that you have his clients  
give him thanks2 for that is all  the   
poor can give4 ,i will greatly praise   
the ,lord with my mouth2  yea1 ,i will  
praise him among the multitude4 ,for he 
shall stand at  the right hand of the   
poor1 to save him from those that       
condemn  his soul 7,psa #aji3cj1ca74    
,they know but little that talk of      
giving to ,christ1 except they mean     
they would give him blessing and praise4
 ,he bids us come freely1  take freely1 
and tells us that he will give and do   
freely 7,rev  #bb3ag2 #ba3f74 ,let him  
have that which is his own-to wit1      
thyself2  for thou art the price of his 
blood4 ,david speaks very strangely  of 
giving to ,god for mercy bestowed on    

him2 ,i call it strangely1  because     
indeed it is so to reason4 ,what1 says  
he1 shall ,i render  to the ,lord for   
all his benefits8 ,i will take the cup  
of salvation1  and call upon the name of
 the ,lord for more 7,psa #aaf3ab1 #ac74
  ,god has no need of thy gift1 nor     
,christ of thy bribe1 to plead thy      
cause2 take thankfully what is offered1 
and call for more2 that  is the best    
giving to ,god4 ,god is rich enough2    
talk not then of  giving1 but of        
receiving1 for thou art poor4 ,be not   
too high1 nor  think thyself too good to
 live by the alms of heaven2 and since  
the ,lord ,jesus is willing to serve    
thee freely1 and to maintain  thy right 
to heaven against thy foe1 to the saving
 of thy soul1  without price or reward1 
let the peace of ,god rule in your      
hearts1  to the which also ye are       
called1 as is the rest of the body1  and
 be ye thankful 7,col #c3ae74 ,this1    
then1 is the privilege of a             
,christian-,we have an ,advocate with   

the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous2 one that pleadeth the cause  
of his people against those  that rise  
up against them1 of his love1 pity1 and 
mere good-will4  ,lord1 open the eyes of
 dark readers1 of disconsolate saints1  
that  they may see who is for them1 and 
on what terms6    ,fourth ,objection4   
,but if ,christ doth once begin to plead
 for me1  and shall become mine         
,advocate1 he will always be troubled   
with me1  unless ,i should1 of myself1  
forsake him2 for ,i am ever in broils   
and suits of law1 action after action is
 laid upon me1 and ,i am  sometimes ten 
times in a day summoned to answer my    
doings before  ,god4    ,answer4 ,christ
 is not an ,advocate to plead a cause or
 two2 nor to  deliver the godly from an 
accusation or two4 ,he delivereth       
,israel  out of all his troubles 7,psa  
#be3bb2 ,,ii ,sam #bb3bh72 and chooses  
to be an ,advocate for such2 therefore1 
the godly of old did use to  make1 from 
the greatness of their troubles1 and the

 abundance of  their troublers1 an      
argument to the ,lord ,christ to send   
and lend  them help-,have mercy upon me1
 saith ,david2 consider my trouble      
which ,i suffer of them that hate me    
7,psa #i3ac74 ,and again1 ,many  are    
they that rise up against me2 many there
 be which say of my soul1  ,there is no 
help for him in ,god 7,psa #c3a1b74 ,yea
 the troubles of  this man were so many 
and great1 that his enemies began to    
triumph  over him1 saying1 ,there is no 
help for him in ,god4 ,but could he  not
 deliver him1 or did the ,lord forsake  
him8 ,no1 no2 ,thou hast  smitten1 saith
 he1 all mine enemies upon the cheek    
bone2 thou  hast broken the teeth of the
 ungodly4 ,and as he delivereth them    
from their troublers1 so also he        
pleadeth all their causes2 ,o  ,lord1   
saith the church1 thou hast pleaded the 
causes of my soul2  thou hast redeemed  
my life 7,lam #c3eh74 ,mark1 troubled   
,christian1  thou sayest thou hast been 
arrested ofttimes in a day1 and as often

  summoned to appear at ,god's bar1     
there to answer to what shall be  laid  
to thy charge4 ,and here1 for thy       
encouragement1 thou readest  that the   
church hath an ,advocate that pleadeth  
the causes of  her soul2 that is1 all   
her causes1 to deliver her4 ,he knows   
that1  so long as we are in this world1 
we are subject to temptation and        
weakness1 and through them made guilty  
of many bad things2 wherefore1  he hath 
prepared himself to our service1 and to 
abide with the  ,father1 an ,advocate   
for us4 ,as ,solomon saith of a man of  
great  wrath1 so it may be said of a man
 of great weakness1 and the best  of    
saints are such-he must be delivered    
again and again1 7,prov  #ai3ai72 yea1  
many a time1 saith ,david1 did he       
deliver them1  7,psa #ajf3dc72 to wit1  
more than once or twice2 and he will do 
so  for thee1 if thou entertain him to  
be thine ,advocate4 ,thou talkest  of   
leaving him1 but then whither wilt thou 
go8 ,all else are vain  things1 things  

that cannot profit2 and he will not     
forsake his people1  7,i ,sam           
#ab3bj-bc71 though their land be filled 
with sin against  the ,holy ,one of     
,israel 7,jer #ea3e74 ,i know the modest
 saint is  apt to be abashed to think   
what a troublesome one he is1 and what  
a make-work he has been in ,god's house 
all his days2 and let him  be filled    
with holy blushing2 but let him not     
forsake his ,advocate4    ,,the ,,use   
,,and ,,application4    ,,seventhly1    
,having thus spoken to these objections1
 let us now come  to make some use of   
the whole4 ,and1    ,use ,first4 ,i     
would exhort the children to consider   
the dignity that  ,god hath put upon    
,jesus ,christ their ,saviour2 for by   
how much ,god  hath called his ,son to  
offices and places of trust1 by so much 
he  hath heaped dignities upon him4 ,it 
is said of ,mordecai1 that he was  next 
to the king ,ahasuerus4 ,and what then8 
,why1 then the greatness  of ,mordecai1 
and his high advance1 must be written in

 the book of  the ,chronicles of the    
kings of ,media and ,persia1 to the end 
his  fame might not be buried nor       
forgotten1 but remembered and talked  of
 in generations to come 7,esth #aj74    
,why1 my brethren1 ,god exalted  ,jesus 
of ,nazareth1 hath made him the only    
great one1 having given  him a name     
above every name-a name1 did ,i say8-a  
name and glory  beyond all names1 and   
above all names1 as doth witness both   
his being  set above all1 and the many  
offices which he executeth for ,god on  
behalf of his people4 ,it is counted no 
little addition to honour  when men are 
not only made near to the king1 but also
 entrusted  with most1 if not almost    
with all the most weighty affairs of the
  kingdom4 ,why1 this is the dignity of 
,christ2 he is1 it is true1  the natural
 ,son of ,god1 and so high1 and one that
 abounds with  honour4 ,but this is not 
all2 ,god has conferred upon him1 as    
man1 all  the most mighty honours of    
heaven2 he hath made him ,lord ,mediator

  betwixt him and the world4 ,this in   
general4 ,and particularly1 he  hath    
called him to be his ,high ,priest for  
ever1 and hath sworn he  shall not be   
changed for another 7,heb #g3ba-bd74 ,he
 hath accepted  of his offering once for
 ever1 counting that there is wholly    
enough  in what he did once to perfect  
for ever them that are sanctified2  to  
wit1 set apart to glory 7,heb           
#aj3aa-ad74    ,he is ,captain-general  
of all the forces that ,god hath in     
heaven and  earth1 the ,king and        
,commander of his people 7ch4 #i3be1    
#bh74 ,he is  ,lord of all1 and made    
head over all things to the church1 and 
is  our ,advocate with the ,father 7,eph
 #a3bb74 ,o1 the exaltation of ,jesus   
,christ6 ,let ,christians1 therefore1 in
 the first place1 consider  this4 ,nor  
can it be but profitable to them1 if    
withal they consider  that all this     
trust and honour is put and conferred   
upon him in  relation to the advantage  
and advancement of ,christians4 ,if     

,christians  do but consider the        
nearness that is betwixt ,christ and    
them1 and1  withal1 consider how he is  
exalted1 it must needs be matter of     
comfort to them4 ,he is my flesh and my 
bone that is exalted2 he  is my friend  
and brother that is thus set up and     
preferred4 ,it was  something to the    
,jews when ,mordecai was exalted to     
honour2 they had1  thereby1 ground to   
rejoice and be glad1 for that one of    
themselves  was made lord-chief by the  
king1 and the great governor of the     
land1  for the good of his kindred4     
,true1 when a man thinks of ,christ as  
severed from him1 he sees but little to 
his comfort in ,christ's  exaltation2   
but when he looks upon ,christ1 and can 
say1 ,my ,saviour1  my ,priest1 or the  
chief ,bishop of my soul1 then he will  
see much in  his being thus promoted to 
honour4 ,consider1 then1 of the glories 
to which ,god has exalted our ,saviour1 
in that he hath made him so  high4 ,it  
is comely1 also1 when thou speakest of  

him1 that thou name  his name with some 
additional title1 thereby to call thy   
mind to  the remembrance1 and so to the 
greater reverence of the person of  thy 
,jesus2 as1 our ,lord ,jesus1 our ,lord 
and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1  the       
,apostle and ,high ,priest of our       
profession1 ,christ ,jesus 7,,ii  ,peter
 #b3bj2 ,heb #c3a1 c74 ,men write       
themselves by their titles2 as1  ,john1 
earl of such a place1 ,anthony1 earl of 
such a place1 ,thomas1  lord1 c4 ,it is 
common1 also1 to call men in great      
places by their  titles rather than by  
their names2 yea1 it also pleaseth such 
great  ones well2 as1 ,my lord high     
chancellor of ,england1 ,my lord privy  
seal1 ,my lord high admiral1 c4 ,and    
thus should ,christians make  mention of
 ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 adding to his
 name some of his  titles of honour2    
especially since all places of trust and
 titles  of honour conferred on him are 
of special favour to us4 ,i did  use to 
be much taken with one sect of          

,christians2 for that it was  usually   
their way1 when they made mention of the
 name of ,jesus1 to  call him ,the      
blessed ,king of ,glory4 ,christians    
should do thus2  it would do them good2 
for why doth the ,holy ,ghost1 think    
you1 give  him all these titles but that
 we should call him by them1 and so     
make mention of him one to another2 for 
the very calling of him by  this or that
 title1 or name1 belonging to this or   
that office of  his1 giveth us occasion1
 not only to think of him as exercising 
that office1 but to inquire1 by the     
,word1 by meditation1 and one of        
another1 what there is in that office   
and what1 by his exercising  of that1   
the ,lord ,jesus profiteth his church4  
,how will men stand for that honour     
that1 by superiors1 is given to  them1  
expecting and using all things2 to wit1 
actions and carriages1  so as that      
thereby their grandeur may be           
maintained2 and saith ,christ1  ,ye call
 me ,master and ,lord3 and ye say well2 

for so ,i am 7,john  #ac3ac74 ,christ   
,jesus our ,lord would have us exercise 
ourselves in  the knowledge of his      
glorious offices and relative titles1   
because  of the advantage that we get by
 the knowledge of them1 and the         
reverence of1 and love to1 him that they
 beget in our hearts4 ,that  disciple1  
saith the text1 whom ,jesus loved saith 
unto ,peter1 ,it  is the ,lord4 ,now    
when ,simon ,peter heard that it was the
 ,lord1 he  girt his fisher's coat unto 
him 7for he was naked71 and did cast    
himself into the sea4 ,and the other    
disciples came in a little  ship3 to    
wit1 to shore1 to wait upon their ,lord 
7,john #ba74 ,the  very naming of him   
under the title of ,lord1 bowed their   
hearts  forthwith to come with joint    
readiness to wait upon him4 ,let this   
also teach us to distinguish ,christ's  
offices and titles1 not to  confound    
them1 for he exerciseth those offices1  
and beareth those  titles1 for great    
reason1 and to our commodity4 ,every    

circumstance  relating both to ,christ's
 humiliation and exaltation ought to be 
duly weighed by us1 because of that     
mystery of ,god1 and of man's           
redemption that is wrapped therein2 for 
as there was not a pin1  nor a loop1 nor
 a tack in the tabernacle but had in it 
use of  instruction to the children of  
,israel1 so there is not any part1      
whether more near or more remote to     
,christ's suffering and exaltation1  but
 is1 could we get into it1 full of      
spiritual advantage to us4    ,to       
instance the water that came out of     
,christ's side1 a thing  little taken   
notice of either by preachers or        
hearers1 and yet ,john  makes it one of 
the witnesses of the truth of our       
redemption1 and  a confirmation of the  
certainty of that record that ,god1 to  
the  world1 hath given of the           
sufficiency that is in his ,son to save 
7,john #ai3cd2 ,i ,john #c3e-i2 #e3e-i2 
,i ,john #d3i-ab74    ,when ,i have     
considered that the very timing of      

,scripture expressions1  and the season 
of administering ordinances1 have been  
argumentative  to the promoting of the  
faith and way of justification by       
,christ1  it has made think that both   
myself and most of the people of ,god   
look over the ,scriptures too slightly1 
and take too little notice  of that or  
of those many honours that ,god1 for our
 good1 has  conferred upon ,christ4     
,shall he be called a ,king1 a ,priest1 
a ,prophet1  a ,sacrifice1 an ,altar1 a 
,captain1 a ,head1 a ,husband1 a        
,father1 a  ,fountain1 a ,door1 a ,rock1
 a ,lion1 a ,saviour1 c41 and shall we  
not  consider these things8 ,and shall  
,god to all these add1 moreover1 that   
he is an ,advocate1 and shall we take no
 notice thereof1 or jumble  things so   
together1 that we lose some of his      
titles and offices2  or so be concerned 
with one as not to think we have need of
 the  benefit of the rest8 ,let us be   
ashamed thus to do or think1 and let  us
 give to him that is thus exalted the   

glory due unto his name4    ,use        
,second4 ,as we should consider the     
titles and offices of ,christ  in       
general1 so we should consider this of  
his being an ,advocate  in particular2  
for this is one of the reasons which    
induced the  apostle to present him here
 under that very notion to us-namely1   
that we should have faith about it1 and 
consider of it to our  comfort-,if any  
man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the  
,father1 ,jesus  ,christ the righteous4 
,an advocate-an advocate1 as ,i said1 is
  one that hath power to plead for      
another in this1 or that1 or any  court 
of judicature4 ,be much therefore in the
 meditation of ,christ1  as executing of
 this his office for thee1 for many     
advantages will  come to thee thereby4  
,as1    #a4 ,this will give thee to see 
that thou art not forsaken when  thou   
hast sinned2 and this has not in it a   
little relief only1 but  yieldeth       
consolation in time of need4 ,there is  
nothing that we are  more prone unto    

than to think we are forsaken when we   
have sinned1  when for this very        
thing-to wit1 to keep us from thinking  
so1  is the ,lord ,jesus become our     
,advocate-,if any man sin1 we have  an  
,advocate4 ,christian1 thou that hast   
sinned1 and that with the  guilt of thy 
sin art driven to the brink of hell1 ,i 
bring thee news  from ,god-thou shalt   
not die1 but live1 for thou hast an     
,advocate  with the ,father4 ,let this  
therefore be considered by thee1 because
  it yieldeth this fruit4    #b4 ,the   
study of this truth will give thee      
ground to take courage to  contend with 
the devil concerning the largeness of   
grace by faith1  since thy ,advocate is 
contending for thee against him at the  
bar  of ,god4 ,it is a great            
encouragement for a man to hold up his  
head  in the country1 when he knows he  
has a special friend at court4  ,why1   
our ,advocate is a friend at court1 a   
friend there ready to  give the onset to
 ,satan1 come he when he will4 ,we have 

an ,advocate  with the ,father2 an      
,advocate1 or one to plead against      
,satan for  us4    #c4 ,this            
consideration will yield relief1 when1  
by ,satan's abuse of  some other of the 
offices of ,christ1 thy faith is        
discouraged and  made afraid4 ,christ as
 a prophet pronounces many a dreadful   
sentence  against sin2 and ,christ as a 
king is of power to execute them2 and   
,satan as an enemy has subtlety enough  
to abuse both these1 to the  almost     
utter overthrow of the faith of the     
children of ,god4 ,but  what will he do 
with him as he is an ,advocate8 ,will he
 urge that  he will plead against us8   
,he cannot2 he has no such office4 ,will
  he plead against me with his great    
power8 ,no1 but he would put  strength  
into me7,job #bc3f74 ,wherefore ,satan  
doth all he may to  keep thee ignorant  
of this office2 for he knows that as    
,advocate1  when he is so apprehended1  
the saints are greatly relieved by him1 
even by a believing thought of that     

office4    #d4 ,this consideration1 or  
the consideration of ,christ as         
exercising of  this office1 will help   
thee to put by that visor wherewith     
,christ  by ,satan is misrepresented to 
thee1 to the weakening and affrighting  
of thee4 ,there is nothing more common  
among saints than thus to  be wronged by
 ,satan2 for as he will labour to fetch 
fire out of  the offices of ,christ to  
burn us1 so to present him to us with so
  dreadful and so ireful a countenance1 
that a man in temptation1  and under    
guilt1 shall hardly be able to lift up  
his face to ,god4  ,but now1 to think   
really that he is my ,advocate1 this    
heals all6  ,put a visor upon the face  
of a father1 and it may perhaps for a   
while fright the child2 but let the     
father speak1 let him speak in  his own 
fatherly dialect to the child1 and the  
visor is gone1 if  not from the father's
 face1 yet from the child's mind2 yea1  
the  child1 notwithstanding that visor1 
will adventure to creep into its        

father's bosom4 ,why1 thus it is with   
the saints when ,satan deludes  and     
abuses them by disfiguring the          
countenance of ,christ to their  view4  
,let them but hear their ,lord speak in 
his own natural dialect  7and then he   
doth so indeed when we hear him speak as
 an ,advocate71  and their minds are    
calmed1 their thoughts settled1 their   
guilt  made to vanish1 and their faith  
to revive4    ,indeed1 the advocateship 
of ,jesus ,christ is not much mentioned 
in  the ,word1 and because it is no     
oftener made mention of1 therefore      
perhaps it is that some ,christians do  
so lightly pass it over2  when1 on the  
contrary1 the rarity of the thing should
 make it the  more admirable2 and       
perhaps it is therefore so little made  
mention  of in the ,bible1 because it   
should not by the common sort be abused1
  but is as it were privately dropped in
 a corner1 to be found by them  that are
 for finding relief for their soul by a 
diligent search of  the ,scriptures2 for

 ,christ in this office of advocateship 
is only  designed for the child of ,god1
 the world hath nothing therewith to    
do4#cd ,methinks that which alone is    
proper to saints1 and that which  by    
,god is peculiarly designed for them1   
they should be mightily  taken withal2  
the peculiar treasure of kings1 the     
peculiar privilege  of saints1 oh1 this 
should be affecting to us6-why1 ,christ1
 as an  ,advocate1 is such4 ,remember   
me1 ,o ,lord1 said the ,psalmist1 with  
the favour that thou bearest unto thy   
people3 ,o visit me with  thy salvation2
 that ,i may see the good of thy chosen1
 that ,i may  rejoice in the gladness of
 thy nation1 that ,i may glory with     
thine  inheritance 7,psa #ajf3d1 #e74   
,the ,psalmist1 you see here1 is crying 
out for a share in1 and the knowledge   
of1 the peculiar treasure  of saints2   
and this of ,christ as ,advocate is     
such2 wherefore study  it1 and prize it 
so much the more1 this ,advocate is     
ours4    7#a47 ,study it with reference 

to its peculiarity4 ,it is for the      
children1 and nobody else2 for the      
children1 little and great4  ,this is   
children's bread2 this is a mess for    
,benjamin2 this is to  be eaten in the  
holy place4 ,children use to make much  
of that which1  by way of specialty1 is 
by their relations bestowed on them-,and
  ,naboth said to ,ahab1 ,the ,lord     
forbid it me1 that ,i should give the   
inheritance of my fathers to thee 7,i   
,kings #ba3c74 ,no1 truly will  ,i not4 
,why so8 ,because it was my father's    
gift1 not in common to  all1 but to me  
in special4    7#b47 ,study this office 
in the nature of it2 for therein lies   
the  excellency of anything1 even in the
 nature of it4 ,wrong thoughts of  this 
or that abuses it1 and takes its natural
 glory from it4 ,take  heed1 therefore1 
of misapprehending1 while thou art      
seeking to  apprehend ,christ as thy    
,advocate4 ,men judge of ,christ's      
offices  while they are at too great a  
distance from them2 but let them  come  

near1 says ,god1 then let them speak1   
7,isa #da3a72 or as  ,elihu said to his 
friends1 when he had seen them judge    
amiss1 ,let  us choose to us judgment1  
let us know among ourselves what is     
good 7,job #cd3d74 ,so say ,i2 study to 
know1 rightly to know1 the              
,advocate-office of ,jesus ,christ4 ,it 
is one of the easiest things  in the    
world to miss of the nature1 while we   
speak of the name and  offices of ,jesus
 ,christ2 wherefore look to it1 that    
thou study the  nature of the office of 
his advocateship1 of his advocateship   
for1  for so you ought to consider it4  
,there is an ,advocate for1 not         
against1 the children of ,god-,jesus    
,christ the righteous4    7#c47 ,study  
this office with reference to its       
efficacy and prevalency4  ,job says1    
,after my words1 they spake not again   
7,job #bi3bb74 ,and  when ,christ stands
 up to plead1 all must keep silence     
before him4  ,true1 ,satan had the first
 word1 but ,christ the last1 in the     

business  of ,joshua1 and such a last as
 brought the poor man off well1 though  
clothed with filthy garments 7,zech #c74
 ,satan must be speechless  after a plea
 of our ,advocate1 how rampant soever he
 is afore2 or as  ,elihu has it1 ,they  
were amazed2 they answered no more2 they
 left  off speaking4 ,shall he that     
speaks in righteousness give place1  and
 he who has nothing but envy and deceit 
be admitted to stand  his ground8       
,behold1 the angels cover their faces   
when they speak  of his glory1 how then 
shall not ,satan bend before him8 ,in   
the days  of his humiliation1 he made   
him cringe and creep1 how much more1    
then1 now he is exalted to glory1 to    
glory to be an ,advocate1 an  ,advocate 
for his people6 ,if any man sin1 we have
 an ,advocate with  the ,father1 ,jesus 
,christ the righteous4    7#d47 ,study  
the faithfulness of ,christ in his      
execution of this  office1 for he will  
not fail nor forsake them that have     
entertained  him for their ,advocate3   

,he will thoroughly plead their cause   
7,jer  #ej3cd74 ,faithful and true1 is  
one of his titles2 and you shall  be    
faithfully served by him2 you may boldly
 commit your cause unto  him1 nor shall 
the badness of it make him fail1 or     
discourage him  in his work2 for it is  
not the badness of a cause that can     
hinder  him from prevailing1 because he 
hath wherewith to answer for all  thy   
sins1 and a new law to plead by1 through
 which he will make  thee a conqueror4  
,he is also for sticking to a man to the
 end1 if  he once engages for him 7,john
 #ac3a1 #b74 ,he will threaten and love1
  he will chastise and love1 he will    
kill and love1 and thou shalt  find it  
so4 ,and he will make this appear at the
 last2 and ,satan  knows it is so now1  
for he finds the power of his repulses  
while  he pleadeth for him at the bar   
against him4 ,and all this is in very   
faithfulness4    7#e47 ,study also the  
need that thou hast of a share in the   
execution  of the advocateship of ,jesus

 ,christ4 ,christians find that they    
have  need of washing in the blood of   
,christ1 and that they have need  of    
being clothed with the righteousness of 
,christ2 they also find  that they have 
need that ,christ should make           
intercession for them1  and that by him1
 of necessity1 they must approach ,god1 
and present  their prayers and services 
to him2 but they do not so well see     
that they need that ,christ should also 
be their ,advocate4 ,and the  reason    
thereof is this3 they forget that their 
adversary makes it  his business to     
accuse them before the throne of ,god2  
they consider  not the long scrolls and 
many crimes wherewith he chargeth them  
in  the presence of the angels of ,god4 
,i say1 this is the cause that  the     
advocateship of ,christ is so little    
considered in the churches2  yea1 many  
that have been relieved by that office  
of his1 have not  understood what he has
 thereby done for them4 ,but perhaps    
this is  to be kept from many till they 

come to behold his face1 and till  all  
things shall be revealed1 that ,christ  
might have glory given him  in the next 
world for doing of that for them which  
they so little  thought of in this4 ,but
 do not thou be content with this       
ignorance1  because the knowledge of his
 advocating it for thee will yield thee 
present relief4 ,study1 therefore1 thine
 own weakness1 the holiness  of the     
judge1 the badness of thy cause1 the    
subtlety1 malice1 and  rage1 of thine   
enemy2 and be assured that whenever thou
 sinnest1  by and by thou art for it    
accused before ,god at his judgment     
seat4  ,these things will1 as it were1  
by way of necessity1 instill into  thy  
heart the need that thou hast of an     
advocate1 and will make thee  look as to
 the blood and righteousness of ,jesus  
,christ to justify  thee1 so to ,christ 
as an ,advocate to plead thy cause1 as  
did holy  ,job in his distresses 7,job  
#af3ba74    ,use ,third4 ,is ,christ    
,jesus not only a priest of1 and a ,king

 over1  but an ,advocate for his people8
 ,let this make us stand and wonder1    
and be amazed at his humiliation and    
condescension4 ,we read of his          
humiliation on earth when he put himself
 into our flesh1 took upon  him our     
sins1 and made them as his own unto     
condemnation and death4  ,and to be an  
advocate is an office reproachful to the
 malicious1  if any man be such an one1 
for those that are base and unworthy4   
,yea1 and the higher and more honourable
 the person is that pleads  for such1   
the more he humbles himself4 ,the word  
doth often in effect  account him now in
 heaven as a servant for us1 and acts of
 service  are acts of condescension2 and
 ,i am sure some acts of service have   
more of that in them than some2 and ,i  
think when all things are  considered1  
that ,christ neither doth nor can do    
anything for us  there1 of a more       
condescending nature1 than to become our
 ,advocate4  ,true1 he glories in it2   
but that doth not show that the work is 

excellent in itself4 ,it is also one of 
his titles of honour2 but  that is to   
show how highly ,god esteems of1 and    
dignifies all his  acts2 and though this
 shall tend at last to the greatening of
 his  honour and glory in his kingdom1  
yet the work itself is amazingly  mean4 
,i speak after the manner of men4 ,it is
 accounted so in this world4  ,how      
ignoble and unrespectful doth a man make
 himself1 especially to  his enemy1 when
 he undertakes to plead a bad cause1 if 
it happeneth  to be the cause of the    
base and unworthy6 ,and ,i am sure we   
are1  every one1 so in ourselves1 for   
whom he is become an ,advocate with  the
 ,father4 ,true1 we are made worthy in  
him1 but that is no thanks  to us2 as to
 ourselves and our cause1 both are bad  
enough4 ,and let  us now leave off      
disputing1 and stand amazed at his      
condescension2  ,who humbleth himself to
 behold the things that are in heaven   
7,psa  #aac3f74 ,and men of old did use 
to wonder to think that ,god should  so 

much stoop1 as to open his eyes to look 
upon man1 or once so much  as to mind   
him 7,job #g3ag2 #ad3a-c2 ,psa #h3d2    
#add3c1 #d74 ,and if these  be acts that
 speak a condescension1 what will you   
count of ,christ's  standing up as an   
,advocate to plead the cause of his     
people8 ,must  not that be much more so 
accounted8 ,o1 the condescension of     
,christ  in heaven6 ,while cavillers    
quarrel at such kind of language1 let   
the saints stay themselves and wonder at
 it1 and be so much the  more affected  
with his grace4 ,the persons are base1  
the crimes are  base1 with which the    
persons are charged2 wherefore one would
 think  that has but the reason to      
think1 that it is a great condescension 
of ,christ1 now in heaven1 to take upon 
him to be an ,advocate for  such a      
people1 especially if you consider the  
openness of this work  of ,christ2 for  
this thing is not done in a corner4     
,this is done in  open court4    #a4    
,with a holy and just ,god2 for he is   

the judge of all1 and his  eyes are     
purer than to behold iniquity2 yea1 his 
very essence and  presence is a         
consuming fire2 yet1 before and with    
this ,god1 and  that for such a people1 
,jesus ,christ1 the ,king1 will be an   
,advocate4  ,for one mean man to be an  
,advocate for the base1 with one that is
  not considerable1 is not so much2 but 
for ,christ to be an ,advocate  for the 
base1 and for the base1 too1 under the  
basest consideration1  this is to be    
wondered at4 ,when ,bathsheba1 the queen
 became an  advocate for ,adonijah unto 
king ,solomon1 you see how he flounced  
at  her1 for that his cause was bad4    
,and why1 saith he1 dost thou  ask      
,abishag for ,adonijah8 ,ask for him the
 kingdom also 7,i ,kings  #b3af-bc74 ,i 
told you before1 that to be an advocate 
did run one  upon hazards of reproach2  
and it may easily be thought that the   
queen did blush1 when1 from the king1   
her son1 she received such a  repulse2  
nor do we hear any more of her being an 

advocate2 ,i believe  she had enough of 
this4 ,but oh6 ,this ,christ of ,god1   
who himself is  greater that ,solomon1  
he is become an ,advocate1 an ,advocate 
with  the ,father1 who is the eternally 
just1 and holy1 and righteous  ,god2 and
 that for a people1 with respect to him1
 far worse than  could be ,adonijah in  
the eyes of his brother ,solomon4       
,majesty and  justice are dreadful in   
themselves1 and much more so when       
approached  by any1 especially when the 
cause1 as to matter of fact1 is bad1    
that the man is guilty of who is        
concerned in the advocateship of  his   
friend2 and yet ,jesus ,christ is still 
an ,advocate for us1 an  ,advocate with 
the ,father4    #b4 ,consider1 also1    
before whom ,jesus ,christ doth plead as
 an  ,advocate1 and that is before1 or  
in the presence and observation  of1 all
 the heavenly host2 for whilst ,christ  
pleadeth with ,god for  his people1 all 
the host of heaven stand by on the right
 hand and  on the left 7,matt #aj3cb74  

,and though as yet there may seem to be 
but little in this consideration1 yet   
,christ would have us know1 and  account
 it an infinite kindness of his to us   
that he will confess1  and not be       
ashamed of us before the angels of his  
,father 7,mark #h3ch74  ,angels are holy
 and glorious creatures1 and1 in some   
respect1 may  have a greater knowledge  
of the nature and baseness of sin than  
we  while here are capable of2 and so   
may be made to stand and wonder  while  
the ,advocate pleads with ,god for a    
people1 from head to foot1  clothed     
therewith4 ,but ,christ will not be     
ashamed to stand up for  us before them1
 though they know how bad we are1 and   
what vile  things we have done4 ,let    
this1 therefore1 make us wonder4    #c4 
,add to these1 how unconcerned ofttimes 
those are with themselves1  and their   
own desolate condition1 for whom        
,christ1 as an ,advocate1  laboureth in 
heaven with ,god4 ,alas6 ,the soul is as
 far off of knowing  what the devil is  

doing against it at ,god's bar as ,david
 was when  ,saul was threatening to have
 his blood1 while he was hid in the     
field 7,i ,sam #bj3bf-cd74 ,but1 ,o true
 ,jonathan6 ,how didst thou plead  for  
,david6 ,only here thou hadst the       
advantage of our ,advocate1  thou hadst 
a good cause to plead2 for when ,saul1  
thy father1 said1  ,david shall surely  
die1 thy reply was1 ,wherefore shall he 
be  slain8 ,what evil hath he done8 ,but
 ,christ cannot say thus when  he       
pleadeth for us at ,god's bar2 nor is   
our present senselessness  and          
unconcernedness about his pleading but  
an aggravation to our sin4  ,perhaps    
,david was praying while ,jonathan was  
playing the advocate  for him before the
 king his father2 but perhaps the saint 
is sleeping1  yea1 sinning more1 whilst 
,christ is pleading for him in heaven4  
,oh6 ,this should greatly affect us2    
this should make us wonder2  this should
 be so considered by us1 as to heighten 
our souls to  admiration of the grace   

and kindness of ,christ4    #d4 ,join to
 these the greatness and gravity1 the   
highness and glorious  majesty of the   
,man that is become our ,advocate4 ,says
 the text1 it  is ,jesus ,christ-,we    
have an ,advocate with the ,father1     
,jesus ,christ4  ,now1 that he should   
become an ,advocate1 that he should     
embrace such  an employ as this of his  
advocateship1 let this be a wonderment1 
and so be accounted4 ,but let us come to
 the fourth use4    ,use ,fourth4 ,is it
 so8 ,is ,jesus ,christ the ,saviour    
also become our  ,advocate8 ,then let us
 labour to make that improvement of this
 doctrine  as tendeth to strengthen our 
graces1 and us1 in the management of    
them4 ,indeed1 this should be the use   
that we should make of all  the offices 
of ,christ2 but let us1 at this time1   
concern ourselves  about this2 let1 ,i  
say1 the poor ,christian thus           
expostulate with  himself-    #a4 ,is   
,christ ,jesus the ,lord mine ,advocate 
with the ,father8 ,then  awake1 my      

faith1 and shake thyself like a giant2  
stir up thyself1  and be not faint2     
,christ is the ,advocate of his people1 
and pleadeth  the cause of the poor and 
needy4 ,and as for sin1 which is one    
great  stumble to thy actings1 ,o my    
faith1 ,christ has not only died for    
that as a sacrifice1 nor only carried   
his sacrifice unto the ,father1  in the 
holiest of all1 but is there to manage  
that offering as  an ,advocate1 pleading
 the efficacy and worth thereof before  
,god1  against the devil1 for us4 ,thus1
 ,i say1 we should strengthen our       
faith2 for faith has to do not only with
 the ,word1 but also with  the offices  
of ,christ4 ,besides1 considering how   
many the assaults  are that are made    
upon our faith1 we find all little      
enough to  support it against all the   
wiles of the devil4    ,christians too  
little concern themselves1 as ,i have   
said1 with the  offices of ,jesus       
,christ2 and therefore their knowledge  
of him is  so little1 and their faith in

 him so weak4 ,we are bid to have our   
conversation in heaven1 and then a man  
so hath1 when he is there1  in his      
spirit1 by faith1 observing how the     
,lord ,jesus doth exercise  his offices 
there for him4 ,let us often1 by faith1 
go to the bar  of ,god1 there to hear   
our ,advocate plead our cause2 we should
 often  have our faith to ,god's        
judgment-seat1 because we are concerned 
there2 there we are accused of the      
devil1 there we have our crimes  laid   
open1 and there we have our ,advocate to
 plead2 and this is  suggested in the   
text1 for it saith1 ,we have an         
,advocate with the  ,father2 therefore1 
thither our faith should go for help and
 relief  in the day of our straits4 ,i  
say1 we should have our faith to ,god's 
judgment-seat1 and show it there1 by the
 glass of our text1#ce what  ,satan is  
doing against1 and the ,lord ,jesus for1
 our souls4 ,we should  also show it how
 the ,lord ,jesus carries away every    
cause from the  devil1 and from before  

the judgment-seat1 to the comfort of the
  children1 the joy of angels1 and the  
shame of the enemy4 ,this  would        
strengthen and support our faith indeed1
 and would make us  more able than1 for 
the most part1 we are to apply the grace
 of ,god  to ourselves1 and hereafter to
 give more strong repulses to ,satan4   
,it is easy with a man1 when he knows   
that his advocate has overthrown  his   
enemy at the ,king's ,bench bar or      
,court of ,common ,pleas1 less  to fear 
him the next time he sees him1 and more 
boldly to answer  him when he reneweth  
his threats on him4 ,let faith1 then1 be
  strengthened1 from its being exercised
 about the advocateship of  ,jesus      
,christ4    #b4 ,as we should make use  
of ,christ's advocateship for the       
strengthening of our faith1 so we should
 also make use thereof to  the          
encouraging us to prayer4 ,as our faith 
is1 so is our prayer2  to wit1 cold1    
weak1 and doubtful1 if our faith be so4 
,when faith  cannot apprehend that we   

have access to the ,father by ,christ1  
or  that we have an ,advocate1 when     
charged before ,god for our sins by  the
 devil1 then we flag and faint in our   
prayer2 but when we begin  to take      
courage to believe-and then we do so    
when most clearly  we apprehend         
,christ-then we get up in prayer4 ,and  
according as a  man apprehends ,christ  
in his undertakings and offices1 so he  
will  wrestle with and supplicate ,god4 
,as1 suppose a man believes that        
,christ died for his sins2 why1 then1 he
 will plead that in prayer  with ,god4  
,suppose1 also1 that a man understands  
that ,christ rose  again for his        
justification2 why1 then1 he will also  
plead that in  prayer2 but if he knows  
no more1 no further will he go4 ,but    
when he  shall know that there is also  
for him an ,advocate with the ,father1  
and that that ,advocate is ,jesus       
,christ2 and when the glory of this     
office of ,christ shall shine in the    
face of this man's soul2 oh1  then1 he  

takes courage to pray with that courage 
he had not before2  yea1 then is his    
faith so supported and made strong1 that
 his prayer  is more fervent1 and       
importuning abundance4 ,so that1 ,i say1
 the  knowledge of the advocateship of  
,christ is very useful to strengthen    
our graces2 and1 as of graces in        
general1 so of faith and prayer in      
particular4 ,wherefore1 our wisdom is1  
so to improve this doctrine  that prayer
 may be strengthened thereby4    #c4 ,as
 we should make use of this doctrine to 
strengthen faith and  prayer1 so we     
should make use of it to keep us humble2
 for the more  offices ,christ executeth
 for us with the ,father1 the greater   
sign  that we are bad2 and the more we  
see our badness1 the more humble  should
 we be4 ,christ gave for us the price of
 blood2 but that is  not all2 ,christ as
 a ,captain has conquered death and the 
grave for  us1 but that is not all3     
,christ as a ,priest intercedes for us  
in  heaven2 but that is not all4 ,sin is

 still in us1 and with us1 and  mixes   
itself with whatever we do1 whether what
 we do be religious  or civil2 for not  
only our prayers and our sermons1 our   
hearings  and preaching1 and so2 but our
 houses1 our shops1 our trades1 and  our
 beds1 are all polluted with sin4 ,nor  
doth the devil1 our night  and day      
adversary1 forbear to tell our bad deeds
 to our ,father1  urging that we might  
for ever be disinherited for this4 ,but 
what  should we now do1 if we had not an
 ,advocate2 yea1 if we had not  one who 
would plead in forma pauperis2 yea1 if  
we had not one that  could prevail1 and 
that would faithfully execute that      
office for  us8 ,why1 we must die4 ,but 
since we are rescued by him1 let us1 as 
to ourselves1 lay our hand upon our     
mouth1 and be silent1 and say1  ,not    
unto us1 ,o ,lord1 not unto us1 but unto
 thy name give glory4  ,and1 ,i say     
again1 since the ,lord ,jesus is fain to
 run through so  many offices for us    
before he can bring us to glory1 oh6 how

 low1  how little1 how vile and base in 
our own eyes should we be4    ,it is a  
shame for a ,christian to think highly  
of himself1 since  ,christ is fain to do
 so much for him1 and he again not at   
all able  to make him amends2 but some1 
whose riches consist in nothing but     
scabs and lice1 will yet have lofty     
looks4 ,but are not they much to  blame 
who sit lifting up of lofty eyes in the 
house1 and yet know  not how to turn    
their hand to do anything so1 but that  
another1  their betters1 must come and  
mend their work8 ,i say1 is it not more 
meet that those that are such1 should   
look and speak1 and act as  such that   
declare their sense of their            
unhandiness1 and their shame1  and the  
like1 for their unprofitableness8 ,yea1 
is it not meet that  to every one they  
should confess what sorry ones they are8
 ,i am  sure it should be thus with     
,christians1 and ,god is angry when it  
is otherwise4 ,nor doth it become these 
helpless ones to lift up  themselves on 

high4 ,let ,christ's advocateship       
therefore teach us  to be humble4    #d4
 ,as we should improve this doctrine to 
strengthen faith1 to  encourage prayer1 
and keep us humble1 so we should make   
use of it  to encourage                 
perseverance-that is1 to hold on1 to    
hold out to the  end2 for1 for all those
 causes the apostle setteth ,christ     
before us  as an ,advocate4 ,there is   
nothing more discourages the truly godly
  than the sense of their own           
infirmities1 as has been hinted all     
along2 consequently1 nothing can more   
encourage them to go on than  to think  
that ,christ is an ,advocate for them4  
,the services1 also1  that ,christ has  
for us to do in this world are full of  
difficulty1  and so apt to discourage3  
but when a ,christian shall come to     
understand that-if we do what we can-it 
is not a failing either in  matter or   
manner that shall render it wholly      
unserviceable1 or give  the devil that  
advantage as to plead thereby to prevail

 for our  condemnation and rejection2   
but that ,christ1 by being our          
,advocate1  saves us from falling short1
 as also from the rage of hell4 ,this   
will encourage us to hold on1 though we 
do but hobble in all our  goings1 and   
fumble in all our doings2 for we have   
,christ for an  ,advocate in case we sin
 in the management of any duty-,if any  
man  sin1 we have an ,advocate with the 
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous4  
,let us1 therefore1 go on in all ,god's 
ways as well as we can for  our hearts2 
and when our foot slips1 let us tell    
,god of it1 and  his mercy in ,christ   
shall hold us up 7,psa #hd3i-ab74       
,darkness1 and to be shut up in prison1 
is also a great discouragement  to us2  
but our ,advocate is for giving us      
light1 and for fetching  us out of our  
prison4 ,true1 he that ,joseph chose to 
be his ,advocate  with ,pharaoh         
remembered not ,joseph1 but forgat him  
7,gen #dj3ad1 #bc72  but he that has    
,jesus ,christ to be his ,advocate shall

 be remembered  before ,god1 7,micah    
#g3h-aj74-;,he remembered us in our low 
estate2  for his mercy endureth for ever
 7,psa #acf3bc74 ,yea1 he will say  to  
the prisoners1 ,show yourselves2 and to 
them that are in the  prison-house1 ,go 
forth4 ,satan sometimes gets the saints 
into the  prison when he has taken them 
captive by their lusts 7,rom #g3bc74    
,but they shall not be always there2 and
 this should encourage us  to go on in  
godly ways2 for we must through much    
tribulation enter  into the kingdom of  
,god4    ,objection4 ,but ,i cannot     
pray1 says one1 therefore how should  ,i
 persevere8 ,when ,i go to prayer1      
instead of praying1 my mouth is         
stopped4 ,what would you have me do8    
,answer4 ,well1 soul1 though ,satan may 
baffle thee1 he cannot so  serve thine  
,advocate2 if thou must not speak for   
thyself1 ,christ  thine ,advocate can   
speak for thee4 ,lemuel was to open his 
mouth  for the dumb-to wit1 for the sons
 of destruction1 and to plead the  cause

 of the poor and needy 7,prov #ca3h1    
#i74 ,if we knew the grace of  our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ1 so as the ,word reveals
 it1 we would believe1  we would hope1  
and would1 notwithstanding all          
discouragements1 wait  for the salvation
 of the ,lord4 ,but there are many      
things that hinder1  wherefore faith1   
prayer1 and perseverance1 are made      
difficult things  unto us-,but if any   
man sin1 we have an ,advocate with the  
,father1  ,jesus ,christ the righteous3 
and1 ,god shall fight for you1 and  you 
shall hold your peace1 was once a good  
word to me when ,i could  not pray4     
#e4 ,as we should improve this doctrine 
for the improvement  and encouragement  
of these graces1 so we should improve it
 to the  driving of difficulties down   
before us1 to the getting of ground     
upon the enemy-,resist the devil1 drive 
him back2 this is it for  which thy     
,lord ,jesus is an ,advocate with ,god  
in heaven2 and this  is it for the sake 
of which thou art made a believer on    

earth 7,i  ,peter #e3i2 ,heb #ab3d74    
,wherefore has ,god put this sword1 ,,we
 ,,have  ,,an ,,advocate1 into thy hand1
 but to fight thy way through the world8
  ,fight the good fight of faith1 lay   
hold on eternal life1 and say1  ,i will 
go in the strength of the ,lord ,god4   
,and since ,i have an  ,advocate with   
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous1 ,i will not  despair1 though 
the iniquity of my heels shall compass  
me about  7,psa #di3e74    ,use ,fifth4 
,doth ,jesus ,christ stand up to plead  
for us with ,god1 to  plead with him for
 us against the devil8 ,let this teach  
us to stand  up to plead for him before 
men1 to plead for him against the       
enemies  of his person and gospel4 ,this
 is but reasonable2 for if ,christ      
stands up to plead for us1 why should   
not we stand up to plead for  him8 ,he  
also expects this at our hands1 saying1 
,who will rise up  for me against the   
evil doers8 ,who will stand up for me   
against the  workers of iniquity8 7,psa 

#id3af74 ,the apostle did it1 and       
counted  himself engaged to do it1 where
 he saith1 he preached the gospel  of   
,god with much contention 7,i ,thess    
#b3b74 ,nor is this the duty of         
apostles or preachers only1 but every   
child of ,god should earnestly  contend 
for the faith which was once delivered  
unto the saints  7,jude #c74    ,and1 as
 ,i said1 there is reason why we should 
do this2 he standeth  for us4 ,and if   
we1 7#a47 ,consider the disparity of    
persons to plead1  it will seem far more
 reasonable4 ,he stands up to plead with
 ,god1  we stand up to plead with men4  
,the dread of ,god is great1 yea1       
greater than the dread of men4 7#b47 ,if
 we consider the persons  pleaded for4  
,he pleads for sinners1 for the         
inconsiderable1 vile1  and base2 we     
plead for ,jesus1 for the great1 holy1  
and honourable4  ,it is an honour for   
the poor to stand up for the great and  
mighty2  but what honour is it for the  
great to plead for the base8 ,reason1   

therefore1 requireth that we stand up to
 plead for him1 though there  can be but
 little rendered why he should stand up 
to plead for us4  7#c47 ,he standeth up 
to plead for us in the most holy place1 
though  we are vile2 and why should we  
not stand up for him in this vile       
world1 since he is holy8 7#d47 ,he      
pleads for us1 though our cause  is bad2
 why should not we plead for him1 since 
his cause is good8  7#e47 ,he pleads for
 us1 against fallen angels2 why should  
we not  plead for him against sinful    
vanities8 7#f47 ,he pleads for us to    
save our souls2 why should not we plead 
for him to sanctify his  name8 7#g47 ,he
 pleads for us before the holy angels2  
why should  not we plead for him before 
princes8 7#h47 ,he is not ashamed of us1
  though now in heaven2 why should we be
 ashamed of him before this  adulterous 
and sinful generation8 7#i47 ,he is     
unwearied in his pleading  for us2 why  
should we faint and be dismayed while we
 plead for him8    ,my brethren1 is it  

not reasonable that we should stand up  
for him  in this world8 ,yea1 is it not 
reason that in all things we should     
study his exaltation here1 since he in  
all things contrives our  honour and    
glory in heaven8 ,a child of ,god should
 study in every  of his relations to    
serve the ,lord ,christ in this world1  
because  ,christ1 by the execution of   
every one of his offices1 seeks our     
promotion hereafter4 ,if these be not   
sufficient arguments to bow us  to yield
 up our members1 ourselves1 our whole   
selves to ,god1 that  we may be servants
 of righteousness unto him2 yea1 if by  
these and  such like we are not made    
willing to stand up for him before men1 
it is a sign that there is but little1  
if any1 of the grace of ,god  in our    
hearts4    ,yea1 further1 that we should
 have now at last in reserve ,christ  as
 authorized to be our ,advocate to plead
 for us2 for this is the  last of his   
offices for us while we are here1 and is
 to be put in  practice for us when     

there are more than ordinary occasions4 
,this  is to help1 as we say1 at a dead 
lift1 even then when a ,christian  is   
taken for a captive1 or when he sinks in
 the mire where is no  standing1 or when
 he is clothed with filthy garments1 or 
when the  devil doth desperately plead  
against us our evil deeds1 or when  by  
our lives we have made our salvation    
questionable1 and have  forfeited our   
evidences for heaven4 ,and why then     
should not we  have also in reserve for 
,christ8 ,and when profession and       
confession  will not do1 when loss of   
goods and a prison will not do1 when    
loss  of country and of friends will not
 do1 then to bring it in1 then  to bring
 it in as the reserve1 and as that which
 will do-to wit1  willingly to lay down 
our lives for his name2 and since he    
doth  his part without grudging for us1 
let us do ours with rejoicing  for him  
7,isa #bd3ae2 ,john #ba3ai74    ,use    
,sixth4 ,doth ,jesus ,christ stand up to
 plead for us1 and that of  his mere    

grace and love8 ,then this should teach 
,christians to be  watchful and wary how
 they sin against ,god4 ,this inference 
seems to  run retrograde2 but whoso duly
 considers it1 will find it fairly      
fetched from the premises4 ,christianity
 teaches ingenuity1 #cf  and aptness to 
be sensible of kindnesses1 and doth     
instruct us to  a loathness to be       
overhard upon him from whom we have all 
at free  cost4 ,shall we-sin that grace 
may abound8 ,god forbid4 ,shall we do   
evil that good may come8 ,god forbid4   
,shall we sin because we are  not under 
the law1 but under grace8 ,god forbid   
7,rom #f3a1 #b1 #ae74    ,it is the most
 disingenuous thing in the world not to 
care how  chargeable we are to that     
friend that bestows all upon us gratis4 
,when ,mephibosheth had an opportunity  
to be yet more chargeable to  ,david1 he
 would not1 because he had his life and 
his all from the  mere grace of the king
 7,,ii ,sam #ai3bd-bh74 ,also ,david    
thought it  too much for all his        

household to go to ,absalom's feast1    
because it  was made of free cost4 ,why1
 ,christ is our ,advocate of free cost1 
we pay him neither fee nor income for   
what he doth2 nor doth he  desire aught 
of us1 but to accept of his free doing  
for us thankfully2  wherefore let us put
 him upon this work as little as may be1
 and  by so doing we shall show         
ourselves ,christians of the right make 
and stamp4 ,we count him but a fellow of
 a very gross spirit that  will         
therefore be lavishing of what is his   
friend's1 because it  is prepared of    
mere kindness for him2 ,esau himself was
 loath to do  this2 and shall           
,christians be disingenuous8    ,i dare 
say1 if ,christians were sober1         
watchful1 and of a more  self-denying   
temper1 they need not put the ,lord     
,jesus to that to  which for the want of
 these things they do so often put him4 
,i know  he is not unwilling to serve   
us1 but ,i know also that the love of   
,christ should constrain us to live not 

to ourselves1 but to him  that loved us1
 that died for us1 and rose again 7,,ii 
,cor #e3ad1 #ae74  ,we shall do that    
which is naught too much1 even then when
 we watch  and take care what we can to 
prevent it4 ,our flesh1 when we do our  
utmost diligence to resist1 it will     
defile both us and our best             
performances4 ,we need not lay the reins
 on its neck and say1 ,what  care we8   
the more sin the more grace1 and the    
more we shall see  the kindness of      
,christ1 and what virtue there is in his
 ,advocate's  office to save us4 ,and   
should there be any such here1 ,i would 
present them with a scripture or two2   
the first is this1 ,do ye  thus requite 
the ,lord1 ,o foolish people and unwise8
 7,deut #cb3f74  ,and if this gentle    
check will not do1 then read the other1 
,shall  we say1 ,let us do evil that    
good may come8 their damnation is just  
7,rom #c3h74 ,besides1 as nothing so    
swayeth with us as love1 so there  is   
nothing so well pleasing to ,god as it4 

,let a man love1 though he  has         
opportunity to do nothing1 it is        
accepted of the ,god of heaven4  ,but   
where there is no love1 let a man do    
what he will1 it is not  at all regarded
 7,i ,cor #ac3a-c74 ,now to be careless 
and negligent1  and that from a supposed
 understanding of the grace of ,christ  
in  the exercise of his advocateship for
 us in heaven1 is as clear sign  as can 
be1 that in thy heart there is no love  
to ,christ1 and that  consequently thou 
art just a nothing1 instead of being a  
,christian4  ,talk1 then1 what thou     
wilt1 and profess never so largely1     
,christ is  no ,advocate of thine1 nor  
shalt thou1 thou so continuing1 be ever 
the better for any of those pleas that  
,christ1 at ,god's bar1 puts  in against
 the devil1 for his people4             
,christians1 ,christ ,jesus is not      
unwilling to lay out himself for  you in
 heaven1 nor to be an ,advocate for you 
in the presence of his  ,father2 but yet
 he is unwilling that you should render 

him evil  for good2 ,i say1 that you    
should do so by your remissness and     
carelessness for want of such a thinking
 of things as may affect  your hearts   
therewith4 ,it would be more comely in  
you1 would please  him better1 would    
agree with your profession1 and also    
better would  prove you gracious1 to be 
found in the power and nature of these  
conclusions4 ,how shall we that are dead
 to sin1 live any longer  therein8 7,rom
 #f3b74 ,if ye be risen with ,christ1   
seek those things  which are above1     
where ,christ sitteth on the right hand 
of ,god2  for ye are dead1 and your life
 is hid with ,christ in ,god4 ,when     
,christ1 who is our life1 shall appear1 
then shall ye also appear  with him in  
glory4 ,mortify therefore your members  
which are upon  the earth1 fornication1 
uncleanness1 inordinate affection1 evil 
concupiscence1 and covetousness1 which  
is idolatry2 for which things'  sake the
 wrath of ,god cometh on the children of
 disobedience 7,col  #c3a-f74    ,i say1

 it would be more comely for ,christians
 to say1 ,we will not  sin because ,god 
will pardon2 we will not commit iniquity
 because  ,christ will advocate for us4 
,i write unto you that ye sin not2      
though if any man sin1 we have an       
,advocate with the ,father4 ,why1  the  
brute would conclude1 ,i will not do so1
 because my master  will beat me2 ,i    
will do thus1 for then my master will   
love me4 ,and  ,christians should be    
above such men1 brutish men4    ,and for
 a conclusion as to this1 let me present
 you with three  considerations-7#a47   
,know that it is the nature of grace to 
draw holy  arguments to move to goodness
 of life from the love and goodness of  
,god1 but not thence to be remiss 7,,ii 
,cor #e3ad74 7#b47 ,know therefore  that
 they have no grace that find not these 
effects of the discoveries  of the love 
and goodness of ,god4 7#c47 ,know also  
that among all the  swarms of professors
 that from age to age make mention of   
the name  of ,christ1 they only must    

dwell with him in heaven that do part   
from iniquity1 and are zealous of good  
works 7,,ii ,tim #b3ai74 ,he gave       
himself for these 7,titus #b3aa-ad74    
,not that they were so antecedent  to   
this gift4 ,but those that he hath      
redeemed to himself are thus  sanctified
 by the faith of him 7,acts #bf3ah74    
,use ,seventh4 ,is it so8 ,is ,jesus    
,christ an ,advocate with the ,father   
for  us8 ,then this should encourage    
strong ,christians to tell the weak     
ones where1 when they are in their      
temptations and fears through  sin1 they
 may have one to plead their cause4     
,thus the apostle doth  by the text2 and
 thus we should do one to another4      
,mark1 he telleth  the weak of an       
,advocate3 ,my little children1 ,i write
 unto you  that ye sin not2 though if   
any man sin1 we have an ,advocate with  
the ,father4    ,christians1 when they  
would comfort their dejected brethren1  
talk  too much at rovers#cg or in       
generals2 they should be more at the    

mark3 ,a word spoken in season1 how good
 is it8 ,i say1 ,christians  should     
observe and inquire1 that they may      
observe the cause or  ground of their   
brother's trouble2 and having first     
taken notice  of that1 in the next place
 consider under which of the offices of 
,jesus ,christ this sin or trouble has  
cast this man2 and so labour  to apply  
,christ in the word of the gospel to    
him4 ,sometimes we are  bid to consider 
him as an ,apostle and ,high ,priest1   
and sometimes  as a forerunner and an   
,advocate4 ,and he has1 as was said     
afore1  these divers offices1 with      
others1 that we by the consideration  of
 him might be relieved under our        
manifold temptations4 ,this1 as  ,i     
said1 as ,i perceive ,john teaches us   
here1 as he doth a little  before of his
 being a sacrifice for us2 for he       
presenteth them  that after conversion  
shall sin with ,christ as an ,advocate  
with  the ,father4 ,as who should say1  
,my brethren1 are you tempted1 are  you 

accused1 have you sinned1 has ,satan    
prevailed against you8 ,we  have an     
,advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus      
,christ the righteous4    ,thus we      
should do1 and deliver our brother from 
death4 ,there is  nothing that ,satan   
more desires than to get good men in his
 sieve  to sift them as wheat1 that if  
possible he may leave them nothing  but 
bran2 no grace1 but the very husk and   
shell of religion4 ,and  when a         
,christian comes to know this1 should   
,christ as ,advocate be  hid1 what could
 bear him up8 ,but let him now remember 
and believe  that we have an ,advocate  
with the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the    
righteous1 and he forthwith conceiveth  
comfort2 for an advocate  is to plead   
for me according as has been showed     
afore1 that ,i may  be delivered from   
the wrath and accusation of my          
adversary1 and  still be kept safe under
 grace4    ,further1 by telling of my   
brother that he hath an ,advocate1 ,i   
put  things into his mind that he has   

not known1 or do bring them into        
remembrance which he has forgotten-to   
wit1 that though he hath  sinned1 he    
shall be saved in a way of justice2 for 
an advocate is  to plead justice and    
law1 and ,christ is to plead these for a
 saint  that has sinned2 yea1 so to     
plead them that he may be saved4 ,this  
being so1 he is made to perceive that by
 law he must have his sins  forgiven    
him2 that by justice he must be         
justified4 ,for ,christ  as an ,advocate
 pleadeth for justice1 justice to       
himself2 and this  saint is of himself-a
 member of his body1 of his flesh1 and  
of his  bones4    ,nor has ,satan so    
good a right to plead justice against   
us1 though  we have sinned1 that we     
might be damned1 as ,christ has to plead
  it1 though we have sinned1 that we    
might be saved2 for sin cannot  cry so  
loud to justice as can the blood of     
,christ2 and he pleads  his blood as    
,advocate1 by which he has answered the 
law2 wherefore  the law having nothing  

to object1 must needs acquit the man for
 whom  the ,lord ,jesus pleads4 ,i      
conclude this with that of the          
,psalmist1  ,surely his salvation is    
nigh them that fear him2 that glory may 
dwell in our land4 ,mercy and truth are 
met together2 righteousness  and peace  
have kissed each other4 ,truth shall    
spring out of the  earth2 and           
righteousness shall look down from      
heaven4 ,yea1 the  ,lord shall give that
 which is good2 and our land shall yield
 her  increase4 ,righteousness shall go 
before him2 and shall set us in  the way
 of his steps 7,psa #he3i-ac74    ,use  
,eighth4 ,but what is all this to you   
that are not concerned  in this         
privilege8 ,the children1 indeed1 have  
the advantage of an  advocate2 but what 
is this to them that have none to plead 
their  cause8 7,jer #cj3ab1 #ac72 they  
are1 as we say1 left to the wide world1 
or to be ground to powder between the   
justice of ,god and the sins  which they
 have committed4 ,this is the man that  

none but the devil  seeks after2 that is
 pursued by the law1 and sin1 and death1
 and  has none to plead his cause4 ,it  
is sad to consider the plight  that such
 an one is in4 ,his accuser is          
appointed1 yea1 ordered to  bring in a  
charge against him-,let ,satan stand at 
his right hand1  in the place where     
accusers stand4 ,and when he shall be   
judged1 let  him be condemned1 let there
 be none to plead for his deliverance4  
,if he cries1 or offereth to cry out for
 mercy or forgiveness1 let  his prayer  
become sin 7,psa #aji3f-g74 ,this is the
 portion of a  wicked man3 terrors take 
hold on him as waters1 a tempest        
stealeth  him away in the night1 the    
east wind carrieth him away1 and he     
departeth1 and as a storm hurleth him   
out of his place2 for ,god  shall cast  
upon him1 and not spare2 he would fain  
flee out of his  hand4 ,men shall clap  
their hands at him1 and shall hiss him  
out  of his place 7,job #bg3bj-bc74 ,and
 what shall this man do8 ,can he        

overstand the charge1 the accusation1   
the sentence1 and condemnation8  ,no1 he
 has none to plead his cause4 ,i        
remember that somewhere ,i  have read1  
as ,i think1 concerning one who1 when he
 was being carried  upon men's shoulders
 to the grave1 cried out as he lay upon 
the  bier1 ,i am accused before the just
 judgment of ,god2 and a while  after1  
,i am condemned before the just judgment
 of ,god4 ,nor was this  man but strict 
as the religion that was then on foot in
 the world2  but all the religion of the
 world amounts to no more than nothing4 
,i mean as to eternal salvation1 if men 
be denied an ,advocate to  plead their  
cause with ,god4 ,nor can any advocate  
save ,jesus ,christ  the righteous avail
 anything at all1 because there is none 
appointed  but him to that work1 and    
therefore not to be admitted to enter a 
plea for their client at the bar of     
,god4    ,objection4 ,but some may say1 
,there is ,god's grace1 the promise1    
,christ's blood1 and his second part of 

priesthood now in heaven4  ,can none of 
these severally1 nor all of them        
jointly1 save a man  from hell1 unless  
,christ also become our ,advocate8      
,answer4 ,all these1 his ,advocate's    
office not excluded1 are few  enough1   
and little enough1 to save the saints   
from hell2 for the  righteous shall     
scarcely be saved 7,i ,peter #d3ah74    
,there must1 then1  be the promise1     
,god's grace1 ,christ's blood1 and him  
to advocate  too1 or we cannot be saved4
 ,what is the promise without ,god's    
grace1  and what is that grace without a
 promise to bestow it on us8 ,i say1    
what benefit have we thereby8 ,besides1 
if the promise and ,god's  grace1       
without ,christ's blood1 would have     
saved us1 wherefore  then did ,christ   
die8 ,yea1 and again ,i say1 if all     
these1 without  his being an ,advocate1 
would have delivered us from all those  
disadvantages that our sins and         
infirmities would bring us to and  into2
 surely in vain and to no purpose was   

,jesus made an ,advocate4  ,but1 soul1  
there is need of all2 and therefore be  
not thou offended  that the ,lord ,jesus
 is of the ,father made so much to his1 
but  rather admire and wonder that the  
,father and the ,son should be so       
concerned with so sorry a lump of dust  
and ashes as thou art4 ,and  ,i say     
again1 be confounded to think that sin  
should be a thing so  horrible1 of power
 to pollute1 to captivate1 and detain us
 from  ,god1 that without all this ado  
7,i would speak with reverence of  ,god 
and his wisdom7 we cannot be delivered  
from the everlasting  destruction that  
it hath brought upon the children of    
men4    ,but1 ,i say1 what is this to   
them that are not admitted to a         
privilege  in the advocate-office of    
,christ8 ,whether he is an ,advocate or 
no1 the case to them is the same4 ,true1
 ,christ as a ,saviour is not  divided2 
he that hath him not in all1 shall have 
him in none at  all of his offices in a 
saving manner4 ,therefore1 he for whom  

he  is not an ,advocate1 he is nothing  
as to eternal life4    ,indeed1 ,christ 
by some of his offices is concerned for 
the elect1  before by some others of    
them he is2 but such shall have the     
blessing  of them all before they come  
to glory4 ,nor hath man ground to say   
,christ is here or there mine1 before he
 hath ground to say1 he also  is mine   
,advocate2 though that office of his1 as
 has been already  showed1 stands in the
 last place1 and comes in as a reserve4 
,but  can any imagine that ,christ will 
pray for them as ,priest for whom  he   
will not plead as ,advocate8 or that he 
will speak for them to  ,god for whom he
 will not plead against the devil8 ,no1 
no2 they are  his own1 that he loveth to
 the end1 7,john #ac3a71 to the end of  
their  lives1 to the end of their sins1 
to the end of their temptations1  to the
 end of their fears1 and of the exercise
 of the rage and  malice of ,satan      
against them4 ,to the end may also be   
understood1  even until he hath given   

them the profit and benefit of all his  
offices in their due exercise and       
administration4 ,but1 ,i say1 what  is  
all this to them that have him not for  
their ,advocate8    ,you may remember   
that ,i have already told you that there
 are several  who have not the ,lord    
,jesus for their ,advocate-to wit1 those
 that  are still in their sins1 pursuing
 of their lusts2 those that are  ashamed
 of him before men2 and those that are  
never otherwise but  lukewarm in their  
profession4 ,and let us now1 for a      
conclusion1  make further inquiry into  
this matter4    ,is it likely that those
 should have the ,lord ,jesus for their 
,advocate to plead their cause2 who     
despise and reject his person1  his     
,word1 and ways8 or those either who are
 so far off from sense  of1 and shame   
for1 sin1 that it is the only thing they
 hug and  embrace8 ,true1 he pleadeth   
the cause of his people both with the   
,father and against the devil1 and all  
the world besides2 but open             

profaneness1 shame of good1 and without 
heart or warmth in religion1  are no    
characters of his people4 ,it is        
irrational to think that  ,christ is an 
,advocate for1 or that he pleadeth the  
cause of such1  who1 in the self-same   
hour1 and before his enemies1 are       
throwing  dirt in his face by their     
profane mouths and unsanctified lives   
and conversations4    ,if he pleads as  
an ,advocate for any1 he must plead     
against ,satan for  them1 and so        
consequently must have some special     
bottom to ground  his plea upon2 ,i say1
 a bottom better than that upon which   
the carnal  man stands2 which bottom is 
either some special relation that this  
man stands in to ,god1 or some special  
law he hath privilege by1 that  he may  
have some ground for an appeal1 if need 
be1 to the justice  and righteousness of
 ,god2 but none of these things belong  
to them  that are dead in trespasses and
 sins2 they stand in no special         
relation to ,god3 they are not          

privileged by the law of grace4         
,objection4-,but doth not ,christ as    
,advocate plead for his elect1  though  
not called as yet8    ,answer4-,he died 
for all his elect1 he prayeth for all   
his elect  as a ,priest1 but as an      
,advocate he pleadeth only for the      
children1  the called only4 ,satan      
objecteth not against ,god's election1  
for he  knows it not2 but he objecteth  
against the called-to wit1 whether  they
 be truly godly or no1 or whether they  
ought not to die for  their             
transgressions 7,job #a3i1 #aj2 ,zech   
#c74 ,and for these things  he has some 
colour to frame an accusation against   
us1 and now it  is time enough for      
,christ to stand up to plead4 ,i say1   
for these  things he has some colour to 
frame a plea against us2 for there is   
sin and a law of works1 and a judge too1
 that has not respect of  persons4 ,now 
to overthrow this plea of ,satan1 is    
,jesus ,christ our  ,advocate2 yea1 to  
overthrow it by pleading law and        

justice2 and  this must be done with    
respect to the children only-,my little 
children1 these things write ,i unto    
you1 that ye sin not4 ,and if  any man  
sin1 we have an ,advocate with the      
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the  righteous4 
,,footnotes3    #a ,nulled2 repealed or 
annulled4-,,ed4    #b ,ingenuity2       
ingenuousness1 frankness1               
sincerity4-,,ed4    #c ,how deeply      
important is this essential doctrine of 
,christianity-a  personal investigation4
 ,we must hear and see for ourselves1   
handle  the word of life1 and not trust 
to others1 however holy and capable     
they may appear to be2 we must search   
the ,scriptures1 and pray  for          
ourselves1 or we have not the slightest 
claim to the name of  ,christian4--,,ed4
    #d ,the sin here referred to was    
numbering the people of ,israel2 see  ,i
 ,chronicles #ba3a-;,,ed44    #e ,this  
is the great mystery of godliness-,god  
manifest in the flesh1  making sinful   
creatures the members of his own body1  

and becoming  a sin-offering for them4  
,it is a holy1 a heavenly1 a            
soul-comforting  mystery1 which should  
influence the ,christian to an intense  
hatred  to sin1 as the cause of his     
,saviour's sufferings2 and a still more 
intense love to him1 who redeemed us at 
such a sacrifice4-,,ed4    #f ,altered1 
by a typographical error1 in editions   
after the author's  death1 to the       
heathens beheld4-,,ed4    #g ,replevy3 a
 form of law by which goods that are    
proved to have  been wrongfully seized  
are re-delivered to the owner4-,,ed4    
#h ,donator2 giver1 donor2 now          
obsolete4-,,ed4    #i ,prevented2 gone  
before1 so as to be seen4 ,let thy      
grace1 ,o  ,lord1 always prevent and    
follow us4-,common ,prayer4-,,ed4       
#aj,this may refer to ,bunyan's own     
feelings1 which are so passionately     
expressed in his ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #cbg1 when he was dragged  from his    
home1 his wife1 and his children1 to be 
shut up in ,bedford  jail1 for obedience

 to ,god4 ,he exclaims1 ,my poor blind  
child1 who  lay nearer my heart than all
 ,i had besides1 thou must be beaten1   
must beg1 suffer hunger1 cold1          
nakedness1 and a thousand calamities1   
though ,i cannot now endure that the    
wind should blow upon thee4 ,i  thought 
this would break my heart to            
pieces4-,,ed4    #aa ,a hank2 a check1  
an influence over2 obsolete4-,,ed4      
#ab ,entertains his lawyer2 hires or    
retains4 ,so ,shakespeare-,sweet  lady1 
entertain him1 ,to be my fellow-servant 
to your ladyship4  ,gentleman of        
,verona1 ,scene ,,iv4-,,ed4    #ac      
,shuff2 from the old ,saxon word        
schufan1 to reject1 cast  away4-,,ed4   
#ad ,supply of thy defects2 a           
sufficiency in himself to supply all    
thy defects and deficiencies4-,,ed4     
#ae ,supersedeas2 a writ to stay        
proceedings1 for reasons expressed  in  
it4 ,cavils and motions2 quibbles or    
quirks of special pleading1  and moving 
a court of law to occasion delay and    

weary out an honest  suitor2 much of    
this nuisance has been abated1 but      
enough remains  to render a lawsuit     
uncertain1 vexatious1 tedious1 and      
expensive4-,,ed4    #af ,glaver2 to     
wheedle1 flatter1 or fawn upon2 now     
obsolete4-,,ed4    #ag ,this sentence at
 first sight seems obscure4 ,the        
children's bread  is the superabounding 
riches of ,divine grace4 ,satan putting 
pins  into it1 may refer to those who   
profanely pervert the grace of  ,god to 
evil1 by saying1 ,let us do evil1 that  
good may come4 ,whose  damnation is     
just4 ,these are the dogs who are       
without1 but never  were within the fold
 of ,christ4 7,phil #c3b1 ,rev          
#bb3ae7-;,,ed4    #ah ,dr4 ,watts       
beautifully illustrates this            
soul-supporting truth in  his hymn      
7#aaf1 verse #b73-;,how can ,i sink with
 such a prop1 ,as my  eternal ,god1 ,who
 bears the earth's huge pillars up1 ,and
 spreads  the heavens abroad8-,,ed4     
#ai ,the whole tale2 the whole number as

 reckoned and ascertained2  nothing     
being lost4-,,ed4    #bj ,in the first  
edition of this treatise1 this quotation
 is from  ,joshua #c3d1 an error which  
has been continued through every edition
  to the present one4-,,ed4    #ba ,a   
demur2 now called a demurrer1 is when a 
defect or legal  difficulty is          
discovered1 which must first be settled 
by the judge  before the action or      
proceedings can be carried on4-,,ed4    
#bb ,how consoling a reflection is this 
to the distressed soul1  ,christ never  
lost a cause4 ,him that cometh to me1 ,i
 will in no  wise cast out4 ,they shall 
never perish2 nor shall any pluck them  
out of my hand 7,john #aj3bh7-;,,ed4    
#bc ,nonsuit2 the giving up a suit upon 
the discovery of some fatal  error or   
defect in the cause4-,,ed4    #bd ,there
 is no night in heaven2 it is one       
eternal day2 no need of  rest or sleep4 
,christ ever liveth to make intercession
 for us4-,,ed4    #be ,the marginal     
readings which are found in our         

venerable version  of the ,bible are    
very interesting1 both to the unlearned 
and to  the scholar4 ,they often throw a
 light upon the ,scripture4 ,for and    
make him honourable1 see ,bishop        
,patrick and ,dr4 ,gill's               
annotations4-,,ed4    #bf ,to draw back 
from1 or in1 our dependence upon ,christ
 for salvation1  is a distinction which 
every despairing backslider should      
strive  to understand4 ,the total       
abandonment of ,christianity is         
perdition1  while he who is overcome of 
evil may yet repent to the salvation  of
 the soul4-,,ed4    #bg ,like as a      
father pitieth his children1 so the     
,lord pitieth them  that fear him4 ,he  
punishes but to restore them in his own 
time to  the paths of peace4-,,ed4      
#bh ,how full of sweet consolation is   
this spiritual exposition of  the       
,levitical law4 ,it was a type or shadow
 of good things which were  to come4    
,bunyan possessed a heavenly store of   
these apt illustrations4-,,ed4    #bi   

,branglings2 noisy quarrels or          
squabbles4 ,the payment of tithes  is   
subject to many brangles4-,swift4 ,it is
 now obsolete1 and is  substituted by   
wranglings4-,,ed4    #cj ,the poor      
backslider is blind and cannot see afar 
off2 this  does not affect his title1   
but is fatal to any present prospect of 
the enjoyment of his inheritance4-,,ed4 
#ca ,every sin1 however comparatively   
small1 drives us to the mediation  of   
,christ1 but it is under a sense of     
great sins that we feel how  precious he
 is as an ,advocate4-,,ed4    #cb ,what 
can we render to the ,lord8 is an       
inquiry perpetually  fostered by the    
pride that clings to every believer4    
,the world1  and all things in it1 are  
his already4 ,we must1 as poor trembling
  beggars1 take the cup of salvation and
 call upon the name of the  ,lord1-rely 
upon his free gift of a full salvation4 
,all must be  done for us gratis1 or we 
must perish4 ,yes1 proud sinner1 you    
must  sue as a pauper1 or you can never 

succeed4-,,ed4    #cc ,in the form of a 
pauper1 one who has nothing to pay with1
 but  is living upon alms4-,,ed4    #cd 
,this ,greek word is only once          
translated advocate in the ,new         
,testament2 but it is used in the       
,gospel by ,john 7#ad1 #ae1 #af71 and   
translated ,comforter1 and applied to   
the ,holy ,spirit4 ,thus1 the ,holy     
,ghost is to the ,christian the ,greek  
word  a monitor or comforter2  and our  
ascended ,lord is the ,greek word  the  
advocate before  his ,father's throne4  
,both are our counsel-the ,spirit to    
guide1 the  ,saviour to defend1 the     
saints4-,,ed4    #ce ,the ,bible is the 
only perspective glass by which we can  
know  futurity1 and see things that1 to 
carnal eyes1 are invisible4-,,ed4    #cf
 ,ingenuity2 ingenuousness1 frankness1  
candour1 generosity3 now  obsolete in   
this sense4-,,ed4    #cg ,rovers2       
without any definite aim4 ,nature shoots
 not at  rovers4-,glanville4-,,ed       
999999    ,,christ ,a ,,complete        

,,saviour3    ,,or1    ,,the            
,,intercession ,,of ,,christ1 ,,and     
,,who ,,are ,,privileged ,,in ,,it4     
,,by ,,john ,,bunyan    ,advertisement  
by the ,editor4    ,however strange it  
may appear1 it is a solemn fact1 that   
the heart  of man1 unless prepared by a 
sense of the exceeding sinfulness of    
sin1 rejects ,christ as a complete      
,saviour4 ,the pride of human nature    
will not suffer it to fall1 as helpless 
and utterly undone1 into  the arms of   
,divine mercy4 ,man prefers a partial   
,saviour2 one who  had done so much1    
that1 with the sinner's aid1 the work   
might be  completed4 ,no such were the  
opinions of ,john ,bunyan2 the furnace  
of sharp conviction had burnt up this   
proud dross2 he believed the  testimony 
of ,scripture1 that from the crown of   
the head to the soles  of the feet all  
nature is corrupted2 so that out of the 
unsanctified  heart of man proceed evil 
thoughts1 murders1 and the sad catalogue
  of crimes which our ,lord enumerates1 

and which defile our best  efforts after
 purity of heart and life4 ,no sinner   
will ever totally  rely upon the        
,saviour until he is sensible of his own
 perishing  state2 hanging by the       
brittle thread of life over the yawning 
gulf  of perdition2 sinking in that sin 
which will swallow him up in those      
awful torments which await the          
transgressor2 feeling that sin has      
fitted him as stubble for the fire2 then
 it is that the cry proceeds  from his  
heart1 ,lord1 save1 ,i perish2 and then1
 and not till then1  are we made willing
 to receive ',christ as a complete      
,saviour' to  the uttermost1 not of his 
ability1 but of our necessity4 ,this was
  the subject of all ,mr4 ,bunyan's     
writings1 and1 doubtless1 of all  his   
preaching4 ,it was to direct sinners to 
the ,lamb of ,god1 who  alone can take  
away sin4 ,this little treatise was one 
of those  ten 'excellent manuscripts'   
which1 at ,bunyan's decease1 were found 
prepared for the press4 ,it was first   

published in #afib1 by his  friends ,e4 
,chandler1 ,j4 ,wilson1 and ,c4 ,doe4   
,it is limited to a subject which is too
 often lost sight of1 because  it is    
within the veil--the intercession of    
,christ as the finishing  work of a     
sinner's salvation4 ,many persons limit 
the 'looking unto  ,jesus' to beholding 
him upon the cross1 a common popish     
error2 but  this is not enough2 we must1
 in our minds1 follow him to the unseen 
world1 and thus ascend to a risen       
,saviour1 at the right hand of  the     
,father1 making intercession for our    
daily sins4 ,and he is our  ,,only      
,intercessor1 and it is a rejection of  
him1 for us to seek the  aid of another4
 ,who ever was mad enough to ask ,moses 
to intercede  for him1 and surely he is 
as able as ,mary or any other saint8 ,to
  atone for sin calls for the amazing   
price of the blood of ,christ1  who was 
',god manifest in the flesh4' ,he       
undertook the work by  covenant2 and all
 the 'saved' form part of his mystical  

body2 thus  perfectly obeying the law in
 him4 ,he poured out his life to open a 
fountain for sin and uncleanness2 and as
 they are liable to pollution  in their 
passage through the world1 he only is   
able1 and he ever  liveth1 to make      
intercession for their transgressions4  
,thus he  becomes a complete ,saviour1  
and will crown1 with an eternal weight  
of glory1 all those that put their trust
 in him4 ,beautiful1 and                
soul-softening1 and heart-warming       
thoughts abound in this little  work1   
which cannot fail to make a lasting     
impression upon the reader4  ,bunyan    
disclaims 'the beggarly art of          
complimenting' in things of  such       
solemnity4 ,he describes the heart as   
unweldable1 a remarkable  expression1   
drawn from his father's trade of a      
blacksmith2 nothing  but grace can so   
heat it as to enable the hammer of      
conviction to  weld it to ,christ2 and  
when thus welded1 it becomes one with   
him4  ,there is hope for a returning    

backslider in a complete ,saviour2  he  
combines the evidence of two men1 the   
coming and the returning  sinner2 he has
 been1 like ,jonah1 in the belly of     
hell2 his sins1  like talking devils1   
have driven him back to the ,saviour4   
,sin brings  its own punishment1 from   
which we escape by keeping in the narrow
  path4 ,good works save us from        
temporal miseries1 which ever follow  an
 indulgence in sin2 but if we fall1 we  
have an ,advocate and  ,intercessor to  
lift us up2 still1 if thou lovest thy   
soul1 slight  not the knowledge of hell1
 for that1 with the law1 are the spurs  
which ,christ useth to prick souls      
forward to himself4 ,o gather up  thy   
heels and mend thy pace1 or those spurs 
will be in thy sides4  ,take heed1 ,o   
persecutor2 like ,saul1 thou art        
exceeding mad1 and  hell is thy bedlam4 
,take heed of a false faith2 none is    
true but  that which is acquired by a   
kneeling1 searching1 seeking for truth  
as for hid treasure4 ,death is ,god's   

bailiff1 he will seize thee  without    
warning2 but with the saints1 the       
grave's mouth is the  final parting     
place between grace and sin4 ,forget not
 that a good  improvement will make your
 little grace to thrive4 ,reader1 may   
,divine grace indelibly fix these       
wholesome truths upon our minds4        
,,george ,,offor4    ,,christ ,a        
,,complete ,,saviour4    ',,wherefore   
,,he ,,is ,,able ,,also ,,to ,,save     
,,them ,,to ,,the ,,uttermost ,,that    
,,come  ,,unto ,,god ,,by ,,him1        
,,seeing ,,he ,,ever ,,liveth ,,to      
,,make ,,intercession ,,for             
,,them4'--,,hebrews #g3be4    ,the      
apostle1 in this chapter1 presenteth us 
with two things2 that  is1 with the     
greatness of the person and of the      
priesthood of our  ,lord ,jesus4        
,first1 ,he presenteth us with the      
greatness of his person1 in that  he    
preferreth him before ,abraham1 who is  
the father of us all2  yea1 in that he  
preferreth him before ,melchisedec1 who 

was above  ,abraham1 and blessed him who
 had the promises4    ,second1 ,as to   
his priesthood1 he showeth the greatness
 of that1 in  that he was made a priest1
 not by the law of a carnal commandment1
  but by the power of an endless life4  
,not without1 but with an oath1  by him 
that said1 ',the ,lord sware1 and will  
not repent1 ,thou art a  priest for     
ever1 after the order of ,melchisedec'2 
wherefore1 'this  man1 because he       
continueth ever1 hath an unchangeable   
priesthood4'  ,now my text is drawn from
 this conclusion1 namely1 that ,christ  
abideth a priest continually4           
',wherefore he is able also to save     
them to the uttermost that come unto    
,god by him1 seeing he ever  liveth to  
make intercession for them4'    ,in the 
words1 ,i take notice of four things3   
,,first1 ,of the intercession  of       
,christ--,he maketh intercession4       
,,second1 ,of the benefit of his        
intercession--',wherefore he is able to 
save to the uttermost1' c4  ,,third1 ,we

 have also here set before us the       
persons interested in  this intercession
 of ,christ--,and they are those 'that  
come unto  ,god by him4' ,,fourth1 ,we  
have also here the certainty of their   
reaping this benefit by him2 to wit1    
seeing he ever liveth to make           
intercession for them--',wherefore he is
 able also to save them  to the         
uttermost that come unto ,god by him1   
seeing he ever  liveth to make          
intercession for them4' #a    ,i4 ,,of  
,,the ,,intercession ,,of ,,christ4     
,,first1 ,we will begin with ,,his      
,,intercession1 and will show you1      
,first1 ,what that is2 ,second1 ,for    
what he intercedes2 and1 ,third1  ,what 
is also to be inferred from ,christ's   
making intercession for  us4    ,first1 
,i begin1 then1 with the first2 that is1
 to show you what  intercession is4     
,intercession is prayer2 but all prayer 
is not  intercession4 ,intercession1    
then1 is that prayer that is made by  a 
third person about the concerns that are

 between two4 ,and it may  be made      
either to set them at further           
difference1 or to make them  friends2   
for intercession may be made against1 as
 well as for1 a  person or people4 ',wot
 ye not what the ,scripture saith of    
,elias8  how he maketh intercession to  
,god against ,israel4' 7,rom #aa3b7 ,but
  the intercession that we are now to   
speak of is not an intercession  of this
 kind1 not an intercession against1 but 
an intercession for  a people4 ',he ever
 liveth to make intercession for them4' 
,the high  priest is ordained for1 but  
not to be against the people4 ',every   
high priest taken from among men is     
ordained for men in things  pertaining  
to ,god1' to make reconciliation for the
 sins of the  people2 or 'that he may   
offer both gifts and sacrifices for     
sins4'  7,heb #e3a7 ,this1 then1 is     
intercession2 and the intercession of   
,christ is to be between two1 between   
,god and man1 for man's good4  ,and it  
extendeth itself unto these3 #a4 ,to    

pray that the elect may  be brought all 
home to him2 that is1 to ,god4 #b4 ,to  
pray that their  sins committed after   
conversion may be forgiven them4 #c4 ,to
 pray  that their graces which they     
receive at conversion may be maintained 
and supplied4 #d4 ,to pray that their   
persons may be preserved unto  his      
heavenly kingdom4    ,second1 ,this is  
the intercession of ,christ1 or that for
 which he  doth make intercession4      
#a4 ,he prays for all the elect1 that   
they may be brought home to  ,god1 and  
so into the unity of the faith1 c4 this 
is clear1 for  that he saith1 ',neither 
pray ,i for these alone'2 that is1 for  
those  only that are converted2 'but for
 them also which shall believe on  me   
through their word'2 for all them that  
shall1 that are appointed  to believe2  
or1 as you have it a little above1 'for 
them which  thou hast given me4' 7,john 
#ag3i1bj1 ,isa #ec3ab7 ,and the reason  
is1  for that he hath paid a ransom for 
them4 ,christ1 therefore1 when  he      

maketh intercession for the ungodly1 and
 all the unconverted  elect are such1   
doth but petitionarily ask for his own1 
his purchased  ones1 those for whom he  
died before1 that they might be saved by
  his blood4    #b4 ,when any of them   
are brought home to ,god1 he yet prays  
for  them2 namely1 that the sins which  
through infirmity they1 after           
conversion1 may commit1 may also be     
forgiven them4    ,this is showed us by 
the intercession of the high priest     
under the  law1 that was to bear away   
the iniquities of the holy things of the
  children of ,israel2 yea1 and also by 
his atonement for them that  sinned2 for
 that it saith1 ',and the priest shall  
make an atonement  for him1 for his sin 
which he hath sinned1 and it shall be   
forgiven  him4' 7,lev #e3aj7 ,this also 
is intimated even where our ,lord doth  
make intercession1 saying1 ',i pray not 
that thou shouldest take  them out of   
the world1 but that thou shouldest keep 
them from the  evil4' 7,john #ag3ae7    

,that ,christ prayed that the converted 
should  be kept from all manner of      
commission of sin1 must not be supposed1
  for that is the way to make his       
intercession1 at least in some  things1 
invalid1 and to contradict himself2 for1
 saith he1 ',i know  that thou hearest  
me always4' 7,john #aa3db7 ,but the     
meaning is1 ,i  pray that thou wouldest 
keep them from soul-damning delusions1  
such  as are unavoidably such2 also that
 thou wouldest keep them from the       
soul-destroying evil of every sin1 of   
ever temptation4 ,now this he  doth by  
his prevailing and by his pardoning     
grace4    #c4 ,in his intercession he   
prayeth also that those graces which we 
receive at conversion may be maintained 
and supplied4 ,this is clear  where he  
saith1 ',simon1 ,simon1 behold1 ,satan  
hath desired to have  you1 that he may  
sift you as wheat2 but ,i have prayed   
for thee1  that thy faith fail not4'    
7,luke #bb3ca1cb7 ,ay1 may some say1 he 
is  said to pray here for the support   

and supply of faith1 but doth it        
therefore follow that he prayed for the 
maintaining and supply of  all our      
graces8 ,yes1 in that he prayed for the 
preservation of our  faith1 he prayed   
for the preservation of all our graces2 
for faith  is the mother grace1 the root
 grace1 the grace that hath all others  
in the bowels of it1 and that from the  
which all others flow2 yea1  it is that 
which gives being to all our other      
graces1 and that by  which all the rest 
do live4 ,let1 then1 faith be preserved1
 and all  graces continue and live--that
 is1 according to the present state1    
health1 and degree of faith4 ,so1 then1 
,christ prayed for the  preservation of 
every grace when he prayed for the      
preservation  of faith4 ,that text also 
is of the same tendency where he saith1 
',keep through thine own name those whom
 thou hast given men4' 7,john  #ag3aa7  
,keep them in thy fear1 in the faith1 in
 the true religion1  in the way of life 
by thy grace1 by thy power1 by thy      

wisdom1 c4  ,this must be much of the   
meaning of this place1 and he that      
excludes  this sense will make but poor 
work of another exposition4    #d4 ,he  
also in his intercession prayeth that   
our persons be preserved1  and brought  
safe unto his heavenly kingdom4 ,and    
this he doth1 7#a47  ,by pleading       
interest in them4 7#b47 ,by pleading    
that he had given1  by promise1 glory to
 them4 7#c47 ,by pleading his own       
resolution to  have it so4 7#d47 ,by    
pleading the reason why it must be so4  
7#a47 ,he prays that their persons may  
come to glory1 for that they  are his1  
and that by the best of titles3 ',thine 
they were1 and  thou gavest them me4'   
7,john #ag3f7 ,father1 ,i will have     
them2 ,father1  ,i will have them1 for  
they are mine3 ',thine they were1 and   
thou  gavest them me4' ,what is mine1 my
 wife1 or my child1 or my jewel1  or my 
joy1 sure ,i may have it with me4 ,thus1
 therefore1 he pleads  or cries in his  
intercession1 that our persons might be 

preserved  to glory3 ,they are mine1    
'and thou gavest them me4'#b    7#b47   
,he also pleads that he had given--given
 already1 that is1 in  the              
promise--glory to them1 and therefore   
they must not go without  it4 ',and the 
glory which thou gavest me ,i have given
 them4' 7,john  #ag3bb7 ,righteous men1 
when they give a good thing by promise1 
they  design the performance of that    
promise2 nay1 they more than design  it1
 they purpose1 they determine it4 ,as   
the mad prophet also saith  of ,god1 in 
another case1 ',hath he said1 and shall 
he not do it8 or  hath he spoken1 and   
shall he not make it good8' 7,num       
#bc3ai7 ,hath  ,christ given us glory1  
and shall we not have it8 ,yea1 hath the
 truth  itself bestowed it upon us1 and 
shall those to whom it is given1  even  
given by ,scripture of truth1 be yet    
deprived thereof8    7#c47 ,he pleads in
 his interceding that they might have   
glory2 his  own resolution to have it   
so4 ',father1 ,i will that they also1   

whom  thou hast given me1 be with me    
where ,i am4' 7,john #ag3bd7 ,behold  ye
 here1 he is resolved to have it so4 ,it
 must be so4 ,it shall be  so4 ,i will  
have it so4 ,we read of ,adonijah1 that 
his father never  denied him in         
anything4 ,he never said to him1 ',why  
hast thou  done so8' 7#a ,kings #a3f7   
,indeed1 he denied him the kingdom2 for 
his  brother was heir of that from the  
,lord4 ,how much more will our  ,father 
let our ,lord ,jesus have his mind and  
will in this1 since he  also is as      
willing to have it so as is the ,son    
himself4 ',fear not1  little flock2 for 
it is your ,father's good pleasure to   
give you the  kingdom4' 7,luke #ab3cb7  
,resolution will drive things far1      
especially  resolution to do that which 
none but they that cannot hinder shall  
oppose4 ,why this is the case1 the      
resolution of our ,intercessor is1  that
 we be preserved to glory2 yea1 and this
 resolution he pleads  in his           
intercession3 ',father1 ,i will that    

they also1 whom thou hast  given me1 be 
with me where ,i am1' c4 7,john #ag3bd7 
,must it not1  therefore1 now be so8    
7#d47 ,he also1 in the last place1 in   
this his intercession1 urges  a reason  
why he will have it so1 namely1 ',that  
they may behold my  glory1 which thou   
hast given me2 for thou lovedst me      
before the  foundation of the world4'   
7verse #bd7 ,and this is a reason to the
  purpose2 it is as if he had said1     
,father1 these have continued with  me  
in my temptations2 these have seen me   
under all my disadvantages2  these have 
seen me in my poor1 low1 contemptible   
condition2 these  have seen what scorn1 
reproach1 slanders1 and disgrace ,i have
 borne  for thy sake in the world2 and  
now ,i will have them also be where     
they shall see me in my glory4 ,i have  
told them that ,i am thy ,son1  and they
 have believed that2 ,i have told them  
that thou lovest  me1 and they have     
believed that2 ,i have also told them   
that thou  wouldest take me again to    

glory1 and they have believed that2 but 
they have not seen my glory1 nor can    
they but be like the ,queen of  ,sheba1 
they will but believe by the halves     
unless their own eyes  do behold it4    
,besides1 ,father1 these are they that  
love me1 and it  will be an increase of 
their joy if they may but see me in     
glory2  it will be as a heaven to their 
hearts to see their ,saviour in  glory4 
,i will1 therefore1 that those which    
'thou hast given me be  with me where ,i
 am1 that they may behold my glory4'    
,this1 therefore1  is a reason why      
,christ ,jesus our ,lord intercedes to  
have his people  with him in glory4     
,third1 ,i come now to the third thing1 
namely1 to show you what is  to be      
inferred from ,christ's making          
intercession for us4    #a4 ,this is to 
be inferred from hence1 that saints--for
 ,i will  here say nothing of those of  
the elect uncalled--do ofttimes give    
occasion of offence to ,god1 even they  
that have received grace2  for          

intercession is made to continue one in 
the favour of another1  and to make up  
those breaches that1 at any time1 shall 
happen to  be made by one to the        
alienating of the affections of the     
other4  ,and thus he makes              
reconciliation for iniquity2 for        
reconciliation  may be made for iniquity
 two ways3 first1 by paying of a price2 
secondly1 by insisting upon the price   
paid for the offender by  way of        
intercession4 ,therefore you read that  
as the goat was to be  killed1 so his   
blood was1 by the priest1 to be brought 
within the  veil1 and1 in a way of      
intercession1 to be sprinkled before and
 upon  the mercy-seat3 ',then shall he  
kill the goat of the sin-offering1  that
 is1 for the people1 and bring his blood
 within the veil1 and  do with that     
blood as he did with the blood of the   
bullock1 and  sprinkle it upon the      
mercy-seat1 and before the mercy-seat2  
and he  shall make an atonement for the 
holy place1 because of the uncleanness  

of the children of ,israel1 and because 
of their transgressions in all  their   
sins3 and so shall he do for the        
tabernacle of the congregation  that    
remaineth among them1 in the midst of   
their uncleanness4' 7,lev  #af3ae1af7   
,this was to be done1 as you see1 that  
the tabernacle1  which was the place of 
,god's presence and graces1 might yet   
remain  among the children of ,israel1  
notwithstanding their uncleannesses  and
 transgressions4 ,this1 also1 is the    
effect of ,christ's intercession2  it is
 that the signs of ,god's presence and  
his grace might remain  among his       
people1 notwithstanding they have1 by   
their transgressions1  so often provoked
 ,god to depart from them4    #b4 ,by   
,christ's intercession ,i gather1 that  
awakened men and women1  such as the    
godly are1 dare not1 after offence      
given1 come in  their own names to make 
unto ,god an application for mercy4     
,god1 in  himself1 is a consuming fire1 
and sin has made the best of us as      

stubble is to fire2 wherefore1 they may 
not1 they cannot1 they dare  not        
approach ,god's presence for help but by
 and through a mediator  and            
intercessor4 ,when ,israel saw the fire1
 the blackness and  darkness1 and heard 
the thunder1 and lightning1 and the     
terrible  sound of the trumpet1 'they   
said unto ,moses1 ,speak thou with us1  
and we will hear3 but let not ,god speak
 with us1 lest we die4'  7,exo #bj3ai1  
,deut #ah3af7 ,guilt1 and sense of the  
disparity that is  betwixt ,god and us1 
will make us look out for a man that may
 lay  his hand upon us both1 and that   
may set us right in the eyes of  our    
,father again4 ,this1 ,i say1 ,i infer  
from the intercession of  ,christ2 for1 
if there had been a possibility of our  
ability to have  approached ,god with   
advantage without1 what need had there  
been of  the intercession of ,christ8   
,absalom durst not approach--no1 not the
 presence of his father--by  himself1   
without a mediator and intercessor2     

wherefore1 he sends  to ,joab to go to  
the king and make intercession for him4 
7#b ,sam  #ac1 #ad3cb1cc7 ,also1 ,joab  
durst not go upon that errand himself1  
but by the mediation of another4 ,sin is
 a fearful thing1 it will  quash and    
quail the courage of a man1 and make him
 afraid to approach  the presence of him
 whom he has offended1 though the       
offended is  but a man4 ,how much more1 
then1 shall it discourage a man1 when   
once loaden with guilt and shame1 from  
attempting to approach the  presence of 
a holy and a sin-avenging ,god1 unless  
he can come to  him through1 and in the 
name of1 an intercessor8 ,but here now  
is  the help and comfort of the people  
of ,god--there is to help them  under   
all their infirmities an intercessor    
prepared1 and at work4  ',he ever liveth
 to make intercession4'    #c4 ,i also  
infer from hence1 that should we1 out of
 an ignorant  boldness and presumption1 
attempt1 when we have offended1 by      
ourselves  to approach the presence of  

,god1 ,god would not accept us4 ,he told
  ,eliphaz so4 ,what ,eliphaz thought1  
or was about to do1 ,i know not2  but   
,god said unto him1 ',my wrath is       
kindled against thee1 and  against thy  
two friends2 for ye have not spoken of  
me the thing  that is right1 as my      
servant ,job hath4 ,therefore take unto 
you  now seven bullocks1 and seven rams1
 and go to my servant ,job1 and  offer  
up for yourselves that is1 by him a     
burnt-offering1 and my  servant ,job    
shall pray for you2 for him will ,i     
accept2 lest ,i deal  with you after    
your folly1 in that ye have not spoken  
of me the  thing which is right1 like my
 servant ,job4' ,see here1 an offence is
  a bar and an obstruction to acceptance
 with ,god1 but by a mediator1  but by  
an intercessor4 ,he that comes to ,god  
by himself1 ,god will  answer him by    
himself--that is1 without an            
intercessor2 and ,i will  tell you1 such
 are not like to get any pleasant or    
comfortable  answer-,i will answer him  

that so cometh according to the         
multitude  of his idols4 ',and ,i will  
set my face against that man1 and will  
make him a sign and a proverb1 and ,i   
will cut him off from the midst  of my  
people2 and ye shall know that ,i am the
 ,lord4' 7,eze #ad3g1h7    ,he that     
intercedes for another with a holy and  
just ,god had need  be clean himself1   
lest he with whom he so busieth himself 
say to  him1 ,first clear thyself1 and  
then come and speak for thy friend4     
,wherefore1 this is the very description
 and qualification of this  our ,high   
,priest and blessed ,intercessor1 ',for 
such an high priest  became us1 who is  
holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 separate from
 sinners1  and made higher than the     
heavens2 who needeth not daily1 as those
  high priests1 to offer up sacrifice1  
first for his own sins1' c4  7,heb      
#g3bf1bg7 ,had we not had such an       
,intercessor1 we had been but  in a very
 poor case2 but we have one that becomes
 us2 one that  fits us to the purpose2  

one against whom our ,god hath nothing1 
can  object nothing2 one in whose mouth 
no guile could be found4#c    #d4 ,since
 ,christ is an ,intercessor1 ,i infer   
that he has wherewithal  in readiness to
 answer to any demands that may be      
propounded by  him that hath been by us 
offended1 in order to a renewing of     
peace  and letting out of that grace to 
us that we have sinned away1 and  yet   
have need of4 ,ofttimes the offended    
saith to the intercessor1  ,well1 thou  
comest to me about this man2 what       
interest he has in thee  is one thing1  
what offence he has committed against me
 is another4  ,i speak now after the    
manner of men4 ,now1 what can an        
intercessor  do1 if he is not able to   
answer this question8 ,but now1 if he be
  able to answer this question--that is1
 according to law and justice1  no      
question but he may prevail with the    
offended1 for him for whom  he makes    
intercession4    ,why1 this is our case2
 to be sure1 thus far it is1 we have    

offended  a just and a holy ,god1 and   
,jesus ,christ is become ,intercessor4  
,he  also knows full well1 that for our 
parts1 if it would save us from  hell1  
we cannot produce towards a peace with  
,god so much as poor  two farthings2    
that is1 not anything that can by law   
and justice be  esteemed worth a        
halfpenny2 yet he makes intercession4   
,it follows1  therefore1 that he has    
wherewith of his own1 if that question  
afore  is propounded1 to answer to every
 reasonable demand4 ,hence1 it is  said1
 that he has gifts as well as sacrifice 
for sin4 ',every high  priest is        
ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices3 
wherefore it is  of necessity that this 
man have somewhat also to offer4' 7,heb 
#h3c7  ,and1 observe it1 the apostle    
speaks here of ,christ as in heaven1    
there ministering in the second part of 
his office2 ',for if he  were on earth1 
he should not be a priest4' 7verse #d7  
,these gifts1  therefore1 and this      
sacrifice1 he now offereth in heaven by 

way of  intercession1 urging and        
pleading as an ,intercessor1 the        
valuableness  of his gifts for the      
pacifying of that wrath that our ,father
 hath  conceived against us for the     
disobediences that we are guilty of4    
',a gift in secret pacifieth anger2 and 
a reward in the bosom strong  wrath4'   
7,prov #ba3ad7    ,what gifts these are 
the ,scripture everywhere testifies4 ,he
 gave  himself1 he gave his life1 he    
gave his all for us4 7,john #f1 ,gal    
#a3d1 #a ,tim #b3f1 ,matt #bj3bh7 ,these
 gifts1 as he offered them up at  the   
demand of justice on ,mount ,calvary for
 us1 so now he is in heaven  he         
presenteth them continually before ,god1
 as gifts and sacrifice  valuable for   
the sins1 for all the sins that we1     
through infirmity1  do commit1 from the 
day of our conversion to the day of our 
death4  ,and these gifts are so         
satisfactory1 so prevalent with ,god1   
that  they always prevail for a         
continual remission of our sins with    

him4 ,yea1 they prevail with him for    
more than for the remission of  sins2 we
 have1 through their procurement1 our   
graces often renewed1  the devil often  
rebuked1 the snare often broken1 guilt  
often taken  away from the conscience1  
and many a blessed smile from ,god1 and 
love-look from his life-creating        
countenance4 7,eph #c3ab7    #e4 ,since 
,christ is an ,intercessor1 ,i infer    
that believers should  not rest at the  
cross for comfort2 justification they   
should look  for there2 but1 being      
justified by his blood1 they should     
ascend  up after him to the throne4 ,at 
the cross you will see him in his       
sorrows and humiliations1 in his tears  
and blood2 but follow him  to where he  
is now1 and then you shall see him in   
his robes1 in  his priestly robes1 and  
with his golden girdle about his paps4  
,then  you shall see him wearing the    
breastplate of judgment1 and with all   
your names written upon his heart4 ,then
 you shall perceive that  the whole     

family in heaven and earth is named by  
him1 and how he  prevaileth with ,god   
the ,father of mercies1 for you4 ,stand 
still  awhile and listen2 yea1 enter    
with boldness into the holiest1 and  see
 your ,jesus as he now appears in the   
presence of ,god for you2  what work he 
makes against the devil and sin1 and    
death and hell1  for you4 7,heb #aj3i7  
,ah6 it is brave following of ,jesus    
,christ to  the holiest1 the veil is    
rent1 you may see with open face as in a
  glass1 the glory of the ,lord4 ,this1 
then1 is our ,high ,priest1 this  his   
intercession1 these the benefits of it6 
,it lieth on our part to  improve it2   
and wisdom to do that also comes from   
the mercy-seat1  or throne of grace1    
where he1 even our ,high ,priest1 ever  
liveth to  make intercession for us2 to 
whom be glory for ever and ever4        
,,ii4 ,,of ,,the ,,benefits ,,of        
,,christ',s ,,intercession4    ,,second4
 ,and thus have ,i spoken to the first  
thing--to wit1 of the  intercession of  

,christ2 and now ,i come more           
particularly to speak  to the second1   
,,the ,,benefits ,,of ,,his             
,,intercession2 namely1 that we  are    
saved thereby4 ,wherefore he is able    
also to save them1 seeing  he maketh    
intercession for them4 ',he is able to  
save them to the  uttermost4'    ,in my 
handling of this head1 ,i must show you1
 ,first1 ,what the apostle  means here  
by 'save'--',wherefore he is able to    
save4' ,second1 ,what  he means here by 
saving to the 'uttermost'--',he is able 
to save to  the uttermost4' ,third1 ,and
 then1 thirdly1 we shall do as we did in
  the foregoing--to wit1 gather some    
inferences from the whole1 and  speak to
 them4    ,first1 ,what doth the apostle
 mean here by 'save'--',he is able to   
save them4'    ,to 'save' may be taken  
two ways4 ,in the general1 ,i know it   
may be  taken many ways1 for there are  
many salvations that we enjoy2 yea1     
that we never knew of1 nor can know1    
until we come thither1 where  all secret

 things shall be seen1 and where that   
which has been done  in darkness shall  
be proclaimed upon the housetops4 ,but  
,i say there  are two ways that this    
word may be taken--#a4 ,to save in a way
 of  justification4 #b4 ,or to save in a
 way of preservation4 ,now1 ,christ     
saves both these ways4 ,but which of    
these1 or whether both of them  are     
intended in this place1 of that ,i shall
 tell you my thoughts  anon2 meanwhile1 
,i will show you1    #a4 ,what it is to 
be saved in the first sense1 namely1 in 
a way of  justification1 and also how   
that is brought to pass4    ,to be saved
 is to be delivered from guilt of sin   
that is by the  law1 as it is the       
ministration of death and condemnation2 
or1 to  be set free therefrom before    
,god4 ,this is to be saved2 for he that 
is not set free therefrom1 whatever he  
may think of himself1 or  whatever      
others may think concerning him1 he is a
 condemned man4  ,it saith not1 he shall
 be1 but1 he is condemned already4      

7,john  #c3ah7 ,the reason is1 for that 
he has deserved the sentence of  the    
ministration of condemnation1 which is  
the law4 ,yea1 that law  has already    
arraigned1 accused1 and condemned him   
before ,god1 for  that it hath found him
 guilty of sin4 ,now he that is set free
 from  this1 or1 as the phrase is1      
'being made free from sin1' 7,rom       
#f3bb72  that is1 from the imputation of
 guilt1 there can1 to him1 be no        
condemnation1 no condemnation to hell   
fire2 but the person thus made  free may
 properly be said to be saved4          
,wherefore1 as sometimes it  saith1 we  
shall be saved1 respecting saving in the
 second sense1  or the utmost completing
 of salvation2 so sometimes it saith1 we
  are saved1 as respecting our being    
already secured from guilt1 and  so from
 condemnation to hell for sin1 and so   
set safe1 and quit  from the second     
death before ,god4 7#a ,cor #a3ah1 ,eph 
#b3e7    ,now1 saving thus comes to us  
by what ,christ did for us in this      

world1  by what ,christ did for us as   
suffering for us4 ,i say1 it comes to   
us thus2 that is1 it comes to us by     
grace through the redemption  that is in
 ,christ4 ,and thus to be saved is      
called justification1  justification to 
life1 because one thus saved is1 as ,i  
said1  acquitted from guilt1 and that   
everlasting damnation to which for  sin 
he had made himself obnoxious by the    
law4 7#a ,cor #ae3a-d1 ,rom  #e3h-aj7   
,hence we are said to be saved by his   
death1 justified by his blood1  and     
reconciled to ,god by the death of his  
,son2 all which must respect  his       
offering of himself on the day he died1 
and not his improving  of his so dying  
in a way of intercession1 because in the
 same  place the apostle reserveth a    
second1 or an additional salvation1  and
 applieth that to his intercession1     
',much more then1 being now1'  or       
already1 'justified by his blood1 we    
shall be saved from wrath  through him'2
 that is1 through what he will further  

do for us4 ',for  if1 when we were      
enemies1 we were reconciled to ,god by  
the death  of his son1 much more1 being 
reconciled1' that is1 by his death1  'we
 shall be saved by his life1' his       
intercession1 which he ever  liveth to  
complete4 7verse #i1aj7    ,see here1 we
 are said to be justified1 reconciled   
already1 and  therefore we shall be     
saved1 justified by his blood and death1
 and  saved through him by his life4    
#b4 ,now the saving intended in the text
 is saving in this second  sense2 that  
is1 a saving of us by preserving us1 by 
delivering  of us from all those hazards
 that we run betwixt our state of       
justification and our state of          
glorification4 ,yea1 such a saving  of  
us as we that are justified need to     
bring us into glory4 ,therefore1        
,when he saith he is able to save1      
seeing he ever liveth to make           
intercession1 he addeth saving to       
saving2 saving by his life to  saving by
 his death2 saving by his improving of  

his blood to saving  by his spilling of 
his blood4 ,he gave himself a ransom for
 us1 and  now improves that gift in the 
presence of ,god by way of intercession4
  ,for1 as ,i have hinted already1 the  
high priests under the law took the     
blood of the sacrifices that were       
offered for sin1 and brought it  within 
the veil1 and there sprinkled it before 
and upon the mercy-seat1  and by it made
 intercession for the people to an      
additional way of  saving them2 the sum 
of which ,paul thus applies to ,christ  
when he  saith1 ',he can save1 seeing he
 ever liveth to make intercession4'     
,that also in the ,romans is clear to   
this purpose1 ',who is he  that         
condemneth8 ,it is ,christ that died4'  
7,rom #h3ca-ci7 ,that is1  who is he    
that shall lay anything to the charge of
 ,god's elect to  condemnation to hell1 
since ,christ has taken away the curse  
by his  death from before ,god8 ,then he
 adds1 that there is nothing that  shall
 yet happen to us1 shall destroy us1    

since ,christ also liveth  to make      
intercession for us4 ',who shall        
condemn8 ,it is ,christ that  died2 yea1
 rather1 that is risen again1 who is    
even at the right  hand of ,god1 who    
also maketh intercession for us4'       
,christ1 then1 by his death saveth us as
 we are sinners1 enemies1  and in a     
state of condemnation by sin2 and       
,christ by his life saveth  us as       
considered justified1 and reconciled to 
,god by his blood4 ,so1  then1 we have  
salvation from that condemnation that   
sin had brought  us unto1 and salvation 
from those ruins that all the enemies of
 our  souls would yet bring us unto1 but
 cannot2 for the intercession of        
,christ preventeth4 #d 7,rom #f3g-aj7   
,christ hath redeemed us from the curse 
of the law4 ,whatever the law  can take 
hold of to curse us for1 that ,christ   
has redeemed us from1  by being made a  
curse for us4 ,but this curse that      
,christ was made  for us1 must be       
confined to his sufferings1 not to his  

exaltation1  and1 consequently1 not to  
his intercession1 for ,christ is made no
  curse but when he suffered2 not in his
 intercession3 so then1 as  he died he  
took away the curse1 and sin that was   
the cause thereof1  by the sacrifice of 
himself1 7,gal #c3ac71 and by his life1 
his  intercession1 he saveth us from all
 those things that attempt to  bring us 
into that condemnation again4    ,the   
salvation1 then1 that we have by the    
intercession of ,christ1  as was        
said--,i speak now of them that are     
capable of receiving  comfort and relief
 by this doctrine--is salvation that    
follows  upon1 or that comes after1     
justification4 ,we that are saved as to 
justification of life1 need yet to be   
saved with that that preserveth  to     
glory2 for though by the death of       
,christ we are saved from the  curse of 
the law1 yet attempts are made by many  
that we may be kept  from the glory that
 justified persons are designed for2 and
 from  these we are saved by his        

intercession4    ,a man1 then1 that must
 be eternally saved is to be considered1
 7a47  ,as an heir of wrath4 7b47 ,as an
 heir of ,god4 ,an heir of wrath he  is 
in himself by sin2 an heir of ,god he is
 by grace through ,christ4  7,eph #b3c1 
,gal #d3g7 ,now1 as an heir of wrath he 
is redeemed1 and as  an heir of ,god he 
is preserved2 as an heir of wrath he is 
redeemed  by blood1 and as an heir of   
,god he is preserved by this            
intercession4  ,christ by his death1    
then1 puts me1 ,i being reconciled to   
,god  thereby1 into a justified state1  
and ,god accepts me to grace and  favour
 through him4 ,but this doth not hinder 
but that1 all this  notwithstanding1    
there re1 that would frustrate me of the
 end to  which ,i am designed by this   
reconciliation to ,god1 by redemption   
through grace2 and from the             
accomplishing of this design ,i am saved
  by the blessed intercession of our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ4    ,object4 #a4   
,perhaps some may say1 we are not saved 

from all punishment  of sin by the death
 of ,christ2 and if so1 so not from all 
danger  of damnation by the intercession
 of ,christ4    ,answ4 ,we are saved    
from all punishment in hell fire by the 
death of  ,christ4 ,jesus has 'delivered
 us from the wrath to come4' 7#a ,thess 
#a3aj7 ,so that as to this great        
punishment1 ,god for his sake has       
forgiven us all trespasses4 7,col #b3ac7
 ,but we being translated  from being   
slaves to ,satan to be sons of ,god1    
,god reserveth yet  this liberty in his 
hand to chastise us if we offend1 as a  
father  chastiseth his son4 7,deut #h3e7
 ,but this chastisement is not in legal 
wrath1 but in fatherly affection2 not to
 destroy us1 but that still  we might be
 made to get advantage thereby1 even be 
made partakers  of his holiness4 ,this  
is1 that we might 'not be condemned with
 the  world4' 7,heb #ab3e-aa1 #a ,cor   
#aa3cb7 ,as to the second part of the   
objection2 there do1 as we say1 many    
things happen betwixt or between  the   

cup and the lip2 many things attempt to 
overthrow the work  of ,god1 and to     
cause that we should perish through our 
weakness1  notwithstanding the price    
that hath by ,christ been paid for us4  
,but  what saith the ,scripture8 ',who  
shall separate us from the love of      
,christ8 shall tribulation1 or distress1
 or persecution1 or famine1  or         
nakedness1 or peril1 or sword8 ,as it is
 written1 ,for thy sake  we are killed  
all the day long2 we are accounted as   
sheep for the  slaughter4 ,nay1 in all  
these things we are more than conquerors
  through him that loved us4 ,for ,i am 
persuaded1 that neither death1  nor     
life1 nor angels1 nor principalities1   
nor powers1 nor things  present1 nor    
things to come1 nor height1 nor depth1  
nor any other  creature1 shall be able  
to separate us from the love of ,god1   
which  is in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4' 
7,rom #h3ce-ci7    ,thus the apostle    
reckoneth up all the disadvantages that 
a justified  person is incident to in   

this life1 and by way of challenge      
declares1 that not any one of them1 nor 
all together1 shall be able  to separate
 us from the love of ,god1 that is      
towards us by ,christ1  his death1 and  
his intercession4    ,object4 #b4 ,it   
may be further objected1 that the       
apostle doth here  leave out sin1 unto  
which we know the saints are subject1   
after  justification4 ,and sin of       
itself1 we need no other enemies1 is of 
that nature as to destroy the whole     
world4    ,answ4 ,sin is sin1 in the    
nature of sin1 wherever it is found4    
,but  sin as to the damning effects     
thereof is taken away from them unto    
whom righteousness is imputed for       
justification4 ,nor shall any or  all   
the things aforementioned1 though there 
is a tendency in every  one of them to  
drive us unto sin1 drown us1 through it1
 in perdition  and destruction4 ,i am   
persuaded1 says ,paul1 they shall never 
be  able to do that4 ,the apostle1      
therefore1 doth implicitly1 though to   

expressly1 challenge sin1 yea1 sin by   
all its advantages2 and then  glorieth  
in the love of ,god in ,christ ,jesus1  
from which he concludeth  it shall never
 separate the justified4 ,besides1 it   
would now have  been needless to have   
expressly here put in sin by itself1    
seeing  before1 he had argued that those
 he speaks of were freely justified     
therefrom4    ,one word more before ,i  
go to the second head4 ,the ,father1 as 
,i  told you1 has reserved to himself a 
liberty to chastise his sons1  to wit1  
with temporal chastisements1 if they    
offend4 ,this still  abideth to us1     
notwithstanding ,god's grace1 ,christ's 
death1 or  blessed intercession4 ,and   
this punishment is so surely entailed   
to the transgressions that we who       
believe shall commit1 that it  is       
impossible that we should be utterly    
freed therefrom2 insomuch  that the     
apostle positively concludeth them to be
 bastards1 what  pretences to sonship   
soever they have1 that are not1 for sin1

  partakers of fatherly chastisements4  
,for the reversing of this punishment it
 is that we should pray1 if  perhaps    
,god will remit it1 when we are taught  
to say1 ',our ,father1  forgive us our  
trespasses4' ,and he that admits of any 
other sense  as to this petition1       
derogates from the death of ,christ1 or 
faith1  or both4 ,for either he         
concludes that for some of his sins     
,christ  did not die1 or that he is     
bound to believe that ,god1 though he   
did1 has not yet1 nor will forgive them1
 till from the petitioner  some legal   
work be done2 forgive us1 as we forgive 
them that  trespass against us4 7,matt  
#f3ad1ae7 ,but now1 apply this to       
temporal  punishments1 and then it is   
true that ,god has reserved a liberty in
  his hand to punish even the sins of   
his people upon them2 yea1 and  will not
 pardon their sin1 as to the remitting  
of such punishment1  unless some good   
work by them be done2 ',if ye forgive   
not men their  trespasses1 neither will 

your ,father forgive your trespasses4'  
7,matt #f3ae1 #ah3bh-ce7    ,and this is
 the cause why some that belong to ,god 
are yet so under  the afflicting hand of
 ,god2 they have sinned1 and ,god1 who  
is  their ,father1 punisheth2 yea1 and  
this is the reason why some who  are    
dear to ,god have this kind of          
punishment never forgiven1 but  it      
abides with them to their lives' end1   
goes with them to the  day of their     
death1 yea1 is the very cause of their  
death4 ,by this  punishment they are cut
 off out of the land of the living4 ,but
 all  this is that they might 'not be   
condemned with the world4' 7#a ,cor     
#aa3cb7    ,christ died not to save from
 this punishment2 ,christ intercedes    
not to save from this punishment4       
,nothing but a good life will save  from
 this punishment2 nor always that       
either4    ,the hidings of ,god's face1 
the harshness of his providences1 the   
severe  and sharp chastisements that    
ofttimes overtake the very spirits of   

his people1 plainly show that ,christ   
died not to save from temporal          
punishments1 prays not to save from     
temporal punishments--that  is1         
absolutely4 ,god has reserved a power to
 punish1 with temporal  punishments1 the
 best and dearest of his people1 if need
 be4#e ,and  sometimes he remits them1  
sometimes not1 even as it pleases him4  
,i come now to the second thing4        
,christ saves to the uttermost4         
,second1 ,i shall now show you something
 of what it is for ,christ1 by  his     
intercession1 to save to the            
'uttermost4' ',he is able to save  them 
to the uttermost4'    ,this is a great  
expression1 and carrrieth with it much4 
',uttermost'  signifieth to the outside1
 to the end1 to the last1 to the        
furthest  part4 ,and it hath respect    
both to persons and things4 7,gen       
#di3bf1  ,deut #cj3d1 ,matt #e3bf1 ,mark
 #ac3bg1 ,luke #ae7    #a4 ,to persons4 
,some persons are in their own          
apprehensions  even further from ,christ

 than anybody else2 afar off1 a great   
way  off1 yet a-coming1 as the prodigal 
was4 ,now1 these many times are         
exceedingly afraid2 the sight of that   
distance that they think is  betwixt    
,christ and them makes them afraid4 ,as 
it is said in another  case1 ',they that
 dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid
 at thy  tokens4' 7,psa #fe3h7 ,so these
 are afraid they shall not speed1 not   
obtain that for which they come to ,god4
 ,but the text says1 ,he is  able to    
save to the uttermost1 to the very      
hindermost1 them that  come to ,god by  
him4    ,two sorts of men seem to be    
far1 very far from ,god4 7#a47 ,the town
  sinner4 7#b47 ,the great backslider4  
7,neh #a3i7 ,but both these1 if they    
come1 he is able to save to the         
uttermost4 ,he is able to save them     
from all those dangers that they fear   
will prevent their obtaining  of that   
grace and mercy they would have to help 
them in time of  need4 ,the publicans   
and harlots enter into the kingdom of   

heaven4    #b4 ,as this text respecteth 
persons1 so it respecteth things4 ,there
  are some things with which some are   
attended that are coming to  ,god1 by   
,christ1 that make their coming hard and
 very difficult4    7#a47 ,there is a   
more than ordinary breaking up of the   
corruptions  of their nature4 ,it seems 
as if all their lusts and vile passions 
of the flesh were become masters1 and   
might now do what they will  with the   
soul4 ,yea1 they take this man and toss 
and tumble him like  a ball in a large  
place4 ,this man is not master of       
himself1 of his  thoughts1 nor of his   
passions--',his iniquities1 like the    
wind1 do  carry him away4' 7,isa #fd3f7 
,he thinks to go forward1 but this wind 
blows him backward2 he laboureth against
 this wind1 but cannot find  that he    
getteth ground2 he takes what advantage 
opportunity doth  minister to him1 but  
all he gets is to be beat out of heart1 
out  of breath1 out of courage4 ,he     
stands still1 and pants1 and gapeth  as 

for life4 ',i opened my mouth1 and      
panted1' said ,david1 'for ,i  longed   
for thy commandments4' 7,psa #aai3aca7  
,he sets forward again1  but has nothing
 but labour and sorrow4    7#b47 ,nay1  
to help forward his calamity1 ,satan and
 his angels will  not be wanting1 both  
to trouble his head with the fumes of   
their  stinking breath1 nor to throw up 
his heels in their dirty places--',and  
as he was yet a-coming1 the devil threw 
him down and tare him4'  7,luke #i3db7  
,how many strange1 hideous1 and amazing 
blasphemies have  those1 some of those1 
that are coming to ,christ1 had injected
 and  fixed upon their spirits against  
him4 ,nothing so common to such1  as to 
have some hellish wish or other against 
,god they are coming  to1 and against   
,christ1 by whom they would come to him4
 ,these  blasphemies are like those     
frogs that ,i have heard of1 that will  
leap up1 and catch hold of1 and hang by 
their claws4 ,now help1  ,lord2 now1    
,lord ,jesus1 what shall ,i do8 ,now1   

,son of ,david1 have  mercy upon me6 ,i 
say1 to say these words is hard work for
 such an  one4 ,but he is able to save  
to the uttermost this comer to ,god by  
him4    7#c47 ,there are also the       
oppositions of sense and reason hard  at
 work for the devil1 against the soul2  
the men of his own house  are risen up  
against him4 ,one's sense and reason1   
one would think1  should not fall in    
with the devil against ourselves1 and   
yet  nothing more common1 nothing more  
natural1 than for our own sense  and    
reason to turn the unnatural1 and are   
both against our ,god and  us4 ,and now 
it is hard coming to ,god4 ,better can a
 man hear and  deal with any objections 
against himself1 than with those that   
himself doth make against himself4 ,they
 lie close1 stick fast1  speak aloud1   
and will be heard2 yea1 will haunt and  
hunt him1 as  the devil doth some1 in   
every hole and corner4 ,but come1 man1  
come2  for he is able to save to the    
uttermost6    7#d47 ,now guilt is the   

consequence and fruit of all this2 and  
what  so intolerable a burden as guilt6 
,they talk of the stones1 and of  the   
sands of the sea2 but it is guilt that  
breaks the heart with  its burden4 ,and 
,satan has the art of making the        
uttermost of every  sin2 he can blow it 
up1 make it swell1 make every hair of   
its head  as big as a cedar4 ,he can    
tell how to make it a heinous offence1  
and unpardonable offence1 an offence of 
that continuance1 and  committed against
 so much light1 that1 says he1 it is    
impossible  it should ever be forgiven4 
,but1 soul1 ,christ is able to save to  
the uttermost1 he can 'do exceeding     
abundantly above all that we  ask or    
think4' 7,eph #c3bj7    7#e47 ,join to  
all this the rage and terror of men1    
which thing of  itself is sufficient to 
quash and break to pieces all desires to
  come to ,god by ,christ2 yea1 and it  
doth do so to thousands that are  not   
willing to go to hell4 ,yet thou art    
kept1 and made to go panting  on2 a     

whole world of men1 and devils1 and sin1
 are not able to  keep thee from coming4
 ,but how comes it to pass that thou art
 so  hearty1 that thou settest thy face 
against so much wind and weather8 ,i    
dare say it arises not from thyself1 nor
 from any of thine enemies4  ,this comes
 from ,god1 though thou art not aware   
thereof2 and is  obtained for thee by   
the intercession of the blessed ,son of 
,god1  who is also able to save thee to 
the uttermost1 that comest to ,god  by  
him4    7#f47 ,and for a conclusion as  
to this1 ,i will add1 that there is     
much of the honour of the ,lord ,jesus  
engaged as to the saving of  the coming 
man to the uttermost3 ',i am glorified  
in them1' saith  he4 7,john #ag3aj7 ,he 
is exalted to be a ,saviour4 7,acts     
#e3ca7 ,and if  the blessed ,one doth   
count it an exaltation to be a ,saviour1
 surely  it is an exaltation to be a    
,saviour1 and a great one4 ',they shall 
cry unto the ,lord because of the       
oppressors1 and he shall send  them a   

,saviour1 and a great one1 and he shall 
deliver them4' 7,isa  #ai3bj7 ,if it is 
a glory to be a ,saviour1 a great       
,saviour1 then  it is a glory for a     
,saviour1 a great one1 to save1 and     
save1 and  save to the uttermost--to the
 uttermost man1 to the uttermost sin1   
to the uttermost temptation4 ,and hence 
it is that he saith again1  speaking of 
the transgressions1 sins1 and iniquities
 that he would  pardon1 that it should  
turn to him for 'a name of joy1 a       
praise1  and an honour before all       
nations4' 7,jer #cc3i7 ,he therefore    
counts  it an honour to be a great      
,saviour1 to save men to the uttermost4 
,when ,moses said1 ',i beseech thee1    
show me thy glory1' the answer  was1 ',i
 will make all my goodness pass before  
thee1 and ,i will  proclaim the name of 
the ,lord before thee4' 7,exo #cc3ah1ai7
 ,and when  he came indeed to make      
proclamation1 then he proclaimed1 ',the 
,lord1  ,the ,lord ,god1 merciful and   
gracious1 long-suffering1 and abundant  

in goodness and truth1 keeping mercy for
 thousands1 forgiving  iniquity and     
transgression and sin1 and that will by 
no means clear  the guilty4' 7,exo      
#cd3f1g7 ,that will by no means clear   
them that  will not come to me that they
 may be saved4    ,see here1 if it is   
not by himself accounted his glory to   
make his  goodness1 all his goodness1   
pass before us4 ,and how can that be1   
if he saveth not to the uttermost them  
that come unto ,god by him8  ,for       
goodness is by us noways seen but by    
those acts by which it  expresseth      
itself to be so4 ,and1 ,i am sure1 to   
save1 to save to  the uttermost1 is one 
of the most eminent expressions by which
 we  understand it is great goodness4 ,i
 know goodness has many ways to  express
 itself to be what it is to the world2  
but then it expresseth  its greatness   
when it pardons and saves1 when it      
pardons and saves  to the uttermost4 ,my
 goodness1 says ,christ1 extends not    
itself to  my ,father1 but to my saints4

 7,psa #af3b1c7 ,my ,father has no need 
of my goodness1 but my saints have1 and 
therefore it shall reach  forth itself  
for their help1 in whom is all my       
delight4 ,and1 ',oh  how great is thy   
goodness1 which thou hast laid up for   
them that  fear thee2 which thou hast   
wrought for them that trust in thee     
before the sons of men'6 7,psa #ca3ai7  
,it is therefore that which  tendeth to 
get ,christ a name1 a fame1 and glory1  
to be able to save  to the uttermost    
them that come to ,god by him4    ,in   
,christ's ability to save1 lieth our    
safety4    ,but some may say1 ,what is  
the meaning of this word able8          
',wherefore  he is able to save4' ,he is
 able to save the uttermost4 ,how comes 
it  to pass that his power to save is   
rather put in than his willingness2  for
 willingness1 saith the soul1 would     
better have pleased me4 ,i  will speak  
two or three words to this question4    
,and1    ,first1 ,by this word able is  
suggested to us the sufficiency of his  

merit1 the great worthiness of his      
merit2 for1 as ,intercessor1 he  sticks 
fast by his merit2 all his petitions1   
prayers1 or supplications  are grounded 
upon the worthiness of his person as    
,mediator1 and  on the validity of his  
offering as priest4 ,this is the more   
clear1  if you consider the reason why  
those priests and sacrifices under  the 
law could not make the worshippers      
perfect4 ,it was1 ,i say1 because  there
 wanted in them worthiness and merit in 
their sacrifices4 ,but  this man1 when  
he came and offered his sacrifice1 he   
did by that  one act 'perfect for ever  
them that are sanctified1' or set apart 
for glory4 ',but this man1 after he had 
offered one sacrifice for  sins1 for    
ever sat down on the right hand of      
,god4' 7,heb #aj3a-ab7    ,when ,moses  
prayed for the people of ,israel1 thus  
he said1 ',and  now1 ,i beseech thee1   
let the power of my ,lord be great1     
according  as thou hast spoken4' ,but   
what had he spoken8 ',the ,lord is      

long-suffering1  and of great mercy1    
forgiving iniquity and transgression1   
and by  no means clearing the           
guilty--,pardon1 ,i beseech thee1 the   
iniquity  of this people according unto 
the greatness of thy mercy1 and as  thou
 hast forgiven this people1 from ,egypt 
even until now4' 7,num  #ad3ag-ai7      
,second1 ,has he but power1 we know he  
is willing1 else he would not  have     
promised2 it is also his glory to pardon
 and save4 ,so1 then1  in his ability   
lies our safety4 ,what if he were never 
so willing1  if he were not of ability  
sufficient1 what would his willingness  
do8 ,but he has showed1 as ,i said1 his 
willingness by promising3  ',him that   
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out4' 7,john #f3cg7 ,so  that now our   
comfort lies in his power1 in that he is
 able to make  good his word4 7,rom     
#d3bj1ba7 ,and this also will then be   
seen1 when  he hath saved them that come
 to ,god by him1 when he hath saved them
  to the uttermost2 not to the uttermost

 of his ability1 but to the  uttermost  
of our necessity2 for to the uttermost  
of his ability ,i  believe he will never
 be put to it to save his church2 not   
for that  he is loath so to save1 but   
because there is no need so to save2 he 
shall not need to put out all his power1
 and to press the utmost of  his merit  
for the saving of his church4 ,alas6    
there is sufficiency  of merit in him to
 save a thousand times as many more as  
are like  to be saved by him2 'he is    
able to do exceeding abundantly above   
all that we ask or think4'    ,measure  
not1 therefore1 what he can do by what  
he has1 doth1 or  will do2 neither do   
thou interpret this word1 to the        
uttermost1  as if it related to the     
uttermost of his ability1 but rather as 
it  relateth1 for so it doth indeed1 to 
the greatness of thy necessity4  ,for as
 he is able to save thee1 though thy    
condition be1 as it may  be supposed to 
be1 the worst that ever man was in that 
was saved1  so he is able to save thee1 

though thy condition were ten times     
worse than it is4    ,what6 shall not   
the worthiness of the ,son of ,god be   
sufficient to  save from the sin of man8
 or shall the sin of the world be of    
that  weight to destroy1 that it shall  
put ,christ ,jesus to the uttermost  of 
the worth of his person and merit to    
save therefrom8 ,i believe  it is       
blasphemy to think so4 ,we can easily   
imagine that he can  save all the       
world--that is1 that he is of ability to
 do it2 but  we cannot imagine that he  
can do no more than we can think he can4
  ,but our imagination and thoughts set 
no bound to his ability4 ',he  is able  
to do exceeding abundantly above all    
that we ask or think4'  ,but what that  
is1 ,i say1 no man can think1 no man can
 imagine4 ,so1  then1 ,jesus ,christ can
 do more than ever any man thought he   
could  do as to saving2 he can do we    
know not what4 ,this1 therefore1 should 
encourage comers to come to him2 and    
them that come1 to hope4 ,this1  ,i say1

 should encourage them to let out1 to   
lengthen1 and heighten  their thoughts  
by the word1 to the uttermost1 seeing he
 can 'save  to the uttermost them that  
come to ,god by him4'#f    ,inferences  
from the benefits of ,christ's          
intercession4    ,third4 ,and now ,i    
come to the third thing that ,i told you
 ,i should  speak to1 and that is1 to   
those inferences that may be gathered   
from these words4    #a4 ,are they that 
are justified by ,christ's blood such as
 have need  yet to be saved by his      
intercession8 ,then from hence it       
follows that  justification will stand  
with imperfection4 ,it doth not         
therefore  follow that a justified man  
is without infirmity2 for he that is    
without infirmity--that is1 perfect with
 absolute perfection1 has  no need to be
 yet saved by an act yet to be performed
 by a mediator  and his mediation4      
,when ,i say1 justification will stand  
with imperfection1 ,i do  not mean that 
it will allow1 countenance1 or approve  

thereof2 but  ,i mean there is no       
necessity of our perfection1 of our     
personal  perfection1 as to our         
justification1 and that we are justified
  without it2 yea1 that that1 in        
justified persons1 remains4 ,again2     
when ,i say that justification will     
stand with imperfection1 ,i do  not mean
 that in our justification we are       
imperfect2 for in that  we are complete2
 'we are complete in him' who is our    
justice4 7,col  #b3aj7 ,if otherwise1   
the imperfection is in the matter that  
justifieth  us1 which is the            
righteousness of ,christ4 ,yea1 and to  
say so would  conclude that wrong       
judgment proceedeth from him that       
imputeth that  righteousness to us to   
justification1 since an imperfect thing 
is  imputed to us for justification4    
,but far be it from any that believe    
that ,god is true to imagine such a     
thing2 all his works are perfect1  there
 is nothing wanting in them as to the   
present design4    ,quest4 ,but what    

then do we mean when we say1            
justification will  stand with a state  
of imperfection8    ,answ4 ,why1 ,i mean
 that justified men are yet sinners in  
themselves1  are yet full of            
imperfections2 yea1 sinful              
imperfections4 ,justified  ,paul said1  
',i know that in me1 that is1 in my     
flesh1 dwelleth no  good thing4' 7,rom  
#g3ah7 ,while we are yet sinners1 we are
 justified  by the blood of ,christ4    
,hence1 again1 it is said1 'he          
justifieth  the ungodly4' 7,rom #d3e1   
#e3h1i7 ,justification1 then1 only      
covereth  our sin from the sight of     
,god2 it maketh us not perfect with     
inherent  perfection4 ,but ,god1 for the
 sake of that righteousness which by    
his grace is imputed to us1 declareth us
 quit and discharged from  the curse1   
and sees sin in us no more to           
condemnation4    ,,why ,,the ,,justified
 ,,need ,,an ,,intercessor4    ,and this
 is the reason1 or one reason1 why they 
that are justified  have need of an     

intercessor--to wit1 to save us from the
 evil of  the sin that remains in our   
flesh after we are justified by grace   
through ,christ1 and set free from the  
law as to condemnation4  ,therefore1 as 
it is said1 we are saved2 so it is said1
 ',he is able  also to save them to the 
uttermost that come unto ,god by him1   
seeing  he ever liveth to make          
intercession for them4' ,the godly1 for 
now  we will call them the godly1 though
 there is yet abundance of sin  in them1
 feel in themselves many things even    
after justification  by which they are  
convinced they are still attended with  
personal1  sinful imperfections4        
,imperfect in their feelings and        
inclinations4--7#a47 ,they  feel        
unbelief1 fear1 mistrust1 doubting1     
despondings1 murmurings1  blasphemies1  
pride1 lightness1 foolishness1 avarice1 
fleshly lusts1  heartlessness to good1  
wicked desires1 low thoughts of ,christ1
 too  good thoughts of sin1 and1 at     
times1 too great an itching after  the  

worst of immoralities4    7#b47 ,they   
feel in themselves an aptness to incline
 to errors1 as  to lean to the works of 
the law for justification2 to question  
the  truth of the resurrection and      
judgment to come2 to dissemble and  play
 the hypocrite in profession and in     
performance of duties2 to  do religious 
duties rather to please man than ,god1  
who trieth the  heart4    7#c47 ,they   
feel an inclination in them1 in times of
 trial1 to faint  under the cross1 to   
seek too much to save themselves1 to    
dissemble  the known truth for the      
obtaining a little favour with men1 and 
to  speak things that they ought not1   
that they may sleep in a whole  skin4   
7#d47 ,they feel wearisomeness in       
religious duties1 but a natural         
propensity to things of the flesh4 ,they
 feel a desire to go beyond  bounds both
 at board1 and bed1 and bodily exercise1
 and in all  lawful recreation4    7#e47
 ,they feel in themselves an aptness to 
take the advantage of  using of things  

that are lawful1 as food1 raiment1      
sleep1 talk1  estates1 relations1       
beauty1 wit1 parts1 and graces1 to      
unlawful  ends4 ,these things1 with many
 more of the like kind1 the justified   
man finds and feels in himself1 to his  
humbling and often casting  down2 and to
 save him from the destroying evil of   
these1 ,christ  ever liveth to make     
intercession for him4    ,imperfect in  
their graces4--,again2 the justified man
 is imperfect  in his graces1 and       
therefore needeth to be saved by the    
intercession  of ,christ from the bad   
fruit that that imperfection yields4    
,justifying righteousness is accompanied
 with graces--the graces of  the        
,spirit4 ,though these graces are not   
that matter by and through  which we are
 justified1 nor any part thereof1 that  
being only the  obedience of ,christ    
imputed to us of mere pleasure and good 
will2  but1 ,i say1 they come when      
justification comes4 7,rom #i7 ,and     
though  they are not so easily discerned

 at the first1 they show forth          
themselves afterwards4 ,but ,i say1 how 
many soever they are1 and how  fast     
soever they grow1 their utmost          
arrivement here is but a state  short of
 perfection4 ,none of the graces of     
,god's ,spirit in our  hearts can do    
their work in us without shortness1 and 
that because  of their own              
imperfections1 and also because of the  
oppositions  that they meet with from   
our flesh4    7#a47 ,faith1 which is the
 root-grace1 the grand grace1 its       
shortness  is sufficiently manifest by  
its shortness of apprehension of things 
pertaining to the person1 offices1      
relations1 and works of ,christ1  now in
 the heavenly place for us4 ,it is also 
very defective in its  fetching of      
comfort from the ,word to us1 and in    
continuing of it  with us1 when at any  
time we attain unto it2 in its receiving
 of  strength to subdue sin1 and in its 
purifyings of the heart1 though  indeed 
it doth what it doth in reality1 yet how

 short is it of doing  of it thoroughly8
 ,oftentimes1 were it not for supplies  
by virtue  of the intercession of       
,christ1 faith would fail of performing 
its  office in any measure4 7,luke      
#bb3ca1cb7    7#b47 ,there is hope1     
another grace of the ,spirit bestowed   
upon us2  and how often is that also1 as
 to the excellency of working1 made  to 
flag8 ',i shall perish1' saith ,david2  
',i am cut off from before  thine eyes1'
 said he4 7,psa #ca3bb7 ,and now where  
was his hope1 in the  right gospel      
discovery of it8 ,also all our fear of  
men1 and fears  of death1 and fears of  
judgment1 they arise from the           
imperfections  of hope4 ,but from all   
those faults ,christ saves us by his    
intercessions4    7#c47 ,there is love1 
that should be in us as hot as fire4 ,it
 is  compared to fire1 to fire of the   
hottest sort2 yea1 it is said to  be    
hotter than the coals of juniper4 7,cant
 #h3f1g7 ,but who finds this  heat in   
love so much as for one poor quarter of 

an hour together8  ,some little flashes1
 perhaps1 some at some times may feel1  
but where  is that constant burning of  
affection that the ,word1 the love of   
,god1 and the love of ,christ call for8 
yea1 and that the necessities  of the   
poor and afflicted members of ,christ   
call for also4 ,ah6 love  is cold in    
these frozen days1 and short when it is 
at the highest4    7#d47 ,the grace of  
humility1 when is it8 who has a         
thimbleful thereof8  ,where is he that  
is 'clothed with humility1' and that    
does what he  is commanded 'with all    
humility of mind'8 7#a ,peter #e3e1     
,acts #bj3ai7    7#e47 ,for zeal1 where 
is that also8 ,zeal for ,god against    
sin1  profaneness1 superstition1 and    
idolatry4 ,i speak now to the godly1    
who have this zeal in the root and      
habit2 but oh1 how little of it  puts   
forth itself into actions in such a day 
as this is6    7#f47 ,there is          
reverence1 fear1 and standing in awe of 
,god's ,word  and judgments1 where are  

the excellent workings thereof to be    
found8  ,and where it is most1 how far  
short of perfect acts is it8    7#g47   
,simplicity and godly sincerity also1   
with how much dirt is it  mixed in the  
best2 especially among those of the     
saints that are  rich1 who have got the 
poor and beggarly art of complimenting8 
,for  the more compliment1 the less     
sincerity4 ,many words will not fill  a 
bushel4 ,but 'in the multitude of words 
there wanteth not sin4'  7,prov #aj3ai7 
,plain men are thin come up in this day2
 to find a  mouth without fraud and     
deceit now is a rare thing4 ,thus might 
one  count up all the graces of the     
,spirit1 and show wherein every one  of 
them are scanty and wanting of          
perfection4 ,now look1 what they  want  
of perfection is supplied with sin and  
vanity2 for there is a  fullness of sin 
and flesh at hand to make up all the    
vacant places  in our souls4 ,there is  
no place in the souls of the godly but  
it  is filled up with darkness when the 

light is wanting1 and with sin  so far  
forth as grace is wanting4 ,satan1 also1
 diligently waiteth  to come in at the  
door1 if ,careless has left it a little 
achare4#g  ,but1 oh6 the grace of our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who ever liveth to
  make intercession for us1 and that1 by
 so doing1 saves us from all  the       
imperfect acts and workings of our      
graces1 and from all the  advantages    
that flesh1 and sin1 and ,satan getteth 
upon us thereby4    ,imperfect in their 
,duties4--,further1 as ,christ ,jesus   
our ,lord doth  save us1 by his         
intercession1 from that hurt that would 
unavoidably  come upon us by these1 so  
also1 by that we are saved from the     
evil that is at any time found in any or
 all our holy duties and  performances  
that is our duty daily to be found in4  
,that our duties  are imperfect1 follows
 upon what was discoursed before2 for if
 our  graces be imperfect1 how can our  
duties but be so too8    7#a47 ,our     
prayers1 how imperfect are they6 ,with  

how much unbelief  are they mixed6 ,how 
apt is our tongue to run1 in prayer1    
before  our hearts6 ,with how much      
earnestness do our lips move1 while our 
hearts lie within as cold as a clod6    
,yea1 and ofttimes1 it is to  be feared1
 we ask for that with out mouth that we 
care not whether  we have or no4 ,where 
is the man that pursues with all his    
might  what but now he seemed to ask for
 with all his heart8 ,prayer is  become 
a shell1 a piece of formality1 a very   
empty thing1 as to the  spirit and life 
of prayer at this day4 ,i speak now of  
the prayers  of the godly4 ,i once met  
with a poor woman that1 in the greatest 
of  her distresses1 told me she did use 
to rise in the night1 in cold  weather1 
and pray to ,god1 while she sweat with  
fears of the loss  of her prayers and   
desires that her soul might be saved4 ,i
 have  heard of many that have played1  
but of few that have prayed1 till  they 
have sweat1 by reason of their wrestling
 with ,god for mercy  in that duty4     

7#b47 ,there is the duty of almsgiving1 
another gospel performance2  but how    
poorly is it done in our days6 ,we have 
so many foolish  ways to lay out money1 
in toys and fools' baubles for our      
children1  that we can spare none1 or   
very little1 for the relief of the poor4
  ,also1 do not many give that to their 
dogs1 yea1 let it lie in their  houses  
until it stinks so vilely that neither  
dog nor cat will  eat it2 which1 had it 
been bestowed well in time1 might have  
been  a succour and nourishment to some 
poor member of ,christ8    7#c47 ,there 
is hearing of the ,word2 but1 alas6 the 
place of hearing  is the place of       
sleeping with many a fine professor4 ,i 
have often  observed that those that    
keep shops can briskly attend upon a    
twopenny customer2 but when they come   
themselves to ,god's market1  they spend
 their time too much in letting their   
thoughts to wander  from ,god's         
commandments1 or in a nasty drowsy way4 
,the heads1  also1 and hearts of most   

hearers are to the ,word as the sieve is
  to water2 they can hold no sermons1   
remember no texts1 bring home  no       
proofs1 produce none of the sermon to   
the edification and profit  of others4  
,and do not the best take up too much in
 hearing1 and  mind too little what1 by 
the ,word1 ,god calls for at their      
hands1  to perform it with a good       
conscience8    7#d47 ,there is          
faithfulness in callings1 faithfulness  
to brethren1  faithfulness to the world1
 faithfulness to children1 to servants1 
to all1 according to our place and      
capacity4 ,oh6 how little of it  is     
there found in the mouths and lives1 to 
speak nothing of the  hearts1 of        
professors4    ,i will proceed no       
further in this kind of repetition of   
things2  only thus much give me leave to
 say over again1 even many of the  truly
 godly are very faulty here4 ,but what  
would they do if there  were not one    
always at the right hand of ,god1 by    
intercession1  taking away these kind of

 iniquities8    #b4 ,are those that are 
justified by the blood of ,christ such1 
after  that1 as have need also of saving
 by ,christ's intercession8 ,from       
hence1 then1 we may infer1 that as sin1 
so ,satan will not give over  from      
assaulting the best of the saints4      
,it is not justification that can secure
 us from being assaulted  by ,satan3    
',simon1 ,simon1 ,satan has desired to  
have you4' 7,luke  #bb3ca1cb7 ,there are
 two things that do encourage the devil 
to set  upon the people of ,god3--      
7#a47 ,he knows not who are elect2 for  
all that profess are not1 and1          
therefore1 he will make trial1 if he can
 get them into his sieve1  whether he   
can cause them to perish4 ,and great    
success he hath had  this way4 ,many a  
brave professor has he overcome2 he has 
cast some  of the stars from heaven to  
earth2 he picked one out from among the 
apostles1 and one1 as it is thought1    
from among the seven deacons1#h  and    
many from among ,christ's disciples2 but

 how many1 think you1  nowadays1 doth he
 utterly destroy with his net8    7#b47 
,if it so happeneth that he cannot      
destroy1 because ,christ1 by  his       
intercession1 prevaileth1 yet will he   
set upon the church to  defile and      
afflict it4 ,for 7a71 ,if he can but get
 us to fall1 with  ,peter1 then he has  
obtained that dishonour be brought to   
,god1 the  weak to be stumbled1 the     
world offended1 and the gospel vilified 
and reproached4 ,or 7b71 ,if he cannot  
throw up our heels1 yet1 by  buffeting  
of us1 he can grieve us1 afflict us1 put
 us to pain1 fright  us1 drive us to    
many doubts1 and make our life very     
uncomfortable unto  us1 and make us go  
groaning to our ,father's house4 ,but   
blessed be  ,god for his ,christ1 and   
for that 'he ever liveth to make        
intercession  for us4'    #c4 ,are those
 that are justified by the blood of     
,christ such as1  after that1 have need 
to be saved by ,christ's intercession8  
,then1  hence ,i infer that it is       

dangerous going about anything in our   
own  name and strength4 ,if we would    
have helps from the intercession of     
,christ1 let us have a care that we do  
what we do according to the  word of    
,christ4 ,do what he bids us as well as 
we can1 as he bids  us1 and then we need
 not doubt to have help and salvation in
 those  duties by the intercession of   
,christ4 ',do all1' says the apostle1   
'in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4' 7,col
 #c3ag7 ,oh1 but then the devil  and the
 world will be most of all offended6    
,well1 well1 but if you  do nothing but 
as in his fear1 by his ,word1 in his    
name1 you may  be sure of what help his 
intercession can afford you1 and that   
can  afford you much help1 not only to  
begin1 but to go through with  your work
 in some good measure1 as you should2   
and by that also you  shall be secured  
from those dangers1 if not temptations  
to dangers1  that those that go out     
about business in their own names and   
strength  shall be sure to meet withal4 

#d4 ,are those that are justified by the
 blood of ,christ such as1  after that1 
have need of being saved by ,christ's   
intercession8 ,then1  hence ,i infer    
again1 that ,god has a great dislike of 
the sins of  his own people1 and would  
fall upon them in judgment and anger    
much  more severely than he doth1 were  
it not for ,christ's intercession4  ,the
 gospel is not1 as some think1 a loose  
and licentious doctrine1  nor ,god's    
discipline of his church a negligent and
 careless discipline2  for1 though those
 that believe already have also an      
intercessor1  yet ,god1 to show his     
detestation against sin1 doth often make
 them  feel to purpose the weight of his
 fingers4 ,the sincere1 that fain  would
 walk oft with ,god1 have felt what ,i  
say1 and that to the  breaking of their 
bones full oft4 ,the loose ones1 and    
those that  ,god loves not1 may be utter
 strangers as to this2 but those that   
are his own indeed do know it is        
otherwise4#i    ',you only have ,i      

known' above all others1 says ,god1     
'therefore ,i  will punish you for all  
your iniquities4' 7,amos #c3b7 ,god     
keeps a  very strict house among his    
children4 ,david found it so1 ,haman    
found  it so1 ,job found it so1 and the 
church of ,god found it so2 and ,i  know
 not that his mind is ever the less     
against sin1 notwithstanding  we have an
 ,intercessor4 ,true1 our ,intercessor  
saves us from damning  evils1 from      
damning judgments2 but he neither doth  
nor will secure  us from temporal       
punishment1 from spiritual punishment1  
unless we  watch1 deny ourselves1 and   
walk in his fear4 ,i would to ,god that 
those who are otherwise minded did but  
feel1 for three or four  months1        
something of what ,i have felt for      
several years together  for base sinful 
thoughts6 ,i wish it1 ,i say1 if it     
might be for  their good1 and for the   
better regulating of their              
understandings4  ,but whether they      
obtain my wish or no1 sure ,i am that   

,god is no  countenancer of sin2 no1 not
 in his own people2 nay1 he will bear   
it least of all in them4 ,and as for    
others1 however he may for  a while have
 patience towards them1 if1 perhaps1 his
 goodness may  lead them to repentance2 
yet the day is coming when he will pay  
the  carnal and hypocrites' home with   
devouring fire for their offences4      
,but if our holy ,god will not let us go
 altogether unpunished1  though we have 
so able and blessed an ,intercessor1    
that has always  to present ,god with1  
on our behalf1 so valuable a price of   
his own  blood1 now before the throne of
 grace1 what should we have done  if    
there had been no day's-man1 none to    
plead for us1 or to make  intercession  
on our behalf8 ,read that text1 ',for ,i
 am with thee1  saith the ,lord1 to save
 thee2 though ,i make a full end of all 
nations whither ,i have scattered thee1 
yet will ,i not make a full  end of     
thee2 but ,i will correct thee in       
measure1 and will not leave  thee       

altogether unpunished4' 7,jer #cj3aa7   
,if it be so1 ,i say1 what  had become  
of us1 if we had had no ,intercessor8   
,and what will  become of them          
concerning whom the ,lord has said      
already1 ',i will  not take up their    
names into my lips'8 7,psa #af3d7 ',i   
pray not for  the world4' 7,john #ag3i7 
#e4 ,are those that are already         
justified by the blood of ,christ yet   
such as have need of being saved by his 
intercession8 ,then1 hence1  ,i infer   
that ,christ is not only the beginner1  
but the completer  of our salvation2 or1
 as the ,holy ,ghost calls him1 'the    
author and  finisher of our faith1'     
7,heb #ab3b72 or1 as it calls him again1
 'the  author of eternal salvation4'    
7,heb #e3i7 ,of salvation throughout1   
from the beginning to the end1 from     
first to last4 ,his hands have  laid the
 foundation of it in his own blood1 and 
his hands shall  finish it by his       
intercession4 7,zech #d3i7 ,as he has   
laid the beginning  fastly1 so he shall 

bring forth the headstones with         
shoutings1 and  we shall cry1 ,grace1   
grace1 at the last1 salvation only      
belongeth  to the ,lord4 7,zech #d3g1   
,psa #c3h1 ,isa #dc3aa7    ,many there  
be that begin with grace1 and end with  
works1 and  think ,,that is the only    
way4 ,indeed works will save from       
temporal  punishments1 when their       
imperfections are purged from them by   
the  intercession of ,christ2 but to be 
saved and brought to glory1 to  be      
carried through this dangerous world1   
from my first moving after  ,christ till
 ,i set my foot within the gates of     
paradise1 this is the  work of my       
,mediator1 of my high priest and        
intercessor2 it is he  that fetches us  
again when we are run away2 it is he    
that lifteth  us up when the devil and  
sin has thrown us down2 it is he that   
quickeneth us when we grow cold2 it is  
he that comforteth us when  we despair2 
it is he that obtains fresh pardon when 
we have contracted  sin2 and he that    

purges our consciences when they are    
loaden with  guilt4 7,eze #cd3af1 ,psa  
#ade3ad7    ,i know also1 that rewards  
do wait for them in heaven that do      
believe  in ,christ1 and shall do well  
on earth2 but this is not a reward of   
merit1 but of grace4 ,we are saved by   
,christ2 brought to glory by  ,christ2  
and all our works are no otherwise made 
acceptable to ,god  but by the person   
and personal excellencies and works of  
,christ2  therefore1 whatever the jewels
 are1 and the bracelets1 and the        
pearls1 that thou shalt be adorned with 
as a reward of service done  to ,god in 
the world1 for them thou must thank     
,christ1 and1 before  all1 confess that 
he was the meritorious cause thereof4   
7#a ,peter  #b3e1 ,heb #ac3ae7 ,he saves
 us1 and saves our services too4 7,rev  
#e3i-ad7  ,they would be all cast back  
as dung in our faces1 were they not     
rinsed and washed in the blood1 were    
they not sweetened and perfumed  in the 
incense1 and conveyed to ,god himself   

through the white hand  of ,jesus       
,christ2 for that is his golden-censer2 
from thence ascends  the smoke that is  
in the nostrils of ,god of such a sweet 
savour4  7,rev #g3ab-ad1 #h3c1d7    #f4 
,are those that are already justified by
 the blood of ,christ1  such as do still
 stand in need of being saved by his    
intercession8  ,then hence ,i infer     
again1 that we that have been saved     
hitherto1  and preserved from the       
dangers that we have met with since our 
first conversion to this moment1 should 
ascribe the glory to ,jesus  ,christ1 to
 ,god by ,jesus ,christ4 ',i have prayed
 that thy faith fail  not3 ,i pray that 
thou wouldest keep them from the evil1' 
is the  true cause of our standing1 and 
of our continuing in the faith and  holy
 profession of the gospel to this very  
day4 ,wherefore we must  give the glory 
of all to ,god by ,christ3 ',i will not 
trust in my  bow1' said ,david1 'neither
 shall my sword save me4 ,but thou hast 
saved us from our enemies1 and hast put 

them to shame that hated  us4 ,in ,god  
we boast all the day long1 and praise   
thy name for ever4  ,selah'6 ',he always
 causeth us to triumph in ,christ4' ',we
 rejoice in  ,christ ,jesus1 and have no
 confidence in the flesh4' 7,psa        
#dd3f-h1  #b ,cor #b3ad1 ,phil #c3c7    
,thus you see that1 both in the ,old and
  ,new ,testament1 all the glory is     
given to the ,lord1 as well for         
preservation to heaven as for           
justification of life4 ,and he that  is 
well acquainted with himself will do    
this readily2 though light  heads1 and  
such as are not acquainted with the     
desperate evil that  is in their        
natures1 will sacrifice to their own    
net4 ,but such will  so sacrifice but a 
while4 ,sir ,death is coming1 and he    
will put them  into the view of what    
they see not now1 and will feed sweetly 
upon  them1 because they made not the   
,lord their trust4 ,and therefore1      
ascribe thou the glory of the           
preservation of thy soul in the faith   

hitherto1 to that salvation which       
,christ ,jesus our ,lord obtaineth  for 
thee by his intercession4    #g4 ,are   
those that are already justified by the 
blood of ,christ such  as do still stand
 in need of being saved by his          
intercession8 ,then  is this also to be 
inferred from hence1 that saints should 
look to  him for that saving that they  
shall yet have need of betwixt this  and
 the day of their dissolution2 yea1 from
 henceforward1 even to  the day of      
judgment4 ,i say1 they should still look
 to him for the  remaining part of their
 salvation1 or for that of their        
salvation  which is yet behind2 and let 
them look for it with confidence1 for   
that it is in a faithful hand2 and for  
thy encouragement to look and  hope for 
the completing of thy salvation in      
glory1 let me present  thee with a few  
things--    7#a47 ,the hardest or worst 
part of the work of thy ,saviour is     
over2  his bloody work1 his bearing of  
thy sin and curse1 his loss of the      

light of his ,father's face for a time2 
his dying upon the cursed  tree1 that   
was the worst1 the sorest1 the hardest1 
and most difficult  part of the work of 
redemption2 and yet this he did         
willingly1  cheerfully1 and without thy 
desires2 yea1 this he did1 as           
considering  those for whom he did it in
 a state of rebellion and enmity to him4
    7#b47 ,consider1 also1 that he has  
made a beginning with thy soul  to      
reconcile thee to ,god1 and to that end 
has bestowed his justice  upon thee1 put
 his ,spirit within thee1 and began to  
make the  unweldable mountain and       
rock1#aj thy heart1 to turn towards him1
  and desire after him2 to believe in   
him1 and rejoice in him4    7#c47       
,consider1 also1 that some comfortable  
pledges of his love  thou hast already  
received1 namely1 as to feel the        
sweetness of  his love1 as to see the   
light of his countenance1 as to be made 
to  know his power in raising of thee   
when thou wast down1 and how he  has    

made thee stand1 while hell has been    
pushing at thee1 utterly  to overthrow  
thee4    7#d47 ,thou mayest consider1   
also1 that what remains behind of the   
work of thy salvation in his hands1 as  
it is the most easy part1  so the most  
comfortable1 and that part which will   
more immediately  issue in his glory1   
and therefore he will mind it4    7#e47 
,that which is behind is also more safe 
in his hand than if  it were in thine   
own2 he is wise1 he is powerful1 he is  
faithful1  and therefore will manage    
that part that is lacking to our        
salvation  well1 until he has completed 
it4 ,it is his love to thee that has    
made him that 'he putteth no trust in   
thee'2 he knows that he can  himself    
bring thee to his kingdom most surely2  
and therefore has  not left that work to
 thee1 no1 not any part thereof4 7,job  
#e3ah1  #ae3ae7    ,live in hope1 then1 
in a lively hope1 that since ,christ is 
risen  from the dead1 he lives to make  
intercession for thee1 and that  thou   

shalt reap the blessed benefit of this  
twofold salvation that  is wrought1 and 
that is working out for thee1 by ,jesus 
,christ our  ,lord4 ,and thus have we   
treated of the benefit of his           
intercession1  in that he is able to    
save to the uttermost4 ,and this leads  
me to  the third particular4    ,,iii4  
,,the ,,persons ,,interested ,,in ,,the 
,,intercession ,,of ,,christ4           
,,third1 ,the third particular is to    
show ,,who ,,are ,,the ,,persons        
,,interested  ,,in ,,this ,,intercession
 ,,of ,,christ2 and they are those that 
come to  ,god by him4 ,the words are    
very concise1 and distinctly laid down2 
they are they that come1 that come to   
,god1 that come to ,god by him4         
',wherefore he is able also to save     
them1 to save to the uttermost  them    
that come to ,god by him1 seeing he ever
 liveth to make  intercession for them4'
    ,of coming to ,god by ,christ4--,a  
little1 first1 to comment upon  the     
order of the words1 'that come unto ,god

 by him4'    ,there are that come unto  
,god1 but not 'by him'2 and these are   
not  included in this text1 have not a  
share in this privilege4 ,thus the      
,jews came to ,god1 the unbelieving     
,jews1 'who had a zeal of ,god1 but  not
 according to knowledge4' 7,rom         
#i3cj-cd1 #aj3a-d7 ,these submitted  not
 to ,christ1 the righteousness of ,god1 
but thought to come to  him by works of 
their own1 or at least1 as it were1 by  
them1 and  so came short of salvation by
 grace1 for that reigns to salvation    
only in ,christ4 ,to these ,christ's    
person and undertaking were a  stumbling
 stone2 for at him they stumbled1 and   
did split themselves  to pieces1 though 
they indeed were such as came to ,god   
for life4    ,as there are that come to 
,god1 but not by ,christ1 so there are  
that  come to ,christ1 but not to ,god  
by him3#aa of this sort are they1 who   
hearing that ,christ is ,saviour1       
therefore come to him for pardon1  but  
cannot abide to come to ,god by him1 for

 that he is holy1 and  so will snub     
their lusts1 and will change their      
hearts and natures4  ,mind me what ,i   
say4 ,there are a great many that would 
be saved  by ,christ1 but love not to be
 sanctified by ,god through him4 ,these 
make a stop at ,christ1 and will go no  
further4 ,might such have  pardon1 they 
care not whether ever they went to      
heaven or no4 ,of  this kind of coming  
to ,christ ,i think it is1 of which he  
warneth  his disciples when he saith1   
',in that day ye shall ask me nothing4  
,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1       
,whatsoever ye shall ask the ,father  in
 my name1 he will give it you4' 7,john  
#af3bc7 ,as who should say1  when you   
ask for anything1 make not a stop at me1
 but come to  my ,father by me2 for they
 that come to me1 and not to my ,father1
  through me1 will have nothing of what 
they come for4 ,righteousness  shall be 
imputed to us1 'if we believe on him    
that raised up  ,jesus our ,lord from   
the dead4' 7,rom #d3bd1be7 ,to come to  

,christ for  a benefit1 and stop there1 
and not come to ,god by him1 prevaileth 
nothing4 ,here the mother of ,zebedee's 
children erred2 and about  this it was  
that the ,lord ,jesus cautioned her4    
,lord1 saith she1  ',grant that these my
 two sons may sit1 the one on thy right 
hand1  and the other on the left1 in thy
 kingdom4' ,but what is the answer  of  
,christ8 ',to sit on my right hand and  
on my left1 is not mine to  give1 but   
for whom it is prepared of my ,father4' 
7,matt #bj3ba-bc7  ,as who should say1  
,woman1 of myself ,i do nothing1 my     
,father worketh  with me4 ,go therefore 
to him by me1 for ,i am the way to him2 
what  thou canst obtain of him by me    
thou shalt have2 that is to say1  what  
of the things that pertain to eternal   
life1 whether pardon or  glory4    ,it  
is true1 the ,son has power to give     
pardon and glory1 but he  gives it not  
by himself1 but by and according to the 
will of his  ,father4 7,matt #i3f1 ,john
 #ag3bb7 ,they1 therefore1 that come to 

him  for an eternal good1 and look not  
to the ,father by him1 come short       
thereof2 ,i mean1 now1 pardon and glory4
 ,and hence1 though it be  said the ,son
 of man hath power on earth to forgive  
sins--to wit1  to show the certainty of 
his ,godhead1 and of the excellency of  
his  mediation2 yet forgiveness of sin  
is said to lie more particularly  in the
 hand of the ,father1 and that ,god for 
,christ's sake forgiveth  us4 7,eph     
#d3cb7    ,the ,father1 as we see1 will 
not forgive unless we come to him by    
the ,son4 ,why1 then1 should we conceit 
that the ,son will forgive  these that  
come not to the ,father by him8    ,so  
then1 justifying righteousness is in the
 ,son1 and with him also  is            
intercession2 but forgiveness is with   
the ,father2 yea1 the gift  of the ,holy
 ,ghost1 yea1 and the power of imputing 
of the righteousness  of ,christ is yet 
in the hand of the ,father4 ,hence      
,christ prays  to the ,father to        
forgive1 prays to the ,father to send   

the ,spirit1  and it is ,god that       
imputeth righteousness to justification 
to us4  7,luke #bc3cd1 ,john #ad3af1    
,rom #d3f7 ,the ,father1 then1 doth     
nothing  but for the sake of and through
 the ,son2 the ,son also doth nothing   
derogating from the glory of the        
,father4 ,but it would be a derogation  
to the glory of the ,father if the ,son 
should grant to save them  that come not
 to the ,father by him2 wherefore you   
that cry ,christ1  ,christ1 delighting  
yourselves in the thoughts of           
forgiveness1 but  care not to come by   
,christ to the ,father for it1 you are  
not at all  concerned in this blessed   
text1 for he only saves by his          
intercession  them that come to ,god by 
him4    ,there are three sorts of people
 that may be said to come to ,christ1   
but not to ,god by him4    #a4 ,they    
whose utmost design in coming is only   
that guilt and fear  of damning may be  
removed from them4 ,and there are three 
signs of  such an one--7#a47 ,he that   

takes up in a belief of pardon1 and so  
goes on in his course of carnality as he
 did before4 7#b47 ,he whose  comfort in
 the belief of pardon standeth alone1   
without other  fruits of the ,holy      
,ghost4 7#c47 ,he that1 having been     
washed1 can  be content to tumble in the
 mire1 as the sow again1 or as the dog  
that did spue to lick up his vomit      
again4    #b4 ,they may be said to come 
to ,christ1 but not to ,god by him1 who 
do pick and choose doctrines1 itching   
only after that which sounds  of        
grace1#ab but secretly abhorring of that
 which presseth to moral  goodness4     
,these did never see ,god1 what notions 
soever they may  have of the ,lord      
,jesus1 and of forgiveness from him4    
7,matt #e3h7    #c4 ,they surely did    
never come to ,god by ,christ1 however  
they may  boast of the grace of ,christ1
 that will from the freeness of gospel  
grace plead an indulgence for sin4      
,manner of coming to ,god4--,and now to 
speak a few words of coming  to ,god1 or

 coming as the text intends4 ,and in    
speaking to this1 ,i  must touch upon   
two things--#a4 ,concerning ,god4 #b4   
,concerning the  frame of the heart of  
him that comes to him4    #a4 ,of ,god4 
,god is the chief good4 ,good so as     
nothing is but himself4  ,he is in      
himself most happy2 yea1 all good2 and  
all true happiness  is only to be found 
in ,god1 as that which is essential to  
his nature2  nor is there any good or   
any happiness in or with any creature   
or thing but what is communicated to it 
by ,god4 ,god is the only  desirable    
good1 nothing without him is worthy of  
our hearts4 ,right  thoughts of ,god are
 able to ravish the heart2 how much more
 happy  is the man that has interest in 
,god4 ,god alone is able by himself to  
put the soul into a more blessed1       
comfortable1 and happy condition  than  
can the whole world2 yea1 and more than 
if all the created  happiness of all the
 angels of heaven did dwell in one man's
 bosom4  ,god is the upholder of all    

creatures1 and whatever they have that  
is a suitable good to their kind1 it is 
from ,god2 by ,god all things  have     
their subsistence1 and all the good that
 they enjoy4 ,i cannot  tell what to    
say2 ,i am drowned6 ,the life1 the      
glory1 the blessedness1  the            
soul-satisfying goodness that is in ,god
 is beyond all expression4    #b4 ,now  
there must be in us something of a      
suitableness of spirit  to this ,god    
before we can be willing to come to him4
    ,before1 therefore1 ,god has been   
with a man1 and has left some           
impression of his glory upon him1 that  
man cannot be willing to  come to him   
aright4 ,hence it is said concerning    
,abraham1 that1 in  order to his coming 
to ,god1 and following of him aright1   
the ,lord  himself did show himself unto
 him--',men1 brethren1 and fathers1     
hearken2 ,the ,god of glory appeared    
unto our father ,abraham1 when  he was  
in ,mesopotamia1 before he dwelt in     
,charran1 and said unto  him1 ,get thee 

out of thy country1 and from thy        
kindred1 and come  into the land which  
,i shall show thee4' 7,acts #g3b1c1 ,gen
 #ab3a7    ,it was this ,god of glory1  
the sight and visions of this ,god  of  
glory1 that provoked ,abraham to leave  
his country and kindred  to come after  
,god4 ,the reason why men are so        
careless of1 and  so indifferent about1 
their coming to ,god1 is because they   
have  their eyes blinded1 because they  
do not perceive his glory4 ,god is  so  
blessed a one1 that did he not hide     
himself and his glory1 the  whole world 
would be ravished with him4 ,but he has1
 ,i will not  say reasons of state1 but 
reasons of glory1 glorious reasons why  
he hideth himself from the world1 and   
appeareth but to particular  ones4 ,now 
by his thus appearing to ,abraham1 down 
fell ,abraham's  vanity1 and his        
idolatrous fancies and affections1 and  
his heart  began to turn unto ,god1 for 
that there was in this appearance an    
alluring and soul-instructing voice4    

,hence that which ,moses calls  here an 
appearing1 ,christ calls a hearing1 and 
a teaching1 and a  learning--',it is    
written in the prophets1 ,and they shall
 be all taught  of ,god4 ,every man1    
therefore1 that hath heard and hath     
learned of  the ,father1 cometh unto    
me1' that is1 to ,god by me4 ,but1 ,i   
say1 what  must they hear and learn of  
the ,father but that ,christ is the way 
to glory1 the way to the ,god of glory4 
,this is a drawing doctrine2  wherefore 
that which in this verse is called      
teaching and learning1  is called1 in   
the verse before1 the drawing of the    
,father--',no  man can come to me except
 the ,father which hath sent me draw    
him'2  that is1 with powerful proposals1
 and alluring conclusions1 and          
heart-subduing influences4 7,john       
#f3dd1de7    ,having thus touched upon  
this1 we will now proceed to show you   
what kind of people they are that come  
to ,god by ,christ2 and then  shall draw
 some inferences from this also4    ,who

 are the people that come to ,christ4   
,there are1 therefore1 three sorts of   
people that come to ,god  by ,christ4   
,first1 ,men newly awakened4 ,second1   
,men turned from  backsliding4 ,third1  
,the sincere and upright man4    ,of the
 newly awakened coming to ,christ4      
,first1 ,men newly awakened4 ,by        
awakened1 ,i mean awakened thoroughly4  
,so awakened as to be made to see       
themselves1 what they are2 the  world1  
what it is2 the law1 what it is2 hell1  
what it is2 death1  what it is2 ,christ1
 what he is2 and ,god1 what he is2 and  
also what  judgment is4    ,a man that  
will come to ,god by ,christ aright must
 needs1 precedent  to his so coming1    
have a competent knowledge of things of 
this  kind4    #a4 ,he must know        
himself1 what a wretched and miserable  
sinner he  is1 before he will take one  
step forward in order to his coming  to 
,god by ,christ4 ,this is plain from a  
great many scriptures2 as  that of the  
parable of the prodigal1 7,luke #ae72   

that of the three  thousand1 7,acts #b72
 that of the jailer1 7,acts #af71 and   
those of  many more besides4 ,the whole 
have no need of the physician4 ,they    
were not the sound and whole1 but the   
lame and diseased that came  to him to  
be cured of their infirmities2 and it is
 not the righteous1  but the sinners    
that do well know themselves to be such1
 that come  to ,god by ,christ4    ,it  
is not in the power of all the men on   
earth to make one man come  to ,god by  
,christ1 because it is not in their     
power to make men see  their state by   
nature4 ,and what should a man come to  
,god for1 that  can live in the world   
without him8 ,reason says so1 experience
 says  so1 the ,scripture beareth       
witness that so it is of a truth4 ,it is
  a sight of what ,i am that must       
unroost me1 that must shake my soul1    
and make me leave my present rest4 ,no  
man comes to ,god by ,christ  but he    
that knows himself1 and what sin hath   
done to him2 that is  the first4 7,job  

#ba3g-ae7    #b4 ,as he must know       
himself1 and what a wretch he is1 so he 
must  know the world1 and what an empty 
thing it is4 ,cain did see himself1  but
 saw not the emptiness of this world2   
and therefore instead of  going to ,god 
by ,christ1 he went to the world1 and   
there did take  up to his dying day4    
7,gen #d3af7 ,the world is a great snare
 to the  soul1 even to the souls of     
awakened sinners1 by reason of its big  
looks1 and the fair promises that it    
makes to those that will please  to     
entertain it4 ,it will also make as     
though it could do as much  to the      
quieting of the spirit as either sermon1
 ,bible1 or preacher4  ,yea1 and it has 
its followers ready at its heels        
continually to blow  its applause       
abroad1 saying1 ',who will show us any  
other good8'  7,psa #d3f7 and though    
'this their way is their folly3 yet     
their  posterity approve their sayings4'
 7,psa #di3ac7 ,so that unless a man1   
under some awakenings1 sees the         

emptiness of the world1 he will  take up
 in the good things thereof1 and not    
come to ,god by ,christ4  ,many there be
 now in hell that can seal to this for  
truth4 ,it was  the world that took     
awakened ,cain1 awakened ,judas1        
awakened ,demas4  ,yea1 ,balaam1 though 
he had some kind of visions of ,god1 yet
 was kept  by the world from coming to  
him aright4 ,see with what earnestness  
the young man in the gospel came to     
,jesus ,christ1 and that for  eternal   
life4 ,he ran to him1 he kneeled down to
 him1 and asked1 and  that before a     
multitude1 ',good master1 what shall ,i 
do that ,i may  inherit eternal life8'  
7,mark #aj3ag-bd7 ,and yet when he was  
told he  could not come1 the world soon 
stepped betwixt that life and him1  and 
persuaded him to take up in itself2 and 
so1 for aught we know1  he never looked 
after life more4    ,there are four     
things in the world that have a tendency
 to lull an  awakened man asleep1 if    
,god also makes him not afraid of the   

world4    7#a47 ,there is the bustle and
 cumber of the world1 that will call  a 
man off from looking after the salvation
 of his soul4 ,this is  intimated by the
 parable of the thorny ground4 7,luke   
#h3ad7 ,worldly  cumber is a devilish   
thing2 it will hurry a man from his bed 
without  prayer2 to a sermon1 and from  
it again1 without prayer2 it will  choke
 prayer1 it will choke the ,word1 it    
will choke convictions1  it will choke  
the soul1 and cause that awakening shall
 be to no  saving purpose4    7#b47     
,there is the friendship of this world1 
to which1 if a man is  not mortified1   
there is no coming for him to ,god by   
,christ4 ,and a  man can never be       
mortified to it unless he shall see the 
emptiness  and vanity of it4 ,whosoever 
makes himself a friend of this world  is
 the enemy of ,god4 ,and how1 then1 can 
he come to him by ,christ8  7,james     
#d3d7    7#c47 ,there are the terrors of
 the world1 if a man stands in fear  of 
them1 he also will not come to ,god by  

,christ4 ,the fear of man  brings a     
snare4 ,how many have1 in all ages1 been
 kept from coming  to ,god aright by the
 terrors of the world8 ,yea1 how many   
are there  to one's thinking have almost
 got to the gates of heaven1 and have   
been scared and driven quite back again 
by nothing but the terrors  of this     
world8 ,this is that which ,christ so   
cautioneth his disciples  about1 for he 
knew it was a deadly thing4 ,peter also 
bids the  saints beware of this as of a 
thing very destructive4 7,luke #ab3d-f1 
#a ,peter #c3ad1ae7    7#d47 ,there is  
also the glory of the world1 an absolute
 hindrance  to convictions and          
awakenings1 to wit1 honours1 and        
greatness1  and preferments3 ',how can  
ye believe1' said ,christ1 'which       
receive  honour one of another1 and seek
 not the honour that cometh from  ,god  
only4' 7,john #e3dd7 ,if therefore a man
 is not in his affections  crucified to 
these1 it will keep him from coming to  
,god aright4    #c4 ,as a man must know 

himself1 how vile he is1 and know the   
world1  how empty it is1 so he must know
 the law1 how severe it is2 else  he    
will not come to ,god by ,jesus ,christ 
our ,lord4    ,a man that is under      
awakenings1 is under a double danger of 
falling  short of coming to ,god by     
,christ4 ,if he knows not the severity  
of  the law1 he is either in danger of  
slighting its penalty1 or of  seeking to
 make amends to it by doing of good     
works2 and nothing  can keep him from   
splitting his soul upon one of these two
 rocks1  but a sound knowledge of the   
severity of the law4    7#a47 ,he is in 
danger of slighting the penalty4 ,this  
is seen by the  practice of all the     
profane in the world4 ,do they not know 
the law8  ,verily1 many of them can say 
the ,ten ,commandments without book4    
,but they do not know the severity of   
the law2 and therefore when  at any time
 awakenings come upon their consciences1
 they strive  to drive away the guilt of
 one sin1 by wallowing in the filth of  

another4    ,but would they do thus if  
they knew the severity of the law8  they
 would as soon eat fire4 ,the severity  
of the law would be an  intolerable1    
insupportable burden to their           
consciences2 it would  drive them1 and  
make them fly for refuge1 to lay hold on
 the hope  set before them4    7#b47 ,or
 if he slights not the penalty1 he will 
seek to make amends  to it by doing of  
good works for the sins he has          
committed4 ,this  is manifest by the    
practice of the ,jews and ,turks1 and   
all that  swerve on that hand--to wit1  
to seek life and happiness by the law4  
,paul also was here before he meet with 
,jesus in the way4 ,this is  natural to 
consciences that are awakened1 unless   
also they have given  to them to see the
 true severity of the law2 the which    
that thou  mayest do1 if my mite will   
help1 ,i will cast in for thy conviction
  these four things--    7a47 ,the law  
charges thee with its curse1 as well for
 the pollution  of thy nature1 as for   

the defilements of thy life2 yea1 and if
  thou hadst never committed sinful act1
 thy pollution of nature must  stand in 
thy way to life1 if thou comest not to  
,god for mercy by  ,christ4    7b47 ,the
 law takes notice of1 and chargeth thee 
with its curse1  as well for sinful     
thoughts as for vile and sinful actions4
 ',the  very thought of foolishness is  
sin1' 7,prov #bd3i71 though it never    
breaks out into act1 and will as surely 
merit the damnation of the  soul as will
 the greatest transgression in the      
world4    7c47 ,if now thou couldst keep
 all the commandments1 that will do     
thee no good at all1 because thou hast  
sinned first3 ',the soul that  sinneth  
shall die4' ,unless1 then1 thou canst   
endure the curse1 and  so in a legal way
 overcome it for the sins that thou hast
 committed1  thou art gone1 if thou     
comest not to ,god by ,christ for mercy 
and  pardon4    7d47 ,and never think of
 repentance1 thereby to stop the mouth  
of  the law2 for the law calleth not for

 repentance1 but life2 nor will  it     
accept of any1 shouldst thou mourn and  
weep for thy sins till  thou hast made a
 sea of blood with tears4 ,this1 ,i say1
 thou must  know1 or thou wilt not come 
to ,god by ,christ for life4 ,for the   
knowledge of this will cause that thou  
shalt neither slight the  severity of   
the law1 nor trust to the works thereof 
for life4 ,now1  when thou doest neither
 of these1 thou canst not but speed thee
 to  ,god by ,christ for life2 for now  
thou hast no stay2 pleasures are  gone1 
all hope in thyself is gone4 ,thou now  
diest1 and that is the  way to love2 for
 this inward death is1 or feels like1 a 
hunger-bitten  stomach1 that cannot but 
crave and gape for meat and drink4 ,now 
it  will be as possible for thee to     
sleep with thy finger in the fire1  as  
to forbear craving of mercy so long as  
this knowledge remains4    #d4 ,as a man
 must know himself1 the emptiness of    
this world1 and  the law1 so it is      
necessary for him to know that there is 

a hell1  and how insupportable the      
torments of it are2 for all             
threatenings1  curses1 and              
determinations to punish in the next    
world will prove  but fictions and      
scarecrows1 if there be no woeful place1
 no woeful  state1 for the sinner to    
receive his wages in for sin1 when his  
days  are ended in this world4          
,wherefore1 this word 'saved' supposeth 
such a place and state4 ,he is able to  
save from hell1 from the  woeful place1 
from the woeful state of hell1 them that
 come unto  ,god by him4    ,christ1    
therefore1 often insinuated the truth of
 a hell in his  invitations to the      
sinners of this world to come to him2 as
 where  he tells them they shall be     
saved if they do1 they shall be damned  
if they do not4 ,as if he had said1     
there is a hell1 a terrible  hell1 and  
they that come to me ,i will save them  
from it2 but they  that come not1 the   
law will damn them in it4 ,therefore1   
that thou  mayest indeed come to ,god by

 ,christ for mercy1 believe there is a  
hell1 a woeful1 terrible place4 ,hell is
 ,god's creature1 'he hath  made it deep
 and large'6 ,the punishments are by the
 lashes of his  wrath1 which will issue 
from his mouth like a stream of burning 
brimstone1 ever kindling itself upon the
 soul4 7,isa #cj3cc7 ,thou  must know   
this by the ,word1 and fly from it1 or  
thou shalt know it  by thy sins1 and lie
 and cry in it4    ,i might enlarge1 but
 if ,i did1 ,i should be swallowed up2  
for we  are while here no more able to  
set forth the torments of hell1 than  we
 are whole here to set forth the joys of
 heaven2 only this may1  and ought to be
 said1 that ,god is able1 as to save1 so
 to cast into  hell4 7,luke #ab3e7 ,and 
as he is able to make heaven sweet1     
good1  pleasurable1 and glorious beyond 
thought2 so he is able to make the      
torments of hell so exquisite1 so hot1  
so sharp1 so intolerable1  that no      
tongue can utter it1 no1 not the damned 
in hell themselves4  7,isa #fd3d7 ,if   

thou lovest thy soul1 slight not the    
knowledge of hell1  for that1 with the  
law1 are the spurs which ,christ useth  
to prick  souls forward to himself      
withal4 ,what is the cause that sinners 
can  play so delightfully with sin8 ,it 
is for that they forget there is  a hell
 for them to descend into for their so  
doing1 when they go  out of this world4 
,for here usually he gives our stop to a
 sinful  course2 we perceive that hell  
hath opened her mouth before us4 ,lest  
thou shouldst forget1 ,i beseech thee1  
another time1 to retain the  knowledge  
of hell in thine understanding1 and     
apply the burning-hot  thoughts thereof 
to thy conscience2 this is one way to   
make thee  gather up thy heels1 and mend
 thy pace in thy coming to ,jesus       
,christ1 and to ,god the ,father by     
him4#ac    #e4 ,it is also necessary    
that he that cometh to ,god by the ,lord
 ,jesus1  should know what death is1 and
 the uncertainty of its approaches  upon
 us4 ,death is1 as ,i may call it1 the  

feller1 the cutter down4  ,death is that
 that puts a stop to a further living   
here1 and that  which lays man where    
judgment finds him4 ,if he is in the    
faith in  ,jesus1 it lays him down there
 to sleep till the ,lord comes2 if he   
be not in the faith1 it lays him down in
 his sins till the ,lord  comes4 7,heb  
#aa3ac1 #a ,thess #d3ad1 ,job #bj3aa7   
,again2 if thou hast  some beginnings   
that look like good1 and death should   
overtake thee  before those beginnings  
are ripe1 thy fruit will wither1 and    
thou  wilt fall short of being gathered 
into ,god's barn4 ,some men are  'cut   
off as the tops of the ears of corn1'   
and some are even nipped  by death in   
the very bud of their spring2 but the   
safety is when  a man is ripe1 and shall
 be gathered to his grave1 as a shock of
  corn to the barn in its season4 7,job 
#bd3bj-bd1 #e3bf7    ,now if death      
should surprise and seize thee before   
thou art fit  to die1 all is lost2 for  
there is no repentance in the grave1 or 

rather1 as the wise man has it1         
',whatsoever thy hand findeth to  do1 do
 it with thy might2 for there is no     
work1 nor device1 nor  knowledge1 nor   
wisdom1 in the grave1 whither thou      
goest4' 7,eccl  #i3aj7    ,death is     
,god's sergeant1 ,god's bailiff1 and he 
arrests in ,god's  name when he comes1  
but seldom gives warning before he      
clappeth us  on the shoulder2 and when  
he arrests us1 though he may stay a     
little  while1 and give us leave to     
pant1 and tumble1 and toss ourselves    
for a while upon a bed of languishing1  
yet at last he will prick  our bladder1 
and let out our life1 and then our soul 
will be poured  upon the ground1 yea1   
into hell1 if we are not ready and      
prepared  for the life everlasting4 ,he 
that doth not watch for1 and is not     
afraid lest death should prevent him1   
will not make haste to ,god  by ,christ4
 ,what ,job said of temporal            
afflictions1 such an one will  death be 
if thou art not aware--',when ,i looked 

for good1 then evil  came--,the days of 
affliction prevented me4' 7,job         
#cj3bf1bg7 ,if thou  lookest1 or        
beginnest to look for good1 and the day 
of death shall  cut thee off before thou
 hast found that good thou lookest for1 
all is lost1 soul1 and life1 and heaven1
 and all4 ,wherefore it  is convenient  
that thou conclude the grave is thy     
house1 and that  thou make thy bed once 
a day in the grave2 also that thou say  
unto  corruption1 ',thou art my father2 
to the worm1 thou art my mother  and my 
sister4' 7,job #ag3ac1ad7 ,i say1 be    
acquainted with the grave  and death4   
,the fool puts the evil day far away1   
but the wise man  brings it nigh4       
,better be ready to die seven years     
before death  comes1 than want one day1 
one hour1 one moment1 one tear1 one     
sorrowful sigh at the remembrance of the
 ill-spent life that ,i have  lived4    
,this1 then1 is that which ,i admonish  
thee of2 namely1 that  thou know death1 
what it is1 what it doth when it comes4 

,also1 that  thou consider well of the  
danger that death leaves that man in1 to
  whom he comes before he is ready and  
prepared to be laid by it in  the grave4
    #f4 ,thou must also be made by thy  
awakenings to see what ,christ  is4     
,this is of absolute necessity2 for how 
can or shall a man be  willing to come  
to ,christ that knows not what he is1   
what ,god has  appointed him to do8 ,he 
is the ,saviour1 every man will say so2 
but  to sense1 smell1 and taste1 what   
saving is1 and so to understand  the    
nature of the office and work of a      
,saviour1 is a rare thing1  kept close  
from most1 known but by some4 ,jesus of 
,nazareth is the  ,saviour or the       
reconciler of men to ,god in the body of
 his flesh  through death4 7,col        
#a3ai-ba7 ,this is he whose business in 
coming  from heaven to earth was to save
 his people from their sins4 ,now1  as  
was said1 to know how he doth this1 is  
that which is needful to  be inquired   
into2 for some say he doth it one way1  

some1 he doth it  another2 and it must  
be remembered that we are now speaking  
of the  salvation of that man that from 
new or first awakenings1 is coming  to  
,god by ,christ for life4 7#a47 ,some   
say he doth it1 by giving of  us        
precepts and laws to keep1 that we might
 be justified thereby4  7#b47 ,some say 
that he doth it1 by setting himself a   
pattern for us  to follow him47#c47     
,some again hold1 that he doth it by our
 following  the light within4    ,but   
thou must take heed of all these1 for he
 justifies us by none  of these means1  
and thou dost need to be justified4 ,i  
say1 he  justifieth us1 not either by   
giving laws unto us1 or by becoming our 
example1 or by our following of him in  
any sense1 but by his blood  shed for   
us4 ,his blood is not laws1 nor         
ordinances1 nor commandments1  but a    
price1 a redeeming price4 7,rom #e3g-i1 
,rev #a3e7 ,he justifies  us by         
bestowing upon us1 not by expecting from
 us2 he justifies us  by his grace1 not 

by our works4 7,eph #a3g7 ,in a word1   
thou must be  well grounded in the      
knowledge of what ,christ is1 and how   
men are  justified by him1 or thou wilt 
not come unto ,god by him4    ,as thou  
must know him1 and how men are justified
 by him1 so thou  must know the         
readiness that is in him to receive and 
to do for  those what they need that    
come unto ,god by him4 ,suppose his     
merits  were never so efficacious1 yet  
if it could be proved that there is  a  
loathness in him that these merits      
should be bestowed upon the  coming     
ones1 there would but few adventure to  
wait upon him4 ,but  now1 as he is full1
 he is free4 ,nothing pleases him better
 than to  give what he has away2 than to
 bestow it upon the poor and needy4     
,and it will be convenient that thou who
 art a coming soul shouldst  know this  
for thy comfort to encourage thee to    
come to ,god by him4  ,take two or three
 sayings of his1 for the confirming of  
what is  now said4 ',come unto me1 all  

ye that labour and are heavy laden1  and
 ,i will give you rest4' 7,matt #aa3bh7 
',all that the ,father giveth  me shall 
come to me2 and him that cometh to me ,i
 will in no wise  cast out4' 7,john     
#f3cg7 ',i came not to call the         
righteous1 but sinners  to repentance4' 
7,mark #b3ag7 ',this is a faithful      
saying1 and worthy  of all acceptation1 
that ,christ ,jesus came into the world 
to save  sinners2 of whom ,i am chief4' 
7#a ,tim #a3ae7    #g4 ,as a man that   
would come to ,god by ,christ must1     
antecedent to  his so coming1 know      
himself1 what he is2 the world1 how     
empty it  is2 the law1 how severe it is2
 death1 and what it is2 and ,christ1    
and what he is2 so also he must know    
,god4 ',he that cometh to ,god  must    
believe that he is1 and that he is a    
rewarder of them that  diligently seek  
him4' 7,heb #aa3f7 ,god must be known1  
else how can  the sinner propound him as
 his end1 his ultimate end8 ,for so doth
  every one that indeed doth come to    

,christ aright2 he comes to ,christ     
because he is the way2 he comes to ,god 
because he is the end4 ,but1  ,i say1 if
 he knows him not1 how can he propound  
him as the end8 ,the  end is that for   
the sake of which ,i propound to myself 
anything1  and for the sake of which ,i 
use any means4 ,now1 then1 ,i would be  
saved2 but why8 ,even because ,i would  
enjoy ,god4 ,i use the means  to be     
saved2 and why8 ,because ,i would enjoy 
,god4 ,i am sensible that  sin has made 
me come short of the glory of ,god1 and 
that ,christ ,jesus  is he1 the only he1
 that can put me into a condition of    
obtaining  the glory of ,god2 and1      
therefore1 ,i come to ,god by him4 7,rom
 #c3bc1  #e3a1b7    ,but1 ,i say again1 
who will propound ,god for his end that 
knows him  not1 that knows him not      
aright8 yea1 that knows him not1 to be  
worth  being propounded as my end in    
coming to ,jesus ,christ2 and he that   
thus knows him must know him to be above
 all1 best of all1 and him  in whom the 

soul shall find that content1 that      
bliss1 that glory  and happiness that   
can by no means be found elsewhere4     
,and1 ,i  say1 if this be not found in  
,god1 the soul will never propound him  
to itself as the only1 highest1 and     
ultimate end in its coming to  ,jesus   
,christ4 ,but it will propound something
 else1 even what it  shall imagine to be
 the best good2 perhaps heaven1 perhaps 
ease  from guilt1 perhaps to be kept out
 of hell1 or the like4 ,i do not  say   
but a man may propound all these to     
himself1 in his coming  to ,jesus       
,christ2 but if he propound these as his
 ultimate end1 as  the chiefest good    
that he seeks2 if the presence and      
enjoyment of  ,god1 of ,god's glorious  
majesty1 be not his chief design1 he is 
not  concerned in the salvation that is 
propounded in our text--',he is  able1' 
and so will 'save to the uttermost them 
that come unto ,god  by him4'    ,what  
is heaven without ,god8 what is ease    
without the peace and  enjoyment of     

,god8 what is deliverance from hell     
without the enjoyment  of ,god8 ,the    
propounding1 therefore1 these1 and only 
these1 to thyself  for thy happiness in 
thy coming to ,jesus ,christ is a       
proposal not  a hair's breadth higher   
than what a man without grace can       
propound4  ,what or who is he that would
 not go to heaven8 ,what or who is he   
that would not also have ease from the  
guilt of sin8 ,and where is  the man    
that chooseth to go to hell8 ,but many  
there be that cannot  abide ,god2 no1   
they like not to go to heaven1 because  
,god is  there4 ,if the devil had a     
heaven to bestow upon men1 a vicious and
  a beastly heaven1 if it be lawful thus
 to speak1 ,i durst pawn my  soul upon  
it1 were it a thousand times better than
 it is1 that1  upon a bare invitation1  
the foul fiend would have twenty to     
,god's  one4 ,they1 ,i say1 cannot abide
 ,god2 nay1 for all1 the devil has      
nothing but a hell for them2 yet how    
thick men go to him1 but how  thinly to 

,god ,almighty4 ,the nature of ,god     
lieth cross to the lusts  of men4 ,a    
holy ,god1 a glorious holy ,god1 an     
infinitely holy ,god1  this spoils all4 
,but to the soul that is awakened1 and  
that is made  to see things as they are2
 to him ,god is what he is in himself1  
the blessed1 the highest1 the only      
eternal good1 and he without the        
enjoyment of whom all things would sound
 but emptily in the ears  of that soul4 
,now1 then1 ,i advise thee that hast a  
mind to come to ,god by ,christ1  that  
thou seek the knowledge of ,god--',if   
thou seekest wisdom as  silver1 and     
searchest for her as for hid treasures1 
then shalt thou  understand the fear of 
the ,lord1 and find the knowledge of    
,god4'  7,prov #b3d1e7 ,and to encourage
 thee yet further1 he is so desirous  of
 communion with men1 that he pardoneth  
sins for that4 ,hence  he is called not 
only loving1 but love4 ',god is love2   
and he that  dwelleth in love dwelleth  
in ,god1 and ,god in him4' 7#a ,john    

#d3af7    ,methinks1 when ,i consider   
what glory there is at times upon the   
creatures1 and that all their glory is  
the workmanship of ,god2 ,o  ,lord1 say 
,i1 what is ,god himself8 ,he may well  
be called the ,god of  glory1 as well as
 the glorious ,lord2 for as all glory is
 from him1  so in him is an             
inconceivable well-spring of glory1 of  
glory to  be communicated to them that  
come by ,christ to him4 ,wherefore1 let 
the glory1 and love1 and bliss1 and     
eternal happiness that is in  ,god      
allure thee to come to him by ,christ4  
#h4 ,as thou shouldst1 nay1 must1 have a
 good knowledge of all these1  so thou  
must have it of judgment to come4 ,they 
that come to ,god  by ,christ are said  
to 'flee from the wrath to come'2 to    
'flee for  refuge1 to lay hold on the   
hope set before them4' 7,matt #c3g1 ,heb
  #f3ah7    ,this judgment to come is a 
warm thing to be thought of1 an         
awakening  thing to be thought of2 it is
 called the eternal judgment1 because   

it is and will be ,god's final          
conclusion with men4 ,this day is       
called the 'great and notable day of the
 ,lord1' 7,acts #b3bj72 the  day 'that  
shall burn like an oven1' 7,mal #d3a72  
the day in which the  angels shall      
gather the wicked together1 as tares1   
into bundles1  to burn them2 but the    
rest1 into his kingdom and glory4 ,this 
day  will be it in which all the bowels 
of love and compassion shall be  shut up
 to the wicked1 and that in which the   
floodgates of wrath  shall be opened1 by
 which shall a plentiful reward be given
 to  evil-doers1 but glory to the       
righteous4 7,psa #ca3bc7 ,this is the   
day in which men1 if they could1 would  
creep into the ground for  fear2 but    
because they cannot1 therefore1 they    
will call and cry  to the mountains to  
fall upon them1 but they shall not2     
therefore1  they stand bound to bear    
their judgment4    ,this day will be the
 day of breaking up of closet-councils1 
cabinet-councils1 secret purposes1      

hidden thoughts2 yea1 ',god shall  bring
 every work into judgment1 with every   
secret thing4' 7,eccl  #ab3ad7 ,i say he
 shall do it then2 for he will both     
'bring to light  the hidden things of   
darkness1 and will make manifest the    
counsels  of the heart4' 7#a ,cor #d3e7 
,this is the day that is appointed to   
put  them to shame and contempt in that 
have1 in this world1 been bold  and     
audacious in their vile and beastly     
ways4 ,at this day1 ,god  will cover all
 such bold and brazen faces with shame4 
,now they will  blush till the blood is 
ready to burst through their cheeks4    
7,dan  #ab3b7 ,oh6 the confusion and    
shame that will cover their faces while 
,god is discovering to them what a      
nasty1 what a beastly1 what an          
uncomely1 and what an unreasonable life 
they lived in the world4  ,they shall   
now see they contemned ,god1 that fed   
them1 that clothed  them1 that gave them
 life and limb1 and that maintained     
their  breath in their nostrils4 ,but1  

oh1 when they see the gulf before  them1
 and all things ready to receive them in
 thither2 then1 then  they will know    
what sinning against ,god means6        
,and1 ,i say1 thou that art for coming  
to ,god by ,christ must know  this1 and 
be well assured of this1 or thou wilt   
never come to ,god  by him4    ,what of 
the glory of ,god shall be put upon them
 that do indeed  come to him will also  
help in this spiritual journey1 if it be
 well  considered by thee4 ,but1        
perhaps1 terror and unbelief will suffer
  thee to consider but little of that4  
,however1 the things afore-mentioned    
will be goads1 and will serve to prick  
thee forward2 and if they  do so1 they  
will be ,god's great blessing unto thee1
 and that for  which thou wilt give him 
thy thanks for ever4 7,eccl #ab3aj1aa7  
,thus ,i have1 in few words1 spoken     
something as to the first sort of       
comers to ,god by ,christ1 namely1 of   
the coming of the newly-awakened  man4  
,and ,i say again1 if any of the things 

afore-named be wanting1  and are not    
with his heart1 it is a question        
whether1 notwithstanding  all the noise 
that he may make about religion1 he will
 ever come  to ,god by ,christ4 #a4 ,if 
he knows not himself and the badness of 
his  condition1 wherefore should he     
come8 #b4 ,if he knows not the world1   
and the emptiness and vanity thereof1   
wherefore should he come8  #c4 ,if he   
knows not the law1 and the severity     
thereof1 wherefore  should he come8 #d4 
,if he knows not hell1 and the torments 
thereof1  wherefore should he come8 #e4 
,if he knows not what death is1         
wherefore  should he come8 #f4 ,and if  
he knows not the ,father and the ,son1  
how  can he come8 #g4 ,and to know that 
there is a judgment to come is as       
necessary to his coming as most of the  
rest of the things propounded4  ,coming 
to ,god by ,christ is for shelter1 for  
safety1 for advantage1  and everlasting 
happiness4 ,but he that knows not1 that 
understands  not the things             

afore-mentioned1 sees not his need of   
taking shelter1  of flying for safety1  
of coming for advantage to ,god by      
,christ4 ,i  know there are degrees of  
this knowledge1 and he that has it most 
warm upon him1 in all likelihood1 will  
make most haste2 or1 as ,david  saith1  
will hasten his escape 'from the windy  
storm and tempest'2  and he that sees   
least is in most danger of being the    
loiterer1  and so of losing the prize2  
for all that run do not obtain it2 all  
that fight do not win it2 and ,,all that
 strive for it have it not4  7,psa      
#ee3h1 #a ,cor #i3bd-bf1 #b ,tim #b3d1e7
    ,of the backslider's return to      
,christ4    ,second1 ,i shall now come  
to the second man mentioned2 to wit1 the
  man that is turning back from his     
backsliding1 and speak something  also  
about his coming again to ,god by       
,christ4    ,there are two things       
remarkable in the returning of a        
backslider  to ,god by ,christ4 #a4 ,the
 first is1 he gives a second testimony  

to  the truth of all things spoken of   
before4 #b4 ,he also gives a second     
testimony of the necessity of coming to 
,god by ,christ4 ,of the manner  of his 
coming to ,god by ,christ perhaps ,i may
 also speak a word or  two4 ,but1    #a4
 ,the returning again of the backslider 
gives a second testimony  to the truth  
of man's state being by nature          
miserable1 of the vanity  of this world1
 of the severity of the law1 certainty  
of death1 and  terribleness of judgment 
to come4 ,his first coming told them so1
  but his second coming tells them so   
with a double confirmation of  the      
truth4 ,it is so1 saith his first       
coming4 ,oh6 it is so1 saith his        
second4 ,the backsliding of a ,christian
 comes through the overmuch  persuading 
of ,satan and lust1 that the man was    
mistaken1 and that  there was no such   
horror in the things from which he fled1
 nor so  much good in the things to     
which he hasted4 ,turn again1 fool1 says
  the devil1 turn again to thy former   

course2 ,i wonder what frenzy it  was   
that drove thee to thy heels1 and that  
made thee leave so much  good behind    
thee1 as other men find in the lusts of 
the flesh and  the good of the world4   
,as for the law1 and death1 and an      
imagination  of the day of judgment1    
they are but mere scarecrows1 set up by 
politic heads1 to keep the ignorant in  
subjection4 ,well1 says the  backslider1
 ,i will go back again and see2 so1 fool
 as he is1 he  goes back1 and has all   
things ready to entertain him2 his      
conscience  sleeps1 the world smiles1   
flesh is sweet1 carnal company          
compliments  him1 and all that can be   
got is presented to this backslider  to 
accommodate him4 ,but1 behold1 he doth  
again begin to see his  own nakedness1  
and he perceives that the law is        
whetting his axe4  ,as for the world1 he
 perceives it is a bubble2 he also      
smells the  smell of brimstone1 for ,god
 hath scattered it upon his tabernacle1 
and it begins to burn within him4 7,job 

#ah3ae7 ,oh6 saith he1 ,i  am deluded2  
oh6 ,i am ensnared4 ,my first sight of  
things was true4  ,i see it is so again4
 ,now he begins to be for flying again  
to his  first refuge2 ,o ,god1 saith he1
 ,i am undone1 ,i have turned from thy  
truth to lies6 ,i believed them such at 
first1 and find them such  at last4     
,have mercy upon me1 ,o ,god6    ,this1 
,i say1 is a testimony1 a second        
testimony1 by the same man1  as to the  
miserable state of man1 the severity of 
the law1 the  emptiness of the world1   
the certainty of death1 and the         
terribleness  of judgment4 ,this man    
hath seen it1 and seen it again4    ,a  
returning backslider is a great         
blessing1 ,i mean intended to  be so1 to
 two sorts of men--#a4 ,to the elect    
uncalled4 #b4 ,to the  elect that are   
called1 and that at present stand their 
ground4 ,the  uncalled are made to hear 
him1 and consider2 the called are made  
to hear him1 and are afraid of falling4 
,behold1 therefore1 the  mystery of     

,god's wisdom1 and how willing he is    
that spectators  should be warned and   
made take heed4 ,yea1 he will permit    
that some  of his own shall fall into   
the fire1 to convince the world that    
hell  is hot1 and to warn their brethren
 to take heed that they slip not  with  
their feet4 ,i have often said in my    
heart that this was the  cause why ,god 
suffered so many of the believing ,jews 
to fall2 to  wit1 that the ,gentiles    
might take heed4 7,rom #aa3ba7 ,o1      
brethren6  saith the backslider that is 
returned1 did you see how ,i left my    
,god8 did you see how ,i turned again to
 those vanities from which  some time   
before ,i fell8 ,o6 ,i was deluded1 ,i  
was bewitched1 ,i was  deceived2 for ,i 
found all things from which ,i fled at  
first still  worse by far when ,i went  
to them the second time4 ,do not        
backslide4  ,oh6 do not backslide4 the  
first ground of your departing from them
  was good2 never tempt ,god a second   
time4    #b4 ,and as he gives us a      

second testimony1 that the world and    
himself  are so as at first he believed 
they were1 so by this his returning  he 
testifies that ,god and ,christ are the 
same1 and much more than  ever he       
believed at first they were4 ,this man  
has made a proof  before and a proof    
after conviction of the evil of the one 
and good  of the other4 ,this man has   
made a proof by feeling and seeing1 and 
that before and after grace received4   
,this man ,god has set up to  be a      
witness2 this man is two men1 has the   
testimony of two men1  must serve in the
 place of two men4 ,he knows what it is 
to be  fetched from a state of nature by
 grace2 but this all ,christians  know  
as well as he4 ,ay1 but he knows what it
 is to be fetched from  the world1 from 
the devil1 and hell1 the second time2   
and that but  few professors know1 for  
few that fall away return to do again4  
7,heb  #f3d-h7 ,ay1 but this man is come
 again1 wherefore there is news in  his 
mouth1 sad news1 dreadful news1 and news

 that is to make the  standing saint to 
take heed lest he fall4 ,the returning  
backslider1  therefore1 is a rare man1 a
 man of worth and intelligence1 a man   
to whom the men of the world should     
flock1 and of whom they should  learn to
 fear the ,lord ,god4 ,he also is a man 
of whom the saints  should receive both 
caution1 counsel1 and strength in their 
present  standing2 and they should1 by  
his harms1 learn to serve the ,lord     
with fear1 and to rejoice with          
trembling4 7#a ,cor #aj3f-ac1 ,isa      
#ea3aa-ac1 ,luke #bb3cb7    ,this man   
has the second time also had a proof of 
,god's goodness  in his ,christ unto    
him1 a proof which the standing         
,christian has  not--,i would not tempt 
him that stands to fall2 but the good   
that  a returning backslider has        
received at ,god's hands1 and at the    
hand  of ,christ1 is a double good1 he  
has been converted twice1 fetched  from 
the world1 and from the devil1 and from 
himself twice2 oh1  grace6 and has been 

made to know the stability of ,god's    
covenant1  the unchangeableness of      
,god's mind1 the sure and lasting truth 
of his promise in ,christ1 and of the   
sufficiency of the merits of  ,christ1  
over and over4    ,the manner of a      
backslider's return4--,of the manner of 
this man's  coming to ,god by ,christ ,i
 shall also speak a word or two4 ,he    
comes  as the newly-awakened sinner     
comes1 and that from the same motives   
and the knowledge of things as he hath  
over and above 7which he had  as good   
have been without71 that which the      
newly-awakened sinner  has not2 to wit1 
the guilt of his backsliding1 which is a
 guilt of  a worse complexion1 of a     
deeper dye1 and of a heavier nature than
  is any guilt else in the world4 ,he is
 also attended with fears  and doubts   
that arise from other reasons and       
considerations than  do the doubts and  
fears of the newly-awakened man2 doubts 
builded  upon the vileness of his       
backsliding4 ,he has also more dreadful 

scriptures to consider of1 and they will
 look more wishfully in  his face1 yea1 
and will also make him take notice of   
their grim  physiognomy1 than has the   
newly-awakened man4 ,besides1 as a      
punishment  of his backsliding1 ,god    
seems to withdraw the sweet influences  
of  his ,spirit1 and as if he would not 
suffer him to pray1 nor to repent  any  
more1 7,psa #ea3aa71 as if he would now 
take all away from him1  and leave him  
to those lusts and idols that he left   
his ,god to  follow4 ,swarms of his new 
rogueries shall haunt him in every      
place1  and that not only in the guilt1 
but in the filth and pollution of  them4
 7,prov #ad3ad7 ,none know the things   
that haunt a backslider's  mind1 his new
 sins are all turned talking devils1    
threatening  devils1 roaring devils1    
within him4 ,besides1 he doubts of the  
truth  of his first conversion1         
consequently he has it lying upon him as
 a  strong suspicion that there was     
nothing of truth in all his first       

experience2 and this also adds lead to  
his heels1 and makes him  come1 as to   
sense and feeling1 more heavy and with  
the greater  difficulty to ,god by      
,christ4 ,as faithfulness of other men  
kills  him1 he cannot see an honest1    
humble1 holy1 faithful servant of  ,god1
 but he is pierced and wounded at the   
heart4 ,ay1 says he within  himself1    
that man fears ,god1 that man hath      
faithfully followed ,god1  that man1    
like the elect angels1 has kept his     
place2 but ,i am fallen  from my station
 like a devil4 ,that man honoureth ,god1
 edifieth the  saints1 convinceth the   
world1 and condemneth them1 and is      
become  heir of the righteousness which 
is by faith4 ,but ,i have dishonoured   
,god1 stumbled and grieved saints1 made 
the world blaspheme1 and1  for aught ,i 
know1 been the cause of the damnation of
 many6 ,these  are the things1 ,i say1  
together with many more of the same     
kind1  that come with him2 yea1 they    
will come with him1 yea1 and will  stare

 him in the face1 will tell him of his  
baseness1 and laugh him  to scorn1 all  
the way that he is coming to ,god by    
,christ--,i know  what ,i say6--and this
 makes his coming to ,god by ,christ    
hard and  difficult to him4 ,besides1 he
 thinks saints will be aware of him1    
will be shy of him1 will be afraid to   
trust him1 yea1 will tell  his ,father  
of him1 and make intercession against   
him1 as ,elias did  against ,israel1    
7,rom #aa3b71 or as the men did that    
were fellow-servants  with him that took
 his brother by the throat4 7,matt      
#ah3ca7 ,shame  covereth his face all   
the way he comes2 he doth not know what 
to  do2 the ,god he is returning to1 is 
the ,god that he has slighted1  the ,god
 before whom he has preferred the vilest
 lust2 and he knows  ,god knows it1 and 
has before him all his ways4 ,the man   
that has been  a backslider1 and is     
returning to ,god1 can tell strange     
stories1  and yet such as are very true4
 ,no man was in the whale's belly1  and 

came out again alive1 but backsliding   
and returning ,jonah2  consequently1 no 
man could tell how he was there1 what he
 felt  there1 what he saw there1 and    
what workings of heart he had when  he  
was there1 so well as he4    ,the       
sincere ,christian's coming to ,god by  
,christ4    ,third1 ,i come now to the  
third man--to wit1 to the sincere and   
upright man that cometh to ,god by      
,christ4 ,and although this may1  in    
some sense1 be applicable to the two    
former1 for his coming is  not worthy to
 be counted coming to ,god1 that is1 not
 in sincerity  and uprightness1 yet by  
such an one ,i now mean1 one that has   
been  called to the faith1 and that has 
in some good measure of sincerity  and  
uprightness therein abode with ,god4    
,this man also comes to ,god by ,christ2
 but his coming is to be  distinguished1
 ,i mean in the main of it1 from the    
coming of the other  two4 ,the other    
come for the knowledge of forgiveness1 a
 thing that  the upright and faithful   

,christian for the most part has a      
comfortable  faith of1 and that for     
which he is often helped to give thanks 
to  ,god4 ,i do not say he doubteth not1
 or that he has not his evidences       
sometimes clouded2 nor do ,i say that   
the knowledge of his reconciliation  to 
,god by ,christ ,jesus is so high1 so   
firm1 so fixed1 and steadfast1  that it 
cannot be shaken1 or that he needs no   
more4 ,i will then  explain myself4 ,he 
comes not to ,god as an unconverted     
sinner  comes2 he comes not as a        
backslider comes when he is returning to
  ,god from his backslidings2 but he    
comes as a son1 as one of the  household
 of ,god1 and he comes as one that has  
not1 since correction1  wickedly        
departed from his ,god4    #a4 ,he then 
comes to ,god with that access and godly
 boldness that  is only proper to such  
as himself1 that is1 to them that walk  
with  ,god4 7,rom #e3b7 ,thus every one 
that shall be saved doth not do2  thus  
every one that shall be saved cannot    

do--to instance the two  spoken of      
before4    #b4 ,he comes to ,god by     
,christ constantly by prayer1 by        
meditation1  by every ordinance4 ,for   
therefore he maketh use of ordinances1  
because by them through ,christ he      
getteth into the presence of ,god4      
7,psa #bg3d7    #c4 ,he comes to ,god   
through ,christ1 because he judgeth that
 ,god  only is that good1 that          
blessedness1 that happiness1 that is    
worth  looking after2 that good and that
 blessedness that alone can fill  the   
soul to the brim2 that good and that    
happiness that is worthy  of our hearts 
and souls and spirits4 ,hence ,david    
expresseth his  coming to ,god by       
panting1 by thirsting1 by tears1 saying1
 ',my soul  panteth after thee1 ,o      
,god4' ,and again1 ',my soul thirsteth  
for ,god1  for the living ,god1 when    
shall ,i come and appear before ,god8'  
7,psa  #db3a1b7 ,and again1 ',i will go 
to the altar of ,god1 unto ,god1 my     
exceeding joy4' 7,psa #dc3d7 ,and hence 

it was that he so envied the  swallow   
and sparrow1 even because they could    
come to the altar  of ,god1 where he had
 promised to give his presence1 when he1
 as ,i  think1 by the rage of ,saul1 was
 forced to abide remote4 ',my soul      
longeth1' saith he1 'yea1 even fainteth 
for the courts of the  ,lord2 my heart  
and my flesh crieth out for the living  
,god4 ,yea1  the sparrow hath found a   
house1 and the swallow a nest for       
herself1  where she may lay her young1  
even thine altars1 ,o ,lord of hosts1   
my ,king1 and my ,god3 ,blessed are they
 that dwell in thy house1 they  will be 
still praising thee4' ,then after a few 
more words he saith1  ',for a day in thy
 courts is better than a thousand4 ,i   
had rather  be a doorkeeper1' ,i would  
choose rather to sit at the threshold   
of thy house1 'than to dwell in the     
tents of wickedness'2 and then  renders 
the reason--',for the ,lord is a sun and
 shield3 the ,lord  gives grace and     
glory1' c4 7,psa #hd7    ,the presence  

of ,god1 and the glory and              
soul-ravishing goodness of  that        
presence1 is a thing that the world     
understands not1 nor can  they as such  
desire to know what it is4    #d4 ,these
 good men come to ,god upon other       
accounts also2 for so it  is that they  
have many concerns with ,god4           
,concern for themselves4--7#a47 ,they   
come to him for a more clear  discovery 
of themselves to themselves1 for they   
desire to know how  frail they are1     
because the more they know that1 the    
more they are  engaged in their souls to
 take heed to their ways1 and to fear   
lest  they should tempt their ,god to   
leave them4 7,psa #ci3a-h7    7#b47     
,they come to ,god by ,christ for the   
weakening of their lusts  and           
corruptions2 for they are a sore1 yea1 a
 plague to a truly  sanctified soul4    
,those1 to be rid of which1 if it might 
be1 a godly  man chooseth rather to die 
than to live4 ,this ,david did mean when
  he cried4 ',create in me a clean      

heart1 ,o ,god1 and renew a right       
spirit within me1' 7,psa #ea3aj72 and   
,paul1 when he cried out1 ',o  wretched 
man that ,i am1 who shall deliver me    
from the body of this  death8' 7,rom    
#g3bd7    7#c47 ,they come to ,god by   
,christ for the renewing and            
strengthening  of their graces4 ,the    
graces that the godly have received are1
 and  they feel they are1 subject to    
decay2 yea1 they cannot live without  a 
continual supply of grace4 ,this is the 
meaning of that1 ',let us  have grace1' 
and1 ',let us therefore come boldly unto
 the throne of  grace1 that we may      
obtain mercy1 and find grace to help in 
time of  need4' 7,heb #d3af7    7#d47   
,they come to ,god by ,christ to be     
helped against those  temptations that  
they may meet withal4 7,matt #f3ac7     
,they know that  every new temptation   
has a new snare and a new evil in it2   
but what  snare and what evil1 that at  
present they know not2 but they know    
their ,god knows1 and can deliver out of

 temptation when we are in1  and keep us
 out while we are out4    7#e47 ,they   
come to ,god by ,christ for a blessing  
upon that means of  grace which ,god has
 afforded for the succour of the soul1  
and the  building of it up in the faith2
 knowing that as the means1 so a        
blessing upon it1 is from ,god4 7#b     
,thess #c3a7 ,and for this they have    
encouragement1 because ,god has said1   
',i will abundantly bless her           
provision3 ,i will satisfy her poor with
 bread4' 7,psa #acb3ae7    7#f47 ,they  
come to ,god by ,christ for the         
forgiveness of daily  infirmities1 7,psa
 #ai3ab71 and for the continuing them in
 the light  of his countenance          
notwithstanding4 ,thus he also would    
always accept  them and their services1 
and grant that an answer of peace may be
  returned from their ,father into their
 bosoms2 for this is the life  of their 
souls4 ,there are a great many such     
things that the sincere  and upright man
 comes to ,god for1 too many here to    

mention4 ,but  again1    ,concern for   
the church and others4--7#a47 ,this man 
also comes to  ,god to beseech him for  
the flourishing of ,christ's kingdom1   
which he  knows will never be until     
,antichrist is dead1 and till the       
,spirit  be more plentifully poured upon
 us from on high4 ,therefore he also    
cries to ,god for the downfall of the   
first1 and for the pouring  out of the  
other4    7#b47 ,he comes to ,god for   
the hastening the gathering in of his   
elect2  for it is an affliction to him  
to think that so many of those for  whom
 ,christ died should be still in a      
posture of hostility against  him4 7,psa
 #abb3f7    7#c47 ,he comes to ,god for 
a spirit of unity to be poured out among
  believers1 for1 for the divisions of  
,reuben he has great thoughts  of heart4
    7#d47 ,he comes to ,god to pray for 
magistrates1 and that ,god would  make  
speed to set them all to that work that 
is so desirable to his  church--that is1
 to 'hate the whore1' 'to eat her       

flesh1' to 'make  her desolate1' 'and   
burn her with fire4' 7#a ,tim #b3a1 ,rev
 #ag3af7    7#e47 ,he comes to ,god to  
beg that he would hasten that great and 
notable day1 the day of the coming of   
our ,lord ,jesus1 for he knows  that    
,christ will never be exalted as he must
 be till then2 yea1 he  also knows that 
,god's church will never be as she      
would1 and shall1  till then4 7,rev     
#bb3bj7    7#f47 ,but the main meaning1 
if ,i may so call it1 of this high text 
is this1 that they that come to ,god by 
him--that is1 by ,christ1 are  those    
that come by ,christ to ,god to enjoy   
him by faith and spirit  here1 and by   
open vision and unspeakable possession  
of him in the  next world4 ,this is the 
great design of the soul in its coming  
to  ,god by ,jesus ,christ1 and it comes
 to him by ,jesus ,christ because  it   
dares not come by itself1 and because   
,god himself has made him  the way1 the 
new and living way4 ,here1 as ,i said1  
the ,father meets  with that which      

pleaseth him1 and the soul with that    
which saveth  her4 ,here is             
righteousness and merits to spare1 even 
righteousness  that can justify the     
ungodly4 ,here is always1 how empty     
soever we  be1 a fullness of merit      
always presented to ,god by ,christ for 
my  obtaining of that which at any time 
,i want1 whether wisdom1 grace1         
,spirit1 or any good thing soever2 only1
 since ,i was upon this  subject1 ,i    
thought a little to touch upon things in
 this order1 for  the enlarging of thy  
thoughts1 for the conviction of thy     
spirit1  for the stirring of thee up to 
,god1 and for the showing of thee  the  
good signs of grace where it is1 where  
is abused1 and where  any are seeking   
after it4    ,inferences from thus      
coming to ,god by ,christ4    ,and now  
,i come to draw some inferences from    
this point also1 as ,i  have already    
done from those going before it4 ,you   
see that ,i have  now been speaking to  
you of the man that cometh to ,god1 both

 with  respect to the way he comes1 as  
also with respect to the manner of      
spirit in which he comes2 and hence ,i  
may well infer1    ,first1 ,that he is  
no fool1 no fool according to the best  
judgment1  that cometh to ,god by       
,christ4 ,the world indeed will count   
him one2  for the things that be of the 
,spirit of ,god are foolishness to them2
  but indeed1 and in the verdict of true
 judgment1 he is not so4    #a4 ,for    
that he now seeketh and intermeddleth   
with all wisdom4 ,he has  chosen to be  
concerned with the very head and        
fountain of wisdom2  for ,christ is the 
wisdom of ,god1 and the way to the      
,father by ,christ1  is the greatest of 
mysteries2 and to choose to walk in that
 way1  the fruits of the most sage      
advice2 wherefore he is not a fool that 
thus concerns himself4 7,prov #ah3a1 #a 
,cor #a7    #b4 ,it is not a sign of    
foolishness timely to prevent ruin1 is  
it8  ,they are the prudent men that     
foresee an evil1 and hide themselves2   

and the fools1 that go on1 and are      
punished4 7,prov #ah3h1 #bg3ab7  ,why1  
this man foresees an evil1 the greatest 
evil1 sin1 and the  punishment of the   
soul for sin in hell2 and flies to      
,christ1 who is  the refuge that ,god   
has provided for penitent sinners2 and  
is this  a sign of a fool8 ,god make me 
such a fool1 and thee that readest      
these lines such a fool1 and then we    
shall be wiser than all men  that are   
counted wise by the wisdom of this      
world4 ,is it a sign of  a fool to agree
 with one's adversary while we are in   
the way with  him1 even before he       
delivereth us to the judge8 ,yea1 it is 
a piece  of the highest wisdom4    ,is  
he a fool that chooseth for himself long
 lasters1 or he whose  best things will 
rot in a day8 ,sinners1 'before your    
pots can feel  the thorns before you can
 see where you are1 ,god shall take you 
away as with a whirlwind1 both living1  
and in his wrath4' 7,psa  #eh3i7 ,but   
this man has provided for things2 like  

the tortoise1 he  has got a shell on his
 back1 so strong and sound that he fears
 not  to suffer a loaden cart to go over
 him4 ,the ,lord is his rock1 his       
defence1 his refuge1 his high tower1    
unto which he doth continually  resort4 
,was the unjust steward a fool in       
providing for himself for hereafter8    
for providing friends to receive him to 
harbour when others should  turn him out
 of their doors8 7,luke #af3h1i7 ,no    
more is he that gets  another house for 
his harbour before death shall turn him 
out of  doors here4    #c4 ,as he that  
cometh to ,god by ,christ is no fool1 so
 he is no  little-spirited fellow4      
,there are a generation of men in this  
world  that count themselves men of the 
largest capacities1 when yet the        
greatness of their desires lift         
themselves no higher than to things     
below4 ,if they can1 with their net of  
craft and policy1 encompass  a bulky    
lump of earth1 oh what a treasure have  
they engrossed to  themselves6          

,meanwhile1 the man in the text has laid
 siege to heaven1  has found out the way
 to get into the city1 and is resolved1 
in  and by ,god's help1 to make that his
 own4 ,earth is a drossy thing in  this 
man's account2 earthly greatness and    
splendours are but like  vanishing      
bubbles in this man's esteem4 ,none but 
,god1 as the end  of his desires1 none  
but ,christ1 as the means to accomplish 
this  his end1 are things counted great 
by this man4 ,no company now is         
acceptable to this man but the ,spirit  
of ,god1 ,christ and angels1  and       
saints1 as fellow-heirs with himself4   
,all other men and things  he deals with
 as strangers and pilgrims were wont to 
do4 ,this man's  mind soars higher than 
the eagle or stork of the heavens4 ,he  
is  for musing about things that are    
above1 and their glory1 and for         
thinking what shall come to pass        
hereafter4    #d4 ,but as ,i have showed
 you what he is not1 so now let me1 by a
  few words1 tell you what he is4       

7#a47 ,then he is a man concerned for   
his soul1 for his immortal soul4  ,the  
soul is a thing1 though of most worth1  
least minded by most4  ,the souls of    
most lie waste while all other things   
are enclosed4  ,but this man has got it 
by the end1 that his soul is of more    
value  than the world1 wherefore he is  
concerned for his soul4 ,soul concerns  
are concerns of the highest nature1 and 
concerns that arise from  thoughts most 
deep and ponderous4 ,he never yet knew  
what belonged  to great and deep        
thoughts that is a stranger to soul     
concerns4  ,now the man that comes to   
,god by ,christ1 is a man that is       
engaged  in soul concerns4    7#b47 ,he 
is a man whose spirit is subjected to a 
suitableness to  spiritual things1 for a
 carnal mind cannot suit with and be    
delighted  in these things3 ',the carnal
 mind is enmity against ,god2 for it is 
not subject to the law of ,god1 neither 
indeed can be4' 7,rom #h3g7  ,this is   
the man that ,god has tamed1 and keeps  

tame by himself1  while all other run   
wild1 as the assess upon the mountains4 
,if  birds could speak1 surely they     
would tell that those that are kept  in 
the cage have with them another temper  
than they that range the  air1 and fly  
in the fields and woods4 ,yea1 and could
 those kept  tame express themselves to 
the rest1 they would tell that they have
  white bread and milk1 and sugar2 while
 those without make a life  out of      
maggots and worms4 ,they are also in    
place where there are  better things1   
and their companions are the children of
 men2 besides1  they learn such notes1  
and can whistle such tunes1 as other    
birds  are strangers to4 ,oh6 the man   
whose spirit is subjected to ,god1      
betwixt whom and ,god there is a        
reconciliation1 not only as to a        
difference made up1 but also as to a    
oneness of heart2 none knows  what lumps
 of sugar ,god gives that man1 nor what 
notes and tunes  ,god learns that man3  
',he hath put a new song in my mouth1'  

saith  ,david1 'even praise unto our    
,god3 many shall see it1 and fear1 and  
shall trust in the ,lord4' 7,psa #dj3c7 
,second4 ,is there a man that comes to  
,god by ,christ8 ,thence ,i infer  that 
there is that believes there is a world 
to come4 ,no man looks  after that which
 yet he believes is not2 faith must be  
before coming  to ,christ will be2      
coming is the fruit of faith4 ,he that  
comes must  believe antecedent to his   
coming2 wherefore it is said1 'we walk  
by faith'--that is1 we come to ,god     
through ,christ by faith4 7,heb  #aa3g1 
#b ,cor #e3g7 ,and hence ,i learn two   
things3--#a4 ,that faith is  of a strong
 and forcible quality4 #b4 ,that they   
who come not to ,god  by ,christ have no
 faith4    #a4 ,faith is of a strong and
 forcible quality1 and that whether it  
be true or false4    7#a47 ,a false     
faith has done great things2 it has made
 men believe  lies1 plead for them1 and 
stand to them1 to the damnation of their
  souls4 ',god shall send them strong   

delusion1 that they should  believe a   
lie1' to their damnation4 7#b ,thess    
#b3aa1ab7 ,hence it is  said1 men make  
lies 'their refuge4' ,why8 ,because they
 'trust in  a lie4' 7,jer #bh3ae7 ,a    
lie1 if believed1 if a man has faith in 
it1  it will do great things1 because   
faith is of a forcible quality4         
,suppose thyself to be twenty miles from
 home1 and there some man  comes and    
possesses thee that thy house1 thy wife 
and children1  are all burned with the  
fire4 ,if thou believest it1 though     
indeed  there should be nothing of truth
 in what thou hast heard1 yet will  this
 lie 'drink up thy spirit1' even as if  
the tidings were true4  ,how many are   
there in the world whose heart ,satan   
hath filled with  a belief that their   
state and condition for another world is
 good8  and these are made to live by   
lying hope that all shall be well  with 
them1 and so are kept from seeking for  
that which will make  them happy indeed4
 ,man is naturally apt and willing to be

 deceived1  and therefore a groundless  
faith is the more taking and forcible4  
,fancy will help to confirm a false     
faith1 and so will conceit and  idleness
 of spirit4 ,there is also in man a     
willingness to take things  upon trust1 
without searching into the ground and   
reason of them4  ,nor will ,satan be    
behind hand to prompt and encourage to  
thy believing  of a lie1 for that he    
knows will be a means to bring thee to  
that  end to which he greatly desireth  
thou shouldst come4 ,wherefore let  men 
beware1 and1 oh1 that they would1 of a  
false and lying faith6    7#b47 ,but if 
a false faith is so forcible1 what is a 
true8 ,what force1  ,i say1 is there in 
a faith that is begotten by truth1      
managed by  truth1 fed by truth1 and    
preserved by the truth of ,god8 ,this   
faith  will make invisible things       
visible2 not fantastically so1 but      
substantially so--',now faith is the    
substance of things hoped for1  the     
evidence of things not seen4' 7,heb     

#aa3a7 ,true faith carrieth  along with 
it an evidence of the certainty of what 
it believeth1  and that evidence is the 
infallible ,word of ,god4 ,there is a   
,god1  a ,christ1 a heaven1 saith the   
faith that is good1 for the ,word of    
,god doth say so4 ,the way to this ,god 
and this heaven is by ,christ1  for the 
,word of ,god doth say so4 ,if ,i run   
not to this ,god by this  ,christ1 this 
heaven shall never be my portion1 for   
the ,word of ,god  doth say so4 ,so1    
then1 thus believing makes the man come 
to ,god  by him4 ,his thus believing1   
then1 it is that carries him away from  
this world1 that makes him trample upon 
this world1 and that gives  him the     
victory over this world4 ',for          
whatsoever is born of ,god  overcometh  
the world3 and this is the victory that 
overcometh the  world1 even our faith4  
,who is he that overcometh the world1   
but he  that believeth that ,jesus is   
the ,son of ,god8 ,this is he that came 
by water and blood1 even ,jesus ,christ2

 not by water only1 but by  water and   
blood4 ,and it is the ,spirit that      
beareth witness1 because  the ,spirit is
 truth4' 7#a ,john #e3d-f7    #b4 ,now  
if this be true1 that faith1 true faith1
 is so forcible a  thing as to take a   
man from his seat of ease1 and make him 
to come  to ,god by ,christ as afore1   
then1 is it not truly inferred from     
hence  that they that come not to ,god  
by ,christ have no faith4 ,what6 is  man
 such a fool as to believe things1 and  
yet not look after them8  to believe    
great things1 and yet not to concern    
himself with them8  ,who would knowingly
 go over a pearl1 and yet not count it  
worth  stooping for8 ,believe thou art  
what thou art2 believe hell is  what it 
is2 believe death and judgment are      
coming1 as they are2  and believe that  
the ,father and the ,son are1 as by the 
,holy ,ghost  in the ,word they are     
described1 and sit still in thy sins if 
thou  canst4 ,thou canst not sit still2 
faith is forcible4 ,faith is grounded   

upon the voice of ,god in the ,word1    
upon the teaching of ,god in the  ,word4
 ,and it pleases ,god by the foolishness
 of preaching to save  them that        
believe2 for believing makes them       
heartily close in with1  and embrace    
what by the ,word is set before them1   
because it seeth  the reality of them4  
,shall ,god speak to man's soul1 and    
shall not man believe8 ,shall  man      
believe what ,god says1 and nothing at  
all regard it8 ,it cannot  be4 ',faith  
comes by hearing1 and hearing by the    
,word of ,god4' ,and  we know that when 
faith is come1 it purifies the heart of 
what is  opposite to ,god1 and the      
salvation of the soul4    ,so1 then1    
those men that are at ease in a sinful  
course1 or that  come not to ,god by    
,christ1 they are such as have no faith1
 and must  therefore perish with the    
vile and unbelievers4 7,rev #ba3h7      
,the whole world is divided into two    
sorts of men--believers and             
unbelievers4 ,the godly are called      

believers2 and why believers1 but       
because they are they that have given   
credit to the great things  of the      
gospel of ,god8 ,these believers are    
here in the text called  also comers1 or
 they that come to ,god by ,christ1     
because whoso  believes will come2 for  
coming is a fruit of faith in the habit1
  or1 if you will1 it is faith in       
exercise2 yet faith must have a  being  
in the soul before the soul can put it  
into act4    ,this therefore further    
evidences that they that come not1 have 
no  faith1 are not believers1 belong not
 to the household of faith1  and must   
perish--',for he that believes not1     
shall be damned4'    ,nor will it be to 
any boot#ad to say1 ,i believe there is 
a ,god and  a ,christ1 for still thy    
sitting still doth demonstrate that     
either  thou liest in what thou sayest1 
or that thou believest with a worse     
than a false faith4 ,but the object of  
my faith is true4 ,i answer1  so is the 
object of the faith of devils2 for they 

believe that  there is one ,god and one 
,christ1 yet their faith1 as to the root
  and exercise of it1 is notwithstanding
 no such faith as is that  faith that   
saves1 or that is intended in the text1 
and that by  which men come to ,god     
through ,christ4 ,wherefore still1 oh1  
thou  slothful one1 thou deceivest      
thyself6 ,thy not coming to ,god by     
,christ  declareth to thy face that thy 
faith is not good1 consequently1  that  
thou feedest on ashes1 and thy deceived 
heart has turned thee  aside1 that thou 
canst not deliver thy soul1 nor say1    
',is there  not a lie in my right hand8'
 7,isa #dd3bj7    ,third4 ,is there a   
man that comes to ,god by ,christ8      
,thence ,i infer  that the world to come
 is better than this2 yea1 so much      
better  as to quit cost and bear charges
 of coming to ,god1 from this1 by       
,christ1 to that4 ,though there is a    
world to come1 yet if it were  no better
 than this1 one had as good stay here as
 seek that1 or  if it were better than  

this1 and would bear charges if a man   
left  this for that1 and that was all1  
still the one would be as good  as the  
other4 ,but the man that comes to ,god  
by ,christ1 has chosen  the world that  
is infinitely good2 a world1 betwixt    
which and this  there can be no         
comparison4 ,this must be granted1      
because he that  comes to ,god by       
,christ is said to have made the best   
choice1 even  chose a city that has     
foundations4 7,heb #aa3aj7 ,there are   
several  things that make it manifest   
enough that he that comes to ,god by    
,christ has made the best market1 or    
chose the best world4    #a4 ,that is   
the world which ,god commendeth1 but    
this that that  he slighteth and        
contemneth4 7#b ,thess #a3e1f7 ,hence   
that is called  the kingdom of ,god1 but
 this an 'evil world4' 7,gal #a3d7 ,now 
let  us conclude1 that since ,god made  
both1 he is able to judge which  of the 
two are best2 yea1 best able so to judge
 thereof4 ,i choose  the rather to refer

 you to the judgment of ,god in this    
matter1 for  should ,i put you upon     
asking of him as to this1 that is1      
coming to  ,god by ,christ1 perhaps you 
would say1 he is as little able to give 
an account of this matter as yourselves4
 ,but ,i hope you think ,god  knows1 and
 therefore ,i refer you to the judgment 
of ,god1 which you  have in the         
,scriptures of truth--',heaven is his   
throne1 and the  earth is his           
footstool4' ,i hope you will say here is
 some difference4  ,the ,lord is the    
,god of that1 the devil the god and     
prince of this4  ,thus also it appears  
there is some difference between them4  
#b4 ,that world1 and those that are     
counted worthy of it1 shall all  be     
everlasting2 but so shall not this1 nor 
the inhabiters of it4  ,the earth with  
the works thereof shall be burned up1   
and the men  that are of it shall die in
 like manner4 7#b ,peter #c7 ',but      
,israel  shall be saved in the ,lord    
with an everlasting salvation3 ye shall 

not be ashamed nor confounded world     
without end4' 7,isa #de3ag7 ,this       
world1 with the lovers of it1 will end  
in a burning hell2 but the  world to    
come fadeth not away4 7#a ,peter #a3c1d7
    #c4 ,the world that we are now in1  
has its best comforts mixed either  with
 crosses or curses2 but that to come    
with neither4 ,there shall  be no more  
curse3 and as for crosses1 all tears    
shall be wiped  from the eyes of them   
that dwell there4 ,there will be nothing
 but  ravishing pleasures1 and holy2    
there will be no cessation of joys1  nor
 any speck of pollution4 ',in thy       
presence is fullness of joy1  at thy    
right hand there are pleasures for      
evermore4' 7,psa #af3aa7    #d4 ,there  
men shall be made like angels1 'neither 
can they die any  more4' 7,luke         
#bj3ce1cf7 ,there shall they behold the 
face of ,god and  his ,son1 and swim in 
the enjoyment of them for ever4    #e4  
,there men shall see themselves beyond  
all misery1 and shall  know that it will

 be utterly impossible that either      
anything like  sorrow1 or grief1 or     
sickness1 or discontent1 should touch   
them  more4    #f4 ,there men shall be  
rewarded of ,god for what they have done
  and suffered according to his will for
 his sake2 there they shall  eat and    
drink their comforts1 and wear them to  
their everlasting  consolation4    #g4  
,they are all kings that go to that     
world1 and so shall be  proclaimed      
there4 ,they shall also be crowned with 
crowns1 and they  shall wear crowns of  
life and glory1 crowns of everlasting   
joy1  crowns of lovingkindness2 yea1    
',in that day the ,lord of hosts himself
  shall be for a crown of glory to those
 that are his people4' 7,heb  #b3g1 ,isa
 #bh3e1 #ce3aj1 ,psa #ajc3d7 ,now1 if   
this world1 though no  more could be    
said of it that is said in these few    
lines1 is not  infinitely far better    
than what the present world is1 ,i have 
missed  it in my thoughts4 ,but the     
coming man1 the man that comes to ,god  

by ,christ1 is satisfied1 knows what he 
does2 and if his way1 all  his way      
thither1 were strewed with burning      
coals1 he would choose1  ,god helping   
him1 to tread that path rather than to  
have his portion  with them that perish4
    ,fourth1 ,if there be a world to    
come1 and such a way to it so safe  and 
good1 and if ,god is there to be enjoyed
 by them that come to  him by ,christ2  
then this shows the great madness of the
 most of  men1 madness1 ,i say1 of the  
highest degree1 for that they come not  
to ,god by ,christ that they may be     
inheritors of the world to come4  ,it is
 a right character which ,solomon gives 
of them1 ',the heart1'  saith he1 'of   
the sons of men is full of evil1 and    
madness is in  their heart while they   
live1 and after that they go to the     
dead4'  7,eccl #i3c7 ,a madman is intent
 upon his toys1 upon anything but that  
about which he should be intent2 and so 
are they that come not to  ,god by      
,jesus ,christ4 ,a madman has neither   

ears to hear1 nor a heart  to do1 what  
they that are in their right wits advise
 him for the  best1 no more have they   
that come not to ,god by ,christ4 ,a    
madman sets  more by the straws and     
cock's feathers by which he decks       
himself1  than he does by all the pearls
 and jewels in the world4 ,and they     
that come not to ,god by ,christ set    
more by the vanishing bubbles  of this  
life than they do by that glory that the
 wise man shall  inherit2 ',the wise    
shall inherit glory1 but shame1' says   
,solomon1  'shall be the promotion of   
fools4' ,what a shame it is to see      
,god's  jewels lie unregarded of them   
that yet think none are wiser than      
themselves4    ,i know the wise men of  
this world will scorn one should think  
of  them that they are mad2 but verily  
it is so1 the more wise for this  world1
 the more fool in ,god's matters2 and   
the more obstinately  they stand in     
their way1 the more mad4 ,when ,solomon 
gave himself to  backsliding1 he saith  

he gave himself to folly and madness4   
7,eccl  #a3ag1 #b3ab7 ,and when he went 
about to search out what man is since   
the fall1 he went about to search out   
foolishness and madness4  7,eccl        
#g3be-bi7 ,and is it not said1 that when
 the ,jews were angry  with ,jesus for  
that he did good on the ,sabbath1 that  
that anger  did flow from their being   
filled with madness8 ,doth not ,paul    
also1  while he opposed himself against 
,christ1 the gospel1 and professors     
thereof1 plainly tell us that he did it 
even from the highest pitch  of madness8
 ',and being exceedingly mad against    
them1 ,i persecuted  them even unto     
strange cities4' 7,acts #bf3aa7 ,now if 
it is exceeding  madness to do thus1 how
 many at this day must be counted       
exceeding  mad1 who yet count themselves
 the only sober men8 ,they oppose       
themselves1 they stand in their own     
light1 they are against their  own      
happiness1 they cherish and nourish     
cockatrices in their own  bosoms2 they  

choose to themselves those paths which  
have written  upon them in large        
characters1 ,these are the ways of death
 and  damnation4 ,they are offended with
 them that endeavour to pull them  out  
of their ditch1 and choose rather to lie
 and die there than to  go to ,god by   
,christ that they may be saved from     
wrath through him2  yea1 so mad are     
they1 that they count the most sober1   
the most  godly1 the most holy man1 the 
mad one2 the more earnest for life1  the
 more mad2 the more in the ,spirit1 the 
more mad2 the more desirous  to promote 
the salvation of others1 the more mad4  
,but is not this  a sign of madness1 of 
madness unto perfection8 ,and yet thus  
mad are  many1 and mad are all they that
 while it is called to-day1 while  their
 door is open1 and while the golden     
sceptre of the golden  grace of the     
blessed ,god is held forth1 stand in    
their own light1  and come not to ,god  
by ,christ4 7,john #aj3bj1 ,acts #bf3bd7
 ,that is  the fourth inference4        

,fifth1 ,a fifth inference that ,i      
gather from this text is1 that the  end 
that ,god will make with men will be    
according as they come or  come not to  
,god by ,christ4 ,they that come to ,god
 by ,christ have  taken shelter and have
 hid themselves2 but they that come not 
to  ,god by ,christ lay themselves open 
to the windy storm and tempest  that    
will be in that day4 ,and the wind then 
will be high1 and the  tempest strong1  
that will blow upon them that shall be  
found in  themselves2 ',our ,god shall  
come1 and shall not keep silence3 a fire
  shall devour before him1 and it shall 
be very tempestuous round  about him4   
,he shall call to the heavens from      
above1 and to the  earth1 that he may   
judge his people4' 7,psa #ej3c1d7 ,and  
now1 what  will be found in that day to 
be the portion of them that in this  day
 do not come to ,god by ,christ8 ,none  
knows but ,god1 with whom  the reward of
 unbelievers is4    ,but writing and    
preaching is in vain as to such2 let men

 say what  they will1 what they can1 to 
persuade to come1 to dissuade from      
neglecting to come1 they are resolved   
not to stir4 ,they will try  if ,god    
will be so faithful to himself and to   
his ,word1 as to dare  to condemn them  
to hell fire that have refused to hear  
and comply  with the voice of him that  
speaketh from heaven4    ,but this is   
but a desperate venture4 ,several things
 declare that  ,he is determined to be  
at a point in this matter--    #a4 ,the 
gallows are built--hell is prepared for 
the wicked4 #b4 ,there  are those       
already in chains1 and stand bound over 
to the judgment  of that day1 that are1 
as to creation1 higher and greater than 
men1  to wit1 the angels that sinned4   
7#b ,peter #b3d7 ,let sinners1 then1    
look to themselves4 #c4 ,the ,judge is  
prepared and appointed1 and  it hath    
fallen out to be ,,he that thou hast    
refused to come to ,god  by2 and that   
predicts no good to thee2 for then will 
he say of all  such1 ',those mine       

enemies1 which would not that ,i should 
reign over  them1 bring hither1 and slay
 them before me4' 7,luke #ai3bg7    ,but
 what a surprise will it be to them that
 now have come to ,god  by ,christ to   
see themselves in heaven indeed1 saved  
indeed1 and  possessed of everlasting   
life indeed4 ,for alas6 what is faith to
  possession8 ,faith that is mixed with 
many fears1 that is opposed with  many  
assaults1 and that seems sometimes to be
 quite extinguished2  ,i say1 what is   
that to a seeing of myself in heaven8   
,hence it is  said1 that he shall then  
come to be admired in them that now     
believe1  because they did here believe 
the testimony2 then they shall admire   
that it was their lot to believe when   
they were in the world4 7#b  ,thess     
#a3aj7 ,they shall also admire to think1
 to see1 and behold1  what believing has
 brought them to1 while the rest1 for   
refusing to  come to ,god by ,christ1   
drink their tears mixed with burning    
brimstone4    ,repentance will not be   

found in heaven among them that come to 
,god by ,christ2 no1 hell is the place  
of untimely repentance2 it is  there    
where the tears will be mixed with      
gnashing of teeth1 while  they consider 
how mad1 and worse1 they were in not    
coming to ,god  by ,jesus ,christ4      
,then will their hearts and mouths be   
full of1 ',lord1 ,lord1 open  unto us4' 
,but the answer will be1 ,ye shut me out
 of doors2 ',i was  a stranger1 and ye  
took me not in'2 besides1 you refused to
 come  to my ,father by me1 wherefore   
now you must go from my ,father by  me4 
7,matt #be7    ,they that will not be   
saved by ,christ1 must be damned by     
,christ2  no man can escape one of the  
two4 ,refuse the first they may1 but    
shun the second they cannot4 ,and now   
they that would not come unto  ,god by  
,christ will have leisure and time      
enough1 if ,i may call it  time1 to     
consider what they have done in refusing
 to come to ,god  by ,christ4 ,now they 
will meditate warmly on this thing1 now 

their  thoughts will be burning hot     
about it1 and it is too late1 will be1  
in each thought1 such a sting1 that1    
like a bow of steel1 it will            
continually strike him through4    ,now 
they will bless those whom formerly they
 have despised1 and  commend those they 
once contemned4 ,now would the rich man 
willingly  change places with poor      
,lazarus1 though he preferred his own   
condition before his in the world4 ,the 
day of judgment will bring  the worst to
 rights in their opinions2 they will not
 be capable  of misapprehending any     
more4 ,they will never after that day   
put  bitter for sweet1 or darkness for  
light1 or evil for good any more4       
,their madness will now be gone4 ,hell  
will be the unbeliever's bedlam  house1 
and there ,god will tame them as to all 
those bedlam tricks  and pranks which   
they played in this world1 but not at   
all to  their profit nor advantage2 the 
gulf that ,god has placed and fixed     
betwixt heaven and hell will spoil all  

as to that4 7,luke #af3bc-bf7    ,but   
what a joy will it be to the truly godly
 to think now that they  are come to    
,god by ,christ6 ,it was their mercy to 
begin to come1  it was their happiness  
that they continued coming2 but it is   
their  glory that they are come1 that   
they are come to ,god by ,christ4  ,to  
,god6 why1 he is all6 all that is good1 
essentially good1 and  eternally good4  
,to ,god6 the infinite ocean of good4   
,to ,god1 in  friendly-wise1 by the     
means of reconciliation2 for the other  
now  will be come to him to receive his 
anger1 because they come not  to him by 
,jesus ,christ4 ,oh6 that ,i could      
imagine2 oh6 that ,i could  think1 that 
,i might write more effectually to thee 
of the happy  estate of them that come  
to ,god by ,christ4    ,but thus have ,i
 passed through the three former things1
 namely1  #a4 ,that of the intercession 
of ,christ4 #b4 ,that of the benefit of 
intercession4 #c4 ,that of the persons  
that are interested in this             

intercession4    ,,iv4 ,,every ,,sincere
 ,,comer ,,certain ,,of ,,salvation4    
,wherefore now ,i come to the fourth and
 last head1 and that is1 ,,to  ,,show   
,,you ,,the ,,certainty ,,of ,,their    
,,reaping ,,the ,,benefit ,,of ,,his    
,,intercession4  ',wherefore he is able 
also to save them to the uttermost that 
come  unto ,god by him1 seeing he ever  
liveth to make intercession for  them4' 
,christ ever living is the safety of    
comers4    ,the certainty of their      
reaping the benefit of being saved that 
come unto ,god by ,christ is thus       
expressed3 ',seeing he ever liveth  to  
make intercession for them4' ,the       
intercession of ,christ1 and the        
lastingness of it1 is a sure token of   
the salvation of them that  come unto   
,god by him4    ,of his intercession1   
what it is1 and for whom1 we have spoken
  already2 of the success and prevalency
 of it1 we have also spoken  before2 but
 the reason of its successfulness of    
that we are to  speak now4 ,and that    

reason1 as the apostle suggesteth1 lies 
in the  continuance of it1 ',seeing he  
ever liveth to make intercession4' ,the 
apostle also makes very much of the     
continuation of the priesthood  of      
,christ in other places of this epistle3
 he abides a priest  continually1 ',thou
 art a priest for ever4' ,he 'hath an   
unchangeable  priesthood4' 7,heb        
#g3c1ag1ba1bd7 ,and here he 'ever liveth
 to make  intercession4'    ,now1 by the
 text is showed the reason why he so    
continually harpeth  upon the           
durableness of it1 namely1 for that by  
the unchangeableness  of this priesthood
 we are saved2 nay1 saved               
demonstratively1  apparently2 it is     
evident we are4 ',he is also able to    
save them to  the uttermost that come   
unto ,god by him1 seeing he ever liveth 
to  make intercession for them4' ,for1  
,first1 ,the durableness of his         
intercession proves that the covenant   
in which those who come to ,god by him  
are concerned and wrapt up  is not      

shaken1 broken1 or made invalid by all  
their weaknesses and  infirmities4      
,christ is a priest according to        
covenant1 and in all his acts of        
mediation he has regard to that         
covenant2 so long as that covenant      
abides in its strength1 so long         
,christ's intercession is of worth4     
,hence1 when ,god cast the old high     
priest out of doors1 he renders  this   
reason for his so doing3 ',because they 
continued not in  my covenant'2 that is1
 neither priests nor people4 ,therefore 
were  they cast out of the priesthood1  
and the people pulled down as  to a     
church state4 7,heb #g3f-i7 ,now1 the   
covenant by which ,christ  acteth1 as a 
priest1 so far as we are concerned      
therein1 he also  himself acteth our    
part1 being1 indeed1 the ,head and      
,mediator of  the body2 wherefore1 ,god 
doth not count that the covenant is     
broken1  though we sin1 if ,christ      
,jesus our ,lord is found to do by it   
what  by law is required of us4         

,therefore he saith1 ',if his children  
break  my law1 and keep not my          
commandments1 ,i will visit their sins  
with  a rod1' c4 ,but their sins shall  
not shake my covenant with my  ,beloved1
 nor cause that ,i for ever should      
reject them4 ',my covenant  will ,i not 
break1 nor alter the thing that is gone 
out of my lips4  ,his seed will ,i make 
to endure for ever1 his seed shall      
endure for  ever4' 7,psa #hi3cj-cf7     
,hence1 it is clear that the covenant   
stands  good to us as long as ,christ   
stands good to ,god1 or before his face2
  for he is not only our ,mediator by   
covenant1 but he himself is our         
conditions to ,god-ward2 therefore he is
 said to be 'a covenant of  the people1'
 or that which the holy ,god1 by law1   
required of us4 7,isa  #db3f7 ,hence1   
again1 he is said to be our justice or  
righteousness2  to wit1 which answereth 
to what is required of us by the law4   
,he is  made unto us of ,god so1 and in 
our room and in our stead presenteth    

himself to ,god4 ,so1 then1 if any ask  
me by what ,christ's priesthood  is     
continued1 ,i answer1 by covenant2 for  
that the covenant by  which he is made  
priest abideth of full force4 ,if any   
ask whether  the church is concerned in 
that covenant1 ,i answer1 yea2 yet so   
as that all points and parts thereof1   
that concern life and death             
everlasting1 is laid upon his shoulders1
 and he alone is the doer  of it4 ,he is
 the ,lord our righteousness1 and he is 
the ,saviour  of the body1 so that my   
sins break not the covenant2 but them#ae
  notwithstanding1 ,god's covenant      
stands fast with him1 with him for      
evermore4 ,and good reason1 if no fault 
can be found with ,christ1  who is the  
person that did strike hands with his   
,father upon our  account and for us2 to
 wit1 to do what was meet should be     
found  upon us when we came to appear   
before ,god by him4    ,and that ,god   
himself doth so understand this matter  
is evident2  because he also1 by his own

 act1 giveth and imputeth to us that    
good that we never did1 that            
righteousness which we never wrought    
out2 yea1 and for the sake of that      
transmitteth our sins unto ,christ1  as 
to one that had not only well satisfied 
for them1 but could  carry them so far1 
both from us and from ,god1 that they   
should never  again come to be charged  
on the committers1 to death and         
damnation4  7,rom #d3a-e7 ,the          
,scriptures are so plentiful for this1  
that he must  be a ,turk1 or a ,jew1 or 
an atheist that denies it4 ,besides1    
,god's  commanding that men should      
believe in his ,son unto righteousness  
well enough proveth this thing1 and the 
reason of this command doth  prove it   
with an over and above2 to wit1 ',for he
 hath made him to  be sin for us1 who   
knew no sin2 that we might be made the  
righteousness  of ,god in him4' 7#b ,cor
 #e3ai-ba7 ,hence comes out that        
proclamation  from ,god1 at the rising  
again of ,christ from the dead3 ',be it 

known unto you1 therefore1 men and      
brethren1 that through this man  is     
preached unto you the forgiveness of    
sins2 and by him all that  believe are  
justified from all things1 from which ye
 could not be  justified by the law of  
,moses4' 7,acts #ac3ch1ci7    ,if this  
be so1 as indeed it is1 then here lieth 
a great deal of  this conclusion1 'he   
ever liveth to make intercession1' and  
of the  demonstration of the certain    
salvation of him that cometh to ,god by 
him1 'seeing he ever liveth to make     
intercession for them4' ,for if  ,christ
 ,jesus is a priest by covenant1 and so 
abides as the covenant  abides1 and if1 
since the covenant is everlasting1 his  
priesthood  is unchangeable1 then the   
man that cometh to ,god by him must     
needs  be certainly saved2 for if the   
covenant1 the covenant of salvation1  is
 not broken1 none can show a reason why 
he that comes to ,christ  should be     
damned1 or why the priesthood of ,jesus 
,christ should  cease4 ,hence1 after the

 apostle had spoken of the excellency of
  his person and priesthood1 he then    
shows that the benefit of the  covenant 
of ,god remaineth with us1 namely1 that 
grace should be  communicated unto us   
for his priesthood's sake1 and that our 
sins  and iniquities ,god would remember
 no more4 7,heb #h3aj-ab2 #aj3af-bb7    
,now1 as ,i also have already hinted1 if
 this covenant1 of which the  ,lord     
,jesus is ,mediator and ,high ,priest1  
has in the bowels of it1  not only grace
 and remission of sins1 but a promise   
that we shall  be partakers thereof1    
through the blood of his priesthood1 for
 so  it comes to us2 then1 why should   
not we have boldness1 not only  to come 
to ,god by him1 but to enter also 'into 
the holiest by the  blood of ,jesus1 by 
that new and living way1' c4    ,second1
 ,but1 further1 this priesthood1 as to  
the unchangeableness  of it1 is         
confirmed unto him 'with an oath1 by him
 that said unto  him1 the ,lord sware1  
and will not repent1 ,thou art a priest 

for  ever4' ,this oath seems to me to be
 for the confirmation of the  covenant1 
as it is worded before by ,paul to the  
,galatians1 7,gal  #c3ae-ag71 when he   
speaks of it with respect to that       
establishment  that it also had on      
,christ's part by the sacrifice which he
 offered  to ,god for us2 yea1 he then  
speaks of the mutual confirmation of it 
both by the ,father and the ,son4 ,now1 
,i say1 since1 by this covenant  he     
stands and abides a ,priest1 and since  
'the ,lord sware1 and  will not repent1 
saying1 ,thou art a priest for ever1' we
 are still  further confirmed in the    
certain salvation of him that cometh to 
,god by ,christ4    ,the ,lord1 by      
swearing1 confirmeth to ,christ1 and so 
to us in him1  the immutability of his  
counsel1 7,heb #f3af-ah71 and that he is
 utterly  unchangeable in his           
resolutions 'to save them to the        
uttermost that  come to ,god by         
,christ4' ,and this also shows that this
 covenant1 and  so the promise of       

remission of sins1 is steadfast and     
unmovable4  ,and it is worth your noting
 the manner and nature of this oath1    
',the ,lord sware1 and will not repent4'
 ,it is as much as to say1 ,what  ,i    
have now sworn ,i bind me for ever to   
stand to1 or1 ,i determine  never to    
revoke2 and that is1 ',that thou art a  
priest for ever4'  ,now1 as was said    
before1 since his priesthood stands by  
covenant1  and this covenant of his     
priesthood is confirmed by this oath1 it
  cannot be but that he that comes by   
him to ,god must be accepted of  him2   
for should such a one be rejected1 it   
must be either for the  greatness of his
 sins1 or for want of merit in the      
sacrifice he  presented and urged1 as to
 the merit of it1 before the mercy-seat4
  ,but let the reason specified be what 
it will1 the consequence falls  harder  
upon the sacrifice of ,christ than it   
can do anywhere else1  and so also upon 
the covenant1 and at last upon ,god     
himself1 who  has sworn1 and will not   

repent1 that he is a ,priest for ever4  
,i  thus discourse1 to show you what    
dangerous conclusions follow from  a    
conceit that some that come to ,god by  
,christ shall not be saved1  though 'he 
ever liveth to make intercession for    
them4' ,and this ,i  have further to    
say1 that the ,lord's swearing1 since   
the manner of  the oath is such as it   
is1 and that it also tended to establish
 to  ,christ his priesthood to be       
unchangeable1 it declareth that1 as to  
the excellency of his sacrifice1 he is  
eternally satisfied in the  goodness and
 merit of it2 and that he will never    
deny him anything  that he shall ask for
 at his hands for his sufferings' sake4 
,for  this oath doth not only show      
,god's firm resolution to keep his part 
of the covenant1 in giving to ,christ   
that which was covenanted for  by him1  
but it declareth that1 in the judgment  
of ,god1 ,christ's  blood is able to    
save any sinner1 and that he will never 
put stop  nor check to his intercession1

 how great soever the sinners be that   
at any time he shall intercede for2 so  
that the demonstration is  clearer and  
clearer1 ',he is able to save them to   
the uttermost that  come unto ,god by   
him1 seeing he ever liveth to make      
intercession  for them4'    ,third1     
,this unchangeableness of the priesthood
 of ,christ dependeth  also upon his own
 life3 ',this man1 because he continueth
 ever1 hath  an unchangeable            
priesthood4' 7,heb #g3bd7 ,now although1
 perhaps1 at  first much may not appear 
in this text1 yet the words that we are 
upon take their ground from them4 ',this
 man1 because he continueth  ever1 hath 
an unchangeable priesthood3 wherefore he
 is able  also'--that is1 by his        
unchangeable priesthood--'to save them  
to  the uttermost that come unto ,god by
 him1 seeing he ever liveth to  make    
intercession for them4'    ,the life of 
,christ1 then1 is a ground of the       
lastingness of his  priesthood1 and so a
 ground of the salvation of them that   

come unto  ,god by him3 ',we shall be   
saved by his life4' 7,rom #e3aj7        
,wherefore1  in another place1 this his 
life is spoken of with great            
emphasis--the  power of an endless life4
 ',he is made a priest1 not after the   
law  of a carnal commandment1 but after 
the power of an endless life4'  7,heb   
#g3af7 ,an endless life is1 then1 a     
powerful thing2 and indeed  two things  
are very considerable in it--#a4 ,that  
it is above death1  and so above him    
that hath the power of death1 the devil4
 #b4 ,in  that it capacitates him to be 
the last in his own cause1 and so to    
have the casting voice4    #a4 ,we will 
speak to the first1 and for the better  
setting of it forth  we will show what  
life it is of which the apostle here    
speaks2 and  then how1 as to life1 it   
comes to be so advantageous1 both with  
respect to his office of priesthood and 
us4    ,what life is it that is thus the
 ground of his priesthood8 ,it is  a    
life taken1 his own life rescued from   

the power of the grave2 a  life that we 
had forfeited1 he being our surety2 and 
a life that  he recovered again1 he     
being the ,captain of our salvation3 ,i 
lay  down my life that ,i may take it   
again3 'this commandment have ,i        
received of my ,father4' 7,john #aj3ah7 
,it is a life1 then1 that was  once laid
 down as the price of man's redemption1 
and a life won1  gained1 taken1 or      
recovered again1 as the token or true   
effect of  the completing1 by so dying1 
that redemption2 wherefore it is said   
again1 ',in that he died1 he died unto  
sin once3 but in that he  liveth1 he    
liveth unto ,god4' 7,rom #f3aj7 ,he     
liveth as having pleased  ,god by dying 
for our sins1 as having merited his life
 by dying  for our sins4 ,now if this   
life of his is a life merited and won   
by virtue of the death that he died1 as 
,acts #b3bd doth clearly  manifest2 and 
if this life is the ground of the       
unchangeableness  of this part of his   
priesthood1 as we see it is1 then it    

follows  that this second part of his   
priesthood1 which is called here        
intercession1 is grounded upon the      
demonstrations of the virtue  of his    
sacrifice1 which is his life taken to   
live again2 so1 then1  he holds this    
part of his priesthood1 not by virtue of
 a carnal  commandment1 but by the power
 of an endless life2 but by the power   
of a life rescued from death1 and       
eternally exalted above all that  any   
ways would yet assault it2 for ',christ 
being raised from the  dead1 dieth no   
more2 death hath no more dominion over  
him4' 7,rom  #f3i7 ,hence ,christ brings
 in his life1 the life that he won to   
himself by his death1 to comfort ,john  
withal when he fainted under  the view  
of that overcoming glory that he saw    
upon ,christ in is  visions of him at   
,patmos3 ',and he laid his right hand   
upon me1'  said he1 'saying unto me1    
,fear not2 ,i am the first and the last3
  ,i am he that liveth and was dead1    
and1 behold1 ,i am alive for  evermore4 

,amen4' 7,rev #a3ag1ah7 ,why should     
,christ bring in his life  to comfort   
,john1 if it was not a life advantageous
 to him8 ,but the  advantageousness of  
it doth lie not merely in the being of  
life1  but in that it was a life laid   
down for his sins1 and a life taken  up 
again for his justification2 a life lost
 to ransom him1 and a  life won to save 
him2 as also the text affirmeth1 saying1
 ',he is  able to save to the uttermost 
them that come unto ,god by him1 seeing 
he ever liveth to make intercession for 
them4'    ,again2 it is yet more        
manifest that ,christ receiving of his  
life  again was the death and           
destruction of the enemy of his people2 
and  to manifest that it was so1        
therefore he adds 7after he had said1   
',and1 behold1 ,i am alive for evermore4
 ,amen'71 ',and ,i have the  keys of    
hell and of death4' ,i have the power   
over them2 ,i have them  under me2 ,i   
tread them down by being a victor1 a    
conqueror1 and  one that has got the    

dominion of life 7for he now is the     
,prince of  life71 one that lives for   
evermore4 ,amen4 ,hence it is said      
again1  ,he 'hath abolished death1 and  
brought life and immortality to light   
through the gospel4' 7#b ,tim #a3aj7 ,he
 hath abolished death by his  death 7by 
death he destroyed him that had the     
power of death1 that  is1 the devil71   
and brought life 7a very emphatical     
expression72  and brought it from       
whence8 ,from ,god1 who raised him from 
the dead2  and brought it to light1 to  
our view and sight1 by the word of the  
truth of the gospel4    ,so1 then1 the  
life that he now hath is a life once    
laid down as the  price of our          
redemption2 a life obtained and taken to
 him again as  the effect of the merit  
that was in the laying down thereof2 a  
life  by the virtue of which death1 and 
sin1 and the curse is overcome2  and so 
a life that is above them for ever4     
,this is the life that  he liveth--to   
wit1 this meriting1 purchasing1         

victorious life--and  that he improveth 
while he ever so lives to make          
intercession for  us4    ,this life1    
then1 is a continual plea and argument  
with ,god for them  that come to him by 
,christ1 should he make no other        
intercession1  but only show to ,god    
that he liveth2 because his thus living 
saith1  that he has satisfied for the   
sins of them that come unto ,god by     
him4 ,it testifies1 moreover1 that      
those--to wit1 death1 the grave1  and   
hell--are overcome by him for them2     
because indeed he liveth1  and hath     
their keys4 ,but now1 add to life1 to a 
life meritorious1  intercession1 or an  
urging of this meritorious life by way  
of  prayer for his1 and against all     
those that seek to destroy them1  since 
they themselves also have been already  
overcome by his death1  and what an     
encouraging consideration is here for   
all them that  come to ,god by him1 to  
hope for life eternal4 ,but1    #b4 ,let
 us speak a word to the second          

head--namely1 for that his  living for  
ever capacitates him to be the last in  
his own cause1  and to have the casting 
voice1 and that is an advantage next to 
what is chiefest4    ,his cause2 what is
 his cause8 but that the death that he  
died when  he was in the world was and  
is of merit sufficient to secure all    
those from hell1 or1 as the text has it1
 to save them that come  unto ,god by   
him1 to save them to the uttermost4     
,now1 if this cause  be faulty1 why doth
 he live8 yea1 he liveth by the power of
 ,god1  by the power of ,god towards us2
 or with a respect to our welfare1  for 
he liveth to make intercession1         
intercession against ,satan our         
accuser1 for us4 7#b ,cor #ac3d7        
,besides1 he liveth before ,god1 and  to
 ,god1 and that after he had given his  
life a ransom for us4 ,what  can follow 
more clearly from this1 but that amends 
were made by him  for those souls for   
whose sins he suffered upon the tree8   
,wherefore1  since his ,father has given

 him his life and favour1 and that after
  he died for our sins1 it cannot be    
thought but that the life he  now       
liveth1 is a life that he received as   
the effect of the merit  of his passion 
for us4    ,god is just1 and yet ,christ
 liveth1 and yet ,christ liveth in      
heaven6  ,god is just1 and yet ,christ  
our passover liveth there1 do what our  
foes can to the contrary6    ,and this  
note1 by the way1 that though the design
 of ,satan against  us1 in his labouring
 continually to accuse us to ,god1 and  
to prevail  against our salvation1 seems
 to terminate here1 yet indeed it is    
also laid against the very life of      
,christ1 and that his priesthood  might 
be utterly overthrown2 and1 in          
conclusion1 that ,god also  might be    
found unjust in receiving of such whose 
sins have not  been satisfied for1 and  
so whose souls are yet under the power  
of  the devil4 ,for he that objects     
against him for whom ,christ intercedes1
  objects against ,christ and his       

merits2 and he that objects against     
,christ's intercession1 objects against 
,god1 who has made him a  priest for    
ever4 ,behold you1 therefore1 how the   
cause of ,god1 of  ,christ1 and of the  
souls that come to ,god by him are      
interwoven2  they are all wrapt up in   
one bottom4 ,mischief one1 and you      
mischief  all2 overthrow that soul1 and 
you overthrow his intercessor2 and      
overthrow him1 and you overthrow even   
him that made him a priest  for ever4   
,for the text is without restriction3   
',he is able to save  to the uttermost  
them that come unto ,god by him4' ,he   
saith not1  now and then one1 or sinners
 of an inferior rank in sin1 but them   
that come to ,god by him1 how great     
soever their transgressions are1  as is 
clear in that it addeth this clause1 'to
 the uttermost4' ',he  is able to save  
them to the uttermost4' ,but if he were 
not1 why did  the ,king send1 yea1 come 
and loose him1 and let him go free2 yea1
  admit him into his presence2 yea1 make

 him ,lord over all his people1  and    
deliver all things into his hand8       
,but he liveth1 he ever liveth1 and is  
admitted to make intercession1  yea1 is 
ordained of ,god so to do2 therefore he 
is 'able to save  to the uttermost them 
that come unto ,god by him4' ,this1     
therefore1  that he liveth1 seeing he   
liveth to ,god and his judgment1 and  in
 justice is made so to do1 it is chiefly
 with reference to his  life as         
,mediator for their sakes for whom he   
makes intercession4  ,he liveth to make 
intercession4 ,and in that it is said he
 liveth  ever1 what is it but that he   
must live1 and outlive all his enemies2 
for he must live1 yea1 reign1 till all  
his enemies are put under  his feet4 7#a
 ,cor #ae3be7 ,yea1 his very            
intercessions must live till  they are  
all dead and gone4 ,for the devil and   
sin must not live  for ever1 not for    
ever to accuse4 ,time is coming when due
 course  of law will have an end1 and   
all cavillers will be cast over the     

bar4 ,but then and after that1 ,christ  
our high priest shall live1  and so     
shall his intercessions2 yea1 and also  
all them for whom he  makes             
intercession1 seeing they come unto ,god
 by him4    ,now if he lives1 and       
outlives all1 and if his intercession   
has the  casting voice1 since also he   
pleadeth in his prayers a sufficient    
merit before a just ,god1 against a     
lying1 malicious1 clamorous1  and       
envious adversary1 he must needs carry  
the cause1 the cause for  himself and   
his people1 to the glory of ,god and    
their salvation4  ,so1 then1 his life   
and intercession must prevail1 there can
 be no  withstanding of it4 ,is not     
this1 then1 a demonstration clear as    
the sun1 that they that come to ,god by 
him shall be saved1 seeing  he ever     
liveth to make intercession for them8   
,fourth1 ,the duration of ,christ's     
intercession1 as it is grounded  upon a 
covenant betwixt ,god and him1 upon an  
oath also1 and upon  his life1 so it is 

grounded upon the validity of his       
merits4 ,this  has been promiscuously   
touched before1 but since it is an      
essential  to the lastingness of his    
intercession1 it will be to the purpose 
to lay it down by itself4               
,intercession1 then1 ,i mean ,christ's  
intercession1 is1 that those  for whom  
he died with full intention to save     
them1 might be brought  into that       
inheritance which he hath purchased for 
them4 ,now1 then1  his intercession     
must1 as to length and breadth1 reach no
 further  than his merits1 for he may   
not pray for those for whom he died     
not4 ,indeed1 if we take in the utmost  
extent of his death1 then we  must      
beware1 for his death is sufficient to  
save the whole world4  ,but his         
intercessions are kept within a narrower
 compass4 ,the  altar of burnt-offerings
 was a great deal bigger than the altar 
of  incense1 which was a figure of      
,christ's intercession4 7,exo #bg3a1    
#cj3a1 ,rev #h3c7 ,but this1 ,i say1 his

 intercession is for those for  whom he 
died with full intention to save them2  
wherefore it must  be grounded upon the 
validity of his sufferings4 ,and1       
indeed1 his  intercession is nothing    
else1 that ,i know of1 but a presenting 
of  what he did in the world for us unto
 ,god1 and pressing the value  of it for
 our salvation4 ,the blood of sprinkling
 is that which  speaketh meritoriously1 
7,heb #ab3bd72 it is by the value of    
that  that ,god measureth out and giveth
 unto us grace and life eternal2        
wherefore ,christ's intercessions also  
must be ordered and governed  by merit2 
',by his own blood he entered into the  
holy place1 having  before by it        
obtained eternal redemption for us1' for
 our souls4  7,heb #i3ab7    ,now1 if by
 blood he entered in thither1 by blood  
he must also make  intercession there4  
,his blood made way for his entrance    
thither1 his  blood must make way for   
our entrance thither4 ,though here1     
again1  we must beware2 for his blood   

did make way for him as ,priest to      
intercede2 his blood makes way for us1  
as for those redeemed by it1  that we   
might be saved4 ,this1 then1 shows      
sufficiently the worth  of the blood of 
,christ1 even his ever living to make   
intercession  for us2 for the merit of  
his blood lasts all the while that he   
doth1  and for all them for whom he ever
 liveth to make intercession4 ,oh1      
precious blood6 oh1 lasting merit6      
,blood must be pleaded in ,christ's     
intercession1 because of justice1  and  
to stop the mouth of the enemy1 and also
 to encourage us to  come to ,god by    
him4 ,justice1 since that is of the     
essence of ,god1  must concur in the    
salvation of the sinner2 but how can    
that be1  since it is said at first1    
',in the day thou eatest thereof1 thou  
shalt surely die1' unless a plenary#af  
satisfaction be made for sin  to the    
pleasing of the mighty ,god4 ,the enemy 
also would else never  let go his       
objecting against our salvation4 ,but   

now ,god has declared  that our         
salvation is grounded on justice1       
because merited by  blood4 ,and though  
,god needed not to have given his ,son  
to die for  us that he might save us1   
and stop the mouth of the devil in so   
doing1 yet this way of salvation has    
done both1 and so it is declared1  we   
are 'justified freely by his grace1     
through the redemption that  is in      
,christ ,jesus3 whom ,god hath set forth
 to be a propitiation  through faith in 
his blood1 to declare his righteousness 
for the  remission of sins that are     
past--to declare1 ,i say1 at this time  
his righteousness3 that he might be     
just1 and the justifier of him  which   
believeth in ,jesus4' 7,rom #c3bd1be7   
,so1 then1 here is also a  ground of    
intercession1 even the blood shed for us
 before4    ,and that you may see it yet
 more for your comfort1 ,god did1 at    
,christ's resurrection1 to show what a  
price he set upon his blood1  bid him   
ask of him the heathen1 and he would    

give him the uttermost  parts of the    
earth for his possession4 7,psa #b3h7   
,his blood1 then1  has value enough in  
it to ground intercession upon2 yea1    
there is  more worth in it than ,christ 
will plead or improve for men by way  of
 intercession4 ,i do not at all doubt   
but that there is virtue  enough in the 
blood of ,christ1 would ,god ,almighty  
so apply it1 to  save the souls of the  
whole world4 ,but it is the blood of    
,christ1  his own blood2 and he may do  
what he will with his own4 ,it is also  
the blood of ,god1 and he also may      
restrain its merits1 or apply  it as he 
sees good4 ,but the coming soul1 he     
shall find and feel  the virtue thereof1
 even the soul that comes to ,god by    
,christ2  for he is the man concerned in
 its worth1 and he ever liveth to  make 
intercession for him4 ,now1 seeing the  
intercession of ,christ  is grounded    
upon a covenant1 an oath1 a life1 and   
also upon the  validity of his merits1  
it must of necessity be prevalent1 and  

so  drive down all opposition before it4
 ,this1 therefore1 is the last  part of 
the text1 and that which demonstrateth  
that he that comes  to ,god by ,christ  
shall be saved1 seeing 'he ever liveth  
to make  intercession for him4'    ,i   
have now done what ,i intend upon this  
subject when ,i have drawn  a few       
inferences from this also4              
,inferences from the certainty of       
benefit from ,christ's ,intercession4   
,first1 then1 hence ,i infer that the   
souls saved by ,christ are in           
themselves in a most deplorable         
condition4 ,oh1 what ado1 as ,i may     
say1 is here before one sinner can be   
eternally saved6 ,christ must  die2 but 
that is not all2 the ,spirit of grace   
must be given to  us2 but that is not   
all2--but ,christ must also ever live to
 make  intercession for us4 ,and as he  
doth this for all1 so he doth it for    
each one4 ,he interceded for me1 before 
,i was born1 that ,i might in  time1 at 
the set time1 come into being4 ,after   

that1 he also made  intercession for me1
 that ,i might be kept from hell in the 
time of  my unregenerate state1 until   
the time of my call and conversion4     
,yet again1 he then intercedes that the 
work now begun in my soul  may be       
perfected1 not only to the day of my    
dissolution1 but unto  the day of       
,christ2 that is1 until he comes to     
judgment4 7,phil #a3f7  ,so that1 as he 
began to save me before ,i had being1 so
 he will go  on to save me when    ,i am
 dead and gone1 and will never leave off
 to save me until he  has set me before 
his face for ever4    ,but1 ,i say1 what
 a deplorable condition has our sin put 
us into1  that there must be all this   
ado to save us4 ,oh1 how hardly is sin  
got out of the soul when once it is in6 
,blood takes away the guilt2  inherent  
grace weakens the filth2 but the grave  
is the place1 at  the mouth of which1   
sin1 as to the being of sin1 and the    
saved1  must have a perfect and final   
parting4 7,isa #ch3aj7 ,not that the    

grave of itself is of a sin-purging     
quality1 but ,god will follow  ,satan   
home to his own door2 for the grave is  
the door or gate of  hell1 and will     
there1 where the devil thought to have  
swallowed  us up1 even there by the     
power of his mercy make us1 at our      
coming  thence1 shine like the sun1 and 
look like angels4 ,christ1 all this     
while1 ever liveth to make intercession 
for us4    ,second1 ,hence1 also1 ,i    
infer that as ,satan thought he struck  
home at first1 when he polluted our     
nature1 and brought our souls  to death1
 so he is marvellous loath to lose us1  
and to suffer his  lawful captives now  
to escape his hands4 ,he is full of fire
 against  us1 full of the fire of       
malice1 as is manifest--    #a4 ,not    
only by his first attempt upon our first
 parents1 but behold1  when the         
,deliverer came into the world1 how he  
roared4 ,he sought  his death while he  
was an infant2 he hated him in his      
cradle2 he  persecuted him while he was 

but a bud and blossom4 7,matt #b7 ,when 
he was come to riper years1 and began to
 manifest his glory1 yet1  lest the     
world should be taken with him1 how     
politicly did this  old serpent1 called 
the ,devil and ,satan1 work8 ,he        
possessed people  that he had a devil1  
and was mad1 and a deceiver2 that he    
wrought  his miracles by magic art and  
by the devil2 that the prophets spake   
nothing of him1 and that he sought to   
overthrow the government  which was     
,god's ordinance4 ,and1 not being       
contented with all this1  he pursued him
 to the death1 and could never rest     
until he had  spilt his blood upon the  
ground like water4 ,yea1 so insatiable  
was  his malice1 that he set the        
soldiers to forge lies about him to the 
denial of his resurrection1 and so      
managed that matter that what  they said
 has become a stumblingblock to the     
,jews to this very day4  7,john #aj3bj1 
#g3ab1 ,matt #i3cd1 ,john #g3eb1 ,luke  
#bc3b1 ,matt #bh3aa-ae7    #b4 ,when he 

was ascended to ,god1 and so was out of 
his reach1 yet  how busily went he about
 to make war with his people4 7,rev #ab7
  ,yea1 what horrors and terrors1 what  
troubles and temptations1 has  ,god's   
church met with from that day till now6 
,nor is he content  with persecutions   
and general troubles2 but oh6 how doth  
he haunt  the spirits of the ,christians
 with blasphemies and troubles1 with    
darkness and frightful fears2 sometimes 
to their distraction1 and  often to the 
filling the church with outcries4    #c4
 ,yet his malice is in the pursuit1 and 
now his boldness will try  what it can  
do with ,god1 either to tempt him to    
reject his ,son's  mediation1 or to     
reject them that come to ,god by him for
 mercy4 ,and  this is one cause among   
many why 'he ever liveth to make        
intercession  for them that come to ,god
 by him4'    #d4 ,and if he cannot      
overthrow1 if he knows he cannot        
overthrow them1  yet he cannot forbear  
but vex and perplex them1 even as he did

  their ,lord1 from the day of their    
conversion to the day of their          
ascension to glory4    ,third1 ,hence ,i
 infer that the love of ,christ to his1 
is an unwearied  love1 and it must needs
 be so2 an undaunted love1 and it must  
needs  be so4 ,who but ,jesus ,christ   
would have undertaken such a task as    
the salvation of the sinner is1 if      
,jesus ,christ had passed us by8  ,it is
 true which is written of him1 ',he     
shall not fail1 nor be  discouraged1    
till he have set judgment in the earth1'
 c4 ,if he had  not set his 'face like a
 flint1' the greatness of this work     
would  surely have daunted his mind4    
7,isa #db3a1 #ej3f-g7    ,for do but    
consider what sin is from which they    
must be saved2 do  but consider what the
 devil and the curse is from which they 
must  be saved2 and it will easily be   
concluded by you that it is he that     
full rightly deserveth to have his name 
called ,wonderful1 and his  love such as
 verily passeth knowledge4    ,consider1

 again1 by what means these souls are   
saved1 even with  the loss of his life1 
and1 together with it1 the loss of the  
light  of his ,father's face4 ,i pass by
 here and forbear to speak of the       
matchless contradiction of sinners which
 he endured against himself1  which     
could not but be a great grief1 or1 as  
himself doth word it1 a  breaking of    
heart unto him2 but all this did not1   
could not1 hinder4    ,join to all this1
 his everlasting intercession for us1   
and the  effectual management thereof   
with ,god for us2 and1 withal1 the      
infinite number of times that we by sin 
provoke him to spue us out  of his      
mouth1 instead of interceding for us1   
and the many times also  that his       
intercession is repeated by the         
repeating of our faults1  and this love 
still passes knowledge1 and is by us to 
be wondered  at4 ,what did1 or what     
doth1 the ,lord ,jesus see in us to be  
at all  this care1 and pains1 and cost  
to save us8 ,what will he get of us  by 

the bargain but a small pittance of     
thanks and love8 for so it  is1 and ever
 will be1 when compared with his        
matchless and unspeakable  love and     
kindness towards us4    ,oh1 how        
unworthy are we of this love6 ,how      
little do we think of it6  ,but1 most of
 all1 the angels may be astonished to   
see how little  we are affected with    
that of which we pretend to know4 ,but  
neither  can this prevail with him to   
put us out of the scroll in which all   
the names of them are written for whom  
he doth make intercession  to ,god4 ,let
 us cry1 ,grace1 grace unto it4         
,fourth1 ,hence again ,i infer that they
 shall be saved that come to  ,god by   
,christ1 when the devil and sin have    
done what they can to  hinder it4 ,this 
is clear1 for that the strife is now1   
who shall  be lord of all1 whether      
,satan1 the prince of this world1 or    
,christ  ,jesus1 the ,son of ,god2 or   
which can lay the best claim to ,god's  
elect1 he that produceth their sins     

against them1 or he that laid  down his 
heart's blood a price of redemption for 
them4 ,who1 then1  shall condemn when   
,christ has died1 and doth also make    
intercession8  ,stand still1 angels1 and
 behold how the ,father divideth his    
,son 'a  portion with the great'2 and   
how he divideth 'the spoil with the     
strong3 because he hath poured out his  
soul unto death1 and was  numbered with 
the transgressors1 and bare the sin of  
many1 and made  intercession for the    
transgressors4' 7,isa #ec3ab7 ,the grace
 of ,god  and blood of ,christ will1    
before the end of the world1 make brave 
work among the sons of men6 ,they shall 
come to a wonderment to ,god  by        
,christ1 and be saved by a wonderment   
for ,christ's sake--',behold  these     
shall come from far3 and lo1 these from 
the north and from  the west1 and these 
from the land of ,sinim4' 7,isa #di3ab7 
,behold1 these1 and these1 and these    
shall come1 and lo1 these1  and these1  
and these from the land of ,sinim6 ,this

 is to denote the  abundance that shall 
come in to ,god by ,christ towards the  
latter end  of the world--namely1 when  
,antichrist is gone to bed in the sides 
of the pit's mouth2 then shall nations  
come in and be saved1 and  shall walk in
 the light of the ,lord4#ag ,but1 ,i    
say1 what encouragement  would there be 
for sinners thus to do if that the ,lord
 ,jesus by  his intercession were not   
able to save 'even to the uttermost'    
them  that come unto ,god by him4       
,fifth1 hence again ,i infer that here  
is ground for confidence to  them that  
come to ,god by ,christ4 ,confidence to 
the end becomes us  who have such a     
,high ,priest1 such an ,intercessor as  
,jesus ,christ2  who would dishonour    
such a ,jesus by doubting that1 that all
 the  devils in hell cannot discourage  
by all their wiles8 ,he is a tried      
stone1 he is a sure foundation2 a man   
may confidently venture his  soul in his
 hand1 and not fear but he will bring   
him safe home4  ,ability1 love to the   

person1 and faithfulness to trust       
committed  to him1 will do all2 and all 
these are with infinite fullness in     
him4 ,he has been a ,saviour these four 
thousand years already--two  thousand   
before the law1 two thousand in the time
 of the law--besides  the sixteen       
hundred years he has in his flesh       
continued to make  intercession for them
 that come unto ,god by him4 ,yet the   
day is to  come1 yea1 will never come1  
that he can be charged with any fault1  
or neglect of the salvation of any of   
them that at any time have  come unto   
,god by him4 ,what ground1 then1 is here
 for confidence  that ,christ will make 
a good end with me1 since ,i come unto  
,god  by him1 and since he ever liveth  
to make intercession for me4 ,let  me1  
then1 honour him1 ,i say1 by setting on 
his head the crown of  his undertakings 
for me1 by the believing that he is able
 to save  me 'even to the uttermost1    
seeing he ever liveth to make           
intercession  for me4'    ,sixth1 ,hence

 also ,i infer that ,christ ought to    
bear and wear the  glory of our         
salvation for ever4 ,he has done it1 he 
has wrought it  out4 ',give unto the    
,lord1 ,o ye kindreds of the people1    
give unto the  ,lord glory and          
strength4' ,do not sacrifice to your own
 inventions1  do not give glory to the  
work of your own hands4 ,your           
reformations1  your works1 your good    
deeds1 and all the glory of your doing1 
cast them at the feet of this ,high     
,priest1 and confess that glory  belongs
 unto him--',worthy is the ,lamb that   
was slain1 to receive  power1 and       
riches1 and wisdom1 and strength1 and   
honour1 and  glory1 and blessing4' 7,rev
 #e3ab7 ',and they shall hang upon him  
all  the glory of his ,father's house1  
and offspring and the issue1 all        
vessels of small quantity1 from the     
vessels of cups1 even to all  the       
vessels of flagons4' 7,isa #bb3bd7 ,oh6 
the work of our redemption  by ,christ  
is such as wanteth not provocation to us

 to bless1  and praise1 and glorify     
,jesus ,christ4 ,saints1 set to the work
 and  glorify him in your body and in   
your souls2 him who has bought us  with 
a price1 and glorify ,god and the       
,father by him4 7#a ,cor #f3bj7    ,,the
 ,,use4    ,i come now to make some use 
of this discourse2 and1    ,,use        
,,first1 ,let me exhort you to the study
 of this1 as of other the  truths of our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,the priestly    
office of ,christ is  the first and     
great thing that is presented to us in  
the gospel--namely1  how that he died   
for our sins1 and gave himself to the   
cross1 that  the blessing of ,abraham   
might come upon us through him4 7#a ,cor
  #ae3a-f1 ,gal #c3ac-af7 ,but now      
because this priestly office of his  is 
divided into two parts1 and because one 
of them--to wit1 this  of his           
intercession--is to be accomplished for 
us within the veil1  therefore1 as we   
say among men1 out of sight out of mind1
 he is  too much as to this forgotten by

 us4 ,we satisfy ourselves with the     
slaying of the sacrifice2 we look not   
enough after our ,aaron as he  goes into
 the holiest1 there to sprinkle the     
mercy-seat with blood  upon our account4
 ,god forbid that the least syllable of 
what ,i say  should be intended by me1  
or construed by others1 as if ,i sought 
to diminish the price paid by ,christ   
for our redemption in this  world4 ,but 
since his dying is his laying down his  
price1 and his  intercession the urging 
and managing the worthiness of it in the
  presence of ,god against ,satan1 there
 is glory to be found therein1  and we  
should look after him into the holy     
place4 ,the second part  of the work of 
the high priests under the law1 had     
great glory and  sanctity put upon it2  
forasmuch as the holy garments were     
provided  for him to officiate in within
 the veil1 also it as there that  the   
altar stood on which he offered incense2
 also there was the  mercy-seat and the 
cherubims of glory1 which were figures  

of the  angels1 that love to be         
continually looking and prying into the 
management of this second part of the   
priesthood of ,christ in the  presence  
of ,god2 for although themselves are not
 the persons so  immediately concerned  
therein as we1 yet the management of it1
 ,i  say1 is with so much grace1 and    
glory1 and wisdom1 and effectualness1   
that it is a heaven to the angels to see
 it4 ,oh6 to enjoy the  odorous scent1  
and sweet memorial1 the heart-refreshing
 perfumes1  that ascend continually from
 the mercy-seat to the 'above' where    
,god is2 and also to behold how         
effectual it is to the end for which  it
 is designed1 is glorious2 and he that  
is not somewhat let into  this by the   
grace of ,god1 there is a great thing   
lacking to his  faith1 and he misseth of
 many a sweet bit that he might         
otherwise  enjoy4 ,wherefore1 ,i say1 be
 exhorted to the study of this part  of 
,christ's work in the managing of our   
salvation for us4 ,and the  ceremonies  

of the law may be a great help to you as
 to this1 for  though they be out of use
 now as to practice1 yet the            
signification  of them is rich1 and that
 from which many gospellers#ah have got 
much4 ,wherefore ,i advise that you read
 the five books of ,moses  often2 yea1  
read1 and read again1 and do not despair
 of help to  understand something of the
 will and mind of ,god therein1 though  
you think they are fast locked up from  
you4 ,neither trouble your  heads though
 you have not commentaries and          
expositions2 pray and  read1 and read   
and pray2 for a little from ,god is     
better than a  great deal from men4     
,also1 what is from men is uncertain1   
and is  often lost and tumbled over and 
over by men2 but what is from ,god  is  
fixed as a nail in a sure place4 ,i know
 there are peculiar  times of           
temptation1 but ,i speak now as to the  
common course of  ,christianity4 ,there 
is nothing that so abides with us as    
what we  receive from ,god2 and the     

reason why ,christians at this day are  
at such a loss as to some things is1    
because they are content with  what come
 from men's mouths1 without searching   
and kneeling before  ,god1 to know of   
him the truth of things4 ,things that we
 receive  at ,god's hand come to us as  
things from the minting house1 though   
old in themselves1 yet new to us4 ,old  
truths are always new to us  if they    
come to us with the smell of heaven upon
 them4 ,i speak  not this because ,i    
would have people despise their         
ministers1 but  to show that there is   
nowadays so much idleness among         
professors  as hinders them from a      
diligent search after things1 and makes 
them  take up short of that that is     
sealed by the ,spirit of testimony  to  
the conscience4 ,witness the great      
decays at this day among us1  and that  
strange revolting from truth once       
professed by us4    ,,use ,,second1 ,as 
,i would press you to an earnest study  
and search after  this great truth1 so  

,i would press you to a diligent        
improvement  of it to yourselves and to 
others4 ,to know truth for knowledge    
sake is short of a gracious disposition 
of soul2 and to communicate  truth out  
of a desire of praise and vain-glory for
 so doing is  also a swerving from godly
 simplicity2 but to improve what ,i know
  for the good of myself and others is  
true ,christianity indeed4 ,now  truths 
received may be improved with respect to
 myself and others1  and that several   
ways--    #a4 ,to myself1 when ,i search
 after the power that belongs to those  
notions that ,i have received of truth4 
,there belongs to every true  notion of 
truth a power2 the notion is the        
shell--the power is  the kernel and     
life4 ,without this last1 truth doth me 
no good1 nor  those to whom ,i          
communicate it4 ,hence ,paul said to the
 ,corinthians1  ',when ,i come to you   
again1 ,i will know not the speech of   
them that  are puffed up1 but the power4
 ,for the kingdom of ,god is not in     

word1 but in power4' 7#a ,cor #d3ai1bj7 
,search1 then1 after the power  of what 
thou knowest1 for it is the power that  
will do thee good4  ,now this will not  
be got but by earnest prayer1 and much  
attending  upon ,god2 also there must   
not be admitted by thee that thy heart  
be stuffed with cumbering cares of this 
world1 for they are of a  choking       
nature4    ,take heed of slighting that 
little that thou hast2 a good           
improvement  of little is the way to    
make that little thrive1 and the way to 
obtain additions thereto3 ',he that is  
faithful in that which is  least is     
faithful also in much2 and he that is   
unjust in the least  is unjust also in  
much4' 7,luke #af3aj7    #b4 ,improve   
them to others1 and that1 7#a47 ,by     
labouring to instill  them upon their   
hearts by good and wholesome words1     
presenting  all to them with the        
authority of the ,scriptures4 7#b47     
,labour to  enforce those instillings on
 them by showing them by thy life the   

peace1 the glorious effects that they   
have upon thy soul4    ,lastly1 ,let    
this doctrine give thee boldness to come
 to ,god4 ,shall  ,jesus ,christ be     
interceding in heaven8 ,oh1 then1 be    
thou a praying  man on earth2 yea1 take 
courage to pray4 ,think thus with       
thyself--,i  go to ,god1 to ,god1 before
 whose throne the ,lord ,jesus is ready 
to  hand my petitions to him2 yea1 'he  
ever lives to make intercession  for    
me4' ,this is a great encouragement to  
come to ,god by prayers  and            
supplications for ourselves1 and by     
intercessions for our  families1 our    
neighbours1 and enemies4 ,farewell4     
,,footnotes3    #a3 ,coming unto ,god by
 ,christ1 essentially involves in it    
walking  in conformity to his image2 and
 all such comers must be perfectly  and 
eternally saved4 ,why then1 ,o child of 
,god1 should you suffer  under ,giant   
,despair1 in his doubting1 fearing      
castle4--,ed4    #b ,what indescribable 
consolations flow into the ,christina's 

soul  from communion with ,god1         
especially to the most deeply afflicted4
  ,thus the wisdom casts her care upon  
her heavenly ,father--her ,creator1     
,christ2 for all things were made by    
him4 ,he is her husband1 ever  living to
 intercede for her4 ,wondrous           
privileges6--,ed4    #c ,the infinite   
perfection of the ,mediatorial work of  
,jesus1 ,god manifest  in the flesh1 is 
the ground of our hope4 ,he alone can   
effectually  plead with ,god4 ,o my     
soul6 if1 in thy holiest and happiest   
moments1  thou art found 'looking unto  
,jesus1' how much more intensely ought  
thy trembling eye to be directed to him1
 when thou art wounded by  sin66--,ed4  
#d ,what can withstand the will of      
,christ1 that all his should  behold and
 partake of his glory8 ,he is the       
,captain of salvation1  has subdued all 
our enemies for us1 and will destroy    
their power in  us1 and1 ere long1 put  
our last enemy1 death1 under his        
feet4--,mason4    #e ,one proof of a    

future state of rewards is1 that many of
 ,god's  dearest saints have been most  
bitterly persecuted all their lives1    
and martyred with extreme cruelty4 ,thus
 it was with the greatest  man this     
country ever saw--,william ,tyndale1 to 
whom the world is  indebted for our     
translation of the ,bible4 ,see his     
letters1 in his  ,memoir by the ,editor1
 prefixed to a reprint of the first     
,english  ,new ,testament4--,ed4    #f  
',the uttermost4' ,how boundless6 ,it   
includes all that wondrous  extent of   
,divine love which we shall be ever     
learning1 and never  be able to         
comprehend1 the breadth1 length1 depth1 
and height of  the love of ,christ1     
which passeth knowledge4--,ed4    #g    
',achare1' from to chare1 to turn about1
 or backwards and forwards21  as achare 
woman1 one who takes her turn at work2 a
 door achare1 or  ajar1 turning to and  
fro on its hinges1 or standing partly   
open4--,ed4    #h ,it is supposed by    
some that ',nicolas' was the founder of 

the  sect of the ,nicolaitanes1         
mentioned in ,revelation #b3f1 #ae2 but 
of  this there is much doubt4 ,see ,dr4 
,gill1 and ,matthew ,henry on ,acts     
#f3e4--;,ed4    #i ,a godly man's       
prayers are sometimes answered by       
terrible things  in righteousness4 ,he  
prays to be quickened in his walk with  
,god2  and the answer1 dictated by      
wisdom and love1 is the loss of some    
temporal blessing1 that he may be kept  
'looking unto ,jesus4'--,ed4    #aj ,the
 heart 'unweldable4' ,this homely       
allusion1 drawn from ,bunyan's  trade of
 blacksmith1 is worthy of remark4 ,the  
heart a mountain of  iron1 so hard that 
no heat in nature can soften it so as to
 weld  it to ,christ4 ,to weld is to    
hammer into firm union two pieces  of   
iron1 when heated almost to fusion1 so  
as to become one piece4  ,the heart of  
man is by nature 'unweldable1' until    
,god the ,spirit  softens it2 and then  
the union is such that ,christ becomes  
,,the ,,life  of his saints4 ,reader1   

has thy heart passed through this       
process8--,ed4    #aa ,this is a solemn 
and heart-searching consideration4 ,it  
is not  enough that we fear eternal     
wrath1 but we must love heaven1 for  the
 sake of its purity4 ,it is not         
sufficient that we go to ,christ  for   
pardon1 but we must go through him to   
the infinitely holy ,god1  for holiness 
and fitness for heaven4--,ed4    #ab    
,there have been1 in every age1         
professors who1 instead of  gratefully  
receiving and obeying the whole truth1  
have indulged in  favourite doctrines4  
,happy is that ,christian who equally   
loves to  hear ,christ set forth as a   
priest and sacrifice1 or to dwell upon  
his power and authority as king and     
lawgiver2 who delights as much  in holy 
obedience as in electing love4 ,the     
saints are bound to  bear with each     
other1 never forgetting that they are   
members of  one family1 and must cherish
 and comfort one another1 as we hope  to
 enjoy fellowship with heaven and the   

smiles of the great ,head  of the       
church4--,ed4    #ac ,nothing can be    
more solemn and awful than are these    
warnings4 ,o  that we may feel the      
spurs1 the condemning curse of a broken 
law1  and a sense of the jaws of hell1  
urging us on in coming to1 and  cleaving
 to ,christ4--,ed4    #ad         ',to  
any boot1' to any profit4               
',what boots it at one gate to make     
defence1          and at another to let 
in the foe6'      ,milton's ,samson     
,agonistes--,ed4    #ae ',them4' ,as    
,christ is the ,saviour of both body and
 soul1  notwithstanding the sins of the 
body1 they break not the covenant2      
because it is ,god's covenant1 and      
stands fast in ,christ for              
evermore4--,ed4    #af ',plenary'2 full1
 perfect1 or complete4--,ed4    #ag     
,bunyan saw that time very far off1     
which much more nearly  approaches us3  
when ,antichrist will find a grave in   
the side of  the pit's mouth2 when no   
national barriers1 either ,pagan1       

,popish1  or ,protestant1 shall exist to
 prevent the glorious spread of pure    
and vital ,christianity4 ,and1 however  
abundant that harvest of souls  shall   
be1 there will prove a superabundance of
 grace in ,christ to  supply all their  
wants4 ,he was1 is now1 and ever will   
be1 'a complete  ,saviour4'--,ed4    #ah
 ',gospellers1' a nickname given to the 
,reformers1 when first  a holy band     
determined1 at the imminent risk of     
life1 to read the  ,new ,testament or   
,gospels in ,english4 ,it was like the  
term ,methodist1  a few years ago4 ,the 
gospel has now so much spread1 that     
these  terms of reproach are only used  
by fanatics4--,ed4    999999    ,,come  
,,and ,,welcome ,,to ,,jesus ,,christ2  
,,or1    ,a ,,plain ,,and ,,profitable  
,,discourse ,,on ,,john #f3cg           
,,showing ,,the ,,cause1 ,,truth1 ,,and 
,,manner ,,of ,,the ,,coming ,,of ,a    
,,sinner ,,to  ,,jesus ,,christ2 ,,with 
,,his ,,happy ,,reception ,,and         
,,blessed ,,entertainment4    ,,written 

,,by ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,author ,,of     
,,the ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4    ,and  
they shall come which were ready to     
perish4--,isaiah #bg3ac4    ,london1    
#afha4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the    
,,editor4    ,come and welcome to ,jesus
 ,christ1 is a subject peculiarly fitted
  to the deep and searching experience  
of ,john ,bunyan4 ,he knew all  the     
wiles of sin and ,satan1 in placing     
stumblingblocks in the way  of a sincere
 penitent2 all the human craft employed 
in keeping the  soul from a simple and  
entire reliance upon ,christ for        
salvation4  ,this little work soon      
became most deservedly popular1 passing 
through  four large editions during the 
last seven years of the author's  life4 
,it is an enlightened display of the    
dealings of the ,father in  giving      
sinners to ,christ2 the ,son in saving  
them by his atonement1  mediation1 and  
intercession2 and the ,holy ,spirit in  
sanctifying  and fitting them for glory4
 ,here is no ,calvinism1 ,lutheranism1  

or  ,arminianism2 no ,episcopacy1       
,presbytery1 or ,independency2 nothing  
but ,christism and ,bibleism4 ,the      
gracious invitation is addressed  to all
 who feel their misery1 ,come unto me1  
and ,i will make you  happy and blessed4
 ,all who feel the leprosy of sin are   
invited to  this spiritual ,physician1  
and he only can and will heal them4 ,all
  who suffer under the slavery of sin   
and ,satan1 ,christ alone can make  you 
free4 ,come to him1 and you shall be    
free indeed4 ,the analysis  of ,bunyan's
 treatise shows that ,,all mankind are  
born in sin4 ,,all  sinners are invited 
to ,christ4 ,none will come but such as 
feel the  plague1 and see the leprosy of
 sin4 ,those who come are drawn in a    
variety of ways--some terrified with the
 horrors of hell1 others  allured by the
 gracious voice of the ,saviour1 and the
 prospects of  heavenly felicity4 ,,all 
who sincerely come1 attain the same end1
 a  sincere and total reliance upon the 
,saviour as the only refuge from  the   

roaring lion4    ,every other way to    
life is guarded by the flaming swords of
 the  cherubim4 ,christ opens his golden
 arms wider than all our miseries4  ,but
 he suffers no rival on his throne1 no  
partnership with ,moses or  ,john       
,baptist4 ,the personification of shall 
come1 and of ignorance1  is strikingly  
illustrative2 as is sin1 the            
winding-sheet of the  soul2 unbelief1   
the white devil2 the sinner being a     
counsellor  for ,satan2 and the two ways
 of taking our own likeness4 ,his appeal
  to persecutors is most forcible4 ,but 
,i must not detain the reader  longer   
from the pleasure and profit he will    
receive from an attentive  perusal of   
these pages4    ,,hackney1 #ahej4       
,,george ,,offor4    ,,come ,,and       
,,welcome ,,to ,,jesus ,,christ4        
,,all ,,that ,,the ,,father ,,giveth    
,,me ,,shall ,,come ,,to ,,me2 ,,and    
,,him ,,that ,,cometh  ,,to ,,me ,i     
,,will ,,in ,,no ,,wise ,,cast          
,,out4--,,john #f3cg4    ,a little      

before1 in this chapter1 you may read   
that the ,lord ,jesus  walked on the sea
 to go to ,capernaum1 having sent his   
disciples  before in a ship1 but the    
wind was contrary2 by which means the   
ship was hindered in her passage4 ,now1 
about the fourth watch of  the night1   
,jesus came walking upon the sea1 and   
overtook them2 at  the sight of whom    
they were afraid4    ,note1 ,when       
providences are black and terrible to   
,god's people1 the  ,lord ,jesus shows  
himself to them in wonderful manner2 the
 which  sometimes they can as little    
bear1 as they can the things that  were 
before terrible to them4 ,they were     
afraid of the wind and the  water2 they 
were also afraid of their ,lord and     
,saviour1 when he  appeared to them in  
that state4    ,but he said1 ,be not    
afraid1 it is ,i4    ,note1 ,that the   
end of the appearing of the ,lord ,jesus
 unto his  people1 though the manner of 
his appearing be never so terrible1  is 
to allay their fears and perplexities4  

,then they received him into the ship1  
and immediately the ship was  at land   
whither it went4    ,note1 ,when ,christ
 is absent from his people1 they go on  
but slowly1  and with great difficulty2 
but when he joineth himself unto them1  
oh6 how fast they steer their course6   
how soon are they  at their journey's   
end6 #a    ,the people now among whom he
 last preached1 when they saw that both 
,jesus was gone and his disciples1 they 
also took shipping1 and came  to        
,capernaum1 seeking for ,jesus4 ,and    
when they had found him1 they           
wonderingly asked him1 ,rabbi1 when     
camest thou hither8 but the  ,lord      
,jesus1 slighting their compliment1     
answered1 ,verily1 verily1  ye seek me1 
not because ye saw the miracles1 but    
because ye did  eat of the loaves1 and  
were filled4    ,note1 ,a people may    
follow ,christ far for base ends1 as    
these went  after him beyond sea for    
loaves4 ,a man's belly will carry him  a
 great way in religion2 yea1 a man's    

belly will make him venture  far for    
,christ4    ,note again1 ,they are not  
feigning compliments1 but gracious      
intentions1 that crown the work in the  
eye of ,christ2 or thus1 it  is not the 
toil and business of professors1 #b but 
their love to  him1 that makes him      
approve of them4    ,note again1 ,when  
men shall look for friendly             
entertainment  at ,christ's hand1 if    
their hearts be rotten1 even then will  
they  meet with a check and rebuke4 ,ye 
seek me1 not because ye saw the         
miracles1 but because ye did eat of the 
loaves1 and were filled4    ,yet observe
 again1 ,he doth not refuse to give1    
even to these1 good  counsel3 he bids   
them labour for the meat that endureth  
to eternal  life4 ,oh6 how willingly    
would ,jesus ,christ have even those    
professors  that come to him with       
pretences only1 come to him sincerely1  
that  they may be saved4    ,the text1  
you will find1 is1 after much more      
discourse with and about  this people1  

and it is uttered by the ,lord ,jesus as
 the conclusion  of the whole1 and      
intimateth that1 since they were        
professors in  pretence only1 and       
therefore such as his soul could not    
delight  in1 as such1 that he would     
content himself with a remnant that his 
,father had bestowed upon him4 ,as who  
should say1 ,i am not like to  be       
honoured in your salvation2 but the     
,father hath bestowed upon  me a people1
 and they shall come to me in truth1 and
 in them will  ,i be satisfied4 ,the    
text1 therefore1 may be called ,christ's
 repose2  in the fulfilling whereof he  
resteth himself content1 after much     
labour and many sermons spent1 as it    
were1 in vain4 ,as he saith  by the     
prophet1 ,i have laboured in vain1 ,i   
have spent my strength  for nought1 and 
in vain 7,isa #di3d74    ,but as there  
he saith1 ,my judgment is with the      
,,lord1 and my work  with my ,god2 so in
 the text he saith1 ,all that the       
,father giveth  me shall come to me2 and

 him that cometh to me ,i will in no    
wise  cast out4 ,by these words1        
therefore1 the ,lord ,jesus comforteth  
himself under the consideration of the  
dissimulation of some  of his followers4
 ,he also thus betook himself to rest   
under the  consideration of the little  
effect that his ministry had in         
,capernaum1  ,chorazin1 and ,bethsaida3 
,i thank thee1 ,o ,father1 said he1     
,lord  of heaven and earth1 because thou
 has hid these things from the wise  and
 prudent1 and hast revealed them unto   
babes2 even so1 ,father1  for so it     
seemed good in thy sight 7,matt #aa3be2 
,luke #aj3ba74    ,the text1 in the     
general1 standeth of ,,two ,,parts1 and 
hath special  respect to the ,father and
 the ,son2 as also to their joint       
management  of the salvation of the     
people3 ,all that the ,father giveth me 
shall come to me2 and him that cometh to
 me ,i will in no wise cast  out4 ,the  
first part of the text1 as is evident1  
respecteth the  ,father and his gift2   

the other part the ,son and his         
reception of  that gift4    ,,first1    
,for the gift of the ,father there is   
this to be considered1  to wit1 the gift
 itself2 and that is the gift of certain
 persons  to the ,son4 ,the ,father     
giveth1 and that gift shall come3 ,and  
him  that cometh4 ,the gift1 then1 is of
 persons2 the ,father giveth  persons to
 ,jesus ,christ4    ,,second1 ,next you 
have the ,son's reception of this gift1 
and that showeth  itself in these       
particulars3--#a4 ,in his hearty        
acknowledgement of  it to be a gift3    
,the ,father giveth me4 #b4 ,in his     
taking notice1  after a solemn manner1  
of all and every part of the gift3 ,all 
that the ,father giveth me4 #c4 ,in his 
resolution to bring them to  himself3   
,all that the ,father giveth me shall   
come to me4 #d4 ,and  in his determining
 that not anything shall make him       
dislike them  in their coming3 ,and him 
that cometh to me ,i will in no wise    
cast  out4    ,these things might be    

spoken to at large1 as they are in this 
method  presented to view3 but ,i shall 
choose to speak to the words1 ,,first1  
,,by ,,way ,,of ,,explication4 ,,second1
 ,,by ,,way ,,of ,,observation4         
,,first1 ,,the ,,text ,,treated ,,by    
,,way ,,of ,,explication4    ,,the      
,,extent ,,of ,,the ,,gift4    ,all that
 the ,father giveth me4 ,this word all1 
is often used in  ,scripture1 and is to 
be taken more largely1 or more strictly1
 even  as the truth or argument1 for the
 sake of which it is made use of1  will 
bear4 ,wherefore1 that we may the better
 understand the mind of  ,christ in the 
use of it here1 we must consider1 that  
it is limited  and restrained only to   
those that shall be saved1 to wit1 to   
those  that shall come to ,christ2 even 
to those whom he will in no wise  cast  
out4 ,thus1 also1 the words all ,israel1
 is sometimes to be  taken1 although    
sometimes it is taken for the whole     
family of ,jacob4  ,and so all ,israel  
shall be saved 7,rom #aa3bf74 ,by all   

,israel here1  he intendeth not all of  
,israel1 in the largest sense2 for they 
are  not all ,israel which are of       
,israel2 neither because they are of    
the seed of ,abraham1 are they all      
children2 but1 ,in ,isaac shall thy     
seed be called4 ,that is1 they which are
 the children of the flesh1  these are  
not the children of ,god2 but the       
children of the promise  are counted for
 the seed 7,rom #i3f-h74    ,this word  
,,all1 therefore1 must be limited and   
enlarged1 as the  truth and argument1   
for the sake of which it is used1 will  
bear2  else we shall abuse ,scripture1  
and readers1 and ourselves1 and all4    
,and ,i1 if ,i be lifted up from the    
earth1 said ,christ1 will draw  ,,all   
men unto me 7,john #ab3cb74 ,can any man
 imagine1 that by ,,all1  in this place1
 he should mean all and every individual
 man in the  world1 and not rather that 
all that is consonant to the scope of   
the place8 ,and if1 by being lifted up  
from the earth1 he means1 as  he should 

seem1 his being taken up into heaven2   
and if1 by drawing  ,,all men after him1
 he meant a drawing them unto that place
 of  glory2 then must he mean by ,,all  
men1 those1 and only those1 that  shall 
in truth be eternally saved from the    
wrath to come4 ,for  ,god hath concluded
 them all in unbelief1 that he might    
have mercy  upon all 7,rom #aa3cb74     
,here again you have all and all1 two   
alls2  but yet a greater disparity      
between the all made mention of in the  
first place1 and that all made mention  
of the second4 ,those intended  in this 
text are the ,jews1 even all of them1 by
 the first all that  you find in the    
words4 ,the second all doth also intend 
the same  people2 but yet only so many  
of them as ,god will have mercy upon4   
,he hath concluded them all in unbelief1
 that he might have mercy  upon all4    
,the all also in the text1 is likewise  
to be limited and  restrained to the    
saved1 and to them only4 ,but again2--  
,the word giveth1 or hath given1 must be

 restrained1 after the  same manner1 to 
the same limited number4 ,all that the  
,father giveth  me4 ,not all that are   
given1 if you take the gift of the      
,father  to the ,son in the largest     
sense2 for in that sense there are many 
given to him that shall never come unto 
him2 yea1 many are given  unto him that 
he will cast out4 ,i shall1 therefore1  
first show  you the truth of this2 and  
then in what sense the gift in the text 
must be taken4    ,first1 ,,all cannot  
be intended in its largest sense4 ,that 
,,all that  are given to ,christ1 if you
 take the gift of the ,father to him in 
the largest sense1 cannot be intended in
 the text1 is evident--    #a4 ,because1
 then1 all the men1 yea1 all the things 
in the world1  must be saved4 ,all      
things1 saith he1 are delivered unto me 
of my  ,father 7,matt #aa3bg74 ,this1 ,i
 think1 no rational man in the world    
will conclude4 ,therefore1 the gift     
intended in the text must be  restrained
 to some1 to a gift that is given by way

 of speciality  by the ,father to the   
,son4    #b4 ,it must not be taken for  
,,all1 that in any sense are given by   
the ,father to him1 because the ,father 
hath given some1 yea1 many  to him1 to  
be dashed in pieces by him4 ,ask of me1 
said the ,father  to him1 and ,i shall  
give thee the heathen for thine         
inheritance1  and the uttermost parts of
 the earth for thy possession4 ,but what
  must be done with them8 must he save  
them all8 ,no4 ,thou shalt  break them  
with a rod of iron2 thou shalt dash them
 in pieces like a  potter's vessel 7,psa
 #b74 ,this method he useth not with    
them that  he saveth by his grace1 but  
with those that himself and saints shall
  rule over in justice and severity     
7,rev #b3bf1bg74 ,yet1 as you see1  they
 are given to him4 ,therefore1 the gift 
intended in the text  must be restrained
 to some1 to a gift that is given by way
 of  speciality by the ,father to the   
,son4    ,in ,psalm #ah he saith        
plainly1 that some are given to him that

 he  might destroy them4 ,thou hast     
given me the necks of mine enemies2     
that ,i might destroy them that hate me 
7verse #dj74 ,these1 therefore1  cannot 
be of the number of those that are said 
to be given in the  text2 for those1    
even ,,all of them1 shall come to him1  
and he will  in no wise cast them out4  
#c4 ,some are given to ,christ1 that he 
by them might bring about some  of his  
high and deep designs in the world4     
,thus ,judas was given  to ,christ1 to  
wit1 that by him1 even as was determined
 before1 he  might bring about his      
death1 and so the salvation of his elect
 by  his blood4 ,yea1 and ,judas must so
 manage this business1 as that  he must 
lose himself for ever in bringing it to 
pass4 ,therefore  the ,lord ,jesus1 even
 in his losing of ,judas1 applies       
himself to  the judgment of his ,father1
 if he had not in that thing done that  
which was right1 even in suffering of   
,judas so to bring about his  ,master's 
death1 as that he might1 by so doing1   

bring about his own  eternal damnation  
also4    ,those1 said he1 that thou     
gavest me1 ,i have kept1 and none of    
them is lost1 but the son of perdition2 
that the ,scripture might be  fulfilled 
7,john #ag3ab74 ,let us1 then1 grant    
that ,judas was given  to ,christ1 but  
not as others are given to him1 not as  
those made  mention of in the text2 for 
then he should have failed to have  been
 so received by ,christ1 and kept to    
eternal life4 ,indeed1 he  was given to 
,christ2 but he was given to him to lose
 him1 in the  way that ,i have mentioned
 before2 he was given to ,christ1 that  
he  by him might bring about his own    
death1 as was before determined2  and   
that in the overthrow of him that did   
it4 ,yea1 he must bring  about his own  
death1 as was before determined1 and    
that in the  overthrow of him that did  
it4 ,yea1 he must bring about his dying 
for us in the loss of the instrument    
that betrayed him1 that he  might even  
fulfil the ,scripture in his            

destruction1 as well as in  the         
salvation of the rest4 ,and none of them
 is lost1 but the son  of perdition2    
that the ,scripture might be fulfilled4 
,second1 ,those intended as the         
gift4--,the gift1 therefore1 in the     
text1 must not be taken in the largest  
sense1 but even as the words  will bear1
 to wit1 for such a gift as he          
accepteth1 and promiseth  to be an      
effectual means of eternal salvation to4
 ,all that the  ,father giveth me shall 
come to me2 and him that cometh to me ,i
 will  in no wise cast out4 ,mark6 they 
shall come that are in special  given to
 me2 and they shall by no means be      
rejected4 ,for this is  the substance of
 the text4    ,those1 therefore1        
intended as the gift in the text1 are   
those that  are given by covenant to the
 ,son2 those that in other places are   
called the elect1 the chosen1 the sheep1
 and the children  of the promise1 c4   
,these be they that the ,father hath    
given to  ,christ to keep them2 those   

that ,christ hath promised eternal life 
unto2 those to whom he hath given his   
word1 and that he will have  with him in
 his kingdom to behold his glory4       
,this is the ,father's will which hath  
sent me1 that of all which he  hath     
given me ,i should lose nothing1 but    
should raise it up again  at the last   
day 7,john #f3ci74 ,and ,i give unto    
them eternal life2  and they shall never
 perish1 neither shall any man pluck    
them out  of my hand4 ,my ,father which 
gave them me1 is greater than all2 and  
no man is able to pluck them out of my  
,father's hand 7,john #aj3bh74  ,as thou
 hast given him power over all flesh1   
that he should give  eternal life to as 
many as thou hast given him4 ,thine they
 were1  and thou gavest them me1 and    
they have kept thy word2 ,i pray for    
them3 ,i pray not for the world1 but for
 them which thou hast given  me2 for    
they are thine4 ,and all mine are thine1
 and thine are mine2  and ,i am         
glorified in them4 ,keep through thine  

own name those  whom thou hast given me1
 that they may be one1 as we are4       
,father1  ,i will that they also1 whom  
thou hast given me1 be with me where ,i 
am2 that they may behold my glory1 which
 thou hast given me3 for thou  lovedst  
me before the foundation of the world   
7,john #ag3a1f1i1aj1bd74    ,all these  
sentences are of the same import with   
the text2 and the  alls and manies1     
those1 they1 c41 in these several       
sayings of  ,christ1 are the same with  
all the given in the text4 ,all that the
  ,father giveth4    ,so that1 as ,i    
said before1 the word ,,all1 as also    
other words1 must  not be taken in such 
sort as our foolish fancies or          
groundless  opinions will prompt us to1 
but do admit of an enlargement or a     
restriction1 according to the true      
meaning and intent of the text4  ,we    
must therefore diligently consult the   
meaning of the text1 by  comparing it   
with other the sayings of ,god2 so shall
 we be better  able to find out the mind

 of the ,lord1 in the word which he has 
given us to know it by4    ,,the        
,,person ,,giving1 ,,the ,,father4      
,all that the ,father giveth4 ,by this  
word ,father1 ,christ describeth  the   
person giving2 by which we may learn    
several useful things4    ,first1 ,that 
the ,lord ,god1 and ,father of our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ1 is  concerned with the 
,son in the salvation of his people4    
,true1 his  acts1 as to our salvation1  
are diverse from those of the ,son2 he  
was not capable of doing that1 or those 
things for us1 as did the  ,son2 he died
 not1 he spilt not blood for our        
redemption1 as the  ,son2 but yet he    
hath a hand1 a great hand1 in our       
salvation too4  ,as ,christ saith1 ,the 
,father himself loveth you1 and his love
 is  manifest in choosing of us1 in     
giving of us to his ,son2 yea1 and  in  
giving his ,son also to be a ransom for 
us4 ,hence he is called1  ,the ,father  
of mercies1 and the ,god of all comfort4
 ,for here even  the ,father hath       

himself found out1 and made way for his 
grace to  come to us through the sides  
and the heart-blood of his well-beloved 
,son 7,col #a3ab-ad74 ,the ,father1     
therefore1 is to be remembered and      
adored1 as one having a chief hand in   
the salvation of sinners4 ,we  ought to 
give thanks unto the ,father1 which hath
 made us meet to  be partakers of the   
inheritance of the saints in light 7,col
 #a3ab74  ,for the ,father sent the ,son
 to be the ,saviour of the world 7,john 
#d3ad74 ,as also we see in the text1 the
 ,father giveth the sinner  to ,christ  
to save him4    ,second1 ,christ ,jesus 
the ,lord1 by this word ,father1 would  
familiarize this giver to us4 ,naturally
 the name of ,god is dreadful  to us1   
especially when he is discovered to us  
by those names that  declare his        
justice1 holiness1 power1 and glory2 but
 now this word  ,father is a familiar   
word1 it frighteth not the sinner1 but  
rather  inclineth his heart to love1 and
 be pleased with the remembrance  of    

him4 ,hence ,christ also1 when he would 
have us to pray with godly  boldness1   
puts this word ,father into our mouths2 
saying1 ,when  ye pray1 say1 ,our       
,father which art in heaven2 concluding 
thereby1  that by the familiarity that  
by such a word is intimated1 the        
children of ,god may take more boldness 
to pray for1 and ask great  things4 ,i  
myself have often found1 that when ,i   
can say but this  word ,father1 it doth 
me more good than when ,i call him by   
any other  ,scripture name4 ,it is worth
 your noting1 that to call ,god by his  
relative title was rare among the saints
 in ,old ,testament times4  ,seldom do  
you find him called by this name2 no1   
sometimes not in  three or four books3  
but now in ,new ,testament times1 he is 
called  by no name so often as this1    
both by the ,lord ,jesus himself1 and by
  the apostles afterwards4 ,indeed1 the 
,lord ,jesus was he that first  made    
this name common among the saints1 and  
that taught them1 both  in their        

discourses1 their prayers1 and in their 
writings1 so much  to use it2 it being  
more pleasing to1 and discovering more  
plainly  our interest in1 ,god1 than any
 other expression2 for by this one name 
we are made to understand that all our  
mercies are the offspring of  ,god1 and 
that we also that are called are his    
children by adoption4    ,import of the 
word ,,giveth4--,all that the ,father   
giveth4    ,this word giveth is out of  
,christ's ordinary dialect1 and seemeth 
to intimate1 at the first sound1 as if  
the ,father's gift to the ,son  was not 
an act that is past1 but one that is    
present and continuing2  when1 indeed1  
this gift was bestowed upon ,christ when
 the covenant1  the eternal covenant1   
was made between them before all worlds4
  ,wherefore1 in those other places1    
when this gift is mentioned1 it  is     
still spoken of1 as of an act that is   
past2 as1 ,all that he  hath give me2 to
 as many as thou hast given me2 thou    
gavest them  me2 and those which thou   

hast given me4 ,therefore1 of necessity1
  this must be the first and chief sense
 of the text2 ,i mean of  this word     
giveth1 otherwise the doctrine of       
election1 and of the  eternal covenant  
which was made between the ,father and  
the ,son1 in  which covenant this gift  
of the ,father is most certainly        
comprised1  will be shaken1 or at       
leastwise questionable1 by erroneous and
  wicked men3 for they may say1 ,that   
the ,father gave not all those  to      
,christ that shall be saved1 before the 
world was made2 for that  this act of   
giving is an act of continuation4 #c    
,but again1 this  word giveth is not to 
be rejected1 for it hath its proper use1
  and may signify to us--    #a4 ,that  
though the act of giving among men doth 
admit of the time  past1 or the time to 
come1 and is to be spoken of with       
reference  to such time2 yet with ,god  
it is not so4 ,things past1 or things to
  come1 are always present with ,god1   
and with his ,son ,jesus ,christ3  ,he  

calleth those things which be not1 that 
is1 to us1 as though  they were 7,rom   
#d3ag74 ,and again1 ,known unto ,god are
 all his works  from the beginning of   
the world4 ,all things to ,god are      
present1  and so the gift of the ,father
 to the ,son1 although to us1 as is     
manifest by the word1 it is an act that 
is past 7,acts #ae3af74    #b4 ,christ  
may express himself thus1 to show1 that 
the ,father hath  not only given him    
this portion in the lump1 before the    
world was1  but that those that he had  
so given1 he will give him again2 that  
is1 will bring them to him at the time  
of their conversion2 for  the ,father   
bringeth them to ,christ 7,john #f3dd74 
,as it is said1 ,she  shall be brought  
unto the king in raiment of needle-work2
 that  is1 in the righteousness of      
,christ2 for it is ,god that imputeth   
that to those that are saved 7,psa      
#de3ad2 #a ,cor #a74 ,a man giveth  his 
daughter to such a man1 first in order  
to marriage1 and this  respects the time

 past1 and he giveth her again at the   
day appointed  in marriage4 ,and in this
 last sense1 perhaps1 the text may have 
a  meaning2 that is1 that all that the  
,father hath1 before the world  was1    
given to ,jesus ,christ1 he giveth them 
again to him in the day  of their       
espousals4    ,things that are given    
among men1 are ofttimes best at first2  
to wit1  when they are new2 and the     
reason is1 because all earthly things   
wax old2 but with ,christ it is not so4 
,this gift of the ,father is  not old   
and deformed1 and unpleasant in his     
eyes2 and therefore to  him it is always
 new4 ,when the ,lord spake of giving   
the land of  ,canaan to the ,israelites1
 he saith not1 that he had given1 or    
would  give it to them1 but thus3 ,the  
,lord thy ,god giveth thee--this good   
land 7,deut #i3f74 ,not but that he had 
given it to them1 while they  were in   
the loins of their fathers1 hundreds of 
years before4 ,yet  he saith now he     
giveth it to them2 as if they were now  

also in the  very act of taking         
possession1 when as yet they were on the
 other  side ,jordan4 ,what then should 
be the meaning8 ,why1 ,i take it to be  
this4 ,that the land should be to them  
always as new2 as new as if  they were  
taking possession thereof but now4 ,and 
so is the gift  of the ,father1         
mentioned in the text1 to the ,son2 it  
is always new1  as if it were always    
new4    ,all that the ,father giveth me4
 ,in these words you find mention  made 
of two persons1 the ,father and the     
,son2 the ,father giving1  and the ,son 
receiving or accepting of this gift4    
,this1 then1 in the  first place1       
clearly demonstrateth1 that the ,father 
and the ,son1  though they1 with the    
,holy ,ghost1 are one and the same      
eternal ,god2  yet1 as to their         
personality1 are distinct4 ,the ,father 
is one1 the  ,son is one1 the ,holy     
,spirit is one4 ,but because there is in
 this  text mention made but of two of  
the three1 therefore a word about  these

 two4 ,the giver and receiver cannot be 
the same person in  a proper sense1 in  
the same act of giving and receiving4   
,he that  giveth1 giveth not to himself1
 but to another2 the ,father giveth  not
 to the ,father1 to wit1 to himself1 but
 to the ,son3 the ,son  receiveth not of
 the ,son1 to wit1 of himself1 but of   
the ,father3  so when the ,father giveth
 commandment1 he giveth it not to       
himself1  but to another2 as ,christ    
saith1 ,he gave me a commandment 7,john 
#ab3di74 ,so again1 ,i am one that bear 
witness of myself1 and the  ,father that
 sent me beareth witness of me 7,john   
#h3ah74    ,further1 here is something  
implied that is not expressed1 to wit1  
that the ,father hath not given all men 
to ,christ2 that is1 in that  sense as  
it is intended in this text1 though in a
 larger1 as was  said before1 he hath   
given him every one of them2 for then   
all  should be saved3 he hath1          
therefore1 disposed of some another way4
  ,he gives some up to idolatry2 he     

gives some up to uncleanness1 to  vile  
affections1 and to a reprobate mind4    
,now these he disposeth of  in his      
anger1 for their destruction1 that they 
may reap the fruit  of their doings1 and
 be filled with the reward of their own 
ways  7,acts #g3db2 ,rom #a3bd1bf1bh74  
,but neither hath he thus disposed of   
all men2 he hath even of mercy reserved 
some from these judgments1  and those   
are they that he will pardon1 as he     
saith1 ,for ,i will  pardon them whom ,i
 reserve 7,jer #ej3bj74 ,now these he   
hath given  to ,jesus ,christ1 by will1 
as a legacy and portion4 ,hence the     
,lord  ,jesus says1 ,this is the        
,father's will which hath sent me1 that 
of  all which he hath given me ,i should
 lose nothing1 but should raise  it up  
again at the last day 7,john #f3ci74    
,,the ,,father',s ,,intent ,,in         
,,giving4    ,the ,father1 therefore1 in
 giving of them to him to save them1    
must  needs declare unto us these       
following things3--    ,first1 ,that he 

is able to answer this design of ,god1  
to wit1 to  save them to the uttermost  
sin1 the uttermost temptation1 c4 7,heb 
#g3be74 ,hence he is said to lay help   
upon one that is mighty1  mighty to save
 7,psa #hi3ai2 ,isa #fc3a7 and hence it 
is again1 that  ,god did even of old    
promise to send his people a ,saviour1 a
 great  one 7,isa #ai3bj74 ,to save is a
 great work1 and calls for almightiness 
in the undertaker3 hence he is called   
the ,mighty ,god1 the wonderful         
,counsellor1 c4 ,sin is strong1 ,satan  
is also strong1 death and  the grave are
 strong1 and so is the curse of the law2
 therefore it  follows1 that this ,jesus
 must needs be1 by ,god the ,father1    
accounted  almighty1 in that he hath    
given his elect to him to save them1 and
  deliver them from these1 and that in  
despite of all their force  and power4  
,and he gave us testimony of this his   
might1 when he was employed in  that    
part of our deliverance that called for 
a declaration of it4  ,he abolished     

death2 he destroyed him that had the    
power of death2  he was the destruction 
of the grave2 he hath finished sin1 and 
made  an end of it1 as to its damning   
effects upon the persons that the       
,father hath given him2 he hath         
vanquished the curse of the law1  nailed
 it to his cross1 triumphed over them   
upon his cross1 and  made a show of     
these things openly 7#b ,tim #a3aj2 ,heb
 #b3ad1ae2 ,hosea  #ac3ad2 ,dan #i3bd2  
,gal #c3ac2 ,col #b3ad1ae74 ,yea1 and   
even now1 as a  sign of his triumph and 
conquest1 he is alive from the dead1 and
  hath the keys of hell and death in his
 own keeping 7,rev #a3ah74    ,second1  
,the ,father's giving of them to him to 
save them1 declares  unto us that he is 
and will be faithful in his office of   
,mediator1  and that therefore they     
shall be secured from the fruit and     
wages  of their sins1 which is eternal  
damnation1 by his faithful execution  of
 it4 ,and1 indeed1 it is said1 even by  
the ,holy ,ghost himself1 ,that  he was 

faithful to him that appointed him1 that
 is1 to this work  of saving those that 
the ,father hath given him for that     
purpose2  as ,moses was faithful in all 
his house4 ,yea1 and more faithful  too1
 for ,moses was faithful in ,god's house
 but as a servant2 but  ,christ as a    
,son over his own house 7,heb #c74 ,and 
therefore this man  is counted worthy of
 more glory than ,moses1 even upon this 
account1  because more faithful than he1
 as well as because of the dignity  of  
his person4 ,therefore in him1 and in   
his truth and faithfulness1  ,god       
resteth well pleased1 and hath put all  
the government of this  people upon his 
shoulders4 ,knowing that nothing shall  
be wanting  in him1 that may any way    
perfect this design4 ,and of this he1 to
  wit1 the ,son1 hath already given a   
proof4 ,for when the time was  come1    
that his blood was1 by ,divine justice1 
required for their  redemption1 washing1
 and cleansing1 he as freely poured it  
out of  his heart1 as if it had been    

water out of a vessel2 not sticking  to 
part with his own life1 that the life   
which was laid up for his  people in    
heaven might not fail to be bestowed    
upon them4 ,and upon  this account1 as  
well as upon any other1 it is that ,god 
calleth  him my righteous servant 7,isa 
#ec3aa74 ,for his righteousness  could  
never have been complete1 if he had not 
been to the uttermost  faithful to the  
work he undertook2 it is also1 because  
he is faithful  and true1 that in       
righteousness he doth judge and make    
work for  his people's deliverance4 ,he 
will faithfully perform this trust      
reposed in him4 ,the ,father knows this1
 and hath therefore given  his elect    
unto him4    ,third1 ,the ,father's     
giving of them to him1 to save them1    
declares  that he is1 and will be       
gentle1 and patient towards them1 under 
all their provocations and miscarriages4
 ,it is not to be imagined1  the trials 
and provocations that the ,son of ,god  
hath all along  had with these people   

that have been given to him that saves  
them3  indeed he is said to be a tried  
stone2 for he has been tried1 not  only 
by the devil1 guilt of sin1 death1 and  
the curse of the law1  but also by his  
people's ignorance1 unruliness1 falls   
into sin1  and declining to errors in   
life and doctrine4 ,were we but capable 
of seeing how this ,lord ,jesus has been
 tried even by his people1  ever since  
there was one of them in the world1 we  
should be amazed  at his patience and   
gentle carriages to them4 ,it is said1  
indeed1  ,the ,lord is very pitiful1    
slow to anger1 and of great mercy4 ,and1
  indeed1 if he had not been so1 he     
could never have endured their  manners 
as he has done from ,adam hitherto4     
,therefore is his pity  and bowels      
towards his church preferred above the  
pity and bowels  of a mother towards her
 child4 ,can a woman forget her sucking 
child1 that she should not have         
compassion on the son of her womb8      
,yea1 they may forget1 yet will ,i not  

forget thee1 saith the ,lord  7,isa     
#di3ae74    ,god did once give ,moses1  
as ,christ's servant1 an handful of his 
people1 to carry them in his bosom1 but 
no further than from ,egypt  to ,canaan2
 and this ,moses1 as is said of him by  
the ,holy ,ghost1  was the meekest man  
that was then to be found in the earth2 
yea1  and he loved the people at a very 
great rate2 yet neither would  his      
meekness nor love hold out in this work2
 he failed and grew  passionate1 even to
 the provoking his ,god to anger under  
this work4  ,and ,moses said unto the   
,lord1 ,wherefore hast thou afflicted   
thy  servant8 ,but what was the         
affliction8 ,why1 the ,lord had said    
unto  him1 ,carry this people in thy    
bosom as a nursing father beareth  the  
suckling child1 unto the land which thou
 swarest unto their  fathers4 ,and how  
then8 ,not ,i1 says ,moses1 ,i am not   
able to bear  all this people alone1    
because it is too heavy for me4 ,if thou
  deal thus with me1 kill me1 ,i pray   

thee1 out of hand1 and let me  not see  
my wretchedness 7,num #aa3aa-ae74       
,god gave them to ,moses1 that he might 
carry them in his bosom1 that  he might 
show gentleness and patience towards    
them1 under all the  provocations       
wherewith they would provoke him from   
that time till  he had brought them to  
their land2 but he failed in the work2  
he could not exercise it1 because he had
 not that sufficiency of  patience      
towards them4 ,but now it is said of the
 person speaking in  the text1 ,that he 
shall gather the lambs with his arm1 and
 carry  them in his bosom1 and shall    
gently lead those that are with young   
7,isa #dj3aa74 ,intimating1 that this   
was one of the qualifications  that ,god
 looked for1 and knew was in him1 when  
he gave his elect  to him to save them4 
,fourth1 ,the ,father giving of him to  
save them1 declares that he  hath a     
sufficiency of wisdom to wage with all  
those difficulties  that would attend   
him in his bringing of his sons and     

daughters  unto glory4 ,he made him to  
us to be wisdom2 yea1 he is called      
wisdom  itself 7#a ,cor #a3cj74 ,and    
,god saith1 moreover1 ,that he shall    
deal  prudently 7,isa #eb3ac74 ,and1    
indeed1 he that shall take upon him  to 
be the ,saviour of the people1 had need 
be wise1 because their  adversaries are 
subtle above any4 ,here they are to     
encounter with  the serpent1 who for his
 subtilty outwitted our father and      
mother1  when their wisdom was at       
highest 7,gen #c74 ,but if we talk of   
wisdom1  our ,jesus is wise1 wiser than 
,solomon1 wiser than all men1 wiser     
than all angels2 he is even the wisdom  
of ,god4 ,christ is the  wisdom of ,god 
7#a ,cor #a3bd74 ,and hence it is that  
he turneth sin1  temptations1           
persecutions1 falls1 and all things1 for
 good unto  his people 7,rom #h3bh74    
,now these things thus concluded on do  
show us also the great and  wonderful   
love of the ,father1 in that he should  
choose out one  every way so well       

prepared for the work of man's          
salvation4    ,herein1 indeed1 perceive 
we the love of ,god4 ,huram gathered1   
that  ,god loved ,israel because he had 
given them such a king as ,solomon  7#b 
,chron #b3aa74 ,but how much more may we
 behold the love that ,god  hath        
bestowed upon us1 in that he hath given 
us to his ,son1 and  also given his ,son
 for us8    ,,the ,,son',s ,,reception  
,,of ,,the ,,gift4    ,all that the     
,father giveth me ,,shall ,,come4 ,in   
these last words  there is closely      
inserted an answer unto the ,father's   
end in giving  of his elect to ,jesus   
,christ4 ,the ,father's end was1 that   
they might  come to him1 and be saved by
 him2 and that1 says the ,son1 shall  be
 done2 neither sin nor ,satan1 neither  
flesh nor world1 neither  wisdom nor    
folly1 shall hinder their coming to me4 
,they shall come  to me2 and him that   
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out4    ,here1 therefore1 the ,lord     
,jesus positively determineth to put    

forth  such a sufficiency of all grace  
as shall effectually perform this       
promise4 ,they shall come2 that is1 he  
will cause them to come1  by infusing of
 an effectual blessing into all the     
means that shall  be used to that end4  
,as was said to the evil spirit that was
 sent  to persuade ,ahab to go and fall 
at ,ramoth-,gilead2 ,go3 ,thou shalt    
persuade him1 and prevail also3 go      
forth1 and do so 7#a ,kings  #bb3bb74   
,so will ,jesus ,christ say to the means
 that shall be used  for the bringing of
 those to him that the ,father hath     
given him4  ,i say1 he will bless it    
effectually to this very end2 it shall  
persuade them1 and shall prevail also2  
else1 as ,i said1 the ,father's  end    
would be frustrate2 for the ,father's   
will is1 that of all  which he hath     
given him1 he should lose nothing1 but  
should raise  it up at the last day1    
7,john #f3ci72 in order next unto       
himself1  ,christ the first-fruits1     
afterwards those that are his at his    

coming  7#a ,cor #ae74 ,but this cannot 
be done if there should fail to be a    
work of grace effectually wrought1      
though but in any one of them4  ,but    
this shall not fail to be wrought in    
them1 even in all the  ,father hath     
given him to save4 ,all that the ,father
 hath given me  shall come unto me1 c4  
,but to speak more distinctly to the    
words1 ,,they ,,shall ,,come1 two       
things ,i would show you from these     
words--,,first1 ,what it is to come  to 
,christ4 ,,second1 ,what force there is 
in this promise1 to make  them come to  
him4    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,come    
,,to ,,christ4    ,,first1 ,i would show
 you ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,come ,,to  
,,christ4 ,this word  come must be      
understood spiritually1 not carnally2   
for many came  to him carnally1 or      
bodily1 that had no saving advantage by 
him4  ,multitudes did thus come unto him
 in the days of his flesh2 yea1         
innumerable companies4 ,there is also at
 this day a formal customary  coming to 

his ordinances and ways of worship1     
which availeth not  anything2 but with  
them ,i shall not now meddle1 for they  
are not  intended in the text4 ,the     
coming1 then1 intended in the text is to
  be understood of the coming of the    
mind to him1 even the moving of  the    
heart towards him4 ,i say the moving of 
the heart towards him1  from a sound    
sense of the absolute want that a man   
hath of him for  his justification and  
salvation4    ,this description of      
coming to ,christ divideth itself into  
two heads3  ,first1 ,that coming to     
,christ is a moving of the mind towards 
him4  ,second1 ,that it is a moving of  
the mind towards him1 from a sound      
sense of the absolute want that a man   
hath of him for his justification  and  
salvation4    ,first4 ,to speak to the  
first1 that it is a moving of the mind  
towards him4 ,this is evident2 because  
coming hither or thither1  if it be     
voluntary1 is by an act of the mind or  
will2 so coming to  ,christ is through  

the inclining of the will4 ,thy people  
shall be  willing 7,psa #aaj3c74 ,this  
willingness of heart is it which sets   
the mind a-moving after or towards him4 
,the church expresseth this  moving of  
her mind towards ,christ by the moving  
of her bowels4 ,my  beloved put in his  
hand by the hole of the door1 and my    
bowels were  moved for him 7,can #e3d74 
,my bowels2 the passions of my mind  and
 affections2 which passions of the      
affections are expressed by  the        
yearning and sounding of the bowels1 the
 yearning or passionate  working of     
them1 the sounding of them1 or their    
making a noise for  him 7,gen #dc3cj2 #a
 ,kings #c3bf2 ,isa #af3aa74    ,this1  
then1 is the coming to ,christ1 even a  
moving towards him  with the mind4 #d   
,and it shall come to pass1 that every  
thing that  liveth1 which moveth1       
whithersoever the rivers shall come1    
shall  live 7,eze #dg3i74 ,the water in 
this text is the grace of ,god in  the  
doctrine of it4 ,the living things are  

the children of men1 to  whom the grace 
of ,god1 by the gospel1 is preached4    
,now1 saith he1  every living thing     
which moveth1 whithersoever the water   
shall come1  shall live4 ,and see how   
this word moveth is expounded by ,christ
  himself1 in the book of the           
,revelations3 ,the ,spirit and the bride
  say1 ,come4 ,and let him that heareth 
say1 ,come4 ,and let him that  is       
athirst1 come4 ,and whosoever will1 that
 is1 willing1 let him  take the water of
 life freely 7,rev #bb3ag74    ,so that 
to move in thy mind and will after      
,christ1 is to be coming  to him4 ,there
 are many poor souls that are coming to 
,christ1 that  yet cannot tell how to   
believe it1 because they think that     
coming  to him is some strange and      
wonderful thing2 and1 indeed1 so it  is4
 ,but ,i mean1 they overlook the        
inclination of their will1 the  moving  
of their mind1 and the sounding of their
 bowels after him2  and count these none
 of this strange and wonderful thing2   

when1  indeed1 it is a work of greatest 
wonder in this world1 to see a man  who 
was sometimes dead in sin possessed of  
the devil1 an enemy to  ,christ and to  
all things spiritually good2 ,i say1 to 
see this man  moving with his mind after
 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 is one of the
  highest wonders in the world4         
,second1 ,it is a moving of the mind    
towards him1 from a sound sense  of the 
absolute want that a man hath of him for
 his justification  and salvation4      
,indeed1 without this sense of a lost   
condition without  him1 there will be no
 moving of the mind towards him4 ,a     
moving of  their mouth there may be2    
,with their mouth they show much love   
7,eze #cc3ca74 ,such a people as this   
will come as the true people  cometh2   
that is1 in show and outward appearance4
 ,and they will sit  before ,god's      
ministers1 as his people sit before     
them2 and they  will hear his words too1
 but they will not do them2 that is1    
will  not come inwardly with their      

minds4 ,for with their mouth they  shew 
much love1 but their heart1 or mind1    
goeth after their  covetousness4 ,now1  
all this is because they want an        
effectual  sense of the misery of their 
state by nature2 for not till they have 
that will they1 in their mind1 move     
after him4 ,therefore1 thus it  is said 
concerning the true comers1 ,at that day
 the great trumpet  shall be blown1 and 
they shall come which were ready to     
perish in  the land of ,assyria1 and the
 outcasts in the land of ,egypt1 and    
shall worship the ,lord in the holy     
mount at ,jerusalem 7,isa #bg3ac74      
,they are then1 as you see1 the         
outcasts1 and those that are ready  to  
perish1 that1 indeed1 have their minds  
effectually moved to come  to ,jesus    
,christ4 ,this sense of things was that 
which made the three  thousand come1    
that made ,saul come1 that made the     
jailer come1 and  that1 indeed1 makes   
all others come1 that come effectually  
7,acts  #b3h1ah74    ,of the true coming

 to ,christ1 the four lepers were a     
famous semblance1  of whom you read1 7#b
 ,kings #g3c71 c4 ,the famine in those  
days was  sore in the land1 there was no
 bread for the people2 and as for  that 
sustenance that was1 which was asses'   
flesh and doves' dung1  that was only in
 ,samaria1 and of these the lepers had  
no share1 for  they were thrust without 
the city4 ,well1 now they sat in the    
gate  of the city1 and hunger was1 as ,i
 may say1 making his last meal of  them2
 and being1 therefore1 half dead        
already1 what do they think  of doing8  
,why1 first they display the dismal     
colours of death before  each other's   
faces1 and then resolve what to do1     
saying1 ,if we  say we will enter into  
the city1 then famine is in the city1   
and we  shall die there3 if we sit still
 here1 we die also4 ,now1 therefore1    
come1 let us fall unto the host of the  
,syrians3 if they save us  alive1 we    
shall live2 if they kill us1 we shall   
but die4 ,here1  now1 was necessity at  

work1 and this necessity drove them to  
go  thither for life1 whither else they 
would never have gone for it4  ,thus it 
is with them that in truth come to      
,jesus ,christ4 ,death  is before them1 
they see it and feel it2 he is feeding  
upon them1  and will eat them quite up1 
if they come not to ,jesus ,christ2 and 
therefore they come1 even of necessity1 
being forced thereto by that  sense they
 have of their being utterly and        
everlastingly undone1  if they find not 
safety in him4 ,these are they that will
 come4  ,indeed1 these are they that are
 invited to come4 ,come unto me1  all ye
 that labour and are heavy laden1 and ,i
 will give you rest  7,matt #aa3bh74    
,take two or three things to make this  
more plain2 to wit1 ,that  coming to    
,christ floweth from a sound sense of   
the absolute need  that a man hath of   
him1 as afore4    #a4 ,they shall come  
with weeping1 and with supplications    
will ,i  lead them2 ,i will cause them  
to walk by the rivers of waters in a    

straight way wherein they shall not     
stumble 7,jer #ca3i74 ,mind it2  they   
come with weeping and supplication2 they
 come with prayers and  tears4 ,now     
prayers and tears are the effects of a  
right sense of  the need of mercy4 ,thus
 a senseless sinner cannot come1 he     
cannot  pray1 he cannot cry1 he cannot  
come sensible of what he sees  not1 nor 
feels4 ,in those days1 and in that      
time--the children of  ,israel shall    
come2 they and the children of ,judah   
together1 going  and weeping3 they shall
 go and seek the ,lord their ,god4 ,they
 shall  ask the way to ,zion with their 
faces thitherward1 saying1 ,come  and   
let us join ourselves to the ,lord in a 
perpetual covenant that  shall not be   
forgotten 7,jer #a3d1e74    #b4 ,this   
coming to ,christ1 it is called a       
running to him1 as flying  to him2 a    
flying to him from wrath to come4 ,by   
all which terms  is set forth the sense 
of the man that comes2 to wit1 ,that he 
is  affected with the sense of his sin1 

and the death due thereto2 that  he is  
sensible that the avenger of blood      
pursues him1 and that1  therefore1 he is
 thus off1 if he makes not speed to the 
,son of ,god  for life 7,matt #c3g2 ,psa
 #adc3i74 ,flying is the last work of a 
man  in danger2 all that are in danger  
do not fly2 no1 not all that see        
themselves in danger2 flying is the last
 work of a man in danger2  all that hear
 of danger will not fly4 ,men will      
consider if there  be no other way of   
escape before they fly4 ,therefore1 as  
,i said1  flying is the last thing4     
,when all refuge fails1 and a man is    
made  to see that there is nothing left 
him but sin1 death1 and damnation1      
unless he flies to ,christ for life2    
then he flies1 and not till  then4      
#c4 ,that the true coming is from a     
sense of an absolute need of  ,jesus    
,christ to save1 c41 is evident by the  
outcry that is made  by them to come1   
even as they are coming to him1 ,lord1  
save me1  or ,i perish2 ,men and        

brethren1 what shall we do8 ,sirs1 what 
must  ,i do to be saved8 and the like   
7,matt #ad3cj2 ,acts #b3cg2 #af3cj74    
,this language doth sufficiently        
discover that the truly-coming souls    
are souls sensible of their need of     
salvation by ,jesus ,christ2 and1       
moreover1 that there is nothing else    
that can help them but ,christ4    #d4  
,it is yet further evident by these few 
things that follow3 ,it  is said that   
such are pricked in their heart1 that   
is1 with the  sentence of death by the  
law2 and the least prick in the heart   
kills a man 7,acts #b3cg74 ,such are    
said1 as ,i said before1 to weep1  to   
tremble1 and to be astonished in        
themselves at the evident and           
unavoidable danger that attends them1   
unless they fly to ,jesus  ,christ      
7,acts #i3af74    #e4 ,coming to ,christ
 is attended with an honest and sincere 
forsaking  of all for him4 ,if any man  
come to me1 and hate not his father and 
mother1 and wife1 and children1 and     

brethren1 and sisters1 yea1 and  his own
 life also1 he cannot be my disciple4   
,and whosoever doth  not bear his cross1
 and come after me1 cannot be my        
disciple 7,luke  #ad3bf1bg74    ,by     
these and the like expressions          
elsewhere1 ,christ describeth the  true 
comer1 or the man that indeed is coming 
to him2 he is one that  casteth all     
behind his back2 he leaveth all1 he     
forsaketh all1 he  hateth all things    
that would stand in his way to hinder   
his coming  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,there   
are a great many pretended comers to    
,jesus  ,christ in the world2 and they  
are much like to the man you read of  in
 ,matthew #ba3cj1 that said to his      
father's bidding1 ,i go1 ,sir1  and went
 not4 ,i say1 there are a great many    
such comers to ,jesus  ,christ2 they    
say1 when ,christ calls by his gospel1  
,i come1 ,sir2  but still they abide by 
their pleasures and carnal delights4    
,they  come not at all1 only they give  
him a courtly compliment2 but he  takes 

notice of it1 and will not let it pass  
for any more than a  lie4 ,he said1 ,i  
go1 ,sir1 and went not2 he dissembled   
and lied4  ,take heed of this1 you that 
flatter yourselves with your own        
deceivings4 ,words will not do with     
,jesus ,christ4 ,coming is coming1  and 
nothing else will go for coming with    
him4    ,objections that usually lie in 
the way of coming to ,christ4    ,before
 ,i speak to the other head1 ,i shall   
answer some objections  that usually lie
 in the way of those that in truth are  
coming to  ,jesus ,christ4    ,objection
 #a4 ,though ,i cannot deny but my mind 
runs after ,christ1  and that too as    
being moved thereto from a sight and    
consideration  of my lost condition1 for
 ,i see without him ,i perish2 yet ,i   
fear  my ends are not right in coming to
 him4    ,quest4 ,why1 what is thine end
 in coming to ,christ8    ,answ4 ,my end
 is1 that ,i might have life1 and be    
saved by ,jesus  ,christ4    ,this is   
the objection2 well1 let me tell thee1  

that to come to ,christ  for life1 and  
to be saved1 although at present thou   
hast no other  end1 is a lawful and good
 coming to ,jesus ,christ4 ,this is     
evident1  because ,christ propoundeth   
life as the only argument to prevail    
with sinners to come to him1 and so also
 blameth them because they  come not to 
him for life4 ,and ye will not come to  
me1 that ye might  have life 7,john     
#e3dj74 ,besides1 there are many other  
scriptures  whereby he allureth sinners 
to come to him1 in which he propoundeth 
nothing to them but their safety4 ,as1  
whosoever believeth in him  should not  
perish2 he that believeth is passed from
 death unto  life4 ,he that             
believeth--shall be saved4 ,he that     
believeth on  him is not condemned4 ,and
 believing and coming are all one4 ,so  
that you see1 to come to ,christ for    
life1 is a lawful coming and  good4 ,in 
that he believeth1 that he alone hath   
made atonement for  sin 7,rom #b74 ,and 
let me add over and above1 that for a   

man to come  to ,christ for life1 though
 he comes to him for nothing else but   
life1 it is to give much honour to him4 
#a4 ,he honoureth the word of ,christ1  
and consenteth to the truth of  it2 and 
that in these two general heads4 7#a47  
,he consenteth to the  truth of all     
those sayings that testify that sin is  
most abominable  in itself1             
dishonourable to ,god1 and damnable to  
the soul of man2  for thus saith the man
 that cometh to ,jesus ,christ 7,jer    
#dd3d2 ,rom  #b3bc2 #f3bc2 #b ,thess    
#b3ab74 7#b47 ,in that he believeth1 as 
the word  hath said1 that there is in   
the world's best things1 righteousness  
and all1 nothing but death and          
damnation2 for so also says the  man    
that comes to ,jesus ,christ for life   
7,rom #g3bd1be2 #h3b1c2 #b ,cor         
#c3f-h74    #b4 ,he honoureth ,christ's 
person1 in that he believeth that there 
is life in him1 and that he is able to  
save him from death1 hell1  the devil1  
and damnation2 for unless a man believes

 this1 he will  not come to ,christ for 
life 7,heb #g3bd1be74    #c4 ,he        
honoureth him1 in that he believeth that
 he is authorized  of the ,father to    
give life to those that come to him for 
it 7,john  #e3aa1ab2 #ag3a-c74    #d4   
,he honoureth the priesthood of ,jesus  
,christ4 7#a47 ,in that  he believeth   
that ,christ hath more power to save    
from sin by the  sacrifice that he hath 
offered for it1 than hath all law1      
devils1  death1 or sin to condemn4 ,he  
that believes not this1 will not come   
to ,jesus ,christ for life 7,acts       
#ac3ch2 ,heb #b3ad1ae2 ,rev #a3ag1ah74  
7#b47 ,in that he believeth that        
,christ1 according to his office1  will 
be most faithful and merciful in the    
discharge of his office4  ,this must be 
included in the faith of him that comes 
for life to  ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,john   
#b3a-c2 ,heb #b3ag1ah74    #e4 ,further1
 ,he that cometh to ,jesus ,christ for  
life1 taketh part with  him against sin1
 and against the ragged and imperfect   

righteousness  of the world2 yea1 and   
against false ,christs1 and damnable    
errors1  that set themselves against the
 worthiness of his merits and           
sufficiency4 ,this is evident1 for that 
such a soul singleth ,christ  out from  
them all1 as the only one that can save4
    #f4 ,therefore as ,noah1 at ,god's  
command1 thou preparest this ark1  for  
the saving of thyself1 by which also    
thou condemnest the world1  and art     
become heir of the righteousness which  
is by faith 7,heb  #aa3g74 ,wherefore1  
coming sinner1 be content2 he that      
cometh to  ,jesus ,christ1 believeth too
 that he is willing to show mercy to1   
and have compassion upon him1 though    
unworthy1 that comes to him  for life4  
,and therefore thy soul lieth not only  
under a special  invitation to come1 but
 under a promise too of being accepted  
and  forgiven 7,matt #aa3bh74    ,all   
these particular parts and qualities of 
faith are in that  soul that comes to   
,jesus ,christ for life1 as is evident  

to any  indifferent judgment4 ,for1 will
 he that believeth not the testimony  of
 ,christ concerning the baseness of sin1
 and the insufficiency  of the          
righteousness of the world1 come to     
,christ for life8 ,no4 ,he  that        
believeth not this testimony of the     
word1 comes not4 ,he that  believeth    
that there is life anywhere else1 comes 
not4 ,he that  questions whether the    
,father hath given ,christ power to     
forgive1  comes not4 ,he that thinketh  
that there is more in sin1 in the law1  
in death1 and the devil1 to destroy1    
than there is in ,christ to  save1 comes
 not4 ,he also that questions his       
faithful management of  his priesthood  
for the salvation of sinners1 comes not4
    ,thou1 then1 that art indeed the    
coming sinner1 believest all this4      
,true1 perhaps thou dost not believe    
with that full assurance1 nor  hast thou
 leisure to take notice of thy faith as 
to these distinct  acts of it2 but yet  
all this faith is in him coming to      

,christ for  life4 ,and the faith that  
thus worketh1 is the faith of the best  
and purest kind2 because this man comes 
alone as a sinner1 and as  seeing that  
life is1 and is to be had only in ,jesus
 ,christ4    ,before ,i conclude my     
answer to this objection1 take into thy 
consideration these two things4    #ast4
 ,consider that the cities of refuge    
were erected for those  that were dead  
in law1 and that yet would live by      
grace2 even for  those that were to fly 
thither for life from the avenger of    
blood  that pursueth after them4 ,and it
 is worth your noting1 that those  that 
were upon their flight thither1 are in a
 peculiar manner called  the people of  
,god3 ,cast ye up1 cast ye up1 saith    
,god2 prepare  the way2 take up the     
stumblingblock out of the way of my     
people  7,isa #eg3ad74 ,this is meant of
 preparing the way to the city of       
refuge1 that the slayers might escape   
thither2 which flying slayers  are here1
 by way of specialty1 called the people 

of ,god2 even those  of them that       
escaped thither for life4    #b;dly4    
,consider that of ,ahab1 when ,benhadad 
sent to him for life1  saying1 ,thus    
saith thy servant ,benhadad1 ,i pray    
thee let me live4  ,though ,benhadad had
 sought the crown1 kingdom1 yea1 and    
also the  life of ,ahab1 yet how        
effectually doth ,benhadad prevail with 
him6  ,is ,benhadad yet alive8 saith    
,ahab2 ,he is my brother2 yea1 go ye1   
bring him to me4 ,so he made him ride in
 his chariot 7#a ,kings #bj74    ,coming
 sinner1 what thinkest thou8 ,if ,jesus 
,christ had as little  goodness in him  
as ,ahab1 he might grant an humble      
,benhadad life2  thou neither beggest of
 him his crown and dignity2 life1       
eternal  life1 will serve thy turn4 ,how
 much more then shalt thou have it1     
since thou hast to deal with him who is 
goodness and mercy itself6  yea1 since  
thou art also called upon1 yea1 greatly 
encouraged  by a promise of life1 to    
come unto him for life6 ,read also these

  ,scriptures1 ,numbers #ce3aa1ad1ae1   
,joshua #bj3a-f1 ,hebrews #f3af-ba4     
,object4 #b4 ,when ,i say ,i only seek  
myself1 ,i mean ,i do not find that  ,i 
do design ,god's glory in mine own      
salvation by ,christ1 and that  makes me
 fear ,i do not come aright4    ,answ4  
,where doth ,christ ,jesus require such 
a qualification of those  that are      
coming to him for life8 ,come thou for  
life1 and trouble  not thy head with    
such objections against thyself1 and let
 ,god and  ,christ alone to glorify     
themselves in the salvation of such a   
worm  as thou art4 ,the ,father saith to
 the ,son1 ,thou art my servant1  ,o    
,israel1 in whom ,i will be glorified4  
,god propoundeth life to  sinners1 as   
the argument to prevail with them to    
come to him for  life2 and ,christ says 
plainly1 ,i am come that they might have
  life 7,john #aj3aj74 ,he hath no need 
of thy designs1 though thou  hast need  
of his4 ,eternal life1 pardon of sin1   
and deliverance from  wrath to come1    

,christ propounds to thee1 and these be 
the things  that thou hast need of2     
besides1 ,god will be gracious and      
merciful  to worthless1 undeserving     
wretches2 come then as such an one1 and 
lay no stumblingblocks in the way to    
him1 but come to him for life1  and live
 7,john #e3cd2 #aj3aj2 #c3cf2 ,matt     
#a3ba2 ,prov #h3ce1cf2 #a ,thess  #a3aj2
 ,john #aa3be1bf74    ,when the jailer  
said1 ,sirs1 ,what must ,i do to be     
saved8 ,paul did  not so much as once   
ask him1 ,what is your end in this      
question8  do you design the glory of   
,god1 in the salvation of your soul8 ,he
  had more wit2 he knew that such       
questions as these would have been  but 
fools' babbles about1 instead of a      
sufficient salve#e ,which  ,cambell     
seeing1 though he could not salve1 to so
 weighty a question  as this4           
,wherefore1 since this poor wretch      
lacked salvation by ,jesus  ,christ1 ,i 
mean to be saved from hell and death1   
which he knew1 now1  was due to him for 

the sins that he had committed1 ,paul   
bids him1  like a poor condemned sinner 
as he was1 to proceed still in this  his
 way of self-seeking1 saying1 ,believe  
on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  and thou  
shalt be saved 7,acts #af3cj-cb74 ,i    
know that afterwards  thou wilt desire  
to glorify ,christ by walking in the way
 of his  precepts2 but at present thou  
wantest life2 the avenger of blood  is  
behind thee1 and the devil like a       
roaring lion is behind thee2  well1 come
 now1 and obtain life from these2 and   
when thou hast  obtained some           
comfortable persuasion that thou art    
made partaker  of life by ,christ1 then1
 and not till then1 thou wilt say1      
,bless  the ,lord1 ,o my soul1 and all  
that is within me bless his holy  name4 
,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul1 and forget
 not all his benefits3  #f who forgiveth
 all thine iniquities1 who healeth all  
thy diseases2  who redeemeth thy life   
from destruction2 who crowneth thee with
  lovingkindness and tender mercies     

7,psa #ajc3a-d74    ,object4 #c4 ,but ,i
 cannot believe that ,i come to ,christ 
aright1 because  sometimes ,i am apt to 
question his very being and office to   
save4    ,thus to do is horrible2 but   
mayest thou not judge amiss in this     
matter8 ,how can ,i judge amiss1 when ,i
 judge as ,i feel8 ,poor soul6  ,thou   
mayest judge amiss for all that4 ,why1  
saith the sinner1 ,i think  that these  
questionings come from my heart4 ,let me
 answer4 ,that  which comes from thy    
heart1 comes from thy will and          
affections1 from  thy understanding1    
judgment1 and conscience1 for these must
 acquiesce  in thy questioning1 if thy  
questioning be with thy heart4 ,and how 
sayest thou1 for to name no more1 dost  
thou with thy affection and  conscience 
thus question8 ,answ4 ,no1 my conscience
 trembles when  such thoughts come into 
my mind2 and my affections are otherwise
  inclined4    ,then ,i conclude1 that  
these things are either suddenly        
injected  by the devil1 or else are the 

fruits of that body of sin and death    
that yet dwells within thee1 or perhaps 
from both together4    ,if they come    
wholly from the devil1 as they seem1    
because thy  conscience and affections  
are against them1 or if they come from  
that body of death that is in thee1 and 
be not thou curious in  inquiring from  
whether of them they come1 the safest   
way is to lay  enough at thy own door2  
nothing of this should hinder thy       
coming1  nor make thee conclude thou    
comest not aright4 #g ,and before ,i    
leave  thee1 let me a little query with 
thee about this matter4    #a4 ,dost    
thou like these wicked blasphemies8     
,answ4 ,no1 no1 their  presence and     
working kills me4    #b4 ,dost thou     
mourn for them1 pray against them1 and  
hate thyself  because of them8 ,answ4   
,yes1 yes2 but that which afflicts me   
is1 ,i  do not prevail against them4    
#c4 ,dost thou sincerely choose1        
mightest thou have thy choice1 that  thy
 heart might be affected and taken with 

the things that are  best1 most         
heavenly1 and holy8 ,answ4 ,with all my 
heart1 and death  the next hour1 if it  
were ,god's will1 rather than thus to   
sin  against him4    ,well then1 thy not
 liking of them1 thy mourning for them1 
thy  praying against them1 and thy      
loathing thyself because of them1  with 
thy sincere choosing of those thoughts  
for thy delectation  that are heavenly  
and holy1 clearly declares1 that these  
things are  not countenanced either with
 thy will1 affections1 understanding1   
judgment1 or conscience2 and so1 that   
thy heart is not in them1 but  that     
rather they come immediately from the   
devil1 or arise from the  body of death 
that is in thy flesh1 of which thou     
oughtest thus to  say1 ,now1 then1 it is
 no more ,i that do it1 but sin that    
dwelleth  in me 7,rom #g3ag74    ,i will
 give thee a pertinent instance4 ,in    
,deuteronomy #bb1 thou  mayest read of a
 betrothed damsel1 one betrothed to her 
beloved1  one that had given him her    

heart and mouth1 as thou hast given     
thyself to ,christ2 yet was she met with
 as she walked in the field1  by one    
that forced her1 because he was stronger
 than she4 ,well1 what  judgment now    
doth ,god1 the righteous judge1 pass    
upon the damsel  for this8 ,the man only
 that lay with her1 saith ,god1 shall   
die4  ,but unto the damsel thou shalt do
 nothing2 there is in the damsel  no sin
 worthy of death4 ,for1 as when a man   
riseth against his  neighbour1 and      
slayeth him1 even so is this matter2 for
 he found  her in the field1 and the    
betrothed damsel cried1 and there was   
none to save her 7,deut #bb3be-bg74     
,thou art this damsel4 ,the man that    
forced thee with these blasphemous      
thoughts1 is the devil2 and he lighteth 
upon thee in a fit place1  even in the  
field1 as thou art wandering after      
,jesus ,christ2 but  thou criest out1   
and by thy cry did show1 that thou      
abhorrest such  wicked lewdness4 ,well1 
the ,judge of all the earth will do     

right2  he will not lay the sin at thy  
door1 but at his that offered the       
violence4 ,and for thy comfort take this
 into consideration1 that he  came to   
heal them that were oppressed of the    
devil 7,acts #aj3ch74    ,object4 #d4   
,but1 saith another1 ,i am so heartless1
 so slow1 and1 as  ,i think1 so         
indifferent in my coming1 that1 to speak
 truth1 ,i know  not whether my kind of 
coming ought to be called a coming to   
,christ4    ,answ4 ,you know that ,i    
told you at first1 that coming to       
,christ is  a moving of the heart and   
affections towards him4    ,but1 saith  
the soul1 my dullness and indifferency  
in all holy duties1  demonstrate my     
heartlessness in coming2 and to come1   
and not with  the heart1 signifies      
nothing at all4    #a4 ,the moving of   
the heart after ,christ is not to be    
discerned1  at all times1 by thy        
sensible affectionate performance of    
duties1  but rather by those secret     
groanings and complaints which thy soul 

makes to ,god against that sloth that   
attends thee in duties4    #b4 ,but     
grant it to be even as thou sayest it   
is1 that thou comest  so slowly1 c41    
yet1 since ,christ bids them come that  
come not at  all1 surely they may be    
accepted that come1 though attended with
  those infirmities which thou at       
present groanest under4 ,he saith1  and 
him that cometh2 he saith not1 ,if they 
come sensible2 so  fast2 but1 and him   
that cometh to me ,i will in no wise    
cast out4  ,he saith also in the ninth  
of ,proverbs1 ,as for him that wanteth  
understanding1 that is1 an heart 7for   
oftentimes the understanding  is taken  
for the heart71 come1 eat of my bread1  
and drink of the  wine which ,i have    
mingled4    #c4 ,thou mayest be vehement
 in thy spirit in coming to ,jesus      
,christ1  and yet be plagued with       
sensible sloth2 so was the church when  
she  cried1 ,draw me1 we will run after 
thee2 and ,paul1 when he said1  ,when ,i
 would do good1 evil is present with me 

7,song #ad2 ,rom #g2  ,gal #e3ai74 ,the 
works1 strugglings1 and oppositions of  
the flesh1  are more manifest than are  
the works of the ,spirit in our hearts1 
and so are sooner felt than they4 ,what 
then8 ,let us not be  discouraged at the
 sight and feeling of our own           
infirmities1 but  run the faster to     
,jesus ,christ for salvation4    #d4    
,get thy heart warmed with the sweet    
promise of ,christ's acceptance  of the 
coming sinner1 and that will make thee  
make more haste unto  him4 ,discouraging
 thoughts they are like unto cold       
weather1 they  benumb the senses1 and   
make us go ungainly about our business2 
but the sweet and warm gleads#h of      
promise are like the comfortable  beams 
of the sun1 which liven and refresh4 #i 
,you see how little  the bee and fly do 
play in the air in winter2 why1 the cold
 hinders  them from doing it2 but when  
the wind and sun is warm1 who so busy   
as they8    #e4 ,but again1 he that     
comes to ,christ1 flies for his life4   

,now1  there is no man that flies for   
his life1 that thinks he speeds  fast   
enough on his journey2 no1 could he1 he 
would willingly take  a mile at a step4 
,o my sloth and heartlessness1 sayest   
thou6 ,oh  that ,i had wings like a     
dove6 for then would ,i fly away1 and be
  at rest4 ,i would hasten my escape    
from the windy storm and tempest  7,psa 
#ee3f1h74    ,poor coming soul1 thou art
 like the man that would ride full      
gallop1 whose horse will hardly trot6   
,now1 the desire of his mind  is not to 
be judged of by the slow pace of the    
dull jade he rides  on1 but by the      
hitching1 and kicking1 and spurring1 as 
he sits  on his back4 ,thy flesh is like
 this dull jade2 it will not gallop     
after ,christ2 it will be backward1     
though thy soul and heaven lie  at      
stake4 #aj ,but be of good comfort1     
,christ judgeth not according  to the   
fierceness of outward motion 7,mark     
#aj3ag7 but according to  the sincerity 
of the heart and inward parts 7,john    

#a3dg2 ,psa #ea3f2  ,matt #bf3da74      
#f4 ,ziba1 in appearance1 came to ,david
 much faster than did  ,mephibosheth2   
but yet his heart was not so upright in 
him to ,david  as was his4 ,it is true1 
,mephibosheth had a check from ,david2  
for1  said he1 ,why wentest not thou    
with me1 ,mephibosheth8 ,but when       
,david came to remember that            
,mephibosheth was lame1 for that was    
his plea--thy servant is lame 7#b ,sam  
#ai71 he was content1 and  concluded1 he
 would have come after him faster than  
he did2 and  ,mephibosheth appealed to  
,david1 who was in those days as an     
angel  of ,god1 to know all things that 
are done in the earth1 if he did  not   
believe that the reason of his          
backwardness lay in his lameness1  and  
not in his mind4 ,why1 poor coming      
sinner1 thou canst not come  to ,christ 
with that outward swiftness of a courier
 as many others  do2 but doth the reason
 of thy backwardness lie in thy mind and
  will1 or in the sluggishness of the   

flesh8 ,canst thou say sincerely1  ,the 
spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh 
is weak 7,matt #bf3da74  ,yea1 canst    
thou appeal to the ,lord ,jesus1 who    
knoweth perfectly the  very inmost      
thought of thy heart1 that this is true8
 ,then take this  for thy comfort1 he   
hath said1 ,i will assemble her that    
halteth--,i  will make her that halted a
 remnant1 7,micah #d3f71 and ,i will    
save  her that halteth 7,zeph #c3ai74   
,what canst thou have more from the     
sweet lips of the ,son of ,god8 ,but1   
#g4 ,i read of some that are to follow  
,christ in chains2 ,i say1 to  come     
after him in chains4 ,thus saith the    
,lord1 ,the labour of ,egypt1  and      
merchandise of ,ethiopia and of the     
,sabeans1 men of stature1  shall come   
over unto thee1 and they shall be thine3
 they shall  come after thee3 in chains 
they shall come over1 and they shall    
fall down unto thee3 they shall make    
supplication unto thee1  saying--,surely
 there is none else to save 7,isa       

#de3ad74 ,surely they  that come after  
,christ in chains1 come to him in great 
difficulty1  because their steps1 by the
 chains1 are straitened4 ,and what      
chains  are so heavy as those that      
discourage thee8 ,thy chain1 which is   
made up of guilt and filth1 is heavy2 it
 is a wretched bond about  thy neck1 by 
which thy strength doth fail 7,lam      
#a3ad2 #c3ah74 ,but come1  though thou  
comest in chains2 it is glory to ,christ
 that a sinner  comes after him in      
chains4 ,the chinking of thy chains1    
though  troublesome to thee1 are not1   
nor can be obstruction to thy salvation2
  it is ,christ's work and glory to save
 thee from thy chains1 to  enlarge thy  
steps1 and set thee at liberty4 ,the    
blind man1 though  called1 surely could 
not come apace to ,jesus ,christ1 but   
,christ  could stand still1 and stay for
 him 7,mark #aj3di74 ,true1 ,he rideth  
upon the wings of the wind2 but yet he  
is long-suffering1 and  his             
long-suffering is salvation to him that 

cometh to him 7#b ,peter  #c3i74    #h4 
,hadst thou seen those that came to the 
,lord ,jesus in the days of  his flesh1 
how slowly1 how hobblingly1 they came to
 him1 by reason  of their infirmities2  
and also how friendly1 and kindly1 and  
graciously1 he received them1 and gave  
them the desire of their  hearts1 thou  
wouldest not1 as thou dost1 make such   
objections  against thyself1 in thy     
coming to ,jesus ,christ4    ,object4   
#e4 ,but1 says another1 ,i fear ,i come 
too late2 ,i doubt ,i  have staid too   
long2 ,i am afraid the door is shut4    
,answ4 ,thou canst never come too late  
to ,jesus ,christ1 if thou dost  come4  
,this is manifest by two instances4     
#a4 ,by the man that came to him at the 
eleventh hour4 ,this man was  idle all  
the day long4 ,he had a whole gospel day
 to come in1 and  he played it all away 
save only the last hour thereof4 ,but at
 last1  at the eleventh hour1 he came1  
and goes into the vineyard to work  with
 the rest of the labourers1 that had    

borne the burden and  heat of the day4  
,well1 but how was he received by the   
lord of the  vineyard8 ,why1 when       
pay-day came1 he had even as much as the
 rest2  yea1 had his money first4 ,true1
 the others murmured at him2 but  what  
did the ,lord ,jesus answer them8 ,is   
thine eye evil1 because  ,i am good8 ,i 
will give unto this last1 even as unto  
thee 7,matt  #bj3ad1ae74    #b4 ,the    
other instance is1 the thief upon the   
cross4 ,he came late  also1 even as at  
an hour before his death2 yea1 he stayed
 from  ,jesus ,christ as long as he had 
liberty to be a thief1 and longer  too2 
for could he have deluded the judge1 and
 by lying words have  escaped his just  
condemnation1 for ought ,i know1 he had 
not come  as yet to his ,saviour2 but   
being convicted1 and condemned to die1  
yea1 fastened to the cross1 that he     
might die like a rogue1 as he  was in   
his life2 behold the ,lord ,jesus1 when 
this wicked one1 even  now1 desireth    
mercy at his hands1 tells him1 and that 

without the  least reflection upon him1 
for his former misspent life1 ,to-day   
shalt thou be with me in paradise 7,luke
 #bc3dc74 ,let no man turn  this grace  
of ,god into wantonness4 ,my design is  
now to encourage  the coming soul4      
,object4 ,but is not the door of mercy  
shut against some before they  die8     
,answ4 ,yea2 and ,god forbids that      
prayers should be made to him for  them 
7,jer #f3af2 ,jude #bb74    ,quest4     
,then1 why may not ,i doubt that ,i may 
be one of these8    ,answ4 ,by no means1
 if thou art coming to ,jesus ,christ2  
because  when ,god shuts the door upon  
men1 he gives them no heart to come  to 
,jesus ,christ4 ,none come but those to 
whom it is given of the  ,father4 ,but  
thou comest1 therefore it is given to   
thee of the  ,father4    ,be sure1      
therefore1 if the ,father hath given    
thee an heart to come  to ,jesus        
,christ1 the gate of mercy yet stands   
open to thee4 ,for it  stands not with  
the wisdom of ,god to give strength to  

come to the  birth1 and yet to shut up  
the womb1 7,isa #ff3i72 to give grace to
  come to ,jesus ,christ1 and yet shut  
up the door of his mercy upon  thee4    
,incline your ear1 saith he1 and come   
unto me3 hear1 and  your soul shall     
live2 and ,i will make an everlasting   
covenant with  you1 even the sure       
mercies of ,david 7,isa #ee3c74         
,object4 ,but it is said1 that some     
knocked when the door was shut4         
,answ4 ,yes2 but the texts in which     
these knockers are mentioned1 are  to be
 referred unto the day of judgment1 and 
not to the coming of  the sinner to     
,christ in this life4 ,see the texts1   
,matthew #ae3aa1 ,luke  #ac3bd1be4      
,these1 therefore1 concern thee nothing 
at all1 that art  coming to ,jesus      
,christ1 thou art coming ,,now6 ,now is 
the accepted  time2 behold1 now is the  
day of salvation 7#b ,cor #f3b74 ,now   
,god is  upon the mercy-seat2 now       
,christ ,jesus sits by1 continually     
pleading  the victory of his blood for  

sinners2 and now1 even as long as this  
world lasts1 this word of the text shall
 still be free1 and fully  fulfilled2   
,and him that cometh to me ,i will in no
 wise cast out4    ,sinner1 the greater 
sinner thou art1 the greater need of    
mercy thou  hast1 and the more will     
,christ be glorified thereby4 ,come     
then1 come  and try2 come1 taste and see
 how good the ,lord is to an undeserving
  sinner6    ,object4 #f4 ,but1 says    
another1 ,i am fallen since ,i began to 
come to  ,christ2 therefore ,i fear ,i  
did not come aright1 and so consequently
  that ,christ will not receive me4     
,answ4 ,falls are dangerous1 for they   
dishonour ,christ1 wound the            
conscience1 and cause the enemies of    
,god to speak reproachfully4  ,but it is
 no good argument1 ,i am fallen1        
therefore ,i was not coming  aright to  
,jesus ,christ4 ,if ,david1 and         
,solomon1 and ,peter1 had thus  objected
 against themselves1 they had added to  
their griefs2 and  yet1 at least they   

had as much cause as thou4 ,a man whose 
steps  are ordered by the ,lord1 and    
whose goings the ,lord delights in1  may
 yet be overtaken with a temptation that
 may cause him to fall  #aa 7,psa       
#cg3bc1bd74 ,did not ,aaron fall2 yea1  
and ,moses himself8  ,what shall we say 
of ,hezekiah and ,jehosaphat8 ,there    
are1 therefore1  falls and falls2 falls 
pardonable and falls unpardonable4      
,falls  unpardonable are falls against  
light1 from the faith1 to the despising 
of1 and trampling upon ,jesus ,christ   
and his blessed undertakings  7,heb     
#f3b-e2 #aj3bh1bi74 ,now1 as for such1  
there remains no more  sacrifice for    
sin4 ,indeed1 they have no heart1 no    
mind1 no desire  to come to ,jesus      
,christ for life1 therefore they must   
perish4 ,nay1  says the ,holy ,ghost1   
,it is impossible that they should be   
renewed  again unto repentance4         
,therefore these ,god had no compassion 
for1  neither ought we2 but for other   
falls though they be dreadful1  and ,god

 will chastise his people for them1 they
 do not prove thee  a graceless man1 one
 not coming to ,jesus ,christ for life4 
,it is said of the child in the gospel1 
that while he was yet a  coming1 the    
devil threw him down1 and tare him      
7,luke #i3db74 ,dejected  sinner1 it is 
no wonder that thou hast caught a fall  
in coming to  ,jesus ,christ4 ,is it not
 rather to be wondered at1 that thou    
hast not  caught before this a thousand 
times a thousand falls8 considering1    
#a4 ,what fools we are by nature4 #b4   
,what weaknesses are in us4 #c4  ,what  
mighty powers the fallen angels1 our    
implacable enemies1 are4  #d4           
,considering also how often the coming  
man is benighted in his  journey2 and   
also what stumblingblocks do lie in his 
way4 #e4 ,also  his familiars1 that were
 so before1 now watch for his halting1  
and  seek by what means they may to     
cause him to fall by the hand of  their 
strong ones4    ,what then8 ,must we1   
because of these temptations1 incline to

 fall8  ,no4 ,must we not fear falls8   
,yes4 ,let him that thinketh he standeth
  take heed lest he fall 7#a ,cor       
#aj3ab74 ,yet let him not utterly be    
cast down2 ,the ,lord upholdeth all that
 fall1 and raiseth up those  that are   
bowed down4 ,make not light of falls6   
,yet1 hast thou  fallen8 ,ye have1 said 
,samuel1 done all this wickedness2 yet  
turn  not aside from following the      
,lord1 but serve him with a perfect     
heart1 and turn not aside1 for the ,lord
 will not forsake his  people1 and he   
counteth the coming sinner one of them1 
because  it hath pleased the ,lord to   
make you his people 7#a ,sam #ab3bj-bb74
    ,,what ,,force ,,there ,,is ,,in    
,,the ,,promise ,,to ,,make ,,them      
,,come ,,to ,,christ4    ,,second1      
,shall come to me4 ,now we come to show 
,,what ,,force ,,there  ,,is ,,in ,,this
 ,,promise ,,to ,,make ,,them ,,come    
,,to ,,him4 ,all that the ,father       
giveth me shall come to me4 ,i will     
speak to this promise1 ,first1  ,in     

general4 ,second1 ,in particular4       
,first1 ,in general4 ,this word ,,shall 
is confined to these ,,all that  are    
given to ,christ4 ,all that the ,father 
giveth me shall come to  me4 ,hence ,i  
conclude1    #a4 ,that coming to ,jesus 
,christ aright is an effect of their    
being1  of ,god1 given to ,christ       
before4 ,mark1 ,they shall come4 ,who8  
,those  that are given4 ,they come1     
then1 because they were given1 thine    
they were1 and thou gavest them me4     
,now1 this is indeed a singular  comfort
 to them that are coming in truth to    
,christ1 to think that  the reason why  
they come is1 because they were given of
 the ,father  before to him4 ,thus1     
then1 may the coming soul reason with   
himself  as he comes4 ,am ,i coming1    
indeed1 to ,jesus ,christ8 ,this coming 
of  mine is not to be attributed to me  
or my goodness1 but to the grace  and   
gift of ,god to ,christ4 ,god gave first
 my person to him1 and1  therefore1 hath
 now given me a heart to come4    #b4   

,this word1 shall come1 maketh thy      
coming not only the fruit of  the gift  
of the ,father1 but also of the purpose 
of the ,son2 for these  words are a     
,divine purpose2 they show us the       
heavenly determination  of the ,son4    
,the ,father hath given them to me1 and 
they shall2  yea1 they shall come to me4
 ,christ is as full in his resolution to
  save those given to him as is the     
,father in giving of them4 ,christ      
prizeth the gift of his ,father2 he will
 lose nothing of it2 he is  resolved to 
save it every whit by his blood1 and to 
raise it up  again at the last day2 and 
thus he fulfills his ,father's will1 and
  accomplisheth his own desires 7,john  
#f3ci74    #c4 ,these words1 shall come1
 make thy coming to be also the effect  
of an absolute promise2 coming sinner1  
thou art concluded in a  promise2 thy   
coming is the fruit of the faithfulness 
of an absolute  promise4 ,it was this   
promise1 by the virtue of which thou at 
first  receivedst strength to come2 and 

this is the promise1 by the virtue  of  
which thou shalt be effectually brought 
to him4 ,it was said to  ,abraham1 ,at  
this time will ,i come1 and ,sarah shall
 have a son4  ,this son was ,isaac4     
,mark6 ,sarah shall have a son2 there is
  the promise4 ,and ,sarah had a son2   
there was the fulfilling of the         
promise2 and1 therefore1 was ,isaac     
called the child of the promise  7,gen  
#ag3ai2 #ah3aj2 ,rom #i3i74    ,sarah   
shall have a son4 ,but how1 if ,sarah be
 past age8 ,why1 still  the promise     
continues to say1 ,sarah shall have a   
son4 ,but how1 if  ,sarah be barren8    
,why1 still the promise says1 ,sarah    
shall have a  son4 ,but ,abraham's body 
is now dead8 ,why1 the promise is still 
the  same1 ,sarah shall have a son4     
,thus1 you see what virtue there is  in 
an absolute promise2 it carrieth enough 
in its own bowels to  accomplish the    
thing promised1 whether there be means  
or no in us  to effect it4 ,wherefore1  
this promise in the text1 being an      

absolute  promise1 by virtue of it1 not 
by virtue of ourselves1 or by our  own  
inducements1 do we come to ,jesus       
,christ3 for so are the words  of the   
text3 ,all that the ,father giveth me   
shall come to me4    ,therefore is every
 sincere comer to ,jesus ,christ called 
also a child  of the promise4 ,now we1  
brethren1 as ,isaac was1 are the        
children  of promise1 7,gal #d3bh72 that
 is1 we are the children that ,god hath 
promised to ,jesus ,christ1 and given to
 him2 yea1 the children that  ,jesus    
,christ hath promised shall come to him4
 ,all that the ,father  giveth me shall 
come4    #d4 ,this word1 shall come1    
engageth ,christ to communicate all     
manner  of grace to those thus given him
 to make them effectually to come  to   
him4 ,they shall come2 that is1 not if  
they will1 but if grace1  all grace1 if 
power1 wisdom1 a new heart1 and the     
,holy ,spirit1 and  all joining         
together1 can make them come4 ,i say1   
this word1 shall  come1 being absolute1 

hath no dependence upon our own will1 or
  power1 or goodness2 but it engageth   
for us even ,god himself1 ,christ       
himself1 the ,spirit himself4 ,when ,god
 had made that absolute promise  to     
,abraham1 that ,sarah should have a son1
 ,abraham did not at all  look at any   
qualification in himself1 because the   
promise looked  at none2 but as ,god    
had1 by the promise1 absolutely promised
 him  a son2 so he considered now not   
his own body now dead1 nor yet the      
barrenness of ,sarah's womb4 ,he        
staggered not at the promise of  ,god   
through unbelief2 but was strong in     
faith1 giving glory to ,god2  and being 
fully persuaded that what he had        
promised he was able  also to perform   
7,rom #d3bj1ba74 ,he had promised1 and  
had promised  absolutely1 ,sarah shall  
have a son4 ,therefore1 ,abraham looks  
that  he1 to wit1 ,god1 must fulfil the 
condition of it4 ,neither is this       
expectation of ,abraham disapproved by  
the ,holy ,ghost1 but accounted  good   

and laudable2 it being that by which he 
gave glory to ,god4  ,the ,father1 also1
 hath given to ,christ a certain number 
of souls  for him to save2 and he       
himself hath said1 ,they shall come to  
him4 ,let the church of ,god then live  
in a joyful expectation of  the utmost  
accomplishment of this promise2 for     
assuredly it shall  be fulfilled1 and   
not one thousandth part of a tittle     
thereof shall  fail4 ,they ,,shall come 
to me4    ,second1 ,in particular4 ,and 
now1 before ,i go any further1 ,i will  
more particularly inquire into the      
nature of an absolute promise4    #a4   
,we call that an absolute promise that  
is made without any  condition2 or more 
fully thus3 ,that is an absolute promise
 of ,god1  or of ,christ1 which maketh  
over to this or that man any saving1    
spiritual blessing1 without a condition 
to be done on our part for  the         
obtaining thereof4 ,and this we have in 
hand is such an one4 ,let  the best     
,master of ,arts on earth show me1 if he

 can1 any condition  in this text       
depending upon any qualification in us1 
which is not  by the same promise       
concluded1 shall be by the ,lord ,jesus 
effected  in us4    #b4 ,an absolute    
promise therefore is1 as we say1 without
 if or and2  that is1 it requireth      
nothing of us1 that itself might be     
accomplished4  ,it saith not1 ,they     
shall1 if they will2 but they shall3    
not1 they  shall1 if they use the means2
 but1 they shall4 ,you may say1 that  a 
will and the use of the means is        
supposed1 though not expressed4  ,but ,i
 answer1 ,no1 by no means2 that is1 as a
 condition of this  promise4 ,if they be
 at all included in the promise1 they   
are included  there as the fruit of the 
absolute promise1 not as if it expected 
the qualification to arise from us4 ,thy
 people shall be willing  in the day of 
thy power 7,psa #aaj3c74 ,that is       
another absolute  promise4 ,but doth    
that promise suppose a willingness in   
us1 as  a condition of ,god's making us 

willing8 ,they shall be willing1 if     
they are willing2 or1 they shall be     
willing1 if they will be willing4  ,this
 is ridiculous2 there is nothing of this
 supposed4 ,the promise  is absolute as 
to us2 all that it engageth for its own 
accomplishment  is1 the mighty power of 
,christ and his faithfulness to         
accomplish4    #c4 ,the difference1     
therefore1 betwixt the absolute and     
conditional  promise is this3    7#a47  
,they differ in their terms4 ,the       
absolute promises say1 ,i  will1 and you
 shall3 the other1 ,i will1 if you will2
 or1 ,do this1  and thou shalt live     
7,jer #d3a2 #ca3ca-cc2 ,eze #ah3cj-cb2  
#cf3bd-cd2  ,heb #h3g-ac2 ,matt #ai3ba74
    7#b47 ,they differ in their way of  
communicating of good things to  men2   
the absolute ones communicate things    
freely1 only of grace2  the other1 if   
there be that qualification in us1 that 
the promise  calls for1 not else4       
7#c47 ,the absolute promises therefore  
engage ,god1 the other engage  us3 ,i   

mean1 ,god only1 us only4    7#d47      
,absolute promises must be fulfilled2   
conditional may1 or may  not be         
fulfilled4 ,the absolute ones must be   
fulfilled1 because  of the faithfulness 
of ,god2 the other may not1 because of  
the  unfaithfulness of men4    7#e47    
,absolute promises have therefore a     
sufficiency in themselves  to bring     
about their own fulfilling2 the         
conditional have not so4  ,the absolute 
promise is therefore a big-bellied      
promise1 because it  hath in itself a   
fullness of all desired things for us2  
and will1  when the time of that promise
 is come1 yield to us mortals that      
which will verily save us2 yea1 and make
 us capable of answering  of the demands
 of the promise that is conditional4    
#d4 ,wherefore1 though there be a real1 
yea1 an eternal difference1  in these   
things1 with others1 betwixt the        
conditional and absolute  promise2 yet  
again1 in other respects1 there is a    
blessed harmony  betwixt them2 as may be

 seen in these particulars4 ,the        
conditional  promise calls for          
repentance1 the absolute promise gives  
it 7,acts  #e3ca74 ,the conditional     
promise calls for faith1 the absolute   
promise  gives it 7,zeph #c3ab2 ,rom    
#ae3ab74 ,the conditional promise calls 
for  a new heart1 the absolute promise  
gives it 7,eze #cf3be1bf74 ,the         
conditional promise calleth for holy    
obedience1 the absolute promise  giveth 
it1 or causeth it 7,eze #cf3bg74    #e4 
,and as they harmoniously agree in this1
 so again the conditional  promise      
blesseth the man1 who by the absolute   
promise is endued  with its fruit4 ,as1 
for instance1 the absolute promise      
maketh men  upright2 and then the       
conditional follows1 saying1 ,blessed   
are  the undefiled in the way1 who walk 
in the law of the ,lord 7,psa  #aai3a74 
,the absolute promise giveth to this man
 the fear of the  ,lord2 and then the   
conditional followeth1 saying1 ,blessed 
is every  one that feareth the ,lord    

7,psa #abh3a74 ,the absolute promise    
giveth  faith1 and then this conditional
 follows1 saying1 ,blessed is she  that 
believed 7,zeph #c3ab2 ,luke #a3de74    
,the absolute promise brings  free      
forgiveness of sins2 and then says the  
condition1 ,blessed  are they whose     
iniquities are forgiven1 and whose sins 
are covered  7,rom #d3g74 ,the absolute 
promise says1 that ,god's elect shall   
hold  out to the end2 then the          
conditional follows with his blessings1 
,he that shall endure unto the end1 the 
same shall be saved 7#a  ,peter #a3d-f2 
,matt #bd3ac74    ,thus do the promises 
gloriously serve one another and us1 in 
this  their harmonious agreement4       
,now1 the promise under consideration is
 an absolute promise4 ,all  that the    
,father giveth me shall come to me4     
,this promise therefore is1 as is said1 
a big-bellied promise1 and  hath in     
itself all those things to bestow upon  
us that the conditional  calleth for at 
our hands4 ,they shall come6 ,shall they

 come8 ,yes1  they shall come4 ,but how1
 if they want those things1 those       
graces1  power1 and heart1 without which
 they cannot come8 ,why1 ,shall-come    
answereth all this1 and all things else 
that may in this manner be  objected4   
,and here ,i will take the liberty to   
amplify things4    ,objections to the   
absoluteness of this promise 7the force 
of  ,,shall-,,come7 answered4           
,object4 #a4 ,but they are dead1 dead in
 trespasses and sins1 how  shall they   
then come8    ,answ4 ,why1 ,shall-come  
can raise them from this death4 ,the    
hour is  coming1 and now is1 when the   
dead shall hear the voice of the ,son   
of ,god1 and they that hear shall live4 
,thus1 therefore1 is this  impediment by
 ,shall-come removed out of the way4    
,they shall heal1  they shall live4     
,object4 #b4 ,but they are ,satan's     
captives2 he takes them captive at  his 
will1 and he is stronger than they3 how 
then can they come8    ,answ4 ,why1     
,shall-come hath also provided an help  

for this4 ,satan  had bound that        
daughter of ,abraham so1 that she could 
by no means  lift up herself2 but yet   
,shall-come set her free both in body   
and  soul4 ,christ will have them turned
 from the power of ,satan to ,god4  ,but
 what6 ,must it be1 if they turn        
themselves1 or do something to  merit of
 him to turn them8 ,no1 he will do it   
freely1 of his own good  will4 ,alas6   
,man1 whose soul is possessed by the    
devil1 is turned  whithersoever that    
governor listeth1 is taken captive by   
him1  notwithstanding its natural       
powers1 at his will2 but what will he   
do8 ,will he hold him when ,shall-come  
puts forth itself1 will he  then let#ab 
him1 for coming to ,jesus ,christ8 ,no1 
that cannot be6  ,his power is but the  
power of a fallen angel1 but ,shall-come
 is  the ,word of ,god4 ,therefore      
,shall-come must be fulfilled2 and the  
gates of hell shall not prevail against 
it4    ,there were seven devils in ,mary
 ,magdalene1 too many for her to get    

from under the power of2 but when the   
time was come that ,shall-come  was to  
be fulfilled upon her1 they give place1 
fly from her1 and  she comes indeed to  
,jesus ,christ1 according as it is      
written1 ,all  that the ,father giveth  
me shall come to me4    ,the man that   
was possessed with a legion1 7,mark #e71
 was too much  by them captivated for   
him by human force to come2 yea1 had he 
had1  to boot1 all the men under heaven 
to help him1 had he that said1  ,he     
shall come1 withheld his mighty power3  
but when this promise  was to be        
fulfilled upon him1 then he comes2 nor  
could all their  power hinder his       
coming4 ,it was also this ,shall-come   
that preserved  him from death2 when by 
these evil spirits he was hurled hither 
and thither2 and it was by the virtue of
 ,shall-come that at last  he was set at
 liberty from them1 and enabled indeed  
to come to  ,christ4 ,all that the      
,father giveth me shall come to me4     
,object4 #c4 ,they shall1 you say2 but  

how if they will not2 and1 if  so1 then 
what can ,shall-come do8    ,answ4      
,true1 there are some men say1 ,we are  
lords2 we will come  no more unto thee  
7,jer #b3ca74 ,but as ,god says in      
another case1  if they are concerned in 
,shall-come to me1 they shall know whose
  words shall stand1 mine or theirs     
7,jer #da3bh74 ,here1 then1 is the      
case2 we must now see who will be the   
liar1 he that saith1 ,i will  not2 or he
 that saith1 ,he shall come to me4 ,you 
shall come1 says  ,god2 ,i will not     
come1 saith the sinner4 ,now1 as sure as
 he is  concerned in this ,shall-come1  
,god will make that man eat his own     
words2 for ,i will not1 is the unadvised
 conclusion of a crazy-headed  sinner2  
but ,shall-come was spoken by him that  
is of power to perform  his word4 ,son1 
go work to-day in my vineyard1 said the 
,father4  ,but he answered1 and said1 ,i
 will not come4 ,what now8 will he be   
able to stand to his refusal8 will he   
pursue his desperate denial8  ,no1 he   

afterwards repented and went4 ,but how  
came he by that  repentance8 ,why1 it   
was wrapped up for him in the absolute  
promise2  and therefore1 notwithstanding
 he said1 ,i will not1 he afterwards    
repented and went4 ,by this parable     
,jesus ,christ sets forth the  obstinacy
 of the sinners of the world1 as        
touching their coming  to him2 they will
 not come1 though threatened3 yea1      
though life be  offered them upon       
condition of coming4    ,but now1 when  
,shall-come1 the absolute promise of    
,god1 comes to  be fulfilled upon them1 
then they come2 because by that promise 
a  cure is provided against the         
rebellion of their will4 ,thy people    
shall be willing in the day of thy      
power7,psa #aaj3c74 ,thy people1  what  
people8 ,why1 the people that thy       
,father hath given thee4 ,the  obstinacy
 and plague that is in the will of that 
people1 shall be  taken away2 and they  
shall be made willing2 ,shall-come will 
make  them willing to come to thee4     

,he that had seen ,paul in the midst of 
his outrages against ,christ1  his      
gospel1 and people1 would hardly have   
thought that he would  ever have been a 
follower of ,jesus ,christ1 especially  
since he went  not against his          
conscience in his persecuting of them4  
,he thought  verily that he ought to do 
what he did4 ,but we may see what       
,shall-come can do1 when it comes to be 
fulfilled upon the soul of  a rebellious
 sinner3 he was a chosen vessel1 given  
by the ,father to  the ,son2 and now the
 time being come that ,shall-come was to
 take  him in hand1 behold1 he is       
over-mastered1 astonished1 and with     
trembling and reverence1 in a moment    
becomes willing to be obedient  to the  
heavenly call 7,acts #i74    ,and were  
not they far gone1 that you read of1    
7,acts #b7 who had  their hands and     
hearts in the murder of the ,son of     
,god2 and to show  their resolvedness   
never to repent of that horrid fact1    
said1 ,his  blood be on us and on our   

children8 ,but must their obstinacy     
rule8  ,must they be bound to their own 
ruin1 by the rebellion of their         
stubborn wills8 ,no1 not those of these 
the ,father gave to ,christ2  wherefore1
 at the times appointed1 ,shall-come    
breaks in among  them2 the absolute     
promise takes them in hand2 and then    
they come  indeed1 crying out to ,peter1
 and the rest of the apostles1 ,men  and
 brethren1 what shall we do8 ,no        
stubbornness of man's will can  stand1  
when ,god hath absolutely said the      
contrary2 ,shall-come can  make them    
come as doves to their windows1 that had
 afore resolved  never to come to him4  
,the ,lord spake unto ,manasseh1 and to 
his people1 by the prophets1  but would 
he hear8 ,no1 he would not4 ,but shall  
,manasseh come off  thus8 ,no1 he shall 
not4 ,therefore1 he being also one of   
those whom  the ,father had given to the
 ,son1 and so falling within the bounds 
and reach of ,shall-come1 at last       
,shall-come takes him in hand1  and then

 he comes indeed4 ,he comes bowing and  
bending2 he humbles  himself greatly1   
and made supplication to the ,lord1 and 
prayed unto  him2 and he was entreated  
of him1 and had mercy upon him 7#b      
,chron  #cj3aj74    ,the thief upon the 
cross1 at first1 did rail with his      
fellow upon  ,jesus ,christ2 but he was 
one that the ,father had given to him1  
and1  therefore1 ,shall-come must handle
 him and his rebellious will4 ,and      
behold1 so soon as he is dealt withal1  
by virtue of that absolute  promise1 how
 soon he buckleth1 leaves his railing1  
falls to supplicating  of the ,son of   
,god for mercy2 ,lord1 saith he1        
,remember me when  thou comest into thy 
kingdom 7,matt #bg3dd2 ,luke #bc3dj-db74
    ,object4 #d4 ,they shall come1 say  
you1 but how if they be blind1 and  see 
not the way8 ,for some are kept off from
 ,christ1 not only by the  obstinacy of 
their will1 but by the blindness of     
their mind4 ,now1  if they be blind1 how
 shall they come8    ,answ4 ,the        

question is not1 ,are they blind8 ,but1 
,are they within the  reach and power of
 ,shall-come8 ,if so1 that ,christ that 
said1 they  shall come1 will find them  
eyes1 or a guide or both1 to bring them 
to himself4 ,must is for the king4 ,if  
they shall come1 they shall  come4 ,no  
impediment shall hinder4    ,the        
,thessalonians' darkness did not hinder 
them from being the  children of light2 
,i am come1 said ,christ1 that they     
which see  not might see4 ,and if he    
saith1 ,see1 ye blind that have eyes1   
who shall hinder it8 7,eph #e3h2 ,john  
#i3ci2 ,isa #bi3ah2 #dc3h74    ,this    
promise1 therefore1 is1 as ,i said1 a   
big-bellied promise1 having  in the     
bowels of it1 all things that shall     
occur to the complete  fulfilling of    
itself4 ,they shall come4 ,but it is    
objected1 that they  are blind4 ,well1  
,shall-come is still the same1 and      
continueth to  say1 ,they shall come to 
me4 ,therefore he saith again1 ,i will  
bring the blind by a way that they know 

not1 ,i will lead them in  paths that   
they have not known2 ,i will make       
darkness light before  them1 and crooked
 things straight4 ,these things will ,i 
do unto  them1 and not forsake them     
7,isa #db3af74    ,mark1 ,i will bring  
them1 though they be blind2 ,i will     
bring them  by a way they know not2 ,i  
will--,i will2 and therefore they shall 
come to me4    ,object4 #e4 ,but how1 if
 they have exceeded many in sin1 and so 
made  themselves far more abominable8   
,they are the ringleading sinners  in   
the county1 the town1 or family4        
,answ4 ,what then8 ,shall that hinder   
the execution of ,shall-come8 ,it  is   
not transgressions1 nor sins1 nor all   
their transgressions in  all their sins1
 if they by the ,father are given to    
,christ to save  them1 that shall hinder
 this promise1 that it should not be    
fulfilled  upon them4 ,in those days1   
and in that time1 saith the ,lord1 the  
iniquity of ,israel shall be sought for1
 and there shall be none2  and the sins 

of ,judah1 and they shall not be found  
7,jer #ej3bj74  ,not that they had none1
 for they abounded in transgression1 7#b
 ,chron  #cc3i2 ,eze #af3dh71 but ,god  
would pardon1 cover1 hide1 and put them 
away1 by virtue of his absolute promise1
 by which they are given  to ,christ to 
save them4 ,and ,i will cleanse them    
from all their  iniquity1 whereby they  
have sinned against me2 and ,i will     
pardon  all their iniquities1 whereby   
they have transgressed against me4  ,and
 it shall be to me a name of joy1 a     
praise1 and an honour before  all the   
nations of the earth1 which shall bear  
all the good that ,i  do unto them2 and 
they shall fear and tremble for all the 
goodness  and for all the prosperity    
that ,i procure unto it 7,jer #cc3h1i74 
,object4 #f4 ,but how1 if they have not 
faith and repentance8 ,how  shall they  
come then8    ,answ4 ,why1 he that      
saith1 ,they shall come1 shall he not   
make it  good8 ,if they shall come1 they
 shall come2 and he that hath said1     

they shall come1 if faith and repentance
 be the way to come1 as  indeed they    
are1 then faith and repentance shall be 
given to them6  for ,shall-come must be 
fulfilled on them4    #a4 ,faith shall  
be given them4 ,i will also leave in the
 midst of  thee an afflicted and poor   
people1 and they shall trust in the name
  of the ,lord4 ,there shall be a root  
of ,jesse1 and he that shall  rise to   
reign over the ,gentiles2 in him shall  
the ,gentiles trust  7,zeph #c3ab2 ,rom 
#ae3ab74    #b4 ,they shall have        
repentance4 ,he is exalted to give      
repentance4  ,they shall come weeping1  
and seeking the ,lord their ,god4 ,and  
again1 ,with weeping and supplication   
will ,i lead them 7,acts #e3ca2  ,jer   
#ca3i74    ,i told you before1 that an  
absolute promise hath all conditional   
ones in the belly of it1 and also       
provision to answer all those           
qualifications1 that they propound to   
him that seeketh for their  benefit4    
,and it must be so2 for if ,shall-come  

be an absolute  promise1 as indeed it   
is1 then it must be fulfilled upon every
 of  those concerned therein4 ,i say1 it
 must be fulfilled1 if ,god can  by     
grace1 and his absolute will1 fulfil it4
 ,besides1 since coming  and believing  
is all one1 according to ,john #f3ce1   
,he that cometh  to me shall never      
hunger1 and he that believeth on me     
shall never  thirst1 then1 when he saith
 they shall come1 it is as much as to   
say1 they shall believe1 and            
consequently repent1 to the saving of   
the soul4    ,so then the present want  
of faith and repentance cannot make this
  promise of ,god of none effect2       
because that this promise hath in  it to
 give what others call for and expect4  
,i will give them an  heart1 ,i will    
give them my ,spirit1 ,i will give them 
repentance1 ,i  will give them faith4   
,mark these words3 ,if any man be in    
,christ1  he is a new creature4 ,but how
 came he to be a new creature1  since   
none can create but ,god8 ,why1 ,god    

indeed doth make them new  creatures4   
,behold1 saith he1 ,i make all things   
new4 ,and hence  it follows1 even after 
he had said they are new creatures1 and 
all things are of ,god2 that is1 all    
this new creation standeth  in the      
several operations1 and special workings
 of the ,spirit of  grace1 who is ,god  
7#b ,cor #e3ag1ah74    ,object4 #g4 ,but
 how shall they escape all those        
dangerous and damnable  opinions1 that1 
like rocks and quicksands1 are in the   
way in which  they are going8    ,answ4 
,indeed this age is an age of errors1 if
 ever there was an  age of errors in the
 world2 but yet the gift of the ,father1
 laid  claim to by the ,son in the text1
 must needs escape them1 and in         
conclusion come to him4 ,there are a    
company of ,shall-comes in the  ,bible  
that doth secure them2 not but that they
 may be assaulted  by them2 yea1 and    
also for the time entangled and detained
 by them  from the ,bishop of their     
souls1 but these ,shall-comes will break

  those chains and fetters1 that those  
given to ,christ are entangled  in1 and 
they shall come1 because he hath said   
they shall come to  him4    ,indeed1    
errors are like that whore of whom you  
read in the ,proverbs1  that sitteth in 
her seat in the high places of the city1
 to call  passengers who go right on    
their ways 7,prov #i3ac-af74 ,but the   
persons1 as ,i said1 that by the ,father
 are given to the ,son to save  them1   
are1 at one time or other1 secured by   
shall come to me4    ,and therefore of  
such it is said1 ,god will guide them   
with his eye1  with his counsels1 by his
 ,spirit1 and that in the way of peace2 
by the springs of water1 and into all   
truth 7,psa #cb3h2 #gc3bd2 ,john        
#af3ac2 ,luke #a3gi2 ,isa #di3aj74 ,so  
then he that hath such a guide1  and all
 that the ,father giveth to ,christ     
shall have it1 he shall  escape those   
dangers1 he shall not err in the way2   
yea1 though  he be a fool1 he shall not 
err therein1 7,isa #ce3h71 for of every 

such an one it is said1 ,thine ears     
shall hear a word behind thee1  saying1 
,this is the way1 walk ye in it1 when ye
 turn to the right  hand1 and when ye   
turn to the left 7,isa #cj3ba74         
,there were thieves and robbers before  
,christ's coming1 as there  are also    
now2 but1 said he1 ,the sheep did not   
hear them4 ,and why  did they not hear  
them1 but because they were under the   
power of  ,shall-come1 that absolute    
promise1 that had that grace in itself  
to bestow upon them1 as could make them 
able rightly to distinguish  of voices1 
,my sheep hear my voice4 ,but how came  
they to hear it8  ,why1 to them it is   
given to know and to hear1 and that     
distinguishingly  7,john #aj3h1af2      
#e3be2 ,eph #e3ad74    ,further1 ,the   
very plain sentence of the text makes   
provision against  all these things2    
for1 saith it1 ,all that the ,father    
giveth me  shall come to me2 that is1   
shall not be stopped1 or be allured to  
take up anywhere short of ,,me1 nor     

shall they turn aside1 to abide  with   
any besides ,,me4    ,import of the     
words ,,to ,,me4    ,shall come ,,to    
,,me4--,to me4 ,by these words there is 
further  insinuated1 though not         
expressed1 a double cause of their      
coming  to him4 ,first4 ,there is in    
,christ a fullness of all-sufficiency of
  that1 even of all that which is       
needful to make us happy4 ,second4      
,those that indeed come to him1 do      
therefore come to him that they  may    
receive it at his hand4    ,first4 ,for 
the first of these1 there is in ,christ 
a fullness of  all-sufficiency of all   
that1 even of all that which is needful 
to  make us happy4 ,hence it is said1   
,for it pleased the ,father that  in him
 should all fullness dwell 7,col #a3ai74
 ,and again1 ,of his  fullness have all 
we received1 and grace for grace 7,john 
#a3af74  ,it is also said of him1 that  
his riches are unsearchable--the        
unsearchable riches of ,christ 7,eph    
#c3h74 ,hear what he saith of  himself1 

,riches and honour are with me2 yea1    
durable riches and  righteousness4 ,my  
fruit is better than gold1 yea1 than    
fine gold2  and my revenue than choice  
silver4 ,i lead in the way of           
righteousness1  in the midst of the     
paths of judgment2 that ,i may cause    
those that  love me to inherit          
substance4 ,and ,i will fill their      
treasures  7,prov #h3ah-ba74    ,this in
 general4 ,but1 more particularly1      
#a4 ,there is that light in ,christ1    
that is sufficient to lead them  out of1
 and from all that darkness1 in the     
midst of which all  others1 but them    
that come to him1 stumble1 and fall and 
perish3 ,i  am the light of the world1  
saith he1 he that followeth me shall    
not walk in darkness1 but shall have the
 light of life 7,john  #h3ab74 ,man by  
nature is in darkness1 and walketh in   
darkness1 and  knows not whither he     
goes1 for darkness hath blinded his     
eyes2  neither can anything but ,jesus  
,christ lead men out of this darkness4  

,natural conscience cannot do it2 the   
ten commandments1 though in  the heart  
of man1 cannot do it4 ,this prerogative 
belongs only to  ,jesus ,christ4    #b4 
,there is that life in ,christ1 that is 
to be found nowhere else  7,john #e3dj74
 ,life1 as a principle in the soul1 by  
which it shall  be acted and enabled to 
do that which through him is pleasing to
  ,god4 ,he that believeth in1 or cometh
 to1 me1 saith he1 as the  ,scripture   
hath said1 out of his belly shall flow  
rivers of living  water 7,john #g3ch74  
,without this life a man is dead1       
whether he  be bad1 or whether he be    
good2 that is1 good in his own1 and     
other  men's esteem4 ,there is no true  
and eternal life but what is in the     
,,me that speaketh in the text4         
,there is also life for those that come 
to him1 to be had by faith  in his flesh
 and blood4 ,he that eateth me1 even he 
shall live by  me 7,john #f3eg74 ,and   
this is a life against that death that  
comes  by the guilt of sin1 and the     

curse of the law1 under which all men   
are1 and for ever must be1 unless they  
eat the ,,me that speaks in  the text4  
,whoso findeth ,,me1 saith he1 findeth  
life2 deliverance  from that everlasting
 death and destruction1 that1 without   
me1 he  shall be devoured by 7,prov     
#h3ce74 ,nothing is more desirable than 
life1 to him that hath in himself the   
sentence of condemnation2  and here only
 is life to be found4 ,this life1 to    
wit1 eternal life1  this life is in his 
,son2 that is1 in him that saith in the 
text1  ,all that the ,father hath given 
me shall come to me 7#a ,john #e3aj74   
#c4 ,the person speaking in the text1 is
 he alone by whom poor sinners  have    
admittance to1 and acceptance with the  
,father1 because of  the glory of his   
righteousness1 by and in which he       
presenteth them  amiable and spotless in
 his sight2 neither is there any way    
besides  him so to come to the ,father3 
,i am the way1 says he1 and the  truth1 
and the life2 no man cometh to the      

,father but by me 7,john  #ad3f74 ,all  
other ways to ,god are dead and         
damnable2 the destroying  cherubim stand
 with flaming swords1 turning every way 
to keep all  others from his presence   
7,gen #c3bd74 ,i say1 all others but    
them  that come by him4 ,i am the door2 
by me1 saith he1 if any man  enter in1  
he shall be saved 7,john #aj3i74    ,the
 person speaking in the text is ,,he1   
and only ,,he1 that can give  stable and
 everlasting peace2 therefore1 saith he1
 ,my peace ,i give  unto you4 ,my peace1
 which is a peace with ,god1 peace of   
conscience1  and that of an everlasting 
duration4 ,my peace1 peace that cannot  
be matched1 not as the world giveth1    
give ,i unto you2 for the  world's peace
 is but carnal and transitory1 but mine 
is ,divine and  eternal4 ,hence it is   
called the peace of ,god1 and that      
passeth all  understanding4    #d4 ,the 
person speaking in the text hath enough 
of all things truly  spiritually good1  
to satisfy the desires of every longing 

soul4  ,jesus stood and cried1 saying1  
,if any man thirst1 let him come  unto  
me1 and drink4 ,and to him that is      
athirst1 ,i will give of  the fountain  
of the water of life freely 7,john      
#g3cg1 ,rev #ba3f74    #e4 ,with the    
person speaking in the text is power to 
perfect and  defend1 and deliver those  
that come to him for safe-guard4 ,all   
power1 saith he1 is given unto me in    
heaven and earth 7,matt  #bh3ah74       
,thus might ,i multiply instances in    
this nature in abundance4 ,but1         
,second4 ,they that in truth do come to 
him1 do therefore come to him  that they
 might receive it at his hand4 ,they    
come for light1 they  come for life1    
they come for reconciliation with ,god3 
they also  come for peace1 they come    
that their soul may be satisfied with   
spiritual good1 and that they may be    
protected by him against all  spiritual 
and eternal damnation2 and he alone is  
able to give them  all this1 to the     
filling of their joy to the full1 as    

they also  find when they come to him4  
,this is evident1    #a4 ,from the plain
 declaration of those that already are  
come to  him4 ,being justified by faith1
 we have peace with ,god through our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by whom also we   
have access by faith into this  grace   
wherein we stand1 and rejoice in hope of
 the glory of ,god  7,rom #e3a1b74      
#b4 ,it is evident also1 in that while  
they keep their eyes upon him1  they    
never desire to change him for another1 
or to add to themselves  some other     
thing1 together with him1 to make up    
their spiritual  joy4 ,god forbid1 saith
 ,paul1 that ,i should glory1 save in   
the  cross of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 
,yea1 doubtless1 and ,i count all       
things but loss for the excellency of   
the knowledge of ,christ ,jesus  my     
,lord3 for whom ,i have suffered the    
loss of all things1 and do  count them  
but dung1 that ,i may win ,christ1 and  
be found in him1  not having mine own   
righteousness1 which is of the law1 but 

that  which is through the faith of     
,christ1 the righteousness which is  of 
,god by faith 7,phil #c3h1i74    #c4 ,it
 is evident also1 by their earnest      
desires that others might  be made      
partakers of their blessedness4         
,brethren1 said ,paul1 my  heart's      
desire and prayer to ,god for ,israel   
is1 that they might be  saved4 ,that is1
 that way that he expected to be saved  
himself4 ,as  he saith also to the      
,galatians1 ,brethren1 saith he1 ,i     
beseech  you1 be as ,i am2 for ,i am as 
ye are2 that is1 ,i am a sinner as you  
are4 ,now1 ,i beseech you1 seek for     
life1 as ,i am seeking of it2 as  who   
should say1 ,for there is a sufficiency 
in the ,lord ,jesus both  for me and    
you4    #d4 ,it is evident also1 by the 
triumph that such men make over all     
their enemies1 both bodily and ghostly3 
,now thanks be unto ,god1  said ,paul1  
which always causeth us to triumph in   
,christ4 ,and1  who shall separate us   
from the love of ,christ our ,lord8 and 

again1  ,o death1 where is thy sting8 ,o
 grave1 where is thy victory8 ,the      
sting of death is sin1 and the strength 
of sin is the law2 but  thanks be to    
,god1 which giveth us the victory       
through our ,lord  ,jesus ,christ 7#b   
,cor #b3ad2 ,rom #h3ce2 #a ,cor         
#ae3ee1ef74    #e4 ,it is evident also1 
for that they are made by the glory of  
that  which they have found in him1 to  
suffer and endure what the devil  and   
hell itself hath or could invent1 as a  
means to separate them  from him4       
,again1 ,who shall separate us from the 
love of ,christ8  ,shall tribulation1 or
 distress1 or persecution1 or famine1   
or nakedness1 or peril1 or sword8 as it 
is written1 ,for thy sake  we are killed
 all the day long1 we are accounted as  
sheep for the  slaughter4 ,nay1 in all  
these things we are more than           
conquerors1  through him that loved us4 
,for ,i am persuaded1 that neither      
death1  nor life1 nor angels1 nor       
principalities1 nor powers1 nor things  

present1 nor things to come1 nor height1
 nor depth1 nor any other  creature1    
shall be able to separate us from the   
love of ,god which  is in ,christ ,jesus
 our ,lord 7,rom #h3ce-ci74    ,shall   
come ,,to ,,me4 ,oh6 the                
heart-attracting glory that is in ,jesus
  ,christ1 when he is discovered1 to    
draw those to him that are given  to him
 of the ,father2 therefore those that   
came of old1 rendered  this as the cause
 of their coming to him3 ,and we beheld 
his glory1  as of the only begotten of  
the ,father 7,john #a3ad74 ,and the     
reason  why others come not1 but perish 
in their sins1 is for want of a  sight  
of his glory3 ,if our gospel be hid1 it 
is hid to them that  are lost3 in whom  
the ,god of this world hath blinded the 
minds of  them that believe not1 lest   
the light of the glorious gospel of     
,christ1 who is the image of ,god1      
should shine unto them 7#b ,cor         
#d3c1d74    ,there is therefore         
heart-pulling glory in ,jesus ,christ1  

which1  when discovered1 draws the man  
to him2 wherefore by shall come to  me1 
,christ may mean1 when his glory is     
discovered1 then they must  come1 then  
they shall come to me4 ,therefore1 as   
the true comers  come with weeping and  
relenting1 as being sensible of their   
own  vileness1 so again it is said1 that
 the ransomed of the ,lord shall        
return1 and come to ,zion with songs and
 everlasting joy upon their  heads2 they
 shall obtain joy and gladness1 and     
sorrow and sighing  shall flee away4    
,that is1 at the sight of the glory of  
that grace  that shows itself to them   
now in the face of our ,lord ,jesus     
,christ1  and in the hopes that they now
 have of being with him in the heavenly 
tabernacles4 ,therefore it saith again1 
,with gladness and rejoicing  shall they
 be brought2 they shall enter into the  
,king's palace  7,isa #ce3aj2 #ea3aa2   
,psa #de3ae74 ,there is therefore       
heart-attracting  glory in the ,lord    
,jesus ,christ1 which1 when discovered1 

subjects  the heart to the ,word1 and   
makes us come to him4    ,it is said of 
,abraham1 that when he dwelt in         
,mesopotamia1 the ,god  of glory        
appeared unto him1 saying1 ,get thee out
 of thy country4  ,and what then8 ,why1 
away he went from his house and friends1
 and  all the world could not stay him4 
,now1 as the ,psalmist says1 ,who  is   
this ,king of glory8 he answers1 ,the   
,lord1 mighty in battle  7,psa #bd3h74  
,and who was that1 but he that spoiled  
principalities  and powers1 when he did 
hang upon the tree1 triumphing over them
  thereon8 ,and who was that but ,jesus 
,christ1 even the person speaking  in   
the text8 ,therefore he said of         
,abraham1 ,he saw his day4 ,yea1  saith 
he to the ,jews1 your father ,abraham   
rejoiced to see my day1  and he saw it1 
and was glad 7,col #b3ae2 ,james #b3bc2 
,john #h3ef74    ,indeed1 the carnal man
 says1 at least in his heart1 ,there is 
no form or comeliness in ,christ2 and   
when we shall see him1 there  is no     

beauty that we should desire him1 7,isa 
#ec3b72 but he lies4  ,this he speaks1  
as having never seen him4 ,but they that
 stand in  his house1 and look upon him 
through the glass of his ,word1 by the  
help of his ,holy ,spirit1 they will    
tell you other things4 ,but we  all1 say
 they1 with open face1 beholding as in a
 glass the glory  of the ,lord1 are     
changed into the same image from glory  
to glory  7#b ,cor #c3ah74 ,they see    
glory in his person1 glory in his       
undertakings1  glory in the merit of his
 blood1 and glory in the perfection  of 
his righteousness2 yea1 heart-affecting1
 heart-sweetening1 and  heart-changing  
glory6    ,indeed1 his glory is veiled1 
and cannot be seen but as discovered  by
 the ,father 7,matt #aa3bg74 ,it is     
veiled with flesh1 with meanness  of    
descent from the flesh1 and with that   
ignominy and shame that  attended him in
 the flesh2 but they that can1 in ,god's
 light1 see  through these things1 they 
shall see glory in him2 yea1 such glory 

as will draw and pull their hearts unto 
him4    ,moses was the adopted son of   
,pharaoh's daughter2 and for aught ,i   
know1 had been king at last1 had he now 
conformed to the present  vanities that 
were there at court2 but he could not1  
he would not  do it4 ,why8 ,what was the
 matter8 ,why6 he saw more in the worst 
of  ,christ 7bear with the expression71 
than he saw in the best of all  the     
treasures of the land of ,egypt4 ,he    
refused to be called the  son of        
,pharaoh's daughter2 choosing rather to 
suffer affliction  with the people of   
,god1 than to enjoy the pleasures of sin
 for a  season2 esteeming the reproach  
of ,christ greater riches than the      
treasures in ,egypt2 for he had respect 
unto the recompence of the  reward4 ,he 
forsook ,egypt1 not fearing the wrath of
 the king4 ,but  what emboldened him    
thus to do8 ,why1 he endured2 for he had
 a  sight of the person speaking in the 
text4 ,he endured1 as seeing  him who is
 invisible4 ,but ,i say1 would a sight  

of ,jesus have thus  taken away ,moses' 
heart from a crown1 and a kingdom1 c41  
had he  not by that sight seen more in  
him than was to be seen in them8  7,heb 
#aa3bd-bf74    ,therefore1 when he      
saith1 shall come to me1 he means1 they 
shall  have a discovery of the glory of 
the grace that is in him2 and the       
beauty and glory of that is of such     
virtue1 that it constraineth1  and      
forceth1 with a blessed violency1 the   
hearts of those that are  given to him4 
,moses1 of whom we spake before1 was no 
child when he was thus taken  with the  
beauteous glory of his ,lord4 ,he was   
forty years old1 and  so consequently   
was able1 being a man of that wisdom and
 opportunity  as he was1 to make the    
best judgment of the things1 and of the 
goodness of them that was before him in 
the land of ,egypt4 ,but he1  even he it
 was1 that set that low esteem upon the 
glory of ,egypt1  as to count it not    
worth the meddling with1 when he had a  
sight of  this ,lord ,jesus ,christ4    

,this wicked world thinks1 that the     
fancies  of a heaven1 and a happiness   
hereafter1 may serve well enough to     
take the heart of such1 as either have  
not the world's good things  to delight 
in2 or that are fools1 and know not how 
to delight  themselves therein4 ,but let
 them know again1 that we have had men  
of all ranks and qualities1 that have   
been taken with the glory  of our ,lord 
,jesus1 and have left all to follow him4
 ,as ,abel1 ,seth1  ,enoch1 ,noah1      
,abraham1 ,isaac1 ,jacob1 ,moses1       
,samuel1 ,david1 ,solomon2  and who not1
 that had either wit or grace1 to savour
 heavenly  things8 ,indeed none can     
stand off from him1 nor any longer hold 
out against him to whom he reveals the  
glory of his grace4    ,,the ,,promise  
,,to ,,those ,,coming ,,to ,,christ4    
,,and ,,him ,,that ,,cometh ,,to ,,me ,i
 will in no wise cast out4    ,by these 
words our ,lord ,jesus doth set forth   
yet more amply the  great goodness of   
his nature towards the coming sinner4   

,before1 he  said1 ,they shall come2 and
 here he declareth1 ,that with heart and
  affections he will receive them4 ,but1
 by the way1 let me speak  one word or  
two to the seeming conditionality of    
this promise with  which now ,i have to 
do4 ,and him that cometh to me ,i will  
in no  wise cast out4 ,where it is      
evident1 may some say1 that ,christ's   
receiving us to mercy depends upon our  
coming1 and so our salvation  by ,christ
 is conditional4 ,if we come1 we shall  
be received2 if  not1 we shall not2 for 
that is fully intimated by the words4   
,the  promise of reception is only to   
him that cometh4 ,and him that  cometh4 
,i answer1 that the coming in these     
words mentioned1 as  a condition of     
being received to life1 is that which is
 promised1  yea1 concluded to be        
effected in us by the promise going     
before4  ,in those latter words1 coming 
to ,christ is implicitly required of    
us2 and in the words before1 that grace 
that can make us come is  positively    

promised to us4 ,all that the ,father   
giveth me shall  come to me2 and him    
that cometh to me ,i will in no wise    
cast out  thence4 ,we come to ,christ1  
because it is said1 ,we shall come2     
because it is given to us to come4 ,so  
that the condition which is  expressed  
by ,christ in these latter words is     
absolutely promised in  the words       
before4 ,and1 indeed1 the coming here   
intended is nothing  else but the effect
 of shall come to me4 ,they shall come1 
and ,i  will not cast them out4    ,,and
 ,,him ,,that ,,cometh4    ,he saith    
not1 and him that is come1 but him that 
cometh4 ,to speak  to these words1      
,first1 ,in general4 ,second1 ,more     
particularly4    ,first4 ,in general4   
,they suggest unto us these four        
things3--    #a4 ,that ,jesus ,christ   
doth build upon it1 that since the      
,father gave  his people to him1 they   
shall be enabled to come unto him4 ,and 
him  that cometh4 ,as who should say1 ,i
 know that since they are given  to me1 

they shall be enabled to come unto me4  
,he saith not1 if they  come1 or ,i     
suppose they will come2 but1 and him    
that cometh4 ,by  these words1          
therefore1 he shows us that he          
addresseth himself to  the receiving of 
them whom the ,father gave to him to    
save them4 ,i  say1 he addresseth       
himself1 or prepareth himself to receive
 them4  ,by which1 as ,i said1 he       
concludeth or buildeth upon it1 that    
they  shall indeed come to him4 ,he     
looketh that the ,father should bring   
them into his bosom1 and so stands ready
 to embrace them4    #b4 ,christ also   
suggesteth by these words1 that he very 
well knoweth  who are given to him2 not 
by their coming to him1 but by their    
being given to him4 ,all that the       
,father giveth me shall come to  me2 and
 him that cometh1 c4 ,this him he       
knoweth to be one of them  that the     
,father hath given him2 and1 therefore1 
he received him1  even because the      
,father hath given him to him 7,john    

#aj74 ,i know  my sheep1 saith he4 ,not 
only those that already have knowledge  
of  him1 but those1 too1 that yet are   
ignorant of him4 ,other sheep ,i  have1 
said he1 which are not of this fold1    
7,john #aj3af72 not of  the ,jewish     
church1 but those that lie in their     
sins1 even the rude  and barbarous      
,gentiles4 ,therefore1 when ,paul was   
afraid to stay  at ,corinth1 from a     
supposition that some mischief might    
befall him  there2 ,be not afraid1 said 
the ,lord ,jesus to him1 but speak1  and
 hold not thy peace--for ,i have much   
people in this city 7,acts  #ah3i1aj74  
,the people that the ,lord here speaks  
of were not at this  time accounted his1
 by reason of a work of conversion that 
already  had passed upon them1 but by   
virtue of the gift of the ,father2 for  
he had given them unto him4 ,therefore  
was ,paul to stay here1 to  speak the   
word of the ,lord to them1 that1 by his 
speaking1 the ,holy  ,ghost might       
effectually work over their souls1 to   

the causing them  to come to him1 who   
was also ready1 with heart and soul1 to 
receive  them4    #c4 ,christ1 by these 
words1 also suggesteth1 that no more    
come unto  him than1 indeed1 are given  
him of the ,father4 ,for the him in this
  place is one of the all that by       
,christ was mentioned before4 ,all  that
 the ,father giveth me shall come to me2
 and every him of that  all1 ,i will in 
no wise cast out4 ,this the apostle     
insinuateth1  where he saith1 ,he gave  
some1 apostles2 and some1 prophets2 and 
some1 evangelists2 and some1 pastors and
 teachers2 for the perfecting  of the   
saints1 for the work of the ministry1   
for the edifying of  the body of        
,christ2 till we all come in the unity  
of the faith1  and of the knowledge of  
the ,son of ,god1 unto a perfect man1   
unto  the measure of the stature of the 
fullness of ,christ 7,eph #d3aa-ac74    
,mark1 as in the text1 so here he       
speaketh of all4 ,until we all  come4   
,we all6 all who8 ,doubtless1 ,all that 

the ,father giveth to  ,christ4 ,this is
 further insinuated1 because he called  
this ,,all  the body of ,christ2 the    
measure of the stature of the fullness  
of  ,christ4 ,by which he means the     
universal number given2 to wit1 the     
true elect church1 which is said to be  
his body and fullness 7,eph  #a3bb1bc74 
#d4 ,christ ,jesus1 by these words1     
further suggesteth1 that he is well     
content with this gift of the ,father to
 him4 ,all that the ,father  giveth me  
shall come to me2 and him that cometh to
 me ,i will in no  wise cast out4 ,i    
will heartily1 willingly1 and with great
 content  of mind1 receive him4    ,they
 show us1 also1 that ,christ's love in  
receiving is as large as  his ,father's 
love in giving1 and no larger4 ,hence1  
he thanks him  for his gift1 and also   
thanks him for hiding of him and his    
things  from the rest of the wicked     
7,matt #aa3be2 ,luke #aj3ba74 ,but1     
,secondly1 and more particularly1 ,and  
,,him that cometh4    ,import of the    

word ,,him4    ,and him4 ,this word him2
 by it ,christ looketh back to the gift 
of the ,father2 not only in the lump and
 whole of the gift1 but to  the every   
him of that lump4 ,as who should say1 ,i
 do not only accept  of the gift of my  
,father in the general1 but have a      
special regard  to every of them in     
particular2 and will secure not only    
some1 or  the greatest part1 but every  
him1 every dust4 ,not a hoof of all     
shall be lost or left behind4 ,and1     
indeed1 in this he consenteth  to his   
,father's will1 which is that of all    
that he hath given him1  he should lose 
nothing 7,john #f3ci74    ,and him4     
,christ ,jesus1 also1 by his thus       
dividing the gift of  his ,father into  
hims1 and by his speaking of them in the
 singular  number1 shows what a         
particular work shall be wrought in each
 one1  at the time appointed of the     
,father4 ,and it shall come to pass in  
that day1 saith the prophet1 that the   
,lord shall beat off from  the channel  

of the river unto the stream of ,egypt1 
and ye shall be  gathered one by one1 ,o
 ye children of ,israel4 ,here are the  
hims1  one by one1 to be gathered to him
 by the ,father 7,isa #bg3ab74    ,he   
shows also hereby that no lineage1      
kindred1 or relation1 can  at all be    
profited by any outward or carnal union 
with the person  that the ,father hath  
given to ,christ4 ,it is only him1 the  
given  ,,him1 the coming him1 that he   
intends absolutely to secure4 ,men make 
a great ado with the children of        
believers2 and oh the children  of      
believers6 #ac ,but if the child of the 
believer is not the him  concerned in   
this absolute promise1 it is not these  
men's great cry1  nor yet what the      
parent or child can do1 that can        
interest him in  this promise of the    
,lord ,christ1 this absolute promise4   
,,and ,,him4 ,there are divers sorts of 
persons that the ,father hath  given to 
,jesus ,christ2 they are not all of one 
rank1 of one quality2  some are high1   

some are low2 some are wise1 some fools2
 some are  more civil1 and complying    
with the law2 some more profane1 and    
averse to him and his gospel4 ,now1     
since those that are given to  him are1 
in some sense1 so diverse2 and again1   
since he yet saith1  ,and him that      
cometh1 c41 he1 by that1 doth give us to
 understand  that he is not1 as men1 for
 picking and choosing1 to take a best   
and leave a worst1 but he is for him    
that the ,father hath given  him1 and   
that cometh to him4 ,he shall not alter 
it1 nor change  it1 a good for a bad1 or
 a bad for a good1 7,lev #bg3aj72 but   
will  take him as he is1 and will save  
his soul4    ,there is many a sad wretch
 given by the ,father to ,jesus ,christ2
  but not one of them all is despised or
 slighted by him4 ,it is said  of those 
that the ,father hath given to ,christ  
that they have done  worse than the     
heathen2 that they were murderers1      
thieves1 drunkards1  unclean persons1   
and what not2 but he has received them1 

washed  them1 and saved them4 ,a fit    
emblem of this sort is that wretched    
instance mentioned in the #afth of      
,ezekiel1 that was cast out in a        
stinking condition1 to the loathing of  
its person1 in the days that  it was    
born2 a creature in such a wretched     
condition1 that no eye  pitied1 to do   
any of the things there mentioned unto  
it1 or to have  compassion upon it2 no  
eye but his that speaketh in the text4  
,,and ,,him4 ,let him be as red as      
blood1 let him be as red as crimson4    
,some men are blood-red sinners1        
crimson-sinners1 sinners of a double    
die2 dipped and dipped again1 before    
they come to ,jesus ,christ4  ,art thou 
that readest these lines such an one8   
,speak out1 man6 ,art  thou such an one8
 and art thou now coming to ,jesus      
,christ for the  mercy of justification1
 that thou mightest be made white in his
  blood1 and be covered with his        
righteousness8 ,fear not2 forasmuch  as 
this thy coming betokeneth that thou art

 of the number of them  that the ,father
 hath given to ,christ2 for he will in  
no wise cast  thee out4 ,come now1 saith
 ,christ1 and let us reason together2   
though your sins be as scarlet1 they    
shall be as white as snow2  though they 
be red like crimson1 they shall be as   
wool 7,isa #a3ah74    ,,and ,,him4      
,there was many a strange ,,him came to 
,jesus ,christ1 in the  days of his     
flesh2 but he received them all1 without
 turning any  away2 speaking unto them  
of the kingdom of ,god1 and healed them 
that had need of healing 7,luke #i3aa2  
#d3dj74 ,these words1 ,,and ,,him1  are 
therefore words to be wondered at4 ,that
 not one of them who1  by virtue of the 
,father's gift1 and drawing1 are coming 
to ,jesus  ,christ1 ,i say1 that not one
 of them1 whatever they have been1      
whatever they have done1 should be      
rejected or set by1 but admitted  to a  
share in his saving grace4 ,it is said  
in ,luke1 that the people  wondered at  
the gracious words which proceeded out  

of his mouth  7#d3bb74 ,now this is one 
of his gracious words2 these words are  
like  drops of honey1 as it is said1    
,pleasant words are as an honey-comb1   
sweet to the soul1 and health to the    
bones 7,prov #af3bd74 ,these  are       
gracious words indeed1 even as full as a
 faithful and merciful  ,high-priest    
could speak them4 ,luther saith1 ,when  
,christ speaketh1  he hath a mouth as   
wide as heaven and earth4 ,that is1 to  
speak  fully to the encouragement of    
every sinful him that is coming to      
,jesus ,christ4 ,and that his word is   
certain1 hear how himself confirms  it3 
,heaven and earth1 saith he1 shall pass 
away2 but my words  shall not pass away 
7,isa #ea3f2 ,matt #bd3ce74    ,it is   
also confirmed by the testimony of the  
four evangelists1  who gave faithful    
relation of his loving reception of all 
sorts  of coming sinners1 whether they  
were publicans1 harlots1 thieves1       
possessed of devils1 bedlams1 and what  
not 7,luke #ai3a-aj2 ,matt  #ba3ca2     

,luke #ae2 #bc3dc2 ,mark #af3i2 #e3a-i74
    ,this1 then1 shows us1 #a4 ,the     
greatness of the merits of ,christ4  #b4
 ,the willingness of his heart to impute
 them for life to the  great1 if coming1
 sinners4    #a4 ,this shows us the     
greatness of the merits of ,christ2 for 
it must  not be supposed1 that his words
 are bigger than his worthiness4  ,he is
 strong to execute his word4 ,he can do1
 as well as speak4 ,he  can do exceeding
 abundantly more than we ask or think1  
even to the  uttermost1 and outside of  
his word 7,eph #c3bj74 ,now1 then1 since
 he  concludeth any coming ,,him2 it    
must be concluded1 that he can save  to 
the uttermost sin1 any coming ,,him4    
,do you think1 ,i say1 that the ,lord   
,jesus did not think before he  spake8  
,he speaks all in righteousness1 and    
therefore by his word  we are to judge  
how mighty he is to save 7,isa #fc3a74  
,he speaketh  in righteousness1 in very 
faithfulness1 when he began to build    
this  blessed gospel-fabric1 the text2  

it was for that he had first sat  down1 
and counted the cost2 and for that1 he  
knew he was able to  finish it6 ,what1  
,lord1 any him8 any him that cometh to  
thee8 ,this  is a ,christ worth looking 
after1 this is a ,christ worth coming   
to6    ,this1 then1 should learn us     
diligently to consider the natural      
force of every word of ,god2 and to     
judge of ,christ's ability to  save1 not
 by our sins1 or by our shallow         
apprehensions of his grace2  but by his 
word1 which is the true measure of      
grace4 ,and if we do  not judge thus1 we
 shall dishonour his grace1 lose the    
benefit of  his word1 and needlessly    
fright ourselves into many              
discouragements  though coming to ,jesus
 ,christ4 ,him1 any him that cometh1    
hath  sufficient from this word of      
,christ1 to feed himself with hopes  of 
salvation4 ,as thou art therefore       
coming1 ,o thou coming sinner1  judge   
thou1 whether ,christ can save thee by  
the true sense of  his words3 judge1    

coming sinner1 of the efficacy of his   
blood1 of  the perfection of his        
righteousness1 and of the prevalency of 
his  intercession1 by his word4 ,and    
him1 saith he1 that cometh to  me ,i    
will in no wise cast out4 ,in no wise1  
that is1 for no sin4  ,judge therefore  
by his word1 how able he is to save     
thee4 ,it is  said of ,god's sayings to 
the children of ,israel1 ,there failed  
not  aught of any good thing which the  
,lord had spoken unto the house of      
,israel2 all came to pass 7,josh        
#ba3de74 ,and again1 ,not one thing     
hath failed of all the good things which
 the ,lord your ,god spake  concerning  
you1 all are come to pass unto you2 and 
not one thing  hath failed thereof      
7,josh #bc3ad74    ,coming sinner1 what 
promise thou findest in the word of     
,christ1  strain it whither thou canst1 
so thou dost not corrupt it1 and his    
blood and merits will answer all2 what  
the word saith1 or any true  consequence
 that is drawn therefrom1 that we may   

boldly venture upon4  ,as here in the   
text he saith1 ,and him that cometh1    
indefinitely1  without the least        
intimation of the rejection of any1     
though never  so great1 if he be a      
coming sinner4 ,take it then for        
granted1 that  thou1 whoever thou art1  
if coming1 art intended in these words2 
neither shall it injure ,christ at all1 
if1 as ,benhadad's servants  served     
,ahab1 thou shalt catch him at his word4
 ,now1 saith the  text1 the man did     
diligently observe whether anything     
would come  from him1 to wit1 any word  
of grace2 and did hastily catch it4     
,and it happened that ,ahab had called  
,benhadad his brother4 ,the  man        
replied1 therefore1 ,thy brother        
,benhadad6 7#a ,kings #bj3cc71  catching
 him at his word4 ,sinner1 coming       
sinner1 serve ,jesus  ,christ thus1 and 
he will take it kindly at thy hands4    
,when he in  his argument called the    
,canaanitish woman dog1 she catched him 
at  it1 and saith1 ,truth1 ,lord2 yet   

the dogs eat of the crumbs which  fall  
from their master's table4 ,i say1 she  
catched him thus in his  words1 and he  
took it kindly1 saying1 ,o woman great  
is thy faith2  be it unto thee even as  
thou wilt 7,matt #ae3bh74 ,catch him1   
coming  sinner1 catch him in his words1 
surely he will take it kindly1 and  will
 not be offended at thee4    #b4 ,the   
other thing that ,i told you is showed  
from these words1 is  this3 ,the        
willingness of ,christ's heart to impute
 his merits for  life to the great1 if  
coming sinner4 ,and him that cometh to  
me ,i  will in no wise cast out4    ,the
 awakened coming sinner doth not so     
easily question the power of  ,christ1  
as his willingness to save him4 ,lord1  
if thou wilt1 thou  canst1 said one     
7,mark #a3dj74 ,he did not put the if   
upon his power1  but upon his will4 ,he 
concluded he could1 but he was not as   
fully  of persuasion that he would4 ,but
 we have the same ground to believe  he 
will1 as we have to believe he can2 and1

 indeed1 ground for both  is the ,word  
of ,god4 ,if he was not willing1 why did
 he promise8 ,why  did he say he would  
receive the coming sinner8 ,coming      
sinner1 take  notice of this2 we use to 
plead practices with men1 and why not   
with ,god likewise8 ,i am sure we have  
no more ground for the one  than the    
other2 for we have to plead the promise 
of a faithful  ,god4 ,jacob took him    
there3 ,thou saidst1 said he1 ,i will   
surely  do thee good 7,gen #cb3ab74     
,for1 from this promise he concluded1   
that it followed in reason1 ,he must be 
willing4    ,the text also gives some   
ground for us to draw the same          
conclusion4  ,and him that cometh to me 
,i will in no wise cast out4 ,here is   
his  willingness asserted1 as well as   
his power suggested4 ,it is worth  your 
observation1 that ,abraham's faith      
considered rather ,god's  power than his
 willingness2 that is1 he drew his      
conclusion1 ,i  shall have a child1 from
 the power that was in ,god to fulfil   

the  promise to him4 ,for he concluded  
he was willing to give him one1  else he
 would not have promised one4 ,he       
staggered not at the promise  of ,god   
through unbelief2 but was strong in     
faith1 giving glory to  ,god2 and being 
fully persuaded that what he had        
promised he was able  also to perform   
7,rev #d3bj1ba74 ,but was not his faith 
exercised1  or tried1 about his         
willingness too8 ,no1 there was no show 
of  reason for that1 because he had     
promised it4 ,indeed1 had he not        
promised it1 he might lawfully have     
doubted it2 but since he had  promised  
it1 there was left no ground at all for 
doubting1 because  his willingness to   
give a son was demonstrated in his      
promising him  a son4 ,these words1     
therefore1 are sufficient ground to     
encourage  any coming sinner that       
,christ is willing to his power to      
receive  him2 and since he hath power   
also to do what he will1 there is no    
ground at all left to the coming sinner 

any more to doubt2 but to  come in full 
hope of acceptance1 and of being        
received unto grace  and mercy4 ,and him
 that cometh4 ,he saith not1 and him    
that is  come2 but1 and him that cometh2
 that is1 and him whose heart begins  to
 move after me1 who is leaving all for  
my sake2 him who is looking  out1 who is
 on his journey to me4 ,we must1        
therefore1 distinguish  betwixt coming1 
and being come to ,jesus ,christ4 ,he   
that is come to  him has attained of him
 more sensibly what he felt before that 
he  wanted1 than he has that but yet is 
coming to him4    ,advantages to the man
 that is come to ,christ4    ,a man that
 is come to ,christ hath the advantage  
of him that is but  coming to him2 and  
that in seven things4    #a4 ,he that is
 come to ,christ is nearer to him than  
he that is but  coming to him2 for he   
that is but coming to him is yet1 in    
some  sense1 at a distance from him2 as 
it is said of the coming prodigal1  ,and
 while he was yet a great way off 7,luke

 #ae3bj74 ,now he that  is nearer to him
 hath the best sight of him2 and so is  
able to make  the best judgment of his  
wonderful grace and beauty1 as ,god     
saith1  ,let them come near1 then let   
them speak 7,isa #da3a74 ,and as  the   
apostle ,john saith1 ,and we have seen  
and do testify that the  ,father sent   
the ,son to be the ,saviour of the world
 7#a ,john #d3ad74  ,he that is not yet 
come1 though he is coming1 is not fit1  
not being  indeed capable to make that  
judgment of the worth and glory of the  
grace of ,christ1 as he is that is come 
to him1 and hath seen and  beheld it4   
,therefore1 sinner1 suspend thy judgment
 till thou art  come nearer4    #b4 ,he 
that is come to ,christ has the         
advantage of him that is but  coming1 in
 that he is eased of his burden2 for he 
that is but coming  is not eased of his 
burden 7,matt #aa3bh74 ,he that is come 
has cast  his burden upon the ,lord4 ,by
 faith he hath seen himself released    
thereof2 but he that is but coming hath 

it yet1 as to sense and  feeling1 upon  
his own shoulders4 ,come unto me1 all ye
 that labour  and are heavy laden1      
implies1 that their burden1 though they 
are  coming1 is yet upon them1 and so   
will be till indeed they are come  to   
him4    #c4 ,he that is come to ,christ 
has the advantage of him that is but    
coming in this also1 namely1 he hath    
drank of the sweet and soul  refreshing 
water of life2 but he that is but coming
 hath not4 ,if  any man thirst1 let him 
come unto me and drink 7,john #g3cg74   
,mark1 ,he must come to him before he   
drinks3 according to that of  the       
prophet1 ,ho6 every one that thirsteth1 
come ye to the waters4  ,he drinketh not
 as he cometh1 but when he is come to   
the waters  7,isa #ee3a74    #d4 ,he    
that is come to ,christ hath the        
advantage of him that as yet  is but    
coming in this also1 to wit1 he is not  
so terrified with  the noise1 and1 as ,i
 may call it1 hue and cry1 which the    
avenger  of blood makes at the heels of 

him that yet is but coming to him4      
,when the slayer was on his flight to   
the city of his refuge1 he had  the     
noise or fear of the avenger of blood at
 his heels2 but when  he was come to the
 city1 and was entered thereinto1 that  
noise  ceased4 ,even so it is with him  
that is but coming to ,jesus ,christ1   
he heareth many a dreadful sound in is  
ear2 sounds of death and  damnation1    
which he that is come is at present     
freed from4 ,therefore  he saith1 ,come1
 and ,i will give you rest4 ,and so he  
saith again1  ,we that have believed1 do
 enter into rest1 as he said1 c4 7,heb  
#d74    #e4 ,he1 therefore1 that is come
 to ,christ1 is not so subject to those 
dejections1 and castings down1 by reason
 of the rage and assaults  of the evil  
one1 as is the man that is but coming to
 ,jesus ,christ1  though he has         
temptations too4 ,and as he was yet     
a-coming1 the devil  threw him down1 and
 tare him 7,luke #i3db74 ,for he has1   
though ,satan  still roareth upon him1  

those experimental comforts and         
refreshments1  to wit1 in his treasury1 
to present himself with1 in times of    
temptation and conflict2 which he that  
is but coming has not4    #f4 ,he that  
is come to ,christ has the advantage of 
him that is but  coming to him1 in this 
also1 to wit1 he hath upon him the      
wedding  garment1 c41 but he that is    
coming has not4 ,the prodigal1 when     
coming home to his father1 was clothed  
with nothing but rags1 and  was         
tormented with an empty belly2 but when 
he was come1 the best  robe is brought  
out1 also the gold ring1 and the shoes1 
yea1 they  are put upon him1 to his     
great rejoicing4 ,the fatted calf was   
killed  for him2 the music was struck up
 to make him merry2 and thus also  the  
,father himself sang of him1 ,this my   
son was dead1 and is alive  again2 was  
lost and is found 7,luke #ae3ah1ai74    
#g4 ,in a word1 he that is come to      
,christ1 his groans and tears1 his      
doubts and fears1 are turned into songs 

and praises2 for that he  hath now      
received the atonement1 and the earnest 
of his inheritance2  but he that is but 
yet a-coming1 hath not those praises nor
 songs  of deliverance with him2 nor has
 he as yet received the atonement  and  
earnest of his inheritance1 which is1   
the sealing testimony of  the ,holy     
,ghost1 through the sprinkling of the   
blood of ,christ upon  his conscience1  
for he is not come 7,rom #e3aa2 ,eph    
#a3ac2 ,heb #ab3bb-bd74    ,import of   
the word ,,cometh4    ,and him that     
,,cometh4 ,there is further to be       
gathered from this  word cometh1 these  
following particulars3--    #a4 ,that   
,jesus ,christ hath his eye upon1 and   
takes notice of1 the  first moving of   
the heart of a sinner after himself4    
,coming sinner1  thou canst not move    
with desires after ,christ1 but he sees 
the  working of those desires in thy    
heart4 ,all my desire1 said ,david1  is 
before thee2 and my groaning is not hid 
from thee 7,psa #ch3i74  ,this he spake1

 as he was coming1 after he had         
backslidden1 to the  ,lord ,jesus       
,christ4 ,it is said of the prodigal1   
that while he was  yet a great way off1 
his father saw him1 had his eye upon    
him1 and  upon the going out of his     
heart after him 7,luke #ae3bj74    ,when
 ,nathanael was come to ,jesus ,christ1 
the ,lord said to them  that stood      
before him1 ,behold an ,israelite       
indeed1 in whom is no  guile4 ,but      
,nathanael answered him1 ,whence knowest
 thou me8 ,jesus  answered1 ,before that
 ,philip called thee1 when thou wast    
under  the fig-tree1 ,i saw thee4       
,there1 ,i suppose1 ,nathanael was      
pouring  out of his soul to ,god for    
mercy1 or that he would give him good   
understanding about the ,messias to     
come2 and ,jesus saw all the  workings  
of his honest heart at that time 7,john 
#a3dg1dh74    ,zaccheus also had some   
secret movings of heart1 such as they   
were1  towards ,jesus ,christ1 when he  
ran before1 and climbed up the tree  to 

see him2 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ   
had his eye upon him3 therefore1  when  
he was come to the place1 he looked up  
to him1 bids him come  down1 ,for today1
 said he1 ,i must abide at thy house2 to
 wit1  in order to the further          
completing the work of grace in his soul
  7,luke #ai3a-i74 ,remember this1      
coming sinner4    #b4 ,as ,jesus ,christ
 hath his eye upon1 so he hath his heart
 open  to receive1 the coming sinner4   
,this is verified by the text3 ,and  him
 that cometh to me ,i will in no wise   
cast out4 ,this is also  discovered by  
his preparing of the way1 in his making 
of it easy  7as may be7 to the coming   
sinner2 which preparation is manifest by
  those blessed words1 ,i will in no    
wise cast out2 of which more  when we   
come to the place4 ,and while he was yet
 a great way off1  his ,father saw him1 
and had compassion1 and ran1 and fell on
 his  neck1 and kissed him 7,luke       
#ae3bj74 ,all these expressions do      
strongly  prove that the heart of       

,christ is open to receive the coming   
sinner4    #c4 ,as ,jesus ,christ has   
his eye upon1 and his heart open to     
receive1  so he hath resolved already   
that nothing shall alienate his heart   
from receiving the coming sinner4 ,no   
sins of the coming sinner1  nor the     
length of the time that he hath abode in
 them1 shall by  any means prevail with 
,jesus ,christ to reject him4 ,coming   
sinner1  thou art coming to a loving    
,lord ,jesus6    #d4 ,these words       
therefore are dropped from his blessed  
mouth1 on  purpose that the coming      
sinner might take encouragement to      
continue  on his journey1 until he be   
come indeed to ,jesus ,christ4 ,it was  
doubtless a great encouragement to blind
 ,bartimeus1 that ,jesus  ,christ stood 
still and called him1 when he was       
crying1 ,jesus1 thou  ,son of ,david1   
have mercy on me2 therefore1 it is said1
 he cast  away his garment1 rose1 and   
came to ,jesus 7,mark #aj3df74 ,now1 if 
a call to come hath such encouragement  

in it1 what is a promise  of receiving  
such1 but an encouragement much more8   
,and observe it1  though he had a call  
to come1 yet not having a promise1 his  
faith  was forced to work upon a mere   
consequence1 saying1 ,he calls me2  and 
surely since he calls me1 he will grant 
me my desire4 ,ah6 but  coming sinner1  
thou hast no need to go so far about as 
to draw 7in  this matter7 consequences1 
because thou hast plain promises3 ,and  
him that cometh to me ,i will in no wise
 cast out4 ,here is full1  plain1 yea1  
what encouragement one can desire2 for1 
suppose thou  wast admitted to make a   
promise thyself1 and ,christ should     
attest  that he would fulfil it upon the
 sinner that cometh to him1 ,couldst    
thou make a better promise8 ,couldst    
thou invent a more full1 free1  or      
larger promise8 a promise that looks at 
the first moving of  the heart after    
,jesus ,christ8 a promise that declares1
 yea1 that  engageth ,christ ,jesus to  
open his heart to receive the coming    

sinner8  yea1 further1 a promise that   
demonstrateth that the ,lord ,jesus is  
resolved freely to receive1 and will in 
no wise cast out1 nor means  to reject1 
the soul of the coming sinner6 ,for all 
this lieth fully  in this promise1 and  
doth naturally flow therefrom4 ,here    
thou needest  not make use of           
far-fetched consequences1 nor strain thy
 wits1 to  force encouraging arguments  
from the text4 ,coming sinner1 the words
  are plain3 ,and him that cometh to me 
,i will in no wise cast out4    ,,two   
,,sorts ,,of ,,sinners ,,coming ,,to    
,,christ4    ,and him that ,,cometh4    
,there are two sorts of sinners that are
  coming to ,jesus ,christ4 ,first1 ,him
 that hath never1 while of late1  #ad at
 all began to come4 ,second1 ,him that  
came formerly1 and after  that went     
back2 but hath since bethought himself1 
and is now coming  again4 ,both these   
sorts of sinners are intended by the    
,,him in the  text1 as is evident2      
because both are now the coming sinners4

 ,and  him that cometh4    ,first4 ,the 
newly-awakened comer4--,for the first of
 these3  the sinner that hath never1    
while of late1 began to come1 his way   
is more easy2 ,i do not say1 more plain 
and open to come to ,christ  than is the
 other--those last not having the clog  
of a guilty  conscience1 for the sin of 
backsliding1 hanging at their heels4    
,but all the encouragement of the       
gospel1 with what invitations are       
therein contained to coming sinners1 are
 as free and as open to  the one as to  
the other2 so that they may with the    
same freedom and  liberty1 as from the  
,word1 both alike claim interest in the 
promise4  ,all things are ready2 all    
things for the coming backsliders1 as   
well as for the others3 ,come to the    
wedding4 ,and let him that  is athirst  
come 7,matt #bb3a-d2 ,rev #bb3ag74      
,second4 ,the returning                 
backslider4--,but having spoke to the   
first  of these already1 ,i shall here  
pass it by2 and shall speak a word  or  

two to him that is coming1 after        
backsliding1 to ,jesus ,christ  for     
life4 ,thy way1 ,o thou sinner of a     
double dye1 thy way is open  to come to 
,jesus ,christ4 ,i mean thee1 whose     
heart1 after long  backsliding1 doth    
think of turning to him again4 ,thy way1
 ,i say1  is open to him1 as is the way 
of the other sorts of comers2 as        
appears by what follows3--    #a4       
,because the text makes no exception    
against thee4 ,it doth not  say1 ,and   
any him but a backslider1 any him but   
him4 ,the text doth  not thus object1   
but indefinitely openeth wide its golden
 arms  to every coming soul1 without the
 least exception2 therefore thou  mayest
 come4 ,and take heed that thou shut not
 that door against  thy soul by         
unbelief1 which ,god has opened by his  
grace4    #b4 ,nay1 the text is so far  
from excepting against thy coming1 that 
it strongly suggesteth that thou art one
 of the souls intended1  ,o thou coming 
backslider2 else what need that clause  

have been so  inserted1 ,i will in no   
wise cast out8 ,as who should say1      
,though  those that come now are such as
 have formerly backslidden1 ,i will  in 
no wise cast away the fornicator1 the   
covetous1 the railer1 the  drunkard1 or 
other common sinners1 nor yet the       
backslider neither4    #c4 ,that the    
backslider is intended is evident1      
7#a47 ,for that he is sent to by name1  
,go1 tell his disciples and  ,peter     
7,mark #af3g74 ,but ,peter was a godly  
man4 ,true1 but he was also  a          
backslider1 yea1 a desperate backslider3
 he had denied his ,master  once1 twice1
 thrice1 cursing and swearing that he   
knew him not4  ,if this was not         
backsliding1 if this was not an high and
 eminent  backsliding1 yea1 a higher    
backsliding than thou art capable of1   
,i have thought amiss4    ,again1 when  
,david had backslidden1 and had         
committed adultery and  murder in his   
backsliding1 he must be sent to by name3
 ,and1 saith  the text1 the ,lord sent  

,nathan unto ,david4 ,and he sent him to
  tell him1 after he had brought him to 
unfeigned acknowledgment1  ,the ,lord   
hath also put away1 or forgiven thy sin 
7#b ,sam #ab3a1ac74    ,this man also   
was far gone3 he took a man's wife1 and 
killed her  husband1 and endeavoured to 
cover all with wicked dissimulation4 ,he
  did this1 ,i say1 after ,god had      
exalted him1 and showed him great       
favour2 wherefore his transgression was 
greatened also by the  prophet with     
mighty aggravations2 yet he was         
accepted1 and that  with gladness1 at   
the first step he took in his returning 
to ,christ4  ,for the first step of the 
backslider's return is to say1 sensibly 
and unfeignedly1 ,i have sinned2 but he 
had no sooner said thus1  but a pardon  
was produced1 yea1 thrust into his      
bosom3 ,and ,nathan  said unto ,david1  
,the ,lord hath also put away thy sin4  
7#b47 ,as the person of the backslider  
is mentioned by name1 so also  is his   
sin1 that1 if possible1 thy objections  

against thy returning  to ,christ may be
 taken out of thy way2 ,i say1 thy sin  
also is  mentioned by name1 and mixed1  
as mentioned1 with words of grace and   
favour3 ,i will heal their backsliding1 
,i will love them freely  7,hosea       
#ad3d74 ,what sayest thou now1          
backslider8    7#c47 ,nay1 further1 thou
 art not only mentioned by name1 and thy
  sin by the nature of it1 but thou     
thyself1 who art a returning            
backslider1 put1 7a7 ,amongst ,god's    
,israel1 ,return1 thou backsliding      
,israel1 saith the ,lord2 and ,i will   
not cause mine anger to fall  upon you2 
for ,i am merciful1 saith the ,lord1 and
 ,i will not keep  anger for ever 7,jer 
#c3ab74 7b7 ,thou art put among his     
children2  among his children to whom he
 is married4 ,turn1 ,o backsliding      
children1 for ,i am married unto you    
7verse #ad74 7c7 ,yea1 after  all this1 
as if his heart was so full of grace for
 them1 that he  was pressed until he had
 uttered it before them1 he adds1       

,return1  ye backsliding children1 and  
,i will heal your backslidings 7verse   
#bb74    7#d47 ,nay1 further1 the ,lord 
hath considered1 that the shame of thy  
sin hath stopped thy mouth1 and made    
thee almost a prayerless man2  and      
therefore he saith unto thee1 ,take with
 you words1 and turn  to the ,lord3 say 
unto him1 ,take away all iniquity1 and  
receive  us graciously4 ,see his grace1 
that himself should put words of        
encouragement into the heart of a       
backslider2 as he saith in another      
place1 ,i taught ,ephraim to go1 taking 
him by the arms4 ,this is  teaching him 
to go indeed1 to hold him up by the     
arms2 by the chin1  as we say 7,hosea   
#ad3b2 #aa3c74    ,from what has been   
said1 ,i conclude1 even as ,i said      
before1 that  the him in the text1 and  
him that cometh1 includeth both these   
sorts of sinners1 and therefore both    
should freely come4    ,quest4 #a4 ,but 
where doth ,jesus ,christ1 in all the   
word of the ,new  ,testament1 expressly 

speak to a returning backslider with    
words  of grace and peace8 ,for what you
 have urged as yet1 from the ,new       
,testament1 is nothing but consequences 
drawn from this text4 ,indeed  it is a  
full text for carnal ignorant sinners   
that come1 but to  me1 who am a         
backslider1 it yieldeth but little      
relief4    ,answ4 ,how6 but little      
encouragement from the text1 when it is 
said1  ,i will in now wise cast out6    
,what more could have been said8 ,what  
is here omitted that might have been    
inserted1 to make the promise  more full
 and free8 ,nay1 take all the promises  
in the ,bible1 all  the freest promises1
 with all the variety of expressions of 
what  nature or extent soever1 and they 
can but amount to the expressions  of   
this very promise1 ,i will in no wise   
cast out2 ,i will for  nothing1 by no   
means1 upon no account1 however they    
have sinned1  however they have         
backslidden1 however they have provoked1
 cast  out the coming sinner4 ,but1     

,quest4 #b4 ,thou sayest1 ,where doth   
,jesus ,christ1 in all the words  of the
 ,new ,testament1 speak to a returning  
backslider with words  of grace and     
peace1 that is under the name of a      
backslider8    ,answ4 ,where there is   
such plenty of examples in receiving    
backsliders1  there is the less need for
 express words to that intent2 one      
promise1  as the text is1 with those    
examples that are annexed1 are instead  
of many promises4 ,and besides1 ,i      
reckon that the act of receiving  is of 
as much1 if not of more encouragement1  
than is a bare promise  to receive2 for 
receiving is as the promise1 and the    
fulfilling of  it too2 so that in the   
,old ,testament thou hast the promise1  
and in  the ,new1 the fulfilling of it2 
and that in divers examples4    #a4 ,in 
,peter4 ,peter denied his master1 once1 
twice1 thrice1 and  that with open oath2
 yet ,christ receives him again without 
any the  least hesitation or stick4     
,yea1 he slips1 stumbles1 falls again1  

in downright dissimulation1 and that to 
the hurt and fall of many  others2 but  
neither of this doth ,christ make a bar 
to his salvation1  but receives him     
again at his return1 as if he knew      
nothing of the  fault 7,gal #b74    #b4 
,the rest of the disciples1 even all of 
them1 did backslide  and leave the ,lord
 ,jesus in his greatest straits4 ,then  
all the  disciples forsook him and fled1
 7,matt #bf3ef71 they returned1 as he   
had foretold1 every one to his own1 and 
left him alone2 but this  also he passes
 over as a very light matter4 ,not that 
it was so  indeed in itself1 but the    
abundance of grace that was in him did  
lightly roll it away2 for after his     
resurrection1 when first he  appeared   
unto them1 he gives them not the least  
check for their  perfidious dealings    
with him1 but salutes them with words of
  grace1 saying1 ,all hail6 be not      
afraid1 peace be to you2 all power  in  
heaven and earth is given unto me4      
,true1 he rebuked them for  their       

unbelief1 for the which also thou       
deservest the same4 ,for it  is unbelief
 that alone puts ,christ and his        
benefits from us 7,john  #af3eb2 ,matt  
#bh3i-aa2 ,luke #bd3ci2 ,mark #af3ad74  
#c4 ,the man that after a large         
profession lay with his father's  wife1 
committed a high transgression1 even    
such a one that at that  day was not    
heard of1 no1 not among the ,gentiles4  
,wherefore this  was a desperate        
backsliding2 yet1 at his return1 he was 
received1  and accepted again to mercy  
7#a ,cor #e3a1b2 #b ,cor #b3f-h74    #d4
 ,the thief that stole was bid to steal 
no more2 not at all doubting  but that  
,christ was ready to forgive him this   
act of backsliding  7,eph #d3bh74       
,now all these are examples1 particular 
instances of ,christ's readiness  to    
receive the backsliders to mercy2 and1  
observe it1 examples and  proofs that he
 hath done so are1 to our unbelieving   
hearts1 stronger  encouragements than   
bare promises that so he will do4       

,but again1 the ,lord ,jesus hath added 
to these1 for the encouragement  of     
returning backsliders1 to come to him4  
7#a47 ,a call to come1  and he will     
receive them 7,rev #b3a-e2 #ad-af2      
#bj-bb2 #c3a-c2 #ae-bb74  ,wherefore    
,new ,testament backsliders have        
encouragement to come4  7#b47 ,a        
declaration of readiness to receive them
 that come1 as here  in the text1 and in
 many other places1 is plain4           
,therefore1 ,set  thee up waymarks1 make
 thee high heaps1 of the golden grace of
  the gospel1 set thine heart toward the
 highway1 even the way which  thou      
wentest4 ,when thou didst backslide2    
turn again1 ,o virgin of  ,israel1 turn 
again to these thy cities 7,jer #ca3ba74
    ,and him that cometh4 ,he saith not1
 and him that talketh1 that  professeth1
 that maketh a show1 a noise1 or the    
like2 but1 him that  cometh4 ,christ    
will take leave to judge1 who1 among the
 many that  make a noise1 they be that  
indeed are coming to him4 ,it is not him

  that saith he comes1 nor him of whom  
others affirm that he comes2  but him   
that ,christ himself shall say doth     
come1 that is concerned  in this text4  
,when the woman that had the bloody     
issue came to  him for cure1 there were 
others as well as she1 that made a great
  bustle about him1 that touched1 yea1  
thronged him4 ,ah1 but ,christ  could   
distinguish this woman from them all2   
,and he looked round  about upon them   
all1 to see her that had done this thing
 7,mark  #e3be-cb74 ,he was not         
concerned with the thronging1 or        
touchings of  the rest2 for theirs were 
but accidental1 or at best1 void of that
  which made her touch acceptable4      
,wherefore ,christ must be judge  who   
they be that in truth are coming to him2
 ,every man's ways are  right in his own
 eyes1 but the ,lord weigheth the       
spirits 7,prov  #af3b74 ,it standeth    
therefore every one in hand to be       
certain of  their coming to ,jesus      
,christ2 for as thy coming is1 so shall 

thy  salvation be4 ,if thou comest      
indeed1 thy salvation shall be indeed2  
but if thou comest but in outward       
appearance1 so shall thy salvation  be2 
but of coming1 see before1 as also      
afterwards1 in the use and  application4
    ,and him that cometh ,,to ,,me4     
,these words to me are also well to  be 
heeded2 for by them1 as he secureth     
those that come to him1 so  also he     
shows himself unconcerned with those    
that in their coming  rest short1 to    
turn aside to others2 for you must know1
 that every  one that comes1 comes not  
to ,jesus ,christ2 some that come1 come 
to  ,moses1 and to his law1 and there   
take up for life2 with these ,christ  is
 not concerned2 with these his promise  
hath not to do4 ,christ  is become of no
 effect unto you2 whosoever of you are  
justified  by the law1 ye are fallen    
from grace 7,gal #e3d74 ,again1 some    
that  came1 came no further than to     
gospel ordinances1 and there stay2  they
 came not through them to ,christ2 with 

these neither is he  concerned2 nor will
 their ,lord1 ,lord1 avail them anything
 in the  great and dismal day4 ,a man   
may come to1 and also go from the place 
and ordinances of worship1 and yet not  
be remembered by ,christ4  ,so ,i saw   
the wicked buried1 said ,solomon1 who   
had come and gone  from the place of the
 holy1 and they were forgotten in the   
city  where they had so done2 this is   
also vanity 7,eccl #h3aj74    ,,to ,,me4
 ,these words1 therefore1 are by ,jesus 
,christ very warily put  in1 and serve  
for caution and encouragement2 for      
caution1 lest we  take up in our coming 
anywhere short of ,christ2 and for      
encouragement  to those that shall in   
their coming1 come past all2 till they  
come  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and him that  
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out4    ,reader1 if thou lovest thy     
soul1 take this caution kindly at the   
hands of ,jesus ,christ4 ,thou seest thy
 sickness1 thy wound1 thy  necessity of 
salvation4 ,well1 go not to king ,jareb1

 for he cannot  heal thee1 nor cure thee
 of thy wound 7,hosea #e3ac74 ,take the 
caution1  ,i say1 lest ,christ1 instead 
of being a ,saviour unto thee1 becomes  
a lion1 a young lion1 to tear thee1 and 
go away 7,hosea #e3ad74    ,there is a  
coming1 but not to the ,most ,high2     
there is a coming1  but not with the    
whole heart1 but as it were feignedly2  
therefore  take the caution kindly 7,jer
 #c3aj2 ,hosea #g3af74    ,and him that 
cometh ,,to ,,me2 ,christ as a ,saviour 
will stand alone1  because his own arm  
alone hath brought salvation unto him4  
,he will  not be joined with ,moses1 nor
 suffer ,john ,baptist to be tabernacled
  by him4 ,i say they must vanish1 for  
,christ will stand alone 7,luke         
#i3bh-cf74 ,yea1 ,god the ,father will  
have it so2 therefore they must  be     
parted from him1 and a voice from heaven
 must come to bid the  disciples hear   
only the beloved ,son4 ,christ will not 
suffer any  law1 ordinance1 statute1 or 
judgment1 to be partners with him in    

the salvation of the sinner4 ,nay1 he   
saith not1 and him that cometh  to my   
,,word2 but1 and him that cometh to     
,,me4 ,the words of ,christ1  even his  
most blessed and free promises1 such as 
this in the text1  are not the ,saviour 
of the world2 for that is ,christ       
himself1  ,christ himself only4 ,the    
promises1 therefore1 are but to         
encourage  the coming sinner to come to 
,jesus ,christ1 and not to rest in them1
  short of salvation by him4 ,and him   
that cometh ,,to ,,me4 ,the man1        
therefore1 that comes aright1 casts all 
things behind his back1  and looketh at1
 nor hath his expectations from ought1  
but the ,son  of ,god alone2 as ,david  
said1 ,my soul1 wait thou only upon     
,god2 for  my expectation is from him4  
,he only is my rock1 and my salvation2  
he is my defence2 ,i shall not be moved 
7,psa #fb3e1f74 ,his eye is  to ,christ1
 his heart is to ,christ1 and his       
expectation is from him1  from him only4
    ,therefore the man that comes to    

,christ1 is one that hath had deep      
considerations of his own sins1         
slighting thoughts of his own           
righteousness1 and high thoughts of the 
blood and righteousness  of ,jesus      
,christ2 yea1 he sees1 as ,i have said1 
more virtue in the  blood of ,christ to 
save him1 than there is in all his sins 
to damn  him4 ,he therefore setteth     
,christ before his eyes2 there is       
nothing  in heaven or earth1 he knows1  
that can save his soul and secure  him  
from the wrath of ,god1 but ,christ2    
that is1 nothing but his  personal      
righteousness and blood4    ,import of  
the words ,,in ,,no ,,wise4    ,and him 
that cometh to me1 ,i will in no wise   
cast out4 ,,in ,,no  ,,wise3 by these   
words there is ,first1 ,something       
expressed2 and  ,second1 ,something     
implied4    ,first1 ,that which is      
expressed is ,christ ,jesus1 his        
unchangeable  resolution to save the    
coming sinner2 ,i will in no wise reject
 him1  or deny him the benefit of my    

death and righteousness4 ,this word1    
therefore1 is like that which he speaks 
of the everlasting damnation  of the    
sinner in hell-fire2 ,he shall by no    
means depart thence2  that is1 never1   
never come out again1 no1 not to all    
eternity 7,matt  #e3bf2 #be3df74 ,so    
that as he that is condemned into       
hell-fire hath  no ground of hope for   
his deliverance thence2 so him that     
cometh  to ,christ1 hath no ground to   
fear he shall ever be cast in thither4  
,thus saith the ,lord1 ,if heaven above 
can be measured1 and the  foundations of
 the earth searched out beneath1 ,i will
 also cast  off all the seed of ,israel1
 for all that they have done1 saith  the
 ,lord 7,jer #ca3cg74 ,thus saith the   
,lord1 ,if my covenant be not  with day 
and night1 and if ,i have not appointed 
the ordinances of  heaven and earth1    
then will ,i cast away the seed of      
,jacob 7,jer  #cc3be1bf74 ,but heaven   
cannot be measured1 nor the foundations 
of  the earth searched out beneath2 his 

covenant is also with day and  night1   
and he hath appointed the ordinances of 
heaven2 therefore  he will not cast away
 the seed of ,jacob1 who are the coming 
ones1  but will certainly save them from
 the dreadful wrath to come 7,jer       
#ej3d1e74 ,by this1 therefore1 it is    
manifest1 that it was not the  greatness
 of sin1 nor the long continuance in it1
 no1 nor yet the  backsliding1 nor the  
pollution of thy nature1 that can put a 
bar  in against1 or be an hindrance of1 
the salvation of the coming  sinner4    
,for1 if indeed this could be1 then     
would this solemn and  absolute         
determination of the ,lord ,jesus1 of   
itself1 fall to the  ground1 and be made
 of none effect4 ,but his counsel shall 
stand1  and he will do all his pleasure2
 that is1 his pleasure in this2  for his
 promise1 as to this irreversible       
conclusion1 ariseth of  his pleasure2 he
 will stand to it1 and will fulfil it1  
because it  is his pleasure 7,isa       
#df3aj1aa74    ,suppose that one man had

 the sins1 or as many sins as an        
hundred1  and another should have an    
hundred times as many as he2 yet1 if    
they come1 this word1 ,i will in no wise
 cast out1 secures them  both alike4    
,suppose a man hath a desire to be      
saved1 and for that purpose is  coming  
in truth to ,jesus ,christ2 but he1 by  
his debauched life1  has damned many in 
hell2 why1 the door of hope is by these 
words  set as open for him1 as it is for
 him that hath not the thousandth  part 
of his transgressions4 ,and him that    
cometh to me ,i will in  no wise cast   
out4    ,suppose a man is coming to     
,christ to be saved1 and hath nothing   
but  sin1 and an ill-spent life1 to     
bring with him2 why1 let him come1  and 
welcome to ,jesus ,christ1 ,and he will 
in no wise cast him out  7,luke #g3db74 
,is not this love that passeth          
knowledge8 ,is not this  love the       
wonderment of angels8 ,and is not this  
love worthy of all  acceptation at the  
hands and hearts of all coming sinners8 

,hindrances in coming to ,christ4       
,second1 ,that which is implied in the  
words is1 #a4 ,the coming souls  have   
those that continually lie at ,jesus    
,christ#ae to cast them off4  #b4 ,the  
coming souls are afraid that those will 
prevail with ,christ  to cast them off4 
,for these words are spoken to satisfy  
us1 and to  stay up our spirits against 
these two dangers3 ,i will in no wise   
cast out4    #a4 ,for the first1 ,coming
 souls have those that continually lie  
at  ,jesus ,christ to cast them off4    
,and there are three things that thus   
bend themselves against the coming      
sinner4    7#a47 ,there is the devil1   
that accuser of the brethren1 that      
accuses  them before ,god1 day and night
 7,rev #ab3aj74 ,this prince of darkness
  is unwearied in this work2 he doth it1
 as you see1 day and night2  that is1   
without ceasing4 ,he continually puts in
 his caveats against  thee1 if so be he 
may prevail4 ,how did he ply#af it      
against that  good man ,job1 if possibly

 he might have obtained his destruction 
in hell-fire8 ,he objected against him1 
that he served not ,god for  nought1 and
 tempted ,god to put forth his hand     
against him1 urging1  that if he did it1
 he would curse him to his face2 and all
 this1  as ,god witnesseth1 he did      
without a cause 7,job #a3i-aa2 #b3d1e74 
,how did he ply it with ,christ against 
,joshua the high-priest8 ,and  he showed
 me ,joshua1 said the prophet1 the      
high-priest1 standing  before the angel 
of the ,lord1 and ,satan standing at his
 right hand  to resist him 7,zech #c3a74
    ,to resist him2 that is1 to prevail 
with the ,lord ,jesus ,christ  to resist
 him2 objecting the uncleanness and     
unlawful marriage of  his sons with the 
,gentiles2 for that was the crime that  
,satan laid  against them 7,ezra        
#aj3ah74 ,yea1 and for aught ,i know1   
,joshua was  also guilty of the fact2   
but if not of that1 of crimes no whit   
inferior2 for he was clothed with filthy
 garments1 as he stood  before the      

angel4 ,neither had he one word to say  
in vindication of  himself1 against all 
that this wicked one had to say against 
him4  ,but notwithstanding that1 he came
 off well2 but he might for it thank  a 
good ,lord ,jesus1 because he did not   
resist him1 but contrariwise1  took up  
his cause1 pleaded against the devil1   
excusing his infirmity1  and put        
justifying robes upon him before his    
adversary's face4    ,and the ,lord said
 unto ,satan1 ,the ,lord rebuke thee1 ,o
 ,satan1 even  the ,lord that hath      
chosen ,jerusalem1 rebuke thee4 ,is not 
this a  brand plucked out of the fire8  
,and he answered and spoke to those     
that stood before him1 saying1 ,take    
away the filthy garments from  him2 and 
unto him he said1 ,behold1 ,i have      
caused thine iniquity  to pass from     
thee1 and ,i will clothe thee with      
change of raiment  7,zech #c3b-d74      
,again1 how did ,satan ply it against   
,peter1 when he desired to have  him1   
that he might sift him as wheat8 that   

is1 if possible1 sever  all grace from  
his heart1 and leave him nothing but    
flesh and filth1  to the end that he    
might make the ,lord ,jesus loathe and  
abhor him4  ,simon1 ,simon1 said        
,christ1 ,satan hath desired to have    
you1 that  he may sift you as wheat4    
,but did he prevail against him8 ,no3   
,but  ,i have prayed for thee1 that thy 
faith fail not4 ,as who should  say1    
,simon1 ,satan hath desired me that ,i  
would give thee up to him1  and not only
 thee1 but all the rest of thy          
brethren--for that the  word you        
imports--but ,i will not leave thee in  
his hand3 ,i have  prayed for thee1 thy 
faith shall not fail2 ,i will secure    
thee to  the heavenly inheritance 7,luke
 #bb3cj-cb74    7#b47 ,as ,satan1 so    
every sin of the coming sinner1 comes in
 with a  voice against him1 if perhaps  
they may prevail with ,christ to cast   
off the soul4 ,when ,israel was coming  
out of ,egypt to ,canaan1 how  many     
times had their sins thrown them out of 

the mercy of ,god1 had  not ,moses1 as a
 type of ,christ1 stood in the breach to
 turn away  his wrath from them6 7,psa  
#ajf3bc74 ,our iniquities testify       
against  us1 and would certainly prevail
 against us1 to our utter rejection  and
 damnation1 had we not an advocate with 
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ  the        
righteous 7#a ,john #b3a1b74    ,the    
sins of the old world cried them down to
 hell2 the sins of ,sodom  fetched upon 
them fire from heaven1 which devoured   
them2 the sins  of the ,egyptians cried 
them down to hell1 because they came not
  to ,jesus ,christ for life4 ,coming   
sinner1 thy sins are no whit less  than 
any2 nay1 perhaps1 they are as big as   
all theirs4 ,why is it  then1 that thou 
livest when they are dead1 and that thou
 hast a  promise of pardon when they had
 not8 ,why1 thou art coming to ,jesus   
,christ2 and therefore sin shall not be 
thy ruin4    7#c47 ,as ,satan and sin1  
so the law of ,moses1 as it is a perfect
  holy law1 hath a voice against you    

before the face of ,god4 ,there  is one 
that accuseth you1 even ,moses1 his law 
7,john #e3de74 ,yea1  it accuseth all   
men of transgression that have sinned   
against it2  for as long as sin is sin1 
there will be a law to accuse for sin4  
,but this accusation shall not prevail  
against the coming sinner2  because it  
is ,christ that died1 and that ever     
lives1 to make  intercession for them   
that come to ,god by him 7,rom #h2 ,heb 
#g3be74    ,these things1 ,i say1 do    
accuse us before ,christ ,jesus2 yea1   
and  also to our own faces1 if perhaps  
they might prevail against us4  ,but    
these words1 ,i will in no wise cast    
out1 secureth the coming  sinner from   
them all4    ,the coming sinner is not  
saved1 because there is none that comes 
in against him2 but because the ,lord   
,jesus will not hear their  accusations1
 will not cast out the coming sinner4   
,when ,shimei came  down to meet king   
,david1 and to ask for pardon for his   
rebellion1  up starts ,abishai1 and puts

 in his caveat1 saying1 ,shall not      
,shimei  die for this8 ,this is the case
 of him that comes to ,christ4 ,he hath 
this ,abishai1 and that ,abishai1 that  
presently steps in against  him1 saying1
 ,shall not this rebel's sins destroy   
him in hell8 ,read  further4 ,but ,david
 answered1 ,what have ,i to do with you1
 ye sons  of ,zeruiah1 that ye should   
this day be adversaries unto me8 ,shall 
there any man be put to death this day  
in ,israel1 for do not ,i know1  that ,i
 am king this day over ,israel8 7#b ,sam
 #ai3af-bb74 ,that is  ,christ's answer 
by the text1 to all that accuse the     
coming ,shimeis4  ,what have ,i to do   
with you1 that accuse the coming sinners
 to me8  ,i count you adversaries1 that 
are against my showing mercy to them4   
,do not ,i know that ,i am exalted this 
day to be king of righteousness1  and   
king of peace8 ,i will in no wise cast  
them out4    #b4 ,but again1 these words
 do closely imply1 that the coming souls
  are afraid that these accusers will   

prevail against them1 as is  evident1   
because the text is spoken for their    
relief and succour4  ,for that need not 
be1 if they that are coming were not    
subject to  fear and despond upon this  
account4 ,alas1 there is guilt1 and the 
curse lies upon the conscience of the   
coming sinner6    ,besides1 he is       
conscious to himself what a villain1    
what a wretch  he hath been against ,god
 and ,christ4 ,also he now knows1 by    
woeful  experience1 how he hath been at 
,satan's beck1 and at the motion  of    
every lust4 ,he hath now also new       
thoughts of the holiness and  justice of
 ,god4 ,also he feels1 that he cannot   
forbear sinning  against him4 ,for the  
motions of sins1 which are by the law1  
doth  still work in his members1 to     
bring forth fruit unto death 7,rom      
#g3e74 ,but none of this needs be a     
discouragement since we have  so good1  
so tender-hearted1 and so faithful a    
,jesus to come to1  who will rather     
overthrow heaven and earth1 than suffer 

a tittle  of this text to fail4 ,and him
 that cometh to me ,i will in no wise   
cast out4    ,import of the words ,,to  
,,cast ,,out4    ,now1 we have yet to   
inquire into two things that lie in the 
words1  to which there hath yet been    
nothing said4 ,as1 ,,first1 ,what it is 
to cast out4 ,,second1 ,how it appears  
that ,christ hath power to save  or cast
 out8    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,cast   
,,out4    ,,first4 ,for the first of    
these1 ,what it is to cast out4 ,to this
 ,i  will speak1 ,first1 ,generally4    
,second1 ,more particularly4    ,first1 
,generally4    #a4 ,to cast out1 is to  
slight and despise1 and contemn2 as it  
is  said of ,saul's shield1 it was      
vilely cast away1 7#b ,sam #a3ba71  that
 is1 slighted and contemned4 ,thus it is
 with the sinners that  come not to     
,jesus ,christ4 ,he slights1 despises1  
and contemns them2  that is1 casts them 
away4    #b4 ,things cast away are      
reputed as menstruous cloths1 and as the
  dirt of the street 7,isa #c3bd2 ,psa  

#ah3db2 ,matt #e3ac2 #ae3ag74 ,and  thus
 it shall be with the men that come not 
to ,jesus ,christ1 they  shall be       
counted as menstruous1 and as the dirt  
in the streets4    #c4 ,to be cast out1 
or off1 it is to be abhorred1 not to be 
pitied2  but to be put to perpetual     
shame 7,psa #dd3i2 #hi3ch2 ,amos #a3aa74
 ,but1    ,second1 ,more particularly1  
to come to the text4 ,the casting out   
here mentioned is not limited to this or
 the other evil3 therefore  it must be  
extended to the most extreme and utmost 
misery4 ,or thus3  ,he that cometh to   
,christ shall not want anything that may
 make him  gospelly-happy in this world1
 or that which is to come2 nor shall  he
 want anything that cometh not1 that may
 make him spiritually and  eternally    
miserable4 ,but further1 ,as it is to be
 generally taken  as respecteth the     
things that are now1 so it respecteth   
things  that shall be hereafter4    ,i4 
,for the things that are now1 they are  
either1 #a4 ,more general3  ,or1 #b4    

,more particular4    #a4 ,more general1 
thus3    7#a47 ,it is to be cast out of 
the presence and favour of ,god4  ,thus 
was ,cain cast out3 ,thou has driven1 or
 cast me out this  day2 from thy face1  
that is1 from thy favour shall ,i be    
hid4 ,a  dreadful complaint6 ,but the   
effect of a more dreadful judgment6     
7,gen #d3ad2 ,jer #bc3ci2 #a ,chron     
#bh3i74    7#b47 ,to be cast out1 is to 
be cast out of ,god's sight4 ,god will  
look after them no more1 care for them  
no more2 nor will he watch  over them   
any more for good 7#b ,kings #ag3bj2    
,jer #g3ae74 ,now they  that are so1 are
 left like blind men1 to wander and fall
 into the  pit of hell4 ,this1          
therefore1 is also a sad judgment6      
therefore  here is the mercy of him that
 cometh to ,christ4 ,he shall not be    
left to wander at uncertainties4 ,the   
,lord ,jesus ,christ will keep  him1 as 
a shepherd doth his sheep 7,psa #bc74   
,him that cometh to me  ,i will in no   
wise cast out4    7#c47 ,to be cast out1

 is to be denied a place in ,god's      
house1 and  to be left as fugitives and 
vagabonds1 to pass a little time away   
in this miserable life1 and after that  
to go down to the dead 7,gal  #d3cj2    
,gen #d3ac1ad2 #ba3aj74 ,therefore here 
is the benefit of him that  cometh to   
,christ1 he shall not be denied a place 
in ,god's house4  ,they shall not be    
left like vagabonds in the world4 ,him  
that  cometh to me ,i will in no wise   
cast out4 ,see ,proverbs #ad3bf1 ,isaiah
  #ef3c-e1 ,ephesians #a3aibb1 #a       
,corinthians #c3ba-bc4    7#d47 ,in a   
word1 ,to be cast out1 is to be rejected
 as are the  fallen angels4 ,for their  
eternal damnation began at their being  
cast down from heaven to hell4 ,so then1
 not to be cast out1 is to  have a      
place1 a house1 and habitation there2   
and to have a share  in the privileges  
of elect angels4    ,these words1       
therefore1 ,i will not cast out1 will   
prove great  words one day to them that 
come to ,jesus ,christ 7#b ,peter #b3d2 

,john  #bj3ca2 ,luke #bj3ce74    #b4    
,second1 and more particularly1    7#a47
 ,christ hath everlasting life for him  
that cometh to him1 and  he shall never 
perish2 ,for he will in no wise cast him
 out2 but  for the rest1 they are       
rejected1 cast out1 and must be damned  
7,john #aj3bg1bh74    7#b47 ,christ hath
 everlasting righteousness to clothe    
them with that  come to him1 and they   
shall be covered with it as with a      
garment1  but the rest shall be found in
 the filthy rags of their own stinking  
pollutions1 and shall be wrapt up in    
them1 as in a winding-sheet1  and so    
bear their shame before the ,lord1 and  
also before the angels  7,dan #i3bg2    
,isa #eg3bj2 ,rev #c3d-ah1 #ae1 #af74   
7#c47 ,christ hath precious blood1 that1
 like an open fountain1 stands  free for
 him to wash in1 that comes to him for  
life2 ,and he will  in no wise cast him 
out2 but they that come not to him are  
rejected  from a share therein1 and are 
left to ireful vengeance for their  sins

 7,zech #ac3a2 #a ,peter #a3ah1ai2 ,john
 #ac3h2 #c3af74    7#d47 ,christ hath   
precious promises1 and they shall have a
 share in  them that come to him for    
life2 for he will in no wise cast them  
out4 ,but they that come not can have no
 share in them1 because  they are true  
only in him2 for in him1 and only in    
him1 all the  promises are yea and amen4
 ,wherefore they that come not to him1  
are no whit the better for them 7,psa   
#ej3af2 #b ,cor #a3bj1ba74    7#e47     
,christ hath also fullness of grace in  
himself for them that  come to him for  
life3 ,and he will in no wise cast them 
out4 ,but  those that come not unto him 
are left in their graceless state2  and 
as ,christ leaves them1 death1 hell1 and
 judgment finds them4  ,whoso findeth   
me1 saith ,christ1 findeth life1 and    
shall obtain  favour of the ,lord4 ,but 
he that sinneth against me wrongeth his 
own soul3 all they that hate me love    
death 7,prov #h3ce1cf74    7#f47 ,christ
 is an ,intercessor1 and ever liveth to 

make intercession  for them that come to
 ,god by him3 ,but their sorrows shall  
be  multiplied1 that hasten after       
another1 or other gods1 their sins  and 
lusts4 ,their drink-offerings will ,i   
not offer1 nor take up  their names into
 his lips 7,psa #af3d2 ,heb #g3be74     
7#g47 ,christ hath wonderful love1      
bowels1 and compassions1 for those  that
 come to him2 for he will in no wise    
cast them out4 ,but the  rest will find 
him a lion rampant2 he will one day tear
 them all  to pieces4 ,now consider     
this1 saith he1 ye that forget ,god1    
lest  ,i tear you in pieces1 and there  
be none to deliver 7,psa #ej3bb74       
7#h47 ,christ is one by and for whose   
sake those that come to him  have their 
persons and performances accepted of the
 ,father3 ,and  he will in no wise cast 
them out2 but the rest must fly to the  
rocks and mountains for shelter1 but all
 in vain1 to hide them from  his face   
and wrath 7,rev #f3ae-ag74    ,,ii4 ,but
 again1 ,these words1 ,,cast ,,out1 have

 a special look to what  will be        
hereafter1 even at the day of judgment4 
,for then1 and not  till then1 will be  
the great anathema and casting out made 
manifest1  even manifest by execution4  
,therefore here to speak to this1 and   
that under these two heads4 ,as1 ,first1
 ,of the casting out itself4  ,second1  
,of the place into which they shall be  
cast1 that shall then  be cast out4     
,first1 ,the casting out itself standeth
 in two things4 #a4 ,in a  preparatory  
work4 #b4 ,in the manner of executing   
the act4    #a4 ,the preparatory work   
standeth in these three things4    7#a47
 ,it standeth in their separation that  
have not come to him1  from them that   
have1 at that day4 ,or thus3 ,at the day
 of the great  casting out1 those that  
have not ,,now come to him1 shall be    
separated  from them that have2 for them
 that have he will not cast out4  ,when 
the ,son of man shall come in his glory1
 and all the holy  angels with him1 then
 shall he sit upon the throne of his    

glory2  and before him shall be gathered
 all nations1 and he shall separate     
them one from another1 as a shepherd    
divideth his sheep from the  goats      
7,matt #be3ca1cb74 ,this dreadful       
separation1 therefore1 shall  then be   
made betwixt them that ,,now come to    
,christ1 and them that  come not4 ,and  
good reason2 for since they would not   
with us come to  him now they have time1
 why should they stand with us when     
judgment  is come8    7#b47 ,they shall 
be placed before him according to their 
condition3  they that have come to him1 
in great dignity1 even at his right     
hand2 ,for he will in no wise cast them 
out3 but the rest shall  be set at his  
left hand1 the place of disgrace and    
shame2 for they  did not come to him for
 life4 ,distinguished also shall they be
 by  fit terms3 these that come to him  
he calleth the sheep1 but the rest  are 
frowish goats1 and he shall separate    
them one from another1 as  a shepherd   
divideth his sheep from the goats2 and  

the sheep will  be set on the right     
hand--next heaven gate1 for they came to
 him--but  the goats on his left1 to go 
from him into hell1 because they are    
not of his sheep4    7#c47 ,then will   
,christ proceed to conviction of those  
that came not  to him1 and will say1 ,i 
was a stranger1 and ye took me not in1  
or did not come unto me4 ,their excuse  
of themselves he will slight  as dirt1  
and proceed to their final judgment4    
#b4 ,now when these wretched rejecters  
of ,christ shall thus be set  before him
 in their sins1 and convicted1 this is  
the preparatory  work upon which follows
 the manner of executing the act which  
will  be done4    7#a47 ,in the presence
 of all the holy angels4    7#b47 ,in   
the presence of all them that in their  
lifetime came to him1  by saying unto   
them1 ,depart from me1 ye cursed1 into  
everlasting  fire1 prepared for the     
devil and his angels3 with the reason   
annexed  to it4 ,for you were cruel to  
me and mine1 particularly discovered  in

 these words1 ,for ,i was an hungered1  
and ye gave me no meat2 ,i  was thirsty1
 and ye gave me no drink2 ,i was a      
stranger1 and ye took  me not in2 naked1
 and ye clothed me not3 sick1 and in    
prison1 and  ye visited me not 7,matt   
#be3da-dc74    ,second1 ,now it remains 
that we speak of the place into which   
these  shall be cast1 which1 in the     
general1 you have heard already1  to    
wit1 the first prepared for the devil   
and his angels4 ,but1 in  particular1 it
 is thus described3--    #a4 ,it is     
called ,tophet3 ,for ,tophet is ordained
 of old1 yea1 for  the king1 the        
,lucifer1 it is prepared2 he hath made  
it deep and  large2 the pile thereof is 
fire and much wood2 the breath of the   
,lord1 like a stream of brimstone1 doth 
kindle it 7,isa #cj3cb74    #b4 ,it is  
called hell4 ,it is better for thee to  
enter halt or lame  into life1 than     
having two feet to be cast into hell    
7,mark #i3de74    #c4 ,it is called the 
wine-press of the wrath of ,god4 ,and   

the angel  thrust in his sickle into the
 earth1 and gathered the vine of the    
earth1 that is1 them that did not come  
to ,christ1 and cast it  into the great 
wine-press of the wrath of ,god 7,rev   
#ad3ai74    #d4 ,it is called a lake of 
fire4 ,and whosoever was not found      
written  in the book of life was cast   
into the lake of fire 7,rev #bj3ae74    
#e4 ,it is called a pit4 ,thou hast said
 in thy heart1 ,i will ascend  into     
heaven1 ,i will exalt my throne above   
the stars of ,god3 ,i will  sit also    
upon the mount of the congregation1 in  
the sides of the  north4 ,yet thou shalt
 be brought down to hell1 to the sides  
of the  pit 7,isa #ad3ac-ae74    #f4 ,it
 is called a bottomless pit1 out of     
which the smoke and the  locust came1   
and into which the great dragon was     
cast2 and it is  called bottomless1 to  
show the endlessness of the fall that   
they  will have into it1 that come not1 
in the acceptable time1 to ,jesus       
,christ 7,rev #i3a1b2 #bj3c74 4 #g4 ,it 

is called outer darkness4 ,bind  him    
hand and foot--and cast him into outer  
darkness1 and cast  ye the unprofitable 
servant into outer darkness1 there shall
 be  weeping and gnashing of teeth      
7,matt #bb3ac2 #be3cj74    #h4 ,it is   
called a furnace of fire4 ,as therefore 
the tares are  gathered and burned in   
the fire2 so shall it be in the end of  
this  world4 ,the ,son of man shall send
 forth his angels1 and they shall       
gather out of his kingdom all things    
that offend1 and them which do          
iniquity2 and shall cast them into a    
furnace of fire3 there shall  be wailing
 and gnashing of teeth4 ,and again1 ,so 
shall it be at  the end of the world3   
the angels shall come forth1 and sever  
the  wicked from among the just1 and    
shall cast them into the furnace of     
fire3 there shall be wailing and        
gnashing of teeth 7,matt #ac3dj-ea74    
#i4 ,lastly1 ,it may not be amiss1 if1  
in the conclusion of this1  ,i show in  
few words to what the things that       

torment them in this  state are         
compared4 ,indeed1 some of them have    
been occasionally  mentioned already2 as
 that they are compared1    7#a47 ,to   
wood that burneth4    7#b47 ,to fire4   
7#c47 ,to fire and brimstone3 ,but1     
7#d47 ,it is compared to a worm1 a      
gnawing worm1 a never-dying gnawing     
worm2 ,they are cast into hell1 where   
their worm dieth not 7,mark  #i3dd74    
7#e47 ,it is called unquenchable fire2  
,he will gather his wheat into  the     
garner2 but he will burn up the chaff   
with unquenchable fire  7,matt #c3ab2   
,luke #c3ag74    7#f47 ,it is called    
everlasting destruction2 ,the ,lord     
,jesus shall be  revealed from heaven   
with his mighty angels in flaming fire1 
taking  vengeance on them that know not 
,god1 and that obey not the gospel  of  
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 who shall be  
punished with everlasting  destruction  
from the presence of the ,lord1 and from
 the glory of  his power 7#b ,thess     
#a3g-i74    7#g47 ,it is called wrath   

without mixture1 and is given them in   
the  cup of his indignation4 ,if any man
 worship the beast1 and his  image1 and 
receive his mark in his forehead1 or in 
his hand1 the  same shall drink of the  
wine of the wrath of ,god1 which is     
poured  out without mixture1 into the   
cup of his indignation2 and he shall  be
 tormented with fire and brimstone in   
the presence of the holy  angels1 and in
 the presence of the ,lamb 7,rev        
#ad3i1aj74    7#h47 ,it is called the   
second death4 ,and death and hell were  
cast  into the lake of fire4 ,this is   
the second death4 ,blessed and holy  is 
he that hath part in the first          
resurrection3 on such the second  death 
hath no power 7,rev #bj3f1ad74    7#i47 
,it is called eternal damnation4 ,but he
 that shall blaspheme  against the ,holy
 ,ghost1 hath never forgiveness1 but is 
in danger of  eternal damnation4 ,oh6   
these three words6 ,everlasting         
punishment6  ,eternal damnation6 ,and   
,for ever and ever6 ,how will they gnaw 

and  eat up all the expectation of the  
end of the misery of the cast-away      
sinners4 ,and the smoke of their torment
 ascendeth up for ever  and ever2 and   
they have no rest day nor night1 c41    
7,rev #ad3aa74    ,their behaviour in   
hell is set forth by four things as ,i  
know  of2--7a47 ,by calling for help and
 relief in vain2 7b47 ,by weeping2  7c47
 ,by wailing2 7d47 ,by gnashing of      
teeth4    ,,the ,,power ,,of ,,christ   
,,to ,,save1 ,,or ,,to ,,cast ,,out4    
,,second4 ,and now we come to the second
 thing that is to be inquired  into1    
namely1 ,how it appears that ,christ    
hath power to save1 or  to cast out4    
,for by these words1 ,i will in no wise 
cast out1 he  declareth that he hath    
power to do both4 ,now this inquiry     
admits  us to search into the things3   
,first1 ,how it appears that he hath    
power to save2 ,second1 ,how it appears 
that he hath power to cast  out4        
,first1 ,that he hath power to save1    
appears by that which follows3--    #a4 

,to speak only of him as he is mediator3
 he was authorized to  this blessed work
 by his ,father1 before the world began4
 ,hence the  apostle saith1 ,he hath    
chosen us in him before the foundation  
of  the world 7,eph #a3d74 ,with all    
those things that effectually will      
produce our salvation4 ,read the same   
chapter1 with #b ,timothy #a3i4    #b4  
,he was promised to our first parents1  
that he should1 in the  fullness of     
time1 bruise the serpent's head2 and1 as
 ,paul expounds  it1 redeem them that   
were under the law4 ,hence1 since that  
time1  he hath been reckoned as slain   
for our sins4 ,by which means all  the  
fathers under the first testament were  
secured from the wrath  to come2 hence  
he is called1 ,the ,lamb slain from the 
foundation  of the world 7,rev #ac3h2   
,gen #c3ae2 ,gal #d3d1e74    #c4 ,moses 
gave testimony of him by the types and  
shadows1 and bloody  sacrifices1 that he
 commanded from the mouth of ,god to be 
in use for  the support of his people's 

faith1 until the time of reformation2   
which was the time of this ,jesus his   
death 7,heb #i1 #aj74    #d4 ,at the    
time of his birth it was testified of   
him by the angel1  ,that he should save 
his people from their sins 7,matt       
#a3ba74    #e4 ,it is testified of him  
in the days of his flesh1 that he had   
power on earth to forgive sins 7,mark   
#b3e-ab74    #f4 ,it is testified also  
of him by the apostle ,peter1 that ,god 
hath  exalted him with his own right    
hand1 to be a prince and a ,saviour1    
for to give repentance to ,israel1 and  
forgiveness of sins 7,acts  #e3ca74     
#g4 ,in a word1 this is everywhere      
testified of him1 both in the ,old      
,testament and the ,new4 ,and good      
reason that he should be acknowledged   
and trusted in1 as a ,saviour4    7#a47 
,he came down from heaven to be a       
,saviour 7,john #f3ch-dj74    7#b47 ,he 
was anointed when on earth to be a      
,saviour 7,luke #c3bb74    7#c47 ,he did
 the works of a ,saviour4 ,as1 7a47 ,he 

fulfilled the law1  and became the end  
of it for righteousness1 for them that  
believe  in him 7,rom #aj3c1d74 7b47 ,he
 laid down his life as a ,saviour2 he   
gave his life as a ransom for many      
7,matt #bj3bh2 ,mark #aj3de2 #a ,tim    
#b3f74 7c47 ,he hath abolished death1   
destroyed the devil1 put away  sin1 got 
the keys of hell and death1 is ascended 
into heaven2 is  there accepted of ,god1
 and bid sit at the right hand as a     
,saviour2  and that because his         
sacrifice for sins pleased ,god 7#b ,tim
 #a3aj2  ,heb #b3ad1ae2 #aj3ab1ac2 ,eph 
#d3g1h2 ,john #af3aj1aa2 ,acts          
#e3cj1ca74    7#d47 ,god hath sent out  
and proclaimed him as a ,saviour1 and   
tells  the world that we have redemption
 through his blood1 that he will        
justify us1 if we believe in his blood1 
and that he can faithfully  and justly  
do it4 ,yea1 ,god doth beseech us to be 
reconciled to  him by his ,son2 which   
could not be1 if he were not anointed by
 him  to this very end1 and also if his 

works and undertakings were not         
accepted of him considered as a ,saviour
 7,rom #c3bd1be2 #b ,cor #e3ah-ba74     
7#e47 ,god hath received already        
millions of souls into his paradise1    
because they have received this ,jesus  
for a ,saviour2 and is resolved  to cut 
them off1 and to cast them out of his   
presence1 that will  not take him for a 
,saviour 7,heb #ab3bb-bf74    ,i intend 
brevity here2 therefore a word to the   
second1 and so  conclude4    ,second1   
,how it appears that he hath power to   
cast out4 ,this appears  also by what   
follows3--    #a4 ,the ,father1 for the 
service that he hath done him as        
,saviour1  hath made him ,lord of all1  
even ,lord of quick and dead4 ,for to   
this end ,christ both died1 and rose1   
and revived1 that he might be  ,lord    
both of the dead and living 7,rom       
#ad3i74    #b4 ,the ,father hath left it
 with him to quicken whom he will1 to   
wit1 with saving grace1 and to cast out 
whom he will1 for their  rebellion      

against him 7,john #e3ba74    #c4 ,the  
,father hath made him judge of quick and
 dead1 hath committed  all judgment unto
 the ,son1 and appointed that all should
 honour  the ,son1 even as they honour  
the ,father 7,john #e3bb1bc74    #d4    
,god will judge the world by this man3  
the day is appointed for  judgment1 and 
he is appointed for judge4 ,he hath     
appointed a day  in the which he will   
judge the world in righteousness by that
 man  7,acts #ag3ca74 ,therefore we must
 all appear before the judgment  seat of
 ,christ1 that every one may receive for
 the things done in  the body1 according
 to what they have done4 ,if they have  
closed with  him1 heaven and salvation2 
if they have not1 hell and damnation6   
,and for these reasons he must be       
judge3--    7#a47 ,because of his       
humiliation1 because of his ,father's   
word he  humbled himself1 and he became 
obedient unto death1 even the death  of 
the cross4 ,wherefore ,god also hath    
highly exalted him1 and  given him a    

name which is above every name3 that at 
the name of  ,jesus every knee should   
bow1 of things in heaven1 and things in 
earth1 and things under the earth2 and  
that every tongue should  confess that  
,jesus ,christ is ,lord1 to the glory of
 ,god the ,father4  ,this hath respect  
to his being judge1 and his sitting in  
judgment  upon angels and men 7,phil    
#b3g-aa2 ,rom #ad3aj1aa74    7#b47 ,that
 all men might honour the ,son1 even as 
they honour the  ,father4 ,for the      
,father judgeth no man1 but hath        
committed all  judgment unto the ,son2  
that all men should honour the ,son1    
even as  they honour the ,father 7,john 
#e3bb1bc74    7#c47 ,because of his     
righteous judgment1 this work is fit for
 no  creature2 it is only fit for the   
,son of ,god4 ,for he will reward  every
 man according to his ways 7,rev        
#bb3ab74    7#d47 ,because he is the    
,son of man4 ,he hath given him         
authority to  execute judgment also1    
because he is the ,son of man 7,john    

#e3bg74    ,,second1 ,,the ,,text       
,,treated ,,by ,,way ,,of ,,observation4
    ,thus have ,i in brief passed       
through this text by way of             
explications4  ,my next work is to speak
 to it by way of observation4 ,but ,i   
shall  be also as brief in that as the  
nature of the thing will admit4 ,all    
that the ,father giveth me shall come to
 me2 and him that cometh to  me ,i will 
in no wise cast out 7,john #f3cg74      
,and now ,i come to some observations1  
and a little briefly to speak  to them1 
and then conclude the whole4 ,the words 
thus explained  afford us many1 some of 
which are these4 #a4 ,that ,god the     
,father1  and ,christ his ,son1 are two 
distinct persons in the ,godhead4 #b4   
,that  by them1 not excluding the ,holy 
,ghost1 is contrived and determined  the
 salvation of fallen mankind4 #c4 ,that 
this contrivance resolved  itself into a
 covenant between these persons in the  
,godhead1 which  standeth in giving on  
the ,father's part1 and receiving on the

  ,son's4 ,all that the ,father giveth  
me1 c4 #d4 ,that every one that  the    
,father hath given to ,christ1 according
 to the mind of ,god in  the text1 shall
 certainly come to him4 #e4 ,that coming
 to ,jesus  ,christ is therefore not by 
the will1 wisdom1 or power of man2 but  
by the gift1 promise1 and drawing of the
 ,father4 ,all that the  ,father giveth 
me shall come4 #f4 ,that ,jesus ,christ 
will be careful  to receive1 and will   
not in any wise reject those that come1 
or are  coming to him4 ,and him that    
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out4 ,there are1 besides these1 some    
other truths implied in the  words4 ,as1
 #g4 ,they that are coming to ,jesus    
,christ are ofttimes  heartily afraid   
that he will not receive them4 #h4      
,jesus ,christ would  not have them that
 in truth are coming to him once think  
that he  will cast them out4    ,these  
observations lie all of them in the     
words1 and are plentifully  confirmed by
 the ,scriptures of truth2 but ,i shall 

not at this time  speak to them all1 but
 shall pass by the first1 second1 third1
  fourth1 and sixth1 partly because ,i  
design brevity1 and partly  because they
 are touched upon in the explicatory    
part of the text4  ,i shall therefore   
begin with the fifth observation1 and so
 make  that the first in order1 in the  
following discourse4    ,,coming ,,to   
,,christ ,,not ,,by ,,the ,,power ,,of  
,,man1 ,,but ,,by ,,the ,,drawing ,,of  
,,the ,,father4    ,,observation        
,,first4 ,first1 then1 coming to ,christ
 is not by the will1  wisdom1 or power  
of man1 but by the gift1 promise1 and   
drawing of  the ,father4 ,this          
observation standeth of two parts4      
,first1 ,the coming  to ,christ is not  
by the will1 wisdom1 or power of man2   
,second1 ,but  by the gift1 promise1 and
 drawing of the ,father4    ,that the   
text carrieth this truth in its bosom1  
you will find if  you look into the     
explication of the first part thereof   
before4 ,i  shall1 therefore1 here      

follow the method propounded1 viz3 show1
    ,first1 ,that coming to ,christ is  
not by the will1 wisdom1 or power  of   
man4 ,this is true1 because the ,word   
doth positively say it is  not4    #a4  
,it denieth it wholly to be by the will 
of man4 ,not of blood1  nor of the will 
of the flesh1 nor of the will of man    
7,john #a3ac74  ,and again1 ,it is not  
of him that willeth1 nor of him that    
runneth  7,rom #i3af74    #b4 ,it       
denieth it to be of the wisdom of man1  
as is manifest from  these              
considerations3    7#a47 ,in the wisdom 
of ,god it pleased him1 that the world  
by wisdom  should not know him4 ,now1 if
 by their wisdom they cannot know him1  
it follows1 by that wisdom1 they cannot 
come unto him2 for coming  to him is not
 before1 but after some knowledge of him
 7#a ,cor #a3ba2  ,acts #ac3bg2 ,psa    
#i3aj74    7#b47 ,the wisdom of man1 in 
,god's account1 as to the knowledge of  
,christ1 is reckoned foolishness4 ,hath 
not ,god made foolish the  wisdom of    

this world8 7#a ,cor #a3bj74 ,and again1
 ,the wisdom of this  world is          
foolishness with ,god 7#b3ad74 ,if ,god 
hath made foolish the  wisdom of this   
world2 and again1 if the wisdom of this 
world is  foolishness with him1 then    
verily it is not likely1 that by that  a
 sinner should become so prudent as to  
come to ,jesus ,christ1  especially if  
you consider1    7#c47 ,that the        
doctrine of a crucified ,christ1 and so 
of salvation  by him1 is the very thing 
that is counted foolishness to the      
wisdom  of the world4 ,now1 if the very 
doctrine of a crucified ,christ be      
counted foolishness by the wisdom of    
this world1 it cannot be that1  by that 
wisdom1 a man should be drawn out in his
 soul to come to  him 7#a ,cor #c3ai2   
#a3ah1bc74    7#d47 ,god counted the    
wisdom of this world one of his greatest
 enemies2  therefore1 by that wisdom no 
man can come to ,jesus ,christ4 ,for it 
is not likely that one of ,god's        
greatest enemies should draw a man  to  

that which best of all pleaseth ,god1 as
 coming to ,christ doth4  ,now1 that    
,god counteth the wisdom of this world  
one of his greatest  enemies1 is        
evident1 7a47 ,for that it casteth the  
greatest contempt  upon his ,son's      
undertakings1 as afore is proved1 in    
that it counts  his crucifixion         
foolishness2 though that be one of the  
highest  demonstrations of ,divine      
wisdom 7,eph #a3g1h74 7b47 ,because ,god
 hath  threatened to destroy it1 and    
bring it to nought1 and cause it to     
perish2 which surely he would not do1   
was it not an enemy1 would  it direct   
men to1 and cause them to close with    
,jesus ,christ 7,isa  #bi3ad2 #a ,cor   
#a3ai74 7c47 ,he hath rejected it from  
helping in the  ministry of his ,word1  
as a fruitless business1 and a thing    
that  comes to nought 7#a ,cor          
#b3d1f1ab1ac74 7d47 ,because it causeth 
to  perish1 those that seek it1 and     
pursue it 7#a ,cor #a3ah1ai74 7e47  ,and
 ,god has proclaimed1 that if any man   

will be wise in this world1  he must be 
a fool in the wisdom of this world1 and 
that is the way  to be wise in the      
wisdom of ,god4 ,if any man seemeth to  
be wise  in this world1 let him become a
 fool that he may be wise4 ,for the     
wisdom of this world is foolishness with
 ,god 7#a ,cor #c3ah-bj74    #c4 ,coming
 to ,christ is not by the power of man4 
,this is evident  partly1    7#a47 ,from
 that which goeth before4 ,for man's    
power in the putting  forth of it1 in   
this matter1 is either stirred up by    
love1 or sense  of necessity2 but the   
wisdom of this world neither gives man  
love  to1 or sense of a need of1 ,jesus 
,christ2 therefore1 his power lieth     
still1 as from that4    7#b47 ,what     
power has he that is dead1 as every     
natural man spiritually  is1 even dead  
in trespasses and sins8 ,dead1 even as  
dead to ,god's  ,new ,testament things  
as he that is in his grave is dead to   
the  things of this world4 ,what power  
hath he1 then1 whereby to come to       

,jesus ,christ8 7,john #e3be2 ,eph #b3a2
 ,col #b3ac74    7#c47 ,god forbids the 
mighty man's glorying in his strength2  
and  says positively1 ,by strength shall
 no man prevail2 and again1  ,not by    
might1 nor by power1 but by my ,spirit1 
saith the ,lord 7,jer  #i3bc1bd2 #a ,sam
 #b3i2 ,zech #d3f2 #a ,cor #a3bg-ca74   
7#d47 ,paul acknowledgeth that man1 nay1
 converted man1 of himself1  hath not a 
sufficiency of power in himself to think
 a good thought2  if not to do that     
which is least1 for to think is less    
than to  come2 then no man1 by his own  
power1 can come to ,jesus ,christ 7#b   
,cor #b3e74    7#e47 ,hence we are said 
to be made willing to come1 by the power
 of  ,god2 to be raised from a state of 
sin to a state of grace1 by the  power  
of ,god2 and to believe1 that is to     
come1 through the exceeding  working of 
his mighty power 7,psa #aaj3c2 ,col     
#b3ab2 ,eph #a3ah1bj2 ,job  #bc3ad74    
,but this needed not1 if either man had 
power or will to  come2 or so much as   

graciously to think of being willing to 
come1  of themselves1 to ,jesus ,christ4
    ,second1 ,i should now come to the  
proof of the second part of the         
observation namely1 the coming to       
,christ is by the gift1 promise1  and   
drawing of the ,father1 but that is     
occasionally done already1  in the      
explicatory part of the text1 to which  
,i refer the reader2  for ,i shall here 
only give thee a text or two more to the
 same  purpose1 and so come to the use  
and application4    #a4 ,it is expressly
 said1 ,no man can come to me1 except   
the ,father  which hath sent me draw him
 7,john #f3dd74 ,by this text1 there is 
not only insinuated that in man is want 
of power1 but also of will1  to come to 
,jesus ,christ3 they must be drawn2 they
 come not if they  be not drawn4 ,and   
observe1 it is not man1 no1 nor all the 
angels  in heaven1 that can draw one    
sinner to ,jesus ,christ4 ,no man cometh
  to me1 except the ,father which hath  
sent me draw him4    #b4 ,again1 ,no man

 can come unto me1 except it were given 
unto him  of my ,father 7,john #f3fe74  
,it is an heavenly gift that maketh man 
come to ,jesus ,christ4    #c4 ,again1  
,it is written in the prophets1 ,and    
they shall be all  taught of ,god4      
,every man1 therefore1 that hath heard1 
and hath  learned of the ,father1 cometh
 unto me 7,john #f3de74    ,i shall not 
enlarge1 but shall make some use and    
application1 and  so come to the next   
observation4    ,use and ,application of
 ,observation ,first4    ,use ,first4   
,is it so8 ,is coming to ,jesus ,christ 
not by the will1  wisdom1 or power of   
man1 but by the gift1 promise1 and      
drawing of  the ,father8 ,then they are 
to blame that cry up the will1 wisdom1  
and power of man1 as things sufficient  
to bring men to ,christ4    ,there are  
some men who think they may not be      
contradicted1 when  they plead for the  
will1 wisdom1 and power of man in       
reference to  the things that are of the
 kingdom of ,christ2 but ,i will say to 

such a man1 he never yet came to        
understand1 that himself is what  the   
,scripture teacheth concerning him2     
neither did he ever know  what coming to
 ,christ is1 by the teaching1 gift1 and 
drawing of the  ,father4 ,he is such a  
one that hath set up ,god's enemy in    
opposition  to him1 and that continueth 
in such acts of defiance2 and what his  
end1 without a new birth1 will be1 the  
,scripture teacheth also2  but we will  
pass this4    ,use ,second4 ,is it so8  
,is coming to ,jesus ,christ by the     
gift1  promise1 and drawing of the      
,father8 ,then let saints here learn to 
ascribe their coming to ,christ to the  
gift1 promise1 and drawing of  the      
,father4 ,christian man1 bless ,god1 who
 hath given thee to ,jesus  ,christ by  
promise2 and again1 bless ,god for that 
he hath drawn thee  to him4 ,and why is 
it thee8 ,why not another8 ,o that the  
glory of  electing love should rest upon
 thy head1 and that the glory of the    
exceeding grace of ,god should take hold

 of thy heart1 and bring  thee to ,jesus
 ,christ6    ,use ,third4 ,is it so1    
that coming to ,jesus ,christ is by the 
,father1  as aforesaid8 ,then this      
should teach us to set a high esteem    
upon  them that indeed are coming to    
,jesus ,christ2 ,i say1 an high esteem  
on them1 for the sake of him by virtue  
of whose grace they are made  to come to
 ,jesus ,christ4    ,we see that when   
men1 by the help of human abilities1 do 
arrive  at the knowledge of1 and bring  
to pass that which1 when done1 is a     
wonder to the world1 how he that did it1
 is esteemed and commended2  yea1 how   
are his wits1 parts1 industry1 and      
unweariedness in all  admired1 and yet  
the man1 as to this1 is but of the      
world1 and his  work the effect of      
natural ability2 the things also        
attained by  him end in vanity and      
vexation of spirit4 ,further1 perhaps in
 the  pursuit of these his achievements1
 he sins against ,god1 wastes his  time 
vainly1 and at long-run loses his soul  

by neglecting of better  things2 yet he 
is admired6 ,but ,i say1 if this man's  
parts1 labour1  diligence1 and the like1
 will bring him to such applause and    
esteem  in the world1 what esteem should
 we have of such an one that is by  the 
gift1 promise1 and power of ,god1 coming
 to ,jesus ,christ8    #a4 ,this is a   
man with whom ,god is1 in whom ,god     
works and walks2 a  man whose motion is 
governed and steered by the mighty hand 
of ,god1  and the effectual working of  
his power4 ,here is a man6    #b4 ,this 
man1 by the power of ,god's might1 which
 worketh in him1  is able to cast a     
whole world behind him1 with all the    
lusts and  pleasures of it1 and to      
charge through all the difficulties that
  men and devils can set against him4   
,here is a man4    #c4 ,this man is     
travelling to ,mount ,zion1 the heavenly
 ,jerusalem1  the city of the living    
,god1 and to an innumerable company of  
angels1  and the spirits of just men    
made perfect1 to ,god the ,judge of all1

  and to ,jesus4 ,here is a man6    #d4 
,this man can look upon death with      
comfort1 can laugh at destruction  when 
it cometh1 and longs to hear the sound  
of the last trump1  and to see his      
,judge coming in the clouds of heaven4  
,here is a man  indeed6    ,let         
,christians1 then1 esteem each other as 
such4 ,i know you do it2  but do it more
 and more4 ,and that you may1 consider  
these two or  three things4 7#a47 ,these
 are the objects of ,christ's esteem    
7,matt  #ab3dh1di2 #ae3bb-bh2 ,luke     
#g3i74 7#b47 ,these are the objects of  
the  esteem of angels 7,dan #i3ab2      
#aj3ba1bb2 #ac3c1d2 ,heb #b3ad74 7#c47  
,these  have been the objects of the    
esteem of heathens1 when but convinced  
about them 7,dan #e3aj1aa2 ,acts #e3ae2 
#a ,cor #ad3bd1be74 ,let each of  you1  
then1 esteem each other better than     
themselves 7,phil #b3b74    ,use        
,fourth4 ,again1 ,is it so1 that no man 
comes to ,jesus ,christ by  the will1   
wisdom1 and power of man1 but by the    

gift1 promise1 and  drawing of the      
,father8 ,then this shows us how        
horribly ignorant of  this such are1 who
 make the man that is coming to ,christ 
the object  of their contempt and rage4 
,these are also unreasonable and wicked 
men2 men in whom is no faith 7#b ,thess 
#c3b74 ,sinners1 did you but  know what 
a blessed thing it is to come to ,jesus 
,christ1 and that  by the help and      
drawing of the ,father1 they do indeed  
come to him2  you would hang and burn in
 hell a thousand years1 before you would
  turn your spirits as you do1 against  
him that ,god is drawing to  ,jesus     
,christ1 and also against the ,god that 
draws him4    ,but1 faithless sinner1   
let us a little expostulate the matter4 
,what  hath this man done against thee1 
that is coming to ,jesus ,christ8  ,why 
dost thou make him the object of thy    
scorn8 doth his coming to  ,jesus       
,christ offend thee8 doth his pursuing  
of his own salvation  offend thee8 doth 
his forsaking of his sins and pleasures 

offend  thee8    ,poor coming man6      
,shall we sacrifice the abomination of  
the ,egyptians  before their eyes1 and  
will they not stone us8 7,exo #h3bf74   
,but1 ,i say1 why offended at this8 ,is 
he ever the worse for coming  to ,jesus 
,christ1 or for his loving and serving  
of ,jesus ,christ8 ,or  is he ever the  
more a fool1 for flying from that which 
will drown  thee in hell-fire1 and for  
seeking eternal life8 ,besides1 pray1   
,sirs1 consider it2 this he doth1 not of
 himself1 but by the drawing  of the    
,father4 ,come1 let me tell thee in     
thine ear1 thou that wilt  not come to  
him thyself1 and him that would1 thou   
hinderest--    #a4 ,thou shalt be judged
 for one that hath hated1 maligned1 and 
reproached ,jesus ,christ1 to whom this 
poor sinner is coming4    #b4 ,thou     
shalt be judged1 too1 for one that hath 
hated the ,father1  by whose powerful   
drawing this sinner doth come4    #c4   
,thou shalt be taken and judged for one 
that has done despite to  the ,spirit of

 grace in him that is1 by its help1     
coming to ,jesus  ,christ4 ,what sayest 
thou now8 ,wilt thou stand by thy       
doings8 ,wilt  thou continue to contemn 
and reproach the living ,god8 ,thinkest 
thou  that thou shalt weather it out    
well enough at the day of judgment8     
,can thine heart endure1 or can thine   
hands be strong1 in the days  that ,i   
shall deal with thee1 saith the ,lord8  
7,eze #bb3ad1 ,john  #ae3ah-be2 ,jude   
#ae2 #a ,thess #d3h74    ,use ,fifth4   
,is it so1 that no man comes to ,jesus  
,christ by the will1  wisdom1 and power 
of man1 but by the gift1 promise1 and   
drawing of  the ,father8 ,then this     
showeth us how it comes to pass1 that   
weak  means are so powerful as to bring 
men out of their sins to a hearty       
pursuit after ,jesus ,christ4 ,when ,god
 bid ,moses speak to the people1  he    
said1 ,i will give thee counsel1 and    
,god shall be with thee  7,exo #ah3ai74 
,when ,god speaks1 when ,god works1 who 
can let it8  ,none1 none2 then the work 

goes on6 ,elias threw his mantle upon   
the shoulders of ,elisha2 and what a    
wonderful work followed6 ,when  ,jesus  
fell in with the crowing of a cock1 what
 work was there6 ,o  when ,god is in the
 means1 then shall that means--be it    
never so  weak and contemptible in      
itself--work wonders 7#a ,kings #ai3ai2 
,matt  #bf3gd1ge2 ,mark #ad3ga1gb2 ,luke
 #bb3fj-fb74 ,the world understood not1 
nor believed1 that the walls of ,jericho
 should fall at the sound of  rams'     
horns2 but when ,god will work1 the     
means must be effectual4  ,a word weakly
 spoken1 spoken with difficulty1 in     
temptation1 and in  the midst of great  
contempt and scorn1 works wonders1 if   
the ,lord  thy ,god will say so too4    
,use ,sixth4 ,is it so8 ,doth no man    
come to ,jesus ,christ by the will1     
wisdom1 and power of man1 but by the    
gift1 promise1 and drawing of  the      
,father8 ,then here is room for         
,christians to stand and wonder  at the 
effectual working of ,god's providences1

 that he hath made  use of1 as means to 
bring them to ,jesus ,christ4    ,for   
although men are drawn to ,christ by the
 power of the ,father1  yet that power  
putteth forth itself in the use of      
means3 and these  means are divers1     
sometimes this1 sometimes that2 for ,god
 is at  liberty to work by which1 and   
when1 and how he will2 but let the      
means be what they will1 and as         
contemptible as may be1 yet ,god  that  
commanded the light to shine out of     
darkness1 and that out  of weakness can 
make strong1 can1 nay1 doth oftentimes  
make use  of very unlikely means to     
bring about the conversion and salvation
  of his people4 ,therefore1 you that   
are come to ,christ--and that  by       
unlikely means--stay yourselves1 and    
wonder1 and1 wondering1  magnify        
almighty power1 by the work of which the
 means hath been  made effectual to     
bring you to ,jesus ,christ4    ,what   
was the providence that ,god made use of
 as a means1 either  more remote or more

 near1 to bring thee to ,jesus ,christ8 
,was it the  removing of thy habitation1
 the change of thy condition1 the loss  
of relations1 estate1 or the like8 ,was 
it thy casting of thine eye  upon some  
good book1 thy hearing of thy neighbours
 talk of heavenly  things1 the beholding
 of ,god's judgments as executed upon   
others1  or thine own deliverance from  
them1 or thy being strangely cast under 
the ministry of some godly man8 ,o take 
notice of such providence or            
providences6 ,they were sent and managed
 by mighty power to do thee  good4 ,god 
himself1 ,i say1 hath joined himself    
unto this chariot3  yea1 and so blessed 
it1 that it failed not to accomplish the
 thing  for which he sent it4    ,god   
blesseth not to every one his           
providences in this manner4 ,how  many  
thousands are there in this world1 that 
pass every day under  the same          
providences6 but ,god is not in them1 to
 do that work by  them as he hath done  
for thy poor soul1 by his effectually   

working  with them4 ,o that ,jesus      
,christ should meet thee in this        
providence1  that dispensation1 or the  
other ordinance6 ,this is grace indeed6 
,at this1 therefore1 it will be thy     
wisdom to admire1 and for this  to bless
 ,god4    ,give me leave to give you a  
taste of some of those providences  that
 have been effectual1 through the       
management of ,god1 to bring  salvation 
to the souls of his people4    7#a47    
,the first shall be that of the woman of
 ,samaria4 ,it must  happen1 that she   
must needs go out of the city to draw   
water1 not  before nor after1 but just  
when ,jesus ,christ her ,saviour was    
come  from far1 and set to rest him1    
being weary1 upon the well4 ,what  a    
blessed providence was this6 ,even a    
providence managed by the  almighty     
wisdom1 and almighty power1 to the      
conversion and salvation  of this poor  
creature4 ,for by this providence was   
this poor creature  and her ,saviour    
brought together1 that that blessed work

 might be  fulfilled upon the woman1    
according to the purpose before         
determined  by the ,father 7,john #d74  
7#b47 ,what providence was it that there
 should be a tree in the way  for       
,zaccheus to climb1 thereby to give     
,jesus opportunity to call  that chief  
of the publicans home to himself1 even  
before he came  down therefrom 7,luke   
#ai74    7#c47 ,was it not also         
wonderful that the thief1 which you read
 of in  the gospel1 should1 by the      
providence of ,god1 be cast into prison1
  to be condemned even at that session  
that ,christ himself was to  die2 nay1  
and that it should happen1 too1 that    
they must be hanged  together1 that the 
thief might be in hearing and observing 
of  ,jesus in his last words1 that he   
might be converted by him before  his   
death6 7,luke #bc74    7#d47 ,what a    
strange providence was it1 and as       
strangely managed by  ,god1 that        
,onesimus1 when he was run away from his
 master1 should  be taken1 and1 as ,i   

think1 cast into that very prison where 
,paul  lay bound for the ,word of the   
gospel2 that he might there be by him   
converted1 and then sent home again to  
his master ,philemon6 ,behold  all      
things work together for good to them   
that love ,god1 to them  who are the    
called according to his purpose 7,rom   
#h3bh74    ,nay1 ,i have myself known   
some that have been made to go to hear  
the  ,word preached against their wills2
 others have gone not to hear1  but to  
see and to be seen2 nay1 to jeer and    
flout others1 as also  to catch and carp
 at things4 ,some also to feed their    
adulterous  eyes with the sight of      
beautiful objects2 and yet ,god hath    
made use  even of these things1 and even
 of the wicked and sinful proposals  of 
sinners1 to bring them under the grace  
that might save their  souls4    ,use   
,seventh4 ,doth no man come to ,jesus   
,christ but by the drawing1  c41 of the 
,father8 ,then let me here caution those
 poor sinners1  that are spectators of  

the change that ,god hath wrought in    
them that  are coming to ,jesus ,christ1
 not to attribute this work and change  
to other things and causes4    ,there   
are some poor sinners in the world that 
plainly see a change1  a mighty change1 
in their neighbours and relations that  
are coming  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,but1 as 
,i said1 they being ignorant1 and not   
knowing whence it comes and whither it  
goes1 for so is every one  that is born 
of the ,spirit1 7,john #c3h71 therefore 
they attribute  this change to others   
causes3 as melancholy2 to sitting alone2
 to  overmuch reading2 to their going to
 too many sermons2 to too much  studying
 and musing on what they hear4    ,also 
they conclude1 on the other side1 that  
it is for want of merry  company2 for   
want of physic2 and therefore they      
advise them to  leave off reading1 going
 to sermons1 the company of sober       
people2  and to be merry1 to go a       
gossiping1 to busy themselves in the    
things of this world1 not to sit musing 

alone1 c4 ,but come1 poor  ignorant     
sinner1 let me deal with thee4 ,it seems
 thou art turned  counsellor for ,satan3
 ,i tell thee thou knowest not what thou
 dost4  ,take heed of spending thy      
judgment after this manner2 thou judgest
  foolishly1 and sayest in this1 to     
every one that passeth by1 thou  art a  
fool4 ,what6 count convictions for sin1 
mournings for sin1  and repentance for  
sin1 melancholy8 ,this is like those    
that on the  other side said1 ,these men
 are drunk with full of new wine1 c4    
,or as he that said ,paul was mad 7,acts
 #b3ac1 #bf3bd74 ,poor ignorant  sinner6
 canst thou judge no better8 ,what6 is  
sitting alone1 pensive  under ,god's    
hand1 reading the ,scriptures1 and      
hearing of sermons1  c41 the way to be  
undone8 ,the ,lord open thine eyes1 and 
make thee  to see thine error6 ,thou    
hast set thyself against ,god1 thou hast
  despised the operation of his hands1  
thou attemptest to murder  souls4 ,what6
 canst thou give no better counsel      

touching those whom  ,god hath wounded1 
than to send them to the ordinances of  
hell for  help8 ,thou biddest them be   
merry and lightsome2 but dost thou not  
know that the heart of fools is in the  
house of mirth8 7,eccl  #g3d74    ,thou 
biddest them shun the hearing of        
thundering preachers2 but  is it not    
better to hear the rebuke of the wise1  
than for a man  to hear the song of     
fools8 7,eccl #g3e74 ,thou biddest them 
busy  themselves in the things of this  
world2 but dost thou not know that  the 
,lord bids1 ,seek first the kingdom of  
,god1 and his righteousness8  7,matt    
#f3cc74 ,poor ignorant sinner6 hear the 
counsel of ,god to such1  and learn     
thyself to be wiser4 ,is any afflicted8 
let him pray4 ,is  any merry8 let him   
sing psalms 7,james #e3ac74 ,blessed is 
the man  that heareth me 7,prov #h3cb74 
,and hear for time to come1 ,save       
yourselves from this untoward generation
 7,acts #b3dj74 ,search the  ,scriptures
 7,john #e3ci74 ,give attendance to     

reading 7#a ,tim #d3ac74  ,it is better 
to go to the house of mourning 7,eccl   
#g3b1c74    ,and wilt thou judge him    
that doth thus8 ,art thou almost like   
,elymas  the sorcerer1 that sought to   
turn the deputy from the faith8 ,thou   
seekest to pervert the right ways of the
 ,lord4 ,take heed lest some  heavy     
judgment overtake thee 7,acts #ac3h-ac74
 ,what6 teach men to  quench            
convictions2 take men off from a serious
 consideration of  the evil of sin1 of  
the terrors of the world to come1 and   
how they  shall escape the same8 ,what6 
teach men to put ,god and his ,word  out
 of their minds1 by running to merry    
company1 by running to the  world1 by   
gossiping8 c4 ,this is as much as to bid
 them to say to  ,god1 ,depart from us1 
for we desire not the knowledge of thy  
ways2  or1 ,what is the ,almighty that  
we should serve him8 or what profit     
have we if we keep his ways8 ,here is a 
devil in grain6 ,what6 bid  man walk    
according to the course of this world1  

according to the  prince of the power of
 the air1 the spirit that now worketh in
 the  children of disobedience 7,eph    
#b3b74    ,two objections answered4     
,object4 #a4 ,but we do not know that   
such are coming to ,jesus ,christ2      
truly we wonder at them1 and think they 
are fools4    ,answ4 ,do you not know   
that they are coming to ,jesus ,christ8 
then  they may be coming to him1 for    
aught you know2 and why will ye be      
worse than the brute1 to speak evil of  
the things you know not8  ,what6 are ye 
made to be taken and destroyed8 must ye 
utterly perish  in your own corruptions8
 7#b ,peter #b3ab74 ,do you not know    
them8 ,let  them alone then4 ,if you    
cannot speak good of them1 speak not    
bad4  ,refrain from these men1 and let  
them alone2 for if this counsel or  this
 work be of men1 it will come to nought2
 but if it be of ,god1  ye cannot       
overthrow it1 lest haply ye be found    
even to fight against  ,god 7,acts      
#e3ch1ci74 ,but why do you wonder at a  

work of conviction  and conversion8     
,know you not that this is the judgment 
of ,god  upon you1 ye despisers1 to     
behold1 and wonder1 and perish8 7,acts  
#ac3dj1da74 ,but why wonder1 and think  
they are fools8 ,is the way of  the just
 an abomination to you8 ,see that       
passage1 and be ashamed1  ,he that is   
upright in the way is abomination to the
 wicked  7,prov #bi3bg74 ,your wondering
 at them argues that you are strangers  
to yourselves1 to conviction for sin1   
and to hearty desires to be  saved2 as  
also to coming to ,jesus ,christ4       
,object4 #b4 ,but how shall we know that
 such men are coming to ,jesus  ,christ8
    ,answ4 ,who can make them see that  
,christ has made blind8 7,john #b3h1i74 
,nevertheless1 because ,i endeavour thy 
conviction1 conversion1 and  salvation1 
consider3 ,do they cry out of sin1 being
 burthened with  it1 as of an exceeding 
bitter thing8 ,do they fly from it1 as  
from  the face of a deadly serpent8 ,do 
they cry out of the insufficiency  of   

their own righteousness1 as to          
justification in the sight of  ,god8 ,do
 they cry out after the ,lord ,jesus1 to
 save them8 ,do they  see more worth and
 merit in one drop of ,christ's blood to
 save them1  than in all the sins of the
 world to damn them8 ,are they tender of
  sinning against ,jesus ,christ8 ,is   
his name1 person1 and undertakings1     
more precious to them1 than is the glory
 of the world8 ,is this word  more dear 
unto them8 ,is faith in ,christ 7of     
which they are convinced  by ,god's     
,spirit of the want of1 and that without
 it they can never  close with ,christ7 
precious to them8 ,do they savour       
,christ in his  ,word1 and do they leave
 all the world for his sake8 ,and are   
they  willing1 ,god helping them1 to run
 hazards for his name1 for the  love    
they bear to him8 ,are his saints       
precious to them8 ,if these  things be  
so1 whether thou seest them or no1 these
 men are coming  to ,jesus ,christ 7,rom
 #g3iad2 ,psa #ch3c-h2 ,heb #f3ah-bj2   

,isa #fd3f2 ,phil  #c3g1h2 ,psa #ed3a2  
#aji3bf2 ,acts #af3cj2 ,psa #ea3g1h2 #a 
,peter #a3ah1ai2  ,rom #g3bd2 #b ,cor   
#e3b2 ,acts #e3da2 ,james #b3g2 ,song   
#e3aj-af2 ,psa #aai2  ,john #ac3ce2 #a  
,john #d3g2 #c3ad2 ,john #af3i2 ,rom    
#ad3bc2 ,heb #aa3f2 ,psa  #ai3aj1aa2    
,jer #ae3af2 ,heb #aa3bd-bg2 ,acts      
#bj3bb-bd2 #ba3ac2 ,titus  #c3ae2 #b    
,john #a2 ,eph #d3af2 ,phile #g2 #a ,cor
 #af3bd74    ,,comers ,,ofttimes        
,,afraid ,,that ,,christ ,,will ,,not   
,,receive ,,them4    ,,observation      
,,second4--,i come now to the second    
observation propounded  to be spoken to1
 to wit1 ,that they that are coming to  
,jesus ,christ1  are ofttimes heartily  
afraid that ,jesus ,christ will not     
receive  them4    ,i told you that this 
observation is implied in the text2 and 
,i  gather it1    ,first1 ,from the     
largeness and openness of the promise3  
,i  will in no wise cast out4 ,for had  
there not been a proneness in  us to    
fear casting out1 ,christ needed not to 

have1 as it were1  waylaid our fear1 as 
he doth by this great and strange       
expression1  ,in no wise2 ,and him that 
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out4 ,there needed not1 as ,i may say1  
such a promise to be invented  by the   
wisdom of heaven1 and worded at such a  
rate1 as it were on  purpose to dash in 
pieces at one blow all the objections of
 coming  sinners1 if they were not prone
 to admit of such objections1 to  the   
discouraging of their own souls4 ,for   
this word1 in no wise1  cutteth the     
throat of all objections2 and it was    
dropped by the  ,lord ,jesus for that   
very end2 and to help the faith that is 
mixed  with unbelief4 ,and it is1 as it 
were1 the sum of all promises2  neither 
can any objection be made upon the      
unworthiness that thou  findest in thee1
 that this promise will not assoil4     
,but ,i am a great sinner1 sayest thou4 
,i will in no wise cast out1  says      
,christ4 ,but ,i am an old sinner1      
sayest thou4 ,i will in no wise  cast   

out1 says ,christ4 ,but ,i am a         
hard-hearted sinner1 sayest thou4  ,i   
will in no wise cast out1 says ,christ4 
,but ,i am a backsliding  sinner1 sayest
 thou4 ,i will in no wise cast out1 says
 ,christ4 ,but  ,i have served ,satan   
all my days1 sayest thou4 ,i will in no 
wise  cast out1 says ,christ4 ,but ,i   
have sinned against light1 sayest  thou4
 ,i will in no wise cast out1 says      
,christ4 ,but ,i have sinned  against   
mercy1 sayest thou4 ,i will in no wise  
cast out1 says  ,christ4 ,but ,i have no
 good thing to bring with me1 sayest    
thou4 ,i  will in no wise cast out1 says
 ,christ4    ,thus ,i might go on to the
 end of things1 and show you1 that still
  this promise was provided to answer   
all objections1 and doth answer  them4  
,but ,i say1 what need it be1 if they   
that are coming to ,jesus  ,christ are  
not sometimes1 yea1 oftentimes1 heartily
 afraid1 that  ,jesus ,christ will cast 
them out8    ,second1 ,i will give you  
now two instances that seem to imply the

  truth of this observation4    ,in the 
ninth of ,matthew1 at the second verse1 
you read of a man  that was sick of the 
palsy2 and he was coming to ,jesus      
,christ1  being borne upon a bed by his 
friends3 he also was coming himself1    
and that upon another account than any  
of his friends were aware  of2 even for 
the pardon of sins1 and the salvation of
 his soul4 ,now1  so soon as ever he was
 come into the presence of ,christ1     
,christ  bids him be of good cheer4 ,it 
seems then1 his heart was fainting2  but
 what was the cause of his fainting8    
,not his bodily infirmity1  for the cure
 of which his friends did bring him to  
,christ2 but the  guilt and burden of   
his sins1 for the pardon of which       
himself did  come to him2 therefore he  
proceeds1 ,be of good cheer1 thy sins be
  forgiven thee4 ,i say1 ,christ saw him
 sinking in his mind1 about  how it     
would go with his most noble part2 and  
therefore1 first1 he  applies himself to
 him upon that account4 ,for though his 

friends  had faith enough as to the cure
 of the body1 yet he himself had  little
 enough as to the cure of his soul3     
therefore ,christ takes  him up as a man
 falling down1 saying1 ,son1 be of good 
cheer1 thy  sins be forgiven thee4      
,that about the ,prodigal seems         
pertinent also to this matter3 ,when  he
 came to himself1 he said1 ,how many    
hired servants of my father's  have     
bread enough and to spare1 and ,i perish
 with hunger6 ,i will  arise and go to  
my father4 ,heartily spoken2 but how did
 he perform  his promise8 ,i think not  
so well as he promised to do2 and my    
ground  for my thoughts is1 because his 
father1 so soon as he was come to  him1 
fell upon his neck and kissed him2      
implying1 methinks1 as if  the prodigal 
by this time was dejected in his mind2  
and therefore  his father gives him the 
most sudden and familiar token of       
reconciliation4 ,and kisses were of old 
time often used to remove  doubts and   
fears4 ,thus ,laban and ,esau kiss      

,jacob4 ,thus ,joseph  kissed his       
brethren2 and thus also ,david kissed   
,absalom 7,gen #ca3ee2  #cc3a-d2        
#dh3i1aj2 #b ,sam #ad3cc74 ,it is true1 
as ,i said1 at first  setting out1 he   
spake heartily1 as sometimes sinners    
also do in  their beginning to come to  
,jesus ,christ2 but might not he1 yea1  
in all probability he had1 between the  
first step he took1 and the  last1 by   
which he accomplished that journey1 many
 a thought1 both  this way and that2 as 
whether his father would receive him or 
no8  ,as thus3 ,i said1 ,i would go to  
my ,father4 ,but how1 if when ,i come   
at him he should ask me1 ,where ,i have 
all this while been8 ,what  must ,i say 
then8 ,also1 if he ask me1 ,what is     
become of the portion  of goods that he 
gave me8 ,what shall ,i say then8 ,if he
 asks me1 ,who  have been my companions8
 ,what shall ,i say then8 ,if he also   
shall  ask me1 ,what hath been my       
preferment in all the time of my absence
  from him8 ,what shall ,i say then8    

,yea1 and if he ask me1 ,why ,i came    
home no sooner8 ,what shall ,i say then8
 ,thus1 ,i say1 might he reason  with   
himself1 and being conscious to himself1
 that he could give  but a bad answer to
 any of these interrogatories1 no marvel
 if he  stood in need first of all of a 
kiss from his father's lips4 ,for  had  
he answered the first in truth1 he must 
say1 ,i have been a  haunter of taverns 
and ale-houses2 and as for my portion1  
,i spent  it in riotous living2 my      
companions were whores and drabs2 as for
  my preferment1 the highest was1 that  
,i became a hog-herd2 and as  for my not
 coming home till now1 could ,i have    
made shift to have  staid abroad any    
longer1 ,i had not lain at thy feet for 
mercy now4    ,i say1 these things      
considered1 and considering1 again1 how 
prone  poor man is to give way1 when    
truly awakened1 to despondings and      
heart misgivings1 no marvel if he did   
sink in his mind1 between the  time of  
his first setting out1 and that of his  

coming to his ,father4    ,third1 ,but1 
thirdly1 methinks ,i have for the       
confirmation of this  truth the consent 
of all the saints that are under heaven1
 to wit1  ,that they that are coming to 
,jesus ,christ1 are ofttimes heartily   
afraid that he will not receive them4   
,quest4 ,but what should be the reason8 
,i will answer to this question  thus3  
#a4 ,it is not for want of the revealed 
will of ,god1 that manifesteth  grounds 
for the contrary1 for of that there is a
 sufficiency2 yea1  the text itself hath
 laid a sufficient foundation for       
encouragement1  for them that are coming
 to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and him that cometh
 to  me ,i will in no wise cast out4    
#b4 ,it is not for want of any          
invitation to come1 for that is full    
and plain4 ,come unto me1 all ye that   
labour and are heavy laden1  and ,i will
 give you rest 7,matt #aa3bh74    #c4   
,neither is it for want of a            
manifestation of ,christ's willingness  
to receive1 as those texts above named1 

with that which follows1  declareth1 ,if
 any man thirst1 let him come unto me1  
and drink  7,john #g3cg74    #d4 ,it is 
not for want of exceeding great and     
precious promises to  receive them that 
come4 ,wherefore come out from among    
them1 and  be ye separate1 saith the    
,lord1 and touch not the unclean thing1 
and ,i will receive you1 and will be a  
,father unto you1 and ye shall  be my   
sons and daughters1 saith the ,lord     
,almighty 7#b ,cor #f3ag1ah74    #e4 ,it
 is not for want of solemn oath and     
engagement to save them  that come4     
,for--because he could swear by no      
greater1 he sware by  himself--that by  
two immutable things1 in which it was   
impossible  for ,god to lie1 we might   
have a strong consolation1 who have fled
  for refuge to lay hold upon the hope  
set before us 7,heb #f3ac-ah74    #f4   
,neither is it for want of great        
examples of ,god's mercy1 that  have    
come to ,jesus ,christ1 of which we read
 most plentifully in  the ,word4        

,therefore1 it must be concluded1 it is 
for want of that  which follows4        
,what it is that prevents the coming to 
,christ4    ,first1 ,it is for want of  
the knowledge of ,christ4 ,thou knowest 
but  little of the grace and kindness   
that is in the heart of ,christ2  thou  
knowest but little of the virtue and    
merit of his blood2 thou  knowest but   
little of the willingness that is in his
 heart to save  thee2 and this is the   
reason of the fear that ariseth in thy  
heart1  and that causeth thee to doubt  
that ,christ will not receive thee4     
,unbelief is the daughter of ,ignorance4
 ,therefore ,christ saith1 ,o  fools1   
and slow of heart to believe 7,luke     
#bd3be74    ,slowness of heart to       
believe1 flows from thy foolishness in  
the  things of ,christ2 this is evident 
to all that are acquainted with         
themselves1 and are seeking after ,jesus
 ,christ4 ,the more ignorance1  the more
 unbelief4 ,the more knowledge of       
,christ1 the more faith4  ,they that    

know thy name will put their trust in   
thee 7,psa #i3aj74  ,he1 therefore1 that
 began to come to ,christ but the other 
day1 and  hath yet but little knowledge 
of him1 he fears that ,christ will not  
receive him4 ,but he that hath been     
longer acquainted with him1 he  is      
strong1 and hath overcome the wicked one
 7#a ,john #b3ac74 ,when  ,joseph's     
brethren came into ,egypt to buy corn1  
it is said1 ,joseph  knew his brethren1 
but his brethren knew not him4 ,what    
follows8  ,why1 great mistrust of heart 
about their speeding well2 especially1  
if ,joseph did but answer them roughly1 
calling them spies1 and  questioning    
their truth and the like4 ,and observe  
it1 so long as  their ignorance about   
their brother remained with them1       
whatsoever  ,joseph did1 still they put 
the worse sense upon it4 ,for instance1 
,joseph upon a time bids the steward of 
his house bring them home1  to dine with
 him1 to dine even in ,joseph's house4  
,and how is this  resented by them8     

,why1 they are afraid4 ,and the men were
 afraid1  because they were brought unto
 their brother ,joseph's house4  ,and   
they said1 ,he seeketh occasion against 
us1 and will fall upon  us1 and take us 
for bondmen1 and our asses 7,gen #db1   
#dc74 ,what6  afraid to go to ,joseph's 
house8 ,he was their brother2 he        
intended  to feast them2 to feast them1 
and to feast with them4 ,ah6 but  they  
were ignorant that he was their brother4
 ,and so long as their  ignorance       
lasted1 so long their fear terrified    
them4 ,just thus  it is with the sinner 
that but of late is coming to ,jesus    
,christ4  ,he is ignorant of the love   
and pity that is in ,christ to coming   
sinners4 ,therefore he doubts1 therefore
 he fears1 therefore his  heart misgives
 him4    ,coming sinner1 ,christ        
inviteth thee to dine and sup with him4 
,he  inviteth thee to a banquet of wine1
 yea1 to come into his wine-cellar1  and
 his banner over thee shall be love     
7,rev #c3bj2 ,song #b3e74 ,but  ,i doubt

 it1 says the sinner3 but1 it is        
answered1 he calls thee1  invites thee  
to his banquet1 flagons1 apples2 to his 
wine1 and to  the juice of his          
pomegranate4 ,o1 ,i fear1 ,i doubt1 ,i  
mistrust1 ,i  tremble in expectation of 
the contrary6 ,come out of the man1 thou
  dastardly ignorance6 ,be not afraid1  
sinner1 only believe2 ,he that  cometh  
to ,christ he will in no wise cast out4 
,let the coming sinner1 therefore1 seek 
after more of the good  knowledge of    
,jesus ,christ4 ,press after it1 seek it
 as silver1 and  dig for it as for hid  
treasure4 ,this will embolden thee2 this
 will  make thee wax stronger and       
stronger4 ,i know whom ,i have believed1
  ,i know him1 said ,paul2 and what     
follows8 ,why1 and ,i am persuaded  that
 he is able to keep that which ,i have  
committed unto him1  against that day   
7#b ,tim #a3ab74 ,what had ,paul        
committed to ,jesus  ,christ8 ,the      
answer is1 ,he had committed to him his 
soul4 ,but why  did he commit his soul  

to him8 ,why1 because he knew him4 ,he  
knew  him to be faithful1 to be kind4   
,he knew he would not fail him1 nor     
forsake him2 and therefore he laid his  
soul down at his feet1 and  committed it
 to him1 to keep against that day4 ,but1
    ,second1 ,thy fears that ,christ    
will not receive thee may be also a     
consequent of thy earnest and strong    
desires after thy salvation by  him4    
,for this ,i observe1 that strong       
desires to have1 are attended  with     
strong fears of missing4 ,what man most 
sets his heart upon1  and what his      
desires are most after1 he ofttimes most
 fears he shall  not obtain4 ,so the    
man1 the ruler of the synagogue1 had a  
great  desire that his daughter should  
live2 and that desire was attended  with
 fear1 that she should not4 ,wherefore1 
,christ saith unto him1  ,be not afraid 
7,mark #e3cf74    ,suppose a young man  
should have his heart much set upon a   
virgin  to have her to wife1 if ever he 
fears he shall not obtain her1 it  is   

when he begins to love2 now1 thinks he1 
somebody will step in  betwixt my love  
and the object of it2 either they will  
find fault  with my person1 my estate1  
my conditions1 or something6 ,now       
thoughts  begin to work2 she doth not   
like me1 or something4 ,and thus it is  
with the soul at first coming to ,jesus 
,christ1 thou lovest him1  and thy love 
produceth jealousy1 and that jealousy   
ofttimes begets  fears4    ,now thou    
fearest the sins of thy youth1 the sins 
of thine old age1  the sins of thy      
calling1 the sins of thy ,christian     
duties1 the sins  of thine heart1 or    
something2 thou thinkest something or   
other will  alienate the heart and      
affections of ,jesus ,christ from thee2 
thou  thinkest he sees something in     
thee1 for the sake of which he will     
refuse thy soul4 ,but be content1 a     
little more knowledge of him  will make 
thee take better heart2 thy earnest     
desires shall not be  attended with such
 burning fears2 thou shalt hereafter    

say1 ,this  is my infirmity 7,psa       
#gg3aj74    ,thou art sick of love1 a   
very sweet disease1 and yet every       
disease  has some weakness attending of 
it3 yet ,i wish this distemper1 if it   
be lawful to call it so1 was more       
epidemical4 ,die of this disease  ,i    
would gladly do2 it is better than life 
itself1 though it be  attended with     
fears4 ,but thou criest1 ,i cannot      
obtain3 well1 be  not too hasty in      
making conclusions4 ,if ,jesus ,christ  
had not put  his finger in at the hole  
of the lock1 thy bowels would not have  
been troubled for him 7,song #e3d74     
,mark how the prophet hath it1  ,they   
shall walk after the ,lord2 he shall    
roar like a lion2 when  he shall roar1  
then the children shall tremble from the
 west1 they  shall tremble as a bird out
 of ,egypt1 and as a dove out of the    
land  of ,assyria 7,hosea #aa3aj1aa74   
,when ,god roars 7as ofttimes the coming
  soul hears him roar71 what man that is
 coming can do otherwise than  tremble8 

7,amos #c3h74 ,but trembling he comes3  
,he sprang in1 and  came trembling1 and 
fell down before ,paul and ,silas 7,acts
 #af3bi74    ,should you ask him that we
 mentioned but now1 ,how long is it     
since  you began to fear you should miss
 of this damsel you love so8 ,the       
answer will be1 ,ever since ,i began to 
love her4 ,but did you not  fear it     
before8 ,no1 nor should ,i fear it now1 
but that ,i vehemently  love her4 ,come1
 sinner1 let us apply it3 ,how long is  
it since thou  began to fear that ,jesus
 ,christ will not receive thee8 ,thy    
answer  is1 ,ever since ,i began to     
desire that he would save my soul4 ,i   
began to fear1 when ,i began to come2   
and the more my heart burns  in desires 
after him1 the more ,i feel my heart    
fear ,i shall not  be saved by him4 ,see
 now1 did not ,i tell thee that thy     
fears were  but the consequence of      
strong desires8 ,well1 fear not1 coming 
sinner1  thousands of coming souls are  
in thy condition1 and yet they will  get

 safe into ,christ's bosom3 ,say1 says  
,christ1 to them that  are of a fearful 
heart1 ,be strong1 fear not2 your ,god  
will come  and save you 7,isa #ce3d2    
#fc3a74    ,third1 ,thy fear that       
,christ will not receive thee may arise 
from  a sense of thine own unworthiness4
 ,thou seest what a poor1 sorry1        
wretched1 worthless creature thou art2  
and seeing this1 thou fearest  ,christ  
will not receive thee4 ,alas1 sayest    
thou1 ,i am the vilest  of all men2 a   
town-sinner1 a ringleading sinner6 ,i am
 not only a  sinner myself1 but have    
made others twofold worse the children  
of  hell also4 ,besides1 now ,i am under
 some awakenings and stirrings of  mind 
after salvation1 even now ,i find my    
heart rebellious1 carnal1  hard1        
treacherous1 desperate1 prone to        
unbelief1 to despair3 it  forgetteth the
 ,word2 it wandereth2 it runneth to the 
ends of the  earth4 ,there is not1 ,i am
 persuaded1 one in all the world that   
hath  such a desperate wicked heart as  

mine is2 my soul is careless to  do     
good1 but none more earnest to do that  
which is evil4    ,can such a one as ,i 
am1 live in glory8 ,can a holy1 a just1 
and a  righteous ,god1 once think 7with 
honour to his name7 of saving such  a   
vile creature as ,i am8 ,i fear it4     
,will he show wonders to such a  dead   
dog as ,i am8 ,i doubt it4 ,i am cast   
out to the loathing of my  person1 yea1 
,i loath myself2 ,i stink in mine own   
nostrils4 ,how can  ,i then be accepted 
by a holy and sin-abhorring ,god8 7,psa 
#ch3e-g2  ,eze #aa2 #bj3db1dd74 ,saved  
,i would be2 and who is there that would
  not1 were they in my condition8       
,indeed1 ,i wonder at the madness  and  
folly of others1 when ,i see them leap  
and skip so carelessly  about the mouth 
of hell6 ,bold sinner1 how darest thou  
tempt ,god1  by laughing at the breach  
of his holy law8 ,but alas6 they are not
  so bad one way1 but ,i am worse       
another3 ,i wish myself were anybody    
but myself2 and yet here again1 ,i know 

not what to wish4 ,when ,i  see such as 
,i believe are coming to ,jesus ,christ1
 ,o ,i bless them6  ,but ,i am          
confounded in myself1 to see how unlike1
 as ,i think1 ,i am  to every good man  
in the world4 ,they can read1 hear1     
pray1 remember1  repent1 be humble1 do  
everything better than so vile a wretch 
as  ,i4 ,i1 vile wretch1 am good for    
nothing but to burn in hell-fire1  and  
when ,i think of that1 ,i am confounded 
too6    ,thus the sense of unworthiness 
creates and heightens fears in the      
hearts of them that are coming to ,jesus
 ,christ2 but indeed it should  not2 for
 who needs the physician but the sick8  
or who did ,christ  come into the world 
to save1 but the chief of sinners8      
7,mark #b3ag2  #a ,tim #a3ae74          
,wherefore1 the more thou seest thy     
sins1 the faster  fly thou to ,jesus    
,christ4 ,and let the sense of thine own
 unworthiness  prevail with thee yet to 
go faster4 ,as it is with the man that  
carrieth his broken arm in a sling to   

the bone-setter1 still as he  thinks of 
his broken arm1 and as he feels the pain
 and anguish1 he  hastens his pace to   
the man4 ,and if ,satan meets thee1 and 
asketh1  ,whither goest thou8 tell him  
thou art maimed1 and art going to the   
,lord ,jesus4 ,if he objects thine own  
unworthiness1 tell him1 ,that  even as  
the sick seeketh the physician2 as he   
that hath broken bones  seeks him that  
can set them2 so thou art going to      
,jesus ,christ for  cure and healing for
 thy sin sick soul4 ,but it ofttimes    
happeneth  to him that flies for his    
life1 he despairs of escaping1 and      
therefore delivers himself up into the  
hand of the pursuer4 ,but  up1 up1      
sinner2 be of good cheer1 ,christ came  
to save the unworthy  ones3 be not      
faithless1 but believe4 ,come away1 man1
 the ,lord ,jesus  calls thee1 saying1  
,and him that cometh to me ,i will in no
 wise  cast out4    ,fourth4 ,thy fear  
that ,christ will not receive thee1 may 
arise from  a sense of the exceeding    

mercy of being saved2 sometimes         
salvation  is in the eyes of him that   
desires so great1 so huge1 so wonderful 
a thing1 that the very thoughts of the  
excellency of it1 engenders  unbelief   
about obtaining it1 in the heart of     
those that unfeignedly  desire it4      
,seemeth it to you1 saith ,david1 a     
light thing to be  a king's son-in-law8 
7#a ,sam #ah3bc74 ,so the thoughts of   
the greatness  and glory of the thing   
propounded1 as heaven1 eternal life1    
eternal  glory1 to be with ,god1 and    
,christ1 and angels2 these are great    
things1 things too good1 saith the soul 
that is little in his own  eyes2 things 
too rich1 saith the soul that is truly  
poor in spirit1  for me4    ,besides1   
the ,holy ,ghost hath a way to greaten  
heavenly things to  the understanding of
 the coming sinner2 yea1 and at the same
 time  to greaten1 too1 the sin and     
unworthiness of that sinner4 ,now the   
soul staggeringly wonders1 saying1      
,what6 to be made like angels1  like    

,christ1 to live in eternal bliss1 joy1 
and felicity6 ,this is  for angels1 and 
for them that can walk like angels6 ,if 
a prince1  a duke1 an earl1 should send 
7by the hand of his servant7 for some   
poor1 sorry1 beggarly scrub1 to take her
 for his master to wife1  and the       
servant should come and say1 ,my lord   
and master1 such an  one hath sent me to
 thee1 to take thee to him to wife2 he  
is rich1  beautiful1 and of excellent   
qualities2 he is loving1 meek1 humble1  
well-spoken1 c4 ,what now would this    
poor1 sorry1 beggarly creature  think8  
,what would she say8 or how would she   
frame an answer8 ,when  king ,david sent
 to ,abigail upon this account1 and     
though she was a  rich woman1 yet she   
said1 ,behold1 let thine handmaid be a  
servant  to wash the feet of the        
servants of my lord 7#a ,sam #be3dj1da74
 ,she  was confounded1 she could not    
well tell what to say1 the offer was  so
 great1 beyond what could in reason be  
expected4    ,but suppose this great    

person should second his suit1 and send 
to  this sorry creature again1 what     
would she say now8 ,would she not  say1 
,you mock me8 ,but what if he affirms   
that he is in good earnest1  and that   
his lord must have her to wife2 yea1    
suppose he should  prevail upon her to  
credit his message1 and to address      
herself for  her journey2 yet1 behold   
every thought of her pedigree confounds 
her2 also her sense of want of beauty   
makes her ashamed2 and if she  doth but 
think of being embraced1 the unbelief   
that is mixed with  that thought whirls 
her into tremblings2 and now she calls  
herself  fool1 for believing the        
messenger1 and thinks not to go2 if she 
thinks of being bold1 she blushes2 and  
the least thought that she  shall be    
rejected1 when she comes at him1 makes  
her look as if she  would give up the   
ghost4    ,and is it a wonder1 then1 to 
see a soul that is drowned in the sense 
of glory and a sense of its own         
nothingness1 to be confounded in        

itself1 and to fear that the glory      
apprehended is too great1 too  good1 and
 too rich1 for such an one8 ,that thing1
 heaven and eternal  glory1 is so great1
 and ,i that would have it1 so small1 so
 sorry  a creature1 that the thoughts of
 obtaining it confounds me4    ,thus1 ,i
 say1 doth the greatness of the things  
desired1 quite dash  and overthrow the  
mind of the desirer4 ,o1 it is too big6 
it is too  big6 it is too great a mercy6
 ,but1 coming sinner1 let me reason     
with thee4 ,thou sayest1 it is too big1 
too great4 ,well1 will things  that are 
less satisfy thy soul8 ,will a less     
thing than heaven1 than  glory and      
eternal life1 answer thy desires8 ,no1  
nothing less2 and  yet ,i fear they are 
too big1 and too good for me1 ever to   
obtain4  ,well1 as big and as good as   
they are1 ,god giveth them to such as   
thou2 they are not too big for ,god to  
give2 no1 not too big to give  freely4  
,be content2 let ,god give like himself2
 he is that eternal  ,god1 and giveth   

like himself4 ,when kings give1 they do 
not use to  give as poor men do4 ,hence 
it is said1 that ,nabal made a feast in 
his house like the feast of a king2 and 
again1 ,all these things  did ,araunah1 
as a king1 give unto ,david 7#a ,sam    
#be3cf2 #b ,sam #bd3bc74  ,now1 ,god is 
a great king1 let him give like a king2 
nay1 let him  give like himself1 and do 
thou receive like thyself4 ,he hath all1
  and thou hast nothing4 ,god told his  
people of old1 that he would  save them 
in truth and in righteousness1 and that 
they should return  to1 and enjoy the   
land1 which before1 for their sins1 had 
spewed  them out2 and then adds1 under a
 supposition of their counting the      
mercy too good1 or too big1 ,if it be   
marvellous in the eyes of the  remnant  
of this people in these days1 should it 
also be marvellous  in mine eyes8 saith 
the ,lord of hosts 7,zech #h3f74    ,as 
who should say1 they are now in         
captivity1 and little in their  own     
eyes2 therefore they think the mercy of 

returning to ,canaan is  a mercy too    
marvellously big for them to enjoy2 but 
if it be so in  their eyes1 it is not so
 in mine2 ,i will do for them like ,god1
 if  they will but receive my bounty    
like sinners4 ,coming sinner1 ,god  can 
give his heavenly ,canaan1 and the glory
 of it1 unto thee2 yea1  none ever had  
them but as a gift1 a free gift4 ,he    
hath given us his  ,son1 ,how shall he  
not with him also freely give us all    
things8  7,rom #h3cb74    ,it was not   
the worthiness of ,abraham1 or ,moses1  
or ,david or ,peter1  or ,paul1 but the 
mercy of ,god1 that made them inheritors
 of heaven4  ,if ,god thinks thee       
worthy1 judge not thyself unworthy2 but 
take  it1 and be thankful4 ,and it is a 
good sign he intends to give thee1  if  
he hath drawn out thy heart to ask4     
,lord1 thou hast heard the  desire of   
the humble2 thou wilt prepare their     
heart2 thou wilt  cause thine ear to    
hear 7,psa #aj3ag74    ,when ,god is    
said to incline his ear1 it implies an  

intention to  bestow the mercy desired4 
,take it therefore2 thy wisdom will be  
to receive1 not sticking at thy own     
unworthiness4 ,it is said1 ,he  raiseth 
up the poor out of the dust1 and lifteth
 up the beggar from  the dunghill1 to   
set them among princes1 and to make them
 inherit  the throne of glory4 ,again1  
,he raiseth up the poor out of the      
dust1 and lifteth the needy out of the  
dunghill1 that he may set  him with     
princes1 even with the princes of his   
people 7#a ,sam #b3h2  ,psa #aac3g1h74  
,you see also when ,god made a wedding  
for his ,son1 he  called not the great1 
nor the rich1 nor the mighty2 but the   
poor1  the maimed1 the halt1 and the    
blind 7,matt #ab2 ,luke #ad74    ,fifth4
 ,thy fears that ,christ will not       
receive thee may arise from  the hideous
 roaring of the devil1 who pursues thee4
 ,he that hears  him roar1 must be a    
mighty ,christian1 if he can at that    
time deliver  himself from fear4 ,he is 
called a roaring lion2 and then to      

allude  to that in ,isaiah1 ,if one look
 into them1 they have darkness  and     
sorrow1 and the light is darkened in the
 heavens thereof 7#a  ,peter #e3h2 ,isa 
#e3c74    ,two of the devil's           
objections4--,there are two things among
 many  that ,satan useth to roar out    
after them that are coming to ,jesus    
,christ4 #a4 ,that they are not elected4
 ,or1 #b4 ,that they have sinned  the   
sin against the ,holy ,ghost4 ,to both  
these ,i answer briefly--    #a4        
,election4--,touching election1 out of  
which thou fearest thou  art excluded4  
,why1 coming sinner1 even the text      
itself affordeth  thee help against this
 doubt1 and that by a double argument4  
7#a47 ,that coming to ,christ is by     
virtue of the gift1 promise1 and        
drawing of the ,father2 but thou art    
a-coming2 therefore ,god hath  given    
thee1 promised thee1 and is drawing thee
 to ,jesus ,christ4  ,coming sinner1    
hold to this2 and when ,satan beginneth 
to roar  again1 answer1 ,but ,i feel my 

heart moving after ,jesus ,christ2 but  
that would not be1 if it were not given 
by promise1 and drawing to  ,christ by  
the power of the ,father4    7#b47      
,jesus ,christ hath promised1 ,that him 
that cometh to him he  will in no wise  
cast out4 ,and if he hath said it1 will 
he not make  it good1 ,i mean even thy  
salvation8 ,for1 as ,i have said        
already1 not  to cast out1 is to receive
 and admit to the benefit of salvation4 
,if then the ,father hath given thee1 as
 is manifest by thy coming2  and if     
,christ will receive thee1 thou coming  
soul1 as it is plain  he will1 because  
he hath said1 ,he will in no wise cast  
out2 then  be confident1 and let those  
conclusions1 that as naturally flow     
from the text as light from the sun1 or 
water from the fountain1  stay thee4    
,if ,satan therefore objecteth1 ,but    
thou art not elected2 answer1  ,but ,i  
am coming1 ,satan1 ,i am coming2 and    
that ,i could not be1 but  that the     
,father draws me2 and ,i am coming to   

such a ,lord ,jesus1  as will in no wise
 cast me out4 ,further1 ,satan1 were ,i 
not elect1  the ,father would not draw  
me1 nor would the ,son so graciously    
open his bosom to me4 ,i am persuaded1  
that not one of the nonelect  shall ever
 be able to say1 no1 not in the day of  
judgment1 ,i did  sincerely come to     
,jesus ,christ4 ,come they may1         
feignedly1 as ,judas  and ,simon ,magus 
did2 but that is not our question4      
,therefore1 ,o  thou honest-hearted     
coming sinner1 be not afraid1 but come4 
#b4 ,of the sin against the ,holy       
,ghost4--,as to the second part of  the 
objection1 about sinning the sin against
 the ,holy ,ghost1 the  same argument   
overthrows that also4 ,but ,i will argue
 thus3    7#a47 ,coming to ,christ is by
 virtue of a special gift of the        
,father2  but the ,father giveth no such
 gift to them that have sinned that     
sin2 therefore thou that art coming hast
 not committed that sin4  ,that the     
,father giveth no such gift to them that

 have sinned that  sin is evident--7a47 
,because such have sinned themselves out
 of  ,god's favour2 ,they shall never   
have forgiveness 7,matt #ab3cb74  ,but  
it is a special favour of ,god to give  
unto a man1 to come to  ,jesus ,christ2 
because thereby he obtaineth            
forgiveness4 ,therefore he  that cometh 
hath not sinned that sin4 7b47 ,they    
that have sinned  the sin against the   
,holy ,ghost1 have sinned themselves out
 of  an interest in the sacrifice of    
,christ's body and blood2 ,there        
remaineth for such no more sacrifice for
 sins 7,heb #aj3bf74 ,but  ,god giveth  
not grace to any of them to come to     
,christ1 that have  no share in the     
sacrifice of his body and blood4        
,therefore1 thou  that art coming to    
him1 hast not sinned that sin4    7#b47 
,coming to ,christ is by the special    
drawing of the ,father2 ,no  man can    
come to me except the ,father which hath
 sent me draw him  7,john #f3dd74 ,but  
the ,father draweth not him to ,christ1 

for whom  he hath not allotted          
forgiveness by his blood2 therefore they
 that  are coming to ,jesus ,christ have
 not committed that sin1 because he     
hath allotted them forgiveness by his   
blood4 ,that the ,father cannot  draw   
them to ,jesus ,christ1 for whom he hath
 not allotted forgiveness  of sins1 is  
manifest to sense3 for that would be a  
plain mockery1  a flam1 #ag neither     
becoming his wisdom1 justice1 holiness1 
nor  goodness4    7#c47 ,coming to      
,jesus ,christ lays a man under the     
promise of forgiveness  and salvation4  
,but it is impossible that he that hath 
sinned that  sin should ever be put     
under a promise of these4 ,therefore1 he
 that  hath sinned that sin can never   
have heart to come to ,jesus ,christ4   
7#d47 ,coming to ,jesus ,christ lays a  
man under his intercession4  ,for he    
ever liveth to make intercession for    
them that come 7,heb  #g3be74           
,therefore1 he that is coming to ,jesus 
,christ cannot have  sinned that sin4   

,christ has forbidden his people to pray
 for them  that have sinned that sin2   
and1 therefore1 will not pray for them  
himself1 but he prays for them that     
come4    7#e47 ,he that hath sinned that
 sin1 ,christ is to him of no more worth
  than is a man that is dead2 ,for he   
hath crucified to himself the  ,son of  
,god2 yea1 and hath also counted his    
precious blood as the  blood of an      
unholy thing4 7,heb #f1 #aj7 ,now1 he   
that hath this low  esteem of ,christ   
will never come to him for life2 but the
 coming  man has an high esteem of his  
person1 blood1 and merits4 ,therefore1  
he that is coming has not committed that
 sin4    7#f47 ,if he that has sinned   
this sin might yet come to ,jesus       
,christ1  then must the truth of ,god be
 overthrown2 which saith in one place1  
,he hath never forgiveness2 and in      
another1 ,i will in no wise  cast him   
out4 ,therefore1 that he may never have 
forgiveness1 he  shall never have heart 
to come to ,jesus ,christ4 ,it is       

impossible  that such an one should be  
renewed1 either to or by repentance     
7,heb  #f74 ,wherefore1 never trouble   
thy head nor heart about this matter2   
he that cometh to ,jesus ,christ cannot 
have sinned against the ,holy  ,ghost4  
,sixth1 ,thy fears that ,christ will not
 receive thee may arise from  thine own 
folly1 in inventing1 yea1 in thy        
chalking out to ,god1 a  way to bring   
thee home to ,jesus ,christ4 ,some souls
 that are coming  to ,jesus ,christ are 
great tormentors of themselves upon this
 account2  they conclude1 that if their 
coming to ,jesus ,christ is right1 they 
must needs be brought home thus and     
thus4    ,as to instance3 #a4 ,says one1
 ,if ,god be bringing of me to ,jesus   
,christ1 then will he load me with the  
guilt of sin till he makes  me roar     
again4 #b4 ,if ,god be indeed a-bringing
 me home to ,jesus  ,christ1 then must  
,i be assaulted with dreadful           
temptations of the  devil4 #c4 ,if ,god 
be indeed a-bringing me to ,jesus       

,christ1 then1  even when ,i come at    
him1 ,i shall have wonderful revelations
 of him4    ,this is the way that some  
sinners appoint for ,god2 but1 perhaps1 
he will not walk therein2 yet will he   
bring them to ,jesus ,christ4  ,but now1
 because they come not the way of their 
own chalking out1  therefore they are at
 a loss4 ,they look for heavy load and  
burden2  but1 perhaps1 ,god gives them a
 sight of their lost condition1 and     
addeth not that heavy weight and burden4
 ,they look for fearful  temptations of 
,satan2 but ,god sees that yet they are 
not fit for  them1 nor is the time come 
that he should be honoured by them in   
such a condition4 ,they look for great  
and glorious revelations of  ,christ1   
grace1 and mercy2 but1 perhaps1 ,god    
only takes the yoke  from off their     
jaws1 and lays meat before them4 ,and   
now again they  are at a loss1 yet      
a-coming to ,jesus ,christ2 ,i drew     
them1 saith  ,god1 with cords of a man1 
with bands of love--,i took the yoke    

from  off their jaws1 and laid meat unto
 them 7,hosea #aa3d74    ,now1 ,i say1  
,if ,god brings thee to ,christ1 and not
 by the way that  thou hast appointed1  
then thou art at a loss2 and for thy    
being  at a loss1 thou mayest thank     
thyself4 ,god hath more ways than thou  
knowest of to bring a sinner to ,jesus  
,christ2 but he will not give  thee     
beforehand an account by which of them  
he will bring thee to  ,christ 7,isa    
#dj3ac2 ,job #cc3ac74 ,sometimes he hath
 his ways in the  whirlwind2 but        
sometimes the ,lord is not there 7,nahum
 #a3c2 #a ,kings  #ai3aa74 ,if ,god will
 deal more gently with thee than with   
others  of his children1 grudge not at  
it2 refuse not the waters that go       
softly1 lest he bring upon thee the     
waters of the rivers1 strong  and many1 
even these two smoking firebrand1 the   
devil and guilt of  sin 7,isa #h3f1g74  
,he saith to ,peter1 ,follow me4 ,and   
what thunder  did ,zaccheus hear or see8
 ,zaccheus1 ,come down1 said ,christ2   

and  he came down1 says ,luke1 and      
received him joyfully4    ,but had      
,peter or ,zaccheus made the objection  
that thou hast made1  and directed the  
,spirit of the ,lord as thou hast done1 
they might  have looked long enough     
before they had found themselves coming 
to ,jesus ,christ4 ,besides1 ,i will    
tell thee1 that the greatness of  sense 
of sin1 the hideous roaring of the      
devil1 yea1 and abundance  of           
revelations1 will not prove that ,god is
 bringing thy soul to  ,jesus ,christ2  
as ,balaam1 ,cain1 ,judas1 and others1  
can witness4    ,further1 consider that 
what thou hast not of these things here1
 thou  mayest have another time1 and    
that to thy distraction4 ,wherefore1    
instead of being discontent1 because    
thou art not in the fire1 because  thou 
hearest not the sound of the trumpet and
 alarm of war1 ,pray  that thou enter   
not into temptation2 yea1 come boldly to
 the  throne of grace1 and obtain mercy1
 and find grace to help in that  time of

 need 7,psa #hh3ae2 ,matt #bf3da2 ,heb  
#d3af74    ,poor creature6 thou criest1 
if ,i were tempted1 ,i could come faster
  and with more confidence to ,christ4  
,thou sayest thou knowest not  what4    
,what says ,job8 ,withdraw thine hand   
far from me3 and let not  thy dread make
 me afraid4 ,then call thou1 and ,i will
 answer3 or  let me speak1 and answer   
thou me 7,job #ac3ba1bb74 ,it is not the
  overheavy load of sin1 but the        
discovery of mercy2 not the roaring  of 
the devil1 but the drawing of the       
,father1 that makes a man come  to      
,jesus ,christ2 ,i myself know all these
 things4    ,true1 sometimes1 yea1 most 
an end1 #ah they that come to ,jesus    
,christ come the way that thou desirest2
 the loading1 tempted way2  but the     
,lord also leads some by the waters of  
comfort4 ,if ,i was to  choose when to  
go a long journey1 to wit1 whether ,i   
would go it in  the dead of winter or in
 the pleasant spring1 though1 if it was 
a  very profitable journey1 as that of  

coming to ,christ is1 ,i would  choose  
to go it through fire and water before  
,i would choose lose  the benefit4 ,but1
 ,i say1 if ,i might choose the time1 ,i
 would choose  to go it in the pleasant 
spring1 because the way would be more   
delightsome1 the days longer and warmer1
 the nights shorter and not  so cold4   
,and it is observable1 that that very   
argument that thou  usest to weaken thy 
strength in the way1 that very argument 
,christ  ,jesus useth to encourage his  
beloved to come to him3 ,rise up1  saith
 he1 my love1 my fair one1 and come     
away4 ,why8 ,for lo1 the  winter is     
past1 the rain is over and gone2 the    
flowers appear on  the earth1 the time  
of the singing of birds is come1 and the
 voice  of the turtle is heard in our   
land2 the fig-tree putteth forth her    
green figs1 and the vines with the      
tender grape give a good smell4  ,arise1
 my love1 my fair one1 and come away    
7,song #b3aj-ac74    ,trouble not       
thyself1 coming sinner4 ,if thou seest  

thy lost condition  by original and     
actual sin2 if thou seest thy need of   
the spotless  righteousness of ,jesus   
,christ2 if thou art willing to be found
 in  him1 and to take up thy cross and  
follow him2 then pray for a fair  wind  
and good weather1 and come away4 ,stick 
no longer in a muse and  doubt about    
things1 but come away to ,jesus ,christ4
 ,do it1 ,i say1  lest thou tempt ,god  
to lay the sorrows of a travailing woman
 upon  thee4 ,thy folly in this thing   
may make him do it4 ,mind what follows3 
,the sorrows of a travailing woman shall
 come upon him4 ,why8 ,he  is an unwise 
son2 for he should not stay long in the 
place of the  breaking forth of children
 7,hosea #ac3ac74    ,seventh1 ,thy     
fears that ,christ will not receive thee
 may arise  from those decays that thou 
findest in thy soul1 even while thou    
art coming to him4 ,some1 even as they  
are coming to ,jesus ,christ1  do find  
themselves grow worse and worse2 and    
this is indeed a sore  trial to the poor

 coming sinner4    ,fears that we do not
 run fast enough4    ,to explain myself4
 ,there is such an one a coming to      
,jesus ,christ  who1 when at first he   
began to look out after him1 was        
sensible1  affectionate1 and broken in  
spirit2 but now is grown dark1          
senseless1 hard-hearted1 and inclining  
to neglect spiritual duties1  c4        
,besides1 he now finds in himself       
inclinations to unbelief1  atheism1     
blasphemy1 and the like2 now he finds he
 cannot tremble  at ,god's ,word1 his   
judgment1 nor at the apprehension of    
hell fire2  neither can he1 as he       
thinketh1 be sorry for these things4    
,now1  this is a sad dispensation4 ,the 
man under the sixth head complaineth    
for want of temptations1 but thou hast  
enough of them2 art thou  glad of them1 
tempted1 coming sinner8 ,they that never
 were exercised  with them may think it 
a fine thing to be within the range1 but
 he  that is there is ready to sweat    
blood for sorrow of heart1 and to  howl 

for vexation of spirit6 ,this man is in 
the wilderness among  wild beasts4 ,here
 he sees a bear1 there a lion1 yonder a 
leopard1  a wolf1 a dragon2 devils of   
all sorts1 doubts of all sorts1 fears   
of all sorts1 haunt and molest his soul4
 ,here he sees smoke1 yea1  feels fire  
and brimstone1 scattered upon his secret
 places4 ,he  hears the sound of an     
horrible tempest4 ,o6 my friends1 even  
the ,lord  ,jesus1 that knew all things1
 even he saw no pleasure in temptations1
  nor did he desire to be with them2    
wherefore1 one text saith1 he  was led1 
and another1 he was driven1 of the      
,spirit into the  wilderness1 to be     
tempted of the devil 7,matt #d3a2 ,mark 
#a3ab74    ,but to return4 ,thus it     
happeneth sometimes to them that are    
coming  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,a sad hap   
indeed6 ,one would think that he that is
  flying from wrath to come has little  
need of such clogs as these4  ,and yet  
so it is1 and woeful experience proves  
it4 ,the church of  old complained that 

her enemies overtook her between the    
straits2  just between hope and fear1   
heaven and hell 7,lam #a74    ,this man 
feeleth the infirmity of his flesh1 he  
findeth a proneness  in himself to be   
desperate4 ,now1 he chides with ,god1   
flings  and tumbles like a wild bull in 
a net1 and still the guilt of all       
returns upon himself1 to the crushing of
 him to pieces4 ,yet he feeleth  his    
heart so hard1 that he can find1 as he  
thinks1 no kind falling  under any of   
his miscarriages4 ,now1 he is a lump of 
confusion in  his own eyes1 whose spirit
 and actions are without order4         
,temptations serve the ,christian as the
 shepherd's dog serveth the  silly      
sheep2 that is1 coming behind the flock1
 he runs upon it1  pulls it down1       
worries it1 wounds it1 and grievously   
bedabbleth  it with dirt and wet1 in the
 lowest places of the furrows of the    
field1 and not leaving it until it is   
half dead1 nor then neither1  except    
,god rebuke4    ,here is now room for   

fears of being cast away4 ,now ,i see ,i
 am  lost1 says the sinner4 ,this is not
 coming to ,jesus ,christ1 says  the    
sinner2 such a desperate1 hard1 and     
wretched heart as mine is1  cannot be a 
gracious one1 saith the sinner4 ,and bid
 such an one be  better1 he says1 ,i    
cannot2 no1 ,i cannot4    ,why          
temptations assail ,god's people4       
,quest4 ,but what will you say to a soul
 in this condition8    ,answ4 ,i will   
say1 ,that temptations have attended the
 best of  ,god's people4 ,i will say1   
,that temptations come to do us good2   
and  ,i will say also1 ,that there is a 
difference betwixt growing worse  and   
worse1 and thy seeing more clearly how  
bad thou art4    ,there is a man of an  
ill-favoured countenance1 who hath too  
high  a conceit of his beauty2 and1     
wanting the benefit of a glass1 he      
still stands in his own conceit2 at last
 a limner is sent unto him1  who draweth
 his ill-favoured face to the life2 now 
looking thereon1  he begins to be       

convinced that he is not half so        
handsome as he  thought he was4 ,coming 
sinner1 thy temptations are these       
painters2  they have drawn out thy      
ill-favoured heart to the life1 and have
  set it before thine eyes1 and now thou
 seest how ill-favoured  thou art4      
,hezekiah was a good man1 yet when he   
lay sick1 for aught  ,i know1 he had    
somewhat too good an opinion of his     
heart2 and for  aught ,i know also1 the 
,lord might1 upon his recovery1 leave   
him to  a temptation1 that he might     
better know all that was in his heart4  
,compare ,isaiah #ch3a-c1 with #b       
,chronicles #cb3ca4    ,alas6 we are    
sinful out of measure1 but see it not to
 be the full1  until an hour of         
temptation comes4 ,but when it comes1 it
 doth as  the painter doth1 draweth out 
our heart to the life3 yet the sight  of
 what we are should not keep us from    
coming to ,jesus ,christ4  ,there are   
two ways by which ,god lets a man into a
 sight of the  naughtiness of his heart2

 one is1 by the light of the ,word and  
,spirit of ,god2 and the other is1 by   
the temptations of the devil4  ,but1 by 
the first1 we see our naughtiness one   
way2 and1 by the  second1 another4 ,by  
the light of the ,word and ,spirit of   
,god1 thou  hast a sight of thy         
naughtiness2 and by the light of the    
sun1 thou  hast a sight of the spots and
 defilements that are in thy house or   
raiment4 ,which light gives thee to see 
a necessity of cleansing1  but maketh   
not the blemishes to spread more        
abominably4 ,but when  ,satan comes1    
when he tempts1 he puts life and rage   
into our sins1  and turns them1 as it   
were1 into so many devils within us4    
,now1  like prisoners1 they attempt to  
break through the prison of our  body2  
they will attempt to get out at our     
eyes1 mouth1 ears1 any  ways1 to the    
scandal of the gospel1 and reproach of  
religion1 to  the darkening of our      
evidences1 and damning of our souls4    
,but ,i shall say1 as ,i said before1   

this hath ofttimes been the lot  of     
,god's people4 ,and1 ,there hath no     
temptation overtaken you but  such as is
 common to man2 but ,god is faithful1   
who will not suffer  you to be tempted  
above that ye are able 7#a ,cor #aj3ac74
 ,see the  ,book of ,job1 the ,book of  
,psalms1 and that of the ,lamentations4 
,and  remember further1 that ,christ    
himself was tempted to blaspheme1  to   
worship the devil1 and to murder        
himself1 7,matt #d2 ,luke #d72          
temptations worse than which thou canst 
hardly be overtaken with4  ,but he was  
sinless1 that is true4 ,and he is thy   
,saviour1 and that  is as true6 ,yea1 it
 is as true also1 that by his being     
tempted1 he  became the conqueror of the
 tempter1 and a succourer of those that 
are tempted 7,col #b3ad1ae2 ,heb #b3ae2 
#d3ae1af74    ,quest4 ,but what should  
be the reason that some that are coming 
to  ,christ should be so lamentably cast
 down and buffeted with temptations8    
,answ4 ,it may be for several causes4   

#a4 ,some that are coming to ,christ    
cannot be persuaded1 until the          
temptation comes1 that they are so vile 
as the ,scripture saith they  are4      
,true1 they see so much of their        
wretchedness as to drive them  to       
,christ4 ,but there is an over and above
 of wickedness which  they see not4     
,peter little thought that he had had   
cursing1 and  swearing1 and lying1 and  
an inclination in his heart to deny his 
,master1 before the temptation came2 but
 when that indeed came upon  him1 then  
he found it there to his sorrow 7,john  
#ac3cf-ch2 ,mark  #ad3cf-dj2 #fh-gb74   
#b4 ,some that are coming to ,jesus     
,christ are too much affected  with     
their own graces1 and too little taken  
with ,christ's person2  wherefore ,god1 
to take them off from doting upon their 
own jewels1  and that they might look   
more to the person1 undertaking1 and    
merits  of his ,son1 plunges them into  
the ditch by temptations4 ,and this ,i  
take to be the meaning of ,job1 ,if ,i  

wash myself1 said he1 with  snow-water1 
and make my hands never so clean1 yet   
shalt thou plunge  me in the ditch1 and 
mine own clothes shall abhor me 7,job   
#i3cj74  ,job had been a little too much
 tampering with his own graces1 and     
setting his excellencies a little too   
high2 as these texts make  manifest3    
,job #cc3h-ac1 #cd3e-aj1 #ce3b1c1       
#ch3a1b1 #dj3aje1 #db3c-f4  ,but by that
 the temptations were ended1 you find   
him better taught4    ,yea1 ,god doth   
ofttimes1 even for this thing1 as it    
were1 take our  graces from us1 and so  
leave us almost quite to ourselves and  
to  the tempter1 that we may learn not  
to love the picture more than  the      
person of his ,son4 ,see how he dealt   
with them in the #afth of  ,ezekiel1 and
 the second of ,hosea4    #c4 ,perhaps  
thou hast been given too much to judge  
thy brother1 to  condemn thy brother1   
because a poor tempted man4 ,and ,god1  
to bring  down the pride of thy heart1  
letteth the tempter loose upon thee1    

that thou also mayst feel thyself weak4 
,for pride goeth before  destruction1   
and an haughty spirit before a fall     
7,prov #af3ah74    #d4 ,it may be thou  
hast dealt a little too roughly with    
those that  ,god hath this way wounded1 
not considering thyself1 lest thou also 
be tempted4 ,and therefore ,god hath    
suffered it to come unto thee  7,gal    
#f3a74    #e4 ,it may be thou wast given
 to slumber and sleep1 and therefore    
these temptations were sent to awake    
thee4 ,you know that ,peter's           
temptation came upon him after his      
sleeping2 then1 instead of  watching and
 praying1 then he denied1 and denied1   
and denied his  ,master 7,matt #bf74    
#f4 ,it may be thou hast presumed too   
far1 and stood too much  in thine own   
strength1 and therefore is a time of    
temptation come  upon thee4 ,this was   
also one cause why it came upon         
,peter--,though  all men forsake thee1  
yet will not ,i4 ,ah6 that is the way to
 be  tempted indeed 7,john #ac3cf-ch74  

#g4 ,it may be ,god intends to make thee
 wise1 to speak a word in  season to    
others that are afflicted2 and therefore
 he suffereth  thee to be tempted4      
,christ was tempted that he might be    
able to  succour them that are tempted  
7,heb #b3ah74    #h4 ,it may be ,satan  
hath dared ,god to suffer him to tempt  
thee2  promising himself1 that if he    
will but let him do it1 thou wilt  curse
 him to his face4 ,thus he obtained     
leave against ,job2 wherefore  take     
heed1 tempted soul1 lest thou provest   
the devil's sayings true  7,job #a3aa74 
#i4 ,it may be thy graces must be tried 
in the fire1 that that rust  that       
cleaveth to them may be taken away1 and 
themselves proved1  both before angels  
and devils1 to be far better than of    
gold that  perisheth2 it may be also1   
that thy graces are to receive special  
praises1 and honour1 and glory1 at the  
coming of the ,lord ,jesus to  judgment1
 for all the exploits that thou hast    
acted by them against  hell1 and its    

infernal crew1 in the day of thy        
temptation 7#a ,peter  #a3f1g74    #aj4 
,it may be ,god would have others learn 
by thy sighs1 groans1  and complaints1  
under temptation1 to beware of those    
sins for the  sake of which thou art at 
present delivered to the tormentors4    
,but to conclude this1 put the worst to 
the worst--and then things  will be bad 
enough--suppose that thou art to this   
day without the  grace of ,god1 yet thou
 art but a miserable creature1 a sinner1
 that  hath need of a blessed ,saviour2 
and the text presents thee with one  as 
good and kind as heart can wish2 who    
also for thy encouragement  saith1 ,and 
him that cometh to me ,i will in no wise
 cast out4    ,application of           
,observation ,second4    ,to come1      
therefore1 to a word of application4 ,is
 it so1 that they  that are coming to   
,jesus ,christ are ofttimes heartily    
afraid that  ,jesus ,christ will not    
receive them8 ,then this teacheth us    
these  things--    #a4 ,that faith and  

doubting may at the same time have their
 residence  in the same soul4 ,o thou of
 little faith1 wherefore didst thou     
doubt8 7,matt #ad3ca74 ,he saith not1 ,o
 thou of no faith6 but1 ,o thou  of     
little faith6 because he had a little   
faith in the midst of his  many doubts4 
,the same is true even of many that are 
coming to  ,jesus ,christ4 ,they come1  
and fear they come not1 and doubt they  
come  not4 ,when they look upon the     
promise1 or a word of encouragement  by 
faith1 then they come2 but when they    
look upon themselves1 or  the           
difficulties that lie before them1 then 
they doubt4 ,bid me  come1 said ,peter2 
,come1 said ,christ4 ,so he went down   
out of the  ship to go to ,jesus1 but   
his hap was to go to him upon the water2
  there was the trial4 ,so it is with   
the poor desiring soul4 ,bid me  come1  
says the sinner2 ,come1 says ,christ1   
and ,i will in no wise  cast thee out4  
,so he comes1 but his hap is to come    
upon the water1  upon drowning          

difficulties2 if1 therefore1 the wind of
 temptations  blow1 the waves of doubts 
and fears will presently arise1 and this
  coming sinner will begin to sink1 if  
he has but little faith4 ,but  you shall
 find here in ,peter's little faith1 a  
twofold act2 to wit1  coming and crying4
 ,little faith cannot come all the way  
without  crying4 ,so long as its holy   
boldness lasts1 so long it can come     
with peace2 but when it is so1 it can   
come no further1 it will go  the rest of
 the way with crying4 ,peter went as far
 as his little  faith would carry him3  
he also cried as far as his little faith
 would  help1 ,lord1 save me1 ,i perish6
 ,and so with coming and crying he  was 
kept from sinking1 though he had but a  
little faith4 ,jesus  stretched forth   
his hand1 and caught him1 and said unto 
him1 ,o thou  of little faith1 wherefore
 didst thou doubt8    #b4 ,is it so1    
that they that are coming to ,jesus     
,christ are ofttimes  heartily afraid   
that ,jesus ,christ will not receive    

them8 ,then  this shows us a reason of  
that dejection1 and those castings down1
  that very often we perceive to be in  
them that are coming to ,jesus  ,christ4
 ,why1 it is because they are afraid    
that ,jesus ,christ will  not receive   
them4 ,the poor world they mock us1     
because we are a  dejected people2 ,i   
mean1 because we are sometimes so3 but  
they do  not know the cause of our      
dejection4 ,could we be persuaded1 even 
then1 when we are dejected1 that ,jesus 
,christ would indeed receive  us1 it    
would make us fly over their heads1 and 
would put more  gladness into our hearts
 than in the time in which their corn1  
wine1 and oil increases 7,psa #d3f1g74  
,but1    #c4 ,it is so1 ,that they that 
are coming to ,jesus ,christ are        
ofttimes  heartily afraid that he will  
not receive them4 ,then this shows that 
they that are coming to ,jesus ,christ  
are an awakened1 sensible1  considering 
people4 ,for fear cometh from sense1 and
 consideration  of things4 ,they are    

sensible of sin1 sensible of the curse  
due  thereto2 they are also sensible of 
the glorious majesty of ,god1  and of   
what a blessed1 blessed thing it is to  
be received of ,jesus  ,christ4 ,the    
glory of heaven1 and the evil of sin1   
these things  they consider1 and are    
sensible of4 ,when ,i remember1 ,i am   
afraid4  ,when ,i consider1 ,i am afraid
 7,job #ba3f2 #bc3ae74    ,these things 
dash their spirits1 being awake and     
sensible4 ,were  they dead1 like other  
men1 they would not be afflicted with   
fear  as they are4 ,for dead men fear   
not1 feel not1 care not1 but the  living
 and sensible man1 he it is that is     
ofttimes heartily afraid  that ,jesus   
,christ will not receive him4 ,i say1   
the dead and senseless  are not         
distressed4 ,they presume2 they are     
groundlessly confident4  ,who so bold as
 blind ,bayard8 ,these indeed should    
fear and be  afraid1 because they are   
not coming to ,jesus ,christ4 ,o6 the   
hell1  the fire1 the pit1 the wrath of  

,god1 and torment of hell1 that  are    
prepared for poor neglecting sinners6   
,how shall we escape if  we neglect so  
great salvation8 7,heb #c3c74 ,but they 
want sense of  things1 and so cannot    
fear4    #d4 ,is it so1 that they that  
are coming to ,jesus ,christ are        
ofttimes  heartily afraid that he will  
not receive them8 ,then this should     
teach old ,christians to pity and pray  
for young comers4 ,you know  the heart  
of a stranger2 for you yourselves were  
strangers in the  land of ,egypt4 ,you  
know the fears1 and doubts1 and terrors1
 that take  hold of them2 for that they 
sometimes took hold of you4 ,wherefore  
pity them1 pray for them1 encourage     
them2 they need all this3 guilt  hath   
overtaken them1 fears of the wrath of   
,god hath overtaken them4  ,perhaps they
 are within the sight of hell-fire2 and 
the fear of  going thither is burning   
hot within their hearts4 ,you may know1 
how strangely ,satan is suggesting his  
devilish doubts unto them1 if  possible 

he may sink and drown them with the     
multitude and weight  of them4 ,old     
,christians1 mend up the path for them1 
take the  stumblingblocks out of the    
way2 lest that which is feeble and weak 
be turned aside1 but let it rather be   
healed 7,heb #ab74    ,,christ ,,would  
,,have ,,comers ,,not ,,once ,,think    
,,that ,,he ,,will ,,cast ,,them  ,,out4
    ,,observation ,,third4--,i come now 
to the next observation1 and shall      
speak a little to that2 to wit1 ,that   
,jesus ,christ would not have  them1    
that in truth are coming to him1 once   
think that he will cast  them out4      
,the text is full of this3 for he saith1
 ,and him that cometh to  me ,i will in 
no wise cast out4 ,now1 if he saith1 ,i 
will not1 he  would not have us think he
 will4 ,this is yet further manifest by 
these considerations4    ,first1 ,christ
 ,jesus did forbid even them that as yet
 were not  coming to him1 once to think 
him such an one4 ,do not think1 said    
he1 that ,i will accuse you to the      

,father 7,john #e3de74    ,these1 as ,i 
said1 were such1 that as yet were not   
coming to him4  ,for he saith of them a 
little before1 ,and ye will not come to 
me2  for the respect they had to the    
honour of men kept them back4 ,yet1  ,i 
say1 ,jesus ,christ gives them to       
understand1 that though he might  justly
 reject them1 yet he would not1 but bids
 them not once to  think that he would  
accuse them to the ,father4 ,now1 not to
 accuse1  with ,christ1 is to plead for3
 for ,christ in these things stands  not
 neuter between the ,father and sinners4
 ,so then1 if ,jesus ,christ  would not 
have them think1 that yet will not come 
to him1 that he  will accuse them2 then 
he would not that they should think so1 
that  in truth are coming to him4 ,and  
him that cometh to me ,i will in  no    
wise cast out4    ,second1 ,when the    
woman taken in adultery1 even in the    
very act1  was brought before ,jesus    
,christ1 he so carried it both by words 
and  actions1 that he evidently enough  

made it manifest1 that condemning  and  
casting out were such things1 for the   
doing of which he came  not into the    
world4 ,wherefore1 when they had set her
 before him1  and had laid to her charge
 her heinous fact1 he stooped down1 and 
with his finger wrote upon the ground1  
as though he heard them not4  ,now what 
did he do by this his carriage1 but     
testify plainly that  he was not for    
receiving accusations against poor      
sinners1 whoever  accused by8 ,and      
observe1 though they continue asking1   
thinking at  last to force him to       
condemn her2 yet then he so answered1 so
 that  he drove all condemning persons  
from her4 ,and then he adds1 for  her   
encouragement to come to him2 ,neither  
do ,i condemn thee2 go1  and sin no more
 7,john #h3a-aa74    ,not but that he   
indeed abhorred the fact1 but he would  
not condemn  the woman for the sin1     
because that was not his office4 ,he was
  not sent into the world to condemn the
 world2 but that the world  through him 

might be saved 7,john #c3ag74 ,now if   
,christ1 though  urged to it1 would not 
condemn the guilty woman1 though she was
 far  at present from coming to him1 he 
would not that they should once  think  
that he will cast them out1 that in     
truth are coming to him4  ,and him that 
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out4    ,third1 ,christ plainly bids the
 turning sinner come2 and forbids him   
to entertain any such thought as that he
 will cast him out4 ,let  the wicked    
forsake his way1 and the unrighteous man
 his thoughts2  and let him return unto 
the ,lord1 and he will have mercy upon  
him2  and to our ,god1 for he will      
abundantly pardon 7,isa #d3g74 ,the     
,lord1  by bidding the unrighteous      
forsake his thoughts1 doth in special   
forbid1 as ,i have said1 viz41 those    
thoughts that hinder the coming  man in 
his progress to ,jesus ,christ1 his     
unbelieving thoughts4    ,therefore he  
bids him not only forsake his ways1 but 
his thoughts4  ,let the wicked forsake  

his way1 and the unrighteous man his    
thoughts4 ,it is not enough to forsake  
one if thou wilt come to  ,jesus        
,christ2 because the other will keep    
thee from him4 ,suppose  a man forsakes 
his wicked ways1 his debauched and      
filthy life2  yet if these thoughts1    
that ,jesus ,christ will not receive    
him1 be  entertained and nourished in   
his heart2 these thoughts will keep  him
 from coming to ,jesus ,christ4         
,sinner1 coming sinner1 art thou for    
coming to ,jesus ,christ8 ,yes1  says   
the sinner4 ,forsake thy wicked ways    
then4 ,so ,i do1 says the  sinner4      
,why comest thou then so slowly8        
,because ,i am hindered4 ,what hinders8 
,has ,god forbidden thee8 ,no4 ,art thou
 not willing to come faster8  ,yes1 yet 
,i cannot4 ,well1 prithee be plain with 
me1 and tell me  the reason and ground  
of thy discouragement4 ,why1 says the   
sinner1  though ,god forbids me not1 and
 though ,i am willing to come faster1   
yet there naturally ariseth this1 and   

that1 and the other thought  in my      
heart1 that hinders my speed to ,jesus  
,christ4 ,sometimes ,i  think ,i am not 
chosen2 sometimes ,i think ,i am not    
called2 sometimes  ,i think ,i am come  
too late2 and sometimes ,i think ,i know
 not what  it is to come4 ,also one     
while ,i think ,i have no grace2 and    
then  again1 that ,i cannot pray2 and   
then again1 ,i think that ,i am a very  
hypocrite4 ,and these things keep me    
from coming to ,jesus ,christ4    ,look 
ye now1 did not ,i tell you so8 ,there  
are thoughts yet remaining  in the      
heart1 even of those who have forsaken  
their wicked ways2  and with those      
thoughts they are more plagued than with
 anything  else2 because they hinder    
their coming to ,jesus ,christ2 for the 
sin  of unbelief1 which is the original 
of all these thoughts1 is that  which   
besets a coming sinner more easily1 than
 doth his ways 7,heb  #ab3a-d74 ,but    
now1 since ,jesus ,christ commands thee 
to forsake these  thoughts1 forsake     

them1 coming sinner2 and if thou forsake
 them  not1 thou transgressest the      
commands of ,christ1 and abidest thine  
own tormentor1 and keepest thyself from 
establishment in grace4  ,if ye will not
 believe1 surely ye shall not be        
established 7,isa  #g3i74 ,thus you see 
how ,jesus ,christ setteth himself      
against such  thoughts1 that any way    
discourage the coming sinner2 and       
thereby  truly vindicates the doctrine  
we have in hand2 to wit1 that ,jesus    
,christ would not have them1 that in    
truth are coming to him1 once  think    
that he will cast them out4 ,and him    
that cometh to me ,i will  in no wise   
cast out4    ,reasons of ,observation   
,third4    ,i come now to the reasons of
 the observation4    #a4 ,if ,jesus     
,christ should allow thee once to think 
that he will  cast thee out1 he must    
allow thee to think that he will falsify
 his  word2 for he hath said1 ,i will in
 no wise cast out4 ,but ,christ  would  
not that thou shouldst count him as one 

that will falsify  his word2 for he     
saith of himself1 ,i am the truth2      
therefore he  would not that any that in
 truth are coming to him1 should once   
think that he will cast them out4    #b4
 ,if ,jesus ,christ should allow the    
sinner that in truth is coming  to him1 
once to think that he will cast him out1
 then he must allow1  and so countenance
 the first appearance of unbelief2 the  
which he  counteth his greatest enemy1  
and against which he hast bent even  his
 holy gospel4 ,therefore ,jesus ,christ 
would not that they that  in truth are  
coming to him1 should once think that he
 will cast  them out4 ,see ,matthew     
#ad3ca1 #ba3ba1 ,mark #aa3bc1 ,luke     
#bd3be4    #c4 ,if ,jesus ,christ should
 allow the coming sinner once to think  
that he will cast him out2 then he must 
allow him to make a question1           
,whether he is willing to receive his   
,father's gift2 for the  coming sinner  
is his ,father's gift2 as also says the 
text2 but he  testifieth1 ,all that the 

,father giveth me shall come to me2 and 
him that cometh to me ,i will in no wise
 cast out4 ,therefore ,jesus  ,christ   
would not have him1 that in truth is    
coming to him1 once to  think that he   
will cast him out4    #d4 ,if ,jesus    
,christ should allow them once to think1
 that indeed  are coming to him1 that he
 will cast them out1 he must allow them 
to think that he will despise and reject
 the drawing of his ,father4  ,for no   
man can come to him but whom the ,father
 draweth4 ,but it  would be high        
blasphemy1 and damnable wickedness once 
to imagine  thus4 ,therefore1 ,jesus    
,christ would not have him that cometh  
once  think that he will cast him out4  
#e4 ,if ,jesus ,christ should allow     
those that indeed are coming to  him1   
once to think that he will cast them    
out1 he must allow them  to think that  
he will be unfaithful to the trust and  
charge that  his ,father hath committed 
to him2 which is to save1 and not to    
lose  anything of that which he hath    

given unto him to save 7,john #f3ci74   
,but the ,father hath given him a charge
 to save the coming sinner2  therefore  
it cannot be1 that he should allow1 that
 such an one  should once think that he 
will cast him out4    #f4 ,if ,jesus    
,christ should allow that they should   
once think that are  coming to him1 that
 he will cast them out1 then he must    
allow them  to think that he will be    
unfaithful to his office of priesthood2 
for1  as by the first part of it1 he    
paid price for1 and ransomed souls1  so 
by the second part thereof1 he          
continually maketh intercession  to ,god
 for them that come 7,heb #g3be74 ,but  
he cannot allow us to  question his     
faithful execution of his priesthood4   
,therefore he  cannot allow us once to  
think that the coming sinner shall be   
cast  out4    #g4 ,if ,jesus ,christ    
should allow us once to think that the  
coming  sinner shall be cast out1 then  
he must allow us to question his  will1 
or power1 or merit to save4 ,but he     

cannot allow us once to  question any of
 these2 therefore not once to think1    
that the coming  sinner shall be cast   
out4 7#a47 ,he cannot allow them to     
question  his will2 for he saith in the 
text1 ,i ,,will in no wise cast out4    
7#b47 ,he cannot allow us to question   
his power2 for the ,holy ,ghost  saith  
,,he ,,is ,,able to save to the         
uttermost them that come4 7#c47 ,he     
cannot allow them to question the       
efficacy of his merit2 for the  blood of
 ,christ cleanseth the comer from all   
sin1 7#a ,john #a3g71  therefore he     
cannot allow that he that is coming to  
him should once  think that he will cast
 them out4    #h4 ,if ,jesus ,christ    
should allow the coming sinner once to  
think  that he will cast him out1 he    
must allow him to give the lie to  the  
manifest testimony of the ,father1 ,son1
 and ,spirit2 yea1 to the  whole gospel 
contained in ,moses1 the prophets1 the  
book of ,psalms1  and that commonly     
called the ,new ,testament4 ,but he     

cannot allow of  this2 therefore1 not   
that the coming sinner should once think
 that  he will cast him out4    #i4     
,lastly1 ,if ,jesus ,christ should allow
 him that is coming to him1  once to    
think that he will cast him out1 he must
 allow him to  question his ,father's   
oath1 which he in truth and             
righteousness  hath taken1 that they    
might have a strong consolation1 who    
have fled  for refuge to ,jesus ,christ4
 ,but he cannot allow this2 therefore he
  cannot allow that the coming sinner   
should once think that he will  cast him
 out 7,heb #f74    ,,use ,,and          
,,application4    ,i come now to make   
some ,,general ,,use ,,and ,,application
 ,,of ,,the ,,whole1  and so to draw    
towards a conclusion4    ,,use          
,,first4--,the first use--,a ,,use ,,of 
,,information2 and1    ,first1 ,it      
informeth us that men by nature are far 
off from ,christ4  ,let me a little     
improve this use1 by speaking to these  
three  questions4 #a4 ,where is he that 

is coming but has not come1 to  ,jesus  
,christ8 #b4 ,what is he that is not    
coming to ,jesus ,christ8 #c4  ,whither 
is he to go that cometh not to ,jesus   
,christ8    #a4 ,where is he8    ,answ4 
7#a47 ,he is far from ,god1 he is       
without him1 even alienate  from him    
both in his understanding1 will1        
affections1 judgment1  and conscience   
7,eph #b3ab2 #d3ah74 7#b47 ,he is far   
from ,jesus ,christ1  who is the only   
deliverer of men from hell fire 7,psa   
#gc3bg74 7#c47  ,he is far from the work
 of the ,holy ,ghost1 the work of       
regeneration1  and a second creation1   
without which no man shall see the      
kingdom  of heaven 7,john #c3c74 7#d47  
,he is far more righteous1 #ai from that
  righteousness that should make him    
acceptable in ,god's sight 7,isa        
#df3ab1ac74 7#e47 ,he is under the power
 and dominion of sin2 sin  reigneth in  
and over him2 it dwelleth in every      
faculty of his soul1  and member of his 
body2 so that from head to foot there is

 no place  clean 7,isa #a3f2 ,rom       
#c3i-ah74 7#f47 ,he is in the pest-house
 with  ,uzziah and excluded the camp of 
,israel with the lepers 7#b ,chron      
#bf3ba2 ,num #e3b2 ,job #cf3ad74 7#g47  
,his life is among the unclean4  ,he is 
in the gall of bitterness1 and in the   
bond of iniquity  7,acts #h3bh74 7#h47  
,he is in sin1 in the flesh1 in death1  
in  the snare of the devil1 and is taken
 captive by him at his will  7#a ,cor   
#ae3ag2 ,rom #h3h2 #a ,john #c3ad2 #b   
,tim #b3bf74 7#i47 ,he is under  the    
curse of the law1 and the devil dwells  
in him1 and hath the  mastery of him    
7,gal #c3ac2 ,eph #b3b1c2 ,acts #bf3ah74
 7#aj47 ,he is in  darkness1 and walketh
 in darkness1 and knows not whither he  
goes2  for darkness has blinded his     
eyes4 7#aa47 ,he is in the broad way    
that leadeth to destruction2 and holding
 on1 he will assuredly go  in at the    
broad gate1 and so down the stairs to   
hell4    #b4 ,what is he that cometh not
 to ,jesus ,christ8    ,answ4 7#a47 ,he 

is counted one of ,god's enemies 7,luke 
#ai3ad2 ,rom  #h3g74 7#b47 ,he is a     
child of the devil1 and of hell2 for the
 devil  begat him1 as to his sinful     
nature1 and hell must swallow him  at   
last1 because he cometh not to ,jesus   
,christ 7,john #h3dd2 #a ,john  #c3h2   
,matt #bc3ae2 ,psa #i3ag74 7#c47 ,he is 
a child of wrath1 an heir of  it2 it is 
his portion1 and ,god will repay it him 
to his face 7,eph  #b3a-c2 ,job         
#ba3bi-ca74 7#d47 ,he is a              
self-murderer2 he wrongeth his  own     
soul1 and is one that loveth death      
7,prov #a3ah2 #h3cf74 7#e47 ,he  is a   
companion for devils and damned men     
7,prov #ba3af2 ,matt #be3da74    #c4    
,whither is he like to go that cometh   
not to ,jesus ,christ8    ,answ4 7#a47  
,he that cometh not to him1 is like to  
go further from  him2 so every sin is a 
step further from ,jesus ,christ 7,hosea
 #aa74  7#b47 ,as he is in darkness1 so 
he is like to go on in it2 for ,christ  
is the light of the world1 and he that  

comes not to him1 walketh in  darkness  
7,john #h3ab74 7#c47 ,he is like to be  
removed at last as far  from ,god1 and  
,christ1 and heaven1 and all felicity1  
as an infinite  ,god can remove him     
7,matt #ab3da74 ,but1    ,second1 ,this 
doctrine of coming to ,christ informeth 
us where poor  destitute sinners may    
find life for their souls1 and that is  
in  ,christ4 ,this life is in his ,son2 
he that hath the ,son1 hath life4  ,and 
again1 ,whoso findeth me findeth life1  
and shall obtain favour  of the ,lord   
7,prov #h3ce74 ,now1 for further        
enlargement1 ,i will also  here propound
 three more questions3 #a4 ,what life is
 in ,christ8 #b4  ,who may have it8 #c4 
,upon what terms8    #a4 ,what life is  
in ,jesus ,christ8    ,answ4 7#a47      
,there is justifying life in ,christ4   
,man by sin is  dead in law2 and ,christ
 only can deliver him by his            
righteousness  and blood from this death
 into a state of life4 ,for ,god sent   
his  ,son into the world1 that we might 

live through him 7#a ,john #d3i74  ,that
 is1 through the righteousness which he 
should accomplish1 and  the death that  
he should die4 7#b47 ,there is eternal  
life in ,christ2  life that is endless2 
life for ever and ever4 ,he hath given  
us eternal life1 and this life is in his
 ,son 7#a ,john #e3aa74 ,now1           
justification and eternal salvation     
being both in ,christ1 and  nowhere else
 to be had for men1 who would not come  
to ,jesus ,christ8    #b4 ,who may have 
this life8    ,i answer1 ,poor1         
helpless1 miserable sinners4            
,particularly1 7#a47  ,such as are      
willing to have it4 ,whosoever will1 let
 him take the  water of life 7,rev      
#bb3ag74 7#b47 ,he that thirsteth for   
it4 ,i will  give unto him that is      
athirst of the fountain of the water of 
life  7,rev #ba3f74 7#c47 ,he that is   
weary of his sins4 ,this is the rest    
wherewith ye may cause the weary to     
rest2 and this is the refreshing  7,isa 
#bh3ab74 7#d47 ,he that is poor and     

needy4 ,he shall spare the  poor and    
needy1 and shall save the souls of the  
needy 7,psa #gb3ac74  7#e47 ,he that    
followeth after him1 crieth for life4   
,he that followeth  me shall not walk in
 darkness1 but shall have the light of  
life  7,john #h3ab74    #c4 ,upon what  
terms may he have this life8    ,answ4  
,freely4 ,sinner1 dost thou hear4 ,thou 
mayest have it  freely4 ,let him take   
the water of life freely4 ,i will give  
him of  the fountain of the water of    
life freely4 ,and when they had nothing 
to pay1 he frankly forgave them both    
7,luke #g3db74 ,freely1 without  money1 
or without price4 ,ho6 every one that   
thirsteth1 come ye to  the waters1 and  
he that hath no money1 come ye1 buy and 
eat2 yea1  come1 buy wine and milk      
without money and without price 7,isa   
#ee3a74  ,sinner1 art thou thirsty8 art 
thou weary8 art thou willing8 ,come1    
then1 and regard not your stuff2 for all
 the good that is in ,christ  is offered
 to the coming sinner1 without money and

 without price4  ,he has life to give   
away to such as want it1 and that hath  
not a  penny to purchase it2 and he will
 give it freely4 ,oh what a blessed     
condition is the coming sinner in6 ,but1
    ,third1 ,this doctrine of coming to 
,jesus ,christ for life1 informeth  us1 
that it is to be had nowhere else4      
,might it be had anywhere  else1 the    
text1 and him that spoke it1 would be   
but little set by2  for what greater    
matter is there in ,i will in no wise   
cast out1  if another stood by that     
could receive them8 ,but here appears   
the  glory of ,christ1 that none but he 
can save4 ,and here appears his  love1  
that though none can save but he1 yet he
 is not coy in saving4  ,but him that   
comes to me1 says he1 ,i will in no wise
 cast out4    ,that none can save but   
,jesus ,christ1 is evident from ,acts   
#d3ab3  ,neither is there salvation in  
any other2 and he hath given to us      
eternal life1 and this life is in his   
,son 7#a ,john #e3aa74 ,if life  could  

have been had anywhere else1 it should  
have been in the law4  ,but it is not in
 the law2 for by the deeds of the law1  
no man living  shall be justified2 and  
if not justified1 then no life4         
,therefore  life is nowhere to be had   
but in ,jesus ,christ 7,gal #c74        
,quest4 ,but why would ,god so order it1
 that life should be had  nowhere else  
but in ,jesus ,christ8    ,answ4 ,there 
is reason for it1 and that both with    
respect to ,god  and us4    #a4 ,with   
respect to ,god4    7#a47 ,that it might
 be in a way of justice as well as      
mercy4 ,and  in a way of justice it     
could not have been1 if it had not been 
by  ,christ2 because he1 and he only1   
was able to answer the demand of  the   
law1 and give for sin what the justice  
thereof required4 ,all  angels had been 
crushed down to hell for ever1 had that 
curse been  laid upon them for our sins1
 which was laid upon ,jesus ,christ2 but
  it was laid upon him1 and he bare it2 
and answered the penalty1 and  redeemed 

his people from under it1 with that     
satisfaction to ,divine  justice that   
,god himself doth now proclaim1 ,that he
 is faithful  and just to forgive us1 if
 by faith we shall venture to ,jesus1   
and  trust to what he has done for life 
7,rom #c3bd-bf2 ,john #a3d74 7#b47      
,life must be by ,jesus ,christ1 that   
,god might be adored and magnified1  for
 finding out this way4 ,this is the     
,lord's doings1 that in all  things he  
might be glorified through ,jesus       
,christ our ,lord4 7#c47  ,it must be by
 ,jesus ,christ1 that life might be at  
,god's dispose1  who hath great pity for
 the poor1 the lowly1 the meek1 the     
broken  in heart1 and for them that     
others care not for 7,psa #cd3f2 #ach3f2
  #be2 #ea3ag2 #adg3c74 7#d47 ,life must
 be in ,christ1 to cut off boasting     
from the lips of men4 ,this also is the 
apostle's reason in ,romans  #c3ai1bg   
7,eph #b3h-aj74    #b4 ,life must be in 
,jesus ,christ with respect to us4      
7#a47 ,that we might have it upon the   

easiest terms1 to wit1 freely3  as a    
gift1 not as wages4 ,was it in ,moses'  
hand1 we should come  hardly at it4 ,was
 it in the pope's hand1 we should pay   
soundly  for it4 #bj ,but thanks be to  
,god1 it is in ,christ1 laid up in him1 
and by him to be communicated to sinners
 upon easy terms1 even  for receiving1  
accepting1 and embracing with           
thanksgiving2 as the  ,scriptures       
plainly declare 7,john #a3aa1ab2 #b ,cor
 #aa3d2 ,heb #aa3ac2  ,col #c3ac-ae74   
7#b47 ,life is in ,christ ,,for ,,us1   
that it might not be  upon so brittle a 
foundation1 as indeed it would had it   
been anywhere  else4 ,the law itself is 
weak because of us1 as to this4 ,but    
,christ  is a tried stone1 a sure       
foundation1 one that will not fail to   
bear  thy burden1 and to receive thy    
soul1 coming sinner4 7#c47 ,life is  in 
,christ1 that it might be sure to all   
the seed4 ,alas6 the best  of us1 was   
life left in our hand1 to be sure we    
should forfeit it1  over1 and over1 and 

over2 or1 was it in any other hand1 we  
should1  by our often backslidings1 so  
offend him1 that at last he would  shut 
up his bowels in everlasting displeasure
 against us4 ,but now  it is in ,christ1
 it is with one that can pity1 pray for1
 pardon1  yea1 multiply pardons2 it is  
with one that can have compassion  upon 
us1 when we are out of the way2 with one
 that hath an heart to  fetch us again1 
when we are gone astray2 with one that  
can pardon  without upbraiding4 ,blessed
 be ,god1 that life is in ,christ6 ,for 
now it is sure to all the seed4 ,but1   
,fourth1 ,this doctrine of coming to    
,jesus ,christ for life informs  us of  
the evil of unbelief2 that wicked thing 
that is the only or  chief hindrance to 
the coming sinner4 ,doth the text say1  
,come8  ,doth it say1 and him that      
cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast    
out8 ,then what an evil is that that    
keepeth sinners from coming  to ,jesus  
,christ6 ,and that evil is unbelief3 for
 by faith we come2  by unbelief we keep 

away4 ,therefore it is said to be that  
by which  a soul is said to depart from 
,god2 because it was that which at      
first caused the world to go off from   
him1 and that also that keeps  them from
 him to this day4 ,and it doth it the   
more easily1 because  it doth it with a 
wile4    ,of the ,sin of                
,unbelief4--,this sin may be called the 
white devil1  for it oftentimes1 in its 
mischievous doings in the soul1 shows as
  if it was an angel of light3 yea1 it  
acteth like a counsellor of  heaven4    
,therefore a little to discourse of this
 evil disease4    #a4 ,it is that sin1  
above all others1 that hath some show of
 reason  in its attempts4 ,for it keeps 
the soul from ,christ by pretending  its
 present unfitness and unpreparedness2  
as want of more sense  of sin1 want of  
more repentance1 want of more humility1 
want of a  more broken heart4    #b4 ,it
 is the sin that most suiteth with the  
conscience3 the conscience  of the      
coming sinner tells him that he hath    

nothing good2 that  he stands inditeable
 for ten thousand talents2 that he is a 
very  ignorant1 blind1 and hard-hearted 
sinner1 unworthy to be once taken       
notice of by ,jesus ,christ4 ,and will  
you1 says ,unbelief1 in such a  case as 
you now are1 presume to come to ,jesus  
,christ8    #c4 ,it is the sin that most
 suiteth with our sense of feeling4 ,the
  coming sinner feels the workings of   
sin1 of all manner of sin and           
wretchedness in his flesh2 he also feels
 the wrath and judgment  of ,god due to 
sin1 and ofttimes staggers under it4    
,now1 says  ,unbelief1 you may see you  
have no grace2 for that which works in  
you is corruption4 ,you may also        
perceive that ,god doth not love  you1  
because the sense of his wrath abides   
upon you4 ,therefore1  how can you bear 
the face to come to ,jesus ,christ8     
#d4 ,it is that sin1 above all others1  
that most suiteth with the  wisdom of   
our flesh4 ,the wisdom of our flesh     
thinks it prudent to  question awhile1  

to stand back awhile1 to hearken to both
 sides  awhile2 and not to be rash1     
sudden1 or unadvised1 in too bold  a    
presuming upon ,jesus ,christ4 ,and this
 wisdom unbelief falls in  with4    #e4 
,it is that sin1 above all other1 that  
continually is whispering  the soul in  
the ear with mistrusts of the           
faithfulness of ,god1  in keeping       
promise to them that come to ,jesus     
,christ for life4 ,it  also suggests    
mistrust about ,christ's willingness to 
receive it1  and save it4 ,and no sin   
can do this so artificially as unbelief4
    #f4 ,it is also that sin which is   
always at hand to enter an objection    
against this or that promise that by the
 ,spirit of ,god is brought  to our     
heart to comfort us2 and if the poor    
coming sinner is not  aware of it1 it   
will1 by some evasion1 slight1 trick1 or
 cavil1  quickly wrest from him the     
promise again1 and he shall have but    
little benefit of it4    #g4 ,it is     
that1 above all other sins1 that        

weakness our prayers1  our faith1 our   
love1 our diligence1 our hope1 and      
expectations3 it  even taketh the heart 
away from ,god in duty4    #h4 ,lastly1 
,this sin1 as ,i have said even now1 it 
appeareth in the  soul with so many     
sweet pretences to safety and security1 
that it  is1 as it were1 counsel sent   
from heaven2 bidding the soul be wise1  
wary1 considerate1 well-advised1 and to 
take heed of too rash a  venture upon   
believing4 ,be sure1 first1 that ,god   
loves you2 take  hold of no promise     
until you are forced by ,god unto it2   
neither be  you sure of your salvation2 
doubt it still1 though the testimony  of
 the ,lord has been often confirmed in  
you4 ,live not by faith1  but by sense2 
and when you can neither see nor feel1  
then fear and  mistrust1 then doubt and 
question all4 ,this is the devilish     
counsel  of unbelief1 which is so       
covered over with specious pretences1   
that  the wisest ,christian can hardly  
shake off these reasonings4             

,qualities of unbelief as opposed to    
faith4--,but to be brief4 ,let  me here 
give thee1 ,christian reader1 a more    
particular description  of the qualities
 of unbelief1 by opposing faith unto it1
 in these  twenty-five particulars3--   
#a4 ,faith believeth the ,word of ,god2 
but unbelief questioneth the  certainty 
of the same 7,psa #ajf3bd74    #b4      
,faith believeth the ,word1 because it  
is true2 but unbelief  doubteth thereof1
 because it is true 7#a ,tim #d3c2 ,john
 #h3de74    #c4 ,faith sees more in a   
promise of ,god to help1 than in all    
other  things to hinder2 but unbelief1  
notwithstanding ,god's promise1 saith1  
,how can these things be8 7,rom         
#d3ai-ba2 #b ,kings #g3b2 ,john         
#c3aa1ab74    #d4 ,faith will make thee 
see love in the heart of ,christ1 when  
with  his mouth he giveth reproofs2 but 
unbelief will imagine wrath in  his     
heart1 when with his mouth and ,word he 
saith he loves us 7,matt  #ae3bb1bh2    
,num #ac2 #b ,chron #ad3c74    #e4      

,faith will help the soul to wait1      
though ,god defers to give2 but         
unbelief will take huff and throw up    
all1 if ,god makes any tarrying  7,psa  
#be3e2 ,isa #h3ag2 #b ,kings #f3cc2 ,psa
 #ajf3ac1ad74    #f4 ,faith will give   
comfort in the midst of fears2 but      
unbelief  causeth fears in the midst of 
comfort 7#b ,chron #bj3bj1ba2 ,matt     
#h3bf2  ,luke #bd3bf1bg74    #g4 ,faith 
will suck sweetness out of ,god's rod2  
but unbelief can  find no comfort in his
 greatest mercies 7,psa #bc3d2 ,num     
#ba74    #h4 ,faith maketh great burdens
 light2 but unbelief maketh light ones  
intolerably heavy 7#b ,cor #d3a2 #ad-ah2
 ,mal #a3ab1ac74    #i4 ,faith helpeth  
us when we are down2 but unbelief throws
 us down  when we are up 7,micah        
#g3h-aj2 ,heb #d3aa74    #aj4 ,faith    
bringeth us near to ,god when we are far
 from him2 but  unbelief puts us far    
from ,god when we are near to him 7,heb 
#aj3bb2  #c3ab1ac74    #aa4 ,where faith
 reigns1 it declareth men to be the     

friends of ,god2  but where unbelief    
reigns1 it declareth them to be his     
enemies  7,john #c3bc2 ,heb #c3ah2 ,rev 
#ba3h74    #ab4 ,faith putteth a man    
under grace2 but unbelief holdeth him   
under wrath 7,rom #c3bd-bf2 #ad3f2 ,eph 
#b3h2 ,john #c3cf2 #a ,john #e3aj2  ,heb
 #c3ag2 ,mark #af3af74    #ac4 ,faith   
purifieth the heart2 but unbelief       
keepeth it polluted  and impure 7,acts  
#ae3i2 ,titus #a3ae1af74    #ad4 ,by    
faith1 the righteousness of ,christ is  
imputed to us2 but  by unbelief1 we are 
shut up under the law to perish 7,rom   
#d3bc1bd2  #aa3cb2 ,gal #c3bc74    #ae4 
,faith maketh our work acceptable to    
,god through ,christ2 but  whatsoever is
 of unbelief is sin4 ,for without faith 
it is impossible  to please him 7,heb   
#aa3d2 ,rom #ad3bc2 ,heb #f3f74    #af4 
,faith giveth us peace and comfort in   
our souls2 but unbelief  worketh trouble
 and tossings1 like the restless waves  
of the sea  7,rom #e3a2 ,james #a3f74   
#ag4 ,faith maketh us to see            

preciousness in ,christ2 but unbelief   
sees no form1 beauty1 or comeliness in  
him 7#a ,peter #b3g2 ,isa #ec3b1c74     
#ah4 ,by faith we have our life in      
,christ's fullness2 but by unbelief  we 
starve and pine away 7,gal #b3bj74      
#ai4 ,faith gives us the victory over   
the law1 sin1 death1 the devil1  and all
 evils2 but unbelief layeth us obnoxious
 to them all 7#a ,john  #e3d1e2 ,luke   
#ab3df74    #bj4 ,faith will show us    
more excellency in things not seen1 than
  in them that are2 but unbelief sees   
more in things that are seen1  than in  
things that will be hereafter24 7#b ,cor
 #d3ah2 ,heb #aa3bd-bg2  #a ,cor        
#ae3cb74    #ba4 ,faith makes the ways  
of ,god pleasant and admirable2 but     
unbelief  makes them heavy and hard     
7,gal #e3f2 #a ,cor #ab3aj1aa2 ,john    
#f3fj2 ,psa  #b3c74    #bb4 ,by faith   
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob possessed  
the land of promise2  but because of    
unbelief1 neither ,aaron1 nor ,moses1   
nor ,miriam could  get thither 7,heb    

#aa3i2 #c3ai74    #bc4 ,by faith the    
children of ,israel passed through the  
,red ,sea2  but by unbelief the         
generality of them perished in the      
wilderness  7,heb #aa3bi2 ,jude #e74    
#bd4 ,by faith ,gideon did more with    
three hundred men1 and a few  empty     
pitchers1 than all the twelve tribes    
could do1 because they  believed not    
,god 7,judg #g3af-bb2 ,num #ad3aa1ad74  
#be4 ,by faith ,peter walked on the     
water2 but by unbelief he began  to sink
 7,matt #ad3bh-cj74    ,thus might many 
more be added1 which1 for brevity's     
sake1 ,i omit2  beseeching every one    
that thinketh he hath a soul to save1 or
 be  damned1 to take heed of unbelief2  
lest1 seeing there is a promise  left us
 of entering into his rest1 any of us by
 unbelief should  indeed come short of  
it4    ,,use ,,second4 ,the second      
use--,a ,,use ,,of ,,examination4    ,we
 come now to a use of examination4      
,sinner1 thou hast heard of the         
necessity of coming to ,christ2 also of 

the willingness of ,christ  to receive  
the coming soul2 together with the      
benefit that they by  him shall have    
that indeed come to him4 ,put thyself   
now upon this  serious inquiry1 ,am ,i  
indeed come to ,jesus ,christ8          
,motives plenty ,i might here urge1 to  
prevail with thee to  a conscientious   
performance of this duty4 ,as1 #a4 ,thou
 art in sin1  in the flesh1 in death1 in
 the snare of the devil1 and under the  
curse of the law1 if you are not coming 
to ,jesus ,christ4 #b4 ,there  is no way
 to be delivered from these1 but by     
coming to ,jesus ,christ4  #c4 ,if thou 
comest1 ,jesus ,christ will receive     
thee1 and will in no  wise cast thee    
out4 #d4 ,thou wilt not repent it in the
 day of judgment1  if now thou comest to
 ,jesus ,christ4 #e4 ,but thou wilt     
surely mourn  at last1 if now thou shalt
 refuse to come4 #f4 ,and lastly1 ,now  
thou  hast been invited to come2 now    
will thy judgment be greater1 and  thy  
damnation more fearful1 if thou shalt   

yet refuse1 than if thou  hadst never   
heard of coming to ,christ4    ,object4 
,but we hope we are come to ,jesus      
,christ4    ,answ4 ,it is well if it    
proves so4 ,but lest thou shouldst speak
  without ground1 and so fall unawares  
into hell-fire1 let us examine  a       
little4    ,first1 ,art thou indeed come
 to ,jesus ,christ8 ,what hast thou left
  behind thee8 ,what didst thou come    
away from1 in thy coming to ,jesus      
,christ8    ,when ,lot came out of      
,sodom1 he left the ,sodomites behind   
him 7,gen  #ai74 ,when ,abraham came out
 of ,chaldea1 he left his country and   
kindred behind him 7,gen #ab2 ,acts #g74
 ,when ,ruth came to put her trust      
under the wings of the ,lord ,god of    
,israel1 she left her father and        
mother1 her gods1 and the land of her   
nativity1 behind her 7,ruth  #a3ae-ag2  
#b3aa1ab74 ,when ,peter came to ,christ1
 he left his nets  behind him 7,matt    
#d3bj74 ,when ,zaccheus came to ,christ1
 he left the  receipt of custom behind  

him 7,luke #ai74 ,when ,paul came to    
,christ1  he left his own righteousness 
behind him 7,phil #c3g1h74 ,when those  
that used curious arts came to ,jesus   
,christ1 they took their  curious books 
and burned them2 though1 in another     
man's eye1 they  were counted worth     
fifty thousand pieces of silver 7,acts  
#ai3ah-bj74    ,what sayest thou1 man8  
,hast thou left thy darling sins1 thy   
,sodomitish  pleasures1 thy acquaintance
 and vain companions1 thy unlawful gain1
  thy idol-gods1 thy righteousness1 and 
thy unlawful curious arts1  behind thee8
 ,if any of these be with thee1 and thou
 with them1 in  thy heart and life1 thou
 art not yet come to ,jesus ,christ4    
,second1 ,art thou come to ,jesus       
,christ8 ,prithee tell me what moved    
thee to come to ,jesus ,christ8    ,men 
do not usually come or go to this or    
that place1 before they  have a moving  
cause1 or rather a cause moving them    
thereto4 ,no  more do they come to      
,jesus ,christ--,i do not say1 before   

they have  a cause1 but--before that    
cause moveth them to come4 ,what sayest 
thou8 ,hast thou a cause moving thee to 
come8 ,to be at present in  a state of  
condemnation1 is cause sufficient for   
men to come to  ,jesus ,christ for life4
 ,but that will not do1 except the cause
 move  them2 the which it will never do1
 until their eyes be opened to  see     
themselves in that condition4 ,for it is
 not a man's being under  wrath1 but his
 seeing it1 that moveth him to come to  
,jesus ,christ4  ,alas6 all men by sin  
are under wrath2 yet but few of that all
 come  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,and the      
reason is1 because they do not see their
  condition4 ,who hath warned you to    
flee from the wrath to come8  7,matt    
#c3g74 ,until men are warned1 and also  
receive the warning1  they will not come
 to ,jesus ,christ4    ,take three or   
four instances for this4 ,adam and ,eve 
came not to  ,jesus ,christ until they  
received the alarm1 the conviction of   
their  undone state by sin4 7,gen #c7   

,the children of ,israel cried not out  
for a mediator before they saw          
themselves in danger of death by the    
law 7,exo #bj3ah1ai74 ,before the       
publican came1 he saw himself lost  and 
undone 7,luke #ah3ac74 ,the prodigal    
came not1 until he saw death  at the    
door1 ready to devour him 7,luke        
#ae3ag1ah74 ,the three thousand  came   
not1 until they knew not what to do to  
be saved 7,acts #b3cg-ci74  ,paul came  
not1 until he saw himself lost and      
undone 7,acts #i3c-h1aa74  ,lastly1     
,before the jailer came1 he saw himself 
undone 7,acts #af3bi-ca74  ,and ,i tell 
thee1 it is an easier thing to persuade 
a well man to  go to the physician for  
cure1 or a man without hurt to seek for 
a plaster to cure him1 than it is to    
persuade a man that sees not  his       
soul-disease1 to come to ,jesus ,christ4
 ,the whole have no need  of the        
physician2 then why should they go to   
him8 ,the full pitcher  can hold no     
more2 then why should it go to the      

fountain8 ,and if  thou comest full1    
thou comest not aright2 and be sure     
,christ will  send thee empty away4 ,but
 he healeth the broken in heart1 and    
bindeth up their wounds 7,mark #b3ag2   
,psa #adg3c2 ,luke #a3ec74    ,third1   
,art thou coming to ,jesus ,christ8     
,prithee tell me1 ,what seest  thou in  
him to allure thee to forsake all the   
world1 to come to  him8    ,i say1 ,what
 hast thou seen in him8 ,men must see   
something in ,jesus  ,christ1 else they 
will not come to him4 #a4 ,what         
comeliness hast  thou seen in his       
person8 thou comest not1 if thou seest  
no form  nor comeliness in him 7,isa    
#ec3a-c74 #b4 ,until those mentioned in 
the ,song were convinced that there was 
more beauty1 comeliness1  and           
desirableness in ,christ1 than in ten   
thousand1 they did not  so much as ask  
where he was1 nor incline to turn aside 
after him  7,song #e1 #f74    ,there be 
many things on this side heaven that can
 and do carry away  the heart2 and so   

will do1 so long as thou livest1 if thou
 shalt  be kept blind1 and not be       
admitted to see the beauty of the ,lord 
,jesus4    ,fourth1 ,art thou come to   
the ,lord ,jesus8 ,what hast thou found 
in  him1 since thou camest to him8      
,peter found with him the word of       
eternal life 7,john #f3fh74 ,they  that 
,peter makes mention of1 found him a    
living stone1 even such  a living stone 
as communicated life to them 7#a ,peter 
#b3d1e74 ,he  saith himself1 they that  
come to him1 c41 shall find rest unto   
their souls2 hast thou found rest in him
 for thy soul8 7,matt #aa3bh74    ,let  
us go back to the times of the ,old     
,testament4    #a4 ,abraham found ,,that
 in him1 that made him leave his country
 for  him1 and become for his sake a    
pilgrim and stranger in the earth  7,gen
 #ab2 ,heb #aa74    #b4 ,moses found    
,,that in him1 that made him forsake a  
crown1 and a  kingdom for him too4      
#c4 ,david found so much in him1 that he
 counted to be in his house  one day was

 better than a thousand2 yea1 to be a   
door-keeper therein  was better1 in his 
esteem1 than to dwell in the tents of   
wickedness  7,psa #hd3aj74    #d4 ,what 
did ,daniel and the three children find 
in him1 to make  them run the hazards of
 the fiery furnace1 and the den of      
lions1  for his sake8 7,dan #c1 #f74    
,let us come down to martyrs4    #a4    
,stephen found that in him that made him
 joyful1 and quietly  yield up his life 
for his name 7,acts #g74    #b4         
,ignatius found that in ,christ that    
made him choose to go through  the      
torments of the devil1 and hell itself1 
rather than not to have  him4--,fox's   
,acts and ,monuments1 vol4 #a1 p4 #eb1  
,anno4 #aaa4 ,edit4  #afcb4    #c4 ,what
 saw ,romanus in ,christ1 when he said  
to the raging ,emperor1  who threatened 
him with fearful torments1 ,thy         
sentence1 ,o ,emperor1  ,i joyfully     
embrace1 and refuse not to be sacrificed
 by as cruel  torments as thou canst    
invent8--,fox1 vol4 #a1 p4 #aaf4    #d4 

,what saw ,menas1 the ,egyptian1 in     
,christ1 when he said1 under most  cruel
 torments1 ,there is nothing in my mind 
that can be compared to  the kingdom of 
heaven2 neither is all the world1 if it 
was weighed  in a balance1 to be        
preferred with the price of one soul8   
,who is  able to separate us from the   
love of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord8 ,and  
,i have learned of my ,lord and ,king   
not to fear them that kill the  body1 c4
 ,p4 #aag4    #e4 ,what did ,eulalia see
 in ,christ1 when she said1 as they were
  pulling her one joint from another1   
,behold1 ,o ,lord1 ,i will not forget   
thee4 ,what a pleasure it is for them1  
,o ,christ6 that remember thy           
triumphant victory8 ,p4 #aba4    #f4    
,what think you did ,agnes see in       
,christ1 when rejoicingly she  went to  
meet the soldier that was appointed to  
be her executioner4  ,i will willingly1 
said she1 receive into my paps the      
length of this  sword1 and into my      
breast will draw the force thereof1 even

 to the  hilts2 that thus ,i1 being     
married to ,christ my spouse1 may       
surmount  and escape all the darkness of
 this world8 ,p4 #abb4    #g4 ,what do  
you think did ,julitta see in ,christ1  
when1 at the  ,emperor's telling of her1
 that except she would worship the gods1
  she should never have protection1     
laws1 judgments1 nor life1 she  replied1
 ,farewell life1 welcome death2 farewell
 riches1 welcome  poverty3 all that ,i  
have1 if it were a thousand times more1 
would  ,i rather lose1 than to speak one
 wicked and blasphemous word against  my
 ,creator8 ,p4 #abc4    #h4 ,what did   
,marcus ,arethusius see in ,christ1 when
 after his enemies  had cut his flesh1  
anointed it with honey1 and hanged him  
up in a  basket for flies and bees to   
feed on1 he would not give1 to uphold   
idolatry1 one halfpenny to save his     
life8 ,p4 #abh4    #i4 ,what did        
,constantine see in ,christ1 when he    
used to kiss the  wounds of them that   
suffered for him8 ,p4 #ace4    #aj4 ,but

 what need ,i give thus particular      
instances of words and  smaller actions1
 when by their lives1 their blood1 their
 enduring  hunger1 sword1 fire1 pulling 
asunder1 and all torments that the      
devil and hell could devise1 for the    
love they bare to ,christ1  after they  
were come to him8    ,what hast ,,thou  
found in him1 sinner8    ,what6 come to 
,christ1 and find nothing in him6--when 
all things  that are worth looking after
 are in him6--or if anything1 yet not   
enough to wean thee from thy sinful     
delights1 and fleshly lusts6  ,away1    
away1 thou art not coming to ,jesus     
,christ4    ,he that has come to ,jesus 
,christ1 hath found in him1 that1 as ,i 
said1 that is not to be found anywhere  
else4 ,as1    #a4 ,he that is come to   
,christ hath found ,god in him          
reconciling the  world unto himself1 not
 imputing their trespasses to them4 ,and
 so  ,god is not to be found in heaven  
and earth besides 7#b ,cor #e3ai1bj74   
#b4 ,he that is come to ,jesus ,christ  

hath found in him a fountain  of grace1 
sufficient1 not only to pardon sin1 but 
to sanctify the  soul1 and to preserve  
it from falling1 in this evil world4    
#c4 ,he that is come to ,jesus ,christ  
hath found virtue in him2 ,,that        
virtue1 that if he does but touch thee  
with his ,word1 or thou him  by faith1  
life is forthwith conveyed into thy     
soul4 ,it makes thee  wake as one that  
is waked out of his sleep2 it awakes all
 the powers  of the soul 7,psa          
#cj3aa1ab2 ,song #f3ab74    #d4 ,art    
thou come to ,jesus ,christ8 ,thou hast 
found glory in him1  glory that         
surmounts and goes beyond4 ,thou art    
more glorious--than  the mountains of   
prey 7,psa #gf3d74    #e4 ,what shall ,i
 say8 ,thou hast found righteousness in 
him2 thou  hast found rest1 peace1      
delight1 heaven1 glory1 and eternal     
life4    ,sinner1 be advised2 ask thy   
heart again1 saying1 ,am ,i come to     
,jesus  ,christ8 ,for upon this one     
question1 ,am ,i come1 or1 am ,i not8   

hangs  heaven and hell as to thee4 ,if  
thou canst say1 ,i am come1 and ,god    
shall approve that saying1 happy1 happy1
 happy man art thou6 ,but  if thou art  
not come1 what can make thee happy8 yea1
 what can make  that man happy that1 for
 his not coming to ,jesus ,christ for   
life1  must be damned in hell8    ,,use 
,,third4--,the third use--,a ,,use ,,of 
,,encouragement4    ,coming sinner1 ,i  
have now a word for thee2 be of good    
comfort1 ,he  will in no wise cast out4 
,of all men1 thou art the blessed of the
  ,lord2 the ,father hath prepared his  
,son to be a sacrifice for thee1  and   
,jesus ,christ1 thy ,lord1 is gone to   
prepare a place for thee  7,john #a3bi2 
,heb #aj74 ,what shall ,i say to thee8  
,first1 ,thou comest to a ,,full        
,christ2 thou canst not want anything   
for soul or body1 for this world or that
 to come1 but it is to  be had in or by 
,jesus ,christ4 ,as it is said of the   
land that the  ,danites went to possess1
 so1 and with much more truth1 it may be

  said of ,christ2 he is such an one    
with whom there is no want of any  good 
thing that is in heaven or earth4 ,a    
full ,christ is thy ,christ4    #a4 ,he 
is full of grace4 ,grace is sometimes   
taken for love2 never  any loved like   
,jesus ,christ4 ,jonathan's love went   
beyond the love  of women2 but the love 
of ,christ passes knowledge4 ,it is     
beyond the  love of all the earth1 of   
all creatures1 even of men and angels4  
,his love prevailed with him to lay     
aside his glory1 to leave  the heavenly 
place1 to clothe himself with flesh1 to 
be born in a  stable1 to be laid in a   
manger1 to live a poor life in the      
world1  to take upon him our sicknesses1
 infirmities1 sins1 curse1 death1  and  
the wrath that was due to man4 ,and all 
this he did for a base1  undeserving1   
unthankful people2 yea1 for a people    
that was at  enmity with him4 ,for when 
we were yet without strength1 in due    
time ,christ died for the ungodly4 ,for 
scarcely for a righteous man  will one  

die2 yet peradventure for a good man    
some would even dare  to die4 ,but ,god 
commendeth his love toward us1 in that  
while we  were yet sinners1 ,christ died
 for us4 ,much more1 then1 being now    
justified by his blood1 we shall be     
saved from wrath through him4  ,for if1 
when we were enemies1 we were reconciled
 to ,god by the death  of his ,son1 much
 more1 being reconciled1 we shall be    
saved by his  life 7,rom #e3f-aj74      
#b4 ,he is full of truth4 ,full of grace
 and truth4 ,truth1 that is1            
faithfulness in keeping promise1 even   
this of the text1 with all  other1 ,i   
will in no wise cast out 7,john #ad3f74 
,hence it is said1  that his words be   
true1 and that he is the faithful ,god1 
that keepeth  covenant4 ,and hence it is
 also that his promises are called      
truth3  ,thou wilt fulfil thy truth unto
 ,jacob1 and thy mercy unto ,abraham1   
which thou hast sworn unto our fathers  
from the days of old4  ,therefore it is 
said again1 that both himself and words 

are truth3  ,i am the truth1 the        
,scripture of truth 7,dan #aj3ba74 ,thy 
word is  truth1 7,john #ag3ag2 #b ,sam  
#g3bh72 thy law is truth1 7,psa         
#aai3adb72  and my mouth1 saith he1     
shall speak truth1 7,prov #h3g72 see    
also ,ecclesiastes #ab3aj1 ,isaiah      
#be3a1 ,malachi #b3f1 ,acts #bf3be1 #b  
,timothy #b3ab1ac4 ,now1 ,i say1 his    
word is truth1 and he is full of  truth 
to fulfil his truth1 even to a thousand 
generations4 ,coming  sinner1 he will   
not deceive thee2 come boldly to ,jesus 
,christ4    #c4 ,he is full of wisdom4  
,he is made unto us of ,god wisdom2     
wisdom  to manage the affairs of his    
church in general1 and the affairs  of  
every coming sinner in particular4 ,and 
upon this account he is  said to be head
 over all things1 7#a ,cor #a2 ,eph #a71
 because he  manages all things that are
 in the world by his wisdom1 for the    
good of his church2 all men's actions1  
all ,satan's temptations1  all ,god's   
providences1 all crosses1 and           

disappointments2 all things  whatever   
are under the hand of ,christ--who is   
the wisdom of ,god--and  he ordereth    
them all for good to his church4 ,and   
can ,christ help  it--and be sure he    
can--nothing shall happen or fall out in
 the  world1 but it shall1 in despite of
 all opposition1 have a good  tendency  
to his church and people4    #d4 ,he is 
full of the ,spirit1 to communicate it  
to the coming  sinner2 he hath therefore
 received it without measure1 that he   
may communicate it to every member of   
his body1 according as every  man's     
measure thereof is allotted him by the  
,father4 ,wherefore  he saith1 that he  
that comes to him1 ,out of his belly    
shall flow  rivers of living water      
7,john #c3cd2 ,titus #c3e1f2 ,acts #b2  
,john  #g3cc-ci74    #e4 ,he is indeed a
 storehouse full of all the graces of   
the ,spirit4  ,of his fullness have all 
we received1 and grace for grace  7,john
 #a3af74 ,here is more faith1 more love1
 more sincerity1 more  humility1 more of

 every grace2 and of this1 even more of 
this1 he  giveth to every lowly1 humble1
 penitent coming sinner4 ,wherefore1    
coming soul1 thou comest not to a barren
 wilderness when thou comest  to ,jesus 
,christ4    #f4 ,he is full of bowels   
and compassion3 and they shall feel and 
find  it so that come to him for life4  
,he can bear with thy weaknesses1  he   
can pity thy ignorance1 he can be       
touched with the feeling of  thy        
infirmities1 he can affectionately      
forgive they transgressions1  he can    
heal thy backslidings1 and love thee    
freely4 ,his compassions  fail not2 and 
he will not break a bruised reed1 nor   
quench the  smoking flax2 he can pity   
them that no eye pities1 and be         
afflicted  in all thy afflictions 7,matt
 #bf3da2 ,heb #e3b2 #b3ah2 ,matt #i3b2  
,hosea #ad3d2 ,eze #af3e1f2 ,isa #fc3i2 
,psa #gh3ch2 #hf3ae2 #aaa3d2 #aab3d2    
,lam #c3bb2 ,isa #db3c74    #g4 ,coming 
soul1 the ,jesus that thou art coming   
to1 is full of might  and terribleness  

for thy advantage2 he can suppress all  
thine  enemies2 he is the ,prince of the
 kings of the earth2 he can bow all     
men's designs for thy help2 he can break
 all snares laid for thee  in the way2  
he can lift thee out of all difficulties
 wherewith thou  mayest be surrounded2  
he is wise in heart1 and mighty in      
power4  ,every life under heaven is in  
his hand2 yea1 the fallen angels        
tremble before him4 ,and he will save   
thy life1 coming sinner 7#a  ,cor #a3bd2
 ,rom #h3bh2 ,matt #bh3ah2 ,rev #d2 ,psa
 #ai3c2 #bg3e1f2 ,job #i3d2  ,john      
#ag3b2 ,matt #h3bi2 ,luke #h3bh2 ,james 
#b3ai74    #h4 ,coming sinner1 the      
,jesus to whom thou art coming is lowly 
in  heart1 he despiseth not any4 ,it is 
not thy outward meanness1 nor  thy      
inward weakness2 it is not because thou 
art poor1 or base1 or  deformed1 or a   
fool1 that he will despise thee3 he hath
 chosen the  foolish1 the base1 and     
despised things of this world1 to       
confound  the wise and mighty4 ,he will 

bow his ear to thy stammering prayers   
he will pick out the meaning of thy     
inexpressible groans2 he will  respect  
thy weakest offering1 if there be in it 
but thy heart 7,matt  #aa3bj2 ,luke     
#ad3ba2 ,prov #i3d-f2 ,isa #ch3ad1ae2   
,song #e3ae2 ,john #d3bg2  ,mark        
#ab3cc1cd2 ,james #e3aa74 ,now1 is not  
this a blessed ,christ1 coming  sinner8 
,art thou not like to fare well1 when   
thou hast embraced  him1 coming sinner8 
,but1    ,second4 ,thou hast yet another
 advantage by ,jesus ,christ1 thou art  
coming to him1 for he is not only full1 
,,but ,,free4 ,he is not sparing  of    
what he has2 he is open-hearted and     
open-handed4 ,let me in a  few          
particulars show thee this3    #a4 ,this
 is evident1 because he calls thee2 he  
calls upon thee to come  unto him2 the  
which he would not do1 was he not free  
to give2 yea1  he bids thee1 when come1 
ask1 seek1 knock4 ,and for thy          
encouragement1  adds to every command a 
promise1 ,seek1 and ye shall find2 ask1 

and ye shall have2 knock1 and it shall  
be opened unto you4 ,if  the rich man   
should say thus to the poor1 would not  
he be reckoned  a free-hearted man8 ,i  
say1 should he say to the poor1 ,come to
  my door1 ask at my door1 knock at my  
door1 and you shall find and  have2     
would he not be counted liberal8 ,why1  
thus doth ,jesus ,christ4  ,mind it1    
coming sinner 7,isa #ee3c2 ,psa #ej3ae2 
,matt #g3g-i74    #b4 ,he doth not only 
bid thee come1 but tells thee1 he will  
heartily  do thee good2 yea1 he will do 
it with rejoicing2 ,i will rejoice  over
 them1 to do them good--with my whole   
heart1 and with my whole  soul 7,jer    
#cb3da74    #c4 ,it appeareth that he is
 free1 because he giveth without        
twitting4  #ba ,he giveth to all men    
liberally1 and upbraideth not 7,james   
#a1  #e74 ,there are some that will not 
deny to do the poor a pleasure1  but    
they will mix their mercies with so many
 twits1 that the persons  on whom they  
bestow their charity shall find but     

little sweetness  in it4 ,but ,christ   
doth not do so1 coming sinner2 he       
casteth all thine  iniquities behind his
 back 7,isa #ch3ag74 ,thy sins and      
iniquities he  will remember no more    
7,heb #h3ab74    #d4 ,that ,christ is   
free1 is manifest by the complaints that
 he  makes against them that will not   
come to him for mercy4 ,i say1 he       
complains1 saying1 ,o ,jerusalem1       
,jerusalem6 how often would ,i have     
gathered thy children together1 even as 
a hen gathereth her chickens  under her 
wings1 and ye would not6 7,matt #bc3cg74
 ,i say1 he speaks  it by way of        
complaint4 ,he saith also in another    
place1 ,but thou  hast not called upon  
me1 ,o ,jacob 7,isa #dc3bb74 ,coming    
sinner1 see  here the willingness of    
,christ to save2 see here how free he is
  to communicate life1 and all good     
things1 to such as thou art4 ,he        
complains1 if thou comest not2 he is    
displeased1 if thou callest  not upon   
him4 ,hark1 coming sinner1 once again2  

when ,jerusalem would  not come to him  
for safeguard1 he beheld the city1 and  
wept over  it1 saying1 ,if thou hadst   
known1 even thou1 at least in this thy  
day1 the things which belong unto thy   
peace2 but now they are hid  from thine 
eyes 7,luke #ai3da1db74    #e4 ,lastly1 
,he is open and free-hearted to do thee 
good1 as is seen  by the joy and        
rejoicing that he manifesteth at the    
coming home  of poor prodigals4 ,he     
receives the lost sheep with rejoicing2 
the  lost goat with rejoicing2 yea1 when
 the prodigal came home1 what  joy and  
mirth1 what music and dancing1 was in   
his father's house6  7,luke #ae74       
,third4 ,coming sinner1 ,i will add     
another encouragement for thy  help4    
#a4 ,god hath prepared a mercy-seat1 a  
throne of grace to sit on2  that thou   
mayest come thither to him1 and that he 
may from thence  hear thee1 and receive 
thee4 ,i will commune with thee1 saith  
he1  from above the mercy-seat 7,exo    
#be3bb74 ,as who shall say1 sinner1     

,when thou comest to me1 thou shalt find
 me upon the mercy-seat1  where also ,i 
am always found of the undone coming    
sinner4 ,thither  ,i bring my pardons2  
there ,i hear and receive their         
petitions1 and  accept them to my       
favour4    #b4 ,god hath also prepared a
 golden altar for thee to offer thy     
prayers  and tears upon4 ,a golden      
altar6 ,it is called a golden altar1 to 
show what worth it is of in ,god's      
account3 for this golden altar  is      
,jesus ,christ2 this altar sanctifies   
thy gift1 and makes thy  sacrifice      
acceptable4 ,this altar1 then1 makes thy
 groans golden  groans2 thy tears golden
 tears2 and thy prayers golden prayers1 
in the eye of that ,god thou comest to1 
coming sinner 7,rev #h2 ,matt  #bc3ai2  
,heb #aj3aj2 #a ,peter #b3e74    #c4    
,god hath strewed all the way1 from the 
gate of hell1 where thou  wast1 to the  
gate of heaven1 whither thou art going1 
with flowers  out of his own garden4    
,behold how the promises1 invitations1  

calls1  and encouragements1 like lilies1
 lie round about thee6 take heed  that  
thou dost not tread them under foot1    
sinner4 ,with promises1  did ,i say8    
,yea1 he hath mixed all those with his  
own name1 his  ,son's name2 also1 with  
the name of mercy1 goodness1 compassion1
  love1 pity1 grace1 forgiveness1       
pardon1 and what not1 that may          
encourage the coming sinner4    #d4 ,he 
hath also for thy encouragement laid up 
the names1 and set  forth the sins1 of  
those that have been saved4 ,in this    
book they  are fairly written1 that     
thou1 through patience and comfort of   
the ,scriptures1 mightest have hope4    
7#a47 ,in this book is recorded  ,noah's
 maim and sin2 and how ,god had mercy   
upon him4 7#b47 ,in this  record is     
fairly written the name of ,lot1 and the
 nature of his  sin2 and how the ,lord  
had mercy upon him4 7#c47 ,in this      
record thou  hast also fairly written   
the names of ,moses1 ,aaron1 ,gideon1   
,samson1  ,david1 ,solomon1 ,peter1     

,paul1 with the nature of their sins2   
and how  ,god had mercy upon them2 and  
all to encourage thee1 coming sinner4   
,fourth4 ,i will add yet another        
encouragement for the man that is       
coming to ,jesus ,christ4 ,art thou     
coming8 ,art thou coming1 indeed8  ,why1
    #a4 ,then this thy coming is by     
virtue of ,god's call4 ,thou art called4
  ,calling goes before coming4 ,coming  
is not of works1 but of him that        
calleth4 ,he goeth up into a mountain1  
and calleth unto him whom  he would2 and
 they came unto him 7,mark #c3ac74      
#b4 ,art thou coming8 ,this is also by  
virtue of illumination4 ,god has  made  
thee see2 and1 therefore1 thou art      
coming4 ,so long as thou  wast darkness1
 thou lovedst darkness1 and couldst not 
abide to  come1 because thy deeds were  
evil2 but being now illuminated and     
made to see what and where thou art1 and
 also what and where thy  ,saviour is1  
now thou art coming to ,jesus ,christ2  
,blessed art thou1  ,simon ,barjona3 for

 flesh and blood hath not revealed it   
unto thee1  saith ,christ1 but my       
,father which is in heaven 7,matt       
#af3ag74    #c4 ,art thou coming8 ,this 
is because ,god hath inclined thine     
heart  to come4 ,god hath called thee1  
illuminated thee1 and inclined thy      
heart to come2 and1 therefore1 thou     
comest to ,jesus ,christ4 ,it  is ,god  
that worketh in thee to will1 and to    
come to ,jesus ,christ4  ,coming sinner1
 bless ,god for that he hath given thee 
a will to come  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,it  
is a sign that thou belongest to ,jesus 
,christ1  because ,god has made thee    
willing to come to him 7,psa #aaj3c74   
,bless  ,god for slaying the enmity of  
thy mind2 had he not done it1 thou      
wouldst as yet have hated thine own     
salvation4    #d4 ,art thou coming to   
,jesus ,christ8 ,it is ,god that giveth 
thee  power3 power to pursue thy will in
 the matters of thy salvation1  is the  
gift of ,god4 ,it is ,god which worketh 
in you both to will  and to do 7,phil   

#b3ac74 ,not that ,god worketh will to  
come1 where  he gives no power2 but thou
 shouldest take notice1 that power is   
an additional mercy4 ,the church saw    
that will and power were two  things1   
when she cried1 ,draw me1 we will run   
after thee 7,song  #a3d74 ,and so did   
,david too1 when he said1 ,i will run   
the way of  thy commandments1 when thou 
shalt enlarge my heart 7,psa #aai3cb74  
,will to come1 and power to pursue thy  
will1 is double mercy1 coming  sinner4  
#e4 ,all thy strange1 passionate1 sudden
 rushings forward after ,jesus  ,christ1
 coming sinners know what ,i mean1 they 
also are thy helps  from ,god4 ,perhaps 
thou feelest at some times more than at 
others1  strong stirrings up of heart to
 fly to ,jesus ,christ2 now thou hast   
at this time a sweet and stiff gale of  
the ,spirit of ,god1 filling  thy sails 
with the fresh gales of his good        
,spirit2 and thou ridest  at those times
 as upon the wings of the wind1 being   
carried out  beyond thyself1 beyond the 

most of thy prayers1 and also above all 
thy fear and temptations4    #f4 ,coming
 sinner1 hast thou not now and then a   
kiss of the sweet  lips of ,jesus       
,christ1 ,i mean some blessed word      
dropping like a  honey-comb upon thy    
soul to revive thee1 when thou art in   
the midst  of thy dumps8    #g4 ,does   
not ,jesus ,christ sometimes give thee a
 glimpse of himself1  though perhaps    
thou seest him not so long a time as    
while one may  tell twenty4    #h4 ,hast
 thou not sometimes as it were the very 
warmth of his wings  overshadowing the  
face of thy soul1 that gives thee as it 
were  a gload#bb upon thy spirit1 as the
 bright beams of the sun do upon  thy   
body1 when it suddenly breaks out of a  
cloud1 though presently  all is gone    
away8 ,well1 all these things are the   
good hand of thy  ,god upon thee1 and   
they are upon thee to constrain1 to     
provoke1  and to make thee willing and  
able to come1 coming sinner1 that thou  
mightest in the end be saved4           

,,footnotes3    #a ,my grace is         
sufficient for thee1 and the language of
 the church1  conscious of its own      
weakness and the ,lord's                
all-sufficiency1 is1  ,draw me1 we will 
run after thee 7,song #a3d74--,mason4   
#b ,no outward profession is accepted1  
except it springs from inward  love to  
,christ4--,ed4    #c ,how clearly is    
every seeming difficulty explained by   
,bunyan4 ,the  ,father entered into     
covenant with the ,son1 in eternity1 to 
save his  elect2 and1 in time1 as they  
appear upon earth1 the ,father giveth   
them to ,christ by effectual calling1   
and he brings them to eternal           
glory4--,ed4    #d ,to come unto        
,christ1 in its proper sense1 is to     
receive him as  he is offered to us in  
the ,word2 to believe in him1 as a      
suitable  and all-sufficient ,saviour2  
to submit to his government1 in both    
suffering and doing his will1 with all  
lowly-mindedness and humility2  and this
 by the powerful operation of the ,holy 

,spirit upon the  soul4--,mason4    #e  
,salve2 relief1 aid1 or help4           
',which ,cambell seign1 though he could 
not salve1          ,he done undoe1 yet 
for to salve his name      ,and purchase
 honour to his friend's behalve1        
,this goodly counterfesaunce he did     
frame4      --,spenser's ,faery ,queen4 
#f ,we cannot remember all ,god's       
benefits1 but how prone we are to       
forget them all6--,ed4    #g ,christian1
 in the ,valley of the ,shadow of       
,death1 was thus exercised3  --,i took  
notice that now poor ,christian was so  
confounded that he  did not know his own
 voice2 and thus ,i perceived it3--,just
 when he  was come over against the     
mouth of the burning pit1 one of the    
wicked  ones got behind him1 and stepped
 up softly to him1 and whisperingly     
suggested many grievous blasphemies to  
him1 which he verily thought  had       
proceeded from his own mind4 ,see also  
,grace ,abounding1 ,no4                 
#ajj-ajb4--;,ed4    #h ,warm gleads2    

from ,saxon glow1 anything heated or    
hot4         ,my destiny to behold her  
doth me leade1      ,and yet ,i know ,i 
runne into the gleade4--,wyatt4--,ed4   
#i ,many misspend their time in poring  
upon their own hearts1 to find  out some
 evidence of their interest in ,christ1 
when they should  rather be employed in 
receiving ,christ1 and walking in him1  
by a  confident faith grounded on the   
,divine testimony4--,mason4    #aj ,how 
striking are ,bunyan's illustrations6   
,the devil1 as a roaring  lion1 is in   
pursuit of the flying sinner2 he would  
flee faster  than his infirmities will  
let him4 ,we cannot wonder that modern  
preachers borrowed so vivid and truthful
 a figure4--,ed4    #aa ,a ,christian is
 never safe but when watchful2 he should
 keep a  jealous eye on his own         
weakness1 and a believing eye on the    
promise  and power of ,christ1 and he   
shall be preserved from                 
falling4--,mason4    #ab ,let him2      
hinder him4 ,see #b ,thessalonians #b3g4

 ,obsolete4--,imperial                  
,dictionary4--,ed4    #ac ,the          
,scripture contains many gracious       
promises in behalf of the  children of  
believing parents2 but grace is not     
hereditary4 ,it is  the parent's part to
 pray with and for1 admonish1 and       
piously train  up his children2 but1    
after all1 must recommend them to the   
tender  mercies of ,god1 which the      
children of many prayers often happily  
experience4--,mason4 ,o that all persons
 may solemnly consider this  searching  
truth6 especially the children of       
believers4 ,the coming  of your father  
or mother to ,christ cannot be imputed  
to you2 come  for yourself1 or you must 
perish4 ,as you love your souls1 believe
  not that awful delusion1 that any     
ceremony could make you a child  of     
,god4--,ed4    #ad ,while of late2 until
 of late4--,ed4    #ae ,lie at ,jesus   
,christ2 to lay down1 lie at the feet of
 ,jesus  ,christ1 to persevere like the 
,syrophenician woman1 ,mark             

#g3be4--;,ed4    #af ,ply2 to solicit   
importunately4--,ed4    #ag ,a flam2 a  
fable1 an imposition4    #ah ,most an   
end2 continually1 perpetually4    #ai   
,how awful is the confidence of the     
self-righteous pharisee2 he  considers  
himself more righteous than the poor    
penitent1 who is  clothed in ,christ's  
righteousness1 the garments of          
salvation4    ,the self-righteous       
says3--,stand by1 ,i am holier than     
thou4 ,thank  ,god1 ,i am not like this 
publican4 ,while in ,god's sight1 poor  
wretched boaster1 thou art clothed in   
filthy rags4--,ed4    #bj ,this nation  
now pays some eight or ten millions     
sterling a year4  ,had ,god sanctioned  
this diabolical trade in souls1 all     
,christendom  would have been divided   
into two classes-priests and            
slaves4--,ed4    #ba ,twitting2         
taunting1 or rebuking4--,ed4    #bb ,a  
gload2 a warm1 eager1 passionate gazing3
 now obsolete4--,ed4    999999          
,,justification ,,by ,,an ,,imputed     

,,righteousness2    ,,or1    ,,no ,,way 
,,to ,,heaven ,,but ,,by ,,jesus        
,,christ4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the 
,,editor4    ,this is one of those ten  
excellent manuscripts which were found  
among  ,bunyan's papers after his       
decease in #afhh4 ,it had been prepared 
by  him for publication1 but still      
wanted a few touches of his masterly    
hand1 and a preface in his              
characteristic style4 ,he had1 while a  
prisoner for nonconformity1 in #afgb1   
published a treatise upon this  subject1
 in reply to ,mr4 ,fowler1 who was soon 
after created ,bishop  of ,gloucester2  
but that was more peculiarly intended to
 prove that  those who are justified by 
faith in ,christ are placed in a safer1 
more honourable1 and more glorious state
 than that possessed by  ,adam before   
his fall4 ,mr4 ,fowler took the popular 
view1 that the  sufferings of the       
,saviour were intended to replace man in
 a similar  position to that of ,adam   
when in a state of innocence2 and to    

give him powers1 which1 if properly     
used1 would enable him to save  himself4
    ,it is of important that we should  
understand the meaning of the term      
'justification' as here used4 ,it is an 
acquittal1 on being tried  by the law2  
or a proof that1 upon the most          
penetrating scrutiny1  we have1 through 
life1 fulfilled and performed all its   
requirements  in word1 thought1 and     
deed1 without the slightest deviation or
  taint of error4 ,this is essential to 
salvation1 and must be done1  either    
personally1 or by the imputation of the 
,saviour's obedience  to us4 ,multitudes
 vainly imagine that this can be        
attained by our  partial obedience1     
aided1 where we fail1 by the imputation 
of so  much of the ,saviour's obedience 
as1 being placed to our account1  will  
make up the deficiency4 ,upon           
justification must depend the  salvation
 of the soul4 ,bunyan was convinced that
 the sinner's only  hope was by the     
imputation of ,christ's righteousness1  

which alone  could justify him from     
,,all things1 and without which he must 
perish4    ,as 'by the deeds of the law 
there shall no flesh be justified1'  it 
becomes an important inquiry whether the
 law1 by which all must  be tried1 and  
justified or condemned1 is opposed to   
the gospel or  glad tidings of          
salvation8 ,god forbid that we should   
for a moment  entertain such a thought6 
they both proceed from the same ,divine 
source1 and the gospel confirms and     
establishes the law4 ,this is  clearly  
shown in the following treatise4 ,every 
,christian forms a  part of that one    
mystical body1 of which ,christ is the  
head1 and  in which alone can be        
fulfilled every jot and tittle of the   
law4  ,bunyan's controversy is with an  
opinion1 held by many1 that a man  may1 
in his own person1 by an imperfect      
obedience to some of the  requirements  
of the law1 procure1 or aid in          
obtaining1 justification4    ,there can 
be no subject more intensely interesting

 than the means  of a sinner's          
justification before that ,god whose law
 is perfect1  and who is of purer eyes  
than to behold iniquity except with     
abhorrence2 nor is there one upon which 
more fatal mistakes have  been made4    
,the great delusion which like a deadly 
leprosy1 has involved man  in           
uncertainty and darkness in all his     
conceptions of purity and  holiness1 is 
the fallacious hope of producing some   
good works to  blot out transgressions2 
or that man is not so polluted1 but that
  he may justify himself by works       
performed through some kind of  ability 
communicated by the ,saviour--an ability
 which he might or  might not use1 but  
upon the proper use of which he         
considers that his  salvation depends2  
leaving him in the most distressing     
uncertainty  and doubt upon this        
all-important subject4 ,all these       
,bunyan considered  to be specious and  
most dangerous devices of ,satan1       
unscriptural1  and contrary to the      

simplicity and design of the gospel4    
,in this treatise very powerful         
arguments are used to counteract  these 
errors1 and to place the doctrine of    
justification in all its  glorious      
purity4 ,it is essentially the source of
 the glad tidings  of great joy made    
known by the ,christian dispensation2   
showing  that the redemption of         
believers is perfect and finished1      
neither  needing nor suffering any human
 additions4 ,the righteousness of       
,christ fully justifies all that        
believe1 while the fountain that  he    
opened washes away all their            
defilements1 and presents them at  the  
judgment-seat1 without spot or blemish1 
their robes being washed  and made white
 in the blood of the ,lamb4    ,to      
prevent this doctrine from being        
impeached with a tendency to  weaken man
 in the discharge of his moral duties1  
the same ,divine  power which thus      
pardoned sin has decreed that a sense of
 pardoning  love should impel the       

redeemed to walk in newness of life--and
 that  it is only while thus walking in 
holy obedience that they have an        
evidence of being members of ,christ's  
mystical body4 ,for1 'whom  he did      
foreknow1 he also did predestinate to be
 conformed to the  image of his ,son2   
whom he did predestinate1 them he also  
called2  and whom he called1 them he    
also justified4' ,so full is this  of   
consolation and felicity that the       
apostle exclaims1 ',if ,god be  for us1 
who can be against us8' ,thus1 salvation
 by free grace is  inseparably connected
 with good works4 ,the righteousness of 
the  second ,adam1 the ,lord from       
heaven1 imputed to his members1         
justifies  them1 in the same manner as  
the disobedience of the first ,adam1    
imputed to all his members or posterity1
 makes them sinners4 ,to  use the       
expressive words of ,bunyan1 ',the      
sinner is justified from  the curse1 in 
the sight of ,god1 while a sinner in    
himself4' ,this  is a startling fact4   

,that ,rahab or ,mary ,magdalene1 and   
even ,saul1  the murderous persecutor1  
were1 in the sight and purposes of ,god1
  justified1 while they were1 in the    
esteem of ,god's saints1 in a  state of 
the vilest sin1 is a doctrine revolting 
to the pride of  human nature4 ,but we  
should recollect that1 in the sight of  
,god1 a  thousand years are but as one  
day2 while one day may be magnified     
into a thousand years2 and that the     
purposes of ,god are concealed  to us   
while sin blinds our eyes4 ,rahab and   
,magdalene were wretched  before their  
conversion1 nor could ,saul have been   
much less wretched1  while carrying     
misery into the hearts and families of  
,god's saints4    ,there can be no real 
happiness without spiritual life--holy  
obedience  to the ,divine will1 and a   
scriptural hope of justification before 
,god and his law4 ,these are the means  
he uses to make known to us his  secret 
purposes4 ,no man has lived in the      
world1 since the inspired  writers1 more

 capable of detecting the devil's       
sophistry upon  this subject than ,john 
,bunyan4 ,he had passed through a       
furnace of  experience while seeking    
justification4 ,he well knew that1 upon 
keeping the moral law of ,god1 the peace
 of the world and our personal          
happiness depended4 ,how is this great  
object to be accomplished8  ,if we      
attempt to keep it1 in order to gain    
eternal life1 we shall  fail1 as all    
others have done4 ,in every attempt thus
 to keep it1  to use ,bunyan's          
expression ',the guilt of sin1 which is 
by the law1  makes such a noise and     
horror in my conscience that ,i can     
neither  hear nor see the word of peace1
 unless it is spoken with a voice  from 
heaven6' ,our polluted nature leads to  
sin2 a mist is before  our eyes2 we 'go 
astray speaking lies4' ,the strong      
natural bias to  break the law will     
prevail2 we see its effects in the great
 bulk  of those who are taught to rely  
upon ceremonies and upon keeping  the   

law4 ,who are so lawless1 so little     
advanced in civilization1  as the poor  
,irish1 ,spaniards1 or ,italians8 while 
those who seek  justification as the    
free gift of ,god1 influenced by        
gratitude and  love1 are found walking  
in obedience to the ,divine law2 their  
only  regret is1 that they cannot live  
more to the glory of their ,saviour4    
,the doctrines of grace1 as exhibited in
 this treatise1 have ever  produced     
glory to ,god1 on earth peace1 and      
goodwill to men2 although  that spirit  
which called ,christ a gluttonous man   
and a wine-bibber1  still charges these 
doctrines as having a tendency to       
licentiousness4    ,christian1 be not   
offended with the humbling1 but         
scriptural views1  which ,bunyan        
entertained of every church of ,christ  
',an hospital of  sick1 wounded1 and    
afflicted people4' ,none but such as    
feel their  need of the ,physician of   
souls are fit for church membership1 or 
are  safely on the road to heaven4      

,leaving this solemn and interesting    
subject to the prayerful attention of   
the reader1 ,i shall conclude  my       
advertisement by quoting from a         
characteristic specimen of  ,bunyan's   
style of writing1 and it was doubtless  
his striking mode  of                   
preaching3--',faith doth the same       
against the devil that unbelief  doth to
 ,god4 ,doth unbelief count ,god a liar8
 ,faith counts the devil  a liar4 ,doth 
unbelief hold the soul from the mercy of
 ,god8 ,faith  holds the soul from the  
malice of the devil4 ,doth unbelief     
quench  thy graces8 ,faith kindleth them
 even into a flame4 ,doth unbelief  fill
 the soul full of sorrow8 ,faith fills  
it full of the joy of  the ,holy ,ghost4
 ,in a word1 ,doth unbelief bind down   
thy sins upon  thee8 ,why1 faith in     
,jesus ,christ releaseth thee of them   
all4'    ,,geo4 ,,offor4                
,,justification ,,by ,,an ,,imputed     
,,righteousness    ,,justification is to
 be diversly taken in the ,scripture4   

,sometimes  it is taken for the         
justification of persons2 sometimes for 
the  justification of actions2 and      
sometimes for the justification of  the 
person and action too4    ,it is taken  
for the justification of persons1 and   
that1 as to  justification with ,god2   
or1 as to justification with men4    ,as
 to justification with ,god2 that is1   
when a man stands clear1  quit1 free1   
or1 in a saved condition before him1 in 
the approbation  of his holy law4    ,as
 to justification with men2 that is1    
when a man stands clear and  quit from  
just ground of reprehension with them4  
,justification also is to be taken with 
reference to actions2 and  that may be  
when they are considered1 as flowing    
from true faith2  or1 because the act   
done fulfils some transient law4#a      
,as actions flow from faith1 so they are
 justified1 because done  before ,god   
in1 and made complete through1 the      
perfections of ,jesus  ,christ 7#a      
,peter #b3e2 ,heb #ac3ae2 ,rev #h3a-d74 

,as by the doing of the act some        
transient law is fulfilled2 as  when    
,jehu executed judgment upon the house  
of ,ahab4 ',thou hast done  well1' said 
,god to him1 'in executing that which is
 right in mine  eyes1 and hast done to  
the house of ,ahab according to all that
 was  in mine heart' 7#b ,kings #aj3cj74
 ,as to such acts1 ,god may or may  not 
look at the qualification of those that 
do them2 and it is  clear that he had   
not respect to any good that was in     
,jehu in the  justifying of this action2
 nor could he2 for ,jehu stuck close yet
  to the sins of ,jeroboam1 but 'took no
 heed to walk in the law of  the ,lord  
,god of ,israel' 7#b ,kings #aj3bi1ca74 
,i might hence also show you that a man 
may be justified even then  when his    
action is condemned2 also that a man may
 be in a state  of condemnation when his
 action may be justified4 ,but with     
these  distinctions ,i will not take up 
time1 my intention being to treat  of   
justification as it sets a man free or  

quit from sin1 the curse  and           
condemnation of the law in the sight of 
,god1 in order to eternal  salvation4   
,and that ,i may with the more clearness
 handle this point before  you1 ,i will 
lay down and speak to this              
,,proposition4    ,,that ,,there ,,is   
,,no ,,other ,,way ,,for ,,sinners ,,to 
,,be ,,justified ,,from ,,the  ,,curse  
,,of ,,the ,,law ,,in ,,the ,,sight ,,of
 ,,god1 ,,than ,,by ,,the ,,imputation  
,,of  ,,that ,,righteousness ,,long     
,,ago ,,performed ,,by1 ,,and ,,still   
,,residing ,,with1  ,,the ,,person ,,of 
,,jesus ,,christ4    ,the terms of this 
proposition are easy2 yet if it will    
help1 ,i will  speak a word or two for  
explication4 ,first4 ,by a sinner1 ,i   
mean  one that has transgressed the law2
 'for sin is the transgression  of the  
law' 7#a ,john #c3d74 ,second4 ,by the  
curse of the law1 ,i mean  that         
sentence1 judgment1 or condemnation     
which the law pronounceth  against the  
transgressor 7,gal #c3aj74 ,third4 ,by  

justifying righteousness1  ,i mean that 
which stands in the doing and suffering 
of ,christ when  he was in the world    
7,rom #e3ai74 ,fourth4 ,by the residing 
of this  righteousness in ,christ's     
person1 ,i mean it still abides with him
  as to the action1 though the benefit  
is bestowed upon those that  are his4   
,fifth4 ,by the imputation of it to us1 
,i mean ,god's making  of it ours by an 
act of his grace1 that we by it might be
 secured  from the curse of the law4    
,sixth4 ,when ,i say there is no other  
way to be justified4 ,i cast away ,,to  
,,that ,,end the law1 and all the  works
 of the law as done by us4#b    ,thus ,i
 have opened the terms of the           
proposition4    ,first and ,second4 ,now
 the two first--to wit1 what sin and the
  curse is--stand clear in all men's    
sight1 unless they be atheists  or      
desperately heretical4 ,i shall1        
therefore1 in few words1 clear  the     
other four4    ,third4 ,therefore       
justifying righteousness is the doing   

and suffering  of ,christ when he was in
 the world4 ,this is clear1 because we  
are  said to be 'justified by his       
obedience1' by his obedience to the  law
 7,rom #e3ai74 ,hence he is said again  
to be the end of the law for  that very 
thing--',christ is the end of the law   
for righteousness1'  c4 7,rom #aj3d74   
,the end1 what is that8 ,why1 the       
requirement or  demand of the law4 ,but 
what are they8 ,why1 righteousness1     
perfect  righteousness 7,gal #c3aj74    
,perfect righteousness1 what to do8     
,that  the soul concerned might stand   
spotless in the sight of ,god 7,rev     
#a3e74 ,now this lies only in the doings
 and sufferings of ,christ2 for  'by his
 obedience many are made righteous'2    
wherefore as to this1  ,christ is the   
end of the law1 that being found in that
 obedience1  that becomes to us         
sufficient for our justification4 ,hence
 we are  said to be made righteous by   
his obedience2 yea1 and to be washed1   
purged1 and justified by his blood 7,heb

 #i3ad2 ,rom #e3ah1ai74    ,fourth4     
,that this righteousness still resides  
in and with the  person of ,christ1 even
 then when we stand just before ,god    
thereby1  is clear1 for that we are     
said1 when justified1 to be justified   
'in him4' ',in the ,lord shall all the  
seed of ,israel be justified4'  ,and    
again1 ',surely1 shall one say1 ,in the 
,lord have ,i righteousness1'  c4 7,isa 
#de3bd1be74 ,and again1 ',but of him are
 ye in ,christ ,jesus1  who of ,god is  
made unto us--righteousness' 7#a ,cor   
#a3cj74    ,mark1 the righteousness is  
still 'in him1' not 'in us1' even then  
when we are made partakers of the       
benefit of it2 even as the wing  and    
feathers still abide in the hen when the
 chickens are covered1  kept1 and warmed
 thereby4    ,for as my doings1 though  
my children are fed and clothed thereby1
  are still my doings1 not theirs2 so   
the righteousness wherewith  we stand   
just before ,god from the curse1 still  
resides in ,christ1  not in us4 ,our    

sins1 when laid upon ,christ1 were yet  
personally ours1  not his2 so his       
righteousness1 when put upon us1 is yet 
personally  his1 not ours4 ,what is it1 
then8 ,why1 'he was made to be sin for  
us1 who knew no sin2 that we might be   
made the righteousness of  ,god in him' 
7#b ,cor #e3ba74c    ,fifth4 ,it is1    
therefore1 of a justifying virtue1 only 
by imputation1  or as ,god reckoneth it 
to us2 even as our sins made the ,lord  
,jesus  a sinner--nay1 'sin1' by ,god's 
reckoning of them to him4    ,it is     
absolutely necessary that this be known 
of us2 for if the  understanding be     
muddy as to this1 it is impossible that 
such should  be sound in the faith2 also
 in temptation1 that man will be at a   
loss that looketh for a righteousness   
for justification in himself1  when it  
is to be found nowhere but in ,jesus    
,christ4 ,the apostle1  who was his     
craftsmaster as to this1 was always     
'looking to ,jesus1'  that he 'might be 
found in him1' knowing that nowhere else

 could  peace or safety be had 7,phil   
#c3f-i74 ,and1 indeed1 this is one of   
the greatest mysteries in the world2    
namely1 that a righteousness  that      
resides with a person in heaven should  
justify me1 a sinner1  on earth6        
,sixth4 ,therefore the law and the works
 thereof1 as to this1 must by  us be    
cast away2 not only because they here   
are useless1 but also  they being       
retained are a hindrance4 ,that they are
 useless is  evident1 for that salvation
 comes by another name 7,acts #d3ab74   
,and  that they are a hindrance1 it is  
clear2 for the very adhering to  the    
law1 though it be but a little1 or in a 
little part1 prevents  justification by 
the righteousness of ,christ 7,rom      
#i3ca1cb74    ,what shall ,i say8 ,as to
 this1 the moral law is rejected1 the   
ceremonial law is rejected1 and man's   
righteousness is rejected1  for that    
they are here both weak and unprofitable
 7,rom #h3b1c2 ,gal  #c3ba2 ,heb        
#aj3a-ab74 ,now if all these and their  

works as to our  justification1 are     
rejected1 where1 but in ,christ1 is     
righteousness  to be found8    ,thus    
much1 therefore1 for the explication of 
the proposition--namely1  that there is 
no other way for sinners to be justified
 from the  curse of the law in the sight
 of ,god1 than by the imputation of     
that righteousness long ago performed   
by1 and still residing with1  the person
 of ,jesus ,christ4    ,two ,positions4 
,now1 from this proposition ,i draw     
these two positions--,,first4  ,,that   
,,men ,,are ,,justified ,,from ,,the    
,,curse ,,of ,,the ,,law ,,before ,,god 
,,while  ,,sinners ,,in ,,themselves4   
,,second4 ,,that ,,this ,,can ,,be      
,,done ,,by ,,no ,,other                
,,righteousness ,,than ,,that ,,long    
,,ago ,,performed ,,by1 ,,and ,,residing
 ,,with1  ,,the ,,person ,,of ,,jesus   
,,christ4    ,,first ,,position         
,,first4 ,let us1 then1 now enter into  
the consideration of the first  of      
these--namely1 ,,that ,,men ,,are       

,,justified ,,from ,,the ,,curse ,,of   
,,the  ,,law ,,before ,,god ,,while     
,,sinners ,,in ,,themselves4 ,this ,i   
shall manifest1  ,,first1 ,by touching  
upon the mysterious acts of our         
redemption2  ,,second1 ,by giving of you
 plain texts which discover it2 and1    
,,third1  ,by reasons drawn from the    
texts4    ,,first4 ,for the first of    
these2 to wit1 the mysterious act of our
  redemption3 and that ,i shall speak to
 under these two heads--,first1  ,i     
shall show you what that is2 and1       
,second1 ,how we are concerned  therein4
    ,first4 ,what that is4 ,that which  
,i call1 and that rightly1  the         
mysterious act of our redemption1 is    
,christ's sufferings as a  common1#d    
though a particular person and as a     
sinner1 though always  completely       
righteous4    ,that he suffered as a    
common person is true4 ,by common1 ,i   
mean a  public person1 or one that      
presents the body of mankind in himself4
  ,this a multitude of scriptures bear  

witness to1 especially that fifth       
chapter to the ,romans1 where1 by the   
apostle1 he is set before us  as the    
head of all the elect1 even as ,adam was
 once head of all the  world4 ,thus he  
lived1 and thus he died2 and this was a 
mysterious  act4 ,and that he should die
 as a sinner1 when yet himself did 'no  
sin1' nor had any 'guile found in his   
mouth1' made this act more  mysterious  
7#a ,pet #a3ai1 #b3bb1 #c3ah74 ,that he 
died as a sinner is  plain--',he hath   
made him to be sin4 ,and the ,lord laid 
upon him the  iniquity of us all' 7,isa 
#ec74 ,that1 then1 as to his own person 
he  was completely sinless is also as   
truly manifest1 and that by a  multitude
 of scriptures4 ,now1 ,i say1 that      
,christ ,jesus should be  thus          
considered1 and thus die1 was the great 
mystery of ,god4 ,hence  ,paul tells us1
 that when he preached ',christ         
crucified1' he preached  not only the   
'wisdom of ,god1' but the 'wisdom of    
,god in a mystery1'  even his 'hidden   

wisdom1' for1 indeed1 this wisdom is    
hidden1 and  kept close from the 'fowls 
of the air' 7#a ,cor #a3bd1 #b3g1h2 ,job
  #bh3bj1ba74    ,it is also so         
mysterious1 that it goes beyond the     
reach of all men1  except those to whom 
an understanding is given of ,god to    
apprehend  it 7#a ,john #e3bj74 ,that   
one particular man should represent all 
the elect in himself1 and that the most 
righteous should die as a  sinner1 yea1 
as a sinner by the hand of a just and   
holy ,god1 is a  mystery of the greatest
 depth6    ,second4 ,and now ,i come to 
show you how the elect are concerned    
therein2 that is1 in this mysterious act
 of this most blessed ,one2  and this   
will make this act yet more mysterious  
to you4    ,now1 then1 we will speak of 
this first1 as to how ,christ prepared  
himself thus mysteriously to act4 ,he   
took hold of our nature4 ,i  say1 he    
took hold of us1 by taking upon him     
flesh and blood4 ,the  ,son of ,god1    
therefore1 took not upon him a          

particular person1 though  he took to   
him a human body and soul2 but that     
which he took was1  as ,i may call it1 a
 lump of the common nature of man2 and  
by that1  hold of the whole elect seed  
of ,abraham2 ',for verily he took not on
  him the nature of angels1 but he took 
on him the seed of ,abraham'  7,heb     
#b3af7 ,hence he1 in a mystery1 became  
us1 and was counted as  all the men that
 were or should be saved4 ,and this is  
the reason why  we are said to do1 when 
only ,jesus ,christ did do4 ,as for     
instance--    #a4 ,when ,jesus ,christ  
fulfilled the righteousness of the law1 
it  is said it was fulfilled in us1     
because indeed fulfilled in our  nature3
 ',for what the law could not do1 in    
that it was weak through  the flesh1    
,god sending his own ,son in the        
likeness of sinful flesh1  and for sin1 
condemned sin in the flesh1 that the    
righteousness  of the law might be      
fulfilled in us1' c4 7,rom #h3c1d74 ,but
 because  none should appropriate this  

unto themselves that have not had passed
  upon them a work of conversion1       
therefore he adds1 ',who walk not  after
 the flesh1 but after the ,spirit' 7v4  
#d74 ,for there being  a union between  
head and members1 though things may be  
done by  the head1 and that for the     
members1 the things are counted to the  
members1 as if not done only by the     
head4 ',the righteousness of the  law is
 fulfilled in us'2 and that truly1      
because fulfilled in that  common nature
 which the ,son of ,god took of the     
,virgin4 ,wherefore1  in this sense we  
are said to do what only was done by    
him2 even  as the client doth by his    
lawyer1 when his lawyer personates him2 
the client is said to do1 when it is the
 lawyer only that does2  and to overcome
 by doing1 when it is the lawyer that   
overcomes2 the  reason is1 because the  
lawyer does in the client's name4 ,how  
much  more then may it be said we do1   
when only ,christ does2 since he  does  
what he does1 not in our name only1 but 

in our nature too2  'for the law of the 
spirit of life in ,christ4' not in me1  
'hath  made me free from the law of sin 
and death' 7,rom #h3b72 he doing in  his
 common flesh what could not be done in 
my particular person1  that so ,i might 
have the righteousness of the law       
fulfilled in me1  that is1 in my flesh  
assumed by ,christ2 though impossible to
 be  done by me1 because of the weakness
 of my person4 ,the reason of  all this 
is1 because we are said to be in him in 
his doing1 in him  by our flesh1 and    
also by the election of ,god4 ,so1 then1
 as all  men sinned when ,adam fell1 so 
all the elect did righteousness when    
,christ wrought and fulfilled the law2  
'for as in ,adam all die1 even  so in   
,christ shall all be made alive' 7#a    
,cor #ae3bb74    #b4 ,as we are said to 
do by ,christ1 so we are said to suffer 
by  him1 to suffer with him4 ',i am     
crucified with ,christ1' said ,paul4    
,and again1 ',forasmuch then as ,christ 
hath suffered for us in the  flesh1 arm 

yourselves likewise with the same mind2 
for he that hath  suffered in the flesh 
hath ceased from sin' 7#a ,peter #d3a74 
,mark how  the apostle seems to change  
the person4 ,first he says1 it is       
,christ  that suffered2 and that is     
true2 but then he insinuates that it is 
us that suffered1 for the exhortation is
 to believers1 to 'walk in  newness of  
life' 7,rom #f3d74 ,and the argument is1
 because they have  suffered in the     
flesh1 ',for he that hath suffered in   
the flesh hath  ceased from sin2 that he
 no longer should live the rest of his  
time  in the flesh to the lusts of men1 
but to the will of ,god' 7#a ,peter     
#d3a1b74 ,we then suffered1 when ,christ
 suffered2 we then suffered  in his     
flesh1 and also our 'old man was        
crucified with him' 7,rom  #f3f72 that  
is1 in his crucifixion2 for when he     
hanged on the cross1  all the elect     
hanged there in their common flesh which
 he assumed1  and because he suffered   
there as a public man4    #c4 ,as we are

 said to suffer with him1 so we are said
 to die1 to be  dead with him2 with him1
 that is1 by the dying of his body4     
',now1  if we be dead with ,christ1 we  
believe that we shall also live with    
him' 7,rom #f3h74 ,wherefore he saith in
 other places1 ',brethren1  ye are      
become dead to the law by the body of   
,christ'2 for indeed  we died then to it
 by him4 ,to the law--that is1 the law  
now has  nothing to do with us2 for that
 it has already executed its curse  to  
the full upon us by its slaying of the  
body of ,christ2 for the  body of       
,christ was our flesh3 upon it also was 
laid our sin4 ,the  law1 too1 spent that
 curse that was due to us upon him1 when
 it  condemned1 killed1 and cast him    
into the grave4 ,wherefore1 it having   
thus spent its whole curse upon him as  
standing in our stead1 we  are exempted 
from its curse for ever2 we are become  
dead to it by  that body 7,rom #g3d74   
,it has done with us as to justifying   
righteousness4  ,nor need we fear its   

damning threats any more2 for by the    
death of  this body we are freed from   
it1 and are for ever now coupled to a   
living ,christ4    #d4 ,as we are said  
thus to be dead1 so we are said also to 
rise  again by him--',thy dead men1'    
saith he to the ,father1 'shall live1   
together with my dead body shall they   
arise' 7,isa #bf3ai74e ,and  again1     
',after two days he will revive us2 in  
the third day--we  shall live in his    
sight' 7,hosea #f3b74    ,both these    
scriptures speak of the resurrection of 
,christ1 of the  resurrection of his    
body on the third day2 but behold1 as we
 were  said before to suffer and be dead
 with him1 so now we are said also  to  
rise and live in ,god's sight by the    
resurrection of his body4  ,for1 as was 
said1 the flesh was ours2 he took part  
of our flesh  when he came into the     
world2 and in it he suffered1 died1 and 
rose  again 7,heb #b3ad74 ,we also were 
therefore counted by ,god1 in that      
,god-man1 when he did this2 yea1 he     

suffered1 died1 and rose as a  common   
head4#f    ,hence also the ,new         
,testament is full of this1 saying1 ',if
 ye be  dead with ,christ' 7,col #b3bj74
 ',if ye be risen with ,christ' 7#c3a74 
,and again1 ',he hath quickened us      
together with him' 7#b3ac74 ',we are    
quickened together with him4'           
',quickened1' and 'quickened together   
with him4' ,the apostle hath words that 
cannot easily be shifted  or evaded4    
,christ then was quickened when he was  
raised from the  dead4 ,nor is it proper
 to say that he was ever quickened      
either  before or since4 ,this text also
 concludes that we--to wit1 the  whole  
body of ,god's elect1 were also         
quickened then1 and made to  live with  
him together4 ,true1 we also are        
quickened personally by  grace the day  
in the which we are born unto ,god by   
the gospel2 yet  afore that1 we are     
quickened in our ,head2 quickened when  
he was  raised from the dead1 quickened 
together with him4    #e4 ,nor are we   

thus considered--to wit1 as dying and   
rising1 and so  left2 but the apostle   
pursues his argument1 and tells us that 
we  also reap by him1 as being          
considered in him1 the benefit which    
,christ received1 both in order to his  
resurrection1 and the blessed  effect   
thereof4    7#a47 ,we received1 by our  
thus being counted in him1 that benefit 
which did precede his rising from the   
dead2 and what was that but  the        
forgiveness of sins8 ,for this stands   
clear to reason1 that if  ,christ had   
our sins charged upon him at his death1 
he then must  be discharged of them in  
order to his resurrection4 ,now1 though 
it  is not proper to say they were      
forgiven to him1 because they were      
purged from him by merit2 yet they may  
be said to be forgiven us1  because we  
receive this benefit by grace4 ,and     
this1 ,i say1 was done  precedent to his
 resurrection from the dead4 ',he hath  
quickened  us together with him1        
,,having forgiven us all trespasses4'   

,he could  not be 'quickened' till we   
were 'discharged'2 because it was not   
for himself1 but for us1 that he died4  
,hence we are said to be at  that time1 
as to our own personal estate1 dead in  
our sins1 even  when we are 'quickened  
together with him' 7,col #b3ac74        
,therefore both the 'quickening' and    
'forgiveness' too1 so far  as we are in 
this text concerned1 is to him1 as we   
are considered  in him1 or to him1 with 
respect to us4 ',having forgiven you    
,,all  trespasses4' ,for necessity so   
required2 because else how was it       
possible that the pains of death should 
be loosed in order to his  rising1 so   
long as one sin stood still charged to  
him1 as that for  the commission of     
which ,god had not received a plenary   
satisfaction8  ,as therefore we         
suffered1 died1 and rose again by him1  
so1 in  order to his so rising1 he1 as  
presenting of us in his person and      
suffering1 received for us remission of 
all our trespasses4 ,a full  discharge  

therefore was1 in and by ,christ1       
received of ,god of all  our sins afore 
he rose from the dead1 as his           
resurrection truly  declared2 for he    
'was delivered for our offences1 and was
 raised  again for our justification'   
7,rom #d3be74 ,this therefore is one  of
 the privileges we receive by the rising
 again of our ,lord1 for  that we were  
in his flesh considered1 yea1 and in his
 death and  suffering too4    7#b47 ,by 
this means also we have now escaped     
death4 ',knowing that  ,christ being    
raised from the dead dieth no more2     
death hath no more  dominion over him4  
,for in that he died1 he died unto1' or 
for1 'sin  once2 but in that he liveth1 
he liveth unto ,god' 7,rom #f3i1aj74    
,now  in all this1 considering what has 
been said before1 we that are  of the   
elect are privileged1 for that we also  
are raised up by the  rising of the body
 of ,christ from the dead4 ,and thus the
 apostle  bids us reckon3 ',likewise    
reckon ye also yourselves to be dead    

indeed unto sin1 but alive unto ,god    
through ,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #f3aa74   
,hence ,christ says1 ',i am the         
resurrection and the life1' for that    
all his are safe in him1 suffering1     
dying1 and rising4 ,he is the  life1    
'our life'2 yea1 so our life1 that by   
him the elect do live  before ,god1 even
 then when as to themselves they yet are
 dead in  their sins4 ,wherefore1 hence 
it is that in time they partake of      
quickening grace from this their ,head1 
to the making of them also  live by     
faith1 in order to their living         
hereafter with him in glory2  for if    
,christ lives1 they cannot die that were
 sharers with him in  his               
resurrection4#g ,hence they are said to 
'live1' being 'quickened  together with 
him4' ,also1 as sure as at his          
resurrection they lived  by him1 so sure
 at his coming shall they be gathered to
 him2 nay1  from that day to this1 all  
that1 as aforesaid1 were in him at  his 
death and resurrection1 are already1 in 

the 'dispensation of  the fulness of    
times1' daily 'gathering to him4' ,for  
this he hath  purposed1 wherefore none  
can disannul it--',in the dispensation  
of  the fulness of times he might gather
 together in one all things in  ,christ1
 both which are in heaven and which are 
in earth2 even in  him' 7,eph #a3aj74   
7#c47 ,to secure this the more to our   
faith that believe1 as we are  said to  
be 'raised up together' with him1 so we 
are said to be 'made  to sit together in
 heavenly places in ,christ ,jesus'     
7,eph #b3f74 ,we  died by him1 we rose  
by him1 and are together1 even all the  
elect1  set down 'together' in 'heavenly
 places in ,christ ,jesus'2 for still1  
even now he is on the right hand of     
,god1 he is to be considered as  our    
public man1 our ,head1 and so one in    
whom is concluded all the  elect of     
,god4 ,we then are by him already in    
heaven2 in heaven1  ,i say1 by him2 yea1
 set down there in our places of glory  
by him4  ,hence the apostle1 speaking of

 us again1 saith1 ,that as we are       
predestinate1 we are called1 justified1 
and glorified2 called1  justified1      
glorified2 all is done1 already done1 as
 thus considered  in ,christ 7,rom      
#h3cj74 ,for that in his public work    
there is nothing  yet to do as to this4 
,is not ,,he called8 ,is not ,,he       
justified8 ,is not  ,,he glorified8 ,and
 are we not in him1 in him1 even as so  
considered8    ,nor doth this doctrine  
hinder or forestal the doctrine of      
regeneration or conversion2 nay1 it lays
 a foundation for it2 for  by this      
doctrine we gather assurance that       
,christ will have his own2  for if      
already they live in their head1 what is
 that but a pledge  that they shall live
 in their persons with him8 and1        
consequently1  that to that end they    
shall1 in the times allotted for that   
end1  be called to a state of faith1    
which ,god has ordained shall precede   
and go before their personal enjoyment  
of glory4 ,nor doth this  hinder their  

partaking of the symbol of              
regeneration1#h and of  their other     
privileges to which they are called in  
the day of grace2  yea1 it lays a       
foundation for all these things2 for if 
,i am dead  with ,christ1 let me be like
 one dead with him1 even to all things  
to which ,christ died when he hanged on 
the tree2 and then he died  to sin1 to  
the law1 and to the rudiments of this   
world 7,rom #f3aj1  #g3d2 ,col #b3bj74  
,and if ,i be risen with ,christ1 let me
 live1 like  one born from the dead1 in 
newness of life1 and having my mind  and
 affections on the things where ,christ 
now sitteth on the right  hand of ,god4 
,and indeed he professes in vain that   
talketh of these  things1 and careth not
 to have them also answered in himself4 
,this  was the apostle's way1 namely1 to
 covet to 'know him1 and the power  of  
his resurrection1 and the fellowship of 
his sufferings1 being  made conformable 
unto his death' 7,phil #c3aj74 ,and when
 we are thus1  that thing is true both  

in him and us4 ,then as is the heavenly1
  such are they that are heavenly2 for  
he that saith he is in him1  and by     
being in him1 a partaker of these       
privileges by him1 'ought  himself also 
so to walk1 even as he walked' 7#a ,cor 
#ae3dh2 #a ,john  #b3f74    ,but to pass
 this digression1 and to come to my     
argument1 namely1  that men are         
justified from the curse of the law1    
before ,god1 while  sinners in          
themselves2 this is evident by what hath
 already been  said2 for if the         
justification of their persons is by1   
in1 and  through ,christ2 then it is not
 by1 in1 and through their own doings4  
,nor was ,christ engaged in this work   
but of necessity1 even because  else    
there had not been salvation for the    
elect4 ',o my father1'  saith he1 'if it
 be possible1 let this cup pass from me'
 7,matt  #bf3ci74 ,if what be possible8 
,why1 that my elect may be saved1 and   
,i not spill my blood4 ,wherefore he    
saith again1 ,christ ought to  suffer   

7,luke #bd3bf74 ',christ must needs have
 suffered1' for 'without  shedding of   
blood is no remission' of sin 7,acts    
#ag3c2 ,heb #i3bb74i    ,proofs of the  
first position4    ,,second4 ,we will   
now come to the present state and       
condition of those  that are justified2 
,i mean with respect to their own       
qualifications1  and so prove the truth 
of this our great position4 ,and this ,i
  will do1 by giving of you plain texts 
that discover it1 and that  consequently
 prove our point4 ,and after that1 by   
giving of you  reasons drawn from the   
texts4    ,first4 ',speak not thou in   
thine heart1' no1 not in thine heart1   
'after that the ,lord thy ,god hath cast
 them out thine enemies before  thee1   
saying1 ,for my righteousness--do ,i    
possess this land4--,not  for thy       
righteousness1 or for the uprightness of
 thine heart1 dost  thou go to possess  
their land4--,understand1 therefore1    
that the  ,lord thy ,god giveth thee not
 this good land to possess it for thy   

righteousness2 for thou art a           
stiff-necked people' 7,deut #i3d-f74    
,in these words1 very pat for our       
purpose1 two things are worthy  our     
consideration4 #a4 ,the people here     
spoken to were the people  of ,god2 and 
so by ,god himself are they here twice  
acknowledged to  be--',the ,lord thy    
,god1 the ,lord thy ,god4' ,so then1 the
 righteousness  here intended is not the
 righteousness that is in the world1 but
  that which the people of ,god perform4
 #b4 ,the righteousness here  intended  
is not some1 but all1 and every whit of 
that the church  performs to ,god3 ,say 
not in thine heart1 after the ,lord hath
 brought  thee in1 ,it was for my       
righteousness4 ,no1 all thy             
righteousness1  from ,egypt to ,canaan1 
will not purchase ,canaan for thee4     
,that this is true is evident1 because  
it is thrice rejected--,not  for thy    
righteousness--not for thy              
righteousness--not for thy              
righteousness1 dost thou possess the    

land4 ,now1 if the righteousness  of the
 people of ,god of old could not merit  
for them ,canaan1 which  was but a type 
of heaven1 how can the righteousness of 
the world  now obtain heaven itself8 ,i 
say again1 if godly men1 as these were1 
could not by their works purchase the   
type of heaven1 then must  the ungodly  
be justified1 if ever they be justified 
from the curse  and sentence of the law1
 while sinners in themselves4 ,the      
argument  is clear2 for if good men1 by 
what they do1 cannot merit the less1    
bad men1 by what they do1 cannot merit  
more4    ,second4 ',remember me1 ,o my  
,god1 concerning this2 and wipe not out 
my good deeds that ,i have done' 7,neh  
#ac3ad74    ,these words were spoken by 
holy ,nehemiah1 and that at the end of  
all the good that we read he did in the 
world4 ,also1 the deeds here  spoken of 
were deeds done for ,god1 for his       
people1 for his house1  and for the     
offices thereof4 ,yet godly ,nehemiah   
durst not stand  before ,god in these1  

nor yet suffer them to stand to his     
judgment  by the law2 but prays to ,god 
to be merciful both to him and them1    
and to spare him 'according to the      
greatness of his mercy' 7v #bb74    ,god
 blots out no good but for the sake of  
sin2#aj and forasmuch  as this man prays
 ,god would not blot out his1 it is     
evident that  he was conscious to       
himself that in his good works were sin4
 ,now1  ,i say1 if a good man's works   
are in danger of being overthrown       
because there is in them a tang of sin1 
how can bad men think to  stand just    
before ,god in their works1 which are in
 all parts full  of sin8 ,yea1 if the   
works of a sanctified man are           
blameworthy1 how  shall the works of a  
bad man set him clear in the eyes of    
,divine  justice8    ,third4 ',but we   
are all as an unclean thing1 and all our
  righteousnesses are as filthy rags2   
and we all do fade as a leaf2  and our  
iniquities1 like the wind1 have taken us
 away' 7,isa #fd3f74    ,in these words 

we have a relation both of persons and  
things4 #a4  ,of persons4 ,and they are 
a righteous people1 a righteous people  
put all together--',we1 we all are1' c4 
#b4 ,the condition of this  people1 even
 of ,,all of them1 take them at the     
best1 are1 and that by  their own       
confession1 'as an unclean thing4' #c4  
,again2 the things  here attending this 
people are their good things1 put down  
under  this large character1            
',righteousnesses1 ,,all our            
righteousnesses4'    ,these expressions 
therefore comprehend all their religious
 duties1  both before and after faith   
too4 ,but what are all these            
righteousnesses8  ,why1 they are all as 
'filthy rags' when set before the       
justice of  the law2 yea1 it is also    
confessed1 and that by these people1    
that  their iniquities1 notwithstanding 
all their righteousnesses1 like  the    
wind1 if grace prevent not1 would 'carry
 them away4' ,this  being so1 how is it 
possible for one that is in his sins1 to

 work  himself into a spotless condition
 by works done before faith1  by works  
done by natural abilities8 or to perform
 a righteousness  which is able to look 
,god in the face1 his law in the face1  
and  to demand and obtain the           
forgiveness of sins1 and the life that  
is  eternal8 ,it cannot be3 'men must   
therefore be justified from the  curse1 
in the sight of ,god while sinners in   
themselves1' or not at  all4#aa         
,fourth4 ',there is not a just man upon 
earth1 that doeth good1 and  sinneth    
not' 7,eccl #g3bj2 #a ,kings #h3df74    
,although the words before are large1   
yet these seem far larger2  there is not
 a man1 not a just man1 not a just man  
upon the earth1  that doeth good1 and   
sinneth not4 ,now1 if no good man1 if no
 good  man upon earth doth good1 and    
sinneth not2 then no good man upon      
earth can set himself by his own actions
 justified in the sight of  ,god1 for he
 has sin mixed with his good4 ,how then 
shall a bad man1  any bad man1 the best 

bad man upon earth1 think to set himself
 by  his best things just in the sight  
of ,god8 ,and if the tree makes  the    
fruit either good or evil1 then a bad   
tree--and a bad man is  a bad tree--can 
bring forth no good fruit1 how then     
shall such an  one do that that shall   
'cleanse him from his sin1' and set him 
as  'spotless before the face of ,god8' 
7,matt #g3af74    ,fifth4 ',hearken unto
 me1 ye stout-hearted1 that are far from
  righteousness3 ,i bring near my       
righteousness1' c4 7,isa #df3ab-ac74    
#a4 ,this call is general1 and so       
proves1 whatever men think of           
themselves1  that in the judgment of    
,god there is none at all righteous4    
,men1  as men1 are far from being so4   
#b4 ,this general offer of              
righteousness1  of the righteousness of 
,god1 declares that it is in vain for   
men to  think to be set just and        
righteous before ,god by any other      
means4  #c4 ,there is here also         
insinuated1 that for him that thinks    

himself  the worst1 ,god has prepared a 
righteousness1 and therefore would not  
have him despair of life that sees      
himself far from righteousness4  ,from  
all these scriptures1 therefore1 it is  
manifest1 'that men  must be justified  
from the curse of the law1 in the sight 
of ,god1  while sinners in themselves4' 
,sixth4 ',come unto me1 all ye that     
labour and are heavy laden1 and  ,i will
 give you rest' 7,matt #aa3bh74    ,here
 we have a labouring people1 a people   
labouring for life2 but  by all their   
labour1 you see1 they cannot ease       
themselves2 their  burden still remains 
upon them2 they yet are heavy laden4    
,the load  here is1 doubtless1 guilt of 
sin1 such as ,david had when he said  by
 reason thereof1 he was not able to look
 up 7,psa #ch3c-e74 ,hence1  therefore1 
you have an experiment set before you of
 those that are  trying what they can do
 for life2 but behold1 the more they    
stir1  the more they sink under the     
weight of the burden that lies upon     

them4#ab ,and the conclusion--to wit1   
,christ's call to them to come  to him  
for rest--declares that1 in his         
judgment1 rest was not to  be had       
elsewhere4 ,and ,i think1 one may with  
as much safety adhere  to ,christ's     
judgment as to any man's alive2         
wherefore1 'men must  be justified from 
the curse1 in the sight of ,god1 while  
sinners in  themselves4'    ,seventh4   
',there is none righteous1 no1 not one3 
there is none that  understandeth1 there
 is none that seeketh after ,god4 ,they 
are all  gone out of the way1 they are  
together become unprofitable2 there  is 
none that doeth good1 no1 not one' 7,rom
 #c3aj-ab74    ,these words have respect
 to a righteousness which is justified  
by  the law2 and they conclude that none
 by his own performances is  righteous  
with such a righteousness2 and it is    
concluded from five  reasons--#a4       
,because they are not good2 for a man   
must be good  before he doth good1 and  
perfectly good before he doth good and  

sinneth not4 #b4 ,because they          
understand not4 ,how then should they   
do good8 for a man must know before he  
does1 else how should he  divert#ac     
himself to do8 #c4 ,because they want a 
heart2 they seek  not after ,god        
according to the way of his own         
appointment4 #d4 ,they  are all gone out
 of the way2 how then can they walk     
therein8 #e4  ,they are together become 
unprofitable4 ,what worth or value then 
can  there be in any of their doings8   
,these are the reasons by which  he     
proveth that there is 'none righteous1  
no1 not one4' ,and the  reasons are     
weighty1 for by them he proves the tree 
is not good2  how then can it yield good
 fruit8    ,now1 as he concludes from   
these five reasons that not one indeed  
is righteous1 so he concludes by five   
more that none can do good to  make him 
so--#a4 ,for that internally they are as
 an open sepulchre1  as full of dead    
men's bones4 ,their minds and           
consciences are defiled2  how then can  

sweet and good proceed from thence8 7v  
#ac74 #b4 ,their  throat is filled with 
this stink2 all their vocal duties      
therefore  smell thereof4 #c4 ,their    
mouth is full of cursing and bitterness2
  how then can there be found one word  
that should please ,god8 #d4  ,their    
tongue1 which should present their      
praise to ,god1 has been  used to work  
deceit2 how then1 until it is made a new
 one1 should  it speak in righteousness8
 #e4 ,the poison of asps is under their 
lips2  therefore whatever comes from    
them must be polluted 7,rom #c3aa-ad2   
,matt #bc3bg2 ,titus #a3ae2 ,jer #dd3ag1
 #ag3i74 ,thus1 you see1 he sets  forth 
their internal part1 which being a true 
report1 as to be sure  it is1 it is     
impossible that any good should so much 
as be framed  in such an inward part1 or
 come clean out of such a throat1 by    
such  a tongue1 through such lips as    
these4    ,and yet this is not all4 ,he 
also proves1 and that by five reasons   
more1 that it is not possible they      

should do good--#a4 ',their feet  are   
swift to shed blood' 7,rom #c3ae74 ,this
 implies an inclination1  an inward     
inclination to evil courses2 a quickness
 of motion to  do evil1 but a           
backwardness to do good4 #b4            
',destruction and misery  are in their  
ways' 7v#af74 ,take 'ways' for their    
'doings1' and in  the best of them      
destruction lurks1 and misery yet       
follows them at  the heels4 #c4 ',the   
way of peace have they not known'2 that 
is far  above out of their sight 7v     
#ag74 ,wherefore the labour of these    
foolish ones will weary every one of    
them1 because they know not  the way    
that goes to the city 7,eccl #aj3ae74   
#d4 ',there is no fear  of ,god before  
their eyes' 7v #ah74 ,how then can they 
do anything  with that godly reverence  
of his holy ,majesty that is and must be
  essential to every good work8 for to  
do things1 but not in ,god's  fear1 to  
what will it amount8 will it avail8 #e4 
,all this while they  are under a law   

that calls for works that are perfectly 
good2 that  will accept of none but what
 are perfectly good2 and that will      
certainly condemn them because they     
neither are nor can be perfectly  good4 
',for what things soever the law saith1 
it saith it to them  who are under the  
law2 that every mouth may be stopped1   
and all  the world may become guilty    
before ,god' 7v #ai74    ,thus you see  
that ,paul here proves1 by fifteen      
reasons1 that none  are1 nor can be1    
righteous before ,god by works that they
 can do2  therefore 'men must be        
justified from the curse1 in the sight  
of  ,god1 while sinners in themselves4' 
,eighth4 ',but now the righteousness of 
,god without the law is  manifested1    
being witnessed by the law and the      
prophets' 7v #ba74    ,this text utterly
 excludes the law--what law8 ,the law of
 works1  the moral law1 7v #bg7--;and   
makes mention of another righteousness1 
even a righteousness of ,god2 for the   
righteousness of the law is  the        

righteousness of men1 men's 'own        
righteousness' 7,phil #c3i74  ,now1 if  
the law1 as to a justifying             
righteousness1 is rejected2  then the   
very matter upon and by which man should
 work is rejected2  and if so1 then he  
must be justified by the righteousness  
of  ,god1 or not at all2 for he must be 
justified by a righteousness  that is   
without the law2 to wit1 the            
righteousness of ,god4 ,now1  this      
righteousness of ,god1 whatever it is1  
to be sure it is not a  righteousness   
that flows from men2 for that1 as ,i    
said1 is rejected1  and the             
righteousness of ,god opposed unto it1  
being called  a righteousness that is   
without the law1 without our personal   
obedience to it4 ,the righteousness of  
,god1 or a righteousness of  ,god's     
completing1 a righteousness of ,god's   
bestowing1 a righteousness  that ,god   
also gives unto1 and puts upon all them 
that believe 7,rom  #c3bb71 a           
righteousness that stands in the works  

of ,christ1 and that  is imputed both by
 the grace and justice of ,god 7v       
#bd-bf74 ,where1  now1 is room for man's
 righteousness1 either in the whole1 or 
as  to any part thereof8 ,i say1 where1 
as to justification with ,god8          
,ninth4 ',what shall we then say that   
,abraham1 our father as pertaining  to  
the flesh1 hath found8' 7,rom #d3a7     
,now1 the apostle is at the root of the 
matter2 for ,abraham is  counted the    
father of the faithful2 consequently1   
the man whose  way of attaining         
justification must needs be exemplary to
 all the  children of ,abraham4 ,now1   
the question is1 how ,abraham found8 how
  he found that which some of his       
children sought and missed8 7,rom       
#i3cb72 that is1 how he found justifying
 righteousness2 for it was  that which  
,israel sought and attained not unto    
7#aa3g74 ',did he  find it1' saith      
,paul1 'by the flesh8' or1 as he was in 
the flesh8  or1 by acts and works of the
 flesh8 ,but what are they8 why1 the    

next verse tells you 'they are the works
 of the law' 7,rom #d74    ',if ,abraham
 was justified by works'2 that is1 as   
pertaining to the  flesh2 for the works 
of the law are none other but the best  
sort  of the works of the flesh4 ,and so
 ,paul calls all they that he had       
before his conversion to ,christ3 ',if  
any other man1' saith he1  'thinketh he 
hath whereof he might trust in the      
flesh1 ,i more4'  ,and then he counteth 
up several of his privileges1 to which  
he at  last adjoineth the righteousness 
of the moral law1 saying1 ',touching    
the righteousness which is in the law1  
,i was blameless' 7,phil  #c3d-f74 ,and 
it is proper to call the righteousness  
of the law the  work of the flesh1      
because it is the work of a man1 of a   
man in  the flesh2 for the ,holy ,ghost 
doth not attend the law1 or the work    
thereof1 as to this1 in man1 as man2    
that has confined itself to  another    
ministration1 whose glorious name it    
bears 7#b ,cor #c3h74  ,i say it is     

proper to call the works of the law the 
works of the  flesh1 because they are   
done by that self-same nature in and out
 of  which comes all those things that  
are more grossly so called 7,gal        
#e3ai1bj72 to wit1 from the corrupt     
fountain of fallen man's polluted       
nature 7,james #c3aj74    ,this1 saith  
,paul1 was not the righteousness by     
which ,abraham found  justification with
 ,god--',for if ,abraham was justified  
by works1  he hath whereof to glory2 but
 not before ,god4 ,for what saith the   
,scripture8 ,abraham believed ,god1 and 
it was counted to him for               
righteousness' 7,rom #d3b-c74 ,this     
'believing' is also set in flat         
opposition to 'works1' and to the 'law  
of works'2 wherefore1 upon  pain of     
great contempt to ,god1 it must not be  
reckoned as a work  to justify withal1  
but rather as that which receiveth and  
applieth  that righteousness4 ,from all 
this1 therefore1 it is manifest 'that   
men must be justified from the curse of 

the law1 in the sight of  ,god1 while   
sinners in themselves4' ,but1    ,tenth4
 ',now to him that worketh is the reward
 not reckoned of grace1  but of debt'   
7,rom #d3d74    ,these words do not only
 back what went before1 as to the       
rejection  of the law for righteousness 
as to justification with ,god1 but      
supposing  the law was of force to      
justify1 life must not be admitted to   
come  that way1 because of the evil     
consequences that will unavoidably  flow
 therefrom4 #a4 ,by this means1 grace1  
and justification by grace1  would be   
rejected2 and that would be a foul      
business2 it would not  be reckoned of  
grace4 #b4 ,by this1 ,god would become  
the debtor1 and  so the underling2 and  
so we in this the more honourable4      
,it would not be reckoned of grace1 but 
of debt2 and what would follow  from    
hence8 ,why1 7#a47 ,by this we should   
frustrate the design of  ,heaven1 which 
is1 to justify us freely by grace1      
through a redemption  brought in by     

,christ 7,rom #c3bd-bf2 ,eph #b3h-ac74  
7#b47 ,by this we  should make ourselves
 the saviours1 and jostle ,christ quite 
out of  doors 7,gal #e3b-d74 7#c47 ,we  
should have heaven at our own dispose1  
as a debt1 not by promise1 and so not be
 beholden to ,god for it 7,gal  #c3ah74 
,it must1 then1 be of grace1 not of     
works1 for the preventing  of these     
evils4    ,again1 it must not be of     
works1 because if it should1 then ,god  
would  be the debtor1 and we the        
creditor4 ,now1 much blasphemy would    
flow  from hence2 as1 7#a47 ,god himself
 would not be his own to dispose  of2   
for the inheritance being ,god1 as well 
as his kingdom 7for so  it is written1  
'heirs of ,god' 7,rom #h3ag771 himself1 
,i say1 must  needs be our purchase4    
7#b47 ,if so1 then we have right to     
dispose  of him1 of his kingdom and     
glory1 and all--',be astonished1 ,o     
heavens1  at this6'--for if he be ours  
by works1 then he is ours of debt2 if   
he be ours of debt1 then he is ours by  

purchase2 and then1 again1  if so1 he is
 no longer his own1 but ours1 and at our
 disposal4    ,therefore1 for these     
reasons1 were there sufficiency in our  
personal  works to justify us1 it would 
be even inconsistent with the being  of 
,god to suffer it4 ,so then1 'men are   
justified from the curse1  in the sight 
of ,god1 while sinners in themselves4'  
,eleventh4 ',but to him that worketh    
not1 but believeth on him that          
justifieth the ungodly1 his faith is    
counted for righteousness'  7,rom #d3e74
    ,these words show how we must stand 
just in the sight of ,god from  the     
curse of the law1 both as it respecteth 
justification itself1  as also the      
instrument or means that receiveth that 
righteousness  which justifieth4    #a4 
,as for that righteousness that         
justifieth1 it is not personal          
performances in us2 for the person here 
justified stands1 in that  respect1 as  
one that worketh not1 as one that is    
ungodly4 #b4 ,as  it respecteth the     

instrument that receiveth it1 that      
faith1 as in  the point of justifying   
righteousness1 will not work1 but       
believe1  but receive the works and     
righteousness of another2 for works and 
faith in this are set in opposition4 ,he
 doth not work1 he doth  believe' 7,gal 
#c3ab74 ,he worketh not1 but believeth  
on him who  justifieth us1 ungodly4 ,as 
,paul also saith in another place1 ,the 
law is not of faith 7,rom #aj3e1f74 ,and
 again1 ,works saith on this  wise2     
faith1 far different4 ,the law saith1   
,do this1 and live4 ,but  the doctrine  
of faith saith1 ',if thou shalt confess 
with thy mouth  the ,lord ,jesus1 and   
shalt believe in thine heart that ,god  
hath  raised him from the dead1 thou    
shalt be saved4 ,for with the heart  man
 believeth unto righteousness1' c4 7,rom
 #aj3i1aj74    ,object4 ,but faith is   
counted for righteousness4    ,answ4    
,true1 but yet consider1 that by faith  
we do oft understand  the doctrine of   
remission of sins1 as well as the act of

 believing4    ,but again2 faith when it
 hath received the ,lord ,jesus1 it hath
  done that which pleaseth ,god2        
therefore1 the very act of believing  is
 the most noble in the world2 believing 
sets the crown upon the  head of grace2 
it seals to the truth of the sufficiency
 of the  righteousness of ,christ1 and  
giveth all the glory to ,god 7,john     
#c3cc74 ,and therefore it is a righteous
 act2 but ,christ himself1  he is the   
,righteousness that justifieth' 7,rom   
#d3bj1be74 ,besides1  faith is a        
relative1 and hath its relation as such4
 ,its relation  is the righteousness    
that justifieth1 which is therefore     
called the  righteousness of faith1 or  
that with which faith hath to do 7,rom  
#aj3f74 ,separate these two1 and        
justification cannot be1 because  faith 
now wants his righteousness4 ,and hence 
it is you have so often  such sayings as
 these--',he that believeth in me2 he   
that believeth  on him2 believe in the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be 

saved'  7,john #f3ce1dj74 ,faith1 then1 
as separate from ,christ1 doth nothing2 
nothing1 neither with ,god nor man2     
because it wants its relative2  but let 
it go to the ,lord ,jesus--let it behold
 him as dying1 c41  and it fetches      
righteousness1 and life1 and peace out  
of the virtue  of his blood1 c4 7,acts  
#aj3bi1ca1cc74 ,or rather1 sees it there
 as  sufficient for me to stand just    
thereby in the sight of ,eternal        
,justice ,for him ',god hath set forth  
to be a propitiation through  faith     
belief in his blood1' with intent to    
justify him that  believeth in ,jesus   
7,rom #c3be1bf74    ,twelfth4 ',even as 
,david also describeth the blessedness  
of the man  to whom ,god imputeth       
righteousness without works' 7,rom      
#d3f74    ,did our adversaries          
understand this one text1 they would not
  so boldly affirm1 as they do1 that the
 words1 'impute1 imputed1  imputeth1    
imputing1' c41 are not used in scripture
 but to express  men really and         

personally to be that which is imputed  
unto them2  for men are not really and  
personally faith1 yet faith is imputed  
to men2 nay1 they are not really and    
personally sin1 nor really and          
personally righteousness1 yet these are 
imputed to men3 so1 then1  both good    
things and bad may sometimes be imputed 
to men1 yet  themselves be really and   
personally neither4 ,but to come to the 
point3 what righteousness hath that man 
that hath no works8 ,doubtless  none of 
his own2 yet ,god imputeth righteousness
 to him4 ,yea1 what  works of that man  
doth ,god impute to him that he yet     
justifies as  ungodly8    ,further1 ,he 
that hath works as to justification from
 the curse before  ,god1 not one of them
 is regarded of ,god2 so1 then1 it      
mattereth  not whether thou hast        
righteousness of thine own1 or none4    
',blessed  is the man to whom the ,lord 
imputeth righteousness without works4'  
,man's blessedness1 then1 the           
blessedness of justification from the   

curse in the sight of ,god1 lieth not in
 good works done by us1  either before  
or after faith received1 but in a       
righteousness which  ,god imputeth      
without works2 as we 'work not' as we   
'are ungodly4'  ',blessed are they whose
 iniquities are forgiven1 and whose sin 
is  covered' 7v #g74 ,to forgive and to 
cover are acts of mercy1 not the  cause 
of our merit4 ,besides1 where sin is    
real1 there can be no  perfect          
righteousness2 but the way of           
justification must be through  perfect  
righteousness1 therefore by another than
 our own1 ',blessed  is the man to whom 
the ,lord will not impute sin' 7v #h74  
,the first  cause1 then1 of             
justification before ,god1 dependeth    
upon the will  of ,god1 who will justify
 because he will2 therefore the         
meritorious  cause must also be of his  
own providing1 else his will cannot     
herein be absolute2 for if justification
 depend upon our personal  performances1
 then not upon the will of ,god4 ,he may

 not have mercy  upon whom he will1 but 
on whom man's righteousness will give   
him leave4  ,but his will1 not ours1    
must rule here2 therefore his           
righteousness1  and his only 7,rom      
#i3ae1ah74 ,so1 then1 'men are justified
 from the  curse1 in the sight of ,god1 
while sinners in themselves4'    ,having
 passed over these few scriptures1 ,i   
shall come to particular  instances of  
persons who have been justified2 and    
shall briefly  touch their              
qualifications in the act of ,god's     
justifying them4  ,first1 ,by the ,old  
,testament types4 ,second1 ,by the ,new4
    ,first ,position illustrated by     
,scripture types4    ,first4 ,by the    
,old ,testament types4 ,first4 ',unto   
,adam also and to  his wife did the     
,lord ,god make coats of skins1 and     
clothed them'  7,gen #c3ba74    ,in the 
beginning of this chapter you find these
 two persons reasoning  with the        
serpent1 the effect of which discourse  
was1 they take of  the forbidden fruit1 

and so break the command of ,god 7vv    
#g-ae74  ,this done1 they hide          
themselves1 and cover their nakedness   
with  aprons4 ,but ,god finds out their 
sin1 from the highest branch even  to   
the roots thereof4 ,what followeth8 ,not
 one precept by which  they should by   
works obtain the favour of ,god1 but the
 promise of  a ,saviour2 of which       
promise this twenty-first verse is a    
mystical  interpretation3 ',the ,lord   
,god made them coats of skins1 and      
clothed  them4'    ,hence observe--#a4  
,that these coats were made1 not before1
 but after  they had made themselves    
aprons2 a plain proof their aprons were 
not sufficient to hide their shame from 
the sight of ,god4 #b4 ,these  coats    
were made1 not of ,adam's inherent      
righteousness1 for that  was lost before
 by sin1 but of the skins of the slain1 
types of the  death of ,christ1 and of  
the righteousness brought in            
thereby--',by  whose stripes we are     
healed' 7,isa #ec74ad #c4 ,this is      

further  manifest2 for the coats1 ,god  
made them2 and for the persons1 ,god    
clothed them therewith2 to show that as 
the righteousness by which  we must     
stand just before ,god from the curse is
 a righteousness of  ,christ's          
performing1 not of theirs2 so he1 not   
they1 must put it on  them also1 for of 
,god we are in ,christ1 and of ,god his 
righteousness  is made ours 7#a ,cor    
#a3cj74    ,but1 ,i say1 if you would   
see their antecedent qualifications1 you
  find them under two heads--rebellion  
and hypocrisy4 ,rebellion1  in breaking 
,god's command2 hypocrisy1 in seeking   
how to hide their  faults from ,god4    
,expound this by gospel language1 and   
then it  shows 'that men are justified  
from the curse1 in the sight of ,god1   
while sinners in themselves4'           
,second4 ',the ,lord had respect unto   
,abel and to his offering' 7,gen  #d3d74
    ,by these words we find the person  
first accepted3 ',the ,lord  had respect
 unto ,abel4' ,and indeed1 where the    

person is not first  accepted1 the      
offering will not be pleasing2 the altar
 sanctifies  the gift1 and the temple   
sanctifieth the gold2 so the person1 the
  condition of the person1 is that which
 makes the offering either  pleasing or 
despising 7,matt #bc3af-ba74 ,in the    
epistle to the  ,hebrews it is said1    
',by faith ,abel offered unto ,god a    
more excellent  sacrifice than ,cain1 by
 which he obtained witness that he was  
righteous' 7,heb #aa3d74 ,righteous     
before he offered his gift1 as  his     
sacrifice testified2 for ,god accepted  
of it4    ',by faith he offered4'       
,wherefore faith was precedent1 or      
before  he offered4 ,now faith hath to  
do with ,god through ,christ2 not with  
him through our works of righteousness4 
,besides1 ,abel was righteous  before he
 offered1 before he did do good1        
otherwise ,god would not  have testified
 of his gift4 ',by faith he obtained    
witness that he  was righteous1' for    
,god approved of his gifts4 ,now faith1 

,i say1  as to our standing quit before 
the ,father1 respects the promise  of   
forgiveness of sins through the         
undertaking of the ,lord ,jesus4        
,wherefore ,abel's faith as to          
justifying righteousness before ,god    
looked not forward to what should be    
done by himself1 but back to  the       
promise of the seed of the woman1 that  
was to destroy the power  of hell1 and  
'to redeem them that were under the law'
 7,gen #c3ae2  ,gal #d3d1e74 ,by this   
faith he shrouds himself under the      
promise of  victory1 and the merits of  
the ,lord ,jesus4 ,now being there1 ,god
  finds him righteous2 and being        
righteous1 'he offered to ,god a  more  
excellent sacrifice than his brother'2  
for ,cain's person was  not first       
accepted through the righteousness of   
faith going before1  although he seemed 
foremost as to personal acts of         
righteousness  7,gen #d74 ,abel         
therefore was righteous before he did   
good works2  but that could not be but  

alone through that respect ,god had to  
him  for the sake of the ,messias       
promised before 7#c3ae74 ,but the       
,lord's  so respecting ,abel            
presupposeth that at that time he stood 
in  himself by the law a sinner1        
otherwise he needed not to be respected 
for and upon the account of another4    
,yea1 ,abel also1 forasmuch as  he acted
 faith before he offered sacrifice1 must
 thereby entirely  respect the promise1 
which promise was not grounded upon a   
condition  of works to be found in      
,abel1 but in and for the sake of the   
seed  of the woman1 which is ,christ2   
which promise he believed1 and so  took 
it for granted that this ,christ should 
break the serpent's  head--that is1     
destroy by himself the works of the     
devil2 to wit1  sin1 death1 the curse1  
and hell 7,gal #d3d74 ,by this faith he 
stood  before ,god righteous1 because he
 had put on ,christ2 and being thus1  he
 offered2 by which act of faith ,god    
declared he was pleased with  him1      

because he accepted of his sacrifice4   
,third4 ',and the ,lord said unto her1  
,the elder shall serve the  younger'    
7,gen #be3bc74    ,these words1 after   
,paul's exposition1 are to be understood
 of  justification in the sight of ,god1
 according to the purpose and  decree of
 electing love1 which had so determined 
long before1 that  one of these children
 should be received to eternal grace2   
but mark1  not by works of righteousness
 which they should do1 but 'before  they
 had done either good or evil'2         
otherwise 'the purpose of ,god          
according to election1' not of works1   
but of him that calleth1  'could not    
stand1' but fall in pieces 7,rom        
#i3aj-ab74 ,but none are  received into 
eternal mercy but such as are just      
before the ,lord  by a righteousness    
that is complete2 and ,jacob having done
 no good1  could by no means have that  
of his own1 and therefore it must be  by
 some other righteousness1 'and so      
himself be justified from the  curse1 in

 the sight of ,god1 while a sinner in   
himself4'    ,fourth4 ,the same may be  
said concerning ,solomon1 whom the ,lord
  loved with special love1 as soon as   
born into the world2 which he  also     
confirmed with signal characters4 ',he  
sent1' saith the ,holy  ,ghost1 'by the 
hand of ,nathan the prophet1 and he     
called his name  ,jedidiah1 because the 
,lord loved him 7#b ,sam #ab3bd1be74ae  
,was  this love of ,god extended to him 
because of his personal virtues8  ,no1  
verily2 for he was yet an infant4#af ,he
 was justified then in  the sight of    
,god from the curse by another than his 
own righteousness4    ,fifth4 ',and when
 ,i passed by thee1 and saw thee        
polluted in thine  own blood1 ,i said   
unto thee when thou wast in thy blood1  
,live2 yea1  ,i said unto thee when thou
 wast in thy blood1 ,live' 7,eze #af3f74
    ,the state of this people you have  
in the former verses described1  both as
 to their rise and practice in the world
 7vv #a-e74 #a4 ,as  to their rise4     

,their original was the same with       
,canaan1 the men of  ,god's curse 7,gen 
#i3be74 ',thy birth and thy nativity is 
of the land  of ,canaan'2 the same with 
other carnal men 7,rom #c3i74 ',thy     
father  was an ,amorite1 and thy mother 
an ,hittite' 7,eze #af3c74 ,their       
condition1 that is showed us by this    
emblem--7#a47 ,they had not been  washed
 in water4 7#b47 ,they had not been     
swaddled4 7#c47 ,they had  not been     
salted4 7#d47 ,they brought filth with  
them into the world4  7#e47 ,they lay   
stinking in their cradle4 7#f47 ,they   
were without  strength to help          
themselves4 ,thus they appear and come  
by generation4  #b4 ,again1 as to their 
practice--7#a47 ,they polluted          
themselves in  their own blood4 7#b47   
,they so continued till ,god passed     
by--',and when  ,i passed by thee1 and  
saw thee polluted in thine own          
blood'2--'in  thy blood1 in thy blood'2 
it is doubled4 ,thus we see they were   
polluted born1 they continued in their  

blood till the day that the  ,lord      
looked upon them2 polluted1 ,i say1 to  
the loathing of their  persons1 c4 ,now 
this was the time of love--',and when ,i
 passed by  thee1 and saw thee polluted 
in thine own blood1 ,i said unto thee   
when thou wast in thy blood1 ,live2 yea1
 ,i said unto thee when thou  wast in   
thy blood1 ,live' 7,eze #af3f74         
,quest4 ,but how could a holy ,god say1 
',live1' to such a sinful  people8      
,answ4 ,though they had nought but sin1 
yet he had love and righteousness4  ,he 
had love to pity them2 righteousness to 
cover them--',now when  ,i passed by    
thee1 and looked upon thee1 behold1 thy 
time was the  time of love' 7,eze       
#af3h74 ,what follows8 7#a7 ',i spread  
my skirt  over thee'2 and 7#b7 ',covered
 thy nakedness'2 yea1 7#c7 ',i sware    
unto  thee'2 and 7#d7 ',entered into    
covenant with thee'2 and 7#e7 ',thou    
becamest mine4' ,my love pitied thee2 my
 skirt covered thee4 ,thus  ,god        
delivered them from the curse in his    

sight4 ',then ,i washed thee  with      
water1 after thou wast justified2 yea1  
,i thoroughly washed  away thy blood    
from thee1 and anointed thee with oil'  
7v #i74    ,sanctification1 then1 is    
consequential1 justification goes       
before4  ,the ,holy ,ghost by this      
scripture setteth forth to the life1    
free  grace to the sons of men1 while   
they themselves are sinners4 ,i say1    
while they are unwashed1 unswaddled1    
unsalted1 but bloody sinners2  for by   
these words1 'not washed1 not salted1   
not swaddled1' he  setteth forth their  
unsanctified state2 yea1 they were not  
only  unsanctified1 but also cast out1  
without pity1 to the loathing of  their 
persons2 yea1 'no eye pitied them1 to do
 any of these things  for them'2 no eye 
but his1 whose glorious grace is        
unsearchable2  no eye but his1 who could
 look and love2 all others looked and   
loathed2 but blessed be ,god that hath  
passed by us in that day  that we       
wallowed in our own blood2 and blessed  

be ,god for the skirt  of his glorious  
righteousness wherewith he covered us   
when we lay  before him naked in blood4 
,it was when we were in our blood that  
he loved us2 when we were in our blood  
he said1 ,live4 ,therefore1  'men are   
justified from the curse1 in the sight  
of ,god1 while  sinners in themselves4' 
,sixth4 ',now ,joshua was clothed with  
filthy garments1 and stood  before the  
angel' 7,zech #c3c74    ,the standing of
 ,joshua here is as men used to stand   
that were  arraigned before a judge4    
',joshua stood before the angel of the  
,lord1 and ,satan standing at his right 
hand to resist him' 7v #a74  ,the same  
posture as ,judas stood in when he was  
to be condemned4 ',set  thou1' said     
,david1 'a wicked man over him2 and let 
,satan stand at  his right hand' 7,psa  
#aji3f74 ,thus1 therefore1 ,joshua      
stood4 ,now  ,joshua was clothed1 not   
with righteousness1 but with filthy     
rags6  ,sin upon him1 and ,satan by him1
 and this before the angel6 ,what  must 

he do now8 ,go away8 ,no2 there he must 
stand6 ,can he speak for  himself8 ,not 
a word2 guilt had made him dumb6 7,isa  
#ec3ab74 ,had he  no place clean8 ,no2  
he was clothed with filthy garments6    
,but his  lot was to stand before ,jesus
 ,christ1 that maketh intercession  for 
transgressors4 ',and the ,lord said unto
 ,satan1 ,the ,lord rebuke  thee1 ,o    
,satan2 even the ,lord that hath chosen 
,jerusalem1 rebuke  thee' 7,zech #c3b74 
,thus ,christ saveth from present       
condemnation  those that be still in    
their sin and blood4#ag    ,but is he   
now quit8 ,no2 he standeth yet in filthy
 garments2 neither  can he1 by aught    
that is in him1 or done by him1 clear   
himself from  him4 ,how then8 ,why1 the 
,lord clothes him with change of        
raiment4  ,the iniquities were his own1 
the raiment was the ,lord's4 ',this is  
the heritage of the servants of the     
,lord1 and their righteousness  is of   
me1 saith the ,lord' 7,isa #ed3ag74 ,we 
will not here discourse  of ,joshua's   

sin1 what it was1 or when committed2 it 
is enough to  our purpose that he was   
clothed with filthy garments2 and that  
the  ,lord made a change with him1 by   
causing his iniquity to pass from  him1 
and by clothing him with change of      
raiment4 ,but what had  ,joshua         
antecedent to this glorious and heavenly
 clothing8 ,the devil  at his right hand
 to resist him1 and himself in filthy   
garments4  ',now ,joshua was clothed    
with filthy garments1 and stood before  
the  angel4 ,and he answered and spake  
unto those that stood before him1       
saying1 ,take away the filthy garments  
from him4 ,and unto him he  said1       
,behold1 ,i have caused thine iniquity  
to pass from thee1 and  ,i will clothe  
thee with change of raiment' 7,zech #c3 
#c1d74    ,second4 ,but to pass from the
 ,old ,testament types1 and to come to  
the ,new4    ,first4 ',and when he was  
come into the ship1 he that had been    
possessed  with the devil prayed him    
that he might be with him4 ,howbeit     

,jesus  suffered him not1 but saith unto
 him1 ,go home to thy friends1 and  tell
 them how great things ,god hath done   
for thee1 and hath had  compassion on   
thee' 7,mark #e3ah1ai74    ,the present 
state of this man is sufficiently       
declared in these  particulars--#a4 ,he 
was possessed with a devil2 with devils1
 with  many2 with a whole legion1 which 
some say is six thousand1 or            
thereabouts 7,matt #h74 #b4 ,these      
devils had so the mastery of him  as to 
drive him from place to place into the  
wilderness among the  mountains1 and so 
to dwell in the tombs among the dead    
7,luke #h74 #c4  ,he was out of his     
wits2 he would cut his flesh1 break his 
chains2  nay1 'no man could tame him'   
7,mark #e3d-e74 #d4 ,when he saw ,jesus1
 the  devil in him1 as being lord and   
governor there1 cried out against  the  
,lord ,jesus 7v #g74 ,in all this1 what 
qualification shows itself  as precedent
 to justification8 ,none but such as    
devils work1 or as  rank bedlams have4  

,yet this poor man was dispossessed1    
taken into  ,god's compassion1 and was  
bid to show it to the world4 ',go home  
to thy friends1 and tell them how great 
things the ,lord hath done  for thee1   
and hath had compassion on thee' 7v     
#ai72 which last words1  because they   
are added over and above his being      
dispossessed of  the devils1 ,i         
understand to be the fruit of electing  
love4 ',i will  have compassion on whom 
,i will have compassion1' which blesseth
  us with the mercy of a justifying     
righteousness2 and all this1 as  by this
 is manifest1 without the least         
precedent qualification of  ours4       
,second4 ',and when they had nothing to 
pay1 he frankly forgave them  both'     
7,luke #g3db74    ,the occasion of these
 words was1 for that the ,pharisee      
murmured  against the woman that washed 
,jesus' feet1 because 'she was a        
sinner'2  for so said the ,pharisee1 and
 so saith the ,holy ,ghost 7v #cg74     
,but1  saith ,christ1 ,simon1 ,i will   

ask thee a question1 ',a certain man    
had two debtors3 the one owed him five  
hundred pence1 and the other  fifty4    
,and when they had nothing to pay1 he   
frankly forgave them  both' 7v #ch74    
,hence ,i gather these conclusions--#a4 
,that men that are wedded to their  own 
righteousness understand not the        
doctrine of the forgiveness of  sins4   
,this is manifested by the poor         
,pharisee2 he objected against  the     
woman because she was a sinner4 #b4 ,let
 ,pharisees murmur still1  yet ,christ  
hath pity and mercy for sinners4 #c4    
,yet ,jesus doth not  usually manifest  
mercy until the sinner hath nothing to  
pay4 ',and  when they had nothing to    
pay1 he frankly1' or freely1 or         
heartily1  'forgave them both4' ,if they
 had nothing to pay1 then they were     
sinners2 but he forgiveth no man but    
with respect to a righteousness2        
therefore that righteousness must be    
another's2 for in the very  act of mercy
 they are found sinners4 ,they had      

nothing but debt1  nothing but sin1     
nothing to pay with4 ,then they were    
'justified  freely by his grace1 through
 the redemption that is in ,christ      
,jesus4' ,so1 then1 'men are justified  
from the curse1 in the sight  of ,god1  
while sinners in themselves4'    ,third4
 ',and when he saw their faith1 he said 
unto the man1 ,thy sins  are forgiven   
thee' 7,luke #e3bj74    ,this man had   
not righteousness to stand just before  
,god withal1  for his sins as yet       
remained unforgiven2 wherefore1 seeing  
guilt  remained until ,christ remitted  
him1 he was discharged while ungodly4   
,and observe it1 the faith here         
mentioned is not to be reckoned so  much
 the man's1 as the faith of them that   
brought him2 neither did  it reach to   
the forgiveness of sins1 but to the     
miracle of healing2  yet this man1 in   
this condition1 had his sins forgiven   
him4    ,but again2 set the case1 the   
faith was only his1 as it was not1  and 
that it reached to the doctrine of      

forgiveness1 yet it did it  without     
respect to righteousness in himself2 for
 guilt lay still  upon him1 he had now  
his sins forgiven him4 ,but this act of 
grace  was a surprisal2 it was unlooked 
for4 ',i am found of them that  sought  
me not' 7,isa #fe3a74 ,they came for one
 thing1 he gave them  another2 they came
 for a cure upon his body1 but1 to their
 amazement1  he cured first his soul4   
',thy sins are forgiven thee4' ,besides1
  to have his sins forgiven betokeneth  
an act of grace2 but grace  and works as
 to this are opposite 7,rom #aa3f74     
,therefore 'men are  justified from the 
curse1 in the sight of ,god1 while      
sinners in  themselves4'    ,fourth4    
',father1 ,i have sinned against heaven1
 and in thy sight1  and am no more      
worthy to be called thy son' 7,luke     
#ae3ba74    ,what this man was is       
sufficiently declared in verse #ac1 c4  
,as #a4  ,a riotous spender of all--of  
time1 talent1 body1 and soul4 #b4 ,he   
added to this his rebellion1 great      

contempt of his father's house--he      
joined himself to a stranger1 and became
 an associate with swine 7vv  #ae1ag74  
,at last1 indeed1 he came to himself4   
,but then observe--7#a47 ,he  sought not
 justification by personal performances 
of his own2 7#b47  ,neither did he      
mitigate his wickedness2 7#c47 ,nor     
excuse himself  before his father2 but  
first resolveth to confess his sin2 and 
coming to his father1 did confess it1   
and that with aggravating               
circumstances4 ',i have sinned against  
heaven2 ,i have sinned against  thee2 ,i
 am no more worthy to be called thy son'
 7v #ah74 ,now what  he said was true or
 false4 ,if true1 then he had not       
righteousness4  ,if false1 he could not 
stand just in the sight of his father   
by virtue of his own performances4 ,and1
 indeed1 the sequel of the  parable     
clears it4 ,his 'father said to his     
servant1 ,bring forth  the best robe1'  
the justifying righteousness1 'and put  
it on him2  and put a ring on his hand1 

and shoes on his feet' 7v #bb74 ,this   
best  robe1 then1 being in the father's 
house1 was not in the prodigal's  heart2
 neither stayed the father for further  
qualifications1 but  put it upon him as 
he was1 surrounded with sin and         
oppressed with  guilt4 ,therefore 'men  
are justified from the curse1 in the    
sight  of ,god1 while sinners in        
themselves4'    ,fifth4 ',for the ,son  
of man is come to seek and to save that 
which  was lost' 7,luke #ai3aj74    ,the
 occasion of these words was1 for that  
the ,pharisees murmured  because ',jesus
 was gone to be guest to one that was a 
sinner1' yea1  a sinner of the          
publicans1 and are most fitly applied to
 the case  in hand4 ,for though         
,zaccheus climbed the tree1 yet ,jesus  
,christ  found him first1 and called him
 down by his name2 adding withal1  ',for
 to-day ,i must abide at thy house' 7v  
#e72 which being opened  by verse #i1 is
 as much as to say1 ,i am come to be thy
 salvation4  ,now this being believed by

 ,zaccheus1 'he made haste and came     
down1  and received him joyfully4' ,and 
not only so1 but to declare to all  the 
simplicity of his faith1 and that he    
unfeignedly accepted of  this word of   
salvation1 he said unto the ,lord1 and  
that before all  present1 ',behold1     
,lord1 the half of my goods ,i give to  
the poor2  and if ,i have taken anything
 from any man by false accusation1' a   
supposition intimating an affirmative1  
',i restore him fourfold4'#ah  ,this    
being thus1 ,christ doubleth his        
comfort1 saying to him also1  and that  
before the people1 ',this day is        
salvation come to this  house4' ,then1  
by adding the next words1 he expounds   
the whole of  the matter1 ',for ,i am   
come to seek and save that which was    
lost'2  to seek it till ,i find it1 to  
save it when ,i find it4 ,he finds  them
 that sought him not 7,rom #aj3bj72 and 
saith1 ,zaccheus1 ,behold  me6 to a     
people that asked not after him4 ,so1   
then1 seeing ,jesus  findeth this       

publican first1 preaching salvation to  
him before he  came down from the tree1 
it is evident he received this as he was
  a sinner2 from which faith flowed his 
following words and works as  a         
consequence4    ,sixth4 ',jesus saith   
unto him1 ,verily ,i say unto thee1     
,to-day shalt  thou be with me in       
paradise' 7,luke #bc3dc74    ,this was  
spoken to the thief upon the cross1 who 
had lived in  wickedness all his days2  
neither had he so much as truly         
repented--no1  not till he came to die2 
nay1 when he first was hanged he then   
fell  to railing on ,christ2 for though 
,luke leaves it out1 beginning but  at  
his conversion2 yet by ,matthew's       
relating the whole tragedy1  we find him
 at first as bad as the other 7,matt    
#bg3dd74 ,this man1  then1 had no moral 
righteousness1 for he had lived in the  
breach  of the law of ,god4 ,indeed1 by 
faith he believed ,christ to be ,king1  
and that when dying with him4 ,but what 
was this to a personal  performing the  

commandments8 or of restoring what he   
had oft taken  away8 ,yea1 he confesseth
 his death to be just for his sin2 and  
so  leaning upon the mediation of       
,christ he goeth out of the world4 ,now 
he that truly confesseth and            
acknowledgeth his sin1 acknowledgeth    
also the curse to be due thereto from   
the righteous hand of ,god4 ,so  then1  
where the curse of ,god is due1 that man
 wanteth righteousness4  ,besides1 he   
that makes to another for help1 hath by 
that condemned  his own1 had he any1 of 
utter insufficiency4 ,but all these did 
this poor creature2 wherefore he must   
stand 'just from the law in  the sight  
of ,god1 while sinful in himself4'      
,seventh4 ',lord1 what wilt thou have me
 to do8' 7,acts #i3f74    ,what wilt    
thou have me to do8 ,ignorance is here  
set forth to the  full4 ,paul hitherto  
knew not ,jesus1 neither what he would  
have him  to do2 yet a mighty man for   
the law of works1 and for zeal towards  
,god according to that4 ,thus you see   

that he neither knew that ,christ  was  
,lord1 nor what was his mind and        
will--',i did it ignorantly1 in         
unbelief' 7#a ,tim #a3ac-ae74 ,i did not
 know him2 ,i did not believe  he was to
 save us2 ,i thought ,i must be saved by
 living righteously1  by keeping the law
 of ,god4 ,this thought kept me ignorant
 of ,jesus1  and of justification from  
the curse by him4 ,poor ,saul6 how many 
fellows hast thou yet alive6--every man 
zealous of the law of works1  yet none  
of them know the law of grace2 each of  
them seeking for  life by doing the law1
 when life is to be had by nought but   
believing  in ,jesus ,christ4           
,eighth4 ',believe in the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 and thou shalt be saved'       
7,acts #af3ca74    ,a little before1 we 
find ,paul and ,silas in the stocks for 
preaching  of ,jesus ,christ2 in the    
stocks1 in the inward prison1 by the    
hands  of a sturdy jailer2 but at       
midnight1 while ,paul and his companion 
sang praises to ,god1 the foundations of

 the prison shook1 and every  man's     
bands were loosed4 ,now the jailer being
 awakened by the noise  of this shaking1
 and supposing he had lost his          
prisoners1 drew his  sword1 with intent 
to kill himself2 ',but ,paul cried out1 
,do thyself  no harm2 for we are all    
here4 ,then he called for a light1 and  
sprang  in1 and came trembling1 and fell
 down before ,paul and ,silas1 and      
brought them out1 and said1 ,sirs1 what 
must ,i do to be saved8'    ,in all this
 relation here is not aught that can    
justify the jailer4  ,for1 #a4 ,his     
whole life was idolatry1 cruelty1 and   
enmity to ,god4  ,yea1 #b4 ,even now1   
while the earthquake shook the prison1  
he had  murder in his heart--yea1 and in
 his intentions too2 murder1 ,i  say1   
and that of a high nature1 even to have 
killed his own body  and soul at        
once4#ai ,well1 #c4 ,when he began to   
shake under the  fears of everlasting   
burnings1 yet then his heart was wrapped
 up  in ignorance as to the way of      

salvation by ,jesus ,christ3 ',what must
  ,i do to be saved8' ,he knew not what2
 no1 not he4 ,his condition1  then1 was 
this3 he neither had righteousness to   
save him1 nor knew  he how to get it4   
,now1 what was ,paul's answer8 ,why1    
',believe in the  ,lord ,jesus ,christ1'
 look for righteousness in ,christ1 'and
 then  thou shalt be saved4' ,this1     
then1 still holdeth true1 'men are      
justified from the curse1 in the sight  
of ,god1 whilst sinners in  themselves4'
    ,reasons for the first position     
drawn from the texts4    ,,third4 ,i    
should now come to the second           
conclusion1 viz41 that this  can be done
 by no other righteousness than that    
long ago performed  by1 and remaining   
with1 the person of ,christ4 ,but before
 ,i speak to  that1 ,i will a little    
further press this1 by urging for it    
several  reasons4    ,the ,first        
,reason4--,men must be justified from   
the curse while  sinners in themselves1 
because by nature all are under         

sin--',all  have sinned1 and come short 
of the glory of ,god4 ,he hath concluded
  all in unbelief2 he hath concluded all
 under sin' 7,rom #c3bc1 #aa3cb2  ,gal  
#c3bb74 ,now having sinned1 they are in 
body and soul defiled1  and become an   
unclean thing4 ,wherefore1 whatever they
 touch1 with  an intent to work out     
righteousness thereby1 they defile that 
also  7,titus #a3ae2 ,lev #ae3aa2 ,isa  
#fd3f74 ,and hence1 as ,i have said1 all
  the righteousness they seek to        
accomplish is but as a menstruous  cloth
 and filthy rags2 therefore they are    
sinners still4' ,indeed1  to some men's 
thinking1 the ,pharisee is holier than  
the ,publican2  but in ,god's sight1 in 
the eyes of ,divine justice1 they stand 
alike  condemned4 ',all have sinned'2   
there is the poison6 ,therefore1 as  to 
,god1 without ,christ1 all throats are  
an open sepulchre 7,matt  #bc3bg2 ,rom  
#c3ac74    ,the world in general is     
divided into two sorts of sinners--the  
open profane1 and the man that seeks    

life by the works of the law4  ,the     
profane is judged by all2 but the other 
by a few4 ,oh6 but ,god  judgeth him4   
#a4 ,for a hypocrite2 because that      
notwithstanding he hath sinned1  he     
would be thought to be good and         
righteous4 ,and hence it is  that       
,christ calls such kind of holy ones1   
',pharisees1 hypocrites6  ,pharisees    
hypocrites6' because by their gay       
outside they deceived  those that beheld
 them4 ,but1 saith he1 ,god sees your   
hearts2 you  are but like painted       
sepulchres1 within you are full of dead 
men's  bones 7,prov #cj3ab2 ,matt       
#bc3bg-cj2 ,luke #aa3bf1 #af3ae74 ,such 
is the  root from whence flows all their
 righteousness4 ,but doth the blind     
,pharisee think his state is such8 ,no2 
his thoughts of himself are  far        
otherwise--',god1 ,i thank thee1' saith 
he1 ',i am not as other  men1           
extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 or    
even like this publican'  7,luke        
#ah3aa1ab74 ,aye1 but still ,god judgeth

 him for a hypocrite4    #b4 ,god       
judgeth him for one that spurneth       
against ,christ1 even by  every such    
work he doth4 ,and hence it is1 when    
,paul was converted  to ,jesus ,christ1 
that he calls the righteousness he had  
before1  madness1 blasphemy1 injury2    
because what he did to save himself  by 
works was in direct opposition to grace 
by ,jesus ,christ 7,phil  #c3g1h2 ,acts 
#bb3c1d1 #bf3d2 #a ,tim #a3ad1ae74      
,behold1 then1 the evil  that is in a   
man's own righteousness6 7#a47 ,it      
curseth and condemneth  the             
righteousness of ,christ4 7#b47 ,it     
blindeth the man from seeing  his       
misery4 7#c47 ,it hardeneth his heart   
against his own salvation4    #c4 ,but  
again1 ,god judgeth such1 for those that
 condemn him of  foolishness--',the     
preaching of the cross1' that is1       
,christ crucified1  'is to them that    
perish foolishness' 7#a ,cor #a3ah1bc74 
,what1 saith  the merit-monger1 will you
 look for life by the obedience of      

another man8 ,will you trust to the     
blood that was shed upon the  cross1    
that run down to the ground1 and        
perished in the dust8 ,thus  deridingly 
they scoff at1 stumble upon1 and are    
taken in the gin  that attends the      
gospel2 not to salvation1 but to their  
condemnation1  because they have        
condemned the ,just1 that they might    
justify their  own filthy righteousness 
7,isa #h3ad74    ,but1 ,i say1 if all   
have sinned1 if all are defiled1 if the 
best  of a man's righteousness be but   
madness1 blasphemy1 injury2 if  for     
their righteousness they are judged     
hypocrites1 condemned as  opposers of   
the gospel1 and as such have counted    
,god foolish for  sending his ,son into 
the world2 then must the best of 'men be
 justified  from the curse in the sight 
of ,god while sinners in themselves'2   
because they still stand guilty in the  
sight of ,god1 their hearts  are also   
still filthy infected--',though thou    
wash thee with nitre1  and take thee    

much soap1 yet thine iniquity is marked 
before ,,me1  saith the ,lord ,god'     
7,jer #b3bb74 ,it stands marked still   
before ,god4  ,so1 then1 what esteem    
soever men have of the righteousness of 
the  world1 yet ,god accounts it        
horrible wickedness1 and the greatest   
enemy that ,jesus hath4 ,wherefore1 this
 vine is the vine of ,sodom2  these     
clusters are the clusters of ,gomorrah2 
these grapes are  grapes of gall2 these 
clusters are bitter1 they are the poison
 of  dragons1 and the cruel venom of    
asps 7,matt #c3g2 #bc74 ,no marvel1     
then1 if ,john in his ministry gives the
 first rebuke and jostle to  such1 still
 calling them serpents and vipers1 and  
concluding it  is almost impossible they
 should escape the damnation of hell2   
for  of all sin1 man's own              
righteousness1 in special1 bids defiance
 to  ,jesus ,christ4    ,the ,second    
,reason4--,a second reason why men must 
stand just in  the sight of ,god from   
the curse1 while sinners in themselves1 

is1  because of the exactions of the    
law4 ,for were it granted that men's    
good works arose from a holy root1 and  
were perfect in their kind1  yet the    
demand of the law--for that is still    
beyond them--would  leave them sinners  
before the justice of ,god4 ,and hence  
it is that  holy men stand just in the  
sight of ,god from the curse2 yet dare  
not offer their gifts by the law1 but   
through ,jesus ,christ2 knowing  that   
not only their persons1 but their       
spiritual service also1  would else be  
rejected of the heavenly ,majesty 7#a   
,peter #b3e2 ,rev  #g3ad-af2 ,heb       
#h3g1h74bj    ,for the law is itself so 
perfectly holy and good as not to admit 
of  the least failure1 either in the    
matter or manner of obedience--',cursed 
is every one that continueth not in all 
things that are written in  the book of 
the law to do them' 7,gal #c3aj74 ,for  
they that shall keep  the whole law1 and
 yet offend in one point1 are guilty of 
all1 and  convicted of the law as       

transgressors 7,james #b3i1aj74         
',tribulation1'  therefore1 'and        
anguish1 upon every soul of man that    
doth evil1  of the ,jew first1 and also 
of the ,gentile' 7,rom #b3i74 ,and      
observe1  the law leaveth thee not to   
thy choice1 when1 or when not1 to  begin
 to keep it2 but requireth thy obedience
 so soon as concerned1  exactly1 both as
 to the matter and manner1 and that     
before thou  hast sinned against it2 for
 the first sin breaks the law4 ,now1 if 
thou sinnest before thou beginnest to   
do1 thou art found by the  law a        
transgressor1 and so standest by that   
convicted of sin2 so1  then1 all thy    
after-acts of righteousness are but the 
righteousness  of a sinner1 of one whom 
the law hath condemned already 7,john   
#c3ah74  ',the law is spiritual1 but    
thou art carnal1 sold under sin' 7,rom  
#g3ad74    ,besides1 the law being      
absolutely perfect1 doth not only       
respect  the matter and manner as to    
outward acts1 but also the rise and     

root1 the heart1 from whence they flow2 
and an impediment there  spoils all1    
were the executive part never so        
good--',thou shalt  love the ,lord thy  
,god with ,,all thy heart1 with ,,all   
thy soul1 with  ,,all thy mind1 and with
 ,,all thy strength' 7,mark #ab3cj74    
,mark the  repetition1 with all1 with   
all1 with all1 with all2 with all thy   
heart1 with all thy soul1 in all things1
 at all times1 else thou  hadst as good 
do nothing4 ,but 'every imagination of  
the thought of  the heart of man is only
 evil continually' 7,gen #f3e74 ,the    
margin  hath it1 'the whole imagination1
 the purposes1 and desires'2 so  that a 
good root is here wanting4 ',the heart  
is deceitful above  all things1 and     
desperately wicked3 who can know it8'   
7,jer #ag3i74  ,what thoughts1 words1 or
 actions can be clean1 sufficiently to  
answer  a perfect law that flows from   
this original8 ,it is impossible4 ',men 
must therefore be justified from the    
curse1 in the sight of ,god1  while     

sinners in themselves4' ,but further yet
 to open the case4  ,there are several  
things that make it impossible that a   
man should  stand just in the sight of  
,god but while sinful in himself4    #a4
 ,because the law under which he at     
present stands1 holds him  under the    
dominion of sin2 for sin by the law hath
 dominion over  all that are under the  
law 7,rom #f3ad74 ,dominion1 ,i say1    
both as  to guilt and filth4 ,guilt hath
 dominion over him1 because he is  under
 the curse3 and filth1 because the law  
giveth him no power1  neither can he by 
it deliver his soul4 ,and for this cause
 it is  that it is called beggarly1     
weak1 unprofitable2 imposing duty1 but  
giving no strength 7,gal #c3b1 #d3i74   
,expecting the duty should be  complete1
 yet bendeth not the heart to do the    
work2 to do it1 ,i say1  as is required 
7,rom #h3c74 ,and hence it is again that
 it is called  a 'voice of words' 7,heb 
#ab3ai72ba for as words that are barely 
such are void of spirit and quickening  

life1 so are the impositions  of the law
 of works4 ,thus far1 therefore1 the man
 remains a sinner4  ,but1    #b4 ,the   
law is so far from giving life or       
strength to do it1 that  it doth quite  
the contrary4#bb    7#a47 ,it weakeneth1
 it discourageth1 and dishearteneth the 
sinner1  especially when it shows itself
 in its glory2 for then it is the       
ministration of death1 and killeth all  
the world4 ,when ,israel saw  this1 they
 fled from the face of ,god2 they could 
not endure that  which was commanded    
7,exo #bj3ah1ai72 yea1 so terrible was  
the sight1  that ,moses said1 ',i       
exceedingly fear and quake' 7,heb       
#ab3bj1ba74  ,yea1 almost forty years   
after1 ,moses stood amazed to find      
himself  and ,israel yet alive1 ',did   
ever people1' said he1 'hear the voice  
of ,god speaking out of the midst of the
 fire1 as thou hast heard1  and live8'  
7,deut #d3cb1cc74 ,alas6 he who boasteth
 himself in the  works of the law1 he   
doth not hear the law2 when that speaks1

 it  shakes ,mount ,sinai1 and writeth  
death upon all faces1 and makes  the    
church itself cry out1 ,a mediator6 else
 we die 7,exo #bj3ai2 ,deut  #e3be-bg1  
#ah3ae1ai74    7#b47 ,it doth not only  
thus discourage1 but abundantly         
increaseth  every sin4 ,sin takes the   
advantage of being by the law2 the      
motions  of sin are by the law4 ,where  
no law is1 there is no transgression    
7,rom #d3ae1 #g3e74 ,sin takes an       
occasion to live by the law3 ',when  the
 commandment came1 sin revived2 for     
without the law1 sin was  dead' 7,rom   
#g3h1i74 ,sin takes an occasion to      
multiply by the law3 ',the  law entered1
 that the offence might abound' 7,rom   
#e3bj74 ',and the  strength of sin is   
the law' 7#a ,cor #ae3ef74 ',that sin by
 the commandment  might become'         
outrageous1 'exceeding sinful' 7,rom    
#g3ac74 ',what shall  we say then8 ,is  
the law sin8 ,god forbid4 ,nay1 ,i had  
not known sin1  but by the law3 for ,i  
had not known lust1 except the law had  

said1  ,thou shalt not covet4 ,but sin1 
taking occasion by the commandment1     
wrought in me all manner of             
concupiscence4 ,for without the law1    
sin was dead' 7,rom #g3g1h7    ,these   
things1 then1 are not infused or        
operated by the law from its  own nature
 or doctrine1 but are occasioned by the 
meeting of1 and  having to do with1 a   
thing directly opposite4 ',the law is   
spiritual1  ,i am carnal'2 therefore    
every imposition is rejected and        
rebelled  against4 ,strike a steel      
against a flint1 and the fire flies     
about  you2 strike the law against a    
carnal heart1 and sin appears1 sin      
multiplies1 sin rageth1 sin is          
strengthened6 ,and hence ariseth all    
these doubts1 murmurings1 and sinful    
complainings that are found  in the     
hearts of the people of ,god2 they have 
too much to do with  the law2 the law of
 works is now in the conscience1        
imposing duty  upon the carnal part4    
,this is the reason of the noise that   

you  hear1 and of the sin that you see1 
and of the horror that you feel  in your
 own souls when tempted4 ,but to pass   
this digression4    ,the law1 then1     
having to do with carnal men1 by this   
they become worse  sinners than before2 
for their heart now recoileth           
desperately1  opposeth blasphemously2 it
 giveth way to despair2 and then  to    
conclude there is no hope for hereafter2
 and so goeth on in a  sordid1 ungodly  
course of life1 till his time is come to
 die and be  damned1 unless a miracle of
 grace prevent4 ,from all this ,i       
conclude1  that 'a man cannot stand just
 from the curse1 in the sight of ,god   
but while sinful in himself4' ,but1     
#c4 ,as the law giveth neither strength 
nor life to keep it1 so it  neither     
giveth nor worketh repentance unto life 
if thou break it4  ,do this and live1   
break it and die2 this is the voice of  
the law4  ,all the repentance that such 
men have1 it is but that of themselves1 
the sorrow of the world1 that endeth in 

death1 as ,cain's and ,judas'  did1 even
 such a repentance as must be repented  
of either here or  in hell-fire 7#b ,cor
 #g3aj74    #d4 ,as it giveth none1 so  
it accepteth none of them that are under
  the law 7,gal #e3d74 ,sin and die1 is 
for ever its language2 there is  no     
middle way in the law2 they must bear   
their judgment1 whosoever  they be1 that
 stand and fall to the law4 ,therefore  
,cain was a  vagabond still1 and ,judas 
hangeth himself2 their repentance could 
not save them1 they fell headlong under 
the law4 ,the law stays no  man from the
 due reward of his deeds2 it hath no    
ears to hear nor  heart to pity its     
penitent ones 7,gen #d3i-aa2 ,matt      
#bg3c74    #e4 ,by the law1 ,god will   
show no mercy2 for1 ',i will be merciful
  to their unrighteousness1' is the     
tenor of another covenant 7,heb         
#h3i1aj1ab74 ,but by the law ,i regard  
them not1 saith the ,lord4 ,for1    #f4 
,all the promises annexed to the law    
are1 by the first sin1 null  and void4  

,though1 then1 a man should live a      
thousand years twice  told1 and all that
 while fulfil the law1 yet having sinned
 first1  he is not at all the better4   
,our legalists1 then1 begin to talk too 
soon of having life by the law2 let them
 first begin without sin1  and so       
throughout continue to death1 and then  
if ,god will save them1  not by ,christ1
 but works1 contrary to the covenant of 
grace1 they  may hope to go to heaven4  
#g4 ,but1 lastly1 to come close to the  
point4 ,thou hast sinned2 the  law now  
calls for passive as well as active     
obedience2 yea1 great  contentedness in 
all thou sufferest for thy transgressing
 against  the law4 ,so1 then1 wilt thou 
live by the law8 ,fulfil it1 then1      
perfectly till death1 and afterwards go 
to hell and be damned1 and  abide there 
till the law and curse for thy sin be   
satisfied for2  and then1 but not till  
then1 thou shalt have life by the law4  
,tell  me1 now1 you that desire to be   
under the law1 can you fulfil all  the  

commands of the law1 and after answer   
all its demands8 ,can you  grapple with 
the judgment of ,god8 ,can you wrestle  
with the ,almighty8  ,are you stronger  
than he that made the heavens1 and that 
holdeth  angels in everlasting chains8  
',can thine heart endure1 or can thy    
hands be strong in the day that ,i shall
 deal with thee8 ,i the ,lord  have     
spoken it1 and will do it' 7,eze        
#bb3ad74 ,o1 it cannot be6 ',these  must
 go away into everlasting punishment'   
7,matt #be3df74 ,so1 then1  men must    
stand just from the curse1 in the sight 
of ,god1 while  sinners in themselves1  
or not at all4    ,objection to the     
second reason4 ,but the apostle saith1  
',that the  doers of the law shall be   
justified' 7,rom #b74 ,plainly          
intimating  that1 notwithstanding all   
you say1 some by doing the law may stand
  just before ,god thereby2 and if so1  
then ,christ fulfilled it for  us but as
 our example4    ,answer4 ,the          
consequences are not true2 for by these 

words1 ',the  doers of the law shall be 
justified1' there is no more proof of a 
possibility of saving thyself by the law
 than there is by these3  ',for by the  
works of the law shall no man living be 
justified in  his sight' 7,gal #b3af74  
,the intent1 then1 of the text objected1
 is  not to prove a possibility of man's
 salvation by the law1 but to  insinuate
 rather an impossibility1 by asserting  
what perfections  the law requireth4    
,and were ,i to argue against the       
pretended  sufficiency of man's own     
righteousness1 ,i would choose to frame 
mine argument upon such a place as      
this--',the hearers of the law  are not 
just before ,god'2 therefore the        
breakers of the law are not  just before
 ,god2 not just1 ,i say1 by the law2 but
 all have sinned  and broken the law2   
therefore none by the law are just      
before  ,god4 ,for if all stand guilty  
of sin by the law1 then that law that   
judgeth them sinners cannot justify them
 before ,god4 ,and what if the  apostle 

had said1 ',blessed are they that       
continue in all things1'  instead of    
pronouncing a curse for the contrary1   
the conclusion had  been the same2 for  
where the blessing is pronounced1 he is 
not the  better that breaks the         
condition2 and where the curse is       
pronounced1  he is not the worse that   
keeps it4 ,but neither doth the blessing
  nor curse in the law intend a         
supposition that men may be just by  the
 law1 but rather to show the perfection 
of the law1 and that  though a blessing 
be annexed thereto1 no man by it can    
obtain that  blessing2 for not the      
hearers of the law are justified before 
,god1  but the doers1 when they do it1  
shall be justified4 ,none but doers  can
 by it be just before ,god3 but none do 
the law1 no1 not one1  therefore none by
 it can stand just before ,god 7,rom    
#c3aj1aa74    ,and whereas it is said   
,christ kept the law as our example1    
that we  by keeping it might get to     
heaven1 as he2 it is false1 as before   

was showed--',he is the end of the law1'
 or1 hath perfectly finished  it1 'for  
righteousness to every one that         
believeth' 7,rom #aj3d74 ,but  a little 
to travel with this objection2 no man   
can keep the moral  law as ,christ1     
unless he be first without sin1 as      
,christ2 unless he  be ,god and man1 as 
,christ4 ,and again2 ,christ cannot be  
our pattern  in keeping the law for     
life1 because of the disproportion that 
is  between him and us2 for if we do it 
as he1 when yet we are weaker  than he2 
what is this but to out-vie1 outdo1 and 
go beyond ,christ8  ,wherefore we1 not  
he1 have our lives exemplary3 exemplary1
 ,i say1  to him2 for who doth the      
greatest work1 they that take it in hand
  in full strength1 as ,christ2 or he   
that takes it in hand in weakness1  as  
we8 ,doubtless the last1 if he fulfils  
it as ,christ4 ,so1 then1  by this      
doctrine1 while we call ourselves his   
scholars1 we make  ourselves indeed the 
masters4 ,but ,i challenge all the      

angels in  heaven1 let them but first   
sin as we have done1 to fulfil the law1 
as ,christ1 if they can6    ,but again2 
if ,christ be our pattern in keeping the
 law for life from  the curse before    
,god1 then ,christ fulfilled the law for
 himself2  if so1 he was imperfect      
before he fulfilled it4 ,and how far    
short  this is of blasphemy let sober   
,christians judge2 for the righteousness
  he fulfilled was to justify from sin2 
but if it was not to justify  us from   
ours1 you know what remaineth 7,dan     
#i3bf2 ,isa #ec3h-aj74    ,but when must
 we conclude we have kept the law8 ,not 
when we begin1  because we have sinned  
first2 nor when we are in the middle1   
for  we may afterwards miscarry4 ,but   
what if a man in this his progress  hath
 one sinful thought8 ,i query1 is it    
possible to come up to the  pattern for 
justification with ,god8 ,if yea1 then  
,christ had such2  if no1 then who can  
fulfil the law as he8 ,but should ,i    
grant that  which is indeed             

impossible--namely1 that thou art       
justified by the  law2 what then8 ,art  
thou now in the favour of ,god8 ,no1    
thou art  fallen by this thy perfection1
 from the love and mercy of ,god3       
',whosoever of you are justified by the 
law are fallen from grace'  7,gal #e3d74
 ,he speaks not this to them that are   
doing1 but to such  as think they have  
done it1 and shows that the blessing    
that these  have got thereby is to fall 
from the favour of ,god4 ,being fallen  
from grace1 ,christ profits them        
nothing1 and so they still stand        
debtors to do the whole law4 ,so1 then1 
they must not be saved by  ,god's mercy1
 nor ,christ's merits1 but alone by the 
works of the  law6 ,but what should such
 men do in that kingdom that comes by   
gift1  where grace and mercy reigns8    
,yea1 what should they do among that    
company that are saved alone by grace1  
through the redemption that  is in      
,jesus ,christ8 ,let them go to that    
kingdom that ,god hath prepared  for    

them that are fallen from grace4 ',cast 
out the bond-woman and  her son2 for he 
shall not be heir with the son of the   
free-woman'  and of promise 7,gal       
#d3cj74bc    ,but to pass this          
objection4 ,before ,i come to the next  
reason1 ,i  shall yet for the further   
clearing of this1 urge these scriptures 
more4    ,further scriptures to prove   
the second reason4    #a4 ,the first is 
that in ,galatians #c3aj1 ',as many as  
are of the  works of the law are under  
the curse4'    ,behold how boldly ,paul 
asserts it6 ,and observe it1 he saith   
not  here1 so many as sin against the   
law--though that be true--but1 ',as     
many as are of the works of the law4'   
,but what1 then1 are the works  of the  
law8 ,not whoredom1 murder1 theft1 and  
the like2 but works  that are holy and  
good1 the works commanded in the ten    
commandments1  as to love ,god1 abhor   
idols1 reverence the name of ,god1      
keeping the  ,sabbath1 honouring thy    
parents1 abstaining from adultery1      

murder1  theft1 false-witness1 and not  
to covet what is thy neighbour's--these 
are the works of the law4 ,now he1 saith
 ,paul1 that is of these is  under the  
curse of ,god4 ,but what is it then to  
be of these8 ,why1  to be found in the  
practice of them1 and there resting2    
this is the  man that is under the      
curse3 not because the works of the law 
are  wicked in themselves1 but because  
the man that is in the practice  of them
 comes short of answering the exactness 
of them1 and therefore  dies for his    
imperfections 7,rom #b3ag74    #b4 ,the 
second scripture is that of the eleventh
 verse of the same  chapter1 ',but that 
no man is justified by the law in the   
sight of  ,god1 it is evident2 for1 ,the
 just shall live by faith4'    ,these   
words1 'the just shall live by faith1'  
are taken out of the  ,old ,testament1  
and are thrice used by this apostle in  
the ,new4  7#a47 ,to show that nothing  
of the gospel can be apprehended but by 
faith3 ',for therein is the             

righteousness of ,god revealed from     
faith  to faith4' ',as it is written1   
,the just shall live by faith' 7,rom    
#a3ag74 7#b47 ,to show that the way to  
have relief and succour under           
temptation is then to live by faith3    
',now the just shall live by  faith'    
7,heb #aj3ch7 7#c47 ,but in this of the 
,galatians it is urged  to show that how
 holy and just soever men be in         
themselves1 yet as  such they are dead1 
and condemned to death by the law before
 ,god4  ,but that no man is justified by
 the law1 in the sight of ,god1 is      
evident2 for1 'the just shall live by   
faith4'    ,the word 'just1' therefore1 
in this place in special1 respecteth  a 
man that is just1 or that so esteems    
himself by the law1 and is  here        
considered in a double capacity2 first1 
what he is before men2  secondly1 what  
he is before ,god4 7#a47 ,as he stands  
before men1 he  is just by the law2 as  
,paul before his conversion 7,phil      
#c3d74 7#b47  ,as he stands in the sight

 of ,god2 so1 without the faith of      
,christ1  he cannot be just1 as is      
evident2 for 'the just shall live1' not 
by his justice or righteousness by the  
law4    ,this is the true intent of this
 place4 ,because they carry with them  a
 supposition that the just here intended
 may be excluded life1  he falling      
within the rejection asserted within the
 first part of  the verse4 ,no man is   
just by the law in the sight of ,god2   
for 'the  just shall live by faith'3 his
 justice cannot make him live1 he  must 
live by the faith of ,christ4#bd ,again1
 the words are a reason  dissuasive1    
urged to put a stop to those that are   
seeking life by  the law2 as if the     
apostle had said1 ,ye ,galatians6 what  
are you  doing8 ,would you be saved by  
keeping the law8 ,would you stand just  
before ,god thereby8 ,do you not hear   
the prophets1 how they press  faith in  
,jesus1 and life by faith in him8 ,come1
 ,i will reason with  you1 by way of    
supposition4 ,were it granted that you  

all loved  the law1 yet that for life1  
will avail you nothing2 for1 'the just  
shall live by faith4'    ,were it       
granted that you kept the law1 and that 
no man on earth  could accuse you2 were 
you therefore just before ,god8 ,no2    
neither  can you live by works before   
him2 for 'the just shall live by faith4'
  ,why not live before him8 ,because    
when we have done our best1 and  are    
applauded of all the world for just1 yet
 then ,god sees sin in  our hearts3 ',he
 putteth no trust in his saints2 yea1   
the heavens  are not clean in his sight'
 7,job #ae3ae1 #d3ah74 ,there is then a 
just  man that perisheth in his         
righteousness1 if he want the faith of  
,christ1 for that no man is justified by
 the law1 in the sight of  ,god1 is     
evident2 for1 'the just shall live by   
faith'2 and the law  is not of faith4   
#c4 ,the third ,scripture is this--',we 
who are ,jews by nature1 and  not       
sinners of the ,gentiles1 knowing that a
 man is not justified  by the works of  

the law1 but by the faith of ,jesus     
,christ1 even we  have believed in      
,jesus ,christ1 that we might be        
justified by the  faith of ,christ1 and 
not by the works of the law2 for by the 
works  of the law shall no flesh be     
justified' 7,gal #b3ae1af74    ,these   
words are the result of the experienced 
,christians in  the primitive times2    
yea1 of those among them that had given 
up  themselves before to the law1 to get
 life and heaven thereby2 the  result1  
,i say1 of believing ,jews--,we who are 
,jews by nature4 ,but  how are they     
distinguished from the ,gentiles8 ,why1 
they are such  that rest in the law1 and
 make their boast of ,god2 that know his
  will1 and approve the things that are 
excellent2 that are guides  to the      
blind1 and a light to them that are in  
darkness2 that are  instructors of the  
foolish1 teachers of babes1 and which   
have the  form of knowledge1 and of the 
truth of the law 7,rom #b3ag-ai74 ,how  
far these attained we find by that of   

the ,pharisee--,i pray1 ,i fast1  ,i    
give tithes of all 7,luke #ah3aa1ab72   
and by the young man in the             
gospel--',all these have ,i kept from my
 youth up'2 and by that of              
,paul--',touching the righteousness     
which is in the law1 blameless'  7,phil 
#c3f74 ,this was the ,jew by nature1 to 
do and trust in this4#be  ,now these    
attaining afterwards the sound knowledge
 of sin1 the  depravedness of nature1   
and the exactions of the law1 fled from 
the  command of the law to the ,lord    
,jesus for life4 ',we knowing' is--,we  
that are taught of ,god1 and that have  
found it by sad experience1  we1 even   
we1 have believed in ,jesus ,christ1    
that we might be  justified by the faith
 of ,christ1 and not by the works of the
 law4  ,surely1 if righteousness had    
come by the law1 ,paul and the ,jews    
had found it1 they being by many        
privileges far better than the  sinners 
of the ,gentiles2 but these1 when they  
received the word of  the gospel1 even  

these now fly to ,christ from the law1  
that they  might be justified by the    
faith of ,christ1 and not by the works  
of  the law4    ,to conclude this4 ,if  
righteous men1 through the knowledge of 
the  gospel1 are made to leave the law  
of ,god1 as despairing of life  thereby1
 surely righteousness is not to be found
 in the law2 ,i mean  that which can    
justify thee before ,god from the curse 
who livest  and walkest in the law4 ,i  
shall1 therefore1 end this second reason
  with what ,i have said before--',men  
must be justified from the curse  in the
 sight of ,god while sinful in          
themselves4'    ,the ,third             
,reason4--,another reason why not one   
under heaven can be  justified by the   
law1 or by his own personal performances
 to it1  is1 because since sin was in   
the world1 ,god hath rejected the law   
and the works thereof for life 7,rom    
#g3aj74    ,it is true1 before man had  
sinned1 it was ordained to be unto life2
  but since1 and because of sin1 the    

,god of love gave the word of  grace4   
,take the law1 then1 as ,god hath       
established it2 to wit1 to  condemn all 
flesh 7,gal #c3ba72 and then there is   
room for the promise  and the law1 the  
one to kill1 the other to heal2 and so  
the law is  not against the promises2   
but make the law a justifier1 and faith 
is made void1 and the promise is made of
 none effect 7,rom #d3ad72  and the     
everlasting gospel1 by so doing1 thou   
endeavourest to root  out of the world4 
,methinks1 since it hath pleased ,god to
 reject the  law and the righteousness  
thereof for life1 such dust and ashes as
  we are should strive to consent to his
 holy will1 especially when  in the room
 of this covenant of works there is     
established a better  covenant1 and that
 upon better promises4 ,the ,lord hath  
rejected the  law1 for the weakness and 
unprofitableness thereof2 for1 finding  
fault with them of the law1 ',the days  
come1 saith the ,lord1 when ,i  will    
make a new covenant with the house of   

,israel1' c4 7,heb #h3h74  ,give ,god   
leave to find fault with us1 and to     
condemn our personal  performances to   
death1 as to our justification before   
him thereby2  let him do it1 ,i say2 and
 the rather1 because he doth by the     
gospel  present us with a better4 ,and  
certainly1 if ever he be pleased  with  
us1 it will be when he findeth us in    
that righteousness that  is of his own  
appointing4    ,six things that incline 
the heart to seek to the law for life4  
,to conclude4 ,notwithstanding all that 
hath or can be said1 there  are six     
things that have great power with the   
heart to bend it to  seek life before   
,god by the law2 of all which ,i would  
caution that  soul to beware1 that would
 have happiness in another world4       
,first4 ,take heed thou be not made to  
seek to the law for life1  because of   
that name and majesty of ,god which thou
 findest upon the  doctrine of the law  
7,exo #bj3a74 ,god indeed spake all the 
words of  the law1 and delivered them in

 that dread and majesty to men that     
shook the hearts of all that heard it4  
,now this is of great authority  with   
some1 even to seek for life and bliss by
 the law4 ',we know1'  said some1 'that 
,god spake to ,moses' 7,john #i3bi74    
,and ,saul rejected  ,christ even of    
zeal towards ,god 7,acts #bb3c74 ,what  
zeal8 ,zeal towards  ,god according to  
the law1 which afterwards he left and   
rejected1  because he had found out a   
better way4 ,the life that he once      
lived1  it was by the law2 but          
afterwards1 saith he1 ',the life which  
,i now  live1' it is by faith1 'by the  
faith of ,jesus ,christ' 7,gal #b3bj74  
,so that though the law was the         
appointment of ,god1 and had also  his  
name and majesty upon it1 yet now he    
will not live by the law4  ,indeed1 ,god
 is in the law1 but yet only as just and
 holy1 not as  gracious and merciful2 so
 he is only in ,jesus ,christ4 ',the    
law1'  the word of justice1 'was given  
by ,moses1 but grace and truth came  by 

,jesus ,christ' 7,john #a3ag74          
,wherefore1 whatever of ,god thou       
findest  in the law1 yet seeing grace   
and mercy is not there1 let neither  the
 name of ,god1 nor that majesty that    
thou findest of him in the  law1 prevail
 with thee to seek life by all the holy 
commandments  of the law4    ,second4   
,take heed that the law1 by taking hold 
on thy conscience1  doth not make thee  
seek life by the law 7,rom #b3ac-ae74   
,the heart  of man is the seat of the   
law4 ,this being so1 the understanding  
and conscience must needs be in danger  
of being bound by the law4  ,man is a   
law unto himself1 and showeth that the  
works of the law  are written in his    
heart4 ,now1 the law being thus nearly  
related  to man1 it easily takes hold of
 the understanding and conscience2  by  
which hold1 if it be not quickly broken 
off by the promise and  grace of the    
gospel1 it is captivated to the works of
 the law2  for conscience is such a     
thing1 that if it once be possessed with

  a doctrine1 yea1 though but with the  
doctrine of an idol1 it will  cleave so 
fast thereto that nothing but a hand    
from heaven can  loosen it2 and if it be
 not loosed1 no gospel can be there     
embraced  7#a ,cor #h3g74 ,conscience is
 ,little-ease1 if men resist it1 whether
  it be rightly or wrongly informed4#bf 
,how fast1 then1 will it  hold when it  
knows it cleaves to the law of ,god6    
,upon this account1  the condition of   
the unbeliever is most miserable2 for   
not having  faith in the gospel of      
grace1 through which is tendered the    
forgiveness  of sins1 they1 like men    
a-drowning1 hold fast that they have    
found2  which being the law of ,god1    
they follow it2 but because             
righteousness  flies from them1 they at 
last are found only accursed and        
condemned  to hell by the law4 ,take    
heed1 therefore1 that thy conscience be 
not entangled by the law 7,rom          
#i3ca1cb74    ,third4 ,take heed of     
fleshly wisdom4 ,reasoning suiteth much 

with  the law4 ',i thought verily that  
,i ought to do many things against  the 
name of ,jesus1' and so to have sought  
for life by the law2 my  reason told me 
so4 ,for thus will reason say3 ,here is 
a righteous  law1 the rule of life and  
death2 besides1 what can be better than 
to love ,god1 and my neighbour as       
myself8 ,again2 ,god hath thus          
commanded1 and his commands are just and
 good2 therefore1 doubtless1  life must 
come by the law4 ,further1 to love ,god 
and keep the law  are better than to sin
 and break it2 and seeing men lost      
heaven  by sin1 how should they get it  
again but by working righteousness8     
,besides1 ,god is righteous1 and will   
therefore bless the righteous4  ,o the  
holiness of the law6 ,it mightily       
swayeth with reason when  a man         
addicteth himself to religion2 the light
 of nature teacheth  that sin is not the
 way to heaven2 and seeing no word doth 
more  condemn sin than the words of the 
ten commandments1 it must needs  be1    

therefore1 the most perfect rule for    
holiness2 wherefore1 saith  reason1 the 
safest way to life and glory is to keep 
myself close  to the law4 ,but a little 
here to correct4 ,though the law indeed 
be  holy1 yet the mistake as to the     
matter in hand is as wide as the  east  
from the west2 for therefore the law can
 do thee no good1  because it is holy   
and just2 for what can he that hath     
sinned  expect from a law that is holy  
and just8 ,nought but condemnation4     
,let them lean to it while they will1   
'there is one that accuseth  you1' saith
 ,christ1 'even ,moses1 in whom you     
trust' 7,john #e3de74    ,fourth4 ,man's
 ignorance of the gospel suiteth well   
with the  doctrine of the law2 they1    
through their being ignorant of ,god's  
righteousness1 fall in love with that   
7,rom #aj3a-d74 ,yea1 they do  not only 
suit1 but1 when joined in act1 the one  
strengtheneth the  other2 that is1 the  
law strengtheneth our blindness1 and    
bindeth  the veil more fast about the   

face of our souls4 ,the law suiteth     
much our blindness of mind2 for until   
this day remains the veil  untaken away 
in the reading of the ,old ,testament2  
especially in the  reading of that which
 was written and engraven on stones2 to 
wit1  the ten commandments1 that perfect
 rule for holiness2 which veil  was done
 away in ,christ 7#b ,cor #c3ae1af74    
,but 'even to this day1 when  ,moses is 
read1 the veil is over their hearts'2   
they are blinded  by the duties enjoined
 by the law from the sight and hopes of 
forgiveness of sins by grace4           
',nevertheless when ,,it1' the heart1   
'shall turn to the ,lord1 the veil shall
 be taken away4' ,the law1  then1 doth  
veil the heart from ,christ1 and holds  
the man so down to  doing and working   
for the kingdom of heaven1 that he quite
 forgets  the forgiveness of sins by    
mercy through ,christ4 ,now this veiling
  or blinding by the law is occasioned--
    #a4 ,by reason of the contrariety of
 doctrine that is in the law to  that   

which was in the gospel4 ,the law       
requireth obedience to all  its demands 
upon pain of everlasting burnings2 the  
gospel promiseth  forgiveness of sins to
 him that worketh not1 but believeth4   
,now  the heart cannot receive both     
these doctrines2 it must either let  go 
doing or believing4 ,if it believe1 it  
is dead to doing2 if it  be set to doing
 for life1 it is dead to believing4#bg  
,besides1 he  that shall think both to  
do and believe for justification before 
,god from the curse1 he seeks for life  
but as it were by the law1  he seeks for
 life but as it were by ,christ2 and he 
being not direct  in either1 shall for  
certain be forsaken of either4          
,wherefore8  ,because he seeks it not by
 faith1 but as it were by the works of  
the law' 7,rom #i3cb74    #b4 ,the law  
veils and blinds by that guilt and      
horror for sin that  seizeth the soul by
 the law2 for guilt1 when charged close 
upon  the conscience1 is attended with  
such aggravations1 and that with  such  

power and evidence1 that the conscience 
cannot hear1 nor see1  nor feel anything
 else but that4 ,when ,david's guilt for
 murder and  blood did roar by the law  
in his conscience1 notwithstanding he   
knew much of the grace of the gospel1 he
 could hear nothing else  but terror1   
the sound of blood2 the murder of ,uriah
 was the only  noise that he heard2     
wherefore he crieth to ,god that he     
would make  him hear the gospel4 ',make 
me to hear joy and gladness1 that the   
bones which thou hast broken may        
rejoice' 7,psa #ea3h74 ,and as he  could
 not hear1 so neither could he see2 the 
law had struck him  deaf and blind4 ',i 
am1' saith he1 'not able to look up'2   
not up to  ,christ for mercy4 ,as if    
,david had said1 ,o ,lord1 the guilt of 
sin1  which is by the law1 makes such a 
noise and horror in my conscience1  that
 ,i can neither hear nor see the word of
 peace unless it is  spoken with a voice
 from heaven6 ,the serpents that bit the
 people  in the days of old were types  

of guilt and sin 7,num #ba3f74 ,now1    
these were fiery serpents1 and such as1 
,i think1 could fly 7,isa  #ad3bi74     
,wherefore1 in my judgment1 they stung  
the people about  their faces1 and so   
swelled up their eyes1 which made it the
 more  difficult for them to look up to 
the brazen serpent1 which was the  type 
of ,christ 7,john #c3ad74 ,just so doth 
sin by the law do now4  ,it stings the  
soul1 the very face of the soul1 which  
is the cause  that looking up to ,jesus1
 or believing in him1 is so difficult a 
task in time of terror of conscience4#bh
    #c4 ,this is not only so at present1
 but so long as guilt is on the         
conscience1 so long remains the         
blindness2 for guilt standing before    
the soul1 the grace of ,god is          
intercepted1 even as the sun is hid     
from the sight of mine eyes by the cloud
 that cometh between4 ',my  sin1' said  
,david1 'is ever before me1' and so kept
 other things  out of his sight2 sin1 ,i
 say1 when applied by the law 7,psa     

#ea3c74  ,when the law came to ,paul1 he
 remained without sight until the good  
man came unto him with the word of      
forgiveness of sins 7,acts #i74    #d4  
,again2 where the law comes with power1 
there it begetteth many  doubts against 
the grace of ,god2 for it is only a     
revealer of sin1  and the ministration  
of death2 that is1 a doctrine that      
sheweth  sin1 and condemneth for the    
same2 hence1 therefore1 as was hinted   
before1 the law being the revealer of   
sin1 where that is embraced1  there sin 
must needs be discovered and condemned1 
and the soul for  the sake of that4     
,further1 it is not only a revealer of  
sin1 but  that which makes it abound2 so
 that the closer any man sticks to  the 
law for life1 the faster sin doth cleave
 to him4 ',that law1'  saith ,paul1     
'which was ordained to be unto life1 ,i 
found to be unto  death1' for by the law
 ,i became a notorious sinner2 ,i       
thought to  have obtained life by       
obeying the law1 'but sin taking        

occasion by  the commandment1 deceived  
me1 and by it slew me' 7,rom #g3aj-ad74 
,a  strange way of deceivableness1 and  
it is hid from the most of men2  but1 as
 ,i have already told you1 you see how  
it comes to pass4  7#a47 ,man by nature 
is carnal1 and the law itself is        
spiritual3 now  betwixt these two       
ariseth great difference2 the law is    
exceeding  good1 the heart exceeding    
bad2 these two opposites1 therefore1 the
  heart so abiding1 can by no means     
agree4 7#b47 ,therefore1 at every       
approach of the law to the heart with   
intent to impose duty1 or to  condemn   
for the neglect thereof2 at every such  
approach the heart  starteth back1      
especially when the law comes home      
indeed1 and is  heard in his own        
language4 ,this being thus1 the         
conscience perceiving  this is a fault1 
begins to tremble at the sense of       
judgment2 the  law still continueth to  
command to duty1 and to condemn for the 
neglect thereof4 ,from this struggling  

of these two opposites ariseth1  ,i say1
 those doubts and fears that drive the  
heart into unbelief1  and that make it  
blind to the word of the gospel1 that it
 can neither  see nor understand        
anything but that it is a sinner1 and   
that the  law must be fulfilled by it1  
if ever it be saved4    ,fifth4 ,but    
again2 another thing that hath great    
influence upon  the heart to make it    
lean to the law for life is1 the false  
names  that ,satan and his instruments  
have put upon it2 such as these--to     
call the law the gospel2 conscience1 the
 ,spirit of ,christ2 works1  faith2 and 
the like3 with these1 weak consciences  
have been  mightily pestered2 yea1      
thousands deluded and destroyed4 ,this  
was  the way whereby the enemy attempted
 to overthrow the church of  ,christ of 
old2 as1 namely1 those in ,galatia and  
at ,corinth1 c4 7#b  ,cor               
#aa3c1d1ac1ad74 ,i say1 by the feigned  
notion that the law was  the gospel1 the
 ,galatians were removed from the gospel

 of ,christ2  and ,satan1 by            
appropriating to himself and his        
ministers the names  and titles of the  
ministers of the ,lord ,jesus1 prevailed
 with many  at ,corinth to forsake ,paul
 and his doctrine4 ,where the ,lord     
,jesus  hath been preached in truth1 and
 something of his doctrine known1  it is
 not there so easy to turn people aside 
from the sound of the  promise of grace1
 unless it be by the noise and sound of 
a gospel4  ,therefore1 ,i say1 the false
 apostles came thus among the churches3 
'another gospel1 another gospel'2 which1
 in truth1 saith ,paul1  'is not        
another2 but some would pervert the     
gospel of ,christ1' and  thrust that out
 of doors1 by gilding the law with that 
glorious name  7,gal #a3f-h74bi ,so     
again1 for the ministers of ,satan1 they
 must  be called the apostles of        
,christ1 and ministers of righteousness2
  which thing1 ,i say1 is of great      
force1 especially being accompanied     
with so holy and just a doctrine as the 

word of the law is2 for  what better to 
the eye of reason than to love ,god     
above all1 and  our neighbour as        
ourselves1 which doctrine1 being the    
scope of the  ten words given on ,sinai1
 no man can contradict2 for1 in truth1  
they are holy and good4    ,but here is 
the poison2 to set this law in the room 
of a mediator1  as those do that seek to
 stand just before ,god thereby2 and    
then  nothing is so dishonourable to    
,christ1 nor of so soul-destroying a    
nature as the law2 for that1 thus       
placed1 hath not only power when  souls 
are deluded1 but power to delude1 by its
 real holiness1 the  understanding1     
conscience1 and reason of a man2 and by 
giving the  soul a semblance of heaven1 
to cause it to throw away ,christ1      
grace1  and faith4 ,wherefore it        
behoveth all men to take heed of names1 
and of appearances of holiness and      
goodness4    ,sixth4 ,lastly1 ,satan    
will yet go further2 he will make use   
of something that may be at a distance  

from a moral precept1 and  therewith    
bring souls under the law4 ,thus he did 
with some of old2  he did not make the  
,galatians fall from ,christ by virtue  
of one of  the ten words1 but by        
something that was aloof off2 by        
circumcision1  days1 and months1 that   
were ,levitical ceremonies2 for he knows
 it  is no matter1 nor in what          
,testament he found it1 if he can       
therewith  hide ,christ from the        
soul--',behold1 ,i ,paul say unto you1  
that if  ye be circumcised1 ,christ     
shall profit you nothing4 ,for ,i       
testify  again to every man that is     
circumcised1 that he is a debtor to do  
the  whole law' 7,gal #e3b1c74 ,why so1 
seeing circumcision is not one of  the  
ten words commandments8 ,why1 because   
they did it in conscience  to ,god1 to  
stand just before him thereby4 ,now here
 we may behold  much cunning of the     
devil2 he begins with some at a distance
 from  that law which curseth1 and so by
 little and little bringeth them  under 

it2 even as by circumcision the         
,galatians were at length  brought under
 the law that condemneth all men to the 
wrath and  judgment of ,god4 ,i have    
often wondered when ,i have read how    
,god  crieth out against the ,jews1 for 
observing his own commandment  7,isa    
#a3aa-ad74 ,but ,i perceive by ,paul    
that by these things a man  may reject  
and condemn the ,lord ,jesus2 which     
those do1 that for  life set up aught1  
whether moral or other institution1     
besides the  faith of ,jesus4 ,let men  
therefore warily distinguish betwixt    
names  and things1 betwixt statute and  
commandment1 lest they by doing the  one
 transgress against the other 7#b ,cor  
#a3ai1bj74 ,study1 therefore1  the      
nature and end of the law with the      
nature and end of the  gospel2 and if   
thou canst keep them distinct in thy    
understanding  and conscience1 neither  
names nor things1 neither statutes nor  
commandments1 can draw thee from the    
faith of the gospel4 ,and  that thou    

mayest yet be helped in this matter1 ,i 
shall now come to  speak to the second  
conclusion4    ,,the ,,second           
,,position4    ,,second4 ,,that ,,men   
,,can ,,be ,,justified ,,from ,,the     
,,curse ,,before ,,god1 ,,while         
,,sinners ,,in ,,themselves1 ,,by ,,no  
,,other ,,righteousness ,,than ,,that   
,,long  ,,ago ,,performed ,,by1 ,,and   
,,remaining ,,with1 ,,the ,,person ,,of 
,,christ4    ,for the better prosecuting
 of this position ,i shall observe two  
things--,,first1 ,that the righteousness
 by which we stand just before  ,god1   
from the curse1 was performed by the    
person of ,christ4 ,,second1  ,that this
 righteousness is inherent only in him4 
,,first4 ,as to the first of these1 ,i  
shall be but brief4 ,now1 that  the     
righteousness that justifieth us was    
performed long ago by the  person of    
,christ1 besides what hath already been 
said1 is further  manifest thus--       
,first4 ,he is said to have purged our  
sins by himself--',when he had  by      

himself purged our sins1 he sat down on 
the right hand of ,god'  7,heb #a3c74 ,i
 have showed that in ,christ1 for the   
accomplishing of  righteousness1 there  
was both doing and suffering2 doing1 to 
fulfil  all the commands of the law2    
suffering1 to answer its penalty for    
sin4 ,this second is that which in this 
to the ,hebrews is in special  intended 
by the apostle1 where he saith he hath  
purged our sins1  that is1 by his       
precious blood2 for it is that alone can
 purge our  sins1 either out of the     
sight of ,god or out of the sight of the
  soul 7,heb #i3ad74 ,now this was done 
by himself1 saith the apostle2  that is1
 in or by his personal doings and       
sufferings4 ,and hence it  is that when 
,god had rejected the offerings of the  
law1 he said1  ',lo1 ,i come4 ,a body   
hast thou prepared me1--to do thy will1 
,o ,god'  7,heb #aj3e-h74 ,now by this  
will of ,god1 saith the ,scripture1 we  
are  sanctified4 ,by what will8 ,why1 by
 the offering up of the body of  ,jesus 

,christ2 for that was ,god's will1 that 
thereby we might be a  habitation for   
him2 as he saith again--',jesus also1   
that he might  sanctify the people with 
his own blood1 suffered without the     
gate'  7,heb #ac3ab74    ,second4 ,as it
 is said1 he hath purged our sins by    
himself1 so it  was by himself at       
once--',for by one offering he hath     
perfected for  ever them that are       
sanctified' 7#aj3ad74 ,now by this word 
'at once1'  or by 'one offering1' is cut
 off all those imaginary sufferings of  
,christ which foolish men conceive of2  
as that he in all ages hath  suffered or
 suffereth for sin in us4#cj ,no2 he did
 this work but  once4 ',nor yet that he 
should offer himself often1 as the high 
priest  entereth into the holy place    
every year with blood of others2 for    
then must he often have suffered since  
the foundation of the world3  but now   
once in the end of the world1' in the   
time of ,pilate1  'hath he appeared to  
put away sin by the sacrifice of        

himself' 7,heb  #i3be1bf74 ,mark how to 
the purpose the ,holy ,ghost expresseth 
it3 he  hath suffered but once2 and that
 once1 now2 now once2 now he is ,god    
and man in one person2 now he hath taken
 the body that was prepared  of ,god2   
now once in the end of the world hath he
 appeared to put  away sin by the       
sacrifice of himself2 by the offering up
 of the  body of ,jesus ,christ once for
 all4    ,third4 ,it further appears1 in
 that by his resurrection from the  dead
 the mercies of ,god are made sure to   
the soul1 ,god declaring by  that1 as   
was said before1 how well pleased he is 
by the undertaking  of his ,son for the 
salvation of the world3 ',and as        
concerning that  he raised him up from  
the dead1 now no more to return to      
corruption1  he said on this wise1 ,i   
will give you the sure mercies of       
,david'  7,acts #ac3cd74 ,for ,christ   
being clothed with man's flesh1 and     
undertaking for man's sins1 did then    
confirm all sure to us by  his          

resurrection from the dead4 ,so that by 
the rising of that man  again1 mercy and
 grace are made sure to him that hath   
believed on  ,jesus4 ,wherefore1 from   
these things1 together with what hath   
been  discovered about his addressing   
himself to the work1 ,i conclude 'that  
men can be justified from the curse1    
before ,god1 while sinners in           
themselves1 by no other righteousness   
than that long ago performed  by the    
person of ,christ4' ,now the conclusion 
is true from all show  of contradiction2
 for the ,holy ,ghost saith he hath done
 it2 hath  done it by himself1 and that 
by the will of ,god1 at once1 even  then
 when he took the prepared body upon    
him--',by the will of ,god  we are      
sanctified1 through the offering up of  
the body of ,jesus  ,christ once for    
all4'    ,,second4 ,this being so1 the  
second position is also                 
manifest--namely1  that the             
righteousness by which we stand just    
from the curse1 before  ,god1 is only   

inherent in ,jesus ,christ4 ,for if he  
hath undertaken to  bring in a          
justifying righteousness1 and that by   
works and merits  of his own1 then that 
righteousness must of necessity be      
inherent  in him alone1 and ours only by
 imputation2 and hence it is called1  in
 that fifth to the ,romans1 the gift1   
the 'gift of righteousness'2  because   
neither wrought nor obtained by works of
 ours1 but bestowed  upon us1 as a      
garment already prepared1 by the mercy  
of ,god in  ,christ 7,rom #e3ag2 ,isa   
#fa3aj74 ,there are four things that    
confirm  this for a truth--    ,first4  
,this righteousness is said to be the   
righteousness of one1  not of many2 ,i  
mean of one properly and personally1 as 
his own  particular personal            
righteousness4 ,the gift of grace1 which
 is  the gift of righteousness1 it is   
'by one man1 ,jesus ,christ4' ',much    
more they which receive abundance of    
grace and of the gift of  righteousness 
shall reign in life by ,,one1 ,jesus    

,christ4 ,therefore  as by the offence  
of one1 judgment came upon all to       
condemnation2  even so by the           
righteousness of ,,one1 the free gift   
came upon all  men unto justification of
 life4 ,for as by one man's disobedience
  many were made sinners1 so by the     
obedience of ,,one shall many  be made  
righteous' 7,rom #e3ae-ai74 ,mark1 the  
righteousness of one1  the obedience of 
one2 the righteousness of one man1 of   
one man1  ,jesus4#ca ,wherefore1 the    
righteousness that justifieth a sinner1 
it is personally and inherently the     
righteousness of that person  only who1 
by works and acts of obedience1 did     
complete it1 even  the obedience of one1
 of one man1 ,jesus ,christ2 and so ours
 only by  imputation4 ,it is improper to
 say1 ,adam's eating of the forbidden   
fruit was personally and inherently an  
act of mine4 ,it was personally  his1   
and imputatively mine2 personally his1  
because he did it2  imputatively mine1  
because ,i was then in him4 ,indeed1 the

 effects  of his personal eating is     
found in my person2 to wit1 defilement  
and pravity4 ,the effects also of the   
imputation of ,christ's personal        
righteousness are truly found in those  
that are in him by electing  love and   
unfeigned faith1 even holy and heavenly 
dispositions2 but  a personal act is one
 thing1 and the effects of that another4
 ,the  act may be done by1 and be only  
inherent in one2 the imputation of  the 
merit of the act1 as also the effects of
 the same1 may be in  a manner          
universal1 extending itself unto the    
most1 or all4 ,this  the case of ,adam  
and ,christ doth manifest4 ,the sin of  
one is imputed  to his posterity2 the   
righteousness of the other is reckoned  
the  righteousness of those that are    
his4    ,second4 ,the righteousness by  
which we stand just before ,god from the
  curse is called1 ',the righteousness  
of the ,lord--the righteousness  of     
,god--the righteousness of ,jesus       
,christ1' c4 7,phil #c3f-i72  and that  

by way of opposition to the             
righteousness of ,god's  own holy       
law--',that ,i might be found in him1   
not having on my own  righteousness1    
which is of the law1 but that which is  
through the  faith of ,christ1 the      
righteousness which is of ,god by       
faith4' ,now1  by this opposition1 as by
 what was said before1 the truth is made
  exceeding clear2 for by these words1  
'not having my own righteousness1'  are 
not only excluded what qualifications we
 suppose to be in us1  but the          
righteousness through which we stand    
just in the sight of  ,god by them is   
limited and confined to a person        
absolutely distinct4  ,distinct1 ,i say1
 as to his person and performances1 who 
here is  called ,god and ,jesus ,christ2
 as he saith also in the prophet        
,isaiah1  ',in the ,lord shall all the  
seed of ,israel be justified1 and shall 
glory' 7,isa #de3be74 ,in the ,lord1 not
 in the law2 in the ,lord1 not  in      
themselves4 ',and their righteousness is

 of me1 saith the ,lord4' ,of  me1 not  
of themselves2 of me1 not of the law    
7#ed3ag74 ,and again2  ',surely1 shall  
one say1 in the ,lord have ,i           
righteousness and strength'  7#de3bd74  
,now1 as ,i have already said1 all this 
is to be understood  of the             
righteousness that was fulfilled by acts
 and works of obedience1  which the     
person of the ,son of ,god accomplished 
in the days of his  flesh in the world2 
by that man1 ,i say1 ',the ,lord our    
righteousness' 7,jer  #bc3e74 ,christ1  
indeed1 is naturally and essentially    
righteousness2  but as he is simply     
such1 so he justifieth no man2 for then 
he  need not to bear our sins in his    
flesh1 and become obedient in all       
points of the law for us2 but the       
righteousness by which we stand  just   
before ,god is righteousness consisting 
of works and deeds1 of  the doings and  
sufferings1 of such a person who also is
 essentially  righteousness4 ,and hence1
 as before ,i have hinted1 we are said  

to  be justified by the obedience and   
blood of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  by  
the doings and sufferings of the ,son of
 ,god4 ,and hence1 again1  it is that he
 first is called ,king of righteousness2
 that is1 a  ,king of righteousness as  
,god-man1 which of necessity supposeth  
his  personal performances2 and after   
that1 ',king of peace' 7,heb #g3a-c74   
,for what he is naturally and eternally 
in his ,godhead1 he is not  to us1 but  
himself2 but what he is actively and by 
works1 he is not  to himself1 but to us2
 so1 then1 he is neither ,king of       
righteousness  nor of peace to us1 as he
 is only the eternal ,son of the        
,father1  without his being considered  
as our priest and undertaker4 ,he hath  
'obtained1' by works of righteousness1  
'eternal redemption for  us' 7,heb      
#i3ab74 ,so then1 the righteousness by  
which we stand just  before ,god is a   
righteousness inherent only in ,christ1 
because a  righteousness performed by   
him alone4    ,now1 that righteousness  

by which we stand just before ,god must 
be  a righteousness consisting of       
personal performances2 the reason is1   
because persons had sinned2 this the    
nature of justice requireth1  that      
'since by man came death1 by man' should
 come 'also the  resurrection from the  
dead' 7#a ,cor #ae3ba74 ,the angels1    
therefore1 for  this very reason1 abide 
under the chains of everlasting         
darkness1  because he 'took not hold on 
them' 7,heb #b3af1ag72 that is1  by     
fulfilling righteousness for them in    
their nature4 ,that is a  blessed word1 
to you4 ',to you is born this day in the
 city of ,david  a ,saviour1 which is   
,christ the ,lord4' ,to ,,you1 not to   
angels2 to  you is born a ,saviour      
7,luke #b3aa74    ,third4 ,it is yet    
further evident that the righteousness  
by which we  stand just before ,god from
 the curse1 is a righteousness inherent1
  not in us1 but ,christ2 because it is 
a righteousness besides1 and  without   
the law itself4 ,now take away the law1 

and you take away  the rule of          
righteousness4 ,again2 take away the    
rule1 and the act  as to us must cease4 
',but now the righteousness of ,god     
without the  law is manifested1 being   
witnessed by the law and the prophets'  
7,rom #c3ba74 ,so then1 by such a       
righteousness we are justified as  is   
not within the power of the law to      
command of us4    ,quest4 ,but what law 
is that which hath not power to command 
our  obedience in the point of our      
justification with ,god8    ,answ4 ,the 
moral law1 or that called the ten       
commandments4 ,therefore  we are neither
 commanded to love ,god1 or our         
neighbour1 as the  means or part of our 
justifying righteousness2 nay1 he that  
shall  attempt to do these things to be 
delivered from the curse thereby1  by   
the scripture is holden accursed of     
,god4 ',as many as are of  the works1'  
or duties1 'of the law1 are under the   
curse1' c4 7,gal  #c3aj74 ,because we   
are justified not by that of the law1   

but by the  righteousness of ,god       
without the law2 that is1 without its   
commanding  of us1 without our obedience
 to it--',freely by his grace1 through  
the redemption that is in ,christ       
,jesus2 whom ,god hath set forth to  be 
a propitiation1 through faith in his    
blood' 7,rom #c3bd1be74 ,this  is the   
righteousness of ,god without the law2  
that is1 without any  of our obedience  
to the law4 ,wherefore the righteousness
 by which  we stand just1 in the sight  
of ,god1 cannot be inherent in us1 but  
in ,christ the ,king thereof4           
,fourth4 ,this is further made apparent1
 by the capacity that ,god will         
consider that soul in1 to whom he       
imputeth justifying righteousness2  and 
that is1 'as one that worketh not1' as  
one that stands ungodly  in the judgment
 of the law 7,rom #d3d1e74 ,but this ,i 
have handled  before1 and therefore     
shall pass it here4    ,fifth4 ,to      
conclude4 ,if any works of ours could   
justify us before  ,god1 they would be  

works after faith received2 but it is   
evident  that these do not2 therefore   
the righteousness that justifies us from
  the curse before ,god is a            
righteousness inherent only in ,christ4 
,that works after faith do not justify  
us from the curse1 in the  sight of     
,god1 is evident--    #a4 ,because no   
works of the saints can be justified by 
the moral  law1 considering it as the   
law of works for life 7,gal #c3aj74 ,for
  this must stand a truth for           
ever--,whatsoever justifieth us must be 
justified by the moral law1 for that is 
it that pronounceth the  curse2 unless1 
then1 that curse be taken away by the   
work1 the  work cannot justify us before
 ,god 7,rom #c3ba74 ,but the curse      
cannot  be taken away but by a          
righteousness that is first approved of 
by  that law that so curseth2 for if    
that shall yet complain for want  of a  
full satisfaction1 the penalty          
remaineth4 ,this is evident to  reason1 
and confirmed by the authority of ,god's

 ,word1 as hath been  already proved2   
because the law1 once broken1           
pronounceth death1  expecteth death1 and
 executeth the same on him that will    
stand to  the judgment of the law2 but  
no work of a believer is capable of     
answering this demand of the law2       
therefore none of his works can  justify
 him before ,god2 for the law1 that     
notwithstanding1 complaineth4    #b4 ,no
 works of faith can justify us from the 
curse before ,god1  because of the want 
of perfection that is in the greatest   
faith  in us4 ,now1 if faith be not     
perfect1 the work cannot be perfect2  ,i
 mean with that perfection as to please 
,divine justice4 ,consider  the person1 
one that hath to do with ,god           
immediately by himself4  ,now1 that     
faith is not capable of this kind of    
perfection1 it is  evident1 because when
 men here know most1 they know but in   
part4  ,now he that knows but in part1  
can do but in part2 and he that doth    
but in part1 hath a part wanting in the 

judgment of the justice of  ,god4 ,so   
then1 when thou hast done all thou      
canst1 thou hast done  but part of thy  
duty1 and so art short of justification 
from the  curse by what thou hast done  
7#a ,cor #h3b1 #ac3ab74    #c4 ,besides1
 it looks too like a monster that the   
works of faith  should justify us before
 ,god2 because then faith is turned1 as 
it  were1 with its neck behind it4#cb   
,faith1 in its own nature and  natural  
course1 respecteth the mercy of ,god    
through the ,mediator1  ,jesus ,christ2 
and as such1 its virtue and excellency  
is to expect  justification by grace    
through him2 but by this doctrine faith 
is  turned round about1 and now makes a 
life out of what itself hath  done2 but1
 methinks1 faith should be as noble as  
its fruits1 that  being the first1 and  
they but the fruits of that4            
,besides1 seeing the work is only good  
because it floweth from  faith 7for     
faith purifieth the heart71 therefore   
faith is it that  justifies all its     

works 7,acts #ae3i74 ,if1 then1 we be   
justified by  either1 it is by faith1   
and not by his works2 unless we will say
  there is more virtue in the less than 
in the greater4 ,now1 what  is faith but
 a believing1 a trusting1 or relying act
 of the soul8  ,what1 then1 must it rely
 upon or trust in8 ,not in itself2 that 
is1  without ,scripture2 not in its     
works1 they are inferior to itself2     
besides1 this is the way to make even   
the works of faith the  mediator between
 ,god and the soul1 and so by them      
thrust ,christ  out of doors2 therefore 
it must trust in ,christ2 and if so1    
then  no man can be justified from the  
curse1 before ,god1 by the works  that  
flow from faith4    #d4 ,to put all out 
of doubt2 the saint1 when he hath done  
what he  can to bring forth good works  
by faith1 yet he dares not show these   
works before ,god but as they pass      
through the ,mediator ,christ1 but  as  
they are washed in the blood of the     
,lamb4 ,and therefore ,peter  saith1    

those sacrifices of ours that are truly 
spiritual are only  then accepted of    
,god1 when offered up by ,jesus ,christ 
7#a ,peter #b3e74  ,and therefore it is 
said again1 that the prayers of the     
saints1  which are the fruits of faith1 
come up before the throne of ,god       
through the angel's hand2 that is1      
through the hand of ,christ1 through    
his golden censer1 perfumed with his    
incense1 made acceptable by  his        
intercession 7,rev #h3c1d74 ,it is said 
in the ,book of ,revelation1  that it is
 granted to the bride1 the ,lamb's wife1
 that she should  be 'arrayed in fine   
linen1 clean and white2 which white     
linen is  the righteousness of saints4' 
,this fine linen1 in my judgment1 is    
the works of godly men1 their works that
 sprang from faith4 ,but  how came they 
clean8 ,how came they white8 ,not simply
 because they  were the works of faith4 
,but mark1 they 'washed their robes1 and
  made them white in the blood of the   
,lamb4' ,and 'therefore they  stand     

before the throne of ,god' 7,rev        
#g3ad1ae74 ,yea1 therefore it  is that  
their good works stand there too4    ,i 
conclude1 then1 'our persons are        
justified while we are sinners  in      
ourselves4' ,our works1 even the works  
of faith1 are no otherwise  accepted but
 as they come through ,jesus ,christ1   
even through his  intercession and      
blood4 ,so then1 ,christ doth justify   
both our person  and works1 not by way  
of approbation1 as we stand in ourselves
 or  works before ,god1 but by          
presenting of us to his ,father by      
himself1  washing what we are and have  
from guilt in his blood1 and clothing   
us with his own performances4 ,this is  
the cause of our acceptance  with ,god1 
and that our works are not cast forth of
 his presence4    ,,the ,,use4    ,,use 
,,first4--,is justifying righteousness  
to be found in the person  of ,christ   
only8 ,then this should admonish us to  
take heed of seeking  it in ourselves2  
that is1 of working righteousness1      

thereby to appease  the justice of ,god1
 lest by so doing we affront and        
blaspheme the  righteousness of ,christ4
 ,he that shall go about to establish   
his  own righteousness1 he1 as yet1 doth
 defiance to that which is of  ,god1 of 
,god's appointing1 of ,god's providing2 
and that only wherewith  the justice of 
the law must be well pleased4 ,wherefore
 take heed1  ,i say1 of doing such a    
thing1 lest it provoke the eyes of the  
,lord's  glory--',when ,i shall say to  
the righteous1 that he shall surely     
live2 if he trust to his own            
righteousness1 and commit iniquity1 all 
his righteousnesses shall not be        
remembered2 but for his iniquity  that  
he hath committed1 he shall die for it' 
7,eze #cc3ac74 ,mark1  though he be     
righteous1 yea1 though he have a promise
 of life1  yet he shall die4 ,but why8  
,because he sinned against the ,lord by 
trusting to his own righteousness1      
therefore he must die for it4  ,there   
are some things that will preserve a man

 from splitting upon  this rock4 ,as1   
,first4 ,get good acquaintance with the 
covenant of grace1 and of the  persons  
concerned in the conditions of that     
covenant4 ,the conditions  of that      
covenant are1 that a righteousness shall
 be brought into  the world that shall  
please the justice of ,god1 and answer  
and so  remove the curse of the law4    
,now he that doth perform this condition
  is ,christ2 therefore the covenant is 
not immediately with man1 but  with him 
that will be the ,mediator betwixt ,god 
and man3 ',as for  thee also1 by the    
blood of thy covenant1 ,i have sent     
forth thy  prisoners1' speaking of      
,christ 7,zech #i3aa74 ,so then1        
,christ1 the  ,man ,christ1 is he who   
was to bring in these conditions2 to    
wit1  everlasting righteousness4 ,and   
hence it is that ,god hath said1        
,christ shall be the covenant of the    
people--that is1 he shall be  our       
conditions to ,godward 7,dan #i3bc1bd74 
,he1 therefore1 is all our              

righteousness as to the point of our    
justification before ,god2 he  is the   
covenant of the people1 as well as the  
light of the ,gentiles2  for as no man  
can see but in the light of his ,spirit1
 so no man  can stand but in and by him2
 he is the covenant of the people1 the  
conditions and qualifications of the    
people 7,isa #eb3f74 ,so that to        
,godward ,christ is all in all1 and no  
man anything at all4 ,he hath  made with
 me an everlasting covenant2 with me1 as
 ,i stand in my head1  ,christ1 who1    
because he hath brought in everlasting  
righteousness1  therefore hath removed  
the curse of the law2 wherefore he adds1
 this  covenant 'is ordered in all      
things1 and sure1' because all points   
that concern me1 as to redemption from  
the curse1 are taken away  by ,christ1  
as before is discoursed 7#b ,sam #bc3e74
 ,look1 then1 upon  ,christ as the man1 
the mediator1 undertaker1 and           
accomplisher of  that righteousness in  
himself1 wherein thou must stand just   

before  ,god2 and that he is the        
covenant or conditions of the people to 
,godward1 always having in himself the  
righteousness that the law  is well     
pleased with1 and always presenting     
himself before ,god as  our only        
righteousness4    ,second4 ,that this   
truth may be the more heartily inquired 
into by  thee1 consider thine own       
perfections2#cc ,i say1 study how       
polluted  thou art1 even from the heart 
throughout4 ,no man hath a high esteem  
of the ,lord ,jesus that is a stranger  
to his own sore4 ,christ's  church is an
 hospital of sick1 wounded1 and         
afflicted people2 even  as when he was  
in the world1 the afflicted and         
distressed set the  highest price upon  
,jesus ,christ4 ,why8 ,they were sick1  
and he was  the ,physician2 but the     
whole had no need of him4 ,and just thus
  it is now3 ,christ is offered to the  
world to be the righteousness  and life 
of sinners1 but no man will regard him  
save he that seeth  his own pollution2  

he that seeth he cannot answer the      
demands of  the law1 he that sees       
himself from top to toe polluted1 and   
that  therefore his service cannot be   
clean as to justify him from the  curse 
before ,god--he is the man that must    
needs die in despair and  be damned1 or 
must trust in ,jesus ,christ for life4  
,further1 ,this rule ,i would have all  
receive that come to ,jesus  ,christ for
 life and salvation--    #a4 ,not to    
stick at the acknowledgment of sin1 but 
to make that of  it which the law makes 
of it3 ',acknowledge thine iniquity1'   
saith  the ,lord 7,jer #c3ac74 ,this is 
a hard pinch1 ,i know what ,i say1 for  
a man to fall down under the sense of   
sins by acknowledging them  to be what  
the ,lord saith they are2 to acknowledge
 them1 ,i say1  in their own defiling   
and polluting nature2 to acknowledge    
them in  their unreasonable and         
aggravating circumstances2 to           
acknowledge  them in their              
,god-offending and soul-destroying      

nature1 especially  when the conscience 
is burdened with the guilt of them4 ,yet
  this is duty3 ',if we confess our     
sins1 he is faithful and just to        
forgive' 7#a ,john #a3i74 ,yea1 to this 
is annexed the promise1 ',he that       
confesseth and forsaketh them shall find
 mercy4' ,this made ,david1  as it were1
 lay claim to the mercy of ,god--',wash 
me thoroughly1'  said he1 'from mine    
iniquity1 and cleanse me from my sin2   
for ,i  acknowledge my transgression1   
and my sin is ever before me4' ,though1 
then1 thou art to blush and be ashamed  
when thou rememberest thy  sins and     
iniquities1 yet do not hide them--',he  
that covereth his  sins shall not       
prosper4' ,do not lessen them2 do not   
speak of them  before ,god after a      
mincing way--',acknowledge thine        
iniquities1 that  thou hast transgressed
 against the ,lord thy ,god1 and hast   
scattered  thy ways to the strangers    
under every green tree2 and ye have not 
obeyed my voice1 saith the ,lord' 7,jer 

#c3ac74    #b4 ,if we would come to     
,christ aright1 we must only acknowledge
 our  sins2 we must ,,only acknowledge  
them1 and there stop2 stop1 ,i say1     
from attempting to do aught to present  
us good before ,god1 but only  to       
receive the mercy offered4 ',only       
acknowledge thine iniquities4'  ,men are
 subject to two extremes1 either to     
confess sins notionally  and by the     
halves2 or else1 together with the      
confession of them1  to labour to do    
some holy work1 thereby to ease their   
burdened  consciences1 and beget faith  
in the mercy of ,god 7,hosea #e3ae74    
,now both these are dangerous1 and very 
ungodly--dangerous1 because  the wound  
is healed falsely2 and ungodly1 because 
the command is  transgressed3 ',only    
acknowledge thy sin1' and there stand1  
as ,david1  'till thy guilt is taken    
away4' ,joshua stood before the angel1  
from  top to toe in filthy garments1    
till the ,lord put other clothes upon   
him 7,zech #c3c-e74 ,in the matter of   

thy justification thou must know        
nothing1 see nothing1 hear nothing1 but 
thine own sins and ,christ's            
righteousness--',only acknowledge thine 
iniquities4' ,now the ,saviour  and the 
soul comes rightly together2 the        
,saviour to do his work1  which is to   
spread his skirt over the sinner2 and   
the sinner to  receive1 by believing    
this blessed imputed righteousness4 ,and
 hence  the church1 when she came to    
,god1 lieth down in her shame1 and her  
confusion covereth her2 and so lieth    
till pardon comes 7,jer #c3be74    ,,use
 ,,second4--,i come now to the second   
use--,have faith in ,christ4    ,but    
what are we to understand by faith8     
,answ4 ,faith importeth as much as to   
say1 ,receive1 embrace1 accept  of1 or  
trust in1 the benefit offered4 ,all     
which are1 by holy men  of ,god1 words  
used on purpose to show that the mercy  
of ,god1 the  forgiveness of sins1 and  
eternal life1 are not to be had by      
doing1  or by the law2 but by receiving1

 embracing1 accepting1 or trusting  to  
the mercy of ,god through ,christ3 ',we 
believe that through the  grace of our  
,lord ,jesus ,christ we shall be saved1 
even as they'  7,acts #ae3aa2 ,john     
#a3ab2 #b ,cor #d3a1 #aa3d2 ,col #b3f2  
,heb #aa3ac2 #a  ,tim #a3ae2 ,eph       
#a3ab-ac74 ,thus you see what the gospel
 is1 and what  faith doth do in the     
salvation of the soul4 ,now1 that faith 
might  be helped in this work1 for great
 are they that oppose it1 therefore  the
 ,scriptures1 the ,word of truth1 hath  
presented us with the  invitation in    
most plain and suitable sentences3 as1  
',that ,christ  came into the world to  
save sinners--,christ died for our      
sins--,christ  gave himself for our     
sins--,christ bare our sins in his body 
on the  tree--and that ,god1 for        
,christ's sake1 hath forgiven you4'     
,further1  as the invitations are plain 
and easy1 so the threatenings to the    
opposers are sore and astonishing3 ',he 
that believeth not shall be             

damned--,because they received not the  
love of the truth1 that they  might be  
saved1 ,god gave them up to strong      
delusions1 that they  all might be      
damned' 7,mark #af3af2 #b ,thess        
#b3aj-ab74    ,object4 ,but faith is    
said to be an act of obedience4         
,answ4 ,and well it may1 for it is the  
most submitting act that a man  can do2 
it throweth out all our righteousness2  
it makes the soul  poor in itself2 it   
liveth upon ,god and ,christ1 as the    
almsman doth  upon his lord2 it         
consenteth to the gospel that it is     
true2 it  giveth ,god and ,christ the   
glory of their mercy and merit2 it      
loveth  ,god for his mercy1 and ,jesus  
,christ for his service2 whatever good  
it doth1 it still crieth1 ,hereby am ,i 
not justified1 but he that  justifieth  
me is the ,lord4 ,well1 but is there in 
truth such a thing  as the obedience of 
faith8 ,then let ,christians labour to  
understand  it1 and distinguish it      
aright1 and to separate it from the law 

and all man's righteousness2 and        
remember that it is a receiving of      
mercy1 an embracing of forgiveness1 an  
accepting of the righteousness  of      
,christ1 and a trusting to these for    
life4 ,remember1 again1  that it putteth
 the soul upon coming to ,christ as a   
sinner1 and to  receive forgiveness as a
 sinner1 as such4 ,we now treat of      
justification4    ,but a little to      
insert at large a few more of the       
excellencies of  it1 and so draw towards
 a conclusion4 ,the more thou believest 
for  remission of sins1 the more of the 
light of the glorious gospel of  ,christ
 thou receivest into thy soul--',for    
therein is the righteousness  of ,god   
revealed from faith to faith' 7,rom     
#a3ag74 ,that is1 according  to the     
degree of faith4 ,little faith seeth but
 little but great  faith seeth much2 and
 therefore he saith again1 that by faith
 we  have 'access into the grace of     
,god' 7,rom #e3b74 ,the reason is1      
#a4 ,because faith1 having laid hold    

upon ,christ1 hath found him 'in  whom  
are hid all the treasures of wisdom and 
knowledge' 7,col #b3c74  ,in him        
therefore it finds and sees those       
heights and depths of  gospel mysteries 
that are nowhere else to be found2 nay1 
let a man  be destitute of faith1 and it
 is not possible he should once think   
of some of them4    #b4 ,by this means  
the ,holy ,spirit is plentifully        
received 7,gal #c3a-c74  ,now the       
,spirit of ,god is a spirit of wisdom   
and revelation2 but yet  so as in the   
knowledge of ,christ2 otherwise the     
,spirit will show  to man not any mighty
 thing1 its great delight being to open 
,christ  and to reveal him unto faith   
7,eph #a3ag74 ,faith indeed can see him1
  for that is the eye of the soul2 and  
the ,spirit alone can reveal  him1 that 
being the searcher of the deep things of
 ,god2 by these  therefore the mysteries
 of heaven are revealed and received4   
,and  hence it is that the mystery of   
the gospel is called the 'mystery  of   

faith1' or the mystery with which faith 
only hath to do 7#a ,tim  #c3i74        
,wouldst thou1 then1 know the greatest  
things of ,god8 ,accustom  thyself to   
the obedience of faith1#cd live upon thy
 justifying  righteousness1 and never   
think that to live always on ,christ for
  justification is a low and beggarly   
thing1 and as it were a staying  at the 
foundation2 for let me tell you1 depart 
from a sense of  the meritorious means  
of your justification with ,god1 and you
 will  quickly grow light1 and frothy1  
and vain4 ,besides1 you will always  be 
subject to errors and delusions2 for    
this is not to hold the  head from or   
through which nourishment is            
administered 7,col #b3ai74  ,further1 no
 man that buildeth forsakes the good    
foundation2 that  is the ground of his  
encouragement to work1 for upon that is 
laid  the stress of all2 and without it 
nothing that is framed can be           
supported1 but must inevitably fall to  
the ground4    ,again2 why not live upon

 ,christ alway8 and especially as he    
standeth  the mediator between ,god1 and
 the soul1 defending thee with the      
merit of his blood1 and covering thee   
with his infinite righteousness  from   
the wrath of ,god and curse of the law4 
,can there be any  greater comfort      
ministered to thee than to know thy     
person stands  just before ,god8 ,just  
and justified from all things that would
  otherwise swallow thee up8 ,is peace  
with ,god and assurance of  heaven of so
 little respect with thee that thou     
slightest the very  foundation thereof1 
even faith in the blood and             
righteousness of  ,christ8 and are      
notions and whimsies of such credit with
 thee that  thou must leave the         
foundation to follow them8 ,but again2  
what  mystery is desirable to be known  
that is not to be found in ,jesus       
,christ1 as ,priest1 ,prophet1 or ,king 
of saints8 ,in him are hid all  the     
treasures of them1 and he alone hath the
 key of ,david to open  them 7,col      

#b3a1b2 ,rev #c3g74 ,paul was so taken  
with ,jesus ,christ1  and the knowledge 
of this1 that he was crucified for us1  
that  he desired1 nay1 determined not to
 know any thing else among the          
,corinthians1 that itched after other   
wisdom 7#a ,cor #b3b74    ,object4 ,but 
,i see not that in ,christ now1 that ,i 
have seen in him  in former days4       
,besides1 ,i find the ,spirit lead me   
forth to study  other things4    ,answ4 
,to the first part of this objection ,i 
would answer several  things4--,the     
cause why thou seest not that in ,christ
 now1 which  thou hast seen in him in   
former days1 is not in ,christ1 but in  
thy faith2 he is the same1 as fresh1 and
 as good1 and as full of  blessedness1  
as when thou didst most rejoice in him  
7,heb #a3aa1ab74  ,and why not now1 as  
well as formerly8 ,god is never weary of
 being  delighted with ,jesus ,christ2  
his blood is always precious with ,god2 
his merits being those in which justice 
hath everlasting rest1 why  shouldst    

thou wander or go about to change thy   
way8 7,prov #h3cj2  ,jer #b3cf74 ,sin is
 the same as ever1 and so is the curse  
of the law4  ,the devil is as busy as   
ever2 and beware of the law in thy      
members4  ,return1 therefore1 to thy    
rest1 ,o soul6 for he is thy life1 and  
the  length of thy days4 ,guilt is to be
 taken off now1 as it was years  ago2   
and whether thou seest it or no1 thou   
sinnest in all thy  works4 ,how1 then1  
canst thou stand clear from guilt in thy
 soul who  neglectest to act faith in   
the blood of the ,lamb8 ,there thou must
  wash thy robes1 and there thou must   
make them white 7,rev #g3ad1ae74  ,i    
conclude1 then1 thou art a polluted1    
surfeited1 corrupted1 hardened          
creature1 whosoever thou art1 that thus 
objectest4    ,but ,i find1 sayest thou1
 as if the ,spirit led me forth to study
  other matters4    ,answ4--,first4     
,what other matters8 ,what matters      
besides1 above1 or  beyond the glorious 
gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 and of our    

acceptance  with ,god through him8 ,what
 spirit1 or doctrine1 or wisdom soever  
it  be that centres not in1 that cometh 
not from1 and that terminates  not      
within1 the bonds of the gospel of      
,jesus ,christ1 is not worthy  the study
 of the sons of ,god2 neither is it food
 for the faith of  ,jesus ,christ1 for  
that is the flesh of ,christ1 and that  
is eternal  life 7,john #f3e74 ,whither 
will you go8 ,beware of the spirit of   
,antichrist2 for 'many false spirits are
 gone out into the world4'  ,i told you 
before1 that the ,spirit of ,god is 'the
 ,spirit of wisdom  and revelation in   
the knowledge of ,christ1' and that     
without and  besides the ,lord ,jesus it
 discovereth nothing 7,eph #a3ag74 ,it  
is sent  to testify of him2 it is sent  
to bring his words to our remembrance2  
it is sent to take of his things and    
show them unto us 7,john  #ad1ae1af74   
,wherefore1 never call that the ,spirit 
of ,jesus which  leads you away from the
 blood and righteousness of ,christ2    

that is  but the spirit of delusion and 
of the devil1 whose teachings end  in   
perdition and destruction4 ,tempt not   
,christ as they of old did4  ,but how   
did they tempt him8 ,why1 in loathing   
the manna1 which was  the type of his   
flesh and blood1 which we are to eat of 
by believing4  ,i say1 tempt him not1   
lest you be destroyed by the serpents1  
by  the gnawing guilt of sin2 for1 take 
away ,christ1 and sin remains1  and     
there is no more sacrifice for sin3 if  
so1 thou wilt be destroyed  by the      
destroyer 7,num #ba3e-g2 #a ,cor        
#aj3aj74 ,but again--    ,second4       
,living by faith begets in the heart a  
son-like boldness  and confidence to    
,god-ward in all our gospel duties1     
under all our  weaknesses1 and under all
 our temptations4 ,it is a blessed thing
  to be privileged with a holy boldness 
and confidence ,god-ward1 that  he is on
 our side1 that he taketh part with us  
and that he will  plead our cause 'with 
them that rise up against us' 7#b ,cor  

#b3ad1  #d3ag1ah2 ,gal #b3bj74 ,but this
 boldness faith helpeth us to do1 and   
also manageth in our heart4 ,this is    
that which made ,paul always  triumph   
and rejoice in ,god and the ,lord ,jesus
 7,phil #c3c2 ,rom #e3aa74  ,he lived   
the life of faith2 for faith sets a man 
in the favour of  ,god by ,christ1 and  
makes a man see that what befals him in 
this life1  it shall1 through the wisdom
 and mercy of ,god1 not only prove for  
his forwarding to heaven1 but to augment
 his glory when he comes  there4 ,this  
man now stands on high1 he lives1 he is 
rid of slavish  fears and carking cares1
 and in all his straits he hath a ,god  
to go  to6 ,thus ,david1 when all things
 looked awry upon him1 'encouraged      
himself in the ,lord his ,god' 7#a ,sam 
#cj3f74 ,daniel also believed in  his   
,god1 and knew that all his trouble1    
losses1 and crosses1 would  be          
abundantly made up in his ,god 7,dan    
#f3bc74 ,and ,david said1 ',i had       
fainted unless ,i had believed' 7,psa   

#bg3ac74 ,believing1 therefore1  is a   
great preservative against all such     
impediments1 and makes us  confident in 
our ,god1 and with boldness to come into
 his presence1  claiming privilege in   
what he is and hath 7,jonah #c3d1e74    
,for  by faith1 ,i say1 he seeth his    
acceptance through the ,beloved1 and    
himself interested in the mercy of ,god1
 and riches of ,christ1 and  glory in   
the world to come 7,heb #aj3bb1bc2 ,eph 
#a3d-g74 ,this man can  look upon all   
the dangers in hell and earth without   
paleness of  countenance2 he shall      
meditate terror with comfort1 'because  
he  beholds the ,king in his beauty'    
7,isa #cc3ag1ah74 ,again--    ,third4   
,living by faith makes a man exercise   
patience and quietness  under all his   
afflictions2 for faith shows him that   
his best part  is safe1 that his soul is
 in ,god's special care and protection1 
purged from sin in the blood of ,christ4
 ,faith also shows him that  after a    
little while he shall be in the full    

enjoyment of that which  now he believes
 is coming3 ',we1 through the ,spirit1  
wait for the  hope of righteousness by  
faith' 7,gal #e3e74 ,wherefore1 upon    
this  ground it is that ,james exhorteth
 the saints to whom he wrote1  to       
patience1 because they knew the harvest 
would in due time come  7,james         
#e3g-aa74 ,faith lodgeth the soul with  
,christ3 ',i know1' saith  ,paul1 'on   
whom ,i have believed1' and to whom ,i  
have committed my  soul1 'and am        
persuaded1' ,i believe it1 'that he is  
able to keep  that which ,i have        
committed unto him against that day'2   
therefore  it were no shame to him to   
wear a chain for his name and sake 7#b  
,tim #a3ab74 ,o6 it is a blessed thing  
to see1 ,i say1 by the faith  of the    
,lord ,jesus1 that we are embarked in   
the same ship with him2  this will help 
us greatly 'both to hope and quietly    
wait for the  salvation of the ,lord'   
7,psa #df3a-f2 ,lam #c3bf74 ,further--  
,fourth4 ,i might add1 that living by   

faith is the way to receive  fresh      
strength from heaven1 thereby to manage 
thine every day's work  with life and   
vigour2 yea1 every look by faith upon   
,jesus ,christ1  as thine1 doth this    
great work4 ,it is said1 when ,paul saw 
the  brethren that came to meet him1 'he
 thanked ,god1 and took courage'  7,acts
 #bh3ae74 ,o6 how much more1 then1 shall
 the ,christian be blessed  with fresh  
strength and courage even at the        
beholding of ,christ2  whom 'beholding  
as in a glass1' we 'are changed1' even  
by beholding  of him by faith in the    
word1 'into the same image1 from glory  
to  glory1 even as by the ,spirit of the
 ,lord' 7#b ,cor #c3ah74 ,but to be     
brief4    ,fifth4 ,make conscience of   
the duty of believing1 and be as afraid 
of falling short here as in any other   
command of ,god4 ',this is his          
commandment1 that you believe' 7#a ,john
 #c3bc74 ,believe1 therefore1  in the   
name of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,this is the  
will of ,god1 that  you believe4        

,believe1 therefore1 to the saving of   
the soul 7,john  #f3df74 ,unbelief is a 
fine-spun thread1 not so easily         
discerned as  grosser sins2 and         
therefore that is truly ',the sin that  
doth so  easily beset us' 7,heb #ab3a74 
,the light of nature will show those    
sins that are against the law of nature2
 but the law of faith is  a command     
beyond what flesh or nature teacheth2   
therefore to live  by faith is so much  
the harder work2 yet it must be done1   
otherwise  thine other duties profit    
thee nothing4 ,for if a man give way to 
unbelief1 though he be most frequent in 
all other duties besides1 so  often as  
he worshippeth ,god in these1 he yet    
saith1 ,god is a liar  in the other1    
even because he hath not believed3 ',he 
that believeth  not ,god1 hath made him 
a liar2 because he believeth not the    
record  that ,god gave of his ,son4 ,and
 this is the record1 that ,god hath     
given to us eternal life1 and this life 
is in his ,son' 7#a ,john  #e3aj1aa74   

,so then1 when thou givest way to       
unbelief2 when thou dost  not venture   
the salvation of thy soul upon the      
justifying life that  is in             
,christ--that is1 in his blood1 c41--at 
once1 thou givest  the lie to the whole 
testament of ,god2 yea1 thou tramplest  
upon  the promise of grace1 and countest
 this precious blood an unholy  and     
unworthy thing 7,heb #aj3bi74 ,now how1 
thou doing thus1 the ,lord  should      
accept of thy other duties1 of prayer1  
alms1 thanksgiving1  self-denial1 or any
 other1 will be hard for thee to prove4 
,in the  meantime remember1 that faith  
pleaseth ,god2 and that without faith   
it is impossible to please him4         
,remember also1 that for this cause  it 
was that the offering of ,cain was not  
accepted3 ',by faith ,abel  offered unto
 ,god a more excellent sacrifice than   
,cain'2 for by  faith ,abel first       
justified the promise of the ,messias1  
by whom a  conquest should be obtained  
over the devil1 and all the combination 

of hell against us3 then he honoured    
,christ by believing that he  was able  
to save him2 and in token that he       
believed these things  indeed1 he       
presented the ,lord with the firstlings 
of his flock1 as  a remembrance before  
,god that he believed in his ,christ    
7,heb #aa3d74  ,and therefore it is     
said1 ',by faith he offered'2 by which  
means the  offering was accepted of     
,god2 for no man's offering can be      
accepted  with ,god but his that stands 
righteous before him first4 ,but        
unbelief  holdeth men under their guilt1
 because they have not believed in      
,christ1 and by that means put on his   
righteousness4 ,again2 he that          
believeth not1 hath made invalid--what  
in him lies--the promise of  ,god and   
merits of ,christ1 of whom the ,father  
hath spoken so worthily2  therefore what
 duties or acts of obedience soever he  
performeth1  ,god by no means can be    
pleased with him4    ,by this1          
therefore1 you see the miserable state  

of the people that  have not            
faith--',whatever they do1 they sin'2 if
 they break the  law1 they sin2 if they 
endeavour to keep it1 they sin4 ,they   
sin1 ,i  say1 upon a double account3    
first1 because they do it but           
imperfectly2  and1 secondly1 because    
they yet stay upon that1 resisting that 
which  is perfect1 even that which ,god 
hath appointed4 ,it mattereth not1  as  
to justification from the curse1        
therefore2 men wanting faith1  whether  
they be civil or profane1 they are such 
as stand accursed  of the law1 because  
they have not believed1 and because they
 have  given the lie to the truth1 and  
to the ,god of truth4 ,let all men1     
therefore1 that would please ,god make  
conscience of believing2  on pain1 ,i   
say1 of displeasing him2 on pain of     
being1 with ,cain1  rejected1 and on    
pain of being damned in hell4 ',he that 
believeth  not shall be damned' 7,mark  
#af3af74 ,faith is the very quintessence
  of all gospel obedience1 it being that

 which must go before other  duties1 and
 that which also must accompany whatever
 ,i do in the  worship of ,god1 if it be
 accepted of him4#ce ,here you may see a
  reason why the force and power of hell
 is so bent against believing4  ,satan  
hateth all the parts of our ,christian  
obedience1 but the best  and chiefest   
most4 ,and hence the apostle saith to   
the ,thessalonians1  that he sent to    
know their faith1 lest by some means the
 tempter  have tempted them1 and so his 
labour had been in vain 7#a ,thess      
#c3e74 ,indeed1 where faith is wanting1 
or hath been destroyed1 all  the labour 
is in vain1 nothing can profit any man1 
neither as to  peace with ,god1 nor the 
acceptance of any religious duty2 and   
this1  ,i say1 ,satan knows1 which makes
 him so bend his force against us4      
,there are three things in the act of   
believing which make this  grace        
displeasing to the wicked one--    #a4  
,faith discovereth the truth of things  
to the soul2 the truth of  things as    

they are1 whether they be things that   
are of this world1  or of that which is 
to come2 the things and pleasures above1
 and  also those beneath4 ,faith        
discovereth to the soul the blessedness1
  and goodness1 and durableness of the  
one2 the vanity1 foolishness1  and      
transitoriness of the other4 ,faith     
giveth credit to all things  that are   
written in the law and in the prophets  
7,acts #bd3ad71  both as to the being1  
nature1 and attributes of ,god2 the     
blessed  undertaking of the ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ2 the glory of heaven and       
torments  of hell2 the sweetness of the 
promise and terror of the threatenings  
and curses of the ,word2 by which means 
,satan is greatly frustrated in  his    
assaults when he tempteth either to love
 this world or slight  that which is to 
come1 for he can do no great matter in  
these  things to any but those who want 
the faith4 ',in vain is the snare  laid 
in the sight of any bird' 7,prov #a3ag72
 therefore he must  first blind1 and    

hold blind1 the minds of men1 'that the 
light of  the glorious gospel of        
,christ1 who is the image of ,god1      
should not  shine unto them1' else he   
can do no harm to the soul 7#b ,cor     
#d3d74  ,now1 faith is the eye of the   
godly man1 and that sees the truth  of  
things1 whatever ,satan suggests1 either
 about the glory of this  world1 the    
sweetness of sin1 the uncertainty of    
another world1 or  the like 7#a ,john   
#e3d1e2 ,heb4 #aa3bg74    #b4 ,faith    
wraps the soul up in the bundle of life 
with ,god2  it encloseth it in the      
righteousness of ,jesus1 and presents it
 so  perfect in that1 that whatever he  
can do1 with all his cunning1  cannot   
render the soul spotted or wrinkled     
before the justice of  the law2 yea1    
though the man1 as to his own person and
 acts1 be  full of sin from top to toe1 
,jesus ,christ covereth all2 faith sees 
it1 and holds the soul in the godly     
sense and comfort of it4 ,the  man1     
therefore1 standing here1 stands        

shrouded under that goodly  robe that   
makes him glisten in the eye of justice4
 ,yea1 all the  answer that ,satan can  
get from ,god against such a soul is1   
that he  'doth not see iniquity in      
,jacob1 nor behold perverseness in      
,israel'2  for here ',israel hath not   
been forsaken1 nor ,judah of his ,god1  
of  the ,lord of hosts1 though1' as to  
their own persons1 'their land  was     
filled with sin against the ,holy ,one  
of ,israel' 7,num #bc3ba-bc2  ,jer      
#ea3e2 ,rom #f3ad2 ,deut #cc3ab74 ,thus1
 therefore1 the soul believing1  is hid 
from all the power of the enemy1 and    
dwells safely under  the dominion of    
grace4    #c4 ,faith keeps the soul from
 giving credit to any of his            
insinuations2  for whatever ,satan      
saith1 either about the acceptance of my
 person  or performances1 so long as ,i 
believe that both are accepted of  ,god 
for ,christ's sake1 he suggesteth to the
 wind2 wherefore faith  doth the same   
against the devil that unbelief doth to 

,god4 ,doth  unbelief count ,god a liar8
 ,faith counts the devil a liar4 ,doth  
unbelief hold the soul from the mercy of
 ,god8 ,faith holds the soul  from the  
malice of the devil4 ,doth unbelief     
quench thy graces8  ,faith kindleth them
 even into a flame4 ,doth unbelief fill 
the soul  full of sorrow8 ,faith fills  
it full of the joy of the ,holy ,ghost4 
,in a word1 doth unbelief bind down thy 
sins upon thee8 ,why1 faith  in ,jesus  
,christ releaseth thee of them all4     
#d4 ,as faith keeps the soul from giving
 credit to the insinuations  of ,satan1 
so1 when he makes his assaults1 it      
over-masters him1  and makes him        
retreat2 ',resist the devil1 and he will
 flee from  you4--,whom resist steadfast
 in the faith' 7,james #d3g2 #a ,peter  
#e3i74 ,believe1 as ,i have already     
said1 that ,god loveth you1 that  the   
blood of ,christ was shed for you1 that 
your person is presented  complete      
before him1 through the righteousness of
 ,christ1 and ,satan  must give place2  

thy crediting of the gospel makes him   
fly before  thee2 but thou must do it   
steadfast in the faith2 every waverer   
giveth him advantage4 ,and1 indeed1 this
 is the reason that the godly  are so   
foiled with his assaults1 they do not   
resist him steadfast  in the faith2 they
 often stagger through unbelief4 ,now1  
at every  stagger he recovereth lost    
ground again1 and giveth battle another 
time4 ,besides1 by this and the other   
stagger he taketh heart  to attempt by  
other means1 and so doubleth the        
affliction with  manifold temptations4  
,this is1 ,i say1 for want of being     
steadfast4  ',above all1 taking the     
shield of faith1 wherewith you shall be 
able  to quench all the fiery darts of  
the wicked' 7,eph #f3af74 ,to quench    
them1 though they come from him as      
kindled with the very fire  of hell4    
,none knows1 save him that feels it1 how
 burning hot the  fiery darts of ,satan 
are2 and how1 when darted1 they kindle  
upon  our flesh and unbelief2 neither   

can any know the power and worth  of    
faith to quench them but he that hath   
it1 and hath power to act  it4    #e4   
,lastly1 if justifying righteousness be 
alone to be found in the  person of     
,jesus ,christ1 then this shows us the  
sad condition of  two sorts of men--#a4 
,of those that hang in doubt betwixt    
,christ  and the law4 #b4 ,of those that
 do professedly make denial of the      
sufficiency of this most blessed        
righteousness4    ,first4 ,the first    
sort1 though they may seek life1 yet1   
thus continuing1  are never like to find
 it4 ,wherefore8 ,because they seek it  
not by  faith1 but1 as it were1 by the  
works of the law4 ,indeed1 they will    
not be merit-mongers2 they will not     
wholly trust to the law2 they  will     
partly venture on ,christ1 and partly   
trust to the law4 ,well1  but therefore 
they shall be damned1 because they trust
 to ,christ  but in part1 and in part1  
as it were1 to the works of the law2 for
  such sinners make ,christ but a       

,saviour in part--why1 then1 should  he 
be their ,saviour in whole8 ,no2 because
 they halt between ,christ  and the law1
 therefore they shall fall between      
,christ and the law2  yea1 because they 
will trust to their works in part1 they 
shall be  but almost saved by ,christ4  
,let not that man think that he shall   
obtain any thing from the ,lord4 ,what  
man8 ,why1 he that doubteth or  wavereth
 in his mind about the truth of the     
mercy of ,god in ,christ4  ,therefore   
the exhortation is1 ',but let him ask in
 faith4--,for he  that wavereth1' or1   
that halteth between the law and ,christ
 for  life1 'is like a wave of the sea1 
driven of the wind and tossed'  7,james 
#a3f74 ,in conclusion1 he resteth       
nowhere--'a double-minded  man is       
unstable in all his ways' 7v #h74 ,this 
man1 therefore1 must  miscarry2 he must 
not see the good land that flows with   
milk and  honey2 no1 let him not have a 
thought of life in his heart2 let  not  
that man think that he shall receive any

 thing of the ,lord4#cf    ,this was the
 case of many in the primitive times1   
for whose sake  this caution was        
written2 for the devout and religious   
,jew and  proselyte1 when they fell away
 from the word of the gospel1 they  did 
not fall to those gross and abominable  
pollutions in which the  open profane1  
like sows and swine1 do wallow1 but they
 fell from  the grace of ,god to the    
law2 or1 at least1 did rest betwixt them
  both1 doubting of the sufficiency of  
either2 and thus1 being fearful1  they  
distrust2 wherefore1 being found at     
length unbelieving1 they  are reputed of
 ,god abominable1 as murderers1         
whoremongers1 sorcerers1  idolators1 and
 liars1 and so must have their portion  
in the lake1  with them1 that burns with
 fire and brimstone 7,rev #ba3h74 ,the  
reason is1 because where ,christ is     
rejected sin remaineth1 and so  the     
wrath of ,god for sin4 ,neither will he 
be a ,saviour in part2 he  must be all  
thy salvation1 or none4 ',let not that  

man think that  he shall receive any    
thing of the ,lord' 7,james #a3g2 ,john 
#c3cf74  ,not any thing4 ,there is no   
promise for him1 no pardon for him1  no 
heaven for him1 no salvation for him1 no
 escaping of his fire6  ,what condition 
is this man in8 ,yet he is a religious  
man1 for he  prays2 he is a seeking man1
 a desiring man1 for he prays2 but he   
halts between two1 he leaneth to his    
righteousness1 and committeth  iniquity4
 ,he is afraid to venture all upon the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ4  ,let not that man
 think of receiving any thing from the  
,lord6    ,yet the words suggest that he
 is apt to think he shall receive       
something1 because ,god is merciful1    
because his promise is great2  but this 
expectation is by this word cut off1 and
 this sinner is  cast away4 ,let not    
that man think1 let him forbear to      
think1 of  having anything at the hand  
of ,god4 ,the ,israelites thought to go 
up to the land the day after they had   
despised it4 ,agag thought  the         

bitterness of death was past even that  
day in which he was hewn  to pieces4    
,rechab and ,baanah his brother thought 
to have received  reward of ,david that 
day they were hanged over the pool in   
,hebron4  ,let not that man think that  
he shall receive anything of the ,lord' 
7,num #ad3dj-de2 #a ,sam #ae3cb1cc2 #b  
,sam #d3ab74    ,second4 ,as for those  
that do professedly make denial of the  
sufficiency of this most blessed        
righteousness1 the whole book is        
conviction to them1 and shall assuredly1
 if it comes to their hands1  rise up in
 judgment against them4 ,they have      
rejected the wisdom  and mercy of ,god2 
they have rejected the means of their   
salvation2  they have trampled upon the 
blood of the ,son of ,god2 wherefore    
judgment waiteth for them1 and fiery    
indignation1 which shall devour  the    
adversaries4    ,a word to neglecters of
 ,christ4    ,to conclude4 ,one word    
also to you that are neglecters of      
,jesus  ,christ3 ',how shall we escape  

if we neglect so great salvation8'      
,here then1 we may see how we ought to  
judge of all such persons as  neglect   
the ,lord ,jesus1 under what guise1     
name1 or notion soever  they be4 ,we    
ought1 ,i say1 to judge of such1 that   
they are at present  in a state of      
condemnation2 of condemnation1 'because 
they have  not believed in the          
only-begotten ,son of ,god' 7,john      
#c3ah74 ,it is  true1 there is no man   
more at ease in his mind1 with such ease
 as  it is1 than the man that hath not  
closed with the ,lord ,jesus1 but  is   
shut up in unbelief4 ,o6 but that is the
 man that stands convict  before ,god1  
and that is bound over to the great     
assize2 that is  the man whose sins are 
still his own1 and upon whom the wrath  
of  ,god abideth 7v #cf72 for the ease  
and peace of such1 though it keep  them 
far from fear1 is but like to that of   
the secure thief1 that  is ignorant that
 the constable standeth at the door2 the
 first sight  of an officer makes his   

peace to give up the ghost 7#a ,john    
#e3ab74  ,ah1 how many thousands that   
can now glory that they never were      
troubled for sin against ,god2 ,i say1  
how many be there that ,god will        
trouble worse than he troubled cursed   
,achan1 because their peace1  though    
false1 and of the devil1 was rather     
chosen by them than peace  by ,jesus    
,christ1 than 'peace with ,god by the   
blood of his cross'  7,col #a3bj74      
,awake1 careless sinners1 awake6 and    
arise from the  dead1 and ,christ shall 
give you light4 ,content not yourselves 
either  with sin or righteousness1 if   
you be destitute of ,jesus ,christ1  but
 cry1 cry1 ,o cry to ,god for light to  
see your condition by2  for light in the
 ,word of ,god1 for therein is the      
righteousness  of ,god revealed 7,eph   
#e3ad74 ,cry1 therefore1 for light to   
see this  righteousness by2 it is a     
righteousness of ,christ's finishing1 of
  ,god's accepting1 and that which alone
 can save the soul from the  stroke of  

eternal justice6 7,rom #a3ag74    ,there
 are six things that on man's part are  
the cause he receiveth  not the gospel  
of ,christ1 and so life by him--#a4     
,they see not their  state by nature1   
how polluted they are with original sin 
7,eph #b3b74  #b4 ,they see not the     
justice of ,god against sin2 they know  
not him  that hath said1 ',vengeance    
belongeth unto me1 ,i will recompense'  
7,heb #aj3cj74 #c4 ,they cannot see the 
beauty of ,jesus ,christ 7#b ,cor       
#d3d74 #d4 ,unbelief being mighty in    
them1 they dare not venture their  souls
 with ,jesus ,christ4 ,they dare not    
trust to his righteousness1  and to that
 only 7,rev #ba3h74 ,for1 #e4 ,their    
carnal reason also sets  itself against 
the word of faith1 and cannot stoop to  
the grace  of ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,cor   
#b3ad74 #f4 ,they love to have honour   
one  of another1 they love to be        
commended for their own vain-glorious   
righteousness2 and the fools think that 
because they are commended  of men1 they

 shall be commended of ,god also3 ',how 
can ye believe1  which receive honour   
one of another1 and seek not the honour 
that  cometh from ,god only8' 7,john    
#e3dd74 ,this last thing--to wit1 desire
  of vain-glory1 is the bane of         
thousands2 it is the legalist's bane1   
it is the civilian's#cg bane1 it is the 
formalist's bane1 yea1  which yet is    
stranger1 it is the bane of the vicious 
and debauched  also2#ch for though there
 be a generation that1 to one's         
thinking1  have not regard to           
righteousness1 yet watch them narrowly1 
and  they have their times of doing     
something that looks like good1 and     
though possibly it be but seldom1 yet   
this wretch counteth that1  for the sake
 of that1 ,god accepteth him1 and       
counteth his1 glorious  righteousness4  
,i might add a seventh cause1 which is1 
want of  serious meditation upon eternal
 judgment1 and what shall follow4  ,this
 consideration1 did it take a deep place
 in the heart1 would  doubtless produce 

these workings of spirit after ,jesus   
,christ for  justification that now are 
wanting in the most of men4 ,this made  
,felix1 yea1 it makes the devils1       
tremble2 and would1 ,i say1 couldst     
thou deeply meditate1 make thee start   
and turn thy wanton thoughts  into heavy
 sighs after ,god's mercy in ,jesus     
,christ1 lest thou also  come into their
 place of torment4    ,before ,i        
conclude this use1 ,i would lay down a  
few motives1 if so  be thou mayest be   
prevailed with to look after thine own  
everlasting  state4    #a4 ,consider1   
,god hath put man above all the         
creatures in this  visible world1 into a
 state of abiding for ever2 they cannot 
be  annihilated1 they shall never again 
be turned into nothing1 but  must live  
with ,god or the devil for ever and     
ever4 ,and though the  scripture saith1 
',man hath not pre-eminence over a beast
 in his  death1' yet the beast hath     
pre-eminence above many men1 for he     
shall not rise again to come into       

judgment as man must1 nor receive  that 
dismal sentence for sin and             
transgression as man shall2 this1       
therefore1 is worthy to be considered   
with seriousness of all  that have souls
 to be saved or damned--',they must one 
day come to  judgment1' there to stand  
before that ,judge of all the earth     
whose  eyes are like a flame of fire1   
from the sight of which thou canst  not 
hide one of thy words1 or thoughts1 or  
actions1 because thou  wantest the      
righteousness of ,god4 ,the fire of his 
justice shall  burn up all thy rags of  
righteousness wherewith by the law thou 
hast clothed thyself1 and will leave    
thee nothing but a soul full  of sin to 
bemoan1 and eternal burnings to grapple 
with4 ,o the  burnings that will then   
beset sinners on every side1 and that   
will  eat their flesh and torment their 
spirit with far more terror than  if    
they were stricken with scorpions6 ,and 
observe it1 the torment  will there be  
higher than other where there is the    

guilt of neglecting  ,jesus ,christ1 he 
being indeed the ,saviour1 and him that 
was sent  on purpose to deliver men from
 the wrath to come4    #b4 ,consider1   
once past grace1 and ever past grace4   
,when the door  is shut against thee1 it
 will open no more1 and then repentings1
  desires1 wishings1 and wouldings1 come
 all too late 7,luke #ac74  ,good may be
 done to others1 but to thee1 none2 and 
this shall be  because1 even because    
thou hast withstood the time of thy     
visitation1  and not received grace when
 offered3 ',my ,god will cast them away1
  because they did not hearken unto him'
 7,luke #ai3da-dc2 ,hosea #i3ag74  ,cain
 was driven out from the presence of    
,god1 for aught ,i know1  some hundreds 
of years before his death2 ,ishmael was 
cast away after  seventeen years of age2
 ,esau lived thirty or forty years after
 he  had sold his birthright4 ,o6 many1 
very many are in this condition6  for   
though ,god be gracious1 yet he will not
 be slighted nor abused  always2 there  

are plenty of sinners in the world--if  
one will not1  another will4 ,christ was
 soon repulsed by and sent away from the
  country of the ,gadarenes2 but on the 
other side of the sea there  were many  
ready with joy to receive him 7,luke    
#h3cg1dj74 ,so1 when  the ,jews         
contradicted and blasphemed1 'the       
,gentiles gladly received  the word'    
7,acts #ac3df-dh74 ,look to it1 sinner1 
here is life and  death set before thee2
 life1 if it be not too late to receive 
it2  but if it be1 it is not too late   
for death to swallow thee up4  ,and tell
 me1 will it not be dreadful to be      
carried from under the  gospel to the   
damned1 there to lie in endless torment1
 because thou  wouldst not be delivered 
therefrom8#ci ,will it be comfort to    
thee  to see the ,saviour turn ,judge8  
to see him that wept and died for  the  
sin of the world now ease his mind on   
,christ-abhorring sinners  by rendering 
to them the just judgment of ,god8 ,for 
all their  abominable filthiness1 had   

they closed with ,christ1 they had been 
shrouded from the justice of the law1   
and should not have come into           
condemnation4 ',but had been passed from
 death to life'2 but they  would not    
take shelter there2 they would venture  
to meet the justice  of ,god in its     
fury1 wherefore now it shall swallow    
them up for ever  and ever4 ,and let me 
ask further1 is not he a madman who1    
being  loaded with combustible matter1  
will run headlong into the fire  upon a 
bravado8 or that1 being guilty of felony
 or murder1 will  desperately run       
himself into the hand of the officer1 as
 if the law1  the judge1 the sentence1  
execution1 were but a jest1 or a thing  
to  be played withal8 ,and yet thus mad 
are poor1 wretched1 miserable  sinners1 
who1 flying from ,christ as if he were a
 viper1 they are  overcome1 and cast off
 for ever by the just judgment of the   
law4  ,but ah6 how poorly will these be 
able to plead the virtues of the  law to
 which they have cleaved1 when ,god     

shall answer them1 ',whom  dost thou    
pass in beauty8 go down1 and be thou    
laid with the  uncircumcised' 7,eze     
#cb3ai74 ,go down to hell1 and there be 
laid with  those that refused the grace 
of ,god4    ,sinners1 take my advice1   
with which ,i shall conclude this       
use--,call  often to remembrance that   
thou hast a precious soul within thee2  
that  thou art in the way to thine end1 
at which thy precious soul will  be in  
special concerned1 it being then time to
 delay no longer1  the time of reward   
being come4 ,i say again1 bring thy end 
home2 put  thyself in thy thoughts into 
the last day thou must live in this     
world1 seriously arguing thus--,how if  
this day were my last8 ,how if  ,i never
 see the sun rise more8 ,how if the     
first voice that rings  to-morrow       
morning in my heavy ears be1 ',arise1 ye
 dead1 and come  to judgment8' ,or how1 
if the next sight ,i see with mine eyes 
be  the ,lord in the clouds1 with all   
his angels1 raining floods of fire  and 

brimstone upon the world8 ,am ,i in a   
case to be thus near mine  end8 to hear 
this trump of ,god8 or to see this great
 appearance of  this great ,god1 and the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ8 ,will my         
profession1 or  the faith ,i think ,i   
have1 carry me through all the trials of
 ,god's  tribunal8 ,cannot his eyes1    
which are as a flame of fire1 see in my 
words1 thoughts1 and actions enough to  
make me culpable of the wrath  of ,god8 
,o how serious should sinners be in this
 work of remembering  things to come1 of
 laying to their heart the greatness and
 terror  of that notable day of ,god    
,almighty1 and in examining themselves1 
how it is like to go with their souls   
when they shall stand before the  ,judge
 indeed6 ,to this end1 ,god make this   
word effectual4 ,amen4#dj               
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,these are most     
important distinctions1 upon which      
depends a  right understanding of this  
doctrine4 ,god sees the soul either in  
,christ or in sin4 ,he may see          

apparently good works arising from the  
foulest motives4 ,uriah doubtless       
thought himself highly honoured  as a   
confidential messenger of great king    
,david2 ,god saw the murder  and        
adultery in ,david's heart4 ,he was     
justified in the sight of  man for the  
very act that condemned him in the sight
 of ,god2 and  for which he was sorely  
punished in this world1 although saved  
by  the blood of atonement4--,ed4    #b4
 ,let not a scoffer say1 ',see how      
,christians cast away the law of  ,god6'
 ,they are under the law to ,christ2    
bound by the most sacred  obligations to
 obey all its requirements2 not to merit
 pardon1 but  to prove1 to the comfort  
of their souls1 that they have received 
pardon1 and are living under a sense of 
the unmerited grace of ,god  in         
,christ4--,ed4    #c4 ,this is a clear  
statement of a most important truth4    
,the sins  of believers were laid upon  
,christ1 or imputed to him1 and he bore 
them away1 but was undefiled4 ,his      

righteousness covers us1 and we  are    
justified1 but it is still ,,his4 ,not  
unto us1 but unto his name1  be all the 
glory4--,ed4    #d4 ,by 'common1' is    
here meant that ,christ is the federal  
head  of all his saints2 they have an   
equal or common right equally to        
participate in his merits4--,ed4    #e4 
,how full of consolation is this voice  
from the tomb6 ,lowth's  translation is 
very striking--',thy dead shall live1 my
 deceased2  they ,,shall arise4 ,awake  
and sing1 ye that dwell in the dust2 for
  thy dew is as the dew of the dawn6    
,but the earth shall cast forth1  as an 
abortion1 thy deceased tyrants4'        
,antichrist shall 'cease from           
troubling1' and be only seen afar off in
 torments4--,ed4    #f4 ,christ 7amazing
 love67 'was made a curse for us1' and  
thereby  redeemed us from the curse of  
the law4 ,he subjected himself to the   
law in active as well as passive        
obedience1 and his obedience even  to   
death was for our                       

justification4--,mason4    #g4 ,those   
whom ,god justifies1 he also glorifies2 
and because ,christ  lives1 blessed be  
,god6 we shall live also4 ,nevertheless1
 the  strongest believer has as much    
need to come to ,christ every day  for  
fresh strength1 as if he had never      
believed before2 and if he  were to     
depend on his own faithfulness1 and not 
on the faithfulness  of the ,son of     
,god1 he would soon desert the ,lord    
,jesus ,christ4--,mason4    #h4 ,the    
symbol of regeneration1 or water        
baptism4 ,although the  regenerate      
believer feels an assurance that he     
forms part of ,christ's  mystical body1 
and is saved by grace1 and loves ,god   
because ,god  first loved him1 this does
 not prevent1 but approves1 his         
following  the example of his ,redeemer1
 in a symbolical or water baptism4 ,thus
  he publicly puts on ,christ2 he is    
buried with him in baptism1 and  rises  
to newness of life4 ,colossians #b3ab1  
#ac4--;,ed4    #i4 ,believer1 if thou   

art rejoicing in this great and finished
  salvation1 never forget that thine    
only evidence is--sorrow for  thy sins1 
which caused the shedding of this       
precious blood1 and a  love of holiness4
 ,if sin be deplored1 not only art thou 
redeemed  from its curse1 but also      
delivered from its power4 ,the grace    
that  justifies quickens us to good     
works1 that we may walk therein4--,ed4  
#aj4 ,because it is tainted by          
sin4--,ed4    #aa4 ,the best            
righteousness that can be produced by   
fallen man is  impressively designated  
by ,isaiah1 ',a bed shorter than a man  
can  stretch himself on1 and a covering 
narrower than he can wrap himself       
in4'--,ed4    #ab4 ,the way of salvation
 by works was blasted by the curse upon 
,adam's sin1 so that it cannot work life
 in us1 or holiness1 but  only          
death4--,ed4    #ac4 ,to divert or turn 
aside from an intended course2 not to   
divert  or amuse4--,ed4    #ad4 ,bunyan1
 in his ,creation ,spiritualized1 or    

,exposition on ,genesis1  has shown that
 the fig-leaf aprons are a type of man's
 attempt to  cover his sins by his own  
good works1 which soon fade1 become     
dung1  or are burned up4 ,but the       
righteousness that ,god provides        
endureth  for ever4 ,see vol4 i41 p4    
#ddj4--;,ed4    #ae4 ,the marginal notes
 to the ,bible are exceedingly valuable1
  especially to the unlearned4 ,there we
 find that ,jedidiah means  'beloved of 
the ,lord4'--,ed4    #af4 ,the birth of 
a babe is a period of excitement4       
,parents should  hope that the new comer
 is a ,jedidiah4 ,on such occasions1 it 
is a  delightful service when the       
father1 mother1 and family specially    
attend public worship1 to bless ,god for
 his mercies1 and to beseech  grace that
 they may train up the child for heaven4
 ,such is the  practice among the       
,baptists4 ,but even in this1           
watchfulness is  requisite1 lest it     
degenerate into mere parade4--,ed4      
#ag4 ,the non-imputation of sin1 and the

 imputation of ,christ's  righteousness1
 always go together4 ,david knew this2  
while he describes  the blessedness of  
the man to whom the ,lord will not      
impute sin1  he1 at the same time1      
describes the blessedness of the man to 
whom  ,god imputeth ,christ's           
righteousness4--,mason4    #ah4 ,however
 excellent the conduct of ,zaccheus1    
still he was a sinner1  and under the   
curse4 ,his curiosity leads him to climb
 a tree to  see ,jesus1 and most        
unexpectedly salvation is brought to one
 who  sought it not4 ,christ called1 and
 he instantly obeyed4 ,o may our  hearts
 be so inclined to receive the          
invitations of his gospel64--,ed4       
#ai4 ,we are all1 by nature and         
practice1 in a spiritual sense1 robbers1
  idolaters1 and murderers4 ,god make us
 to know and feel it6 ,we may  adopt the
 language of the poet1 and say--        
',sinful soul1 what hast thou done8     
,murder'd ,god's eternal ,son6'--,mason4
      #bj4 ,works justify us from such  

accusations of men as will deny us  to  
have justification by faith--not as     
being our righteousness1 or  conditions 
of our having ,christ's righteousness1  
or as qualifying  us for it4--,mason4   
#ba4 ,every edition of ,bunyan's works  
calls this a 'void of words1'  and gives
 a false reference to ,hebrews          
#ab3ad4--;,ed4    #bb4 ,the law condemns
 all sinners1 and strikes them dead as  
with a  thunderbolt2 adjudging them to  
shame and misery1 instead of glory  and 
happiness4 ,none can fulfil its strict  
terms1 neither ,jew nor  ,gentile4      
,there is no hope1 if free grace restore
 them not4 ,romans  #c3bj1 #b3f-bi2     
#h3g4--,mason4    #bc4 ,hagar1 by which 
is meant the law or covenant of works4  
,this  is said to gender unto bondage1  
because it makes them bondmen who  look 
to be saved and justified thereby4 ,it  
is called the 'ministration  of death'  
7#b ,cor #c3f74 ,whereas the gospel and 
new covenant is a  dispensation of      
liberty and life4--,mason4    #bd4 ,we  

will hold and extol this faith which    
doubteth not of ,god1  nor of the       
,divine promises1 nor of the forgiveness
 of sins through  ,christ2 that we may  
dwell sure and safe in this our object  
,christ1  and may keep still before our 
eyes the passion and blood of the       
,mediator and all his benefits4--,luther
 on ,galatians #c3aa4    #be4           
,multitudes of professors set up their  
rest in outward duties1  and repose a   
carnal confidence in ordinances1 without
 endeavouring  after any lively         
communion with ,father1 ,son1 or ,holy  
,spirit1 in  the exercise of faith and  
love4--,mason4    #bf4 ,conscience1 if  
resisted1 is little case1 whether       
rightly or  wrongly informed4 ,by little
 ease1 is meant a prison not large      
enough  either to lie down or stand     
upright in1 with spikes in the walls2   
places of torment well known in former  
times of persecution for  conscience    
sake4--,ed4    #bg4 ,ye cannot serve    
,god and mammon4 ,we must either1 as    

lost sinners1  fall into the arms of    
,divine mercy1 and receive pardon as a  
free  gift through the merits of the    
,saviour1 or we must perish4 ,it is  a  
solemn1 searching consideration4--,ed4  
#bh4 ,difficult at any time1 and        
impossible without ,divine power2 but   
most difficult when all the faculties of
 the soul become harrowed  by a 'certain
 fearful looking for of judgment and    
fiery indignation'  7,heb               
#aj3bg74--;,ed4    #bi4 ,if we seek     
salvation by works1 such as sincere     
obedience or  ,christian perfection1 we 
thereby bring ourselves under the law1  
and  become debtors to fulfil all its   
requirements1 though we intended  to    
engage ourselves to fulfil it only in   
part 7,gal #e3c74 ,let this  be         
seriously considered4--,mason4    #cj4  
,these 'foolish men' were a sect which  
sprung up in ,bunyan's  time1 and soon  
became extinct4 ,they believed that the 
sufferings  of ,christ1 to his death on 
,calvary1 were only typical of what he  

suffers in the body of every believer4  
,this was as contrary to the  express   
declaration of ,holy ,writ1 ',he was    
,,once offered' 7,heb #i3bh71  as is the
 absurd notion of the ,papists in the   
mass1 or continual  sacrifice of        
,christ4 ,what impious mortal dares     
pretend to offer up  ,christ to his     
,father4--,ed4    #ca4 ,as the carnal   
,adam1 having lost his original         
righteousness1  imparts a corrupt nature
 to all his descendants2 so the         
spiritual  ,adam1 ,christ ,jesus1 by his
 obedience unto death1 conveys spiritual
 life  to us2 believers are made 'the   
righteousness of ,god in him4'--,mason4 
#cb4 ',neck' is from hniga1 to bend or  
incline4 ,in ,bunyan's time1  these     
ancient words were well understood by   
the peasantry4 ,to have  the neck       
turned1 so as to bend the back of the   
head towards the  back of the body1     
would be as absurd as for faith to look 
to its  own works for justification4    
,this would indeed be bowing backward1  

instead of bending before1 and looking  
to ,jesus and his finished  work for    
justification4--,ed4    #cc4 ,modern    
editors have altered this to            
'imperfections1' but ,bunyan  would have
 us look to the most perfect of our     
works1 and see how  polluted they       
are4--,ed4    #cd4 ,faith looks at      
things which be not1 as though they     
were4 ,sense  judges from what it sees  
and feels1 faith from what ,god says2   
sense looks inward to self1 faith looks 
outward to ,christ and his              
fullness4--,mason4    #ce4 ,how         
strangely does the world mistake the    
source of good works6  ,the common and  
fatal error is1 that if salvation is all
 of faith1  then good works will fail2  
whereas faith is the prolific fountain1 
yea1 the only source of really good     
works and holy obedience4--,ed4    #cf4 
,how universal to fallen nature is that 
soul-destroying heresy--the  attempt to 
justify ourselves partly by our own good
 works1 and to  make up the deficiency  

by the merits of the ,saviour6 ,ye might
 as  well attempt to serve ,god and     
mammon1 as to unite our impure works    
with those of the pure and holy ,jesus4 
,we must1 as perishing sinners1  fall   
into the arms of ,divine mercy1 and     
receive pardon as a free  gift1 wholly  
through the merits of the ,saviour1 or  
we must for ever  perish4 ,it is an     
awful consideration4--,ed4    #cg4 ',the
 civilian'2 one who is versed in law and
 government4 ,see  ,imperial            
,dictionary4--,ed4    #ch4 ,when the    
pilgrims ,christian and ,hopeful had    
wandered in ,by-path  ,meadow1 one that 
walked before them said that the way led
 to the  celestial gate4 ',he therefore 
that went before1 ,vain-confidence by   
name1 not seeing the way before him1    
fell into a deep pit1 which  was on     
purpose there made by ,giant ,despair to
 catch vain-glorious  fools withal1 and 
was dashed in pieces with his fall4'    
,beware1 ,o  legalist1 civilian1 or     
formalist6--,ed4    #ci4 ,how deplorably

 and inexcusably they will perish1 who  
perish by  their own willful unbelief   
under the gospel6 ,it will be dreadful  
indeed to be driven1 as it were1 from   
the very gate of heaven to  the         
lowermost and hottest hell4 ,lord1 send 
forth thy light1 truth1  and power1 that
 sinners may be saved and comforted by  
coming unto  thee for life and          
peace6--,mason4    #dj4 ,this is a      
striking and soul-searching appeal4 ,o  
that the ,holy  ,spirit may 'search me  
and try me1 and see if there be any     
wicked  way in me1 and lead me in the   
way everlasting1' before we go hence    
into the eternal state6--,ed4    999999 
,,saved ,,by ,,grace2    ,,or1    ,a    
,,discourse ,,of ,,the ,,grace ,,of     
,,god3    ,,showing--    ,i4 ,,what ,,it
 ,,is ,,to ,,be ,,saved4 ,,ii4 ,,what   
,,it ,,is ,,to ,,be ,,saved ,,by        
,,grace4  ,,iii4 ,,who ,,they ,,aee     
,,that ,,abe ,,saved ,,by ,,grace4 ,,iv4
 ,,how ,,it ,,appears ,,that  ,,they    
,,are ,,saved ,,by ,,grace4 ,v4 ,,what  

,,should ,,be ,,the ,,reason ,,that     
,,god ,,should  ,,choose ,,to ,,save    
,,sinners ,,by ,,grace ,,rather ,,than  
,,by ,,any ,,other ,,means4             
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,,this admirable ,treatise upon the most
 important of all subjects1  that of the
 soul's salvation1 was first published  
in a pocket volume1  in the year #afge4 
,this has become very rare1 but it is   
inserted in  every edition of the       
author's collected works4 ,our copy is  
reprinted  from the first edition       
published after the author's decease1 in
  a small folio volume of his works1    
#afia4 ,although it is somewhat         
encumbered with subdivisions1 it is     
plain1 practical1 and written  in       
,bunyan's strong and energetic style2   
calculated to excite the  deepest       
attention1 and to fix the mind upon     
those solemn realities  which alone can 
unite earth with heaven4    ,ho         
extensive is the meaning of that little 
sentance1 ',saved by  ,grace6' ,it      

includes in it redemption from the curse
 of sin1 which  oppresses the poor      
sinner with the fears of everlasting    
burnings2  while it elevates the body1  
soul1 and spirit1 to an eternal and an  
exceeding weight of glory--to the       
possession of infinite treasures1       
inconceivable1 and that never fade away4
    ,bunyan1 in opening and deeply      
investigating this subject1 shows his   
master hand in every page4 ,it was a    
subject which1 from his first           
conviction of sin1 while playing a gat  
at cat on a ,sunday1 ahd  excited his   
feelings to an intense degree1 absorbing
 all the powers  of his soul4 ,it was   
eminently to him the one thing          
needful--the  sum and substance of human
 habbiness4 ,he felt that it included   
the  preservation and re-structure of   
the body--raised from filth and         
vileness--from sickness1 pain1 and      
disease--from death and the  grave--to  
be perfected in immortality like the    
,saviour's glorious  body4 ,that        

included in this salvation1 is the death
 ofdeath1 and the  swallowing up of the 
grave1 to be no more seen for ever4 ,the
 soul  will be perfect1 and1 re-united  
with the body1 be filled 'with  bliss   
and glory1 as much as ever it can hold2'
 all jars and discord  between sould and
 body will be finished2 and the perfect 
man be  clothed with righteousness2 in a
 word1 be like ,christ and with him4    
,all this is the work of grace1         
performed by the ever-blessed ,trinity4 
,in displaying the feelings and         
experience of the inquiring1 alarmed1   
quickened sinner1 we are instructed by a
 continual illustration of  the ,grace  
,abounding to the ,chief of ,sinners4   
,he manifests profound  knowledge of the
 devices of ,satan--the workings of     
unbelief--the  difficulties thrown by   
the wicked one in the way of the sinner1
  to prevent his approach to ,christ4   
,he fastens conviction upon             
conviction--gives blow upon blow to     
human pride2 proving that there  can be 

found nothing in our fallen nature to   
recommend the sinner  to ,god--all is of
 grace--from the foundation to the      
top-stone of a  sinner's salvation4 ,and
 above all1 he clearly shows that       
salvation  by grace is the most         
sin-killing doctrine in the world1 as   
well as  the most consoling tidings that
 can be brought to a sin-sick soul4     
',o1 when a ,god of grace is upon a     
throne of grace1 and a poor sinner      
stands by and begs for grace1 and that  
in the name of a gracious  ,christ1 in  
and by the help of the ,spirit of grace1
 can it be otherwise  but that such a   
sinner must obtain mercy and grace to   
help in time  of need8 ,o1 then1 ,,come 
,,boldly6' p4 #cfj4    ,but ,i must not 
detain the reader from entering upon    
this solemn  subject2 only for a moment1
 while ,i quote another passage         
conceived  in all the ardour of         
,bunyan's feelings3--',o ,son of ,god6  
grace was  in all thy tears--grace came 
out where the4 whip smote thee1 where   

the thorns pricked thee1 where the nails
 and spear pierced thee6 ,o  blessed    
,son of ,god6 ,here is grace indeed6'   
,unsearchable riches of  grace6 ,grace  
to make angels wonder1 grace to make    
sinners happy1  grace to astonish       
devils6 ,and what will become of them   
that trample  under foot this ,son of   
,god8'    ,reader1 may this searching1  
comforting1 reviving subject be blessed 
to our well-grounded consolation6       
,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,to ,,the ,,reader4 
,,courteous ,,reader1    ,in this little
 book thou art presented with a         
discourse of the  ,,grace of ,god1 and  
of salvation by that grace4 ,in which   
discourse1  thou shalt find how each    
,person in the ,godhead doth his part in
  the salvation of the sinner4 ,i4 ,the 
,father putteth forth his grace1  thus4 
,,ii4 ,the ,son putteth forth his grace1
 thus4 ,,iii4 ,and the ,spirit  putteth 
forth his grace1 thus4 ,which things    
thou shalt find here  particularly      
handled4    ,thou shalt also find1 in   

this small treatise1 the way of ,god    
with  the sinner1 as to his             
,,conversation1 #a and the way of the   
sinner with  ,god in the same2 wherein  
the grace of ,god1 and the wickedness of
  the sinner1 do greatly show           
themselves4    ,if thou findest me short
 in things1 impute that to my love to   
brevity4 ,if thou findest me besides the
 truth in aught1 impute that  to mine   
infirmity4 ,but if thou findest anything
 here that serveth  to thy furtherance  
and joy of faith1 impute that to the    
mercy of  ,god bestowed on thee and me4 
,thine to serve thee with that little ,i
 have1    ,j4,b4    ,,saved ,,by        
,,grace4    ,,by ,,grace ,,ye ,,are     
,,saved4--,,ephesians #b3e4    ,in the  
first chapter1 from the fourth to the   
twelfth verse1 the  apostle is treating 
of the doctrine of election1 both with  
respect  to the act itself1 the end1 and
 means conducing thereto4 ,the act1  he 
tells us1 was ,god's free choice of some
 7verse #d1e1aa74 ,the end  was ,god's  

glory in their salvation 7verse #f1ad74 
,the means conducing  to that end was   
,jesus ,christ himself--,in whom we have
 redemption  through his blood1 the     
forgiveness of sins1 according to the   
riches  of his grace 7verse #g74 ,this  
done1 he treateth of the subjection  of 
the ,ephesians to the faith1 as it was  
held forth to them in the  ,word of the 
truth of the gospel1 as also of their   
being sealed by  the ,holy ,spirit of   
,god unto the day of redemption 7verse  
#ab-ad74  ,moreover1 he telleth them how
 he gave thanks to ,god for them1       
making mention of them in his prayers1  
even that he would make them  see what  
is the hope of his calling1 and what the
 riches of the  glory of his inheritance
 in the saints1 and what is the         
exceeding  greatness of his power to    
usward who believe1 according to the    
working of his mighty power1 which he   
wrought in ,christ1 when he  raised him 
from the dead1 c4 7verse #ae-bj74       
,and lest the ,ephesians1 at the hearing

 of these their so many  privileges1    
should forget how little they deserved  
them1 he tells  them that in time past  
they were dead in trespasses and sins1  
and  that then they walked in them      
according to the course of this  world1 
according to the prince of the power of 
the air1 the spirit  that now worketh in
 the children of disobedience 7,eph     
#b3b1c74    ,having thus called them    
back to the remembrance of              
themselves--to  wit1 what they were in  
their state of unregeneracy1 he         
proceedeth  to show them that their     
first quickening was by the resurrection
  of ,christ their ,head1 in whom they  
before were chosen1 and that  by him    
they were already set down in heavenly  
places1 7verse #e1f72  inserting1 by the
 way1 the true cause of all this        
blessedness1  with what else should be  
by us enjoyed in another world2 and that
  is1 the love and grace of ,god3 ,but  
,god1 who is rich in mercy1 for  his    
great love wherewith he loved us1 even  

when we were dead in sins1  hath        
quickened us together with ,christ by   
grace ye are saved4  ,these last words  
seen to be the apostle's conclusion     
rightly drawn  from the premises2 as who
 should say1 ,if you ,ephesians were    
indeed  dead in trespasses and sins2 if 
indeed you were by nature the children  
of wrath1 even as others1 then you      
deserve no more than others4 #b         
,again1 if ,god hath chosen you1 if ,god
 hath justified and saved you  by his   
,christ1 and left others as good as you 
by nature to perish  in their sins1 then
 the true cause of this your blessed    
condition  is1 the free grace of ,god4  
,but just thus it is1 therefore by grace
  ye are saved2 therefore all the good  
which you enjoy more than  others1 it is
 of mere goodwill4    ,,by ,,grace ,,ye 
,,are ,,saved4    ,the method that ,i   
shall choose to discourse upon these    
words shall  be this--,i will propound  
certain questions upon the words1 and   
direct particular answers to them2 in   

which answers ,i hope ,i shall  answer  
also1 somewhat at least1 the expectation
 of the godly and  conscientious reader1
 and so shall draw towards a conclusion4
    ,,the ,,questions ,,are--    ,i4    
,what is it to be saved8 ,,ii4 ,what is 
it to be saved by grace8 ,,iii4  ,who   
are they that are saved by grace8 ,,iv4 
,how it appears that they  that are     
saved1 are saved by grace8 ,v4 ,what    
might be the reasons  which prevailed   
with ,god to save us by grace1 rather   
than by any  other means8    ,now the   
reason why ,i propound these five       
questions upon the words1  it is1       
because the words themselves admit them2
 the first three  are grounded upon the 
several phrases in the text1 and the two
 last  are to make way for demonstration
 of the whole4    ,,quest4 ,i4--,,what  
,,is ,,it ,,to ,,be ,,saved8    ,this   
question supposeth that there is such a 
thing as damnation  due to man for sin2 
for to save supposeth the person to be  
saved to  be at present in a sad        

condition2 saving1 to him that is not   
lost1  signifies nothing1 neither is it 
anything in itself4 ,to save1 to        
redeem1 to deliver1 are in the general  
terms equivalent1 and they  do all of   
them suppose us to be in a state of     
thraldom and misery2  therefore this    
word saved1 in the sense that the       
apostle here  doth use it1 is a word of 
great worth1 forasmuch as the miseries  
from which we are saved is the misery of
 all most dreadful4    ,the miseries    
from which they that shall be saved     
shall by their  salvation be delivered1 
are dreadful2 they are no less than sin1
  the curse of ,god1 and flames of hell 
for ever4 ,what more abominable  than   
sin8 ,what more insupportable than the  
dreadful wrath of an  angry ,god8 ,and  
what more fearful than the bottomless   
pit of hell8  ,i say1 what more fearful 
than to be tormented there for ever with
  the devil and his angels8 ,now1 to    
save1 according to my text1 is  to      
deliver the sinner from these1 with all 

things else that attend  them4 ,and     
although sinners may think that it is no
 hard matter to  answer this question1  
yet ,i must tell you there is no man1   
that can  feelingly know what it is to  
be saved1 that knoweth not              
experimentally  something of the dread  
of these three things1 as is evident1   
because  all others do even by their    
practice count it a thing of no great   
concern1 when yet it is of all other of 
the highest concern among  men2 ,for    
what is a man profited if he shall gain 
the whole world1  and lose his own soul8
 7,matt #af3bf74    ,but1 ,i say1 if    
this word saved concludeth our          
deliverance from  sin1 how can he tell  
what it is to be saved that hath not in 
his  conscience groaned under the burden
 of sin8 yea1 it is impossible  else    
that he should ever cry out with all his
 heart1 ,men and  brethren1 what shall  
we do8--that is1 do to be saved 7,acts  
#b3cg74  ,the man that hath no sores or 
aches cannot know the virtue of the     

salve2 ,i mean1 not know it from his own
 experience1 and therefore  cannot      
prize1 nor have that esteem of it1 as he
 that hath received  cure thereby4 ,clap
 a plaster to a well place1 and that    
maketh not its  virtue to appear2       
neither can he to whose flesh it is so  
applied1  by that application understand
 its worth4 ,sinners1 you1 ,i mean1 that
  are not wounded with guilt1 and       
oppressed with the burden of sin1  you  
cannot--,i will say it again--you cannot
 know1 in this senseless  condition of  
yours1 what it is to be saved4          
,again2 this word saved1 as ,i said1    
concludeth deliverance from  the wrath  
of ,god4 ,how1 then1 can he tell what it
 is to be saved  that hath not felt the 
burden of the wrath of ,god8 ,he--he    
that is  astonished with1 and that      
trembleth at1 the wrath of ,god--he     
knows  best what it is to be saved      
7,acts #af3bi74    ,further1 this word  
saved1 it concludeth deliverance from   
death and  hell4 ,how1 then1 can he tell

 what it is to be saved that never was  
sensible of the sorrows of the one1 nor 
distressed with the pains  of the other8
 ,the ,psalmist says1 ,the sorrows of   
death compassed  me1 and the pains of   
hell gat hold upon me3 ,i found trouble 
and  sorrow4 ,then called ,i upon the   
name of the ,lord--7mark1 then71  then  
called ,i upon the name of the ,lord2 ,o
 ,lord1 ,i beseech thee1  deliver my    
soul1--then1 in my distress4 ,when he   
knew what it was  to be saved1 then he  
called1 because1 ,i say1 then he knew   
what it  was to be saved 7,psa #ah3d1e2 
#aaf3c1d74 ,i say1 this is the man1 and 
this only1 that knows what it is to be  
saved4 ,and this is evident1  as is     
manifest by the little regard that the  
rest have to saving1  or the little     
dread they have of damnation4 ,where is 
he that seeks  and groans for salvation8
 ,i say1 where is he that hath taken his
  flight for salvation1 because of the  
dread of the wrath to come8 ,o          
generation of vipers1 who hath warned   

you to flee from the wrath to  come8    
7,matt #c3g74 ,alas6 do not the most set
 light by salvation8--as  for sin1 how  
do they love it1 embrace it1 please     
themselves with  it1 hide it still      
within their mouth1 and keep it close   
under their  tongue4 ,besides1 for the  
wrath of ,god1 they feel it not1 they   
fly  not from it2 and for hell1 it is   
become a doubt to many if there  be any1
 and a mock to those whose doubt is     
resolved by atheism4    ,but to come to 
the question--,what is it to be saved8  
,to be saved  may either respect        
salvation in the whole of it1 or        
salvation in  the parts of it1 or both4 
,i think this text respecteth both--to  
wit1 salvation completing1 and salvation
 completed2 for to save  is a work of   
many steps2 or1 to be as plain as       
possible1 to save  is a work that hath  
its beginning before the world began1   
and shall  not be completed before it is
 ended4    ,first1 then1 we may be said 
to be saved in the purpose of ,god      

before  the world began4 ,the apostle   
saith that he saved us1 and called  us  
with an holy calling1 not according to  
our works1 but according  to his own    
purpose and grace1 which was given us in
 ,christ ,jesus  before the world began 
7#b ,tim #a3i74 ,this is the beginning  
of  salvation1 and according to this    
beginning all things concur and  fall   
out in conclusion--,he hath saved us    
according to his eternal  purpose1 which
 he purposed in ,christ ,jesus4 ,god in 
thus saving  may be said to save us by  
determining to make those means         
effectual  for the blessed completing of
 our salvation2 and hence we are said   
to be chosen in ,christ to salvation4   
,and again1 that he hath in  that choice
 given us that grace that shall complete
 our salvation4  ,yea1 the text is very 
full1 ,he hath blessed us with all      
spiritual  blessings in heavenly places 
in ,christ1 according as he hath chosen 
us in him before the foundation of the  
world 7,eph #a3c1d74    ,second4 ,as we 

may be said to be saved in the purpose  
of ,god before  the foundation of the   
world1 so we may be said to be saved    
before  we are converted1 or called to  
,christ4 ,and hence saved is put  before
 called2 he hath saved us1 and called   
us2 he saith not1  he hath called us1   
and saved us2 but he puts saving before 
calling  7#b ,tim #a3i74 ,so again1 we  
are said to be preserved in ,christ and 
called2 he saith not1 called and        
preserved 7,jude #a74 ,and therefore    
,god saith again1 ,i will pardon them   
whom ,i reserve--that is1 as  ,paul     
expounds it1 those whom ,i have elected 
and kept1 and this part  of salvation is
 accomplished through the forbearance of
 ,god 7,jer  #ej3bj2 ,rom #aa3d1e74 ,god
 beareth with is own elect1 for         
,christ's sake1  all the time of their  
unregeneracy1 until the time comes which
 he  hath appointed for their           
conversion4 ,the sins that we stood     
guilty  of before conversion1 had the   
judgment due to them been executed  upon

 us1 we had not now been in the world to
 partake of a heavenly  calling4 ,but   
the judgment due to them hath been by   
the patience  of ,god prevented1 and we 
saved all the time of our ungodly and   
unconverted state1 from that death1 and 
those many hells1 that for  our sins we 
deserved at the hands of ,god4    ,and  
here lies the reason that long life is  
granted to the elect  before conversion1
 and that all the sins they commit and  
all the  judgments they deserve1 cannot 
drive them out of the world before      
conversion4 ,manasseh1 you know1 was a  
great sinner1 and for the  trespass     
which he committed he was driven from   
his own land1 and  carried to ,babylon2 
but kill him they could not1 though his 
sins  had deserved death ten thousand   
times4 ,but what was the reason8  ,why1 
he was not yet called2 ,god had chosen  
him in ,christ1 and laid  up in him a   
stock of grace1 which must be given to  
,manasseh before  he dies2 therefore    
,manasseh must be convinced1 converted1 

and saved4  ,that legion of devils that 
was in the possessed1 with all the sins 
which he had committed in the time of   
his unregeneracy1 could not  take away  
his life before his conversion 7,mark   
#e74 ,how many times  was that poor     
creature1 as we may easily conjecture1  
assaulted for  his life by the devils   
that were in him1 yet could they not    
kill  him1 yea1 though his dwelling was 
near the sea-side1 and the devils  had  
power to drive him too1 yet could they  
not drive him further  than the         
mountains that were by the sea-side2    
yea1 they could help  him often to break
 his chains and fetters1 and could also 
make him  as mad as a bedlam1 #c they   
could also prevail with him to separate 
from men1 and cut himself with stones1  
but kill him they could  not1 drown him 
they could not2 he was saved to be      
called2 he was1  notwithstanding all    
this1 preserved in ,christ1 and called4 
,as it  is said of the young lad in the 
gospel1 he was by the devil cast  oft   

into the fire1 and oft into the water1  
to destroy him1 but it  could not be2   
even so hath he served others1 but they 
must be saved  to be called 7,mark      
#i3bb74 ,how many deaths have some been 
delivered  from and saved out of before 
conversion6 ,some have fallen into      
rivers1 some into wells1 some into the  
sea1 some into the hands  of men2 yea1  
they have been justly arraigned and     
condemned1 as  the thief upon the cross1
 but must not die before they have been 
converted4 ,they were preserved in      
,christ1 and called4    ,called         
,christian1 how many times have thy sins
 laid thee upon  a sick-bed1 and1 to    
thine and others' thinking1 at the very 
mouth  of the grave8 yet ,god said      
concerning thee1 ,let him live1 for he  
is not yet converted4 ,behold1          
therefore1 that the elect are saved     
before they are called4 #d ,god1 who is 
rich in mercy1 for his great  love      
wherewith he loved us1 even when we were
 dead in sins1 hath  preserved us in    

,christ1 and called us 7,eph #b3d1e74   
,now this saving of us arises from six  
causes4 #a4 ,god hath chosen  us unto   
salvation1 and therefore will not       
frustrate his own purposes  7#a ,thess  
#e3i74 #b4 ,god hath given us to        
,christ2 and his gift1 as  well as his  
calling1 is without repentance 7,rom    
#aa3bi2 ,john #f3cg74  #c4 ,christ hath 
purchased us with his blood 7,rom       
#e3h1i74 #d4 ,they  are1 by ,god1       
counted in ,christ before they are      
converted 7,eph  #a3c1d74 #e4 ,they are 
ordained before conversion to eternal   
life2  yea1 to be called1 to be         
justified1 to be glorified1 and         
therefore  all this must come upon them 
7,rom #h3bi1cj74 #f4 ,for all this1 he  
hath also appointed them their portion  
and measure of grace1 and  that before  
the world began2 therefore1 that they   
may partake of all  these privileges1   
they are saved and called1 preserved in 
,christ1  and called4    ,third4 ,to be 
saved is to be brought to1 and helped to

 lay hold on1  ,jesus ,christ by faith4 
,and this is called saving by grace     
through  faith4 ,for by grace are ye    
saved through faith2 and that not of    
yourselves1 it is the gift of ,god 7,eph
 #b3h74    #a4 ,they must be brought    
unto ,christ1 yea1 drawn unto him2 for  
no  man1 saith ,christ1 can come to me1 
except the ,father which hath  sent me  
draw him 7,john #f3dd74 ,men1 even the  
elect1 have too many  infirmities to    
come to ,christ without help from       
heaven2 inviting  will not do4 ,as they 
called them1 so they went from them1    
therefore  he drew them with cords      
7,hosea #aa3b1d74    #b4 ,as they must  
be brought to1 so they must be helped to
 lay hold  on ,christ by faith2 for as  
coming to ,christ1 so faith1 is not in  
our  own power2 therefore we are said to
 be raised up with him through  the     
faith of the operation of ,god4 ,and    
again1 we are said to  believe1         
according to the working of his mighty  
power1 which he  wrought in ,christ1    

when he raised him from the dead 7,col  
#b3ab2 ,eph  #a3ai1bj74 ,now we are said
 to be saved by faith1 because by faith 
we lay hold of1 venture upon1 and put on
 ,jesus ,christ for life4  ,for life1 ,i
 say1 because ,god having made him the  
,saviour1 hath  given him life to       
communicate to sinners1 and the life    
that he  communicates to them is the    
merit of his flesh and blood1 which     
whoso eateth and drinketh by faith1 hath
 eternal life1 because that  flesh and  
blood hath merit in it sufficient to    
obtain the favour of  ,god4 ,yea1 it    
hath done so since that day it was      
offered through  the eternal ,spirit a  
sacrifice of a sweet-smelling savour to 
him2  wherefore ,god imputeth the       
righteousness of ,christ to him that    
believeth in him1 by which righteousness
 he is personally justified1  and saved 
from that just judgment of the law that 
was due unto him  7,john #e3bf1         
#f3ec-eh2 ,eph #d3cb2 #e3b2 ,rom        
#d3bc-be74    ,saved by faith4 ,for     

although salvation beginneth in ,god's  
purpose1  and comes to us through       
,christ's righteousness1 yet is not     
faith  exempted from having a hand in   
saving of us4 ,not that it meriteth     
aught1 but is given by ,god to those    
which he saveth1 that thereby  they may 
embrace and put on that ,christ by whose
 righteousness they  must be saved4     
,wherefore this faith is that which here
 distinguisheth  them that shall be     
saved from them that shall be damned4   
,hence it  is said1 ,he that believeth  
not1 shall be damned2 and hence again   
it is that the believers are called the 
children1 the heirs1 and  the blessed   
with faithful ,abraham2 that the promise
 by faith in  ,jesus ,christ might be   
given to them that believe 7,gal        
#c3f-i1bf2  ,rom #d3ac1ad74    ,and here
 let ,christians warily distinguish     
betwixt the meritorious  and the        
instrumental cause of their             
justification4 ,christ1 with  what he   
hath done and suffered1 is the          

meritorious cause of our  justification2
 therefore he is said to be made to us  
of ,god1 wisdom  and righteousness2 and 
we are said to be justified by his      
blood1  and saved from wrath through    
him1 for it was his life and blood  that
 were the price of our redemption 7#a   
,cor #a3cj2 ,rom #e3i1aj74  ,redeemed1  
says ,peter1 not with corruptible       
things1 as silver  and gold1 alluding to
 the redemption of money under the law1 
but  with the precious blood of ,christ4
 ,thou art1 therefore1 as ,i have  said1
 to make ,christ ,jesus the object of   
thy faith for justification2  for by his
 righteousness thy sins must be covered 
from the sight  of the justice of the   
law4 ,believe on the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ1 and  thou shalt be saved4 ,for 
he shall save his people from their     
sins 7,acts #af3ca2 ,matt #a3ba74       
,fourth4 ,to be saved is to be preserved
 in the faith to the end4  ,he that     
shall endure unto the end1 the same     
shall be saved 7,matt  #bd3ac74 ,not    

that perseverance is an accident in     
,christianity1 or  a thing performed by 
human industry2 they that are saved are 
kept  by the power of ,god1 through     
faith unto salvation 7#a ,peter #a3c-f74
    ,but perseverance is absolutely     
necessary to the complete saving  of the
 soul1 because he that falleth short of 
the state that they  that are saved are 
possessed of1 as saved1 cannot arrive to
 that  saved state4 ,he that goeth to   
sea with a purpose to arrive at  ,spain1
 cannot arrive there if he be drowned by
 the way2 wherefore  perseverance is    
absolutely necessary to the saving of   
the soul1  and therefore it is included 
in the complete saving of us--,israel   
shall be saved in the ,lord with an     
everlasting salvation3 ye shall  not be 
ashamed nor confounded world without end
 7,isa #de3ag74  ,perseverance is here  
made absolutely necessary to the        
complete  saving of the soul4    ,but1  
as ,i said1 this part of salvation      
dependeth not upon human  power1 but    

upon him that hath begun a good work in 
us 7,phil #a3f74  ,this part1 therefore1
 of our salvation is great1 and calleth 
for  no less than the power of ,god for 
our help to perform it1 as will  be     
easily granted by all those that        
consider--    #a4 ,that all the power   
and policy1 malice and rage1 of the     
devils  and hell itself are against us4 
,any man that understandeth this will   
conclude that to be saved is no small   
thing4 ,the devil is called  a god1 a   
prince1 a lion1 a roaring lion2 it is   
said that he hath  death and the power  
of it1 c4 ,but what can a poor creature1
 whose  habitation is in flesh1 do      
against a god1 a prince1 a roaring lion1
  and the power of death itself8 ,our   
perseverance1 therefore1 lieth  in the  
power of ,god2 the gates of hell shall  
not prevail against  it4    #b4 ,all the
 world is against him that shall be     
saved4 ,but what  is one poor creature  
to all the world1 especially if you     
consider  that with the world is terror1

 fear1 power1 majesty1 laws1 jails1     
gibbets1 hangings1 burnings1 drownings1 
starvings1 banishments1  and a thousand 
kinds of deaths8 7#a ,john #e3d1e2 ,john
 #af3cc74    #c4 ,add to this1 that all 
the corruptions that dwell in our flesh 
are against us1 and that not only in    
their nature and being1 but  they lust  
against us1 and war against us1 to bring
 us into captivity  to the law of sin   
and death 7,gal #e3ag2 #a ,peter #b3aa2 
,rom #g3bc74    #d4 ,all the delusions  
in the world are against them that shall
 be  saved1 many of which are so        
cunningly woven1 so plausibly handled1  
so rarely#e polished with ,scripture and
 reason1 that it is ten  thousand       
wonders that the elect are not swallowed
 up with them2  and swallowed up they   
would be1 were they not elect1 and was  
not  ,god himself engaged1 either by    
power to keep them from falling1 or  by 
grace to pardon if they fall1 and to    
lift them up again 7,matt  #bd3bd2 ,eph 
#d3ad2 ,rom #c3ab74    #e4 ,every fall  

of the saved is against the salvation of
 his soul2  but a ,christian once fallen
 riseth not but as helped by ,omnipotent
  power--,o ,israel1 thou hast fallen by
 thine iniquity1 but in me  is thy help1
 says ,god 7,hosea #ac3i2 #ad3a2 ,psa   
#cg3bc74    ,christians1 were you awake1
 here would be matter of wonder to you1 
to see a man assaulted with all the     
power of hell1 and yet to come  off a   
conqueror6 ,is it not a wonder to see a 
poor creature1 who  in himself is weaker
 than the moth1 to stand against and    
overcome  all devils1 all the world1 all
 his lusts and corruptions8 7,job       
#d3ai74 ,or if he fall1 is it not a     
wonder to see him1 when devils  and     
guilt are upon him1 to rise again1 stand
 upon his feet again1  walk with ,god   
again1 and persevere after all this in  
the faith and  holiness of the gospel8  
,he that knows himself1 wonders2 he that
  knows temptation1 wonders2 he that    
knows what falls and guilt mean1        
wonders2 indeed1 perseverance is a      

wonderful thing1 and is managed  by the 
power of ,god2 for he only is able to   
keep you from falling1  and to present  
you faultless before the presence of his
 glory with  exceeding joy 7,jude #bd74 
,those of the children of ,israel that  
went  from ,egypt1 and entered the land 
of ,canaan1 how came they thither8      
,why1 the text says1 that as an eagle   
spreadeth abroad her wings1  so the     
,lord alone did lead them4 ,and again1  
he bore them1 and  carried them all the 
days of old 7,deu #cb3aa1ab2 ,isa       
#fc3i74 ,david  also tells us that mercy
 and goodness should follow him all the 
days of his life1 and so he should dwell
 in the house of the ,lord  for ever    
7,psa #bc3f74    ,fifth4 ,to be saved   
calls for more than all this2 he that is
 saved1  must1 when this world can hold 
him no longer1 have a safe-conduct  to  
heaven1 for that is the place where they
 that are saved must to  the full enjoy 
their salvation4 ,this heaven is called 
the end of  our faith1 because it is    

that which faith looks at2 as ,peter    
says1  ,receiving the end of your faith1
 even the salvation of your souls4  ,and
 again1 ,but we are not of them who draw
 back unto perdition2  but of them that 
believe to the saving of the soul 7#a   
,peter #a3i2  ,heb #aj3ci74 ,for1 as ,i 
said1 heaven is the place for the saved 
to  enjoy their salvation in1 with that 
perfect gladness that is not  attainable
 here4 ,here we are saved by faith and  
hope of glory2  but there1 we that are  
saved shall enjoy the end of our faith  
and  hope1 even the salvation of our    
souls4 ,there is ,mount ,zion1 the      
heavenly ,jerusalem1 the general        
assembly and church of the firstborn2   
there is the innumerable company of     
angels1 and the spirits of  just men    
made perfect2 there is ,god the judge of
 all1 and ,jesus  the ,mediator of the  
new covenant2 there shall our soul have 
as much of heaven as it is capable of   
enjoying1 and that without              
intermission2 wherefore1 when we come   

there we shall be saved indeed6  ,but   
now for a poor creature to be brought   
hither1 this is the life  of the point4 
,but how shall ,i come hither8 there are
 heights and  depths to hinder 7,rom    
#h3ch1ci74    ,suppose the poor         
,christian is now upon a sick-bed1 beset
 with a  thousand fears1 and ten        
thousand at the end of that2 sick-bed   
fears6  and they are sometimes dreadful 
ones2 fears that are begotten by  the   
review of the sin1 perhaps1 of forty    
years' profession2 fears  that are      
begotten by dreadful and fearful        
suggestions of the devil1  the sight of 
death1 and the grave1 and it may be of  
hell itself2  fears that are begotten by
 the withdrawing and silence of ,god and
  ,christ1 and by1 it may be1 the       
appearance of the devil himself2  some  
of these made ,david cry1 ,o spare me a 
little1 that ,i may  recover strength   
before ,i go hence1 and be no more 7,psa
 #ci3ac74  ,the sorrows of death1 said  
he1 compassed me1 and the pains of  hell

 gat hold upon me2 ,i found trouble and 
sorrow 7,psa #aaf3c74  ,these things1 in
 another place1 he calls the bands that 
the godly  have in their death1 and the 
plagues that others are not aware of4   
,they are not in trouble as other men2  
neither are they plagued  like other men
 7,psa #gc3i74 ,but now1 out of all     
these1 the ,lord  will save his people2 
not one sin1 nor fear1 nor devil shall  
hinder2  nor the grave nor hell         
disappoint thee4 ,but how must this be8 
,why1  thou must have a safe-conduct to 
heaven8 #f ,what conduct8 ,a conduct  of
 angels3 ,are they not all ministering  
spirits1 sent forth to  minister for    
them who shall be heirs of salvation8   
7,heb #a3ad74    ,these angels1         
therefore1 are not to fail them that are
 the saved2  but must1 as commissioned  
of ,god1 come down from heaven to do    
this  office for them2 they must come1  
,i say1 and take the care and charge  of
 our soul1 to conduct it safely into    
,abraham's bosom4 ,it is not  our       

meanness in the world1 nor our weakness 
of faith1 that shall  hinder this2 nor  
shall the loathsomeness of our diseases 
make these  delicate spirits shy of     
taking this charge upon them4 ,lazarus  
the  beggar found this a truth2 a beggar
 so despised of the rich glutton  that  
he was not suffered to come within his  
gate2 a beggar full  of sores and       
noisome putrefaction2 yet1 behold1 when 
he dies1 the  angels come from heaven to
 fetch him thither3 ,and it came to pass
  that the beggar died1 and was carried 
by the angels into ,abraham's  bosom    
7,luke #af3bb74 ,true1 sick-bed         
temptations are ofttimes the  most      
violent1 because then the devil plays   
his last game with us1  he is never to  
assault us more2 besides1 perhaps ,god  
suffereth it  thus to be1 that the      
entering into heaven may be the sweeter1
 and  ring of this salvation the louder6
 ,o it is a blessed thing for  ,god to  
be our ,god and our guide even unto     
death1 and then for his  angels to      

conduct us safely to glory2 this is     
saving indeed4 ,and  he shall save      
,israel out of all his troubles2 out of 
sick-bed  troubles as well as others    
7,psa #be3bb2 #cd3f2 #dh3ad74    ,sixth4
 ,to be saved1 to be perfectly saved1   
calls for more than all  this2 the godly
 are not perfectly saved when their soul
 is possessed  of heaven4 ,true1 their  
spirit is made perfect1 and hath as much
 of  heaven as at present it can hold1  
but man1 consisting of body and  soul1  
cannot be said to be perfectly saved so 
long as but part of  him is in the      
heavens2 his body is the price of the   
blood of ,christ  as well as his spirit2
 his body is the temple of ,god1 and a  
member  of the body1 and of the flesh1  
and of the bones of ,christ2 he cannot1 
then1 be completely saved until the time
 of the resurrection of the  dead 7#a   
,cor #f3ac-ai2 ,eph #e3cj74 ,wherefore1 
when ,christ shall come  the second     
time1 then will he save the body from   
all those things  that at present make  

it incapable of the heavens4 ,for our   
conversation  is in heaven2 from whence 
also we look for the ,saviour1 the ,lord
  ,jesus ,christ2 who shall change this 
our vile body1 that it may  be fashioned
 like unto his glorious body 7,phil     
#c3bj1ba74 ,o what a  great deal of good
 ,god hath put into this little word    
saved6 ,we  shall not see all the good  
that ,god hath put into this word saved 
until the ,lord ,jesus comes to raise   
the dead4 ,it doth not yet  appear what 
we shall be 7#a ,john #c3b74 ,but till  
it appears what we  shall be1 we cannot 
see the bottom of this word saved4      
,true1 we  have the earnest of what we  
shall be1 we have the ,spirit of ,god1  
which is the earnest of our inheritance 
until the redemption of the  purchased  
possession 7,eph #a3ad74 ,the possession
 is our body--it is  called a purchased 
possession1 because it is the price of  
blood2  now the redemption of this      
purchased possession is the raising  of 
it out of the grave1 which raising is   

called the redemption of  our body 7,rom
 #h3bc74 ,and when this vile body is    
made like unto his  glorious body1 and  
this body and soul together possessed of
 the  heavens1 then shall we be every   
way saved4    ,there are three things   
from which this body must be saved--#a4 
,there  is that sinful filth and        
vileness that yet dwells in it1 under   
which we groan earnestly all our days   
7#b ,cor #e3a-c74 #b4 ,there  is        
mortality1 that subjecteth us to age1   
sickness1 aches1 pains1  diseases1 and  
death4 #c4 ,and there is the grave and  
death itself1  for death is the last    
enemy that is to be destroyed4 ,so when 
this  corruptible shall have put on     
incorruption1 and this mortal shall     
have put on immortality1 then shall be  
brought to pass the saying  that is     
written1 ,death is swallowed up in      
victory 7#a ,cor #ae3ed74  ,so then1    
when this comes to pass1 then we shall  
be saved2 then  will salvation1 in all  
the parts of it1 meet together in our   

glory2  then we shall be every way      
saved--saved in ,god's decree1 saved  in
 ,christ's undertakings1 saved by faith1
 saved in perseverance1  saved in soul1 
and in body and soul together in the    
heavens1 saved  perfectly1              
everlastingly1 gloriously4    ,of the   
state of our body and soul in heaven4   
,before ,i conclude my answer to the    
first question1 ,i would discourse  a   
little of the state of our body and soul
 in heaven1 when we shall  enjoy this   
blessed state of salvation4    ,first4  
,of the soul2 it will then be filled in 
all the faculties of  it with as much   
bliss and glory as ever it can hold4    
#a4 ,the understanding shall then be    
perfect in knowledge--,now  we know but 
in part2 we know ,god1 ,christ1 heaven1 
and glory1 but  in part2 but when that  
which is perfect is come1 then that     
which  is in part shall be done away 7#a
 ,cor #ac3aj74 ,then shall we have      
perfect and everlasting visions of ,god1
 and that blessed one his  ,son ,jesus  

,christ1 a good thought of whom doth    
sometimes so fill us  while in this     
world1 that it causeth joy unspeakable  
and full of  glory4 #b4 ,then shall our 
will and affections be ever in a burning
  flame of love to ,god and his ,son    
,jesus ,christ2 our love here hath  ups 
and downs1 but there it shall be always 
perfect with that  perfection which is  
not possible in this world to be        
enjoyed4 #c4  ,then will our conscience 
have that peace and joy that neither    
tongue  nor pen of men or angels can    
express4 #d4 ,then will our memory be   
so enlarged to retain all things that   
happened to us in this world1  so that  
with unspeakable aptness we shall call  
to mind all ,god's  providences1 all    
,satan's malice1 all our own weaknesses1
 all the  rage of men1 and how ,god made
 all work together for his glory and    
our good1 to the everlasting ravishing  
of our hearts4    ,second4 ,for our     
body2 it shall be raised in power1 in   
incorruption1  a spiritual body and     

glorious 7#a ,cor #ae3dd74 ,the glory of
 which is  set forth by several         
things--#a4 ,it is compared to the      
brightness  of the firmament1 and to the
 shining of the stars for ever and  ever
 7,dan #ab3c2 #a ,cor #ae3da1db74 #b4   
,it is compared to the shining  of the  
sun--,then shall the righteous shine    
forth as the sun in  the kingdom of     
their ,father4 ,who hath ears to hear1  
let him hear  7,matt #ac3dc74 #c4 ,their
 state is then to be equally glorious   
with  angels2 ,but they which shall be  
counted worthy to obtain that  world1   
and the resurrection from the dead1     
neither marry1 nor are  given in        
marriage2 neither can they die any more1
 for they are equal  unto the angels    
7,luke #bj3ce1cf74 #d4 ,it is said that 
then this our  vile body shall be like  
the glorious body of ,jesus ,christ     
7,phil  #c3bj1ba2 #a ,john #c3b1c74 #e4 
,and now1 when body and soul are thus   
united1 who can imagine what glory they 
both possess8 ,they will now  be both in

 capacity1 without jarring1 to serve the
 ,lord with shouting  thanksgivings1 and
 with a crown of everlasting joy upon   
their head4 #h    ,in this world there  
cannot be that harmony and oneness of   
body  and soul as there will be in      
heaven4 ,here the body sometimes sins   
against the soul1 and the soul again    
vexes and perplexes the body  with      
dreadful apprehensions of the wrath and 
judgment of ,god4 ,while  we be in this 
world1 the body oft hangs this way1 and 
the soul the  quite contrary2 but there1
 in heaven1 they shall have that perfect
  union as never to jar more2 but now   
the glory of the body shall so  suit    
with the glory of the soul1 and both so 
perfectly suit with  the heavenly state1
 that it passeth words and thoughts4    
,third4 ,shall ,i now speak of the place
 that this saved body and soul  shall   
dwell in8    ,why1 #a4 ,it is a city    
7,heb #aa3af2 ,eph #b3ai1bb74 #b4 ,it is
 called  heaven 7,heb #aj3cd74 #c4 ,it  
is called ,god's house 7,john #ad3a-c74 

#d4  ,it is called a kingdom 7,luke     
#ab3cb74 #e4 ,it is called glory 7,col  
#c3d2 ,heb #b3aj74 #f4 ,it is called    
paradise 7,rev #b3g74 #g4 ,it is called 
everlasting habitations 7,luke #af3i74  
,fourth4 ,shall ,i speak of their       
company8    ,why1 #a4 ,they shall stand 
and live in the presence of the glorious
  ,god1 the ,judge of all 7,heb #ab3bc74
 #b4 ,they shall be with the ,lamb1  the
 ,lord ,jesus4 #c4 ,they shall be with  
an innumerable company of  holy angels  
7,heb #ab3bb74 #d4 ,they shall be with  
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and  ,jacob1 and all  
the prophets1 in the kingdom of heaven  
7,luke #ac3bh74    ,fifth4 ,shall ,i    
speak of their heavenly raiment8    #a4 
,it is salvation2 they shall be clothed 
with the garment of  salvation 7,psa    
#acb3af2 #adi3d2 ,isa #fa3aj74 #b4 ,this
 raiment is called  white raiment1      
signifying their clean and innocent     
state in heaven4  ,and they1 says       
,christ1 shall walk with me in white1   
for they  are worthy 7,rev #c3d2 #ai3h2 

,isa #eg3b74 #c4 ,it is called          
glory--,when  he shall appear1 we shall 
appear with him in glory 7,col #c3d74   
#d4  ,they shall also have crowns of    
righteousness1 everlasting joy and      
glory 7,isa #ce3aj2 #b ,tim #d3h2 #a    
,peter #e3d74    ,sixth4 ,shall ,i speak
 of their continuance in this condition8
    #a4 ,it is for ever and ever4 ,and  
they shall see his face1 and his  name  
shall be in their foreheads2 and they   
shall reign for ever and  ever 7,rev    
#bb3d1e74 #b4 ,it is everlasting4 ,and  
this is the will of  him that sent me1  
that every one which seeth the ,son1 and
 believeth  on him1 may have everlasting
 life 7,john #f3dj1dg74 #c4 ,it is life 
eternal4 ,my sheep hear my voice1 and ,i
 know them1 and they follow  me2 and ,i 
give unto them eternal life 7,john      
#aj3bg1bh74 #d4 ,it is  world without   
end4 ,but ,israel shall be saved in the 
,lord with an  everlasting salvation2 ye
 shall not be ashamed nor confounded    
world  without end 7,isa #de3ag2 ,eph   

#c3bj1ba74    ,o sinner6 what sayest    
thou8 ,how dost thou like being saved8  
,doth  not thy mouth water8 ,doth not   
thy heart twitter at being saved8 ,why1 
come then3 ,the ,spirit and the bride   
say1 ,come4 ,and let him that  heareth  
say1 ,come4 ,and let him that is athirst
 come4 ,and whosoever  will1 let him    
take the water of life freely 7,rev     
#bb3ag74    ,,quest4 ,,ii4--,,what ,,is 
,,it ,,to ,,be ,,saved ,,by ,,grace8    
,now ,i come to the second question--to 
wit1 ,what is it to be saved  by grace8 
,for so are the words of the text1 ,by  
grace ye are saved4  ,but1    ,first4 ,i
 must touch a little upon the word      
,,grace1 and show you  how diversely it 
is taken4 ,sometimes it is taken for the
 goodwill  and favour of men 7,esth     
#b3ag3 ,ruth #b3b3 #a ,sam #a3ah3 #b    
,sam #af3d74  ,sometimes it is taken for
 those sweet ornaments that a life      
according to the ,word of ,god putteth  
about the neck #i 7,prov #a3i2  #c3bb74 
,sometimes it is taken for the charity  

of the saints1 as #b  ,corinthians      
#i3f-h4    ,but grace in the text is    
taken for ,god's goodwill1 the goodwill 
of  him that dwelt in the bush2 and is  
expressed variously4 ,sometimes  it is  
called his good pleasure4 ,sometimes1   
the good pleasure  of his will1 which is
 all one with the riches of his grace   
7,eph  #a3g74 ,sometimes it is expressed
 by goodness1 pity1 love1 mercy1        
kindness1 and the like 7,rom #b3d2 ,isa 
#fc3i2 ,titus #c3d1e74 ,yea1 he  styles 
himself1 ,the ,lord1 the ,lord ,god1    
merciful and gracious1  long-suffering1 
and abundant in goodness and truth1     
keeping mercy  for thousands1 forgiving 
iniquity and transgression and sin1 and 
that will by no means clear the guilty  
7,exo #cd3f1g74    ,second4 ,as the word
 grace signifieth all these1 so it      
intimates  to us that all these are free
 acts of ,god1 free love1 free mercy1   
free kindness2 hence we have other hints
 in the ,word about the nature  of      
grace1 as1 #a4 ,it is an act of ,god's  

will1 which must needs be  free2 an act 
of his own will1 of the good pleasure of
 his will2 by  each of these expressions
 is intimated that grace is a free act  
of  ,god's goodness towards the sons of 
men4 #b4 ,therefore it is expressly     
said--,being justified freely by his    
grace 7,rom #c3bd74 #c4 ,and  when they 
had nothing to pay1 he frankly forgave  
them both 7,luke  #g3db74 #d4 ,and      
again1 ,not for your sakes do ,i this1  
saith the ,lord  ,god1 be it known unto 
you 7,eze #cf3cb2 ,deu #i3e74 #e4 ,and  
therefore  grace1 and the deservings of 
the creature1 are set in flat           
opposition one to another--,and if by   
grace1 then is it no more  of works2    
otherwise grace is no more grace4 ,but  
if it be of works1  then is it no more  
grace2 otherwise work is no more work   
7,rom  #aa3f74    ,the word grace1      
therefore1 being understood1 doth most  
properly  set forth the true cause of   
man's happiness with ,god1 not but that 
those expressions1 love1 mercy1         

goodness1 pity1 kindness1 c41 and  the  
like1 have their proper place in our    
happiness also4 ,had not  ,god loved us1
 grace had not acted freely in our      
salvation2 had not  ,god been merciful1 
good1 pitiful1 kind1 he would have      
turned away  from us when he saw us in  
our blood 7,eze #af74    ,so then1 when 
he saith1 ,by grace ye are saved1 it is 
all one as  if he had said1 ,by the     
goodwill1 free mercy1 and               
loving-kindness  of ,god ye are saved2  
as the words conjoined with the text do 
also  further manifest3 ,but ,god1 saith
 ,paul1 who is rich in mercy1  for his  
great love wherewith he loved us1 even  
when we were dead  in sins1 hath        
quickened us together with ,christ by   
grace ye are  saved4    ,third4 ,the    
words thus understood admit us these few
 conclusions--#a4  ,that ,god1 in saving
 of the sinner1 hath no respect to the  
sinner's  goodness2 hence it is said he 
is frankly forgiven1 and freely         
justified 7,luke #g3db2 ,rom #c3bd74 #b4

 ,that ,god doth this to whom  and when 
he pleases1 because it is an act of his 
own good pleasure  7,gal #a3ae1af74 #c4 
,this is the cause why great sinners are
 saved1  for ,god pardoneth according to
 the riches of his grace 7,eph  #a3g74  
#d4 ,this is the true cause that some   
sinners are so amazed and  confounded at
 the apprehension of their own          
salvation2 his grace  is unsearchable2  
and by unsearchable grace ,god oft      
puzzles and  confounds our reason 7,eze 
#af3fb1fc2 ,acts #i3f74 #e4 ,this is the
 cause  that sinners are so often       
recovered from their backslidings1      
healed  of their wounds that they get by
 their falls1 and helped again to       
rejoice in ,god's mercy4 ,why1 he will  
be gracious to whom he will  be         
gracious1 and he will have compassion on
 whom he will have  compassion 7,rom    
#i3ae74    ,fourth4 ,but ,i must not    
here conclude this point4 ,we are here  
discoursing of the grace of ,god1 and   
that by it we are saved2 saved1  ,i say1

 by the grace of ,god4    ,now1 ,god is 
set forth in the ,word unto us under a  
double consideration--#a4  ,he is set   
forth in his own eternal power and      
,godhead2 and as thus  set forth1 we are
 to conceive of him by his attributes of
 power1  justice1 goodness1 holiness1   
everlastingness1 c4 #b4 ,but then1 we   
have him set forth in the ,word of truth
 as consisting of ,father1  ,son1 and   
,spirit2 and although this second       
consideration containeth  in it the     
nature of the ,godhead1 yet the first   
doth not demonstrate  the persons in the
 ,godhead4 ,we are saved by the grace of
 ,god--that  is1 by the grace of the    
,father1 who is ,god2 by the grace of   
the  ,son1 who is ,god2 and by the grace
 of the ,spirit1 who is ,god4    ,now1  
since we are said to be saved by grace1 
and that the grace  of ,god2 and since  
also we find in the ,word that in the   
,godhead  there are ,father1 ,son1 and  
,holy ,ghost1 we must conclude that it  
is  by the grace of the ,father1 ,son1  

and ,spirit that we are saved2 wherefore
  grace is attributed to the ,father1   
,son1 and ,holy ,ghost distinctly4  #a4 
,grace is attributed to the ,father1 as 
these scriptures testify2  ,romans      
#g3be1 #a ,corinthians #a3c1 #b         
,corinthians #a3b1 ,galatians #a3c1     
,ephesians #a3b1 ,philippians #a3b1     
,colossians #a3b1 #a ,thessalonians     
#a3a1 #b ,thessalonians #a3b1 #a        
,timothy #a3b1 #b ,timothy #a3b1 ,titus 
#a3d1  ,philemon #c4 #b4 ,grace is also 
attributed to the ,son1 and ,i first    
manifest it by all those texts          
above-mentioned1 as also by these  that 
follow3 #b ,corinthians #h3i1 #ac3ad1   
,galatians #f3ah1 ,philippians  #d3bc1  
#a ,thessalonians #e3bh1 #b             
,thessalonians #c3ah1 ,philemon #be1    
,revelation #bb3ba4 #c4 ,it is also     
attributed to the ,holy ,ghost4 ,now1   
he is here called the ,spirit of grace1 
because he is the author of  grace as   
the ,father1 and the ,son 7,zech #ab3aj2
 ,heb #aj3bi74    ,so then1 it remaineth

 that ,i show you1 ,,first1 ,how we are 
saved by  the grace of the ,father4     
,,second1 ,how we are saved by the grace
 of  the ,son4 ,and1 ,,third1 ,how we   
are saved by the grace of the ,spirit4  
,of the ,father's grace4    ,,first4    
,how we are saved by the grace of the   
,father4 ,now this will  ,i open unto   
you thus--    #a4 ,the ,father by his   
grace hath bound up them that shall go  
to  heaven in an eternal decree of      
election2 and here1 indeed1 as was      
showed at first1 is the beginning of our
 salvation 7#b ,tim #a3i74 ,and         
election is reckoned not the ,son's act1
 but the ,father's--,blessed  be the    
,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus    
,christ1 who hath blessed  us with all  
spiritual blessings in heavenly places  
in ,christ1  according as he hath chosen
 us in him before the foundation of the 
world 7,eph #a3c1d74 ,now this election 
is counted an act of grace--,so  then1  
at this present time also1 there is a   
remnant according to  the election of   

grace 7,rom #aa3e74    #b4 ,the         
,father's grace ordaineth and giveth the
 ,son to undertake  for us our          
redemption4 ,the ,father sent the ,son  
to be the ,saviour  of the world--,in   
whom we have redemption through his     
blood1 the  forgiveness of sins1        
according to the riches of his grace2   
that in  the ages to come he might shew 
the exceeding riches of his grace1  in  
his kindness toward us through ,christ  
,jesus 7,eph #a3g2 #b3g2 #a  ,john      
#d3ad2 ,john #c3af2 #f3cb1cc2 #ab3di74  
#c4 ,the ,father's grace giveth us to   
,christ to be justified by his          
righteousness1 washed in his blood1 and 
saved by his life4 ,this  ,christ       
mentioneth1 and tells us it is his      
,father's will that they  should be     
safe-coming at the last day1 and that he
 had kept them  all the days of his     
life1 and they shall never perish 7,john
 #f3cg-ci2  #ag3b1ab74    #d4 ,the      
,father's grace giveth the kingdom of   
heaven to those that  he hath given to  

,jesus ,christ--,fear not1 little flock1
 for it is  your ,father's good pleasure
 to give you the kingdom 7,luke #ab3cb74
    #e4 ,the ,father's grace provideth  
and layeth up in ,christ1 for those     
that he hath chosen1 a sufficiency of   
all spiritual blessings1 to  be         
communicated to them at their need1 for 
their preservation in the  faith1 and   
faithful perseverance through this life2
 not according  to our works1 but       
according to his own purpose and grace1 
which  was given us in ,christ ,jesus   
before the world began 7#b ,tim #a3i2   
,eph #a3c1d74    #f4 ,the ,father's     
grace saveth us by the blessed and      
effectual call  that he giveth us to the
 fellowship of his ,son ,jesus ,christ  
7#a ,col  #a3i2 ,gal #a3ae74    #g4 ,the
 ,father's grace saveth us by           
multiplying pardons to us1 for          
,christ's sake1 day by day--,in whom we 
have redemption through  his blood1 the 
forgiveness of sins1 according to the   
riches of his  grace 7,eph #a3g74    #h4

 ,the ,father's grace saves us by       
exercising patience and forbearance     
towards us all the time of our          
unregeneracy 7,rom #c3bd74    #i4 ,the  
,father's grace saveth us by holding of 
us fast in his hand1  and by keeping of 
us from all the power of the enemy--,my 
,father1  said ,christ1 that gave them  
me1 is greater than all1 and no man  is 
able to pluck them out of my ,father's  
hand 7,john #aj3bi74    #aj4 ,what shall
 ,i say8 ,the ,father's grace saveth us 
by accepting of  our persons and        
services1 by lifting up the light of his
 countenance  upon us1 by manifesting of
 his love unto us1 and by sending of his
  angels to fetch us to himself1 when we
 have finished our pilgrimage  in this  
world4    ,of the grace of the ,son4    
,,second4 ,i come now to speak of the   
grace of the ,son2 for as the  ,father  
putteth forth his grace in the saving of
 the sinner1 so doth  the ,son put forth
 his--,for ye know the grace of our     
,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 that1 though he  

was rich1 yet for your sakes he became  
poor1 that ye through his poverty might 
be rich 7#b ,cor #h3i74    ,here you see
 also that the grace of our ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ is brought  in as a partner    
with the grace of his ,father in the    
salvation of  our souls4 ,now this is   
the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ2  
he was  rich1 but for our sakes he      
became poor1 that we through his poverty
  might be made rich4    ,to inquire1   
then1 into this grace1 this             
condescending grace of  ,christ1 and    
that by searching out how rich ,jesus   
,christ was1 and  then how poor he made 
himself1 that we through his poverty    
might  have the riches of salvation4    
,first4 ,how rich was ,jesus ,christ8   
,to which ,i answer--#a4 ,generally2    
#b4 ,particularly4    #a4 ,generally4   
,he was rich as the ,father--,all things
 that the ,father  hath1 saith he1 are  
mine4 ,jesus ,christ is the ,lord of    
all1 ,god  over all1 blessed for ever4  
,he thought it not robbery to be equal  

with ,god1 being naturally and eternally
 ,god1 as the ,father1 but  of his      
,godhead he could not strip himself     
7,john #aj3cj2 #af3ae2 ,acts  #aj3cf2   
,phil #b3f2 ,rom #i3d1e74    #b4        
,particularly4 ,jesus ,christ had glory 
with the ,father2 yea1 a  manifold glory
 with him1 which he stripped himself of4
    7#a47 ,he had the glory of dominion1
 he was ,lord of all the creatures2     
they were under him upon a double       
account--7a7 as he was their  ,creator  
7,col #a3af72 7b7 as he was made the    
heir of ,god 7,heb #a3b74    7#b47      
,therefore the glory of worship1        
reverence1 and fear from all  creatures1
 was due unto him2 the worship1         
obedience1 subjection1  and service of  
angels were due unto him2 the fear1     
honour1 and glory  of kings1 and        
princes1 and judges of the earth were   
due unto him2  the obedience of the sun1
 moon1 stars1 clouds1 and all vapours1  
were due unto him2 all dragons1 deeps1  
fire1 hail1 snow1 mountains  and hills1 

beasts1 cattle1 creeping things1 and    
flying fowls1 the  service of them all1 
and their worship1 were due unto him    
7,psa  #adh74    7#c47 ,the glory of the
 heavens themselves was due unto him2 in
 a  word1 heaven and earth were his4    
7#d47 ,but above all1 the glory of      
communion with his ,father was his2  ,i 
say1 the glory of that unspeakable      
communion that he had with the  ,father 
before his incarnation1 which alone was 
worth ten thousand  worlds1 that was    
ever his4    7#e47 ,but again2 as ,jesus
 ,christ was possessed with this1 so1   
besides1 he was ,lord of life2 this     
glory also was ,jesus ,christ's3  ,in   
him was life1 therefore he is called the
 ,prince of it2 because  it was in him  
originally as in the ,father 7,acts     
#c3ae74 ,he gave to  all life and       
breath1 and all things2 angels1 men1    
beasts1 they had  all their life from   
him4    7#f47 ,again1 as he was ,lord of
 glory1 and ,prince of life1 so he was  
also ,prince of peace1 7,isa #i3f72 and 

by him was maintained that  harmony and 
goodly order which were among things in 
heaven and  things on earth4    ,take   
things briefly in these few             
particulars--7a47 ,the heavens were     
his1 and he made them4 7b47 ,angels were
 his1 and he made them4 7c47  ,the earth
 was his1 and he made it4 7d47 ,man was 
his1 and he made  him4    ,second4 ,how 
poor he made himself4 ,now this heaven  
he forsook for  our sakes--,he came into
 the world to save sinners 7#a ,tim     
#a3ae74    #a4 ,he was made lower than  
the angels1 for the suffering of death  
7,heb #b3i74 ,when he was born1 he made 
himself1 as he saith1 a worm1  or one of
 no reputation2 he became the reproach  
and byword of the  people2 he was born  
in a stable1 laid in a manger1 earned   
his bread  with his labour1 being by    
trade a carpenter 7,psa #bb3f2 ,phil    
#b3g2  ,luke #b3g2 ,mark #f3c74 ,when he
 betook himself to his ministry1 he     
lived upon the charity of the people2   
when other men went to their  own       

houses1 ,jesus went to the ,mount of    
,olives4 ,hark what himself  saith for  
the clearing of this--,foxes have holes1
 and birds of  the air have nests1 but  
the ,son of man hath not where to lay   
his  head4 ,he denied himself of this   
world's good 7,luke #h3b1c2 #i3eh2      
,john #g3ce2 #h3a74    #b4 ,again1 as he
 was ,prince of life1 so he for our     
sakes laid  down that also2 for so stood
 the matter1 that he or we must die2    
but the grace that was in his heart     
wrought with him to lay down  his life3 
,he gave his life a ransom for many4 ,he
 laid down his  life that we might have 
life2 he gave his flesh and blood for   
the  life of the world2 he laid down his
 life for his sheep4    #c4 ,again2 he  
was ,prince of peace1 but he forsook his
 peace also4  7#a47 ,he laid aside peace
 with the world1 and chose upon that    
account  to be a man of sorrows and     
acquainted with grief1 and therefore    
was persecuted from his cradle to his   
cross1 by kings1 rulers1 c4  7#b47 ,he  

laid aside his peace with his ,father1  
and made himself the  object of his     
,father's curse1 insomuch that the ,lord
 smote1 struck1  and afflicted him2 and1
 in conclusion1 hid his face from him   
7as  he expressed1 with great crying7 at
 the hour of his death4    ,object4 ,but
 perhaps some may say1 ,what need was   
there that ,jesus  ,christ should do all
 this8 ,could not the grace of the      
,father save  us without this           
condescension of the ,son8    ,answ4 ,as
 there is grace1 so there is justice in 
,god2 and man  having sinned1 ,god      
concluded to save him in a way of       
righteousness2  therefore it was        
absolutely necessary that ,jesus ,christ
 should put  himself into our very      
condition1 sin only excepted4 #a4 ,now  
by sin  we had lost the glory of ,god1  
therefore ,jesus ,christ lays aside the 
glory that he had with the ,father 7,rom
 #c3bc2 ,john #ag3e74 #b4 ,man by  sin  
had shut himself out of an earthly      
paradise1 and ,jesus ,christ  will leave

 his heavenly paradise to save him 7,gen
 #c3bd2 #a ,tim #a3ae2  ,john #f3ch1ci74
 #c4 ,man by sin had made himself       
lighter than vanity1  and this ,lord    
,god1 ,jesus ,christ1 made himself lower
 than the angels  to redeem him 7,isa   
#dj3ag2 ,heb #b3g74 #d4 ,man by sin lost
 his right to  the creatures1 and ,jesus
 ,christ will deny himself of a whole   
world  to save him 7,luke #i3eh74 #e4   
,man by sin had made himself subject to 
death2 but ,jesus ,christ will lose his 
life to save him 7,rom #f3bc74  #f4 ,man
 by sin had procured to himself the     
curse of ,god2 but ,jesus  ,christ will 
bear that curse in his own body to save 
him 7,gal #c3ac74  #g4 ,man by sin had  
lost peace with ,god2 but this would    
,jesus ,christ  lose also1 to the end   
man might be saved4 #h4 ,man should have
 been  mocked of ,god1 therefore ,christ
 was mocked of men4 #i4 ,man should     
have been scourged in hell2 but1 to     
hinder that1 ,jesus was scourged  on    
earth4 #aj4 ,man should have been       

crowned with ignominy and shame2  but1  
to prevent that1 ,jesus was crowned with
 thorns4 #aa4 ,man should  have been    
pierced with the spear of ,god's wrath2 
but1 to prevent  that1 ,jesus was       
pierced both by ,god and men4 #ab4 ,man 
should have  been rejected of ,god and  
angels2 but1 to prevent that1 ,jesus was
  forsaken of ,god1 and denied1 hated1  
and rejected of men 7,isa #dh3bb2  ,prov
 #a3bd-bf2 ,matt #bg3bf1ci1df2 ,psa     
#i3ag2 #aa3f2 #bb3g2 ,dan #ab3b2  ,john 
#ai3b-e1cg2 ,num #bd3h2 ,zech #ab3aj2   
,luke #i3bb74    ,i might thus enlarge1 
and that by authority from this         
text--,he became  poor1 that ye through 
his poverty might be rich4 ,all the     
riches  he stripped himself of1 it was  
for our sakes2 all the sorrows he       
underwent1 it was for our sakes2 to the 
least circumstance of the  sufferings of
 ,christ there was necessity that so it 
should be1 all  was for our sakes3 ,for 
our sakes he became poor1 that ye       
through  his poverty might be rich4     

,and you see the argument that prevailed
 with ,christ to do this  great service 
for man1 the grace that was in his      
heart2 as also  the prophet saith1 ,in  
his love and in his pity he redeemed    
them4  ,according to this in the        
,corinthians1 ,ye know the grace of our 
,lord ,jesus ,christ2 both which agree  
with the text1 ,by grace ye  are saved4 
,i say1 this was the grace of the ,son1 
and the exercise thereof4 ,the  ,father 
therefore shows his grace one way1 and  
the ,son his another4  ,it was not the  
,father1 but the ,son1 that left his    
heaven for  sinners2 it was not the     
,father1 but the ,son1 that spilt his   
blood  for sinners4 ,the ,father indeed 
gave the ,son1 and blessed be the       
,father for that2 and the ,son gave his 
life and blood for us1 and  blessed be  
the ,son for that4    ,but methinks we  
should not yet have done with this grace
 of  the ,son4 ,thou ,son of the        
,blessed1 what grace was manifest in thy
  condescension6 ,grace brought thee    

down from heaven1 grace stripped  thee  
of thy glory1 grace made thee poor and  
despicable1 grace made  thee bear such  
burdens of sin1 such burdens of sorrow1 
such burdens  of ,god's curse as are    
unspeakable4 ,o ,son of ,god6 grace was 
in all  thy tears1 grace came bubbling  
out of thy side with thy blood1  grace  
came forth with every word of thy sweet 
mouth 7,psa #de3b2 ,luke  #d3bb74 ,grace
 came out where the whip smote thee1    
where the thorns  pricked thee1 where   
the nails and spear pierced thee4 ,o    
blessed  ,son of ,god6 ,here is grace   
indeed6 ,unsearchable riches of grace6  
,unthought-of riches of grace6 ,grace to
 make angels wonder1 grace to  make     
sinners happy1 grace to astonish devils4
 ,and what will become  of them that    
trample under foot this ,son of ,god8   
,of the grace of the ,spirit4 ,,third4  
,i come now to speak of the grace  of   
the ,spirit2 for he also saveth us by   
his grace4 ,the ,spirit1 ,i  told you1  
is ,god1 as the ,father and the ,son1   

and is therefore also  the author of    
grace2 yea1 and it is absolutely        
necessary that he  put forth his grace  
also1 or else no flesh can be saved4    
,the ,spirit  of ,god hath his hand in  
saving of us many ways2 for they that go
  to heaven1 as they must be beholding  
to the ,father and the ,son1  so also to
 the ,spirit of ,god4 ,the ,father      
chooseth us1 giveth us to  ,christ1 and 
heaven to us1 and the like4 ,the ,son   
fulfills the law  for us1 takes the     
curse of the law from us1 bears in his  
own body  our sorrows1 and sets us      
justified in the sight of ,god4 ,the    
,father's  grace is showed in heaven and
 earth2 the ,son's grace is showed on   
the earth1 and on the cross2 and the    
,spirit's grace must be showed  in our  
souls and bodies1 before we come to     
heaven4    ,quest4 ,but some may say1   
,wherein doth the saving grace of the   
,spirit  appear8    ,answ4 ,in many     
things4    ,in taking possession of us  
for his own1 in his making of us his    

house and habitation1 so that though the
 ,father and the ,son have  both        
gloriously put forth gracious acts in   
order to our salvation1  yet the ,spirit
 is the first that makes seizure of us  
7#a ,cor #c3af2  #f3ai2 ,eph #b3ba1bb74 
,christ1 therefore1 when he went away1  
said not  that he would send the        
,father1 but the ,spirit1 and that he   
should  be in us for ever--,if ,i       
depart1 said ,christ1 ,i will send him1 
the ,spirit of truth1 the ,comforter    
7,john #ad3af2 #af3g1ac74    ,the ,holy 
,spirit coming into us1 and dwelling in 
us1 worketh out  many salvations for us 
now1 and each of them in order also to  
our  being saved for ever4    #a4 ,he   
saveth us from our darkness by          
illuminating of us2 hence he  is called 
the ,spirit of revelation1 because he   
openeth the blind  eyes1 and so         
consequently delivereth us from that    
darkness which  else would drown us in  
the deeps of hell 7,eph #a3ag1ai74      
#b4 ,he it is that convinceth us of the 

evil of our unbelief1 and  that shows us
 the necessity of our believing in      
,christ2 without  the conviction of this
 we should perish 7,john #af3i74    #c4 
,this is that finger of ,god by which   
the devil is made to give  place unto   
grace1 by whose power else we should be 
carried headlong  to hell 7,luke        
#aa3bj-bb74    #d4 ,this is he that     
worketh faith in our hearts1 without    
which  neither the grace of the ,father 
nor the grace of the ,son can save  us1 
,for he that believeth not1 shall be    
damned 7,mark #af3af2 ,rom  #ae3ac74    
#e4 ,this is he by whom we are born     
again2 and he that is not so born  can  
neither see nor inherit the kingdom of  
heaven 7,john #c3c-g74    #f4 ,this is  
he that setteth up his kingdom in the   
heart1 and by that  means keepeth out   
the devil after he is cast out1 which   
kingdom of  the ,spirit1 whoever        
wanteth1 they lie liable to a worse     
possession  of the devil than ever      
7,matt #ab3dc-de2 ,luke #aa3bd1be74     

#g4 ,by this ,spirit we come to see the 
beauty of ,christ1 without  a sight of  
which we should never desire him1 but   
should certainly  live in the neglect of
 him1 and perish 7,john #af3ad2 #a ,cor 
#b3i-ac2  ,isa #ec3a1b74    #h4 ,by this
 ,spirit we are helped to praise ,god   
acceptably1 but  without it1 it is      
impossible to be heard unto salvation   
7,rom #h3bf2  ,eph #f3ah2 #a ,cor       
#ad3ae74    #i4 ,by this blessed ,spirit
 the love of ,god is shed abroad in our 
hearts1 and our hearts are directed into
 the love of ,god 7,rom #e3e2  #b ,thess
 #b3ac74    #aj4 ,by this blessed       
,spirit we are led from the ways of the 
flesh  into the ways of life1 and by it 
our mortal body1 as well as our         
immortal soul1 is quickened in the      
service of ,god 7,gal #e3ah1be2  ,rom   
#h3aa74    #aa4 ,by this good ,spirit we
 keep that good thing1 even the seed of 
,god1 that at the first by the ,word of 
,god was infused into us1 and  without  
which we are liable to the worst        

damnation 7#a ,john #c3i2 #a  ,peter    
#a3bc2 #b ,tim #a3ad74    #ab4 ,by this 
good ,spirit we have help and light     
against all the  wisdom and cunning of  
the world1 which putteth forth itself in
 its  most cursed sophistications to    
overthrow the simplicity that is in     
,christ 7,matt #aj3ai1bj2 ,mark #ac3aa2 
,luke #ab3aa1ab74    #ac4 ,by this good 
,spirit our graces are maintained in    
life and  vigour1 as faith1 hope1 love1 
a spirit of prayer1 and every grace  7#b
 ,cor #d3ac2 ,rom #ae3ac2 #b ,tim #a3g2 
,eph #f3ah2 ,titus #c3e74    #ad4 ,by   
this good ,spirit we are sealed to the  
day of redemption 7,eph  #a3ad74    #ae4
 ,and by this good ,spirit we are made  
to wait with patience until  the        
redemption of the purchased possession  
comes 7,gal #e3e74    ,now all these    
things are so necessary to our          
salvation1 that ,i  know not which of   
them can be wanting2 neither can any of 
them be  by any means attained but by   
this blessed ,spirit4    ,and thus have 

,i in few words showed you the grace of 
the ,spirit1  and how it putteth forth  
itself towards the saving of the soul4  
,and verily1 ,sirs1 it is necessary that
 you know these things  distinctly--to  
wit1 the grace of the ,father1 the grace
 of the ,son1  and the grace of the     
,holy ,ghost2 for it is not the grace of
 one1  but of all these three1 that     
saveth him that shall be saved indeed4  
,the ,father's grace saveth no man      
without the grace of the ,son2  neither 
doth the ,father and the ,son save any  
without the grace  of the ,spirit2 for  
as the ,father loves1 the ,son must die1
 and the  ,spirit must sanctify1 or no  
soul must be saved4    ,some think that 
the love of the ,father1 without the    
blood of the  ,son1 will save them1 but 
they are deceived2 for without shedding 
of blood is no remission 7,heb #i3bb74  
,some think that the love of the ,father
 and blood of the ,son will  do1 without
 the holiness of the ,spirit of ,god2   
but they are deceived  also2 for if any 

man have not the ,spirit of ,christ1 he 
is none of  his2 and again1 without     
holiness no man shall see the ,lord     
7,rom  #h3i2 ,heb #ab3ad74    ,there is 
a third sort1 that think the holiness of
 the ,spirit is  sufficient of itself2  
but they 7if they had it7 are deceived  
also2  for it must be the grace of the  
,father1 the grace of the ,son1 and  the
 grace of the ,spirit1 jointly1 that    
must save them4    ,but yet1 as these   
three do put forth grace jointly and    
truly in the  salvation of a sinner1 so 
they put it forth1 as ,i also have      
showed  you before1 after a diverse     
manner4 ,the ,father designs us for     
heaven1  the ,son redeems from sin and  
death1 and the ,spirit makes us meet    
for heaven2 not by electing1 that is the
 work of the ,father2 not  by dying1    
that is the work of the ,son2 but by his
 revealing ,christ1  and applying       
,christ to our souls1 by shedding the   
love of ,god abroad  in our hearts1 by  
sanctifying of our souls1 and taking    

possession  of us as an earnest of our  
possession of heaven4    ,,quest4       
,,iii4--,,who ,,are ,,they ,,that ,,are 
,,to ,,be ,,saved ,,by ,,grace8    ,i   
come now to the third                   
particular--namely1 to show you who they
  are that are to be saved by grace4    
,who are not saved4    ,first4 ,not the 
self-righteous1 not they that have no   
need of the  physician4 ,the whole have 
no need of the physician1 saith ,christ4
  ,i came not to call the righteous1 but
 sinners to repentance 7,mark  #b3ag74  
,and again1 ,he hath filled the hungry  
with good things1 and  the rich he hath 
sent empty away 7,luke #a3ec74 ,now when
 ,i say not  the self-righteous nor the 
rich1 ,i mean not that they are utterly 
excluded2 for ,paul was such an one2 but
 he saveth not such without  he first   
awaken them to see they have need to be 
saved by grace4    ,second4 ,the grace  
of ,god saveth not him that hath sinned 
the unpardonable  sin4 ,there is nothing
 left for him but a certain fearful     

looking  for of judgment1--which shall  
devour the adversaries 7,heb #aj3bf1bg74
    ,third4 ,that sinner that           
persevereth in final impenitency and    
unbelief  shall be damned 7,luke        
#ac3c1e2 ,rom #b3b-e2 ,mark #af3ae1af74 
,fourth4 ,that sinner whose mind the god
 of this world hath blinded1  that the  
glorious light of the gospel of ,christ1
 who is the image  of ,god1 can never   
shine into him1 is lost1 and must be    
damned 7#b  ,cor #d3c1d74    ,fifth4    
,the sinner that maketh religion his    
cloak for wickedness1 he  is a          
hypocrite1 and1 continuing so1 must     
certainly be damned 7,psa  #abe3e2 ,isa 
#cc3ad2 ,matt #bd3ej1ea74    ,sixth4 ,in
 a word1 every sinner that persevereth  
in his wickedness1  shall not inherit   
the kingdom of heaven--,know ye not that
 the  unrighteous shall not inherit the 
kingdom of ,god8 ,be not deceived3      
neither fornicators1 nor idolaters1 nor 
adulterers1 nor effeminate1  nor abusers
 of themselves with mankind1 nor        

thieves1 nor covetous1  nor drunkards1  
nor revilers1 nor extortioners1 shall   
inherit  the kingdom of ,god4 ,let no   
man deceive you with vain words2 for    
because of these things cometh the wrath
 of ,god upon the children  of          
disobedience 7#a ,cor #f3i-ab2 ,eph     
#e3e1f74    ,who are saved4 ,question4  
,but what kind of sinners shall then be 
saved8    ,answ4 ,those of all these    
kinds that the ,spirit of ,god shall    
bring  to the ,father by ,jesus ,christ2
 these1 ,i say1 and none but these1  can
 be saved1 because else the sinners     
might be saved without the  ,father1 or 
without the ,son1 or without the        
,spirit4    ,now1 in all that ,i have   
said1 ,i have not in the least suggested
  that any sinner is rejected because   
his sins1 in the nature of them1  are   
great2 ,christ ,jesus came into the     
world to save the chief of  sinners4 ,it
 is not1 therefore1 the greatness of1   
but the continuance  in1 sins that      
indeed damneth the sinner4 ,but ,i      

always exclude him  that hath sinned    
against the ,holy ,ghost4 ,that it is   
not the greatness  of sin that excludeth
 the sinner is evident--    #a4 ,from   
the words before the text1 which doth   
give an account  of what kind of sinners
 were here saved by grace1 as namely1   
they  that were dead in trespasses and  
sins1 those that walked in these  sins1 
according to the course of this world1  
according to the  prince of the power of
 the air1 the spirit that now worketh in
 the  children of disobedience3 among   
whom also we all had our conversation   
in times past in the lusts of our flesh1
 fulfilling the desires  of the flesh   
and of the mind2 and were by nature the 
children of  wrath1 even as others 7,eph
 #b3b1c74    #b4 ,it is evident also    
from the many sinners that we find to be
 saved1  by the revealed will of ,god4  
,for in the ,word we have mention made  
of the salvation of great sinners1 where
 their names and their  sins stand      
recorded for our encouragement2 as1     

7#a47 ,you read of  ,manasseh1 who was  
an idolater1 a witch1 a persecutor1 yea1
 a rebel  against the word of ,god1 sent
 unto him by the prophets2 and yet  this
 man was saved 7#b ,chron #cc3b-ac2 #b  
,kings #ba3af74 7#b47 ,you read  of     
,mary ,magdalene1 in whom were seven    
devils2 her condition was  dreadful1 yet
 she was saved 7,luke #h3b2 ,john #bj74 
7#c47 ,you read  of the man that had a  
legion of devils in him4 ,o how dreadful
 was  his condition6 and yet by grace he
 was saved 7,mark #e3a-aj74 7#d47  ,you 
read of them that murdered the ,lord    
,jesus1 and how they were  converted and
 saved 7,acts #b3bc74 7#e47 ,you read of
 the exorcists1  how they closed with   
,christ1 and were saved by grace 7,acts 
#ai3ac74  7#f47 ,you read of ,saul the  
persecutor1 and how he was saved by     
grace  7,acts #i3ae74    ,object4 ,but1 
thou sayest1 ,i am a backslider4        
,answ4 ,so was ,noah1 and yet he found  
grace in the eyes of the ,lord  7,gen   
#i3ba1bb74 ,so was ,lot1 and yet ,god   

saved him by grace 7,gen  #ai3ce2 #b    
,peter #b3g-i74 ,so was ,david1 yet by  
grace he was forgiven  his iniquities   
7#b ,sam #ab3g-ac74 ,so was ,solomon1   
and a great one  too2 yet by grace his  
soul was saved 7,psa #hi3bh-cd74 ,so was
 ,peter1  and that a dreadful one2 yet  
by grace he was saved 7,matt #bf3fi-gd2 
,mark #af3g2 ,acts #ae3g-aa74 ,besides1 
for further encouragement1 read         
,jeremiah #c1 #cc3be1bf1 #ea3e1 ,ezekiel
 #cf3be1 ,hosea #ad3a-d2 and stay       
thyself1 and wonder at the riches of the
 grace of ,god4    ,quest4 ,but how     
should we find out what sinners shall be
 saved8 ,all1  it seems1 shall not4     
,besides1 for aught can be gathered by  
what  you have said1 there is as bad    
saved as damned1 set him that hath      
sinned the unpardonable sin aside4      
,answ4 ,true1 there are as bad saved as 
damned2 but to this question3  ,they    
that are effectually called1 are saved4 
,they that believe on  the ,son of ,god 
shall be saved4 ,they that are          

sanctified and preserved  in ,christ    
shall be saved4 ,they that take up their
 cross daily1 and  follow ,christ1 shall
 be saved4    ,take a catalogue of them 
thus3 ,believe on the ,lord ,jesus      
,christ1  and thou shalt be saved 7,mark
 #af3af2 ,acts #af3ca74 ,if thou shalt  
confess with thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus1
 and shalt believe in thine  heart that 
,god hath raised him from the dead thou 
shalt be saved  7,rom #aj3i74 ,be       
justified by the blood of ,christ1 and  
thou shalt  be saved 7,rom #e3i74 ,be   
reconciled to ,god by the death of his  
,son1  and thou shalt be saved by his   
life 7,rom #e3aj74 ,and it shall come   
to pass1 that whosoever shall call on   
the name of the ,lord shall  be saved   
7,acts #b3ba74    ,see some other       
scriptures4 ,he shall save the humble   
person 7,job  #bb3bi74 ,thou wilt save  
the afflicted people 7,psa #ah3bg74 ,he 
shall save the children of the needy    
7,psa #gb3d74 ,he shall save  the souls 
of the needy 7,psa #gb3ac74 ,o thou1 my 

,god1 save thy  servant that trusteth in
 thee 7,psa #hf3b74 ,he will fulfill the
  desire of them that fear him1 he also 
will hear their cry1 and will  save them
 7,psa #ade3ai74    ,caution4 ,but1     
sinner1 if thou wouldst indeed be saved1
 beware of  these four things--    #a4  
,beware of delaying repentance2 delays  
are dangerous and  damnable2 they are   
dangerous1 because they harden the      
heart2 they  are damnable1 because their
 tendency is to make thee outstand the  
time of grace 7,psa #ie3g2 ,heb #c-ab74 
#b4 ,beware of resting in the word of   
the kingdom1 without the spirit  and    
power of the kingdom of the gospel2 for 
the gospel coming in  word only saves   
nobody1 for the kingdom of ,god or the  
gospel1 where  it comes to salvation1 is
 not in word but in power 7#a ,thess    
#a3d-f2  #a ,cor #d3ai74    #c4 ,take   
heed of living in a profession1 a life  
that is provoking  to ,god2 for that is 
the way to make him cast thee away in   
his anger4    #d4 ,take heed that thy   

inside and outside be alike21 and both  
conformable to the ,word of his grace2  
labour to be like the living  creatures 
which thou mayest read of in the book of
 the prophet  ,ezekiel1 whose appearance
 and themselves were one #aj 7,eze      
#aj3bb74    ,in all this1 ,i have       
advertised you not to be content without
 the  power and ,spirit of ,god in your 
hearts1 for without him you partake  of 
none of the grace of the ,father or     
,son1 but will certainly miss  of the   
salvation of the soul4    ,,quest4      
,,iv4--,,how ,,it ,,appears ,,that      
,,they ,,that ,,are ,,saved1 ,,are      
,,saved ,,by  ,,grace8    ,this fourth  
question requireth that some            
demonstration be given of  the truth of 
this doctrine--to wit1 that they that   
are saved are  saved by grace4    ,what 
hath been said before hath given some   
demonstration of the  truth2 wherefore1 
first repeating in few words the sum of 
what hath  been said already1 ,i shall  
come to further proof4 #a4 ,that this is

  true1 the ,scriptures testify1 because
 ,god chose them to salvation  before   
they had done good 7,rom #i3aa74 #b4    
,christ was ordained to be  their       
,saviour before the foundation of the   
world 7,eph #a3d2 #a ,peter  #a3ai-ba74 
#c4 ,all things that concur and go to   
our salvation were  also in the same    
laid up in ,christ1 to be communicated  
in the  dispensation of the fullness of 
times1 to them that shall be saved      
7,eph #a3c1d2 #b ,tim #a3i2 ,eph #a3aj2 
#c3h-aa2 ,rom #h3cj74    ,that salvation
 is by grace appears in its contrivance4
 ,again1  as their salvation was        
contrived by ,god1 so1 as was said1 this
  salvation was undertaken by one of the
 three2 to wit1 the ,son of  the ,father
 7,john #a3bi2 ,isa #dh3af74    ,had    
there been a contrivance in heaven about
 the salvation of  sinners on earth1 yet
 if the result of that contrivance had  
been  that we should be saved by our own
 good deeds1 it would not have  been    
proper for an apostle1 or an angel1 to  

say1 ,by grace ye  are saved4 ,but now1 
when a council is held in eternity about
 the  salvation of sinners in time1 and 
when the result of that council  shall  
be1 that the ,father1 the ,son1 and the 
,holy ,ghost will  themselves accomplish
 the work of this salvation1 this is    
grace1  this is naturally grace1 grace  
that is rich and free2 yea1 this  is    
unthought-of grace4 ,i will say it      
again1 this is unthought-of  grace2 for 
who could have thought that a ,saviour  
had been in the  bosom of the ,father1  
or that the ,father would have given him
 to be  the ,saviour of men1 since he   
refused to give him to be the ,saviour  
of angels8 7,heb #b3af1ag74    ,grace   
appears in the ,son's undertaking this  
work4 ,again2 could  it have been       
thought that the ,father would have sent
 his ,son to be  the ,saviour1 we       
should1 in reason1 have thought also    
that he would  never have taken the work
 wholly upon himself1 especially that   
fearful1 dreadful1 soul-astonishing1 and

 amazing part thereof6  ,who could once 
have imagined that the ,lord ,jesus     
would have made  himself so poor as to  
stand before ,god in the nauseous rags  
of our  sins1 and subject himself to the
 curse and death that were due to  our  
sin8 but thus he did to save us by      
grace4    ,blessed be the ,god and      
,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who
 hath  blessed us with all spiritual    
blessings in heavenly places in ,christ3
  according as he hath chosen us in him 
before the foundation of the  world1    
that we should be holy and without blame
 before him in love3  having            
predestinated us unto the adoption of   
children by ,jesus  ,christ to himself1 
according to the good pleasure of his   
will1  to the praise of the glory of his
 grace1 wherein he hath made us         
accepted in the ,beloved2 in whom we    
have redemption through his  blood1 the 
forgiveness of sins1 according to the   
riches of his  grace 7,eph #a3c-g74     
,grace appears in the terms and         

conditions on which salvation is  made  
over4 ,again2 if we consider the terms  
and conditions upon  which this         
salvation is made over to them that are 
saved1 it will  further appear we are   
saved by grace4    #a4 ,the things that 
immediately concern our justification   
and  salvation1 they are offered1 yea1  
given to us freely1 and we are          
commanded to receive them by faith4     
,sinner1 hold up thy lap4 ,god  so loved
 the world1 that he giveth his ,son1    
that he giveth his  righteousness1 that 
he giveth his ,spirit1 and the kingdom  
of heaven  7,john #c3af2 ,rom #e3ag2 #b 
,cor #a3ba1bb2 ,luke #ab3cb74    #b4 ,he
 also giveth repentance1 he giveth      
faith1 and giveth everlasting           
consolation1 and good hope through grace
 7,acts #e3cj1ca2 ,phil #a3bi2  #b      
,thess #b3af74    #c4 ,he giveth pardon1
 and giveth more grace1 to keep us from 
sinking  into hell1 than we have sin to 
sink us in thither 7,acts #e3ca2 ,prov  
#c3cd2 ,john #d3f2 #a ,peter #e3e74     

#d4 ,he hath made all these things over 
to us in a covenant of grace4  ,we call 
it a covenant of grace1 because it is   
set in opposition to  the covenant of   
works1 and because it is established to 
us in the  doings of ,christ1 founded in
 his blood1 established upon the best   
promises made to him1 and to us by him4 
,for all the promises of  ,god in him   
are yea1 and in him amen1 to the glory  
of ,god by us 7#b  ,cor #a3bj74    ,but 
to pass these1 and to come to some other
 demonstrations for  the clearing of    
this--    ,let us a little consider1    
,what man is1 upon whom the ,father1 the
 ,son1 and the ,spirit bestows  this    
grace4    #a4 ,an enemy to ,god4 ,by    
nature he is an enemy to ,god1 an enemy 
in his mind4 ,the carnal mind is enmity 
against ,god1 for it is not  subject to 
the law of ,god1 neither indeed can be  
7,rom #h3g2 ,col  #a3ba74    #b4 ,a     
slave to sin4 ,so that the state of man 
was this--he was not  only over         
persuaded on a sudden to sin against    

,god1 but he drank  this sin1 like      
water1 into his very nature1 mingled it 
with every  faculty of his soul and     
member of his body2 by the means of     
which he  became alienated from ,god1   
and an enemy to him in his very heart2  
and wilt thou1 ,o ,lord1 as the         
,scripture hath it1 ,and dost thou  open
 thine eyes upon such an one8 7,job     
#ad3c74 ,yea1 open thy heart1  and take 
this man1 not into judgment1 but into   
mercy with thee8    #c4 ,in covenant    
with death and hell4 ,further1 man by   
his sin had  not only given himself to  
be a captive slave to the devil1 but1   
continuing in his sin1 he made head     
against his ,god1 struck up a  covenant 
with death1 and made an agreement with  
hell2 but for ,god  to open his eyes    
upon such an one1 and to take hold of   
him by riches  of grace1 this is amazing
 7,isa #bh3af-ah74    ,see where ,god   
found the ,jew when he came to look upon
 him to save  him--,as for thy nativity1
 says ,god1 in the day thou wast born   

thy navel was not cut1 neither wast thou
 washed in water to supple  thee2 thou  
wast not salted at all1 nor swaddled at 
all4 ,none eye  pitied thee1 to do any  
of these unto thee1 to have compassion  
upon  thee2 but thou wast cast out in   
the open field1 to the loathing of  thy 
person1 in the day that thou wast born4 
,and when ,i passed by  thee1 and saw   
thee polluted in thine own blood1 ,i    
said unto thee1  when thou wast in thy  
blood1 ,live2 yea1 ,i said unto thee1   
when thou  wast in thy blood1           
,live4--,now when ,i passed by thee1 and
 looked  upon thee1 behold1 thy time was
 the time of love2 and ,i spread my     
skirt over thee1 and covered thy        
nakedness2 yea1 ,i sware unto thee1  and
 entered into a covenant with thee1     
saith the ,lord ,god1 and thou  becamest
 mine4 ,sinner1 see further into the    
chapter1 ,ezekiel #af4  ,all this is the
 grace of ,god2 every word in this text 
smells of  grace4    ,but before ,i pass
 this1 let us a little take notice of   

,the carriage of ,god to man1 and again 
of man to ,god1 in his  conversion4     
,,first4 ,,of ,,god',s ,,carriage ,,to  
,,man4 ,he comes to him while he is in  
his  sins1 in his blood2 he comes to him
 now1 not in the heat and fire  of his  
jealousy1 but in the cool of the day1 in
 unspeakable  gentleness1 mercy1 pity1  
and bowels of love2 not in clothing     
himself  with vengeance1 but in a way of
 entreaty1 and meekly beseecheth  the   
sinner to be reconciled unto him 7#b    
,cor #e3ai1bj74    ,it is expected among
 men that he which giveth the offence   
should  be the first in seeking peace2  
but1 sinner1 betwixt ,god and man it  is
 not so2 not that we loved ,god1 not    
that we chose ,god2 but ,god  was in    
,christ1 reconciling the world unto     
himself1 not imputing  their trespasses 
unto them4 ,god is the first that       
seeketh peace2  and1 as ,i said1 in a   
way of entreaty he bids his ministers   
pray you  in ,christ's stead2 as though 
,god did beseech you by us1 we pray     

you1 in ,christ's stead1 be ye          
reconciled to ,god4 ,o sinner1 wilt     
thou not open8 ,behold1 ,god the ,father
 and his ,son ,jesus ,christ  stand both
 at the door of thy heart1 beseeching   
there for favour  from thee1 that thou  
wilt be reconciled to them1 with        
promise1 if  thou wilt comply1 to       
forgive thee all thy sins4 ,o grace6 ,o 
amazing  grace6 ,to see a prince entreat
 a beggar to receive an alms would  be a
 strange sight2 to see a king entreat   
the traitor to accept of  mercy would be
 a stranger sight than that2 but to see 
,god entreat  a sinner1 to hear ,christ 
say1 ,i stand at the door and knock1    
with  a heart full and a heaven full of 
grace to bestow upon him that  opens1   
this is such a sight as dazzles the eyes
 of angels4 ,what  sayest thou now1     
sinner8 ,is not this ,god rich in mercy8
 ,hath not  this ,god great love for    
sinners8 ,nay1 further1 that thou mayest
 not  have any ground to doubt that all 
this is but complementing1 thou  hast   

also here declared that ,god hath made  
his ,christ to be sin  for us1 who knew 
no sin1 that we might be made the       
righteousness  of ,god in him4 ,if ,god 
would have stuck at anything1 he would  
have  stuck at the death of his ,son2   
but he delivered him up for us  freely2 
how shall he not with him also freely   
give us all things8  7,rom #h3cb74 #aa  
,but this is not all4 ,god doth not only
 beseech thee to be reconciled  to him1 
but further1 for thy encouragement1 he  
hath pronounced1  in thy hearing1       
exceeding great and precious promises2  
and hath  confirmed it by an oath1 that 
by two immutable things1 in which it    
was impossible for ,god to lie1 we might
 have a strong consolation1  who have   
fled for refuge to lay hold upon the    
hope set before us  7,heb #f3ah1ai2 ,isa
 #a3ah2 #ee3f1g2 ,jer #ea3e74           
,,second4 ,,of ,,man',s ,,carriage ,,to 
,,god4 ,let us come now to the carriage 
of these sinners to ,god1 and that from 
the first day he beginneth  to deal with

 their souls1 even to the time that they
 are to be  taken up into heaven4 ,and1 
,first4 ,to begin with ,god's ordinary  
dealing with sinners1 when at  first he 
ministereth conviction to them by his   
,word1 how strangely  do they behave    
themselves6 ,they love not to have their
 consciences  touched2 they like not to 
ponder upon what they have been1 what   
they  are1 or what is like to become of 
them hereafter2 such thoughts they      
count unmanly1 hurtful1 disadvantageous2
 therefore they refused  to hearken1 and
 pulled away the shoulder1 and stopped  
their ears1  that they should not hear  
7,zech #g1aa74 ,and now they are for    
anything  rather than the ,word2 an     
alehouse1 a whorehouse1 a playhouse1    
sports1  pleasures1 sleep1 the world1   
and what not so they may stave#ab off   
the power of the word of ,god4          
,second4 ,if ,god now comes up closer to
 them1 and begins to fasten  conviction 
upon the conscience1 though such        
conviction be the first  step to faith  

and repentance1 yea1 and to life        
eternal1 yet what  shifts will they have
 to forget them1 and wear them off6     
,yea1  although they now begin to see   
that they must either turn or burn1  #ac
 yet oftentimes even then they will     
study to wave a present  conversion3    
they object1 they are too young to turn 
yet2 seven  years hence time enough1    
when they are old1 or come upon a       
sick-bed4  ,o what an enemy is man to   
his own salvation6 ,i am persuaded that 
,god hath visited some of you often with
 his ,word1 even twice and  thrice1 and 
you have thrown water as fast as he hath
 by the ,word  cast fire upon your      
conscience4 #ad    ,christian1 what had 
become of thee if ,god had taken thy    
denial  for an answer1 and said1 ,then  
will ,i carry the word of salvation  to 
another1 and he will hear it8 ,sinner1  
turn1 says ,god4 ,lord1 ,i  cannot      
tend#ae it1 says the sinner4 ,turn or   
burn1 says ,god4 ,i will  venture that1 
says the sinner4 ,turn1 and be saved1   

says ,god4 ,i cannot  leave my          
pleasures1 says the sinner3 sweet sins1 
sweet pleasures1  sweet delights1 says  
the sinner4 ,but what grace is it in    
,god thus  to parley with the sinner6 ,o
 the patience of ,god to a poor sinner6 
,what if ,god should now say1 ,then get 
thee to thy sins1 get thee to  thy      
delights1 get thee to thy pleasures1    
take them for thy portion1  they shall  
be all thy heaven1 all thy happiness1   
and all thy portion8    ,third4 ,but    
,god comes again1 and shows the sinner  
the necessity of  turning now2 now or   
not at all2 yea1 and giveth the sinner  
this  conviction so strongly1 that he   
cannot put it off4 ,but behold1 the     
sinner has one spark of enmity still4   
,if he must needs turn now1  he will    
either turn from one sin to another1    
from great ones to  little ones1 from   
many to few1 or from all to one1 and    
there stop4  ,but perhaps convictions   
will not thus leave him4 ,why1 then1 he 
will  turn from profaneness to the law  

of ,moses1 and will dwell as long  as   
,god will let him upon his own seeming  
goodness4 ,and now observe  him1 he is a
 great stickler for legal performance2  
now he will be  a good neighbour1 he    
will pay every man his own1 will leave  
off his  swearing1 the alehouse1 his    
sports1 and carnal delights2 he will    
read1 pray1 talk of ,scripture1 and be a
 very busy one in religion1  such as it 
is2 now he will please ,god1 and make   
him amends for all  the wrong he hath   
done him1 and will feed him with        
chapters1 and  prayers1 and promises1   
and vows1 and a great many more such    
dainty  dishes as these1 persuading     
himself that now he must needs be fair  
for heaven1 and thinks besides that he  
serveth ,god as well as any  man in     
,england can4 #af    ,but all this while
 he is as ignorant of ,christ as the    
stool he sits  on1 and no nearer heaven 
than was the blind ,pharisee2 only he   
has  got in a cleaner way to hell than  
the rest of his neighbours are          

in--,there is a generation that are pure
 in their own eyes1 and  yet is not     
washed from their filthiness 7,prov     
#cj3ab74    ,might not ,god now cut off 
this sinner1 and cast him out of his    
sight2 might he not leave him here to   
his own choice1 to be deluded  by1 and  
to fall in his own righteousness1       
because he trusteth to  it1 and commits 
iniquity8 7,eze #cc3ac74 ,but grace1    
preventing grace1  preserves him4 ,it is
 true1 this turn of the sinner1 as ,i   
said1 is  a turning short of ,christ2   
but1    ,fourth4 ,god in this way of the
 sinner will mercifully follow him1  and
 show him the shortness of his          
performances1 the emptiness of  his     
duties1 and the uncleanness of his      
righteousness 7,isa #bh3bj2  #fd3f74    
,thus ,i speak of the sinner1 the       
salvation of whose soul is  graciously  
intended and contrived of ,god2 for he  
shall by gospel  light be wearied out of
 all2 he shall be made to see the vanity
 of  all1 and that the personal         

righteousness of ,jesus ,christ1 and    
that  only1 is it which of ,god is      
ordained to save the sinner from the    
due reward of his sins4 ,but behold1 the
 sinner now1 at the sight  and sense of 
his own nothingness1 falleth into a kind
 of despair2  for although he hath it in
 him to presume of salvation1 through   
the delusiveness of his own good opinion
 of himself1 yet he hath it  not in     
himself to have a good opinion of the   
grace of ,god in the  righteousness of  
,christ2 wherefore he concludeth1 that  
if salvation be  alone of the grace of  
,god1 through the righteousness of      
,christ1 and  that all of a man's own is
 utterly rejected1 as to the            
justification  of his person with ,god1 
then he is cast away4 ,now the reason of
 this  sinking of heart is the sight    
that ,god hath given him1 a sight of    
the uncleanness of his best performance2
 the former sight of his  immoralities  
did somewhat distress him1 and make him 
betake himself  to his own good deeds to

 ease his conscience1 wherefore this was
  his prop1 his stay2 but behold1 now   
,god hath taken this from under  him1   
and now he falls2 wherefore his best    
doth also now forsake  him1 and flies   
away like the morning dew1 or a bird1 or
 as the chaff  that is driven with the  
whirlwind1 and the smoke out of a       
chimney  7,hosea #i3aa2 #ac3c74         
,besides1 this revelation of the        
emptiness of  his own righteousness1    
brings also with it a further discovery 
of  the naughtiness of his heart1 in its
 hypocrisies1 pride1 unbelief1  hardness
 of heart1 deadness1 and backwardness to
 all gospel and  new-covenant obedience1
 which sight of himself lies like       
millstones  upon his shoulders1 and     
sinks him yet further into doubts and   
fears of  damnation4 ,for1 bid him now  
receive ,christ1 he answers he cannot1  
he dares not4 ,ask him why he cannot1 he
 will answer he has no faith1  nor hope 
in his heart4 ,tell him that grace is   
offered him freely1  he says1 but ,i    

have no heart to receive it2 besides1 he
 finds not1  as he thinks1 any gracious 
disposition in his soul1 and therefore  
concludes he doth not belong to ,god's  
mercy1 nor hath an interest  in the     
blood of ,christ1 and therefore dares   
not presume to believe2  wherefore1 as  
,i said1 he sinks in his heart1 he dies 
in his thoughts1  he doubts1 he         
despairs1 and concludes he shall never  
be saved4    ,fifth4 ,but behold1 the   
,god of all grace leaveth him not in    
this  distress1 but comes up now to him 
closer than ever2 he sends the  ,spirit 
of adoption1 the blessed ,comforter1 to 
him1 to tell him1  ,god is love1 and    
therefore not willing to reject the     
broken in  heart2 bids him cry and pray 
for an evidence of mercy to his soul1   
and says1 ,peradventure you may be hid  
in the day of the ,lord's  anger4 ,at   
this the sinner takes some              
encouragement1 yet he can get  no more  
than that which will hang upon a mere   
probability1 which  by the next doubt   

that ariseth in the heart is blown quite
 away1  and the soul left again in his  
first plight1 or worse1 where he        
lamentably bewails his miserable state1 
and is tormented with a  thousand fears 
of perishing1 for he hears not a word   
from heaven1  perhaps for several weeks 
together4 ,wherefore unbelief begins to 
get the mastery of him1 and takes off   
the very edge and spirit of  prayer1 and
 inclination to hear the ,word any      
longer2 yea1 the devil  also claps in   
with these thoughts1 saying that all    
your prayers1  and hearing1 and reading1
 and godly company which you frequent1  
will rise up in judgment against you at 
last2 therefore better it  is1 if you   
must be damned1 to choose as easy a     
place in hell as  you can4 ,the soul at 
this1 being quite discouraged1 thinks to
 do  as it hath been taught1 and with   
dying thoughts it begins to faint  when 
it goeth to prayer or to hear the word2 
but behold1 when  all hope seems to be  
quite gone1 and the soul concludes1 ,i  

,,die1 ,i  ,,perish1 in comes1 on a     
sudden1 the ,spirit of ,god again1 with 
some  good word of ,god1 which the soul 
never thought of before1 which  word of 
,god commands a calm in the soul1 makes 
unbelief give place1  encourageth to    
hope and wait upon ,god again2 perhaps  
it gives some  little sight of ,christ  
to the soul1 and of his blessed         
undertaking  for sinners4 ,but behold1  
so soon as the power of things does     
again  begin to wear off the heart1 the 
sinner gives place to unbelief1         
questions ,god's mercy1 and fears       
damning again2 he also entertains  hard 
thoughts of ,god and ,christ1 and thinks
 former encouragements  were fancies1   
delusions1 or mere think-so's4 ,and why 
doth not ,god  now cast the sinner to   
hell for his thus abusing his mercy and 
grace4 ,o no6 ,he will have mercy on    
whom he will have mercy1 and  he will   
have compassion on whom he will have    
compassion2 wherefore  goodness and     
mercy shall follow him all the days of  

his life1 that  he may dwell in the     
house of the ,lord for ever 7,psa       
#bc3f74    ,sixth4 ,god1 therefore1     
after all these provocations1 comes by  
his  ,spirit to the soul again1 and     
brings sealing grace and pardon to  the 
conscience1 testifying to it that its   
sins are forgiven1 and  that freely1 for
 the sake of the blood of ,christ2 and  
now has the  sinner such a sight of the 
grace of ,god in ,christ as kindly      
breaks  his heart with joy and comfort2 
now the soul knows what it is to  eat   
promises2 it also knows what it is to   
eat and drink the flesh  and blood of   
,jesus ,christ by faith2 now it is      
driven by the power  of his grace to its
 knees1 to thank ,god for forgiveness of
 sins  and for hopes of an inheritance  
amongst them that are sanctified  by    
faith which is in ,christ2 now it hath a
 calm and sunshine2 now  he washeth his 
steps with butter1 and the rock pours   
him out rivers  of oil 7,job #bi3f74    
,seventh4 ,but after this1 perhaps the  

soul grows cold again1 it  also forgets 
this grace received1 and waxeth carnal1 
begins again  to itch after the world1  
loseth the life and savour of heavenly  
things1 grieves the ,spirit of ,god1    
woefully backslides1 casteth off  closet
 duties quite1 or else retains only the 
formality of them1 is  a reproach to    
religion1 grieves the hearts of them    
that are awake1  and tender of ,god's   
name1 c4 ,but what will ,god do now8    
,will  he take this advantage to destroy
 the sinner8 ,no4 ,will he let him      
alone in his apostasy8 ,no4 ,will he    
leave him to recover himself by  the    
strength of his now languishing graces8 
,no4 ,what then8 ,why1 he  will seek    
this man out till he finds him1 and     
bring him home to  himself again3 ,for  
thus saith the ,lord ,god1 ,behold1 ,i1 
even ,i1 will  both search my sheep1 and
 seek them out4 ,as a shepherd seeketh  
out  his flock in the day that he is    
among the sheep that are scattered2  so 
will ,i seek out my sheep1 and will     

deliver them out of all places  where   
they have been scattered4--,i will seek 
that which was lost1  and bring again   
that which was driven away1 and will    
bind up that  which was broken1 and will
 strengthen that which was sick 7,eze   
#cd3aa1af74    ,thus he dealt with the  
man that went down from ,jerusalem to   
,jericho1  and fell among thieves2 and  
thus he dealt with the prodigal you     
read of also 7,luke #aj3cj-ce2 #ae3bj74 
,of ,god's ordinary way of fetching the 
backslider home ,i will not  now        
discourse--namely1 whether he always    
breaketh his bones for his  sins1 as he 
broke ,david's2 or whether he will all  
the days of their  life1 for this1 leave
 them under guilt and darkness2 or      
whether  he will kill them now1 that    
they may not be damned in the day of    
judgment1 as he dealt with them at      
,corinth 7#a ,cor #aa3cj-cb74 ,he is    
wise1 and can tell how to embitter      
backsliding to them he loveth4  ,he can 
break their bones1 and save them2 he can

 lay them in the  lowest pit1 in        
darkness1 in the deep1 and save them2 he
 can slay  them as to this life1 and    
save them4 ,and herein again appears    
wonderful grace1 that ,israel is not    
forsaken1 nor ,judah of his  ,god1      
though their land was filled with sin   
against the ,holy ,one of  ,israel 7,jer
 #ea3e74    ,eighth4 ,but suppose ,god  
deals not either of these ways with the 
backslider1 but shines upon him again1  
and seals up to him the  remission of   
his sins a second time1 saying1 ,i will 
heal their  backslidings1 and love them 
freely1 what will the soul do now8      
,surely it will walk humbly now1 and    
holily all its days4 ,it will  never    
backslide again1 will it8 ,it may happen
 it will not1 it may  happen it will2 it
 is just as his ,god keeps him2 for     
although his  sins are of himself1 his  
standing is of ,god2 ,i say1 his        
standing1  while he stands1 and his     
recovery1 if he falls1 are both of ,god2
  wherefore1 if ,god leaves him a       

little1 the next gap he finds1 away  he 
is gone again4 ,my people1 says ,god1   
are bent to backsliding  from me4 ,how  
many times did ,david backslide2 yea1   
,jehoshaphat and  ,peter6 7#b ,sam      
#aa1bd2 #b ,chron #ai3a-c2 #bj3a-e2     
,matt #bf3fi-ga2 ,gal  #b3aa-ac74 ,as   
also in the third of ,jeremiah it is    
said1 ,but thou hast  played the harlot 
with many lovers1 yet return unto me1   
saith the  ,lord 7verse #a74 ,here is   
grace6 ,so many time as the soul        
backslides1  so many times ,god brings  
him again--,i mean1 the soul that must  
be  saved by grace--he renews his       
pardons1 and multiplies them4 ,lo1  all 
these things worketh ,god oftentimes    
with man 7,job #cc3bi74    ,ninth4 ,but 
see yet more grace4 ,i will speak here  
of heart-wanderings1  and of daily      
miscarriages--,i mean1 of these common  
infirmities that  are incident to the   
best of saints1 and that attend them in 
their  best performances2 not that ,i   
intend1 for ,i cannot1 mention them     

particularly1 that would be a task      
impossible2 but such there are1  worldly
 thoughts1 unclean thoughts1 too low    
thoughts of ,god1 of  ,christ1 of the   
,spirit1 words1 ways1 and ordinances of 
,god1 by which  a ,christian            
transgresses many times2 may ,i not say1
 sometimes many  hundred times a day2   
yea1 for aught ,i know1 there are some  
saints1  and them not long-lived either1
 that must receive1 before they  enter  
into life1 millions of pardons from ,god
 for these2 and every  pardon is an act 
of grace1 through the redemption that is
 in ,christ's  blood4 #ag    ,seventy   
times seven times a day we sometimes sin
 against our  brother2 but how many     
times1 in that day1 do we sin against   
,god8  ,lord1 who can understand his    
errors8 cleanse thou me from secret     
faults sins1 said ,david4 ,and again1   
,if thou1 ,lord1 shouldest  mark        
iniquities1 ,o ,lord1 who shall stand8  
,but there is forgiveness  with thee    
that thou mayest be feared 7,matt       

#ah3ba1bb2 ,psa #ai3ab2  #acj3c1d74     
,but to mention some of them4 ,sometimes
 they question the very being  of ,god1 
or foolishly ask how he came to be at   
first2 sometimes they  question the     
truth of his ,word1 and suspect the     
harmony thereof1  because their blind   
hearts and dull heads cannot reconcile  
it2 yea1  all fundamental truths lie    
open sometimes to the censure of their  
unbelief and atheism2 as1 namely1       
whether there be such an one as         
,christ1 such a thing as the day of     
judgment1 or whether there will  be a   
heaven or hell hereafter1 and ,god      
pardons all these by his  grace4 ,when  
they believe these things1 even then    
they sin1 by not  having such reverent1 
high1 and holy thoughts of them as they 
ought2  they sin also by having too1 too
 good thoughts of themselves1 of  sin1  
and the world2 sometimes1 let me say1   
often1 they wink too much  at known sin1
 they bewail not1 as they should1 the   
infirmities of  the flesh2 the itching  

inclinations which they find in their   
hearts  after vanity go too often from  
them unrepented of4 ,i do not say  but  
they repent them in the general4 ,but   
all these things1 ,o how  often doth    
,god forgive1 through the riches of his 
grace6    ,they sin by not walking      
answerably to mercies received2 yea1    
they  come short in their thanks to ,god
 for them1 even then when they  most    
heartily acknowledge how unworthy they  
are of them2 also1 how  little of the   
strength of them is spent to his praise1
 who freely  poureth them into their    
bosoms2 but from all these sins are they
  saved by grace4 ,they sin in their    
most exact and spiritual performance  of
 duties2 they pray not1 they hear not1  
they read not1 they give  not alms1 they
 come not to the ,lord's table1 or other
 holy appointments  of ,god1 but in and 
with much coldness1 deadness1 wanderings
 of  heart1 ignorance1 misapprehensions1
 c4 ,they forget ,god while they  pray  
unto him2 they forget ,christ while they

 are at his table2 they  forget his     
,word even while they are reading of it4
    ,how often do they make promises to 
,god1 and afterwards break them6  ,yea1 
or if they keep promise in show1 how    
much doth their heart even  grudge the  
performing of them2 how do they shuck#ah
 at the cross2  and how unwilling are   
they to lose that little they have for  
,god1  though all they have was given   
them to glorify him withal6 #ai    ,all 
these things1 and a thousand times as   
many more1 dwell in the  flesh of man2  
and they may as soon go away from       
themselves as from  these corruptions2  
yea1 they may sooner cut the flesh from 
their  bones than these motions of sin  
from their flesh2 these will be  with   
them in every duty--,i mean1 some or    
other of them2 yea1 as  often as they   
look1 or think1 or hear1 or speak4      
,these are with  them1 especially when  
the man intends good in so doing3 ,when 
,i would do good1 says ,paul1 evil is   
present with me4 ,and ,god  himself     

complains that every imagination of the 
thoughts of the  heart of man is only   
evil1 and that continually 7,rom #g3ba2 
,gen  #f3e74    ,by these things1       
therefore1 we continually defile        
ourselves1  and every one of our        
performances--,i mean1 in the judgment  
of the  law--even mixing iniquity with  
those things which we hallow unto  the  
,lord4 ,for from within1 out of the     
heart of men1 proceed evil  thoughts1   
adulteries1 fornications1 murders1      
thefts1 covetousness1  wickedness1      
deceit1 lasciviousness1 an evil eye1    
blasphemy1 pride1  foolishness2 all     
these evil things come from within1 and 
defile  the man 7,mark #g3ba-bc74 ,now  
what can deliver the soul from these    
but grace8 ,by grace ye are saved4      
,,quest4 ,v4--,,what ,,might ,,be ,,the 
,,reason ,,moved ,,god ,,to ,,ordain    
,,and ,,choose ,,to ,,save ,,those      
,,that ,,he ,,saveth  ,,by ,,his        
,,grace1 ,,rather ,,than ,,by ,,any     
,,other ,,means8    ,i come now to      

answer the fifth question2 namely1 to   
show why ,god  saveth those that he     
saveth by grace1 rather than by any     
other  means4    ,first4 ,god saveth us 
by grace1 because since sin is in the   
world1  he can save us no other way2 sin
 and transgression cannot be removed    
but by the grace of ,god through        
,christ2 sin is the transgression  of   
the law of ,god1 who is perfectly just4 
,infinite justice cannot  be satisfied  
with the recompence that man can make2  
for if it could1  ,christ ,jesus himself
 needed not to have died2 besides1 man  
having  sinned1 and defiled himself     
thereby1 all his acts are the acts of  a
 defiled man2 nay1 further1 the best of 
his performances are also  defiled by   
his hands2 these performances1          
therefore1 cannot be a  recompence for  
sin4 ,besides1 to affirm that ,god      
saveth defiled man  for the sake of his 
defiled duties--for so1 ,i say1 is every
 work  of his hand--what is it but to   
say1 ,god accepteth of one sinful act   

as a recompence and satisfaction for    
another8 7,hag #b3ad74 ,but ,god1  even 
of old1 hath declared how he abominates 
imperfect sacrifices1  therefore we can 
by no means be saved from sin but by    
grace 7,rom  #c3bd74    ,second4 ,to    
assert that we may be saved any other   
way than by  the grace of ,god1 what is 
it but to object against the wisdom and 
prudence of ,god1 wherein he aboundeth  
towards them whom he hath  saved by     
grace8 7,eph #a3e-h74 ,his wisdom and   
prudence found out no  other way1       
therefore he chooseth to save us by     
grace4    ,third4 ,we must be saved by  
grace1 because else it follows that ,god
  is mutable in his decrees1 for so hath
 he determined before the  foundation of
 the world2 therefore he saveth us not1 
nor chooseth  to save us by any other   
way1 than by grace 7,eph #a3c1d2        
#c3h-aa2 ,rom  #i3bc74    ,fourth4 ,if  
man should be saved any other way than  
by grace1 ,god  would be disappointed in
 his design to cut off boasting from his

  creature2 but ,god's design to cut off
 boasting from his creature  cannot be  
frustrated or disappointed2 therefore he
 will save man  by no other means than  
by grace2 he1 ,i say1 hath designed that
  no flesh should glory in his presence1
 and therefore he refuseth  their works2
 ,not of works1 lest any man should     
boast4 ,where is  boasting then8 ,it is 
excluded4 ,by what law8 of works8 ,nay2 
but by  the law of faith 7,eph #b3h1i2  
,rom #c3bd-bh74    ,fifth4 ,god hath    
ordained that we should be saved by     
grace1 that he  might have the praise   
and glory of our salvation2 that we     
should  be to the praise of the glory of
 his grace1 wherein he hath made  us    
accepted in the ,beloved 7,eph #a3f74   
,now ,god will not lose his  praise1 and
 his glory he will not give to another2 
therefore ,god  doth choose to save     
sinners but by his grace4    ,sixth4    
,god hath ordained1 and doth choose to  
save us by grace1  because1 were there  
another way apparent1 yet this is the   

way that  is safest1 and best secureth  
the soul4 ,therefore it is of faith1    
that it might be by grace2 to the end   
the promise the promise of  eternal     
inheritance1 7,heb #i3ad-af7 might be   
sure to all the seed  7,rom #d3af74 ,no 
other way could have been sure4 ,this is
 evident in  ,adam1 the ,jews1 and1 ,i  
will add1 the fallen angels1 who being  
turned  over to another way than grace1 
you see in short time what became  of   
them4    ,to be saved by grace supposeth
 that ,god hath taken the salvation  of 
our souls into his own hand2 and to be  
sure it is safer in ,god's  hand than   
ours4 ,hence it is called the salvation 
of the ,lord1 the  salvation of ,god1   
and salvation1 and that of ,god4        
,when our salvation is in ,god's hand1  
himself is engaged to accomplish  it for
 us4 #a4 ,here is the mercy of ,god     
engaged for us 7,rom #i3ae74  #b4 ,here 
is the wisdom of ,god engaged for us    
7,eph #a3g1h74 #c4 ,here  is the power  
of ,god engaged for us 7#a ,peter       

#a3c-e74 #d4 ,here is the  justice of   
,god engaged for us 7,rom #c3bd1be74 #e4
 ,here is the holiness  of ,god engaged 
for us 7,psa #hi3cj-ce74 #f4 ,here is   
the care of ,god  engaged for us1 and   
his watchful eye is always over us for  
our good  7#a ,peter #e3g2 ,isa         
#bg3a-c74    ,what shall ,i say8 ,grace 
can take us into favour with ,god1 and  
that  when we are in our blood 7,eze    
#af3g1h74 ,grace can make children of   
us1 though by nature we have been       
enemies to ,god 7,rom #i3be1bf74  ,grace
 can make them ,god's people which were 
not ,god's people 7#a  ,peter #b3i1aj74 
,grace will not trust our own salvation 
in our own  hands--,he putteth no trust 
in his saints 7,job #ae3ae74 ,grace can 
pardon our ungodliness1 justify us with 
,christ's righteousness2  it can put the
 spirit of ,jesus ,christ within us1 it 
can help us  up when we are down1 it can
 heal us when we are wounded1 it can    
multiply pardons1 as we1 through        
frailty1 multiply transgressions4       

,what shall ,i say8 ,grace and mercy are
 everlasting4 ,they are built  up for   
ever4 ,they are the delight of ,god4    
,they rejoice against  judgment4 ,and   
therefore it is the most safe and secure
 way of  salvation1 and therefore hath  
,god chosen to save us by his grace  and
 mercy rather than any other way 7,isa  
#dc3be2 ,rom #c3bd1be2 ,isa  #dd3b1d2   
,psa #cg3bc2 ,luke #aj3cc1cd2 ,isa      
#ee3g1h2 ,psa #acf2 #hi3b2 ,mal  #c3ah2 
,james #b3ac74    ,seventh4 ,we must be 
saved by the grace of ,god1 or else ,god
 will  not have his will4 ,they that are
 saved are predestinated unto the       
adoption of children by ,jesus ,christ  
to himself1 according to the  good      
pleasure of his will1 to the praise of  
the glory of his grace  7,eph #a3e1f74  
#a4 ,but if it be his will that men     
should be saved by grace1 then  to think
 of another way is against the will of  
,god4 ,hence they that  seek to         
establish their own righteousness are   
such as are accounted  to stand out in  

defiance against1 and that do not submit
 to1 the  righteousness of ,god--that   
is1 to the righteousness that he hath   
willed to be that through which alone we
 are saved by grace 7,rom  #aj3c74      
#b4 ,if it be his will that men should  
be saved through grace1 then  it is his 
will that men should be saved by faith  
in that ,christ  who is the contrivance 
of grace2 therefore they that have      
sought  to be justified another way have
 come short of1 and perished            
notwithstanding1 that salvation that is 
provided of ,god for men by  grace 7,rom
 #i3ca-cc74    #c4 ,god is not willing  
that faith should be made void1 and the 
promise of none effect2 therefore they  
of the righteousness of the  law are    
excluded3 for if the inheritance be of  
the law1 it is no  more of promise1 but 
,god gave it to ,abraham by promise     
7,rom #d3ad  ,gal #c3ah74    #d4 ,god is
 not willing that men should be saved by
 their own natural  abilities2 but all  
the works of the law which men do to be 

saved  by1 they are the works of men's  
natural abilities1 and are therefore    
called the work of the flesh1 but ,god  
is not willing that men should  be saved
 by these1 therefore no way but by his  
grace 7,rom #d3a2 ,gal  #c3a-c2 ,phil   
#c3c74    ,eighth4 ,we must be saved by 
grace1 or else the main pillars and     
foundations of salvation are not only   
shaken1 but overthrown--to  wit1        
election1 the new covenant1 ,christ1 and
 the glory of ,god2 but  these must not 
be overthrown2 therefore we must be     
saved by grace4    #a4 ,election1 which 
layeth hold of men by the grace of ,god1
 ,god  hath purposed that that shall    
stand--the election of ,god standeth    
sure2 therefore men must be saved by    
virtue of the election of  grace 7,rom  
#i3aa2 #b ,tim #b3ai74    #b4 ,the      
covenant of grace1 that must            
stand--,brethren1 ,i speak after  the   
manner of men4 ,though it be but a man's
 covenant1 yet if it be  confirmed as   
this is1 by the death of the testator1  

7,heb #i3af1ag7  no man disannulleth1 or
 addeth thereto2 therefore man must be  
saved by virtue of a covenant of grace  
7,gal #c3ae74    #c4 ,christ1 who is the
 gift of the grace of ,god to the world1
 he  must stand1 because he is a sure   
foundation1 the same yesterday1  to-day1
 and for ever2 therefore men must be    
saved by grace1 through  the redemption 
that is in ,christ 7,isa #bh3af2 ,heb   
#ac3h74    #d4 ,god's glory1 that also  
must stand2 to wit1 the glory of his    
grace2 for that he will not give to     
another2 therefore men must  so be saved
 from the wrath to come1 that in their  
salvation praise  may redound to the    
glory of his grace4    ,ninth4 ,there   
can be but one will the master in our   
salvation2 but  that shall never be the 
will of man1 but of ,god2 therefore man 
must  be saved by grace 7,john #a3ac2   
,rom #i3af74    ,tenth4 ,there can be   
but one righteousness that shall save a 
sinner2 but that shall never be the     
righteousness of men1 but of  ,christ   

7therefore men must be saved by grace71 
that imputeth this  righteousness to    
whom he will4    ,eleventh4 ,there can  
be but one covenant by which men must be
 saved2  but that shall never be the    
covenant of the law1 for the weakness   
and unprofitableness thereof2 therefore 
men must be saved by the covenant  of   
grace1 by which ,god will be merciful to
 our unrighteousnesses1  and our sins   
and iniquities will remember no more    
7,heb #h3f-ac74    ,,postscript4    ,a  
few words by way of use1 and so ,i shall
 conclude4    ,,the ,,first ,,use4      
,first4 ,is the salvation of the sinner 
by the grace of ,god8 ,then  here you   
see the reason why ,god hath not respect
 to the personal  virtues of men in the 
bringing of them to glory4 ,did ,i say1 
personal  virtues8 ,how can they have   
any to ,godward that are enemies to him 
in their minds by wicked works8 ,indeed1
 men one to another seem  to be1 some   
better1 some worse1 by nature1 but to   
,god they are all  alike1 dead in       

trespasses and sins4 #bj    ,we will1   
therefore1 state it again--,are men     
saved by grace8 ,then  here you may see 
the reason why conversion runs at that  
rate among  the sons of men1 that none  
are converted for their good deeds1  nor
 rejected for their bad1 but even so    
many of both1 and only so  many1 are    
brought home to ,god as grace is pleased
 to bring home to  him4    #a4 ,none are
 received for their good deeds2 for then
 they would not  be saved by grace1 but 
by works4 ,works and grace1 as ,i have  
showed1  are in this matter opposite    
each to other2 if he be saved by works1 
then not by grace2 if by grace1 then not
 by works 7,rom #aa74 ,that  none are   
received of ,god for their good deeds is
 evident1 not  only because he declares 
his abhorrence of the supposition of    
such  a thing1 but hath also rejected   
the persons that have at any time       
attempted to present themselves to ,god 
in their own good deeds for             
justification4 ,this ,i have showed you 

before4    #b4 ,men are not rejected for
 their bad deeds4 ,this is evident by   
,manasseh1 by the murderers of our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ1 by the men  that you   
read of in the nineteenth of the ,acts1 
with many others1  whose sins were of as
 deep a dye as the sins of the worst of 
men  7#b ,chron #cc3b1ac2 ,acts         
#b3bc1da2 #ai3ai74    ,grace respecteth1
 in the salvation of a sinner1 chiefly  
the purpose  of ,god2 wherefore those   
that it findeth under that purpose1     
those  it justifies freely1 through the 
redemption that is in ,jesus ,christ4   
,at ,saul's conversion1 ,ananias of     
,damascus brought in a most dreadful    
charge against him to the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 saying1 ,lord1 ,i have  heard  
by many of this man1 how much evil he   
hath done to thy saints  at ,jerusalem2 
and here he hath authority from the     
chief priests to  bind all that call on 
thy name4 ,but what said the ,lord unto 
him8  ,go thy way1 for he is a chosen   
vessel unto me 7,acts #i3ac-ae74 ,this  

man's cruelty and outrage must not      
hinder his conversion1 because  he was a
 chosen vessel4 ,men's good deeds are no
 argument with ,god  to convert them2   
men's bad deeds are no argument with him
 to reject  them4 ,i mean1 those that   
come to ,christ1 by the drawings of the 
,father2 besides1 ,christ also saith1 ,i
 will in no wise cast such  out4 7,john 
#f3cg-dd74    ,second4 ,is the salvation
 of the sinner by the grace of ,god8    
,then  here you see the reason why some 
sinners1 that were wonderfully  averse  
to conversion by nature1 are yet made to
 stoop to the ,god  of their salvation4 
,grace takes them to do1 because grace  
hath  designed them to this very thing4 
,hence some of the ,gentiles were  taken
 from among the rest2 ,god granted them 
repentance unto life1  because he had   
taken them from among the rest1 both by 
election  and calling1 for his name     
7,acts #aa3ah2 #ae3ad74 ,these men that 
were  not a people1 are thus become the 
people of ,god2 these men that  were not

 beloved for their works1 were yet      
beloved by the grace  of ,god4 ,i will  
call them my people which were not my   
people2 and  her beloved which was not  
beloved4 ,but their minds are averse4   
,but are they the people on whom ,god   
doth magnify the riches of  his grace8  
,why1 then1 they shall be1 in the day of
 his power1 made  willing1 and be able  
to believe through grace 7,psa #aaj3c2  
,rom #i3be2  ,acts #ah3bg74 ,but doth   
the guilt and burden of sin so keep them
  down that they can by no means lift up
 themselves8 ,why1 ,god will1  by the   
exceeding greatness of that power by    
which he raised ,christ  from the dead1 
work in their souls also by the ,spirit 
of grace1 to  cause them to believe and 
to walk in his ways 7,eph #a3ah-bj74    
,paul tells us1 in that epistle of his  
to the ,corinthians1 that it  was by    
grace he was what he was--,by the grace 
of ,god ,i am what  ,i am1 says he1 and 
his grace which was bestowed upon me was
 not  in vain 7#a ,cor #ae3aj74 ,this   

man kept always in his mind a warm      
remembrance of what he was formerly by  
nature1 and also how he had  added to   
his vileness by practice2 yea1 moreover1
 he truly concluded  in his own soul1   
that had not ,god1 by unspeakable grace1
 put a  stop to his wicked proceedings1 
he had perished in his wickedness2      
hence he lays his call and conversion at
 the door of the grace  of ,god--,when  
it pleased ,god1 says he1 who separated 
me from my  mother's womb1 and called me
 by his grace1 to reveal his ,son in me 
7,gal #a3ae1af74 and hence it is1 again1
 that he saith1 ,he obtained  grace and 
apostleship2 grace to convert his soul1 
and the gifts  and authority of an      
apostle1 to preach the gospel of the    
grace of  ,god4    ,this blessed man    
ascribes all to the grace of ,god4 #a4  
,his call he  ascribes to the grace of  
,god4 #b4 ,his apostleship he ascribes  
to the  grace of ,god4 #c4 ,and all his 
labour in that charge he also ascribes  
to the grace of ,god4    ,this grace of 

,god it was that which saved from the   
beginning4  #a4 ,noah found grace in the
 eyes of the ,lord1 and was therefore   
converted and preserved from the flood  
7,gen #f3h74 #b4 ,abraham found  grace  
in the sight of the ,lord1 and therefore
 he was called out of  his country 7,gen
 #ab3a1b74 #c4 ,moses found grace in the
 eyes of the  ,lord1 and therefore he   
must not be blotted out of ,god's book  
7,exo  #cc3ab1ag74    ,neither may it be
 imagined that these men were1 before   
grace laid  hold on them1 better than   
other men2 for then they would not have 
been saved by grace2 grace should not   
have had the dominion and  glory of     
their salvation4 ,but1 as ,paul says of 
himself1 and of  those that were saved  
by grace in his day1 ,what then8 are we 
better  than they8 ,no1 in no wise2 for 
we have before proved both ,jews and    
,gentiles that they are all under sin   
7,rom #c3i74 ,so it may be said  of     
these blessed ones2 for indeed this     
conclusion is general1 and  reacheth all

 the children of men1 ,christ ,jesus    
alone only excepted4  ,but1    ,third4  
,is the salvation of the sinner by the  
grace of ,god8 ,then  here you may see  
the reason why one backslider is        
recovered1 and  another left to perish  
in his backsliding4    ,there was grace 
for ,lot1 but none for his wife2        
therefore she was  left in her          
transgression1 but ,lot was saved       
notwithstanding4 ,there  was grace for  
,jacob1 but none for ,esau2 therefore   
,esau was left in  his backsliding1 but 
,jacob found mercy notwithstanding4     
,there was  grace for ,david1 but none  
for ,saul2 therefore ,david obtained    
mercy1  and ,saul perished in his       
backsliding4 ,there was grace for       
,peter1  but none for ,judas2 therefore 
,judas is left to perish in his         
backsliding1 and ,peter is saved from   
his sin4 ,that text stands  good to none
 but those that are elect by grace--,sin
 shall not have  dominion over you2 for 
ye are not under the law1 but under     

grace  7,rom #f3ad74    ,it will be     
said1 repentance was found in one1 but  
not in the other4  ,well1 but who       
granted and gave the one repentance2    
,the ,lord turned1  and looked upon     
,peter2 he did not turn and look upon   
,judas2 yea1  the ,lord told ,peter     
before he fell that he should follow him
 to  the kingdom of heaven1 but told him
 that he should deny him first2  but    
withal told him also he should not let  
his heart be troubled1  that is1 utterly
 dejected1 for he would go and prepare a
 place  for him1 and come again and     
receive him to himself 7,john #ac3cf-ch2
  #ad3a-c74 ,that is a blessed word of  
,god1 ,the steps of a good man  are     
ordered by the ,lord1 and he delighteth 
in his way4 ,though he  fall1 he shall  
not be utterly cast down2 for the ,lord 
upholdeth  him with his hand 7,psa      
#cg3bc1bd74    ,,the ,,second ,,use4    
,my second use shall be to them that are
 dejected in their souls at  the sight  
and sense of their sins4    ,first4 ,are

 they that are saved1 saved by grace8   
,then they that  would have their guilty
 consciences quieted1 they must study   
the  doctrine of grace4    ,it is       
,satan's great design either to keep the
 sinner senseless of  his sins1 or if   
,god makes him sensible of them1 then to
 hide and  keep from his thoughts the   
sweet doctrine of the grace of ,god1 by 
which alone the conscience getteth      
health and cure2 for everlasting        
consolation1 and good hope is given     
through grace 7#a ,thess #b3af74  ,how  
then shall the conscience of the        
burdened sinner by rightly  quieted1 if 
he perceiveth not the grace of ,god8    
,study1 therefore1 this doctrine of the 
grace of ,god4 ,suppose thou  hast a    
disease upon thee which is not to be    
cured but by such or  such medicines1   
the first step to thy cure is to know   
the medicines4  ,i am sure this is true 
as to the case in hand2 the first step  
to  the cure of a wounded conscience is 
for thee to know the grace of  ,god1    

especially the grace of ,god as to      
justification from the curse  in his    
sight4    ,a man under a wounded        
conscience naturally leaneth to the     
works of  the law1 and thinks ,god must 
be pacified by something that he should 
do1 whereas the ,word says1 ,i will have
 mercy and not sacrifice3  for ,i am not
 come to call the righteous1 but sinners
 to repentance  7,matt #i3ac74          
,wherefore thou must study the grace of 
,god4 ,it is a good thing1  saith the   
apostle1 that the heart be established  
with grace2  thereby insinuating that   
there is no establishment in the soul   
that  is right but by the knowledge of  
the grace of ,god 7,heb #ac3i74    ,i   
said1 that when a man is wounded in his 
conscience1 he naturally  leaneth to the
 works of the law2 wherefore thou must  
therefore  be so much the more heedful  
to study the grace of ,god2 yea1 so to  
study it as rightly1 not only in notion1
 but in thy practices1 to  distinguish  
it from the law4 ,the law was given by  

,moses1 but grace  and truth came by    
,jesus ,christ 7,john #a3ag74 ,study it1
 ,i say1 so  as to distinguish it1 and  
that1 not only from the law1 but from   
all those things that men blasphemously 
call this grace of ,god4    ,there are  
many things which men call the grace of 
,god1 that are  not4    #a4 ,the light  
and knowledge that are in every man4 #b4
 ,that natural  willingness that is in  
man to be saved4 #c4 ,that power that is
 in man  by nature to do something1 as  
he thinketh1 towards his own salvation4 
,i name these three2 there are also many
 other which some will have  entitled   
the grace of ,god4 ,but do thou remember
 that the grace  of ,god is his goodwill
 and great love to sinners in his ,son  
,jesus  ,christ2 by the which good will 
we are sanctified1 through the  offering
 of the body of ,jesus ,christ once for 
all 7,heb #aj3aj74    ,again2 when thou 
hast smelt out this grace of ,god1 and  
canst  distinguish it from that which is
 not1 then labour to strengthen  thy    

soul with the blessed knowledge of it4  
,thou therefore1 my  son1 said ,paul1 be
 strong in the grace that is in ,christ 
,jesus  7#b ,tim #b3a74 ,fortify thy    
judgment and understanding2 but         
especially  labour to get down all into 
thy conscience1 that that may be purged 
from dead works1 to serve the living    
,god4    ,second4 ,and to enforce this  
use upon thee yet further1 consider1  a 
man gets yet more advantage by the      
knowledge of1 and by growing  strong in1
 this grace of ,god4    #a4 ,it         
ministereth to him matter of joy2 for he
 that knows this grace  aright1 he knows
 ,god is at peace with him1 because he  
believeth  in ,jesus ,christ1 who by    
grace tasted death for every man2 by    
whom  also we have access by faith into 
this grace wherein we stand1 and        
rejoice in hope of the glory of ,god    
7,rom #e3b74 ,and indeed what  joy or   
what rejoicing is like rejoicing here8  
,to rejoice in hope of  the glory of    
,god1 it is to rejoice in hope to enjoy 

him for ever1  with that eternal glory  
that is in him4    #b4 ,as it           
manifesteth matter of joy and rejoicing1
 so it causeth  much fruitfulness in all
 holiness and godliness4 ,for the grace 
of  ,god that bringeth salvation hath   
appeared to all men1 teaching us  that1 
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts1  
we should live soberly1  righteously1   
and godly in this present world 7,titus 
#b3aa1ab74 ,yea1  it so naturally       
tendeth this way1 that it can no sooner 
appear to  the soul1 but it causeth this
 blessed fruit in the heart and life4   
,we ourselves also were sometimes       
foolish1 disobedient1 deceived1  serving
 divers lusts and pleasures1 living in  
malice and envy1  hateful1 and hating   
one another4 ,but after that the        
kindness and  love of ,god our ,saviour 
appeared--what then8 ,why then1 he that 
believeth1 being justified by his grace1
 and expecting to be an  heir according 
to the hope of eternal life1 is careful 
to maintain  good works 7,titus #c3c-h74

 ,see also that in ,paul's epistle to   
the  ,colossians--,we give thanks1 says 
he1 to ,god and the ,father of  our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 praying always for
 you1 since we heard of  your faith in  
,christ ,jesus1 and of the love which ye
 have to all  the saints1 for the hope  
which is laid up for you in heaven1     
whereof  ye heard before in the word of 
the truth of the gospel2 which is  come 
unto you1 as it is in all the world2 and
 bringeth forth fruit1  as it doth also 
in you1 since the day ye heard of it1   
and knew the  grace of ,god in truth    
7,col #a3c-f74    #c4 ,the knowledge of1
 and strength that comes by1 the grace  
of ,god  is a sovereign antidote against
 all1 and all manner of delusions  that 
are or may come into the world4         
,wherefore ,peter1 exhorting  the       
believers to take heed that they were   
not carried away with  the errors of the
 wicked1 and so fall from their own     
steadfastness1  adds1 as their only     
help1 this exhortation--,but grow in    

grace1  and in the knowledge of our     
,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ 7#b   
,peter  #c3ah74    7#a47 ,suppose it    
should be urged1 that man's own         
righteousness saveth  the sinner2 why1  
then1 we have this at hand--,god hath   
saved us1  and called us1 not according 
to our works1 but according to his own  
purpose and grace1 which was given us in
 ,christ c4 7#b ,tim #a3i74    7#b47    
,suppose it should be urged1 that by the
 doctrine of free grace  we must not    
understand ,god's extending free        
forgiveness as far as  we have or do    
sin2 the answer is--,but where sin      
abounded1 grace  did much more abound3  
that as sin hath reigned unto death1    
even so  might grace reign through      
righteousness1 through the justice of   
,god being satisfied by his ,son1 unto  
eternal life 7,rom #e3bj1ba74    7#c47  
,suppose it should be urged1 that this  
is a doctrine tending  to looseness and 
lasciviousness2 the answer is           
ready--,what shall  we say then8 ,shall 

we continue in sin1 that grace may      
abound8  ,god forbid4 ,how shall we1    
that are dead to sin1 live any longer   
therein8 for the doctrine of free grace 
believed is the most  sin-killing       
doctrine in the world 7,rom #f3a1b74    
7#d47 ,suppose men should attempt to    
burden the church of ,god with          
unnecessary ceremonies1 and impose them1
 even as the false apostles#ba  urged   
circumcision of old1 saying1 ,unless you
 do these things1 ye  cannot be saved2  
why1 the answer is ready--,why tempt ye 
,god1 to put  a yoke upon the necks of  
the disciples1 which neither our fathers
  nor we were able to bear8 ,but we     
believe that through the grace  of the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ we shall be saved1 
even as they 7,acts  #ae3a1aj1aa74 ,but 
not to enlarge1 #bb    ,third4 ,this    
doctrine1 ,by grace ye are saved1 it is 
the only  remedy against despairing     
thoughts at the apprehension of our own 
unworthiness2 as1    #a4 ,thou criest   
out1 ,o cursed man that ,i am6 my sins  

will sink me  into hell4    ,answ4      
,hold1 man2 there is a ,god in heaven   
that is the ,god of all  grace 7#a      
,peter #e3aj74 ,yet thou art not the man
 of all sin4 ,if ,god  be the ,god of   
all grace1 then if all the sins in the  
world were  thine1 yet the ,god of all  
grace can pardon1 or else it should seem
  that sin is stronger in a man         
penitent1 to damn1 than the grace of    
,god can be to save4    #b4 ,but my sins
 are of the worst sort--blasphemy1      
adultery1  covetousness1 murder1 c4     
,answ4 ,all manner of sins and blasphemy
 shall be forgiven unto men1            
wherewithsoever they shall              
blaspheme4--,let the wicked forsake his 
way1 and the unrighteous man his        
thoughts2 and let him return unto  the  
,lord1 and he will have mercy upon him2 
and to our ,god1 for he  will abundantly
 pardon 7,matt #ab3ca2 ,mark #c3bh2 ,isa
 #ee3g1h74    #c4 ,but ,i have a stout  
and rebellious heart1 a heart that is   
far  from good4    ,answ4 ,hearken unto 

me1 saith ,god1 ye stout-hearted1 that  
are  far from righteousness3 ,i bring   
near my righteousness2 that is1  the    
righteousness of ,christ1 by which      
stout-hearted sinners are  justified1   
though ungodly 7,isa #df3ab1ac2 ,phil   
#c3g1h2 ,rev #d3e74    #d4 ,but ,i have 
a heart as hard as any stone4    ,answ4 
,a new heart also will ,i give you1 says
 ,god1 and a new  spirit will ,i put    
within you3 and ,i will take away the   
stony heart  out of your flesh1 and ,i  
will give you a heart of flesh 7,eze    
#cf3bf74    #e4 ,but ,i am as blind as a
 beetle2 ,i cannot understand anything  
of  the gospel4    ,answ4 ,i will bring 
the blind by a way that they know not2  
,i will  lead them in paths that they   
have not known3 ,i will make darkness   
light before them1 and crooked things   
straight4 ,these things will  ,i do unto
 them1 and not forsake them 7,isa       
#db3af74    #f4 ,but my heart will not  
be affected with the sufferings and     
blood  of ,christ4    ,answ4 ,i will    

pour upon the house of ,david1 and upon 
the inhabitants  of ,jerusalem1 the     
,spirit of grace and of supplications3  
and they  shall look upon me whom they  
have pierced1 and they shall mourn for  
him1 as one mourneth for his only son1  
and shall be in bitterness  for him1 as 
one that is in bitterness for his       
first-born 7,zech  #ab3aj74    #g4 ,but 
though ,i see what is like to become of 
me if ,i find  not ,christ1 yet my      
spirit1 while ,i am thus1 will be       
running after  vanity1 foolishness1     
uncleanness1 wickedness4    ,answ4 ,then
 will ,i sprinkle clean water upon you1 
and ye shall be  clean3 from all your   
filthiness1 and from all your idols will
 ,i  cleanse you 7,eze #cf3be74    #h4  
,but ,i cannot believe in ,christ4      
,answ4 ,but ,god hath promised to make  
thee believe4 ,i will also  leave in the
 midst of thee an afflicted and poor    
people1 and they  shall trust in the    
name of the ,lord4 ,and again1 ,there   
shall be a  root of ,jesse1 and he that 

shall rise to reign over the ,gentiles1 
in him shall the ,gentiles trust 7,zeph 
#c3ab2 ,rom #ae3ab74    #i4 ,but ,i     
cannot pray to ,god for mercy4    ,answ4
 ,but ,god hath graciously promised a   
spirit of prayer--,yea1  many people and
 strong nations shall come to seek the  
,lord of hosts  in ,jerusalem1 and to   
pray before the ,lord4--,they shall call
 on my  name1 and ,i will hear them3 ,i 
will say1 ,it is my people2 and they    
shall say1 ,the ,lord is my ,god 7,zech 
#h3bb2 #ab3aj2 #ac3i74    #aj4 ,but ,i  
cannot repent4 ,answ4 ,the ,god of our  
fathers raised up  ,jesus1 whom ye slew 
and hanged on a tree4 ,him hath ,god    
exalted with  his right hand to be a    
,prince and a ,saviour1 for to give     
repentance  to ,israel1 and forgiveness 
of sins 7,acts #e3cj1ca74    ,thus might
 ,i enlarge1 for the holy ,bible is full
 of this exceeding  grace of ,god4 ,o   
these words1 ,i will and you shall6 they
 are  the language of a gracious ,god2  
they are promises by which our ,god  has

 engaged himself to do that for poor    
sinners which would else  be left undone
 for ever4    ,,the ,,third ,,use4      
,are they that are saved1 saved by      
grace8 ,then let ,christians labour  to 
advance ,god's grace4 ,,first4 ,in      
heart4 ,,second4 ,in life4    ,,first4  
,in heart2 and that in this manner--    
,first4 ,believe in ,god's mercy through
 ,jesus ,christ1 and so advance  the    
grace of ,god2 ,i mean1 venture         
heartily1 venture confidently1  for     
there is a sufficiency in the grace of  
,god4 ,abraham magnified  the grace of  
,god when he considered not his own body
 now dead1--neither  yet the deadness of
 ,sarah's womb3 he staggered not at the 
promise  of ,god through unbelief2 but  
was strong in faith1 giving glory to    
,god 7,rom #d3ai1bj74    ,second4       
,advance it by heightening of it in thy 
thoughts4 ,have always  good and great  
thoughts of the grace of ,god2 narrow   
and slender  thoughts of it are a great 
disparagement to it4    ,and to help    

thee in this matter1 consider--#a4 ,this
 grace is compared  to a sea--,and thou 
will cast all their sins into the depths
 of the  sea 7,micah #g3ai74 ,now a sea 
can never be filled by casting into  it4
 #bc    #b4 ,this grace is compared to a
 fountain1 to an open fountain--,in     
that day there shall be a fountain      
opened to the house of ,david1  and to  
the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 for sin  
and for uncleanness4  ,now a fountain   
can never be drawn dry 7,zech #ab3a74   
#c4 ,the ,psalmist  cries out concerning
 the grace and mercy of ,god1 ,it       
endureth for  ever2 he says so          
twenty-six times in one psalm4 ,surely  
he saw  a great deal in it1 surely he   
was taken a great deal with it 7,psa    
#acf74 #d4 ,paul says the ,god of all   
grace can do more than we ask  or think 
7,eph #c3bj74 #e4 ,therefore as ,god's  
,word says1 so thou  shouldst conclude  
of the grace of ,god4    ,third4 ,come  
boldly to the throne of grace by hearty 
prayer2 for this  is the way also to    

magnify the grace of ,god4 ,this is the 
apostle's  exhortation1 ,let us         
therefore come boldly unto the throne of
 grace1  that we may obtain mercy1 and  
find grace to help in time of need      
7,heb #d3af74 ,see here a little1 and   
wonder4    ,we have been all this while 
discoursing of the grace of ,god2 and   
now we are come to his throne1 as ,job  
says1 even to his seat2  and behold1    
that is a throne of grace4 ,o1 when a   
,god of grace is  upon a throne of      
grace1 and a poor sinner stands by and  
begs for  grace1 and that in the name of
 a gracious ,christ1 in and by the  help
 of the ,spirit of grace1 can it be     
otherwise but such a sinner  must obtain
 mercy and grace to help in time of     
need8 ,but not to  forget the           
exhortation1 ,come boldly4 ,indeed1 we  
are apt to forget  this exhortation2 we 
think1 seeing we are such abominable    
sinners1  we should not presume to come 
boldly to the throne of grace2 but  yet 
so we are bidden to do2 and to break a  

commandment here is as  bad as to break 
it in another place4    ,you may ask me1
 ,what is it to come boldly8 ,i answer--
    #a4 ,it is to come confidently--,let
 us draw near with a true heart1  in    
full assurance of faith1 having our     
hearts sprinkled from an  evil          
conscience1 and our bodies washed with  
pure water 7,heb #aj3bb74    #b4 ,to    
come boldly1 it is to come              
frequently--,at morning1 at noon1  and  
at night1 will ,i pray4 ,we use to count
 them bold beggars that  come often to  
our door4    #c4 ,to come boldly1 it is 
to ask for great things when we come4   
,that is the bold beggar that will not  
only ask1 but also choose  the thing    
that he asketh4    #d4 ,to come boldly1 
it is to ask for others as well as      
ourselves1 to  beg mercy and grace for  
all the saints of ,god under heaven as  
well  as for ourselves--,praying always 
with all prayer and supplication  in the
 ,spirit--for all saints 7,eph #f3ah74  
#e4 ,to come boldly1 it is to come and  

take no nay2 thus ,jacob came  to the   
throne of grace--,i will not let thee go
 except thou bless  me 7,gen #cb3bf74   
#f4 ,to come boldly1 it is to plead     
,god's promises with him both in  a way 
of justice and mercy1 and to take it for
 granted ,god will  give us--because he 
hath said it--whatever we ask in the    
name of  his ,son4    ,fourth4 ,labour  
to advance ,god's grace in thy heart1 by
 often  admiring1 praising1 and blessing
 ,god in secret for it2 ,god expects    
it--,whoso offereth praise glorifieth   
me1 says he4 ,by ,jesus ,christ         
therefore let us offer the sacrifice of 
praise to ,god continually2  that is1   
the fruit of our lips1 giving thanks to 
his name 7,psa  #ej3bc2 ,heb #ac3ae74   
,,second4 ,in life4 ,but again2 as we   
should advance this grace  in our       
hearts1 so we should do it in our life4 
,we should in our  conversation adorn   
the doctrine of ,god our ,saviour in all
 things4  ,it is a great word of the    
apostle1 ,only let your conversation be 

as it becometh the gospel of ,christ1   
which is the gospel of the  grace of    
,god 7,phil #a3bg74 ,god expecteth that 
there should in our  whole life be a    
blessed tang#bd of the gospel1 or that  
in our life  among men there should be  
preached to them the grace of the gospel
  of ,god4    ,the gospel shows us that 
,god did wonderfully stoop and          
condescend  for our good2 and to do     
accordingly1 it is to stoop and         
condescend  to others4    ,the gospel   
shows us that there was abundance of    
pity1 love1 bowels1  and compassion in  
,god towards us2 and accordingly we     
should be full  of bowels1 pity1 love1  
and compassion to others4    ,the gospel
 shows us that in ,god there is a great 
deal of willingness  to do good to      
others4    ,the gospel shows us that    
,god acteth towards us according to his 
truth and faithfulness1 and so should we
 be in all our actions one  to another4 
,by the gospel1 ,god declares that he   
forgiveth us ten thousand  talents1 and 

we ought likewise to forgive our brother
 the hundred  pence4    ,and now1 before
 ,i conclude this use1 let me give you a
 few  heart-endearing considerations to 
this so good and so happy a work4       
,heart-endearing ,considerations4       
,first4 ,consider1 ,god hath saved thee 
by his grace4 ,christian1  ,god hath    
saved thee1 thou hast escaped the lion's
 mouth1 thou art  delivered from wrath  
to come2 advance the grace that saves   
thee1  in thy heart and life4           
,second4 ,consider1 ,god left millions  
in their sins that day he saved  thee by
 his grace2 he left millions out1 and   
pitched upon thee2  it may be hundreds  
also1 yea1 thousands1 were in the day of
 thy  conversion lying before him under 
the preaching of the word as thou  wert1
 yet he took thee4 #be ,considerations  
of this nature affected  ,david much2   
and ,god would have them affect thee1 to
 the advancing  of his grace in thy life
 and conversation 7,psa #gh3fg-gb2 ,deu 
#g3g74    ,third4 ,consider1 perhaps the

 most part of those that ,god refused   
that day that he called thee by his     
grace were1 as to conversation1  far    
better than ever thou wert--,i was a    
blasphemer1 ,i was a  persecutor1 ,i was
 an injurious person1 but ,i obtained   
mercy6 ,o this  should affect thy heart1
 this should engage thy heart to study  
to  advance this grace of ,god 7#a ,tim 
#a3ad1ae74    ,fourth4 ,perhaps in the  
day of thy conversion thou wast more    
unruly  than many4 ,like a bullock      
unaccustomed to the yoke1 hardly tamed1 
thou wast brought home by strong hands2 
thou wouldst not drive1  the ,lord      
,jesus must take thee up1 lay thee upon 
his shoulder1 and  carry thee home to   
his ,father's house4 ,this should engage
 thy heart  to study to advance the     
grace of ,god 7,luke #ae3a-f74          
,fifth4 ,it may be many did take even   
offence at ,god in his converting  and  
saving of thee by his grace1 even as the
 elder son was offended  with his father
 for killing the fatted calf for his    

brother1 and  yet that did not hinder   
the grace of ,god1 nor make ,god abate  
his  love to thy soul4 ,this should make
 thee study to advance the grace  of    
,god in thy heart and life 7,luke       
#ae3ba-cb74    ,sixth4 ,consider again1 
that ,god hath allowed thee but a little
  time for this good work1 even the few 
days that thou hast now to  live--,i    
mean1 for this good work among sinful   
men1 and then thou  shalt go to receive 
that wages that grace also will give    
thee for  thy work to thy eternal joy4  
,seventh4 ,let this also have some place
 upon thy heart--every man  shows       
subjection to the god that he serveth2  
yea1 though that god be  none other but 
the devil and his lusts2 and wilt not   
thou1 ,o man6  saved of the ,lord1 be   
much more subject to the ,father of     
spirits1  and live8#bf    ,alas6 they   
are pursuing their own damnation1 yet   
they sport it1  and dance all the way   
they go4 ,they serve that god 7,satan7  
with  cheerfulness and delight1 who at  

last will plunge them into the          
everlasting gulf of death1 and torment  
them in the fiery flames  of hell2 but  
thy ,god is the ,god of salvation1 and  
to ,god thy ,lord  belong the issues    
from death4 ,wilt not thou serve him    
with joyfulness  in the enjoyment of all
 good things1 even him by whom thou art 
to  be made blessed for ever8           
,object4 ,this is that which kills      
me--honour ,god ,i cannot2 my heart  is 
so wretched1 so spiritless1 and         
desperately wicked1 ,i cannot4    ,answ4
 ,what dost thou mean by cannot8 #a4 ,if
 thou meanest thou hast  no strength to 
do it1 thou hast said an untruth1 for   
greater is he  that is in you1 than he  
that is in the world 7#a ,john #d3d74   
#b4 ,if  thou meanest thou hast no will1
 then thou art out also2 for every      
,christian1 in his right mind1 is a     
willing man1 and the day of  ,god's     
power hath made him so 7,psa #aaj3c74   
#c4 ,if thou meanest that  thou wantest 
wisdom1 that is thine own fault--,if any

 man lack  wisdom1 let him ask of ,god1 
that giveth to all men liberally1 and   
upbraideth not 7,james #a3e74           
,object4 ,i cannot do things as ,i      
would4    ,answ4 ,no more could the best
 of the saints of old--,to will is      
present with me1 said ,paul2 but how to 
perform that which is good  ,i find not4
 ,and again1 ,the flesh lusteth against 
the ,spirit1 and  the ,spirit against   
the flesh3 and these are contrary the   
one to the  other1 so that ye cannot do 
the things that ye would 7,rom #g3ah2   
,gal #e3ag74    ,and here indeed lies a 
great discovery of this truth1 ye are   
saved  by grace2 for the children of    
,god whilst here1 notwithstanding  their
 conversion to ,god1 and salvation by   
,christ through grace1 are  so infirm   
and weak by reason of a body of death   
that yet remaineth  in them1 that should
 even the sin that is in the best of    
their  performances be laid to their    
charge1 according to the tenor of a     
covenant of works1 they would find it   

impossible ever to get into  glory4 ,but
 why do ,i talk thus8 ,it is impossible 
that those that  are saved by grace     
should have their infirmities laid to   
their  charge as afore1 for they are not
 under the law2 they are included  by   
the grace of ,god in the death and blood
 of the ,son of ,god1 who  ever liveth  
to make intercession for them at the    
right hand of ,god2  whose intercession 
is so prevalent with the ,father as to  
take away  the iniquity of our holy     
things from his sight1 and to present   
us holy1 and unreprovable1 and          
unblamable in his sight4 ,to him1  by   
,christ ,jesus1 through the help of the 
blessed ,spirit of grace1  be given     
praise1 and thanks1 and glory1 and      
dominion1 by all his  saints1 now and   
for ever4 ,amen4    ,,footnotes3    #a  
,general course of manners1 behaviour1  
deportment1 especially as  it regards   
morals 7see ,phil #a3bg1 #a ,peter      
#a3ae74    #b ,their conduct proved to  
the living that they were dead1 they    

themselves having no feeling or sense of
 spiritual life2 but1  when quickened1  
their penitence and good works were     
brought into  existence by ,divine      
power2 they feel the joys of salvation1 
but  feel also their total unworthiness 
of this new creating power1 and  sing1  
,o to grace how great a debtor6--,ed4   
#c ,the hospital of ,st4 ,mary ,bethlem1
 vulgarly called ,bedlam1  bestowed1 in 
#aede1 upon the citizens of ,london1 who
 appropriated  it to the reception of   
lunatics4 ,it being the only public     
hospital  for that class of the         
afflicted in ,england1 it gave the name 
of  bedlam to all whose conduct could   
only be accounted for on the  score of  
madness4--,ed4    #d ,the person who    
writes this1 was a singular instance of 
the truth  of our author's remark2      
having been twice providentially        
preserved  from drowning1 and once from 
the fatal effects of a violent fever1   
before effectual saving grace had       
reached his soul4 ,the same rich  and   

abundant mercy follows all the elect1   
quickens them when dead1  saves them    
when lost1 and restores them when       
ruined4 ,god hath  chosen us unto       
salvation1 and enables us to live holily
 on earth1  in order to a life of       
happiness in heaven4 ,the ,father's good
 will  and pleasure is the only fountain
 from whence the salvation of  believers
 flows2 and such as are given to ,christ
 by the ,father he  considers as his    
charge1 and stands engaged for their    
preservation2  and the death of ,christ 
for sinners1 is an evident demonstration
  of the love of ,god the ,father1 and  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 towards  them2
 this love manifested in time was in and
 upon the heart of ,god  before the     
world began4--,mason4 ,what a multitude 
of unseen dangers1  both spiritual and  
temporal1 the ,christian escapes before 
he is  called6--,ed4    #e ,rarely1     
finely1 nicely4    #f ,a safe-conduct is
 a military term1 either a convoy or    
guard for  protection in an enemy's     

land1 or a passport1 by the sovereign of
  a country1 to enable a subject to     
travel with safety4--,imperial          
,dict4--,ed4    #g ,what amazing love6  
,christ visited this poor beggar1 yea1  
was formed  in him the hope of glory2   
his body1 so miserable in the sight of  
man1 was a temple of the ,holy ,ghost1  
and the angels carry his soul  to       
heaven4 ,o the riches of grace6--,ed4   
#h ,what heart can conceive the glorious
 worship of heaven8 ,the new  song shall
 be as the voice of many waters1 and a  
great thunder1  when the ten thousand   
times ten thousand and thousand of      
thousands  shall sing1 ,worthy is the   
,lamb that was slain1 to receive power1 
and riches1 and wisdom1 and strength1   
and honour1 and blessing4  ,o that my   
poor voice may join that celestial      
choir6--,ed4    #i ,the fear of the     
,lord--an ornament of grace unto thy    
head1 and  chains about thy neck1 and   
life unto thy soul4--,solomon4    #aj   
,their appearance and themselves2 this  

beautiful illustration  might escape the
 reader's notice1 unless specially      
directed to it4  ,the living creatures  
were always the same1 although seen     
under  different circumstances1 and in  
diverse places4 ,inside and out they    
were the same2 without deviation or     
turning1 they went straight  forward4   
,it is well said that ,bunyan has here  
snatched a grace  beyond the reach of   
art1 and has applied it to exalt and    
beautify  consistency of ,christian     
character4--,ed4    #aa ,this is one of 
,bunyan's peculiarly affecting          
representations1  which in preaching    
went to the heart1 producing intense    
interest1  and tears of contrition over 
the stubbornness of human nature4       
,reader1 ,bunyan1 being dead1 yet       
speaketh2 can you feel unaffected  under
 such an appeal8--,ed4    #ab ,to stave1
 to thrust1 to push1 to delay4--,ed4    
#ac ,these terms are taken from ,foxe's 
,martyrology4 ,it was frequently  the   
brutal remark of the ,judges1 ,you must 

turn or burn4 ,bunyan here  applies it  
to turning from sin or burning in       
hell4--,ed4    #ad ,this treatise having
 been written some years after the      
,pilgrim's  ,progress1 ,bunyan very     
naturally refers to the well-known scene
 in  the ,interpreter's ,house1 where   
the fire is kept burning by oil from    
behind the wall1 in spite of all the    
water thrown upon its flames4--,ed4     
#ae ,to tend1 to watch1 to guard1 to    
attend4--,ed4    #af ,how pointedly1 how
 admirably1 does this illustrate the    
fond  absurdities1 the extreme follies  
of the human heart6 ,to serve ,god  with
 such dainty dishes1 the cleanest being 
befouled with sin4 ,a  cleaner way to   
hell than our neighbours6--,ed4    #ag  
,o how humbling a consideration6 ,our   
sins are numberless1 of  omission1 of   
commission1 openly and secretly2 nay1 in
 a thousand  cases they escape the      
sinner's observation4 ,cleanse thou me  
from  secret faults4--,ed4    #ah       
,shuck1 to shake or start back4--,ed4   

#ai ,in ,bunyan's time1 the saints of   
,god were sorely tormented by           
penalties1 fines1 and imprisonments4 ,it
 required great faith in a  mother1 who 
saw all her goods seized1 for not going 
to church1 the  incarnate devils        
throwing the milk that was warming for  
her infant  on the dunghill1 and the    
skillet in which it was contained into  
the  cart1 answering her prayers for    
mercy on her babe4 ,let the brat of  a  
heretic starve4--,ed4    #bj ,how       
abasing and humbling to human pride is  
it thus to conceive1  that all have     
sinned1 and1 in the sight of ,god1 are  
hell-deserving4  ,what6 says the        
honourable man1 must ,i take mercy upon 
no higher  consideration than the thief 
on the cross8 ,or the highly virtuous   
dame1 ,must ,i sue for mercy upon the   
same terms as the ,magdalene8  ,the     
faithful answer to both is1 ,,yes1 or   
you must perish4--,ed4    #ba ,false    
apostles1 mentioned in ,acts #ae1 who   
would have blended  ,jewish observances 

with ,christianity1 and have brought the
 converts  into misery and thraldom4    
,they are specially referred to in #b   
,corinthians #aa3ac1 false apostles1    
deceitful workers1 that devour  you and 
take from you 7verse #bj74 ,in          
contradistinction to ,paul1  who was    
chargeable to no man 7verse #i74--;,ed4 
#bb ,we must not for a moment imagine   
that ,bunyan was afraid of  temporal    
consequences1 which prevents his        
enlarging upon this part  of his        
subject4 ,his contemptuous answer to    
,fowler for attacking  the doctrine of  
justification1 although a great man with
 the state1  and soon afterwards made a 
bishop1 is a proof that he was a        
stranger  to the fear of man4 ,he had   
said enough1 and therefore there was no 
need to enlarge4--,ed4    #bc ,how does 
,bunyan here exhibit the perfection as  
well as the  freeness of the pardon that
 ,micah celebrates6 ,that which is sunk 
in the depths of the sea is lost for    
ever4--,ed4    #bd ,tang1 taste1 touch1 

savour1 flavour1 relish1 tone1 sound4   
,a word of extensive meaning1 but now   
nearly obsolete4 ,no tang of            
prepossession or fancy appears in the   
morality of our ,saviour or  his        
apostles4--,locke4--,ed4    #be ,what   
can ,i render unto thee1 my ,god1 for   
such unspeakable  blessedness8 ,the     
cattle upon a thousand hills1 yea1 all  
creation1  all that ,i have and am1 is  
thine3 all that ,i can do is to take    
the cup of salvation and call upon the  
name of the ,lord4 ,not unto  us1 but   
unto thy name1 be all the praise and    
honour of salvation6--,ed4    #bf ,in   
the edition of #afib1 this sentence is  
subject to the ,father  of spirits and  
love4 ,it is a very singular mode of    
expression to call  ,god the ,father of 
love4 ,god is love1 and that author and 
source  of all holy love4 ,bunyan was at
 all times governed by ,scripture       
phrases1 with which his mind was so     
richly imbued as to cause him1  if we   
may so speak1 to live in a scriptural   

atmosphere2 and this  sentence bears a  
great affinity to ,hebrews #ab3i1 ,shall
 we not  much rather be in subjection to
 the ,father of spirits1 and live4  ,i  
have been1 for these reasons1 induced to
 consider the letter o in  love a       
typographical error1 and have altered   
the word to live1  but could not take   
such a liberty without a public         
notice4--,ed4    999999    ,,the        
,,strait ,,gate2    ,,or1    ,,great    
,,difficulty ,,of ,,going ,,to ,,heaven3
    ,,plainly ,,proving1 ,,by ,,the     
,,scriptures1 ,,that ,,not ,,only ,,the 
,,rude ,,and  ,,profane1 ,,but ,,many   
,,great ,,professors1 ,,will ,,come     
,,short ,,of ,,that ,,kingdom4    ,enter
 ye in at the strait gate2 for wide is  
the gate1 and broad  is the way that    
leadeth to destruction1 and many there  
be which  go in thereat3 because strait 
is the gate1 and narrow is the way      
which leadeth unto life1 and few there  
be that find it4--,matthew  #g3ac1 #ad  
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    

,if any uninspired writer has been      
entitled to the name of ,boanerges1  or 
a son of thunder1 it is the author of   
the following treatise4  ,here we have a
 most searching and faithful display of 
the straitness  or exact dimensions of  
that all-important gate1 which will not 
suffer  many professors to pass into the
 kingdom of heaven1 encumbered as  they 
are with fatal errors4 ,still it is no  
little pinching wicket1  but wide enough
 for all the truly gracious and sincere 
lovers  of ,jesus ,christ2 while it is  
so strait1 that no others can by any    
means enter in4 ,this is a subject      
calculated to rouse and stimulate  all  
genuine professors to solemn inquiry2   
and it was peculiarly  intended to dart 
at1 and fix convictions upon1 the       
multitudes of  hypocritical professors  
who abounded in ,bunyan's time1         
especially  under the reigns of the     
later ,stuarts4    ,during the          
,protectorate1 wickedness was           
discountenanced1 and skulked  in the    

holes and corners of ,mansoul2 but when 
a debauched monarch1  who had taken     
refuge in the most licentious court in  
,europe1 was  called to occupy the      
throne of his fathers1 the most         
abandoned  profligacy and profaneness   
were let loose upon the nation4 ,vice   
was openly patronized1 while virtue and 
religion were as openly  treated with   
mockery and contempt4 ,bunyan justly    
says1 ,the text  calls for sharpness1 so
 do the times4 ,with those whose        
religion  lieth in some circumstantials1
 the kingdom swarms at this day4  ,when 
they stand at the gate1 they will shake 
like a quagmire--their  feigned faith1  
pretended love1 shows of gravity1 and   
holiday words1  will stand them in      
little stead2 some professors do with   
religion  just as people do with their  
best apparel--hang it on the wall all   
the week1 and put it on on ,sundays2    
they save it till they go to  a meeting1
 or meet with a godly chapman4 ,this    
state of society  called for peculiar   

sharpness1 and ,bunyan preached and     
published1  in #afgf1 this awful alarm  
to professors4 ,no subject could be more
  peculiarly applicable than ,the ,gate 
of heaven1 and the difficulties  of     
entering in thereat2 a subject of the   
deepest interest to all  mankind--to    
stimulate the careless to find1 and to  
enter the gate  of this the only city of
 refuge from eternal misery--to fill the
  heart of ,god's children with love and
 joy in their prospects of  a blessed   
immortality--and to sting the hypocrites
 with the awful  thought of finding the 
gate shut against them for ever4 ,their 
cries  and tears will be too late2 they 
will stand without and vehemently  cry1 
,lord1 ,lord1 open unto us2 in vain will
 be their outcry1  the devils are       
coming2 ,lord1 ,lord1 the pit opens her 
mouth upon  us2 ,lord1 ,lord1 there is  
nothing but hell and damnation left us1 
if  thou hast not mercy upon us4 ,these 
were professors who pretended  to have  
found the gate and way to heaven2 who   

passed for pilgrims  who were seeking a 
better1 even a heavenly country2 such   
deluded  victims must be1 of all men1   
the most miserable4    ,faithfulness    
becomes the ministers of ,christ in     
dealing with the  souls of men2 and     
pre-eminently faithful is ,john ,bunyan 
in this  treatise4 ,reader1 he will be  
clear of thy blood4 ,enter upon the     
solemn inquiry1 ,have ,i sought the     
gate8 ,shall ,i be admitted into1  or   
shut out from1 that blessed kingdom8    
,the openly profane can have  no hope4  
,are you a professor8--there is danger  
sill4 ,in vain will  it be to urge1 ,we 
have prophesied in thy name1 and in thy 
name  cast out devils4 ,to the secretly 
profane1 whatever may be their          
profession1 there can be no             
well-grounded hope of entrance in at    
this gate4 ,those only will be admitted 
whom the ,lord knows to be  his--the    
sheep of his pasture1 who have heard his
 voice1 and obeyed  it4 ,against all    
others the door will be shut1 and the   

awful words1  ,i know you not--depart1  
ye cursed1 will hurry them to eternal   
darkness4 ,the question1 ,are there few 
that be saved8 will suggest  itself to  
our minds2 may the answer fix upon our  
conscience1 ,,strive  to enter in4 ,it  
is very probable that it was in         
preaching upon  this text1 ,bunyan was  
assailed with a want of charity4 ,the   
anecdote  is thus narrated by ,mr4 ,doe 
in ,the ,struggler3--,as ,mr4 ,bunyan   
was  preaching in a barn1 and showing   
the fewness of those that should  be    
saved1 there stood one of the learned to
 take advantage of his  words2 and      
having done preaching1 the schoolman    
said to him1 ,you  are a deceiver1 a    
person of no charity1 and therefore not 
fit to  preach2 for he that in effect   
condemneth the greatest part of his     
hearers hath no charity1 and therefore  
is not fit to preach4 ,then  ,mr4       
,bunyan answered1 ,the ,lord ,jesus     
,christ preached in a ship to  his      
hearers on the shore 7,mat #ac71 and    

showed that they were as  four sorts of 
ground1 the highway1 the stony1 the     
thorny1 and the  good ground1 but those 
represented by the good ground were the 
only  persons to be saved4 ,and your    
position is1 ,that he that in effect    
condemneth the greatest part of his     
hearers1 hath no charity1 and  therefore
 is not fit to preach the gospel4 ,but  
here the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ did so1  
then your conclusion is1 ,the ,lord     
,jesus ,christ wanted  charity1 and     
therefore was not fit to preach the     
gospel4 ,horrid  blasphemy2 away with   
your hellish logic1 and speak           
,scripture4 ,of  one thing we are       
certain1 that while hollow-hearted      
hypocritical  professors will ever      
complain of faithful dealing with their 
soul's  eternal interests2 the sincere  
and humble ,christina will be most      
thankful for searching inquiries1 that1 
if wrong1 he may be set  right before   
his final destiny is irrevocably fixed4 
,may our souls  submit to a scriptural  

measurement of this gate1 and the terms 
upon  which alone it can be opened unto 
us4    ,the difficulties that prevent   
the many from entering in are1 #a4      
,forgetfulness that we can only enter   
heaven by the permission of  the        
law--every jot and tittle must be       
fulfilled4 ,now1 if we could  live from 
our conversion to our death in the      
holiest obedience to  all its precepts1 
yet1 having previously violated them1   
the stain  must not only be washed away 
in the blood of atonement1 but we1 as   
part of the body of ,christ1 must1 in   
him1 render perfect obedience4  #b4 ,in 
addition to the disinclination of our   
hearts to submit to  this perfect       
righteousness1 we have outward storms of
 temptation  and persecution4 ,the world
 will seek to keep thee out of heaven   
with mocks1 flouts1 taunts1 threats1    
jails1 gibbets1 halters1  burnings1 and 
a thousand deaths2 therefore strive6    
,again1 if it  cannot overcome thee with
 these1 it will flatter1 promise1       

allure1  entice1 entreat1 and use a     
thousand tricks on this hand to destroy 
thee2 and many that have been stout     
against the threats of the world  have  
yet been overcome with the bewitching   
flatteries of the same4  ,o that we may 
by grace escape all these enemies1 and  
so strive as  to enter into the joy of  
our ,lord4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,to   
,,the ,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1
    ,god1 ,i hope1 hath put it into my  
heart to write unto thee another  time1 
and that about matters of greatest      
moment--for now we discourse  not about 
things controverted among the godly1 but
 directly about  the saving or damning  
of the soul2 yea1 moreover1 this        
discourse is  about the fewness of them 
that shall be saved1 and it proves that 
many a high professor will come short of
 eternal life2 wherefore  the matter    
must needs be sharp1 and so disliked by 
some1 but let  it not be rejected by    
thee4 ,the text calls for sharpness1 so 
do  the times1 yea1 the faithful        

discharge of my duty towards thee hath  
put me upon it4    ,i do not now pipe1  
but mourn2 and it will be well for thee 
if thou  canst graciously lament4 7,matt
 #aa3ag7 ,some1 say they1 make the  gate
 of heaven too wide1 and some make it   
too narrow2 for my part1  ,i have here  
presented thee with as true a measure of
 it as by the  ,word of ,god ,i can4    
,read me1 therefore1 yea1 read me1 and  
compare  me with the ,bible2 and if thou
 findest my doctrine and that book  of  
,god concur1 embrace it1 as thou wilt   
answer the contrary in the  day of      
judgment4 ,this awakening work--if ,god 
will make it so--was  prepared for thee3
 if there be need1 and it wounds1 get   
healing by  blood3 if it disquiets1 get 
peace by blood3 if it takes away all    
thou hast1 because it was naught 7for   
this book is not prepared to  take away 
true grace from any71 then buy of       
,christ gold tried in  the fire1 that   
thou mayest be rich1 and white raiment1 
that thou  mayest be clothed1 and that  

the shame of thy nakedness do not       
appear1  and anoint thine eyes with     
eye-salve1 that thou mayest see4 7,rev  
#c3ah7 ,self-flatteries1                
self-deceivings1 are easy and pleasant1 
but damnable4 ,the ,lord give thee a    
heart to judge right of thyself1  right 
of this book1 and so to prepare for     
eternity1 that thou  mayest not only    
expect entrance1 but be received into   
the kingdom  of ,christ and of ,god4    
,amen4    ,so prays thy ,friend1        
,,john ,,bunyan4    ,,the ,,strait      
,,gate4    ,,strive ,,to ,,enter ,,in   
,,at ,,the ,,strait ,,gate2 ,,for       
,,many1 ,i ,,say ,,unto ,,you1  ,,will  
,,seek ,,to ,,enter ,,in1 ,,and ,,shall 
,,not ,,be ,,able4--,,luke #ac3bd       
,these are the words of our ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ1 and are1 therefore1  in       
especial manner to be heeded2 besides1  
the subject matter of the  words is the 
most weighty1 to wit1 how we should     
attain salvation1  and therefore also to
 be heeded4    ,the occasion of the     

words was a question which one that was 
at  this time in the company of the     
disciples put to ,jesus ,christ2 the    
question was this1 ,lord1 are there few 
that be saved8 7verse #bc7  ,a serious  
question1 not such as tended to the     
subversion of the  hearers1 as too many 
now-a-days do2 but such as in its own   
nature  tended to the awakening of the  
company to good1 and that called  for   
such an answer that might profit the    
people also4 ,this question  also well  
pleased ,jesus ,christ1 and he prepareth
 and giveth such an  answer as was      
without the least retort1 or show of    
distaste2 such  an answer1 ,i say1 as   
carried in it the most full resolve to  
the  question itself1 and help to the   
persons questioning4 ,and he said  unto 
them1 ,strive to enter in1 c4 ,the words
 are an answer1 and  an instruction     
also4 ,first4 ,an answer1 and that in   
the affirmative2  the gate is           
strait--many that seek will not be able1
 therefore  but few shall be saved4     

,second4 ,the answer is an instruction  
also2  strive to enter in1 c41 good     
counsel and instruction2 pray ,god  help
 me1 and my reader1 and all that love   
their own salvation1 to  take it4    ,my
 manner of handling the words will      
be--,,first1 ,by way of  explication2   
and then ,,second1 ,by way of           
observation4    ,,first4 ,,the ,,words  
,,by ,,way ,,of ,,explication4    ,the  
words are to be considered1 ,,first1    
with reference to their  general scope2 
and then ,,second1 with reference to    
their several  phrases4    ,,first4 ,the
 general scope of the text is to be     
considered1 and that  is that great     
thing--salvation2 for these words do    
immediately look  at1 point to1 and give
 directions about salvation3 ,are there 
few  that be saved8 ,strive to enter in 
at the strait gate4    ,the words1 ,i   
say1 are to direct us not only to talk  
of1 or to wish  for1 but to understand  
how we shall1 and to seek that we may   
be1  effectually saved1 and therefore of

 the greatest importance4 ,to be  saved6
 what is like being saved8 ,to be saved 
from sin1 from hell1  from the wrath of 
,god1 from eternal damnation1 what is   
like it8 ,to  be made an heir of ,god1  
of his grace1 of his kingdom1 and       
eternal  glory1 what is like it8 and yet
 all this is included in this word      
saved1 and in the answer to that        
question1 ,are there few that be  saved8
 ,indeed this word ,,saved is but of    
little use in the world1  save to them  
that are heartily afraid of damning4    
,this word lies  in the ,bible as       
excellent salves lie in some men's      
houses1 thrust  into a hole1 and not    
thought on for many months1 because the 
household  people have no wounds nor    
sores4 ,in time of sickness1 what so set
  by as the doctor's glasses and        
gally-pots full of his excellent        
things8 but when the person is grown    
well1 the rest is  thrown to the        
dunghill4 #a    ,o when men are sick of 
sin1 and afraid of damning1 what a text 

is  that where this word saved is found6
 ,yea1 what a word of worth1  and       
goodness1 and blessedness1 is it to him 
that lies continually  upon the wrath of
 a guilty conscience8 ,but the whole    
need not a  physician2 he therefore1 and
 he only1 knows what saved means1 that  
knows what hell1 and death1 and         
damnation means4 ,what shall ,i do  to  
be saved8 is the language of the        
trembling sinner4 ,lord save  me1 is the
 language of the sinking sinner2 and    
none admire the  glory that is in that  
word saved1 but such as see1 without    
being  saved1 all things in heaven and  
earth are emptiness to them4 ,they  also
 that believe themselves privileged in  
all the blessedness  that is wrapt up in
 that word1 bless and admire ,god that  
hath saved  them4 ,wherefore1 since the 
thing intended1 both in the question    
and the answer1 is no less than the     
salvation of the soul1 ,i beseech  you  
to give the more earnest heed4 7,heb    
#ab7 ,but1    ,,second4 ,to come to the 

particular phrases in the words1 and to 
handle them orderly1 in the words ,i    
find four things4 ,first4 ,an           
intimation of the kingdom of heaven4    
,second4 ,a description of the  entrance
 into it4 ,third4 ,an exhortation to    
enter into it4 ,and1  ,fourth1 ,a motive
 to enforce that exhortation4    ,,an   
,,intimation ,,of ,,the ,,kingdom ,,of  
,,heaven4    ,first4 ,an intimation of  
the kingdom of heaven2 for when he      
saith1  ,strive to enter in1 and in such
 phrases1 there is supposed a place  or 
state1 or both1 to be enjoyed4 ,enter   
in2 enter into what1 or  whither1 but   
into a state or place1 or both8 and     
therefore when  you read this word1     
enter in1 you must say there is         
certainly  included in the text that    
good thing that yet is not expressed4   
,enter in2 into heaven1 that is the     
meaning1 where the saved are1  and shall
 be2 into heaven1 that place1 that      
glorious place1 where  ,god1 and        
,christ1 and angels are1 and the souls  

or spirits of just  men made perfect4   
,enter in2 that thing included1 though  
not  expressed in the words1 is called  
in another place1 the ,mount ,zion1  the
 heavenly ,jerusalem1 the general       
assembly and church of the  first-born  
which are written in heaven4 7,heb      
#ab3bc7 ,and therefore  the words       
signify unto us1 that there is a state  
most glorious1  and that when this world
 is ended2 and that this place and state
  are likewise to be enjoyed1 and       
inherited by a generation of men  for   
ever4 ,besides1 this word1 enter in1    
signifieth that salvation  to the full  
is to be enjoyed only there1 and that   
there only  is eternal safety2 all other
 places and conditions are hazardous1   
dangerous1 full of snares1              
imperfections1 temptations1 and         
afflictions1  but there all is well2    
there is no devil to tempt1 no          
desperately  wicked heart to deliver us 
up1 no deceitful lust to entangle1 nor  
any enchanting world to bewitch us4     

,there all shall be well to all         
eternity4 ,further1 all the parts of1   
and circumstances that attend           
salvation1 are only there to be enjoyed2
 there only is immortality  and eternal 
life2 there is the glory and fulness of 
joy1 and the  everlasting pleasures2    
there is ,god and ,christ to be enjoyed 
by  open vision1 and more2 there are the
 angels and the saints2 further1  there 
is no death1 nor sickness1 no sorrow nor
 sighing for ever2  there is no pain1   
nor persecutor1 nor darkness1 to eclipse
 our  glory4 ,o this ,mount ,zion6 ,o   
this heavenly ,jerusalem6 7#b ,cor      
#e3a-d1  ,psa #af3aa1 ,luke #bj3ce1cf1  
,heb #ab3bb-bd7    ,behold1 therefore1  
what a great thing the ,lord ,jesus hath
 included  by this little word1 ,,in4   
,in this word is wrapt up a whole heaven
  and eternal life2 even as there is    
also by other little words in  the holy 
,scriptures of truth3 as where he saith1
 ,knock1 and it  shall be opened unto   
you1 and the election hath obtained it4 

,this should teach us1 not only to read1
 but to attend in reading2  not only to 
read1 but to lift up our hearts to ,god 
in reading2 for  if we be not heedful1  
if he gives us not light and            
understanding1  we may easily pass over1
 without any great regard1 such a word  
as  may have a glorious kingdom and     
eternal salvation in the bowels  of it2 
yea1 sometimes1 as here1 a whole heaven 
is intimated1 where  it is not at all   
expressed4 ,the apostles of old did use 
to fetch  great things out of the       
,scriptures1 even out of the very order 
and  timing of the several things       
contained therein4 ,see ,romans #d3i-aa1
  ,galatians #c3af1ag1 ,hebrews #h3ac4  
,but1    ,,description ,,of ,,the       
,,entrance ,,into ,,this ,,kingdom4     
,second4 ,as we have here an intimation 
of the kingdom of heaven1 so  we have a 
description of the entrance into it1 and
 that by a double  similitude3 ,i4 ,it  
is called a gate2 ,,ii4 ,a strait       
gate--,strive to  enter in at the strait

 gate4    ,it is called a gate4    ,i4  
,it is set forth by the similitude of a 
gate4 ,a gate1 you know1  is of a double
 use4 ,it is to open and shut1 and so1  
consequently1  to let in or to keep out2
 and to do both these at the season2 as 
he said1 ,let not the gates of          
,jerusalem be opened until the sun  be  
hot2 and again1 ,i commanded that the   
gates should be shut1  and charged that 
they should not be opened till after the
 ,sabbath4  7,neh #g3c1 #ac3ai1bj7 ,and 
so you find of this gate of heaven1 when
  the five wise virgins came1 the gate  
was opened2 but afterwards  came the    
other virgins1 and the door was shut4   
7,matt #be7 ,so then1  the entrance into
 heaven is called a gate1 to show there 
is a time  when there may be entrance1  
and there will come a time when there   
shall be none2 and1 indeed1 this is a   
chief truth contained in the            
text--,strive to enter in at the strait 
gate2 for many1 ,i say unto  you1 will  
seek to enter in1 and shall not be able4

 ,i read in the  ,scriptures of two     
gates or doors1 through which they that 
go to heaven must enter4 #b    #a4      
,there is the door of faith1 the door   
which the grace of ,god hath  opened to 
the ,gentiles4 ,this door is ,jesus     
,christ1 as also himself  doth testify1 
saying1 ,i am the door1 c4 7,john #aj3i1
 ,acts #ad3bg7  ,by this door men enter 
into ,god's favour and mercy1 and find  
forgiveness through faith in his blood1 
and live in hope of eternal  life2 and  
therefore himself also hath said1 ,i am 
the door2 by me  if any man enter in1 he
 shall be saved2 that is1 received to   
mercy1  and inherit eternal life4 ,but1 
#b4 ,there is another door or gate--for 
that which is called in the  text a     
gate1 is twice in the next verse called 
a door--there is1  ,i say1 another gate1
 and that is the passage into the very  
heaven  itself2 the entrance into the   
celestial mansion-house1 and that is    
the gate mentioned in the text1 #c and  
the door mentioned twice in  the verse  

that follows4 ,and this ,jacob called   
it1 when he said1  ,bethel was the house
 of ,god1 and this is the gate of       
heaven2 that  is1 the entrance1 for he  
saw the entrance into heaven4 ,one end  
of  ,jacob's ladder stands in ,bethel1  
,god's house1 and the other end         
reacheth up to the gate of heaven4 7,gen
 #bh3aj-ag7 ,jacob's ladder  was the    
figure of ,christ1 which ladder was not 
the gate of heaven1  but the way from   
the church to that gate which he saw    
above at the  top of the ladder4 7,gen  
#bh3ab1 ,john #a3ea7 ,but again1 that   
the gate  in the text is the gate or    
entrance into heaven1 consider--        
7#a47 ,it is that gate that letteth men 
into1 or shutteth men out  of that place
 or kingdom where ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 
and ,jacob is1  which place is that     
paradise where ,christ promised the     
thief that  he should be that day1 that 
he asked to be with him in his kingdom2 
it is that place into which ,paul said  
he was caught1 when he heard  words     

unlawful or impossible for a man to     
utter4 7,luke #ac3bh1 #bc3db1  #b ,cor  
#ab3a-f7    ,quest4 ,but is not ,christ 
the gate or entrance into this heavenly 
place8    ,answ4 ,he is he without whom 
no man can get thither1 because by his  
merits men obtain that world1 and also  
because he1 as the ,father1  is the     
donor and disposer of that kingdom to   
whom he will4 ,further1  this place is  
called his house1 and himself the       
,master of it--,when  once the ,master  
of the house is risen up1 and hath shut 
to the  door4 7,luke #ac3be7 ,but we use
 to say1 that the master of the house   
is not the door4 ,men enter into heaven1
 then1 by him1 not as he is  the gate1  
or door1 or entrance1 into the celestial
 mansion-house1  but as he is the giver 
and disposer of that kingdom to them    
whom  he shall count worthy1 because he 
hath obtained it for them4    7#b47     
,that this gate is the very passage into
 heaven1 consider the  text hath special
 reference to the day of judgment1 when 

,christ  will have laid aside his       
mediatory office1 which before he       
exercised  for the bringing to the faith
 his own elect2 and will then act1  not 
as one that justifieth the ungodly1 but 
as one that judgeth  sinners4 ,he will  
now be risen up from the throne of      
grace1 and  shut up the door against all
 the impenitent1 and will be set upon   
the throne of judgment1 from thence to  
proceed with ungodly sinners4           
,object4 ,but ,christ bids strive3      
,strive now to enter in at the  strait  
gate2 but if that gate be as you say1   
the gate or entrance  into heaven1 then 
it should seem that we should not strive
 till  the day of judgment1 for we shall
 not come at that gate till then4       
,answ4 ,christ1 by this exhortation1    
,strive1 c41 doth not at all  admit of1 
or countenance delays1 or that a man    
should neglect his  own salvation2 but  
putteth poor creatures upon preparing   
for the  judgment1 and counselleth them 
now to get those things that will  then 

give them entrance into glory4 ,this    
exhortation is much like  these3        
,therefore be ye also ready1 for in such
 an hour as ye think  not the ,son of   
man cometh4--,and they that were ready  
went in with  him to the marriage1 and  
the door was shut4 7,matt #bd3dd1       
#be3aj7    ,so that when he saith1      
,strive to enter in1 it is as if he     
should  say1 ,blessed are they that     
shall be admitted another day to enter  
into the kingdom of heaven2 but they    
that shall be counted worthy  of so     
unspeakable a favour1 must be well      
prepared and fitted for it  beforehand4 
,now1 the time to be fitted is not the  
day of judgment1  but the day of grace2 
not then1 but now4 ,therefore1 strive   
now for  those things that will then    
give you entrance into the heavenly     
kingdom4 ,but1    ,it is called a strait
 gate4    ,,ii4 ,as it is called a gate1
 so it is called a strait gate--,strive 
to enter in at the strait gate4    ,the 
straitness of this gate is not to be    

understood carnally1 but  mystically4   
,you are not to understand it1 as if the
 entrance into  heaven was some little  
pinching wicket2 no1 the straitness of  
this  gate is quite another thing4 ,this
 gate is wide enough for all them  that 
are the truly gracious and sincere      
lovers of ,jesus ,christ1  but so       
strait1 as that not one of the other can
 by any means enter  in3 ,open to me the
 gates of righteousness3 ,i will go into
 them1  and ,i will praise the ,lord3   
this gate of the ,lord1 into which the  
righteous shall enter4 7,psa #aah3ai1bj7
 ,by this word1 therefore1  ,christ     
,jesus hath showed unto us1 that without
 due qualifications  there is no        
possibility of entering into heaven2 the
 strait gate  will keep all others out4 
,when ,christ spake this parable1 he had
  doubtless his eye upon some passage or
 passages of the ,old ,testament1  with 
which the ,jews were well acquainted4 ,i
 will mention two1 and  so go on4    #a4
 ,the place by which ,god turned ,adam  

and his wife out of paradise4  ,possibly
 our ,lord might have his eye upon that2
 for though that  was wide enough for   
them to come out at1 yet it was too     
strait for  them to go in at4 ,but what 
should be the reason of that8 ,why1 they
  had sinned2 and therefore ,god placed 
at the east of that garden  cherubims1  
and a flaming sword1 which turned every 
way1 to keep  the way of the tree of    
life4 7,gen #c3bd7 ,the cherubims1 and  
the  flaming sword1 they made the       
entrance too strait for them to enter   
in4 ,souls1 there are cherubims and a   
flaming sword at the gates  of heaven to
 keep the way of the tree of life2      
therefore none but  them that are duly  
fitted for heaven can enter in at this  
strait  gate2 the flaming sword will    
keep all others out4 ,know ye not  that 
the unrighteous shall not inherit the   
kingdom of ,god8 ,be not  deceived1     
neither fornicators1 nor idolaters1 nor 
adulterers1 nor  effeminate1 nor abusers
 of themselves with mankind1 nor        

thieves1  nor covetous1 nor drunkards1  
nor revilers1 nor extortioners1 shall   
inherit the kingdom of ,god4 7#a ,cor   
#f3i1aj7    7#b47 ,perhaps our ,lord    
might have his eye upon the gates of the
 temple  when he spoke this word unto   
the people2 for though the gates of  the
 temple were six cubits wide1 yet they  
were so strait1 that none  that were    
unclean in anything might enter in      
thereat 7,eze #dj3dh71  because there   
were placed at these gates1 porters1    
whose office  was to look that none but 
those that had right to enter might go  
in  thither4 ,and so it is written1     
,jehoiada set porters at the gates  of  
the house of the ,lord1 that none which 
was unclean in anything  should enter   
in4 7#b ,chron #bc3ai7 ,souls1 ,god hath
 porters at the  gates of the temple1 at
 the gate of heaven2 porters1 ,i say1   
placed  there by ,god1 to look that none
 that are unclean in anything may  come 
in thither4 ,in at the gate of the      
church1 none may enter now  that are    

openly profane1 and scandalous to       
religion2 no1 though  they plead they   
are beloved of ,god3 ,what hath my      
beloved to do  in mine house1 saith the 
,lord1 seeing she hath wrought lewdness 
with many8 7,jer #aa3ae7    ,i say1 ,i  
am very apt to believe that our ,lord   
,jesus ,christ had his  thoughts upon   
these two texts1 when he said the gate  
is strait3  and that which confirms me  
the more in the things is this1 a little
  below the text he saith1 ,there shall 
be weeping and gnashing of  teeth1 when 
ye shall see ,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and  
,jacob1 and all  the prophets1 in the   
kingdom of heaven1 and you yourselves   
thrust  out4 7,luke #ac3bh7 ,thrust out1
 which signifieth a violent act1        
resisting with striving those that      
would--though unqualified--enter4  ,the 
porters of the temple were1 for this    
very thing1 to wear arms1  if need were1
 and to be men of courage and strength1 
lest the  unsanctified or unprepared    
should by some means enter in4 ,we read1

  in the book of ,revelations1 of the   
holy city1 and that it had twelve       
gates1 and at the gates twelve angels2  
but what did they do there8  ,why1      
amongst the rest of their service1 this 
was one thing1 that  there might in no  
wise enter in to it any thing that      
defileth1 or  worketh abomination1 or   
that maketh a lie4 7,rev #ba3bg7        
,three things that make this gate so    
strait4    ,but more particularly1 to   
show what it is that maketh this gate   
so strait4 ,there are three things that 
make it strait--#a4 ,there is  sin4 #b4 
,there is the word of the law4 #c4      
,there are the angels of  ,god4    #a4  
,there is sin2 the sin of the profane1  
and the sin of the professor4    7#a47  
,the sin of the profane4 ,but this needs
 not be enlarged upon1  because it is   
concluded upon at all hands1 where there
 is the  common belief of the being of  
,god1 and the judgment to come1 that    
the wicked shall be turned into hell1   
and all the nations that  forget ,god4  

7,psa #i3ag7    7#b47 ,but there is the 
sin of professors2 or take it rather    
thus1  there is a profession that will  
stand with an unsanctified heart  and   
life4 ,the sin of such will overpoise   
the salvation of their  souls1 the sin  
end being the heaviest end of the scale2
 ,i say1  that being the heaviest end   
which hath sin in it1 they tilt over1   
and so are1 notwithstanding their       
glorious profession1 drowned in         
perdition and destruction2 for none such
 hath any inheritance in  the kingdom of
 ,christ and of ,god2 therefore let no  
man deceive  you with vain words2 for   
because of these things cometh the wrath
  of ,god upon the children of          
disobedience2 neither will a profession 
be able to excuse them4 7,eph #e3c-f7   
,the gate will be too strait for  such  
as these to enter in thereat4 ,a man may
 partake of salvation  in part1 but not 
of salvation in whole4 ,god saved the   
children of  ,israel out of ,egypt1 but 
overthrew them in the wilderness3--,i   

will  therefore put you in remembrance1 
though ye once knew this1 how  that the 
,lord1 having saved the people out of   
the land of ,egypt1  afterward destroyed
 them that believed not4 7,jude #e7 ,so 
we see  that1 notwithstanding their     
beginning1 they could not enter in1     
because of unbelief4 7,heb #c3ai7    #b4
 ,there is the word of the law1 and that
 will make the gate strait  also4 ,none 
must go in thereat but those that can go
 in by the leave  of the law2 for though
 no man be1 or can be1 justified by the 
works  of the law1 yet unless the       
righteousness and holiness by which they
  attempt to enter into this kingdom be 
justified by the law1 it is  in vain    
once to think of entering in at this    
strait gate4 ,now the  law justifieth   
not1 but upon the account of ,christ's  
righteousness2  if therefore thou be not
 indeed found in that righteousness1    
thou  wilt find the law lie just in the 
passage into heaven to keep thee  out4  
,every man's work must be tried by fire1

 that it may be manifest  of what sort  
it is4 ,there are two errors in the     
world about the  law2 one is1 when men  
think to enter in at the strait gate by 
the  righteousness of the law2 the other
 is1 when men think they may enter  into
 heaven without the leave of the law4   
,both these1 ,i say1 are  errors2 for as
 by the works of the law no flesh shall 
be justified2  so without the consent of
 the law1 no flesh shall be saved4      
,heaven  and earth shall pass away1     
before one jot or tittle of the law     
shall fail1 till all be fulfilled4 ,he  
therefore must be damned  that cannot be
 saved by the consent of the law4 ,and1 
indeed1 this  law is the flaming sword  
that turneth every way2 yea1 that lieth 
to this day in the way to heaven1 for a 
bar to all unbelievers and  unsanctified
 professors2 for it is taken out of the 
way for the  truly gracious only4 ,it   
will be found as a roaring lion to      
devour  all others4 ,because of the law1
 therefore1 the gate will be found  too 

strait for the unsanctified to enter in4
 ,when the apostle had  told the        
,corinthians that the unrighteous should
 not inherit the  kingdom of ,god1 and  
that such were some of them1 he adds1   
,but ye  are washed1 but ye are         
sanctified1 but ye are justified1 in the
 name  of the ,lord ,jesus1 and by the  
,spirit of our ,god4 7#a ,cor #f3i-aa7  
,closely concluding1 that had they not  
been washed1 and sanctified1  and       
justified1 in the name of the ,lord     
,jesus1 the law1 for their              
transgressions1 would have kept them    
out2 it would have made the  gate too   
strait for them to enter in4    #c4     
,there are also the angels of ,god1 and 
by reason of them the gate  is strait4  
,the ,lord ,jesus calleth the end of the
 world his harvest2  and saith1         
moreover1 that the angels are his       
reapers4 ,these angels  are therefore to
 gather his wheat into his barn1 but to 
gather  the ungodly into bundles to burn
 them4 7,matt #ac3ci1da1di7 ,unless1    

therefore1 the man that is unsanctified 
can master the law1 and  conquer angels2
 unless he can1 as ,i may say1 pull them
 out of the  gateway of heaven1 himself 
is not to come thither for ever4 ,no man
  goeth to heaven but by the help of the
 angels--,i mean at the day  of         
judgment4 ,for the ,son of man shall    
send his angels with a great  sound of a
 trumpet1 and they shall gather together
 his elect from  the four winds1 from   
one end of heaven to the other4 7,matt  
#bd3ca7  ,if those that shall enter in  
at the strait gate shall enter in       
thither by the conduct of the holy      
angels1 pray when do you think  those   
men will enter in thither1 concerning   
whom the angels are  commanded to gather
 them1 to bind them in bundles to burn  
them8  ,this1 therefore1 is a third     
difficulty4 ,the angels will make this  
entrance strait2 yea1 too strait for the
 unjustified and unsanctified  to enter 
in thither4    ,,an ,,exhortation ,,to  
,,strive ,,to ,,enter ,,into ,,this     

,,kingdom4    ,third4 ,i come not to the
 exhortation1 which is1 to strive to    
enter  in4 ,strive to enter in at the   
strait gate4 ,these words are fitly     
added2 for since the gate is strait1 it 
follows that they that will  enter in   
must strive4    ,strive4 ,this word     
strive supposeth that great idleness is 
natural  to professors2 they think to   
get to heaven by lying1 as it were1 on  
their elbows4 ,it also suggesteth that  
many will be the difficulties  that     
professors will meet with1 before they  
get to heaven4 ,it also  concludeth that
 only the labouring ,christian1 man or  
woman1 will  get in thither4 ,strive1 c4
    ,three questions ,i will propound   
upon the word1 an answer to which  may  
give us light into the meaning of it3   
,i4 ,what doth  this word strive import8
 #d    ,,ii4 ,how should we strive8     
,,iii4 ,why should we strive8    ,import
 of the word ,,strive4    ,i4 ,what doth
 this word strive import8 ,answer1      
#a4 ,when he saith1 ,strive1 it is as   

much as to say1 ,bend yourselves  to the
 work with all your might4 ,whatsoever  
thy hand findeth to  do1 do it with thy 
might2 for there is no work1 nor device1
 nor  knowledge1 nor wisdom in the      
grave1 whither thou goest4 7,eccl #i3aj7
  ,thus ,samson did when he set himself 
to destroy the ,philistines2  ,he bowed 
himself with all his might4 7,judg      
#af3cj7 ,thus ,david did  also1 when he 
made provision for the building and     
beautifying of  the temple of ,god4 7#a 
,chron #bi3b7 ,and thus must thou do1 if
 ever  thou enterest into heaven4    #b4
 ,when he saith1 ,strive1 he calleth for
 the mind and will1 that  they should be
 on his side1 and on the side of the    
things of his  kingdom2 for none strive 
indeed1 but such as have given the ,son 
of  ,god their heart2 of which the mind 
and will are a principal part2  for     
saving conversion lieth more in the     
turning of the mind and  will to        
,christ1 and to the love of his heavenly
 things1 than in  all knowledge and     

judgment4 ,and this the apostle         
confirmeth1 when  he saith1 ,stand fast 
in one spirit1 with one mind striving1  
c4  7,phil #a3bg7    #c4 ,and1 more     
particularly1 this word strive is       
expressed by several  other terms2 as1  
7#a47 ,it is expressed by that word1 ,so
 run that  ye may obtain4 7#a ,cor      
#i3bd1be7 7#b47 ,it is expressed by that
 word1  ,fight the good fight of faith1 
lay hold on eternal life4 7#a ,tim      
#f3ab7 7#c47 ,it is expressed by that   
word1 ,labour not for the meat  which   
perisheth1 but for that meat which      
endureth unto everlasting  life4 7,john 
#f3bg7 7#d47 ,it is expressed by that   
word1 ,we wrestle--with  principalities 
and powers1 and the rulers of the       
darkness of this  world4 7,eph #f3ab7   
,therefore1 when he saith1 ,strive1 it  
is as much  as to say1 ,run for heaven1 
,fight for heaven1 ,labour for heaven1  
,wrestle for heaven1 or you are like to 
go without it4    ,how should we strive8
    ,,ii4 ,the second question is1 ,how 

should we strive8    ,answ4 ,the answer 
in general is1 ,thou must strive        
lawfully4 and if  a man also strive for 
masteries1 yet is he not crowned1 except
 he  strive lawfully4 7#b ,tim #b3e7    
,but you will say1 ,what is it to strive
  lawfully8 ,i answer--    #a4 ,to      
strive against the things which are     
abhorred by the ,lord  ,jesus2 yea1 to  
resist to the spilling of your blood1   
striving against  sin4 7,heb #ab3d7 ,to 
have all those things that are condemned
 by the  ,word2 yea1 though they be     
thine own right hand1 right eye1 or     
right  foot1 in abomination2 and to seek
 by all godly means the utter           
suppressing of them4 7,mark #i3dc1de1dg7
    #b4 ,to strive lawfully1 is to      
strive for those things that are        
commanded in the ,word4--,but thou1 ,o  
man of ,god1 flee the world1  and follow
 after1 that is1 strive for1            
righteousness1 godliness1  faith1 love1 
patience1 meekness2 fight the good fight
 of faith1  lay hold on eternal life1 c4

 7#a ,tim #f3aa1ab7    #c4 ,he that     
striveth lawfully1 must be therefore    
very temperate in  all the good and     
lawful things of this life4 ,and every  
man that  striveth for the mastery is   
temperate in all things4 ,now they do   
it to obtain a corruptible crown2 but we
 an incorruptible4 7#a ,cor  #i3be7     
,most professors give leave to the world
 and the vanity of  their hearts1 to    
close with them1 and to hang about their
 necks1 and  make their striving to     
stand rather in an outcry of words1 than
 a  hearty labour against the lusts and 
love of the world1 and their  own       
corruptions2 but this kind of striving  
is but a beating of the  air1 and will  
come to just nothing at last4 7#a ,cor  
#i3bf7    #d4 ,he that striveth         
lawfully1 must take ,god and ,christ    
along with  him to the work1 otherwise  
he will certainly be undone4 ,whereunto1
  said ,paul1 ,i also labour1 striving  
according to his working1 which  worketh
 in me mightily4 7,col #a3bi7 ,and for  

the right performing  of this1 he must  
observe these following particulars3--  
7#a47 ,he must take heed that he doth   
not strive about things1 or  words1 to  
no profit2 for ,god will not then be    
with him4 ,of these  things1 saith the  
apostle1 put them in remembrance2       
charging them  before the ,lord1 that   
they strive not about words to no       
profit1 but  to the subverting of the   
hearers4 7#b ,tim #b3ad7 ,but1 alas6 how
 many  professors in our days are guilty
 of this transgression1 whose  religion 
stands chiefly1 if not only1 in a few   
unprofitable questions  and vain        
wranglings about words and things to no 
profit1 but to  the destruction of the  
hearers6    7#b47 ,he must take heed    
that whilst he strives against one sin1 
he  does not harbour and shelter        
another2 or that whilst he cries out    
against other men's sin1 he does not    
countenance his own4    7#c47 ,in the   
striving1 strive to believe1 strive for 
the faith of  the gospel2 for the more  

we believe the gospel1 and the reality  
of  the things of the world to come1    
with the more stomach and courage  shall
 we labour to possess the blessedness4  
7,phil #a3bg7 ,let us  labour therefore 
to enter into that rest1 lest any man   
fall after  the same example of         
unbelief4 7,heb #d3aa7    7#d47 ,as we  
should strive for1 and by faith1 so we  
should strive  by prayer1 by fervent and
 effectual prayer4 7,romans #ae3cj7 ,o  
the  swarms of our prayerless           
professors6 ,what do they think of      
themselves8  ,surely the gate of heaven 
was heretofore as wide as in these our  
days2 but what striving by prayer was   
there then among ,christians  for the   
thing that gives admittance into this   
kingdom1 over what  there is in these   
latter days6    7#e47 ,we should also   
strive by mortifying our members that   
are upon  the earth4 ,i therefore so    
run1 said ,paul1 not as uncertainly2  so
 fight ,i1 not as one that beateth the  
air2 but ,i keep under my  body1 and    

bring it into subjection1 lest that by  
any means1 when ,i  have preached the   
gospel to others1 ,i myself should be a 
cast-away4  7#a ,cor #i3bf1bg7 ,but all 
this is spoken principally to           
professors2  so ,i would be understood4 
,why should we strive8    ,,iii4 ,i come
 now to the third question1 namely1 ,but
 why should we  strive8 ,answer--    #a4
 ,because the thing for which you are   
here exhorted to strive1  it is worth   
the striving for2 it is for not less    
than for a whole  heaven1 and an        
eternity of felicity there4 ,how will   
men that have  before them a little     
honour1 a little profit1 a little       
pleasure1  strive8 ,i say again1 how    
will they strive for this8 ,now they do 
it for a corruptible crown1 but we an   
incorruptible4 ,methinks this  word     
heaven1 and this eternal life1 ought    
verily to make us strive1  for what is  
there again either in heaven or earth   
like them to  provoke a man to strive8  
#b4 ,strive1 because otherwise the devil

 and hell will assuredly  have thee4 ,he
 goes about like a roaring lion1 seeking
 whom he may  devour4 7#a ,peter #e3h7  
,these fallen angels1 they are always   
watchful1  diligent1 unwearied2 they are
 also mighty1 subtle1 and malicious1    
seeking nothing more than the damnation 
of thy soul4 ,o thou that  art like the 
artless dove1 strive6    #c4 ,strive1   
because every lust strives and wars     
against thy soul4  ,the flesh lusteth   
against the ,spirit4 7,gal #e3ag7       
,dearly beloved1  ,i beseech you1 said  
,peter1 as strangers and pilgrims1      
abstain  from fleshly lusts1 which war  
against the soul4 7#a ,peter #b3aa7  ,it
 is a rare thing to see or find out a   
,christian that indeed can  bridle his  
lusts2 but no strange thing to see such 
professors that  are not only bridled1  
but saddled too1 yea1 and ridden from   
lust  to sin1 from one vanity to        
another1 by the very devil himself1 and 
the corruptions of their hearts4    #d4 
,strive1 because thou hast a whole world

 against thee4 ,the world  hateth thee  
if thou be a ,christian2 the men of the 
world hate  thee2 the things of the     
world are snares for thee1 even thy bed 
and  table1 thy wife and husband1 yea1  
thy most lawful enjoyments have  that in
 them that will certainly sink thy soul 
to hell1 if thou  dost not strive       
against the snares that are in them4    
7,rom #aa3i7    ,the world will seek to 
keep thee out of heaven with mocks1     
flouts1  taunts1 threatenings1 jails1   
gibbets1 halters1 burnings1 and  a      
thousand deaths2 therefore strive6      
,again1 if it cannot overcome  thee with
 these1 it will flatter1 promise1       
allure1 entice1 entreat1  and use a     
thousand tricks on this hand to destroy 
thee2 and observe1  many that have been 
stout against the threats of the world1 
have  yet been overcome with the        
bewitching flatteries of the same4 #e   
,there ever was enmity betwixt the devil
 and the church1 and betwixt  his seed  
and her seed too2 ,michael and his      

angels1 and the dragon  and his angels1 
these make war continually4 7,gen #c1   
,rev #ab7 ,there  hath been great       
desires and endeavours among men to     
reconcile  these two in one1 to wit1 the
 seed of the serpent and the seed of    
the woman1 but it could never yet be    
accomplished4 ,the world says1  they    
will never come over to us2 and we again
 say1 by ,god's grace1  we will never   
come over to them4 ,but the business    
hath not ended  in words2 both they and 
we have also added our endeavours to    
make  each other submit1 but endeavours 
have proved ineffectual too4 ,they1  for
 their part1 have devised all manner of 
cruel torments to make  us submit1 as   
slaying with the sword1 stoning1 sawing 
asunder1  flames1 wild beasts1          
banishments1 hunger1 and a thousand     
miseries4  ,we again1 on the other side1
 have laboured by prayers and tears1  by
 patience and long-suffering1 by        
gentleness and love1 by sound  doctrine 
and faithful witness-bearing against    

their enormities1  to bring them over to
 us2 but yet the enmity remains2 so that
 they  must conquer us1 or we must      
conquer them4 ,one side must be         
overcome2  but the weapons of our       
warfare are not carnal1 but mighty      
through  ,god4    #e4 ,strive1 because  
there is nothing of ,christianity got by
 idleness4  ,idleness clothes a man with
 rags1 and the vineyard of the slothful 
is grown over with nettles4 7,prov      
#bc3ba1 #bd3cj-cb7 ,profession that  is 
not attended with spiritual labour      
cannot bring the soul to  heaven4 ,the  
fathers before us were not slothful in  
business1 but  fervent in spirit1       
serving the ,lord4 ,therefore be not    
slothful1  but followers of them who    
through faith and patience inherit the  
promises4 7,rom #ab3aa1 ,heb #f3ab7     
,strive to enter in4 ,methinks the      
words1 at the first reading1  do        
intimate to us1 that the ,christian1 in 
all that ever he does in  this world1   
should carefully heed and regard his    

soul--,i say1 in  all that ever he does4
 ,many are for their souls by fits and  
starts2  but a ,christian indeed1 in all
 his doing and designs which he         
contriveth and manageth in this world1  
should have a special eye to  his own   
future and everlasting good2 in all his 
labours he should  strive to enter in3  
,wisdom ,christ is the principal thing2 
therefore get wisdom3 and with all thy  
getting get understanding4  7,prov #d3g7
 ,get nothing1 if thou canst not get    
,christ and grace1 and  further hopes of
 heaven in that getting2 get nothing    
with a bad  conscience1 with the hazard 
of thy peace with ,god1 and that in     
getting it thou weakenest thy graces    
which ,god hath given thee2  for this is
 not to strive to enter in4 ,add grace  
to grace1 both by  religious and worldly
 duties2 ,for so an entrance shall be   
ministered  unto you abundantly into the
 everlasting kingdom of our ,lord and   
,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 7#b ,peter     
#a3h-aa7 ,religious duties are not  the 

only striving times2 he that thinks so  
is out4 ,thou mayest help  thy faith and
 thy hope in the godly management of thy
 calling1 and  mayest get further       
footing in eternal life1 by studying the
 glory  of ,god in all thy worldly      
employment4 ,i am speaking now to       
,christians  that are justified freely  
by grace1 and am encouraging1 or rather 
counselling of them to strive to enter  
in2 for there is an entering  in by     
faith and good conscience now1 as well  
as our entering in  body and soul       
hereafter2 and ,i must add1 that the    
more common it  is to thy soul to enter 
in now by faith1 the more steadfast hope
  shalt thou have of entering in        
hereafter in body and soul4    ,strive  
to enter in4 ,by these words also the   
,lord ,jesus giveth  sharp rebuke to    
those professors that have not eternal  
glory1 but  other temporal things in    
their eye1 by all the bustle that they  
make in the world about religion4 ,some 
there be1 what a stir they  make1 what a

 noise and clamour1 with their notions  
and forms1 and  yet perhaps all is for  
the loaves2 because they have eaten of  
the  loaves1 and are filled4 7,john     
#f3bf7 ,these strive indeed to enter1   
but it is not into heaven2 they find    
religion hath a good trade at  the end  
of it1 or they find that it is the way  
to credit1 repute1  preferment1 and the 
like1 and therefore they strive to enter
 into  these4 ,but these have not the   
strait gate in their eye1 nor yet  in   
themselves have they love to their poor 
and perishing souls2  wherefore this    
exhortation nippeth such1 by predicting 
of their  damnation4    ,strive to enter
 in4 ,these words also sharply rebuke   
them who  content themselves as the     
angel of the church of ,sardis1 did1 to 
wit1 to have a name to live1 and be dead
 7,rev #c3a71 or as they  of the        
,laodiceans1 who took their religion    
upon trust1 and were  content with a    
poor1 wretched1 lukewarm profession2 for
 such as  these do altogether unlike to 

the exhortation in the text1 that  says1
 ,strive1 and they sit and sleep2 that  
says1 ,strive to enter  in1 and they    
content themselves with a profession    
that is never  like to bring them       
thither4    ,strive to enter in4        
,further1 these words put us upon       
proving the  truth of our graces now2 ,i
 say1 they put us upon the proof of the 
truth of them now2 for if the strait    
gate be the gate of heaven1  and yet we 
are to strive to enter into it now1 even
 while we live1  and before we come     
thither1 then doubtless ,christ means by
 this  exhortation1 that we should use  
all lawful means to prove our  graces in
 this world1 whether they will stand in 
the judgment or  no4 ,strive to enter   
in2 get those graces now that will prove
 true  graces then1 and therefore try   
those you have2 and if1 upon trial1     
they prove not right1 cast them away1   
and cry for better1 lest they  cast thee
 away1 when better are not to be had4   
,buy of me gold tried  in the fire2 mark

 that4 7,rev #c3ah7 ,buy of me faith and
 grace that  will stand in the judgment2
 strive for that faith2 buy of me that  
grace1 and also white raiment1 that thou
 mayest be clothed1 that  the shame of  
thy wickedness doth not appear1 and     
anoint thine eyes  with eye-salve1 that 
thou mayest see4 ,mind you this advice2 
this  is right striving to enter in4    
,but you will say1 ,how should we try   
our graces8 ,would you have us  run into
 temptation1 to try if they be sound or 
rotten8 ,answ4 ,you  need not run into  
trials2 ,god hath ordained that enough  
of them  shall overtake thee to prove   
thy graces either rotten or sound before
  the day of thy death2 sufficient to   
the day is the evil thereof1  if thou   
hast but a sufficiency of grace to      
withstand4 ,i say1 thou  shalt have     
trials enough overtake thee1 to prove   
thy grace sound  or rotten4 ,thou       
mayest1 therefore1 if ,god shall help   
thee1 see how  it is like to go with    
thee before thou goest out of this      

world1 to  wit1 whether thy graces be   
such as will carry thee in at the gates 
of heaven or no4    ,but how should we  
try our graces now8 ,answ4 7a47 ,how    
dost thou find  them in outward trials8 
,see ,hebrews #aa3ae1af4 7b47 ,how dost 
thou  find thyself in the inward        
workings of sin8 7,rom #g3bd7 7c47 ,how 
dost thou find thyself under the most   
high enjoyment of grace in  this world8 
7,phil #c3ad7    ,but what do you mean  
by these three questions8 ,i mean graces
 show  themselves at these their        
seasons1 whether they be rotten or      
sound4    7a47 ,how do they show        
themselves to be true under the first of
  these8 ,answ4 ,by mistrusting our own 
sufficiency1 by crying to ,god  for     
help1 by desiring rather to die than to 
bring any dishonour to  the name of     
,god1 and by counting that1 if ,god be  
honoured in the  trial1 thou hast gained
 more than all the world could give     
thee4  7#b ,chron #bj3ab1 #ad3aa1 ,acts 
#d1 #bj3bb1 #b ,cor #d3ag1ah1 ,heb      

#aa3bd1be7    7b47 ,how do they show    
themselves to be true under the second8 
,answ4  ,by mourning1 and confessing1   
and striving1 and praying1 against      
them2 by not being content1 shouldst    
thou have heaven1 if they live1  and    
defile thee2 and by counting of holiness
 the greatest beauty  in the world2 and 
by flying to ,jesus ,christ for life4   
7,zech #ab3aj1  ,john #ai1 ,heb #ab3ad1 
,psa #ai3ab7    7c47 ,how do they show  
themselves to be true under the third8  
,answ4  ,by prizing the true graces     
above all the world1 by praying heartily
  that ,god will give thee more2 by not 
being content with all the  grace thou  
canst be capable of enjoying on this    
side heaven and  glory4 7,psa #hd3aj1   
,luke #ag3e1 ,phil #c7    ,strive to    
enter in4 ,the reason why ,christ addeth
 these words1  to enter in1 is obvious1 
to wit1 because there is no true and    
lasting happiness on this side heaven2  
,i say1 none that is both  true and     
lasting1 ,i mean1 as to our sense and   

feeling as there  shall be2 ,for here   
have we no continuing city1 but we seek 
one  to come4 7,heb #ac3ad7 ,the heaven 
is within1 strive therefore to  enter   
in2 the glory is within1 strive         
therefore to enter in2 the  ,mount ,zion
 is within1 strive therefore to enter   
in2 the heavenly  ,jerusalem is within1 
strive therefore to enter in2 angels and
 saints  are within1 strive therefore to
 enter in2 and1 to make up all1 the     
,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus    
,christ1 and that glorious ,redeemer1   
is within1 strive therefore to enter in4
    ,strive to enter in4 ,for without   
are dogs1 and sorcerers1 and            
whoremongers1 and murderers1 and        
idolaters1 and whosoever loveth and     
maketh a lie4 ,without are also the     
devils1 and hell1 and death1  and all   
damned souls2 without is howling1       
weeping1 wailing1 and  gnashing of      
teeth2 yea1 without are all the         
miseries1 sorrows1 and  plagues that an 
infinite ,god can in justice and power  

inflict upon  an evil and wicked        
generation2 ,strive therefore to enter  
in at the  strait gate4 7,rev #bb3ae1   
,matt #be3da1 ,rev #ab3i1 ,is #fe3ac1ad1
 ,matt  #bb3ac1 ,deu #bi3ah-bj7         
,strive to enter in at the strait gate2 
for many1 ,i say unto you1  will seek to
 enter in1 and shall not be able4       
,,motive ,,to ,,strive ,,to ,,enter     
,,into ,,this ,,kingdom4    ,fourth4 ,we
 are come now to the motive which our   
,lord urges to  enforce his exhortation4
    ,he told us before that the gate was
 strait2 he also exhorted us to  strive 
to enter in thereat1 or to get those    
things now that will  further our       
entrance then1 and to set ourselves     
against those things  that will hinder  
our entering in4    ,in this motive     
there are five things to be minded4     
#a4 ,that there will be a disappointment
 to some at the day of  judgment2 they  
will seek to enter in1 and shall not be 
able4    #b4 ,that not a few1 but many1 
will meet with this disappointment2     

,for many will seek to enter in1 and    
shall not be able4    #c4 ,this doctrine
 of the miscarriage of many then1 it    
standeth upon  the validity of the word 
of ,christ2 ,for many1 ,i say1 will seek
 to  enter in1 and shall not be able4   
#d4 ,professors shall make a great heap 
among the many that shall  fall short of
 heaven2 ,for many1 ,i say unto you1    
will seek to enter  in1 and shall not be
 able4    #e4 ,where grace and striving 
are wanting now1 seeking and contending 
to enter in will be unprofitable then2  
,for many1 ,i say unto you1  will seek  
to enter in1 and shall not be able4     
,but ,i will proceed in my former       
method1 to wit1 to open the words  unto 
you4    ,import of the words ,,for      
,,many4    ,for many1 c4 ,if he had     
said1 ,for some will fall short1 it had 
been a sentence to be minded2 if he had 
said1 ,for some that seek  will fall    
short1 it had been very awakening2 but  
when he saith1  ,many1 many will fall   
short1 yea1 many among professors will  

fall  short1 this is not only awakening1
 but dreadful6    ,various applications 
of the word ,,many4--,for many1 c4 ,i   
find  this word many variously applied  
in ,scripture4    #a4 ,sometimes it     
intendeth the open profane1 the wicked  
and ungodly  world1 as where ,christ    
saith1 ,wide is the gate1 and broad is  
the  way1 that leadeth to destruction1  
and many there be which go in  thereat4 
7,matt #g3ac7 ,i say1 by the many here1 
he intends those  chiefly that go on in 
the broad way of sin and profaneness1   
bearing  the tokens of their damnation  
in their foreheads1 those whose  daily  
practice proclaims that their feet go   
down to death1 and  their steps take    
hold on hell4 7,job #ba3bi1cj1 ,isa     
#c3i1 ,prov #d7    #b4 ,sometimes this  
word many intendeth those that cleave to
 the  people of ,god deceitfully1 and in
 hypocrisy1 or1 as ,daniel hath it1     
,many shall cleave to them with         
flatteries4 7,dan #aa3cd7 ,the word     
many in this text includeth all those   

who feign themselves better  than they  
are in religion2 it includeth1 ,i say1  
those that have  religion only for a    
holiday suit#f to set them out at       
certain times1  and when they come among
 suitable company4    #c4 ,sometimes    
this word many intendeth them that      
apostatize from  ,christ2 such as for a 
while believe1 and in time of temptation
 fall  away2 as ,john saith of some of  
,christ's disciples3 ,from that time    
many of his disciples went back1 and    
walked no more with him4  7,john #f3ff7 
#d4 ,sometimes this word many intendeth 
them that make a great noise1  and do   
many great things in the church1 and yet
 want saving grace3  ,many1 saith       
,christ1 will say unto me in that day1  
,lord1 ,lord1  have we not prophesied in
 thy name8 and in thy name have cast out
  devils8 and in thy name done many     
wonderful works8 7,matt #g3bb7  ,mark1  
there will be many of these4    #e4     
,sometimes this word many intendeth     
those poor1 ignorant1 deluded  souls    

that are led away with every wind of    
doctrine2 those who are  caught with the
 cunning and crafty deceiver1 who lieth 
in wait to  beguile unstable souls3 ,and
 many shall follow their pernicious     
ways1 by reason of whom the way of truth
 shall be evil spoken of4  7#b ,peter   
#b3b7    #f4 ,sometimes this word many  
includeth all the world1 good and bad3  
,and many of them that sleep in the dust
 of the earth shall awake1  some to     
everlasting life1 and some to shame and 
everlasting contempt4  7,dan #ab3b7     
,compare with ,john #e3bh1bi4    #g4    
,lastly4 ,sometimes this word many      
intendeth the good only1 even  them that
 shall be saved4 7,luke #a3af1 #b3cd7   
,how ,,many is applied in the text4     
,since then that the word is so         
variously applied1 let us inquire how it
 must be taken in the text4  ,and1      
#a4 ,it must not be applied to the      
sincerely godly1 for they shall never   
perish4 7,john #aj3bg1bh7 #b4 ,it cannot
 be applied to all the world1  for then 

no flesh should be saved4 #c4 ,neither  
is it to be applied  to the open profane
 only1 for then the hypocrite is by it  
excluded4  #d4 ,but by the many in the  
text our ,lord intendeth in special the 
professor2 the professor1 ,i say1 how   
high soever he seems to be  now1 that   
shall be found without saving grace in  
the day of judgment4    ,now that the   
professor is in special intended in this
 text1  consider1 so soon as the ,lord  
had said1 ,many will seek to enter  in1 
and shall not be able1 he pointeth1 as  
with his finger1 at  the many that then 
he in special intendeth2 to wit1 them   
among whom  he had taught2 them that had
 eat and drunken in his presence2 them  
that had prophesied1 and cast out devils
 in his name1 and in his  name had done 
many wonderful works4 7,luke #ac3bf1    
,matt #g3bb7 ,these  are the many       
intended by the ,lord in this text1     
though others also  are included under  
the sentence of damnation by his word in
 other  places4 ,for many1 c4 ,matthew  

saith1 concerning this strait gate1     
that there are but few that find it4    
,but it seems the cast-always  in my    
text did find it2 for you read1 that    
they knocked at it1 and  cried1 ,lord1  
open unto us4 ,so then1 the meaning may 
seem to be  this--many of the few that  
find it will seek to enter in1 and shall
  not be able4 ,i find1 at the day of   
judgment1 some will be crying  to the   
rocks to cover them1 and some at the    
gates of heaven for  entrance4 ,suppose 
that those that cry to the rocks to     
cover them1  are they whose conscience  
will not suffer them once to look ,god  
in the face1 because they are fallen    
under present guilt1 and the  dreadful  
fears of the wrath of the ,lamb4 7,rev  
#f3af7 ,and that those  that stand      
crying at the gate of heaven1 are those 
whose confidence  holds out to the      
last1--even those whose boldness will   
enable them  to contend even with ,jesus
 ,christ for entrance2 them1 ,i say1    
that  will have profession1 casting out 

of devils1 and many wonderful  works1 to
 plead2 of this sort are the many in my 
text3 ,for many1  ,i say unto you1 will 
seek to enter in1 and shall not be able4
  ,could we compare the professors of   
the times with the everlasting  word of 
,god1 this doctrine would more easily   
appear to the children  of men4 ,how few
 among the many1 yea1 among the swarms  
of professors1  have heart to make      
conscience of walking before ,god in    
this world1  and to study his glory     
among the children of men6 ,how few1 ,i 
say1  have his name lie nearer their    
hearts than their own carnal concerns6  
,nay1 do not many make his ,word1 and   
his name1 and his ways1  a              
stalking-horse to their own worldly     
advantages8 #g    ,god calls for faith1 
good conscience1 moderation1            
self-denial1  humility1                 
heavenly-mindedness1 love to saints1 to 
enemies1 and for  conformity in heart1  
in word1 and life1 to his will3 but     
where is  it8 7,mark #aa3bb1 #a ,peter  

#c3af1 ,heb #ac3e1 ,phil #d3e1 ,matt    
#aj3cg-ci1  ,col #c3a-d1 ,micah #f3h1   
,rev #b3aj1 ,john #ae3ag1 #a ,john      
#d3ba1 ,matt #e3dd1  ,prov #bc3bf1 ,col 
#d3f7    ,import of the words ,i ,,say  
,,unto ,,you4    ,for many1 ,i say unto 
you4 ,these latter words carry in them a
  double argument to prove the truth    
asserted before3 ,first1 in that  he    
directly pointeth at his followers3 ,i  
say unto you3 ,many1 ,i say  unto you1  
even to you that are my disciples1 to   
you that have eat  and drunk in my      
presence4 ,i know that sometimes ,christ
 hath directed  his speech to his       
disciples1 not so much upon their       
accounts1 as  upon the accounts of      
others2 but here it is not so2 the ,i   
say unto  you1 in this place1 it        
immediately concerned some of           
themselves3  ,i say unto you1 ye shall  
begin to stand without1 and to knock1   
saying1 ,lord1 ,lord1 open unto us1 and 
he shall answer and say unto  you1 ,i   
know you not whence ye are2 then shall  

ye begin to say1 ,we  have eaten and    
drunk in thy presence1 and thou hast    
taught in our  streets4 ,but he shall   
say1 ,i tell you1 ,i know you not whence
 ye  are2 depart from me1 all ye workers
 of iniquity2 it is you1 you1  ,,you1   
that ,i mean6 ,i say unto you4 ,it is   
common with a professing  people1 when  
they hear a smart and a thundering      
sermon1 to say1 ,now  has the preacher  
paid off the drunkard1 the swearer1 the 
liar1 the  covetous1 and adulterer2     
forgetting that these sins may be       
committed  in a spiritual and mystical  
way4 ,there is spiritual drunkenness1   
spiritual adultery1 and a man may be a  
liar that calls ,god his ,father  when  
he is not1 or that calls himself a      
,christian1 and is not4 #h              
,wherefore1 perhaps all these thunders  
and lightnings in this terrible  sermon 
may more concern thee than thou art     
aware of3 ,i say unto  you2 unto you1   
professors1 may be the application of   
all this  thunder4 7,rev #b3i1 #c3i7    

,i say unto you6 ,had not the ,lord     
,jesus designed by these words  to show 
what an overthrow will one day be made  
among professors1  he needed not to have
 you'd it at this rate1 as in the text1 
and  afterwards1 he has done2 the       
sentence had run intelligible enough    
without it2 ,i say1 without his saying1 
,i say unto you4 ,but the  truth is1 the
 professor is in danger2 the preacher   
and the hearer1  the workers of         
miracles1 and workers of wonders1 may   
all be in  danger of damning1           
notwithstanding all their attainments4  
,and to  awaken us all about this truth1
 therefore1 the text must run thus3     
,for many1 ,i say unto ,,you1 shall seek
 to enter in1 and shall not  be able4   
,see you not yet that the professor is  
in danger1 and that those  words1 ,i say
 unto you1 are a prophecy of the        
everlasting perdition  of some that are 
famous in the congregation of saints8 ,i
 say1 if  you do not see it1 pray ,god  
your eyes may be opened1 and beware     

that thy portion be not as the portion  
of one of those that are  wrapped up in 
the #bhth verse of the chapter3 ,there  
shall be weeping  and gnashing of teeth1
 when ye shall see ,abraham1 and ,isaac1
 and  ,jacob1 and all the prophets1 in  
the kingdom of heaven1 and you          
yourselves thrust out4    ,for many1 ,i 
say unto you4 ,these words1 ,i told you1
 carry in them  a double argument for   
confirmation of the truth asserted      
before3  first1 that professors are here
 particularly pointed at2 and1          
secondly1 it is the saying of the ,truth
 himself3 for these words1  ,i say1 are 
words full of authority2 ,i say it1 ,i  
say unto you1 says  ,christ1 as he saith
 in another place1 ,it is ,i that speak2
 behold  it is ,i6 ,the person whose    
words we have now under consideration   
was no blundering raw-headed preacher1  
#i but the very wisdom of  ,god1 his    
,son1 and him that hath lain in his     
bosom from everlasting1  and            
consequently had the most perfect       

knowledge of his ,father's  will1 and   
how it would fare with professors at the
 end of this  world4 ,and now hearken   
what himself doth say of the words which
 he  hath spoken2 ,heaven and earth     
shall pass away1 but my words shall  not
 pass away4 7,matt #bd3ce7    ,i say    
unto you4 ,the prophets used not to     
speak after this manner1  nor yet the   
holy apostles2 for thus to speak1 is to 
press things  to be received upon their 
own authority4 ,they used to say1 ,thus 
saith the ,lord1 or ,paul1 or ,peter1 an
 apostle1 or a servant of ,god4  ,but   
now we are dealing with the words of the
 ,son of ,god2 it is ,,he  that hath    
said it2 wherefore we find the truth of 
the perishing  of many professors       
asserted1 and confirmed by ,christ's own
 mouth4  ,this consideration carrieth   
great awakening in it2 but into such  a 
fast sleep are many now-a-days fallen1  
that nothing will awaken  them but that 
shrill and terrible cry1 ,behold1 the   
,bridegroom  cometh2 go ye out to meet  

him4    ,two things that befall         
,professors4    ,i ,,say ,,unto ,,you4  
,there are two things upon which this   
assertion  may be grounded--#a4 ,there  
is in the world a thing like grace1 that
  is not4 #b4 ,there is a sin called the
 sin against the ,holy ,ghost1  from    
which there is no redemption4 ,and both 
these things befall  professors4    #a4 
,there is in the world a thing like     
grace1 that is not4 7#a47  ,this is     
evident1 because we read that there are 
some that not only  make a fair show in 
the flesh1 that glory in appearance1    
that  appear beautiful outward1 that do 
as ,god's people1 but have not  the     
grace of ,god's people4 7,gal #f3ab1 #b 
,cor #e3ab1 ,matt #bc3bg1 ,isa  #eg3c1d7
 7#b47 ,it is evident also from those   
frequent cautions that  are everywhere  
in the ,scriptures given us about this  
thing3 ,be  not deceived3 ,let a man    
examine himself3 ,examine yourselves    
whether  ye be in the faith4 7,gal #f3g1
 #a ,cor #aa3bh1 #b ,cor #ac3e7 ,all    

these  expressions intimate to us that  
there may be a show of1 or a thing  like
 grace1 where there is no grace indeed4 
7#c47 ,this is evident  from the        
conclusion made by the ,holy ,ghost upon
 this very thing3  ,for if a man think  
himself to be something1 when he is     
nothing1  he deceiveth himself4 7,gal   
#f3c7 ,the ,holy ,ghost here concludeth1
  that a man may think himself to be    
something1 may think he hath  grace1    
when he hath none2 may think himself    
something for heaven  and another world1
 when indeed he is just nothing at all  
with  reference thereto4 ,the ,holy     
,ghost also determines upon this point1 
to wit1 that they that do so deceive    
themselves3 ,for if a man think  himself
 to be something when he is nothing1 he 
deceiveth himself2  he deceiveth his own
 soul1 he deceiveth himself of heaven   
and  salvation4 ,so again3 ,let no man  
beguile you of your reward4 7,col       
#b3ah7 7#d47 ,it is manifest from the   
text2 ,for many1 ,i say unto you1  will 

seek to enter in1 and shall not be able4
 ,alas6 great light1  great parts1 great
 works1 and great confidence of heaven1 
may be  where there is no faith of      
,god's elect1 no love of the ,spirit1 no
  repentance unto salvation1 no         
sanctification of the ,spirit1 and so   
consequently no saving grace4 ,but1     
#b4 ,as there is a thing like grace1    
which is not1 so there is a  sin1 called
 the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1 from 
which there is no  redemption2 and this 
sin doth more than ordinarily befall    
professors4    ,there is a sin1 called  
the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1 from  
which  there is no redemption4 ,this is 
evident both from ,matthew and ,mark3   
,but whosoever speaketh against the     
,holy ,ghost1 it shall not be  forgiven 
him1 neither in this world1 neither in  
the world to come4  ,but he that shall  
blaspheme against the ,holy ,ghost hath 
never  forgiveness1 but is in danger of 
eternal damnation4 7,matt #ab3cb1  ,mark
 #c3bi7 ,wherefore1 when we know that a 

man hath sinned this sin1  we are not to
 pray for him1 or to have compassion on 
him4 7#a ,john  #e3af1 ,jude #bb7       
,this sin doth most ordinarily befall   
professors2 for there are  few1 if any1 
that are not professors1 that are at    
present capable  of sinning this sin4   
,they which were once enlightened1 and  
have  tasted of the heavenly gift1 and  
were made partakers of the ,holy        
,ghost1 and have tasted the good word of
 ,god1 and the powers of the  world to  
come1 of this sort are they that commit 
this sin4 7,heb  #f3d1e7 ,peter also    
describes them to be such1 that sin the 
unpardonable  sin4 ,for if1 after they  
have escaped the pollutions of the world
  through the knowledge of the ,lord and
 ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 they  are     
again entangled therein1 and overcome1  
the latter end is worse  with them than 
the beginning4 7#b ,peter #b3bj7 ,the   
other passage in  the tenth of ,hebrews 
holdeth forth the same thing4 ,for if we
 sin  willfully after that we have      

received the knowledge of the truth1    
there remaineth no more sacrifice for   
sins1 but a certain fearful  looking for
 of judgment and fiery indignation1     
which shall devour  the adversaries4    
7,heb #aj3bf1bg7 ,,these1 therefore1 are
 the persons  that are the prey for this
 sin2 this sin feedeth upon             
,,professors1  and they that are such do
 very often fall into the mouth of  this
 eater4 ,some fall into the mouth of the
 sin by delusions and  doctrines of     
devils2 and some fall into the mouth of 
it by returning  with the dog to his own
 vomit again1 and with the sow that was 
washed to her wallowing in the mire4 7#b
 ,peter #b3bb7 ,i shall not  here give  
you a particular description of this    
sin--that ,i have  done elsewhere2 #aj  
but such a sin there is1 and they that  
commit it  shall never have forgiveness4
 ,and ,i say again1 there be professors 
that commit this unpardonable sin1 yea1 
more than most are aware  of4 ,let all1 
therefore1 look about them4 ,the ,lord  

awaken them  that they may so do2 for   
what with a profession without grace1   
and  by the venom of the sin against the
 ,holy ,ghost1 many will seek to  enter 
in1 and shall not be able4    ,import of
 the words ,,will ,,seek ,,to ,,enter   
,,in4    ,will seek to enter in4 ,this  
kingdom1 at the gate of which the       
reprobate will be stopped1 will be1 at  
the last judgment1 the desire  of all   
the world2 and they1 especially ,,they  
in my text1 will seek  to enter in2 for 
then they will see that the blessedness 
is to  those that shall get into this   
kingdom1 according to that which  is    
written1 ,blessed are they that do his  
commandments1 that they  may have right 
to the tree of life1 and may enter in   
through the  gates into the city4 7,rev 
#ba3ad7 ,to prove that they will seek1  
although ,i have done it already1 yet   
read these texts at your                
leisure--,matthew #be3aa1 #g3bb1 ,luke  
#ac3bh4 ,and1 in a word1 to give  you   
the reason why they will seek to enter  

in4    ,why they will seek to enter in4 
#a4 ,now they will see what a kingdom it
 is1 what glory there is in  it1 and now
 they shall also see the blessedness    
which they shall  have that shall then  
be counted worthy to enter in4 ,the     
reason why  this kingdom is so little   
regarded1 it is because it is not seen2 
the glory of it is hid from the eyes of 
the world4 ,their eye hath  not seen1   
nor their ear heard1 c4 ,aye1 but then  
they shall hear  and see too2 and when  
this comes to pass1 then1 even then1 he 
that  now most seldom thinks thereof    
will seek to enter in4    #b4 ,they will
 now see what hell is1 and what         
damnation in hell is1  more clear than  
ever4 ,they will also see how the breath
 of the  ,lord1 like a stream of        
brimstone1 doth kindle it4 ,o the sight 
of  the burning fiery furnace1 which is 
prepared for the devil and his  angels6 
,this1 this will make work in the souls 
of cast-always at  that day of ,god     
,almighty1 and then they will seek to   

enter in4    #c4 ,now they will see what
 the meaning of such words as these are1
  hell-fire1 everlasting fire1 devouring
 fire1 fire that never shall  be        
quenched4 ,now they will see what for   
ever means1 what eternity  means2 now   
they will see what this word means1 the 
bottomless  pit2 now they will hear     
roaring of sinners in this place1       
howling  in that1 some crying to the    
mountains to fall upon them1 and others 
to the rocks to cover them2 now they    
will see blessedness is nowhere  but    
within6    #d4 ,now they will see what  
glory the godly are possessed with2 how 
they rest in ,abraham's bosom1 how they 
enjoy eternal glory1 how  they walk in  
their white robes1 and are equal to the 
angels4 ,o the  favour1 and blessedness1
 and unspeakable happiness that now     
,god's  people shall have6 and this     
shall be seen by them that are shut     
out1 by them that ,god hath rejected for
 ever2 and this will make  them seek to 
enter in4 7,luke #af3bb1bc1 #ac3bh7     

,how will they seek to enter in4        
,will seek to enter in4 ,quest4 ,but    
some may say1 ,how will they  seek to   
enter in8 ,i answer1    #a4 ,they will  
put on all the confidence they can1 they
 will trick  and trim up their          
profession1 and adorn it with what      
bravery they  can4 ,thus the foolish    
virgins sought to enter in2 they did    
trim  up their lamps1 made themselves as
 fine as they could4 ,they made  shift  
to make their lamps to shine awhile2 but
 the ,son of ,god  discovering himself1 
their confidence failed1 their lamps    
went out1  the door was shut upon them1 
and they were kept out4 7,matt #be3a-ab7
    #b4 ,they will seek to enter in by  
crowding themselves in among the  godly4
 ,thus the man without the wedding      
garment sought to enter in4  ,he goes to
 the wedding1 gets into the wedding     
chamber1 sits close  among the guests1  
and then1 without doubt1 concluded he   
should escape  damnation4 ,but1 you     
know1 one black sheep is soon seen1     

though it  be among a hundred white     
ones4 ,why1 even thus it fared with this
  poor man4 ,and when the king came in  
to see the guests1 he saw there  a man  
that had not on a wedding garment4 ,he  
spied him presently1  and before one    
word was spoken to any of the others1 he
 had this  dreadful salutation1 ,friend1
 how camest thou in hither1 not having  
on a wedding garment8 #aa    ,and he was
 speechless2 though he could swagger it 
out among the  guests1 yet the master of
 the feast1 at first coming in1 strikes 
him dumb2 and having nothing to say for 
himself1 the king had  something to say 
against him4 ,then the king said to the 
servants1  the angels1 ,bind him hand   
and foot1 and take him away1 and cast   
him into outer darkness2 there shall be 
weeping and gnashing of  teeth4 7,matt  
#bb3aa-ac7    #c4 ,they will seek to    
enter in by pleading their profession   
and  admittance to the ,lord's          
ordinances when they were in the world4 
,lord1 we have eaten and drunk in thy   

presence1 and thou hast  taught in our  
streets2 we sat at thy table1 and used  
to frequent  sermons and ,christian     
assemblies2 we were well thought of by  
thy  saints1 and were admitted into thy 
churches2 we professed the same  faith  
as they did2 ,lord1 ,lord1 open unto us4
    #d4 ,they will seek to enter in by  
pleading their virtues2 how they        
subjected themselves to this ministry1  
how they wrought for him1  what good    
they did in the world1 and the like1 but
 neither will  this help them2 the same 
answer that the two former had1 the same
  have these--,depart from me1 ye that  
work iniquity4 7,matt #g3bb7    #e4     
,they will seek to enter in by pleading 
excuses where they cannot  evade        
conviction4 ,the slothful servant went  
this way to work1  when he was called to
 account for not improving his ,lord's  
money4  ,lord1 says he1 ,i knew thee    
that thou art an hard man1 reaping      
where thou hast not sown1 and gathering 
where thou hast not strawed1  and ,i was

 afraid1 c41 either that ,i should not  
please in laying  out thy money1 or that
 ,i should put it into hands out of     
which ,i  should not get it again at thy
 need1 and ,i went a hid thy talent  in 
the earth2 lo1 there thou hast that is  
thine2 as if he had said1  ,true1 ,lord1
 ,i have not improved1 ,i have not got2 
but consider also  ,i have not          
embezzled1 ,i have not spent nor lost   
thy money2 lo1  there thou hast what is 
thine4 7,matt #be3bd-bh7 ,there are but 
few  will be able to say these last     
words at the day of judgment4 ,the  most
 of professors are for embezzling1      
misspending1 and slothing  away their   
time1 their talents1 their opportunities
 to do good in4  ,but1 ,i say1 if he    
that can make so good an excuse as to   
say1 ,lo1  there thou hast that is      
thine2 ,i say1 if such an one shall be  
called  a wicked and slothful servant1  
if such an one shall be put to shame  at
 the day of judgment1 yea1 if such an   
one shall1 notwithstanding  this care to

 save his ,lord's money1 be cast as     
unprofitable into  outer darkness1 where
 shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth1
 what  will they do that have neither   
taken care to lay out1 nor care to  keep
 what was committed to their trust8     
#f4 ,they will seek to enter in by      
pleading that ignorance was the  ground 
of their miscarrying in the things      
wherein they offended4  ,wherefore1 when
 ,christ charges them with want of love 
to him1  and with want of those fruits  
that should prove their love to be      
true--as1 that they did not feed him1   
did not give him drink1 did  not take   
him in1 did not clothe him1 visit him1  
come unto him1 and  the like--they      
readily reply1 ,lord1 when saw we thee  
an hungered1  or athirst1 or a stranger1
 or naked1 or sick1 or in prison1 and   
did  not minister unto thee8 7,matt     
#be3dd7 ,as who should say1 ,lord1 we   
are not conscious to ourselves that this
 charge is worthily laid at  our door6  
,god forbid that we should have been    

such sinners4 ,but1  ,lord1 give an     
instance2 when was it1 or where8 ,true1 
there was  a company of poor sorry      
people in the world1 very               
inconsiderable1  set by with nobody2 but
 for thyself1 we professed thee1 we     
loved  thee1 and hadst thou been with us
 in the world1 wouldst thou have  worn  
gold1 wouldst thou have eaten the       
sweetest of the world1 we  would have   
provided it for thee2 and therefore1    
,lord1 ,lord1 open to  us6 ,but will the
 plea do8 ,no4 ,then shall he answer    
them1 ,inasmuch  as ye did it not to one
 of the least of these my brethren1 ye  
did it not to me4 ,this plea1 then1     
though grounded upon ignorance1  which  
is one of the strangest pleas for       
neglect of duty1 would not  give them   
admittance into the kingdom4 ,these     
shall go away into  everlasting         
punishment1 but the righteous into life 
eternal4    ,i might add other things by
 which it will appear how they will seek
  to enter in4 ,as1    #a4 ,they will   

make a stop at this gate1 this beautiful
 gate of heaven4  ,they will begin to   
stand without at the gate1 as being     
loath to  go any further4 ,never did    
malefactor so unwillingly turn off the  
ladder when the rope was about his neck1
 as these will turn away  in that day   
from the gates of heaven to hell4    #b4
 ,they will not only make a stop at the 
gate2 but there they will  knock and    
call4 ,this also argueth them willing to
 enter4 ,they will  begin to stand      
without1 and to knock at the gate1      
saying1 ,lord1 ,lord1  open to us4 ,this
 word1 ,lord1 being doubled1 shows the  
vehemency of  their desires1 ,lord1     
,lord1 open unto us4 ,the devils are    
coming2  ,lord1 ,lord1 the pit opens her
 mouth upon us2 ,lord1 ,lord1 there is  
nothing but hell and damnation left us1 
if1 ,lord1 ,lord1 thou hast  not mercy  
upon us2 ,lord1 ,lord1 open unto us6    
#c4 ,their last argument for entrance is
 their tears1 when groundless           
confidence1 pleading of virtues1        

excuses1 and ignorance1 will not  do2   
when standing at the gate1 knocking1 and
 calling1 ,lord1 ,lord1  open unto us1  
will not do1 then they betake themselves
 to their  tears4 ,tears are sometimes  
the most powerful arguments1 but they   
are nothing worth here4 ,esau also      
sought it carefully with tears1  but it 
helped him nothing at all4 7,heb #ab3ag7
 ,there shall be  weeping and gnashing  
of teeth2 for the gate is shut for ever1
 mercy  is gone for ever1 ,christ hath  
rejected them for ever4 ,all their      
pleas1 excuses1 and tears will not make 
them able to enter into  this kingdom4  
,for many1 ,i say unto you1 will seek to
 enter in1  and shall not be able4      
,import of the words ,,shall ,,not ,,be 
,,able4    ,i come now to the latter    
part of the words1 which closely show   
us the reason of the rejection of these 
many that must be damned2  ,they will   
seek to enter in1 and shall not be able4
    ,a hypocrite1 a false professor1 may
 go a great way2 they may pass  through 

the first and second watch1 to wit1 may 
be approved of  ,christians and         
churches2 but what will they do when    
they come at  this iron gate that       
leadeth into the city8 ,there the       
workers of  iniquity are fallen1 they   
are cast down1 and shall not be able to 
rise6 7,psa #cf3ab7    ,and shall not be
 able4 ,the time1 as ,i have already    
hinted1 which  my text respecteth1 it is
 the day of judgment1 a day when all    
masks  and vizards shall be taken off   
from all faces4 ,it is a day wherein    
,god will bring to light the hidden     
things of darkness1 and will  make      
manifest the counsel of the hearts4 7#a 
,cor #d3e7 ,it is also  the day of his  
wrath1 the day in which he will pay     
vengeance1 even  a recompence to his    
adversaries4    ,at this day1 those     
things that now these many count sound  
and good1  will then shake like a       
quagmire1 even all their naked          
knowledge1  their feigned faith1        
pretended love1 glorious shows of       

gravity in  the face1 their holiday     
words and specious carriages1 will stand
  them in little stead4 ,i call them    
holiday ones1 for ,i perceive that  some
 professors do with religion just as    
people do with their best  apparel--hang
 it against the wall all the week1 and  
put it on on  ,sundays4 ,for as some    
scarce ever put on a suit but when they 
go  to a fair or a market1 so little    
house religion will do with some2  they 
save religion till they go to a meeting1
 or till they meet  with a godly        
chapman4 ,o poor religion6 ,o poor      
professor6 ,what wilt  thou do at this  
day1 and the day of thy trial and       
judgment8 ,cover  thyself thou canst    
not2 go for a ,christian thou canst not2
 stand  against the ,judge thou canst   
not6 ,what wilt thou do8 ,the ungodly   
shall not stand in the judgment1 nor    
sinners in the congregation  of the     
righteous4 #ab ,and shall not be able4  
,the ability here  intended is not that 
which standeth in carnal power or       

fleshly  subtlety1 but in the truth and 
simplicity of those things for the  sake
 of which ,god giveth the kingdom of    
heaven to his people4    ,there are five
 things1 for the want of which this     
people will not  be able to enter4      
#a4 ,this kingdom belongs to the elect1 
to those for whom it  was prepared from 
the foundation of the world4 7,matt     
#be3cd7 ,hence  ,christ saith1 when he  
comes1 he will send forth his angels    
with a  great sound of trumpet1 and they
 shall gather together his elect  from  
the four winds1 from one end of heaven  
to another4 7,matt #bd3ca7  ,and hence  
he saith again1 ,i will bring forth a   
seed out of ,jacob1  and out of ,judah  
an inheritor of my mountains1 and mine  
elect  shall inherit it1 and my servants
 shall dwell there4 ,they shall         
deceive1 if it were possible1 the very  
elect4 ,but the election  hath obtained 
it1 and the rest were blinded4 7,rom    
#aa3g7    #b4 ,they will not be able to 
enter1 because they will want the       

birthright4 ,the kingdom of heaven is   
for the heirs--and if children1 then    
heirs2 if born again1 then heirs4       
,wherefore it is said expressly1        
,except a man be born again1 he cannot  
see the kingdom of ,god4  ,by this one  
word1 down goes all carnal privilege of 
being born of  flesh and blood1 and of  
the will of man4 ,canst thou produce the
  birthright8 ,but art thou sure thou   
canst8 ,for it will little profit  thee 
to think of the blessed kingdom of      
heaven1 if thou wantest  a birthright to
 give thee inheritance there4 ,esau did 
despise his  birthright1 saying1 ,what  
good will this birthright do me8 ,and   
there  are many in the world of his mind
 to this day4 ,tush1 say they1  they    
talk of being born again2 what good     
shall a man get by that8  ,they say1 no 
going to heaven without being born      
again4 ,but ,god is  merciful2 ,christ  
died for sinners2 and we will turn when 
we can  tend it1 #ac and doubt not but  
all will be well at last4 ,but ,i will  

answer thee1 thou child of ,esau1 that  
the birthright and blessing  go         
together2 miss of one1 and thou shalt   
never have the other6 ,esau  found this 
true2 for1 having first despised the    
birthright1 when  he would afterwards   
have inherited the blessing1 he was     
rejected2  for he found no place of     
repentance1 though he sought it         
carefully  with tears4 7,gen #be1 ,heb  
#ab3af1ag7    #c4 ,they shall not be    
able to enter in who have not believed  
with  the faith of ,god's operation2 the
 faith that is most holy1 even  the     
faith of ,god's elect4 ,he that         
believeth on the ,son of ,god hath      
everlasting life2 and he that believeth 
not the ,son shall not see  life2 but   
the wrath of ,god abideth on him4 7,john
 #c3cf7 ,but now  this faith is the     
effect of electing love1 and of a new   
birth4  7,john #a3aa-ac7 ,therefore1 all
 the professors that have not faith     
which floweth from being born of ,god1  
will seek to enter in1 and  shall not be

 able4    #d4 ,they shall not be able to
 enter in that have not gospel-holiness4
  ,holiness that is the effect of faith 
is that which admits into the  presence 
of ,god1 and into his kingdom too4      
,blessed and holy is  he that hath part 
in the first resurrection1 on such the  
second  death1 that is1 hell and eternal
 damnation1 hath no power4 7,rev        
#bj3f1ad7 ,blessed and holy1 with the   
holiness that flows from faith  which is
 in ,christ2 for to these the           
inheritance belongs4 ,that  they may    
receive forgiveness of sins1 and        
inheritance among them  which are       
sanctified1 by faith1 saith ,christ1    
that is in me4  7,acts #bf3ah7 ,this    
holiness1 which is the natural effect of
 faith  in the ,son of ,god1 ,christ    
,jesus the ,lord will1 at this day of   
judgment1 distinguish from all other    
shows of holiness and sanctity1  be they
 what they will1 and will admit the soul
 that hath this  holiness into his      
kingdom1 when the rest will seek to     

enter in1  and shall not be able4    #e4
 ,they shall not be able to enter in    
that do not persevere in this  blessed  
faith and holiness2 not that they that  
have them indeed can  finally fall away1
 and everlastingly perish2 but it hath  
pleased  ,jesus ,christ to bid them that
 have the right to hold fast that  they 
have3 to endure to the end2 and then    
tells them they shall be  saved--though 
it is as true that none is of power to  
keep himself2  but ,god worketh together
 with his children1 and they are kept by
  the power of ,god1 through faith unto 
salvation1 which is also laid  up in    
heaven for them4 7#a ,peter #a3c-e7     
,the foolish shall not stand in thy     
sight2 thou hatest all workers  of      
iniquity4 7,psa #e3e7 ,the foolish are  
the unholy ones1 that  neither have     
faith1 nor holiness1 nor perseverance in
 godliness1  and yet lay claim to the   
kingdom of heaven2 but better is a      
little  with righteousness1 than great  
revenues without right4 7,prov #af3h7   

,what is it for me to claim a house1 or 
a farm1 without right8 or  to say1 all  
this is mine1 but have nothing to show  
for it8 ,this  is but like the revenues 
of the foolish2 his estate lieth in his 
conceit4 ,he hath nothing by birthright 
and law1 and therefore shall  not be    
able to inherit the possession4 ,for    
many1 ,i say unto you1  will seek to    
enter in1 and shall not be able4        
,thus you see1 that the non-elect shall 
not be able to enter1 that  he that is  
not born again shall not be able to     
enter1 that he  that hath not saving    
faith1 with holiness and perseverance   
flowing  therefrom1 shall not be able to
 enter2 wherefore consider of what  ,i  
have said4    ,,second4 ,,the ,,words   
,,by ,,way ,,of ,,observation4    ,i    
come now to give you some observations  
from the words1 and they  may be three4 
,,first4 ,when men have put in all the  
claim they can for heaven1  but few will
 have it for their inheritance4 ,for    
many1 ,i say unto  you1 will seek to    

enter in1 and shall not be able4        
,,second4 ,great1  therefore1 will be   
the disappointment that many will meet  
with at  the day of judgment3 ,for many 
will seek to enter in1 and shall  not be
 able4 ,,third4 ,going to heaven1       
therefore1 will be no trivial  business2
 salvation is not got by a dream2 they  
that would then  have that kingdom must 
now strive lawfully to enter3 ,for many1
 ,i  say unto you1 will seek to enter   
in1 and shall not be able4    ,,first4  
,i shall speak chiefly1 and yet but     
briefly1 to the first  of these         
observations2 to wit1 ,that when men    
have put in all the  claim they can to  
the kingdom of heaven1 but few will have
 it for  their inheritance4 ,the        
observation standeth of two parts4      
,first4  ,that the time is coming1 when 
every man will put in whatever claim    
they can to the kingdom of heaven4      
,second4 ,there will be but few  of them
 that put in claim thereto1 that shall  
enjoy it for their  inheritance4        

,first4 ,,all ,,will ,,put ,,in ,,what  
,,claim ,,they ,,can ,,to ,,the         
,,kingdom ,,of  ,,heaven4    ,i shall   
speak but a word or two to the first    
part of the observation1  because ,i    
have prevented my enlargement thereon by
 my explication  upon the words2 but you
 find in the #beth of ,matthew1 that all
 they  on the left hand of the ,judge   
did put in all the claim they could  for
 this blessed kingdom of heaven4 ,if you
 should take them on the  left hand as  
most do1 for all the sinners that shall 
be damned1  then that completely proveth
 the first part of the observation2  for
 it is expressly said1 ,then shall they1
 all of them jointly1  and every one    
apart1 also answer him1 saying1 ,lord1  
when saw  we thus and thus1 and did not 
minister unto thee8 7,matt #be3dd7 ,i   
could here bring you in the plea of the 
slothful servant1 the cry  of the       
foolish virgins2 ,i could also here     
enlarge upon that passage1  ,lord1      
,lord1 have we not eaten and drunk in   

thy presence1 and thou  hast taught in  
our streets8 ,but these things are      
handled already  in the handling of     
which this first part of the observation
 is  proved2 wherefore1 without more    
words1 ,i will1 ,god assisting by  his  
grace1 descend to the second part       
thereof1 to wit1    ,second4 ,,there    
,,will ,,be ,,but ,,few ,,of ,,them     
,,that ,,put ,,in ,,claim ,,thereto     
,,that ,,will ,,enjoy ,,it ,,for ,,their
 ,,inheritance4    ,i shall speak       
distinctly to this part of the          
observation1 and shall  first confirm it
 by a ,scripture or two4 ,strait is the 
gate1 and  narrow is the way1 which     
leadeth unto life1 and few there be that
  find it4 7,matt #g3ad7 ,fear not1     
little flock1 for it is your  ,father's 
good pleasure to give you the kingdom4  
7,luke #ab3cb7 ,by  these two texts1 and
 by many more that will be urged anon1  
you may  see the truth of what ,i have  
said4    ,to enlarge1 therefore1 upon   
the truth2 and1 ,first1 more generally2 

,second1 more particularly4 ,more       
generally1 ,i shall prove that in  all  
ages but few have been saved4 ,more     
particularly1 ,i shall prove  but few of
 them that profess have been saved4     
,first1 ,generally--in all ages but few 
have been saved4    #a4 ,in the old     
world1 when it was most populous1 even  
in the days  of ,noah1 we read but of   
eight persons that were saved out of it2
  well1 therefore1 might ,peter call    
them but few2 but how few8 why1  but    
eight souls2 wherein few1 that is1 eight
 souls1 were saved by  water4 7#a ,peter
 #c3bj7 ,he touches a second time upon  
this truth1  saying1 ,he spared not the 
old world1 but saved ,noah the eighth   
person1 a preacher of righteousness1    
bringing in the flood upon the  world of
 the ungodly4 7#b ,peter #b3e7 ,mark1   
all the rest are called  the ungodly1   
and there were also a world of them4    
,these are also  taken notice of in     
,job1 and go there also by the name of  
wicked  men3 ,hast thou marked the old  

way which wicked men have trodden8      
which were cut down out of time1 whose  
foundation was overflown  with a flood1 
which said unto ,god1 ,depart from us1  
and what can  the ,almighty do for them8
 7,job #bb3ae-ag7    ,there were        
therefore but eight persons that escaped
 the wrath of  ,god1 in the day that the
 flood came upon the earth2 the rest    
were  ungodly2 there was also a world of
 them1 and they are to this day  in the 
prison of hell4 7,heb #aa3g1 #a ,peter  
#c3ai1bj7 ,nay1 ,i must  correct my pen1
 there were but seven of the eight that 
were good2  for ,ham1 though he escaped 
the judgment of the water1 yet the curse
  of ,god overtook him to his damnation4
 #b4 ,when the world began again  to be 
replenished1 and people began to        
multiply therein3 how few1  even in all 
ages1 do we read of that were saved from
 the damnation  of the world6    7#a47  
,one ,abraham and his wife1 ,god called 
out of the land of the  ,chaldeans2 ,i  
called1 said ,god1 ,abraham alone4 7,isa

 #ea3b7    7#b47 ,one ,lot out of ,sodom
 and ,gomorrah1 out of ,admah and       
,zeboim2  one ,lot out of four cities6  
,indeed his wife and two daughters went 
out of ,sodom with him2 but they all    
three proved naught1 as you  may see in 
the #aith of ,genesis4 ,wherefore ,peter
 observes1 that ,lot  only was saved3   
,he turned the cities of ,sodom and     
,gomorrah into  ashes1 condemning them  
with an overthrow1 making them an       
example  unto those that after should   
live ungodly1 and delivered just ,lot1  
that righteous man4 7,read #b ,peter    
#b3f-h7 ,jude says1 that in this        
condemnation ,god overthrew not only    
,sodom and ,gomorrah1 but the  cities   
about them also2 and yet you find none  
but ,lot could be  found that was       
righteous1 either in ,sodom or          
,gomorrah1 or the cities  about them2   
wherefore they1 all of them1 suffer the 
vengeance of  eternal fire4 7verse #g7  
7#c47 ,come we now to the time of the   
,judges1 how few then were godly1  even 

then when the inhabitants of the        
villages ceased1 they ceased  in        
,israel6 the highways of ,god were then 
unoccupied4 7,judg  #e3f1g7    7#d47    
,there were but few in the days of      
,david3 ,help1 ,lord1 says  he1 for the 
godly man ceaseth1 for the faithful fail
 from among  the children of men4 7,psa 
#ab3a7    7#e47 ,in ,isaiah's time the  
saved were come to such a few1 that he  
positively says that there were a very  
small number left3 ,god had  made them  
like ,sodom1 and they had been like unto
 ,gomorrah4 7,isa  #a3h1i7    7#f47 ,it 
was cried unto them in the time of      
,jeremiah1 that they  should run to and 
fro through the streets of ,jerusalem1  
and see  now1 and know1 and seek in the 
broad places thereof1 if ye can  find a 
man1 if there be any that executeth     
judgment1 that seeketh  the truth1 and  
,i will pardon it4 7,jer #e3a7    7#g47 
,god showed his servant ,ezekiel how few
 there would be saved  in his day1 by   
the vision of a few hairs saved out of  

the midst of  a few hairs2 for the saved
 were a few saved out of a few4 7,eze   
#e3e7    7#h47 ,you find in the time of 
the prophet ,micah1 how the godly       
complain1 that as to number they then   
were so few1 that he compares  them to  
those that are left behind when they had
 gathered the  summer-fruit4 7,micah    
#g3a7    7#i47 ,when ,christ was come1  
how did he confirm this truth1 that but 
few of them that put in claim for heaven
 will have it for their  inheritance6   
,but the common people could not hear   
it1 and therefore1  upon a time when he 
did but a little hint at this truth1 the
 people1  even all in the synagogue     
where he preached it1 were filled with  
wrath1 rose up1 thrust him out of the   
city1 and led him unto the  brow of the 
hill1 whereon their city was built1 that
 they might  cast him down headlong4    
7,luke #d3bd-bi7    7#aj47 ,john1 who   
was after ,christ1 saith1 ,the whole    
world lieth in  wickedness2 that all the
 world wondered after the beast2 and    

that  power was given to the beast over 
all kindreds1 tongues1 and nations4     
,power to do what8 ,why1 to cause all1  
both great and small1 rich  and poor1   
bond and free1 to receive his mark1 and 
to be branded  for him4 7#a ,john #e3aj1
 ,rev #ac3c1g1af7    7#aa47 ,should we  
come to observation and experience1 the 
show of  the countenance of the bulk of 
men doth witness against them2 they     
declare their sin as ,sodom1 they hide  
it not4 7,isa #c3i7 ,where is  the man  
that maketh the ,almighty ,god his      
delight1 and that designeth  his glory  
in the world8 ,do not even almost all   
pursue this world1  their lusts and     
pleasures8 and so1 consequently1 say    
unto ,god1  ,depart from us1 for we     
desire not the knowledge of thy ways2   
or1  ,what is the ,almighty that we     
should serve him8 ,it is in vain to     
serve ,god1 c4    ,so that without doubt
 it will appear a truth in the day of   
,god1  that but few of them that shall  
put in their claim to heaven will  have 

it for their inheritance4    ,before ,i 
pass this head1 ,i will show you to what
 the saved are  compared in the         
,scriptures4    ,to what the saved are  
compared in ,scripture4    #a4 ,they are
 compared to a handful3 ,there shall be 
a handful of  corn in the earth upon the
 top of the mountains1 c4 7,psa #gb3af7 
,this corn is nothing else but them that
 shall be saved4 7,matt #c3ab1  #ac3cj7 
,but mark1 ,there shall be a handful3   
,what is a handful1  when compared with 
the whole heap8 or1 what is a handful   
out of  the rest of the world8    #b4   
,as they are compared to a handful1 so  
they are compared to  a lily among the  
thorns1 which is rare1 and not so       
commonly seen3  ,as the lily among      
thorns1 saith ,christ1 so is my love    
among the  daughters4 7,cant #b3b7 ,by  
thorns1 we understand the worst and best
  of men1 even all that are destitute of
 the grace of ,god1 for the  best of    
them is a brier1 the most upright of    
them as a thorn-hedge4  7,micah #g3d1 #b

 ,sam #bc3f7 ,i know that she may be    
called a lily amongst  thorns also1     
because she meets with the pricks of    
persecution4 7,eze  #b3f1 #bh3bd7 ,she  
may also be thus termed1 to show the    
disparity that  is betwixt hypocrites   
and the church4 7,luke #h3ad1 ,heb #h7  
,but this  is not all2 the saved are    
compared to a lily among thorns1 to show
  you that they are but few in the      
world2 to show you that they are  but   
few and rare2 for as ,christ compares   
her to a lily among thorns1  so she     
compares him to an apple-tree among the 
trees of the wood1  which is rare and   
scarce2 not common4    #c4 ,they that   
are saved are called but one of many2   
for though  there be threescore queens1 
and fourscore concubines1 and virgins   
without number1 yet my love1 saith      
,christ1 is but one1 my undefiled  is   
but one4 7,cant #f3h1i7 ,according to   
that of ,jeremiah1 ,i will  take you one
 of a city4 7,jer #c3ad7 ,that saying of
 ,paul is much  like this1 ,know ye not 

that they which run in a race run all1  
but  one receiveth the prize8 7#a ,cor  
#i3bd7 ,but one1 that is1 few of  many1 
few of them that run2 for he is not here
 comparing them that  run with them that
 sit still1 but with them that run1 some
 run and  lose1 some run and win2 they  
that run and win are few in comparison  
with them that run and lose3 ,they that 
run in a race run all1 but  one receives
 the prize2 let there then be threescore
 queens1 and  fourscore concubines1 and 
virgins without number1 yet the saved   
are but few4    #d4 ,they that are saved
 are compared to the gleaning after the 
vintage  is in3 ,woe is me1 said the    
church1 for ,i am as when they have     
gathered the summer-fruits1 as the      
grape-gleanings after the  vintage is   
in4 7,micah #g3a7 ,the gleanings6 ,what 
are the gleanings  to the whole crop8   
and yet you here see1 to the gleanings  
are  the saved compared4 ,it is the     
devil and sin that carry away the       
cartloads1 while ,christ and his        

ministers come after a gleaning4 ,but   
the gleaning of the grapes of ,ephraim  
are better than the vintage  of         
,abiezer4 7,judg #h3b7 ,them that       
,christ and his ministers glean up  and 
bind up in the bundle of life1 are      
better than the loads that  go the other
 way4 ,you know it is often the cry of  
the poor in  harvest1 ,poor gleaning1   
poor gleaning4 ,and the ministers of the
  gospel they also cry1 ,lord1 who hath 
believed our report8 and to  whom is the
 arm of the ,lord revealed8 7,isa #ec3a7
 ,when the prophet  speaks of the saved 
under this metaphor of gleaning1 how    
doth he  amplify the matter8            
,gleaning-grapes shall be left1 says he1
 two  or three berries in the top of the
 uppermost bough1 four or five  in the  
outmost fruitful branches thereof1 saith
 the ,lord4 7,isa  #ag3f7 ,thus you see 
what gleaning is left in the vineyard1  
after the  vintage is in2 two or three  
here1 four or five there4 ,alas6 they   
that shall be saved when the devil and  

hell have had their due1  they will be  
but as the gleaning1 they will be but   
few2 they that  go to hell1 go thither  
in clusters1 but the saved go not so to 
heaven4 7,matt #ac3cj1 ,micah #g7       
,wherefore when the prophet speaketh  of
 the saved1 he saith there is no        
cluster2 but when he speaketh of  the   
damned1 he saith they are gathered by   
clusters4 7,rev #ad3ah1ai7  ,o sinners6 
but few will be saved6 ,o professors6   
but few will be  saved6    #e4 ,they    
that shall be saved are compared to     
jewels3 and they shall  be mine1 saith  
the ,lord of hosts1 in that day when ,i 
make up my  jewels4 7,mal #c3ag7        
,jewels1 you know1 are rare things1     
things that  are not found in every     
house4 ,jewels will lie in little room1 
being  few and small1 though lumber     
takes up much4 ,in almost every house1  
you may find brass1 and iron1 and lead2 
and in every place you may  find        
hypocritical professors1 but the saved  
are not these common  things2 they are  

,god's peculiar treasure4 7,psa #ace3d7 
,wherefore ,paul  distinguisheth betwixt
 the lumber and the treasure in the     
house4  ,there is1 saith he1 in a great 
house1 not only vessels of gold and     
silver1 but also of wood and of earth1  
and some to honour1 and some  to        
dishonour4 7#b ,tim #b3bj7 ,here is a   
word for wooden and earthy  professors2 
the jewels and treasures are vessels to 
honour1 they  of wood and earth are     
vessels of dishonour1 that is1 vessels  
for  destruction4 7,rom #i3ba7 #f4 ,they
 that shall be saved are compared  to a 
remnant3 ,except the ,lord of hosts had 
left unto us a very  small remnant1 we  
should have been as ,sodom1 and we      
should have  been like unto ,gomorrah4  
7,isa #a3i7 ,a remnant1 a small remnant1
 a  very small remnant6 ,o how doth the 
,holy ,ghost word it6 and all to  show  
you how few shall be saved4 ,every one  
knows what a remnant  is1 but this is a 
small remnant1 a very small remnant4 ,so
 again1  ,sing with gladness for ,jacob1

 and shout among the chief of the       
nations3 publish ye1 praise ye1 and say1
 ,o ,lord1 save thy people1  the remnant
 of ,israel4 7,jer #ca3g7 ,what shall ,i
 say8 the saved  are often in ,scripture
 called a remnant4 7,eze #i3d1h1 ,isa   
#aj3bj-bb1  #aa3aa1af1 ,jer #bc3c1 ,joel
 #b3cb7 ,but what is a remnant to the   
whole  piece8 ,what is a remnant of     
people to the whole kingdom8 or what  is
 a remnant of wheat to the whole        
harvest8    #g4 ,the saved are compared 
to the tithe or tenth part2 wherefore   
when ,god sendeth the prophet to make   
the hearts of the people fat1  their    
ears dull1 and to shut their eyes1 the  
prophet asketh1 ,how  long8 to which    
,god answereth1 ,until the cities be    
wasted without  inhabitant1 and the     
houses without man1 and the land be     
utterly  desolate1 and the ,lord have   
removed men far away1 and there be a    
great forsaking in the midst of the     
land4 ,but yet1 as ,god saith  in       
another place1 ,i will not make a full  

end1 in it shall be  a tenth1--so the   
holy seed shall be the substance        
thereof4 7,isa  #f3aj-ac7 ,but what is a
 tenth8 ,what is one in ten8 ,and yet so
 speaks  the ,holy ,ghost1 when he      
speaks of the holy seed1 of those that  
were  to be reserved from the judgment4 
,and observe it1 the fattening  and     
blinding of the rest1 it was to their   
everlasting destruction2  and so both   
,christ and ,paul expounds it often in  
the ,new ,testament4  7,matt #ac3ad1ae1 
,mark #d3ab1 ,luke #h3aj1 ,john #ab3dj1 
,acts #bh3bf1 ,rom  #aa3h7 ,so that     
those that are reserved from them that  
perish will  be very few1 one in ten3 ,a
 tenth shall return1 so the holy seed   
shall be the substance thereof4 #ad     
,i shall not add more generals at this  
time4 ,i pray ,god that the  world be   
not offended at these4 ,but without     
doubt1 but few of them  that shall put  
in their claim for heaven will have it  
for their  inheritance2 which will yet  
further appear in the reading of that   

which follows4    ,second4              
,particularly--but few of them that     
profess have been  saved4    ,therefore 
,i come more particularly to show you   
that but few shall  be saved4 ,i say1   
but few of professors themselves will be
 saved2  for that is the truth that the 
text doth more directly look at  and    
defend4 ,give me1 therefore1 thy hand1  
good reader1 and let us  soberly walk   
through the rest of what shall be said2 
and let us  compare as we go each       
particular with the holy ,scripture4    
#a4 ,it is said1 ,the daughter of ,zion 
is left as a cottage in a  vineyard1 as 
a lodge in a garden of cucumbers1 as a  
besieged city4  7,isa #a3h7 ,the        
vineyard was the church of ,israel1 the 
cottage in that  vineyard was the       
daughter of ,zion1 or the truly gracious
 amongst1  or in that church4 7,isa     
#e3a7 ,a cottage2 ,god had but a cottage
 there1  but a little habitation in the 
church1 a very few that were truly      
gracious amongst that great multitude   

that professed2 and had it  not been for
 these1 for this cottage1 the rest had  
been ruined as  ,sodom3 ,except the     
,lord of hosts had left unto us1 in the 
church1  a very few1 they had been as   
,sodom4 7,isa #a3i7 ,wherefore1 among   
the multitude of them that shall be     
damned1 professors will make  a         
considerable party4    #b4 ,for though  
thy people ,israel be as the sand of the
 sea1  a remnant of them shall return1 a
 remnant shall be saved4 7,isa  #aj3bb1 
,rom #i3bg7 ,for though thy people      
,israel1 whom thou broughtest  out of   
,egypt1 to whom thou hast given         
church-constitution1 holy laws1  holy   
ordinances1 holy prophets1 and holy     
covenants2 thy people by  separation    
from all people1 and thy people by      
profession2 though  this thy people be  
as the sand of the sea1 a remnant shall 
be  saved2 wherefore1 among the         
multitude of them that shall be damned1 
professors will make a considerable     
party4    #c4 ,reprobate silver shall   

men call them1 because the ,lord hath   
rejected them4 7,jer #f3cj7 ,the people 
here under consideration  are called1 in
 verse #bg1 ,god's people1 his people by
 profession3  ,i have set thee for a    
tower and a fortress among my people1   
that  thou mayest know1 and try their   
way4 ,what follows8 ,they are all       
grievous revolters1 walking with        
slanders1 reprobate silver2 the  ,lord  
hath rejected them4 ,in chapter #g1     
verse #bi1 they are called  also the    
generation of his wrath3 ,for the ,lord 
hath rejected and  forsaken the         
generation of his wrath4 ,this1         
therefore1 ,i gather  out of these holy 
,scriptures1--that with reference to    
profession  and church-constitution1 a  
people may be called the people of ,god2
  but1 with reference to the event and  
final conclusion that ,god  will make   
with some of them1 they may be truly the
 generation of  his wrath4    #d4 ,in   
the fifth of ,isaiah1 you read again of 
the vineyard of ,god1  and that it was  

planted on a very fruitful hill1 planted
 with  the choicest vines1 had a wall1 a
 tower1 a wine-press belonging  to it1  
and all things that could put it into   
right order and good  government1 as a  
church2 but this vineyard of the ,lord  
of hosts  brought forth wild grapes1    
fruits unbecoming her constitution and  
government1 wherefore the ,lord takes   
from her his hedge and wall1  and lets  
her be trodden down4 ,read ,christ's    
exposition upon it in  ,matthew #ba3cc1 
c4 ,look to it1 professors1 these are   
the words of  the text1 ,for many1 ,i   
say unto you1 will seek to enter in1 and
  shall not be able4    #e4 ,son of man1
 said ,god to the prophet1 the house of 
,israel is  to me become dross1 all they
 are brass and tin1 and iron and lead1  
in the midst of the furnace they even   
are the dross of silver4 7,eze  #bb3ah7 
,god had silver there1 some silver1 but 
it was but little2  the bulk of that    
people was but the dross of the church1 
though  they were the members of it4    

,but what doth he mean by the dross8    
why1 he looked upon them as no better1  
notwithstanding their                   
church-membership1 than the rabble of   
the world1 that is1 with  respect to    
their latter end2 for to be called      
dross1 it is to be  put amongst the rest
 of the sinners of the world1 in the    
judgment  of ,god1 though at present    
they abide in his house3 ,thou puttest  
away all the wicked of the earth like   
dross2 therefore ,i love thy            
testimonies4 7,psa #aai3aai7    ,god    
saith of his saved ones1 ,he hath chosen
 them in the furnace  of affliction4    
,the refiner1 when he putteth his silver
 into his  furnace1 he puts lead in also
 among it2 now this lead being ordered  
as he knows how1 works up the dross from
 the silver1 which dross1  still as it  
riseth1 he putteth by1 or taketh away   
with an instrument4  ,and thus deals    
,god with his church2 there is silver in
 his church1  aye1 and there is also    
dross3 now the dross are the hypocrites 

and  graceless ones that are got into   
the church1 and these will ,god         
discover1 and afterwards put away as    
dross4 ,so that it will without  doubt  
prove a truth of ,god1 that many of     
their professors that  shall put in     
claim for heaven1 will not have it for  
their inheritance4    #f4 ,it is said of
 ,christ1 his fan is in his hand1 and he
 will  thoroughly purge his floor1 and  
will gather his wheat into the  garner1 
but he will burn up the chaff with      
unquenchable fire4  7,matt #c3ab7 ,the  
floor is the church of ,god3 ,o my      
threshing1 and  the corn of my floor6   
said ,god by the prophet1 to his people4
 7,isa  #ba3aj7 ,the wheat are these    
good ones in his church that shall be   
undoubtedly saved2 therefore he saith1  
,gather my wheat into my  garner4 ,the  
chaff groweth upon the same stalk and   
ear1 and so is  in the same visible body
 with the wheat1 but there is not       
substance  in it3 wherefore in time they
 must be severed one from the other2    

the wheat must be gathered into the     
garner1 which is heaven2 and  the chaff1
 or professors that want true grace1    
must be gathered into  hell1 that they  
may be burned up with unquenchable fire4
 ,therefore  let professors look to it6 
#ae    #g4 ,christ ,jesus casts away two
 of the three grounds that are said  to 
receive the word4 7,luke #h7    ,the    
stony ground received it with joy1 and  
the thorny ground brought  forth fruit  
almost to perfection4 ,indeed the       
highway ground was to  show us that the 
carnal1 whilst such1 receive not the    
word at all2  but here is the pinch1 two
 of the three that received it1 fell    
short of the kingdom of heaven2 for but 
one of the three received  it so as to  
bring forth fruit to perfection4 ,look  
to it1 professors6    #h4 ,the parable  
of the unprofitable servant1 the parable
 of the man  without a wedding garment1 
and the parable of the unsavoury salt1  
do each of them justify this for truth4 
7,matt #be3bd1bi1 #bb3aa-ac1  #e3ac7    

,that of the unprofitable servant is to 
show us the sloth  and idleness of some 
professors2 that of the man without a   
wedding  garment is to show us how some 
professors have the shame of their      
wickedness seen by ,god1 even when they 
are among the children of  the          
bridegroom2 and that parable of the     
unsavoury salt is to show1  that as the 
salt that hath lost its savour is fit   
for nothing1 no1  not for the dunghill1 
but to be trodden under foot of men2 so 
some  professors1 yea1 and great ones   
too1 for this parable reached one  of   
the apostles1 will in ,god's day be     
counted fit for nothing but  to be      
trodden down as the mire in the streets4
 ,o the slothful1 the  naked1 and       
unsavoury professors1 how will they be  
rejected of ,god  and his ,christ in the
 judgment6 ,look to it1 professors6     
#i4 ,the parable of the tares also      
giveth countenance to this truth3  for  
though it be said the field is the      
world1 yet it is said1 the  tares were  

sown even in the church4 ,and while men 
slept1 his enemy  came and sowed tares  
among the wheat1 and went his way4      
7,matt  #ac3bd1be7 ,object4 ,but some   
may object1 ,the tares might be sown in 
the world among the wheat1 though not in
 the churches4 ,answ4 ,but  ,christ1 by 
expounding this parable1 tells us the   
tares were sown  in his kingdom2 the    
tares1 that is1 the children of the     
devil4 ,as  therefore the tares are     
gathered and burned in the fire2 so     
shall  it be in the end of this world4  
,the ,son of man shall send forth  his  
angels1 and they shall gather out of his
 kingdom all things  that offend1 and   
them which do iniquity1 and shall cast  
them into  a furnace of fire2 there     
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth4 
7verse #cj1ci-dc7 ,look to it1          
professors6    #aj4 ,the parable of the 
ten virgins also suiteth our purpose2   
these  ten are called the kingdom of    
heaven1 that is1 the church of ,christ1 
the visible rightly-constituted church  

of ,christ2 for they went  all out of   
the world1 had all lamps1 and all went  
forth to meet  the bridegroom2 yet      
behold what an overthrow the one-half of
 them  met with at the gate of heaven2  
they were shut out1 bid to depart1  and 
,christ told them he did not know them4 
7,matt #be3a-ac7 ,tremble1  professors6 
,pray1 professors6    #aa4 ,the parable 
of the net that was cast into the sea1  
that also  countenanceth this truth4    
,the substance of that parable is to    
show that souls may be gathered by the  
gospel--there compared to a  net--may be
 kept in that net1 drawn to shore1 to   
the world's end1  by that net1 and yet  
may then prove bad fishes1 and be cast  
away4  ,the parable runs thus3--,the    
kingdom of heaven1 the gospel1 is like  
unto a net which was cast into the sea1 
the world1 and gathered  of every kind1 
good and bad1 which when it was full1   
they drew  to shore1 to the end of the  
world1 and sat down1 in judgment1  and  
gathered the good into vessels1 but cast

 the bad away4 ,some  bad fishes1 nay1  
,i doubt a great many1 will be found in 
the net of  the gospel1 at the day of   
judgment4 7,matt #ac3dg1di7 ,watch and  
be  sober1 professors6    #ab4          
,and--many shall come from the east and 
from the west1 and  shall sit down with 
,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 in the
 kingdom  of heaven4 ,but the children  
of the kingdom shall be cast out4       
7,matt #h3aa1ab7 ,the children of the   
kingdom1 whose privileges were  said to 
be these1 to whom pertaineth the        
adoption1 and the glory1  and the       
covenants1 and the giving of the law1   
and the service of  ,god1 and the       
promises4 7,rom #i3d7 ,i take liberty to
 harp the more  upon the first church1  
because that that happened to them1     
happened  as types and examples1        
intimating1 there is ground to think1   
that  things of as dreadful a nature are
 to happen among the church of  the     
,gentiles4 7#a ,cor #aj3aa1ab7 ,neither1
 indeed1 have the ,gentile  churches    

security from ,god that there shall not 
as dreadful things  happen to them4 ,and
 concerning this very thing1 sufficient 
caution  is given to us also4 7#a ,cor  
#f3i1aj1 ,gal #e3ai-ba1 ,eph #e3c-f1    
,phil  #c3ag1ai1 #b ,thess #b3aa1ab1 #b 
,tim #b3bj1ba1 ,heb #f3d-h1 #aj3bf-bh1  
#b  ,peter #b1 #c1 #a ,john #e3aj1 ,rev 
#b3bj-bb7    #ac4 ,the parable of the   
true vine and its branches confirm what 
,i  have said4 ,by the vine there ,i    
understand ,christ1 ,christ as head2  by
 the branches1 ,i understand this       
church4 ,some of these branches  proved 
fruitless cast-always1 were in time cast
 out of the church1  were gathered by   
men1 and burned4 7,john #ae3a-f7    #ad4
 ,lastly1 ,i will come to particular    
instances4    7#a47 ,the twelve had a   
devil among them4 7,john #f3gj7 7#b47   
,ananias  and ,sapphira were in the     
church of ,jerusalem4 7,acts #e7 7#c47  
,simon  ,magus was among them at        
,samaria4 7,acts #h7 7#d47 ,among the   
church of  ,corinth were them that had  

not the knowledge of ,god4 7#a ,cor     
#ae3cd7  7#e47 ,paul tells the          
,galatians that false brethren crept in 
unawares2  and so does the apostle      
,jude1 and yet they were as             
quick-sighted to  see as any now-a-days4
 7,gal #b3d1 ,jude #d7 7#f47 ,the church
 in ,sardis  had but a few names in her1
 to whom the kingdom of heaven belonged4
  ,thou hast a few names1 even in       
,sardis1 which have not defiled  their  
garments1 and they shall walk with me in
 white1 for they are  worthy4 7,rev     
#c3d7 7#g47 ,as for the church of the   
,laodiceans1 it is  called wretched1 and
 miserable1 and poor1 and blind1 and    
naked4  7,rev #c3ag7 ,so that put all   
things together1 and ,i may boldly say1 
as ,i also have said already1 that among
 the multitude of them that  shall be   
damned1 professors will make a          
considerable party2 or1  to speak in the
 words of the observation1 when men have
 put in  all the claim they can for     
heaven1 but few will have it for their  

inheritance4    ,,reasons ,,why ,,few   
,,are ,,saved4    ,i will show you some 
reasons of the point1 besides those five
 that  ,i showed you before4 ,and1      
,first1 ,i will show you why the poor1  
carnal1 ignorant world miss of heaven2  
and then1 ,second1 why the  knowing     
professors miss of it also4    ,first1  
,why the poor1 carnal1 ignorant world   
miss heaven4    #a4 ,the poor1 carnal1  
ignorant world miss of heaven even      
because  they love their sins1 and      
cannot part with them4 ,men loved       
darkness  rather than light1 because    
their deeds were evil4 7,john #c3ai7    
,the  poor ignorant world miss of       
heaven1 because they are enemies in     
their minds to ,god1 his ,word1 and     
holiness2 they must be all damned  who  
take pleasure in unrighteousness4 7#b   
,thess #b3aj-ab7 ,the poor  ignorant    
world miss of heaven1 because they stop 
their ears against  convictions1 and    
refuse to come when ,god calls4 ,because
 ,i have  called1 and ye refused1 ,i    

have stretched out my hand1 and no man  
regarded1 but ye have set at nought all 
my counsel1 and would none  of my       
reproof2 ,i also will laugh at your     
calamity2 ,i will mock  when your fear  
cometh--as desolation1 and your         
destruction--as a  whirlwind1 when      
distress and anguish cometh upon you2   
then shall  they call upon me1 but ,i   
will not answer2 they shall seek me     
early1  but they shall not find me4     
7,prov #a3bd-bi7    #b4 ,the poor       
ignorant world miss of heaven1 because  
the god of this  world hath blinded     
their eyes1 that they can neither see   
the evil  and damnable state they are in
 at present1 nor the way to get out  of 
it2 neither do they see the beauty of   
,jesus ,christ1 nor how  willing he is  
to save poor sinners4 7#b ,cor #d3b1c7  
#c4 ,the poor ignorant world miss of    
heaven1 because they put off  and defer 
coming to ,christ1 until the time of    
,god's patience and  grace is over4     
,some1 indeed1 are resolved never to    

come2 but some1  again1 say1 ,we will   
come hereafter2 and so it comes to pass1
 that  because ,god called1 and they did
 not hear2 so they shall cry1 and  ,i   
will not hear1 saith the ,lord4 7,zech  
#g3aa-ac7    #d4 ,the poor ignorant     
world miss of heaven1 because they have 
false  apprehensions of ,god's mercy4   
,they say in their hearts1 ,we shall    
have peace1 though we walk in the       
imagination of our heart1 to add        
drunkenness to thirst4 ,but what saith  
the ,word8 ,the ,lord will not  spare   
him2 but then the anger of the ,lord1   
and his jealousy1 shall  smoke against  
that man1 and all the curses that are   
written in this  book shall lie upon    
him1 and the ,lord shall blot out his   
name from  under heaven4 7,deu          
#bi3ai-ba7    #e4 ,the poor ignorant    
world miss of heaven1 because they make 
light  of the gospel that offereth mercy
 to them freely1 and because they  lean 
upon their own good meanings1 and       
thinkings1 and doings4 7,matt  #bb3a-e1 

,rom #i3cj1ca7    #f4 ,the poor carnal  
world miss of heaven because by         
unbelief1 which  reigns in them1 they   
are kept for ever from being clothed    
with  ,christ's righteousness1 and from 
washing in his blood1 without which     
there is neither remission of sin1 nor  
justification4 ,but to pass  these till 
anon4    ,second4 ,i come1 in the next  
place1 to show you some reasons why  the
 professor falls short of heaven4       
,first4 ,in the general1 they rest in   
things below special grace2 as  in      
awakenings that are not special1 in     
faith#af that is not special1  c42 and1 
a little to run a parallel betwixt the  
one and the other1  that1 if ,god will1 
you may see and escape4    #a4 ,have    
they that shall be saved1 awakenings    
about their state by  nature8 ,so have  
they that shall be damned4 ,they that   
never go to  heaven may see much of sin1
 and of the wrath of ,god due thereto4  
,this had ,cain and ,judas1 and yet they
 came short of the kingdom4  7,gen #d1  

,matt #bg3d7 ,the saved have            
convictions1 in order to their  eternal 
life2 but the others' convictions are   
not so4 ,the convictions  of the one    
doth drive them sincerely to ,christ2   
the convictions of  the other doth drive
 them to the law1 and the law to        
desperation  at last4    #b4 ,there is a
 repentance that will not save1 a       
repentance to  be repented of2 and a    
repentance to salvation1 not to be      
repented  of4 7#b ,cor #g3aj7 ,yet so   
great a similitude and likeness there is
  betwixt the one and the other1 that   
most times the wrong is taken  for the  
right1 and through this mistake         
professors perish4 ,as1  7#a47 ,in      
saving repentance there will be an      
acknowledgment of sin2  and one that    
hath the other repentance may           
acknowledge his sins also4  7,matt      
#bg3d7 7#b47 ,in saving repentance there
 is a crying out under  sin2 but one    
that hath the other repentance may cry  
out under sin  also4 7,gen #d3ac7 7#c47 

,in saving repentance there will be     
humiliation  for sin2 and one that hath 
the other repentance may humble himself 
also4 7#a ,kings #ba3bi7 7#d47 ,saving  
repentance is attended with             
self-loathing2 but he that hath the     
other repentance may have  loathing of  
sin too2 a loathing of sin1 because it  
is sin1 that  he cannot have2 but a     
loathing of sin1 because it is offensive
 to  him1 that he may have4 ,the dog    
doth not loath that which troubleth  his
 stomach because it is there1 but       
because it troubleth him2 when  it has  
done troubling of him1 he can turn to it
 again1 and lick it  up as before it    
troubled him4 7#b ,peter #b3bb7 7#e47   
,saving repentance  is attended with    
prayers and tears2 but he that hath none
 but the  other repentance1 may have    
prayers and tears also4 7,gen #bg3cd1ce1
  ,heb #ab3af1ag7 7#f47 ,in saving      
repentance there is fear and reverence  
of the ,word and ministers that bring   
it2 but this may be also where  there is

 none but the repentance that is not    
saving2 for ,herod  feared ,john1       
knowing that he was a just man and holy1
 and observed  him2 when he heard him1  
he did many things1 and heard him       
gladly4  7,mark #f3bj7 7#g47 ,saving    
repentance makes a man's heart very     
tender  of doing anything against the   
,word of ,god4 ,but ,balaam could say1  
,if ,balak would give me his house full 
of silver and gold1 ,i cannot  go beyond
 the commandment of the ,lord4 7,num    
#bd3ac7    ,behold1 then1 how far a man 
may go in repentance1 and yet be short  
of that which is called1 ,repentance    
unto salvation1 not to be  repented of4 
7a47 ,he may be awakened2 7b47 ,he may  
acknowledge his  sin2 7c47 ,he may cry  
out under the burden of sin2 7d47 ,he   
may have  humility for it2 7e47 ,he may 
loath it2 7f47 ,may have prayers and    
tears against it2 7g47 may delight to do
 many things of ,god2 7h47  ,may be     
afraid of sinning against him--and1     
after all this1 may  perish1 for want of

 saving repentance4    ,second4 ,have   
they that shall be saved1 faith8 ,why1  
they that shall  not be saved may have  
faith also2 yea1 a faith in many things 
so  like the faith that saveth1 that    
they can hardly be distinguished1       
though they differ both in root and     
branch4 ,to come to particulars4    #a4 
,saving faith hath ,christ for its      
object1 and so may the faith  have that 
is not saving4 ,those very ,jews of whom
 it is said they  believed on ,christ1  
,christ tells them1 and that after their
 believing1  ,ye are of your father the 
devil1 and the lusts of your father ye  
will do4 7,john #h3cj-dd7 #b4 ,saving   
faith is wrought by the ,word  of ,god1 
and so may the faith be that is not     
saving4 7,luke #h3ac7  #c4 ,saving faith
 looks for justification without works1 
and so may  a faith do that is not      
saving4 7,james #b3ah7 #d4 ,saving faith
 will  sanctify and purify the heart1   
and the faith that is not saving may    
work a man off from the pollutions of   

the world1 as it did ,judas1  ,demas1   
and others4 7#b ,peter #b7 #e4 ,saving  
faith will give a man  tastes of the    
world to come1 and also joy by those    
tastes1 and so  will the faith do that  
is not saving4 7,heb #f3d1e1 ,luke      
#h3ac7 #f4  ,saving faith will help a   
man1 if called thereto1 to give his body
  to be burned for his religion1 and so 
will the faith do that is  not saving4  
7#a ,cor #ac3a-e7 #g4 ,saving faith will
 help a man to look  for an inheritance 
in the world to come1 and that may the  
faith do  that is not saving4 ,all those
 virgins took their lamps1 and went     
forth to meet the bridegroom4 7,matt    
#be3a7 #h4 ,saving faith will  not only 
make a man look for1 but prepare to meet
 the bridegroom1  and so may the faith  
do that is not saving4 ,then all those  
virgins  arose1 and trimmed their lamps4
 7,matt #be3g7 #i4 ,saving faith will   
make a man look for an interest in the  
kingdom of heaven with  confidence1 and 
the faith that is not saving will even  

demand  entrance of the ,lord4 ,lord1   
,lord1 open to us4 7,matt #be3aa7 #aj4  
,saving faith will have good works      
follow it into heaven1 and the  faith   
that is not saving may have great works 
follow it1 as far as  to heaven gates4  
,lord1 have we not prophesied in thy    
name8 and in  thy name have cast out    
devils8 and in thy name done many       
wonderful  works8 7,matt #g3bb7    ,now1
 then1 if the faith that is not saving  
may have ,christ for  its object1 be    
wrought by the ,word1 look for          
justification without  works1 work men  
off from the pollutions of the world1   
and give men  tastes of1 and joy in the 
things of another world--,i say again1  
if it will help a man to burn for his   
judgment1 and to look for an            
inheritance in another world2 yea1 if it
 will help a man to prepare  for it1    
claim interest in it2 and if it can     
carry great works1 many  great and      
glorious works1 as far as heaven gates1 
then no marvel  if abundance of people  

take this faith for the saving faith1   
and  so fall short of heaven thereby4   
,alas1 friends6 ,there are but few  that
 can produce such works for repentance2 
and such faith1 as  yet you see ,i have 
proved even reprobates have had in      
several ages  of the church4 #ag        
,but1    ,third4 ,they that go to heaven
 are a praying people2 but a man may    
pray that shall not be saved4 ,pray6 ,he
 may pray1 pray daily2 yea1  he may ask 
of ,god the ordinances of justice1 and  
may take delight  in approaching to     
,god2 nay1 further1 such souls may1 as  
it were1  cover the altar of the ,lord  
with tears1 with weeping and crying     
out4 7,isa #bh3b1 ,mal #b3ac7           
,fourth4 ,do ,god's people keep holy    
fasts8 ,they that are not his  people   
may keep fasts also--may keep fasts     
often--even twice a  week4 ,the         
,pharisee stood1 and prayed thus with   
himself3 ,god1 ,i  thank thee that ,i am
 not as other men are1 extortioners1    
unjust1  adulterers1 or even as this    

publican4 ,i fast twice in the week1 ,i 
give tithes of all that ,i possess4     
7,luke #ah3aa1ab7 ,i might enlarge  upon
 things1 but ,i intend but a little     
book4 ,i do not question but  many      
,balaamites will appear before the      
judgment-seat to condemnation2  men that
 have had visions of ,god1 and that knew
 the knowledge of  the ,most ,high2 men 
that have had the ,spirit of ,god come  
upon them1  and that have by that been  
made other men2 yet these shall go to   
the generations of their fathers1 they  
shall never see light4 7,num            
#bd3b1d1af1 #a ,sam #aj3f1aj1 ,psa      
#di3ai7    ,i read of some men whose    
excellency in religion mounts up to the 
heavens1 and their heads reach unto the 
clouds1 who yet shall perish  for ever  
like their own dung2 and he that in this
 world hath seen  them1 shall say at the
 judgment1 ,where are they8 7,job       
#bj3e-g7 ,there  will be many a one1    
that were gallant professors in this    
world1 be  wanting among the saved in   

the day of ,christ's coming2 yea1 many  
whose damnation was never dreamed of4   
,which of the twelve ever  thought that 
,judas would have proved a devil8 ,nay1 
when ,christ  suggested that one among  
them was naught1 they each were more    
afraid of themselves than of him4 7,matt
 #bf3ba-bc7 ,who questioned  the        
salvation of the foolish virgins8 ,the  
wise ones did not2 they  gave them the  
privilege of communion with themselves4 
7,matt #be7 ,the  discerning of the     
heart1 and the infallible proof of the  
truth of  saving grace1 is reserved to  
the judgment of ,jesus ,christ at his   
coming4 ,the church and best of saints  
sometimes hit1 and sometimes  miss in   
their judgments about this matter2 and  
the cause of our  missing in our        
judgment is1 #a4 ,partly because we     
cannot infallibly1  at all times1       
distinguish grace that saveth from that 
which doth  but appear to do so4 #b4    
,partly also because some men have the  
art  to give right names to wrong       

things4 #c4 ,and partly because we1     
being commanded to receive him that is  
weak1 are afraid to exclude  the least  
,christian4 ,by a hid means hypocrites  
creep into the  churches4 ,but what     
saith the ,scripture8 ,i the ,lord      
search the  heart1 ,i try the reins4    
,and again1 ,all the churches shall know
  that ,i am he which searcheth the     
reins and hearts2 and ,i will give  unto
 every one of you according to your     
works4 7,jer #aa3bj1 #ag3aj1  ,rev      
#b3bc7 ,to this ,searcher of hearts is  
the time of infallible  discerning      
reserved1 and then you shall see how far
 grace that is  not saving hath gone2   
and also how few will be saved indeed4  
,the  ,lord awaken poor sinners by my   
little book4    ,,use ,,and             
,,application ,,of ,,the ,,whole4    ,i 
come now to make some brief use and     
application of the whole3  and    ,,use 
,,first4--,my first word shall be to the
 open profane4  ,poor sinner1 thou      
readest here that but a few will be     

saved2 that  many that expect heaven    
will go without heaven4 ,what sayest    
thou  to this1 poor sinner8 ,let me say 
it over again4 ,there are but few  to be
 saved1 but very few4 ,let me add1 but  
few professors--but  few eminent        
professors4 ,what sayest thou now1      
sinner8 ,if judgment  begins at the     
house of ,god1 what will the end of them
 be that obey  not the gospel of ,god8  
,this is ,peter's question4 ,canst thou 
answer  it1 sinner8 ,yea1 ,i say again1 
if judgment must begin at them1 will  it
 not make thee think1 ,what shall become
 of me8 ,and ,i add1 when  thou shalt   
see the stars of heaven to tumble down  
to hell1 canst  thou think that such a  
muck-heap of sin as thou art shall be   
lifted  up to heaven8 ,peter asks thee  
another question1 to wit1 ,if the       
righteous scarcely be saved1 where shall
 the ungodly and the sinner  appear8 7#a
 ,peter #d3ah7 ,canst thou answer this  
question1 sinner8  ,stand among the     
righteous thou mayest not3 ,the ungodly 

shall  not stand in the judgment1 nor   
sinners in the congregation of the      
righteous4 7,psa #a3e7 ,stand among the 
wicked thou then wilt not  dare to do4  
,where wilt thou appear1 sinner8 ,to    
stand among the  hypocrites will avail  
thee nothing4 ,the hypocrite shall not  
come  before him1 that is1 with         
acceptance1 but shall perish4 7,job     
#ac3af7 ,because it concerns thee much1 
let me over with it again6  ,when thou  
shalt see less sinners than thou art1   
bound up by angels  in bundles1 to burn 
them1 where wilt thou appear1 sinner8   
,thou mayest  wish thyself another man1 
but that will not help thee1 sinner4    
,thou  mayest wish1 ,would ,i had been  
converted in time2 but that will not    
help thee either4 ,and if1 like the wife
 of ,jeroboam1 thou shouldst  feign     
thyself to be another woman1 the        
,prophet1 the ,lord ,jesus1  would soon 
find thee out6 ,what wilt thou do1 poor 
sinner8 ,heavy  tidings1 heavy tidings1 
will attend thee1 except thou repent1   

poor  sinner6 7#a ,kings #ad3b1e1f1     
,luke #ac3c1e7 ,o the dreadful state of 
a poor sinner1 of an open profane       
sinner6 ,everybody that hath but  common
 sense knows that this man is in the    
broad way to death1 yet  he laughs at   
his own damnation4    ,shall ,i come to 
particulars with thee8    #a4 ,poor     
unclean sinner1 the harlot's house is   
the way to hell1  going down to the     
chambers of death4 7,prov #b3ah1 #e3e1  
#g3bg7    #b4 ,poor swearing and        
thievish sinner1 ,god hath prepared the 
curse1  that every one that stealeth    
shall be cut off as on this side        
according to it2 and every one that     
sweareth shall be cut off as  on that   
side1 according to it4 7,zech #e3c7     
#c4 ,poor drunken sinner1 what shall ,i 
say to thee8 ,woe to the  drunkards of  
,ephraim1 woe unto them that are mighty 
to drink  wine1 and men of--strong      
drink2 they shall not inherit the       
kingdom  of heaven4 7,isa #bh3a1 #e3bb1 
#a ,cor #f3i1aj7    #d4 ,poor covetous  

worldly man1 ,god's ,word says1 that the
 covetous  the ,lord abhorreth2 that the
 covetous man is an idolater2 and  that 
the covetous shall not inherit the      
kingdom of ,god4 7,psa  #aj3c1 ,eph     
#e3e1 ,john #b3ae1 #a ,cor #f3i1aj7     
#e4 ,and thou liar1 what wilt thou do8  
,all liars shall have their part  in the
 lake which burneth with fire and       
brimstone4 7,rev #ba3h1bg7    ,i shall  
not enlarge1 poor sinner1 let no man    
deceive thee2 for  because of these     
things cometh the wrath of ,god upon the
 children  of disobedience4 7,eph #e3f7 
,i will therefore give thee a short     
call1 and so leave thee4    ,sinner1    
awake3 yea1 ,i say unto thee1 awake6    
,sin lieth at thy door1  and ,god's axe 
lieth at thy root1 and hell-fire is     
right underneath  thee4 7,gen #d3g7 ,i  
say again1 ,awake6 ,therefore every tree
 which  bringeth not forth good fruit is
 hewn down1 and cast into the fire4     
7,matt #c3aj7    ,poor sinner1 awake2   
eternity is coming1 and ,,his ,,son1    

they are both  coming to judge the      
world2 awake1 art yet asleep1 poor      
sinner8 let  me set the trumpet to thine
 ear once again6 ,the heavens will be   
shortly on a burning flame2 the earth1  
and the works thereof1 shall  be burned 
up1 and then wicked men shall go into   
perdition2 dost  thou hear this1 sinner8
 7#b ,peter #c7 ,hark again1 the sweet  
morsels  of sin will then be fled and   
gone1 and the bitter burning fruits  of 
them only left4 ,what sayest thou now1  
sinner8 ,canst thou drink  hell-fire8   
,will the wrath of ,god be a pleasant   
dish to thy taste8  ,this must be thine 
every day's meat and drink in hell1     
sinner6    ,i will yet propound to thee 
,god's ponderous question1 and then for 
this time leave thee3 ,can thine heart  
endure1 or can thine hands  be strong1  
in the days that ,i shall deal with     
thee8 saith the ,lord4  7,eze #bb3ad7   
,what sayest thou8 ,wilt thou answer    
this question now1  or wilt thou take   
time to do it8 or wilt thou be          

desperate1 and  venture all8 ,and let me
 put this text in thine ear to keep it  
open2  and so the ,lord have mercy upon 
thee3 ,upon the wicked shall the  ,lord 
rain snares1 fire and brimstone1 and an 
horrible tempest2 this  shall be the    
portion of their cup4 7,psa #aa3f7      
,repent1 sinners6    ,,use              
,,second4--,my second word is to them   
that are upon the potter's  wheel2      
concerning whom we know not as yet      
whether their convictions  and          
awakenings will end in conversion or    
not4 ,several things ,i  shall say to   
you1 both to further your convictions1  
and to caution  you from staying        
anywhere below or short of saving grace4
    #a4 ,remember that but few shall be 
saved2 and if ,god should count  thee   
worthy to be one of that few1 what a    
mercy would that be6    #b4 ,be         
thankful1 therefore1 for convictions2   
conversion begins at  conviction1 though
 all conviction doth not end in         
conversion4 ,it  is a great mercy to be 

convinced that we are sinners1 and that 
we  need a ,saviour2 count it therefore 
a mercy1 and that thy convictions  may  
end in conversion1 do thou take heed of 
stifling of them4 ,it  is the way of    
poor sinners to look upon convictions as
 things that  are hurtful2 and therefore
 they use to shun the awakening         
ministry1  and to check a convincing    
conscience4 ,such poor sinners are much 
like to the wanton boy that stands at   
the maid's elbow1 to blow out  her      
candle as fast as she lights it at the  
fire4 ,convinced sinner1  ,god lighteth 
thy candle1 and thou puttest it out2    
,god lights it  again1 and thou puttest 
it out4 ,yea1 how oft is the candle of  
the  wicked put out8 7,job #ba3ag7 ,at  
last1 ,god resolveth he will light  thy 
candle no more2 and then1 like the      
,egyptians1 you dwell all  your days in 
darkness1 and never see light more1 but 
by the light  of hell-fire2 wherefore   
give glory to ,god1 and if he awakens   
thy  conscience1 quench not thy         

convictions4 ,do it1 saith the prophet1 
before he cause darkness1 and before    
your feet stumble upon the  dark        
mountains1 and he turn your convictions 
into the shadow of  death1 and make them
 gross darkness4 7,jer #ac3af7    7#a47 
,be willing to see the worst of thy     
condition4 ,it is better  to see it here
 than in hell2 for thou must see thy    
misery here or  there4 7#b47 ,beware of 
little sins2 they will make way for     
great  ones1 and they again will make   
way for bigger1 upon which ,god's  wrath
 will follow2 and then may thy latter   
end be worse than thy  beginning4 7#b   
,peter #b3bj7 7#c47 ,take heed of bad   
company1 and evil  communication1 for   
that will corrupt good manners4 ,god    
saith1 evil  company will turn thee away
 from following him1 and will tempt     
thee to serve other gods1 devils4 ,so   
the anger of the ,lord will  be kindled 
against you1 and destroy thee suddenly4 
7,deu #g3d7 7#d47  ,beware of such a    
thought as bids thee delay repentance1  

for that is  damnable4 7,prov #a3bd1    
,zech #g3ab1ac7 7#e47 ,beware of taking 
example  by some poor1 carnal professor1
 whose religion lies in the tip of  his 
tongue4 ,beware1 ,i say1 of the man     
whose head swims with notions1  but his 
life is among the unclean4 7,job #cf3ad7
 ,he that walketh  with wise men shall  
be wise2 but a companion of fools shall 
be  destroyed4 7,prov #ac3bj7 7#f47     
,give thyself much to the ,word1 and    
prayer1 and good conference4 7#g47      
,labour to see the sin that cleaveth  to
 the best of thy performances1 and know 
that all is nothing if  thou be not     
found in ,jesus ,christ4 7#h47 ,keep in 
remembrance that  ,god's eye is upon thy
 heart1 and upon all thy ways4 ,can any 
hide  himself in secret places that ,i  
shall not see him8 saith the ,lord4  ,do
 not ,i fill heaven and earth8 saith the
 ,lord4 7,jer #bc3bd7 7#i47  ,be often  
meditating upon death and judgment4     
7,eccl #aa3i1 #ab3ad7 7#aj47  ,be often 
thinking what a dreadful end sinners    

that have neglected  ,christ will make  
at that day of death and judgment4 7,heb
 #aj3ca7 7#aa47  ,put thyself often1 in 
thy thoughts1 before ,christ's          
judgment-seat1  in thy sins1 and        
consider with thyself1 ,were ,i now     
before my ,judge1  how should ,i look1  
how should ,i shake and tremble8 7#ab47 
,be often  thinking of them that are now
 in hell1 past all mercy2 ,i say1 be    
often thinking of them1 thus3 ,they were
 once in the world1 as ,i  now am2 they 
once took delight in sin1 as ,i have    
done2 they once  neglected repentance1  
as ,satan would have me do4 ,but now    
they are  gone2 now they are in hell1   
now the pit hath shut her mouth upon    
them6    ,thou mayest also doubt#ah thy 
thoughts of the damned thus3 ,if these  
poor creatures were in the world again1 
would they sin as they did  before8     
would they neglect salvation as they did
 before8 ,if they  had sermons1 as ,i   
have2 if they had the ,bible1 as ,i     
have2 if they  had good company1 as ,i  

have2 yea1 if they had a day of grace1  
as  ,i have1 would they neglect it as   
they did before8    ,sinner1 couldst    
thou soberly think of these things1 they
 might  help1 ,god blessing them1 to    
awaken thee1 and to keep thee awake  to 
repentance1 to the repentance that is to
 salvation1 never to be  repented of4   
,object4 ,but you have said few shall be
 saved2 and some that go a great  way1  
yet are not saved4 ,at this1 therefore1 
,i am even discouraged  and weakened2 ,i
 think ,i had as good go no further4 ,i 
am1 indeed1  under conviction1 but ,i   
may perish2 and if ,i go on in my sins1 
,i  can but perish2 and it is ten1      
twenty1 and an hundred to one if ,i  be 
saved1 should ,i be ever so earnest for 
heaven4    ,answ4 ,that few will be     
saved must needs be a truth1 for ,christ
 hath  said it2 that many go far1 and   
come short of heaven1 is as true1  being
 testified by the same hand4 ,but what  
then8 ,why1 then had  ,i as good never  
seek4 ,who told thee so8 ,must nobody   

seek because  few are saved8 ,this is   
just contrary to the text1 that bids us 
therefore strive2 strive to enter in1   
because the gate is strait1  and because
 many will seek to enter in1 and shall  
not be able4 ,but  why go back again1   
seeing that is the next way to hell8    
,never go  over hedge and ditch to hell4
 ,if ,i must needs go thither1 ,i will  
go the furthest way about4 ,but who can 
tell1 though there should  not be saved 
so many as there shall1 but thou mayest 
be one of that  few8 ,they that miss of 
life perish1 because they will not let  
go  their sins1 or because they take up 
a profession short of the saving  faith 
of the gospel4 ,they perish1 ,i say1    
because they are content  with such     
things as will not prove graces of a    
saving nature when  they come to be     
tried in the fire4 ,otherwise1 the      
promise is free1  and full1 and         
everlasting--,him that cometh to me1    
saith ,christ1  ,i will in no wise cast 
out2 for ,god so loved the world1 that  

he  gave his only begotten ,son1 that   
whosoever believeth in him should  not  
perish1 but have everlasting life4      
7,john #f3cg1 #c3af7 ,wherefore  let not
 this thought1 ,few shall be saved1     
weaken thy heart2 but let  it cause thee
 to mend thy pace1 to mend thy cries1 to
 look well to  thy grounds for heaven2  
let it make thee fly faster from sin to 
,christ2 let it keep thee awake1 and out
 of carnal security1 and  thou mayest be
 saved4    ,,use ,,third4--,my third    
word is to professors4 ,sirs1 give me   
leave  to set my trumpet to your ears   
again a little4 ,when every man hath    
put in all the claim they can for       
heaven1 but few will have it  for their 
inheritance2 ,i mean but few professors1
 for so the text  intendeth1 and so ,i  
have also proved4 ,for many1 ,i say unto
 you1  will seek to enter in1 and shall 
not be able4 ,let me1 therefore1 a      
little expostulate the matter with you1 
,o ye thousands of professors6    #a4 ,i
 begin with you whose religion lieth    

only in your tongues2  ,i mean you who  
are little or nothing known from the    
rest of the  rabble of the world1 only  
you can talk better than they4 ,hear me 
a word or two4 ,if ,i speak with the    
tongues of men and of angels1  and have 
not charity1 that is1 love to ,god1 and 
,christ1 and saints1  and holiness1 ,i  
am nothing2 no child of ,god1 and so    
have nothing  to do with heaven4 7#a    
,cor #ac3a1b7 ,a prating tongue will not
 unlock  the gates of haven1 nor blind  
the eyes of the ,judge4 ,look to it4    
,the wise in heart will receive         
commandments2 but a prating fool  shall 
fall4 #ai 7,prov #aj3h7    #b4 ,covetous
 professor1 thou that makest a gain of  
religion1 that  usest thy profession to 
bring grist to thy mill1 look to it     
also4  ,gain is not godliness4 ,judas'  
religion lay much in the bag1 but  his  
soul is now burning in hell4 ,all       
covetousness is idolatry2 but  what is  
that1 or what will you call it1 when men
 are religious for  filthy lucre's sake8

 7,eze #cc3ca7    #c4 ,wanton           
professors1 ,i have a word for you2 ,i  
mean you that  can tell how to misplead 
,scripture1 to maintain your pride1 your
  banqueting1 and abominable idolatry4  
,read what ,peter says4 ,you are  the   
snare and damnation of others4 ,you     
allure through the lust of  the flesh1  
through much wantonness1 those that were
 clean escaped  from them who live in   
error4 7#b ,peter #b3ah7 ,besides1 the  
,holy  ,ghost hath a great deal against 
you1 for your feastings1 and eating     
without fear1 not for health1 but       
gluttony4 7,jude #ab7 ,further1 ,peter  
says1 that you that count it pleasure to
 riot in the day-time are  spots and    
blemishes1 sporting yourselves with your
 own deceivings4  7#b ,peter #b3ac7 ,and
 let me ask1 ,did ,god give his ,word to
 justify  your wickedness8 or doth grace
 teach you to plead for the flesh1  or  
the making provision for the lusts      
thereof8 ,of these also are  they that  
feed their bodies to strengthen their   

lusts1 under pretence  of strengthening 
frail nature4 ,but pray1 remember the   
text1 ,many1  ,i say unto you1 will seek
 to enter in1 and shall not be able4    
#d4 ,i come next to the opinionist2 ,i  
mean1 to him whose religion  lieth in   
some circumstantials of religion4 ,with 
this sort this  kingdom swarms at this  
day4 ,these think all out of the way    
that  are not of their mode1 when       
themselves may be out of the way in the 
midst of their zeal for their opinions4 
,pray1 do you also observe  the text2   
,many1 ,i say unto you1 will seek to    
enter in1 and shall  not be able4    #e4
 ,neither is the formalist exempted from
 this number4 ,he is a man  that hath   
lost all but the shell of religion4 ,he 
is hot1 indeed1  for his form2 and no   
marvel1 for that is his all to contend  
for4  ,but his form being without the   
power and spirit of godliness1 it  will 
leave him in his sins2 nay1 he standeth 
now in them in the  sight of ,god1 and  
is one of the many that will seek to    

enter in1  and shall not be able4 7#b   
,tim #c3e7    #f4 ,the legalist comes   
next1 even him that hath no life but    
what he  makes out of his duties4 ,this 
man hath chosen to stand or fall by     
,moses1 who is the condemner of the     
world4 ,there is one that accuseth  you1
 even ,moses1 in whom ye trust4 7,john  
#e3de7    #g4 ,there is1 in the next    
place1 the libertine--he that pretendeth
  to be against forms and duties1 as    
things that gender to bondage1          
neglecting the order of ,god4 ,this man 
pretends to pray always1 but1  under    
that pretence1 prays not at all2 he     
pretends to keep every  day a ,sabbath1 
but this pretence serves him only to    
cast off all  set times for the worship 
of ,god4 ,this is also one of the many  
that  will seek to enter in1 and shall  
not be able4 7,titus #a3af7    #h4      
,there is the temporizing               
latitudinarian4 ,he is a man that hath  
no ,god but his belly1 nor any religion 
but that by which his belly  is         

worshipped4 ,his religion is always1    
like the times1 turning  this way and   
that way1 like the cock on the steeple2 
neither hath  he any conscience but a   
benumbed and seared one1 and is next    
door  to a downright atheist2 and also  
is one of the many that will seek  to   
enter in1 and shall not be able4    #i4 
,there is also the willfully ignorant   
professor1 or him that is  afraid to    
know more1 for fear of the cross4 ,he is
 for picking and  choosing of truth1 and
 loveth not to hazard his all for that  
worthy  name by which he would be       
called4 ,when he is at any time overset 
by  arguments1 or awakenings of         
conscience1 he uses to heal all by--,i  
was not brought up in this faith2 as if 
it were unlawful for ,christians  to    
know more than hath been taught them at 
first conversion4 ,there  are many      
,scriptures that lie against his man1 as
 the mouths of  great guns1 and he is   
one of the many that will seek to enter 
in1  and shall not be able4    #aj4 ,we 

will add to all these1 the professor    
that would prove  himself a ,christian1 
by comparing himself with others1       
instead of  comparing himself with the  
,word of ,god4 ,this man comforts       
himself1  because he is as holy as such 
and such2 he also knows as such as  that
 old professor1 and then concludes he   
shall go to heaven3 as  if he certainly 
knew1 that those with whom he compareth 
himself  would be undoubtedly saved2 but
 how if he should be mistaken8 nay1  may
 they not both fall short8 ,but to be   
sure he is in the wrong that  hath made 
the comparison2 and a wrong foundation  
will not stand in  the day of judgment4 
7#b ,cor #aj3ab7 ,this man1 therefore1  
is one of  the many that will seek to   
enter in1 and shall not be able4    #aa4
 ,there is yet another professor2 and he
 is for ,god and for ,baal  too2 he can 
be anything for any company2 he can     
throw stones with  both hands2 his      
religion alters as fast as his company2 
he is a  frog of ,egypt1 and can live in

 the water and out of the water2 he  can
 live in religious company1 and again as
 well out4 ,nothing that  is disorderly 
comes amiss to him2 he will hold with   
the hare1 and  run with the hound2 he   
carries fire in the one hand1 and water 
in  the other2 he is a very anything but
 what he should be4 ,this is  also one  
of the many that will seek to enter in1 
and shall not be  able4 #bj    #ab4     
,there is also that free-willer1 who    
denies to the ,holy ,ghost the  sole    
work in conversion2 and that ,socinian1 
who denieth to ,christ  that he hath    
made to ,god satisfaction for sin2 and  
that ,quaker1  who takes from ,christ   
the two natures in his person3 and ,i   
might  add as many more1 touching whose 
damnation1 they dying as they are1  the 
,scripture is plain3 these will seek to 
enter in1 and shall  not be able4 ,but1 
,,use ,,fourth4--,if it be so1 what a   
strange disappointment will  many       
professors meet with at the day of      
judgment6 ,i speak not now  to the open 

profane2 everybody1 as ,i have said1    
that hath but common  understanding     
between good and evil1 knows that they  
are in the  broad way to hell and       
damnation1 and they must needs come     
thither2  nothing can hinder it but     
repentance unto salvation1 except ,god  
should prove a liar to save them1 and it
 is hard venturing of that4    ,neither 
is it amiss1 if we take notice of the   
examples that are  briefly mentioned in 
the ,scriptures1 concerning professors  
that  have miscarried4 #a4 ,judas       
perished from among the apostles4 7,acts
  #a7 #b4 ,demas1 as ,i think1 perished 
from among the evangelists4 7#b  ,tim   
#d3aj7 #c4 ,diotrephes from among the   
ministers1 or them in office  in the    
church4 7#c ,john #i7 #d4 ,and s for    
,christian professors1 they  have fallen
 by heaps1 and almost by whole churches4
 7#b ,tim #a3ae1  ,rev #c3d1ae-ag7 #e4  
,let us add to these1 that the things   
mentioned in  the ,scriptures about     
these matters1 are but brief hints and  

items  of what is afterwards to happen2 
as the apostle said1 ,some men's  sins  
are open beforehand1 going before to    
judgment2 and some men  they follow     
after4 7#a ,tim #e3bd7    ,so that1     
fellow-professors1 let us fear1 lest a  
promise being left  us of entering into 
this rest1 any of us should seem to come
 short  of it4 ,o6 to come short6       
nothing kills like it1 nothing will burn
  like it4 ,i intend not                
discouragements1 but awakenings2 the    
churches  have need of awakening1 and so
 have all professors4 ,do not despise   
me1 therefore1 but hear me over again4  
,what a strange disappointment  will    
many professors meet with at the day of 
,god ,almighty6--a  disappointment1 ,i  
say1 and that as to several things4     
7#a47 ,they will look to escape hell1   
and yet fall just into the  mouth of    
hell3 what a disappointment will be     
here6 7#b47 ,they will  look for heaven1
 but the gate of heaven will be shut    
against them3  what a disappointment is 

here6 7#c47 ,they will expect that      
,christ  should have compassion for     
them1 but will find that he hath shut   
up all bowels of compassion form them3  
what a disappointment is  here6 ,again1 
,,use ,,fifth4--,as this disappointment 
will be fearful1 so certainly  it will  
be very full of amazement4    #a4 ,will 
it not amaze them to be unexpectedly    
excluded from life  and salvation8 #b4  
,will it not be amazing to them to see  
their own  madness and folly1 while they
 consider how they have dallied with    
their own souls1 and took lightly for   
granted that they had that  grace that  
would save them1 but hath left them in a
 damnable state8  #c4 ,will they not    
also be amazed one at another1 while    
they remember  how in their lifetime    
they counted themselves fellow-heirs of 
life8 ,to allude to that of the prophet1
 ,they shall be amazed one  at another1 
their faces shall be as flames4 7,isa   
#ac3h7 #d4 ,will it  not be amazing to  
some of the damned themselves1 to see   

some come  to hell that then they shall 
see come thither8 to see preachers of   
the ,word1 professors of the ,word1     
practisers in the ,word1 to come        
thither4 ,what wondering was there among
 them at the fall of the king  of       
,babylon1 since he thought to have      
swallowed up all1 because he  was run   
down by the ,medes and ,persians6 ,how  
art thou fallen from  heaven1 ,o        
,lucifer1 son of the morning6 ,how art  
thou cut down to  the ground which didst
 weaken the nations6 ,if such a thing as
 this  will with amazement surprise the 
damned1 what an amazement will  it be to
 them to see such a one as he whose head
 reached to the  clouds1 to see him come
 down to the pit1 and perish for ever   
like  his own dung4 ,hell from beneath  
is moved for thee1 to meet thee  at thy 
coming2 it stirreth up the dead for     
thee1 even all the chief  ones of the   
earth4 7,isa #ad7 ,they that see thee   
shall narrowly look  upon thee1 and     
consider thee1 saying1 ,is this the man8

 ,is this he  that professed1 and       
disputed1 and forsook us2 but now he is 
come to  us again8 ,is this he that     
separated from us1 but now he is fallen 
with us into the same eternal damnation 
with us8    ,,use ,,sixth4--,yet again1 
one word more1 if ,i may awaken         
professors4  ,consider1 though the poor 
carnal world shall certainly perish1 yet
  they will want these things to        
aggravate their sorrow1 which thou  wilt
 meet with in every thought that thou   
wilt have of the condition  thou wast in
 when thou wast in the world4    #a4    
,they will not have a profession1 to    
bite them when they come  thither4 #b4  
,they will not have a taste of a lost   
heaven1 to bite  them when they come    
thither4 #c4 ,they will not have the    
thoughts  of1 ,i was almost at heaven1  
to bite them when they come thither4    
#d4 ,they will not have the thoughts of1
 how they cheated saints1  ministers1   
churches1 to bite them when they come   
thither4 #e4 ,they  will not have the   

dying thoughts of false faith1 false    
hope1 false  repentance1 and false      
holiness1 to bite them when they come   
thither4  ,i was at the gates of heaven1
 ,i looked into heaven1 ,i thought  ,i  
should have entered into heaven2 ,o how 
will these things sting6  ,they will1 if
 ,i may call them so1 be the sting of   
the sting of  death in hell-fire4       
,,use ,,seventh4--,give me leave now in 
a word to give you a little  advice4    
#a4 ,dost thou love thine own soul8 then
 pray to ,jesus ,christ for  an awakened
 heart1 for a heart so awakened with all
 the things of  another world1 that thou
 mayest be allured to ,jesus ,christ4   
#b4 ,when  thou comest there1 beg again 
for more awakenings about sin1 hell1    
grace1 and about the righteousness of   
,christ4 #c4 ,cry also for a  spirit of 
discerning1 that thou mayest know that  
which is saving  grace indeed4 #d4      
,above all studies apply thyself to the 
study of  those things that show thee   
the evil of sin1 the shortness of man's 

life1 and which is the way to be saved4 
#e4 ,keep company with the  most godly  
among professors4 #f4 ,when thou hearest
 what the nature  of true grace is1     
defer not to ask thine own heart if this
 grace  be there4 ,and here take heed-- 
7#a47 ,that the preacher himself be     
sound1 and of good life4 7#b47 ,that    
thou takest not seeming graces for real 
ones1 nor seeming fruits  for real      
fruits4 7#c47 ,take heed that a sin in  
thy life goes  not unrepented of2 for   
that will make a flaw in thine evidence1
 a  wound in thy conscience1 and a      
breach in thy peace2 and a hundred  to  
one1 if at last it doth not drive all   
the grace in thee into  so dark a corner
 of thy heart1 that thou shalt not be   
able1 for a  time1 by all the torches   
that are burning in the gospel1 to find 
it out to thine own comfort and         
consolation4 #ba    ,,footnotes3    #a  
,however homely this illustration1 yet  
how striking4 ,no family  has been many 
years without that uneasy               

anxiety--earnest seeking  the doctor to 
alleviate their sufferings1 or those of 
a beloved  relative1 and then the       
trembling hope that his excellent things
  may produce the desired effect4       
,reader1 have you had1 at any time1     
equal anxiety for your soul's health and
 salvation8 ,what has been  the         
result8--,ed4    #b ,how delightfully   
but solemnly is this illustrated in the 
,pilgrim's  ,progress4 ,the wicket-gate1
 at the head of the way1 at which the   
poor burdened sinner must knock and     
obtain an entrance by ,christ  the door4
 ,it may be like ,mercy1 with a         
trembling but sure hope4  ,and then the 
glorious entrance into the ,celestial   
,city itself1  after crossing the river 
which has no bridge4 ,this was opened to
  ,christian1 but shut against          
,ignorance and against ,turnaway of the 
,town of ,apostasy4--,ed4    #c ,much   
confusion appears to exist in the minds 
of many in reference  to the strait gate
 mentioned in the text1 as this passage 

is frequently introduced into           
exhortations to the unconverted4 ,it  is
 addressed exclusively to professors of 
religion--to those who  profess to have 
set out for the ,celestial ,city1 and   
seems to say1  ,beware of the form of   
godliness without its power--of the     
profession  without the possession6     
,for1 as old ,mason truly said1 ,they   
fall  deepest into hell that fall       
backward4 ,the striving here alluded  to
 refers to the whole course of the      
believers' life1 with its end  in       
view--,we labour to be accepted of him  
,give diligence1 by  adding to faith    
virtue1 c41 to make your calling and    
election  sure2 for so an entrance shall
 be ministered unto you abundantly  into
 the everlasting kingdom of our ,lord   
and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4  7#b ,peter
 #a3e-aa7    #d ,how well does our      
unlettered author give the meaning of   
strive1  agonize4--,ed4    #e ,reader1  
while we bless ,god for being mercifully
 relieved from  those bodily privations 

and sufferings through which our pilgrim
  fathers passed1 forget not that ,satan
 plies all his arts to allure  our souls
 from the narrow path4 ,if we are saved 
from tedious  imprisonments in damp     
dungeons--if ,antichrist has lost much  
of his  power1 the flatterer is ever at 
hand to entangle us in his net--the     
atheist is ever ready1 by his derision  
and scorn1 to drive us back  to the     
,city of ,destruction4--,ed4    #f ,in  
the edition printed #afib1 an holiday   
saint is used4 ,saints'  days were      
holidays upon which the gayest dress was
 put on2 but the  outward affectation of
 religion in pious company is better    
expressed  by holiday suit1 and ,i have 
followed all the modern editors in      
concluding that the word saint is a     
typographical error4--,ed4    #g ,see   
the character of ,by-ends and his       
companions in the ,pilgrim's  ,progress4
    #h ,o how few professors feel that  
the judgment of man is as nothing  in   
comparison with that of a               

heart-searching ,god4 ,thousands would  
tremble at the thought of outwardly     
committing these great crimes1  but who 
inwardly1 in spirit1 are daily guilty of
 them before ,god4  ,he who is kept by  
,divine power from spiritual sins1 is   
alone safe  from the commission of      
carnal sins4--,ed4    #i ,it is an awful
 fact that in every age of the church   
these  blundering raw-headed preachers  
have abounded4 ,it is a singular        
appellation to make use of to those who 
strut in black1 and vainly  pride       
themselves upon being descended from the
 apostles4 ,alas6  how many are those   
whose hearts and heads are raw indeed as
 to any  influences of vital religion1  
and whose whole ministry is calculated  
to mislead the souls of their           
fellow-sinners as to their eternal      
hopes4 ,reader1 how solemn is our duty  
to examine what we hear by  the unerring
 ,word--to try all things1 and hold fast
 that only which  is good4--,ed4    #aj 
,more particularly in the ,jerusalem    

,sinner ,saved--,he that  would be saved
 by ,jesus ,christ1 through faith in his
 blood1 cannot  be counted for such1 c4 
,the sin against the ,holy ,ghost is an 
abandonment of ,christianity--to crucify
 the ,son of ,god afresh1 and  put him  
to an open shame4 7,heb #f3f7 ,poor     
trembler1 wouldst thou  crucify the ,son
 of ,god afresh8 ,if thy conscience     
says1 ,never6 never6  thou hast not     
committed this unpardonable sin4--,ed4  
#aa ,the wedding garments being provided
 by the host1 this man must  have       
refused it1 and insults his ,king by    
sitting among the guests  in his        
ordinary apparel4 ,o reader1 before you 
take a seat at the  ,lord's table1 take 
prayerful care to be clothed with the   
robe of  righteousness1 otherwise you   
will eat to your utter condemnation  and
 may1 after all1 be cast into outer     
darkness4--,ed4    #ab ,may these       
searching words make an indelible       
impression upon the  heart of every     
reader4 ,how striking1 and alas6 how    

true1 is this  delineation of character4
 ,religious when in company with        
professors--profane when with the world2
 pretending to be a  ,christian on a    
,sunday2 striving to climb with         
,christian the ,hill  ,difficulty--every
 other day running down the hill with   
,timorous  and ,mistrust4 ,such may get 
to the bottom of the hill1 and hide     
themselves in the world2 but they can   
never lie concealed from ,god's  anger1 
either in this world1 or in the         
bottomless pit1 whither they  are       
hurrying to destruction4    ,sinner1 ,o 
why so thoughtless grown8 ,why in such  
dreadful hast to  die8--,ed4    #ac     
,tend it1 or attend to it4 ,what madness
 does sin engender and  foster6 ,the    
trifles of time entirely occupy the     
attention1 while  the momentous affairs 
of eternity are put off to a more       
convenient  opportunity4--,ed4    #ad   
,lowth's translation of this passage in 
,isaiah #f3ac not only confirms         
,bunyan1 but exhibits his view in a more

 prominent light3--,and  though there be
 a tenth part remaining in it1 even this
 shall  undergo a repeated destruction2 
yet as the ilex and the oak1 though  cut
 down1 hath its stock remaining1 a holy 
seed shall be the stock  of the         
nation4--,ed4    #ae ,how solemn the    
thought--there is but little wheat in   
comparison  with all the grass and      
vegetable produce of the earth2 and in  
the  harvest how much chaff and straw1  
which grew with the wheat1 will  be cast
 out6 ,well may it be said1 ,look to it1
 professors4--,ed4    #af ,the word     
faith was changed in #agcg for          
repentance1 which has  been continued in
 subsequent editions2 faith is right4   
,awakenings  and repentance are classed 
together under the first head1 and faith
  under the second4--,ed4    #ag ,many  
readers will cry out1 ,who then can be  
saved8 ,without  charity1 or the love of
 ,christ in the heart1 all faith and    
works  are but dross4 ,love is the      
touchstone of faith and works--not  to  

glorify ourselves1 but him who has      
bought us with his own most  precious   
blood4 ,carry the solemn inquiry to the 
throne of grace1  ,have ,i passed from  
death unto life8 for whosoever thus     
liveth  believeth in ,christ1 and amidst
 the fatal wreck of professors1 he      
shall never die4--,ed4    #ah ,to doubt2
 to suspect1 make a question of1        
reconsider4--,ed4    #ai ,when          
,talkative asked ,faithful what         
difference there is between  crying out 
against and abhorring sin1 he answered1 
,o6 a great  deal2 a man may cry out    
against sin of policy1 but he cannot    
abhor  it but by virtue of a godly      
antipathy against it4 ,i have heard     
many cry out against sin in the pulpit1 
who yet can abide it well  enough in the
 heart1 house1 and                      
conversation4--,pilgrim's ,progress4    
#bj ,similar to ,by-ends who never      
strove for heaven against wind  or      
weather2 was most zealous when religion 
walked in his silver  slippers1 and     

walked with him in the streets1 while   
the sun shone1  and people applauded    
him4--,pilgrim's ,progress4    #ba ,the 
striving inculcated in this treatise    
reminds us of ,hopkins'  bold appeal to 
conscience4 ,he says1 ,there must be a  
holy roughness  and violence1 to break  
through all that stands in our way2     
neither  caring for allurements1 nor    
fearing opposition1 but by a pious      
obstinacy and frowardness1 we must      
thrust away the one and bear down  the  
other4 ,this is the ,christian who will 
carry heaven by force1  when the whining
 pusillanimous professor1 who only      
complains of  difficulty1 but never     
attempts to conquer it1 will be for ever
 shut  out6--,ed4    999999    ,,light  
,,for ,,them ,,that ,,sit ,,in          
,,darkness2    ,,or1    ,a ,,discourse  
,,of ,,jesus ,,christ3    ,,and ,,that  
,,he ,,undertook ,,to ,,accomplish ,,by 
,,himself ,,the ,,eternal ,,redemption  
,,of ,,sinners3    ,,also1 ,,how ,,the  
,,lord ,,jesus ,,addressed ,,himself    

,,to ,,this ,,work2 ,,with  ,,undeniable
 ,,demonstrations ,,that ,,he           
,,performed ,,the ,,same4               
,,objections ,,to ,,the ,,contrary      
,,answered4    ',christ hath redeemed us
 from the curse of the law1 being made a
  curse for us4'--,galatians #c3ac4     
by ,john ,bunyan--#afgd                 
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,this solemn and searching treatise was 
first published in #afgd1 a  copy of    
which is in the ,editor's possession4   
,the author's object  is to correct some
 fatal errors which then peculiarly     
abounded1  and to recommend the gospel  
in its purity to the acceptation of his 
fellow-sinners4 ,possessing that inward 
peace1 serenity1 happiness1  and safety1
 arising from a scriptural knowledge of 
,christ and him  crucified1 he          
proclaims1 ',i have ventured my own soul
 thereon with  gladness1' and 'if all   
the souls in the world were mine1 ,i    
would  venture them all4' ,his prayer is
 that others may receive the same  light

 and life by faith4    ,every age has   
had its peculiar delusions for the trial
 of the  spirit--mysticism in ,bunyan's 
time1 ,puseyism in our days4 ,prior to  
the ,reformation1 the clergy1 called the
 church1 claimed implicit  obedience    
from the laity as essential to          
salvation1 and taught  that inquiry was 
the high road to eternal ruin4 ,after   
the ,bible had  been extensively        
circulated1 many regarded it as the     
letter which  killeth--that it was of no
 importance1 compared with the light    
within1 which alone was essential4      
,these were not the notions of any  one 
or two sects1 but had spread their      
influence to a considerable  extent over
 the ,christian church4 ,to check the   
growth of these  errors1 and to recover 
those who had been misled by them1      
,bunyan  published this ',light for them
 that sit in darkness4' ,his object  is 
to prove that all our knowledge of the  
,saviour must be received  directly from
 the written ,word--that to understand  

these holy oracles1  we must seek and   
obtain ,divine light4 ,by this light we 
shall find  that ,christ took upon      
himself our nature1 and1 by his holy and
 perfect  obedience to the law1 and     
sacrifice of himself as a sin-atoning   
offering1 he redeemed all his saints1   
paid the ,,full price of their          
redemption1 and will present them       
unblameable1 unreprovable1 and          
acceptable to him that is of purer eyes 
than to behold iniquity4  ,their robes  
are washed and made white in the blood  
of the ,lamb2  they are perfect as      
,christ is perfect2 there is no         
condemnation to  them2 their salvation  
is sure4 ,to those whose spirits are    
dismayed  under a fear that they have   
sinned the unpardonable sin1 the        
arguments on the following pages are    
most consoling4 ,those who are  under   
that awful curse are sunk in a deathly  
state of insensibility1  while they sit 
in the seat of the scorner4 ,to be      
alarmed with the  fear of having so     

offended the ,saviour1 is the best      
evidence that  no such sin can have been
 committed4 ,the closing chapter is full
  of striking solemnity4 ,may its       
beneficial effects be felt1 to the      
glory of ,god and the reader's solid    
peace4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,the      
,,author ,,to ,,the ,,reader4    ,gentle
 ,reader1    ,it was the great care of  
the apostle ,paul to deliver his gospel 
to  the churches in its own simplicity1 
because so it is the power of  ,god unto
 salvation to every one that believeth4 
,and if it was his  care so to deliver  
it to us1 it should be ours to seek so  
to continue  it2 and the rather1 because
 of the unaptness of the minds1 even  of
 the saints themselves1 to retain it    
without commixture4 ,for1 to  say       
nothing of the projects of hell1 and of 
the cunning craftiness  of some that lie
 in wait to deceive even the godly      
themselves1 as  they are dull of        
hearing1 so much more dull in receiving 
and holding  fast the simplicity of the 

gospel of ,jesus ,christ4 ,from their   
sense1  and reason1 and unbelief1 and   
darkness1 arise many imaginations  and  
high thoughts1 which exalt themselves   
against the knowledge of  ,god and the  
obedience of ,jesus ,christ1 wherefore  
they themselves  have much ado to stand 
complete in all the will of ,god4 ,and  
were  they not concerned in electing    
love1 by which they are bound up  in the
 bundle of life1 and blessed with the   
enjoyment of saving  grace1 which       
enlighteneth their souls and maintaineth
 their fath  and hope1 they would not   
only be assaulted and afflicted with    
their  own corruptions1 but1 as others1 
overcome thereby4    ,alas6 how ordinary
 a thing is it for professors to fall   
from the  knowledge they have had of the
 glorious gospel of the blessed ,god1   
and to be turned unto fables1 seducing  
spirits1 and doctrines of  devils1      
through the intoxications of delusions  
and the witchcraft  of false preachers4 
,now1 this their swerving from the      

gospel ariseth1 #a4 ,either from  their 
not having1 or1 having1 not retaining1  
the true knowledge of  the person of the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 or1 #b4 ,from    
their not believing  the true causes of 
his coming into the world1 with his     
doing and  suffering there4 ,upon one or
 both these accounts1 ,i say1 it is that
  they everlastingly perish2 for if they
 have not1 and do not also  retain the  
knowledge of his person1 they want the  
,,he1 on whom1 if  they believe not1    
they must die in their sins2 and if they
 know  not the reason of his coming1    
doing1 and suffering1 they are in  the  
same condition also4    ,now1 those     
professors that have had some knowledge 
of these things1  and yet have lost     
them1 it hath come thus to pass with    
them because  they first lost the       
knowledge of themselves and of their    
sins4  ,they know not themselves to be  
such nothing ones as the ,scriptures    
reporteth them to be1 nor their sins to 
be so heinous as the  law hath          

concluded2 therefore they either turn   
again with the dog  to his vomit1 or    
adhere to a few of the rags of their own
 fleshly  righteousness1 and so become  
pure in their own eyes1 yet are not     
purged by blood from their filthiness4  
,for the person and doings of ,jesus    
,christ are only precious to them  that 
get and retain the true knowledge of    
themselves1 and the due  reward of their
 sins by the law4 ,these are desolate1  
being driven  out of all2 these embrace 
the rock instead of a shelter4 ,the     
sensible  sinner receiveth him joyfully4
    ,and because a miscarriage in this  
great truth is the most dangerous  and  
damning miscarriage1 therefore should   
professors be the more  fearful of      
swerving aside therefrom4 ,the man that 
rejecteth the true  knowledge of the    
person of the ,lord ,jesus1 and the     
causes of his  doing and suffering in   
the world1 takes the next way to be     
guilty  of that transgression that is   
not to be purged with sacrifice for     

ever2 that fearful transgression for    
which is left no offering at  all1 nor  
anything to be expected by the person   
transgressing but  fearful judgment and 
fiery indignation1 which shall devour   
the  adversary4    ,now1 for their sakes
 that have not sinned this sin1 for     
their sakes  that are in danger thereof1
 but yet not overcome1 for their sakes  
have ,i written this little book1       
wherein is largely1 and yet with  few   
words1 discovered the doctrine of the   
person1 and doings1 and  sufferings of  
,christ1 with the true cause thereof1   
also a removal  of those objections that
 the crafty children of darkness have   
framed  against the same4    ,and ,i    
have been the more plain and simple in  
my writing1 because  the sin against the
 ,holy ,ghost is in these days more     
common than  formerly1 and the way unto 
it more beautified with colour and      
pretence of truth4 ,i may say of the way
 to this sin1 it is1 as was  once the   
way to ,jerusalem1 strewed with boughs  

and branches2 and  by some there is     
cried a kind of hosanna to them that are
 treading  these steps to hell4 ,o the  
plausible pretences1 the golden names1  
the feigned holiness1 the demure        
behaviours1 mixed with damnable         
hypocrisy1 that attend the persons that 
have forsaken the ,lord ,jesus1  that   
have despised his person1 trampled upon 
him1 and counted the  blood of the      
covenant wherewith he was sanctified an 
unholy thing6  ,they have crucified him 
to themselves1 and think that they can  
go  to heaven without him2 yea1 pretend 
they love him1 when they hate  him2     
pretend they have him1 when they have   
cast him off2 pretend  they trust in    
him1 when they bid defiance to his      
undertakings for  the world4    ,reader1
 let me beseech thee to hear me         
patiently2 read1 and consider1  and     
judge4 ,i have presented thee with that 
which ,i have received  from ,god2 and  
the holy men of ,god1 who spake as they 
were moved by  the ,holy ,ghost1 do bear

 me witness4 ,thou wilt say1 ,all       
pretend to  this4 ,well1 but give me the
 hearing1 take me to the ,bible1 and let
  me find in thy heart no favour if thou
 find me to swerve from the  standard4  
,i say again1 receive my doctrine2 ,i   
beseech thee1 in ,christ's stead1       
receive it2 ,i know it to be the way of 
salvation4 ,i have ventured  my own soul
 thereon with gladness2 and if all the  
souls in the  world were mine1 as mine  
own soul is1 ,i would1 through ,god's   
grace1  venture every one of them there4
 ,i have not writ at a venture1  nor    
borrowed my doctrine from libraries4 ,i 
depend upon the sayings  of no man4 ,i  
found it in the ,scriptures of truth1   
among the true  sayings of ,god4    ,i  
have done1 when ,i have exhorted thee to
 pray1 and give heed to the  words of   
,god as revealed in the ,holy ,writ4    
,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ  himself give 
thee light and life by faith in him2 to 
whom1 with  the ,father and the good    
,spirit of grace1 be glory and dominion1

  now and for ever4 ,amen4    ,,john    
,,bunyan4    ,,light ,,for ,,them ,,that
 ,,sit ,,in ,,darkness4    ',,of ,,this 
,,man',s ,,seed ,,hath ,,god1           
,,according ,,to ,,his ,,promise1       
,,raised ,,unto  ,,israel ,a ,,saviour1 
,,jesus4'--,,acts #ac3bc4    ,these     
words are part of a sermon which ,paul  
preached to the people  that lived at   
,antioch in ,pisidia1 where also        
inhabited many of the  ,jews4 ,the      
preparation to his discourse he thus    
begins--',men of  ,israel1 and ye that  
fear ,god1 give audience' 7v #af72 by   
which having  prepared their minds to   
attend1 he proceeds and gives a         
particular  relation of ,god's peculiar 
dealings with his people ,israel1 from  
,egypt  to the time of ,david their     
king1 of whom he treateth particularly--
    ,that he was the son of ,jesse1 that
 he was a king1 that ,god raised  him up
 in mercy1 that ,god gave testimony of  
him1 that he was a man  after ,god's own
 heart1 that he should fulfil all his   

will 7v #bb74    ,and this he did of    
purpose both to engage them the more to 
attend1  and because they well knew that
 of the fruit of his loins ,god hath    
promised the ,messiah should come4      
,having thus therefore gathered up their
 minds to hearken1 he presenteth  them  
with his errand--to wit1 that the       
,messiah was come1 and that  the promise
 was indeed fulfilled that a ,saviour   
should be born to  ,israel--',of this   
man's seed1' saith he1 'hath ,god1      
according to  his promise1 raised unto  
,israel a ,saviour1 ,jesus4'    ,in this
 assertion he concludeth--#a4 ,that the 
promise had kept its  due course in     
presenting a ,saviour to ,israel--to    
wit1 in ,david's  loins--',of this man's
 seed4' #b4 ,that the time of the       
promise was  come1 and the ,saviour was 
revealed--',god hath raised unto ,israel
 a  ,saviour4' #c4 ,that ,jesus of      
,nazareth1 the son of ,joseph1 was      
he--',he  hath raised unto ,israel a    
,saviour1 ,jesus4'    ,from these things

 we may inquire1 for the explication of 
the words1  ,first4 ,what this ,jesus   
is8 ,second4 ,what it was for this      
,jesus to  be of the seed of ,david8    
,third4 ,what it was for ,jesus to be of
 this  man's seed according to the      
promise8 ,and1 ,fourth1 what it was for 
him to be raised unto ,israel8 ,these   
things may give us light into  what     
shall be spoken after4    ,quest4       
,first4 ,what this ,jesus is8    ,he is 
,god1 and had personal being from before
 all worlds2 therefore  not such an one 
as took being when he was formed in the 
world2 he is  ,god's natural ,son1 the  
,eternal ,son of his begetting and      
love--',god  sent forth his ,son4' ,he  
was1 and was his ,son1 before he was    
revealed--',what is his name1 and what  
is his ,son's name1 if thou  canst      
tell8' 7,prov #cj3d2 ,eze #ba3aj74 ,he  
hath an eternal generation1  such as    
none can declare1 not man1 not angel    
7,isa #ec3h74 ,he was the  delight of   
his ,father before he had made either   

mountain or hill4  ,while as yet he had 
not made the earth or the fields1 or the
 highest  part of the dust of the world1
 all things were made by him1 and       
without him was not anything made that  
was made1 and he is before  all things1 
and by him all things consist4 ,it is he
 with whom the  ,father consulted when  
he was about to make man1 when he       
intended  to overthrow ,babel1 and when 
he sent ,isaiah to harden the hearts of 
,israel 7,prov #h3bf2 ,john #a3c2 ,heb  
#a3b1c2 ,col #a3ag2 ,gen #a3bf1 #aa3g2  
,isa #f3h74 ,this is the person intended
 in the text4 ,hence also he  testifies 
of himself that he came down from the   
,father2 that he  had glory with him    
before the world was4 ,and 'what and if 
ye shall  see the ,son of man ascend up 
where he was before8' 7,john #f3fb1     
#af3bh1 #ag3e74    ,quest4 ,second4     
,what was it for ,jesus to be of        
,david's seed8    ,to be of ,david's    
seed is to spring from his loins1 to    
come of his  race according to the      

flesh2 and therefore as he is ,david's  
,god1  so likewise is he ,david's ,son2 
the root and also the offspring of      
,david4 ,and this the ,lord himself     
acknowledgeth1 saying1 ',i am the       
root1' or ,god1 'and the offspring1' and
 ,son1 'of ,david1 and the  bright and  
morning star' 7,rev #bb3af74 ,this is   
indeed the great  mystery1 the mystery  
of godliness4 ',if ,david then call him 
,lord1  how is he his ,son8' 7,matt     
#bb3de2 ,luke #b3d2 ,rom #a3c2 #b ,tim  
#b3h74 ,and  hence it is that he is said
 to be 'wonderful1' because he is both  
,god and man in one person--',unto us a 
child is born1 unto us a  ,son is given2
 and the government shall be upon his   
shoulder1 and  his name shall be called 
,wonderful' 7,isa #i3f74 ,wonderful     
indeed6  ,wonderful ,god1 ,wonderful    
man1 ,wonderful ,god-man1 and so a      
,wonderful  ,jesus and ,saviour4 ,he    
also hath wonderful love1 bore wonderful
  sorrows for our wonderful sins1 and   
obtained for ,,his a wonderful          

salvation4    ,quest4 ,third4 ,what was 
it for ,jesus to be of this man's seed  
according to the promise8    ,this word 
'promise' doth sometimes comprehend all 
the promises  which ,god made to our    
fathers1 from the first promise to the  
last1  and so the ,holy ,ghost doth call
 them--',the promise made unto the      
fathers1 ,god hath fulfilled the same   
unto us their children' 7,acts          
#ac3cb1cc74 ,but the word 'promise' here
 doth in special intend that  which ,god
 made to ,david himself--',men and      
brethren1' said ,peter1  'let me freely 
speak unto you of the patriarch ,david1 
that he is  both dead and buried1 and   
his sepulchre is with us unto this day4 
,therefore being a prophet1 and knowing 
that ,god had sworn with  an oath to    
him1 that of the fruit of his loins1    
according to the  flesh1 he would raise 
up ,christ to sit on his throne2 he     
seeing this  before1 spake of the       
resurrection of ,christ1' c4 7,acts     
#b3bi1cj74    ,quest4 ,fourth4 ,what was

 it for ,jesus to be raised thus up of  
,god  to ,israel8    ,here we have two  
things to consider of--#a4 ,who ,israel 
is4 #b4 ,what  it was for ,jesus to be  
raised up unto them4    #a4 ,who ,israel
 is4 ,by ',israel' sometimes we should  
understand the  whole stock of ,jacob1  
the natural children of his flesh2 for  
that  name they have of him1 for he     
obtained it when he wrestled with  the  
angel1 and prevailed1 and it remained   
with his seed in their  generations     
7,gen #cb74 ,by ',israel' we are to     
understand all those  that ,god hath    
promised to ,christ--',the children of  
the promise  are counted for the seed1' 
the elect ,jews and ,gentiles4 ,these   
are  called 'the ,israel of ,god1' and  
the seed of ,abraham1 whom ,jesus in    
special regarded in his undertaking the 
work of man's redemption  7,rom #i3h2   
,gal #f3af2 ,heb #b3ad-af74    #b4 ,what
 it was for ,jesus to be raised up unto 
them4 ,this word  'raised up' is        
diversely taken in the ,scripture4 7#a47

 ,it is taken  for 'sending'2 as when he
 saith he raised them up judges1        
saviours1  and prophets1 he means he    
sent them such1 and thus he raised up   
,jesus--that is1 'he sent him' 7,judg   
#b3af1ah1 #c3i1ae2 ,amos #b3aa74  ',i   
have not spoken of myself2 but the      
,father which sent me1 he gave  me a    
commandment' 7,john #ab3di74 7#b47 ,to  
be raised up1 intimateth  one invested  
with power and authority4 ,thus he      
raised up ,david to  be the king of     
,israel1 he anointed him and invested   
him with kingly  power 7#a ,sam #af3ac2 
,acts #ac3bb74 ,and thus was ,jesus     
,christ raised  up4 ,hence he is called 
'the horn of salvation'--',he hath      
raised  up an horn of salvation for us  
in the house of his servant ,david'     
7,luke #a3fi74 7#c47 ,to be raised up1  
intimateth quickening and               
strengthening1 to oppose and overcome   
all opposition4 ,thus was  ,jesus raised
 up from under sin1 death1 the rage of  
the world1 and  hell1 that day that ,god

 raised him out of the grave4    ,thus1 
therefore1 was ,jesus raised up to      
,israel--that is1 he was  sent1         
authorized1 and strengthened to1 and in 
the work of1 their  salvation1 to the   
completing of it4    ,the words thus    
opened do lay before us these two       
observations--,,first4  ,that in all    
ages ,god gave his people a promise1 and
 so ground for  a believing remembrance1
 that he would one day send them a      
,saviour4  ,,second4 ,that when ,jesus  
was come into the world1 then was that  
promise of ,god fulfilled4              
,,observation ,,first4    ,to begin with
 the first1 ,,that ,,in ,,all ,,ages    
,,god ,,gave ,,his ,,people ,a          
,,promise1 ,,and ,,so ,,ground ,,for ,a 
,,believing ,,remembrance1 ,,that ,,he  
,,would  ,,one ,,day ,,send ,,them ,a   
,,saviour4    ,this ,zacharias testifies
 when he was filled with the ,holy      
,ghost2  for1 speaking of the ,messiah  
or the ,saviour1 he saith that ,god     
spake  of him by the mouth of all the   

prophets which have been since the      
world began2 to which ,i will add that  
of ,peter1 ',yea1 and all the  prophets 
from ,samuel1 and those that follow     
after1 as many as have  spoken1 have    
likewise foretold of these days' 7,luke 
#a3fi1gj2 ,acts  #c3bd74    ,from these 
texts it is evident that in every       
generation or age of  the world ,god did
 give his people a promise1 and so      
ground for a  believing remembrance1    
that he would one day send them a       
,saviour2  for indeed the promise is not
 only a ground for a remembrance1 but   
for a believing remembrance4 ,what ,god 
saith is sufficient ground for  faith1  
because he is truth1 and cannot lie or  
repent4 ,but that is  not all2 his heart
 was engaged1 yea1 all his heart1 in the
 promise  which he spoke of sending us a
 ,saviour4    ,from this observation ,i 
shall make inquiry into these three     
things--,,first4 ,what it is to be a    
,saviour4 ,,second4 ,how it appears     
that ,god in all ages gave his people a 

promise that he would one  day send them
 a ,saviour4 ,,third4 ,that this was    
ground for believing  remembrance that a
 ,saviour should one day come4          
,,first4 ,what it is to be a ,saviour4  
,first4 ,this word ',saviour' is easy to
 be understood1 it being all  one with  
,deliverer1 ,redeemer1 c4 ',a ,saviour1 
,jesus1' both words  are of the same    
signification1 and are doubled1 perhaps 
to teach  us that the person mentioned  
in the text is not called ',jesus'  only
 to distinguish him from other men--for 
names are given to  distinguish--but    
also and especially to specify his      
office2 his  name is ,saviour1 because  
it was to be his work1 his office1 his  
business in the world4 ,his name shall  
be called ,jesus1 'for he  shall save   
his people from their sins' 7,matt      
#a3ba74    ,second4 ,this word          
',saviour' is a word so large that it   
hath place  in all the undertakings of  
,christ3 for whatever he doth in his    
mediation he doth as a ,saviour4 ,he    

interposeth between ,god and man  as a  
,saviour2 he engageth against sin1 the  
devil1 death1 and hell1  as a ,saviour1 
and triumphed over them by himself as a 
,saviour4    ,third4 ,the word          
',saviour1' as ,i said1 is all one with 
,redeemer1  ,deliverer1 ,reconciler1    
,peace-maker1 or the like2 for though   
there  be variation in the terms1 yet   
,saviour is the intendment of them  all4
 ,by redeeming he becomes a ,saviour1 by
 delivering he becomes  a ,saviour1 by  
reconciling he becomes a ,saviour1 and  
by making peace  he becometh a ,saviour4
 ,but ,i pass this now1 intending to    
speak more  to the same question        
afterwards4    ,,second4 ,how it appears
 that ,god in all ages gave his people a
  promise that he would one day send    
them a ,saviour4    ,it appears         
evidently2 for so soon as man had       
sinned1 ,god came to  him with a heart  
full of promise1 and continued to renew1
 and renew1  till the time of the       
promised ,messiah to be revealed was    

come4    ,first4 ,he promised him under 
the name of 'the seed of the women1'    
after our first father had sinned--',i  
will also put enmity between  thee and  
the woman1 and between thy seed and her 
seed4 ,he shall  bruise thy head1 and   
thou shalt bruise his heel' 7,gen       
#c3ae74a ,this  the apostle hath his eye
 upon when he saith1 ',when the fulness 
of  the time was come1 ,god sent forth  
his ,son1 made of a woman1 made  under  
the law1 to redeem them that were under 
the law' 7,gal #d3d1e74    ,second4 ,god
 renewed this promise to ,abraham1 and  
there tells him  ,christ should be his  
seed1 saying1 ',in thy seed shall all   
families  of the earth be blessed' 7,gen
 #ab3c74 ',now1' saith ,paul1 'to       
,abraham  and his seed were the promises
 made4 ,he saith not1 ,and to seeds1  as
 of many2 but as of one1 ,and to thy    
seed1 which is ,christ' 7,gal  #c3af74  
,third4 ,he was promised in the time of 
,moses under the name of  a             
'prophet'--',i will raise them up1'     

saith ,god to him1 'a prophet  from     
among their brethren like unto thee'    
7,deut #ah3ah74 ,this  ,peter expounds  
of ,christ1 ',for ,moses truly said unto
 the fathers1  ,a prophet shall the     
,lord your ,god raise up unto you of    
your brethren1  like unto me2 him shall 
ye hear in all things whatsoever he     
shall  say unto you' 7,acts #c3bb74     
,fourth4 ,he promised him to ,david     
under the title of a 'son1' saying1  ',i
 will be his ,father1 and he shall be my
 ,son' 7#b ,sam #g3ad74 ,for  this the  
apostle expounded of the ,saviour1      
saying1 ',thou art my  ,son1 this day   
have ,i begotten thee'2 and again1 ',i  
will be to him  a ,father1 and he shall 
be to me a ,son' 7,heb #a3e74    ,fifth4
 ,he was promised in the days of        
,uzziah1 ,jotham1 ,ahaz1 and  ,hezekiah1
 kings of ,judah--    #a4 ,by the name  
of a 'branch'--',in that day shall the  
branch of the  ,lord be beautiful and   
glorious' 7,isa #d3b74    #b4 ,under the
 name of the 'son of a                  

virgin'--',therefore the ,lord  himself 
shall give you a sign2 ,behold1 a virgin
 shall conceive1  and bear a son1 and   
shall call his name ,immanuel4' ,this   
,matthew  expounds of ,christ 7,isa     
#g3ad2 ,matt #a3bc74    #c4 ,he was     
promised under the name of a            
'rod'--',there shall come  forth a rod  
out of the stem of ,jesse1 and a branch 
shall grow out  of his roots1 and the   
,spirit of the ,lord shall rest upon    
him4' ,this  answereth the text1 ,david 
was the son of ,jesse1 and ,christ the  
,son  of ,david 7,isa #aa3a1b74    #d4  
,he is promised under the title of a    
'king'--',behold1 a king  shall reign in
 righteousness1--and a man shall be as  
an hiding-place  from the wind1 and a   
covert from the tempest2 as rivers of   
water  in a dry place1 as the shadow of 
a great rock in a weary land' 7,isa     
#cb3a1b74    #e4 ,he was promised under 
the name of an 'elect servant'--',behold
  my servant1 whom ,i uphold2 mine      
elect1 in whom my soul delighteth2  ,i  

have put my ,spirit upon him3 he shall  
bring forth judgment to  the ,gentiles4 
,he shall not cry1 nor lift up1 nor     
cause his voice  to be heard in the     
street4 ,a bruised reed shall he not    
break1 and  the smoking flax shall he   
not quench' 7,isa #db3a-c2 ,matt        
#ab3ag-bj74    #f4 ,he was promised to  
,jeremiah under the name of 'the ,lord  
our  ,righteousness'--',behold1 the days
 come1 saith the ,lord1 that ,i  will   
raise unto ,david a righteous ,branch1  
and a ,king shall reign  and prosper2   
and shall execute judgment--in the      
earth4 ,in his days  ,judah shall be    
saved1 and ,israel shall dwell safely2  
and this is  his name whereby he shall  
be called1 ,,the ,,lord ,,our           
,,righteousness'  7,jer #bc3e1f74    #g4
 ,he was promised by the prophet        
,ezekiel under the name of ',david1  a  
shepherd'--',and ,i will set up one     
shepherd over them1 and he  shall feed  
them1 even my servant ,david2 he shall  
feed them1 and he  shall be their       

shepherd4 ,and ,i the ,lord will be     
their ,god1 and my  servant ,david a    
prince among them2 ,i the ,lord have    
spoken it' 7,eze  #bd3bc2 ,john         
#aj3a-c74    #h4 ,he was promised by the
 prophet ,daniel under the name of      
',messiah1  or ,christ1 the most        
holy'--',and after threescore and two   
weeks  shall the ,messiah be cut off1   
but not for himself' 7,dan #i3bf74      
#i4 ,he was promised by the prophet     
,micah under the name of the 'ruler  in 
,israel'--',but thou1                   
,bethlehem-,ephratah1 though thou be    
little  among the thousands of ,judah1  
yet out of thee shall he come--that  is 
to be ruler in ,israel' 7,micah #e3b2   
,matt #b3f74    #aj4 ,he was promised to
 ,haggai as 'the desire of all          
nations'--',i  will shake all nations1  
and the desire of all nations shall     
come1  and ,i will fill this house with 
glory1 saith the ,lord of hosts'  7,hagg
 #b3g74    #aa4 ,he was promised by     
,zechariah under the name of 'servant   

and  branch'--',for1 behold1 ,i will    
bring forth my servant the ,,branch4'   
,and again1 ',behold the man whose name 
is the ,,branch2 and he shall  grow up  
out of his place1 and he shall build the
 temple of the  ,lord2 and he shall bear
 the glory' 7,zech #c3h1 #f3ab1ac74     
#ab4 ,he was promised by ,malachi under 
the name of 'the ,lord1 and  the        
messenger of the covenant'--',behold1 ,i
 will send my messenger1  and he shall  
prepare the way before me3 and the      
,lord1 whom ye  seek1 shall suddenly    
come to his temple1 even the messenger  
of the  covenant1 whom ye delight in3   
behold1 he shall come1 saith the ,lord  
of hosts' 7,mal #c3a74    ,indeed1 the  
,scriptures of the ,old ,testament are  
filled with promises  of the ,messias to
 come1 prophetical promises1 typical    
promises2  for all the types and shadows
 of the ,saviour are virtually so many  
promises4    ,sixth4 ,having therefore  
touched upon the prophetical1 ,i will   
briefly touch the typical promises also2

 for as ,god spake at sundry  times to  
the fathers1 so also in diverse manners1
 prophetically1  providentially1        
typically1 and all of the ,messias 7,heb
 #a3a74 ,the  types of the ,saviour were
 various--#a4 ,sometimes he was typed   
out  by men2 #b4 ,sometimes by beasts2  
#c4 ,sometimes by insensible creatures4 
#a4 ,he was typed forth sometimes by    
men4 ,adam was his type in many  things1
 especially as he was the head and      
father of the first world4  ,he was 'the
 figure of him that was to come' 7,rom  
#e3ad74 ,moses was  his type as         
,mediator1 and as builder of the        
tabernacle 7,heb #c3b1c74  ,aaron was   
his type as he was high-priest1 and so  
was ,melchisedec  before him 7,heb      
#e3d1e1 #g3a1ba74 ,samson was his type  
in the effects  of his death2 for as    
,samson gave his life for the           
deliverance of  ,israel from the        
,philistines1 ,christ gave his life to  
deliver us from  sin and devils4 ,joshua
 was his type in giving the land of     

,canaan  to ,israel1 as ,jesus will give
 the kingdom of heaven to the elect     
7,heb #d3h74 ,david was his type in many
 things1 especially in his  subduing of 
,israel's enemies1 and feeding them     
,israel3 hence he  is sometimes called  
,david their king1 and ,david their     
shepherd 7,eze  #cd3bc1bd74 ,solomon was
 his type in his building the temple1   
and in  his peaceable kingdom4 ,hence it
 is said1 ',he shall build the temple   
of the ,lord'2 and again1 ',of his      
government and peace there shall  be no 
end4'    #b4 ,beasts were his types4 ,to
 instance some--    7#a47 ,the paschal  
lamb was his type 7,exo #ab74 ,in its   
spotlessness2  ,christ was 'a lamb      
without blemish and without spot' 7#a   
,peter  #a3ah1ai74 ,in its being roasted
 it was a figure of the cursed death  of
 ,christ2 for to be roasted bespake one 
accursed 7,jer #bi3bb2  ,gal #c3ac74 ,in
 that it was to be eaten--',whoso eateth
 my flesh and  drinketh my blood1' saith
 ,christ1 'hath eternal life' 7,john    

#f3ed74  ,in that its blood was to be   
sprinkled upon the doors of their       
houses1 for the destroying angel to look
 on2 the blood of ,christ  is sprinkled 
upon the elect for the justice of ,god  
to look on 7,heb  #i2 #a ,peter #a3b74  
,by eating the paschal lamb1 the people 
went out  of ,egypt2 by feeding upon    
,christ by faith we come from under the 
,egyptian darkness1 tyranny of ,satan1  
c4    7#b47 ,the red cow was his type   
7,num #ai3b1 c474#b ,in that she was  to
 be without blemish4 ,in that she was to
 be slain without the  camp--',jesus    
also1 that he might sanctify the people 
with his own  blood1 suffered without   
the gate' 7,heb #ac3ab74 ,in that her   
flesh  was to be burnt2 a type of the   
grievous death of ,christ4 ,her ashes   
were to be carried into a clean place   
without the camp2 a type of  the clean  
sepulchre where the body of ,jesus was  
laid 7,john #ai3ch-da74    ,there were  
also divers other sacrifices1 as bulls1 
goats1 and birds1  which were types of  

him1 which ,i here omit4    #c4         
,insensible creatures were his types4   
,as1    7#a47 ,the man in the wilderness
 7,exo #af74 ,and that as it came down  
from heaven1 for so did ,christ--',i    
came down from heaven1' saith  he2 and  
again1 ',i am the living bread which    
came down from heaven'  7,john #f3ea74  
,the manna was to be eaten2 so is       
,christ by faith--',if  any man eat of  
this bread1 he shall live for ever2 and 
the bread  that ,i will give is my      
flesh1 which ,i will give for the life  
of  the world' 7,john #f3ea74 ,the manna
 was to be gathered daily2 so is        
,christ to be daily eaten4 ,the manna   
was all the bread that ,israel  had in  
the wilderness2 ,christ is all the bread
 that believers have  in this life for  
their souls4 ,the manna came not by     
,moses' law1  neither comes ,christ by  
our merits--',moses gave you not that   
bread  from heaven1 but my ,father      
giveth you the true bread from heaven'  
7,john #f3cb74    7#b47 ,again2 the rock

 that gave them out water for their     
thirst  was a type of him 7,num #bj74   
,they 'did all drink the same spiritual 
drink1 for they drank of that spiritual 
,rock that followed them2  and that     
,rock was ,christ' 7#a ,cor #aj3d74     
,this rock was his type in  four        
things--    7a47 ,it gave drink to the  
people in the wilderness when they were 
come out of ,egypt2 ,christ gives drink 
to them that forsake the  world for him4
 7b47 ,the rock yielded water by being  
smitten by  ,moses' rod2 ,christ giveth 
drink1 even his blood1 by being stricken
  by ,moses' law 7,num #bj3aa2 ,isa     
#ec74 7c47 ,the water out of this rock  
was given to the thirsty--',i will give 
unto him that is athirst1'  saith       
,christ1 'of the fountain of the water  
of life freely' 7,rev  #ba3f74 7d47 ,the
 water of the rock in the wilderness ran
 after the  people2 they drank of that  
rock that followed them--',he opened the
  rock1 and the waters gushed out1 they 
ran in the dry places like  a river'    

7,psa #aaj3da74 ,christ also is said by 
that type to follow  us--',they drank of
 that spiritual ,rock that followed     
them2 and that  ,rock was ,christ' 7#a  
,cor #aj3d74    7#c47 ,again1 the mount 
,moriah was his type4 ,that mount stood 
in  ,jerusalem2 ,christ also stands in  
his church4 ,upon that rock was  built  
the temple 7#b ,chron #c3a7--';,and upon
 this rock1' said ,christ1  ',i will    
build my church1 and the gates of hell  
shall not prevail  against it' 7,matt   
#af3ah74    ,other things might be      
urged1 but these being virtually of the 
force of the promises1 and also as a key
 to open them1 therefore  ,i thought    
good to place them here with the        
promises2 because1 as  they are standing
 with them1 so they are written to beget
 faith in  the same ,lord ,jesus        
,christ4    ,,third4 ,i come now to the 
third thing--to wit1 ,that these        
promises  were ground for a believing   
remembrance that a ,saviour should one  
day come4    ,there is a remembering1   

and a believing remembering1 or such  a 
remembering that begetteth and          
maintaineth faith in the heart4  ,jacob 
had a believing remembrance when he     
said1 ',i have waited for  thy          
salvation1 ,o ,lord' 7,gen #di3ah74 ,and
 so had ,david when he cried1  ',o that 
the salvation of ,israel were come out  
of ,zion' 7,psa #ec3f74  ,these1 with   
,simeon and ,anna1 had not a remembrance
 only1 but a  believing remembrance that
 ,god would send them a ,saviour4 ,they 
had  the promise not in the book only1  
but in their hearts2 this gospel  was   
mixed in them with faith2 therefore they
 with their fellows  remembered and     
believed1 or made the promise the ground
 of their  believing that ,god would one
 day send them a ,saviour4    ,let me   
make some    ,use of this ,doctrine4    
,here we may see how much the heart of  
,god was set upon the salvation  of     
sinners--he studied it1 contrived it1   
set his heart on it1 and  promised1 and 
promised1 and promised to complete it1  

by sending  one day his ,son for a      
,saviour 7#b ,same #ad3ad2 ,eph #a3c2   
,titus #a3b74  ,no marvel1 therefore1 if
 when he treateth of the new covenant1  
in  which the ,lord ,jesus is wrapped1  
and presented in a word of promise  to  
the world1 that he saith1 ,i will do it 
'assuredly with my whole  heart1 and    
with my whole soul' 7,jer #cb3da74      
,now this is of singular comfort to     
sensible sinners2 yea1 what  greater    
ground of consolation to such than to   
hear that the ,god  against whom they   
have sinned should himself take care to 
provide  them a ,saviour4 ,there are    
some poor sinners in the world that have
  given such way to discouragement1 from
 the sense of the greatness  of their   
sins1 that they dare not think upon     
,god1 nor the sins which  they have     
committed2 but the reason is1 because   
they are ignorant  that ,god's heart was
 wrapt up in this good work of providing
 and  sending a ,saviour4 ,let such     
hearken now to the call of              

,god--',return  unto me1 for ,i have    
redeemed thee' 7,isa #dd3bb74 ,ho6 turn 
again1  hearken2 the heart of ,god is   
much set upon mercy2 from the beginning 
of the world he resolved and promised1  
aye1 and sware we should  have a        
,saviour4    ,,observation ,,second4    
,i now proceed to the second            
observation--,,that ,,when ,,jesus ,,was
 ,,come  ,,into ,,the ,,world1 ,,then   
,,was ,,the ,,promise ,,of ,,god        
,,fulfilled--namely1 ,,that  ,,he       
,,would ,,one ,,day ,,send ,,us ,a      
,,saviour4    ,take three texts for the 
confirmation of this point--#a4 ',this  
is of  a truth that prophet that should 
come into the world' 7,john #f3ad74     
,these words were spoken of them that   
were present at that miracle  of ,jesus1
 when he fed five thousand with five    
barley loaves1 which  a lad had about   
him in the company2 for these men1 when 
they had  seen the marvel1 being amazed 
at it1 made confession of him to be  the
 ,saviour4 #b4 ',lord1 ,i believe that  

thou art the ,christ1 the ,son  of ,god1
 which should come into the world'      
7,john #aa3bg74 #c4 ',this  is a        
faithful saying1 and worthy of all      
acceptation1 that ,christ  ,jesus came  
into the world to save sinners' 7#a ,tim
 #a3ae74    ,for the explaining of this 
observation ,i will briefly handle three
  questions--,,first4 ,how this ,jesus  
is to be distinguished from others  of  
that name4 ,,second4 ,what it was for   
this ,jesus to come into the  world4    
,,third4 ,what it was for him to come to
 be a ,saviour4    ,,how ,,this ,,jesus 
,,is ,,to ,,be ,,distinguished ,,from   
,,others4    ,,quest4 ,,first4 ,for the 
first1 the ,jesus in the text is        
distinguished  from all others of that  
name4    ,first4 ,by the manner of his  
birth2 he was born of a virgin1 a virgin
  espoused to a man whose name was      
,joseph2 but he 'knew her not till  she 
had brought forth her first-born son1   
and he called his name  ,,jesus' 7,matt 
#a3be74    ,second4 ,he is distinguished

 from others of that name by the place  
of his birth--to wit1 ,bethlehem1 the   
city of ,david2 there he must  be born1 
there he was born 7,john #g3db2 ,matt   
#b3d-f74    ,third4 ,he is distinguished
 by his lineage--he came 'of the house  
and lineage of ,david' 7,luke #b3d-f74  
,fourth4 ,he is distinguished by the    
time of his birth--to wit1 the  time of 
the prophets prefixed 7,gal #d3d74      
,fifth4 ,but his common distinction is  
,jesus of ,nazareth2 by this name  he is
 distinguished one and twenty times in  
the ,new ,testament--#a4  ,his enemies  
called him ',jesus of ,nazareth' 7,matt 
#bf3ga2 ,mark #ad3fg2  ,john #ah3e74 #b4
 ,his disciples called him ',jesus of   
,nazareth' 7,matt  #ba3aa2 ,luke #bd3ai2
 ,john #a3de2 ,acts #b3bb74 #c4 ,the    
angels called him  ',jesus of ,nazareth'
 7,mark #af3f74 #d4 ,and he calleth     
himself ',jesus  of ,nazareth' 7,acts   
#bb3h74 #e4 ,yea1 and he goeth also by  
the name of  ',jesus of ,nazareth' among
 the devils 7,mark #a3bd2 ,luke #d3cd74 

,he was called ',jesus of ,nazareth'    
because he dwelt there with his  mother 
,mary and her husband4 ,nazareth was his
 city1 where he had  been brought up1   
whither for shelter ,joseph carried him 
when he  came out of ,egypt with him2 in
 ,nazareth was his common abode until   
the time that ,john was cast into       
prison2 wherefore he might well  say1   
',i am ,jesus of ,nazareth' 7,luke      
#d3af2 ,matt #b3bc1 #d3ab1ac74 ,yea1    
though he was now in heaven1 for heaven 
shall not make us forget  what          
countrymen we were when we lived in the 
world4 ,jesus1 you see  here1 though    
glorified in heaven1 yet forgets not    
what countryman  he was when he dwelt in
 the world4 ',i am ,jesus of ,nazareth1'
 saith  he2 ,i am the ,jesus that thou  
persecutest2 and that thou mayest  know 
,i am he1 ,i tell thee ,i dwelt once in 
the city of ,nazareth in  ,galilee2     
,joseph and my mother ,mary brought me  
up there1 and there  ,i dwelt with them 
many years4 ',i am ,jesus of ,nazareth1 

whom thou  persecutest' 7,acts #bb3h74  
,,what ,,it ,,was ,,for ,,jesus ,,to    
,,come ,,into ,,the ,,world4    ,,quest4
 ,,second4 ,what it was for ,jesus to   
come into the world4    ,answ4 ,not his 
coming in1 or by his ,spirit in his     
people2 for so  he was never out of the 
world4 ,neither is it his appearance in 
his  ordinances4 ,nor that coming of his
 by which he destroyeth ,antichrist4    
,nor his appearing in his dreadful      
providences or judgments4 ,but by  the  
coming of ,jesus1 according to the text1
 we are to understand  that1 or such a  
coming1 whereby he was manifest to be   
,god-man in  one person2 ,god in our    
flesh without us1 or distinct in his own
  person by himself2 such a coming by   
which he was manifested to be  in all   
points like as men are1 sin only        
excepted2 such a coming  wherein1 or by 
which1 the ,son of ,god became also the 
,son of man4    ,first4 ,for the further
 clearing of this1 you find it expressly
  said1 he was 'born into the world'2   

,mary1 'of whom was born ,jesus4'  ,now1
 when ,jesus was born1 it is said1      
',where is he that is born  ,king of the
 ,jews8' ,herod 'demanded of them where 
,christ should be  born' 7,matt #a3af1  
#b3a1b1d2 ,luke #a3ce1 #b3aa74    ,now1 
that this was fulfilled according to the
 very word of the text1  without any    
juggle1 evasion1 or cunningly-devised   
fable1 consider--    #a4 ,he is called  
the first-born of this woman2 the male  
child that  opened her womb 7,luke      
#b3g1bc74    #b4 ,he was not born till  
nourished in her womb the full time1    
according to the time of life3 ',and so 
it was1 that while they were  there at  
,bethlehem1 the days were accomplished  
that she should  be delivered4 ,and she 
brought forth her first-born son1 and   
wrapped  him in swaddling-clothes1 and  
laid him in a manger' 7,luke #b3f1g74   
#c4 ,she also continued in her          
separation at the birth of ,jesus1  as  
other women at the birth of their       
children1 until 'the days of  her       

purification according to the law of    
,moses were accomplished'  7,luke       
#b3bb74    #d4 ,himself also1 as other  
,hebrew children1 was brought to        
,jerusalem  to present him unto the     
,lord--',as it is written in the law of 
the  ,lord1 ,every male that openeth the
 womb shall be called holy to the       
,lord' 7,luke #b3bc1bd74    #e4 ,thus   
,jesus also1 as other ,hebrew children1 
when the set day was  come1 was         
circumcised--',and when eight days were 
accomplished for  the circumcising of   
the child1 his name was called ,,jesus1 
which was  so named of the angel before 
he was conceived in the womb' 7,luke    
#b3ba74    #f4 ,after this he is often  
called the young child1 the child       
,jesus2  and further1 it is said of him1
 that he grew1 that he increased in     
wisdom and stature 7,matt #b3bj1ba2     
,luke #b3dj1eb74    ,behold with what   
diligence1 even to a circumstance1 the  
,holy ,ghost  sets forth the birth of   
the ,lord ,jesus1 and all to convince   

the  incredulous world of the true      
manner of the coming of the ,saviour    
into the world4    ,second4 ,the reality
 of the manhood of this ,lord ,jesus is 
yet further  manifest1 and that1 #a4 ,by
 those natural infirmities that attend  
human flesh2 #b4 ,by the names the      
prophets gave him in the days of  the   
,old ,testament and the ,new4    #a4 ,by
 those natural infirmities that attend  
human flesh4 ,as1 at  his birth he could
 not go but as carried by his parents4  
,he was  sensible of hunger 7,luke      
#d3b74 ,he was sensible of thirst 7,john
  #ai3bh74 ,he was sensible of weariness
 7,john #d3f74 ,he was nourished  by    
sleep 7,mark #d3ch74 ,he was subject to 
grief 7,mark #c3e74 ,he was  subject to 
anger 7,mark #c3e74 ,he was subject to  
weep 7,john #aa3ce2  ,luke #ai3da74 ,he 
had joy as a man1 and rejoiced 7,matt   
#aa3be2 ,luke  #aj3ba74 ,these things1  
,i say1 ,jesus was subject to as a man1 
as the  son of the ,virgin4    #b4 ,the 
reality of his manhood is yet made      

manifest by the names the  prophets gave
 him1 both in the ,old ,testament and in
 the ,new4 ,as1    7#a47 ,he is called  
the 'seed'--the seed of the woman1 the  
seed of  ,abraham1 the seed of ,david1  
by which is meant he was to come of     
their children 7,gen #c3ae1 #ab1 #bb2   
,gal #c3af1ag2 ,rom #a3c74    7#b47     
,therefore it is added 7where mention is
 made of the fathers71  'of whom as     
concerning the flesh ,christ came4' ,he 
was made of the  seed of ,david         
according to the flesh2 and hence again 
he calleth  himself the offspring of    
,david2 therefore1 ,i say1 he is said to
  be of their flesh1 their loins1 and is
 called their ,son 7,rom #a3c1  #d3e2   
,acts #b3cj2 ,rev #bb3af74    7#c47 ,he 
therefore is frequently called 'a man1  
and the ,son of  man'--',then shall you 
see the ,son of man coming in the clouds
 of  heaven4' ',when the ,son of man    
shall come in his glory1 and all the    
holy angels with him4' ',this man1      
because he continueth ever1 hath  an    

unchangeable priesthood4' ',wherefore1  
it is necessary that this  man have     
somewhat also to offer' 7,matt #be3ca1  
#bf3fd2 ,heb #g3bd1 #h3c1  #aj3ab74     
7#d47 ,what shall ,i say8 ,he himself   
gave undeniable demonstration of  all   
this when he said he 'was dead'2 when he
 called to ,thomas to  put his finger   
to1 and behold his hands1 to reach to   
him his hand  and thrust it into his    
side1 and bid him he should not be      
faithless1  but believing4 ,at another  
time1 when he stood in the midst of the 
eleven1 as they were troubled with the  
thoughts of unbelief1 he  said1 ',behold
 my hands and my feet1 that it is ,i    
myself2 handle  me1 and see1 for a      
spirit hath not flesh and bones1 as ye  
see me  have' 7,john #bj3bg2 ,luke      
#bd3ci74    ,thus have ,i showed you    
what it was for ,jesus to come into the 
world--namely1 to be born of a woman1 to
 take flesh1 and to become  ,god-man in 
one person4 ,i come now to the third    
question2 but before  ,i speak          

particularly to that1 ,i will produce   
further testimony that  we find upon    
record concerning the truth of all this4
    ,particular testimonies that this   
coming of ,jesus is his coming to  save 
us4    ,the ,testimony of               
,simeon4--,simeon the ,just gives       
testimony of him3  ',and the ,holy      
,ghost was upon him4 ,and it was        
revealed unto him by  the ,holy ,ghost  
that he should not see death1 before he 
had seen  the ,lord's ,christ4 ,and he  
came by the ,spirit into the temple2 and
  when the parents brought in the child 
,jesus1 to do for him after the  custom 
of the law1 then took he him up in his  
arms1 and blessed ,god1  and said1      
,lord1 now lettest thou thy servant     
depart in peace1--for  mine eyes have   
seen thy salvation' 7,luke #b3be-cb74   
,the ,testimony of ,anna4--,anna1 a     
prophetess1 one 'of a great age1--which 
departed not from the temple1 but served
 ,god with fasting and  prayers night   
and day4 ,and she1 coming in at that    

instant1 gave  thanks likewise unto the 
,lord1 and spake of him to all them that
  looked for redemption in ,jerusalem'  
7,luke #b3cf-ch74    ,the ,testimony of 
,john ,baptist4--,john ,baptist1 as he  
fulfilled his  ministry1 he cried       
concerning this ,jesus1 ',behold the    
,lamb of ,god1  which taketh away the   
sin of the world4--,and he1' saith      
,john1 'that  sent me to baptize with   
water1 the same said unto me1 ,upon whom
  thou shalt see the ,spirit descending1
 and remaining' or abiding1  'the same  
is he which baptizeth with the ,holy    
,ghost4 ,and ,i saw1  and bare record   
that this is the ,son of ,god' 7,john   
#a3bi-cd74    ,the ,testimony of the    
,star and ,wise ,men4--,the star that   
appeared at  his birth in the east1 and 
that coasted through the heavens till   
it came over the place where the young  
child ,jesus was1 that star  gave       
testimony that he was the ,saviour4     
,this star alarmed many1  especially the
 wise men of the east1 who were brought 

by it from  afar to worship him3 ',and  
lo1 the star which they saw in the east1
  went before them till it came and     
stood over where the young child  was4  
,when they saw the star1 they rejoiced  
with exceeding great  joy4 ,and when    
they were come into the house1 they saw 
the young  child1 with ,mary his mother1
 and fell down and worshipped him2  and 
when they had opened their treasures1   
they presented unto him  gifts1 gold1   
and frankincense1 and myrrh' 7,matt     
#b3i-aa74    ,the ,testimony of the     
,angels4--#a4 ,to ,mary herself--',and  
in the sixth  month the angel ,gabriel  
was sent from ,god unto a city of       
,galilee1  named ,nazareth1 to a virgin 
espoused to a man whose name was        
,joseph1  -and the virgin's name was    
,mary4 ,and the angel came in unto her1 
and said1 ,hail1 thou that art highly   
favoured4--,and the angel said  unto    
her1 ,fear not1 ,mary2 for thou hast    
found favour with ,god4 ,and1  behold1  
thou shalt conceive in thy womb1 and    

bring forth a son1 and  shalt call his  
name ,,jesus4 ,he shall be great1 and   
shall be called  the ,son of the        
,highest2 and the ,lord ,god shall give 
unto him the  throne of his father      
,david1 and he shall reign over the     
house of  ,jacob for ever2 and of his   
kingdom there shall be no end' 7,luke   
#a3bf-cc74 #b4 ,the angels' testimony to
 the shepherds1 as they were  feeding   
their flocks in the fields by           
night--',and1 lo1 the angel  of the     
,lord came upon them1 and the glory of  
the ,lord shone round  about them2 and  
they were sore afraid4 ,and the angel   
said unto  them1 ,fear not3 for1 behold1
 ,i bring you good tidings of great joy1
  which shall be to all people4 ,for    
unto you is born this day in the  city  
of ,david a ,saviour1 which is ,christ  
the ,lord' 7,luke #b3i-aa74  #c4 ,how   
the angels solemnized his birth among   
themselves--',and  suddenly there was   
with the angel a multitude of the       
heavenly host  praising ,god1 and       

saying1 ,glory to ,god in the highest1  
and on earth  peace1 goodwill towards   
men' 7vv #ac1ad74    ,the ,testimony of 
,god the ,father4--#a4 ,when he was     
baptized--',and  ,jesus1 when he was    
baptized1 went up straightway out of the
 water2  and1 lo1 the heavens were      
opened unto him1 and he saw the ,spirit 
of ,god descending like a dove1 and     
lighting upon him3 and1 lo1  a voice    
from heaven1 saying1 ,this is my beloved
 ,son1 in whom ,i am  well pleased'     
7,matt #c3af1ag74 #b4 ,the ,father's    
testimony of him at  his                
transfiguration--',and he took ,peter   
and ,john and ,james1 and went  up into 
a mountain to pray4 ,and as he prayed1  
the fashion of his  countenance was     
altered1 and his raiment was white and  
glistering4'  ,and there appeared ,moses
 and ,elias talking with him1 and a     
cloud  from heaven overshadowed them2 at
 which the three disciples began  to be 
afraid4 ,then 'there came a voice out of
 the cloud1 saying1 ,this  is my beloved

 ,son1 hear him' 7,luke #i3bh-ce74 ,this
 is that testimony  of ,god which ,peter
 speaks of1 saying1 ',we have not       
followed cunningly  devised fables1 when
 we made known unto you the power and   
coming  of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 but
 were eye-witnesses of his majesty4     
,for he received from ,god the ,father  
honour and glory1 when there  came such 
a voice to him from the excellent glory1
 ,this is my  beloved ,son1 in whom ,i  
am well pleased4 ,and this voice which  
came  from heaven we heard1 when we were
 with him in the holy mount'  7#b ,peter
 #a3af-ah74 #c4 ,god gave testimony of  
him by signs and  wonders--',believest  
thou not that ,i am in the ,father1 and 
the ,father  in me8 ,the words that ,i  
speak unto you ,i speak not of myself3  
but  the ,father1 that dwelleth in me1  
he doeth the works4' ',god also  bearing
 them witness1' that preached salvation 
by ,jesus1 'both with  signs and        
wonders1 and with divers miracles and   
gifts of the ,holy  ,ghost1 according to

 his own will' 7,john #ad3aj2 ,heb      
#b3d74    ,concerning ,jesus1 how he put
 himself upon the test among his        
adversaries4    ,the ,lord ,jesus also  
putteth himself upon the test among his 
adversaries divers ways4    ,first4 ,he 
urgeth the time of the appearing of the 
,messias to be  come--',the time is     
fulfilled1 and the kingdom of ,god is at
 hand3  repent ye1 and believe the      
gospel' 7,mark #a3ae74    ,for this he  
had a threefold proof--#a4 ,the heathens
 had invaded  and taken the land1       
according to that of ,daniel 7#i3be1bf74
 #b4 ,the  sceptre was departed from    
,judah1 according to that of ,jacob     
7,gen  #di3aj74 ,to which also suited   
that prophecy3 ',before the child shall 
know to refuse the evil1 and choose the 
good1 the land that thou  abhorrest     
shall be forsaken of both her kings'    
7,isa #g3af74 #c4 ,the  ,roman emperor  
had not only subdued the nation1 and put
 down the  kingly race of the ,jews1 but
 had set up and established his own     

power over them4 ,in the fifteenth year 
of the reign of ,tiberius  ,caesar1     
,pontius ,pilate was governor of ,judea2
 ,herod was tetrarch  of ,galilee2      
,philip1 tetrarch of ,iturea2 and       
,lysanias1 tetrarch of  ,abilene2 all   
heathens1 and of ,tiberius' making4     
,besides1 the kingly race of ,judah was 
at this time become so low  by reason of
 the ,roman oppression1 that the chief  
of them were put  to get their living by
 their own hands2 even ,joseph1 the     
supposed  father of ,jesus1 was then    
become a carpenter4 ,poor man6 when     
,jesus  was born1 he was fain to thrust 
into a stable1 for there was in  the inn
 no room for such guests as they4 ,the  
offering also which  was brought unto   
,god at the time when ,jesus was        
presented unto  the ,lord1 was two      
turtle-doves1 or two young pigeons--a   
sacrifice  allowed only for them that   
were poor1 and could provide no         
bigger--',and if  she be not able to    
bring a lamb1 then she shall bring two  

turtles1  or two young pigeons1 the one 
for the burnt-offering1 and the  other  
for a sin-offering' 7,lev #ab3h74       
,besides1 ,jesus himself saith1  ',foxes
 have holes1 and birds of the air have  
nests2 but the ,son of  man hath not    
where to lay his head4'    ,now1 ,i say1
 all these things were so apparent to   
the ,jews1 that  they could not object2 
they felt the ,romans were come1 they   
knew  the sceptre was gone1 they smarted
 under the ,roman tyranny1 and  knew the
 kingly race of ,judea was overthrown4  
,how1 then1 could they  object that the 
time was not come for ,christ to be     
born8    ,further1 the people were      
generally convinced that the time was   
come1  and therefore1 saith the text1   
they were in expectation4 ',and as  the 
people were in expectation1 and all men 
mused in their hearts  of ,john1 whether
 he were the ,christ or not' 7,luke     
#c3ae74 ,the unbiased  people1 observing
 the face of things1 could do no other  
but look  for the ,messias4 ,and hence  

it is that the ,lord ,jesus gives the   
,pharisees1 those mortal enemies of his1
 such sore rebukes1 saying1  ',o ye     
hypocrites1 ye can discern the face of  
the sky1 but can ye not  discern the    
signs of the times8' ,the kingdom is    
lost1 the heathens  are come1 and the   
sceptre is departed from ,judah4 ',ye   
hypocrites1  ye can discern the face of 
the sky1 and of the earth1 but how is   
it that ye do not discern this time8'   
7,matt #af3c2 ,luke #ab3ef74    ,second4
 ,he yet again puts himself upon the    
test by the miracles  which he wrought  
before them--',believe me1 that ,i am in
 the ,father1  and the ,father in me1 or
 else believe me for the very works'    
sake' 7,john #ad3aa74 ',for the works   
which the ,father hath given me  to     
finish1 the same works that ,i do1 bear 
witness of me1 that the  ,father hath   
sent me' 7,john #e3cf47    ,this proof  
they could not withstand1 but granted   
that he did many  miracles1 while they  
did nothing4 ',then gathered the chief  

priests  and the ,pharisees a council1  
and said1 ,what do we8 for this man     
doeth many miracles4 ,if we let him thus
 alone1 all men will believe  on him1   
and the ,romans shall come1 and take    
away both our place  and nation' 7,john 
#aa3dg1dh74    ,yea1 so did ,jesus      
confound them1 that by their own records
 and  laws1 by which they were to prove 
persons clean or unclean1 they1  in     
reading their lectures1 did justify him1
 and overthrow themselves4    ,for      
instance1 it was written in their law1  
',if he that hath an  issue spit upon   
him that is clean1' that spittle should 
make him  unclean 7,lev #ae3h74 ,now    
,jesus1 whom they counted most unclean1 
because he said he was the ,son of ,god1
 as they thought1 speaking  blasphemy1  
he spits upon people1 and makes them    
whole4 ,he spat1  and made clay with the
 spittle1 and with that clay made a     
blind man  see 7,john #i3f74 ,also he   
spat on the eyes of another1 and made   
him  see 7,mark #h3bc-be74 ,again1 he   

spat1 and with his spittle touched  the 
tongue of one that was dumb1 and made   
him speak immediately  7,mark #g3cc-ce74
 ,thus he proved himself clear of their 
accusations1  and maintained before them
 that by their law he was guiltless1 and
  the ,son of ,god2 for the miracles    
which he wrought were to prove  him so  
to be4    ,again1 in their law it was   
written that whoso toucheth the altar   
of incense should be holy 7,exo #bi3cg74
 ,a woman with a bloody issue  touched  
him1 and is whole of her plague 7,mark  
#e3bh74 ,yea1 they  brought to him many 
diseased persons1 'and besought him that
 they  might only touch the hem of his  
garment2 and as many as touched  were   
made perfectly whole' 7,matt #ad3cf74   
,thus was he justified before them out  
of their own law1 and had his  glory    
manifest before their faces1 to their   
everlasting confusion  and contempt4    
,indeed1 the ,jews did make one         
objection against ,jesus ,christ that   
seemed to them to have weight in it1 and

 that was1 because he first  began to   
appear and manifest his glory in ,cana  
of ,galilee4 ,at this1  ,i say1 they    
stumbled4 ,it was their sore temptation2
 for still1 as  some affirmed him to be 
the ,christ1 others as fast objected1   
',shall  ,christ come out of ,galilee8' 
',art thou also of ,galilee8 ,search and
  look2 for out of ,galilee ariseth no  
prophet' 7,john #b3a1aa1 #g3dj-db1eb74  
,but this their stumble might arise     
either from the cruelty of  ,herod1 or  
from their own not observing and keeping
 mind the alarm  that ,god gave them at 
his birth4    #a4 ,it might arise or be 
occasioned through the cruelty of       
,herod2  for ,jesus was born in         
,bethlehem1 the city where ,david dwelt4
 ,but  when ,herod sent out to kill him1
 and for his sake killed all the  young 
children in ,bethlehem1 then was ,joseph
 warned by an angel of  ,god to take the
 young child and his mother1 and fly    
into ,egypt1 and  so he did1 and was    
there till the death of ,herod 7,matt   

#b3a1ac1af74  ,after this1 the angel    
comes to them in ,egypt1 and bids them  
take  the young child1 and return into  
the land of ,israel2 wherefore they     
arose and went4 ,but hearing that       
,herod's son1 that tyrant1 ruled  in the
 room of his father1 they were afraid to
 go to ,bethlehem1 but  turned aside    
into the parts of ,galilee1 where they  
remained till  the time of his showing  
to ,israel 7,matt #b3ai-bc74    #b4     
,this stumble of theirs might arise from
 their not observing and  keeping in    
mind the alarm that ,god gave them of   
his birth4 7#a47  ,god began to give    
them the alarm at the birth of ,john the
 ,baptist1  where was asserted that he  
was to go before the face of the ,lord  
,jesus1 and to prepare his ways4 ',and  
fear came on all that dwelt  round about
 them1 and all these sayings were noised
 abroad throughout  all the hill country
 of ,judea' 7,luke #a3fe74 7#b47 ,again1
 what a  continuation of this alarm was 
there also at the birth of ,jesus1      

which was about three months after ,john
 ,baptist was born8 ,now come  the      
angels from heaven4 ,now comes a strange
 star over the country  to lead the men 
of the east to the stable where ,jesus  
was born2 now  was ,herod1 the priests1 
the scribes1 and also the city of       
,jerusalem1  awakened and sore troubled2
 for it was noised by the wise men that 
,christ the ,king and ,saviour was born4
 ,besides the shepherds1 ,simeon  and   
,anna gave notice of him to the people4 
,they should1 therefore1  have retained 
the memory of these things1 and have    
followed ,god  in all his dark          
providences1 until his ,sun of          
,righteousness should  arise among them 
with healing under his wings4    #c4 ,i 
may add another cause of their          
stumble--they did not understand  the   
prophecies that went before of him4     
7#a47 ,he was to come to  them out of   
,egypt--',out of ,egypt have ,i called  
my ,son' 7,matt #b3ae2  ,hosea #aa3a74  
7#b47 ,he turned aside into ,cana of    

,galilee1 and dwelt  in the city of     
,nazareth1 'that it might be fulfilled  
which was spoken  by the prophets1 ,he  
shall be called a ,nazarene' 7,matt     
#b3bc74 7#c47  ,that saying also was to 
be fulfilled1 ',the land of ,zabulon1   
and the  land of ,nephthalim1 by the way
 of the sea1 beyond ,jordan1 ,galilee   
of the ,gentiles2 the people which sat  
in darkness saw great light1  and to    
them which sat in the region and shadow 
of death light is  sprung up' 7,matt    
#d3ae1af2 ,isa #i3b1 #db3g74    ,at     
these things1 then1 they stumbled1 and  
it was a great judgment  of ,god upon   
them4 ,besides1 there seemed to be a    
contradiction in  the prophecies of the 
,scripture concerning his coming4 ,he   
was to  be born in ,bethlehem1 and yet  
to come out of ,egypt4 ,how should he   
be the ,christ1 and yet come out of     
,galilee1 out of which ariseth  no      
prophet8 ,thus they stumbled4    ,hence 
note1 that though the prophecies and    
promises be full and plain  as these    

were1 that he should be born in         
,bethlehem1 yet men's sins  may cause   
them to be fulfilled in such obscurity1 
that instead  of having benefit thereby1
 they may stumble and split their souls 
thereat4 ,take heed then2 hunt not      
,christ from plain promises with        
,herod1 hunt him not from ,bethlehem1   
lest he appear to your amazement  and   
destruction from ,egypt1 or in the land 
of ,zabulon6 ,but this  much to the     
second question2 to wit1 ,what it was   
for ,jesus to come  into the world4     
,i come now to the third question4      
,,what ,,it ,,was ,,for ,,jesus ,,to    
,,come ,,to ,,be ,a ,,saviour4          
,,quest4 ,,third4 ,what it was for him  
to come to be a ,saviour4    ,for the   
further handling of this question ,i    
must show--,first4 ,what  it is to be a 
,saviour4 ,second4 ,what it is to come  
to be a ,saviour4  ,third4 ,what it is  
for ,jesus to come to be a ,saviour4 ,to
 these three  briefly--    ,first4 ,what
 it is ,,to ,,be a ,saviour4 #a4 ,a     

saviour supposeth some in  misery1 and  
himself one that is to deliver them4 #b4
 ,a saviour is  either such an one      
ministerially or meritoriously4         
,ministerially is1 when one person      
engageth or is engaged by virtue  of    
respect or command from superiors1 to go
 and obtain1 by conquest  or the king's 
redemption1 the captives1 or persons    
grieved by  the tyranny of an enemy4    
,and thus were ,moses and ,joshua1 and  
the  judges and kings of ,israel1       
saviours--',thou deliveredst them into  
the hands of their enemies1 who vexed   
them3 and in the time of  their trouble1
 when they cried unto thee1 thou        
heardest them from  heaven2 and         
according to thy manifold mercies thou  
gavest them  saviours1 who saved them   
out of the hand of their enemies' 7,neh 
#i3bg74 ,thus was ,jesus ,christ a      
,saviour2 he was engaged by virtue of   
respect and command from ,god to obtain1
 by conquest and redemption1  the       
captives or persons grieved4 ,god sent  

his ,son to be 'the ,saviour  of the    
world' 7,john #d3db74    ,meritoriously 
is1 when the person engaging shall1 at  
his own  proper cost and charge1 give a 
sufficient value or price for those  he 
redeemeth4 ,thus those under the law    
were redeemed by the money  called the  
redemption-money--',and ,moses gave the 
money of those that  were redeemed unto 
,aaron and to his sons' 7,num #c3df-ea74
 ,and thus  was ,jesus ,christ a        
,saviour4 ,he paid full price to ,divine
 justice  for sinners1 even his own     
precious blood--',forasmuch as ye know  
that ye were not redeemed with          
corruptible things1 as silver and  gold1
 from your vain conversation1 received  
by tradition from your  fathers1 but    
with the precious blood of ,christ' 7#a 
,peter #a3ah1ai74    ,and forasmuch as1 
in man's redemption1 the undertaker must
 have  respect1 not only to the paying  
of a price1 but also to the getting  of 
a victory2 for there is not only justice
 to satisfy1 but death1  devil1 hell1   

and the grave1 to conquer2 therefore    
hath he also by  himself gotten the     
victory over these4 ,he hath abolished  
death 7#b  ,tim #a3aj74 ,he hath        
destroyed the devil 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,he
 hath been  the destruction of the grave
 7,hosea #ac3ad74 ,he hath gotten the   
keys  of hell 7,rev #a3ah74 ,and this1  
,i say1 he did by himself1 at his own   
proper cost and charge1 when he         
triumphed over them upon his cross      
7,col #b3ad1ae74    ,second4 ,what it is
 ,,to ,,come to be a ,saviour4    #a4   
,to come to be one1 supposeth one       
ordained and fore-prepared for  that    
work--',then said he1 ,lo1 ,i come1 a   
body hast thou prepared  me' 7,heb #aj74
    #b4 ,to come to be a ,saviour       
supposeth one commissionated or         
authorized  to that work--',the ,spirit 
of the ,lord is upon me1 because he hath
  anointed me1' authorized me1 'to      
preach the gospel to the poor2  he hath 
sent met to heal the broken-hearted1 to 
preach deliverance  to the captives1 and

 recovering of sight to the blind1 to   
set at  liberty them that are bruised'  
7,luke #d3ah74 ,and upon this account   
it is that he is so often called        
,christ1 or the ,anointed ,one2  the    
anointed ,jesus1 or ,jesus the ,anointed
 ,saviour4 ',thou art the  ,christ1 the 
,son of ,god1 which should come into the
 world4' ',this  ,jesus whom ,i preach  
unto you is ,christ4' ,he 'testified to 
the ,jews  that ,jesus was ,christ1'    
'and confounded the ,jews which dwelt at
  ,damascus1 proving' by the ,scriptures
 'that this is very ,christ'  7,john    
#aa3bg2 ,acts #i3bb1 #ag3c1 #ah3e72 the 
very anointed of ,god1 or  he whom ,god 
authorized and qualified to be the      
,saviour of the world4    #c4 ,to come  
to be a ,saviour supposeth a resolution 
to do that work  before he goeth        
back--',i will ransom them from the     
power of the  grave2 ,i will redeem them
 from death3 ,o death1 ,i will be thy   
plagues2  ,o grave1 ,i will be thy      
destruction2 repentance shall be hid    

from  mine eyes' 7,hosea #ac3ad74       
,and as he resolved1 so he hath done4   
,he hath purged our sins 7,heb  #a3c74  
,by one offering he hath perfected for  
ever them that are  sanctified 7,heb    
#aj3ad74 ,he hath obtained eternal      
redemption for  them 7,heb #i3ab2 #b    
,tim #a3aj2 ,heb #i3bf2 ,col #b3ae2 ,heb
 #f3ah-bj74    ,third4 ,i come now to   
the third question--,what it is for     
,,jesus to  come to be a ,saviour4      
#a4 ,it is the greatest discovery of    
man's misery and inability to  save     
himself therefrom that ever was made in 
the world4 ,must the ,son  of ,god      
himself come down from heaven8 or can   
there be no salvation8  ,cannot one     
sinner save another8 ,cannot man by any 
means redeem his  brother1 nor give to  
,god a ransom for him8 ,cannot an angel 
do it8  ,cannot all the angels do it8   
,no2 ,christ must come and die to do    
it4    #b4 ,it is the greatest discovery
 of the love of ,god that ever the      
world had1 for ,god so to love the world

 as to send his ,son6 ,for  ,god so to  
commend his love to the world as to send
 it to them in  the blood of his ,son6  
,amazing love6 7,john #c3af2 ,rom #e3h74
    #c4 ,it is the greatest discovery of
 the condescension of ,christ  that ever
 the world had1 that he should not come 
'to be ministered  unto1 but to         
minister1 and to give his life a ransom 
for many'  7,matt #bj3bh74 ,that he     
should be manifest for this purpose1    
'that he  might destroy the works of the
 devil' 7#a ,john #c3h74 ,that he should
  come that we 'might have life1 and    
that we might have it more  abundantly' 
7,john #aj3aj74 ,that the ,son of ,god  
should 'come to seek  and to save that  
which was lost' 7,luke #ai3aj74 ,that he
 should not  come 'to judge the world1  
but to save the world' 7,john #ab3dg74  
,that  ',christ ,jesus should come into 
the world to save sinners1 of whom  ,i  
am the chief' 7#a ,tim #a3ae74 ,that he 
should 'love us1 and wash us  from our  
sins in his own blood' 7,rev #a3e74     

,what amazing condescension  and        
humility is this6 7,phil #b3f-i74       
,,how ,,jesus ,,christ ,,addressed      
,,himself ,,to ,,the ,,work ,,of ,,our  
,,redemption4    ,i come1 then1 in the  
next place1 to show you how ,jesus      
,christ  addressed himself to the work  
of man's redemption4    ,the ,scripture 
saith1 'he became poor1' that he made   
himself of no  reputation1 and took upon
 him the form of a servant1 that he     
humbled  himself unto death1 even the   
death of the cross4 ,but particularly1  
,,first4 ,he took upon him our flesh4   
,,second4 ,he was made under the  law4  
,,third4 ,he took upon him our sins4    
,,fourth4 ,he bore the curse  due to our
 sins4    ,,he ,,took ,,upon ,,him ,,our
 ,,flesh4    ,,first4 ,he took upon him 
our flesh4 ,i showed you before that he 
came  in our flesh1 and now ,i must show
 you the reason of it--namely1  because 
that was the way to address himself to  
the work of our  redemption4            
,wherefore1 when the apostle treated of 

the incarnation of ,christ1  he added   
withal the reason--to wit1 that he might
 be capable to  work out the redemption 
of men4    ,there are three things to be
 considered in this first head4 ,first4 
,that he took our flesh for this        
reason--that he might be a ,saviour4    
,second4 ,how he took flesh1 that he    
might be our ,saviour4 ,third4  ,that it
 was necessary that he should take our  
flesh1 if indeed he  will be our        
,saviour4    ,he took our flesh1 that he
 might be a ,saviour4    ,first4 ,for   
the first4 ,that he took our flesh for  
this reason--that  he might be a        
,saviour3 ',for what the law could not  
do1 in that it  was weak through the    
flesh1 ,god1 sending his own ,son in the
 likeness  of sinful flesh1 and for sin1
 condemned sin in the flesh' 7,rom      
#h3c74    ,the sum of the words is1     
,forasmuch as the law could do us no    
good1  by reason of the inability that  
is in our flesh to do it--for the  law  
can do us no good until it be           

fulfilled--and because ,god had a       
desire that good should come to us1     
therefore did he send his ,son  in our  
likeness1 clothed with flesh1 to        
destroy1 by his doing the  law1 the     
tendency of the sin that dwells in our  
flesh4 ,he therefore  took our flesh1   
that our sin1 with its effects1 might by
 him be  condemned and overcome4    ,the
 reason1 therefore1 why he took flesh   
is1 because he would be  our            
,saviour--',forasmuch1 then1 as the     
children are partakers of  flesh and    
blood1 he also himself likewise took    
part of the same2  that through death he
 might destroy him that had the power of
 death1  that is1 the devil2 and deliver
 them who through fear of death were    
all their lifetime subject to bondage'  
7,heb #b3ad1ae74    ,in these words it  
is asserted that he took our flesh for  
certain  reasons4    #a4 ,because the   
children1 the heirs of heaven1 are      
partakers of  flesh and                 
blood--',forasmuch1 then1 as the        

children are partakers  of flesh and    
blood1 he also himself took part of the 
same4' ,had the  children1 the heirs1   
been without flesh1 he himself had not  
taken  it upon him2 had the children    
been angels1 he had taken upon him  the 
nature of angels2 but because the       
children were partakers of  flesh1      
therefore leaving angels1 or refusing to
 take hold of angels1  he took flesh and
 blood1 the nature of the children1 that
 he might  put himself into a capacity  
to save and deliver the children2       
therefore it follows1 that 'through     
death he might destroy him that  had the
 power of death1 that is1 the devil4'   
#b4 ,this1 therefore1 was another       
reason--that he might destroy the       
devil4    ,the devil had bent himself   
against the children2 he is their       
adversary1 and goeth forth to make war  
with them--',your adversary1  the       
devil4--,and he went to make war with   
the remnant of her seed'  7#a ,peter    
#e3h2 ,rev #ab3ag74 ,now the children   

could not destroy him1  because he had  
already cast them into sin1 defiled     
their nature1  and laid them under the  
wrath of ,god4 ,therefore ,christ puts  
himself  among the children1 and into   
the nature of the children1 that he     
might1 by means of his dying in their   
flesh1 destroy the devil--that  is1 take
 away sin1 his the devil's work1 that he
 might destroy  the works of the devil2 
for sin is the great engine of hell1 by 
which he overthroweth all that perish4  
,now this did ,christ destroy  by taking
 on him the similitude of sinful flesh2 
of which more  anon4    #c4 ',that he   
might destroy him that had the power of 
death1 that is1  the devil1 and deliver 
them4' ,this was the thing in chief     
intended1  that he might deliver the    
children1 that he might deliver them    
from death1 the fruit of their sin1 and 
from sin1 the sting of that             
death--',that he might deliver them who 
through fear of death were  all their   
lifetime subject to bondage4'    ,he    

took flesh1 therefore1 because the      
children had it2 he took it  that he    
might die for the children2 he took it  
that he might deliver  the children from
 the works of the devil--'that he might 
deliver  them4' ,no deliverance had come
 to the children if the ,son of ,god    
had not taken their flesh and blood2    
therefore he took our flesh1  that he   
might be our ,saviour4    ,again1 in a  
,saviour there must be not only merit1  
but compassion and  sympathy1 because   
the children are yet to live by faith1  
are not  yet come to the                
inheritance--',wherefore it behoved him 
in all things  to be made like unto his 
brethren1 that he might be a merciful   
and faithful ,high-priest in things     
pertaining to ,god1 to make             
reconciliation for the sins of the      
people' 7,heb #b3ag1ah74    ,two reasons
 are rendered in this text why he must  
take flesh--namely1  that he might be   
their priest to offer sacrifice1 to wit1
 his body  and blood for them2 and that 

he might be merciful and faithful1 to   
pity and preserve them unto the kingdom 
appointed for them4    ,mark you1       
therefore1 how the apostle1 when he     
asserteth that  the ,lord ,jesus took   
our flesh1 urgeth the reason why he took
 our  flesh--that he might destroy the  
devil and death1 that he might  deliver 
them4 ,it behoveth him to be made like  
unto his brethren1 that  he might be    
merciful and faithful1 that he might    
make reconciliation  for the sins of the
 people4 ,the reason1 therefore1 why he 
took our  flesh is declared--to wit1    
that he might be our ,saviour4 ,and     
hence  you find it so often recorded4   
,he hath 'abolished in his flesh the    
enmity4' ,he hath 'slain the enmity' by 
his flesh4 ',and you that  were         
sometimes alienated and enemies in your 
mind by wicked works1  yet now hath he  
reconciled in the body of his flesh     
through death1  to present you holy and 
unblameable--in his sight' 7,eph        
#b3ae1af2  ,col #a3ba1bb74    ,how he   

took flesh4    ,second4 ,i come now to  
the second question--to wit1 ,how he    
took our  flesh4 ,this must be inquired 
into2 for his taking flesh was not      
after the common way2 never any took    
man's flesh upon him as he1  since the  
foundation of the world4    #a4 ,he took
 not our flesh like ,adam1 who was      
formed out of the  ground2 'who was made
 of the dust of the ground' 7,gen #b3g1 
#c3ai74  #b4 ,he took not our flesh as  
we do1 by carnal generation4 ,joseph    
knew not his wife1 neither did ,mary    
know any man1 till she had  brought     
forth her first-born son 7,matt #a3be2  
,luke #a3cd74 #c4 ,he took  flesh1 then1
 by the immediate working and           
overshadowing of the ,holy  ,ghost4 ,and
 hence it is said expressly1 ',she was  
found with child  of the ,holy ,ghost4' 
',now the birth of ,jesus ,christ was on
 this  wise3 ,when as his mother ,mary  
was espoused to ,joseph1 before they    
came together1 she was found with child 
of the ,holy ,ghost' 7,matt  #a3ah74    

,and hence again1 when ,joseph doubted  
of her honesty1 for  he perceived she   
was with child1 and knew he had not     
touched her1  the angel of ,god himself 
comes down to resolve his doubt1 and    
said1 ',joseph1 thou son of ,david1 fear
 not to take unto thee ,mary  thy wife1 
for that which is conceived in her is of
 the ,holy ,ghost'  7,matt #a3bj74      
,but again1 though the ,holy ,ghost was 
that by which the child ,jesus  was     
formed in the womb1 so as to be without 
carnal generation1 yet  was he not      
formed in her without1 but by1 her      
conception--',behold1  thou shalt       
conceive in they womb1 and bring forth a
 son1 and shalt  call his name ,,jesus' 
7,luke #a3ca74 ,wherefore he took flesh 
not only  in1 but of1 the ,virgin4      
,hence he is called her son1 the seed of
 the  woman2 and hence it is also that  
he is called the seed of ,abraham1  the 
seed of ,david2 their seed1 according to
 the flesh 7,gen #ab1  #ac3ae1 #bb2     
,luke #a3ca1 #b3g2 ,rom #a3c1 #i3e2 ,gal

 #c3af1 #d3d74    ,and this1 the work he
 undertook1 required1 #a4 ,it required  
that  he should take our flesh4 #b4 ,it 
required that he should take our  flesh 
without sin1 which could not be had he  
taken it by reason  of a carnal         
generation2 for so all children are     
conceived in1 and  polluted with1 sin   
7,psa #ea74 ,and the least pollution1   
either of  flesh or spirit1 had utterly 
disabled him for the work1 which to  do1
 he came down from heaven4 ,therefore1  
'such an ,high-priest became  us1 who is
 holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 separate    
from sinners1 and  made higher than the 
heavens' 7,heb #g3bf74    ,this mystery 
of the incarnation of the ,son of ,god  
was thus completed1  ,i say1 that he    
might be in all points like as we are1  
yet without  sin2 for sin in the flesh  
disableth and maketh incapable to do    
the commandment4 ,therefore was he thus 
made1 thus made of a woman2  and this   
the angel assigneth as the reason of    
this his marvellous  incarnation4 ',the 

,holy ,ghost1' saith he1 'shall come    
upon thee1  and the power of the        
,highest shall overshadow thee2         
therefore also  that holy thing that    
shall be born of thee shall be called   
the ,son  of ,god' 7,luke #a3ce74       
,the overshadowing of the ,holy ,ghost  
and the power of the ,highest--the      
,father and the ,holy ,ghost--brought   
this wonderful thing to pass1  for      
,jesus is a wonderful one in his        
conception and birth4 ,this  mystery is 
that next to the mystery of three       
persons in one ,god2  it is a great     
mystery4 ',great is the mystery of      
godliness3 ,god was  manifest in the    
flesh4'    ,the conclusion is1 that     
,jesus ,christ took our flesh that he   
might  be our ,saviour2 and that he     
might be our ,saviour indeed1 he thus   
took our flesh4    ,that it was         
necessary that he should take our flesh 
if he will be  our ,saviour4    ,third4 
,i come now to the third thing--namely1 
that it was necessary  that he should   

take our flesh if he will be our        
,saviour4    #a4 ,and that1 first1 from 
the nature of the work2 his work was to 
save1 to save man1 sinking man1 man that
 was 'going down to the  pit' 7,job     
#cc3bd74 ,now1 he that will save him    
that is sinking must  take hold on him4 
,and since he was not to save a man1 but
 men1  therefore it was necessary that  
he should take hold1 not of one  person1
 but of the common nature1 clothing     
himself with part of the  same4 ,he took
 not hold of angels1 'but he took on him
 the seed of  ,abraham' 7,heb #b3af74   
,for that flesh was the same with the   
whole  lump of the children to whom the 
promise was made1 and comprehended  in  
it the body of them that shall be saved1
 even as in ,adam was  comprehended the 
whole world at first 7,rom #e74         
,hence we are said to be chosen in him1 
to be gathered1 being in  him1 to be    
dead by him1 to be risen with him1 and  
to be set with  him1 or in him1 in      
heavenly places already 7,rom #g3d2 ,eph

 #a3d1aj2  ,col #b3ab1ac1 #c3a-c74      
,this1 then1 was the wisdom of the great
 ,god1  that the ,eternal ,son of his   
love should take hold of1 and so secure 
the sinking souls of perishing sinners  
by assuming their flesh4    #b4 ,the    
manner of his doing the work of a       
,saviour did call for his  taking of our
 flesh4    ,he must do the work by      
dying4 ',ought not ,christ to have      
suffered8  ,christ must needs have      
suffered1' or else no glory follows     
7,luke  #bd3bf2 ,acts #ag3c74 ',the     
prophets testified beforehand the       
sufferings  of ,christ1 and the glory   
that should follow' 7#a ,peter #a3aa74  
,yea1  they did it by the ,spirit1 even 
by the ,spirit of ,christ himself4      
,this ,spirit1 then1 did bid them tell  
the world1 yea1 testify1  that ,christ  
must suffer1 or no man be blest with    
glory2 for the  threatening of death and
 the curse of the law lay in the way    
between  heaven gates and the souls of  
the children1 for their sins2 wherefore 

he that will save them must answer      
,divine justice1 or ,god must  lie1 in  
saving them without inflicting the      
punishment threatened4  ,christ1 then1  
must needs have suffered2 the manner of 
the work laid  a necessity upon him to  
take our flesh upon him2 he must die1 he
  must die for us1 he must die for our  
sins4 ,and this was effectually         
foretold by all the bloody sacrifices   
that were offered under the  law--the   
blood of bulls1 the blood of lambs1 the 
blood of rams1  the blood of calves1 and
 the blood of goats and birds4 ,these   
bloody  sacrifices1 what did they       
signify1 what were they figures of1 but 
of the bloody sacrifice of the body of  
,jesus ,christ8 their blood  being a    
shadow of his blood1 and their flesh    
being a shadow of his  flesh4           
,therefore1 when ,god declared that he  
took no pleasure in them1  because they 
could not make the worshippers perfect  
as pertaining  to the conscience1 then  
comes ,jesus ,christ to offer his       

sinless body  and soul for the sin of   
the people--',for it is not possible    
that  the blood of bulls and of goats   
should take away sin4 ,wherefore1  when 
he cometh into the world1 he saith1     
,sacrifices and offering thou  wouldest 
not1 but a body hast thou prepared me2  
in burnt-offerings  and sacrifices for  
sin thou hast had no pleasure4 ,then    
said ,i1 ,lo1  ,i come1 in the volume of
 the book it is written of me1 to do thy
  will1 ,o ,god4' ,since burnt-offerings
 cannot do thy will1 my body  shall2    
since the blood of bulls and goats      
cannot do thy will1 my  blood shall4    
,then follows1 ,by the will of ,god 'we 
are sanctified1  through the offering up
 of the body of ,jesus ,christ once for 
all'  7,heb #aj3d-aj74    #c4 ,the end  
of the work required that ,christ1 if he
 will be our  ,saviour1 should take upon
 him our flesh4    ,the end of our      
salvation is1 that we might enjoy ,god1 
and that he  by us might be glorified   
for ever and ever4    7#a47 ,that we    

might enjoy ,god4 ',i will dwell in     
them1 and they shall  be my people1 and 
,i will be their ,god4' ,this indwelling
 of ,god1 and  consequently our         
enjoyment of him1 begins first in its   
eminency by  his possessing our flesh in
 the person of ,jesus ,christ4 ,hence   
his  name is called ',immanuel1 ,god    
with us'2 and 'the ,word was made       
flesh1 and dwelt among us4' ,the flesh  
of ,christ is the tabernacle  which the 
,lord pitched1 according to that saying1
 ',the tabernacle  of ,god is with men1 
and he will dwell with them1 and they   
shall be  his people1 and ,god himself  
shall be with them1 and be their ,god'  
7,rev #ba3c74 ,here ,god beginneth to   
discover his glory1 and to be  desirable
 to the sons of men4    ,god could not  
communicate himself to us1 nor take us  
into the  enjoyment of himself1 but with
 respect to that flesh which his ,son   
took of the ,virgin1 because sin stood  
betwixt4 ,now this flesh only  was the  
holy lump1 in this flesh ,god could     

dwell2 and forasmuch  as this flesh is  
the same with ours1 and was taken up    
with intent  that what was done in and  
by that1 should be communicated to all  
the children2 therefore through that    
doth ,god communicate of himself  unto  
his people--',god was in ,christ1       
reconciling the world unto  himself' 7#b
 ,cor #e3ai74 ,and ',i am the way1'     
saith ,christ1 'no man  cometh unto the 
,father but by me' 7,john #ad3f74       
,that passage to the ,hebrews is greatly
 to our purpose4 ,we have  boldness1    
brethren1 'to enter into the holiest1'  
the place where  ,god is1 'by the blood 
of ,jesus1 by a new and living way1     
which  he hath consecrated for us1      
through the veil1 that is to say1 his   
flesh' 7,heb #aj3ai1bj74    ,wherefore  
by the flesh and blood of ,christ we    
enter into the holiest2  through the    
veil1 saith he1 that is to say1 his     
flesh4    7#b47 ,as the end of our      
salvation is that we might enjoy ,god1  
so  also it is that he by us might be   

glorified for ever--',that ,god in  all 
things might be glorified1 through      
,jesus ,christ our ,lord4'    ,here     
indeed will the mystery of his grace1   
wisdom1 justice1 power1  holiness1 and  
glory1 inhabit eternal praise1 while we 
that are  counted worthy of the kingdom 
of ,god shall admire at the mystery1    
and see ourselves1 without ourselves1   
even by the flesh and blood  of ,christ 
through faith therein1 effectually and  
eternally saved4  ,oh1 this will be the 
burden of our eternal joy--,god loved   
us1 and  gave his ,son for us2 ,christ  
loved us1 and gave his flesh for our    
life1 and his blood for our eternal     
redemption and salvation6    ,,that     
,,christ ,,was ,,made ,,under ,,the     
,,law4    ,,second4 ,but1 secondly      
,,christ ,,was ,,made ,,under ,,the     
,,law--',when the  fulness of the time  
was come1 ,god sent forth his ,son1 made
 of a  woman1 made under the law' 7,gal 
#d3d74    ,of right1 being found in     
flesh1 he must needs be under the law1  

for that there is not any creature above
 or without law to ,god2 but  this is   
not to the point in hand4 ,christ was   
not therefore under  the law because he 
was found in flesh1 but he took flesh1  
and  designedly put himself1 or was made
 under the law2 wherefore it  is added1 
,he was made under the law to 'redeem1' 
to redeem them  that were under that    
law4 ,wherefore1 here is a design1 a    
heavenly  contrivance and device on     
foot2 ,christ is made--that is1 by      
design  subjected--under the law1 for   
the sake and upon the account of        
others1 'to redeem them that were under 
the law4'    ,made under the law--that  
is1 put himself into the room of        
sinners1  into the condition of sinners2
 made himself subject to the same  pains
 and penalties we were obnoxious to4 ,we
 were under the law1  and it had        
dominion over us1 bound us upon pain of 
eternal damnation  to do completely all 
things written in the law4 ,this        
condition  ,christ put himself into that

 'he might redeem'2 for assuredly we    
had else perished4    ,the law had      
dominion over us1 and since we had      
sinned1 of right  it pronounced the     
curse1 and made all men subject to the  
wrath of  ,god4 ,christ1 therefore1 did 
not only come into our flesh1 but also  
into our condition1 into the valley and 
shadow of death where we  were1 and     
where we are1 as we are sinners4 ,he    
that is under the  law is under the edge
 of the axe4 ,when ,david was to go to  
visit  his brethren1 and to save them   
from the hand of ,goliath1 he was  to   
look how his brethren fared1 and to     
'take their pledge' 7#a ,sam  #ag3ah74  
,this is true of ,jesus ,christ when he 
came to save us from  the hand of death 
and the law2 he looked how his brethren 
fared1  took to heart their deplorable  
condition1 and put himself into the     
same plight--to wit1 under the law1 that
 he might redeem them that  were under  
the law4    ,i told you before that he  
came sinless into the world1 that he had

  a miraculous conception1 and wonderful
 birth2 and here you see a  reason for  
it1 he was to be put1 or made1 under the
 law1 'to redeem4'  ,he that will be    
made under the law to redeem1 had need  
be sinless  and spotless himself2 for   
the law findeth fault with the least1   
and condemneth man for the first        
beginning of1 sin4    ,without this1    
then1 there could not have been         
redemption1 nor any  the sons of ,god by
 adoption3 no redemption1 because the   
sentence  of death had already passed   
upon all2 no sons by adoption1 because  
that is the effect of redemption4 ',god 
sent forth his ,son1 made  of a woman1  
made under the law1 to redeem them that 
were under the  law1 that we might      
receive the adoption of sons4' ,christ1 
then1 by  being made under the law1 hath
 recovered his from under the law1  and 
obtained for them the privilege of the  
adoption of sons4    ,for1 as ,i told   
you before1 ,christ stood a common#c    
person1  presenting in himself the whole

 lump of the promised seed1 or the      
children of the promise2 wherefore he   
comes under the law for them1  takes    
upon him to do what the law required of 
them1 takes upon him  to do it for them4
    ,he began1 therefore1 at the first  
tittle of the law1 and going in  man's  
flesh1 for man1 through the law1 he     
becomes 'the end of the  law for        
righteousness to every one that         
believeth4' ,the ,,end of the  law--what
 is the end of the law but perfect and  
sinless obedience8  that is the end of  
the law1 both with respect to its       
nature1 and  the cause of its being     
imposed4 ,god gave the law1 that        
complete  righteousness should by that  
be found upon men2 but because sin was  
got into man's flesh1 therefore this    
righteousness1 by us1 could  not be     
completed4 ,now comes ,christ the ,lord 
into the world1 clothes  himself with   
the children's flesh1 addresseth himself
 to the work  of their redemption1 is   
made under the law2 and going through   

every  part of the law without sin1 he  
becometh 'the end of the law for'       
justifying 'righteousness to every one  
that believeth' 7,rom #aj3d74  ,for he  
obeyed not the law for himself1 he      
needed no obedience  thereto2 it was we 
that needed obedience1 it was we that   
wanted to  answer the law2 we wanted it 
but could not obtain it1 because then   
the law was weak through the flesh2     
therefore ,god sent his own  ,son1 and  
he did our duty for us1 even to become  
the end of the law  to every one that   
believeth4 ,in this1 therefore1 ,christ 
laboured  for us1 he was made under the 
law to redeem4 ,therefore1 as ,i said   
before1 it behoved him to be sinless1   
because the law binds over  to answer   
for sin at the bar of the judgment of   
,god4 ,therefore did  his ,godhead      
assume our human flesh1 in a clean and  
spotless way1  that he might come under 
'the law1 to redeem them that were under
  the law4'    ,for1 consisting of two  
natures1 and the personality lying in   

the  ,godhead1 which gave value and     
worth to all things done for us by  the 
manhood1 the obedience takes            
denomination from thence1 to be  the    
obedience of ,god4 ,the ,son's          
righteousness1 the ,son's blood2 the    
righteousness of ,god1 the blood of ,god
 7,heb #e3h1i2 ,phil #c3i2 ,acts        
#bj3bh2 #a ,john #c3af74    ,thus ,jesus
 ,christ came into the world under the  
law to redeem1 not  simply as ,god1 but 
,god-man1 both natures making one       
,christ4 ,the  ,godhead1 therefore1 did 
influence and give value to the human   
flesh  of ,christ in all its obedience  
to the law1 else there would have  been 
wanting that perfection of righteousness
 which only could  answer the demands   
and expectation of the justice of ,god2 
to wit1  perfect righteousness by flesh4
    ,but the second ,person in the      
,godhead1 the ,son1 the ,word1 coming   
under the law for men in their flesh1   
and subjecting himself by  that flesh to
 every tittle and demand of the law2 all

 and every  whit of what was acted and  
done by ,jesus ,christ1 ,god-man1 for   
us1  it was and is the righteousness of 
,god2 and since it was not done  for    
himself1 but for us1 as he saith in the 
text1 'to redeem1' the  righteousness by
 which we are set free from the law is  
none other  but the righteousness that  
alone resideth in the person of the ,son
  of ,god4    ,and that it is absolutely
 necessary thus it should be1 is        
evident1  both with respect to ,god and 
also with respect to man4    ,with      
respect to ,god4 ,the righteousness is  
demanded by ,god2 therefore  he that    
comes to redeem must present before ,god
 a righteousness  absolutely perfect2   
this can be done by none but ,god4      
,with respect to man4 ,man was to       
present this righteousness to ,god2     
therefore must the undertaker be man4   
,man for man1 and ,god for ,god1        
,god-man between ,god and man4 ,this    
daysman can lay his hand upon us  both1 
and bring ,god and man together in peace

 7,job #i3cc74    ,quest4 ,but some may 
say1 what need of the righteousness of  
one  that is naturally ,god8 ,had ,adam1
 who was but a mere man1 stood in  his  
innocency1 and done his duty1 he had    
saved himself and all his  posterity4   
,answ4 ,had ,adam stood1 he had so long 
secured himself from the wages  of sin1 
and posterity so long as they were in   
him4 ,but had ,adam  sinned1 yea1       
although he had not defiled his nature  
with filth1  he could never after that  
have redeemed himself from the curse of 
the law1 because he was not equal with  
,god2 for the curse of the  law is the  
curse of ,god2 but no man can deliver   
himself from the  curse of ,god1 having 
first transgressed4 ,this is evident1   
because  angels1 for sin1 lie bound in  
chains1 and can never deliver           
themselves4 ,he1 therefore1 that        
redeemeth man from under the law  must  
not only do all the good that the law   
requireth1 but bear all  the penalty    
that is due by the law for sin4         

,should an angel assume human flesh1 and
 in that flesh do the law1  this        
righteousness would not redeem a sinner2
 it would be but the  righteousness of  
an angel1 and so1 far short of such a   
righteousness  as can secure a sinner   
from the wrath of ,god4 ,but 'thou shalt
 love  the ,lord thy ,god with all thy  
soul1 with all thy heart1 with all  thy 
mind1 with all thy strength4' ,if there 
were no more required  of us now to     
redeem ourselves1 it would be utterly   
impossible for  us to do it1 because in 
the best there is sin1 which will       
intermix  itself with every duty of man4
 ,this being so1 all the heart1 all the 
soul1 all the strength1 and all the     
mind1 to the exact requirement  of the  
justice of the law1 can never be found  
in a natural man4    ,besides1 for this 
work there is required a perfect memory1
 always  to keep in mind the whole duty 
of man1 the whole of every tittle of    
all the law1 lest sin come in by        
forgetfulness2 a perfect knowledge  and 

judgment1 lest sin come in by ignorance2
 an everlasting  unweariedness in all1  
lest sin and continual temptation tire  
the  soul1 and cause it to fail before  
the whole be done4    ,for the          
accomplishing of this last1 he must     
have--#a4 ,a perfect  willingness1      
without the least thought to the        
contrary4 #b4 ,such a  hatred of sin as 
is not to be found but in the heart of  
,god4 #c4 ,a  full delight in every     
duty1 and that in the midst of all      
temptations4  #d4 ,a continuing in all  
things to the well-pleasing of the      
justice  of ,god4    ,i say1 should the 
penalty of the law be taken off1 should 
,god  forgive the penalty and punishment
 due to sins that are past1 and  only   
demand good works now1 according to the 
tenor of the law1 no  man could be      
saved2 there would not be found that    
heart1 that soul1  that mind1 and that  
strength1 anywhere in the world4        
,this1 therefore1 must cease for ever1  
unless the ,son of ,god will  put his   

shoulder to the work2 but1 blessed be   
,god1 he hath done  it--',when the      
fulness of the time was come1 ,god sent 
forth his  ,son1 made of a woman1 made  
under the law1 to redeem them that were 
under the law4'    ,,christ ,,took      
,,upon ,,him ,,our ,,sins4    ,,third4  
,but thirdly1 ,,christ ,,our ,,saviour  
,,takes ,,upon ,,him ,,our ,,sins4      
,this is another step to the work of our
 redemption4 ',he hath made  him to be  
sin for us4' ,strange doctrine6 ,a fool 
would think it  blasphemy2 but ,truth   
hath said it4 ,truth1 ,i say1 hath said1
 not  that he was made to sin1 but that 
,god made him to be sin--',he hath  made
 him to be sin for us' 7#b ,cor #e3ba74 
,this1 therefore1 showeth us how        
effectually ,christ ,jesus undertook    
the work of our redemption--,he was made
 to be sin for us4 ,sin is the  great   
block and bar to our happiness2 sin is  
the procurer of all  miseries to men    
both here and for ever4 ,take away sin1 
and nothing  can hurt us2 for death     

temporal1 death spiritual1 and death    
eternal1  are the wages of sin 7,rom    
#f3bc74    ,sin1 then1 and man for sin1 
is the object of the wrath of ,god4 ,if 
the object of the wrath of ,god1 then is
 his case most dreadful2 for  who can   
bear1 who can grapple with the wrath of 
,god8 ,men cannot1  angels cannot1 the  
whole world cannot4 ,all1 therefore1    
must sink  under sin1 but he who is made
 to be sin for us2 he only can bear     
sins1 he only can bear them away1 and   
therefore were they laid  upon          
him--',the ,lord hath laid upon him the 
iniquity of us all' 7,isa  #ec3f74      
,mark1 therefore1 and you shall find    
that the reason why ,god made  him to be
 sin for us was1 'that we might be made 
the righteousness  of ,god in him4' ,he 
took our flesh1 he was made under the   
law1 and  was made to be sin for us1    
that the devil might be destroyed1 that 
the captives might be redeemed1 and made
 the righteousness of ,god  in him4     
,and forasmuch as he saith that ,god    

'hath made him to be sin1' it  declareth
 that the design of ,god and the mystery
 of his will and  grace was in it4 ',he 
hath made him to be sin4' ,god hath done
 it1  that we might be made the         
righteousness of ,god in him4 ,there was
 no  other way2 the wisdom of heaven    
could find no other way2 we could  not  
by other means stand just before the    
justice of ,god4    ,now1 what remains  
but that we who are reconciled to ,god  
by faith  in his blood are quit1        
discharged1 and set free from the law of
 sin  and death8 ,yea1 what             
encouragement to trust in him1 when we  
read  that ,god 'made him to be sin for 
us4'    ,quest4 ,but how was ,jesus     
,christ made of ,god to be sin for us8  
,answ4 ,even so as if himself had       
committed all our sins2 that is1  they  
were as really charged upon him as if   
himself had been the actor  and         
committer of them all4 ',he hath made   
him to be sin1' not only  as a sinner1  
but as sin itself4 ,he was as the sin of

 the world that  day he stood before    
,god in our stead4 ,some1 indeed1 will  
not have  ,jesus ,christ our ,lord to be
 made sin for us2 their wicked reasons  
think this to be wrong judgment in the  
,lord2 it seems1 supposing  that because
 they cannot imagine how it should be1  
therefore ,god1  if he does it1 must do 
it at his peril1 and must be charged    
with  doing wrong judgment1 and so      
things that become not his heavenly     
,majesty2 but against this duncish      
sophistry#d we set ,paul and  ,isaiah1  
the one telling us still1 'the ,lord    
hath laid on him the  iniquity of us    
all'2 and the other1 that ',god made him
 to be sin  for us4'    ,but these men1 
as ,i suppose1 think it enough for      
,christ to die  under that notion only1 
not knowing nor feeling the burden of   
sin1  and the wrath of ,god due thereto4
 ,these make him as senseless in  his   
dying1 and as much without reason1 as a 
silly sheep or goat1  who also died for 
sin1 but so as in name1 in show1 in     

shadow only4  ,they felt not the proper 
weight1 guilt1 and judgment of ,god for 
sin4 ,but thou1 sinner1 who art so in   
thine own eyes1 and who feelest  guilt  
in thine own conscience1 know thou that 
,jesus ,christ1 the ,son  of the living 
,god in flesh1 was made to be sin for   
thee1 or stood  sensibly guilty of all  
thy sins before ,god1 and bare them in  
his  own body upon the cross4    ,god   
charged our sins upon ,christ1 and that 
in their guilt and burden1  what        
remaineth but that the charge was real  
or feigned8 ,if real1  then he hath     
either perished under them1 or carried  
them away from  before ,god2 if they    
were charged but feignedly1 then did he 
but  feignedly die for them1 then shall 
we have but feigned benefit by  his     
death1 and but a feigned salvation at   
last--not to say how this  cursed       
doctrine chargeth ,god and ,christ with 
hypocrisy1 the one in  saying1 ,he made 
,christ to be sin2 the other in saying  
that he bare  our sin2 when1 in deed and

 in truth1 our guilt and burden never   
was really upon him4    ,quest4 ,but    
might not ,christ die for our sins but  
he needs must bear  their guilt or      
burden8    ,answ4 ,he that can sever sin
 and guilt1 sin and the burden1 each    
from  other1 laying sin and no guilt1   
sin and no burden on the person  that   
dieth for sin1 must do it only in his   
own imaginative head4  ,no scripture1   
nor reason1 nor sense1 understandeth or 
feeleth sin  when charged without its   
guilt and burden4    ,and here we must  
distinguish between sin charged and sin 
forgiven4  ,sin forgiven may be seen    
without guilt or burden1 though ,i think
  not without shame in this world2 but  
sin charged1 and that by the  justice of
 ,god--for so it was upon ,christ--this 
cannot be but guilt  and the burden1 as 
inseparable companions1 must unavoidably
 lie on  that person4 ,poor sinner1 be  
advised to take heed of such deluded    
preachers who1 with their tongues       
smoother than oil1 would rob  thee of   

that excellent doctrine1 ',god hath made
 him to be sin for  us'2 for such1 as ,i
 said1 do not only present thee with a  
feigned  deliverance and forgiveness1   
with a feigned heaven and happiness1    
but charge ,god and the ,lord ,jesus as 
mere impostors1 who1 while  they tell us
 that ,christ was made of ,god to be sin
 for us1 affirm  that it was not so     
really1 suggesting this sophistical     
reason1  ',no wrong judgment comes from 
the ,lord4' ,i say again1 this wicked   
doctrine is the next way to turn the    
gospel in thy thoughts to no  more than 
a cunningly-devised fable 7#b ,peter    
#a3af71 and to make  ,jesus ,christ1 in 
his dying for our sins1 as brutish as   
the paschal  lamb in ,moses' law4       
,wherefore1 distressed sinner1 when thou
 findest it recorded in  the ,word of   
truth that ,christ died for our sins1   
and that ,god hath  made him to be sin  
for us1 then do thou consider of sin as 
it is a  transgression against the law  
of ,god1 and that as such it procureth  

the judgment of ,god1 torments and      
afflicts the mind with guilt1  and      
bindeth over the soul to answer it4     
,sever not sin and guilt  asunder1 lest 
thou be an hypocrite like these wicked  
men1 and rob  ,christ of his true       
sufferings4 ,besides1 to see sin upon   
,christ1 but  not its guilt2 to see sin 
upon ,christ1 but not the legal         
punishment1  what is this but to        
conclude that either there is no guilt  
and  punishment in sin1 or that ,christ 
bare our sin1 but we the punishment8    
for the punishment must be borne1       
because the sentence is gone out  from  
the mouth of ,god against sin4    ,do   
thou therefore1 as ,i have said1        
consider of sin as a transgression  of  
the law 7#a ,john #c3d71 and a provoker 
of the justice of ,god2  which done1    
turn thine eye to the cross1 and behold 
those sins1 in  the guilt and punishment
 of them1 sticking in the flesh of      
,christ4  ',god condemned sin in the    
flesh' of ,christ 7,rom #h3c74 ,he 'bare

 our  sins in his own body on the tree' 
7#a ,peter #b3bd74    ,i would only give
 thee this caution--,not sin in the     
nature of  sin--sin was not so in the   
flesh of ,christ2 but sin in the natural
  punishment of it--to wit1 guilt1 and  
the chastising hand of justice4  ',he   
was wounded for our transgressions1 he  
was bruised for our  iniquities2 the    
chastisement of our peace was upon him1 
and with  his stripes we are healed'    
7,isa #ec3e74    ,look1 then1 upon      
,christ crucified to be as the sin of   
the world1  as if he only had broken the
 law2 which done1 behold him perfectly  
innocent in himself1 and so conclude    
that for the transgression  of ,god's   
people he was stricken2 that when the   
,lord made him to be  sin1 he made him  
to be sin for us4#e    ,,he ,,was ,,made
 ,a ,,curse ,,for ,,us4    ,,fourth4 ,as
 he was made flesh under the law1 and   
also sin1 ,,so ,,he  ,,was ,,made ,a    
,,curse ,,for ,,us--',christ hath       
redeemed us from the curse  of the law1 

being made a curse for us2 as it is     
written1 ,cursed  is every one that     
hangeth on a tree4' ,this sentence is   
taken out  of ,moses1 being passed there
 upon them that for sin are worthy  of  
death--',and if a man have committed a  
sin worthy of death1 and  thou hang him 
on a tree1 his body shall not remain all
 night upon  the tree1 but thou shalt in
 anywise bury him that day1 for he that 
is hanged is accursed of ,god' 7,deut   
#ba3bb1bc74 ,by this sentence  ,paul    
concludeth that ,jesus ,christ was      
justly hanged1 because sin  worthy of   
death was upon him2 sin1 not of his own1
 but ours4 ,since1  then1 he took our   
sins1 he must be cursed of ,god2 for sin
 is sin  wherever it lies1 and justice  
is justice wherever it finds it2        
wherefore since ,jesus ,christ will bear
 our sin1 he must be 'numbered  with the
 transgressors1' and counted worthy to  
die the death4    ,he that committeth   
sin is worthy of death4 ,this1 though   
,christ did  not personally do1 his     

members1 his body1 which is his church  
did2  and since he would undertake for  
them with ,god1 and stand in their  sins
 before the eyes of his justice1 he must
 die the death by the  law4    ,sin and 
the curse cannot be severed4 ,sin must  
be followed with the  curse of ,god4    
,sin therefore being removed from us to 
the back of  ,christ1 thither goes also 
the curse2 for if sin be found upon him1
  he is the person worthy to die--worthy
 by our sins4    ,wherefore ,paul here  
setteth forth ,christ clothed with our  
sins1  and so taking from us the guilt  
and punishment4 ,what punishment1  but  
the wrath and displeasure of            
,god8--',christ hath redeemed us  from  
the curse of the law1 being made a curse
 for us4'    ,in this word 'curse' are  
two things comprised1    #a4 ,the       
reality of sin2 for there can be no     
curse where there is  no sin1 either of 
the person's own1 or made to be his by  
his own  consent or the imputation of   
,divine justice4 ,and since sins are    

made  to be ,christ's by imputation1    
they are his1 though not naturally1  yet
 really1 and consequently the wages due4
 ,he hath made him to be  sin2 he was   
made a curse for us4    #b4 ,this word  
'curse' compriseth1 therefore1 the      
punishment of sin1  that punishment     
properly due to sin from the hand of    
,god's justice1  which punishment       
standeth in three things--7#a47 ,in     
charging sin  upon the body and soul of 
the person concerned2 and hence we read 
that both the body and soul of ,christ  
'were made an offering for  sin' 7,isa  
#ec3aj2 ,heb #aj3aj74 7#b47 ,the        
punishment standeth in ,god's           
inflicting of the just merits of sin    
upon him that standeth charged          
therewith1 and that is death in its own 
nature and strength2 to  wit1 death with
 the sting thereof--',the sting of death
 is sin4'  ,this death did ,christ die  
because he died for our sins4 7#c47 ,the
  sorrows and pains of this death1      
therefore1 must be undergone by  ,jesus 

,christ4    ,now there are divers       
sorrows in death--such sorrows as brutes
 are  subject to2 such sorrows as       
persons are subject to that stand in    
sin before ,god2 such sorrows as those  
undergo who are swallowed up  of the    
curse and wrath of ,god for ever4       
,now so much of all kinds of sorrow as  
the imputation of our sin  could justly 
bring from the hand of ,divine justice1 
so much of it  he had4 ,he had death4   
,he had the sting of death1 which is    
sin4 ,he  was forsaken of ,god2 but     
could not by any means have those       
sorrows  which they have that are       
everlastingly swallowed up of them4 ',it
  was not possible that he should be    
holden of it' 7,acts #b3bd74    ,for    
where sin is charged and borne1 there   
must of necessity follow  the wrath and 
curse of ,god4 ,now where the wrath and 
curse of ,god is1  there must of        
necessity follow the effects1 the       
natural effects--,i  say1 the natural   
effects--to wit1 the sense1 the         

sorrowful sense  of the displeasure of  
an infinite ,majesty1 and his           
chastisements  for the sin that hath    
provoked him4 ,there are effects        
natural1  and effects accidental2 those 
accidental are such as flow from  our   
weakness1 whilst we wrestle with the    
judgment of ,god--to wit1  hellish fear1
 despair1 rage1 blasphemy1 and the like2
 these were  not incident to ,jesus     
,christ1 he being in his own person     
every  way perfect4 ,neither did he     
always endure the natural effects2 his  
merits relieved and delivered him4 ,god 
loosed the pains of death1  'because it 
was not possible that he should be      
holden of it4'    ,christ then was made 
a curse for us1 for he did bear our sin2
 the  punishment therefore from the     
revenging hand of ,god must needs fall  
upon him4    ,wherefore by these four   
things we see how ,christ became our    
,saviour--he took hold of our nature1   
was born under the law1 was  made to be 
sin1 and the accursed of ,god for us4   

,and observe it--all  this1 as ,i said  
before1 was the handiwork of ,god4 ,god 
made him  flesh1 made him under the law1
 ,god made him to be sin1 and also  a   
curse for us4 ,the ,lord bruised him1   
the ,lord put him to grief1  the ,lord  
made his soul an offering for sin 7,isa 
#ec3aj74 ,not for  that he hated him1   
considering him in his own harmless1    
innocent1  and blessed person1 for he   
was daily his delight2 but by an act  of
 grace to us-ward1 were our iniquities  
laid upon him1 and he in  our stead was 
bruised and chastised for them4 ,god    
loved us1 and  made him a curse for us4 
,he was made a curse for us1 'that the  
blessing of ,abraham might come on the  
,gentiles through faith in  ,jesus      
,christ' 7,gal #c3ad74    ,,further     
,,demonstration ,,of ,,this ,,truth4    
,before ,i pass this truth1 ,i will     
present thee1 courteous reader1  with   
two or three demonstrations for its     
further confirmation4    ,first4 ,that  
,christ did bear our sins and curse is  

clear1 because  he died1 and that       
without a mediator4    ,he died--',the  
wages of sin is death' 7,rom #f3bc74    
,now if death  be the wages of sin1 and 
that be true that ,christ did die and   
not  sin1 either the course of justice  
is perverted1 or else he died for  our  
sins2 there was 'no cause of death in   
him1' yet he died 7,acts  #ac3bh74 ,he  
did no evil1 guile was not found in his 
mouth1 yet he  received the wages of sin
 7#a ,peter #b3bb74 ,sin1 therefore1    
though  not of his own1 was found upon  
him1 and laid to his charge1 because    
'he died4' ',christ died for our sins1' 
,christ 'gave himself for  our sins' 7#a
 ,cor #ae3a-c2 ,gal #a3d74    ,he1 then1
 that will conclude that ,christ did not
 bear our sin1  chargeth ,god foolishly1
 for delivering him up to death2 for    
laying  on him the wages1 when in no    
sense he deserved the same4 ,yea1 he    
overthroweth the whole gospel1 for that 
hangeth on this hinge--',christ  died   
for our sins4'    ,object4 ,but all that

 die do not bear the curse of ,god for  
sin4    ,answ4 ,but all that die without
 a mediator do4 ,angels died the  cursed
 death because ,christ took not hold of 
them2 and they for whom  ,christ never  
prayeth1 they die the cursed death1 for 
they perish  everlastingly in the       
unutterable torments of hell4 ,christ1  
too1  died that death which is the      
proper wages of sin1 for he had none  to
 stand for him4 ',i looked1' saith he1  
'and there was none to  help2 and ,i    
wondered that there was none to uphold3 
therefore mine  own arm brought         
salvation unto me4--,and he saw that    
there was no  man1 and wondered that    
there was no intercessor2 therefore his 
arm  brought salvation unto him1 and his
 righteousness it sustained him'  7,isa 
#fc3e1 #ed3af74    ,christ then died1 or
 endured the wages of sin1 and that     
without an  intercessor1 without one    
between ,god and him2 he grappled       
immediately  with the eternal justice of
 ,god1 who inflicted on him death1 the  

wages of sin2 there was no man to hold  
off the hand of ,god2 justice  had his  
full blow at him1 and made him a curse  
for sin4 ,he died  for sin without a    
mediator1 he died the cursed death4     
,second4 ,a second thing that           
demonstrateth that ,christ died the     
cursed death for sin2 it is1 the frame  
of spirit that he was in at  the time   
that he was to be taken4    ,never was  
poor mortal so beset with the           
apprehensions of approaching  death1 as 
was this ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 amazement
 beyond measure1  sorrow that exceeded1 
seized upon his soul4 ',my soul1' saith 
he1  'is exceeding sorrowful1 even unto 
death4' ',and he began1' saith  ,mark1  
'to be sore amazed1 and to be very      
heavy' 7,matt #bf3ch2 ,mark  #ad3cc74   
,add to this1 that ,jesus ,christ was   
better able to grapple with  death1 even
 better able to do it alone1 than the   
whole world joined  all together4 #a4   
,he was anointed with the ,spirit       
without measure  7,john #c3cd74 #b4 ,he 

had all grace perfect in him 7,john     
#a3af74 #c4  ,never none so soaked in   
the bosom of his ,father's love as      
himself  7,prov #h3bc-cj74 #d4 ,never   
none so harmless and without sin as he  
was1 and1 consequently1 never man had so
 good a conscience as he  had 7,heb     
#g3bf74 #e4 ,never none prepared such a 
stock of good works  to bear him company
 at the hour of death as he4 #f4 ,never 
none had  greater assurance of being    
with the ,father eternally in the       
heavens  than he4 ,and yet1 behold1 when
 he comes to die1 how weak is he1  how  
amazed at death1 how heavy1 how         
exceeding sorrowful6 and1 ,i  say1 no   
cause assigned but the approach of      
death4    ,alas6 how often is it seen   
that we poor sinners can laugh at       
destruction when it cometh2 yea1 and    
'rejoice exceedingly when we  find the  
grave1' looking upon death as a part of 
our portion2 yea1  as that which will be
 a means of our present relief and help 
7,job  #c3bb2 #a ,cor #c3bb74 ,this     

,jesus ,christ could not do1 considered 
as  dying for our sin1 but the nearer   
death1 the more heavy and oppressed     
with the thoughts of the revenging hand 
of ,god4 ,wherefore he falls  into an   
agony1 and sweats2 not after the common 
rate as we do when  death is severing   
body and soul--',his sweat was as it    
were great  drops clodders of blood     
falling down to the ground' 7,luke      
#bb3dd74    ,what1 ,i say1 should be the
 reason1 but that death assaulted him   
with his sting8 ,if ,jesus ,christ had  
been to die for his virtues  only1      
doubtless he would have borne it        
lightly1 and so he did  as he died1     
bearing witness to the truth1 ',he      
endured the cross1  despising the shame'
 7,heb #ab3b74 ,how have the martyrs    
despised  death1 and1 as it were1 not   
been careful of that1 having peace with 
,god by ,jesus ,christ1 scorning the    
most cruel torments that hell and  men  
could devise and invent6 but ,jesus     
,christ could not do so1 as  he was a   

sacrifice for sin2 he died for sin1 he  
was made a curse  for us4 ,o my         
brethren1 ,christ died many deaths at   
once1 he made  his grave with the       
wicked1 and with the rich in his death4 
,look  how many thousands shall be      
saved--so many deaths did ,jesus die2   
yet it was but once he died4 ,he died   
thy death1 and my death1 and  so many   
deaths as all our sins deserved who     
shall be saved from  the wrath to come4 
,now1 to feign that these sorrows and   
this bloody agony1 was not  real1 but in
 show only1 what greater condemnation   
can be passed  upon ,jesus ,christ1 who 
loved to do all things in the most      
unfeigned  simplicity8 ,it was1         
therefore1 because of sin1 the sin that 
was put  into the death he died1 and the
 curse of ,god that was due to sin1     
that made death so bitter to ,jesus     
,christ--',it is ,christ that died4'    
,the apostle speaks as if never any died
 but ,christ1 nor indeed did  there1 so 
wonderful a death as he 7,rom #h3cd74   

,death1 considered  simply as it is a   
deprivation of natural life1 could not  
have these  effects in a person1        
personally more righteous than an angel4
 ,yea1  even carnal1 wicked men1 not    
awakened in their conscience1 how       
securely can they die6 ,it must         
therefore also be concluded that the    
sorrows and agony of ,jesus ,christ came
 from a higher cause1 even  from the    
guilt of sin1 and from the curse of ,god
 that was now  approaching for that sin4
    ,it cannot be attributed to the fear
 of men2 their terror could not  make   
him afraid2 that was contrary to his    
doctrine1 and did not  become the       
dignity of his person2 it was sin1 sin1 
sin1 and the  curse due to sin4         
,third4 ,it is evident that ,christ did 
bear and die the cursed death  for sin1 
from the carriage and dispensations of  
,god towards him4    #a4 ,from the      
carriage of ,god4 ,god now becomes as an
 enemy to him4  7#a47 ,he forsakes      
him--',my ,god1 my ,god1 why hast thou  

forsaken me8'  ,yea1 the sense of the   
loss of ,god's comfortable presence     
abode  with him even till he gave up the
 ghost4 7#b47 ,he dealeth with him  as  
with one that hath sinned1 he chastiseth
 him1 he bruiseth him1  he striketh and 
smiteth him1 and was pleased--that is1  
his justice  was satisfied--in so doing4
 ',it pleased the ,lord to bruise him2  
he  hath put him to grief' 7,isa        
#ec3aj74    ,these things could not be1 
had he only considered him in his own   
personal standing4 ,where was the       
righteous forsaken8 ,without the        
consideration of sin1 he doth not       
willingly afflict nor grieve the        
children of men--that is1 not out of    
pleasure1 or without sufficient  cause4 
,jesus ,christ1 then1 since he is under 
this withdrawing1 chastising1  bruising1
 and afflicting displeasure of ,god1 he 
is all that time  under sin1 under our  
sins1 and therefore thus accursed of    
,god1 his  ,god4    #b4 ,not only the   
carriage of ,god1 but his dispensations1

 his visible  dispensations1 plainly    
declare that he stood before ,god in our
  sins4 ,vengeance suffered him not to  
live4 ,wherefore ,god delivered  him    
up--',he spared not his own ,son1 but   
delivered him up for us  all' 7,rom     
#h3cb74 7#a47 ,he delivered him into the
 hands of men 7,mark  #i3ca74 7#b47 ,he 
was delivered into the hands of sinners 
7,luke #bd3g74  7#c47 ,he was delivered 
unto death 7,rom #d3be74 7#d47 ,yea1 so 
delivered  up as that they both had him 
to put him to death1 and ,god left him  
for that purpose in their hands2 yea1   
was so far off from delivering  him1    
that he gave way to all things that had 
a tendency to take  his life from the   
earth4    ,now many men do what they    
will with him1 he was delivered to their
  will--,judas may sell him2 ,peter may 
deny him2 all his disciples  forsake    
him2 the enemy apprehends him1 binds    
him1 they have him  away like a thief to
 ,caiaphas the high-priest1 in whose    
house he  is mocked1 spit upon1 his     

beard is twitched from his cheeks2 now  
they buffet him and scornfully bow the  
knee before him2 yea1 'his  visage was  
so marred more than any man1 and his    
form more than the  sons of men' 7,isa  
#eb3ad74    ,now he is sent to the      
governor1 defaced with blows and blood2 
who delivereth him into the hand of his 
soldiers2 they whip him1  crown him with
 thorns1 and stick the points of the    
thorns fast in  his temples by a blow   
with a staff in their hand2 now he is   
made  a spectacle to the people1 and    
then sent away to ,herod1 who1 with  his
 men of war1 set him at nought1 no ,god 
appearing for his help4    ,in fine1    
they at last condemn him to death1 even 
to the death of  the cross1 where they  
hang him up by wounds made through his  
hands  and his feet1 between the earth  
and the heavens1 where he hanged  for   
the space of six hours--to wit1 from    
nine in the morning till  three in the  
afternoon4 ,no ,god yet appears for his 
help2 while  he hangs there some rail at

 him1 others wag their heads1 others    
tauntingly say1 ',he saved others1      
himself he cannot save'2 some  divide   
his raiment1 casting lots for his       
garments before his face2  others       
mockingly bid him come down from the    
cross1 and when he  desireth succour1   
they give him vinegar to drink4 ,no ,god
 yet appears  for his help4    ,now the 
earth quakes1 the rocks are rent1 the   
sun becomes black1  and ,jesus still    
cries out that he was forsaken of ,god2 
and presently  boweth his head and dies 
7,matt #bf1 #bg2 ,mark #ad1 #ae2 ,luke  
#bb1 #bc2  ,john #ah1 #ai74    ,and for 
all this there is no cause assigned from
 ,god but sin--',he  was wounded for our
 transgressions1 he was bruised for our 
iniquities2  the chastisement of our    
peace was upon him1 and with his stripes
  we are healed' 7,isa #ec3e74    ,the  
sum then is1 that ,jesus ,christ the    
,lord1 by taking part of  our flesh1    
became a public person1 not doing or    
dying in a private  capacity1 but in the

 room and stead of sinners1 whose sin   
deserved  death and the curse of ,god2  
all which ,jesus ,christ bare in his    
own body upon the tree4 ,i conclude1    
then1 that my sin is already  crucified 
and accursed in the death and curse     
,christ underwent4    ,objections to    
this doctrine4    ,i come now to some   
objections4    ,objection ,first4       
,christ never was a sinner1 ,god never  
supposed him  to be a sinner1 neither   
did our sins become really his2 ,god    
never  reputed him so to have been2     
therefore hate or punish him as a       
sinner he could not2 for no false       
judgment can belong to the ,lord4       
,answer4--,first4 ,that ,christ was not 
a sinner personally1 by acts  or doings 
of his own1 is granted2 and in this     
sense it is true that  ,god did never   
suppose him to be a sinner1 nor punished
 him as such  a sinner1 nor did he      
really1 if by really you understand     
naturally1  become our sin1 nor did ,god
 ever repute him so4 ,second4 ,but that 

,christ stood before ,god in our sins1  
and that ,god did not only  suppose him 
so to stand1 but set him in them1 put   
them upon him1  and counted them as his 
own1 is so true that he cannot at       
present  be a ,christian that denies    
it--',the ,lord hath laid upon him the  
iniquities of us all' 7,isa #ec3f2 #a   
,peter #b3bb74 ,third4 ,so1 then1       
though ,god did not punish him for sin  
of his own committing1 yet  he punished 
him for sin of our committing--',the    
just suffered for  the unjust' 7#a      
,peter #c3ah74 ,fourth4 ,therefore it is
 true1 that  though ,christ did never   
really become sin of his own1 he did    
really  become our sin1 did really      
become our curse for sin4 ,if this be   
denied1 it follows that he became our   
sin but feignedly1 that he  was made our
 curse1 or a curse for us but in        
appearance1 show1 or  in dissimulation2 
but no such action or work can proceed  
of the  ,lord4 ,he did then really lay  
our sin and his curse upon him for  our 

sin4    ,objection ,second4 ,but if     
,christ indeed hath suffered for our    
sins1  and endured for them that curse  
that of justice is due thereto1  then   
hath he also endured for us the proper  
torments of hell1 for  they are the     
wages of our sins4    ,answer4 ,many    
things might be said in answer to this  
objection2 but  briefly--,first4 ,what  
,god chargeth upon the soul for sin is  
one  thing1 and what followeth upon that
 charge is another4 ,second4  ,a        
difference in the person suffering may  
make a difference in the  consequences  
that follow upon the charge4 ,let us    
then consider of  both these things4    
,first4 ,the charge is sin--,god charge 
him with our sins4 ,the person  then    
stands guilty before the judgment of    
,god4 ,the consequences  are--#a4 ,the  
person charged sustains or suffereth the
 wrath of ,god4  #b4 ,this wrath of ,god
 is expressed and inflicted on body and 
soul4    ,the consequences are--,god    
forsaketh the person charged1 and being 

left1 if he cannot stand1 he falleth    
under the power of guilt and  horror of 
the same4    ,if the person utterly fall
 under this charge1 as not being able to
  wrestle with and overcome this wrath  
of ,god1 then despair1 horror  of hell1 
rage1 blasphemy1 darkness1 and damnable 
anguish1 immediately  swallow him up1   
and he lieth for ever and ever in the   
pains of  hell1 a monument of eternal   
vengeance4    ,now that ,christ         
underwent the wrath of ,god it is       
evident1 because he  bare our curse2    
that ,god forsook him1 he did with      
strong crying and  tears acknowledge2   
and therefore that he was under the     
soul-afflicting  sense of the loss of   
,god's favour1 and under the sense of   
his  displeasure1 must needs flow from  
the premises4    ,second4 ,but now1     
because ,christ ,jesus the ,lord was a  
person  infinitely differing from all   
others that fall under the wrath of     
,god1 therefore those things that flow  
from damned sinners could  not flow from

 him4    #a4 ,despair would not rise in 
his heart1 for his flesh did rest in    
hope2 and said1 even when he suffered1  
',thou wilt not leave my soul  in hell' 
7,acts #b3bg74    #b4 ,the              
everlastingness of the punishment1      
therefore1 nor the terrors  that        
accompany such1 could not fasten upon   
him2 for he knew at last  that ,god     
would justify him1 or approve of his    
works that they were  meritorious4      
,and mark1 everlasting punishment is not
 the proper wages of sin  but under a   
supposition that the person suffering be
 not able to  pay the debt--',thou shalt
 not depart thence1 till thou hast paid 
the very last mite' 7,luke #ab3ei74     
,the difference1 then1 of the persons   
suffering may make a difference1  though
 not in the nature of the punishment1   
yet in the duration  and consequences of
 it4    ,christ under the sentence was1 
as to his own personal acts only1       
altogether innocent2 the damned only    
altogether sinners4 ,christ had  in him 

even then the utmost perfection of all  
graces and virtues2 but  the damned1 the
 perfection of sin and vileness4        
,christ's humanity  had still union with
 his ,godhead2 the damned1 union only   
with sin4  ,now1 an innocent person1    
perfect in all graces1 as really ,god as
  man1 can better wrestle with the curse
 for sin than either sinful  men or     
angels4    ,while they despair1 ,christ 
hopes4 ,while they blaspheme1 ,christ   
submits4 ,while they rage1 ,christ      
justifies ,god4 ,while they sink  under 
the burden of sin and wrath1 ,christ    
recovereth by virtue of  his            
worthiness--',thou wilt not leave my    
soul in hell1 neither wilt  thou suffer 
thine ,holy ,one to see corruption4' ,he
 was ,god's ,holy  ,one1 and his        
holiness prevailed4    ,so that it      
follows not1 that because ,christ did   
undergo the curse  due to our sins1 he  
therefore must have those accidental    
consequences  which are found to        
accompany damned souls4    ,objection   

,third4 ,but the ,scripture saith1 that 
the wages of sin is  everlasting        
punishment3 ',depart from me1 ye cursed1
 into everlasting  fire1 prepared for   
the devil and his angels' 7,matt        
#be3da74    ,answer4 ,this objection is 
partly answered already in the answer to
  that foregoing4 ,but further1         
,first4 ,consider1 the wages of sin is  
death1 and punishment under  the wrath  
of ,god--till those that die the death  
for sin have paid  the utmost farthing  
7,matt #e3bf2 ,luke #ab3eh1ei74         
,second4 ,so1 then1 the everlastingness 
of the punishment lieth here1  if the   
person suffering be not able to make    
amends to justice for  the sins for     
which he suffereth2 else justice neither
 would nor  could1 because it is just1  
keep such still under punishment4       
,third4 ,the reason1 then1 why fallen   
angels and damned souls have  an        
everlastingness of punishment allotted  
them is1 because1 by what  they suffer1 
they cannot satisfy the justice of ,god4

    ,fourth4 ,the conclusion then is1   
though the rebukes of ,god for sin  by  
death1 and punishment after1 be the     
rebukes of eternal vengeance1  yet the  
eternity of that punishment is for want 
of merit4 ,could  the damned merit their
 own deliverance1 justice would let them
 go4    ,fifth4 ,it is one thing1       
therefore1 to suffer for sin by the     
stroke  of eternal justice1 and another 
thing to abide for ever a sufferer      
there3 ,christ did the first1 the damned
 do the second4    ,sixth4 ,his rising1 
therefore1 from the dead the third day  
doth  nothing invalidate his sufferings1
 but rather showeth the power of  his   
merit4 ,and here ,i would ask a         
question1 ,had ,christ ,jesus been  more
 the object of faith1 if weakness and   
endless infirmity had  kept him under   
the curse1 than by rising again from the
 dead2 want  of merit causing the one1  
sufficiency thereof causing the other8  
,seventh4 ,if men will not believe that 
,christ hath removed the  curse because 

he is risen again1 they would much more 
strongly have  doubted it had he been   
still in the grave4 ,but1 ,o amazing    
darkness6  to make that an argument that
 his sufferings wanted merit1 which  to 
,god himself is sufficient proof that he
 hath purged our sins for  ever--',for  
this man1 after he had offered one      
sacrifice for sins  for ever1 sat down  
on the right hand of ,god' 7,heb        
#aj3ab74    ,objection ,fourth4 ,but the
 ,scripture saith1 ,christ is our       
example1  and that in his very death 7#a
 ,peter #b3ba74    ,answer4 ,christ in  
his sufferings and death is both        
sacrifice and  example4    ,first4 ,a   
sacrifice--',christ our passover is     
sacrificed for us4'  ,and again1 ',he   
gave himself for us1 an offering and a  
sacrifice to  ,god1 for a sweet-smelling
 savour4' ,and thus he made             
reconciliation  for iniquity1 and       
brought in everlasting righteousness 7#a
 ,cor #e3g2  ,eph #e3a1b2 ,dan #i3bd74  
,second4 ,he was also in his sufferings 

exemplary1 and that in several          
particulars--7#a47 ,in his meek         
deportment while he was apprehended     
7,isa #ec3g74 7#b47 ,in doing them good 
that sought his life 7,luke  #bb3ej1ea74
 7#c47 ,in his praying for his enemies  
when they were in  their outrage 7,luke 
#bc3cd74 7#d47 ',when he was reviled1 he
 reviled  not again2 when he suffered1  
he threatened not2 but committed        
himself to him that judgeth righteously'
 7#a ,peter #b3bc74    ,in these        
respects1 ,i say1 he was exemplary1 and 
brought honour to  his profession by his
 good behaviour2 and ,o how beautiful   
would  ,christianity be in the eyes of  
men1 if the disciples of our ,lord      
would more imitate him therein6    ,but 
what8 because ,christ is our pattern1 is
 he not our passover8  or1 because we   
should in these things follow his steps1
 died he  not for our sins8 ,thus to    
conclude would not only argue thee very 
erroneous1 but such a conclusion would  
overthrow the gospel1 it  being none    

other but a great sleight of ,satan to  
shut out the whole  by a part1 and to   
make us blasphemers while we plead for  
holiness4    ,look1 then1 upon the death
 of ,christ under a double              
consideration--#a4  ,as he suffered from
 the hand of ,god4 #b4 ,as he suffered  
from the  hand of men4 ,now1 as he      
suffered by ,god's hand1 so he suffered 
for  sin2 but as he suffered from men1  
so he suffered for righteousness'  sake4
    ,observe1 then1 that as he suffered 
for sin1 so no man took away  his life2 
but as he suffered for righteousness1 so
 they slew him  by wicked hands4 ,what  
is it then8 ,christ must needs have     
suffered1  and the wisdom of ,god had so
 ordained that 'those things which ,god 
before had showed by the mouth of all   
his prophets1 that ,christ  should      
suffer1 he hath so fulfilled' 7,acts    
#c3ah74 ,thus1 therefore1  we ought to  
distinguish of the causes and ends of   
the death of  ,christ4    ,again2 as    
,christ suffered for sin1 so he would   

neither be taken at  man's pleasure1 nor
 die at man's time4 #a4 ,not at man's   
pleasure2  and hence it was that they so
 often sought his life in vain1 'for    
his hour was not yet come'--to wit1 the 
hour in which he was to be  made a      
sacrifice for our sin 7,john #ac1       
#ag3a1b1 #ah3a1b74 #b4 ,not at  their   
time2 but1 contrary to all expectation1 
when the due time  was come1 'he bowed  
his head and gave up the ghost' 7,john  
#ai3cj74    ,and for this last work1 he 
had power given him of ,god--that is1   
power to die when he would4 ',i have    
power1' said he1 'to lay down  my life1 
and ,i have power to take it again4'    
,this power never man  had before4 ,this
 made the centurion wonder1 and made    
,pontius ,pilate  marvel2 and indeed    
well they might1 for it was as great a  
miracle  as any he wrought in his life2 
it demonstrated him to be the ,son  of  
,god 7,mark #ae3ch1ci74 ,the centurion1 
knowing that according to  nature he    
might have lived longer1 concluded      

therefore that his  dying at that       
instant was not but miraculously4 ,and  
when he 'saw  that he so cried out1 and 
gave up the ghost1 he said1 ,truly this 
man was the ,son of ,god4'    ,and the  
reason why he had power to die was1 that
 he might offer  his offering willingly1
 and at the season4 #a4 ,willingly--',if
 his  offering be a burnt sacrifice of  
the herd1 let him offer a male  without 
blemish3 he shall offer it of his own   
voluntary will1 at  the door of the     
tabernacle of the congregation before   
the ,lord'  7,lev #a3c74 #b4 ,he must   
offer it at the season--',thou shalt    
keep this  ordinance1' the passover1 'in
 his season' 7,exo #ac3aj74    ,now1    
both these offerings having immediate   
respect to the offering  of the body of 
,christ for sin--for he came in the room
 of all burnt  sacrifices--the passover 
also was a type of him 7,heb #aj3c-f2 #a
 ,cor  #e3g1h74 ,therefore1 he being now
 the priest as well as sacrifice1  must 
have power and will to offer his        

sacrifice with acceptation2  and this   
the ,scripture testifieth he did1 where 
it saith1 ',in due  time ,christ died   
for the ungodly' 7,rom #e3f74 ,in due   
time1 that is1  at the time appointed1  
at the acceptable time4    ,thou must1  
therefore1 unless thou art willing to be
 deceived1 look  upon the sufferings of 
,christ under a double consideration1   
and  distinguish between his sufferings 
as our example and his suffering  for   
our sins4 ,and know1 that as he suffered
 as our example1 so  he suffered only   
for righteousness' sake from the hands  
of wicked  men2 but as he suffered for  
our sins1 so he suffered1 as being by   
,god imputed wicked1 the punishment that
 was due to sin1 even the  dreadful     
curse of ,god4 ,not that ,christ died   
two deaths1 one after  another2 but he  
died at the same time upon a double     
account--for  his righteousness' sake   
from men1 for our sins from the hand of 
,god4 ,and1 as ,i said before1 had he   
only suffered for righteousness'  sake1 

death had not so amazed him1 nor had he 
been so exceeding  heavy in the thoughts
 of it2 that had never put him into an  
agony1  nor made him sweat as it were   
great drops of blood4 ,besides1 when    
men suffer only for righteousness' sake1
 ,god doth not use to hide  his face    
from them1 to forsake them1 and make    
them accursed2 'but  ,christ hath       
delivered us from the curse of the law1 
being made a  curse for us4'            
,objection ,fifth4 ,but if indeed       
,christ hath paid the full price for  us
 by his death1 in suffering the         
punishment that we should have  done1   
wherefore is the ,scripture so silent as
 not to declare that  by his death he   
hath made satisfaction8    ,answer4 ,no 
man may teach ,god knowledge2 he knoweth
 best how to  deliver his mind in such  
words and terms as best agree with his  
eternal wisdom1 and the consciences of  
those that are truly desirous  of       
salvation1 being overburdened with the  
guilt of sin4 ,perhaps the  word        

'satisfaction' will hardly be found in  
the ,bible2 and where  is it said in so 
many words1 ',god is dissatisfied with  
our sins8'  yet it is sufficiently      
manifest that there is nothing that ,god
  hateth but sin1 and sinners for the   
sake of sin4 ,what meant he by  turning 
,adam out of paradise1 by drowning the  
old world1 by burning  up ,sodom with   
fire and brimstone from heaven8 ,what   
meant he by  drowning of ,pharaoh1 by   
causing the ground to swallow up ,korah 
and  his company1 and by his destroying 
,israel in the wilderness1 if  not to   
show that he was dissatisfied with sin8 
,that ,god is also  satisfied1 yea1 more
 than satisfied1 by ,christ's sufferings
 for  our sins1 is apparent2 for1       
granting that he died for them as these 
scriptures declare--,isaiah #di3d-f1    
#ec2 #a ,corinthians #e3h1 #ae3a-d2  #b 
,corinthians #e3ba2 ,galatians #a3d1    
#c3ac2 #a ,peter #b3bd1 #c3ah2 #a ,john 
#b3b1 #c3af1 #d3ad2 ,revelation #a3e1   
#e3i4--    ,first4 ,it is apparent1     

because it is said that ,god smelled in 
that offering of the body of ,christ for
 our sins a sweet-smelling  savour--',he
 gave himself for us an offering and a  
sacrifice to ,god1  for a sweet-smelling
 savour' 7,eph #e3b74    ,second4 ,it is
 apparent1 because it is said expressly 
that ,god  for ,christ's sake doth now  
forgive--',be ye kind one to another1   
tender-hearted1 forgiving one another1  
even as ,god for ,christ's  sake hath   
forgiven you' 7,eph #d3cb74    ,third4  
,it is apparent that ,god is satisfied  
with ,christ's blood for  our sins1     
because he hath declared that he can    
justify those that  believe in1 or rely 
upon1 that blood for life1 in a way of  
justice  and righteousness--',being     
justified freely by his grace1 through  
the redemption that is in ,christ       
,jesus3 whom ,god hath set forth  to be 
a propitiation through faith in his     
blood1 to declare his  righteousness for
 the remission of sins that are past1   
through the  forbearance of ,god2 to    

declare1 ,i say1 at this time his       
righteousness3  that he might be just1  
and the justifier of him that believeth 
in  ,jesus' 7,rom #c3bd-bf74    ,now1 ,i
 say1 to object against such plain      
testimonies1 what is it  but to deny    
that ,christ died for sin2 or to        
conclude1 that having  so done1 he is   
still in the grave2 or1 that there is no
 such thing  as sin2 or1 no such thing  
as revenging justice in ,god against it2
  or1 that we must die ourselves for our
 sins2 or1 that sin may be  pardoned    
without a satisfaction2 or1 that every  
man may merit his  own salvation8 ,but  
'without shedding of blood is no        
remission' 7,heb  #i3bb74    ,to avoid1 
therefore1 these cursed absurdities1 it 
must be granted  that ,jesus ,christ by 
his death did make satisfaction for sin4
    ,but the word 'satisfaction' may not
 be used by the ,holy ,ghost1  perhaps  
for that it is too short and scanty a   
word to express the  blessedness that   
comes to sinners by the blood of        

,christ4    #a4 ,to make satisfaction   
amounts to no more than completely to   
answer a legal demand for harms and     
injuries done4 ,now this1 when  done to 
the full1 leaveth the offender there    
where he was before  he committed the   
injury4 ,now1 if ,christ had done no    
more than this1  he had only paid our   
debt1 but had not obtained eternal      
redemption  for us4    #b4 ,for a full  
satisfaction given by this man for harms
 done by  another may neither obtain the
 love of the person offended1 nor  the  
smallest gift which the person offending
 hath not deserved4  ,suppose ,i owe to 
this man ten thousand talents1 and      
another should  pay him every farthing1 
there remaineth over and above by that  
complete satisfaction not one single    
halfpenny for me4 ,christ hath          
therefore done more than to make        
satisfaction for sin by his blood4  ,he 
hath also 'made us kings and priests    
unto ,god and his ,father1'  and we     
'shall reign with him for ever and ever'

 7,rev #a3f1 #bb3e74    ,additional     
scriptures in proof of this doctrine4   
,but take a few more scriptures for the 
proof of the doctrine before  asserted4 
,first4 ',we have redemption through his
 blood' 7,col #a3ad74 #a4 ,redemption   
from sin 7,eph #a3g74 #b4 ,redemption   
from death 7,heb #b3ad1ae2 ,hosea       
#ac3ad74 #c4 ,redemption from ,satan    
7,heb #b3ad74 #d4 ,redemption from  the 
world 7,gal #a3d74 #e4 ,redemption to   
,god 7,rev #e3i74 #f4 ,eternal          
redemption--',neither by the blood of   
goats and calves1 but by his  own blood1
 he entered in once into the holy place1
 having obtained  eternal redemption for
 us' 7,heb #i3ab74    ,second4 ,we are  
said also to be washed in his blood4 #a4
 ,our persons  are washed--,he 'loved   
us1 and washed us from our sins in his  
own  blood' 7,rev #a3e74 #b4 ,his blood 
washeth also our performances--',our    
robes are washed1 and made white in the 
blood of the ,lamb' 7,rev  #g3ad74      
,third4 ,we are said to be purged by his

 blood4 #a4 ,purged from sin  before    
,god--',when he had by himself purged   
our sins1 he sat down on  the right hand
 of ,god' 7,heb #a3c74 #b4 ,purged from 
evil consciences--',how  much more shall
 the blood of ,christ1 who through the  
eternal ,spirit  offered himself without
 spot to ,god1 purge your conscience    
from  dead works to serve the living    
,god8' 7,heb #i3ad74    ,fourth4 ,we are
 said to be made nigh to ,god by his    
blood--',but now  in ,christ ,jesus1 ye 
who sometimes were far off1 are made    
nigh by  the blood of ,christ' 7,eph    
#b3ac74    ,fifth4 ,peace is said to be 
made by his blood4 #a4 ,peace with ,god 
7,col #a3bj74 #b4 ,peace of conscience  
7,heb #aj3ai-bc74 #c4 ,peace one  with  
another 7,eph #b3ad74    ,sixth4 ,we are
 said to be justified by his blood4     
',much more then1  being now justified  
by his blood1 we shall be saved from    
wrath  through him' 7,rom #e3i74        
,justified1 that is1 acquitted--#a4     
,acquitted  before ,god 7,eph #e3bf1bg74

 #b4 ,acquitted before angels 7,matt    
#bh3e-h74  #c4 ,acquitted by the law    
7,rom #c3ba-bc74 #d4 ,acquitted in the  
court  of conscience 7,heb #i3ad74      
,seventh4 ,we are said to be saved by   
his blood 7,rom #e3h1i74    ,eighth4 ,we
 are said to be reconciled by his blood 
7,col #a3bj-bb74    ,ninth4 ,we are said
 to be sanctified by his blood 7,heb    
#ac3ab74    ,tenth4 ,we are said to be  
admitted into the holiest by his blood  
7,heb #aj3ai74    ,eleventh4 ,we are    
said to have eternal redemption by his  
blood 7,heb  #i3ab74    ,yea1 lastly1   
this blood which was once spilt upon the
 cross1 will  be the burden of our song 
in heaven itself for ever and ever 7,rev
  #e3i74    ,now1 if we be redeemed1    
washed1 purged1 made nigh to ,god1 have 
peace with ,god2 if we stand just before
 ,god1 are saved1 reconciled1           
sanctified1 admitted into the holiest2  
if we have eternal redemption  by his   
blood1 and if his blood will be the     
burden of our song for  ever2 then hath 

,christ paid the full price for us by   
his death1  then hath he done more than 
made satisfaction for our sins4         
,,several ,,demonstrations ,,more1      
,,proving ,,the ,,former ,,doctrine4    
,but before ,i conclude this answer1 ,i 
will give you nine or ten more          
undeniable demonstrations to satisfy    
you1 if ,god will bless them  to you1 in
 the truth of this great doctrine--to   
wit1 that ,jesus  ,christ1 by what he   
hath done1 hath paid the full price to  
,god for  the souls of sinners1 and     
obtained eternal redemption for them4   
,,the ,,first ,,demonstration4          
,,first4 ,and1 first1 ,i begin with his 
resurrection4 ,that ,god that  delivered
 him up unto death1 and that made him a 
curse for sin1  that ,god raised him up 
from the dead--',but ,god raised him    
from the  dead' 7,acts #c3ae1 #ac3cj74  
,now1 considering that at his death he  
was  charged with our sins1 and accursed
 to death for our sins1 that  justice   
that delivered him up for them must have

 amends made to  him before he acquits  
him from them2 for there can be no      
change  in justice4 ,had he found him in
 our sins in the grave1 as he found  him
 in them upon the tree 7for he had them 
in his body on the tree71  he had left  
him there as he had left him upon the   
tree2 yea1 he  had as surely rotted in  
the grave1 as ever he died on the tree  
7#a  ,peter #b3bd74 ,but when he visited
 ,christ in the grave1 he found him  a  
holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 and spotless 
,christ1 and therefore  he raised him up
 from the dead--',he raised him up from 
the dead1  having loosed the pains of   
death2 because it was not possible that 
he should be holden of it' 7,acts       
#b3bd74    ,quest4 ,but why not possible
 now to be holden of death8    ,answ4   
,because the cause was removed4 ,sin was
 the cause--',he died  for our          
sins4--,he gave himself for our sins'   
7#a ,cor #ae3a-c2 ,gal  #a3d74 ,these   
sins brought him to death2 but when     
,god1 that had  made him a curse for us1

 looked upon him in the grave1 he found 
him there without sin1 and therefore    
loosed the pains of death2  for justice 
saith1 this is not possible1 because not
 lawful1 that  he who lieth sinless     
before ,god should be swallowed up of   
death2  therefore he raised him up4     
,quest4 ,but what did he do with our    
sins1 for he had them upon his  back8   
,answ4 ,it is said he took them         
away--',behold the ,lamb of ,god which  
taketh away the sin of the world4' ,it  
is said he put them away--',now  once in
 the end of the world hath he appeared  
to put away sin by  the sacrifice of    
himself' 7,john #a3bi2 ,heb #i3bf74     
,that is1 by the  merit of his          
undertaking he brought into the world1  
and set before  the face of ,god1 such a
 righteousness that outweigheth and     
goeth far  beyond that sin1 and so did  
hide sin from the sight of ,god2 hence1 
he that is justified is said to have his
 sins hid and covered--',blessed  is he 
whose transgression is forgiven1 whose  

sin is covered' 7,psa  #cb3a74 ,covered 
with the righteousness of ,christ--',i  
spread my skirt  over thee1 and covered 
thy nakedness1' thy sins 7,eze #af3h74  
,christ  ,jesus1 therefore1 having by   
the infiniteness of his merit taken     
away1 put away1 or hidden our sins from 
the face of ,god1 therefore  he raised  
him up from the dead4    ,you find in   
that sixteenth of ,leviticus mention    
made of two goats1  one was to be slain 
for a sin-offering1 the other to be left
  alive2 the goat that was slain was a  
type of ,christ in his death1  the goat 
that was not slain was a type of ,christ
 in his merit4 ,now  this living goat1  
he carried away the sins of the people  
into the  land of forgetfulness--',and  
,aaron shall lay both his hands upon the
  head of the live goat1 and confess    
over him all the iniquities of  the     
children of ,israel1 and all their      
transgressions in all their  sins1      
putting them upon the head of the goat1 
and shall send him  away by the hands of

 a fit man into the wilderness2 and the 
goat  shall bear upon him all their     
iniquities unto a land not inhabited'   
7,lev #af3ba1bb74 ,thus did ,jesus      
,christ bear away by the merit of  his  
death the sins and iniquities of them   
that believe2 wherefore1  when ,god came
 to him in the grave1 he found him holy 
and undefiled1  and raised him up from  
the dead4    ,and observe it1 as his    
death was for our sin1 so his rising    
again  was for our discharge2 for both  
in his death and resurrection he        
immediately respected our benefits2 he  
died for us1 he rose from  the dead for 
us--',he was delivered for our offences1
 and was raised  again for our          
justification' 7,rom #d3be74 ,by his    
death he carried  away our sins1 by his 
rising he brought to us justifying      
righteousness4    ,there are five       
circumstances also attending his        
resurrection that  show us how well     
pleased ,god was with his death4        
,first4 ,it must be solemnized with the 

company1 attendance1 and  testimony of  
angels 7,matt #bh3a-h2 ,luke #bd3c-g2   
,john #bj3aa1ab74    ,second4 ,at1 or   
just upon1 his resurrection1 the graves 
where many  of the saints for whom he   
died lay asleep1 did open1 and they     
followed their ,lord in full triumph    
over death--',the graves were  opened1  
and many bodies of the saints which     
slept arose1 and came  out of the graves
 after his resurrection1 and went into  
the holy  city1 and appeared unto many' 
7,matt #bg3eb1ec74 ,these saints coming 
out of their graves after him1 what a   
testimony is it that he for  them had   
taken away sin1 and destroyed him that  
had the power of  death2 yea1 what a    
testimony was it that he had made amends
 to ,god  the ,father1 who granted him  
at his resurrection to have presently   
out of the grave1 of the price of his   
blood1 even the bodies of  many of the  
saints which slept6 ,he was declared to 
be the ,son of  ,god with power by the  
,spirit of holiness1 and the            

resurrection from  the dead 7,rom #a3d74
 ,it saith not1 by his resurrection1    
though that  be true2 but by the        
resurrection1 meaning the resurrection  
of the  bodies of the saints which      
slept1 because they rose by virtue of   
his blood2 and by that he was with power
 declared to be the ,son of  ,god4      
,they1 ,i say1 were part of his         
purchase1 some of them for whom  ,christ
 died4 ,now for ,god to raise them1 and 
that upon and by virtue  of his         
resurrection1 what is it but an open    
declaration from heaven  that ,christ by
 his death hath made amends for us1 and 
obtained  eternal redemption for us8    
,third4 ,when he was risen from the     
dead1 ,god1 to confirm his  disciples in
 the faith of the redemption that       
,christ had obtained  by his blood1     
brings him to the church1 presents him  
to them alive1  shows him openly1       
sometimes to two or three1 sometimes to 
eleven  or twelve1 and once to above    
five hundred brethren at once 7,acts    

#a3c1 #aj3dj2 ,luke #bd3ac-af2 ,john    
#bj3ai1 #ba3a-bc2 #a ,cor #ae3c-h74     
,fourth4 ,at his resurrection1 ,god     
gives him the keys of hell and  of death
 7,rev #a3ah74 ,hell and death are the  
effects and fruits of  sin4 ',the wicked
 shall be turned into hell1' and the    
wages of sin  is death4 ,but what then  
are sinners the better for the death and
  blood of ,christ8 ,o6 they that dare  
venture upon him are much the  better1  
for they shall not perish1 unless the   
,saviour will damn  them1 for he hath   
the keys of hell and of death4 ',fear   
not1' saith  he1 ',i am the first and   
the last1 ,i am he that liveth1 and was 
dead1 and1 behold1 ,i am alive for      
evermore1 and have the keys of  hell and
 death4' ,these were given him at his   
resurrection1 as if  ,god had said1 ,my 
,son1 thou hast spilt thy blood for     
sinners1 ,i am  pleased with it1 ,i am  
delighted in thy merits1 and in the     
redemption  which thou hast wrought2 in 
token hereof ,i give thee the keys of   

hell and of death2 ,i give thee all     
power in heaven and earth2 save  who    
thou wilt1 deliver who thou wilt1 bring 
to heaven who thou  wilt4    ,fifth4 ,at
 ,christ's resurrection1 ,god bids him  
ask the heathen of  him1 with a promise 
to give him the uttermost parts of the  
earth  for his possession4 ,this        
sentence is in the second ,psalm1 and   
is expounded by ,paul's interpretation  
of the words before1 to be  spoken to   
,christ at his resurrection--',thou art 
my ,son1 this day  have ,i begotten     
thee4' ,i have begotten thee--that is1  
saith ,paul1  from the dead 7,acts      
#ac3cc1cd74    ,he hath raised up ,jesus
 again1 as it is also written in the    
second  ,psalm--',thou art my ,son1 this
 day have ,i begotten thee4' ,now mark1 
at his raising him from the dead1 he    
bids him ask1 ',ask of me1'  and that   
'the heathen'2 as if ,god had said1 ,my 
,son1 thy blood hath  pacified and      
appeased my justice2 ,i can now in      
justice1 for thy  sake1 forgive poor    

mortals their sin4 ,ask them of me2 ask 
them1  though they be heathens1 and ,i  
will give them to thee1 to the utmost   
ends of the earth4 ,this is1 then1 the  
first demonstration to prove  that      
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full price to  ,god for the   
souls of sinners1 and obtained eternal  
redemption for  them--namely1 his being 
raised again from the dead4    ,,the    
,,second ,,demonstration4    ,,second4  
,a second thing that demonstrateth this 
truth is1 that he  ascended and was     
received up into heaven4 ',so then1     
after the ,lord  had spoken to them1 he 
was received up into heaven' 7,mark     
#af3ai74  ,this demonstration consisteth
 of two parts--,first1 ,of his          
ascending4  ,second1 ,of his being      
received4    ,first4 ,for his           
ascending--',he ascended up on high'    
7,eph #d3h74 ,this  act of ascending    
answereth to the high-priest under the  
law1 who1  after they had killed the    
sacrifice1 he was to bring the blood    

into  the most holy place--to wit1 the  
inner temple1 the way to which  was     
ascending or going up 7#b ,chron #i74   
,now1 consider the circumstances that   
attended his ascending1 when  he went to
 carry his blood to present it before   
the mercy-seat1  and you will find they 
all say amends is made to ,god for us4  
#a4 ,at this he is again attended and   
accompanied with angels 7,acts          
#a3aj1aa74    #b4 ,he ascendeth with a  
shout1 and with the sound of a trumpet1 
with  ',sing praises1 sing praises1 sing
 praises' 7,psa #dg3f74    #c4 ,the     
enemies of man's salvation are now tied 
to his chariot-wheels--',when  he       
ascended up on high1 he led captivity   
captive' 7,eph #d3h74 ,that  is1 he led 
death1 devils1 and hell1 and the grave1 
and the curse1  captive1 for these      
things were our captivity4 ,and thus did
 ,deborah  prophesy of him when she     
cried1 ',arise1 ,barak1 and lead thy    
captivity  captive1 thou son of         
,abinoam' 7,judg #e3ab74 ,this ,david   

also foresaw  when he said1 ',thou hast 
ascended on high1 thou hast led         
captivity  captive' 7,psa #fh3ah74      
#d4 ,the apostles must be the beholders 
of his going up1 and must  see the cloud
 receive him out of their sight 7,acts  
#a3i-ab74    ,the consideration of these
 things strongly enforceth this         
conclusion1  that he hath spoiled what  
would have spoiled us1 had he not by his
  blood shed taken them away4 ,and ,i   
say1 for ,god to adorn him with  all    
this glory in his ascension1 thus to    
make him ride conqueror up  into the    
clouds1 thus to go up with sound of     
trumpet1 with shout of  angels1 and with
 songs of praises1 and1 let me add1 to  
be accompanied  also with those that    
rose from the dead after his            
resurrection1  who were the very price  
of his blood2 this doth greatly         
demonstrate  that ,jesus ,christ1 by    
what he hath done1 hath paid full price 
to  ,god for the souls of sinners1 and  
obtained eternal redemption for  them2  

he had not else rode thus in triumph to 
heaven4    ,second4 ,i come now to his  
being received--',he was received up    
into  heaven4' ,the high-priest under   
the law1 when he ascended into the      
holiest1 he was there to offer the      
blood1 which holiest was the  type of   
heaven 7,exo #ai3aj1aa2 ,heb #i3bd74    
,but because the sacrifices  under the  
law could not make them that did the    
service perfect as  pertaining to the   
conscience1 therefore they were to      
stand1 not  to sit2 to come out again1  
not tarry there4 ',for it is not        
possible  that the blood of bulls and of
 goats should take away sins4           
,wherefore1 when he cometh into the     
world1 he saith1 ,sacrifice and         
offering thou wouldest not1 but a body  
hast thou prepared me3 in  burnt        
offerings and sacrifices for sin thou   
hast had no pleasure4  ,then said ,i1   
,lo1 ,i come 7in the volume of the book 
it is written  of me71 to do thy will1  
,o ,god' 7,heb #aj3d-f74    ,christ1    

therefore1 in his entering into heaven1 
did it as high-priest  of the church of 
,god2 therefore neither did he go in    
without  blood4 ,wherefore1 when he came
 to be 'an high-priest of good things   
to come1 by a greater and more perfect  
tabernacle1 not made with  hands1 that  
is to say1 not of this building2 neither
 by the blood  of goats and calves1 but 
by his own blood2 he entered in once    
into  the holy place1 having obtained   
eternal redemption for us' 7,heb        
#i3ab-ad74 ,he entered in1 having       
obtained1 or because he obtained1       
eternal redemption for us4 ,but to pass 
that4    ,glorious circumstances        
attending his entrance into heaven4     
,consider ye now also those glorious    
circumstances that accompany  his       
approach to the gates of the everlasting
 habitation4    ,first4 ,the everlasting
 gates are set1 yea1 bid stand open--,be
 ye  open1 'ye everlasting doors1 and   
the ,king of glory shall come in4'      
,this ,king of glory is ,jesus ,christ1 

and the words are a prophecy  of his    
glorious ascending into the heavens1    
when he went up as the  high-priest of  
the church1 to carry the price of his   
blood into  the holiest of all4 ',lift  
up your heads1 ,o ye gates2 even lift   
them  up1 ye everlasting doors2 and the 
,king of glory shall come in' 7,psa     
#bd3g1i74    ,second4 ,at his entrance  
he was received1 and the price accepted 
which he paid for our souls4 ,hence it  
is said1 he entered in by  his          
blood--that is1 by the merit of it4 ',to
 receive' is an act of  complacency and 
delight1 and includeth well-pleasedness 
in the person  receiving1 who is ,god   
the ,father2 and considering that this  
,jesus  now received is to be received  
upon our account1 or as undertaking  the
 salvation of sinners--for he entered   
into the heavens for  us--it is apparent
 that he entered thither by virtue of   
his infinite  righteousness1 which he   
accomplished for us upon the earth4     
,third4 ,at his reception he received   

glory1 and that also for our            
encouragement--',god raised him up1 and 
gave him glory1 that your  faith and    
hope might be in ,god' 7#a ,peter       
#a3ai-ba74 ,he gave him glory1  as a    
testimony that his undertaking the work 
of our redemption was  accepted of him4 
#a4 ,he gave glory to his person1 in    
granting him to sit at his own  right   
hand2 and this he had1 ,i say1 for or   
upon the account of the  work he        
accomplished for us in the world4 ,when 
he had offered up  one sacrifice for    
sins for ever1 he sat down on the right 
hand of  ,god1 and this by ,god's       
appointment--',sit thou at my right     
hand'  7,heb #aj3ab1ac74 ,this glory is 
the highest2 it is above all kings1     
princes1 and potentates in this world2  
it is above all angels1  principalities1
 and powers in heaven4 ',he is gone into
 heaven1  and is on the right hand of   
,god1 angels and authorities and powers 
being made subject unto him' 7#a ,peter 
#c3cb74    #b4 ,he gave glory to his    

name1 to his name ,jesus1 that name     
being  exalted above every name--',he   
hath given him a name above every  name1
 that at the name of ,jesus every knee  
should bow1 of things in  heaven1 and   
things in earth1 and things under the   
earth2 and that  every tongue should    
confess that ,jesus ,christ is ,lord1 to
 the glory  of ,god the ,father' 7,phil 
#b3i-aa74    ,this name is said1 in     
another place1 to be a name above every 
name  that is named1 'not only in this  
world1 but also in that which is  to    
come' 7,eph #a3ba74    ,but should      
,,jesus have been such a name1 since he 
undertook for  sinners1 had this        
undertaker failed in his work1 if his   
work had  not been accepted with ,god1  
even the work of our redemption by  his 
blood8 ,no1 verily2 it would have stunk 
in the nostrils both of  ,god and man2  
it would have been the most abhorred    
name4 ,but ,jesus  is the name2 ,jesus  
he was called1 in order to his          
work--',his name  shall be called       

,,jesus1 for he shall save'2 he was so  
named of the  angel before he was       
conceived in the womb2 and he goeth by  
that  name now he is in heaven2 by the  
name ,jesus--',jesus of ,nazareth1'     
because he once dwelt there4 ,this name1
 ,i say1 is the highest name1  the      
everlasting name1 the name that he is to
 go by1 to be known  by1 to be          
worshipped by1 and to be glorified by2  
yea1 the name by  which also most glory 
shall redound to ,god the ,father4 ,now1
 what  is the signification of this name
 but ,,saviour8 ,this name he hath1     
therefore1 for his work's sake2 and     
because ,god delighted in his           
undertaking1 and was pleased with the   
price he had paid for us1  therefore the
 ,divine ,majesty hath given him it1    
hath made it high1  and hath commanded  
all angels to bow unto it2 yea1 it is   
the name in  which he resteth1 and by   
which he hath magnified all his         
attributes4    7#a47 ,this is the name  
by which sinners should go to ,god the  

,father4    7#b47 ,this is the name     
through which they obtain forgiveness of
  sins1 and 'anything'--',if ye shall   
ask anything in my name1 ,i will  do it'
 7,john #ad3ad74    7#c47 ,this is the  
name through which our spiritual        
services and  sacrifices are accepted1  
and by which an answer of peace is      
returned  into our bosoms 7#a ,peter    
#b74 ,but more of this anon4    7#d47   
,at this name devils tremble1 at this   
name angels bow the head1  at this name 
,god's heart openeth1 at this name the  
godly man's  heart is comforted2 this   
name1 none but devils hate it1 and none 
but those that must be damned despise   
it4 ',no man speaking by the  ,spirit of
 ,god calleth ,jesus accursed1' or      
accounteth him still  dead1 and his     
blood ineffectual to save the world4    
#c4 ,he hath also given him the glory of
 office4    7#a47 ,he is there a priest 
for ever1 intercepting betwixt the      
,divine  presence and all that hate us1 
by his blood2 sin1 ,satan1 death1 hell1 

the law1 the grave1 or the like1 cannot 
be heard1 if his blood be  presented to 
,god as the atonement for us4 ,this is  
called the blood  of sprinkling1 that   
speaketh better things than the blood of
 ,abel  7,heb #ab3bd74 ,by this blood he
 entered into heaven1 by this blood  he 
secureth from wrath 'all that come unto 
,god by him4' ,but should  his blood    
have had a voice in heaven to save      
withal1 had it not  merited first1 even 
in the shedding of it1 the ransom and   
redemption  of souls8 ,it is true1 a man
 whose blood cannot save1 may1 with     
,abel's1 cry out for vengeance and wrath
 on the head of him that shed  it4 ,but 
this blood speaks for better things1    
this blood speaks for  souls1 for       
sinners1 for pardon1 'having obtained   
eternal redemption  for us4'    7#b47   
,he is there a forerunner for           
us--',whither the forerunner is  for us 
entered1 even ,jesus' 7,heb #f3bj74     
,this office of harbinger is  distinct  
from1 though it comes by virtue of1 his 

priestly office2  therefore they are    
both mentioned in the text--',whither   
the  forerunner is for us entered1 even 
,jesus1 made an high-priest for  ever1  
after the order of ,melchisedec4' ,he is
 therefore our forerunner  by virtue of 
his priesthood1 his blood giving worth  
to all he does4    ,in this office of   
harbinger or forerunner1 he prepareth   
for believers  their dwelling-places in 
the heavens2 their dwelling-places      
according  to their place1 state1       
calling1 service1 or work1 in his body1 
the  church--',in my ,father's house1'  
saith he1 'are many mansions2 if  it    
were not so1 ,i would have told you4 ,i 
go to prepare a place for  you' 7,john  
#ad3b74    ,this is that mentioned in   
the forty-seventh ,psalm--',he shall    
choose  our inheritance for us1 the     
excellency of ,jacob1 whom he loved4'   
,but should he have had power to choose 
our inheritance for us1 to  prepare for 
us our dwelling-places2 should he have  
power to give  even heaven itself to a  

company of poor men1 had he not in the  
first  place obtained by his blood the  
deliverance of our souls from death8    
7#c47 ,he is there a prophet for us1 by 
which office of his he hath  received to
 communicate the whole will of the      
eternal ,god1 so far  as is fit for us  
to know in this world1 or in that which 
is to come4  ,hence he is called the    
prophet of the church--',the ,lord shall
 raise  you up a prophet1' 'and this is 
of a truth that prophet that should     
come into the world4' ,but this office  
he hath also now in heaven1  by virtue  
of the blood he shed for us upon earth4 
,hence the new  testament is called1    
'the new testament in his blood'2 and   
his blood  is said to be 'the blood of  
the everlasting covenant' or testament2 
yea1 such virtue doth his blood give to 
the new testament1 or  covenant of      
grace1 as that severed from that it is  
nothing worth2  'for a testament is of  
force after men are dead2 otherwise it  
is of  no strength at all while the     

testator liveth' 7,heb #i3ag74 ,so that 
every word of ,god which he hath by     
,christ given to us for our  everlasting
 consolation1 is dipped in blood1 is    
founded in blood1  and stands good to   
sinners purely--,i mean with respect to 
merit--upon  the account of blood1 or   
because his blood that was shed for us  
on  the cross prevailed for us for the  
remission of our sins4 ,let not  man    
think to receive any benefit by         
,christ's prophetical office1  by any of
 the good words of grace1 and           
forgiveness of sins that  are sprinkled 
up and down in the new testament2 that  
looketh not  for that good to come to   
him for the sake of that blood by which 
this testament is established2 for      
'neither was the first testament        
dedicated without blood2 for when ,moses
 had spoken every precept  to all the   
people according to the law1 he took the
 blood of calves  and of goats1 with    
water1 and scarlet wool1 and hyssop1 and
 sprinkled  both the book1 and all the  

people1 saying1 ,this is the blood of   
the testament which ,god hath enjoined  
unto you' 7,heb #i3ah-bj74    ,the      
prophetical office of ,christ standeth  
of two parts--first1 in  promises of    
grace3 secondly1 in directions of       
worship4 ,but neither  is this last--to 
wit1 the doctrine of worship1 or our    
subjection  to that worship--of any     
value any further than as sprinkled also
  with his blood2 for as in the first   
testament1 the tabernacle and  all the  
vessels of the ministry were sprinkled  
with blood1 and it was  necessary that  
so it should be1 so the heavenly things 
themselves  must be also purified with  
sacrifices1 but yet 'with better        
sacrifices  than these'2 for now1 not   
,moses1 but ,christ1 doth sprinkle1 not 
with blood of calves1 but with his own  
blood2 neither as entered  into places  
made with hands1 but from heaven doth   
,jesus sprinkle  all that doctrine of   
worship1 and subjection of his saints   
thereto1  which is of his own           

instituting and commanding 7,heb        
#i3bc-bf74    7#d47 ,he hath received   
there the office of a king1 by which he 
ruleth  in the church1 and over all     
things for her sake4 ',the government   
shall be upon his shoulder'2 the ,lord  
,god hath given him the throne  of his  
father ,david4 ,hence it is that he     
saith1 ',all power is given  unto me in 
heaven and in earth'2 but now this      
kingly office1 he  hath it by his blood1
 because he humbled himself to death1   
therefore  ,god hath highly exalted him1
 and given him the highest name4 ,and   
hence1 again1 he is called a ,lamb upon 
the throne--',in the midst  of the      
throne1 and of the four beasts1 and in  
the midst of the  elders1 stood a ,lamb 
as it had been slain1 having seven      
horns'2  a demonstration of kingly      
power4 ,but mark1 he was a ,lamb upon   
the  throne1 he had his horns as a lamb4
 ,now by ',lamb' we are to understand1  
not only his meek and sweet disposition1
 but his sacrifice2 for  he was as a    

lamb to be slain and sacrificed2 and so 
his having a  throne and seven horns1 as
 a lamb1 giveth us to understand that he
  obtained this dignity of king by his  
blood 7,rev #e74 ',when he had  by      
himself purged our sins1 he sat down on 
the right hand of the  ,majesty on high'
 7,heb #a3c74 ,when 'he had offered one 
sacrifice for  sins for ever1 he sat    
down on the right hand of ,god' 7,heb   
#aj3ab74    ,now1 put all these         
together--to wit1 his resurrection from 
the  dead1 his ascension1 and exaltation
 to office2 and remember also  that the 
person thus exalted is the same ,jesus  
of ,nazareth that  sometime was made    
accursed of ,god for sin1 and also that 
he obtained  this glory by virtue of the
 blood that was shed for us1 and it must
  unavoidably follow that ,jesus        
,christ1 by what he hath done1 hath     
paid a full price to ,god for sinners1  
and obtained eternal redemption  for    
them4    ,,the ,,third ,,demonstration4 
,,third4 ,but to proceed4 ,a third      

demonstration that ,jesus ,christ1  by  
what he hath done1 hath paid full price 
to ,god for sinners1 and  obtained      
eternal redemption for them1 is1 because
 he hath received  for them the ,holy   
,spirit of ,god4    ',this ,jesus hath  
,god raised up1 whereof1' said ,peter1  
'we all are  witnesses4 ,therefore1     
being by the right hand of ,god exalted1
 and  having received of the ,father the
 promise of the ,holy ,ghost1 he  hath  
shed forth this1 which ye now see and   
hear' 7,acts #b3cb1cc74    ,the         
receiving of the ,holy ,ghost at the    
hand of the ,father1 who  had bruised   
him before for the transgressions of his
 people2 the  receiving of it1 ,i say1  
upon his resurrection1 and that to give 
them  for whom1 just before1 he had     
spilt his blood to make an atonement    
for their souls1 argueth that the       
,divine ,majesty found rest and  content
 in that precious blood1 and found it   
full price for the  sinners for whom he 
shed it4    ,and if you consider the    

necessity of the giving of this good    
,spirit  to men1 and the benefit that   
they receive by his coming upon them1   
you will see yet more into the truth now
 contended for4 ,first1 then1  ,of the  
necessity of giving this good ,spirit2  
and then1 ,second1 ,of  the benefit     
which we receive at his coming4         
,first4 ,of the necessity of its being  
given4    #a4 ,otherwise1 ,jesus could  
never have been proved to be the        
,saviour2  for the promise was1 that    
,messias should have the ,spirit given  
him2 given him to communicate--',as for 
me1 this is my covenant with  them1     
saith the ,lord1 ,my ,spirit that is    
upon thee1 and my words  which ,i have  
put in thy mouth1' meaning the          
,redeemer1 'shall not  depart out of thy
 mouth1 nor out of the mouth of thy     
seed1 nor out  of the mouth of thy      
seed's seed1 saith the ,lord1 from      
henceforth  and for ever' 7,isa         
#ei3bj1ba74    ,here is the promise of  
the ,spirit to be given to ,christ1 and 

by  him to his seed for ever4 ,and this 
was signified long before in  the       
anointing of ,aaron and his sons--',and 
thou shalt anoint ,aaron  and his sons1 
and consecrate them' 7,exo #cj3cj74     
,this ,spirit ,jesus promised to send   
unto his at his exaltation on  the right
 hand of ,god2 the ,spirit1 ,i say1 in  
the plentiful pourings  of it out4      
,true1 the church in all ages had       
something of it by  virtue of the       
suretyship of the ,lord ,jesus2 but     
this1 in comparison  of what was to come
 into the church after his resurrection1
 is not  reckoned a pouring forth2      
therefore pourings forth are reserved   
to the time of the ascension and        
exaltation of this ,jesus4 ',i will     
pour out of my ,spirit in those days4'  
,hence ,jesus reserves it till his going
 away1 and it is expressly  said1 ',the 
,holy ,ghost was not yet given1 because 
that ,jesus was  not yet glorified4'    
,accordingly did the apostles wait after
 his  resurrection for the pouring forth

 of the ,holy ,ghost1 and at the  set   
time did receive it2 by the giving of   
which he declared himself  to be the    
,son of ,god and ,saviour of the world  
7,john #g3ci1 #ad3bf1  #ae3bf1 #af3g2   
,acts #a3d1e1 #b3af1ag2 ,joel #b3bh2    
,rom #a3d74    #b4 ,without the giving  
of the ,holy ,ghost1 there had wanted a 
testimony  that his gospel was the      
gospel of ,messias4 ,moses' ministration
 was  confirmed by signs and wonders and
 mighty deeds1 both in ,egypt1  in the  
wilderness1 and at the ,red ,sea2       
wherefore it was necessary  that the    
doctrine of redemption by blood1 which  
is the doctrine  of the gospel of this  
,jesus1 should be also 'confirmed with  
signs  following4' ,hence both himself  
and apostles did as frequently work     
miracles and do mighty deeds as his     
ministers now do preach2 which  signs   
and miracles and wonders confirmed their
 doctrine1 though  themselves1 both     
master and scholar1 were in appearance  
the  most considerable mean in outward  

show the meanest of men2 yea1  they by  
the means of the ,holy ,ghost have so   
ratified1 confirmed1  and settled the   
gospel in the world1 that no            
philosopher1 tyrant1  or devil1 hath    
been able hitherto to move it out of its
 place4 ,he  confirmed 'the word with   
signs following' 7,mark #af3bj2 ,heb    
#b3d74    #c4 ,as the giving of the     
,holy ,ghost was necessary thus1 so was 
it necessary also to strengthen them    
that were intrusted with the  gospel1   
7#a47 ,to preach it effectually2 7#b47  
,to stand to it boldly2  and 7#c47 ,to  
justify it to be the doctrine of        
,messias incontrollably4  7#a47 ,to     
preach it effectually1 in demonstration 
of the ,spirit 7#a  ,cor #b3d2 ,john    
#af3h1i2 ,acts #h3ac74 7#b47 ,to stand  
to it boldly--',then  ,peter1 filled    
with the ,holy ,ghost1 said4' ',and they
 saw the boldness  of ,peter and ,john' 
7#b ,cor #f3d-f2 ,acts #d3h1ac74 7#c47  
,to justify the  doctrine               
incontrollably--',i will give you a     

mouth and wisdom which  all your        
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay
 nor resist' 7,luke  #ba3ae74 ',and they
 were not able to resist the wisdom and 
spirit by  which he spake' 7,acts       
#f3aj74    ,now ,i say1 that ,god should
 give the ,holy ,ghost to ,jesus to     
confirm  this gospel1 redemption from   
sin by his blood1 what is it but  that  
by his blood he hath paid full price to 
,god for sinners1 and  obtained eternal 
redemption for them8    ,second4 ,but   
again2 the benefit which we receive at  
the coming  of the ,holy ,ghost doth    
more demonstrate this truth2 hath       
,christ  purchased sinners1 and are they
 the price of his blood8 ,yes4 ,but  how
 doth that appear8 ,why1 because by the 
,holy ,ghost which he hath  received to 
give us1 we are fitted for the          
inheritance which by  his blood is      
prepared for us4    #a4 ,by the ,spirit 
of ,god we are quickened and raised from
 a state  of sin1 but that we could not 
be were it not that an atonement  is    

made for us first1 by the blood of      
,christ our ,saviour4 ,this is  true2   
for they that are quickened by the ,holy
 ,ghost are quickened  by it through the
 word of the gospel1 which offereth     
justification  to sinners through faith 
in his blood2 yea1 we are said to be    
quickened together with him1 dead and   
risen with him1 yet so as by  the       
,spirit of ,god4    #b4 ,we are not only
 quickened by the ,holy ,ghost1 but     
possessed  therewith2 it is given to    
dwell in our hearts--',because ye are   
sons1 ,god hath sent forth the ,spirit  
of his ,son into your hearts'  7,gal    
#d3f74 ,which ,spirit is also our       
earnest for heaven1 until the           
redemption of the purchased             
possession--that is1 until our body1    
which is the purchased possession1 be   
redeemed also out of the  grave by the  
power of the same mighty ,spirit of ,god
 7,eph #a3ac1ad74    #c4 ,by this ,holy 
,spirit we are made to believe 7,rom    
#ae3ac74    #d4 ,by this ,holy ,spirit  

we are helped to pray and call ,god     
,father4    #e4 ,by this ,holy ,spirit  
we are helped to understand and apply   
the  promises4    #f4 ,by this ,holy    
,spirit the joy of heaven and the love  
of ,god is  shed abroad in the heart of 
the saved4    #g4 ,by this ,holy ,spirit
 we are made to wait for the hope of    
righteousness  by faith2 that is1 to    
stand fast through our ,lord ,jesus in  
the day  when he shall judge the world4 
,and all this is the fruit of redemption
 by blood1 of redemption by  the blood  
of ,christ4    ,this is yet further     
evident1 7#a47 ,because the work of the 
,spirit is  to lead us into the sayings 
of ,christ1 which1 as to our redemption 
from death1 are such as these--',i lay  
down my life1 that you may  have life'2 
',i give my life a ransom for many'2    
and1 ',the bread  that ,i will give is  
my flesh1 which ,i will give for the    
life  of the world' 7,john #f3ea74 7#b47
 ,because the ,spirit1 in the wisdom  of
 heaven1 is not counted a sufficient    

testimony on earth1 but as  joined with 
the blood of ,christ--',there are three 
that bear witness  on earth1 the        
,spirit1 the water1 and the blood'2     
these are the  witnesses of ,god4 ,the  
,spirit1 because it quickeneth2 the     
blood1  because it hath merited2 and the
 water--to wit1 the word--because  by   
that we are clean as to life and        
conversation 7#a ,john #e3h2 ,eph       
#e3bf2 ,rom #h3af2 ,psa #aai3i74 7#c47  
,because1 as by the ,spirit1 so we  are 
sanctified by faith in the blood of     
,jesus 7,heb #ac3ab74 7#d47  ,because1  
when most full of the ,spirit1 and when 
that doth work  most mightily in us1 we 
are then most in the belief and admiring
  apprehensions of our deliverance from 
death by the blood of ,jesus  7,rev     
#e3i1 #ae74 7#e47 ,the ,holy ,ghost     
breatheth nowhere so as in the  ministry
 of this doctrine1 this doctrine is sent
 with the ,holy ,ghost  from heaven2    
yea1 as ,i have hinted1 one of the great
 works of the  ,holy ,ghost1 under the  

,old ,testament1 was to testify 'of the 
sufferings  of ,christ1 and the glory   
that should follow' 7#a ,peter          
#a3aa1ab74    ,put all these things     
together1 and see if ,jesus ,christ1 by 
what  he hath done1 hath not paid full  
price to ,god for sinners1 if he  'hath 
not obtained eternal redemption for     
them8'    ,,the ,,fourth                
,,demonstration4    ,,fourth4 ,that     
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full  price to ,god for       
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for them1  is evident1 if you consider 
how the preaching thereof hath been1    
from that time to this1 a mighty        
conqueror over all kinds of  sinners4   
,what nation1 what people1 what kind of 
sinners have not  been subdued by the   
preaching of a crucified ,christ8 ,he   
upon the  white horse with his bow and  
his crown hath conquered1 doth conquer1 
and goeth forth yet 'conquering and to  
conquer' 7,rev #f3b74 ',and  ,i1' saith 
he1 'if ,i be lifted up from the earth1 

will draw all men  unto me' 7,john      
#ab3cb74 ,but what was it to be lifted  
up from the  earth8 ,why1 it may be     
expounded by that saying1 ',as ,moses   
lifted  up the serpent in the           
wilderness1 even so must the ,son of man
 be  lifted up1 that whosoever believeth
 in him should not perish1 but  have    
eternal life' 7,john #c3ad1ae74    ,he  
was then lifted up when he was hanged   
upon a tree between the  heavens and the
 earth1 as the accursed of ,god for us4 
,the revelation  of this1 it conquers   
all nations1 tongues1 and people4 ',and 
they  sung a new song1 saying1 ,thou art
 worthy to take the book1 and to  open  
the seals thereof3 for thou wast slain1 
and hast redeemed us  to ,god by thy    
blood1 out of every kindred1 and tongue1
 and people1  and nation' 7,rev #e3i74  
,hence the apostle ,paul chose above all
  doctrines to preach up a crucified    
,christ1 and resolved so to do2  'for ,i
 determined1' saith he1 'not to know    
anything among you1 save  ,jesus ,christ

 and him crucified' 7#a ,cor #b3b74     
,first4 ,the doctrine of forgiveness of 
sin conquered his very  murderers2 they 
could not withstand the grace2 those    
bloody ones  that would kill him1       
whatever it cost them1 could stand no   
longer1  but received his doctrine1 fell
 into his bosom1 and obtained the       
salvation which is in ,christ           
,jesus--',they shall look upon me whom  
they have pierced1 and they shall mourn 
for him as one mourneth  for his only   
son1 and shall be in bitterness for him1
 as one that  is in bitterness for his  
first-born' 7,zech #ab3aj74 ,now was    
this  scripture eminently fulfilled1    
when the kindness of a crucified        
,christ broke to pieces the hearts of   
them that had before been his  betrayers
 and murderers4 ,now was there a great  
mourning in ,jerusalem2  now was there  
wailing and lamentation1 mixed with joy 
and rejoicing4    ,second4 ,though ,paul
 was mad1 exceeding mad against ,jesus  
,christ of  ,nazareth2 yea1 though he   

was his avowed enemy1 seeking to put out
  his name from under heaven1 yet the   
voice from heaven1 ',i am ,jesus1'  c41 
',i am the ,saviour1' how did it conquer
 him1 make him throw down  his arms1    
fall down at his feet1 and accept of the
 forgiveness of  sins freely by grace1  
through redemption by faith in his      
blood6    ,third4 ,they at ,samaria     
7though before ,philip preached to them7
  worshipped and admired the devil in   
,magus1 yet when they believed          
,philip's preaching of ,christ unto     
them1 and forgiveness of sins  through  
faith in his name1 great joy was amongst
 them1 and they  were baptized1 both men
 and woman 7,acts #h74 ',he preached1'  
saith  the text1 'the things concerning 
the kingdom of ,god1 and the name  of   
,jesus ,christ'--that is1 all the       
blessings of life1 through the  name of 
,jesus ,christ2 for he is the ,mediator1
 and without his blood  come no         
spiritual blessings to men4    ,fourth4 
,how was the sturdy jailer overcome by a

 promise of  forgiveness of sins by     
faith in ,jesus ,christ6 ,it stopped his
 hand  of self-murder1 it eased him of  
the gnawings of a guilty conscience  and
 fears of hell-fire1 and filled his soul
 with rejoicing in ,god  7,acts         
#af3cj-cd74    ,fifth4 ,how were those  
that used curious arts1 that were next  
to1  if not witches indeed2 ,i say1 how 
were they prevailed upon and  overcome  
by the word of ,god1 which is the gospel
 of good tidings1  through faith in the 
blood of ,christ6 7,acts #ai3ag1ah74    
,sixth4 ,how were the ,ephesians1 who   
were sometimes far from ,god2  how1 ,i  
say1 were they made nigh by the blood of
 ,christ6 7,eph #b3ac74    ,seventh4    
,the ,colossians1 though sometimes dead 
in their sins1 yet  how were they       
quickened by ,god1 through the          
forgiveness of all  their trespasses2   
and they had that through his blood6    
7,col #a3ad1  #b3ac74    ,what shall ,i 
say8 ,no man could as yet stand before  
and not fall  under the revelation of   

the forgiveness of sins through a       
crucified  ,christ1 as hanged1 as dying1
 as accursed for sinners2 he draws all  
men unto him1 men of all sorts1 of all  
degrees4    ,shall ,i add1 how have men 
broken through the pricks to ,jesus when
  he hath been discovered to them6      
,neither lions1 nor fires1 nor sword1   
nor famine1 nor nakedness1 nor peril1   
'neither death1 nor life1  nor angels1  
nor principalities1 nor powers1 nor     
things present1  nor things to come1 nor
 height1 nor depth1 nor any other       
creature1  shall be able to separate us 
from the love of ,god1 which is in      
,christ ,jesus our ,lord' 7,rom         
#h3ce-ci74    ,,the ,,fifth             
,,demonstration4    ,,fifth4 ,that      
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full price  to ,god for       
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for them1 is  evident1 by the peace and
 holiness that by that doctrine         
possesseth  men's souls2 the souls of   
men awakened1 and that continue so4 ,by 

awakened men ,i mean such as1 through   
the revelation of their sin  and misery1
 groan under the want of ,jesus to save 
them1 and that  continue sensible that  
they needs must perish if his benefits  
be  not bestowed upon them2 for         
otherwise the gospel ministereth neither
  peace nor holiness to any of the souls
 of the sons of men2 that  is to say1   
not saving peace and holiness4 ,the     
gospel of grace and  salvation is above 
all doctrines the most dangerous1 if in 
word  only it be received by graceless  
men2 if it be not attended with  a      
revelation of men's need of a ,saviour2 
if it be not accompanied  in the soul by
 the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,for    
such men as have  only the notions of it
 are of all men liable to the greatest  
sins1  because there wanteth in their   
notions the power of love1 which  alone 
can constrain them to love ,jesus       
,christ4 ,and this is the reason  of    
these scriptures--,they turn the grace  
of ,god into wantonness4  ',they turn   

the grace of our ,god into              
lasciviousness' 7,jude #d74    ,for     
some1 when they hear of the riches of   
grace through ,christ1  that hearing not
 being attended with the faith and love 
which is in  ,christ ,jesus1 those men  
receive the notions of this good        
doctrine  only to cloak their           
wickedness1 and to harden themselves in 
their  villainies4    ,others1 when they
 hear1 being leavened before with the   
leaven  of some other doctrine1 some    
doctrine of the righteousness of the    
world1 or doctrine of devils1 forthwith 
make head against and speak  evil of the
 blessed doctrine2 and because some that
 profess it are  not cleansed from their
 filthiness of flesh and spirit1 and do 
not  perfect holiness in the fear of    
,god1 therefore others conclude that    
all that profess it are such1 and that  
the doctrine itself tendeth  to         
encourage1 or at least to tolerate1     
licentiousness1 as they  imagined and   
affirmed of ,paul that he should say1   

',let us do evil1  that good may come'  
7,rom #c3h74    ,the ground of that     
wicked conclusion of theirs was1 because
 he by  the allowance of ,god affirmed  
that1 as sin had reigned unto death1  so
 grace reigned unto life in a way of    
righteousness by ,jesus ,christ  our    
,lord4 ,nay1 then1 says the adversary1  
we may be as unholy as we  will1 and    
that by the doctrine you preach2 for if 
where sin abounds  grace abounds more1  
the consequence of a wicked life is but 
the  heightening1 advancing1 and        
magnifying of grace4 ,but what saith the
  apostle8 ,my conclusions are true that
 grace doth reign above sin1  but to    
say1 ',let us therefore sin1' that man's
 damnation is just2  because such an one
 abuseth and maketh the most devilish   
use of  the blessedest doctrine that    
ever was heard of in the world amongst  
men4 ,besides1 it is evident that such  
know not the power thereof1  nor have   
felt or savoured its blessedness2 for   
where this gospel  cometh in truth1 it  

naturally produceth peace and holiness4 
,first4 ,peace4 ,he is our peace1 he is 
the ,prince of peace1 he giveth  peace  
in his high places4 ,this word 'peace'  
hath in it a double  respect4    #a4 ,it
 respecteth ,god--,he hath 'made peace  
by the blood of his cross'2  that is1 he
 hath made peace for us with ,god1      
having appeased the  rigour of his law1 
and satisfied justice for us4 ,hence it 
is said1  ',the peace of ,god1 which    
passeth all understanding1 shall keep   
your  hearts and minds through ,christ  
,jesus' 7,col #a3bj2 ,phil #d3g74 ',the 
peace of ,god'--that is1 the doctrine of
 reconciliation by ,christ's  being made
 to be sin for us1 ,,that shall keep the
 heart--that is1 from  despair or       
fainting1 under apprehensions of        
weakness and justice4  ,but yet this    
peace of ,god cannot be apprehended1 nor
 be of any  comfort to the heart1 but as
 the man looks for it through ,christ   
,jesus2 therefore that clause is added1 
'through ,christ ,jesus'2  for he is    

peace-maker1 it is he that reconcileth  
us to ,god 'in the  body of his flesh   
through death'2 for by his doing and    
suffering  he presented ,god with       
everlasting righteousness1 with         
everlasting  righteousness for sinners4 
,upon this we have peace with ,god4     
,hence  ,christ is called ,king of      
righteousness first2 'first being by    
interpretation ,king of righteousness1  
and after that also ,king of  ,salem1   
which is1 ,king of peace' 7,heb #g3a1b74
 ,for he could not make  peace with ,god
 betwixt us and him but by being first  
the ,lord of  righteousness1 the ,lord  
our righteousness2 but having first     
completed  righteousness1 he then came  
and preached peace1 and commanded his   
ambassadors to make proclamation of it  
to the world1 for it was  want of       
righteousness that caused want of peace 
7#b ,cor #e3ai-ba74  ,now1 then1        
righteousness being brought in1 it      
followeth that he  hath made peace4     
',for he is our peace1 who hath made    

both one1 and  hath broken down the     
middle wall of partition between us2    
having  abolished in his flesh the      
enmity1 even the law of commandments    
contained in ordinances2 for to make in 
himself of twain one new  man1 so making
 peace2 and that he might reconcile both
 unto ,god in  one body by the cross1   
having slain the enmity thereby3 and    
came  and preached peace to you which   
were afar off1 and to them that  were   
nigh4 ,for through him we both have     
access by one ,spirit unto  the ,father'
 7,eph #b3ad-ah74    #b4 ,this word     
'peace' respecteth our inward quietness 
of heart which  we obtain by beholding  
this reconciliation made by ,christ with
 ,god  for us--',being justified by     
faith1 we have peace with ,god1 through 
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #e3a74  
',the ,god of peace fill you with  all  
joy and peace in believing' 7,rom       
#ae3ac74    ,this peace is expressed    
diversely--7#a47 ,sometimes it is called
  'quietness1' for it calms the soul    

from those troublous fears of  damning  
because of sin--',and the work of       
righteousness shall be  peace1 and the  
effect of righteousness1 quietness and  
assurance  for ever' 7,isa #cb3ag74     
7#b47 ,sometimes it is called           
'boldness'2 for  by the blood of ,christ
 a man hath encouragement to approach   
unto  ,god--',having1 brethren1 boldness
 to enter into the holiest by the  blood
 of ,jesus1 by a new and living way1    
which he hath consecrated  for us1      
through the veil1 that is to say1 his   
flesh' 7,heb #aj3ai1bj74  7#c47 ,it is  
sometimes called 'confidence'2 because  
by ,jesus ,christ  we have not only     
encouragement to come to ,god1 but      
confidence1 that  if we ask anything    
according to his will1 he not only      
heareth1 but  granteth the request which
 we put up to him 7#a ,john #e3ad1ae74  
',in  whom we have boldness and access  
with confidence1 by the faith of        
,jesus' 7,eph #c3ab74 7#d47 ,sometimes  
this peace is expressed by 'rest'2      

because a man having found a sufficient 
fulness to answer all his  wants1 he    
sitteth down1 and looks no further for  
satisfaction--',come  unto me1 all ye   
that labour and are heavy laden1 and ,i 
will give  you rest' 7,matt #aa3bh74    
7#e47 ,it is also expressed by          
'singing'2  because the peace of ,god   
when it is received into the soul by    
faith  putteth the conscience into a    
heavenly and melodious frame4 ',and  the
 ransomed of the ,lord shall return1 and
 come to ,zion with songs  and          
everlasting joy upon their heads2 they  
shall obtain joy and  gladness1 and     
sorrow and sighing shall flee away'     
7,isa #ce3aj74 7#f47  ,sometimes it is  
expressed or discovered by a heavenly   
glorying and  boasting in ,jesus        
,christ2 because this peace causeth the 
soul to  set its face upon its enemies  
with faith of a victory over them  for  
ever by its ,lord ,jesus--',let him that
 glorieth1 glory in the  ,lord' 7,jer   
#i3bc1bd74 ,and1 ',my soul shall make   

her boast in the  ,lord2 the humble     
shall hear thereof1 and be glad' 7,psa  
#cd3b74 7#g47  ,sometimes it is         
expressed or discovered by joy1 'joy    
unspeakable'3  because the soul1 having 
seen itself reconciled to ,god1 hath not
  only quietness1 but such apprehensions
 do now possess it of the  unspeakable  
benefits it receiveth by ,christ with   
respect to the  world to come1 that it  
is swallowed up with them--',whom having
 not  seen1 ye love2 in whom1 though now
 ye see him not1 yet believing1  ye     
rejoice with joy unspeakable1 and full  
of glory' 7#a ,peter #a3h74  7#h47      
,lastly1 it is expressed or discovered  
by the triumph that  ariseth sometimes  
in the hearts of the believers1 for they
 at times  are able to see death1 sin1  
the devil1 and hell1 and all adversity1 
conquered by1 and tied as captives at   
the chariot-wheels of ,jesus  ,christ2  
taken captive1 ,i say1 and overthrown   
for ever4 ',thanks  be unto ,god which  
always causeth us to triumph in ,christ'

 7#b ,cor  #b3ad74 ',o clap your hands1 
all ye people2 shout unto ,god with the 
voice of triumph' 7,psa #dg3a74    ,the 
,authors of this peace4--,now that all  
this should be a cheat  is              
impossible--that is1 it is impossible   
that believers should thus  have peace  
with ,god through the blood of his      
cross1 he having not  paid full price to
 ,god for them2 especially if you       
consider that  the authors of this peace
 are all the three in the ,godhead1 and 
that upon a double account4    #a4 ,in  
that they have given us a gospel of     
peace 7,rom #aj3ae74 ,or a  new         
testament which propoundeth peace with  
,god through the redemption  that is in 
,christ4 ,now as this is called the     
gospel of peace1 so  it is called the   
gospel of ,god 7#a ,thess #b3i74 ,the   
gospel of ,christ  7,rom #ae3ai2 #b     
,thess #a3h74 ,a gospel indited by the  
,holy ,ghost 7#a  ,thess #d3h74 ,i say1 
therefore1 that redemption and salvation
 being  that through ,christ1 and the   

truth thereof proclaimed by the         
,father1 the ,word1 and the ,holy       
,ghost1 in the word of the truth of  the
 gospel1 it must needs be that we who   
believe shall be saved1  'if we hold    
fast the confidence and the rejoicing of
 the hope firm  unto the end4'    #b4   
,as the three in the ,godhead are the   
authors of this peace by  inditing for  
us the gospel of peace1 or the good     
tidings of salvation  by ,jesus ,christ1
 so they are the authors of our peace by
 working  with that word of the gospel  
in our hearts4 ,and hence1 7#a47 ,the   
,father is called the ,god of peace1    
',now the ,god of peace be with  you    
all' 7,rom #ae3cc74 ',and the very ,god 
of peace sanctify you'  7#a ,thess      
#e3bc74 ,and because he is the ,god of  
peace1 therefore he  filleth those that 
believe in his ,christ with joy and     
peace through  believing 7,rom #ae3ac74 
7#b47 ,again1 ,christ is called the     
,prince of  peace2 therefore the prayer 
is1 ',grace unto you1 and peace1 from   

,god our ,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ' 7#b ,thess #a3b74 7#c47 ,the   
,holy ,ghost also is the author of this 
peace1 this inward peace1 even          
'righteousness and peace1 and joy in the
 ,holy ,ghost' 7,rom #ad3ag74    ,and ,i
 say1 as ,i also already have said1 the 
procuring or meritorious  cause of this 
peace is the doings and sufferings of   
,christ2 therefore  by his doings and   
sufferings he paid full price to ,god   
for sinners1  and obtained eternal      
redemption for them2 else ,god would    
never have  indited a proclamation of   
peace for them1 and the tenor of that   
proclamation to be the worthiness of the
 ,lord ,jesus2 yea1 he would  never have
 wrought with that word in the heart of 
them that believe1  to create within    
them peace1 peace4    ,second4          
,holiness4 ,as peace with ,god is an    
evidence--the blood of  ,christ being   
the cause thereof--that ,christ hath by 
it paid full  price to ,god for sinners1
 so holiness in their hearts1 taking its

  beginning from this doctrine1 makes   
its fifth demonstration of  double      
strength4    #a4 ,that holiness1 true   
gospel holiness1 possesseth our hearts  
by  this doctrine it is evident1 because
 the ground of holiness1 which  is the  
,spirit of ,god in us1 is ministered to 
us by this doctrine4  ,when the apostle 
had insinuated that the ,galatians were 
bewitched  because they had turned from 
the doctrine of ,christ crucified1 he   
demands of them whether 'they received  
the ,spirit by the works of  the law1 or
 by the hearing of faith8' 7,gal        
#c3a-d74 ,that is1 whether  the ,spirit 
took possession of their souls by their 
obedience to  the ten commandments1 or  
by their giving credit to the doctrine  
of  the forgiveness of their sins by    
faith in this crucified ,christ1        
strongly concluding1 not by the law1 but
 by the hearing or preaching  of        
faith--that is1 of the ,lord ,jesus as  
crucified1 who is the object  of faith4 
#b4 ,as this doctrine conveyeth the     

ground or groundwork1 which is  the     
,spirit1 so also it worketh in the heart
 those three graces1  faith1 hope1 love1
 all which as naturally purify the heart
 from  wickedness as soap and nitre     
cleanseth the cloth4 ,he purified 'their
  hearts by faith1' by faith in         
,christ's blood4 ',and every man that   
hath this hope in him1 purifieth        
himself1 even as he is pure4' ,and  also
 love1 you shall see what that doth if  
you look into the text  7,acts #ae3i2 #a
 ,john #c3c1d2 #a ,cor #ac74 ,now1 ,i   
say1 this faith groundeth  itself in the
 blood of ,christ2 hope waiteth for the 
full enjoyments  of the purchase of it  
in another world2 and love is begot1 and
  worketh by the love that ,christ hath 
expressed by his death1 and by  the     
kindness he presented us with in his    
heart's blood 7,rom #c3bd2  #a ,cor     
#ae3ai2 #b ,cor #e3ad74    ,besides1    
what arguments so prevailing as such as 
are purely gospel8  ,to instance a      
few--7#a47 ,what stronger than a free   

forgiveness of  sins8 ',a certain man   
had two debtors1 the one owed five      
hundred  pence1 and the other fifty2 and
 when they had nothing to pay1 he       
frankly forgave them both2 tell me      
therefore which of them will  love him  
most8' 7,luke #g3da1db1dg74 7#b47 ,what 
stronger argument to  holiness than to  
see that though forgiveness comes free  
to us1 yet  it cost ,christ ,jesus      
heart-blood to obtain it for us4        
',herein is  love1 not that we loved    
,god1 but that he loved us1 and sent his
  ,son to be the propitiation for our   
sins4' ,and this love of ,god  in giving
 his ,christ1 and of ,christ in dying   
for us1 there is no  argument stronger  
to prevail with a sensible and awakened 
sinner  to judge 'he should live to him 
that died for him1 and rose again'  7#b 
,cor #e3ae74 7#c47 ,what stronger       
argument to holiness than this3  ',if   
any man sin1 we have an advocate with   
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ  the        
righteous8' 7#a ,john #b3a74            

,unsanctified and graceless wretches    
know not how to use these words of ,god2
 the hypocrites also fly in  our faces  
because we thus urge them2 but a heart  
that is possessed  with gospel          
ingenuity1 or1 to speak more properly1  
that is possessed  with gospel grace1   
and with divine considerations1 cries1  
,if it  be thus1 ,o let me never sin    
against ,god1 'for the love of ,christ  
constraineth me' 7#b ,cor #e3ad74 7#d47 
,what greater argument to  holiness than
 to see the holy ,scriptures so         
furnished with promises  of grace and   
salvation by ,christ1 that a man can    
hardly cast his  eye into the ,bible but
 he espieth one or other of them8 ,who  
would  not live in such a house1 or be  
servant to such a prince1 who1  besides 
his exceeding in good conditions1 hath  
gold and silver as  common in his palace
 as stones are by the highway side8     
',having1  therefore1 these promises1   
dearly beloved1 let us cleanse ourselves
  from all filthiness of the flesh and  

spirit1 perfecting holiness  in the fear
 of ,god' 7#b ,cor #g3a74 7#e47 ,what   
greater argument  to holiness than to   
have our performances1 though weak and  
infirm  from us1 yet accepted of ,god in
 ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,peter #b3d-f74     
7#f47  ,what greater argument to        
holiness than to have our soul1 our     
body1  our life1 hid and secured with   
,christ in ,god8 ',mortify therefore    
your members which are upon the earth1  
fornication1 uncleanness1  inordinate   
affection1 evil concupiscence1 and      
covetousness1 which  is idolatry' 7,col 
#c3a-e74 7#g47 ,what greater argument to
 holiness  than to be made the members  
of the body1 of the flesh1 and of the   
bones of ,jesus ,christ8 ',shall ,i then
 take the members of ,christ1  and make 
them the members of an harlot8 ,god     
forbid' 7,eph #e3cj2 #a  ,cor #f3ae74   
,now all these1 and five times as many  
more1 having their foundation  in the   
love1 blood1 and righteousness of       
,christ1 and operating in  the soul by  

faith1 are the great arguments unto that
 holiness to  which is annexed eternal  
life4 ,it is worth our observing1 that  
in  ,acts #bf3ah1 the inheritance       
belongs 'to them which are sanctified   
by faith in ,jesus ,christ'2 for all    
other pretences to holiness1 they  are  
but a stolen semblance of that which is 
true and acceptable1  though it is      
common for even that which is           
counterfeit to be called  by the deluded
 the true1 and to be reckoned to be in  
them that are  utter strangers to faith1
 and the holiness that comes by faith4  
',but  whosoever compoundeth any like   
it1 or whosoever putteth any of it  upon
 a stranger1 shall even be cut off from 
his people' 7,exo #cj3bc74  ,god knoweth
 which is holiness that comes by faith  
in forgiveness of  sins1 and acceptance 
with ,god through ,christ2 and ,god     
knows which  is only such feignedly2 and
 accordingly will he deal with sinners  
in that great day of ,god ,almighty4    
,,the ,,sixth ,,demonstration4          

,,sixth4 ,that ,jesus ,christ1 by what  
he hath done1 hath paid full price  to  
,god for sinners1 and obtained eternal  
redemption for them1 is  evident1       
because prayers are accepted of ,god    
only upon the account  and for the sake 
of the name of ,jesus ,christ--',verily1
 verily1  ,i say unto you1 whatsoever ye
 shall ask the ,father in my name1 he   
will give it you' 7,john #af3bc74 ,in my
 name1 in the name of ,jesus  ,christ of
 ,nazareth1 in the name of him that came
 into the world  to save sinners1 by    
dying for them a grievous1 bloody death2
 in  his name that hath by himself put  
away sin1 and brought unto ,god         
acceptable righteousness for sinners2 in
 his name4 ,why in his name1  if he be  
not accepted of ,god8 why in his name if
 his undertakings  for us are not       
well-pleasing to ,god8 ,but by these    
words1 'in  my name1' are insinuated    
that his person and performances1 as our
  undertaker1 are accepted by the       
,father of spirits4 ,we may not go  in  

our own names1 because we are sinners2  
not in the name of one  another1 because
 all are sinners4 ,but why not in the   
name of an  angel8 ,because they are not
 those that did undertake for us2 or    
had they1 they could not have done our  
work for us4 ',he putteth no  trust in  
his saints1 yea1 the heavens are not    
clean in his sight'  7,job #d3ah1       
#ae3ae74 ,it may further be objected--  
,since ,jesus ,christ is ,god1 equal    
with the ,father1 and so hath  naturally
 the same power to give us the ,father1 
why should the  ,father rather than the 
,son be the great giver to the sinners  
of the  world8 and why may we not go to 
,christ in the name of the ,father1  as 
well as to the ,father in the name of   
,christ8 ,i say1 how can  these things  
be solved1 but by considering that sin  
and justice  put a necessity upon it    
that thus must our salvation be         
obtained4  ,sin and justice could not   
reconcile1 nor could a means be found   
out  to bring the sinner and a holy ,god

 together1 but by the intercepting  of  
the ,son1 who must take upon him to     
answer justice1 and that by  taking our 
sins from before the face of ,god by    
bloody sacrifice1 not  by blood of      
others1 as the high-priests under the   
law--',for every  high-priest is        
ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices2 
wherefore  it is of necessity that this 
man have somewhat also to offer' 7,heb  
#h3c74 ,which offering and sacrifice of 
his being able to perfect  for ever them
 that are sanctified and set apart for  
eternal life1  therefore the name of the
 person that offered--even ,jesus1 made 
of  ,god a high-priest--is acceptable   
with ,god2 yea1 therefore is he  made   
for ever1 by his doing for us1 the      
appeaser of the justice  of ,god1 and   
the reconciler of sinners to him4 ,hence
 it is that ,,his  name is that which it
 behoveth us to mention when we come    
before  ,god1 for what ,god hath        
determined in his counsels of grace to  
bestow  upon sinners1 because for his   

name's sake he forgiveth them4 ',i      
write unto you1 little children1 because
 your sins are forgiven you  for his    
name's sake' 7#a ,john #b3ab74 ',to him 
give all the prophets  witness1 that    
through his name1 whosoever believeth in
 him shall  receive remission of sins'  
7,acts #aj3dc74    ,they therefore that 
would obtain the forgiveness of sins    
must ask  it of ,god1 through the name  
of ,jesus2 and he that shall sensibly   
and unfeignedly do it1 he shall receive 
the forgiveness of  them--',whatsoever  
ye shall ask the ,father in my name1 he 
will give  it you4' ,hence it is evident
 that he hath not only paid full price  
to ,god for them1 but also obtained     
eternal redemption for them4    ,and it 
is observable1 the ,lord ,jesus would   
have his disciples  make a proof of     
this1 and promiseth that if they do1    
they shall  experimentally find it      
so--',hitherto1' saith he1 'have ye     
asked  nothing in my name3 ask1 and ye  
shall receive1 that your joy may  be    

full' 7,john #af3bd74 ,as who should    
say1 ,o my disciples1 you have  heard   
what ,i have promised to you1 even that 
my ,father shall do  for you whatsoever 
ye shall ask him in my name4 ,ask now1  
therefore1  and prove me1 if ,i shall   
not make my words good3 ask1 ,i say1    
what  you need1 and see if you do not   
receive it to the joying of your        
hearts4 ',at that day ye shall ask in my
 name1 and ,i say not unto  you that ,i 
will pray the ,father for you4' ,i do   
not bid you ask in  my name as if the   
,father was yet hard to be reconciled1  
or unwilling  to accept you to mercy2 my
 coming into the world was the design   
of my ,father1 and the effect of his    
love to sinners2 but there is  sin in   
you and justice in ,god2 therefore that 
you to him might be  reconciled1 ,i am  
made of my ,father mediator2 wherefore  
ask in my  name1 for 'there is none     
other name under heaven given among men 
whereby we must be saved' 7,acts #d3ab74
 ,ask in my name2 love is  let out to   

you through me2 it is let out to you by 
me in a way of  justice1 which is the   
only secure way for you4 ,ask in my     
name1 and  my ,father will love         
you--',the ,father himself loveth you1  
because  ye have loved me1 and have     
believed that ,i came out from ,god'    
7,john  #af3bg74 ,my ,father's love is  
set first upon me1 for my name is chief 
in his heart1 and all that love me are  
beloved of my ,father1 and  shall have  
what they need1 if they ask in my name4 
,but1 ,i say1 what cause would there be 
to ask in his name more than  in the    
name of some other1 since justice was   
provoked by our sin1  if he had not     
undertook to make up the difference that
 by sin was  made betwixt justice and   
us8 ,for though there be in this ,jesus 
infinite worth1 infinite righteousness1 
infinite merit1 yet if he  make not with
 these interest for us1 we get no more  
benefit thereby  than if there were no  
mediator4 ,but this worth and merit is  
in him  for us1 for he undertook to     

reconcile us to ,god2 it is therefore   
that his name is with ,god so prevailing
 for us poor sinners1 and  therefore    
that we ought to go to ,god in his name4
 ,hence1 therefore1  it is evident that 
,jesus ,christ hath paid full price to  
,god for  sinners1 and obtained eternal 
redemption for them4    ,,the ,,seventh 
,,demonstration4    ,,seventh4 ,that    
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full  price to ,god for       
sinners1 c41 is evident1 because we are 
commanded  also to give ,god thanks in  
his name--',by him1 therefore1 let us   
offer  the sacrifice of praise to ,god  
continually1 that is1 the fruit of  our 
lips1 giving thanks to his name' 7,heb  
#c3ae74    ',by him therefore4'         
,wherefore8 ,because he also1 that he   
might  'sanctify us with his own blood1 
suffered without the gate' 7v #ab74     
,he sanctified us with his blood2 but   
why should the ,father have  thanks for 
this8 ,even because the ,father gave him
 for us1 that he  might die to sanctify 

us with his blood--',giving thanks unto 
the  ,father1 which hath made us meet to
 be partakers of the inheritance  of the
 saints in light2 who hath delivered us 
from the power of  darkness1 and hath   
translated us into the kingdom of his   
dear ,son2  in whom we have redemption  
through his blood1 even the forgiveness 
of sins' 7,col #a3ab-ad74 ,the ,father  
is to be thanked1 for the  contrivance  
was also his2 but the blood1 the        
righteousness1 or  that worthiness1 for 
the sake of which we are accepted of    
,god1 is  the worthiness of his own dear
 ,son4 ,as it is meet1 therefore1 that  
,god should have thanks1 so it is       
necessary that he have it in his  name  
for whose sake we indeed are accepted of
 him4    ,let us therefore by him offer 
praise first for the gift of his ,son1  
and for that we stand quit through him  
in his sight1 and that in  despite of   
all inward weakness1 and that in despite
 of all outward  enemies4    ,when the  
apostle had taken such a view of himself

 as to put himself  into a maze1 with an
 outcry also1 ',who shall deliver me8'  
he quiets  himself with this sweet      
conclusion1 ',i thank ,god through      
,jesus  ,christ' 7,rom #g3bd1be74 ,he   
found more in the blood of ,christ to   
save him than he found in his own       
corruptions to damn him2 but that  could
 not be1 had he not paid full price for 
him1 had he not obtained  eternal       
redemption for him4 ,and can a holy and 
just ,god require  that we give thanks  
to him in his name1 if it was not       
effectually  done for us by him8        
,further1 when the apostle looks upon   
death and the grave1 and  strengtheneth 
them by adding to them sin and the law1 
saying1 ',the  sting of death is sin1   
and the strength of sin is the law1' he 
presently addeth1 ',but thanks be to    
,god1 which giveth us the victory1      
through ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,cor        
#ae7--the victory over sin1 death1 and  
the law1 the victory over these through 
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 but  ,god hath

 given us the victory2 but it is through
 our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 through his 
fulfilling the law1 through his         
destroying death1  and through his      
bringing in everlasting righteousness4  
,elisha said  to the king of ,israel1   
that had it not been that he regarded   
the  presence of ,jehoshaphat1 he would 
not look to him nor regard him  7#b     
,kings #c3ad72 nor would ,god at all    
have looked to or regarded  thee1 but   
that he respected the person of ,jesus  
,christ4    ',let the peace of ,god     
therefore rule in our hearts1 to the    
which  also ye are called in one body2  
and be ye thankful' 7,col #c3ae74 ,the  
peace of ,god1 of that we have spoken   
before4 ,but how should this  rule in   
our hearts8 ,he by the next words       
directs you--',let the  word of ,christ 
dwell in you richly'--that is1 the word 
that makes  revelation of the death and 
blood of ,christ1 and of the peace that 
is made with ,god for you thereby4      
',giving thanks always for all things   

unto ,god and the ,father1  in the name 
of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 7,eph      
#e3bj74 ,for all things2  for all things
 come to us through this name           
,jesus--redemption1  translation1 the   
kingdom1 salvation1 with all the good   
things  wherewith we are blessed4       
,these are the works of ,god2 he gave   
his ,son1 and he brings us to  him1 and 
puts us into his kingdom--that is1 his  
true body1 which  ,jeremiah calleth a   
putting among the children1 and a       
'giving us a  goodly heritage of the    
hosts of nations' 7,jer #c3ai2 ,john    
#f74    ',now thanks be unto ,god1 which
 always causeth us to triumph in        
,christ' 7#b ,cor #b3ad74    ,see here  
our cause of triumph is through ,christ 
,jesus2 and ,god causeth  us through him
 to triumph1 first and chiefly1 because 
,christ ,jesus  hath done our work for  
us1 hath pleased ,god for our sins1 hath
  spoiled the powers of darkness4 ,god  
gave ,jesus ,christ to undertake  our   
redemption2 ,christ did undertake it1   

did engage our enemies1  and spoiled    
them--,he 'spoiled principalities and   
powers1 and made  a show of them openly1
 triumphing over them' upon the cross   
7,col  #b3ad1ae74 ,therefore it is      
evident that he paid full price to ,god 
for sinners with his blood1 because ,god
 commands us to give thanks  to him in  
his name1 through his name--',and       
whatsoever ye do in  word or deed1 do   
all in the name of the ,lord ,jesus1    
giving thanks  to ,god and the ,father  
by him' 7,col #c3ag74    ,take this     
conclusion from the whole3 no thanks are
 accepted of ,god  that come not to him 
in the name of his ,son2 his ,son must  
have the  glory of conveying our thanks 
to ,god1 because he was he that by  his 
blood conveyeth his grace to us4        
,,the ,,eighth ,,demonstration4         
,,eighth4 ,in the next place1 that      
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath  done1  
hath paid full price to ,god for        
sinners1 and obtained eternal           
redemption for them1 is evident1 because

 we are exhorted to wait  for1 and to   
expect1 the full and glorious enjoyment 
of that eternal  redemption1 at the     
second coming of the ,lord from         
heaven--',let your  loins by girded     
about1 and your lights burning2 and ye  
yourselves  like unto men that wait for 
their ,lord1--that when he cometh and   
knocketh1 they may open unto him        
immediately' 7,luke #ab3ce1cf74         
,jesus ,christ hath obtained by his     
blood eternal redemption for  us1 and   
hath taken it up now in the heavens1 is1
 as ,i have showed1  preparing for us   
there everlasting mansions of rest2 and 
then he  will come again for us4 ,this  
coming is intended in this text1 and    
this coming we are exhorted to wait for2
 and that ,i may more fully  show the   
truth of this demonstration1 observe    
these following  texts--    ,first4 ,it 
is said1 he shall choose our inheritance
 for us--',he  shall choose our         
inheritance for us2 the excellency of   
,jacob whom  he loved4 ,selah4 ,god is  

gone up with a shout1' c4 7,psa         
#dg3d1e74 ,these  latter words intend   
the ascension of ,jesus ,christ2 his    
ascension1  when he had upon the cross  
made reconciliation for iniquity2 his   
ascension into the heavens to prepare   
our mansions of glory for  us2 for our  
inheritance is in the heavens2 our      
house1 our hope1 our  mansion-house1 and
 our incorruptible and undefiled        
inheritance is  in heaven 7#b ,cor      
#e3a1b2 ,col #a3e1f2 ,john #ad3a1b2 #a  
,peter #a3c-e74    ,this is called the  
eternal inheritance1 of which we that   
are called  have received the promise   
already 7,heb #i3ad1ae74    ,this       
inheritance1 ,i say1 he is gone to      
choose for us in the heavens1  because  
by his blood he obtained it for us 7,heb
 #i3ab74 ,and this  we are commanded to 
wait for2 but how ridiculous1 yea1 how  
great  a cheat would this be1 had he not
 by his blood obtained it for us4       
,second4 ',we wait for his ,son from    
heaven1 whom he raised from the  dead1  

even ,jesus ,christ1 which delivered us 
from the wrath to  come' 7#a ,thess     
#a3aj74 ,he delivered us by his blood1  
and obtained  the kingdom of heaven for 
us1 and hath promised that he would go  
and prepare our places1 and come again  
and fetch us thither--',and  if ,i go   
and prepare a place for you1 ,i will    
come again1 and receive  you unto       
myself1 that where ,i am1 there ye may  
be also' 7,john  #ad3c74 ,this1 then1 is
 the cause that we wait for him1 we look
 for  the reward of the inheritance at  
his coming who have served the  ,lord   
,christ in this world4    ,third4 ',for 
our conversation is in heaven1 from     
whence also we  look for the ,saviour1  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 7,phil #c3bj74
 ,we look  for him to come yet as a     
,saviour--a ,saviour he was at his first
  coming1 and a ,saviour he will be at  
his second coming4 ,at his first        
coming1 he bought and paid for us2 at   
his second coming1 he will  fetch us to 
himself4 ,at his first coming1 he gave  

us promise of  the kingdom2 at his      
second coming1 he will give us          
possession of  the kingdom4 ,at his     
first coming1 he also showed us how we  
should  be1 by his own transfiguration2 
at his second coming1 'he will  change  
our vile body1 that it may be fashioned 
like unto his glorious  body' 7,phil    
#c3ba74    ,fourth4 ,hence therefore it 
is that his coming is called our blessed
  hope--',looking for that blessed hope1
 and the glorious appearing  of the     
great ,god and our ,saviour ,jesus      
,christ' 7,titus #b3ac74 ,a  blessed    
hope indeed1 if he hath bought our      
persons with his blood1  and an eternal 
inheritance for us in the heavens2 a    
blessed hope  indeed1 if also at his    
coming we be certainly carried thither4 
,no marvel1 then1 if saints be bid to   
wait for it1 and if saints  themselves  
long for it4 ,but what a disappointment 
would these  waiting believers have1    
should all their expectations be        
rewarded  with a fable6 and the result  

of their blessed hope can amount to  no 
more1 if our ,saviour the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ either denieth to  come1 or     
coming1 bringeth not with him the hope1 
the blessed hope  that is laid up for us
 in heaven1 whereof we have certainly   
been  informed by 'the word of the truth
 of the gospel' 7,col #a3e74    ,fifth4 
',for ,christ was once offered to bear  
the sins of many2 and  unto them that   
look for him shall he appear the second 
time without  sin unto salvation' 7,heb 
#i3bh74 ,here we have it promised that  
he  shall come1 that he shall appear the
 second time1 but not with sin1  as he  
did before--to wit1 with and in the sin 
of his people1 when  he bare them in his
 own body2 but now without sin1 for he  
before  did put them away by the        
sacrifice of himself4 ,now1 then1 let   
the  saints look for him1 not to die for
 the purchasing of their persons  by    
blood1 but to bring to them1 and to     
bring them also to that  salvation that 
before when he died he obtained of ,god 

for them by  his death4    ,these things
 are to be expected therefore by them   
that believe in  and love ,jesus        
,christ1 and that from faith and love   
serve him in  this world2 they are to be
 expected by them1 being obtained for   
them by ,jesus ,christ4 ,and he shall   
give the crown1 saith ,paul1  'not to me
 only1 but to all them also that love   
his appearing' 7#b  ,tim #d3h1i74       
,now forasmuch as this inheritance in   
the heavens is the price1  purchase1 and
 reward of his blood1 how evidently doth
 it appear  that he hath paid full price
 to ,god for sinners6 ,would ,god else  
have given him the heaven to dispose of 
to us that believe1 and  would he else  
have told us so8 ,yea1 and what comfort 
could we have  to look for his coming1  
and kingdom1 and glory as the fruits of 
his death1 if his death had not for that
 purpose been sufficiently  efficacious8
 ,o 'the sufferings of ,christ1 and the 
glory that shall  follow6' 7#a ,peter   
#a3aa74    ,,the ,,ninth                

,,demonstration4    ,,ninth4 ,that      
,jesus ,christ1 by what he hath done1   
hath paid full price  to ,god for       
sinners1 and obtained eternal redemption
 for sinners1 is  evident1 because of   
the threatenings wherewith ,god hath    
threatened1  and the punishments        
wherewith he punisheth those that shall 
refuse  to be saved by ,christ1 or seek 
to make insignificant the doctrine  of  
righteousness by faith in him4    ,this 
demonstration consisteth of three       
parts--,first4 ,it suggesteth  that some
 refuse to be justified or saved by     
,christ1 and also seek  to make         
insignificant the doctrine of           
righteousness by faith in  him4 ,second4
 ,that ,god doth threaten these4 ,third4
 ,that ,god will  punish these4         
,first4 ,that some refuse to be saved by
 ,christ is evident from  many texts4   
,he is the stone which the builders have
 rejected2 he is  also disallowed of    
men2 the ,jews stumble at him1 and to   
the ,greeks  he is foolishness2 both    

saying1 ,this man shall not rule over   
us1  or1 ,how can this man save us8     
7,psa #aah3bb2 ,matt #ba3dd2 ,luke      
#ai3ad2  #a ,cor #a3bc2 #a ,peter #b3d74
    ,the causes of men's refusing       
,christ are many--#a4 ,their love to    
sin4  #b4 ,their ignorance of his       
excellency4 #c4 ,their unbelief4 #d4    
,their  deferring to come to him in the 
acceptable time4 #e4 ,their leaning  to 
their own righteousness4 #f4 ,their     
entertaining damnable doctrines4  #g4   
,their loving the praise of men4 #h4    
,the meanness of his ways1 his  people1 
c4 #i4 ,the just judgment of ,god upon  
them4 #aj4 ,the kingdom  is given to    
others4    ,now these1 as they all      
refuse him1 so they seek1 more or less1 
some  practically1 others in practice   
and judgment also1 to make insignificant
  the doctrine of righteousness by faith
 in him4 ,one does it by  preferring his
 sins before him4 ,another does it by   
preferring his  righteousness before    
him4 ,another dies it by preferring his 

delusions  before him4 ,another does it 
by preferring the world before him4     
,now these ,god threateneth1 these ,god 
punisheth4    ,second4 ,god threateneth 
them4    #a4 ,whosoever shall 'not hear 
that prophet shall be destroyed from    
amongst the people' 7,acts #c3bc74 ,the 
prophet is ,jesus ,christ2 the  doctrine
 that he preached was1 that he would lay
 down his life for  us1 that he would   
give us his flesh to eat1 and his blood 
to drink  by faith2 and promised1 that  
if we did eat his flesh1 and drink his  
blood1 we should have eternal life4 ,he 
therefore that seeth not1  or that is   
afraid to venture his soul for salvation
 on the flesh  and blood of ,christ by  
faith1 he refuseth this prophet1 he     
heareth  not this prophet1 and him ,god 
hath purposed to cut off4 ,but would    
,god thus have threatened1 if ,christ by
 his blood1 and the merits of  the same1
 had not paid full price to ,god for    
sinners1 and obtained  eternal          
redemption for them8    #b4 ',sit thou  

at my right hand1 until ,i make thine   
enemies thy  footstool' 7,psa #aaj3a2   
,matt #bb3dd2 ,heb #a3ac74 ,the honour  
of sitting  at ,god's right hand was    
given him because he died1 and offered  
his  body once for all4 ',this man1     
after he had offered one sacrifice for  
sins for ever1 sat down on the right    
hand of ,god1 from henceforth  expecting
 till his enemies be made his footstool'
 7,heb #aj3ab1ac74  ,expecting1 since   
,god accepted his offering1 that those  
that refused  him should be trodden     
under foot2 that is1 sunk by him into   
and  under endless and insupportable    
vengeance4 ,but would ,god have given   
the world such an account of his        
sufferings1 that by one offering  he did
 perfect for ever them that are         
sanctified8 yea1 and would he  have     
threatened to make those foes his       
footstool that shall refuse  to venture 
themselves upon his offering--for they  
are indeed his  foes--had not his       
eternal ,majesty been well pleased with 

the price  he paid to ,god for sinners2 
had he not obtained eternal redemption  
for them8    #c4 ,he shall come 'from   
heaven with his mighty angels1 in       
flaming  fire1 taking vengeance on them 
that know not ,god1 and that obey  not  
the gospel of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 
7#b ,thess #a3g1h74    ,here he         
expressly telleth us wherefore they     
shall be punished2  because 'they know  
not ,god1 and obey not the gospel of our
 ,lord  ,jesus ,christ'2 where also is  
notably intimated that he that obeyeth  
not the gospel of ,christ knoweth not   
,god1 neither in his justice  nor mercy4
 ,but what is the gospel of our ,lord   
,jesus ,christ but  good tidings of good
 things--to wit1 forgiveness of sins by 
faith  in his blood1 an inheritance in  
heaven by faith in his blood1 as  the   
whole of all the foregoing discourse    
hath manifested8 ,now1 ,i  say1 can it  
be imagined that ,god would threaten to 
come upon the  world with this flaming1 
fiery vengeance to punish them for their

  non-subjection to his ,son's gospel1  
if there had not been by  himself paid  
to ,god full price for the souls of     
sinners1 if he had  not obtained eternal
 redemption by his blood for sinners8   
#d4 ',and ,enoch also1 the seventh from 
,adam1 prophesied of these1  saying1    
,behold1 the ,lord cometh with ten      
thousand of his saints1  to execute     
judgment upon all1 and to convince all  
that are ungodly  among them of all     
their ungodly deeds1 which they have    
ungodly  committed1 and of all their    
hard speeches which ungodly sinners     
have spoken against him' 7,jude #ad1ae74
    ,the ,lord that is here said to come
 with ten thousands of his saints  is   
,jesus ,christ himself2 and they that   
come with him are called  his saints1   
because given to him by the ,father1 for
 the sake of the  shedding of his blood4
 ,now in that he is said to come to     
execute  judgment upon all1 and         
especially those that speak hard        
speeches  against him1 it is evident    

that the ,father tendereth his name1    
which is ,jesus1 a ,saviour1 and his    
undertaking for our redemption2  and as 
evident that the hard speeches intended 
by the text are  such as vilify him as  
,saviour1 counting the blood of the     
covenant  unholy1 and trampling him that
 is ,prince of the covenant under the   
feet of their reproachful language2 this
 is counted a putting of  him to open   
shame1 and a despising the riches of his
 goodness 7,heb  #f3aj2 ,rom #b74 ,time 
would fail to give you a view of the    
revilings1  despiteful sayings1 and of  
the ungodly speeches which these        
abominable children of hell let fall in 
their pamphlets1 doctrines1  and        
discourses against the ,lord the ,king4 
,but the threatening is1  he shall      
'execute judgment upon them for all     
their ungodly deeds1  and for all the   
hard speeches which ungodly sinners have
 spoken  against him4'    #e4 ',beware  
therefore1 lest that come upon you which
 is spoken of in  the prophets2 ,behold1

 ye despisers1 and wonder1 and perish3  
for ,i  work a work in your days1 a work
 which you shall in no wise believe1    
though a man declare it unto you' 7,acts
 #ac3dj1da74    ,this work is the same  
we have been all this while treating    
of--to  wit1 redemption by the blood of 
,christ for sinners1 or that ,christ    
hath paid full price to ,god for        
sinners1 and obtained eternal           
redemption for them4 ,this is manifest  
from verses #bc to #bi of this  chapter4
    ,now1 observe1 there are and will be
 despisers of this doctrine1 and  they  
are threatened with the wrath of        
,god--',behold1 ye despisers1  and      
wonder1 and perish4' ,but would ,god so 
carefully have cautioned  sinners to    
take heed of despising this blessed     
doctrine1 and have  backed his caution  
with a threatening that they shall      
perish1 if  they persist1 had not he    
himself received by the blood of ,christ
  full price for the souls of sinners8  
,third4 ,as ,god threateneth1 so he     

punisheth those that refuse his  ,son1  
or that seek to vilify or make          
insignificant the doctrine of           
righteousness by faith in him4    #a4   
,he punished them with the abidings of  
his wrath--',he that believeth  not the 
,son shall not see life1 but the wrath  
of ,god abideth on  him' 7,john #c3cf74 
,the wrath of ,god for men2 for sin     
stands already condemned by  the law2   
and the judgment is1 that they who      
refuse the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ shall  
have this wrath of ,god for ever lie and
 abide upon  them2 for they want a      
sacrifice to pacify wrath for the sin   
they  have committed1 having resisted   
and refused the sacrifice of the  body  
of ,christ4 ,therefore it cannot be that
 they should get from  under their      
present condition who have refused to   
accept of the  undertaking of ,christ   
for them4    ,besides1 ,god1 to show    
that he taketh it ill at the hands of   
sinners  that they should refuse the    
sacrifice of ,christ1 hath resolved     

that there shall be no more sacrifice   
for sin4 ,therefore 'if we sin          
willfully after that we have received   
the knowledge of the truth1  there      
remaineth no more sacrifice for sins'   
7,heb #aj3bf74 ,god doth  neither       
appoint another1 neither will he accept 
another1 whoever  brings it4 ,and here  
those sayings are of their own natural  
force3  ',how shall we escape if we     
neglect so great salvation8' ,and again1
  ',see that ye refuse not him that     
speaketh4 ,for if they escaped not  who 
refused him that spake on earth         
7,moses71 much more shall not  we       
escape1 if we turn away from him        
7,christ7 that speaketh from  heaven'   
7,heb #b3c1 #ab3be74    ,this therefore 
is a mighty demonstration that ,christ  
by what he  hath done hath paid full    
price to ,god for the souls of sinners1 
because ,god so severely threateneth1   
and also punisheth them that  refuse to 
be justified by his blood3 he           
threateneth1 as you have  heard1 and    

punisheth1 by leaving such men in their 
sins1 under his  heavy and insupportable
 vengeance here4    #b4 ',he that       
believeth not shall be damned1' damned  
in hell-fire  7,mark #af3af74 ',he that 
believeth not4' ,but what should he     
believe8  ,why1    7#a47 ,that ,jesus is
 the ,saviour4 ',if1' saith he1 'ye     
believe not  that ,i am he1 ye shall die
 in your sins4'    7#b47 ,he that       
believeth not that he ,jesus hath       
undertaken and  completely perfected    
righteousness for us1 shall die in his  
sins1  shall be damned1 and perish in   
hell-fire2 for such have no cloak for   
their sin1 but must stand naked to the  
show of their shame before  the judgment
 of ,god1 that fearful judgment4        
,therefore1 after he  had said1 'there  
remaineth' for such 'no more sacrifice  
for sin1'  he adds1 'but a certain      
fearful looking for of judgment'2 there 
is for them left nothing but the        
judgment of ,god1 and his fiery         
indignation1 which shall devour the     

adversaries4 ',he that despised  ,moses'
 law died without mercy under two or    
three witnesses2 of how  much sorer     
punishment1 suppose ye1 shall he be     
thought worthy1 who  hath trodden under 
foot the ,son of ,god1 and hath counted 
the blood  of the covenant1 wherewith he
 was sanctified1 an unholy thing1 and   
hath done despite unto the ,spirit of   
grace' 7,heb #aj3bh1bi74    ,see here1  
if fury comes not up now into the face  
of ,god2 now is  mention made of his    
fearful judgment and fiery indignation4 
,now1 ,i  say1 is mention made thereof1 
when it is suggested that some have     
light thoughts of him1 count his blood  
unholy1 and trample his  sacrificed body
 under the feet of their reproaches2 now
 is he a  consuming fire1 and will burn 
to the lowest hell4 ',for we know him   
that hath said1 ,vengeance belongeth    
unto me1 ,i will recompense1  saith the 
,lord4 ,and again1 ,the ,lord shall     
judge his people' 7,heb  #aj3cj74 ,these
 words are urged by the ,holy ,ghost on 

purpose to beget in  the hearts of the  
rebellious reverend thoughts1 and a high
 esteem  of the sacrifice which our     
,lord ,jesus offered once for all upon  
,mount ,calvary unto ,god the ,father   
for our sins2 for that is the  very     
argument of the whole epistle4    ,it is
 said to this purpose1 in one of ,paul's
 epistles to the  ,thessalonians1 that  
because men receive not the love of the 
truth1  that they might be saved2 'for  
this cause ,god shall send them  strong 
delusion1 that they should believe a    
lie2 that they might  be damned' 7#b    
,thess #b3aa1ab74    ',the truth'       
mentioned in this place is ,jesus       
,christ4 ',i am the  truth1' saith he   
7,john #ad3f74 ,the love of the truth is
 none else  but the love and compassion 
of ,jesus ,christ in shedding his blood 
for man's redemption4 ',greater love    
hath no man than this1 that a  man lay  
down his life for his friends' 7,john   
#ae3ac74 ,this1 then1 is  the love of   
the ,truth 7of ,jesus71 that he hath    

laid down his life  for us4 ,now1 that  
the rejecters of this love should by    
this their  rejecting procure such wrath
 of ,god against them1 that rather than 
they shall miss of damnation1 himself   
will choose their delusions  for them1  
and also give them up to the effectual  
working of these  delusions1 what doth  
this manifest but that ,god is          
displeased with  them that accept not of
 ,jesus ,christ for righteousness1 and  
will  certainly order that their end    
shall be everlasting damnation8         
therefore ,jesus ,christ hath paid full 
price to ,god for sinners1  and obtained
 eternal redemption for them4    ,,the  
,,use ,,of ,,the ,,doctrine4    ,i come 
now to make some use of and to apply    
this blessed doctrine  of the           
undertaking of ,jesus ,christ1 and of   
his paying full price to  ,god for      
sinners1 and of his obtaining eternal   
redemption for them4    ,,the ,,first   
,,use4    ,,first4 ,by this doctrine we 
come to understand many things which    

otherwise abide obscure and utterly     
unknown1 because this doctrine  is      
accompanied with the ,holy ,ghost1 that 
revealer of secrets1 and  searcher of   
the deep things of ,god 7#a ,peter #a3b2
 ,eph #a3ag2 #a ,cor  #b74 ,the ,holy   
,ghost comes down with this doctrine as 
that in which  it alone delighteth2     
therefore is it called 'the ,spirit of  
wisdom  and revelation in the knowledge'
 of ,jesus ,christ4 ,he giveth also     
'the light of the knowledge of the glory
 of ,god in the face of ,jesus  ,christ'
 7#b ,cor #d3f74 ,little of ,god is     
known in the world where the  gospel is 
rejected2 the religious ,jew and the    
wise ,gentile may see  more of ,god in a
 crucified ,christ than in heaven and   
earth besides2  for in him 'are hid all 
the treasures of wisdom and knowledge1' 
not  only in his person as ,god1 but    
also in his undertakings as ,mediator   
7,col #b3c74 ,hence ,paul telleth us1   
that he 'determined not to know         
anything among' the ,corinthians but    

',jesus ,christ and him crucified'  7#a 
,cor #b3b74 ,i say1 more of ,god is     
revealed to us in this doctrine  than we
 can see of him in heaven and earth     
without it4    ,first4 ,here is more of 
his ,,wisdom seen than in his making and
  upholding all the creatures4 ,his     
wisdom1 ,i say1 in devising means  to   
reconcile sinners to a holy and infinite
 ,majesty2 to be a just ,god1  and ,,yet
 a ,saviour2 to be just to his law1 just
 to his threatening1  just to himself1  
and yet save sinners1 can no way be     
understood  till thou understandest why 
,jesus ,christ did hang on the tree2 for
  here only is the riddle unfolded1     
',christ died for our sins1' and        
therefore can ,god in justice save us   
7,isa #de3ba74 ,and hence is ,christ    
called the ,wisdom of ,god1 not only    
because he is so essentially1  but      
because by him is the greatest          
revelation of his wisdom towards  man4  
,in redemption1 therefore1 by the blood 
of ,christ1 ,god is said  to abound     

towards us in all wisdom 7,eph #a3g1h74 
,here we see the  highest contradictions
 reconciled1 here justice kisseth the   
sinner1  here a man stands just in the  
sight of ,god while confounded at  his  
own pollutions1 and here he that hath   
done no good hath yet a  sufficient     
righteousness1 even the righteousness of
 ,god1 which is  by faith of ,jesus     
,christ4    ,second4 ,the ,,justice of  
,god is here more seen than in punishing
 all  the damned4 ',he spared not his   
own ,son1' is a sentence which more     
revealeth the nature of the justice of  
,god than if it had said1  ,he spared   
not all the world4 ,true1 he cast angels
 from heaven1 and  drowned the old      
world2 he turned ,sodom and ,gomorrah   
into ashes1 with  many more of like     
nature2 but what were all these to the  
cursing  of his ,son8 ,yea1 what were   
ten thousand such manifestations of his 
ireful indignation against sin1 to that 
of striking1 afflicting1  chastising1   
and making the darling of his bosom the 

object of his  wrath and judgment8 ,here
 it is seen he respecteth not persons1  
but  judgeth sin1 and condemneth him on 
whom it is found2 yea1 although  on     
,jesus ,christ his well-beloved 7,rom   
#h3cb2 ,gal #c3ac74    ,third4 ,the     
mystery of ,god's ,,will is here more   
seen than in hanging  the earth upon    
nothing1 while he condemneth ,christ1   
though righteous1  and justifieth us1   
though sinners1 while he maketh him to  
be sin  for us1 and us the righteousness
 of ,god in him 7#a ,peter #c3ah2 #b    
,cor #e3bj74    ,fourth4 ,the ,,power of
 ,god is here more seen than in making  
of  heaven and earth2 for one to bear1  
and get the victory over sin1  when     
charged by the justice of an infinite   
majesty1 in so doing he  showeth the    
height of the highest power2 for where  
sin by the law  is charged1 and that by 
,god immediately1 there an infinite     
majesty  opposeth1 and that with the    
whole of his justice1 holiness1 and     
power2 so then1 he that is thus charged 

and engaged for the sin of  the world1  
must not only be equal with ,god1 but   
show it by overcoming  that curse and   
judgment that by infinite justice is    
charged upon  him for sin4    ,when     
angels and men had sinned1 how did they 
fall and crumble before  the anger of   
,god6 they had not power to withstand   
the terror1 nor  could there be worth   
found in their persons or doings to     
appease  displeased justice4 ,but behold
 here stands the ,son of ,god before    
him in the sin of the world2 his        
,father1 finding him there1 curseth  and
 condemns him to death2 but he1 by the  
power of his ,godhead1 and  the         
worthiness of his person and doings1    
vanquisheth sin1 satisfieth  ,god's     
justice1 and so becomes the ,saviour of 
the world4 ,here1 then1  is power seen3 
sin is a mighty thing1 it crusheth all  
in pieces save  him whose ,spirit is    
eternal 7,heb #i3ad74 ,set ,christ and  
his sufferings  aside1 and you neither  
see the evil of sin nor the displeasure 

of ,god against it2 you see them not in 
their utmost4 ,hadst thou  a view of all
 the legions that are now in the pains  
of hell1 yea1  couldst thou hear their  
shrieks and groans together at once1 and
  feel the whole of all their burden1   
much of the evil of sin and of  the     
justice of ,god against it would be yet 
unknown by thee1 for  thou wouldest want
 power to feel and bear the utmost4 ,a  
giant shows  not his power by killing of
 a little child1 nor yet is his might   
seen by the resistance that such a      
little one makes1 but then  he showeth  
his power when he dealeth with one like 
himself2 yea1  and the power also of the
 other is then made manifest in saving  
himself from being swallowed up with his
 wrath4 ,jesus ,christ also  made       
manifest his eternal power and ,godhead1
 more by bearing and  overcoming our    
sins1 than in making or upholding the   
whole world2  hence ,christ crucified is
 called 'the power of ,god' 7#a ,cor    
#a3bc1bd74    ,fifth4 ,the ,,love and   

,,mercy of ,god are more seen in and by 
this  doctrine than any other way4      
,mercy and love are seen1 in that ,god  
gives us rain and fruitful seasons1 and 
in that he filleth our  hearts with food
 and gladness2 from that bounty which he
 bestoweth  upon us as men1 as his      
creatures4 ,o6 but herein is love made  
manifest1  in that ',christ laid down   
his life for us4' ',and ,god commendeth 
his love toward us1 in that1 while we   
were yet sinners1 ,christ died  for us' 
7#a ,john #c3af2 ,rom #e3h74    ,never  
love like this1 nor did ,god ever give  
such discovery of his  love from the    
beginning to this day4 ',herein is love1
 not that  we loved ,god1 but that he   
loved us1 and sent his ,son to be the   
propitiation for our sins' 7#a ,john    
#d3aj74    ,here is love1 that ,god sent
 his ,son1 his darling1 his ,son that   
never  offended1 his ,son that was      
always his delight6 ,herein is love1    
that  he sent him to save sinners1 to   
save them by bearing their sins1  by    

bearing their curse1 by dying their     
death1 and by carrying their  sorrows6  
,here is love1 in that while we were yet
 enemies1 ,christ  died for us2 yea1    
here is love1 in that while 'we were yet
 without  strength1 ,christ died for the
 ungodly' 7,rom #e3f74    ,,the ,,second
 ,,use4    ,,second4 ,but as this       
doctrine giveth us the best discovery of
  ,god1 so also it giveth us the best   
discovery of ourselves and our  own     
things4    ,first4 ,it giveth us the    
best discovery of ourselves4 ,wouldst   
thou  know1 sinner1 what thou art8 look 
up to the cross1 and behold a  weeping1 
bleeding1 dying ,jesus3 nothing could do
 but that1 nothing  could save thee but 
his blood2 angels could not1 saints     
could not1  ,god could not1 because he  
could not lie1 because he could not deny
  himself4 ,what a thing is sin1 that it
 should sink all that bear  its burden6 
yea1 it sunk the ,son of ,god himself   
into death and the  grave1 and had also 
sunk him into hell-fire for ever had he 

not  been the ,son of ,god1 had he not  
been able to take it on his back1  and  
bear it away6 ,o this ,lamb of ,god6    
,sinners were going to hell1  ,christ   
was the delight of his ,father1 and had 
a whole heaven to  himself2 but that did
 not content him1 heaven could not hold 
him2  he must come into the world to    
save sinners 7#a ,tim #a3ae74 ,aye1 and 
had he not come1 thy sins had sunk thee1
 thy sins had provoked the  wrath of    
,god against thee1 to thy perdition and 
destruction for  ever4 ,there is no man 
but is a sinner1 there is no sin but    
would  damn an angel1 should ,god lay it
 to his charge4 ,sinner1 the doctrine   
of ,christ crucified crieth therefore   
aloud unto thee1 that sin  hath made thy
 condition dreadful4 ,see yourselves1   
your sin1 and  consequently the         
condition that your souls are in1 by the
 death and  blood of ,christ2 ,christ's 
death giveth us the most clear discovery
  of the dreadful nature of our sins4 ,i
 say again1 if sin be so  dreadful a    

thing as to break the heart of the ,son 
of ,god1 for so he  said it did1 how    
shall a poor1 wretched1 impenitent1     
damned sinner  wrestle with the wrath of
 ,god8 ,awake1 sinners2 you are lost1   
you  are undone1 you are damned1        
hell-fire is your portion for ever1  if 
you abide in your sins1 and be found    
without a ,saviour in the  dreadful day 
of judgment4    ,second4 ,for your good 
deeds cannot help you2 the blood of     
,christ  tells you so4 ,for by this     
doctrine1 ',christ died for our sins1'  
,god damneth to death and hell the      
righteousness of the world4  ,christ    
must die1 or man be damned4 ,where is   
now any room for the  righteousness of  
men8 room1 ,i say1 for man's            
righteousness1 as to  his acceptance and
 justification8 ,bring1 then1 thy       
righteousness  to the cross of ,jesus   
,christ1 and in his blood behold the    
demands  of justice2 behold them1 ,i    
say1 in the cries and tears1 in the     
blood and death of ,jesus ,christ4 ,look

 again1 and behold the person  dying2   
such an one as never sinned nor offended
 at any time1 yet  he dies4 ,could a    
holy life1 an innocent1 harmless        
conversation1  have saved one from      
death1 ,jesus had not died4 ,but he must
 die2  sin was charged1 therefore       
,christ must die4    ,men1 therefore1   
need to go no further to prove the worth
 of their  own righteousness than to the
 death of ,christ2 they need not be     
waiting to seek in that matter till they
 stand before the judgment-seat4        
,quest4 ,but how should ,i prove or try 
the goodness of mine own  righteousness 
by the death and blood of ,christ8      
,answ4 ,thus3 if ,christ must die for   
sin1 then all thy righteousness  cannot 
save thee4 ',if righteousness come by   
the law1 then ,christ  is dead in vain' 
7,gal #b3ba74 ,by this text it is       
manifest that  either ,christ died in   
vain1 or thy righteousness is vain4 ,if 
thy  righteousness can save thee1 then  
,christ died in vain2 if nothing  below 

or besides the death of ,christ could   
save thee1 then thy  righteousness is in
 vain2 one of the two must be cast away1
 either  ,christ's or thine4 ,christ    
crucified to save the world1 discovereth
  two great evils in man's own          
righteousness2 ,i mean1 when brought    
for justification and life4 #a4 ,it     
opposeth the righteousness of  ,christ4 
#b4 ,it condemneth ,god of foolishness4 
#a4 ,it opposeth the righteousness of   
,christ1 in that it seeketh  itself to  
stand where should the righteousness of 
,christ--to wit1  in ,god's affection   
for the justification of thy person2 and
 this  is one of the highest affronts to
 ,christ that poor man is capable  to   
give him3 right worthily1 therefore1    
doth the doctrine of the  gospel damn   
the righteousness of men1 and promiseth 
the kingdom of  ,god to publicans and   
harlots rather4    #b4 ,it condemneth   
,god of foolishness2 for if works of    
righteousness  which we can do can      
justify from the curse of the law in the

 sight  of ,god1 then are not all the   
treasures of wisdom found in the heart  
of ,god and ,christ2 for this           
dolt-headed sinner hath now found out  a
 way of his own1 unawares to ,god1 to   
secure his soul from wrath  and         
vengeance2 ,i say1 unawares to ,god1 for
 he never imagined that  such a thing   
could be2 for had he1 he would never    
have purposed  before the world began to
 send his ,son to die for sinners4      
,christ  is the wisdom of ,god1 as you  
have heard1 and that as he is our       
justifying righteousness4 ,god was      
manifest in the flesh to save us1  is   
the great mystery of godliness4 ,but    
wherein lieth the depth of  this wisdom 
of ,god in our salvation1 if man's      
righteousness can  save him8 7,job      
#dj3aj-ad74    ,yea1 wherefore hath ,god
 also given it out that there is none   
other  name given to men under heaven   
whereby we must be saved8 ,i say again1 
why is it affirmed 'without shedding of 
blood is no remission1' if  man's good  

deeds can save him8    ,this doctrine1  
therefore1 of the righteousness of      
,christ being  rightly preached1 and    
truly believed1 arraigneth and          
condemneth  man's righteousness to hell2
 it casteth it out as ,abraham cast out 
,ishmael4 ,blood1 blood1 the sound of   
blood1 abaseth all the glory  of it6    
,when men have said all1 and showed us  
what they can1 they  have no blood to   
present ,god's justice with2 yet it is  
blood that  maketh an atonement for the 
soul1 and nothing but blood can wash    
away from us our sins 7,lev #ag3aa2 ,rev
 #a3e2 ,heb #i74    ,justice calls for  
blood1 sins call for blood1 the         
righteous law  calls for blood1 yea1 the
 devil himself must be overcome by      
blood4  ,sinner1 where is now thy       
righteousness8 ,bring it before a       
consuming  fire1 for our ,god is a      
consuming fire2 bring it before the     
justice  of the law2 yea1 try if aught  
but the blood of ,christ can save thee  
from thy sins1 and devils2 try it1 ,i   

say1 by this doctrine2 go not  one step 
further before thou hast tried it4      
,third4 ,by this doctrine we are made to
 see the worth of souls4 ,it  cannot be 
but that the soul is of wonderful price1
 when the ,son of  ,god will not stick  
to spill his blood for it4 ,o sinners1  
you that  will venture your souls for a 
little pleasure1 surely you know not    
the worth of your souls4 ,now1 if you   
would know what your souls  are worth1  
and the price which ,god sets them at1  
read that price by  the blood of        
,christ4 ,the blood of ,christ was spilt
 to save souls4  ',for ye are bought    
with a price1' and that price none other
 than  the blood of ,christ2 'therefore 
glorify ,god in your body and in  your  
spirit1 which are ,god's 7#a ,cor       
#f3bj74 ,sinners1 you have souls1  can  
you behold a crucified ,christ1 and not 
bleed1 and not mourn1  and not fall in  
love with him8    ,,the ,,third ,,use4  
,,third4 ,by this doctrine sinners1 as  
sinners1 are encouraged to  come to ,god

 for mercy1 for the curse due to sin is 
taken out of  the way4 ,i speak now to  
sinners that are awake1 and see         
themselves  sinners4    ,there are two  
things in special when men begin to be  
awakened1 that  kill their thoughts of  
being saved4 #a4 ,a sense of sin4 #b4   
,the wages  due thereto4 ,these kill the
 heart2 for who can bear up under the   
guilt of sin8 ',if our sins be upon us1 
and we pine away in them1  how should we
 then live8' 7,eze #cc3aj74 ,how indeed6
 it is impossible4  ,so neither can man 
grapple with the justice of ,god4 ',can 
thine heart  endure1 or can thine hands 
be strong8' ,they cannot 7,eze #bb3ad74 
',a wounded spirit who can bear8' 7,prov
 #ah3ad74 ,men cannot1 angels  cannot4  
,wherefore1 if now ,christ be hid1 and  
the blessing of faith  in his blood     
denied1 woe be to them2 such go after   
,saul and ,judas1  one to the sword1 and
 the other to the halter1 and so        
miserably  end their days2 for come to  
,god they dare not2 the thoughts of that

  eternal ,majesty strike them through4 
,but now1 present such poor dejected    
sinners with a crucified ,christ1  and  
persuade them that the sins under which 
they shake and tremble  were long ago   
laid upon the back of ,christ1 and the  
noise and sense  and fear of damning    
begins to cease1 depart1 and fly away2  
dolors  and terrors fade and vanish1 and
 that soul conceiveth hopes of  life2   
for thus the soul argueth1 ,is this     
indeed the truth of ,god1  that ,christ 
was made to be sin for me8 was made the 
curse of ,god for  me8 ,hath he indeed  
borne all my sins1 and spilt his blood  
for my  redemption6 ,o ,blessed tidings6
 ,o welcome grace6 ',bless the ,lord1   
,o my soul1 and all that is within me1  
bless his holy name4' ,now is  peace    
come2 now the face of heaven is altered2
 ',behold1 all things  are become new4' 
,now the sinner can abide ,god's        
presence1 yea1  sees unutterable glory  
and beauty in him2 for here he sees     
justice  smite4 ,while ,jacob was afraid

 of ,esau1 how heavily did he drive     
even towards the promised land8 but when
 killing thoughts were  turned into     
kissing1 and the fears of the sword's   
point turned into  brother embraces1    
what says he8--',i have seen thy face as
 though  it had been the face of ,god1  
and thou wast pleased with me' 7,gen    
#cc3aj74    ,so and far better is it    
with a poor distressed sinner at  the   
revelation of the grace of ,god through 
,jesus ,christ4 ',god was  in ,christ1  
reconciling the world unto himself1 not 
imputing their  trespasses unto them4'  
,o what work will such a word make upon 
a  wounded conscience1 especially when  
the next words follow--',for he  hath   
made him to be sin for us1 who knew no  
sin1 that we might be  made the         
righteousness of ,god in him6'    ,now1 
the soul sees qualifications able to set
 him quit in the sight  of ,god2        
qualifications prepared already4        
,prepared1 ,i say1 already2  and that by
 ,god through ,christ2 even such as can 

perfectly answer  the law4 ,what doth   
the law require8 ,if obedience1 here it 
is2 if  bloody sacrifice1 here it is2 if
 infinite righteousness1 here it  is6   
,now1 then1 the law condemns him that   
believes before ,god no  more2 for all  
its demands are answered1 all its curses
 are swallowed  up in the death and     
curse ,christ underwent4    ,object4    
,but reason saith1 since personal sin   
brought the death1  surely personal     
obedience must bring us life and glory4 
,answ4 ,true reason saith so1 and so    
doth the law itself 7,rom #aj3e72  but  
,god1 we know1 is above them both1 and  
he in the covenant of  grace saith      
otherwise2 to wit1 that 'if thou shalt  
confess with  thy mouth the ,lord       
,jesus1 and shalt believe in thine heart
 that  ,god hath raised him from the    
dead1 thou shalt be saved' 7,rom #aj3i74
    ,let reason1 then1 hold its tongue1 
yea1 let the law with all its  wisdom   
subject itself to him that made it2 let 
it look for sin  where ,god hath laid   

it2 let it approve the righteousness    
which  ,god approveth2 yea1 though it be
 not that of the law1 but that by  faith
 of ,jesus ,christ4    ,god hath made   
him our righteousness1 ,god hath made   
him our sin1 ,god  hath made him our    
curse1 ,god hath made him our blessing2 
methinks  this word1 ',god hath made it 
so1' should silence all the world4      
,,the ,,fourth ,,use4    ,,fourth4 ,by  
this doctrine1 sufficiency of argument  
is ministered  to the tempted to        
withstand hereby the assaults of the    
devil4    ,when souls begin to seek     
after the ,lord ,jesus1 then ,satan     
begins  to afflict and distress1 as the 
,canaanites did the ,gibeonites1 for    
making peace with ,joshua 7,josh        
#aj3a1f74    ,there are three things    
that do usually afflict the soul that is
  earnestly looking after ,jesus        
,christ4 ,first4 ,dreadful accusations  
from ,satan4 ,second4 ,grievous defiling
 and infectious thoughts4  ,third4 ,a   
strange readiness in our nature to fall 

in with both4    ,first4 ,by the first  
of these1 the heart is made continually 
to  tremble4 ,hence his temptations are 
compared to the roaring of a  lion1 for 
as the lion by roaring killeth the heart
 of his prey1 so  doth ,satan kill the  
spirit of these that hearken to him 7#a 
,peter  #e3h72 for when he tempteth1    
especially by way of accusation1 he     
doth to us as ,rabshakeh did to the     
,jews2 he speaks to us in our own       
language2 he speaks our sin at every    
word1 our guilty conscience  knows it2  
he speaks our death at every word1 our  
doubting conscience  feels it4          
,second4 ,besides this1 there doth now  
arise1 even in the heart1  such defiling
 and foul infectious thoughts that      
putteth the tempted  to their wits' end2
 for now it seems to the soul that the  
very  flood-gates of the flesh are      
opened1 and that to sin there is no     
stop at all2 now the air seems to be    
covered with darkness1 and  the man is  
as if he was changed into the nature of 

a devil2 now if  ignorance and unbelief 
prevail1 he concludeth that he is a     
reprobate1  made to be taken and        
destroyed4    ,third4 ,now also he      
feeleth in him a readiness to fall in   
with every  temptation2 a readiness1 ,i 
say1 continually present 7,rom #g3ba74  
,this  throws all down4 ,now despair    
begins to swallow him up2 now he can    
neither pray1 nor read1 nor hear1 nor   
meditate on ,god1 but fire  and smoke   
continually bursteth forth of the heart 
against him4 ,now  sin and great        
confusion puts forth itself in all2 yea1
 the more the  sinner desireth to do a  
duty sincerely1 the further off it      
always  find itself2 for by how much the
 soul struggleth under these distresses1
  by so much the more doth ,satan put   
forth himself to resist1 still  infusing
 more poison1 that if possible it might 
never struggle  more1 for strugglings   
are also as poison to ,satan4 ,the fly  
in the  spider's web is an emblem of the
 soul in such a condition--the fly  is  

entangled in the web2 at this the spider
 shows himself2 if the  fly stir again1 
down comes the spider to her1 and claps 
a foot  upon her2 if yet the fly makes a
 noise1 then with poisoned mouth  the   
spider lays hold upon her2 if the fly   
struggle still1 then  he poisons her    
more and more4 ,what shall the fly do   
now8 ,why1 she  dies1 if somebody does  
not quickly release her4 ,this is the   
case  of the tempted2 they are entangled
 in the web1 their feet and wings  are  
entangled2 now ,satan shows himself2 if 
the soul now struggleth1  ,satan        
laboureth to hold it down2 if it now    
shall make a noise1 then  he bites with 
blasphemous mouth1 more poisonous than  
the gall of  a serpent2 if it struggle  
again1 then he poisoneth more and more1 
insomuch that it needs1 at last1 must   
die in the net1 if the man1  the lord   
,jesus1 help not out4#f    ,the         
afflicted conscience understands my     
words4    ,further1 though the fly in   
the web is altogether incapable of      

looking for relief1 yet this awakened1  
tempted ,christian is not4  ,what must  
he do therefore8 ,how should he contain 
hopes of life8 ,if  he look to his      
heart1 there is blasphemy2 if he look to
 his duties1  there is sin2 if he strive
 to mourn and lament1 perhaps he cannot2
  unbelief and hardness hinder4 ,shall  
this man lie down and despair8  ,no4    
,shall he trust to his duties8 ,no4     
,shall he stay from ,christ  till his   
heart is better8 ,no4 ,what then8 ,let  
him ,,now look to ,jesus  ,christ       
crucified1 then shall he see his sins   
answered for1 then  shall he see death  
a-dying1 then shall he see guilt borne  
by another1  and there shall he see the 
devil overcome4 ,this sight destroys the
  power of the first temptation1        
purifies the heart1 and inclines  the   
mind to all good things4    ,and to     
encourage thee1 tempted creature1 to    
this most gospel duty1  consider that   
when ,jesus ,christ read his commission 
upon the entering  into his ministry1 he

 proclaimed1 ',the ,spirit of the ,lord 
is upon  me1 because he hath anointed me
 to preach the gospel to the poor2  he  
hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted1
 to preach deliverance  to the captives1
 and recovering of sight to the blind1  
to set at  liberty them that are        
bruised1 to preach the acceptable year  
of  the ,lord' 7,luke #d3ah1ai74        
,these things therefore should the      
tempted believe2 but believing  is now  
sweating work2 for ,satan will hold as  
long as possible1 and  only steadfast   
faith can make him fly4 ,but ,o1 the    
toil of a truly  gracious heart in this 
combat6 ,if faith be weak1 he can scarce
 get  higher than his knees2 ,lord1     
help6 ,lord1 save6 and then down again1 
till an arm from heaven takes him up1   
until ,jesus ,christ be evidently  set  
forth crucified for him1 and cursed for 
his sin2 for then1 and  not till then1  
the temptation rightly ceaseth1 at      
leastwise for a  season4 ,now the soul  
can tend to look about it1 and thus     

consider  with itself3 if ,christ hath  
borne my sin and curse1 then it is taken
  away from me2 and seeing thus to take 
away sin was the contrivance  of the    
,god of heaven1 ,i will bless his name1 
hope in his mercy1 and  look upon death 
and hell with comfort4 ',thine heart    
shall meditate  terror1' thou shalt see 
the land that is very far off 7,isa     
#cc3af-ah74    ,,the ,,fifth ,,use4     
,,fifth4 this doctrine makes ,christ    
precious to the believers--',unto  you  
therefore which believe1 he is precious'
 7#a ,peter #b3g74    ,this head might  
be greatly enlarged upon1 and branched  
out into  a thousand particulars1 and   
each one full of weight and glory4 #a4  
,by considering what sin is4 #b4 ,by    
considering what hell is4 #c4 ,by       
considering what wrath is4 #d4 ,by      
considering what eternity is4 #e4  ,by  
considering what the loss of a soul is4 
#f4 ,what the loss of ,god  is4 #g4     
,what the loss of heaven is4 #h4 ,and   
what it is to be in utter  darkness with

 devils and damned souls for ever and   
ever4 ,and after  all to conclude1 from 
all the miseries the ,lord ,jesus       
delivered  me4    ,further1 this makes  
,christ precious1 if ,i consider1 in the
 next  place1    #a4 ,how he did deliver
 me2 it was with his life1 his blood2 it
 cost  him tears1 groans1 agony1        
separation from ,god2 to do it he       
endured  his ,father's wrath1 bore his  
,father's curse1 and died thousands of  
deaths at once4    #b4 ,he did this     
while ,i was his enemy1 without my      
desires1 without  my knowledge1 without 
my deserts2 he did it unawares to me4   
#c4 ,he did it freely1 cheerfully1 yea1 
he longed to die for me2  yea1 heaven   
would not hold him for the love he had  
to my salvation1  which also he hath    
effectually accomplished for me at      
,jerusalem4  ,honourable ,jesus6        
precious ,jesus6 loving ,jesus6         
,jonathan's kindness  captivated ,david1
 and made him precious in his eyes for  
ever4 ',i am  distressed for thee1 my   

brother ,jonathan1' said he2 'very      
pleasant  hast thou been unto me2 thy   
love to me was wonderful1 passing the   
love of women' 7#b ,sam #a3bf74 ,why1   
what had ,jonathan done8 ,o1 he had     
delivered ,david from the wrath of      
,saul4 ,but how much more should he  be 
precious to me who hath saved me from   
death and hell6 who hath  delivered me  
from the wrath of ,god6 ',the love of   
,christ constraineth  us4' ,nothing will
 so edge the spirit of a ,christian as1 
',thou wast  slain1 and hast redeemed us
 to ,god by thy blood4' ,this makes the 
heavens themselves ring with joy and    
shouting4 ,mark the words1  ',thou wast 
slain1 and hast redeemed us to ,god by  
thy blood1 out of  every kindred1 and   
tongue1 and people1 and nation2 and hast
 made us  unto our ,god kings and       
priests3 and we shall reign on the      
earth4'  ,what follows now8 ',and ,i    
beheld1 and ,i heard the voice of many  
angels round about the throne1 and the  
beasts and the elders3 and  the number  

of them was ten thousand times ten      
thousand1 and thousands  of thousands2  
saying with a loud voice1 ,worthy is the
 ,lamb that  was slain1 to receive      
power1 and riches1 and wisdom1 and      
strength1  and honour1 and glory1 and   
blessing4 ,and every creature which is  
in heaven1 and on the earth1 and under  
the earth1 and such as are  in the sea1 
and all that are in them1 heard ,i      
saying1 ,blessing1  and honour1 and     
glory1 and power1 be unto him that      
sitteth upon  the throne1 and unto the  
,lamb1 for ever and ever' 7,rev         
#e3i-ad74    ,thus also is the song1    
that new song that is said to be sung by
  the hundred forty and four thousand   
which stand with the ,lamb upon  ,mount 
,sion1 with his ,father's name written  
in their foreheads4 ,these  are also    
called harpers1 harping with their      
harps3 ',and they sung  as it were a new
 song before the throne1 and before the 
four beasts1  and the elders3 and no man
 could learn that song but the hundred  

and forty and four thousand1 which were 
redeemed from the earth'  7,rev         
#ad3a-c74    ,but why could they not    
learn that song8 ,because they were not 
redeemed3 none can sing of this song but
 the redeemed2 they can  give glory to  
the ,lamb1 the ,lamb that was slain1 and
 that redeemed  them to ,god by his     
blood4 ,it is faith in his blood on     
earth that  will make us sing this song 
in heaven4 ,these shoutings and heavenly
  songs must needs come from love put   
into a flame by the sufferings  of      
,christ4    ,,the ,,last ,,use4    ,if  
all these things be true1 what follows  
but a demonstration of  the accursed    
condition of those among the religious  
in these nations  whose notions put them
 far off from ,jesus1 and from venturing
 their  souls upon his bloody death8 ,i 
have observed such a spirit as this  in 
the world that careth not for knowing of
 ,jesus2 the possessed  therewith do    
think that it is not material to        
salvation to venture  upon a crucified  

,christ1 neither do they trouble their  
heads or  hearts with inquiring whether 
,christ ,jesus be risen and ascended    
into heaven1 or whether they see him    
again or no1 but rather are  for        
concluding that there will be no such   
thing3 these men speak  not by the      
,holly ,ghost1 for in the sum they call 
,jesus accursed2  but ,i doubt not to   
say that many of them are anathematized 
of ,god1  and shall stand so1 till the  
coming of the ,lord ,jesus1 to whom be  
glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4#g       
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,in this quotation1 
,bunyan has followed the ,genevan or    
,puritan  version4 ,it was a favourite  
version with our pilgrim forefathers1   
and is in many texts more faithful than 
our authorized translation2  but1 in    
this passage1 our present version is    
more literal4 ,the same  ,hebrew word1  
to 'break' or 'bruise1' is used as to   
,satan's head  and the ,saviour's       
heel4--,ed4    #b4 ,genevan or ,puritan 
version4--,ed4    #c4 ',common' means   

public4 ',not doing nor dying in a      
private capacity1  but in the room and  
stead of sinners4'--,ed4    #d4 ,it was 
common with the ,reformers and          
,puritans1 when condemning  the         
absurdities of ,aquinas and the         
schoolmen1 to call it ',dunsish         
sophistry1' from one of the chief of    
these writers named ,duns1  usually     
called1 from the place of his birth1    
,duns ,scotus4--,ed4    #e4 ,the apostle
 evidently means by ',christ made sin   
for us1' that  he was made an offering  
or sacrifice for our sins4 ,he was made 
sin  who knew no sin4 ,our sins were    
laid upon him2 he bore them away  in his
 own body on the tree4 ,the clean       
animals sacrificed by the  patriarchs1  
and under the law1 were types of this   
great sacrifice  of ,christ4--,ed4      
#f4 ',i hid myself when ,i for flies do 
wait1 ,so doth the devil when  he lays  
his bait2 ,if ,i do fear the losing of  
my prey1 ,i stir me1  and more snares   
upon her lay1 ,this way and that her    

wings and legs  ,i tie1 ,that sure as   
she is caught1 so she must              
die4'--,bunyan's  ,divine ,emblems1 ,no4
 ,,xviii4 ',dialogue between a spider   
and a sinner4'    #g4 ,here is faithful 
dealing6 ,this is a most solemn and     
awful  appeal to the consciences of     
those who1 forsaking the fountain of    
salvation1 venture to build their hopes 
of pardon upon some other  foundation   
than ,jesus ,christ1 the ,rock of ,ages4
 ,they seek refuge  in lies1 which1 at  
the great and trying day1 will be       
fearfully and  swiftly swept away1      
leaving them1 with all their guilt upon 
their  heads1 to suffer under the curse4
 ,reader1 do not indulge in vain        
imaginations as to whether any sect is  
here alluded to2 ,bunyan's  appeal is to
 persons--to you and me4 ,if ,,we1      
either by secret or  open sins1 or by   
carelessness of eternal realities1 or by
 departing  from a simple and entire    
reliance by faith in the work and merits
  of ,christ--we trample under foot the 

blood of the covenant1 there  is nothing
 left us but a fearful looking for of   
judgment1 and  fiery indignation to     
devour us4 ,may we appeal to our ,god1  
,lord1 is  it ,i8 ,lord1 thou knowest   
that ,i love thee4 ,o lead me in the way
  everlasting4--,ed    999999    ,a     
,,treatise ,,of ,,the ,,fear ,,of ,,god2
    ,,showing    ,,what ,,it ,,is1 ,,and
 ,,how ,,distinguished ,,from ,,that    
,,which ,,is ,,not ,,so4    ,,also1     
,,whence ,,it ,,comes2 ,,who ,,has ,,it2
 ,,what ,,are ,,the ,,effects2 ,,and    
,,what  ,,the ,,privileges ,,of ,,those 
,,that ,,have ,,it ,,in ,,their         
,,hearts4    ,london3 ,printed for ,n4  
,ponder1 at the ,peacock in the         
,poultry1 over  against the ,stocks     
market3 #afgi4    ,,advertisement ,,by  
,,the ,,editor4    ,the fear of the     
,lord is the beginning of wisdom1 and a 
fountain  of life--the foundation on    
which all wisdom rests1 as well as the  
source from whence it emanates4 ,upon a 
principle so vastly important1  all the 

subtle malignity of ,satan has been     
directed1 if possible  to mislead the   
very elect2 while the ungodly and       
impenitent fall  under his devices4 ,to 
the mind enlightened by ,divine truth1  
the  difference between a filial fear of
 offending ,god and the dread of        
punishment is very plain4 ,still1 by the
 devil's sophistry1 some of  the most   
pious ,christians have been puzzled and 
bewildered4 ,bunyan  was not ignorant of
 ,satan's devices1 and he has roused the
 energies  of his powerful mind1 guided 
by ,divine truth1 to render this        
important  doctrine so clear and easy to
 be understood1 that the believer may   
not err4    ,this rare volume1 first    
published in #afgi1 soon became so      
scarce  that ,chandler1 ,wilson1        
,whitefield1 and others1 omitted it from
  their editions of ,bunyan's works4 ,at
 length it appeared in the more         
complete collection by ,ryland and      
,mason1 about #aghj4 ,since then1  it   
has been reprinted1 somewhat modernized1

 by the ,tract ,society1  from an       
original copy1 discovered by that ardent
 lover of ,bunyan1  the ,rev4 ,joseph   
,belcher4 ,of this edition1 four        
thousand copies have  been printed4     
,the great line of distinction that     
,bunyan draws is between that  terror   
and dread of ,god1 as the infinitely    
,holy ,one1 before whom  all sin must   
incur the intensity of punishment2 and  
the love of  ,god1 as the ,father of    
mercies1 and fountain of blessedness1 in
 the  gift of his ,son1 and a sense of  
adoption into his family2 by the        
influences of which the soul fears to   
offend him4 ,this fear is purely        
evangelical2 for if the slightest       
dependence is placed upon any  supposed 
good works of our own1 the filial fear  
of ,god is swallowed  up in dread and   
terror--for salvation depends upon the  
perfection  of holiness1 without which  
none can enter heaven1 and which can    
only be found in ,christ4    ,mr4       
,mason1 on reading this treatise1 thus  

expressed his feelings--,when  the fear 
of the ,lord is a permanent principle1  
inwrought in the  soul by the ,divine   
,spirit1 it is an undoubted token of    
election  to life eternal2 for the most 
precious promises are made to ,god's    
fearers1 even the blessings of the      
everlasting covenant4 ,such are  sure to
 be protected from every enemy2 to be   
guided by unerring  counsel2 and what   
will crown all1 to be beloved of ,god   
the ,father1  ,son1 and ,holy ,ghost2   
till1 by almighty and effectual grace1  
he will  be translated to those mansions
 of glory and blessedness prepared  for 
him1 where he will sing the praises of  
his covenant-,god while  eternity       
endures4    ,may this be the blessed    
experience of all those who prayerfully 
read this important treatise4    ,geo4  
,offor4    ,a ,,treatise ,,on ,,the     
,,fear ,,of ,,god    ,,blessed ,,is     
,,every ,,one ,,that ,,feareth ,,the    
,,lord4--,,psalm #abh3a    ,,fear       
,,god4--,,revelation #ad3g    ,this     

exhortation is not only found here in   
the text1 but is in  several other      
places of the ,scripture pressed1 and   
that with much  vehemency1 upon the     
children of men1 as in ,ecclesiastes    
#ab3ac2 #a  ,peter #a3ag1 c4 ,i shall   
not trouble you with a long preamble1 or
  forespeech to the matter1 nor shall ,i
 here so much as meddle with  the       
context1 but shall immediately fall upon
 the words themselves1  and briefly     
treat of the fear of ,god4 ,the text1   
you see1 presenteth  us with matter of  
greatest moment1 to wit1 with ,god1 and 
with the  fear of him4    ,first they   
present us with ,god1 the true and      
living ,god1 maker of  the worlds1 and  
upholder of all things by the word of   
his power3  that incomprehensible       
majesty1 in comparison of whom all      
nations  are less than the drop of a    
bucket1 and than the small dust of the  
balance4 ,this is he that fills heaven  
and earth1 and is everywhere  present   
with the children of men1 beholding the 

evil and the good2  for he hath set his 
eyes upon all their ways4    ,so that1  
considering that by the text we have    
presented to our  souls the ,lord ,god  
and ,maker of us all1 who also will be  
either  our ,saviour or ,judge1 we are  
in reason and duty bound to give the    
more earnest heed to the things that    
shall be spoken1 and be the  more       
careful to receive them1 and put them in
 practice2 for1 as ,i  said1 as they    
present us with the mighty ,god1 so they
 exhort us to  the highest duty towards 
him2 to wit1 to fear him4 ,i call it the
  highest duty1 because it is1 as ,i may
 call it1 not only a duty in  itself1   
but1 as it were1 the salt that seasoneth
 every duty4 ,for  there is no duty     
performed by us that can by any means be
 accepted  of ,god1 if it be not        
seasoned with godly fear4 ,wherefore the
 apostle  saith1 ,let us have grace1    
whereby we may serve ,god acceptably1   
with  reverence and godly fear4 ,of this
 fear1 ,i say1 ,i would discourse  at   

this time2 but because this word fear is
 variously taken in  the ,scripture1 and
 because it may be profitable to us to  
see it in  its variety1 ,i shall        
therefore choose this method for the    
managing  of my discourse1 even to show 
you the nature of the word in its       
several1 especially of the chiefest1    
acceptations4 ,,first4 ,then by  this   
word fear we are to understand even ,god
 himself1 who is the  object of our     
fear4 ,,second4 ,by this word fear we   
are to understand  the ,word of ,god1   
the rule and director of our fear4 ,now 
to speak  to this word fear1 as it is   
thus taken4    ,,this ,,word ,,fear ,,as
 ,,taken ,,for ,,god ,,himself4         
,,first4 ,of this word fear1 ,,as ,,it  
,,respecteth ,,god ,,himself1 who is    
the object of our fear4    ,by this word
 fear1 as ,i said1 we are to understand 
,god himself1  who is the object of our 
fear3 ,for the ,divine majesty goeth    
often  under this very name himself4    
,this name ,jacob called him by1 when   

he and ,laban chid together on ,mount   
,gilead1 after that ,jacob had  made his
 escape to his father's house2 ,except1 
said he1 the  ,god of my father1 the    
,god of ,abraham1 and the fear of ,isaac
 had  been with me1 surely thou hadst   
sent me away now empty4 ,so again1  a   
little after1 when ,jacob and ,laban    
agree to make a covenant of  peace each 
with other1 though ,laban1 after the    
jumbling way of the  heathen by his     
oath1 puts the true ,god and the false  
together1 yet  ,jacob sware by the fear 
of his father ,isaac 7,gen #ca3db1ec74a 
,by the fear1 that is1 by the ,god of   
his father ,isaac4 ,and1 indeed1  ,god  
may well be called the fear of his      
people1 not only because they  have by  
his grace made him the object of their  
fear1 but because  of the dread and     
terrible majesty that is in him4 ,he is 
a mighty  ,god1 a great and terrible1   
and with ,god is terrible majesty 7,dan 
#g3bh1 #aj3ag2 ,neh #a3e1 #d3ad1 #i3cb2 
,job #cg3bb74 ,who knows the power  of  

his anger8 ,the mountains quake at him1 
the hills melt1 and  the earth is burned
 at his presence1 yea1 the world1 and   
all that  dwell therein4 ,who can stand 
before his indignation8 who can abide   
in the fierceness of his anger8 his fury
 is poured out like fire1  and the rocks
 are thrown down by him 7,nahum #a3e1f74
 ,his people  know him1 and have his    
dread upon them1 by virtue whereof there
 is  begot and maintained in them that  
godly awe and reverence of his  majesty 
which is agreeable to their profession  
of him4 ,let him be  your fear1 and let 
him be your dread4 ,set his majesty     
before the  eyes of your souls1 and let 
his excellency make you afraid with     
godly fear 7,isa #h3ac74    ,there are  
these things that make ,god to be the   
fear of his people4    ,first4 ,his     
presence is dreadful1 and that not only 
his presence  in common1 but his        
special1 yea1 his most comfortable and  
joyous  presence4 ,when ,god comes to   
bring a soul news of mercy and          

salvation1  even that visit1 that       
presence of ,god1 is fearful4 ,when     
,jacob went  from ,beersheba towards    
,haran1 he met with ,god in the way by a
 dream1  in the which he apprehended a  
ladder set upon the earth1 whose top    
reached to heaven2 now in this dream1   
from the top of this ladder1  he saw the
 ,lord1 and heard him speak unto him1   
not threateningly2  not as having his   
fury come up into his face2 but in the  
most sweet  and gracious manner1        
saluting him with promise of goodness   
after  promise of goodness1 to the      
number of eight or nine2 as will appear 
if you read the place4 ,yet ,i say1 when
 he awoke1 all the grace that           
discovered itself in this heavenly      
vision to him could not keep him  from  
dread and fear of ,god's majesty4 ,and  
,jacob awaked out of his  sleep1 and he 
said1 ,surely the ,lord is in this      
place1 and ,i knew it  not2 and he was  
afraid and said1 ,how dreadful is this  
place6 this  is none other but the house

 of ,god1 and this is the gate of heaven
  7,gen #bh3aj-ag74    ,at another time1
 to wit1 when ,jacob had that memorable 
visit from  ,god1 in which he gave him  
power as a prince to prevail with him2  
yea1 and gave him a name1 that by his   
remembering it he might  call ,god's    
favour the better to his mind2 yet even 
then and there  such dread of the       
majesty of ,god was upon him1 that he   
went away  wondering that his life was  
preserved 7,gen #cb3cj74 ,man crumbles  
to  dust at the presence of ,god2 yea1  
though he shows himself to us in  his   
robes of salvation4 ,we have read how   
dreadful and how terrible  even the     
presence of angels have been unto men1  
and that when they  have brought them   
good tidings from heaven 7,judg #ac3bb2 
,matt #bh3d2  ,mark #af3e1f74 ,now1 if  
angels1 which are but creatures1 are1   
through  the glory that ,god has put    
upon them1 so fearful and terrible in   
their appearance to men1 how much more  
dreadful and terrible must  ,god himself

 be to us1 who are but dust and ashes6  
,when ,daniel had  the vision of his    
salvation sent him from heaven1 for so  
it was1  ,o ,daniel1 said the messenger1
 a man greatly beloved2 yet behold  the 
dread and terror of the person speaking 
fell with that weight  upon this good   
man's soul1 that he could not stand1 nor
 bear up under  it4 ,he stood trembling1
 and cries out1 ,o my lord1 by the      
vision  my sorrows are turned upon me1  
and ,i have retained no strength4 ,for  
how can the servant of this my lord talk
 with this my lord8 for as  for me1     
straightway there remained no strength  
in me 7,dan #aj3af-ag74  ,see you here  
if the presence of ,god is not a        
dreadful and a fearful  thing2 yea1 his 
most gracious and merciful appearances2 
how much  more then when he showeth     
himself to us as one that disliketh our 
ways1 as one that is offended with us   
for our sins8    ,and there are three   
things that in an eminent manner make   
his  presence dreadful to us4    #a4    

,the first is ,god's own greatness and  
majesty2 the discovery  of this1 or of  
himself thus1 even as no poor mortals   
are able to  conceive of him1 is        
altogether unsupportable4 ,the man dies 
to whom  he thus discovers himself4 ,and
 when ,i saw him1 says ,john1 ,i fell   
at his feet as dead 7,rev #a3ag74 ,it   
was this1 therefore1 that ,job  would   
have avoided in the day that he would   
have approached unto  him4 ,let not thy 
dread1 says he1 make me afraid4 ,then   
call  thou1 and ,i will answer2 or let  
me speak1 and answer thou me 7,job      
#ac3ba1bb74 ,but why doth ,job after    
this manner thus speak to ,god8  ,why6  
it was from a sense that he had of the  
dreadful majesty of  ,god1 even the     
great and dreadful ,god that keepeth    
covenant with his  people4 ,the presence
 of a king is dreadful to the subject1  
yea1  though he carries it never so     
condescendingly2 if then there be  so   
much glory and dread in the presence of 
the king1 what fear and  dread must     

there be1 think you1 in the presence of 
the eternal ,god8    #b4 ,when ,god     
giveth his presence to his people1 that 
his presence  causeth them to appear to 
themselves more what they are1 than at  
other times1 by all other light1 they   
can see4 ,o my lord1 said  ,daniel1 by  
the vision my sorrows are turned upon   
me2 and why  was that1 but because by   
the glory of that vision1 he saw his own
  vileness more than at other times4 ,so
 again3 ,i was left alone1  says he1 and
 saw this great vision2 and what        
follows8 ,why1 and  there remained no   
strength in me2 for my comeliness was   
turned  into corruption1 and ,i retained
 no strength 7,dan #aj3h1af74 ,by the   
presence of ,god1 when we have it       
indeed1 even our best things1 our       
comeliness1 our sanctity and            
righteousness1 all do immediately turn  
to corruption and polluted rags4 ,the   
brightness of his glory dims  them as   
the clear light of the shining sun puts 
out the glory of  the fire or candle1   

and covers them with the shadow of      
death4 ,see  also the truth of this in  
that vision of the prophet ,isaiah4 ,wo 
is me1 said he1 for ,i am undone1       
because ,i am a man of unclean  lips1   
and ,i dwell in the midst of a people of
 unclean lips4 ,why1  what is the       
matter8 how came the prophet by this    
sight8 ,why1 says  he1 mine eyes have   
seen the ,king1 the ,lord of hosts 7,isa
 #f3e74  ,but do you think that this    
outcry was caused by unbelief8 ,no2 nor 
yet begotten by slavish fear4 ,this was 
to him the vision of his  ,saviour1 with
 whom also he had communion before 7vv  
#b-e74 ,it was  the glory of that ,god  
with whom he had now to do1 that turned1
 as  was noted before of ,daniel1 his   
comeliness in him into corruption1  and 
that gave him yet greater sense of the  
disproportion that was  betwixt his ,god
 and him1 and so a greater sight of his 
defiled and  polluted nature4    #c4    
,add to this the revelation of ,god's   
goodness1 and it must needs  make his   

presence dreadful to us2 for when a poor
 defiled creature  shall see that this  
great ,god hath1 notwithstanding his    
greatness1  goodness in his heart1 and  
mercy to bestow upon him3 this makes    
his presence yet the more dreadful4     
,they shall fear the ,lord and  his     
goodness 7,hosea #c3e74 ,the goodness as
 well as the greatness  of ,god doth    
beget in the heart of his elect an awful
 reverence of  his majesty4 ,fear ye not
 me8 saith the ,lord2 will ye not       
tremble  at my presence8 ,and then1 to  
engage us in our soul to the duty1  he  
adds one of his wonderful mercies to the
 world1 for a motive1  ,fear ye not me8 
,why1 who are thou8 ,he answers1 ,even  
,i1 which have  set1 or placed the sand 
for the bound of the sea by a perpetual 
decree1 that it cannot pass it2 and     
though the waves thereof toss           
themselves1 yet can they not prevail2   
though they roar1 yet can  they not pass
 over it8 7,jer #e3bb74 ,also1 when ,job
 had ,god present  with him1 making     

manifest the goodness of his great heart
 to him1  what doth he say8 how doth he 
behave himself in his presence8 ,i  have
 heard of thee1 says he1 by the hearing 
of the ear1 but now  mine eye seeth     
thee2 wherefore ,i abhor myself1 and    
repent in dust  and ashes 7,job         
#db3e1f74    ,and what mean the         
tremblings1 the tears1 those breakings  
and shakings  of heart that attend the  
people of ,god1 when in an eminent      
manner  they receive the pronunciation  
of the forgiveness of sins at his       
mouth1 but that the dread of the majesty
 of ,god is in their sight  mixed       
therewith8 ,god must appear like        
himself1 speak to the soul like         
himself2 nor can the sinner1 when under 
these glorious discoveries  of his ,lord
 and ,saviour1 keep out the beams of his
 majesty from the  eyes of his          
understanding4 ,i will cleanse them1    
saith he1 from  all their iniquity1     
whereby they have sinned against me1 and
 ,i will  pardon all their iniquities   

whereby they have sinned1 and whereby   
they have transgressed against me4 ,and 
what then8 ,and they shall  fear and    
tremble for all the goodness1 and for   
all the prosperity  that ,i procure unto
 it 7,jer #cc3h1i74 ,alas6 there is a   
company of  poor1 light1 frothy         
professors in the world1 that carry it  
under  that which they call the presence
 of ,god1 more like to antics1  than    
sober sensible ,christians2 yea1 more   
like to a fool of a play1  than those   
that have the presence of ,god4 ,they   
would not carry it  so in the presence  
of a king1 nor yet of the lord of their 
land1  were they but receivers of mercy 
at his hand4 ,they carry it even  in    
their most eminent seasons1 as if the   
sense and sight of ,god1  and his       
blessed grace to their souls in ,christ1
 had a tendency in  them to make men    
wanton3 but indeed it is the most       
humbling and  heart-breaking sight in   
the world2 it is fearful4#b    ,object4 
,but would you not have us rejoice at   

the sight and sense  of the forgiveness 
of our sins8    ,answ4 ,yes2 but yet ,i 
would have you1 and indeed you shall1   
when ,god  shall tell you that your sins
 are pardoned indeed1 rejoice with      
trembling 7,psa #b3aa74 ,for then you   
have solid and godly joy2 a  joyful     
heart1 and wet eyes1 in this will stand 
very well together2  and it will be so  
more or less4 ,for if ,god shall come to
 you indeed1  and visit you with the    
forgiveness of sins1 that visit removeth
  the guilt1 but increaseth the sense of
 thy filth1 and the sense of  this that 
,god hath forgiven a filthy sinner1 will
 make thee both  rejoice and tremble4   
,o1 the blessed confusion that will then
 cover  thy face whilst thou1 even thou1
 so vile a wretch1 shalt stand  before  
,god to receive at his hand thy pardon1 
and so the firstfruits  of thy eternal  
salvation--,that thou mayest remember1  
and be  confounded1 and never open thy  
mouth any more because of thy shame     
7thy filth71 when ,i am pacified toward 

thee for all that thou hast  done1 saith
 the ,lord ,god 7,eze #af3fc74 ,but1    
,second4 ,as the presence1 so the name  
of ,god1 is dreadful and  fearful3      
wherefore his name doth rightly go under
 the same title1  ,that thou mayest fear
 this glorious and fearful name1 ,,the  
,,lord  ,,thy ,,god 7,deut #bh3eh74 ,the
 name of ,god1 what is that1 but that by
  which he is distinguished and known   
from all others8 ,names are to          
distinguish by2 so man is distinguished 
from beasts1 and angels  from men2 so   
heaven from earth1 and darkness from    
light2 especially  when by the name1 the
 nature of the thing is signified and   
expressed2  and so it was in their      
original1 for then names expressed the  
nature of the thing so named4 ,and      
therefore it is that the name of  ,god  
is the object of our fear1 because by   
his name his nature is  expressed3 ,holy
 and reverend is his name 7,psa #aaa3i74
 ,and again1  he proclaimed the name of 
the ,lord1 ,the ,lord1 the ,lord ,god1  

merciful  and gracious1 long-suffering1 
and abundant in goodness and truth2     
keeping mercy for thousands1 forgiving  
iniquity1 and transgression1  and sin1  
and that will by no means clear the     
guilty 7,exo #cd3f1g74    ,also his     
name1 ,i am1 ,jah1 ,jehovah1 with       
several others1 what is  by them        
intended but his nature1 as his power1  
wisdom1 eternity1  goodness1 and        
omnipotency1 c41 might be expressed and 
declared4  ,the name of ,god is         
therefore the object of a ,christian's  
fear4 ,david  prayed to ,god that he    
would unite his heart to fear his name  
7,psa  #hf3aa74 ,indeed1 the name of    
,god is a fearful name1 and should      
always be reverenced by his people3 yea 
his name is to be feared  for ever and  
ever1 and that not only in his church1  
and among  his saints1 but even in the  
world and among the heathen--,so the    
heathen shall fear the name of the      
,lord1 and all kings thy glory  7,psa   
#ajb3ae74 ,god tells us that his name is

 dreadful1 and that he  is pleased to   
see men be afraid before his name4 ,yea1
 one reason  why he executeth so many   
judgments upon men as he doth1 is that  
others might see and fear his name4 ,so 
shall they fear the name of  the ,lord  
from the west1 and his glory from the   
rising of the sun  7,isa #ei3ai2 ,mal   
#b3e74    ,the name of a king is a name 
of fear--,and ,i am a great king1  saith
 the ,lord of hosts 7,mal #a3ad74 ,the  
name of master is a name  of fear--,and 
if ,i be a master1 where is my fear8    
saith the ,lord 7v  #f74 ,yea1 rightly  
to fear the ,lord is a sign of a        
gracious heart4  ,and again1 ,to you    
that fear my name1 saith he1 shall the  
,sun  of righteousness arise with       
healing in his wings 7,mal #d3b74 ,yea1 
when ,christ comes to judge the world1  
he will give reward to his  servants the
 prophets1 and to his saints1 and to    
them that fear his  name1 small and     
great 7,rev #aa3ah74 ,now1 ,i say1 since
 the name of  ,god is that by which his 

nature is expressed1 and since he       
naturally  is so glorious and           
incomprehensible1 his name must needs be
 the  object of our fear1 and we ought  
always to have a reverent awe  of ,god  
upon our hearts at what time soever we  
think of1 or hear  his name1 but most of
 all1 when we ourselves do take his holy
 and  fearful name into our mouths1     
especially in a religious manner1  that 
is1 in preaching1 praying1 or holy      
conference4 ,i do not by  thus saying   
intend as if it was lawful to make      
mention of his name  in light and vain  
discourses2 for we ought always to speak
 of it  with reverence and godly fear1  
but ,i speak it to put ,christians  in  
mind that they should not in religious  
duties show lightness of  mind1 or be   
vain in their words when yet they are   
making mention  of the name of the      
,lord--,let every one that nameth the   
name of  ,christ depart from iniquity   
7#b ,tim #b3ai74    ,make mention then  
of the name of the ,lord at all times   

with great  dread of his majesty upon   
our hearts1 and in great soberness and  
truth4 ,to do otherwise is to profane   
the name of the ,lord1 and to  take his 
name in vain2 and the ,lord will not    
hold him guiltless  that taketh his name
 in vain4 ,yea1 ,god saith that he will 
cut off  the man that doth it2 so       
jealous is he of the honour due unto his
  name 7,exo #bj3g2 ,lev #bj3c74 ,this  
therefore showeth you the dreadful      
state of those that lightly1 vainly1    
lyingly1 and profanely make use  of the 
name1 this fearful name of ,god1 either 
by their blasphemous  cursing and oaths1
 or by their fraudulent dealing with    
their  neighbour2 for some men have no  
way to prevail with their neighbour  to 
bow under a cheat1 but by calling       
falsely upon the name of the  ,lord to  
be witness that the wickedness is good  
and honest2 but how  these men will     
escape1 when they shall be judged1      
devouring fire and  everlasting         
burnings1 for their profaning and       

blaspheming of the  name of the ,lord1  
becomes them betimes to consider of     
7,jer #ad3ad1ae2  ,eze #bj3ci2 ,exo     
#bj3g74c    ,but1    ,third4 ,as the    
presence and name of ,god are dreadful  
and fearful in  the church1 so is his   
worship and service4 ,i say his worship1
 or  the works of service to which we   
are by him enjoined while we are  in    
this world1 are dreadful and fearful    
things4 ,this ,david conceiveth1  when  
he saith1 ,but as for me1 ,i will come  
into thy house in the  multitude of thy 
mercy1 and in thy fear will ,i worship  
toward thy  holy temple 7,psa #e3g74    
,and again1 saith he1 ,serve the ,lord  
with  fear4 ,to praise ,god is a part of
 his worship4 ,but1 says ,moses1 ,who   
is a ,god like unto thee1 glorious in   
holiness1 fearful in praises1  doing    
wonders8 7,exo #ae3aa74 ,to rejoice     
before him is a part of  his worship2   
but ,david bids us rejoice with         
trembling 7,psa #b3aa74  ,yea1 the whole
 of our service to ,god1 and every part 

thereof1 ought  to be done by us with   
reverence and godly fear4 ,and therefore
 let  us1 as ,paul saith again1 ,cleanse
 ourselves from all filthiness of  the  
flesh and spirit1 perfecting holiness in
 the fear of ,god 7#b  ,cor #g3a2 ,heb  
#ab74    #a4 ,that which makes the      
worship of ,god so fearful a thing1 is1 
for  that it is the worship of ,,god3   
all manner of service carries more  or  
less dread and fear along with it1      
according as the quality  or condition  
of the person is to whom the worship and
 service is  done4 ,this is seen in the 
service of subjects to their princes1   
the service of servants to their lords1 
and the service of children  to their   
parents4 ,divine worship1 then1 being   
due to ,god1 for it is  now of ,divine  
worship we speak1 and this ,god so great
 and dreadful  in himself and name1 his 
worship must therefore be a fearful     
thing4    #b4 ,besides1 this glorious   
,majesty is himself present to behold   
his  worshippers in their worshipping   

him4 ,when two or three of you  are     
gathered together in my name1 ,i am     
there4 ,that is1 gathered  together to  
worship him1 ,i am there1 says he4 ,and 
so1 again1 he  is said to walk in the   
midst of the seven golden candlesticks  
7,rev #a3ac74 ,that is1 in the churches1
 and that with a countenance  like the  
sun1 with a head and hair as white as   
snow1 and with eyes  like a flame of    
fire4 ,this puts dread and fear into his
 service2  and therefore his servants   
should serve him with fear4    #c4      
,above all things1 ,god is jealous of   
his worship and service4  ,in all the   
ten words1 he telleth us not anything of
 his being a  jealous ,god1 but in the  
second1 which respecteth his worship    
7,exo  #bj74 ,look to yourselves        
therefore1 both as to the matter and    
manner  of your worship2 for ,i the     
,lord thy ,god1 says he1 am a jealous   
,god1 visiting the iniquity of the      
fathers upon the children4 ,this        
therefore doth also put dread and fear  

into the worship and service  of ,god4  
#d4 ,the judgments that sometimes ,god  
hath executed upon men for  their want  
of godly fear1 while they have been in  
his worship and  service1 put fear and  
dread upon his holy appointments4 7#a47 
,nadab  and ,abihu were burned to death 
with fire from heaven1 because they     
attempted to offer false fire upon      
,god's altar1 and the reason  rendered  
why they were so served1 was1 because   
,god will be sanctified  in them that   
come nigh him 7,lev #aj3a-c74 ,to       
sanctify his name  is to let him be thy 
dread and thy fear1 and to do nothing in
 his  worship but what is well-pleasing 
to him4 ,but because these men had  not 
grace to do this1 therefore they died   
before the ,lord4 7#b47  ,eli's sons1   
for want of this fear1 when they        
ministered in the  holy worship of ,god1
 were both slain in one day by the sword
 of the  uncircumcised ,philistines 7see
 #a ,sam #b74 7#c47 ,uzzah was smitten1 
and died before the ,lord1 for but an   

unadvised touching of the  ark1 when the
 men forsook it 7#a ,chron #ac3i1aj74   
7#d47 ,ananias and  ,sapphira his wife1 
for telling a lie in the church1 when   
they were  before ,god1 were both       
stricken dead upon the place before them
 all1  because they wanted the fear and 
dread of ,god's majesty1 name1 and      
service1 when they came before him      
7,acts #e74    ,this therefore should   
teach us to conclude1 that1 next to     
,god's  nature and name1 his service1   
his instituted worship1 is the most     
dreadful thing under heaven4 ,his name  
is upon his ordinances1 his  eye is upon
 the worshippers1 and his wrath and     
judgment upon those  that worship not in
 his fear4 ,for this cause some of those
 at ,corinth  were by ,god himself cut  
off1 and to others he has given the     
back1  and will again be with them no   
more 7#a ,cor #aa3bg-cb74d    ,this also
 rebuketh three sorts of people4        
,three sorts of people rebuked4    #a4  
,such as regard not to worship ,god at  

all2 be sure they have  no reverence of 
his service1 nor fear of his majesty    
before their  eyes4 ,sinner1 thou dost  
not come before the ,lord to worship    
him2  thou dost not bow before the high 
,god2 thou neither worshippest  him in  
thy closet nor in the congregation of   
saints4 ,the fury of  the ,lord and his 
indignation must in short time be poured
 out upon  thee1 and upon the families  
that call not upon his name 7,psa #gi3f2
  ,jer #aj3be74    #b4 ,this rebukes    
such as count it enough to present their
 body in  the place where ,god is       
worshipped1 not minding with what heart1
 or  with what spirit they come thither4
 ,some come into the worship of  ,god to
 sleep there2 some come thither to meet 
with their chapmen1  and to get into the
 wicked fellowship of their vain        
companions4  ,some come thither to feed 
their lustful and adulterous eyes with  
the flattering beauty of their          
fellow-sinners4 ,o what a sad account   
will these worshippers give1 when they  

shall count for all this1  and be damned
 for it1 because they come not to       
worship the ,lord  with that fear of his
 name that became them to come in1 when 
they  presented themselves before him6#e
    #c4 ,this also rebukes those that   
care not1 so they worship1 how they     
worship2 how1 where1 or after what      
manner they worship ,god4 ,those1  ,i   
mean1 whose fear towards ,god is taught 
by the precept of men4  ,they are       
hypocrites2 their worship also is vain1 
and a stink in  the nostrils of ,god4   
,wherefore the ,lord said1 ,forasmuch as
 this  people draw near me with their   
mouth1 and with their lips do honour    
me1 but have removed their heart far    
from me1 and their fear toward  me is   
taught by the precept of men3 therefore1
 behold ,i will proceed  to do a        
marvellous work among this people1 even 
a marvellous work  and a wonder3 for the
 wisdom of their wise men shall perish1 
and  the understanding of their prudent 
men shall be hid 7,isa #bi3ac1ad2  ,matt

 #ae3g-i2 ,mark #g3f1g74f ,thus ,i      
conclude this first thing1  namely1 that
 ,god is called our dread and fear4     
,,of ,,this ,,word ,,fear ,,as ,,it ,,is
 ,,taken ,,for ,,the ,,word ,,of ,,god4 
,i shall now come to the second thing1  
to wit1 to the rule and  director of our
 fear4    ,,second4 ,but again1 this    
word ,,fear is sometimes to be taken for
 ,,the  ,,word1 the written ,word of    
,god2 for that also is1 and ought to be1
  the rule and director of our fear4 ,so
 ,david calls it in the nineteenth      
,psalm3 the fear of the ,lord1 saith he1
 is clean1 enduring for  ever4 ,the fear
 of the ,lord1 that is1 the ,word of the
 ,lord1 the  written word2 for that     
which he calleth in this place the fear 
of the ,lord1 even in the same place he 
calleth the law1 statutes1              
commandments1 and judgments of ,god4    
,the law of the ,lord is perfect1       
converting the soul3 the testimony of   
the ,lord is sure1 making  wise the     
simple3 the statutes of the ,lord are   

right1 rejoicing the  heart3 the        
commandment of the ,lord is pure1       
enlightening the eyes3  the fear of the 
,lord is clean1 enduring for ever3 the  
judgments of  the ,lord are true and    
righteous altogether4 ,all these words  
have  respect to the same thing1 to wit1
 to the ,word of ,god1 jointly          
designing the glory of it4 ,among which 
phrases1 as you see1 this  is one1 ,the 
fear of the ,lord is clean1 enduring for
 ever4 ,this  written ,word is therefore
 the object of a ,christian's fear4     
,this  is that also which ,david        
intended when he said1 ,come1 ye        
children1  hearken unto me1 ,i will     
teach you the fear of the ,lord 7,psa   
#cd3aa74 ,i will teach you the fear1    
that is1 ,i will teach you the          
commandments1 statutes1 and judgments of
 the ,lord1 even as ,moses  commanded   
the children of ,israel--,thou shalt    
teach them diligently  unto thy         
children1 and shalt talk of them when   
thou sittest in  thine house1 and when  

thou walkest by the way1 and when thou  
liest  down1 and when thou risest up    
7,deut #f3d-g74    ,that also in the    
eleventh of ,isaiah intends the same1   
where the  ,father saith of the ,son1   
that he shall be of quick understanding 
in the fear of the ,lord2 that he may   
judge and smite the earth with  the rod 
of his mouth4 ,this rod in the text is  
none other but the  fear1 the ,word of  
the ,lord2 for he was to be of a quick  
understanding1  that he might smite1    
that is1 execute it according to the    
will of  his ,father1 upon and among the
 children of men4 ,now this1 as ,i said1
  is called the fear of the ,lord1      
because it is called the rule and       
director of our fear4 ,for we know not  
how to fear the ,lord in a  saving way  
without its guidance and direction4 ,as 
it is said of the  priest that was sent 
back from the captivity to ,samaria to  
teach  the people to fear the ,lord1 so 
it is said concerning the written       
,word2 it is given to us1 and left among

 us1 that we may read  therein all the  
days of our life1 and learn to fear the 
,lord 7,deut  #f3a-c1bd1 #aj3ab1        
#ag3ai74 ,and here it is that1 trembling
 at the  ,word of ,god1 is even by ,god 
himself not only taken notice of1 but   
counted as laudable and praiseworthy1 as
 is evident in the case of  ,josiah 7#b 
,chron #cd3bf1bg74 ,such also are the   
approved of ,god1 let  them be condemned
 by whomsoever3 ,hear the word of the   
,lord1 ye  that tremble at his word2    
,your brethren that hated you1 that cast
  you out for my name's sake1 said1 ,let
 the ,lord be glorified2 but  he shall  
appear to your joy1 and they shall be   
ashamed 7,isa #ff3e74    ,further1 such 
shall be looked to1 by ,god himself     
cared for1  and watched over1 that no   
distress1 temptation1 or affliction may 
overcome them and destroy them--,to this
 man will ,i look1 saith  ,god1 even to 
him that is poor and of a contrite      
spirit1 and that  trembleth at my word4 
,it is the same in substance with that  

in  the same prophet in chapter #eg3    
,for thus saith the high and lofty  ,one
 that inhabiteth eternity1 whose name is
 ,holy2 ,i dwell in the  high and holy  
place1 with him also that is of a       
contrite and humble  spirit1 to revive  
the spirit of the humble1 and to revive 
the heart  of the contrite ones4 ,yea1  
the way to escape dangers foretold1  is 
to hearken to1 understand1 and fear the 
,word of ,god--,he that  feared the word
 of the ,lord among the servants of     
,pharaoh1 made  his servants and his    
cattle flee into the houses1 and they   
were  secured2 but he that regarded not 
the word of the ,lord1 left his         
servants and his cattle in the field1   
and they were destroyed of  the hail    
7,exo #i3bj-be74    ,if at any time the 
sins of a nation or church are          
discovered and  bewailed1 it is by them 
that know and tremble at the word of    
,god4  ,when ,ezra heard of the         
wickedness of his brethren1 and had a   
desire  to humble himself before ,god   

for the same1 who were they that would  
assist him in that matter1 but they that
 trembled at the word of  ,god8--,then1 
saith he1 were assembled unto me every  
one that trembled  at the words of the  
,god of ,israel1 because of the         
transgression of  those that had been   
carried away 7,ezra #i3d74 ,they are    
such also  that tremble at the ,word    
that are best able to give counsel in   
the  matters of ,god1 for their judgment
 best suiteth with his mind and  will3  
,now therefore1 said he1 let us make a  
covenant with our  ,god to put away all 
the 7strange7 wives1--according to the  
counsel  of my ,lord1 and of those that 
tremble at the commandment of our  ,god1
 and let it be done according to the law
 7,ezra #aj3c74 ,now  something of the  
dread and terror of the ,word lieth in  
these things4    ,first4 ,as ,i have    
already hinted1 from the author of them1
 they are  the words of ,god4 ,therefore
 you have ,moses and the prophets1 when 
they came to deliver their errand1 their

 message to the people1  still saying1  
,hear the word of the ,lord1 ,thus saith
 the ,lord1  and the like4 ,so when     
,ezekiel was sent to the house of       
,israel1 in  their state of religion1   
thus was he bid to say unto them1 ,thus 
saith the ,lord ,god2 ,thus saith the   
,lord ,god 7,eze #b3d1 #c3aa74  ,this is
 the honour and majesty1 then1 that ,god
 hath put upon his  written ,word1 and  
thus he hath done even of purpose1 that 
we might  make them the rule and        
directory of our fear1 and that we might
  stand in awe of1 and tremble at them4 
,when ,habakkuk heard the word  of the  
,lord1 his belly trembled1 and          
rottenness entered into his  bones4 ,i  
trembled in myself1 said he1 that ,i    
might rest in the  day of trouble 7,hab 
#c3af74 ,the word of a king is as the   
roaring  of a lion2 where the word of a 
king is1 there is power4 ,what is it1   
then1 when ,god1 the great ,god1 shall  
roar out of ,zion1 and utter  his voice 
from ,jerusalem1 whose voice shakes not 

only the earth1  but also heaven8 ,how  
doth holy ,david set it forth2 ,the     
voice of  the ,lord is powerful1 the    
voice of the ,lord is full of majesty1  
c4 7,psa #bi74    ,second4 ,it is a     
,word that is fearful1 and may well be  
called the  fear of the ,lord1 because  
of the subject matter of it2 to wit1 the
  state of sinners in another world2 for
 that is it unto which the  whole ,bible
 bendeth itself1 either more immediately
 or more mediately4  ,all its doctrines1
 counsels1 encouragements1 threatenings1
 and  judgments1 have a look1 one way or
 other1 upon us1 with respect to  the   
next world1 which will be our last      
state1 because it will be  to us a state
 eternal4 ,this word1 this law1 these   
judgments1 are  they that we shall be   
disposed of by--,the word that ,i have  
spoken1  says ,christ1 it shall judge   
you 7and so consequently dispose of     
you7 in the last day 7,john #ab3dh74    
,now1 if we consider that our  next     
state must be eternal1 either eternal   

glory or eternal fire1  and that this   
eternal glory or this eternal fire must 
be our portion1  according as the words 
of ,god1 revealed in the holy           
,scriptures1  shall determine2 who will 
not but conclude that therefore the     
words  of ,god are they at which we     
should tremble1 and they by which we    
should have our fear of ,god guided and 
directed1 for by them we  are taught how
 to please him in everything8    ,third4
 ,it is to be called a fearful ,word1   
because of the truth and  faithfulness  
of it4 ,the ,scriptures cannot be       
broken4 ,here they are  called the      
,scriptures of truth1 the true sayings  
of ,god1 and also  the fear of the      
,lord1 for that every jot and tittle    
thereof is  for ever settled in heaven1 
and stand more steadfast than doth the  
world--,heaven and earth1 saith ,christ1
 shall pass away1 but my  words shall   
not pass away 7,matt #bd3ce74 ,those1   
therefore1 that are  favoured by the    
,word of ,god1 those are favoured       

indeed1 and that  with the favour that  
no man can turn away2 but those that by 
the  word of the ,scriptures are        
condemned1 those can no man justify and 
set quit in the sight of ,god4          
,therefore what is bound by the text1   
is bound1 and what is released by the   
text1 is released2 also the  bond and   
release is unalterable 7,dan #aj3ba2    
,rev #ai3i2 ,matt #bd3ce2  ,psa #aai3hi2
 ,john #aj3ce74 ,this1 therefore1       
calleth upon ,god's people  to stand    
more in fear of the ,word of ,god than  
of all the terrors  of the world4#g     
,there wanteth even in the hearts of    
,god's people  a greater reverence of   
the ,word of ,god than to this day      
appeareth  among us1 and this let me    
say1 that want of reverence of the      
,word is the ground of all disorders    
that are in the heart1 life1            
conversation1 and in ,christian         
communion4 ,besides1 the want of        
reverence of the ,word layeth men open  
to the fearful displeasure  of          

,god--,whoso despiseth the word shall be
 destroyed2 but he that  feareth the    
commandment shall be rewarded 7,prov    
#ac3ac74    ,all transgression beginneth
 at wandering from the ,word of ,god2   
but1  on the other side1 ,david saith1  
,concerning the works of men1 by  the   
word of thy lips ,i have kept me from   
the paths of the destroyer  7,psa       
#ag3d74 ,therefore ,solomon saith1 ,my  
son1 attend to my words2  incline thine 
ear unto my sayings2 let them not depart
 from thine  eyes2 keep them in the     
midst of thine heart2 for they are life 
unto those that find them1 and health to
 all their flesh 7,prov  #d3bj-bb74     
,now1 if indeed thou wouldest reverence 
the ,word of the  ,lord1 and make it thy
 rule and director in all things1       
believe that  the ,word is the fear of  
the ,lord1 the ,word that standeth fast 
for  ever2 without and against which    
,god will do nothing1 either in  saving 
or damning of the souls of sinners4 ,but
 to conclude this1    #a4 ,know that    

those that have no due regard to the    
,word of the ,lord1  and that make it   
not their dread and their fear1 but the 
rule of  their life is the lust of their
 flesh1 the desire of their eyes1  and  
the pride of life1 are sorely rebuked by
 this doctrine1 and  are counted the    
fools of the world2 for lo1 they have   
rejected  the word of the ,lord1 and    
what wisdom is in them8 7,jer #h3i74    
,that  there are such a people is       
evident1 not only by their irregular    
lives1 but by the manifest testimony of 
the ,word4 ,as for the word  of the     
,lord1 said they to ,jeremiah1 that thou
 hast spoken to us  in the name of the  
,lord1 we will not hearken unto thee1   
but we will  certainly do whatsoever    
thing goeth forth out of our own mouth  
7,jer #dd3af74 ,was this only the temper
 of wicked men then8 ,is not  the same  
spirit of rebellion amongst us in our   
days8 ,doubtless  there is2 for there is
 no new thing--,the thing that hath     
been1 it  is that which shall be1 and   

that which is done is that which shall  
be done2 and there is no new thing under
 the sun 7,eccl #a3i74  ,therefore1 as  
it was then1 so it is with many in this 
day4    ,as for the ,word of the ,lord1 
it is nothing at all to them2 their     
lusts1 and whatsoever proceedeth out of 
their own mouths1 that they  will do1   
that they will follow4 ,now1 such will  
certainly perish  in their own          
rebellion2 for this is as the sin of    
witchcraft2 it  was the sin of ,korah   
and his company1 and that which brought 
upon  them such heavy judgments2 yea1   
and they are made a sign that thou      
shouldest not do as they1 for they      
perished 7because they rejected  the    
word1 the fear of the ,lord7 from among 
the congregation of  the ,lord1 and they
 became a sign4 ,the word which thou    
despisest  still abideth to denounce its
 woe and judgment upon thee2 and  unless
 ,god will save such with the breath of 
his word--and it is  hard trusting to   
that--they must never see his face with 

comfort  7#a ,sam #ae3bb1bc2 ,num       
#bf3i1aj74    #b4 ,are the words of ,god
 called by the name of the fear of the  
,lord8 ,are they so dreadful in their   
receipt and sentence8 ,then  this       
rebukes them that esteem the words and  
things of men more than  the words of   
,god1 as those do who are drawn from    
their respect of1  and obedience to1 the
 ,word of ,god1 by the pleasures or     
threats of  men4 ,some there be who     
verily will acknowledge the authority of
  the ,word1 yet will not stoop their   
souls thereto4 ,such1 whatever  they    
think of themselves1 are judged by      
,christ to be ashamed of the  ,word2    
wherefore their state is damnable as the
 other4 ,whosoever1  saith he1 shall be 
ashamed of me and of my words1 in this  
adulterous  and sinful generation1 of   
him also shall the ,son of man be       
ashamed1  when he cometh in the glory of
 the ,father1 with the holy angels      
7,mark #h3ch74    #c4 ,and if these     
things be so1 what will become of those 

that mock  at1 and professedly contemn1 
the words of ,god1 making them as a     
thing ridiculous1 and not to be         
regarded8 ,shall they prosper that do   
such things8 ,from the promises it is   
concluded that their judgment  now of a 
long time slumbereth not1 and when it   
comes1 it will devour  them without     
remedy 7#b ,chron #cf3ae74 ,if ,god1 ,i 
say1 hath put that  reverence upon his  
,word as to call it the fear of the     
,lord1 what will  become of them that do
 what they can to overthrow its         
authority1  by denying it to be his     
,word1 and by raising cavils against    
its authority8 ,such stumble1 indeed1 at
 the ,word1 being appointed  thereunto1 
but it shall judge them in the last day 
7#a ,peter #b3h2  ,john #ab3dh74 ,but   
thus much for this4    ,,of ,,several   
,,sorts ,,of ,,fear ,,of ,,god ,,in     
,,the ,,heart ,,of ,,the ,,children ,,of
  ,,men4    ,having thus spoken of the  
object and rule of our fear1 ,i should  
come  now to speak of fear as it is a   

grace of the ,spirit of ,god in the     
hearts of his people2 but before ,i do  
that1 ,i shall show you that  there are 
divers sorts of fear besides4 ,for man  
being a reasonable  creature1 and having
 even by nature a certain knowledge of  
,god1  hath also naturally something of 
some kind of fear of ,god at times1     
which1 although it be not that which is 
intended in the text1  yet ought to be  
spoken to1 that that which is not right 
may be  distinguished from that that is4
    ,there is1 ,i say1 several sorts or 
kinds of fear in the hearts of  the sons
 of men1 ,i mean besides that fear of   
,god that is intended  in the text1 and 
that accompanieth eternal life4 ,i shall
 here make  mention of three of them4   
,,first4 ,there is a fear of ,god that  
flows  even from the light of nature4   
,,second4 ,there is a fear of ,god that 
flows from some of his dispensations to 
men1 which yet is neither  universal nor
 saving4 ,,third4 ,there is a fear of   
,god in the heart  of some men that is  

good and godly1 but doth not for ever   
abide so4  ,to speak a little to all    
these1 before ,i come to speak of fear1 
as  it is a grace of ,god in the hearts 
of his children1 ,and1    ,,first4 ,to  
the first1 to wit1 that there is a fear 
of ,god that flows  even from the light 
of nature4 ,a people may be said to do  
things  in a fear of ,god1 when they act
 one towards another in things          
reasonable1 and honest betwixt man and  
man1 not doing that to others  they     
would not have done to themselves4 ,this
 is that fear of ,god  which ,abraham   
thought the ,philistines had destroyed  
in themselves1  when he said of his wife
 to ,abimelech1 ,she is my sister4 ,for 
when  ,abimelech asked ,abraham why he  
said of his wife1 ,she is my sister2  he
 replied1 saying1 ,i thought surely the 
fear of ,god is not in  this place1 and 
they will slay me for my wife's sake    
7,gen #bj3aa74  ,i thought verily that  
in this place men had stifled and choked
 that  light of nature that is in them1 

at least so far forth as not to  suffer 
it to put them in fear1 when their lusts
 were powerful in  them to accomplish   
their ends on the object that was       
present before  them4 ,but this ,i will 
pass by1 and come to the second thing1  
namely--    ,,second4 ,to show that     
there is a fear of ,god that flows from 
some  of his dispensations to men1 which
 yet is neither universal nor  saving4  
,this fear1 when opposed to that which  
is saving1 may be  called an ungodly    
fear of ,god4 ,i shall describe it by   
these several  particulars that follow--
    ,first4 ,there is a fear of ,god    
that causeth a continual grudging1      
discontent1 and heart-risings against   
,god under the hand of ,god2  and that  
is1 when the dread of ,god in his coming
 upon men1 to  deal with them for their 
sins1 is apprehended by them1 and yet by
  this dispensation they have no change 
of heart to submit to ,god  thereunder4 
,the sinners under this dispensation    
cannot shake ,god out  of their mind1   

nor yet graciously tremble before him2  
but through  the unsanctified frame that
 they now are in1 they are afraid with  
ungodly fear1 and so in their minds let 
fly against him4 ,this fear  oftentimes 
took hold of the children of ,israel    
when they were in  the wilderness in    
their journey to the promised land2     
still they  feared that ,god in this    
place would destroy them1 but not with  
that fear that made them willing to     
submit1 for their sins1 to the  judgment
 which they fear1 but with that fear    
that made them let fly  against ,god4   
,this fear showed itself in them1 even  
at the beginning  of their voyage1 and  
was rebuked by ,moses at the ,red ,sea1 
but it  was not there1 nor yet at any   
other place1 so subdued1 but that  it   
would rise again in them at times to the
 dishonour of ,god1 and  the anew making
 of them guilty of sin before him 7,exo 
#ad3aa-ac2  ,num #ad3a-i74 ,this fear is
 that which ,god said he would send     
before  them1 in the day of ,joshua1    

even a fear that should possess the     
inhabitants of the land1 to wit1 a fear 
that should arise for that  faintness of
 heart that they should be swallowed up 
of1 at their  apprehending of ,joshua in
 his approaches towards them to destroy 
them4 ,i will send my fear before thee1 
and will destroy all the  people to whom
 thou shalt come1 and ,i will make all  
thine enemies  turn their backs unto    
thee 7,exo #bc3bg74 ,this day1 says     
,god1  will ,i begin to put the dread of
 thee1 and the fear of thee upon  the   
nations that are under the whole heaven 
who shall hear report  of thee1 and     
shall tremble1 and be in anguish because
 of thee  7,deut #b3be1 #aa3be74    ,now
 this fear is also1 as you here see1    
called anguish1 and in  another place1  
an hornet2 for it1 and the soul that it 
falls upon1  do greet each other1 as    
boys and bees do4 ,the hornet puts men  
in  fear1 not so as to bring the heart  
into a sweet compliance with  his       
terror1 but so as to stir up the spirit 

into acts of opposition  and resistance1
 yet withal they flee before it4 ,i will
 send hornets  before thee1 which shall 
drive out the ,hivite1 c4 7,exo #bc3bh74
  ,now this fear1 whether it be wrought 
by misapprehending of the  judgments of 
,god1 as in the ,israelites1 or         
otherwise as in the  ,canaanites1 yet   
ungodliness is the effect thereof1 and  
therefore  ,i call it an ungodly fear of
 ,god1 for it stirreth up murmurings1   
discontents1 and heart-risings against  
,god1 while he with his  dispensations  
is dealing with them4    ,second4 ,there
 is a fear of ,god that driveth a man   
away from ,god--,i  speak not now of the
 atheist1 nor of the pleasurable sinner1
 nor  yet of these1 and that fear that  
,i spoke of just now--,i speak now  of  
such who through a sense of sin and of  
,god's justice fly from  him of a       
slavish ungodly fear4 ,this ungodly fear
 was that which  possessed ,adam's heart
 in the day that he did eat of the tree 
concerning which the ,lord has said unto

 him1 ,in the day that thou  eatest     
thereof1 thou shalt surely die4 ,for    
then was he possessed  with such a fear 
of ,god as made him seek to hide himself
 from his  presence4 ,i heard1 said he1 
thy voice in the garden1 and ,i was     
afraid1 because ,i was naked2 and ,i hid
 myself 7,gen #c3aj74 ,mind it1  he had 
a fear of ,god1 but it was not godly4   
,it was not that that  made him         
afterwards submit himself unto him2 for 
that would have  kept him from not      
departing from him1 or else have brought
 him to  him again1 with bowed1 broken1 
and contrite spirit4 ,but this fear1  as
 the rest of his sin1 managed his       
departing from his ,god1 and  pursued   
him to provoke him still so to do2 by it
 he kept himself  from ,god1 by it his  
whole man was carried away from him4 ,i 
call  it ungodly fear1 because it begat 
in him ungodly apprehensions of  his    
,maker2 because it confined ,adam's     
conscience to the sense of  justice     
only1 and consequently to despair4      

,the same fear also possessed the       
children of ,israel when they heard  the
 law delivered to them on ,mount ,sinai2
 as is evident1 for it  made them that  
they could neither abide his presence   
nor hear his  word4 ,it drove them back 
from the mountain4 ,it made them1 saith 
the apostle to the ,hebrews1 that they  
could not endure that which  was        
commanded 7,heb #ab3bj74 ,wherefore this
 fear ,moses rebukes1  and forbids their
 giving way thereto4 ,fear not1 said he2
 but had  that fear been godly1 he would
 have encouraged it1 and not forbid  and
 rebuke it as he did4 ,fear not1 said   
he1 for ,god is come to  prove you2 they
 thought otherwise4 ,god1 saith he1 is  
come to  prove you1 and that his fear   
may be before your faces4 ,therefore    
that fear that already had taken        
possession of them1 was not the  fear of
 ,god1 but a fear that was of ,satan1 of
 their own misjudging  hearts1 and so a 
fear that was ungodly 7,exo #bj3ah-bj74 
,mark you1  here is a fear and a fear1 a

 fear forbidden1 and a fear commended2  
a fear forbidden1 because it engendered 
their hearts to bondage1  and to ungodly
 thoughts of ,god and of his word2 it   
made them that  they could not desire to
 hear ,god speak to them any more 7vv   
#ai-ba74    ,many also at this day are  
possessed with this ungodly fear2 and   
you may know them by this1--they cannot 
abide conviction for sin1  and if at any
 time the word of the law1 by the       
preaching of the  word1 comes near them1
 they will not abide that preacher1 nor 
such  kind of sermons any more4 ,they   
are1 as they deem1 best at ease1  when  
furthest off of ,god1 and of the power  
of his word4 ,the word  preached brings 
,god nearer to them than they desire he 
should come1  because whenever ,god     
comes near1 their sins by him are       
manifest1 and  so is the judgment too   
that to them is due4 ,now these not     
having  faith in the mercy of ,god      
through ,christ1 nor that grace that    
tendeth to bring them to him1 they      

cannot but think of ,god amiss1  and    
their so thinking of him makes them say 
unto him1 ,depart  from us1 for we      
desire not the knowledge of thy ways    
7,job #ba3ad74  ,wherefore their wrong  
thoughts of ,god beget in them this     
ungodly fear2  and again1 this ungodly  
fear doth maintain in them the          
continuance  of these wrong and unworthy
 thoughts of ,god1 and therefore1       
through  that devilish service wherewith
 they strengthen one another1 the       
sinner1 without a miracle of grace      
prevents him1 is drowned in  destruction
 and perdition4    ,it was this ungodly 
fear of ,god that carried ,cain from the
 presence  of ,god into the land of     
,nod1 and that put him there upon any   
carnal  worldly business1 if perhaps he 
might by so doing stifle convictions  of
 the majesty and justice of ,god against
 his sin1 and so live  the rest of his  
vain life in the more sinful security   
and fleshly  ease4 ,this ungodly fear is
 that also which ,samuel perceived at   

the  people's apprehension of their sin1
 to begin to get hold of their  hearts2 
wherefore he1 as ,moses before him1     
quickly forbids their  entertaining of  
it4 ,fear not1 said he1 ye have done all
 this  wickedness1 yet turn not aside   
from following the ,lord4 ,for to  turn 
them aside from following of him1 was   
the natural tendency of  this fear4 ,but
 fear not1 said he1 that is1 with that  
fear that  tendeth to turn you aside4   
,now1 ,i say1 the matter that this fear 
worketh upon1 as in ,adam1 and the      
,israelites mentioned before1 was  their
 sin4 ,you have sinned1 says he1 that is
 true1 yet turn not  aside1 yet fear not
 with that fear that would make you so  
do 7#a ,sam  #ab3bj74 ,note by the way1 
sinner1 that when the greatness of thy  
sins1 being apprehended by thee1 shall  
work in thee that fear of  ,god1 as     
shall incline thy heart to fly from him1
 thou art possessed  with a fear of ,god
 that is ungodly1 yea1 so ungodly1 that 
not any  of thy sins for heinousness may

 be compared therewith1 as might be     
made manifest in many particulars1 but  
,samuel having rebuked this  fear1      
presently sets before the people        
another1 to wit1 the true  fear of ,god2
 fear the ,lord1 says he1 serve         
him--with all your  heart 7v #bd74 ,and 
he giveth them this encouragement so to 
do1 for  the ,lord will not forsake his 
people4 ,this ungodly fear is that      
which you read of in ,isaiah #b1 and in 
many other places1 and ,god's  people   
should shun it1 as they would shun the  
devil1 because its  natural tendency is 
to forward the destruction of the soul  
in which  it has taken possession4#h    
,third4 ,there is a fear of ,god1 which1
 although it hath not in it that  power 
as to make men flee from ,god's         
presence1 yet it is ungodly1  because1  
even while they are in the outward way  
of ,god's ordinances1  their hearts are 
by it quite discouraged from attempting 
to exercise  themselves in the power of 
religion4 ,of this sort are they which  

dare not cast off the hearing1 reading1 
and discourse of the word  as others2   
no1 nor the assembly of ,god's children 
for the exercise  of other religious    
duties1 for their conscience is         
convinced this  is the way and worship  
of ,god4 ,but yet their heart1 as ,i    
said1  by this ungodly fear1 is kept    
from a powerful gracious falling in     
with ,god4 ,this fear takes away their  
heart from all holy and godly  prayer in
 private1 and from all holy and godly   
zeal for his name  in public1 and there 
be many professors whose hearts are     
possessed  with this ungodly fear of    
,god2 and they are intended by the      
slothful  one4 ,he was a servant1 a     
servant among the servants of ,god1 and 
had  gifts and abilities given him1     
therewith to serve ,christ1 as well  as 
his fellows1 yea1 and was commanded too1
 as well as the rest1  to occupy till   
his master came4 ,but what does he8     
,why1 he takes his  talent1 the gift    
that he was to lay out for his master's 

profit1  and puts it in a napkin1 digs a
 hole in the earth1 and hides his       
lord's money1 and lies in a lazy manner 
at to-elbow all his days1  not out of1  
but in his lord's vineyard2#i for he    
came among the  servants also at last4  
,by which it is manifest that he had not
 cast  off his profession1 but was      
slothful and negligent while he was in  
it4 ,but what was it that made him thus 
slothful8 ,what was it that  took away  
his heart1 while he was in the way1 and 
that discouraged  him from falling in   
with the power and holy practice of     
religion  according to the talent he    
received8 ,why1 it was this1 he gave way
  to an ungodly fear of ,god1 and that  
took away his heart from the  power of  
religious duties4 ,lord1 said he1       
behold1 here is thy  pound1 which ,i    
have kept1 laid up in a napkin1 for ,i  
feared thee4  ,why1 man1 doth the fear  
of ,god make a man idle and slothful8   
,no1  no2 that is1 if it be right and   
godly4 ,this fear was therefore  evil   

fear2 it was that ungodly fear of ,god  
which ,i have here been  speaking of4   
,for ,i feared thee1 or as ,matthew hath
 it1 for ,i  was afraid4 ,afraid of     
what8 ,of ,christ1 that he was an hard  
man1  reaping where he sowed not1 and   
gathering where he had not strawed4     
,this his fear1 being ungodly1 made him 
apprehend of ,christ contrary  to the   
goodness of his nature1 and so took away
 his heart from  all endeavours to be   
doing of that which was pleasing in his 
sight  7,luke #ai3bj2 ,matt #be3bd1     
#be74 ,and thus do all those that retain
  the name and show of religion1 but are
 neglecters as to the power  and godly  
practice of it4 ,these will live like   
dogs and swine in  the house2 they pray 
not1 they watch not their hearts1 they  
pull  not their hands out of their      
bosoms to work1 they do not strive      
against their lusts1 nor will they ever 
resist unto blood1 striving  against    
sin2 they cannot take up their cross1 or
 improve what  they have to ,god's      

glory4 ,let all men therefore take heed 
of this  ungodly fear1 and shun it as   
they shun the devil1 for it will  make  
them afraid where no fear is4 ,it will  
tell them that there is  a lion in the  
street1 the unlikeliest place in the    
world for such  a beast to be in2 it    
will put a vizard upon the face of ,god1
 most  dreadful and fearful to behold1  
and then quite discourage the soul  as  
to his service2 so it served the        
slothful servant1 and so it  will serve 
thee1 poor sinner1 if thou entertainest 
it1 and givest  way thereto4 ,but1      
,fourth4 ,this ungodly fear of ,god     
shows itself also in this4 ,it  will not
 suffer the soul that is governed       
thereby to trust only to  ,christ for   
justification of life1 but will bend the
 powers of the  soul to trust partly to 
the works of the law4 ,many of the ,jews
  were1 in the time of ,christ and his  
apostles1 possessed with this  ungodly  
fear of ,god1 for they were not as the  
former1 to wit1 as  the slothful        

servant1 to receive a talent and hide it
 in the earth  in a napkin1 but they    
were an industrious people1 they        
followed  after the law of              
righteousness1 they had a zeal of ,god  
and of the  religion of their fathers2  
but how then did they come to miscarry8 
,why1 their fear of ,god was ungodly2 it
 would not suffer them  wholly to trust 
to the righteousness of faith1 which is 
the imputed  righteousness of ,christ4  
,they followed after the law of         
righteousness1  but attained not to the 
law of righteousness4 ,wherefore8       
because  they sought it not by faith1   
but as it were by the works of the  law4
 ,but what was it that made them join   
their works of the law  with ,christ1   
but their unbelief1 whose foundation was
 ignorance and  fear8 ,they were afraid 
to venture all in one bottom1 they      
thought  two strings to one bow would be
 best1 and thus betwixt two stools  they
 came to the ground4 ,and hence1 to fear
 and to doubt1 are  put together as     

being the cause one of another2 yea1    
they are put  ofttimes the one for the  
other2 thus ungodly fear for unbelief3  
,be not afraid1 only believe1 and       
therefore he that is overruled  and     
carried away with this fear1 is coupled 
with the unbeliever that  is thrust out 
from the holy city among the dogs4 ,but 
the fearful  and unbelievers1 and       
murderers are without 7,rev #ba3h74 ,the
 fearful  and unbelieving1 you see1 are 
put together2 for indeed fear1 that  is1
 this ungodly fear1 is the ground of    
unbelief1 or1 if you will1  unbelief is 
the ground of fear1 this fear3 but ,i   
stand not upon  nice distinctions4 ,this
 ungodly fear hath a great hand in      
keeping  of the soul from trusting only 
to ,christ's righteousness for          
justification of life4    ,fifth4 ,this 
ungodly fear of ,god is that which will 
put men upon  adding to the revealed    
will of ,god their own inventions1 and  
their  own performances of them1 as a   
means to pacify the anger of ,god4  ,for

 the truth is1 where this ungodly fear  
reigneth1 there is no end  of law and   
duty4 ,when those that you read of in   
the book of ,kings  were destroyed by   
the lions1 because they had set up      
idolatry in  the land of ,israel1 they  
sent for a priest from ,babylon that    
might  teach them the manner of the ,god
 of the land2 but behold when they  knew
 it1 being taught it by the priest1 yet 
their fear would not  suffer them to be 
content with that worship only4 ,they   
feared  the ,lord1 saith the text1 and  
served their own gods4 ,and again1  ,so 
these nations feared the ,lord1 and     
served their graven images  7#b ,kings  
#ag74 ,it was this fear also that put   
the ,pharisees upon  inventing so many  
traditions1 as the washing of cups1 and 
beds1  and tables1 and basins1 with     
abundance of such other like gear1#aj   
none knows the many dangers that an     
ungodly fear of ,god will drive  a man  
into 7,mark #g74 ,how has it racked and 
tortured the ,papists  for hundreds of  

years together6 for what else is the    
cause but this  ungodly fear1 at least  
in the most simple and harmless of them1
  of their penances1 as creeping to the 
cross1 going barefoot on  pilgrimage1   
whipping themselves1 wearing of         
sackcloth1 saying so  many              
,pater-nosters1 so many ,ave-marias1    
making so many confessions  to the      
priest1 giving so much money for        
pardons1 and abundance of  other the    
like1 but this ungodly fear of ,god8    
,for could they be  brought to believe  
this doctrine1 that ,christ was         
delivered for our  offences1 and raised 
again for our justification1 and to     
apply it  by faith with godly boldness  
to their own souls1 this fear would     
vanish1 and so consequently all those   
things with which they so  needlessly   
and unprofitably afflicted themselves1  
offend ,god1 and  grieve his people4    
,therefore1 gentle reader1 although my  
text doth  bid that indeed thou         
shouldest fear ,god1 yet it includeth   

not1 nor  accepteth of any fear2 no1 not
 of any or every fear of ,god4 ,for     
there is1 as you see1 a fear of ,god    
that is ungodly1 and that is to  be     
shunned as their sin4 ,wherefore thy    
wisdom and thy care should  be1 to see  
and prove thy fear to be godly1 which   
shall be the next  thing that ,i shall  
take in hand4    ,,third4 ,the third    
thing that ,i am to speak to is1 that   
there is a  fear of ,god in the heart of
 some men that is good and godly1 but   
yet doth not for ever abide so4 ,or you 
may take it thus--,there  is a fear of  
,god that is godly but for a time4 ,in  
my speaking to1  and opening of this to 
you1 ,i shall observe this method4      
,first4 ,i  shall show you what this    
fear is4 ,second4 ,i shall show you by  
whom  or what this fear is wrought in   
the heart4 ,third4 ,i shall show you    
what this fear doth in the soul4 ,and1  
,fourth1 ,i shall show you when  this   
fear is to have an end4    ,first4 ,for 
the first1 this fear is an effect of    

sound awakenings  by the word of wrath  
which begetteth in the soul a sense of  
its  right to eternal damnation2 for    
this fear is not in every sinner2  he   
that is blinded by the devil1 and that  
is not able to see that  his state is   
damnable1 he hath not this fear in his  
heart1 but he  that is under the        
powerful workings of the word of wrath1 
as ,god's  elect are at first           
conversion1 he hath this godly fear in  
his  heart2 that is1 he fears that that 
damnation will come upon him1  which by 
the justice of ,god is due unto him1    
because he hath broken  his holy law4   
,this is the fear that made the three   
thousand cry  out1 ,men and brethren1   
what shall we do8 and that made the     
jailer  cry out1 and that with great    
trembling of soul1 ,sirs1 what must  ,i 
do to be saved8 7,acts #b1 #af74 ,the   
method of ,god is to kill and  make     
alive1 to smite and then heal2 when the 
commandment came to  ,paul1 sin revived1
 and he died1 and that law which was    

ordained  to life1 he found to be unto  
death2 that is1 it passed a sentence  of
 death upon him for his sins1 and slew  
his conscience with that  sentence4     
,therefore from that time that he heard 
that word1 ,why  persecutest thou me8   
which is all one as if he had said1 ,why
 dost  thou commit murder8 he lay under 
the sentence of condemnation by  the    
law1 and under this fear of that        
sentence in his conscience4  ,he lay1 ,i
 say1 under it1 until that ,ananias came
 to him to comfort  him1 and to preach  
unto him the forgiveness of sin 7,acts  
#i74 ,the  fear therefore that now ,i   
call godly1 it is that fear which is    
properly called the fear of eternal     
damnation for sin1 and this  fear1 at   
first awakening1 is good and godly1     
because it ariseth in  the soul from a  
true sense of its very state4 ,its state
 by nature  is damnable1 because it is  
sinful1 and because he is not one that  
as yet believeth in ,christ for         
remission of sins3 ,he that believeth   

not shall be damned4--,he that believeth
 not is condemned already1  and the     
wrath of ,god abideth on him 7,mark     
#af3af2 ,john #c3ah1cf74  ,the which    
when the sinner at first begins to see1 
he justly fears  it2 ,i say1 he fears it
 justly1 and therefore godly1 because by
  this fear he subscribes to the        
sentence that is gone out against  him  
for sin4    ,second4 ,by whom or by what
 is this fear wrought in the heart8 ,to 
this ,i shall answer in brief4 ,it is   
wrought in the heart by the  ,spirit of 
,god1 working there at first as a spirit
 of bondage1 on  purpose to put us in   
fear4 ,this ,paul insinuateth1 saying1  
,ye have  not received the spirit of    
bondage again to fear 7,rom #h3ae74 ,he 
doth not say1 ,ye have not received the 
spirit of bondage2 for that  they had   
received1 and that to put them in fear1 
which was at their  first conversion1 as
 by the instances made mention of before
 is  manifest2 all that he says is1 that
 they had not received it again1  that  

is1 after the ,spirit1 as a spirit of   
adoption1 is come2 for  then1 as a      
spirit of bondage1 it cometh no more4   
,it is then the  ,spirit of ,god1 even  
the ,holy ,ghost1 that convinceth us of 
sin1  and so of our damnable state      
because of sin 7,john #af3h1i74 ,for it 
cannot be that the ,spirit of ,god      
should convince us of sin1 but it  must 
also show us our state to be damnable   
because of it1 especially  if it so     
convinceth us1 before we believe1 and   
that is the intent  of our ,lord in that
 place1 of sin1 and so of their damnable
 state  by sin1 because they believe not
 on me4 ,therefore the ,spirit of  ,god1
 when he worketh in the heart as a      
spirit of bondage1 he doth  it by       
working in us by the law1 for by the law
 is the knowledge  of sin 7,rom #c3bj74 
,and he1 in this his working1 is        
properly called  a spirit of bondage4   
#a4 ,because by the law he shows us that
 indeed we are in bondage to  the law1  
the devil1 and death and damnation2 for 

this is our proper  state by nature1    
though we see it not until the ,spirit  
of ,god shall  come to reveal this our  
state of bondage unto our own senses by 
revealing to us our sins by the law4    
#b4 ,he is called1 in this his working1 
the spirit of bondage1  because he here 
also holds us2 to wit1 in this sight and
 sense of  our bondage-state1 so long as
 is meet we should be so held1 which  to
 some of the saints is a longer1 and to 
some a shorter time4 ,paul  was held in 
it three days and three nights1 but the 
jailer and the  three thousand1 so far  
as can be gathered1 not above an hour2  
but  some in these later times are so   
held for days and months1 if not        
years4#aa ,but1 ,i say1 let the time be 
longer or shorter1 it is  the ,spirit of
 ,god that holdeth him under this yoke2 
and it is good  that a man should be in 
,,his time held under it1 as is that    
saying  of the lamentation1 ,it is good 
for a man that he bear the yoke in  his 
youth 7,lam #c3bg74 ,that is1 at his    

first awakening2 so long as  seems good 
to this ,holy ,spirit to work in this   
manner by the law4  ,now1 as ,i said1   
the sinner at first is by the ,spirit of
 ,god held  in this bondage1 that is1   
hath such a discovery of his sin and of 
his damnation for sin made to him1 and  
also is held so fast under  the sense   
thereof1 that it is not in the power of 
any man1 nor  yet of the very angels in 
heaven1 to release him or set him free1 
until the ,holy ,spirit changeth his    
ministration1 and comes in the  sweet   
and peaceable tidings of salvation by   
,christ in the gospel  to his poor1     
dejected1 and afflicted conscience4     
,third4 ,i now come to show you what    
this fear doth in the soul4  ,now1      
although this godly fear is not to last 
always with us1 as ,i  shall further    
show you anon1 yet it greatly differs   
from that which  is wholly ungodly of   
itself1 both because of the author1 and 
also  of the effects of it4 ,of the     
author ,i have told you before2 ,i now  

shall tell you what it doth4    #a4     
,this fear makes a man judge himself for
 sin1 and to fall down  before ,god with
 a broken mind under this judgment2 the 
which is  pleasing to ,god1 because the 
sinner by so doing justifies ,god in    
his saying1 and clears him in his       
judgment 7,psa #ea3a-d74    #b4 ,as this
 fear makes a man judge himself1 and    
cast himself down  at ,god's foot1 so it
 makes him condole and bewail his misery
 before  him1 which is also             
well-pleasing in his sight3 ,i have     
surely heard  ,ephraim bemoaning        
himself1 saying1 ,thou hast chastised   
me1 and  ,i was chastised1 as a bullock 
unaccustomed to the yoke1 c4 7,jer      
#ca3ah1ai74    #c4 ,this fear makes a   
man lie at ,god's foot1 and puts his    
mouth in  the dust1 if so be there may  
be hope4 ,this also is well-pleasing  to
 ,god1 because now is the sinner as     
nothing1 and in his own eyes  less than 
nothing1 as to any good or desert3 ,he  
sitteth alone  and keepeth silence1     

because he hath now this yoke upon him2 
he  putteth his mouth in the dust1 if so
 be there may be hope 7,lam  #c3bh1bi74 
#d4 ,this fear puts a man upon crying to
 ,god for mercy1 and that  in most      
humble manner2 now he sensibly cries1   
now he dejectedly  cries1 now he feels  
and cries1 now he smarts and criest out1
 ,god  be merciful to me a sinner 7,luke
 #ah3ac74    #e4 ,this fear makes a man 
that he cannot accept of that for       
support  and succour which others that  
are destitute thereof will take up1  and
 be contented with4 ,this man must be   
washed by ,god himself1 and  cleansed   
from his sin by ,god himself 7,psa #ea74
    #f4 ,therefore this fear goes not   
away until the ,spirit of ,god doth     
change his ministration as to this      
particular1 in leaving off  to work now 
by the law1 as afore1 and coming to the 
soul with the  sweet word of promise of 
life and salvation by ,jesus ,christ4   
,thus  far this fear is godly1 that is1 
until ,christ by the ,spirit in the     

gospel is revealed and made over unto   
us1 and no longer4    ,thus far this    
fear is godly1 and the reason why it is 
godly is  because the groundwork of it  
is good4 ,i told you before what this   
fear is2 namely1 it is the fear of      
damnation4 ,now the ground for  this    
fear is good1 as is manifest by these   
particulars4 #a4 ,the soul  feareth     
damnation1 and that rightly1 because it 
is in its sins4  #b4 ,the soul feareth  
damnation rightly1 because it hath not  
faith  in ,christ1 but is at present    
under the law4 #c4 ,the soul feareth    
damnation rightly now1 because by sin1  
the law1 and for want of  faith1 the    
wrath of ,god abideth on it4 ,but now1  
although thus far  this fear of ,god is 
good and godly1 yet after ,christ by the
 ,spirit  in the word of the gospel is  
revealed to us1 and we made to accept   
of him as so revealed and offered to us 
by a true and living faith2  this fear1 
to wit1 of damnation1 is no longer good1
 but ungodly4  ,nor doth the ,spirit of 

,god ever work it in us again4 ,now we  
do not  receive the spirit of bondage   
again to fear1 that is to say1 to  fear 
damnation1 but we have received the     
spirit of adoption1 whereby  we cry1    
,father1 ,father4 ,but ,i would not be  
mistaken1 when ,i say1  that this fear  
is no longer godly4 ,i do not mean with 
reference to  the essence and habit of  
it1 for ,i believe it is the same in the
  seed which shall afterwards grow up to
 a higher degree1 and into  a more sweet
 and gospel current and manner of       
working1 but ,i mean  reference to this 
act of fearing damnation1 ,i say it     
shall never  by the ,spirit be managed  
to that work2 it shall never bring forth
  that fruit more4 ,and my reasons are1 
,reasons why the ,spirit of ,god cannot 
work this ungodly fear4    #a4 ,because 
that the soul by closing through the    
promise1 by the  ,spirit1 with ,jesus   
,christ1 is removed off of that         
foundation upon  which it stood when it 
justly feared damnation4 ,it hath       

received  now forgiveness of sin1 it is 
now no more under the law1 but in       
,jesus ,christ by faith2 there is       
therefore now no condemnation to  it    
7,acts #bf3ah2 ,rom #f3ad1 #h3a74 ,the  
groundwork1 therefore1 being  now taken 
away1 the ,spirit worketh that fear no  
more4    #b4 ,he cannot1 after he hath  
come to the soul as a spirit of         
adoption1  come again as a spirit of    
bondage to put the soul into his first  
fear2 to wit1 a fear of eternal         
damnation1 because he cannot say  and   
unsay1 do and undo4 ,as a spirit of     
adoption he told me that  my sins were  
forgiven me1 that ,i was included in the
 covenant of  grace1 that ,god was my   
,father through ,christ1 that ,i was    
under the  promise of salvation1 and    
that this calling and gift of ,god to me
  is permanent1 and without repentance4 
,and do you think1 that after  he hath  
told me this1 and sealed up the truth of
 it to my precious  soul1 that he will  
come to me1 and tell me that ,i am yet  

in my  sins1 under the curse of the law 
and the eternal wrath of ,god8 ,no1  no1
 the word of the gospel is not yea1 yea2
 nay1 nay4 ,it is only  yea1 and amen2  
it is so1 as ,god is true 7#b ,cor      
#a3ag-bj74    #c4 ,the state therefore  
of the sinner being changed1 and that1  
too1  by the ,spirit's changing his     
dispensation1 leaving off to be now  as 
a spirit of bondage to put us in fear1  
and coming to our heart  as the spirit  
of adoption to make us cry1 ,father1    
,father1 he cannot  go back to his first
 work again2 for if so1 then he must    
gratify1  yea1 and also ratify1 that    
profane and popish doctrine1 forgiven   
to-day1 unforgiven to-morrow--a child of
 ,god to-day1 a child of  hell          
to-morrow2 but what saith the           
,scriptures8 ,now therefore ye  are no  
more strangers and foreigners1 but      
fellow-citizens with the  saints1 and of
 the household of ,god2 and are built   
upon the foundation  of the apostles and
 prophets1 ,jesus ,christ himself being 

the chief  corner stone2 in whom all the
 building fitly framed together groweth 
unto an holy temple in the ,lord2 in    
whom ye also are builded together  for  
an habitation of ,god through the       
,spirit 7,eph #b3ai-bb74    ,object4    
,but this is contrary to my experience4 
,why1 ,christian1 what  is thy          
experience8 ,why1 ,i was at first1 as   
you have said1 possessed  with a fear of
 damnation1 and so under the power of   
the spirit of  bondage4 ,well said1 and 
how was it then8 ,why1 after some time  
of  continuance in these fears1 ,i had  
the spirit of adoption sent to  me to   
seal up to my soul the forgiveness of   
sins1 and so he did2  and was also      
helped by the same ,spirit1 as you have 
said1 to call  ,god ,father1 ,father4   
,well said1 and what after that8 ,why1  
after that  ,i fell into as great fears 
as ever ,i was in before4#ab    ,answ4  
,all this may be granted1 and yet       
nevertheless what ,i have  said will    
abide a truth2 for ,i have not said that

 after the spirit  of adoption is come1 
a ,christian shall not again be in as   
great fears1  for he may have worse than
 he had at first2 but ,i say1 that after
  the spirit of adoption is come1 the   
spirit of bondage1 as such1 is  sent of 
,god no more1 to put us into those      
fears4 ,for1 mark1 for we  have not     
received the spirit of bondage again to 
fear4 ,let the  word be true1 whatever  
thy experience is4 ,dost thou not       
understand  me8    ,after the ,spirit of
 ,god has told me1 and also helped me to
 believe  it1 that the ,lord for        
,christ's sake hath forgiven mine       
iniquities3  he tells me no more that   
they are not forgiven4 ,after the       
,spirit  of ,god has helped me1 by      
,christ1 to call ,god my ,father1 he    
tells  me no more that the devil is my  
father4 ,after he hath told me that  ,i 
am not under the law1 but under grace1  
he tells me no more that  ,i am not     
under grace1 but under the law1 and     
bound over by it1 for  my sins1 to the  

wrath and judgment of ,god2 but this is 
the fear that  the ,spirit1 as a spirit 
of bondage1 worketh in the soul at      
first4    ,quest4 ,can you give me      
further reason yet to convict me of the 
truth of what you say8    ,answ4 ,yes4  
#a4 ,because as the ,spirit cannot give 
himself the lie1 so he cannot  overthrow
 his own order of working1 nor yet      
contradict that testimony  that his     
servants1 by his inspiration1 hath given
 of his order of  working with them4    
,but he must do the first1 if he saith  
to us--and  that after we have received 
his own testimony1 that we are under    
grace--that yet we are under sin1 the   
law1 and wrath4    ,and he must do the  
second1 if--after he hath gone through  
the first  work on us as a spirit of    
bondage1 to the second as a spirit of   
adoption--he should overthrow as a      
spirit of bondage again what  before he 
had built as a spirit of adoption4      
,and the third must therefore needs     
follow1 that is1 he overthroweth  the   

testimony of his servants2 for they have
 said1 that now we  receive the spirit  
of bondage again to fear no more2 that  
is1 after  that we by the ,holy ,ghost  
are enabled to call ,god ,father1       
,father4    #b4 ,this is evident also1  
because the covenant in which now the   
soul  is interested abideth1 and is     
everlasting1 not upon the supposition   
of my obedience1 but upon the           
unchangeable purpose of ,god1 and the   
efficacy of the obedience of ,christ1   
whose blood also hath confirmed  it4 ,it
 is ordered in all things1 and sure1    
said ,david2 and this1  said he1 is all 
my salvation 7#b ,sam #bc3e74 ,the      
covenant then is  everlasting in itself1
 being established upon so good a       
foundation1  and therefore standeth in  
itself everlastingly bent for the good  
of them that are involved in it4 ,hear  
the tenor of the covenant1  and ,god's  
attesting of the truth thereof--,this is
 the covenant  that ,i will make with   
the house of ,israel1 after those days1 

saith  the ,lord2 ,i will put my laws   
into their mind1 and write them in      
their hearts2 and ,i will be to them a  
,god1 and they shall be to  me a people2
 and they shall not teach every man his 
neighbour1 and  every man his brother1  
saying1 ,know the ,lord2 for all shall  
know  me1 from the least to the         
greatest2 for ,i will be merciful to    
their unrighteousness1 and their sins   
and their iniquities ,i will  remember  
no more 7,heb #h3aj-ab74 ,now if ,god   
will do thus unto those  that he hath   
comprised in his everlasting covenant of
 grace1 then  he will remember their    
sins no more1 that is1 unto             
condemnation--for  so it is that he doth
 forget them2 then cannot the ,holy     
,ghost1 who  also is one with the       
,father and the ,son1 come to us again1 
even  after we are possessed with these 
glorious fruits of this covenant1  as a 
spirit of bondage1 to put us in fear of 
damnation4    #c4 ,the ,spirit of ,god1 
after it has come to me as a spirit of  

adoption1  can come to me no more as a  
spirit of bondage1 to put me in fear1   
that is1 with my first fears2 because1  
by that faith that he1 even  he himself1
 hath wrought in me1 to believe and call
 ,god ,father1  ,father1 ,i am united to
 ,christ1 and stand no more upon mine   
own legs1 in mine own sins1 or          
performances2 but in his glorious       
righteousness before him1 and before his
 ,father2 but he will not  cast away a  
member of his body1 of his flesh1 and of
 his bones2 nor  will he1 that the      
,spirit of ,god should come as a spirit 
of bondage  to put him into a grounded  
fear of damnation1 that standeth        
complete  before ,god in the            
righteousness of ,christ2 for that is an
 apparent  contradiction4#ac    ,quest4 
,but may it not come again as a spirit  
of bondage1 to put me  into my first    
fears for my good8    ,answ4 ,the text  
saith the contrary2 for we have not     
received the  spirit of bondage again to
 fear4 ,nor is ,god put to it for want  

of  wisdom1 to say and unsay1 do and    
undo1 or else he cannot do good4  ,when 
we are sons1 and have received the      
adoption of children1 he  doth not use  
to send the spirit after that to tell us
 we are slaves  and heirs of damnation1 
also that we are without ,christ1       
without  the promise1 without grace1 and
 without ,god in the world2 and yet     
this he must do if it comes to us after 
we have received him as a  spirit of    
adoption1 and put us1 as a spirit of    
bondage1 in fear as  before4    ,this   
ungodly fear wrought by the spirit of   
the devil4    ,quest4 ,but by what      
spirit is it then that ,i am brought    
again into  fears1 even into the fears  
of damnation1 and so into bondage8      
,answ4 ,by the spirit of the devil1 who 
always labours to frustrate  the faith1 
and hope1 and comfort of the godly4     
,quest4 ,how doth that appear8    ,answ4
 #a4 ,by the groundlessness of such     
fears4 #b4 ,by the unseasonableness  of 
them4 #c4 ,by the effects of them4      

#a4 ,by the groundlessness of such      
fears4 ,the ground is removed2  for a   
grounded fear of damnation is this--,i  
am yet in my sins1 in  a state of       
nature1 under the law1 without faith1   
and so under the  wrath of ,god4 ,this1 
,i say1 is the ground of the fear of    
damnation1  the true ground to fear it2 
but now the man that we are talking of1 
is one that hath the ground of this fear
 taken away by the testimony  and seal  
of the spirit of adoption4 ,he is       
called1 justified1 and  has1 for the    
truth of this his condition1 received   
the evidence of  the spirit of adoption1
 and hath been thereby enabled to call  
,god  ,father1 ,father4 ,now he that    
hath received this1 has the ground of   
the fear of damnation taken from him2   
therefore his fear1 ,i say1  being      
without ground1 is false1 and so no work
 of the ,spirit of  ,god4    #b4 ,by the
 unseasonableness of them4 ,this spirit 
always comes too  late4 ,it comes after 
the spirit of adoption is come4 ,satan  

is always  for being too soon or too    
late4 ,if he would have men believe they
  are children1 he would have them      
believe it while they are slaves1       
slaves to him and their lusts4 ,if he   
would have them believe they  are       
slaves1 it is when they are sons1 and   
have received the spirit  of adoption1  
and the testimony1 by that1 of their    
sonship before4  ,and this evil is      
rooted even in his nature--,he is a     
liar1 and the  father of it2 and his    
lies are not known to saints more than  
in  this1 that he labours always to     
contradict the work and order of  the   
,spirit of truth 7,john #h74    #c4 ,it 
also appears by the effects of such     
fears4 ,for there is a  great deal of   
difference betwixt the natural effects  
of these fears  which are wrought indeed
 by the spirit of bondage1 and those    
which  are wrought by the spirit of the 
devil afterwards4 ,the one1 to  wit1 the
 fears that are wrought by the spirit of
 bondage1 causeth  us to confess the    

truth1 to wit1 that we are ,christless1 
graceless1  faithless1 and so at        
present2 that is1 while he is so working
 in  a sinful and damnable case2 but the
 other1 to wit1 the spirit of  the      
devil1 when he comes1 which is after the
 spirit of adoption is  come1 he causeth
 us to make a lie2 that is1 to say we   
are ,christless1  graceless1 and        
faithless4 ,now this1 ,i say1 is wholly1
 and in all  part of it1 a lie1 and ,,he
 is the father of it4    ,besides1 the  
direct tendency of the fear that the    
,spirit of ,god1  as a spirit of        
bondage1 worketh in the soul1 is to     
cause us to come  repenting home to ,god
 by ,jesus ,christ1 but these latter    
fears tend  directly to make a man1 he  
having first denied the work of ,god1 as
  he will1 if he falleth in with them1  
to run quite away from ,god1 and  from  
his grace to him in ,christ1 as will    
evidently appear if thou  givest but a  
plain and honest answer to these        
questions following4    ,this fear      

driveth a man from ,god4    ,quest4 #a4 
,do not these fears make thee question  
whether there was  ever a work of grace 
wrought in thy soul8 ,answ4 ,yes1       
verily1 that  they do4 ,quest4 #b4 ,do  
not these fears make thee question      
whether  ever thy first fears were      
wrought by the ,holy ,spirit of ,god8   
,answ4  ,yes1 verily1 that they do4     
,quest4 #c4 ,do not these fears make    
thee  question whether ever thou hast   
had1 indeed1 any true comfort from  the 
,word and ,spirit of ,god8 ,answ4 ,yes1 
verily1 that they do4 ,quest4  #d4 ,dost
 thou not find intermixed with these    
fears plain assertions  that thy first  
comforts were either from thy fancy1 or 
from the  devil1 and a fruit of his     
delusions8 ,answ4 ,yes1 verily1 that ,i 
do4  ,quest4 #e4 ,do not these fears    
weaken thy heart in prayer8 ,answ4      
,yes1 that they do4 ,quest4 #f4 ,do not 
these fears keep thee back  from laying 
hold of the promise of salvation by     
,jesus ,christ8 ,answ4  ,yes2 for ,i    

think if ,i were deceived before1 if ,i 
were comforted by  a spirit of delusion 
before1 why may it not be so again8 so  
,i am  afraid to take hold of the       
promise4 ,quest4 #g4 ,do not these fears
  tend to the hardening of thy heart1   
and to the making of thee  desperate8   
,answ4 ,yes1 verily1 that they do4      
,quest4 #h4 ,do not these  fears hinder 
thee from profiting in hearing or       
reading of the ,word8  ,answ4 ,yes1     
verily1 for still whatever ,i hear or   
read1 ,i think  nothing that is good    
belongs to me4 ,quest4 #i4 ,do not these
 fears  tend to the stirring up of      
blasphemies in thy heart against ,god8  
,answ4 ,yes1 to the almost distracting  
of me4 ,quest4 #aj4 ,do not these  fears
 make thee sometimes think1 that it is  
in vain for thee to  wait upon the ,lord
 any longer8 ,answ4 ,yes1 verily2 and ,i
 have many  times almost come to this   
conclusion1 that ,i will read1 pray1    
hear1  company with ,god's people1 or   
the like1 no longer4    ,well1 poor     

,christian1 ,i am glad that thou hast so
 plainly answered  me2 but1 prithee1    
look back upon thy answer4 ,how much of 
,god dost  thou think is in these       
things8 how much of his ,spirit1 and the
 grace  of his ,word8 ,just none at all2
 for it cannot be that these things  can
 be the true and natural effects of the 
workings of the ,spirit  of ,god3 no1   
not as a spirit of bondage4 ,these are  
not his doings4  ,dost thou not see the 
very paw of the devil in them2 yea1 in  
every  one of thy ten confessions8 ,is  
there not palpably high wickedness  in  
every one of the effects of this fear8  
,i conclude1 then1 as ,i  began1 that   
the fear that the spirit of ,god1 as a  
spirit of bondage1  worketh1 is good and
 godly1 not only because of the author1 
but  also because of the ground and     
effects2 but yet it can last no  longer 
as such1 as producing the aforesaid     
conclusion1 than till  the ,spirit1 as  
the spirit of adoption1 comes2 because  
that then  the soul is manifestly taken 

out of the state and condition into     
which it had brought itself by nature   
and sin1 and is put into  ,christ1 and  
so by him into a state of life and      
blessedness by grace4  ,therefore1 if   
first fears come again into thy soul1   
after that the  spirit of adoption hath 
been with thee1 know they come not from 
the ,spirit of ,god1 but apparently from
 the spirit of the devil1  for they are 
a lie in themselves1 and their effects  
are sinful and  devilish4    ,object4   
,but ,i had also such wickedness as     
those in my heart at my  first          
awakening1 and therefore1 by your       
argument1 neither should  that be but   
from the devil4    ,answ4 ,so far forth 
as such wickedness was in thy heart1 so 
far did  the devil and thine own heart  
seek to drive thee to despair1 and      
drown thee there2 but thou hast forgot  
the question2 the question  is not      
whether then thou wast troubled with    
such iniquities1 but  whether thy fears 
of damnation at that time were not just 

and good1  because grounded upon thy    
present condition1 which was1 for that  
thou wast out of ,christ1 in thy sins1  
and under the curse of the  law2 and    
whether now1 since the spirit of        
adoption is come unto thee1  and hath   
thee1 and hath done that for thee as    
hath been mentioned2  ,i say1 whether   
thou oughtest for anything whatsoever to
 give way  to the same fear1 from the   
same ground of damnation2 it is evident 
thou oughtest not1 because the ground1  
the cause1 is removed4    ,object4 ,but 
since ,i was sealed to the day of       
redemption1 ,i have  grievously sinned  
against ,god1 have not ,i1 therefore1   
cause to  fear1 as before8 may not1     
therefore1 the spirit of bondage be sent
  again to put me in fear1 as at first8 
,sin was the first cause1 and  ,i have  
sinned now4    ,answ4 ,no1 by no means2 
for we have not received the spirit of  
bondage again to fear2 that is1 ,god    
hath not given it us1 for ,god  hath not
 given us the spirit of fear2 but of    

power1 and of love1  and of a sound mind
 7#b ,tim #a3g74 ,if1 therefore1 our    
first fears  come upon us again1 after  
that we have received at ,god's hands   
the  spirit of love1 of power1 and of a 
sound mind1 it is to be refused1  though
 we have grievously sinned against our  
,god4 ,this is manifest  from #a ,samuel
 #ab3bj2 ,fear not2 ye have done all    
this wickedness4  ,that is1 not with    
that fear which would have made them fly
 from ,god1  as concluding that they    
were not now his people4 ,and the reason
  is1 because sin cannot dissolve the   
covenant into which the sons of  ,god1  
by his grace1 are taken4 ,if his        
children forsake my law1 and  walk not  
in my judgments2 if they break my       
statutes1 and keep not  my commandments2
 then will ,i visit their transgressions
 with the rod1  and their iniquity with 
stripes4 ,nevertheless1 my              
loving-kindness  will ,i not utterly    
take from him1 nor suffer my            
faithfulness to  fail 7,psa #hi3cj-cc74 

,now1 if sin doth not dissolve the      
covenant2  if sin doth not cast me out  
of this covenant1 which is made         
personally  with the ,son of ,god1 and  
into the hands of which by the grace of 
,god ,i am put1 then ought ,i not1      
though ,i have sinned1 to fear with  my 
first fears4    ,sin1 after that the    
spirit of adoption is come1 cannot      
dissolve  the relation of ,father and   
son1 of ,father and child4 ,and this the
  church did rightly assert1 and that   
when her heart was under great          
hardness1 and when she had the guilt of 
erring from his ways1 saith  she4       
,doubtless thou art our ,father 7,isa   
#fc3af1ag74 ,doubtless  thou art1 though
 this be our case1 and though ,israel   
should not  acknowledge us for such4    
,that sin dissolveth not the relation of
 ,father and son is further             
evident--,when the fulness of the time  
was come1 ,god sent forth  his ,son1    
made of a woman1 made under the law1 to 
redeem them that  were under the law1   

that we might receive the adoption of   
sons4  ,and because ye are sons1 ,god   
hath sent forth the ,spirit of his ,son 
into your hearts1 crying1 ,abba1 or     
,father1 ,father4 ,now mark1  wherefore 
thou art no more a servant2 that is1 no 
more under the  law of death and        
damnation1 but a son2 and if a son1 then
 an heir  of ,god through ,christ 7,gal 
#d3d-g74    ,suppose a child doth       
grievously transgress against and offend
 his  father1 is the relation between   
them therefore dissolved8 ,again1       
suppose the father should scourge and   
chasten the son for such  offence1 is   
the relation between them therefore     
dissolved8 ,yea1  suppose the child     
should now1 through ignorance1 cry1 and 
say1  ,this man is now no more my       
father2 is he1 therefore1 now no more   
his father8 ,doth not everybody see the 
folly of such arguings8 ,why1  of the   
same nature is that doctrine that saith1
 that after we have  received the spirit
 of adoption1 that the spirit of bondage

 is sent  to us again to put us in fear 
of eternal damnation4    ,know then that
 thy sin1 after thou hast received the  
spirit of adoption  to cry unto ,god1   
,father1 ,father1 is counted the        
transgression of a  child1 not of a     
slave1 and that all that happeneth to   
thee for that  transgression is but the 
chastisement of a father--and what son  
is  he whom the father chasteneth not8  
,it is worth your observation1  that the
 ,holy ,ghost checks those who1 under   
their chastisements  for sin1 forget to 
call ,god their ,father--,ye have1 said 
,paul1  forgotten the exhortation which 
speaketh unto you as unto children1  ,my
 son1 despise not thou the chastening of
 the ,lord1 nor faint  when thou art    
rebuked of him4 ,yea1 observe yet       
further1 that ,god's  chastising of his 
children for their sin1 is a a sign of  
grace and  love1 and not of his wrath1  
and thy damnation2 therefore now there  
is no ground for the aforesaid          
fear--,for whom the ,lord loveth he     

chasteneth1 and scourgeth every son whom
 he receiveth 7,heb #ab74  ,now1 if ,god
 would not have those that have received
 the ,spirit of  the ,son1 however he   
chastises them1 to forget the relation  
that by  the adoption of sons they stand
 in to ,god1 if he checks them that  do 
forget it1 when his rod is upon their   
backs for sin1 then it  is evident that 
those fears that thou hast under a      
colour of the  coming again of the      
,spirit1 as a spirit of bondage1 to put 
thee  in fear of eternal damnation1 is  
nothing else but ,satan disguised1  the 
better to play his pranks upon thee4    
,i will yet give you two or three       
instances more1 wherein it will be      
manifest that whatever happeneth to     
thee1 ,i mean as a chastisement  for    
sin1 after the spirit of adoption is    
come1 thou oughtest to hold  fast by    
faith the relation of ,father and son4  
,the people spoken  of by ,moses are    
said to have lightly esteemed the rock  
of their  salvation1 which rock is      

,jesus ,christ1 and that is a grievous  
sin  indeed1 yet1 saith he1 ,is not ,god
 thy ,father that hath bought  thee8 and
 then puts them upon considering the    
days of old 7,deut  #cb3f74 ,they in the
 prophet ,jeremiah had played the harlot
 with  many lovers1 and done evil things
 as they could2 and1 as another         
scripture hath it1 gone a-whoring from  
under their ,god1 yet ,god calls  to    
them by the prophet1 saying1 ,wilt thou 
not from this time cry  unto me1 ,my    
,father1 thou art the guide of my youth8
 7,jer #c3d74  ,remember also that      
eminent text made mention of in #a      
,samuel #ab3bj1  ,fear not2 ye have done
 all this wickedness2 and labour to     
maintain  faith in thy soul1 of thy     
being a child1 it being true that thou  
hast  received the spirit of adoption   
before1 and so that thou oughtest  not  
to fall under thy first fears1 because  
the ground is taken  away1 of thy       
eternal damnation4    ,now1 let not any1
 from what hath been said1 take courage 

to live  loose lives1 under a           
supposition that once in ,christ1 and   
ever  in ,christ1 and the covenant      
cannot be broken1 nor the relation of   
,father and child dissolved2 for they   
that do so1 it is evident1  have not    
known what it is to receive the spirit  
of adoption4 ,it is  the spirit of the  
devil in his own hue that suggesteth    
this unto  them1 and that prevaileth    
with them to do so4 ,shall we do evil   
that  good may come8 shall we sin that  
grace may abound8 or shall we be  base  
in life because ,god by grace hath      
secured us from wrath to  come8 ,god    
forbid2 these conclusions betoken one   
void of the fear  of ,god indeed1 and of
 the spirit of adoption too4 ,for what  
son is  he1 that because the father     
cannot break the relation1 nor suffer   
sin to do it--that is1 betwixt the      
,father and him--that will  therefore   
say1 ,i will live altogether after my   
own lusts1 ,i will  labour to be a      
continual grief to my ,father8          

,considerations to prevent such         
temptations4    ,yet lest the devil 7for
 some are not ignorant of his devices 71
  should get an advantage against some  
of the sons1 to draw them away  from the
 filial fear of their ,father1 let me   
here1 to prevent such  temptations1     
present such with these following       
considerations4    ,first4 ,though ,god 
cannot1 will not1 dissolve the relation 
which  the spirit of adoption hath made 
betwixt the ,father and the ,son1  for  
any sins that such do commit1 yet he    
can1 and often doth1 take  away from    
them the comfort of their adoption1 not 
suffering children  while sinning to    
have the sweet and comfortable sense    
thereof on  their hearts4 ,he can tell  
how to let snares be round about them1  
and sudden fear trouble them4 ,he can   
tell how to send darkness that  they may
 not see1 and to let abundance of waters
 cover them 7,job  #bb3aj1aa74          
,second4 ,god can tell how to hide his  
face from them1 and so to  afflict them 

with that dispensation1 that it shall   
not be in the  power of all the world to
 comfort them4 ,when he hideth his face1
  who then can behold him8 7,job        
#bc3h1i1 #cd3bi74    ,third4 ,god can   
tell how to make thee again to possess  
the sins  that he long since hath       
pardoned1 and that in such wise that    
things  shall be bitter to thy soul4    
,thou writest bitter things against  me1
 says ,job1 and makest me to possess the
 iniquities of my  youth4 ,by this also 
he once made ,david groan and pray      
against it  as an insupportable         
affliction 7,job #ac3bf2 ,psa #be3g74   
,fourth4 ,god can lay thee in the       
dungeon in chains1 and roll a stone     
upon thee1 he can make thy feet fast in 
the stocks1 and make thee  a            
gazing-stock to men and angels 7,lam    
#c3g1ec1ee2 ,job #ac3bg2 ,nahum  #c3f74 
,fifth4 ,god can tell how to cause to   
cease the sweet operations  and blessed 
influences of his grace in thy soul1 and
 to make those  gospel showers that     

formerly thou hast enjoyed to become now
 to  thee nothing but powder and dust   
7,psa #ea2 ,deut #bh3bd74    ,sixth4    
,god can tell how to fight against thee 
with the sword of  his mouth1 and to    
make thee a butt for his arrows2 and    
this is a  dispensation most dreadful   
7,rev #b3af2 ,job #f3d2 ,psa #ch3b-e74  
,seventh4 ,god can tell how so to bow   
thee down with guilt and distress  that 
thou shalt in no wise be able to lift up
 thy head 7,psa #dj3ab74    ,eighth4    
,god can tell how to break thy bones1   
and to make thee by  reason of that to  
live in continual anguish of spirit3    
yea1 he can  send a fire into thy bones 
that shall burn1 and none shall quench  
it 7,psa #ea3h2 ,lam #c3d1 #a3ac2 ,psa  
#ajb3c2 ,job #cj3cj74    ,ninth4 ,god   
can tell how to lay thee aside1 and make
 no use of thee  as to any work for him 
in thy generation4 ,he can throw thee   
aside  as a broken vessel 7,psa #ca3ab2 
,eze #dd3aj-ac74    ,tenth4 ,god can    
tell how to kill thee1 and to take thee 

away from  the earth for thy sins 7#a   
,cor #aa3bi-cb74    ,eleventh4 ,god can 
tell how to plague thee in thy death1   
with great  plagues1 and of long        
continuance 7,psa #gh3de2 ,deut #bh74   
,twelfth4 ,what shall ,i say8 ,god can  
tell how to let ,satan loose upon  thee2
 when thou liest a dying he can license 
him then to assault  thee with great    
temptations1 he can tell how to make    
thee possess  the guilt of all thy      
unkindness towards him1 and that when   
thou1  as ,i said1 art going out of the 
world1 he can cause that thy life  shall
 be in continual doubt before thee1 and 
not suffer thee to  take any comfort day
 nor night2 yea1 he can drive thee even 
to a  madness with his chastisements for
 thy folly1 and yet all shall be  done  
by him to thee1 as a father chastiseth  
his son 7,deut #bh3fe-fg74              
,thirteenth4 ,further1 ,god can tell how
 to tumble thee from off thy  deathbed  
in a cloud1 he can let thee die in the  
dark2 when thou art  dying thou shalt   

not know whither thou art going1 to wit1
 whether  to heaven or to hell4 ,yea1 he
 can tell how to let thee seem to come  
short of life1 both in thine own eyes1  
and also in the eyes of them  that      
behold thee4 ,let us therefore fear1    
says the apostle1--though  not with     
slavish1 yet with filial fear--lest a   
promise being left  us of entering into 
his rest1 any of you should seem to come
 short  of it 7,heb #d3a74    ,now all  
this1 and much more1 can ,god do to his 
as a ,father by his  rod and fatherly   
rebukes2 ah1 who know but those that are
 under  them1 what terrors1 fears1      
distresses1 and amazements ,god can     
bring  his people into2 he can put them 
into a furnace1 a fire1 and no  tongue  
can tell what1 so unsearchable and      
fearful are his fatherly  chastisements1
 and yet never give them the spirit of  
bondage again  to fear4 ,therefore1 if  
thou art a son1 take heed of sin1 lest  
all  these things overtake thee1 and    
come upon thee4    ,object4 ,but ,i have

 sinned1 and am under this high and     
mighty hand  of ,god4    ,answ4 ,then   
thou knowest what ,i say is true1 but   
yet take heed of  hearkening unto such  
temptations as would make thee believe  
thou  art out of ,christ1 under the law1
 and in a state of damnation2 and  take 
heed also1 that thou dost not conclude  
that the author of  these fears is the  
,spirit of ,god come to thee again as a 
spirit  of bondage1 to put thee into    
such fears1 lest unawares to thyself    
thou dost defy the devil1 dishonour thy 
,father1 overthrow good  doctrine1 and  
bring thyself into a double temptation4 
,object4 ,but if ,god deals thus with a 
man1 how can he otherwise think  but    
that he is a reprobate1 a graceless1    
,christless1 and faithless  one8        
,answ4 ,nay1 but why dost thou tempt the
 ,lord thy ,god8 ,why dost  thou sin and
 provoke the eyes of his glory8 ,why    
doth a living man  complain1 a man for  
the punishment of his sins8 7,lam       
#c3ci74 ,he  doth not willingly afflict 

nor grieve the children of men2 but if  
thou sinnest1 though ,god should save   
thy soul1 as he will if thou  art an    
adopted son of ,god1 yet he will make   
thee know that sin is  sin1 and his rod 
that he will chastise thee with1 if need
 be1 shall  be made of scorpions2 read  
the whole book of the ,lamentations2    
read  ,job's and ,david's complaints2   
yea1 read what happened to his ,son1    
his well-beloved1 and that when he did  
but stand in the room of  sinners1 being
 in himself altogether innocent1 and    
then consider1  ,o thou sinning child of
 ,god1 if it is any injustice in ,god1  
yea1 if  it be not necessary1 that thou 
shouldest be chastised for thy sin4     
,but then1 ,i say1 when the hand of ,god
 is upon thee1 how grievous soever  it  
be1 take heed1 and beware that thou give
 not way to thy first  fears1 lest1 as  
,i said before1 thou addest to thine    
affliction2 and  to help thee here1 let 
me give you a few instances of the      
carriages  of some of the saints under  

some of the most heavy afflictions that 
they have met with for sin4             
,carriages of some of the saints under  
heavy afflictions for sin4    ,first4   
,job was in great affliction and that1  
as he confessed1 for  sin1 insomuch that
 he said ,god had set him for his mark  
to shoot  at1 and that he ran upon him  
like a giant1 that he took him by the   
neck and shook him to pieces1 and       
counted him for his enemy2 that  he hid 
his face from him1 and that he could not
 tell where to find  him2 yet he counted
 not all this as a sign of a damnable   
state1 but  as a trial1 and             
chastisement1 and said1 when he was in  
the hottest  of the battle1 when he hath
 tried me ,i shall come forth as gold4  
,and again1 when he was pressed upon by 
the tempter to think that  ,god would   
kill him1 he answers with greatest      
confidence1 ,though  he slay me1 yet    
will ,i trust in him 7,job #g3bj1       
#ac3ae1 #ad3ab1 #af1  #ai3aa1 #bc3h-aj74
    ,second4 ,david complained that ,god

 had broken his bones1 that he  had set 
his face against his sins1 and had taken
 from him the joy  of his salvation3 yet
 even at this time he saith1 ,o ,god1   
thou ,god  of my salvation 7,psa        
#ea3h1i1ab1ad74    ,third4 ,heman       
complained that his soul was full of    
troubles1 that  ,god had laid him in the
 lowest pit1 that he had put his        
acquaintance  far from him1 and was     
casting off his soul1 and had hid his   
face  from him4 ,that he was afflicted  
from his youth up1 and ready to die     
with trouble3 he saith1 moreover1 that  
the fierce wrath of ,god went  over him1
 that his terrors had cut him off2 yea1 
that by reason  of them he was          
distracted2 and yet1 even before he     
maketh any of  these complaints1 he     
takes fast hold of ,god as his1 saying1 
,o ,lord  ,god of my salvation 7,psa    
#hh74    ,fourth4 ,the church in the    
,lamentations complains that the ,lord  
had  afflicted her for her              
transgressions1 and that in the day of  

his  fierce anger2 also that he had     
trodden under foot her mighty men1  and 
that he had called the heathen against  
her2 she says1 that he  had covered her 
with a cloud in his anger1 that he was  
an enemy1  and that he had hung a chain 
upon her2 she adds1 moreover1 that he   
had shut out her prayer1 broken her     
teeth with gravel stones1 and  covered  
her with ashes1 and in conclusion1 that 
he had utterly  rejected her4 ,but what 
doth she do under all this trial8 doth  
she  give up her faith and hope1 and    
return to that fear that begot the      
first bondage8 ,no3 ,the ,lord is my    
portion1 saith my soul1 therefore  will 
,i hope in him2 yea1 she adds1 ,o ,lord1
 thou hast pleaded the  causes of my    
soul1 thou hast redeemed my life 7,lam  
#a3e1 #b3a1b1e1  #c3g1h1af1 #e3bb1      
#c3bd1ca1eh74    ,these things show1    
that ,god's people even after they have 
received  the spirit of adoption1 have  
fell foully into sin1 and have been     
bitterly chastised for it2 and also1    

that when the rod was most  smart upon  
them1 they made great conscience of     
giving way to their  first fears        
wherewith they were made afraid by the  
,spirit as it  wrought as a spirit of   
bondage2 for indeed there is no such    
thing  as the coming of the spirit of   
bondage to put us in fear the second    
time1 as such1 that is1 after he is come
 as the spirit of adoption  to the soul4
    ,i conclude then1 that that fear    
that is wrought by the spirit of        
bondage is good and godly1 because the  
ground for it is sound2 and  ,i also    
conclude1 that he comes to the soul as a
 spirit of bondage  but once1 and that  
once is before he comes as a spirit of  
adoption3  and if therefore the same    
fear doth again take hold of thy heart1 
that is1 if after thou hast received the
 spirit of adoption thou  fearest again 
the damnation of thy soul1 that thou art
 out of ,christ  and under the law1 that
 fear is bad and of the devil1 and ought
 by  no means to be admitted by thee4   

,how the devil worketh these fears4     
#a4 ,quest4 ,but since it is as you say1
 how doth the devil1 after  the spirit  
of adoption is come1 work the child of  
,god into those  fears of being out of  
,christ1 not forgiven1 and so an heir of
  damnation again8    ,answ4 #a4 ,by    
giving the lie1 and by prevailing with  
us to give it  too1 to the work of grace
 wrought in our hearts1 and to the      
testimony  of the ,holy ,spirit of      
adoption4 ,or1 #b4 ,by abusing of our   
ignorance  of the everlasting love of   
,god to his in ,christ1 and the duration
  of the covenant of grace4 ,or1 #c4 ,by
 abusing some scripture that  seems to  
look that way1 but doth not4 ,or1 #d4   
,by abusing our senses  and reason4 ,or1
 #e4 ,by strengthening of our unbelief4 
,or1 #f4 ,by  overshadowing of our      
judgment with horrid darkness4 ,or1 #g4 
,by giving  of us counterfeit           
representations of ,god4 ,or1 #h4 ,by   
stirring up1  and setting in a rage1 our
 inward corruptions4 ,or1 #i4 ,by       

pouring  into our hearts abundance of   
horrid blasphemies4 ,or1 #aj4 ,by       
putting  of wrong constructions on the  
rod1 and chastising hand of ,god4 ,or1  
#aa4 ,by charging upon us1 that our ill 
behaviours under the rod1  and          
chastising hand of ,god1 is a sign that 
we indeed have no grace1  but are       
downright graceless reprobates4 ,by     
these things and other  like these1     
,satan1 ,i say1 ,satan bringeth the     
child of ,god1 not only  to the borders1
 but even into the bowels of the fears  
of damnation1  after it hath received a 
blessed testimony of eternal life1 and  
that by the ,holy ,spirit of adoption4  
,the people of ,god should fear his rod4
    ,quest4 ,but would you not have the 
people of ,god stand in fear of  his    
rod1 and be afraid of his judgments8    
,answ4 ,yes1 and the more they are      
rightly afraid of them1 the less  and   
the seldomer will they come under them2 
for it is want of fear  that brings us  
into sin1 and it is sin that brings us  

into these  afflictions4 ,but ,i would  
not have them fear with the fear of     
slaves2  for that will add no strength  
against sin2 but ,i would have them     
fear with the reverential fear of sons1 
and that is the way to  depart from     
evil4    ,quest4 ,how is that8    ,answ4
 ,why1 having before received the spirit
 of adoption2 still  to believe that he 
is our father1 and so to fear with the  
fear  of children1 not as slaves fear a 
tyrant4 ,i would therefore have  them to
 look upon his rod1 rebukes1 chidings1  
and chastisements1  and also upon the   
wrath wherewith he doth inflict1 to be  
but the  dispensations of their ,father4
 ,this believed1 maintains1 or at least 
helps to maintain1 in the heart1 a      
son-like bowing under the rod4  ,it also
 maintains in the soul a son-like       
confession of sin1 and a  justifying of 
,god under all the rebukes that he      
grieveth us with4  ,it also engageth us 
to come to him1 to claim and lay hold of
 former  mercies1 to expect more1 and to

 hope a good end shall be made of  all  
,god's present dispensations towards us 
7,micah #g3i2 ,lam #a3ah2  ,psa         
#gg3aj-ab2 ,lam #c3ca-cd74ad    ,now    
,god would have us thus fear his rod1   
because he is resolved  to chastise us  
therewith1 if so be we sin against him1 
as ,i have  already showed2 for although
 ,god's bowels turn within him1 even    
while he is threatening his people1 yet 
if we sin1 he will lay on  the rod so   
hard as to make us cry1 ,woe unto us    
that we have sinned  7,lam #e3af72 and  
therefore1 as ,i said1 we should be     
afraid of his  judgments1 yet only as   
afore is provided as of the rod1 wrath1 
and  judgment of a ,father4    ,five    
considerations to move to child-like    
fear4    ,quest4 ,but have you yet any  
other considerations to move us to fear 
,god with child-like fear8    ,answ4 ,i 
will in this place give you five4 #a4   
,consider that ,god thinks  meet to have
 it so1 and he is wiser in heart than   
thou2 he knows  best how to secure his  

people from sin1 and to that end hath   
given  them law and commandments to     
read1 that they may learn to fear him   
as a ,father 7,job #cg3bd2 ,eccl #c3ad2 
,deut #ag3ah1ai74 #b4 ,consider he  is  
mighty in power2 if he touch but with a 
fatherly touch1 man nor  angel cannot   
bear it2 yea1 ,christ makes use of that 
argument1 he  hath power to cast into   
hell2 ,fear him 7,luke #ab3d1e74 #c4    
,consider  that he is everywhere2 thou  
canst not be out of his sight or        
presence2 nor out of the reach of his   
hand4 ,fear ye not me8 saith  the ,lord4
 ,can any hide himself in secret places 
that ,i shall not  see him8 saith the   
,lord4 ,do not ,i fill heaven and earth8
 saith the  ,lord 7,jer #e3bb1 #bc3bd74 
#d4 ,consider that he is holy1 and      
cannot  look with liking upon the sins  
of his own people4 ,therefore1 says     
,peter1 be as obedient children1 not    
fashioning yourselves according  to the 
former lusts in your ignorance1 but as  
he which hath called  you is holy1 so be

 ye holy in all manner of conversation1 
because  it is written1 ,be ye holy1 for
 ,i am holy4 ,and if ye call on the     
,father1 who without respect of persons 
judgeth according to every  man's work1 
pass the time of your sojourning here in
 fear4 #e4  ,consider that he is good1  
and has been good to thee1 good in that 
he hath singled thee out from others1   
and saved thee from their  death and    
hell1 though thou perhaps wast worse in 
thy life than  those that he left when  
he laid hold on thee4 ,o this should    
engage  thy heart to fear the ,lord all 
the days of thy life4 ,they shall  fear 
the ,lord1 and his goodness in the      
latter days 7,hosea #c3e74  ,and now for
 the present1 ,i have done with that    
fear1 ,i mean as to  its first workings1
 to wit1 to put me in fear of damnation1
 and  shall come1 in the next place1 to 
treat    ,,of ,,the ,,grace ,,of ,,fear 
,,more ,,immediately ,,intended ,,in    
,,the ,,text4    ,i shall now speak to  
this fear1 which ,i call a lasting godly

 fear2  first1 by way of explication2 by
 which ,i shall show1 ,,first4 ,how by  
the ,scripture it is described4         
,,second4 ,i shall show you what this   
fear flows from4 ,and then1 ,,third4 ,i 
shall also show you what doth  flow from
 it4    ,how this ,fear is described by 
the ,scripture4    ,,first4 ,for the    
first of these1 to wit1 how by the      
,scripture this  fear is described2 and 
that1 ,first4 ,more generally4 ,second4 
,more  particularly4    ,first4 ,more   
generally4    #a4 ,it is called a grace1
 that is1 a sweet and blessed work of   
the  ,spirit of grace1 as he is given to
 the elect by ,god4 ,hence the  apostle 
says1 let us have grace1 whereby we may 
serve ,god acceptably1  with reverence  
and godly fear 7,heb #ab3bh74 ,for as   
that fear that  brings bondage is       
wrought in the soul by the ,spirit as a 
spirit of  bondage1 so this fear1 which 
is a fear that we have while we are  in 
the liberty of sons1 is wrought by him  
as he manifesteth to us  our liberty2   

where the ,spirit of the ,lord is1 there
 is liberty1  that is1 where he is as a 
spirit of adoption1 setting the soul    
free from that bondage under which it   
was held by the same ,spirit  while he  
wrought as a spirit of bondage4 ,hence  
as he is called  a spirit working       
bondage to fear1 so he1 as the ,spirit  
of the ,son  and of adoption1 is called 
the ,spirit of the fear of the ,lord    
7,isa #aa3b74 ,because it is that       
,spirit of grace that is the author1    
animater1 and maintainer of our filial  
fear1 or of that fear that  is son-like1
 and that subjecteth the elect unto     
,god1 his word1 and  ways2 unto him1 his
 word1 and ways1 as a ,father4    #b4   
,this fear is called also the fear of   
,god1 not as that which is  ungodly is1 
nor yet as that may be which is wrought 
by the ,spirit  as a spirit of bondage1 
but by way of eminency2 to wit1 as a    
dispensation of the grace of the gospel1
 and as a fruit of eternal  love4 ,i    
will put my fear in their hearts1 that  

they shall not  depart from me 7,jer    
#cb3ch-da74    #c4 ,this fear of ,god is
 called ,god's treasure1 for it is one  
of his  choice jewels1 it is one of the 
rarities of heaven1 ,the fear of  the   
,lord is his treasure 7,isa #cc3f74 ,and
 it may well go under such  a title2 for
 as treasure1 so the fear of the ,lord  
is not found in  every corner4 ,it is   
said all men have not faith1 because    
that also  is more precious than gold2  
the same is said about this fear--,there
  is no fear of ,god before their eyes2 
that is1 the greatest part  of men are  
utterly destitute of this godly jewel1  
this treasure1  the fear of the ,lord4  
,poor vagrants1 when they come          
straggling to  a lord's house1 may      
perhaps obtain some scraps and          
fragments1 they  may also obtain old    
shoes1 and some sorry cast-off rags1 but
 they  get not any of his jewels1 they  
may not touch his choicest treasure2    
that is kept for the children1 and those
 that shall be his heirs4  ,we may say  

the same also of this blessed grace of  
fear1 which is  called here ,god's      
treasure4 ,it is only bestowed upon the 
elect1  the heirs and children of the   
promise2 all others are destitute of    
it1 and so continue to death and        
judgment4    #d4 ,this grace of fear is 
that which maketh men excel and go      
beyond  all men1 in the account of ,god2
 it is that which beautifies a man1  and
 prefers him above all other2 ,hast     
thou1 says ,god to ,satan1  considered  
my servant ,job1 that there is none like
 him in the earth1  a perfect and an    
upright man1 one that feareth ,god1 and 
escheweth  evil8 7,job #a3h1 #b3c74     
,mind it1 ,there is none like him1 none 
alike  him in the earth4 ,i suppose he  
means either that ,job was the  only    
most perfect and upright man in those   
parts1 or else he was  the man that     
abounded in the fear of the ,lord2 none 
like him to fear  the ,lord1 he only    
excelled others with respect to his     
reverencing  of ,god1 bowing before him1

 and sincerely complying with his will2 
and therefore is counted the excellent  
man4 ,it is not the knowledge  of the   
will of ,god1 but our sincere complying 
therewith1 that proveth  we fear the    
,lord2 and it is our so doing that      
putteth upon us the  note of excelling2 
hereby appears our perfection1 herein is
 manifest  our uprightness4 ,a perfect  
and an upright man is one that feareth  
,god1 and that because he escheweth     
evil4 ,therefore this grace of  fear is 
that without which no part or piece of  
service which we do  to ,god1 can be    
accepted of him4 ,it is1 as ,i may call 
it1 the salt  of the covenant1 which    
seasoneth the heart1 and therefore must 
not  be lacking there2 it is also that  
which salteth1 or seasoneth all  our    
doings1 and therefore must not be       
lacking in any of them 7,lev  #b3ac74   
#e4 ,i take this grace of fear to be    
that which softeneth and mollifieth  the
 heart1 and that makes it stand in awe  
both of the mercies and  judgments of   

,god4 ,this is that that retaineth in   
the heart that due  dread1 and reverence
 of the heavenly majesty1 that is meet  
should  be both in1 and kept in the     
heart of poor sinners4 ,wherefore when  
,david described this fear1 in the      
exercise of it1 he calls it an  awe of  
,god4 ,stand in awe1 saith he1 and sin  
not2 and again1 my  heart standeth in   
awe of thy word2 and again1 ,let all the
 earth  fear the ,lord2 what is that8 or
 how is that8 why8 ,let all the         
inhabitants of the world stand in awe of
 him 7,psa #d3d1 #aai3afa1  #cc3h74     
,this is that therefore that is1 as ,i  
said before1 so excellent  a thing in   
the eyes of ,god1 to wit1 a grace of the
 ,spirit1 the fear  of ,god1 his        
treasure1 the salt of the covenant1 that
 which makes  men excel all others2 for 
it is that which maketh the sinner to   
stand in awe of ,god1 which posture is  
the most comely thing in us1  throughout
 all ages4 ,but1    ,second4 ,and more  
particularly4    #a4 ,this grace is     

called the beginning of knowledge1      
because by the  first gracious discovery
 of ,god to the soul1 this grace is     
begot3  and again1 because the first    
time that the soul doth apprehend ,god  
in ,christ to be good unto it1 this     
grace is animated1 by which the  soul is
 put into an holy awe of ,god1 which    
causeth it with reverence  and due      
attention to hearken to him1 and tremble
 before him 7,prov  #a3g74 ,it is also  
by virtue of this fear that the soul    
doth inquire  yet more after the blessed
 knowledge of ,god4 ,this is the more   
evident1 because1 where this fear of    
,god is wanting1 or where the  discovery
 of ,god is not attended with it1 the   
heart still abides  rebellious1         
obstinate1 and unwilling to know more1  
that it might  comply therewith2 nay1   
for want of it1 such sinners say rather1
 ,as  for ,god1 let him depart from us1 
and for the ,almighty1 we desire  not   
the knowledge of his ways4    #b4 ,this 
fear is called the beginning of wisdom1 

because then1  and not till then1 a man 
begins to be truly spiritually wise2    
what wisdom is there where the fear of  
,god is not8 7,job #bh3bh2 ,psa         
#aaa3aj74 ,therefore the fools are      
described thus1 ,for that they  hated   
knowledge and did not choose the fear of
 the ,lord 7,prov  #a3bi74 ,the ,word of
 ,god is the fountain of knowledge1 into
 which  a man will not with godly       
reverence look1 until he is endued with 
the fear of the ,lord4 ,therefore it is 
rightly called the beginning  of        
knowledge2 but fools despise wisdom and 
instruction 7,prov  #a3g74 ,it is       
therefore this fear of the ,lord that   
makes a man wise  for his soul1 for     
life1 and for another world4 ,it is this
 that  teacheth him how he should do to 
escape those spiritual and eternal      
ruins that the fool is overtaken with1  
and swallowed up of for  ever4 ,a man   
void of this fear of ,god1 wherever he  
is wise1 or in  whatever he excels1 yet 
about the matters of his soul1 there is 

none more foolish than himself2 for     
through the want of the fear of  the    
,lord1 he leaves the best things at     
sixes and sevens1 and only  pursueth    
with all his heart those that will leave
 him in the snare  when he dies4    #c4 
,this fear of the ,lord is to hate evil4
 ,to hate sin and vanity4  ,sin and     
vanity1 they are the sweet morsels of   
the fool1 and such  which the carnal    
appetite of the flesh runs after2 and it
 is only  the virtue that is in the fear
 of the ,lord that maketh the sinner    
have an antipathy against it 7,job      
#bj3ab74 ,by the fear of the ,lord  men 
depart from evil 7,prov #af3f74 ,that   
is1 men shun1 separate  themselves from1
 and eschew it in its appearances4      
,wherefore it is  plain that those that 
love evil1 are not possessed with the   
fear  of ,god4    ,there is a generation
 that will pursue evil1 that will take  
it in1  nourish it1 lay it up in their  
hearts1 hide it1 and plead for it1  and 
rejoice to do it4 ,these cannot have in 

them the fear of the  ,lord1 for that is
 to hate it1 and to make men depart from
 it3 where  the fear of ,god and sin is1
 it will be with the soul1 as it was    
with ,israel when ,omri and ,tibni      
strove to reign among them both at      
once1 one of them must be put to death1 
they cannot live together  7see #a      
,kings #af73 sin must down1 for the fear
 of the ,lord begetteth  in the soul a  
hatred against it1 an abhorrence of it1 
therefore  sin must die1 that is1 as to 
the affections and lusts of it2 for  as 
,solomon says in another case1 where no 
wood is1 the fire goeth  out4 ,so we may
 say1 where there is a hatred of sin1   
and where men  depart from it1 there it 
loseth much of its power1 waxeth feeble1
  and decayeth4 ,therefore ,solomon     
saith again1 ,fear the ,lord1 and       
depart from evil 7,prov #c3g74 ,as who  
should say1 ,fear the ,lord1  and it    
will follow that you shall depart from  
evil3 departing from  evil is a natural 
consequence1 a proper effect of the fear

 of the  ,lord where it is4 ,by the fear
 of the ,lord men depart from evil1     
that is1 in their judgment1 will1 mind1 
and affections4 ,not that  by the fear  
of the ,lord sin is annihilated1 or has 
lost its being  in the soul2 there still
 will those ,canaanites be1 but they are
  hated1 loathed1 abominated1 fought    
against1 prayed against1 watched        
against1 striven against1 and mortified 
by the soul 7,rom #g74    #d4 ,this fear
 is called a fountain of life--,the fear
 of the ,lord  is a fountain of life1 to
 depart from the snares of death 7,prov 
#ad3bg74 ,it is a fountain1 or spring1  
which so continually supplieth  the soul
 with variety of considerations of sin1 
of ,god1 of death1  and life eternal1 as
 to keep the soul in continual exercise 
of  virtue and in holy contemplation4   
,it is a fountain of life2 every        
operation thereof1 every act and        
exercise thereof1 hath a true and       
natural tendency to spiritual and       
eternal felicity4 ,wherefore the  wise  

man saith in another place1 ,the fear of
 the ,lord tendeth to  life1 and he that
 hath it shall abide satisfied2 he shall
 not be  visited with evil 7,prov       
#ai3bc74 ,it tendeth to life2 even as of
  nature1 everything hath a tendency to 
that which is most natural  to itself2  
the fire to burn1 the water to wet1 the 
stone to fall1  the sun to shine1 sin to
 defile1 c4 ,thus ,i say1 the fear of   
the ,lord  tendeth to life2 the nature  
of it is to put the soul upon fearing   
of ,god1 of closing with ,christ1 and of
 walking humbly before him4  ,it is a   
fountain of life1 to depart from the    
snares of death4 ,what  are the snares  
of death1 but sin1 the wiles of the     
devil1 c4 ,from  which the fear of ,god 
hath a natural tendency to deliver thee1
 and  to keep thee in the way that      
tendeth to life4    #e4 ,this fear of   
the ,lord1 it is called the instruction 
of wisdom  7,prov #ae3cc74 ,you heard   
before that it is the beginning of      
wisdom1  but here you find it called the

 instruction of wisdom2 for indeed  it  
is not only that which makes a man begin
 to be wise1 but to  improve1 and make  
advantage of all those helps and means  
to life1  which ,god hath afforded to   
that end2 that is1 both to his own1 and 
his neighbour's salvation also4 ,it is  
the instruction of wisdom2  it will make
 a man capable to use all his natural   
parts1 all his  natural wisdom to ,god's
 glory1 and his own good4 ,there lieth1 
even  in many natural things1 that1 into
 which if we were instructed1  would    
yield us a great deal of help to the    
understanding of spiritual  matters2    
,for in wisdom has ,god made all the    
world2 nor is there  anything that ,god 
has made1 whether in heaven above1 or on
 earth  beneath1 but there is couched   
some spiritual mystery in it4 ,the      
which men matter no more than they do   
the ground they tread on1  or than the  
stones that are under their feet1 and   
all because they  have not this fear of 
the ,lord2 for had they that1 that would

 teach  them to think1 even from that   
knowledge of ,god1 that hath by the     
fear of him put into their hearts1 that 
he being so great and so  good1 there   
must needs be abundance of wisdom in the
 things he hath  made3 that fear would  
also endeavour to find out what that    
wisdom  is2 yea1 and give to the soul   
the instruction of it4 ,in that it  is  
called the instruction of wisdom1 it    
intimates to us that its  tendency is to
 keep all even1 and in good order in the
 soul4 ,when  ,job perceived that his   
friends did not deal with him in an even
  spirit and orderly manner1 he said    
that they forsook the fear of  the      
,almighty 7,job #f3ad74 ,for this fear  
keeps a man even in his  words and      
judgment of things4 ,it may be compared 
to the ballast of  the ship1 and to the 
poise of the balance of the scales2 it  
keeps  all even1 and also makes us steer
 our course right with respect to  the  
things that pertain to ,god and man4    
,what this fear of ,god flows from4     

,,second4 ,i come now to the second     
thing1 to wit1 to show you what  this   
fear of ,god flows from4    ,first4     
,this fear1 this grace of fear1 this    
son-like fear of ,god1  it flows from   
the distinguishing love of ,god to his  
elect4 ,i will  be their ,god1 saith he1
 and ,i will put my fear in their       
hearts4  ,none other obtain it but those
 that are enclosed and bound up  in that
 bundle4 ,therefore they1 in the same   
place1 are said to be  those that are   
wrapt up in the eternal or everlasting  
covenant of  ,god1 and so designed to be
 the people that should be blessed with 
this fear4 ,i will make an everlasting  
covenant with them saith  ,god1 that ,i 
will not turn away from them to do them 
good1 but ,i  will put my fear in their 
hearts1 that they shall not depart from 
me 7,jer #cb3ch-dj74 ,this covenant     
declares unto men that ,god hath1  in   
his heart1 distinguishing love for some 
of the children of men2  for he saith he
 will be their ,god1 that he will not   

leave them1 nor  yet suffer them to     
depart1 to wit1 finally1 from him4 ,into
 these  men's hearts he doth put his    
fear1 this blessed grace1 and this  rare
 and effectual sign of his love1 and of 
their eternal salvation4    ,second4    
,this fear flows from a new heart4 ,this
 fear is not in men  by nature2 the fear
 of devils they may have1 as also an    
ungodly  fear of ,god2 but this fear is 
not in any but where there dwelleth  a  
new heart1 another fruit and effect of  
this everlasting covenant1  and of this 
distinguishing love of ,god4 ,a new     
heart also will ,i  give them2 a new    
heart1 what a one is that8 why1 the same
 prophet  saith in another place1 ,a    
heart to fear me1 a circumcised one1 a  
sanctified one 7,jer #cb3ci2 ,eze       
#aa3ai1 #cf3bf74 ,so then1 until a man  
receive a heart from ,god1 a heart from 
heaven1 a new heart1 he  has not this   
fear of ,god in him4 ,new wine must not 
be put into old  bottles1 lest the one1 
to wit1 the bottles1 mar the wine1 or   

the  wine the bottles2 but new wine must
 have new bottles1 and then  both shall 
be preserved 7,matt #i3ag74 ,this fear  
of ,god must not be1  cannot be found in
 old hearts2 old hearts are not bottles 
out of  which this fear of ,god         
proceeds1 but it is from an honest and  
good  heart1 from a new one1 from such  
an one that is also an effect of  the   
everlasting covenant1 and love of ,god  
to men4     ,i will give them one heart 
to fear me2 there must in all actions   
be heart1 and without heart no action is
 good1 nor can there be  faith1 love1 or
 fear1 from every kind of heart4 ,these 
must flow  from such an one1 whose      
nature is to produce1 and bring forth   
such  fruit4 ,do men gather grapes of   
thorns1 or figs of thistles8 so  from a 
corrupt heart there cannot proceed such 
fruit as the fear of  ,god1 as to       
believe in ,god1 and love ,god 7,luke   
#f3dc-de74 ,the heart  naturally is     
deceitful above all things1 and         
desperately wicked2  how then should    

there flow from such an one the fear of 
,god8 ,it  cannot be4 ,he1 therefore1   
that hath not received at the hands of  
,god a new heart1 cannot fear the ,lord4
    ,third4 ,this fear of ,god flows    
from an impression1 a sound impression1 
that the ,word of ,god maketh on our    
souls2 for without an impress of  the   
,word1 there is no fear of ,god4 ,hence 
it is said that ,god gave  to ,israel   
good laws1 statutes1 and judgments1 that
 they might learn  them1 and in learning
 them1 learn to fear the ,lord their    
,god4  ,therefore1 saith ,god1 in       
another place1 ,gather the people       
together1  men1 and women1 and children1
 and thy stranger that is within thy    
gates1 that they may hear1 and that they
 may learn and fear the ,lord  your ,god
 7,deut #f3a1b1 #ca3ab74 ,for as a man  
drinketh good doctrine  into his soul1  
so he feareth ,god4 ,if he drinks it in 
much1 he  feareth him greatly2 if he    
drinketh it in but little1 he feareth   
him but little2 if he drinketh it not in

 at all1 he feareth him  not at all4    
,this1 therefore1 teacheth us how to    
judge who feareth  the ,lord2 they are  
those that learn1 and that stand in awe 
of the  ,word4 ,those that have by the  
holy ,word of ,god the very form of     
itself engraven upon the face of their  
souls1 they fear ,god 7,rom  #f3ag74ae  
,but1 on the contrary1 those that do not
 love good doctrine1 that  give not     
place to the wholesome truths of the    
,god of heaven1 revealed  in his        
,testament1 to take place in their      
souls1 but rather despise  it1 and the  
true possessors of it1 they fear not    
,god4 ,for1 as  ,i said before1 this    
fear of ,god1 it flows from a sound     
impression  that the ,word of ,god      
maketh upon the soul2 and therefore1    
,fourth4 ,this godly fear floweth from  
faith2 for where the ,word  maketh a    
sound impression on the soul1 by that   
impression is faith  begotten1 whence   
also this fear doth flow4 ,therefore    
right hearing  of the ,word is called   

the hearing of faith 7,gal #c3b74 ,hence
 it  is said again1 ,by faith ,noah1    
being warned of ,god of things not  seen
 as yet1 moved with fear1 prepared an   
ark to the saving of his  house1 by the 
which he condemned the world1 and became
 heir of the  righteousness which is by 
faith 7,heb #aa3g74 ,the ,word1 the     
warning  that he had from ,god of things
 not seen as yet1 wrought1 through      
faith therein1 that fear of ,god in his 
heart that made him prepare  against    
unseen dangers1 and that he might be an 
inheritor of unseen  happiness4 ,where1 
therefore1 there is not faith in the    
,word of ,god1  there can be none of    
this fear2 and where the ,word doth not 
make  sound impression on the soul1     
there can be none of this faith4 ,so    
that  as vices hang together1 and have  
the links of a chain1 dependence  one   
upon another1 even so the graces of the 
,spirit also are the  fruits of one     
another1 and have such dependence on    
each other1  that the one cannot be     

without the other4 ,no faith1 no fear of
 ,god2  devil's faith1 devil's fear2    
saint's faith1 saint's fear4    ,fifth4 
,this godly fear also floweth from sound
 repentance for and  from sin2 godly    
sorrow worketh repentance1 and godly    
repentance  produceth this fear--,for   
behold1 says ,paul1 this self-same      
thing1  that ye sorrowed after a godly  
sort1 what carefulness it wrought  in   
you6 yea1 what clearing of yourselves6  
yea1 what indignation6  yea1 what fear6 
7#b ,cor #g3aj1aa74 ,repentance is the  
effect of sorrow1  and sorrow is the    
effect of smart1 and smart the effect of
 faith4  ,now1 therefore1 fear must     
needs be an effect of1 and flow from    
repentance4 ,sinner1 do not deceive     
thyself2 if thou art a stranger  to     
sound repentance1 which standeth in     
sorrow and shame before ,god  for sin1  
as also in turning from it1 thou hast no
 fear of ,god2 ,i  mean none of this    
godly fear2 for that is the fruit of1   
and floweth  from1 sound repentance4    

,sixth4 ,this godly fear also flows from
 a sense of the love and  kindness of   
,god to the soul4 ,where there is no    
sense of hope of  the kindness and mercy
 of ,god by ,jesus ,christ1 there can be
 none  of this fear1 but rather wrath   
and despair1 which produceth that  fear 
that is either devilish1 or else that   
which is only wrought  in us by the     
,spirit1 as a spirit of bondage2 but    
these we do  not discourse of now2      
wherefore the godly fear that now ,i    
treat  of1 it floweth from some sense or
 hope of mercy from ,god by ,jesus      
,christ--,if thou1 ,lord1 says ,david1  
shouldest mark iniquities1  ,o ,lord1   
who shall stand8 ,but there is          
forgiveness with thee that  thou mayest 
be feared 7,psa #acj3c1d74 ,there is    
mercy with thee2  this the soul hath    
sense of1 and hope in1 and therefore    
feareth  ,god4 ,indeed nothing can lay a
 stronger obligation upon the heart  to 
fear ,god1 than sense of1 or hope in    
mercy 7,jer #cc3h1i74 ,this  begetteth  

true tenderness of heart1 true godly    
softness of spirit2  this truly         
endeareth the affections to ,god2 and in
 this true  tenderness1 softness1 and   
endearedness of affection to ,god1 lieth
  the very essence of this fear of the  
,lord1 as is manifest by the  fruit of  
this fear when we shall come to speak of
 it4    ,seventh4 ,this fear of ,god    
flows from a due consideration of the   
judgments of ,god that are to be        
executed in the world2 yea1 upon        
professors too4 ,yea further1 ,god's    
people themselves1 ,i mean as  to       
themselves1 have such a consideration of
 his judgments towards  them1 as to     
produce this godly fear4 ,when ,god's   
judgments are in  the earth1 they effect
 the fear of his name1 in the hearts of 
his  own people--,my flesh trembleth for
 fear of thee1 and ,i am1 said  ,david1 
afraid of thy judgments 7,psa #aai3abj74
 ,when ,god smote  ,uzzah1 ,david was   
afraid of ,god that day 7#a ,chron      
#ac3ab74 ,indeed1  many regard not the  

works of the ,lord1 nor take notice of  
the  operation of his hands1 and such   
cannot fear the ,lord4 ,but others      
observe and regard1 and wisely consider 
of his doings1 and of the  judgments    
that he executeth1 and that makes them  
fear the ,lord4  ,this ,god himself     
suggesteth as a means to make us fear   
him4 ,hence  he commands the false      
prophet to be stoned1 that all ,israel  
might  hear and fear4 ,hence also he    
commanded that the rebellious son       
should be stoned1 that all ,israel might
 hear and fear4 ,a false  witness was   
also to have the same judgment of ,god  
executed upon  him1 that all ,israel    
might hear and fear4 ,the man also that 
did  ought presumptuously was to die1   
that all ,israel might hear and  fear   
7,deut #ac3aa1 #ba3ba1 #ag3ac1 #ai3bj74 
,there is a natural tendency  in        
judgments1 as judgments1 to beget a fear
 of ,god in the heart  of man1 as man2  
but when the observation of the judgment
 of ,god is  made by him that hath a    

principle of true grace in his soul1    
that  observation being made1 ,i say1 by
 a gracious heart1 produceth a  fear of 
,god in the soul of its own nature1 to  
wit1 a gracious or  godly fear of ,god4 
,eighth4 ,this godly fear also flows    
from a godly remembrance of our  former 
distresses1 when we were distressed with
 our first fears2 for  though our first 
fears were begotten in us by the        
,spirit's working  as a spirit of       
bondage1 and so are not always to be    
entertained  as such1 yet even that fear
 leaveth in us1 and upon our spirits1   
that sense and relish of our first      
awakenings and dread1 as also           
occasioneth and produceth this godly    
fear4 ,take heed1 says ,god1  and keep  
thy soul diligently1 lest thou forget   
the things which  thine eyes have seen1 
and lest they depart from thy heart all 
the  days of thy life1 but teach them   
thy sons1 and thy son's sons4  ,but what
 were the things that their eyes had    
seen1 that would so  damnify them should

 they be forgotten8 ,the answer is1 the 
things  which they saw at ,horeb2 to    
wit1 the fire1 the smoke1 the darkness1 
the earthquake1 their first awakenings  
by the law1 by which they  were brought 
into a bondage fear2 yea1 they were to  
remember this  especially--,specially1  
saith he1 the day that thou stoodest    
before  the ,lord thy ,god in ,horeb1   
when the ,lord said unto me1 ,gather me 
the people together1 and ,i will make   
them hear my words1 that they  may learn
 to fear me all the days that they shall
 live upon the  earth 7,deut #d3i-aa74  
,the remembrance of what we saw1 felt1  
feared1  and trembled under the sense   
of1 when our first fears were upon us1  
is that which will produce in our hearts
 this godly filial fear4    ,ninth4     
,this godly fear flows from our         
receiving of an answer  of prayer1 when 
we supplicated for mercy at the hand of 
,god4 ,see  the proof for this--,if     
there be in the land famine1 if there be
  pestilence1 blasting1 mildew1 locust1 

or if there be caterpillar2  if their   
enemy besiege them in the land of their 
cities1 whatsoever  plague1 whatsoever  
sickness there be3 what prayer and      
supplication  soever be made by any man1
 or by all thy people ,israel1 which    
shall  know every man the plague of his 
own heart1 and spread forth his  hands  
toward this house3 then hear thou in    
heaven thy dwelling-place1  and forgive1
 and do1 and give to every man according
 to his ways1  whose heart thou knowest 
7for thou1 even thou only1 knowest the  
hearts of all the children of men74     
,that they may fear thee all the  days  
of their life1 that they live in the    
land which thou gavest  unto our fathers
 7#a ,kings #h3cg-dj74    ,tenth4 ,this 
grace of fear also flows from a blessed 
conviction of  the all-seeing eye of    
,god2 that is1 from a belief that he    
certainly  knoweth the heart1 and seeth 
every one of the turnings and returnings
  thereof2 this is intimated in the text
 last mentioned--,whose heart  thou     

knowest1 that they may fear thee1 to    
wit1 so many of them as  be1 or shall be
 convinced of this4 ,indeed1 without    
this conviction1  this godly fear cannot
 be in us2 the want of this conviction  
made  the ,pharisees such               
hypocrites--,ye are they1 said ,christ1 
which  justify yourselves before men1   
but ,god knoweth your hearts 7,luke     
#af3ae74 ,the ,pharisees1 ,i say1 were  
not aware of this2 therefore they  so   
much preferred themselves before those  
that by far were better  than           
themselves1 and it is for want of this  
conviction that men go  on in such      
secret sins as they do1 so much without 
fear either of  ,god or his             
judgments4#af    ,eleventh4 ,this grace 
of fear also flows from a sense of the  
impartial judgment of ,god upon men     
according to their works4 ,this  also is
 manifest from the text mentioned above4
 ,and give unto every  man according to 
his works or ways1 that they may fear   
thee1 c4  ,this is also manifest by that

 of ,peter--,and if ye call on the      
,father1 who without respect of persons 
judgeth according to every  man's work1 
pass the time of your sojourning here in
 fear 7#a ,peter  #a3ag74 ,he that hath 
godly conviction of this fear of ,god1  
will  fear before him2 by which fear    
their hearts are poised1 and works      
directed with trembling1 according to   
the will of ,god4 ,thus you see  what a 
weighty and great grace this grace of   
the holy fear of ,god  is1 and how all  
the graces of the ,holy ,ghost yield    
mutually their  help and strength to the
 nourishment and life of it2 and also   
how  it flows from them all1 and hath a 
dependence upon every one of  them for  
its due working in the heart of him that
 hath it4 ,and thus  much to show you   
from whence it flows4 ,and now ,i shall 
come to the  third thing1 to wit1 to    
show you    ,what flows from this godly 
fear4    ,,third4 ,having showed you    
what godly fear flows from1 ,i come now1
 ,i  say1 to show you what proceedeth or

 flows from this godly fear of  ,god1   
where it is seated in the heart of man4 
,and1    ,first4 ,there flows from this 
godly fear a godly reverence of ,god4   
,he is great1 said ,david1 and greatly  
to be feared in the assembly  of his    
saints4 ,god1 as ,i have already showed 
you1 is the proper  object of godly     
fear2 it is his person and majesty that 
this fear  always causeth the eye of the
 soul to be upon4 ,behold1 saith ,david1
  as the eyes of servants look unto the 
hand of their masters1 and  as the eyes 
of a maiden unto the hand of her        
mistress2 so our eyes  wait upon the    
,lord our ,god1 until that he have mercy
 upon us 7,psa  #abc3b74 ,nothing aweth 
the soul that feareth ,god so much as   
doth the  glorious majesty of ,god4 ,his
 person is above all things feared by   
them2 ,i fear ,god1 said ,joseph 7,gen  
#db3ah74 ,that is1 more than any  other2
 ,i stand in awe of him1 he is my dread1
 he is my fear1 ,i do  all mine actions 
as in his presence1 as in his sight2 ,i 

reverence  his holy and glorious        
majesty1 doing all things as with fear  
and  trembling before him4 ,this fear   
makes them have also a very great       
reverence of his ,word2 for that also1  
,i told you1 was the rule of  their     
fear4 ,princes1 said ,david1 persecuted 
me without a cause1  but my heart       
standeth in awe1 in fear1 of thy word4  
,this grace  of fear1 therefore1 from it
 flows reverence of the words of ,god2  
of  all laws1 that man feareth the word2
 and no law that is not agreeing        
therewith 7,psa #aai3aaf74 ,there flows 
from this godly fear tenderness  of     
,god's glory4 ,this fear1 ,i say1 will  
cause a man to afflict his  soul1 when  
he seeth that by professors dishonour is
 brought to the  name of ,god and to his
 ,word4 ,who would not fear thee1 said  
,jeremiah1  ,o king of nations1 for to  
thee doth it appertain8 ,he speaks it as
  being affected with that dishonour1   
that by the body of the ,jews  was      
continually brought to his name1 his    

,word1 and ways2 he also  speaks it of a
 hearty wish that they once would be    
otherwise minded4  ,the same saying in  
effect hath also ,john in the           
,revelation--,who  shall not fear thee1 
,o ,lord1 said he1 and glorify thy name8
  7,rev #ae3d72 clearly concluding that 
godly fear produceth a godly  tenderness
 of ,god's glory in the world1 for that 
appertaineth unto  him2 that is1 it is  
due unto him1 it is a debt which we owe 
unto  him4 ,give unto the ,lord1 said   
,david1 the glory due unto his name4    
,now if there be begotten in the heart  
of the godly1 by this grace  of fear1 a 
godly tenderness of the glory of ,god1  
then it follows  of consequence1 that   
where they that have this fear of ,god  
do see  his glory diminished by the     
wickedness of the children of men1      
there they are grieved and deeply       
distressed4 ,rivers of waters1  said    
,david1 run down mine eyes1 because they
 keep not thy law  7,psa #aai3acf74 ,let
 met give you for this these following  

instances--    ,how was ,david provoked 
when ,goliath defied the ,god of ,israel
 7#a  ,sam #ag3bc-bi1de1df74 ,also1 when
 others reproached ,god1 he tells us    
that that reproach was even as a sword  
in his bones 7,psa #db3aj74  ,how was   
,hezekiah afflicted when ,rabshakeh     
railed upon his ,god 7,isa  #cg74 ,david
 also1 for the love that he had to the  
glory of ,god's  word1 ran the hazard   
and reproach of all the mighty people   
7,psa  #aai3aea1 #hi3ej74 ,how tender of
 the glory of ,god was ,eli1 ,daniel1   
and  the three children in their day4   
,eli died with fear and trembling  of   
heart when he heard that the ark of ,god
 was taken 7#a ,sam  #d3ad-ah74 ,daniel 
ran the danger of the lions' mouths1 for
 the tender  love that he had to the    
word and worship of ,god 7,dan          
#f3aj-af74 ,the  three children ran the 
hazard of a burning fiery furnace1      
rather than  they would dare to         
dishonour the way of their ,god 7,dan   
#c3ac1af1bj74  ,this therefore is one of

 the fruits of this godly fear1 to wit1 
a  reverence of his name and tenderness 
of his glory4    ,second4 ,there flows  
from this godly fear1 watchfulness4 ,as 
it is  said of ,solomon's servants1 they
 watched about his bed1 because  of fear
 in the night1 so it may be said of them
 that have this  godly fear--it makes   
them a watchful people4 ,it makes them  
watch  their hearts1 and take heed to   
keep them with all diligence1 lest  they
 should1 by one or another of its       
flights1 lead them to do that  which in 
itself is wicked 7,prov #d3bc2 ,heb     
#ab3ae74 ,it makes them  watch1 lest    
some temptation from hell should enter  
into their heart  to the destroying of  
them 7#a ,peter #e3h74 ,it makes them   
watch their  mouths1 and keep them also1
 at sometimes1 as with a bit and bridle1
  that they offend not with their       
tongue1 knowing that the tongue is  apt1
 being an evil member1 soon to catch the
 fire of hell1 to the  defiling of the  
whole body 7,james #c3b-g74 ,it makes   

them watch over  their ways1 look well  
to their goings1 and to make straight   
steps  for their feet 7,psa #ci3a2 ,heb 
#ab3ac74 ,thus this godly fear puts the 
soul upon its watch1 lest from the heart
 within1 or from the devil  without1 or 
from the world1 or some other           
temptation1 something  should surprise  
and overtake the child of ,god to defile
 him1 or  to cause him to defile the    
ways of ,god1 and so offend the saints1 
open the mouths of men1 and cause the   
enemy to speak reproachfully  of        
religion4    ,third4 ,there flows from  
this fear a holy provocation to a       
reverential  converse with saints in    
their religious and godly assemblies1   
for  their further progress in the faith
 and way of holiness4 ,then they  that  
feared the ,lord spake often one to     
another4 ,spake1 that is1  of ,god1 and 
his holy and glorious name1 kingdom1 and
 works1 for  their mutual edification2 a
 book of remembrance was written before 
him for them that feared the ,lord1 and 

that thought upon his name  7,mal       
#c3af74 ,the fear of the ,lord in the   
heart provoketh to this  in all its     
acts1 not only of necessity1 but of     
nature3 it is the  natural effect of    
this godly fear1 to exercise the church 
in the  contemplation of ,god1 together 
and apart4 ,all fear1 good and bad1     
hath a natural propenseness in it to    
incline the heart to contemplate  upon  
the object of fear1 and though a man    
should labour to take  off his thoughts 
from the object of his fear1 whether    
that object  was men1 hell1 devils1 c41 
yet do what he could the next time his  
fear had any act in it1 it would return 
again to its object4 ,and  so it is with
 godly fear2 that will make a man speak 
of1 and think  upon1 the name of ,god   
reverentially 7,psa #hi3g72 yea1 and    
exercise  himself in the holy thoughts  
of him in such sort that his soul  shall
 be sanctified1 and seasoned with such  
meditations4 ,indeed1  holy thoughts of 
,god1 such as you see this fear doth    

exercise the  heart withal1 prepare the 
heart to1 and for ,god4 ,this fear      
therefore  it is that ,david prayed for1
 for the people1 when he said1 ,o ,lord 
,god of ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and of ,israel
 our fathers1 keep this for  ever in the
 imagination of the thoughts of the     
heart of thy people1  and prepare their 
heart unto thee 7#a ,chron #bi3ah74     
,fourth4 ,there flows from this fear of 
,god great reverence of his  majesty1 in
 and under the use and enjoyment of     
,god's holy ordinances4  ,his ordinances
 are his courts and palaces1 his walks  
and places1  where he giveth his        
presence to those that wait upon him in 
them1  in the fear of his name4 ,and    
this is the meaning of that of the      
apostle3 ,then had the churches rest    
throughout all ,judea1 and  ,galilee1   
and ,samaria1 and were edified2 and1    
walking in the fear  of the ,lord1 and  
in the comfort of the ,holy ,ghost1 were
 multiplied  7,acts #i3ca74 ,and        
walking--that word intendeth their use  

of the  ordinances of ,god4 ,they walked
 in all the commandments and ordinances 
of the ,lord blameless4 ,this1 in ,old  
,testament language1 is called1         
treading ,god's courts1 and walking in  
his paths4 ,this1 saith  the text1 they 
did here1 in the fear of ,god4 ,that is1
 in a great  reverence of that ,god     
whose ordinances they were4 ,ye shall   
keep  my ,sabbaths1 and reverence my    
sanctuary2 ,i am the ,lord 7,lev #ai3cj1
  #bf3b74    ,it is one thing to be     
conversant in ,god's ordinances1 and    
another  to be conversant in them with a
 due reverence of the majesty and  name 
of that ,god whose ordinances they are3 
it is common for men  to do the first1  
but none can do the last without this   
fear4 ,in  thy fear1 said ,david1 will  
,i worship 7,psa #e3g74 ,it is this fear
  of ,god1 therefore1 from whence doth  
flow that great reverence that  his     
saints have in them1 of his majesty1 in 
and under the use and  enjoyment of     
,god's holy ordinances2 and1            

consequently1 that makes  our service in
 the performance of them acceptable to  
,god through  ,christ 7,heb #ab74 ,for  
,god expects that we serve him with fear
 and  trembling1 and it is odious among 
men1 for a man in the presence1  or     
about the service of his prince1 to     
behave himself lightly1 and  without due
 reverence of that majesty in whose     
presence and about  whose business he   
is4 ,and if so1 how can their service to
 ,god have  anything like acceptation   
from the hand of ,god1 that is done1 not
  in1 but without the fear of ,god8     
,this service must needs be an          
abomination to him1 and these servers   
must come off with rebuke4    ,fifth4   
,there flows from this godly fear of    
,god1 self-denial4 ,that  is1 a holy    
abstaining from those things that are   
either unlawful or  inexpedient2        
according to that of ,nehemiah1 ,the    
former governors  that had been before  
me1 were chargeable unto the people1    
that had  taken of them bread and wine1 

beside forty shekels of silver1 yea1    
even their servants bare rule over the  
people3 but so did not ,i1  because of  
the fear of ,god 7,neh #e3ae74ag        
,here not was self-denial2 he would not 
do as they did that went  before him1   
neither himself1 nor should his         
servants2 but what was  it that put him 
upon these acts of self-denial8 ,the    
answer is1 the  fear of ,god3 but so did
 not ,i1 because of the fear of ,god4   
,now1 whether by the fear of ,god in    
this place be meant his ,word1 or  the  
grace of fear in his heart1 may perhaps 
be a scruple to some1  but in my        
judgment the text must have respect to  
the latter1 to wit1  to the grace of    
fear1 for without that being indeed in  
the heart1  the word will not produce   
that good self-denial in us1 that here  
you find this good man to live in the   
daily exercise of4 ,the fear  of ,god1  
therefore1 that was the cause of his    
self-denial1 was  this grace of fear in 
his heart4 ,this made him to be1 as was 

said  before1 tender of the honour of   
,god1 and of the salvation of his       
brother3 yea1 so tender1 that rather    
than he would give an occasion  to the  
weak to stumble1 or be offended1 he     
would even deny himself  of that which  
others never sticked to do4 ,paul also1 
through the  sanctifying operations of  
this fear of ,god in his heart1 did deny
  himself even of lawful things1 for the
 profit and commodity of his            
brother--,i will eat no flesh while the 
world standeth1 lest ,i make  my brother
 to offend2 that is1 if his eating of it
 would make his  brother to offend 7#a  
,cor #h3ac74    ,men that have not this 
fear of ,god in them1 will not1 cannot  
deny  themselves--of love to ,god1 and  
the good of the weak1 who are  subject  
to stumble at indifferent things--but   
where this grace of  fear is1 there     
follows self-denial2 there men are      
tender of offending2  and count that it 
far better becomes their profession to  
be of a  self-denying1 condescending    

conversation and temper1 than to stand  
sturdily to their own liberty in things 
inexpedient1 whoever is  offended       
thereat4 ,this grace of fear1 therefore1
 is a very excellent  thing1 because it 
yieldeth such excellent fruit as this4  
,for this  self-denial1 of how little   
esteem soever it be with some1 yet the  
want of it1 if the words of ,christ be  
true1 as they are1 takes  quite away    
from even a professor the very name of a
 disciple 7,matt  #aj3cg1ch2 ,luke      
#ad3bf1bg1cc74 ,they1 says ,nehemiah1   
lorded it over  the brethren1 but so did
 not ,i4 ,they took bread and wine1 and 
forty shekels of silver of them1 but so 
did not ,i2 yea1 even their  servants   
bare rule over the people1 but so did   
not ,i1 because of  the fear of ,god4   
,sixth4 ,there flows from this godly    
fear of ,god singleness of heart  7,col 
#c3bb74 ,singleness of heart both to    
,god and man2 singleness of  heart1 that
 is it which in another place is called 
sincerity and  godly simplicity1 and it 

is this1 when a man doth a thing simply 
for the sake of him or of the law that  
commands it1 without respect  to this   
by-end1#ah    or that desire of praise  
or of vain-glory from others2 ,i say1   
when  our obedience to ,god is done by  
us simply or alone for ,god's sake1  for
 his ,word's sake1 without any regard to
 this or that by-end or  reserve1 not   
with eye-service1 as men-pleasers1 but  
in singleness  of heart1 fearing ,god4  
,a man is more subject to nothing than  
to  swerve from singleness of heart in  
his service to ,god1 and obedience  to  
his will4 ,how doth the ,lord charge the
 children of ,israel1 and  all their    
obedience1 and that for seventy years   
together1 with  the want of singleness  
of heart towards him--,when ye fasted   
and  mourned in the fifth and seventh   
month1 even those seventy years1  did ye
 at all fast unto me1 even to me8 ,and  
when ye did eat1 and  when ye did drink1
 did not ye eat for yourselves1 and     
drink for  yourselves8 7,zech #g3e1f74  

,they wanted this singleness of heart in
 their fasting1 and in their  eating1 in
 their mourning1 and in their drinking2 
they had double  hearts in what they    
did4 ,they did not as the apostle bids2 
whether  ye eat or drink1 or whatsoever 
ye do1 do all to the glory of  ,god4    
,and the reason of their want of this   
thing was1 they wanted  this fear of    
,god2 for that1 as the apostle here     
saith1 effecteth  singleness of heart to
 ,god1 and makes a man1 as ,john said of
 ,gaius1  do faithfully whatsoever he   
doth 7#c ,john #e74 ,and the reason is1 
as hath been already urged1 for that    
grace of fear of ,god retaineth  and    
keepeth upon the heart a reverent and   
awful sense of the dread  majesty and   
all-seeing eye of ,god1 also a due      
consideration of the  day of account    
before him2 it likewise maketh his      
service sweet  and pleasing1 and        
fortifies the soul against all          
discouragements2  by this means1 ,i say1
 the soul1 in its service to ,god or    

man1 is  not so soon captivated as where
 there is not this fear1 but through    
and by it its service is accepted1 being
 single1 sincere1 simple1  and faithful2
 when others1 with what they do1 are    
cast into hell  for their hypocrisy1 for
 they mix not what they do with godly   
fear4  ,singleness of heart in the      
service of ,god is of such absolute     
necessity1 that without it1 as ,i have  
hinted1 nothing can be accepted2        
because where that is wanting1 there    
wanteth love to ,god1 and to  that which
 is true holiness indeed4 ,it was this  
singleness of heart  that made          
,nathanael so honourable in the eyes of 
,jesus ,christ4  ,behold1 said he1 an   
,israelite indeed1 in whom there is no  
guile 7,john #a3dg74 ,and it was the    
want of it that made him so much  abhor 
the ,pharisees4 ,they wanted sincerity1 
simplicity1 and godly  sincerity in     
their souls1 and so became an abhorrence
 in his esteem4  ,now1 ,i say1 this     
golden grace1 singleness of heart1 it   

flows from  this godly fear of ,god4    
,seventh4 ,there flows from this godly  
fear of ,god1 compassion and  bowels to 
those of the saints that are in         
necessity and distress4  ,this is       
manifest in good ,obadiah2 it is said of
 him1 ,that he took  an hundred of the  
,lord's prophets1 and hid them by fifty 
in a  cave1 and fed them with bread and 
water1 in the days when ,jezebel1  that 
tyrant1 sought their lives to destroy   
them 7#a ,kings #ah3c1d74  ,but what was
 it that moved so upon his heart1 as to 
cause him to  do this thing8 ,why1 it   
was this blessed grace of the fear of   
,god4  ,now ,obadiah1 saith the text1   
feared the ,lord greatly1 for it  was   
so1 when ,jezebel cut off the prophets  
of the ,lord1 that ,obadiah  took an    
hundred prophets1 and hid them by fifty 
in a cave1 and fed  them with bread and 
water4 ,this was charity to the         
distressed1  even to the distressed for 
the ,lord's sake4    ,had not ,obadiah  
served the ,lord1 yea1 had he not       

greatly feared him1  he would not have  
been able to do this thing1 especially  
as the  case then stood with him1 and   
also with the church at that time1  for 
then ,jezebel sought to slay all that   
indeed feared the ,lord2  yea1 and the  
persecution prevailed so much at that   
time1 that even  ,elijah himself thought
 that she had killed all but him4 ,but  
now1  even now1 the fear of ,god in this
 good man's heart put forth itself  into
 acts of mercy though attended with so  
imminent danger4 ,see  here1 therefore1 
that the fear of ,god will put forth    
itself in the  heart where ,god hath put
 it1 even to show kindness1 and to have 
compassion upon the distressed servants 
of ,god1 even under ,jezebel's  nose2   
for ,obadiah dwelt in ,ahab's house1 and
 ,jezebel was ,ahab's  wife1 and a      
horrible persecutor1 as was said before3
 yet ,obadiah  will show mercy to the   
poor because he feared ,god1 yea1 he    
will  venture her displeasure1 his      
place1 and neck1 and all1 but he will   

be merciful to his brethren in distress4
 ,cornelius1 also1 being  a man         
possessed with this fear of ,god1 became
 a very free-hearted  and open-handed   
man to the poor--,he feared ,god1 and   
gave much  alms to the people4 ,indeed  
this fear1 this godly fear of ,god1 it  
is a universal grace2 it will stir up   
the soul unto all good duties4  ,it is a
 fruitful grace2 from it1 where it is1  
floweth abundance of  excellent virtues2
 nor without it can there be anything   
good1 or  done well1 that is done4 ,but1
    ,eighth4 ,there flows from this fear
 of ,god hearty1 fervent1 and  constant 
prayer4 ,this also is seen in           
,cornelius1 that devout man4  ,he feared
 ,god2 and what then8 why1 he gave much 
alms to the people1  and prayed to ,god 
alway 7,acts #aj3a1b74    ,did ,i say   
that hearty1 fervent1 and constant      
prayer flowed from  this fear of ,god8  
,i will add1 that if the whole duty1 and
 the  continuation of it1 be not managed
 with this fear of ,god1 it profiteth   

nothing at all4 ,it is said of our ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ himself1 ,he  was heard 
in that he feared4 ,he prayed1 then1    
because he feared1  because he feared   
,god1 and therefore was his prayer      
accepted of  him1 even because he       
feared--,he was heard in that he feared 
7,heb  #e3g74 ,this godly fear is so    
essential to right prayer1 and right    
prayer is such an inseparable effect and
 fruit of this fear1 that  you must have
 both or none2 he that prayeth not      
feareth not ,god1  yea1 he that prayeth 
not fervently and frequently feareth him
 not2  and so he that feareth him not   
cannot pray2 for if prayer be the       
effect of this fear of ,god1 then       
without this fear1 prayer1 fervent      
prayer1 ceaseth4 ,how can they pray or  
make conscience of the duty  that fear  
not ,god8 ,o prayerless man1 thou       
fearest not ,god6 ,thou  wouldest not   
live so like a swine or a dog in the    
world as thou  dost1 if thou fearest the
 ,lord4    ,ninth4 ,there floweth from  

this fear of ,god a readiness or        
willingness1 at ,god's call1 to give up 
our best enjoyments to his  disposal4   
,this is evident in ,abraham1 who at    
,god's call1 without  delay1 rose early 
in the morning to offer up his only and 
well-beloved  ,isaac a burnt-offering in
 the place where ,god should appoint    
him4  ,it was a rare thing that ,abraham
 did2 and had he not had this rare      
grace1 this fear of ,god1 he would not1 
he could not have done to  ,god's liking
 so wonderful a thing4 ,it is true the  
,holy ,ghost also  makes this service of
 ,abraham to be the fruit of his        
faith--,by  faith ,abraham offered up   
,isaac1 and he that had received the    
promises  offered up his only-begotten  
son 7,heb #aa2 ,james #b74 ,aye1 and    
without doubt love unto ,god1 in        
,abraham1 was not wanting in this  his  
service1 nor was this grace of fear2    
nay1 in the story where  it is recorded4
 ,there it is chiefly accounted for the 
fruit of his  godly fear1 and that by an

 angel from heaven--,and the angel      
called  out of heaven1 and said1        
,abraham1 ,abraham4 ,and he said1 ,here 
am  ,i4 ,and he said1 ,lay not thine    
hand upon the lad1 neither do thou      
anything unto him1 for now ,i know that 
thou fearest ,god1 seeing thou  hast not
 withheld thy son1 thine only son1 from 
me 7,gen #bb3aa1ab74  ,now ,i know it2  
now1 now thou hast offered up thine only
 ,isaac1 thine  all1 at the bidding of  
thy ,god4 ,now ,i know it4 ,the fear of 
,god is  not presently discerned in the 
heart and life of a man4 ,abraham had   
long before this done many a holy duty1 
and showed much willingness  of heart to
 observe and do the will of ,god2 yet   
you find not1 as  ,i remember1 that he  
had this testimony from heaven that he  
feared  ,god till now2 but now he has   
it1 now he has it from heaven4 ,now ,i  
know that thou fearest ,god4 ,many      
duties may be done--though ,i do  not   
say that ,abraham did them--without the 
fear of ,god2 but when  a man shall not 

stick at1 or withhold1 his darling from 
,god1 when  called upon by ,god to offer
 it up unto him1 that declareth1 yea1   
and gives conviction to angels1 that now
 he feareth ,god4    ,tenth4 ,there     
floweth from this godly fear humility of
 mind4 ,this  is evident1 because1 when 
the apostle cautions the ,romans against
  the venom of spiritual pride1 he      
directs them to the exercise of  this   
blessed grace of fear as its antidote4  
,be not high-minded1  saith he1 but fear
 7,rom #aa3bj74 ,pride1 spiritual pride1
 which is  here set forth by the word   
high-minded1 is a sin of a very high    
and damnable nature2 it was the sin of  
the fallen angels1 and is  that which   
causeth men to fall into the same       
condemnation--,lest  being lifted up    
with pride1 he fall into the            
condemnation of the  devil4 ,pride1 ,i  
say1 it damns a professor with the      
damnation of  devils1 with the damnation
 of hell1 and therefore it is a deadly1 
deadly sin4 ,now against this deadly sin

 is set the grace of  humility2 that    
comely garment1 for so the apostle calls
 it1 saying1  be clothed with humility4 
,but the question is now1 how we should 
attain to1 and live in1 the exercise of 
this blessed and comely  grace8 to which
 the apostle answers1 ,fear2 be afraid  
with godly fear1  and thence will flow  
humility--,be not high-minded1 but fear4
 ,that  is1 ,fear1 or be continually    
afraid and jealous of yourselves1 and   
of your own naughty hearts1 also fear   
lest at some time or other  the devil1  
your adversary1 should have advantage of
 you4 ,fear1  lest by forgetting what   
you are by nature1 you also forget the  
need  that you have of continual pardon1
 support1 and supplies from the  ,spirit
 of grace1 and so grow proud of your own
 abilities1 or of  what you have        
received of ,god1 and fall into the     
condemnation of  the devil4 ,fear1 and  
that will make you little in your own   
eyes1  keep you humble1 put you upon    
crying to ,god for protection1 and  upon

 lying at his foot for mercy2 that will 
also make you have low  thoughts of your
 own parts1 your own doings1 and cause  
you to prefer  your brother before      
yourself1 and so you will walk in       
humiliation1  and be continually under  
the teachings of ,god1 and under his    
conduct  in your way4 ,the humble1 ,god 
will teach--,the meek will he guide  in 
judgment1 the meek will he teach his    
way4 ,from this grace of  fear then     
flows this excellent and comely thing1  
humility2 yea1 it  also is maintained by
 this fear4 ,fear takes off a man from  
trusting  to himself1 it puts a man upon
 trying of all things1 it puts a man    
upon desiring counsel and help from     
heaven1 it makes a man ready  and       
willing to hear instruction1 and makes a
 man walk lowly1 softly1  and so        
securely in the way4    ,eleventh4      
,there flows from this grace of fear1   
hope in the mercy  of ,god--,the ,lord  
taketh pleasure in them that fear him1  
in them  that hope in his mercy 7,psa   

#adg3aa74 ,the latter part of the text  
is an explanation of the former3 as if  
the psalmist had said1 ,they  be the men
 that fear the ,lord1 even they that    
hope in his mercy2  for true fear       
produceth hope in ,god's mercy4 ,and it 
is further  manifest thus4 ,fear1 true  
fear of ,god inclineth the heart to a   
serious inquiry after that way of       
salvation which ,god himself hath       
prescribed2 now the way that ,god hath  
appointed1 by the which the  sinner is  
to obtain the salvation of his soul1 is 
his mercy as so  and so set forth in the
 ,word1 and godly fear hath special     
regard  to the ,word4 ,to this way1     
therefore1 the sinner with this godly   
fear submits his soul1 rolls himself    
upon it1 and so is delivered  from that 
death into which others1 for want of    
this fear of ,god1  do headlong fall4   
,it is1 as ,i also hinted before1 the   
nature of godly fear to be very  much   
putting the soul upon the inquiry which 
is1 and which is not1  the thing        

approved of ,god1 and accordingly to    
embrace it or shun  it4 ,now ,i say1    
this fear having put the soul upon a    
strict and  serious inquiry after the   
way of salvation1 at last it finds it to
  be by the mercy of ,god in ,christ2   
therefore this fear putteth the  soul   
upon hoping also in him for eternal life
 and blessedness2 by  which hope he doth
 not only secure his soul1 but becomes a
 portion  of ,god's delight--,the ,lord 
takes pleasure in them that fear him1   
in them that hope in his mercy4         
,besides1 this godly fear carrieth in it
 self-evidence that the state  of the   
sinner is happy1 because possessed with 
this happy grace4  ,therefore1 as ,john 
saith1 ,we know we have passed from     
death unto  life1 because we love the   
brethren 7#a ,john #c3ad74 ,so here1    
,the  ,lord taketh pleasure in them that
 fear him1 in them that hope in  his    
mercy4 ,if ,i fear ,god1 and if my      
fearing of him is a thing in  which he  
taketh such pleasure1 then may ,i boldly

 venture to roll  myself for eternal    
life into the bosom of his mercy1 which 
is  ,christ4 ,this fear also produceth  
hope2 if therefore1 poor sinner1  thou  
knowest thyself to be one that is       
possessed with this fear of  ,god1      
suffer thyself to be persuaded therefore
 to hope in the mercy  of ,god for      
salvation1 for the ,lord takes pleasure 
in thee4 ,and it  delights him to see   
thee hope in his mercy4    ,twelfth4    
,there floweth from this godly fear of  
,god an honest and  conscientious use of
 all those means which ,god hath        
ordained1 that  we should be conversant 
in for our attaining salvation4 ,faith  
and  hope in ,god's mercy is that which 
secureth our justification and  hope1   
and as you have heard1 they do flow from
 this fear4 ,but now1  besides faith and
 hope1 there is a course of life in     
those things  in which ,god hath        
ordained us to have our conversation1   
without  which there is no eternal life4
 ,ye have your fruit unto holiness1  and

 the end everlasting life2 and again1   
without holiness no man  shall see the  
,lord4 ,not that faith and hope are     
deficient1 if they  be right1 but they  
are both of them counterfeit when not   
attended  with a reverent use of all the
 means3 upon the reverent use of which  
the soul is put by this grace of fear4  
,wherefore1 beloved1 said  ,paul1 as ye 
have always obeyed1 not as in my        
presence only1 but  now much more in    
mine absence1 work out your own         
salvation with  fear and trembling 7,rom
 #f3bb2 ,heb #ab3ad2 ,phil #b3aa74      
,there is a faith and hope of mercy that
 may deceive a man 7though  the faith of
 ,god's elect1 and the hope that        
purifies the heart  never will71 because
 they are alone1 and not attended with  
those  companions that accompany        
salvation 7,heb #f3c-h74 ,but now this  
godly  fear carries in its bowels1 not  
only a moving of the soul to faith  and 
hope in ,god's mercy1 but an earnest    
provocation to the holy  and reverent   

use of all the means that ,god has      
ordained for a man  to have his         
conversation in1 in order to his eternal
 salvation4  ,work out your salvation   
with fear4 ,not that work is            
meritorious1  or such that can purchase 
eternal life1 for eternal life is       
obtained  by hope in ,god's mercy2 but  
this hope1 if it be right1 is attended  
with this godly fear1 which fear putteth
 the soul upon a diligent  use of all   
those means that may tend to the        
strengthening of hope1  and so to the   
making of us holy in all manner of      
conversation1 that  we may be meet to be
 partakers of the inheritance of the    
saints in  light4 ,for hope purifieth   
the heart1 if fear of ,god shall be its 
companion1 and so maketh a man a vessel 
of mercy prepared unto  glory4 ,paul    
bids ,timothy to fly pride1             
covetousness1 doting about  questions1  
and the like1 and to follow after       
righteousness1  godliness1 faith1 love1 
patience2 to fight the good fight of    

faith1  and to lay hold on eternal life 
7#a ,tim #f74    ,so ,peter bids that we
 add to our faith virtue2 and to virtue 
knowledge2 and to knowledge temperance2 
and to temperance patience2  and to     
patience godliness2 and to godliness    
brotherly kindness2  and to brotherly   
kindness charity2 adding1 for if these  
things  be in you and abound1 they make 
you that ye shall neither be barren  nor
 unfruitful in the knowledge of our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,wherefore  the   
rather1 brethren1 give diligence to make
 your calling and  election sure2 for if
 ye do these things1 ye shall never     
fall4 ,for  so an entrance shall be     
ministered unto you abundantly into the 
everlasting kingdom of our ,lord and    
,saviour ,jesus ,christ 7#b ,peter      
#a3e-aa74 ,the sum of all which is that 
which was mentioned before2  to wit1 to 
work out our own salvation with fear and
 trembling4  ,for none of these things  
can be conscientiously done1 but by and 
with the help of this blessed grace of  

fear4    ,thirteenth4 ,there flows from 
this fear1 this godly fear1 a great     
delight  in the holy commands of ,god1  
that is1 a delight to be conformable    
unto them4 ,blessed is the man that     
feareth the ,lord1 that delighteth      
greatly in his commandments 7,psa       
#aab3a74 ,this confirmeth that  which   
was said before1 to wit1 that this fear 
provoketh to a holy  and reverent use of
 the means2 for that cannot be1 when    
there is  not an holy1 yea1 a great     
delight in the commandments4 ,wherefore 
this fear maketh the sinner to abhor    
that which is sin1 because that  is     
contrary to the object of his delight4  
,a man cannot delight  himself at the   
same time in things directly opposite   
one to another1  as sin and the holy    
commandment is2 therefore ,christ saith 
of the  servant1 he cannot love ,god and
 mammon--,ye cannot serve ,god and      
mammon4 ,if he cleaves to the one1 he   
must hate and despise the  other2 there 
cannot at the same time be service to   

both1 because  that themselves are at   
enmity one with the other4 ,so is sin   
and the commandment4 ,therefore if a man
 delighteth himself in the  commandment1
 he hateth that which is opposite1 which
 is sin3 how  much more when he greatly 
delighteth in the commandment8 ,now1    
this  holy fear of ,god it taketh the   
heart and affections from sin1 and      
setteth them upon the holy commandment4 
,therefore such a man is  rightly       
esteemed blessed4 ,for no profession    
makes a man blessed  but that which is  
accompanied with an alienation of the   
heart from  sin1 nor doth anything do   
that when this holy fear is wanting4    
,it is from this fear then1 that love   
to1 and delight in1 the holy            
commandment floweth1 and so by that the 
sinner is kept from those  falls and    
dangers of miscarrying that other       
professors are so  subject to3 he       
greatly delights in the commandment4    
,fourteenth4 ,lastly1 ,there floweth    
from this fear of ,god1 enlargement  of 

heart4 ,then thou shalt see1 and flow   
together1 and thine heart  shall fear1  
and be enlarged 7,isa #fj3e74 ,thine    
heart shall fear1  and be enlarged1     
enlarged to ,god-ward1 enlarged to his  
ways1  enlarged to his holy people1     
enlarged in love after the salvation  of
 others4 ,indeed when this fear of ,god 
is wanting1 though the  profession be   
never so famous1 the heart is shut up   
and straitened1  and nothing is done in 
that princely free spirit which is      
called  the spirit of the fear of the   
,lord 7,psa #ea3ab2 ,isa #aa3b74 ,but   
with  grudging1 legally1 or with desire 
of vain-glory1 this enlargedness  of    
heart is wanting1 for that flows from   
this fear of the ,lord4    ,thus have ,i
 showed you both what this fear of ,god 
is1 what it flows  from1 and also what  
doth flow from it4 ,i come now to show  
you some    ,,of ,,the ,,privileges ,,of
 ,,them ,,that ,,thus ,,do ,,fear ,,the 
,,lord4    ,having thus briefly handled 
in particular thus far this fear of     

,god1 ,i shall now show you certain of  
the excellent privileges of  them that  
fear the ,lord1 not that they are not   
privileges that have  been already      
mentioned2 for what greater privileges  
than to have  this fear producing in the
 soul such excellent things so necessary
  for us for good1 both with reference  
to this world1 and that which  is to    
come8 ,but because those fourteen above 
named do rather flow  from this grace of
 fear where it is1 than from a promise  
to the  person that hath it1 therefore  
,i have chosen rather to discourse  of  
them as the fruits and effects of fear1 
than otherwise4 ,now1  besides all      
these1 there is entailed by promise to  
the man that hath  this fear many other 
blessed privileges1 the which ,i shall  
now in  a brief way lay open unto you4  
,first ,privilege1 then4 ,that man that 
feareth the ,lord1 has a grant  and a   
license to trust in the ,lord1 with an  
affirmation that  he is their help1 and 
their shield--,ye that fear the ,lord1  

trust  in the ,lord2 he is their help   
and their shield 7,psa #aae3aa74 ,now   
what a privilege is this6 an exhortation
 in general to sinners1 as  sinners1 to 
trust in him1 is a privilege great and  
glorious2 but  for a man to be singled  
out from his neighbours1 for a man to be
  spoken to from heaven1 as it were by  
name1 and to be told that ,god  hath    
given him a license1 a special and      
peculiar grant to trust in  him1 this is
 abundantly more2 and yet this is the   
grant that ,god  hath given that man6   
,he hath1 ,i say1 a license to do it--a 
license  indicted by the ,holy ,ghost1  
and left upon record for those to be    
born that shall fear the ,lord1 to trust
 in him4 ,and not only so1 but  as the  
text affirmeth1 he is their help and    
their shield4 ,their  help under all    
their weaknesses and infirmities1 and a 
shield to  defend them against all the  
assaults of the devil and this world4   
,so then1 the man that feareth the ,lord
 is licensed to make the  ,lord his stay

 and ,god of his salvation1 the succour 
and deliverer  of his soul4 ,he will    
defend him because his fear is in his   
heart4  ,o ye servants of the ,lord1 ye 
that fear him1 live in the comfort of   
this2 boldly make use of it when you are
 in straits1 and put your  trust under  
the shadow of his wings1 for indeed he  
would have you  do so1 because you do   
fear the ,lord4    ,second ,privilege4  
,god hath also proclaimed concerning the
 man that  feareth the ,lord1 that he   
will also be his teacher and guide in   
the way that he shall choose1 and hath  
moreover promised concerning  such1 that
 their soul shall dwell at ease--,what  
man is he that  feareth the ,lord8 says 
,david1 him shall he teach in the way   
that  he shall choose 7,psa #be3ab74    
,now1 to be taught of ,god1 what like   
it8 yea1 what like to be taught in the  
way that thou shalt choose8  ,thou hast 
chosen the way to life1 ,god's way2 but 
perhaps thy  ignorance about it is so   
great1 and those that tempt thee to turn

  aside so many and so subtle1 that they
 seem to outwit thee and  confound thee 
with their guile4 ,well1 but the ,lord  
whom thou fearest  will not leave thee  
to thy ignorance1 nor yet to thine      
enemies'  power or subtlety1 but will   
take it upon himself to be thy teacher  
and thy guide1 and that in the way that 
thou hast chosen4 ,hear1  then1 and     
behold thy privilege1 ,o thou that      
fearest the ,lord2 and  whoever wanders1
 turns aside1 and swerveth from the way 
of salvation1  whoever is benighted1 and
 lost in the midst of darkness1 thou    
shalt  find the way to the heaven and   
the glory that thou hast chosen4        
,further1 ,he doth not only say1 that he
 will teach them the way1 for  that must
 of necessity be supplied1 but he says  
also that he will  teach such in        
it--,him shall he teach in the way that 
he shall  choose4 ,this argueth that1 as
 thou shalt know1 so the way shall  be  
made1 by the communion that thou shalt  
have with ,god therein1  sweet and      

pleasant to thee4 ,for this text        
promiseth unto the man  that feareth the
 ,lord1 the presence1 company1 and      
discovery of the  mind of ,god1 while he
 is going in the way that he hath       
chosen4 ,it  is said of the good scribe1
 that he is instructed unto1 as well as 
into1 the way of the kingdom of ,god    
7,matt #ac3eb74 ,instructed unto2  that 
is1 he hath the heart and mind of ,god  
still discovered to him  in the way that
 he hath chosen1 even all the way from  
this world  to that which is to come1   
even until he shall come to the very    
gate  and door of heaven4 ,what the     
disciples said was the effect of the    
presence of ,christ1 to wit1 that their 
hearts did burn within  them while he   
talked to them by the way1 shall be also
 fulfilled  in thee1 he will meet with  
thee in the way1 talk with thee in the  
way2 he will teach thee in the way that 
thou shalt choose 7,luke  #bd3cb74      
,third ,privilege4 ,dost thou fear the  
,lord8 he will open his secret  unto    

thee1 even that which he hath hid and   
keeps close from all  the world1 to wit1
 the secret of his covenant and of thy  
concern  therein--,the secret of the    
,lord is with them that fear him1 and   
he will shew them his covenant 7,psa    
#be3ad74 ,this1 then1 further           
confirmeth what was said but just above2
 his secret shall be with  them1 and his
 covenant shall be showed unto them4    
,his secret1 to  wit1 that which hath   
been kept hid from ages and generations2
 that  which he manifesteth only to the 
saints1 or holy ones2 that is1 his      
,christ1 for he it is that is hid in    
,god1 and that no man can know  but he  
to whom the ,father shall reveal him    
7,matt #aa3bg74    ,but ,o6 what is     
there wrapped up in this ,christ1 this  
secret of ,god8  why1 all treasures of  
life1 of heaven1 and happiness--,in him 
are  hid all the treasures of wisdom and
 knowledge4 ,and in him dwelleth  all   
the fulness of the ,godhead bodily 7,col
 #b74    ,this also is that hidden ,one1

 that is so full of grace to save       
sinners1 and so full of truth and       
faithfulness to keep promise and        
covenant with them1 that their eyes must
 needs convey1 even by  every glance    
they make upon his person1 offices1 and 
relation1 such  affecting ravishments to
 the heart1 that it would please them   
that  see him1 even to be killed with   
that sight4 ,this secret of the  ,lord  
shall be1 nay is1 with them that fear   
him1 for he dwelleth in  their heart by 
faith4 ,and he will shew them his       
covenant4 ,that is1  the covenant that  
is confirmed of ,god in ,christ1 that   
everlasting  and eternal covenant1 and  
show him too that he himself is wrapped 
up therein1 as in a bundle of life with 
the ,lord his ,god4 ,these  are the     
thoughts1 purposes1 and promises of ,god
 to them that fear  him4    ,fourth     
,privilege4 ,dost thou fear the ,lord8  
his eye is always over  thee for good1  
to keep thee from all evil--,behold the 
eye of the  ,lord is upon them that fear

 him1 upon them that hope in his mercy2 
to deliver their soul from death1 and to
 keep them alive in famine  7,psa       
#cc3ah1ai74 ,his eye is upon them2 that 
is1 to watch over them  for good4 ,he   
that keepeth ,israel neither slumbers   
nor sleeps4 ,his  eyes are upon them1   
and he will keep them as a shepherd doth
 his  sheep2 that is1 from those wolves 
that seek to devour them1 and  to       
swallow them up in death4 ,his eyes are 
upon them2 for they are  the object of  
his delight1 the rarities of the world1 
in whom1 saith  he1 is all my delight4  
,his eye is upon them1 as ,i said       
before1 to  teach and instruct them--,i 
will instruct thee and teach thee in    
the way which thou shalt go2 ,i will    
guide thee with mine eye 7,psa  #cb3h2  
#b ,chron #g3ae1af74 ,the eye of the    
,lord1 therefore1 is upon  them1 not to 
take advantage of them1 to destroy them 
for their sins1  but to guide1 to help1 
and deliver them from death2 from that  
death  that would feed upon their       

souls--,to deliver their soul from      
death and to keep them alive in famine4 
,take death here for death  spiritual1  
and death eternal2 and the famine here1 
not for that  that is for want of bread 
and water1 but for that which comes on  
many for want of the ,word of the ,lord 
7,rev #bj3ad2 ,amos #h3aa1ab72  and then
 the sense is this1 the man that feareth
 the ,lord shall  neither die           
spiritually nor eternally2 for ,god will
 keep him with  his eye from all those  
things that would in such a manner kill 
him4 ,again1 should there be a famine of
 the ,word2 should there want  both the 
,word and them that preach it in the    
place that thou dost  dwell1 yet bread  
shall be given thee1 and thy water shall
 be sure2  thou shalt not die of the    
famine1 because thou fearest ,god4 ,i   
say1  that man shall not1 behold he     
shall not1 because he feareth ,god1  and
 this the next head doth yet more fully 
manifest4    ,fifth ,privilege4 ,dost   
thou fear ,god8 fear him for this       

advantage  more and more--,o fear the   
,lord1 ye his saints1 for there is no   
want  to them that fear him4 ,the young 
lions do lack and suffer hunger1  but   
they that seek the ,lord1 that fear him1
 shall not want any  good thing 7,psa   
#cd3i1aj74 ,not anything that ,god sees 
good for them  shall those men want that
 fear the ,lord4 ,if health will do them
  good1 if sickness will do them good1  
if riches will do them good1  if poverty
 will do them good1 if life will do them
 good1 if death  will do them good1 then
 they shall not want them1 neither shall
 any  of these come nigh them1 if they  
will not do them good4 ,the lions1  the 
wicked people #ai of the world that fear
 not ,god1 are not  made sharers in this
 great privilege2 all things fall out to
 them  contrary1 because they fear not  
,god4 ,in the midst of their            
sufficiency1  they are in want of that  
good that ,god puts into the worst      
things  that the man that feareth ,god  
doth meet with in the world4    ,sixth  

,privilege4 ,dost thou fear ,god8 he    
hath given charge to the  armies of     
heaven to look after1 take charge of1 to
 camp about1  and to deliver thee--,the 
angel of the ,lord encampeth round about
  them that fear him1 and delivereth    
them 7,psa #cd3g74 ,this also is  a     
privilege entailed to them that in all  
generations fear the ,lord4  ,the       
angels1 the heavenly creatures1 have it 
in commission to take  the charge of    
them that fear the ,lord2 one of them is
 able to slay of  men in one night      
#ahe1jjj4 ,these are they that camped   
about ,elisha  like horses of fire1 and 
chariots of fire1 when the enemy came   
to destroy him4 ,they also helped       
,hezekiah against the band of the       
enemy1 because he feared ,god 7#b ,kings
 #f3ag2 ,isa #cg3cf2 ,jer #bf3ai74  ,the
 angel of the ,lord encampeth round     
about them2 that is1 lest  the enemy    
should set upon them on any side2 but   
let him come where  he will1 behind or  
before1 on this side or that1 the angel 

of the  ,lord is there to defend them4  
,the angel4 ,it may be spoken in the    
singular number1 perhaps1 to show that  
every one that feareth ,god  hath his   
angel to attend on him1 and serve him4  
,when the church1  in the ,acts1 was    
told that ,peter stood at the door and  
knocked2 at  first they counted the     
messenger mad1 but when she did         
constantly  affirm it1 they said1 ,it is
 his angel 7,acts #ab3ac-ae74 ,so       
,christ  saith of the children that came
 unto him1 their angels behold  the face
 of my ,father which is in heaven4      
,their angels2 that is1  those of them  
that feared ,god1 had each of them his  
angel1 who had  a charge from ,god to   
keep them in their way4 ,we little think
 of  this1 yet this is the privilege of 
them that fear the ,lord2 yea1  if need 
be1 they shall all come down to help    
them and to deliver  them1 rather than1 
contrary to the mind of their ,god1 they
 should  by any be abused--,are they not
 all ministering spirits1 sent forth  to

 minister for them who shall be heirs of
 salvation8 7,heb #a3ad74    ,quest4    
,but how do they deliver them8 for so   
says the text--,the  angel of the ,lord 
encampeth round about them that fear    
him1 and  delivereth them4 ,answ4 ,the  
way that they take to deliver them  that
 fear the ,lord1 is sometimes by smiting
 of their enemies with  blindness1 that 
they may not find them2 and so they     
served the  enemies of ,lot 7,gen       
#ai3aj1aa74 ,sometimes by smiting of    
them with  deadly fear2 and so they     
served those that laid siege against    
,samaria 7#b ,kings #g3f74 ,and         
sometimes by smiting of them even with  
death itself2 and thus they served      
,herod1 after he had attempted  to kill 
the apostle ,james1 and also sought to  
vex certain others of  the church 7,acts
 #ab74 ,these angels that are servants  
to them that  fear the ,lord1 are them  
that will1 if ,god doth bid them1       
revenge  the quarrel of his servants    
upon the stoutest monarch on earth4     

,this1 therefore1 is a glorious         
privilege of the men that fear the      
,lord4 ,alas6 they are1 some of them1 so
 mean that they are counted  not worth  
taking notice of by the high ones of the
 world2 but their  betters do respect   
them4 ,the angels of ,god count not     
themselves  too good to attend on them1 
and camp about them to deliver them4    
,this1 then1 is the man that hath his   
angel to wait upon him1 even  he that   
feareth ,god4    ,seventh ,privilege4   
,dost thou fear the ,lord8 salvation is 
nigh unto  thee--,surely his salvation  
is nigh them that fear him1 that glory  
may dwell in our land 7,psa #he3i74     
,this is another privilege for  them    
that fear the ,lord4 ,i told you before1
 that the angel of the  ,lord did encamp
 about them1 but now he saith1 his      
salvation is  also nigh them2 the which 
although it doth not altogether exclude 
the conduct of angels1#bj but include   
them2 yet it looketh further4  ,surely  
his salvation1 his saving1 pardoning    

grace1 is nigh them  that fear him2 that
 is1 to save them out of the hand of    
their  spiritual enemies4 ,the devil1   
and sin1 and death1 do always wait  even
 to devour them that fear the ,lord1 but
 to deliver them from  these his        
salvation doth attend them4 ,so then1 if
 ,satan tempts1  here is their salvation
 nigh2 if sin1 by breaking forth1       
beguiles  them1 here is ,god's salvation
 nigh them2 yea1 if death itself shall  
suddenly seize upon them1 why1 here is  
their ,god's salvation nigh  them4    ,i
 have seen that great men's little      
children must go no whither  without    
their nurses be at hand4 ,if they go    
abroad1 their nurses  must go with them2
 if they go to meals1 their nurses must 
go with  them2 if they go to bed1 their 
nurses must go with them2 yea1 and  if  
they fall asleep1 their nurses must     
stand by them4 ,o my brethren1  those   
little ones that fear the ,lord1 they   
are the children of the  highest1       
therefore they shall not walk alone1 be 

at their spiritual  meats alone1 go to  
their sick-beds1 or to their graves     
alone2 the  salvation of their ,god is  
nigh them1 to deliver them from the     
evil4  ,this is then the glory that     
dwells in the land of them that fear    
the ,lord4    ,eighth ,privilege4 ,dost 
thou fear the ,lord8 hearken yet        
again--,the  mercy of the ,lord is from 
everlasting to everlasting upon them    
that fear him1 and his righteousness    
unto children's children 7,psa          
#ajc3ag74 ,this still confirms what was 
last asserted1 that is1 that  his       
salvation is nigh unto them4 ,his       
salvation1 that is1 pardoning  mercy1   
that is nigh them4 ,but mind it1 there  
he says it is nigh  them2 but here it is
 upon them4 ,his mercy is upon them1 it 
covereth  them all over1 it encompasseth
 them about as with a shield4 ,therefore
  they are said in another place to be  
clothed with salvation1  and covered    
with the robe of righteousness4 ,the    
mercy of the ,lord  is upon them1 that  

is1 as ,i said1 to shelter and defend   
them4 ,the  mercy1 the pardoning        
preserving mercy1 the mercy of the ,lord
 is  upon them1 who is he then that can 
condemn them8 7,rom #h74    ,but there  
yet is more behind1 ,the mercy of the   
,lord is from  everlasting to           
everlasting upon them4 ,it was designed 
for them  before the world was1 and     
shall be upon them when the world itself
  is ended2 from everlasting to         
everlasting it is on them that fear     
him4 ,this from everlasting to          
everlasting is that by which1 in another
  place1 the eternity of ,god himself is
 declared--,from everlasting  to        
everlasting1 thou art ,god 7,psa #ij3b74
 ,the meaning1 then1 may  be this2 that 
so long as ,god hath his being1 so long 
shall the  man that feareth him find    
mercy at his hand4 ,according to that   
of ,moses--,the eternal ,god is thy     
refuge1 and underneath are the          
everlasting arms2 and he shall thrust   
out the enemy from before  thee1 and    

shall say1 ,destroy them 7,deut #cc3bg74
    ,child of ,god1 thou that fearest   
,god1 here is mercy nigh thee1 mercy    
enough1 everlasting mercy upon thee4    
,this is long-lived mercy4 ,it  will    
live longer than thy sin1 it will live  
longer than temptation1  it will live   
longer than thy sorrows1 it will live   
longer than thy  persecutors4 ,it is    
mercy from everlasting to contrive thy  
salvation1  and mercy to everlasting to 
weather it out with all thy adversaries4
  ,now what can hell and death do to him
 that hath this mercy of ,god  upon him8
 ,and this hath the man that feareth the
 ,lord4 ,take that  other blessed word1 
and ,o thou man that fearest the ,lord1 
hang it  like a chain of gold about thy 
neck--,as the heaven is high above  the 
earth1 so great is his mercy toward them
 that fear him 7,psa  #ajc3aa74 ,if     
mercy as big1 as high1 and as good as   
heaven itself  will be a privilege1 the 
man that feareth ,god shall have a      
privilege4    ,ninth ,privilege4 ,dost  

thou fear ,god8--,like as a father      
pitieth  his children1 so the ,lord     
pitieth them that fear him 7,psa        
#ajc3ac74     ,the ,lord pitieth them   
that fear him2 that is1 condoleth and is
  affected1 feeleth and sympathizeth    
with them in all their afflictions4  ,it
 is a great matter for a poor man to be 
in this manner in the  affections of the
 great and mighty1 but for a poor sinner
 to be  thus in the heart and affections
 of ,god1 and they that fear him are    
so1 this is astonishing to consider4 ,in
 his love and in his pity  he redeemed  
them4 ,in his love and in his pity6 ,in 
all their  affliction he was afflicted1 
and the angel of his presence saved     
them2 in his love and in his pity he    
redeemed them1 and he bare  them1 and   
carried them all the days of old 7,isa  
#fc3i74 ,i say1 in  that he is said to  
pity them1 it is as much as to say1 he  
condoleth1  feeleth1 and sympathizeth   
with them in all their afflictions and  
temptations4 ,so that this is the       

happiness of him that feareth ,god1  he 
has a ,god to pity him and to be touched
 with all his miseries4  ,it is said in 
,judges1 ,his soul was grieved for the  
misery of  ,israel 7,judg #aj3af74 ,and 
in the ,hebrews1 he is touched with the 
feeling of our infirmities1 and can     
succour them that are tempted  7#d3ae1  
#b3ag1ah74    ,but further1 let us take 
notice of the comparison4 ,as a father  
pitieth his children1 so the ,lord      
pitieth them that fear him4 ,here  is   
not only pity1 but the pity of a        
relation1 a father4 ,it is said  in     
another place2 ,can a woman1 a mother1  
forget her sucking  child1 that she     
should not have compassion on the son of
 her womb8  yea1 they may1 yet will not 
,i forget thee4 ,the pity of neighbours 
and acquaintance helpeth in times of    
distress1 but the pity of  a father and 
a mother is pity with an over and above4
 ,the ,lord1  says ,james1 is very      
pitiful1 and of tender mercy4 ,pharaoh  
called  ,joseph his tender father1#ba   

because he provided for him against  the
 famine1 but how tender a father is     
,god6 how full of bowels6  how full of  
pity6 7,james #e3aa2 ,gen #da3dc74 ,it  
is said1 that when  ,ephraim was        
afflicted1 ,god's bowels were troubled  
for him1 and turned  within him towards 
him4 ,o that the man that feareth the   
,lord did  but believe the pity and     
bowels that are in the heart of ,god and
  his father towards him 7,jer          
#ca3ah-bj74    ,tenth ,privilege4 ,dost 
thou fear ,god8--,he will fulfil the    
desire  of them that fear him2 he also  
will hear their cry1 and will save  them
 7,psa #ade3ai74 ,almost all those      
places that make mention of  the men    
that fear ,god1 do insinuate as if they 
still were under  affliction1 or in     
danger by reason of an enemy4 ,but ,i   
say1 here  is still their privilege1    
their ,god is their father and pities   
them--,he will fulfil the desire of them
 that fear him4 ,where now  is the man  
that feareth the ,lord8 let him hearken 

to this4 ,what  sayest thou1 poor soul8 
will this content thee1 the ,lord will  
fulfil  thy desires8 ,it is intimated of
 ,adonijah1 that ,david his father  did 
let him have his head and his will in   
all things4 ,his father1  says the text1
 had not displeased him at any time in  
7so much as7  saying1 ,why hast thou    
done so8 7#a ,kings #a3f74 ,but here is 
more1  here is a promise to grant thee  
the whole desire of thy heart1          
according to the prayer of holy ,david1 
,the ,lord grant thee1 according  to    
thine own heart1 and fulfil all thy     
counsel4 ,and again1 ,the  ,lord fulfil 
all thy petitions 7,psa #bj74    ,o thou
 that fearest the ,lord1 what is thy    
desire8 ,all my desire1  says ,david1 is
 all my salvation 7#b ,sam #bc3e71 so   
sayest thou1 ,all  my salvation is all  
my desire4 ,well1 the desire of thy soul
 is  granted thee1 yea1 ,god himself    
hath engaged himself even to fulfil     
this thy desire--,he will fulfil the    
desire of them that fear him1  he also  

will hear their cry1 and will save them4
 ,o this desire when  it cometh1 what a 
tree of life will it be to thee6 ,thou  
desirest  to be rid of thy present      
trouble2 the ,lord shall rid thee out of
  trouble4 ,thou desirest to be         
delivered from temptation2 the ,lord    
shall deliver thee out of temptation4   
,thou desirest to be delivered  from thy
 body of death2 and the ,lord shall     
change this thy vile  body1 that it may 
be like to his glorious body4 ,thou     
desirest to  be in the presence of ,god1
 and among the angels in heaven4 ,this  
thy desire also shall be fulfilled1 and 
thou shalt be made equal  to the angels 
7,exo #f3f2 #b ,peter #b3i2 ,phil       
#c3bj1ba2 ,luke #af3bb1  #bj3ce1cf74 ,o 
but it is long first6 ,well1 learn first
 to live upon  thy portion in the       
promise of it1 and that will make thy   
expectation  of it sweet4 ,god will     
fulfil thy desires1 ,god will do it1    
though  it tarry long4 ,wait for it1    
because it will surely come1 it will    

not tarry4    ,eleventh ,privilege4     
,dost thou fear ,god8--,the ,lord taketh
 pleasure  in them that fear him 7,psa  
#adg3aa74 ,they that fear ,god are among
  his chief delights4 ,he delights in   
his ,son1 he delights in his works1  and
 takes pleasure in them that fear him4  
,as a man takes pleasure  in his wife1  
in his children1 in his gold1 in his    
jewels2 so the  man that fears the ,lord
 is the object of his delight4 ,he takes
  pleasure in their prosperity1 and     
therefore sendeth them health from  the 
sanctuary1 and makes them drink of the  
river of his pleasures  7,psa #ce3bg74  
,they shall be abundantly satisfied with
 the fatness  of thy house2 and thou    
shalt make them drink of the river of   
thy  pleasures 7,psa #cf3h74 ,that or   
those that we take pleasure in1  that or
 those we love to beautify and adorn    
with many ornaments4  ,we count no cost 
too much to be bestowed on those in whom
 we place  our delight1 and whom we make
 the object of our pleasure4 ,and even  

thus it is with ,god4 ,for the ,lord    
taketh pleasure in his people1  and what
 follows8 he will beautify the meek with
 salvation 7,psa  #adi3d74    ,those in 
whom we delight1 we take pleasure in    
their actions2 yea1  we teach them1 and 
give them such rules and laws to walk   
by1 as may  yet make them that we love  
more pleasurable in our eyes4 ,therefore
  they that fear ,god1 since they are   
the object of his pleasure1 are  taught 
to know how to please him in everything 
7#a ,thess #d3a74 ,and  hence it is     
said1 that he is ravished with their    
looks1 that he  delighteth in their cry1
 and that he is pleased with their      
walking  7,can #d3i2 ,prov #ae3h1       
#aa3bj74    ,those in whom we delight   
and take pleasure1 many things we will  
bear and put up that they do1 though    
they be not according to our  minds4 ,a 
man will suffer that in1 and put up that
 at1 the hand  of the child or wife of  
his pleasure1 that he will not pass by  
nor  put up in another4 ,they are my    

jewels1 says ,god1 even them that  fear 
me2 and ,i will spare them1 in all their
 comings-short of my  will1 even as a   
man spareth his own son that serveth him
 7,mal  #c3af1ag74 ,o how happy is the  
man that feareth ,god6 ,his good        
thoughts1  his good attempts to serve   
him1 and his good life pleases him1     
because he feareth ,god4    ,you know   
how pleasing in our eyes the actions of 
our children are1  when we know that    
they do what they do even of a reverent 
fear and  awe of us2 yea1 though that   
which they do amounts but to little1 we 
take it well at their hands1 and are    
pleased therewith4 ,the woman  that cast
 in her two mites into the treasury1    
cast in not much1 for  they both did but
 make one farthing2 yet how doth the    
,lord ,jesus  trumpet her up1#bb he had 
pleasure in her1 and in her action      
7,mark  #ab3da-dd74 ,this1 therefore1   
that the ,lord taketh pleasure in them  
that fear him1 is another of their great
 privileges4    ,twelfth ,privilege4    

,dost thou fear ,god8 the least dram of 
that fear  giveth the privilege to be   
blessed with the biggest saint--,he will
  bless them that fear the ,lord1 small 
and great 7,psa #aae3ac74 ,this  word   
small may be taken three ways--#a4 ,for 
those that are small  in esteem1 for    
those that are but little accounted of  
7,judg #f3ae2  #a ,sam #ah3bc74 ,art    
thou small or little in this sense1 yet 
if thou  fearest ,god1 thou art sure to 
be blessed4 ,he will bless them that    
fear him1 small and great1 be thou never
 so small in the world's  eyes1 in thine
 own eyes1 in the saints' eyes1 as      
sometimes one saint  is little in       
another saint's eye2 yet thou1 because  
thou fearest  ,god1 art put among the   
blessed4 #b4 ,by small1 sometimes is    
meant  those that are but small of      
stature1 or young in years1 little      
children1 that are easily passed by and 
looked over3 as those that  sang        
,hosanna in the temple were1 when the   
,pharisees deridingly said  of them to  

,christ1 ,hearest thou what these say8  
7,matt #ba3af74  ,well1 but ,christ     
would not despise them1 of them that    
feared ,god1  but preferred them by the 
,scripture testimony far before those   
that  did contemn them4 ,little         
children1 how small soever1 and although
  of never so small esteem with men1    
shall also1 if they fear the  ,lord1 be 
blessed with the greatest saints--,he   
will bless them  that fear him1 small   
and great4 #c4 ,by small may sometimes  
be meant  those that are small in grace 
or gifts2 these are said to be the      
least in the church1 that is1 under this
 consideration1 and so are  by it least 
esteemed 7,matt #be3de74 ,thus also is  
that of ,christ to  be understood1      
,inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the
 least of  these1 ye did it not to me   
7#a ,cor #f3d74    ,art thou in thine   
own thoughts1 or in the thoughts of     
others1 of  these last small ones1 small
 in grace1 small in gifts1 small in     
esteem upon this account1 yet if thou   

fearest ,god1 if thou fearest  ,god     
indeed1 thou art certainly blessed with 
the best of saints4 ,the  least star    
stands as fixed1 as the biggest of them 
all1 in heaven4  ,he will bless them    
that fear him1 small and great4 ,he will
 bless  them1 that is1 with the same    
blessing of eternal life4 ,for the      
different degrees of grace in saints    
doth not make the blessing1  as to its  
nature1 differ4 ,it is the same heaven1 
the same life1  the same glory1 and the 
same eternity of felicity that they are 
in the text promised to be blessed with4
 ,that is observable which  ,i mentioned
 before1 where ,christ at the day of    
judgment particularly  mentioneth and   
owneth the least--,inasmuch as ye did it
 not to one  of the least4 ,the least   
then was there1 in his kingdom and in   
his  glory1 as well as the biggest of   
all4 ,he will bless them that fear  him1
 small and great4 ,the small are named  
first in the text1 and  are so the first
 in rank2 it may be to show that though 

they may  be slighted and little set by 
in the world1 yet they are much set  by 
in the eyes of the ,lord4    ,are great 
saints only to have the kingdom1 and the
 glory everlasting8  ,are great works   
only to be rewarded8 works that are done
 by virtue  of great grace1 and the     
abundance of the gifts of the ,holy     
,ghost8  ,no3 ,whosoever shall give to  
drink unto one of these little ones  a  
cup of cold water only1 in the name of a
 disciple1 verily ,i say  unto you1 he  
shall in no wise lose his 7a disciple's7
 reward4 ,mark1  here is but a little   
gift1 a cup of cold water1 and that     
given to  a little saint1 but both taken
 special notice of by our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ 7,matt #aj3db74 ,he will give   
reward to his servants the  prophets1   
and to his saints1 and to them that fear
 his name1 small  and great 7,rev       
#aa3ah74 ,the small1 therefore1 among   
them that  fear ,god1 are blessed with  
the great1 as the great1 with the same  
salvation1 the same glory1 and the same 

eternal life2 and they  shall have1 even
 as the great ones also shall1 as much  
as they can  carry2 as much as their    
hearts1 souls1 bodies1 and capacities   
can  hold4    ,thirteenth ,privilege4   
,dost thou fear ,god8 why1 the ,holy    
,ghost  hath on purpose indited for thee
 a whole psalm to sing concerning       
thyself4 ,so that thou mayest even as   
thou art in thy calling1 bed1  journey1 
or whenever1 sing out thine own blessed 
and happy condition  to thine own       
comfort and the comfort of thy fellows4 
,the psalm is  called the #abhth ,psalm2
 ,i will set it before thee1 both as it 
is  in the reading#bc and in the singing
 ,psalms--     ,blessed is every one    
that feareth the ,lord1 that walketh in 
his  ways4 ,for thou shalt eat the      
labour of thine hands3 happy shalt  thou
 be1 and it shall be well with thee4    
,thy wife shall be as a  fruitful vine  
by the sides of thine house2 thy        
children1 like olive  plants round about
 thy table4 ,behold1 that thus shall the

 man be  blessed that feareth the ,lord4
 ,the ,lord shall bless thee out of     
,zion2 and thou shalt see the good of   
,jerusalem all the days of thy  life4   
,yea1 thou shalt see thy children's     
children1 and peace upon  ,israel4      
,,as ,,it ,,is ,,sung4    ,blessed art  
thou that fearest ,god1 ,and walkest in 
his way3 ,for of  thy labour thou shalt 
eat2 ,happy art thou1 ,i say6 ,like     
fruitful  vines on thy house side1 ,so  
doth thy wife spring out2 ,thy children 
stand like olive plants ,thy table round
 about4    ,thus art thou blest that    
fearest ,god1 ,and he shall let thee see
  ,the promised ,jerusalem1 ,and her    
felicity4 ,thou shalt thy children's    
children see1 ,to thy great joy's       
increase2 ,and likewise grace on        
,israel1 ,prosperity and peace4#bd      
,and now ,i have done with the          
privileges when ,i have removed one     
objection4    ,object4 ,but the         
,scripture says1 perfect love casteth   
our fear2  and therefore it seems that  

saints1 after that a spirit of adoption 
is come1 should not fear1 but do their  
duty1 as another ,scripture  saith1     
without it 7#a ,john #d3ah2 ,luke       
#a3gd1ge74    ,answ4 ,fear1 as ,i have  
showed you1 may be taken several ways4  
#a4  ,it may be taken for the fear of   
devils4 #b4 ,it may be taken for the    
fear of reprobates4 #c4 ,it may be taken
 for the fear that is wrought  in the   
godly by the ,spirit as a spirit of     
bondage2 or1 #d4 ,it may  be taken for  
the fear that ,i have been but now      
discoursing of4    ,now the fear that   
perfect love casts out cannot be that   
son-like1  gracious fear of ,god1 that  
,i have in this last place been treating
  of2 because that fear that love casts 
out hath torment1 but so has  not the   
son-like fear4 ,therefore the fear that 
love casts out is  either that fear that
 is like the fear of devils and         
reprobates1  or that fear that is begot 
in the heart by the ,spirit of ,god as a
  spirit of bondage1 or both2 for1      

indeed1 all these kinds of fear  have   
torment1 and therefore may be cast out2 
and are so by the  spirit of adoption1  
which is called the spirit of faith and 
love1  when he comes with power into the
 soul2 so that without this fear  we    
should serve him4 ,but to argue from    
these texts that we ought  not to fear  
,god1 or to mix fear with our worship of
 him1 is as much  as to say that by the 
spirit of adoption we are made very     
rogues2  for not to fear ,god is by the 
,scripture applied to such 7,luke       
#bc3dj74 ,but for what ,i have affirmed 
the ,scripture doth plentifully         
confirm1 saying1 ,happy is the man that 
feareth alway4 ,and again1  ,it shall be
 well with them that fear ,god1 which   
fear before him4  ,fear1 therefore2 the 
spirit of the fear of the ,lord is a    
grace  that greatly beautifies a        
,christian1 his words1 and all his ways3
  ,wherefore now let the fear of the    
,lord be upon you2 take heed1 and  do   
it1 for there is no iniquity with the   

,lord our ,god1 nor respect  of persons1
 nor taking of gifts 7#b ,chron #ai3g74 
,i come now to make some use and        
application of this doctrine4    ,,the  
,,use ,,of ,,this ,,doctrine4    ,having
 proceeded thus far about this doctrine 
of the fear of ,god1  ,i now come to    
make some use and application of the    
whole2 and my    ,,use ,,first1 of      
,examination4    ,,first ,,use shall be 
a ,,use ,,of ,,examination4 ,is this    
fear of ,god such  an excellent thing8  
,is it attended with so many blessed    
privileges8  ,then this should put us1  
every soul of us1 upon a diligent       
examination  of ourselves1 to wit1      
whether this grace be in us or not1 for 
if  it be1 then thou art one of these   
blessed ones to whom belong these       
glorious privileges1 for thou hast an   
interest in every of them2  but if it   
shall appear that this grace is not in  
thee1 then thy  state is fearfully      
miserable1 as hath partly been manifest 
already1  and will further be seen in   

what comes after4 ,now1 the better to   
help thee to consider1 and not to miss  
in finding out what thou art  in thy    
self-examination1 ,i will speak to      
this--,first4 ,in general4  ,second4 ,in
 particular4    ,first4 ,in general4 ,no
 man brings this grace into the world   
with  him4 ,every one by nature is      
destitute of it2 for naturally none     
fear ,god1 there is no fear of ,god1    
none of this grace of fear before  their
 eyes1 they do not so much as know what 
it is2 for this fear  flows1 as was     
showed before1 from a new heart1 faith1 
repentance  and the like2 of which new  
heart1 faith1 and repentance1 if thou be
  void1 thou art also void of this godly
 fear4 ,men must have a mighty  change  
of heart and life1 or else they are     
strangers to this fear  of ,god4 ,alas1 
how ignorant are the most of this6 ,yea1
 and some  are not afraid to say they   
are not changed1 nor desire so to be4   
,can these fear ,god8 can these be      
possessed with this grace of fear8  ,no3

 ,because they have no changes1         
therefore they fear not ,god  7,psa     
#ee3ai2 ,psa #cf3a2 ,rom #c3ah74        
,wherefore1 sinner1 consider whoever    
thou art that art destitute  of this    
fear of ,god1 thou art void of all other
 graces2 for this  fear1 as also ,i have
 showed1 floweth from the whole stock of
 grace  where it is4 ,there is not one  
of the graces of the ,spirit1 but  this 
fear is in the bowels of it2 yea1 as ,i 
may say1 this fear is  the flower and   
beauty of every grace2 neither is there 
anything1  let it look as much like     
grace as it will1 that will be counted  
so  indeed1 if the fruit thereof be not 
this fear of ,god2 wherefore1  ,i say   
again1 consider well of this matter1 for
 as thou shalt be  found with reference 
to this grace1 so shall thy judgment be4
 ,i  have but briefly treated of this   
grace1 yet have endeavoured1 with  words
 as fit as ,i could1 to display it in   
its colours before thy  face1 first by  
showing you what this fear of ,god is1  

then what it  flows from1 as also what  
doth flow from it2 to which1 as was said
  before1 ,i have added several         
privileges that are annexed to this     
fear1 that by all1 if it may be1 thou   
mayest see it if thou hast  it1 and     
thyself without it if thou hast it not4 
,wherefore ,i refer  thee thither again 
for information in this thing2 or if    
thou art  loath to give the book a      
second reading1 but wilt go on to the   
end  now thou art gotten hither2 then   
,second and particularly1 ,i conclude   
with these several propositions         
concerning those that fear not ,god4    
#a4 ,that man that is proud1 and of a   
high and lofty mind1 fears not  ,god4   
,this is plain from the exhortation1 ,be
 not high-minded1 but  fear 7,rom       
#aa3bj74 ,here you see that a high mind 
and the fear of  ,god are set in direct 
opposition the one to the other2 and    
there  is in them1 closely concluded by 
the apostle1 that where indeed  the one 
is1 there cannot be the other2 where    

there is a high mind1  there is not the 
fear of ,god2 and where there is the    
fear of ,god1  the mind is not high but 
lowly4 ,can a man at the same time be a 
proud man1 and fear ,god too8 ,why1     
then1 is it said ,god beholdeth  every  
one that is proud1 and abases him8 and  
again1 ,he beholds the  proud afar off8 
,he therefore that is proud of his      
person1 of his  riches1 of his office1  
of his parts1 and the like1 feareth not 
,god4  ,it is also manifest further1 for
 ,god resisteth the proud1 which he     
would not do1 if he feared him1 but in  
that he sets him at such a  distance    
from him1 in that he testifies that he  
will abase him and  resist him1 it is   
evident that he is not the man that hath
 this  grace of fear2 for that man1 as  
,i have showed you1 is the man of       
,god's delight1 the object of his       
pleasure 7,psa #ach3f2 ,james #d3f2  #a 
,peter #e3e2 ,mal #d3a74    #b4 ,the    
covetous man feareth not ,god4 ,this    
also is plain from  the ,word1 because  

it setteth covetousness and the fear of 
,god in  direct opposition4 ,men that   
fear ,god are said to hate covetousness 
7,exo #ah3ba74 ,besides1 the covetous   
man is called an idolater1 and  is said 
to have no part in the kingdom of       
,christ and of ,god4 ,and  again1 ,the  
wicked boasteth of his heart's desire1  
and blesseth the  covetous1 whom the    
,lord abhorreth 7,eze #cc3ca2 ,eph #e3e2
 ,psa #aj3c74  ,hearken to this1 you    
that hunt the world to take it1 you that
 care  not how you get1 so you get the  
world4 ,also you that make even         
religion your stalking-horse to get the 
world1 you fear not ,god4  ,and what    
will you do whose hearts go after your  
covetousness8 you  who are led by       
covetousness up and down1 as it were by 
the nose2  sometimes to swear1 to lie1  
to cozen1 and cheat and defraud1 when   
you can get the advantage to do it4 ,you
 are far1 very far1 from the  fear of   
,god4 ,ye adulterers and adulteresses1  
for so the covetous  are called1 know ye

 not that the friendship of the world is
 enmity  with ,god8 whosoever1          
therefore1 will be a friend of the      
world1 is  the enemy of ,god 7,james    
#d3d74    #c4 ,the riotous eaters of    
flesh have not the fear of ,god4 ,for   
this  is done without fear 7,jude #ab74 
,gluttony is a sin little taken  notice 
of1 and as little repented of by those  
that use it1 but  yet it is odious in   
the sight of ,god1 and the practice of  
it a  demonstration of the want of his  
fear in the heart3 yea1 so odious  is   
it1 that ,god forbids that his people   
should so much as company  with such4   
,be not1 saith he1 among wine-bibbers1  
among riotous  eaters of flesh 7,prov   
#bc3bj74 ,and he further tells us1 that 
they  that are such1 are spots and      
blemishes to those that keep them       
company1 for indeed they fear not ,god  
7#b ,peter #b3ac2 ,rom #ac3ac2  #a      
,peter #d3d74 ,alas6 some men are as if 
they were for nought else  born but to  
eat and to drink1 and pamper their      

carcasses with the  dainties of this    
world1 quite forgetting why ,god sent   
them hither2  but such1 as is said1 fear
 not ,god1 and so consequently are of   
the  number of them upon whom the day of
 judgment will come at unawares  7,luke 
#ba3cd74    #d4 ,the liar is one that   
fears not ,god4 ,this also is evident   
from  the plain text1 ,thou hast lied1  
saith the ,lord1 and hast not           
remembered me1 nor laid it to thy heart3
 have not ,i held my peace  even of old1
 saith the ,lord1 and thou fearest me   
not8 7,isa  #eg3aa74 ,what lie this was 
is not material2 it was a lie1 or a     
course  of lying that is here rebuked1  
and the person or persons in this       
practice1 as is said1 were such as      
feared not ,god2 a course of lying  and 
the fear of ,god cannot stand together4 
,this sin of lying is a  common sin1 and
 it walketh in the world in several     
guises4 ,there  is the profane scoffing 
liar1 there is the cunning artificial   
liar1  there is the hypocritical        

religious liar1 with liars of other     
ranks  and degrees4 ,but none of them   
all have the fear of ,god1 nor shall    
any of them1 they not repenting1 escape 
the damnation of hell--,all  liars shall
 have their part in the lake which      
burneth with fire  and brimstone 7,rev  
#ba3h74 ,heaven and the ,new ,jerusalem 
are not a  place for such--,and there   
shall in no wise enter into it anything 
that defileth1 neither whatsoever       
worketh abomination1 or maketh  a lie 7v
 #bg74 ,therefore another scripture says
 that all liars are  without--,for      
without are dogs1 and sorcerers1 and    
whoremongers1  and murderers1 and       
idolaters1 and whosoever loveth and     
maketh a  lie 7,rev #bb3ae74 ,but this  
should not be their sentence1 judgment1 
and condemnation1 if they that are liars
 were such as had in them  this blessed 
fear of ,god4    #e4 ,they fear not ,god
 who cry unto him for help in the time  
of their  calamity1 and when they are   
delivered1 they return to their former  

rebellion4 ,this1 ,moses1 in a spirit of
 prophecy1 asserteth at the  time of the
 mighty judgment of the hail4 ,pharaoh  
then desired him  to pray to ,god that  
he would take away that judgment from   
him4 ,well1  so ,i will1 said ,moses1   
,but as for thee and thy servants1 ,i   
know  that ye will not yet fear the     
,lord ,god 7,exo #i3cj74 ,as who should 
say1 ,i know that so soon as this       
judgment is removed1 you will to  your  
old rebellion again4 ,and what greater  
demonstration can be  given that such a 
man feareth not ,god1 than to cry to    
,god to be  delivered from affliction to
 prosperity1 and to spend that          
prosperity  in rebellion against him8   
,this is crying for mercies that they   
may  be spent1 or that we may have      
something to spend upon our lusts1  and 
in the service of ,satan 7,john #d3a-c74
 ,of these ,god complains in  the       
sixteenth of ,ezekiel1 and in the second
 of ,hosea--,thou hast1  saith ,god1    
taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of 

my silver1 which  ,i had given thee1 and
 madest to thyself images c4 7,eze      
#af3ag74  ,this was for want of the fear
 of ,god4 ,many of this kind there be   
now in the world1 both of men1 and      
women1 and children2 art not  thou that 
readest this book of this number8 ,hast 
thou not cried  for health when sick1   
for wealth when poor1 when lame for     
strength1  when in prison for liberty1  
and then spent all that thou gottest  by
 thy prayer in the service of ,satan1   
and to gratify thy lusts8  ,look to it1 
sinner1 these things are signs that with
 thy heart thou  fearest not ,god4      
#f4 ,they fear not ,god that way-lay his
 people and seek to overthrow  them1 or 
to turn them besides the right path1 as 
they are journeying  from hence to their
 eternal rest4 ,this is evident from the
 plain  text1 ,remember1 saith ,god1    
what ,amalek did unto thee by the way   
when ye were come forth out of ,egypt2  
how he met thee by the way1  and smote  
the hindmost of thee1 even all that were

 feeble behind  thee1 when thou wast    
faint and weary1 and he feared not ,god 
7,deut  #be3ag1ah74 ,many such          
,amalekites there be now in the world   
that set  themselves against the feeble 
of the flock1 against the feeble of  the
 flock especially1 still smiting them1  
some by power1 some with  the tongue1   
some in their lives and estates1 some in
 their names and  reputations1 by       
scandals1 slanders1 and reproach1 but   
the reason  of this their ungodly       
practice is this1 they fear not ,god4   
,for did  they fear him1 they would be  
afraid to so much as think1 much more   
of attempting to afflict and destroy1   
and calumniate the children  of ,god2   
but such there have been1 such there    
are1 and such there  will be in the     
world1 for all men fear not ,god4    #g4
 ,they fear not ,god who see his hand   
upon backsliders for their  sins1 and   
yet themselves will be backsliders also4
 ,i saw1 saith  ,god1 when for all the  
causes whereby backsliding ,israel      

committed  adultery1 ,i had put her     
away1 and given her a bill of divorce1  
yet her treacherous sister ,judah feared
 not1 but went and played  the harlot   
also 7,jer #c3h1 #b3ai74 ,judah saw that
 her sister was  put away1 and delivered
 by ,god into the hands of ,shalmaneser1
 who  carried her away beyond ,babylon1 
and yet1 though she saw it1 she  went   
and played the harlot also--a sign of   
great hardness of heart1  and of the    
want of the fear of ,god indeed4 ,for   
this fear1 had it  been in her heart1 it
 would have taught her to have trembled 
at  the judgment that was executed upon 
her sister1 and not to have  gone and   
played the harlot also3 and not to have 
done it while  her sister's judgment was
 in sight and memory4 ,but what is it   
that  a heart that is destitute of the  
fear of ,god will not do8 ,no sin  comes
 amiss to such3 yea1 they will sin1 they
 will do that themselves1  for the doing
 of which they believe some are in      
hell-fire1 and all  because they fear   

not ,god4    ,but pray observe1 if those
 that take not warning when they see the
  hand of ,god upon backsliders1 are    
said to have none of the fear  of ,god1 
have they it1 think you1 that lay       
stumbling-blocks in the  way of ,god's  
people1 and use devices to cause them to
 backslide1  yea1 rejoice when they can 
do this mischief to any8 and yet many   
of this sort there are in the world1    
that even rejoice when they  see a      
professor fall into sin1 and go back    
from his profession1 as  if they had    
found some excellent thing4    #h4 ,they
 fear not ,god who can look upon a land 
as wallowing in  sin1 and yet are not   
humbled at the sight thereof4 ,have ye1 
said  ,god by the prophet to the ,jews1 
forgotten the wickedness of your        
fathers1 and the wickedness of the kings
 of ,judah1 and the wickedness  of their
 wives1 which they have committed in the
 land of ,judah  and in the streets of  
,jerusalem8 ,they are not humbled to    
this day1  neither have they feared1 nor

 walked in my law 7,jer #dd3i1aj74      
,here is a land full of wickedness1 and 
none to bewail it1 for they  wanted the 
fear of ,god1 and love to walk in his   
law4 ,but how say  you1 if they that are
 not humbled at their own and others'   
wickedness  are said not to fear1 or    
have the fear of ,god1 what shall we    
think  or say of such that receive1 that
 nourish and rejoice in such            
wickedness8 ,do they fear ,god8 ,yea1   
what shall we say of such that  are the 
inventors and promoters of wickedness1  
as of oaths1 beastly  talk1 or the like8
 ,do they1 do you think1 fear ,god8     
,once again1  what shall we say of such 
that cannot be content to be wicked     
themselves1 and to invent and rejoice in
 other men's wickedness1  but must hate1
 reproach1 vilify and abuse those that  
they cannot  persuade to be wicked8 ,do 
they fear ,god8    #i4 ,they that take  
more heed to their own dreams than to   
the ,word  of ,god1 fear not ,god4 ,this
 also is plain from the ,word--,for in  

the multitude of dreams1 there are also 
divers vanities1 but fear  thou ,god2   
that is1 take heed unto his ,word 7,eccl
 #e3g2 ,isa #h3bj74  ,here the fearing  
of ,god is opposed to our overmuch      
heeding dreams3  and there is implied1  
that it is for want of the fear of ,god 
that  men so much heed those things4    
,what will they say to this that give   
more heed to a suggestion that ariseth  
from their foolish hearts1  or that is  
cast in thither by the devil1 than they 
do to the holy  ,word of ,god8 ,these   
are filthy dreamers4 ,also1 what shall  
we  say to those that are more confident
 of the mercy of ,god to their  soul1   
because he hath blessed them with       
outward things1 than they  are afraid of
 his wrath and condemnation1 though the 
whole of the  ,word of ,god doth fully  
verify the same8 ,these are filthy      
dreamers  indeed4    ,a dream is either 
real1 or so by way of semblance1 and so 
some  men dream sleeping1 and some      
waking 7,isa #bi3g74 ,and as those that 

a man dreams sleeping are caused either 
by ,god1 ,satan1 business1  flesh1 or   
the like2 so are they that a man dreams 
waking1 to pass  by those that we have  
in our sleep4 ,men1 when bodily awake1  
may  have dreams1 that is1 visions from 
heaven2 such are all they that  have a  
tendency to discover to the sinner his  
state1 or the state  of the church      
according to the ,word4 ,but those that 
are from ,satan1  business1 and the     
flesh1 are such--especially the first   
and last1  to wit1 from ,satan and the  
flesh--as tend to embolden men to hope  
for good in a way disagreeing with the  
,word of ,god4#be    ,these ,jude calls 
filthy dreamers1 such whose principles  
were  their dreams1 and they led them to
 defile the flesh1 that is1 by          
fornication and uncleanness2 to despise 
dominion1 that the reins  might be laid 
upon the neck of their lusts2 to speak  
evil of  dignities1 of those that ,god  
had set over them1 for their governing  
in all the law and testament of ,christ1

 these dreamt that to live  like brutes1
 to be greedy of gain1 and to take away 
for it1 as ,cain  and ,balaam did by    
their wiles1 the lives of the owners    
thereof1  would go for good coin in the 
best of trials4 ,these also ,peter      
speaks of 7#b ,peter #b74 ,and he makes 
their dreams1 that ,jude calls  so1     
their principle and errors in life and  
doctrine2 you may read  of them in that 
whole chapter1 where they are called    
cursed children1  and so by consequence 
such as fear not ,god4    #aj4 ,they    
fear not ,god1 who are sorcerers1       
adulterers1 false swearers1  and that   
oppress the hireling of his wages4 ,it  
is a custom with some  men to keep back 
by fraud from the hireling that which by
 covenant  they agreed to pay for their 
labour2 pinching1 ,i say1 and paring    
from them their due that of right       
belongs to them1 to the making of  them 
cry in the ears of the ,lord of sabaoth 
7,james #e3d74 ,these  fear not ,god2   
they are reckoned among the worst of    

men1 and in  their day of account ,god  
himself will bear witness against them4 
,and ,i1 saith ,god1 will come near to  
you to judgment2 and ,i will  be a swift
 witness against the adulterers1 and    
against the false  swearers1 and against
 those that oppress the hireling in his 
wages1  the widow and the fatherless1   
and that turn aside the stranger from   
his right1 and fear not me1 saith the   
,lord 7,mal #c3e74    #aa4 ,they fear   
not ,god1 who instead of pitying of1    
rail at ,god's  people in their         
affliction1 temptations1 and            
persecutions1 and  rather rejoice and   
skip for joy1 than sympathize with them 
in their  sorrow4 ,thus did ,david's    
enemies1 thus did ,israel's enemies1 and
  thus did the thief1 he railed at      
,christ when he hanged upon the  cross1 
and was for that1 even by his fellow1   
accounted for one  that feared not ,god 
7,luke #bc3dj2 ,psa #ce3a1bb-bf4 ,read  
,oba #aj-ae2  ,jer #dh3b-f74 ,this is a 
common thing among the children of men1 

even  to rejoice at the hurt of them    
that fear ,god1 and it ariseth even  of 
an inward hatred to godliness4 ,they    
hate you1 saith ,christ1  because they  
hated me4 ,therefore ,christ takes what 
is done to his1  in this1 as done unto  
himself1 and so to holiness of life4    
,but  this falls hard upon such as      
despise at1 and rejoice to see1 ,god's  
people in their griefs1 and that take   
the advantage1 as dogged  ,shimei did1  
to augment the griefs and afflictions of
 ,god's people  7#b ,sam #af3e-h74      
,these fear not ,god1 they do this of   
enmity1 and  their sin is such as will  
hardly be blotted out 7#a ,kings        
#b3h1i74    #ab4 ,they fear not ,god1   
who are strangers to the effects of     
fear4  ,if ,i be a master1 where is my  
fear8 ,that is1 show that ,i am so  by  
your fear of me in the effects of your  
fear of me4 ,you offer  polluted bread  
upon mine altar4 ,this is not a sign    
that you fear  me1 ye offer the blind   
for sacrifices1 where is my fear8 ye    

offer  the lame and the sick1 these are 
not the effects of the fear of  ,god    
7,mal #a3f-h74 ,sinner1 it is one thing 
to say1 ,i fear ,god1 and  another to   
fear him indeed4 ,therefore1 as ,james  
says1 show me thy  faith by thy works1  
so here ,god calls for a testimony of   
thy fear  by the effects of fear4 ,i    
have already showed you several effects 
of fear2 if thou art a stranger to them1
 thou art a stranger to this  grace of  
fear4 ,therefore1 to conclude this1 it  
is not a feigned  profession that will  
do2 nothing is good here1 but what is   
salted  with this fear of ,god1 and they
 that fear him are men of truth1  men of
 singleness of heart1 perfect1 upright1 
humble1 holy men2  wherefore1 reader1   
examine1 and again1 ,i say examine1 and 
lay the  ,word and thy heart together1  
before that thou concludest that thou   
fearest ,god4    ,what6 fear ,god1 and  
in a state of nature8 fear ,god without 
a change  of heart and life8 ,what6 fear
 ,god and be proud1 and covetous1  a    

wine-bibber1 and a riotous eater of     
flesh8 ,how6 fear ,god and a  liar1 and 
one that cries for mercies to spend them
 upon thy lusts8  ,this would be        
strange4 ,true1 thou mayest fear as     
devils do1 but  what will that profit8  
,thou mayest by thy fear be driven away 
from  ,god1 from his worship1 people1   
and ways1 but what will that avail8  ,it
 may be thou mayest so fear at present1 
as to be a little stopped  in thy sinful
 course2 perhaps thou hast got a knock  
from the ,word  of ,god1 and are at     
present a little dazzled and hindered   
from being  in thy former and full      
career after sin2 but what of that8 if  
by  the fear that thou hast1 thy heart  
is not united to ,god1 and to the  love 
of his ,son1 ,word1 and people1 thy fear
 is nothing worth4#bf  ,many men also   
are forced to fear ,god1 as underlings  
are forced to  fear those that are by   
force above them4 ,if thou only thus    
fearest  ,god1 it is but a false fear2  
it flows not from love to ,god3 this    

fear brings not willing subjection1     
which indeed brings the effect  of right
 fear2 but being over-mastered like an  
hypocrite1 thou  subjected thyself by   
feigned obedience1 being forced1 ,i say1
 by  mere dread to do it 7,psa #ff3c74  
,it is said of ,david1 that the fame of 
him went out into all lands1  and the   
,lord brought the fear of him upon all  
nations 7#a ,chron  #ad3ag74 ,but what1 
did they now love ,david8 did they now  
choose him  to be their king8 no verily2
 they1 many of them1 rather hated him1  
and1 when they could1 made resistance   
against him4 ,they did even  as thou    
dost--feared1 but did not love2 feared1 
but did not choose  his government that 
ruled over them4 ,it is also said of    
,jehoshaphat1  when ,god had subdued    
before him ,ammon1 ,moab1 and mount     
,seir1 that  the fear of ,god was on all
 the kingdoms of these countries1 when  
they had heard that the ,lord fought    
against the enemies of ,israel  7#b     
,chron #bj3bi74 ,but1 ,i say1 was this  

fear1 that is called now the  fear of   
,god1 anything else1 but a dread of the 
greatness of power  of the king8 ,no    
verily1 nor did that dread bring them   
into a willing  subjection to1 and      
liking of his laws and government2 it   
only made  them like slaves and         
underlings1 stand in fear of his        
executing  the vengeance of ,god upon   
them4    ,therefore still1              
notwithstanding this fear1 they were    
rebels to him  in their hearts1 and when
 occasion and advantage offered         
themselves1  they showed it by rising in
 rebellion against ,israel4 ,this fear  
therefore provoked but feigned and      
forced obedience1 a right emblem  of the
 obedience of such1 who being still     
enemies in their minds to  ,god1 are    
forced by virtue of present conviction  
to yield a little1  even of fear to     
,god1 to his ,word1 and to his          
ordinances4 ,reader1  whoever thou art1 
think of this1 it is thy concern1       
therefore  do it1 and examine1 and      

examine again1 and look diligently to   
thy  heart in thine examination1 that it
 beguile thee not about this  thy so    
great concern1 as indeed the fear of    
,god is4    ,one thing more1 before ,i  
leave thee1 let me warn thee of4 ,take  
heed of deferring to fear the ,lord4    
,some men1 when they have had           
conviction upon their heart that the    
fear of ,god is not in them1  have      
through the overpowering of their       
corruptions yet deferred  and put off   
the fear of ,god from them1 as it is    
said of them in  ,jeremiah3 ,this people
 hath a revolting and a rebellious      
heart2  they are revolted and gone4     
,neither say they in their heart1 ,let  
us now fear the ,lord 7,jer #e3bc1bd74  
,they saw that the judgments  of ,god   
attended them because they did not yet  
fear ,god1 but that  conviction would   
not prevail with them to say1 ,let us   
now fear  the ,lord4 ,they were for     
deferring to fear him still2 they were  
for  putting off his fear from them     

longer4 ,sinner1 hast thou deferred  to 
fear the ,lord8 is thy heart still so   
stubborn as not to say  yet1 ,let us    
fear the ,lord8 ,o6 the ,lord hath taken
 notice of this  thy rebellion1 and is  
preparing some dreadful judgment for    
thee4  ,shall ,i not visit for these    
things8 saith the ,lord2 shall not  my  
soul be avenged on such a nation as     
this8 7v #bi74 ,sinner1 why  shouldest  
thou pull vengeance down upon thee8 why 
shouldest thou  pull vengeance down from
 heaven upon thee8 ,look up1 perhaps    
thou  hast already been pulling this    
great while1 to pull it down upon  thee4
 ,o6 pull no longer2 why shouldest thou 
be thine own executioner8  ,fall down   
upon thy knees1 man1 and up with thy    
heart and thy hands  to the ,god that   
dwells in the heavens2 cry1 yea cry     
aloud1 ,lord1  unite mine heart to fear 
thy name1 and do not harden mine heart  
from thy fear4 ,thus holy men have cried
 before thee1 and by crying  have       
prevented judgment4    ,a few things    

that may provoke thee to fear the ,lord4
    ,before ,i leave this use1 let me   
give thee a few things1 that1 if  ,god  
will1 may provoke thee to fear the      
,lord4    #a4 ,the man that feareth not 
,god1 carrieth it worse towards him than
  the beast1 the brute beast1 doth carry
 it towards that man4 ,the  fear of you1
 and the dread of you1 shall be upon    
every beast of the  earth1 yea1 and upon
 every fowl of the air1 and upon all    
that  moveth upon the earth1 and upon   
all the fishes of the sea 7,gen  #i3b74 
,mark1 all my creatures shall fear you1 
and dread you1 says ,god4  ,none of them
 shall be so hardy as to cast of all    
reverence of you4  ,but what a shame is 
this to man1 that ,god should subject   
all his  creatures to him1 and he should
 refuse to stoop his heart to ,god8     
,the beast1 the bird1 the fish1 and all1
 have a fear and dread of  man1 yea1    
,god has put it in their hearts to fear 
man1 and yet man  is void of fear and   
dread1 ,i mean of godly fear of him1    

that thus  lovingly hath put all things 
under him4 ,sinner1 art thou not        
ashamed1  that a silly cow1 a sheep1    
yea1 a swine1 should better observe the 
law of his creation1 than thou dost the 
law of thy ,god8    #b4 ,consider1 he   
that will not fear ,god1 ,god will make 
him fear him  whether he will or no4    
,that is1 he that doth not1 will not now
 so  fear him1 as willingly to bow      
before him1 and put his neck into his   
yoke4 ,god will make him fear him when  
he comes to take vengeance  on him4     
,then he will surround him with terror1 
and with fear on  every side1 fear      
within1 and fear without2 fear shall be 
in the  way1 even in the way that thou  
goest when thou art going out of  this  
world2 and that will be dreadful fear   
7,eccl #ab3e74 ,i will  bring their     
fears upon them1 saith the ,lord 7,isa  
#ff3d74    #c4 ,he that fears not ,god  
now1 the ,lord shall laugh at his fears 
then4 ,sinner1 ,god will be even with   
all them that choose not to  have his   

fear in their hearts3 for as he calls   
and they hear not  now1 so they shall   
cry1 yea1 howl then1 and he will laugh  
at their  fears4 ,i will laugh1 saith   
he1 at their destruction2 ,i will mock  
when their fear cometh1 when your fear  
cometh as desolation and  your          
destruction cometh as a whirlwind1 when 
distress and anguish  cometh upon you2  
then shall they call upon me1 but ,i    
will not  answer3 they shall seek me    
early1 but they shall not find me1 for  
that they hated knowledge1 and did not  
choose the fear of the ,lord  7,prov    
#a3bg-bi74    ,sinner6 thou thinkest to 
escape the fear2 but what wilt thou do  
with the pit8 ,thou thinkest to escape  
the pit2 but what wilt thou  do with the
 snare8 ,the snare1 say you1 what is    
that8 ,i answer1 it  is even the work of
 thine own hands4 ,the wicked is snared 
in the  work of his own hands1 he is    
snared by the transgression of his  lips
 7,psa #i3af2 ,prov #ab3ac74    ,sinner6
 what wilt thou do when thou comest into

 this snare2 that  is1 into the guilt   
and terror that thy sins will snaffle#bg
 thee  with1 when they1 like a cord1 are
 fastened about thy soul8 ,this  snare  
will bring thee back again to the pit1  
which is hell1 and  then how wilt thou  
do to be rid of thy fear8 ,the fear1    
pit1 and  the snare shall come upon     
thee1 because thou fearest not ,god4    
,sinner6 art thou one of them that hast 
cast off fear8 poor man1  what wilt thou
 do when these three things beset thee8 
whither wilt  thou fly for help8 ,and   
where wilt thou leave thy glory8 ,if    
thou  fliest from the fear1 there is the
 pit2 if thou fliest from the  pit1     
there is the snare4    ,,use ,,second1  
an exhortation to fear ,god4    ,,second
 ,,use4 ,my next word shall be ,,an     
,,exhortation ,,to ,,fear ,,god4  ,i    
mean an exhortation to saints--,o fear  
the ,lord1 ye his saints1  for there is 
no want to them that fear him4 ,not but 
that every  saint doth fear ,god1 but as
 the apostle saith in another case1 ,i  

beseech you1 do it more and more4 ,the  
fear of the ,lord1 as ,i have  showed   
you1 is a grace of the new covenant1 as 
other saving graces  are1 and so is     
capable of being stronger or weaker1 as 
other graces  are4 ,wherefore ,i beseech
 you1 fear him more and more4    ,it is 
said of ,obadiah1 that he feared the    
,lord greatly3 every saint  fears the   
,lord1 but every saint does not greatly 
fear him4 ,o there  are but few         
,obadiahs in the world1 ,i mean among   
the saints on  earth3 see the whole     
relation of him 7#a ,kings #ah74 ,as    
,paul said  of ,timothy1 ,i have none   
like-minded1 so it may be said of some  
concerning the fear of the ,lord2 they  
have scarce a fellow4 ,so it  was with  
,job1 ,there is none like him in the    
earth1 one that feareth  ,god1 c4 7,job 
#a3h74 ,there was even none in ,job's   
day that feared  ,god like him1 no1     
there was not one like him in all the   
earth1 but  doubtless there were more in
 the world that feared ,god2 but this   

fearing of him greatly1 that is the     
thing that saints should do1  and that  
was the thing that ,job did do1 and in  
that he did outstrip  his fellows4 ,it  
is also said of ,hananiah1 that he was a
 faithful  man1 and feared ,god above   
many 7,neh #g3b74 ,he also had got1 as  
to  the exercise of1 and growth in1 this
 grace1 the start of many of  his       
brethren4 ,he feared ,god above many4   
,now then1 seeing this  grace admits of 
degrees1 and is in some stronger1 and in
 some weaker1  let us be all awakened as
 to other graces1 so to this grace also4
  ,that like as you abound in           
everything1 in faith1 in utterance1  in 
knowledge1 and in all diligence1 and in 
your love to us1 see  that ye abound in 
this grace also4 ,i will labour to      
enforce this  exhortation upon you by   
several motives4    ,first4 ,let ,god's 
distinguishing love to you be a motive  
to you to  fear him greatly4 ,he hath   
put his fear in thy heart1 and hath not 
given that blessing to thy neighbour2   

perhaps not to thy husband1  thy wife1  
thy child1 or thy parent4 ,o what an    
obligation should  this consideration   
lay upon thy heart greatly to fear the  
,lord6  ,remember also1 as ,i have      
showed in the first part of this book1  
that this fear of the ,lord is his      
treasure1 a choice jewel1 given  only to
 favourites1 and to those that are      
greatly beloved4 ,great  gifts naturally
 tend to oblige1 and will do so1 ,i     
trust1 with thee1  when thou shalt      
ingeniously consider it4 ,it is a sign  
of a very  bad nature when the contrary 
shows itself2 could ,god have done more 
for thee than to have put his fear in   
thy heart8 ,this is better  than to have
 given thee a place even in heaven      
without it4 ,yea1  had he given thee all
 faith1 all knowledge1 and the tongue of
 men  and angels1 and a place in heaven 
to boot1 they had all been short  of    
this gift1 of the fear of ,god in thy   
heart4 ,therefore love it1  nourish it1 
exercise it1 use all means to cause it  

to increase and  grow in thy heart1 that
 it may appear it is set by at thy hand1
  poor sinner4    ,second4 ,another     
motive to stir thee up to grow in this  
grace of the  fear of ,god may be the   
privileges that it lays thee under4     
,what or  where wilt thou find in the   
,bible1 so many privileges so           
affectionately  entailed to any grace1  
as to this of the fear of ,god8 ,god    
speaks  of this grace1 and of the       
privileges that belong unto it1 as if1  
to speak with reverence1 he knew not how
 to have done blessing of  the man that 
hath it4 ,it seems to me as if this     
grace of fear is  the darling grace1 the
 grace that ,god sets his heart upon at 
the  highest rate4 ,as it were1 he      
embraces the hugs1 and lays the man  in 
his bosom1 that hath1 and grows strong  
in this grace of the fear  of ,god4 ,see
 again the many privileges in which the 
man is interested  that hath this grace 
in his heart3 and see also that there   
are  but few of them1 wherever          

mentioned1 but have entailed to them the
  pronunciation of a blessing1 or else  
that man is spoken of by way  of        
admiration4    ,third4 ,another motive  
may be this3 ,the man that groweth in   
this  grace of the fear of the ,lord    
will escape those evils that others     
will fall into4 ,where this grace is1 it
 keepeth the soul from final  apostasy1 
,i will put my fear in their hearts1    
that they shall not  depart from me     
7,jer #cb3dj74 ,but yet1 if there be not
 an increase  in this grace1 much evil  
may attend1 and be committed            
notwithstanding4  ,there is a child that
 is healthy1 and hath its limbs1 and can
 go1  but it is careless2 now the evil  
of carelessness doth disadvantage  it   
very much2 carelessness is the cause of 
stumblings1 of falls1  of knocks1 and   
that it falls into the dirt1 yea1 that  
sometimes  it is burned1 or almost      
drowned4 ,and thus it is1 even with     
,god's  people that fear him1 because   
they add not to their fear a care  of   

growing more in the fear of ,god1       
therefore they reap damage2  whereas1   
were they more in his fear1 it would    
keep them better1  deliver them more1   
and preserve them from these snares of  
death4    ,fourth4 ,another motive may  
be this3 ,to grow in this grace of  the 
fear of ,god1 is the way to be kept     
always in a conscientious  performance  
of ,christian duties4 ,an increase in   
this grace1 ,i say1  keeps every grace  
in exercise1 and the keeping of our     
graces in  their due exercise1 produceth
 a conscientious performance of duties4 
,thou hast a watch perhaps in thy       
pocket1 but the hand will not  as yet be
 kept in any good order1 but does always
 give the lie as  to the hour of the    
day2 well1 but what is the way to remedy
 this1  but to look well to the spring1 
and the wheels within8 for if they      
indeed go right1 so will the hand do    
also4 ,this is thy case in  spiritual   
things2 thou art a gracious man1 and the
 fear of ,god is  in thee1 but yet for  

all that1 one cannot well tell1 by thy  
life1  what time of day it is4#bh ,thou 
givest no true and constant sign  that  
thou art indeed a ,christian2 why1 the  
reason is1 thou dost  not look well to  
this grace of the fear of ,god4 ,thou   
dost not grow  and increase in that1 but
 sufferest thy heart to grow careless1  
and hard1 and so thy life remiss and    
worldly3 ,job's growing great  in the   
fear of ,god made him eschew evil 7,job 
#a1 #b3c74    ,fifth4 ,another motive   
is3 ,this is the way to be wise indeed4 
,a  wise man feareth and departeth from 
evil4 ,it doth not say a wise  man hath 
the grace of fear1 but a wise man       
feareth1 that is1 putteth  this grace   
into exercise4 ,there is no greater sign
 of wisdom than  to grow in this blessed
 grace4 ,is it not a sign of wisdom to  
depart  from sins1 which are the snares 
of death and hell8 ,is it not a  sign of
 wisdom for a man yet more and more to  
endeavour to interest  himself in the   
love and protection of ,god8 ,is it not 

a high point  of wisdom for a man to be 
always doing of that which lays him     
under  the conduct of angels8 ,surely   
this is wisdom4 ,and if it be a blessing
  to have this fear1 is it not wisdom to
 increase in it8 ,doubtless it  is the  
highest point of wisdom1 as ,i have     
showed before1 therefore  grow therein4 
,sixth4 ,another motive may be this3 ,it
 is seemly for saints to  fear1 and     
increase in this fear of ,god4 ,he is   
thy ,creator2 is it  not seemly for     
creatures to fear and reverence their   
,creator8 ,he  is thy ,king2 is it not  
seemly for subjects to fear and         
reverence  their ,king8 ,he is thy      
,father2 is it not seemly for children  
to  reverence and fear their ,father8   
yea1 and to do it more and more8        
,seventh4 ,another motive may be3 ,it is
 honourable to grow in this  grace of   
fear2 ,when ,ephraim spake trembling1 he
 exalted himself in  ,israel 7,hosea    
#ac3a74 ,truly1 to fear1 and to about in
 this fear1 is  a sign of a very        

princely spirit2 and the reason is1 when
 ,i greatly  fear my ,god1 ,i am above  
the fear of all others1 nor can anything
  in this world1 be it never so terrible
 and dreadful1 move me at all  to fear  
them4 ,and hence it is that ,christ     
counsels us to fear--,and  ,i say unto  
you1 my friends1 saith he1 be not afraid
 of them  that kill the body1 and after 
that have no more that they can do4     
,aye1 but this is a high pitch1 how     
should we come by such princely         
spirits8 well1 ,i will forewarn you whom
 you shall fear1 and by  fearing of him1
 arrive to this pitch1 ,fear him1 which 
after he  hath killed1 hath power to    
cast into hell2 yea1 ,i say unto you1   
fear him 7,luke #ab3d1e74 ,indeed this  
true fear of ,god sets a man  above all 
the world4 ,and therefore it saith      
again1 ,neither fear  ye their          
fear1--but sanctify the ,lord ,god in   
your hearts1 and  let him be your fear1 
and let him be your dread 7,isa         
#h3ab1ac74    ,your great ranting1      

swaggering1 roysters1#bi that are       
ignorant of  the nature of the fear of  
,god1 count it a poor1 sneaking1        
pitiful1  cowardly spirit in men to fear
 and tremble before the ,lord2 but      
whoso looks back to jails and gibbets1  
to the sword and burning  stake1 shall  
see1 that there1 in them1 has been the  
most mighty  and invincible spirit that 
has been in the world6    ,yea1 see if  
,god doth not count that the growth of  
his people in  this grace of fear is    
that which makes them honourable1 when  
he  positively excludeth those from a   
dwelling-place in his house1 that  do   
not honour them that fear him 7,psa     
#ae3d74 ,and he saith moreover1  ,a     
woman that feareth the ,lord1 she shall 
be praised4 ,if the world  and godless  
men will not honour these1 they shall be
 honoured some  way else4 ,such1 saith  
he1 that honour me ,i will honour1 and  
they  shall be honoured in heaven1 in   
the churches1 and among the angels4     
,eighth4 ,another motive to grow in this

 fear of ,god may be3 ,this  fear1 and  
the increase of it1 qualifies a man to  
be put in trust  with heavenly and      
spiritual things1 yea1 and with earthly 
things  too4    #a4 ,for heavenly and   
spiritual things4 ,my covenant1 saith   
,god1  was with ,levi of life and peace1
 and ,i gave them to him1 for the  fear 
wherewith he feared me1 and was afraid  
before my name 7,mal  #b3e74    ,behold 
what a gift1 what a mercy1 what a       
blessing this ,levi is  intrusted with2 
to wit1 with ,god's everlasting         
covenant1 and with  the life and peace  
that is wrapped up in this covenant4    
,but why is  it given to him8 the answer
 is1 for the fear wherewith he feared   
me1 and was afraid before my name4 ,and 
the reason is good1 for  this fear of   
,god teaches a man to put a due         
estimation upon every  gift of ,god     
bestowed upon us2 also it teaches us to 
make use of  the same with reverence of 
his name1 and respect to his glory in   
most godly-wise1 all which becomes him  

that is intrusted with any  spiritual   
gift4 ,the gift here was given to ,levi 
to minister to his  brethren doctrinally
 thereof1 for he1 saith ,god1 shall     
teach ,jacob  my statutes and ,israel my
 law4 ,see also ,exodus #ah3ba and      
,nehemiah  #g3b1 with many other places 
that might be named1 and you will find  
that men fearing ,god and hating        
covetousness2 that men that fear  ,god  
above others1 are intrusted by ,god1    
yea1 and by his church  too1 with the   
trust and ministration of spiritual     
things before  any other in the world4  
#b4 ,for earthly things4 ,this fear of  
,god qualifies a man to be put  in trust
 with them rather than with another4    
,therefore ,god made  ,joseph lord of   
all ,egypt2 ,obadiah1 steward of ,ahab's
 house2 ,daniel1  ,mordecai1 and the    
three children1 were set over the       
province of  ,babylon2 and this by the  
wonderful working hand of ,god1 because 
he had to dispose of earthly things now1
 not only in a common way1  but for the 

good of his people in special4 ,true1   
when there is  no special matter or     
thing to be done by ,god in a nation for
 his  people1 then who will 7that is1   
whether they have grace or no7  may have
 the disposal of those things2 but if   
,god has anything in  special to bestow 
upon his people of this world's goods1  
then he  will intrust it in the hands of
 men fearing ,god4 ,joseph must now  be 
made lord of ,egypt1 because ,israel    
must be kept from starving2  ,obadiah   
must now be made steward of ,ahab's     
house1 because the ,lord's  prophets    
must be hid from and fed in despite of  
the rage and bloody  mind of ,jezebel2  
,daniel1 with his companions1 and       
,mordecai also1  they were all exalted  
to earthly and temporal dignity1 that   
they  might in that state1 they being   
men that abounded in the fear of ,god1  
be serviceable to their brethren in     
their straits and difficulties  7,gen   
#db3ah1 #da3ci2 #a ,kings #ah3c2 ,esth  
#f3aj2 ,dan #b3dh1 #c3cj1 #e3bi1        

#f3a-c74    ,ninth4 ,another motive to  
grow in this grace of fear is1 ,where   
the  fear of ,god in the heart of any is
 not growing1 there no grace  thrives1  
nor duty done as it should4    ,there no
 grace thrives1 neither faith1 hope1    
love1 nor any grace4  ,this is evident  
from that general exhortation1          
,perfecting holiness  in the fear of    
,god 7#b ,cor #g3a74 ,perfecting        
holiness1 what is that8  but as ,james  
says of patience1 let every grace have  
its perfect  work1 that ye may be       
perfect and entire1 lacking nothing     
7,james  #a3d74    ,but this cannot be  
done but in the fear of ,god1 yea1 in   
the exercise  of that grace1 and so     
consequently in the growth of it1 for   
there  is no grace but grows by being   
exercised4 ,if then you would be        
perfect in holiness1 if you would have  
every grace that ,god has  put into your
 souls1 grow and flourish into          
perfection2 lay them1  as ,i may say1   
a-soak in this grace of fear1#cj and do 

all in the  exercise of it2 for a little
 done in the fear of the ,lord is better
  than the revenues of the wicked4 ,and 
again1 the ,lord will not suffer  the   
soul of the righteous1 the soul that    
liveth in the fear of the  ,lord1 to    
famish1 but he casteth away the         
abundance of the wicked4  ,bring        
abundance to ,god1 and if it be not     
seasoned with godly fear1  it shall not 
be acceptable to him1 but loathsome and 
abominable  in his sight2 for it doth   
not flow from the spirit of the fear of 
the ,lord4    ,therefore1 where there is
 not a growth in this fear1 there is no 
duty done so acceptably4 ,this flows    
from that which goes before1  for if    
grace rather decays than grows1 where   
this grace of fear is  not in the growth
 and increase thereof1 then duties in   
their glory  and acceptableness decay   
likewise4    ,tenth4 ,another motive to 
stir thee up to grow in the increase of 
this grace of fear is1 ,it is a grace1  
do but abound therein1 that  will give  

thee great boldness both with ,god and  
men4 ,job was a man  a none-such in his 
day for one that feared ,god2 and who so
 bold with  ,god as ,job8 who so bold   
with ,god1 and who so bold with men as  
he8  ,how bold was he with ,god1 when he
 wishes for nothing more than that  he  
might come even to his seat1 and        
concludes that if he could come  at him1
 he would approach even as a prince unto
 him1 and as such  would order his cause
 before him 7,job #bc3c-g1 #ca3ce-cg74  
,also before  his friends1 how bold was 
he8 ,for ever as they laid to his charge
  that he was an hypocrite1 he repels   
them with the testimony of a good       
conscience1 which good conscience he    
got1 and kept1 and maintained  by       
increasing in the fear of ,god2 yea1 his
 conscience was kept so  good by this   
grace of fear1 for it was by that that  
he eschewed  evil1 that it was common   
with him to appeal to ,god when accused1
  and also to put himself for his       
clearing under most bitter curses  and  

imprecations 7,job #ac3c-i1 #ah1        
#ai3bc1bd1 #ca74    ,this fear of ,god  
is it that keeps the conscience clean   
and tender1  and so free from much of   
that defilement that even a good man may
  be afflicted with1 for want of his    
growth in this fear of ,god4  ,yea1 let 
me add1 if a man can with a good        
conscience say that he  desires to fear 
the name of ,god1 it will add boldness  
to his soul  in his approaches into the 
presence of ,god4 ,o ,lord1 said        
,nehemiah1  ,i beseech thee1 let now    
thine ear be attentive to the prayer of 
thy servant1 and servants1 who desire to
 fear thy name 7,neh #a3aa74  ,he       
pleaded his desire of fearing the name  
of ,god1 as an argument  with ,god to   
grant him his request2 and the reason   
was1 because ,god  had promised before  
to bless them that fear him1 both small 
and  great 7,psa #aae3ac74    ,eleventh4
 ,another motive to stir you up to fear 
the ,lord1 and to  grow in this fear is1
 ,by it thou mayest have thy labours    

blessed1  to the saving of the souls of 
others4 ,it is said of ,levi1 of whom   
mention was made before1 that he feared 
,god and was afraid before  his         
name--that he saved others from their   
sins4 ,the law of truth  was in his     
mouth1 and he walked with me in peace   
and equity1 and  did turn away many from
 iniquity 7,mal #b3f74 ,the fear of ,god
 that  dwelt in his heart1 showed its   
growth in the sanctifying of the ,lord  
by his life and words1 and the ,lord    
also blessed this his growth  herein1 by
 blessing his labours to the saving of  
his neighbours4    ,wouldest thou save  
thy husband1 thy wife1 thy children1 c41
 then  be greatly in the fear of ,god4  
,this ,peter teaches1 ,wives1 saith he1 
be in subjection to your  own husbands1 
that1 if any obey not the word1 they    
also may without  the word be won by the
 conversation of the wives1 while they  
behold  your chaste conversation1       
coupled with fear 7#a ,peter #c3a1b74   
,so  then1 if wives and children1 yea1  

if husbands1 wives1 children1  servants1
 c41 did but better observe this general
 rule of ,peter1  to wit1 of letting    
their whole conversation be coupled with
 fear1  they might be made instruments  
in ,god's hand of much more good than   
they are4 ,but the misery is1 the fear  
of ,god is wanting in actions1  and that
 is the cause that so little good is    
done by those that profess4  ,it is not 
a conversation that is coupled with a   
profession--for a  great profession may 
be attended with a life that is not     
good1 but  scandalous2 but it is a      
conversation coupled with fear of       
,god--that  is1 with the impressions of 
the fear of ,god upon it--that is       
convincing  and that ministereth the    
awakenings of ,god to the conscience1 in
  order to saving the unbeliever4 ,o    
they are a sweet couple1 to wit1  a     
,christian conversation coupled with    
fear4    ,the want of this fear of ,god 
is that that has been a stumbling-block 
to the blind oftentimes4 ,alas1 the     

world will not be convinced by  your    
talk1 by your notions1 and by the great 
profession that you  make1 if they see  
not1 therewith mixed1 the lively        
impressions of  the fear of ,god2 but   
will1 as ,i said1 rather stumble and    
fall1 even  at your conversation and at 
your profession itself4 ,wherefore1 to  
prevent this mischief1 that is1 of      
stumbling of souls while you  make your 
profession of ,god1 by a conversation   
not becoming your  profession1 ,god bids
 you fear him2 implying that a good     
conversation1  coupled with fear1       
delivers the blind world from those     
falls that  otherwise they cannot be    
delivered from4 ,thou shalt not curse   
the  deaf1 nor put a stumbling-block    
before the blind1 but shalt fear  thy   
,god3 ,i am the ,lord 7,lev #ai3ad74    
,but shalt fear thy ,god1 that  is the  
remedy that will prevent their stumbling
 at you1 at what  else soever they      
stumble4 ,wherefore ,paul says to       
,timothy1 ,take  heed unto thyself1 and 

unto the doctrine2 continue in them2 for
 in  doing this thou shalt both save    
thyself and them that hear thee  7#a    
,tim #d3af74    ,twelfth4 ,another      
motive to fear1 and to grow in this fear
 of ,god  is1 ,this is the way to engage
 ,god to deliver thee from many outward 
dangers1 whoever falls therein 7,psa    
#cd3g74 ,this is proved from that  of   
the story of the ,hebrew midwives4 ,the 
midwives1 said ,moses1  feared ,god1 and
 did not drown the men-children as the  
king  had commanded1 but saved them     
alive4 ,and what follows8 ,therefore    
,god dealt well with the midwives2 and  
it came to pass because the  midwives   
feared ,god1 that he made them houses   
7,exo #a74 ,that is1  he sheltered them 
and caused them to be hid from the rage 
and fury  of the king1 and that perhaps 
in some of the houses of the ,egyptians 
themselves for why might not the        
midwives be there hid as well  as was   
,moses even in the king's court8#ca ,and
 how many times are  they that fear ,god

 said to be delivered both by ,god and  
his holy  angels8 as also ,i have       
already showed4    ,thirteenth4 ,another
 motive to fear and to grow in this fear
 of  ,god is1 ,this is the way to be    
delivered from errors and damnable      
opinions4 ,there are some that perish in
 their righteousness1 that  is an error2
 there be some that perish in their     
wickedness1 and  that is an error also4 
,some again prolong their lives by their
  wickedness1 and others are righteous  
over-much1 and also some are  over-wise1
 and all these are snares1 and pits1 and
 holes4 ,but then1  sayest thou1 how    
shall ,i escape8 ,indeed that is the    
question1 and  the ,holy ,ghost resolves
 it thus1 ,he that feareth ,god shall   
come  forth of them all 7,eccl #g3ah74  
,fourteenth4 ,another motive to fear1   
and to grow in this fear of  ,god1 is1  
,such as have leave1 be they never so   
dark in their souls1  to come boldly to 
,jesus ,christ1 and to trust in him for 
life4 ,i told  you before1 that they    

that fear ,god have in the general a    
license  to trust in him2 but now ,i    
tell you1 and that in particular1 that  
they1 and they especially1 may do it1   
and that though in the dark2  you that  
sit in darkness and have no light1 if   
this grace of fear  be alive in your    
hearts1 you have this boldness--,who is 
among you  that feareth the ,lord1 mark1
 that feareth the ,lord1 that obeyeth   
the voice of his servant1 that walketh  
in darkness1 and hath no  light8 let him
 trust in the name of the ,lord1 and    
stay upon his  ,god 7,isa #ej3aj74 ,it  
is no small advantage1 you know1 when   
men  have to deal in difficult matters1 
to have a patent or license to  deal2   
now to trust in the ,lord is a difficult
 thing1 yet the best  and most gainful  
of all4 ,but then1 some will say1 since 
it is  so difficult1 how may we do      
without danger8 ,why1 the text gives a  
license1 a patent to them to trust in   
his name1 that have his fear  in their  
hearts--,let him trust in the name of   

the ,lord1 and stay  upon his ,god4 #cb 
,fifteenth4 ,another motive to fear and 
grow in this grace of fear1  is1 ,god   
will own and acknowledge such to be his1
 whoever he rejecteth4  ,yea he will    
distinguish and separate them from all  
others1 in  the day of his terrible     
judgments4 ,he will do with them as he  
did  by those that sighed for the       
abominations that were done in the      
land--command the man that hath his     
ink-horn by his side to set  a mark upon
 their foreheads1 that they might not   
fall in that  judgment with others 7,eze
 #i74 ,so ,god said plainly of them that
  feared the ,lord1 and that thought    
upon his name1 that they should  be writ
 in his book--,a book of remembrance was
 written before  him for them that      
feared the ,lord1 and that thought upon 
his name2  and they shall be mine1 saith
 the ,lord of hosts1 in that day when   
,i make up my jewels1 and ,i will spare 
them as a man spareth his  own son that 
serveth him 7,mal #c3af1ag74 ,mark1 he  

both acknowledges  them for his1 and    
also promises to spare them1 as a man   
would spare  his own son2 yea1 and      
moreover1 will wrap them up as his chief
  jewels with himself in the bundle of  
life4 ,thus much for the motives4       
,how to grow in this fear of ,god4      
,having given you these motives to the  
duty of growing in this fear  of ,god1  
before ,i leave this use1 ,i will1 in a 
few words1 show you  how you may grow in
 this fear of ,god4    ,first4 ,then1 if
 thou wouldest grow in this fear of     
,god1 learn aright  to distinguish of   
fear in general4 ,i mean1 learn to      
distinguish  between that fear that is  
godly1 and that which in itself is      
indeed  ungodly fear of ,god2 and know  
them well the one from the other1  lest 
the one1 the fear that in itself indeed 
is ungodly1 get the  place1 even the    
upper hand of that which truly is godly 
fear4 ,and  remember the ungodly fear of
 ,god is by ,god himself counted an     
enemy  to him1 and hurtful to his       

people1 and is therefore most           
plentifully  forbidden in the ,word     
7,gen #c3ae1 #bf3bd1 #df3c2 ,exo #ad3ac1
 #bj3bj2  ,num #ad3i1 #ba3cd2 ,isa      
#da3aj1ad1 #dc3a1 #dd3b1h2 #ed3d2 ,jer  
#cj3aj2 ,dan  #aj3ab1ai2 ,joel #b3ba2   
,hagg #b3e2 ,zech #h3ac74    ,second4   
,if thou wouldest grow in this godly    
fear1 learn rightly  to distinguish it  
from that fear1 in particular1 that is  
godly but  for a time2 even from that   
fear that is wrought by the ,spirit1 as 
a spirit of bondage4 ,i say1 learn to   
distinguish this from that1  and also   
perfectly to know the bounds that ,god  
hath set to that  fear that is wrought  
by the ,spirit1 as a spirit of bondage2 
lest1  instead of growing in the fear   
that is to abide with thy soul for      
ever1 thou be over-run again with that  
first fear1 which is to  abide with thee
 but till the spirit of adoption come4  
,and that thou  mayest not only         
distinguish them one from the other1 but
 also keep  each in its due place and   

bounds1 consider in general of what hath
  already been said upon this head1 and 
in particular that the first  fear is no
 more wrought by the ,holy ,spirit1 but 
by the devil1 to  distress thee1 and    
make thee to live1 not like a son1 but a
 slave4  ,and for thy better help in    
this matter1 know that ,god himself hath
  set bounds to this fear1 and has      
concluded that after the spirit  of     
adoption is come1 that other fear is    
wrought in thy heart by  him no more    
7,rom #h3ae2 #b ,tim #a3g74    ,again1  
before ,i leave this1 let me tell thee  
that if thou dost not  well bestir thee 
in this matter1 this bondage fear1 to   
wit1 that  which is like it1 though not 
wrought in thee by the ,holy ,ghost1    
will1 by the management and subtlety of 
the devil1 the author  of it1 haunt1    
disturb1 and make thee live             
uncomfortably1 and that  while thou art 
an heir of ,god and his kingdom4 ,this  
is that fear  that the apostle speaks   
of1 that makes men all their lifetime   

subject to bondage 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,for
 though ,christ will deliver  thee      
indeed at last1 thou having embraced him
 by faith1 yet thy  life will be full of
 trouble2 and death1 though ,jesus hath 
abolished  it1 will be always a living  
bugbear to thee in all thy ways and     
thoughts1 to break thy peace1 and to    
make thee to draw thy loins  heavily    
after him4    ,third4 ,wouldest thou    
grow in this godly fear8 then1 as thou  
shouldest  learn to distinguish of      
fears1 so thou shouldest make conscience
  of which to entertain and cherish4 ,if
 ,god would have his fear--and  it is   
called ,,his fear by way of             
eminency--that his fear may be  before  
you1 that ye sin not 7,exo #bj3bj2 ,jer 
#cb3dj7--;,i say1 if ,god  would have   
his fear be with thee1 then thou        
shouldest make conscience  of this1 and 
not so lightly give way to slavish fear1
 as is common  for ,christians to do4   
,there is utterly a fault among         
,christians about this thing2 that  is1 

they make not that conscience of        
resisting of slavish fear as  they      
ought2 they rather cherish and entertain
 it1 and so weaken  themselves1 and that
 fear that they ought to strengthen4    
,and this is the reason that we so often
 lie grabbling#cc under  the black and  
amazing thoughts that are engendered in 
our hearts  by unbelief2 for this fear  
nourisheth unbelief2 that is1 now it    
doth1 to wit1 if we give way to it after
 the spirit of adoption is  come1 and   
readily closeth with all the fiery darts
 of the wicked4    ,but ,christians are 
ready to do with this fear as the horse 
does  when the tines#cd of the fork are 
set against his side2 even lean  to it  
until it entereth into his belly4 ,we   
lean naturally to this  fear1 ,i mean1  
after ,god has done good to our souls2  
it is hard  striving against it1 because
 it has even our sense and feeling of   
its side4 ,but ,i say1 if thou wouldest 
be a growing ,christian--growing1 ,i    
say1 in the fear that is godly1 in the  

fear that is always so--then  make      
conscience of striving against the      
other1 and against all  these things    
that would bring thee back to it4       
,wherefore should  ,i fear1 said ,david1
 in the day of evil1 when the iniquity  
of my  heels shall compass me about8    
7,psa #di3e74    ,what6 not fear in the 
day of evil8 ,what6 not when the        
iniquity of  thy heels compasseth thee  
about8 ,no1 not then1 saith he1 that is1
  not with that fear that would bring   
him again into bondage to the  law2 for 
he had received the spirit of adoption  
before4 ,indeed1 if  ever a ,christian  
has ground to give way to slavish fear1 
it is at  these two times1 to wit1 in   
the day of evil1 and when the iniquity  
of his heels compasseth him about2 but  
you see1 ,david would not  then1 no1 not
 then1 give way thereto1 nor did he see 
reason why  he should4 ,wherefore should
 ,i1 said he8 ,aye1 wherefore indeed8   
since now thou art become a son of ,god 
through ,christ1 and hast  received the 

,spirit of his ,son into thy heart1     
crying1 ,father1  ,father4    ,fourth4  
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    
godly fear8 then grow  in the knowledge 
of the new covenant1 for that is indeed 
the girdle  of our reins1 and the       
strength of our souls4 ,hear what       
,zacharias  saith3 ,god1 says he1 hath  
raised up an horn of salvation for  us  
in the house of his servant ,david1 as  
he spake by the mouth of  his holy      
prophets which have been since the world
 began4 ,but what  was it8 what was it  
that he spake8 ,why1 ,that he would     
grant unto  us1 that we1 being delivered
 out of the hand of our enemies1 might  
serve him without fear1 without this    
slavish bondage fear1 in  holiness and  
righteousness before him all the days of
 our life4  ,but upon what is this      
princely fearless service of ,god       
grounded8  ,why1 upon the holy covenant 
of ,god1 upon the oath that he swore    
unto ,abraham 7,luke #a3fi-gd74 ,now in 
this covenant is wrapped up all  thy    

salvation2 in it is contained all thy   
desire1 and ,i am sure1  that then it   
containeth the complete salvation of thy
 soul2 and ,i  say1 since this covenant 
is confirmed by promise1 by oath1 and by
  the blood of the ,son of ,god1 and    
that on purpose that thou mightest      
serve thy ,god without slavish fear1    
then the knowledge and faith  of this   
covenant is of absolute necessity to    
bring us into this  liberty1 and out of 
our slavish terrors1 and so1            
consequently1 to  cause us to grow in   
that son-like1 godly fear1 which became 
even  the ,son of ,god himself1 and     
becomes all his disciples to live in    
the growth and exercise of4    ,fifth4  
,wouldest thou grow in this godly fear8 
then labour even always  to keep thine  
evidences for heaven and of thy         
salvation alive upon  thy heart2 for he 
that loseth his evidences for heaven1   
will hardly  keep slavish fear out of   
heart2 but he that hath the wisdom and  
grace to keep them alive1 and apparent  

to himself1 he will grow in  this godly 
fear4 ,see how ,david words it1 ,from   
the end of the earth1  saith he1 will ,i
 cry unto thee2 when my heart is        
overwhelmed1 lead  me to the rock that  
is higher than ,i4 ,for thou hast been a
 shelter  for me1 and a strong tower    
from the enemy3 ,i will abide in thy    
tabernacle for ever4 ,for thou1 ,o ,god1
 hast heard my vows2 thou hast  given me
 the heritage of those that fear thy    
name 7,psa #fa3b-e74  ,mark a little1   
,david doth by these words1 in the first
 place1  suggest that sometimes1 to his 
thinking1 he was as far off of his  ,god
 as the ends of the earth are asunder1  
and that at such times he  was subject  
to be overwhelmed1 afraid3 ,and second1 
the way that  he took at such times1 to 
help himself1 was to cry to ,god to lead
  him again to ,jesus ,christ--lead me  
to the rock that is higher  than ,i2 for
 indeed without faith in him1 and the   
renewing of that  faith1 there can be no
 evidence for heaven made to appear unto

 the  soul4 ,this therefore he prays for
 first4 ,then he puts that faith  into  
exercise1 and that with respect to the  
time that was past1  and also of the    
time that was to come4 ,for the time    
past1 says  he1 ,thou hast been a       
shelter to me1 and a strong tower from  
the  enemy2 and for the time to come1 he
 said1 ,i will abide in thy  tabernacle1
 that is1 in thy ,christ by faith1 and  
in thy way of  worship by love1 forever4
 ,and observe it1 he makes the believing
  remembrance of his first evidences for
 heaven the ground of this  his cry and 
faith1 ,for thou1 says he1 ,o ,god1 hast
 given me the  heritage of those that   
fear thy name4 ,thou hast made me meet  
to  be a partaker of the mercy of thy   
chosen1 and hast put me under  the      
blessing of goodness wherewith thou hast
 blessed those that  fear thee4 ,thus   
you see how ,david1 in his distresses1  
musters up  his prayers1 faith1 and     
evidences for eternal life1 that he     
might  deliver himself from being       

overwhelmed1 that is1 with slavish      
fear1 and that he might also abound in  
that son-like fear of  his              
fellow-brethren1 that is not only       
comely1 with respect to our  profession1
 but profitable to our souls4    ,sixth4
 ,wouldest thou grow in this fear of    
,god8 then set before  thine eyes the   
being and majesty of ,god2 for that both
 begetteth1  maintaineth1 and increaseth
 this fear4 ,and hence it is called the 
fear of ,god1 that is1 an holy and awful
 dread and reverence of his  majesty4   
,for the fear of ,god is to stand in awe
 of him1 but how  can that be done if we
 do not set him before us8 ,and again1  
if we  would fear him more1 we must     
abide more in the sense and faith of    
his glorious majesty4 ,hence this fear  
and ,god's name is so often  put        
together3 as fear ,god1 fear the ,lord1 
fear thy ,god1 do this in  the fear of  
the ,lord1 and thou shalt fear thy ,god1
 ,i am the ,lord4  ,for these words1 ,i 
am the ,lord thy ,god1 and the like1 are

 on  purpose put in1 not only to show us
 whom we should fear1 but also  to      
beget1 maintain1 and increase in us that
 fear that is due from  us to that      
glorious and fearful name1 the ,lord our
 ,god 7,deut  #bh3eh74    ,seventh4     
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    
fear8 then keep  always close to thy    
conscience the authority of the ,word2  
fear the  commandment as the commandment
 of a ,god both mighty and glorious1    
and as the commandment of a father1 both
 loving and pitiful2 let  this          
commandment1 ,i say1 be always with     
thine eye1 with thine ear1  and with    
thine heart2 for then thou wilt be      
taught1 not only to  fear1 but to abound
 in the fear of the ,lord4 ,every grace 
is nourished  by the ,word1 and without 
it there is no thrift in the soul 7,prov
  #ac3ac1 #d3bj-bb2 ,deut #f3a1b74      
,eighth4 ,wouldest thou grow in this    
grace of fear8 then be much in  the     
faith of the promise1 of the promise    
that maketh over to thy  soul an        

interest in ,god by ,christ1 and of all 
good things4 ,the  promise naturally    
tendeth to increase in us the fear of   
the ,lord1  because this fear1 it grows 
by goodness and mercy2 they shall fear  
the ,lord1 and his goodness2 now this   
goodness and mercy of ,god1  it is wrapt
 up in1 and made over to us by promise2 
for ,god gave it  to ,abraham by        
promise4 ,therefore the faith and hope  
of the promise  causeth this fear to    
grow in the soul--,having therefore     
these  promises1 dearly beloved1 let us 
cleanse ourselves from all filthiness   
of the flesh and spirit1 perfecting     
holiness in the fear of ,god  7#b ,cor  
#g3a74 ,perfecting holiness in the fear 
of ,god2 therefore  that fear by the    
promise must needs grow mighty1 for by1 
with1 and  in it1 you see holiness is   
perfected4    ,ninth4 ,wouldest thou    
grow in this grace of fear8 then        
remember  the judgments of ,god that    
have1 or shall certainly overtake1 those
  professors1 that have either been     

downright hypocrites1 or else           
unwatchful ,christians4 ,for both these 
sorts partake of the judgments  of ,god2
 the one1 to wit1 the true ,christian1  
for his unwatchfulness1  for his        
correction2 the other1 to wit1 the      
hypocrite1 for his  hypocrisy1 to his   
destruction4 ,this is a way to make thee
 stand in  awe1 and to make thee        
tremble1 and grow in the grace of fear  
before  thy ,god4    ,judgments6 you may
 say1 what judgments8 ,answ4 ,time will 
fail me  here to tell thee of the       
judgments that sometimes overtake ,god's
  people1 and that always certainly     
overtake the hypocrite for his          
transgressions4 ,for those that attend  
,god's people1 ,i would have  thee look 
back to the place in this book where    
they are particularly  touched upon4    
,and for those that attend the          
hypocrite1 in general  they are these4  
#a4 ,blindness of heart in this world4  
#b4 ,the death  of their hope at the day
 of their death4 #c4 ,and the damnation 

of their souls at the day of judgment   
7,matt #bc3ae-ai2 ,job #h3ac1  #aa3bj1  
#ah3ad1 #bj3d-g1 ,matt #bc3cc1 #bd3ea2  
,luke #bj3dg74 ,the godly  consideration
 of these things tend to make men grow  
in the fear of  ,god4    ,tenth4        
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    
fear8 then study the  excellencies of   
the grace of fear1 and what profit it   
yieldeth  to them that have it1 and     
labour to get thy heart into the love1  
both of the exercise of the grace       
itself1 and also of the fruit  it       
yieldeth2 for a man hardly grows in the 
increase of any grace1  until his heart 
is united to it1 and until it is made   
lovely in  his eyes 7,psa #aai3aai1abj74
 ,now the excellencies of this grace of 
fear have also been discoursed of in    
this book before1 where by  reading thou
 shalt find the fruit it bears1 and the 
promises that  are annexed to it1 which1
 because they are many1 ,i refer thee   
also  thither for thy instruction4      
,eleventh4 ,wouldest thou grow in this  

grace of fear8 then remember  what a    
world of privileges do belong to them   
that fear the ,lord1  as also ,i have   
hinted2 namely1 that such shall not be  
hurt1 shall  want no good thing1 shall  
be guarded by angels1 and have a special
  license1 though in never so dreadful a
 plight1 to trust in the name  of the   
,lord1 and stay upon their ,god4        
,twelfth4 ,wouldest thou grow in this   
grace of fear8 then be much in  prayer  
to ,god for abundance of the increase   
thereof4 ,to fear ,god  is that which is
 according to his will1 and if we ask   
anything  according to his will1 he     
heareth us4 ,pray therefore that ,god   
will  unite thy heart to fear his name2 
this is the way to grow in the  grace of
 fear4    ,lastly1 ,wouldest thou grow  
in this grace of fear8 then devote      
thyself to it 7,psa #aai3ch74 ,devote   
myself to it1 you will say1 how  is     
that8 ,i answer1 why1 give thyself to   
it1 addict thyself to it4  ,solace      
thyself in the contemplation of ,god1   

and of a reverence of  his name1 and    
word1 and worship4 ,then wilt thou fear1
 and grow in  this grace of fear4       
,what things they are that have a       
tendency in them to hinder the  growth  
of the fear of ,god in our hearts4      
,and that ,i may yet be helpful to thee1
 reader1 ,i shall now give  thee caution
 of those things that will1 if way be   
given to them1  hinder thy growth in    
this fear of ,god1 the which1 because   
they are  very hurtful to the people of 
,god1 ,i would have thee be warned by   
them4 ,and they are these which follow3 
,first4 ,if thou wouldest grow in this  
grace of fear1 take heed of  ,a ,,hard  
,,heart1 for that will hinder thy growth
 in this grace4 ,why  hast thou hardened
 our heart from thy fear8 was a bitter  
complaint  of the church heretofore2 for
 it is not only the judgment that in    
itself is dreadful and sore to ,god's   
people1 but that which greatly          
hindereth the growth of this grace in   
the soul 7,isa #fc3ag74 ,a hard  heart  

is but barren ground for any grace to   
grow in1 especially  for the grace of   
fear3 there is but little of this fear  
where the  heart is indeed hard2 neither
 will there ever be much therein4       
,now if thou wouldest be kept from a    
hard heart1 #a4 ,take heed of the       
beginnings of sin4 ,take heed1 ,i say1  
of that1 though it should be  never so  
small2 ,a little leaven leaveneth the   
whole lump4 ,there  is more in a little 
sin to harden1 than in a great deal of  
grace  to soften4 ,david's look upon    
,bathsheba was1 one would think1 but  a 
small matter2 yet that beginning of sin 
contracted such hardness  of heart in   
him1 that it carried him almost beyond  
all fear of  ,god4 ,it did carry him to 
commit lewdness with her1 murder upon   
the  body of ,uriah1 and to abundance of
 wicked dissimulation2 which are        
things1 ,i say1 that have direct        
tendency to quench and destroy all  fear
 of ,god in the soul4    #b4 ,if thou   
hast sinned1 lie not down without       

repentance2 for the  want of repentance1
 after one has sinned1 makes the heart  
yet harder  and harder4 ,indeed a hard  
heart is impenitent1 and impenitence    
also makes the heart harder and harder4 
,so that if impenitence be  added to    
hardness of heart1 or to the beginning  
of sin which makes  it so1 it will      
quickly be with that soul1 as is said of
 the house  of ,israel1 it will have a  
whore's forehead1 it will hardly be     
brought to shame 7,jer #c3c74    #c4 ,if
 thou wouldest be rid of a hard heart1  
that great enemy to the  growth of the  
grace of fear1 be much with ,christ upon
 the cross in  thy meditations2 for that
 is an excellent remedy against hardness
  of heart3 a right sight of him1 as he 
hanged there for thy sins1  will        
dissolve thy heart into tears1 and make 
it soft and tender4  ,they shall look   
upon me whom they have pierced1--and    
mourn 7,zech  #ab3aj74 ,now a soft1 a   
tender1 and a broken heart1 is a fit    
place  for the grace of fear to thrive  

in4 ,but1    ,second4 ,if thou wouldest 
have the grace of fear to grow in thy   
soul1  take heed also of ,a ,,prayerless
 ,,heart1 for that is not a place for   
this grace of fear to grow in4 ,hence he
 that restraineth prayer  is said to    
cast off fear4 ,thou castest off fear1  
said one of his  friends to ,job4 ,but  
how must he do that8 ,why the next words
 show1  ,thou restrainest prayer before 
,god 7,job #ae3d74 ,seest thou a        
professor that prayeth not8 that man    
thrusteth the fear of ,god away  from   
him4 ,seest thou a man that prays but   
little1 that man feareth  ,god but      
little2 for it is the praying soul1 the 
man that is mighty  in praying1 that has
 a heart for the fear of ,god to grow   
in4 ,take  heed1 therefore1 of a        
prayerless heart1 if you would grow in  
this  grace of the fear of ,god4 ,prayer
 is as the pitcher that fetcheth  water 
from the brook1 therewith to water the  
herbs2 break the pitcher1  and it will  
fetch no water1 and for want of water   

the garden withers4    ,third4 ,wouldest
 thou grow in this grace of fear8 then  
take heed of  ,a ,,light ,,and ,,wanton 
,,heart1 for neither is such a heart    
good ground  for the fear of ,god to    
grow in4 ,wherefore it is said of       
,israel1  ,she feared not1 but went and 
played the harlot also4 ,she was  given 
to wantonness1 and to be light and vain1
 and so her fear of  ,god decayed 7,jer 
#c3h74 ,had ,joseph been as wanton as   
his mistress1  he had been as void of   
the fear of ,god as she2 but he was of a
  sober1 tender1 godly1 considerate     
spirit1 therefore he grew in the  fear  
of ,god4    ,fourth4 ,wouldest thou grow
 in this grace of fear8 then take heed  
of ,a ,,covetous ,,heart1 for neither is
 that which is such an one good  ground 
for this grace of fear to grow in4      
,therefore this covetousness  and the   
fear of ,god are as enemies1 set the one
 in opposition to the  other3 one that  
feareth ,god and hateth covetousness    
7,exo #ah3ba74  ,and the reason why     

covetousness is such an obstruction to  
the growth  of this grace of fear1 is   
because covetousness casteth those      
things  out of the heart which alone can
 nourish this fear4 ,it casteth out  the
 ,word and love of ,god1 without which  
no grace can grow in the  soul2 how then
 should the fear of ,god grow in a      
covetous heart8  7,eze #cc3cj-cb2 #a    
,john #b3ae74    ,fifth4 ,wouldest thou 
grow in this grace of fear8 then take   
heed of  ,,an ,,unbelieving ,,heart1 for
 an unbelieving heart is not good ground
  for this grace of fear to grow in4 ,an
 unbelieving heart is called  an evil   
heart1 because from it flows all the    
wickedness that is  committed in the    
world 7,heb #c3ab74 ,now it is faith1 or
 a believing  heart1 that nourisheth    
this fear of ,god1 and not the other2   
and  the reason is1 for that faith      
brings ,god1 heaven1 and hell1 to the   
soul1 and maketh it duly consider of    
them all 7,heb #aa3g74 ,this is         
therefore the means of fear1 and that   

which will make it grow in  the soul2   
but unbelief is a bane thereto4         
,sixth4 ,wouldest thou grow in this     
grace of fear8 then take heed of  ,a    
,,forgetful ,,heart4 ,such a heart is   
not a heart where the grace of  fear    
will flourish1 when ,i remember1 ,i am  
afraid1 c4 ,therefore  take heed of     
forgetfulness2 do not forget but        
remember ,god1 and  his kindness1       
patience1 and mercy1 to those that yet  
neither have  grace1 nor special favour 
from him1 and that will beget and       
nourish  his fear in thy heart1 but     
forgetfulness of this1 or of any other  
of his judgments1 is a great wound and  
weakening to this fear 7,job  #ba3f74   
,when a man well remembers that ,god's  
judgments are so great  a deep and      
mystery1 as indeed they are1 that       
remembrance puts a man  upon such       
considerations of ,god and of his       
judgments as to make him                
fear--,therefore1 said ,job1 ,i am      
afraid of him4 ,see the place1  ,job    

#bc3ae4 ,therefore am ,i troubled at his
 presence2 when ,i consider1  ,i am     
afraid of him--when ,i remember and     
consider of the wonderful  depths of his
 judgments towards man4    ,seventh4    
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    
fear8 then take heed  of ,a ,,murmuring 
,,and ,,repining ,,heart1 for that is   
not a heart for  this grace of fear to  
grow in4 ,as for instance1 when men     
murmur and  repine at ,god's hand1 at   
his dispensations1 and at the judgments 
that  overtake them1 in their persons1  
estates1 families1 or relations1  that  
their murmuring tendeth to destroy fear2
 for a murmuring  spirit is such an one 
as seems to correct ,god1 and to find   
fault  with his dispensations1 and where
 there is that1 the heart is far  from  
fear4 ,a murmuring spirit either comes  
from that wisdom that  pretends to      
understand that there is a failure in   
the nature and  execution of things1 or 
from an envy and spite at the execution 
of  them4 ,now if murmurings arise from 

this pretended wisdom of the  flesh1    
then instead of fearing of ,god1 his    
actions are judged to be  either rigid  
or ridiculous1 which yet are done in    
judgment1 truth1  and righteousness4 ,so
 that a murmuring heart cannot be a good
 one  for the fear of ,god to grow in4  
,alas6 the heart where that grows  must 
be a soft one2 as you have it in ,job   
#bc3ae1 #af2 and a heart  that will     
stoop and be silent at the most abstruse
 of all his  judgments--,i was dumb1    
because ,,thou didst it4 ,the heart in  
which  this fear of ,god doth flourish  
is such1 that it bows and is mute1  if  
it can but espy the hand1 wisdom1       
justice1 or holiness of ,god in  this or
 the other of his dispensations1 and so 
stirs up the soul  to fear before him4  
,but if this murmuring ariseth from envy
 and  spite1 that looketh so like to the
 spirit of the devil1 that nothing  need
 be said to give conviction of the      
horrible wickedness of it4    ,eighth4  
,wouldest thou grow in this grace of    

fear8 then take heed  of ,a ,,high ,,and
 ,,captious ,,spirit1 for that is not   
good ground for the  fear of ,god to    
grow in4 ,a meek and quiet spirit is the
 best1 and  there the fear of ,god will 
flourish most2 therefore ,peter puts    
meekness and fear together1 as being    
most suited in their nature  and natural
 tendency one to another 7#a ,peter     
#c3ae74 ,meekness of  spirit is like    
that heart that hath depth of earth in  
it in which  things may take root and   
grow2 but a high and captious spirit is 
like to the stony ground1 where there is
 not depth of earth1 and  consequently1 
where this grace of fear cannot grow2   
therefore take  heed of this kind of    
spirit1 if thou wouldest that the fear  
of ,god  should grow in thy soul4       
,ninth4 ,wouldest thou grow in this     
grace of fear8 then take heed  of ,,an  
,,envious ,,heart1 for that is not a    
good heart for the fear of  ,god to grow
 in4 ,let not thine heart envy sinners2 
but be thou in  the fear of the ,lord   

all the day long 7,prov #bc3ag74 ,to    
envy any  is a sign of a bad spirit1 and
 that man takes upon him1 as ,i have    
already hinted1 to be a controller and a
 judge1 yea1 and a malicious            
executioner too1 and that of that fury  
that ariseth from his own  lusts and    
revengeful spirit1 upon 7perhaps7 the   
man that is more  righteous than        
himself4 ,but suppose he is a sinner    
that is the object  of thine envy1 why1 
the text sets that envy in direct       
opposition  to the fear of ,god2 ,envy  
not sinners1 but be thou in the fear of 
,god4 ,these two1 therefore1 to wit1    
envy to sinners and fearing of  ,god1   
are opposites4 ,thou canst not fear     
,god1 and envy sinners too4  ,and the   
reason is1 because he that envieth a    
sinner1 hath forgotten  himself1 that he
 is as bad2 and how can he then fear    
,god8 ,he that  envies sinners rejects  
his duty of blessing of them that curse1
  and praying for them that despitefully
 use us2 and how can he that  hath      

rejected this1 fear ,god8 ,he that      
envieth sinners1 therefore1  cannot be  
of a good spirit1 nor can the fear of   
,god grow in his  heart4    ,tenth4     
,lastly1 ,wouldest thou grow in this    
grace of fear8 then take  heed of       
,,hardening ,,thy ,,heart at any time   
against convictions to  particular      
duties1 as to prayer1 alms1 self-denial1
 or the like4  ,take heed also of       
hardening thy heart1 when thou art under
 any  judgment of ,god1 as sickness1    
losses1 crosses1 or the like4 ,i bid    
you before to beware of a hard heart1   
but now ,i bid you beware of  hardening 
your soft ones4 ,for to harden the heart
 is to make it  worse than it is2       
harder1 more desperate1 and bold against
 ,god1  than at the present it is4 ,now1
 ,i say1 if thou wouldest grow in this  
grace of fear1 take heed of hardening   
thy heart1 and especially of  hardening 
of it against convictions to good2 for  
those convictions  are sent of ,god like
 seasonable showers of rain1 to keep the

 tillage of  thy heart in good order1   
that the grace of fear may grow therein2
  but this stifling of convictions makes
 the heart as hard as a  piece of the   
nether millstone4 ,therefore happy is he
 that receiveth  conviction1 for so he  
doth keep in the fear of ,god1 and that 
fear  thereby nourished in his soul2 but
 cursed is he that doth                 
otherwise--,happy is the man that       
feareth alway2 but he that  hardeneth   
his heart shall fall into mischief      
7,prov #bh3ad74    ,,use ,,third1 of    
encouragement4    ,,use ,,third4 ,i come
 now to ,a ,,use ,,of ,,encouragement to
 those that are  blessed with this grace
 of fear4 ,the last text that was       
mentioned  saith1 ,happy is the man that
 feareth alway1 and so doth many  more4 
,happy already1 because blessed with    
this grace2 and happy  for time to come1
 because this grace shall abide1 and    
continue till  the soul that hath it is 
brought unto the mansion-house of glory4
  ,i will put my fear in their hearts1  

that they shall not depart from  me4    
,therefore1 as here it saith1 ,happy is 
he1 so it saith also1  ,it shall go well
 with him1 that is1 in time to come4 ,it
 shall be  well with them that fear ,god
 7,eccl #h3ab74    ,first4 ,had ,god    
given thee all the world1 yet cursed    
hadst thou been1  if he had not given   
thee the fear of the ,lord2 for the     
fashion of  this world is a fading      
thing1 but he that feareth the ,lord    
shall  abide for ever and ever4 ,this   
therefore is the first thing that ,i    
would propound for thy encouragement1   
thou man that fears the ,lord4  ,this   
grace will dwell in thy heart1 for it is
 a new covenant grace1  and will abide  
with thee for ever4 ,it is sent to thee 
from ,god1  not only to join thy heart  
unto him1 but to keep thee from final   
apostasy--,i will put my fear in their  
hearts1 that they shall not  depart from
 me 7,jer #cb3dj74 ,that thou mayest    
never forsake ,god1  is his design1 and 
therefore1 to keep thee from that wicked

 thing1  he hath put his fear in thy    
heart4 ,many are the temptations1       
difficulties1 snares1 traps1 trials1 and
 troubles that the people  of ,god pass 
through in the world1 but how shall they
 be kept1 how  shall they be delivered1 
and escape8 ,why1 the answer is1 ,the   
fear  of ,god will keep them--,he that  
feareth ,god shall come forth of  them  
all4    ,is it not therefore a wonderful
 mercy to be blessed with this  grace of
 fear1 that thou by it mayest be kept   
from final1 which  is damnable apostasy8
 ,bless ,god1 therefore1 thou blessed   
man1 that  hast this grace of fear in   
thy soul4 ,there are five things in this
  grace of fear that have a direct      
tendency in them to keep thee from      
final apostasy4    #a4 ,it is seated in 
the heart1 and the heart is1 as ,i may  
call it1  the main fort in the mystical 
world1 man4 ,it is not placed in the    
head1 as knowledge is2 nor in the mouth1
 as utterance is1 but in  the heart1 the
 seat of all1 ,i will put my fear in    

their hearts4  ,if a king will keep a   
town secure to himself1 let him be sure 
to  man sufficiently the main fort      
thereof4 ,if he have twenty thousand    
men well armed1 yet if they lie         
scattered here and there1 the town  may 
be taken for all that1 but if the main  
fort be well manned1 then  the town is  
more secure4 ,what if a man had all the 
parts1 yea1 all  the arts of men and    
angels8 ,that will not keep the heart to
 ,god4  ,but when the heart1 this       
principal fort1 is possessed with the   
fear  of ,god1 then he is safe1 but not 
else4    #b4 ,as the heart in general1  
so the will in special4 ,that chief and 
great faculty of the soul is the        
principle that is acted by this  fear4  
,the will1 which way that goes1 all     
goes2 if it be to heaven  or hell4 ,now 
the will1 ,i say1 is that main faculty  
that is governed  by this fear that doth
 possess the soul1 therefore all is like
  to go well with it4 ,this ,samuel     
insinuateth1 where he saith1 ,if  ye    

will fear the ,lord4 ,fearing of ,god is
 a voluntary act of the  will1 and that 
being so1 the soul is kept from         
rebellion against  the commandment1     
because by the will where this fear of  
,god is  placed1 and which it governeth1
 is led all the rest of the powers  of  
the soul 7#a ,sam #ab3ad74 ,in this     
will1 then1 is this fear of ,god        
placed1 that this grace may the better  
be able to govern the soul1  and so by  
consequence the whole man2 for as ,i    
said before1 look  what way the will    
goes1 look what the will does1 thither  
goes1 and  that does1 the whole man     
7,psa #aaj3c74 ,man1 when his will is   
alienate  from ,god1 is reckoned        
rebellious throughout1 and that not     
without  ground1 for the will is the    
principal faculty of the soul as to     
obedience1 and therefore things done    
without the will are as if  they were   
not done at all4 ,the spirit is willing2
 if ye be willing2  she hath done what  
she could1 and the like2 by these and   

such-like  sayings the goodness of the  
heart and action is judged1 as to the   
subjective part thereof4 ,now this fear 
that we have been speaking  of1 is      
placed in the soul1 and so consequently 
in the will1 that the  man may thereby  
the better be kept from final and       
damnable apostasy4    #c4 ,this fear1 as
 ,i may say1 even above every other     
grace1 is ,god's  well-wisher2 and hence
 it is called1 as ,i also have showed   
you1 his  fear4 ,as he also says in the 
text mentioned above1 ,i will put my    
fear in their hearts4 ,these words1 his 
and my1 they are intimate  and familiar 
expressions1 bespeaking not only great  
favour to man1  but a very great trust  
put in him4 ,as who should say1 this    
fear  is my special friend1 it will     
subject and bow the soul1 and the       
several faculties thereof1 to my        
pleasure2 it is my great favourite1  and
 subdueth sinners to my pleasure4 ,you  
shall rarely find faith  or repentance1 
or parts1 go under such familiar        

characters as this  blessed fear of the 
,lord doth4 ,of all the counsellors and 
mighties  that ,david had1 ,hushai only 
was called the king's friend 7#b ,sam   
#ae3cg1 #af3af74 ,so of all the graces  
of the ,spirit this of the fear  of ,god
 goes mostly1 if not always1 by the     
title of ,,my fear1 ,god's  fear1 ,,his 
fear1 c4 ,i told you before1 if the king
 will keep a town1  the main fort       
therein must be sufficiently manned3 and
 now ,i will  add1 that if he have not  
to govern those men some trusty and     
special  friend1 such as ,hushai was to 
,david1 he may find it lost when it     
should stand him in greatest stead4 ,if 
a soul should be possessed  with all    
things possible1 yet if this fear of    
,god be wanting1 all  other things will 
give place in time of rebellion1 and the
 soul  shall be found in1 and under the 
conduct of hell1 when it should  stand  
up for ,god and his truth in the world4 
,this fear of ,god1 it  is ,god's       
special friend1 and therefore it has    

given unto it the  chief seat of the    
heart1 the will1 that the whole man may 
now be1  and also be kept hereafter1 in 
the subjection and obedience of the     
gospel4 ,for1    #d4 ,this grace of fear
 is the softest and most tender of      
,god's honour  of any other grace4 ,it  
is that tender1 sensible1 and trembling 
grace1 that keepeth the soul upon its   
continual watch4 ,to keep a  good watch 
is1 you know1 a wonderful safety to a   
place that is in  continual danger      
because of the enemy4 ,why1 this is the 
grace that  setteth the watch1 and that 
keepeth the watchmen awake 7,can        
#c3g1h74  ,a man cannot watch as he     
should1 if he be destitute of fear3 let 
him  be confident1 and he sleeps2 he    
unadvisedly lets into the garrison      
those that should not come there4       
,israel's fault when they came to       
,canaan was1 that they made a covenant  
with the inhabitants of the  land1 to   
wit1 the ,gibeonites1 without asking    
counsel of ,god4 ,but  would they have  

done so1 think you1 if at the same time 
the fear  of ,god had had its full play 
in the soul1 in the army8 no1 they at   
that time forgot to fear4 ,the grace of 
fear had not at that time  its full     
stroke and sway among them4    #e4 ,this
 grace of fear is that which1 as ,i may 
so say1 first affects  the hearts of    
saints with judgments1 after we have    
sinned1 and so  is as a beginning grace 
to bring again that to rights that by   
sin  is put out of frame4 ,o it is a    
precious grace of ,god6 ,i know what  ,i
 say in this matter1 and also where ,i  
had been long ago1 through  the power of
 my lusts1 and the wiles of the devil1  
had it not been  for the fear of ,god4  
,second4 ,but secondly1 another         
encouragement for those that are        
blessed with this blessed grace of fear 
is this1--this fear fails  not to do    
this work for the soul1 if there in     
truth1 be it never  so small in measure4
 ,a little of this leaven leaveneth the 
whole  lump4 ,true1 a little will not   

do1 or help the soul to do those  worthy
 exploits in the heart or life as well  
as a bigger measure  thereof2 nor1      
indeed1 can a little of any grace do    
that which  a bigger measure will2 but a
 little will preserve the soul from     
final apostasy1 and deliver it into the 
arms of the ,son of ,god at  the final  
judgment4 ,wherefore1 when he saith1 ,i 
will put my fear  in their hearts1 he   
says not1 ,i will put so much of it     
there1 such  a quantity1 or such a      
degree2 but1 ,i will put my fear there4 
,i  speak not this in the least to tempt
 the godly man to be content  with the  
least degree of the fear of ,god in his 
heart4 ,true1 men  should be glad that  
,god hath put even the least degree of  
this  grace into their souls1 but they  
should not be content therewith2  they  
should earnestly covet more1 pray for   
more1 and use all lawful1  that is1 all 
the means of ,god's appointing1 that    
they may get more4    ,there are1 as ,i 
have said already1 several degrees of   

this grace of  fear1 and our wisdom is  
to grow in it1 as in all the other      
graces  of the ,spirit4 ,the reasons    
why1 ,i have showed you1 and also the   
way  to grow therein2 but the least     
measure thereof will do as ,i said1     
that is1 keep the soul from final       
apostasy4 ,there are1 as ,i have  showed
 you1 those that greatly fear the ,lord1
 that fear exceedingly1  and that fear  
him above many of their brethren2 but   
the small in  this grace are saved as   
well as those that are great therein3   
,he  will bless or save them that fear  
him1 both small and great4  ,this fear  
of the ,lord is the pulse of the soul2  
and as some pulses  beat stronger1 some 
weaker1 so is this grace of fear in the 
soul4  ,they that beat best are a sign  
of best life1 but they that beat  worst 
show that life is barely present4 ,as   
long as the pulse  beats1 we count not  
that the man is dead1 though weak2 and  
this  fear1 where it is1 preserves to   
everlasting life4 ,pulses there are     

also that are intermitting2 to wit1 such
 as have their times for  a little1 a   
little time to stop1 and beat again2    
true1 these are  dangerous pulses1 but  
yet too a sign of life4 ,this fear of   
,god also  is sometimes like this       
intermitting pulse2 there are times when
 it  forbears to work1 and then it works
 again4 ,david had an intermitting      
pulse1 ,peter had an intermitting pulse1
 as also many other of the  saints of   
,god4 ,i call that an intermitting      
pulse1 with reference  to the fear we   
speak of1 when there is some obstruction
 by the  workings of corruptions in the 
soul2 ,i say1 some obstruction from1    
and hindrance of1 the continual motion  
of this fear of ,god2 yet  none of      
these1 though they are various1 and some
 of them signs  of weakness1 are signs  
of death1 but life4 ,i will put my fear 
in  their hearts1 that they shall not   
depart from me4    ,quest4 ,but you may 
say1 ,how shall ,i know that ,i fear    
,god8    ,answ4 ,if ,i should say that  

desires1 true sincere desires to fear   
him1 is fear itself4 ,i should not say  
amiss 7,neh #a3aa74 ,for although  a    
desire to be1 or do so and so1 makes not
 a man to be in temporal  or natural    
things what he desires to be--for a     
sick1 or poor1  or imprisoned man may   
desire to be well1 to be rich1 or to be 
at liberty1 and yet be as they are1     
sick1 poor1 or in prison--yet  in       
spirituals1 a man's desire to be good1  
to believe1 to love1 to  hope1 and fear 
,god1 doth flow from the nature of grace
 itself4    ,i said before1 that in     
temporals a man could not properly be   
said  to be what he was not2 yet a man1 
even in naturals or temporals1  shows   
his love to that thing that he desires1 
whether it be health1  riches1 or       
liberty2 and in spirituals1 desires of1 
from love to  this or that grace of     
,god1 sincere desires of it flow from   
the root  of the grace itself--,thy     
servants who desire to fear thy name4   
,nehemiah bore himself before ,god upon 

this1 that he desired to  fear his name4
 ,and hence again it is said concerning 
desires1 true  desires1 ,the desire of  
man is his kindness 7,prov #ai3bb74 ,for
 a  man shows his heart1 his love1 his  
affections1 and his delights1  in his   
desires2 and since the grace of the fear
 of ,god is a grace  so pleasant in the 
sight of ,god1 and of so sanctifying a  
nature  in the soul where it is1 a true 
sincere desire to be blessed with  that 
grace must needs flow from some being of
 this grace in the  soul already4       
,true desires are lower than higher acts
 of grace1 but ,god will not  overlook  
desires--,but now they desire a better  
country1 that is1  an heavenly2         
wherefore ,god is not ashamed to be     
called their ,god2  for he hath prepared
 for them a city4 ,mark1 they desire a  
country1  and they shall have a city4   
,at this low place1 to wit1 sincere     
desires1 ,god will meet the soul and    
will tell him that he hath  accepted of 
his desires1 that his desires are his   

kindness1 and  flow from grace itself3  
,he will fulfil the desire of them that 
fear  him4 ,therefore desires are not   
rejected of ,god2 but they would1  if   
they did not flow from a principle of   
grace already in the soul2  therefore   
desires1 sincere desires to fear ,god1  
flow from grace  already in the soul4   
,therefore1 since thou fearest ,god1 and
 it is  evident by thy desires that thou
 dost so do1 thou art happy now  in this
 thy fear1 and shalt be happy for ever  
hereafter in the  enjoyment of that     
which ,god in another world hath laid up
 for them  that fear him4    ,third4    
,another encouragement for those that   
have this grace of fear  is this2 this  
grace can make that man1 that in many   
other things  is not capable of serving 
of ,god1 serve him better than those    
that  have all without it4 ,poor        
,christian man1 thou hast scarce been   
able  to do anything for ,god all thy   
days1 but only to fear the ,lord4  ,thou
 art no preacher1 and so canst not do   

him service that way2  thou art no rich 
man1 and so canst not do him service    
with outward  substance2 thou art no    
wise man1 and so canst not do anything  
that  way2 but here is thy mercy1 thou  
fearest ,god4 ,though thou canst  not   
preach1 thou canst fear ,god4 ,though   
thou hast no bread to feed  the belly1  
nor fleece to clothe the back of the    
poor1 thou canst  fear ,god4 ,o how     
blessed is the man that feareth the     
,lord2 because  this duty of fearing of 
,god is an act of the mind1 and may be  
done by the man that is destitute of all
 things but that holy and  blessed mind4
    ,blessed therefore is that man1 for 
,god hath not laid the comfort  of his  
people in the doing of external duties1 
nor the salvation  of their souls1 but  
in believing1 loving1 and fearing ,god4 
,neither  hath he laid these things in  
actions done in their health nor in the 
due management of their most excellent  
parts1 but in the receiving  of ,christ1
 and fear of ,god4 ,the which1 good     

,christian1 thou mayest  do1 and do     
acceptably1 even though thou shouldest  
lie bed-rid all  thy days2 thou mayest  
also be sick and believe2 be sick and   
love1  be sick and fear ,god1 and so be 
a blessed man4 ,and here the poor       
,christian hath something to answer them
 that reproach him for his  ignoble     
pedigree1 and shortness of the glory of 
the wisdom of the  world4 ,true1 may    
that man say1 ,i was taken out of the   
dunghill1 ,i  was born in a base and low
 estate1 but ,i fear ,god4 ,i have no   
worldly  greatness1 nor excellency of   
natural parts1 but ,i fear ,god4        
,when ,obadiah met with ,elijah1 he gave
 him no worldly and fantastical         
compliment1 nor did he glory in his     
promotion by ,ahab the king of  ,israel1
 but gravely1 and after a gracious      
manner1 said1 ,i thy servant  fear the  
,lord from my youth4 ,also when the     
mariners inquired of  ,jonah1 saying1   
,what is thine occupation1 and whence   
comest thou8  what is thy country1 and  

of what people art thou8 ,this was the  
answer he gave them1 ,i am a ,hebrew1   
and ,i fear the ,lord1 the ,god  of     
heaven1 which hath made the sea and the 
dry land 7,jonah #a3h1i74  ,indeed this 
answer is the highest1 and most noble in
 the world1  nor are there any1 save a  
few1 that in truth can thus express     
themselves1 though other answers they   
had enough2 most can say1  ,i have      
wisdom1 or might1 or riches1 or friends1
 or health1 or the  like2 these are     
common1 and are greatly boasted in by   
the most2  but he is the man that       
feareth ,god1 and he that can say1 when 
they  say to him1 ,what art thou8 ,i thy
 servant fear the ,lord1 he is  the man 
of many1 he is to be honoured of men3   
though this1 to wit1  that he feareth   
the ,lord1 is all that he hath in the   
world4 ,he  hath the thing1 the honour1 
the life1 and glory that is lasting2    
his blessedness will abide when all     
men's but his is buried in the  dust1 in
 shame and contempt4#ce    ,a word to   

hypocrites4    ,hypocrites1 my last word
 is to you2 the hypocrite is one that   
would  appear to be that in men's eyes  
that is nothing of in ,god's--thou      
hypocrite1 that wouldest be esteemed to 
be one that loves and that  fears ,god1 
but does not2 ,i have this to say to    
thee1 thy condition  is damnable1       
because thou art a hypocrite1 and       
seekest to deceive  both ,god and man   
with guises1 vizards1 masks1 shows1     
pretences1 and  thy formal1 carnal1     
feigned subjection to the outside of    
statutes1  laws1 and commandments2 but  
within thou art full of rottenness and  
all excess4    ,hypocrite1 thou mayest  
by thy cunning shifts be veiled and hid 
from  men1 but thou art naked before the
 eyes of ,god1 and he knoweth that  his 
fear is not in thy heart 7,luke #af3ae74
    ,hypocrite1 be admonished that there
 is not obedience accepted of  ,god1    
where the heart is destitute of this    
grace of fear4 ,keeping  of the         
commandments is but one part of the duty

 of man1 and ,paul  did that1 even while
 he was a hypocrite 7,phil #c74 ,to fear
 ,god and  keep his commandments1 this  
is the whole duty of man 7,eccl #ab3ac74
  ,this--fear ,god--the hypocrite1 as a 
hypocrite1 cannot do1 and  therefore1 as
 such1 cannot escape the damnation of   
hell4    ,hypocrite1 thou must fear ,god
 first1 even before thou dost offer to  
meddle with the commandments1 that is1  
as to the keeping of them4  ,indeed1    
thou shouldest read therein1 that thou  
mayest learn to fear  the ,lord1 but    
yet1 fear ,god goes before the command  
to keep his  commandments4 ,and if thou 
dost not fear ,god first1 thou          
transgressest1  instead of keeping of   
the commandments4    ,hypocrite1 this   
word1 ,,fear ,,god1 is that which the   
hypocrite quite  forgets1 although it is
 that which sanctifies the whole duty of
  man4 ,for this is that1 and nothing   
without it1 that can make a man  sincere
 in his obedience2 the hypocrite looks  
for applause abroad1  and forgets that  

he is condemned at home1 and both these 
he does  because he wanteth the fear of 
,god4    ,hypocrite1 be admonished that 
none of the privileges that are  spoken 
of in the former part of the book       
belongs to thee1 because  thou art a    
hypocrite2 and if thou hope1 thy hope   
shall be cut off1  and if thou lean upon
 thy house1 both thou and it shall fall 
into  hell-fire4 ,triumph then1 thy     
triumph is but for awhile4 ,joy then1   
but the joy of the hypocrite is but for 
a moment 7,job #h3ac1ae1  #bj3d-f74     
,perhaps thou wilt not let go now1 what1
 as a hypocrite1 thou hast  got2 but    
what is the hope of the hypocrite1 when 
,god taketh away  his soul8 7,job       
#bg3h74 ,hypocrite1 thou shouldest have 
chosen the  fear of ,god1 as thou hast  
chosen a profession without it1 but thou
  hast cast off fear1 because thou art a
 hypocrite2 and because thou  art such1 
thou shalt have the same measure that   
thou metest2 ,god  will cast thee off1  
because thou art a hypocrite4 ,god hath 

prepared  a fear for thee because thou  
didst not choose the fear of ,god1 and  
that fear shall come upon thee like     
desolation1 and like an armed  man1 and 
shall swallow thee up1 thou and all that
 thou art 7,prov  #a3bg74    ,hypocrite1
 read this text and tremble--,the       
sinners in ,zion are  afraid1           
fearfulness hath surprised the          
hypocrites4 ,who among us  shall dwell  
with the devouring fire8 who among us   
shall dwell with  everlasting burnings8 
7,isa #cc3ac1ad74    ,hypocrite1 thou   
art not under the fatherly protection of
 ,god1  because thou art a hypocrite1   
and wantest his fear in thine heart4    
,the eyes of the ,lord are upon them    
that fear him1 to deliver them4  ,but   
the fearless man or hypocrite is left to
 the snares and wiles  of the devil1 to 
be caught therein and overcome1 because 
he is  destitute of the fear of ,god4   
,hypocrite1 thou art like to have no    
other reward of ,god for thy  labour    
than that which the goats shall have2#cf

 the hypocrite1  because he is a        
hypocrite1 shall not stand in ,god's    
sight4 ,the  gain of thy religion thou  
spendest as thou gettest it4 ,thou wilt 
not have one farthing overplus at death 
and judgment4    ,hypocrite1 ,god hath  
not intrusted thee with the least dram  
of his  saving grace1 nor will he1      
because thou art a hypocrite3 and as for
  what thou hast1 thou hast stolen it1  
even every man of you from his          
neighbour2 still pilfering out of their 
profession1 even as ,judas  did out of  
the bag4 ,thou comest like a thief into 
thy profession1  and like a thief thou  
shalt go out of the same4 ,jesus ,christ
 hath  not counted thee faithful to     
commit to thee any of his jewels to     
keep1 because thou fearest him not4 ,he 
hath given his banner to  them that fear
 him1 that it may be displayed because  
of the truth  7,psa #fj3d74             
,hypocrite1 thou art not true to ,god   
nor man1 nor thine own soul1  because   
thou art a hypocrite6 ,how should the   

,lord put any trust  in thee8 ,why      
should the saints look for any good from
 thee8 ,should  ,god give thee his      
,word1 thou wilt sell it4 ,should men   
commit their  souls to thee1 thou wilt  
destroy them1 by making merchandise of  
them1 for thy own hypocritical designs4 
,yea1 if the sun waxes hot1  thou wilt  
throw all away1 and not endure the heat1
 because thou  art a hypocrite6         
,,footnotes3    #a,this is a very       
remarkable illustration of godly fear4  
,jacob does  not swear by the           
omnipresence or omniscience of ,god--nor
 by his  omnipotence--nor by his love or
 mercy in his covenant--nor by the  ,god
 of ,abraham1 but by the fear of his    
father ,isaac--the sole  object of his  
adoration4 ,a most striking and solemn  
appeal to  ,jehovah1 fixing upon our    
hearts that ,divine proverb1 ,the fear  
of  the ,lord is the beginning of       
wisdom--the source of all happiness1    
both in time and in eternity4--,ed4     
#b ,it is of solemn importance that we  

feel the vast difference  between holy  
and unholy familiarity with ,god4 ,has  
he adopted us into  his family8 ,can we1
 by a new birth1 say ,our ,father8      
,still he is  in heaven1 we on earth4   
,he is infinite in purity2 ,holy1 ,holy1
 ,holy  is his name4 ,we are defiled1   
and can only approach his presence  in  
the righteousness of the ,saviour and   
,mediator4 ,then1 ,o my soul1  if it is 
thy bliss to draw near to the throne of 
grace with holy  boldness1 let it be    
with reverence and godly fear4--,ed4    
#c ,it is an awful thing to appeal to   
,god for the truth of a lie6  ,all      
appeals to ,god1 not required by law1   
are worse than useless2  they are       
wicked1 and cast a doubt on the veracity
 of those who make  them--,ed4    #d ,to
 give the back2 to forsake1 to depart1  
to treat with  contempt4 ,see ,imperial 
,dictionary1 vol4 i4 p4 #ade4--;,ed4    
#e ,the genuine disciple who thinketh no
 evil will say1 ,can this  be so now8   
,yes1 reader1 it is4 ,some go to ,god's 

house to worship  their ease and        
forgetfulness in sleep2 some for worldly
 purposes2  some to admire the beauty of
 the frail body2 but many to worship    
,god  in spirit and in truth4 ,reader1  
inquire to which of these classes  you  
belong4--,ed4    #f ,they worshipped    
,god1 not according to his appointment1 
but  their own inventions--the direction
 of their false prophets1 or  their     
idolatrous kings1 or the usages of the  
nations round about  them4 ,the         
tradition of the elders was of more     
value and validity  with them than      
,god's laws by ,moses4 ,this our        
,saviour applies to the  ,jews in his   
time1 who were formal in their          
devotions1 and wedded to  their own     
inventions2 and pronounces concerning   
them that in vain  do they worship ,god4
 ,how many still in worship regard the  
inventions  of man1 and traditions of   
the church1 more than the commands of   
,god4--,ed4    #g ,the ,word is the     
decree upon which we must depend or     

perish4 ,in  vain1 poor sinner1 is any  
reliance upon churches or men2 neither  
,papist nor ,protestant have any power  
committed unto them to  forgive sins4   
,if they claim it1 believe them not1 but
 pity their  pride and delusion4 ,christ
 is the ,rock1 and not poor erring      
,peter1  as some have vainly imagined4  
,peter is dead1 awaiting the            
resurrection  of his body1 and the great
 day of judgment2 but ,christ ever      
liveth  at all times1 and in all places1
 able to save unto the uttermost4  ,put 
no trust in man1 but in thy broken      
spirit seek the blessing of  ,christ1   
that he may pardon thy sins4--,ed4    #h
 ,the fear of the wicked arises from a  
corrupt1 sinful1  self-condemning       
conscience2 they fear ,god as an angry  
judge1 and  therefore consider him as   
their enemy4 ,as they love and will not 
part  with their sins1 so they are in   
continual dread of punishment4--,mason4 
#i ,to-elbow all his days in his lord's 
vineyard2 to sit or stand  idly resting 

upon his elbows1 instead of labouring in
 the vineyard4  ,a sovereign shame so   
elbows him4--,king ,lear1 ,act iv1      
,scene #c4--;,ed4    #aj ,gear2 apparel1
 furniture1 implements4 ,the apostles   
were  not fixed in their residence1 but 
were ready in their gears to move       
whither they were                       
called4--,barrow4--,ed4    #aa ,god does
 not limit himself as to his mode of    
calling poor  sinners4 ,the three       
thousand he convinced at one hour1 and  
they  immediately made a profession1 but
 ,bunyan was for years in a state  of   
alarming uncertainty2 some are driven by
 fiery terrors1 others  by a still small
 voice4 ,reader1 our anxious inquiry    
should be1  ,have we entered in by      
,christ the gate8 ,are our fruits meet  
for  repentance8 ,let no one vaunt of   
his experience1 because he go  well     
bedaubed with the dirt of the slough4   
,every soul that enters  the gate is    
equally a miracle of grace4--,ed4    #ab
 ,this is remarkably instanced in       

,bunyan's ,grace ,abounding4--,ed4      
#ac ,those who are adopted into the     
family of heaven are justified  from all
 things2 being delivered from sin1 the  
curse1 and wrath1  there is now no      
condemnation for them2 and trusting to  
,jesus'  precious blood of pardon1 to   
his righteousness for acceptance1 and   
to his grace for sanctification1 they   
are1 by the indwelling of  the ,spirit  
which adopted them1 possessed of that   
love which casteth  out fear1 and       
rejoiceth in hope of the glory of ,god4 
,and to those  who1 through their       
manifold infirmities and departures1 are
 often  beset with unbelieving fears1   
the ,lord says1 for their encouragement1
  ,fear thou not1 for ,i am with thee2  
,i will help thee2 yea1 ,i will uphold  
thee with the right hand of my          
righteousness 7,isa #da3aj74--,mason4   
#ad ,effectual grace in the soul is     
accompanied by doubts and  fears1 owing 
to the remains of indwelling corruption2
 hence arises  a continual warfare4     

,believer1 how needful is it ever to    
retain  your confidence and assurance of
 your ,lord's love to you6 ,rely on  his
 faithfulness1 persevere steadfastly in 
the way of duty1 looking  to ,jesus1 and
 living upon his fulness4--,mason4 ,how 
does all this  reasoning remind us of   
,bunyan's own experience1 recorded in   
his  ,grace ,abounding2 he was not      
ignorant of ,satan's devices4--,ed4     
#ae ,alas6 how few attain to this most  
blessed state4 ,to delight  so in the   
,word--to make it so much our daily     
study1 and the object  of our           
meditations at night1 as to have its    
very form engraven  upon the face of our
 souls4 ,happy is the man that is in    
such a  case4 ,o my soul1 why is it not 
thy case8--,ed4    #af ,the filial fear 
of ,god is most prevalent when the heart
  is impressed with a lively sense of   
the love of ,god manifested in  ,christ4
 ,as a dutiful and obedient child fears 
to offend an affectionate  parent1 or as
 a person of grateful heart would be    

extremely careful  not to grieve a kind 
and bountiful friend1 who is continually
 loading  him with favours and promoting
 his true happiness2 so1 and much  more1
 will the gracious soul be afraid of    
displeasing the ,lord1  his bountiful   
and unwearied benefactor1 who is        
crowning him with  loving kindness and  
tender mercies4--,mason4    #ag ,it is  
no new thing for those who are in public
 places1 to  seek themselves more than  
the public welfare2 nay1 and to serve   
themselves by the public loss4--,henry4 
#ah ,how does this remind us of the     
character of ,by-ends in the  ,pilgrim's
 ,progress 6--,ed4    #ai ,so ,ainsworth
 understands1 p4 #acd1 vol4 #aj4 ,he    
renders it1  lurking lions1 which are   
lusty1 strong-toothed1 fierce1 roaring1 
and ravenous4 ,and hereby1 says he1 may 
be meant the rich and mighty  of the    
world1 whom ,god often bringeth to      
misery4 ,they that are  ravenous1 and   
prey on all about them1 shall want1 but 
the meek shall  inherit the earth2 they 

shall not want who1 with quiet          
obedience1  work and mind their own     
business2 plain-hearted ,jacob has      
pottage  enough1 when ,esau1 the cunning
 hunter1 is ready to perish4            
,henry4--,ed4    #bj ,the conduct of    
angels means not merely their guiding   
pilgrims  in the way1 but also1 in a    
military sense1 a guard1 or what is now 
called a convoy4--,ed4    #ba ,see      
margin1 ,genesis #da3dc1 and            
#dj3h4--;,ed4    #bb ,to publish by     
sound of trumpet1 to trumpet good       
tidings4 ,in  ,bunyan's time it was     
never used ironically4--,ed4    #bc     
,this if from the ,bible1 and not from  
the inferior version in  the ,book of   
,common ,prayer1 commonly called the    
reading ,psalms4--,ed4    #bd ,sternhold
 and ,hopkin's edit4 #afce4--,the       
propriety of singing  in public worship 
was strongly debated by some of the     
,nonconformists4  ,there were very      
weighty reasons1 in persecuting times1  
for meetings  being held as quietly as  

possible4 ,the ,quakers to this day do  
not  admit singing in their assemblies4 
,the introduction of this psalm  proves 
that ,bunyan was acquainted with the    
singing ,psalms1 and1  in all           
probability1 practised singing in public
 worship4 ,when  ,james ,i4 improved    
this version for church use1 called the 
,psalms  of ,,king ,david1 translated by
 ,,king ,james1 his last four lines     
are--          ,thou of ,jerusalem shalt
 see          ,while as thou liv'st the 
good1      ,thou shalt thy children's   
children see1          ,and peace on    
,israel's brood4      ,how blessed are  
we in our day with the poetry of ,watts1
 ,wesley1  and a host of others1 who    
have supplied the church with beautiful 
soul-inspiring compositions1 without    
fear to restrain us in using            
them4--,ed4    #be ,no one can charge   
,bunyan with a superstitious notion of  
dreams1  whether asleep or as if asleep4
 ,such a mode of interpretation  as he  
recommends is both rational and         

scriptural4 ,to dream awake  is thus    
explained--,they dream on in a course of
 reading without                        
digesting4--,locke4--,ed4    #bf        
,whoever thou art1 beseech the ,lord to 
weigh thee in the  balances of the      
sanctuary4 ,no fear of ,god--no grace in
 the soul4  ,of this class is the proud1
 the covetous1 the glutton1 the liar1   
the apostate1 the perverter of ,god's   
people from the right way2  obstinate   
and incorrigible backsliders2 those who 
neither mourn  nor sigh for the         
wickedness of the land2 they that prefer
 their  own fancies1 dreams1 frames1 and
 feelings1 to the ,word of ,god2        
swearers1 adulterers1 perjured persons1 
and oppressors of the poor2  they that  
insult the godly1 and rejoice at their  
sufferings2 they  that have no love1    
gratitude1 nor sense of duty to ,god1 as
 the  fountain of their unmerited       
mercies4 ,o reader1 give ,god no rest   
until1 by his ,word and ,spirit1 he     
imparts to thee this holy fear as  the  

earnest of glory hereafter2 without it  
you are perishing4--,mason4--,ed4    #bg
 ,snaffle2 a loose bridle with a curb4  
,to snaffle2 to be  easily led4         
,the third o' the' world is yours1 which
 with a snaffle1      ,you may pace     
easy1 but not such a wise4              
,antony and ,cleopatra4--,ed4      #bh  
,how familiar but striking an           
illustration4 ,reader1 look well  to the
 mainspring1 and see also that the      
wheels are not clogged4  ,we ought to be
 living epistles1 known and read of all 
men4--,ed4    #bi ,a royster2 a violent1
 riotous1 blustering1 turbulent1        
fellow--a species of men now much out of
 date1 as are jails and  gibbets1 sword 
and burning stake4 ,how great and true  
that courage  which could look at1 and  
expect1 such trials1 without shrinking1 
when they were threatened as a reward   
for love to ,christ and holy  obedience 
to his gospel6--,ed4    #cj ,this is a  
very strong and striking expression4 ,to
 soak1  means to imbibe as much as we   

can contain2 and as to the influence  of
 godly fear1 happy shall we be in       
proportion as we are enabled  to follow 
,bunyan's advice4--,ed4    #ca ,the     
words1 he made them houses1 we humbly   
suggest1 may not  only mean that these  
,god-fearing women had safe             
dwelling-places1  but1 in a more        
extensive sense1 ,god made them the     
heads of honourable  families1 see #a   
,samuel #b3ce2 #b ,samuel #g3aa1 #ac1   
#bg1 #bi2 #a ,kings  #b3bd1 #aa3bh4 ,so 
,david's prayer was1 ,let my house be   
established  before thee2 thou1 ,o my   
,god1 wilt build me an house 7#a ,chron 
#ag3bd1be74--;,ed4    #cb ,royal        
patents1 in ,bunyan's time1 were        
lucrative but most oppressive1          
conferring upon favourites1 or their    
nominees1 an exclusive right  to deal in
 any article of manufacture4 ,but the   
patent to ,god's  fearers1 to trust in  
him when involved in darkness and       
distress1  is a blessed privilege1      
injurious to none4--,ed4    #cc         

,grabbling2 sprawling along1 drawing the
 body1 by the hands1  through a small   
aperture in a mine4--,ed4    #cd ,tines2
 from the ,saxon2 the teeth or spikes in
 the rowel of  a spur4--,ed4    #ce     
,blessed is the man that feareth the    
,lord4 ,blessedness  shall attend him   
all the way to heaven1 in proportion as 
that fear  abounds4 ,it is a heaven on  
earth to live in the constant fear of   
,god--to have a reverential awe and fear
 of his majesty immovably  fixed and    
implanted in the soul4 ,the grace of    
fear has an eminent  influence in a     
,christian's sanctification2 it is a    
powerful restraint  from sin4 ,a holy   
fear of ,god1 and a humble fear of      
ourselves1  which are alike of ,divine  
operation1 will preserve us from sin and
  engage us to obedience4 ,god will be  
our protector and instructor1  our guide
 and our everlasting deliverer from all 
evil4 ,let us not  rest satisfied with  
the greatest attainments short of       
perfecting  holiness in the fear of     

,god4--,mason4    #cf ,by the goats we  
are to understand the hypocrites and the
  finally impenitent1 who will depart   
into everlasting fire1 prepared  for the
 devil and his angels2 see ,matthew     
#be3cb1 #cc-da4--;,ed4    999999        
,,the ,,doctrine    ,,of    ,,the ,,law 
,,and ,,grace ,,unfolded2    ,,or1    ,a
 ,,discourse ,,touching ,,the ,,law     
,,and ,,grace2 ,,the ,,nature ,,of ,,the
 ,,one1 ,,and  ,,the ,,nature ,,of ,,the
 ,,other2 ,,showing ,,what ,,they ,,are1
 ,,as ,,they ,,are ,,the  ,,two         
,,covenants2 ,,and ,,likewise1 ,,who    
,,they ,,be1 ,,and ,,what ,,their       
,,conditions  ,,are1 ,,that ,,be ,,under
 ,,either ,,of ,,these ,,two            
,,covenants3    ,wherein1 for the better
 understanding of the reader1 there are 
several questions answered touching the 
law and grace1 very easy to  be read1   
and as easy to be understood1 by those  
that are the sons  of wisdom1 the       
children of the second covenant4    ,for
 the law made nothing perfect1 but the  

bringing in of a better  hope did2 by   
the which we draw nigh unto ,god 7,heb  
#g3ai74    ,therefore we conclude that a
 man is justified by faith without  the 
deeds of the law 7,rom #c3bh74    ,to   
him therefore that worketh not1 but     
believeth on ,him that  justifieth the  
ungodly1 his faith is counted for       
righteousness  7,rom #d3e74             
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,it is difficult to understand those    
peculiar trials which called  forth the 
mighty energies of ,bunyan's mind1      
unless we are acquainted  with the times
 in which he lived4 ,the trammels of    
statecraft and  priestcraft had been    
suddenly removed from religion1 and men 
were  left to form their own opinions as
 to rites and ceremonies4 ,in this      
state of abrupt liberty1 some wild      
enthusiasts ran into singular  errors2  
and ,bunyan's first work on ,gospel     
,truths was published  to correct them4 
,then followed that alarm to thoughtless
 souls--,a  ,few ,sighs from ,hell2 and1

 in #afei1 as a further declaration of  
the  most important truths of           
revelation1 this work on the two        
covenants  was sent forth to chastise   
error1 and comfort the saints of ,god4  
,it was published many times during the 
author's life2 and since  then1 to a    
late period1 very large impressions have
 been circulated4  ,upon a subject of   
such vast importance--upon which hangs  
all our  eternal interests--all our     
indescribable joys or sorrows in a      
future  and never-ending state--the     
requirements of our ,creator--and ,his  
gracious provision of pardoning mercy1  
upon our failing to keep  ,his          
,law--these are subjects of intense     
interest4 ,how important is  it that all
 our researches into these solemn       
realities should be  guided simply by   
the revealed will of ,god6 ,that was the
 fountain  at which ,bunyan drunk in all
 his knowledge2 and with simplicity1    
and most earnest desire to promote the  
glory of ,god in the salvation  of      

sinners1 he here gives the result of his
 patient1 prayerful1  painful           
investigation4 ,the humble dependence   
upon ,divine mercy which  the author    
felt is very striking4 ,he was sensible 
of his want of  education2 no vain1     
whimsical1 scholar-like terms--no       
philosophy  from ,plato or ,aristotle4  
,he felt1 as to human teaching1 his     
weakness1  but proved that1 when he was 
weak1 then was he strong4 ,he claimed   
an interest in the fervent prayers of   
his fellow saints--,my heart  is vile1  
the devil lieth at watch1 trust myself  
,i dare not2 if  ,god do not help me1 my
 heart will deceive me4 ,this was the   
proper  spirit in which to enter upon so
 solemn a subject2 and the aid he       
sought was vouchsafed to him1 and       
appears throughout this important  work4
 ,his first object is to define what is 
the ,law1 a strict  obedience to which  
is exacted upon all mankind4 ,it was    
given to  ,adam1 and was afterwards more
 fully developed upon ,mount ,sinai4    

,it commands implicit1 universal1       
perfect obedience1 upon pain of  eternal
 ruin4 ,he shows us that man1 under the 
influence of that  law1 and while a     
stranger to the ,law of ,grace1 may     
repent and reform  his conduct1 become a
 member of a ,christian church1 be a    
virgin  waiting for his ,lord1 but not  
step even upon the lowest round of  the 
ladder that reacheth to heaven4 ,while  
man is a stranger to the  new birth1 his
 destiny is the lion's den2 yea1 worse  
than that1  to be thrown into ,hell to  
the very devils4 ,bunyan in this1 as    
well as all other of his works1 is      
awfully severe upon those who  say1 ,let
 us sin that grace may abound1          
perverting the consolatory  doctrine of 
,divine grace to their souls'           
destruction4 ,what6  because ,christ is 
a ,saviour1 wilt thou be a sinner6      
because ,his  grace abounds1 therefore  
thou wilt abound in sin6 ,o wicked      
wretch6  rake ,hell all over1 and surely
 ,i think thy fellow will scarce  be    

found4 ,if ,christ will not serve their 
turn1 but they must have  their sins    
too1 take them1 ,devil2 if ,heaven will 
not satisfy them1  take them1 ,hell2    
devour them1 burn them1 ,hell6 ,tell the
 hogs of  this world what a hog-sty is  
prepared for them1 even such an one  as 
a ,god hath prepared to put the devil   
and his angels into4    ,to the         
distressed1 sin-beaten ,christian1 this 
book abounds with  consolation1 and     
instructions how to overcome the devices
 of ,satan1  who will plant the ,ten    
,commandments1 like ten great guns1 to  
destroy  thy hopes4 ,learn to outshoot  
the devil in his own bow1 and to cut    
off his head with his own sword4 ,doth  
,satan tell thee thou prayest  but      
faintly and with cold devotions8 ,answer
 him1 ,i am glad you told  me1 ,i will  
trust the more to ,christ's prayers1 and
 groan1 sigh1  and cry more earnestly at
 the ,throne of ,grace4 ,to such readers
  as have been driven to the verge of   
despair by a fear of having  committed  

the unpardonable sin1 here is strong    
consolation1 and a  very explicit       
scriptural definition of that awful     
crime4 ,want of  space prevents me      
adding more than my earnest desire that 
the reading  of this treatise may be    
productive of solid peace and           
comfort4--,,ed4    ,,the ,,epistle ,,to 
,,the ,,reader    ,,reader1    ,if at   
any time there be held forth by the     
preacher the freeness  and fullness of  
the ,gospel1 together with the readiness
 of the ,lord  of ,peace to receive     
those that have any desire thereto1     
presently  it is the spirit of the world
 to cry out1 ,sure this man disdains    
the law1 slights the law1 and counts    
that of none effect2 and all  because   
there is not1 together with the ,gospel1
 mingled the doctrine  of the law1 which
 is not a right dispensing of the ,word 
according  to truth and knowledge4      
,again2 if there be the terror1 horror1 
and  severity of the law discovered to a
 people by the servants of ,jesus       

,christ1 though they do not speak of it 
to the end people should  trust to it1  
by relying on it as it is a covenant of 
works2 but  rather that they should be  
driven further from that covenant1 even 
to embrace the tenders and privileges of
 the second1 yet1 poor  souls1 because  
they are unacquainted with the natures  
of these  two covenants1 or either of   
them1 therefore1 they say1 ,here  is    
nothing but preaching of the law1       
thundering of the law2 when1  alas1 if  
these two be not held forth--to wit1 the
 ,covenant of  ,works and the ,covenant 
of ,grace1 together with the nature of  
the  one and the nature of the          
other--souls will never be able either  
to  know what they are by nature or what
 they lie under4 ,also1 neither  can    
they understand what grace is1 nor how  
to come from under the  law to meet ,god
 in and through that other most glorious
 covenant1  through which and only      
through which1 ,god can communicate of  
,himself  grace1 glory1 yea1 even all   

the good things of another world4    ,i1
 having considered these things1        
together with others1 have made  bold to
 present yet once more to thy view1 my  
friend1 something of  the mind of ,god1 
to the end1 if it shall be but blessed  
to thee1  thou mayest be benefited      
thereby2 for verily these things are not
  such as are ordinary and of small     
concernment1 but do absolutely  concern 
thee to know1 and that experimentally   
too1 if ever thou  do partake of the    
glory of ,god through ,jesus ,christ1   
and so escape  the terror and           
insupportable vengeance that will       
otherwise come  upon thee through ,his  
justice1 because of thy living and dying
 in  thy transgressions against the ,law
 of ,god4 ,and therefore1 while  thou   
livest here below1 it is thy duty1 if   
thou wish thyself happy  for the time to
 come1 to give up thyself to the        
studying of these  two covenants treated
 of in the ensuing discourse2 and so to 
study  them until thou1 through grace1  

do not only get the notion of the  one  
and of the other in thy head1 but until 
thou do feel the very  power1 life1 and 
glory of the one and of the other3 for  
take this  for granted1 he that is dark 
as touching the scope1 intent1 and      
nature of the law1 is also dark as to   
the scope1 nature1 and glory  of the    
,gospel2 and also he that hath but a    
notion of the one1 will  barely have any
 more than a notion of the other4       
,and the reason is this3 because so long
 as people are ignorant of  the nature  
of the law1 and of their being under    
it--that is1 under  the curse and       
condemning power of it1 by reason of    
their sin against  it--so long they will
 be careless1 and negligent as to the   
inquiring  after the true knowledge of  
the ,gospel4 ,before the commandment    
came--that is1 in the spirituality of   
it--,paul was alive--that is1  thought  
himself safe2 which is clear1 7,rom     
#g3i1aj compared with  ,phil #c3e-aa1   
etc74 ,but when that came1 and was      

indeed discovered  unto him by the      
,spirit of the ,lord1 then ,paul dies   
7,rom #g7 to all  his former life 7,phil
 #c7 and that man which before could    
content  himself to live1 though        
ignorant of the ,gospel1 cries out now1 
,i  count all things but loss for the   
excellency of the knowledge of  ,christ 
,jesus my ,lord 7verse #h74 ,therefore1 
,i say1 so long they will  be ignorant  
of the nature of the ,gospel1 and how   
glorious a thing  it is to be found     
within the bounds of it2 for we use to  
say1 that  man that knoweth not himself 
to be sick1 that man will not look  out 
for himself a physician2 and this       
,christ knew full well when  ,he saith1 
,the whole have no need of the          
physician1 but the sick2#a  that is1    
none will in truth desire the physician 
unless they know  they be sick4 ,that   
man also that hath got but a notion of  
the  law--a notion1 that is1 the        
knowledge of it in the head1 so as to   
discourse and talk of it--if he hath not

 felt the power of it1 and  that        
effectually too1 it is to be feared will
 at the best be but a  notionist in the 
,gospel2 he will not have the           
experimental knowledge  of the same in  
his heart2 nay1 he will not seek nor    
heartily desire  after it2 and all      
because1 as ,i said before1 he hath not 
experience  of the wounding1 cutting1   
killing nature of the other4    ,i say1 
therefore1 if thou wouldst know the     
authority and power of  the ,gospel1    
labour first to know the power and      
authority of the law2  for ,i am verily 
persuaded that the want of this one     
thing--namely1  the knowledge of the    
law1 is one cause why so many are       
ignorant of  the other4 ,that man that  
doth know the law doth not know in deed 
and in truth that he is a sinner2 and   
that man that doth not know  he is a    
sinner1 doth not know savingly that     
there is a ,saviour4    ,again2 that man
 that doth not know the nature of the   
law1 that man  doth not know the nature 

of sin2 and that man that knoweth not   
the  nature of sin1 will not regard to  
know the nature of a ,saviour2  this is 
proved 7,john #h3ca-cf74 ,these people  
were professors1 and  yet did not know  
the truth--the ,gospel2 and the reason  
was1 because  they did not know         
themselves1 and so not the law4 ,i would
 not have  thee mistake me1 ,christian  
reader2 ,i do not say that the law of   
itself will lead any soul to ,jesus     
,christ2 but the soul being killed  by  
the law1 through the operation of its   
severity seizing on the  soul1 then the 
man1 if he be enlightened by the ,spirit
 of ,christ  to see where remedy is to  
be had1 will not1 through grace1 be     
contented without the real and saving   
knowledge through faith of  ,him4    ,if
 thou wouldst1 then1 wash thy face      
clean1 first take a glass and  see where
 it is dirty2 that is1 if thou wouldst  
indeed have thy  sins washed away by the
 blood of ,christ1 labour first to see  
them  in the glass of the law1 and do   

not be afraid to see thy besmeared      
condition1 but look on every spot thou  
hast2 for he that looks on  the foulness
 of his face by the halves1 will wash by
 the halves2  even so1 he that looks on 
his sins by the halves1 he will seek for
  ,christ by the halves4 ,reckon        
thyself1 therefore1 ,i say1 the biggest 
sinner in the world1 and be persuaded   
that there is none worse than  thyself2 
then let the guilt of it seize on thy   
heart1 then also  go in that case and   
condition to ,jesus ,christ1 and plunge 
thyself  into ,his merits and the virtue
 of ,his blood2 and after that1 thou    
shalt speak of the things of the law and
 of the ,gospel experimentally1  and the
 very language of the children of ,god  
shall feelingly drop  from thy lips1 and
 not till then 7,james #a74    ,let this
 therefore learn thee thus much3 he that
 hath not seen his  lost condition hath 
not seen a safe condition2 he that did  
never  see himself in the devil's snare1
 did never see himself in ,christ's     

bosom4 ,this my ,son was dead1 and is   
alive again3 he was lost1 and  is found4
 ,among whom we also had our            
conversation in time past4  #b ,but now 
are 7so many of us as believe7 returned 
unto ,jesus  ,christ1 the chief         
,shepherd and ,bishop of your souls4    
,i say1 therefore1 if thou do find in   
this treatise1 in the first  place1     
something touching the nature1 end1 and 
extent of the law1  do not thou cry out1
 therefore1 all of a sudden1 saying1    
,here is  nothing but the terror1       
horror1 and thundering sentences of the 
law4    ,again2 if thou do find in the  
second part of this discourse  something
 of the freeness and fullness of the    
,gospel1 do not thou  say neither1 ,here
 is nothing but grace1 therefore1       
surely1 an  undervaluing of the law4    
,no2 but read it quite through1 and so  
consider of it2 and ,i hope thou shalt  
find the two covenants--which  all men  
are under1 either the one or the        
other--discovered1 and  held forth in   

their natures1 ends1 bounds1 together   
with the state  and condition of them   
that are under the one1 and of them that
 are  under the other4    ,there be some
 that through ignorance do say how that 
such men as  preach terror and amazement
 to sinners are beside the book1 and    
are ministers of the letter--the law1   
and not of the ,spirit--the  ,gospel2   
but ,i would answer them1 citing them to
 the ,sixteenth of  ,luke1 from the     
nineteenth verse to the end2 and 7#a    
,cor #f3i1aj2 ,gal  #c3aj2 ,rom #c3i-ai7
 only this caution ,i would give by the 
way1 how  that they which preach terror 
to drive souls to the obtaining of      
salvation by the works of the law1 that 
preaching is not the right  ,gospel     
preaching2 yet when saints speak of the 
sad state that man  are in by nature1 to
 discover to souls their need of the    
,gospel1  this is honest preaching1 and 
he that doth do so1 he doth the work  of
 a ,gospel minister 7,rom #c3i-be74     
,again1 there are others that say1      

because we do preach the free1  full1   
and exceeding grace discovered in the   
,gospel1 therefore we  make void the    
law2 when indeed1 unless the ,gospel be 
held forth in  the glory thereof without
 confusion1 by mingling the ,covenant of
  ,works therewith1 the law cannot be   
established4 ,do we then make  void the 
law through faith1 or preaching of the  
,gospel2 nay1 stay1  saith ,paul1 ,god  
forbid3 yea1 we establish the law 7,rom 
#c3ca74    ,and verily1 he that will    
indeed establish the law1 or set it in  
its own place1 for so ,i understand the 
words1 must be sure to hold  forth the  
,gospel in its right colour and nature2 
for if a man be  ignorant of the nature 
of the ,gospel and the ,covenant of     
,grace1  they1 or he1 will be very apt  
to remove the law out of its place1  and
 that because they are ignorant1 not    
knowing what they say1  nor whereof they
 affirm4    ,and let me tell you1 if a  
man be ignorant of the ,covenant of     
,grace1  and the bounds and             

boundlessness of the ,gospel1 though he 
speak and  make mention of the name of  
the ,father1 and of the ,son1 and also  
of the name of the new covenant1 and the
 blood of ,christ1 yet at  this very    
time1 and in these very words1 he will  
preach nothing  but the law1 and that as
 a ,covenant of ,works4    ,reader1 ,i  
must confess it is a wonderfully        
mysterious thing1 and  he had need have 
a wiser spirit than his own that can    
rightly set  these two covenants in     
their right places1 that when he speaks 
of  the one he doth not jostle the other
 out of its place4 ,o1 to be so  well   
enlightened as to speak of the one--that
 is1 the law--for to  magnify the       
,gospel2 and also to speak of the       
,gospel so as to establish1  and yet not
 to idolize1 the law1 nor any particular
 thereof6 ,it is  rare1 and to be heard 
and found but in very few men's breasts4
    ,if thou shouldst say1 ,what is it  
to speak to each of these two  covenants
 so as to set them in their right       

places1 and also to use  the terror of  
the one so as to magnify and advance the
 glory of  the other8 ,to this ,i shall 
answer also1 read the ensuing discourse1
  but with an understanding heart1 and  
it is like thou wilt find a  reply      
therein to the same purpose1 which may  
be to thy satisfaction4    ,reader1 if  
thou do find this book empty of         
fantastical expressions1  and without   
light1 vain1 whimsical1 scholar-like    
terms1 thou must  understand it is      
because ,i never went to school to      
,aristotle1  or ,plato1 but was brought 
up at my father's house1 in a very mean 
condition1 among a company of poor      
countrymen4 ,but if thou do find  a     
parcel of plain1 yet sound1 true1 and   
home sayings1 attribute that  to the    
,lord ,jesus ,his gifts and abilities1  
which ,he hath bestowed  upon such a    
poor creature as ,i am and have been4   
,and if thou1  being a seeing           
,christian1 dost find me coming short1  
though rightly  touching at some things1

 attribute that either to my brevity1   
or1  if thou wilt1 to my weaknesses1 for
 ,i am full of them4 ,a word or  two    
more1 and so ,i shall have done with    
this4    ,first4 ,and the first is1     
,friend1 if thou do not desire the      
salvation  of thy soul1 yet ,i pray thee
 to read this book over with serious    
consideration2 it may be it will stir up
 in thee some desires to  look out after
 it1 which at present thou mayest be    
without4    ,secondly1 ,if thou dost    
find any stirrings in thy heart by thy  
reading  such an unworthy man's works as
 mine are1 be sure that in the first    
place thou give glory to ,god1 and give 
way to thy convictions1  and be not too 
hasty in getting them off from thy      
conscience2 but  let them so work till  
thou dost see thyself by nature void of 
all  graces1 as faith1 hope1 knowledge  
of ,god1 ,christ1 and the ,covenant  of 
,grace4    ,thirdly1 ,then1 in the next 
place1 fly in all haste to ,jesus       
,christ1  thou being sensible of thy    

lost condition without ,him1 secretly   
persuading of thy soul that ,jesus      
,christ standeth open-armed  to receive 
thee1 to wash away thy sins1 to clothe  
thee with ,his  righteousness1 and is   
willing1 yea1 heartily willing1 to      
present thee  before the presence of the
 glory of ,god and among the innumerable
  company of angels with exceeding joy4 
,this being thus1 in the next  place1 do
 not satisfy thyself with these secret  
and first persuasions1  which do or may 
encourage thee to come to ,jesus        
,christ2 but be  restless till thou dost
 find by blessed experience the glorious
  glory of this the second covenant     
extended unto thee1 and sealed  upon thy
 soul with the very ,spirit of the ,lord
 ,jesus ,christ4 ,and  that thou mayest 
not slight this my counsel1 ,i beseech  
thee1 in  the second place1 consider    
these following things--    ,first1 ,if 
thou dost get off thy convictions1 and  
not the right  way 7which is by seeing  
thy sins washed away by the blood of    

,jesus  ,christ71 it is a question      
whether ever ,god will knock at thy     
heart  again or no2 but rather say1 such
 an one is joined to idols1 let  him    
alone 7,hosea #d3ag74 ,though he be in a
 natural state1 let him  alone4 ,though 
he be in or under the curse of the law1 
let him  alone4 ,though he be in the    
very hand of the devil1 let him alone4  
,though he be a-going post-haste to     
,hell1 let him alone4 ,though  his      
damnation will not only be damnation for
 sins against the law1  but also for    
slighting the ,gospel1 yet let him      
alone4 ,my ,spirit1  ,my ministers1 ,my 
,word1 ,my grace1 ,my mercy1 ,my love1  
,my pity1 ,my  common providences1 shall
 no more strive with him2 let him alone4
  ,o sad6 ,o miserable6 who would slight
 convictions that are on their  souls1  
which 7if not slighted7 tend so much for
 their good8    ,secondly1 ,if thou     
shalt not regard how thou do put off    
convictions1  but put them off without  
the precious blood of ,christ being     

savingly  applied to thy soul1 thou art 
sure to have the mis-spending of that   
conviction to prove the hardening of thy
 heart against the next  time thou art  
to hear the ,word preached or read4     
,this is commonly  seen1 that those     
souls that have not regarded those      
convictions  that are at first set upon 
their spirits1 do commonly1 and that by 
the just judgments of ,god upon them1   
grow more hard1 more senseless1  more   
seared and sottish in their spirits2 for
 some1 who formerly  would quake and    
weep1 and relent under the hearing of   
the ,word1 do  now for the present sit  
so senseless1 so seared1 and hardened in
  their consciences1 that certainly if  
they should have hell-fire  thrown in   
their faces1 as it sometimes cried up in
 their ears1 they  would scarce be      
moved2 and this comes upon them as a    
just judgment  of ,god 7#b ,thess       
#b3aa1ab74    ,thirdly1 ,if thou do     
slight these1 or those convictions that 
may  be set upon thy heart by reading of

 this discourse1 or hearing of  any     
other good man preach the ,word of ,god 
sincerely1 thou wilt have  the stifling 
of these or those convictions to account
 and answer  for at the day of judgment2
 not only thy sins1 that are commonly   
committed by thee in thy calling and    
common discourse1 but thou shalt  be    
called to a reckoning for slighting     
convictions1 disregarding  of           
convictions1 which ,god useth as a      
special means to make poor  sinners see 
their lost condition and the need of a  
,saviour4 ,now  here ,i might add many  
more considerations besides these1 to   
the  end thou mayest be willing to tend 
and listen to convictions2 as1          
,first1 ,consider thou hast a precious  
soul1 more worth than the whole  world2 
and this is commonly worked upon1 if    
ever it be saved1 by  convictions4      
,secondly1 ,this soul is for certain to 
go to ,hell1 if thou shalt be  a        
slighter of convictions4    ,thirdly1   
,if that go to ,hell1 thy body must go  

thither too1 and then  never to come out
 again4 ,now consider this1 ye that are 
apt to  forget ,god1 and ,his           
convictions1 lest ,he tear you in       
pieces1  and there be none to deliver   
7,psa #ej3bb74    ,but if thou shalt be 
such an one that shall1 notwithstanding 
thy  reading of thy misery1 and also of 
,god's mercy1 shall persist to  go on in
 thy sins1 know1 in the first place1    
that here thou shalt  be left1 by the   
things that thou readest1 without       
excuse2 and in  the world to come thy   
damnation will be exceedingly aggravated
 for  thy not regarding of them1 and    
turning from thy sins1 which were  not  
only reproved by them1 but also for     
rejecting of that ,word of  ,grace that 
did instruct thee how and which way thou
 shouldst be  saved from them4 ,and so  
farewell2 ,i shall leave thee1 and also 
this  discourse1 to ,god1 who ,i know   
will pass a righteous judgment both     
upon that and thee4 ,i am yours1 though 
not to serve your lusts  and filthy     

minds1 yet to reprove1 instruct1 and1   
according to that  proportion of faith  
and knowledge which ,god hath given me1 
to declare  unto you the way of life and
 salvation4 ,your judgings1 railings1   
surmisings1 and disdaining of me1 that  
,i shall leave till the fiery  judgment 
comes1 in which the offender shall not  
go unpunished1 be  he you or me2 yet ,i 
shall pray for you1 wish well to you1   
and do  you what good ,i can4 ,and that 
,i might not write or speak in vain1    
,christian1 pray for me to our ,god with
 much earnestness1 fervency1  and       
frequently1 in all your knockings at our
 ,father's door1 because  ,i do very    
much stand in need thereof2 for my work 
is great1 my heart  is vile1 the devil  
lieth at watch1 the world would fain be 
saying1  ,aha1 aha1 thus we would have  
it2 and of myself1 keep myself ,i       
cannot2 trust myself ,i dare not2 if    
,god do not help me1 ,i am sure  it will
 not be long before my heart deceive me1
 and the world would  have their        

advantage of me1 and so ,god be         
dishonoured by me1 and  thou also       
ashamed to own me4 ,o1 therefore1 be    
much in prayer for  me1 thy fellow6 ,i  
trust1 in that glorious grace that is   
conveyed  from ,heaven to sinners1 by   
which they are not only sanctified here 
in this world1 but shall be glorified in
 that which is to come2  unto which1 the
 ,lord of ,his mercy bring us all4      
,john ,bunyan4     ,these are several   
titles which are set over the several   
,,truths  contained in this book1 for   
thy sooner finding of them--    ,,the   
,,first ,,part    #a4 ,the words of the 
text opened1 and the doctrines laid     
down4 ,this  doctrine1 that there are   
some that are under the law1 or under   
the  ,covenant of ,works4 #b4 ,what the 
,covenant of ,works is1 and when it  is 
given4 #c4 ,what it is to be under the  
,covenant of ,works4 #d4 ,who  they are 
that are under the ,covenant of ,works4 
#e4 ,what men may  attain to that are   
under this ,covenant of ,works4    ,,the

 ,,second ,,part    #a4 ,the doctrine   
proved4 #b4 ,the new covenant made with 
,christ4 #c4  ,the conditions of the new
 covenant4 #d4 ,the suretiship of       
,christ4 #e4  ,christ the ,messenger of 
the new covenant4 #f4 ,christ the       
,sacrifice  of the new covenant4 #g4    
,christ the ,high ,priest of the new    
covenant4  #h4 ,christ completely       
fulfilled the conditions of the new     
covenant4  #i4 ,the ,covenant of ,grace 
unchangeable2 the opposers answered4    
#aj4  ,who1 and how men are actually    
brought into the new covenant4 #aa4  ,a 
word of experience4 #ab4 ,the privileges
 of the new covenant4 #ac4  ,two        
,hell-bred objections answered4 #ad4 ,a 
use of examination about  the old       
covenant4 #ae4 ,a legal spirit4 #af4    
,the use of the new covenant4  #ag4 ,the
 unpardonable sin4 #ah4 ,objections     
answered for their comfort  who would   
have their part in the new covenant4    
,,the ,,doctrine ,,of ,,the ,,law ,,and 
,,grace ,,unfolded2 ,,or1 ,a ,,discovery

 ,,of ,,the  ,,law ,,and ,,grace2 ,,the 
,,nature ,,of ,,the ,,one1 ,,and ,,the  
,,nature ,,of ,,the ,,other1  ,,as      
,,they ,,are ,,the ,,two ,,covenants1   
,,etc4    ,,for ,,ye ,,are ,,not ,,under
 ,,the ,,law1 ,,but ,,under ,,grace     
7,rom #f3ad74    ,,the ,,words ,,of     
,,the ,,text ,,opened1 ,,and ,,the      
,,doctrines ,,laid ,,down4    ,in the   
three former chapters1 the ,apostle is  
pleading for the  salvation of sinners  
by grace without the works of the law1  
to the  end he might confirm the saints1
 and also that he might win over  all   
those that did oppose the truth of this 
doctrine1 or else leave  them the more  
without excuse2 and that he might so do1
 he taketh  in hand1 first1 to show the 
state of all men naturally1 or as they  
come into the world by generation1      
saying1 in the ,third ,chapter1 ,there  
is none righteous1 no1 not one2 there is
 none that understandeth2  there is none
 that doeth good1 etc4 ,as if he had    
said1 ,it seems there  is a generation  

of men that think to be saved by the    
righteousness  of the law2 but let me   
tell them that they are much deceived1  
in that  they have already sinned       
against the law2 for by the disobedience
  of one1 many1 yea all1 were brought   
into a state of condemnation  7,rom     
#e3ab-bj74 ,now1 in the ,sixth ,chapter 
he doth1 as if he had  turned him round 
to the brethren1 and said1 ,my brethren1
 you see  now that it is clear and      
evident that it is freely by the grace  
of  ,christ that we do inherit eternal  
life4 ,and again1 for your comfort1  my 
brethren1 let me tell you that your     
condition is wondrous safe1  in that you
 are under grace2 for1 saith he1 ,sin   
shall not have  dominion over you2 that 
is1 neither the damning power1 neither  
the  filthy power1 so as to destroy your
 souls3 ,for ye are not under  the law2 
that is1 you are not under that that    
will damn you for  sin2 but you are     
under grace1 or stand thus in relation  
to  ,god1 that though you have sinned1  

yet you shall be pardoned4 ,for  ye are 
not under the law1 but under grace4 ,if 
any should ask what  is the meaning of  
the word under1 ,i answer1 it           
signifieth1 you  are not held1 kept1 or 
shut up by it so as to appear before    
,god  under that administration1 and    
none but that2 or thus1 you are  not now
 bound by the authority of the law to   
fulfill it and obey  it1 so as to have  
no salvation without you so do2 or thus1
 if you  transgress against any one     
tittle of it1 you by the power of it    
must be condemned4 ,no1 no1 for you are 
not so under it2 that is1  not thus     
under the law4 ,again1 ,for ye are not  
under the law4 ,what  is meant by this  
word law8 ,the word law1 in ,scripture1 
may be  taken more ways than one1 as    
might be largely cleared4 ,there is the 
law of faith1 the law of sin1 the law of
 men1 the law of works1  otherwise      
called the ,covenant of ,works1 or the  
first or old  covenant4 ,in that ,he    
saith a new covenant1 which is the grace

 of  ,god1 or commonly called the       
,covenant of ,grace1 ,he hath made the  
first old1 that is1 the ,covenant of    
,works1 or the law 7,heb #h3ac74  ,i    
say1 therefore1 the word law and the    
word grace1 in this  ,sixth of the      
,romans1 do hold forth the two covenants
 which all men  are under2 that is1     
either the one or the other4 ,for ye are
 not  under the law--that is1 you to    
whom ,i do now write these words1  who  
are and have been effectually brought   
into the faith of ,jesus1  you are not  
under the law1 or under the ,covenant of
 ,works4 ,he  doth not1 therefore1 apply
 these words to all1 but to some1 when  
he saith1 ,but ye2 mark1 ye1 ye         
believers1 ye converted persons1  ye    
saints1 ye that have been born4 7,,ye7  
for ye are not under the  law1 implying 
others are that are in their natural    
state1 that  have not been brought in to
 the ,covenant of ,grace by faith in    
,jesus  ,christ4    ,the words1         
therefore1 being thus understood1 there 

is discovered  these two truths in      
them--,,doctrine ,,first4 ,that there   
are some in  ,gospel times that are     
under the ,covenant of ,works4          
,,doctrine ,,second4  ,that there is    
never a believer under the law1 as it is
 the ,covenant  of ,works1 but under    
grace through ,christ4 ,for ye1 you     
believers1  you converted persons1 ye   
are not under the law but under grace2  
or1 for you are delivered and brought   
into or under the ,covenant  of ,grace4 
,,doctrine ,,first4    ,for the first1  
,,that ,,there ,,are ,,some ,,that ,,are
 ,,under ,,the ,,law1 ,,or ,,under      
,,the ,,covenant ,,of ,,works1 see1 ,i  
pray you1 that ,scripture in the ,third 
of the ,romans1 where the ,apostle1     
speaking before of sins against  the    
law1 and of the denunciations thereof   
against those that are  in that         
condition1 he saith1 ,what things soever
 the law saith1 it  saith to them who   
are under the law2 mark1 it saith to    
them who  are under the law1 that every 

mouth may be stopped1 and all the  world
 become guilty before ,god 7,rom #c3ai74
 ,that is1 all those that  are under the
 law as a ,covenant of ,works1 that are 
yet in their  sins1 and unconverted1 as 
,i told you before4 ,again he saith1    
,but  if ye be led by the ,spirit1 ye   
are not under the law 7,gal #e3ah74     
,implying again1 that those which are   
for sinning against the law1  or the    
works of the law1 either as it is the   
old covenant1 these  are under the law1 
and not under the ,covenant of ,grace4  
,again he  saith1 ,for as many as are of
 the works of the law are under the     
curse 7,gal #c3aj74 ,that is1 they that 
are under the law are under  the curse2 
for mark1 they that are under the       
,covenant of ,grace are  not under the  
curse4 ,now1 there are but two          
covenants1 therefore1  it must needs be 
that they that are under the curse are  
under the  law1 seeing those that are   
under the other covenant are not under  
the curse1 but under the blessing4 ,so1 

then1 they which be of  faith are       
blessed with faithful ,abraham1 but the 
rest are under  the law 7,gal #c3i74    
,now ,i shall proceed to what ,i do     
intend to speak unto4 ,,first4  ,i shall
 show you what the ,covenant of ,works1 
or the law1 is1 and  when it was first  
given1 together with the nature of it4  
,,second4 ,i  shall show you what it is 
to be under the law1 or ,covenant of    
,works1  and the miserable state of all 
those that are under it4 ,,third4 ,i    
shall show you who they are that are    
under this covenant1 or law4  ,,fourth4 
,i shall show you how far a man may go  
and yet be under  this covenant1 or law4
    ,,what ,,the ,,covenant ,,of ,,works
 ,,is1 ,,and ,,when ,,it ,,was ,,given4 
,,first4 ,what this ,covenant of ,works 
is1 and when it was given4 ,what  this  
covenant is4 ,the ,covenant of ,works or
 the law1 here spoken  of1 is the law   
delivered upon ,mount ,sinai to ,moses1 
in two tables  of stone1 in ten         
particular branches or heads2 for this  

see ,galatians  #d4 ,the ,apostle1      
speaking there of the law1 and of some  
also that  through delusions of false   
doctrine were brought again1 as it were1
  under it1 or at least were leaning    
that way 7verse #ba7 he saith1  ,as for 
you that desire to be under the law1 ,i 
will show you the  mystery of ,abraham's
 two sons1 which he had by ,hagar and   
,sarah2  these two do signify the two   
covenants2 the one named ,hagar         
signifies  ,mount ,sinai1 where the law 
was delivered to ,moses on two tables of
  stone 7,exo #bd3ab2 #cd3a2 ,deu       
#aj3a74 ,which is that1 that whosoever  
is under1 he is destitute of1 and       
altogether without the grace of  ,christ
 in his heart at the present4 ,for ,i   
testify again to every  man1 saith he1  
speaking to the same people1 that       
,christ has become  of no effect unto   
you1 whosoever of you are justified by  
the law1  namely1 that given on ,mount  
,sinai--ye are fallen from grace 7,gal  
#e3c1d74 ,that is1 not that any can be  

justified by the law2 but this  meaning 
is1 that all those that seek            
justification by the works of  the law1 
they are not such as seek to be under   
the second covenant1  the ,covenant of  
,grace4 ,also the ,apostle1 speaking    
again of these  two covenants1 saith1   
,but if the ministration of death1 or   
the  law1 for it is all one1 written and
 engraven in stones1 mark that1  was    
glorious1 how shall not the ministration
 of the ,spirit1 or  the ,covenant of   
,grace1 be rather glorious8 7#b ,cor    
#c3g1h74 ,as if  he had said1 ,it is    
true1 there was a glory in the ,covenant
 of ,works1  and a very great excellency
 did appear in it--namely1 in that given
  in the stones on ,sinai--yet there is 
another covenant1 the ,covenant  of     
,grace1 that doth exceed it for comfort 
and glory4    ,when it was given4 ,but1 
though this law was delivered to ,moses 
from the hands of angels in two tables  
of stones1 on ,mount ,sinai1  yet this  
was not the first appearing of this law 

to man2 but even  this in substance1    
though possibly not so openly1 was given
 to the  first man1 ,adam1 in the       
,garden of ,eden1 in these words3 ,and  
the  ,,lord ,god commanded the man1     
saying1 ,of every tree of the garden    
thou mayest freely eat3 but of the tree 
of the knowledge of good  and evil1 thou
 shalt not eat of it2 for in the day    
that thou eatest  thereof thou shalt    
surely die 7,gen #b3af1ag74 ,which      
commandment  then given to ,adam did    
contain in it a forbidding to do any of 
those things that was and is accounted  
evil1 although at that time  it did not 
appear so plainly1 in so many particular
 heads1 as it  did when it was again    
delivered on ,mount ,sinai2 but yet the 
very  same4 ,and that ,i shall prove    
thus--    ,god commanded ,adam in       
,paradise to abstain from all evil      
against  the first covenant1 and not    
from some sins only2 but if ,god had    
not commanded ,adam to abstain from the 
sins spoken against in the  ,ten        

,commandments1 ,he had not commanded to 
abstain from all1 but  from some2       
therefore it must needs be that ,he then
 commanded to  abstain from all sins    
forbidden in the law given on ,mount    
,sinai4 ,now  that ,god commanded to    
abstain from all evil or sin against any
 of  the ,ten ,commandments1 when ,he   
gave ,adam the command in the garden1   
it is evident that ,he did punish the   
sins that were committed  against those 
commands that were then delivered on    
,mount ,sinai1  before they were        
delivered on ,mount ,sinai1 which will  
appear as  followeth--    ,the ,first1  
,second1 and ,third ,commandments were  
broken by ,pharaoh and  his men2 for    
they had false gods which the ,lord     
executed judgment  against 7,exo        
#ab3ab72 and blasphemed their true ,god 
7,exo #e3b7 which  escaped not          
punishment 7,exo #g3ag-be74 ,for their  
gods could neither  deliver themselves  
nor their people from the hand of ,god2 
but  in the thing wherein they dealt    

proudly1 ,he was above them 7,exo       
#ah3aa74    ,again2 some judge that the 
,lord punished the sin against the      
,second ,commandment1 which ,jacob was  
in some measure guilty of in  not       
purging his house from false gods1 with 
the defiling of his  daughter ,dinah    
7,gen #cd3b74    ,again2 we find that   
,abimelech thought the sin against the  
,third  ,commandment so great1 that he  
required no other security of ,abraham  
against the fear of mischief that might 
be done to him by ,abraham1  his son1   
and his son's son1 but only ,abraham's  
oath 7,gen #ba3bc74  ,the like we see   
between ,abimelech and ,isaac 7,gen     
#ca3ec74 ,the like  we find in ,moses   
and the ,israelites1 who durst not leave
 the bones  of ,joseph in ,egypt1       
because of the oath of the ,lord1 whose 
name1  by so doing1 would have been     
abused 7,exo #ac3ai74    ,and we find   
the ,lord rebuking ,his people for the  
breach of the  ,fourth ,commandment     
7,exo #af3bg-bi74    ,and for the breach

 of the ,fifth1 the curse came upon ,ham
 7,gen  #i3be-bg74 ,and ,ishmael        
dishonouring his father in mocking      
,isaac  was cast out1 as we read 7,gen  
#ba3i1aj74 ,the sons-in-law of ,lot for 
slighting their father perish in the    
overthrow of ,sodom 7,gen #ai3ad74      
,the ,sixth ,commandment was broken by  
,cain1 and so dreadful a curse  and     
punishment came upon him that it made   
him cry out1 ,my punishment  is greater 
than ,i can bear 7,gen #d3ac74          
,again2 when ,esau threatened to slay   
his brother1 ,rebecca sent him  away1   
saying1 ,why should ,i be deprived also 
of you both in one  day8 hinting unto   
us1 that she knew murder was to be      
punished  with death 7,gen #bg3de7 which
 the ,lord ,himself declared likewise to
  ,noah 7,gen #i3f74c ,again2 a notable 
example of the ,lord's justice in       
punishing murder we see in the          
,egyptians and ,pharaoh1 who drowned    
the ,israelites' children in the river  
7,exo #a3bb72 and they themselves  were 

drowned in the sea 7,exo #ad3bg74       
,the sin against the ,seventh           
,commandment was punished in the        
,sodomites1  etc41 with the utter       
destruction of their city and themselves
 7,gen  #ai3bd1be74 ,yea1 they suffer   
the vengeance of eternal fire 7,jude    
#g74 ,also the male ,shechemites1 for   
the sin committed by ,hamor's  son1 were
 all put to the sword 7,gen #cd3be1bf74 
,our first parents sinned against the   
,eighth ,commandment in taking  the     
forbidden fruit1 and so brought the     
curse on themselves and  their posterity
 7,gen #c3af74 ,again2 the punishment   
due to the breach  of this ,commandment 
was by ,jacob accounted death 7,gen     
#ca3cj1cb74  ,and also by ,jacob's sons 
7,gen #dd3i1aj74    ,cain sinning       
against the ,ninth ,commandment as in   
,genesis #d3i1 was  therefore cursed as 
to the earth 7,verse #aa74 ,and         
,abraham1 though  the friend of ,god1   
was blamed for false-witness by         
,pharaoh1 and  sent out of ,egypt 7,gen 

#ab3ah-bj7 and both he and ,sarah       
reproved by  ,abimelech 7,gen           
#bj3i1aj1af74    ,pharaoh sinned against
 the ,tenth ,commandment1 and was       
therefore  plagued with great plagues   
7,gen #ab3ae1ag74 ,abimelech coveted    
,abraham's wife1 and the ,lord          
threatened death to him and his1 except 
he restored her again2 yea1 though he   
had not come near her1 yet  for coveting
 and taking her the ,lord fast closed up
 the wombs of  his house 7,gen          
#bj3c1ah74    ,further ,arguments4 ,i   
could have spoken more fully to this1   
but  that ,i would not be too tedious1  
but speak what ,i have to say with  as  
much brevity as ,i can4 ,but before ,i  
pass it1 ,i will besides  this give you 
an argument or two more for the further 
clearing of  this1 that the substance of
 the law delivered on ,mount ,sinai was1
  before that1 delivered by the ,lord to
 man in the garden4 ,as1 first1  death  
reigned over them that had not sinned   
after the similitude  of ,adam's        

transgression--that is1 though they did 
not take the  forbidden fruit as ,adam  
did2 but had the transgression been no  
other1 or had their sin been laid to the
 charge of none but those  that did eat 
of that fruit1 then those that were born
 to ,adam  after he was shut out of the 
garden had not had sin1 in that they    
did not actually eat of that fruit1 and 
so had not been slaves to  death2 but1  
in that death did reign from ,adam to   
,moses1 of from  the time of his        
transgression against the first giving  
of the law1  till the time the law was  
given on ,mount ,sinai1 it is evident   
that  the substance of the ,ten         
,commandments was given to ,adam and his
  posterity under that command1 ,eat not
 of the tree that is in the  midst of   
the garden4 ,but yet1 if any shall say  
that it was because  of the sin of their
 father that death reigned over them1 to
 that ,i  shall answer1 that although   
original sin be laid to the charge of   
his posterity1 yet it is also for their 

sins that they actually  committed that 
they were plagued4 ,and again1 saith the
 ,apostle1  ,for where no law is1 there 
is no transgression 7,rom #d3ae74 ,for  
sin is not imputed when there is no law2
 nevertheless death reigned  from ,adam 
to ,moses4 saith he 7,rom #e3ac1ad74    
,but if there had been  no law1 then    
there had been no transgression1 and so 
no death to  follow after as the wages  
thereof2 for death is the wages of sin  
7,rom #f3bc7 and sin is the breach of   
the law2 an actual breach in  our       
particular persons1 as well as an actual
 breach in  our public person 7#a ,john 
#c3d74 #d    ,again2 there are no other 
sins than those against that law given  
on ,sinai1 for the which those sins     
before mentioned were punished2         
therefore the law given before by the   
,lord to ,adam and his posterity  is the
 same with that afterwards given on     
,mount ,sinai4 ,again2 the  conditions  
of that on ,sinai and of that in the    
garden are all one2  the one saying1 ,do

 this and live1 the other saying the    
same4 ,also  judgment denounced against 
men in both kinds alike2 therefore this 
law it appeareth to be the very same    
that was given on ,mount ,sinai4        
,again2 the ,apostle speaketh but of two
 covenants--to wit1 grace  and          
works--under which two covenants all    
are2 some under one1 and  some under the
 other4 ,now this to ,adam is one1      
therefore that on  ,sinai is one1 and   
all one with this2 and that this is a   
truth1 ,i  say1 ,i know1 because the    
sins against that on ,sinai were        
punished  by ,god for the breech thereof
 before it was given there2 so it doth  
plainly appear to be a truth2 for it    
would be unrighteous with ,god  for to  
punish for that law that was not broken2
 therefore it was  all one with that on 
,sinai4    ,now the law given on ,sinai 
was for the more clear discovery of     
those sins that were before committed   
against it2 for though the  very        
substance of the ,ten ,commandments were

 given in the garden  before they were  
received from ,sinai1 yet they lay so   
darkly in  the heart of man1 that his   
sins were not so clearly discovered as  
afterwards they were2 therefore1 saith  
the ,apostle1 the law was  added 7,gal  
#c3ai74 ,or1 more plainly1 given on     
,sinai1 on tables of  stone1 that the   
offence might abound1--that is1 that it 
might  the more clearly be made manifest
 and appear 7,rom #e3bj74    ,again2 we 
have a notable resemblance of this at   
,sinai1 even in giving  the law2 for1   
first1 the law was given twice on       
,sinai1 to signify  that indeed the     
substance of it was given before4 ,and1 
secondly1  the first tables that were   
given on ,sinai were broken at the foot 
of the mount1 and the others were       
preserved whole1 to signify that  though
 it was the true law that was given     
before1 with that given  on ,sinai1 yet 
it was not so easy to be read and to be 
taken notice  of1 in that the stones    
were not whole1 but broken1 and so the  

law  written thereon somewhat defaced   
and disfigured4    ,object4 ,but if any 
object and say1 though the sins against 
the  one be the sins against the other1 
and so in that they do agree1  yet it   
doth not appear that the same is        
therefore the same ,covenant  of ,works 
with the other4    ,answ4 ,that which   
was given to ,adam in ,paradise you will
 grant was  the ,covenant of ,works2 for
 it runs thus3 ,do this and live2 do it 
not and die2 nay1 ,thou shalt surely    
die4 ,now there is but one  ,covenant of
 ,works4 ,if therefore ,i prove that    
that which was delivered  on ,mount     
,sinai is the ,covenant of ,works1 then 
all will be put out  of doubt4 ,now that
 this is so it is evident--    #a4      
,consider the two covenants are thus    
called in ,scripture1 the  one the      
administration of death1 and the other  
the administration  of life2 the one the
 ,covenant of ,works1 the other of      
grace2 but  that delivered on ,sinai is 
called the ministration of death2 that1 

therefore1 is the ,covenant of ,works4  
,but if1 saith he1 the  ministration of 
death1 written and engraven on stones   
was glorious1  7#b ,cor #c3g74    #b4   
,the ,apostle1 writing to the           
,galatians1 doth labour to beat  them   
off from trusting in the ,covenant of   
,works2 but when he comes  to give a    
discovery of that law or covenant--he   
labouring to take  them off from        
trusting in it--he doth plainly tell    
them it is that  which was given on     
,sinai 7,gal #d3bd1be74 ,therefore that 
which was  delivered in two tables of   
stone on ,mount ,sinai1 is the very same
  thing that was given before to ,adam  
in ,paradise1 they running both  alike2 
that in the garden saying1 ,do this and 
live2 but in the day  thou eatest       
thereof--or dost not do this--thou shalt
 surely die4    ,and so is this on      
,sinai1 as is evident when he saith1 the
 man  which doeth those things shall    
live by them 7,rom #aj3e74 ,and in  case
 they break them1 even any of them1 it  

saith1 ,cursed is every  one that       
continueth not in all things which are  
written in the  7whole7 book of the law 
to do them 7,gal #c3aj74 ,now this being
 thus  cleared1 ,i shall proceed4       
,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,be ,,under ,,the
 ,,covenant ,,of ,,works4    ,,second4  
,a second thing to be spoken to is this3
 to show what it is  to be under the law
 as it is a ,covenant of ,works2 to     
which ,i shall  speak1 and that thus--  
,to be under the law as it is a         
,covenant of ,works1 is to be bound1    
upon pain of eternal damnation1 to      
fulfill1 and that completely  and       
continually1 every particular point of  
the ,ten ,commandments1 by  doing       
them--,do this1 and then thou shalt     
live2 otherwise1 cursed  is every one   
that continueth not in all1 in every    
particular thing  or things which are   
written in the book for the law to do   
them  7,gal #c3aj74 ,that man that is   
under the first covenant stands thus1   
and only thus1 as he is under that      

covenant1 or law4 ,poor souls1  through 
ignorance of the nature of that         
,covenant of ,works1 the law  that they 
are under1 they do not think their state
 to be half so  bad as it is2 when1     
alas6 there is none in the world in such
 a sad  condition again besides         
themselves2 for1 indeed1 they do not    
understand  these things4 ,he that is   
under the law1 as it is a ,covenant of  
,works1 is like the man that is bound by
 the law of his king1 upon  pain of     
banishment1 or of being hanged1 drawn1  
and quartered1 not  to transgress any of
 the commandments of the king2 so here1 
they  that are under the ,covenant of   
,works1 they are bound1 upon pain of    
eternal banishment and condemnation1 to 
keep within the compass of  the law of  
the ,god of ,heaven4 ,the ,covenant of  
,works may1 in this  case1 be compared  
to the laws of the ,medes and ,persians1
 which being  once made1 cannot be      
altered4 ,daniel #f3h4 ,you find that   
when there  was a law made and given    

forth that none should ask a petition of
  any1 ,god or man1 but of the king     
only2 this law being established  by the
 king 7verse #i74 ,daniel breaking of   
it1 let all do whatever  they can1      
,daniel must go into the lions' den     
7verse #af74 ,so here1  ,i say1 there   
being a law given1 and sealed with the  
,truth and the  ,word of ,god1--how that
 the soul that sinneth1 it shall die    
7,eze  #ah3d74 ,whosoever doth abide    
under this covenant1 and dieth under    
the same1 they must and shall go into   
the lion's den2 yea1 worse  than that1  
for they shall be thrown into ,hell1 to 
the very devils4    ,but to speak in a  
few particulars for thy better          
understanding  herein1 know1    ,first4 
,that the ,law of ,god1 or ,covenant of 
,works1 doth not contain  itself in one 
particular branch of the law1 but doth  
extend itself  into many1 even into all 
the ,ten ,commandments1 and those ten   
into  very many more1 as might be       
showed2 so that the danger doth not  lie

 in the breaking of one or two of these 
ten only1 but it doth  lie even in the  
transgression of any one of them4 ,as   
you know1 if  a king should give forth  
ten particular commands to be obeyed by 
his subjects upon pain of death2 now if 
any man doth transgress  against any one
 of these ten1 he doth commit treason1  
as if he had  broke them all1 and lieth 
liable to have the sentence of the law  
as certainly passed on him as if he had 
broken every particular of  them4       
,second4 ,again2 you know that the laws 
being given forth by the  king1 which if
 a man keep and obey for a long time1   
yet if at the  last he slips and breaks 
those laws1 he is presently apprehended1
  and condemned by that law4 ,these     
things are clear as touching the  ,law  
of ,god1 as it is a ,covenant of ,works4
 ,if a man doth fulfill nine  of the    
,commandments1 and yet breaketh but one1
 that being broken  will as surely      
destroy him and shut him out from the   
joys of ,heaven  as if he had actually  

transgressed against them all2 for      
indeed1  in effect1 so he hath4 ,there  
is a notable ,scripture for this in  the
 ,epistle of ,james1 ,second ,chapter1  
at the tenth verse1 that runs           
thus3--,for whosoever shall keep the    
whole law1 and yet offend in  one point1
 he is guilty of all1--that is1 he hath 
in effect broken  them all1 and shall   
have the voice of them all cry out      
against him4  ,and it must needs be so1 
saith ,james1 because ,he that said1 or 
that law which said1 ,do not commit     
adultery1 said also1 ,do not kill4      
,now1 if thou commit no adultery1 yet if
 thou kill1 thou art become  a          
transgressor of the law 7,verse #aa74   
,as thus2 it may be thou didst  never   
make to thyself a god of stone or wood1 
or at least not to  worship them so     
greatly and so openly as the heathen do1
 yet if  thou hast stolen1 born false   
witness1 or lusted after a woman in  thy
 heart 7,matt #e3bh7 thou hast          
transgressed the law1 and must for      

certain1 living and dying under that    
covenant1 perish for ever by  the law2  
for the law hath resolved on that       
before-hand1 saying1  ,cursed is every  
one that continueth not in ,,all things2
 mark1  ,i pray you1 in all things2 that
 is the ,word1 and that seals the       
doctrine4    ,third4 ,again2 though a   
man doth not covet1 steal1 murder1      
worship  gods of wood and stone1 etc41  
yet if he do take the ,lord's name in   
vain1 he is for ever gone1 living and   
dying under that covenant4  ,thou shalt 
not take the name of the ,,lord thy ,god
 in vain2 there  is the command4 ,but   
how if we do8 ,then he saith1 the ,,lord
 will not  hold him guiltless that      
taketh ,his name in vain4 ,no2 though   
thou  live as holy as ever thou canst1  
and walk as circumspectly as ever  any  
did1 yet if thou dost take the ,lord's  
name in vain1 thou art  gone by that    
covenant3 ,for ,i will not1 mark ,i will
 not1 let  him be in never so much      
danger1 ,i will not hold him guiltless  

that  taketh ,my name in vain 7,exo     
#bj3g74 ,and so likewise for any other  
of the ten1 do but break them1 and thy  
state is irrecoverable1 if  thou live   
and die under that covenant4    ,fourth4
 ,though thou shouldest fulfill this    
covenant1 or law1 even  all of it1 for a
 long time1 ten1 twenty1 forty1 fifty1  
or threescore  years1 yet if thou do    
chance to slip and break one of them but
 once  before thou die1 thou art also   
gone and lost by that covenant2 for     
mark1 ,cursed is every one that         
continueth not in all things1 that      
continueth not in ,,all things1 mark    
that1 which are written in the  book of 
the law to do them4 ,but if a man doth  
keep all the ,law of  ,god his whole    
lifetime1 and only sin one time before  
he dies1 that  one sin is a breach of   
the law1 and he hath not continued in   
doing  the things contained therein4    
,for1 so to continue1 according to the  
sense of this ,scripture1 is to hold on 
without any failing1 either  in thought1

 word1 or deed2 therefore1 ,i say1      
though a man doth walk  up to the law   
all his lifetime1 but only at the very  
last sin one  time before he die1 he is 
sure to perish for ever1 dying under    
that  covenant4 ,for1 my friends1 you   
must understand that the ,law of ,god   
is yea1 as well as the ,gospel2 and as  
they that are under the  ,covenant of   
,grace shall surely be saved by it1 so1 
even so1 they that  are under the       
,covenant of ,works and the law1 they   
shall surely be  damned by it1 if       
continuing there4 ,this is the ,covenant
 of ,works  and the nature of           
it--namely1 not to abate anything1 no1  
not a mite1  to him that lives and dies 
under it3 ,i tell thee1 saith ,christ1  
thou shalt not depart thence1 that is1  
from under the curse1  till thou hast   
paid the very last mite 7,luke #ab3ei74 
,fifth4 ,again2 you must consider that  
this law doth not only condemn  words   
and actions1 as ,i said before1 but it  
hath authority to  condemn the most     

secret thoughts of the heart1 being     
evil2 so that  if thou do not speak any 
word that is evil1 as swearing1 lying1  
jesting1 dissembling1 or any other word 
that tendeth to1 or  savoureth of sin1  
yet if there should chance to pass but  
one vain  thought through thy heart but 
once in all thy lifetime1 the law       
taketh hold of it1 accuseth1 and also   
will condemn thee for it4 ,you  may see 
one instance for all in 7,matt #e3bg1bh7
 where ,christ saith1  that though a man
 doth not lie with a woman carnally1 yet
 if he doth  but look on her1 and in his
 heart lust after her1 he is counted by 
the law1 being rightly expounded1 such  
an one that hath committed  the sin1 and
 thereby hath laid himself under the    
condemnation of  the law4 ,and so       
likewise of all the rest of the         
commands2 if there  be any thought that 
is evil do but pass through thy heart1  
whether  it be against ,god or against  
man in the least measure1 though        
possibly not discerned of thee1 or by   

thee1 yet the law takes hold  of thee   
therefore1 and doth by its authority1   
both cast1 condemn1  and execute thee   
for thy so doing4 ,the thought of       
foolishness is  sin 7,prov #bd3i74      
,sixth4 ,again2 the law is of that      
nature and severity1 that it  doth not  
only inquire into the generality of thy 
life as touching  several things1       
whether thou art upright there or no2   
but the law  doth also follow thee into 
all thy holy duties1 and watcheth over  
thee there1 to see whether thou dost do 
all things aright there--that  is to    
say1 whether when thou dost pray thy    
heart hath no wandering  thoughts in it2
 whether thou do every holy duty thou   
doest perfectly  without the least      
mixture of sin2 and if it do find thee  
to slip1  or in the least measure to    
fail in any holy duty that thou dost    
perform1 the law taketh hold on that1   
and findeth fault with that1  so as to  
render all the holy duties that ever    
thou didst unavailable  because of that4

 ,i say1 if1 when thou art a hearing1   
there is but  one vain thought1 or in   
praying1 but one vain thought1 or in any
  other thing whatsoever1 let it be     
civil or spiritual1 one vain  thought   
once in all thy lifetime will cause the 
law to take such  hold on it1 that for  
that one thing it doth even set open all
 the  floodgates of ,god's wrath against
 thee1 and irrecoverably by that        
covenant it doth bring eternal vengeance
 upon thee2 so that1 ,i say1  look which
 ways thou wilt1 and fail wherein thou  
wilt1 and do it as  seldom as ever thou 
canst1 either in civil or spiritual     
things1 as  aforesaid--that is1 either  
in the service of ,god1 or in thy       
employments  in the world1 as thy trade 
or calling1 either in buying or selling 
any way1 in anything whatsoever2 ,i say1
 if in any particular it  find thee     
tardy1 or in the least measure guilty1  
it calleth thee  an offender1 it        
accuseth thee to ,god1 it puts a stop to
 all the  promises thereof that are     

joined to the law1 and leaves thee there
  as a cursed transgressor against ,god1
 and a destroyer of thy own soul4 #e    
,here ,i would have thee1 by the way1   
for to take notice1 that it is  not my  
intent at this time to enlarge on the   
several commands in  particular--for    
that would be very tedious both for me  
to write  and thee to read2 only thus   
much ,i would have thee to do at the    
reading hereof--make a pause1 and sit   
still one quarter of an hour1  and muse 
a little in thy mind thus with thyself1 
and say1 ,did ,i  ever break the law2   
yea or no8 ,had ,i ever1 in all my      
lifetime1 one  sinful thought passed    
through my heart since ,i was born2 yea 
or  no8 ,and if thou findest thyself    
guilty1 as ,i am sure thou canst  not   
otherwise choose but do1 unless thou    
shut thy eyes against thy  every day's  
practice1 then1 ,i say1 conclude thyself
 guilty of the  breach of the first     
covenant4 ,and when that this is done1  
be sure1  in the next place1 thou do not

 straightway forget it and put it  out  
of thy mind1 that thou art condemned by 
the same covenant2 and  then do not     
content thyself until thou do find that 
,god hath sent  thee a pardon from      
,heaven through the merits of our ,lord 
,jesus  ,christ1 the mediator of the    
second covenant4 ,and if ,god shall but 
give thee a heart to take this my       
counsel1 ,i do make no question  but    
these words spoken by me1 will prove an 
instrument for the  directing of thy    
heart to the right remedy for the       
salvation of  thy soul4    ,thus much   
now touching the law1 and the severity  
of it upon the person  that is found    
under it1 having offended or broken any 
particular  of it1 either in thought1   
word1 or action2 and now1 before ,i do  
proceed to the next thing1 ,i shall     
answer four objections that do  lie in  
my way1 and also1 such as do stumble    
most part of the world4    ,four        
,objections4    ,object4 ,first4 ,but   
you will say1 ,methinks you speak very  

harsh2  it is enough to daunt a body4   
,set the case1 therefore1 that a man1   
after he hath sinned and broken the law1
 repenteth of his wickedness  and       
promiseth to do so no more1 will not    
,god have mercy then1 and  save a poor  
sinner then8    ,answ4 ,i told you      
before1 that the covenant1 once broken1 
will  execute upon the offender that    
which it doth threaten to lay upon  him2
 and as for your supposing that your    
repenting and promising to  do so no    
more may help well1 and put you in a    
condition to attain  the mercy of ,god  
by the law1 these thoughts do flow from 
gross  ignorance both of the nature of  
sin1 and also of the nature of the      
justice of ,god4 ,and if ,i were to give
 you a description of one in  a lost    
condition for the present1 ,i would     
brand him out with such  a mark of      
ignorance as this is4    ,answ4 #b4 ,the
 first answer is expounded by the       
second4 ,the law1  as it is a ,covenant 
of ,works1 doth not allow of any        

repentance unto  life to those that live
 and die under it2 for the law being    
once  broken by thee1 never speaks good 
unto thee1 neither doth ,god at  all    
regard thee1 if thou be under that      
covenant1 notwithstanding  all thy      
repenting and also promises to do so no 
more4 ,no1 saith  the law1 thou hast    
sinned1 therefore ,i must curse thee2   
for it is  ,my nature to curse1 even1   
and nothing else but curse1 every one   
that doth in any point transgress       
against ,me 7,gal #c3aj74 ,they brake   
,my covenant and ,i regarded them not1  
saith the ,lord 7,heb #h3i74  ,let them 
cry1 ,i will not regard them2 let them  
repent1 ,i will not  regard them2 they  
have broken ,my covenant1 and done that 
in which  ,i delighted not2 therefore1  
by that covenant ,i do curse1 and not   
bless2 damn1 and not save2 frown1 and   
not smile2 reject1 and not  embrace2    
charge sin and not forgive it4 ,they    
brake ,my covenant  and ,i regarded them
 not2 so that ,i say1 if thou break the 

law1  the first covenant1 and thou being
 found there1 ,god looking on  thee     
through that1 ,he hath no regard on     
thee1 no pity for thee1 no  delight in  
thee4    ,object4 ,second4 ,but hath not
 the law promises as well as            
threatenings8  saying1 ,the man which   
doeth these things shall live1 mark1 he 
shall live1 by them1 or in them 7,rom   
#aj3e2 ,gal #c3ab74    ,answ4 #a4 ,to   
break the ,commandments is not to keep  
or fulfill the  same2 but thou hast     
broken them1 therefore the promise doth 
not  belong to thee by that covenant4   
#b4 ,the promises that are of the  law  
are conditional1 and so not performed   
unless there be a full  and continual   
obedience to every particular of it1 and
 that without  the least sin4 ,do       
this--mark1 do this--and afterwards thou
 shalt  live2 but if thou break one     
point of it once in all thy life1 thou  
hast not done the law2 therefore the    
promises following the law  do not      
belong unto thee if one sin hath been   

committed by thee4 ,as  thus1 ,i will   
give you a plain instance--,set the     
case1 there be a  law made by the king1 
that if any man speak a word against him
 he  must be put to death1 and this must
 not be revoked1 but must for  certain  
be executed on the offender2 though     
there be a promise made  to them that do
 not speak a word against him1 that they
 should have  great love from him2 yet  
this promise is nothing to the offender2
  he is like to have no share in it1 or 
to be ever the better for it2  but      
contrariwise1 the law that he hath      
offended must be executed  on him2 for  
his sin shutteth him out from a share   
of1 or in1 the  promises4 ,so it is     
here1 there is a promise made indeed1   
but to  whom8 ,why1 it is to none but   
those that live without sinning against 
the law2 but if thou1 ,i say1 sin one   
time against it in all thy  lifetime1   
thou art gone1 and not one promise      
belongs to thee if  thou continue under 
this covenant4 ,methinks the prisoners  

at the  bar1 having offended the law1   
and the charge of a just judge towards  
them1 do much hold forth the law1 as it 
is a ,covenant of ,works1  and how it   
deals with them that are under it4 ,the 
prisoner having  offended1 cries out for
 mercy2 ,good1 my lord1 mercy1 saith he1
  pray1 my lord1 pity me4 ,the judge    
saith1 ,what canst thou say for  thyself
 that sentence of death should not be   
passed upon thee8  ,why1 nothing but    
this1 ,i pray my lord be merciful4 ,but 
he answers  again1 ,friend1 the law must
 take place1 the law must not be broken4
  ,the prisoner saith1 ,good1 my lord1  
spare me1 and ,i will never do  so any  
more4 ,the judge1 notwithstanding the   
man's outcries and sad  condition1 must1
 according to the tenor of the law1 pass
 judgment  upon him1 and the sentence of
 condemnation must be read to the       
prisoner1 though it makes him fall down 
dead to hear it1 if he  executes the law
 as he ought to do4 ,and just thus it is
 concerning  the ,law of ,god4          

,object4 ,third4 ,ay1 but sometimes1 for
 all your haste1 the judge doth  also   
give some pardons1 and forgives some    
offenders1 notwithstanding  their       
offences1 though he be a judge4         
,answ4 ,it is not because the law is    
merciful1 but because there is          
manifested the love of the judge1 not   
the love of the law4 ,i beseech  you to 
mark this distinction2 for if a man that
 hath deserved  death by the law be1    
notwithstanding this1 forgiven his      
offence1  it is not because the law     
saith1 spare him2 but it is the love  of
 the judge or chief magistrate that doth
 set the man free from  the condemnation
 of the law4 ,but mark2 here the law of 
men and  the ,law of ,god do differ2 the
 law of man is not so irrevocable2  but 
if the ,supreme please he may sometimes 
grant a pardon without  satisfaction    
given for the offence2 but the ,law of  
,god is of this  nature1 that if a man  
be found under it1 and a transgressor1  
or  one that hath transgressed against  

it1 before that prisoner can be         
released there must be a full and       
complete satisfaction given to  it1     
either by the man's own life or by the  
blood of some other man2  for without   
shedding of blood is no remission 7,heb 
#i3bb72 that  is1 there is no           
deliverance from under the curse of the 
,law of ,god2  and therefore1 however   
the law of man may be made of none      
effect  sometimes by showing mercy      
without giving of a full satisfaction1  
yet the ,law of ,god cannot be so       
contented1 nor at the least give  way1  
that the person offending that should   
escape the curse and not  be damned1    
except some one do give a full and      
complete satisfaction  to it for him1   
and bring the prisoner into another     
covenant--to  wit1 the ,covenant of     
,grace1 which is more easy1 and         
soul-refreshing1  and sin-pardoning4    
,i say1 therefore1 you must understand  
that if there be a law made  that       
reaches the life1 to take it away for   

the offence given by  the offender      
against it1 then it is clear that if the
 man be spared  and saved1 it is not the
 law that doth give the man this        
advantage1  but it is the mere mercy of 
the king1 either because he hath a      
ransom  or satisfaction some other way1 
or being provoked thereto out of  his   
own love to the person whom he saveth4  
,now1 thou also having  transgressed and
 broken the ,law of ,god1 if the law be 
not executed  upon thee1 it is not      
because the law is merciful1 or can pass
 by  the least offence done by thee1 but
 thy deliverance comes another  way2    
therefore1 ,i say1 however it be by the 
laws of men where they  be corrupted and
 perverted1 yet the ,law of ,god is of  
that nature1  that if it hath not thy   
own blood or the blood of some other    
man--for it calls for no less1 for to   
ransom thee from the curse  of it1 being
 due to thee for thy transgression1 and 
to satisfy the  cries1 the doleful      
cries1 thereof1 and ever for to present 

thee  pure and spotless before ,god1    
notwithstanding this fiery law--thou    
art gone if thou hadst a thousand souls2
 for without shedding  of blood there is
 no remission 7,heb #i3bb72 no          
forgiveness of the  least sin against   
the law4    ,object4 ,fourth4 ,but1 you 
will say1 ,i do not only repent me of   
my former life1 and also promise to do  
so no more1 but now ,i do  labour to be 
righteous1 and to live a holy life2 and 
now1 instead  of being a breaker of the 
law1 ,i do labour to fulfill the same4  
,what say you to that8    ,answ4 ,set   
the case1 thou couldst walk like an     
angel of ,god2 set  the case1 thou      
couldst fulfill the whole law1 and live 
from this  day to thy life's end without
 sinning in thought1 word1 or deed1     
which is impossible2 but1 ,i say1 set   
the case it should be so1 why1  thy     
state is as bad1 if thou be under the   
first covenant1 as ever  it was4 ,for1  
first1 ,i know thou darest not say but  
thou hast at  one time or other sinned2 

and if so1 then the law hath condemned  
thee2 and if so1 then ,i am sure that   
thou1 with all thy actions  and works of
 righteousness1 canst not remove the    
dreadful and  irresistible curse that is
 already laid upon thee by that law     
which  thou art under1 and which thou   
hast sinned against2 though thou  livest
 the holiest life that any man can live 
in this world1 being  under the law of  
works1 and so not under the ,covenant of
 ,grace1  thou must be cut off without  
remedy2 for thou hast sinned1 though    
afterwards thou live never so well4     
,the reasons for this that hath been    
spoken are these--    ,first1 ,the      
nature of ,god's justice calls for      
it--that is1 it calls  for irrecoverable
 ruin on them that transgress against   
this law2  for justice gave it1 and     
justice looks to have it completely and 
continually obeyed1 or else justice is  
resolved to take place1 and  execute its
 office1 which is to punish the         
transgressor against it4  ,you must     

understand that the justice of ,god is  
as unchangeable as  ,his love2 ,his     
justice cannot change its nature2       
justice it is1 if  it be pleased2 and   
justice it is1 if it be displeased4 ,the
 justice  of ,god in this case may be   
compared to fire2 there is a great fire 
made in some place2 if thou do keep out 
of it1 it is fire2 if thou  do fall into
 it1 thou wilt find it fire2 and        
therefore the ,apostle  useth this as an
 argument to stir up the ,hebrews to    
stick close  to ,jesus ,christ1 lest    
they fall under the justice of ,god by  
these  words1 ,for our ,god is a        
consuming fire 7,heb #ab3bi72 into      
which1  if thou fall1 it is not for thee
 to get out again1 as it is with  some  
that fall into a material fire2 no1 but 
he that falls into  this1 he must lie   
there for ever2 as it is clear where he 
saith1  ,who among us shall dwell with  
everlasting burnings1 and with          
devouring fire8 7,isa #cc3ad74 ,for     
justice once offended knoweth  not how  

to show any pity or compassion to the   
offender1 but runs on  him like a lion1 
takes him by the throat1 throws him into
 prison1  and there he is sure to lie1  
and that to all eternity1 unless        
infinite satisfaction be given to it1   
which is impossible to be  given by any 
of us the sons of ,adam4    ,secondly1  
,the faithfulness of ,god calls for     
irrecoverable ruin to  be poured out on 
those that shall live and die under this
 covenant4  ,if thou1 having sinned but 
one sin against this covenant1 and      
shouldst  afterwards escape damning1    
,god must be unfaithful to ,himself and 
to ,his ,word1 which both agree as one4 
,first1 he would be unfaithful  to      
,himself2 to ,himself1 that is1 to ,his 
justice1 holiness1  righteousness1      
wisdom1 and power1 if ,he should offer  
to stop the  running out of ,his justice
 for the damning of them that have      
offended  it4 ,and secondly1 ,he would  
be unfaithful to ,his ,word1 ,his       
written  ,word1 and disown1 deny1 and   

break that1 of which ,he hath said1 ,it 
is easier for ,heaven and earth to pass1
 than one tittle of the law  to fail1 or
 be made of none effect 7,luke #af3ag74 
,now1 if ,he should  not1 according to  
,his certain declarations therein1 take 
vengeance  on those that fall and die   
within the threat and sad curses        
denounced1  in that ,his ,word could not
 be fulfilled4    ,thirdly1 ,because    
otherwise he would disown the sayings of
 ,his  ,prophets1 and gratify the       
sayings of ,his enemies2 ,his ,prophets 
say  ,he will take vengeance2 ,his      
enemies say ,he will not2 ,his ,prophets
  say ,he will remember their           
iniquities1 and recompense them into    
their bosom2 but ,his enemies say they  
should do well1 and they  shall have    
peace1 though they walk after the       
imaginations of their  own hearts1 and  
be not so strict as the ,word commands1 
and do not  as it saith 7,deu           
#bi3ai1bj74 ,but let me tell thee1 hadst
 thou a  thousand souls1 and each of    

them was worth a thousand worlds1 ,god  
would set them all on a light by fire1  
if they fall within the  condemnings of 
,his ,word1 and thou die without a      
,jesus1 even the  right ,jesus2 for the 
,scriptures cannot be broken4 ,what6    
dost thou  think that ,god1 ,christ1    
,prophets1 and ,scriptures1 will all lie
 for  thee8 and falsify their words for 
thee8 ,it will be but ill venturing  thy
 soul upon that4    ,and the reasons for
 it are these3--,first1 ,because ,god is
 ,god2 and  secondly1 ,because man is   
man4    ,first1 ,because ,god is        
perfectly just and eternally just1      
perfectly holy  and eternally holy1     
perfectly faithful and eternally        
faithful2 that  is1 without any         
variableness or shadow of turning1 but  
perfectly  continueth the same1 and     
cannot as well cease to be ,god as to   
alter  or change the nature of ,his     
,godhead4 ,as ,he is thus the perfection
  of all perfections1 ,he gave out ,his 
,law to be obeyed2 but if  any offend   

it1 then they fall into the hands of    
this ,his eternal  justice1 and so must 
drink of ,his irrevocable wrath1 which  
is the  execution of the same justice4  
,i say1 this being thus1 the law being  
broken1 justice takes place1 and so     
faithfulness followeth to see  that     
execution be done1 and also to testify  
that ,he is true1 and  doth denounce    
,his unspeakable1 insupportable1 and    
unchangeable  vengeance on the party    
offending4    ,secondly1 ,because thou  
art not as infinite as ,god1 but a poor 
created  weed1 that is here today and   
gone tomorrow1 and not able to answer   
,god in ,his essence1 being1 and        
attributes2 thou art bound to fall      
under ,him1 for thy soul or body can do 
nothing that is infinite  in such a way 
as to satisfy this ,god1 which is an    
infinite ,god in  all ,his attributes4  
,misery of man by this law4    ,but to  
declare unto you the misery of man by   
this law to purpose1  ,i do beseech you 
to take notice of these following       

particulars1  besides what has been     
already spoken3--,first1 ,i shall show  
the danger  of them by reason of the    
law1 as they come from ,adam2 ,second1  
as  they are in their own persons       
particularly under it4    ,first1 ,the  
danger of them by reason of the law1 as 
they come from  ,adam4    #a4 ,as they  
come from ,adam1 they are in a sad      
condition1 because he  left them a      
broken covenant4 ,or take it thus3      
because they1 while  they were in him1  
did with him break that covenant4 ,o6   
this was the  treasure that ,adam left  
to his posterity2 it was a broken       
covenant1  insomuch that death reigned  
over all his children1 and doth still   
to this day1 as they come from him1 both
 natural and eternal death  7,rom #e74  
,it may be1 drunkard1 swearer1 liar1    
thief1 thou dost not  think of this4    
#b4 ,he did not only leave them a broken
 covenant1 but also made  them himself  
sinners against it4 ,he ,adam made them 
sinners--,by  one man's disobedience    

many were made sinners 7,rom #e3ai74    
,and this  is worse than the first4     
#c4 ,not only so1 but he did deprive    
them of their strength1 by which  at    
first they were enabled to stand1 and   
left them no more than  dead men4 ,o    
helpless state6 ,o how beggarly and     
miserable are the  sons of ,adam6    #d4
 ,not only so1 but also before he left  
them he was the conduit  pipe through   
which the devil did convey off his      
poisoned spawn  and venom nature into   
the hearts of ,adam's sons and          
daughters1 by  which they are at this   
day so strongly and so violently carried
  away1 that they fly as fast to ,hell1 
and the devil1 by reason of  sin1 as    
chaff before a mighty wind4    #e4 ,in a
 word1 ,adam led them out of their      
paradise1 that is one  more2 and put out
 their eyes1 that is another2 and left  
them to the  leading of the devil4 ,o   
sad6 ,canst thou hear this1 and not have
 thy  ears to tingle and burn on thy    
head8 ,canst thou read this1 and not    

feel thy conscience begin to throb and  
dag8 ,if so1 surely it is  because thou 
art either possessed with the devil1 or 
besides thyself4    ,second4 ,but ,i    
pass this1 and come to the second thing1
 which is1  the cause of their being in 
a sad condition1 which is by reason of  
their being in their particular persons 
under it4    #a4 ,therefore1 they that  
are under the law1 they are in a sad    
condition1 because they are under that  
which is more ready1 through  our       
infirmity1 to curse than to bless2 they 
are under that called  the ministration 
of condemnation1 that is1 they are under
 that  dispensation1 or administration1 
whose proper work is to curse and       
condemn1 and nothing else 7#b ,cor #c74 
#b4 ,their condition is sad who are     
under the law1 because they are  not    
only under that ministration that doth  
condemn1 but also that  which doth wait 
an opportunity to condemn2 the law doth 
not wait  that it might be gracious1 but
 it doth wait to curse and condemn2  it 

came on purpose to discover sin1 ,the   
law entered1 saith  the ,apostle1 that  
the offence might abound 7,rom #e3bj7 or
 appear  indeed to be that which ,god   
doth hate1 and also to curse for that   
which hath been committed2 as he saith1 
,cursed is every one that  continueth   
not in all things which are written in  
the book of the  law to do them 7,gal   
#c3aj74    #c4 ,they are in a sad       
condition1 because that administration  
they  are under that are under the law  
doth always find fault with the         
sinner's obedience as well as his       
disobedience1 if it be not done  in a   
right spirit1 which they that are under 
that covenant cannot  do1 by reason of  
their being destitute of faith2         
therefore1 ,i say1  it doth control     
them1 saying1 ,this was not well done1  
this was  done by the halves1 this was  
not done freely1 and that was not  done 
perfectly1 and out of love to ,god4 ,and
 hence it is that some  men1            
notwithstanding they labour to live as  

holy as ever they can  according to the 
law1 yet they do not live a peaceable   
life1 but  are full of condemnings1 full
 of guilt and torment of conscience1    
finding themselves to fail here1 and to 
fall short there1 omitting  this good   
which the law commands1 and doing that  
evil which the law  forbids1 but never  
giveth them one good word for all their 
pains4    #d4 ,they that are under the  
law are in a sad condition1 because they
  are under that administration that    
will never be contented with  what is   
done by the sinner4 ,if thou be under   
this covenant1 work  as hard as thou    
canst1 the law will never say1 ,well    
done2 never  say1 ,my good servant2 no2 
but always it will be driving thee      
faster1 hastening of thee harder1 giving
 thee fresh commands1 which  thou must  
do1 and upon pain of damnation not to be
 left undone4  ,nay1 it is such a master
 that will curse thee1 not only for thy 
sins1 but also because thy good works   
were not so well done as they  ought to 

be4    #e4 ,they that are under this    
covenant or law1 their state is very    
sad1 because this law doth command      
impossible things of him that  is under 
it2 and yet doth but right in it1 seeing
 man at the first  had in ,adam strength
 to stand1 if he would have used it1 and
 the  law was given them1 as ,i said    
before1 when man was in his full        
strength2 and therefore no inequality if
 it commands the same still1  seeing    
,god that gave thee strength did not    
take it away4 ,i will  give you a       
similitude for the clearing of it4 ,set 
the case that ,i  give to my servant ten
 pounds1 with this charge1 ,lay it out  
for my  best advantage1 that ,i may have
 my own again with profit2 now if  my   
servant1 contrary to my command1 goeth  
and spends my money in a  disobedient   
way1 is it any inequality in me to      
demand of my servant  what ,i gave him  
at first8 ,nay1 and though he have      
nothing to pay1 ,i  may lawfully cast   
him into prison1 and keep him there     

until ,i have  satisfaction4 ,so here2  
the law was delivered to man at the     
first  when he was in a possibility to  
have fulfilled it2 now1 then1 though    
man have lost his strength1 yet ,god is 
just in commanding the same  work to be 
done4 ,ay1 and if they do not do the    
same things1 ,i say1  that are          
impossible for them to do1 it is just   
with ,god to damn  them1 seeing it was  
they themselves that brought themselves 
into  this condition2 therefore1 saith  
the ,apostle1 ,what things soever  the  
law 7or commands7 saith1 it saith to    
them who are under the  law2 that every 
mouth may be stopped1 and all the world 
may become  guilty before ,god 7,rom    
#c3ai74 ,and this is thy sad condition  
that  art under the law 7,gal #c3aj74   
,but if any should object1 and say1 ,but
 the law doth not command  impossible   
things of natural man1--    ,i should   
answer in this case as the ,apostle did 
in another very  much like unto it1     
saying1 ,understanding neither what they

 say1  nor whereof they affirm4 ,for    
doth not the law command thee to love   
the ,lord thy ,god with all thy soul1   
with all they strength1 with  all thy   
might1 etc41 and can the natural man do 
this8 ,how can those  that are          
accustomed to do evil1 do that which is 
commanded in this  particular8 ,can the 
,ethiopian change his skin1 or the      
leopard his  spots8 7,jer #ab3bc74      
,doth the law command thee to do good1  
and nothing but good1 and that  with all
 thy soul1 heart1 and delight8 which the
 law as a ,covenant  of ,works calleth  
for2 and canst thou1 being carnal1 do   
that8 ,but  there is no man that hath   
understanding1 if he should hear thee   
say so1 but would say that thou wast    
either bewitched or stark mad4    #f4   
,they that are under the law are in a   
sad condition1 because that  though they
 follow the law1 or ,covenant of ,works2
 ,i say1 though they  follow it1 it will
 not lead them to ,heaven2 no1 but      
contrariwise1  it will lead them under  

the curse4 ,it is not possible1 saith   
,paul1  that any should be justified by 
the law1 or by our following of it2  for
 by that is the knowledge of sin1 and by
 it we are condemned  for the same1     
which is far from leading us to life1   
being the  ministration of death 7#b    
,cor #c74 ,and again2 ,israel1 which    
followeth  after the law of             
righteousness1 hath not attained to the 
law of  righteousness4 ,wherefore8      
,because they sought it not by faith1   
but  by the law1 and by the works       
thereof 7,rom #i3cj-cb74    #g4 ,they   
that are under the law are in a sad     
condition1 because they  do not know    
whether ever they shall have any wages  
for their work  or no2 they have no     
assurance of the pardon of their sins1  
neither  any hopes of eternal life2 but 
poor hearts as they are1 they work  for 
they do not know what1 even like a poor 
horse that works hard  all day1 and at  
night hath a dirty stable for his pains2
 so thou  mayest work hard all the days 

of thy life1 and at the day of death1   
instead of having a glorious rest in the
 ,kingdom of ,heaven1 thou  mayest1 nay1
 thou shalt1 have for thy sins the      
damnation of thy  soul and body in ,hell
 to all eternity2 forasmuch1 as ,i said 
before1  that the law1 if thou sinnest1 
it doth not take notice of any good     
work done by thee1 but takes its        
advantage to destroy and cut off  thy   
soul for the sin thou hast committed4   
#h4 ,they that are under the law are in 
a sad condition1 because  they are under
 that administration2 upon whose souls  
,god doth not  smile1 they dying there2 
for the administration that ,god doth   
smile  upon ,his children through1 is   
the ,covenant of ,grace1 they being in  
,jesus ,christ1 the ,lord of life and   
consolation2 but contrariwise  to those 
that are under the law2 for they have   
,his frowns1 ,his  rebukes1 ,his        
threatenings1 and with much severity    
they must be dealt  withal--,for they   
continued not in ,my covenant1 and ,i   

regarded them  not1 saith the ,lord     
7,heb #h3i74    #i4 ,they are in a sad  
condition1 because they are out of the  
faith of  ,christ2 they that are under  
the law have not the faith of ,christ   
in them2 for that dispensation which    
they are under is not the               
administration of faith4 ,the law is not
 of faith1 saith the ,apostle  7,gal    
#c3ab74    #aj4 ,because they have not  
received the ,spirit2 for that is       
received  by the hearing of faith1 and  
not by the law1 nor the works thereof   
7,gal #c3b74    #aa4 ,in a word1 if thou
 live and die under that covenant1      
,jesus  ,christ will neither pray for   
thee1 neither let thee have one drop  of
 ,his blood to wash away thy sins1      
neither shalt thou be so much  as one of
 the least in the ,kingdom of ,heaven2  
for all these privileges  come to souls 
under another covenant1 as the ,apostle 
saith--,for  such are not under the law1
 but under grace--that is1 such as have 
a share in the benefits of ,jesus       

,christ1 or such as are brought from    
under the first covenant into the       
second2 or from under the law  into the 
grace of ,christ's ,gospel1 without     
which ,covenant of ,grace1  and being   
found in that1 there is no soul can have
 the least hope  of eternal life1 no joy
 in the ,holy ,ghost1 no share in the   
privileges  of saints1 because they are 
tied up from them by the limits and     
bonds of the ,covenant of ,works4 ,for  
you must understand that these  two     
covenants have their several bounds and 
limitations1 for the  ruling and keeping
 in subjection1 or giving of freedom1 to
 the  parties under the said covenants4 
,now they that are under the law  are   
within the compass and the jurisdiction 
of that1 and are bound  to be in        
subjection to that2 and living and dying
 under that1 they  must stand and fall  
to that1 as ,paul saith1 ,to his own    
master he  standeth or falleth4 ,the    
,covenant of ,grace doth admit to those 
that  are under it also liberty and     

freedom1 together with commanding of    
subjection to the things contained in   
it1 which ,i shall speak to  further    
hereafter4 ,for what purpose the ,law   
was added and given4    ,but now1 that  
the former things may be further made to
 appear--that  is1 what the sad         
condition of all them that are under the
 law is1  as ,i have shown you something
 of the nature of the law1 so also shall
  ,i show that the law was added and    
given for this purpose1 that it  might  
be so with those that are out of the    
,covenant of ,grace4    ,first1 ,god did
 give the law that sin might abound1 not
 that  it should take away sin in any1  
but to discover the sin which is        
already begotten1 or that may be        
hereafter begotten1 by lust and  ,satan 
7,rom #e3bj74 ,i say1 this is one proper
 work of the law1 to  make manifest sin2
 it is sent to find fault with the      
sinner1 and it  doth also watch that it 
may do so1 and it doth take all         
advantages  for the accomplishing of its

 work in them that give ear thereto1 or 
do not give ear1 if it have the rule    
over them4 ,i say1 it is like  a man    
that is sent by his lord to see and pry 
into the labours  and works of other    
men1 taking every advantage to discover 
their  infirmities and failings1 and to 
chide them8 yea1 to throw them  out of  
the ,lord's favour for the same4        
,second4 ,another great end why the     
,lord did add or give the law1 it  was  
that no man might have anything to lay  
to the charge of the  ,lord for ,his    
condemning of them that do transgress   
against the same4  ,you know that if a  
man should be had before an officer or  
judge1  and there be condemned1 and yet 
by no law1 he that condemns him  might  
be very well reprehended or reproved for
 passing the judgment2  yea1 the party  
himself might have better ground to     
plead for his  liberty than the other to
 plead for the condemning of him2 but   
this  shall not be so in the            
judgment-day1 but contrariwise2 for then

  every man shall be forced to lay his  
hand on his mouth1 and hold  his tongue 
at the judgment of ,god when it is      
passed upon them2  therefore saith the  
,apostle1 ,what things soever the law   
saith1 it  saith to them who are under  
the law2 that is1 all the commands1  all
 the cursings and threatenings that are 
spoken by it1 are spoken1  saith he1    
that every mouth may be stopped2 mark1  
,i beseech you1  it saith1 saith he1    
that every mouth may be stopped1 and all
  the world may become guilty before    
,god 7,rom #c3ai74 ,so that now1  in    
case any in the judgment-day should     
object against the judgment  of ,god1 as
 those in the #beth of ,matthew do1     
saying1 ,lord1 when saw  we ,thee thus  
and thus8 and why dost ,thou pass such a
 sad sentence  of condemnation upon us8 
surely this is injustice1 and not       
equity3  now for the preventing of this 
the law was given2 ay1 and that it      
might prevent thee to purpose1 ,god gave
 it betimes1 before either  thy first   

father had sinned1 or thou wast born4   
,so that again1 if  there should be     
these objections offered against the    
proceedings  of the ,lord in justice and
 judgment1 saying1 ,lord1 why am ,i thus
  condemned1 ,i did not know it was sin8
 ,now against these two was  the law    
given and that betimes1 so that both    
these are answered4 ,if  the first come 
in and say1 ,why am ,i judged8 why am ,i
 damned8 then  will the law come in1    
even all the ,ten ,commandments1 with   
every one  of their cries against thy   
soul2 the ,first saying1 ,he hath sinned
  against ,me1 damn him2 the ,second    
saying also1 ,he hath transgressed      
against ,me1 damn him2 the ,third also  
saying the same1 together with  the     
,fourth1 ,fifth1 ,sixth1 ,seventh1      
,eighth1 ,ninth1 ,tenth2 even all  of   
them will discharge themselves against  
thy soul if thou die under  the first   
covenant1 saying1 ,he or they have      
transgressed against  us1 damn them1    
damn them3 and ,i tell thee also1 that  

these ten great  guns1 the ,ten         
,commandments1 will1 with discharging   
themselves in  justice against thy soul1
 so rattle in thy conscience1 that thou 
wilt in spite of thy teeth be           
immediately put to silence1 and have    
thy mouth stopped4 ,and let me tell thee
 further1 that if thou shalt  appear    
before ,god to have the ,ten            
,commandments discharge themselves      
against thee1 thou hadst better be tied 
to a tree1 and have ten1  yea1 ten      
thousand of the biggest pieces of       
ordnance in the world  to be shot off   
against thee2 for these could go no     
further but only  to kill the body2 but 
they1 both body and soul1 to be         
tormented in  ,hell with the devil to   
all eternity4    ,third1 ,again2 if the 
second thing should be objected1 saying1
 ,but  ,lord1 ,i did not think this had 
been sin1 or the other had been sin1    
for nobody told me so2 then also will   
the giving of the law take  off that1   
saying1 ,nay1 ,but ,i was given to thy  

father ,adam before  he had sinned1 or  
before thou wast born1 and have ever    
since been  in thy soul to convince thee
 of thy sins1 and to control thee for   
doing the thing that was not right4 ,did
 not ,i secretly tell thee  at such a   
time1 in such a place1 when thou wast   
doing of such a  thing1 with such an    
one1 or when thou was all alone1 that   
this was  a sin1 and that ,god did      
forbid it1 therefore if thou didst      
commit  it1 ,god would be displeased    
with thee for it3 and when thou was     
thinking to do such a thing at such a   
time1 did not ,i say1 ,forbear1  do not 
so8 ,god will smite thee1 and punish    
thee for it if thou dost  do it4 ,and   
besides1 ,god did so order it that you  
had me in your  houses1 in your ,bibles1
 and also you could speak and talk of   
me2  thus pleading the truth1 thou shalt
 be forced to confess it is  so2 nay1 it
 shall be so in some sort with the very 
,gentiles and  barbarous people that    
fall far short of that light we have in 

these  parts of the world2 for1 saith   
the ,apostle1 ,the ,gentiles which have 
not the law1 do by nature the things    
contained in the law1 these1  having not
 the law1 that is1 not written as we    
have1 yet they are  a law unto          
themselves3 which show the works of the 
law written in  their hearts 7,rom      
#b3ad1ae74 ,that is1 they have the law  
of works  in them by nature1 and        
therefore they shall be left without    
excuse2  for their own consciences shall
 stand up for the truth of this  where  
he saith1 ,their conscience also bearing
 witness1 and their  thoughts the       
meanwhile accusing or else excusing one 
another4 ,ay1  but when8 ,why1 in the   
day when ,god shall judge the secrets of
 men  by ,jesus ,christ according to my 
,gospel 7,rom #b3ae1af74 ,so this1 ,i   
say1 is another end for which the ,lord 
did give the law--namely1  that ,god    
might pass a sentence in righteousness1 
without being  charged with any         
injustice by those that shall fall under

 it in  the judgment4    ,fourth1 ,a    
fourth end why the ,lord did give the   
law it was1 because  they that die out  
of ,jesus ,christ might not only have   
their mouths  stopped1 but also that    
their persons might become guilty before
  ,god 7,rom #c3ai74 ,and indeed this   
will be the ground of silencing1  as ,i 
said before1 they finding themselves    
guilty1 their consciences  backing the  
truth of the judgment of ,god passed    
upon them1 they  shall become           
guilty--that is1 they shall be fit      
vessels for the  wrath of ,god to be    
poured out into1 being filled with guilt
 by  reason of transgressions against   
the commandments2 thus1 therefore1      
shall the parties under the first       
covenant be fitted to destruction  7,rom
 #i3bb7 even as wood or straw1 being    
well dried1 is fitted  for the fire2 and
 the law was added and given1 and speaks
 to this  very end1 that sins might be  
shown1 mouths might be stopped from     
quarreling1 and that all the world1     

mark1 the world may become  guilty      
before ,god1 and so be in justice for   
ever and ever overthrown  because of    
their sins4    ,and this will be so for 
these reasons--    #a4 ,because ,god    
hath a time to magnify ,his justice and 
holiness1  as well as to show ,his      
forbearance and mercy4 ,we read in      
,scripture  that ,his eyes are too pure 
to behold iniquity1 and then we shall   
find it true 7,hab #a3ac74 ,we read in  
,scripture that ,he will magnify  the   
law1 and make it honourable1 and then   
,he will do it indeed4  ,now1 because   
the ,lord doth not strike so soon as ,he
 is provoked by  sin1 therefore poor    
souls will not know nor regard the      
justice of  ,god1 neither do they       
consider the time in which it must be   
advanced1  which will be when men drop  
under the wrath of ,god as fast as hail 
in a mighty storm 7#b ,peter #c3i2 ,psa 
#ej3ba1bb74 ,now1 therefore1 look  to it
 all you that count the long-suffering  
and forbearance of ,god  slackness2 and 

because for the present ,he keepeth     
silence1 therefore  to think that ,he is
 like unto yourselves4 ,no1 no2 but know
 that  ,god hath ,his set time for every
 purpose of ,his1 and in its time it    
shall be advanced most marvelously1 to  
the everlasting astonishment  and       
overthrow of that soul that shall be    
dealt withal by justice  and the law4   
,o6 how will ,god advance ,his justice6 
,o6 how will  ,god advance ,his         
holiness6 ,first1 by showing men that   
,he in justice  cannot1 will not regard 
them1 because they have sinned2 and1    
secondly1 in that ,his holiness will not
 give way for such unclean  wretches to 
abide in ,his sight1 ,his eyes are so   
pure4    #b4 ,because ,god will make it 
appear that ,he will be as good as ,his 
,word to sinners4 ,sinners must not look
 to escape always1 though they  may     
escape awhile1 yet they shall not go far
 all adoe unpunished2  no1 but they     
shall have their due to a farthing1 when
 every  threatening and curse shall be  

accomplished and fulfilled on the  head 
of the transgressor4 ,friend1 there is  
never an idle word that  thou speakest  
but ,god will account with thee for it2 
there is never  a lie thou tellest1 but 
,god will reckon with thee for it2 nay1 
there  shall not pass so much as one    
passage in all thy lifetime but ,god1   
the righteous ,god1 will have it in the 
trial by ,his law1 if thou  die under   
it1 in the judgment-day4    ,,who ,,the 
,,are ,,that ,,are ,,under ,,the        
,,covenant ,,of ,,works4    ,,third4    
,but you will say--,but who are those   
that are thus under  the law8    ,answ4 
,those that are under the law may be    
branched out into three  ranks of men2  
either1 first1 such as are grossly      
profane1 or such  as are more refined2  
which may be two ways1 some in a lower  
sort1  and some in a more eminent way4  
,first1 ,then they are under the law as 
a ,covenant of ,works who are  open     
profane1 and ungodly wretches1 such as  
delight not only in  sin1 but also make 

their boast of the same1 and brag at the
 thoughts  of committing of it4 ,now1 as
 for such as these are1 there is a      
,scripture in the ,first ,epistle of    
,paul to ,timothy ,chapter #a1 verses   
#i1 #aj1 which is a notable one to this 
purpose1 ,the law1 saith  he1 is not    
made for a righteous man1 not as it is a
 ,covenant of  ,works1 but for the      
unrighteous or lawless and disobedient1 
for  the ungodly and for sinners1 for   
unholy and profane1 for murderers  of   
fathers and murderers of mothers1 for   
manslayers1 for whoremongers1  for them 
that defile themselves with mankind1 for
 menstealers1  for liars1 look to it1   
liars1 for perjured persons1 and1 in a  
word1 if there be any other thing that  
is not according to sound  doctrine4    
,these are one sort of people that are  
under the law1  and so under the curse  
of the same1 whose due is to drink up   
the  brimful cup of ,god's eternal      
vengeance1 and therefore ,i beseech you 
not to deceive yourselves2 for know ye  

not that the unrighteous  shall not     
inherit the kingdom of ,god8 ,neither   
fornicators1 nor  idolaters1 nor        
adulterers1 nor effeminate1 nor abusers 
of themselves  with mankind1 nor        
thieves1 nor covetous1 nor drunkards1   
nor revilers1  nor extortioners1 shall  
inherit the kingdom of ,god 7#a ,cor    
#f3i1aj74  ,poor souls1 you think that  
you may have your sins1 your lusts1 and 
pleasures1 and yet you shall do pretty  
well1 and be let to go free  in the     
judgment-day2 but see what ,god saith of
 such in ,deuteronomy  #bi3ai1          
#bj--which shall bless himself in his   
heart1 saying1 ,i shall  have peace1 ,i 
shall be saved1 ,i shall do as well as  
others1 in  the day when ,god shall     
judge the world by ,jesus ,christ2 but1 
saith  ,god1 ,i will not spare them1 no1
 but ,my anger and ,my jealousy shall   
smoke against them4 ,how far8 ,even to  
the executing all the curses  that are  
written in the ,law of ,god upon them4  
,nay1 saith ,god1 ,i  will be even with 

them1 for ,i will blot out their names  
from under  ,heaven4 ,and indeed it must
 of necessity be so1 because such souls 
are unbelievers1 in their sins1 and     
under the law1 which cannot1  will not1 
show any mercy on them2 for it is not   
the administration  of mercy and life1  
but the administration of death and     
destruction1  as you have it 7#b ,cor   
#c3g1i72 and all those1 every one of    
them1  that are open profane1 and       
scandalous wretches are under it1 and   
have been so ever since they came into  
the world to this day2 and  they will   
for certain live and die under the same 
dispensation1  and then be damned to all
 eternity1 if they be not converted from
  under that covenant into and under the
 ,covenant of ,grace1 of which  ,i shall
 speak in its place2 and yet for all    
this1 how brag and crank  #f are our    
poor wantons and wicked ones in this day
 of forbearance6  as if ,god would never
 have a reckoning with them1 as if there
 was  no law to condemn them1 as if     

there was no hellfire to put them  into4
 ,but ,o how will they be deceived when 
they shall see ,christ  sitting upon the
 judgment-seat1 having laid aside his   
priestly and  prophetical office1 and   
appearing only as a judge to the wicked8
  when they shall see all the records of
 ,heaven unfolded and laid  open2 when  
they shall see each man his name in the 
,book of ,life1  and in the book of the 
law2 when they shall see ,god in ,his   
majesty1  ,christ in ,his majesty1 the  
saints in their dignity1 but themselves 
in their impurity4 ,what will they say  
then8 whither will they fly  then8 where
 will they leave their glory8 ,o sad    
state6 7,isa #aj3c74    ,second4 ,they  
are under the law also who do not only  
so break and  disobey the law1 but      
follow after the law as hard as ever    
they  can1 seeking justification        
thereby--that is1 though a man should   
abstain from the sins against the law1  
and labour to fulfill the  law1 and give
 up himself to the law1 yet if he look  

no further  than the law he is still    
under the law1 and for all his obedience
  to the law1 the righteous ,law of     
,god1 he shall be destroyed by that     
law4 ,friend1 you must not understand   
that none but profane persons  are under
 the law2 no1 but you must understand   
that a man may be  turned from a vain1  
loose1 open1 profane conversation and   
sinning  against the law1 to a holy1    
righteous1 religious life1 and yet be   
in the same state1 under the same law1  
and as sure to be damned as  the other  
that are more profane and loose4 ,and   
though you may say  this is very        
strange1 yet ,i shall both say it and   
prove it to be  true4 ,read with        
understanding that ,scripture in ,romans
 #i3cj-ca1  where the ,apostle1 speaking
 of the very thing1 saith1 ,but ,israel1
  which followed after the law of       
righteousness2 mark1 that followed      
after the law of righteousness2 they    
notwithstanding their earnest  pursuit1 
or hunting after the law of             

righteousness1 hath not  attained to the
 law of righteousness4 ,it signifies    
thus much to  us1 that let a man be     
never so earnest1 so fervent1 so        
restless1  so serious1 so ready1 so apt 
and willing to follow the law and the   
righteousness thereof1 if he be under   
that covenant1 he is gone1  he is lost1 
he is deprived of eternal life1 because 
he is not under  the ministration of    
life if he die there4 ,read also that   
,scripture1  ,galatians #c3aj1 which    
saith1 ,for as many as are of the works 
of  the law are under the curse2 mark1  
they that are of the works of  the law4 
,now1 for to be of the works of the law1
 it is to be of the  works of the       
righteousness thereof--that is1 to      
abstain from sins  against the law1 and 
to do the commands thereof as near as   
ever  they can for their lives1 or with 
all the might they have3 and  therefore 
,i beseech you to consider it1 for men's
 being ignorant of  this is the cause   
why so many go on supposing they have a 

share in  ,christ1 because they are     
reformed1 and abstain from the sins     
against  the law1 who1 when all comes to
 all1 will be damned notwithstanding1   
because they are not brought out from   
under the ,covenant of ,works1  and put 
under the ,covenant of ,grace4          
,object4 ,but can you in very deed make 
these things manifestly  evident from   
the ,word of ,god8 ,methinks to reason  
thus is very  strange1 that a man should
 labour to walk up according to the ,law
  of ,god as much as ever he can1 and   
yet that man notwithstanding  this1     
should be still under the curse4 ,pray  
clear it4    ,answ4 ,truly this doth    
seem very strange1 ,i do know full well1
 to  the natural man1 to him that is yet
 in his unbelief1 because he  goeth by  
beguiled reason2 but for my part1 ,i do 
know it is so1 and  shall labour also to
 convince thee of the truth of the same4
    #a4 ,then1 the law is thus strict   
and severe1 that if a man do sin but    
once against it1 he1 ,i say1 is gone for

 ever by the law1 living and  dying     
under that covenant4 ,if you would be   
satisfied as touching the  truth of     
this1 do but read ,galatians #c3aj1     
where it saith ,cursed  is every one1   
that is1 not a man shall miss by that   
covenant1 that  continueth not in all1  
mark1 in all things which are written in
  the book of the law to do them4 7#a47 
,pray mark1 here is a curse1  in the    
first place1 if all things written in   
the book of the law be  not done1 and   
that1 continually too--that is1 without 
any failing  or one slip1 as ,i said    
before4 ,now there is never a one in the
 world  but before they did begin to    
yield obedience to the least command1   
they in their own persons did sin       
against it by breaking of it4  ,the     
,apostle1 methinks1 is very notable for 
the clearing of this  in ,romans #c3e4  
,in the one he endeavours for to prove  
that all  had transgressed in the first 
,adam as he stood a common person1      
representing both himself and us in his 

standing and falling4  ,wherefore1 saith
 he1 as by one man sin entered into the 
world1  and death by sin2 and so death  
passed upon all men1 mark that2 but     
why8 for that all have sinned 7,rom     
#e3ab74 ,that is1 forasmuch as  all     
naturally are guilty of original sin1   
the sin that was committed  by us in    
,adam2 so this is one cause why none can
 be justified by  their obedience to the
 law1 because they have in the first    
place  broken it in their first parents4
 ,but1 7#b47 in case this should be     
opposed and rejected by quarrelsome     
persons1 though there be no  ground for 
it1 ,paul hath another argument to back 
his doctrine1  saying1 ,for we have     
proved 7already7 that both ,jews and    
,gentiles  are all under sin4 ,as it is 
written1 ,there is none righteous1 no1  
not one4 ,they are all gone out of the  
way1 they are together1  mark1 together1
 become unprofitable1 there is none that
 doeth  good1 no1 not one4 ,their throat
 is an open sepulchre2 with their       

tongues they have used deceit1 the      
poison of asps is under their  lips4    
,their mouths are full of cursing and   
bitterness4 ,their  feet are swift to   
shed blood4 ,in a word1 ,destruction and
 misery  are in their ways2 and the way 
of peace have they not known4 ,now      
then1 saith he1 having proved these     
things so clearly1 the conclusion  of   
the whole is this1 ,that what things    
soever the law saith1 in  both showing  
of sin1 and cursing for the same1 it    
saith all to  them who are under the law
 that every mouth may be stopped1 and   
all the world may become guilty before  
,god 7,rom #c3aj1ai74 ,so that  here1 ,i
 say1 lieth the ground of our not being 
justified by the  law1 even because1 in 
the first place1 we have sinned against 
it2  for know this for certain1 that if 
the law doth take the least  advantage  
of thee by thy sinning against it1 all  
that ever thou  shalt afterwards hear   
from it is nothing but ,curse1 curse1   
curse  him1 for not continuing in all   

things which are written in the  book of
 the law to do them4    #b4 ,thou canst 
not be saved by the righteous ,law of   
,god1 the first  covenant1 because that1
 together with this thy miserable state1
 by  original and actual sins1 before   
thou didst follow the law1 since  thy   
turning to the law thou hast committed  
several sins against the  law--,in many 
things we offend all4 ,so that now thy  
righteousness  to the law being mixed   
with sometimes the lust of              
concupiscence1  fornication1            
covetousness1 pride1 heart-risings      
against ,god1 coldness  of affection    
towards ,him1 backwardness to good      
duties1 speaking  idle words1 having of 
strife in your hearts1 and such like2 ,i
 say1  these things being thus1 the     
righteousness of the law is become  too 
weak through this our flesh 7,rom #h3c71
 and so1 notwithstanding  all our       
obedience to the law1 we are yet through
 our weakness under  the curse of the   
law2 for1 as ,i said before1 the law is 

so holy1  so just1 and so good1 that it 
cannot allow that any failing or slip   
should be done by them that look for    
life by the same4 ,cursed is  every one 
that continuteth not in everything 7,gal
 #c3aj74 ,and this  ,paul knew full     
well1 which made him throw away all his 
righteousness4  ,but you will say1 that 
was his own4 ,answ4 ,but it was even    
that which  while he calls it his own1  
he also calls it the righteousness of   
the law 7,phil #c3g-aj7 and to account  
it but dung1 but as dirt on  his shoes1 
and that1 that he might be found in     
,christ1 and so be  saved by ,him       
without the deeds of the law 7,rom      
#c3bh74 ,but1    #c4 ,set the case1 the 
righteousness of the law which thou hast
 was  pure and perfect1 without the     
least flaw or fault1 without the  least 
mixture of the least sinful thought1 yet
 this would fall far  short of          
presenting of thee blameless in the     
sight of ,god4 ,and that  ,i prove by   
these arguments--7#a47 ,the first       

argument is1 that that  which is not    
,christ cannot redeem souls from the    
curse1 it cannot  completely present    
them before the ,lord2 now the law is   
not ,christ2  therefore the moral law   
cannot1 by all our obedience to it1     
deliver  us from the curse that is due  
to us 7,acts #d3ab74 7#b47 ,the second  
argument is1 that that righteousness    
that is not the righteousness  of faith1
 that is1 by believing in ,jesus        
,christ1 cannot please  ,god2 now the   
righteousness of the law as a ,covenant 
of ,works is  not the righteousness of  
faith2 therefore the righteousness of   
the  law as acted by us1 being under    
that covenant1 cannot please ,god4  ,the
 first is proved in ,hebrews #aa3f1 ,but
 without faith it is  impossible to     
please ,him2 mark1 it is impossible4    
,the second thus1  ,the law is not of   
faith 7,gal #c3ab2 ,rom #aj3e1f71       
compared with  ,galatians #c3aa4 ,but   
that no man is justified by the law in  
the  sight of ,god1 it is evident2 for1 

,the just shall live by faith4  ,and the
 law is not of faith4    ,but for the   
better understanding of those that are  
weak of  apprehension1 ,i shall prove it
 thus--#a4 ,the soul that hath eternal  
life1 he must have it by right of       
purchase or redemption 7,heb #i3ab2     
,eph #a3g74 #b4 ,this purchase of       
redemption must be through the blood  of
 ,christ4 ,we have redemption through   
,his blood4 ,without shedding  of blood 
is no remission4 ,now the law is not in 
a capacity to die1  and so to redeem    
sinners by the purchase of blood1 which 
satisfaction  justice calls for4 ,read  
the same ,scriptures 7,heb #i3bb74      
,justice  calls for satisfaction1       
because thou hast transgressed and      
sinned  against it1 and that must have  
satisfaction2 therefore all that  ever  
thou canst do cannot bring in           
redemption1 though thou follow  the law 
up the to the nail-head1 as ,i may say1 
because all this  is not shedding of    
blood2 for believe it1 and know it for  

certain1  that though thou hadst sinned 
but one sin before thou didst turn  to  
the law1 that one sin will murder thy   
soul1 if it be not washed  away by      
blood1 even by the precious blood of    
,jesus ,christ1 that  was shed when ,he 
did hang upon the cross on ,mount       
,calvary4    ,object4 ,but you will say1
 ,methinks1 that giving of ourselves up 
to live a righteous life should make    
,god like the better of us1  and so let 
us be saved by ,christ1 because we are  
so willing to obey  ,his law4    ,answ4 
,the motive that moveth ,god to have    
mercy upon sinners is not  because they 
are willing to follow the law1 but      
because ,he is willing  to save them4   
,not for thy righteousness1 or for the  
uprighteous  of thine heart dost thou go
 to possess their land 7,deu #i3d-f74   
,now understand this3 if thy will to do 
righteousness was the first  moving     
cause why ,god had mercy on thee through
 ,christ1 then it must  not be freely by
 grace--,i say1 freely4 ,but the ,lord  

loves thee and  saves thee upon free    
terms1 having nothing beforehand to make
 ,him  accept of thy soul1 but only the 
blood of ,christ2 therefore to allow  of
 such a principle it is to allow that   
grace is to be obtained  by the works of
 the law1 which is as gross darkness as 
lies in  the darkest dungeon in ,popery1
 and is also directly opposite to       
,scripture--,for we are justified freely
 by ,his grace1 through the  redemption 
that is in ,christ2 not through the good
 that is in our  selves1 or done by us1 
no1 but by faith1 without--mark         
that--without  the deeds of the law     
7,rom #c3bd-bh74 ,again1 ,not of works1 
least  any man should boast 7,eph #b3i74
 ,no1 no1 saith he1 ,not according  to  
our works1 or righteousness1 but        
according to ,his own purpose2  mark    
according to ,his own purpose and grace1
 which was a free  gift1 given us in    
,christ ,jesus1 not lately1 but before  
the world  began 7#b ,tim #a3i74        
,object4 ,but you will say1 ,then why   

did ,god give the law1 if we  cannot    
have salvation by following of it8      
,answ4 ,i told you before that the law  
was given for these following           
reasons--#a4 ,that thou mightest be     
convinced by it of thy sins1 and  that  
thy sins might indeed appear very sinful
 unto thee1 which is  done by the law   
these ways--7#a47 ,by showing of thee   
what a holy ,god  ,he is that did give  
the law2 and1 7#b47 ,by showing thee thy
 vileness  and wickedness1 in that thou1
 contrary to this holy ,god1 hast       
transgressed against and broken this    
,his holy ,law2 therefore1 saith  ,paul1
 the law entered1 that the offence might
 abound1 that is1 by  showing the       
creature the holiness of ,god1 and also 
its own vileness  7,rom #e3bj74 #b4     
,that thou mayest know that ,god will   
not damn thee for  nothing in the       
judgment-day4 #c4 ,because ,he would    
have no quarreling  at ,his just        
condemning of them at that day4 #d4     
,because ,he will make  thee to know    

that ,he is a holy ,god and pure4       
,,what ,,men ,,may ,,attain ,,to ,,that 
,,are ,,under ,,this ,,covenant ,,of    
,,works4    ,,fourth ,quest4 ,but seeing
 you have spoken thus far1 ,i wish you  
would do so much as to show in some     
particulars1 both what men  have done1  
and how far they have gone1 and what    
they have received1  being yet under    
this covenant1 which you call the       
ministration of  condemnation4    ,answ4
 ,this is somewhat a difficult question1
 and had need be not only  warily1 but  
also home and soundly answered4 ,the    
question consists  of three             
particulars--,first1 ,what men have     
done2 ,second1 ,how far  men have gone2 
,third1 ,what they have received1 and   
yet to be under  the law1 or ,covenant  
of ,works1 and so in a state of         
condemnation4    ,first4 ,as for the    
first1 ,i have spoken something in      
general to  that already2 but for thy   
better understanding ,i shall yet speak 
more particularly4    #a4 ,a man hath   

and may be convinced and troubled for   
his sins1 and  yet be under this        
covenant1 and that in a very heavy and  
dreadful  manner1 insomuch that he find 
the weight of them to be intolerable    
and too heavy for him to bear1 as it was
 with ,cain1 ,my punishment1  saith he1 
is greater than ,i can bear 7,gen       
#d3ac74    #b4 ,a man living thus under 
a sense of his sins may repent and be   
sorry for them1 and yet be under this   
covenant1 and yet be in a  damned state4
 ,and when he1 ,judas1 saw what was     
done1 he repented  7,matt #bg3c74    #c4
 ,men may not only be convinced1 and    
also repent for their sins1  but they   
may also desire the prayers of the      
children of ,god for  them too1 and yet 
be under this covenant and curse1 ,then 
,pharaoh  called for ,moses and ,aaron1 
in haste1 and he said1 ,i have sinned2  
entreat the ,,lord your ,god that ,he   
may take away from me this death  7,exo 
#aj3af1 #ag74    #d4 ,a man may also    
humble himself for his offences and     

disobedience  against his ,god1 and yet 
be under this covenant 7#a ,kings       
#ba3bd-ai74    #e4 ,a man may make      
restitution unto men for the offence he 
hath done  unto them1 and yet be under  
this covenant4    #f4 ,a man may do much
 work for ,god in his generation1 and   
yet be  under this first covenant2 as   
,jehu1 who did do that which ,god bid   
him 7#b ,kings #i3be1 #bf74 ,and yet    
,god threateneth even ,jehu1 because    
though he did do the thing that the     
,lord commanded him1 yet he did  it not 
from a right principle2 for had he1 the 
,lord would not have  said1 ,yet a      
little while1 and ,i will avenge the    
blood of ,jezreel  upon the house of    
,jehu 7,hosea #a3d74    #g4 ,men may    
hear and fear the servants of the ,lord1
 and reverence  them very highly2 yea1  
and when they hear1 they may not only   
hear1  but hear and do1 and that gladly 
too1 not one or two things1 but  many2  
mark1 many things gladly1 and yet be    
lost1 and yet be damned1  ,for ,herod   

feared ,john1 why8 not because he had   
any civil power  over him1 but because  
he was a just man and an holy1 and      
observed  him2 and when he heard him1 he
 did many things1 and heard him gladly  
7,mark #f3bj74 ,it may be that thou     
thinkest that because thou hearest  such
 and such1 therefore thou art better    
than thy neighbours2 but  know for      
certain that thou mayest not only hear1 
but thou mayest  hear and do1 and that  
not with a backward will1 but           
gladly--mark1  gladly--and yet be ,herod
 still1 an enemy to the ,lord ,jesus    
still4  ,consider this1 ,i pray you4    
,second4 ,but to the second thing1 which
 is this1 ,how far may such  an one go8 
,to what may such an one attain8        
,whither may he arrive1  and yet be an  
undone man1 under this covenant8 #a     
answer--    #a4 ,such an one may be     
received into fellowship with the       
saints1 as  they are in a visible way of
 walking one with another2 they may     
walk hand in hand together1 ,the        

,kingdom of ,heaven1 that is1 a  visible
 company of professors of ,christ1 is   
likened to ten virgins1  which took     
their lamps1 and went forth to meet the 
,bridegroom1 five  of them were wise1   
and five were foolish 7,matt #be3a1b74  
,these1  in the first place1 are called 
virgins--that is1 such as are clear     
from the pollutions of the world2       
secondly1 they are said to go           
forth--that is1 from the rudiments and  
traditions of men2 thirdly1  they do    
agree to take their lamps with          
them--that is1 to profess  themselves   
the servants of ,jesus ,christ1 that    
wait upon ,him1 and  for ,him2 and yet  
when ,he came1 ,he found half of them1  
even the  virgins1 that had lamps1 that 
also went forth from the pollutions  of 
the world and the customs of men1 to be 
such as lost their  precious souls      
7verse #ab7 which they should not have  
done1 had they  been under the ,covenant
 of ,grace1 and so not under the law4   
#b4 ,they may attain to a great deal of 

honour in the said company  of          
professors1 that which may be accounted 
honour1 insomuch that  they may be put  
in trust with church affairs1 and bear  
the bag1 as  ,judas did4 ,i speak not   
this to shame the saints1 but1 being    
beloved1  ,i warn them2 yet ,i speak    
this on purpose that it might1 if the   
,lord  will1 knock at the door of the   
souls of professors4 ,consider ,demas6  
#c4 ,they may attain to speak of the    
,word as ministers1 and become          
preachers of the ,gospel of ,jesus      
,christ1 insomuch that the people  where
 they dwell may even take up a proverb  
concerning them1 saying1  ,is he among  
the prophets8 his gifts may be so rare1 
his tongue  may be so fluent1 and his   
matter may be so fit1 that he may speak 
with a tongue like an angel1 and speak  
of the hidden mysteries1  yea1 of them  
all2 mark that1 and yet be nothing1 and 
yet be none  of the ,lord's anointed    
ones1 with the ,spirit of grace         
savingly1  but may live and die under   

the curse of the law 7#a ,cor #ac3a-d74 
#d4 ,they may go yet further2 they may  
have the gifts of the ,spirit  of ,god1 
which may enable them to cast out       
devils1 to remove the  biggest hills or 
mountains in the world2 nay1 thou mayest
 be so  gifted as to prophesy of things 
to come1 the most glorious things1  even
 the coming of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ 
to reign over all ,his  enemies1 and yet
 be but a ,balaam1 a wicked and a mad   
prophet 7#b  ,peter #b3af2 ,num         
#bd3af-be74    #e4 ,there may not only  
stand thus for awhile1 for a little     
season1  but they may stand thus till   
the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ  
with ,his holy angels2 ay1 and not be   
discovered of the saints till  that very
 day4 ,then all those virgins           
arose1--the wise and the  foolish2 then6
 when8 why1 when this voice was heard1  
,behold the  ,bridegroom cometh1 go ye  
out to meet him 7,matt #be3a-f74 ,and   
yet  were out of the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ1 and yet were under the law4    

#f4 ,nay1 further1 they may not only    
continue in a profession till  then1    
supposing themselves to be under the    
grace of the ,gospel1  when indeed they 
are under the curse of the law1 but even
 when the  ,bridegroom is come1 they may
 still be so confident of their state   
to be good1 that they will even reason  
out the case with ,christ why  they are 
not let into the kingdom of glory1      
saying1 ,lord1 ,lord1  we have eaten and
 drunk in ,thy presence2 and ,thou hast 
taught in  our streets4 ,nay1 further1  
,have we not prophesied in ,thy name8   
and in ,thy name have cast out devils8  
,nay1 not only thus1 but1  done many1   
mark1 we have done many wonderful works4
 ,nay1 further1  they were so confident1
 that they commanded1 in a commanding   
way1  saying1 ,lord1 open to us4 ,see   
here1 ,i beseech you1 how far these     
went2 they thought they had had intimate
 acquaintance with ,jesus  ,christ1 they
 thought ,he could not choose but save  
them2 they had eat  and drunk with ,him1

 sat at the table with ,him1 received   
power from  ,him1 executed the same     
power4 ,in ,thy name have we done thus  
and thus2  even wrought many wonderful  
works 7,matt #g3bb2 ,luke #ac3be1bf74   
,and  yet these poor creatures were shut
 out of the kingdom4 ,o consider  this1 
,i beseech you1 before it be too late1  
lest you say1 ,lord1 let  us come in1   
when ,christ saith1 ,thrust him out     
7,verse #bh74 ,hears you  cry1 ,lord    
open to us1 when ,he saith1 ,depart1 ,i 
know you not2  lest though you think of 
having joy1 you have weeping and        
gnashing  of teeth4    ,third4 ,but the 
third thing touched in the question was 
this--,what  may such an one receive of 
,god who is under the curse of the law8 
#a4 ,they may receive an answer to their
 prayers from ,god at some  times1 for  
some things as they do stand in need of4
 ,i find in  ,scripture that ,god did   
hear these persons that the ,apostle    
saith  were cast out 7,gen #ba3ag74 ,and
 ,god heard the voice of the lad1  even 

of cast-out ,ishmael2 and the angel of  
,god called to ,hagar  which was the    
bond-woman1 and under the law 7,gal     
#d3cj74 out of  heaven1 and said unto   
her1 ,fear not2 for ,god hath heard the 
voice  of the lad where he is4 ,friends1
 it may be you may think1 because  you  
have your prayers answered in some      
particular things1 therefore  you may   
suppose that as to your eternal state   
your condition is very  good4 ,but you  
must know that ,god doth hear the cry of
 a company of  ,ishmaelites1 the sons of
 the bondwomen1 who are under the law as
 a  ,covenant of ,works4 ,i do not say  
,he hears them as to their eternal      
state1 but ,he heareth them as to       
several straits that they go through  in
 this life1 ay1 and gives them ease and 
liberty from their trouble4  ,here this 
poor wretch was almost perished for a   
little water1 and  he cried1 and ,god   
heard him1 yea1 ,he heard him out of    
,heaven4 ,read  also ,psalm #ajg3bc-bi4 
,he gave them their desire1 but ,he     

sent leanness into their soul 7,psa     
#ajf3ae74 #g    ,but some may say1      
,methinks this is yet more strange that 
,god should  hear the prayers1 the cries
 of those that are under the law1 and   
answer them4 ,answ4 ,i told you before1 
,he doth not hear them as to  their     
eternal state1 but as to their temporal 
state2 for ,god as  their ,creator hath 
a care for them1 and causeth the sun to 
shine  upon them1 and the rain to       
distill upon their substance 7,matt     
#e3de74 ,nay1 ,he doth give the beasts  
in the field their appointed  food1 and 
doth hear the young ravens when they    
cry1 which are far  inferior to man     
7,psa #adg3i74 ,i say1 therefore1 that  
,god doth hear  the cries of ,his       
creatures1 and doth answer them too1    
though not  as to their eternal state2  
but may damn them nevertheless when they
  die for all that4    #b4 ,they may    
receive promises from the mouth of the  
,lord4 ,there are  many that have       
promises made to them by the ,lord in a 

most eminent  way1 and yet1 as ,i said  
before1 are such as are cast out and    
called  the children of the bond-woman1 
which is the law--,and the angel  of    
,god called to ,hagar out of ,heaven1   
that was the bond-woman1  saying1 ,fear 
not2 for ,god hath heard the voice of   
the lad where  he is4 ,arise1 lift up   
the lad1 and hold him in thine hand2    
,,for  ,i ,,will ,,make ,,him1--mark1   
there is the promise1--for ,i will make 
him1 of the son of the bond-woman1 a    
great nation 7,gen #ba3ag1ah74    #c4   
,nay1 they may go further2 for they may 
receive another heart  than they had    
before1 and yet be under the law4 ,there
 is no man1  ,i think1 but those that do
 not know what they say1 that will think
  or say that ,saul was under the       
,covenant of ,grace2 yet after he had   
talked with ,samuel1 and had turned his 
back to go from him1 saith  the         
,scripture1 ,god gave him another heart 
7#a ,sam #aj3i74 ,another  heart1 mark  
that1 and yet an out-cast1 a rejected   

person 7#a ,sam  #ae3bf1bi74 ,friends1  
,i beseech you1 let not these things    
offend  you1 but let them rather beget  
in your hearts an inquiring into  the   
truth of your condition1 and be willing 
to be searched to  the bottom2 and also1
 that everything which hath not been    
planted  by the ,lord's right hand may  
be rejected1 and that there may be a    
reaching after better things1 even the  
things that will not only  make thy soul
 think thy state is good now1 but that  
thou mayest be  able to look sin1 death1
 ,hell1 the curse of the law1 together  
with  the ,judge1 in the face with      
comfort1 having such a real1 sound1     
effectual work of ,god's grace in thy   
soul1 that when thou hearest  the       
trumpet sound1 seest the graves fly     
open1 and the dead  come creeping forth 
out of their holes2 when thou shalt see 
the  judgment set1 the books opened1 and
 all the world standing before  the     
judgment-seat2 ,i say1 that then thou   
mayest stand1 and have  that blessed    

sentence spoken to thy soul1 ,come1 ye  
blessed of ,my  ,father1 inherit the    
kingdom prepared for you from the       
foundation  of the world 7,matt #be3cd74
    ,objection to this head4 ,but1 you  
will say1 for all this1 ,we cannot      
believe that we are under the law1 for  
these reasons--,as1 ,first4  ,because we
 have found a change in our hearts4     
,second4 ,because we  do deny that the  
,covenant of ,works will save any4      
,third4 ,because1  for our parts1 we    
judge ourselves far from legal          
principles2 for we  are got up into as  
perfect a ,gospel order1 as to matter of
 practice  and discipline in church     
affairs1 as any this day in ,england1 as
  we judge4    ,answer to reason first4 
,that man's belief that is grounded upon
  anything done in him1 or by him only1 
that man's belief is not grounded  upon 
the death1 burial1 resurrection1        
ascension1 and intercession  of ,jesus  
,christ2 for that man that hath indeed  
good ground of his  eternal salvation1  

his faith is settled upon that object   
which ,god  is well pleased or satisfied
 withal1 which is that man that was     
born of ,mary1 even her first-born      
,son--that is1 he doth apply by  faith  
to his soul the virtues of ,his death1  
blood1 righteousness1  etc41 and doth   
look for satisfaction of soul nowhere   
else than from  that1 neither doth the  
soul seek to give ,god any satisfaction 
as  to justification any other ways2 but
 doth willingly and cheerfully  accept  
of and embrace the virtues of ,christ's 
death1 together with  the rest of ,his  
things done by ,himself on the cross as 
a sacrifice1  and since also as a       
priest1 advocate1 mediator1 etc42 and   
doth  so really and effectually receive 
the glories of the same1 that           
thereby--mark that--thereby he is       
changed into the same image1  from glory
 to glory 7#b ,cor #c3ah74 ,thus in     
general2 but yet more  particular--     
#a4 ,to think that your condition is    
good because there is some  change in   

you from a loose profane life1 to a more
 close1 honest1  and civil life and     
conversation2 ,i say1 to think this     
testimony  sufficient to ground the     
stress of thy salvation upon is very    
dangerous4 ,first1 because such a soul  
doth not only lay the stress  of its    
salvation besides the man ,christ ,jesus
 that died upon the  cross2 but         
secondly1 because that his confidence is
 not grounded  upon the ,saviour of     
sinners1 but upon his turning from gross
 sins  to a more refined life1--and it  
may be to the performance of some  good 
duties--which is no ,saviour2 ,i say1   
this is very dangerous2  therefore read 
it1 and the ,lord help you to understand
 it2 for  unless you lay the whole      
stress of the salvation of your souls   
upon  the merits of another man--namely1
 ,jesus--and that by what ,he did  do   
and is adoing without you1 for certain1 
as sure as ,god is in  ,heaven1 your    
souls will perish4 ,and this must not be
 notionally  neither1 as with an        

assenting of the understanding only2 but
 it must  be by the wonderful1          
invisible1 invincible power of the      
,almighty  ,god1 working in your souls  
by ,his ,spirit such a real1 saving1    
holy  faith1 that can1 through the      
operation of the same ,spirit by which  
it is wrought1 lay hold on and apply    
these most heavenly1 most  excellent1   
most meritorious benefits of the man    
,christ ,jesus1 not  only to your heads 
and fancies1 but to your very souls and 
consciences1  so effectually1 that you  
may be able by the same faith to        
challenge  the power1 madness1 malice1  
rage1 and destroying nature either of   
sin1 the law1 death1 the devil1 together
 with ,hell and all other  evils1       
throwing your souls upon the death1     
burial1 resurrection1  and intercession 
of that man ,jesus without 7,rom        
#h3cb-ci74 ,but1    #b4 ,do you think   
that there was no change in the five    
foolish  virgins spoken of 7,matt       
#be3a-c74 ,yes2 there was such a change 

in  those very people1 that the five    
wise ones could give them admittance  of
 walking with them in the most pure ways
 and institutions of the  ,gospel of    
,christ1 and yet but foolish2 nay1 they 
walked with them1  or shall walk with   
them1 until the ,lord ,jesus ,christ    
shall break  down from ,heaven1 and yet 
be but foolish virgins1 and yet but     
under  the law1 and so under the curse1 
as ,i said before4    ,second part of   
objection4 ,but1 say you1 ,we have      
disowned the  ,covenant of ,works1 and  
turned from that also4    ,answer to    
reason second4 ,this is sooner said than
 done4 ,alas1 alas6  poor souls think   
because they say1 ,grace1 grace1 it is  
freely by  grace1 therefore they are    
under the ,covenant of ,grace4 ,a very  
wide  mistake4 ,you must understand thus
 much1 that though you be such as  can  
speak of the grace of the ,gospel1 yet  
if you yourselves be not  brought under 
the very ,covenant of ,grace1 you are   
yet1 notwithstanding  your talk and     

profession1 very far wide of a sense and
 of a share  in the ,covenant of the    
,grace of ,god held forth in the        
,gospel4    ,the ,jews were of a clearer
 understanding many of them than to     
conclude that the law1 and only the law1
 was the way to salvation2  for they1   
even they that received not the ,christ 
of ,god1 did expect  a ,saviour should  
come 7,john #g3bg1da-dc74 ,but they were
 men that  had not the ,gospel ,spirit1 
which alone is able to lead them to the 
very life1 marrow1 or substance of the  
,gospel in right terms2 and  so being   
muddy in their understandings1 being    
between the thoughts  of a ,saviour and 
the thoughts of the works of the law1   
thinking  that they must be accomplished
 for the obtaining of a ,saviour1 and   
,his mercy towards them2 ,i say1 between
 these they fell short of a  ,saviour4  
,as many poor souls in these days1 they 
think they must be  saved alone by the  
,saviour1 yet they think there is       
something to  be done on their parts for

 the obtaining of the good-will of the  
,saviour1 as their humiliation for sin1 
their turning from the same1  their     
promises1 and vows1 and resolutions to  
become new men1 join  in                
church-fellowship1 and what not2 and    
thus they1 bringing this  along with    
them as a means to help them1 they fall 
short of eternal  salvation if they are 
not converted2 see that ,scripture 7,rom
  #i3cj-cb74 ,the ,apostle saith there1 
that they that sought not did  obtain1  
when they that did seek fell short4     
,what shall we say then8  saith he4     
,that the ,gentiles which sought not    
after righteousness1  have attained to  
righteousness1 yea1 even the            
righteousness  which is of faith4 ,and  
what else8 ,why1 but ,israel which      
followed  after the law of              
righteousness1 hath not attained to the 
law of  righteousness4 ,how came that to
 pass8 ,because1 saith he1 they  sought 
it not by faith1 but as it were--mark1  
he doth not say1  altogether1 no1 but as

 it were--that is1 because as they      
sought1  they did a little by the bye   
lean upon the works of the law4 ,and    
let me tell you1 that this is such a    
hard thing to beat men off of1  that    
though ,paul himself did take the work  
in hand1 he did find  enough to do      
touching it2 how is he fain to labour in
 the ten  first chapters of his ,epistle
 to the ,romans1 for the establishing   
of those that did even profess largely  
in the doctrine of grace1 and  also in  
that ,epistle to the ,galatians2 and yet
 lost many1 do what  he could4 ,now1 the
 reason why the doctrine of grace doth  
so hardly  down--even with              
professors--in truth1 effectually1 it is
 because  there is a principle naturally
 in man that doth argue against the     
same1 and that thus3 ,why1 saith the    
soul1 ,i am a sinner1 and ,god  is      
righteous1 holy1 and just2 ,his holy    
,law1 therefore1 having been  broken by 
me1 ,i must1 by all means1 if ever ,i   
look to be saved1  in the first place1  

be sorry for my sins2 secondly1 turn    
from the  same2 thirdly1 follow after   
good duties1 and practise the good      
things of the law and ordinances of the 
,gospel1 and so hope that  ,god for     
,christ's sake may forgive all my sins2 
which is not the  way to ,god as a      
,father in ,christ1 but the way1 the    
very way to come  to ,god by the        
,covenant of ,works1 or the law1 which  
things ,i shall  more fully clear when  
,i speak to the second doctrine4        
,again1 therefore1 those that this day  
profess the ,gospel1 for  the generality
 of them they are such1 that1           
notwithstanding their  profession1 they 
are very ignorant of that glorious      
influence and  lustre of the same2 ,i   
say1 they are ignorant of the virtue and
  efficacy of the glorious things of    
,christ held forth by and in  the       
,gospel1 which doth argue their not     
being under the ,covenant of  ,grace1   
but rather under the law or old covenant
 7#b ,cor #d3c74 ,as1  for instance1 if 

you do come among some professors of the
 ,gospel1  in general you shall have    
them pretty busy and ripe2 also able to 
hold you in a very large discourse in   
several points of the same  glorious    
,gospel2 but if you come to the same    
people and ask them  concerning         
heart-work1 or what work the ,gospel    
hath wrought on  them1 and what         
appearance they have had of the sweet   
influences and  virtues on their souls  
and consciences1 it may be they will    
give  you such an answer as this--,i do 
find by the preaching thereof that  ,i  
am changed1 and turned from my sins in a
 good measure1 and also  have learned   
7but only in tongue71 to distinguish    
between the law  and the ,gospel1 so    
that for the one--that is1 for the      
,gospel--,i  can plead1 and also can    
show the weakness and unprofitableness  
of  the other4 ,and thus far1 it is like
 they may go1 which is not far  enough  
to prove them under the ,covenant of    
,grace1 though they may  have their     

tongues so largely tipped with the      
profession of the  same 7#b ,peter      
#b3bj7 where he saith ,for if after they
 have escaped  the pollutions of the    
world through the knowledge of the ,lord
 and  ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 which was
 not a saving knowledge1 they are  again
 entangled therein1 and overcome1 the   
latter end of that man  is worse than   
the beginning 7,matt #be3a-d1 etc42     
,matt #g3bb74    ,object4 ,but1 you will
 say1 is not this a fair declaring of   
the work  of grace1 or doth it not      
discover that1 without all gainsaying1  
we are under the ,covenant of ,grace1   
when we are able1 not only to  speak of 
the glorious ,gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 
but also to tell1  and that by          
experience1 that we have been changed   
from worse to  better1 from sin to a    
holy life1 by leaving of the same1 and  
that  by hearing of the ,word preached8 
,answer #a4 ,a man may1 in the first    
place1 be able to talk of all  the      
mysteries of the ,gospel1 and that like 

an angel of ,god1 and yet  be no more in
 ,god's account than the sounding of a  
drum1 brass1 or  the tinkling of a      
cymbal1 which are things that1          
notwithstanding  their sound and great  
noise1 are absolutely void of life and  
motion1  and so are accounted with ,god 
as nothing--that is1 no ,christians1  no
 believers1 not under the ,covenant of  
,grace for all that 7#a ,cor  #ac3a-d74 
#b4 ,men may not only do this1 but may  
also be changed in  reality1 for a      
season1 from what they formerly were1   
and yet be  nothing at all in the       
,lord's account as to an eternal        
blessing4  ,read #b ,peter #b3bj1 the   
,scripture which ,i mentioned before2   
for1  indeed1 that one ,scripture is    
enough to prove all that ,i desire to   
say as to this very thing2 for1 if you  
observe1 there is enfolded  therein     
these following things--7#a47 ,that     
reprobates may attain to  a knowledge of
 ,christ4 7#b47 ,this knowledge may be  
of such weight  and force1 that1 for the

 present1 it may make them escape the   
pollutions of the world1 and this by    
hearing the ,gospel4 ,for if  after they
 have escaped the pollutions of the     
world through the  knowledge of the     
,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 they 
are again  entangled therein1 and       
overcome1 the latter end of that man is 
worse  than the beginning4 ,some        
professors1 take them at the best1 they 
are but like dogs1 spewing out their    
filth for a time4 ,now that  they are   
reprobates1 dogs1 or sows1 read further2
 ,but1 saith he1  it is happened unto   
them according to the true proverb1 ,the
 dog  is turned to his own vomit again2 
and the sow that was washed to  her     
wallowing in the mire 7,verse #bb74     
,third part of objection4 ,the last part
 of the objection4 ,but1 say  you1 our  
practices in the worship of ,god shall  
testify for us that  we are not under   
the law2 for we have by ,god's goodness 
attained to  as exact a way of waking in
 the ordinances of ,god1 and as near the

  examples of the ,apostles1 as ever any
 churches since the primitive  times1 as
 we judge4    ,answer to reason third4  
,what then8 ,do you think that the      
walking  in the order of the churches of
 old1 as to matter of outward worship1  
is sufficient to clear you of your sins 
at the judgment-day8 or1 do  you think  
that ,god will be contented with a      
little bodily subjection  to that which 
shall vanish and fade like a flower1    
when the ,lord  shall come from ,heaven 
in flaming fire1 with ,his mighty angels
 7#b  ,thess #a3g1h74 ,alas1 alas1 how  
will such professors as these are fall  
before the judgment-seat of ,christ6    
,then such a question as this1  ,friend1
 how camest thou in hither1 not having a
 wedding garment8  will make them be    
speechless1 and fall down into          
everlasting  burnings1 thousands on a   
heap2 for you must know that it is not  
then your crying1 ,lord1 ,lord1 that    
will stand you in stead2 not  your      
saying1 ,we have ate and drank in ,thy  

presence1 that will keep  you from      
standing on the left hand of ,christ4   
,it is the principle  as well as the    
practice that shall be inquired into at 
that day4    ,quest4 ,the principle1 you
 will say1 what do you mean by that8    
,answ4 ,my meaning is1 the ,lord ,jesus 
,christ will then inquire  and examine  
whether the spirit from which you acted 
was legal or  evangelical--that is1     
whether it was the ,spirit of adoption  
that  did draw you out to the thing you 
took in hand1 or a mere moral           
principle1 together with some shallow   
and common illuminations into  the      
outward way of the worship of ,god1     
according to ,gospel rule4    ,quest4   
,but1 you will say1 it is like1 ,how    
should this be made  manifest and       
appear8    ,answ4 ,i shall speak briefly
 in answer hereunto as                  
followeth--,first1  then1 that man that 
doth take up any of the ordinances of   
,god--namely1  as prayer1 baptism1      
breaking of bread1 reading1 hearing1    

alms-deeds1  or the like2 ,i say1 he    
that doth practise any of these1 or such
 like1  supposing thereby to procure the
 love of ,christ to his own soul1  he   
doth do what he doth from a legal1 and  
not from an evangelical  or ,gospel     
spirit3 as thus--for a man to suppose   
that ,god will hear  him for his        
prayer's sake1 for his alm's sake1 for  
his humiliation's  sake1 or because he  
hath promised to make ,god amends       
hereafter1  whereas there is no such    
thing as a satisfaction to be made to   
,god  by our prayers or whatever we can 
do2 ,i say1 there is no such way  to    
have reconciliation with ,god in4 ,and  
so also for men to think1  because they 
are got into such and such an ordinance1
 and have  crowded themselves into such 
and such a society1 that therefore  they
 have got pretty good shelter from the  
wrath of the ,almighty2  when1 alas1    
poor souls1 there is no such thing4 ,no1
 but ,god will  so set ,his face against
 such professors1 that ,his very looks  

will  make them to tear their very      
flesh2 yea1 make them to wish would     
they had the biggest millstone in the   
world hanged about their  neck1 and they
 cast into the midst of the sea4 ,for1  
friends1 let me  tell you1 though you   
can now content yourselves without the  
holy1  harmless1 undefiled1 perfect     
righteousness of ,christ2 yet there  is 
a day a-coming in which there is not one
 of you shall be saved  but those that  
are and shall be found clothed with that
 righteousness2  ,god will say to all   
the rest1 ,take them1 bind them hand and
 foot1  and cast them into outer        
darkness2 there shall be weeping and    
gnashing  of teeth 7,matt #bb3ac74 ,for 
,christ will not say unto men in that   
day1 ,come1 which of you made a         
profession of ,me1 and walked in        
church-fellowship with ,my saints3 no2  
but then it shall be inquired  into1 who
 have the reality of the truth of grace 
wrought in their  hearts4 ,and1 for     
certain1 he that misseth of that shall  

surely be  cast into the ,lake of ,fire1
 there to burn with the devils and      
damned  men and women2 there to undergo 
the wrath of an eternal ,god1 and  that 
not for a day1 a month1 a year1 but for 
ever1 for ever1 for  ever and ever2     
there is that which cutteth to the      
quick4 ,therefore1  look to it1 and     
consider now what you do1 and whereon   
you hang your  souls2 for it is not     
every pin that will hold in the         
judgment1 not  every foundation that    
will be able to hold up the house       
against  those mighty1 terrible1        
soul-drowning floods and destroying     
tempests  which then will roar against  
the soul and body of a sinner 7,luke    
#f3dg-di74 ,and1 if the principle be    
rotten1 all will fall1 all  will come to
 nothing4 ,now1 the principle is        
this--,not to do things  because we     
would be saved1 but to do them from     
this--namely1 because  we do really     
believe that we are and shall be saved4 
,but do not  mistake me2 ,i do not say  

we should slight any holy duties2 ,god  
forbid2 but ,i say1 he that doth look   
for life because he doth do  good       
duties1 he is under the ,covenant of    
,works1 the law2 let his  duties be     
never so eminent1 so often1 so fervent1 
so zealous4 ,ay1  and ,i say1 as ,i said
 before1 that if any man or men1 or     
multitudes  of people1 do get into never
 so high1 so eminent2 and clear         
practices  and ,gospel order1 as to     
church discipline1 if it be done to this
  end ,i have been speaking of1 from    
this principle1 they must and  shall    
have these sad things fall to their     
share which ,i have made  mention of4   
,object4 ,but1 you will say1 can a man  
use ,gospel ordinances with a  legal    
spirit8    ,answ4 ,yes1 as easily as the
 ,jews could use and practise           
circumcision1  though not the moral or  
,ten ,commandments4 ,for this ,i shall  
be  bold to affirm1 that it is not the  
commands of the ,new ,testament         
administration that can keep a man from 

using of its self that  administration  
in a legal spirit2 for know this for    
certain1 that  it is the principle1 not 
the command1 that makes the subjector to
  the same either legal or evangelical1 
and so his obedience from  that command 
to be from legal convictions or         
evangelical principles4    ,now1 herein 
the devil is wondrous subtle and crafty1
 in suffering  people to practise the   
ordinances and commands of the ,gospel1 
if  they do but do them in a legal      
spirit1 ,i beseech you1 do not think    
because ,i say this1 therefore ,i am    
against the ordinances of the  ,gospel1 
for ,i do honour them in their places1  
yet would not that  any of them should  
be idolized1 or done in a wrong spirit1 
from  a spirit of works2 for he knows   
then1 that if he can but get the  soul  
to go on in such a spirit1 though they  
do never so many duties1  he shall hold 
them sure enough2 for he knows full well
 that thereby  they do set up something 
in the room of1 or1 at the least1 to    

have  some1 though but a little1 share  
with the ,lord ,jesus ,christ in  their 
salvation2 and if he can but get thee   
here1 he knows that he  shall cause thee
 by thy depending a little upon the one1
 and so  thy whole dependence being not 
upon the other1 that is1 ,christ1 and   
taking of him upon his own terms1 thou  
wilt fall short of life by  ,christ1    
though thou do very much busy thyself in
 a suitable walking1  in an outward     
conformity to the several commands of   
the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4 ,and let me  
tell you plainly1 that ,i do verily     
believe  that as ,satan by his          
instruments did draw many of the        
,galatians  by circumcision 7though1 ,i 
say1 it was none of the commands of the 
moral law7 to be debtors to do upon pain
 of eternal damnation the  whole of the 
moral law1 so also ,satan1 in the time  
of the ,gospel1  doth use even the      
commands laid down in the ,gospel1 some 
of them1  to bind the soul over to do   
the same law2 the thing being done  and 

walked in1 by and in the spirit2 for1 as
 ,i said before1 it is  not the         
obedience to the command that makes the 
subjector thereto  evangelical1 or of a 
,gospel spirit2 but1 contrariwise1 the  
principle  that leads out the soul to   
the doing of the command1 that makes    
the persons that do thus practise any   
command1 together with the  command by  
them practised1 either legal or         
evangelical4 ,as1 for  instance1        
prayer--it is a ,gospel command2 yet if 
he that prays  doth it in a legal       
spirit1 he doth make that which in      
itself is a  ,gospel command an occasion
 of leading him into a ,covenant of     
,works1  inasmuch as he doth it by and  
in that old covenant spirit4    ,again2 
giving of alms is a ,gospel command2 yet
 if ,i do give alms  from a legal       
principle1 the command to me is not     
,gospel1 but legal1  and it binds me    
over1 as aforesaid1 to do the whole     
law--,for  he is not a ,jew1 nor a      
,christian1 which is one outwardly--that

  is1 one only by an outward subjection 
to the ordinances of prayer1  hearing1  
reading1 baptism1 breaking of bread1    
etc4--,but he is a  ,jew1 a ,christian1 
which is one inwardly1 who is rightly   
principled1  and practiseth the         
ordinances of the ,lord from the        
leadings forth  of the ,spirit of the   
,lord1 from a true and saving faith in  
the  ,lord 7,rom #b3bh1bi74 ,those men  
spoken of in the #gth of ,matthew1 for  
certain1 for all their great            
declaration1 did not do what they did   
from a right ,gospel spirit2 for had    
they1 no question but the ,lord  would  
have said1 ,well done1 good and faithful
 servant4 ,but in  that the ,lord ,jesus
 doth turn them away into ,hell1        
notwithstanding  their great profession 
of the ,lord1 and of their doing in ,his
 name1  it is evident that              
notwithstanding all that they did do1   
they were  still under the law1 and not 
under that covenant as true believers   
are--to wit1 the ,covenant of ,grace2   

and if so1 then all their duties  that  
they did1 of which they boasted before  
the ,lord1 was not in  and by a right   
evangelical principle or spirit4        
,again1 saith the ,apostle1 ,whatsoever 
is not of faith is sin1 7,rom  #ad3bc72 
but there are some that do even practise
 baptism1 breaking  of bread1 together  
with other ordinances1 and yet are      
unbelievers2  therefore unbelievers     
doing these things1 they are not done in
  faith but sin4 ,now to do these things
 in sin1 or without faith1 it  is not to
 do things in an evangelical or ,gospel 
spirit2 also they  that do these things 
in a legal spirit1 the very practising  
of them  renders them not under the law 
of ,christ1 as ,head of ,his ,church1   
but the works they do are so much       
contradiction to the ,gospel of  ,god1  
or the ,covenant of ,grace1 that they   
that do them thus do even  set up       
against the ,covenant of ,grace2 and the
 very performance of  them is of such   
force that it is sufficient to drown    

them that are  subjects thereunto1 even 
under the ,covenant of ,works2 but this 
poor  souls are not aware of1 and there 
is their misery4    ,quest4 ,but have   
you no other way to discover the things 
of the  ,gospel1 how they are done with 
a legal principle1 but those you  have  
already made mention of8    ,answ4 ,that
 thou mightest be indeed satisfied      
herein1 ,i shall show  you the very     
manner and way that a legal1 or         
old-covenant-converted  professor1 bear 
with the terms1 doth take both in the   
beginning1  middle1 and the end of his  
doing of any duty or command1 or        
whatsoever  it be that he doth do4 #a4  
,he thinking this or that to be his     
duty1  and considering of the same1 he  
is also presently persuaded in  his own 
conscience that ,god will not accept of 
him if he leave it  undone2 he seeing   
that he is short of his duty1 as he     
supposeth1  while this is undone by him1
 and also judging that ,god is angry    
with  him until the thing be done1 he1  

in the second place1 sets to the  doing 
of the duty1 to the end he may be able  
to pacify his conscience  by doing of   
the same1 persuading of himself that now
 the ,lord is  pleased with him for     
doing of it4 #b4 ,having done it1 he    
contents  himself1 sits down at his     
ease1 until some further convictions of 
his duty to be done1 which when he seeth
 and knoweth1 he doth do  it as         
aforesaid1 from the same principle as he
 did the former1 and  so goeth on in his
 progress of profession4 ,this is to do 
things  from a legal principle1 and from
 an old-covenant spirit2 for thus  runs 
that covenant1 ,the man that doth these 
things shall live in  them1 of by them  
7,lev #ah3e2 ,gal #c3ab2 ,rom #aj3e74   
,but more of  this in the use of this   
doctrine4    ,object4 ,but1 you will    
say1 by these words of yours you do seem
  to deny that there are conditional    
promises in the ,gospel1 as is  clear1  
in that you strike at such practices as 
are conditional1  and commanded to be   

done upon the same4    ,answ4 ,the thing
 that ,i strike at is this1 that a man  
in or with a  legal spirit should not1  
nay1 cannot1 do any conditional command 
of the ,gospel acceptably1 as to his    
eternal state1 because he doth  it in an
 old-covenant spirit4 ,no man putteth   
new wine into old  bottles2 but new wine
 must have new bottles1 a ,gospel       
command must  have a ,gospel spirit1 or 
else the wine will break the bottles1 or
  the principle will break the command4 
,object4 ,then you do grant that there  
are conditional promises in  the ,new   
,testament1 as in the moral law1 or ,ten
 ,commands4    ,answ4 ,though this be   
true1 yet the conditional promises in   
the  ,new ,testament do not call to the 
same people in the same state of        
unregeneracy to fulfill them upon the   
same conditions4    ,the ,law and the   
,gospel being two distinct covenants1   
they are made  in divers ways1 and the  
nature of the conditions also being not 
the same1 as saith the ,apostle1 the    

righteousness of the law saith  one     
thing1 and the righteousness of faith   
saith another 7,rom #aj3d-f74  ,that is1
 the great condition in the law is1 ,if 
you do these things1  you shall live by 
them2 but the condition1 even the       
greatest condition  laid down for a poor
 soul to do1 as to salvation--for it is 
that  we speak of--is to believe that my
 sins be forgiven me for ,jesus         
,christ's sake1 without the works or    
righteousness of the law1 on my  part1  
to help forward4 ,to him that worketh   
not1 saith the ,apostle  that is for    
salvation1 but believeth on ,him that   
justifieth the  ungodly1 his            
faith--mark1 his faith is counted for   
righteousness  7,rom #d3e74 ,so that we1
 saith1 he1 conclude that a man is      
justified  by faith without--mark again1
 without the deeds of the law 7,rom     
#c3bh74    ,but again2 there is never a 
condition in the ,gospel that can  be   
fulfilled by an unbeliever2 and         
therefore1 whether there be  conditions 

or whether there be none1 it makes no   
matter to thee  who art without the     
faith of ,christ2 for it is impossible  
for thee  in that state to do them1 so  
as to be ever the better as to thy      
eternal estate2 therefore1 lest thou    
shouldst split thy soul upon  the       
conditions laid down in the ,gospel1 as 
thou wilt do if thou go  about to do    
them only with a legal spirit2 but1 ,i  
say1 to prevent  this1 see if thou canst
 fulfill the first condition2 that is1  
to  believe that all thy sins are       
forgiven thee1 not for any condition    
that hath been or can be done by thee1  
but merely for the ,man's sake  that did
 hang on ,mount ,calvary1 between two   
thieves1 some sixteen  hundred years ago
 and odd4 ,and1 ,i say1 see if thou     
canst believe  that at that time ,he    
did1 when ,he hanged on the ,cross1 give
 full  satisfaction1 for all thy sins1  
before thou in thy person hadst         
committed ever a one4 ,i say1 see if    
thou canst believe this2 and  take heed 

thou deceive not thyself with an        
historical1 notional1  or traditional   
acknowledgment of the same4 ,and1       
secondly1 see if  thou canst so well    
fulfill this condition1 that the very   
virtue  and efficacy that it hath on thy
 soul will engage thee to fulfill  those
 other conditions1 really in love to    
that ,man whom thou  shouldst believe   
hath frankly and freely forgiven thee   
all1 without  any condition acted by    
thee to move ,him thereto1 according to 
that  saying in #b ,corinthians #e3ad1  
#ae2 and then thy doing will arise  from
 a contrary principle than otherwise it 
will do--that is1 then  thou wilt not   
act and do because thou wouldst be      
accepted of ,god1  but because thou hast
 some good hope in thy heart that thou  
art  accepted of ,him already1 and not  
on thine1 but wholly and alone  upon    
another man's account2 for here runs the
 ,gospel spirit of  faith3 ,we          
believe1--mark1 ,we believe1 and        
therefore speak4 ,so  we believe1 and   

therefore do 7#b ,cor #d3ac74 ,take     
heed1 therefore1  that you do not ,,do1 
that you may believe1 but rather believe
  so effectually that you may ,,do1 even
 all that ,jesus doth require  of you   
from a right principle1 even out of love
 to your dear ,lord  ,jesus ,christ1    
which thing ,i shall speak to more fully
 by and by4    ,object4 ,but what do you
 mean by those expressions8 ,do not do  
that  you may believe1 but believe so   
effectually that you may do4    ,answ4  
,when ,i say1 ,do not do that you may   
believe1 ,i mean1 do  not think that any
 of the things that thou canst do will  
procure  or purchase faith from ,god    
unto thy soul2 for that is still the    
old-covenant spirit1 the spirit of the  
law1 to think to have it for  thy doing4
 ,they that are saved1 they are saved by
 grace1 through  faith1 and that not of 
themselves1 not for anything that they  
can  do1 for they are both the free gift
 of ,god1 ,not of doing1 or of  works1  
lest any man should1 be proud1 and boast

 7,eph #b3h1i74  ,now1 some people be so
 ignorant as to think that ,god will    
give them  ,christ1 and so all the      
merits of ,his1 if they will be but     
valiant1  and do something to please    
,god1 that they may obtain ,him at ,his 
hands2 but let me tell them1 they may   
lose a thousand souls quickly1  if they 
had so many1 by going this way to work1 
and yet be never  the better2 for the   
,lord doth not give ,his ,christ to any 
upon such  conditions1 but ,he doth give
 ,him freely2 that is1 without having   
respect to anything that is in thee     
7,rev #bb3ag2 ,isa #ee3a1b74 ,to him    
that is athirst will ,i give2 ,he doth  
not say1 ,i will sell2 but1 ,i  will    
give him the water of life freely 7,rev 
#ba3f74    ,now1 if ,christ doth give   
it1 and that freely1 then ,he doth not  
sell if for anything that is in the     
creature2 but ,christ doth give         
,himself1 as also doth ,his ,father1 and
 that freely1 not because  there is     
anything in us1 or done by us1 that     

moves ,him thereunto4  ,if it were by   
doing1 then1 saith ,paul1 ,grace is not 
grace1 seeing  it is obtained by works2 
but grace is grace1 and that is the     
reason  it is given to men without their
 works4 ,and if it be by grace1  that   
is1 if it be a free gift from ,god1     
without anything foreseen  as done1 or  
to be done1 by the creature1 then it is 
not of works1  which is clear2 therefore
 it is grace1 without the works of the  
law4 ,but if you say1 ,nay1 it is of    
something in the man done by  him that  
moves ,god thereunto2 then you must     
conclude that either  grace is no grace1
 or else that works are grace and not   
works4 ,do  but read with understanding 
7,rom #aa3f74    ,now before ,i go any  
further1 it may be necessary to speak a 
word  or two to some poor souls that are
 willing to close in with ,jesus        
,christ1 and would willingly take ,him  
upon ,his own terms1 only  they being   
muddy in their minds1 and have not yet  
attained the  understanding of the terms

 and conditions of the two covenants1   
they are kept off from closing with     
,christ2 and all is1 because  they see  
they can do nothing to merit ,his       
favour4 ,as1 for example1  come to some 
souls1 and ask them how they do1 they   
will tell you  presently that they are  
so bad that it is not to be expressed4  
,if  you bid them believe in ,jesus     
,christ1 they will answer that they     
cannot believe2 if you ask them why they
 cannot believe1 they will  answer1     
because their hearts are so hard1 so    
dead1 so dull1 so  backward to good     
duties2 and if their hearts were but    
better1 if  they were more earnest1 if  
they could pray better1 and keep their  
hearts more from running after sin1 then
 they could believe2 but  should they   
believe with such vile hearts1 and      
presume to believe  in ,christ1 and be  
so filthy8 ,now all this is because the 
spirit of  the law still ruleth in such 
souls1 and blinds them so that they     
cannot see the terms of the ,gospel4 ,to

 clear this1 take the substance  or the 
drift of these poor souls1 which is     
this--,if ,i were better1  then ,i think
 ,i could believe2 but being so bad as  
,i am1 that  is the reason that ,i      
cannot4 ,this is just to do something   
that ,i  may believe1 to work that ,i   
may have ,christ1 to do the law that ,i 
may have the ,gospel2 or thus1 to be    
righteous that ,i may come to  ,christ4 
,o man6 thou must go quite back again1  
thou art out of the  way1 thou must     
believe1 because thou canst not pray1   
because thou  canst not do2 thou must   
believe1 because there is nothing in    
thee  naturally that is good1 or        
desireth after good1 or else thou wilt  
never come to ,christ as a sinner2 and  
if so1 then ,christ will not  receive   
thee2 and if so1 then thou mayest see   
that to keep off  from ,christ because  
thou canst not do1 is to be kept from   
,christ  by the law1 and to stand off   
from ,him because thou canst not buy    
,him4 ,thus having spoken something by  

the way for the direction of  those     
souls that would come to ,christ1 ,i    
shall return to the former  discourse1  
wherein ariseth this objection--        
,object4 ,but you did but even now put  
souls upon fulfilling the  first        
condition of the ,gospel1 even to       
believe in ,christ1 and so  be saved2   
but now you say it is alone by grace1   
without condition2  and therefore by    
these words1 there is first a           
contradiction to your  former sayings1  
and also that men may be saved without  
the condition  of faith1 which to me    
seems a very strange thing4 ,i desire1  
therefore1  that you would clear out    
what you have said1 to my satisfaction4 
,answer1 #a4 ,though there be a         
condition commanded in the ,gospel1  yet
 ,he that commands the condition doth   
not leave ,his children to  their own   
natural abilities1 that in their own    
strength they should  fulfill them1 as  
the law doth2 but the same ,god that    
doth command  that the condition be     

fulfilled1 even ,he doth help ,his      
children  by ,his ,holy ,spirit to      
fulfill the same condition2 ,for it is  
,god  which worketh in you1--mark in    
you1 believers1 both to will  and to do 
of ,his own good pleasure 7,phil #b3ac74
 ,thou also hast  wrought all our works 
in us1 and for us 7,isa #bf3ab74 ,so    
that1 if  the condition be fulfilled1 it
 is not done by the ability of the      
creature4 ,but1    #b4 ,faith1 as it is 
a gift of ,god1 or an act of ours1 take 
it which  way you will1 if we speak     
properly of salvation1 it is not the    
first  nor the second cause of our      
salvation1 but the third1 and that but  
instrumentally neither--that is1 it only
 layeth hold of and applieth  to us that
 which saveth us1 which is the love of  
,god1 through the  merits of ,christ1   
which are the two main causes of our    
salvation1  without which all other     
things are nothing1 whether it be faith1
  hope1 love1 or whatever can be done by
 us4 ,and to this the great  ,apostle of

 the ,gentiles speaks fully1 for1 saith 
he1 ,god1 who  is rich in mercy1 loved  
us1 even when we were dead in sins 7,eph
  #b3d1e74 ,that is1 when we were       
without faith1 and that was the cause   
why we believed for ,he thereby hath    
quickened us together1 through  the     
meritorious cause1 which is ,christ1 and
 so hath saved us by  grace--that is1 of
 ,his own voluntary love and good will2 
the effect  of which was this1 ,he gave 
us faith to believe in ,christ4 ,read   
soberly ,ephesians #b3d-h4 ,faith1 as   
the gift of ,god1 is not the  ,saviour1 
as our act doth merit nothing2 faith was
 not the cause  that ,god gave ,christ  
as the first1 neither is it the cause   
why ,god  converts men to ,christ2 but  
faith is a gift bestowed upon us by the 
gracious ,god1 the nature of which is to
 lay hold on ,christ1 that  ,god afore  
did give for a ransom to redeem sinners2
 this faith hath  its nourishment and   
supplies from the same ,god that at the 
first  did give it1 and is the only     

instrument1 through the ,spirit1 that   
doth keep the soul in a comfortable     
frame1 both to do and suffer for        
,christ2 helps the soul to receive      
comfort from ,christ when it can  get   
none from itself1 beareth up the soul in
 its progress heavenwards4  ,but that it
 is the first cause of salvation1 that  
,i deny1 or that  it is the second1 ,i  
deny2 but it is only the instrument1 or 
hand1  that receiveth the benefits1 that
 ,god hath prepared for thee before     
thou hadst any faith2 so that we do     
nothing for salvation as we  are men4   
,but if we speak properly1 it was ,god's
 grace that moved  ,him to give ,christ 
a ransom for sinners2 and the same ,god1
 with  the same grace1 that doth give to
 the soul faith to believe1 and  so1 by 
believing1 to close in with ,him whom   
,god out of ,his love  and pity did send
 into the world to save sinners1 so that
 all the  works of the creature are shut
 out as to justification and life1  and 
men are saved freely by grace4 ,i shall 

speak no more here2 but  in my discourse
 upon the second covenant1 ,i shall     
answer a ,hell-bred  objection or two1  
to forewarn sinners how they turn the   
grace of  ,god into wantonness4    ,and 
thus1 you see1 ,i have briefly spoken to
 you something touching  the law4       
,first1 what it is1 and when given2     
secondly1 how sad those  men's          
conditions are that are under it2       
thirdly1 who they are that  be under it2
 fourthly1 how far they may go1 and what
 they may do  and receive1 and yet be   
under it2 which hath been done by way of
  answers to several questions1 for the 
better satisfaction of those  that may  
stand in doubt of the truth of what hath
 been delivered4    ,now1 in the next   
place1 ,i shall come to some application
 of the  truth of that which hath been  
spoken2 but ,i shall in the first  place
 speak something to the second doctrine1
 and then afterwards  ,i shall speak    
something by way of use and application 
to this first  doctrine4    ,,doctrine  

,,second4    ,the second doctrine now to
 be spoken to is1 ,,to ,,show ,,that    
,,the ,,people  ,,of ,,god ,,are ,,not  
,,under ,,the ,,law ,,but ,,under       
,,grace--,for ye are not under  the law1
 but under grace 7,rom #f3ad74    ,you  
may well remember that from these words 
,i did observe these  two great truths  
of the ,lord--,,first1 ,that there are  
some in ,gospel  times that are under   
the law1 or ,covenant of ,works4        
,,second1 ,that  there is never a       
believer under the law1 or ,covenant of 
,works1  but under grace4 ,i have spoken
 something to the former of these       
truths--to wit1 that there are some     
under the law1 together with  who they  
are1 and what their condition is1 that  
are under it4 ,now  ,i am to speak to   
the second1 and to show you who they    
are1 and what  their condition is1 that 
are under that ,covenant of ,grace4     
,but before ,i come to that1 ,i shall   
speak a few words to show you  what the 
word grace in this place signifies2 ,i  

touched upon  this in the first doctrine
 for the word grace in the ,scripture   
referreth sometimes to favour with men  
7,gen #cc3aj2 #ci3d2 #ej3d74  ,sometimes
 to holy qualifications of saints 7#b   
,cor #h3g74 ,and sometimes  to hold     
forth the condescension of ,christ in   
coming down from the  glory which ,he   
had with ,his ,father before the world  
was1 to be  made of no reputation1 and a
 servant to men 7#b ,cor #h3i2 ,phil    
#b3g74  ,again3 sometimes it is taken   
for the free1 rich1 and unchangeable    
love of ,god to man1 through ,jesus     
,christ1 that for our cause and  sakes  
did make ,himself poor2 and so it is to 
be understood in these  words1 ,for ye  
are not under the law1 to be cursed1 and
 damned1 and  sent headlong to ,hell1   
but you are under grace1 to be saved1   
to be pardoned1 to be preserved1 and    
kept by the mighty power  of ,god1      
through faith1 which alone is the gift  
of grace1 unto  eternal glory4 ,this one
 ,scripture alone proves the same--,for 

by  grace are ye saved 7,eph #b3h71 by  
free grace1 by rich grace1 by           
unchangeable grace4 ,and you are saved  
from the curse of the law2  from the    
power1 guilt1 and filth of sin2 from the
 power1 malice1  madness1 and rage of   
the devil2 from the wishes1 curses1 and 
desires  of wicked men2 from the hot1   
scalding1 flaming1 fiery furnace  of    
,hell2 from being arraigned as          
malefactors1 convinced1 judged1         
condemned1 and fettered with the chains 
of our sins to the devils  to all       
eternity2 and all this freely1 freely by
 ,his grace 7,rom  #c3bd7 by rich grace 
unchangeable grace2 for1 saith ,he1 ,i  
am the  ,,lord1 ,i change not3 therefore
 ye sons of ,jacob are not consumed     
7,mal #c3f74 ,this is grace indeed4     
,the word grace1 therefore1 in this     
,scripture 7,rom #f3ad7 is to be        
understood of the free love of ,god in  
,christ to sinners1 by virtue  of the   
new covenant1 in delivering them from   
the power of sin1  from the curse and   

condemning power of the old covenant1   
from the  destroying nature of sin1 by  
its continual workings2 as is all       
evident if you read with understanding  
the words as they lie--,for1  saith he1 
sin shall not have dominion over you1   
or1 it shall  not domineer1 reign1 or   
destroy you1 though you have            
transgressed  against the ,covenant of  
,works1 the law2 and the reason is      
rendered  in these words1 ,for ye are   
not under the law--that is1 under  that 
which accuseth1 chargeth1 condemneth and
 brings execution on  the soul for      
sin1--but under grace2 that is1 under   
that which  frees you1 forgives you1    
keeps you1 and justifies you from all   
your  sins1 adversaries1 or whatever may
 come in to lay anything to your  charge
 to damn you4 ,for that is truly called 
grace in this sense  that doth set a man
 free from all his sins1 deliver him    
from all  the curses of the law1 and    
what else can be laid to ,his charge1   
freely1 without any foresight in ,god to

 look at what good will be  done by the 
party that hath offended2 and also that 
doth keep the  soul by the same power   
through faith--which also is his own    
proper  gift--unto eternal glory4       
,again2 that it is a pardon not         
conditional1 but freely given1          
consider1 first1 it is set in opposition
 to works--,ye are not under  the law4  
,secondly1 ,the promise that is made to 
them 7saying1 ,sin  shall not have      
dominion over you7 doth not run with any
 condition  as on their part to be done2
 but merely and alone because they were 
under1 or because they had the grace of 
,god extended to them4 ,sin  shall not  
have dominion over you3 for1 mark the   
reason1 ye are  not under the law1 but  
under grace4    ,the words being thus   
opened1 and the truth thus laid down1   
,,how ,,there  ,,is ,,never ,a          
,,believer ,,under ,,the ,,covenant ,,of
 ,,works1 ,,but ,,under ,,grace1  the   
free1 rich1 unchangeable love of ,god1  
it remaineth that1 in  the first place1 

we prove the doctrine1 and after that   
proceed4    ,,the ,,doctrine ,,proved4  
,now in the doctrine there are two      
things to be considered and             
proved--,,first1 ,that believers are    
under grace4 ,,secondly1 ,not under  the
 law as a ,covenant of ,works2 for so   
you must understand me4 ,for  these two 
we need go no further than the very     
words themselves2  the first part of the
 words proves the first part of the     
doctrine1  ,ye are not under the law2   
the second part proves the other1  but  
ye are under grace4 ,but besides these1 
consider with me a  few things for the  
demonstrating of these truths1 as1      
,first4 ,they are not under the law1    
because their sins are pardoned1  which 
could not be if they were dealt withal  
according to the law1  and their being  
under it2 for the law alloweth of no    
repentance1  but accuseth1 curseth and  
condemneth every one that is under      
it--,cursed is every one that continueth
 not in all things which  are written in

 the ,book of the ,law to do them 7,gal 
#c3aj74 ,but1 ,i  say1 believers having 
their sins forgiven them1 it is because 
they  are under another1 even a new     
covenant--,behold1 the days come1  saith
 the ,,lord1 when ,i will make a new    
covenant with them4--,for  ,i will be   
merciful to their unrighteousness1 and  
their sins and  their iniquities will ,i
 remember no more 7,heb #h3ab74         
,second4 ,they are not under the law1   
because their sins and iniquities  are  
not only forgiven1 but they are forgiven
 them freely4 ,they  that stand in the  
first covenant1 and continue there1 are 
to have  never a sin forgiven them      
unless they can give ,god a complete    
satisfaction2 for the law calls for it  
at their hands1 saying1 ,pay  me that   
thou owest4 ,o6 but when ,god deals with
 ,his saints by the  ,covenant of ,grace
 it is not so2 for it is said1 ,and when
 ,he saw  they had nothing to pay1 ,he  
frankly and freely forgave them  all--,i
 will heal their backsliding2 ,i will   

love them freely4--,i  will blot out thy
 transgressions for ,mine own sake1 etc4
 7,luke  #g3db2 ,hosea #ad3d2 ,isa      
#dc3be74    ,third4 ,the saints are not 
under the law1 because the righteousness
  that they stand justified before ,god 
in is not their own actual              
righteousness by the law1 but by        
imputation1 and is really the           
righteousness of ,another--namely1 of   
,god in ,christ 7#b ,cor #e3ba2  ,phil  
#c3i74 ,even the righteousness of ,god1 
which is by faith of  ,jesus ,christ    
unto all and upon all1 that is1 imputed 
to them that  believe 7,rom #c3bb74 ,but
 if they were under the old covenant1   
the  ,covenant of ,works1 then their    
righteousness must be their own1 ,but   
it is impossible that the righteousness 
of man by the law should  save him4 or  
no forgiveness of sins--,if thou doest  
well1 shalt  thou not be accepted8 but  
if thou transgress1 sin lieth at the    
door1 saith the law 7,gen #d3g74        
,fourth4 ,in a word1 whatsoever they do 

receive1 whether it be conversion  to   
,god2 whether it be pardon of sin2      
whether it be faith or hope2  whether it
 be righteousness2 whether it be        
strength whether it be  the ,spirit1 or 
the fruits thereof2 whether it be       
victory over sin1  death1 or ,hell2     
whether it be ,heaven1 everlasting life1
 and glory  inexpressible2 or whatsoever
 it be1 it comes to them freely1 ,god   
having no first eye to what they would  
do1 or should do1 for the  obtaining of 
the same4 ,but to take this in          
pieces--#a4 ,in a word1  are they       
converted8 ,god finds them first1 for1  
saith ,he1 ,i am  found of them that    
sought ,me not 7,isa #fe3a74 #b4 ,have  
they pardon  of sin8 ,they have that    
also freely1--,i will heal their        
backsliding1  ,i will love them freely  
7,hosea #ad3d74 #c4 ,have they faith8   
,it is  the gift of ,god in ,christ     
,jesus1 and ,he is not only the ,author1
  that is1 the beginner thereof1 but ,he
 doth also perfect the same  7,heb      

#ab3b74 #d4 ,have they hope8 ,it is ,god
 that is the first cause                
thereof--,remember the word unto ,thy   
servant1 upon which ,thou hast  caused  
me to hope 7,psa #aai3di74 #e4 ,have    
they righteousness8 ,it is  the free    
gift of ,god 7,rom #e3ag74 ,have they   
strength to do the work  of ,god in     
their generations1 or any other thing   
that ,god would  have them do8 ,that    
also is a free gift from the ,lord1 for 
without  ,him we neither do nor can do  
anything 7,john #ae3e74 #g4 ,have we    
comfort1  or consolation8 ,we have it   
not for what we have done1 but from ,god
  through ,christ2 for ,he is the ,god  
of all comforts and consolation  7#b    
,cor #a3c-g74 #h4 ,have we the ,spirit1 
or the fruits thereof8 it is  the gift  
of the ,father--how much more shall your
 heavenly ,father  give the ,holy       
,spirit to them that ask ,him 7,luke    
#aa3ac78 ,thou has  wrought all our     
works in us 7,isa #bf3ab74    ,and so1  
,i say1 whether it be victory over sin1 

death1 ,hell1 or the  devil1 it is given
 us by the victory of ,christ--,but     
thanks be to  ,god which giveth us the  
victory through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ
 7#a  ,cor #ae3eg2 ,rom #g3bd1be74      
,heaven and glory it is also the gift of
  ,him who giveth us richly all things  
to enjoy 7,matt #be3cd74    ,so that    
these things1 if they be duly and       
soberly considered1 will  give          
satisfaction in this thing4 ,i might    
have added many more for  the clearing  
of these things2 as #a4 ,when ,god came 
to man to convert  him1 ,he found him a 
dead man 7,eph #b3a1b74 ,he found him an
 enemy  to ,god1 ,christ1 and the       
salvation of his own soul2 ,he found him
  wallowing in all manner of wickedness2
 ,he found him taking pleasure  therein2
 with all delight and greediness4 #b4   
,he was fain to quicken  him by putting 
,his ,spirit into him1 and to translate 
him by the  mighty operation thereof4   
,he was fain to reveal ,christ ,jesus   
unto  him1 man being altogether         

senseless and ignorant of this blessed  
,jesus 7,matt #aa3be1bg2 #a ,cor        
#b3g-aj74 #d4 ,he was fain to break the 
snare of the devil1 and to let poor man1
 poor bound and fettered  man1 out of   
the chains of the enemy4    ,,the ,,new 
,,covenant ,,free ,,and ,,unchangeable1 
,,who ,,are ,,under ,,it1 ,,and  ,,their
 ,,privileges4    ,now we are to        
proceed1 and the things that we are to  
treat upon  in the second place are     
these--,first4 ,besides the reasons     
already  given4 ,why is it a free and   
unchangeable grace8 ,,second4 ,who they 
are  that are actually brought into ,his
 free and unchangeable ,covenant  of    
,grace1 and how they are brought in8    
,,third4 ,what are the privileges  of   
those that are actually brought into    
this free and glorious  grace of the    
glorious ,god of ,heaven and glory8     
,,the ,,new ,,covenant ,,free ,,and     
,,unchangeable ,,because ,,made ,,with  
,,christ4    ,,first4 ,,why ,,it ,,is ,a
 ,,free ,,and ,,unchangeable ,,grace4   

,and for the opening of this we must    
consider1 first1 ,how and through  ,whom
 this grace doth come to be1 first1 free
 to us1 and1 secondly1  unchangeable8   
,this grace is free to us through       
conditions in  ,another--that is1 by way
 of covenant or bargain2 for this grace 
comes by way of covenant or bargain to  
us1 yet made with ,another  for us4     
,first4 ,that it comes by way of        
covenant1 contract1 or bargain1 though  
not personally with us1 be pleased to   
consider these ,scriptures1  where it is
 said1 ,i have made a covenant with ,my 
,chosen3 ,i have  sworn unto ,david ,the
 word ,david in this place signifieth   
,christ1  as also in these              
,scriptures--7,eze #cd3bc1bd2           
#cg3bd1be74 ,my servant  7,psa #hi3c74  
,and as for ,thee also1 by the blood of 
,thy covenant1  speaking of ,christ1 ,i 
have sent forth ,thy prisoners out of   
the pit  wherein is no water1 7,zech    
#i3i-aa74 ,again2 ,ye have sold         
yourselves  for nought2 and ye shall be 

redeemed without money 7,isa #eb3c74    
,blessed be the ,lord1 therefore1 saith 
,zacharias1 for ,he hath  visited and   
also redeemed ,his people1 and hath     
raised up an horn  of salvation for us  
in the house of ,his servant ,david2 as 
,he spake  by the mouth of ,his holy    
,prophets1 which have been since the    
world  began2 that we should be saved   
from our enemies1 and from the hands  of
 all that hate us2 to perform the mercy 
promised to our fathers1  and to        
remember ,his holy covenant1 or bargain 
7,luke #a3fh-gb74 ,i  might give you    
more ,scriptures2 but pray consider the 
second thing4  ,and if any should be    
offended with the plainness of these    
words1  as some poor souls may be       
through ignorance1 let them be pleased  
to read soberly ,isaiah #di3a-ab1 and   
there they may see that it runs  as     
plain a bargain as if two would be      
making of a bargain between  themselves1
 and concluding upon several conditions 
on both sides4  ,but more of this       

hereafter4 ,now1    ,second4 ,this      
covenant1 ,i say1 was made with ,one1   
not with many1 and  also confirmed in   
the conditions of it with ,one1 not with
 several4  ,first1 that the covenant was
 made with ,one 7,gal #c3af74 ,now to   
,abraham and his ,seed were the promises
 made4 ,he saith not1 ,and to  seeds1 as
 of many2 but as of one1 ,and to thy    
,seed1 which is ,christ  7,verse #ag74  
,and this1 ,i say1 that the covenant    
that was confirmed  before of ,god1 in  
,christ1 etc4 ,the covenant was made    
with the ,seed  of ,abraham2 not the    
seeds1 but the ,seed1 which is the ,lord
 ,jesus  ,christ1 our ,head and         
,undertaker in the things concerning the
  covenant4    ,third4 ,the condition   
was made with ,one1 and also            
accomplished  by ,him alone1 and not by 
several2 yet in the nature1 and for the 
everlasting deliverance of many2 even by
 one man ,jesus ,christ1 as  it is clear
 from ,romans #e3ae-ag1 etc41 and in    
,zechariah #i3aa1 the  ,lord saith to   

,christ1 ,and as for ,thee--mark1 ,as   
for ,thee also1  by the blood of ,thy   
covenant1 or as for ,thee whose covenant
 was  by blood2 that is1 the condition  
of the covenant was1 that ,thou         
shouldst spill ,thy blood2 which having 
been done in the account of  ,god1 saith
 ,he1 ,i according to ,my condition have
 let go the prisoners1  or sent them out
 of the pit wherein is no water4 ,those 
,scriptures  in ,galatians #c3af1ag that
 are above cited1 are notably to our    
purpose2  ,verse #af saith it was made  
with ,christ1 ,verse #ag saith it was   
also  confirmed in or with ,god in ,him4
 ,pray read with understanding4 ,now1   
saith ,paul1 the promises were not made 
unto seeds1 as of many2  but as of one1 
,and to thy ,seed1 which is ,christ4 4 4
 4 4 ,the law1  which was four hundred  
and thirty years after1 cannot disannul1
 that  it should make the promise of    
none effect4 ,not that the covenant  was
 made with ,abraham and ,christ         
together1 as two persons that  were the 

undertakers of the same2 the promise was
 made with1 or  to1 ,abraham afterwards2
 but the covenant with ,christ before4  
,neither ,abraham nor the fathers able  
to undertake the accomplishment  of this
 covenant4    ,further1 that the        
covenant was not personally made with   
,abraham1  no1 nor with any of the      
fathers1 neither so as that they were   
the  persons that should stand engaged  
to be the accomplishers thereof1  either
 in whole or in part2 which is very     
clear4    ,first4 ,because this covenant
 was not made with ,god and the         
creature2  not with another poor ,adam1 
that only stood upon the strength  of   
natural abilities2 but this covenant was
 made with the second  ,person1 with the
 ,eternal ,word of ,god2 with ,him that 
was everyways  as holy1 as pure1 as     
infinite1 as powerful1 and as           
everlasting as  ,god 7,prov #h3bb-ca2   
,isa #i3f2 ,zech #ac3g2 ,phil #b3f2 ,heb
 #a2 ,rev #a3aa-ag2  #bb3ac1ag74        
,second4 ,this covenant or bargain was  

made in deed and in truth  before man   
was in being4 ,o6 ,god thought of the   
salvation of man  before there was any  
transgression of man2 for then1 ,i say1 
and  not since then1 was the ,covenant  
of ,grace made with the ,undertaker     
thereof2 for all the other sayings are  
to show unto us that glorious  plot and 
contrivance that was concluded on before
 time between  the ,father and the ,son1
 which may very well be concluded on for
 a  truth from the ,word of ,god1 if you
 consider1 #a4 ,that the ,scripture     
doth declare that the price was agreed  
on by the ,son before time2  #b4 ,the   
promise was made to ,him by the ,father 
that ,he should have ,his  bargain      
before time2 #c4 ,the choice1 and who   
they were that should  be saved was made
 before time1 even before the world     
began4    #a4 ,for the first1 ,that the 
price was agreed upon before the world  
began4 ,consider the word which speaketh
 of the price that was paid  for        
sinners1 even the precious blood of     

,christ2 it saith of ,him1  ,who verily 
was foreordained before the foundation  
of the world1 but  was manifest in these
 last times for you1 who by ,him do     
believe1  etc4 7#a ,peter #a3bj1ba74    
,mark1 it was foreordained or concluded 
on  between the ,father and the ,son    
before the world began4    #b4 ,the     
promise from ,god to the ,son was also  
made in the same manner1  as it is clear
 where the ,apostle saith with comfort  
to his soul1  that he had hope of       
eternal life1 which ,god1 that cannot   
lie1  promised before the world began1  
7,titus #a3b7 which could be to  none   
but the ,mediator of the new covenant1  
because there was none  else to whom it 
should be made but ,he4    #c4 ,the     
choice was also made then1 even before  
man had a being in  this world1 as it is
 evident where he saith1 ,blessed be the
 ,god  and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 who hath blessed us with all   
spiritual blessings in heavenly places  
,,in ,christ3 according as ,he  hath    

chosen us in ,him before the foundation 
of the world1 that we  should be holy   
and without blame before ,him in love   
7,eph #a3c1d74  ,did ,i think this would
 meet with any opposition1 ,i should be 
in  this more large4 ,nay1 did ,i look  
upon it here to be necessary1 ,i  should
 show you very largely and clearly that 
,god did not only make  the covenant    
with ,christ before the world began1 and
 the conditions  thereof1 but ,i could  
also show you that the very saints'     
qualifications1  as part of the         
covenant1 was then concluded on by the  
,father and  the ,son according to these
 ,scriptures1 which1 it may be1 ,i may  
touch upon further anon 7,eph #a3c1d2   
#b3aj2 ,rom #h3bh74 ,but1    ,third4    
,this covenant was not made with any of 
the fathers1 neither  in whole nor in   
part1 as the undertakers thereof2 for   
then it must  be also concluded that    
they are co-partners with ,christ in our
  salvation1 and so that ,christ is not 
,mediator alone2 but this would  be     

blasphemy for any once to surmise4 ,and 
therefore1 by the way1  when thou       
readest of the new covenant in          
,scripture as though it  was made with  
,adam1 ,noah1 ,abraham1 or ,david1 thou 
art to consider  thus with thyself--#a4 
,that ,god spake to them in such a way  
for to  show or signify unto us how ,he 
did make the covenant that ,he did  make
 with ,christ before the world began1   
they being types of ,him4  #b4 ,that ,he
 thereby might let them understand that 
,he was the same  then as ,he is now1   
and now as ,he was then2 and that then  
it was  resolved on between ,his ,son   
and ,,him1 that in after ages ,his ,son 
should in their natures1 from their     
loins1 and for their sins1 be  born of a
 woman1 hanged on the ,cross1 etc41 for 
them3 for all along  you may see that   
when ,he speaketh to them of the new    
covenant1 ,he  mentions their           
seed--their seed--still aiming at       
,christ2 ,christ1  the ,seed of the     
woman1 was to break the serpent's head  

7,gen #c3ae2  #ag2 ,psa #hi3cf74 ,now to
 ,abraham and his ,seed was the promise 
made2  his ,seed shall endure for ever1 
and ,his throne as the days of  ,heaven1
 etc42 still pointing at ,christ4 ,and1 
#c4 ,to stir up their  faith and        
expectations to be constant unto the end
 in waiting for  that which ,he and ,his
 ,son had concluded on before time1 and 
what ,he  had since the conclusion      
declared unto the world by the          
,prophets4  #d4 ,it appeareth that the  
heart of ,god was much delighted therein
  also1 as is evident1 in that ,he was  
always in every age declaring  of that  
unto them which before ,he had prepared 
for them4 ,o this  good ,god of ,heaven6
    ,objection3 ,but you will say1      
perhaps1 the ,scriptures say plainly    
that the new covenant was and is made   
with believers1 saying1 ,the  days come1
 saith the ,lord1 that ,i will make a   
new covenant with  the house of ,israel1
 and with the house of ,judah2 not      
according to  the covenant that ,i made 

with their fathers in the day when ,i   
led  them out of the land of ,egypt1    
etc4 7,heb #h3h-aj74 ,so that it doth   
not run with ,christ alone1 but with    
believers also--,i will make a  new     
covenant with the house of ,israel and  
,judah1 etc4 7,jer #ca3cc74    ,answer  
first3 ,it cannot be meant that the new 
covenant was made  with ,christ1 and the
 house of ,israel and ,judah as the     
undertakers  thereof2 for so it was made
 with ,christ alone1 which is clear1 in 
that it was made long before the house  
of ,israel and ,judah had a  being1 as  
,i showed before4 ,but1    ,answer      
second3 ,these words here are spoken1   
first1 to show rather  the end of the   
ceremonies than the beginning or rise of
 the new  covenant4 ,mind a little2 the 
,apostle is labouring to beat the ,jews1
  to whom he wrote this ,epistle1 off of
 the ceremonies of the law1  of the     
priests1 altar1 offerings1 temple1 etc41
 and to bring them  to the right        
understanding of the thing and things   

that they held  forth1 which were to    
come1 and to put an end to those4 ,if   
you do  but understand the ,epistle to  
the ,hebrews1 it is a discourse that    
showeth that the ,son of ,god being     
come1 there is an end put to the        
ceremonies2 for they were to continue so
 long and no longer--,it1  saith the    
,apostle1 stood in meats and drinks1 and
 divers washings1  and carnal ordinances
 imposed on them until the time of      
reformation2  that is1 until ,christ did
 come4 ,but ,christ being come an high  
priest of good things to come1 etc41    
puts an end to the things  and          
ordinances of the ,levitical priesthood4
 ,read the #gth1 #hth1 #ith1  and #ajth 
,chapters of ,hebrews1 and you will find
 this true4 ,so1  then1 when ,he saith1 
,the days come in which ,i make a new   
covenant1  it is rather to be meant a   
changing of the administration1 taking  
away the type1 the shadow1 the          
ceremonies from the house of ,israel    
and ,judah1 and relieving by the birth  

of ,christ1 and the death of  ,christ1  
and the offering of the body of ,him    
whom the shadows and  types did point   
out to be indeed ,he whom ,god the      
,father had given  for a ransom by      
covenant for the souls of the saints2   
and also to  manifest the truth of that 
covenant which was made between the     
,father  and the ,son before the world  
began2 for though the new covenant  was 
made before the world began1 and also   
every one in all ages was  saved by the 
virtue of that covenant1 yet that       
covenant was never  so clearly made     
manifest as at the coming1 death1 and   
resurrection  of ,christ2 and therefore1
 saith the ,scripture1 ,he hath brought 
life and immortality to light through   
the ,gospel4 ,who hath saved  us1 and   
called us with an holy calling not      
according to the  works of righteousness
 which we have done1 but according to   
,his  own purpose and grace1 which was  
given us in ,christ ,jesus before  the  
world began1 there is the covenant1 but 

it was made ,,manifest  by the          
,,appearing of our ,saviour ,jesus      
,christ1 who hath abolished  death1 and 
brought life and immortality to ,,light 
through the ,gospel  7#b ,tim #a3i1aj74 
,therefore1 ,i say1 these words are     
therefore to  discover that the time was
 come to change the dispensation1 to    
take  away the type1 and bring in the   
substance1 and so manifesting that  more
 clearly which before lay hid in dark   
sayings and figures4 ,and  this is usual
 with ,god to speak in this manner4     
,again2 if at any time you do find in   
,scripture that the ,covenant  of ,works
 is spoken of as the first covenant that
 was manifested1  and so before the     
second covenant1 yet you must understand
 that  it was so only as to             
manifestation--that is1 it was first    
given to  man1 yet not made before that 
which was made with ,christ2 and indeed 
it was requisite that it should be given
 or made known first1 that  thereby     
there might be a way made for the       

second1 by its discovering  of sin1 and 
the sad state that man was in after the 
,fall by reason  of that4 ,and again1   
that the other might be made the more   
welcome  to the sons of men4 ,yet the   
second ,adam was before the first1 and  
also the second covenant before the     
first4 ,this is a riddle4 ,and  in this 
did ,christ in time most gloriously     
answer ,adam1 who was  the figure of    
,christ1 as well as of other things4    
,romans #e4 ,for1  ,was the first       
covenant made with the first ,adam8 so  
was the second  covenant made with the  
second2 for these are and were the two  
great public persons1 or representators 
of the whole world1 as to  the first and
 second covenants2 and therefore you    
find ,god speaking  on this wise in     
,scripture concerning the new           
covenant--,my covenant  shall stand fast
 with ,,him4 ,my mercy will ,i keep for 
,,him for  evermore1 saith ,god3 ,my    
covenant shall stand fast with ,,him    
7,psa  #hi3bh1cd1ce72 this ,,him is     

,christ1 if you compare this with ,luke 
#a3cb1 ,my covenant will ,i not         
break--namely1 that which was made  with
 ,,him--nor alter the thing that is gone
 out of ,my mouth4 ,once ,i  have sworn 
by ,my holiness that ,i will not lie    
unto ,david1 ,david  here is to be      
understood ,christ4 to whom this was    
spoken figuratively  in the ,person of  
,christ2 for that was ,god's usual way  
to speak of  the glorious things of the 
,gospel in the time of the ,law1 as ,i  
said  before4    ,the conditions of the 
new covenant4    ,the conditions also   
were concluded on and agreed to be      
fulfilled  by ,him3 as it is clear1 if  
you understand ,his saying in the #abth 
of ,john1 at the #bgth verse1 where ,he 
foretelleth ,his death1 and  saith1 ,now
 is ,my soul troubled2 and what shall ,i
 say8 ,father1  save ,me from this hour3
 but for this cause came ,i into the    
world  unto this hour2 as if ,he had    
said1 ,my business is now not to  shrink
 from ,my sufferings that are coming    

upon ,me2 for these are  the things that
 are a great part of the conditions     
contracted in  the covenant which stands
 between ,my ,father and ,me2 therefore 
,i  shall not pray that this might be   
absolutely removed from ,me2 ,for1  for 
this cause came ,i into the world2 even 
this was the very  terms of the         
covenant4 ,by this you may see1 we are  
under grace4    ,now in a covenant there
 are these three things to be           
considered--,first4  ,what it is that is
 covenanted for4 ,second4 ,the          
conditions upon  which the persons who  
are concerned in it do agree4 ,third4   
,if the  conditions on both sides be not
 according to the agreement fulfilled1  
then the covenant standeth not1 but is  
made void4 ,and this new  covenant in   
these particulars is very exactly       
fulfilled and made  out in ,christ4     
,first4 ,the thing or things covenanted 
for was the salvation of  man1 but made 
good in ,christ--,the ,son of ,man is   
come to seek and  to save that which was

 lost4 ,the ,son of ,man did not come to
 destroy  men's lives1 but to save them4
 ,i gave ,my life a ransom for many4    
,and this is the will1 or covenant1 of  
,him that sent ,me1 that of  all which  
,he hath given ,me1 ,i should lose      
nothing1 but should raise  it up again  
at the last day 7,john #f3ci74          
,second4 ,as touching the conditions    
agreed on1 they ran thus--#a4 ,on  the  
,mediator's side1 that ,he should come  
into the world2 and then  on the        
,father's side1 that ,he should give    
,him a body4 ,this was one  of the      
glorious conditions between the ,father 
and ,christ2 ,wherefore1  when ,he      
cometh into the world1 ,he saith1       
,sacrifice and offering  ,thou wouldest 
not--that is1 the old covenant must not 
stand1 but  give way to another         
sacrifice which ,thou hast prepared1    
which is  the giving up ,my ,manhood to 
the strokes of ,thy justice--for a body 
,thou hast prepared ,me 7,heb #aj3e74   
,this doth prove us under grace4    #b4 

,on the ,mediator's side1 that ,he      
should be put to death2 and on  ,god the
 ,father's side1 that ,he should raise  
,him up again2 this was  concluded on   
also to be done between ,god the ,father
 and ,his ,son  ,jesus ,christ4 ,on     
,christ's side1 that ,he should die to  
give the  justice of ,his ,father       
satisfaction1 and so to take away the   
curse  that was due to us1 wretched     
sinners1 by reason of our               
transgressions2  and that ,god ,his     
,father1 being every ways fully and     
completely  satisfied1 should by ,his   
mighty power revive and raise ,him up   
again4  ,he hath brought again--our     
,lord ,jesus2 that is1 from death to    
life1  through the virtue or effectual  
satisfaction that ,he received from  the
 blood that was shed according to the   
terms of the ,everlasting  ,covenant    
7,heb #ac3bj74    #c4 ,on the           
,mediator's side1 that ,he should be    
made a curse2 and on  the ,father's     
side1 that through ,him sinners should  

be inheritors  of the blessing4 ,what   
wonderful love doth there appear by this
 in  the heart of our ,lord ,jesus1 in  
suffering such things for our poor      
bodies and souls8 7,gal #c3ac1ad74 ,this
 is grace4    #d4 ,that on the          
,mediator's side there should be by ,him
 a victory  over ,hell1 death1 and the  
devil1 and the curse of the ,law2 and on
  the ,father's side1 that these should 
be communicated to sinners1  and they   
set at liberty thereby--,turn you to the
 stronghold1  saith ,god1 ye prisoners  
of hope2 even today do ,i declare that  
,i  will render double unto thee 7,zech 
#i3ab74 ,why so8 ,it is because of  the 
blood of ,my ,son's covenant 7,verse    
#aa72 which made ,paul1 though  sensible
 of a body of death1 and of the sting   
that death did strike  into the souls of
 all those that are found in their sins1
 bold to  say1 ,o death6 where is thy   
sting8 ,o grave6 where is thy victory8  
,the sting of death is sin4 ,that is    
true1 and the terrible ,law of  ,god    

doth aggravate and set it home with     
insupportable torment and  pain4 ,but   
shall ,i be daunted at this8 ,no1 ,i    
thank my ,god through  ,jesus ,christ   
,he hath given me this victory4 ,so that
 now1 though  ,i be a sinner in myself1 
yet ,i can1 by believing in ,jesus      
,christ1  the ,mediator of this new     
covenant1 triumph over the devil1 sin1  
death1 and ,hell2 and say1 ,do not fear1
 my soul1 seeing the victory  is        
obtained over all my enemies through my 
,lord ,jesus ,christ 7#a  ,cor          
#ae3ee-eg74 ,this is the way to prove   
ourselves under grace4    #e4 ,that on  
the ,mediator's side ,he should by thus 
doing bring in  everlasting             
righteousness for saints 7,dan #i3bd72  
and that the ,father  for this should   
give them an everlasting kingdom 7#a    
,peter #a3c-e2  ,eph #a3d2 #b ,tim      
#d3ah2 ,luke #bb3bh1bi74 ,but1          
,third4 ,how the conditions are         
fulfilled4 ,in the next place1 this  was
 not all--that is1 the ,covenant of     

,grace1 with the conditions  thereof1   
was not only concluded on by both       
parties to be done1 but  ,jesus ,christ 
,christ is put into office by the       
,father1 to do all  things contained in 
the new covenant4 must be authorized to 
do  what was concluded on touching this 
covenant by way of office4 ,i  shall    
therefore speak a word or two also      
touching the offices1 at  least1 some of
 them1 that ,christ ,jesus did and doth 
still execute  as the ,mediator of the  
new covenant1 which also were typed out 
in  the ,levitical law2 for this is the 
way to prove that we are not  under the 
law1 but under grace4 ,and1    ,christ  
is the ,surety of the new covenant4     
,,first4 ,his first office1 after the   
covenant was made and concluded  upon1  
was that ,jesus should become bound as a
 ,surety1 ,his ,suretyship4  and stand  
engaged upon oath to see that all the   
conditions of the  covenant that were   
concluded on between ,him and ,his      
,father should1  according to the       

agreement1 be accomplished by ,him2 and 
that after  that1 ,he should be the     
,messenger from ,god to the world to    
declare  the mind of ,god touching the  
tenor and nature of both the covenants1 
especially of the new one4 ,the         
,scripture saith1 that ,jesus ,christ   
was not only made a priest by an oath1  
but also a ,surety1 or  bondsman1 as in 
,hebrews #g3ba1 #bb4 ,in the #bast      
,verse he speaketh of  the priesthood of
 ,christ1 that it was with an oath2 and 
saith1 in  the #bbnd ,verse1 ,by so much
 also was ,jesus made a ,surety of a    
better testament1 or covenant4    ,now  
the covenant was not only made on ,jesus
 ,christ's side with an  oath1 but also 
on ,god the ,father's side1 that it     
might be for the  better ground of      
establishment to all those that are1 or 
are to be1  the children of the promise4
 ,methinks it is wonderful to consider  
that the ,god and ,father of our souls1 
by ,jesus ,christ1 should be  so bent   
upon the salvation of sinners1 that ,he 

would covenant with  ,his ,son ,jesus   
for the security of them1 and also that 
there should  pass an oath on both sides
 for the confirmation of ,their         
resolution  to do good4 ,as if the ,lord
 had said1 ,my ,son1 ,thou and ,i have  
here  made a covenant1 that ,i on ,my   
part should do thus and thus1 and  that 
,thou on ,thy part shouldst do so and   
so4 ,now that ,we may give  these souls 
the best ground of comfort that may be1 
there shall  pass an oath on both sides1
 that ,our children may see that ,we do 
indeed love them4 ,wherein ,god1 willing
 more abundantly to show  unto the heirs
 of promise the immutability of ,his    
counsel1 in  making of the covenant1    
confirmed it by an oath3 that we might  
have a strong consolation1 who have fled
 for refuge to lay hold upon  the hope  
set before us 7,heb #f3ag1ah2 #g3ba74   
,mark1 the #fth ,chapter  saith1 ,god   
confirmed ,his part by an oath2 and the 
#gth saith1 ,christ  was made or set on 
,his office also by an oath4 ,again1    

,once1  saith ,god1 have ,i sworn by ,my
 holiness1 that ,i will not lie unto    
,david1 nor alter the thing that is gone
 out of ,my mouth1 7,psa  #hi3cd1ce7 as 
was before cited4    ,herein you may see
 that ,god and ,christ were in good     
earnest about  the salvation of sinners2
 for as soon as ever the covenant was   
made1  the next thing was1 who should be
 bound to see all those things          
fulfilled which were conditioned on     
between the ,father and the  ,son3 the  
angels1 they could have no hands in it2 
the world could  not do it2 the devils  
had rather see them damned than they    
would  wish them the least good2 thus   
,christ looked1 and there was none  to  
help2 though the burden lay never so    
heavy upon ,his shoulder1  ,he must bear
 it ,himself2 for there was none besides
 ,himself to  uphold1 or so much as to  
step in to be bound1 to see the         
conditions1  before mentioned1 fulfilled
 neither in whole nor in part 7,isa     
#fc3a-g74 ,so that ,he must not be only 

,he with whom the covenant was  made1   
but ,he must also become the bondsman or
 surety thereof1 and  so stand bound to 
see that all and every particular thing 
conditioned  for should be1 both in     
manner1 and matter1 at the time and     
place1  according to the agreement1 duly
 and orderly fulfilled4 ,is not this    
grace8    ,now as touching the nature of
 a surety and his work1 in some things  
it is well known to most men2 therefore 
,i shall be very brief upon  it4        
,first4 ,you know a surety is at the    
bargain's making2 and so was            
,christ--,then was ,i beside ,him 7,prov
 #h3cj74    ,second4 ,a surety must     
consent to the terms of the agreement1  
or  covenant2 and so did ,christ ,jesus4
 ,now that which ,he did engage  should 
be done for sinners1 according to the   
terms of the covenant2  it was this--#a4
 ,that there should be a complete       
satisfaction given  to ,god for the sins
 of the world2 for that was one great   
thing  that was agreed upon when the    

covenant was made 7,heb #aj3e1ag74 #b4  
,that ,jesus ,christ should1 as         
aforesaid1 bring in an everlasting      
righteousness to clothe the saints 7,his
 body7 withal 7,dan #i3bd1be74  ,here is
 grace4 #c4 ,that ,he should take in    
charge to see all those  forthcoming    
without spot or wrinkle at the day of   
,his glorious  appearing from ,heaven in
 judgment1 and to quit them before the  
,judgment-seat4 ,again1    ,third4 ,in  
the work of a surety there is required  
by the creditor  that the surety should 
stand to what he is bound2 and on the   
surety's  side there is a consenting    
thereunto4 #a4 ,the creditor looks1 that
  in case the debtor proves a bankrupt1 
that then the surety should  engage the 
payment4 ,is not this grace8 ,however it
 is in other  engagements1 it is thus in
 this4 #b4 ,the creditor looks that the 
surety should be an able man4 ,now our  
,surety was1 and is1 in this  case1     
every way suitable2 for ,he is heir of  
all things4 #c4 ,the  creditor appoints 

the day1 and also looks that the        
covenant should  be kept1 and the debt  
paid1 according to the time appointed2  
and it  is required of sureties1 as well
 as stewards1 that they be found        
faithful--namely1 to pay the debt       
according to the bargain2 and  therefore
 it is said1 ,when the fullness of the  
time was come1 ,god  sent forth ,his    
,son--made under the law1 to redeem them
 that were  under the law1 7,gal        
#d3d1e74 ,thus comes grace to saints4   
#d4 ,the  creditor looks that his money 
should be brought into his house1 to    
his own habitation4 ,jesus1 our ,surety1
 in this also is faithful2  for by ,his 
own blood1 which was the payment1 ,he is
 entered into the  holy place1 even into
 ,heaven itself1 which is ,god's        
dwelling-place1  to render the value and
 price that was agreed upon for the     
salvation  of sinners4 ,but ,i shall    
speak more of this in another head1     
therefore  ,i pass it4 ,again1          
,fourth4 ,if the surety stands bound1   

the debtor is at liberty2 and  if the   
law do issue out any process to take    
any1 it will be the  surety4 ,though the
 debtor1 together with the surety1 is   
liable to  pay the debt by the law of   
man1 yet ,christ our ,surety only by the
  ,covenant of ,grace4 ,and1 ,o6 how    
wonderfully true was this accomplished  
in that1 when ,christ our ,surety came  
down from ,heaven1 ,god's ,law  did so  
seize upon the ,lord ,jesus1 and so     
cruelly handle ,him1 and  so exact upon 
,him1 that it would never let ,him alone
 until it had  accused ,him and         
condemned ,him1 executed ,him1 and      
screwed ,his very  heart's blood out of 
,his precious heart and side2 nay1 and  
more  than this too1 as ,i shall show   
hereafter4 ,but1    ,christ the         
,messenger of the new covenant4         
,,second4 ,his second office4 ,after    
that ,jesus ,christ had stood bound1    
and was become our ,surety in things    
pertaining to this covenant1  ,his next 
office was to be the ,messenger of ,god 

touching ,his mind  and the tenor of the
 covenant unto the poor world2 and this 
did the  ,prophet foresee long before1  
when he saith1 ,behold1 ,i will send    
,my messenger1 and he shall prepare the 
way before ,me2 speaking  of ,john the  
,baptist4 ,and he shall prepare the way 
before ,me4 ,and  then ,he speaketh of  
,christ to the people1 saying1 ,and the 
,lord  whom ye seek shall suddenly come 
to ,his temple4 ,who is ,he8 ,even  the 
,messenger of the covenant1 whom ye     
delight in1 that is ,christ4  ,behold1  
,he shall come1 saith the ,,lord of     
,hosts 7,mal #c3a74    ,now the covenant
 being made before between the ,father  
and the ,son1  and ,jesus ,christ       
becoming bound to see all the conditions
 fulfilled1  this being done1 ,he could 
come down from ,heaven to earth1 to     
declare  to the world what ,god the     
,father and ,,he had concluded on       
before1  and what was the mind of the   
,father towards the world concerning    
the salvation of their souls2 and       

indeed1 who could better come on  such  
an errand than ,he that stood by when   
the covenant was made8  than ,he that   
shook hands with the ,father in making  
of the covenant8  than ,he that was     
become a ,surety in the behalf of poor  
sinners1  according to the terms of the 
covenant4    ,now1 you know1 a messenger
 commonly when he cometh1 doth bring    
some errand to them to whom he is sent1 
either of what is done  for them1 or    
what they would have them whom they send
 unto do for  them1 or such like4 ,now  
what a glorious message was that which  
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ came down from 
,heaven withal to declare unto  poor    
sinners1 and that from ,god ,his        
,father8 ,i say1 how glorious  was it2  
and how sweet is it to you that have    
seen yourselves lost  by nature8 and it 
will also appear a glorious one to you  
who are a  seeking after ,jesus ,christ1
 if you do but consider these following 
things about what ,he was sent--        
,first4 ,jesus ,christ was sent from    

,heaven to declare unto the world  from 
,god the ,father that ,he was           
wonderfully filled with love to poor    
sinners4 ,first1 in that ,he would      
forgive their sins4 ,secondly1 in  that 
,he would save their souls4 ,thirdly in 
that ,he would make them  heirs of ,his 
glory4 ,for ,god so loved the world1    
that ,he gave ,his  only begotten       
,son4--,for ,god sent not ,his ,son into
 the world to  condemn the world1 but   
that the world through ,him might be    
saved  7,john #c3af1ag74    ,second4    
,god sent ,jesus ,christ to tell the    
poor world how that ,he  would do this  
for poor sinners1 and yet be just1 and  
yet do ,his  justice no wrong2 and that 
was to be done by ,jesus ,christ's dying
  of a cursed death in the room of poor 
sinners1 to satisfy justice1  and make  
way for mercy2 to take away the         
stumbling-blocks1 and set  open         
,heaven's gates2 to overcome ,satan1 and
 break off from sinners  his chains     
7,luke #d3ah7 to set open the prison    

doors1 and to let  the prisoners go free
 7,isa #fa3a-c74 ,and this was the      
message that  ,christ was to deliver to 
the world by commandment from ,his      
,father2  and this did ,he tell us when 
,he came of ,his errand1 where he saith1
  ,i lay down ,my life for the sheep--no
 man taketh it from ,me1 but  ,i lay it 
down of ,myself4 ,i have power to lay it
 down1 and to take  it again4 ,this     
commandment have ,i received of ,my     
,father 7,john  #aj3ae-ah74 ,even this  
commandment hath ,my ,father given ,me1 
that ,i  should both do this thing and  
also tell it unto you4    ,third4 ,he   
was not only sent as a ,messenger to    
declare this ,his  father's love1 but   
also how dearly ,he himself loved       
sinners1 what a  heart ,he had to do    
them good1 where ,he saith1 ,all that   
the ,father  giveth ,me shall come to   
,me2 and let me tell you1 ,,my heart    
too1  saith ,christ--,him that cometh to
 ,me1 ,i will in no wise cast out       
7,john #f3cg74 ,as ,my ,father is       

willing to give you unto ,me1 even so   
am ,i as willing to receive you4 ,as ,my
 ,father is willing to give  you        
,heaven1 so am ,i willing to make you   
fit for it1 by washing you  with ,my own
 blood2 ,i lay down ,my life that you   
might have life2  and this ,i was sent  
to tell you of ,my ,father4    ,fourth4 
,his message was further2 ,he came to   
tell them how and  which way they should
 come to enjoy these glorious benefits2 
also  by laying down motives to stir    
them up to accept of the benefits4  ,the
 way is laid down in ,john #c3ad1ae1    
where ,christ saith1 ,as ,moses  lifted 
up the serpent in the wilderness1 even  
so must the ,son of  ,man be lifted up1 
or caused to be hanged on the ,cross1   
and die  the death--that whosoever      
believeth in ,him should not perish but 
have everlasting life4 ,the way1        
therefore1 that thou shalt have the     
benefit and comfort of that which ,my   
,father and ,i have covenanted  for1 for
 thee1 ,i am come down from ,heaven to  

earth on purpose to  give thee          
intelligence1 and to certify thee of it4
 ,know1 therefore1  that as ,i have been
 born of a woman1 and ,i have taken this
 ,body  upon ,me1 it is on purpose that 
,i might offer it up upon the ,cross  a 
sacrifice to ,god1 to give ,him         
satisfaction for thy sins1 that  ,his   
mercy may be extended to thy soul1      
without any wrong done to  justice2 and 
this thou art to believe1 and not in the
 notion but  from thy very whole soul4  
,now the motives are many4 #a4 ,if they 
do  not leave their sins1 and come to   
,jesus ,christ1 that their sins may  be 
washed away by ,his blood1 they are sure
 to be damned in ,hell2  for the law    
hath condemned them already 7,john      
#c3ah1ai74 #b4 ,but if  they do come1   
they shall have the bosom of ,christ to 
lie in1 the  ,kingdom of ,heaven to     
dwell in1 the angels and saints for     
their  companions1 shall shine there    
like the sun1 shall be there for  ever1 
shall sit upon the thrones of judgment1 

etc4 ,here is grace4    ,methinks if ,i 
had but the time to speak fully to all  
things  that ,i could speak to from     
these two heavenly truths1 and to make  
application thereof1 surely1 with the   
blessing of ,god1 ,i think  it might    
persuade some vile and abominable wretch
 to lay down his  arms that he hath     
taken up in defiance against ,god1 and  
is marching  ,hellwards1 post-haste with
 the devil2 ,i say1 methinks it should  
stop  them1 and make them willing to    
look back and accept of salvation  for  
their poor condemned souls1 before      
,god's eternal vengeance is  executed   
upon them4 ,o1 therefore6 you that are  
upon this march1 ,i  beseech you        
consider a little4 ,what6 shall ,christ 
become a drudge  for you2 and will you  
be drudges for the devil8 ,shall ,christ
 covenant  with ,god for the salvation  
of sinners2 and shall sinners covenant  
with ,hell1 death1 and the devil for the
 damnation of their souls8  ,shall      
,christ come down from ,heaven to earth 

to declare this  to sinners2 and shall  
sinners stop their ears against these   
good  tidings8 ,will you not hear the   
errand of ,christ1 although ,he telleth 
you tidings of peace and salvation8     
,how1 if ,he had come1 having  taken a  
commandment from ,his ,father to damn   
you1 and to send you  to the devils in  
,hell8 ,sinner1 hear ,his message2 ,he  
speaketh no  harm1 ,his words are       
,eternal ,life2 all men that give ear   
unto them1  they have eternal advantage 
by them2 advantage1 ,i say1 that never  
hath an end4 ,besides1 do but consider  
these two things1 it is like  they have 
some sway upon thy soul--#a4 ,when ,he  
came on ,his message1  ,he came with    
tears in ,his eyes1 and did even        
weepingly tender the  terms of          
reconciliation to them2 ,i say1 with    
tears in his eyes4 ,and  when ,he came  
near the city--i4e41 with ,his message  
of peace--beholding  the hardness of    
their hearts1 ,he wept over it1 and took
 up a  lamentation over it2 because ,he 

saw they rejected ,his mercy1 which  was
 tidings of peace2 ,i say1 wilt thou    
then slight a weeping ,jesus1  ,one that
 so loveth thy soul that1 rather than   
,he will lose thee1 ,he  will with tears
 persuade with thee8 #b4 ,not only so1  
but also when  ,he came1 ,he came all on
 a gore blood to proffer mercy to thee1 
to  show thee still how dearly ,he did  
love thee2 as if ,he had said1  ,sinner1
 here is mercy for thee2 but behold ,my 
bloody sweat1 ,my  bloody wounds1 ,my   
cursed death2 behold and see what danger
 ,i have  gone through to come unto thy 
soul2 ,i am come indeed unto thee1  and 
do bring thee tidings of salvation1 but 
it cost ,me ,my heart's  blood before ,i
 could come at thee1 to give thee the   
fruits of ,my  everlasting love4 ,but   
more of this anon4    ,thus have ,i     
spoken something concerning ,christ's   
being the ,messenger  of the new        
covenant2 but because ,i am not willing 
to cut too short  of what shall come    
after1 ,i shall pass by these things not

 half  touched1 and come to the other   
which ,i promised even now2 which was   
to show you1 that as there were         
,levitical ceremonies in or belonging   
to the first covenant1 so these types1  
or ,levitical ceremonies1  did represent
 the glorious things of the new         
covenant4 ,in those  ceremonies you read
 of a sacrifice1 of a priest to offer up
 the  sacrifice1 the place where1 and   
the manner how1 he was to offer  it2 of 
which ,i shall speak something4         
,christ the sacrifice of the new        
covenant4    ,,third4 ,a third office of
 ,christ1 in reference to the new       
covenant1  was ,his becoming the        
sacrifice4 ,as touching the sacrifice2  
you  find that it was not to be offered 
up of all kind of beasts1 as of  lions1 
bears1 wolves1 tigers1 dragons1         
serpents1 or such like2 to  signify1    
that not all kind of creatures that had 
sinned1 as devils1  the fallen angels1  
should be saved2 but the sacrifice was  
to be  taken out of some kind of beasts 

and birds1 to signify1 that some  of    
,god's creatures that had sinned ,he    
would be pleased to reconcile  them to  
,himself again2 as poor fallen man and  
woman1 those miserable  creatures1 ,god1
 the ,god of ,heaven1 had a good look   
for after their  fall2 but not for the  
cruel devils1 though more noble         
creatures by  creation than we4 ,here is
 grace4    ,now though these sacrifices 
were offered1 yet they were not offered 
to the end they should make the comers  
to1 or offerers thereof1  perfect2 but  
the things were to represent to the     
world what ,god  had in after ages for  
to do1 which was even the salvation of  
,his  creatures by that offering of the 
body of ,jesus ,christ1 of which  these 
were a shadow and a type for the        
accomplishing of the second  covenant4  
,for ,christ was by covenant to offer a 
sacrifice1 and that  an effectual one   
too1 if ,he intended the salvation of   
sinners--,a  body hast ,thou prepared   
for ,me2 ,i am come to do ,thy will     

7,heb  #aj3e74 ,i shall therefore show  
you1 ,first4 ,what was expected by ,god 
in the sacrifice in the type1 and then  
show you how it was answered  in the    
antitype4 ,second4 ,i shall show you the
 manner of the offering  of the type1   
and so answerable thereto to show you   
the fitness  of the sacrifice of the    
body of ,christ1 by way of answering    
some  questions4    ,first4 ,for the    
first of these1 ,what was expected by   
,god in the  sacrifice in the type1 and 
how answered in the antitype--#a4 ,god  
did expect that sacrifice which ,he     
,himself had appointed1 and not         
another1 to signify1 that none would    
serve ,his turn but the body  and soul  
of ,his appointed ,christ1 the ,mediator
 of the new covenant  7,john #a3bi74 #b4
 ,this sacrifice must not be lame nor   
deformed2 it  must have no scar1 spot1  
or blemish2 to signify1 that ,jesus     
,christ  was to be a complete sacrifice 
by covenant 7#a ,peter #a3ai74 #c4 ,this
  sacrifice was to be taken out of the  

flock or herd2 to signify1 that  ,jesus 
,christ was to come out of the race of  
mankind1 according to  covenant 7,heb   
#aj3e74 ,but1    ,second4 ,as to the    
manner of it ,the offering of the types1
 and so  answerable thereto1 to show the
 fitness of the sacrifice of the  body  
of ,christ--#a4 ,the sacrifice1 before  
it was offered1 was to  have all the    
sins of the children of ,israel         
confessed over it2 to  signify1 that    
,jesus ,christ must bear the sins of all
 ,his children  by covenant 7,isa       
#ec3d-g2 #a ,peter #b3bd74 ,as for ,thee
 also1 by the  blood of ,thy covenant1  
in ,his own body on the tree 7,zech     
#i3aa74  #b4 ,it must be had to the     
place appointed--namely1 without the    
camp  of ,israel2 to signify1 that      
,jesus ,christ must be led to the ,mount
  ,calvary 7,luke #bc3cc74 #c4 ,the     
sacrifice was to be killed there2 to    
signify1 that ,jesus ,christ must and   
did suffer without the city of          
,jerusalem for our salvation4 #d4 ,the  

sacrifice must not only have  its life  
taken away1 but also some of its flesh  
burned upon the  altar2 to signify1 that
 ,jesus ,christ was not only to die a   
natural  death1 but also that ,he should
 undergo the pains and torments of  the 
damned in ,hell4 #e4 ,sometimes there   
must be a living offering  and a dead   
offering1 as the goat that was killed1  
and the scape-goat1  the dead bird and  
the living bird1 to signify1 that ,jesus
 ,christ  must die1 and come to life    
again 7,lev #ai3d-f74 #f4 ,the goat that
  was to die was to be the sin-offering2
 that is1 to be offered as  the rest of 
the sin-offerings1 to make an atonement 
as a type2 and  the other goat was to   
have all the sins of the children of    
,israel  confessed over him1 and then   
let go into the wilderness1 never to  be
 catched again 7,lev #af3g-bb74 ,to     
signify1 that ,christ's death  was to   
make satisfaction for sin1 and ,his     
coming to life again was  to bring in   
everlasting justification from the      

power1 curse1 and  destroying nature of 
sin 7,rom #d3be74 #g4 ,the scape-goat   
was to be  carried by a fit man into the
 wilderness2 to signify that ,jesus     
,christ  should both be fit and able to 
carry our sins quite a way from us1  so 
as they should never be laid to our     
charge again4 ,here is grace4  #h4 ,the 
sacrifices under the law1 commonly part 
of them must be  eaten2 to signify1 that
 they that are saved should spiritually 
feed  on the body and blood of ,jesus   
,christ1 or else they have no life  by  
,him 7,exo #ab3e-aa2 ,john #f3ea-ec74   
#i4 ,this sacrifice must be eaten  with 
unleavened bread2 to signify1 that they 
which love their sins1  that devilish   
leaven of wickedness1 they do not feed  
upon ,jesus ,christ4 #h    ,now of what 
hath been spoken this is the sum1 that  
there is a  sacrifice under the new     
covenant1 as there were sacrifices under
 the  old2 and that this sacrifice did  
every way answer that1 or those2        
indeed1 they did but suffer for sin in  

show1 but ,he in reality2  they are the 
shadow1 but ,he as the substance4 ,o6   
when ,jesus ,christ  did come to make   
,himself a sacrifice1 or to offer       
,himself for sin1  you may understand   
that our sins were indeed charged to    
purpose  upon ,him4 ,o6 how they scarred
 his soul1 how they brake ,his body1    
insomuch that they made the blood run   
down ,his blessed face and from  ,his   
precious side2 therefore thou must      
understand these following              
things--,first1 that ,jesus ,christ by  
covenant did die for sin4  ,secondly1   
that ,his death was not a mere natural  
death1 but a cursed  death1 even such an
 one as men do undergo from ,god for    
their sins1  though ,he ,himself had    
none1 even such a death as to endure the
 very  pains and torments of ,hell4 ,o  
sad pains and inexpressible torments    
that this our ,sacrifice for sin went   
under6 ,the pains of ,his body  were not
 all2 no1 but the pains of ,his soul2   
for ,his soul was made  an offering as  

well as ,his body1 yet all but one      
sacrifice 7,isa  #ec74 ,as ,christ did  
not suffer in ,his body without         
suffering in  soul1 nor yet in soul     
without ,his suffering in body2 it was  
because  not the body without the soul1 
but both the body and soul of the       
saints should be for ever saved4 ,to    
signify1 that the suffering  of ,christ 
was not only a bodily suffering1 but a  
soul suffering2  not only to suffer what
 man could inflict upon ,him1 but also  
to  suffer soul torments that none but  
,god can inflict1 or suffer to  be      
inflicted upon ,him4 ,o1 the torments of
 ,his soul6 they were the  torments     
indeed2 ,his soul was that that felt the
 wrath of ,god4 ,my  soul1 saith ,he1 is
 exceeding sorrowful1 even unto death   
7,matt  #bf3ch74 ,now is ,my soul       
troubled1 and what shall ,i say8 7,john 
#ab3bg74 ,the rock was not so rent as   
was ,his precious soul2 there  was not  
such a terrible darkness on the face of 
the earth then as  there was on ,his    

precious soul4 ,o6 the torments of ,hell
 and the  eclipsings of the ,divine     
smiles of ,god were both upon ,him at   
once2  the devils assailing of ,him1 and
 ,god forsaking of ,him1 and all  at    
once6 ,my ,god1 ,my ,god1 saith ,he1 why
 hast ,thou forsaken ,me8  7,matt       
#bg3df74 ,now in my greatest extremity2 
now sin is laid upon  ,me1 the curse    
takes hold of ,me1 the pains of ,hell   
are clasped  about ,me1 and ,thou hast  
forsaken ,me4 ,o sad6 ,sinners1 this was
 not  done in pretence1 but in reality2 
not in show1 but in very deed2          
otherwise ,christ had dissembled1 and   
had not spoken the truth2 but  the truth
 of it ,his bloody sweat declares1 ,his 
mighty cries declare1  the things which 
and for what ,he suffered declare4 ,nay1
 ,i must  say thus much1 that all the   
damned souls in ,hell1 with all their   
damnations1 did never yet feel that     
torment and pain that did this  blessed 
,jesus in a little time4 ,sinner1 canst 
thou read that ,jesus  ,christ was made 

an offering for sin1 and yet go in sin8 
,canst thou  hear that the load of thy  
sins did break the very heart of        
,christ1  and spill ,his precious blood8
 and canst thou find in thy heart  to   
labour to lay more sins upon ,his back8 
,canst thou hear that ,he  suffered the 
pains1 the fiery flames of ,hell1 and   
canst thou find  in thy heart to add to 
,his groans by slighting of ,his        
sufferings8  ,o hard-hearted wretch6 how
 canst thou deal so unkindly with such  
a sweet ,lord ,jesus8    ,quest4 ,but   
why did ,christ offer ,himself in       
sacrifice8    ,answ4 ,that thou shouldst
 not be thrown to the very devils4      
,quest4 ,but why did ,he spill ,his     
precious blood8    ,answ4 ,that thou    
mightest enjoy the joys of ,heaven4     
,quest4 ,but why did ,he suffer the     
pains of ,hell8    ,answ4 ,that thou    
mightest not fry with the devil and     
damned souls4    ,quest4 ,but could not 
we have been saved if ,christ had not   
died8    ,answ4 ,no2 for without the    

shedding of blood there is no remission2
  and besides1 there was no death that  
could satisfy ,god's justice  but ,his1 
which is evident1 because there was none
 in a capacity  to die1 or that was able
 to answer an infinite ,god by ,his  so 
suffering but ,he4 #i    ,quest4 ,but   
why did ,god let ,him die8    ,answ4 ,he
 standing in the room of sinners1 and   
that in their names  and natures1 ,god's
 justice must fall upon ,him2 for       
justice takes  vengeance for sin        
wheresoever it finds it1 though it be on
 ,his dear  ,son4 ,nay1 ,god favoured   
,his ,son no more1 finding our sins upon
 ,him1  than ,he would have favoured any
 of us2 for1 should we have died8  so   
did ,he4 ,should we have been made a    
curse8 so was ,he4 ,should we  have     
undergone the pains of ,hell8 so did    
,he4    ,quest4 ,but did ,he indeed     
suffer the torments of ,hell8    ,answ4 
,yea1 and that in such a horrible way   
too1 that it is unspeakable4    ,quest4 
,could ,he not have suffered without    

,his so suffering8 ,would  not ,his     
dying only of a natural death have      
served the turn8    ,answ4 ,no1 in      
nowise4 #a4 ,the sins for which ,he     
suffered called for  the torments of    
,hell2 the conditions upon which ,he    
died did call  for the torments of      
,hell2 for ,christ did not die the death
 of a  saint1 but the death of a sinner1
 of a cursed and damned sinner2  because
 ,he stood in their room1 the law to    
which ,he was subjected  called for the 
torments of ,hell2 the nature of ,god's 
justice could  not bate ,him anything2  
the death which ,he was to suffer had   
not  lost its sting2 all these being put
 together do irresistibly declare  unto 
us that ,he1 as a sacrifice1 did suffer 
the torments of ,hell  7,gal #c3ac74    
,but1 #b4 ,had ,he not died and suffered
 the cursed death1  the covenant had    
been made void1 and ,his ,suretyship    
would have  been forfeited1 and1 besides
 this1 the world damned in the flames   
of ,hell-fire2 therefore1 ,his being a  

sacrifice was one part of the  covenant2
 for the terms of the covenant were that
 ,he should spill  ,his blood4 ,o       
blessed ,jesus6 ,o blessed grace6 7,zech
 #i3aj1aa74    ,quest4 ,but why1 then1  
is ,his death so slighted by some8      
,answ4 ,because they are enemies to     
,him1 either through ignorance  or      
presumption2 either for want of         
knowledge or out of malice2 for  surely 
did they love or believe ,him1 they     
could not choose but break  and bleed at
 heart to consider and to think of ,him 
7,zech #ab3aj1aa47    ,christ the ,high 
,priest of the ,new ,covenant4          
,,fourth1 ,a fourth office of ,christ   
under the new covenant is  ,his         
priestly4 ,thus1 passing this1 ,i shall 
now speak something to  ,christ's       
priestly office4 ,but1 by the way1 if   
any should think that  ,i do spin my    
thread too long in distinguishing ,his  
priestly office  from ,his being a      
sacrifice1 the supposing that for       
,christ to be a  priest and a sacrifice 

is all one and the same thing2 and it   
may  be it is1 because they have not    
thought on this so well as they         
should--namely1 that as ,he was a       
sacrifice ,he was passive1 that is1  led
 or had away as a lamb to ,his          
sufferings 7,isaiah #ec72 but as a      
priest ,he was active--that is1 ,he did 
willingly and freely give up  ,his ,body
 to be a sacrifice4 ,he hath given ,his 
life a ransom for  many4 ,this          
consideration being with some weight and
 clearness on  my spirit1 ,i was and am 
caused to lay them down in two          
particular  heads4    ,and therefore ,i 
would speak something to is this1 that  
as there  were priests under the first  
covenant1 so there is a ,priest under   
this1 belonging to this new covenant1 a 
,high ,priest1 the ,chief  ,priest2 as  
it is clear where it is said1 ,we having
 a high priest  over the house of ,god  
7,heb #c3a2 #e3e1aj2 #g3bd-bf2 #h3a1 #d2
 #aj3ba74    ,now the things that ,i    
shall treat upon are these--,first1 ,i  

shall  show you the qualifications      
required of a priest under the ,law2    
,second1 his office2 and1 ,third1 how   
,jesus ,christ did according to  what   
was signified by those under the law2 ,i
 say1 how ,he did answer  the types1 and
 where ,he went beyond them4    ,first1 
,for his qualifications3--    #a4 ,they 
must be called thereto of ,god--,no man 
taketh this honour  unto himself1 but he
 that is called of ,god1 as ,aaron 7,heb
 #e3d74  ,now ,aaron's being called of  
,god to be a priest signifies that      
,jesus  ,christ is a ,priest of ,god's  
appointment1 such an one that ,god hath 
chosen1 likes of1 and hath set on       
work--,called of ,god an ,high  ,priest1
 etc4 7,heb #e3aj74    #b4 ,the priests 
under the law they must be men1         
complete1 not  deformed--,speak unto    
,aaron1 saith ,god to ,moses1 saying1   
,whosoever  he be of thy seed in their  
generations that hath any blemish1 let  
him not approach to offer the bread of  
his ,god4 ,for whatsoever man  he be    

that hath a blemish1 he shall not       
approach2 a blind man1 or  a lame1 or he
 that hath a flat nose1 or any thing    
superfluous1 or  a man that is          
broken-footed1 or broken-handed1 or     
crook-backt1 or  a dwarf1 or that hath a
 blemish in his eye1 or be scurvy1 or   
scabbed1  or hath his stones broken2 no 
man that hath a blemish of the seed  of 
,aaron the priest shall come nigh to    
offer the offerings of the  ,lord made  
by fire2 he that hath a blemish2 he     
shall not come nigh  to offer the bread 
of his ,god 7,lev #ba3ag-ba74 ,what doth
 all this  signify but that1 7#a47 ,he  
must not be lame1 to signify he must not
  go haltingly about the work of our    
salvation4 7#b47 ,he must not be  blind1
 to signify that he must not go         
ignorantly to work1 but he  must be     
quick of understanding in the things of 
,god4 7#c47 ,he must  not be scabbed1 to
 signify that the priest must not be    
corrupt of  filthy in his office4 7#d47 
,in a word1 he must be every way        

complete1  to signify to us that ,jesus 
,christ was to be1 and is1 most complete
  and most perfect in things pertaining 
to ,god in reference to ,his  second    
covenant4    #c4 ,the priests under the 
law were not to be hard-hearted1 but    
pitiful and compassionate1 willing and  
ready1 with abundance of  bowels1 to    
offer for the people1 and to make an    
atonement for them  7,heb #e3a1b74 ,to  
signify1 that ,jesus ,christ should be a
 tender-hearted  ,high ,priest1 able and
 willing to sympathize and be affected  
with  the infirmities of others1 to pray
 for them1 to offer up for them  ,his   
precious blood2 ,he must be such an ,one
 who can have compassion  on a company  
of poor ignorant souls1 and on them that
 are out of  the way1 to recover them1  
and to set them in safety 7,heb #d3ae74 
,and that ,he might thus do1 ,he must be
 a man that had experience of  the      
disadvantages that infirmity and sin did
 bring unto those poor  creatures 7,heb 
#b3ag74    #d4 ,the high priests under  

the law were not to be shy or squeamish 
in case there were any that had the     
plague or leprosy1 scab or  blotches2   
but must look on them1 go to them1 and  
offer for them 7,lev  #ac71 all which is
 to signify1 that ,jesus ,christ should 
not refuse  to take notice of the       
several infirmities of the poorest      
people1  but to teach them1 and to see  
that none of them be lost by reason  of 
their infirmity1 for want of looking to 
or tending of4 #aj    ,this privilege   
also have we under this second covenant4
 ,this is  the way to make grace shine4 
#e4 ,the high priests under the law they
 were to be anointed with  very         
excellent oil1 compounded by art 7,exo  
#bi3g2 #cj3cj74 ,to signify1  that      
,jesus1 the ,great ,high ,priest of this
 new covenant1 would be  in a most      
eminent way anointed to ,his priestly   
office by the ,holy  ,spirit of the     
,lord4    #f4 ,the priest's food and    
livelihood in the time of his ministry  
was to be the consecrated and holy      

things 7,exo #bi3cc74 ,to signify1  that
 it is the very meat and drink of ,jesus
 ,christ to do ,his priestly  office1   
and to save and preserve ,his poor1     
tempted1 and afflicted  saints4 ,o what 
a new-covenant ,high ,priest have we6   
#g4 ,the priests under the law were to  
be washed with water 7,exo  #bi3d74 ,to 
signify1 that ,jesus ,christ should not 
go about the work  of ,his priestly     
office with the filth of sin upon ,him1 
but was  without sin to appear as our   
,high ,priest in the presence of ,his   
,father1 to execute ,his priestly office
 there for our advantage--,for  such a  
high priest became us1 who is holy1     
harmless1 undefiled1  separate from     
sinners1 and made higher than the       
heavens 7,heb #g3bf74    #h4 ,the high  
priest under the law1 before they went  
into the holy place1  there were to be  
clothed--with a curious garment1 a      
breastplate1 and  an ephod1 and a robe1 
and a broidered coat1 a mitre1 and a    
girdle1  and they were to be made of    

gold1 and blue1 and purple1 and scarlet1
  and fine linen2 and in his garment and
 glorious ornaments there  must be      
precious stones1 and on those stones    
there must be written  the names of the 
children of ,israel 7read ,exodus #bh71 
and all this  was to signify what a     
glorious ,high ,priest ,jesus ,christ   
should be1  and how in the righteousness
 of ,god ,he should appear before ,god  
as  our ,high ,priest1 to offer up the  
sacrifice that was to be offered  for   
our salvation to ,god ,his ,father4 ,but
 ,i pass that4    ,second1 ,now ,i shall
 speak to ,his office4 ,the office of   
the high  priest in general was twofold4
 #a4 ,to offer the sacrifice without    
the camp4 #b4 ,to bring it within the   
veil--that is1 into the holiest  of all1
 which did type out ,heaven4    #a4     
,first part of the high priest's office4
 7#a47 ,it was the office  of the priest
 to offer the sacrifice2 and so did     
,jesus ,christ2 ,he  did offer ,his own 
,body and ,soul in sacrifice4 ,i say1   

,,he did ,,offer  it1 and not another1  
as it is written1 ,no man taketh away   
,my life1  but ,i lay it down of        
,myself2 ,i have power to lay it down1  
and ,i  have power to take it again     
7,john #aj3ag1ah74 ,and again it is     
said1  ,when ,he1 ,jesus1 had offered up
 one sacrifice for sin1 for ever  sat   
down on the right hand of ,god 7,heb    
#aj3ab74 7#b47 ,the priests  under the  
law must offer up the sacrifice that    
,god had appointed1  and none else1 a   
complete one without any blemish2 and so
 did our  ,high ,priest1 where ,he      
saith1 ,sacrifice and offering ,thou    
wouldest  not1 but a body has ,thou     
prepared ,me1 and that ,i will offer    
7,heb  #aj3e74 7#c47 ,the priest was to 
take of the ashes of the sacrifice1  and
 lay them in a clean place2 and this    
signifies1 that the ,body  of ,jesus1   
after it had been offered1 should be    
laid into ,joseph's  sepulchre1 as in a 
clean place1 where never any man before 
was laid  7,lev #f3aa1 compared with    

,john #ai3da1db74    #b4 ,second part of
 the high priest's office4 ,this being  
one part  of his office1 and when this  
was done1 then in the next place he     
was1 7#a47 ,to put on the glorious      
garment1 when he was to go into  the    
holiest1 and take of the blood1 and     
carry it thither1 etc41 he  was to put  
on the holy garment which signifieth the
 righteousness  of ,jesus ,christ4 7#b47
 ,he was in this holy garment1 which    
hath in  it the stones1 and in the      
stones the names of the twelve tribes   
of the children of ,israel1 to appear in
 the holy place4 ,and thou  shalt take  
two onyx stones1 and grave on them the  
names of the  children of ,israel3 six  
of their names on one stone1 and the    
other  six names of the rest on the     
other stone1 according to their birth   
7,exo #bh3i1aj74 ,and this was to       
signify1 that ,jesus ,christ was to     
enter into the holiest1 then ,he was    
there to bear the names of ,his  elect  
in the tables of ,his heart before the  

,throne of ,god and the  ,mercy-seat    
7,heb #ab3bc74 7#c47 ,with this he was  
to take of the blood  of the sacrifices1
 and carry it into the holiest of all1  
which was  a type of ,heaven1 and there 
was he to sprinkle the mercy-seat2 and  
this was to be done by the high priest  
only2 to signify1 that none  but ,jesus 
,christ must have this office and       
privilege1 to be the  people's ,high    
,priest to offer for them4 ,but into the
 second went  the high priest alone once
 every year1 not without blood1 which he
  offered for himself1 and for the      
errors of the people 7,heb #i3g74  7#d47
 ,he was there to make an atonement for 
the people with the blood1  sprinkling  
of it upon the mercy-seat2 but this must
 be done with  much incense4 ,and ,aaron
 shall bring the bullock of the         
sin-offering  which is for himself1 and 
for his house1 and shall kill the       
bullock  of the sin-offering which is   
for himself3 and he shall take a censor 
full of burning coals of fire from off  

the altar before the ,lord1  and his    
hands full of sweet incense beaten      
small1 and bring it  within the veil3   
and he shall put the incense upon the   
fire before  the ,lord1 that he cloud of
 the incense may cover the mercy-seat   
that is upon the testimony1 that he die 
not3 and he shall take of  the blood of 
the bullock1 and sprinkle it with his   
finger upon the  mercy-seat eastward1   
and before the mercy-seat shall he      
sprinkle  of the blood with his finger  
seven times4 ,then shall he kill the    
goat of the sin-offering1 that is for   
the people1 and bring his  blood within 
the veil1 and do with that blood as he  
did with the  blood of the bullock1 and 
sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat and     
before  the mercy-seat4 7,lev           
#af3aa-ae74 ,now this was for the priest
 and  the people2 all which doth signify
 that ,jesus ,christ was after  ,his    
death to go into ,heaven itself1 of     
which this holy place was a  figure1 and
 there to carry the sacrifice that ,he  

offered upon the  ,cross into the       
presence of ,god1 to obtain mercy for   
the people  in a way of justice 7,heb   
#i74 ,and in that he is said to take his
  hands full of sweet incense1 it       
signifies that ,jesus ,christ was to    
offer up ,his sacrifice in the presence 
of ,his ,father in a way of             
intercession and prayers4    ,i might   
have branched these things out into     
several particulars1  but ,i would be   
brief4 ,i say1 therefore1 the office of 
the priest  was to carry the blood into 
the holy place1 and there to present  it
 before the mercy-seat1 with his heart  
full of intercessions for  the people   
for whom he was a priest 7,luke         
#a3h-aa74 ,this is ,jesus  ,christ's    
work now in the ,kingdom of ,glory1 to  
plead ,his own blood1  the nature and   
virtue of it1 with a perpetual          
intercession to the  ,god of ,mercy on  
behalf of us poor miserable sinners     
7,heb #g3be74    ,comfortable           
considerations from ,christ's           

intercession4 ,now1 in the  intercession
 of this ,jesus1 which is part of ,his  
priestly office1  there are these things
 to be considered for our comfort--     
#a4 ,there is a pleading of the virtue  
of ,his ,blood for them that are        
already come in1 that they may be kept  
from the evils of heresies1  delusions1 
temptations1 pleasures1 profits1 or     
anything of this  world which may be too
 hard for them4 ,father1 ,i pray not    
that ,thou  shouldest take them out of  
the world1 saith ,christ1 but that ,thou
  shouldest keep them from the evil     
7,john #ag3ae74    #b4 ,in case the     
devil should aspire up into the presence
 of ,god1  to accuse any of the poor    
saints1 and to plead their backslidings 
against them1 as he will do if he can1  
then there is ,jesus1 our ,lord  ,jesus1
 ready in the ,court of ,heaven1 at the 
right hand of ,god1 to  plead the virtue
 of ,his ,blood1 not only for the great 
and general  satisfaction that ,he did  
give when ,he was on the ,cross1 but    

also  the virtue that is in it now for  
the cleansing and fresh purging  of ,his
 poor saints under their several        
temptations and infirmities2  as saith  
the ,apostle1 ,for if when we were      
enemies we were reconciled  to ,god by  
the death of ,his ,son1 much more being 
reconciled1 we shall  be saved by ,his  
life--that is1 by ,his intercession     
7,rom #e3aj74    #c4 ,the maintaining of
 grace1 also1 is by ,jesus ,christ's    
intercession1  being the second part of 
,his priestly office4 ,o1 had we not a  
,jesus  at the right hand of ,god making
 intercession for us1 and to convey     
fresh supplies of grace unto us through 
the virtue of ,his ,blood  being pleaded
 at ,god's right hand1 how soon would it
 be with us  as it is with those for    
whom ,he prays not at all 7,john #ag3i78
 ,but  the reason why thou standest     
while others fall1 the reason why thou  
goest through the many temptations of   
the world1 and shakest them  off from   
thee1 while others are ensnared and     

entangled therein1 it  is because thou  
hast an interceding ,jesus4 ,i have     
prayed1 saith  ,he1 that thy faith fail 
not 7,luke #bb3cb74    #d4 ,it is partly
 by the virtue of ,christ's intercession
 that the  elect are brought in4 ,there 
are many that are to come to ,christ    
which are not yet brought in to ,christ3
 and it is one part of ,his  work to    
pray for their salvation too--,neither  
pray ,i for these  alone1 but for them  
also which shall believe1 though as yet 
they  do not believe on ,me1 but that   
they may believe through their  word    
7,john #ag3bj74 ,and let me tell thee1  
soul1 for thy comfort1 who  art a-coming
 to ,christ1 panting and sighing1 as if 
thy heart would  break1 ,i tell thee1   
soul1 thou wouldst never have come to   
,christ1  if ,he had not first1 by the  
virtue of ,his blood and intercession1  
sent into thy heart an earnest desire   
after ,christ2 and let me tell  thee    
also1 that it is ,his business to make  
intercession for thee1  not only that   

thou mightest come in1 but that thou    
mightest be  preserved when thou art    
come in 7,compare ,heb #g3be2 ,rom      
#h3cc-ci74    #e4 ,it is by the         
intercession of ,christ that the        
infirmities of the  saints in their holy
 duties are forgiven4 ,alas1 if it were 
not for  the priestly office of ,christ 
,jesus1 the prayers1 alms1 and other    
duties of the saints might be rejected1 
because of the sin that is  in them2 but
 ,jesus being our ,high ,priest1 ,he is 
ready to take away  the iniquities of   
our holy things1 perfuming our prayers  
with the  glory of ,his own perfections2
 and therefore it is that there is an   
answer given to the saints' prayers1 and
 also acceptance of their  holy duties  
7,rev #h3c1d74 ,but ,christ being come  
an high priest of  good things to come1 
by a greater and more perfect           
tabernacle1 not  made with hands1 that  
is to say1 not of this building2 neither
 by  the blood of goats and calves1 but 
by ,his own blood ,he entered in  once  

into the holy place1 having obtained    
eternal redemption for us4  ,for if the 
blood of bulls and of goats1 and the    
ashes of an heifer  sprinkling the      
unclean1 sanctifieth to the purifying of
 the flesh3  how much more shall the    
blood of ,christ1 who through the       
eternal  ,spirit offered ,himself       
without spot to ,god1 purge your        
conscience  from dead works to serve the
 living ,god8 ,and for this cause ,he is
  the mediator of the ,new ,testament1  
or covenant1 that by means  of death1   
for the redemption of the transgressions
 that were under  the first testament1  
they which are called1 notwithstanding  
all  their sins1 might receive the      
promise of eternal inheritance 7,heb    
#i3aa-ae74    ,third4 ,the third thing  
now to be spoken to is1 to show where   
and  how ,jesus ,christ outwent and goes
 beyond these priests1 in all  their    
qualifications and offices1 for the     
comfort of poor saints4    #a4 ,they    
that were called to the priesthood under

 the law were but  men2 but ,he is both 
,god and man 7,heb #g3c1bh74    #b4     
,their qualifications were in them in a 
very scanty way2 but  ,jesus was every  
way qualified in an infinite and full   
way4    #c4 ,they were consecrated but  
for a time1 but ,he for evermore 7,heb  
#g3bc1bd74    #d4 ,they were made       
without an oath1 but ,he with an oath   
7,verses  #bj1ba74    #e4 ,they as      
servants2 but ,he as a ,son 7,hebrews   
#c3f74    #f4 ,their garments were but  
such as could be made with hands1 but   
,his the very righteousness of ,god     
7,exo #bh2 ,rom #c3bb2 ,phil #c3h1i74   
#g4 ,their offerings were but the body  
and blood of beasts1 and such  like1 but
 ,his offering was ,his own body and    
soul 7,heb #i3ab1ac2  #aj3d1e2 ,isa     
#ec3aj74    #h4 ,those were at best but 
a shadow or type1 but ,he the very      
substance  and end of all those         
ceremonies 7,heb #i3a1aj1aa74    #i4    
,their holy place was but made by men1  
but ,his1 or that which  ,jesus is      

entered1 is into ,heaven itself 7,heb   
#i3b1c1bd74    #aj4 ,when they went to  
offer their sacrifice1 they were forced 
to  offer for themselves1 as men        
compassed about with infirmity1 but ,he 
holy1 harmless1 who did never commit the
 least transgression 7,heb  #g3bf2      
#aj3aa74    #aa4 ,they when they went to
 offer they were fain to do it standing1
  to signify that ,god had no           
satisfaction therein2 but ,he1 when ,he 
had offered one sacrifice for sins for  
ever1 sat down on the right  hand of    
,god1 to signify that ,god was very well
 pleased with ,his  offering 7,heb      
#aj3ab74    #ab4 ,they were fain to     
offer oftentimes the same sacrifices1   
which  can never take away sins2 but    
,he1 by one offering hath perfected  for
 ever them that are sanctified 7,heb    
#aj3aa1ad74    #ac4 ,their sacrifices at
 the best could but serve for the       
cleansing  of the flesh1 but ,his for   
cleansing both body and soul--the blood 
of ,jesus ,christ doth purge the        

conscience from dead works1 to live  a  
holy life 7,heb #i3ac1ad74    #ad4      
,those high priests could not offer but 
once a year in the holiest  of all1 but 
our ,high ,priest ,he ever liveth to    
make intercession  for us 7,heb #i3g2   
#ab3bd1be74    #ae4 ,those high priests1
 notwithstanding they were priests1 they
  were not always to wear their holy    
garments2 but ,jesus never puts  them   
off of ,him1 but is in them always4     
#af4 ,those high priests1 death would be
 too hard for them1 but our  ,high      
,priest hath vanquished and overcome    
that cruel enemy of ours1  and brought  
life and immortality to light through   
the glorious  ,gospel 7,heb #g3ba1bc2   
#b3ae2 #b ,tim #a3aj74    #ag4 ,those   
high priests were not able to save      
themselves2 but this  is able to save   
,himself1 and all that come to ,god1 by 
,him 7,heb  #g3be74    #ah4 ,those high 
priests' blood could not do away sin2   
but the blood  of ,jesus ,christ1 who is
 our ,high ,priest1 cleanseth us from   

all  sin 7#a ,john #a3g74    #ai4 ,those
 high priests sometimes by sin caused   
,god to reject their  sacrifices2 but   
this ,high ,priest doth always the      
things that please  ,him4    #bj4 ,those
 high priests could never convey the    
,spirit by virtue of  their sacrifices  
or office2 but this ,high ,priest1 our  
,lord ,jesus1  ,he can and doth give all
 the gifts and graces that are given to 
the sons of men4    #ba4 ,those high    
priests could never by their sacrifices 
bring the  soul of any sinner to glory  
by virtue of itself2 but ,jesus hath by 
one offering1 as ,i said before1        
perfected for ever those that ,he  did  
die for4 ,thus in brief ,i have showed  
in some particulars how  and wherein    
,jesus our ,high ,priest doth go beyond 
those high priests2  and many more      
without question might be mentioned1 but
 ,i forbear4    ,christ the forerunner  
of the saints4    ,,fifth4 ,a fifth     
office of ,christ in reference to the   
second covenant  was1 that ,he should be

 the forerunner to ,heaven before ,his  
saints  that were to follow after4      
,first1 ,he strikes hands in the        
covenant1  and then ,he stands bound as 
a ,surety to see everything in the      
covenant accomplished that was to be    
done on ,his part2 next ,he  brings the 
message from ,heaven to the world2 and  
before ,he goeth  back1 ,he offereth    
,himself for the same sins that ,he     
agreed to suffer  for2 and so soon as   
this was done1 ,he goeth post-haste to  
,heaven  again1 not only to exercise the
 second part of ,his priestly office1   
but as our forerunner1 to take          
possession for us1 even into ,heaven    
itself1 as you may see1 where it is     
said1 ,whither the ,forerunner  is for  
us entered 7,heb #f3bj74    ,first4 ,he 
is run before to open ,heaven's         
gates--,be ye open1 ye  everlasting     
doors1 that the ,king of ,glory may     
enter in4    ,second4 ,he is run before 
us to take possession of glory in our   
natures for us4    ,third4 ,he is run   

before to prepare us our places against 
we come  after--,i go to prepare a place
 for you 7,john #ad3a-c74    ,fourth4   
,he is run thither to make the way easy1
 in that ,he hath  first trodden the    
path ,himself4    ,fifth4 ,he is run    
thither to receive gifts for us4 ,all   
spiritual  and heavenly gifts had been  
kept from us had not ,christ1 so soon   
as the time appointed was come1 run back
 to the ,kingdom of ,glory to  receive  
them for us4 ,but ,i cannot stand to    
enlarge upon these glorious  things1 the
 ,lord enlarge them upon your hearts by 
meditation4 ,these  things have ,i      
spoken to show you that saints are under
 grace4    ,christ completely fulfilled 
the conditions of the new covenant4     
,here now ,i might begin to speak of    
,his prophetical and kingly office1  and
 the privileges that do and shall come  
thereby1 but that ,i fear  ,i shall be  
too tedious1 therefore at this time ,i  
shall pass them  by4 ,thus you may see  
how the ,covenant of ,grace doth run1   

and with  ,whom it was made1 and also   
what were the conditions thereof4       
,now1 then1 this grace1 this everlasting
 grace of ,god1 comes to be  free to us 
through the satisfaction1 according to  
the conditions1  given by ,another for  
us2 for though it be free1 and freely   
given  to us1 yet the obtaining of it   
did cost our ,head1 our public ,man1  a 
very dear price4 ,for ye are bought with
 a price1 even with the  precious blood 
of ,christ4 ,so it is by ,another1 ,i   
say1 not by us2  yet it is as surely    
made over to us1 even to so many of us  
as do  or shall believe1 as if we had   
done it1 and obtained the grace of  ,god
 ourselves 7#a ,cor #f3bj2 #a ,peter    
#a3i74 ,nay1 surer2 for consider1  ,i   
say1 this grace is free to us1 and comes
 upon a clear score1  by virtue of the  
labour and purchase of ,another for us2 
mark1  that which is obtained by        
,another for us is not obtained for us  
by ourselves--,no1 but ,christ hath1 not
 by the blood of goats and  calves1     

obtained eternal redemption for us1     
which were things  offered by men under 
the law1 but by ,his own blood1 meaning 
,christ's1 ,he entered in once into the 
holy place1 having obtained  eternal    
redemption for us 7,heb #i3ab74    ,it  
comes to be unchangeable through the    
perfection of that satisfaction  that   
was given to ,god through the ,son of   
,mary for us2 for whatever  the ,divine1
 infinite1 and eternal justice of ,god  
did call for  at the hands of man1 if   
ever he intended to be a partaker of the
  grace of ,god1 this ,jesus1 this one  
,man1 this public ,person1 did1  did    
completely give a satisfaction to it1   
even so effectually2 which  caused ,god 
not only to say1 ,i am pleased1 but ,i  
am well pleased2  completely and        
sufficiently satisfied with ,thee on    
their behalf2  for so you must          
understand it 7,matt #c3ag74 ,mark      
therefore these  following words--,and1 
having made peace1 or completely made up
  the difference1 through the blood of  

,his cross1 by ,him to reconcile  all   
things unto ,himself2 by ,him1 ,i say1  
whether they be things in  earth1 or    
things in heaven4 ,and you1 that were   
sometime alienated  and enemies in your 
mind by wicked works1 yet now hath ,he  
reconciled1  how8 in the body of ,his   
flesh through death1 to present you     
holy1  mark1 holy and unblameable and   
unreproveable in ,his sight 7,col       
#a3bj-bb74 ,and thus it is grace1       
unchangeable grace to us2 because  it   
was obtained1 yea1 completely obtained1 
for us1 by ,jesus ,christ1  ,god-man4   
,object4 ,but some may say1 ,how was it 
possible that one man ,jesus1  by one   
offering1 should so completely obtain   
and bring in unchangeable  grace for    
such an innumerable company of sinners  
as are to be saved8    ,answ4 ,first4   
,in that ,he was every way fitted for   
such a work4 ,and1  ,second4 ,in that1  
as ,i said before1 ,he did every way    
completely  satisfy that which was      
offended by our disobedience to the     

former  covenant4    ,first4 ,he was    
every way fitted for such a work4 ,and1 
for the  clearing of this1    #a4       
,consider1 was it man that had offended8
 ,he was ,man that gave  the            
satisfaction--,for since by man came    
death1 by man came also  the            
resurrection of the dead 7#a ,cor       
#ae3ba74    #b4 ,was it ,god that was   
offended8 ,he was ,god that did give a  
satisfaction--,unto us a child is born1 
unto us a son is given4--and  ,his name 
shall be called ,the mighty ,god 7,isa  
#i3f74 ,he thought  it not robbery to be
 equal with ,god3 but1 for our sakes1   
,he made  ,himself of no reputation1    
etc4 7,phil #b3f-g74    #c4 ,for the    
further clearing of this1 to show you   
that in everything  ,he was rightly     
qualified for this great work1 see what 
,god ,himself  saith of ,him2 ,he calls 
,him1 in the first place1 ,man2 and1    
secondly1  ,he owns ,him to be ,his     
,fellow1 saying1 ,awake1 ,o sword1      
against ,my  ,shepherd1 and against the 

,man--mark1 the ,man that is ,my        
,fellow1  saith the ,,lord of hosts     
7,zech #ac3g74    ,so that now1 let     
,divine and infinite justice turn itself
 which way  it will1 it finds one that  
can tell how to match it2 for if it say1
  ,i will require the satisfaction of   
man1 here is a ,man to satisfy  its cry2
 and if it say1 ,but ,i am an infinite  
,god1 and must and will  have an        
infinite satisfaction2 here is ,one also
 that is infinite1  even fellow with    
,god1 fellow in ,his essence and being2 
fellow in  ,his power and strength2     
fellow in ,his wisdom2 fellow in ,his   
mercy  and grace2 together with the rest
 of the attributes of ,god2 so  that1 ,i
 say1 let justice turn itself which way 
it will1 here is a  complete ,person to 
give a complete satisfaction 7,prov     
#h3bc2 #a ,cor  #a3bd2 ,titus #b3aj2    
compared with ,verse #aa74 ,thus much of
 the fitness  of the ,person4           
,second4 ,for the completeness of the   
satisfaction given by ,him for  us4 ,and

 that is discovered in these            
particulars--    #a4 ,doth justice call 
for the blood of that nature that       
sinned8 here  is the heart-blood of     
,jesus ,christ--,we have redemption     
through  ,his blood1 7,eph #a3g1ad2 #a  
,peter #a3ah1ai2 ,zech #i3aj1aa74    #b4
 ,doth justice say that this blood1 if  
it be not the blood of ,one  that is    
really and naturally ,god1 it will not  
give satisfaction  to infinite justice8 
then here is ,god1 purchasing ,his      
,church with  ,his own blood 7,acts     
#bj3bh74    #c4 ,doth justice say1 that 
it must not only have satisfaction for  
sinners1 but they that are saved must be
 also washed and sanctified  with this  
blood8 then here is ,he that so loved   
us1 that ,he washed  us from our sins in
 ,his own blood 7,rev #a3e74    #d4 ,is 
there to be a righteousness to clothe   
them with that is to  be presented      
before ,divine justice8 there here is   
the righteousness  of ,christ1 which is 
even the righteousness of ,god by faith 

7,rom  #c3bb2 ,phil #c3h-aj74    #e4    
,are there any sins now that will fly   
upon this ,saviour like so  many lions1 
or raging devils1 if ,he take in hand to
 redeem man8  ,he will be content to    
bear them all ,himself alone1 even in   
,his own  body upon the tree 7#a ,peter 
#b3bd74    #f4 ,is there any law now    
that will curse and condemn this        
,saviour  for standing in our persons to
 give satisfaction to ,god for the      
transgression of man8 ,he will be       
willing to be cursed1 yea1 to  be made a
 curse for sinners1 rather than they    
shall be cursed and  damned themselves  
7,gal #c3ac74    #g4 ,must the great and
 glorious ,god1 whose eyes are so pure  
that  ,he cannot behold iniquity2 ,i    
say1 must ,he not only have the blood1  
but the very life of ,him that will take
 in hand to be the ,deliverer  and      
,saviour of us poor miserable sinners8  
,he is willing to lay down  ,his life   
for ,his sheep 7,john #aj3aa74    #h4   
,must ,he not only die a natural death1 

but must ,his soul descend  into hell1  
though it should not be left there1 ,he 
will suffer that  also ,psalms #af3aj2  
and ,acts #b3ca4 #aa    #i4 ,must ,he   
not only be buried1 but rise again from 
the dead1 and  overcome death1 that ,he 
might be the first-fruits to ,god of    
them  that sleep1 which shall be saved8 
,he will be buried1 and also  through   
the strength of ,his ,godhead1 ,he will 
raise ,himself out of  the grave1 though
 death hold ,him never so fast1 and the 
,jews lay  never such a great stone upon
 the mouth of the selpulchre1 and seal  
it never so fast 7#a ,cor #ae3d2 ,luke  
#bd3cd74    #aj4 ,must ,he carry that   
body into the presence of ,his ,father1 
to  take possession of ,heaven1 and must
 ,he appear there as a priest1  as a    
forerunner1 as an advocate1 as prophet1 
as a treasure-house1  as an interceder  
and pleader of the causes of ,his       
people8 ,he will  be all these1 and much
 more1 to the end the grace of ,god by  
faith  in ,jesus ,christ might be made  

sure to all the seed4 ,who then  can    
condemn8 ,it is ,god that justifieth2   
because ,christ hath died1  yea rather1 
that is risen again4 ,who1 now seeing   
all this is so  effectually done1 shall 
lay anything1 the least thing8 who can  
find  the least flaw1 the least wrinkle1
 the least defect or imperfection1  in  
this glorious satisfaction 7,rom        
#h3cc-cd2 ,heb #f3bj2 #i3bd2 ,john      
#ad3b1c2 #a ,john #b3a78    ,object4    
,but is it possible that ,he should so  
soon give infinite  justice a           
satisfaction1 a complete satisfaction8  
for the eternal  ,god doth require an   
eternal lying under the curse1 to the   
end ,he  may be eternally satisfied4    
,answ4 ,indeed1 that which is infinite  
must have an eternity to satisfy  ,god  
in--that is1 they that fall into the    
prison and pit of utter  darkness must  
be there to all eternity1 to the end the
 justice of  ,god may have its full blow
 at them4 ,but now ,he that ,i am       
speaking  of is ,god1 and so is infinite

 7,isa #i3f2 ,titus #a3af1ag2 ,heb      
#a3h1i2  ,phil #b3d-f74 ,now1 ,he which 
is true ,god is able to give in as      
little a time an infinite satisfaction  
as ,adam was in giving the              
dissatisfaction4 ,adam himself might    
have given satisfaction for  himself as 
soon as ,christ had he been very ,god1  
as ,jesus ,christ was4  ,for the reason 
why the posterity of ,adam1 even so many
 of them as  fall short of life1 must   
lie broiling in ,hell to all eternity is
  this--they are not able to give the   
justice of ,god satisfaction1 they      
being not infinite1 as aforesaid4 ,but  
,christ1 that is1 ,god-man1  being come 
an ,high ,priest1 that is1 to offer and 
give satisfaction1  of good things to   
come1 by a greater and more perfect     
tabernacle1  not made with hands1 that  
is to say1 not of this building2 neither
  by the blood of goats and calves1 but 
by ,his own1--mark you that1  but by    
,his own blood ,he entered in once into 
the holy place1  having obtained eternal

 redemption for us4 ,but how8 ,for if   
the  blood of bulls and of goats1 and   
the ashes of an heifer sprinkling  the  
unclean1 sanctifieth to the purifying of
 the flesh3 how much  more shall the    
blood of ,christ1 who through the       
eternal ,spirit1  who through the power 
and virtue of ,his infinite ,godhead1   
offered  ,himself without spot to ,god1 
purge your conscience from dead works   
to serve the living ,god8 ,and for this 
cause1 that is1 for that  ,he is ,god as
 well as man1 and so able to give       
justice an infinite  satisfaction1      
therefore1 ,he is the mediator of the   
new testament1  that by means of death1 
for the redemption of the transgressions
  that were under the first testament1  
they which are called might  receive the
 promise of eternal inheritance 7,heb   
#i3aa-ae74 ,as ,i  said before4         
,object4 ,this is much2 but is ,god     
connected with this8 ,is ,he satisfied  
now in the behalf of sinners by this    
,man's thus suffering8 ,if ,he  is1 then

 how doth it appear8    ,answ4 ,it is   
evident1 yea1 wonderful evident1 that   
this hath pleased  ,him to the full1 as 
appeareth by these following            
demonstrations4--    ,first4 ,in that   
,god did admit ,him into ,his presence2 
yea1 receive  ,him with joy and music1  
even with the sound of the trumpet1 at  
,his  ascension into ,heaven 7,psa      
#dg3e74 ,and ,christ makes it an        
argument  to ,his children that ,his    
righteousness was sufficient1 in that   
,he  went to ,his ,father1 and they saw 
,him no more1 of righteousness1  saith  
,he1 because ,i go to ,my ,father1 and  
ye see ,me no more 7,john  #af3aj74 ,as 
if ,he had said1 ,my ,spirit shall show 
to the world that  ,i have brought in a 
sufficient righteousness to justify     
sinners  withal1 in that when ,i go to  
appear in the presence of ,my ,father   
on their behalf1 ,he shall give ,me     
entertainment1 and not throw ,me  down  
from ,heaven1 because ,i did not do it  
sufficiently4    ,again2 if you consider

 the high esteem that ,god the ,father  
doth set  on the death of ,his ,son1 you
 will find that ,he hath received good  
content thereby4 ,when the ,lord ,jesus1
 by way of complaint1 told  ,his ,father
 that ,he and ,his merits were not      
valued to the worth1  ,his ,father      
answered1 ,it is a light thing that ,i  
should give ,thee1  ,o ,my ,servant1 to 
bring ,jacob again2 ,i will also give   
,thee for a  light to the ,gentiles1    
that ,thou mayest be ,my salvation unto 
the  end of the earth 7,isa #di3f74 ,as 
if the ,lord had said1 ,my ,son1 ,i  do 
value ,thy death at a higher rate than  
that ,thou shouldst save  the tribes of 
,israel only2 behold the ,gentiles1 the 
barbarous  heathens1 they also shall be 
brought in as the price of ,thy blood4  
,it is a light thing that ,thou         
shouldest be ,my ,servant only to bring1
  or redeem1 the tribes of ,jacob1 and  
to restore the preserved of  ,israel3 ,i
 will also give ,thee for a light to the
 ,gentiles1 that  ,thou mayest be ,my   

salvation unto the end of the earth4 #ab
    ,again2 you may see it also by the  
carriage of ,god the ,father to  all the
 great sinners to whom mercy was        
proffered4 ,we do not find  that ,god   
maketh any objection against them to    
come to ,him for the  pardon of their   
sins2 because ,he did want a            
satisfaction suitable  to the greatness 
of their sins4 ,there was ,manasseh1 who
 was one that  burned his children in   
the fire to the devil1 that used        
witchcraft1  that used to worship the   
host of heaven1 that turned his back on 
the ,word that ,god sent unto him2 nay1 
that did worse than the very  heathen   
that ,god cast out before the children  
of ,israel 7#b ,chron  #cc3a-ac74 ,also 
those that are spoken of in the         
,nineteenth of ,acts1  that did spend so
 much time in conjuration1 and the like1
 for such  ,i judge they were1 that when
 they came to burn their books1 they    
counted the price thereof to be fifty   
thousand pieces of silver  7,acts       

#ai3ai74 ,simon ,magus also1 that was a 
sorcerer1 and bewitched  the whole city1
 yet he had mercy proffered to him once 
and again  7,acts #h74 ,i say1 it was   
not the greatness of the sins of these  
sinners2 no1 nor of an innumerable      
company of others1 that made  ,god at   
all to object against the salvation of  
their souls1 which  justice would have  
constrained ,him to had ,he not had     
satisfaction  sufficient by the blood of
 the ,lord ,jesus4 ,nay1 further1 ,i do 
find  that because ,god the ,father     
would not have the merits of ,his ,son  
to be undervalued1 ,i say1 ,he doth     
therefore freely by ,his consent  let   
mercy be proffered to the greatest      
sinners--in the first place1  for the   
,jews1 that were the worst of men in    
that day for blasphemy  against the     
,gospel2 yet the ,apostle proffered     
mercy to them in the  first place--,it  
was necessary1 saith he1 that the ,word 
of ,god  should first have been spoken  
to you 7,acts #c3bf2 #ac3df74 ,and      

,christ  gave them commission so to do2 
for1 saith ,he1 ,let repentance and     
remission of sins be preached in ,my    
name among all nations1 and  begin--mark
 that1 beginning at ,jerusalem 7,luke   
#bd3dg71 ,let them  that but the other  
day had their hands up to the elbows in 
,my  heart's blood have the first       
proffer of ,my mercy4 ,and1 saith ,paul1
  ,for this cause ,i obtained mercy1    
that in me first ,jesus ,christ  might  
show forth all longsuffering1 for a     
pattern to them which  should hereafter 
believe on ,him to life everlasting 7#a 
,tim #a3af74  ,as the ,apostle saith1   
those sinners that were dead1 possessed 
with  the devil1 and the children of    
wrath1 ,he hath quickened1 delivered1   
and saved4 ,that ,he might1 even in the 
very ages to come ,he might  show the   
exceeding riches of ,his grace in ,his  
kindness toward us1  and that through   
,christ ,jesus 7,eph #b3g74    ,second4 
,it is evident that that which this ,man
 did as a common  person ,he did it     

completely and satisfactorily1 as       
appears by the  openness1 as ,i may so  
call it1 which was in the heart of ,god 
to  ,him at ,his resurrection and       
ascension--,ask of ,me1 saith ,he1 and  
,i shall give ,thee the very heathen for
 ,thine inheritance1 and  the uttermost 
parts of the earth for ,thy possession  
7,psa #b3h74  ,and this was at ,his     
resurrection 7,acts #ac3cc74 ,whereas1  
though ,he  had asked1 yet if ,he had   
not given a full and complete           
satisfaction1  justice would not have   
given ,him any thing2 for justice1 the  
justice  of ,god1 is so pure1 that if it
 be not completely satisfied in every   
particular1 it giveth nothing but curses
 7,gal #c3aj74    ,third4 ,it is yet far
 more evident that ,he hath indeed      
pleased  ,god in the behalf of sinners1 
in that ,god hath given ,him gifts to   
distribute to sinners1 yea1 the worst of
 sinners1 as a fruit of ,his            
satisfaction1 and that at ,his ascension
 7,psa #fh3ah74 ,christ hath  so        

satisfied ,god1 that ,he hath given ,him
 all the treasures both of  ,heaven and 
earth to dispose of as ,he seeth good2  
,he hath so pleased  ,god1 that ,he hath
 given ,him a name above every name1 a  
sceptre above  every sceptre1 a crown   
above every crown1 a kingdom above every
  kingdom2 ,he hath given ,him the      
highest place in ,heaven1 even ,his  own
 right hand2 ,he hath given ,him all the
 power of ,heaven and earth1  and under 
the earth1 in ,his own hand1 to bind    
whom ,he pleaseth1 and  to set free whom
 ,he thinks meet2 ,he hath1 in a word1  
such a high  esteem in the eyes of ,his 
,father1 that ,he hath put into ,his    
hands  all things that are for the      
profit of ,his people1 both in this     
world and that which is to come2 and all
 this as the fruit of  ,his faithfulness
 in doing of ,his work1 as the ,mediator
 of the new  covenant 7,phil #b3i2 ,rev 
#ai3f74 ,thou hast ascended on high1    
,thou  hast led captivity captive1 ,thou
 hast received gifts--mark1 ,thou  hast 

received them--for men1 even for the    
worst of men1 for the  rebellious also2 
and hath sent forth some1 being         
furnished with these  gifts2 some1 ,i   
say1 for the work of the ministry1 to   
the edifying  of them that are already  
called1 and also for the calling in of  
all those for whom ,he covenanted with  
,his ,father1 till all come in  the     
unity of faith1 etc4 7,eph #d3h-ac74    
,fourth4 ,it doth still appear yet far  
more evident2 for will you hear  what   
the ,father ,himself saith for the      
showing of ,his well-pleasedness  in    
these two particulars--,first1 in that  
,he bids poor souls to  hear and to do  
as ,christ would have them 7,matt #c3ag2
 ,luke #i3ce74  ,secondly1 in that ,he  
resolves to make them that turn their   
backs  upon ,him1 that dishonour ,him1  
which is done in a very great measure   
by those that lay aside ,his merits done
 by ,himself for justification2 ,i  say1
 ,he that resolved to make this ,his    
footstool1 where ,he saith1  ,sit ,thou 

at ,my right hand1 until ,i make ,thine 
enemies ,thy footstool  7,psa #aaj3a74  
,are they enemies to ,thee8 saith ,god4 
,i will be even  with them4 ,do they    
slight ,thy merits8 ,do they slight ,thy
 groans1  ,thy tears1 ,thy blood1 ,thy  
death1 ,thy resurrection and            
intercession1  ,thy second coming again 
in heavenly glory8 ,i will tear them and
  rend them2 ,i will make them as mire  
in the streets2 ,i will make  ,thy      
enemies ,thy footstool 7,matt #bb3dd2   
,heb #a3ac2 #aj3ac74 ,ay1 saith  ,he1   
and ,thou shalt dash them in pieces like
 a potter's vessel  7,psa #b3i74 ,look  
to it you that slight the merits of the 
blood of  ,christ4    ,fifth4 ,again    
further2 yet ,god will make all the     
world to know that ,he  hath been and is
 well pleased in ,his ,son1 in that ,god
 hath given1  and will make it appear   
,he hath given1 the world to come into  
,his hand2 and that ,he shall raise the 
dead1 bring them before  ,his           
judgment-seat1 execute judgment upon    

them1 which ,he pleaseth  to execute    
judgment on to their damnation2 and to  
receive them to  eternal life whom ,he  
doth favour1 even so many as shall be   
found  to believe in ,his name and      
merits 7,heb #b74 ,for as the ,father   
hath life in ,himself2 so hath ,he given
 to the ,son to have life in  ,himself2 
and hath given ,him authority to execute
 judgment also1  because ,he is the ,son
 of man4 ,for the hour is coming1 in the
 which  all that are in the graves shall
 hear ,his voice1 and shall come  forth2
 they that have done good1 unto the     
resurrection of life2  and they that    
have done evil1 unto the resurrection of
 damnation  7,john #e3bf-bi74 ,ay1 and  
the worst enemy that ,christ hath now   
shall  come at that day with a pale     
face1 with a quaking heart1 and bended  
knees1 trembling before ,him1 confessing
 the glory of ,his merits1  and the     
virtue there was in them to save1 to the
 glory of ,god the  ,father 7,rom       
#ad3aa2 ,phil #b3aa74    ,much more     

might be added to discover the glorious 
perfection  of this ,man's satisfaction2
 but for you that desire to be further  
satisfied concerning this1 search the   
,scriptures1 and beg of ,god  to give   
you faith and understanding therein2 and
 as for you that  slight these things1  
and continue so doing1 ,god hath another
 way to  take with you1 even to dash you
 in pieces like a potter's vessel2  for 
this hath ,christ received of ,his      
,father to do unto you 7,rev  #b3bg74   
,thus ,i have showed you in particular1 
that the ,covenant of ,grace  of ,god is
 free and unchangeable to men--that is1 
in that it hath  been obtained for men1 
and that perfectly1 to the satisfying of
  justice1 and taking all things out of 
the way that were any ways  a hindrance 
to our salvation 7,col #b3ad74    ,the  
,covenant of ,grace unchangeable2 the   
opposers answered4    ,the second thing 
for the discovering of this freeness and
 constancy  of the ,covenant of ,grace  
of ,god is manifested thus--    ,first4 

,whatsoever any man hath of the grace of
 ,god1 he hath it  as a free gift of    
,god through ,christ ,jesus the         
,mediator of this  covenant1 even when  
they are in a state of enmity to ,him1  
whether  it be ,christ as the           
foundation-stone1 or faith to lay hold  
of ,him1  mark that 7,rom #e3h1i2 ,col  
#a3ba1bb74 ,for by grace are ye saved   
through faith2 and that not of          
yourselves1 not for anything in  you1 or
 done by you for the purchasing of it1  
but it is the gift  of ,god1 7,eph #b3h7
 and that bestowed on you1 even when ye 
were dead  in trespasses and sins 7,eph 
#b3a1i74 ,nay1 if thou hast so much as  
one desire that is right1 it is the gift
 of ,god2 for of ourselves1  saith the  
,apostle1 we are not able to speak a    
good word1 or think  a good thought 7#b 
,cor #c3e74    ,was it not grace1       
absolute grace1 that ,god made promise  
to ,adam  after transgression8 7,gen    
#c3ae74 ,was it not free grace in ,god  
to save  such a wretch as ,manasseh was1

 who used enchantments1 witchcraft1     
burnt his children in the fire1 and     
wrought much evil8 7#b ,chron  #cc74    
,was it not free grace to save such as  
those were that are  spoken of in the   
#afth of ,ezekiel1 which no eye pitied8 
,was it not  free grace for ,christ to  
give ,peter a loving look after he had  
cursed1 and swore1 and denied ,him8 ,was
 it not free grace that met  ,paul when 
he was agoing to ,damascus to persecute1
 which converted  him1 and made him a   
vessel of mercy8    ,and what shall ,i  
say of such that are spoken of in #a    
,corinthians  #f3i1 #aj1 speaking there 
of fornicators1 idolaters1 adulterers1  
effeminate1 abusers of themselves with  
mankind1 thieves1 covetous1  drunkards1 
revilers1 extortioners1 the basest of   
sinners in the  world1 and yet were     
washed1 and yet were justified2 was it  
not  freely by grace8 ,o saints1 you    
that are in heaven cry out1 ,we came    
hither by grace2 and you that are on the
 earth1 ,i am sure you cry1  ,if ever we

 do go thither1 it must be freely by    
grace6    ,second4 ,in the next place1  
it appears to be unchangeable in        
this--#a4  ,because justice being once  
satisfied doth not use to call for the  
debt again4 ,no2 let never such a sinner
 come to ,jesus ,christ1 and  so to ,god
 by ,him1 and justice1 instead of       
speaking against the  salvation of that 
sinner1 it will say1 ,i am just as well 
as faithful  to forgive him his sins 7#a
 ,john #a3i74 ,when justice itself is   
pleased  with a man1 and speaks on his  
side1 instead of speaking against  him1 
we may well cry out1 ,who shall condemn8
 #b4 ,because there is  no law to come  
in against the sinner that believes in  
,jesus ,christ2  for he is not under    
that1 and that by right comes in against
 none  but those that are under it4 ,but
 believers are not under that--that  is1
 not their ,lord1 therefore that hath   
nothing to do with them2  and besides1  
,christ's blood hath not only taken away
 the curse  thereof1 but also ,he hath  

in ,his own ,person completely fulfilled
  it as a public ,person in our stead4  
7,rom #g3a-d74 #c4 ,the devil that      
accused them is destroyed 7,heb         
#b3ad1ae74 #d4 ,death1 and the grave1   
and ,hell are overcome 7#a ,cor #ae3ee2 
,hosea #ac3ad74 #e4 ,sin1 that  great   
enemy of man's salvation1 that is washed
 away 7,rev #a3e74 #f4  ,the            
righteousness of ,god is put upon them  
that believe1 and given  to them1 and   
they are found in it 7,phil #c3h-aj2    
,rom #c3bb74 #g4 ,christ  is always in  
,heaven to plead for them1 and to       
prepare a place for  them 7,heb #g3bd2  
,john #ad3a-d74 #h4 ,he hath not only   
promised that  ,he will not leave us1   
nor forsake us1 but ,he hath also sworn 
to  fulfill ,his promises4 ,o rich      
grace6 ,o free grace6 ,lord1 who desired
  ,thee to promise8 who compelled ,thee 
to swear8 ,we use to take honest  men   
upon their bare word1 but ,god1 willing 
more abundantly to show  unto the heirs 
of promise the immutability of ,his     

counsel1 hath  confirmed it by an oath3 
that by two immutable things1 ,his      
promise  and ,his oath1 in which it was 
impossible for ,god to lie1 or break    
either of them1 we might have a strong  
consolation1 who have fled  for refuge  
to lay hold upon the hope set before us 
7,heb #f3ag-ah74  ,i will warrant you1  
,god will never break ,his oath2        
therefore we  may well have good ground 
to hope from such a good foundation as  
this1 that ,god will never leave us     
indeed4 ,amen4    ,third4 ,not only     
thus1 but1 #a4 ,god hath begotten       
believers again to  ,himself1 to be ,his
 adopted and accepted children1 in and  
through  the ,lord ,jesus 7#a ,peter    
#a3c74 #b4 ,god hath prepared a kingdom 
for  them before the foundation of the  
world1 through ,jesus ,christ 7,matt    
#be3cd74 #c4 ,he hath given them an     
earnest of their happiness while  they  
live here in this world4 ,after that ye 
believed1 ye were  sealed with that holy
 ,spirit of promise1 which is the       

earnest of  our inheritance until the   
redemption of the purchased possession1 
unto the praise of ,his glory1 and that 
through this ,jesus 7,eph  #a3ac1ad74   
,these things are more fully laid down  
in that part of  the book which         
containeth the discourse of the         
privileges of the new  covenant4 #d4 ,if
 ,his children sin through weakness1 or 
by sudden  temptation1 they confessing  
of it1 ,he willingly forgives1 and heals
  all their wounds1 reneweth ,his love  
towards them1 waits to do them  good1   
casteth their sins into the depths of   
the sea1 and all this  freely1 without  
any work done by men as men--,not for   
your own sakes  do ,i do this1 ,o house 
of ,israel1 be it known unto you1 saith 
the  ,lord1 but wholly and alone by the 
blood of ,jesus 7,eze #cf3bc1bc74  #e4  
,in a word1 if you would see it         
altogether1 ,god's love was the  cause  
why ,jesus ,christ was sent to bleed for
 sinners4 ,jesus ,christ's  bleeding    
stops the cries of ,divine justice2 ,god

 looks upon them  as complete in ,him1  
gives them to ,him as ,his by right of  
purchase4  ,jesus ever lives to pray for
 them that are thus given unto ,him4    
,god sends ,his ,holy ,spirit into them 
to reveal this to them1 sends  ,his     
angels to minister for them2 and all    
this by virtue of an  ,everlasting      
,covenant between the ,father and the   
,son4 ,thrice happy  are the people that
 are in such a case6    ,nay1 further1  
,he hath made them brethren with ,jesus 
,christ1 members  of ,his flesh and of  
,his bones1 the spouse of this ,lord    
,jesus2 and  all to show you how dearly1
 how really1 how constantly ,he loveth  
us1 who1 by faith of ,his operation1    
have laid hold upon ,him4 ,these  things
 ,i might have treated upon more        
largely4    ,further ,arguments and     
,objections answered4    ,i shall now   
lay down a few arguments for the        
superabundant clearing  of it1 and      
afterwards answer two or three          
objections that may be  made against it1

 and so ,i shall fall upon the next     
thing4    ,first4 ,god loves the saints 
as ,he loves ,jesus ,christ2 and ,god   
loves  ,jesus ,christ with an eternal   
love2 therefore the saints also with    
the same4 ,thou hast loved them as ,thou
 has loved ,me 7,john #ag3bc74          
,second4 ,that love which is ,god       
,himself1 must needs be everlasting     
love2 and that is the love wherewith    
,god hath loved ,his saints in  ,christ 
,jesus2 therefore ,his love towards ,his
 children in ,christ  must needs be an  
everlasting love4 ,there is none dare   
say that the  love of ,god is mixed with
 a created mixture2 if not1 then it must
  needs be ,himself 7#a ,john #d3af74   
,you must not understand that love  in  
,god is a passion as it is in us2 but   
the love of ,god is the very  essence or
 nature of ,god4    ,third4 ,that love  
which is always pitched upon us1 in an  
object as  holy as ,god1 must needs be  
an everlasting love4 ,now the love of   
,god was and is pitched upon us1 through

 an object as holy as ,god  ,himself1   
even our ,lord ,jesus2 therefore it must
 needs be unchangeable4    ,fourth4 ,if 
,he with whom the ,covenant of ,grace   
was made1 did in every  thing and       
condition do even what the ,lord could  
desire or require  of ,him1 that ,his   
love might be extended to us1 and that  
for ever1  then ,his love must needs be 
an everlasting love1 seeing everything  
required of us was completely           
accomplished for us by ,him2 and all    
this hath our ,lord ,jesus done1 and    
that most gloriously1 even on  our      
behalf2 therefore it must needs be a    
love that lasts for ever  and ever4     
,fifth4 ,if ,god hath declared ,himself 
to be the ,god that changeth  not1 and  
hath sworn to be immutable in ,his      
promise1 then surely ,he  will be       
unchangeable2 and ,he hath done so2     
therefore it is impossible  for ,god to 
lie1 and so for ,his eternal love to be 
changeable 7,heb  #f3ac-ah74 ,here is an
 argument of the ,spirit's own making6  

,who can  contradict it8 ,if any object1
 and say1 ,but still it is upon the     
condition of believing--,i answer1 ,the 
condition also is ,his own  free gift1  
and not a qualification arising from the
 stock of nature  7,eph #b3h2 ,phil     
#a3bh1bi74 ,so that here is the love    
unchangeable2  here is also the         
condition given by ,him whose love is   
unchangeable1  which may serve yet      
further for a strong argument that ,god 
will  have ,his love unchangeable4      
,sinner1 this is better felt and enjoyed
  than talked of4    ,objection ,first4 
,but if this love of ,god be            
unchangeable in itself1  yet it is not  
unchangeably set upon the saints unless 
they behave  themselves the better4 ,the
 first objection4    ,answ4 ,as ,god's  
love at the first was bestowed upon the 
saints  without anything foreseen by the
 ,lord in them1 as done by them1        
,deuteronomy #i3d-f1 so ,he goeth on    
with the same1 ,saying1 ,i will  never  
leave thee nor forsake thee 7,heb       

#ac3e74    ,objection ,second4 ,but how 
cometh it to pass then1 that many fall  
off again from the grace of the ,gospel1
 after a profession of it  for some     
time2 some to delusions1 and some to    
their own sins again8  ,the second      
objection4    ,answ4 ,they are all      
fallen away1 not from the everlasting   
love of  ,god to them1 but from the     
profession of the love of ,god to them4 
,men may profess that ,god loves them   
when there is no such matter1  and that 
they are the children of ,god1 when the 
devil is their  father2 as it is in     
,john #h3dj-dd4 ,therefore they that do 
finally  fall away from a profession of 
the grace of the ,gospel1 it is1  first1
 because they are bastards and not sons4
 ,secondly1 because  as they are not    
sons1 so ,god suffereth them to fall1 to
 make it  appear that they are not sons1
 not of the household of ,god--,they    
went out from us1 but they were not of  
us2 for if they had been of  us1 they   
would no doubt1 mark that1 no doubt1    

saith he1 they  would have continued    
with us3 but they went out1 from us1    
that  they might be made manifest that  
they were not all of us 7#a ,john       
#b3ai74 ,and though ,hymeneus and       
,philetus do throw themselves headlong  
to ,hell1 nevertheless the foundation of
 ,god standeth sure1 having  this seal1 
,the ,lord knoweth them that are ,his   
7#b ,tim #b3ag-ai74    ,objection       
,third4 ,but the ,scripture saith that  
there are some that  had faith1 yet lost
 it1 and have made shipwreck of it4 ,the
 third  objection4 ,now ,god loves no   
longer than they believe1 as is evident2
  for he that believeth not shall be    
damned4 ,so then1 if some may  have     
faith1 and yet lose it1 and so lose the 
love of ,god because  they have lost    
their faith1 it is evident that ,god's  
love is not  so immutable as you say it 
is to every one that believeth4         
,answ4 ,there are more sorts of faith   
than one that are spoken of in          
,scripture--    #a4 ,there is a faith   

that man may have1 and yet be nothing1  
none  of the saints of ,god1 and yet may
 do great things therewith 7#a ,cor     
#ac3a-d74    #b4 ,there is a faith that 
was wrought merely by the operation  of 
the miracles that were done in those    
days by ,christ and his  followers--,and
 many of the people believed in ,him4   
,how came they  by their faith8 ,why1 by
 the operation of the miracles that ,he 
did  among them2 for said they1 ,when   
,christ cometh1 will ,he do more        
miracles than these which this man hath 
done8 7,john #g3ca74    ,the great thing
 that wrought their faith in them1 was  
only by seeing  the miracles that ,he   
did1 ,john #b3bc1 which is not that     
saving faith  which is called the faith 
of ,god's elect1 as is evident2 for     
there  must not be only miracles wrought
 upon outward objects to beget          
that--that being too weak a thing--but  
it must be by the same power  that was  
stretched out in raising ,christ from   
the dead2 yea1 the  exceeding greatness 

of that power 7,eph #a3ah1ai74 ,so there
 is a  believing1 being taken with some 
marvelous work1 visibly appearing  to   
the outward sense of seeing2 and there  
is a believing that  is wrought in the  
heart by an invisible operation of the  
,spirit1  revealing the certainty of the
 satisfaction of the merits of  ,christ 
to the soul in a more glorious way1 both
 for certainty and  for durableness1    
both as to the promise and the constancy
 of it  7,matt #af3ag1 #ah74    #c4     
,there is a faith of a man's own1 of a  
man's self also2 but the  faith of the  
operation of ,god1 in ,scripture1 is set
 in opposition  to that1 for1 saith ,he1
 you are saved by grace1 through faith1 
and that not of yourselves1 of your own 
making1 but that which is  the free gift
 of ,god 7,eph #b3h74    #d4 ,we say    
there is an historical faith--that is1  
such as is begotten  by the co-operation
 of the ,spirit with the ,word4    #e4  
,we say there is a traditional          
faith--that is1 to believe things  by   

tradition1 because others say they      
believe them2 this is received  by      
tradition1 not by revelation1 and shall 
never be able to stand1  neither at the 
day of death1 nor at the day of         
judgment2 though  possibly men1 while   
they live here1 may esteem themselves   
and states  to be very good1 because    
their heads are filled full of it4      
#f4 ,there is a faith that is called in 
,scripture a dead faith1 the  faith of  
devils1 or of the devil2 they also that 
have only this1 they  are like the      
devil1 and as sure to be damned as he1  
notwithstanding  their faith1 if they   
get no better into their hearts2 for it 
is  far off from enabling of them to lay
 hold of ,jesus ,christ1 and so  to put 
,him on for eternal life and            
sanctification1 which they must  do if  
ever they be saved 7,james #b3ai1bf74   
,but all these are short of the saving  
faith of ,god's elect1 as  is manifest2 
,i say1 first1 ,because these may be    
wrought1 and not  by that power so      

exceedingly stretched forth4 ,secondly1 
,because  these are wrought1 partly1    
7#a47 ,by the sense of seeing--namely1  
the miracles--not by hearing2 and1 7#b47
 ,the rest is wrought by a  traditional 
or historical influence of the words in 
their heads1  not by a heavenly1        
invisible1 almighty1 and saving         
operation of  the ,spirit of ,god in    
their hearts4    #g4 ,i do suppose also 
that there is a faith that is wrought   
upon  men through the influence of those
 gifts and abilities that ,god  gives   
sometimes to those that are not ,his own
 by election1 though  by creation2 my   
meaning is1 some men1 finding that ,god 
hath given  them very great gifts and   
abilities1--as to the gifts of          
preaching1  praying1 working miracles1  
or the like--,i say1 therefore do       
conclude  that ,god is their ,father1   
and they are ,his children2 the ground  
of  which confidence is still begotten1 
not by the glorious operation  of the   
,spirit1 but by a considering of the    

great gifts that ,god hath  bestowed    
upon them as to the things              
before-mentioned4 ,as thus1 7#a47  the  
poor soul considers how ignorant it was1
 and now how knowing  it is4 7#b47      
,considering how vain it formerly was1  
and also now how  civil it is1 presently
 makes this conclusion--,surely ,god    
loves me1  surely ,he hath made me one  
of ,his1 and will save me4 ,this is now 
a wrong faith1 as is evident1 in that it
 is placed upon a wrong  object2 for    
mark1 this faith is not placed assuredly
 on ,god's grace  alone1 through the    
blood and merits of ,christ being       
discovered  effectually to the soul1 but
 upon ,god through those things that    
,god hath given it1 as of gifts1 either 
to preach1 or pray1 or do  great works1 
or the like1 which will assuredly come  
to nought as  sure as ,god is in        
,heaven1 if no better faith and ground  
of faith  be found out for thy soul     
savingly to rest upon4    ,as to the    
second clause of the objection1 which   

runs to this effect1  ,god loves men    
upon the account of their believing1 ,i 
answer1 that  ,god loves men before they
 believe2 ,he loves them1 ,he calls     
them1  and gives them faith to          
believe--,but ,god1 who is rich in      
mercy1  for ,his great love wherewith   
,he loved us1 when8 when we believed1   
or before8 even when we were dead in    
sins1 and so1 far off from  believers1  
hath quickened us together with ,christ1
 by grace ye  are saved 7,eph #b3d1e74  
,now1 also1 ,i suppose that thou wilt   
say in thy heart1 ,i would you  would   
show us then what is saving faith2 which
 thing it may be ,i  may touch upon a   
while hence1 in the next thing that ,i  
am to speak  unto4 ,o they that have    
that are safe indeed6    ,,second4 ,,who
 ,,and ,,how ,,men ,,are ,,actually     
,,brought ,,into ,,the ,,new ,,covenant4
    ,the ,,second thing that ,i am to   
speak unto is this--,,who they are  that
 are actually brought into this free and
 unchangeable grace2  and also ,,how    

they are brought in4    ,answ4 ,indeed1 
now we come to the pinch of the whole   
discourse2 and  if ,god do but help me  
to run rightly through this1 as ,i do   
verily  believe ,he will1 ,i may do     
thee1 reader1 good1 and bring glory to  
my ,god4    ,the question containeth    
these two branches--,,first4 ,who are   
brought  in2 ,,second4 ,how they are    
brought in4    ,,first4 ,who are brought
 in8 ,the first is quickly              
answered--,christ  ,jesus came into the 
world to save sinners1 ,jewish sinners1 
,gentile  sinners1 old sinners1 young   
sinners1 great sinners1 the chiefest  of
 sinners4 ,publicans and harlots--that  
is1 whores1 cheaters1 and               
exactors--shall enter into the ,kingdom 
of ,heaven 7#a ,tim #a3ae2 ,rom         
#e3g-aa2 #a ,cor #f3i1aa2 ,matt #ba3ca74
 ,for ,i come not1 saith ,christ1  to   
call the righteous1 but sinners to      
repentance 7,mark #b3ag74    ,a sinner  
in the ,scripture is described in       
general to be a transgressor  of the    

law--,whosoever commiteth sin1          
transgresseth the law2 for  sin is the  
transgression of the law 7#a ,john      
#c3d74 ,but particularly2  they are     
described in a more particular way1 as1 
#a4 ,such as in whom  dwelleth the devil
 7,eph #b3b1c74 #b4 ,such as will do the
 service of  him 7,john #h3dd74 #c4     
,such as are enemies to ,god 7,col      
#a3ba7 #d4 ,such  as are drunkards1     
whoremasters1 liars1 perjured persons1  
covetous1  revilers1 extortionists1     
fornicators1 swearers1 possessed with   
devils1  thieves1 idolaters1 witches1   
sorcerers1 conjurors1 murderers1 and    
the like 7#a ,cor #f3i1aj2 #b ,chron    
#cc3a-ac2 ,acts #b3cf1cg2 #i3a-f2 #ai3i2
  #a ,tim #a3ad-af74 ,these are sinners1
 and such sinners that ,god hath        
prepared ,heaven1 happiness1 pardon of  
sin1 and an inheritance  of ,god1 with  
,christ1 with saints1 with angels1 if   
they do come in  and accept of grace1 as
 ,i might prove at large2 for ,god's    
grace is  so great1 that if they do come

 to ,him by ,christ1 presently all is   
forgiven them2 therefore never object   
that thy sins are too great  to be      
pardoned2 but come1 taste and see how   
good the ,lord is to  any whosoever come
 unto ,him4    ,,second4 ,the second    
thing is1 ,how are these brought into   
this  ,everlasting ,covenant of ,grace8 
,answ4 ,when ,god doth in deed and in   
truth bring in a sinner into  this most 
blessed covenant1 ,come to the          
,touchstone1 sinner4 for  so it is1 ,he 
usually goeth this way--    ,first4 ,he 
slays or kills the party to all things  
besides ,himself1  and ,his ,son ,jesus 
,christ1 and the comforts of the        
,spirit4 ,for the  clearing of this ,i  
shall show you1 #a4 ,with what ,god     
kills2 #b4 ,how  ,god kills2 #c4 ,to    
what ,god kills those whom ,he makes    
alive in ,jesus  ,christ4    #a4 ,what  
,god kills4 ,when ,god brings sinners   
into the ,covenant of  ,grace1 ,he doth 
first kill them with the ,covenant of   
,works1 which  is the moral law1 or ,ten

 ,commandments4 ,this is ,paul's        
doctrine1 and  also ,paul's experience4 
,it is his doctrine where he saith1 ,the
  ministration of death1 written and    
engraven in stones--the ministration  of
 condemnation1 which is the law1 in that
 place called the letter1  killeth 7#b  
,cor #c3f-i74 ,the letter1 saith he1    
killeth2 or the law1  or the            
ministration of death1 which in another 
place is called the  voice of words     
7,heb #ab3ai71 because they have no life
 in them1  but rather death and         
damnation1 through our inability to     
fulfill  them1 doth kill 7,rom #h3c2 #b 
,cor #f74 ,it is his experience where he
  saith1 ,i was alive that is1 to my own
 things1 without the law  once1 that is1
 before ,god did strike him dead by it1 
but when  the commandment came1 that is1
 to do and exercise its right office  on
 me1 which was to kill me1 then sin     
revived1 and ,i died1 and ,i  was       
killed4 ,and the commandment1 or the    
law1 which was ordained  to be unto     

life1 ,i found to be unto death4 ,for   
sin1 taking occasion  by the            
commandment1 deceived me1 and by it slew
 me 7,rom #g3i-aa74    #b4 ,but how doth
 ,god kill with this law1 or covenant8  
#a4 ,by opening to the soul the         
spirituality of it--,the law is         
spiritual1 saith he1 but ,i am carnal1  
sold under sin 7,rom #g3ad74  ,now the  
spirituality of the law is discovered   
this way--    7#a47 ,by showing to the  
soul that every sinful thought is a sin 
against it4 ,ay1 sinner1 when the law   
doth come home indeed upon  thy soul in 
the spirituality of it1 it will discover
 such things  to thee to be sins that   
now thou lookest over and regardest not2
  that is a remarkable saying of ,paul  
when he saith1 ,sin revived1  and ,i    
died4 ,sin revived1 saith he2 as if he  
had said1 ,those things  that before ,i 
did not value nor regard1 but looked    
upon them to be  trifles1 to be dead1   
and forgotten2 but when the law was     
fastened  on my soul1 it did so raise   

them from the dead1 call them into      
mind1 so muster them before my face1 and
 put such strength into  them1 that ,i  
was overmastered by them1 by the guilt  
of them4 ,sin  revived by the           
commandment1 or my sins had mighty      
strength1 life1  and abundance of force 
upon me because of that1 insomuch that  
they  killed me 7,matt #e3bh74    7#b47 
,it showeth that every such sin         
deserveth eternal damnation4  ,friends1 
,i doubt there be but few of you that   
have seen the  spirituality of the law  
of works4 ,but this is one thing in     
which  it discovereth its spirituality1 
and this is the proper work of  the     
,law4    7#c47 ,god1 with a discovery of
 this1 doth also discover ,his own      
,divine and infinite justice1 of which  
the law is a description1  which backs  
what is discovered by the law1 and that 
by discovering  of its purity and       
holiness to be so ,divine1 so pure1 so  
upright1  and so far of from winking at 
the least sin1 that ,he doth by that    

law1 without any favour1 condemn the    
sinner for that sin 7,gal  #c3aj74 ,now1
 when ,he hath brought the soul into    
this praemunire1#ac  into this puzzle1  
then1    #b4 ,he showeth to the soul the
 nature and condition of the law as  to 
its dealings with1 or forbearing of1 the
 sinner that hath sinned  against it2   
which is to pass an eternal curse upon  
both soul and  body of the party so     
offending1 saying to him1 ,cursed be the
 man  that continueth not in everything 
that is written in the ,book of  the    
,law to do it2 for1 saith the law1 this 
is my proper work2 first1  to show thee 
thy sins2 and when ,i have done that1   
then1 in the next  place1 to condemn    
thee for them1 and that without all     
remedy1 as  from ,,me1 or anything      
within my bounds1 for ,i am not to save 
any1  to pardon any--nay1 not to favour 
any in the least thing that have  sinned
 against me2 for ,god did not send me to
 make alive1 but to  discover sin1 and  
to condemn for the same4 ,now1 so soon  

as this is  presented to thy conscience1
 in the next place1 the ,lord also by   
this law doth show that now there is no 
righteous act according to  the tenor of
 that covenant that can replieve him1 or
 take him off  from all this horror and 
curse that lies upon him2 because that  
is  not an administration of pardon1 as 
,i said before1 to forgive the  sin1 but
 an administration of damnation1 because
 of transgression4  ,o1 the very        
discovery of this striketh the soul into
 a deadly  swoon1 even above half dead6 
,but when ,god doth do the work indeed1 
,he doth1 in the next place1 show the   
soul that he is the man that  is        
eternally under this covenant by nature1
 and that it is he that  hath sinned    
against this law1 and doth by right     
deserve the curse  and displeasure of   
the same1 and that all that ever he can 
do will  not give satisfaction to that  
glorious justice that did give this     
law2 holy actions1 tears of blood1      
selling all1 and giving it to  the poor1

 or whatever else can be done by thee1  
it comes all short  and is all to no    
purpose 7,phil #c74 ,i will warrant him1
 he that  seeth this1 it will kill him  
to that which he was alive unto before1 
though he had a thousand lives4 ,ah1    
sinners1 sinners1 were you but  sensible
 indeed of the severity and truth of    
this1 it would make  you look about you 
to purpose6 ,o1 how would it make you   
strive to  stop at that that now you    
drink down with delight6 ,how many oaths
  would it make you bite asunder6 ,nay1 
it would make you bite your  tongues to 
think that they should be used as       
instruments of the  devil to bring your 
souls into such an unspeakable misery2  
then  also we should not have you hang  
the salvation of your souls upon  such  
slender pins as now you do2 no1 no2 but 
you would be in another  mind then4 ,o1 
then we should have you cry out1 ,i must
 have ,christ2  what shall ,i do for    
,christ8 how shall ,i come at ,christ8  
,would ,i  was sure1 truly sure of      

,christ4 ,my soul is gone1 damned1 cast 
away1  and must for ever burn with the  
devils1 if ,i do not get precious       
,jesus ,christ6    #c4 ,in the next     
place1 when ,god hath done this1 then   
,he further  shows the soul that that   
covenant which it is under by nature is 
distinct from the ,covenant of ,grace2  
and also they that are under  it are by 
nature without any of the graces which  
they have that are  under the ,covenant 
of ,grace2 as1 7#a47 ,that it hath no   
faith 7,john  #af3i74 7#b47 ,no hope    
7,eph #b3ab74 ,nor none of the ,spirit  
to work  these things in it by nature4  
7#d47 ,neither will that covenant give  
to them any peace with ,god4 7#e47 ,no  
promise of safeguard from ,his          
revenging law by that covenant4 7#f47   
,but lieth by nature liable  to all the 
curses1 and condemnings1 and            
thunderclaps of this most  fiery        
covenant4 7#g47 ,that it will accept of 
no sorrow1 no repentance1  no           
satisfaction1 as from thee4 7#h47 ,that 

it calls for no less than  the shedding 
of thy blood4 7#i47 ,the damnation of   
thy soul and body4  7#aj47 ,and if there
 be anything proffered to it by thee1 as
 to the  making of it amends1 it throws 
it back again as dirt in thy face1      
slighting all that thou canst bring4    
,now1 when the soul is brought into this
 condition1 then it is indeed  dead1    
killed to that to which it was once     
alive4 ,and therefore1    #c4 ,in the   
next place1 to show you to what it is   
killed3 and that  is1    #a4 ,to sin4   
,o1 it dares not sin6 it sees ,hell-fire
 is prepared for  them that sin1 ,god's 
justice will not spare it if it live in 
sin2  the ,law will damn it if it live  
in sin2 the devil will have it if  it   
follows its sins4 ,here ,i am speaking  
of one that is effectually  brought in4 
,o1 ,i say1 it trembles at the very     
thoughts of sin6 ,ay1  if sin do but    
offer to tempt the soul1 to draw away   
the soul from  ,god1 it cries1 it sighs1
 it shunneth the very appearance of sin1

 it  is odious unto it4 ,if ,god would  
but serve you thus that love your       
pleasures1 you would not make such a    
trifle of sin as you do4    #b4 ,it is  
killed to the ,law of ,god as it is the 
,covenant of ,works4  ,o1 saith the     
soul1 the law hath killed me to itself1 
,i through the  law am dead to the law  
7,gal #b3ai74 ,the law is another thing 
than  ,i did think it was4 ,i thought it
 would not have been so soul-destroying1
  so damning a law6 ,i thought it would 
not have been so severe against  me for 
my little sins1 for my playing1 for my  
jesting1 for my  dissembling1           
quarreling1 and the like4 ,i had some   
thoughts1 indeed1  that it would hew    
great sinners1 but let me pass6 and     
though it  condemned great sinners1 yet 
it would pass me by6 ,but now1 would  ,i
 were free from this covenant1 would ,i 
were free from this law6 ,i  will tell  
thee that a soul thus worked upon is    
more afraid of the  ,covenant of ,works 
than he is of the devil2 for he sees it 

is the  law that doth give him up into  
his hands for sin2 and if he was but    
clear from that1 he should not greatly  
need to fear the devil4 ,o1  now every  
particular command tears the caul of his
 heart2 now every  command is a great   
gun well charged against his soul2 now  
he sees  he had as good run into a fire 
to keep himself from burning1 as  to run
 to the law to keep himself from        
damning2 and this he sees  really1 ay1  
and feels it too1 to his own sorrow and 
perplexity4 #ad    #c4 ,the soul also   
now is killed to his own righteousness1 
and counts  that but dung1 but dross1   
not worth the dirt hanging on his shoes4
  ,o6 then1 says he1 thou filthy        
righteousness6 how hast thou deceived   
me6 ,how hast thou beguiled my poor     
soul6 7,isa #fd3f74 ,how did ,i  deceive
 myself with giving of a little alms2   
with abstaining from  some gross        
pollutions2 with walking in some        
ordinances1 as to  the outside of them6 
,how hath my good words1 good thinkings1

 good  meanings1 as the world calls     
them1 deceived my ignorant soul6 ,i     
want the righteousness of faith1 the    
righteousness of ,god2 for ,i  see now  
there is no less will do me any good4   
#d4 ,it is also killed to its own faith1
 its notion of the ,gospel1  its own    
hope1 its own repentings1 its own       
promises and resolutions1  to its own   
strength1 its own virtue1 or whatsoever 
it had before4  ,now1 saith the soul1   
that faith ,i thought ,i had1 it is but 
fancy2  that hope ,i thought ,i had1 ,i 
see it is by hypocritical1 but vain  and
 groundless hope4 ,these things would be
 too tedious to enlarge  upon4 ,now the 
soul sees it hath by nature no saving   
faith1 no  saving hope1 no grace at all 
by nature1 by the first covenant4 ,now  
it crieth out1 ,how many promises have  
,i broken6 and how many times  have ,i  
resolved in vain1 when ,i was sick at   
such a time1 and in  such a strait at   
such a place6 ,indeed1 ,i thought myself
 a wise man  once1 but ,i see myself a  

very fool now4 ,o1 how ignorant am ,i of
  the ,gospel now1 and of the blessed   
experience of the work of ,god on  a    
,christian heart6 ,in a word1 it sees   
itself beset by nature with  all evil1  
and destitute of all good1 which is     
enough to kill the  stoutest1           
hardest-hearted sinner that ever lived  
on the earth4 ,o1  friends1 should you  
be plainly dealt withal by this         
discovery of  the dealing of ,god with a
 sinner when ,he makes him a saint1 and 
would seriously try your selves thereby1
 as ,god will try you one  day1 how few 
would there be found of you to be so    
much as acquainted  with the work of    
,god in the notion1 much less in the    
experimental  knowledge of the same6    
,and indeed1 ,god is fain to take this  
way  with sinners1 thus to kill them    
with the old covenant to all things     
below a crucified ,christ4    ,six      
reasons of this discourse4    #a4       
,because otherwise there would be none  
in the world that would  look after this

 sweet ,jesus ,christ4 ,there are but a 
few that go to  ,heaven in all1         
comparatively2 and those few ,god is    
fain to deal with  them in this manner1 
or else ,his ,heaven1 ,his ,christ1 ,his
 glory1 and  everlasting happiness must 
abide by themselves1 for all sinners4   
,do you think that ,manasseh would have 
regarded the ,lord1 had ,he not         
suffered his enemies to have prevailed  
against him8 7#b ,chron #cc3a-af74  ,do 
you think that ,ephraim would have      
looked after salvation1 had not  ,god   
first confounded him with the guilt of  
the sins of his youth8  7,jer #ca3ah74  
,what do you think of ,paul8 7,acts     
#i3d-f74 ,what do you  think of the     
jailer8 7,acts #af3cj-cb74 ,what do you 
think of the  three thousand8 7,acts    
#b3cf1cg74 ,was not this the way that   
the ,lord  was fain to take to make them
 close in with ,jesus ,christ8 ,was ,he 
not  fain to kill them to everything    
below a ,christ1 that were driven  to   
their wits' ends1 insomuch that they    

were forced to cry out1  ,what shall we 
do to be saved8 ,i say1 ,god might have 
kept ,heaven  and happiness to ,himself1
 if ,he should not go this way to work  
with  sinners4 ,o stout-hearted rebels6 
,o tender-hearted ,god6    #b4 ,because 
then1 and not till then1 will sinners   
accept of ,jesus  ,christ on ,god's     
terms4 ,so long as sinners can make a   
life out  of anything below ,christ1 so 
long they will not close with ,christ   
without indenting2 #ae    ,but when the 
,god of ,heaven hath killed them to     
everything below  ,himself and ,his     
,son1 then ,christ will down on any     
terms in the  world4 ,and1 indeed1 this 
is the very reason why sinners1 when    
they  hear of ,christ1 yet will not     
close in with ,him2 there is something  
that they can take content in besides   
,him4 ,the prodigal1 so long  as he     
could content himself with the husks    
that the swine did eat1  so long he did 
keep him away from his father's house2  
but when  he could get no nourishment   

anywhere on this side of his father's   
house1 then saith he1 and not till then1
 ,i will arise1 and go to  my father1   
etc4    ,i say1 this is the reason1     
therefore1 why men come no faster1  and 
close no more readily1 with the ,son of 
,god1 but stand halting  and indenting  
#af about the terms they must have      
,christ upon2 for1  saith the drunkard1 
,i look on ,christ to be worth the      
having2 but  yet ,i am not willing to   
lose ,,all for him2 all but my pot1     
saith the  drunkard2 and all but the    
world1 saith the covetous4 ,i will part 
with anything but lust and pride1 saith 
the wanton4 ,but if ,christ  will not be
 had without ,i forsake all1 cast away  
all1 then it must  be with me as it was 
with the young man in the ,gospel1 such 
news  will make me sorry at the very    
heart4    ,but now1 when a man is       
soundly killed to all his sins1 to all  
his  righteousness1 to all his comforts 
whatsoever1 and sees that there  is no  
way but the devil must leave him1 but he

 must be damned in  ,hell if he be not  
clothed with ,jesus ,christ2 ,o1 then1  
saith he1  give me ,christ on any terms1
 whatsoever ,he cost2 though ,he cost   
me friends1 though ,he cost me comforts1
 though ,he cost me all that  ever ,i   
have2 yet1 like the wise merchant in the
 ,gospel1 they will  sell all to get    
that pearl4 ,i tell you1 when a soul is 
brought to  see its want of ,christ     
aright1 it will not be kept back2       
father1  mother1 husband1 wife1 lands1  
livings1 nay1 life and all1 shall go    
rather than the soul will miss of       
,christ4 ,ay1 and the soul counteth     
,christ a cheap ,saviour if he can get  
him upon any terms2 now the  soul       
indents#ag no longer4 ,now1 ,lord1 give 
me ,christ upon any terms1  whatsoever  
,he cost2 for ,i am a dead man1 a damned
 man1 a castaway1  if ,i have not       
,christ4 ,what say you1 ,o you wounded  
sinners8 ,is not  this true as ,i have  
said8 ,would you not give ten thousand  
worlds1  if you had so many1 so be you  

might be well assured that your sins    
shall be pardoned1 and your souls and   
bodies justified and glorified  at the  
coming of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ8     
#c4 ,the ,lord goeth this way for this  
reason also1 that it might make  the    
soul sensible what it cost ,christ to   
redeem it from death and  ,hell4 ,when a
 man cometh to feel the sting and guilt 
of sin1 death  and ,hell upon his       
conscience1 then1 and not till then1 can
 he  tell what it cost ,christ to redeem
 sinners4 ,o6 saith the soul1 if  a few 
sins are so terrible1 and lay the soul  
under such wrath and  torment1 what did 
,christ undergo1 who bare the sins of   
thousands  and thousands1 and all at    
once8    ,this also is one means to make
 souls tender of sin 7it is the burned  
child that feareth the fire71 to make   
them humble in a sense of  their own    
vileness1 to make them count everything 
that ,god giveth  them a mercy1 to make 
much of the least glimpse of the love of
 ,god1  and to prize it above the whole 

world4 ,o sinners1 were you killed      
indeed to sin1 then ,heaven would be    
,heaven1 and ,hell would be  ,hell      
indeed2 but because you are not wrought 
upon in this manner1  therefore you     
count the ways of ,god as bad as a good 
man counteth  the ways of the devil1 and
 the ways of the devil and ,hell as good
  as a saint doth count the ways of     
,god4    #d4 ,again1 ,god is fain to go 
this way1 and all to make sinners make  
sure of ,heaven4 ,so long as souls are  
senseless of sin1 and what a  damnable  
state they are in by nature1 so long    
they will even dally  with the ,kingdom 
of ,heaven and the salvation of their   
own poor  souls2 but when ,god cometh   
and showeth them where they are1 and    
what it is like to become of them if    
they miss of the crucified  ,saviour1   
,o1 then1 saith the soul1 would ,i were 
sure of ,jesus2 what  shall ,i do to get
 assurance of ,jesus8 ,and thus is ,god 
forced1 as  ,i may say1 to whip souls to
 ,jesus ,christ1 they being so secure1  

so  senseless1 and so much their own    
enemies1 as not to look out after  their
 own eternal advantage4    #e4 ,a fifth 
reason why ,god doth deal thus with     
sinners it is1 because  ,he would bring 
,christ and the soul together in a right
 way4 ,christ  and sinners would never  
come together in a beloved posture1 they
  would not so suitably suit each other1
 if they were not brought  together this
 way1 the sinner being killed4 ,o1 when 
the sinner is  killed1 and indeed struck
 dead to everything below a naked       
,jesus1  how suitably then doth the soul
 and ,christ suit one with another4     
,then here is a naked sinner for a      
righteousness ,jesus1 a poor  sinner to 
a rich ,jesus1 a weak sinner to a strong
 ,jesus1 a blind  sinner to a seeing    
,jesus1 an ignorant1 careless sinner to 
a wise  and careful ,jesus4 ,o1 how wise
 is ,god in dealing thus with the       
sinner6 ,he strips him of his own       
knowledge1 that ,he may fill him  with  
,christ's2 ,he killeth him for taking   

pleasure in sin1 that he  may take      
pleasure in ,jesus ,christ1 etc4    #f4 
,god goeth this way with sinners1       
because ,he would have the glory  of    
their salvation4 ,should not men and    
women be killed to their own  things1   
they would do sacrifice unto them1 and  
instead of saying to  the ,lamb1 ,,thou 
,,art ,,worthy1 they would say their own
 arm1 their  own right hand hath saved  
them2 but ,god will cut off boasting    
from ever entering within the borders of
 eternal glory2 for ,he is  resolved to 
have the glory of the beginning1 the    
middle1 and the  end2 of the contriving1
 and saving1 and giving salvation to    
them  that enter in to the joys of      
everlasting glory 7,rom #c3bg2 ,eph     
#b3h1i2 ,titus #c3e2 ,rev #e3i74 ,that  
they might be called trees of           
righteousness1 the planting of the      
,,lord1 that ,he might be glorified     
7,isa #fa3c74 ,i might have run through 
many things as to this2 but  ,i shall   
pass them1 and proceed4    ,second4     

,now1 the soul being this killed to     
itself1 ,the soul that  hath the right  
work of ,god upon its heart1 is not only
 killed to  itself1 but also made alive 
to ,christ4 its sins1 its righteousness1
  faith1 hope1 wisdom1 promises1        
resolutions1 and the rest of its  things
 which it trusted in by nature2 in the  
next place1 it hath  also given unto it 
a most glorious1 perfect1 and           
never-fading life1  which is--    #a4 ,a
 life imputed to it1 yet so really1 that
 the very thought of it  in the soul    
hath so much operation and authority1   
especially when  the mediation of it is 
mixed with faith1 as to make it1 though 
condemned by the law1 to triumph1 and to
 look its enemies in the  face with     
comfort1 notwithstanding the greatness  
of the multitude1  the fierceness of    
their anger1 and the continuation of    
their malice1  be never so hot against  
it4    ,this imputed life--for so it    
is--is the obedience of the ,son  of    
,god as ,his righteousness1 in ,his     

suffering1 rising1 ascending1           
interceding1 and so consequently        
triumphing over all the enemies  of the 
soul1 and given to me1 as being wrought 
on purpose for me4  ,so that1 is there  
righteousness in ,christ8 that is mine4 
,is there  perfection in that           
righteousness8 that is mine4 ,did ,he   
bleed for  sin8 it was for mine4 ,hath  
,he overcome the law1 the devil1 and    
,hell8 the victory is mine1 and ,i am   
counted the conqueror1 nay1  more than a
 conqueror1 through ,him that hath loved
 me4 ,and ,i do  count this a most      
glorious life2 for by this means it is  
that ,i am1  in the first place1        
proclaimed both in ,heaven and earth    
guiltless1  and such an one who1 as ,i  
am in ,christ1 am not sinner1 and so not
  under the law1 to be condemned1 but as
 holy and righteous as the ,son  of ,god
 ,himself1 because ,he ,himself is my   
holiness and righteousness1  and so     
likewise having by this all things taken
 out of the way that  would condemn me4 

,sometimes ,i bless the ,lord my soul   
hath had the life that now ,i  am       
speaking of1 not only imputed to me1 but
 the very glory of it  upon my soul2    
for1 upon a time1 when ,i was under many
 condemnings  of heart1 and feared1     
because of my sins1 my soul would miss  
of  eternal glory1 methought ,i felt in 
my soul such a secret motion of         
this--,thy righteousness is in ,heaven1 
together with the splendour  and shining
 of the ,spirit of ,grace in my soul1   
which gave me to see  clearly that my   
righteousness by which ,i should be     
justified from  all that could condemn1 
was the ,son of ,god ,himself in ,his   
own ,person1  now at the right hand of  
,his ,father representing me complete   
before  the ,mercy-seat in ,his         
,ownself2 so that ,i saw clearly that   
night  and day1 wherever ,i was1 or     
whatever ,i was a doing1 still there    
was my righteousness just before the    
eyes of ,divine glory2 so that  the     
,father could never find fault with me  

for any insufficiency that  was in my   
righteousness1 seeing it was complete2  
neither could ,he  say1 ,where is it8   
because it was continually at ,his right
 hand4 #ah    ,also1 at another time1   
having contracted guilt upon my soul1   
and  having some distemper of body upon 
me1 ,i supposed that death might  now so
 seize upon as to take me away from     
among men2 then1 thought  ,i1 what shall
 ,i do now8 is all right with my soul8  
,have ,i the right  work of ,god on my  
soul8 ,answering myself1 ,no1 surely2   
and that  because there were so many    
weaknesses in me2 yes1 so many          
weaknesses  in my best duties4 ,for1    
thought ,i1 how can such an one as ,i   
find  mercy1 whose heart is so ready to 
evil1 and so backward to that  which is 
good1 so far as it is natural4 ,thus    
musing1 being filled  with fear to die1 
these words come in upon my soul1 ,being
 justified  freely by ,his grace through
 the redemption that is in ,christ      
,jesus  7,rom #c3bd74 ,as if ,god had   

said1 ,sinner1 thou thinkest because    
that  thou hast had so many infirmities 
and weaknesses in thy soul while  thou  
hast been professing of ,me1 therefore  
now there can be no hopes  of mercy2 but
 be it known unto thee1 that it was not 
anything done  by thee at the first that
 moved ,me to have mercy upon thee3     
neither  is it anything that is done by 
thee now that shall make me either      
accept or reject thee4 ,behold ,my ,son1
 who standeth by ,me1 ,he is  righteous1
 ,he hath fulfilled ,my ,law1 and given 
me good satisfaction2  on ,him1         
therefore1 do ,i look1 and on thee only 
as thou art in ,him2  and according to  
what ,he hath done1 so will ,i deal with
 thee4 ,this  having stayed my heart1   
and taken off the guilt through the     
strength  of its coming on my soul1 anon
 after came in that word as a second    
testimony--,who hath saved us1 and      
called us with an holy calling1  not    
according to our works1 of righteousness
 which we have done1  but according to  

,his own purpose and grace1 which was   
given us in  ,christ ,jesus before the  
world began 7#b ,tim #a3i74 ,and thus is
 the  sinner made alive from the dead1  
being justified by grace through  the   
righteousness of ,christ1 which is unto 
all and upon all them  that believe1    
according to the ,scriptures--,and the  
life which  ,i now live--it is by the   
faith of the ,son of ,god1 who loved me1
  and gave ,himself for me 7,gal #b3bj74
 ,i lay down my life for the  sheep4 ,i 
am come that they might have life1 and  
that they might  have it more abundantly
 7,john #aj3aj1ae74 ,for if1 when we    
were  enemies1 we were reconciled to    
,god by the death of ,his ,son1 much    
more1  being reconciled1 we shall be    
saved by ,his life4 ,that as sin hath   
reigned unto death1 even so might grace 
reign through righteousness  unto       
eternal life by ,jesus ,christ our ,lord
 7,rom #e3aj1ba74    #b4 ,this life is  
not only imputed to him that is wrought 
on by the  ,spirit of ,grace--that is1  

not only counted his1 but also there is 
put into the soul an understanding1     
enlightened on purpose to know  the     
things of ,god1 which is ,christ and    
,his imputed righteousness  7#a ,john   
#e3bj7 which it never thought of nor    
understood before 7#a  ,cor #b3i-aa74   
,which understanding being enlightened  
and made to see  such things that the   
soul cannot be contented without it lay 
hold  of and apply ,christ unto itself  
so effectually2 ,i say1 that the  soul  
shall be exceedingly revived in a very  
heavenly measure with  the application  
of this imputed righteousness2 for      
thereby it  knoweth it shall find ,god  
speaking peace to itself1 with a        
fatherly  affection1 saying1 ,be of good
 cheer1 thy sins are forgiven thee2  the
 righteousness of ,my ,son ,i bestow    
upon thee2 ,for what the law  could not 
do1 in that it was weak through thee1   
thy flesh1 ,i  have sent forth ,my only 
,son1 and have condemned thy sins in    
,his  flesh 7,rom #h3c74 ,and though    

thou hast gone astray like a lost sheep1
  yet on ,him ,i have laid thine        
iniquities2 and though thou thereby     
didst undo and break thyself for ever1  
yet by ,his stripes ,i have  healed     
thee4 ,thus1 ,i say1 the ,lord causeth  
the soul by faith to  apply that which  
,he doth by grace impute unto it1 for   
thus every  soul more or less is dealt  
withal2 the soul being thus enlightened1
  thus quickened1 thus made alive from  
that dead state it was in  before1 or at
 least having the beginnings of this    
life1 it hath  these several virtuous   
advantages1 which they have not that are
  dead in their sins and trespasses1 and
 under the law--    ,advantages         
possessed by the quickened4    ,first4  
,it seeth what a sad condition all men  
by nature are in1 they  being in that   
state which itself was in but a while   
since2 but now  by grace it is a        
beginning to scrabble #ai out of it2 now
 it seeth  the whole world lieth in     
wickedness1 and so liable to eternal    

vengeance1 because of their wickedness  
7#a ,john #e3ai74 ,ah1 friends1  let me 
tell you1 though you may be ignorant of 
your state and  condition1 yet the poor1
 groaning1 hungering saints of ,god do  
see  what a sad1 woeful1 miserable state
 you are in1 which sometimes  makes them
 tremble to think of your most          
lamentable latter end1  your dying so1  
and also to fly the faster to their     
,lord ,jesus1 for  very fear that they  
also should be partakers of that most   
doleful  doom4 ,like as the children of 
,israel1 who fled for fear when the     
ground opened its mouth to swallow up   
,korah and his company4 ,and  this it   
hath by virtue of its own experience1   
knowing itself was  but awhile ago in   
the same condition1 under the same      
condemnation4  ,o6 there is now a hearth
 blessing of ,god that ever ,he should  
show  to it its sad condition1 and that 
,he should incline its heart to  seek   
after a better condition4 ,o blessed be 
the ,lord6 saith the  soul1 that ever   

,he should awaken me1 stir up me1 and   
bring me out  of that sad condition that
 ,i once with them was in 7,psa         
#ajc3a-c74  ,it makes also the soul to  
wonder to see how foolishly and vainly  
the rest of its neighbours do spend     
their precious time1 that they  should  
be so void of understanding1 so         
forgetful of their latter  end1 so      
senseless of the damning nature of their
 sins4 ,o that  their eyes were but     
enlightened to see whereabouts they are6
 surely  they would be of another mind  
than they are now in4 ,now1 the soul    
wonders to see what slender pins those  
poor creatures do hang the  stress of   
the eternal salvation of their souls    
upon4 ,o6 methinks1  saith the soul1 it 
makes me mourn to see that some should  
think  that they were born ,christians2 
and others1 that their baptism makes    
them so2 #bj others depend barely upon a
 traditional1 historical  faith1 which  
will leave their souls in the midst of  
perplexity4 ,that  they should trust to 

such fables1 fancies1 and wicked        
sleights of  the devil1 as their good   
doings1 their good thinkings1 their     
civil  walking and living with the      
world4 ,o miserable profession1 and the 
end thereof will be a miserable end6    
,but now1 when the souls is thus wrought
 upon1 it must be sure to  look for the 
very gates of ,hell to be set open      
against it with all  their force and    
might to destroy it4 ,now ,hell rageth1 
the devil  roareth1 and all the world   
resolveth to do the best they can to    
bring the soul again into bondage and   
ruin4 ,also1 the soul shall  not want   
enemies1 even in its own heart's lust1  
,but this is but for  the exercise of   
his faith4 as covetousness1 adultery1   
blasphemy1  unbelief1 hardness of heart1
 coldness1 half-heartedness1 ignorance1 
with an innumerable company of          
attendants1 hanging1 like so many       
blocks1 at its heels1 ready to sink it  
into the fire of ,hell every  moment1   
together with strange apprehensions of  

,god and ,christ1 as  if now they were  
absolutely turned to be its enemies1    
which maketh  it doubt of the certainty 
of its salvation2 for you must          
understand1  that though a soul may in  
reality have the righteousness of the   
,son  of ,god imputed to it1 and also   
some faith in a very strong manner  to  
lay hold upon it1 yet at another time1  
through temptation1 they  may fear and  
doubt again1 insomuch that the soul may 
be put into  a very great fear lest it  
should return again into the condition  
it once was in 7,jer #cb3dj74 ,o1 saith 
the soul1 when ,i think of my  former   
state1 how miserable it was1 it makes me
 tremble2 and when  ,i think that ,i may
 fall into that condition again1 how sad
 are the  thoughts of it to me6 ,i would
 not be in that condition again for  all
 the world4 ,and this fear riseth still 
higher and higher1 as  the soul is      
sensible of ,satan's temptations1 or of 
the working of  its own corruptions4    
,ah6 these filthy lusts1 these filthy   

corruptions4  ,o that ,i were rid of    
them1 that they were consumed in a      
moment1  that ,i could be quite rid of  
them1 they do so disturb my soul1       
dishonour my ,god1 so defile my         
conscience1 and sometimes so weaken  my 
hands in the way of ,god1 and my        
comforts in the ,lord2 ,o how glad      
should ,i be if ,i might be stripped of 
them 7,rom #g3bd74 ,which fear  puts the
 soul upon flying to the ,lord by prayer
 for the covering  of ,his imputed      
righteousness1 and for strength against 
the devil's  temptations and its own    
corruptions2 that ,god would give down  
,his  ,holy ,spirit to strengthen it    
against the things that do so annoy its 
soul1 and so discourage it in its way1  
with a resolution1 through  grace1 never
 to be contented while until it doth    
find in itself  a triumphing over it1 by
 faith in the blood of a crucified      
,jesus4    ,second4 ,the soul that hath 
been thus killed by the ,law to the     
things  it formerly delighted in1 now1  

,o now1 it cannot be contented with     
that slender1 groundless faith and hope 
that once it contented  itself withal4  
,no1 no2 but now it must be brought into
 the right  saving knowledge of ,jesus  
,christ1 now it must have ,him          
discovered  to the soul by the ,spirit1 
now it cannot be satisfied because such 
and such do tell it is so4 ,no2 but now 
it will cry out1 ,lord1 show  me        
continually1 in the light of ,thy       
,spirit1 through ,thy ,word1 that       
,jesus that was born in the days of     
,caesar ,augustus1 when ,mary1 a        
daughter of ,judah1 went with ,joseph to
 be taxed at ,bethlehem1 that  ,he is   
the very ,christ4 ,lord1 let me see it  
in the light of ,thy  ,spirit1 and in   
the operation thereof2 and let me not be
 contented  without such a faith that is
 so wrought even by the discovery  of   
,his birth1 crucifying1 death1 blood1   
resurrection1 ascension1  intercession1 
and second--which is ,his               
personal--coming again1 that  the very  

faith of it may fill my soul with       
comfort and holiness4  ,and ,o1 how     
afraid the soul is lest it should fall  
short of this  faith1 and of the hope   
that is begotten by such discoveries as 
these are6 ,for the soul knoweth that if
 it hath not this1 it will  not be able 
to stand either in death or judgment2   
and therefore1  saith the soul1 ,lord1  
whatever other poor souls content       
themselves  withal1 let me have that    
which will stand me in stead1 and carry 
me through a dangerous world2 that may  
help me to resist a cunning  devil2 that
 may help me to suck true               
soul-satisfying consolation  from ,jesus
 ,christ through ,thy promises1 by the  
might and power  of ,thy ,spirit4 ,and  
now1 when the poor soul at any time hath
 any  discovery of the love of ,god     
through a bleeding1 dying1 risen1       
interceding ,jesus1 because it is not   
willing to be deceived1 ,o1  how wary   
,but this may be its temptation1 taking 
place through the  timorousness of the  

soul4 is it of closing with it1 for fear
 it  should not be right1 for fear it   
should not come from ,god6 ,saith  the  
soul1 ,cannot the devil give one such   
comfort ,i trow8 ,cannot he  transform  
himself thus into an angel of light8 ,so
 that the soul1  because that it would  
be upon a sure ground1 cries out1 ,lord1
 show  me ,thy salvation1 and that not  
once or twice1 but1 ,lord1 let me  have 
,thy presence continually upon my heart1
 today1 and tomorrow1  and every day4   
,for the soul1 when it is rightly       
brought from under  the ,covenant of    
,works1 and planted into the ,covenant  
of ,grace1  then it cannot be1 unless it
 be under some desperate temptation1    
contented without the presence of ,god1 
teaching1 comforting1  establishing1 and
 helping of the soul to grow in the     
things of the  ,lord ,jesus ,christ2    
because it knoweth that if ,god hath but
 withdrawn  ,his presence in any way    
from it1 as ,he doth do sometimes for a 
while1  that then the devil will be sure

 to be near at hand1 working with  his  
temptations1 trying all ways to get the 
soul into slavery and  sin again2 also  
the corrupt principle1 that will be     
joining and  combining with the ,wicked 
,one1 and will be willing to be a       
co-partner  with him to bring the soul  
into mischief2 which puts a soul upon   
an earnest1 continual panting after more
 of the strengthening1  preserving1     
comforting1 and teaching presence of    
,god1 and for strong  supplies of faith1
 that it may effectually lay hold on    
him4    ,third4 ,the soul is quickened  
so that it is not satisfied now without 
it do in deed and in truth partake of   
the peace of ,god's elect2  now it is   
upon the examination of the reality of  
its joy and peace4  ,time was indeed    
that anything would serve its turn1 any 
false  conceits of its state to be good2
 but now all kind of peace will  not    
serve its turn1 all kind of joy will not
 be accepted with it2  now it must joy  
in ,god through ,jesus ,christ2 now its 

peace must  come through the virtues of 
the blood of ,christ speaking peace to  
the conscience by taking away both the  
guilt and filth of sin by  that blood2  
also by showing the soul its free       
acceptance with ,god  through ,christ1  
,he hath completely fulfilled all the   
conditions of  the first covenant1 and  
freely placed it into the safety of what
  ,he hath done1 and so presents the    
soul complete and spotless in  the sight
 of ,god through ,his obedience4 ,now1  
,i say1 he hath peace  through the blood
 of ,his ,cross1 and sees himself       
reconciled to ,god  by the death of ,his
 ,son1 or else his comfort will be      
questioned by  him 7,col #a3bj1ba74 ,it 
is not every promise as cometh now upon 
his  heart that will serve his turn1 no1
 but he must see whether the  babe      
,jesus be presented to the soul in and  
through that promise4  ,now if the babe 
leap in his womb1 as ,i may so say1 it  
is because  the ,lord's promise sounds  
aloud in his heart1 coming to him big   

with the love and pardoning grace of    
,god in ,jesus ,christ2 ,i say1  this is
 the first and principal joy that the   
soul hath that is  quickened and brought
 into the ,covenant of ,grace4          
,fourth4 ,now the man finds heavenly    
sanctification wrought in  his soul     
through the most precious blood of the  
,man whose name is  ,jesus              
,christ--,jesus1 that ,he might sanctify
 the people with ,his  own blood1       
suffered without the gate4 ,now the     
souls finds a change  in the            
understanding1 in the will1 in the mind1
 in the affections1  in the judgment1   
and also in the conscience2 through the 
inward man  a change1 and through the   
outward man a change1 from head to foot1
  as we use to say1 for he that is in   
,christ1 and so in this ,covenant  of   
,grace1 is a new creature1 or hath been 
twice made--made1 and  made again 7#b   
,cor #e3ag74 ,o1 now the soul is        
resolved for ,heaven  and ,glory2 now it
 crieth out1 ,lord1 if there be a right 

eye that  is offensive to ,thee1 pluck  
it out2 or a right foot1 cut it off2  or
 a right hand1 take it from me4 ,now the
 soul doth begin to study  how it may   
honour ,god1 and bring praise to ,him4  
,now the soul is  for a preparation for 
the second coming of ,christ1           
endeavouring to  lay aside everything   
that may hinder2 and for the closing in 
with  those things that may make it in a
 beloved posture against that  day4     
,fifth4 ,and all this is from a ,gospel 
spirit1 and not from a legal1  natural  
principle1 for the soul hath these      
things as the fruits and  effects of its
 being separated unto the ,covenant of  
,grace1 and so  now possessed with that 
,spirit that doth attend1 yea1 and dwell
  in them that are brought into the     
,covenant of ,grace from under the  old 
covenant2 ,i say1 these things do spring
 forth in the soul from  another root   
and stock than any of the actings of    
other men do2  for the soul that is thus
 wrought upon is as well dead to the law

  and the righteousness thereof--as the 
first covenant--as well as  to its sins4
    ,sixth4 ,now the soul begins to have
 some blessed experience of the  things 
of ,god1 even of the glorious mysteries 
of the ,gospel4    #a4 ,now it knoweth  
the meaning of those words1 ,my flesh is
 meat  indeed1 and ,my blood is drink1  
indeed1 and that by experience2 for  the
 soul hath received peace of conscience 
through that blood1 by  the effectual   
application of it to the soul 7,john    
#f3ee74 ,first1  by feeling the guilt of
 sin die off from the conscience by the 
operation thereof4 ,secondly1 ,by       
feeling the power thereof to take  away 
the curse of the law4 ,thirdly1 ,by     
finding the very strength  of ,hell to  
fail when once the blood of that ,man   
,jesus ,christ is  received in reality  
upon the soul4    #b4 ,now the soul also
 knoweth by experience the meaning of   
that  ,scripture that saith1 ,our old   
man is crucified with ,him1 that the    
body of sin might be destroyed 7,rom    

#f3f74 ,now it sees that when  the ,man 
,jesus did hang on the tree on ,mount   
,calvary1 that then the  body of its    
sins was there hanged up1 dead and      
buried with ,him1  though it was then   
unborn1 so as never to be laid to its   
charge1  either here or hereafter2 and  
also1 so as never to carry it captive   
into perpetual bondage1 being itself    
overcome by ,him1 even ,christ1  the    
,head of that poor creature4 ,and indeed
 this is the way for  a soul both to    
live comfortably as touching the guilt  
of sin1 and  also as touching the power 
of the filth of sin2 for the soul that  
doth or hath received this in deed and  
in truth1 finds strength  against them  
both by and through that ,man that did  
for him and the  rest of his            
fellow-sinners so gloriously overcome   
it1 and hath given  the victory unto    
them1 so that now they are said to be   
overcomers1  nay1 more than conquerors  
through ,him1 the one ,man ,jesus       
,christ  7,rom #g3cc-cg74    #c4 ,now   

the soul hath received a faith indeed1  
and a lively hope  indeed1 such an one  
as now it can fetch strength from the   
fullness  of ,christ1 and from the      
merits of ,christ4    #d4 ,yea1 now the 
soul can look on itself with one eye1   
and look upon  ,christ with another1 and
 say1 ,indeed1 it is true2 ,i am an     
empty  soul1 but ,christ is a full      
,christ2 ,i am a poor sinner1 but       
,christ  is a rich ,christ2 ,i am a     
foolish sinner1 but ,christ is a wise   
,christ2 ,i am an unholy1 ungodly1      
unsanctified creature in myself1  but   
,christ is made of ,god unto me1 wisdom1
 and righteousness1 and  sanctification1
 and redemption 7#a ,cor #a3cj74    #e4 
,now also that fiery law1 that it could 
not once endure1 nor  could not once    
delight in1 ,i say1 now it can delight  
in it after  the inward man2 now this   
law is its delight1 it would always be  
walking in it1 and always be delighting 
in it1 being offended with  any sin or  
any corruption that would be anyways an 

hinderance to it  7,rom #g3bd1be74 ,and 
yet it will not abide1 it will not      
endure that  that1 even that that law   
should offer to take the work of its    
salvation out of ,christ's hand2 no1 if 
it once comes to do that1  then out of  
doors it shall go1 if it were as good   
again4 ,for that  soul that hath the    
right work of ,god indeed upon it1      
cries1 ,not my  prayers1 not my tears1  
not my works1 not my things1 do they    
come  from the work of the ,spirit of   
,christ itself within me1 yet these     
shall not have the glory of my          
salvation2 no1 it is none but the  blood
 of ,christ1 the death of ,christ1 of   
the ,man ,christ ,jesus of  ,nazareth1  
the carpenter's son1 as they called     
,him1 that must have  the crown and     
glory of my salvation4 ,none but        
,christ1 none but  ,christ4 ,and thus   
the soul labours to give ,christ the    
preeminence  7,col #a3ah74    ,a word of
 experience4    ,now1 before ,i go any  
further1 ,i must needs speak a word from

 my  own experience of the things of    
,christ2 and the rather1 because we     
have a company of silly ones in this day
 of ignorance that do either  comfort   
themselves with a notion without the    
power1 or else do  both reject the      
notion and the power of this most       
glorious ,gospel2  therefore1 for the   
further conviction of the reader1 ,i    
shall tell  him1 with ,david1 something 
of what the ,lord hath done for my soul2
  and indeed a little of the experience 
of the things of ,christ is  far more   
worth than all the world4 ,it would be  
too tedious for me  to tell thee here   
all from the first to the last2 but     
something ,i  shall tell thee1 that thou
 mayest not think these things are      
fables4  ,this conviction seized on my  
soul one ,sabbath day1 when ,i was at   
play1 being one of the first that ,i    
had1 which when it came1 though  it     
scared me with its terror1 yet through  
the temptation of the  devil1           
immediately striking in therewith1 ,i   

did rub it off again1  and became as    
vile for some time as ,i was before1    
like a wretch  that ,i was4 #ba         
,reader1 when it pleased the ,lord to   
begin to instruct my soul1 ,he  found me
 one of the black sinners of the world2 
,he found me making  a sport of oaths1  
and also of lies2 and many a            
soul-poisoning meal  did ,i make out of 
divers lusts1 as drinking1 dancing1     
playing1  pleasure with the wicked ones 
of the world4 ,the ,lord finding of me  
in this condition1 did open the glass of
 ,his ,law unto me1 wherein  ,he showed 
me so clearly my sins1 both the         
greatness of them1 and  also how        
abominable they were in ,his sight1 that
 ,i thought the very  clouds were       
charged with the wrath of ,god1 and     
ready to let fall  the very fire of ,his
 jealousy upon me2 yet for all this ,i  
was so  wedded to my sin1 that1 thought 
,i with myself1 ,i will have them though
  ,i lose my soul1 7,o wicked wretch    
that ,i was67 but ,god1 the great1  the 

rich1 the infinite merciful ,god1 did   
not take this advantage  of my soul to  
cast me away1 and say1 ,then take him1  
,devil1 seeing  he cares for ,me no     
more2 no1 but ,he followed me still1 and
 won  upon my heart1 by giving me some  
understanding1 not only into my         
miserable state1 which ,i was very      
sensible of1 but also that there  might 
be hopes of mercy2 also taking away that
 love to lust1 and  placing in the room 
thereof a love to religion2 and thus the
 ,lord  won over my heart to some desire
 after the means1 to hear the ,word1    
and to grow a stranger to my old        
companions1 and to accompany the  people
 of ,god1 together with giving of me    
many sweet encouragements  from several 
promises in the ,scriptures4 ,but after 
this1 the ,lord  did wonderfully set my 
sins upon my conscience1 those sins     
especially  that ,i had committed since 
the first convictions2 temptations  also
 followed me very hard1 and especially  
such temptations as did  tend to the    

making me question of the very way of   
salvation--viz41  whether ,jesus ,christ
 was the ,saviour or no2 and whether ,i 
had  best to venture my soul upon ,his  
blood for salvation1 or take some  other
 course4 ,but being through grace kept  
close with ,god1 in some  measure1 in   
prayer and the rest of the ordinances1  
but went about  a year and upwards      
without any sound evidence as from ,god 
to my  soul touching the salvation that 
comes by ,jesus ,christ4 ,but1 at  the  
last1 as ,i may say1 when the set time  
was come1 the ,lord1 just  before the   
men called ,quakers came into the       
country1 did set me  down so blessedly  
in the truth of the doctrine of ,jesus  
,christ1  that it made me marvel to see1
 first1 how ,jesus ,christ was born of  
a virgin1 walked in the world awhile    
with ,his disciples1 afterwards  hanged 
on the ,cross1 spilt ,his blood1 was    
buried1 rose again1 ascended  above the 
clouds and heavens1 there lives to make 
intercession1 and  that ,he also will   

come again at the last day to judge the 
world1  and take ,his saints unto       
,himself4    ,these things1 ,i say1 ,i  
did see so evidently1 even as if ,i had 
stood  when ,he was in the world1 and   
also when ,he was caught up4 ,i having  
such a change as this upon my soul1 it  
made me wonder2 and musing  with myself 
at the great alteration that was in my  
spirit--for the  ,lord did also very    
gloriously give me in ,his precious     
,word to back  the discovery of the ,son
 of ,god unto me1 so that ,i can say1   
through  grace1 it was according to the 
,scriptures 7#a ,cor #ae3a-d74 ,and as  
,i was musing with myself what these    
things should mean1 methought  ,i heard 
such a word in my heart as this--,i have
 set thee down on  purpose1 for ,i have 
something more than ordinary for thee to
 do2  which made me the more marvel1    
saying1 ,what1 my ,lord1 such a poor    
wretch as ,i8 ,yet still this continued1
 ,i have set thee down on  purpose1 and 
so forth1 with more fresh incomes of the

 ,lord ,jesus1  and the power of the    
blood of ,his ,cross upon my soul1 even 
so  evidently that ,i saw1 through      
grace1 that it was the blood shed on    
,mount ,calvary that did save and redeem
 sinners1 as clearly and as  really with
 the eyes of my soul as ever1 me        
thought1 ,i had seen a  penny loaf      
bought with a penny2 which things then  
discovered had  such operation upon my  
soul1 that ,i do hope they did sweetly  
season  every faculty thereof4 ,reader1 
,i speak in the presence of ,god1 and   
,he knows ,i lie not2 much of this1 and 
such like dealings of ,his1  could ,i   
tell thee of2 but my business at this   
time is not so to do1  but only to tell 
what operation the blood of ,christ hath
 had over  and upon my conscience1 and  
that at several times1 and also when  ,i
 have been in several frames of spirit4 
,as1 first1 sometimes1 ,i have been so  
loaden with my sins1 that ,i  could not 
tell where to rest1 nor what to do2 yea1
 at such times ,i  thought it would have

 taken away my senses2 yet at that time 
,god  through grace hath all of a sudden
 so effectually applied the blood  that 
was spilt at ,mount ,calvary out of the 
side of ,jesus1 unto my  poor1 wounded1 
guilty conscience1 that presently ,i    
have found such  a sweet1 solid1 sober1 
heart-comforting peace1 that it hath    
made  me as if it my terror had not     
been1 and withal the same1 ,i may  say1 
and ,i ought to say1 the power of it1   
hath had such a powerful  operation upon
 my soul1 that ,i have for a time been  
in a strait  and trouble to think that  
,i should love and honour ,him no more1 
the virtue of ,his blood hath so        
constrained me4    ,again2 sometimes    
methinks my sins have appeared so big to
 me that  ,i thought one of my sins have
 been as big as all the sins of all  the
 men in the nation2 ay1 and of other    
nations too1 reader2 these  things be   
not fancies1 for ,i have smarted for    
this experience1 but  yet the least     
stream of the heart blood of this ,man  

#bb ,jesus hath  vanished all away1 and 
hath made it to fly1 to the astonishment
  of such a poor sinner2 and as ,i said 
before1 hath delivered me up  into sweet
 and heavenly peace and joy in the ,holy
 ,spirit4    ,again2 sometimes when my  
heart hath been hard1 dead1 slothful1   
blind1  and senseless1 which indeed are 
sad frames for a poor ,christian to  be 
in1 yet at such a time1 when ,i have    
been is such a case1 then  hath the     
blood of ,christ1 the precious blood of 
,christ1 the admirable  blood of the    
,god of ,heaven1 that run out of ,his   
body when it did  hang on the ,cross1 so
 softened1 livened1 quickened1 and      
enlightened  my soul1 that truly1       
reader1 ,i can say1 ,o it makes me      
wonder6    ,again2 when ,i have been    
loaden with sin1 and ,i cannot stand    
here  to tell thee of particular        
temptations4 pestered with several      
temptations1 and in a very sad manner1  
then have ,i had the trial  of the      
virtue of ,christ's blood with the trial

 of the virtue of  other things2 and ,i 
have found that when tears would not do1
 prayers  would not do1 repentings and  
all other things could not reach my     
heart2 ,o then1 one touch1 one drop1 one
 shining of the virtue of  the blood1 of
 that blood that was let out with the   
spear1 it hath  in a very blessed manner
 delivered me1 that it hath made me to  
marvel4 ,o6 methinks it hath come with  
such life1 such power1 with  such       
irresistible and marvelous glory1 that  
it wipes off all the  slurs1 silences   
all the outcries1 and quenches all the  
fiery darts1  and all the flames of     
,hell-fire1 that are begotten by the    
charges  of the ,law1 ,satan1 and       
doubtful remembrances of my sinful life4
    ,friends1 as ,peter saith to the    
church1 so ,i say to you1 ,i have  not  
preached to you cunningly devised fables
 in telling you of the  blood of        
,christ1 and what authority it hath had 
upon my conscience2  ,o no1 but as      
,peter saith touching the coming of the 

,lord ,jesus into  the world1 so in some
 measure ,i can say of the blood of the 
,lord  ,jesus ,christ that was shed when
 ,he did come into the world4 ,there  is
 not only my single testimony touching  
this2 no1 but there are  all the        
,prophets do agree in advancing this in 
writing1 and also  all the saints do now
 declare the same1 in speaking forth the
  amiableness and many powerful virtues 
thereof4 ,as for ,thee also1  by the    
blood of ,thy covenant1 saith ,god to   
,christ1 ,i have sent  forth ,thy       
prisoners out of the pit wherein is no  
water 7,zech #i3aa74  ,we have          
redemption through ,his blood 7,eph     
#a3g74 ,again1 ,we have  redemption     
through ,his blood 7,col #a3ad74 ,our   
robes are washed  and made white in the 
blood of the ,lamb 7,rev #g3ad74 ,the   
devil  is overcome through the blood of 
the ,lamb 7,rev #ab3aa74 ,yea1 and      
conscience is purged1 too1 and that     
through the blood of the ,lamb  7,heb   
#i3ad74 ,we have free recourse to the   

,throne of ,grace through  the blood of 
,jesus 7,heb #aj3ai74 ,i could bring    
thee a cloud of  witnesses out of all   
the types and shadows1 and out of the   
sundry  ,prophets1 and much more out of 
the ,new ,testament1 but ,i forebear1   
because ,i would not be too tedious to  
the reader in making too  large a       
digression1 though ,i have committed    
here in this discourse  no              
transgression1 for the blood of ,christ 
is precious blood 7#a  ,peter #a3ah1ai74
    ,,third4 ,,the ,,privileges ,,of    
,,the ,,new ,,covenant4    ,in the next 
place1 ,i shall show you the several    
privileges and  advantages that the man 
or woman hath that is under this        
,covenant  of ,grace1 over what they    
have that are under the ,covenant of the
  ,law and ,works4 ,as1    ,first4 ,the 
,covenant of ,grace is not grounded upon
 our obedience1  but upon ,god's love1  
even ,his pardoning love to us through  
,christ  ,jesus4 ,the first covenant is 
stood to be broken or kept by us1  and  

,god's love or anger to be lost or      
enjoyed thereafter as we1 as  creatures1
 behaved ourselves2 but now1 the very   
ground of the ,covenant  of ,grace is   
,god's love1 ,his mere love through     
,jesus ,christ--,the  ,,lord did not set
 ,his love upon you1 nor choose you1    
because ye  were more in number than any
 people2 for ye were the fewest of all  
people3 but because the ,,lord loved    
you1 and because ,he would keep  the    
oath which ,he had sworn unto your      
fathers 7,deu #g3g1h74 ,again1  ,in ,his
 love and in ,his pity ,he redeemed     
them1 and the angel of  ,his presence   
saved them1 that is1 ,jesus ,christ     
7,isa #fc3i74 ,and again1  ,who hath    
saved us--not according to our works of 
righteousness  which we have done1 but  
according to ,his own purpose and grace1
  which was given us in ,christ ,jesus  
before the world began 7#b ,tim  #a3i74 
,second4 ,this love is not conveyed to  
us through what we have done1  as is    
before proved1 but through what ,he hath

 done with ,whom the  covenant was made1
 which was given us in                  
,christ--,according as ,he  hath chosen 
us in ,christ4 ,who hath blessed us with
 all spiritual  blessings in heavenly   
places in ,christ4 ,god for ,christ's   
sake hath  forgiven you1 that is1       
through ,christ's doings1 through       
,christ's  sufferings 7#b ,tim #a3i2    
,eph #a3c1d2 #d3cb74 ,now if this be but
 rightly  understood1 it doth discover  
abundance of comfort to them1 that  are 
within the bounds of the ,covenant of   
,grace4 ,for1    #a4 ,here a believer   
seeth he shall stand1 if ,christ's      
doings and  sufferings stand2 which is  
sure foundation1 for ,god dealeth with  
him through ,christ4 ,and so1 secondly1 
he shall not fall1 unless  the suffering
 and merits of ,christ be thrown over   
the bar1 being  found guilty1 which will
 never be1 before the eyes of ,divine   
justice2  for with ,him the covenant was
 made1 and ,he was the ,surety of it2   
that is1 as the covenant was made with  

,him1 so ,he stood bound to  fulfill the
 same 7,zech #i3aa2 ,heb #g3bb74 ,for   
you must understand  that the covenant  
was made between the ,father and the    
,son long  before it was accomplished1  
or manifestly sealed with ,christ's     
blood2 it was made before the world     
began 7,titus #a3b2 ,eph #a3d2 #a       
,peter #a3ah-bj74 ,but the conditions   
thereof were not fulfilled until  less  
than two thousand years ago2 and all    
that while did ,jesus stand  bound as a 
surety1 as ,i said before1 is used to   
do1 till the time  in which the payment 
should be made4 ,and it was by virtue of
 ,his  ,suretyship1 having bound        
,himself by covenant to do all things   
agreed  on by the ,father and ,him1 that
 all those of the election that were    
born before ,he came1 that they might be
 saved1 and did enter into  rest4 ,for  
the forgiveness of sins that were past1 
though it was  through the blood of     
,christ1 yet it was also through the    
forbearance  of ,god 7,rom #c3be74 ,that

 is1 ,christ becoming ,surety for those 
that  died before ,his coming1 that ,he 
should in deed and in truth1 at  the    
fullness of time1 or at the time        
appointed1 give a complete and  full    
satisfaction for them according to the  
tenor or condition of  the covenant4    
7,gal #d3d74 ,again1    #b4 ,the second 
covenant1 which believers are under1 as 
the ground  and foundation1 if it is    
safe1 so the promises thereof are       
better1  surer1 freer1 and fuller1 etc4 
7#a47 ,they are better1 if you compare  
the excellency of the one  with the     
excellency of the other4 ,the first hath
 promised nothing  but an early         
paradise--,do this1 and thou shalt live2
 namely1 here  in an earthly paradise4  
,but the other doth bring the promise of
 a  heavenly paradise4    7#b47 ,as the 
,covenant of ,works doth promise an     
earthly paradise1  yet it is a paradise 
or blessing1 though once obtained1 yet  
might  be lost again2 for no longer than
 thou doest well1 no longer art  thou   

blessed by that4 ,o1 but the promises in
 the new covenant do  bring unto us the 
benefit of an eternal inheritance--,that
 they  which are called might receive   
the promise of eternal inheritance4  ,o 
rare6 it is an eternal inheritance 7,heb
 #i3ae74    7#c47 ,the other1 as it is  
not so good as this1 so neither is it so
  sure as this2 and therefore he calls  
the one such an one as might  be1 and   
was1 shaken1 but this is said to be such
 an one that cannot  be shaken4 ,and    
this ,word1 saith he1 treating of the   
two covenants  from verse the #hth to   
the #bdth--,and this ,word1 yet once    
more1  signifieth the removing of those 
things that are1 or may be1  shaken1 as 
of things that are made1 that those     
things which cannot  be shaken1 which is
 the second covenant1 may remain1 7,heb 
#ab3bg72  for1 saith he 7verse #bh7     
which cannot be moved4 ,therefore1 ye   
blessed saints1 seeing you have received
 a kingdom which cannot  be moved1      
therefore1 let us have grace1 whereby we

 may serve  our ,god acceptably with    
reverence and godly fear4    ,thus in   
general1 but more particularly4    7#d47
 ,they are surer1 in that they are      
founded upon ,god's love also1  and they
 come to us without calling for those   
things at our hands  that may be a means
 of putting of a stop to our certain    
enjoying  of them4 ,the promises under1 
or for the law1 they might easily  be   
stopped by our disobedience2 but the    
promises under the ,gospel  say1 ,if    
,heaven above can be measured1 and the  
foundations of the  earth searched1     
then1 and not till then1 ,i will also   
cast off  all the seed of ,israel for   
all that they have done 7,jer #ca3cg74  
,again1 ,i1 even ,i1 am ,he that        
blotteth out thy transgressions for     
,mine own name's sake1 and will not     
remember thy sins 7,isa #dc3be74  ,i    
will make thee a partaker of ,my        
promise2 and that ,i may so do1  ,i will
 take away that which would hinder2 ,i  
will cast all their  sins into the      

depths of the sea1 that ,my promise may 
be sure to  all the seed2 and therefore1
 saith the ,apostle1 when he would show 
us that the new-covenant promises were  
more sure than the old1 he  tells us    
plainly that the law and works are set  
aside and they are  merely made ours    
through the righteousness of faith1     
which is the  righteousness of          
,christ--,for the promise1 that he      
,abraham should  be the heir of the     
world1 saith he1 was not to ,abraham1 or
 to his  seed1 through the law1 or      
works1 but through the righteousness of 
faith4 ,for if they which are of the    
law1 or of works1 be heirs1  then faith 
is made void1 and the promise made of   
none effect4  ,therefore it is of       
faith--to the end the promise might be  
sure to  all the seed 7,rom             
#d3ac-ad1af74    7#e47 ,surer1 because  
that as that is taken away that should  
hinder1  so they are committed to a     
faithful ,friend of ours in keeping4    
,for  all the promises of ,god are in   

,christ1 not yea and nay1 but yea  and  
amen2 certain and sure2 sure1 because   
they are in the hand of  our ,head1 our 
,friend1 our ,brother1 our ,husband1 our
 flesh and bones1  even in the heart and
 hand of our precious ,jesus4    7#f47  
,because all the conditions of them are 
already fulfilled for  us by ,jesus     
,christ1 as aforesaid2 every promise    
that is a new-covenant  promise1 if     
there be any condition in it1 our       
,undertaker hath  accomplished that for 
us1 and also giveth us such grace as to 
receive  the sweetness as doth spring   
from them through ,his obedience to     
every thing required in them4    7#g47  
,surer1 because that as they are        
grounded upon the love of ,god1         
everything is taken out of the way1 in  
the hand of a sure ,friend4  ,and has   
,christ has fulfilled every condition as
 to justification  that is contained    
therein1 so the ,lord hath solemnly     
sworn with an  oath for our better      
confidence in this particular--,for when

 ,god  made promise to ,abraham1 and so 
to all the saints1 because ,he  could   
swear by no greater1 ,he sware by       
,himself1 saying1 ,surely1  blessing ,i 
will bless thee1 and multiplying ,i will
 multiply thee4  ,and so1 after he had  
patiently endured1 he obtained the      
promise4  ,for men verily swear by the  
greater3 and an oath for confirmation   
is to them an end of all strife1 that   
there might be no more  doubt or scruple
 concerning the certain fulfilling of   
the promise4  ,wherein ,god1 willing    
more abundantly to show unto the heirs  
of  promise the immutability of ,his    
counsel1 or certain1 constant1          
unchangeable decree of ,god in making of
 the promise1 for the comfort  of his   
children1 confirmed it by an oath3 that 
by two immutable  things1 ,his promise  
backed with an oath1 in which it was    
impossible  for ,god to lie1 we might   
have a strong consolation1 who have fled
  for refuge to lay hold upon the hope  
set before us 7,heb #f3ac-ah74    7#h47 

,that they are better it appears also in
 that they are freer  and fuller4 ,that 
they are freer1 it is evident1 in that  
one saith1  ,no works1 no life--,do     
this1 and then thou shalt live2 if not1 
thou  shalt be damned4 ,but the other   
saith1 ,we are saved by believing in    
what ,another hath done1 without the    
works of the ,law--,now to him  that    
worketh not1 but believeth on ,him that 
justifieth the ungodly1  his faith is   
counted for righteousness 7,rom #d3d1e74
 ,the one saith1  ,pay me that thou     
owest2 the other say1 ,i do frankly and 
freely  forgive thee all4 ,the one      
saith1 ,because thou hast sinned1 thou  
shalt die2 the other saith1 ,because    
,christ lives1 thou shalt live  also    
7,john #ae74    7#i47 ,and as they are  
freer1 so they are fuller2 fuller of    
encouragement1  fuller of comfort2 the  
one1 to wit1 the law1 looks like        
,pharaoh's  seven ill-favoured kine1    
more ready to eat one up than to afford 
us any food2 the other is like the full 

grape in the cluster1 which  for certain
 hath a glorious blessing in it4 ,the   
one saith1 ,if thou  hast sinned1 turn  
again2 the other saith1 ,if thou hast   
sinned1 thou  shalt be damned1 for all  
,i have a promise in me4    #c4 ,they   
that are of the second are better than  
they that are  of the first2 and it also
 appeareth in this--,the promises of the
  ,law1 through them we have neither    
faith1 nor hope1 nor the ,spirit        
conveyed2 but through the promises of   
the ,gospel there are all               
these--,whereby are given unto us       
exceeding great and precious  promises1 
that by these we might be partakers of  
the ,divine nature  7#b ,peter #a3d74 ,o
 therefore let us hold fast the         
profession of  our faith without        
wavering2 for ,he is faithful that      
promised 7,heb  #aj3bc74 ,in hope of    
eternal life1 how so8 because ,god1 that
 cannot  lie1 promised it before the    
world began 7,titus #a3b74    #d4 ,they 
that are in this covenant are in a very 

happy state2 for  though there be       
several conditions in the ,gospel to be 
done1 yet  ,christ ,jesus doth not look 
that they should be done by man1 as     
man1 but by ,his own ,spirit in them1 as
 it is written1 ,thou hast  wrought all 
our works in us4 ,is there that         
condition1 they must  believe8 ,why1    
then1 ,he will be both the author and   
finisher of  their faith 7,heb #ab3b1c74
 ,is there also hope to be in ,his      
children8  ,he also doth and hath given 
them good hope through ,his grace 7#b   
,thess #b3af74 ,again1 are the people of
 ,god to behave themselves  to the glory
 of ,god the ,father8 then ,he will work
 in them both to  will and to do of ,his
 own good pleasure 7,phil #b3ac74    #e4
 ,again1 as ,he works all our works in  
us and for us1 so also  by virtue of    
this covenant we have another nature    
given unto us1  whereby1 or by which we 
are made willing to be glorifying of    
,god1  both in our bodies and in our    
spirits1 which are ,his--,thy people    

shall be willing in the day of ,thy     
power 7#a ,cor #f3bj2 ,psa #aaj3c74     
#f4 ,in the next place1 all those that  
are under this second covenant  are in a
 wonderful safe condition2 for in case  
they should slip  or fall after their   
conversion into some sin or sins for who
 lives  and sins not8 7,prov #bd3af71   
yet through the merits and intercession 
of ,christ ,jesus1 who is their         
,undertaker in this covenant1 they      
shall have their sins pardoned1 their   
wounds healed1 and they raised  up      
again2 which privilege the children of  
the first covenant have  not2 for if    
they sin1 they are never afterwards     
regarded by that  covenant--,they brake 
,my covenant and ,i regarded them not1  
saith  the ,lord 7,heb #h3i74 ,but when 
,he comes to speak of the ,covenant of  
,grace1 speaking first of the public    
person under the name of ,david1  ,he   
saith thus1 ,he shall cry unto ,me1     
,thou art ,my ,father1 ,my ,god1  and   
the rock of ,my salvation4 ,also ,i will

 make ,him ,my firstborn1  higher than  
the kings of the earth4 ,my mercy will  
,i keep for ,him  for evermore1 and ,my 
covenant shall stand fast with ,him4    
,his seed  also will ,i make to endure  
for ever1 and ,his throne as the days of
  heaven4 ,if ,his children forsake ,my 
law1 and walk not in ,my judgments2  ,if
 they break my statutes1 and keep not   
,my commandments2 ,then will  ,i visit  
their transgression with the rod1 and   
their iniquity with  stripes4           
,nevertheless ,my lovingkindness will ,i
 not utterly take  from ,him1 nor suffer
 ,my faithfulness to fail4 ,my covenant 
will ,i  not break1 nor alter the thing 
that is gone out of ,my lips4 ,once     
have ,i sworn by ,my holiness that ,i   
will not lie unto ,david4 ,his  seed    
shall endure for ever1 and ,his throne  
as the sun before ,me4  ,it shall be    
established for ever as the moon1 and as
 a faithful  witness in heaven 7,psa    
#hi3bf-cg74 ,my covenant shall stand    
fast with  him--mark that4 ,as if ,god  

had said1 ,i did not make this covenant 
with man1 but with ,my ,son1 and with   
,him ,i will perform it2 and  seeing ,he
 hath given ,me complete satisfaction1  
though ,his children  do1 through       
infirmity1 transgress1 yet ,my covenant 
is not therefore  broken1 seeing ,he    
with whom it was made standeth firm1    
according  to the desire of my heart2 so
 that ,my justice that is satisfied1    
and ,my ,law1 hath nothing to say1 for  
there is no want of perfection  in the  
sacrifice of ,christ4 ,if you love your 
souls1 and would have  them live in the 
peace of ,god1 to the which you are     
called in one  body1 even all believers1
 then ,i beseech you seriously to       
ponder1  and labour to settle in your   
souls this one thing1 that the new      
covenant is not broken by our           
transgressions1 and that because it  was
 not made with us4 ,the reason why the  
very saints of ,god have  so many ups   
and downs in this their travel towards  
,heaven1 it is  because they are so weak

 in the faith of this one thing2 for    
they  think that if they fail of this or
 that particular performance1 if  their 
hearts be dead and cold1 and their lusts
 mighty and strong1  therefore now ,god 
is angry1 and now ,he will shut them out
 of ,his  favour1 now the new covenant  
is broken1 and now ,christ ,jesus will  
stand their ,friend no longer2 now also 
the devil hath power again1  and now    
they must have their part in the        
resurrection of damnation2  when1 alas6 
the covenant is not for all this never  
the more broken1  and so the grace of   
,god no more straitened than it was     
before4  ,therefore1 ,i say1 when thou  
findest that thou art weak here1 and    
failing there1 backward to this good1   
and thy heart forward to  that evil2    
then be sure thou keep a steadfast eye  
on the ,mediator  of this new covenant1 
and be persuaded that it is not only    
made  with ,him1 and ,his part also     
fulfilled1 but that ,he doth look upon  
,his fulfilling of it1 so as not to lay 

thy sins to thy charge1 though  ,he may 
as a ,father chastise thee for the      
same--,if ,his children  forsake ,my    
law1 and walk not in ,my judgments2 if  
they break ,my  statutes1 and keep not  
,my commandments2 then will ,i visit    
their  transgression with the rod1 and  
their iniquity with stripes4            
,nevertheless1  mark nevertheless ,my   
lovingkindness will ,i not utterly take 
from  ,,him1 nor suffer ,my faithfulness
 to fail4 ,my covenant will ,i not      
break1 nor alter the thing that is gone 
out of ,my lips4 ,and what  was that8   
,why1 that ,his seed shall endure for   
ever1 and ,his throne  as the sun before
 ,me 7,psa #hi3cj-cd1cf74    #g4        
,another privilege that the saints have 
by virtue of the new  covenant is1 that 
they have part of the possession or hold
 of ,heaven  and ,glory already1 and    
that two manner of ways--7#a47 ,the     
,divine  nature is conveyed from ,heaven
 into them2 and1 secondly1 the human    
nature1 i4e41 the nature of man1 is     

received up1 and entertained  in1 and   
hath got possession of ,heaven4 ,we have
 the first-fruits  of the ,spirit1 saith
 the man of ,god2 we have the earnest of
 the  ,spirit1 which is instead of the  
whole1 for it is the earnest of the     
whole--,which is the earnest of our     
inheritance until the redemption  of the
 purchased possession1 unto the praise  
of ,his glory 7,eph  #a3ac1ad2 ,rom     
#h3h-aa74 7#b47 ,the nature of man1 our 
nature is got  into glory as the        
first-fruits of mankind1 as a forerunner
 to take  possession till we all come   
thither 7#a ,cor #ae3bj74 ,for the ,man 
born  at ,bethlehem is ascended1 which  
is part of the lump of mankind1  into   
glory as a public ,person1 as the       
first-fruits1 representing  the whole of
 the children of ,god2 so that in some  
sense it may be  said that the saints   
have already taken possession of the    
kingdom  of ,heaven by their ,jesus1    
their public ,person1 ,he being in their
  room entered to prepare a place for   

them 7,john #ad3a-d74 ,i beseech  you   
consider1 when ,jesus ,christ came down 
from ,glory1 it was that  ,he might     
bring us to ,glory2 and that ,he might  
be sure not to fail1  ,he clothed       
,himself with our nature1 as if one     
should take a piece  out of the whole   
lump instead of the whole1 until the    
other comes1  and investeth it in that  
glory which ,he was in before ,he came  
down  from ,heaven 7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ,and
 thus is that saying to be understood1  
speaking of ,christ and ,his saints1    
which saith1 ,and ,he hath  raised us up
 together1 and made us sit together in  
heavenly places  in ,christ ,jesus 7,eph
 #b3f74    #h4 ,again1 not only thus1   
but all the power of ,god1 together with
  the rest of ,his glorious attributes1 
are on our side1 in that they  dwell in 
our nature1 which is the ,man ,jesus1   
and doth engage for us  poor1 simple1   
empty1 nothing creatures as to our      
eternal happiness  7#a ,peter #a3e74    
,for in ,him1 that is1 in the ,man      

,christ1 who is  our nature1 our ,head1 
our root1 our flesh1 our bone1 dwelleth 
all  the fullness of the ,godhead bodily
 7,col #b3i1aj74 ,mark how they  are    
joined together1 ,in whom dwelleth the  
fullness of the ,godhead4  ,and ye are  
complete in ,him4 ,god dwelleth         
completely in ,him1 and you  also are   
completely implanted in ,him1 which is  
the ,head of all  principality and      
power2 and all this by the consent of   
the ,father--,for  it pleased the       
,father that in ,him should all fullness
 dwell 7,col  #a3ai74 ,now mark1 the    
,godhead doth not dwell in ,christ      
,jesus for  ,himself only1 but that it  
may be in a way of righteousness        
conveyed  to us1 for our comfort and    
help in all our wants--,all power is    
given unto ,me in heaven and in earth1  
saith ,he 7,matt #bh3ah74 ,and  then    
followeth1 ,and lo1 ,i am with you      
alway1 even unto the end  of the world  
7,verse #bj74 ,he hath received gifts   
for men1 yea for  the rebellious 7,psa  

#fh3ah74 ,of ,his fullness have all we  
received1  and grace for grace 7,john   
#a3af74 ,and this the saints cannot be  
deprived of1 because the covenant made  
with ,christ1 in every tittle  of it1   
was so completely fulfilled as to       
righteousness1 both active  and passive1
 that justice cannot object anything2   
holiness now can  find fault with       
nothing2 nay1 all the power of ,god     
cannot shake  anything that hath been   
done for us by the ,mediator of the new 
covenant2 so that now there is no       
,covenant of ,works to a believer2  none
 of the commands1 accusations1          
condemnations1 or the least  tittle of  
the old covenant to be charged on any of
 those that are  the children of the    
second covenant2 no sin to be charged1  
because  there is no law to be pleaded1 
but all is made up by our middle  man1  
,jesus ,christ4 ,o blessed covenant6 ,o 
blessed privilege6 ,be  wise1 therefore1
 ,o ye poor drooping souls that are the 
sons of this  second covenant1 and stand

 fast in the liberty wherewith ,christ  
hath made you free1 and be not entangled
 ,,again1 nor terrified in  your        
consciences1 with the yoke of bondage2  
neither the commands1  accusations1 or  
condemnations of the ,law of the old    
covenant 7,gal  #e3a74    ,two          
,hell-bred objections answered4         
,object4 ,if it be so1 then one need not
 care what they do2 they  may sin and   
sin again1 seeing ,christ hath made     
satisfaction4 ,the  first objection4    
,answ4 ,if ,i were to point out one that
 was under the power of the  devil1 and 
going post-haste to ,hell1 for my life  
,i would look no  farther for such a man
 than to him that would make such a use 
as  this of the grace of ,god4 ,what1   
because ,christ is a ,saviour1 thou     
wilt be a sinner6 because ,his grace    
abounds1 therefore thou wilt  abound in 
sin6 ,o wicked wretch6 rake ,hell all   
over1 and surely ,i think  thy fellow   
will scarce be found6 ,and let me tell  
thee this before  ,i leave thee--as     

,god's covenant with ,christ for ,his   
children1 which  are of faith1 stands   
sure1 immutable1 unrevocable1 and       
unchangeable1  so also hath ,god taken  
such a course with thee1 that unless    
thou  canst make ,god forswear ,himself1
 it is impossible that thou shouldst  go
 to ,heaven1 dying in that              
condition--,they tempted ,me1 proved    
,me1 and turned the grace of ,god into  
lasciviousness1 so ,i sware1  mark that1
 so ,i sware1 and that in ,my wrath1    
too1 that they  should never enter into 
,my rest4 ,compare ,hebrews #c3i-aa1    
with #a  ,corinthians #aj3e-aj4 ,no1    
saith ,god2 if ,christ will not serve   
their  turns1 but they must have their  
sins too1 take them1 ,devil2 if  ,heaven
 will not satisfy them1 take them1      
,hell2 devour them1 ,hell2  scald them1 
fry them1 burn them1 ,hell6 ,god hath   
more places than  one to put sinners    
into4 ,if they do not like ,heaven1 ,he 
will fit  them with ,hell2 if they do   
not like ,christ1 they shall be forced  

to have the devil4 ,therefore we must   
and will tell of the truth of  the      
nature of the ,covenant of ,grace of    
,god to ,his poor saints for  their     
encouragement and for their comfort1 who
 would be glad to leap  at ,christ upon 
any terms2 yet therewith1 we can tell   
how1 through  grace1 to tell the hogs   
and sons of this world what a hog-sty   
there  is prepared for them1 even such  
an one that ,god hath prepared to  put  
the devil and his angels into1 is fitly 
prepared for them 7,matt  #be3da74      
,object4 ,but if ,christ hath given ,god
 a full and complete satisfaction1  then
 though ,i do go on in sin1 ,i need not 
fear1 seeing ,god hath  already been    
satisfied4 ,the second objection4 ,it   
will be injustice  in ,god to punish for
 those sins for which ,he is already    
satisfied  for by ,christ4    ,answ4    
,rebel1 rebel1 there are some in ,christ
 and some out of ,him4  #a4 ,they that  
are in ,him have their sins forgiven1   
and they  themselves made new creatures1

 and have the ,spirit of the ,son1 which
  is a holy1 living1 self-denying       
,spirit4 ,and they that are thus in     
,jesus ,christ are so far off from      
delighting in sin1 that sin is the      
greatest thing that troubleth them2 and 
,o how willing would they  be rid of the
 very thoughts of it 7,psa #aai3aac74   
,it is the grief  of their souls1 when  
they are in a right frame of spirit1    
that they  can live no more to the      
honour and glory of ,god than they do2  
and  in all their prayers to ,god1 the  
breathings of their souls are as  much  
sanctifying grace as pardoning grace1   
that they might live a  holy life4 ,they
 would as willing live holy here as they
 would be  happy in the world to come2  
they would as willingly be cleansed     
from the filth of sin as to have the    
guilt of it taken away2 they  would as  
willingly glorify ,god here as they     
would be glorified by  ,him hereafter   
7,phil #c3f-bb74 #b4 ,but there are some
 that are out  of ,christ1 being under  

the ,law2 and as for all those1 let them
 be  civil or profane1 they are such as 
,god accounts wicked2 and ,i say1  as   
for those1 if all the angels in ,heaven 
can drag them before the  judgment-seat 
of ,christ1 they shall be brought before
 it to answer  for all their ungodly    
deeds2 and being condemned for them1 if 
all  the fire in ,hell will burn them1  
they shall be burned there1 if  they die
 in that condition 7,jude #ae74 ,and1   
therefore1 if you love  your souls1 do  
not give way to such a wicked spirit4   
,let no man  deceive you with such vain 
words1 as to think1 because ,christ     
hath made satisfaction to ,god for sin1 
therefore you may live in  your sins4 ,o
 no1 ,god forbid that any should think  
so1 for because  of these things cometh 
the wrath of ,god upon the children of  
disobedience 7,eph #e3f74    ,thus have 
,i1 reader1 given thee a brief discourse
 touching the  ,covenant of ,works and  
the ,covenant of ,grace1 also of the    
nature  of the one1 together with the   

nature of the other4 ,i have also in    
this discourse endeavoured to show you  
the condition of them that  are under   
the ,law1 how sad it is1 both from the  
nature of the  covenant they are under1 
and also by the carriage of ,god unto   
them  by that covenant4 ,and now1       
because ,i would bring all into as      
little  a compass as ,i can1 ,i shall   
begin with the use and application of   
the whole in as brief a way as ,i can1  
desiring the ,lord to bless  it to thee4
    ,,use ,,and ,,application4    ,a use
 of examination about the old covenant4 
,first4 ,and1 first of all1 let us here 
begin to examine a little  touching the 
covenant you stand before ,god in1      
whether it be the  ,covenant of ,works  
or the ,covenant of ,grace2 ,the first  
use is a  use of examination4 and for   
the right doing of this1 ,i shall lay   
down this proposition--namely1 that all 
men naturally come into the  world under
 the first of these1 which is called the
 old covenant1  or the ,covenant of     

,works1 which is the ,law2 ,and were all
 by nature  the children of wrath1 even 
as others2 which they could not be1 had 
they not been under the law2 for there  
are none that are under the  other      
covenant that are still the children of 
wrath1 but the children  of faith1 the  
children of the promise1 the accepted   
children1 the  children not of the      
bond-woman1 but of the free 7,gal       
#d3bh-ca74    ,quest4 ,now here lieth   
the question4 ,which of these two       
covenants  art thou under1 soul8        
,answ4 ,i hope ,i am under the ,covenant
 of ,grace4    ,quest4 ,but what ground 
hast thou to think that thou art under  
that  blessed covenant1 and not rather  
under the ,covenant of ,works1 that     
strict1 that soul-damning covenant8     
,answ4 ,what ground8 ,why1 ,i hope ,i   
am4    ,quest4 ,but what ground hast    
thou for this thy hope8 for a hope      
without a ground is like a castle built 
in the air1 that will never  be able to 
do thee any good1 but will prove like   

unto that spoken  of in ,job #h1 ,whose 
hope shall be cut off1 and whose trust  
shall  be like a spider's web4 ,he shall
 lean upon his house1 but it  shall not 
stand2 he shall hold it fast1 as thou   
wouldst thy hope1  it is like1 but it   
shall not endure 7,job #h3ac-ae74       
,answ4 ,my hope is grounded upon the    
promises2 what else should it  be       
grounded upon8    ,reply4 ,indeed1 to   
build my hope upon ,christ ,jesus1 upon 
,god in  ,christ1 through the promise1  
and to have this hope rightly1 by the   
shedding abroad of the love of ,god in  
the heart1 it is a right-grounded  hope 
7,rom #e3a-g74    ,quest4 ,but what     
promises in the ,scripture do you find  
your hope built  upon8 and how do you   
know whether you do build your hope upon
 the  promises in the ,gospel1 the      
promises of the new covenant1 and not   
rather on the promises of the old       
covenant1 for there are promises  in    
that as well as in the other8    ,answ4 
,i hope that if ,i do well ,i shall be  

accepted2 because ,god  hath said ,i    
shall 7,gen #d3g74    ,reply4 ,o soul1  
if thy hope be grounded there1 thy hope 
is not  grounded upon the ,gospel       
promises1 or the new covenant1 but      
verily  upon the old2 for these words   
were spoken to ,cain1 a son of the  old 
covenant2 and they themselves are the   
tenor and scope of that2  for that runs 
thus3 ,do this1 and thou shalt live4    
,the man that  doth these things shall  
live by them4 ,if thou do well1 thou    
shalt  be accepted 7,lev #ah3e2 ,eze    
#bj3aa2 ,rom #aj3e2 ,gal #c3ab2 ,gen    
#d3g74    ,reply4 ,why1 truly1 if a     
man's doing well1 and living well1 and  
his striving to serve ,god as well as he
 can1 will not help him to  ,christ1 ,i 
do not know what will2 ,i am sure       
sinning against ,god will  not4         
,quest4 ,did you never read that        
,scripture which saith1 ,israel1 which  
followed after the law of righteousness1
 hath not attained to the  law of       
righteousness8 7,rom #i3cj-cb74         

,object4 ,but doth not the ,scripture   
say1 ,blessed are they that do  ,his    
commandments1 that they may have right  
to the tree of life8  7,rev #bb3ad74    
,answ4 ,there is first1 therefore1 to be
 inquired into1 whether to keep  ,his   
commandments be to strive to keep the   
,law as it is a ,covenant  of ,works1 or
 whether it be meant of the great       
commandments of the  ,new ,testament    
which are cited in #a ,john             
#c3bb1bc--;,and whatsoever  we ask we   
receive of ,him1 because we keep ,his   
commandments1 and  do those things that 
are pleasing in ,his sight4 ,but what do
 you  mean1 ,john8 ,do you mean the     
covenant of the ,law1 or the covenant   
to the ,gospel8 ,why1 this is ,his      
commandment1 saith he1 ,that we  should 
believe on the name of ,his ,son ,jesus 
,christ1 and love one  another1 as the  
fruits of this faith1 as ,he gave us    
commandment4  ,if it be of the old      
covenant1 as a ,covenant of ,works1 then
 the  ,gospel is but a lost thing4 ,if  

it were of works1 then no more of       
grace2 therefore it is not the old      
covenant1 as the old covenant4          
,quest4 ,but what do you mean by these  
words--the old covenant as  the old     
covenant8 ,explain your meaning4        
,answ4 ,my meaning is1 that the ,law is 
not to be looked upon for  life1 so as  
it was handed out from ,mount ,sinai1 if
 ever thou wouldst  indeed be saved2    
though after thou hast faith in ,christ1
 thou  mayest and must solace thyself in
 it1 and take pleasure therein1  to     
express thy love to ,him who hath       
already saved thee by ,his  own blood1  
without thy obedience to the law1 either
 from ,sinai or  elsewhere4    ,quest4  
,do you think that ,i do mean that my   
righteousness will save  me without     
,christ8 ,if so1 you mistake me1 for ,i 
think not so2 but  this ,i say1 ,i will 
labour to do what ,i can2 and what ,i   
cannot do1  ,christ will do for me4     
,answ4 ,ah1 poor soul1 this is the wrong
 way too2 for this is to make  ,christ  

but a piece of a ,saviour2 thou wilt do 
something1 and ,christ  shall do the    
rest2 thou wilt set thy own things in   
the first place1  and if thou wantest at
 last1 then thou wilt borrow of ,christ2
 thou  art such an one that dost ,christ
 the greatest injury of all4 ,first1  in
 that thou dost undervalue ,his merits  
by preferring of thy own  works before  
,his2 and1 secondly1 by mingling of thy 
works thy dirty1  ragged righteousness  
with ,his4    ,quest4 ,why1 would you   
have us do nothing8 ,would you have us  
make  ,christ such a drudge as to do    
all1 while we sit idling still8         
,answ4 ,poor soul1 thou mistakest ,jesus
 ,christ in saying thou makest  ,him a  
drudge in letting ,him do all2 ,i tell  
thee1 ,he counts it a  great glory to do
 all for thee1 and it is a great        
dishonour unto  ,him for thee so much as
 to think otherwise4 ,and this the      
saints  of ,god that have experienced   
the work of grace upon their souls do   
count it also the same--,saying1 ,thou  

art worthy to take the book1  and to    
open the seals thereof 7,rev #e3i74     
,worthy is the ,lamb1 that  was slain1  
to receive power1 and riches1 and       
wisdom1 and strength1  and honour1 and  
glory1 and blessing 7,verse #ab74 ,and  
why so8 read  again in the #ith verse1  
,for ,thou wast slain1 and hast redeemed
  us to ,god by ,thy own blood 7,see    
also ,eph #a3f1g74 ,to the praise  of   
the glory of ,his grace--in whom we have
 redemption through ,his  blood4        
,reply4 ,all this we confess1 that      
,jesus ,christ died for us2 but he  that
 thinks to be saved by ,christ1 and     
liveth in his sins1 shall  never be     
saved4    ,answ4 ,i grant that4 ,but    
this ,i say again1 a man must not make  
his  good doings the lowest round of the
 ladder by which he goeth to            
,heaven--that is1 he that will and shall
 go to ,heaven1 must1 wholly  and alone1
 without any of his own things1 venture 
his precious soul  upon ,jesus ,christ  
and ,his merits4    ,quest4 ,what1 and  

come to ,christ as a sinner8    ,answ4  
,yea1 with all thy sins upon thee1 even 
as filthy as ever thou  canst4          
,quest4 ,but is not this the way to make
 ,christ to loath us8 ,you know  when   
children fall down in the dirt1 they do 
usually before they  go home make their 
clothes as clean as they can1 for fear  
their  parents should chide them2 and so
 ,i think should we4    ,answ4 ,this    
comparison is wrongly applied1 if you   
bring it to show  us how we must do when
 we come to ,christ4 ,he that can make  
himself  clean hath no need of ,christ2 
for the whole1 the clean1 and  righteous
 have no need of ,christ1 but those that
 are foul and sick4  ,physicians1 you   
know1 if they love to be honoured1 they 
will not  bid the patients first make   
themselves whole1 and then come to      
them2 no1 but bid them come with their  
sores all running on them1  as the woman
 with her bloody issue 7,mark #e74 ,and 
as ,mary ,magdalene  with her belly full
 of devils1 and the lepers all scabbed2 

and that  is the right coming to ,jesus 
,christ4    ,reply4 ,well1 ,i hope that 
,christ will save me1 for ,his promises 
and  mercy are very large2 and as long  
as ,he hath promised to give us  life1  
,i fear my state the less4    ,answ4 ,it
 is very true1 ,christ's promises are   
very large1 blessed  be the ,lord for   
ever2 and also so is ,his mercy2 but    
notwithstanding  all that1 there are    
many go in at the broad gate2 and       
therefore ,i  say1 your business is     
seriously to inquire whether you are    
under  the first or second covenant2 for
 unless you are under the second1  you  
will never be regarded of the ,lord1    
forasmuch as you are a  sinner 7,heb    
#h3i74 ,and the rather1 because if ,god 
should be so good  to you as to give you
 a share in the second1 you shall have  
all  your sins pardoned1 and for certain
 have eternal life1 though you  have    
been a great sinner4 ,but do not expect 
that thou shalt have  any part or share 
in the large promises and mercy of ,god1

 for the  benefit and comfort of thy    
poor soul1 whilst thou art under the    
old covenant2 because so long thou art  
out of ,christ1 through whom  ,god      
conveyeth ,his mercy1 grace1 and love to
 sinners4 ,for all the  promises of ,god
 in ,him are yea1 and in ,him amen4     
,indeed1 ,his mercy1  grace1 and love   
are very great1 but they are treasured  
up in ,him1  given forth in ,him1       
through ,him4 ,but ,god1 who is rich in 
mercy1  for ,his great love wherewith   
,he loved us--that ,he might show the   
exceeding riches of ,his grace--but     
which way8--in ,his kindness  towards us
 through ,jesus ,christ4    ,but out of 
,christ thou shalt find ,god a just     
,god1 a sin-avenging  ,god1 a ,god that 
will by no means spare the guilty2 and  
be sure that  every one that is found   
out of ,jesus ,christ will be found     
guilty in  the judgment-day1 upon whom  
the wrath of ,god shall smoke to their  
eternal ruin4 ,now1 therefore1 consider 
of it1 and take the counsel  of the     

,apostle1 in #b ,corinthians #ac3e1     
which is1 to examine thyself  whether   
thou art in the faith1 and to prove thy 
ownself whether  thou hast received the 
,spirit of ,christ into thy soul1       
whether thou  hast been converted1      
whether thou hast been born again1 and  
made  a new creature1 whether thou hast 
had thy sins washed away in the  blood  
of ,christ1 whether thou hast been      
brought from under the old  covenant    
into the new2 and do not make a slight  
examination1 for  thou hast a precious  
soul either to be saved or damned4      
,and that thou mayest not be deceived1  
consider that it is one  thing to be    
convinced1 and another to be converted2 
one thing to  be wounded1 and another to
 be killed1 and so to be made alive     
again  by the faith of ,jesus ,christ4  
,when men are killed1 they are killed   
to all things they lived to before1 both
 sin and righteousness1 as  all their   
old faith and supposed grace that they  
thought they had4  ,indeed1 the old     

covenant will show thee that thou art a 
sinner1  and that a great one too2 but  
the old covenant1 the ,law1 will not    
show thee1 without the help of the      
,spirit1 that thou are without  all     
grace by nature2 no2 but in the midst of
 thy troubles thou  wilt keep thyself   
from coming to ,christ by persuading thy
 soul that  thou art come already1 and  
hast some grace already4 ,o1 therefore1 
be earnest in begging the ,spirit1 that 
thy soul may be enlightened1  and the   
wickedness of thy heart discovered1 that
 thou mayest see  the miserable state   
that thou art in by reason of sin and   
unbelief1  which is the great condemning
 sin2 and so in a sight and sense of thy
  sad condition1 if ,god should deal    
with thee in severity according  to thy 
deservings4 ,do thou now cry to ,god for
 faith in a crucified  ,christ1 that    
thou mayest have all thy sins washed    
away in ,his blood1  and such a right   
work of grace wrought in thy soul that  
may stand  in the judgment-day4 ,again1 

,second4 ,in the next place1 you know ,i
 told you that a man might go  a great  
way in a profession1 and have many      
excellent gifts1 ,second  use4 so as to 
do many wondrous works1 and yet be but  
under the  ,law2 from hence you may     
learn not to judge yourselves to be the 
children of ,god1 because you may have  
some gifts of knowledge or              
understanding more than others3 no1 for 
thou mayest be the knowingest  man in   
all the country as to head-knowledge1   
and yet be but under  the law1 and so   
consequently under the curse1           
notwithstanding that1  #a ,corinthians  
#ac4 ,now1 seeing it is so1 that men may
 have all this  and yet perish1 then    
what will become of those that do no    
good at  all1 and have no understanding1
 neither of their own sadness1 nor  of  
,christ's mercy8 ,o1 sad6 ,read with    
understanding1 ,isaiah #bg3aa1          
,therefore ,he that made them will not  
have mercy on them1 and ,he  that formed
 them will show them no favour 7,see    

also #b ,thess #a3h1  #i74    ,now there
 is one thing which1 for want of1 most  
people do miscarry  in a very sad       
manner1 and that is1 because they are   
not able to  distinguish between the    
nature of the ,law and the ,gospel4 ,o1 
people1  people1 your being blinded here
 as to the knowledge of this is one     
great cause of the ruining of many4 ,as 
,paul saith1 ,while ,moses  is read1 or 
while the law is discovered1 the veil is
 upon their  heart 7#b ,cor #c3ae7 that 
is1 the veil of ignorance is still upon 
their hearts1 so that they cannot       
discern either the nature of  the law or
 the nature of the ,gospel1 they being  
so dark and blind  in their minds1 as   
you may see1 if you compare it with     
,chronicles  #d3c1 #d4 ,and truly ,i am 
confident1 that were you but well       
examined1  ,i doubt many of you would be
 found so ignorant that you would not   
be able to give a word of right answer  
concerning either the ,law or  the      
,gospel4 ,nay1 my friends1 set the case1

 one should ask you what  time you      
spend1 what pains you take1 to the end  
you may understand  the nature and      
difference of these two covenants1 would
 you not say1  if you should speak the  
truth1 that you did not so much as      
regard  whether there were two or more8 
,would you not say1 ,i did not think  of
 covenants1 or study the nature of them8
 ,i thought that if ,i had  lived       
honestly1 and did as well as ,i could1  
that ,god would accept  of me1 and have 
mercy upon me1 as ,he had on others4    
,ah1 friends1  this is the cause of the 
ruin of thousands2 for if they are      
blinded  to this1 both the right use of 
the law1 and also of the ,gospel1 is    
hid from their eyes1 and so for certain 
they will be in danger of  perishing    
most miserably1 poor souls that they    
are1 unless ,god1 of  ,his mere mercy   
and love1 doth rend the veil from off   
their hearts1  the veil of ignorance1   
for that is it which doth keep these    
poor  souls in this besotted and        

blindfolded condition1 in which if they 
die they may be lamented for1 but not   
helped2 they may be pitied1  but not    
preserved from the stoke of ,god's      
everlasting vengeance4    ,a legal      
spirit4    ,in the next place1 if you   
would indeed be delivered from the first
  into the second covenant1 ,i do       
admonish you to the observing of  these 
following particulars4 ,first4 ,have a  
care that you do not  content           
yourselves1 though you do good          
works--that is1 which in  themselves are
 good4 ,secondly4 ,in and with a legal  
spirit1 which  are done these ways as   
followeth4    ,first4 ,if you do        
anything commanded in ,scripture1 and   
your doing  of it do think that ,god is 
well pleased therewith1 because you1 as 
you are religious men1 do do the same4  
,upon this mistake was ,paul  himself in
 danger of being destroyed2 for he      
thought1 because he  was zealous1 and   
one of the strictest sects for religion1
 therefore  ,god would have been good   

unto him1 and have accepted his doings1 
as it is clear1 for he counted them his 
gain 7,phil #c3d-h74 ,now this  is done 
thus--,when a man doth think that       
because he thinks he is  more sincere1  
more liberal1 with more difficulty1 or  
to the weakening  of his estate2 ,i say1
 if a man1 because of this doth think   
that  ,god accepteth his labour1 it is  
done from an old-covenant spirit4       
,again2 some men think that they shall  
be heard because they have  prayer in   
their families1 because they can pray   
long1 and speak  excellent expressions1 
or express themselves excellently in    
prayer1  that because they have great   
enlargements in prayer1 ,i say1 that    
therefore to think that ,god doth       
delight in their doings1 and accept     
their works1 this is from a legal       
spirit4    ,again2 some men think that  
because their parents have been         
religious  before them1 and have been   
indeed the people of ,god1 they think if
  they also do as to the outward        

observing of that which they learned    
from their forerunners1 that therefore  
,god doth accept them2 but this  also is
 from a wrong spirit2 and yet how many  
are there in ,england  at this day that 
think the better of themselves merely   
upon that  account2 ay1 and think the   
people of ,god ought to think so too1   
not understanding that it is ordinary   
for an ,eli to have a ,hophni  and a    
,phinehas1 both sons of ,belial2 also a 
good ,samuel to have a  perverse        
offspring2 likewise ,david an ,absalom4 
,i say1 their being  ignorant of1 or    
else negligent in regarding this1 they  
do think  that because they do spring   
from such and such1 as the ,jews in     
their  generation did1 that therefore   
they have a privilege with ,god more    
than others1 when there is no such      
thing2 but for certain1 if the  same    
faith be not in them which was in their 
forerunners1 to lay  hold of the ,christ
 of ,god in the same spirit as they did1
 they  must utterly perish1 for all     

their high conceits that they have of   
themselves 7,john #h3cc-ce2 ,matt       
#c3g-i74    ,second4 ,when people come  
into the presence of ,god without having
  their eye upon the ,divine ,majesty1  
through the flesh and blood  of the ,son
 of ,mary1 the ,son of ,god1 then also  
do they come before  ,god1 and do       
whatsoever they do from a legal spirit1 
an old-covenant  spirit4 ,as1 for       
instance1 you have some people1 it is   
true1 they  will go to prayer1 in       
appearance very fervently1 and will     
plead  very hard with ,god that ,he     
would grant them their desires1 pleading
  their want1 and the abundance thereof2
 they will also plead with  ,god ,his   
great mercy1 and also ,his free         
promises2 but yet they  neglecting the  
aforesaid body or ,person of ,christ1   
the righteous  ,lamb of ,god1 to appear 
before ,him in1 ,i say1 in thus doing   
they  do not appear before the ,lord no 
otherwise than in an old-covenant       
spirit2 for they go to ,god as a        

merciful ,creator1 and they themselves  
as ,his creatures2 not as ,he is1 their 
,father in the ,son1 and they  ,his     
children by regeneration through the    
,lord ,jesus4 ,ay1 and though  they may 
call ,god their ,father1 in the         
notion--not knowing what  they say1 only
 having learned such things by          
tradition--as the  ,pharisees did1 yet  
,christ will have ,his time to say to   
them1 even  to their faces1 as ,he did  
once to the ,jews1 ,your father1 for all
 this  your profession1 is the devil1 to
 their own grief and everlasting  misery
 7,john #h3dd74    ,third4 ,the third   
thing that is to be observed1 if we     
would not be  under the ,law1 or do     
things in a legal spirit1 is this--to   
have a  care that we do none of the     
works of the holy ,law of ,god for life1
  or acceptance with ,him2 no1 nor of   
the ,gospel neither4 ,to do the  works  
of the law to the end we may be accepted
 of ,god1 or that we  may please ,him1  
and to have our desires of ,him1 is to  

do things  from a legal or old-covenant 
spirit1 and that is expressly laid down 
where it is said1 ,to him that worketh  
is the reward not reckoned  of grace1   
but of debt2 that is1 he appears before 
,god through the  ,law1 and his         
obedience to it 7,rom #d3d1e74 ,and     
again1 though they  be in themselves    
,gospel-ordinances1 as baptism1 breaking
 of bread1  hearing1 praying1           
meditating1 or the like2 yet1 ,i say1 if
 they be  not done in the right spirit1 
they are thereby used as a hand by  the 
devil to pull thee under the ,covenant  
of ,works1 as in former  times he used  
circumcision1 which was no part of the  
,covenant  of ,works1 the ,ten          
,commands1 but a seal of the            
righteousness of  faith2 yet1 ,i say1   
they being done in a legal spirit1 the  
soul was  thereby brought under the     
,covenant of ,works1 and so most        
miserably  destroyed unawares to itself1
 and that because there was not a  right
 understanding of the nature and terms  

of the said covenants4  ,and so it is   
now2 souls being ignorant of the nature 
of the old  covenant1 do even by their  
subjecting to several ,gospel           
ordinances1  run themselves under the   
old covenant1 and fly off from ,christ1 
even when they think they are acoming   
closer to him4 ,o1 miserable6  ,if you  
would know when or how this is done1    
whether in one particular  or more1 ,i  
shall show you as followeth--    #a4    
,that man doth bring himself under the  
,covenant of ,works1 by ,gospel         
ordinances1 when he cannot be persuaded 
that ,god will have mercy  upon him     
except he do yield obedience to such or 
such a particular  thing commanded in   
the ,word4 ,this is the very same spirit
 that  was in the false brethren 7spoken
 of ,acts #ae2 ,galatians1 the whole    
,epistle71 whose judgment was1 that     
unless such and such things were  done1 
they could not be saved4 ,as now-a-days 
we have also some  that say1 ,unless    
your infants be baptized they cannot be 

saved2#bc  and others say1 unless you be
 rightly baptized1 you have no ground   
to be assured that you are believers1 or
 members of churches2 which  is so far  
off from being so good as a legal       
spirit1 that it is the  spirit of       
blasphemy1 as is evident1 because they  
do reckon that  the ,spirit1            
righteousness1 and faith of ,jesus1 and 
the confession  thereof1 is not         
sufficient to declare men to be members 
of the ,lord  ,jesus2 when1 on the other
 side1 though they be rank hypocrites1  
yet if they do yield an outward         
subjection to this or that1 they  are   
counted presently communicable members1 
which doth clearly  discover that there 
is not so much honour given to the      
putting on  the righteousness of the    
,son of ,god as there is given to that  
which  a man may do1 and yet go to ,hell
 within an hour after2 nay1 in the  very
 doing of it doth shut himself for ever 
from ,jesus ,christ4    #b4 ,men may do 
things from a legal or old-covenant     

spirit when they  content themselves    
with their doing of such and such a     
thing1 as  prayers1 reading1 hearing1   
baptism1 breaking of bread1 or the like2
  ,i say1 when they can content         
themselves with the thing done1 and  sit
 down at ease and content because the   
thing is done4 ,as1 for  instance1 some 
men being persuaded that such and such a
 thing is  their duty1 and that unless  
they do do it1 ,god will not be pleased 
with them1 nor suffer them to be heirs  
of ,his kingdom1 they from  this spirit 
do rush into and do the thing1 which    
being done1 they  are content1 as being 
persuaded that now they are without     
doubt in  a happy condition1 because    
they have done such things1 like unto   
the ,pharisee1 who1 because he had done 
this and the other thing1  said         
therefore1 in a bragging way1 ,lord1 ,i 
thank thee that ,i am  not as this      
publican2 for ,i have done thus and     
thus2 when1 alas6  the ,lord give him   
never a good word for his labour1 but   

rather a  reproof4    #c4 ,that man doth
 act from a legal spirit who maketh the 
strictness  of his walking the ground of
 his assurance for eternal life4 ,some  
men1 all the ground they have to believe
 that they shall be saved1  it is       
because they walk not so loose as their 
neighbours1 they  are not so bad as     
others are1 and therefore they question 
not but  that they shall do well4 ,now  
this is a false ground1 and a thing     
that is verily legal1 and savours only  
of some slight and shallow              
apprehensions of the old covenant4 ,i   
call them shallow apprehensions1        
because they are not right and sound1   
and are such as will do the  soul no    
good1 but beguile it1 in that the       
knowledge of the nature  of this        
covenant doth not appear to the soul1   
only some commanding  power it hath on  
the soul1 which the soul endeavouring to
 give up  itself unto1 it doth find some
 peace and content1 and especially  if  
it find itself to be pretty willing to  

yield itself to its  commands4 ,and is  
not this the very ground of thy hoping  
that ,god  will save thee from the wrath
 to come8 ,if one should ask thee what  
ground thou hast to think thou shalt be 
saved1 wouldst thou not  say1 ,truly1   
because ,i have left my sins1 and       
because ,i am more  inclinable to do    
good1 ,do not think that ,i am against  
the order  of the ,gospel4 and to learn1
 and get more knowledge2 ,i endeavour   
to walk in church order1 as they call   
it1 and therefore ,i hope ,god  hath    
done a good work for me1 and ,i hope    
will save my soul4 ,alas1  alas6 this is
 a very trick of the devil to make souls
 build the  ground of their salvation   
upon this their strictness1 and         
abstaining  from the wickedness of their
 former lives1 and because they desire  
to be stricter and stricter4 ,now1 if   
you would know such a man or  woman1 you
 shall find them in this frame--namely1 
when they think  their hearts are good1 
then they think also that ,christ will  

have  mercy upon them2 but when their   
corruptions work1 then they doubt  and  
scruple until again they have their     
hearts more ready to do the  things     
contained in the law and ordinances of  
the ,gospel4 ,again1  such men do       
commonly cheer up their hearts1 and     
encourage themselves  still to hope all 
shall be well1 and that because they are
 not so  bad as the rest1 but more      
inclinable than they1 saying1 ,i am glad
  ,i am not as this publican1 but better
 than he1 more righteous than  he 7,luke
 #ah3aa74    #d4 ,this is a legal and   
old-covenant spirit that secretly       
persuades  the soul that if ever it will
 be saved by ,christ1 if must be fitted 
for ,christ by its getting of a good    
heart and good intentions to  do this   
and that for ,christ2 ,i say1 that the  
soul when it comes  to ,christ may not  
be rejected or turned off2 when in deed 
and in  truth this is the very way for  
the soul to turn itself from ,jesus     
,christ1 instead of turning to ,him2 for

 such a soul looks upon  ,christ rather 
to be a painted ,saviour or a cypher    
than a very and  real ,saviour4 ,friend1
 if thou canst fit thyself1 what need   
hast  thou of ,christ8 ,if thou cant get
 qualifications to carry to ,christ     
that thou mightst be accepted1 thou dost
 not look to be accepted  in the        
,beloved4 ,shall ,i tell thee8 ,thou art
 as if a man should say1  ,i will make  
myself clean1 and then ,i will go to    
,christ that ,he may  wash me2 or like a
 man possessed1 that will first cast the
 devils  out of himself1 and then come  
to ,christ for cure from ,him4 ,thou1   
must1 therefore1 if thou wilt so lay    
hold of ,christ as not to be  rejected  
by ,him2 ,i say1 thou must come to ,him 
as the basest in the  world1 more fit to
 be damned1 if thou hadst thy right1    
than to  have the least smile1 hope1 or 
comfort from ,him4 ,come with the fire  
of ,hell in thy conscience1 come with   
thy heart hard1 dead1 cold1  full of    
wickedness and madness against thy own  

salvation2 come as  renouncing all thy  
tears1 prayers1 watchings1 fastings2    
come as a  blood-red sinner2 do not stay
 from ,christ till thou hast a greater  
sense of thy own misery1 nor of the     
reality of ,god's mercy2 do not  stay   
while thy heart is softer and thy spirit
 in a better frame1  but go against thy 
mind1 and against the mind of the devil 
and sin1  throw thyself down at the foot
 of ,christ1 with a halter about thy    
neck1 and say1 ,lord ,jesus1 hear a     
sinner1 a hard-hearted sinner1  a sinner
 that deserveth to be damned1 to be cast
 into ,hell2 and  resolve never to      
return1 or to give over crying unto     
,him1 till thou  do find that ,he hath  
washed thy conscience from dead works   
with  ,his blood virtually1 and clothed 
thee with ,his own righteousness1  and  
make thee complete in ,himself2 this is 
the way to come to  ,christ4    ,,the   
,,use ,,of ,,the ,,new ,,covenant       
,now a few words to the second doctrine1
 and so ,i shall draw towards  a        

conclusion4    ,,first ,,use4 ,the      
doctrine doth contain in it very much   
comfort to  thy ,the use1 for the second
 doctrine4 soul who art a new-covenant  
man1 or one of those who are under the  
new covenant4 ,there is1  ,first1 pardon
 of sin2 and1 ,second1 the manifestation
 of the same2  and1 ,third1 as power to 
cause thee to persevere through faith to
  the very end of thy life4    ,first1  
,there is1 first1 pardon of sin1 which  
is not in the old  covenant2 for in that
 there is nothing but commands2 and if  
not  obeyed1 condemned4 ,o1 but there is
 pardon of sin1 even of all thy  sins1  
against the first and second covenant1  
under which thou art1  and that freely  
upon the account of ,jesus ,christ the  
righteousness1  ,he having in thy name1 
nature1 and in the room of thy person1  
fulfilled all the whole law in ,himself 
for thee1 and freely giveth  it unto    
thee4 ,o1 though the law be a           
ministration of death and  condemnation1
 yet the ,gospel1 under which thou art1 

is the ministration  of life and        
salvation 7#b ,cor #c3f-i74 ,though they
 that live and die  under the first     
covenant1 ,god regardeth them not 7,heb 
#h3i74 ,yet they  that are under the    
second are as the apple of ,his eye     
7,deu #cb3aj2  ,psa #ag3h2 ,zech #b3h74 
,though they that are under the first1  
the ,law1  are called to blackness1 and 
darkness1 and tempest1 the sound of  a  
trumpet1 and a burning mountain1 which  
sight was so terrible1  that ,moses     
said1 ,i exceedingly fear and quake     
7,heb #ab3ah-bb74  ,but ye are come unto
 ,mount ,sion1 and unto the city of the 
living  ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1  
and to an innumerable company of angels1
  to the general assembly and church of 
the firstborn1 whose names  are written 
in ,heaven1 and to ,god the ,judge of   
all1 and to the  spirits of just men    
made perfect1 and to ,jesus1 to blessed 
,jesus1  the ,mediator of the new       
covenant1 and to the blood of           
sprinkling1  that speaketh better things

 than that of ,abel 7,heb #ab3bb-bd74   
,even  forgiveness of sins 7,eph #a3g74 
,second1 ,the covenant that thou art    
under doth allow of repentance  in case 
thou chance to slip or fall by sudden   
temptation2 but the  law allows of none 
7,rev #b3e2 ,gal #c3aj74 ,the covenant  
that thou art  under allows thee        
strength also2 but the law is only a    
sound of  words1 commanding words1 but  
no power is given by them to fulfill    
the things commanded 7,heb #ab3ai74     
,thou that art under this second1  art  
made a son2 but they that art under that
 first1 are slaves and  vagabonds 7,gen 
#d3ab74 ,thou that art under this1 hast 
a ,mediator1  that is to stand between  
justice and thee2 but they under the    
other1  their mediator is turned an     
accuser1 and speaketh most bitter things
  against their souls 7#a ,tim #b3e2    
,john #e3de74 ,again2 the way that  thou
 hast into ,paradise is a new and living
 way--mark1 a living way2  but they that
 are under the old covenant1 their way  

into ,paradise  is a killing and        
destroying way 7,heb #aj3bj2 ,gen       
#c3bd74 ,again2 thou  has the           
righteousness of ,god to appear before  
,god withal2 but they  under the old    
covenant have nothing but the           
righteousness of the  ,law1 which ,paul 
counts dirt and dung 7,phil #c3g-i74    
,thou hast that  which will make thee   
perfect1 but the other will not do      
so--,the  law made nothing perfect1 but 
the bringing in of a better hope did1   
which is the ,son of ,god1 by the which 
we draw nigh unto ,god 7,heb  #g3ai74   
,third1 ,the new covenant promiseth thee
 a new heart1 as ,i said before2  but   
the old covenant promiseth none2 and a  
new spirit1 but the old  covenant       
promiseth none 7,eze #cf3bf74 ,the new  
covenant conveyeth  faith1 but the old  
one conveyeth none 7,gal #c74 ,through  
the new  covenant the love of ,god is   
conveyed into the heart2 but through    
the old covenant there is conveyed none 
of it savingly through ,jesus  ,christ4 

,romans #e4 ,the new covenant doth not  
only give a promise  of life1 but also  
with that the assurance of life1 but the
 old one  giveth none2 the old covenant 
wrought wrath in us and to us1 but  the 
new one worketh love 7,rom #d3ae2 ,gal  
#e3f74 ,thus much for the  first use4   
,,second ,,use4 ,as all these1 and many 
more privileges1 do come to thee        
through or by the new covenant1 and that
 thou mightst not doubt of  the         
certainty of these glorious privileges1 
,god hath so ordered it  that they do   
all come to thee by way of purchase1    
being obtained  for thee1 ready to thy  
hand1 by that one ,man ,jesus1 who is   
the  ,mediator1 or the ,person that hath
 principally to do both with ,god  and  
thy soul in the things pertaining to    
this covenant2 so that  now thou mayst  
look on all the glorious things that are
 spoken of  in the new covenant1 and    
say1 ,all these must be mine2 ,i must   
have  a share in them2 ,christ hath     
purchased them for me1 and given them   

to me4 ,now ,i need not to say1 ,o6 but 
how shall ,i come by them8 ,god  is     
holy1 ,i am a sinner2 ,god is just1 and 
,i have offended4 ,no2 but  thou mayst  
say1 ,though ,i am vile1 and deserve    
nothing1 yet ,christ  is holy1 and ,he  
deserveth all things2 though ,i have so 
provoked  ,god by breaking ,his law that
 ,he could not in justice look upon me1 
yet ,christ hath so gloriously paid the 
debt that now ,god can say1  ,welcome1  
soul1 ,i will give thee grace1 ,i will  
give thee glory1  thou shalt lie in ,my 
bosom1 and go no more out2 ,my ,son hath
 pleased  ,me1 ,he hath satisfied the   
loud cries of the ,law and justice1 that
  called for speedy vengeance on thee2  
,he hath fulfilled the whole  ,law1 ,he 
hath brought in everlasting             
righteousness 7,dan #i3bd1be74  ,he hath
 overcome the devil1 ,he hath washed    
away thy sins with ,his  most precious  
blood1 ,he hath destroyed the power of  
death1 and  triumphs over all the       
enemies4 ,this ,he did in ,his own      

,person1  as a common ,jesus1 for all   
persons in their stead1 even as for so  
many as shall come in to ,him2 for ,his 
victory ,i give to them1 ,his           
righteousness ,i give to them1 ,his     
merits ,i bestow on them1 and  look upon
 them holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 and for
 ever comely in  my eye1 through the    
victory of the ,captain of their        
salvation 7#a  ,cor #ae3ee-eg74    ,and 
that thou mayest1 in deed and in truth1 
not only hear and read  this glorious   
doctrine1 but be found one that hath the
 life of it  in thy heart1 thou must be 
much in studying of the two covenants1  
the nature of the one1 and the nature of
 the other1 and the conditions  of them 
that are under them both4 ,also1 thou   
must be well-grounded  in the manner of 
the victory1 and merits of ,christ1 how 
they are  made thine4    ,first1 ,and   
here thou must1 in the first place1     
believe that the  babe that was born of 
,mary1 lay in a manger at ,bethlehem1 in
 the  time of ,caesar ,augustus2 that   

,he1 that babe1 that child1 was the     
very ,christ4    ,second1 ,thou must    
believe that in the days of ,tiberius   
,caesar1  when ,herod was tetrarch of   
,galilee1 and ,pontius ,pilate governor 
of ,judea1 that in those days ,he was   
crucified1 or hanged on a tree  between 
two thieves1 which by computation1 or   
according to the best  account1 is above
 sixteen hundred years since4 #bd       
,third1 ,thou must also believe that    
when ,he did hang upon that cross  of   
wood on the ,mount ,calvary1 that then  
,he did die there for the  sins of those
 that did die before ,he was crucified2 
also for their  sins that were alive at 
the time of ,his crucifying1 and also   
that  ,he did by that one death give    
satisfaction to ,god for all those  that
 should be born and believe in ,him     
after ,his death1 even unto  the world's
 end4 ,i say1 this thou must believe1   
upon pain of eternal  damnation1 that by
 that one death1 that when ,he did die1 
,he did put  an end to the curse of the 

,law and sin ,this is the doctrine that 
,i will live and die by1 and be willing 
to be damned if it saves me  not4 ,i am 
not ashamed of the ,gospel of ,christ1  
for it is the power  of ,god to         
salvation2 therefore ,i preach ,christ  
crucified1 to the  ,jews a stumbling    
block1 and to the ,greeks foolishness   
7,rom #a3af2 #a  ,cor #a3bc74 and at    
that time by ,his death on the ,cross1  
and by ,his  resurrection out of        
,joseph's sepulchre1 ,he did bring in a 
sufficient  righteousness to clothe thee
 withal completely--,for by one offering
  ,he hath perfected for ever them that 
are sanctified4 ,not that ,he  should   
often offer ,himself--for then must ,he 
often have suffered  since the          
foundation of the world2 but now ,,once 
in the end of the  world hath ,he       
appeared to put1 or do1 away sin by the 
sacrifice  of ,himself--namely1 when ,he
 hanged on the ,cross4 ,for it is by the
  offering up of the body of this       
blessed ,jesus ,christ ,,once for all4  

,indeed1 other priests may offer        
oftentimes sacrifices and offerings     
which can never take away sins2 but this
 ,man1 this ,jesus1 this  anointed and  
appointed sacrifice1 when ,he had       
offered ,,one sacrifice  for sins1 for  
ever sat down on the right hand of ,god 
7,heb #aj3ad2  #i3bd1be74    ,a word of 
advice4 ,but because thou in thy pursuit
 after the faith  of the ,gospel wilt be
 sure to meet with devils1 heretics1    
particular  corruptions1 as unbelief1   
ignorance1 the spirit of works animated 
on by suggestions1 false conclusions1   
with damnable doctrines1 ,i  shall      
therefore briefly1 besides what hath    
been already said1 speak  a word or two 
before ,i leave thee of further advice1 
especially  concerning these two things4
 ,first1 ,how thou art to conceive of   
the ,saviour4 ,second1 ,how thou art to 
make application of ,him4    ,first4    
,for the ,saviour4 #a4 ,thou must look  
upon ,him to be very ,god  and very     
,man2 not man only1 nor ,god only1 but  

,god and ,man in one  ,person1 both     
natures joined together1 for the putting
 of ,him in a  capacity to be a suitable
 ,saviour2 suitable1 ,i say1 to answer  
both  sides and parties1 with whom ,he  
hath to do in the office of ,his        
,mediatorship and being of a ,saviour4  
#b4 ,thou must not only do this1  but   
thou must also consider and believe that
 even what was done  by ,jesus ,christ1 
it was not done by one nature without   
the other2  but thou must consider that 
both natures1 both the ,godhead and the 
manhood1 did gloriously concur and join 
together in the undertaking  of the     
salvation of our bodies and souls2 not  
that the ,godhead  undertook anything   
without the manhood1 neither did the    
manhood  do anything without the virtue 
and union of the ,godhead2 and thou     
must of necessity do this1 otherwise    
thou canst not find any sound  ground   
and footing for thy soul to rest upon4  
,for if thou look upon any of these     
asunder--that is to say1 the  ,godhead  

without the manhood1 or the manhood     
without the ,godhead--thou  wilt        
conclude that what was done by the      
,godhead was not done for  man1 being   
done without the manhood2 or else1 that 
that which was  done with the manhood   
could not answer ,divine justice1 in not
 doing  what it did by the virtue and in
 union with the ,godhead2 for it  was   
the ,godhead that gave virtue and value 
to the suffering of the  manhood1 and   
the manhood being joined therewith1 that
 giveth us an  interest into the        
heavenly glory and comforts of the      
,godhead4    ,what ground can a man have
 to believe that ,christ is his         
,saviour1  if he do not believe that ,he
 suffered for sin in his nature8 ,and   
what ground also can a man have to think
 that ,god the ,father is  satisfied1   
being infinite1 if he believe not also  
that ,he who gave  the satisfaction was 
equal to ,him who was offended8         
,therefore1 beloved1 when you read of   
the offering of the body of  the ,son of

 ,man for our sins1 then consider that  
,he did it in union  with1 and by the   
help of1 the eternal ,godhead4 ,how much
 more  shall the blood of ,christ1 who1 
through the eternal ,spirit1 offered    
,himself without spot to ,god1 purge    
your consciences from dead  works1 etc4 
,and when thou readest of the glorious  
works and splendour of the  ,godhead in 
,christ1 then consider that all that was
 done by the  ,godhead1 it was done as  
it had union and communion with the     
manhood4  ,and then thou shalt see that 
the devil is overcome by ,god-man2  sin1
 death1 ,hell1 the grave1 and all       
overcome by ,jesus1 ,god-man1  and then 
thou shalt find them overcome indeed4   
,they must needs be  overcome when ,god 
doth overcome them2 and we have good    
ground to  hope the victory is ours1    
when in our nature they are overcome4   
,second4 ,the second thing is1 how to   
apply1 or to make application  of this  
,christ to the soul4 ,and for this there
 are to be considered  the following    

particulars--    #a4 ,that when ,jesus  
,christ did thus appear1 being born of  
,mary1 ,he  was looked upon by the      
,father as if the sin of the whole world
 was  upon ,him2 nay1 further1 ,god did 
look upon ,him and account ,him the  sin
 of man--,he hath made ,him to be sin   
for us1 7#b ,cor #e3ba7 that  is1 ,god  
made ,his ,son ,jesus ,christ our sin1  
or reckoned ,him to be1  not only a     
sinner1 but the very bulk of sin of the 
whole world1 and  condemned ,him so     
severely as if ,he had been nothing but 
sin4 ,for  what the law could not do1 in
 that it was weak through the flesh1    
,god sending ,his own ,son in the       
likeness of sinful flesh1 and for  sin1 
condemned sin in the flesh--that is1 for
 our sins condemned  ,his ,son ,jesus   
,christ2 as if ,he had in deed and truth
 been our  very sin1 although altogether
 without sin 7,rom #h3c2 #b ,cor #e3ba74
  ,therefore1 as to the taking away of  
thy curse1 thou must reckon  ,him to be 
made sin for thee4 ,and as to ,his being

 thy justification1  thou must reckon   
,him to be thy righteousness2 for1 saith
 the  ,scripture1 ,he1 that is1 ,god1   
hath made ,,him to be ,,sin for us1     
though ,he knew no sin1 that we might be
 made the ,,righteousness of  ,god in   
,,him4    #b4 ,consider for whose sakes 
all this glorious design of the ,father 
and the ,son was brought to pass2 and   
that you shall find to be for  man1 for 
sinful man 7#b ,cor #h3i74    #c4 ,the  
terms on which it is made ours2 and that
 you will find to be  a free gift1      
merely arising from the                 
tender-heartedness of ,god--you  are    
justified freely by ,his grace1 through 
the redemption that  is in ,christ1 whom
 ,god hath set forth to be a            
,propitiation through  faith in ,his    
blood1 etc4 7,rom #c3be74    #d4 ,how   
men are to reckon it theirs2 and that   
is1 upon the same terms  which ,god doth
 offer it1 which is freely1 as they are 
worthless  and undeserving creatures1 as
 they are without all good1 and also    

unable to do any good4 ,this1 ,i say1 is
 the right way of applying  the merits  
of ,christ to thy soul1 for they are    
freely given to  thee1 a poor sinner1   
not for anything that is in thee1 or    
done by  thee1 but freely as thou art a 
sinner1 and so standest in absolute     
need thereof4    ,and1 ,christian1 thou 
art not in this thing to follow thy     
sense  and feeling1 but the very ,word  
of ,god4 ,the thing that doth do the    
people of ,god the greatest injury1 it  
is their too little hearkening  to what 
the ,gospel saith1 and their too much   
giving credit to what  the ,law1 sin1   
the devil1 and conscience saith2 and    
upon this very  ground to conclude that 
because there is a certainty of guilt   
upon  the soul1 therefore there is also 
for certain1 by sin1 damnation  to be   
brought upon the soul4 ,this is now to  
set the ,word of ,god  aside1 and to    
give credit to what is formed by the    
contrary2 but  thou must give more      
credit to one syllable of the written   

,word  of the ,gospel than thou must    
give to all the saints and angels in    
,heaven and earth2 much more than to the
 devil and thy own guilty  conscience4  
,let me give you a parable3--,there was 
a certain man that had  committed       
treason against his king2 but forasmuch 
as the king had  compassion upon him1 he
 sent him1 by the hand of a faithful    
messenger1  a pardon under his own hand 
and seal2 but in the country where this 
poor man dwelt1 there were also many    
that sought to trouble him1  by often   
putting of him in mind of his treason1  
and the law that  was to be executed on 
the offender4 ,now which way should this
 man  so honour his king1 but as by     
believing his handwriting1 which was    
the pardon4 ,certainly he would honour  
him more by so doing than to  regard all
 the clamours of his enemies continually
 against him4    ,just thus it is here3 
thou having committed treason against   
the  ,king of ,heaven1 ,he through      
compassion1 for ,christ's sake1 hath    

sent thee a pardon2 but the devil1 the  
,law1 and thy conscience do  continually
 seek to disturb thee by bringing thy   
sins afresh into  thy remembrance4 ,but 
now1 wouldst thou honour thy ,king8 ,why
 then1  he that believeth the record    
that ,god hath given of ,his ,son1 hath 
set to his seal that ,god is true4 ,and 
this is the record1 that  ,god hath     
given to us eternal life1 and this life 
is in ,his ,son  7#a ,john #e3aa74 ,and 
therefore1 my brethren1 seeing ,god our 
,father  hath sent us damnable traitors 
a pardon from ,heaven1 even all the     
promises of the ,gospel1 and also hath  
sealed to the certainty of  it with the 
heart-blood of ,his dear ,son1 let us   
not be daunted1  though our enemies1    
with terrible voices1 do bring our      
former life  never so often into our    
remembrance4    ,object4 ,but1 saith the
 soul1 how1 if after ,i have received a 
pardon1  ,i should commit treason again8
 ,what should ,i do then8    ,answ4 ,set
 the case3 thou hast committed abundance

 of treason1 ,he  hath by ,him abundance
 of pardons--,let the wicked forsake his
 way1  and the unrighteous man his      
thoughts3 and let him return unto the   
,,lord1 and ,he will have mercy upon    
him2 and to our ,god1 for ,he will      
abundantly pardon 7,isa #ee3g74         
,sometimes ,i myself have been in such a
 strait that ,i have been almost  driven
 to my wit's ends with the sight and    
sense of the greatness  of my sins2 but 
calling to mind that ,god was ,god in   
,his mercy1 pity1  and love1 as well as 
in ,his holiness1 justice1 etc42 and    
again1  considering the ability of the  
satisfaction that was given to  holiness
 and justice1 to the end there might be 
way made for sinners  to lay hold of    
this mercy2 ,i say1 ,i considering this1
 when tempted  to doubt and despair1 ,i 
have answered in this manner--    ,lord1
 here is one of the greatest sinners    
that ever the ground  bare2 a sinner    
against the ,law1 and a sinner against  
the ,gospel4 ,i  have sinned against    

light1 and ,i have sinned against mercy4
 ,and now1  ,lord1 the guilt of them    
breaks my heart4 ,the devil also he     
would  have me despair1 telling of me   
that ,thou art so far from hearing  my  
prayers in this my distress1 that ,i    
cannot anger ,thee worse  than to call  
upon ,thee2 for saith he1 ,thou art     
resolved for ever  to damn1 and not to  
grant me the least of ,thy favour2 yet1 
,lord1  ,i would fain have forgiveness4 
,and ,thy ,word1 though much may be     
inferred from it against me1 yet it     
saith1 ,if ,i come unto ,thee1  ,thou   
will in nowise cast me out4 ,lord1 shall
 ,i honour ,thee most  by believing     
,thou canst pardon my sins1 or by       
believing ,thou canst  not8 ,shall ,i   
honour ,thee most by believing ,thou    
wilt pardon my  sins1 or by believing   
,thou wilt not8 ,shall ,i honour the    
blood of ,thy  ,son also by despairing  
that the virtue thereof is not          
sufficient1  or by believing that it is 
sufficient to purge me from all my      

blood-red and crimson sins8 ,surely1    
,thou that couldst find so much  mercy  
as to pardon ,manasseh1 ,mary           
,magdalene1 the three thousand          
murderers1 persecuting ,paul1 murderous 
and adulterous ,david1 and  blaspheming 
,peter--,thou that offeredst mercy to   
,simon ,magus1 a  witch1 and didst      
receive the astrologers and conjurors in
 the #aith  of ,acts--,thou hast mercy  
enough for one poor sinner4 ,lord1 set  
the case3 my sins were bigger than all  
these1 and ,i less deserved  mercy than 
any of these1 yet ,thou hast said in    
,thy ,word that he  that cometh to thee 
,thou wilt in nowise cast out4 ,and ,god
 hath  given comfort to my soul1 even to
 such a sinner as ,i am4 ,and ,i tell   
you1 there is no way so to honour ,god1 
and to beat out the devil1  as to stick 
to the truth of ,god's ,word and the    
merits of ,christ's  blood by believing4
 ,when ,abraham believed--even against  
hope and  reason--he gave glory to ,god 
7,rom #d74 ,and this is our victory1    

even our faith 7#a ,john #e3d74         
,believe1 and all things are possible   
to you4 ,he that believeth shall be     
saved4 ,he that believeth on the  ,son  
hath everlasting life1 and shall never  
perish1 neither shall  any man pluck    
them out of ,christ's ,father's hands4  
,and if thou dost indeed believe this1  
thou wilt not only confess  ,him as the 
,quakers do--that is1 that ,he was born 
at ,bethlehem of  ,mary1 suffered on    
,mount ,calvary under ,pontius ,pilate1 
was dead and  buried1 rose again1 and   
ascended1 etc42 for all this they       
confess1  and in the midst of their     
confession they do verily deny that ,his
  death on that ,mount ,calvary did give
 satisfaction to ,god for the sins  of  
the world1 and that ,his resurrection   
out of ,joseph's sepulchre  is the cause
 of our justification in the sight of   
,god1 angels1 and  devils2 but1 ,i say1 
if thou dost believe these things       
indeed1 thou  dost believe that then1 so
 long ago1 even before thou wast born1  

,he did bear thy sins in ,his own body1 
which then was hanged on  the tree1 and 
never before nor since2 that thy old man
 was then  crucified with ,him1 namely1 
in the same body then crucified 7,see   
#a ,peter #b3bd2 and ,rom #f3f74 ,this  
is nonsense to them that believe  not2  
but if thou do indeed believe1 thou     
seest it so plain1 and  yet such a      
mystery1 that it makes thee wonder4     
,but1    ,,third ,,use4 ,in the third   
place1 this glorious doctrine of the new
  covenant1 and the ,mediator thereof1  
will serve for the comforting1  and the 
maintaining of the comfort1 of the      
children of the new  covenant this way  
also--that is1 that ,he did not only die
 and rise  again1 but that ,he did      
ascend in ,his own ,person into ,heaven 
to  take possession thereof for me1 to  
prepare a place there for me1  standeth 
there in the second part of ,his        
suretyship to bring me  safe in my      
coming thither1 and to present me in a  
glorious manner1  without spot or       

wrinkle1 or any such thing2 that ,he is 
there  exercising of ,his priestly      
office for me1 pleading the perfection  
of ,his own righteousness for me1 and   
the virtue of ,his blood for  me2 that  
,he is there ready to answer the        
accusations of the ,law1  devil1 and sin
 for me4 ,here thou mayst through faith 
look the very  devil in the face1 and   
rejoice1 saying1 ,o ,satan6 ,i have a   
precious  ,jesus1 a soul-comforting     
,jesus1 a sin-pardoning ,jesus4 ,here   
thou  mayst hear the biggest            
thunder-crack that the ,law can give1   
and  yet not be daunted4 ,here thou     
mayst say1 ,o ,law6 thou mayst roar     
against sin1 but thou canst not reach   
me2 thou mayst curse and  condemn1 but  
not my soul2 for ,i have righteous      
,jesus1 a holy ,jesus1  a soul-saving   
,jesus1 and ,he hath delivered me from  
thy threats1  from thy curses1 from thy 
condemnations2 ,i am out of thy reach1  
and out of thy bounds2 ,i am brought    
into another covenant1 under  better    

promises1 promises of life and          
salvation1 free promises to  comfort me 
without my merit1 even through the blood
 of ,jesus1 the  satisfaction given to  
,god for me by ,him2 therefore1 though  
thou  layest my sins to my charge1 and  
sayest thou wilt prove me guilty1  yet  
so long as ,christ is above ground1 and 
hath brought in everlasting             
righteousness1 and given that to me1 ,i 
shall not fear thy threats1  thy        
charges1 thy soul-scarring              
denunciations2 my ,christ is all1 hath  
done all1 and will deliver me from all  
that thou1 and whatsoever  else can     
bring an accusation against me4 ,thus   
also thou may say when  death assaulteth
 thee--,o death1 where is thy sting8    
,thou mayst bite  indeed1 but thou canst
 not devour2 ,i have comfort by and     
through  the one ,man ,jesus2 ,jesus    
,christ1 ,he hath taken thee captive1   
and  taken away thy strength2 ,he hath  
pierced thy heart1 and let out  all thy 
soul-destroying poison2 therefore1      

though ,i see thee1 ,i am  not afraid of
 thee2 though ,i feel thee1 ,i am not   
daunted2 for thou  hast lost thy sting  
in the side of the ,lord ,jesus2 through
 ,him ,i  overcome thee1 and set foot   
upon thee4 ,also1 ,o ,satan6 though ,i  
hear  thee grumble1 and make a hellish  
noise1 and though thou threaten me  very
 highly1 yet my soul shall triumph over 
thee1 so long as ,christ  is alive and  
can be heard in ,heaven2 so long as ,he 
hath broken thy  head1 and won the field
 of thee2 so long as thou are in prison1
 and  canst not have thy desire4 ,i1    
therefore1 when ,i hear thy voice1 do   
pitch my thoughts on ,christ my         
,saviour1 and do hearken when ,he will  
say1 for ,he will speak comfort2 ,he    
saith1 ,he hath got the victory1  and   
doth give to me the crown1 and causeth  
me to triumph through  ,his most        
glorious conquest4    ,nay1 my brethren1
 the saints under the ,levitical ,law1  
who had not  the new covenant sealed or 
confirmed any further than by promise   

that it should be2 ,i say1 they1 when   
they thought of the glorious  privileges
 that ,god had promised should come1    
though at that time  they were not come1
 but seen afar off1 how confidently were
 they  persuaded of them1 and embraced  
them1 and were so fully satisfied  as   
touching the certainty of them1 that    
they did not stick at the  parting with 
all for the enjoying of them4 ,shall not
 we then that  see all things already   
done before us make it a strong argument
  to increase our faith 7,heb #aa74 ,how
 many times doth ,david in the  ,psalms 
admire1 triumph1 and persuade others to 
do so also1 through  the faith that he  
had in the thing that was to be done8   
,also ,job1  in what faith doth he say  
he should see his ,redeemer1 though ,he 
had not then shed one drop of blood for 
him1 yet because ,he had  promised so to
 do2 and this was signified by the blood
 of bulls  and goats4 ,also ,samuel1    
,isaiah1 ,jeremiah1 ,zechariah1 etc41   
how  gloriously in confidence did they  

speak of ,christ1 and ,his death1       
blood1 conquest1 and everlasting        
priesthood1 even before ,he did         
manifest ,himself in the flesh which ,he
 took of the ,virgin4 ,for  they were so
 many sure promises1 with a remembrance 
in them1 also  for the better           
satisfaction of them that believed them4
 ,we that  have lived since ,christ1    
have more ground to hope than they under
  the old covenant had1 though they had 
the word of the just ,god for  the      
ground of their faith4 ,mark1 they had  
only the promise that ,he  should and   
would come2 but we have the assured     
fulfilling of those  promises1 because  
,he is come2 they were told that ,he    
should spill  ,his blood1 but we do see 
,he hath spilt ,his blood2 they ventured
 all  upon ,his standing ,surety for    
them1 but we see ,he hath fulfilled1    
and that faithfully too1 the office of  
,his ,suretyship1 in that1  according to
 the engagement1 ,he hath redeemed us   
poor sinners2  they ventured on the new 

covenant1 though not actually sealed1   
only  because ,he judged ,him faithful  
who had promised 7,heb #aa3aa74 ,but  we
 have the covenant sealed1 all things   
are completely done1 even  as sure as   
the heart-blood of a crucified ,jesus   
can make it4    ,there is a great       
difference between their dispensation   
and ours  for comfort1 even as much as  
there is between the making of a bond   
with a promise to seal it1 and the      
sealing of the same4 ,it was  made      
indeed in their time1 but it was not    
sealed until the time  the blood was    
shed on the ,mount ,calvary2 and that we
 might indeed  have our faith mount up  
with wings like an eagle1 he showeth us 
what  encouragement and ground of faith 
we have to conclude we shall be         
everlastingly delivered1 saying1 ,for   
where a testament or covenant  is1 there
 must also of necessity be the death of 
the testator4 ,for  a testament is of   
force after men are dead3 otherwise it  
is of no  strength at all while the     

testator liveth4 ,whereupon neither the 
first testament was dedicated without   
blood 7,heb #i3af-ah74 ,as  ,christ's   
blood was the confirmation of the new   
covenant1 yet it  was not sealed in     
,abraham1 ,isaac1 or ,jacob's days to   
confirm the  covenant that ,god did tell
 them of1 and yet they believed2        
therefore  we ought to give the more    
earnest heed to believe the things that 
we have heard1 and not in any wise to   
let them be questioned2 and  the rather1
 because you see the testament is not   
only now made1  but confirmed2 not only 
spoken of and promised1 but verily      
sealed  by the death and blood of       
,jesus1 who is the ,testator thereof4   
,my brethren1 ,i would not leave you    
ignorant of this one thing1 that  though
 the ,jews had the promise of a         
sacrifice1 of an everlasting  ,high     
,priest that should deliver them1 yet   
they had but the promise2  for ,christ  
was not sacrificed1 and was not then    
come a high priest  of good things to   

come2 only the type1 the shadow1 the    
figure1 the  ceremonies they had1       
together with ,christ's engaging as     
,surety to  bring all things to pass    
that were promised should come1 and upon
  that account received and saved4      
,it was with them and their dispensation
 as this similitude gives  you to       
understand3--,set the case that there be
 two men who make a  covenant that the  
one should give the other ten thousand  
sheep on  condition the other give him  
two thousand pound2 but forasmuch as    
the money is not to be paid down        
presently1 therefore if he that  buyeth 
the sheep will have any of them before  
the day of payment1  the creditor       
requesteth a surety2 and upon the       
engagement of the  surety there is part 
of the sheep given to the debtor even   
before  the day of payment1 but the     
other at and after4 ,so it is here2     
,christ  covenanted with ,his ,father   
for ,his sheep--,i lay down ,my life for
  ,my sheep1 saith ,he--but the money   

was not to be paid down so soon  as the 
bargain was made1 as ,i have already    
said1 yet some of the  sheep were saved 
even before the money was paid1 and that
 because  of the ,suretyship of ,christ2
 as it is written1 ,being justified1 or 
saved1 freely by ,his grace through the 
redemption1 or purchase1  that is in    
,christ ,jesus4 ,whom ,god hath set     
forth to be a propitiation  through     
faith in ,his blood1 to declare ,his    
righteousness for the  remission of sins
 that are past1 or the sinners who died 
in the  faith before ,christ was        
crucified1 through ,god's forbearing    
till the  payment was paid2 to declare1 
,i say1 at this time ,his righteousness2
  that ,he might be just1 and the       
justifier of him which believeth  in    
,jesus 7,rom #c3bd-bf74    ,the end of  
my speaking of this is1 to show you that
 it is not wisdom  now to doubt whether 
,god will save you or no1 but to        
believe1 because  all things are        
finished as to our justification3 the   

covenant not  only made1 but also       
sealed2 the debt paid1 the prison doors 
flung  off of the hooks1 with a         
proclamation from ,heaven of deliverance
  to the prisoners of hope1 saying1     
,turn you to the stronghold1 ye         
prisoners of hope1 even today do ,i     
declare1 saith ,god1 that ,i  will      
render double unto thee 7,zech #i3ab74  
,and1 saith ,christ1 when  ,he was come1
 ,the ,spirit of the ,lord is upon me1  
because ,he hath  anointed ,me to preach
 the ,gospel1 that is1 good tidings to  
the  poor1 that their sins should be    
pardoned1 that their souls shall  be    
saved4 ,he hath sent ,me to heal the    
broken-hearted1 to preach  deliverance  
to the captives1 and recovering of sight
 to the blind1  to set at liberty them  
that are bruised1 and to comfort them   
that  mourn1 to preach the acceptable   
year of the ,lord 7,luke #d3ah1ai74     
,therefore here1 soul1 thou mayst come  
to ,jesus ,christ for anything  thou    
wantest1 as to a common treasure-house1 

being the principal  ,man for the       
distributing of the things made mention 
of in the new  covenant1 ,he having them
 all in ,his own custody by right of    
purchase2  for ,he hath bought them all1
 paid for them all4 ,dost thou want     
faith8 then come for it to the ,man     
,christ ,jesus 7,heb #ab3b74 ,dost  thou
 want the ,spirit8 then ask it of       
,jesus4 ,dost thou want wisdom8  ,dost  
thou want grace of any sort8 ,dost thou 
want a new heart8 ,dost  thou want      
strength against thy lusts1 against the 
devil's temptations8  ,dost thou want   
strength to carry thee through          
afflictions of body1  and afflictions of
 spirit1 through persecutions8 ,wouldst 
thou  willingly hold out1 stand to the  
last1 and be more than a conqueror8     
then be sure thou meditate enough on the
 merits of the blood of  ,jesus1 how ,he
 hath undertaken for thee1 that ,he hath
 done the work  of thy salvation in thy 
room1 that ,he is filled of ,god on     
purpose  to fill thee1 and is willing to

 communicate whatsoever is in ,him  or  
about ,him to thee4 ,consider this1 ,i  
say1 and triumph in it4    ,again2 this 
may inform us of the safe state of the  
saints as touching  their perseverance1 
that they shall stand though ,hell      
rages1 though  the devil roareth1 and   
all the world endeavoureth the ruin of  
the  saints of ,god1 though some1       
through ignorance of the virtue of the  
offering of the body of ,jesus ,christ1 
do say a man may be a child  of ,god    
today1 and a child of the devil         
tomorrow1 which is gross  ignorance2 for
 what8 ,is the blood of ,christ1 the    
death of ,christ1  the resurrection of  
,christ1 of no more virtue than to bring
 in for  us an uncertain salvation8 or  
must the effectualness of ,christ's     
merits1 as touching our perseverance1 be
 helped on by the doings  of man8       
,surely they that are predestinated are 
also justified2  and they that are      
justified1 they shall be glorified 7,rom
 #h3cj74  ,saints1 do not doubt of the  

salvation of your souls1 unless you do  
intend to undervalue ,christ's blood2   
and do not think but that ,he  that hath
 begun the good work of ,his grace in   
you will perfect it  to the second      
coming of our ,lord ,jesus 7,phil #a3f74
 ,should not we1  as well as ,paul1 say1
 ,i am persuaded that nothing shall     
separate  us from the love of ,god1     
which is in ,christ ,jesus 7,rom #h74 ,o
 let  the saints know1 that unless the  
devil can pluck ,christ out of  ,heaven1
 he cannot pull a true believer out of  
,christ4 ,when ,i say  a true believer1 
,i do mean such an one as hath the faith
 of the  operation of ,god in his soul4 
,lastly1 ,is there such mercy as this8  
such privileges as these8 ,is  there so 
much ground of comfort1 and so much     
cause to be glad8 ,is  there so much    
store in ,christ1 and such a ready heart
 in ,him to  give it to me8 ,hath ,his  
bleeding wounds so much in them1 as that
  the fruits thereof should be the      
salvation of my soul1 of my sinful      

soul1 as to save me1 sinful me1         
rebellious me1 desperate me8 ,what      
then8 ,shall not ,i now be holy8 ,shall 
not ,i now study1 strive1 and  lay out  
myself for ,him that hath laid out      
,himself soul and body  for me8 ,shall  
,i now love ever a lust or sin8 ,shall  
,i now be ashamed  of the cause1 ways1  
people1 or saints of ,jesus ,christ8    
,shall ,i now  yield my members as      
instruments of righteousness1 seeing my 
end  is everlasting life8 7,rom #f74    
,shall ,christ think nothing too dear   
for me8 and shall ,i count anything too 
dear for ,him8 ,shall ,i grieve  ,him   
with my foolish carriage8 ,shall ,i     
slight ,his counsel by following  of my 
own will8 ,thus1 therefore1 the doctrine
 of the new covenant  doth call for     
holiness1 engage to holiness1 and maketh
 the children  of that covenant to take 
pleasure therein4 ,let no man1          
therefore1  conclude on this1 that the  
doctrine of the ,gospel is a licentious 
doctrine2 but if they do1 it is because 

they are fools1 and such  as have not   
tasted of the virtue of the blood of    
,jesus ,christ2  neither did they ever  
feel the nature and sway that the love  
of  ,christ hath in the hearts of ,his4 
,and thus also you may see that  the    
doctrine of the ,gospel is of great     
advantage to the people of  ,god that   
are already come in1 or to them that    
shall at the consideration  hereof be   
willing to come in1 to partake of the   
glorious benefits  of this glorious     
covenant4 ,but1 saith the poor soul1    
,object4 ,alas6 ,i doubt this is too    
good for me4    ,inquirer4 ,why so1 ,i  
pray you8    ,object4 ,alas6 because ,i 
am a sinner4    ,reply4 ,why1 all this  
is bestowed upon none but sinners1 as it
 is  written1 ,while we were ungodly1   
,christ died for us 7,rom #e3f1h74  ,he 
came into the world to save sinners 7#a 
,tim #a3ae74    ,object4 ,o1 but ,i am  
one of the chief of sinners4    ,reply4 
,why1 this is for the chief of          
sinners--,christ ,jesus came  into the  

world to save sinners1 of whom ,i am    
chief1 saith ,paul 7#a  ,tim #a3ae74    
,object4 ,o1 but my sins are so big1    
that ,i cannot conceive how ,i  should  
have mercy4    ,reply4 ,why1 soul8      
,didst thou ever kill anybody8 ,didst   
thou ever burn  any of thy children in  
the fire to idols8 ,hast thou been a    
witch8  ,didst thou ever use            
enchantments and conjuration8 ,you that 
are  resolved to go on in your sins1    
meddle not with this4 ,didst thou  ever 
curse1 and swear1 and deny ,christ8 ,and
 yet if thou hast1  there is yet hopes  
of pardon2 yea1 such sinners as these   
have been  pardoned1 as appears by these
 and the like ,scriptures1 #b           
,chronicles  #cc3a-aj1 compared with    
verses #ab1 #ac4 ,again1 ,acts #ai3ai1  
#bj2 #h3bb1  compared with verse #i2    
,matthew #bf3gd1 #ge4    ,object4 ,but  
though ,i have not sinned in such kind  
of sins1 yet it  may be ,i have sinned  
as bad4    ,answ4 ,that cannot likely   
be2 yet though thou hast1 still there is

  ground of mercy for thee1 forasmuch as
 thou art under the promise  7,john     
#f3cg74    ,the unpardonable sin4       
,object4 ,alas6 man1 ,i am afraid that  
,i have sinned the unpardonable  sin1   
and therefore there is no hope for me4  
,answ4 ,dost thou know what the         
unpardonable sin1 the sin against  the  
,holy ,ghost1 is8 and when it is        
committed8    ,reply4 ,it is a sin      
against light4    ,answ4 ,that is true2 
yet every sin against light is not the  
sin  against the ,holy ,ghost4          
,reply4 ,say you so8    ,answ4 ,yea1 and
 ,i prove it thus--,if every sin against
 light had been  the sin that is        
unpardonable1 then had ,david and ,peter
 and others  sinned that sin2 but though
 they did sin against light1 yet they   
did not sin that sin2 therefore every   
sin against light is not the  sin       
against the ,holy ,ghost1 the           
unpardonable sin4    ,object4 ,but the  
,scripture saith1 ,if we sin willfully  
after that we  have received the        

knowledge of the ,truth1 there remaineth
 no more  sacrifice for sins2 but a     
certain fearful looking for of judgment 
and fiery indignation1 which shall      
devour the adversaries4    ,answ4 ,do   
you know what that willful sin is8      
,reply4 ,why1 what is it8 ,is it not for
 a man to sin willingly after           
enlightening8    ,answ4 #a4 ,yes2 yet   
doubtless every willing sin is not that2
 for then  ,david had sinned it when he 
lay with ,bathsheba2 and ,jonah1 when he
  fled from the presence of the ,lord2  
and ,solomon also1 when he had  so many 
concubines4 #b4 ,but that sin is a sin  
that is of another  nature1 which is    
this--,for a man after he hath made some
 profession  of salvation to come alone 
by the blood of ,jesus1 together with   
some light and power of the same upon   
his spirit2 ,i say1 for him  after this 
knowingly1 willfully1 and despitefully  
to trample upon  the blood of ,christ   
shed on the ,cross1 and to count it an  
unholy  thing1 or no better than the    

blood of another man1 and rather to     
venture his soul any other way than to  
be saved by this precious  blood4 ,and  
this must be done1 ,i say1 after some   
light 7,heb #f3d1e7  despitefully 7,heb 
#aj3bi7 knowingly 7#b ,peter #b3ba7 and 
willfully 7,heb  #aj3bf compared with   
verse #bi7 and that not in a hurry and  
sudden  fit1 as ,peter's was1 but with  
some time beforehand to pause upon  it  
first1 with ,judas2 and also with a     
continued resolution never  to turn or  
be converted again2 for it is impossible
 to renew such  again to repentance1    
they are so resolved and so desperate   
7,heb  #f74    ,quest4 ,and how sayest  
thou now8 ,didst thou ever1 after thou  
hadst  received some blessed light from 
,christ1 willfully1 despitefully1  and  
knowingly stamp or trample the blood of 
the ,man ,christ ,jesus  under thy feet8
 and art thou for ever resolved so to   
do8    ,answ4 ,o no2 ,i would not do    
that willfully1 despitefully1 and       
knowingly1 not for all the world4       

,inquiry4 ,but yet ,i must tell you1 now
 you put me in mind of it1  surely      
sometimes ,i have most horrible         
blasphemous thoughts in me  against     
,god1 ,christ1 and the ,spirit4 ,may not
 these be that sin ,i  trow8    ,answ4  
,dost thou delight in them8 ,are they   
such things as thou takest  pleasure in8
    ,reply4 ,o no2 neither would ,i do  
it for a thousand worlds4 ,o1 methinks  
they make me sometimes tremble to think 
of them4 ,but how and if ,i  should     
delight in them before ,i am aware8     
,answ4 ,beg of ,god for strength against
 them1 and if at any time thou  findest 
thy wicked heart to give way in the     
least thereto1 for that  is likely      
enough1 and though thou find it may on a
 sudden give way  to that ,hell-bred    
wickedness that is in it1 yet do not    
despair1  forasmuch as ,christ hath     
said1 ,all manner of sins and           
blasphemies  shall be forgiven to the   
sons of men4 ,and whosoever speaketh a  
word  against the ,son of man1 that is  

,christ1 as he may do with ,peter1      
through temptation1 yet upon repentance1
 it shall be forgiven him  7,matt       
#ab3ca1 #cb74    ,object4 ,but ,i       
thought it might have been committed all
 on a sudden1  either by some           
blasphemous thought1 or else by         
committing some  other horrible sin4    
,answ4 ,for certain1 this sin and the   
commission of it doth lie in a  knowing1
 willful1 malicious1 or despiteful1     
together with a final  trampling the    
blood of sweet ,jesus under foot 7,heb  
#aj74    ,object4 ,but it seems to be   
rather a resisting of the ,spirit1 and  
the  motions thereof1 than this which   
you say2 for1 first1 its proper  title  
is the sin against the ,holy ,ghost2 and
 again1 ,they have done  despite unto   
the ,spirit of grace2 so that it rather 
seems to be1  ,i say1 that a resisting  
of the ,spirit1 and the movings thereof1
 is  that sin4    ,answ4 ,first4 ,for   
certain1 the sin is committed by them   
that do as  before ,i have said--that   

is1 by a final1 knowing1 willful1       
malicious  trampling under foot the     
blood of ,christ1 which was shed on     
,mount  ,calvary when ,jesus was there  
crucified4 ,and though it be called  the
 sin against the ,spirit1 yet as ,i said
 before1 every sin against  the ,spirit 
is not that2 for if it were1 then every 
sin against the  light and convictions  
of the ,spirit would be unpardonable2   
but that  is an evident untruth1 for    
these reasons--,first1 ,because there be
  those who have sinned against the     
movings of the ,spirit1 and that        
knowingly too1 and yet did not commit   
that sin2 as ,jonah1 who when  ,god had 
expressly by ,his ,spirit bid him go to 
,nineveh1 he runs  thereupon quite      
another way4 ,secondly1 ,because the    
very people that  have sinned against   
the movings of the ,spirit are yet1 if  
they  do return1 received to mercy4     
,witness also ,jonah1 who though he  had
 sinned against the movings of the      
,spirit of the ,lord in doing  contrary 

thereunto1 yet when he called1 as he    
saith1 to the  ,lord1 out of the belly  
of ,hell1 the ,,lord heard him1 and gave
  him deliverance1 and set him again    
about his work4 ,read the whole  story  
of that ,prophet4 ,but1    ,answ4       
,second4 ,i shall show you that it must 
needs be willfully1  knowingly1 and a   
malicious rejecting of the ,man ,christ 
,jesus as  the ,saviour--that is1       
counting ,his blood1 ,his righteousness1
 ,his  intercession in ,his own ,person1
 for he that rejects one rejects  all1  
to be of no value as to salvation2 ,i   
say1 this ,i shall show  you is the     
unpardonable sin1 and then afterwards in
 brief show you  why it is called the   
sin against the ,holy ,ghost4    ,must  
be a willfully and maliciously rejecting
 the ,saviour4    #a4 ,that man that    
doth reject1 as aforesaid1 the blood1   
death1  righteousness1 resurrection1    
ascension1 and intercession of the ,man 
,christ1 doth reject that sacrifice1    
that blood1 that righteousness1  that   

victory1 that rest1 that ,god alone hath
 appointed for  salvation--,behold the  
,lamb1 or sacrifice1 of ,god 7,john     
#a3bi74  ,we have redemption through    
,his blood 7,eph #a3g74 ,that ,i may be 
found in ,him--to wit1 in ,christ's     
righteousness1 with ,christ's  own      
personal obedience to ,his ,father's    
will 7,phil #c3g-aj74 ,by ,his          
resurrection comes justification 7,rom  
#d3be74 ,his intercession now  in ,his  
own ,person in the ,heavens1 now absent 
from ,his saints1 is  the cause of the  
saints' perseverance 7,rom #h3cc-ci74   
#b4 ,they that reject this sacrifice1   
and the merits of this ,christ1  which  
,he by ,himself hath brought in for     
sinners1 have rejected ,him  through    
whom alone all the promises of the ,new 
,testament1 together  with all the mercy
 discovered thereby1 doth come unto poor
 creatures--,for  all the promises of   
,god in ,him are yea1 and in ,him amen1 
unto the  glory of ,god 7#b ,cor #a3bj74
 ,and all spiritual blessings are made  

over to us through ,him2 that is1       
through and in this ,man1 which is      
,christ1 we have all our spiritual1     
heavenly1 and eternal mercies  7,eph    
#a3c1d74    #c4 ,he that doth knowingly1
 willfully1 and despitefully reject this
  ,man for salvation doth sin the       
unpardonable sin1 because there is      
never another sacrifice to be offered4  
,there is no more offering  for         
sin4--,there remaineth no more sacrifice
 for sin1 7,heb #aj3ah-bf72  namely1    
than the offering of the body of ,jesus 
,christ a sacrifice  once for all 7,heb 
#aj3aj1ad1 compared with #ah1 #bf74 ,no2
 but they that  shall1 after light and  
clear conviction1 reject the first      
offering  of ,his body for salvation1 do
 crucify ,him the second time1 which    
irrecoverably merits their own          
damnation--,for it is impossible for    
those who were once enlightened1 and    
have tasted of the heavenly  gift1 and  
were made partakers of the ,holy ,ghost1
 and have tasted  the good ,word of     

,god1 and the powers of the world to    
come1 if they  shall fall away1 to renew
 them again unto repentance2 seeing they
  crucify to themselves the ,son of ,god
 afresh1 and put ,him to an open  shame 
7,heb #f3d-f74 ,if they shall fall away1
 to renew them again  unto repentance4  
,and why so8 ,seeing1 saith the         
,apostle1 they do  crucify to themselves
 the ,son of ,god afresh1 and do put    
,him to an  open shame4 ,o1 then1 how   
miserably hath the devil deceived some1 
in that he hath got them to reject the  
merits of the first offering  of the    
body of ,christ1 which was for          
salvation1 and got them to  trust in a  
fresh crucifying of ,christ1 which      
unavoidably brings  their speedy        
damnation4    #d4 ,they that do reject  
this ,man1 as aforesaid1 do sin the     
unpardonable  sin1 because in rejecting 
,him they do make way for the justice of
  ,god to break out upon them1 and to   
handle them as it shall find  them2     
which will be1 in the first place1      

sinners against the first  covenant2 and
 also despising of1 even the life1 and  
glory1 and  consolations1 pardon1 grace1
 and love1 that is discovered in the    
second covenant1 forasmuch as they      
reject the ,mediator and priest  of the 
same1 which is the ,man ,jesus4 ,and the
 man that doth so1 ,i  would fain see   
how his sins should be pardoned1 and his
 soul saved1  seeing the means1 which is
 the ,son of ,man1 the ,son of ,mary1   
and ,his  merits1 are rejected2 for1    
saith ,he1 if you believe not that ,i   
am ,he1 you shall1 mark1 you shall1 do  
what you can2 you shall1  appear where  
you can2 you shall1 follow ,moses' law1 
or any holiness  whatsoever1 ye shall   
die in your sins 7,john #h3bd74 ,so     
that1 ,i say1  the sin that is called   
the unpardonable sin is a knowing1      
willful1  and despiteful rejecting of   
the sacrificing of the ,son of ,man the 
first time for sin4    ,why it is called
 the sin against the ,holy ,ghost4      
,and now to show you why it is called   

the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1  as in
 these ,scriptures1 7,matt #ab2 ,heb    
#aj2 ,mark #c74    #a4 ,because they sin
 against the manifest light of the      
,spirit1 as ,i  said before2 it is a sin
 against the light of the ,spirit--that 
is1  they have been formerly enlightened
 into the nature of the ,gospel  and the
 merits of the ,man ,christ1 and ,his   
blood1 righteousness1  intercession1    
etc42 and also professed and confessed  
the same1  with some life and comfort in
 and through the profession of ,him2    
yet now against all that light1         
maliciously1 and with despite to  all   
their former profession1 turn their     
backs and trample upon the  same4    #b4
 ,it is called the sin against the ,holy
 ,ghost because such a  person doth1 as 
,i may say1 lay violent hands on it2 one
 that sets  himself in opposition to1   
and is resolved to resist all the       
motions  that do come in from the       
,spirit to persuade the contrary4 ,for  
,i do  verily believe that men1 in this 

very rejecting of the ,son of ,god1     
after some knowledge of ,him1 especially
 at their first resisting  and refusing 
of ,him1 they have certain motions of   
the ,spirit of  ,god to dissuade them   
from so great a soul-damning act4 ,but  
they1  being filled with an overpowering
 measure of the spirit of the  devil1 do
 despite unto these convictions and     
motions by studying  and contriving how 
they may answer them1 and get from under
  the convincing nature of them1 and    
therefore it is called a doing  despite 
unto the ,spirit of ,grace 7,heb        
#aj3bi74 ,and so1    #c4 ,in that they  
do reject the beseeching of the ,spirit1
 and all its  gentle entreatings of the 
soul to tarry still in the same         
doctrine4    #d4 ,in that they do reject
 the very testimony of the ,prophets and
  ,apostles with ,christ ,himself2 ,i   
say1 their testimony1 through the       
,spirit1 of the power1 virtue1          
sufficiency1 and prevalency of the      
blood1 sacrifice1 death1 resurrection1  

ascension1 and intercession  of the ,man
 ,christ ,jesus1 of which the           
,scriptures are full both in the  ,old  
and ,new ,testament1 as the ,apostle    
saith1 for all the ,prophets  from      
,samuel1 with them that follow after1   
have showed of these  days--that is1 in 
which ,christ should be a sacrifice for 
sin 7,acts  #c3bd1 compared with verses 
#f1 #ac-ae1 #ah1 #bf74 ,again1 saith1   
he1 ,he  therefore that despiseth not   
man1 but ,god2 who hath also given unto 
us ,his ,holy ,spirit 7#a ,thessalonians
 #d3h72 that is1 he rejecteth  or       
despiseth the very testimony of the     
,spirit4    #e4 ,it is called the sin   
against the ,holy ,ghost1 because he    
that  doth reject and disown the        
doctrine of salvation by the ,man       
,christ  ,jesus1 through believing in   
,him1 doth despise1 resist1 and reject  
the wisdom of the ,spirit2 for the      
wisdom of ,god's ,spirit did never  more
 appear than its finding out a way for  
sinners to be reconciled  to ,god by the

 death of this ,man2 and therefore      
,christ1 as ,he is a  sacrifice1 is     
called the wisdom of ,god4 ,and again1  
when it doth reveal  the ,lord ,jesus it
 is called the ,spirit of wisdom and    
revelation  in the knowledge of ,him    
7,eph #a3ag74    ,object4 ,but1 some may
 say1 the slighting or rejecting of the 
,son  of ,man1 ,jesus of ,nazareth1 the 
,son of ,mary1 cannot be the sin that   
is unpardonable1 as is clear from that  
,scripture in ,matthew #ab3cb1  where   
,he ,himself saith1 ,whosoever speaketh 
a word against the ,son  of ,man1 it    
shall be forgiven him2 but whosoever    
speaketh against the  ,holy ,ghost1 it  
shall not be forgiven him1 neither in   
this world1  neither in the world to    
come4 ,now by this it is clear that the 
sin  that is unpardonable is one thing1 
and the sin against the ,son of  ,man   
another2 that sin that is against the   
,son of ,man is pardonable2  but if that
 was the sin against the ,holy ,ghost1  
it would not be  pardonable2 therefore  

the sin against the ,son of ,man is not 
the  sin against the ,holy ,ghost1 the  
unpardonable sin4    ,answ4 #a4 ,i do   
know full well that there are several   
persons that  have been pardoned1 yet   
have sinned against the ,son of ,man1   
and  that have for a time rejected ,him1
 as ,paul 7#a ,tim #a3ac1 #ad7 also  the
 ,jews 7,acts #b3cf1cg74 ,but there was 
an ignorant rejecting of  ,him1 without 
the enlightening1 and taste1 and feeling
 of the power  of the things of ,god1   
made mention in ,hebrews #f3c-f4 #b4    
,there is  and hath been a higher manner
 of sinning against the ,son of ,man1   
which also hath been1 and is still1     
pardonable2 as in the case  of ,peter1  
who in a violent temptation1 in a mighty
 hurry1 upon a  sudden denied ,him1 and 
that after the revelation of the ,spirit
 of  ,god from ,heaven to him1 that ,he1
 ,jesus1 was the ,son of ,god 7,matt    
#af3af-ah74 ,this also is pardonable1 if
 there be a coming up again  to         
repentance4 ,o1 rich grace6 ,o1         

wonderful grace6 that ,god should  be so
 full of love to ,his poor creatures1   
that though they do sin  against the    
,son of ,god1 either through ignorance1 
or some sudden  violent charge breaking 
loose from ,hell upon them1 but yet take
 if  for certain that if a man do slight
 and reject the ,son of ,god and  the   
,spirit in that manner as ,i have before
 hinted--that is1 for a  man after some 
great measure of the enlightening by the
 ,spirit of  ,god1 and some profession  
of ,jesus ,christ to be the ,saviour1   
and  ,his blood that was shed on the    
mount without the gates of ,jerusalem   
to be the ,atonement2 ,i say1 he that   
shall after this knowingly1  willfully1 
and out of malice and despite reject1   
speak against1 and  trample that        
doctrine under foot1 resolving for ever 
so to do1 and  if he there continue1 ,i 
will pawn my soul upon it1 he hath      
sinned  the unpardonable sin1 and shall 
never be forgiven1 neither in this      
world1 nor in the world to come2 or else

 these ,scriptures that  testify the    
truth of this must be scrabbled out1 and
 must be looked  upon for mere fables1  
which are these following--,for if after
 they  have escaped the pollutions of   
the world1 through the knowledge of  our
 ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1     
which is the ,son of ,man 7,matt        
#af3ac7 and are again entangled therein1
 and overcome1 which must  be by denying
 this ,lord that brought them 7#b ,peter
 #b3a7 the latter  end is worse with    
them than the beginning1 7#b ,peter     
#b3bj74 ,for it  is impossible for those
 who were once enlightened1 and have    
tasted  of the heavenly gift--and have  
tasted the good ,word of ,god1 and  the 
powers of the world to come2 if they    
shall fall away1 not only  fall1 but    
fall away1 that is1 finally 7,heb       
#aj3bi7 it is impossible  to renew them 
again unto repentance2 and the reason is
 rendered1  seeing they crucify to      
themselves the ,son of ,god1 which is   
the  ,son of ,man1 afresh1 and put ,him 

to an open shame 7,heb #f3d-f74  ,now if
 you would further know what it is to   
crucify the ,son of ,god  afresh1 it is 
this--for to undervalue and trample     
under foot the  merits and virtue of    
,his blood for remission of sins1 as is 
clearly  manifested in ,hebrews         
#aj3bf-bh1 where it is said1 ,for if we 
sin  willfully after that we have       
received the knowledge of the ,truth1   
there remaineth no more sacrifice for   
sins1 but a certain fearful  looking for
 of judgment and fiery indignation1     
which shall devour  the adversaries4 ,he
 that despised ,moses' law died without 
mercy1--of  how much sorer punishment1  
suppose ye1 shall he be thought worthy1 
who hath trodden under foot the ,son of 
,god1 there is the second  crucifying of
 ,christ1 which the ,quakers think to be
 saved by1 and  hath counted the blood  
of the covenant1 wherewith he was       
sanctified1  an unholy thing1--and then 
followeth--and hath done despite unto   
the ,spirit of ,grace8 7verse #bi74 ,all

 that ,paul had to keep him  from this  
sin was1 his ignorance in persecuting   
the ,man and merits  of ,jesus ,christ  
7,acts #i74 ,but ,i obtained mercy1     
saith he1 because  ,i did it ignorantly 
7#a ,tim #a3ac74 ,and ,peter1 though he 
did deny ,him  knowingly1 yet he did it 
unwillingly1 and in a sudden and fearful
  temptation1 and so by the intercession
 of ,jesus escaped that  danger4 ,so1 ,i
 say1 they that commit this sin1 they do
 it after  light1 knowingly1 willfully1 
and despitefully1 and in the open view  
of the whole world reject the ,son of   
,man for being their ,lord and          
,saviour1 and in that it is called the  
sin against the ,holy ,ghost4  ,it is a 
name most fit for this sin to be called 
the sin against  the ,holy ,ghost1 for  
these reasons but now laid down2 for    
this sin  is immediately committed      
against the motions1 and convictions1   
and  light of the ,holy ,spirit of ,god 
that makes it its business to hand      
forth and manifest the truth and reality

 of the merits and virtues  of the ,lord
 ,jesus1 the ,son of ,man4 ,and         
therefore beware1 ,ranters and          
,quakers1 for ,i am sure you are the    
nearest that sin by profession1  which  
is1 indeed1 the right committing of it1 
of any persons that  ,i do know at this 
day under the whole heavens1 forasmuch  
as you  will not venture the salvation  
of your souls on the blood shed on      
,mount ,calvary1 out of the side of that
 ,man that was offered up in  sacrifice 
for all that did believe 7,luke #bc3cc74
 ,in that ,his offering  up of ,his body
 at that time1 either before ,he offered
 it1 or that  have1 do1 or shall believe
 on it for the time since1 together with
  that time that ,he offered it1 though 
formerly you did profess that  salvation
 was wrought out that way1 by that      
sacrifice then offered1  and also seemed
 to have some comfort thereby2 yea1     
insomuch that  some of you declared the 
same in the hearing of many1 professing 
yourselves to be believers of the same4 

,o1 therefore1 it is sad for  you that  
were once enlightened1 and have tasted  
these good things1  and yet1            
notwithstanding all your profession1 you
 are now turned  from the simplicity    
that is in ,christ to another doctrine1 
which  will be your destruction1 if you 
continue in it2 for without blood  there
 is no remission 7,heb #i3bb74    ,many 
other reasons might be given1 but that  
,i would not be too  tedious2 yet ,i    
would put in this caution1 that if there
 be any  souls that be but now willing  
to venture their salvation upon the     
merits of a naked ,jesus1 ,i do verily  
for the present believe they  have not  
sinned that sin1 because there is still 
a promise holds  forth itself to such a 
soul where ,christ saith1 ,him that     
cometh  to me1 ,i will in nowise1 for   
nothing that he hath done1 cast him  out
 7,john #f3cg74 ,that promise is worth  
to be written in letters  of gold4      
,objections answered for their comfort  
who would have their part in  the ,new  

,covenant4    ,object4 ,but1 alas1      
though ,i should never sin that sin1 yet
 ,i have  other sins enough to damn me4 
,answ4 ,what though thou hadst the sins 
of a thousand sinners1 yet  if thou come
 to ,christ1 ,he will save thee 7,john  
#f3cg2 ,see also  ,hebrews #g3be74      
,object4 ,alas1 but how shall ,i come8  
,i doubt ,i do not come as ,i  should   
do8 ,my heart is naught and dead2 and1  
alas6 then how should  ,i come8         
,answ4 ,why1 bethink thyself of all the 
sins that ever thou didst  commit1 and  
lay the weight of them all upon thy     
heart1 till thou  art down loaden with  
the same1 and come to ,him in such a    
case as  this1 and ,he will give thee   
rest for thy soul 7,matt #aa3bh-cj74    
,and  again2 if thou wouldst know how   
thou shouldst come1 come as much        
undervaluing thyself as ever thou canst1
 saying1 ,lord1 here is a  sinner1 the  
basest in all the country2 if ,i had my 
deserts1 ,i had  been damned in         
,hell-fire long ago2 ,lord1 ,i am not   

worthy to have  the least corner in the 
,kingdom of ,heaven2 and yet1 ,o that   
,thou  wouldst have mercy6 ,come like   
,benhadad's servants to the king of     
,israel1 with a rope about thy neck 7#a 
,kings #bj3ca1cb7 and fling  thyself at 
,christ's feet1 and lie there a while1  
striving with ,him  by thy prayers1 and 
,i will warrant thee speed 7,matt       
#aa3bh-cj2 ,john  #f3cg74    ,object4   
,o1 but ,i am not sanctified4    ,answ4 
,he will sanctify thee1 and be made thy 
sanctification also  7#a ,cor #a3cj2    
#f3aj1aa74    ,object4 ,o1 but ,i cannot
 pray4    ,answ4 ,to pray is not for    
thee to down on thy knees1 and say over 
a many ,scripture words only2 for that  
thou mayest do1 and yet do  nothing but 
babble4 ,but if thou from a sense of thy
 baseness canst  groan out thy heart's  
desire before the ,lord1 ,he will hear  
thee1  and grant thy desire2 for ,he can
 tell what is the meaning of the        
groanings of the ,spirit 7,rom          
#h3bf1bg74    ,object4 ,o1 but ,i am    

afraid to pray1 for fear my prayers     
should be  counted as sin in the sight  
of the great ,god4    ,answ4 ,that is a 
good sign that thy prayers are more than
 bare words1  and have some prevalence  
at the ,throne of ,grace through ,christ
  ,jesus1 or else the devil would never 
seek to labour to beat thee  off from   
prayer by undervaluing thy prayers1     
telling thee they are  sin2 for the best
 prayers he will call the worst1 and the
 worst he  will call the best1 or else  
how should he be a liar8    ,object4    
,but ,i am afraid the day of grace is   
past2 and if it should  be so1 what     
should ,i do then8    ,answ4 ,truly1    
with some men indeed it doth fare thus1 
that the day  of grace is at an end     
before their lives are at end4 ,or thus1
 the  day of grace is past before the   
day of death is come1 as ,christ  saith1
 ,if thou hadst known1 even thou1 at    
least in this thy day1  the things which
 belong unto thy peace1 that is1 the    
word of grace  or reconciliation1 but   

now they are hid from thine eyes 7,luke 
#ai3da1db74 ,but for the better         
satisfying of thee as touching this     
thing1 consider these following things--
    ,first1 ,doth the ,lord knock still 
at the door of thy heart by ,his  ,word 
and ,spirit8 ,if so1 then the day of    
grace is not past with thy  soul2 for   
where ,he doth so knock1 there ,he doth 
also proffer and  promise to come in and
 sup1 that is1 to communicate of ,his   
things  unto them1 which he would not do
 was the day of grace past with  his    
soul 7,rev #c3bj74    ,object4 ,but how 
should ,i know whether ,christ do so    
knock at my  heart as to be desirous to 
come in8 ,that ,i may know also1 whether
  the day of grace be past with me or   
no8    ,answ4 ,consider these           
things--#a4 ,doth the ,lord make thee   
sensible of  thy miserable state without
 an interest in ,jesus ,christ1 and that
  naturally thou hast no share in ,him1 
no faith in ,him1 no communion  with    
,him1 no delight in ,him1 or love in the

 least to ,him8 ,if ,he  hath1 and is   
doing this1 ,he hath1 and is knocking at
 thy heart4 #b4  ,doth ,he1 together    
with this1 put into thy heart an earnest
 desire  after communion with ,him1     
together with holy resolutions not to   
be satisfied without real communion with
 ,him4 #c4 ,doth ,he sometimes  give    
thee some secret persuasions1 though    
scarcely discernible1  that thou mayest 
attain1 and get an interest in ,him8 #d4
 ,doth ,he  now and then glance in some 
of the promises into thy heart1 causing 
them to leave some heavenly savour1     
though but for a very short  time1 on   
thy spirit8 #e4 ,dost thou at some time 
see some little  excellency in ,christ8 
,and doth all this stir up in thy heart 
some  breathing after ,him8 ,if so1 then
 fear not1 the day of grace is not  past
 with thy poor soul2 for if the day of  
grace should be past  with such a soul  
as this1 then that ,scripture must be   
broken where  ,christ saith1 ,him that  
cometh to ,me1 ,i will in nowise1 for   

nothing1  by no means1 upon no terms    
whatsoever1 cast out4 7,john #f3cg74    
,object4 ,but surely1 if the day of     
grace was not past with me1 ,i  should  
not be so long without an answer of     
,god's love to my soul2  that therefore 
doth make me mistrust my state the more 
is1 that ,i  wait and wait1 and yet am  
not delivered4    ,answ4 #a4 ,hast thou 
waited on the ,lord so long as the ,lord
 hath waited  on thee8 ,it may be the   
,lord hath waited on thee these twenty1 
or  thirty1 yes1 forty years or more1   
and thou hath not waited on ,him  seven 
years4 ,cast this into thy mind1        
therefore1 when ,satan tells  thee that 
,god doth not love thee1 because thou   
hast waited so long  without an         
assurance1 for it is his temptation1 for
 ,god did wait  longer upon thee1 and   
was fain to send to thee by ,his        
ambassadors  time after time2 and1      
therefore1 say thou1 ,i will wait to see
 what  the ,lord will say unto me2 and  
the rather1 because ,he will speak      

peace1 for ,he is the ,lord thereof4    
,but1 #b4 ,know that it is not thy      
being under trouble a long time that    
will be an argument sufficiently  to    
prove that thou art past hopes2 nay1    
contrariwise1 for ,jesus ,christ  did   
take our nature upon ,him1 and also did 
undertake deliverance  for those1 and   
bring it in for them who were all their 
,,lifetime  subject to bondage 7,heb    
#b3ad1ae74    ,object4 ,but alas6 ,i am 
not able to wait1 all my strength is    
gone2  ,i have waited so long1 ,i can   
wait no longer4    ,answ4 ,it may be    
thou hast concluded on this long ago1   
thinking  thou shouldst not be able to  
hold out any longer2 no1 not a year1  a 
month1 or a week2 nay1 it may be1 not so
 long4 ,it may be in the  morning thou  
hast thought thou shouldst not hold out 
till night2  and at night1 till morning 
again2 yet the ,lord hath supported     
thee1  and kept thee in waiting upon    
,him many weeks and years2 therefore    
that is but the temptation of the devil 

to make thee think so1 that  he might   
drive thee to despair of ,god's mercy1  
and so to leave off  following the ways 
of ,god1 and to close in with thy sins  
again4  ,o therefore do not give way    
unto it1 but believe that thou shalt    
see the goodness of the ,lord in the    
land of the living4 ,wait on  the ,lord1
 be of good courage1 and ,he shall      
strengthen thine heart2  wait1 ,i say1  
on the ,lord 7,psa #bh3ac1ad74 ,and that
 thou mayest so  do1 consider these     
things--7#a47 ,if thou1 after thou hast 
waited  thus long1 shouldst now give    
over1 and wait no longer1 thou wouldst  
lose all thy time and pains that thou   
hast taken in the way of ,god  hitherto1
 and wilt be like to a man that1 because
 he sought long  for gold1 and did not  
find it1 therefore turned back from     
seeking  after it1 though he was hard by
 it1 and had almost found it1 and  all  
because he was loath to look and seek a 
little further4 7#b47  ,thou wilt not   
only lose thy time1 but also lose thy   

own soul1 for  salvation is nowhere else
 but in ,jesus ,christ 7,acts #d3ab74   
7#c47  ,thou wilt sin the highest sin   
that ever thou didst sin before1 in     
drawing finally back1 insomuch that ,god
 may say1 ,my soul shall have  no       
pleasure in him 7,heb #aj3ch74 ,but1 #b4
 ,consider1 thou sayest1 all  my        
strength is gone1 and therefore how     
should ,i wait8 ,why1 at that  time when
 thou feelest and findest thy strength  
quite gone1 even  that is the time when 
the ,lord will renew and give thee fresh
  strength4 ,the youths shall faint and 
be weary1 and the young men  shall      
utterly fall3 but they that wait upon   
the ,lord shall renew  their strength3  
they shall mount up with wings as       
eagles2 they shall  run and not be      
weary2 they shall walk1 and not faint   
7,isa #dj3cj1ca74    ,object4 ,but      
though ,i do wait1 yet if ,i be not     
elected to eternal  life1 what good will
 all my waiting do me8 ,for it is not of
 him  that willeth1 nor of him that     

runneth1 but of ,god that showeth       
mercy4 ,therefore1 ,i say1 if ,i should 
not be elected1 all is in  vain4        
,answ4 #a4 ,why in the first place1 to  
be sure thy backsliding from ,god  will 
not prove thy election1 neither thy     
growing weary of waiting  upon ,god4    
,but1 #b4 ,thou art1 it may be1 troubled
 to know whether  thou art elected2 and1
 sayest thou1 ,if ,i did but know that1 
that  would encourage me in my waiting  
on ,god4 ,answ4 ,i believe thee2  but   
mark1 thou shalt not know thy election  
in the first place1 but  in the         
second--that is to say1 thou must first 
get acquaintance  with ,god in ,christ1 
which doth come by thy giving credit to 
,his  promises1 and records which ,he   
hath given of ,jesus ,christ's blood    
and righteousness1 together with the    
rest of ,his merits--that is1  before   
thou canst know whether thou are        
elected1 thou must believe  in ,jesus   
,christ so really1 that thy faith laying
 hold of1 and  drinking and eating the  

flesh and blood of ,christ1 even so that
  there shall be life begotten in thy   
soul by the same2 life from  the        
condemnings of the ,law2 life from the  
guilt of sin2 life over  the filth of   
the same2 life also to walk with ,god in
 ,his ,son and  ways2 the life of love  
to ,god the ,father1 and ,jesus ,christ 
,his ,son1  saints and ways and that    
because they are holy1 harmless1 and    
such  that are altogether contrary to   
iniquity4    ,for these things must be  
in thy soul as a forerunner of thy being
  made acquainted with the other2 ,god  
hath these two ways to show  ,his       
children their election--7#a47 ,by      
testimony of the ,spirit--that  is1 the 
soul being under trouble of conscience  
and grieved for  sin1 the ,spirit doth  
seal up the soul by its comfortable     
testimony2  persuading of the soul that 
,god1 for ,christ's sake1 hath forgiven 
all those sins that lie so heavy on the 
conscience1 and that do  so much perplex
 the soul1 by showing it that that ,law1

 which doth  utter such horrible curses 
against it1 is by ,christ's blood       
satisfied  and fulfilled 7,eph          
#a3ac1ad74 7#b47 ,by consequence--that  
is1 the soul  finding that ,god hath    
been good unto it1 in that ,he hath     
showed  it its lost state and miserable 
condition1 and also that ,he hath  given
 it some comfortable hope that ,he will 
save it from the same2  ,i say1 the     
soul1 from a right sight thereof1 doth1 
or may1 draw  this conclusion1 that if  
,god had not been minded to have saved  
it1  ,he would not have done for it such
 things as these4 ,but for the  more    
sure dealing with thy soul1 it is not   
good to take any of  these apart--that  
is1 it is not good to take the testimony
 of the  ,spirit1 as thou supposest thou
 hast1 apart from the fruits thereof1 so
  as to conclude the testimony thou hast
 received to be a sufficient  ground    
without the other2 not that it is not1  
if it be the testimony  of the ,spirit1 
but because the devil doth also deceive 

souls by the  workings of his spirit in 
them1 pretending that it is the ,spirit 
of ,god4 ,and again2 thou shouldst not  
satisfy thyself1 though thou  do find   
some seekings in thee after that which  
is good1 without  the testimony of the  
other--that is to say1 of the           
,spirit--for it  is the testimony of two
 that is to be taken for the truth2     
therefore1  say ,i1 as thou shouldst be 
much in praying for the ,spirit to      
testify assurance to thee1 so also thou 
shouldst look to the end  of it when    
thou thinkest thou hast it2 which is    
this1 to show thee  that it is alone for
 ,christ's sake that thy sins are       
forgiven thee1  and also thereby a      
constraining of thee to advance ,him1   
both by  words and works1 in holiness   
and righteousness all the days of thy   
life4 ,from hence thou mayst boldly     
conclude thy election--,remembering     
without ceasing your work of faith1 and 
labour of love1 and  patience of hope in
 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 in the sight 

of ,god and  our ,father4 ,knowing1     
brethren1 saith the ,apostle1 beloved1  
your  election of ,god4 ,but how8 why by
 this1 ,for our ,gospel came not  unto  
you in word only1 but also in power1 and
 in the ,holy ,ghost1  and in much      
assurance4 ,and ye became followers of  
us1 and of the  ,lord1 having received  
the word in much affliction1 with joy of
  the ,holy ,ghost3 so that ye were     
ensamples to all that believe in        
,macedonia and ,achaia4 ,and to wait for
 ,his ,son from ,heaven1 whom  ,he      
raised from the dead1 even ,jesus1 which
 hath delivered us from  the wrath to   
come 7#a ,thess #c3d-f1 #aj74           
,object4 ,but alas1 for my part1 instead
 of finding in me anything that  is     
good1 ,i find in me all manners of      
wickedness1 hard-heartedness1           
hypocricy1 coldness of affection to     
,christ1 very great unbelief1  together 
with everything that is base and of an  
ill savour4 ,what  hope therefore can ,i
 have8    ,answ4 ,if thou wast not such 

an one1 thou hadst no need of mercy4    
,if thou wast whole1 thou hadst no need 
of the physician4 ,dost thou  therefore 
see thyself in such a sad condition as  
this8 ,thou hast the  more need to come 
to ,christ1 that thou mayst be not only 
cleansed  from these evils1 but also    
that thou mayst be delivered from that  
wrath they will bring upon thee1 if thou
 dost not get rid of them1  to all      
eternity4    ,quest4 ,but how should ,i 
do8 and what course should ,i take to be
  delivered from this sad and           
troublesome condition8    ,answ4 ,dost  
thou see in thee all manner of          
wickedness8 ,the best way  that ,i can  
direct a soul in such a case is1 to     
pitch a steadfast  eye on ,him that is  
full1 and to look so steadfastly upon   
,him by  faith1 that thereby thou mayst 
even draw down of ,his fullness into    
thy heart2 for that is the right way1   
and the way that was typed  out1 before 
,christ came in the flesh1 in the time  
of ,moses1 when  the ,lord said unto    

him1 ,make thee a fiery serpent of      
brass1 which  was a type of ,christ and 
set it upon a pole2 and it shall come   
to pass that when a serpent hath bitten 
any man1 when he looketh  upon it1 shall
 live 7,num #ba3h74 ,even so now in     
,gospel times1 when  any soul is bitten 
with the fiery serpents--their          
sins--that then  the next way to be     
healed is1 for the soul to look upon the
 ,son of  ,man1 who1 as the serpent was1
 was hanged on a pole1 or tree1 that    
whosoever shall indeed look on ,him by  
faith may be healed of all  their       
distempers whatever 7,john #c3ad1ae74   
,as now to instance in some things4 #a4 
,is thy heart hard8 ,why1 then1  behold 
how full of bowels and compassion is the
 heart of ,christ  towards thee1 which  
may be seen in ,his coming down from    
,heaven to  spill ,his heart-blood for  
thee4 #b4 ,is thy heart slothful and    
idle8  ,then see how active the ,lord   
,jesus is for thee in that ,he did not  
only die for thee1 but also in that ,he 

hath been ever since ,his  ascension    
into ,heaven making intercession for    
thee 7,heb #g3be74 #c4  ,dost thou see  
and find in thee iniquity and           
unrighteousness8 ,then  look up to      
,heaven1 and see there a righteous      
,person1 even thy  righteous ,jesus     
,christ1 now presenting thee in ,his own
 perfection  before the throne of ,his  
,father's glory 7#a ,cor #a3cj74 #d4    
,dost  thou see that thou art very much 
void of sanctification8 ,then look  up1 
and thou shalt see that thy             
sanctification is in the presence  of   
,god a complete sanctification1         
representing all the saints as          
righteous1 as sanctified ones in the    
presence of the great ,god of  ,heaven4 
,and so whatsoever thou wantest1 be sure
 to strive to pitch  thy faith upon the 
,son of ,god1 and behold ,him           
steadfastly1 and thou  shalt1 by so     
doing1 find a mighty change in thy soul4
 ,for when we  behold ,him as in a      
glass1 even the glory of the ,lord1 we  

are changed1  namely1 by beholding1 from
 glory to glory1 even as by the ,spirit 
of the ,lord 7#b ,cor #c3ah74 ,this is  
the true way to get both comfort  to thy
 soul1 and also sanctification and right
 holiness into thy  soul4    ,poor souls
 that are under the distemper of a      
guilty conscience1  and under the       
workings of much corruption1 do not go  
the nearest  way to ,heaven if they do  
not in the first place look upon        
themselves  as cursed sinners by ,law2  
and yet at that time they are blessed1  
for ever blessed saints by the merits of
 ,jesus ,christ4 ,o wretched  man that  
,i am1 saith ,paul2 and yet1 ,o blessed 
man that ,i am1 through  my ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ2 for that is the scope of the  
,scripture 7,rom  #g3bd1be74    ,object4
 ,but1 alas1 ,i am blind1 and cannot    
see2 what shall ,i do now8    ,answ4    
,why1 truly1 thou must go to ,him that  
can make the eyes that  are blind to    
see1 even to our ,lord ,jesus1 by       
prayer1 saying1 as the  poor blind man  

did1 ,lord1 that ,i might receive my    
sight2 and so  continue begging ,him1   
till thou do receive sight1 even a sight
 of  ,jesus ,christ1 ,his death1 blood1 
resurrection1 ascension1 intercession1  
and that for thee1 even for thee4 ,and  
the rather1 because1 #a4 ,he  hath      
invited thee to come and buy such       
eye-salve of ,him that may  make thee   
see 7,rev #c3ah74 #b4 ,because thou     
shalt never have any true  comfort till 
thou dost thus come to see and behold   
the ,lamb of ,god  that hath taken away 
thy sins 7,john #a3bi74 #c4 ,because    
that thereby  thou wilt be able through 
grace1 to step over and turn aside from 
the  several stumbling-blocks that      
,satan1 together with his instruments1  
hath laid in our way1 which otherwise   
thou wilt not be able to shun1  but will
 certainly fall when others stand1 and  
grope and stumble  when others go       
upright1 to the great prejudice of thy  
poor soul4    ,object4 ,but1 alas1 ,i   
have nothing to carry with me2 how then 

should  ,i go8    ,answ4 ,hast thou no  
sins8 ,if thou hast1 carry them1 and    
exchange  them for ,his righteousness2  
because ,he hath said1 ,cast thy burden 
upon the ,lord1 and ,he shall sustain   
thee 7,psa #ed3bb72 and again1  because 
,he hath said1 though thou be heavy     
laden1 yet if thou do  but come to ,him1
 ,he will give thee rest 7,matt #aa3bh74
    ,object4 ,but1 you will say1 ,satan 
telleth me that ,i am so cold in        
prayers1 so weak in believing1 so great 
a sinner1 that ,i do go so  slothfully  
on in the way of ,god1 that ,i am so apt
 to slip at every  temptation1 and to be
 entangled therewith1 together with     
other things1  so that ,i shall never be
 able to attain those blessed things    
that  are held forth to sinners by      
,jesus ,christ2 and therefore my trouble
  is much upon this account also1 and   
many times ,i fear that will  come upon 
me which ,satan suggesteth to me--that  
is1 ,i shall miss  of eternal life4     
,answ4 #a4 ,as to the latter part of the

 objection1 that thou shalt  never      
attain to everlasting life1 that is     
obtained for thee already1  without thy 
doing1 either thy praying1 striving1 or 
wrestling against  sin4 ,if we speak    
properly1 it is ,christ that hath in    
,his own body  abolished death on the   
,cross1 and brought light1 life1 and    
glory  to us through this ,his thus     
doing4 ,but this is the thing that thou 
aimest at1 that thou shalt never have a 
share in this life already  obtained for
 so many as do come by faith to ,jesus  
,christ2 and all  because thou art so   
slothful1 so cold1 so weak1 so great a  
sinner1  so subject to slip and commit  
infirmities4 #b4 ,i answer1 ,didst thou 
never learn for to outshoot the devil in
 his own bow1 and to cut  off his head  
with his own sword1 as ,david served    
,goliath1 who was  a type of him4       
,quest4 ,o how should a poor soul do    
this8 ,this is rare1 indeed4    ,answ4  
,why1 truly thus--,doth ,satan tell thee
 thou prayest but  faintly1 and with    

very cold devotion8 ,answer him thus1   
and say1 ,i  am glad you told me1 for   
this will make me trust the more to     
,christ's  prayers1 and the less to my  
own2 also ,i will endeavour henceforth  
to groan1 to sigh1 and to be so fervent 
in my crying at the ,throne  of ,grace1 
that ,i will1 if ,i can1 make the       
heavens rattle again  with the mighty   
groans thereof4 ,and whereas thou sayest
 that ,i am  so weak in believing1 ,i am
 glad you mind me of it2 ,i hope it will
  henceforward stir me up to cry the    
more heartily to ,god for strong  faith1
 and make me the more restless till ,i  
have it4 ,and seeing  thou tellest me   
that ,i run so softly1 and that ,i shall
 go near to  miss of glory1 this also   
shall be1 through grace1 to my          
advantage1  and cause me to press the   
more earnestly towards the mark for the 
prize of the high calling of ,god in    
,christ ,jesus4 ,and seeing thou  dost  
tell me that my sins are wondrous great1
 hereby thou bringest  the remembrance  

of the unsupportable vengeance of ,god  
into my mind1  if ,i die out of ,jesus  
,christ1 and also the necessity of the  
blood1  death1 and merits of ,christ to 
help me2 ,i hope it will make me fly    
the faster1 and press the harder after  
an interest in ,him2 and the  rather1   
because1 as thou tellest me1 my state   
will be unspeakably  miserable without  
,him4 ,and so all along1 if he tell thee
 of thy  deadness1 dullness1 coldness1  
or unbelief1 or the greatness of thy    
sins1 answer him1 and say1 ,i am glad   
you told me1 ,i hope it will  be a means
 to make me run faster1 seek            
earnestlier1 and to be the  more        
restless after ,jesus ,christ4 ,if thou 
didst but get this art  as to outrun him
 in his own shoes1 as ,i may say1 and to
 make his  own darts to pierce himself1 
then thou mightst also say1 how doth    
,satan's temptations1 as well as all    
other things1 work together  for my     
good1 for my advantage 7,rom #h3bh74    
,object4 ,but ,i do find many weaknesses

 in every duty that ,i do perform1  as  
when ,i pray1 when ,i read1 when ,i     
hear1 or any other duty1 that  it maketh
 me out of conceit with myself1 it      
maketh me think that  my duties are     
nothing worth4    ,answ4 ,i answer1 it  
may be it is thy mercy that thou art    
sensible  of infirmities in thy best    
things thou doest2 ay1 a greater mercy  
than thou art aware of4    ,quest4 ,can 
it me a mercy for me to be troubled with
 my corruptions8  ,can it be a privilege
 for me to be annoyed with my           
infirmities1 and  to have my best duties
 infected with it8 ,how can it possibly 
be8    ,answ4 ,verily1 thy sins         
appearing in thy best duties1 do work   
for  thy advantage these ways--#a4 ,in  
that thou findest ground enough  thereby
 to make thee humble2 and when thou hast
 done all1 yet to  count thyself but an 
unprofitable servant4 ,and1 #b4 ,thou by
 this  means art taken off from leaning 
on anything below a naked ,jesus  for   
eternal life4 ,it is like1 if thou wast 

not sensible of many  by-thoughts and   
wickednesses in thy best performances1  
thou wouldst  go near to be some proud1 
abominable hypocrite1 or a silly1 proud 
dissembling wretch at the best1 such an 
one as would send thy soul  to the devil
 in a bundle of thy own righteousness4  
,but now1 thou1  through grace1 seest   
that in all and everything thou doest   
there is  sin enough in it to condemn   
thee4 ,this1 in the first place1 makes  
thee have a care of trusting in thy own 
doings2 and1 secondly1  showeth thee    
that there is nothing in thyself which  
will do thee  any good by working in    
thee1 as to the meritorious cause of thy
  salvation4 ,no2 but thou must have a  
share in the birth of ,jesus1  in the   
death of ,jesus1 in the blood1          
resurrection1 ascension1 and            
intercession of a crucified ,jesus4 ,and
 how sayest thou8 ,doth not  thy finding
 of this in thee cause thee to fly from 
a depending on  thy own doings8 ,and    
doth it not also make thee more         

earnestly to  groan after the ,lord     
,jesus8 ,yea1 and let me tell thee also1
 it will  be a cause to make thee admire
 the freeness and tender heartedness  of
 ,christ to thee1 when ,he shall lift up
 the light of ,his countenance  upon    
thee1 because ,he hath regarded such an 
one as thou1 sinful  thou2 and          
therefore1 in this sense1 it will be    
mercy to the saints  that they do find  
the relics of sin still struggling in   
their  hearts4 ,but this is not simply  
the nature of sin1 but the mercy and    
wisdom of ,god1 who causeth all things  
to work together for the good  of those 
that love and fear ,god 7,rom #h74 ,and1
 therefore1 whatever  thou findest in   
thy soul1 though it be sin of never so  
black  a soul-scarring nature1 let it   
move thee to run the faster to the      
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt not
 be ashamed--that is1 of thy  running to
 ,him4    ,but when thou dost apprehend 
that thou art defiled1 and also thy     
best duties annoyed with many           

weaknesses1 let that ,scripture come    
into thy thoughts which saith1 ,of ,him 
are ye in ,christ ,jesus1 who  of ,god  
is made unto us wisdom1 and             
righteousness1 and sanctification1  and 
redemption2 and if thou shalt understand
 that1 what thou canst  not find in     
thyself thou shalt find in ,christ4 ,art
 thou a fool in  thyself8 then ,christ  
is made of ,god thy wisdom4 ,art thou   
unrighteous  in thyself8 ,christ is made
 of ,god thy righteousness4 ,dost thou  
find that there is but very little      
sanctifying grace in thy soul8  still   
here is ,christ made thy sanctification2
 and all this in ,his  own ,person      
without thee1 without thy wisdom1       
without thy righteousness1  without thy 
sanctification1 without in ,his own     
,person in thy  ,father's presence1     
appearing there perfect wisdom1         
righteousness1  and sanctification in   
,his own ,person2 ,i say1 as a public   
,person for  thee2 so that thou mayest  
believe1 and say to thy soul1 ,my soul1 

though dost find innumerable infirmities
 in thyself1 and in thy  actions1 yet   
look upon thy ,jesus1 the ,man ,jesus2  
,he is wisdom1 and  that for thee1 to   
govern thee1 to take care for thee1 and 
to order  all things for the best for   
thee4 ,he is also thy righteousness now 
at ,god's right hand1 always shining    
before the eyes of ,his glory2  so that 
there it is unmoveable1 though thou art 
in never such a sad  condition1 yet thy 
righteousness1 which is the ,son of     
,god1 ,god-man1  shines as bright as    
ever1 and is as much accepted of ,god as
 ever4  ,o this sometimes hath been life
 to me2 and so1 whatever thou1 ,o my    
soul1 findest wanting in thyself1       
through faith thou shalt see all  laid  
up for thee in ,jesus ,christ1 whether  
it be wisdom1 righteousness1            
sanctification1 or redemption4 ,nay1 not
 only so1 but1 as ,i said  before1 ,he  
is all these in ,his own ,person without
 thee in the  presence of ,his ,father  
for thee4    ,object4 ,but now1 if any  

should say in their hearts1 ,o1 but ,i  
am one  of the old-covenant men1 ,i     
doubt--that is1 ,i doubt ,i am not      
within  this glorious ,covenant of      
,grace4 ,and how if ,i should not8      
,answ4 ,well1 thou fearest that thou are
 one of the old covenant1 a  son of the 
bond-woman4 #a4 ,in the first place1    
know that thou wast  one of them by     
nature1 for all by nature are under that
 covenant2  but set the case that thou  
art to this day under that1 yet let me  
tell thee1 in the first place1 there are
 hopes for thee2 for there  is a gap    
open1 a way made for souls to come from 
under the ,covenant  of ,works1 by      
,christ1 for ,he hath broken down the   
middle wall of  partition between us and
 you 7,eph #b3ad74 ,and therefore1 if   
thou  wouldst be saved1 thou mayest come
 to ,christ2 if thou wantest a          
righteousness1 as ,i said before1 there 
is one in ,christ2 if thou  wouldst be  
washed1 thou mayest come to ,christ2 and
 if thou wouldst  be justified1 there is

 justification enough in the ,lord      
,jesus ,christ4  ,that is the first4 #b4
 ,and thou canst not be so willing to   
come  to ,christ as ,he is willing thou 
shouldst come to ,him4 ,witness ,his    
coming down from ,heaven1 ,his          
humiliation1 ,his spilling of ,his blood
  from both ,his cheeks1 by sweat under 
the burden of sin 7,luke #bb3dd7  and   
,his shedding of it by the spear when   
,he hanged on the ,cross4  ,it appears  
also by ,his promises1 by ,his          
invitations1 by ,his sending  forth ,his
 messengers to preach the same to poor  
sinners1 and  threateneth damnation upon
 this very account1 namely1 the neglect 
of ,him2 and declares that all the      
thousands and ten thousands of  sins in 
the world should not be able to damn    
those that believed  in ,him2 that ,he  
would pardon all1 forgive and pass by   
all1 if they  would but come unto ,him2 
moreover1 promiseth to cast out none1   
no1 not the poorest1 vilest1            
contemptiblest creature in the whole    

world4 ,come unto ,me all1 every one1   
though you be never so many1  so vile1  
though your load be never so heavy and  
intolerable1 though  you deserve no     
help1 not the least help1 no mercy1 not 
the least  compassion1 yet cast your    
burden upon ,me1 and you shall find rest
  for your souls4 ,come unto ,me and ,i 
will heal you1 love you1 teach  you1 and
 tell you the way to the ,kingdom of    
,heaven4 ,come unto ,me1  and ,i will   
succour you1 help you1 and keep you from
 all devils and  their temptations1 from
 the ,law and its curses1 and from being
 for  ever overcome with any evil       
whatever4 ,come unto ,me for what you   
need1 and tell ,me what you would have1 
or what you would have ,me  do for you1 
and all ,my strength1 love1 wisdom1 and 
interest that ,i  have with ,my ,father 
shall be laid out for you4 ,come unto   
,me1 your  sweet ,jesus1 your loving and
 tender-hearted ,jesus1 your everlasting
  and sin-pardoning ,jesus4 ,come unto  
,me1 and ,i will wash you1 and put  ,my 

righteousness upon you1 pray to the     
,father for you1 and send ,my  ,spirit  
into you1 that you might be saved4      
,therefore1    ,consider1 besides this1 
what a privilege thou shalt have at the 
,day of ,judgment above thousands1 if   
thou do in deed and in truth  close in  
with this ,jesus and accept of ,him2 for
 thou shalt not only  have a privilege  
in this life1 but in the life           
everlasting1 even  at the time of       
,christ's second coming from ,heaven2   
for then1 when  there shall be the whole
 world gathered together1 and all the   
good  angels1 bad angels1 saints1 and   
reprobates1 when all thy friends  and   
kindred1 with thy neighbours on the     
right hand and on the left  shall be    
with thee1 beholding of the wonderful   
glory and majesty  of the ,son of ,god2 
then shall the ,son of ,glory1 even     
,jesus1 in the  very view and sight of  
them all1 smile and look kindly upon    
thee2  when a smile or a kind look from 
,christ shall be worth more than  ten   

thousand worlds1 then thou shalt have   
it4 ,you know it is counted  an honour  
for a poor man to be favourably looked  
upon by a judge1  or a king1 in the     
sight of lords1 earls1 dukes1 and       
princes2 why1  thus it will be with thee
 in the sight of all the princely       
saints1  angels1 and devils1 in the     
sight of all the great nobles in the    
world2 then1 even thou that closest in  
with ,christ1 be thou rich or  poor1 be 
thou bond or free1 wise or foolish1 if  
thou close in with  ,him1 ,he will say  
unto thee1 ,well done1 good and faithful
 servant1  even in the midst of the     
whole world2 they that love thee shall  
see it1 and they that hate thee shall   
all to their shame behold  it2 for if   
thou fear ,him here in secret1 ,he will 
make it manifest  even at that day upon 
the house-tops4    ,secondly1 ,not only 
thus1 but thou shalt also be lovingly   
received  and tenderly embraced of ,him 
at that day1 when ,christ hath thousands
  of gallant saints1 as old ,abraham1   

,isaac1 ,jacob1 ,david1 ,isaiah1        
,jeremiah1 together with all the        
,prophets1 and ,apostles1 and martyrs1  
attending on ,him2 together with many   
thousands of glittering angels          
ministering before ,him2 besides1 when  
the ungodly shall appear  there with    
their pale faces1 with their guilty     
consciences1 and  trembling souls1 that 
would then give thousands and ten       
thousands  of worlds1 if they had so    
many1 if they could enjoy but one loving
  look from ,christ4 ,i say1 then1 then 
shalt thou have the hand of  ,christ1   
reached to thee kindly to receive thee1 
saying1 ,come1 thou  blessed1 step up   
hither2 thou was willing to leave all   
for ,me1 and  now will ,i give all to   
thee2 here is a throne1 a crown1 a      
kingdom1  take them2 thou wast not      
ashamed of ,me when thou wast in the    
world  among my enemies1 and now will   
not ,i be ashamed of thee before  thine 
enemies1 but will1 in the view of all   
these devils and damned  reprobates     

promote thee to honour and dignity4     
,come1 ye blessed of  ,my ,father1      
inherit the kingdom prepared for you    
from the foundation  of the world4 ,thou
 shalt see that those who have served   
,me in truth  shall lose nothing by the 
means4 ,no2 but ye shall be as pillars  
in ,my temple1 and inheritors of ,my    
glory1 and shall have place to  walk in 
among ,my saints and angels 7,zech      
#c3g74 ,o6 who would not be  in this    
condition8 who would not be in this     
glory8 ,it will be such  a              
soul-ravishing glory1 that ,i am ready  
to think the whole reprobate  world will
 be ready to run mad1 to think that they
 should miss of  it 7,deu #bh3cd74 ,then
 will the vilest drunkard1 swearer1     
liar1 and  unclean person willingly cry1
 ,lord1 ,lord1 open to us1 yet be denied
  of entrance2 and thou in the meantime 
embraced1 entertained1 made  welcome1   
have a fair mitre set upon thy head1 and
 clothed with immortal  glory 7,zech    
#c3e74 ,o1 therefore1 let all this move 

thee1 and be of  weight upon thy soul to
 close in with ,jesus1 this             
tender-hearted  ,jesus4 ,and if yet1 for
 all what ,i have said1 thy sins do     
still  stick with thee1 and thou findest
 thy hellish heart loath to let  them   
go1 think with thyself in this          
manner--,shall ,i have my sins  and lose
 my soul8 ,will they do me any good when
 ,christ comes8 ,would  not ,heaven be  
better to me than my sins8 and the      
company of ,god1  ,christ1 saints1 and  
angels1 be better than the company of   
,cain1  ,judas1 ,balaam1 with the devils
 in the furnace of fire8 ,canst thou    
now that readest or hearest these lines 
turn thy back1 and go on  in your sins8 
,canst thou set so light of ,heaven1 of 
,god1 of ,christ1  and the salvation of 
thy poor1 yet precious soul8 ,canst thou
 hear of  ,christ1 ,his bloody sweat and
 death1 and not be taken with it1 and   
not be grieved for it1 and also         
converted by it8 ,if so1 ,i might lay   
thee down several considerations to stir

 thee up to mend thy pace  towards      
,heaven2 but ,i shall not2 there is     
enough written already  to leave thy    
soul without excuse and to bring thee   
down with a  vengeance into ,hell-fire1 
devouring fire1 the ,lake of ,fire1     
eternal  everlasting fire2 ,o to make   
thee swim and roll up and down in the   
flames of the furnace of fire6          
,,footnotes3    #a ,these words are     
quoted from the ,genevan or ,breeches   
,bible 7,mark  #b3ag74--;,ed4    #b     
,this quotation is from the ,genevan    
translation 7,eph #b3c74--;,ed4    #c   
,it is observable that the reason given 
for the punishment of the  murderer with
 death 7,gen #i3f7 is taken from the    
affront he offers  to ,god1 not from the
 injury he does to man4--,scott4    #d  
,the reader need scarcely be reminded1  
that by public person is  meant the     
,saviour1 in whom all ,his people have  
an equal right4 ,for  ,he made ,him1 who
 knew no sin1 to be sin for us 7#b ,cor 
#e3ba74--;,,ed4    #e ,bunyan's first   

sight of the spiritual1 inward1 and     
extensive  requirements of the law      
filled his heart with despair2 see      
,grace  ,abounding1 ,no4 #bh4 ,it was   
like the alarming sound of the drum     
,diabolus mentioned in the ,holy ,war1  
which caused ,mansoul to shake  with    
terror and dismay4 ,thus the soul is    
stripped of self-righteousness1  and    
flies to ,christ1 whose blood alone     
cleanseth from all sin4--,,ed4    #f    
,crank1 brisk1 jolly1 lusty1 spiritful1 
buxom4--,,ed4    #g ,from the ,puritan  
or ,genevan version4--,,ed4    #h ,these
 nine particulars are very methodically 
arranged1 and are  all deeply           
interesting4 ,very few of those who read
 the scriptural  law of sacrifices see  
how clearly they pointed as types to    
,christ  the great ,antitype4--,,ed4    
#i ,it is a mark of prying and          
dangerous1 if not wicked curiosity  to  
inquire whether ,god could have found   
any other way of salvation  than by the 
atoning death of our blessed ,lord4     

,instead of such vain  researches1 how  
much more consistent would it be to call
 upon our  souls1 and all that is within
 us1 to bless ,his name1 who hath thus  
provided abundant pardon1 full          
remission1 even to the chief of         
sinners4--,,ed4    #aj ,the duty of the 
priests1 under the law1 led them to be  
familiar  with the most loathsome and   
catching diseases2 and doubtless they   
took every precaution to avoid          
contagion4 ,poor sin-sick soul1 do you  
consider your state more loathsome and  
dangerous than the leprosy8  ,fly to    
,christ1 our ,high ,priest and          
,physician2 ,he will visit you  in the  
lowest abyss of misery1 without fear of 
contagion1 and with  full powers to heal
 and save4--,,ed4    #aa ,the word hell 
in the two verses means the unseen place
 of the  dead1 the invisible world1 or  
the grave4--,,ed4    #ab ,how awful and 
vast must have been the sufferings of   
the ,saviour1  when ,he paid the        
redemption price for the countless      

myriads of ,his  saints2 redeemed out of
 every kindred1 and tongue1 and people1 
and nation4 ,how magnificent ,his glory 
when ten thousand times  ten thousands1 
and thousands of thousands1 shall sing  
with a loud  voice1 ,worthy is the ,lamb
 that was slain to receive power1 and   
riches1  and wisdom1 and strength1 and  
honour1 and glory1 and blessing1 for    
ever and ever4 ,such were the ecstatic  
vision which ,bunyan enjoyed1  drawn    
from the unerring pages of eternal      
truth4--,,ed4    #ac ,this singular use 
of the law term premunire1 meaning that 
the  soul has trusted in a foreign      
jurisdiction1 incurred ,god's anger1    
and forfeited its liberty and all its   
goods4--,,ed4    #ad ,these are solemn  
truths1 in homely1 forcible language4   
,let the  soul be convinced that by the 
obedience of ,christ it is released     
from the law1 it has no fear of ,satan  
or of future punishment2  ,christ is all
 and in all4--,,ed4    #ae ,indenture2 a
 written agreement1 binding one party to

 reward  the other for specified        
services4 ,as man is by nature bound to 
love ,god with all his soul1 he cannot  
be entitled to any reward  for anything 
beyond his duty4 ,when he feels that he 
has failed in  his obedience1 he must   
fly to ,christ for that mercy which he  
can  never obtain by indenture of       
service or merit and reward4--,,ed4     
#af ,same as #ae--;,ed4    #ag ,same as 
#ae--;,ed4    #ah ,for a deeply         
affecting account of the author's       
experience about  this period read      
,grace ,abounding1 ,no4                 
#bei-bfa4--;,,ed4    #ai ,scrabble2 to  
go on the hands and feet or knees4 ,see 
a remarkable  illustration of the word  
scrabble in ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4     
#cce4--;,,ed4    #bj ,as ,bunyan was a  
,baptist1 this is full proof that his   
friends did  not ascribe regeneration to
 water baptism4 ,it is an awful delusion
  to suppose that immersion in or       
sprinkling with water can effect  or    
promote the new birth or spiritual      

regeneration of the soul4--,,ed4    #ba 
,this is one of the very thrilling      
circumstances described by  ,bunyan in  
his ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4             
#bd3--,sunday sports were then  allowed 
by the ,state1 and after hearing a      
sermon on the evil of                   
,sabbath-breaking1 he went as usual to  
his sport4 ,on that day it was  a game  
at cat1 and as he was about to strike1 a
 voice did suddenly  dart from ,heaven  
into my soul1 which said1 ,wilt thou    
leave thy sins  and go to ,heaven1 or   
have thy sins and go to ,hell8--,,ed4   
#bb ,the word ,man was essential in     
,bunyan's days1 as an antidote to  the  
jargon of the ,ranters1 who affirmed    
that ,jesus only existed in  the heart  
of the believer4--,,ed4    #bc ,same ,as
 #bj--;,ed4    #bd ,same as #bb--;,ed4  
999999    ,,israel',s ,,hope            
,,encouraged2    ,,or1    ,,what ,,hope 
,,is1 ,,and ,,how ,,distinguished ,,from
 ,,faith3    ,,with ,,encouragements    
,,for ,a ,,hoping ,,people4             

,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
',auspicious hope6 in thy sweet garden  
grow      ,wreaths for each toil1 a     
charm for every woe4'      ,christian   
hope is a firm expectation of all       
promised good1 but  especially of       
eternal salvation and happiness in      
heaven1 where we  shall be like the ,son
 of ,god4 ,this hope is founded on the  
grace1  blood1 righteousness1 and       
intercession of ,christ--the earnest  of
 the ,holy ,spirit in our hearts1 and   
the unchangeable truths and             
enlightening power of ,god4#a ',every   
man that hath this hope in  him         
purifieth himself even as ,god is pure' 
7#a ,john #c3c74 ,blessed  hope6 7,titus
 #b3ac74 ,well might the apostle pray   
for the believing  ,romans1 ',that ye   
may abound in hope through the power of 
the ,holy  ,ghost' 7#ae3ac74 ',which is 
,christ in you the hope of glory' 7,col 
#a3bg74 ,this is the sacred1 the solemn1
 the all-important subject  which       
,bunyan in his ripe age makes the theme 

of his meditations  and of his deeply   
impressive exhortations4    ,when       
drawing near the end of his             
pilgrimage--while in the fullest        
fruition of his mental powers--he gives 
the result of his long and  hallowed    
experience to comfort and cherish his   
fellow pilgrims in  their dangerous     
heaven-ward journey4 ,one of his last   
labours was  to prepare this treatise   
for the press1 from which it issued     
three  years after his decease1 under   
the care of his pious friend ,charles   
,doe4    ,here1 as drawn from the holy  
oracles of ,god1 we contemplate ,hope1  
the helmet of salvation1 without which  
our mental powers are exposed  to be led
 captive into despair at the will of    
,satan4 ,our venerable  author pictures 
most vividly the ,christian's weakness  
and the power  of his enemies2 ',should 
you see a man that could not go from    
door  to door but he must be clad in a  
coat of mail1 a helmet of brass  upon   
his head1 and for his lifeguard a       

thousand men1 would you not  say1 surely
 this man has store of enemies at hand8'
 ,this is the  case1 enemies lie in wait
 for ,israel in every hole1 he can      
neither  eat1 drink1 wake1 sleep1 work1 
sit still1 talk1 be silent--worship  his
 ,god in public or private1 but he is in
 danger4 ,poor1 lame1 infirm1  helpless 
man1 cannot live without                
tender--great--rich--manifold--abounding
  mercies4 ',no faith1 no hope1' 'to    
hope without faith is to see  without   
eyes1 or expect without reason4' ,faith 
is the anchor which  enters within the  
vail2 ,christ in us the hope of glory is
 the  mighty cable which keeps us fast  
to that anchor4 ',faith lays hold  of   
that end of the promise that is nearest 
to us1 to wit1 in the  ,bible--,hope    
lays hold of that end that is fastened  
to the mercy-seat4'  ,thus the soul is  
kept by the mighty power of ,god4 ,they 
who have  no hope1 enter ,doubting      
,castle of their own free will--they    
place  themselves under the tyranny of  

,giant ,despair--that he may put out    
their eyes1 and send them to stumble    
among the tombs1 and leave  their bones 
in his castle-yard1 a trophy to his     
victories1 and a  terror to any poor    
pilgrim caught by him trespassing on    
,bye-path  ,meadow4#b ,hope is as a     
guardian angel--it enables us to come   
boldly  to a throne of grace 'in a      
goodly sort4' ,the subject is full of   
consolation4 ,are we profanely apt to   
judge of ,god harshly1 as of  one that  
would gather where he had not strawn8   
,hope leads us to  form a holy and just 
conception of the ,god of love4 ',kind  
brings  forth its kind1 know the tree by
 his fruit1 and ,god ,,by ,,his ,,mercy 
,,in ,,christ4 ,what has ,god been doing
 for and to his church from the         
beginning of the world1 but extending to
 and exercising loving-kindness  and    
mercy for them8 ,therefore he laid a    
foundation for this in  mercy from      
everlasting4' ',there is no single      
flowers in ,god's gospel  garden1 they  

are all double and treble2 there is a   
wheel within a  wheel1 a blessing within
 a blessing in all the mercies of ,god2 
they  are manifold1 a man cannot receive
 one but he receives many1 many  folded 
up one within another4' ,bless the      
,lord1 ,o my soul66    ,reader1 my deep 
anxiety is that you should receive from 
this treatise  the benefits which its   
glorified author intended it to produce4
 ,it  is accurately printed from the    
first edition4 ,my notes are intended   
to explain obsolete words or customs or 
to commend the author's  sentiments4    
,may the ,divine blessing abundantly    
replenish our earthen  vessels with this
 heavenly hope4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4      
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,cruden4    #b4     
,pilgrim's ,progress4    ,israel's ,hope
 ,encouraged2    ',let ,israel hope in  
the ,,lord3 for with the ,,lord there is
 mercy1  and with him is plenteous      
redemption4'--,psalms #acj3g    ,this   
,psalm is said to be one of 'the ,psalms
 of ,degrees1' which some  say1 if ,i be

 not mistaken1 the priests and ,levites 
used to sing  when they went up the     
steps into the temple4#a ,but to let    
that  pass1 it is a psalm that gives us 
a relation of the penman's praying      
frame1 and of an exhortation to ,israel 
to hope in ,god4    ,verse #a4 ',out of 
the depths have ,i cried unto thee1 ,o  
,lord'2 that  is1 out of deep or great  
afflictions1 and said1 ',lord1 hear my  
voice1  let thine ears be attentive to  
the voice of my supplications4' ,the    
latter words explain the former2 as who 
should say1 ,by voice ,i mean  the      
meaning and spirit of my prayer4 ,there 
are words in prayer1 and  spirit in     
prayer1 and by the spirit that is in    
prayer1 is discerned  whether the words 
be dead1 lifeless1 feigned1 or warm1    
fervent1  earnest2 and ,god who         
searcheth the heart1 knoweth the meaning
 of  the ,spirit1 because he maketh     
intercession for the saints according   
to the will of ,god 7,rom #h3bg74 ,verse
 #c4 ',if thou1 ,lord1 shouldest  mark  

iniquities1 ,o ,lord1 who shall stand8' 
,here he confesseth1  that all men by   
the law must fall before ,god for ever2 
for that  they have broken it1 but      
cannot make amends for the transgression
  thereof4 ,but1 he quickly bethinking  
himself of the mercy of ,god  in        
,christ1 he saith1 verse #d1 ',but there
 is forgiveness with thee  that thou    
mayest be feared4' ,then he returns1    
saying1 verse #e1  ',i wait for the     
,lord1' that is1 in all his             
appointments2 yea1 he  doubleth it1     
saying1 ',my soul doth wait1 and in his 
word do ,i hope4'  ,by which repetition 
he insinuates1 that many are content to 
give  their bodily presence to ,god in  
his appointments1 while their hearts    
were roving to the ends of the earth2   
but for his part he did not  so4 ,verse 
#f4 ',my soul waiteth for the ,lord1    
more than they that  watch for the      
morning1 ,i say1 more than they that    
watch for the  morning4' ,as who should 
say1 even as it is with those that are  

tired  with the night1 either by reason 
of dark or wearisome journies1  or      
because of tedious sickness1 to whom the
 night is most doleful  and             
uncomfortable1 waiting for spring of    
day2 so wait ,i for the  ,lord1 that his
 presence might be with my soul4 ,so and
 more too  ,i say1 ',more than they that
 wait for the morning4' ,then he comes  
to the words which ,i have chosen for my
 text1 saying1 ',let ,israel  hope in   
the ,lord2 for with the ,lord there is  
mercy1 and with him  is plenteous       
redemption4'    ,in which words we have1
 ,,first1 ,,an ,,exhortation2 ,,second1 
,a ,,reason ,,of  ,,that ,,exhortation2 
and ,,third1 ,,an ,,amplification ,,of  
,,that ,,reason4 ',let  ,israel hope in 
the ,lord'2 there is the exhortation2   
',for with the  ,lord there is mercy'2  
there is the reason of it2 ',and with   
him is  plenteous redemption'2 there is 
the amplification of that reason4       
,,first4 ,,an ,,exhortation4    ,in the 
exhortation there are three things to be

 inquired into4  ,,first1 ,the matter   
contained in it2 ,,second1 ,the manner  
by which it  is expressed2 ,,third1 ,the
 inferences that do naturally flow      
therefrom4    ,,first4 ,the matter      
contained in the exhortation4    ,we    
will speak first to the matter contained
 in the text1 and that  presenteth      
itself unto us under three heads4       
,first1 ,a duty4 ,second1  ,a direction 
for the well management of that duty4   
,third1 ,the persons  that are so to    
manage it4    ,first1 ,then1 to speak to
 the duty1 and that is ,,hope2 ',let    
,israel  ,,hope4' ,by which word there  
is something pre-admitted1 and something
  of great concern insinuated4    ,that 
which is pre-admitted is faith2 for when
 we speak properly of  hope1 and put    
others distinctly to the duty of hoping1
 we conclude  that such have faith      
already2 for no faith1 no hope4 ,to hope
 without  faith1 is to see without eyes1
 or to expect without a ground3 for     
',faith is the substance of things hoped

 for1' as well with respect  to the     
grace1 as to the doctrine of faith 7,heb
 #aa3a74 ,doth such  a one believe8 ,no4
 ,doth he hope8 ,yes4 ,if the first is  
true1 the  second is a lie2 he that     
never believed1 did never hope in the   
,lord4 ,wherefore1 when he saith1 ',let 
,israel hope in the ,lord1' he          
pre-supposeth faith1 and signifieth that
 he speaketh to believers4    ,that     
which is of great concern insinuated1   
is1 that hope has in it  an excellent   
quality to support ,israel in all its   
troubles4 ,faith  has its excellency in 
this1 hope in that1 and love in another 
thing4 ,faith will do that which hope   
cannot do4 ,hope can do that  which     
faith doth not do1 and love can do      
things distinct from  both their doings4
 ,faith goes in the van1 hope in the    
body1 and  love brings up the rear3 and 
thus 'now abideth faith1 hope1' and     
'charity' 7#a ,cor #ac3ac74 ,faith is   
the mother-grace1 for hope is  born of  
her1 but charity floweth from them both4

    ,but a little1 now we are upon faith
 and hope distinctly1 to let  you see a 
little4 #a4 ,faith comes by hearing     
7,rom #aj3ag71 hope by  experience 7,rom
 #e3c1d74 #b4 ,faith comes by hearing   
the ,word of ,god1  hope by the credit  
that faith hath given to it 7,rom       
#d3ah74 #c4 ,faith  believeth the truth 
of the ,word1 hope waits for the        
fulfilling of  it4 #d4 ,faith lays hold 
of that end of the promise that is next 
to  us1 to wit1 as it is in the ,bible2 
hope lays hold of that end of  the      
promise that is fastened to the         
mercy-seat2 for the promise is  like a  
mighty cable1 that is fastened by one   
end to a ship1 and by  the other to the 
anchor3 the soul is the ship where faith
 is1 and  to which the hither#b end of  
this cable is fastened2 but hope is the 
anchor that is at the other end of this 
cable1 and which entereth  into that    
within the vail4 ,thus faith and hope   
getting hold of  both ends of the       
promise1 they carry it safely all away4 

#e4 ,faith  looketh to ,christ1 as dead1
 buried1 and ascended2 and hope to his  
second coming 7#a ,cor #ae3a-d74 ,faith 
looks to him for justification1  hope   
for glory 7,rom #d3a-h74 #f4 ,faith     
fights for doctrine1 hope for  a reward 
7,acts #bf3f1g74 ,faith for what is in  
the bible1 hope for  what is in heaven  
7,col #a3c-e74 #g4 ,faith purifies the  
heart from bad  principles 7#a ,john    
#e3d1e74 ,hope from bad manners 7#b     
,peter #c3aa1ad2  ,eph #e3h2 #a ,john   
#c3c74 #h4 ,faith sets hope on work1    
hope sets patience  on work 7,acts      
#bh3bj1 #i3i74 ,faith says to hope1 look
 for what is  promised2 hope says to    
faith1 ,so ,i do1 and will wait for it  
too4 #i4  ,faith looks through the word 
to ,god in ,christ2 hope looks through  
faith beyond the world to glory 7,gal   
#e3e74    ,thus faith saves1 and thus   
hope saves4 ,faith saves by laying hold 
of ,god by ,christ 7#a ,peter #a3e74    
,hope saves by prevailing with the  soul
 to suffer all troubles1 afflictions1   

and adversities that it  meets with     
betwixt this and the world to come1 for 
the sake thereof  7,rom #h3bd74 ,take   
the matter in this plain similitude4    
,there was a  king that adopted such a  
one to be his child1 and clothed him    
with  the attire of the children of the 
king1 and promised him1 that if  he     
would fight his father's battles1 and   
walk in his father's ways1  he should at
 last share in his father's kingdoms4   
,he has received  the adoption1 and the 
king's robe1 but not yet his part in the
  kingdom2 but now1 hope of a share in  
that will make him fight the  king's    
battles1 and also tread the king's      
paths4 ,yea1 and though he  should meet 
with many things that have a tendency to
 deter him from  so doing1 yet thoughts 
of the interest promised in the kingdom1
  and hopes to enjoy it1 will make him  
out his way through those  difficulties1
 and so save him from the ruin that     
those destructions  would bring upon    
him1 and will1 in conclusion1 usher him 

into a  personal possession and         
enjoyment of that inheritance4 ,hope has
 a  thick skin1 and will endure many a  
blow2 it will put on patience  as a     
vestment1 it will wade through a sea of 
blood1 it will endure  all things1 if it
 be of the right kind1 for the joy that 
is set  before it4 ,hence patience is   
called1 ',patience of hope1' because  it
 is hope that makes the soul exercise   
patience and long-suffering  under the  
cross1 until the time comes to enjoy the
 crown 7#a ,thess  #a3c74 ,the          
,psalmist1 therefore1 by this           
exhortation1 persuadeth  them that have 
believed the truth1 to wait for the     
accomplishment  of it1 as by his own    
example he did himself--',i wait for the
 ,lord1'  'my soul waiteth1' 'and in his
 word do ,i hope4' ,it is for want of   
hope that so many brisk professors that 
have so boasted and made  brags of their
 faith1 have not been able to endure the
 drum#c in  the day of alarm and        
affliction4 ,their hope in ,christ has  

been such  as has extended itself no    
further than to this life1 and therefore
  they are of all men the most          
miserable4    ,the ,psalmist therefore1 
by exhorting us unto this duty1 doth put
  us in mind of four things4 ,i4 ,that  
the best things are yet behind1  and in 
reversion for the saints4 ,,ii4 ,that   
those that have believed1  will yet meet
 with difficulties before they come at  
them4 ,,iii4 ,the  grace of hope well   
exercised1 is the only way to overcome  
these  difficulties4 ,,iv4 ,they        
therefore that have hope1 and do        
exercise  it as they should1 shall      
assuredly at last enjoy that hope that  
is  laid up for them in heaven4    ,i4  
,for the first of these1 that the best  
things are yet behind1  and in reversion
 for believers2 this is manifest by the 
natural  exercise of this grace4 ,for   
'hope that is seen1 is not hope2 for    
what a man seeth1 why doth he yet hope  
for8 ,but if we hope for that  we see   
not1 then do we with patience wait for  

it' 7,rom #h3bd1be74  ,hope lives not by
 sight1 as faith doth2 but hope trusteth
 faith1  as faith trusts the ,word1 and 
so bears up the soul in a patient       
expectation at last to enjoy what ,god  
has promised4 ,but ,i say1 the  very    
natural work of this grace proveth1 that
 the believer's best  things are behind 
in reversion4    ,you may ask me1 what  
those things are8 and ,i may tell you1  
first1  in general1 they are heavenly   
things1 they are eternal things1 they   
are the things that are where ,christ   
sitteth on the right hand of  ,god      
7,john #c3ab2 #b ,cor #d3ah2 ,col #c3a74
 ,do you know them now8 ,they  are      
things that 'eye hath not seen1 nor ear 
heard1 nor that have  entered into the  
heart of man to conceive of' 7,isa      
#fd3d2 #a ,cor  #b3i74 ,do you know them
 now8 ,they are things that are referred
 to  the next world1 for the saints when
 they come into the next world2  talked 
of they may be now1 the real being of   
them may be believed  now1 and by hope  

we may1 and it will be our wisdom to    
wait for  them now2 but to know what    
they are in the nature of them1 or in   
the enjoyment of them1 otherwise than by
 faith1 he is deceived that  saith it4  
,they are things too big as yet to enter
 into our hearts1  and things too big1  
if they were there to come out1 or to be
  expressed by our mouths4    ,there is 
heaven itself1 the imperial heaven2 does
 any body know what  that is8 ,there is 
the mount ,zion1 the heavenly           
,jerusalem1 and the  innumerable company
 of angels2 doth any body know what all 
they  are8 ,there is immortality and    
eternal life3 and who knows what they   
are8 ,there are rewards for services1   
and labour of love showed  to ,god's    
name here2 and who knows what they will 
be8 ,there are  mansion-houses1 beds of 
glory1 and places to walk in among the  
angels2 and who knows what they are8    
,there will be badges of honour1  harps 
to make merry with1 and heavenly songs  
of triumph2 doth any  here know what    

they are8 ,there will be then a knowing1
 an enjoying  and a solacing of         
ourselves with prophets1 apostles1 and  
martyrs1  and all saints2 but in what   
glorious manner we all are ignorant  of4
 ,there we shall see and know1 and be   
with for ever1 all our  relations1 as   
wife1 husband1 child1 father1 mother1   
brother1 or  sister that have died in   
the faith2 but how gloriously they will 
look when we shall see them1 and how    
gloriously we shall love when  we are   
with them1 it is not for us in this     
world to know 7#a ,thess  #d3af1ag74    
,there are thoughts1 and words1 and ways
 for us1 which  we never dreamed on in  
this world4 ,the law was but the shadow1
 the  gospel the image2 but what will be
 the substance that comes to us  next1  
or that rather we shall go unto1 who can
 understand8 7,heb  #aj3a74 ,if we never
 saw ,god nor ,christ as glorified1 nor 
the ,spirit  of the ,lord1 nor the      
bottom of the ,bible1 nor yet so much as
 one  of the days of eternity11 and yet 

all these things we shall see  and have 
them1 how can it be that the things laid
 up for us1 that  should be the object  
of our hope1 should by us be understood 
in  this world8 ,yet there are          
intimations given us of the goodness    
and greatness of them4#d    #a4 ,of     
their goodness1 and that1 7#a47 ,in that
 the ,holy ,ghost scorns  that things   
that are here should once be compared   
with them2 hence  all things here are   
called vanities1 nothings1 less than    
nothings  7,isa #dj3ae-ag74 ,now1 if the
 things1 all the things that are here1  
are so contemptuously considered1 when  
compared with the things that  are to be
 hereafter1 and yet these things so     
great in the carnal  man's esteem1 as   
that he is willing to venture life and  
soul1 and  all to have them1 what are   
the things that ,god has prepared for   
them that wait1 that is1 that hope for  
him8 7#b47 ,their goodness  also appears
 in this1 that whoever has had that     
understanding of  them1 as is revealed  

in the ,word1 whether king or beggar1   
wise mean  or fool1 he has willingly    
cast this world behind him in contempt  
and scorn1 for the hope of that 7,psa   
#gc3be2 ,heb #aa3bd-bf1 #cg-dj74  7#c47 
,the goodness of them has even testimony
 in the very consciences  of them that  
hate them4 ,take the vilest man in the  
country1 the man  who is so wedded to   
his lusts1 that he will rather run the  
hazard  of a thousand hells than leave  
them2 and ask this man his judgment  of 
the things of the next world1 and he    
will shake his head1 and  say1 ,they are
 good1 they are best of all4 7#d47 ,but 
the saints have  the best apprehension  
of their goodness1 for that the ,lord   
doth  sometimes drop some of the juice  
of them out of the ,word1 into  their   
hungry souls4    #b4 ,but as they are   
good1 so they are great3 ',o how great  
is thy  goodness which thou hast laid up
 for them that fear thee1 which  thou   
hast wrought for them that trust1' that 
hope1 'in thee before  the sons of men6'

 7,psa #ca3ai74 7#a47 ,their greatness  
appears1 in that  they go beyond the    
,word2 yea1 beyond the word of the ,holy
 ,ghost2  it doth not yet appear to us  
by the ,word of ,god to the full1 the   
greatness of what is prepared for ,god's
 people4 ',beloved1 now are  we the sons
 of ,god1 and it doth not yet appear    
what we shall be'  7#a ,john #c3b74 ,it 
doth not appear in the ,word2 there is a
 greatness  in the things that we are to
 hope for1 that could never be          
expressed3  they are beyond word1 beyond
 thought1 beyond conceiving of6 ,paul1  
when he was come down again from out of 
paradise1 into which he  was caught up1 
could not speak a word about the words  
he heard1 and  the things that there he 
saw4 ,they were things and words which  
he  saw and heard1 'which it is not     
possible#e for a man to utter4'  7#b47  
,their greatness is intimated by the    
word ,eternal2 he that  knows the bottom
 of that word1 shall know what things   
they are4  ',the things which are not   

seen are eternal' 7#b ,cor #d3ah74 ,they
 are  'incorruptible1 and undefiled1 and
 that fadeth not away1' reserved  in    
heaven for us 7#a ,peter #a3d74 7#c47   
,their greatness is showed in  that one 
right thought of them will fill the     
heart so full1 that  both it and the    
eyes will run over together2 yea1 so    
full1 that the  creature shall not be   
able to stand up under the weight of    
glory  that by it is laid upon the soul4
 ,alas6 all the things in this  world   
will not fill one heart2 and yet one    
thought that is right1  of the things   
that ,god has prepared1 and laid up in  
heaven for us1  will1 yea1 and over fill
 it too4 7#d47 ,the greatness of the    
things  of the next world appears1 in   
that when one of the least of them  are 
showed to us1 we are not able1 without  
support from thence1  to abide the sight
 thereof4 ,i count that the angels are  
of those  things that are least in that 
world2 and yet the sight of one of      
them1 when the sight of them was in use1

 what work would it make  in the hearts 
and minds of mortal men1 the scripture  
plainly enough  declares 7,john         
#ac3bb74f 7#e47 ,their greatness is     
intimated1 in that  we must be as it    
were new made again1 before we can be   
capable of  enjoying them1 as we must   
enjoy them with comfort 7,luke #bj3cf74 
,and herein will be a great part of our 
happiness1 that we shall not  only see  
them1 but be made like unto them1 like  
unto their ,king4  ,for 'when he shall  
appear1 we shall be like him1 for we    
shall see  him as he is' 7#a ,john      
#c3b74 ,we shall see him1 and therefore 
must be  like him1 for else the sight of
 him would overcome us and destroy  us2 
but because we are to see him with      
comfort and everlasting  joy1 therefore 
we must be like him in body and mind    
7,rev #a3ag2 ,phil  #c3bj1ba74    ,,ii4 
,but to come to the second thing1       
namely1 ,that those that have  believed1
 there are such things as these1 will   
meet with difficulties  before they come

 at them4 ,this is so grand a truth1    
that nothing  can be said against it4   
,many are the afflictions of the        
righteous2  and we must through many    
tribulations enter into the kingdom of  
heaven 7,acts #ad3bb74 ,the cause from  
whence these afflictions arise  is known
 to be1    #a4 ,from ourselves2 for sin 
having got such hold in our flesh1 makes
  that opposition against our soul and  
the welfare of that1 that puts  us      
continually to trouble4 ,fleshly lusts  
work against the soul1  and so do       
worldly lusts too 7#a ,peter #b3aa72    
yea1 they quench our  graces1 and make  
them that would live1 'ready to die'    
7,rev #c3b74  ,yea1 by reason of these1 
such darkness1 such guilt1 such fear1   
such  mistrust1 ariseth in us1 that it  
is common for us1 if we live any  while1
 to make a thousand conclusions1 twice  
told1 that we shall  never arrive with  
comfort at the gates of the kingdom of  
heaven4  ,the natural tendency of every 
struggle of the least lust against      

grace is1 if we judge according to      
carnal reason1 to make us question  the 
truth of a work of grace in us1 and our 
right to the world to  come4 ,this it   
was that made ,paul cry out1 ',o        
wretched man that  ,i am6 who shall     
deliver me6' 7,rom #g3bd74 ,only he had 
more wisdom  than to follow the natural 
conclusions that carnal reason was apt  
to make thereupon1 and so hoisted up his
 soul to hope4    #b4 ,sin1 by its      
working in us1 doth not only bring      
darkness1 guilt1  fear1 mistrust1 and   
the like2 but it doth oft-times as it   
were  hamstring us1 and disable us from 
going to ,god by faith and prayer  for  
pardon4 ,it makes the heart hard1       
senseless1 careless1 lifeless1          
spiritless as to feeling1 in all        
,christian duty2 and this is a  grievous
 thing to a gracious soul4 ,the other   
things will create a  doubt1 and drive  
it up to the head into the soul2 but    
these will  go on the other side and    
clench it4#g ,now all these things make 

hoping difficult4    #c4 ,for by these  
things the judgment is not only clouded1
 and the  understanding greatly         
darkened1 but all the powers of the soul
 made  to fight against itself1         
conceiving1 imagining1 apprehending1 and
  concluding things that have a direct  
tendency to extirpate and  extinguish1  
if possible1 the graces of ,god that are
 planted in the  soul2 yea1 to the      
making of it cry out1 ',i am cut off    
from before  thine eyes6' 7,psa #ca3bb74
    #d4 ,add to these1 the hidings of   
the face of ,god from the soul2 a  thing
 to it more bitter than death2 yet      
nothing more common among  them that    
hope in the ,lord4 ,he 'hideth his face 
from the house of  ,jacob6' 7,isa       
#h3ag74 ,nor is this done only in       
fatherly displeasure1  but by this means
 some graces are kept alive2 faith is   
kept alive  by the word1 patience by    
hope1 and hope by faith2 but oft-times a
  spirit of prayer1 by the rod1         
chastisement1 and the hiding of ,god's  

face 7,hosea #e3ad1ae2 ,isa #bf3af2     
,cant #e3f74 ,but ,i say1 this hiding   
of this sweet face is bitter to the     
soul1 and oft-times puts both  faith and
 hope to a sad and most fearful plunge4 
,for at such a day1  it is with the soul
 as with the ship at sea1 that is       
benighted and  without light2 to wit1   
like a man bewildered upon the land2    
only  the text saith1 for the help and  
succour of such1 ',who is among  you    
that feareth the ,lord1 that obeyeth the
 voice of his servant1  that walketh in 
darkness and hath no light8 ,let him    
trust in the  name of the ,lord1 and    
stay upon his ,god' 7,isa #ej3aj74 ,yet 
as it  is with children1 so it is with  
saints2 we are a great deal more        
subject to fears in the night than in   
the day4 ,that1 therefore1  that tendeth
 to the help of some graces1 if there be
 not great care  taken1 will prove an   
hindrance to others4    #e4 ,nor is the 
ruler of the darkness of this world     
wanting to apply  himself and his       

engines1 so as1 if possible1 to make use
 of all  these things for the           
overthrowing of faith1 and for the      
removing  of our hope from the ,lord1 as
 a tree is removed from rooting in the  
ground 7,job #ai3aj74 ,behold6 he can   
expound all things1 so as that  they    
shall fall directly in the way of our   
believing4 ,as thus1 we  have sin1      
therefore we have no grace2 sin         
struggleth in us1 therefore  we fear not
 ,god2 something in us sideth with sin1 
therefore we are  wholly unregenerate2  
sin is in our best performances1        
therefore  wherefore should ,i hope8    
,thus ,i say1 he can afflict us in our  
pilgrimage1 and make hope difficult to  
us4 ,besides the hiding of  ,god's face1
 he can make not only a cause of sorrow1
 for that indeed  it should1 but a      
ground of despair1 and as desperately   
concluding  he will never come again4   
,how many good souls has he driven to   
these conclusions1 who afterwards have  
been made to unsay all again8    #f4    

,and though spiritual desertions1       
darkness of soul1 and guilt of  sin1 are
 the burdens most intolerable1 yet they 
are not all2 for  there is to be added  
to all these1 that common evil of       
persecution1  another device invented to
 make void our hope4 ,in this1 ,i say1  
we  are sure to be concerned2 that is1  
if we be godly4 ,for though the  apostle
 doth not say1 ',all that will live in  
,christ1' that is1  in the common       
profession of him1 shall suffer         
persecution2 yet he  saith1 ',all that  
will live godly in him shall' 7#b ,tim  
#c3ab74 ,now  this in itself is a terror
 to flesh and blood1 and hath a direct  
tendency in it to make hope difficult   
7#a ,peter #c3f1ad74 ,hence men  of a   
persecuting spirit1 because of their    
greatness1 and of their  teeth 7the     
laws71 are said to be a terror1 and to  
carry amazement  in their doings2 and   
,god's people are apt to be afraid of   
them  though they should die1 and to    
forget ,god their ,maker2 and this      

makes hoping hard work 7,isa            
#ea3ab1ac74h    #g4 ,for besides that   
grimness that appears in the face of    
persecutors1 ,satan can tell how to     
lessen1 and make to dwindle in  our     
apprehensions1 those truths unto which  
our hearts have joined  themselves      
afore1 and to which ,christ our ,lord   
has commanded us to  stand4 ,so that    
they shall now appear but little1 small1
 inconsiderable  things2 things not     
worth engaging for2 things not worth    
running  those hazards for1 that in the 
hour of trial may lie staring us in  the
 face4 ,moreover1 we shall not want     
false friends in every hole1  such as   
will continually be boring our ears with
 that saying1  ,master1 do good to      
thyself4 ,at such times also1 'stars' do
 use to  'fall from heaven1 and the     
powers of the heavens shall be shaken'2 
and so every thing tends to weaken1 or  
at least to lay stumbling-blocks  in    
their way1 who are commanded to hope in 
the ,lord 7,matt #bd74    #h4 ,again1 as

 ,satan can make use of his subtilty1   
thus to afflict  and weaken the hands   
and hearts of those that hope in ,god1  
so he  can add to these the dismalness  
of a suffering state4 ,he can make  the 
loss of goods1 in our imagination1 ten  
times bigger than it  is in itself2 he  
can make an informer a frightful        
creature1 and a  jail look like hell    
itself2 he can make banishment and death
 utterly  intolerable1 and things that  
must be shunned with the hazard of  our 
salvation4 ,thus he can greaten and     
lessen1 lessen and greaten1  for the    
troubling of our hearts1 for the        
hindering of our hope4#i    #i4 ,add to 
all these1 that the things that we      
suffer for were never  seen by us1 but  
are quite beyond our sight3 things that 
indeed are  said to be great and good2  
but we have only the word and the ,bible
  for it4 ,and be sure if he that       
laboureth night and day to devour  us1  
can help it1 our faith shall be molested
 and perplexed at such  a time1 that it 

may1 if possible1 be hard to do the     
commandment  that here the text enjoins 
us to the practice of2 that is1 to hope 
in the ,lord4 ,and this brings me to the
 third particular4    ,,iii4 ,that the  
grace of hope well exercised1 is the    
only way to  overcome those             
difficulties4--,abraham had never       
laughed for joy1  had he not hoped when 
the angel brought him tidings of a son2 
yea1  had he not hoped against all      
things that could have been said to     
discourage 7,gen #ag3ag74 ,hence it is  
said1 that 'against hope' he  'believed 
in hope1 that he might become the father
 of many nations1  according to that    
which was spoken1 so shall thy seed be' 
7,rom  #d3ah74 ,there is hope against   
hope2 hope grounded on faith1 against   
hope grounded on reason4 ,hope grounded 
on reason1 would have made  ,abraham    
expect that the promise should surely   
have been ineffectual1  because of the  
deadness of ,abraham's body1 and of the 
barrenness  of ,sarah's womb4 ,but he   

hoped against the difficulty1 by hope   
that  sprang from faith1 which confided 
in the promise and power of ,god1  and  
so overcame the difficulty1 and indeed  
obtained the promise4  ,hope1 therefore1
 well exercised1 is the only way to     
overcome4 ,hence  ,peter bids those that
 are in a suffering condition1 ',be     
sober1 and  hope to the end1 for the    
grace that is to be brought unto you at 
the revelation of ,jesus ,christ' 7#a   
,peter #a3ac74 ,and therefore it  is1 as
 you heard before1 that we are said to  
be 'saved by hope'  7,rom #h3bd74       
,hope is excellent1 #a4 ,against those  
discouragements that arise  up out of   
our bowels4 #b4 ,it is excellent to     
embolden a man in the  cause of ,god4   
#c4 ,it is excellent at helping one over
 the difficulties  that men1 by frights 
and terrors may lay in our way4    #a4  
,it is excellent to help us against     
those discouragements that  arise out of
 our own bowels 7,rom #d74 ,this is     
clear in the instance  last mentioned   

about ,abraham1 who had nothing but     
discouragements  arising from himself2  
but he had hope1 and as well he         
exercised  it2 wherefore1 after a little
 patient enduring1 he overcame the      
difficulty1 and obtained the promise    
7,heb #f3ac-ah74 ,the reason is1  for   
that it is the nature of true hope to   
turn away its ear from  opposing        
difficulties1 to the word and mouth of  
faith2 and perceiving  that faith has   
got hold of the promise1 hope1          
notwithstanding  difficulties that do or
 may attempt to intercept1 will expect1 
and  so wait for the accomplishment     
thereof4    #b4 ,hope is excellent at   
emboldening a man in the cause of ,god4 
,hence the apostle saith1 ',hope maketh 
not ashamed'2 for not to be  ashamed    
there1 is to be emboldened 7,rom #e3e74 
,so again1 when ,paul  speaks of the    
troubles he met with for the profession 
of the gospel1  he saith1 that they     
should turn to his salvation4           
',according1'  saith he1 'to my earnest 

expectation1 and my hope1 that in       
nothing  ,i shall be ashamed1 but that  
with all boldness1 as always1 so now    
,christ shall be magnified in my body1  
whether it be by life or by  death'     
7,phil #a3ai1bj74 ,see here1 a man at   
the foot of the ladder1  now ready in   
will and mind1 to die for his           
profession2 but how  will he carry it   
now8 ,why1 with all brave and innocent  
boldness6  ,but how will he do that8 ,o6
 ,by the hope of the gospel that is in  
him2 for by that he is fully persuaded  
that the cause he suffereth  for will   
bear him up in the day of ,god1 and that
 he shall then be  well rewarded for    
it4#aj    #c4 ,it is also excellent at  
helping one over those difficulties that
  men1 by frights and terrors1 may lay  
in our way4 ,hence when ,david  was     
almost killed with the reproach and     
oppression of his enemies1  and his soul
 full sorely bowed down to the ground   
therewith2 that  he might revive and get
 up again1 he calls to his soul to put  

in  exercise the grace of hope1 saying1 
',why art thou cast down1 ,o my  soul8  
and why art thou disquieted within me8  
,hope thou in ,god1 for  ,i shall yet   
praise him1 who is the health of my     
countenance1 and  my ,god' 7,psa        
#db3aa74 ,so again saith he in the next 
,psalm after1  as afore he had          
complained of the oppression of the     
enemy1 ',why  art thou cast down1 ,o my 
soul8 and why art thou disquieted within
  me8 ,hope in ,god1 for ,i shall yet   
praise him1 who is the health  of my    
countenance and my ,god' 7,psa #dc3e74  
,hope1 therefore1 is a  soul-encouraging
 grace1 a soul-emboldening grace1 and a 
soul-preserving  grace4 ,hence it is    
called our helmet or head-piece1 the    
helmet of  salvation 7,eph #f3ag2 #a    
,thess #e3h74 ,this is one piece of the 
armour  with which the ,son of ,god was 
clothed1 when he came into the world2   
and it is that against which nothing can
 prevail 7,isa #di3ag74 ,for  as long as
 ,i can hope for salvation1 what can    

hurt me6 ,this word  spoken in the      
blessed exercise of grace1 ,i ,,hope    
,,for ,,salvation1  drives down all     
before it4 ,the truth of ,god is that   
man's 'shield  and buckler' that hath   
made the ,lord his hope 7,psa #ia3d74   
,encouragements to exercise this        
grace4--,and now to encourage  thee1    
good man1 to the exercise of this       
blessed grace of hope as the  text bids1
 let me present thee with that which    
followeth4 #a4 ,god1  to show how well  
he takes hoping in him at our hands1 has
 called  himself 'the ,god of hope'     
7,rom #ae3ac71 that is1 not only the    
author  of hope1 but the ,god that takes
 pleasure in them that exercise it1     
',the ,lord taketh pleasure in them that
 fear him1 in those that hope  in his   
mercy' 7,psa #adg3aa74 #b4 ,he will be a
 shield1 a defence to  them that hope in
 him4 ',thou art my hiding-place and my 
shield1'  saith ,david1 ',i hope in thy 
word'2 that is1 he knew he would be  so2
 for he hoped in his word 7,psa         

#aai3aad74 #c4 ,he has promised us  the 
life we hope for1 to encourage us still 
to hope1 and to endure  all things to   
enjoy it 7,titus #a3b74 ',that he that  
ploweth should  plow in hope1 and that  
he that thresheth in hope1 should be    
partaker  of his hope' 7#a ,cor #i3aj74 
,quest4 ,but you may say1 ,what is it to
 exercise this grace aright8    ,answ4  
#a4 ,you must look well to your faith1  
that that may prosper1  for as your     
faith is1 such your hope will be4 ,hope 
is never ill  when faith is well2 nor   
strong if faith be weak4 ,wherefore     
,paul  prays that the ,romans might be  
filled 'with all joy and peace  in      
believing1' that they might 'abound in  
hope' 7,rom #ae3ac74 ,when  a man by    
faith believes to joy and peace1 then   
hope grows strong1  and with an         
assurance looketh for a share in the    
world to come4  ,wherefore look to your 
faith1 and pray heartily that the ,god  
of  hope will fill you with all joy and 
peace in believing4 #b4 ,learn  of      

,abraham not to faint1 stumble1 or      
doubt1 at the sight of your  own        
weakness2 for if you do1 hope will stay 
below1 and creak in the  wheels as it   
goes1 because it will want the oil of   
faith4 ,but say  to thy soul1 when thou 
beginnest to faint and sink at the sight
 of  these1 as ,david did to his1 in the
 places made mention of before4  #c4 ,be
 much in calling to mind what ,god has  
done for thee in former  times4 ,keep   
thy experience as a choice thing 7,rom  
#e3d74 ',remember  all the way the ,lord
 led thee these forty years in the      
wilderness'  7,deut #h3b74 ',o my ,god1'
 saith ,david1 'my soul is cast down    
within  me1 therefore will ,i remember  
thee from the land of ,jordan1 and  of  
the ,hermonites from the hill ,mizar'   
7,psa #db3f74 #d4 ,be much in  looking  
at the end of things1 or rather to the  
end of this1 and  to the beginning of   
the next world4 ,what we enjoy of ,god  
in this  world1 may be an earnest of    
hope1 or a token that the thing hoped   

for is to be ours at last2 but the      
object of hope is in general the  next  
world 7,heb #aa3a74 ,we must therefore  
put a difference betwixt  the mother of 
hope1 ,faith2 the means of hope1 the    
,word2 the earnest  of hope1 ,christ in 
us2 and the proper object of hope1 to   
wit1 the  world to come1 and the        
goodness thereof 7,psa #aai3di2 ,col    
#a3bg74    ,if ,christians have not much
 here1 their hope1 as ,i may so say1    
lies  idle1 and as a grace out of its   
exercise4 ,for as faith cannot feed     
upon patience1 but upon ,christ1 and as 
the grace of hungering and  thirsting   
cannot live upon self-fulness1 but upon 
the riches of the  promise2 so hope     
cannot make what is enjoyed its object3 
'for what  a man seeth why doth he yet  
hope for8' 7,rom #h3bd74 ,but the proper
  object of hope is1 that we see not4   
,let faith then be exercised  upon      
,christ crucified for my justification1 
and hope upon the next  world for my    
glorification2 and let love show the    

truth of faith in  ,christ1 by acts of  
kindness to ,christ and his people2 and 
patience1  the truth of hope1 by a quiet
 bearing and enduring that which may    
now be laid upon me for my sincere      
profession's sake1 until the  hope that 
is laid up for us in heaven shall come  
to us1 or we be  gathered to that1 and  
then hope is in some measure in good    
order1  and exercised well4 ,but1       
,,iv4 ,we now come to the last thing    
propounded to be spoken to1 which  is1  
they that have hope and exercise it     
well1 shall assuredly at  last enjoy    
that hope that is laid up for them in   
heaven2 that is1  they that do regularly
 exercise the grace of hope shall at    
last enjoy  the object of it1 or the    
thing hoped for4 ,this must of necessity
  be concluded1 else we overthrow the   
whole truth of ,god at once1 and  the   
expectation of the best of men2 yea1 if 
this be not concluded1  what follows1   
but that ,atheism1 unbelief1 and        
irreligion1 are the  most right1 and    

profane and debauched persons are in the
 rights  way8    #a4 ,but to proceed1   
this must be1 as is evident2 for that   
the things  hoped for are put under the 
very name of the grace that lives in    
the expectation of them4 ,they are      
called ,,hope2 'looking for that        
blessed hope'2 'for the hope that is    
laid up for them in heaven'  7,titus    
#b3ac2 ,col #a3e74 ,god has set that    
character upon them1 to  signify that   
they belong to hope1 and shall be the   
reward of hope4  ,god doth in this1 as  
your great traders do with the goods    
that their  chapmen have either bought  
or spoke for2 to wit1 he sets their name
  or mark upon them1 and then saith1    
,this belongs to this grace1 and  this  
belongs to that2 but the kingdom of     
heaven belongs to ,,hope1  for his name 
is set upon it4 ,this therefore is one  
thing1 to prove  that the thing hoped   
for shall be thine2 ,god has marked it  
for  thee3 nor can it be given to those 
that do not hope4 ,that is1 to  the same

 purpose that you read of1 ',that ye may
 be counted worthy  of the kingdom of   
,god1 for which ye also suffer' 7#b     
,thess #a3e74  ,suffering flows from    
hope2 he that hopes not for an house in 
heaven1 will not for it choose to suffer
 the loss of the pleasures  and         
friendships of this world4 ,but they    
that suffer for it1 and  that all do1   
one way or other1 in whom is placed this
 grace of  hope1 they ,god counteth     
worthy of it1 and therefore1 hath marked
  it with their mark1 ,,hope2 for that  
it belongs to hope1 and shall  be given 
to those that hope4 ,that is the first4 
#b4 ,they that do1 as afore is said1    
exercise this grace of hope1  shall     
assuredly enjoy the hope that is laid up
 for them in heaven1  as is evident also
 from this2 because1 as ,god has marked 
and set  it apart for them1 so what he  
has done to and with our ,lord and      
,head1 since his death1 he hath done it 
to this very end2 that is1  to beget and
 maintain our hope in him as touching   

this thing4 ,he  'hath begotten us again
 unto a lively hope1 by the resurrection
 of  ,jesus ,christ form the dead' 7#a  
,peter #a3c74 ,the meaning is1 ,christ  
is our undertaker1 and suffered death   
for us1 that we might enjoy  happiness  
and glory3 and ,god1 to show how wiling 
he was that we  should have this glory1 
raised up ,christ again1 and delivered  
him  from their sorrows of death4       
,wherefore1 considering this1 ,paul     
said1  ',he rejoiced in hope of the     
glory of ,god'2 to wit1 of that glory1  
that sin1 had he not had ,jesus for his 
undertaker1 would have caused  that he  
should certainly have come short of     
7,rom #c3bc1 #e3b74 ,but1  again1 ,god  
'raised him up from the dead1 and gave  
him glory1' too1  and that to this very 
end1 'that your faith and hope might be 
in  ,god' 7#a ,peter #a3ba74 ,i say1 he 
did it to this very end1 that he  might 
beget in you this good opinion of him1  
as to hope in him1  that he would give  
you that good thing hoped for--to wit1  

eternal  life4 ,he 'gave him glory1' and
 put it into his hand for you who  is   
your head and ,saviour1 that you might  
see how willing ,god is to  give you the
 hope you look for1 'that your faith and
 hope might be  in ,god4'    #c4 ,that  
we that have hope and rightly exercise  
it1 might assuredly  enjoy that hope    
that is laid up for us in heaven3 ,god  
has promised  it1 and that to our       
,saviour for us4 ,had he promised it to 
us1 we  might yet have feared1 for that 
with our faults we give a cause  of     
continual provocation to him4 ,but since
 he hath promised it to  ,christ1 it    
must assuredly come to us by him1       
because ,christ1 to  whom it is         
promised1 never gave occasion of        
provocation to him to  take it back4    
,and that it was promised to ,christ1 it
 is evident1  because it was promised   
before the world began3 ',in hope of    
eternal  life1' saith ,paul1 'which     
,god1 that cannot lie1 promised before  
the world began' 7,titus #a3b74 ,and    

this is1 that we might hope4 ,men  that 
use to hope to enjoy that money or      
estate1 that by those that  are faithful
 is promised to them1 and put into the  
hands of trusty  persons for them2 why  
this is the case1 ,god that cannot lie1 
has  promised it to the hopers1 and has 
put it into the hand of the  trusty     
,jesus for us1 therefore let us hope    
that in his times we  shall both see and
 enjoy the same we hope for4    #d4     
,yea1 that all ground of doubt and      
scruple as to this might be  removed out
 of the way1 when ,christ1 who as to    
what was last said1  is our hope 7#a    
,tim #a3a71 shall come1 he shall bring  
that grace and  mercy with him that     
shall even from before his judgment-seat
 remove  all those things that might    
have any tendency in them to deprive  us
 of our hope1 or of the thing hoped for 
by us4 ,hence ,peter bids  us1 ',be     
sober and hope to the end1 for the grace
 that is to be  brought unto you at the 
revelation of ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,peter

 #a3ac74  ,also as to this1 ,jude1 the  
servant of ,jesus ,christ1 joins with   
him1 saying1 ',keep yourselves in the   
love of ,god1 looking for the  mercy of 
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ unto eternal   
life' 7,jude #ba74 ,here  then you see  
that there is grace and mercy still for 
us in reversion2  grace and mercy to be 
brought unto us at the revelation1 or   
second  coming of ,jesus ,christ4 ,how  
then can we be hindered of our hope8    
,for transporting mercy will then be    
busy for them that indeed have  here the
 hope of eternal life4 ',and they shall 
be mine1 saith the  ,lord of hosts1 in  
that day when ,i make up my jewels2 and 
,i will  spare them1 as a man spareth   
his own son that serveth him' 7,mal     
#c3ag74 ,none knows the mystery of      
,god's will in all things revealed  in  
his ,word4 ,therefore many texts are    
looked over1 or laid by1 as  those whose
 key doth go too hard2 nor will ,i boast
 of any singular  knowledge in any      
particular thing4#aa ,yet methinks since

 grace and  mercy was not only brought  
by ,christ when he came into the world1 
but shall be brought again with him when
 he comes in his ,father's  glory1 it   
signifies1 that as the first brought the
 beginning of  eternal life to us while 
we were enemies1 this second will bring 
the  full enjoyment of it to us while we
 are saints1 attended with many         
imperfections4 ,and that as by the first
 grace of all unworthiness  was pardoned
 and passed by2 so by this second grace1
 the grace  that is to be brought unto  
us at the revelation of ,jesus ,christ1 
all shortness in duties1 and failings in
 performances1 shall be  spared also2   
and we made possessors by virtue of this
 grace and  mercy of the blessings hoped
 for1 to wit1 the blessings of eternal  
life4 ,but thus much for the duty       
contained in the exhortation1 to  wit1  
of hoping4    ,second4 ,a direction to  
the well managing of the duty of hope4  
,i shall therefore come1 in the next    
place1 to treat of the well  managing of

 this duty with reference to this       
primary object1 which  is the ,lord     
himself4 ',let ,israel hope in the      
,lord4' ,there is a  general object of  
hope1 and there is a particular object2 
there is  a common object1 and there is 
a special one4 ,of the general and      
common object1 to wit1 of heaven and    
happiness1 ,i have said something       
already2 wherefore it remains that now  
we come and treat of this  particular   
and special object of our hope3 ',let   
,israel hope in the  ,lord4' ,the ,lord1
 therefore1 is to be the particular and 
special  object of our hope3 ',let      
,israel hope in the ,lord4' ,now in that
 there  is not only a duty here exhorted
 to1 but a direction for the better     
management of that duty1 to the         
particular and special object upon      
which this duty should be exercised1 it 
suggesteth1 how apt good  men are1      
especially in times of trouble1 the case
 of ,israel now1  to fix their hopes in 
other things than on the ,lord4 ,we have

 seen  a great deal of this in our days2
 our days indeed have been days  of     
trouble1 especially since the discovery 
of the ,popish plot1 for  then we began 
to fear cutting of throats1 of being    
burned in our beds1  and of seeing our  
children dashed in pieces before our    
faces4 ,but  looking about us1 we found 
we had a gracious king1 brave           
parliaments1  a stout city1 good        
lord-mayors1 honest sheriffs1           
substantial laws  against them1 and     
these we made the object of our hope1   
quite  forgetting the direction in this 
exhortation1 ',let ,israel hope in  the 
,lord4' ,for indeed the ,lord ought to  
be our hope in temporals1  as well as in
 spirituals and eternals4 ,wherefore    
,israel of old were  checked1 under a   
supposition of placing their hope for   
temporals  in men2 ',it is better to    
trust in the ,lord1 than to put         
confidence  in man4 ,it is better to    
trust in the ,lord1 than to put         
confidence  in princes' 7,psa #aah3h1i74

 ,and again1 ',put not your trust in    
princes1  nor in the son of man1 in whom
 there is no help' 7,psa #adf3c74 ,this 
implieth that there is in us an         
incidency to forget ,god our hope1  and 
to put confidence in something else4    
,and to be sure we shall find  it the   
more difficult to make the ,lord our    
hope only1 when things  that are here1  
though deceitfully1 proffer us their    
help4#ab ,but  my design is not to treat
 of the object of hope but with         
reference  to the next world4 ,and as to
 that we must take heed that we set  our
 hope in ,god1 in ,god in the first     
place1 and in nothing below or  besides 
himself4 ,to this end it is that he has 
given us his word1  and appointed a law 
to ,israel4    ,i4 ,because of his own  
grace he is become the special object of
 hope1  designating himself in the most 
special sense to be the portion of  his 
people 7,psa #gh3e-g7--',the ,lord is my
 portion1 saith my soul1  therefore will
 ,i hope in him' 7,lam #b3bd74          

,wherefore this we must  look well to1  
and take heed that we miss not of this  
object 7,psa  #adf3e74 ,this is the     
special object1 the ultimate object1 the
 object  that we cannot be without2 and 
that1 short of which1 we cannot be      
happy as1 ,god willing1 shall be showed 
more anon 7,jer #ej3g74 ,god  is not    
only happiness in himself1 but the life 
of the soul1 and  he that puts goodness 
into every thing in the next world1 in  
which  goodness shall be found 7,jer    
#ag3ac74 ,and this our ,lord ,jesus     
,christ  himself affirmeth1 when he     
saith1 ',i am the way1' to wit1 the way 
to life and happiness4 ,and yet he      
saith1 ',i am the way to the ,father1'  
for that it is ,,he that is the fountain
 and ocean of happiness and  bliss4     
,so then1 that we might in the next     
world be heirs of the highest  good1    
,god has made us heirs of his own good  
self2 ',heirs of ,god1 and  joint heirs 
with ,christ'2 heirs of ,god through    
,christ 7,rom #ah3ag2  ,gal #d3g74 ,this

 ,god1 this eternal ,god1 therefore1 is 
of necessity  to be the object of our   
hope1 because he is1 of grace1 become   
our  hope4 ,the church in heaven1 called
 the body and temple of ,god1 is  to be 
an habitation for himself1 when it is   
finished1 to dwell in  for ever and     
ever4 ,this then we hope for1 to wit1 to
 be possessed  at that day with eternal 
life2 eternal glory 7#a ,tim #f3ab1ai74 
,now  this eternal life and eternal     
glory is through ,god the hope of his   
people 7#a ,peter #e3aj2 #a ,john       
#e3bj74 ,and for this end1 and to this  
bliss1 are we called and regenerate in  
this world1 ',that being  justified by  
his grace1 we should be made heirs1     
according to the  hope of eternal life' 
7,titus #c3g74 ,nor can it be1 that     
heaven and  happiness should ever be the
 portion of them that make not ,god     
their  hope1 any more than such a lady  
should hope to enjoy the estate of  such
 a lord1 who first makes not the lord   
himself her husband4#ac  ,heaven1 heaven

 is the talk of the ignorant1 while the 
,god of heaven  they cannot abide4 ,but 
shall such ever come to glory8 ,but1    
,,ii4 ,god must be the special object of
 our hope1 and him in special  that must
 be enjoyed by us in the next world1 or 
nothing can make  us happy4 ,we will    
suppose now1 for the illustrating of    
this matter1  that which is not to be   
supposed4 ,as1    #a4 ,suppose a man1   
when he dieth1 should go to heaven1 that
 golden  place1 what good would this do 
him1 if he was not possessed of the     
,god of it8 ,it would be1 as to         
sweetness1 but a thing unsavoury2 as  to
 durableness1 but a thing uncertain2 as 
to society1 as a thing  forlorn2 and as 
to life1 but a place of death4 ,all this
 is made to  appear by the angels that  
fell2 for when fallen1 what was heaven  
to them8 ,suppose they staid but one    
quarter of an hour there after  their   
fall1 before they were cast out1 what   
sweetness found they  there1 but guilt8 
,what stay1 but a continual fall of     

heart and mind8  ,what society1 but to  
be abandoned of all8 ,and what life1 but
 death  in its perfection8 ,yea1 if it  
be true that some think1 that for  the  
promoting of grace1 they are admitted   
yet to enter that place  to accuse the  
saints on earth1 yet what do they find  
there but what  is grievous to them8 ,it
 is the presence of ,god that makes     
heaven  ,heaven in all its              
beauteousness4 ,hence ,david1 when he   
speaks of  heaven1 says1 ',whom have ,i 
in heaven but thee8' 7,psa #gc3be74 ,as 
who should say1 ,what would heaven yield
 to me for delights1 if ,i  was there   
without my ,god8 ,it is the presence of 
,god that will make  heaven sweet to    
those who are his4 ,and as it is that   
that makes  the place1 so it is interest
 in him that makes the company1 and  the
 deeds that are done there1 pleasant to 
the soul4 ,what solace  can he that is  
without ,god1 though he were in heaven1 
have with  ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1
 the prophets and angels8 ,how could he 

join in their thanks1 and praises1 and  
blessings of him for ever  and ever1 in 
whose favour1 mercy1 and grace1 they are
 not concerned8    #b4 ,suppose a man1  
when he dieth1 should be made to live   
for ever1  but without the enjoyment of 
,god1 what good would his life do him8  
,why1 it would be filled full of horror1
 darkness1 desolation1  sorrow1 and all 
things that would tend to make it bitter
 to the  soul4 ,witness they that live  
in hell2 if it be proper to say they    
live in hell8 ,it is no more possible   
for a man to live happily1  were he     
possessed of all that heaven and life   
could afford him1  suppose him to be    
without interest in ,god1 than it is for
 a man  that hath all the enjoyments of 
this world1 if the sun was taken  from  
him out of the firmament4 ,as all       
things1 whether it be heaven1  angels1  
heavenly pleasures and delights1 have   
had their being of  him1 so their being 
is continued by him1 and made sweet of  
him4    ,now1 for the well managing of  

our hope1 with reference to this        
special object of it1 there are these   
things to be considered4 ,and  now ,i   
speak to all4 ,we must know him right1  
we must come to him  right4 7#a47 ,we   
must know him right4 ,it is essential to
 happiness1  and so to the making of the
 ,god of heaven our hope1 to know him   
rightly 7,john #ag3a-c74 ,it is not     
every fancy1 or every imagination  of   
,god1 that thou mayst have1 that will   
prove that therefore thou  knowest ,god 
aright4 ,in him there 'is no            
variableness1 neither shadow  of        
turning' 7,james #a3ag74 ,he only is    
what he is1 what imaginations  soever we
 have of him4 ,we may set up idols and  
images of him1 as  much in our minds as 
some do in their houses and in their    
temples1  and be as great1 though not so
 gross idolaters as they4#ad ,now  if   
thou wouldst know him1 thou must        
diligently feel for him in his  works1  
in his ,word1 and in his ways1 if       
perhaps thou mayst find the  knowledge  

of him 7,prov #b3a-e2 ,acts #ag3bg74    
7#b47 ,beware1 when thou  hast found    
him1 that thou go to him by his ,son1   
whom he has sanctified  and sent into   
the world1 to be the way for sinners to 
go to ,god2  and see that thou keepest  
in this path always1 for out of him he  
is found intolerable1 and a             
consuming-fire4 7#c47 ,busy thyself with
  all thy might to make an interest in  
his ,son1 and he will willingly  be thy 
,saviour1 for he must become thine      
before his ,father can be  the object of
 thy hope 7,john #c3cf74 ,he that hath  
the ,son1 hath the  ,father1 but        
contrariwise1 he that hath not him has  
neither 7#b ,john  #i74 7#d47 ,stay not 
in some transient comforts1 but abide   
restless  till thou seest an union      
betwixt thee and this ,blessed ,one2 to 
wit1  that he is a root1 and thou a     
branch2 that he is head1 and thou a     
member4 ,and then shalt thou know that  
the case is so between thee  and him1   
when grace and his ,spirit has made thee

 to lay the whole  stress of thy        
justification upon him and has subdued  
thy heart  and mind to be 'one spirit'  
with him 7,rom #d3d1e2 #a ,cor #f3ag74  
7#e47  ,this done1 hope thou in ,god1   
for he is become thy hope1 that is1  the
 object of it4 ,and for thy             
encouragement so to do1 consider  that  
he is able to bear up thy heart1 and has
 said he will do it1  as to this very   
thing1 to all those that thus hope in   
him4 ',be  of good courage and he shall 
strengthen thine heart1' all ye that    
hope in the ,lord 7,psa #ca3bd74 ,it is 
manifest1 as was said before1  that many
 difficulties lie in the way of hoping2 
but ,god will make  those difficulties  
easy1 by strengthening the heart of him 
that  hopeth1 to hope4 ,he has a way to 
do that1 which no creature can  hinder1 
by the blessed work of his ,holy        
,spirit4 ,he can show us he  loves us1  
that he may encourage our hope4 ,and as 
he can work in  us for our              
encouragement1 so he can and will1 as   

was said before1  himself1 in his time1 
answer our hope1 by becoming our hope   
himself4  ',the ,lord shall be the hope 
of his people1 and the strength of the  
children of ,israel' 7,joel #c3af74     
,his faithfulness also is a great       
encouragement to his1 to hope for  the  
accomplishment of all that he hath      
promised unto his people4  ',hath he    
said it1 and shall he not make it good8'
 ,when he promised  to bring ,israel    
into the land of ,canaan1 he            
accomplished it to a  tittle4 ',there   
failed not ought of any good thing which
 the ,lord  had spoken unto the house of
 ,israel2 all came to pass' 7,josh      
#ba3de1  #bc3ad74 ,also what he with his
 mouth had promised to ,david1 with  his
 hand he fulfilled to ,solomon in the   
view of all the thousands  of ,israel   
7#a ,kings #h3bb-bd2 #b ,chron #f3g-aj74
    ,third4 ,the persons who are        
concerned in the management of this     
duty of hope4    ,i will omit making    
mention again of the encouragements     

spoken of  before1 and shall now come to
 the third thing specified in this  part
 of the text1 to wit1 to show more      
distinctly1 who1 and what  particular   
persons they are1 who are concerned in  
this exhortation  to hope4    ,they are 
put1 as you see1 under this general term
 ,israel2 ',let  ,israel hope in the    
,lord4' ,and1 ',he shall save ,israel   
from all his  troubles4' ,israel is to  
be taken three ways1 in the ,scripture4 
#a4  ,for such that are ,israel after   
the flesh4 #b4 ,for such as are such    
neither after the flesh nor the ,spirit2
 but in their own fancies  and carnal   
imaginations only4 #c4 ,for such as are 
,israel after ,god1  or the ,spirit4    
#a4 ,israel is to be taken for those    
that are such after the flesh2  that is1
 for those that sprang from the loins of
 ,jacob1 and are  called1 ',israel after
 the flesh1 the children of the flesh4' 
,now  these1 as such1 are not the       
persons interested in this exhortation1 
for by the flesh comes no true spiritual

 and eternal grace 7,rom  #i3f-h2 #b    
,cor #a3aj-ah74 ,men are not within the 
bounds of the promise  of eternal life1 
as they are the children of the flesh1  
either in  the more gross or more       
refined sense 7,phil #c3d-f74 ,jacob was
 as  spiritual a father as any ,,he1 ,i 
suppose that now professeth the  gospel2
 but his spiritualness could not convey 
down to this children1  that were such  
only after the flesh1 that spirit and   
grace that  causeth sound conversion1   
and salvation by ,jesus ,christ4 ,hence 
,paul  counts it a carnal thing to glory
 in this2 and tells us plainly1  ,if he 
had heretofore known ,christ thus1 that 
is1 to have been his  brother or        
kinsman1 according to the flesh1 or     
after that1 he would  henceforth know   
him1 that is1 so1 'no more' 7#b ,cor    
#e3af-ah74 ,for  though the children of 
,israel be as the sand of the sea1 yet  
not  that multitude1 but the remnant    
that the ,lord hath chosen and shall    
call1 shall be saved 7,rom #i3bg2 ,joel 

#b3cb74 ,this1 therefore1 is  as an     
arrow against the face of that false    
doctrine that the ,jews  leaned upon1 to
 wit1 that they were in the state of    
grace1 and  everlasting favour of ,god1 
because the children and offspring of   
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob4 ,but1     
#b4 ,israel may be taken for such as are
 neither so after the flesh1  nor the   
,spirit1 but in their own fancy and     
imagination only4 ,and  such ,i take to 
be all those that you read of in        
,revelation #b3i  which said 'they were 
,jews1 and were not1' 'but did lie'     
7#c3i74    ,these ,i take to be those   
carnal gospellers1#ae that from among   
the  ,gentiles pretended themselves to  
be ,jews inwardly1 whose circumcision   
is that of the heart in the spirit1 when
 they were such only in  their own      
fancies and conceits1 and made their    
profession out as a  lie 7,rom          
#b3bh1bi74 ,abundance of these there are
 at this day in the  world2 men who know
 neither the ,father1 nor the ,son1 nor 

anything  of the way of the ,spirit1 in 
the work of regeneration2 and yet       
presume to say1 ',they are ,jews'2 that 
is1 truly and spiritually  the seed of  
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob4 ',for'    
now1 'he is not a  ,jew which is one    
outwardly1 neither is that circumcision 
which is  outward in the flesh2 but he  
is a ,jew which is one inwardly1 and    
circumcision is that of the heart in the
 spirit1--whose praise is  not of men1  
but of ,god4' ,and although it may      
please some now to  say1 as they of old 
said to them of the captivity1 ',we seek
 your  ,god as ye do' 7,ezra #d3b72 yet 
at last it will be found1 that as  they1
 such have 'no portion1 nor right1 nor  
memorial1 in ,jerusalem'  7,neh #b3bj74 
,and ,i would from hence caution all to 
take heed of  presuming to count        
themselves ,jews1 unless they have a    
substantial  ground so to do4 ,for to do
 this without a good bottom1 makes all  
our profession a lie2 and not only so1  
but it hindereth us of a  sight of a    

want of an interest in ,jesus ,christ1  
without which we  cannot be saved2 yea1 
such an one is the great self-deceiver1 
and  so the worst deceiver of all3 for  
he that deceives his own self1  his own 
heart1 is a deceiver in the worst sense2
 nor can any  disappointment be like    
unto that which casts away soul and body
 at  once 7,james #a3bb1bf74 ,o slender 
thread6 that a man should think1 that   
because he fancieth himself 'an         
,israelite indeed1' that therefore  he  
shall go for such an one in the day of  
judgment2 or that he  shall be able to  
cheat ,god with a pitiful say-so6    #c4
 ,but the ,israel under consideration in
 the text1 is ,israel after  ,god1 or   
the ,spirit2 hence they are called 'the 
,israel of ,god1'  because they are made
 so of him1 not by generation1 nor by   
fancy1  but by ,divine power 7,can      
#f3af74 ,and thus was the first of this 
name  made so1 ',thy name shall be      
called no more ,jacob but ,israel' 7,gen
  #cb3bh74 ,this then is the man        

concerned in the text1 ',let ,israel    
hope in the ,lord'2 to wit1 ,israel that
 is so of ,god's making1 and  of ,god's 
allowance3 for men are not debarred from
 calling themselves  after this most    
godly name1 provided they are so indeed2
 all that  is dangerous is1 when men    
shall think this privilege comes by     
carnal  generation1 or that their       
fancying of themselves to be such will  
bear them out in the day of judgment4   
,otherwise1 if men become the  true     
servants of ,god by ,christ1 they have1 
as ,i said1 an allowance  so to         
subscribe themselves4 ',one shall say1  
,i am the ,lord's and  another shall    
call himself by the name of ,jacob1 and 
another shall  subscribe with his hand  
unto the ,lord1 and surname himself by  
the  name of ,israel' 7,isa #dd3e74 ,but
 then1 for the further describing  of   
such1 they must be men of circumcised   
and tender hearts2 they  must be such   
'which worship ,god in the spirit1 and  
that rejoice  in ,christ ,jesus1 and    

that have no confidence in the flesh'   
7,phil  #c3c71 for these are the        
,nathaniels1 the ,israelites indeed in  
whom  there is no guile 7,john #a3dg71  
and these are they that are intended  in
 the exhortation1 when he saith1 ',let  
,israel hope in the ,lord4'    ,for     
these are formed for that very end1 that
 they might hope in  the ,lord2 yea1 the
 word and testament are given to them   
for this  purpose 7,psa #gh3e-g74 ,these
 are prisoners of hope all the time they
  are in the state of nature1 even as   
the whole creation is subjected  under  
hope1 all the time of its bondage1 by   
the sin and villainy  of man2 and unto  
them it shall be said1 in the           
dispensation of the  fullness of time1  
',turn you to the strong hold1 ye       
prisoners of  hope' 7,zech #i3ab72 as   
certainly as that which is called the   
creature  itself shall be delivered from
 the bondage of corruption1 into the    
glorious liberty of the children of ,god
 7,rom #h3ah-ba74 ,only here1  as ,i    

said before1 let all men have a care in 
this thing3 this is  the pinnacle1 the  
point2 he that is right here1 is right  
in all  that is necessary to salvation2 
but he that misses here1 can by no      
means be right anywhere to his soul's   
advantage in the other world4           
,improvement4 ,if ,i should a little    
improve the text where this  title is   
first given to man1 and show the posture
 he was in when  it was said to him1    
',thy name shall be called ,israel'2 and
 should  also debate upon the cause or  
ground of that1 ',an ,israelite indeed1'
  thou mightest not repent it who shall 
read it2 and therefore a few  words to  
each4    #a4 ,when ,jacob received the  
name of ,israel1 he was found wrestling 
with the angel2 yea1 and so resolved a  
wrestler was he1 that he  purposed1 now 
he had begun1 not to give out without a 
blessing1 ',i  will not let thee go1'   
said he1 'except thou bless me' 7,gen   
#cb3bf74  ,discouragements he had while 
he wrestled with him1 to have left  off1

 before he obtained his desire2 for the 
angel bid him leave  off2 'let me go1'  
said he4 ,he had wrestled all night1 and
 had not  prevailed2 and now the day    
brake upon him1 and consequently his    
discouragement was like to be the       
greater1 for that now the majesty  and  
terribleness of him with whom he        
wrestled would be seen more  apparently2
 but this did not discourage him3       
besides1 he lost the  use of a limb as  
he wrestled with him2 yet all would not 
put this  ,israel out4 ,pray he did1 and
 pray he would1 and nothing should make 
him leave off prayer1 until he had      
obtained1 and therefore he was  called  
',israel4' ',for as a prince hast thou  
power with ,god and  with men1 and hast 
prevailed' 7,gen #cb3bh1cj74 ,a         
wrestling spirit  of prayer is a        
demonstration of an ,israel of ,god2    
this ,jacob had1  this he made use of1  
and by this he obtained the name of     
',israel4'  ,a wrestling spirit of      
prayer in straits1 difficulties1 and    

distresses2  a wrestling spirit of      
prayer when alone in private1 in the    
night1  when none eye seeth but ,god's  
then to be at it1 then to lay hold  of  
,god1 then to wrestle1 to hold fast1 and
 not to give over until  the blessing is
 obtained1 is a sign of one that is an  
,israel of  ,god4    #b4 ',behold an    
,israelite indeed1 in whom is no guile' 
7,john #a3dg74  ,this was the testimony 
of the ,lord ,jesus concerning          
,nathaniel 7v  #df74 ,nathaniel was     
persuaded by ,philip to come to ,jesus1 
and as  he was coming1 ,jesus saith to  
the rest of the disciples concerning    
him1 ',behold an ,israelite indeed1 in  
whom is no guile4' ,then said           
,nathaniel to ,jesus1 ',whence knowest  
thou me8 ,jesus answered and said  unto 
him1 ,before that ,philip called thee1  
when thou wast under the  fig-tree ,i   
saw thee' 7v #ae74 ,nathaniel1 as       
,jacob1 was at prayer1  at prayer alone 
under the fig-tree1 wrestling in prayer1
 for what  no man can certainly tell1   

but probably for the ,messias1 or for   
the  revelation of him3 for the seeing  
,jews were convinced that the time  of  
the promise was out2 and all men were in
 expectation concerning  ,john1 whether 
he might not be he 7,luke #c3ae74 ,but  
,nathaniel was  under the fig-tree1     
alone with ,god1 to inquire of him1 and 
that  with great earnestness and        
sincerity2 else the ,lord ,jesus would  
not thus have excused him of hypocrisy1 
and justified his action  as he did1    
concluding from what he did there that  
he was a true  son of ,jacob2 and ought1
 as he1 to have his name changed from   
what  his parents gave him1 to this     
given him of ,christ1 ',an ,israelite   
indeed4' ,wherefore1 from both these    
places1 it is apparent1 that  a         
wrestling spirit of prayer1 in private1 
is one of the best signs  that this or  
that man or woman is of ,israel2 and1   
consequently1  such who are within the  
compass of the exhortation here1 saying1
  ',let ,israel hope in the ,lord4' ,i  

say1 it is this wrestling spirit  of    
prayer with ,god alone2 for as for that 
of public prayer1 though  ,i will not   
condemn it1 it gives not ground for this
 character1  notwithstanding all the    
flourishes and excellencies that may    
therein appear4 ,i am not insensible    
what pride1 what hypocrisy1  what       
pretences1 what self-seekings of        
commendations and applause1  may be     
countenanced by those concerned in1 or  
that make public  prayers2 and how      
little thought or savour of ,god may be 
in all so  said2 but this closet1 night1
 or alone prayer1 is of another stamp1  
and attended1 at least so ,i judge1 with
 that sense1 those desires1  that       
simplicity1 and those strugglings1      
wherewith that in public is  not4#af    
,nay1 ,i think verily a man cannot      
addict himself to these  most solemn    
retirements1 without some of ,jacob's   
and ,nathaniel's  sense and sincerity1  
wrestlings and restlessness for mercy2  
wherefore1  laying aside all other1 ,i  

shall abide by this1 ,that the man that 
is as ,i have here described1 is not an 
,israelite of the flesh1 nor  one so    
only in his fancy or imagination1 but   
one made so of ,god2 one  that is called
 a child of promise1 and one to whom    
this exhortation  doth belong3 ',let    
,israel hope in the ,lord'2 to wit1 they
 that serve  ,god by prayer day and     
night 7,luke #b3cg2 ,acts #bf3e-g74     
,these1 ,i say1  are ,israel1 the       
,israel of ,god1 and let these hope in  
the ,lord1 from  now1 'henceforth1 and  
for ever' 7,psa #aca3c74    ,,second4   
,the manner by which the exhortation is 
expressed4    ,having thus briefly      
touched upon those three things that are
  contained in the matter of the        
exhortation1 ,i now come to speak a     
word to the manner of praises by which  
the exhortation is presented  to us1    
',let ,israel hope'2 he doth not say1   
,israel hath hoped2 ,israel  did hope2  
or ,israel can hope1 but 'let ,israel   
hope in the ,lord4'  ',let' is a word   

very copious1 and sometimes signifies   
this1 and  sometimes that1 even         
according as the nature or reason of the
 thing  under debate1 or to be          
expressed1 will with truth and advantage
  bear4 ,let him hope1    ,first4       
,sometimes 'let' is equivalent to a     
command2 ',let every soul be  subject to
 the higher powers1' this is a command4 
',let all things  be done decently and  
in order1' this also is a command4 ,so  
here1  ',let ,israel hope1' this also is
 a command2 and so enjoins a duty  upon 
,israel2 for why1 since they seek for   
mercy1 should they not  have it2 now a  
command lays a very strong obligation   
upon a man  to do this or another duty4 
',he commandeth all men every where  to 
repent'2 but ,israel only to hope in his
 mercy4 ,now take the  exhortation and  
convert it into a commandment1 and it   
showeth us1  7#a47 in what good earnest 
,god offers his mercy to his ,israel2 he
  commands them to hope in him1 as he is
 and will be so to them4 7#b47  ,it     

supposes an impediment in ,israel1 as to
 the faculty of receiving  or hoping in 
,god for mercy2 we that would have ,god 
be merciful1 we  that cry and pray to   
him to show us mercy1 have yet that     
weakness  and impediment in our faith1  
which greatly hindereth us from a       
steadfast hoping in the ,lord for mercy4
 7#c47 ,it suggesteth also1  that       
,israel ,,sins1 if he hopeth not in     
,god1 ,god would not that all  should   
attempt to hope1 because they have no   
faith2 for he is for  having of them    
first believe1 knowing that it is in    
vain to think  of hoping1 until they    
have believed2 but ,israel has believed1
 and  therefore ,god has commanded them 
to hope1 and they sin if they obey  him 
not in this1 as in all other duties4 ,he
 commands thee1 ,i say1  since thou hast
 believed in his ,son1 to hope1 that is1
 to expect  to see his face in the next 
world with joy and comfort2 this is     
hoping1 this is thy duty1 this ,god     
commands thee4    ,second4 ,as this word

 'let' is sometimes equivalent to a     
command1 so  it is expressed sometimes  
also to show a grant1 leave1 or license1
  to do a thing3 such are these that    
follow1 ',let us come boldly to  the    
throne of grace' 7,heb #d3f74 ',let us  
draw near with a true heart'  7ch #aj74 
',let us hold fast the profession of our
 faith without  wavering' 7vv #bb1bc74  
,here also this manner of expressing the
  thing may be taken in the same sense1 
to wit1 to show that ,israel  has a     
grant1 a leave1 a license1 to trust in  
the ,lord4 ,and ,o6 what  a privilege is
 this1 but who believes it8 ,and yet as 
truly as ,god  has granted to ,jacob1 to
 ,israel1 repentance unto life1 and by  
that  means has made him fly for refuge1
 to lay hold of ,christ set before  him 
as a justifier2 so has he granted him   
leave and license to  trust in him for  
ever1 and to hope for his favour in the 
next world4    ,and if you take the word
 in this sense1 to wit1 for a grant1    
leave1  or license1 to hope in ,god2    

then 7#a47 ,this shows how liberal ,god 
is of himself1 and things1 to ,israel4  
,let ,israel hope in me1 trust  to me1  
expect good things at my hand2 ,i give  
him leave and license  to do it4 ,let   
him live in a full expectation of being 
with me1 and  with my ,son in glory2 ,i 
give him leave to do so2 he has license 
from me to do so4 7#b47 ,understand the 
word thus1 and it shows us  with what   
boldness and confidence ,god would have 
us hope in him4  ,they that have leave  
and license to do a thing1 may do it    
with  confidence and boldness1 without  
misgivings and reluctance of mind2  this
 is our privilege2 we may live in a full
 assurance of hope unto  the end1 we may
 hope perfectly to the end1 we have     
leave1 license1  and a grant to do it4  
7#c47 ,understand the word thus1 and it 
also  shows you how muddy1 how dark     
those of ,israel are1 and how little    
they are acquainted with the goodness of
 their ,god1 who stand  shrinking at his
 door like beggars1 and dare not in a   

godly sort  be bold1 with his mercy4    
,wherefore standest thou thus with thy  
,ifs  and thy ,o-buts1 ,o thou poor     
benighted ,israelite4 ,wherefore puttest
  thou thy hand in thy bosom1 as being  
afraid to touch the hem of  the garment 
of the ,lord8 ,thou hast a leave1 a     
grant1 a license1  to hope for good to  
come1 thy ,lord himself has given it to 
thee1  saying1 ',,let ,israel hope in   
the ,lord4'    ,third4 ,this word 'let' 
is also sometimes used by way of rebuke 
and  snub2 ',let her alone1 for her soul
 is vexed' 7#b ,kings #d3bg74 ',let  her
 alone1 why trouble ye her8' 7,mark     
#ad3f74 ',refrain from these  men1 and  
let them alone' 7,acts #e3ch74 ,and it  
may also so be taken  here4 ,but if so1 
then it implies1 that ,god in this      
exhortation  rebuketh those evil        
instruments1 those fallen angels1 with  
all  others that attempt to hinder us in
 the exercise of this duty4 ,as  ,boaz  
said to his servants1 when ,ruth was to 
glean in his field1  'let her glean even

 among the sheaves1 and reproach her    
not' 7,ruth  #b3ae1af74 ,we have indeed 
those that continually endeavour to     
hinder  us of living in the full        
assurance of hope1 as to being with ,god
  and with ,christ in glory3 but here is
 a rebuke for such1 ',let ,israel  hope 
in the ,lord4' ,and it shows us1 #a4    
,that what suggestions come  from ,satan
 to make us that are ,israelites to     
doubt1 come not for  that end1 by virtue
 of any commission that he hath from    
,god4 ,god  has rebuked him in the text1
 and you may see it also elsewhere4     
,these temptations1 therefore1 are      
rather forged of malice1 and of  despite
 to our faith and hope2 and so should be
 accounted by us  7,zech #a3a-c74 #b4   
,this shows us also that we should take 
heed of  crediting of that which comes  
unto us to hinder our hope in the       
,lord2 lest we take part with ,satan1   
while ,god rebuketh him1 and            
countenanceth that which fights against 
the grace of ,god in us4 #c4  ,it shows 

us also that as faith1 so hope1 cannot  
be maintained with  great difficulty1   
and that we should endeavour to maintain
 it1 and  hope through every difficulty4
    ,fourth4 ,this word ',,let' is      
sometimes used by way of request or     
intreaty4 ',i pray thee1 ,,let ,tamar my
 sister come' 7#b ,sam #ac3f74  ',,let  
it be granted to the ,jews to do1' c4   
7,esth #i3ac74 ,and if it  be so to be  
taken here1 or if in the best sense this
 interpretation  of it may here be      
admitted1 the consideration thereof is  
amazing2  for then it is all one as if  
,god by the mouth of his servant1 the   
penman of this psalm1 did intreat us to 
hope in him4 ,and why this  may not be  
implied here1 as well as expressed      
elsewhere1 ,i know  not4 ',god did      
beseech you by us2 we pray you in       
,christ's stead1 be  ye reconciled to   
,god' 7#b ,cor #e3bj74 ,why should ,god 
beseech us to  reconcile to him1 but    
that we might hope in him8 and if it be 
thus  taken here1 it shows1 #a4 ,the    

great condescension of ,god1 in that  he
 doth not only hold out to us the       
advantages of hoping in ,god1  but      
desires that we should hope1 that we    
might indeed be partakers  of those     
advantages4 #b4 ,it teaches us also     
humility1 and that  always in the acts  
of faith and hope we should mix         
blushing1 and  shame1 with our joy and  
rejoicing4 ,kiss the ground1 sinner2 put
  'thy mouth in the dust1 if so be there
 may be hope' 7,lam #c3bi74    ,fifth4  
,and lastly1 ,this word is used         
sometimes by way of caution4  ',let him 
that thinketh he standeth1 take heed    
lest he fall' 7#a  ,cor #aj3ab74 ',let  
us therefore fear lest a promise being  
left us of  entering into his rest1 any 
of you should seem to come short of it' 
7,heb #d3a71 and if it should be so     
taken here1 then1 #a4 ,this shows  us   
the evil of despair1 and that we at     
times are incident to it2 our  daily    
weaknesses1 our fresh guilt1 our often  
decays1 our aptness to  forget the      

goodness of ,god1 are direct tendencies 
unto this evil1  of which we should be  
aware2 for it robs ,god of his glory1   
and  us of our comfort1 and gratifies   
none but the devil and unbelief4  #b4   
,it showeth us that despair is a fall1 a
 falling down from our  liberty2 our    
liberty is to hope2 it is our portion   
from ,god2 for  he hath said that       
himself will be the hope of his people4 
,to do  the contrary1 is therefore a    
falling from ,god1 a departing from     
,god through an evil heart of unbelief4 
,it is the greatest folly in  the world 
for an ,israelite to despair2 ',why     
sayest thou1 ,o ,jacob1  and speakest1  
,o ,israel4 ,my way is hid from the     
,lord1 and my judgment  is passed over  
from my ,god8 ,hast thou not known8 hast
 thou not  heard1 that the everlasting  
,god1 the ,lord1 the ,creator of the    
ends  of the earth1 fainteth not8 ,there
 is no searching of his understanding4  
,he giveth power to the faint2 and to   
them that have no might1 he  increaseth 

strength4 ,even the youths shall faint  
and be weary1 and  the young men shall  
utterly fall4 ,but they that wait upon1'
 that  is1 hope in1 'the ,lord1 shall   
renew their strength2 they shall mount  
up with wings as eagles1 they shall run 
and not be weary1 and they  shall walk  
and not faint' 7,isa #dj3bg-ca74        
,,third4 ,inferences from the           
exhortation4    ,now we come to those   
inferences that do naturally flow from  
this  exhortation1 and they are in      
number four4    ,first4 ,that hope and  
the exercise of it1 is as necessary in  
its  place1 as faith1 and the exercise  
of it4 ,all will grant that there  is   
need of a daily exercise of faith2 and  
we are bid to hope unto  the end1       
because hope is the grace that relieveth
 the soul when dark  and weary4 ,hope is
 as the bottle to the faint and sinking 
spirit4  ,hope calls upon the soul not  
to forget how far it is arrived in  its 
progress towards heaven4 ,hope will     
point and show it the gate  afar off2   

and therefore it is called the hope of  
salvation4 ,hope  exerciseth itself upon
 ,god4    #a4 ,by those mistakes that   
the soul hath formerly been guilty of1  
with reference to the judgment that it  
hath made of ,god1 and of his  dealings 
with it4 ,and this is an excellent      
virtue4 ',i said1' once  says the       
church1 that 'my hope is perished from  
the ,lord1' but ,i  was deceived2 'this 
,i recall to my mind1 therefore have ,i 
hope'2  that is1 why1 if ,i give way to 
such distrusting thoughts1 may ,i not   
be wrong again8 7,lam #c3ah-ba74        
,therefore will ,i hope6 ,this virtue   
is that which belongs to this grace     
only2 for this and this only is  it that
 can turn unbelief and doubts to        
advantage4 ',i said in my  haste1' said 
,david1 ',i am cut off from before thine
 eyes'2 nevertheless  ,i was mistaken2  
'thou heardest the voice of my          
supplications when  ,i cried unto thee' 
7,psa #ca3bb74 ,and what use doth he    
make of this8  ,why1 an exhortation to  

all good men to hope1 and to take       
advantage  to hope from the same        
mistakes4 ,i think ,i am cast off from  
,god1  says the soul2 so thou thoughtest
 afore1 says memory1 but thou  wast     
mistaken then1 and why not the like     
again8 and therefore will  ,i hope4     
,when ,i had concluded that ,god would  
never come near me  more1 yet after that
 he came to me again1 and as ,i was     
then1 so ,i  am now2 therefore will ,i  
hope4    #b4 ,true hope1 in the right   
exercise of it upon ,god1 makes no stick
  at weakness or darkness2 but rather   
worketh up the soul to some  stay1 by   
these4 ,thus ,abraham's hope wrought by 
his weakness 7,rom  #d74 ,and so ,paul1 
when ,i am weak1 then ,i am strong2 ,i  
will most  gladly therefore rejoice in  
mine infirmities 7#b ,cor #ab74 ,but    
this  cannot be done where there is no  
hope1 nor but by hope3 for it is  hope1 
and the exercise of it1 that can say1   
,now ,i expect that ,god  should bring  
good out of all this4 ,and as for the   

dark1 it is its  element to act in that3
 ',but hope that is seen is not hope'   
7,rom  #h3bd74 ,but we must hope for    
that we see not4 ,so ,david1 ',why art  
thou cast down1 ,o my soul8 hope thou in
 ,god4' ,christians have no  reason to  
mistrust the goodness of ,god1 because  
of their weakness1  c4 ',i had fainted  
unless ,i had believed to see' 7,psa    
#bg3ac74 ,by  believing there1 he means 
hoping to see1 as the exhortation drawn 
from thence doth import4    #c4 ,hope   
will make use of our calling1 to support
 the soul1 and to  help it1 by that1 to 
exercise itself in a way of expectation 
of good  from ,god4 ,hence the apostle  
prays for the ,ephesians1 that they may 
be made to see what is 'the hope of     
their calling'2 that is1 what  good that
 is which by their calling they have    
ground to hope is  laid up in heaven1   
and to be brought unto them at the      
appearance  of ,jesus ,christ 7,eph     
#a3ag1ah74 ,for thus the soul by this   
grace of  hope will reason about this   

matter3 ,god has called me2 surely it is
  to a feast4 ,god has called me to the 
fellowship of his ,son1 surely  it is   
that ,i may be with him in the next     
world4 ,god has given me  the spirit of 
faith and prayer2 surely it is that ,i  
might hope for  what ,i believe is1 and 
wait for what ,i pray for4 ,god his     
given me  some tastes already2 surely it
 is to encourage me to hope that he     
purposeth to bring me into the rich     
fruition of the whole4    #d4 ,hope will
 exercise itself upon ,god by those     
breakings wherewith  he breaketh his    
people for their sins4 ',the valley of  
,achor' must  be given 'for a door of   
hope' 7,hosea #b3ae74 ,the valley of    
,achor2 what  is that8 ,why1 the place  
where ,achan was stoned for his         
wickedness1  and the place where all    
,israel was afflicted for the same      
7,josh #g74  ,i say1 hope can gather by 
this1 that ,god has a love to the soul2 
for  when ,god hateth a man he          
chastiseth him not for his              

trespasses4#ag  ',if ye be without      
chastisement1 whereof all are partakers1
 then are  ye bastards1 and not sons'   
7,heb #ab3h74 ,hence ,moses tells       
,israel1  that when the hand of ,god was
 upon them for their sins1 they should  
consider in their heart1 'that as a man 
chasteneth his son1 so the  ,lord thy   
,god chasteneth thee' 7,deut #h3e74 ,and
 why thus consider1  but that a door    
might be opened for hope to exercise    
itself upon  ,god by this8 ,this is that
 also that is intended in ,paul to the  
,corinthians1 ',when we are judged we   
are chastened of the ,lord1  that we    
should not be condemned with the world' 
7#a ,cor #aa3cb74 ,is  not here a door  
of hope8 ,and why a door of hope1 but   
that by it1  ,god's people1 when        
afflicted1 should go out by it from     
despair by  hope8    ,second4 ,but it is
 to be inferred1 secondly1 ,that the    
exercise  of hope upon ,god is very     
delightful to him3 else he would not    
have  commanded and granted us a liberty

 to hope1 and have snibbed those  that  
would hinder4 ',behold1 the eye of the  
,lord is upon them that  fear him2 upon 
them that hope in his mercy2 to deliver 
their soul  from death1 and to keep them
 alive in famine' 7,psa #cc3ah1ai74     
,that  ,god is much delighted in the    
exercise of this grace1 is evident1     
because of the preparation that he has  
made for this grace1 wherewith  to      
exercise itself4 ',for whatsoever things
 were writ aforetime1 were  written for 
our learning1 that we through patience  
and comfort of  the ,scriptures might   
have hope' 7,rom #ae3d74 ,mark1 the     
whole history  of the ,bible1 with the  
relation of the wonderful works of ,god 
with  his people from the beginning of  
the world1 are written for this  very   
purpose1 that we1 by considering and    
comparing1 by patience  and comfort of  
them1 might have hope4 ,the ,bible is   
the scaffold or  stage that ,god has    
builded for hope to play his part upon  
in this  world4 ,it is therefore a thing

 very delightful to ,god to see hope    
rightly given its colour before him2    
hence he is said1 'to laugh  at the     
trial of the innocent' 7,job #i3bc74    
,why at his trial8 ,because  his trial  
puts him upon the exercise of hope3 for 
then indeed there  is work for hope1    
when trials are sharp upon us4 ,but why 
is ,god  so delighted in the exercise of
 this grace of hope8    #a4 ,because    
hope is a head-grace and governing4     
,there are several  lusts in the soul   
that cannot be mastered1 if hope be not 
in  exercise2 especially if the soul be 
in great and sore trials4 ,there  is    
peevishness and impatience1 there is    
fear and despair1 there  is doubting and
 misconstruing of ,god's present hand2  
and all these  become masters1 if hope  
be not stirring2 nor can any grace      
besides  put a stop to their tumultuous 
raging in the soul4 ,but now hope in    
,god makes them all hush1 takes away the
 occasion of their working1  and lays   
the soul at the foot of ,god4 ',surely1'

 saith the ,psalmist1  ',i have behaved 
and quieted myself as a child that is   
weaned of  his mother1 my soul is even  
as a weaned child4' ,but how came he to 
bring his soul into so good a temper8   
,why1 that is gathered by the           
exhortation following1 ',let ,israel    
hope in the ,lord from henceforth  and  
for ever' 7,psa #aca3b1c74 ,it was by   
hoping in the ,lord that he  quieted his
 soul1 and all its unruly sinful        
passions4    #b4 ,as hope quasheth and  
quieteth sinful passions1 so it putteth 
into order some graces that cannot be   
put into order without it3  as patience1
 meekness1 silence1 and long-suffering1 
and the like4  ,these are all in a day  
of trial out of place1 order1 and       
exercise1  where hope forbeareth to     
work4 ,i never saw a distrusting man1 a 
patient man1 a quiet man1 a silent man1 
and a meek man1 under the  hand of ,god1
 except he was 'dead in sin' at the     
time4 ,but we are not  now talking of   
such4 ,but now let a man hope in the    

,lord1 and he  presently concludes this 
affliction is for my good1 a sign ,god  
loves  me1 and that which will work out 
for me a far more and exceeding  and    
eternal weight of glory2 and so it puts 
the graces of the soul  into order      
7,luke #ba3ai74 ,wherefore patience1 by 
which a man is bid  to possess or keep  
his soul under the cross1 is called 'the
 patience  of hope' 7#a ,thess #a3c74   
,so in another place1 when he would have
 the  church patient in tribulation1 and
 continue instant in prayer1 he  bids   
them 'rejoice in hope1' knowing that the
 other could not be  done without it    
7,rom #ab3ab74    #c4 ,god takes much   
delight in the exercise of hope1 because
 it  construeth all ,god's              
dispensations1 at present1 towards it1  
for the  best3 ',when he hath tried me  
,i shall come forth like gold' 7,job    
#bc3aj74 ,this is the language of hope4 
,god1 saith the soul1 is doing  of me   
good1 making of me better1 refining of  
my inward man4 ,take a  professor that  

is without hope1 and either he suffereth
 affliction  of pride and ostentation1  
or else he picks a quarrel with ,god and
  throws up all4 ,for he thinks that    
,god is about to undo him2 but hope     
construeth all to the best1 and admits  
no such unruly passions to  carry the   
man away4    #d4 ,therefore hope makes  
the man1 be the trials what they will1  
to  keep still close to the way and path
 of ,god4 ',my foot1' said hoping  ,job1
 'hath held his steps1 his way have ,i  
kept and not declined1  neither have ,i 
gone back from the commandment of his   
lips' 7,job  #bc3aa1ab74 ,and again1    
',our heart is not turned back1 neither 
have  our steps declined from thy way3  
though thou hast sore broken us  in the 
place of dragons1 and covered us with   
the shadow of death'  7,psa #dd3ah1ai74 
,but how came they thus patiently to    
endure8 ,why1  they by hope put patience
 and prayer into exercise4 ,they knew   
that  their ,god was as it were but     
asleep1 and that in his time he would   

arise for their help2 and when he did   
arise he would certainly  deliver4 ,thus
 is this psalm applied by ,paul 7,rom   
#h74    ,third4 ,there is also inferred 
from this exhortation1 that  the hope of
 those that are not ,israelites is not  
esteemed of ,god4  ',let ,israel hope4' 
,the words are exclusive1 shutting out  
the rest4  ,he doth not say1 ,let       
,amalek hope1 let ,babylon1 or the      
,babylonians  hope2 but even in and by  
this exhortation shutteth out both the  
rest and their hope from his acceptance4
 ,this being concluded1 it  follows1    
that some may hope and not be the better
 for their hope4  ',the hypocrite's hope
 shall perish' 7,job #h3ac72 their hope 
shall  be as the giving up of the ghost 
7#aa3bj74 ',for what is the hope of  the
 hypocrite8' 7#bg3h74 ,again1 ',the hope
 of unjust men perisheth'  7,prov       
#aa3g74 ,there is a hope that perisheth1
 both it and he that  hoped with it     
together4 ,the reasons are1    #a4      
,because it floweth not from faith and  

experience1 but rather  from conceit and
 presumption4 ,hope1 as ,i have told    
you1 if it be  right1 cometh of faith1  
and is brought forth by experience3 but 
the  hope now under consideration is    
alone1 and has no right original1  and  
therefore not regarded4 ,it is not the  
hope of ,god1 but the hope  of man2 that
 is1 it is not the hope of ,god's       
working1 but the hope  that standeth in 
natural abilities4 ',thou washest away  
the things  which grow out of the dust  
of the earth1 and thou destroyest the   
hope  of man' 7,job #ad3ai74 ,whatsoever
 in religious matters is but of a       
carnal and earthly existence1 must be   
washed away1 when the overflowing       
scourge shall at the end pass over the  
world 7,isa #bh3ag-ai74    #b4 ,because 
the ,lord's mercy is not the object of  
it4 ,the worldly  man makes gold1 or an 
arm of flesh his hope2 that is1 the     
object  of it1 and so he despiseth ,god 
7,job #ca3bd2 ,jer #c3bc74 ,or if he be 
a religious hypocrite1 his hope         

terminates in his own doings3 he        
trusteth1 or hopeth1 in himself1 that he
 is righteous 7,luke #ah3i74  ,all these
 things are abhorred of ,god1 nor can   
he1 with honour to  his name1 or in a   
compliance with his own eternal designs1
 give  any countenance to such a hope as
 this4    #c4 ,this hope has no good    
effect on the heart and mind of him that
  hath it4 ,it purifieth not the soul1  
it only holds fast a lie1 and  keeps a  
man in a circuit1 at an infinite        
distance from waiting upon  ,god4    #d4
 ,this hope busieth all the powers of   
the soul about things that  are of the  
world1 or about those false objects on  
which it is pitched2  even as the spider
 diligently worketh in her web--unto    
which also  this hope is compared--in   
vain4 ,this hope will bring that man    
that  has it1 and exercises it1 to      
heaven1 when leviathan is pulled out  of
 the sea with a hook2 or when his jaw is
 bored through with a  thorn3 but as he 
that thinks to do this1 hopeth in vain2 

so1 even  so1 will the hope of the other
 be as unsuccessful2 ',so are the  paths
 of all that forget ,god1 and the       
hypocrite's hope shall perish2  whose   
hope shall be cut off1 and whose trust  
shall be a spider's  web4 ,he shall lean
 upon his house1 but it shall not stand2
 he shall  hold it fast1 but it shall   
not endure' 7,job #h3ac-ae1 #da3a-i74   
,this  is the hope that is not esteemed 
of ,god1 nor the persons that have  it1 
preferred by him a whit before their own
 dung 7,job #bj3d-h74    ,fourth4 ,there
 is also inferred from these words1     
,that ,israel  himself is subject to    
swerve in his soul about the object of  
hope4  ,for this text is to him as a    
command and grant1 so an instruction  by
 which he is to be informed1 how and    
upon whom to set his hope4  ,that       
,israel is apt to swerve as to the      
object of his hope1 is  evident1 for    
that so much ado is made by the prophets
 to keep him  upon his ,god2 in that so 
many laws and statutes are made to      

direct  him to set his hope in ,god3 and
 also by his own confession 7,psa       
#gh3g2 ,jer #c3bc-be2 ,lam #d3ag74 ,the 
fears also and the murmurings and  the  
faintings that attend the godly in this 
life1 do put the truth  of this         
inference out of doubt4 ,it is true1 the
 apostle said1 that  he had the sentence
 of death in himself1 that he might not 
trust  or hope in himself1 but in ,god  
that raiseth the dead4 ,but this was  an
 high pitch2 ,israel is not always here2
 there are many things  that hinder4    
7#a47 ,the imperfection of our graces4  
,there is no grace  perfected in the    
godly4 ,now it is incident to things    
defective1  to be wanting in their      
course4 ,faith is not perfect2 and hence
 the  sensible ,christian feels what    
follows3 love is not perfect1 and  we   
see what follows2 and so of hope and    
every other grace2 their  imperfection  
makes them stagger4 #b4 ,israel is not  
yet beyond  temptations4 ,there is a    
deal to attend him with temptations1 and

 he  has a soul so disabled by sin1 that
 at all times he cannot fix on  ,god    
that made him1 but is apt to be turned  
aside to lying vanities3  the very thing
 that ,jonah was ensnared with 7#b3h74  
#c4 ,the promising helps that seem to be
 in other things1 are great  hindrances 
to a steady fixing1 by hope1 on ,god2   
there are good  frames of heart1        
enlargements in duties1 with other the  
like1 that  have through the darkness1  
and the legality of our spirits been    
great hindrances to ,israel4 ,not that  
their natural tendency is to  turn us   
aside2 but our corrupt reason getting   
the upper hand1 and  bearing the stroke 
in judgment1 converts our minds and     
consciences  to the making of wrong     
conclusions upon them4 #d4 ,besides1 as 
the  mind and conscience1 by reason1 is 
oft deluded to draw these wrong         
conclusions upon our good frames of     
heart1 to the removing of our  hope from
 the right object unto them2 so by like 
reason1 are we  turned by unwholesome   

doctrines1 and a carnal understanding of
 the  ,word1 to the very same thing3    
'cisterns1 broken cisterns that can     
hold no water1' ,israel1 even ,god's    
people1 are apt to make unto  themselves
 to the forsaking of their ,god 7,jer   
#b3aa-ac74    ,thus have ,i gone through
 the first part of the text1 which      
consists  of an exhortation to hope in  
the ,lord4 ,and have showed you1 #a4    
,the  matter contained therein4 #b4     
,something of the reason of the manner  
of the phrase4 #c4 ,and have drawn1 as  
you see1 some inferences from  it4      
,,second4 ,,the ,,reason ,,urged ,,to   
,,enforce ,,the ,,exhortation4    ,i now
 come to the second part of the text1   
which is a reason urged  to enforce the 
exhortation1 ',let ,israel hope in the  
,lord4' ,why8  ',for with the ,lord     
there is mercy4' ,there is the reason1  
let him  hope1 for there is mercy2 let  
him hope in the ,lord1 for with him     
there is mercy4 ,the reason is full and 
suitable4 ,for what is the  ground of   

despair1 but a conceit that sin has shut
 the soul out  of all interest in       
happiness8 and what is the reason of    
that1 but  a persuasion that there is no
 help for him in ,god8 ,besides1 could  
,god do all but show mercy1 yet the     
belief of that ability would  not be a  
reason sufficient to encourage the soul 
to hope in ,god4  ,for the block ,,sin1 
which cannot be removed but by mercy1   
still  lies in the way4 ,the reason     
therefore is full and suitable1 having  
naturally an enforcement in it1 to the  
exhortation4 ,and1    ,first4 ,to touch 
upon the reason in a way general1 and   
then ,second  to come to it more        
particularly4 ',let ,israel hope in the 
,lord1 for  with the ,lord there is     
mercy1' mercy to be bestowed1 mercy     
designed  to be bestowed4    #a4 ,mercy 
to be bestowed4 ,this must be the       
meaning4 ,what if a man  has never so   
much gold or silver1 or food1 or        
raiment3 yet if he  has none to         
communicate1 what is the distressed1 or 

those in want1  the better8 ,what if    
there be mercy with ,god1 yet if he has 
none  to bestow1 what force is there in 
the exhortation1 or what shall  ,israel1
 if he hopeth1 be the better4 ,but ,god 
has mercy to bestow1  to give4 ',he     
saith on this wise1 ,i will give you the
 sure mercies  of ,david' 7,acts        
#ac3cd74 ,and again1 ',the ,lord give   
mercy unto  the house of ,onesiphorus'  
7#b ,tim #a3af74 ,now then1 here lies   
the  encouragement4 ,the ,lord has mercy
 to give2 he has not given away  ,,all  
his mercy2 his mercy is not clean gone  
for ever 7,psa #gg3h74  ,he has mercy   
yet to give away1 yet to bestow upon his
 ,israel4 ',let  ,israel hope in the    
,lord1 for with the ,lord there is      
mercy4'    #b4 ,as there is with ,god   
mercy to be bestowed1 so there is mercy 
designed to be bestowed or given to     
,israel4 ,some men lay by what  they    
mean to give away1 and put that in a bag
 by itself1 saying1  ,this ,i design to 
give away1 this ,i purpose to bestow    

upon the poor4  ,thus ,god2 he designeth
 mercy for his people 7,dan #i3d74      
,hence the  mercy that ,god's ,israel   
are said to be partakers of1 is a mercy 
kept  for them4 ,and 'thou1 ,o ,god1    
hast prepared of thy goodness for the   
poor1' and laid up for them 7,psa       
#fh3aj74 ,this is excellent and is      
true1 ',let ,israel hope in the ,lord1  
for there is with him mercy1'  kept1    
prepared1 and laid up for them6 7,psa   
#fa3g74 ,when ,god designs  the         
bestowing of mercy1 we may well hope to 
be partakers 7,psa #ca3ai74  ,the poor  
will go merrily to weddings and         
funerals1 and hope for an  alms all the 
way they go1 when they come to          
understand that there  is so much kept1 
prepared1 and laid up for them by the   
bridegroom1  c4#ah ,but ',he keepeth    
mercy for thousands6' 7,exo #cd3g74     
#c4 ,as ,god has mercies to bestow1 and 
as he has designed to bestow  them1 so  
those mercies are no fragments or the   
leavings of others3  but mercies that   

are full and complete to do for thee1   
what thou  wantest1 wouldst have1 or    
canst desire4 ,as ,i may so say1 ,god   
has  his bags that were never yet       
untied1 never yet broken up1 but laid   
by him through a thousand generations1  
for those that he commands  to hope in  
his mercy4 ,as ,samuel kept the shoulder
 for ,saul1 and as  ,god brake up that  
decreed place for the sea1 so hath he   
set apart1  and will break up his mercy 
for his people3 mercy and grace that  he
 gave us before we had a being1 is the  
mercy designed for ,israel  7#b ,tim    
#a3i74 ,whole mercies are allotted to   
us2 however1 mercy  sufficient 7#a ,sam 
#i3bc-bd2 ,job #ch3aj74 ,but to be a    
little more  distinct4    ,second1      
particularly4 ,i find that the goodness 
of ,god to his  people is diversely     
expressed in his word3 sometimes by the 
word  grace2 sometimes by the word love2
 and sometimes by the word mercy2  even 
as our badness against him is called    
iniquity1 transgression1  and sin4 ,when

 it is expressed by that word 'grace1'  
then it is to  show that what he doth is
 of his princely will1 his royal bounty1
  and sovereign pleasure4 ,when it is   
expressed by that word 'love1'  then it 
is to show us that his affection was and
 is in what he  doth1 and that he doth  
what he doth for us1 with complacency   
and  delight4 ,but when it is set forth 
to us under the notion of 'mercy1'  then
 it bespeaks us to be in a state both   
wretched and miserable1  and that his   
bowels and compassions yearn over us in 
this our fearful  plight4 ,now1 the     
,holy ,ghost chooseth--as it should     
seem--in this  place1 to present us with
 that goodness that is in ,god's heart  
towards us1 rather under the term of    
mercy2 for that1 as ,i said  before1 it 
so presenteth us with our misery1 and   
his pity and  compassion2 and because it
 best pleaseth us when we apprehend ,god
  in ,christ as one that has the love of
 compassion and pity for us4  ,hence we 
are often presented with ,god's goodness

 to us to cause us  to hope1 under the  
name of pity and compassion4 ',in his   
pity he  redeemed them1' and 'like as a 
father pitieth his children1 so the     
,lord pitieth them that fear him' 7,isa 
#fc3i2 ,psa #ajc3ac74 ',the ,lord  is   
very pitiful and of tender mercy1' he   
also is gracious and 'full  of          
compassion' 7,james #e3aa2 ,psa #gh3ch74
 ',thou1 ,o ,lord1 art a ,god  full of  
compassion1' and thy 'compassions fail  
not' 7,psa #hf3ae1  #aaa3d2 ,lam #c3bb74
    ,the words being thus briefly       
touched upon1 ,i shall come to treat  of
 two things4 ,,first1 more distinctly1  
,i shall show you what kind  of mercy is
 with the ,lord1 as a reason to         
encourage ,israel to  hope4 ,,secondly1 
,and then shall show what is to be      
inferred from  this reason1 ',let       
,israel hope in the ,lord1 for with the 
,lord there  is mercy4'    ,,first1 ,the
 kind of mercy that ,israel is to hope  
for4    ,first1 ',with him there is     
,,tender ,,mercy1 and therefore let     

,israel  hope' 7,psa #be3f1 #ajc3d1     
#aai3aef74 ,tender mercy is mercy in    
mercy1  and that which ,israel of old   
had in high estimation1 cried much for1 
and chose that ,god would deal with     
their souls by that4 ',withhold  not    
thou thy tender mercies from me1' said  
,david1 and 'according  unto the        
multitude of thy tender mercies blot out
 my transgressions'  7,psa #dj3aa1      
#ea3a74 ,and again1 ',let thy tender    
mercies come unto  me1 that ,i may live'
 7,psa #aai3gg74 ,now of this sort of   
mercies ,god  has a great many1 a       
multitude to bestow upon his people4    
,and they  are thus mentioned by the    
word1 to cause us to hope in him4 ,and  
is not this alluring1 is not this       
enticing to the ,israel of ,god to      
hope1 when the object of their hope is a
 ,god 'very pitiful1 and of  tender     
mercy8' ,yea1 a ,god whose tender       
mercies are great and many4  ,there are 
two things that this word tender mercy  
importeth4 #a4 ,the  first is1 that sin 

will put a believer1 if he giveth way   
thereto1  into a very miserable         
condition4 #b4 ,that ,god would have    
them hope1  that though sin may have    
brought any of them into this condition1
  the ,lord will restore them with much 
pity and compassion4 ',let  ,israel hope
 in the ,lord1' for with the ,lord there
 is mercy1 tender  mercy4    #a4 ,for   
the first of these1 ,that sin will put a
 believer1 if he  gives way thereto1    
into a very miserable condition1 and    
that upon  a double account4 7#a47 ,for 
that it will bring him into fears of    
damnation4 7#b47 ,in that it will make  
his soul to be much pained  under those 
fears4    ,we will wave the first1 and  
come to the second of these4 ,the pains 
that guilt will make1 when it wounds the
 conscience1 none knows  but those to   
whom sin is applied by the ,spirit of   
,god1 in the law4  ,yet all may read of 
it in the experience of the godly2 where
 this  pain is compared to a wound in   
the flesh1 to fire in the bones1 to  the

 putting of bones out of joint1 and the 
breaking of them asunder  7,psa         
#ch3c1e1g1h1 #ajb3c1 #bb3ad2 ,lam #a3ac1
 #c3d74 ,he that knows what  wounds and 
broken bones are1 knows them to be      
painful things4 ,and  he that knows what
 misery sin will bring the soul into    
with its  guilt1 will conclude the one  
comes no whit short of the other4 ,but  
now he that hath these wounds1 and also 
these broken bones1 the  very thoughts  
of a man that can cure1 and of a        
bonesetter1 will  make him afraid1 yea1 
quake for fear2 especially if he knows  
that  though he has skill1 he has a hard
 heart1 and fingers that are like  iron4
 ,he that handleth a wound1 had need    
have fingers like feathers  or down2 to 
be sure the patient wisheth they were6  
,tenderness is a  thing of great worth  
to such2 and such men are much inquired 
after  by such2 yea1 their tenderness is
 an invitation to such to seek  after   
them4 ,and the thing is true in         
spirituals 7,isa #db3c74 ,wherefore     

,david cried1 as ,i said before1 ',have 
mercy upon me1 ,o ,god6 according  unto 
the multitude of thy tender mercies1    
blot out my transgressions'  7,psa      
#ea3a74 ,o handle me tenderly1 ,lord1   
handle me tenderly1 cried  ,david4 ,o   
cure me1 ,i beseech thee1 and do it with
 thy tender mercy4    ,now1 answerable  
to this1 the ,lord is set forth to      
,israel1 as one  with whom is mercy1    
consequently tender mercy4 ,let ,israel 
hope in  the ,lord1 for with the ,lord  
there is tender mercy4 ,god therefore   
would have the wounded and bruised1 and 
those whose pains may be  compared to   
the pains and pangs of broken bones1 to 
hope that he  will restore them with    
much pity and compassion1 or as you have
 it  before1 in pity and tender mercy4  
,see how he promiseth to do it by  the  
prophet4 ',a bruised reed shall he not  
break2 and the smoking  flax shall he   
not quench' 7,isa #db3c74 ,see how      
tender he is in the  action4 ',when he  
saw him1 he had compassion on him1 and  

went to him1  and bound up his wounds1  
pouring in oil and wine1 and set him on 
his own beast1 and brought him to an    
inn1 and took care of him'  7,luke      
#aj3cc-ce74 ,every circumstance is full 
of tenderness and  compassion4 ,see also
 how angry he maketh himself with those 
of his  servants that handle the wounded
 or diseased without this tenderness2   
and how he catcheth them out of their   
hand1 with a purpose to deal  more      
gently with them himself4 ',the         
diseased1' saith he1 'have  ye not      
strengthened1 neither have ye healed    
that which was sick2  neither have ye   
bound up that which was broken2 neither 
have ye  brought again that which was   
driven away2 neither have ye sought     
that which was lost2 but with force and 
with cruelty have ye ruled  them2       
therefore1 ye shepherds1 hear the words 
of the ,lord3 ,i will  feed my flock1   
and ,i will cause them to lie down1     
saith the ,lord  ,god4 ,i will seek that
 which was lost1 and bring again that   

which  was driven away1 and will bind up
 that which was broken1 and  will       
strengthen that which was sick' 7,eze   
#cd3d1g1ae1af74 ,here is  encouragement 
to hope1 even according to the reason   
urged3 ',let  ,israel hope in the ,lord2
 for with the ,lord there is mercy1'    
tender  mercy4 ,second4 ,as with him is 
mercy tender1 so there is with him      
mercy that is ,,great1 for with him is  
great mercy4 ',the ,lord is             
long-suffering1 and of great mercy'     
7,num #ad3ah74 ,when tenderness         
accompanies want of skill1 the defect is
 great2 but when tenderness  and great  
skill meet together1 such a surgeon is a
 brave accomplished  man4 ,besides1 some
 are more plagued with the sense of the 
greatness  of their sins than others    
are2 the devil having placed or fixed   
the  great sting there4 ,these are      
driven by the greatness of sin into     
despairing thoughts1 hotter than fire3  
these have the greatness of  their sin  
betwixt ,god and them1 like a great     

mountain2 yea1 they are  like a cloud   
that darkeneth the sun and air4#ai ,this
 man stands  under ,cain's gibbet1 and  
has the halter of ,judas1 to his own    
thinking1 fastened about his neck4      
,and now1 cries1 he1 ',,great mercy or  
,,no mercy2 for little mercy will  do me
 no good'2 such a poor creature thus    
expostulateth the case  with ,god1      
',wilt thou show wonders to the dead8   
,shall the dead arise  and praise thee8'
 7,psa #hh3aj74 ,lord1 ,i have destroyed
 myself1 can  ,i live8 ,my sins are more
 than the sands1 can ,i live8 ,lord1    
every  one of them are sins of the first
 rate1 of the biggest size1 of the      
blackest line1 can ,i live8 ,i never    
read that expression but once  in all   
the whole ,bible2 ',for thy name's sake1
 ,o ,lord1 pardon mine  iniquity1 for it
 is great' 7,psa #be3aa74 ,not that     
there was but one  man in ,israel that  
had committed great iniquities1 but     
because men  that have so done1 have    
rather inclined to despair1 than to an  

argument so against the wind4 ,if he had
 said1 ,pardon1 for they are  little1   
his reason had carried reason in it2 but
 when he saith1  ,pardon1 for they are  
great1 he seems to stand like a man     
alone4 ,this  is the common language1   
'if our transgressions be upon us1 and  
we  pine away in them1 ,how should we   
then live8' 7,eze #cc3aj74 ,or thus1    
',our bones are dried1 and our hope is  
lost1 and we are cut off for  our parts'
 7,eze #cg3aa74 ,wherefore to such as   
these1 good wishes1  tender fingers1 and
 compassion1 without ,,great mercy1 can 
do  nothing4 ,but behold1 ,o thou man of
 ,israel1 thou talkest of great  sins2  
answerable to this1 the ,scripture      
speaks of great mercy2 and  thy great   
sins are but the sins of a man1 but     
these great mercies  are the mercies of 
a ,god2 yea1 and thou art exhorted1 even
 because  there is mercy with him1      
therefore to trust thy soul with him1   
'let ,israel trust in the ,lord2 for    
with the ,lord there is mercy1'  great  

mercy4 ,this therefore is a truth of    
singular consolation1  that mercy is    
with the ,lord1 that tender mercy is    
with him1 that  great mercy is with him1
 both ,,tender and ,,great4 ,what would 
man have  more8 ,but1    ,third4 ,as    
great mercy is with the ,lord to        
encourage us to hope1  so this mercy    
that is great1 is ,,rich4 ',god is rich 
in mercy' 7,eph  #b3d74 ,there is riches
 of goodness and riches of grace with   
him  7,rom #b3d2 ,eph #a3g74 ,things may
 be great in quantity1 and little of    
value2 but the mercy of ,god is not so4 
,we use to prize small things  when     
great worth is in them2 even a diamond  
as little as a pea1 is  preferred before
 a pebble1 though as big as a camel4    
,why1 here is  rich mercy1 sinner2 here 
is mercy that is rich and full of       
virtue6  a drop of it will cure a       
kingdom4 ',ah6 but how much is there of 
it8' says the sinner4 ,o1 abundance1    
abundance6 for so saith the  text--',let
 us fall now into the hand of the ,lord1

 for his' rich  'mercies are great' 7#b 
,sam #bd3ad74 ,some things are so rich1 
and of  such virtue1 that if they do but
 touch a man1 if they do but come  nigh 
a man1 if a man doth but look upon them1
 they have a present  operation upon    
him2 but the very mentioning of mercy1  
yea1 a very  thought of it1 has         
sometimes had that virtue in it as to   
cure a  sin-sick soul4 ,here is virtuous
 mercy6    ,indeed mercy1 the best of   
mercies1 are little worth to a          
self-righteous  man1 or a sinner fast   
asleep2 we must not1 therefore1 make our
 esteems  of mercy according to the     
judgment of the secure and heedless man1
  but according to the verdict of the   
,word2 nay1 though the awakened  sinner1
 he that roareth for mercy all day long1
 by reason of the  disquietness of his  
heart is the likeliest among sinful     
flesh1 or  as likely as another1 to set 
a suitable estimate upon mercy2 yet  his
 verdict is not always to pass in this  
matter4 ,none can know  the riches of   

mercy to the full1 but he that perfectly
 knoweth the  evil of sin1 the justice  
of ,god1 all the errors of man1 the     
torments  of hell1 and the sorrows that 
the ,lord ,jesus underwent1 when mercy  
made him a reconciler of sinners to     
,god4 ,but this can be known  by none   
but the ,god whose mercy it is4 ,this is
 the pearl of great  price4    ,the     
richness of mercy is seen in several    
things4 ,it can save from  sin1 from    
great sin1 from all sin 7,titus #c3e2   
,matt #ae3bb1bh74 ,it  can save a soul  
from the devil1 from all devils 7,matt  
#ag3ae1ah74  ,it can save a soul from   
hell1 from all hells 7,psa #aaf3c1e1f74 
,it  can hold us up in the midst of all 
weaknesses 7,psa #id3ah74 ,it can       
deliver from eternal judgment 7,rom     
#i3bc74 ,yea1 what is it that we  have1 
or shall need1 that this virtuous mercy 
cannot do for us3  ',let ,israel hope in
 the ,lord3 for which the ,lord is      
,,rich mercy1'  mercy full of virtue1   
and that can do great things4           

,fourth4 ,as the mercies that are with  
the ,lord are tender1 great1  and rich1 
so there is a ,,multitude of them1 and  
they are called  'manifold1' there is a 
multitude of these rich and virtuous    
mercies  7,psa #fi3ac2 ,rev #i3ai74 ,by 
multitude1 ,i understand mercies of     
every  sort or kind2 mercies for this1  
and mercies for the other malady2       
mercies for every sickness1 a salve for 
every sore4 ,some things  that are rich 
and very full of virtue1 have yet their 
excellency  extending itself but to one1
 or two1 or three things for help2 and  
this is their leanness in the midst of  
their excellencies4 ,but it  is not thus
 with the mercy of ,god4 ,some things   
that are rich and  virtuous1 are yet so 
only but at certain seasons2 for there  
are  times in which they can do nothing4
 ,but it is not so with this  tender1   
great1 and rich mercy of ,god4 ,there   
are some things1 though  rich1 that are 
sparingly made use of4 ,but it is not so
 with this  mercy of ,god4 ,there is a  

multitude of them2 so if one will not   
another will4 ,there is a multitude of  
them2 so one or other of  them is always
 in their season4 ,there is a multitude 
of them2 and  therefore it must not be  
supposed that ,god is niggardly as to   
the  communicating of them4    ,as they 
are called a multitude1 so they are     
called mercies  manifold4 ,there is no  
single flower in ,god's gospel-garden1  
they  are all double and treble2 there  
is a wheel within a wheel1 a  blessing  
within a blessing1 in all the mercies of
 ,god4 ,manifold2 a  man cannot receive 
one1 but he receives many1 many folded  
up1 one  within another4 ,for instance1 
#a4 ,if a man receiveth ,christ1 who is 
called ,god's tender mercy2  why1 he    
shall find in him all the promises1     
pardons1 justifications1                
righteousnesses1 and redemptions1 that  
are requisite to make him  stand clear  
before the justice of the law1 in the   
sight of ,god1  from sin 7,luke         
#a3gf-gi2 #a ,cor #a3cj2 ,eph #d3cb2 #b 

,cor #a3bj74    #b4 ,if a man receive   
the ,spirit1 he shall have as folded up 
in that1  for this is the first         
unfolding itself1 many1 very many       
mercies 7,ezra  #a3d74 ,he shall have   
the graces1 the teachings1 the          
sanctifications1  the comforts1 and the 
supports of the ,spirit3 ,when he saith 
in one  place1 ',he will give the       
,spirit1' he calleth that in another    
place1  'the good things' of ,god 7,luke
 #aa3ac2 ,matt #g3aa74    #c4 ,if a man 
receive the mercy of the resurrection of
 the body1  and ,god's people shall     
assuredly receive that in its time1 what
 a  bundle of mercies will be received1 
as wrapt up in that8 ,he will  receive  
perfection1 immortality1 heaven1 and    
glory2 and what is  folded up in these  
things1 who can tell8    ,i name but    
these three1 for many more might be     
added1 to show you  the plenteousness1  
as well as the virtuousness of the      
tender1 great1  and rich mercy of ,god4 
,a multitude6 ,there is converting      

mercy1  there is preserving mercy1 there
 is glorifying mercy3 and how many      
mercies are folded up in every one of   
these mercies1 none but ,god  can tell4 
,a multitude6 ,there are mercies for the
 faithful followers  of ,christ1 for    
those of his that backslide from him1   
and also  for those that suffer for him2
 and what mercies will by these be      
found folded up in their mercies1 they  
will better know when they  come to     
heaven4 ,a multitude of preventing      
mercies in afflictions1  in             
disappointments1 in cross providences1  
there are with ,god3 and  what mercies  
are folded up in these afflicting       
mercies1 in these  disappointing        
mercies1 and in these merciful cross    
providences1 must  rest in the bosom of 
him to be revealed1 who only is         
wonderful in  counsel1 and excellent in 
working4 ,a multitude of common mercies2
  of every day's mercies1 of every      
night's mercies1 of mercies in          
relations1 of mercies in food and       

raiment1 and of mercies in what  of     
these things there is2 and who can      
number them8 ,david said1 ,he  daily was
 loaded with ,god's benefits4 ,and ,i   
believe1 if1 as we are  bound1 we should
 at all times return ,god thanks for all
 particular  mercies1 particularly1 it  
would be a burden intolerable1 and would
  kill us out of hand6 7,psa #fh3ai74   
,and all this is written1 that  ,israel 
might hope in the ,lord3 ',let ,israel  
hope in the ,lord2 for  with the ,lord  
there is mercy4'    ,fifth4 ,as the     
mercies that are with the ,lord are     
tender1 great1  rich1 a multitude1 and  
manifold2 so they are mercies that      
,,diminish  ,,not in the using1 but that
 rather increase in the exercising of   
them4 ,hence it is said1 grace          
aboundeth1 and hath abounded unto  many2
 and that ,god is able to make all grace
 abound towards us  7,rom #e3ae2 #b ,cor
 #i3h2 ,eph #a3g1h74 ,the grace of      
forgiveness ,i mean1  wherein he hath   
abounded towards us4 ,now1 to abound1 is

 to flow1  to multiply1 to increase1 to 
greaten1 to be more and more2 and of    
this nature is the mercy that is with   
the ,lord2 mercy that will abound  and  
increase in the using4 ,hence he is said
 to pardon abundantly1  to pardon and   
multiply to pardon3 and1 again1 to      
exercise  loving-kindness2 to exercise  
it1 that is1 to draw it out to the      
length2 to make the best advantage and  
improvement of every grain  and quality 
of it 7,isa #ee3g2 ,jer #i2bd74 ',the   
,lord1 the ,lord ,god1  merciful and    
gracious1 long-suffering1 and abundant  
in goodness  and truth' 7,exo #cd3f74   
,mercy to a man under guilt1 and fear of
 hell-fire1 seems as a  little1         
shrunk-up1 or shrivelled thing2 there   
appears no quantity  in it4 ,there is   
mercy1 said ,cain1 but there is not     
enough2 and he  died under that conceit 
7,gen #d3ac74 ,nor is it as to judgment 
and  thought many times much better with
 the ,israel of ,god4 ,but behold  when 
,god sets mercy to work1 it is like the 

cloud that at first  was but like a     
man's hand1 it increaseth until it hath 
covered the  face of heaven4 ,many have 
found it thus1 yea they have found it   
thus in their distress 7#a ,kings       
#ah3da-dd74 ,paul has this expression1  
',the grace of our ,lord was exceeding  
abundant1' that is1 increased  towards  
me exceedingly 7#a ,tim #a3ac-ae74 ,and 
this is the cause of  that change of    
thoughts that is wrought at last in the 
hearts of  the tempted2 at first they   
doubt1 at last they hope2 at first they 
despair1 at last they rejoice2 at first 
they quake1 while they  imagine how     
great their sins are1 and how little the
 grace of ,god  is2 but at last they see
 such a greatness1 such a largeness1    
such  an abundance of increase1 in this 
multiplying mercy of ,god1 that with    
gladness of heart1 for their first      
thoughts1 they call themselves  fools1  
and venture their souls1 the next world1
 and their interest  in it1 upon this   
mercy of ,god4    ,i tell you1 ,sirs1   

you must not trust your own             
apprehensions nor  judgments with the   
mercy of ,god2 you do not know how he   
can cause  it to abound2 that which     
seems to be short and shrunk up to you1 
he  can draw out1 and cause to abound   
exceedingly4 ,there is a breadth1  and  
length1 and depth1 and height therein1  
when ,god will please  to open it2 that 
for the infiniteness can swallow up not 
only all  thy sins1 but all thy thoughts
 and imaginations1 and that can also    
drown thee at last4 ',now unto him that 
is able1' 'as to mercy1' 'to  do        
exceeding abundantly above all that we  
ask or think1 according  to the power   
that worketh in us1 unto him be glory in
 the church by  ,christ ,jesus          
throughout all ages1 world without end4 
,amen6' 7,eph  #c3bj1ba74 ,this1        
therefore1 is a wonderful thing1 and    
shall be  wondered at to all eternity2  
that that river of mercy1 that at first 
did seem to be but ankle deep1 should so
 rise1 and rise1 and rise1  that at last

 it became 'waters to swim in1 a river  
that could not  be passed over6' 7,eze  
#dg3c-e74 ,now all this is written1 that
 ,israel  might hope4 ',let ,israel hope
 in the ,lord2 for with the ,lord there 
is mercy4'    ,sixth4 ,as there are with
 ,god mercies1 tender1 great1 rich1 a   
multitude1 and mercy that abounds2 so to
 encourage us to trust in  him1 there is
 mercy to ,,compass ,,us ,,round        
,,about4 ',many sorrows shall  be to the
 wicked1 but he that trusteth in the    
,lord1 mercy shall  compass him about'  
7,psa #cb3aj74 ,this is1 therefore1 the 
lot of  the ,israel of ,god1 that they  
shall1 they trusting in their ,god1 be  
compassed with mercy round about4 ,this 
is mercy to do for us in  this world1   
that we may arrive safely in that world 
which is to  come4 ,another text saith1 
',for thou1 ,lord1 wilt bless the       
righteous2  with favour wilt thou       
compass him as with a shield' 7,psa     
#e3ab74 ,as  with a shield4 ,this       
compassing of them1 therefore1 is1 to   

the end  they may be defended and       
guarded from them that seek their hurt4 
,when ,elisha was in danger1 by reason  
of the army of the ,syrians1  'behold   
the mountain was full of horses and     
chariots of fire1 round  about him1' to 
deliver him 7#b ,kings #f3ae-ag74 ,round
 about on every  side2 or as ,david hath
 it1 ',thou shalt increase my greatness1
 and  comfort me on every side' 7,psa   
#ga3ba74 ',i will encamp about mine     
house1' saith ,god1 'because of the     
army1 because of him that passeth  by1  
and him that returneth' 7,zech #i3a74   
,this1 therefore1 is the reason why1    
notwithstanding all our  weaknesses1 and
 also the rage of ,satan1 we are kept   
and preserved  in a wicked world2 we are
 compassed round about4 ,hence1 when    
,god  asked ,satan concerning holy ,job1
 he answered1 ',hast thou not made  a   
hedge about him1 and about his house1   
and about all that he hath  on every    
side8' 7,job #a3aj74 ,i cannot come at  
him2 thou compassest  him1 and keepest  

me out4 ,by this1 then1 is that         
scripture opened1  ',thou art my        
hiding-place1 thou shalt preserve me    
from trouble1  thou shalt compass me    
about with songs of deliverance' 7,psa  
#cb3g74  ,and1 indeed1 it would be      
comely1 if we1 instead of doubting and  
despairing1 did sing in the ways of the 
,lord3 have we not cause  thus to do1   
when the ,lord is round about us with   
sword and shield1  watching for us      
against the enemy1 that he may deliver  
us from  their hand8 7,jer #ca3ab74     
,this also is the reason why nothing can
 come at us1 but that it  may do us     
good4 ,if the mercy of ,god is round    
about us1 about us  on every side2 then 
no evil thing can by any means come at  
us1 but  it must come through this      
mercy1 and so must be seasoned with it1 
and must have its deadly poison1 by it1 
taken away4 ,hence ,paul1  understanding
 this1 saith1 ',and we know that all    
things work together  for good to them  
that love ,god' 7,rom #h3bh74 ,but how  

can that be1  did they not come to us   
through the very sides of mercy8 and how
  could they come to us so1 since ,satan
 pryeth to wound us deadly in  every1 or
 in some private place1 if mercy did not
 compass us round  about1 round about as
 with a shield8 ,he went round about    
,job1 to  see by what hog-hole he might 
get at him1 that he might smite him     
under the fifth rib4#bj ,but1 behold1 he
 found he was hedged out  round about2  
wherefore he could not come at him but  
through the  sides of mercy2 and1       
therefore1 what he did to him must be   
for  good4 ,even thus also shall it be  
in conclusion with all the wrath  of our
 enemies1 when they have done what they 
can2 by the mercy  of ,god1 we shall be 
made to stand4 ',why boasteth thou      
thyself in  mischief1' said ,david1 ',o 
mighty man8 the goodness of ,god        
endureth  continually' 7,psa #eb3a74    
,and that will sanctify to me whatever  
thou  doest against me6 ,this1          
therefore1 is another singular          

encouragement  to ,israel to hope in the
 ,lord2 for that there is with him mercy
 to  compass us round about4    ,here   
is1 ,i say1 room for hope1 and for the  
exercise thereof2 when  we feel         
ourselves after the worst manner        
assaulted4 ',wherefore  should ,i fear1'
 said ,david1 'in the day of evil1 when 
the iniquity  of my heels shall compass 
me about8' 7,psa #di3e74 ,wherefore8    
,why  now there is all the reason in the
 world to fear the day of evil  is come 
upon thee1 and the iniquity of thy heels
 doth compass thee  about4 ,the hand of 
,god is upon thee1 and thy sins1 which  
are the  cause1 stand round about thee1 
to give in evidence against thee2 and   
therefore thou must fear4 ,no1 saith    
,david1 that is not a sufficient        
reason2 he that trusteth in the ,lord1  
,mercy shall compass him about4  ,here  
is ground also to pray in faith1 as     
,david1 saying1 ',keep me  as the apple 
of the eye1 hid me under the shadow of  
thy wings1 from  the wicked that oppress

 me1 from my deadly enemies1 who compass
 me  about' 7,psa #ag3h1i74    ,seventh4
 ,as all this tender1 great1 rich1 much 
abounding mercy1  compasseth us about2  
so that we may hope in the ,god of our  
mercy1  it is said this mercy ,,is ,,to 
,,follow ,,us4 ',surely goodness and    
mercy  shall follow me all the days of  
my life1 and ,i will dwell in the  house
 of the ,lord for ever' 7,psa #bc3f74   
,it shall follow me1 go with  me1 and be
 near me1 in all the way that ,i go     
7,psa #cb3h74 ,there are  these six     
things to be gathered out of this text1 
for the further  support of our hope4   
#a4 ,it shall follow us to guide us in  
the way4 ,i will guide thee  with mine  
eye1 says ,god1 that is1 in the way that
 thou shalt go4 ,the  way of man to the 
next world1 is like the way from ,egypt 
to ,canaan1  a way not to be wound out  
but by the pillar of a cloud by day1 and
  a flame of fire by night2 that is1    
with the ,word and ,spirit4 ',thou      
shalt guide me with thy counsel1 and    

afterward receive me to glory'  7,psa   
#gc3bd74 ,thou shalt guide me from the  
first step to the last  that ,i shall   
take in this my pilgrimage3 ,goodness   
and mercy shall  follow me4    #b4 ,as  
,god in mercy will guide1 so by the same
 he will uphold our  goings in his      
paths4 ,we are weak1 wherefore though   
the path we go  in were never so plain1 
yet we are apt to stumble and fall4 ,but
  'when ,i said my foot slippeth1 thy   
mercy1 ,o ,lord1 held me up' 7,psa      
#id3ah74 ,wherefore we should always    
turn our hope into prayer1 and  say1    
,lord1 'hold up my goings in thy paths1 
that my footsteps slip  not' 7,psa      
#ag3e74 ,be not moved2 let mercy follow 
me4    #c4 ,as the ,god of our mercy has
 mercy to guide us1 and uphold us2 so   
by the same will he instruct us when we 
are at a loss1 at a stand4  ',i led     
,israel about1' says ,god1 ',i          
instructed him1 and kept him as  the    
apple of mine eye' 7,deut #cb3aj74 ,i   
say we are often at a loss2  ,david     

said1 after all his brave sayings1 in   
,psalm #aai1 ',i have  gone astray like 
a lost sheep3 seek thy servant' 7v      
#agf74 ,indeed  a ,christian is not so  
often out of the way1 as he is at a     
stand  therein1 and knows not what to   
do4 ,but here also is his mercy as  to  
that4 ',thine ears shall hear a word    
behind thee1 saying1 ,this  is the way1 
walk ye in it1 when ye turn to the right
 hand1 and when  ye turn to the left'   
7,isa #cj3ba74 ,mercy follows for this4 
#d4 ,mercy shall follow to carry thee   
when thou art faint4 ,we have  many     
fainting and sinking fits as we go4 ',he
 shall gather the lambs  with his arm1  
and carry them in his bosom1' or upon   
eagles' wings  7,isa #dj3aa74 ,he made  
,israel to ride on the high places of   
the earth1  and made him to suck honey  
out of the rock 7,deut #cb3ac74    #e4  
,mercy shall follow us1 to take us up   
when we are fallen1 and  to heal us of  
those wounds that we have caught by our 
falls4 ',the  ,lord upholdeth all that  

fall1 and raiseth up all those that be  
bowed  down' 7,psa #ade3ad74 ,and again3
 ',the ,lord openeth the yes of the     
blind2 the ,lord raiseth them that are  
bowed down2 the ,lord loveth  the       
righteous' 7,psa #adf3h74 ,or1 as we    
have it in another place1 ',the  steps  
of a good man are ordered by the ,lord2 
and he delighteth in  his way4 ,though  
he fall he shall not be utterly cast    
down2 for the  ,lord upholdeth him with 
his hand' 7,psa #cg3bc1bd74 ,here is    
mercy  for a hoping ,israelite2 and yet 
this is not all4    #f4 ,mercy shall    
follow us to pardon our sins as they are
 committed4  ,for though by the act of  
justification1 we are for ever secured  
from a state of condemnation2 yet as we 
are children1 we need  forgiveness      
daily1 and have need to pray1 ',our     
,father1 forgive us  our trespasses4'   
,now1 that we may have daily forgiveness
 for our  daily sins and trespasses1    
mercy and goodness must follow us2 or   
as ,moses has it1 ',and he said1 ,if now

 ,i have found grace in thy  sight1 ,o  
,lord6 let my ,lord1 ,i pray thee1 go   
amongst us1 for it is  a stiff-necked   
people1 and pardon our iniquity and our 
sin1 and take  us for thine inheritance'
 7,exo #cd3i74 ,join to this that prayer
 of  his1 which you find in ,numbers3   
',now ,i beseech thee let the power  of 
my ,lord be great1 according as thou    
hast spoken1 saying1 ,the  ,lord is     
long-suffering and of great mercy1      
forgiving iniquity1 and  transgression1 
and by no means clearing the guilty1    
visiting the  iniquity of the fathers   
upon the children unto the third and    
fourth  generation4 ,pardon1 ,i beseech 
thee1 the iniquity of this people       
according to the greatness of thy mercy1
 and as thou hast forgiven  this people 
from ,egypt even until now1' or hitherto
 7,num #ad3ag-ai74  ,how many times1    
think you1 did ,israel stand in need of 
pardon1 from  ,egypt1 until they came to
 ,canaan8 ,even so many times wilt thou 
need  pardon from the day of thy        

conversion to the day of death2 to the  
which ,god will follow ,israel1 that he 
may dwell in the house of  the ,lord for
 ever4    ,eighth4 ,as all this tender1 
great1 rich1 abounding1 compassing      
mercy1  shall follow ,israel to do him  
good2 so shall it do him ,,every ,,good 
,,turn1 in delivering of him from every 
judgment that by sin he hath  laid      
himself obnoxious to1 with rejoicing4   
,for 'mercy rejoiceth  against judgment'
 7,james #b3ac74 ,that is1 applying it  
to the mercy  of ,god towards his1 it   
rejoiceth in delivering us form the     
judgments  that we have deserved2 yea1  
it delivereth us from all our woes with 
rejoicing4 ,in the margin it is         
'glorieth'2 it glorieth in doing  this  
great thing for us4 ,i have thought1    
considering how often ,i  have procured 
judgments and destructions to myself1   
that ,god would  be weary of pardoning1 
or else that he would pardon with       
grudging4  ,but the ,word said1 ',he    
fainteth not nor is weary' 7,isa        

#dj2bh74 ',i  will rejoice over them to 
do them good1--with my whole heart1 and 
with my whole soul' 7,jer #cb3da74 ,this
 doing of us good with rejoicing1  this 
saving of us from deserved judgments    
with rejoicing1 this  getting the       
victory over our destructions for us1   
with rejoicing2  ,o6 it is a marvellous 
thing6 ',o sing unto the ,lord a new    
song1  for he hath done marvellous      
things3 his right hand1 and his holy    
arm hath gotten him the victory'2 the   
victory for us 7,psa #ih3a74  ,and as   
,paul said1 ',we are more than          
conquerors through him' 7,rom  #h3cg72  
and this he did with triumph and        
rejoicing 7,col #b3ae74 ,the  heart is  
seen oft-times1 more in the manner than 
in the act that  is acted2 more in the  
manner of doing than in doing of the    
thing4  ,the wickedness of the heart of 
,moab was more seen in the manner of    
action than in the words that he spake  
against ,israel4 ',for since  thou      
spakest of against him thou skippedst   

for joy' 7,jer #dh3bg74  ,so ,edom      
rejoiced at the calamity of his brother2
 he looked on it and  rejoiced3 and in  
his rejoicing appeared the badness of   
his heart1  and the great spite that he 
had against his brother ,jacob 7,oba    
#aj3ad74    ,now1 my brethren1 ,i       
beseech you consider1 that ,god hath not
 only  showed you mercy1 but hath done  
it with rejoicing4 ,mercy doth not  only
 follow you1 but it follows you with    
rejoicing3 yea1 it doth  not only       
prevent your ruin1 by our repeated      
transgressions procured1  but it doth it
 with rejoicing4 ,here is the very heart
 of mercy seen1  in that it rejoiceth   
against judgment4 ,like unto this is    
that in  ,zephaniah3 ',the ,lord thy    
,god in the midst of thee is mighty3 he 
will save1 he will rejoice over thee    
with joy1 he will rest in his  love1 he 
will joy over thee with singing' 7,zeph 
#c3ag1ah74    ,there are many things    
that show with what an heart mercy is of
 ,god  extended1 as is afore described1 

to ,israel for his salvation2 but  this1
 that it acteth with rejoicing1 that it 
saveth with rejoicing1  and gets the    
victory over judgment with rejoicing6 is
 a wonderful  one1 and one that should  
be taken notice of by ,israel1 for his  
encouragement to hope4 ',let ,israel    
hope in the ,lord1 for with him  there  
is mercy1' tender1 great1 rich1         
multiplying mercy1 mercy that           
compasseth us about1 that goeth with us 
all the way1 and mercy that  rejoiceth  
to overcome every judgment that seeketh 
our destruction1  as we go toward our   
,father's house and kingdom6    ,it is  
said in the ,word1 ,god delighteth in   
mercy4 ',who is a ,god like  unto thee  
that pardoneth iniquity1 and passeth by 
the transgression  of the remnant of his
 heritage8 he retaineth not his anger   
for  ever1 because he delighteth in     
mercy' 7,micah #g3ah74 ,here then is  a 
reason of the rejoicing of mercy against
 judgment4 ,why1 mercy is  ,god's       
delight2 or1 as another hath it1 ',mercy

 pleaseth thee4' ,what  a man delights  
in1 that he will set on foot1 and that  
he will seek  to manage1 that he will   
promote1 and that he will glory in the  
success and prosperity of4 ,why1 the    
text saith1 ,god delighteth in  mercy3  
nor do ,i believe1 how odious soever the
 comparison may seem  to be1 that ever  
man delighteth more in sin1 than ,god   
hath delighted  in showing mercy4 ,has  
man given himself for sin8 ,god has     
given his  ,son for us1 that he might   
show us mercy 7,john #c3af74 ,has man   
lain  at wait for opportunities for sin8
 ,god has waited to be gracious1  that  
he might have mercy upon us 7,isa       
#cj3aj74 ,has man1 that he might  enjoy 
his sin1 brought himself to a morsel of 
bread8 ,why ,christ1  ,lord of all1 that
 he might make room for mercy1 made     
himself the  poorest man 7,luke #i3eh2  
#b ,cor #h3i74 ,has man1 when he has    
found his  sin1 pursued it with all his 
heart8 ,why ,god1 when he sets a showing
  mercy1 shows it with rejoicing1 for he

 delighteth in mercy4    ,here also you 
may see the reason why all ,god's paths 
are mercy and  truth to his 7,psa       
#be3aj74 ,i have observed that what a   
man loveth he  will accustom himself    
unto1 whether it be fishing1 hunting1 or
 the  like4 ,these are his ways1 his    
course1 the paths wherein he spends  his
 life1 and therefore he is seldom found 
out of one or another  of them4 ',now1' 
saith ,david1 'all the paths of the     
,lord are mercy'  7,psa #be3aj74 ,he is 
never out of them3 for wherever he is1  
still  he is coming towards his ,israel 
in one or other of these paths1         
stepping steps of mercy4 ,hence again it
 is that you find that at  the end of   
every judgment there is mercy2 and that 
,god in the midst  of this remembers    
that 7,habb #b3c74 ,yea1 judgment is in 
mercy2 and  were it not for that1       
judgment should never overtake his      
people  7#a ,cor #aa3cb74 ,wherefore let
 ,israel hope in the ,lord1 seeing with 
him is all this mercy4    ,ninth4       

,besides all this1 the mercy that is    
with ,god1 and that is  an encouragement
 to ,israel to hope in him1 ,,is        
,,everlasting3 ',the  mercy of the ,lord
 is from everlasting to everlasting upon
 them that  fear him' 7,psa #ajc3ag74   
,from everlasting to everlasting2 that  
is  more1 more than ,i said4 ,well1     
#a4 ,then from everlasting2 that is1    
from before the world began2 so  then1  
things that are1 and are to be          
hereafter1 are to be managed  according 
to those measures that ,god in mercy    
took for his people  then4 ,hence it is 
said1 that he has blessed us according  
as he  chose us in ,christ1 before the  
world began2 that is1 according to      
those measures and grants that were by  
mercy allotted to us then  7,eph #a3d74 
,according to that other saying1        
'according to his mercy he  saved us1'  
that is1 according as mercy had allotted
 for us before  the world began 7,titus 
#c3e74 ',according to his own purpose   
and  grace1 which was given us in       

,christ before the world began' 7#b ,tim
  #a3i74 ,this is mercy from            
everlasting1 and is the ground and      
bottom  of all dispensations that have  
been1 are1 or are to come to his        
people4 ,and now1 though it would be too
 great a step to a side1 to  treat of   
all those mercies that of necessity will
 be found to stand  upon that which is  
called mercy from everlasting1 yet it   
will be  to our purpose1 and agreeable  
to our method1 to conclude that mercy   
to everlasting stands upon that2 even as
 vocation1 justification1  preservation1
 and glorification1 standeth upon our   
being chosen in  ,christ before the     
foundation of the world 7,rom #h3bi1cj74
 ,here then  is the mercy that is with  
,god and that should encourage ,israel  
to  hope4 ,the mercy that has concerned 
itself with them1 is mercy from         
everlasting4 ,nor may it be thought that
 a few quarrels of some  brain-sick     
fellows will put ,god upon taking new   
measures for his  people2 what          

foundation has been laid for his1 before
 he laid the  foundation of the world1  
shall stand2 for that it was laid in    
,christ  by virtue of mercy3 that is1   
from everlasting 7,rom #i3aa74 ,the old 
laws1 which are the ,magna ,charta1 the 
sole basis of the government  of a      
kingdom1 may not be cast away for the   
pet that is taken by every  little      
gentleman against them4#ba ,we have     
indeed some professors  that take a     
great pet against that foundation of    
salvation1 that  the mercy that is from 
everlasting has laid2 but since the     
kingdom1  government1 and glory of      
,christ is wrapped up in it1 and since  
the calling1 justification1             
perseverance1 and glorification of his  
elect1 which are called his body and    
fulness1 is wrapt up therein1  it may   
not be laid aside nor despised1 nor     
quarrelled against by  any1 without     
danger of damnation4    ,here then is   
the mercy with which ,israel is         
concerned1 and which  is with ,god as an

 encouragement to them that should hope1
 to hope  in him4 ,it is mercy from     
everlasting2 it is mercy of an ancient  
date2 it is mercy in the root of the    
thing4 ,for it is from this  mercy in   
the root of the thing4 ,for it is from  
this mercy1 this  mercy from            
everlasting1 that all1 and all those    
sorts of mercies1  of which we have     
discoursed before1 do flow4 ,it is from 
this that  ,christ the ,saviour flows2  
this is it1 from which that tender      
mercy1  that great mercy1 that rich     
mercy that aboundeth towards us1 doth   
flow2 and so of all the rest4 ,kind     
brings forth its kind2 know the  tree by
 his fruit2 and ,god by his mercy in    
,christ2 yea1 and know  what ,god was   
doing before he made the world1 by what 
he has been  doing ever since4 ,and what
 has ,god been doing for and to his     
church  from the beginning of the world1
 but extending to1 and exercising       
loving-kindness and mercy for them8     
therefore he laid a foundation  for this

 in mercy from everlasting4    #b4 ,but 
mercy from everlasting is but the       
beginning1 and we  have discoursed of   
those mercies that we have found in the 
bowels  of this already1 wherefore a    
word of that which is to everlasting    
also4 ',from everlasting to             
everlasting4' ,nothing can go beyond  to
 everlasting2 wherefore this1 to        
everlasting1 will see an end  of all4   
,the devil will tempt us1 sin will      
assault us1 men will  persecute2 but can
 they do it to everlasting8 ,if not1    
then there is  mercy to come to ,god's  
people at last2 even when all evils have
  done to us what they can4 ,after the  
prophet had spoken of the  inconceivable
 blessedness that ,god hath prepared for
 them that wait  for him1 he drops to   
present wrath1 and the sin of ,god's    
people in  this life4 ,this done1 he    
mounts up again to the first1 and saith1
  'in those is continuance'2 that is1   
the things laid up for us are           
everlasting1 and therefore 'we shall be 

saved' 7,isa #fd3d1e74 ,how  many things
 since the beginning have assaulted the 
world to destroy  it1 as wars1 famines1 
pestilences1 earthquakes1 c41 and yet to
 this  day it abideth4 ,but what is the 
reason of that8 ,why1 ,god liveth1  upon
 whose word1 and by whose decree it     
abideth4 ',he hath established  the     
earth1 and it abideth'2 it standeth     
fast1 and 'cannot be moved'  7,psa      
#aai3ij1 #ic3a1 #if3aj74 ,why1 my       
brethren1 mercy liveth1 mercy  is       
everlasting2 ',his mercy endureth for   
ever6' 7,psa #acf74 ,and  therefore the 
church of ,god liveth2 and when all her 
enemies have  done their all1 this is   
the song that the church shall sing over
  them3 ',they are brought down and     
fallen1 but we are risen1 and  stand    
upright6' 7,psa #bj3h74 ,everlasting    
mercy1 with everlasting  arms1 are      
underneath 7,deut #cc3bg74    ,and as   
this shows the cause of the life of the 
church1 notwithstanding  her ghostly and
 bodily enemies1 so it showeth the cause

 of her  deliverance from her repeated  
sins4 ,as ,god said of leviathan ',i    
will  not conceal his parts1' c4 7,job  
#da3ab74 ,so it is very unbecoming  of  
,god's people to conceal their sins and 
miscarriages1 for it  diminisheth this  
mercy of ,god4 ,let therefore sin be    
acknowledged1  confessed1 and not be hid
 nor dissembled2 it is to the glory of  
mercy that we confess to ,god and one   
another what we are2 still  remembering 
this1 but mercy is everlasting6    ,as  
this shows the reason of our life1 and  
the continuance of that1                
notwithstanding our repeated sins1 so it
 shows the cause of the  receiving or   
renewing of our graces1 from so many    
decays and  sickness4 ,for this mercy   
will live1 last1 and outlast1 all things
  that are corruptible and hurtful unto 
,israel4 ,wherefore 'let ,israel  hope  
in the ,lord1' for this reason1 'for    
with the ,lord there is  mercy4' #a4    
,tender mercy for us4 #b4 ,great mercy  
for us4 #c4 ,rich mercy4  #d4 ,manifold 

mercy4 #e4 ,abounding mercy towards us4 
#f4 ,compassing  mercy wherewith we are 
surrounded4 #g4 ,mercy to follow us     
wherever  we go4 #h4 ,mercy that        
rejoiceth against judgment4 ,and1 #i4   
,mercy  that is from everlasting to     
everlasting4 ,all these mercies are with
  ,god1 to allure1 to encourage1 and    
uphold ,israel in hope4    ,,second4    
,what is to be inferred from this       
reason4    ,i come now to the second    
thing1 which is to show what is to be   
inferred from this reason4 ,and1        
,first4 ,this1 to be sure1 is to be     
inferred1 ,that ,israel1 as the  child  
of ,god1 is a pitiful thing of himself2 
one that is full of  weaknesses1        
infirmities1 and defects1 should we     
speak nothing of  his transgressions4   
,he that is to be attended with so many 
mercies1  absolutely necessary mercies1 
for there is not in these mercies  one  
that can be spared1 must needs be in    
himself a poor indigent  creature4      
,should you see a child attended with so

 many engines to  make him go1 as the   
child of ,god is attended with mercies  
to make  him stand1 you would say1 ,what
 an infirm1 decrepit1 helpless thing  is
 this6#bb ,alas6 ,i have here counted up
 mercies in number nine4  ,if ,i had    
counted up nine hundred and ninety-nine1
 all had been the  same1 for the child  
of ,god would not have one to spare4    
,the text  saith1 ',the earth1 ,o ,lord1
 is full of thy mercy1' and all little  
enough to preserve his ,israel 7,psa    
#aai3fd74 ,indeed1 those that ,i  have  
presented the reader with are the chief 
heads of mercies2 or  the head-mercies  
from which many others flow4 ,but1      
however1 were they  but single mercies1 
they show with great evidence our       
deficiency2  but being double1 they show
 it much more4    ,should it be said    
there is such a lord has a son1 a poor  
decrepit  thing2 he is forced to wear   
things to strengthen his ancles1 things 
to strengthen his knees1 things to      
strengthen his loins1 things to  keep up

 his bowels1 things to strengthen his   
shoulders1 his neck1  his hands1        
fingers2 yea1 he cannot speak but by the
 help of an  engine1 nor chew his food  
but by the help of an engine4 ,what     
would  you say8 ,what would you think8  
,would you not say such a one is not    
worth the keeping1 and that his father  
cannot look for any thing  from him1 but
 that he should live upon high charge   
and expense1 as  long as he liveth2     
besides all the trouble such an one is  
like to  be of to others4 ,why this is  
the case3 ,israel is such an one1 nay1  
a worse4 ,he cannot live without tender 
mercy1 without great mercy1  without    
rich mercy1 without manifold mercy and  
unless mercy abounds  towards him4 ,he  
cannot stand if mercy doth not compass  
him round  about1 nor go unless mercy   
follows him4 ,yea1 if mercy that        
rejoiceth  against judgment doth not    
continually flutter over him1 the very  
moth will eat him up1 and the canker    
will consume him 7,job #d3ai74          

,wherefore it is necessary to the making
 of ,israel live and flourish1  that    
everlasting mercy should be over his    
head1 and everlasting  mercy under his  
feet1 with all the afore-mentioned      
mercies1 and  more in the bowels of it4 
,but ,i say doth not this sufficiently  
show1  had we but eyes to see it1 what a
 sad and deplorable creature the  child 
of ,god of himself is8 ,o6 this is not  
believed nor considered  as it should4  
,vain man would be wise2 sinful man     
would be holy2  and poor1 lame1 infirm1 
helpless man1 would be strong1 and fain 
persuade others that he hath a          
sufficiency of himself4 ,but ,i say1  if
 it be so1 what need all this mercy8 ,if
 thou canst go lustily1  what mean thy  
crutches8 ,no1 no1 ,israel1 ,god's      
,israel1 when awake1  stands astonished 
at his being surrounded with mercies1   
and cries  out1 ',i am not worthy of the
 least ,i am less than the least of  all
 thy mercies1 and of all the truth1     
which thou hast showed unto  thy        

servant' 7,gen #cb3aj74    ,second4     
,this also showeth how sorely the       
enemies of ,israel are bent  to seek his
 destruction4 ,the devil is1 by way of  
eminency1 called  the enemy of ,god's   
people3 'the devil1 your adversary' 7#a 
,peter  #e3h74 ,and this1 that there are
 so many mercies employed about us1  and
 all to bring us to the place which ,god
 hath appointed for us1  doth           
demonstrate it4 ,should you see a man   
that was not to go from  door to door1  
but he must be clad in a coat of mail1  
must have  a helmet of brass upon is    
head1 and for his life-guard not so few 
as a thousand men to wait upon him2     
would you not say1 ,surely this  man has
 store of enemies at hand1 surely this  
man goes continually  in danger of his  
life8 ,why1 this is the case1 enemies   
lie in wait  for poor ,israel in every  
hole2 he can neither eat1 drink1 wake1  
sleep1 work1 sit still1 talk1 be silent2
 worship his ,god in public  or in      
private1 but he is in danger of being   

stabbed1 or being  destroyed4 ,hence1 as
 was said before1 he is compassed about 
with  mercy as with a shield 7,micah    
#g3bj74 ,and again it is said concerning
  these1 ',god's truth1' his mercy1     
'shall be thy shield and buckler'  7,psa
 #ia3d74 ,and again1 ',he is a buckler  
to all them that trust  in him' 7#b ,sam
 #bb3ca74 ,yea1 ,david being a man      
sensible of his own  weakness1 and of   
the rage and power of his enemies1 cries
 out to  his ,god to take hold of shield
 and buckler1 and to stand up for his   
help 7,psa #ce3b74 ,but what need these 
things be asserted1 promised1  or prayed
 for8 if ,israel had no enemies1 or none
 but such1 he could1  as we say1 make   
his party good with all4 ,alas1 their   
cries1 their  tears1 sighs1 watchings1  
and outcries1 at sundry times1 make     
this1  beyond all show of doubt1 a      
truth4    ,if ,solomon used to have     
about his bed no less than threescore of
  the valiantest of ,israel1 holding    
swords1 and being expert in war1  every 

one with his sword upon his thigh1      
because of fear in the  night--and yet  
these fears were only concerning        
men--what guard and  safe-guard doth    
,god's poor people need1 who are        
continually1 both  night and day1 roared
 upon by the unmerciful fallen angels of
  hell6 7,can #c3g1h74 ,i will add1 if  
it be but duly considered1 all  this    
guard and safeguard by mercy            
notwithstanding1 how hardly this  people
 do escape being destroyed for ever1    
yea1 how with hearts  broken1 and loins 
broken1 many of them with much          
difficulty get to  the gates of heaven6 
it will be easily concluded1 that her   
enemies  are swifter than eagles1       
stronger than lions2 and that they often
  overtake her between the straits4     
,to say nothing of the many thousands   
that dare not so much as once  think of 
true religion1 because of the power of  
the enemy which  they behold1 when alas6
 they see nobody but the very scarecrows
  which the devil hath set up for ,i    

count the persecutor of ,god's  people  
but the devil's scarecrow1 the old one  
himself lies quat--yet1  ,i say1 how are
 they frighted6 how are they amazed6    
,what a many of  the enemies of religion
 have these folks seen today6#bc yea1   
and  they will as soon venture to run   
the hazard of hell-fire1 as to be       
engaged by these enemies in this way4   
,why1 ,god's people are fain to  go     
through them all1 and yet no more able  
than the other to do it  of themselves4 
,they therefore are girded1 compassed1  
and defended by  this mercy1 which is   
the true cause indeed of their godly    
perseverance4    ,third4 ,a third thing 
that ,i infer from these words is1 ,what
 a loving  ,god has ,israel6 ',truly    
,god is good to ,israel4 ,let the       
redeemed of  the ,lord say so4' ,a      
loving ,god1 that should take this care 
of him1  and bestow so many mercies upon
 him4 ,mercies of all sorts1 for  all   
cases1 for all manner of relief and help
 against all manner  of perils4 ,what is

 man that ,god should so unweariedly    
attend upon  him1 and visit him every   
moment8 ,is he a second ,god8 ,is he    
,god's  fellow8 ,is he of the highest   
order of the angels8 or what is he8  ,o6
 he is a flea1 a worm1 a dead dog1      
sinful dust and ashes2 he comes  up like
 a flower and is cut down1 and what a   
thing is it that ,god  should so much as
 open his eyes upon such a one6 7#a ,sam
 #bf3bj2 ,job  #be3f1 #de3b1c74 ,but    
then1 what a thing is it that ,god      
should magnify  him1 and that he should 
set his heart upon him6 7,job #g3ag74   
,yea1  that he should take him into     
acquaintance with him1 give his angels  
to be all ministering spirits for him6  
,yea1 engage his mercy for  him1 his    
tender1 great1 manifold1 and everlasting
 mercy for him1  to compass him round   
withal1 as with a shield1 that nothing  
might  work his ruin for ever and ever6 
,it may well be said1 ',god is love'6   
7#a ,john #d3af74 ,man may well  say so1
 ',o give thanks unto the ,lord1 for he 

is good1 for his mercy  endureth for    
ever4 ,let the redeemed of the ,lord say
 so1 whom he  hath redeemed from the    
hand of the enemy' 7,psa #ajg3a-c74 ,if 
it be  love for a fellow-creature to    
give a bit of bread1 a coat1 a cup  of  
cold water1 what shall we call this8    
when ,god1 the great ,god1  the former  
of all things1 shall not only give an   
alms1 an alms  to an enemy1 but shall   
rise up1 take shield and buckler1 and be
 a  guard1 a protection1 a deliverer    
from all evil1 until we come into  his  
heavenly kingdom8 ,this love is such as 
is not found on earth1  nor to be       
paralleled among the creatures4 ,none   
hopes this but one  that is good4 ,nor  
does any believe as they should1 that   
,god doth  love as these things declare 
he does4 ,our heart staggereth at the   
greatness of the thing1 and who is it   
that has any reason left in  him1 and   
knows anything of what a wretched thing 
sin hath made him1  that can without    
starting so much as hear of all this    

mercy6 ,but1    ,fourth4 ,another thing 
that ,i infer from these words is this1 
,what  ground is here to ,israel to hope
 in the ,lord6 ,the ,lord is not that   
broken reed of ,egypt1 on which if a man
 lean1 it will go into his  hand and    
pierce it4 ,god's word is steadfast for 
ever1 even the word  by which we are    
here exhorted to hope4 ,nor shall we    
have cause to  doubt of the cause of the
 exhortation to such a soul-quieting    
duty2  for mercy is with the ,lord3     
',let ,israel rejoice in him that made  
him2 let the children of ,zion be joyful
 in their king' 7,psa #adi3b74  ,for    
with the ,lord there is mercy1 wherewith
 to beautify the meek  with salvation4  
,what sayest thou1 child of ,god8 ,has  
sin wounded1  bruised thy soul1 and     
broken thy bones8 ,why1 with the ,lord  
there is  tender mercy4 ,art thou a     
sinner of the first rate1 of the biggest
  size8 ,why1 with the ,lord there is   
great mercy for thee8 ,have thy  sins   
corrupted thy wounds1 and made them     

putrefy and stink8 ,why1  with the ,lord
 there is rich1 that is1 virtuous#bd    
mercy for thee4  ,art thy sins of       
diverse sorts8 ,why1 here is a multitude
 of manifold  mercies for thee4 ,dost   
thou see thyself surrounded with        
enemies8  ,why1 with the ,lord there is 
mercy to compass thee about withal4  ,is
 the way dangerous in which thou art to 
go8 ,surely goodness and  mercy shall   
follow thee all the days of thy life4   
,doth iniquity  prevail against thee8   
,the mercy of this ,lord aboundeth      
towards thee4  ,doth judgments for thy  
miscarriages overtake thee2 ,there is   
with  thy ,lord mercy that rejoiceth to 
deliver thee from those judgments4      
,what shall ,i say8 ,there is mercy from
 everlasting to everlasting  upon thee4 
,what wouldst thou have8 ,there is mercy
 underneath1 mercy  above1 and mercy for
 thee on every side2 therefore 'let     
,israel  hope in the ,lord6' ,i will    
add1 it is the greatest unkindness thou 
canst return to the ,lord to doubt this 

mercy notwithstanding4 ,why1  what wilt 
thou make of ,god8 ,is there no truth   
nor trust to be put  in him1            
notwithstanding all that he hath said8  
,o the depravedness  of man's nature6   
,because he speaketh the truth1         
therefore we believe  him not6 7,john   
#h3de74 ,the odiousness of unbelief is  
manifest  by this1 yea1 also the        
unreasonableness thereof4 ,god is true1 
his  ,word is true2 and to help us to   
hope in him1 how many times has he      
fulfilled it to others1 and that before 
our eyes8 ,hope then2 it is  good that a
 man should hope4 ,hope then2 it pleases
 ,god that thou  shouldest hope4 ,hope  
then to the end1 for the grace that is  
to be  brought unto thee will surely    
come1 with ,christ thy ,saviour4    ,men
 that have given up themselves to their 
sins1 hope to enjoy  some benefit by    
them1 though the curse of ,god1 and his 
wrath1 is  revealed from heaven against 
them for it 7,rom #a3ah74 ,and yet thou 
that hast given thyself to ,god by      

,christ1 art afraid to hope in his      
mercy6 ,for shame1 hope1 and do not thus
 dishonour thy ,god1 would  thine own   
soul1 and set so bad an example to      
others4 ,i know thou  hast thy          
objections in a readiness to cast in my 
way1 and were  they made against        
doctrine1 reason would that some notice 
should  be taken of them2 but since they
 are made against duty1 duty urged      
from1 and grounded upon1 a word which is
 stedfast for ever1 thou  deservest to  
be blamed1 and to be told1 that of all  
sins that ever  thou didst commit1 thou 
now art managing the vilest1 while thou 
art  giving way to1 and fortifying of1  
unbelief and mistrust1 against  this    
exhortation to hope1 and against the    
reason for encouragement  to the duty4  
,,third4 ,,the ,,amplification ,,of     
,,the ,,reason ',,to ,,hope ,,in ,,the  
,,lord4'    ,but ,i shall pass from this
 to the third thing found in the text1  
and that is the ,,amplification of the  
reason4 ,i told you that there  were in 

the text these three things1 ,i4 ,an    
exhortation to the  children of ,god to 
hope in the ,lord3 ',let ,israel hope in
 the ,lord4'  ,,ii4 ,a reason to enforce
 that exhortation1 ',for with the ,lord 
there  is mercy4' ,,iii4 ,an            
amplification of that reason1 ',and with
 him is  plenteous redemption4' ,i have 
gone through the two first1 and shall   
now come to this last4    ,in these last
 words1 which ,i call the ,amplification
 of the reason1  we have two things4    
,,first4 ,a more particular account of  
the nature  of the mercy propounded for 
an encouragement to ,israel to hope4    
,,second4 ,an account of the sufficiency
 of it4 ,the nature of the mercy        
propounded1 is expressed by that word   
'redemption4' ,the sufficiency  of it is
 expressed by that word 'plenteous4'    
',let ,israel hope in the  ,lord2 for   
with the ,lord there is mercy1 and with 
him is plenteous  redemption4'          
,,first4 ,the nature of the mercy       
propounded4    ,redemption may be       

diversely taken1 as shall be further    
showed anon2  but forasmuch as the term 
here is made mention of indefinitely1   
without nominating of this or that part 
of redemption particularly1  ,i shall   
speak to it in the general1 with respect
 at least to the  main heads thereof4   
,to redeem is to fetch back1 by         
sufficient and suitable means1 those  at
 present in an enthralled1 captivated1  
or an imprisoned condition2  and there  
are two sorts of this redemption4       
,first1 ,redemption  by purchase4       
,second1 ,redemption by power4          
,redemption by purchase  is from the    
cause of captivities4 ,redemption by    
power is from the  effects4    ,first1  
,if we speak of redemption by purchase1 
then three things  present themselves to
 our consideration--,i4 ,the person     
redeeming4  ,,ii4 ,the nature of the    
price paid to redeem withal4 ,,iii4 ,the
 thing  or state from which this        
redeemer with this price redeemeth4     
,i4 ,the ,person redeeming4 ,the subject

 of this redemption1 or person          
redeemed1 is ,israel1 of him we have    
spoken before4 ,for the person          
redeeming1 it is ,jesus of ,nazareth2   
,jesus that was born at ,bethlehem1  at 
the time1 and as the ,scriptures relate 
7,matt #a2 ,luke #b74 ,now1  with       
reference to his person1 we have two    
things to inquire after4  ,what this    
person was4 ,how he addressed himself to
 this work4    #a4 ,what this person    
was4 ,this ,jesus was and is the natural
 and eternal  ,son of ,god ,almighty1   
without beginning or end1 from          
everlasting2  the ,creator and ,upholder
 of the world 7,prov #h2 ,john #a2 ,heb 
#a74    #b4 ,how he addressed himself to
 the work of redeeming1 take as follows4
  ,he became true man3 for he was       
conceived through the power of the      
,holy ,ghost in the womb of a maid1 and 
in the fulness of time brought  forth of
 her1 true1 real1 natural man2 ,i say1  
though not in the  worst1 yet in the    
best sense 7,luke #b3ca-ce74 ,being thus

 brought  forth without spot or blemish1
 he began to address himself to the     
work4 7#a47 ,by works preparatory1 and  
then1 7#b47 ,by the act itself4    7#a47
 ,the works preparatory were as follow4 
,he prepares himself  a priestly robe1  
which was his own obediential           
righteousness2 for  without these holy  
garments he might not adventure to come 
into  the presence of ,god to offer his 
gift 7,rom #e3ai2 ,exo #bh3dj1 #dj3ac74 
,before he offered his gift for the     
people1 he was to be himself  sanctified
 to his office3 and that--by blood--by  
prayers and tears  7#a ,peter #a3ai74   
7a47 ,by blood2 for before ,aaron was to
 offer his  sacrifice for the people1 he
 must himself be sprinkled with blood   
7,exo #bi3ai-bb74 ,and because ,jesus   
could not be sprinkled with the  blood  
of beasts1 therefore was he sprinkled   
with that of his own3  not as ,aaron    
was1 upon the tip of his ear1 and upon  
the tip of his  toe2 but from top to    
toe1 from head to foot1 his sweat was   

blood  7,luke #bb3dd74 ,so that from his
 agony in the garden to the place  where
 he was to lay down the price of our    
redemption1 he went as  consecrated in  
his own blood4 7b47 ,he offered also his
 sacrifice  of strong crying and tears1 
as his drink-offering to ,god1 as a     
sacrifice preparatory1 not propitiatory1
 in pursuit of his office2  not to purge
 his person 7,heb #e3e-h74 ,this is the 
person redeeming1  and this was his     
preparation to the work4    7#b47 ,the  
act itself4 ,now the redemption is often
 ascribed particularly  to his blood2   
yet in general1 the act of his redeeming
 of us must  either more remotely or    
more nearly be reckoned from his whole  
suffering for us in the flesh2 which    
suffering ,i take to begin at  his      
agony1 and was finished when he was     
raised again from the dead4  ,by his    
flesh ,i understand his whole man1 as   
distinguished from his  ,divine nature2 
and so that word doth comprehend his    
soul as well  as his body1 as by the    

#ecrd of ,isaiah appears4 ,his soul     
after that  manner which was proper to  
it2 and his body after that manner which
  was proper to it4    ,,ii4 ,the nature
 of the price paid to redeem4 ,his      
sufferings began  in his soul1 some time
 before his body was touched1 by virtue 
of  which was his bloody sweat in his   
body4 ,the sorrows of his soul  began at
 the apprehension of what was coming    
from ,god1 for our sakes1  upon him2 but
 the bloody sweat of his body was from  
that union it  had with such a soul4    
,his sufferings were from the hand of   
,god1  not of man2 not by constraint1   
but of his own will 7,lev #a3c2 ,john   
#aj3ah72 and they differ from ours in   
these six things4 #a4 ,his  sufferings  
were by the rigour of the law2 ours     
according to the  tenor of the gospel   
7,gal #c3ac2 ,heb #ab3aj74 #b4 ,his     
sufferings were  from ,god's hand       
immediately2 ours by and through a      
,mediator 7,isa  #ec3f2 ,heb #i3bb74 #c4
 ,god delighted himself in every stroke 

he gave  him2 he doth not willingly     
grieve nor afflict his people 7,isa #ec2
  ,psa #ajc2 ,lam #c3cc74 #d4 ,he       
suffereth as a common or public person2 
we for our own private offences 7#a ,cor
 #ae3c2 ,lam #c3ci74 #e4 ,he  suffered  
to make amends to justice for the breach
 of a holy law2  we to receive some     
small correction1 and to be taught to   
amend our  lives 7,heb #i3bf2 ,rom      
#aj3c1d2 ,deut #h3e2 #b chron #f3bg74   
#f4 ,he was  delivered from the nature  
of suffering by the merit of his person 
and sufferings2 we from ours by the     
mercy of ,god through ,christ  7,acts   
#b3bd2 ,eph #d3cb1 #e3b74 ,redemption1  
then1 by a price1 was this2  the blood  
of ,christ1 which he willingly suffered 
to be spilt on  the cross1 before the   
face of ,god4    ,,iii4 ,the state from 
which this price redeemeth4 ,the cause  
of  this price was our sins2 by which we
 were justly delivered up to  the curse1
 the devil1 death1 and hell2 and should 
everlastingly  have so continued1 but   

that this price of redemption was for us
  paid4 ,hence it is said1 ,christ died 
for us4 ,christ died for our  sins4     
,christ gave himself for our sins4 ,we  
have redemption through  his blood1 the 
forgiveness of sins4 ,and that we are   
bought with  this price4 ,now1 in all   
this ,christ respected the holiness of  
the  law1 and the worth of our souls2   
giving full satisfaction to the  one1   
for the love that he bare to the other4 
,and this has redeemed  his people from 
sin and the curse1 the cause of our     
captivity4    ,second1 ,but besides     
this1 there is redemption by power1 and 
that  respecteth that1 or those things1 
unto which we become not legally        
indebted by our transgression4 ,there   
was that unto which we became  legally  
indebted1 and that was the justice and  
holiness of the law  7,gen #b3ag74 ,now 
from this1 because ,god had said it1 for
 his ,word  made it so1 there could be  
no deliverance1 but by a reverend and   
due  respect to its command and demand1 

and an answer to every whit of  what it 
would require2 for not one tittle1 not  
one jot or tittle of  the law could fail
 7,matt #e3ah74 ,jesus ,christ1         
therefore1 with respect  to the law1    
that he might redeem us1 paid a full and
 sufficient  price of redemption2 but as
 for these things that hold us captive1 
not for any injury we have done to them1
 but of power1 tyranny1 or  the like2   
from them he redeemed us by power 7,eph 
#d74 ,hence1 when  he had made          
satisfaction or amends for us to the    
law1 he is said  to 'lead captivity     
captive1 to spoil principalities and    
powers1  and to make a show of them     
openly' 7,col #b74 ,but to take captive1
  and to spoil1 must be understood of   
what he did1 not to the law1 but  to    
those others of our enemies from which  
we were to be redeemed1  not by price   
but by power4 ,and this second part of  
redemption is  to be considered under a 
twofold head4 #a4 ,that these were      
overcome  personally1 in and by himself1

 for us4 #b4 ,that they shall be        
overcome  also1 in and by his church1   
through the power of his ,spirit4    #a4
 ,for the first1 these were overcome    
personally1 in and by himself  for us2  
to wit1 at his resurrection from the    
dead4 ,for as by his  death he made     
amends for our breach of the law1 so by 
his resurrection  he spoiled those other
 enemies1 to wit1 death1 the devil1 and 
the  grave1 c41 unto which we were      
subjected1 not for any offence we  had  
committed against them1 but for our sin 
against the law2 and  men when they have
 answered to the justice of the law1 are
 by law  and power delivered from the   
prison4 ,christ therefore1 by power1 by 
his glorious power1 did overcome the    
devil1 hell1 sin1 and death1  then when 
he arose and revived from his grave1 and
 so got the victory  over them1 in and  
by himself1 for us4 ,for he engaging as 
a common  or public person for us1 did  
on our behalf what he did1 both in  his 
death and resurrection4 ,so then1 as he 

died for us1 he rose  for us2 and as by 
his death he redeemed us from some1 so  
by his  resurrection from other1 of our 
enemies4 ,only it must be considered1   
that this redemption1 as to the fulness 
of it as yet1 resides in  his own person
 only1 and is set out to his church as  
she has need  thereof1 and that orderly 
too4 ,first1 that part thereof which    
respecteth our redemption from the law2 
and then that part of it  which         
respecteth our redemption from those    
other things4 ,and although  we are made
 partakers of redemption from the curse 
of the law in  this life1 so far forth  
as to be justified therefrom2 and also  
as  to the receiving of an earnest while
 here1 of being wholly possessed  of the
 glory of the next world hereafter2 yet 
we neither are1 nor  shall be redeemed  
from all those things1 which yet our    
head has1  as head1 got a complete and  
eternal victory over1 until just before 
he shall deliver up the kingdom to the  
,father1 that ,god may be all  in all2  

for 'the last enemy that shall be       
destroyed is death' 7#a  ,cor #ae3bf74  
,death1 as it has hold upon us1 for     
death as it had hold  on our head1 was  
destroyed1 when he rose from the dead1  
but death1  as we are subject to it1    
shall not be destroyed until we all and 
every one of us shall attain to the     
resurrection from the dead2 a  pledge of
 which we have by our spiritual         
resurrection1 from a state  of nature to
 a state of grace 7,col #c3a-d74 ,a     
promise of which we  have in the word of
 the truth of the gospel2 and an        
assurance of  it we have by the         
resurrection of ,christ from the dead   
7,eph #d3cj2  ,luke #bj3ce2 ,acts       
#ag3cj1ca74 ,wherefore let us hope6     
,now1 as to redemption from the law1 and
 from those other things from  which we 
are1 and are to be redeemed with power2 
do but consider  the different language 
which the ,holy ,ghost useth1 with      
reference  to our redemption from each4 
,when it speaketh of our redemption from

 the just curse of the law1  which we   
have sufficiently deserved1 it is said  
to be done1 not by  destroying1 but by  
fulfilling the law4 ',think not1' says  
,christ1  'that ,i am come to destroy   
the law or the prophets2 ,i am not come 
to destroy1 but to fulfil4 ,for verily  
,i say unto you1 ,till heaven  and earth
 pass1 one jot or one tittle shall in no
 wise pass from  the law1 till all be   
fulfilled' 7,matt #e3ag1ah74 ,for it    
became him1  as our ,redeemer1 to fulfil
 all1 and all manner of righteousness1  
by doing and suffering what justly      
should have been done or borne  of us   
7,rom #h3c-e2 ,gal #c3ac1ad74    ,but   
now when our redemption from those other
 things is made mention  of1 the dialect
 is changed2 for then we read1 to the   
end we might  be delivered from them1   
,christ was to destroy and abolish them 
7#b  ,tim #a3aj72 'that through death he
 might destroy him that had the  power  
of death1 that is1 the devil1' and so   
deliver 7,heb #b3ad74  ,and again1 ',o  

death1 ,i will be thy plagues6 ,o grace1
 ,i will be  thy destruction6' 7,hosea  
#ac3ad74 ,and again1 'that the body of  
sin  might be destroyed' 7,rom #f3f72   
and ,i have the keys of hell and of     
death 7,rev #a3ah74 ,having thereby     
sufficiently declared that the  power of
 it is destroyed as to ,israel1 who are 
the people concerned  in this           
redemption4    #b4 ,they shall be       
overcome by his church through the power
 of  his ,spirit4 ,now1 as was hinted   
before1 the redemption is already       
obtained1 and that completely1 by the   
person of ,christ for us 7,heb  #i3bd71 
as it is written1 ',having obtained     
eternal redemption for  us'2 yet these  
enemies1 sin1 death1 the devil1 hell1   
and the grave1  are not so under the    
feet of his saints as he will put them1 
and as they shall be in conclusion under
 the feet of ,christ 7,heb  #b3h1i74 ,i 
say they are not2 wherefore1 as the text
 also concludeth1  this redemption is   
with the ,lord1 and under our feet they 

shall  be by the power of ,god towards  
us 7#b ,cor #ac3d74 ,and for this let   
,israel hope4 ,the sum then is1 ,god's  
people have with the ,lord  redemption1 
and redemption in reversion2 redemption1
 and redemption  to come2 all which is  
in the hand of the ,lord for us1 and of 
all  we shall be possessed in his time4 
,this is that called plenteous          
redemption4 ',for with him is plenteous 
redemption4' ,a little  therefore to    
touch upon the redemption that we have  
in reversion1  or of the redemption yet 
to come4    7#a47 ,there is yet much sin
 and many imperfections that cleave to  
our persons and to our performances1    
from which1 though we be not  yet in the
 most full sense delivered1 yet this    
redemption is with  our ,lord1 and we   
shall have it in his time2 and in the   
meantime it  is said1 ,it shall not have
 dominion over us4 ',sin shall not have 
dominion over you2 for ye are not under 
the law1 but under grace'  7,rom #f3ad74
 ,we are1 by what ,christ has done1     

taken from under the  law1 the curse2   
and must1 by what ,christ will do1 be   
delivered  from the very being of sin4  
',he gave himself for us1 that he might 
redeem us from all iniquity'2 that he   
might present us to himself  a glorious 
church1 not having spot or wrinkle1 or  
any such thing1  but that we should be  
without blemish 7,titus #b3ac1ad2 ,eph  
#e3be1bg74  ,that we are already without
 the being of sin1 none but fools and   
madmen will assert2 and that we shall   
never be delivered from it1  none but   
such men will affirm neither4 ,it       
remains then1 that there  is a          
redemption for ,israel in reversion1 and
 that from the being  of sin4 ,and of   
this it is that the text also           
discourseth1 and for  which let the     
godly hope4    7#b47 ,we are not yet    
quite free from ,satan's assaulting of  
us1 though  our ,head by himself1 and   
that for us1 has got a complete conquest
  over him2 but the time is coming1 and 
himself knows that it is but  a little  

while to it1 in which he shall forever  
be bruised under  our feet4 ,be wise    
unto that which is good1 and simple     
concerning  evil1 and the ,god of peace 
shall bruise1 tread down ,satan under   
your feet shortly 7,rom #af3bj74 ,some  
may think that this text will  have a   
fulfilling in the ruin and downfall of  
,antichrist2 and so  it may2 but yet it 
will never be wholly fulfilled1 as long 
as ,satan  shall have any thing to do   
with one of the children of ,god4 ,there
  is therefore a redemption in reversion
 for the children of ,god from  ,satan1 
which they are to hope for1 because this
 redemption is with  the ,lord their    
,head1 and that to manage and bring     
about for them4  ,for he shall bruise   
him under their feet in his time4       
7#c47 ,there is yet belonging to the    
church of ,god a redemption from  what  
remains of ,antichrist1 although as yet 
he is stronger than  we1 which ,i also  
call a redemption in reversion1 for that
 it is yet  to come1 nor shall it be    

accomplished till the time appointed4   
,in  this redemption1 not only saints1  
but truths will have a share2 yea1  and 
many also of the men that belong not to 
the kingdom of ,christ  and of ,god4    
,this redemption ,god's people are also 
to hope for1  for it is with their      
,lord1 and he has promised it to them1  
as the  ,scripture doth plentifully     
declare4    7#d47 ,there is yet a       
redemption to come1 which is called the 
redemption of our body 7,rom #h3bc74 ,of
 this redemption we have both  the      
earnest and the seal1 to wit1 the       
,spirit of ,god 7,eph #a3ad1  #d3cj74   
,and because the time to it is long1    
therefore we are to wait  for it2 and   
because it will be that upon which all  
our blessedness  will be let out to us1 
and we also let in to it1 therefore we  
should be comforted at all the signs of 
the near approach thereof2  'then1'     
saith ,christ1 'look up and lift up your
 heads' 7,luke  #ba3bh74 ,the bodies of 
saints are called the purchased         

possession2  possession1 because the    
whole of all that shall be saved shall  
be  for a temple or house for ,god to   
dwell in1 in the heavens4 ,a purchased  
possession1 because the body1 as well as
 the soul1 is bought with  the price of 
blood 7#a ,cor #f3ad-bj74 ,but what then
 doth he mean by  the redemption of this
 purchased possession8 ,i answer1 he    
meaneth  the raising it up from the     
dead2 ',i will ransom them from the     
power of the grave1 ,i will redeem them 
from death' 7,hosea #ac3ad74  ,and then 
shall be brought to pass that saying    
that is written1  ',death is swallowed  
up in victory'2 that saying1 that is    
this1 and  that in ,isaiah1 for they    
speak both the selfsame thing 7#a ,cor  
#ae2  ,isa #be3h74    ,and this was     
signified by ,moses1 where he speaks of 
the year of  jubilee1 and of the        
redemption of the house that was sold in
 ,israel1  how of that year it should   
return to the owner 7,lev #be74 ,our    
bodies  of right are ,god's1 but sin    

still dwells in them2 we have also sold 
and forfeited them to death and the     
grave1 and so they will abide2  but at  
the judgment day1 that blessed jubilee1 
,god will take our  body1 which         
originally is his1 and will deliver it  
from the bondage  of corruption1 unto   
which1 by our souls1 through sin1 it has
 been  subjected2 he will take it1 ,i   
say1 because it is his1 both by         
creation and redemption1 and will bring 
it to that perfect freedom  that is only
 to be found in immortality and eternal 
life4 ,and for  this should ,israel     
hope6 ,from what hath been said to this 
first  thing1 it appears that the mercy 
that is with ,god for his people1  as it
 is in general what has been described  
before1 so it is redeeming  mercy1 or   
mercy that has with it the virtue of    
redemption2 of the  advantageousness of 
this mercy1 we will further discourse by
 and  by1 but now we will look into the 
second thing1 that from this            
amplification of the reason was         

propounded to be spoken to1 to wit1     
,,second4 ,the sufficiency of this      
redemption4    ,an account of the       
sufficiency of this redemption4 ',let   
,israel hope  in the ,lord2 for with the
 ,lord there is mercy1 and with him is  
plenteous redemption4' ,the sufficiency 
or plenteousness of it may  be spoken   
to1 as it respecteth the many           
difficulties and dangers  that by sin we
 have brought ourselves into2 or as it  
respecteth  the superabundant worth that
 is found therein1 let the dangers      
attending us be what they will1 though  
we should not be acquainted  with the   
half or the hundredth part thereof4     
,to speak to it as it respecteth those  
particular difficulties  and dangers    
that by sin we have brought ourselves   
unto2 and that1  ,first4 ,by showing the
 suitableness of it4 ,second4 ,by       
showing the  sufficiency of the         
suitableness thereof4    ,first4 ,the   
suitableness of it lieth in the fit     
application thereof  to all the parts of

 thraldom and bondage4 ,have we sinned8 
,christ  had our sins laid upon his     
back2 yea1 of ,god was made1 that is1   
reputed1 sin for us 7,isa #ec2 #b ,cor  
#e3ba74 ,were we under the curse  of the
 law by reason of sin8 ,christ was made 
under the law1 and  bare the curse      
thereof to redeem 7,gal #d3d1 #c3ac2    
,rom #c3bd74 ,had  sin set us at an     
indefinite distance from ,god8 ,christ  
has become1  by the price of his        
redeeming blood1 a reconciler of man to 
,god  again 7,col #a3bj74 ,were we by   
sin subject to death8 ,christ died the  
death to set us free therefrom 7,rom    
#f3bc74 ,had our sins betrayed  us into 
and under ,satan's slavery8 ,christ has 
spoiled and destroyed  this work1 and   
made us free citizens of heaven 7,acts  
#bf3ah2 #b ,tim  #b3bf2 ,heb #b3ad2 ,eph
 #b3ai74 ,thus was our ,redeemer made1  
as to those  things1 a suitable         
recoverer1 taking all and missing       
nothing that  stood in the way of our   
happiness2 according to that a little   

below  the text1 ',and he shall redeem  
,israel from all his iniquities1'  that 
is1 from them1 together with their evil 
fruits4    ,second4 ,now as to the      
sufficiency that was in this            
suitableness1  that is declared by his  
resurrection1 by his ascension1 by his  
exaltation to the right hand of ,god2   
that is also declared by ,god's  putting
 all things under his feet1 and by      
giving of him to be head  over all      
things for his redeemed's sake4 ,it is  
also further declared  in that ,god now 
threateneth none but those that refuse  
to take  ,jesus for their ,saviour1 and 
for that he is resolved to make his     
foes his footstool4 ,what are more      
natural consequences flowing  from      
anything1 than that by these things is  
the sufficiency of the  suitableness of 
redemption by ,christ proved8 ,for all  
these things  followed ,christ1 for1 or 
because he humbled himself to the death 
of the cross1 that he might become a    
,redeemer2 therefore ,god raised  him   

up1 took him to his throne1 and gave him
 glory1 that your faith  and hope might 
be in ,god by him 7,phil #b74    ,but   
alas6 what need we stand to prove the   
sun is light1 the fire  hot1 the water  
wet8 ,what was done by him was done by  
,god1 for he  was true ,god2 and what   
comparison can there be betwixt ,god and
 the  creature1 betwixt the worth of    
,god's acts1 and the merit of the  sin  
of poor man6 ,and can death1 or sin1 or 
the grave hold us1 when  ,god saith1    
',give up8' ,yea1 where is that1 or he1 
that shall call  into question the      
superabounding sufficiency that is in   
the merit  of ,christ1 when ,god        
continueth to discharge1 day by day1    
yea1  hourly1 and every moment1 sinners 
from their sin1 and death1 and  hell1   
for the sake of the redemption that is  
obtained for us by  ,christ8    ,god be 
thanked here is plenty2 but no want of  
anything6 ,enough and  to spare6 ,it    
will be with the merit of ,christ1 even 
at the end of  the world1 as it was with

 the five loaves and two fishes1 after  
the five thousand men1 besides women and
 children1 had sufficiently  eaten      
thereof4 ,there was1 to the view of all 
at last1 more than  showed itself at    
fist4 ,at first there was but five      
loaves and two  fishes1 which a lad     
carried4 ,at last there were twelve     
baskets  full1 the weight of which1 ,i  
suppose1 not the strongest man could    
bear away4 ,nay1 ,i am persuaded1 that  
at the end of the world1 when  the      
damned shall see what a sufficiency     
there is left of merit  in ,christ1     
besides what was bestowed upon them that
 were saved by  him1 they will run mad  
for anguish of heart to think what fools
  they were not to come to him1 and     
trust in him that they might  be saved1 
as their fellow-sinners did4 ,but this  
is revealed that  ,israel1 that the     
godly may hope and expect4 ,let ,israel 
therefore  hope in the ,lord1 for with  
him is plenteous redemption4            
,amplifying reasons as a conclusion of  

the whole4    ,now as this last clause1 
as ,i termed it1 is the amplification of
  the reason going before2 so itself    
yieldeth amplifying reasons as  a       
conclusion of the whole4 ,for1          
,first4 ,add redemption unto mercy1 and 
then things still are  heightened and   
made greater4 ,and it must1 because the 
text adds  it1 and because both the     
nature of ,god1 the holiness of his law1
  and the present state of the sinner   
that is to be saved1 requireth  that it 
should be so4 ,god is justice as well as
 mercy2 the law is  holy and just2 that 
man that is to be saved is not only a   
sinner1  but polluted4 ,now1 then1 that 
mercy and justice may meet and kiss  in 
the salvation of the sinner1 there must 
be a redemption2 that the  sinner may be
 saved1 and the law retain its sanction 
and authority1  there must be a         
redemption2 that the sinner may be      
purged as well  as pardoned1 there must 
be a redemption4 ,and1 ,i say1 as there 
must1  so there is3 ',for with the ,lord

 there is mercy1 and with him is        
plenteous redemption4' ,mercy is the    
original1 the cause1 and the  manager of
 our redemption4 ,redemption is the     
manifestation1 and  the completing of   
that mercy4 ,if there had been no mercy1
 there  had been no redemption4 ,mercy  
had been defective as to us1 or must    
have offered violence to the law and    
justice of ,god1 and have saved  us     
contrary to that word1 ',in the day thou
 eatest thou shalt die1'  and ',cursed  
is every one that continueth not in all 
things written  in the book of the law  
to do them4' ,but now1 redemption coming
 in  by mercy1 the sin is done away1 and
 the sinner saved1 in a way of          
righteousness4    ,second4 ,by law as   
well as grace2 that is1 in a way of     
justice as  well as in a way of mercy4  
,hence it saith we are 'justified freely
  by his grace1 through the redemption  
that is in ,christ ,jesus' 7,rom        
#c3bd74 ,through the redemption that is 
in ,jesus ,christ1 whom ,god  hath set  

forth to be a propitiation through faith
 in his blood1 and  so to show the world
 the equity of his proceeding with      
sinners in  the saving of their souls4  
,as if ,god should say to all those who 
stumble at the salvation of sinners by  
grace1 ,behold1 ,i act according  to law
 and justice4 ,for of grace ,i save them
 through a redemption1  and therefore am
 faithful and just to my law1 as well as
 free  and liberal of my mercy4         
,wherefore thus ,i declare ,i am        
righteous1  faithful1 and just in       
passing over or remitting of sin4 ,nay1 
the  matter so standeth now betwixt me  
and the sinful world1 that ,i  could not
 be just if ,i did not justify him that 
hath faith in the  blood of ,jesus1     
since by that blood my justice is       
appeased for all  that this or that     
sinner has done against my law6    ,this
 is a way that ,god1 nor any child of   
his1 need be ashamed of  before any that
 shall call in question the legality and
 justice of  this procedure4 ,for why   

may not ,god be merciful1 and why may   
not  ,god be just8 ,and since he can be 
both merciful and just in the  salvation
 of sinners1 why may he not also save   
them from death  and hell8 ,christ is   
,god's salvation1 and to show that he is
 not  ashamed of him1 he hath presented 
him1 and the way of redemption  by him1 
before the face of all people 7,luke    
#b3cj-cb74 ,nor is the  ,son1 who is    
become1 with respect to the act of      
redemption1 the  author of eternal      
salvation1 ashamed of this his doings4  
',i gave  my back to the smiters1' saith
 he1 'and my cheeks to them that        
plucked off the hair2 ,i hid not my face
 from shame and smiting'  7,isa #ej3f74 
,this he speaks to show what were some  
of his sufferings  when he engaged in   
the work of our redemption1 and how     
heartily he  did bear and go through    
them4 ',for1' says he1 'the ,lord ,god  
will  help me1' that is1 justify me in  
it1 'therefore shall ,i not be          
confounded1 therefore have ,i set my    

face like a flint1 and ,i know  that ,i 
shall not be ashamed' 7v #g74 ,and if   
,god1 and his ,son ,jesus  ,christ1 are 
neither of them ashamed to own this way 
of salvation1  why should the sinners   
concerned thereabout be afraid thereupon
 to  venture their soul8 ,i know1 saith 
he1 ',i shall not be ashamed'2 ,i  shall
 not1 that is1 when all things come to  
light1 and everything  shall appear     
above board2 when the heart and soul of 
this undertaking  of mine shall be      
proclaimed upon the house-tops1 ,i know 
,i shall  not be ashamed4    ,it was    
also upon this account that ,paul said  
he was not ashamed of  the gospel 7,rom 
#a74 ,for he knew that it was a         
declaration of the  highest act of      
wisdom that ever ,god did spread before 
the face of  the sons of men4 ,and of   
what wisdom is the gospel a declaration 
but of that of forgiveness of sins by   
grace1 through the redemption  that is  
by the blood of ,jesus ,christ8 ',in    
whom we have redemption  through his    

blood1' even 'the forgiveness of sins1  
according to  the riches of his grace1  
wherein he hath abounded toward us in   
all  wisdom and prudence' 7,eph #a3g1h74
    ,and as ,paul speaketh here as a    
minister1 so he speaketh after the  same
 manner also as he is a believer1       
saying1 ',i am not ashamed'  of this    
gospel1 'for ,i know whom ,i have       
believed1' or trusted with  my soul1    
'and am persuaded that he is able to    
keep that which ,i  have committed unto 
him against that day' 7#b ,tim          
#a3aa1ab74 ,wherefore  seeing that mercy
 is not presented to us alone1 or       
singly1 but as  accompanying and        
concurring with redemption2 it is       
manifest enough  that mercy standeth not
 above1 and consequently that it saveth 
none but in1 by1 and through a          
,redeemer4 ,he that believeth not in    
,christ shall be damned4 ,but what needs
 that1 if mercy could save  the soul    
without the redemption that is by him8  
,if any say1 ,christ  is the mercy of   

,god to us4 ,true1 if you count him a   
,redeemer1 a  worker out of a redemption
 for us by his death and blood upon the 
cross4 ,but otherwise he is none2 ,i    
mean1 if you make him a lawgiver1  and a
 ,saviour1 only as he has set an example
 to us to get to heaven  by doing       
commandments1 or by treading in his     
steps4 ,yea1 though you  say his        
commandment is that we believe in him3  
for1 take the work  of redemption by his
 blood from the curse1 out of his hand1 
and then  what concerning him is left   
from me to believe1 but1 as was said    
before1 that he is a lawgiver1 and as   
such1 at best1 but a pattern  to us to  
get to heaven1 as here8 ,and whoso      
counteth him as such1  is so far off    
from counting of ,christ the mercy of   
,god to us1 that  they make him a       
contradictor of mercy1 both in the      
fountain and  all the streams of it4    
,for to propound life eternal to us1    
through  the observation of laws1 is to 
set before us that which contradicteth  

grace and mercy1 let the work be what it
 will2 nor will it help at  all to say1 
that they that do the law of ,christ1 or
 that take him  for their law and       
example1 shall be sure of mercy to pass 
by their  shortness of attaining to the 
perfection of what is set before them4  
,for all this might have been done1 and 
not one drop of blood spilt  for the    
redemption of man4 ,besides1 this makes 
,christ's death1 as a  ,redeemer1 as an 
act unadvisedly undertaken2 for what    
need he have  died1 if his doctrine and 
example had been sufficient1 through    
that which they call mercy1 to have     
brought the soul to glory8 ',if         
righteousness come by the law1 then     
,christ is dead in vain' 7,gal  #b3ba74 
,i will add1 put man's righteousness1   
,god's mercy1 and ,christ's  redemption1
 all together1 and they will not save a 
man2 though the  last two alone will    
sufficiently do it3 but this third is a 
piece  when put to that1 does1 instead  
of mending1 make the rent worse4        

,besides1 since man's righteousness     
cannot be joined in justification  with 
,god's mercy and ,christ's redemption1  
but through a disbelief  of the         
sufficiency of them1 should it be       
admitted as a cause1 though  but the    
least cause thereof1 what would follow1 
but to make that  cursed sin of unbelief
 a good inventor1 and a necessary worker
 in  the manner of the justification of 
a sinner8 ,for1 ,i say1 unbelief  is the
 cause of this hodge-podge in any2 and  
the effects of it are  showed in the    
#ith chapter of the epistle of ,paul to 
the ,romans1 at  the latter end thereof 
7vv #ca-ce74    ,and there are three    
things that follow upon that opinion    
that denieth  the absolute necessity of 
the shedding of the blood of ,christ for
  the redemption of man1 that mercy     
might be let out to him4    #a4 ,it     
followeth from thence1 that there is no 
such attribute  as absolute justice in  
,god2 justice to stand to his word1 and 
to  vindicate every tittle of his law4  

,for let but this be granted1 and  the  
death of ,christ must be brought in1 or 
by justice the floodgate  of mercy still
 be shut against sinful man2 or that    
,god must have  mercy upon man1 with the
 breach of his ,word4    #b4 ,it also   
followeth from the premises1 that       
,christ's death was of  pleasure only1  
and not of necessity also2 contrary to  
the ,scripture1  that makes his death   
the effect of both2 of pleasure1 to show
  how willing ,god the ,father was that 
,christ should die for man3 of          
necessity1 to show that man could not be
 saved without it2 of pleasure1  to show
 how justice did deal with him for our  
sin2 of necessity1  to show that mercy  
could not be communicated to us without 
it 7,isa  #ec3aj2 ,matt #bf3ci2 ,acts   
#ag3c74    #c4 ,there also followeth    
therefrom1 that by the blood of ,christ 
we  have not redemption from law1 and   
justice1 as to the condemning  part of  
both1 but that rather this title is     
given to it for honour  and glory1 to   

dignify it2 as the name of ,god is also 
given to him3  for they that affirm the 
one1 are bold to affirm the other4 ,for 
as by them is concluded1 that there is  
no necessity why the blood  of ,christ  
should be counted the absolutely        
necessary price of our  redemption from 
the curse of the law and severity of    
justice2 so by  them it is concluded1   
that it is not necessary to hold that   
,christ  the ,redeemer is naturally and 
co-eternally ,god1 as the ,father4 ,but 
'let ,israel hope in the ,lord1 for with
 the ,lord there is mercy1  and with him
 is plenteous redemption4'    ,third4   
,must there be redemption by blood added
 to mercy1 if the  soul be saved8 ,this 
shows us what an horrible thing the sin 
of man  is4 ,sin1 as to the nature of   
it1 is little known in the world4 ,o6   
it sticks so fast to us1 as not to be   
severed from us by all the  mercy of    
,god3 do but exclude redemption by the  
blood of ,christ4 ,i  will say it over  
again4 ,all the mercy of ,god cannot    

save a sinner1  without respect to      
redemption from the curse of the law1 by
 the death  and blood of ,christ4       
',without shedding of blood is no       
remission'  7,heb #i3bb74 ,no remission1
 no pardon1 or passing by of the least  
transgression1 without it4 ,tears6      
,christ's tears will not do it4         
,prayers6 ,christ's prayers will not do 
it4 ,an holy life6 the holy  life that  
,christ lived1 will not do it1 as       
severed from his death  and blood4 ,the 
word redemption1 therefore1 must be well
 understood1  and close stuck to1 and   
must not be allowed1 as properly spoken1
  when we talk of deliverance from sin1 
the law1 and ,god's curse1  unless it be
 applied particularly to the death and  
blood of ,christ  7,eph #a3g74 ,we have 
redemption through his blood 7,rev      
#a3e74 ',christ  hath redeemed us from  
the curse of the law1 being made a curse
 for  us2 for it is written1 ,cursed is 
every one that hangeth on a tree'  7,gal
 #c3ac74 ,he has redeemed us to ,god by 

his blood4 ',for thou wast  slain1 and  
hast redeemed us to ,god by thy blood'  
7,rev #e3i74 ,this is  the redemption   
that is joined with mercy1 yea1 that is 
the fruit  thereof2 and it is that      
without which sin cannot be removed out 
of the sight of ,god4 ,moses1 that was a
 better preacher of the law1  and the   
sufficiency of the righteousness        
thereof1 than any now  can pretend to   
be1 yet he full well declared by all his
 bloody  sacrifices1 that the blood and 
death of ,jesus ,christ is of absolute  
necessity for the redemption of the     
soul4 ,besides1 he tells us that  the   
man that should flee to the city of     
refuge1 from the avenger  of blood1     
should not be at liberty from the law1  
unless he kept  himself close in that   
city until the death of the high-priest4
 ,mark  the words1 ',ye shall take no   
satisfaction for him that is fled to    
the city of his refuge1 that he should  
come again to dwell in the  land1 until 
the death of the' high 'priest' 7,num   

#ce3cb74 ,wherefore1  ,christian man1   
know thou thy sin in the nature of it   
and persuade  thyself1 that the removing
 of it from before the face of ,god is  
by  no less means than the death and    
blood of ,christ4 ,but it is a poor     
shift that the enemies of the truth are 
put to1 when1 to defend  their errors1  
they are forced to diminish sin1 and to 
enlarge the  borders of their fig-leaf  
garments1 and to deny or cast away1 as  
much as in them lies1 one of the        
attributes1 the justice of ,god4        
,indeed they will say they abhor to do  
thus1 and all erroneous  persons will   
put the best face they can upon their   
bad matters2  but the natural           
consequences of things amount to it2 nor
 can they1  when men stick close to     
their sides1 avoid the charge4          
,fourth4 ,then here you see the reason  
of that free course that mercy  hath    
among the sons of men1 and why it doth1 
as has been showed  before what it doth4
 ,why justice is content4 ,blood hath   

answered  the demand of justice4 ,the   
law hath nothing to object against his  
salvation that believeth in ,jesus      
,christ4 ,blood has set the door  open  
for us with boldness to go to ,god for  
mercy1 and for ,god to  come with his   
abundant grace to us4 ,we have          
'boldness1 brethren1 to  enter into the 
holiest by the blood of ,jesus1 by a new
 and living  way1 which he hath         
consecrated for us through the vail1    
that is to  say1 his flesh' 7,heb       
#aj3ai1bj74 ,this is the way that ,moses
 desired  to find1 when ,god so largely 
spake to him of his mercy4 ',thou hast  
said1' says ,moses to ,god1 ',i know    
thee by name1 and thou hast also  found 
grace in my sight4 ,now1 therefore1 ,i  
pray thee1 if ,i have found  grace in   
thy sight1 show me now thy way that ,i  
may know thee1' c4  7,exo #cc3ab1ac74   
,what if it should be applied thus8 thou
 now talkest  of mercy1 but in thy words
 to us from the ,mount1 thou spakest    
fire  and justice2 and since thou hast  

delivered us to holy a law1 and  are    
resolved that the least tittle thereof  
shall by no means fall  to the ground2  
by what means is it that mercy should   
come unto  us8 ,well1 saith ,god1 ,i    
will show thee my way1 ,i will put thee 
in a  clift of the rock1 which was a    
figure of ,christ1 for ,christ says1    
',i am the way' 7,exo #cd2 ,john #ad3f74
 ,this done1 he proclaimed his  name1   
and showed him how he could be gracious1
 and gave him the  sign of his being    
merciful1 a promise that his presence   
should go  with him4 ,the breaking then 
of the body of ,jesus was1 the renting  
of the vail1 that out of which came     
blood1 that the way to ,god might  be   
living2 and not death1 or sword1 or     
flame1 to the poor children  of men4    
,out hence therefore bubbleth           
continually the tender mercy1  the great
 mercy1 the rich mercy1 the abundant    
mercy1 the multiplying  mercy1 and every
 other mercy of ,god to us for our      
present and  everlasting good4    ,not  

that ,god was sparing of his mercy1 and 
would not part with it  unless paid for 
it2 for this way of redemption by blood 
was his  contrivance1 the fruit of his  
wisdom 7,eph #a3h74 ,so then1 ,god was  
big with mercy for a sinful world2 but  
to be continually extending  of mercy1  
since sin and justice1 because of the   
sanction of the  law1 lay in the way as 
a turning flaming sword1 there did lie  
the  work 7,gen #c3bd72 so it was       
concluded1 that mercy might1 in a way   
of justice1 be let out to sinners2      
,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 should  die  
for the sin of man4 ,by which means the 
outcries of the law  and justice against
 us for our sins did cease1 and mercy   
flowed  from heaven like the waters of  
,noah1 until it became a sea 7,micah    
#g3ah1ai74    ,by redemption by blood1  
therefore1 is this great mystery--,that 
a  just ,god can save that man that has 
broken that law1 that ,god has  said he 
will inflict the penalty for the breach 
thereof upon1 and  do his justice no    

wrong--expounded2 not by a relaxation of
 the  punishment1 as the doltish wisdom 
of this world imagines2 but by  an      
inflicting of the exactest justice upon 
that nature that has  offended4 ,if the 
question be asked1 ,how a just ,god can 
save that  man from death1 that by sin  
has put himself under the sentence of   
it8 any fool can answer1 ',by a pardon4'
 ,and if it be asked1 ,but  what will   
become of the threatening wherewith he  
threatened the  offender8 ,he that knows
 no mysteries can say1 ,why1 man must   
repent  of his sin1 and ,god of his     
threatening4 ,but if it be asked1 ,how  
,god can execute his threatening to the 
utmost1 and yet deliver the  sinner by  
his mercy from it2 the sinner that has  
deserved it1 and  yet be just to his    
law1 faithful to his law1 and one that  
will  stand by every tittle of his law8 
this1 to expound1 is to high for  a     
fool2 therefore these men are for       
despising of mysteries1 and  for        
counting of mysteries in the gospel1    

follies4    ,but this key of heaven is  
no where but in the ,word of the        
,spirit2  it is not seen in the law1 nor
 in the reason or righteousness of the  
world4 ,to punish 'the just for the     
unjust1' and to make him 'to be  sin for
 us1 who knew no sin1 that we might be  
made the righteousness  of ,god in him1'
 seems unreasonable2 so cross to the    
wisdom of man  are the wards of this    
lock 7#a ,peter #c3ah2 #b ,cor #e3ba74  
,wherefore  usually1 when they come at  
this doctrine1 they belch out their     
frumps1 their taunts1 their scoffs1 and 
their scorns against it2  and in        
opposition thereto1 comment1 exalt1 cry 
up1 and set on high1  ,socinianism1     
,mahometanism1 man's ragged             
righteousness1 or anything4  ,but we    
will pass these things4    ,fifth4 ,the 
knowledge of redemption1 and the faith  
of redemption1  is the only means of    
settling1 composing1 and upholding the  
soul  of the thoroughly awakened1 in the
 hope of enjoying a portion in  mercy   

for ever4 ,what senseless1 secure1      
besotted1 and deluded men1  conclude of 
themselves1 and of the means of future  
happiness1 is  one thing2 and what the  
thoroughly awakened soul concludes upon1
  is another4 ,and ,i say1 one          
thoroughly awakened about the nature of 
,god1 the nature of sin1 and the worth  
of the soul1 will find but  little ease 
of mind1 notwithstanding notions of     
mercy1 until he  comes and sees that he 
must be saved by mercy and justice both2
 and  that to be sure he shall never do1
 until he is taught that by the  blood  
of ,christ the law is1 as to the curse  
that is in it against  the sinner1 taken
 out of the way 7,col #b74    ,these    
things1 sin and justice1 are too great  
to be played with by  him that shall see
 them in the light of the law1 and that 
shall  feel them in their terror upon a 
trembling conscience4 ,but when the     
soul shall see that a propitiation is   
made to justice by blood1  then1 and not
 till then1 it sees sin taken away3 and 

when it sees1 by  this means1 sin taken 
away1 then it can behold to hope in the 
mercy  of ,god4 ,yea1 and it will be as 
hard to wring off him that is settled   
here1 from this belief to another1 as it
 would be to persuade him  that stands  
upon sound ground to venture his life   
upon a shaking  bottomless quag4 ,o6 ,it
 is a pleasant thing for the wounded    
conscience  to taste the sweetness of   
redeeming blood6 7,john #f3ea-ef74 ,this
 is  like the best wine that goes down  
sweetly2 this carries with the  last of 
it the very tang#be of eternal life6    
7,heb #i3ad74 ,and know  that dead      
works1 or works of death1 will abide in 
the conscience1  notwithstanding all    
talk and notions of mercy1 until that be
 purged  with blood applied thereto1 by 
the ,spirit and faith4 ,this is one  of 
the three that abide to witness on      
earth1 that ',god hath given  us eternal
 life1 and that this life is in his     
,son'2 because he died  for us1 and rose
 again 7#a ,john #e3h-aa74    ,this1    

therefore1 is that that will establish a
 man with that peace  that shall not be 
shaken1 because by this such an one     
seeth the  justice of ,god is quieted4  
,for peace is made by the blood of the  
cross2 peace with ,god for sinners 7,col
 #a3bj74 ,yea1 ,god himself1 by  the    
blood of the cross1 has made it1 that by
 him1 ,christ1 he might  reconcile to   
himself all things1 whether they be     
things on earth1  or things in heaven4  
,nor will a man that is truly           
spiritually wise1  rest till he comes   
where ,god towards man doth rest2 but   
that can  be only there1 where such     
means are offered for the taking away of
  sin1 that are of a sweet-smelling     
savour to ,god4 ,now this is the        
offering that ,christ offered1 to wit1  
himself2 for ,christ loved  us1 and hath
 given himself for us1 an offering and a
 sacrifice to  ,god1 for a              
sweet-smelling savour 7,eph #e3b74      
,therefore it is by it1  the body of his
 flesh1 through death1 that we are      

presented holy1  unblameable1 and       
unreproveable in his sight 7,col #a3ba74
 ,wherefore  it must be true which was  
said before1 to wit1 ,that the knowledge
  of redemption1 and the faith of       
redemption1 is the only means of        
settling1 composing1 and upholding of   
the soul of the thoroughly  awakened1 in
 the hope of enjoying a portion in mercy
 for ever4 ,he  that hath the ,son of   
,god1 hath the ,father1 hath life2      
because with  him is the means of peace 
with the ,father1 and so of eternal life
  7#a ,john #b3bc74 ,but then1 to have  
the ,son1 is to believe on him1 and  on 
the ,father through him 7#a ,john       
#e3aj-ab74 ,on him1 that he is the      
,saviour by his blood2 and on the       
,father through him1 as believing  that 
he1 for his ,son's sufferings1 is       
pacified with us1 and of his  grace hath
 forgiven us1 through him1 all          
trespasses 7#b ,john #i2 ,eph  #d3cb74  
,sixth4 ,the knowledge and faith of this
 redemption fortifieth the  ,christian  

against temptations4 ,we that do        
believe1 know what it is  to be         
assaulted by the devil1 and to have     
knotty objections cast  into our minds  
by him4 ,we also know what advantage the
 vile sin  of unbelief will get upon us1
 if our knowledge and faith in this     
redemption be in the least1 below the   
common faith of saints1  defective4 ,if 
we talk of mercy1 he can talk of        
justice2 if we talk  of grace1 he can   
talk of the law4 ,and all his words1    
when ,god will  suffer it1 we shall find
 as sharp1 and subject to stick in our  
minds1 as bearded arrows are to stick in
 flesh4 ,besides1 he can  and doth1 and 
that often1 work in our fancies and     
imaginations such  apprehensions of     
,god1 that he shall seem to be to us one
 that cannot  abide us1 one that hates  
us1 and that lieth in wait to destroy   
us4  ,and now1 if any body speaks to us 
of mercy1 we think we might hope  in    
that1 had we nothing to trouble us but  
the guilt of actual sins4  ,but we see  

our nature as full of the filth of sin1 
as the egg is of  meat1 or the toad of  
poison3 which filth vilely recoileth    
against  the commandments1 flieth in the
 face of ,god1 and continueth all  his  
judgments4#bf ,this is felt1 this is    
seen by the sinner1 who  cannot help it2
 nor can he be brought to that          
consideration as to  say1 ',it is no    
more ,i' 7,rom #g74 ,now1 what shall    
this man do8 ,shall  he look to the     
commandment8 ,there is death8 ,shall he 
look to ,god8  ,there is justice6 ,shall
 he look to himself8 ,there is sin out  
of  measure6 ,let him look1 then1 to one
 as dying1 to the 'lamb as it  had been 
slain1' and there let him see himself by
 this ,lamb1 as  cursed1 and a dying of 
a cursed death for this sin that doth so
  fright and so distress the soul 7,rev 
#e3f74 ,then let him turn again1  and   
behold this ,lamb alive and well1 and   
highly exalted by this  ,god1 that but  
just before laid the curse of the law   
upon him2 but  let him be sure to reckon

 that he has died for his sins by the   
person of ,christ1 and it will follow   
that this man is now acquitted1  because
 ,christ is still alive4 ,say ,i these  
things as a man8 ,saith  not the gospel 
the very same8 #a4 ,as to ,christ's     
dying for us2 as  also that we are dead 
to the law by the body of ,christ 7,rom 
#f3f2  #g74 #b4 ,and that we should so  
reckon as to this matter1 because that  
,god has transferred our sin from us to 
him4    #a4 ,did not ,christ die for us2
 and dying for us1 are we not become    
dead to the law by the death of his     
body8 or will the law slay both  him and
 us1 and that for the same              
transgression8 7,rom #g3a1b74 ,if  this 
be concluded in the affirmative1 what   
follows but that ,christ1  though he    
undertook1 came short in doing for us8  
,but he was raised  up from the dead1   
and believing marrieth us to him as     
risen1 and  that stops the mouth of all4
 ,i am crucified with ,christ1 our old  
man was crucified with him1 and we are  

become dead to the law by  the body of  
,christ 7,rom #e3c1d74 ,what then8      
#b4 ,why1 reckon yourselves to be dead  
indeed unto sin1 but alive  unto ,god   
through ,jesus ,christ4 ,ay1 but says   
the soul1 ',how can ,i  reckon thus1    
when sin is yet strong in me8' ,answ4   
,read the words  again1 ,he saith not1  
,reckon yourselves to be dead indeed    
unto sin1  in yourselves2 but dead unto 
it through ,jesus ,christ4 ,not alive   
unto ,god in yourselves1 but alive unto 
,god through ,jesus ,christ4  ,for      
,christ in his death and resurrection   
representeth me4 ,as ,i  died by him1 ,i
 arose again by him1 and live through   
the faith of  the gospel in the presence
 of ,god by him4 ,this must in the first
  place be allowed and believed1 or no  
true peace can come near  the soul1 nor 
the soul be prepared to assoil the      
assaults of the  adversary4 ,let        
therefore thy faith1 if thou wouldst be 
a warrior1  ,o thou faint-hearted       
,christian1 be well instructed in this6 

,then  will thy faith do thee a twofold 
kindness4 #a4 ,it will conform thee  to 
the death and resurrection of ,christ4  
,and1 #b4 ,it will give thee  advantage1
 when thou seest sin strong in thyself1 
yet to conclude  that by ,christ thou   
art dead thereto1 and by him alive      
therefrom4  ,nor can there but two      
objections be made against this4 ,the   
first  is to question whether any are   
said to die and rise1 by the death  and 
resurrection of ,christ8 or if it so may
 be said2 yet whether  thou art one of  
them8 ,to the first the scripture is    
full4 ,to the  second1 thy faith must be
 strong3 for let go faith here1 and all 
falls flat to the ground1 ,i mean as to 
comfort and consolation4  ,christ died  
for us1 or in our stead2 therefore1 by  
the ,word of ,god1  ,i am allowed so to 
reckon4 ,christ rose and revived1 though
 he died  for me2 therefore ,i rose and 
revived by ,christ3 unless any does     
hold1 that though he died in a common1  
yet he arose as considered  but in a    

single capacity4 ,now1 then1 if ,satan  
comes and tells me  of my sins1 ,i      
answer1 ',christ has taken them upon    
himself4' ,if he  comes and tells me of 
the death that is due to me for sin1 by 
the  curse of the holy law1 ,i answer1  
,i have already undergone that by       
,christ4 ,if he asks me1 ,how ,i know   
that the law will not lay hold  of me   
also8 ,i answer1 ,because ,christ is    
risen from the dead4 ,if he  asks me1   
,by what authority ,i take upon me thus 
to reason8 ,i tell  him1 ,by the        
authority and allowance of the holy and 
most blessed  gospel1 which saith1 ,he  
'was delivered for our offences1 and    
was raised again for our justification' 
7,rom #d74 ,and to encourage  thee thus 
to believe1 and thus to hold1 when thou 
art in an hour  of temptation1 this is  
the way to see mercy stand and smile    
upon  thee2 for mercy will smile upon   
him that shall thus believe 7#b  ,cor   
#c3af-ah74 ,this is the way to put faith
 and hope both to work  against the     

devil2 and to do this is very pleasing  
to ,god4 ,this  the way to make that    
hell-bound retreat and leave off to     
assault  7,james #d3g2 #a ,peter #e3i74 
,and this is the way to find an answer  
to many scriptures1 with which else thou
 wilt not know what to do1  as with many
 of the types and shadows2 yea1 and with
 the moral law  itself4    ,besides1    
thus believing setteth thy soul against 
the fear of death1  and judgment to     
come2 for if ,christ be raised from the 
dead who  died for our sins2 and if     
,christ who died for our sins is entered
  into glory3 ,i say again1 if ,christ  
who died for our sins has purchased  us 
to himself1 and is purposed that the    
fruit of this his purchase  shall be1   
that we may behold his face in glory2   
then1 cast off  slavish fear of death   
and judgment3 for ,christ being raised  
from  the dead1 dieth no more2 death    
hath no more dominion over him6         
,seventh4 ,the knowledge and faith of   
this redemption prepareth man  to a holy

 life4 ,by a holy life1 ,i mean a life  
according to the  moral law1 flowing    
from a spirit of thankfulness to ,god   
for giving  of his ,son to be my        
,redeemer4 ,this ,i call a holy life1   
because it  is according to the rule of 
holiness1 the law1 and this ,i call a   
holy life1 because it floweth from such 
a principle as giveth to  ,god the      
heart1 and life1 for the gift bestowed  
on us4 ,what pretences  soever there are
 to holiness1 if it floweth not from    
thankfulness  for mercy received1 it    
floweth from a wrong principle1 and so  
cannot  be good4 ,hence1 men were       
required of old1 to serve the ,lord with
  joyfulness1 'for the abundance of all 
things'2 and threatened1 if  they did   
not1 that 'they should serve their      
enemies in hunger and  in thirst1 and in
 nakedness1 and in the want of all      
things' 7,deut  #bh3dg1dh74 ,but then1  
though there are many mercies that lay  
an  obligation upon men to be holy1 yet 
he that shall want the obligation  that 

is begotten by the faith of redeeming   
mercy1 wanteth the main  principle of   
true holiness3 nor will any other be    
found sufficiently  to sanctify the     
heart to the causing of it to produce   
such a life2  nor can such holiness be  
accepted1 because it comes not forth  in
 the name of ,christ4 ,that that obliged
 ,david was forgiving and  redeeming    
mercy2 and that that obliged ,paul was  
the love that ,christ  showed to him1 in
 dying for his sins1 and in rising from 
the dead  7,psa #ajc3a-e2 #b ,cor       
#e3ad1ae74 ,paul also beseecheth the    
,romans1 by  the redeeming1 justifying1 
preserving1 and electing mercy of ,god1 
that they present their body 'a living  
sacrifice1 holy1 acceptable  to ,god2   
which is1' saith he1 'your reasonable   
service' 7,rom #ab3a74  ,for we must be 
holy and without blame before him in    
love 7,eph #d3a74    ,hence1 all along1 
they that are exhorted to holiness in   
the ,new  ,testament1 are exhorted to it
 upon the supposition of the benefit  of

 redemption which they have received by 
,jesus ,christ4 ',walk  in love as      
,christ also hath loved us' 7,eph #e3b74
 ',if there be any  consolation in      
,christ1 if any comfort of love1 if any 
fellowship  of the ,spirit1 if any      
bowels and mercies1 fulfil ye my joy1   
that  ye be like minded1 having the same
 love1' c4 7,phil #b3a1b74 ',if  ye then
 be risen with ,christ1 seek those      
things which are above1  where ,christ  
sitteth on the right hand of ,god4 ,set 
your affection  on things above1 not on 
things on the earth4 ,for ye are dead1  
and  your life is hid with ,christ in   
,god4 ,when ,christ1 who is our life1   
shall appear1 then shall ye also appear 
with him in glory4 ,mortify  therefore  
your members which are upon the earth1' 
c4 7,col #c3a-e74  ',wherefore laying   
aside all malice and all guile1 and     
hypocrisies1  and envies1 and all       
evil-speakings1 as new-born babes desire
 the  sincere milk of the word1 that ye 
may grow thereby1 if so be ye have      

tasted that the ,lord is gracious' 7#a  
,peter #b3a-c74 ,i will conclude  this  
with that of ,peter1 to those to whom he
 wrote concerning  this very thing4 ,be 
'obedient children1' saith he1 'not     
fashioning  yourselves according to the 
former lusts in your ignorance2 but as  
he which hath called you is holy1 so be 
ye holy in all manner of  conversation3 
because it is written1 ,be ye holy1 for 
,i am holy1 ,and  if ye call on the     
,father1 who without respect of persons 
judgeth  according to every man's work1 
pass the time of your sojourning  here  
in fear4 ,forasmuch as ye know that ye  
were not redeemed with  corruptible     
things1 as silver and gold1 from your   
vain conversation  received by tradition
 from your fathers1 but with the        
precious  blood of ,christ1 as of a lamb
 without blemish and without spot' 7#a  
,peter #a3ad-ai74    ,from all which it 
appears1 that mercy by ,christ1 or from 
the benefit  of redemption by the       
precious blood of ,christ1 ,i say1 from 

the  faith of that1 flows that which is 
holiness indeed4 ,and ,i believe  that  
those very men that are pleased to taunt
 at this kind of  inference1 would      
condemn a man was he laid under these   
obligations  concerning things of this  
life1 and yet did carry it as one  not  
touched thereby4 ,we will make an       
instance3 ,suppose a ,socinian  should1 
through his contracting a great debt1 be
 forced to rot in  prison1 unless       
redeemed by silver and gold3 and suppose
 a man1 unto  whom this ,socinian was an
 enemy1 should lay down the whole debt  
to the creditor1 that this ,socinian    
might be at liberty1 might  trade1 and  
live comfortably in this world2 and if1 
after this1 this  ,socinian should taunt
 at them that should tell him he is     
engaged  to this redeemer1 ought to love
 and respect this redeemer2 what  would 
they say but that this ,socinian that   
was a debtor is an  inconsiderate and   
stupefied rascal8 ,why1 this is the     
case2 ,paul was  a debtor to the law and

 justice of ,god2 ,jesus ,christ his    
,son1 that  ,paul might not perish for  
ever1 paid for him a price of           
redemption1  to wit1 his most precious  
blood4 ,but what6 ,shall ,paul now1     
though  redeemed from perpetual         
imprisonment in hell1 be as one that    
never  was beholden to ,jesus ,christ2  
or if others say he was1 taunt at them  
for their so saying8 ,no1 he scorns it4 
,though the love of ,christ1  in dying  
to pay a price of redemption1 will not  
engage a ,socinian1  yet it will engage 
a true ,christian to think and believe  
that he  ought to live to ,jesus1 that  
died for him and rose again4    ,i know 
it will be objected that the            
,satisfactionists1 as the quaking  ,penn
 is pleased to call them1 show but      
little of this to the world2  for their 
pride1 covetousness1 false dealing1 and 
the like1 since  they profess as ,i have
 said1 shows them as little concerned to
 the  full as to the ,socinian under    
consideration4 ,i answer1 it must be    

that the name of ,christ should be      
scandalized through some that  profess  
him2 and they must answer it at the     
tribunal of the great  ,judge2 yet what 
,i have said stands fast as a rock that 
cannot be  moved4    ,eighth4 ,the      
knowledge and faith of redemption is a  
very great  encouragement to prayer4 ,it
 is great encouragement for the poor to 
go even to a prince for what he wanteth1
 when he considereth that  what he goeth
 to him for is the price of redemption4 
,all things  that we want1 we must ask  
the ,father for1 in the name of ,christ3
  we must ask it of him for the sake of 
his redeeming blood1 for the  sake of   
the merit of his passion 7,john #ae3af74
 ,thus ,david means1  when he says1     
',for thy name's sake' do it 7,psa      
#be3aa72 and ,daniel  when he saith     
here1 ',for the ,lord's sake' 7#i3ag74  
,for ,jesus ,christ  is ,god's great    
name2 and to do for his sake is to do   
for what  worthiness is in him4         
,unworthiness6 ,the consideration of    

unworthiness is a great  stumbling-block
 to the tempted when he goes to seek the
 ,lord4 ,but  now1 remembering the      
worthiness of ,christ1 and that he is   
now on  the right hand of ,god1 on      
purpose to plead that on the behalf of  
the petitioner1 this is great           
encouragement4 ,the ,jews1 by ,god's    
ordinance1 when they went morning and   
evening by their priest to  speak with  
,god1 were to offer a lamb for a        
burnt-offering1 and it  must be thus    
continually 7,exo #bi3ch-df74 ,now this 
lamb was a figure  of the sacrificing of
 the body of ,christ which was to be    
offered  for them in time to come2 and1 
in that it was to be continually1       
morning and evening1 so repeated1 what  
doth it signify1 but that we  should    
remember to go1 when we went to ,god1 in
 the name and faith  of the merits of   
,jesus ,christ for what we stood in need
 of8 ,this  will support1 and this will 
encourage1 for now we see that the      
thing desired--it being according to his

 will--is obtained for us  by the       
sacrificing of the body of ,jesus       
,christ1 once for all4    ,when ,israel 
begged of ,samuel that he would not     
cease to cry to  the ,lord their ,god   
for them1 it is said he took a sucking  
lamb and  offered it for a              
burnt-offering wholly unto the ,lord2   
and ,samuel  cried unto the ,lord for   
,israel1 and the ,lord heard him 7#a    
,sam #g3h1i74  ,but why did he take a   
sucking lamb1 and why did he offer it1  
and  that wholly unto the ,lord1 as he  
cried1 but to show to ,israel that  he  
was not heard for his own1 or for his   
righteousness sake1 but  for the sake of
 ,christ1 whose merits were prefigured  
by ,samuel's  burning of the lamb8      
,also when ,david spake for himself to  
,saul1 he put himself upon  this1 ',if1'
 saith he1 'the ,lord hath stirred thee 
up against me1  let him accept an       
offering1 a smell1 a sweet-smelling     
sacrifice2 a  figure of the             
satisfactoriness of the sufferings of   

,jesus ,christ'  7#a ,sam #bf3ai74 ,what
 is the meaning of all these passages1  
if not to  show that when we go to pray 
to ,god1 we should turn away our face   
from every thing of ours1 and look to   
,god1 only by the price of  redemption  
paid for us by ,jesus ,christ1 and plead
 that alone with  him as the great      
prevailing argument1 and that by and for
 the  sake of which he giveth pardon and
 grace to help in time of need8         
,wherefore1 wouldst thou be a praying   
man1 a man that would pray  and prevail8
 why1 pray to ,god in the faith of the  
merits of ,christ1  ,,and ,,speed4#bg   
,ninth4 ,for this is the very cause why 
this is added in the text1  to wit1 the 
plenteousness of redemption1 it is1 ,i  
say1 that men  should hope to partake by
 it1 of the goodness and mercy of ,god4 
',let ,israel hope in the ,lord1 for    
with the ,lord there is mercy1  and with
 him is plenteous redemption4' ,mercy   
and redemption1 mercy  through a        
,redeemer1 therefore 'let ,israel hope'6

 ,it must also be  noted1 that this word
 redemption is1 as it were1 the         
explicatory  part of the text1 for the  
helping of ,israel to hope4 ,as who     
should  say1 as there is with ,god      
mercy1 so there is with him a way to his
  mercy1 and that way is redemption1 or 
a price paid for your sins2  and that   
you should not be discouraged through   
the greatness of  your sins1 ,i tell you
 there is with ,god plenty of this      
redemption1  or a price paid to the     
full2 to an over and above4 ,it also is 
as  if he had said1 ,forget not this1   
for this is the key of all the  rest1   
and the great support to the saints in  
prayer1 or while they  wait upon ,god in
 any of his appointments to encourage   
them to hope4    ,tenth4 ,and lastly1   
,this also should teach the saints1 when
 they  sin or praise the ,lord1 they    
should not sing of mercy only1 but of   
mercy and judgment too2 ',i will sing of
 mercy and judgment2 unto  thee1 ,o     
,lord1 will ,i sing' 7,psa #aja3a74 ,of 

mercy and judgment1 or  justice in the  
manifestation of it1 as smiling upon our
 forgiveness4  ,when ,hannah sang of1   
and rejoiced in ,god's salvation1 she   
sang  aloud of holiness1 saying1 ',there
 is none holy as the ,lord' 7#a  ,sam   
#b3a1b74 ,holy in keeping his word1     
though it cost the blood of  his ,son4  
,this also is that that is called a     
helping of his servant  ,israel in      
remembrance of his mercy1 and the       
performing of the mercy  promised2 even 
the oath that he sware to our father    
,abraham1 that  he would grant unto us1 
that we being delivered out of the hands
  of our enemies--by a ,redeemer--might 
serve him without fear1 c4  7,luke      
#a3di1ed74 ,when you praise1 therefore1 
remember ,christ and  his blood1 and how
 justice and judgment took hold on him1 
that they  might not take hold on thee2 
yea1 how they by taking hold on him1    
left a way to thee to escape4 ,isaac    
should have been sacrificed1  had not   
the ,lord provided a ram2 and thou      

thyself shouldest have  been damned1 had
 not the ,lord provided a lamb 7,gen    
#bb2 ,rev #e74  ,hence ,christ is called
 the ',lamb of ,god which taketh away   
the sin  of the world1' that taketh them
 away by the sacrifice of himself4      
,sing therefore in your praises unto    
,god1 and to the ,lamb6    ,,the        
,,application ,,or ,,use ,,of ,,the     
,,whole4    ,i would come now to speak  
one short word of use to the whole4     
,and1    ,first4 ,this still shows more 
and more1 what a sad state ,god's       
people have brought themselves into by  
sin4 ,i told you before that  the       
revelation of so much mercy as is       
presented unto us by the first  part of 
the text1 sufficiently declared our     
state to be miserable  by sin4 ,but what
 shall we say1 when there must be added 
to that  the heart blood of the ,son of 
,god1 and all to make our salvation     
complete8 ,for albeit mercy is essential
 to our salvation1 and that  without    
which there can be no salvation2 yet it 

is the blood that  maketh the atonement 
for the soul1 ,,that propitiates1 and so
 makes  capable of enjoying of it4 ,it  
was mercy and love1 as ,i said afore1   
that sent one to shed his blood for us2 
and it is the blood of him  that was    
sent1 that puts us into the enjoyment of
 mercy4 ,o6 ,i have  thought sometimes1 
what bloody creatures hath sin made     
us6#bh ,the  beasts of the field must be
 slain by thousands before ,christ came1
  to signify to us we should have a     
,saviour2 and after that1 he must  come 
himself1 and die a worse death than died
 those beasts1 before  the work of      
saving could be finished4 ,o redemption1
 redemption by  blood1 is the           
heart-endearing consideration6 ,this is 
that which  will make the water stand in
 our eyes1 that will break a heart of   
flint1 and that will make one do as they
 do1 that are 'in bitterness  for their 
first-born' 7,zech #ab3aj74    ,sinner1 
wouldst thou have mercy8 wouldst thou be
 saved8 ,go thou  then to the blood of  

the cross1 as set forth in the word of  
the  truth of the gospel1 and there thou
 shalt find that mercy that  thou hast  
need of first2 for there is a mercy that
 may be called  a ,,first mercy1 and    
that is the mercy that gives admittance 
into1  and an interest in all the rest4 
,now the mercy that doth this1 is  that 
which reconcileth us to ,god2 but that  
other things cannot do1  if we stand off
 from the blood of the cross4 ,wherefore
 we are said  to be reconciled to ,god1 
by the death of his ,son4 ',for if when 
we  were enemies1 we were reconciled to 
,god by the death of his ,son2  much    
more1 being reconciled1 we shall be     
saved by his life' 7,rom  #e3aj74       
,according to that other saying1 ',he   
that spared not his own  ,son1 but      
delivered him up for us all1 how shall  
he not with him also  freely give us all
 things8' 7#h3cb74 ,in both these places
 the ,son  of ,god1 and our ,redeemer1  
is set forth to us in the first place1  
as the only one that reconcileth to ,god

 the sinner by the blood  of his cross2 
wherefore to this ,christ1 as crucified1
 the sinner  must come first2 because   
nothing else can reconcile to ,god2 and 
if  thou be not reconciled to ,god1 what
 art thou but an enemy to him1  partake 
of what mercy thou canst8 7,col #a3bj74 
,go to him1 did ,i say8  receive him    
into the arms of thy faith2 hold him    
fast1 for he is a  ,saviour2 yea1 carry 
him as set forth by the gospel1 dying   
for thee1  and pray ,god for his sake to
 bestow upon thee all those mercies     
that will compass thee about as with a  
shield1 and follow thee all  thy days1  
till thou enterest in at the doors of   
eternity2 and this  is the way to speed6
 ,for he that hath the ,son hath life1  
in the  beginning of it2 and he that    
holds fast the ,son1 shall have life in 
the consummation of it4 ,i do the       
oftener touch upon this matter1  because
 this ,christ is the door1 in at which  
whosoever entereth shall  be saved2 but 
he that climbs up any other way1 shall  

be judged as  a thief and a robber      
7,john #aj3a74bi ,but1    ,second4 ,is  
,christ1 as crucified1 the way and door 
to all spiritual  and eternal mercy8    
,and doth ,god come to the sinner1 and  
the sinner  again go to ,god in a saving
 way by him1 and by him only8 ,and is   
there no other way to the ,father but by
 his blood1 and through the  veil1 that 
is to say1 his flesh8 7,heb #aj3ai1bj74 
,then this shows  the danger1 upon what 
pretence soever1 of casting off the     
daily  sacrifice1 and setting up in its 
place the abomination that maketh       
desolate4 ,i mean1 of casting away a    
crucified ,christ1 and the setting  up  
the vanity of moral obedience as the    
more substantial and most  acceptable   
thing with ,god4 ,i call not a crucified
 ,christ the daily  sacrifice1 as if ,i 
thought he often suffered for sin1 since
 the  foundation of the world2 but      
because the virtue of that one offering 
is that1 and only that1 by the which we 
daily draw nigh unto ,god2  and because 

the virtuousness of that one sacrifice  
will for ever  abide beneficial to them 
that come to ,god1 to the world's end by
  him4    ,but ,i say1 into what a      
miserable plight have such people put   
themselves1 that have cast off coming to
 ,god by ,christ1 as he is  the         
propitiation for their sins1 and that   
seek to come another way8  ,such are    
lapsed again to ,gentilism1 to          
,paganism1 to ,heathenism2 nor  will it 
help at all to say they rely on the     
mercy and goodness of  ,god1 for there  
is no such thing as spiritual and       
eternal mercy can  come from ,god to    
him1 that comes not to him by ,christ4  
,the ,turks1  if ,i be not mistaken1    
have this for the beginning of every    
chapter  of their ,alcoran1 ',the ,lord1
 ,god1 gracious and merciful1'#cj  yet  
are counted unbelievers1 and are verily 
so1 for they have not  received the     
faith of ,christ4 ,the ,lord ,god1      
gracious and merciful1  will not save   
them1 no not by grace and mercy1 unless 

repenting of  their presuming upon      
mercy1 without a bloody sacrifice1 they 
come  to him by his ,son 7,acts #d3ab74 
,men therefore that have laid aside  the
 necessity of reconciliation to ,god by 
the precious blood of  ,christ1 are in a
 damned state2 nor will it help at all  
to say they  do indeed believe in him4  
,i am not so void of reason as to think 
that they that have cast away ,christ1  
as he is a propitiatory  sacrifice with 
,god for sin1 should also cast away his 
name out  of their mouth2 no1 his name  
is too honorable1 and the profession  of
 it too glorious for them to do such a  
thing4 ,but retaining his  name1 and the
 notion of him as a ,saviour1 they yet  
cast him off1  and that in those very   
things wherein the essential part of his
  sacrifice1 the merit of it1 and his   
everlasting priesthood1 consists2  and  
in this lies the mystery of their       
iniquity4    ,they will have him to be a
 ,saviour1 but it must not be by        
fulfilling  of the law for us2 but it   

must not be by the putting of his       
glorious  righteousness1 that which he  
performed by subjecting himself to  the 
law1 on our behalf1 upon us2 but it must
 not be by washing of  us from our sins 
in his own blood2 but it must be by his 
kingly  and prophetical offices4 ,when1 
as for his kingly and prophetical       
offices1 he puts those people under the 
government of them that he  has afore   
made to stand justified before ,god1    
from the curse of the  law by his       
priesthood4 ,nor dare they altogether   
deny that ,christ  doth save his people 
as a priest1 but then their art is to   
confound  these offices1 by pleading    
that they are in effect but one and the 
self-same thing2 and then with a noise  
of morality and government1  they jostle
 the merit of his blood1 and the        
perfection of his  justifying           
righteousness1 out of doors2 and so     
retaining the name  of ,christ in their 
mouths1 they cast those things of       
,christ1 that  they like not1 under     

feet2 which things1 they who have not   
the  faith of1 must not1 cannot see the 
kingdom of ,god4    ,the term of mercy  
is but a general sound1 and is as an    
arrow shot  at rovers1 unless the blood 
and death of the ,son of ,god be set    
before  us1 as the mark or mean by which
 our spirits are to be directed  to it4 
,what profit shall a man have1 and what 
shelter or succour  shall he find1 in   
hearing of the most exact relation of   
the strength  of the most impregnable   
castle in the world1 unless he knows the
  door1 and entereth in by that1 into   
that place of strength1 in the  time    
when the enemy shall pursue him8 ,why1  
this is the case3 ,we  hear a noise of  
mercy1 and of being at peace with ,god2 
what a good  ,god1 ,god is1 and what a  
blessed thing it is to be a child of    
,god2  how many privileges the children 
of ,god have1 and what will be  their   
exaltation and glory in the next world6 
,and all the while they  that tell us   
these things conceal from us the way    

thereto1 which is  ,christ1 not in the  
naming of him1 but in the right         
administration  of his gospel to us4    
,christ1 and faith in him as a ,saviour1
 not in the name only1 but  in the true 
sense thereof1 is the mark1 as ,i have  
said1 from which  if any swerve1 they   
err from the saving way1 and so come    
nothing near  that mercy that can save  
them4 ,hence ,christ is called a        
standard1  an ensign 7,isa #e3bf74 ',and
 in that day there shall be a root of   
,jesse1 which shall stand for an ensign 
of the people2 to it shall  the         
,gentiles seek1 and his rest shall be   
glorious' 7,isa #aa3aj74 ,and  again1   
',thus saith the ,lord ,god1 ,behold1 ,i
 will lift up mine hand  to the         
,gentiles2 and set up my standard to the
 people' 7#di3bb74  ',go through1 go    
through the gates1 prepare ye the way of
 the  people1--gather out the stones1   
lift up a standard for the people4      
,behold the ,lord hath proclaimed to the
 end of the world2 say ye  to the       

daughter of ,zion1 behold thy salvation 
cometh4 ,behold his  reward is with him1
 and his work before him' 7#fb3aj1aa74  
,hence  again he is called the captain1 
the chieftain1 of our salvation1  and   
him without whom there neither is nor   
can be any4    ,but now the men of this 
confederacy1 rather than they will      
submit  themselves to the righteousness 
of ,god1 will lay odiums and scandals   
upon them that preach they should 7,rom 
#aj3b1d74 ,not forsooth1 if you  will   
believe them1 but that they are highly  
for the righteousness  of ,god1 let it  
be that which they count so2 but then to
 be sure it  shall never be the personal
 performances of ,christ1 by which they 
that believe in him are justified from  
all things2 but that which  they call   
'first principles1' 'dictates of human  
nature1' 'obedience  to a moral         
precept1' followed and done as they have
 ,christ for an  example2 not           
understanding that ,christ1 in his own  
doings1 is the  end of all these things 

to every one that believeth4 ,but if it 
be urged that ,gentiles and ,pagans are 
possessed with those very  principles1  
only they have not got the art1 as our  
men have1 to  cover them with the name  
of ,christ and principles of            
,christianity1  then they fall to       
commending the heathens and their       
philosophers1  and the natural motives  
and principles by which they were       
actuated2  preferring of them much      
before what by others are called the    
graces  of the ,spirit1 and principles  
upon what the doctrine of the free      
grace and mercy of ,god by ,christ are  
grounded4 ,but1 as ,i said1 all  the    
good that such preachers can do as to   
the next world1 is1 to  draw the people 
away from their ensign and their        
standard1 and so  lead them among the   
,gentiles and infidels1 to seek by their
 rules  the way to this unspeakable     
mercy of ,god4 ,wherefore their state   
being thus deplorable1 and their spirits
 thus incorrigible1 they  must be       

pitied1 and left1 and fled from1 if we  
would live4    ,third4 ,is ,christ      
,jesus the redemption2 and1 as such1 the
 very  door and inlet into all ,god's   
mercies8 ,christian man1 look well  to  
thyself1 that thou goest no whither1 and
 dost nothing1 ,i mean  in any part of  
religious worship1 c41 but as thou art  
in him 7#b  ,cor #ab3ah1ai74ca ,walk in 
him1 speak in him1 grow in him1 for he  
is ,,the ,,all 7,col #b3f1g74 ,and      
though others regard not to 'hold the   
head1 from which all the body by joints 
and bands have nourishment  ministered1'
 yet have thou a care6 7,eph #d3ae2 ,col
 #b3ai74 ,this is  he that is thy life1 
and the length of thy days1 and without 
whom  no true happiness can be had4     
,many there be that count this but a    
low thing2 they desire to soar aloft1 to
 fly into new notions1 and  to be       
broaching of new opinions1 not counting 
themselves happy1  except they can throw
 some new-found fangle1 to be applauded 
for1  among their novel-hearers4 ,but   

fly thou to ,christ for life2 and  that 
thou mayest so do1 remember well thy    
sins1 and the judgment  and wrath of    
,god2 and know also that he is merciful1
 but at mercy  none can come1 but       
through the cursed death ,christ        
underwent4 ,and  although some of the   
wanton professors of our age may blame  
thee  for poring so much upon thy sins1 
and the pollution of thy nature1  yet   
know that there is an advantage in it4  
,there be some alive in  the world1 who1
 though they count the nature and       
commission of sin  the very evil of     
evils1 yet can say that the remembrance 
of how  vile they are1 and of what evils
 they have committed1 has been to  them 
a soul-humbling1 a ,christ-advancing1   
and a creature-emptying  consideration4 
,though sin made death bitter to        
,christ1 yet sin  makes ,christ sweet to
 his4 ,and though none should sin1 that 
grace  might abound1 yet where sin has  
abounded1 grace doth much more  abound1 
not only as an act of ,god1 but also in 

the eye of faith4    ,a sight of the    
filth1 and a sense of the guilt of sin1 
makes a  pardon to such a soul more than
 empty notion2 and makes the mean       
through which the pardon comes more to  
be desired than is either  life or limb4
 ,this is it that makes the sensible    
soul prize the  ,lord ,jesus1 while the 
self-justiciary#cb laugheth him to      
scorn4  ,this is it which makes the     
awakened sinner cast away his own       
righteousness1 while the self-conceited 
one makes it his advocate  with the     
,father4    ,some1 indeed1 count their  
own doings the only darling of their    
soul1 while others cast it to the dogs4 
,and why should a man cumber  himself   
with what is his1 when the good of all  
that is in ,christ  is laid1 and to be  
laid out for him8 ,not that a believer  
casts  off to do good1 for he knows that
 what good thing is done in faith  and  
love1 is acceptable to ,god1 and        
profitable to his neighbour4  ,but this 
is it1 he setteth not his good deed     

against the judgment  of ,god2 he cometh
 not in his own good4 ,when he comes to 
,god for  forgiveness of sins1 then he  
sees nothing1 knows nothing1 mentions   
nothing as righteousness1 but that which
 ,christ wrought out in the  days of his
 flesh1 and that only4 ,but how then is 
what he doth  accepted of ,god8 ,verily 
as the duty of a son1 and as the work   
of one that is justified4 ,we must      
therefore conclude that there  is       
acceptation1 and acceptation3           
acceptation of the person1 and          
acceptation of his performance4         
,acceptation of the person may be       
considered with respect to justification
 from the curse1 and so  acceptation    
there can be none1 but through the one  
offering of the  body of ,jesus ,christ 
once for all4 ,also the acceptation of a
 duty  done by such a person is1 by     
virtue of the self-same offering1  the  
person being considered as standing just
 through ,christ before  ,god4 ,and the 
reason why a justified person must have 

his duties  accepted the same way1 as is
 his person1 is because justifying      
righteousness sets not the person free  
from sin1 save only in the  sight of    
,god and conscience2 he remaineth still 
infirm in himself1  and standeth still  
in need of the fresh and continual      
application  of the merits of the ,lord 
,jesus1 which also the soul receiveth by
  virtue of ,christ's intercession4 ,i  
speak now of acceptation with  reference
 to the justice of the law1 and the     
judgment of ,god upon  person or work1  
according to the self-same law4 ,for so 
they both  must be accepted through the 
self-same ,mediator1 or they cannot be  
accepted at all4 ,nor is it a thing to  
be wondered at1 that a man  should stand
 just in the sight of ,god1 when        
polluted and defiled  in his own sight4 
,he stands just before ,god in the      
justice of his  ,son1 upon whom ,god    
looks1 and for whose sake he accepts    
him4 ,may not  a scabbed1 mangy man1 a  
man all over-run with blains and        

blotches1  be yet made beautiful to the 
view of a beholder1 through the silken1 
silver1 golden garment that may be put  
upon him1 and may cover all  his flesh8 
,why1 the righteousness of ,christ is   
not only unto but  upon all them that   
believe 7,rom #c3bb74 ,and whoso        
considers the  parable of the wretched  
infant1 shall find1 that before it was  
washed with water it was wrapped up or  
covered1 as it was found1  in its blood1
 in and with the skirt of his garment   
that found it in  its filth4 ,and then  
he washed it with water1 and then he    
sanctified  it by the anointing oil of  
the ,spirit of ,god 7,eze #af3h1i74 ,i  
speak  thus to thee1 ,christian reader1 
partly because in the faith of these    
things is thy life2 and because ,i would
 yet enforce the exhortation  upon thee 
with the reason and the amplification   
thereof1 to wit1 to  put thee upon      
trusting in the ,lord through the       
encouragement that  thou hast in        
redeeming mercy so to do4    ,some may  

say1 ,will ,god see that which is not8  
and will he judge a  man just that is a 
sinner8 ,but ,i will answer1 ,the man   
that had the  rainbow about his head1   
was to look on1 or be looked upon1 while
  he shone like a jasper and a          
sardix-stone 7,rev #d3c74 ,the blood of 
the paschal lamb was to be looked upon  
by him that came to destroy  the land of
 ,egypt in their firstborn 7,exo        
#ab3ac74 ,i add1 ,the rainbow  that ,god
 gave to ,noah for a token that he would
 no more destroy the  earth with the    
waters of the flood1 was to be looked   
upon1 that  ,god might remember to show 
mercy to his people 7,gen #i3h-ag74 ,now
  all these meet in the man ,christ     
,jesus1 who is the only one1 for  the   
sake of whom the sinner that believeth  
in him stands acquitted  in the sight of
 ,god4 ,his is the blood1 he is the     
prince1 that is  more than the token of 
the covenant3 nor do all the colours in 
the  rainbow appear so beautiful in the 
eyes of man1 as does the garment  of    

,christ2 which is from his loins1 even  
upward1 and from his loins1  even       
downward1 in the eyes of the ,god of    
heaven 7,eze #a3bg1bh74 ,and  wilt thou 
say these are things that are not8      
,also1 he can legally  judge a man just1
 that is a sinner4 ,do but admit of a   
diverse  consideration1 and ,god will so
 consider of that sinner which he       
justifieth1 in despite of all the teeth 
in thy proud mouth6 ',he  justifieth the
 ungodly' 7,rom #d3e74 ,not that were1  
but that are such  now1 in the judgment 
and verdict of the law1 might deal with 
them  in their own persons as men 7,rom 
#e3e-aj74 ,he will then consider them   
in his ,son2 in1 and under the skirt of 
his ,son4 ,he will consider  them as    
washed in the blood of his ,son1 and    
will also consider  'that in him is no  
sin1' and so he will deal with them4    
',we know  that he was manifested to    
take away our sins1 and in him is no    
sin'  7#a ,john #c3e74    ,what though  
,i have broke a thousand pound in my    

creditor's debt--yet  if another will   
discharge the whole freely1 what has the
 law to  do with me as to that8 ,or what
 if ,i cannot but live upon the spend   
all my days1 yet if my friend will      
always supply my need1 and1  through his
 bounty1 keep me from writ1 bailiff1 or 
jail1 is it not  well for me8 ,yea1 what
 if what ,i can get shall be laid up for
 me  for hereafter1 and that my friend1 
so long as there is death or  danger in 
the way1 will himself secure me1 and    
bear my charges to  the world's end2 may
 ,i not accept thereof1 and be thankful8
 ,blessed  be ,god for ,jesus ,christ6  
,i believe he is more than all this to  
me4  ',in the ,lord shall all the seed  
of ,israel be justified1 and shall      
glory' 7,isa #de3be74 ,i know           
similitudes will not hold in all things2
  but we that believe are set free from 
the curse of the law by  another man's  
obedience4 ,for 'by the obedience of one
 shall many  be made righteous' 7,rom   
#e3ai74 ,let then the believer1 as was  

said1  study and pray1 and read ,god's  
,word continually1 for the sake  of the 
glory of this truth1 that it may be made
 more his own1 and  that his conscience 
may be more and more settled in the     
power and  glory thereof4#cc    ,fourth4
 ,as the ,christian should most labour  
to get into the power  and glory of this
 doctrine1 so let him see that he holds 
it fast4  ,this doctrine is foreign to  
flesh and blood2 it is not earthly1  but
 from heaven 7,matt #af3ag74 ,it is with
 many that begin with this  doctrine1 as
 it is with boys that go to the ,latin  
school2 they  learn till they have      
learned the grounds of their grammar1   
and then  go home and forget all4 ,how  
have many1 that as to the grounds of    
,christian religion1 one would think1   
had been well taught1 yet not  taking   
such heed thereto as they should1 they  
have let slip all1  and their hearts    
have been filled with the world again1  
or else  have drunk in some opinion that
 has been diametrically opposite  to    

what they professed of the truth before 
7,heb #b3a-d74 ,wherefore  hast thou    
anything of the truth of ,christ in thy 
heart8 ',hold that  fast1 that no man   
take thy crown' 7,rev #c3aa74 ,yea 'grow
 in grace1  and in the knowledge of our 
,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ' 7#b  
,peter  #c3ah74    ,he that will retain 
and hold fast the doctrine of           
redemption1 and  so by that have1       
through faith1 an inlet into all the    
abounding  mercy of ,god1 must not deal 
in ,god's matters with a slack hand4 ,it
  is not enough for them that would do  
so1 to be content with sermons1  family 
duties1 and other public assemblies for 
worship1 but there  must be a continual 
exercise of the mind about these        
matters1 and  a labour of the soul to   
retain them in their glory and          
sweetness2  else they will1 first as to 
their excellency1 then as to the very   
notion of them1 slip from the heart and 
be gone 7,heb #b3a-c74 ,not  that there 
is treachery or deceit therein1 but the 

deceit lies in  the heart about them4   
,he that will keep water in a sieve1    
must use  more than ordinary diligence4 
,our heart is the leaking vessel2 and   
'therefore we ought to give the more    
earnest heed to the things  which we    
have heard1 lest at any time we should  
let them slip4'    ,that this doctrine  
may remain with us1 we must also mortify
 our  carnal reason3 for that makes head
 against the truth thereof1 and  what   
can foolishness do else8 ,and the wisdom
 of this world1 which  is carnal reason 
in its improvements1 is foolishness with
 ,god 7#a  ,cor #a3bj-be74 ,it is not   
subject to the law of ,god1 neither     
indeed  can it be4 ,it judges this      
doctrine that we have been speaking of1 
foolishness2 wherefore it must be       
avoided1 opposed and mortified1  and the
 word of faith the more carefully       
submitted to4 ',trust in the  ,lord with
 all thine heart1 and lean not unto     
thine own understanding'  7,rom #c3e74  
,see here1 that trusting in the ,lord1  

and leaning to our  own understanding1  
are opposites2 wherefore they must      
either be  reconciled1 or one quite     
adhered unto1 in a way of mortification 
of the other4 ,now1 it is safest in this
 matter to keep a continual  guard upon 
our carnal powers2 and to give up       
ourselves to the  conduct of our ,god1  
and in all our ways acknowledge him1    
that he1  not ourselves1 may direct our 
paths 7v #f74 ,it is a great thing for  
a man1 when the ,word and his reason    
clashes1 then to adhere to the  ,word1  
and let his reason fall to the ground4  
,and this indeed is  ,christianity in   
the practical part thereof4 ,the ,spirit
 of ,christ  in the ,word is to be      
hearkened unto1 above all things 7#b    
,cor #aj3c-e74    ,there must also be a 
continual war maintained upon all the   
lusts  of the flesh1 that they may not  
draw away the heart from the study  and 
delight1 the love and faith1 of the     
things that are hid in  ,christ 7,isa   
#bh3i74 ,this1 ,i say1 must be done1    

else the heart cannot  be at liberty to 
wait upon the ,lord without distraction1
 for the  further communications of     
himself in his ,son1 according to his   
blessed gospel to us4 ,many ,christians 
are lean in their faith and  too barren 
in their lives1 and all for want of     
being diligent here4  ,wherefore having 
faith in this blessed ,lord ,jesus      
,christ1 as has  been afore discoursed2 
in the next place1 'giving all          
diligence1 add  to your faith1 virtue2  
and to virtue1 knowledge2 and to        
knowledge1  temperance2 and to          
temperance1 patience2 and to patience1  
godliness2  and to godliness1 brotherly 
kindness2 and to brotherly kindness1    
charity4 ,for if these things be in you 
and abound1 they make you  that ye shall
 neither be barren nor unfruitful in the
 knowledge  of our ,lord' and ,saviour  
',jesus ,christ' 7#b ,peter #a3e-h74    
,there is  a method that the ,holy      
,ghost has prescribed in the ,word1 for 
them  that hath faith to observe1 and   

without the observation thereof1  though
 they indeed may be of the number of    
them that shall be  saved1 yet they     
shall not have much1 nor do much1 for   
,christ and  his name1 in this world4   
,now the unskilful1 that are so in the  
word  of righteousness1 finding this    
method1 and not discerning to whom  it  
belongs1 forthwith apply it to all2 and 
forgetting that faith  must go before1  
they press them as duties preparatory to
 faith1 or  else so call that which is  
not so2 and so the blind leading of the 
blind1 both fall into the ditch1 and are
 smothered4 ,but do thou1 ,o  child of  
,god1 distinguish1 and keep faith and   
duty for justification  of thy person in
 the sight of ,god far asunder2 also be 
sure to let  faith go before1 and be    
always with thy ,saviour1 but add unto  
thy  faith1 virtue1 c41 not as though   
thy faith could not lay hold of         
,christ1 unless accompanied with these1 
but to show that thy faith  is of the   
right kind1 as also for the emboldening 

of thee to an  holy endeavour yet to    
press further into his everlasting      
kingdom  and his word2 for he that      
lacketh these things is blind1 and      
cannot  see afar off1 and has forgotten 
that he was purged from his old  sins4  
,fifth4 ,that thou mayest keep steadfast
 to this doctrine take heed  of being   
offended1 or of stumbling at the ,word1 
because of the  offensive lives and     
conversations of some that are          
professors of  the same4 ,there will be 
offences1 and it is needful there       
should2  yea1 scandals and heresies     
also1 that they that are approved of    
,god 'may be made manifest among you'   
7#a ,cor #aa3ai74 ,there are many       
causes of the offensive lives of them   
that profess this faith1 some  of which 
,i will give a touch upon here4    #a4  
,many that adhere to1 and profess this  
gospel1 are short of the  power and     
glory of the things which they profess3 
now the word1 the  word only1 will not  
bring those that profess it into a      

conformity to  it2 into a conformity in 
heart and life 7#a ,cor #d3ah-bj74      
,wherefore  they that know it only in   
word1 live scandalous lives1 to the     
reproach  of the faith1 the emboldening 
of its enemies1 the stumbling of the    
ignorant1 and grief of the godly1 that  
are so indeed1 and such must  bear their
 judgment in the next world4    #b4     
,this also flows from the wisdom of     
hell3 the devil knows that  the faith of
 the gospel rightly professed1 is1 not  
only saving to  those in whom it is1 but
 alluring unto beholders3 wherefore that
 he  may prevent the beauteous lustre   
thereof1 he sows his tares among  ,god's
 wheat1 and goes his way1 that is1 to   
the end those that stumble  may not see 
what he hath done1 or whose are the     
tares indeed4 ,now  by these the        
sunshine of the faith of the true       
professors of the  blessed gospel is    
clouded2 yea1 and the world made        
believe1 that such  as the worst are1   
such are the best2 but there is never a 

barrel  better herring1#cd but that the 
whole lump of them are1 in truth1  a    
pack of knaves4 ,now has the devil got  
the point aimed at1 and  has caused many
 to fall2 but behold ye now the good    
reward these  tares shall have at the   
day of reward for their doings4 ',as    
therefore  the tares are gathered and   
burned in the fire1 so shall it be in   
the end of this world4 ,the ,son of man 
shall send forth his angels1  and they  
shall gather out of his kingdom all     
things that offend1  and them which do  
iniquity1 and shall cast them into a    
furnace of  fire3 there shall be wailing
 and gnashing of teeth' 7,mat           
#ac3cg-db74    #c4 ,it also happeneth1  
sometimes1 through the anger and        
judgment  of ,god against sinners1 that 
some of them truly gracious do fall1  as
 ,david1 ,peter1 c41 the which is a     
great trial to the godly1 a  wound to   
the persons fallen1 and a judgment of   
,god to the world4  ,for since these    
last would not be converted1 nor made   

turn to ,god  by the convincing glory   
that has attended their faith in a holy 
and unblameable life annexed1 ,god has  
suffered them to fall1 that  they also  
might stumble and fall1 and be dashed in
 pieces by their  vices4 ,but thou1     
,christian man1 be not thou offended at 
any of  these things2 do thou look unto 
,jesus1 do thou look unto his ,word1  do
 thou live by faith1 and think much of  
thy latter end2 do thou  be base in     
thine own eyes1 be humble and tender1   
and pray to ,god  always2 do thou add to
 thy faith virtue1 and to virtue what   
else  is mentioned2 and 'give diligence 
to make thy calling and election  sure2 
for if thou doest these things thou     
shalt never fall3 for  so an entrance   
shall be ministered unto you abundantly1
 into the  everlasting kingdom of our   
,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ' 7#b  
,peter  #a3aj1aa74    ,sixth4 ,if it be 
so1 that there is so much mercy in the  
heart of  ,god for his people1 and that 
,jesus his ,son has by his blood made   

so living a way for us that we might    
enjoy it1 and the benefit of  it for    
ever1 'then let ,israel hope'3 for to   
that end is this goodness  revealed3    
',let ,israel hope in the ,lord2 for    
with the ,lord there is  mercy1 and with
 him is plenteous redemption4' ,hope6   
,who would not  hope to enjoy life      
eternal1 that has an inheritance in the 
,god of  ,israel8 ',happy art thou1 ,o  
,israel1 who is like unto thee1 ,o      
people  saved by the ,lord1 the shield  
of thy help1 and who is the sword  of   
thy excellency8' 7,deut #cc3bi74 ,did   
but the people of ,god see to  what they
 are born1 and how true the ,god of     
truth will be to what  by his ,word they
 look for at his hands1 they would be   
above alway2  they would be weary of    
life1 of estates1 of relations2 they    
would  groan earnestly under all their  
enjoyments to be with him1 who is  their
 life1 their portion1 and their glory   
for ever4 ,but we profess1  and yet care
 not for dying2 we profess1 and yet long

 not for the  coming of the day of ,god2
 we profess the faith1 and yet by our   
whole  life show to them that can see   
how little a measure of it we have  in  
our hearts4 ,the ,lord lead us more into
 the power of things2  then shall the   
virtues of him that has saved us1 and   
called us out  of darkness into his     
marvellous light1 and the savour of his 
good  knowledge1 be made known to others
 far otherwise than it is4 ,amen4       
,seventh4 ,and lastly1 ,sinner1 doth not
 all this discourse make  thy heart     
twitter after the mercy that is with    
,god1 and after the  way that is made by
 this plenteous redemption thereto8     
,methinks  it should2 yea1 thou couldst 
not do otherwise1 didst thou but see    
thy condition3 look behind thee1 take a 
view of the path thou hast  trodden     
these many years4 ,dost thou think that 
the way that thou  art in will lead thee
 to the strait gate1 sinner8 ,ponder the
 path  of thy feet with the greatest    
seriousness1 thy life lies upon it2     

what thinkest thou8 ,but make no answer 
till in the night1 till thou  art in the
 night-watches4 ',commune with your own 
heart upon your  bed' 7,psa #d3d71 and  
then say what thou thinkest of1 whether 
thou  art going8    ,o that thou wert   
serious6 ,is not it a thing to be       
lamented1 that  madness and folly should
 be in thy heart while thou livest1 and 
after that to go to the dead1 when so   
much life stands before thee1  and light
 to see the way to it8 7,eccl #i3c74    
,surely1 men void of  grace1 and        
possessed of carnal minds1 must either  
think that sin  is nothing1 that hell is
 easy1 and that eternity is short2 or   
else  that whatever ,god has said about 
the punishing of sinners1 he will  never
 do as he has said2 or that there is no 
sin1 no ,god1 no heaven1  no hell1 and  
so no good or bad hereafter2 or else    
they could not  live as they do4 ,but   
perhaps thou presumest upon it1 and     
sayest1 ,i  shall have peace1 though ,i 
live so sinful a life4 ,sinner1 if this 

wicked thought be in thy heart1 tell me 
again1 dost thou thus think  in earnest8
 ,canst thou imagine thou shalt at the  
day of account  out-face ,god1 or make  
him believe thou wast what thou wast    
not8  or that when the gate of mercy is 
shut up in wrath1 he will at thy        
pleasure1 and to the reversing of his   
own counsel1 open it again  to thee8    
,why shall thy deceived heart turn thee 
aside1 that thou  canst not deliver thy 
soul1 'nor say1 ,is there not a lie in  
my  right hand8' 7,isa #dd3bj74         
,,footnotes3    #a ,the titles to the   
,psalms have puzzled all the            
commentators4  ,bunyan follows ,luther2 
who adds1 that the title to the ,psalms 
of  ,degrees does not pertain to any    
doctrine1 but only to the ceremony  of  
the singers4 ,ainsworth applies it to   
the place or tone of voice  of the      
singers1 or to a special excellency of  
the ,psalm4 ,calmet  and ,bishop        
,horsley consider that the title refers 
to the progress  of the soul towards    

eternal felicity1 ascending by degrees4 
,watford  imagines that these ,psalms   
were written or selected to be sung on  
the ascent of the ,jews from the        
captivity in ,babylon4 ,luther wisely   
concludes that the ,christian has only  
to do with the brief and very  notable  
doctrine contained in these fifteen     
steps or degrees4--,ed4    #b ',the     
hither1' or nearest end2 now            
obsolete4--,ed4    #c ,when ,diabolus1  
in the ,holy ,war1 marched against      
,mansoul1 his  infernal drum affrighted 
the backsliding ,mansoul with its       
roaring4  ',this1 to speak truth1 was   
amazingly hideous to hear2 it frighted  
all men seven miles round4' ,this drum  
was beat every night1 and  'when the    
drum did go1 behold darkness and sorrow 
over ,mansoul2 the  light was darkened  
in the heaven thereof1 no noise was ever
 heard  upon earth more terrible2       
,mansoul trembled1 and looked to be     
swallowed up4' ,this awful alarm--this  
terrible drum--is a want of  a good hope

 through faith1 which purifieth the     
heart4--,ed4    #d ,how comforting is   
that declaration of the ,holy ,spirit1  
',for now  we see through a glass       
darkly1 but then face to face'6 however 
we  may have had a glimpse of glory to  
strengthen us in the way4 ,this         
revelation was through one who had been 
'caught up into paradise1'  and who had 
'abundance of revelations1' so great    
that it was needful  for him to have 'a 
thorn in the flesh1' to keep him humble4
 ,blessed  is ,israel's ',hope' of      
happiness1 inconceivable and            
eternal4--,ed4    #e ,see the marginal  
reading to this text4--,ed4    #f       
,ecclesiastical writers1 previous to    
,bunyan's time1 made  an hierarchy of   
nine orders of celestial spirits1 viz41 
seraphim1  cherubim1 thrones1 dominions1
 virtues1 powers1 principalities1       
archangels1 and angels2 agreeing with   
,bunyan as to the angels  being the     
lowest order in these celestial         
hierarchies4 ,the angels  are           

ministering spirits4 ,may not the       
glorified saints become angels8  ,who   
was that angel who said to ,john1 ',i   
and thy fellow-servant1  and of thy     
brethren the prophets' 7,rev            
#bb3i74--;,ed4    #g ,this is a striking
 illustration4 ,fear 'makes us question 
our  right to the world to come1' and   
nails us to the earth2 but it is  sin   
which clenches the nail1 and makes us   
cry1 ,o wretched man that  ,i am6 who   
can deliver me8 ,poor ,bunyan1 in his   
,grace ,abounding1  mournfully          
illustrates this fact4--,ed4    #h ,in  
,bunyan's days1 persecution for         
conscience sake was more  extensive     
under the ,protestant ,church of        
,england than it was even  in the fiery 
days of ,mary4 ,tens of thousands fled  
to seek an asylum  among savages in     
,america1 who were not permitted to live
 among men  worse than savages in       
,england4 ,thousands were immured in    
prisons1  where many hundreds perished1 
and with those who suffered a violent   

death received the crown of martyrdom4  
,even now they that will live  godly in 
,christ ,jesus1 must submit to taunts1  
jeers1 and reproaches4  ,may we forget  
not the ,saviour's comforting           
declaration1 ',blessed  are you when    
persecuted1 reviled1 and spoken against 
falsely for  my sake4'--,ed4    #i ,this
 is the language of an eye-witness1 and 
not a theory4 ,our  author had          
associated with every man in jail1 whose
 bitter suffering1  and that of their   
families1 tried the faith and patience  
of the  saints1 and winnowed the church 
of formal professors4--,ed4    #aj      
,often have ,god's saints rejoiced in   
tribulation1 and1 like  ,stephen1 when  
put to death with excruciating torments1
 have prayed  for their enemies4        
,bunyan's fear was1 when threatened to  
be hung  for preaching ,christ1 that he 
should make but 'a scrabbling shift  to 
clamber up the ladder4' ,he was1        
however1 comforted with the hope  that  
his dying speech might be blessed to    

some of the spectators4--,grace         
,abounding1 ,nos4 #ccd1 #cce4--;,ed4    
#aa ,how forcibly does this remind us of
 the escape of the poor  doubting       
pilgrims from the castle of ,giant      
,despair4 ,the outer gate1  like that of
 the prison in which ,peter was         
confined1 was of iron  7,acts #ab3aj74  
,but ,peter had a heavenly messenger as 
his guide1 and  faith was in lively     
exercise1 so that 'the gate opened to   
them of  his own accord4' ',god cut the 
gates of iron in sunder' 7,psa #ajg3af74
  ,the pilgrims lay for four days under 
dreadful sufferings1 bordering  on black
 despair4 ,he had overlooked or laid by 
the 'key that doth  go too hard'2 prayer
 brought it to his recollection1 and he 
cried  out1 ',what a fool am ,i thus to 
be in a stinking dungeon1 when ,i may   
as well walk at liberty4' ,he           
recollected the 'key called promise1'   
which will open ,,all the gates in      
,doubting ,castle2 and although the     
lock of that iron gate went damnable    

hard1 yet the key did open  it1 and the 
prisoners escaped2 see ,grace           
,abounding1 ,nos #bfa-bfc4              
,fellow-pilgrims 'look not over1' nor   
'lay by1' those keys that  'go too      
hard1' the prayerful use of which may   
save us much bitter  dejection and      
gloomy doubts4--,ed4    #ab ,the murder 
of ,sir ,e4 ,godfrey1 and the fears of a
 ,popish plot1  greatly alarmed the     
country at this time4 ,the recollection 
of the  frightful atrocities committed  
by the ,papists upon the unoffending    
and unarmed ,protestants in ,ireland1   
led to the fears which are here  so     
forcibly1 but naturally1 expressed4     
,although we re here directed  to the   
sole ground of hope in the spiritual    
warfare1 yet doubtless1  in temporal    
things1 ,bunyan felt the necessity of   
human agency4 ,had  he lived to witness 
the punishment inflicted on these       
murderers by  ,william ,,iii1 he would  
have owned with gratitude the services  
rendered  to the nation by that warlike 

king and his brave parliament4--,ed4    
#ac ,how infinite is the condescension  
of ,jehovah to enter into  such a       
relationship with every member of his   
mystical body1 the  church4 ',thy ,maker
 is thy husband1 the ,lord of ,hosts is 
his name'  7,isa #ad3e74 ,surely it hath
 not entered into the heart of man to   
conceive the riches of that endowment1  
the magnificence of that  estate4--,ed4 
#ad ,beware lest an evil heart1 and     
,satan's devices1 lead us to  idolatry4 
,all our ideas of ,god must be formed   
and governed by his  revelation of      
himself in his ,word4--,ed4    #ae      
,gospellers was the nick-name for those 
who loved the gospel  at the            
,reformation1 as ,puritan or ,methodist 
in a later age4--,ed4    #af ,these are 
solemn and bitter truths4 ,while the    
public assembly  is at times the gate of
 heaven to the soul1 sincerity is better
  evidenced by heart-wrestling with ,god
 in private4 ,no duty draws  down such  
blessings from heaven1 nor has greater  

opposition from  ,satan1 than earnest   
closet prayer4 ,while it humbles the    
soul before  ,god1 it excites our zeal  
in good works and a heavenly conduct    
towards man4--,ed4    #ag ',for whom the
 ,lord loveth1 he chasteneth1 and       
scourgeth every  son whom he receiveth' 
7,heb #ab3f1g74--;,ed4    #ah ,in       
,popish times1 the poor wretchedly and  
lazily depended upon  the alms of the   
rich1 which were especially bestowed at 
a funeral1  to buy their prayers for the
 repose of the soul2 and at wedding1    
for a blessing on the newly-married     
couple4 ,happily for them they  are now 
taught1 by gospel light1 to depend1     
under ,god1 upon their  honest exertions
 to produce the means of existence and  
enjoyment1  as the most valuable class  
of society4--,ed4    #ai ,bunyan had    
felt all this4 ',alas6' says he1 ',i    
could neither  hear ,christ1 nor see    
him1 nor feel him1 nor savour any of his
  things2 ,i was driven with a tempest1 
my heart would be unclean1 the          

,canaanites would come into the         
land4'--,grace ,abounding1 ,no4         
#gh4--;,ed4    #bj ,see #b ,samuel      
#b3bc1 #c3bg4 ,to smite under the fifth 
rib is to  give a mortal blow4--,ed4    
#ba ,human laws we must obey1 unless    
they infringe upon the prerogative  of  
,god and upon conscience2 to such we    
must refuse obedience1 and  count it an 
honour to suffer as ,daniel and the     
,hebrew youths4 ,these  laws we may     
strive to get repealed or amended2 but  
the laws of ,god  are immutable and     
eternal--they must be obeyed1 or we     
perish4--,ed4    #bb ,how striking an   
exemplification is this of our utter    
helplessness  and the unbounded love of 
,god4 ,o my soul1 it is impossible to   
number  or recollect all his mercies1   
but take heed lest thou forget them     
all4--,ed4    #bc ,the reader will      
easily understand this passage if he    
considers  'these folks' to mean those  
who were deterred from making a public  
profession of faith1 by the fear of 'the

 enemies1' or persecutors1  properly    
called the devil's scarecrows4 ',today1'
 refers to the time  in which this      
encouraging treatise was written4 ,then 
persecutors  and informers were let     
loose upon the churches1 like a swarm of
  locusts4 ,many folks were terrified1  
and much defection prevailed4  ,but for 
such a time ,god prepared ,bunyan1      
,baxter1 ,owen1 ,howe1 and  many others 
of equal piety4 ,thus1 when the enemy   
cometh in like  a flood1 the ,spirit of 
the ,lord shall lift up a standard      
against  him4--,ed4    #bd ,the word    
'virtuous' is now very rarely used in   
this sense2  it means1 'efficacious by  
inherent qualities1' or having great or 
powerful properties1 as1 ',by virtue of 
our ,lord's intercession'2  see         
,imperial ,dictionary4--,ed4    #be     
',tang'2 a strong sense1 flavour1 or    
relish4--,ed4    #bf ',o the unthought  
of imaginations1 frights1 fears1 and    
terrors  that are affected by a thorough
 application of guilt1 yielded  to      

desperation6 ,this is the man that hath 
his dwelling among the                  
tombs4'--,bunyan's experience in ,grace 
,abounding1 ,no4 #ahe4--;,ed4    #bg    
,this is not merely an exhortation to   
diligence in the ,christian  calling1   
but it is meant to convey to all the    
certain fact1 that  the prayer of faith 
in the merits of the ,redeemer will and 
must be  followed by renewed speed in   
running the race that is set before     
us4--,ed4    #bh ,there is something    
about the word blood at which the mind  
recoils1 as if intended to impress upon 
us the evils of sin and its  awful      
punishment--the death1 spiritual and    
eternal1 of the sinner4  ',without      
shedding of blood is no remission4'     
,blessed are those  who were in ,christ 
when his precious blood was shed as an  
atoning  sacrifice4--,ed4    #bi ,see   
the character of ,ignorance in the      
,pilgrim's ,progress4--,ed4    #cj ,the 
words are1 ',in the name of ,god1       
gracious and merciful1'  before each of 

the #aad chapters of which ,alcoran     
consists4--,ed4    #ca ,no service on   
the part of those who are out of        
,christ1 can be  accepted 7,prov #ae3h74
 ,we are accepted ,,in the ,beloved     
7,eph #a3f74--;,ed4    #cb ,one who     
justifies himself2 the self-righteous4  
,the word is  only used by religious    
writers1 and never now4--,ed4    #cc    
,what is this to me1 ,o law1 that thou  
accusest me1 and sayest  that ,i have   
committed many sins8 ,indeed1 ,i grant  
that ,i have  committed many sins1 yea1 
and still do commit sins daily without  
number4 ,this toucheth me nothing4 ,thou
 talkest to me in vain4 ,i am  dead unto
 thee4--,luther4 ,in the person of his  
,surety1 the believer  has died1 and    
paid the penalty of the law4 ,it can    
have no claim on  him4--,ed4    #cd ,a  
proverbial saying1 which means that all 
are alike1 'there  is no one barrel     
better than another1 the whole cargo is 
bad4'--,ed4    999999    ,i ,,will      
,,pray ,,with ,,the ,,spirit ,,and      

,,with ,,the ,,understanding ,,also-    
,,or1    ,a ,,discourse ,,touching      
,,prayer2    ,,wherein ,,is ,,briefly   
,,discovered1    #a4 ,,what ,,prayer    
,,is4 #b4 ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,pray  
,,with ,,the ,,spirit4 #c4 ,,what  ,,it 
,,is ,,to ,,pray ,,with ,,the ,,spirit  
,,and ,,with ,,the ,,understanding      
,,also4    ,,written ,,in ,,prison1     
#affb4 ,,published1 #affc4    ,for we   
know not what we should pray for as we  
ought3--the  ,spirit--helpeth our       
infirmities 7,rom #h3bf74               
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,there is no subject of more solemn     
importance to human happiness  than     
prayer4 ,it is the only medium of       
intercourse with heaven4  ,it is that   
language wherein a creature holds       
correspondence with  his ,creator2 and  
wherein the soul of a saint gets near to
 ,god1 is  entertained with great       
delight1 and1 as it were1 dwells with   
his  heavenly ,father4#a ,god1 when     
manifest in the flesh1 hath given  us a 

solemn1 sweeping declaration1 embracing 
all prayer--private1  social1 and       
public--at all times and seasons1 from  
the creation to  the final consummation 
of all things--,god is a ,spirit1 and   
they  that worship him ,,must ,,worship 
,,him ,,in ,,spirit ,,and ,,in ,,truth  
7,john  #d3bd74    ,the great enemy of  
souls1 aided by the perverse state of   
the human  mind1 has exhausted his      
ingenuity and malice to prevent the     
exercise  of this holy and delightful   
duty4 ,his most successful effort has   
been to keep the soul in that fatal     
lethargy1 or death unto holiness1  and  
consequently unto prayer1 into which it 
is plunged by ,adam's  transgression4   
,bunyan has some striking illustrations 
of ,satan's  devices to stifle prayer1  
in his history of the ,holy ,war4 ,when 
the troops of ,emmanuel besiege         
,mansoul1 their great effort was to     
gain eargate as a chief entrance to     
,mansoul1 and at that important  gate   
there were placed1 by order of          

,diabolous1 the ,lord ,will-be-will1    
who made one old ,mr4 ,prejudice1 an    
angry and ill-conditioned fellow1       
captain of that ward1 and put under his 
power sixty men called  ,deafmen to keep
 it1 and these were arrayed in the most 
excellent  armour of ,diabolous1 ,a     
,,dumb ,,and ,,prayerless ,,spirit4     
,nothing but the  irresistible power of 
,emmanuel could have overcome these     
obstacles4  ,he conquers and reigns     
supreme1 and ,mansoul becomes happy2    
prayer  without ceasing enables the     
new-born man to breathe the celestial   
atmosphere4 ,at length ,carnal ,security
 interrupts and mars this  happiness4   
,the ,redeemer gradually withdraws4     
,satan assaults the soul  with armies of
 doubts1 and1 to prevent prayer1        
,diabolous lands up  ,mouthgate with    
dirt4#b ,various efforts are made to    
send petitions1  but the messengers make
 no impression1 until1 in the extremity 
of the soul's distress1 two acceptable  
messengers are found1 not  dwelling in  

palaces1 but in a very mean cottage1#c  
their names  were ,desires ,awake and   
,wet ,eyes1 illustrating the inspired   
words1  ,thus saith the ,high and lofty 
,one that inhabiteth eternity1 whose    
name is holy3 ,i dwell--with him--that  
is of a contrite and humble  spirit     
7,isa #eg3ae74 ,by this we are taught   
the utter worthlessness  of depending   
upon the prayers of saints on earth1 or 
the glorified  spirits of heaven4 ,our  
own prayers alone are availing4 ,our own
  ,desires-awake and ,wet-eyes1 our own 
aspirations after ,god1 our  own deep   
repentance and sense of utter           
helplessness drives us to  the ,saviour1
 through whom ,,alone we can find access
 and adoption  into the family of our   
,father who is in heaven4    ,the soul  
that communes with ,god attains an      
aptitude in prayer which  no human      
learning can give2 devotional           
expressions become familiar2  the       
,spirit of adoption leads them with deep
 solemnity to approach  the ,infinite   

,eternal as a father4 ,private prayer is
 so essentially  spiritual that it      
cannot be reduced to writing4 ,a man    
that truly  prays one prayer1 shall     
after that never be able to express with
  his mouth1 or pen the unutterable     
desires1 sense1 affection1 and  longing 
that went to ,god in that prayer4       
,prayer leads to pure  religion and     
undefiled1 to visit the fatherless and  
widows in  their affliction1 and to     
preserve us unspotted from the world    
7,james #a3bg74 ,blessed indeed are     
those who enjoy an abiding sense  of the
 ,divine presence2 the ,christian's     
divine life may be measured  by his     
being able to pray without ceasing1 to  
seek ,god's face  continually4 ,men     
ought always to pray1 and to continue in
 prayer4  ,this does not consist in     
perpetually repeating any form of       
prayer1  but in that devotional frame of
 mind which enables the soul to say1    
,for me to live is ,christ4 ,when ,david
 was compassed about with the  sorrows  

of hell1 he at once ejaculates1 ,o      
,lord1 ,i beseech thee  deliver my soul4
 ,when the disciples were in danger they
 did not  recite the ,lord's ,prayer1 or
 any other form1 but at once cried1     
,lord1 save us1 we perish4 ,bunyan1     
speaking of private prayer1  keenly     
inquires1 will ,god not hear thee except
 thou comest before  him with some      
eloquent oration8 ,it is not1 as many   
take it to  be1 even a few babbling1    
prating1 complimentary expressions1 but 
a sensible feeling in the heart4        
,sincerity and a dependence upon  the   
mediatorial office of ,christ is all    
that ,god requires4 ,the ,lord  is nigh 
unto all them that call upon him--,,in  
,,truth 7,psa #ade3ah74  ,in all that   
related to the individual approach of   
the spirit to its  heavenly ,father1 our
 pious author offended not2 but having  
enjoyed  communion with ,god1 he was1 as
 all ,christians are1 desirous of       
communion with the saints on earth1 and 
in choosing the forms of  public        

worship1 he gave great offence to many  
by rejecting the ,book  of ,common      
,prayer4    ,to compel or to bribe      
persons to attend religious services is 
unjustifiable1 and naturally produces   
hypocrisy and persecution4  ,so it was  
with the decree of ,king ,darius1 7,dan 
#f72 and so it has  ever been with any  
royal or parliamentary interference with
 ,christian  liberty4 ,who art thou that
 judgest another man's servant8 to his  
own master he standeth or falleth 7,rom 
#ad3d74 ,,every ,,one of us shall  give 
account of himself to ,god 7,rom        
#ad3ab74 ,all the solemnities  of the   
day of judgment point not merely to the 
right1 but to the  necessity of private 
decision on all questions of faith1     
worship1  and conduct1 guided solely by 
the volume of inspiration4 ,mansoul1  in
 its regenerate state1 is the temple    
which the ,creator has chosen  for his  
worship2 and it is infinitely more      
glorious than earthly  edifices1 which  
crumble into dust1 while ,god's temples 

will be ever  glorious as eternity rolls
 on4    ,bunyan1 to the sixteenth year  
of his age1 had1 when he attended       
public worship1 listened to the ,book of
 ,common ,prayer4 ,at that time  an ,act
 of ,parliament prohibited its use under
 severe and unjust  penalties1 and      
ordered the services to be conducted by 
the rules of  a directory4 ,in this an  
outline is given of public              
thanksgivings1  confessions1 and        
petitions2 but no form of prayer4 ,in   
the preface  the ,puritans record their 
opinion1 that the ,liturgy of the       
,church  of ,england1 notwithstanding   
all the pains and religious intentions  
of its compilers1 hath proved an        
offence2 unprofitable ceremonies  hath  
occasioned much mischief2 its estimation
 hath been raised by  prelates1 as if   
there were no other way of worship2     
making it an  idol to the ignorant and  
superstitious1 a matter of endless      
strife1  and of increasing an idle      
ministry4 ,bunyan had weighed these     

observations1 and recollected his former
 ignorance and superstition1  when he   
counted all things holy connected with  
the outward forms1  and did very        
devoutly say and sing as others did4#d  
,but when he  arose from the long and   
dread conflict with sin1 and entered    
upon  his ,christian life1 he decidedly 
preferred emancipation from forms  of   
prayer1 and treated them with great     
severity4 ,he considered  that the most 
essential qualification for the         
,christian ministry  is the gift of     
prayer4 ,upon this subject learned and  
pious men have  differed2 but the       
opinions of one so eminently pious1 and 
so well-taught  in the ,scriptures1 are 
worthy of our careful investigation4    
,great  allowances must be made for all 
that appears harsh in language1  because
 urbanity was not the fashion of that   
day in religious  controversy4 ,he had  
been most cruelly imprisoned1 with      
threats of  transportation1 and even an 
ignominious death1 for refusing         

conformity  to the ,book of ,common     
,prayer4 ,being conscientiously and     
prayerfully  decided in his judgment1 he
 set all these threats at defiance1 and 
boldly1 at the risk of his life1        
published this treatise1 while yet  a   
prisoner in ,bedford jail2 and it is a  
clear1 concise1 and scriptural          
discourse1 setting forth his views upon 
this most important subject4    ,any    
preconceived form would have fettered   
,bunyan's free spirit2 he  was a giant  
in prayer1 and commanded the deepest    
reverence while  leading the public     
devotions of the largest congregations4 
,the  great question as to public prayer
 is whether the minister should1        
relying upon ,divine assistance1 offer  
up prayer to ,god in the  ,saviour's    
name1 immediately conceived under a     
sense of ,his presence2  or whether it  
is better1 as it is certainly easier1 to
 read a form  of prayer1 from time to   
time1 skillfully arranged1 and with     
every  regard to beauty of language8    

,which of these modes is most in        
accordance with the directions of the   
,sacred ,scriptures1 and most  likely to
 be attended with spiritual benefit to  
the assembled  church8 ,surely this     
inquiry does not involve the charge of  
schism  or heresy upon either party4    
,let every man be fully persuaded in    
his own mind4 ,nor should such          
differences lead us to despise each     
other4 ,let our first inquiry be1       
whether the ,saviour intended a  fixed  
form of prayer8 ,and if so1 did he give 
,his church any other  than that most   
beautiful and comprehensive form called 
the ,lord's  ,prayer8 ,and did he       
license any one1 and if so1 who1 to     
alter1 add  to1 or diminish from it8 ,on
 the other hand1 should we conclude     
that ,we know not what we should pray   
for as we ought1 only as the  ,spirit   
helpeth our infirmities1 then must we   
rely1 as ,bunyan did1  upon the promised
 aid of that gracious ,spirit4 ,blessed1
 indeed1 are  those whose intercourse   

with heaven sheds an influence on their 
whole conduct1 gives them abundance of  
well-arranged words in  praying with    
their families and with the sick or     
dejected1 and--whose  lives prove that  
they have been with ,jesus1 and are     
taught by him1  or who1 in ,scripture   
language1 pray with the spirit and with 
the  understanding also4    ,,geo4      
,,offor4    ,,on ,,praying ,,in ,,the   
,,spirit4    ,i ,,will ,,pray ,,with    
,,the ,,spirit1 ,,and ,i ,,will ,,pray  
,,with ,,the ,,understanding            
,,also--7,i ,cor #ad3ae74    ,,prayer is
 an ,,ordinance of ,god1 and that to be 
used both in public  and private2 yea1  
such an ordinance as brings those that  
have the  spirit of supplication into   
great familiarity with ,god2 and is also
  so prevalent in action1 that it       
getteth of ,god1 both for the person    
that prayeth1 and for them that are     
prayed for1 great things4#e ,it  is the 
opener of the heart of ,god1 and a means
 by which the soul1  though empty1 is   

filled4 ,by prayer the ,christian can   
open his  heart to ,god1 as to a friend1
 and obtain fresh testimony of ,god's   
friendship to him4 ,i might spend many  
words in distinguishing  between public 
and private prayer2 as also between that
 in the heart1  and that with the vocal 
voice4 ,something also might be spoken  
to  distinguish between the gifts and   
graces of prayer2 but eschewing  this   
method1 my business shall be at this    
time only to show you the  very heart of
 prayer1 without which1 all your lifting
 up1 both of  hands1 and eyes1 and      
voices1 will be to no purpose at all4 ,i
 will  pray with the ,spirit4    ,the   
method that ,i shall go on in at this   
time shall be1 ,,first4 ,to  show you   
what true prayer is4 ,,second4 ,to show 
you what it is to  pray with the        
,spirit4 ,,third4 ,what it is to pray   
with the ,spirit  and understanding     
also4 ,and so1 ,,fourthly4 ,to make some
 short use  and application of what     
shall be spoken4    ,,what ,,prayer     

,,is4    ,,first1 ,what true prayer is4 
,prayer is a sincere1 sensible1         
affectionate pouring out of the heart or
 soul to ,god1 through ,christ1  in the 
strength and assistance of the ,holy    
,spirit1 for such things  as ,god hath  
promised1 or according to the ,word1 for
 the good of  the church1 with          
submission1 in faith1 to the will of    
,god4    ,in this description are these 
seven things4 ,first1 ,it is a sincere2 
,second1 ,a sensible2 ,third1 ,an       
affectionate1 pouring out of the  soul  
to ,god1 through ,christ2 ,fourth1 ,by  
the strength or assistance  of the      
,spirit2 ,fifth1 ,for such things as    
,god hath promised1 or1  according to   
his word2 ,sixth1 ,for the good of the  
church2 ,seventh1  ,with submission in  
faith to the will of ,god4    ,first4   
,for the first of these1 it is a        
,,sincere pouring out of the  soul to   
,god4 ,sincerity is such a grace as runs
 through all the  graces of ,god in us1 
and through all the actings of a        

,christian1  and hath the sway in them  
too1 or else their actings are not any  
thing regarded of ,god1 and so of and in
 prayer1 of which particularly  ,david  
speaks1 when he mentions prayer4 ,i     
cried unto him1 the ,lord  with my      
mouth1 and he was extolled with my      
tongue4 ,if ,i regard  iniquity in my   
heart1 the ,lord will not hear my prayer
 7,psa  #ff3ag1ah74 ,part of the        
exercise of prayer is sincerity1 without
  which ,god looks not upon it as prayer
 in a good sense 7,psa #af3a-d74  ,then 
ye shall seek me and find me1 when ye   
shall search for me  with all your heart
 7,jer #bi3ab-ac74 ,the want of this    
made the ,lord  reject their prayers in 
,hosea #g3ad1 where he saith1 ,they have
 not  cried unto me with their heart1   
that is1 in sincerity1 when they  howled
 upon their beds4 ,but for a pretence1  
for a show in hypocrisy1  to be seen of 
men1 and applauded for the same1 they   
prayed4 ,sincerity  was that which      
,christ commended in ,nathaniel1 when he

 was under  the fig tree4 ,behold1 an   
,israelite indeed1 in whom is no guile4 
,probably this good man was pouring out 
of his soul to ,god in prayer  under the
 fig tree1 and that in a sincere and    
unfeigned spirit before  the ,lord4 ,the
 prayer that hath this in it as one of  
the principal  ingredients1 is the      
prayer that ,god looks at4 ,thus1 ,the  
prayer of  the upright is his delight   
7,prov #ae3h74    ,and why must         
sincerity be one of the essentials of   
prayer which  is accepted of ,god1 but  
because sincerity carries the soul in   
all simplicity to open its heart to     
,god1 and to tell him the case  plainly1
 without equivocation2 to condemn itself
 plainly1 without  dissembling2 to cry  
to ,god heartily1 without complimenting4
 ,i have  surely heard ,ephraim         
bemoaning himself thus2 ,thou has       
chastised me1  and ,i was chastised1 as 
a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke 7,jer
  #ca3ah74 ,sincerity is the same in a  
corner alone1 as it is before  the face 

of the world4 ,it knows not how to wear 
two vizards1 one  for an appearance     
before men1 and another for a short     
snatch in a  corner2 but it must have   
,god1 and be with him in the duty of    
prayer4  ,it is not lip-labour that it  
doth regard1 for it is the heart that   
,god looks at1 and that which sincerity 
looks at1 and that which  prayer comes  
from1 if it be that prayer which is     
accompanied with  sincerity4    ,second4
 ,it is a sincere and ,,sensible pouring
 out of the heart  or soul4 ,it is not1 
as many take it to be1 even a few       
babbling1  prating1 complimentary       
expressions1 but a sensible feeling     
there is  in the heart4 ,prayer hath in 
it a sensibleness of diverse things2    
sometimes sense of sin1 sometimes of    
mercy received1 sometimes of  the       
readiness of ,god to give mercy1 c4     
#a4 ,a sense of the want of mercy1 by   
reason of the danger of sin4  ,the soul1
 ,i say1 feels1 and from feeling sighs1 
groans1 and breaks  at the heart4 ,for  

right prayer bubbleth out of the heart  
when it  is overpressed with grief and  
bitterness1 as blood is forced out  of  
the flesh by reason of some heavy burden
 that lieth upon it 7,i  ,sam #a3aj2    
,psa #fi3c74 ,david roars1 cries1 weeps1
 faints at heart1  fails at the eyes1   
loseth his moisture1 c41 7,psa          
#ch3h-aj74 ,hezekiah  mourns like a dove
 7,isa #ch3ad74 ,ephraim bemoans himself
 7,jer #ca3ah74  ,peter weeps bitterly  
7,matt #bf3ge74 ,christ hath strong     
cryings and  tears 7,heb #e3g74 ,and all
 this from a sense of the justice of    
,god1  the guilt of sin1 the pains of   
hell and destruction4 ,the sorrows  of  
death compassed me1 and the pains of    
hell gat hold upon me3 ,i  found trouble
 and sorrow4 ,then cried ,i unto the    
,lord 7,psa #aaf3c1d74  ,and in another 
place1 ,my sore ran in the night 7,psa  
#gg3b74 ,again1  ,i am bowed down       
greatly2 ,i go mourning all the day long
 7,psa  #ch3f74 ,in all these instances1
 and in hundreds more that might be     

named1 you may see that prayer carrieth 
in it a sensible feeling  disposition1  
and that first from a sense of sin4     
#b4 ,sometimes there is a sweet sense of
 mercy received2 encouraging1           
comforting1 strengthening1 enlivening1  
enlightening mercy1 c4  ,thus ,david    
pours out his soul1 to bless1 and       
praise1 and admire  the great ,god for  
his loving-kindness to such poor vile   
wretches4  ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul2
 and all that is within me bless his    
holy  name4 ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my     
soul1 and forget not all his benefits4#f
  ,who forgiveth all thine iniquities1  
who healeth all thy diseases2  who      
redeemeth thy life from destruction2 who
 crowneth thee  with loving-kindness and
 tender mercies2 who satisfieth thy     
mouth  with good things1 so that thy    
youth is renewed like the eagle's  7,psa
 #ajc3a-e74 ,and thus is the prayer of  
saints sometimes turned  into praise and
 thanksgiving1 and yet are prayers      
still4 ,this is  a mystery2 ,god's      

people pray with their praises1 as it is
 written1  ,be careful for nothing1 but 
in every thing by prayer1 and           
supplication1  with thanksgiving1 let   
your request be made known unto ,god    
7,phil  #d3f74 ,a sensible thanksgiving1
 for mercies received1 is a mighty      
prayer in the sight of ,god2 it prevails
 with him unspeakably4    #c4 ,in prayer
 there is sometimes in the soul a sense 
of mercy to be  received4 ,this again   
sets the soul all on a flame4 ,thou1 ,o 
lord of  hosts1 saith ,david1 hast      
revealed to thy servant1 saying ,i will 
build thee an house2 therefore hath thy 
servant found in his heart  to          
pray--unto thee 7,,ii ,sam #g3bg74 ,this
 provoked ,jacob1 ,david1  ,daniel1 with
 others--even a sense of mercies to be  
received--which  caused them1 not by    
fits and starts1 nor yet in a foolish   
frothy  way1 to babble over a few words 
written in a paper2 but mightily1       
fervently1 and continually1 to groan out
 their conditions before  the ,lord1 as 

being sensible1 sensible1 ,i say1 of    
their wants1 their  misery1 and the     
willingness of ,god to show mercy 7,gen 
#cb3aj1aa2  ,dan #i3c1d74    ,a good    
sense of sin1 and the wrath of ,god1    
with some encouragement  from ,god to   
come unto him1 is a better              
,common-prayer-book than that  which is 
taken out of the ,papistical            
mass-book1#g being the scraps  and      
fragments of the devices of some popes1 
some friars1 and ,i wot  not what4      
,third4 ,prayer is a sincere1 sensible1 
and an ,,affectionate pouring  out of   
the soul to ,god4 ,o6 the heat1         
strength1 life1 vigour1 and  affection1 
that is in right prayer6 ,as the hart   
panteth after the  water-brooks1 so     
panteth my soul after thee1 ,o ,god     
7,psa #db3a74 ,i  have longed after thy 
precepts 7,psa #aai3dj74 ,i have longed 
for  thy salvation 7ver #agd74 ,my soul 
longeth1 yea1 even fainteth1  for the   
courts of the ,lord2 my heart and my    
flesh crieth out for  the living ,god   

7,psa #hd3b74 ,my soul breaketh for the 
longing that  it hath unto thy judgments
 at all times 7,psa #aai3bj74 ,mark ye  
here1  ,my soul longeth1 it longeth1 it 
longeth1 c4 ,o what affection is  here  
discovered in prayer6 ,the like you have
 in ,daniel4 ,o ,lord1  hear2 ,o ,lord1 
forgive2 ,o ,lord1 hearken and do2 defer
 not1 for thine  own sake1 ,o my ,god   
7,dan #i3ai74 ,every syllable carrieth a
 mighty  vehemency in it4 ,this is      
called the fervent1 or the working      
prayer1  by ,james4 ,and so again1 ,and 
being in an agony1 he prayed more       
earnestly 7,luke #bb3dd74 ,or had his   
affections more and more drawn  out     
after ,god for his helping hand4 ,o6    
,how wide are the most of  men with     
their prayers from this prayer1 that is1
 ,,prayer in ,god's  account6 ,alas6    
,the greatest part of men make no       
conscience at  all of the duty2 and as  
for them that do1 it is to be feared    
that  many of them are very great       
strangers to a sincere1 sensible1 and   

affectionate pouring out their hearts or
 souls to ,god2 but even  content       
themselves with a little lip-labour and 
bodily exercise1  mumbling over a few   
imaginary prayers4 ,when the affections 
are  indeed engaged in prayer1 then1    
then the whole man is engaged1 and  that
 in such sort1 that the soul will spend 
itself to nothing1 as  it were1 rather  
than it will go without that good       
desired1 even  communion and solace with
 ,christ4 ,and hence it is that the     
saints  have spent their strengths1 and 
lost their lives1 rather than go        
without the blessing 7,psa #fi3c2       
#ch3i1aj2 ,gen #cb3bd1bf74    ,all this 
is too1 too evident by the ignorance1   
profaneness1 and  spirit of envy1 that  
reign in the hearts of those men that   
are so  hot for the forms1 and not the  
power of praying4 ,scarce one of forty  
among them know what it is to be born   
again1 to have communion with  the      
,father through the ,son2 to feel the   
power of grace sanctifying  their       

hearts3 but for all their prayers1 they 
still live cursed1  drunken1 whorish1   
and abominable lives1 full of malice1   
envy1  deceit1 persecuting of the dear  
children of ,god4 ,o what a dreadful    
after-clap is coming upon them6 which   
all their hypocritical  assembling      
themselves together1 with all their     
prayers1 shall never  be able to help   
them against1 or shelter them from4     
,again1 ,it is a pouring out of the     
heart or soul4 ,there is in prayer  an  
unbosoming of a man's self1 an opening  
of the heart to ,god1 an  affectionate  
pouring out of the soul in requests1    
sighs1 and groans4  ,all my desire is   
before thee1 saith ,david1 and my       
groaning is  not hid from thee 7,psa    
#ch3i74 ,and again1 ,my soul thirsteth  
for  ,god1 for the living ,god4 ,when   
shall ,i come and appear before ,god8   
,when ,i remember these things1 ,i pour 
out my soul in me 7,psa #db3b1d74       
,mark1 ,i pour out my soul4 ,it is an   
expression signifying1 that in  prayer  

there goeth the very life and whole     
strength to ,god4 ,as in  another place1
 ,trust in him at all times2 ye         
people1--pour out  your heart before him
 7,psa #fb3h74 ,this is the prayer to   
which  the promise is made1 for the     
delivering of a poor creature out of    
captivity and thralldom4 ,if from thence
 thou shalt seek the ,lord  thy ,god1   
thou shalt find him1 if thou seek him   
with all thy heart  and with all thy    
soul 7,deut #d3bi74    ,again1 ,it is a 
pouring out of the heart or soul ,,to   
,,god4 ,this showeth  also the          
excellency of the spirit of prayer4 ,it 
is the great ,god  to which it retires4 
,when shall ,i come and appear before   
,god8  ,and it argueth1 that the soul   
that thus prayeth indeed1 sees an       
emptiness in all things under heaven2   
that in ,god alone there is  rest and   
satisfaction for the soul4 ,now she that
 is a widow indeed1  and desolate1      
trusteth in ,god 7,i ,tim #e3e74 ,so    
saith ,david1 ,in  thee1 ,o ,lord1 do ,i

 put my trust2 let me never be put to   
confusion4  ,deliver me in thy          
righteousness1 and cause me to escape2  
incline  thine ear to me1 and save me4  
,be thou my strong habitation1 whereunto
  ,i may continually resort3--for thou  
art my rock and my fortress2  deliver   
me1 ,o my ,god1--out of the hand of the 
unrighteous and cruel  man4 ,for thou   
art my hope1 ,o ,lord ,god1 thou art my 
trust from my  youth 7,psa #ga3a-e74    
,many in a wording way speak of ,god2   
but right  prayer makes ,god his hope1  
stay1 and all4 ,right prayer sees       
nothing  substantial1 and worth the     
looking after1 but ,god4 ,and that1 as  
,i  said before1 it doth in a sincere1  
sensible1 and affectionate way4         
,again1 ,it is a sincere1 sensible1     
affectionate pouring out of the  heart  
or soul to ,god1 ,,through ,,christ4    
,this through ,christ must needs  be    
added1 or else it is to be questioned1  
whether it be prayer1  though in        
appearance it be never so eminent or    

eloquent4    ,christ is the way through 
whom the soul hath admittance to ,god1  
and without whom it is impossible that  
so much as one desire should  come into 
the ears of the ,lord of ,sabaoth 7,john
 #ad3f74 ,if ye shall  ask anything in  
my name2 whatsoever ye shall ask the    
,father in  my name1 ,i will do it      
7,john #ad3ac1ad74 ,this was ,daniel's  
way in  praying for the people of ,god2 
he did it in the name of ,christ4  ,now 
therefore1 ,o our ,god1 hear the prayer 
of thy servant1 and his  supplications1 
and cause thy face to shine upon thy    
sanctuary that  is desolate1 for the    
,lord's sake 7,dan #i3ag74 ,and so      
,david1 ,for  thy name's sake1 that is1 
for thy ,christ's sake1 pardon mine     
iniquity1 for it is great 7,psa #be3aa74
 ,but now1 it is not every one  that    
maketh mention of ,christ's name in     
prayer1 that doth indeed1  and in truth1
 effectually pray to ,god in the name of
 ,christ1 or  through him4 ,this coming 
to ,god through ,christ is the hardest  

part  that is found in prayer4 ,a man   
may more easily be sensible of his      
works1 ay1 and sincerely too desire     
mercy1 and yet not be able to  come to  
,god by ,christ4 ,that man that comes to
 ,god by ,christ1 he  must first have   
the knowledge of him2 for he that cometh
 to ,god1  must believe that he is 7,heb
 #aa3f74 ,and so he that comes to ,god  
through ,christ1 must be enabled to know
 ,christ4 ,lord1 saith ,moses1  show me 
now thy way1 that ,i may know thee 7,exo
 #cc3ac74    ,this ,christ1 none but the
 ,father can reveal 7,matt #aa3bg74 ,and
 to  come through ,christ1 is for the   
soul to be enabled of ,god to shroud    
itself under the shadow of the ,lord    
,jesus1 as a man shroudeth himself      
under a thing for safeguard 7,matt      
#af3af74h ,hence it is that ,david  so  
often terms ,christ his shield1 buckler1
 tower1 fortress1 rock  of defence1 c41 
7,psa #ah3b2 #bg3a2 #bh3a74 ,not only   
because by him  he overcame his enemies1
 but because through him he found favour

  with ,god the ,father4 ,and so he     
saith to ,abraham1 ,fear not1 ,i am  thy
 shield1 c41 7,gen #ae3a74 ,the man then
 that comes to ,god through  ,christ1   
must have faith1 by which he puts on    
,christ1 and in him  appears before     
,god4 ,now he that hath faith is born of
 ,god1 born  again1 and so becomes one  
of the sons of ,god2 by virtue of which 
he  is joined to ,christ1 and made a    
member of him 7,john #c3e1g2 #a3ab74    
,and therefore1 secondly he1 as a member
 of ,christ1 comes to ,god2  ,i say1 as 
a member of him1 so that ,god looks on  
that man as a part  of ,christ1 part of 
his body1 flesh1 and bones1 united to   
him by  election1 conversion1           
illumination1 the ,spirit being conveyed
 into  the heart of that poor man by    
,god 7,eph #e3cj74 ,so that now he comes
  to ,god in ,christ's merits1 in his   
blood1 righteousness1 victory1          
intercession1 and so stands before him1 
being accepted in his  ,beloved 7,eph   
#a3f74 ,and because this poor creature  

is thus a member  of the ,lord ,jesus1  
and under this consideration hath       
admittance to  come to ,god2 therefore1 
by virtue of this union also1 is the    
,holy  ,spirit conveyed into him1       
whereby he is able to pour out himself1 
to wit1 his soul1 before ,god1 with his 
audience4 ,and this leads me  to the    
next1 or fourth particular4    ,fourth4 
,prayer is a sincere1 sensible1         
affectionate1 pouring out  of the heart 
or soul to ,god through ,christ1 by the 
strength or  ,,assistance ,,of ,,the    
,,spirit4 ,for these things do so depend
 one upon  another1 that it is          
impossible that it should be prayer1    
without there  be a joint concurrence of
 them2 for though it be never so famous1
  yet without these things1 it is only  
such prayer as is rejected of  ,god4    
,for without a sincere1 sensible1       
affectionate pouring out of  the heart  
to ,god1 it is but lip-labour2 and if it
 be not through  ,christ1 it falleth far
 short of ever sounding well in the ears

 of  ,god4 ,so also1 if it be not in the
 strength and assistance of the         
,spirit1 it is but like the sons of     
,aaron1 offering with strange  fire     
7,lev #aj3a1b74 ,but ,i shall speak more
 to this under the second  head2 and    
therefore in the meantime1 that which is
 not petitioned  through the teaching   
and assistance of the ,spirit1 it is not
 possible  that it should be according  
to the will of ,god 7,rom #h3bf1bg74    
,fifth4 ,prayer is a sincere1 sensible1 
affectionate pouring out of  the heart1 
or soul1 to ,god1 through ,christ1 in   
the strength and  assistance of the     
,spirit1 ,,for ,,such ,,things ,,as     
,,god ,,hath ,,promised1  c41 7,matt    
#f3f-h74 ,prayer it is1 when it is      
within the compass of  ,god's ,word2 and
 it is blasphemy1 or at best vain       
babbling1 when the  petition is beside  
the book4 ,david therefore still in his 
prayer  kept his eye on the ,word of    
,god4 ,my soul1 saith he1 cleaveth to   
the dust2 quicken me according to thy   

word4 ,and again1 ,my soul  melteth for 
heaviness1 strengthen thou me according 
unto thy word  7,psa #aai3be-bh2 see    
also #da1 #db1 #eh1 #fe1 #gd1 #ha1 #hb1 
#ajg1 #adg1 #aed1  #afi1 #agj74 ,and1   
remember thy word unto thy servant1 upon
 which  thou hast caused me to hope 7ver
 #di74 ,and indeed the ,holy ,ghost     
doth not immediately quicken and stir up
 the heart of the ,christian  without1  
but by1 with1 and through the ,word1 by 
bringing that  to the heart1 and by     
opening of that1 whereby the man is     
provoked  to go to the ,lord1 and to    
tell him how it is with him1 and also   
to argue1 and supplicate1 according to  
the ,word2 thus it was with  ,daniel1   
that mighty prophet of the ,lord4 ,he   
understanding by books  that the        
captivity of the children of ,israel was
 hard at an end2  then1 according unto  
that word1 he maketh his prayer to ,god4
 ,i  ,daniel1 saith he1 understood by   
books1 viz41 the writings of  ,jeremiah1
 the number of the years whereof the    

word of the ,lord  came to              
,jeremiah1--that he would accomplish    
seventy years in the  desolations of    
,jerusalem4 ,and ,i set my face to the  
,lord ,god1 to  seek by prayer and      
supplications1 with fasting1 and        
sackcloth1 and  ashes 7,dan #i3b1c74 ,so
 that ,i say1 as the ,spirit is the     
helper and  the governor of the soul1   
when it prayeth according to the will   
of ,god2 so it guideth by and according 
to1 the ,word of ,god and his  promise4 
,hence it is that our ,lord ,jesus      
,christ himself did make  a stop1       
although his life lay at stake for it4  
,i could now pray  to my ,father1 and he
 should give me more than twelve legions
 of  angels2 but how then must the      
scripture be fulfilled that thus it     
must be8 7,matt #bf3ec1ed74 ,as who     
should say1 ,were there but a word  for 
it in the scripture1 ,i should soon be  
out of the hands of mine  enemies1 ,i   
should be helped by angels2 but the     
scripture will not  warrant this kind of

 praying1 for that saith otherwise4 ,it 
is a  praying then according to the     
,word and promise4 ,the ,spirit by the  
,word must direct1 as well in the       
manner1 as in the matter of prayer4  ,i 
will pray with the ,spirit1 and ,i will 
pray with the understanding  also 7,i   
,cor #ad3ae74 ,but there is no          
understanding without the  ,word4 ,for  
if they reject the word of the ,lord1   
what wisdom is in  them8 7,jer #h3i74   
,sixth4 ,,for ,,the ,,good ,,of ,,the   
,,church4 ,this clause reacheth in      
whatsoever  tendeth either to the honour
 of ,god1 ,christ's advancement1 or his 
people's benefit4 ,for ,god1 and        
,christ1 and his people are so linked   
together that if the good of the one be 
prayed for1 to wit1 the  church1 the    
glory of ,god1 and advancement of       
,christ1 must needs  be included4 ,for  
as ,christ is in the ,father1 so the    
saints are  in ,christ2 and he that     
toucheth the saints1 toucheth the apple 
of  ,god's eye2 and therefore pray for  

the peace of ,jerusalem1 and you  pray  
for all that is required of you4 ,for   
,jerusalem will never  be in perfect    
peace until she be in heaven2 and there 
is nothing  that ,christ doth more      
desire than to have her there4 ,that    
also is  the place that ,god through    
,christ hath given to her4 ,he then that
  prayeth for the peace and good of     
,zion1 or the church1 doth ask  that in 
prayer which ,christ hath purchased with
 his blood2 and also  that which the    
,father hath given to him as the price  
thereof4 ,now  he that prayeth for this1
 must pray for abundance of grace for   
the  church1 for help against all its   
temptations2 that ,god would let        
nothing be too hard for it2 and that all
 things might work together  for its    
good1 that ,god would keep them         
blameless and harmless1 the  sons of    
,god1 to his glory1 in the midst of a   
crooked and perverse  nation4 ,and this 
is the substance of ,christ's own prayer
 in ,john  #ag4 ,and all ,paul's prayers

 did run that way1 as one of his prayers
  doth eminently show4 ,and this ,i     
pray1 that your love may abound  yet    
more and more in knowledge1 and in all  
judgment2 that ye may  approve things   
that are excellent2 that ye may be      
sincere1 and  without offence1 till the 
day of ,christ4 ,being filled with the  
fruits of righteousness1 which are by   
,jesus ,christ unto the glory  and      
praise of ,god 7,phil #a3i-aa74 ,but a  
short prayer1 you see1 and  yet full of 
good desires for the church1 from the   
beginning to the  end2 that it may stand
 and go on1 and that in the most        
excellent  frame of spirit1 even without
 blame1 sincere1 and without offence1   
until the day of ,christ1 let its       
temptations or persecutions be  what    
they will 7,eph #a3af-ba2 #c3ad-ai2 ,col
 #a3i-ac74    ,seventh4 ,and because1 as
 ,i said1 prayer doth ,,submit ,,to     
,,the ,,will  ,,of ,,god1 and say1 ,thy 
will be done1 as ,christ hath taught us 
7,matt  #f3aj72 therefore the people of 

the ,lord in humility are to lay        
themselves and their prayers1 and all   
that they have1 at the foot  of their   
,god1 to be disposed of by him as he in 
his heavenly wisdom  seeth best4 ,yet   
not doubting but ,god will answer the   
desire of  his people that way that     
shall be most for their advantage and   
his  glory4 ,when the saints therefore  
do pray with submission to the  will of 
,god1 it doth not argue that they are to
 doubt or question  ,god's love and     
kindness to them4 ,but because they at  
all times  are not so wise1 but that    
sometimes ,satan may get that advantage 
of them1 as to tempt them to pray for   
that which1 if they had it1  would      
neither prove to ,god's glory nor his   
people's good4 ,yet  this is the        
confidence that we have in him1 that if 
we ask anything  according to his will1 
he heareth us2 and if we know that he   
hear  us1 whatsoever we ask1 we know    
that we have the petitions that  we     
desired of him1 that is1 we asking in   

the ,spirit of grace and  supplication  
7,i ,john #e3ad1ae74 ,for1 as ,i said   
before1 that petition  that is not put  
up in and through the ,spirit1 it is not
 to be  answered1 because it is beside  
the will of ,god4 ,for the ,spirit only 
knoweth that1 and so consequently       
knoweth how to pray according  to that  
will of ,god4 ,for what man knoweth the 
things of a man1  save the spirit of man
 which is in him8 even so the things of 
,god  knoweth no man but the ,spirit of 
,god 7,i ,cor #b3aa74 ,but more of  this
 hereafter4 ,thus you see1 first1 what  
prayer is4 ,now to proceed4    ,,what   
,,it ,,is ,,to ,,pray ,,with ,,the      
,,spirit4    ,,second4 ,i will pray with
 the ,spirit4 ,now to pray with the     
,spirit--for  that is the praying man1  
and none else1 so as to be accepted of  
,god--it is for a man1 as aforesaid1    
sincerely and sensibly1 with  affection1
 to come to ,god through ,christ1 c42   
which sincere1  sensible1 and           
affectionate coming must be by the      

working of ,god's  ,spirit4    ,there is
 no man nor church in the world that can
 come to ,god  in prayer1 but by the    
assistance of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,for   
through  ,christ we all have access by  
one ,spirit unto the ,father 7,eph      
#b3ah74 ,wherefore ,paul saith1 ,for we 
know not what we should pray  for as we 
ought2 but the ,spirit itself maketh    
intercession for us  with groanings     
which cannot be uttered4 ,and he that   
searcheth the  hearts1 knoweth what is  
the mind of the ,spirit1 because he     
maketh  intercession for the saints     
according to the will of ,god 7,rom     
#h3bf1bg74 ,and because there is in this
 scripture so full a discovery  of the  
spirit of prayer1 and of man's inability
 to pray without  it2 therefore ,i shall
 in a few words comment upon it4    ,for
 we4 ,consider first the person         
speaking1 even ,paul1 and1 in his       
person1 all the apostles4 ,we apostles1 
we extraordinary officers1  the wise    
master-builders1 that have some of us   

been caught up into  paradise 7,rom     
#ae3af2 ,i ,cor #c3aj2 ,,ii ,cor #ab3d74
 ,we know not what  we should pray for4 
,surely there is no man but will        
confess1 that  ,paul and his companions 
were as able to have done any work for  
,god1  as any pope or proud prelate in  
the church of ,rome1 and could as  well 
have made a ,common ,prayer ,book as    
those who at first composed  this2 as   
being not a whit behind them either in  
grace or gifts4#i    ,for we know not   
what we should pray for4 ,we know not   
the matter  of the things for which we  
should pray1 neither the object to whom 
we pray1 nor the medium by or through   
whom we pray2 none of these  things know
 we1 but by the help and assistance of  
the ,spirit4 ,should  we pray for       
communion with ,god through ,christ8    
should we pray for  faith1 for          
justification by grace1 and a truly     
sanctified heart8  none of these things 
know we4 ,for what man knoweth the      
things of  a man1 save the spirit of man

 which is in him8 even so the things  of
 ,god knoweth no man1 but the ,spirit of
 ,god 7,i ,cor #b3aa74 ,but  here1 alas6
 the apostles speak of inward and       
spiritual things1  which the world knows
 not 7,isa #bi3aa74    ,again1 as they  
know not the matter1 c41 of prayer1     
without the  help of the ,spirit2 so    
neither know they the manner thereof    
without  the same2 and therefore he     
adds1 ,we know not what we should pray  
for as we ought2 but the ,spirit helpeth
 our infirmities1 with sighs  and groans
 which cannot be uttered4 ,mark here1   
they could not so  well and so fully    
come off in the manner of performing    
this duty1  as these in our days think  
they can4    ,the apostles1 when they   
were at the best1 yea1 when the ,holy   
,ghost  assisted them1 yet then they    
were fain to come off with sighs and    
groans1 falling short of expressing     
their mind1 but with sighs and  groans  
which cannot be uttered4    ,but here   
now1 the wise men of our days are so    

well skilled as that  they have both the
 manner and matter of their prayers at  
their  finger-ends2 setting such a      
prayer for such a day1 and that twenty  
years before it comes4 ,one for         
,christmas1 another for ,easter1 and    
six days after that4 ,they have also    
bounded how many syllables must  be said
 in every one of them at their public   
exercises4 ,for each  saint's day1 also1
 they have them ready for the           
generations yet  unborn to say4 ,they   
can tell you1 also1 when you shall      
kneel1 when  you shall stand1 when you  
should abide in your seats1 when you    
should go up into the chancel1 and what 
you should do when you come  there4 ,all
 which the apostles came short of1 as   
not being able to  compose so profound a
 manner2 and that for this reason       
included in  this scripture1 because the
 fear of ,god tied them to pray as they 
ought4    ,for we know not what we      
should pray for as we ought4 ,mark this1
  as we ought4 ,for the not thinking of 

this word1 or at least the  not         
understanding it in the spirit and truth
 of it1 hath occasioned  these men to   
devise1 as ,jeroboam did1 another way of
 worship1 both  for matter and manner1  
than is revealed in the ,word of ,god   
7,i ,kings  #ab3bf-cc74 ,but1 saith     
,paul1 we must pray as we ought2 and    
this  ,,we cannot do by all the art1    
skill1 and cunning device of men or     
angels4 ,for we know not what we should 
pray for as we ought1 but  the ,spirit2 
nay1 further1 it must be the ,spirit    
,,itself that  helpeth our infirmities2 
not the ,spirit and man's lusts2 what   
man  of his own brain may imagine and   
devise1 is one thing1 and what they  are
 commanded1 and ought to do1 is another4
 ,many ask and have not1  because they  
ask amiss2 and so are never the nearer  
the enjoying  of those things they      
petition for 7,james #d3c74 ,it is not  
to pray at  random that will put off    
,god1 or cause him to answer4 ,while    
prayer  is making1 ,god is searching the

 heart1 to see from what root and       
spirit it doth arise 7,i ,john #e3ad74  
,and he that searcheth the heart        
knoweth1 that is1 approveth only1 the   
meaning of the ,spirit1  because he     
maketh intercession for the saints      
according to the  will of ,god4 ,for in 
that which is according to his will     
only1 he  heareth us1 and in nothing    
else4 ,and it is the ,spirit only that  
can  teach us so to ask2 it only being  
able to search out all things1  even the
 deep things of ,god4 ,without which    
,spirit1 though we had a  thousand      
,common ,prayer ,books1 yet we know not 
what we should pray  for as we ought1   
being accompanied with those infirmities
 that make  us absolutely incapable of  
such a work4 ,which infirmities1        
although  it is a hard thing to name    
them all1 yet some of them are these    
that follow4    ,first4 ,without the    
,spirit man is so infirm that he cannot1
 with  all other means whatsoever1 be   
enabled to think one right saving       

thought of ,god1 of ,christ1 or of his  
blessed things2 and therefore  he saith 
of the wicked1 ,god is not in all his   
thoughts1 7,psa  #aj3d72 unless it be   
that they imagine him altogether such a 
one as  themselves 7,psa #ej3ba74 ,for  
every imagination of the thoughts of    
his heart was only evil1 and that       
continually 7,gen #f3e2 #h3ba74  ,they  
then not being able to conceive aright  
of ,god to whom they  pray1 of ,christ  
through whom they pray1 nor of the      
things for which  they pray1 as is      
before showed1 how shall they be able to
 address  themselves to ,god1 without   
the ,spirit help this infirmity8        
,peradventure you will say1 ,by the help
 of the ,common ,prayer ,book2  but that
 cannot do it1 unless it can open the   
eyes1 and reveal to  the soul all these 
things before touched4 ,which that it   
cannot1 it  is evident2 because that is 
the work of the ,spirit only4 ,the      
,spirit  itself is the revealer of these
 things to poor souls1 and that  which  

doth give us to understand them2        
wherefore ,christ tells his  disciples1 
when he promised to send the ,spirit1   
the ,comforter1 ,he  shall take of mine 
and show unto you2 as if he had said1 ,i
 know  you are naturally dark and       
ignorant as to the understanding any  of
 my things2 though ye try this course   
and the other1 yet your  ignorance will 
still remain1 the veil is spread over   
your heart1  and there is none can take 
away the same1 nor give you spiritual   
understanding but the ,spirit4 ,the     
,common ,prayer ,book will not  do it1  
neither can any man expect that it      
should be instrumental  that way1 it    
being none of ,god's ordinances2 but a  
thing since the  ,scriptures were       
written1 patched together one piece at  
one time1 and  another at another2 a    
mere human invention and institution1   
which  ,god is so far from owning of1   
that he expressly forbids it1 with  any 
other such like1 and that by manifold   
sayings in his most holy  and blessed   

,word4 7,see ,mark #g3g1h1 and ,col     
#b3af-bc2 ,deut #ab3cj-cb2  ,prov #cj3f2
 ,deut #d3b2 ,rev #bb3ah74 ,for right   
prayer must1 as well in  the outward    
part of it1 in the outward expression1  
as in the inward  intention1 come from  
what the soul doth apprehend in the     
light of  the ,spirit2 otherwise it is  
condemned as vain and an abomination1   
because the heart and tongue do not go  
along jointly in the same1  neither     
indeed can they1 unless the ,spirit help
 our infirmities  7,mark #g2 ,prov      
#bh3i2 ,isa #bi3ac74 ,and this ,david   
knew full well1 which  did make him cry1
 ,lord1 open thou my lips1 and my mouth 
shall show  forth thy praise 7,psa      
#ea3ae74 ,i suppose there is none can   
imagine  but that ,david could speak and
 express himself as well as others1     
nay1 as any in our generation1 as is    
clearly manifested by his  word and his 
works4 ,nevertheless when this good man1
 this prophet1  comes into ,god's       
worship1 then the ,lord must help1 or he

 can do  nothing4 ,lord1 open thou my   
lips1 and then my mouth shall show      
forth thy praise4 ,he could not speak   
one right word1 except the  ,spirit     
itself gave utterance4 ,for we know not 
what we should pray  for as we ought1   
but the ,spirit itself helpeth our      
infirmities4  ,but1    ,second4 ,it must
 be a praying with the ,spirit1 that is1
 the  effectual praying2 because without
 that1 as men are senseless1 so         
hypocritical1 cold1 and unseemly in     
their prayers2 and so they1  with their 
prayers1 are both rendered abominable to
 ,god 7,matt #bc3ad2  ,mark #ab3dj2     
,luke #ah3aa1 #ab2 ,isa #eh3b1 #c74 ,it 
is not the excellency  of the voice1 nor
 the seeming affection1 and earnestness 
of him  that prayeth1 that is anything  
regarded of ,god without it4 ,for man1  
as man1 is so full of all manner of     
wickedness1 that as he cannot  keep a   
word1 or thought1 so much less a piece  
of prayer clean1 and  acceptable to ,god
 through ,christ2 and for this cause the

 ,pharisees1  with their prayers1 were  
rejected4 ,no question but they were    
excellently  able to express themselves 
in words1 and also for length of time1  
too1 they were very notable2 but they   
had not the ,spirit of ,jesus  ,christ  
to help them1 and therefore they did    
what they did with their  infirmities or
 weaknesses only1 and so fell short of a
 sincere1  sensible1 affectionate       
pouring out of their souls to ,god1     
through  the strength of the ,spirit4   
,that is the prayer that goeth to       
heaven1  that is sent thither in the    
strength of the ,spirit4 ,for1          
,third4 ,nothing but the ,spirit can    
show a man clearly his misery  by       
nature1 and so put a man into a posture 
of prayer4 ,talk is but  talk1 as we use
 to say1 and so it is but mouth-worship1
 if there  be not a sense of misery1 and
 that effectually too4 ,o the cursed    
hypocrisy that is in most hearts1 and   
that accompanieth many  thousands of    
praying men that would be so looked upon

 in this day1  and all for want of a    
sense of their misery6 ,but now the     
,spirit1  that will sweetly show the    
soul its misery1 where it is1 and what  
is like to become of it1 also the       
intolerableness of that condition4  ,for
 it is the ,spirit that doth effectually
 convince of sin and  misery1 without   
the ,lord ,jesus1 and so puts the soul  
into a sweet1  sensible1 affectionate   
way of praying to ,god according to his 
word  7,john #af3g-i74    ,fourth4 ,if  
men did see their sins1 yet without the 
help of the  ,spirit they would not     
pray4 ,for they would run away from     
,god1 with  ,cain and ,judas1 and       
utterly despair of mercy1 were it not   
for the  ,spirit4 ,when a man is indeed 
sensible of his sin1 and ,god's curse1  
then it is a hard thing to persuade him 
to pray2 for1 saith his  heart1 ,there  
is no hope1 it is in vain to seek ,god  
7,jer #b3be2  #ah3ab74 ,i am so vile1 so
 wretched1 and so cursed a creature1    
that  ,i shall never be regarded6 ,now  

here comes the ,spirit1 and stayeth  the
 soul1 helpeth it to hold up its face to
 ,god1 by letting into  the heart some  
small sense of mercy to encourage it to 
go to ,god1  and hence it is called the 
,comforter 7,john #ad3bf74    ,fifth4   
,it must be in or with the ,spirit2 for 
without that no man  can know how he    
should come to ,god the right way4 ,men 
may easily  say they come to ,god in his
 ,son3 but it is the hardest thing of  a
 thousand to come to ,god aright and in 
his own way1 without the  ,spirit4 ,it  
is the ,spirit that searcheth all       
things1 yea1 the  deep things of ,god   
7,i ,cor #b3aj74 ,it is the ,spirit that
 must show  us the way of coming to     
,god1 and also what there is in ,god    
that  makes him desirable3 ,i pray thee1
 saith ,moses1 show me now thy  way1    
that ,i may know thee 7,exo #cc3ac74    
,and1 ,he shall take of mine1  and show 
it unto you 7,john #af3ad74    ,sixth4  
,because without the ,spirit1 though a  
man did see his misery1  and also the   

way to come to ,god2 yet he would never 
be able to claim  a share in either     
,god1 ,christ1 or mercy1 with ,god's    
approbation4  ,o how great a task is it1
 for a poor soul that becomes sensible  
of sin and the wrath of ,god1 to say in 
faith1 but this one word1  ,father6 ,i  
tell you1 however hypocrites think1 yet 
the ,christian  that is so indeed finds 
all the difficulty in this very thing1  
it cannot say ,god is its ,father4 ,o6  
saith he1 ,i dare not call him  ,father2
 and hence it is that the ,spirit must  
be sent into the hearts  of ,god's      
people for this very thing1 to cry      
,father3 it being too  great a work for 
any man to do knowingly and believingly 
without  it 7,gal #d3f74 ,when ,i say   
knowingly1 ,i mean1 knowing what it is  
to  be a child of ,god1 and to be born  
again4 ,and when ,i say believingly1  ,i
 mean1 for the soul to believe1 and that
 from good experience1 that  the work of
 grace is wrought in him4 ,this is the  
right calling of  ,god ,father2 and not 

as many do1 to say in a babbling way1   
the ,lord's  prayer 7so called7 by      
heart1 as it lieth in the words of the  
book4  ,no1 here is the life of prayer1 
when in or with the ,spirit1 a man      
being made sensible of sin1 and how to  
come to the ,lord for mercy2  he comes1 
,i say1 in the strength of the ,spirit1 
and crieth ,father4  ,that one word     
spoken in faith1 is better than a       
thousand prayers1  as men call them1    
written and read1 in a formal1 cold1    
lukewarm  way4 ,o how far short are     
those people of being sensible of this1 
who count it enough to teach themselves 
and children to say the  ,lord's prayer1
 the creed1 with other sayings2 when1 as
 ,god knows1  they are senseless of     
themselves1 their misery1 or what it is 
to  be brought to ,god through ,christ6 
,ah1 poor soul6 ,study your misery1  and
 cry to ,god to show you your confused  
blindness and ignorance1  before you be 
so rife in calling ,god your ,father1 or
 teaching  your children either so to   

say4 ,and know1 that to say ,god is your
  ,father1 in a way of prayer or        
conference1 without any experiment of   
the work of grace on your souls1 it is  
to say you are ,jews and are  not1 and  
so to lie4 ,you say1 ,our ,father2 ,god 
saith1 ,you blaspheme6  ,you say you are
 ,jew1 that is1 true ,christians2 ,god  
saith1 ,you  lie6 ,behold ,i will make  
them of the synagogue of ,satan1 which  
say  they are ,jews1 and are not1 but do
 lie 7,rev #c3i74 ,and ,i know the      
blasphemy of them that say they are     
,jews1 and are not1 but are the         
synagogue of ,satan 7,rev #b3i74 ,and so
 much the greater the sin is1  by how   
much the more the sinner boasts it with 
a pretended sanctity1  as the ,jews did 
to ,christ1 in the #hth of ,john1 which 
made ,christ1  even in plain terms1 to  
tell them their doom1 for all their     
hypocritical pretences 7,john #h3da-de74
 ,and yet forsooth every cursed         
whoremaster1 thief1 and drunkard1       
swearer1 and perjured person2  they that

 have not only been such in times past1 
but are even so  still3 these ,i say1 by
 some must be counted the only honest   
men1  and all because with their        
blasphemous throats1 and hypocritical   
hearts1 they will come to church1 and   
say1 ,our ,father6 ,nay further1  these 
men1 though every time they say to ,god1
 ,our ,father1 do most  abominably      
blaspheme1 yet they must be compelled   
thus to do4 ,and  because others that   
are of more sober principles1 scruple   
the truth  of such vain traditions2     
therefore they must be looked upon to be
  the only enemies of ,god and the      
nation3 when as it is their own  cursed 
superstition that doth set the great    
,god against them1 and  cause him to    
count them for his enemies 7,isa        
#ec3aj74 ,and yet just  like to ,bonner1
 that blood-red persecutor1 they        
commend1 ,i say1  these wretches1       
although never so vile1 if they close in
 with their  traditions1 to be good     
churchmen1 the honest subjects2 while   

,god's  people are1 as it hath always   
been1 looked upon to be a turbulent1    
seditious1 and factious people 7,ezra   
#d3ab-af74    ,therefore give me leave a
 little to reason with thee1 thou poor1 
blind1 ignorant sot4    7#a47 ,it may be
 thy great prayer is to say1 ,our       
,father which art  in heaven1 c4 ,dost  
thou know the meaning of the very first 
words  of this prayer8 ,canst thou      
indeed1 with the rest of the saints1    
cry1 ,our ,father8 ,art thou truly born 
again8 ,hast thou received  the spirit  
of adoption8 ,dost thou see thyself in  
,christ1 and canst  thou come to ,god as
 a member of him8 ,or art thou ignorant 
of these  things1 and yet darest thou   
say1 ,our ,father8 ,is not the devil thy
  father8 7,john #h3dd74 ,and dost thou 
not do the deeds of the flesh8  ,and yet
 darest thou say to ,god1 ,our ,father8 
,nay1 art thou not a  desperate         
persecutor of the children of ,god8     
,hast thou not cursed  them in thine    
heart many a time8 ,and yet dost thou   

out of thy  blasphemous throat suffer   
these words to come1 even our ,father8  
,he  is their ,father whom thou hatest  
and persecutest4 ,but as the devil      
presented himself amongst the sons of   
,god1 7,job #a71 when they were  to     
present themselves before the ,father1  
even our ,father1 so is it  now2 because
 the saints were commanded to say1 ,our 
,father1 therefore  all the blind       
ignorant rabble in the world1 they must 
also use the  same words1 ,our ,father4 
7#b47 ,and dost thou indeed say1        
,hallowed be thy name with thy  heart8  
,dost thou study1 by all honest and     
lawful ways1 to advance the  name1      
holiness1 and majesty of ,god8 ,doth thy
 heart and conversation  agree with this
 passage8 ,dost thou strive to imitate  
,christ in all  the works of            
righteousness1 which ,god doth command  
of thee1 and  prompt thee forward to8   
,it is so1 if thou be one that can truly
  with ,god's allowance cry1 ,our       
,father4 ,or is it not the least of  thy

 thoughts all the day8 ,and dost thou   
not clearly make it appear1  that thou  
art a cursed hypocrite1 by condemning   
that with thy daily  practice1 which    
thou pretendest in thy praying with thy 
dissembling  tongue8    7#c47 ,wouldst  
thou have the kingdom of ,god come      
indeed1 and also his  will to be done in
 earth as it is in heaven8 ,nay1        
notwithstanding1  thou according to the 
form1 sayest1 ,thy kingdom come1 yet    
would it  not make thee ready to run    
mad1 to hear the trumpet sound1 to see  
the dead arise1 and thyself just now to 
go and appear before ,god1  to reckon   
for all the deeds thou hast done in the 
body8 ,nay1 are  not the very thoughts  
of it altogether displeasing to thee8   
,and if  ,god's will should be done on  
earth as it is in heaven1 must it not   
be thy ruin8 ,there is never a rebel in 
heaven against ,god1 and if  he should  
so deal on earth1 must it not whirl thee
 down to hell8  ,and so of the rest of  
the petitions4 ,ah6 ,how sadly would    

even  those men look1 and with what     
terror would they walk up and down  the 
world1 if they did but know the lying   
and blaspheming that  proceedeth out of 
their mouth1 even in their most         
pretended sanctity8  ,the ,lord awaken  
you1 and teach you1 poor souls1 in all  
humility1  to take heed that you be not 
rash and unadvised with your heart1  and
 much more with your mouth6 ,when you   
appear before ,god1 as the  wise man    
saith1 ,be not rash with thy mouth1 and 
let not thine  heart be hasty to utter  
any thing1 7,eccl #e3b72 especially to  
call  ,god ,father1 without some blessed
 experience when thou comest before     
,god4 ,but ,i pass this4    ,seventh4   
,it must be a praying with the ,spirit  
if it be accepted1  because there is    
nothing but the ,spirit that can lift up
 the soul  or heart to ,god in prayer3  
,the preparations of the heart in man1  
and the answer of the tongue1 is from   
the ,lord 7,prov #af3a74 ,that  is1 in  
every work for ,god1 and especially in  

prayer1 if the heart  run with the      
tongue1 it must be prepared by the      
,spirit of ,god4  ,indeed the tongue is 
very apt1 of itself1 to run without     
either  fear or wisdom3 but when it is  
the answer of the heart1 and that  such 
a heart as is prepared by the ,spirit of
 ,god1 then it speaks  so as ,god       
commands and doth desire4    ,they are  
mighty words of ,david1 where he saith1 
that he lifteth  his heart and his soul 
to ,god 7,psa #be3a74 ,it is a great    
work for  any man without the strength  
of the ,spirit1 and therefore ,i        
conceive  that this is one of the great 
reasons why the ,spirit of ,god is      
called a ,spirit of supplications1      
7,zech #ab3aj71 because it is that      
which helpeth the heart when it         
supplicates indeed to do it2 and        
therefore saith ,paul1 ,praying with all
 prayer and supplication  in the ,spirit
 7,eph #f3ah74 ,and so in my text1 ,i   
will pray with  the ,spirit4 ,prayer1   
without the heart be in it1 is like a   

sound  without life2 and a heart1       
without it be lifted up of the ,spirit1 
will never pray to ,god4    ,eighth4 ,as
 the heart must be lifted up by the     
,spirit1 if it pray  aright1 so also it 
must be held up by the ,spirit when it  
is up1 if  it continue to pray aright4  
,i do not know what1 or how it is with  
others' hearts1 whether they be lifted  
up by the ,spirit of ,god1  and so      
continued1 or no3 but this ,i am sure   
of1 ,first1 ,that it  is impossible that
 all the prayer-books that men have made
 in the  world1 should lift up1 or      
prepare the heart2 that is the work of  
the great ,god himself4 ,and1 in the    
second place1 ,i am sure that  they are 
as far from keeping it up1 when it is   
up4 ,and indeed here  is the life of    
prayer1 to have the heart kept with ,god
 in the duty4  ,it was a great matter   
for ,moses to keep his hands lifted up  
to ,god  in prayer2 but how much more   
then to keep the heart in it6 7,exo     
#ag3ab74    ,the want of this is that   

which ,god complains of2 that they draw 
nigh to him with their mouth1 and honour
 him with their lips1 but  their hearts 
were far from him 7,isa #bi3ac2 ,eze    
#cc71 but chiefly  that they walk after 
the commandments and traditions of men1 
as  the scope of ,matthew #ae3h1 #i doth
 testify4 ,and verily1 may ,i but  speak
 my own experience1 and from that tell  
you the difficulty of  praying to ,god  
as ,i ought1 it is enough to make your  
poor1 blind1  carnal men to entertain   
strange thoughts of me4 ,for1 as for my 
heart1 when ,i go to pray1 ,i find it so
 loth to go to ,god1 and when  it is    
with him1 so loth to stay with him1 that
 many times ,i am  forced in my prayers1
 first to beg of ,god that he would take
 mine  heart1 and set it on himself in  
,christ1 and when it is there1 that  he 
would keep it there4 ,nay1 many times ,i
 know not what to pray for1  ,i am so   
blind1 nor how to pray1 ,i am so        
ignorant2 only1 blessed be  grace1 the  
,spirit helps our infirmities 7,psa     

#hf3aa74    ,o6 the starting-holes that 
the heart hath in the time of prayer2   
none knows how many bye-ways the heart  
hath1 and back-lanes1 to  slip away from
 the presence of ,god4 ,how much pride  
also1 if enabled  with expressions4 ,how
 much hypocrisy1 if before others4 ,and 
how  little conscience is there made of 
prayer between ,god and the soul  in    
secret1 unless the ,spirit of           
supplication be there to help8  ,when   
the ,spirit gets into the heart1 then   
there is prayer indeed1  and not till   
then4    ,ninth4 ,the soul that doth    
rightly pray1 it must be in and with    
the help and strength of the ,spirit2   
because it is impossible that  a man    
should express himself in prayer without
 it4 ,when ,i say1 it  is impossible for
 a man to express himself in prayer     
without it1 ,i  mean1 that it is        
impossible that the heart1 in a sincere 
and sensible  affectionate way1 should  
pour out itself before ,god1 with those 
groans and sighs that come from a truly 

praying heart1 without  the assistance  
of the ,spirit4 ,it is not the mouth    
that is the main  thing to be looked at 
in prayer1 but whether the heart is so  
full  of affection and earnestness in   
prayer with ,god1 that it is impossible 
to express their sense and desire2 for  
then a man desires indeed1  when his    
desires are so strong1 many1 and mighty1
 that all the  words1 tears1 and groans 
that can come from the heart1 cannot    
utter  them3 ,the ,spirit--helpeth our  
infirmities1--and maketh intercession   
for us with sighs and groanings which   
cannot be uttered 7,rom  #h3bf74        
,that is but poor prayer which is only  
discovered in so many words4  ,a man    
that truly prays one prayer1 shall after
 that never be able  to express with his
 mouth or pen the unutterable desires1  
sense1  affection1 and longing that went
 to ,god in that prayer4    ,the best   
prayers have often more groans than     
words3 and those  words that it hath are
 but a lean and shallow representation  

of the  heart1 life1 and spirit of that 
prayer4 ,you do not find any words  of  
prayer1 that we read of1 come out of the
 mouth of ,moses1 when  he was going out
 of ,egypt1 and was followed by         
,pharaoh1 and yet  he made heaven ring  
again with his cry 7,exo #ad3ae74 ,but  
it was  inexpressible and unsearchable  
groans and cryings of his soul in  and  
with the ,spirit4 ,god is the ,god of   
spirits1 and his eyes look  further than
 at the outside of any duty whatsoever  
7,num #af3bb74 ,i  doubt this is but    
little thought on by the most of them   
that would  be looked upon as a praying 
people 7,i ,sam #af3g74    ,the nearer a
 man comes in any work that ,god        
commands him to the doing  of it        
according to his will1 so much the more 
hard and difficult  it is2 and the      
reason is1 because man1 as man1 is not  
able to do  it4 ,but prayer1 as         
aforesaid1 is not only a duty1 but one  
of the  most eminent duties1 and        
therefore so much the more difficult3   

therefore ,paul knew what he said1 when 
he said1 ,i will pray with  the ,spirit4
 ,he knew well it was not what others   
writ or said that  could make him a     
praying person2 nothing less than the   
,spirit could  do it4    ,tenth4 ,it    
must be with the ,spirit1 or else as    
there will be a failing  in the act     
itself1 so there will be a failing1 yea1
 a fainting1 in  the prosecution of the 
work4 ,prayer is an ordinance of ,god1  
that  must continue with a soul so long 
as it is on this side glory4  ,but1 as  
,i said before1 it is not possible for a
 man to get up his  heart to ,god in    
prayer2 so it is as difficult to keep it
 there1  without the assistance of the  
,spirit4 ,and if so1 then for a man to  
continue from time to time in prayer    
with ,god1 it must of necessity  be with
 the ,spirit4    ,christ tells us1 that 
men ought always to pray1 and not to    
faint  7,luke #ah3a74 ,and again tells  
us1 that this is one definition of  a   
hypocrite1 that either he will not      

continue in prayer1 or else  if he do   
it1 it will not be in the power1 that   
is1 in the spirit  of prayer1 but in the
 form1 for a pretence only 7,job #bg3aj2
 ,matt  #bc3ad74 ,it is the easiest     
thing of a hundred to fall from the     
power to the form1 but it is the hardest
 thing of many to keep in  the life1    
spirit1 and power of any one duty1      
especially prayer2 that  is such a work1
 that a man without the help of the     
,spirit cannot  so much as pray once1   
much less continue1 without it1 in a    
sweet  praying frame1 and in praying1 so
 to pray as to have his prayers  ascend 
into the ears of the ,lord ,god of      
,sabaoth4    ,jacob did not only begin1 
but held it3 ,i will not let thee go1   
unless thou bless me 7,gen #cb74 ,so did
 the rest of the godly 7,hosea  #ab3d74 
,but this could not be without the      
spirit of prayer4 ,it is  through the   
,spirit that we have access to the      
,father 7,eph #b3ah74    ,the same is a 
remarkable place in ,jude1 when he      

stirreth up the  saints by the judgment 
of ,god upon the wicked to stand fast1  
and  continue to hold out in the faith  
of the gospel1 as one excellent  means  
thereto1 without which he knew they     
would never be able to  do it4 ,saith   
he1 ,building up yourselves on your most
 holy faith1  praying in the ,holy      
,ghost 7,jude #bj74 ,as if he had said1 
,brethren1  as eternal life is laid up  
for the persons that hold out only1 so  
you cannot hold out unless you continue 
praying in the ,spirit4 ,the  great     
cheat that the devil and antichrist     
delude the world withal1  it is to make 
them continue in the form of any duty1  
the form of  preaching1 of hearing1 or  
praying1 c4 ,these are they that have a 
form of godliness1 but denying the power
 thereof2 from such turn  away 7,,ii    
,tim #c3e74    ,here followeth the third
 thing2 to wit1    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to
 ,,pray ,,with ,,the ,,spirit1 ,,and    
,,with ,,the ,,understanding4           
,,third4 ,and now to the next thing1    

what it is to pray with the  ,spirit1   
and to pray with the understanding also4
 ,for the apostle  puts a clear         
distinction between praying with the    
,spirit1 and  praying with the ,spirit  
and understanding3 therefore when he    
saith1  he will pray with the ,spirit1  
he adds1 and ,i will pray with the      
understanding ,,also4 ,this distinction 
was occasioned through the  ,corinthians
 not observing that it was their duty to
 do what they  did to the edification of
 themselves and others too3 whereas they
  did it for their own commendations4   
,so ,i judge3 for many of them  having  
extraordinary gifts1 as to speak with   
divers tongues1 c41  therefore they were
 more for those mighty gifts than they  
were  for the edifying of their         
brethren2 which was the cause that ,paul
  wrote this chapter to them1 to let    
them understand1 that though            
extraordinary gifts were excellent1 yet 
to do what they did  to the edification 
of the church was more excellent4 ,for1 

saith  the apostle1 if ,i pray in an    
unknown tongue1 my spirit prayeth1  but 
my understanding1 and also the          
understanding of others1 is  unfruitful 
7,i ,cor #ad3c1 #d1 #ab1 #ai1 #bd1 #be4 
,read the scope of the  whole chapter74 
,therefore1 ,i will pray with the       
,spirit1 and ,i will  pray with the     
understanding also4    ,it is expedient 
then that the understanding should be   
occupied  in prayer1 as well as the     
heart and mouth3 ,i will pray with the  
,spirit1 and ,i will pray with the      
understanding also4 ,that which  is done
 with understanding1 is done more       
effectually1 sensibly1  and heartily1 as
 ,i shall show farther anon1 than that  
which is done  without it2 which made   
the apostle pray for the ,colossians1   
that  ,god would fill them with the     
knowledge of his will1 in all wisdom    
and spiritual understanding 7,col #a3i74
 ,and for the ,ephesians1 that  ,god    
would give unto them the spirit of      
wisdom and revelation1 in  the knowledge

 of him 7,eph #a3ag74 ,and so for the   
,philippians1 that  ,god would make them
 abound in knowledge1 and in all        
judgment  7,phil #a3i74 ,a suitable     
understanding is good in everything a   
man  undertakes1 either civil or        
spiritual2 and therefore it must be     
desired by all them that would be a     
praying people4 ,in my speaking  to     
this1 ,i shall show you what it is to   
pray with understanding4                
,understanding is to be taken both for  
speaking in our mother-tongue1  and also
 experimentally4 ,i pass the first1 and 
treat only on the  second4    ,for the  
making of right prayers1 it is to be    
required that there  should be a good or
 spiritual understanding in all them who
 pray  to ,god4    ,first4 ,to pray with
 understanding1 is to pray as being     
instructed  by the ,spirit in the       
understanding of the want of those      
things  which the soul is to pray for4  
,though a man be in never so much  need 
of pardon of sin1 and deliverance from  

wrath to come1 yet  if he understand not
 this1 he will either not desire them at
 all1  or else be so cold and lukewarm  
in his desires after them1 that  ,god   
will even loathe his frame of spirit in 
asking for them4 ,thus  it was with the 
church of the ,laodiceans1 they wanted  
knowledge  or spiritual understanding2  
they knew not that they were poor1      
wretched1 blind1 and naked4 ,the cause  
whereof made them1 and all  their       
services1 so loathsome to ,christ1 that 
he threatens to spew  them out of his   
mouth 7,rev #c3af1 #ag74 ,men without   
understanding  may say the same words in
 prayer as others do2 but if there be an
  understanding in the one1 and none in 
the other1 there is1 ,o there  is a     
mighty difference in speaking the very  
same words6 ,the one  speaking from a   
spiritual understanding of those things 
that he in  words desires1 and the other
 words it only1 and there is all4       
,second4 ,spiritual understanding       
espieth in the heart of ,god a          

readiness and willingness to give those 
things to the soul that it  stands in   
need of4 ,david by this could guess at  
the very thoughts  of ,god towards him  
7,psa #dj3e74 ,and thus it was with the 
woman of  ,canaan2 she did by faith and 
a right understanding discern1 beyond   
all the rough carriage of ,christ1      
tenderness and willingness in his  heart
 to save1 which caused her to be        
vehement and earnest1 yea1  restless1   
until she did enjoy the mercy she stood 
in need of 7,matt  #ae3bb-bh74    ,and  
understanding of the willingness that is
 in the heart of ,god  to save sinners1 
there is nothing will press the soul    
more to seek  after ,god1 and to cry for
 pardon1 than it4 ,if a man should see a
  pearl worth an hundred pounds lie in a
 ditch1 yet if he understood  not the   
value of it1 he would lightly pass it   
by3 but if he once  get the knowledge of
 it1 he would venture up to the neck for
 it4  ,so it is with souls concerning   
the things of ,god3 if a man once  get  

an understanding of the worth of them1  
then his heart1 nay1  the very strength 
of his soul1 runs after them1 and he    
will never  leave crying till he have   
them4 ,the two blind men in the gospel1 
because they did certainly know that    
,jesus1 who was going by them1  was both
 able and willing to heal such          
infirmities as they were  afflicted     
with3 therefore they cried1 and the more
 they were rebuked1  the more they cried
 7,matt #bj3bi-ca74    ,third4 ,the     
understanding being spiritually         
enlightened1 hereby  there is the way1  
as aforesaid1 discovered1 through which 
the soul  should come unto ,god2 which  
gives great encouragement unto it4 ,it  
is else with a poor soul1 as with one   
who hath a work to do1 and  if it be not
 done1 the danger is great2 if it be    
done1 so is the  advantage4 ,but he     
knows not how to begin1 nor how to      
proceed2 and  so1 through               
discouragement1 lets all alone1 and runs
 the hazard4    ,fourth4 ,the           

enlightened understanding sees largeness
 enough in the  promises to encourage it
 to pray2 which still adds to it        
strength  to strength4 ,as when men     
promise such and such things to all that
  will come for them1 it is great       
encouragement to those that know  what  
promises are made1 to come and ask for  
them4    ,fifth4 ,the understanding     
being enlightened1 way is made for the  
soul to come to ,god with suitable      
arguments1 sometimes in a way of        
expostulation1 as ,jacob 7,gen #cb3i74  
,sometimes in way of supplication1  yet 
not in a verbal way only1 but even from 
the heart there is  forced by the       
,spirit1 through the understanding1 such
 effectual  arguments as moveth the     
heart of ,god4 ,when ,ephraim gets a    
right  understanding of his own unseemly
 carriages towards the ,lord1 then  he  
begins to bemoan himself 7,jer          
#ca3ah-bj74 ,and in bemoaning of        
himself1 he used such arguments with the
 ,lord1 that it affects his  heart1     

draws out forgiveness1 and makes        
,ephraim pleasant in his  eyes through  
,jesus ,christ our ,lord3 ,i have surely
 heard ,ephraim  bemoaning himself thus1
 saith ,god1 ,thou hast chastised me1   
and  ,i was chastised2 as a bullock     
unaccustomed to the yoke2 turn thou  me1
 and ,i shall be turned2 for thou art   
the ,lord my ,god4 ,surely after  that  
,i was turned1 ,i repented1 and after   
that ,i was instructed1  or had a right 
understanding of myself1 ,i smote upon  
my thigh1 ,i  was ashamed2 yea1 even    
confounded2 because ,i did bear the     
reproach  of my youth4 ,these be        
,ephraim's complaints and bemoanings of 
himself2 at which the ,lord breaks forth
 into these heart-melting  expressions1 
saying1 ,is ,ephraim my dear son8 ,is he
 a pleasant  child8 ,for since ,i spake 
against him1 ,i do earnestly remember   
him  still2 therefore my bowels are     
troubled for him2 ,i will surely have   
mercy upon him1 saith the ,lord4 ,thus1 
you see1 that as it is required  to pray

 with the ,spirit1 so it is to pray with
 the understanding  also4 ,and to       
illustrate what hath been spoken by a   
similitude3--set  the case1 there should
 come two a-begging to your door2 the   
one is  a poor1 lame1 wounded1 and      
almost starved creature1 the other is  a
 healthful lusty person2 these two use  
the same words in their  begging2 the   
one saith he is almost starved1 so doth 
the other3  but yet the man that is     
indeed the poor1 lame1 or maimed person1
 he  speaks with more sense1 feeling1   
and understanding of the misery  that is
 mentioned in their begging1 than the   
other can do2 and  it is discovered more
 by his affectionate speaking1 his      
bemoaning  himself4 ,his pain and       
poverty make him speak more in a spirit 
of  lamentation than the other1 and he  
shall be pitied sooner than the  other1 
by all those that have the least dram of
 natural affection  or pity4 ,just thus 
it is with ,god3 there are some who out 
of custom  and formality go and pray2   

there are others who go in the          
bitterness  of their spirits3 the one he
 prays out of bare notion and naked     
knowledge2 the other hath his words     
forced from him by the anguish  of his  
soul4 ,surely that is the man that ,god 
will look at1 even  to him that is poor1
 of an humble and of a contrite spirit1 
and  trembleth at my word 7,isa #ff3b74 
,sixth4 ,an understanding well          
enlightened is of admirable use  also1  
both as to the matter and manner of     
prayer4 ,he that hath his  understanding
 well exercised1 to discern between good
 and evil1 and  in it placed a sense    
either of the misery of man1 or the     
mercy of  ,god2 that soul hath no need  
of the writings of other men to teach   
him by forms of prayer4 ,for as he that 
feels the pain needs not to  be taught  
to cry ,o6 even so he that hath his     
understanding opened  by the ,spirit    
needs not so to be taught of other men's
 prayers1 as  that he cannot pray       
without them4 ,the present sense1       

feeling1 and  pressure that lieth upon  
his spirit1 provokes him to groan out   
his  request unto the ,lord4 ,when      
,david had the pains of hell catching   
hold on him1 and the sorrows of hell    
compassing him about1 he needs  not a   
bishop in a surplice to teach him to    
say1 ,o ,lord1 ,i beseech  thee1 deliver
 my soul 7,psa #aaf3c1 #d74 ,or to look 
into a book1 to  teach him in a form to 
pour out his heart before ,god4 ,it is  
the  nature of the heart of sick men1 in
 their pain and sickness1 to  vent      
itself for ease1 by dolorous groans and 
complainings to them  that stand by4    
,thus it was with ,david1 in ,psalm     
#ch3a-ab4 ,and thus1  blessed be the    
,lord1 it is with them that are endued  
with the grace  of ,god4    ,seventh4   
,it is necessary that there be an       
enlightened understanding1  to the end  
that the soul be kept in a continuation 
of the duty of  prayer4    ,the people  
of ,god are not ignorant how many wiles1
 tricks1 and  temptations the devil hath

 to make a poor soul1 who is truly      
willing  to have the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ1 and that upon ,christ's terms  
too2  ,i say1 to tempt that soul to be  
weary of seeking the face of ,god1  and 
to think that ,god is not willing to    
have mercy on such a one  as him4 ,ay1  
saith ,satan1 thou mayest pray indeed1  
but thou shalt  not prevail4 ,thou seest
 thine heart is hard1 cold1 dull1 and   
dread2  thou dost not pray with the     
,spirit1 thou dost not pray in good     
earnest1 thy thoughts are running after 
other things1 when thou  pretendest to  
pray to ,god4 ,away hypocrite1 go no    
further1 it is but  in vain to strive   
any longer6 ,here now1 if the soul be   
not well  informed in its understanding1
 it will presently cry out1 the  ,lord  
hath forsaken me1 and my ,lord hath     
forgotten me 7,isa #di3ad74  ,whereas   
the soul rightly informed and           
enlightened saith1 ,well1  ,i will seek 
the ,lord1 and wait2 ,i will not leave  
off1 though the  ,lord keep silence1 and

 speak not one word of comfort 7,isa    
#dj3bg74  ,he loved ,jacob dearly1 and  
yet he made him wrestle before he had   
the blessing 7,gen #cb3be-bg74 ,seeming 
delays in ,god are no tokens  of his    
displeasure2 he may hide his face from  
his dearest saints  7,isa #h3ag74 ,he   
loves to keep his people praying1 and to
 find them  ever knocking at the gate of
 heaven2 it may be1 says the soul1 the  
,lord tries me1 or he loves to hear me  
groan out my condition before  him4     
,the woman of ,canaan would not take    
seeming denials for real ones2  she knew
 the ,lord was gracious1 and the ,lord  
will avenge his people1  though he bear 
long with them 7,luke #ah3a-f74 ,the    
,lord hath waited  longer upon me than  
,i have waited upon him2 and thus it was
 with  ,david1 ,i waited patiently1     
saith he2 that is1 it was long before   
the ,lord answered me1 though at the    
last he inclined his ear unto  me1 and  
heard my cry 7,psa #dj3a74 ,and the most
 excellent remedy  for this is1 an      

understanding well informed and         
enlightened4 ,alas1  how many poor souls
 are there in the world1 that truly fear
 the  ,lord1 who1 because they are not  
well informed in their understanding1   
are oft ready to give up all for lost1  
upon almost every trick and  temptation 
of ,satan6 ,the ,lord pity them1 and    
help them to pray  with the ,spirit1 and
 with the understanding also4 ,much of  
mine  own experience could ,i here      
discover2 when ,i have been in my fits  
of agony of spirit1 ,i have been        
strongly persuaded to leave off1  and to
 seek the ,lord no longer2#aj but being 
made to understand  what great sinners  
the ,lord hath had mercy upon1 and how  
large his  promises were still to       
sinners2 and that it was not the whole1 
but  the sick1 not the righteous1 but   
the sinner1 not the full1 but the       
empty1 that he extended his grace and   
mercy unto4 ,this made me1  through the 
assistance of his ,holy ,spirit1 to     
cleave to him1 to hang  upon him1 and   

yet to cry1 though for the present he   
made no answer2  and the ,lord help all 
his poor1 tempted1 and afflicted people 
to  do the like1 and to continue1 though
 it be long1 according to the  saying of
 the prophet 7,hab #b3c74 ,and to help  
them 7to that end7 to  pray1 not by the 
inventions of men1 and their stinted    
forms1 but  with the ,spirit1 and with  
the understanding also4    ,queries and 
,objections answered4    ,and now to    
answer a query or two1 and so to pass on
 to the next  thing4    ,query ,first4  
,but what would you have us poor        
creatures to do that  cannot tell how to
 pray8 ,the ,lord knows ,i know not     
either how to  pray1 or what to pray    
for4    ,answ4 ,poor heart6 thou canst  
not1 thou complainest1 pray4 ,canst     
thou see thy misery8 ,hath ,god showed  
thee that thou art by nature  under the 
curse of his law8 ,if so1 do not        
mistake1 ,i know thou dost  groan and   
that most bitterly4 ,i am persuaded thou
 canst scarcely  be found doing any     

thing in thy calling1 but prayer        
breaketh from  thy heart4 ,have not thy 
groans gone up to heaven from every     
corner  of thy house8 7,rom #h3bf74 ,i  
know it is thus2 and so also doth thine 
own sorrowful heart witness thy tears1  
thy forgetfulness of thy  calling1 c4   
,is not thy heart so full of desires    
after the things  of another world1 that
 many times thou dost even forget the   
things  of this world8 ,prithee read    
this scripture1 ,job #bc3ab4    ,query  
,second4 ,yea1 but when ,i go into      
secret1 and intend to pour  out my soul 
before ,god1 ,i can scarce say anything 
at all4    ,answ4 #a4 ,ah6 ,sweet soul6 
,it is not thy words that ,god so much  
regards1 as that he will not mind thee1 
except thou comest before  him with some
 eloquent oration4 ,his eye is on the   
brokenness of  thine heart2 and that it 
is that makes the very bowels of the    
,lord  to run over4 ,a broken and a     
contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt not  
despise 7,psa #ea3ag74    #b4 ,the      

stopping of thy words may arise from    
overmuch trouble in  thy heart4 ,david  
was so troubled sometimes1 that he could
 not speak  7,psa #gg3c1 #d74 ,but this 
may comfort all such sorrowful hearts as
  thou art1 that though thou canst not  
through the anguish of thy  spirit speak
 much1 yet the ,holy ,spirit stirs up in
 thine heart groans  and sighs1 so much 
the more vehement3 when the mouth is    
hindered1  yet the spirit is not4       
,moses1 as aforesaid1 made heaven ring  
again  with his prayers1 when 7that we  
read of7 not one word came out of  his  
mouth 7,exo #ad3ae74 ,but1    #c4 ,if   
thou wouldst more fully express thyself 
before the ,lord1  study1 first1 ,thy   
filthy estate2 secondly1 ,god's         
promises2 thirdly1  ,the heart of       
,christ4 ,which thou mayest know or     
discern1 7#a47 ,by  his condescension   
and bloodshed4 7#b47 ,by the mercy he   
hath extended  to great sinners         
formerly1 and plead thine own vileness1 
by way  of bemoaning2 ,christ's blood by

 way of expostulation2 and in thy       
prayers1 let the mercy that he hath     
extended to other great sinners1        
together with his rich promises of      
grace1 be much upon thy heart4  ,yet let
 me counsel thee1 7a47 ,take heed that  
thou content not thyself  with words4   
7b47 ,that thou do not think that ,god  
looks only at them  neither4 ,but1 7c47 
,however1 whether thy words be few or   
many1 let  thine heart go with them2 and
 then shalt thou seek him1 and find     
him1 when thou shalt seek him with thy  
whole heart 7,jer #bi3ac74              
,objection4 ,but though you have seemed 
to speak against any other  way of      
praying but by the ,spirit1 yet here you
 yourself can give  direction how to    
pray4    ,answ4 ,we ought to prompt one 
another forward to prayer1 though we    
ought not to make for each other forms  
of prayer4 ,to exhort to pray  with     
,christian direction is one thing1 and  
to make stinted forms  for the tying up 
the ,spirit of ,god to them is another  

thing4 ,the  apostle gives them no form 
to pray withal1 yet directs to prayer   
7,eph #f3ah2 ,rom #ae3cj-cb74 ,let no   
man therefore conclude1 that  because we
 may with allowance give instructions   
and directions to  pray1 that therefore 
it is lawful to make for each other     
forms of  prayer4    ,object4 ,but if we
 do not use forms of prayer1 how shall  
we teach  our children to pray8         
,answ4 ,my judgment is1 that men go the 
wrong way to teach their  children to   
pray1 in going about so soon to teach   
them any set  company of words1 as is   
the common use of poor creatures to do4 
,for to me it seems to be a better way  
for people betimes to tell  their       
children what cursed creatures they are1
 and how they are  under the wrath of   
,god by reason of original and actual   
sin2 also  to tell them the nature of   
,god's wrath1 and the duration of the   
misery2 which if they conscientiously   
do1 they would sooner teach  their      
children to pray than they do4 ,the way 

that men learn to  pray1 it is by       
conviction for sin2 and this is the way 
to make our  sweet babes do so too4 ,but
 the other way1 namely1 to be busy in   
teaching children forms of prayer1      
before they know any thing else1  it is 
the next way to make them cursed        
hypocrites1 and to puff them  up with   
pride4 ,teach therefore your children to
 know their wretched  state and         
condition2 tell them of hell-fire and   
their sins1 of  damnation1 and          
salvation2 the way to escape the one1   
and to enjoy  the other1 if you know it 
yourselves1 and this will make tears    
run down your sweet babes' eyes1 and    
hearty groans flow from their  hearts2  
and then also you may tell them to whom 
they should pray1  and through whom they
 should pray3 you may tell them also of 
,god's  promises1 and his former grace  
extended to sinners1 according to  the  
word4    ,ah6 ,poor sweet babes1 the    
,lord open their eyes1 and make them    
holy ,christians4 ,saith ,david1 ,come  

ye children1 hearken unto me2  ,i will  
teach you the fear of the ,lord 7,psa   
#cd3aa74 ,he doth not  say1 ,i will     
muzzle you up in a form of prayer2 but  
,i will teach  you the fear of the      
,lord2 which is1 to see their sad states
 by  nature1 and to be instructed in the
 truth of the gospel1 which doth        
through the ,spirit beget prayer in     
every one that in truth learns  it4 ,and
 the more you teach them this1 the more 
will their hearts  run out to ,god in   
prayer4 ,god never did account ,paul a  
praying  man1 until he was a convinced  
and converted man2 no more will it  be  
with any else 7,acts #i3aa74    ,object4
 ,but we find that the disciples desired
 that ,christ would  teach them to pray1
 as ,john also taught his disciples2 and
 that  thereupon he taught them that    
form called the ,,lord',s ,,prayer4     
,answ4 #a4 ,to be taught by ,christ1 is 
that which not only they1 but  we       
desire2 and seeing he is not here in his
 person to teach us1 the  ,lord teach us

 by his ,word and ,spirit2 for the      
,spirit it is which  he hath said he    
would send to supply in his room when he
 went away1  as it is 7,john #ad3af2    
#af3g74    #b4 ,as to that called a     
form1 ,i cannot think that ,christ      
intended  it as a stinted form of       
prayer4 7#a47 ,because he himself layeth
 it  down diversely1 as is to be seen1  
if you compare ,matthew #f and ,luke    
#aa4 ,whereas if he intended it as a set
 form1 it must not have been  so laid   
down1 for a set form is so many words   
and no more4 7#b47 ,we  do not find that
 the apostles did ever observe it as    
such2 neither  did they admonish others 
so to do4 ,search all their epistles1   
yet  surely they1 both for knowledge to 
discern and faithfulness to  practice1  
were as eminent as any ,,he ever since  
in the world which  would impose it4    
#c4 ,but1 in a word1 ,christ by those   
words1 ,our ,father1 c41  doth instruct 
his people what rules they should       
observe in their  prayers to ,god4 7#a47

 ,that they should pray in faith4 7#b47 
,to ,god  in the heavens4 7#c47 ,for    
such things as are according to his     
will1  c4 ,pray thus1 or after this     
manner4    ,object4 ,but ,christ bids   
pray for the ,spirit2 this implieth that
  men without the ,spirit may           
notwithstanding pray and be heard4 7,see
  ,luke #aa3i-ac74    ,answ4 ,the speech
 of ,christ there is directed to his own
 7verse  #a74 ,christ's telling of them 
that ,god would give his ,holy ,spirit  
to them that ask him1 is to be          
understood of giving more of the  ,holy 
,spirit2 for still they are the         
disciples spoken to1 which had  a       
measure of the ,spirit already2 for he  
saith1 when ye pray1 say1  ,our ,father1
 7verse #b7 ,i say unto you 7verse #h74 
,and ,i say unto  you1 7verse #i7 ,if ye
 then1 being evil1 know how to give good
 gifts  unto your children1 how much    
more shall your heavenly ,father give   
the ,holy ,spirit to them that ask him1 
7verse #ac74 ,christians ought  to pray 

for the ,spirit1 that is1 for more of   
it1 though ,god hath  endued them with  
it already4    ,quest4 ,then would you  
have none pray but those that know they 
are  the disciples of ,christ8    ,answ4
 ,yes4    #a4 ,let every soul that would
 be saved pour out itself to ,god1      
though  it cannot through temptation    
conclude itself a child of ,god4 ,and1  
#b4 ,i know if the grace of ,god be in  
thee1 it will be as natural to  thee to 
groan out thy condition1 as it is for a 
sucking child to  cry for the breast4   
,prayer is one of the first things that 
discovers  a man to be a ,christian     
7,acts #i3ab74 ,but yet if it be right1 
it is  such prayer as followeth4 7#a47  
,to desire ,god in ,christ1 for himself1
  for his holiness1 love1 wisdom1 and   
glory4 ,for right prayer1 as it  runs   
only to ,god through ,christ1 so it     
centers in him1 and in him  alone4 ,whom
 have ,i in heaven but thee8 ,and there 
is none upon  earth that ,i desire1 long
 for1 or seek after1 beside thee 7,psa  

#gc3be74 7#b47 ,that the soul might     
enjoy continually communion  with him1  
both here and hereafter4 ,i shall be    
satisfied1 when ,i  awake with thine    
image1 or in thy likeness1 7,psa        
#ag3ae74 ,for  in this we groan         
earnestly1 c41 7,,ii ,cor #e3b74 7#c47  
,right prayer  is accompanied with a    
continual labour after that which is    
prayed  for4 ,my soul waiteth for the   
,lord more than they that watch for  the
 morning 7,psa #acj3f74 ,i will rise    
now1 ,i will seek him whom  my soul     
loveth 7,song #c3b74 ,for mark1 ,i      
beseech you1 there are  two things that 
provoke to prayer4 ,the one is a        
detestation to sin1  and the things of  
this life2 the other is a longing desire
 after  communion with ,god1 in a holy  
and undefiled state and inheritance4    
,compare but this one thing with most of
 the prayers that are made  by men1 and 
you shall find them but mock prayers1   
and the breathings  of an abominable    
spirit2 for even the most of men either 

do pray at  all1 or else only endeavour 
to mock ,god and the world by so doing2 
for do but compare their prayer and the 
course of their lives  together1 and you
 may easily see that the thing included 
in their  prayer is the least looked    
after by their lives4 ,o sad hypocrites6
    ,thus have ,i briefly showed you1   
,,first1 ,what prayer is2 ,,second1     
,what  it is to pray with the ,spirit2  
,,third1 ,what it is to pray with the   
,spirit1 and with the understanding     
also4    ,,fourth4 ,,use ,,and          
,,application4    ,i shall now speak a  
word or two of application1 and so      
conclude  with1 ,first1 ,a word of      
information2 ,second1 ,a word of        
encouragement2  ,third1 ,a word of      
rebuke4    ,,use ,first1 ,a word of     
information4    ,for the first to inform
 you2 as prayer is the duty of every one
 of  the children of ,god1 and carried  
on by the ,spirit of ,christ in the     
soul2 so every one that doth but offer  
to take upon him to pray to  the ,lord1 

had need be very wary1 and go about that
 work especially  with the dread of     
,god1 as well as with hopes of the mercy
 of ,god  through ,jesus ,christ4       
,prayer is an ordinance of ,god1 in     
which a man draws very near to  ,god2   
and therefore it calleth for so much the
 more of the assistance  of the grace of
 ,god to help a soul to pray as becomes 
one that is  in the presence of him4 ,it
 is a shame for a man to behave himself 
irreverently before a king1 but a sin to
 do so before ,god4 ,and as  a king1 if 
wise1 is not pleased with an oration    
made up with unseemly  words and        
gestures1 so ,god takes no pleasure in  
the sacrifice  of fools 7,eccl #e3a1    
#d74 ,it is not long discourses1 nor    
eloquent  tongues1 that are the things  
which are pleasing in the ears of  the  
,lord2 but a humble1 broken1 and        
contrite heart1 that is sweet  in the   
nostrils of the heavenly ,majesty 7,psa 
#ea3ag2 ,isa #eg3ae74  ,therefore for   
information1 know that there are these  

five things  that are obstructions to   
prayer1 and even make void the requests 
of the creature4    #a4 ,when men regard
 iniquity in their hearts1 at the time  
of their  prayers before ,god4 ,if ,i   
regard iniquity in my heart1 the ,lord  
will  not hear my prayer 7,psa #ff3ah74 
,for the preventing of temptation1  that
 by the misunderstanding of this may    
seize thy heart1 when there  is a secret
 love to that very thing which thou with
 thy dissembling  lips dost ask for     
strength against4 ,for this is the      
wickedness of  man's heart1 that it will
 even love1 and hold fast1 that which   
with  the mouth it prays against3 and of
 this sort are they that honour  ,god   
with their mouth1 but their heart is far
 from him 7,isa #bi3ac2  ,eze #cc3ca74  
,o6 how ugly would it be in our eyes1 if
 we should see  a beggar ask an alms1   
with an intention to throw it to the    
dogs6  ,or that should say with one     
breath1 ,pray1 you bestow this upon  me2
 and with the next1 ,i beseech you1 give

 it me not6 ,and yet thus  it is with   
these kind of persons2 with their mouth 
they say1 ,thy  will be done2 and with  
their hearts nothing less4 ,with their  
mouth  say1 ,hallowed be thy name2 and  
with their hearts and lives thy  delight
 to dishonour him all the day long4     
,these be the prayers  that become sin  
7,psa #aji3g71 and though they put them 
up often1  yet the ,lord will never     
answer them 7,,ii ,sam #bb3db74    #b4  
,when men pray for a show to be heard1  
and thought somebody in  religion1 and  
the like2 these prayers also fall far   
short of ,god's  approbation1 and are   
never like to be answered1 in reference 
to  eternal life4 ,there are two sorts  
of men that pray to this end4    7#a47  
,your trencher chaplains1 that thrust   
themselves into great  men's families1  
pretending the worship of ,god1 when in 
truth the  great business is their own  
bellies2 and were notably painted out   
by ,ahab's prophets1 and also           
,nebuchadnezzar's wise men1 who1 though 

they pretended great devotion1 yet their
 lusts and their bellies were  the great
 things aimed at by them in all their   
pieces of devotion4    7#b47 ,them also 
that seek repute and applause for their 
eloquent  terms1 and seek more to tickle
 the ears and heads of their hearers    
than anything else4 ,these be they that 
pray to be heard of men1 and  have all  
their reward already 7,matt #f3e74      
,these persons are discovered  thus1    
7a47 ,they eye only their auditory in   
their expressions4 7b47  ,they look for 
commendation when they have done4 7c47  
,their hearts  either rise or fall      
according to their praise or            
enlargement4 7d47  ,the length of their 
prayer pleaseth them2 and that it might 
be  long1 they will vainly repeat things
 over and over 7,matt #f3g74 ,they      
study for enlargements1 but look not    
from what heart they come2  they look   
for returns1 but it is the windy        
applause of men4 ,and  therefore they   
love not to be in their chamber1 but    

among company3  and if at any time      
conscience thrusts them into their      
closet1 yet  hypocrisy will cause them  
to be heard in the streets2 and when    
their  mouths have done going their     
prayers are ended2 for they wait not  to
 hearken what the ,lord will say 7,psa  
#he3h74    #c4 ,a third sort of prayer  
that will not be accepted of ,god1 it   
is1  when either they pray for wrong    
things1 or if for right things1  yet    
that the thing prayed for might be spent
 upon their lusts1 and  laid out to     
wrong ends4 ,some have not1 because they
 ask not1 saith  ,james1 and others ask 
and have not1 because they ask amiss1   
that  they may consume it on their lusts
 7,james #d3 #b-d74 ,ends contrary to   
,god's will is a great argument with    
,god to frustrate the petitions         
presented before him4 ,hence it is that 
so many pray for this and  that1 and yet
 receive it not4 ,god answers them only 
with silence2  they have their words for
 their labour2 and that is all4 ,object4

  ,but ,god hears some persons1 though  
their hearts be not right with  him1 as 
he did ,israel1 in giving quails1 though
 they spent them  upon their lusts 7,psa
 #ajf3ad74 ,answ4 ,if he doth1 it is in 
judgment1  not in mercy4 ,he gave them  
their desire indeed1 but they had better
  have been without it1 for he sent     
leanness into their soul 7,psa          
#ajf3ae74 ,woe be to that man that ,god 
answereth thus4    #d4 ,another sort of 
prayers there are that are not answered2
 and  those are such as are made by men1
 and presented to ,god in their  own    
persons only1 without their appearing in
 the ,lord ,jesus4 ,for  though ,god    
hath appointed prayer1 and promised to  
hear the prayer  of the creature1 yet   
not the prayer of any creature that     
comes not  in ,christ4 ,if ye shall ask 
anything in my name4 ,and whether ye    
eat or drink1 or whatsoever ye do1 do   
all in the name of the ,lord  ,jesus    
,christ 7,col #c3ag74 ,if ye shall ask  
anything in my name1 c41  7,john #ad3ac1

 #ad71 though you be never so devout1   
zealous1 earnest  and constant in       
prayer1 yet it is in ,christ only that  
you must be  heard and accepted4 ,but1  
alas6 the most of men know not what it  
is  to come to him in the name of the   
,lord ,jesus1 which is the reason  they 
either live wicked1 pray wicked1 and    
also die wicked4 ,or else1  that they   
attain to nothing else but what a mere  
natural man may  attain unto1 as to be  
exact in word and deed betwixt man and  
man1  and only with the righteousness of
 the law to appear before ,god4    #e4  
,the last thing that hindereth prayer   
is1 the form of it without  the power4  
,it is an easy thing for men to be very 
hot for such  things as forms of prayer1
 as they are written in a book2 but yet 
they are altogether forgetful to inquire
 with themselves1 whether  they have the
 spirit and power of prayer4 ,these men 
are like a  painted man1 and their      
prayers like a false voice4 ,they in    
person  appear as hypocrites1 and their 

prayers are an abomination 7,prov       
#bh3i74 ,when they say they have been   
pouring out their souls to ,god  he     
saith they have been howling like dogs  
7,hosea #g3ad74    ,when therefore thou 
intendest1 or art minded to pray to the 
,lord of  heaven and earth1 consider    
these following particulars4 #a4        
,consider  seriously what thou wantest4 
,do not1 as many who in their words     
only beat the air1 and ask for such     
things as indeed they do not  desire1   
nor see that they stand in need thereof4
 #b4 ,when thou seest  what thou        
wantest1 keep to that1 and take heed    
thou pray sensibly4    ,object4 ,but ,i 
have a sense of nothing2 then1 by your  
argument1 ,i  must not pray at all4     
,answ4 #a4 ,if thou findest thyself     
senseless in some sad measure1  yet thou
 canst not complain of that             
senselessness1 but by being  sensible   
there is a sense of senselessness4      
,according to thy sense1  then1 that    
thou hast of the need of anything1 so   

pray2 7,luke #h3i71  and if thou art    
sensible of thy senselessness1 pray the 
,lord to  make thee sensible of whatever
 thou findest thine heart senseless  of4
 ,this was the usual practice of the    
holy men of ,god4 ,lord1  make me to    
know mine end1 saith ,david 7,psa       
#ci3d74 ,lord1 open to  us this parable1
 said the disciples 7,luke #h3i74 ,and  
to this is  annexed the promise1 ,call  
unto me and ,i will answer thee1 and    
show  thee great and mighty things which
 thou knowest not1 that thou  art not   
sensible of 7,jer #cc3c74 ,but1         
,answ4 #b4 ,take heed that thy heart go 
to ,god as well as thy mouth4  ,let not 
thy mouth go any further than thou      
strivest to draw thine  heart along with
 it4 ,david would lift his heart and    
soul to the  ,lord2 and good reason2 for
 so far as a man's mouth goeth along    
without his heart1 so far it is but     
lip-labour only2 and though  ,god calls 
for1 and accepteth the calves of the    
lips1 yet the lips  without the heart   

argueth1 not only senselessness1 but our
 being  without sense of our            
senselessness2 and therefore if thou    
hast a  mind to enlarge in prayer before
 ,god1 see that it be with thy heart4   
,answ4 #c4 ,take heed of affecting      
expressions1 and so to please thyself   
with the use of them1 that thou forget  
not the life of prayer4    ,i shall     
conclude this use with a caution or two4
    ,caution #a4 ,and the first is1 take
 heed thou do not throw off prayer1     
through sudden persuasions that thou    
hast not the ,spirit1 neither  prayest  
thereby4 ,it is the great work of the   
devil to do his best1  or rather worst1 
against the best prayers4 ,he will      
flatter your  false dissembling         
hypocrites1 and feed them with a        
thousand fancies  of well-doing1 when   
their very duties of prayer1 and all    
other1  stink in the nostrils of ,god1  
when he stands at a poor ,joshua's  hand
 to resist him1 that is1 to persuade    
him1 that neither his  person nor       

performances are accepted of ,god 7,isa 
#fe3e2 ,zech #c3a74  ,take heed1        
therefore1 of such false conclusions and
 groundless  discouragements2 and though
 such persuasions do come in upon thy   
spirit1 be so far from being discouraged
 by them1 that thou use them  to put    
thee upon further sincerity and         
restlessness of spirit1 in  thy         
approaching to ,god4    ,caution #b4 ,as
 such sudden temptations should not stop
 thee from  prayer1 and pouring out thy 
soul to ,god2 so neither should thine   
own heart's corruptions hinder thee4    
7,let not thy corruptions stop  thy     
prayers74 ,it may be thou mayest find in
 thee all those things  before          
mentioned1 and that they will be        
endeavouring to put forth  themselves in
 thy praying to him4 ,thy business then 
is to judge  them1 to pray against them1
 and to lay thyself so much the more at 
the foot of ,god1 in a sense of thy own 
vileness1 and rather make an  argument  
from thy vileness and corruption of     

heart1 to plead with  ,god for          
justifying and sanctifying grace1 than  
an argument of  discouragement and      
despair4 ,david went this way4 ,o ,lord1
 saith  he1 pardon mine iniquity1 for it
 is great 7,psa #be3aa74    ,,use       
,second4 ,a word of encouragement4      
,and therefore1 secondly1 to speak a    
word by way of encouragement1  to the   
poor1 tempted1 and cast down soul1 to   
pray to ,god through  ,christ4 ,though  
all prayer that is accepted of ,god in  
reference to  eternal life must be in   
the ,spirit--for that only maketh       
intercession  for us according to the   
will of ,god1 7,rom #h3bg7--yet because 
many  poor souls may have the ,holy     
,spirit working on them1 and stirring   
of them to groan unto the ,lord for     
mercy1 though through unbelief  they do 
not1 nor1 for the present1 cannot       
believe that they are the  people of    
,god1 such as he delights in2 yet       
forasmuch as the truth  of grace may be 
in them1 therefore ,i shall1 to         

encourage them1 lay  down further these 
few particulars4    #a4 ,that scripture 
in ,luke #aa3h is very encouraging to   
any poor soul  that doth hunger after   
,christ ,jesus4 ,in verses #e-g1 he     
speaketh a  parable of a man that went  
to his friend to borrow three loaves1   
who1 because he was in bed1 denied him2 
yet for his importunity-sake1  he did   
arise and give him1 clearly signifying  
that though poor  souls1 through the    
weakness of their faith1 cannot see that
 they  are the friends of ,god1 yet they
 should never leave asking1 seeking1    
and knocking at ,god's door for mercy4  
,mark1 saith ,christ1 ,i say  unto you1 
though he will not rise and give him1   
because he is his  friend2 yet because  
of his importunity1 or restless desires1
 he  will rise and give him as many as  
he needeth4 ,poor heart6 thou  criest   
out that ,god will not regard thee1 thou
 dost not find that  thou art a friend  
to him1 but rather an enemy in thine    
heart by  wicked works 7,col #a3ba74    

,and thou art as though thou didst hear 
the  ,lord saying to thee1 ,trouble me  
not1 ,i cannot give unto thee1 as  he in
 the parable2 yet ,i say1 continue      
knocking1 crying1 moaning1  and         
bewailing thyself4 ,i tell thee1 though 
he will not rise and give  thee1 because
 thou art his friend2 yet1 because of   
thy importunity1  he will arise and give
 thee as many as thou needest4 ,the same
 in  effect you have discovered1 ,luke  
#ah1 in the parable of the unjust  judge
 and the poor widow2 her importunity    
prevailed with him4 ,and  verily1 mine  
own experience tells me1 that there is  
nothing that  doth more prevail with    
,god than importunity4 ,is it not so    
with you  in respect of your beggars    
that come to your door8 ,though you have
  no heart to give them anything at     
their first asking1 yet if they  follow 
you1 bemoaning themselves1 and will take
 no nay without an  alms1 you will give 
them2 for their continual begging       
overcometh  you4 ,are there bowels in   

you that are wicked1 and will they be   
wrought upon by an importuning beggar8  
,go thou and do the like4 ,it  is a     
prevailing motive1 and that by good     
experience1 he will arise  and give thee
 as many as thou needest 7,luke #aa3h74 
#b4 ,another encouragement for a poor   
trembling convinced soul is to  consider
 the place1 throne1 or seat1 on which   
the great ,god hath  placed himself to  
hear the petitions and prayers of poor  
creatures2  and that is a throne of     
grace 7,heb #d3af74 ,the mercy-seat     
7,exo  #be3bb74 ,which signifieth that  
in the days of the gospel ,god hath     
taken up his seat1 his abiding-place1 in
 mercy and forgiveness2  and from thence
 he doth intend to hear the sinner1 and 
to commune  with him1 as he saith 7,exo 
#be3bb71--speaking before of the        
mercy-seat--,and there ,i will meet with
 thee1 mark1 it is upon  the mercy-seat3
 ,there ,i will meet with thee1 and     
there ,i will  commune with thee1 from  
above the mercy-seat4 ,poor souls6 ,they

  are very apt to entertain strange     
thoughts of ,god1 and his carriage      
towards them3 and suddenly to conclude  
that ,god will have no regard  unto     
them1 when yet he is upon the           
mercy-seat1 and hath taken up  his place
 on purpose there1 to the end he may    
hear and regard the  prayers of poor    
creatures4 ,if he had said1 ,i will     
commune with thee  from my throne of    
judgment1 then indeed you might have    
trembled and  fled from the face of the 
great and glorious ,majesty4 ,but when  
he  saith he will hear and commune with 
souls upon the throne of grace1  or from
 the mercy-seat1 this should encourage  
thee1 and cause thee  to hope1 nay1 to  
come boldly unto the throne of grace1   
that thou  mayest obtain mercy1 and find
 grace to help in time of need 7,heb    
#d3af74    #c4 ,there is yet another    
encouragement to continue in prayer with
  ,god3 and that is this3    ,as there  
is a mercy-seat1 from whence ,god is    
willing to commune  with poor sinners2  

so there is also by his mercy-seat1     
,jesus ,christ1  who continually        
besprinkleth it with his blood4 ,hence  
it is called  the blood of sprinkling   
7,heb #ab3bd74 ,when the high-priest    
under  the law was to go into the       
holiest1 where the mercy-seat was1 he   
might not go in without blood 7,heb     
#i3g74    ,why so8 ,because1 though ,god
 was upon the mercy-seat1 yet he  was   
perfectly just as well as merciful4 ,now
 the blood was to stop  justice from    
running out upon the persons concerned  
in the intercession  of the high-priest1
 as in ,leviticus #af3ac-ag1 to signify 
that all  thine unworthiness that thou  
fearest should not hinder thee from     
coming to ,god in ,christ for mercy4    
,thou criest out that thou art  vile1   
and therefore ,god will not regard thy  
prayers2 it is true1  if thou delight in
 thy vileness1 and come to ,god out of a
 mere  pretence4 ,but if from a sense of
 thy vileness thou do pour out thy      
heart to ,god1 desiring to be saved from

 the guilt1 and cleansed  from the      
filth1 with all thy heart2 fear not1 thy
 vileness will not  cause the ,lord to  
stop his ear from hearing of thee4 ,the 
value of  the blood of ,christ which is 
sprinkled upon the mercy-seat stops  the
 course of justice1 and opens a         
floodgate for the mercy of the  ,lord to
 be extended unto thee4 ,thou hast      
therefore1 as aforesaid1  boldness to   
enter into the holiest by the blood of  
,jesus1 that  hath made a new and living
 way for thee1 thou shalt not die 7,heb 
#aj3ai1 #bj74    ,besides1 ,jesus is    
there1 not only to sprinkle the         
mercy-seat with  his blood1 but he      
speaks1 and his blood speaks2 he hath   
audience1  and his blood hath audience2 
insomuch that ,god saith1 when he doth  
but see the blood1 he will pass over    
you1 and the plague shall  not be upon  
you1 c41 7,exo #ab3ac74    ,i shall not 
detain you any longer4 ,be sober and    
humble2 go to  the ,father in the name  
of the ,son1 and tell him your case1 in 

the  assistance of the ,spirit1 and you 
will then feel the benefit of  praying  
with the ,spirit and with the           
understanding also4    ,,use ,third4 ,a 
word of reproof4    #a4 ,this speaks    
sadly to you who never pray at all4 ,i  
will pray1  saith the apostle1 and so   
saith the heart of them that are        
,christians4  ,thou then art not a      
,christian that art not a praying       
person4 ,the  promise is that every one 
that is righteous shall pray 7,psa      
#cb3f74  ,thou then art a wicked wretch 
that prayest not4 ,jacob got the name   
of ,israel by wrestling with ,god 7,gen 
#cb74 ,and all his children bare  that  
name with him 7,gal #f3af74 ,but the    
people that forget prayer1  that call   
not on the name of the ,lord1 they have 
prayer made for  them1 but it is such as
 this1 ,pour out thy fury upon the      
heathen1  ,o ,lord1 and upon the        
families that call not on thy name 7,jer
 #aj3be74  ,how likest thou this1 ,o    
thou that art so far off from pouring   

out  thine heart before ,god1 that thou 
goest to bed like a dog1 and risest     
like a hog1 or a sot1 and forgettest to 
call upon ,god8 ,what wilt  thou do when
 thou shalt be damned in hell1 because  
thou couldst  not find in thine heart to
 ask for heaven8 ,who will grieve for   
thy  sorrow1 that didst not count mercy 
worth asking for8 ,i tell thee1  the    
ravens1 the dogs1 c41 shall rise up in  
judgment against thee1  for they will1  
according to their kind1 make signs1 and
 a noise  for something to refresh them 
when they want it2 but thou hast not    
the heart to ask for heaven1 though thou
 must eternally perish in  hell1 if thou
 hast it not4    #b4 ,this rebukes you  
that make it your business to slight1   
mock at1  and undervalue the ,spirit1   
and praying by that4 ,what will you do1 
when ,god shall come to reckon for these
 things8 ,you count it high  treason to 
speak but a word against the king1 nay1 
you tremble at  the thought of it2 and  
yet in the meantime you will blaspheme  

the  ,spirit of the ,lord4 ,is ,god     
indeed to be dallied with1 and will the 
end be pleasant unto you8 ,did ,god send
 his ,holy ,spirit into the  hearts of  
his people1 to that end that you should 
taunt at it8 ,is  this to serve ,god8   
,and doth this demonstrate the          
reformation of  your church8 ,nay1 is it
 not the mark of implacable reprobates8 
,o  fearful6 ,can you not be content to 
be damned for your sins against  the    
law1 but you must sin against the ,holy 
,ghost8    ,must the holy1 harmless1 and
 undefiled ,spirit of grace1 the nature 
of ,god1 the promise of ,christ1 the    
,comforter of his children1 that        
without which no man can do any service 
acceptable to the ,father--must  this1  
,i say1 be the burthen of your song1 to 
taunt1 deride1 and  mock at8 ,if ,god   
sent ,korah and his company headlong to 
hell for  speaking against ,moses and   
,aaron1 do you that mock at the ,spirit 
of ,christ think to escape unpunished8  
7,num #af2 ,heb #aj3bi74 ,did  you never

 read what ,god did to ,ananias and     
,sapphira for telling  but one lie      
against it8 7,acts #e3a-h74 ,also to    
,simon ,magus for but  undervaluing of  
it8 7,acts #h3ah-bb74 ,and will thy sin 
be a virtue1  or go unrewarded with     
vengeance1 that makest it thy business  
to rage  against1 and oppose its office1
 service1 and help1 that it giveth  unto
 the children of ,god8 ,it is a fearful 
thing to do despite unto  the ,spirit of
 grace 7,compare ,matt #ab3ca1 with     
,mark #c3bh-cj74    #c4 ,as this is the 
doom of those who do openly blaspheme   
the ,holy  ,ghost1 in a way of disdain  
and reproach to its office and service3 
so also it is sad for you1 who resist   
the ,spirit of prayer1 by  a form of    
man's inventing4 ,a very juggle of the  
devil1 that the  traditions of men      
should be of better esteem1 and more to 
be owned  than the ,spirit of prayer4   
,what is this less than that accursed   
abomination of ,jeroboam1 which kept    
many from going to ,jerusalem1  the     

place and way of ,god's appointment to  
worship2 and by that  means brought such
 displeasure from ,god upon them1 as to 
this day  is not appeased8 7,i ,kings   
#ab3bf-cc74 ,one would think that ,god's
  judgments of old upon the hypocrites  
of that day should make them  that have 
heard of such things take heed and fear 
to do so4 ,yet  the doctors of our day  
are so far from taking of warning by the
  punishment of others1 that they do    
most desperately rush into the  same    
transgression1 viz41 to set up an       
institution of man1 neither  commanded  
nor commended of ,god2 and whosoever    
will not obey herein1  they must be     
driven either out of the land or the    
world4    ,hath ,god required these     
things at your hands8 ,if he hath1 show 
us  where8 ,if not1 as ,i am sure he    
hath not1 then what cursed presumption  
is it in any pope1 bishop1 or other1 to 
command that in the worship  of ,god    
which he hath not required8 ,nay        
further1 it is not that part  only of   

the form1 which is several texts of     
,scripture that we are  commanded to    
say1 but even all must be confessed as  
the divine  worship of ,god1            
notwithstanding those absurdities       
contained therein1  which because they  
are at large discovered by others1 ,i   
omit the  rehearsal of them4 ,again1    
though a man be willing to live never   
so peaceably1 yet because he cannot1 for
 conscience sake1 own that  for one of  
the most eminent parts of ,god's        
worship1 which he never  commanded1     
therefore must that man be looked upon  
as factious1  seditious1 erroneous1     
heretical--a disparagement to the       
church1 a  seducer of the people1 and   
what not8 ,lord1 what will be the fruit 
of these things1 when for the doctrine  
of ,god there is imposed1  that is1 more
 than taught1 the traditions of men8    
,thus is the ,spirit  of prayer         
disowned1 and the form imposed2 the     
,spirit debased1 and  the form extolled2
 they that pray with the ,spirit1 though

 never  so humble and holy1 counted     
fanatics2 and they that pray with the   
form1 though with that only1 counted the
 virtuous6 ,and how will the  favorers  
of such a practice answer that          
,scripture1 which commandeth  that the  
church should turn away from such as    
have a form  of godliness1 and deny the 
power thereof8 7,,ii ,tim #c3e74 ,and if
 ,i  should say that men that do these  
things aforesaid1 do advance a  form of 
prayer of other men's making1 above the 
spirit of prayer1  it would not take    
long time to prove it4 ,for he that     
advanceth the  book of ,common ,prayer  
above the ,spirit of prayer1 he doth    
advance  a form of men's making above   
it4 ,but this do all those who banish1  
or desire to banish1 them that pray with
 the ,spirit of prayer2  while they hug 
and embrace them that pray by that form 
only1 and  that because they do it4     
,therefore they love and advance the    
form  of their own or others' inventing1
 before the ,spirit of prayer1  which is

 ,god's special and gracious            
appointment4    ,if you desire the      
clearing of the minor1 look into the    
jails in  ,england1 and into the        
alehouses of the same2 and ,i trow you  
will  find those that plead for the     
,spirit of prayer in the jail1 and them 
that look after the form of men's       
inventions only in the alehouse4  ,it is
 evident also by the silencing of ,god's
 dear ministers1 though  never so       
powerfully enabled by the ,spirit of    
prayer1 if they in  conscience cannot   
admit of that form of ,common ,prayer4  
,if this be  not an exalting the ,common
 ,prayer ,book above either praying by  
the  ,spirit1 or preaching the ,word1 ,i
 have taken my mark amiss4 ,it is  not  
pleasant for me to dwell on this4 ,the  
,lord in mercy turn the  hearts of the  
people to seek more after the ,spirit of
 prayer2 and  in the strength of that1  
to pour out their souls before the      
,lord4  ,only let me say it is a sad    
sign1 that that which is one of the     

most eminent parts of the pretended     
worship of ,god is ,antichristian1  when
 it hath nothing but the tradition of   
men1 and the strength of  persecution1  
to uphold or plead for it4    ,,the     
,,conclusion4    ,i shall conclude this 
discourse with this word of advice to   
all  ,god's people4 #a4 ,believe that as
 sure as you are in the way of ,god  you
 must meet with temptations4 #b4 ,the   
first day therefore that  thou dost     
enter into ,christ's congregation1 look 
for them4 #c4 ,when  they do come1 beg  
of ,god to carry thee through them4 #d4 
,be jealous  of thine own heart1 that it
 deceive thee not in thy evidences for  
heaven1 nor in thy walking with ,god in 
this world4 #e4 ,take heed of  the      
flatteries of false brethren4 #f4 ,keep 
in the life and power of  truth4 #g4    
,look most at the things which are not  
seen4 #h4 ,take heed  of little sins4   
#i4 ,keep the promise warm upon thy     
heart4 #aj4 ,renew  thy acts of faith in
 the blood of ,christ4 #aa4 ,consider   

the work of  thy generation4 #ab4 ,count
 to run with the foremost therein4      
,grace be with thee4    ,,footnotes3    
#a ,dr4 ,watt's ,guide to ,prayer4    #b
 ,vol iii41 p4 #cdf4    #c ,vol iii41 p4
 #bih4    #d,pilgrimage of ,perfection1 
#dto1 #aebf1 vol4 iii41 p4 #i4    #e    
,effectual fervent prayer is wrought in 
the heart by the ,holy  ,ghost1 and     
those objects for which ,,he inclines   
the soul to pray are  bestowed by ,god4 
,thus great things were obtained by     
,jacob1 7,gen  #cb3bd-bh72 by ,moses1   
7,exo #cj3aa-ad2 ,num #ad3ac-ba72 by    
,joshua1  7#aj3ab-ad72 by ,hezekiah1    
7,,ii ,kings #ai3ad-cg72 by the woman of
 ,canaan1  7,matt #ae3ba-bh74 ,the      
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous 
man  availeth much1 7,james             
#e3af74--;,,ed4    #f ,how easy to      
forget all ,god's benefits1 and how     
impossible it is  to remember them      
all6--,,ed4    #g ,see ,mr4 ,fox's      
citation of the mass1 in the last volume
 of the  ,book of ,martyrs4    #h ,jesus

 ,christ has opened the way to ,god the 
,father1 by the  sacrifice ,he made for 
us upon the cross4 ,the holiness and    
justice  of ,god need not frighten      
sinners and keep them back4 ,only let   
them  cry to ,god in the name of ,jesus1
 only let them plead the atoning  blood 
of ,jesus1 and they shall find ,god upon
 a throne of grace1  willing and ready  
to hear4 ,the name of ,jesus is a       
never-failing  passport to our prayers4 
,in that name a man may draw near to    
,god  with boldness1 and ask with       
confidence4 ,god has engaged to hear    
him4  ,reader1 think of this2 is not    
this encouragement8--,j4 ,c4            
,ryle--,,ed4    #i ,see ,mr4 ,fox's     
,acts and ,monuments1 v4#b4    #aj ,in  
these days1 ,i should find my heart to  
shut itself up against  the ,lord1 and  
against his holy ,word3 ,i have found my
 unbelief to  set1 as it were1 the      
shoulder to the door to keep him        
out4--,grace  ,abounding1 ,no4          
#ha4--;,,ed4    999999    ,,the         

,,saints' ,,privilege ,,and ,,profit2   
,,or1    ,,the ,,throne ,,of ,,grace    
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,the churches of ,christ are very much  
indebted to the ,rev4 ,charles  ,doe1   
for the preservation and publishing of  
this treatise4 ,it  formed one of the   
ten excellent manuscripts left by       
,bunyan at his  decease1 prepared for   
the press4 ,having treated on the nature
 of  prayer in his searching work on    
'praying with the spirit and with the   
understanding also1' in which he proves 
from the sacred scriptures  that prayer 
cannot be merely read or said1 but must 
be the spontaneous  effusions of the    
heart principally in private1 or at the 
domestic  altar upon set times in the   
morning and evening1 or more publicly   
in social meetings for praise and       
prayer1 or in the public assembly  of   
the church--all being acceptable1 only  
as it is offered up in  spirit and in   
truth--he now directs us to the proper  
medium which  our mental powers should  

use in drawing near to the ,divine      
,being4 ,we  have to approach the       
universal spirit1 the creator1 the      
preserver1  the bountiful benefactor of 
our race2 and1 at the same time1  the   
infinitely holy one1 the supreme judge  
and just rewarder or  punisher of all   
creatures4 ,how shall we1 who are impure
 and unclean  by nature and by practice1
 draw near unto him who is so infinitely
  holy8 ,others of our race who were    
equally guilty have held acceptable     
converse with ,god1 and received special
 marks of his favour4 ,we  all know that
 a talented man1 high in office1 retired
 at certain  times for prayer2 this gave
 offence1 and a law was made1 by which  
prayer to ,god was interdicted for      
thirty days4 ,he refused obedience  to a
 human law which interfered with the    
divine authority1 and  for this he was  
cast into the den of lions2 but they    
hurt him not1  although they devoured   
his persecutors4 ,when a beloved        
minister  was seized and imprisoned for 

his love to ,christ1 the church held  a 
prayer meeting on his account1 and while
 they were praying ,god  sent his angel 
to the prison4 ,in vain four quaternions
 of soldiers  kept guard1 two of them in
 the prisoner's cell1 while the servant 
of ,christ1 who was loaded with chains  
and doomed to an ignominious  death1    
slept sweetly between the armed men4    
,the angel awakes him1  his chains fall 
off1 no noise can awake his guard1 the  
prison  doors open1 and he was restored 
to his beloved charge4 ,they were  yet  
imploring his deliverance1 when he stood
 in their midst to tell  the wondrous   
miracle1 wrought in answer to their     
prayer4 ,again1  two of their much-loved
 ministers were seized and beaten1 and  
cast  into jail1 their feet being made  
fast in the stocks4 ,in the dark  hour  
of midnight they prayed and praised     
,god1 when an earthquake  was sent1     
which shook the prison and threw open   
its doors1 and the  jailor1 with his    
house1 became converts to the faith4    

,millions of  instances might have been 
recorded of prayer heard and answered4  
,the child ,samuel1 and also ,ishmael4  
,the ,magdalene4 ,the thief on the      
cross4 ,ananias1 who was directed to    
relieve the stricken persecutor  ,saul1 
for 'behold he prayeth4' ,but           
innumerable prayers have been  read and 
offered up which have not been answered4
 ,what then is the  acceptable form1 and
 what the appointed medium consecrated  
for our  access to ,god1 by which prayer
 is sanctified and accepted8 ,if ye     
love me1 saith the ,saviour1 keep my    
commandments1 and whatsoever  ye shall  
ask ,,in ,,my ,,name that will ,i do4 ,a
 sense of our want and  unworthiness    
leads us to ,god in that new and living 
way consecrated  by ,christ though the  
veil1 that is to say1 his flesh 7,heb   
#aj3bj74  ,by that way we can 'come     
boldly1' because it is 'a throne of     
grace1'  and there and there only we can
 'obtain mercy and find grace to  help  
in time of need4' ,wondrous throne6     

,blessed encouragement to  the poor     
pilgrim1 traversing the desert          
surrounded by enemies1 his  own heart by
 nature being one of the most formidable
 of them6    ,it is of great importance 
to all1 and especially to the young1  to
 attain correct definite ideas of       
religious truths4 ,bunyan had           
remarkably clear views1 arising from his
 strong feelings and the  rugged path by
 which he was led to ,christ4 ,his      
definition of the  difference between   
grace and mercy is very striking3       
',mercy signifies  pitifulness to       
objects in a miserable condition4 ,grace
 acts as a  free agent1 not wrought upon
 by our misery but of ,god's own        
princely  mind4' ,christ is the throne  
of grace--in him dwells all the fulness 
of the ,godhead1 and yet he was found in
 fashion as a man1 he took  on him the  
seed of ,abraham1 and was made like unto
 his brethren1  and offered himself up  
as the sacrifice for sin4 ,thus he is   
the  throne of grace on the mercy-seat  

covering the law4 ,here he is an  object
 of worship to the angels on the right  
hand of ,god4 ,in him  the uncreated    
glory1 the dazzling effulgence of ,god1 
is so veiled  in his glorified body1    
that man1 poor sinful man1 can lift up  
his  eyes to behold the place where     
,god's honour most richly dwelleth1  and
 find acceptance and grace to help in   
every time of need4    ,take heed1      
sinner1 this is your only access to     
heaven4 ,the  mercy-seat and throne of  
grace is ,god's resting-place2 the      
throne  which governs his church1 and   
which eventually will govern all        
nations4 ,this throne1 invisible to     
mortal eyes1 is present at all  times   
and in all places4 ,after the saints    
have been supplied with  all needful    
grace in this world1 their glorified    
spirits will see  the great white       
throne1 and hear the voice proceeding   
from it1  saying1 ,come1 ye blessed of  
my ,father1 inherit the kingdom prepared
  for you2 while from that throne the   

direful thunderbolts will be  hurled    
upon the despisers of divine grace1 and 
they will hurry into  irretrievable     
misery4 ,the safety of the ,christian   
entirely depends  upon his being found  
'looking unto ,jesus'3 his glorified    
human  body is the throne of grace--the 
source of all blessedness to his        
worshippers--the gate of heaven--the    
way1 the truth and the life4  ,yes1     
proud nature1 ,,he who was the babe at  
,bethlehem1 the poor  carpenter's son1  
who1 notwithstanding his miracles of    
wisdom1 power1  and mercy1 was despised 
and rejected of men1 ,,him hath ,god    
exalted  to be a prince and a ,saviour1 
to give repentance and the remission  of
 sins1 the only medium of access to     
heaven4 ,before him every knee  shall   
bow4 ,wonders of grace to ,god belong4  
',busy thyself1 fellow  christian1 about
 this blessed office of ,christ4 ,it is 
full of good1  it is full of sweet1 it  
is full of heaven1 it is full of relief 
and succour for the tempted and         

dejected2 wherefore1 ,i say again1      
study these things1 give thyself wholly 
to them4' ,reader1 listen  to these     
words of ,bunyan1 and may the ,divine   
blessing attend the  reading of his     
works4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,the      
,,saints' ,,privilege ,,and ,,profit    
',,let ,,us ,,therefore ,,come ,,boldly 
,,unto ,,the ,,throne ,,of ,,grace1     
,,that ,,we  ,,may ,,obtain ,,mercy1    
,,and ,,find ,,grace ,,to ,,help ,,in   
,,time ,,of ,,need4'--,,hebrews  #d3af  
,this epistle is indited and left to the
 church by the ,holy ,ghost1  to show   
particularly1 and more distinctly1 the  
high priesthood  of ,jesus ,christ1 and 
the excellent benefits that his people  
have  thereby4 ,in which both the       
excellency of his person1 and           
transcendent  glory of his office1      
beyond either priest or priesthood of   
the law1  is largely set forth before   
us1 in chapter #a3b1 c4    ,wherefore1  
in order to our beneficial reading of   
this epistle1  the ,spirit of ,god calls

 upon us1 first1 most seriously to      
consider  what an one this excellent    
person is3 ',wherefore1 holy brethren1' 
saith he1 you that are 'partakers of the
 heavenly calling1'  consequently you   
that are related to and that are        
concerned in the  undertaking of this   
holy one1 'consider the ,apostle and    
,high ,priest  of our profession1       
,christ ,jesus' 7,heb #c3a74 ,consider  
how great and  how fit this man is for  
so holy and glorious a calling4 ,he     
being  so high1 as to be far above all  
heavens2 so great1 as to be the  ,son   
of1 and ,god equal with the ,father4    
,consider him also as to  his humanity1 
how that he is really flesh of our      
flesh2 sinlessly  so1 sympathisingly so1
 so in all the compassions of a man2 he 
is  touched with1 compassioneth1        
pitieth1 loveth1 succoureth us1 and     
feeleth our infirmities1 and maketh our 
case his own4 ,nay1 he again1  from the 
consideration of his greatness and love1
 puts us upon a  confident reliance on  

his undertaking1 and also presseth us to
 a  bold approach of that throne of     
grace where he continually abideth  in  
the execution of his office3 ',seeing   
then1' saith he1 'that we  have a great 
high priest that is passed into the     
heavens1 ,jesus  the ,son of ,god1 let  
us hold fast our profession4 ,for we    
have not  an high priest which cannot be
 touched with the feeling of our        
infirmities3 but was in all points      
tempted like as we are1 yet  without    
sin4 ,let us therefore come boldly unto 
the throne of grace'  7,heb #c3ad-af74  
,in the words we have1 ,first1 ,an      
exhortation2 and ,second1 ,an           
implication that we shall reap a worthy 
benefit1 if we truly put  the           
exhortation into practice4 ,the         
exhortation is that we shall  come      
boldly to the throne of grace3 ',let us 
therefore come boldly  unto the throne  
of grace4' ,in all we have an intimation
 of five  things4    ,,first1 ,that ,god
 hath more thrones than one2 else the   

throne of  grace need not to be         
specified by name4 ',let us come unto   
the throne  of grace4' ,,second1 ,that  
the godly can distinguish one throne    
from  another4 ,for the throne here is  
not set forth by where or what  signs it
 should be known2 it is only propounded 
to us by its name1  and so left for     
saints to make their approach unto it3  
',let us come  unto the throne of       
grace4' ,,third1 ,the third thing is1   
the persons  intended by this           
exhortation1 ',let us therefore come4'  
,us3 ,what us8  or who are they that by 
this exhortation are called upon to     
come8  ',let us4' ,,fourth1 ,the manner 
of the coming of these persons to this  
throne of grace2 and that is through the
 veil1 boldly1 confidently3  ',let us   
come boldly unto the throne of grace4'  
,,fifth1 the motive  to this            
exhortation2 and that is twofold1       
,first1 ,because we have  so great an   
high priest1 one that cannot but be     
touched with the  feeling of our        

infirmities3 ',let us therefore come    
boldly unto the  throne of grace4' ,and1
 second1 because we are sure to speed3  
',that  we may obtain mercy1 and find   
grace1' c4 ,i shall1 as ,god shall  help
 me1 handle these things in order4      
,,that ,,god ,,hath ,,more ,,thrones    
,,than ,,one4    ,,first4 ,for the      
first1 ,that ,god hath more thrones than
 one4 ,he hath  a throne in heaven1 and 
a throne on earth3 ',the ,lord's throne 
is  in heaven1' and 'they shall call    
,jerusalem the throne of the ,lord'     
7,psa #aa3d2 ,jer #c3ag74 ,he ruleth    
over the angels2 he ruleth in his       
church4 ',he ruleth in ,jacob1 unto the 
ends of the earth' 7,psa  #ei3ac74 ,yea1
 he has a throne and seat of majesty    
among the princes  and great ones of the
 world4 ,he ruleth or 'judgeth among the
 gods'  7,psa #hb3a74 ,there is a throne
 for him as a ,father1 and a throne  for
 ,christ as a giver of reward to all    
faithful and overcoming  ,christians3   
',to him that overcometh1 will ,i grant 

to sit with me in  my throne1 even as ,i
 also overcame1 and am set down with my 
,father  in his throne' 7,rev #c3ba74   
,there is also to be a throne of        
judgment1 on which ,god by ,christ1 at  
the great and notable day1 shall sit to 
give to the whole world1  their last or 
final sentence2 from which1 no1 not1 not
 by any  means1 they shall never be     
released4 ,this throne is made mention  
of in the ,new ,testament1 and is called
 by ,christ 'the throne of  his glory1' 
and 'a great white throne' 7,matt       
#be3ca2 ,rev #bj3aa74 ,and  his         
presence1 when he sits upon this throne1
 will be so terrible1  that nothing     
shall be able to abide it that is not   
reconciled to  ,god by him before4      
,wherefore it is not amiss that ,i give 
you this hint1 because it may  tend to  
inform unwary ,christians1 when they go 
to ,god1 that they  address not         
themselves to him at rovers1 or at      
random2 but that  when they come to him 
for benefits1 they direct their prayer  

to the  throne of grace1 or to ,god as  
considered on a throne of grace4#a  ,for
 he is not to be found a ,god merciful  
and gracious1 but as he  is on the      
throne of grace4 ,this is his holy      
place1 out of which he  is terrible to  
the sons of men1 and cannot be gracious 
unto them4  ,for as when he shall sit at
 the last day upon his throne of        
judgment1  he will neither be moved with
 the tears of misery of the world to  do
 any thing for them1 that in the least  
will have a tendency to a  relaxation of
 the least part of their sorrow2 so now 
let men take  him where they will1 or   
consider him as they list1 he gives no  
grace1 no special grace1 but as         
considered on the throne of grace3      
wherefore they that will pray1 and      
speed1 they must come to a  throne of   
grace3 to a ,god that sitteth on a      
throne of grace3 ',let  us therefore    
come boldly to the throne of grace1 that
 we may obtain1'  c4    ,the unbeliever1
 the erroneous and superstitious1       

consider not this3  wherefore they speak
 to ,god as their fancies lead them1 not
 as the  word directs them1 and         
therefore obtain nothing4 ,ask the      
carnal  man to whom he prays8 he will   
say to ,god4 ,ask him where this ,god   
is8 he will say in heaven4 ,but ask him 
how1 or under what notion  he is to be  
considered there8 and he will give a few
 generals1 but  cannot direct his soul  
unto him as he is upon a throne of      
grace1  as the apostle here biddeth1    
saying1 ',let us come boldly unto the   
throne of grace4' ,wherefore they come  
and go1 or rather go and  come to no    
advantage at all3 they find nothing but 
their labour or  words for their pains4 
,for the right considering of ,god when 
,i go  unto him1 and how or where ,i may
 find him gracious and merciful1  is all
 in all2 and mercy and grace is then    
obtained when we come  to him as sitting
 upon a throne of grace4    ,,the       
,,godly ,,can ,,distinguish ,,one       
,,throne ,,from ,,another4    ,,second4 

,we will therefore come to the second   
thing1 to wit1 that  the godly can      
distinguish one thing from another4 ,and
 the reason  why ,i so conclude1 is1 as 
,i said1 because the throne here is not 
set forth unto us here1 by where or what
 signs it should be known2  it is only  
propounded to us by its name1 a throne  
of grace1 and so  left for saints to    
make their approach thereto3 ',let us   
therefore  come boldly unto the throne  
of grace4' ,we will therefore take  this
 conclusion into two parts1 and consider
 it under this double  position4        
,,first1 ,that there is a throne of     
grace4 ,,second1 ,that it  is the       
privilege of the godly to distinguish   
from all other thrones  whatever this   
throne of grace4    ,,first1 ,there is a
 throne of grace4 ,this must be true1   
because  the text saith it2#b also it is
 that of which the mercy-seat1 so  often
 made mention of in the ,old ,testament1
 was a type1 shadow1 or  figure2 nor is 
the terms of seat and throne of any     

strength to make  this supposition void4
 ,for it is common for the antitype to  
be put  forth in words unto us more     
glorious than is the figure or shadow   
of that thing4 ,and the reason is1 for  
that the heavenly things  themselves are
 far more excellent than the shadow by  
which they are  represented4 ,what is a 
sheep1 a bull1 an ox1 or calf1 to       
,christ1  or their blood to the blood of
 ,christ8 ,what is ,jerusalem that stood
  in ,canaan1 to that new ,jerusalem    
that shall come down from heaven8  or   
the tabernacle made with corruptible    
things1 to the body of  ,christ1 or     
heaven itself8 ,no marvel then1 if they 
be set forth unto  us by words of an    
inferior rank2 the most full and aptest 
being  reserved to set out the highest  
things withal4    ,before ,i proceed to 
give you a more particular description  
of this  throne of grace1 as also how it
 may be know1 ,i will a little touch    
upon the terms themselves1 and show     
briefly what must be implied  by them4  

,import of the term grace4    ,first1   
,by this word grace1 we are to          
understand ,god's free1  sovereign1 good
 pleasure1 whereby he acteth in ,christ 
towards his  people4 ,grace and mercy   
therefore are terms that have their     
distinct  significations2 mercy         
signifies pitifulness1 or a running over
 of  infinite bowels to objects in a    
miserable and helpless condition4  ,but 
grace signifies that ,god still acts in 
this as a free agent1  not being wrought
 upon by the misery of the creature1 as 
a procuring  cause2 but of his own      
princely mind4    ,were there no objects
 of pity among those that in the old    
world  perished by the flood1 or that in
 ,sodom were burned with fire from      
heaven8 doubtless1 according to our     
apprehension1 there were many3  but     
,noah1 and he only1 found grace in      
,god's eyes2 not because that  of       
himself he was better than the rest1 but
 ,god acted as a gracious  prince       
towards him1 and let him share in mercy 

of his own sovereign  will and pleasure4
 ,but this at first was not so fully    
made manifest  as it was afterwards4    
,wherefore the propitiatory was not     
called1 as  here1 a throne of grace1 but
 a mercy-seat1 albeit there was great   
glory in these terms also2 for1 by      
mercy-seat was showed1 not only  that   
,god had compassion for men1 but that   
also to be good was as  his continual   
resting-place1 whither he would at      
length retire1 and  where he would sit  
down and abide1 whatever terrible or    
troublesome  work for his church was on 
the wheel#c at present4 ,for a seat is  
a place of rest1 yea1 is prepared for   
that end2 and in that here  mercy is    
called that seat1 it is to show1 as ,i  
said1 that whatever  work is on the     
wheel in the world1 let it be never so  
dreadful and  amazing1 yet to ,god's    
church it shall end in mercy1 for that  
is  ,god's resting-place4 ,wherefore    
after ,god had so severely threatened   
and punished his church under the name  

of a whorish woman1 as you  may read in 
the prophet ,ezekiel1 he saith1 ',so    
will ,i make my fury  toward thee to    
rest1 and my jealousy shall depart from 
thee2 and ,i  will be quiet1 and will be
 no more angry4' ,and again1 speaking of
  the same people and of the same       
punishments1 he saith1 ',nevertheless1  
,i will remember my covenant with thee  
in the days of thy youth1  and ,i will  
establish unto thee an everlasting      
covenant4' ,and again1  ',i will        
establish my covenant with thee1 and    
thou shalt know that  ,i am the ,lord2  
that thou mayest remember and be        
confounded1 and never  open thy mouth   
any more because of thy shame1 when ,i  
am pacified  toward thee for all that   
thou hast done1 saith the ,lord ,god'   
7,eze  #af3db1fj-fc74 ,these1 with many 
more places1 show that mercy is  ,god's 
place of rest1 and thither he will      
retire at last1 and from  thence will   
bless his church1 his people4    ,but   
yet these terms1 a throne1 the throne of

 grace1 doth more exceed  in glory3 not 
only because the word grace shows that  
,god1 by all  that he doth towards us in
 saving and forgiving1 acts freely as   
the highest ,lord1 and of his own       
good-will and pleasure1 but also  for   
that he now saith1 that his grace is    
become a king1 a throne of  grace4 ,a   
throne is not only a seat for rest1 but 
a place of dignity  and authority4 ,this
 is known to all4 ,wherefore by this    
word1 a  throne1 or the throne of grace1
 is intimated1 that ,god ruleth and     
governeth by his grace4 ,and this he can
 justly do3 ',grace reigns  through     
righteousness1 unto eternal life1#d     
through ,jesus ,christ  out ,lord' 7,rom
 #e3ba74 ,so then1 in that here is      
mention made of  a throne of grace1 it  
showeth that sin1 and ,satan1 and death1
 and  hell1 must needs be subdued4 ,for 
these last mentioned are but weakness   
and destruction2 but grace is life1 and 
the absolute sovereign over  all these  
to the ruling of them utterly down4 ,a  

throne of grace6    ,but this then ,god 
plainly declareth1 that he is resolved  
this way  to rule1 and that he pointeth 
at sin as his deadly foe3 and if  so1   
then1 'where sin aboundeth1 grace must  
much more abound' 7,rom  #e3bj74e ,for  
it is the wisdom and discretion of all  
that rule1 to  fortify themselves       
against them that rebel against them    
what they  can4 ,wherefore he saith     
again1 ',sin shall not have dominion    
over  you2 for ye are not under the law1
 but under grace' 7,rom #f3ad74  ,sin   
seeks for the dominion1 and grace seeks 
for the dominion2 but  sin shall not    
rule1 because it has no throne in the   
church among  the godly4 ,grace is king4
 ,grace has the throne1 and the people  
of  ,god are not under the dominion of  
sin1 but of the grace of ,god1  the     
which they are here implicitly bid to   
acknowledge1 in that they  are bid to   
come boldly to it for help3 ',that we   
may obtain mercy1  and find grace to    
help2 to help in time of need4' ,for as 

from the  hand and power of the king    
comes help and succour to the subject1  
when assaulted by an enemy2 so from the 
throne of grace1 or from  grace as it   
reigns1 comes the help and health of    
,god's people4  ,hence it is said again1
 ',a glorious high throne from the      
beginning  is the place of our          
sanctuary' 7,jer #ag3ab74 ,here then the
 saints  take shelter from the roaring  
of the devil1 from the raging of  their 
lusts1 and from the fury of the wicked4 
,that also is a very  notable place1    
',he will subdue our iniquities2 and    
thou wilt cast  all their sins into the 
depths of the sea' 7,micah #g3ai74 ,he  
speaks  here of ,god as solacing himself
 in mercy1 and as delighting of himself 
in the salvation of his people1 and that
 without comparison3 ',who  is a ,god   
like unto thee1 that pardoneth iniquity1
 and passeth by  the transgression of   
the remnant of his heritage8 he         
retaineth not  his anger for ever1      
because he delighteth in mercy' 7,micah 

#g3ah74  ,thus is mercy and grace got   
into the throne1 reigns1 and will       
assuredly conquer all2 yea1 will        
conquer1 and that with a shout4  ',mercy
 rejoiceth against judgment' 7,james    
#b3ac74 ,yea1 glorieth  when it getteth 
the victory of sin1 and subdueth the    
sinner unto  ,god and to his own        
salvation1 as is yet more fully showed  
in the  parable of the prodigal son     
7,luke #ae74 ,but this1 briefly to show 
you something of the nature of the      
terms1 and what must necessarily  be    
implied thereby4    ,what is to be      
inferred from the term 'throne of       
grace4'    ,second4 ,we will in the next
 place show what is to be inferred from 
hence4 ,and1    #a4 ,to be sure this is 
inferred1 that converted men are not    
every  way1 or in every sense1 free from
 the being of sin4 ,for1 were they1     
they need not betake themselves to a    
throne of grace for help2 when  it saith
 there is grace in ,god1 it inferreth1  
that there is sin in  the godly2 and    

when it saith1 grace reigns1 as upon a  
throne1 it  implies1 that sin would     
ascend the throne1 would reign1 and     
would  have the dominion over the       
children of ,god4 ,this also is         
manifest1  when he saith1 ',let not sin 
therefore reign in your mortal body1    
that ye should obey it in the lusts     
thereof' 7,rom #g3ab74 ,and the  only   
way to prevent it is to apply ourselves1
 as by the text we  are directed1 to the
 throne of grace for help against it4   
#b4 ,the text implies1 that at certain  
times the most godly man in  the world  
may be hard put to it by the sin that   
dwelleth in him2  yea1 so hard put to   
it1 as that there can be no ways to save
 himself  from a fall1 but by imploring 
heaven and the throne of grace for      
help4 ,this is called the needy time1   
the time when the wayfaring  man that   
knocked at ,david's door shall knock at 
ours 7#b ,sam #ab72  or when we are got 
into the sieve into which ,satan did get
 ,peter  7,luke #bb3ca72 or when those  

fists are about our ears that were      
about ,paul's2 and when that thorn      
pricks us that ,paul said was in  his   
flesh 7#b ,cor #ab3g1h74 ,but why1 or   
how comes it to pass1 that  the godly   
are so hard put to it at these times1   
but because there  is in them1 that is1 
in their flesh1 no good thing1 but      
consequently  all aptness to close in   
with the devil and his suggestions1 to  
the  overthrow of the soul8 ,but now    
here we are presented with a throne  of 
grace1 unto which1 as presented with a  
throne of grace1 unto  which1 as ,david 
says1 we must 'continually resort'2 and 
that is the  way to obtain relief1 and  
to find help in time of need 7,psa      
#ga3c74    #c4 ,as ,christians are      
sometimes in imminent dangers of        
falling1 so  sometimes it is so1 that   
they are fallen1 are down1 down         
dreadfully1  and can by no means lift up
 themselves4 ,and this happeneth unto   
them  because they have been remiss as  
to the conscionable performance of  what

 by this exhortation they are enjoined  
to4 ,they have not been  constant       
supplicants at this throne for          
preserving grace2 for had  they1 they   
should1 as the text suggests1 most      
certainly have kept  from such a fall2  
help should have been granted them in   
their  needful time4 ,but that is it1 of
 which such are guilty1 which is        
written in the prophet ,isaiah1 ',but   
thou hast not called upon me1  ,o       
,jacob2 but thou hast been weary of me1 
,o ,israel' 7,isa #dc3bb74  ,therefore  
thou art profaned1 therefore thou art   
given to reproaches  7,isa #dc3bh74     
,now1 as they which are falling are kept
 from coming  down by coming to this    
throne of grace1 so those that are      
fallen  must rise by the sceptre of love
 extended to them from thence4 ,men  may
 fall by sin1 but cannot raise up       
themselves without the help of  grace4  
,wherefore1 it is worthy of our inquiry 
after a more thorough  knowledge of this
 throne of grace1 whence1 as we may well

 perceive1  our help comes1 and by what 
comes from thence we are made to  stand4
 ,i therefore come now to a more        
particular description of  this throne  
of grace2 and to show how the godly     
know1 or may know  it1 from other       
thrones of ,god4    ,what this throne of
 grace is4    ,first1 then1 this throne 
of grace is the humanity1 or heart and  
soul of ,jesus ,christ1 in which ,god   
sits and resteth for ever in  love      
towards them that believe in him4       
,forasmuch as ,christ did1 by  the body 
of his flesh1 when here1 reconcile them 
unto the ,father4  ',the key of the     
house of ,david1' saith ,god1 'will ,i  
lay upon his  shoulder2 so he shall open
 and none shall shut2 and he shall shut 
and none shall open4 ,and ,i will fasten
 him as a nail in a sure place2  and he 
shall be for a glorious throne to his   
,father's house' 7,isa  #bb3bb1bc74 ,for
 a glorious throne to his ,father's     
house1 that is1  for his ,father's      
house1 to come to their ,father by2 for 

that they  shall always find him        
thereon2 or1 as another scripture saith1
  in ,christ reconciling them unto him1 
not imputing to them their  trespasses  
and sins 7#b ,cor #e3ai74 ,nor is it    
possible1 that we lay  aside the human  
nature of ,christ1 for us to find any   
such thing as  a throne of grace1 either
 in earth or heaven2 for that then      
nothing  can be found to be the rest of 
,god4 ',this is my beloved ,son1 in     
whom ,i am well pleased1' is ,god's own 
language2 but there is none  other of   
whom he hath so said 7,matt #c3ag74     
,wherefore he resteth in  him towards   
us1 and in him only4 ,besides1 grace    
cannot be extended  towards us but in a 
way of justice2 for that the law and our
 sin  obstructeth another way 7,gen     
#c3bd74 ,but1 lay the human nature of   
,christ aside1 and where will you find1 
,,that that shall become such  a        
sacrifice to justice for the sin of men1
 as that ,god1 for the sake  of that1   
shall both forgive1 and cause that grace

 for ever should  reign towards us in   
such a way8 ,it reigns through          
righteousness1 or  justice1 by ,jesus   
,christ1 and no way else4 ,christ       
,jesus1 therefore1  is this throne of   
grace2 or him1 or that1 by which grace  
reigns  towards the children of ,god    
7,rom #e3ba74    ,that scripture also   
gives us a little light herein1 ',and ,i
 beheld1  and lo6 in the midst of the   
throne1' c41 'stood a ,lamb1 as it  had 
been slain' 7,rev #e3f74 ,this is to    
show the cause why grace is  so freely  
let out to us1 even for that there      
stands there1 in the  midst of the      
throne1 and in the midst of the elders1 
a lamb as it  had been slain1 or1 as it 
was made a sacrifice for our sin2 for1  
as a slain lamb1 he now lives in the    
midst of the throne1 and is  the        
meritorious cause of all the grace that 
we enjoy4 ,and though  it seems by this 
text that the throne is one thing and   
the ,lamb  another1 yet the ,lamb of    
,god is the throne1 though not as a lamb

  or sacrifice1 but as one that by his  
sacrifice has made way for  grace to run
 like a river into the world4 ,the ,son 
of ,god1 ,jesus  ,christ1 is ,,all2 he  
is the throne1 the altar1 the priest1   
the  sacrifice1 and all3 but he is the  
throne1 the priest1 the altar1  and the 
sacrifice1 under divers considerations4 
,he is not the throne  as he is the     
priest2 he is not the priest as he is   
the sacrifice2  he is not the sacrifice 
as he is the altar2 yet is truly all    
these4  ,yea1 there is no throne of     
grace1 no high priest1 no propitiatory  
sacrifice1 c41 but he4 ,of all which we 
may yet speak further before  we        
conclude this treatise4 ,i conclude1    
then1 that ,christ ,jesus1 in  his human
 nature1 is this throne of grace4 ,in   
his human nature1 ,i  say1 he has by    
that completely accomplished all things 
necessary  for the making way for grace 
to be extended to men2 and that that  is
 not only ,god's place of rest1 but that
 by and from which1 as  upon a glorious 

throne1 his grace shall reign over      
devil1 death1  sin1 hell1 and the grave1
 for ever4 ,this human nature of ,christ
 is  also called the tabernacle of ,god2
 for the fullness of the ,godhead       
dwells in it bodily4 ,it is ,god's      
habitation1 his dwelling-place1  his    
chair and throne of state4 ,he doth all 
in and by it1 and without  it he doth   
not any thing4 ,but to pass this1 let us
 come to the next  thing4    ,where the 
throne of grace is erected4    ,second4 
,we will now come to discourse of the   
placing of this  throne of grace1 or to 
discover where it is erected4 ,and for  
this  we must repair to the type1 which1
 as was said before1 is called  the     
mercy-seat2 the which we find1 not in   
the outward court1 nor  yet within the  
first veil 7,heb #i3c-e72 which         
signifies1 not in the  world1 nor in the
 church on earth1 but in the holy of the
 holies1  or after the second veil1 the 
flesh of ,christ 7,heb #aj3bj74 ,there  
then is this throne of ,god1 this throne

 of grace1 and no where  here below4    
,and for as much as it is called the    
throne of ,god1 of  grace1 and is there1
 it signifieth that it is the highest   
and most  honourable4 ,hence he is said 
to be far above all heavens1 and to     
have a name above every name4 ,wherefore
 he that will come to this  throne of   
grace1 must know what manner of coming  
it is by which he  must approach it2 and
 that is1 not personally1#f but by      
runnings  out of heart2 not by himself1 
but by his ,priest1 his ,high ,priest2  
for so it was in the type 7,heb #i3g74  
,into the second1 where the  mercy-seat 
was1 went the high priest alone1 that   
is1 personally1  and the people by him1 
as he made intercession for them4 ,this 
then  must be done by those that will   
approach this throne of grace4  ,they   
must go to ,god1 as he is enthroned ,,in
 ,christ2 ,,by ,christ1 as  he is the   
,high ,priest of his church2 and they   
must go to him in  the holiest1 by him4 
,but again1 as this throne of grace is  

in the ,holiest1 not in the  world1 not 
in the church on earth1 so it is in this
 ,holiest set up  above the ark of the  
testimony2 for so was the mercy-seat1 it
 was  set up in the most holy place1    
above the ark of the testimony 7,deut   
#aj3a-e2 #a ,kings #h3i2 #b ,chron      
#e3aj74 ,the ark of the testimony4 ,what
  was that8 ,why it was the place of the
 law1 the ark in which it was  kept3 the
 testimony was the law1 the ark was     
prepared to put that  in4 ,this ark in  
which was put this law was set up in the
 holiest1  and the mercy-seat was set   
above it1 for so was ,moses commanded   
to place them4 ,thou shalt make an ark1 
saith ,god1 'and thou shalt  make a     
mercy-seat'3 the ark shall be called the
 ark of the testimony1  and there 'thou 
shalt put the testimony that ,i shall   
give thee1'  that is1 the law1 'and thou
 shalt put the mercy-seat above upon    
the ark1 and there ,i will meet with    
thee1 from above the mercy-seat  between
 the two cherubims1 which are upon1'    

that is1 above1 'the  ark of the        
testimony1' 'shadowing the mercy-seat'  
7,exo #be3af-bb2  ,heb #i3e74    ,thus1 
then1 were things of old ordained in the
 type1 by which we  gather what is now  
to be minded in our worshipping of ,god4
 ,there  was an ark made1 and the two   
tables of stone1 in which the law  was  
writ1 was put therein 7,deut #aj3b-e74  
,this ark1 with these two  tables1 were 
put into the holiest1 and this          
mercy-seat was set  above it4 ,the ,holy
 ,ghost1 in my mind1 thus signifying    
that grace  sits upon a throne that is  
higher than the law1 above the law2 and 
that grace1 therefore1 is to rule before
 the law1 and notwithstanding  all the  
sentence of the law2 for it sitteth1 ,i 
say1 upon a throne1  but the law sits on
 none2 a throne1 ,i say1 which the law1 
instead  of accusing1 justifieth and    
approveth4 ,for although it condemneth  
all men1 yet it excepteth ,christ1 who1 
in his manhood1 is this throne  of      
grace4 ,him1 ,i say1 it condemneth not1 

but approveth1 and liketh  well of all  
his doings2 yea1 it granteth him1 as    
here we see1 as  a throne of grace1 to  
be exalted above itself3 yea1 it cannot 
but  so do1 because by wisdom and       
holiness itself1 which is also the ,lord
  of the law1 it is appointed so to do4 
,here1 then1 is the throne of  ,god1 the
 throne of grace1 namely1 above the ark 
of the testimony2  on this ,god and his 
grace sits1 reigns1 and gives leave to  
sinners  to approach his presence for   
grace and mercy4 ,he gives1 ,i say for  
those sinners so to do1 that have washed
 before in the brazen laver  that is    
prepared to wash in first1 of which we  
may speak more anon4  ,now1 behold the  
wisdom of ,god in his thus ordaining of 
things2  in his placing1 in the first   
place1 the law1 and ,christ the ark  of 
the testimony1 and the mercy-seat1 or   
throne of grace1 so nigh  together2 for 
doubtless it was wisdom that thus       
ordained them1 and  it might so ordain  
for these reasons--    ,why the law and 

the mercy-seat are so near together4    
#a4 ,that we that approach the throne of
 grace might1 when we come  there1 be   
made still to remember that we are      
sinners--'for by the  law is the        
knowledge of sin' 7,rom #c3bj7--;and    
behold just before  us is this ark in   
which are the two tables that condemn   
all flesh3  yea1 we must look that way1 
if we look at all2 for just above it  is
 the mercy-seat or throne of grace4 ,so 
then here is a memento  for them that   
come to ,god1 and to his throne of      
grace1 for mercy1  to wit1 the law1 by  
which they are afresh put in remembrance
 of  themselves1 their sins1 and what   
need they have of fresh supplies  of    
grace4 ,i read that the laver of brass  
and the foot of it was made  of the     
looking-glasses of the women that       
assembled at the door of  the tabernacle
 7,exo #ch3h71 methinks to signify1 that
 men might see  their smyrches#g when   
they came to wash2 so here you see the  
law  is placed even with the mercy-seat1

 only that stood above1 whereby  those  
that come to the throne of grace for    
mercy might also yet  more be put in    
mind that they are sinners4    #b4 ,this
 also tendeth to set an edge upon       
prayer1 and to make us the  more fervent
 in spirit when we come to the throne of
 grace4 ,should  a king ordain that the 
axe and halter should be before all     
those  that supplicate him for mercy1 it
 would put yet an edge upon all  their  
petitions for his grace1 and make them  
yet the more humbly  and fervently      
implore his majesty for favour4 ,but1   
behold1 the  mercy-seat stands above1 is
 set up above the ark and testimony     
that is in it4 ,here1 therefore1 we have
 encouragement to look for  good4 ,for  
observe1 though here is the law1 and    
that too in the  holiest of all1 whither
 we go2 yet above it is the mercy-seat  
and  throne of grace triumphant1 unto   
which we should look1 and to which  we  
should direct our prayers4 ,let us      
therefore come boldly to the  throne of 

grace1 notwithstanding the ark and      
testimony is by2 for  the law cannot    
hurt us when grace is so nigh2 besides1 
,god is now  not in the law1 but upon   
the throne of grace that is above it1 to
  gave forth pardons1 and grace1 and    
helps at a time of need4    ,this1 then1
 may serve to inform some whereabout    
they are1 when they  are in their       
closets1 and at prayer4 ,art thou most  
dejected when  thou art at prayer8 ,hear
 me1 thou art not far from the throne of
  grace2 for thy dejection proceedeth   
from thy looking into the ark1  into    
which ,god hath ordained that whosoever 
looks shall die 7#a ,sam  #f3ai74 ,now  
if thou art indeed so near as to see thy
 sins1 by thy  reading of thyself by the
 tables in the ark1 cast but up thine   
eyes  a little higher1 and behold1 there
 is the mercy-seat and throne of  grace 
to which thou wouldest come1 and by     
which thou must be saved4  ,when ,david 
came to pray to ,god1 he said he would  
direct his prayer  to ,god1 and would   

look up 7,psa #e3c74 ,as who should say1
 ,when ,i pray1  ,i will say to my      
prayers1 ,o my prayers1 mount up1 stay  
not at the  ark of the testimony1 for   
there is the law and condemnation2 but  
soar aloft to the throne that stands    
above1 for there is ,god1 and  there is 
grace displayed1 and there thou mayest  
obtain what is  necessary to help in    
time of need4 ,some1 indeed1 there be   
that know  not what these things mean2  
they never read their sin nor           
condemnation  for it2 when they are upon
 their knees at their devotion1 and so  
are neither dejected at the sight of    
what they are1 nor driven with  sense of
 things to look higher for help at need2
 for need1 indeed1  they see none4 ,of  
such ,i shall say1 they are not         
concerned in our  text1 nor can they    
come hither before they have been       
prepared so  to do1 as may appear before
 we come to an end4    ,how the godly   
distinguish the throne of grace4        
,,second4 ,and thus have ,i showed you  

what this throne of grace is1  and where
 it stands4 ,and now ,i shall come to   
show you how you shall  find it1 and    
know when you are come to it1 by several
 other things4    ,first1 then1 about   
the throne of grace there is 'a         
rainbow--in  sight like unto an emerald'
 7,rev #d3a-c74 ,this was the first     
sight  that ,john saw after he had      
received his epistles for the seven     
churches4 ,before he received them1 he  
had the great vision of his  ,lord1 and 
heard him say to him1 ,i am he that was 
dead and am alive1  or 'that liveth and 
was dead1 and behold ,i am alive for    
evermore1  amen2 and have the keys of   
hell and of death' 7,rev #a3ah74 ,and a 
good preparation it was for a work of   
that nature that now he was  called     
unto2 to wit1 that he might the more    
warmly1 and affectionately1  and        
confidently attest the truth which his  
,lord had now for him to  testify to    
them4 ,so here1 before he entereth upon 
his prophecy of  things to come1 he     

hears a first voice1 and sees a first   
sight4  ,the first voice that he heard  
was1 ',come up hither1' and the first   
sight that he saw was a throne with a   
rainbow round about it4 ',and           
immediately1' saith he1 ',i was in the  
,spirit2 and behold a throne  was set in
 heaven1 and one sat on the throne4 ,and
 he that sat was  to look upon like a   
jasper1 and a sardine stone1 and there  
was a  rainbow round about the throne'  
7,rev #d3a-c74    ,the firs time that we
 find in ,god's ,word mention made of a 
rainbow1  we read also of its spiritual 
signification1 to wit1 that it was a    
token of the firmness of the covenant   
that ,god made with ,noah1 as  touching 
his not drowning the earth any more with
 the waters of a  flood4 ',i do set1'   
saith he1 'my bow in the cloud1 and it  
shall be  for a token of a covenant     
between me and the earth4 ,and it shall 
come to pass1 when ,i bring a cloud over
 the earth1 that the bow  shall be seen 
in the cloud4 ,and ,i will remember my  

covenant which  is between me and you1  
and every living creature of all flesh3 
and  the waters shall no more become a  
flood to destroy all flesh' 7,gen       
#i3ac-ae74 ,the first use1 therefore1 of
 the rainbow1 it was to be  a token of a
 covenant of mercy and kindness to the  
world2 but that  was not the utmost end 
thereof4 ,for that covenant was but a   
shadow  of the covenant of grace which  
,god hath made with his elect in        
,christ1 and that bow but a shadow of   
the token of the permanency  and        
lastingness of that covenant4 ,wherefore
 the next time we read  of the rainbow  
is in the first of ,ezekiel1 and there  
we read of  it only with reference to   
the excellencies of its colour2 for that
  it is there said to be exactly like   
the colour of the glory of the  man that
 the prophet there saw as sitting upon a
 throne 7v #bh74  ,the glory1 that is1  
the priestly robes2 for he is a priest  
upon  the throne1 and his robes become  
his glory and beauty 7,zech #f3ac74     

,his robes--what are they but his       
blessed righteousness1 with the  skirts 
of which he covereth the sinful         
nakedness of his people1  and with the  
perfection of which he decketh and      
adorneth them1 'as  a bride adorneth    
herself with her jewels' 7,exo #bh3b2   
,eze #af3h2 ,isa  #fa3aj74    ,now here 
again1 in the third place1 we find a    
rainbow1 a rainbow round  about the     
throne2 round about the throne of grace4
 ,a rainbow--that  is1 a token of the   
covenant1 a token of the covenant of    
grace in  its lastingness2 and that     
token is the appearance of the man      
,christ4  ,the appearance--that is1 his 
robes1 his righteousness1 'from the     
appearance of his loins even upward1'   
and 'from the appearance of  his loins  
even downward' 7,eze #a3bg72 even down  
to the foot1 as you  have it in the book
 of the ,revelation 7#a3ac74 ',as the   
appearance  of the bow that is in the   
cloud in the day of rain1 so was the    
appearance of the brightness round      

about4 ,this was the appearance  of the 
likeness of the glory of the ,lord'     
7,eze #a3bh74 ,the sum then  is1 that by
 the rainbow round about the throne of  
grace upon which  ,god sitteth to hear  
and answer the petitions of his people1 
we are  to understand the obedential    
righteousness of ,jesus ,christ1 which  
in the days of his flesh he wrought out 
and accomplished for  his people2 by    
which ,god's justice is satisfied1 and  
their person  justified1 and they so    
made acceptable to him4 ,this           
righteousness1  that shines in ,god's   
eyes more glorious than the rainbow in  
the  cloud doth in ours1 saith ,john1 is
 round about the throne4 ,but for  what 
purpose8 ,why1 to be looked upon4 ,but  
who must look upon it8  ,why1 ,god and  
his people2 the people when they come to
 pray1 and  ,god when he is about to    
hear and give4 ',and the bow shall be in
  the cloud'2 says ,god1 'and ,i will   
look upon it1 that ,i may remember  the 
everlasting covenant between ,god and   

every living creature of  all flesh that
 is upon the earth' 7,gen #i3af74 ,and1 
,i say1 as the  bow is for ,god to look 
on1 so it is also for our sight to      
behold4  ,a rainbow round about the     
throne1 in sight2 in whose sight8 in    
,john's and his companions1 like unto an
 emerald4    ,we read of ,solomon's     
great throne of ivory1 that though there
 was  not its like in any kingdom1 yet  
he was not willing that the bow of  it  
should stand before him4 ,it was round  
behind 7#a ,kings #aj3ah-bj74  ,o6 but  
,god's throne has the bow before1 even  
round about to view1  to look upon in   
sight4 ,solomon's was but a shadow1 and 
therefore  fit to be put behind2 but    
this is the sum and substance1 and      
therefore fit to be before1 in view1 in 
sight1 for ,god and his  people to      
behold4 ,thus you see that a rainbow is 
round about the  throne of grace1 and   
what this rainbow is4 ,look then1 when  
thou  goest to prayer1 for the throne2  
and that thou mayest not be deceived    

with a fancy1 look for the rainbow too4 
,the rainbow1 that is1 as  ,i have said1
 the personal performances of ,christ   
thy ,saviour for  thee4 ,look1 ,i say1  
for that1 it is his righteousness2 the  
token of  the everlastingness of the    
covenant of grace2 the object of ,god's 
delight1 and must be the matter of the  
justification of thy person  and        
performances before ,god4 ,god looks at 
it1 look thou at it1 and  at it only    
7,psa #ga3af74 ,for in heaven or earth1 
if that be cast  away1 there is nothing 
to be found that can please ,god1 or    
justify  thee4 ,if it be said faith     
pleases ,god2 ,i answer1 faith is a     
relative  grace2 take then the relative 
away1 which1 as to justification1 is    
this spangling robe1 this rainbow1 this 
righteousness of ,christ1  and faith    
dies1 and becomes1 as to what we now    
treat of1 extinct  and quenched as tow4 
,and a very fit emblem the rainbow is of
 the righteousness of ,christ2  and that
 in these particulars4 #a4 ,the rainbow 

is an effect of the  sun that shines in 
the firmament2 and the righteousness by 
which  this throne of grace is          
encompassed1 is the work of the ,son of 
,god4 #b4 ,the rainbow was a token that 
the wrath of ,god in sending  the flood 
was appeased2 this righteousness of     
,christ is that for  the sake of which  
,god forgiveth us all trespasses4 #c4   
,the rainbow  was set in the cloud1 that
 the sinful man might look thereon1 and 
wax confident in common mercy2 this     
righteousness is showed us in  the word1
 that we may by it believe unto special 
mercy4 #d4 ,the bow  is seen but now and
 then in the cloud2 ,christ's           
righteousness is  but here and there    
revealed in the ,word4 #e4 ,the bow is  
seen commonly  upon1 or after rain2     
,christ's righteousness is apprehended  
by faith  upon1 or soon after the       
apprehensions of wrath4 #f4 ,the bow is 
seen  sometimes more1 sometimes less2   
and so is this righteousness1 even      
according to the degree or clearness of 

the sight of faith4 #g4  ,the bow is of 
that nature1 as to make whatever you    
shall look upon  through it1 to be of   
the same colour of itself1 whether that 
thing  be bush1 or man1 or beast2 and   
the righteousness of ,christ is that    
that makes sinners1 when ,god looks upon
 them through it1 to look  beautiful1   
and acceptable in his sight1 for we are 
made comely  through his comeliness1 and
 made accepted in the ,beloved 7,eze    
#af3ad2  ,eph #a3f74    ,one word more  
of the rainbow1 and then to some other  
things4 ,as  here you read that the     
rainbow is round about the throne2 so if
  you read on even in the same place1   
you shall find the glorious  effects    
thereof to be far more than all that ,i 
have said4 ,but1    ,second4 ,as the    
throne of grace is known by the rainbow 
that is  round about it2 so also thou   
shalt know it by this1 the high priest  
is continually ministering before it2   
the high priest1 or ,christ  as priest1 
is there before ,god in his high        

priest's robes1 making  continual       
intercession for thy acceptance there4  
,now1 as ,i said  before1 ,christ is    
priest and throne and all2 throne in one
 sense1  priest in another2 even as he  
was priest1 and sacrifice1 and altar    
too1 when he became our reconciler to   
,god4    ,as a priest here1 he is put   
under the notion of an angel1 of an     
angel that came and stood at the altar  
to offer incense for the  church1 all   
the time that the seven angels were to  
sound out with  trumpets the alarm of   
,god's wrath against the anti-christian 
world2  lest that wrath should swallow  
them up also4 ',and1' saith ,john1      
'another angel came and stood at the    
altar1 having a golden censer2  and     
there was given unto him much incense1  
that he should offer  it with the       
prayers of all saint upon the golden    
altar which was  before the throne4 ,and
 the smoke of the incense which came    
with the  prayers of the saints1        
ascended up before ,god out of the      

angel's  hand' 7,rev #h3a-d74    ,here  
then you have before the throne1 that   
is1 the throne or  mercy-seat1 the high 
priest2 for there it was that ,god      
appointed  that the altar of incense1 or
 that to burn incense on1 should  be    
placed 7,exo #cj3a-g74 ,this            
incense-altar in the type was to be     
overlaid with gold2 but here the ,holy  
,ghost implies1 that it is all  of gold4
 ,this throne then is the mercy-seat1 or
 throne of grace1  to which we are bid  
to come2 and1 as you see1 here is the   
angel1  the high priest with his golden 
censer1 and his incense1 ready to  wait 
upon us4 ,for so the text implies1 for  
he is there to offer  his incense with  
the prayers of all saints that are      
waiting without  at his time of offering
 incense within 7,luke #a3aj74 ,so1     
then1 at  the throne of grace1 or before
 it1 stands the high priest of our      
propitiation1 ,christ ,jesus1 with his  
golden censer in his hand1  full of     
incense1 therewith to perfume the       

prayers of saints1 that  come thither   
for grace and mercy to help in time of  
need4#h ,and  he stands there1 as you   
see1 under the name of an angel1 for he 
is  the angel of ,god's presence1 and   
messenger of his covenant4    ,but now  
it is worth our considering1 to take    
notice how1 or  in what method1 the high
 priest under the law was to approach   
the  incense-altar4 ,when he came to    
make intercession for the saints  before
 the throne1 he was to go in thither to 
do this work in his  robes and          
ornaments2 not without them1 lest he    
died4 ,the principal  of these ornaments
 were1 'a breast-plate1 and an ephod1   
and a robe1  and a broidered coat1 a    
mitre1 and a girdle' 7,exo #bh3d74      
,these are  briefly called his garments1
 in ,revelation the first1 and in the   
general they show us1 that he is clothed
 with righteousness1 girded  with truth 
and faithfulness1 for that is the girdle
 of his reins  to strengthen him 7,isa  
#aa3e74 ,and that he beareth upon his   

heart  the names of the children of     
,israel that are ,israelites indeed2    
for as on ,aaron's breast-plate was     
fixed the names of the twelve  tribes of
 ,israel1 and he was to bear the weight 
of them by the  strength of his         
shoulders1 so are we on the heart of    
,christ 7,isa  #bb3ba74    ,thus        
therefore is our high priest within the 
holiest to offer  incense upon the      
golden altar of incense1 that is1 before
 the throne4  ,wherefore1 when thou     
goest thither1 even to 'the throne of   
grace1'  look for him1 and be not       
content1 though thou shouldst find ,god 
there1 if thou findest him not there1 ,i
 suppose now an impossibility1  for     
edification's sake1 for without him     
nothing can be done2 ,i  say1 without   
him as a priest4 ,he is the throne1 and 
without him as  a throne1 ,god has no   
resting-place as to us2 he is a priest1 
and  without him as such we can make no 
acceptable approach to ,god2 for  by him
 as priest our spiritual sacrifices are 

accepted 7#a ,peter  #b3e74 ',by him1   
therefore1 let us offer the sacrifice of
 praise to  ,god continually1--giving   
thanks1' and confessing to and 'in his  
name' 7,heb #ac3ae74 ,and for our       
further edification herein1 let us      
consider1 that as ,god has chosen and   
made him his throne of grace2  so he has
 sworn1 that he shall be accepted as a  
priest for ever  there4 ,for his natural
 qualifications we may speak something  
to  them afterwards2 in the meantime    
know1 that there is no coming to  ,god1 
upon pain of death without him4    ,nor 
will it out of my mind1 but that his    
wearing the rainbow  upon his head doth 
somewhat belong to him as priest1 his   
priestly  vestments being for glory and 
beauty1 as afore was said1 compared  to 
the colour of it 7,rev #aj3a2 ,eze #a74 
,but why doth he wear  the rainbow upon 
his head2 but to show1 that the sign1   
that the  everlastingness of the        
covenant of grace is only to be found in
  him2 that he wears it as a mitre or   

frontlet of gold1 and can always  plead 
it with acceptance to ,god1 and for the 
subduing of the world  and good of his  
people4 ,but1    ,thirdly1 ,the throne  
of grace is to be known by the sacrifice
 that  is presented there4 ,the high    
priest was not to go into the holiest1  
nor come near the mercy-seat2 the which1
 as ,i have showed you1  was a type of  
our throne of grace1 'without blood4'   
',but into the  second went the high    
priest alone once every year1 not       
without  blood1 which he offered for    
himself1 and for the errors of the      
people' 7,heb #i3g74 ,yea1 the priest   
was to take of the blood of  his        
sacrifice1 and sprinkle it seven times  
before the ,lord1 that  is1 before the  
mercy-seat1 or throne of grace2 and was 
to put some  of the blood upon the horns
 of the altar of incense before the     
,lord  7,lev #d3e-g1 #af3ac-ae74 ,so    
then the throne of grace is known by the
  blood that is sprinkled thereon1 and  
by the atonement that by it  is made    

there4 ,i told you before that before   
the throne of grace  there is our       
high-priest2 and now ,i tell you1 there 
is his sacrifice  too2 his sacrifice    
which he there presenteth as amends for 
the sins  of all such as have a right to
 come with boldness to the throne  of   
grace4 ,hence1 as ,i mentioned before1  
there is said to be in  the midst of the
 throne1 the same throne of which we    
have spoken  before1 'a lamb as it had  
been slain' 7,rev #e3f74 ,the words are 
to  the purpose1 and signify that in the
 midst of the throne is our  sacrifice1 
with the very marks of his death upon   
him2 showing to  ,god that sitteth upon 
the throne1 the holes of the thorns1 of 
the  nails1 of the spear2 and how he was
 disfigured with blows and blood  when  
at his command he gave himself a ransom 
for his people2 for  it cannot be       
imagined that either the exaltation or  
glorification  of the body of ,jesus    
,christ should make him forget the day  
in which  he died the death for our     

sins2 specially since that which puts   
worth into his whole intercession is the
 death he died1 and the  blood he shed  
upon the cross1 for our trespasses4     
,besides1 there is no sight more taketh 
the heart of ,god1 than to  see of the  
travail of the soul1 and the bruisings  
of the body of his  ,son for our        
transgressions4 ,hence it is said1 ,he  
'is in the midst  of the throne' as he  
died1 or as he had been slain 7,rev     
#g3ag74 ,it  is said again1 ',the ,lamb 
which is in the midst of the throne     
shall  feed them4' ,the ,lamb1 that is1 
the ,son of ,god as a sacrifice1  shall 
be always in the midst of the throne to 
feed and comfort his  people4 ,he is the
 throne1 he is the priest1 he is the    
sacrifice4  ,but then how as a ,lamb is 
he in the midst of the throne8 ,why1 the
  meaning in mine opinion is1 that      
,christ1 as a dying and bleeding        
sacrifice1 shall be chief in the        
reconciling of us to ,god2 or  that his 
being offered for our sins shall be of  

great virtue when  pleaded by him as    
priest1 to the obtaining of grace1      
mercy1 and  glory for us 7,heb #i3ab74  
,by his blood he entered into the holy  
place2 by his blood he hath made an     
atonement for us before the  mercy-seat4
 ,his blood it is that speaketh better  
for us than the  blood of ,abel did for 
,cain 7,heb #ab3bd74 ,also it is by his 
blood that  we have bold admittance into
 the holiest 7,heb #aj3ai74 ,wherefore  
no  marvel if you find him here a ,lamb1
 as it had been slain1 and that  in the 
midst of the throne of grace4    ,while 
thou art therefore thinking on him1 as  
he is the throne  of grace1 forget him  
not as he is priest and sacrifice2 for  
as a  priest he makes atonement2 but    
there is no atonement made for sin      
without a sacrifice4 ,now1 as ,christ is
 a sacrifice1 so he is to be  considered
 as passive1 or a sufferer2 as he is a  
priest1 so he is  active1 or one that   
hath offered up himself2 as he is an    
altar1  so he is to be considered as    

,god2 for in and upon the power of his  
,godhead he offered up himself4 ,the    
altar then was not the cross1 as  some  
have foolishly imagined4 ,but as a      
throne1 a throne of grace2  so he is to 
be considered as distinct from these    
three things1 as  ,i also have hinted   
before4 ,wouldst thou then know this    
throne of  grace1 where ,god sits to    
hear prayers and give grace8 then cast  
the  eyes of thy soul about1 and look   
till thou findest the ,lamb there2  a   
,lamb there 'as it had been slain1' for 
by this thou shalt know  thou art right4
 ,a slain ,lamb1 or a ,lamb as it had   
been slain1 when  it is seen by a       
supplicant in the midst of the throne1  
whither he  is come for grace1 is a     
blessed sight6 ,a blessed sight indeed6 
,and  it informs him he is where he     
should be4    ,and thou must look for   
this1 the rather because without blood  
is  no remission4 ,he that thinks to    
find grace at ,god's hand1 and yet      
enters not into the holiest by the blood

 of ,jesus1 will find himself  mistaken1
 and will find a ,,dead1#i instead of 'a
 living way' 7,heb  #aj3ai74 ,for if not
 anything below1 or besides blood1 can  
yield  remission on ,god's part1 how    
should remission be received by us      
without our acting faith therein8 ,we   
are justified by his blood1  through    
faith in his blood 7,rom #e3f-i74       
,wherefore1 ,i say1 look  when thou     
approachest the throne of grace1 that   
thou give diligence  to see for the     
,lamb2 that is1 'as it had been slain'  
in the midst  of the throne of grace2   
and then thou wilt have1 not only a sign
  that thou presentest thy supplications
 to ,god1 where1 and as thou  shouldst2 
but there also wilt thou meet with      
matter to break1  to soften1 to bend1 to
 bow1 and to make thy heart as thou     
wouldst  have it2 for if the blood of a 
goat will1 as some say1 dissolve an     
adamant1 a stone that is harder than    
flint2#aj shall not the sight  of 'a    
,lamb as it had been slain' much more   

dissolve and melt down  the spirit of   
that man that is upon his knees before  
the throne  of grace for mercy2         
especially when he shall see1 that not  
his  prayers1 not his tears1 not his    
wants1 but the blood of the ,lamb1  has 
prevailed with a ,god of grace to give  
mercy and grace to an  undeserving man8 
,this then is the third sign by which   
thou shalt  know when thou art at the   
throne of grace3 that throne is         
sprinkled  with blood2 yea1 in the midst
 of that throne there is to be seen  to 
this day1 a ,lamb as it had been slain2 
and he is in the midst  of it1 to feed  
those that come to that throne1 and to  
lead them by  and to 'living fountains  
of waters' 7,rev #g3ag74 ,wherefore1    
,fourth4 ,the throne of grace is to be  
known1 by the streams of  grace that    
continually proceed therefrom1 and that 
like a river  run themselves out into   
the world4 ,and1 saith ,john1 ',he      
showed me  a pure river of water of     
life1 clear as crystal1 proceeding out  

of  the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb'
 7,rev #bb3a74 ,mark you1 here is  again
 a throne2 the throne of ,god1 which1 as
 we have showed1 is  the human nature of
 his ,son2 out of which1 as you read1   
proceeds a  river1 a river of water of  
life1 clear as crystal4 ,and the joining
  of the ,lamb also here with ,god is to
 show that it comes1 ,i say1 from  ,god1
 by the ,lamb2 by ,christ1 who as a lamb
 or sacrifice for sin1  is the procuring
 cause of the running of this river2 it 
proceedeth  out of the throne of ,god   
and of the ,lamb4 ,behold1 therefore1   
how  carefully here the ,lamb is brought
 in1 as one from or through whom        
proceeds the water of life to us4 ,god  
is the spring-head2 ,christ  the golden 
pipe of conveyance2 the elect the       
receivers of this  water of life4 ,he   
saith not here1 'the throne of the      
,lamb1' but  'and of the ,lamb1 to show1
 ,i say1 that he it is out of or through
  whom this river of grace should come4'
 ,but and if it should be  understood   

that it proceedeth from the throne of   
the ,lamb1 it may  be to show that      
,christ also has power as a mediator1 to
 send grace  like a river into the      
church4 ,and then it amounts to this1   
that  ,god1 for ,christ's sake1 gives   
this river of grace1 and that ,christ1  
for his merits sake1 has power to do so 
too4 ,and hence is that  good wish1 so  
often mentioned in the epistles1 ',grace
 to you1 and  peace from ,god our       
,father1 and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ'  
7,rom #a3g2 #a  ,cor #a3c2 #b ,cor #a3b2
 ,gal #a3c2 ,eph #a3b2 ,phil #a3b2 ,col 
#a3b2 #a ,thess  #a3b2 #b ,thess #a3b2  
,phile #c74 ,and again1 ',grace1 mercy1 
and peace1  from ,god the ,father and   
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,peter    
#a3b2 #b  ,tim #a3b2 ,titus #a3d74 ,for 
,christ has power with the ,father to   
give  grace and forgiveness of sins to  
men 7,john #e3ba-bf2 ,mark #b3aj74  ,but
 let us come to the terms in this text4 
,here we have a throne1  a throne of    
grace2 and to show that this throne is  

it indeed1  therefore there proceeds    
therefrom a river of this grace1 put    
here  under the term of 'water of life1'
 a term fit to express both the  nature 
of grace and the condition of him that  
comes for it to the  throne of grace4   
,it is called by the name of water of   
life1 to show what a reviving  cordial  
the grace of ,god in ,christ is1 shall  
be1 and will be found  to be1 of all    
those that by him shall drink thereof4  
,it shall be  in him1 even in him that  
drinks it1 'a well of water springing up
  into everlasting life' 7,john #d3ad74 
,it will therefore beget life1  and     
maintain it2 yea1 will itself be a      
spring of life1 in the very  heart of   
him that drinks it4 ,ah6 it will be such
 a preservative  also to spiritual      
health1 as that by its virtue the soul  
shall for  ever be kept1 ,i say1 the    
soul that drinks it1 from total and     
final  decay2 it shall be in them a well
 of living water1 springing up  into    
everlasting life4    ,but there is also 

by this phrase or term briefly touched  
the present  state of them that shall   
come hither to drink2 they are not the  
healthful1 but the sick4 ,it is with the
 throne of grace1 as it is  with the    
,bath1 and other places of sovereign and
 healing waters1  they are most coveted 
of them that are diseased1 and do also  
show  their virtues on those that have  
their health and limbs2 so1 ,i say1  is 
the throne of grace2 its waters are for 
healing1 for soul-healing1  that is     
their virtue 7,eze #dg3h1i74 ,wherefore1
 as at those waters  above mentioned1   
the lame leave their crutches1 and the  
sick obtain  such signs of their        
recovery as may be a sign of their      
receiving  health and cure there2 so at 
the throne of grace1 it is where true   
penitents1 and those that are sick for  
mercy1 do leave their sighs  and tears2 
'and the ,lamb that is in the midst of  
the throne shall  feed them1 and shall  
lead them unto living fountains of      
waters2  and ,god shall1' there1 'wipe  

away all tears from their eyes' 7,rev   
#g3ag74 ,wherefore1 as ,joseph washed   
his face1 and dried his tears  away1    
when he saw his brother ,benjamin1 so   
all ,god's saints shall  here1 even at  
the throne of grace1 where ,god's       
,benjamin1 or the  ,son of his right    
hand1 is1 wash their souls from sorrow1 
and have  their tears wiped from their  
eyes4 ,wherefore1 ,o thou that are      
diseased1 afflicted1 and that wouldst   
live1 come by ,jesus to ,god  as        
merciful and gracious2 yea1 look for    
this river when thou art  upon thy knees
 before him1 for by that thou shalt find
 whereabout  is the throne of grace1 and
 so where thou mayest find mercy4       
,but again1 as that which proceeds out  
of this throne of grace is  called      
'water of life1' so it is said to be a  
river1 a river of water  of life4 ,this1
 in the first place1 shows1 that with   
,god is plenty  of grace1 even as in a  
river there is plenty of water2 a pond1 
a  pool1 a cistern1 will hold much1 but 

a river will hold more2 from  this      
throne come rivers and streams of water 
of life1 to satisfy  those that come for
 life to the throne of ,god4 ,further1  
as by a  river is showed what abundance 
of grace proceeds from ,god through     
,christ1 so it shows the unsatiable     
thirst and desire of one that  comes    
indeed aright to the throne of grace for
 mercy4 ,nothing but  rivers will       
satisfy such a soul2 ponds1 pools1 and  
cisterns1 will  do nothing3 such an one 
is like him of whom it is said1 ',behold
 he  drinketh up a river1 and hasteth   
not2 he trusteth that he can draw  up   
,jordan into his mouth' 7,job #dj3bc74  
,this ,david testifies when  he saith1  
',as the hart panteth after the         
water-brooks1 so panteth  my soul after 
thee1 ,o ,god' 7,psa #db3a74 ,hence the 
invitation is  proportionable1 ',drink  
abundantly' 7,cant #e3a71 and that they 
that  are saved1 are saved to receive   
abundance of grace2 'they which  receive
 abundance of grace1 and of the gift of 

righteousness1 shall  reign in life by  
one1 ,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #e3ag74 ,and 
hence it is  said again1 ',when the poor
 and needy seek water1 and there is     
none1  and their tongue faileth for     
thirst1 ,i the ,lord will hear them1 ,i 
the ,god of ,israel will not forsake    
them4' ,but1 ,lord1 how wilt thou       
quench their boundless thirst8 ',i will 
open rivers in high places1  and        
fountains in the midst of the valleys3  
,i will make the wilderness  a pool of  
water1 and the dry land springs of      
water' 7,isa #da3ag1ah74  ,behold here  
is a pool of water as big as a          
wilderness1 enough one  would think to  
satisfy any thirsty soul4 ,o1 but that  
will not do6  wherefore he will open    
rivers1 fountains1 and springs1 and all 
this is to quench the drought of one    
that thirsteth for the grace  of ,god1  
that they have enough4 ',they shall be  
abundantly satisfied  with the fatness  
of thy house1 and thou shalt make them  
drink of  the river of thy pleasures1   

for with thee is the fountain of life'2 
c4 7,psa #cf3h1i74    ,this abundance   
the throne of grace yieldeth for the    
help and health  of such as would have  
the water of life to drink1 and to cure 
their  diseases withal3 it yields a     
river of water of life4 ,moreover1      
since grace is said here to proceed as a
 river from the throne of  ,god and of  
the ,lamb1 it is to show the commonness 
of it2 rivers you  know are common in   
the stream1 however they are at the head
 7,judg  #e74 ,and to show the          
commonness of it1 the apostle calls it  
'the  common salvation'2 and it is said 
in ,ezekiel and ,zecharias1 to go  forth
 to the desert1 and into the sea1 the   
world1 to heal the beasts  and fish of  
all kinds that are there 7,eze #dg3h2   
,zech #ad3h74 ,this1  therefore1 is a   
text that shows us what it is to come to
 a throne1  where the token of the      
covenant of grace is1 where the high    
priest  ministereth1 and in the midst of
 which there is a ,lamb1 'as it had     

been slain'3 for from thence there      
cometh not drops1 nor showers1  but     
rivers of the grace of ,god1 a river of 
water of life4    ,again1 as the grace  
that we here read of is said1 as it     
comes from  this throne1 to come as a   
river of water of life2 so it is said to
  be pure and clear as crystal4 ,pure is
 set in opposition to muddy  and dirty  
waters1 and clear is set in opposition  
to those waters  that are black1 by     
reason of the cold and icyish nature of 
them2  therefore there is conjoined to  
this phrase the word crystal1 which  all
 know is a clear and shining stone 7,eze
 #cd3ai2 ,job #f3ae1af74  ,indeed the   
life and spirit that is in this water1  
will keep it from  looking black and    
dull2 and the throne from whence it     
comes will  keep it from being muddy1 so
 much as in the streams thereof4 ',the  
blessing of the ,lord1 it maketh rich1  
and he addeth no sorrow with  it' 7,prov
 #aj3bb74 ,indeed1 all the sorrow that  
is mixed with our  ,christianity1 it    

proceedeth1 as the procuring cause1 from
 ourselves1  not from the throne of     
grace2 for that is the place where our  
tears1  as was showed you1 are wiped    
away2 and also where we hang up our     
crutches4 ,the streams thereof are pure 
and clear1 not muddy nor  frozen1 but   
warm and delightful1 and that 'make glad
 the city of  ,god' 7,psa #df74         
,these words also show us1 that this    
water of itself can do without  a       
mixture of anything of ours4 ,what comes
 from this throne of grace  is pure     
grace1 and nothing else2 clear grace1   
free grace1 grace  that is not mixed1   
nor need be mixed with works of         
righteousness  which we have done2 it is
 of itself sufficient to answer all our 
wants1 to heal all our diseases1 and to 
help us at a time of need4  ,it is grace
 that chooses1 it is grace that calleth1
 it is grace that  preserveth1 and it is
 grace that brings to glory3 even the   
grace  that like a river of water of    
life proceedeth from this throne4 ,and  

hence it is1 that from first to last1 we
 must cry1 ',grace1 grace  unto it6'#aa 
,thus you see what a throne the         
,christian is invited to2 it is  a      
throne of grace whereon doth sit the    
,god of all grace2 it is a  throne of   
grace before which the ,lord ,jesus     
ministereth continually  for us2 it is a
 throne of grace sprinkled with the     
blood1 and in  the midst of which is a  
,lamb as it had been slain2 it is a     
throne  with a rainbow round about it1  
which is the token of the everlasting   
covenant1 and out of which proceeds1 as 
here you read1 a river1 a  pure river of
 water of life1 clear as crystal4 ,look 
then for these  signs of the throne of  
grace1 all you that would come to it1   
and  rest not1 until by some of them you
 know that you are even come  to it2    
they are all to be seen have you but    
eyes2 and the sight of  them is very    
delectable1 and has a natural tendency  
in them1 when  seen1 to revive and      
quicken the soul4 ,but1    ,fifth4 ,as  

the throne of grace is known and        
distinguished by the  things above      
named1 so it is by the effects which    
these things  have wrought4 ,there is   
about that throne 'four and twenty      
seats1  and upon the seats four and     
twenty elders sitting1 clothed in white 
raiment1 and they have on their heads   
crowns of gold' 7,rev #d3d74  ,there is 
no throne that has these signs and      
effects belonging to it  but this2      
wherefore1 as by these signs1 so by the 
effects of them  also1 one may know     
which is1 and so when he is indeed come 
to the  throne of grace4 ,and a little  
as we commented upon what went before1  
we will also touch upon this4    #a4 ,by
 seats1 ,i understand places of rest and
 dignity2 places of  rest1 for that they
 that sit on them do rest from their    
labours2  and places of dignity1 for    
that they are about the throne 7,rev    
#ad3ac74 ',and the four and twenty      
elders which sat before ,god on  their  
seats1 fell upon their faces and        

worshipped ,god' 7,rev #aa3af74  ,and   
forasmuch as the seats are mentioned1   
before they are mentioned  that sat     
thereon1 it is to show1 that the places 
were prepared  before they were         
converted4    #b4 ,the elders1 ,i take  
to be the twelve patriarchs and the     
twelve  apostles1 or the first fathers  
of the churches2 for they are the       
elders of both the churches1 that is1   
both of the ,jewish and ,gentile  church
 of ,god2 they are the ancients1 as also
 they are called in  the prophet        
,isaiah1 which are in some sense the    
fathers of both  these churches 7,isa   
#bd3bc74 ,these elders are well set     
forth by  that four and twenty that you 
read of in the book of ,chronicles1  who
 had every one of them for sons twelve  
in number4 ,there therefore  the four   
and twenty are 7#a ,chron #be3h-ca74    
#c4 ,their sitting denoteth also their  
abiding in the presence of  ,god4 ',sit 
thou at my right hand1' was the         
,father's word to the  ,son1 and also   

signifieth the same 7,psa #aaj3a74 ,it  
is then the throne  of grace where the  
four and twenty seats are1 and before   
which the  four and twenty elders sit4  
#d4 ,their white robes are ,christ's    
righteousness1 their own good  works and
 glory2 not that their works brought    
them thither1 for  they were of         
themselves polluted1 and were washed    
white in the  blood of the ,lamb2 but   
yet ,god will have all that his people  
have  done in love to him to be         
rewarded4 ,yea1 and they shall wear     
their  own labours1 being washed as     
afore is hinted1 as a badge of their    
honour before the throne of grace1 and  
this is grace indeed4 ',they  have      
washed their robes1 and made them white 
in the blood of the  ,lamb1 therefore   
are they before the throne of ,god'     
7,rev #g3ad1ae74  ,they have washed as  
others did do before them4    #e4 ',and 
they had on their heads crowns of gold' 
7,rev #d3d74 ,this  denotes their       
victory1 and also that they are kings1  

and as kings  shall reign with him for  
ever and ever 7,rev #e3aj74    #f4 ,but 
what6 were they silent8 did they say1   
did they do nothing  while they sat     
before the throne8 ,yes1 they were      
appointed to be  singers there4 ,this   
was signified by the four and twenty    
that we  made mention of before1 who    
with their sons were instructed in the  
songs of the ,lord1 and all that were   
cunning to do so then1 were two  hundred
 fourscore and eight 7#a ,chron #be3g74 
,these were the figure  of that hundred 
forty and four thousand redeemed from   
the earth4  ,for as the first four and  
twenty1 and their sons1 are said to sing
  and to play upon cymbals1 psalteries1 
and harps2 and as they are  there said  
to be instructed and cunning in the     
songs of the ,lord2  so these that sit  
before the throne are said also to sing 
with  harps in their hands their song   
before the throne2 and such song  it    
was1 and so cunningly did they sing it1 
that 'no man could learn  it1 but the   

hundred and forty and four thousand     
which were redeemed  from the earth'    
7,rev #ad3c74    ,now1 as ,i said1 as he
 at first began with four and twenty in 
,david1 and ended with four and twenty  
times twelve1 so here in ,john  he      
begins with the same number1 but ends   
with such a company that  no man could  
number4 ,for1 he saith1 ',after this ,i 
beheld1 and lo1  a great multitude which
 no man could number1 of all nations1   
and  kindreds1 and people1 and tongues  
stood before the throne1 and before  the
 ,lamb1 clothed with white robes1 and   
palms in their hands4 ,and  cried with a
 loud voice1 saying1 ,salvation to our  
,god1 which sitteth  upon the throne1   
and unto the ,lamb4 ,and all the angels 
stood round  about the throne1 and the  
elders1 and the four beasts1 and fell   
before the throne on their faces1 and   
worshipped ,god' 7,rev #g3i-aa74  ,this 
numberless number seems to have got the 
song by the end2#ab  for they cry aloud1
 ',salvation1 salvation to our ,god and 

to the  ,lamb'2 which to be sure is such
 a song that none can learn but them    
that are redeemed from the earth4       
,but ,i say1 what a brave encouragement 
is it for one that is come  for grace to
 the throne of grace1 to see so great a 
number already  there1 on their seats1  
in their robes1 with their palms in     
their  hands1 and their crowns upon     
their heads1 singing of salvation to    
,god1 and to the ,lamb6 ,and ,i say     
again1 and speak now to the dejected1   
methinks it would be strange1 ,o thou   
that art so afraid that the  greatness  
of thy sins will be a bar unto thee1 if 
amongst all this  great number of pipers
 and harpers that are got to glory1 thou
 canst  not espy one that when here was 
as vile a sinner as thyself4 ,look  man1
 they are there for thee to view them1  
and for thee to take  encouragement to  
hope1 when thou shalt consider what     
grace and  mercy has done for them4     
,look again1 ,i say1 now thou art upon  
thy  knees1 and see if some that are    

among them have not done worse than     
thou hast done4 ,and yet behold1 they   
are set down2 and yet behold  they have 
their crowns on their heads1 their harps
 in their hands1  and sing aloud of     
salvation to their ,god1 and to the     
,lamb4    ,this then is a fifth note or 
sign that doth distinguish the throne   
of grace from other thrones4 ,there are1
 before that1 to be seen1  for our      
encouragement1 a numberless number of   
people sitting and  singing round about 
it4 ,singing1 ,i say1 to ,god for his   
grace1 and  to the ,lamb for his blood1 
by which they are secured from the wrath
  to come4 ',and the four and twenty    
elders fell down before the ,lamb1      
having every one of them harps1 and     
golden vials full of odours1  which are 
the prayers of saints1 and they sung a  
new song1 saying1  ,thou art worthy to  
take the book1 and to open the seals    
thereof2 for  thou wast slain1 and hast 
redeemed us to ,god by thy blood1 out of
  every kindred1 and tongue1 and people1

 and nation2 and hast made us  unto our 
,god1 kings and priests1 and we shall   
reign on the earth'  7,rev #e3h-aj74    
,behold1 tempted soul1 dost thou not yet
 see what a  throne of grace here is1   
and what multitudes are already arrived 
thither1 to give thanks unto his name   
that sits thereon1 and to  the ,lamb for
 ever and ever8 ,and wilt thou hang thy 
harp upon the  willows1 and go drooping 
up and down the world1 as if there was  
no ,god1 no grace1 no throne of grace1  
to apply thyself unto1 for  mercy and   
grace to help in time of need8 ,hark6   
dost thou not hear  them what they say1 
',worthy1' say they1 'is the ,lamb that 
was  slain1 to receive power1 and       
riches1 and wisdom1 and strength1 and   
honour1 and glory1 and blessing4 ,and   
every creature which is in  heaven1'    
where they are1 'and on the earth1'     
where thou art1 'and  under the earth1  
and such as are in the sea1 and all that
 are in  them1 heard ,i saying1         
,blessing1 and honour1 and glory1 and   

power be  unto him that sitteth upon the
 throne1 and unto the ,lamb for ever    
and ever' 7,rev #e3ab1ac74    ,all this 
is written for our learning1 that we    
through patience and  comfort of the    
scriptures might have hope2 and that the
 drooping  ones might come boldly to the
 throne of grace1 to obtain grace and   
find mercy to help in time of need4     
,they bless1 they all bless2  they      
thank1 they all thank2 and wilt thou    
hold thy tongue8 ',they  have all       
received of his fulness1 and grace for  
grace'2 and will  he shut thee out8 ,or 
is his grace so far gone1 and so near   
spent1  that now he has not enough to   
pardon1 and secure1 and save one  sinner
 more8 ,for shame1 leave off this       
unbelief6 ,wherefore1 dost  thou think1 
art thou told of all this1 but to       
encourage thee to  come to the throne of
 grace8 ,and wilt thou hang back or be  
sullen1  because thou art none of the   
first8 since he hath said1 ',the  first 
shall be last1 and the last first4'     

,behold the legions1 the  thousands1 the
 untold and numberless number that stand
 before the  throne1 and be bold to hope
 in his mercy4    ,sixth4 ,the throne of
 grace is known by what proceeds from   
it4 ,as  the throne of grace is         
distinguished from other thrones by     
these1  so 'out of this throne proceeds 
lightnings1 and thunderings1 and        
voices4' ,also before this throne are   
'seven lamps of fire burning1  which are
 the seven spirits of ,god' 7,rev #d3e74
 ,this then is another  thing by which  
the throne of grace may be known as an  
effect of what  is before4 ,so again1   
chapter the eighth1 it is said1 that    
from the  altar of incense that stood   
before the throne1 'there were voices1  
and thunderings1 and lightnings1 and an 
earthquake' 7,rev #h3e74 ,all  these    
then come out of the holiest1 where the 
throne is1 and are  inflamed by this    
throne1 and by him that sits thereon4   
#a4 ,lightnings here are to be taken for
 the illuminations of the  ,spirit in   

the gospel 7,heb #aj3cb74 ,as it is said
 in the book of  ,psalms1 ',they looked 
unto him1' on the throne1 'and were     
lightened'  7,psa #cd3e74 ,or1 as it is 
said in other places1 ',the voice of thy
  thunder was in the heaven1 the        
lightnings lightened the world' 7,psa   
#gg3ah74 ,and again1 ',his lightnings   
enlightened the world1 the earth  saw   
and trembled' 7,psa #ig3d74 ,this       
lightning therefore communicates  light 
to them that sit in darkness4 ',god1'   
saith the apostle1 'who  commanded the  
light to shine out of darkness1 hath    
shined in our  hearts1 to give the light
 of the knowledge of the glory of ,god  
in the face of ,jesus ,christ' 7#b ,cor 
#d3f74 ,it was from this throne  that   
the light came that struck ,paul off his
 horse1 when he went  to destroy it and 
the people that professed it 7,acts     
#i3c74 ,these  are those lightnings by  
which sinners are made to see their sad 
condition1 and by which they are made to
 see the way out of it4  ,art thou then 

made to see thy condition how bad it is1
 and that the  way out of it is by      
,jesus ,christ8 for1 as ,i said1 he is  
the throne  of grace4 ,why then1 come   
orderly in the light of these           
convictions  to the throne from whence  
thy light did come1 and cry there1 as   
,samuel did to ,eli1 ',here am ,i1 for  
thou has called#ac me' 7#a ,sam  #c3h74 
,thus did ,saul by the light that made  
him see2 by it he came  to ,christ1 and 
cried1 ',who art thou1 ,lord8' and1     
',what wouldst thou  have me do8' 7,acts
 #i3e1f74 ,and is it not an             
encouragement to thee  to come to him1  
when he lights thy candle that thou     
mightest see  the way2 yea1 when he doth
 it on purpose that thou mightest come  
to him8 ',he gives light to them that   
sit in darkness1 and in  the shadow of  
death1' what to do8 'to guide our feet  
into the way  of peace' 7,luke #a3gi74  
,this interpretation of this place seems
 to  me most to cohere with what went   
before2 for first you have here  a      

throne1 and one sitting on it2 then you 
have the elders1 and in  them presented 
to you the whole church1 sitting round  
about the  throne2 then you have in the 
words last read unto you1 a discourse   
how they came thither1 and that is1 by  
the lightnings1 thunderings1  and voices
 that proceed out of the throne4    #b4 
,as you have here lightnings1 so thereto
 is adjoined thunders4  ,there proceeded
 out of this throne lightnings and      
thunders4 ,by  thunders1 ,i understand  
that powerful discovery of the majesty  
of  ,god by the word of truth1 which    
seizeth the heart with a reverential    
dread and awe of him3 hence it is said1 
',the voice of the ,lord is  full of    
majesty2 the voice of the ,lord breaketh
 the cedars' 7,psa  #bi3de74 ,the voice1
 that is1 his thundering voice4 ',canst 
thou thunder  with a voice like him8'   
7,job #dj3i74 ,and 'the thunder of his  
power  who can understand8' 7,job       
#bf3ad74 ,it was upon this account that 
,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john1 were     

called 'the sons of thunder1'  because1 
in the word which they were to preach1  
there was to be  not only lightnings1   
but thunders2 not only illuminations1   
but a  great seizing of the heart1 with 
the dread and majesty of ,god1 to  the  
effectual turning of the sinner to him  
7,mark #c3af1ag74    ,lightnings without
 thunder are in this case dangerous1    
because they  that receive the one      
without the other are subject to        
miscarry4  ,they were 'once             
enlightened1' but you read of no thunder
 they had2  and they were subject to    
fall into an irrecoverable state 7,heb  
#f3d-f74 ,saul had thunder with his     
lightnings to the shaking of  his soul2 
so had the three thousand2 so had the   
jailor 7,acts #b1 #i1  #af74 ,they that 
receive light without thunder are       
subject to turn  the grace of ,god into 
wantonness2 but they that know the      
terror of  ,god will persuade men 7,rom 
#c3h2 ,jude #d2 #b ,cor #e3aa74 ,so     
then1 when  he decrees to give the rain 

of his grace to a man1 he makes 'a way  
for the lighting of the thunder1' not   
the one without the other1  but the one 
following the other 7,job #bh3bf74      
,lightning and thunder  is made a cause 
of rain1 but lightning alone is not3    
',who hath  divided a water-course for  
the overflowing of waters8 or a way for 
the lightning of thunder to cause it to 
rain on the earth1 where  no man is3 on 
the wilderness wherein there is no man8'
 7,job #ch3be1bf74    ,thus therefore   
you may see how in the darkest sayings  
of the  ,holy ,ghost there is as great  
an harmony with truth as in the most    
plain and easy2 there must be thunder   
with light1 if thy heart be  well poised
 and balanced with the fear of ,god3 we 
have had great  lightnings in this land 
of late years1 but little thunders2 and 
that is one reason why so little grace  
is found where light is1 and  why so    
many professors run on their heads in   
such a day as this is1  notwithstanding 
all they have seen4 ,well then1 this    

also should be  a help to a soul to come
 to the throne of grace2 the ,god of    
glory  has thundered1 has thundered to  
awaken thee1 as well as sent  lightnings
 to give thee light2 to awaken thee to a
 coming to him1  as well as to the      
enabling of thee to see his things2 this
 then has  come from the throne of grace
 to make thee come hither2 wherefore    
observe1 where it is by these signs made
 mention of before1 and by  these       
effects2 and go1 and come to the throne 
of grace4    #c4 ,as there proceeds from
 this throne lightnings and thunders1 so
  from hence it is said voices proceed  
also3 now these voices may  be taken for
 such as are sent with this lightning   
and thunder to  instruct1 or for such   
instruction as this lightning and       
thunder  begets in our hearts4    7#a47 
,it may be taken in the first sense for 
light and dread1 when  it falleth from  
,god into the soul1 is attended with a  
voice or voices  of instruction to the  
soul1 to know what to do 7,acts #b3c-g74

 ,this  it was in ,paul's case4 ,he had 
light and dread1 and voices for his     
instruction2 he had lightnings1 and     
thunderings1 and voices3 ',good  and    
upright is the ,lord2 therefore will he 
teach sinners in the way4  ,the meek    
will he guide in judgment2 and the meek 
will he teach his  way' 7,psa #be3h1i74 
7#b47 ,or by voices you may understand1 
such as the lightning and  thunder      
begets in our hearts3 for though man is 
as mute as a fish  to ,godward1 before  
this thunder and lightning comes to him1
 yet  after that he is full of voices   
7#b ,cor #d3ac1 #g3ad74 ,and how much   
more numerous are the voices that in the
 whole church on earth are  begot by    
these lightnings and thunders that      
proceed from the throne  of grace2 their
 faith has a voice1 their repentance has
 a voice1  their subjection to ,god's   
word has a voice in it2 yea1 there is  a
 voice in their prayers1 a voice in     
their cry1 a voice in their  tears1 a   
voice in their groans1 in their         

roarings1 in their bemoaning  of        
themselves1 and in their triumphs6 7#a  
,thess #a3b-h2 ,psa #e3c1  #g3ag1       
#bj3b-e1 #bb3a1 #ach3e2 ,jer #ca3ah74   
,this then is an effect of the throne of
 grace2 hence it is said  that they     
proceed from it1 even the lightning1 and
 the thunder1  and the voices2 that is1 
effectual conversion to ,god4 ,it       
follows  then1 that if all these are    
with thy soul1 the operations of the    
throne of grace have been upon thee to  
bring thee to the throne  of grace2     
first in thy prayers1 and then in thy   
person4 ,and this  leads me to the next 
thing propounded to be spoken to1 which 
is  to show who are the persons invited 
here to come to the throne of  grace4   
',let us therefore come4'    ,,the      
,,persons ,,intended ,,by ,,this        
,,exhortation4    ,,third4 ,now the     
persons here called upon to come to the 
throne  of grace1 are not all or every  
sort of men1 but the men that may       
properly be comprehended under this word

 ,us and ,we2 'let ,us therefore  come  
boldly1 that ,we may obtain4' ,and they 
that are here put under  these          
particular terms1 are expressed both    
before and after1 by  those that have   
explication in them4    ,they are called
 in the epistle to the ,hebrews1 #a4    
,such as give  the most earnest heed to 
the word which they have heard 7,heb    
#b3a74  #b4 ,they are such as see ,jesus
 crowned with glory and honour 7,heb    
#b3i74 #c4 ,they are called the children
 7,heb #b3ad74 #d4 ,they are  called the
 seed of ,abraham 7,heb #b3af74 #e4     
,they are called ,christ's  brethren    
7,heb #b3ag74    ,so1 chapter the third1
 they are called holy brethren1 and said
 to  be partakers of the heavenly       
calling1 and the people of whom it  is  
said that ,christ ,jesus is the apostle 
and high priest of their  profession    
7,heb #c3a-f74 ,they are called         
,christ's own house1 and  are said to be
 partakers of ,christ 7,heb #c3ad74     
,they are said to be  the believers1    

those that do enter in into rest1 those 
that have  ,christ for a high priest1   
and with the feeling of whose           
infirmities  he is touched and          
sympathiseth 7,heb #d3c1ad1ae74    ,so1 
in chapter the sixth1 they are called   
beloved1 and the heirs  of promise2 they
 that have fled for refuge to lay hold  
on the hope  set before them2 they are  
called those that have hope as an       
anchor1  and those for whom ,christ as a
 forerunner hath entered and taken      
possession of heaven 7,heb #f3i1ag-bj74 
,so1 chapter the seventh1 they  are said
 to be such as draw nigh unto ,god 7,heb
 #g3ai74 ,and1 chapter  the eighth1 they
 are said to be such with whom the new  
covenant is  made in ,christ4 ,chapter  
the ninth1 they are such for whom       
,christ  has obtained eternal           
redemption1 and such for whom he has    
entered  the holy place 7,heb #i3ab1bb74
 ,chapter the tenth1 they are such as   
are said to be sanctified by the will of
 ,god1 such as have boldness  to enter  

into the holiest by the blood of ,jesus2
 such as draw near  with a true heart1  
in full assurance of faith1 or that have
 liberty  to do so1 having their hearts 
sprinkled from an evil conscience1  and 
their bodies washed with pure water2    
they were those that had  suffered much 
for ,christ in the world1 and that      
became companions  of them that so were 
used 7,heb #aj3aj1ai1bb-be74 ,yea1 he   
tells them1  in the eleventh chapter1   
that they and the patriarchs must be    
made  perfect together 7,heb #aa3dj74   
,he also tells them1 in the twelfth     
chapter1 that already they are come to  
,mount ,zion1 to the city  of the living
 ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and to  
an innumerable  company of angels2 to   
the general assembly and church of the  
first  born which are written in heaven1
 and to ,god the ,judge of all2 and  to 
the spirits of just men made perfect1   
and to ,jesus the mediator  of the ,new 
,testament1 and to the blood of         
sprinkling1 that speaketh  better things

 than that of ,abel 7,heb #ab3bb-bd74   
,thus you see what terms1 characters1   
titles1 and privileges1 they  are       
invested with that are here exhorted to 
come to the throne of  grace4 ,from     
whence we may conclude that every one is
 not capable  of coming thither1 no not 
every one that is under convictions1 and
  that hath a sense of the need of and a
 desire after the mercy of  ,god in     
,christ4    ,the orderly coming to the  
throne of grace4    ,wherefore we will  
come1 in the next place1 to show the    
orderly  coming of a soul to the throne 
of grace for mercy3 and for this  we    
must first apply ourselves to the ,old  
,testament1 where we have  the shadow of
 what we now are about to enter upon the
 discourse  of1 and then we will come to
 the antitype1 where yet the thing is   
far more explained4    ,first4 ,then1   
the mercy-seat was for the church1 not  
for the world2  for a ,gentile could not
 go immediately from his natural state  
to  the mercy-seat1 by the high priest1 

but must first orderly join  himself1 or
 be joined1 to the church1 which then   
consisted of the  body of the ,jews     
7,exo #ab3dc-di74 ,the stranger then    
must first be  circumcised1 and         
consequently profess faith in the       
,messiah to come1  which was signified  
by his going from his circumcision      
directly  to the passover1 and so       
orderly to other privileges1 specially  
to  this of the mercy-seat which the    
high priest was to go but once a  year  
into 7,eze #dd3f-i74    ,second4 ,the   
church is again set forth unto us by    
,aaron and his sons4  ,aaron as the     
head1 his sons as the members2 but the  
sons of ,aaron  were not to meddle with 
any of the things of the ,holiest1 until
  they had washed in a laver3 ',and the 
,lord spake unto ,moses1 saying1  ,thou 
shalt also make a laver of brass1 and   
his foot also of brass1  to wash in2 and
 thou shalt put it between the          
tabernacle of the  congregation and the 
altar1 and thou shalt put water therein4

 ,for  ,aaron and his sons shall wash   
their hands and their feet thereat4     
,when they go into the tabernacle of the
 congregation they shall  wash with     
water1 that they die not2 or when they  
come near to the  altar to minister1 to 
burn offerings made by fire unto the    
,lord4  ,so they shall wash their hands 
and their feet that they die not3  and  
it shall be a statute for ever unto     
them1 even to him1 and to  his seed     
throughout their generations4' ,see the 
margin 7,exo #cj3ag-ba1  #dj3cj-cb74ad  
,third4 ,nay1 so strict was this law1   
that if any of ,israel1 as well  as the 
stranger1 were defiled by any dead      
thing1 they were to wash  before they   
partook of the holy things1 or else to  
abstain3 but if  they did not1 their sin
 should remain upon them 7,lev          
#ag3ae1af74 ,so  again1 'the soul that  
hath touched any such' uncleanness      
'shall be  unclean until even1 and shall
 not eat of the holy things1' much less 
come within the inner veil1 'unless he  

wash his flesh with water'  7,lev       
#bb3d-f74 ,now1 ,i would ask1 what all  
this should signify1 if a  sinner1 as a 
sinner1 before he washes1 or is washed1 
may immediately  go unto the throne of  
grace8 ,yea1 ,i ask again1 why the      
apostle  supposes washing as a          
preparation to the ,hebrews entering    
into  the holiest1 if men may go        
immediately from under convictions to a 
throne of grace8 ,for thus1 he says1    
'let us draw near' 'the holiest'  7,heb 
#ab3ai71 'with a true heart1 in full    
assurance of faith2 having  our hearts  
sprinkled from an evil conscience1 and  
our bodies washed  with pure water'     
7,heb #ab3bb74 ,let us draw near2 he    
saith not that  we may have2 but having 
,,first been washed and sprinkled4      
,the laver then must first be washed in2
 and he that washed not first  there1   
has not right to come to the throne of  
grace2 wherefore you  have here also a  
sea of glass standing before the throne 
of grace1  to signify this thing 7,rev  

#d3f74 ,it stands before the throne1 for
  them to wash in that would indeed     
approach the throne of grace4 ,for  this
 sea of glass is the same that is       
shadowed forth by the laver  made       
mention of before1 and with the brazen  
sea that stood in  ,solomon's temple1   
whereat they were to wash before they   
went into  the holiest4 ,but you may ask
 me1 ,what the laver or molten sea      
should signify to us in the ,new        
,testament8 ,i answer1 ,it signifieth   
the word of the ,new ,testament1 which  
containeth the cleansing doctrine  of   
remission of sins1 by the precious blood
 of ,jesus ,christ 7,john  #ae3c74ae    
,wherefore we are said to be clean      
through the ,word1  through the washing 
of water by the ,word 7,titus #c3e74    
,the meaning  then is1 ,a man must first
 come to ,christ1 as set forth in the   
,word1 which is this sea of glass1      
before he can come to ,christ in        
heaven1 as he is the throne of grace4   
,for the ,word1 ,i say1 is this  sea of 

glass that stands before the throne1 for
 the sinner to wash  in first4 ,know    
therefore1 whoever thou art1 that art   
minded to be  saved1 thou must first    
begin with ,christ crucified1 and with  
the  promise of remission of sins       
through his blood2 which crucified      
,christ thou shalt not find in heaven as
 such2 for there he is alive2  but thou 
shalt find him in the ,word2 for there  
he is to this day  set forth in all the 
circumstances of his death1 as crucified
 before  our eyes 7,gal #c3a1b74 ,there 
thou shalt find that he died1 when he   
died1 what death he died1 why he died1  
and the ,word open to thee  to come and 
wash in his blood4 ,the word therefore  
of ,christ's  ,testament is the laver   
for all ,new ,testament priests1 and    
every  ,christian is a priest to ,god1  
to wash in4    ,here therefore thou must
 receive thy justification1 and that    
before thou goest one step further2 for 
if thou art not justified  by his blood1
 thou wilt not be saved by his life4    

,and the justifying  efficacy of his    
blood is left behind1 and is here       
contained in  the molten sea1 or laver1 
or word of grace1 for thee to wash in4  
,indeed1 there is an interceding voice  
in his blood for us before  the throne  
of grace1 or mercy-seat2 but that is    
still to bring us  to wash1 or for them 
that have washed therein1 as it was shed
 upon  the cross4 ,we have boldness     
therefore to enter into the holiest by  
the blood of ,jesus1 that is1 by faith  
in his blood1 as shed without  the gate2
 for as his blood was shed without the  
gate1 so it sanctifies  the believer1   
and makes him capable to approach the   
holy of holies4  ,wherefore1 after he   
had said1 ',that he might sanctify the  
people  with his own blood1' he         
'suffered without the gate' 7,heb       
#ac3aa-ae74  ,let us by him therefore1  
that is1 because we are first sanctified
  by faith in his blood1 offer to ,god  
the sacrifice of praise  continually1   
that is1 the fruits of our lips1 giving 

thanks in his  name4 ,wherefore the     
laver of regeneration1 or ,christ set   
forth by  the ,word as crucified1 is for
 all coming sinners to wash in unto     
justification2 and the throne of grace  
is to be approached by saints1  or as   
sinners justified by faith in a         
crucified ,christ2 and so1 as  washed   
from sin in the sea of his blood1 to    
come to the mercy-seat4    ,and it is   
yet far more evident2 for that those    
that approach this  throne of grace1    
they must do it through believing2 for1 
saith the  apostle1 ',how shall they    
call on him in whom they have not       
believed1'  of whom they have not heard1
 and in whom they have not believed8    
for to that purpose runs the text 7,rom 
#aj3ad74 ',how then shall they  call on 
him in whom they have not believed1'    
antecedent to their  calling on him1    
'and how shall they believe in him of   
whom they  have not heard' first8 ,so   
then hearing goes before believing1 and 
believing before calling upon ,god1 as  

he sits on the throne of grace4  ,now1  
believing is to be according to the     
sound of the beginning of  the gospel1  
which presenteth us1 not first with     
,christ as ascended1  but as ,christ    
dying1 buried1 and risen4#af ',for ,i   
delivered unto  you first of all1 that  
which ,i also received2 how that ,christ
 died  for our sins according to the    
scriptures2 and that he was buried1  and
 that he rose again the third day1      
according to the scriptures'  7#a ,cor  
#ae3c1d74    ,i conclude then1 as to    
this1 that the order of heaven is1 that 
men  wash in the laver of regeneration1 
to wit1 in the blood of ,christ1  as    
held forth in the word of the truth of  
the gospel1 which is the  ordinance of  
,god2 for there sinners1 as sinners1 or 
men as unclean1  may wash1 in order to  
their approach to ,god as he sits upon  
the  throne of grace4    ,and besides1  
,is it possible that a man that passeth 
by the doctrine  of ,christ as dead1    
should be admitted with acceptance to a 

just and  holy ,god for life2 or that he
 that slighteth and trampleth under     
foot the blood of ,christ1 as shed upon 
the cross1 should be admitted  to an    
interest in ,christ1 as he is the throne
 of grace8 ,it cannot  be4 ,he must then
 wash there first1 or die--let his      
profession1 or  pretended faith1 or     
holiness1 be what it will4 ,for ,god    
sees iniquity  in all men2 nor can all  
the nitre or soap in the world cause    
that  our iniquity should not be marked 
before ,god 7,jer #b3bb74 ',for  without
 shedding of blood is ,,no remission'   
7,heb #i3bb74 ,nothing  that polluteth1 
that defileth1 or that is unclean1 must 
enter into  ,god's sanctuary2 much less 
into the most holy part thereof1 but by 
their sacrifice1 by which they are      
purged1 and for the sake of the         
perfection thereof1 they believing are  
accepted4 ,we have 'therefore1          
brethren1 boldness to enter into the    
holiest by the blood of ,jesus1'  and no
 way else 7,heb #aj3ai74    ,,how ,,we  

,,are ,,to ,,approach ,,the ,,throne    
,,of ,,grace4    ,,fourth4 ,but this    
will yet be further manifest by what we 
have yet  to say of the manner of our   
approach unto the throne of grace4      
,,first1 then1 we must approach the     
throne of grace by the second  veil2 for
 the throne of grace is after the second
 veil4 ,so1 then1  though a man cometh  
into the tabernacle or temple1 which was
 a  figure of the church1 yet if he     
entered but within the first veil1  he  
only came where there was no mercy-seat 
or throne of grace 7,heb  #i3c74 ,and   
what is this second veil1 in1 at1 or    
through which1 as  the phrase is1 we    
must1 by blood1 enter into the holiest8 
why1 as  to the law1 the second veil did
 hang up between the holy and the  most 
holy place1 and it did hide what was    
within the holiest from  the eyes or    
sight of those that went no further than
 into the first  tabernacle4 ,now this  
second veil in the tabernacle or temple 
was  a figure of the second veil that   

all those must go through that  will    
approach the throne of grace2 and that  
veil is the flesh of  ,christ4    ,this 
is that which the holy apostle testifies
 in his exhortation1  where he saith1   
,we have 'boldness to enter into the    
holiest by the  blood of ,jesus1 by a   
new and living way which he hath        
consecrated  for us through the veil1   
that is to say1 his flesh' 7,heb        
#aj3ai1bj74  ,the second veil then is   
the flesh of ,christ1 the which until a 
man can enter or go through by his      
faith1 it is impossible that he  should 
come to the holiest where the throne of 
grace is1 that is1  to the heart and    
soul of ,jesus1 which is the throne4    
,the body of  ,christ is the tabernacle 
of ,god1 and so that in which ,god      
dwells2  for the fulness of the ,godhead
 dwells in him bodily 7,col #b3i74      
,therefore1 as also has been hinted     
before1 ,christ ,jesus is the  throne of
 grace4 ,now1 since his flesh is called 
the veil1 it is  evident that the glory 

that dwells within him1 to wit1 ,god    
resting  in him1 cannot be understood   
but by them that by faith can look      
through1 or enter through1 his flesh to 
that glory4 ,for the glory  is within   
the veil2 there is the mercy-seat1 or   
throne of grace2  there sitteth ,god as 
delighted1 as at rest1 in and with      
sinners1  that come to him by and       
through that flesh1 and the offering of 
it for sin without the gate4 ',i am the 
way1' saith ,christ2 but to  what8 and  
how8 7,john #ad3f74 ,why1 to the        
,father1 through my flesh4  ',and having
 made peace through the blood of his    
cross1 by him to  reconcile all things  
to himself2 by him1 ,i say1 whether they
 be  things in earth1 or things in      
heaven4 ,and you that were sometime     
alienated1 and enemies in your mind by  
wicked works1 yet now hath  he          
reconciled but how8 in the body of his  
flesh1 that then  must be first3 to     
what8 to present you holy and           
unblameable1 and  unreprovable in his   

sight' 7,col #a3bj-bb74 ,that is1 when  
you enter  into his presence1 or        
approach by this flesh1 the mercy-seat1 
or  the throne of grace4    ,this       
therefore is the manner of our coming1  
if we come aright to the  throne of     
grace for mercy1 we must come by blood  
through his flesh1  as through the veil2
 by which1 until you have entered       
through it1  the glory of ,god1 and that
 he is resolved that grace shall reign1 
will be utterly hid from your eyes4 ,i  
will not say1 but by the notion  of     
these things1 men may have their        
whirling fancies1#ag and may  create to 
themselves wild notions and flattering  
imaginations of  ,christ1 the throne of 
grace1 and of glory2 but the gospel     
knowledge  of this is of absolute       
necessity to my right coming to the     
throne  of grace for mercy4 ,i must come
 by his blood1 through his flesh1  or ,i
 cannot come at all1 for here is no back
 door4 ,this then is  the sum1 ,christ's
 body is the tabernacle1 the holiest2   

'thy law1'  saith he1 'is within my     
heart1' or in the midst of my bowels    
7,psa  #dj3g1h74 ,in this tabernacle    
then ,god sitteth1 to wit1 on the heart 
of ,christ1 for that is the throne of   
grace4 ,through this tabernacle  men    
must enter1 that is1 by a godly         
understanding of what by this           
tabernacle or flesh of ,christ has been 
done to reconcile us to ,god  that      
dwells in him4 ,this is the way1 all the
 way1 for there is no  way but this to  
come to the throne of grace4 ,this is   
the new way  into the heavenly paradise1
 for the old way is hedged and ditched  
up by the flaming sword of cherubims    
7,gen #c3bd74 ,the ,,new and ,,living   
way1 for to go the other is present     
death2 so then1 this 'new and  living   
way which he hath consecrated for us    
through the veil1 that  is to say1 his  
flesh1' is the only way into the        
holiest1 where the  throne of grace is  
7,heb #aj3bj74    ,,second4 ,we must    
approach this throne of grace1 as having

 our hearts1  first1 sprinkled from an  
evil conscience4 ,the priest that was   
the  representator of all ,israel1 when 
he went into the holiest1 was  not to go
 in1 but as sprinkled with blood first  
7,exo #bi74 ,thus it  is written in t he
 law2 'not without blood'2 and thus it  
is written  in the gospel 7,heb #i3g74  
,and now since by the gospel we have all
  admittance to enter in through the    
veil1 by faith1 we must take heed  that 
we enter not in without blood2 for if   
the blood1 virtually1 be  not seen upon 
us1 we die1 instead of obtaining mercy1 
and finding  the help of grace4 ,this ,i
 press the oftener1 because there is    
nothing  to which we are more naturally 
inclined1 than to forget this4 ,who1    
that understands himself1 is not        
sensible how apt he is to forget  to act
 faith in the blood of ,jesus1 and to   
get his conscience  sprinkled with the  
virtue of that1 that attempteth to      
approach the  throne of grace8 ,yet the 
scripture calls upon us to take heed    

that  we neglect not ,,thus to prepare  
ourselves4 ',let us draw near with a    
true heart1 in full assurance of faith1 
having our hearts sprinkled  from an    
evil conscience1' to wit1 with the blood
 of ,christ1 lest  we die 7,heb #aj3bb1 
#i3ad74 ,in the law all the people were 
to be  sprinkled with blood1 and it was 
necessary that the patterns of  things  
in the heavens should be purified with  
these1 that is1 with  the blood of      
bulls1 but the heavenly things          
themselves with better  sacrifices than 
these1 that is1 with the offering of the
 body1 and  shedding of the blood of    
,christ4 ,by this then must thou be     
purified  and sprinkled1 who by ,christ 
wouldst approach the throne of grace4   
,,third4 ,therefore it is added1 ',and  
our bodies washed with pure  water4'    
,this the apostle taketh also out of the
 law2 where it was  appointed1 as was   
showed before4 ,christ also1 just before
 he went  to the ,father1 gave his      
disciples a signification of this1      

saying  to ,peter1 and by him to all the
 rest1 ',if ,i wash thee not1 thou  hast
 no part with me' 7,john #ac3h74 ,this  
pure water is nothing but  the wholesome
 doctrine of the word mixed with        
,spirit1 by which1  as the conscience   
was before sprinkled with blood1 the    
body and  outward conversation is now   
sanctified and made clean4 ',now ye are 
clean through the word1' saith ,christ1 
'which ,i have spoken unto  you' 7,john 
#ae3c74 ,hence1 washing1 and            
sanctifying1 and justifying1  are put   
together1 and are said to come by the   
name of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 and  
by the ,spirit of our ,god 7#a ,cor     
#f3aa74 ,thou must then  be washed with 
water1 and sprinkled with blood1 if thou
 wouldst  orderly approach the throne of
 grace3 if thou wouldst orderly         
approach it with a true heart1 in full  
assurance of faith2 or if  thou wouldst1
 as the text biddeth thee here1 to wit1 
'come boldly  unto the throne of grace1 
to obtain mercy1 and find grace to help 

in time of need4'    ,to tell you what  
it is to come boldly1 is one thing2 and 
to tell  you how you should come boldly1
 is another4 ,here you are bid to  come 
boldly1 and are also showed how that may
 be done4 ,it may be  done through the  
blood of sprinkling1 and through the    
sanctifying  operations of the ,spirit  
which are here by faith to be received4 
,and when what can be said shall be said
 to the utmost1 there is no  boldness1  
godly boldness1 but by blood4 ,the more 
the conscience is  a stranger to the    
sprinkling of blood1 the further off it 
is of  being rightly bold with ,god1 at 
the throne of grace2 for it is the      
blood that makes the atonement1 and that
 gives boldness to the soul  7,lev      
#ag3aa2 ,heb #aj3ai74 ,it is the blood1 
the power of it by faith  upon the      
conscience1 that drives away guilt1 and 
so fear1 and  consequently that         
begetteth boldness4 ,wherefore1 he that 
will be  bold with ,god at the throne of
 grace1 must first be well acquainted   

with the doctrine of the blood of       
,christ2 namely1 that it was shed1  and 
why1 and that it has made peace with    
,god1 and for whom4 ,yea1  thou must be 
able by faith to bring thyself within   
the number of  those that are made      
partakers of this reconciliation1 before
 thou  canst come boldly to the throne  
of grace4 ,but1    ,what it is to come  
to the throne of grace without boldness4
    ,first4 ,there is a coming to the   
throne of grace before or without  this 
boldness2 but that is not the coming to 
which by these texts  we are exhorted2  
yet that coming1 be it never so         
deficient1 if  it is right1 it is       
through some measure an inlet into the  
death  and blood of ,christ1 and through
 some management1 though but very       
little1 or perhaps scarce at all        
discerned of the soul1 to hope  for     
grace from the throne2 ,i say1 it must  
arise1 the encouragement  must1 from the
 cross1 and from ,christ as dying there4
 ,christ himself  went that way to ,god1

 and it is not possible but we must go  
the  same way too4 ,so1 then1 the       
encouragement1 be it little1 be it      
much--and it is little or much1 even as 
the faith is in strength  or weakness1  
which apprehendeth ,christ--it is       
according to the  proportion of faith2  
strong faith gives great boldness1 weak 
faith  doth not so1 nor can it4         
,second4 ,there is a sincere coming to  
the throne of grace without  this       
boldness1 even a coming in the          
uprightness of one's heart  without it4 
,hence a true heart and full assurance  
are distinguished4  ',let us draw near  
with a true heart1 in full assurance of 
faith'  7,heb #aj3bb74 ,sincerity may be
 attended with a great deal of weakness1
  even as boldness may be attended with 
pride2 but be it what kind  of coming to
 the throne of grace it will1 either a  
coming with  boldness1 or with that     
doubting which is incident to saints1   
still  the cause of that coming1 or     
ground thereof1 is some knowledge of    

redemption by blood1 redemption which   
the soul seeth it has faith  in1 or     
would see it has faith in4 ,for ,christ 
is precious1 sometimes  in the sight of 
the worth1 sometimes in the sight of the
 want1 and  sometimes in the sight of   
the enjoyment of him4#ah    ,third4     
,there is an earnest coming to the      
throne of grace even with  all the      
desire of one's soul4 ,when ,david had  
guilt and trouble1  and that so heavy   
that he knew not what to do1 yet he     
could say1  ',lord1 all my desire is    
before thee1 and my groaning is not hid 
from thee' 7,psa #ch3a-i74 ,he could    
come earnestly to the throne of  grace2 
he could come thither with all the      
desire of his soul3 but  still this must
 be from that knowledge that he had of  
the way of  remission of sins by the    
blood of the ,son of ,god4    ,fourth4  
,there is also a constant coming to the 
throne of grace4  ',lord1' said ,heman1 
',i have cried day and night before     
thee1 let  my prayer come before thee1  

incline thine ear unto my cry1 for my   
soul is full of troubles3 and my life   
draweth nigh unto the grave'  7,psa     
#hh3a-c74 ,here you see is constant     
crying before the throne of  grace1     
crying night and day2 and yet the man   
that cries seems to  be in a very black 
cloud1 and to find hard work to bear up 
in his  soul2 yet this he had1 namely1  
the knowledge of how ,god was the  ,god 
of salvation2 yea1 he called him his    
,god as such1 though with  pretty much  
difficulty of spirit1 to be sure4       
,wherefore it must  not be concluded1   
that they come not at all to the throne 
of grace1  that come not with a full    
assurance2 or that men must forbear to  
come1 till they come with assurance2 but
 this ,i say1 they come not  at all     
aright1 that take not the ground of     
their coming from the  death and blood  
of ,christ2 and that they that come to  
the throne  of grace1 with but little   
knowledge of redemption by blood1 will  
come with but little hope of obtaining  

grace and mercy to help in  time of     
need4    ,i conclude then1 that it is   
the privilege1 the duty and glory of  a 
man1 to approach the throne of grace as 
a prince1 as ,job said1  could he but   
find it1 he would be sure to do4 ',o    
that ,i knew where  ,i might find him6' 
saith he1 'that ,i might come even to   
his seat3  ,i would order my cause      
before him1 and fill my mouth with      
arguments3  ,i would know the words     
which he would answer me1 and understand
  what he would say unto me4 ,will he   
plead against me with his great  power8 
,no2 but he would put strength in me4   
,there the righteous  might dispute with
 him3 so should ,i be delivered for ever
 from my  judge' 7#bc3c-g74 ,indeed1    
,god sometimes tries us4 ',he holdeth   
back1'  sometimes1 'the face of his     
throne1 and spreadeth his cloud upon    
it' 7,job #bf3i74 ,and this seems to be 
,job's case here1 which made  him to    
confess he was at a loss1 and to cry    
out1 ',o that ,i knew  where ,i might   

find him6' ,and this he doth for trial1 
and to prove  our honesty and constancy2
 for the hypocrite will not pray always4
  ,will he always call upon ,god8 ,no1  
verily2 especially not when thou        
bindest them1 afflictest them1 and      
makest praying hard work to them  7,job 
#cf3ac74    ,but difficulty as to       
finding of ,god's presence1 and the     
sweet shining  of the face of his       
throne1 doth not always lie in the      
weakness of  faith4 ,strong faith may be
 in this perplexity1 and may be hard put
  to it to stand at times4 ,it is said  
here1 that ,god did hold back the  face 
of his throne1 and did spread a cloud   
upon it2 not to weaken  ,job's faith1   
but to try ,job's strength1 and to show 
to men of after  ages how valiant a man 
,job was4 ,faith1 if it be strong1 will 
play  the man in the dark2 will1 like a 
mettled horse1 flounce in bad  way1 will
 not be discouraged at trials1 at many  
or strong trials3  ',though he slay me1 
yet will ,i trust in him1' is the       

language of  that invincible grace of   
,god 7,job #ac3ae74 ,there is also an   
aptness  in those that come to the      
throne of grace1 to cast all degrees of 
faith away1 that carrieth not in its    
bowels self-evidence of its  own being  
and nature1 thinking that if it be      
faith1 it must be known  to the soul2   
yea1 if it be faith1 it will do so and  
so3 even so as  the highest degrees of  
faith will do4 ,when1 alas6 faith is    
sometimes  in a calm1 sometimes up1 and 
sometimes down1 and sometimes at it     
with sin1 death1 and the devil1 as we   
say1 blood up to the ears4#ai  ,faith   
now has but little time to speak peace  
to the conscience2 it  is now struggling
 for life1 it is now fighting with      
angels1 with  infernals2 all it can do  
now1 is to cry1 groan1 sweat1 fear1     
fight1  and gasp for life4#bj    ,indeed
 the soul should now run to the cross1  
for there is the  water1 or rather the  
blood and water1 that is provided for   
faith1  as to the maintaining of the    

comfort of justification2 but the  soul 
whose faith is thus attacked will find  
hard work to do this1  though much of   
the well-managing of faith1 in the good 
fight of  faith1 will lie in the soul's 
hearty and constant adhering to the     
death and blood of ,christ2 but a man   
must do as he can4 ,thus now  have ,i   
showed you the manner of right coming to
 the throne of grace1  for mercy and    
grace to help in time of need4    ,none 
but the godly know the throne of grace4 
,the next thing that ,i am to handle1   
is1 first1 ,to show you1 that  it is the
 privilege of the godly to distinguish  
from all thrones  whatsoever this throne
 of grace4 ,this1 as ,i told you1 ,i    
gathered from  the apostle in the text1 
for that he only maketh mention thereof1
  but gives no sign to distinguish it   
by2 no sign1 ,i say1 though he  knew    
that there were more thrones than it4   
',let us come boldly1'  saith he1 'to   
the throne of grace1' and so leaves it1 
knowing  full well that they had a good 

understanding of his meaning1 being     
,hebrews 7,heb #i3a-h74 ,they being now 
also enlightened from what  they were   
taught by the placing of the ark of the 
testimony1 and  the mercy-seat in the   
most holy place2 of which particular the
  apostle did then count it1 not of     
absolute necessity distinctly to        
discourse4 ,indeed the ,gentiles1 as ,i 
have showed1 have this throne  of grace 
described and set forth before them1 by 
those tokens which  ,i have touched upon
 in the sheets that go before--for with 
the book  of ,revelation the ,gentiles  
are particularly concerned--for that  it
 was writ to churches of the ,gentiles2 
also the great things  prophesied of    
there relate unto ,gentile-believers1   
and to the  downfall of ,antichrist1 as 
he standeth among them4    ,but yet1 ,i 
think that ,john's discourse of the     
things attending the  throne of grace   
were not by him so much propounded1     
because the  ,gentiles were incapable of
 finding of it without such description1

  as to show the answerableness of the  
antitype with the type2 and  also to    
strengthen their faith1 and illustrate  
the thing2 for they  that know1 may know
 more1 and better of what they know2    
yea1 may  be greatly comforted with     
another's dilating on what they know4   
,besides1 the ,holy ,ghost by the word  
doth always give the most perfect       
description of things2 wherefore to that
 we should have recourse  for the       
completing of our knowledge4 ,i mean    
not1 by what ,i say1 in  the least to   
intimate1 as if this throne of grace was
 to be known  without the text1 for it  
is that that giveth revelation of ,jesus
  ,christ3 but my meaning is1 that a    
saint1 as such1 has such a working  of  
things upon his heart1 as makes him able
 by the ,word to find  out this throne  
of grace1 and to distinguish it to      
himself from  others4 ,for1    ,first4  
,the saint has strong guilt of sin upon 
his conscience1  especially at first2   
and this makes him better judge what    

grace1  in the nature of grace1 is1 than
 others can that are not sensible  of   
what guilt is4 ,what it was to be saved1
 was better relished by  the jailor when
 he was afraid of and trembled at the   
apprehensions  of the wrath of ,god1    
than ever it was with him all his life  
before 7,acts #af3bi-cc74 ,peter then   
also saw what saving was1 when  he began
 to sink into the sea3 ',lord1 save me1'
 said he1 ,i perish  7,matt #ad3cj74    
,sin is that without a sense of which a 
man is not  apprehensive what grace is4 
,sin and grace1 favour and wrath1 death 
and life1 hell and heaven1 are          
opposites1 and are set off1 or out1  in 
their evil or good1 shame or glory1 one 
by another4 ,what makes  grace so good  
to us as sin in its guilt and filth8    
,what makes sin  so horrible and        
damnable a thing in our eyes1 as when we
 see there  is nothing can save us from 
it but the infinite grace of ,god8      
,further1 there seems1 if ,i may so term
 it1 to be a kind of natural  instinct  

in the new creature to seek after the   
grace of ,god2 for so  saith the ,word1 
',they that are after the flesh1 do mind
 the things  of the flesh2 but they that
 are after the ,spirit1 the things of   
the ,spirit' 7,rom #h3e74 ,the child by 
nature nuzzles in its mother's  bosom   
for the breast2 the child by grace does 
by grace seek to live  by the grace of  
,god4 ,all creatures1 the calf1 the     
lamb1 c41 so  soon as they are fallen   
from their mother's belly1 will by      
nature  look for1 and turn themselves   
towards the teat1 and the new creature  
doth so too 7#a ,peter #b3a-c74 ,for    
guilt makes it hunger and thirst1  as   
the hunted hart does pant after the     
water brooks4 ,hunger directs  to bread1
 thirst directs to water2 yea1 it calls 
bread and water  to mind4 ,let a man be 
doing other business1 hunger will put   
him  in mind of his cupboard1 and thirst
 of his cruse of water2 yea1 it  will   
call him1 make him1 force him1 command  
him1 to bethink what  nourishing        

victuals is1 and will also drive him to 
search out after  where he may find it1 
to the satisfying of himself4 ,all right
 talk  also to such an one sets the     
stomach and appetite a craving2 yea1    
into a kind of running out of the body  
after this bread and water1  that it    
might be fed1 nourished1 and filled     
therewith4 ,thus it is  by nature1 and  
thus it is by grace2 thus it is for the 
bread that  perisheth1 and for that     
which endureth to everlasting life4     
,but1    ,second4 ,as nature1 the new   
nature1 teaches this by a kind of       
heavenly natural instinct2 so experience
 also herein helpeth the  godly much4   
,for they have found all other places1  
the throne of  grace excepted1 empty1   
and places or things that hold no water4
  ,they have been at ,mount ,sinai for  
help1 but could find nothing there  but 
fire and darkness1 but thunder and      
lightning1 but earthquake  and          
trembling1 and a voice of killing words1
 which words they  that heard them once 

could never endure to hear them again2  
and as  for the sight of vengeance there
 revealed against sin1 it was so        
terrible1 that ,moses1 even ,moses1     
said1 ',i exceedingly fear and  quake'  
7,heb #ab3ah-ba2 ,exo #ai2 #b ,cor #c74 
,they have sought for grace  by their   
own performances2 but alas6 they have   
yielded them nothing  but wind and      
confusion2 not a performance1 not a     
duty1 not an act  in any part of        
religious worship1 but they looking upon
 it in the  glass of the ,lord1 do find 
it spaked#ba and defective 7,isa        
#fd3e-h74  ,they have sought for grace  
by their resolutions1 their vows1 their 
purposes1 and the like2 but alas6 they  
all do as the other1 discover  that they
 have been very imperfectly managed1 and
 so such as can by  no means help them  
to grace4 ,they have gone to their      
tears1 their  sorrow1 and repentance1 if
 perhaps they might have found some help
  there2 but all has either fled away   
like the early dew1 or if they  have    

stood1 they have stunk even in the      
nostrils of those whose  they were4 ,how
 much more1 then1 in the nostrils of a  
holy ,god6    ,they have gone to ,god1  
as the great ,creator1 and have beheld  
how  wonderful his works have been2 they
 have looked to the heavens  above1 to  
the earth beneath1 and to all their     
ornaments1 but neither  have these1 nor 
what is of or resulting from them1      
yielded grace  to those that had        
sensible want thereof4 ,thus have they  
gone1 as  ,i said1 with these pitchers  
to their fountains1 and have returned   
empty and ashamed2 they found no water1 
no river of water of life2  they have   
been as the woman with her bloody issue1
 spending and  spending till they have  
spent all1 and been nothing better1 but 
rather grew worse 7,mark #e74 ,had they 
searched into nothing but  the law1 it  
had been sufficient to convince them    
that there was no  grace1 nor throne of 
grace1 in the world4 ,for since the law1
 being  the most excellent of all the   

things of the earth1 is found to  be    
such as yieldeth no grace--for grace and
 truth comes by ,jesus  ,christ1 not by 
,moses 7,john #a3ag7--;how can it be    
imagined that it  should be found in    
anything inferior8 ,paul1 therefore1 not
 finding  it in the law1 despairs to    
find it in anything else below1 but     
presently betakes himself to look for it
 there where he had not yet  sought     
it--for he sometimes sought it not by   
faith1 but as it were  by the works of  
the law 7,phil #c3f-h7--;he looked for  
it1 ,i say1 by  ,jesus ,christ1 who is  
the throne of grace1 where he found it1 
and  rejoiced in hope of the glory of   
,god 7,rom #i3bi-ca1 #e3a-c74 ,but1     
,third4 ,saints come to know and        
distinguish the throne of grace from    
other thrones1 by the very direction of 
,god himself2 as it is said  of the well
 that the nobles digged in the          
wilderness--they digged  it by the      
direction of the lawgiver1 so saints    
find out the throne  of grace by the    

direction of the grace-giver4 ,hence    
,paul prays1  that the ,lord would      
direct the hearts of the people into the
 love  of ,god 7#b ,thess #c3e74 ,man1  
as man1 cannot aim directly at this     
throne2 but will drop his prayers short1
 besides1 or the like1 if  he be not    
helped by the ,spirit 7,rom #h3bf74     
,hence the ,son saith of  himself1 ',no 
man can come to me1 except the ,father  
which hath sent  me draw him' 7,john    
#f3dd74 ,which text doth not only       
justify what is  now said1 but          
insinuates that there is an             
unwillingness in man of  himself to come
 to this throne of grace2 he must be    
drawn thereto4  ,he setteth us in the   
way of his steps1 that is1 in that way  
to the  throne by which grace and mercy 
is conveyed unto us4    ,fourth4 ,we    
know the throne of grace from other     
thrones1 by the  glory that it always   
appears in1 when revealed to us of ,god3
 its  glory outbids all2 there is no    
such glory to be seen anywhere else1    

either in heaven or earth4 ,but1 ,i say1
 this comes by the sight  that ,god     
gives1 not by any excellency that there 
is in my natural  understanding as such2
 my understanding and apprehension1     
simply  as natural1 is blind and        
foolish4 ,wherefore1 when ,i set to work
 in  mine own spirit1 and in the power  
of mine own abilities1 to reach  to this
 throne of grace1 and to perceive       
somewhat of the glory  thereof1 then am 
,i dark1 rude1 foolish1 see nothing2 and
 my heart  grows fat1 dull1 savourless1 
lifeless1 and has no warmth in the      
duty4 ,but it mounts up with wings like 
an eagle1 when the throne  is truly     
apprehended4 ,therefore that is another 
thing by which  the ,christian knows the
 throne of grace from all others2 it    
meets  with that good there that it can 
meet with nowhere else4 ,but at  present
 let these things suffice for this4     
,,motives ,,for ,,coming ,,boldly ,,to  
,,the ,,throne ,,of ,,grace4    ,,fifth4
 ,i come now to the motives by which the

 apostle stirreth  up the ,hebrews1 and 
encourageth them to come boldly to the  
throne  of grace4 ,,first4 ,the first   
is1 because we have there such an high  
priest1 or an high priest so and so     
qualified4 ,,second4 ,because we  that  
come thither for grace are sure there to
 speed1 or find grace  and obtain it4   
,the first motive1 because we have such 
an high priest there4    ,,first4 ,for  
the fist of these1 to wit1 we have an   
encouragement  to move us to come with  
boldness to the throne of grace1 because
  we have an high priest there2 because 
we have such an high priest  there4     
',for we have not an high priest which  
cannot be touched with  the feeling of  
our infirmities1 but was in all points  
tempted like  as we are1 yet without    
sin4 ,let us therefore come boldly unto 
the  throne of grace4' ,of this high    
priest ,i have already made mention     
before1 to wit1 so far as to show you   
that ,christ ,jesus is he1 as  well as  
he is the altar1 and sacrifice1 and     

throne of grace1 before  which he also  
himself makes intercession4 ,but        
forasmuch as by the  apostle here1 he is
 not only presented unto us as a throne 
of grace1  but as an high priest        
ministering before it1 it will not be   
amiss  if ,i do somewhat particularly   
treat of his priesthood also4 ,but the  
main or chief of my discourse will be to
 treat of his qualifications  to his    
office1 which ,i find to be in general  
of two sorts4 ,i4 ,,legal4  ,,ii4       
,,natural4    ,,the ,,legal             
qualifications of ,jesus ,christ for the
 office of high  priest4    ,i4 ,,legal4
 ,when ,i say legal1 ,i mean1 as the    
apostle's expression  is1 not by 'the   
law of a carnal commandment1' but by an 
eternal  covenant1 and 'the power of an 
endless life' thereby2 of which the     
priesthood of old was but a type1 and   
the law of their priesthood  but a      
shadow 7,heb #g3af1 #i3ae1bd74 ,but     
because their law1 and their  entrance  
into their priesthood thereby1 was1 as  

,i said1 'a shadow  of good things to   
come1' therefore where it will help to  
illustrate1  we will make use thereof so
 to do2 and where not1 there we will    
let it pass 7,heb #aj3a74 ,the thing to 
be now spoken to is1 that  the          
consideration of ,jesus ,christ being an
 high priest before the  throne of      
grace1 is a motive and encouragement to 
us to come boldly  thither for grace3   
',seeing then that we have a great high 
priest  that is passed into the heavens1
 ,jesus the ,son of ,god1 let us hold   
fast our profession1' and 'come boldly  
unto the throne of grace'  7,heb        
#d3ad1af74 ,now1 how he was made an high
 priest2 for so is  the expression1     
'made an high priest for ever after the 
order of  ,melchisedec' 7,heb #f2bj74   
,first4 ,he took not his honour upon    
himself without a lawful call  thereto4 
,thus the priests under the law were put
 into office2 and  thus the ,son of     
,god4 ,no man taketh this honour to     
himself1 but he  that is called of ,god1

 as was ,aaron4 ,so also ,christ        
glorified not  himself to be made a high
 priest1 but he that said unto him1     
,thou  art my ,son1 today have ,i       
begotten thee4 ,wherefore he was 'called
 of  ,god an high priest after the order
 of ,melchisedec' 7,heb #e3d-f1aj74     
,thus far1 therefore1 the law of his    
priesthood answereth to the law  of the 
priesthood of old2 they both were made  
priests by a legal  call to their work  
or office4 ,but yet the law by which    
this ,son  was made high priest         
excelleth1 and that in these            
particulars--    #a4 ,he was made a     
priest after the similitude of          
,melchisedec1  for he testifieth1 ',thou
 art a priest for ever after the order  
of ,melchisedec' 7,heb #g3ag74 ,thus    
they under the law were not made        
priests but after the order of ,aaron1  
that is1 by a carnal commandment1  not  
by an everlasting covenant of ,god4     
#b4 ,and1 saith he1 'inasmuch as not    
without an oath he was made  priest1 for

 those priests were made without an     
oath1 but this with  an oath1 by him    
that said unto him1 ,the ,lord sware1   
and will not  repent1 thou art a priest 
for ever after the order of             
,melchisedec'  7,heb #g3bj1ba74    #c4  
,the priesthood under the law1 with     
their law and sacrifices1  were fading1 
and were not suffered to continue1 by   
reason of the  death of the priest1 and 
ineffectualness of his offering 7,heb   
#g3bc74  ',but this man1 because he     
continueth ever1 hath an unchangeable   
priesthood' 7v #bd74 ',for the law      
maketh men high priests which  have     
infirmity1 but the word of the oath     
which was since the law1  maketh the    
,son1 who is consecrated for evermore'  
7v #bh74 ,from what  hath already been  
said1 we gather1 7#a47 ,what kind of    
person it is  that is our high priest4  
7#b47 ,the manner of his being called   
to1  and stated#bb in that office4      
7#a47 ,what manner of person he is4 ,he 
is the ,son1 the ,son of ,god1  ,jesus  

the ,son of ,god4 ,hence the apostle    
saith1 'we have a great  high priest1'  
such an high priest 'that is passed into
 the heavens'  7,heb #d3ad74 ,such an   
high priest as is 'made higher than the 
heavens'  7,heb #g3bf74 ,and why doth he
 thus dilate upon the dignity of his    
person1 but because thereby is          
insinuated the excellency of his        
sacrifice1 and the prevalency of his    
intercession1 by that1 to  ,god for us4 
,therefore he saith again1 ',every'     
,aaronical 'priest  standeth daily      
ministering and offering oftentimes the 
same  sacrifices1 which can never take  
away sins3 but this man1' this  great   
man1 this ,jesus1 this ,son of ,god1    
'after he had offered one1'  one only1  
one once1 but one 7,heb #i3be1bf71      
'sacrifice for sins for  ever1 sat down 
on the right hand of ,god2 from         
henceforth expecting  till his enemies  
be made his footstool4 ,for by one      
offering he  hath perfected for ever    
them that are sanctified' 7,heb         

#aj3aa-ad74  ,thus1 ,i say1 the apostle 
toucheth upon the greatness of his      
person1  thereby to set forth the       
excellency of his sacrifice1 and        
prevalency  of his intercession4        
',wherefore1 holy brethren1 partakers of
  the heavenly calling1 consider the    
,apostle and high priest of our         
profession1 ,christ ,jesus' 7,heb #c3a74
 ,or1 as he saith again1 making  mention
 of ,melchisedec1 'consider how great   
this man was' 7,heb  #g3d71 we have such
 a high priest1 so great a high priest2 
one that  is entered into the heavens3  
,jesus the ,son of ,god4    7#b47 ,the  
manner also of his being called to and  
stated in his office1  is not to be     
overlooked4 ,he is made a priest after  
the power of an  endless life1 or is to 
be such an one as long as he lives1 and 
as  long as we have need of his         
mediation4 ,now ,christ being raised    
from  the dead1 dies no more2 death hath
 no more dominion over him4 ,he  is     
himself the ,prince of life4 ,wherefore 

it follows1 'he hath an  unchangeable   
priesthood4' ,and what then8 ,why1 then 
'he is able also  to save them to the   
uttermost that come unto ,god by him1   
seeing  he ever liveth to make          
intercession for them' 7,heb #g3bd1be74 
,but  again1 he is made a priest with an
 oath1 'the ,lord sware1 and will  not  
repent1 thou art a priest for ever4'    
,hence ,i gather1 7a7 ,that  before ,god
 there is no high priest but ,jesus1 nor
 ever shall be4  7b7 ,that ,god is to   
the full pleased with his high          
priesthood2 and  so with all those for  
whom he maketh intercession4 ,for this  
priest1  though he is not accepted for  
the sake of another1 yet he is upon  the
 account of another4 ',for every high   
priest taken from among  men is ordained
 for men in things pertaining to ,god1' 
to make  reconciliation for the sins of 
the people 7,heb #e3a1b74 ,and again1   
he is entered 'into heaven itself1 now  
to appear in the presence of  ,god for  
us' 7,heb #i3bd74 ,god therefore1 in    

that he hath made him a  priest with an 
oath1 and also determined that he will  
never repent  of his so doing1 declareth
 that he is1 and for ever will be1      
satisfied with his offering4 ,and this  
is a great encouragement to  those that 
come to ,god by him2 they have by this  
oath a firm ground  to go upon1 and the 
oath is1 ',thou art a priest for ever1' 
shalt be  accepted for ever for every   
one for whom thou makest intercession2  
nor will ,i ever reject any body that   
comes to me by thee2 therefore  here is 
ground for faith1 for hope and          
rejoicing2 for this consideration  a man
 has ground to come boldly to the throne
 of grace4    ,second4 ,but again1 as   
,christ is made a priest by call and    
with an  oath1 and so1 so far legally2  
so he1 being thus called1 has other     
preparatory legal qualifications4 ,the  
,high ,priest under the law was  not by 
law to come into the holiest1 but in    
those robes that were  ordained for him 
to minister in before ,god2 which robes 

were not  to be made according to the   
fancy of the people1 but according to   
the commandment of ,moses 7,exo #bh74   
,christ our high priest in heaven  has  
also his holy garment1 with which he    
covereth the nakedness of  them that are
 his1 which robe was not made of        
corruptible things1  as silver and gold1
 c41 but by a patient continuance in a  
holy  life1 according to the law of     
,moses1 both moral and ceremonial4  ,not
 that either of these were that eternal 
testament by which he  was made a       
priest2 but the moral law was to be     
satisfied1 and the  types of the        
ceremonial law to be as to this         
eminently fulfilled2  and he was bound  
by that eternal covenant by which he is 
made a  mediator to do so4 ,wherefore1  
before he could enter the holiest of    
all1 he must have these holy garments   
made2 neither did he trust  others1 as  
in the case of ,aaron1 to make these    
garments for him1 but  he wrought them  
all himself1 according to all that      

,moses commanded4    ,this garment      
,christ was a great while a-making4     
,what time1 you  may ask1 was required8 
,and ,i answer1 ,all the days of his    
life2 for  all things that were written 
concerning him1 as to this1 were not    
completed till the day that he hanged   
upon the cross4 ,for then it  was that  
he said1 ',it is finished2 and he bowed 
his head1 and gave  up the ghost' 7,john
 #ai3bh-cj74 ,this robe is for glory and
 for beauty4  ,this is it that afore ,i 
said was of the colour of the rainbow1  
and  that compasseth even round about   
this throne of grace1 unto which  we are
 bid to come4 ,this is that garment that
 reaches down to his  feet1 and that is 
girt to him with a golden girdle 7,rev  
#a3ac74 ,this  is that garment that     
covereth all his body mystical1 and that
 hideth  the blemishes of such members  
from the eye of ,god1 and of the law4   
,and it is made up of his obedience to  
the law1 by his complete  perfect       
obedience thereto 7,rom #e3ai74 ,this   

,christ wears always1 he  never puts it 
off1 as the former high priests put off 
theirs by  a ceremonial command4 ,he    
ever lives to make intercession2        
consequently  he ever wears this        
priestly robe4 ,he might not go into the
 holy  place without it1 upon danger of 
death1 or at least of being sent  back  
again2 but he died not1 but lives ever2 
is not sent back1 but  is set down at   
,god's right hand2 and there shall sit  
till his foes  are made his footstool   
7,john #af3aj74    ,this is that for the
 sake of which all are made welcome1 and
 embraced  and kissed1 forgiven and     
saved1 that come unto ,god by him4 ,this
  is that righteousness1 that mantle    
spotless1 that ,paul so much  desired to
 be found wrapt in2 for he knew that    
being found in that  he must be         
presented thereby to ,god a glorious    
man1 not having  spot1 or wrinkle1 or   
any such thing4 ,this therefore is      
another of  the ,lord ,jesus' legal     
qualifications1 as preparatory to the   

executing  of his high priest's office  
in heaven4 ,but of this something has   
been spoken before2 and therefore ,i    
shall not enlarge upon it here4         
,third4 ,when the high priest under the 
law was thus accomplished  by a legal   
call1 and a garment suitable to his     
office1 then again  there was another   
thing that must be done1 in order to his
 regular  execution of his office2 and  
that was1 he must be consecrated1 and   
solemnly ushered thereunto by certain   
offerings1 first presented  to ,god for 
himself4 ,this you have mention made of 
in the ,levitical  law2 you have there  
first commanded1 that1 in order to the  
high  priest's approaching the holiest  
for the people1 there must first  be an 
offering of consecration for himself1   
and this is to succeed  his call1 and   
the finishing of his holy garments 7,exo
 #bi3e-g1ai-bb74  ,for this ceremony was
 not to be observed until his garments  
were  made and put upon him2 also the   
blood of the ram of consecration  was to

 be sprinkled upon him1 his garments1   
c41 that he might be  hallowed1 and     
rightly set apart for the high priest's 
office 7,lev  #h74 ,the ,holy ,ghost1 ,i
 think1 thus signifying that ,jesus the 
,son  of ,god1 our great high priest1   
was not only to sanctify the people     
with his blood2 but first1 by blood must
 to that work be sanctified  himself2   
',for their sakes1' saith he1 ',i       
sanctify myself1 that they  also might  
be sanctified through the truth' 7,john 
#ag3ai74    ,but it may be asked1 ,when 
was this done to ,christ1 or what       
sacrifice  of consecration had he       
precedent to the offering up of himself 
for  our sins8 ,i answer1 ,it was done  
in the garden when he was washed in  his
 own blood1 when his sweat was in great 
drops of blood1 falling  down to the    
ground4 ,for there it was he was        
sprinkled with his blood1  not only the 
tip of his ear1 his thumb1 and toe1 but 
there he was  washed all over2 there    
therefore was his most solemn           

consecration  to his office2 at least1  
so ,i think4 ,and this1 as ,aaron's was1
 was  done by ,moses2 it was ,moses that
 sprinkled ,aaron's garments4 ,it  was  
by virtue of an agony also that his     
bloody sweat was produced2  and what was
 the cause of that agony1 but the       
apprehension of the  justice and curse  
of ,moses' law1 which now he was to     
undergo for  the sins of the people4    
,with this sacrifice he then subjoined  
another1 which was also  preparatory to 
the great acts of his high priest's     
office1 which he  was afterwards to     
perform for us4 ,and that was his       
drink-offering1  his tears1 which were  
offered to ,god with strong cries 7,exo 
#bi3dj2  ,num #bh3g74 ,for this was the 
place and time that in a special manner 
he caused his strong wine to be poured  
out1 and that he drank  his tears as    
water4 ,this is called his offering1 his
 offering for  his own acceptance with  
,god4 ,after 'he had offered up prayers 
and  supplications1 with strong crying  

and tears unto him that was able  to    
save him1' he 'was heard' for his piety1
 for his acceptance as  to this office1 
for he merited his office as well as his
 people 7,heb  #e3g74 ,wherefore it     
follows1 'and being made perfect1' that 
is1 by  a complete performance of all   
that was necessary for the orderly      
attaining of his office as high priest1 
'he became the author of  eternal       
salvation1 unto all them that obey him' 
7,heb #e3i74    ,for your better        
understanding of me as to this1 mind    
that ,i speak of  a twofold perfection  
in ,christ2 one as to his person1 the   
other as  to his performances4 ,in the  
perfection of his person1 two things are
  to be considered2 first1 the          
perfection of his humanity1 as to the   
nature of it2 it was at first appearing1
 wholly without pollution  of sin1 and  
so completely perfect2 but yet this     
humanity was to  have joined to this    
another perfection2 and that was a      
perfection  of stature and age4 ,hence  

it is said that as to his humanity he   
increased1 that is1 grew more perfect4  
,for this his increasing was1  in order 
to a perfection1 not of nature1 simply  
as nature1 but of  stature4 ',jesus     
increased in wisdom and stature' 7,luke 
#b3eb74 ,the  paschal lamb was a lamb   
the first day it was yeaned2 but it was 
not  to be sacrificed until it attained 
such a perfection of age as by  the law 
of ,god was appointed to it 7,exo       
#ab3e1f74 ,it was necessary1  therefore1
 that ,christ as to his person should be
 perfect in both  these senses4 ,and    
indeed 'in due time ,christ died for the
 ungodly'  7,rom #e3f74    ,again1 as   
there was a perfection of person1 or of 
nature and personage  in ,christ1 so    
there was to be a perfection of         
performances in him  also4 ,hence it is 
said1 that ,jesus increased in favour   
with ,god  7,luke #b3eb72 that is1 by   
perfecting of his obedience to him for  
us4  ,now1 his performances were such as
 had a respect to his bringing  in of   

righteousness for us in the general2 or 
such as respected  preparations for his 
sacrifice as a high priest4 ,but let    
them be  applied to both1 or to this or 
that in particular2 it cannot be1  that 
while the most part of his performances 
were wanting1 he should  be as perfect  
as when he said1 ',the things concerning
 me have an  end' 7,luke #bb3cg74       
,not but that every act of his obedience
 was perfect1 and carried  in it a      
length and breadth proportionable to    
that law by which it  was demanded4 ,nor
 was there at any time in his obedience 
that which  made to interfere one       
commandment with another4 ,he did all   
things  well1 and so stood in the favour
 of ,god4 ,but yet one act was not      
actually all1 though virtually any one  
of his actions might carry  in it a     
merit sufficient to satisfy and quiet   
the law4 ,hence1 as  ,i said1 it is told
 us1 not only that he is the ,son of    
,god's love1  but that he increased in  
favour with ,god2 that is1 by a going on

  in doing1 by a continuing to do that  
always that pleased the ,god  of heaven4
    ,a man that pays money at the day   
appointed1 beginning first at one       
shilling1 or one pound1 and so ceaseth  
not until he hath in current  coin told 
over the whole sum to the creditor1 does
 well at the  beginning2 but the first  
shilling1 or first pound1 not being the 
full debt1 cannot be counted or reckoned
 the whole1 but a part2  yet is it not  
an imperfect part1 nor doth the creditor
 find fault  at all1 because there is   
but so much now told2 but concludes that
  all is at hand1 and accepteth of this 
first1 as a first-fruits3 so  ,christ1  
when he came into the world1 began to   
pay1 and so continued  to do1 even until
 he had paid the whole debt1 and so     
increased in  favour with ,god4 ,there  
was then a gradual performance of       
duties1  as to the number of them1 by   
our ,lord when he was in the world1 and 
consequently a time wherein it might be 
said that ,christ had not1  as to act1  

done all1 as was appointed him to do1 to
 do as preparatory  to that great thing 
which he was to do for us4 ,wherefore1  
in  conclusion1 he is said to be made   
perfect1 'and being made perfect1  he   
became the author of eternal salvation  
to all them that obey  him' 7,heb #e3i74
    ,it will be objected1 then1 that at 
some time it might be said of  ,christ  
that he was imperfect in his obedience4 
,answ4 ,there was a  time wherein it    
might have been said1 ,christ had not   
done all that  he was to do for us on   
earth4 ,but it doth not follow          
thereupon1  that he therefore was       
imperfect in his obedience2 for that all
 his  acts of obedience were done in    
their proper time1 and when they        
should1 according to the will of ,god4  
,the timing of performances  adds or    
diminishes as to the perfection of      
obedience1 or the  imperfection of it4  
,had these ,jews killed the passover    
three days  sooner than the time        
appointed1 they had transgressed 7,exo  

#ab3f74  ,had the ,jews done that on the
 fourth day to ,jericho1 which was to   
have been done on the seventh day1 they 
had sinned 7,josh #f3aj-af74  ,duty is  
beautiful in its time1 and the ,son of  
,god observed the time4  ',i must1'     
saith he1 'work the works of him that   
sent me1 while it  is day1' that is1 in 
their seasons4 ,you must keep in mind   
that we  speak all this while of that   
part of ,christ's perfection1 as to     
duties1 which stood in the number of    
performances1 and not in the  nature or 
quality of acts4 ,and ,i say1 as to the 
thing in hand1  ,christ had duty to do1 
with respect to his office as high      
priest  for us1 which immediately       
concerned himself2 such duties as gave  
him a legal admittance unto the         
execution thereof2 such duties1  the    
which1 had they not orderly been done1  
the want of them would  have made him an
 undue approacher of the presence of    
,god1 as  to that4 ,wherefore1 as ,i    
said afore1 by what he did thereabout1  

he consecrated1 or sanctified himself   
for that work1 according to  ,god1 and  
was accepted for his piety1 or in that  
he feared and did  orderly do what he   
should do4    ,fourth4 ,the next thing  
preparatory to the execution of this    
office  of high priest was the sacrifice
 itself4 ,the sacrifice1 you know1      
must1 as to the being of it1 needs      
precede the offering of it2 it  must be 
before it can be offered4 ,nor could    
,christ have been an  high priest1 had  
he not had a sacrifice to offer4 ',for  
every high  priest is ordained to offer 
gifts and sacrifices2 wherefore it is   
of necessity that this man have somewhat
 also to offer' 7,heb #h3c74  ,and ,i   
bring in the sacrifice as the last thing
 preparatory1 not  that it was last1 as 
to being1 for it was before he could be 
capable  of doing any of the afore-named
 duties1 being his body1 in and by      
which he did them1 but it was the last  
as to fitness2 it was not to  be a      
sacrifice before the time1 the time     

appointed of the ,father2  for since he 
had prepared it to that end1 it was fit 
as to the time  of its being offered1   
that that should be when ,god thought   
best  also 7,heb #aj3e74    ,behold     
then1 here is the high priest with his  
sacrifice2 and behold  again1 how he    
comes to offer it4 ,he comes to offer   
his burnt-offering  at the call of ,god2
 he comes to do it in his priestly      
garments1  consecrated and sanctified in
 his own blood2 he comes with blood and 
tears1 or by water and blood1 and       
offereth his sacrifice1 himself  a      
sacrifice unto ,god for the sin of the  
world2 and that too at a  time when ,god
 began to be weary of the service and   
sacrifices of  all the world4           
',wherefore when he cometh into the     
world1 he saith1  ,sacrifice and        
offering thou wouldest not1 but a body  
hast thou  prepared me1' thou hast      
fitted me2 'in burnt-offerings and      
sacrifices  for sin thou hast had no    
pleasure2 then said ,i1 ,lo ,i come1 in 

the  volume of the book it is written of
 me1 to do thy will1 ,o ,god' 7,heb     
#aj3e-g74    ,christ the sacrifice as   
well as the high priest1 and how he     
offered  it4    ,thus you see our high  
priest proceeded to the execution of his
  priestly office2 and now we are come  
to his sacrifice1 we will  consider a   
little of the parts thereof1 and how he 
offered1 and  pleads the same4 ,the     
burnt-offering for sin had two parts1   
the  flesh and the fat1 which fat is    
called the fat of the inwards1 of  the  
kidneys1 and the like 7,lev #c3ab-af74  
,answerable to this1 the  sacrifice of  
,christ had two parts1 the body and the 
soul4 ,the body  is the flesh1 and his  
soul the fat2 that inward part that must
  not by any means be kept from the fire
 7,isa #ec3aj74 ,for without  the       
burning of the fat1 the burnt-offering  
and sin-offering1 both  which was a     
figure of the sacrifice of our high     
priest1 was counted  imperfect1 and so  
not acceptable4    ,and it is           

observable1 that in these kind of       
offerings1 when they  were to be burned1
 the fat and the head must be laid and  
be burned  together2 and the priest     
'shall cut it into his pieces with his  
head and his fat2 and the priest shall  
lay them in order on the  wood that is  
on the fire which is upon the altar'    
7,lev #a3ab74 ,to  signify1 methinks1   
the feeling sense that this sacrifice of
 his  body and soul should have of the  
curse of ,god due to sin1 all the  while
 that it suffered for sin4 ,and         
therefore it is from this that  this    
sacrifice has the name of               
burnt-offering1 it is the burnt-offering
  for the burning1 because of the       
burning upon the altar all night1  until
 the morning2 and the fire of the altar 
shall be burning in  it4    ,the fat    
made the flame to increase and to       
ascend2 wherefore ,god  speaks          
affectionately of the fat1 saying1 ,the 
fat of mine offerings4  ,and again1 ',he
 shall see of the travail of his soul   

and shall  be satisfied' 7,isa          
#ec3aj-ab74 ,the soul-groans1 the       
soul-cries1  the soul-conflicts that the
 ,son of ,god had1 together with his    
soul-submission to his ,father's will1  
when he was made a sacrifice  for sin1  
did doubtless flame bright1 ascend high1
 and cast out  a sweet savour unto the  
nostrils of ,god1 whose justice was now 
appeasing for the sin of men4    ,his   
flesh also was part of this sacrifice1  
and was made to feel  that judgment of  
,god for sin that it was capable of4    
,and it was  capable of feeling much1 so
 long as natural life1 and so1 bodily   
sense1 remained4 ,it also began to feel 
with the soul1 by reason of  the union  
that was betwixt them both2 the soul    
felt1 and the body  bled2 the soul was  
in an agony1 and the body sweat blood2  
the soul  wrestled with the judgment and
 curse of the law1 and the body1 to     
show its sense and sympathy1 sent out   
dolorous cries1 and poured  out rivers  
of tears before ,god4 ,we will not here 

at large speak of  the lashes1 of the   
crown of thorns1 of how his face was    
bluft#bc  with blows and blood2 also how
 he was wounded1 pierced1 and what      
pains he felt while life lasted1 as he  
suffered for our sins2 though  these    
things are also prefigured in the old   
law1 by the nipping or  wringing of the 
head1 the cutting of the sacrifice in   
pieces1 and  burning it in the fire     
7,lev #a74 ,now1 you must know1 that as 
the  high priest was to offer his       
sacrifice1 so he was to bring the  blood
 thereof to the mercy-seat or throne of 
grace1 where now our  ,jesus is2 he was 
to offer it at the door of the          
tabernacle1 and to  carry the blood     
within the veil2 of both which a little4
    ,christ a willing and an effectual  
sacrifice4    #a4 ,he was to offer it1  
and how8 ,not grudgingly1 nor as by     
compulsion1  but of a voluntary will and
 cheerful mind3 ',if his offering be a  
burnt-sacrifice of the herd1 let him    
offer a male without blemish2  he shall 

offer it of his own voluntary will'     
7,lev #a3c74 ,thus did  ,christ when he 
offered up himself1 as is manifest by   
that which  follows4 7#a47 ,he offered a
 male1 'himself1' without blemish 7,heb 
#g3bg74 7#b47 ,he gave himself a ransom2
 he 'gave his life a ransom'  7,matt    
#bj2bh74 7#c47 ,he laid down his life of
 himself 7,john #aj3ah2  ,luke #ab3e74  
7#d47 ,he longed for the day of his     
death1 that he might  die to redeem his 
people4 7#e47 ,nor was he ever so joyful
 in all  his life1 that we read of1 as  
when his sufferings grew near2 then  he 
takes the sacrament of his body and     
blood into his own hands1  and with     
thanksgiving bestows it among his       
disciples2 then he sings  an hymn1 then 
he rejoices1 then he comes with a ',lo1 
,i come4' ,o  the heart1 the great      
heart1 that ,jesus ,christ had for us to
 do us  good6 ,he did it with all the   
desire of his soul4    #b4 ,he did it1  
not only voluntarily1 and of a free     
will1 but of love  and affection to the 

life of his enemies4 ,had he done thus  
for the  life of his friends1 it had    
been much2 but since he did it out of   
love to the life of his enemies1 that is
 much more4 ',scarcely for  a righteous 
man will one die1 yet peradventure for a
 good man some  would even dare to die2 
but ,god commended his love toward us1  
in  that while we were yet sinners1     
,christ died for us' 7,rom #e3g1h74     
#c4 ,he did it without relinquishment of
 mind1 when he was in3 no               
discouragement disheartened him2 cry and
 bleed he did1 yea1 roar  by reason of  
the troubles of his soul1 but his mind  
was fixed2 his  ,father sware and did   
not repent1 that he should be his       
priest2 and  he vowed1 and said he would
 not repent that he had threatened to   
be the plague and death of death 7,hosea
 #ac3ac1ad74    #d4 ,he did it          
effectually and to purpose3 he hath     
stopped the mouth  of the law with      
blood2 he hath so pacified justice1 that
 it now  can forgive2 he hath carried   

sin away from before the face of ,god1  
and set us quit in his sight2 he hath   
destroyed the devil1 abolished  death1  
and brought life and immortality to     
light through the gospel2  he hath      
wrought such a change in the world by   
what he has done for  them that believe1
 that all things work together for their
 good1  from thenceforward and for ever4
    ,christ the altar4    ,i should now 
come to the second part of the office of
 this  high-priest1 and speak to that2  
as also to those things that were       
preparatory unto his executing it2 but  
first1 ,i think convenient  a little to 
treat of the altar also upon which this 
sacrifice was  offered to ,god4         
,some1 ,i conceive1 have thought the    
altar to be the cross on which  the body
 of ,christ was crucified1 when he gave 
himself an offering  for sin2 but they  
are greatly deceived1 for he also       
himself was  the altar through which he 
offered himself2 and this is one of the 
treasures of wisdom which are hid in    

him1 and of which the world  and        
,antichrist are utterly ignorant4 ,i    
touched this in one hint  before1 but   
now a little more express4 ,the altar is
 always greater  than the gift2 and     
since the gift was the body and soul of 
,christ--for  so saith the text1 ',he   
gave himself for our sins'--the altar   
must  be something else than a sorry bit
 of wood1 or than a cursed tree4        
,wherefore ,i will say to such1 as one  
wiser than ,solomon said to  the ,jews1 
when they superstitiated the gift1 in   
counting it more  honourable than the   
altar1 ',ye fools1 and blind1 for       
whether is  greater1 the gift1 or the   
altar that sanctifieth the gift8' 7,matt
  #bc3ah1ai74    ,if the altar be       
greater than the gift1 and yet the gift 
so great a  thing as the very humanity  
of ,christ1 can it--,i will now direct  
my  speech to the greatest fool--can    
that greater thing be the cross8  ,is1  
was the cross1 the wooden cross1 the    
cursed tree1 that some  worship1 greater

 than the gift1 to wit1 than the        
sacrifice which  ,christ offered1 when  
he gave himself for our sins6 ,o        
idolatry1 ,o  blasphemy6#bd    ,quest4  
,but what then was the altar8 ,answ4    
,the divine nature  of ,christ1 that    
,eternal ,spirit1 by and in the         
assistance of which  he 'offered himself
 without spot to ,god'2 he1 through the 
,eternal  ,spirit 'offered himself'     
7,heb #i3ad74    #a4 ,and it must be    
,,that1 because1 as was said1 the altar 
is greater  than the gift2 but there is 
nothing but ,christ's divine nature     
greater than his human2 to be sure1 a   
sorry bit of wood1 a tree1  the stock of
 a tree1 is not4    #b4 ,it must be     
this1 because the text says plainly 'the
 altar  sanctifies the gift1' that is1  
puts worth and virtue into it2 but  was 
it the tree1 or the ,godhead of ,christ1
 that put virtue and  efficacy into this
 sacrifice that he offered to ,god for  
us8 ,if thou  canst but tell thy        
fingers1 judge4    #c4 ,the altar was it

 of old that was to bear up the         
sacrifice  until it was consumed2 and   
with reference to the sacrifice under   
consideration1 the tree could not bear  
up that2 for our sacrifice  being a man1
 consisting of soul and body1 that which
 could bear  him up in his suffering    
condition1 must be that that could apply
  itself to his reasonable and sensible 
part for relief and succour1  and that  
was of power to keep him even in his    
spirit1 and in a  complete              
submissiveness to ,god1 in the present  
condition in which  he was2 and could   
the tree do this1 think you8 ,had the   
tree that  command and government of the
 soul and sense of ,christ1 of the      
reason and feeling of the ,lord ,jesus1 
as to keep him in this bitter           
suffering1 in that evenness and         
spotlessness in his torment1 as to      
cause that he should come off this great
 work1 without the least  smell or      
tang#be of imperfection8 ,no1 no2 it was
 through the  ,eternal ,spirit that he  

'offered himself without spot to ,god4' 
,quest4 ,wherefore then served the      
cross8 ,answ4 ,i ask1 and wherefore     
then served the wood by which the       
sacrifices were burned8 ,the  sacrifices
 were burned with wood upon the altar2  
the wood then was  not that altar1 the  
wood was that instrument by which the   
sacrifice  was consumed1 and the cross  
that by which ,christ suffered his      
torment  and affliction4 ,the altar then
 was it that did bear both the wood  and
 sacrifice1 that did uphold the wood to 
burn1 and the sacrifice  to abide the   
burning4 ,and with reference to the     
matter in hand1  the tree on which      
,christ was hanged1 and the sacrifice of
 his body1  were both upheld by his     
divine power2 yet the tree was no more a
  sacrifice1 nor an altar1 than was the 
wood upon the altar2 nor was  the wood1 
but the fire1 holy1 by which the        
sacrifice was consumed4  ,let the tree  
then be the tree1 the sacrifice the     
sacrifice1 and  the altar the altar2 and

 let men have a care how1 in their      
worship1  they make altars upon which1  
as they pretend1 they offer the body  of
 ,christ2 and let them leave off        
foolishly to dote upon wood1 and  the   
works of their hands3 the altar is      
greater than the gift or  sacrifice that
 was1 or is1 upon it4    ,how ,christ   
executes the office of high-priest4     
,we come now to the second part of the  
office of this high-priest  and to show 
how he performeth that4 ,in order to    
which1 ,i must1  as ,i did with         
reference to the first1 show you what   
things1 as  preparatory1 were to precede
 the execution of it4 ,we have here1 as 
you see1 'our passover sacrificed for   
us1' for our encouragement  to come to  
the throne of grace2 and now let us look
 to it1 as it  is presented in the      
holiest of all1 and to the order of its 
being  so presented4    #a4 ,first1     
then1 before there was anything further 
done1 ,i mean by  this high-priest1 as  
to a further application of his         

offering1 the  judgment of ,god was     
waited for by him1 with respect to his  
estimation  of what was already done1 to
 wit1 how that was resented#bf by him2  
the which he declared to the full by    
raising him from the dead4  ,for in that
 he was raised from the dead1 when yet  
he died for our  sins1 it is evident    
that his offering was accepted1 or      
esteemed  of value sufficient to effect 
that for the which it was made a        
sacrifice1 which was for our sins2 this1
 therefore1 was in order  to his being  
admitted into heaven4 ,god1 by raising  
him from the  dead1 justified his death1
 and counted it sufficient for the      
saving  of the world4 ,and this ,christ 
knew would be the effect of his death1  
long before he gave himself a ransom2   
where he saith1 ',this also  shall      
please the ,lord better than an ox1 or  
bullock that hath horns  and hoofs'     
7,psa #fi3ca74 ,and again1 ',for the    
,lord ,god will help me1  therefore     
shall ,i not be confounded3 therefore   

have ,i set my face  like a flint1 and  
,i know ,i shall not be ashamed4 ,he is 
near that  justifieth me2 who will      
contend with me8 ,let us stand together2
 who  is mine adversary8 ,let him come  
near to me4 ,behold1 the ,lord ,god     
will help me2 who is he that shall      
condemn me8 ,lo1 they all shall  wax old
 as a garment1 the moth shall eat them  
up' 7,isa #ej3g-i74  ,all this is the   
work of the ,lord ,god1 his ,father1 and
 he had faith  therein1 as ,i said      
before4 ,and since it was ,god who was  
to be  appeased1 it was requisite that  
he should be heard in the matter1  to   
wit1 whether he was pacified or no3 the 
which he has declared1  ,i say1 in      
raising him up from the dead4 ,and this 
the apostles1 both  ,paul and ,peter1   
insinuate1 when they ascribe his        
resurrection to  the power of another1  
rather than to his raising of himself1  
saying1  'this ,jesus hath ,god raised  
up' 7,acts #b3cb74 ',god hath raised'   
him  up 'from the dead' 7#c3ae71 'whom  

,god raised from the dead1' and  the    
like 7#d3aj1 #e3cj1 #h3ef1 #ac3cj74 ,i  
say1 therefore1 that ,god1  by raising  
up ,christ from the dead1 hath said1    
that thus far his  offering pleased him1
 and that he was content4    #b4 ,but   
lest the world1 being besotted by sin1  
should not rightly  interpret actions1  
therefore ,god added to his raising him 
up  from the dead1 a solemn exposing of 
him to view1 not to all men1  but to    
such as were faithful1 and that might be
 trusted with the  communicating of it  
to others3 ',him1' saith ,peter1 ',god  
raised'  from the dead1 'and showed him 
openly1 not to all the people1 but  to  
witnesses chosen before of ,god1 even to
 us who did eat and drink  with him1    
after he rose from the dead' 7,acts     
#aj3dj1da74 ,and this  was requisite1   
not for that it added anything to the   
value and worth  of his sacrifice1 but  
for the help of the faith of them that  
were  to have eternal salvation by him4 
,and it is for this cause that  ,paul so

 enlargeth upon this very thing1 to wit1
 that there were  them that could       
testify that ,god had raised him up from
 the dead1  namely1 that men might see  
that ,god was well pleased1 and that    
they  had encouragement to come boldly  
by him to the throne of grace for  mercy
 7#a ,cor #ae3a-h74 ,and this exposing  
of him to view1 was not  for the length 
of a surprising or dazzling moment1 but 
days and  nights1 to the number of no   
less than forty2 and that to the        
self-same  persons1 to wit1 'the        
apostles whom he had chosen3 ,to whom   
also1'  says the text1 'he showed       
himself alive after his passion1 by many
  infallible proofs1 being seen of them 
forty days1 and speaking of  the things 
pertaining to the kingdom of ,god'      
7,acts #a3b1c74 ,thus ,god  therefore   
being willing more abundantly to show   
him unto the world1  ordered this great 
season betwixt his resurrection and     
ascension1  that the world might see    
that they had ground to believe an      

atonement  was made for sin4    #c4 ,but
 again1 a third thing that was to       
precede the execution of  the second    
part of this his priestly office was1   
the manner and  order of his going into 
the holiest2 ,i say1 the manner and     
order  of his going4 ,he was to go      
thither in that robe of which mention   
was made before1 to wit1 in the virtue  
of his obedience1 for it  was that which
 was to make his way for him as now     
sprinkled with  his blood4 ,he was to go
 thither with a noise which the ,holy   
,ghost  calls a shout1 saying1 ',god is 
gone up with a shout1 the ,lord with    
the sound of a trumpet' 7,psa #dg3e74   
,this was prefigured by the bells1  as  
,i said1 which did hang on the border of
 ,aaron's garments4 ,this  shout seems  
to signify the voice of men and angels2 
and this trumpet  the voice and joy of  
,god2 for so it says1 he shall descend3 
',for  the ,lord himself shall descend  
from heaven with a shout1 with the      
voice of the archangel1 and with the    

trump of ,god' 7#a ,thess #d3af74  ,even
 as he ascended and went up2 for        
,aaron's bells were to be heard  when he
 went into1 and when he came out of1 the
 holy place 7,exo  #bh3cc-ce74 ,but what
 men were to ascend with him1 but1 as   
was said  afore1 the men that 'came out 
of the graves after his resurrection8'  
7,matt #bg3ec74 ,and what angels but    
those that ministered to him here  in   
the day of his humiliation8 ,as for the 
evil ones1 he then rode  in triumph over
 their heads1 and crushed them as       
captives with  his chariot wheels4 ,he  
is ascended on high1 he has 'led        
captivity  captive1 he has received     
gifts for men' 7,eph #d3h74    ,thus    
then he ascended unto1 into the holy    
paradise1 where he was  waited for of a 
multitude of the heavenly host1 and of  
thousands  of millions of the spirits of
 just men made perfect4 ,so approaching 
the highest heavens1 the place of the   
special presence of ,god1 he was  bid   
sit down at his right hand1 in token    

that1 for his sufferings'  sake1 ,god   
had made him the highest of every       
creature1 and given him  a name above   
every name1 and commanded that at the   
name of ,jesus  now all things in heaven
 should bow1 and promised1 that at the  
day  of judgment1 all on earth1 and     
under it1 should bow too1 to the  glory 
of ,god the ,father 7,phil #b3f-aa74    
,thus he presented himself  on our      
behalf unto ,god1 a sacrifice of a      
sweet-smelling savour1 in  which ,god   
resteth for ever1 for that the blood of 
this sacrifice  has always with him a   
pleasing and prevailing voice4 ,it      
cannot be  denied1 it cannot be         
outweighed by the heaviness1            
circumstances1  or aggravations of any  
sin whatsoever1 of them that come unto  
,god  by him4 ,he is always1 as ,i said 
before1 in the midst of the throne1  and
 before the throne1 'a ,lamb as it had  
been slain1' now appearing  in the      
presence of ,god for us4 ,of the manner 
of his intercession1  whether it was    

vocal or virtual1 whether by voice of   
mouth1 or  merit of deed1 or both1 ,i   
will not determine2 we know but little  
while here1 how things are done in      
heaven1 and we may soon be too  carnal1 
or fantastical in our apprehensions4    
,intercession he makes1  that is1 he    
manages the efficacy and worth of his   
suffering with  ,god for us1 and is     
always prevalent in his thus managing of
 his  merits on our behalf4 ,and as to  
the manner1 though it be in itself      
infinitely beyond what we can conceive  
while here1 yet ,god hath  stooped to   
our weakness1 and so expressed himself  
in this matter1  that we might somewhat1
 though but childishly1 apprehend him   
7#a  ,cor #ac3aa1ab74 ,and we do not    
amiss if we conceive as the ,word of    
,god hath revealed2 for the scriptures  
are the green poplar1 hazel1  and the   
chestnut rods that lie in the gutters   
where we should come  to drink2 all the 
difficulty is1 in seeing the white      
strakes1 the  very mind of ,god there1  

that we may conceive by it4    ,but the 
text says he prayeth in heaven1 he makes
 intercession there4  ,again1 it saith  
his blood speaks1 and1 consequently1 why
 may not  his groans1 his tears1 his    
sighs1 and strong cries1 which he       
uttered  here in the days of flesh8 ,i  
believe they do1 and have a strong      
voice with ,god for the salvation of his
 people4 ,he may then intercede  both   
vocally and virtually2 virtually to be  
sure he does1 and we are  allowed so to 
apprehend1 because the text suggesteth  
such a manner  of intercession to us2   
and because our weakness will not admit 
us  to understand fully the thing as it 
is1 our belief that he maketh           
intercession for us has also the        
advantage of being purged from  its     
faultiness by his intercession1 and we  
shall be saved thereby1  because we have
 relied upon his blood shed1 and the    
prevalency of  the worthiness of it with
 ,god for us2 though as to this         
circumstance1  the manner of his        

interceding1 we should be something at a
 loss4    ,the ,word says that we have  
yet but the image of heavenly things1   
or of things in the heavens4 ,i do not  
at all doubt but that many  of those    
that were saved before ,christ came in  
the flesh1 though  they were1 as to the 
main1 right1 and relied upon him to the 
saving  of their souls1 yet came far    
short of the knowledge of many of the   
circumstances of his suffering for them 
7,heb #aj3a74 ,did they all  know that  
he was to be betrayed of ,judas8 that he
 was to be scourged  of the soldiers8   
that he was to be crowned with thorns8  
that he  was to be crucified between two
 thieves1 and to be pierced till  blood 
and water came out of his side8 or that 
he was to be buried  in ,joseph's       
sepulchre8 ,i say1 did all that were    
saved by faith  that he was to come and 
die for them1 understand these1 with    
many  more circumstances that were      
attendants of him to death8 ,it would   
be rude to think so2 because for it we  

have neither scripture nor  reason4     
,even so1 we now that believe that 'he  
ever liveth to make  intercession for   
us1' are also very short of             
understanding of the  manner or mode of 
his so interceding4 ,yet we believe that
 he died1  and that his merits have a   
voice with ,god for us2 yea1 that he    
manages his own merits before ,god in   
way of intercession for us1  far beyond 
what we1 while here1 are able to        
conceive4    ,the scripture saith that  
'all the fulness of the ,godhead' dwells
  in him 'bodily' 7,col #b3i74 ,it also 
saith that he is the throne of  ,god1   
and yet again1 that he sits 'on the     
right hand of the throne' 7,isa  #bb3bc2
 ,heb #ab3b74 ,these things are so far  
from being comprehended  by the weakest1
 that they strain the wits and parts of 
the strongest1  yet there is a heavenly 
truth in all4 ,heavenly things are not  
easily  believed1 no not of believers   
themselves1 while here on earth1 and    
when they are1 they are so but weakly   

and infirmly4#bg ,i believe  that the   
very appearing of ,christ before ,god is
 an intercession as  a priest1 as well  
as a plea of an advocate2 and ,i believe
 again1  that his very life there is an 
intercession there1 a continual         
intercession 7,heb #i3bd2 ,rom #e3aj74  
,but there is yet something further to  
be said3 ,christ1 the humanity  of      
,christ1 if in it dwells all the fulness
 of the ,godhead bodily1  how then      
appears he before him to make           
intercession8 or if ,christ  is the     
throne of grace and mercy-seat1 how doth
 he appear before  ,god as sitting      
there1 to sprinkle that now with his    
blood8 ,again1  if ,christ be the altar 
of incense1 how stands he as a priest by
  that altar to offer the prayers of all
 the saints thereon1 before  the throne8
    ,how these mysteries are to be      
learned4    ,that all this is written is
 true2 and that it is all truth1 is as  
true3 but that it is all understood by  
every one that is saved ,i  do not      

believe is true4 ,i mean1 so understood 
as that they could  all reconcile the   
seeming contradictions that are in these
 texts4  ,there are therefore three     
lessons that ,god has set us as to the  
perfecting of our understanding in the  
mysteries of ,god4 #a4 ,letters4  #b4   
,words4 #c4 ,meanings4    #a4 ,letters4 
,i call the ceremonial law so2 for there
 all is set  forth distinctly1          
everything by itself2 as letters are to 
children3  there you have a priest1 a   
sacrifice1 an altar1 a holy place a     
mercy-seat3 and all distinct4    #b4    
,words4 ,now in the gospel these letters
 are put all in a word1  and ,christ is 
that word1 that word of ,god's mind2 and
 therefore  the gospel makes ,christ    
that priest1 ,christ that sacrifice1    
,christ  that altar1 ,christ that holy  
place1 ,christ that throne of grace1    
and all2 for ,christ is all3 all these  
meet in him as several letters  meet in 
one word4    #c4 ,meanings4 ,next to the
 word you have the meaning1 and the     

meaning  is more difficult to be learned
 than either the letters or the  word2  
and therefore the perfect understanding 
of that is reserved  till we arrive to a
 higher form1 till we arrive to a       
perfect man2  ',but when that which is  
perfect is come1 then that' knowledge   
'which is in part1 shall be done away'  
7#a ,cor #ac3aj74 ,meantime our         
business is to learn to bring the       
letters into a word1 to bring the       
ceremonies to ,christ1 and to make them 
terminate in him2 ,i mean1 to  find the 
priesthood in ,christ1 the sacrifice in 
,christ1 the altar  in ,christ1 the     
throne of grace in ,christ1 and also    
,god in ,christ1  reconciling the world 
unto himself by him4 ,and if we can     
learn  this well1 while here1 we shall  
not at all be blamed6 for this is  the  
utmost lesson set us1 to wit1 to learn  
,christ as we find him  revealed in the 
gospel3 ',i determined1' saith ,paul1   
'not to know  any thing among you1 save 
,jesus ,christ1 and him crucified' 7#a  

,cor  #b3b74 ,and ,christians1 after    
some time1 ,i mean those that pray and  
pry into the ,word well1 do attain to   
some good measure of knowledge  of him4 
,it is life eternal to know him1 as he  
is to be known here1  as he is to be    
known by the ,holy ,scriptures 7,james  
#ag3c74 ,keep then  close to the        
,scriptures1 and let thy faith obey the 
authority of  them1 and thou wilt be    
sure to increase in faith2 'for therein 
is  the righteousness of ,god revealed  
from faith to faith2 as it is  written1 
,the just shall live by faith' 7,rom    
#a3ag1 #af3be-bg74bh    ,believe then   
that ,christ died1 was buried1 rose     
again1 ascended1  and ever liveth to    
make intercession for thee3 and take    
heed of  prying too far1 for in         
mysteries men soon lose their way4 ,it  
is  good therefore that thou rest in    
this1 to wit1 that he doth so1  though  
thou canst not tell how he doth it4 ,a  
man at court gets by  his intercession a
 pardon for a man in the country2 and   

the party  concerned1 after he had      
intelligence of it1 knows that such an  
one  hath obtained his pardon1 and that 
by his interceding1 but for all  that he
 may be ignorant of his methods of      
intercession1 and so are  we1 at least  
in part1 of ,christ4 ,the meaning then  
is that ,i should  believe1 that for    
,christ's sake ,god will save me since  
he has  justified me with his blood2    
'being now justified by his blood1  we  
shall be saved from wrath through him'  
7,rom #e3i74 ,through his  intercession1
 or through his coming between the ,god 
whom ,i have  offended and me1 a poor   
sinner3 through his coming between with 
the voice of his blood and merits1 which
 speaketh on my behalf to  ,god1 because
 that blood was shed for me1 and because
 those merits1  in the benefit of them1 
are made over to me by an act of the    
grace  of ,god1 according to his eternal
 covenant made with ,christ4 ,this  is  
what ,i know of his intercession2 ,i    
mean with reference to the  act itself2 

to wit1 ,,how he makes intercession4    
,and since all the  fulness of the      
,godhead dwells in him bodily1 and sine 
he also1 as  to his humanity1 is the    
throne of grace2 yea1 and since he also 
is  the holiest of all1 and the rest of 
,god for ever1 it has been some  scruple
 to me1 whether it be not too carnal to 
imagine as if ,christ  stood distinct in
 his humanity2 distinct1 ,i say1 as to  
space1 from  the ,father as sitting upon
 a throne1 and as so presenting his     
merits1  and making vocal prayers for   
the life and salvation of his people4   
,the more true meaning in my            
apprehension is1 that the presence and  
worth of the human nature1 being with   
the divine1 yea1 taken into  union with 
,god for ever1 for the service that was 
done by ,god for  it1 in the world1 in  
reconciling his elect unto him1 is      
still1 and  ever will be1 so deserving  
in his sight as to prevail--,i know not 
how else to express it--with the divine 
nature1 in whom alone is  a power to    

subdue all impossibilities to itself1 to
 preserve those  so reconciled to       
eternal life4    ,when ,i speak of the  
human nature1 ,i mean the man ,christ1  
not bereft  of sense and reasons1 nor of
 the power of willing and affecting2#bi 
but thus ,i mean1 that the human nature 
so terminates in the will  of the       
divine2 and again1 the will of the      
divine so terminates1  as to saving of  
sinners1 in the merit and will of the   
human1 that  what the ,father would the 
,son wills1 and what the ,son wills the 
,father acquiesces in for ever4 ,and    
this the ,son wills1 and his  will is   
backed with infinite merit1 in which    
also the ,father rests1  that those1 all
 those whom the ,father hath given him1 
be with him  where he is1 that they may 
behold his glory 7,john #ag3bd74 ,and   
now  ,i am come to the will and         
affections of the high-priest4    ,,ii4 
,,natural4 ,the natural qualifications  
of ,jesus ,christ to be our  high       
priest4    ,this leads me to the second 

head1 namely1 to the natural            
qualifications  of him4 ,and1    ,first4
 ,this is one thing that ,i would urge1 
he is not of a nature  foreign to that  
of man2 the angels love us well1 but    
they are not  so capable of sympathising
 with us in our distresses1 because they
  are not partakers of our nature4      
,nature hath a peculiar sympathy  in it2
 now he is naturally one with us1 sin   
only excepted1 and that  is our         
advantage too4 ,he is man as we are1    
flesh and blood as we  are3 born of a   
woman1 and in all points made like unto 
us1 that  excepted which the ,holy      
,ghost excepteth4 ',forasmuch then as   
the  children are partakers of flesh and
 blood1 he also himself likewise  took  
part of the same4 ,for verily he took   
not on him the nature  of angels1 but he
 took on him the seed of ,abraham' 7,heb
 #b3ad1af74  ,this doth qualify him     
much2 for1 as ,i said before1 there is a
 sympathy  in nature4 ,a man will not be
 so affected with the hurt that comes   

to a beast1 as he naturally will with   
the hurt that comes to a man3  a beast  
will be more affected with those        
attempts that are made  upon its own    
kind to hurt it1 than it will be with   
those that are  made upon man4          
,wherefore8 ,why1 there is a sympathy in
 nature4 ,now  that ,christ1 the high   
priest of the house of ,god1 is         
naturally one  with us1 you see the     
,scriptures plainly affirm4 ',god sent  
forth  his ,son1 made of a woman' 7,gal 
#d3d72 he was 'made of the seed of      
,david1 according to the flesh' 7,rom   
#a3c72 from the fathers of whom1  'as   
concerning the flesh ,christ came1' c4  
7,rom #i3e2 #b ,tim #b3h74  ,and this   
must needs then to make him a           
well-qualified high priest  7,heb       
#b3ad1ae74 ,we will not now speak of the
 necessity of his taking  upon him the  
human nature1 to wit1 that he might     
destroy him that  had the power of      
death1 that is1 the devil1 and deliver  
his people2  for that would be here too 

much beside our matter1 and be a        
diversion  to the reader4 ,we are now   
upon his ,high ,priest's office1 and of 
those natural qualifications that attend
 him1 as to that2 and ,i  say1 nature is
 a great qualification1 because in      
nature there is  sympathy2 and where    
there is sympathy1 there will be a      
provocation  to help1 a provocation to  
help with jealousy and indignation      
against  those that afflict4 ,a bear    
robbed of her whelps is not more        
provoked  than is the ,lord ,jesus when 
there are means used to make them miss  
of life eternal1 for whom he hath died1 
and for whom he ever lives  to make     
intercession4 ,but1    ,second4 ,as     
there is natural sympathy in ,christ to 
those for whom he  is an ,high ,priest1 
so there is relative sympathy2 he has   
not only  taken to or upon him our      
nature1 but he is become one brotherhood
  with us2 now you know brotherhood will
 carry a man further than  nature2 so   
then1 when nature and relation meet1    

there is a double  obligation4 ',for    
both he that sanctifieth1' which is     
,christ1 'and  they who are sanctified1'
 his saints1 'are all of one1' which is 
,god2 and they are all of ,god1 as      
children of a ,father2 'for which  cause
 he is not ashamed to call them         
brethren1 saying1 ,i will  declare thy  
name unto my brethren1 in the midst of  
the church will  ,i sing praise unto    
thee' 7,heb #b3aa1ab74 ,now a relation  
is much1  and a natural relation most of
 all4 ,why1 here is a natural relation  
betwixt ,christ the ,high ,priest1 and  
those for whom 'he ever liveth  to make 
intercession'2 a natural relation1 ,i   
say1 and that with  respect to the      
humanity which is the nature subject to 
affliction  and distress2 ',forasmuch   
then as the children are partakers of   
flesh and blood1 he also himself        
likewise took part of the same'  7,heb  
#b3ad74 ,so then it is for a brother    
that he is engaged1 for  a brother that 
he doth make intercession4 ,when ,gideon

 knew by the  confession of ,zeba and   
,zalmunna1 that the men that they slew  
at  ,tabor were his brethren1 his fury  
came into his face1 and he sware  they  
should therefore die 7,judg #h3ah-ba74  
,relation is a great  matter4 ,and      
therefore it is said again1 ',in all    
things it behoved  him to be made like  
unto his brethren1 that he might be a   
merciful  ,high ,priest' 7,heb #b3ag74  
,a brother is born for adversity2 and a 
brother will go far4 ,this therefore is 
a second thing or another               
qualification1 with which ,christ ,jesus
 is furnished to be an ,high  ,priest2  
he is a brother1 there is a brotherly   
relation betwixt him  and us2 therefore 
by virtue of this relation he maketh    
intercession  for us more               
affectionately4    ,third4 ,there are   
other things in ,christ ,jesus that     
makes him naturally  of an excellent    
qualification with reference to his     
priesthood for  us1 and they are the    
temptations and infirmities wherewith he

 was  exercised in the days of his      
humiliation4 ,it is true1 temptations   
and infirmities1 strictly considered1   
are none of our nature1 no  more are    
they of his2 but yet1 if it be proper to
 say temptations  and afflictions have a
 nature1 his and ours were naturally the
 same2  and that in all points too2 for 
so says the text1 ',he was tempted  in  
all points1 like as we are1 yet without 
sin' 7,heb #d3ae74 ,are  we tempted to  
distrust ,god8 so was he3 are we tempted
 to murder  ourselves8 so was he3 are we
 tempted with the bewitching vanities   
of this world8 so was he3 are we tempted
 to commit idolatry1 and to  worship the
 devil8 so was he 7,matt #d3c-aj2 ,luke 
#d3a-ac74 ,so that  herein we also were 
alike2 yea1 from his cradle to his cross
 he was  a man of sorrows and acquainted
 with griefs1 a man of affliction       
throughout the whole course of his life4
    ,and observe it1 ,he was made so1 or
 subjected thereto by the ordinance  of 
,god2 nay1 further1 it behoved him to be

 made so1 that is1 to be  made like unto
 us in all things1 the better to        
capacitate him to  the work of his      
priesthood1 with the more bowels and    
compassion4  ,we will read to you the   
text2 ',wherefore in all things it      
behoved  him to be made like unto his   
brethren1 that he might be1' qualified  
to be1 'a merciful and faithful ,high   
,priest in things pertaining  to ,god1  
to make reconciliation for the sins of  
the people4 ,for in  that he himself    
hath suffered being tempted1 he is able 
to succour  them that are tempted' 7,heb
 #b3ag1ah74 ,see here how he is         
qualified1  and to what end2 he was     
tempted as we are1 suffered by          
temptations  as we do1 in all points and
 things as we are2 that he might be     
bowels1 that he might be a merciful and 
faithful ,high ,priest1 in  things      
pertaining to ,god1 to make up the      
difference that is made  by sin between 
,god and his people1 to make            
reconciliation for the  sins of the     

people4 ,yea1 he by being tempted1 and  
by suffering as  he did1 he is prepared 
and enabled so to do2 'for in that he   
himself  hath suffered1 being tempted1  
he is able to succour them that are     
tempted4' ,wherefore1 ,i also call this 
qualification both natural  and         
necessary2 natural1 because in kind the 
same with ours2 that  is1 his           
temptations were the same with ours2 the
 same in nature1  the same in design1   
the same as to their own natural        
tendency2 for  their natural tendency   
was to have ruined both him and us1 but 
,god  prevented4 ,they also were        
necessary1 though not of themselves1 yet
  made so by him that can bring good out
 of evil1 and light out of  darkness2   
made so1 ,i say1 to us1 for whose sakes 
they were suffered  to assault and      
afflict him1 namely1 that he might be   
able to be  merciful1 faithful1 and     
succouring to us4    ,fourth4 ,another  
qualification with which our ,high      
,priest is  furnished1 for the better   

fitting of him to make intercession for 
us1 is1 that we are his members2 to be a
 member is more than to  be of the same 
nature1 or the nearest of relations1    
that excepted4  ,so1 then1 now he makes 
intercession for his own self1 for his  
own  body1 and for the several members  
of his body4 ,the ,high ,priest  under  
the law did use to offer up sacrifice   
for himself2 first  'for himself1' for  
his own sins1 and then 'for the errors  
of the  people4' ,i will not say that   
,christ had any sin that was personally1
  or by his act1 his own2 for that would
 be to blaspheme the name of  that ,holy
 ,one2 but yet ,i will say1 he made the 
sins of the people  his own 7,psa       
#fi3e74 ,yea1 ,god the ,father made them
 his2 those also  for whom he ever      
liveth to make intercession1 are united 
to him1  made members of his body1 of   
his flesh1 and of his bones2 and so  are
 any part of himself 7#b ,cor #e3ba74   
,but we are now about his natural       
qualifications1 and this is one2  that  

they for whom he ever liveth to make    
intercession are his  members1 the      
members of his body2 'we are members of 
his body1 of  his flesh1 and of his     
bones1' so saith the ,word 7,eph #e3cj74
 ,wherefore  here is a near concern1 for
 that his church is part of himself2 it 
is his own concern1 it is for our own   
flesh4 ',no man ever yet hated  his own 
flesh1 but nourisheth and cherisheth it'
 7,eph #e3bi74--,things  are thus       
spoken1 because of the infirmity of our 
flesh4--,so that  had ,christ no love to
 us as we are sinners1 yet because we   
are  part of himself1 he cannot but care
 for us1 nature puts him upon  it2 yea1 
and the more infirm and weak we are1 the
 more he is touched  with the feeling of
 our infirmities1 the more he is        
afflicted for  us3 ',for we have not an 
,high ,priest which cannot be touched   
with  the feeling of our infirmities'   
7,heb #d3ae74 ,he at no time loseth     
this his fellow-feeling1 because he     
always is our head1 and we the  members 

of his4 ,i will add1 the infirm member  
is most cared for1  most pitied1 most   
watched over to be kept from harms1 and 
most  consulted for4#cj    ,i love to   
play the child with little children1 and
 have learned  something by so doing2 ,i
 have met with a child that has had a   
sore  finger2 yea1 so sore as to be     
altogether at present useless2 and  not 
only so1 but by reason of its infirmity1
 has been a let or  hindrance to the use
 of all the fingers that have been upon 
that  hand1 then have ,i began to bemoan
 the child1 and said1 ,alas6 my  poor   
boy1 or girl1 hast got a sore finger6   
,ah6 quoth the child1  with water in its
 eyes1 and hath come to me to be        
bemoaned4 ,then ,i  have begun to offer 
to touch the sore finger4 ,o6 saith the 
child1  pray do not hurt me3 ,i then    
have replied1 ,canst thou do nothing    
with this finger8 ,no1 saith the child1 
nor with this hand either2  then have ,i
 said1 ,shall we cut off this finger1   
and buy my child  a better1 a brave     

golden finger8 ,at this the child has   
started1  stared in my face1 gone back  
from me1 and entertained a kind of      
indignation against me1 and has no more 
cared to be intimate with  me4 ,then    
have ,i begun to make some use of that  
good sermon which  this little child has
 preached unto me2 and thus have ,i gone
 on4  ,if membership be so dear1 if this
 child has such tenderness to the  most 
infirm1 the most useless of its members2
 if it counts me its  friend no longer  
than when ,i have a mouth to bemoan and 
carriages  that show tenderness to this 
useless finger2 what an interest doth   
membership give on in the body1 and what
 compassions hath the soul  for such an 
useless thing1 because it is a member6  
and turning all  this over to ,jesus    
,christ1 then instead of matter and     
corruption1  there presently comes honey
 to me out of this child's sore finger2 
,i take leave to tell you now how ,i use
 to play4 ,and though  ,i have told this
 tale upon so grave a truth1 as is the  

membership  of ,christians with their   
head1 yet bear with me2 no child can be 
so tender of its sore finger as is the  
,son of ,god of his afflicted  members2 
he cannot but be touched with the       
feeling of our  infirmities4#ca    ,ah6 
who would not make many supplications1  
prayers1 and intercessions1  for a leg1 
for an eye1 for a foot1 for a hand1 for 
a finger1 rather  than they will lose   
it8 ,and can it be imagined that ,christ
 alone  shall be like the foolish       
ostrich1 hardened against his young1    
yea1  against his members8 ,it cannot   
be4    ,should he lose a member1 he     
would be disfigured1 maimed1            
dismembered1  imperfect1 next to        
monstrous4 ,for his body is called his  
fulness1  yea1 the fulness of him that  
fills all in all4 ,this has naturally  a
 respect for those for whom he ever     
liveth to make intercession2  yea1 an   
unfathomable respect for them1 because  
they are his members4    ,fifth4 ,but   
again1 when nature1 relation1 and       

membership is urged  to show the fit    
qualifications wherewith ,christ is     
endued1 ,i intend  not to intimate1 as  
if the bottom of all lay here2 for then 
it might  be urged that one imperfect   
has all these2 for who knows not that   
sinful man has all these qualifications 
in him towards his nature1  relations1  
and members8 ,i have therefore1 as ,i   
said1 thus discoursed1  only for        
demonstration-sake1 and to suit myself  
with the infirmity  of your flesh4 ,i   
might come1 also1 in the next place1 to 
tell you1  that ,jesus ,christ our ,high
 ,priest is thus1 with reference to     
other  designs4 ,we are his purchase and
 he counts us so2 his jewels1 and  he   
counts us so2 his estate real1 and he   
counts us so 7,psa #af3e1f74  ,and you  
know a man will do much1 speak much1    
intercede much and  long1 for that which
 he thus is interested in4 ,but we will 
come to  speak more particularly of the 
exceeding excellency of his natural     
qualifications1 and show you that he    

hath such as are peculiar to  himself   
alone1 and that we are concerned in     
them4    ,the peculiar natural          
qualifications of ,christ as our ,high  
,priest4    #a4 ,he is holy1 and so a   
suitable ,high ,priest4 ,there is a     
holiness  that sets further from1 and a 
holiness that brings one nearer  to1 and
 to be concerned the more with the      
condition of those in  affliction2 and  
that holiness is that which is entailed 
unto office4  ,when a man is put into an
 office1 the more unholy he is1 the     
worse  he performs his office2 and the  
more holy1 the better he performs  his  
office4 ,for his holiness obliges him to
 be faithful unto men1  wherein he is   
concerned by his office4 ,hence you     
read1 that he is  'a faithful ,high     
,priest1' because he is a holy one1 and 
'such an  ,high ,priest became us1 who  
is holy1' c4 7,heb #b3ag1 #g3bf74 ',good
  and upright is the ,lord' ,jehovah1   
,christ ,jesus1 'therefore will  he     
teach sinners in the way' 7,psa #be3h74 

',he that ruleth over men  must be just1
 ruling in the fear of ,god' 7#b ,sam   
#bc3c74 ,i mention  these texts to show 
you1 that holiness1 when entailed to    
office1  makes a man do that office the 
better4 ,now then1 ,christ is holy1  and
 he is made1 called1 and made of ,god an
 ,high ,priest1 after  the order of     
,melchisedec1 and is to manage that his 
office for  thee with ,god2 that is to  
say1 to continue to make reconciliation 
for iniquity2 for that iniquity that    
cleaveth unto thee1 and that  spuriously
 breaketh1 or issueth from thy flesh    
after thou art  called and converted4   
,for we are now upon the second part of 
the  execution of the priesthood of     
,christ2 that which he executeth1 ,i    
say2 and by executing takes away the    
iniquity of our holy things  and of our 
life1 after our turning to ,god by him4 
,now he that is to  do this is holy1 and
 so one that will make conscience of    
performing  that office for us1 with    
which he is intrusted of ,god4 ,hence he

 is  set in opposition to those high    
priests that had infirmities1 that  were
 not holy1 and upon this very account   
preferred above them4  ',for the law    
maketh men high priests which have      
infirmity2 but the  word of the oath1   
which was since the law1 maketh the     
,son1 who is  consecrated1' perfected1  
or holy 'for evermore' 7,heb #g3bh74    
,this  therefore is a great thing1 to   
wit1 that we have an ,high ,priest  that
 is holy1 and so one that will not fail 
to perform to the utmost  the trust     
committed to him in our behalf1 to wit1 
'to offer both  gifts and sacrifices for
 sins' 7,heb #e3a74 ,this is one thing4 
#b4 ,there is added to this of his      
holiness another2 and that is  harmless4
 ',for such an ,high ,priest became us  
who is holy1 harmless'  7,heb #g3bf74 ,a
 harmful man1 when he is in office1 ,o  
how much mischief  may he do6 ,such an  
one is partial in doing his office1 such
 an  one will put the poor by his right1
 such an one will buy and sell  a cause1

 a man1 an interest1 will do or not do1 
as his harmfulness  prompts him to it2  
'so is a wicked ruler over the poor     
people' 7,prov  #bh3ae74 ,but now our   
,jesus1 our ,high ,priest1 is holy1     
harmless2 he  will wrong no man1 he will
 deprive no man1 he will contemn no man1
  he will deny to no man that comes to  
,god by him1 the benefit and  advantage 
of his blessed intercession2 he         
respecteth not persons1  nor taketh     
reward4 ,a harmful man will stomach1 and
 hate1 and  prejudice a man2 will wait  
for an opportunity to do him a mischief2
  will take the advantage1 if he can1 to
 deny him his right1 and keep  from him 
his due1 when yet it is in the power of 
his hand to help  him4 ,o6 but ,christ  
is harmless1 harmless as a dove1 he     
thinks  no ill1 intends no ill1 doth no 
ill2 but graciously1 innocently1        
harmlessly1 makes intercession for thee2
 nor will he be prevailed  with to      
prejudice thy person1 or to forbear to  
take up thy name  into his lips1 be thy 

infirmities1 and weaknesses1 and        
provocations  never so many1 if thou    
indeed comest to ,god by him4 ,he is    
holy1  and harmless1 and so the more fit
 to become our ,high ,priest and to     
make intercession for us4    #c4 ,but   
again1 this is not all1 he also is      
undefiled2 ',for such an  ,high ,priest 
became us1 who is holy1 harmless1       
undefiled4' ,this term  is put in to    
show1 that he neither is1 nor can be    
found1 neither  now1 nor at any time1   
faulty in his office4 ,a man that is    
holy may  yet be defiled2 a man that is 
harmless may yet be defiled4 ,we are    
bid to be holy and harmless2 and in a   
gospel sense so every ,christian  is4   
,o6 but ,christ is so in a legal sense2 
in the eye of the law1  perfectly so4   
,this is a great matter1 for it shows1  
that as nothing  done by us can tempt   
him to be hurtful to us2 so there is    
nothing  in himself that can tempt him  
so to be4 ,a man that is defiled  has   
that within him that will put him upon  

using of his office  unfaithfully1      
though he should have no provocation    
from those for  whose good he is to     
execute his office2 but he that is      
undefiled--undefiled  in a law sense--as
 our ,lord ,jesus is1 is such an one as 
doth not  only not do hurt1 and not act 
falsely in his office1 but one that     
cannot1 one that knoweth not1 how to be 
unfaithful to his trust4  ,he is holy1  
harmless1 undefiled1 this therefore is a
 great thing4  ,he has not the original 
of hurtfulness in him1 there is no such 
root  there2 there is a root of         
bitterness1 springing up in us1 by which
  not only ourselves1 but ofttimes      
others are defiled 7,heb #ab3ae74 ,o6   
but our ,high ,priest is undefiled1 he  
is not corrupt1 nor corrupteth2  he doth
 his office fairly1 faithfully1 holily1 
justly1 according  to1 or answering1 our
 necessities1 and the trust reposed in  
him1  and committed to him4 ,but1    #d4
 ,this is not all2 as he is holy1       
harmless1 and undefiled2 so he  is      

separate from sinners1 both in his      
conception1 in his composition1  and the
 place ordained for him to execute this 
part of his ,high  ,priest's office in4 
,he was not conceived in the womb by    
carnal  generation2 he was not made up  
of polluted and defiled nature2 he      
officiateth not with those materials    
that are corrupt1 stained1 or           
imperfect2 but with those that are      
unspotted1 even with the spotless       
sacrifice of his own unblemished        
offering4 ,he1 nor his offering1  has   
any such tang1 as had the priests1 and  
their sacrifices under  the law1 to wit1
 sin and imperfection2 he is separate   
from them in  this respect1 further than
 is an angel from a beast4 ,he has none 
of the qualities1 actions1 or           
inclinations of sinners2 his ways  are  
only his own2 he never saw them1 nor    
learned them1 but of the  ,father2 the  
none upright among men1 wherefore he is 
separated from  them to be a priest4    
,again1    #e4 ,as he is thus1 so again1

 he is said to be 'higher than the      
heavens4' ,for such an ,high ,priest    
became us1 who is holy1 harmless1 and   
undefiled1 separate from sinners1 and   
made higher than the heavens4  ,the text
 saith1 that neither saint1 nor heavens1
 are clean in ,god's  sight4 ',behold he
 puts no trust in his servants1' he     
chargeth his  angels with folly2 and    
again1 ',behold he putteth no trust in  
his  saints1 yea1 the heavens are not   
clean in his sight' 7,job #d3ah1        
#ae3ae74 ,wherefore1 by this expression1
 he shows us that our ,high  ,priest is 
more noble than either heaven or angel3 
yea1 more clean  and perfect than any4  
,it shows us also that all the heavenly 
host  are at his command1 to do as his  
intercession shall prevail with  the    
,father for us4 ,all angels worship him1
 and at his word they  become1 they all 
become ministering spirits for them who 
shall be  heirs of salvation4           
,besides1 by this word he shows1 that it
 is impossible that our ,high  ,priest  

should degenerate or decay2 for that he 
is made 'higher than  the heavens'2 the 
spirits sometimes in the heavens have   
decayed 7#b  ,peter #b3d74 ,the heavens 
themselves decay and wax old2 and that  
is  the farthest that by the ,word we   
are admitted to go 7,heb #a3aj-ab74     
,but as for him that is above the       
heavens1 that is made higher than  the  
heavens1 that is ascended up far above  
all heavens2 he is the  same1 and 'his  
years fail not' 7,heb #a3ab74 ',the same
 yesterday1  today1 and for ever' 7,heb 
#ac3h74 ,this therefore is added1 to    
show  that ,christ is neither as the    
angels1 nor heavens1 subject to  decay1 
or degenerate1 or to flag and grow cold 
in the execution of  his office2 but    
that he will be found even at the last1 
when he is  come to the end of this     
work1 and is about to come out of the   
holy  place1 as affectionate1 as full of
 love1 as willing1 and desirous  after  
our salvation1 as he was the first      
moment that he was made  ,high ,priest1 

and took upon him to execute that his   
blessed office  for us4 ,wherefore our  
,high ,priest is no such one as you read
  of in the law 7,lev #ba3ah74 ,he is no
 dwarf1 hath no blemish1 nor  any       
imperfection2 therefore is not subject  
to flag or fail in due  execution of his
 office1 but is able to save to the     
uttermost them  that come unto ,god by  
him1 'seeing he ever liveth to make     
intercession  for them4' ,and it is well
 worth our consideration1 that it is    
said he is made thus2 that is1          
appointed1 instituted1 called1 and      
qualified thus of ,god2 this shows the  
,father's heart as well as  the ,son's1 
to usward1 to wit1 that this priesthood 
was of him1 and  the glorious effects   
thereof by him4 ',let us therefore come 
boldly  unto the throne of grace1 that  
we may obtain mercy1 and find grace  to 
help in time of need4'    ,the second   
motive1 we are sure to speed4           
,,second4 ,i come now to the second     
motive1 to wit1 that we may find  grace 

and mercy to help in time of need2 or we
 shall find grace and  mercy to help1 if
 we come as we should1 to the throne of 
grace4 ,in  this motive we have these   
three things considerable4 ,first1 ,that
  saints are like to meet with needy    
times while they are in this  world4    
,second1 ,that nothing can carry us     
through our needy times  but more1 or a 
continual supply of mercy and grace4    
,third1 ,that  mercy and grace is to be 
had at the throne of grace1 and we must 
fetch it from thence by prayer1 if we   
would1 as we should1 go  through these  
needy times4    ,first4 ,for the first  
of these1 that saints are like to meet  
with  needy times1 or with such times as
 will show them that they need a        
continual assistance of the grace of    
,god1 that they may go rightly  through 
this world4 ,this is therefore a motive1
 that weareth a  spur in the heel of it1
 a spur to prick us forward to          
supplicate  at the throne of grace4     
,this needy time is in other places     

called  the perilous time1 the evil day1
 the hour and power of darkness1  the   
day of temptation1 the cloudy and dark  
day 7#b ,tim #c3a2 ,eph #f3ac2  ,luke   
#bb3ec2 ,heb #c3h2 ,eze #cd3ab2 ,gen    
#dg3i2 ,matt #f3cd74 ,and indeed1  in   
the general1 all the days of our        
pilgrimage here are evil1  yea1 every   
day has a sufficiency of evil in it to  
destroy the best  saint that breatheth1 
were it not for the grace of ,god4 ,but 
there  are also1 as ,i have hinted1     
particular special times1 times more    
eminently dangerous and hazardous unto  
saints4 ,as1    ,ten special times of   
need4    ,there are their young days1   
the days of their youth1 and childhood  
in grace4 ,this day is usually attended 
with much evil towards him  or them that
 are asking the way to ,zion with their 
faces thitherward4  ,now the devil has  
lost a sinner2 there is a captive has   
broke prison1  and one run away from his
 master3 now hell seems to be awakened  
from sleep1 the devils are come out1    

they roar1 and roaring they  seek to    
recover their runaway4 ,now tempt him1  
threaten him1 flatter  him1 stigmatise  
him1 throw dust into his eyes1 poison   
him with  error1 spoil him while he is  
upon the potter's wheel2 any thing  to  
keep him from coming to ,jesus ,christ4 
,and is not this a needy  time2 doth not
 such an one want abundance of grace8 is
 it not  of absolute necessity that     
thou1 if thou art the man thus beset1   
shouldst ply it at the throne of grace1 
for mercy and grace to help  thee in    
such a time of need as this8 ,to want a 
spirit of prayer  now1 is as much as thy
 life is worth4 ,o1 therefore1 you that 
know  what ,i say1 you that are broke   
loose from hell1 that are fled for      
refuge to lay hold on the hope set      
before you1 and that do hear  the lion  
roar after you1 and that are kept awake 
with the continual  voice of his        
chinking chain1 cry as you fly2 yea1 the
 promise is1  that they that come to    
,god with weeping1 with supplication1 he

 will  lead them4 ,well1 this is one    
needy time1 now thy hedge is low1 now   
thy branch is tender1 now thou art but  
in the bud4 ,pray that thou  beest not  
marred in the potter's hand4    #b4 ,the
 time of prosperity is also a time of   
need1 ,i mean of thy  spiritual         
prosperity4 ,for as ,satan can tell how 
to suit temptations  for thee in the day
 of thy want1 so he has those that can  
entangle  thee in the day of thy        
fulness4 ,he has his spiritual          
wickednesses  in the high and heavenly  
places 7,eph #f3ab74 ,he can tell how to
 lay  a snare for thee in the land of   
,canaan1 as well as in the wilderness2  
in thy time of receiving good things1 as
 well as in thy hungry and  empty hours4
 ,nay1 such times seem to be the most   
dangerous1 not  in themselves1 but      
through the deceits of our heart4 ,hence
 ,moses  gives this caution to the      
children of ,israel1 that when ,god had 
given them the promised land1 and       
vineyards1 and wells1 and olive  trees1 

and when they had eaten and were full1  
',then1' says he1  'beware lest thou    
forget the ,lord which brought thee     
forth out of  the land of ,egypt1 from  
the house of bondage' 7,deut #f3aj-ac74 
,and  again1 he doubleth this caution1  
saying1 ',when thou hast eaten and  art 
full1 then thou shalt bless the ,lord   
thy ,god1 for the good land  which he   
hath given thee4 ,beware that thou      
forget not the ,lord thy  ,god in not   
keeping his commandments1 and his       
judgments1 and his  statutes1 which ,i  
command thee this day2 lest when thou   
hast eaten  and art full1' and thou in  
all good things art increased1 'then    
thine heart be lifted up1 and thou      
forget the ,lord thy ,god1 which        
brought thee forth out of the land of   
,egypt1 from the house of  bondage'2 all
 this may be applied spiritually 7,deut 
#h3aj-ad74 ,for  there are1 as ,i said1 
snares laid for us in our best things2  
and  he that has great enjoyments1 and  
forgets to pray for grace to  keep him  

humble then1 shall quickly be where     
,peter was1 after his  knowledge of the 
,lord ,jesus by the revelation of the   
,father4    #c4 ,another needy time is a
 time when men are low and empty1 as to 
worldly good2 this time is full of      
temptations and snares4 ,at this  time1 
men will1 if they look not well to their
 doings and goings1  be tempted to      
strain curtesies both with conscience   
and with ,god's  ,word1 and adventure to
 do things that are dangerous1 and that 
have  a tendency to make all their      
religion and profession vain4 ,this     
holy ,agur was aware of2 so he prayed1  
,let me not be rich and full1  lest ,i  
deny thee2 let me not be poor1 lest ,i  
steal1 and take the  name of my ,god in 
vain 7,prov #cj3g-i74 ,there are many   
inconveniences  that attend him that is 
fallen into decay in this world4 ,it is 
an evil day with him1 and the devils    
will be as busy with him1 as  the flies 
are with a lean and scabbed sheep4 ,it  
shall go hard but  such a man shall be  

full of maggots2 full of silly1 foolish1
 idle  inventions1 to get up1 and to    
abound with fulness again4 ,it is not  a
 time now1 will ,satan say1 to retain a 
tender conscience1 to regard  thy word  
or promise1 to pay for what thou buyest1
 or to stick at  pilfering1 and filch   
from thy neighbour4#cb ,this ,agur was  
afraid  of2 therefore he prayed that    
,god would keep him from that which     
would be to him a temptation to do it4  
,how many in our day have1  on these    
very accounts1 brought religion to a    
very ill savour1 and  themselves unto   
the snare of the devil1 and all because 
they have  not addicted themselves to   
pray to ,god for grace to help in this  
time of need1 but rather have left off  
the thing that is good1 and  given up   
themselves to the temptations of the    
devil1 and the subtle  and ensnaring    
motions of the flesh4    #d4 ,another   
needy time is the day of persecution2   
this is called1  as was hinted before1  
'the hour of darkness1' 'the cloudy and 

dark  day4' ,this day1 therefore1 is    
full of snares1 and of evils of every   
kind4 ,here is the fear of man1 the     
terrors of a prison1 of loss of  goods  
and life4#cc ,now all things look black1
 now the fiery trial  is come4 ,he that 
cannot now pray2 he that now applieth   
not himself  to ,god on the throne of   
grace1 by the priesthood of ,jesus      
,christ1  is like to take a fall before 
all men upon the stage2 a foul fall1  a 
fall that will not only break his own   
bones1 but also the hearts  of those    
that fear ,god and behold it3 ',come    
therefore boldly unto  the throne of    
grace1 that ye may obtain mercy1 and    
find grace to  help in time of need4'   
#e4 ,another time of need is that time  
wherein thou changest thy  condition1   
and enterest into a new relation4 ,for  
here also the  snares and traps lie     
waiting for thee4 ,there is a hopeful   
child goes  to service1 or to be an     
apprentice2 there is a young man1 a     
young  maid1 entereth into a married    

condition1 and though they pray before1 
yet they leave off to pray then4 ,why1  
these people are oftentimes  ruined and 
undone2 the reason is1 this change is   
attended with new  snares1 with new     
cares1 and with new temptations1 of the 
which1  because through unwatchfulness  
they are not aware1 they are taken1     
drawn to perdition and destruction by   
them4 ,many in my short day  have gone1 
,i doubt1 down to the pit1 ,,this way1  
that have sometimes  been to appearance 
the very foremost and hopefulest in the 
place  where they have lived4 ,o how    
soon has their fire gone out2 has their 
lamps forborne to burn6 ,how quickly    
have they lost their love to  their     
ministers1 by whom they were            
illuminated1 and to the warmest         
,christians1 through communion with whom
 they used to be kept awake  and        
savoury6 ,how quickly have they found   
them out new friends1 new  companions1  
new ways and methods of life1 and new   
delights to feed  their foolish minds   

withal6 ,wherefore1 ,o thou that art in 
this fifth  head concerned1 ',come      
boldly unto the throne of grace1 to     
obtain  mercy1 and find grace to help in
 time of need4'    #f4 ,another time of 
need is1 when the generality of         
professors are  decayed2 when the custom
 of fancies and fooleries have taken    
away  all gravity and modesty from among
 the children of men4 ,now pray1  or    
thou diest2 yea1 pray against those     
decays1 those vain customs1  those      
foolish fancies1 those light and vain   
carriages that have  overtaken others1  
else they will assuredly knock at thy   
door1 and  obtain favour at thy hand1   
the which if they do1 they will quickly 
bring thee down into the dirt with      
others1 and put thee in peril  of       
damnation as well as they4    #g4       
,another time of need is1 the time of   
guilt contracted1 and of  the hiding of 
,god's face4 ,this is a dangerous time4 
,if thou now  shalt forbear to pray1    
thou art undone1 for the natural        

tendency  of guilt is to drive a man    
from ,god4 ,so it served our first      
father2  and ofttimes when ,god hides   
his face1 men run into desperation1 and 
so throw up all duties1 and say as he of
 old1 ',what should ,i wait  for the    
,lord any longer8' 7#b ,kings #f3cc74   
,now thy great help against  this is    
prayer1 continuing in prayer4 ,prayer   
wrestleth with the  devil1 and will     
overthrow him3 prayer wrestleth with    
,god1 and will  overcome him3 prayer    
wrestleth with all temptations1 and     
makes them  fly4 ,great things have been
 done by prayer1 even by the prayer of  
those that have contracted guilt1 and   
that have by their sins lost  the smiles
 and sense of the favour of ,god4       
,wherefore1 when this  needy1 this evil 
time has overtaken thee1 pray3 ',come   
boldly unto  the throne of grace1 to    
obtain mercy1 and find grace to help in 
time of need4'    #h4 ,the day of       
reproach and slander is another time of 
need1 or a  day in which thou wilt want 

supplies of grace4 ,sometimes we meet   
with such days wherein we are loaden    
with reproaches1 slanders1  scandals1   
and lies4 ,christ found the day of      
reproach a burdensome  day unto him2 and
 there is many a professor driven quite 
away from  all conscience towards ,god1 
and open profession of his name1 by     
such things as these 7,psa #fi3g74      
,reproach is1 when cast at a man1  as if
 he was stoning to death with stones4   
,now ply it hard at the  throne of      
grace1 for mercy and grace to bear thee 
up1 or thou wilt  either miscarry or    
sink under ground by the weight of      
reproach that  may fall upon thee4#cd   
#i4 ,another time of need is that       
wherein a man's friends desert  and     
forsake him1 because of his gospel      
principles1 or of those  temptations    
that attend his profession4 ,this is a  
time that often  happeneth to those that
 are good4 ,thus it was with ,christ1   
with  ,paul1 with ,job1 with ,heman1 and
 so has been with many other of  ,god's 

servants in the day of their temptations
 in this world2 and  a sore time it is4 
,job complained under it1 so did ,heman1
 ,paul1  and ,christ 7,john #f3ff2 #b   
,tim #a3ae2 ,job #ai3ac-ai74 ,now a man 
is as  forlorn as a pelican in the      
wilderness1 as an owl in the desert1  or
 as a sparrow upon the house-top4 ,if a 
man cannot now go to the  throne of     
grace by prayer1 through ,christ1 and so
 fetch grace for  his support from      
thence1 what can he do8 ,he cannot live 
of himself  7,john #ae3d74 ,wherefore   
this is a sore evil4    #aj4 ,another   
time of need is the day of death1 when  
,i am to pack up  and to be gone from   
hence1 the way of all the earth4#ce ,now
 the  greatest trial is come1 excepting 
that of the day of judgment4 ,now  a man
 is to be stripped of all1 but that     
which cannot be shaken4  ,now a man     
grows near the borders of eternity4 ,now
 he begins to  see into the skirts of   
the next world4 ,now death is death1 and
 the  grave the grave indeed6 ,now he   

begins to see what it is for body  and  
soul to part1 and what to go and appear 
before ,god 7,eccl #ab3e74  ,now the    
dark entry1 and the thoughts of what is 
in the way from  a deathbed to the gate 
of the holy heaven1 comes nearer the    
heart  than when health and prosperity  
do compass a man about4 ,wherefore  this
 is like to be a trying time1 a time of 
need indeed4 ,a prudent  man will make  
it one of the great concerns of his     
whole life to  get1 and lay up a stock  
of grace for this day1 though the fool  
will  rage and be confident3 for he     
knows all will be little enough to  keep
 him warm in his soul1 while cold death 
strokes his hand over  his face1 and    
over his heart1 and is turning his blood
 into jelly2  while strong death is     
loosing his silver cord1 and breaking   
his  golden bowl6 7,eccl #ab3f74        
,wherefore1 ,i say1 this motive weareth 
a spur on his heel1 a spur to prick us  
on to the throne of grace  for mercy1   
and grace to help in time of need4 ,but1

    ,continual supplies of grace        
essential to our welfare4    ,second4 ,i
 come now to the next thing1 which is1  
to show that nothing  can carry us      
through our needy times1 but more or a  
continual  supply of mercy and grace4   
,this the text fully implies1 because it
  directeth us to the throne of grace1  
for mercy and grace for that  very end4 
,and had there been any thing else that 
could have done  it1 the apostle would  
have made mention of it1 and would also 
have  directed the saints unto it4 ,but 
forasmuch as he here makes mention  of  
the needy time1 and directs them to the 
throne of grace for  mercy and grace to 
help1 it followeth that mercy and grace1
 and that  only1 can help us in the evil
 time4 ,now mercy and grace are to be   
distinctly considered4 #a4 ,mercy1 for  
that by it we have through  ,christ the 
continuation and multiplication of      
forgivenesses1  without which there is  
no salvation4 #b4 ,grace1 for that by it
 we  are upheld1 supported1 and enabled 

to go through our needy times1  as      
,christians1 without which there is no  
salvation neither4 ,the  first all will 
grant1 the second is clear3 ',if any man
 draws back1  my soul shall have no     
pleasure in him2 but we are not of them 
who  draw back unto perdition1 but of   
them that believe to the saving  of the 
soul' 7,heb #aj3ch1ci74    #a4 ,mercy is
 that by which we are pardoned1 even all
 the falls1  faults1 failings1 and      
weaknesses1 that attend us1 and that we 
are  incident to1 in this our day of    
temptation2 and for this mercy we       
should pray1 and say1 ',our ,father1    
forgive us our trespasses' 7,matt       
#f3i-ab74 ,for though mercy is free in  
the exercise of it to usward1  yet ,god 
will have us ask1 that we may have2 as  
he also saith in  the text1 ',let us    
come boldly unto the throne of grace1   
that we may  obtain mercy4' ,here then  
we have one help1 and that is1 the mercy
  of ,god is to be extended to us from  
his throne through ,jesus ,christ1  for 

our pardon and forgiveness in all those 
weaknesses that we are  attended with in
 the needy or evil times2 and we should 
come to  ,god for this very thing4 ,this
 is that which ,david means1 when he    
says1 ',surely goodness and mercy shall 
follow me all the days of  my life1 and 
,i will dwell in the house of the ,lord 
for ever' 7,psa  #bc3f74 ,and again1    
',when ,i said my foot slippeth2 thy    
mercy1 ,o ,lord1  held me up' 7,psa     
#id3ah74 ,set me clear and free from    
guilt1 and from  the imputation of sin  
unto death1 by ,christ4    ,nor can any 
thing help where this is wanting2 for   
our parts1 our  knowledge1 our          
attainments1 nor our graces1 cannot so  
carry us  through this world1 but that  
we shall be guilty of that that will    
sink us down to hell1 without ,god's    
pardoning mercy4 ,it is not the  grace  
that we have received can do it1 nor the
 grace that is to be  received that can 
do it2 nothing can do it but the        
pardoning mercy  of ,god3 for because   

all our graces are here imperfect1 they 
cannot  produce a spotless obedience4   
,but where there is not a spotless      
obedience1 there must of necessity      
follow a continuation of pardon  and    
forgiveness by mercy1 or ,i know what   
will become of the soul4  ,here1        
therefore1 the apostle lays an          
obligation upon thee to the  throne of  
grace1 to wit1 that thou mayest obtain  
mercy1 a continuation  of mercy1 mercy  
as long as thou art like to live this   
vain life on  the earth2 mercy that will
 reach through all thy days4 ,for there 
is not a day1 nor a duty2 not a day that
 thou livest1 nor a duty  that thou     
dost1 but will need that mercy should   
come after to take  away thy            
iniquity4#cf ,nay1 thou canst not       
receive mercy so clearly1  as not to    
stand in need of another act of mercy to
 pardon weakness  in thy no better      
receiving the last4 ,we receive not our 
mercies  so humbly1 so readily1 so      
gladly1 and with that thankfulness as   

we should3 and therefore1 for the want  
of these1 have the need of  another1 and
 another act of ,god's sin-pardoning    
mercy1 and need  shall have thereof1 as 
long as evil time shall last with us4   
,but is not this great grace1 that we   
should thus be called upon  to come to  
,god for mercy8 ,yea1 is not ,god       
unspeakably good1 in  providing such a  
throne of grace1 such a sacrifice1 such 
a high  priest1 and so much mercy for   
us1 and then to invite us to come  with 
boldness to him for it8 ,nay1 doth not  
his kindness yet further  appear1 by    
giving of us items and intimations of   
needy times1 and  evil days1 on purpose 
to provoke us to come to him for mercy8 
,this  then shows us1 as also we have   
hinted before1 that the throne of       
grace1 and ,christ ,jesus our ,high     
,priest1 are both provided upon  the    
account of our imperfections1 namely1   
that we who are called  might not be1 by
 remaining weaknesses1 hindered of1 but 
obtain eternal  inheritance4            

,weaknesses1 such weaknesses remain in  
the justified1  and such slips and      
failings are found in and upon them1    
that call  for a course of mercy and    
forgiveness to attend them4 ,farther1   
this also intimates1 that ,god's people 
should not be dejected at  the          
apprehensions of their imperfections2 ,i
 say1 not so dejected1  as therefore to 
cast off faith1 and hope1 and prayer2   
for a throne  of grace is provided for  
them1 to the which they may1 they must1 
they ought continually to resort for    
mercy1 sin-pardoning mercy4    #b4 ,as  
we are here to obtain mercy1 so we are  
here to find grace4  ,they that obtain  
mercy1 shall find grace1 therefore they 
are put  together4 ,that they may obtain
 mercy and find grace2 only they  must  
find mercy first2 for as forgiveness at 
first goes before  sanctification in the
 general1 so forgiveness afterwards goes
 before  particular acts of grace for   
further sanctification4 ,god giveth  not
 the spirit of grace to those that he   

has not first forgiven by  mercy1 for   
the sake of ,christ4#cg ,also so long as
 he as a ,father  forbears to forgive us
 as his adopted1 so long we go without  
those  further additions of grace that  
are here suggested in the text4  ,but   
when we have obtained mercy to forgive1 
then we also find grace  to our         
renewing4 ,therefore he saith1 ,first   
obtain mercy1 and then  find grace4     
,grace here ,i take to be that grace    
which ,god has appointed for us1  to    
dwell in us2 and that by and through the
 continual supply of  which we are to be
 enabled to do and suffer1 and to manage
 ourselves  in doing and suffering      
according to the will of ,god4 ',let us 
have  grace whereby we may serve ,god   
acceptably with reverence and godly     
fear' 7,heb #ab3bh74 ,so again1 'he     
giveth more grace2 wherefore he  saith1 
,god resisteth the proud1 but giveth    
grace unto the humble'  7,james #d3f2   
,prov #c3cd2 #a ,peter #e3e74 ,the      
grace1 therefore1 that  this text       

intends1 is grace given or to be given2 
grace received  or to be received2 grace
 a root1 a principle of grace1 with its 
continual supplies for the perfecting of
 that salvation that ,god  has designed 
for us4 ,this was that which comforted  
,paul1 when the  messenger of ,satan was
 sent to buffet him1 it was said unto   
him  by ,christ1 ',my grace is          
sufficient for thee' 7#b ,cor #ab3i74   
,as who  should say1 ,paul1 be not      
utterly cast down1 ,i have wherewith all
  to make thee stand1 and overcome1 and 
that is my grace1 by which  thou shalt  
be supported1 strengthened1 comforted1  
and made to live  a triumphant life1    
notwithstanding all that oppress thee4  
,but this  came to him upon his praying2
 for this ,i prayed to ,god thrice1     
saith he4 ,so again1 ',god is able to   
make all grace abound toward  you2 that 
ye always have all sufficiency in all   
things1 may abound  to every good work' 
7#b ,cor #i3h74 ,thus you see1 that by  
grace in  these places is meant that    

spirit1 and those principles of grace1  
by the increase and continual supply of 
which we are inwardly  strengthened1 and
 made to abound to every good work4     
,this then is the conclusion1 ,that as  
there is mercy to be obtained  by us at 
the throne of grace1 for the pardon of  
all our weaknesses2  so there is also   
grace there to be found that will yet   
strengthen  us more1 to all good walking
 and living before him4 ,he giveth more 
grace1 and they receive one time or     
another abundance of grace  that shall  
reign in life by one ,jesus ,christ4    
,this then teaches us  several things1  
some of which ,i will mention4 ,as1     
,what this should teach us4    #a4 ,that
 nature1 as nature1 is not capable of   
serving of ,god3 no1  not nature where  
grace dwells1 as considered abstract    
from that  grace that dwells in it4     
,nothing can be done aright without     
grace1  ,i mean no part nor piece of    
gospel-duty4 ',let us have grace whereby
  we may serve ,god acceptably4'        

,nature1 managed by grace1 seasoned     
with grace1 and held up with grace1 can 
serve ,god acceptably4 ,let  us have    
grace1 seek for and find grace to do so2
 for we cannot do  so but by grace3 ',by
 the grace of ,god ,i am what ,i am2 and
 his grace  which was bestowed upon me1 
was not in vain2 but ,i laboured more   
abundantly than they all2 yet not ,i1   
but the grace of ,god which was  with   
me' 7#a ,cor #ae3aj74 ,what can be more 
plain than this beautiful  text8 ,for   
the apostle doth here quite shut out    
nature1 sanctified  nature1 for he      
indeed was a sanctified man1 and        
concludes that even  he1 as of himself1 
did nothing of all the great works that 
he did2  but they were done1 he did them
 by the grace of ,god that was in  him4 
,wherefore nature1 sanctified nature1 as
 nature1 can of itself  do nothing to   
the pleasing of ,god the ,father4    ,is
 not this the experience of all the     
godly8 ,can they do that at  all times  
which they can do at some times8 ,can   

they pray1 believe1  love1 fear1 repent1
 and bow before ,god always alike8 ,no4 
,why so8  they are the same men1 the    
same human nature1 the same saints4     
,aye1 but the same grace1 in the same   
degree1 operation1 and life of  grace1  
doth not so now work on that man1 that  
nature1 that saint2  therefore1         
notwithstanding he is what he is1 he    
cannot do at all  times alike4 ,thus    
therefore it is manifest1 that nature1  
simply  as such1 is a great way off of  
doing that which is acceptable with     
,god4 ,refined1 purified1 sanctified    
nature1 cannot do but by the  immediate 
supplies1 lifts1 and helps of that      
spirit and principle  of grace by the   
which it is so sanctified4    #b4 ,as   
nature1 even where grace is1 cannot1    
without the assistance  of that grace1  
do anything acceptably before ,god2 so  
grace received1  if it be not also      
supplied with more grace1 cannot cause  
that we  continue to do acceptable      
service to ,god4 ,this also is clear by 

the  text1 ,for he speaketh there to    
them that had received grace2 yea1  puts
 himself into the number1 saying1 ',let 
us come boldly unto the  throne of      
grace1 that we may find grace to help in
 time of need4'  ,if grace received     
would do1 what need for more8 ,what need
 we pray  for more8 ,what need we go to 
the throne of grace for more8 ,this     
very exhortation saith it will not3     
present supplies of grace are           
proportioned to our present need1 and to
 help us to do a present  work or       
duty4#ch ,but is our present need all   
the need that we are  like to have1 and 
the present work all the work that we   
have to do  in the world8 ,even so the  
grace that we have received at present1 
though it can help us to do a present   
work1 it cannot1 without  a further     
supply1 help us to do what is to be done
 hereafter4  ,wherefore1 the apostle    
saith1 that his continuing to do was    
through  his obtaining help1 continual  
help of ,god3 ',having1 therefore1'     

saith he1 'obtained help of ,god1 ,i    
continue unto this day witnessing  both 
to small and great1' c4 7,acts #bf3bb74 
,there must be a daily  imploring of    
,god for daily supplies from him1 if we 
will do our  daily business as we       
should4    ,a present dispensation of   
grace is like a good meal1 a seasonable 
shower1 or a penny in one's pocket1 all 
which will serve for the  present       
necessity4 ,but will that good meal that
 ,i ate last week1  enable me1 without  
supply1 to do a good day's work in this8
 or will  that seasonable shower which  
fell last year1 be1 without supplies1  a
 seasonable help to the grain and grass 
that is growing now8 or  will that penny
 that supplied my want the other day1 ,i
 say1 will  the same penny also1 without
 a supply1 supply my wants today8 ,the  
same may1 ,i say1 be said of grace      
received2 it is like the oil in  the    
lamp1 it must be fed1 it must be added  
to4 ,and there1 there  shall be a       
supply1 'wherefore he giveth more       

grace4' ,grace is the  sap1 which from  
the root maintaineth the branches3 stop 
the sap1  and the branch will wither4   
,not that the sap shall be stopped where
  there is union1 not stopped for       
altogether2 for as from the root  the   
branch is supplied1 so from ,christ is  
every member furnished  with a continual
 supply of grace1 if it doth as it      
should2 'of his  fulness have all we    
received1 and grace for grace' 7,john   
#a3af74    ,the day of grace is the day 
of expense3 this is our spending time4  
,hence we are called pilgrims and       
strangers in the earth1 that is1        
travellers from place to place1 from    
state to state1 from trial to  trial    
7,heb #aa3ac74 ,now1 as the traveller at
 a fresh inn is made to  spend fresh    
money2 so ,christians1 at a fresh       
temptation1 at a new  temptation1 are   
made to spend afresh1 and a new supply  
of grace4  ,great men1 when and while   
their sons are travellers1 appoint  that
 their bags of money be lodged ready1 or

 conveniently paid in  at such and such 
a place1 for the suitable relief of     
them2 and so  they meet with supplies4  
,why1 so are the sons of the ,great     
,one1  and he has allotted that we      
should travel beyond sea1 or at a great 
distance from our ,father's house3      
wherefore he has appointed that  grace  
shall be provided for us1 to supply at  
such a place1 such  a state or          
temptation1 as need requires3 but       
withal1 as my lord  expecteth his son   
should acquaint him with the present    
emptiness  of his purse1 and with the   
difficulty he hath now to grapple with2 
so ,god our ,father expects that we     
should plead by ,christ our need  at the
 throne of grace1 in order to a supply  
of grace3#ci ',let us  therefore come   
boldly unto the throne of grace1 that we
 may obtain  mercy1 and find grace to   
help in time of need4'    ,now then1    
this shows the reason why many          
,christians that are  indeed possessed  
with the grace of ,god1 do yet walk so  

oddly1 act  so poorly1 and live such    
ordinary lives in the world4 ,they are  
like  to those gentlemen's sons that are
 of the more extravagant sort1  that    
walk in their lousy hue1 when they might
 be maintained better4  ,such young men 
care not1 perhaps scorn to acquaint     
their fathers  with their wants1 and    
therefore walk in their threadbare      
jackets1  with hose and shoes out at    
heels6 a right emblem of the            
uncircumspect  child of ,god4 ,this also
 shows the reason of all those dreadful 
falls and miscarriages that many of the 
saints sustain1 they made  it not their 
business to watch to see what is coming1
 and to pray  for a supply of grace to  
uphold them2 they1 with ,david1 are too 
careless1 or1 with ,peter1 too          
confident1 or1 with the disciples1  too 
sleepy1 and so the temptation comes upon
 them2 and their want  like an armed    
man4 ,this also shows the reason why    
some that1 to  one's thinking1 would    
fall every day2 for that their want of  

parts1  their small experience1 their   
little knowledge of ,god's matters1 do  
seem to bespeak it2 yet stand1 walk     
better1 and keep their garments  more   
white than those that have1 when        
compared with them1 twice as  much as   
they4 ,they are praying saints1 they are
 often at the throne  of grace1 they are
 sensible of their weakness1 keep a     
sight of their  danger before their     
faces1 and will not be contented without
 more  grace4    ,third4 ,and this leads
 me1 in the third place1 to show you1   
that  were we wise1 and did we ply it at
 the throne of grace for grace1  as we  
should1 ,o what spotless lives might we 
live6 ,we should then  have always help 
in time of need2 for so the text        
insinuates1 ',that  we may obtain mercy1
 and find grace to help in time of      
need4' ,this  is that which ,peter      
means1 when he says1 ',and besides      
this1' that  is1 besides your faith in  
,christ1 and besides your happy state of
  justification1 'giving all diligence1 

add to your faith1 virtue2  and to      
virtue1 knowledge2 and to knowledge1    
temperance2 and to  temperance1         
patience2 and to patience1 godliness2   
and to godliness1  brotherly kindness2  
and to brotherly kindness1 charity4 ,for
 if  these things be in you and abound1'
 and be continually supplied  with a    
supply from the throne of grace1 'they  
make you that ye shall  neither be      
barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge  
of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4 ,but he   
that lacketh these things is blind1 and 
cannot see  afar off1 and hath forgotten
 that he was purged from his old sins4  
,wherefore the rather1 brethren1 give   
diligence to make your calling  and     
election sure3 for if you do these      
things1 ye shall never fall3  for so an 
entrance shall be ministered unto you   
abundantly into  the everlasting kingdom
 of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus       
,christ' 7#b  ,peter #a3e-aa74    ,the  
greatest part of professors now-a-days  
take up their time in  contracting of   

guilt1 and asking for pardon1 and yet   
are not much  the better4 ,whereas1 if  
they had but the grace to add to their  
faith1 virtue1 c41 they might have more 
peace1 live better lives1  and not have 
their heads so often in a bag as they   
have4 ',to him  that ordereth his       
conversation aright1 will ,i show the   
salvation of  ,god' 7,psa #ej3bc74 ,to  
him that disposeth his way aright2 now  
this  cannot be done without a constant 
supplicating at the throne of grace  for
 more grace4 ,this then is the reason   
why every new temptation  that comes    
upon thee1 so foils1 so overcomes thee1 
that thou wilt  need a new conversion to
 be recovered from under the power and  
guilt that cleaves to thee by its       
overshadowing of thee4 ,a new           
temptation1 a sudden temptation1 an     
unexpected temptation1 usually  foils   
those that are not upon their watch2 and
 that have not been  before with ,god to
 be inlaid with grace proportionable to 
what may  come upon them4    ',that ye  

may find grace to help in time of need'6
 ,there is grace  to be found at the    
throne of grace that will help us under 
the  greatest straits4 ',seek and ye    
shall find'2 it is there1 and it  is to 
be found there2 it is to be found there 
of the seeking soul1  of the soul that  
seeketh him4 ,wherefore ,i will conclude
 as ,i did  begin2 ',let us therefore   
come boldly unto the throne of grace    
that  we may obtain mercy1 and find     
grace to help in time of need4'         
,,conclusion4 ,some lessons to be       
learned from this text4    ,we will now 
speak something by way of conclusion1   
and so wind up  the whole4    ,first4   
,you must remember that we have been    
hitherto speaking of the  throne of     
grace1 and showing what it is4 ,that we 
have also been  speaking of ,christ's   
sacrifice1 and how he manages his high  
priest's  office before the throne of   
grace4 ,we have also here1 as you see1  
been speaking of the mercy and grace    
that is to be obtained and  found at    

this throne of grace1 and of what       
advantage it is to us  in this our      
pilgrimage4 ,now1 from all this it      
follows1 that sin is  a fearful thing3  
for all this ado is1 that men might be  
saved from  sin6 ,what a devil then is  
sin8 it is the worst of devils2 it is   
worse than all devils2 those that are   
devils sin hath made them  so2 nor could
 anything else have made them devils but
 sin4 ,now1  ,i pray1 what is it to be a
 devil1 but to be under1 for ever1 the  
power and dominion of sin1 an implacable
 spirit against ,god8 ,such  an one1    
from which implacableness all the power 
in heaven and earth  cannot release     
them1 because ,god of his justice has   
bound them  over to judgment4 ,these    
spirits are by sin carried quite away   
from  themselves1 as well as from ,god  
that made them2 they cannot design      
their own good2 they cannot leave that  
which yet they know will be  everlasting
 mischievous to themselves4 ,sin has    
bound them to itself  so fast1 that     

there can be no deliverance for them1   
but by the ,son  of ,god1 who also has  
refused them1 and left them to          
themselves1  and to the judgment which  
they have deserved4 ,sin also has got  a
 victory over man1 has made him an enemy
 to ,god and to his own  salvation2 has 
caught him1 captivated him1 carried away
 his mind1  and will1 and heart1 from   
,god2 and made him choose to be vain1   
and  to run the hazard of eternal       
damnation1 with rejoicing and delight4  
,but ,god left not man where he left    
those wicked spirits1 to wit1  under the
 everlasting chains of darkness1        
reserved unto judgment2  but devised    
means for their ransom and              
reconciliation to himself2  which is the
 thing that has been discoursed of in   
the foregoing  part of this book 7#b    
,sam #ae3ae74 ,but1 ,i say1 what a thing
 is sin1  what a devil and master of    
devils is it1 that it should1 where  it 
takes hold1 so hang that nothing can    
unclinch its hold but the  mercy of ,god

 and the heart-blood of his dear ,son6  
,o the fretting1  eating1 infecting1    
defiling1 and poisonous nature of sin1  
that it  should so eat into our flesh   
and spirit1 body and soul1 and so stain 
us with its vile and stinking nature3   
yea1 it has almost turned man  into the 
nature of itself2 insomuch as that      
sometimes1 when nature  is mentioned1   
sin is meant2 and when sin is mentioned1
 nature is  meant 7,eph #b3c1 #e3h74    
,wherefore sin is a fearful thing2 a    
thing to  be lamented1 a thing to be    
abhorred1 a thing to be fled from with  
more astonishment and trembling than one
 would fly from any devil1  because it  
is the worst of things2 and that without
 which nothing  can be bad1 and because 
where it takes hold it so fasteneth that
  nothing1 as ,i have said1 can release 
whom it has made a captive1  but the    
mercy of ,god and the heart-blood of his
 dear ,son4 ,o what  a thing is sin6    
,second4 ,as by what hath been said sin 
appears to be exceeding sinful2  so1    

from hence it also follows1 that the    
soul is a precious thing4  ,for you must
 know all this is for the redemption of 
the soul4 ,the  redemption of the soul  
is precious 7,psa #di3h1bj74 ,i say1 it 
is for  the redemption of the soul2 it  
was for this that ,christ was made  a   
priest1 a sacrifice1 an altar1 a throne 
of grace2 yea1 sin1 a  curse1 and what  
not1 that was necessary for our         
deliverance from  sin1 and death1 and   
everlasting damnation4 ,he that would   
know what  a soul is1 let him read in   
letters of blood the price and purchase 
of the soul4 ,it was not for a light1 a 
little1 an inconsiderable  thing1 that  
,christ ,jesus underwent what he        
suffered when he was in  the world1 and 
gave himself a ransom for souls4 ,no1   
no6 ,the soul  is a great1 a vast great 
thing1 notwithstanding it is so little  
set by of some4 ,some prefer anything   
that they fancy1 above the  soul2 a     
slut1 a lie1 a pot1 an act of           
fraudulency1 the swing of a  prevailing 

passion1 anything shall be preferred    
when the occasion  offereth itself4#dj  
,if ,christ had set as little by souls  
as some  men do1 he had never left his  
,father's bosom1 and the glory that  he 
had with him2 he had never so humbled   
himself1 so gave himself  to punishment1
 affliction1 and sorrow2 and made       
himself so the object  of scorn1 and    
contempt1 and reproach1 as he did1 and  
all that the  souls of sinners might    
live a life in glory with him4    ,but  
methinks this is the mystery of all as  
to this1 that the soul  should take that
 pains1 contrive such ways1 and take    
such advantages  against itself6 ,for it
 is the soul that sins1 that the soul   
might  die6 ,o6 sin1 what art thou8     
,what hast thou done8 and what still    
wilt thou further do1 if mercy1 and     
blood and grace doth not prevent  thee8 
,o silly soul6 what a fool has sin made 
of thee8 what an ass  art thou become to
 sin8 that ever an immortal soul1 at    
first made in  the image of ,god1 for   

,god1 and for his delight1 should so    
degenerate  from its first station1 and 
so abase itself that it might serve     
sin1 as to become the devil's ape1 and  
to play like a ,jack ,pudding  for him  
upon any stage or theatre in the world6 
,but ,i recall  myself2 for if sin can  
make one who was sometimes a glorious   
angel  in heaven1 now so to abuse       
himself as to become1 to appearance1  as
 a filthy frog1 a toad1 a rat1 a cat1 a 
fly1 a mouse1 a dog1 or  bitch's        
whelp1#da to serve its ends upon a poor 
mortal1 that it  might gull them of     
everlasting life1 no marvel if the soul 
is so  beguiled as to sell itself from  
,god1 and all good1 for so poor a       
nothing as a momentary pleasure is4     
,but1    ,third4 ,if sin and the soul   
are such great things1 then behold the  
love and care of ,god2 the love to      
souls1 the care he hath taken  to       
deliver them from sin4 ,sin1 as ,i have 
said1 is such a thing as  from which no 
man can deliver himself2 the soul is    

such a thing1  so rich and valuable in  
the nature of it1 that scarce one in    
twenty  thousand counts of it as they   
should4 ,but ,god1 the lover of mankind1
  and the greatest enemy to sin1 has    
provided means effectually  to overthrow
 the one1 and to save and secure the    
other4 ,behold1  therefore1 the love of 
,god1 the care of ,god for us2 for when 
we  neither loved nor cared for         
ourselves1 ,god both loved us and cared 
for us4 ,god commended his love towards 
us in sending his ,son to be  the       
propitiation for our sins4    ,let it be
 then concluded that ',,god ,,is        
,,love1' and that the love that  ,god   
hath to us is such as we never had for  
ourselves4 ,we have been  often tried   
about our own love to ourselves1 and it 
has been proved  over1 and over1 and    
over1 that sometimes even we that are   
,christians  could1 and would1 had it   
been possible1 have pawned ourselves1   
our  souls1 and our interest in ,christ1
 for a foul and beastly lust4 ,but      

,god1 who is rich in mercy1 for his     
great love wherewith he loved  us1 would
 not suffer it so to be4 ,now1 if we are
 so fickle and  uncertain in our love to
 ourselves1 as to value our salvation at
  so low and so base a rate1 can it be  
imagined that ever we should1  had it   
been left to our choice1 have given the 
best of what we  have for the salvation 
of our souls8 ,yet ,god gave his ,son to
 be  the ,saviour of the world4 ,i say  
again1 if our love is so slender  to our
 own souls1 can any think that it should
 be more full to the  souls of others8  
,and yet ,god had such love to us1 as to
 give his  only begotten ,son for our   
sins4 ,yet again1 how should it be that 
we1  who are usually so affected with   
the conceit of our own happiness1  since
 we care no more for our own souls1 do  
our best to secure the  souls of others8
 and yet ,god1 who is infinitely above  
all creatures1  has so condescended1 as 
to concern himself1 and to give the best
  of his flock1 even his only beloved   

,son1 for very dust and ashes4          
,wherefore1 ',herein is love1 not that  
we loved ,god1' or our neighbour1  'but 
that ,god loved us1 and sent his ,son to
 be the propitiation  for our sins' 7#a 
,john #d3aj74    ,fourth4 ,is sin so    
vile a thing8 is the soul so precious a 
thing8  and is ,god's love and care of  
the salvation of the souls of sinners   
infinitely greater than is their own    
care for their own souls8  ,then this   
should teach those concerned to blush1  
to blush1 ,i say1  and to cover their   
faces with shame4 ,there is nothing1 as 
,i know  of1 that more becomes a sinner1
 than blushing and shame doth2 for  he  
is the harbourer1 the nurse1 and the    
nourisher of that vile  thing called    
sin2 that so great an enemy of ,god1 and
 that so great  an enemy to the soul4   
,it becomes him also1 if he considers   
what a  creature ,god has made him1 and 
how little he hath set by his own       
creation1 and by the matter of which    
,god hath made his soul4 ,let him  also 

consider unto what base things he hath  
stooped and prostrated  himself1 while  
things infinitely better have stood by  
and offered  themselves unto him freely2
 yea1 how he has cast that ,god that    
made  him1 and his ,son that came to    
redeem him1 quite behind his back1  and 
before their faces embraced1 loved1 and 
devoted himself unto  him that seeks    
nothing more than the damnation of his  
soul4    ,ah1 ,lord6 when will foolish  
man be wise1 and come to ,god with his  
hands upon his head1 and with his face  
covered with shame1 to ask  him         
forgiveness for that wickedness which he
 has committed8 which  is wickedness    
committed not only against holiness and 
justice1  against which also men by     
nature have an antipathy1 but against   
mercy and love1 without which man cannot
 tell what to do4 ,blush1  sinner1      
blush4 ,ah1 that thou hadst grace to    
blush6 ,but this is ,god's  complaint1  
',were they ashamed when they had       
committed abomination8  ,nay1 they were 

not at all ashamed1 neither could they  
blush' 7,jer  #h3ab74 ,it is a sad thing
 that men should be thus void of        
consideration1  and yet they are so4    
,they are at a continual jest with ,god 
and his  ,word1 with the devil and sin1 
with hell and judgment4 ,but they will  
be in earnest one day2 but that one day 
will be too late6    ,fifth4 ,is it so  
that ,god1 though sin is so fearful a   
thing1 has  prepared an effectual remedy
 against it1 and purposed to save us    
from the evil and damning effects       
thereof8 7#a47 ,then this should  beget 
thankfulness in the hearts of the godly1
 for they are made  partakers of this   
grace2 ,i say1 it should beget          
thankfulness in  thy heart4 ',thanks be 
unto ,god for his unspeakable gift1'    
said the  apostle1 when he seriously    
thought of that which was much inferior 
to what we have been a discoursing of   
7#b ,cor #i3ae74 ,that was about  man's 
willingness to do good2 this is about   
,god's4 ,that was about  men's          

willingness to give money to poor       
saints2 this about ,god's  willingness  
to give ,christ ,jesus his ,son to the  
world4 ,it was the  thoughts of this    
redemption and salvation that made      
,david say1  ',bless the ,lord1 ,o my   
soul1 and all that is within me1 bless  
his  holy name' 7,psa #ajc3a74 ,o6 they 
that are partakers of redeeming  grace1 
and that have a throne of grace1 a      
covenant of grace1 and  a ,christ1 that 
is the ,son of ,god's love1 to come to1 
and to live  by1 should be a thankful   
people4 ',by him therefore let us offer 
the  sacrifice of praise to ,god        
continually1--giving thanks in his name'
  7,heb #ac3ae74 ,how many obligations  
has ,god laid upon his people1  to give 
thanks to him at every remembrance of   
his holiness4 7#b47  ,study the         
priesthood1 the high priesthood of      
,jesus ,christ1 both  the first and     
second part thereof4 ,the first part was
 that when he  offered up himself       
without the gate1 when he bare our sins 

in his  own body on the tree4 ,the      
second part is that which he executeth  
there whither he is now gone1 even in   
heaven itself1 where the throne  of     
grace is4 ,i say1 study what ,christ has
 done1 and is adoing4 ,o6  what is he   
adoing now8 he is sprinkling his blood  
with his priestly  robes on1 before the 
throne of grace2 that is too little     
thought  on by the saints of ,god3 ',we 
have such a high priest1 who is set  on 
the right hand of the throne of the     
,majesty in the heavens1  a minister of 
the sanctuary1 and of the true          
tabernacle1 which the  ,lord pitched1   
and not man' 7,heb #h3a1b74 ,busy       
thyself1 fellow-,christian1  about this 
blessed office of ,christ4 ,it is full  
of good1 it is full  of sweet1 it is    
full of heaven1 it is full of relief and
 succour  for the tempted and dejected2 
wherefore1 ,i say again1 study these    
things1 give thyself wholly to them4    
,sixth4 ,since ,god has prepared himself
 a lamb1 a sacrifice1 a priest1 a       

throne of grace1 and has bid thee come  
to him1 come to him as there  sitting2  
come1 come boldly1 as he bids thee4     
,what better warrant  canst thou have to
 come1 than to be bid to come of ,god8  
,when the  goodman himself bids the     
beggar come to his house1 then he may   
come1  then he may come boldly2 the     
consideration of the invitation doth    
encourage4 ,that we have our friend at  
court1 should also make us  come boldly4
 ,jesus1 as has been showed1 as         
sacrifice and high priest1  is there1   
'in whom we have boldness1 and access   
with confidence by  the faith of him'   
7,eph #c3ab74 ,again1 ',by whom also we 
have access  by faith into this grace1  
wherein we stand1 and rejoice in hope of
  the glory of ,god' 7,rom #e3b74       
,again1 ',we have boldness1 brethren1   
to enter into the holiest by the blood  
of ,jesus' 7,heb #aj3ai1bj74  ,what can 
be more plain1 more encouraging1 more   
comfortable to them  that would obtain  
mercy1 'and find grace to help in time  

of need4'  ,it is a dishonour to ,god1  
disadvantage to thee1 and an            
encouragement  to ,satan1 when thou     
hangest back1 and seemest afraid to     
'come boldly  unto the throne of grace4'
 ',let us1' therefore1 'draw near with a
  true heart1 in full assurance of      
faith1 having our hearts sprinkled  from
 an evil conscience1 and our bodies     
washed with pure water2  let us hold    
fast the profession of our faith without
 wavering1 for  he is faithful that     
promised1 and let us consider one       
another1 to  provoke unto love and to   
good works' 7,heb #aj3bb-bd74 ,farewell4
    ,,footnotes3    #a4 ,how many       
thousands rush into the presence of ,god
 with unholy1  thoughtless familiarity1 
by repeating the form called the ,lord's
  prayer4 ,his infinite holiness should 
make us tremblingly apply  to his throne
 of grace4 ,in the name of the          
,redeemer1 and in his  mediation alone1 
the sinner can find access1 and be      
emboldened to  draw nigh and receive    

grace to help in our everyday time of   
need4--,ed4    #b4 ',though the phrase1 
throne of grace1 be only once named  in 
the ,bible1 yet the thing signified is  
so savoury1 significant1  and suitable1 
that this form of speaking is become    
famous among  ,christians1 and will be  
used to the end of                      
time4'--,traill4--,ed4    #c4 ,this is  
an allusion to ,jeremiah #ah3a-aj the   
potter and his wheel1  upon which he    
forms his vessels of clay to honour or  
to dishonour  as he pleaseth4 ,so ,god  
worketh all things according to his     
will1  all tending to the good of his   
church1 because his resting-place  is   
the mercy-seat4--,ed4    #d4 ,quoted    
from the ,genevan or puritan            
version4--,ed4    #e4 ',grace was poured
 so plentifully from heaven1 that it did
 not  only countervail sin1 but above   
measure passeth it4' ,note to the       
,genevan ,bible4--,ed4    #f4 ,not by   
the person or body1 but mentally4 ,it   
matters little whether  the body is     

sitting1 kneeling1 or standing2 riding1 
walking1 or  lying down2 the throne of  
grace is equally accessible1 if the     
spirit  is prostrate before it--the     
spontaneous effusions of the soul in    
sighs or groans1 or joyful exclamations1
 or the pouring forth of  heart-felt    
words2 but all must be under a sense of 
the mediation  of ,jesus4--,ed4    #g4  
,smutches or smudges4 ',and with a kind 
of amber smirch my                      
face4'--,shakespeare4--,ed4    #h4 ',in 
all our distresses1 infirmities1 and    
darkness in this world1  we should get  
up to that mountain of myrrh and hill of
 frankincense1  ,canticles #d3f2--the   
passion of ,christ1 which was bitter    
like myrrh2  and to the intercession of 
,christ1 which is sweet like            
incense4'--,dr4  ,bates4--,ed4    #i4   
,how dreadful for a sinner to enter upon
 a way1 expecting it to  be a living way
 to life and happiness1 and find it the 
dead way to  death and eternal          
destruction4 ,o my soul1 try thy way1   

and1 by the  assistance of the ,holy    
,spirit1 ascertain whether it is the    
living  way to everlasting life1 or the 
dead way to eternal misery4--,ed4       
#aj4 ,such was the opinion of           
naturalists in the olden time1          
,bartolomeus1 on the properties of      
things1 thus speaks of goats'           
blood--',the goat's hot blood neshethe  
7softeneth7 and carveth the  hard       
ardamant stone1 that neither fire nor   
iron may overcome4' ,book  #ah cap4     
#fj4--;,ed4    #aa4 ,what laid the      
cornerstone of this throne1 but grace8  
,what brings  in the inhabitants1       
preserves them1 perfects them1 but      
grace8--,traill4         ',grace all the
 work shall crown1          ,thro'      
everlasting days2      ,it lays in      
heaven the topmost stone1          ,and 
well deserves the praise4'--,rippon4    
#ab4 ,perfectly impressed upon their    
memories4--,ed4    #ac4 ,from the       
,genevan version4--,ed4    #ad4 ,bunyan 
here refers to the marginal note in the 

,genevan bible1  ,exodus #cj4 ,the high 
priest's washing 'signifying that he    
that cometh  to ,god must be washed from
 all sin and corruption4'--,ed4    #ae4 
,this sea was full of pure water1 a     
figure of the word1 without  mixture of 
men's inventions4 ,see the typical      
meaning of the molten  sea and the      
laver1 fully explained and illustrated  
by ,bunyan1 in  ,solomon's ,temple      
,spiritualized of this edition4--,ed4   
#af4 ,our first lesson is of sin1       
righteousness1 and judgment2 second1    
,christ's obedience unto death for our  
salvation2 third1 ,christ  ascended to  
,god's right hand1 the ,mediator and    
,advocate4 ,thus the  bitter comes      
before the sweet1 to make the sweet the 
sweeter4--,ed4    #ag4 ,alluding to     
these destructive operations of nature1 
the whirlwind  and the whirlpool1 the   
first whirling fancies that ,christ     
saves  from the punishment1 and not from
 the power of sin1 takes them from  the 
gospel hope1 and the second receives    

them into the vortex of  misery4 ,o my  
soul1 be watchful unto prayer at a      
throne of grace1  for who can withstand 
the whirlpool if once within its        
influence8--,ed4    #ah4 ,to see the    
fulness and freeness of the treasures of
 grace in  ,christ--to see that we must 
partake of it or perish--to be looking  
unto ,jesus the author and finisher of  
our faith1 are indeed powerful          
incentives to keep us near the throne of
 grace4--,ed4    #ai4 ,probably a       
frightful military saying heard by      
,bunyan1 when  serving in the debauched 
army of ,charles ,i1 from some of       
,prince  ,rupert's cavaliers4--,ed4     
#bj4 ,how much this paragraph reminds us
 of the experience of poor  ,christian  
in his fearful battle with the fiend6   
',in this combat  no man can imagine1   
unless he had seen and heard as ,i did1 
what  yelling and hideous roaring       
,apollyon made all the time of the      
fight--he spake like a dragon2 and1 on  
the other side1 what sighs  and groans  

burst from ,christian's heart4 ,i never 
saw him1 all the  while1 give so much as
 one pleasant look1 till he perceived he
 had  wounded ,apollyon with his        
two-edged sword2 then1 indeed1 he did   
smile and look upward2 but it was the   
dreadfullest fight that ever  ,i        
saw4'--,ed4    #ba4 ',spaked'2 marked   
with small spots4--,ed4    #bb4         
,instituted1 inducted1 or               
installed4--,ed4    #bc4 ,exposed to    
violence--blindfolded or                
hoodwinked4--,ed4    #bd4 ,protestants  
can have little idea of the idolatry    
used in  the ,church of ,rome4          
,something may be gathered from the     
following  directions1 given in a very  
beautiful office for ,good ,friday1     
corrected by royal authority1 in        
conformity with the breviary and  missal
 of our holy father ,pope ,urban ,,viii1
 printed at ,paris by  ,posset3--       
',the priest having retired a little    
behind the altar1 the deacon  takes the 
cross 7a plain wooden cross without the 

figure71 covered  with a veil1 and gives
 it to the priest1 who turns to the     
people  and shows the top of the cross1 
before which they all prostrate         
themselves and kiss the ground1 singing 
,ecce lignum crucis4 ,he  then removes  
the veil from the right limb of the     
cross1 and lifts  it up1 singing1 still 
louder1 ,behold the wood of the cross2  
again  the people prostrate themselves4 
,the priest then comes to the  middle of
 the altar1 and taking off the veil1    
exhibits the wooden  cross to be adored2
 then setting it down1 he goes on his   
knees1  and rising1 takes off his shoes 
and approaches the cross to worship  it1
 making three genuflections1 and kisses 
it4 ,all the clergy who  are present    
take off their shoes1 prostrate         
themselves1 worship and  kiss the cross 
in the order of their dignity4 ,all the 
officers of  the church1 and all the    
people1 follow in the same manner to    
adore  it1 while solemn music and       
chanting attends and completes the      

ceremony4' ,thus a wooden board1 made   
into the shape of a cross by  some      
joiner1 receives ,divine honours4 ,talk 
not of heathen idols4 ,who  can wonder  
that honest ,john ,bunyan felt          
indignation1 and exclaimed1  ',o        
idolatry6 ,o blasphemy6'--,ed4    #be4  
,an extraneous taste that leaves a sting
 behind1 as1 ',she had  a tongue with a 
tang4' ',the wine has a tang of the     
cask4'--,ed4    #bf4 ,this use of the   
word 'resent' has been long obsolete2 it
 expressed  a deep sense or strong      
perception of good as well as evil2 in  
this  place it means1 'proved to have   
been satisfactory or gratifying4'--,ed4 
#bg4 ,how sublime is the ,christian     
system1 in its adaptation to all  ,god's
 intelligent creatures6 ,so lovely in   
its simplicity1 that  the child--nay1   
even the poor ,bushman of ,africa1 or   
the half-idiot  native of ,new ,south   
,wales--is able readily to comprehend   
how ,god1  for ,christ's sake1 can blot 
out all iniquities and transgressions2  

while the noblest intellect admires and 
adores its vast and extensive           
ramifications of mercies4 ,blessings    
numerous and unbounded are  developed1  
reaching1 in their ultimate effects1 far
 beyond the  utmost stretch of human    
perception1 even when the most brilliant
  imagination is enlightened and        
sanctified by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,the    
intentions of mercy commence in the     
purposes of ,god before the             
creation--are infinite in extent--and   
eternal in duration4 ,how is  ,divine   
wisdom and mercy thus displayed in the  
adaptation of the  gospel to the        
personal inquiry and reception of every 
individual  of the human race6--,ed4    
#bh4 ,the beginning1 increase1 and      
perfection of life eternal1  consists in
 holy knowledge2 that ,god and ,christ  
are of the same  nature1 equal in power 
and glory4 ,as ,christ is the most      
excellent  object1 therefore the        
knowledge of ,christ is1 and must be the
 most  excellent knowledge2 not only all

 the excellencies of the creatures  are 
found in him1 but all excellencies1 yea1
 the fulness of the  ,godhead1 dwells in
 him bodily4 ,all learning1 in          
comparison of the  knowledge of ,christ1
 is the most contemptible ignorance4 ,he
 is the  wisdom of ,god1 and our highest
 wisdom will be1 with holy ,paul1 to    
part with whatever is most dear and     
precious to us1 that we may win         
,christ1 receiving him as he is revealed
 in the word of truth4--,mason4    #bi4 
,power of exercising affection and      
feeling4--,ed4    #cj4 ,bunyan's        
daughter1 ,mary1 was blind1 and thus    
became an object  of his tenderest      
solicitude4 ,when he was sent to prison 
for  preaching1 he felt for her far more
 than for all other worldly  objects4   
',my poor blind child4 ,o the thoughts  
of the hardship she  might go under     
would break my heart to pieces4'--,grace
 ,abounding1  ,no4 #cbj and #cbi4--;,ed4
    #ca4 ,it is a stupendous and        
unspeakably blessed privilege that      

,christ  and believers are one flesh4   
,husband and wife1 soul and body1 are   
not so closely united as ,christ and    
believers are to each other4  ,he has   
carried their sorrows1 borne their      
punishment1 and procured  complete      
redemption for them4 ,and eternal       
blessings on him6 he  now ever liveth in
 heaven to act and intercede for them4  
,he there  exercises a tender and       
compassionate spirit towards his        
suffering  children and servants here on
 earth4 ,his love and pity to every     
individual of his church1 infinitely    
exceeds that of the most  affectionate  
parent towards their offspring4 ,our    
extremity is his  opportunity--he is    
touched with the feeling of our         
infirmities1  will give consolation     
under1 sanctify1 and at length deliver  
the  godly out of all temptations and   
afflictions4--,mason4    #cb4 ,as this  
is ,satan's temptation in the time of   
poverty1 so the  time of prosperity is  
equally dangerous--the love of gain1    

when it  possesses the soul1 is         
insatiable4 ,satan whispers into the    
ear1 and  the heart too readily         
entertains the wicked thought--',get    
money2 if  you cannot do it honestly1   
still get money4' ,the most contemptible
  meannesses have been practised by the 
wealthy4 ,o beware of that  ruinous     
idolatry1 covetousness4--,ed4    #cc4   
,query1 is this that part of a          
,christian's experience referred  to in 
the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 the second    
part of the ,valley of the  ,shadow of  
,death8--,ed4    #cd4 ,no man could     
speak more experimentally on the pain   
inflicted by  slander1 although utterly 
unfounded1 than ,john ,bunyan4 ,so      
eminent  a man became a mark for ,satan 
and his emissaries to shoot at4 ,he was 
charged with witchcraft1 called a       
highwayman1 and every slander  that     
malice could invent was heaped upon him4
 ,his remedy1 his  consolation1 was the 
throne of grace--a specific that never  
did1  nor ever will fail4--,ed4    #ce4 

,the late ,rev4 ,john ,newton1 who lived
 to a good old age1  in his latter days 
used to tell his friends--',i am like a 
parcel1  packed up and directed1 only   
waiting the carrier to take me to my    
destination'2 blessed tranquility under 
such solemn circumstances4--,ed4    #cf4
 ,this is illustrated by the account of 
,hopeful's experience in  the ,pilgrim's
 ,progress2 he says1 ',if ,i look       
narrowly into the best  of what ,i do   
now1 ,i still see sin1 new sin1 mixing  
itself with  the best of that ,i do2 so 
that now ,i am forced to conclude1 that1
  notwithstanding my former fond        
conceits of myself and duties1 ,i  have 
committed sin enough ,,in ,,one ,,duty  
to send me to hell1 though  my former   
life had been faultless4'--,ed4    #cg4 
,grace1 mercy1 peace1 justification1    
sanctification1 and  glorification1 all 
flow from ,christ the propitiatory      
sacrifice1 in  whom1 as his beloved1 the
 ,father accepts us graciously1 and     
loves  us freely4--,mason4    #ch4      

,spiritual strength1 like bodily food1  
must be renewed day by  day4 ,the       
necessity of daily food for our bodies  
should remind us  of that bread that    
cometh down from heaven1 and that water 
of life  which1 as a river1 maketh glad 
the city of our ,god4 ',as oft as ye  do
 this1' eat and drink1 'ye do show the  
,lord's death4' ,o that such  a         
recollection may have an abiding        
influence upon our souls6--,ed4    #ci4 
,in those days travellers did well to   
advance as far in a day  as we now do in
 an hour4 ,to make a country tour1      
required then  the same precautions1 as 
to supplies1 as it now does to make the 
grand tour of ,europe4 ,to have carried 
coin would have been a great            
encumbrance1 as well as risk from       
robbers4 ,how accurately ,bunyan  knew  
the mode used in such cases to secure   
supplies1 and with what  beautiful      
simplicity it is spiritualized4--,ed4   
#dj4 ,how truly and solemnly is the     
downward road of a sinner here          

portrayed4 #a4 ,drawn aside by lust4 #b4
 ,a lie to conceal his wicked  folly4   
#c4 ,intoxication1 to drown his         
convictions and harden his  conscience4 
#d4 ,the consequent ruin of his worldly 
prospects2 and1  #e4 ,a vain effort by  
fraud to keep up his credit666--,ed4    
#da4 ,it was in ,bunyan's time the      
universally received opinion that       
,satan appeared in the shape of animals 
to allure poor wretches into            
sin--,shakespeare1 ,judge ,hale1 ,cotton
 ,mather1 ,baxter1 with all our  eminent
 men1 believed in these supernatural    
appearances4--,ed4    999999    ,,the   
,,acceptable ,,sacrifice2    ,,or1      
,,the ,,excellency ,,of ,a ,,broken     
,,heart3    ,,showing ,,the ,,nature1   
,,signs1 ,,and ,,proper ,,effects ,,of  
,a ,,contrite ,,spirit4    ,,being ,,the
 ,,last ,,works ,,of ,,that ,,eminent   
,,preacher ,,and ,,faithful ,,minister  
,,of ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,,mr4 ,,john     
,,bunyan1 ,,of ,,bedford4    ,,with ,a  
,,preface ,,prefixed ,,thereunto ,,by   

,,an ,,eminent ,,minister ,,of ,,the    
,,gospel ,,in ,,london4    ,london3     
,sold by ,george ,larkin1 at the ,two   
,swans without ,bishopgates1  #afib4    
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,the very excellent preface to this     
treatise1 written by ,george  ,cokayn1  
will inform the reader of the melancholy
 circumstances under  which it was      
published1 and of the author's          
intention1 and mode  of treatment4 ,very
 little more need be said1 by way of    
introducing  to our readers this new    
edition of ,bunyan's ,excellency of a   
,broken  ,heart4 ,george ,cokayn was a  
gospel minister in ,london1 who became  
eventually connected with the           
,independent denomination4 ,he was  a   
learned man--brought up at the          
university--had preached before  the    
,house of ,commons--was chaplain to that
 eminent statesman and  historian1      
,whitelocke--was rector of ,st4         
,pancras1 ,soper ,lane--remarkable  for 
the consistency of his conduct and piety

 of his life--but as he  dared not to   
violate his conscience1 by conformity to
 ceremonies or  creeds which he deemed  
antichristian1 he suffered under        
persecution1  and1 with upwards of two  
thousand godly ministers1 was ejected   
from his living1 and thrown upon the    
care of ,divine ,providence for  daily  
food4 ,the law ordered him to be silent1
 and not to set forth  the glories of   
his ,saviour2 but his heavenly ,father  
had ordained  him to preach4 ,there was 
no hesitation as to whom he would obey4 
,at  the risk of imprisonment1          
transportation1 and death1 he preached2 
and ,god honoured his ministry1 and he  
became the founder of  a flourishing    
church in ,hare ,court1 ,london4 ,his   
preface bears the  date of ,september1  
#afhh2 and1 at a good old age1 he       
followed ,bunyan  to the celestial city1
 in #afhi4 ,it is painful to find the   
author's  ,baptist friends keeping aloof
 because of his liberal sentiments2  but
 it is delightful to witness the hearty 

affection with which an  ,independent   
minister recommends the work of a       
,baptist2 and truly  refreshing to hear 
so learned a man commending most        
earnestly the  work of a poor1          
unlettered1 but gigantic brother in the 
ministry4  ,surely there is water enough
 connected with that controversy to     
quench any unholy fire that differences 
of opinion might ignite4  ,george       
,cokayn appears to have possessed much a
 kindred spirit with  ,john ,bunyan4    
,some of his expressions are remarkably 
,bunyanish4 ,thus1  when speaking of the
 jailor1 'who was a most barbarous1     
hard-hearted  wretch2 yet1 when ,god    
came to deal with him1 he was soon      
tamed1 and  his heart became exceeding  
soft and tender4' ,and when alluding to 
the ,lord's voice1 in softening the     
sinner's heart1 he says3 ',this  is a   
glorious work indeed1 that hearts of    
stone should be dissolved  and melted   
into waters of godly sorrow1 working    
repentance4'    ,the subject of a broken

 heart is one of vital importance1      
because  it is essential to salvation4  
,the heart1 by nature1 is hard1 and     
cannot1 and will not break itself4      
,angels have no power to perform  this  
miracle of mercy and of justice4 ,it is 
the work of the ,holy  ,spirit in the   
,,new ,,birth4 ,some have supposed that 
,god always prepares  the heart for this
 solemn1 this important change1 by a    
stroke of  his providence2 but it is not
 so4 ,who dares limit the ,almighty8 ,he
  takes his own way with the sinner--one
 by a whisper1 another by a  hurricane4 
,some are first alarmed by the preaching
 of the ,word--many  by conversation    
with a pious friend or neighbour2 some  
by strokes  of ,providence--but all are 
led to a prayerful searching of the holy
  oracles1 until there1 by the          
enlightening influence of the ,spirit1  
they find consolation4 ,the great       
question is1 not as to the means1  but  
the fact--,have ,i been born again8     
,have ,i been grafted into  ,christ8 ,do

 ,i bring forth the fruits of godliness 
in mourning over  my sins1 and1 in good 
words and works1 am ,i a living epistle 
known  and read of all--men1 angels1    
devils--and of the ,omniscient ,god8    
,these are the all-important inquiries  
which1 ,i trust1 will deeply  influence 
every reader4 ,let two of ,bunyan's     
remarks make an  indelible impression on
 every mind3 ',god will break ,,all     
hearts for  sin1 either here to         
repentance and happiness1 or in the     
world to  come to condemnation and      
misery4' ',consider thou must die but   
once2  ,i mean but once as to this      
world1 for if thou1 when thou goest     
hence1 dost not die well1 thou canst not
 come back again and die  better4' ,may 
our spirits be baptized into these      
solemn truths1 and  our broken hearts be
 an acceptable sacrifice to ,god4       
,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,a ,,preface ,,to    
,,the ,,reader4    ,the author of the   
ensuing discourse--now with ,god1       
reaping the  fruit of all his labour1   

diligence1 and success1 in his ,master's
  service--did experience in himself1   
through the grace of ,god1 the  nature1 
excellency1 and comfort of a truly      
broken and contrite  spirit4 ,so that   
what is here written is but a transcript
 out of  his own heart3 for ,god--who   
had much work for him to do--was still  
hewing and hammering him by his ,word1  
and sometimes also by more  than        
ordinary temptations and desertions4    
,the design1 and also the  issue        
thereof1 through ,god's goodness1 was   
the humbling and keeping  of him low in 
his own eyes4 ,the truth is1 as himself 
sometimes  acknowledged1 he always      
needed the thorn in the flesh1 and ,god 
in  mercy sent it him1 lest1 under his  
extraordinary circumstances1 he  should 
be exalted about measure2 which perhaps 
was the evil that  did more easily beset
 him than any other4 ,but the ,lord was 
pleased  to overrule it1 to work for his
 good1 and to keep him in that broken   
frame which is so acceptable unto him1  

and concerning which it is  said1 that  
',he healeth the broken in heart1 and   
bindeth up their  wounds' 7,psa #adg3c74
 ,and1 indeed1 it is a most necessary   
qualification  that should always be    
found in the disciples of ,christ1 who  
are most  eminent1 and as stars of the  
first magnitude in the firmament of  the
 church4 ,disciples1 in the highest form
 of profession1 need to  be thus        
qualified in the exercise of every      
grace1 and the performance  of every    
duty4 ,it is that which ,god doth       
principally and more  especially look   
after1 in all our approaches and        
accesses to him4 ,it  is to him that    
,god will look1 and with him ,god will  
dwell1 who is  poor1 and of a contrite  
spirit 7,isa #eg3ae1 #ff3b74 ,and the   
reason why  ,god will manifest so much  
respect to one so qualified1 is because 
he carries it so becomingly towards him4
 ,he comes and lies at his  feet1 and   
discovers a quickness of sense1 and     
apprehensiveness of  whatever may be    

dishonourable and distasteful to ,god   
7,psa #ch3d74  ,and if the ,lord doth at
 any time but shake his rod over him1 he
  comes trembling1 and kisses the rod1  
and says1 ',it is the ,lord2  let him do
 what seemeth him good' 7#a ,sam #c3ah74
 ,he is sensible he  hath sinned and    
gone astray like a lost sheep1 and1     
therefore1 will  justify ,god in his    
severest proceedings against him4 ,this 
broken  heart is also a pliable and     
flexible heart1 and prepared to receive 
whatsoever impressions ,god shall make  
upon it1 and is ready to be  moulded    
into any frame that shall best please   
the ,lord4 ,he says1  with ,samuel1     
',speak1 ,lord1 for thy servant heareth'
 7#a ,sam #c3aj74  ,and with ,david1    
',when thou saidst1 ,seek ye my face2 my
 heart said  unto thee1 ,thy face1      
,lord1 will ,i seek' 7,psa #bg3h74 ,and 
so with  ,paul1 who tremblingly said1   
',lord1 what wilt thou have me to do8'  
7,acts #i3f74    ,now1 therefore1 surely
 such a heart as this is must needs be  

very  delightful to ,god4 ,he says to   
us1 ',my son1 give me thine heart'      
7,prov #bc3bf74 ,but1 doubtless1 he     
means there a broken heart3 an  unbroken
 heart we may keep to ourselves2 it is  
the broken heart  which ,god will have  
us to give to him2 for1 indeed1 it is   
all the  amends that the best of us are 
capable of making1 for all the injury   
we have done to ,god in sinning against 
him4 ,we are not able to give  better   
satisfaction for breaking ,god's laws1  
than by breaking our  own hearts2 this  
is all that we can do of that kind2 for 
the blood  of ,christ only must give the
 due and full satisfaction to the       
justice of ,god for what provocations we
 are at any time guilty of2  but all    
that we can do is to accompany the      
acknowledgments we make  of miscarriages
 with a broken and contrite spirit4     
,therefore we  find1 that when ,david   
had committed those two foul sins of    
adultery  and murder1 against ,god1 he  
saw that all his sacrifices signified   

nothing to the expiating of his guilt2  
therefore he brings to ,god  a broken   
heart1 which carried in it the best     
expression of indignation  against      
himself1 as of the highest respect he   
could show to ,god 7#b  ,cor #g3aa74    
,the day in which we live1 and the      
present circumstances which the  people 
of ,god and these nations are under1 do 
loudly proclaim a  very great necessity 
of being in this broken and tender      
frame2 for  who can foresee what will be
 the issue of these violent             
fermentations  that are amongst us8 ,who
 knows what will become of the ark of   
,god8  ,therefore it is a seasonable    
duty with old ,eli to sit trembling  for
 it4 ,do we not also hear the sound of  
the trumpet1 the alarm of  wars2 and    
ought we not1 with the prophet1 to cry  
out1 ',my bowels1  my bowels6 ,i am     
pained at my very heart2 my heart maketh
 a noise  in me1 ,i cannot hold my      
peace1' c4 7,jer #d3ai74 ,thus was that 
holy  man affected with the             

consideration of what might befall      
,jerusalem1  the temple and ordinances  
of ,god1 c41 as the consequence of the  
present dark dispensations they were    
under4 ,will not a humble posture  best 
become us when we have humbling         
providences in prospect8 ,mercy  and    
judgment seem to be struggling in the   
same womb of providence2  and which will
 come first out we know not2 but neither
 of them can  we comfortably meet1 but  
with a broken and a contrite spirit4 ,if
  judgment comes1 ,josiah's posture of  
tenderness will be the best we  can be  
found in2 and also to say1 with ,david1 
',my flesh trembleth  for fear of thee1 
and ,i am afraid of thy judgments' 7,psa
 #aai3abj74  ,it is very sad when ,god  
smites1 and we are not grieved2 which   
the  prophet complains of1 ',thou hast  
stricken them1 but they have not        
grieved1' c4 ',they have made their     
faces harder than a rock1 they  have    
refused to return' 7,jer #e3c74    ,but 
such as know the power of his anger will

 have a deep awe of  ,god upon their    
hearts1 and1 observing him in all his   
motions1 will  have the greatest        
apprehensions of his displeasure4 ,so   
that when he  is coming forth in any    
terrible dispensation1 they will1       
according  to their duty1 prepare to    
meet him with a humble and broken heart4
  ,but if he should appear to us in his 
goodness1 and farther lengthen  out the 
day of our peace and liberty1 yet still 
the contrite frame  will be most        
seasonable2 then will be a proper time1 
with ,job1 to  abhor ourselves in dust  
and ashes1 and to say1 with ,david1     
',who am  ,i that thou hast brought me  
hitherto'6 7,job #db3f2 #b ,sam #g3ah74 
,but we must still know that this broken
 tender heart is not a plant  that rows 
in our own soil1 but is the peculiar    
gift of ,god himself4  ,he that made the
 heart must break the heart4 ,we may be 
under  heart-breaking providences1 and  
yet the heart remain altogether         
unbroken2 as it was with ,pharaoh1 whose

 heart1 though it was under  the hammers
 of ten terrible judgments1 immediately 
succeeding one  another1 yet continued  
hardened against ,god4 ,the heart of man
 is  harder than hardness itself1 till  
,god softeneth and breaks it4 ,men  move
 not1 they relent not1 let ,god thunder 
never so terribly2 let  ,god1 in the    
greatest earnest1 cast abroad his       
firebrands1 arrows1  and death1 in the  
most dreadful representations of wrath  
and judgment1  yet still man trembles   
not1 nor is any more astonished than if 
in  all this ,god were but in jest1 till
 he comes and falls to work with  him1  
and forces him to cry out1 ,what have ,i
 done8 ,what shall ,i do8    ,therefore 
let us have recourse to him1 who1 as he 
gives the new  heart1 so also therewith 
the broken heart4 ,and let men's hearts 
be  never so hard1 if ,god comes once to
 deal effectually with them1 they  shall
 become mollified and tender2 as it was 
with those hardened  ,jews who1 by      
wicked and cruel hands1 murdered the    

,lord of life3  though they stouted it  
out a great while1 yet how suddenly1    
when  ,god brought them under the hammer
 of his ,word and ,spirit1 in ,peter's  
powerful ministry1 were they broken1    
and1 being pricked in their  hearts1    
cried out1 ',men and brethren1 what     
shall we do8' 7,acts  #b3cg74    ,and   
the like instance we have in the jailor1
 who was a most barbarous1  hard-hearted
 wretch2 yet1 when ,god came to deal    
with him1 he was  soon tamed1 and his   
heart became exceeding soft and tender  
7,acts  #af3bi1cj74    ,men may speak   
long enough1 and the heart not at all be
 moved2 but  ',the voice of the ,lord is
 powerful1 the voice of the ,lord is    
full  of majesty1' and breaketh the     
rocks and cedars 7,psa #bi3d74 ,he      
turns 'the rock into a standing water1  
the flint into a fountain  of waters'   
7,psa #aad3h74 ,and this is a glorious  
work indeed1 that  hearts of stone      
should be dissolved and melted into     
waters of godly  sorrow1 working        

repentance not to be repented of 7#b    
,cor #g3aj74    ,when ,god speaks       
effectually the stoutest heart must melt
 and  yield4 ,wait upon ,god1 then1 for 
the softening thy heart1 and avoid      
whatsoever may be a means of hardening  
it2 as the apostle cautions  the        
,hebrews1 ',take heed1--lest any of you 
be hardened through the  deceitfulness  
of sin' 7,heb #c3ac74    ,sin is        
deceitful1 and will harden all those    
that indulge it4 ,the  more tender any  
man is to his lust1 the more will he be 
hardened  by it4 ,there is a native     
hardness in every man's heart2 and      
though  it may be softened by gospel    
means1 yet if those means be afterwards 
neglected1 the heart will fall to its   
native hardness again3 as it  is with   
the wax and the clay4 ,therefore1 how   
much doth it behove  us to keep close to
 ,god1 in the use of all gospel-means1  
whereby  our hearts being once softened1
 may be always kept so2 which is  best  
done by repeating the use of those means

 which were at first  blessed for the   
softening of them4    ,the following    
treatise may be of great use to the     
people of  ,god--through his blessing   
accompanying it--to keep their hearts   
tender and broken1 when so many1 after  
their hardness and impenitent  heart1   
are treasuring up wrath against the day 
of wrath 7,rom #b3e74    ,o let none who
 peruse this book herd with that        
generation of  hardened ones1 but be a  
companion of all those that mourn in    
,zion  and whose hearts are broken for  
their own1 the church's1 and the        
nation's provocations2 who1 indeed1 are 
the only likely ones that  will stand in
 the gap to divert judgments4 ,when     
,shishak1 king of  ,egypt1 with a great 
host1 came up against ,judah1 and having
 taken  their frontier fenced cities1   
they sat down before ,jerusalem1 which  
put them all under a great              
consternation2 but the king and princes 
upon this humbled themselves2 the ,lord 
sends a gracious message to  them by    

,shemaiah the prophet1 the import       
whereof was1 ,that because  they humbled
 themselves1 the ,lord would not destroy
 them1 nor pour  out his wrath upon     
them1 by the hand of ,shishak 7#b ,chron
 #ab3e-g74    ,the greater the party is 
of mourning ,christians1 the more hope  
we  have that the storm impending may be
 blown over1 and the blessings  enjoyed 
may yet be continued4 ,as long as there 
is a sighing party  we may hope to be   
yet preserved2 at least1 such will have 
the mark  set upon themselves which     
shall distinguish them from those whom  
the slaughtermen shall receive          
commission to destroy 7,eze #i3d-f74    
,but ,i shall not further enlarge the   
porch1 as designing to make  way for the
 reader's entrance into the house1 where
 ,i doubt not  but he will be pleased   
with the furniture and provision he     
finds in  it4 ,and ,i shall only further
 assure him1 that this whole book was   
not only prepared for1 but also put     
into1 the press by the author  himself1 

whom the ,lord was pleased to remove--to
 the great loss  and unexpressible grief
 of many precious souls--before the     
sheets  could be all wrought off4       
,and now1 as ,i hinted in the beginning1
 that what was transcribed  out of the  
author's heart into the book1 may be    
transcribed out of  the book into the   
hearts of all who shall peruse it1 is   
the desire  and prayer of    ,a lover   
and honourer of all saints as such1     
,george ,cokayn ,september #ba1 #afhh   
,,the ,,acceptable ,,sacrifice2    ,,or1
    ,,the ,,excellency ,,of ,a ,,broken 
,,heart4    ',,the ,,sacrifices ,,of    
,,god ,,are ,a ,,broken ,,spirit3 ,a    
,,broken ,,and ,a ,,contrite  ,,heart1  
,o ,,god1 ,,thou ,,wilt ,,not           
,,despise4'--,psalm #ea3ag    ,this     
psalm is ,david's penitential psalm4 ,it
 may be fitly so called1  because it is 
a psalm by which is manifest the        
unfeigned sorrow  which he had for his  
horrible sin1 in defiling of ,bathsheba1
 and  slaying ,uriah her husband2 a     

relation at large of which you have in  
the #aath and #abth of the ,second of   
,samuel4 ,many workings of heart1  as   
this psalm showeth1 this poor man had1  
so soon as conviction  did fall upon his
 spirit4 ,one while he cries for mercy1 
then he  confesses his heinous offences1
 then he bewails the depravity of  his  
nature2 sometimes he cries out to be    
washed and sanctified1  and then again  
he is afraid that ,god will cast him    
away from his  presence1 and take his   
,holy ,spirit utterly from him4 ,and    
thus he  goes on till he comes to the   
text1 and there he stayeth his mind1    
finding in himself that heart and spirit
 which ,god did not dislike2  ',the     
sacrifices of ,god1' says he1 'are a    
broken spirit'2 as if  he should say1 ,i
 thank ,god ,i have that4 ',a broken and
 a contrite  heart1' says he1 ',o ,god1 
thou wilt not despise'2 as if he should 
say1 ,i thank ,god ,i have that4    ,i4 
,,the ,,text ,,opened ,,in ,,the ,,many 
,,workings ,,of ,,the ,,heart4    ,the  

words consist of two parts4 ,,first4 ,an
 assertion4 ,,second4  ,a demonstration 
of that assertion4 ,the assertion is    
this1 ',the  sacrifices of ,god are a   
broken spirit4' ,the demonstration is   
this1  ',because a broken and a contrite
 heart ,god will not despise4'    ,in   
the assertion we have two things present
 themselves to our  consideration4      
,first4 ,that a broken spirit is to ,god
 a sacrifice4  ,second4 ,that it is to  
,god1 as that which answereth to1 or    
goeth  beyond1 all sacrifices4 ',the    
sacrifices of ,god are a broken spirit4'
    ,the demonstration of this is plain3
 for that heart ,god will not  despise  
it4 ',a broken and a contrite heart1 ,o 
,god1 thou wilt not  despise4' ,whence  
,i draw this conclusion3 ,that a spirit 
rightly  broken1 a heart truly contrite1
 is to ,god an excellent thing4 ,that   
is1 a thing that goeth beyond all       
external duties whatever2 for that  is  
intended by this saying1 ,the           
sacrifices1 because it answereth  to all

 sacrifices which we can offer to ,god2 
yea it serveth in  the room of all3 all 
our sacrifices without this are nothing2
 this  alone is all4    ,there are four 
things that are very acceptable to ,god4
 ,the    ,first is ,the sacrifice of the
 body of ,christ for our sins4  ,of this
 you read 7,heb #aj7 for there you have 
it preferred to all  burnt-offerings and
 sacrifices2 it is this that pleaseth   
,god2 it  is this that sanctifieth1 and 
so setteth the people acceptable in  the
 sight of ,god4    ,second4 ,unfeigned  
love to ,god is counted better than all 
sacrifices1  or external parts of       
worship4 ',and to love him the ,lord thy
 ,god  with all the heart1 and with all 
the understanding1 and with all  the    
soul1 and with all the strength1 and to 
love his neighbour as  himself1 is more 
than all whole burnt-offerings and      
sacrifices'  7,mark #ab3cc74    ,third4 
,to walk holily and humbly1 and         
obediently1 towards and before  ,god1 is
 another4 ,hath the ,lord as great      

delight in burnt-offerings  and         
sacrifices1 as in obeying the voice of  
the ,lord8--',behold1 to  obey is better
 than sacrifice2 and to hearken than the
 fat of rams'  7,micah #f3f-h2 #a ,sam  
#ae3bb74    ,fourth4 ,and this in our   
text is the fourth3 ',the sacrifices of 
,god  are a broken spirit3 a broken and 
a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 thou  wilt   
not despise4'    ,but note by the way1  
that this broken1 this broken and       
contrite  heart1 is thus excellent only 
to ,god3 ',o ,god1' saith he1 ',,thou   
wilt not despise it4' ,by which is      
implied1 the world have not this  esteem
 or respect for such a heart1 or for one
 that is of a broken  and a contrite    
spirit4 ,no1 no1 a man1 a woman1 that is
 blessed with  a broken heart1 is so far
 off from getting by that esteem with   
the  world1 that they are but burdens   
and trouble houses wherever they  are or
 go4 ,such people carry with them       
molestation and disquietment3  they are 
in carnal families as ,david was to the 

king of ,gath1  troublers of the house  
7#a ,sam #ba74    ,their sighs1 their   
tears1 their day and night groans1 their
 cries  and prayers1 and solitary       
carriages1 put all the carnal family out
  of order4#a ,hence you have them      
brow-beaten by some1 contemned by       
others1 yea1 and their company fled from
 and deserted by others4  ,but mark the 
text1 ',a broken and a contrite heart1  
,o ,god1 thou wilt  not despise1' but   
rather accept2 for not to despise is    
with ,god to  esteem and set a high     
price upon4    ,,ii4 ,,the ,,doctrine1  
,,assertion1 ,,demonstration1 ,,and     
,,conclusion1 ,,that  ,a ,,broken ,,and 
,,truly ,,contrite ,,heart ,,is ,,an    
,,excellent ,,heart4    ,but we will    
demonstrate by several particulars1 that
 a broken  spirit1 a spirit ,,rightly   
broken1 an heart ,,truly contrite1 is to
  ,god an excellent thing4    ,first4   
,this is evident from the comparison1   
',thou desirest not  sacrifice1 else    
would ,i give it1 thou delightest not in

 burnt-offering4  ,the sacrifices of    
,god are a broken spirit1' c4 ,mark1 he 
rejecteth  sacrifices1 offerings and    
sacrifices3 that is1 all ,levitical     
ceremonies under the law1 and all       
external performances under the  gospel2
 but accepteth a broken heart4 ,it is   
therefore manifest by  this1 were there 
nothing else to be said1 that proves1   
that a heart  rightly broken1 a heart   
truly contrite1 is to ,god an excellent 
thing2 for as you see such a heart is   
set before all sacrifice2 and  yet they 
were the ordinances of ,god1 and things 
that he commanded2  but lo1 a broken    
spirit is above them all1 a contrite    
heart goes  beyond them1 yea1 beyond    
them when put all together4 ,thou wilt  
not  have the one1 thou wilt not despise
 the other4 ,o brethren1 a broken  and a
 contrite heart is an excellent thing4  
,have ,i said a broken  heart1 a broken 
and a contrite heart is esteemed above  
all sacrifices2  ,i will add1           
,second4 ,it is of greater esteem with  

,god than is either heaven  or earth2   
and that is more than to be set before  
external duties4  ',thus saith the      
,lord1 ,the heaven is my throne1 and the
 earth is my  footstool1 where is the   
house that ye build unto me8 and where  
is  the place of my rest8 ,for all those
 things hath mine hand made1 and  all   
those things have been1 saith the ,lord3
 but to this man will  ,i look1 even to 
him that is poor and of a contrite      
spirit1 and  trembleth at my word' 7,isa
 #ff3a1b74 ,mark1 ,god saith1 he hath   
made  all these things1 but he doth not 
say1 that he will look to them1  that   
is1 take complacency and delight in     
them2 no1 there is that  wanting in all 
that he hath made that should take up   
and delight  his heart4 ,but now1 let a 
broken-hearted sinner come before him2  
yea1 he ranges the world throughout to  
find out such an one1 and  having found 
him1 ',to this man1' saith he1 'will ,i 
look4' ,i say  again1 that such a man to
 him is of more value than is either    

heaven  or earth2 ',they1' saith he1    
'shall wax old'2 'they shall perish'    
and vanish away2 but this man he        
continues3 he1 as is presented to  us in
 another place1 under another character1
 'he shall abide for  ever' 7,heb       
#a3aj-ab2 #a ,john #b3ag74    ',to this 
man will ,i look1' with this man will ,i
 be delighted2 for  so to look doth     
sometimes signify4 ',thou hast ravished 
my heart1  my sister1 my spouse1' saith 
,christ to his humble-hearted1 'thou    
hast ravished my heart with one of thine
 eyes' 7,cant #d3i74 ,while  it is as a 
conduit to let the rivers out of thy    
broken heart4 ,i am  taken1 saith he1   
'with one chain of thy neck' 7,can      
#d3i74 ,here you  see he looks and is   
ravished1 he looks and is taken1 as it  
saith  in another place1 ',the king is  
held in the galleries'2 that is1 is     
taken with his beloved1 with the dove's 
eyes of his beloved1 with  the contrite 
spirit of his people 7,cant #g3e1       
#a3ae74 ,but it is not  thus reported of

 him with respect to heaven or earth3   
them he sets  more lightly by1 them he  
'reserves unto fire against the day of  
judgment and perdition of ungodly men'  
7#b ,peter #c3g71 but the broken  in    
heart are his beloved1 his jewels4      
,wherefore1 what ,i have said as to this
 must go for the truth of  ,god1 to wit1
 ,that a broken-hearted sinner1 a sinner
 with a contrite  spirit1 is of more    
esteem with ,god than is either heaven  
or earth4  ,he saith he hath made them1 
but he doth not say he will look to     
them4 ,he saith they are his throne and 
footstool1 but he doth not  say they    
have taken or ravished his heart4 ,no1  
it is those that are  of a contrite     
spirit do this4 ,but there is yet more  
in the words1  ',to this man will ,i    
look'3 that is1 ,for this man will ,i   
care1 about  this man will ,i camp1 ,i  
will put this man under my protection2  
for  so to look to one doth sometimes   
signify2 and ,i take the meaning  in    
this place to be such 7,prov #bg3bc2    

,jer #ci3ab1 #dj3d74 ',the ,lord        
upholdeth all that fall1 and raiseth up 
all those that be bowed  down' 7,psa    
#ade3ad74 ,and the broken-hearted are of
 this number2  wherefore he careth for1 
campeth about1 and hath set his eyes    
upon  such an one for good4 ,this1      
therefore1 is a second demonstration  to
 prove1 that the man that hath his      
spirit rightly broken1 his  heart truly 
contrite1 is of great esteem with ,god4 
,third4 ,yet further1 ,god doth not only
 prefer such an one1 as has  been said1 
before heaven and earth1 but he loveth1 
he desireth to  have that man for an    
intimate1 for a companion2 he must      
dwell2 he  must cohabit with him that is
 of a broken heart1 with such as are  of
 a contrite spirit4 ',for thus saith the
 high and lofty ,one that  inhabiteth   
eternity1 whose name is ,holy1 ,i will  
dwell in the high  and holy place1 with 
him also that is of a contrite and      
humble  spirit' c4 7,isa #eg3ae74       
,behold here both the majesty and       

condescension of the high and lofty     
,one2 his majesty1 in that he is high1  
and the inhabiter of eternity2  ',i am  
the high and lofty ,one1' saith he1 ',i 
inhabit eternity4'  ,verily this        
consideration is enough to make the     
broken-hearted man  creep into a        
mouse-hole to hide himself from such a  
majesty6 ,but  behold his heart1 his    
condescending mind2 ,i am for dwelling  
also  with him that hath a broken heart1
 with him that is of a contrite  spirit2
 that is the man that ,i would converse 
with1 that is the  man with whom ,i will
 cohabit2 that is1 he1 saith ,god1 ,i   
will choose  for my companion4 ,for to  
desire to dwell with one supposeth all  
these things2 and verily1 of all the men
 in the world1 none have  acquaintance  
with ,god1 none understand what         
communion with him1 and  what his       
teachings mean1 but such as are of a    
broken and contrite  heart4 ',he is nigh
 unto them that are of a broken spirit' 
7,psa #cd3ah74  ,these are they intended

 in the #adth ,psalm1 where it is said1 
',the  ,lord looked down from           
heaven1--to see if any did understand   
and  seek ,god'2 that he might find some
 body in the world with whom he  might  
converse2 for indeed there is none else 
that either understand1  or that can    
tend to hearken to him4 ,god1 as ,i may 
say1 is forced  to break men's hearts1  
before he can make them willing to cry  
to  him1 or be willing that he should   
have any concerns with them2 the  rest  
shut their eyes1 stop their ears1       
withdraw their hearts1 or  say unto     
,god1 ,be gone 7,job #ba3ad74 ,but now  
the broken in heart can  tend it2 he has
 leisure1 yea1 leisure1 and will1 and   
understanding1  and all2 and therefore  
is a fit man to have to do with ,god4   
,there  is room also in this man's      
house1 in this man's heart1 in this     
man's spirit1 for ,god to dwell1 for    
,god to walk1 for ,god to set up  a     
kingdom4    ,here1 therefore1 is        
suitableness4 ',can two walk together1' 

saith  ,god1 'except they be agreed8'   
7,amos #c3c74 ,the broken-hearted       
desireth ,god's company2 when wilt thou 
come unto me8 saith he4 ,the            
broken-hearted loveth to hear ,god speak
 and talk to him4 ,here is  a           
suitableness4 ',make me1' saith he1 'to 
hear joy and gladness1  that the bones  
which thou hast broken may rejoice'     
7,psa #ea3h74 ,but  here lies the glory1
 in that the high and lofty ,one1 the   
,god that  inhabiteth eternity1 and that
 was a high and holy place for his      
habitation1 should choose to dwell with1
 and to be a companion of  the broken in
 heart1 and of them that are of a       
contrite spirit4  ,yea1 and here also is
 great comfort for such4    ,fourth4    
,god doth not only prefer such a heart  
before all sacrifices1  nor esteems such
 a man above heaven and earth2 nor yet  
only desire  to be of his acquaintance1 
but he reserveth for him his chief      
comforts1  his heart-reviving and       
soul-cherishing cordials4 ',i dwell1'   

saith  he1 with such to revive them1 and
 to support and comfort them1 'to       
revive the spirit of the humble1 and to 
revive the heart of the  contrite ones' 
7,isa #eg3ae74 ,the broken-hearted man  
is a fainting  man2 he has his qualms1  
his sinking fits2 he ofttimes dies away 
with pain and fear2 he must be stayed   
with flagons1 and comforted  with       
apples1 or else he cannot tell what to  
do3 he pines1 he pines  away in his     
iniquity2 nor can any thing keep him    
alive and make him  well but the        
comforts and cordials of ,almighty ,god 
7,exo #cc3aj1aa74  ,wherefore with such 
an one ,god will dwell1 to revive the   
heart1  to revive the spirit4 ',to      
revive the spirit of the humble1 and to 
revive the heart of the contrite ones4' 
,god has cordials1 but they are to      
comfort them that are cast down  7#b    
,cor #g3f72 and such are the            
broken-hearted2 as for them that are    
whole1 they need not the physician      
7,mark #b3ag74 ,they are the broken  in 

spirit that stand in need of cordials2  
physicians are men of  no esteem but    
with them that feel their sickness2 and 
this is one  reason why ,god is so      
little accounted of in the world1 even  
because  they have not been made sick by
 the wounding stroke of ,god4 ,but  now 
when a man is wounded1 has his bones    
broken1 or is made sick1  and laid at   
the grave's mouth1 who is of that esteem
 with him as  is an able physician8     
,what is so much desired as are the     
cordials1  comforts1 and suitable       
supplies of the skilful physician in    
those  matters4 ,and thus it is with the
 broken-hearted2 he needs1 and ,god  has
 prepared for him plenty of the comforts
 and cordials of heaven1  to succour and
 relieve his sinking soul4    ,wherefore
 such a one lieth under all the promises
 that have succour  in them1 and        
consolation for men1 sick and desponding
 under the  sense of sin and the heavy  
wrath of ,god2 and they1 says ,god1     
shall  be refreshed and revived with    

them4 ,yea1 they are designed for them2 
he hath therefore broken their hearts1  
he hath therefore wounded  their        
spirits1 that he might make them apt to 
relish his reviving  cordials1 that he  
might minister to them his reviving     
comforts4  ,for indeed1 so soon as he   
hath broken them1 his bowels yearn1 and 
his compassions roll up and down within 
him1 and will not suffer  him to abide  
afflicting4 ,ephraim was one of these2  
but so soon as  ,god had smitten him1   
behold his heart1 how it works towards  
him4  ',is ,ephraim1' saith he1 'my dear
 son8' that is1 he is so2 'is he  a     
pleasant child8' that is1 he is so2 'for
 since ,i spake against  him1 ,i do     
earnestly remember him still2 therefore 
my bowels are  troubled for him2 ,i will
 surely have mercy upon him1 saith the  
,lord' 7,jer #ca3ah-bj74 ,this therefore
 is another demonstration4    ,fifth4   
,as ,god prefers such a heart1 and      
esteems the man that has  it above      
heaven and earth2 as he covets intimacy 

with such an one1  and prepares for him 
his cordials2 so when he sent his ,son  
,jesus  into the world to be a ,saviour1
 he gave him in special a charge to     
take care of such2 yea1 that was one of 
the main reasons he sent  him down from 
heaven1 anointed for his work on earth4 
',the ,spirit  of the ,lord ,god is upon
 me1' saith he2 'because he hath        
anointed  me to preach the gospel to the
 poor2 he hath sent me to bind up the   
broken-hearted1' c4 7,luke #d3ah2 ,isa  
#fa3a74 ,now that this is meant  of     
,christ1 is confirmed by his own lips2  
for in the days of his  flesh he takes  
this book in his hand1 when he was in   
the synagogue  at ,nazareth1 and read   
this very place unto the people2 and    
then  tells them that that very day that
 ,scripture was fulfilled in their  ears
 7,luke #f3af-ah74    ,but see1 these   
are the souls whose welfare is contrived
 in the  heavens4 ,god consulted their  
salvation1 their deliverance1 their     
health1 before his ,son came down from  

thence4 ,doth not therefore  this       
demonstrate1 that a broken-hearted man1 
that a man of a contrite  spirit1 is of 
great esteem with ,god4 ,i have often   
wondered at ,david  that he should give 
,joab and the men of war a charge1 that 
they  take heed that they carry it      
tenderly to that young rebel ,absalom   
his son 7#b ,sam #ah3e74 ,but that ,god1
 the high ,god1 the ,god against  whom  
we have sinned1 should1 so soon as he   
has smitten1 give his ,son  a command1 a
 charge1 a commission to take care of1  
to bind up and  heal the broken in      
heart2 this is that which can never be  
sufficiently  admired or wondered at by 
men or angels4    ,and as this was his  
commission1 so he acted2 as is evidently
 set  forth by the parable of the man   
who fell among thieves4 ,he went  to    
him1 poured into his wounds wine and    
oil2 he bound him up1 took  him1 set him
 upon his own beast1 had him to an inn1 
gave the host  a charge to look well to 
him1 with money in hand1 and a promise  

at  his return to recompence him in what
 farther he should be expensive  while  
he was under his care 7,luke #aj3cj-ce74
 ,behold1 therefore1  the care of ,god  
which he has for the broken in heart2 he
 has given  a charge to ,christ his     
,son1 to look well to them1 and to bind 
up  and heal their wounds4 ,behold also 
the faithfulness of ,christ1 who  doth  
not hide1 but read this commission as   
soon as he entereth upon  his ministry1 
and also falls into the practical part  
thereof4 ',he  healeth the broken in    
heart1 and bindeth up their wounds'     
7,psa  #adg3c74    ,and behold again    
into whose care a broken heart and a    
contrite  spirit hath put this poor     
creature2 he is under the care of ,god1 
the care and cure of ,christ4 ,if a man 
was sure that his disease  had put him  
under the special care of the king and  
the queen1 yet  could he not be sure of 
life1 he might die under their sovereign
  hands4 ,ay1 but here is a man in the  
favour of ,god1 and under the  hand of  

,christ to be healed2 under whose hand  
none yet ever died  for want of skill   
and power in him to save their life2    
wherefore  this man must live2 ,christ  
has in commission not only to bind up   
his wounds1 but to heal him4 ,he has of 
himself so expounded it in  reading his 
commission2 wherefore he that has his   
heart broken1  and that is of a contrite
 spirit1 must not only be taken in hand1
  but healed2 healed of his pain1 grief1
 sorrow1 sin1 and fears  of death and   
hell-fire2 wherefore he adds1 that he   
must give unto  such 'beauty for ashes1 
the oil of joy for mourning1 the garment
  of praise for the spirit of           
heaviness1' and must 'comfort all that  
mourn' 7,isa #fa3b1c74 ,this1 ,i say1 he
 has in the commission1 the             
broken-hearted are put into his hand1   
and he has said himself he  will heal   
him4 ,hence he says of that same man1   
',i have seen his  ways1 and will heal  
him2 ,i will lead him also1 and restore 
comforts  unto him1 and to his          

mourners2--and ,i will heal him' 7,isa  
#eg3ah1ai74  ,and this is a fifth       
demonstration4    ,sixth4 ,as ,god      
prefers such a heart1 and so esteems the
 man that has  it2 as he desires his    
company1 has provided for him his       
cordials1  and given a charge to ,christ
 to heal him1 so he has promised in     
conclusion to save him4 ',he saveth such
 as be of a contrite spirit1'  or1 as   
the margin has it1 that be 'contrite of 
spirit' 7,psa #cd3ah74    ,and this is  
the conclusion of all2 for to save a man
 is the end of  all special mercy4 ',he 
saveth such as be of a contrite spirit4'
 ,to  save1 is to forgive2 for without  
forgiveness of sins we cannot be  saved4
 ,to save1 is to preserve one in this   
miserable world1 and  to deliver one    
from all those devils1 temptations1     
snares1 and  destructions that would1   
were we not kept1 were we not preserved 
of ,god1 destroy us body and soul for   
ever4 ,to save1 is to bring  a man body 
and soul to glory1 and to give him an   

eternal mansion  house in heaven1 that  
he may dwell in the presence of this    
good ,god1  and the ,lord ,jesus1 and to
 sing to them the songs of his          
redemption  for ever and ever4 ,this it 
is to be saved2 nor can any thing less  
than this complete the salvation of the 
sinner4 ,now1 this is to  be the lot of 
him that is of a broken heart1 and the  
end that ,god  will make with him that  
is of a contrite spirit4 ',he saveth    
such  as be contrite of spirit4' ,he    
saveth such6 ,this is excellent6        
,but1 do the broken in spirit believe   
this8 ,can they imagine that  this is to
 be the end that ,god has designed them 
to1 and that he  intended to make with  
them in the day in which he began to    
break  their hearts8 ,no1 no2 they1     
alas6 think quite the contrary4 ,they   
are afraid that this is but the         
beginning of death1 and a token  that   
they shall never see the face of ,god   
with comfort1 either in  this world or  
that which is to come4 ,hence they cry1 

',cast me not  away from thy presence'2 
or1 ,now ,i am 'free among the dead whom
  ,god remembers no more' 7,psa #ea3aa1 
#hh3d1e74 ,for indeed there goes  to the
 breaking of the heart a visible        
appearance of the wrath  of ,god1 and a 
home charge from heaven of the guilt of 
sin to the  conscience4 ,this to reason 
is very dreadful2 for it cuts the soul  
down to the ground2 'for a wounded      
spirit who none can bear8'  7,prov      
#ah3ad74    ,it seems also now to this  
man1 that this is but the beginning of  
hell2 but as it were the first step down
 to the pit2 when1 indeed1  all these   
are but the beginnings of love1 and but 
that which makes  way for life4 ,the    
,lord kills before he makes alive2 he   
wounds  before his hands make whole4    
,yea1 he does the one in order to1 or   
because he would do the other2 he       
wounds1 because his purpose is to  heal2
 'he maketh sore1 and bindeth up2 he    
woundeth1 and his hands  make whole'    
7,deut #cb3ci2 #a ,sam #b3f2 ,job       

#e3ah74 ,his design1 ,i say1  is the    
salvation of the soul4 ,he scourgeth1 he
 breaketh the heart  of every son whom  
he receiveth1 and woe be to him whose   
heart ,god  breaketh not4    ,and thus  
have ,i proved what at first ,i         
asserted1 namely1 that  a spirit rightly
 broken1 an heart truly contrite1 is to 
,god an  excellent thing4 ',a broken and
 a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt   
not despise4' ,for this say ,i1 ,first4 
,this is evident2 for that it  is better
 than sacrifices1 than all sacrifice4   
,second4 ,the man that  has it is of    
more esteem with ,god than heaven or    
earth4 ,third4 ,god  coveteth such a man
 for his intimate and house companion4  
,fourth4  ,he reserveth for them his    
cordials and spiritual comforts4 ,fifth4
  ,he has given his ,son a ,charge1 a   
commandment to take care that the       
broken-hearted be healed2 and he is     
resolved to heal them4 ,sixth4  ,and    
concluded1 that the broken-hearted1 and 
they that are of a  contrite spirit1    

shall be saved1 that is1 possessed of   
the heavens4    ,,iii4 ,,what ,a        
,,broken ,,heart1 ,,and ,,what ,a       
,,contrite ,,spirit ,,is4    ,i come now
 in order to show you what a broken     
heart and what a  contrite spirit is4   
,this must be done1 because in the      
discovery of  this lies both the comfort
 of them that have it1 and the          
conviction  of them that have it not4   
,now1 that ,i may do this the better1 ,i
  must propound and speak to these four 
things4 ,,first4 ,i must show  you what 
an one that heart is that is not broken1
 that is not  contrite4 ,,second4 ,i    
must show you how1 or with what the     
heart is  broken and made contrite4     
,,third4 ,show you how1 and what it is1 
when  broken and made contrite4 ,and1   
,,fourth4 ,i shall1 last of all1 give   
you some signs of a broken and contrite 
heart4    ,,first4 ,for the first of    
these1 to wit1 ,what an one that heart  
is1  that is not a broken1 that is not a
 contrite heart4    ,first4 ,the heart1 

before it is broken1 is hard and        
stubborn1 and  obstinate against ,god1  
and the salvation of the soul 7,zech    
#g3ab2  ,deut #b3cj1 #i3bg74    ,second4
 ,it is a heart full of evil            
imaginations and darkness 7,gen  #ah3ab2
 ,rom #a3ba74    ,third4 ,it is a heart 
deceitful and subject to be deceived1   
especially  about the things of an      
eternal concernment 7,isa #dd3bj2 ,deut 
#aa3af74    ,fourth4 ,it is a heart that
 rather gathereth iniquity and vanity to
  itself than anything that is good for 
the soul 7,psa #da3f1 #id3aa74          
,fifth4 ,it is an unbelieving heart1 and
 one that will turn away from  ,god to  
sin 7,heb #c3ab2 ,deut #ag3ag74         
,sixth4 ,it is a heart not prepared for 
,god1 being uncircumcised1 nor  for the 
reception of his holy word 7#b ,chron   
#ab3ad2 ,psa #gh3h2 ,acts  #g3ea74      
,seventh4 ,it is a heart not single1 but
 double2 it will pretend to  serve ,god1
 but will withal lean to the devil and  
sin 7,psa #ab3b2  ,eze #cc3ca74         

,eighth4 ,it is a heart proud and stout3
 it loves not to be controlled1  though 
the controller be ,god himself 7,psa    
#aja3e2 ,prov #af3e2 ,mal  #c3ac74      
,ninth4 ,it is a heart that will give   
place to ,satan1 but will resist  the   
,holy ,ghost 7,acts #e3c1 #g3ea74       
,tenth4 ,in a word1 ',it is deceitful   
above all things1 and desperately       
wicked'2 so wicked that none can know it
 7,jer #ag3i74    ,that the heart before
 it is broken is such1 and worse than ,i
 have  described it to be1 is           
sufficiently seen by the whole course of
  the world4 ,where is the man whose    
heart has not been broken1 and  whose   
spirit is not contrite1 that according  
to the ,word of ,god  deals honestly    
with his own soul8 ,it is one character 
of a right  heart1 that it is sound in  
,god's statutes1 and honest 7,psa       
#aai3ah2  ,luke #h3ae74 ,now1 an honest 
heart will not put off itself1 nor  be  
put off with that which will not go for 
current money with the  merchant2 ,i    

mean1 with that which will not go for   
saving grace at  the day of judgment4   
,but alas6 alas6 but few men1 how honest
 soever  they are to others1 have       
honesty towards themselves2 though he is
  the worst of deceivers who deceiveth  
his own soul1 as ,james has  it1 about  
the things of his own soul 7#a3bb1bf74  
,but1    ,,second4 ,i now come to show  
you with what and how the heart is      
broken1 and the spirit made contrite4   
,first4 ,with what the heart is broken1 
and the spirit made contrite4    ,the   
instrument with which the heart is      
broken1 and with which the  spirit is   
made contrite1 is the ,word4 ',is not my
 word like as a  fire1 saith the ,lord2 
and like a hammer1 that breaketh the    
rock in  pieces8' 7,jer #bc3bi74 ,the   
rock1 in this text1 is the heart1 which 
in another place is compared to an      
adamant1 which adamant is harder  than  
flint 7,zech #g3aa1ab2 ,eze #c3i74 ,this
 rock1 this adamant1 this  stony heart1 
is broken and made contrite by the      

,word4 ,but it only  is so1 when the    
,word is as a fire1 and as a hammer to  
break and  melt it4 ,and then1 and then 
only1 it is as a fire1 and a hammer to  
the heart to break it1 when it is       
managed by the arm of ,god4 ,no  man can
 break the heart with the ,word2 no     
angel can break the heart  with the     
,word2 that is1 if ,god forbears to     
second it by mighty power  from heaven4 
,this made ,balaam go without a heart   
rightly broken1  and truly contrite1    
though he was rebuked by an angel2 and  
the  ,pharisees die in their sins1      
though rebuked for them1 and admonished 
to turn from them1 by the ,saviour of   
the world4 ,wherefore1 though  the ,word
 is the instrument with which the heart 
is broken1 yet it  is not broken with   
the ,word1 till that ,word is managed by
 the might  and power of ,god4    ,this 
made the prophet ,isaiah1 after long    
preaching1 cry out1 that  he had        
laboured for nought1 and in vain2 and   
this made him cry to  ,god1 'to rend the

 heavens and come down1' that the       
mountains1 or  rocky hills1 or hearts1  
might be broken1 and melt at his        
presence  7,isa #dd3d1 #fd3a1b74 ,for he
 found by experience1 that as to this   
no effectual work could be done1 unless 
the ,lord put to his hand4  ,this also  
is often intimated in the ,scriptures1  
where it saith1  when the preachers     
preached effectually to the breaking of 
men's  hearts1 'the ,lord wrought with  
them2#b the hand of the ,lord was  with 
them1' and the like 7,mark #af3bj2 ,acts
 #aa3ba74    ,now when the hand of the  
,lord is with the ,word1 then it is     
mighty3  it is 'mighty through ,god to  
the pulling down of strong holds' 7#b   
,cor #aj3d74 ,it is sharp1 then1 as a   
sword in the soul and spirit2  it sticks
 like an arrow in the hearts of sinners1
 to the causing  of the people to fall  
at his foot for mercy 7,heb #d3ab74     
,then it  is1 as was said afore1 as a   
fire and as a hammer to break this rock 
in pieces 7,psa #aaj3c74 ,and hence the 

,word is made mention of under  a double
 consideration4 #a4 ,as it stands by    
itself4 #b4 ,as attended  with power    
from heaven4    #a4 ,as it stands by    
itself1 and is not seconded with saving 
operation  from heaven1 it is called the
 ,word only1 the ,word barely1 or as if 
it was only the word of men 7#a ,thess  
#a3e-g2 #a ,cor #d3ai1bj2 #a ,thess     
#b3ac74 ,because1 then1 it is only as   
managed by men1 who are not  able to    
make it accomplish that work4 ,the ,word
 of ,god1 when in a  man's hand only1 is
 like the father's sword in the hand of 
the sucking  child2 which sword1 though 
never so well pointed1 and though never 
so sharp on the edges1 is not now able  
to conquer a foe1 and to  make an enemy 
fall and cry out for mercy1 because it  
is but in the  hand of the child4 ,but  
now1 let the same sword be put into the 
hand  of a skilful father--and ,god is  
both skilful and able to manage  his    
,word--and then the sinner1 and then the
 proud helpers too1 are  both made to   

stoop1 and submit themselves2 wherefore1
 ,i say1 though  the ,word be the       
instrument1 yet of itself doth do no    
saving good  to the soul2 the heart is  
not broken1 nor the spirit made contrite
  thereby2 it only worketh death1 and   
leaveth men in the chains of  their     
sins1 still faster bound over to eternal
 condemnation 7#b ,cor  #b3ae1af74      
#b4 ,but when seconded by mighty power1 
then the same ,word is as the  roaring  
of a lion1 as the piercing of a sword1  
as a burning fire  in the bones1 as     
thunder and as a hammer that dashes all 
to pieces  7,jer #be3cj2 ,amos #a3b1    
#c3h2 ,acts #b3cg2 ,jer #bj3i2 ,psa     
#bi3c-i74 ,wherefore1  from hence it is 
to be concluded1 that whoever has heard 
the ,word  preached1 and has not heard  
the voice of the living ,god therein1   
has not as yet had their hearts broken1 
nor their spirits made  contrite for    
their sins4    ,second4 ,how the heart  
is broken1 and the spirit made contrite4
    ,and this leads me to the second    

thing1 to wit1 ,to show how the heart   
is broken and the spirit made contrite  
by the ,word1 and verily it  is when the
 ,word comes home with power4 ,but yet  
this is but general2  wherefore1 more   
particularly1    #a4 ,then the ,word    
works effectually to this purpose1 when 
it findeth  out the sinner and his sin1 
and shall convince him that it has found
  him out4 ,thus it was with our first  
father2 when he had sinned1  he sought  
to hide himself from ,god2 he gets among
 the trees of the  garden1 and there he 
shrouds himself2 but yet1 not thinking  
himself  secure1 he covers himself with 
fig-leaves2 and now he lieth quiet4     
,now ,god shall not find me1 thinks he1 
nor know what ,i have done4  ,but lo6 by
 and by1 he 'hears the voice of the     
,lord ,god walking in  the garden4' ,and
 now1 ,adam1 what do you mean to do8    
,why1 as yet1  he skulketh1 and hides   
his head1 and seeks yet to lie          
undiscovered2  but behold1 the voice    
cries out1 ,,adam6 and now he begins to 

tremble4  ',adam1 where art thou8' says 
,god2 and now ,adam is made to answer   
7,gen #c3g-aa74 ,but the voice of the   
,lord ,god doth not leave him here3  no1
 it now begins to search1 and to inquire
 after his doings1 and  to unravel what 
he had wrapt together and covered1 until
 it made  him bare and naked in his own 
sight before the face of ,god4 ,thus1   
therefore1 doth the ,word1 when managed 
by the arm of ,god4 ,it findeth  out1 it
 singleth out the sinner2 the sinner    
finds it so2 it finds  out the sins of  
the sinner2 it unravels his whole life1 
it strips  him and lays him naked in his
 own sight before the face of ,god2     
neither can the sinner nor his          
wickedness be longer hid and covered2   
and now begins the sinner to see what he
 never saw before4    #b4 ,another      
instance for this is ,david1 the man of 
our text4 ,he  sins1 he sins grossly1 he
 sins and hides it2 yea1 and seeks to   
hide  it from the face of ,god and man4 
,well1 ,nathan is sent to preach  a     

preaching to him1 and that in common1   
and that in special3 in  common1 by a   
parable2 in special1 by a particular    
application of  it to him4 ,while       
,nathan only preached in common1 or in  
general1  ,david was fish-whole1#c and  
stood as right in his own eyes as if  he
 had been as innocent and as harmless as
 any man alive4 ,but ,god  had a love   
for ,david2 and therefore commands his  
servant ,nathan  to go home1 not only to
 ,david's ears1 but to ,david's         
conscience4  ,well1 ,david now must     
fall4 ,says ,nathan1 ',thou art the     
man'2 says  ,david1 ',i have sinned1'   
and then his heart was broken1 and his  
spirit made contrite2 as this psalm and 
our text doth show 7#b ,sam  #ab3a-ac74 
#c4 ,a third instance is that of ,saul2 
he had heard many a sermon1  and was    
become a great professor1 yea1 he was   
more zealous than  were many of his     
equals2 but his heart was never broken1 
nor his  spirit ever made contrite1 till
 he heard one preach from heaven1  till 

he heard ,god1 in the ,word of ,god1    
making inquiry after his  sins3 ',saul1 
,saul1 why persecutest thou me8' says   
,jesus2 and then  he can stand no       
longer3 for then his heart brake1 then  
he falls  to the ground1 then he        
trembles1 then he cries out1 ',who art  
thou1  ,lord8' and1 ',lord1 what wilt   
thou have me to do8' 7,acts #i74        
,wherefore1  as ,i said1 ,then the word 
works effectually to this purpose1 when 
it  findeth out the sinner and his sin1 
and also when it shall convince  him    
that it has found him out4 ,only ,i must
 join here a caution1  for every        
operation of the ,word upon the         
conscience is not saving2  nor doth all 
conviction end in the saving conversion 
of the sinner4  ,it is then only such an
 operation of the ,word that is         
intended1  namely1 that shows the sinner
 not only the evil of his ways1 but     
brings the heart unfeignedly over to    
,god by ,christ4 ,and this brings  me to
 the third thing4    ,,third4 ,i am     

therefore come to show you how and what 
the heart is  when broken and made      
contrite4 ,and this ,i must do1 by      
opening unto  you the two chief         
expressions in the text4 ,first4 ,what  
is meant by  this word broken4 ,second4 
,what is meant by this word contrite4   
,first4 ,for this word broken1 ,tindal  
renders it a troubled heart2#d  but ,i  
think there is more in it4 ,i take it1  
therefore1 to be  a heart disabled1 as  
to former actions1 even as a man whose  
bones  are broken is disabled1 as to his
 way of running1 leaping1 wrestling1  or
 ought else1 which vainly he was wont to
 do2 wherefore1 that which  was called a
 broken heart in the text1 he calls his 
broken bones1  in verse the eighth3     
',cause me1' saith he1 'to hear joy and 
gladness1  that the bones which thou    
hast broken may rejoice' 7,psa #ea3h74  
,and  why is the breaking of the heart  
compared to the breaking of the  bones8 
but because as when the bones are       
broken1 the outward man  is disabled as 

to what it was wont to do2 so when the  
spirit is  broken1 the inward man is    
disabled as to what vanity and folly it 
before delighted in2 hence1 feebleness  
is joined with this brokenness  of      
heart4 ',i am feeble1' saith he1 'and   
sore broken' 7,psa #ch3h74  ,i have lost
 my strength and former vigour1 as to   
vain and sinful  courses4    ,this1     
then1 it is to have the heart broken2   
namely1 to have it  lamed1 disabled1 and
 taken off by sense of ,god's wrath due 
to sin1  from that course of life it    
formerly was conversant in2 and to show 
that this work is no fancy1 nor done but
 with great trouble to the  soul1 it is 
compared to the putting the bones out of
 joint1 the  breaking of the bones1 the 
burning of the bones with fire1 or as   
the taking the natural moisture from the
 bones1 the vexing of the  bones1 c4    
7,psa #bc3ad2 ,jer #bj3i2 ,lam #a3ac2   
,psa #f3b2 ,prov #ag3bb74  ,all which   
are expressions adorned with such       
similitudes1 as do  undeniably declare  

that to sense and feeling a broken heart
 is a  grievous thing4    ,second4 ,what
 is meant by the word contrite4 ,a      
contrite spirit is  a penitent one2 one 
sorely grieved1 and deeply sorrowful1   
for the  sins it has committed against  
,god1 and to the damage of the soul2    
and so it is to be taken in all those   
places where a contrite spirit  is made 
mention of2 as in ,psalm #cd3ah2 ,isaiah
 #eg3ae1 #ff3b4    ,as a man that has by
 his folly procured a broken leg or arm1
 is  heartily sorry that ever he was so 
foolish as to be engaged in such        
foolish ways of idleness and vanity2 so 
he whose heart is broken  with a sense  
of ,god's wrath due to his sin1 hath    
deep sorrow in  his soul1 and is greatly
 repentant that ever he should be such a
  fool1 as by rebellious doings to bring
 himself and his soul to so  much sharp 
affliction4 ,hence1 while others are    
sporting themselves  in vanity1 such a  
one doth call his sin his greatest      
folly4 ',my wounds  stink1 and are      

corrupt1' saith ,david1 'because of my  
foolishness4'  ,and again1 ',o ,god1    
thou knowest my foolishness1 and my sins
 are  not hid from thee' 7,psa #ch3e1   
#fi3e74    ,men1 whatever they say with 
their lips1 cannot conclude1 if yet     
their hearts want breaking1 that sin is 
a foolish thing4 ,hence it  says1 ',the 
foolishness of fools is folly' 7,prov   
#ad3bd74 ,that is1  the foolishness of  
some men1 is that they take pleasure in 
their  sins2 for their sins are their   
foolishness1 and the folly of their     
soul lies in their countenancing of this
 foolishness4 ,but the man  whose heart 
is broken1 he is none of these1 he      
cannot be one of  these1 no more than he
 that has his bones broken can rejoice  
that  he is desired to play a match at  
football4 ,hence1 to hear others  talk  
foolishly1 is to the grief of those whom
 ,god has wounded3 or1  as it is in     
another place1 their words are 'like the
 piercings of  a sword' 7,psa #fi3bf2   
,prov #ab3ah74 ,this1 therefore1 ,i take

 to be  the meaning of these two words1 
a broken and a contrite spirit4         
,,fourth4 ,lastly1 ,as to this1 ,i now  
come more particularly to give  you some
 signs of a broken heart1 of a broken   
and a contrite spirit4    ,first4 ,a    
broken-hearted man1 such as is intended 
in the text1 is  a sensible man2 he is  
brought to the exercise of all the      
senses of  his soul4 ,all others are    
dead1 senseless1 and without true       
feeling  of what the broken-hearted man 
is sensible of4    #a4 ,he sees himself 
to be what others are ignorant of2 that 
is1 he  sees himself to be not only a   
sinful man1 but a man by nature in the  
gall and bond of sin4 ,in the gall of   
sin3 it is ,peter's expression  to      
,simon1 and it is a saying common to all
 men3 for every man  in a state of      
nature is in the gall of sin2 he was    
shapen in it1  conceived in it2 it has  
also possession of1 and by that         
possession  infected the whole of his   
soul and body 7,psa #ea3e2 ,acts #h3bc74

  ,this he sees1 this he understands2   
every professor sees not this1  because 
the blessing of a broken heart is not   
bestowed on every  one4 ,david says1    
',there is no soundness in my flesh'2   
and ,solomon  suggest that a plague or  
running sore is in the very heart4 ,but 
every one perceives not this 7,psa      
#ch3c2 #a ,kings #h3ch74 ,he saith      
again1 that his 'wounds stank1 and were 
corrupted'3 that his 'sore  ran1 and    
ceased not' 7,psa #ch3e1 #gg3b74 ,but   
these things the brutish  man1 the man  
whose heart was never broken1 has no    
understanding of4  ,but the             
broken-hearted1 the man that has a      
broken spirit1 he sees1  as the prophet 
has it1 he sees his sickness1 he sees   
his wound3  ',when ,ephraim saw his     
sickness1 and ,judah saw his wound'2 he 
sees  it to his grief1 he sees it to his
 sorrow 7,hosea #e3ac74    #b4 ,he feels
 what others have no sense of2 he feels 
the arrows of  the ,almighty1 and that  
they stick fast in him 7,psa #ch3b74 ,he

 feels  how sore and sick1 by the       
smiting of ,god's hammer upon his heart 
to break it1 his poor soul is made4 ,he 
feels a burden intolerably  lying upon  
his spirit 7,hosea #e3ac74 ',mine       
iniquities1' saith he1  'are gone over  
mine head2 as a heavy burden they are   
too heavy for  me' 7,psa #ch3d74 ,he    
feels also the heavy hand of ,god upon  
his soul1  a thing unknown to carnal    
men4 ,he feels pain1 being wounded1 even
  such pain as others cannot understand1
 because they are not broken4  ',my     
heart1' saith ,david1 'is sore pained   
within me4' ,why so8 ,why6  ',the       
terrors of death are fallen upon me'    
7,psa #ee3d74 ,the terrors  of death    
cause pain1 yea1 pain of the highest    
nature2 hence that  which is here called
 pains1 is in another place called pangs
 7,isa  #ba3c74    ,you know broken     
bones occasion pain1 strong pain1 yea1  
pain that will  make a man or woman     
groan 'with the groanings of a deadly   
wounded  man' 7,eze #cj3bd74 ,soul pain 

is the sorest pain1 in comparison to    
which the pain of the body is a very    
tolerable thing 7,prov #ah3ad74  ,now   
here is soul pain1 here is heart pain2  
here we are discoursing  of a wounded1  
of a broken spirit2 wherefore this is   
pain to be felt  to the sinking of the  
whole man1 neither can any support this 
but  ,god4 ,here is death in this pain1 
death for ever1 without ,god's  special 
mercy4 ,this pain will bring the soul   
to1 and this the  broken-hearted man    
doth feel4 ',the sorrows of death1'     
saith ,david1  'compassed me1 and the   
pains of hell gat hold upon me1 ,i found
  trouble and sorrow' 7,psa #aaf3c74    
,ay1 ,i'll warrant thee1 poor man1  thou
 foundest trouble and sorrow indeed2 for
 the pains of hell and  sorrows of death
 are pains and sorrow the most          
intolerable4 ,but  this the man is      
acquainted with that has his heart      
broken4#e    #c4 ,as he sees and feels1 
so he hears that which augments his woe 
and sorrow4 ,you know1 if a man has his 

bones broken1 he does not  only see and 
feel1 but oft-times also hears what     
increases his  grief2 as1 that his      
wounds are incurable2 that his bone is  
not  rightly set2 that there is danger  
of a gangrene2 that he may be  lost for 
want of looking to4 ,these are the      
voices1 the sayings1  that haunt the    
house of one that has his bones broken4 
,and a  broken-hearted man knows what ,i
 mean by this2 he hears that which      
makes his lips quiver1 and at the noise 
of which he seems to feel  rottenness   
enter into his bones2 he trembleth in   
himself1 and wishes  that he may hear   
joy and gladness1 that the bones1 the   
heart1 and  spirit1 which ,god has      
broken1 may rejoice 7,habb #c3af2 ,psa  
#ea3h74  ,he thinks he hears ,god say1  
the devil say1 his conscience say1 and  
all good men to whisper among           
themselves1 saying1 there is no help    
for him from ,god4 ,job heard this1     
,david heard this1 ,heman heard  this2  
and this is the common sound in the ears

 of the broken-hearted4    #d4 ,the     
broken-hearted smell what others cannot 
scent4 ,alas6 sin  never smelled so to  
any man alive as it smells to the       
broken-hearted4  ,you know wounds will  
stink3 but there is no stink like that  
of sin to the broken-hearted man4 ,his  
own sins stink1 and so doth  the sins of
 all the world to him4 ,sin is like     
carrion2 it is of  a stinking nature2   
yea1 it has the worst of smells2        
however1 some  men like it 7,psa #ch3e74
 ,but none are offended with the scent  
thereof  but ,god and the broken-hearted
 sinner4 ',my wounds stink1 and are     
corrupt1' saith he1 both in ,god's      
nostrils and mine own4 ,but1 alas6  who 
smells the stink of sin8 ,none of the   
carnal world2 they1 like  carrion-crows1
 seek it1 love it1 and eat it as the    
child eats bread4  ',they eat up the sin
 of my people1' saith ,god1 'and they   
set their  heart on their iniquity'     
7,hosea #d3h74 ,this1 ,i say1 they do1  
because  they do not smell the nauseous 

scent of sin4 ,you know1 that what  is  
nauseous to the smell cannot be         
palatable to the taste4 ,the            
broken-hearted man doth find that sin is
 nauseous1 and therefore  cries out it  
stinketh4 ,they also think at times the 
smell of fire1  of fire and brimstone1  
is upon them1 they are so sensible of   
the  wages due to sin4    #e4 ,the      
broken-hearted is also a tasting man4   
,wounds1 if sore1 and  full of pains1 of
 great pains1 do sometimes alter the    
taste of a  man2 they make him think his
 meat1 his drink1 yea1 that cordials    
have a bitter taste in them4 ,how many  
times doth the poor people  of ,god1    
that are the only men that know what a  
broken-heart doth  mean1 cry out that   
gravel1 wormwood1 gall1 and vinegar1 was
 made  their meat 7,lam #c3ae1af1ai74   
,this gravel1 gall1 and wormwood1 is    
the true temporal taste of sin2 and     
,god1 to make them loathe it  for ever1 
doth feed them with it till their hearts
 both ache and  break therewith4        

,wickedness is pleasant of taste to the 
world2 hence  it is said they feed on   
ashes1 they feed on the wind 7,isa      
#dd3bj2  ,hosea #ab3a74 ,lusts1 or any  
thing that is vile and refuse1 the      
carnal world think relishes well2 as is 
set out most notably in  the parable of 
the prodigal son4 ',he would fain have  
filled his  belly1' saith our ,lord1    
'with the husks that the swine did eat' 
7,luke #ae3af74 ,but the broken-hearted 
man has a relish that is true  as to    
these things1 though1 by reason of the  
anguish of his soul1  it abhors all     
manner of dainty meat 7,job #cc3ai1bj2  
,psa #ajg3ag-ai74  ,thus ,i have showed 
you one sign of a broken-hearted man2 he
 is a  sensible man1 he has all the     
senses of his soul awakened1 he can     
see1 hear1 feel1 taste1 smell1 and that 
as none but himself can  do4 ,i come now
 to another sign of a broken and        
contrite man4    ,second4 ,and that is1 
he is a very sorrowful man4 ,this1 as   
the  other1 is natural2 it is natural to

 one that is in pain1 and that  has his 
bones broken1 to be a grieved and       
sorrowful man4 ,he is  none of the jolly
 ones of the times2 nor can he1 for his 
bones1  his heart1 his heart is broken4 
#a4 ,he is sorry for that he feels and  
finds in himself a pravity  of nature2  
,i told you before he is sensible of it1
 he sees it1 he  feels it2 and here ,i  
say he is sorry for it4 ,it is this that
 makes  him call himself a wretched man2
 it is this that makes him loathe  and  
abhor himself2 it is this that makes him
 blush1 blush before  ,god and be       
ashamed 7,rom #g3bd2 ,job #db3e1f2 ,eze 
#cf3ca74 ,he finds by  nature no form   
nor comeliness in himself1 but the more 
he looks in  the glass of the ,word1 the
 more unhandsome1 the more deformed he  
perceiveth sin has made him4 ,every body
 sees not this1 therefore  every body is
 not sorry for it2 but the broken in    
heart sees that  he is by sin corrupted1
 marred1 full of lewdness and           
naughtiness2  he sees that in him1 that 

is1 in his flesh1 dwells no good thing2 
and this makes him sorry1 yea1 it makes 
him sorry at heart4 ,a man  that has his
 bones broken finds he is spoiled1      
marred1 disabled  from doing as he would
 and should1 at which he is grieved and 
made  sorry4    ,many are sorry for     
actual transgressions1 because they do  
oft  bring them to shame before men2 but
 few are sorry for the defects  that sin
 has made in nature1 because they see   
not those defects  themselves4 ,a man   
cannot be sorry for the sinful defects  
of nature1  till he sees they have      
rendered him contemptible to ,god2 nor  
is  it any thing but a sight of ,god    
that can make him truly see what  he is1
 and so be heartily sorry for being so4 
,now 'mine eye seeth  thee1' saith ,job1
 now ',i abhor myself4' ',woe is me1 for
 ,i am  undone1' saith the prophet1 'for
 mine eyes have seen the ,king the      
,lord4' ,and it was this that made      
,daniel say his 'comeliness was  turned 
in him into corruption'2 for he had now 

the vision of the  ,holy ,one 7,job     
#db3f2 ,isa #f3a-e2 ,dan #aj3h74        
,visions of ,god break the  heart1      
because1 by the sight the soul then has 
of his perfections1  it sees its own    
infinite and unspeakable disproportion1 
because of  the vileness of its nature4 
,suppose a company of ugly1 uncomely1   
deformed persons dwelt together  in one 
house2 and suppose that they never yet  
saw any man or woman  more than         
themselves1 or that were arrayed with   
the splendours  and perfections of      
nature2 these would not be capable of   
comparing  themselves with any but      
themselves1 and consequently would not  
be affected and made sorry for their    
uncomely natural defections4  ,but now  
bring them out of their cells and holes 
of darkness1 where  they have been shut 
up by themselves1 and let them take a   
view of  the splendour and perfections  
of beauty that are in others1 and  then1
 if at all1 they will be sorry and      
dejected at the view of  their own      

defects4 ,this is the case2 men by sin  
are marred1 spoiled1  corrupted1        
depraved1 but they may dwell by         
themselves in the dark2  they see       
neither ,god1 nor angels1 nor saints1 in
 their excellent  nature and beauty3 and
 therefore they are apt to count their  
own  uncomely parts their ornaments and 
their glory4 ,but now let such1  as ,i  
said1 see ,god1 see saints1 or the      
ornaments of the ,holy ,ghost1  and     
themselves as they are without them1 and
 then they cannot  but must be affected 
with and sorry for their own deformity4 
,when  the ,lord ,christ put forth but  
little of his excellency before his     
servant ,peter's face1 it raised up the 
depravity of ,peter's nature  before him
 to his great confusion and shame2 and  
made him cry out  to him in the midst of
 all his fellows1 ',depart from me1 for 
,i am  a sinful man1 ,o ,lord' 7,luke   
#e3d-h74    ,this therefore is the cause
 of a broken heart1 even a sight of     
divine excellencies1 and a sense that ,i

 am a poor1 depraved1 spoiled  defiled  
wretch2 and this sight having broken the
 heart1 begets  sorrow in the           
broken-hearted4    #b4 ,the             
broken-hearted is a sorrowful man2 for  
that he finds his  depravity of nature  
strong in him1 to the putting forth     
itself  to oppose and overthrow what his
 changed mind doth prompt him to2       
',when ,i would do good1' saith ,paul1  
'evil is present with me' 7,rom  #g3ba74
 ,evil is present to oppose1 to resist1 
and make head against  the desires of my
 soul4 ,the man that has his bones      
broken1 may  have yet a mind to be      
industriously occupied in a lawful and  
honest  calling2 but he finds1 by       
experience1 that an infirmity attends   
his present condition that strongly     
resists his good endeavours2  and at    
this he shakes his head1 makes          
complaints1 and with sorrow  of heart he
 sighs and says1 ,i 'cannot do the thing
 that ,i would' 7,rom  #g3ae2 ,gal      
#e3ag74 ,i am weak1 ,i am feeble2 ,i am 

not only depraved1  but by that         
depravity deprived of ability to put    
good motions1#f  good intentions and    
desires into execution1 to completeness2
 ,o says  he1 ,i am ready to halt1 my   
sorrow is continually before me6    ,you
 must know that the broken-hearted loves
 ,god1 loves his soul1  loves good1 and 
hates evil4 ,now1 for such an one to    
find in himself  an opposition and      
continual contradiction to this holy    
passion1 it  must needs cause sorrow1   
godly sorrow1 as the apostle ,paul calls
  it4 ,for such are made sorrow after a 
godly sort4 ,to be sorry for  that thy  
nature is with sin depraved1 and that   
through this depravity  thou art        
deprived of ability to do what the ,word
 and thy holy mind  doth prompt thee to1
 is to be sorry after a godly sort4 ,for
 this  sorrow worketh that in thee of   
which thou wilt never have cause to     
repent2 no1 not to eternity 7#b ,cor    
#g3i-aa74    #c4 ,the broken-hearted man
 is sorry for those breaches that1 by   

reason of the depravity of his nature1  
are made in his life and  conversation4 
,and this was the case of the man in our
 text4 ,the  vileness of his nature had 
broken out to the defiling of his life1 
and to the making of him1 at this time1 
base in conversation4 ,this1  this was  
it1 that all to#g brake his heart4 ,he  
saw in this he had  dishonoured ,god1   
and that cut him1 ',against thee1 thee  
only1 have  ,i sinned1 and done this    
evil in thy sight' 7,psa #ea3d74 ,he saw
  in this he had caused the enemies of  
,god to open their mouths and           
blaspheme2 and this cut him to the      
heart4 ,this made him cry1 ,i have      
sinned against thee1 ,lord4 ,this made  
him say1 ',i will declare mine          
iniquity1 ,i will be sorry for my sin'  
7,psa #ch3ah74    ,when a man is        
designed to do a matter1 when his heart 
is set upon  it1 and the broken-hearted 
doth design to glorify ,god1 an         
obstruction  to that design1 the        
spoiling of this work1 makes him        

sorrowful4  ,hannah coveted children1   
but could not have them1 and this made  
her 'a woman of a sorrowful spirit' 7#a 
,sam #a3ae74 ,a broken-hearted  man     
would be well inwardly1 and do that     
which is well outwardly2 but  he feels1 
he finds1 he sees he is prevented1      
prevented at least in  part4 ,this makes
 him sorrowful2 in this he groans1      
groans earnestly1  being burdened with  
his imperfections 7#b ,cor #e3a-c74 ,you
 know one  with broken bones has        
imperfections many1 and is more sensible
 of  them1 too1 as was said afore1 than 
any other man2 and this makes  him      
sorrowful1 yea1 and makes him conclude  
that he shall go softly  all his days in
 the bitterness of his soul 7,isa       
#ch3ae74    ,third4 ,the man with a     
broken heart is a very humble man2 or1  
true  humility is a sign of a broken    
heart4 ,hence1 brokenness of heart1     
contrition of spirit1 and humbleness of 
mind1 are put together4  ',to revive the
 spirit of the humble1 and to revive the

 heart of  the contrite ones' 7,isa     
#eg3ae74    ,to follow our similitude4  
,suppose a man1 while in bodily health1 
stout and strong1 and one that fears and
 cares for no man2 yet  let this man    
have but a leg or an arm broken1 and his
 courage is  quelled2 he is now so far  
off from hectoring of it with a man1    
that  he is afraid of every little child
 that doth but offer to touch  him4 ,now
 he will court the most feeble that has 
ought to do with  him1 to use him and   
handle him gently4 ,now he is become a  
child in  courage1 a child in fear1 and 
humbleth himself as a little child4     
,why1 thus it is with that man that is  
of a broken and contrite  spirit4 ,time 
was1 indeed1 he could hector1 even      
hector it with ,god  himself1 saying1   
',what is the ,almighty1 that we should 
serve him8'  or what profit shall ,i    
have if ,i keep his commandments8 7,job 
#ba3ae2  ,mal #c3ac1ad74 ,ay6 ,but now  
his heart is broken2 ,god has wrestled  
with him1 and given him a fall1 to the  

breaking of his bones1 his  heart2 and  
now he crouches1 now he cringes1 now he 
begs of ,god that  he will not only do  
him good1 but do it with tender hands4  
',have  mercy upon me1 ,o ,god1' said   
,david2 yea1 'according unto the        
multitude  of thy tender mercies1 blot  
out my transgressions' 7,psa #ea3a74    
,he stands1 as he sees1 not only in need
 of mercy1 but of the tenderest         
mercies4 ,god has several sorts of      
mercies1 some more rough1 some  more    
tender4 ,god can save a man1 and yet    
have him a dreadful way to  heaven6     
,this the broken-hearted sees1 and this 
the broken-hearted  dreads1 and         
therefore pleads for the tenderest sort 
of mercies2 and  here we read of his    
gentle dealing1 and that he is very     
pitiful1 and  that he deals tenderly    
with his4 ,but the reason of such       
expressions  no man knows but he that is
 broken-hearted2 he has his sores1 his  
running sores1 his stinking sores2      
wherefore he is pained1 and  therefore  

covets to be handled tenderly4 ,thus    
,god has broken the  pride of his       
spirit1 and humbled the loftiness of    
man4 ,and his  humility yet appears1    
#a4 ,in his thankfulness for natural    
life4 ,he reckoneth at night1  when he  
goes to bed1 that like as a lion1 so    
,god will tear him to  pieces before the
 morning light 7,isa #ch3ac74 ,there is 
no judgment  that has fallen upon       
others1 but he counts of right he should
 be  swallowed up by it4 ',my flesh     
trembleth for fear of thee1 and ,i am   
afraid of thy judgments' 7,psa          
#aai3abj74 ,but perceiving a day added  
to his life1 and that he in the morning 
is still on this side hell1  he cannot  
choose but take notice of it1 and       
acknowledge it as a  special favour1    
saying1 ,god be thanked for holding my  
soul in life  till now1 and for keeping 
my life back from the destroyer 7,job   
#cc3bb2 ,psa #ef3ac1 #hf3ac74    ,man1  
before his heart is broken1 counts time 
his own1 and therefore  he spends it    

lavishly upon every idle thing4 ,his    
soul is far from  fear1 because the rod 
of ,god is not upon him2 but when he    
sees  himself under the wounding hand of
 ,god1 or when ,god1 like a lion1  is   
breaking all his bones1 then he humbleth
 himself before him1  and falleth at his
 foot4 ,now he has learned to count     
every moment  a mercy1 and every small  
morsel a mercy4    #b4 ,now also the    
least hopes of mercy for his soul1 ,o   
how precious  is it6 ,he that was wont  
to make orts#h of the gospel1 and that  
valued promises but as stubble1 and the 
words of ,god but as rotten  wood2 now1 
with what an eye doth he look on the    
promise8 ,yea1 he  counted a            
peradventure of mercy more rich1 more   
worth1 than the  whole world4 ,now1 as  
we say1 he is glad to leap at a crust2  
now1  to be a dog in ,god's house is    
counted better by him than to 'dwell  in
 the tents of the wicked' 7,matt        
#ae3af1bg2 ,luke #ae3ag-ai74    #c4 ,now
 he that was wont to look scornfully    

upon the people of ,god1  yea1 that used
 to scorn to show them a gentle cast of 
his countenance2  now he admires and    
bows before them1 and is ready to lick  
the dust  of their feet1 and would count
 it his greatest1 the highest honour1   
to be as one of the least of them4      
',make me as one of thy hired           
servants1' says he 7,luke #ae3ai74      
#d4 ,now he is1 in his own eyes1 the    
greatest fool in nature2 for  that he   
sees he has been so mistaken in his     
ways1 and has not yet  but little1 if   
any true knowledge of ,god4 ,every one  
now1 says he1  have more knowledge of   
,god than ,i2 every one serves him      
better than  ,i 7,psa #gc3ba1bb2 ,prov  
#cj3b1c74    #e4 ,now may he be but one1
 though the least in the kingdom of     
heaven6 ,now may he be but one1 though  
the least in the church on  earth6 ,now 
may he be but loved1 though the least   
beloved of saints6  ,how high an account
 doth he set thereon6    #f4 ,now1 when 
he talketh with ,god or men1 how doth he

 debase himself  before them6 ,if with  
,god1 how does he accuse himself1 and   
load  himself with the acknowledgments  
of his own villanies1 which he          
committed in the days wherein he was the
 enemy of ,god6 ',lord1' said  ,paul1   
that contrite one1 ',i imprisoned and   
beat in every synagogue  them that      
believed on thee4 ,and when the blood of
 thy martyr ,stephen  was shed1 ,i also 
was standing by1 and consenting unto his
 death1  and kept the raiment of them   
that slew him' 7,acts #bb3ai1bj74 ,yea1 
,i punished thy saints 'oft in every    
synagogue1 and compelled them  to       
blaspheme2 and being exceedingly mad    
against them1 ,i persecuted  them even  
unto strange cities' 7,acts #bf3i-aa74  
,also1 when he comes to speak to saints1
 how doth he make himself  vile before  
them6 ',i am1' saith he1 'the least of  
the apostles2 that  am not meet to be   
called an apostle'2 ,i am 'less than the
 least of  all saints'2 ,i was a        
blasphemer2 ,i was a persecutor1 and    

injurious1  c4 7#a ,cor #ae3i2 ,eph     
#c3h2 #a ,tim #a3ac74 ,what humility1   
what self-abasing  thoughts1 doth a     
broken heart produce6 ,when ,david      
danced before the  ark of ,god1 also how
 did he discover his nakedness to the   
disliking  of his wife2 and when she    
taunted him for his doings1 says he1    
',it  was before the ,lord1' c41 'and ,i
 will yet be more vile than thus1  and  
will be base in mine own sight' 7#b ,sam
 #f3bj-bb74 ,o1 the man  that is1 or    
that has been kindly broken in his      
spirit1 and that is  of a contrite      
heart1 is a lowly1 humble man4          
,fourth4 ,the broken-hearted man is a   
man that sees himself in  spirituals to 
be poor4 ,therefore1 as humble and      
contrite1 so poor  and contrite are put 
together in the ,word4 ',but to this man
 will  ,i look1 even to him that is     
poor1 and of a contrite spirit' 7,isa   
#ff3a1b74 ,and here we still pursue our 
metaphor4 ,a wounded man1 a  man with   
broken bones1 concludes his condition to

 be but poor1 very  poor4 ,ask him how  
he does1 and he answers1 ',truly1       
neighbours1 in a  very poor condition6' 
,also you have the spiritual poverty of 
such  as have1 or have had their hearts 
broken1 and that have been of  contrite 
spirits1 much made mention of in the    
,word4 ,and they go  by two names to    
distinguish them from others4 ,they are 
called ,,thy  poor1 that is1 ,god's     
poor2 they are also called 'the poor in 
spirit'  7,psa #gb3b1 #gd3ai2 ,matt     
#e3c74 ,now1 the man that is poor in his
 own  eyes1 for of him we now discourse1
 and the broken-hearted is such  an one1
 is sensible of his wants4 ,he knows he 
cannot help himself1  and therefore is  
forced to be content to live by the     
charity of  others4 ,thus it is in      
nature1 thus it is in grace4    #a4 ,the
 broken-hearted now knows his wants1 and
 he knew it not till  now4 ,as he that  
has a broken bone1 knew no want of a    
bone-setter  till he knew his bone was  
broken4 ,his broken bone makes him know 

it2 his pain and anguish makes him know 
it2 and thus it is in  spirituals4 ,now 
he sees to be poor indeed is to want the
 sense of  the favour of ,god2 for his  
great pain is a sense of wrath1 as hath 
been shown before4 ,and the voice of joy
 would heal his broken bones  7,psa     
#ea3h74 ,two things he thinks would make
 him rich4 7#a7 ,a right  and title to  
,jesus ,christ1 and all his benefits4   
7#b7 ,and saving  faith therein4 ,they  
that are spiritually rich are rich in   
him1 and  in the faith of him 7#b ,cor  
#h3i2 ,james #b3e74    ,the first of    
these giveth us a right to the kingdom  
of heaven2 and  the second yields the   
soul the comfort of it2 and the         
broken-hearted  man wants the sense and 
knowledge of his interest in these4     
,that  he knows he wants them is plain2 
but that he knows he has them is  what1 
as yet1 he wants the attainment of4     
,hence he says--',the poor  and needy   
seek water1 and there is none1 and their
 tongue faileth  for thirst' 7,isa      

#da3ag74 ,there is none in their view2  
none in their  view for them4 ,hence    
,david1 when he had his broken heart1   
felt he  wanted washing1 he wanted      
purging1 he wanted to be made white4 ,he
  knew that spiritual riches lay there  
but he did not so well perceive  that   
,god had washed and purged him4 ,yea1 he
 rather was afraid that  all was going1 
that he was in danger of being cast out 
of ,god's  presence1 and that the       
,spirit of grace would be utterly taken 
from  him 7,psa #ea74 ,that is the first
 thing4 ,the broken-hearted is poor1    
because he knows his wants4    #b4 ,the 
broken-hearted is poor1 because he knows
 he cannot help  himself to what he     
knows he wants4 ,the man that has a     
broken arm1  as he knows it1 so he knows
 of himself he cannot set it4 ,this     
therefore is a second thing that        
declares a man is poor1 otherwise  he is
 not so4 ,for suppose a man wants never 
so much1 yet if he can  but help        
himself1 if he can furnish himself1 if  

he can supply his  own wants out of what
 he has1 he cannot be a poor man4 ,yea1 
the  more he wants1 the greater are his 
riches1 if he can supply his  own wants 
out of his own purse4    ,he then is the
 poor man1 that knows his spiritual     
want1 and also  knows he cannot supply  
or help himself4 ,but this the          
broken-hearted  knows1 therefore he in  
his own eyes is the only poor man4      
,true1 he  may have something of his    
own1 but that will not supply his want1 
and therefore he is a poor man still4 ,i
 have sacrifices1 says  ,david1 but thou
 dosts not desire them1 therefore my    
poverty remains  7,psa #ea3af74 ,lead is
 not gold1 lead is not current money    
with the  merchants4 ,there is none has 
spiritual gold to sell but ,christ 7,rev
  #c3ah74 ,what can a man do to procure 
,christ1 or procure faith1 or  love8    
,yea1 had he never so much of his own   
carnal excellencies1 no1  not one penny 
of it will go for pay in that market    
where grace is  to be hand4 ',if a man  

would give all the substance of his     
house  for love1 it would utterly be    
contemned' 7,can #h3g74    ,this the    
broken-hearted man perceives1 and       
therefore he sees himself  to be        
spiritually poor4 ,true he has a broken 
heart1 and that is of  great esteem with
 ,god2 but that is not of nature's      
goodness1 that  is a gift1 a work of    
,god2 and that is the sacrifices of     
,god4 ,besides1  a man cannot remain    
content and at rest with that2 for that1
 in  the nature of it1 does but show him
 he is poor1 and that his wants  are    
such as himself cannot supply4 ,besides1
 there is but little  ease in a broken  
heart4    #c4 ,the broken-hearted man is
 poor1 and sees it2 because he finds  he
 is now disabled to live any way else   
but by begging4 ,this ,david  betook    
himself to1 though he was a king2 for he
 knew1 as to his  soul's health1 he     
could live no way else4 ',this poor man 
cried1'  saith he1 'and the ,lord heard 
him1 and saved him out of all his       

troubles' 7,psa #cd3f74 ,and this leads 
me to the fifth sign4    ,fifth4        
,another sign of a broken heart is a    
crying1 a crying out4  ,pain1 you know1 
will make one cry4 ,go to them that have
 upon them  the anguish of broken bones1
 and see if they do not cry2 anguish    
makes them cry4 ,this1 this is that     
which quickly follows1 if once  thy     
heart be broken1 and thy spirit indeed  
made contrite4    #a4 ,i say1 anguish   
will make thee cry4 ',trouble and       
anguish1' saith  ,david1 'have taken    
hold on me' 7,psa #aai3adc74 ,anguish1  
you know1  doth naturally provoke to    
crying2 now1 as a broken bone has       
anguish1  a broken heart has anguish4   
,hence the pains of one that has a      
broken  heart are compared to the pangs 
of a woman in travail 7,john #af3bj-bb74
    ,anguish will make one cry alone1   
cry to one's self2 and this  is called a
 bemoaning of one's self4 ',i have      
surely heard ,ephraim  bemoaning        
himself1' saith ,god 7,jer #ca3ah74     

,that is1 being at present  under the   
breaking1 chastising hand of ,god4      
',thou hast chastised  me1' saith he1   
'and ,i was chastised1 as a bullock     
unaccustomed  to the yoke4' ,this is his
 meaning also who said1 ',i mourn in my 
complaint1 and make a noise4' ,and why8 
,why1 ',my heart is sore pained  within 
me' 7,psa #d3b-d74    ,this is a        
self-bemoaning1 a bemoaning themselves  
in secret and  retired places4 ,you know
 it is common with them who are         
distressed  with anguish1 though all    
alone1 to cry out to themselves of their
  present pains1 saying1 ,o my leg6 ,o  
my arm6 ,o my bowels6 ,or1 as the  son  
of the ,shunammite1 ',my head6 my head6'
 7#b ,kings #d3ai74 ,o the  groans1 the 
sighs1 the cries1 that the              
broken-hearted have1 when  by           
themselves1 or alone6 ,o1 say they1 my  
sins6 my sins6 my soul6 my  soul6 ,how  
am ,i loaden with guilt6 ,how am ,i     
surrounded with fear6  ,o this hard1    
this desperate1 this unbelieving heart6 

,o how sin  defileth my will1 my mind1  
my conscience6 ',i am afflicted and     
ready  to die' 7,psa #hh3ae74i    ,could
 some of you carnal people but get      
behind the chamber-door1  to hear       
,ephraim when he is at the work of      
self-bemoaning1 it would  make you stand
 amazed to hear him bewail that sin in  
himself in  which you take delight2 and 
to hear him bemoan his misspending of   
time1 while you spend all in pursuing   
your filthy lusts2 and to  hear him     
offended with his heart1 because it will
 not better comply  with ,god's holy    
will1 while you are afraid of his ,word 
and ways1  and never think yourselves   
better than when farthest off from ,god4
  ,the unruliness of the passions and   
lusts of the broken-hearted make  them  
often get into a corner1 and thus bemoan
 themselves4    #b4 ,as they thus cry   
out in a bemoaning manner of and to     
themselves1  so they have their outcries
 of and against themselves to others2 as
  she said in another case1 ',behold and

 see1 if there be any sorrow  like unto 
my sorrow' 7,lam #a3ab74 ,o the bitter  
cries and complaints  that the          
broken-hearted have1 and make to one    
another6 ,still every  one imagining    
that his own wounds are deepest1 and his
 own sores  fullest of anguish1 and     
hardest to be cured4 ,say they1 if our  
iniquities be upon us1 and we pine away 
in them1 how can we then  live8 7,eze   
#cc3aj74    ,once being at an honest    
woman's house1 ,i1 after some pause1    
asked  her how she did8 ,she said1 ,very
 badly4 ,i asked her if she was sick8   
she answered1 ,no4 ,what then1 said ,i1 
are any of your children ill8  ,she told
 me1 ,no4 ,what1 said ,i1 is your       
husband amiss1 or do you go  back in the
 world8 ,no1 no1 said she1 but ,i am    
afraid ,i shall not  be saved4 ,and     
broke out with heavy heart1 saying1     
',ah1 ,goodman  ,bunyan6 ,christ and a  
pitcher2 if ,i had ,christ1 though ,i   
went and  begged my bread with a        
pitcher1 it would be better with me than

 ,i  think it is now6' ,this woman had  
her heart broken1 this woman wanted     
,christ1 this woman was concerned for   
her soul4 ,there are but few  women1    
rich women1 that count ,christ and a    
pitcher better than the  world1 their   
pride1 and pleasures4 ,this woman's     
cries are worthy  to be recorded2 it was
 a cry that carried in it1 not only a   
sense  of the want1 but also of the     
worth of ,christ4 ,this cry1 ',christ   
and  a pitcher1' made a melodious noise 
in the ears of the very angels6#aj      
,but1 ,i say1 few women cry out thus2   
few women are so in love with  their own
 eternal salvation1 as to be willing to 
part with all  their lusts and vanities 
for ,jesus ,christ and a pitcher4 ,good 
,jacob  also was thus3 ',if the ,lord1' 
said he1 'will give me bread to eat1    
and raiment to put on1 then he shall be 
my ,god4' ,yea1 he vowed it  should be  
so4 ',and ,jacob vowed a vow1 saying1   
,if ,god will be with  me1 and will keep
 me in this way that ,i go1 and will    

give me bread  to eat1 and raiment to   
put on2 so that ,i come again to my     
father's  house in peace3 then shall the
 ,lord be my ,god' 7,gen #bh3bj74    #c4
 ,as they bemoan themselves1 and make   
their complaints to one and  another1 so
 they cry to ,god4 ',o ,god1' said      
,heman1 ',i have cried  day and night   
before thee4' ,but when8 ,why1 when his 
soul was full  of trouble1 and his life 
drew near to the grave 7,psa #hh3a-c74  
,or1  as it says in another place1 out  
of the deep1 'out of the belly  of hell 
cried ,i' 7,psa #acj3a2 ,jonah #b3b74   
,by such words expressing  what painful 
condition they were in when they cried4 
,see how ,god himself words it4 ',my    
pleasant portion1' says he1 is  become  
'a desolate wilderness1 and being       
desolate1 it mourneth unto  me' 7,jer   
#ab3aa74 ,and this also is natural to   
those whose hearts are  broken4 ,whether
 goes the child1 when it catcheth harm1 
but to its  father1 to its mother8      
,where doth it lay its head1 but in     

their laps8  ,into whose bosom doth it  
pour out its complaint1 more especially1
  but into the bosom of the father1 of a
 mother1 because there are  bowels1     
there is pity1 there is relief and      
succour8 ,and thus it is  with them     
whose bones1 whose hearts are broken4   
,it is natural to  them2 they must cry2 
they cannot but cry to him4 ',lord1 heal
 me1'  said ,david1 'for my bones are   
vexed2 ,lord1 heal me1 for my soul  is  
also sore vexed' 7,psa #f3a-c74 ,he that
 cannot cry feels no pain1  sees no     
want1 fears no danger1 or else is dead4 
,sixth4 ,another sign of a broken heart1
 and of a contrite spirit is1  it       
trembleth at ,god's ,word4 ',to him that
 is poor1 and of a contrite  spirit1 and
 trembleth at my ,word' 7,isa #ff3b74   
,the ,word of ,god is an awful ,word to 
a broken-hearted man4 ,solomon  says1   
',the word of a king is as the roaring  
of a lion'2 and if so1  what is the     
,word of ,god8 for by the wrath and fear
 is meant the  authoritative word of a  

king4 ,we have a proverb1 ',the burnt   
child  dreads the fire1 the whipped     
child fears the rod'2 even so the       
broken-hearted fears the ,word of ,god4 
,hence you have a remark set  upon them 
that tremble at ,god's ,word1 to wit1   
they are they that  keep among the      
godly2 they are they that keep within   
compass2 they  are they that are aptest 
to mourn1 and to stand in the gap1 when 
,god is angry2 and to turn away his     
wrath from a people4    ,it is a sign   
the ,word of ,god has had place1 and    
wrought powerfully1  when the heart     
trembleth at it1 is afraid1 and stands  
in awe of it4  ,when ,joseph's mistress 
tempted him to lie with her1 he was     
afraid  of the ,word of ,god4 ',how then
 can ,i do this great wickedness1' said 
he1 'and sin against ,god8' ,he stood in
 awe of ,god's ,word1 durst  not do it1 
because he kept in remembrance what a   
dreadful thing it  was to rebel against 
,god's ,word4 ,when old ,eli heard that 
the ark  was taken1 his very heart      

trembled within him2 for he read by that
  sad loss that ,god was angry with     
,israel1 and he knew the anger of  ,god 
was a great and terrible thing4 ,when   
,samuel went to ,bethlehem1  the elders 
of the town trembled2 for they feared   
that he came to  them with some sad     
message from ,god1 and they had had     
experience of  the dread of such things 
before 7,gen #ci3g-i2 #a ,sam #d3ac1    
#af3a-d74  ,when ,ezra would have a     
mourning in ,israel for the sins of the 
land1 he sent1 and there came to him    
'every one that trembled at  the words  
of the ,god of ,israel1 because of the  
transgressions of  those that had been  
carried away' 7,ezra #i3d74    ,there   
are1 ,i say1 a sort of people that      
tremble at the words of  ,god1 and that 
are afraid of doing ought that is       
contrary to them2  but they are only    
such with whose souls and spirits the   
,word has  had to do4 ,for the rest1    
they are resolved to go on their course1
  let ,god say what he will4 ',as for   

the word' of the ,lord1 said  rebellious
 ,israel to ,jeremiah1 'that thou hast  
spoken unto us in  the name of the      
,lord1 we will not hearken unto thee4   
,but we will  certainly do whatsoever   
thing goeth forth out of our own mouth' 
7,jer #dd3af74 ,but do you think that   
these people did ever feel the  power   
and majesty of the ,word of ,god to     
break their hearts8 ,no1  verily2 had   
that been so1 they would have trembled  
at the words  of ,god2 they would have  
been afraid of the words of ,god4 ,god  
may  command some people what he will1  
they will do what they list4 ,what  care
 they for ,god8 what care they for his  
,word8 ,neither threats nor  promises1  
neither punishments or favours will make
 them obedient  to the ,word of ,god2   
and all because they have not felt the  
power  of it1 their hearts have not been
 broken with it4 ,when king ,josias  did
 but read in ,god's ,book what          
punishment ,god had threatened  against 
rebellious ,israel1 though he himself   

was a holy and good  man1 he humbled    
himself1 'he rent his clothes1' and wept
 before  the ,lord1 and was afraid of   
the judgment threatened 7#b ,kings #bb2 
#b ,chron #cd74 ,for he knew what a     
dreadful thing the ,word of ,god is4    
,some men1 as ,i said before1 dare do   
anything1 let the ,word of ,god  be     
never so much against it2 but they that 
tremble at the ,word dare  not do so4   
,no1 they must make the ,word their rule
 for all they do2  they must go to the  
,holy ,bible1 and there inquire what may
 or may  not be done2 for they tremble  
at the ,word4 ,this then is another     
sign1 a true sign1 that the heart has   
been broken1 namely1 ',when  the heart  
is made afraid of1 and trembleth at the 
,word' 7,acts #i3d-f1  #af3bi1cj74      
,trembling at the ,word is caused by a  
belief of what is  deserved1 threatened1
 and of what will come1 if not prevented
 by  repentance2 and therefore the heart
 melts1 and breaks before the  ,lord4   
,,iv4 ,,the ,,necessity ,,there ,,is    

,,that ,,the ,,heart ,,must ,,be        
,,broken4    ,i come1 in the next place1
 to speak to this question4    ,but what
 necessity is there that the heart must 
be broken8 ,cannot  a man be saved      
unless his heart be broken8 ,i answer1  
,avoiding secret  things1 which only    
belong to ,god1 there is a necessity of 
breaking  the heart1 in order to        
salvation2 because a man will not       
sincerely  comply with the means        
conducing thereunto until his heart is  
broken4  ,for1    ,first4 ,man1 take him
 as he comes into the world1 as to      
spirituals1  as to evangelical things1  
in which mainly lies man's eternal      
felicity1 and there he is as one dead1  
and so stupefied1 and wholly  in        
himself1 as unconcerned with it4 ,nor   
can any call or admonition1  that has   
not a heart-breaking power attending of 
it1 bring him to  a due consideration of
 his present state1 and so unto an      
effectual  desire to be saved4    ,many 
ways ,god has manifested this4 ,he has  

threatened men with  temporal judgments2
 yea1 sent such judgments upon them1    
once and  again1 over and over1 but they
 will not do4 ,what6 says he1 ',i have  
given you cleanness of teeth in all your
 cities2 ,i have withholden  the rain   
from you2 ,i have smitten you with      
blasting and mildew2 ,i  have sent among
 you the pestilence2 ,i have overthrown 
some of you1  as ,god overthrew ,sodom  
and ,gomorrah4 ,yet have ye not returned
 unto  me1 saith the ,lord' 7,amos      
#d3f-aa74 ,see here6 ,here is judgment  
upon  judgment1 stroke after stroke1    
punishment after punishment1 but  all   
will not do1 unless the heart is broken4
 ,yea1 another prophet  seems to say    
that such things1 instead of converting 
the soul1 sets  it further off4 ,if     
heart-breaking work attend such strokes1
 ',why  should ye be stricken any more8'
 says he1 'ye will revolt more and      
more' 7,isa #a3e74    ,man's heart is   
fenced1 it is grown gross2 there is a   
skin that1  like a coat of mail1 has    

wrapped it up1 and inclosed it in on    
every  side4 ,this skin1 this coat of   
mail1 unless it be cut off and taken    
away1 the heart remains untouched1      
whole2 and so as unconcerned1  whatever 
judgments or afflictions light upon the 
body 7,matt #ac3ae2  ,acts #bh3bg74     
,this which ,i call the coat of mail1   
the fence of the  heart1 has two great  
names in ,scripture4 ,it is called1 'the
 foreskin  of the heart1' and the armour
 in which the devil trusteth 7,deut     
#aj3af2 ,luke #aa3bb74    ,because these
 shield and fence the heart from all    
gospel doctrine1  and from all legal    
punishments1 nothing can come at it till
 these  are removed4 ,therefore1 in     
order unto conversion1 the heart is said
  to be circumcised2 that is1 this      
foreskin is taken away1 and this  coat  
of mail is spoiled4 ',i will circumcise 
thy heart1' saith  he1 'to love the     
,lord thy ,god with all thine           
heart'--and then the  devil's goods are 
spoiled--'that thou mayst live' 7,deut  

#cj3f2 ,luke  #aa3bb74    ,and now the  
heart lies open1 now the ,word will     
prick1 cut1 and pierce  it2 and it being
 cut1 pricked1 and pierced1 it bleeds1  
it faints1  it falls1 and dies at the   
foot of ,god1 unless it is supported by 
the grace and love of ,god in ,jesus    
,christ4 ,conversion1 you know1  begins 
at the heart2 but if the heart be so    
secured by sin and  ,satan1 as ,i have  
said1 all judgments are1 while that is  
so1 in  vain4 ,hence ,moses1 after he   
had made a long relation of mercy and   
judgment unto the children of ,israel1  
suggests that yet the great  thing was  
wanting to them1 and that thing was1 an 
heart to perceive1  and eyes to see1 and
 ears to hear unto that day 7,deut      
#bi3b1c74 ,their  hearts were as yet not
 touched to the quick1 were not         
awakened1  and wounded by the holy ,word
 of ,god1 and made tremble at its truth 
and terror4    ,but ,i say1 before the  
heart be touched1 pricked1 made smart1  
c41  how can it be thought1 be the      

danger never so great1 that it should   
repent1 cry1 bow1 and break at the foot 
of ,god1 and supplicate there  for      
mercy6 and yet thus it must do2 for thus
 ,god has ordained1 and  thus ,god has  
appointed it2 nor can men be saved      
without it4 ,but1 ,i  say1 can a man    
spiritually dead1 a stupid man1 whose   
heart is past  feeling1 do this2 before 
he has his dead and stupid heart        
awakened1  to see and feel its state and
 misery without it8 ,but1    ,second4   
,man1 take him as he comes into the     
world--and how wise soever  he is in    
worldly and temporal things--he is yet a
 fool as to that  which is spiritual and
 heavenly4 ,hence ,paul says1 'the      
natural  man receiveth not the things of
 the ,spirit of ,god2 for they are      
foolishness unto him1' because he is    
indeed a fool to them2 'neither1'  says 
the text1 'can he know them1 because    
they are spiritually  discerned' 7#a    
,cor #b3ad74 ,but how now must this fool
 be made wise8  ,why1 wisdom must be put

 into his heart 7,job #ch3cf74 ,now1    
none can  put it there but ,god2 and how
 doth he put it there1 but by making    
room there for it1 by taking away the   
thing which hinders1 which is  that     
folly and madness which naturally       
dwelleth there8 ,but how doth  he take  
that away but by a severe chastising of 
his soul for it1  until he has made him 
weary of it8 ,the whip and stripes are  
provided  for the natural fool1 and so  
it is for him that is spiritually so    
7,prov #ai3bi74    ,solomon intimates1  
that it is a hard thing to make a fool  
become  wise4 ',though thou shouldest   
bray a fool in a mortar among wheat     
with a pestle1 yet will not his         
foolishness depart from him' 7,prov     
#bg3bb74 ,by this it appears that it is 
a hard thing to make a fool  a wise man4
 ,to bray one in a mortar is a dreadful 
thing1 to bray  one there with a pestle2
 and yet it seems a whip1 a mortar1 and 
a  pestle is the way4 ,and if this is   
the way to make one wise in this  world1

 and if all this will hardly do1 how    
must the fool that is  so in spirituals 
be whipped and beaten1 and stripped     
before he is  made wise therein8 ,yea1  
his heart must be put into ,god's       
mortar1  and must be beaten2 yea1 brayed
 there with the pestle of the law1      
before it loves to hearken unto heavenly
 things4 ,it is a great  word in        
,jeremiah1 ',through deceit1' that is1  
folly1 'they refuse to  know me1 saith  
the ,lord4' ,and what follows8 ,why1    
',therefore1 thus  saith the ,lord of   
hosts1 behold ,i will melt them1 and try
 them1' that  is1 with fire1 'for how   
shall ,i do for the daughter of my      
people'  7,jer #i3f1g74 ,i will melt    
them3 ,i will put them into my furnace1 
and  there ,i will try them2 and there  
will ,i make them know me1 saith  the   
,lord4 ,when ,david was under spiritual 
chastisement for his sin1  and had his  
heart under the breaking hand of ,god1  
then he said1 ,god  should make him know
 wisdom 7,psa #ea3f74 ,now he was in the

 mortar1  now he was in the furnace1 now
 he was bruised and melted2 yea1 now    
his bones1 his heart1 was breaking1 and 
now his folly was departing4  ,now1 says
 he1 thou shalt make me to know wisdom4 
,if ,i know anything  of the way of ,god
 with us fools1 there is nothing else   
will make  us wise men2 yea1 a thousand 
breakings will not make us so wise as   
we should be4    ,we say1 ,wisdom is not
 good till it is bought2 and he that    
buys it1  according to the intention of 
that proverb1 usually smarts for it4    
,the fool is wise in his own conceit2   
wherefore there is a double  difficulty 
attends him before he can be wise       
indeed4 ,not only his  folly1 but his   
wisdom1 must be removed from him2 and   
how shall that  be1 but by ripping up of
 his heart by some sore conviction1 that
  may show him plainly that his wisdom  
is his folly1 and that which  will undo 
him4 ,a fool loves his folly2 that is1  
as treasure1 so  much is he in love with
 it4 ,now then1 it must be a great thing

 that  must make a fool forsake his     
folly4 ,the foolish will not weigh1  nor
 consider1 nor compare wisdom with their
 folly4 ',folly is joy  to him that is  
destitute of wisdom4' ',as a dog        
returneth to his  vomit1 so a fool      
returneth to his folly' 7,prov #ae3ba1  
#bf3aa74 ,so  loth are they when driven 
from it to let it go1 to let it depart  
from them4 ,wherefore there must go a   
great deal to the making of  a man a    
,christian2 for as to that1 every man is
 a fool1 yea1 the  greatest fool1 the   
most unconcerned fool1 the most         
self-willed fool  of all fools2 yea1 one
 that will not be turned from his folly 
but  by the breaking of his heart4      
,david was one of these fools2 ,manasseh
  was one of these fools2 ,saul1        
otherwise called ,paul1 was one of      
these fools2 and so was ,i--and that the
 biggest of all4#aa    ,third4 ,man1    
take him as he comes into the world1 and
 he is not only  a dead man1 and a fool1
 but a proud man also4 ,pride is one of 

those  sins that first showeth itself to
 children1 yea1 and it grows up  with   
them1 and mixeth itself with all they   
do3 but it lies most hid1  most deep in 
man as to his soul-concerns4 ,for the   
nature of sin1  as sin1 is not only to  
be vile1 but to hide its vileness from  
the  soul4 ,hence many think they do    
well when they sin4 ,jonah thought  he  
did well to be angry with ,god 7,jonah  
#d3i74 ,the ,pharisees thought  they did
 well when they said1 ,christ had a     
devil 7,john #h3dh74  ,and ,paul thought
 verily1 that he ought to do many things
 against1  or contrary to1 the name of  
,jesus2 which he also did with great    
madness 7,acts #bf3i1aj74 ,and thus sin 
puffs up men with pride1 and  a conceit 
of themselves1 that they are a thousand 
times better than  they are4 ,hence they
 think they are the children of ,god1   
when they  are the children of the      
devil2 and that they are something as to
  ,christianity1 when they neither are  
such1 nor know what it is that  they    

must have to make them such 7,john      
#h3da-dd2 ,gal #f3c74    ,now1 whence   
flows this but from pride1 and a        
self-conceit of  themselves1 and that   
their state is good for another world1  
when  they are yet in their sins1 and   
under the curse of ,god8 ,yea1 and  this
 pride is so strong and high1 and yet so
 hid in them1 that all  the ministers in
 the world cannot persuade them that    
this is pride1  not grace1 in which they
 are so confident4 ,hence they slight   
all  reproofs1 rebukes1 threatenings1 or
 admonitions that are pressed  upon     
them1 to prevail with them to take heed1
 that they be not  herein deceived4     
',hear ye1' saith the prophet1 'and give
 ear3 be  not proud1 for the ,lord hath 
spoken4' ',but if ye will not hear it1  
my soul shall weep in secret places for 
your pride' 7,jer #ac3ae-ag74  ,and what
 was the conclusion8 ,why1 all the proud
 men stood out still1  and maintained   
their resistance of ,god and his holy   
prophet 7,jer  #dc3b74    ,nor is there 

any thing that will prevail with these  
to the saving  of their souls1 until    
their hearts are broken4 ,david1 after  
he had  defiled ,bathsheba1 and slain   
her husband1 yet boasted himself in  his
 justice and holiness1 and would by all 
means have the man put  to death that   
had but taken the poor man's lamb1 when1
 alas6 poor  soul1 himself was the great
 transgressor4 ,but would he believe    
it8 ,no1 no2 he stood upon the          
vindicating of himself to be a just     
doer2 nor would he be made to fall until
 ,nathan1 by authority from  ,god1 did  
tell him that he was the man whom       
himself had condemned2  ',thou art the  
man1' said he3 at which word his        
conscience was  awakened1 his heart     
wounded1 and so his soul made to fall   
under the  burden of his guilt1 at the  
feet of the ,god of heaven for mercy 7#b
  ,sam #ab3a-ac74    ,ah6 pride1 pride6 
thou art that which holds many a man in 
the chains  of his sins2 thou art it1   
thou cursed self-conceit1 and keepest   

them  from believing that their state is
 damnable4 ',the wicked1 through  the   
pride of his countenance1 will not seek 
after ,god' 7,psa #aj3d74  ,and if there
 is so much in the pride of his         
countenance1 what is  there1 think you1 
in the pride of his heart8 ,therefore   
,job says it  is to hide pride from man1
 and so to save his soul from hell1 that
  ,god chasteneth him with pain upon his
 bed1 until the multitude of  his bones 
stick out1 and until his life draws nigh
 to the destroyer  7,job #cc3ag-bb74    
,it is a hard thing to take a man off   
his pride1 and make him1 instead  of    
trusting in1 and boasting of his        
goodness1 wisdom1 honesty1  and the     
like1 to see himself a sinner1 a fool1  
yea1 a man that is  cruel1 as to his own
 immortal soul4 ,pride of heart has a   
power in  it1 and is therefore compared 
to an iron sinew1 and an iron chain1  by
 which they are made stout1 and with    
which they are held in that  stoutness1 
to oppose the ,lord1 and drive his ,word

 from their hearts  7,lev #bf3ai2 ,psa  
#gc3f74    ,this was the sin of devils1 
and it is the sin of man1 and the sin1  
,i say1 from which no man can be        
delivered until his heart is broken2    
and then his pride is spoiled1 then he  
will be glad to yield4 ,if  a man be    
proud of his strength or manhood1 a     
broken leg will maul  him2 and if a man 
be proud of his goodness1 a broken heart
 will  maul him2 because1 as has been   
said1 a broken heart comes by the       
discovery and charge of sin1 by the     
power of ,god upon the conscience4      
,fourth4 ,man1 take him as he comes into
 the world1 and he is not only  a dead  
man1 a fool1 and proud1 but also        
self-willed and headstrong  7#b ,peter  
#b3aj74 ,a stubborn ungain creature is  
man before his heart  is broken4 ,hence 
they are so often called rebels1        
rebellious1 and  disobedient3 they will 
only do what they list4 ',all day long1'
 says  ,god1 'have ,i stretched out my  
hand to a disobedient and gainsaying    

people4' ,and hence1 again1 they are    
compared to a self-willed or  headstrong
 horse1 that will1 in spite of his      
rider1 rush into the  battle4 ',every   
one1' says ,god1 'turneth to his course1
 as the horse  rusheth into battle'     
7,jer #h3f74 ,they say1 ',with our      
tongue will we  prevail1 our lips are   
our own2 who is lord over us' 7,psa     
#ab3d74    ,hence they are said to stop 
their ears1 to pull away their shoulder1
  to shut their eyes1 and harden their  
hearts1 'against the words of  ,god1 and
 contemned the counsel of the ,most     
,high' 7,psa #ajg3aa2 ,zech  #g3aj1ab74 
,they are fitly compared to the         
rebellious son who would  not be ruled  
by his parents1 or to the prodigal1 who 
would have  all in his own hand1 and    
remove himself far away from father and 
father's house 7,deut #ba3bj2 ,luke     
#ae3ac74 ,now for such creatures1       
nothing will do but violence4 ,the      
stubborn son must be stoned till  he    
dies2 and the prodigal must be famished 

out of all2 nothing else1  ,i say1 will 
do4 ,their self-willed stubborn heart   
will not comply  with the will of ,god  
before it is broken 7,deut #ba3ba2 ,luke
 #ae3ad-ag74  ,these are they that are  
called the stout-hearted2 these are said
  to be far from righteousness1 and so  
will remain until their hearts  are     
broken2 for so they must be made to know
 themselves 7,isa #i3i-aa74    ,fifth4  
,man1 as he comes into the world1 is not
 only a dead man1 a  fool1 proud1 and   
self-willed1 but also a fearless        
creature4 ',there  is1' saith the text1 
'no fear of ,god before their eyes'     
7,rom #c3ah74  ,no fear of ,god6 ,there 
is fear of man1 fear of losing his      
favour1  his love1 his good-will1 his   
help1 his friendship2 this is seen      
everywhere4 ,how do the poor fear the   
rich1 the weak fear the strong1  and    
those that are threatened1 them that    
threaten6 ,but come now to  ,god2 why1  
none fear him2 that is1 by nature1 none 
reverence him2  they neither fear his   

frowns1 nor seek his favour1 nor inquire
 how  they may escape his revenging hand
 that is lifted up against their  sins  
and their souls because of sin4 ,little 
things they fear the  losing of them2   
but the soul they are not afraid to     
lose4 ',they  fear not me1 saith the    
,lord' 7,mal #c3e74    ,how many times  
are some men put in mind of death by    
sickness upon  themselves1 by graves1 by
 the death of others8 ,how many times   
are  they put in mind of hell by reading
 the ,word1 by lashes of conscience1    
and by some that go roaring in despair  
out of this world8 ,how many  times are 
they put in mind of the day of judgment4
 ,as1 #a4 ,by ,god's  binding the fallen
 angels over to judgment4 #b4 ,by the   
drowning of  the old world 7#b ,peter   
#b3d1e2 ,jude #f1g74 #c4 ,by the burning
 of ,sodom  and ,gomorrah with fire from
 heaven 7#b ,peter #b3f2 ,jude #g74 #d4 
,by  appointing a day 7,acts #ag3bi-ca74
 #e4 ,by appointing a judge 7,acts      
#aj3dj-db74 #f ,by reserving their      

crimes in records 7,isa #cj3h2 ,rev     
#bj3ab74 #g4 ,by appointing and         
preparing of witnesses 7,rom #b3ae74    
#h4 ,and by promising1 yea1 threatening1
 yea1 resolving1 to call the  whole     
world to his bar1 there to be judged for
 all which they have  done and said1 and
 for every secret thing 7,matt          
#be3ca-cc1 #ab3cf2  ,eccl #aa3i1        
#ab3ad74    ,and yet they fear not ,god3
 alas6 they believe not these things4   
,these things1 to carnal men1 are like  
,lot's preaching to his sons  and       
daughters that were in ,sodom4 ,when he 
told them that ,god would  destroy that 
place1 he seemed unto them as one that  
mocked2 and  his words to them were as  
idle tales 7,gen #ai3ad74 ,fearless men 
are  not won by words2 blows1 wounds1   
and killings1 are the things that  must 
bring them under fear4 ,how many        
struggling fits had ,israel  with ,god  
in the wilderness8 ,how many times did  
they declare that  there they feared him
 not8 ,and observe1 they were seldom1 if

 ever1  brought to fear and dread his   
glorious name1 unless he beset them     
round with death and the grave4         
,nothing1 nothing but a severe hand1    
will make the fearless fear4 ,hence1 to 
speak after the manner of  man1 ,god is 
put upon it to go this way with sinners 
when he would  save their souls2 even   
bring them1 and lay them at the mouth1  
and  within sight of hell and           
everlasting damnation3 and there also   
charge them with sin and guilt1 to the  
breaking of their hearts1  before they  
will fear his name4    ,sixth4 ,man1 as 
he comes into the world1 is not only a  
dead man1 a  fool1 proud1 self-willed1  
and fearless1 but he is a false believer
  concerning ,god4 ,let ,god report of  
himself never so plainly1 man  by nature
 will not believe this report of him4   
,no1 they are become  vain in their     
imaginations1 and their foolish heart is
 darkened2  wherefore they turn the     
glory of ,god1 which is his truth1 into 
a  lie 7,rom #a3ba-be74 ,god says1 ,he  

sees2 they say1 ,he seeth not2 ,god     
saith1 ,he knows2 they say1 ,he doth not
 know3 ,god saith1 ,none is like        
himself2 yet they say1 ,he is altogether
 like to them3 ,god saith1  ,none shall 
keep his door for naught2 they say1 ,it 
is in vain1 and  to no profit to serve  
him3 he saith1 ,he will do good2 they   
say1  ,he will neither do good nor evil 
7,job #bb3ac1ad2 ,psa #ej3ba2 ,job      
#ba3ad1ae2 ,mal #c3ad2 ,zeph #a3ab74    
,thus they falsely believe concerning   
,god2 yea1 as to the word of his grace1 
and the revelation of his  mercy in     
,christ1 they stick not to say by their 
practice--for a  wicked man speaketh    
with his feet 7,prov #f3ac7--that that  
is a stark  lie1 and not to be trusted  
to 7#a ,john #e3aj74    ,now1 what shall
 ,god do to save these men8 ,if he hides
 himself  and conceals his glory1 they  
perish4 ,if he sends to them by his     
messengers1 and forbears to come to them
 himself1 they perish4 ,if  he comes to 
them and forbears to work upon them by  

his word1 they  perish3 if he worketh on
 them1 but not effectually1 they perish4
  ,if he works effectually he must break
 their hearts1 and make them1  as men   
wounded to death1 fall at his feet for  
mercy1 or there can  be no good done on 
them2 they will not rightly believe     
until he  fires them out of their       
misbelief1 and makes them to know1 by   
the  breaking of their bones for their  
false faith1 that he is1 and will  be1  
what he has said of himself in his holy 
,word4#ab ,the heart1  therefore1 must  
be broken before the man can come to    
good4    ,seventh4 ,man1 as he comes    
into the world1 is not only a dead man1 
a fool1 proud1 self-willed1 fearless1   
and a false believer1 but  a great lover
 of sin2 he is captivated1 ravished1    
drowned in the  delights of it4 ,hence  
it the ,word says1 they love sin1       
delight  in lies1 do take pleasure in   
iniquity1 and in them that do it2 that  
they sport themselves in their own      
deceivings1 and glory in their  shame   

7,john #c3ai2 ,psa #fb3d2 ,rom #a3cb2 #b
 ,peter #b3ac2 ,phil #c3ai74    ,this is
 the temper of man by nature2 for sin is
 mixed with and  has the mastery of all 
the powers of his soul4 ,hence they are 
said  to be captives to it1 and to be   
led captive into the pleasures of  it1  
at the will of the devil 7#b ,tim       
#b3bf74 ,and you know it is not  an easy
 thing to break love1 or to take the    
affections off that  object on which    
they are so deeply set1 in which they   
are so deeply  rooted1 as man's heart is
 in his sins4 ,alas6 how many are there 
that contemn all the allurements of     
heaven1 and that trample upon  all the  
threatenings of ,god1 and that say1     
',tush1' at all the flames  of hell1    
whenever these are propounded as motives
 to work them off  their sinful         
delights6 so fixed are they1 so mad are 
they1 upon  these beastly idols4 ,yea1  
he that shall take in hand to stop their
  course in this their way1 is as he    
that shall attempt to prevent  the      

raging waves of the sea from their      
course1 when driven by the  mighty      
winds4    ,when men are somewhat put to 
it1 when reason and conscience shall    
begin a little to hearken to a preacher1
 or a judgment that shall  begin to hunt
 for iniquity1 how many tricks1         
evasions1 excuses1  demurs1 delays1 and 
hiding-holes will they make1 invent1 and
 find1  to hide and preserve their sweet
 sins with themselves and their  souls1 
in the delights of them1 to their own   
eternal perdition8  ,hence they         
endeavour to stifle conscience1 to choke
 convictions1  to forget ,god1 to make  
themselves atheists1 to contradict      
preachers  that are plain and honest1   
and to heap to themselves such of them  
only as are like themselves1 that speak 
unto them smooth things1  and prophesy  
deceits2 yea1 they say themselves to    
such preachers1  ',get you out of the   
way2 turn aside out of the path2 cause  
the ,holy  ,one of ,israel to cease from
 before us' 7,isa #cj3h-aa74 ,if they be

  followed still1 and conscience and    
guilt shall1 like blood-hounds1  find   
them out in their secret places1 and    
roar against them for  their wicked     
lives1 then they will flatter1 cogg1    
dissemble1 and  lie against their soul1 
promising to mend1 to turn1 to repent1  
and grow better shortly2 and all to     
daff#ac off convictions and             
molestations in their wicked ways1 that 
they may yet pursue their  lusts1 their 
pleasures1 and sinful delights1 in      
quiet1 and without  control4    ,yea1   
further1 ,i have known some that have   
been made to roar like  bears1 to yell  
like dragons1 and to howl like dogs1 by 
reason of  the weight of guilt1 and the 
lashes of hell upon their conscience    
for their evil deeds2 who have1 so soon 
as their present torments  and fears    
were gone1 returned again with the 'dog 
to his vomit2 and  as the sow that was  
washed1 to her wallowing in the mire'   
7,hosea  #g3ad2 #b ,peter #b3bj-bb74    
,once again1 some have been made taste  

of the good ,word of ,god1 of  the joy  
of heaven1 and of the powers of the     
world to come1 and yet  could not by any
 one1 nay1 by all of these1 be made to  
break their  league for ever with their 
lusts and sins 7,heb #f3d1e2 ,luke      
#h3ac2  ,john #e3cc-ce74 ,o ,lord6 what 
is man1 that thou art mindful of him8   
,wherein is he to be accounted of8 ,he  
has sinned against thee2 he  loves his  
sins more than thee4 ,he is a lover of  
pleasures more than  he is a lover of   
,god6    ,but now1 how shall this man be
 reclaimed from this sin8 ,how shall  he
 be brought1 wrought1 and made1 to be   
out of love with it8  ,doubtless it can 
be by no other means1 by what we can see
 in the  ,word1 but by the wounding1    
breaking1 and disabling of the heart    
that loves it1 and by that means making 
it a plague and gall unto  it4 ,sin may 
be made an affliction1 and as gall and  
wormwood to  them that love it2 but the 
making of it so bitter a thing to such  
a man1 will not be done but by great and

 sore means4 ,i remember we  had in our 
town some time since1 a little girl that
 loved to eat  the heads of foul        
tobacco-pipes1 and neither rod nor good 
words  could reclaim her1 and make her  
leave them4 ,so her father takes  advice
 of a doctor1 to wean her from them1 and
 it was this3 ,take1  saith he1 a great 
many of the foulest tobacco-pipe heads  
you can  get1 and boil them in milk1 and
 make a posset of that milk1 and  make  
your daughter drink the posset-drink up4
 ,he did so1 and gave  his girl it1 and 
made her drink it up2 the which became  
so irksome  and nauseous to her stomach1
 and made her so sick1 that she could   
never abide to meddle with tobacco-pipe 
heads any more1 and so was  cured of    
that disease4 ,thou lovest thy sin1 and 
neither rod nor  good words will as yet 
reclaim thee4 ,well1 take heed2 if thou 
wilt  not be reclaimed1 ,god will make  
thee a posset of them1 which shall  be  
so bitter to thy soul1 so irksome to thy
 taste1 so loathsome to  thy mind1 and  

so afflicting to thy heart1 that it     
shall break it  with sickness and grief1
 till it be loathsome to thee4 ,i say1  
thus  he will do if he loves thee2 if   
not1 he will suffer thee to take  thy   
course1 and will let thee go on with thy
 tobacco-pipe heads6    ,the children of
 ,israel will have flesh1 must have     
flesh2 they weep1  cry1 and murmur1     
because they have not flesh2 the bread  
of heaven1  that is but light and sorry 
stuff in their esteem 7,num #aa3a-f74   
,moses goes and tells ,god how the      
people despised his heavenly bread1  and
 how they longed1 lusted1 and desired to
 be fed with flesh4  ,well1 says ,god1  
they shall have flesh1 they shall have  
their fill  of flesh2 ,i will feed them 
with it2 they shall have to the full2   
and that 'ye shall not eat one day1 nor 
two days1 nor five days1  neither ten   
days1 nor twenty days2 but even a whole 
month1 until  it come out at your       
nostrils1 and it be loathsome unto you2 
because  ye have despised the ,lord'    

7,num #aa3aa-bj74 ,he can tell how to   
make  that loathsome to thee on which   
thou most dost set thine evil heart4    
,and he will do so1 if he loves thee2   
else1 as ,i said1 he will not  make thee
 sick by smiting of thee nor punish thee
 for or when thou  committest whoredom1 
but will let thee alone till the        
judgment-day1  and call thee to a       
reckoning for all thy sins then4 ,but to
 pass  this4    ,eighth4 ,man1 as he    
comes into the world1 is not only a dead
 man1 a  fool1 proud1 self-willed1      
fearless1 a false believer1 and a lover 
of sin1 but a wild man4 ,he is of the   
wild olive tree1 of that  which is wild 
by nature 7,rom #aa3ag1bd74 ,so1 in     
another place1 man  by nature is        
compared to the ass1 to a wild ass4     
',for vain or empty  man would be wise1 
though man be born like a wild ass's    
colt' 7,job  #aa3ab74 ,isaac was a      
figure of ,christ1 and of all converted 
men  7,gen #d3bh74 ,but ,ishmael was a  
figure of man by nature2 and the  ,holy 

,ghost1 as to that1 saith this of him1  
',and he will be a wild  man' 7,gen     
#af3ab74 ,this man1 ,i say1 was a figure
 of all carnal  men1 in their wildness  
or estrangedness from ,god4 ,hence it is
 said  of the prodigal1 at his          
conversion1 that he came to himself     
then2  implying that he was mad1 wild1  
or out of his wits before 7,luke        
#ae3ag74 ,i know there is a difference  
sometimes betwixt one's being  wild and 
mad2 yet sometimes wildness arriveth to 
that degree as to  give one rightly the 
denomination of being mad4 ,and it is   
always  true in spirituals2 namely1 that
 he that is wild1 as to ,god1 is  mad1  
or besides himself1 and so not capable1 
before he is tamed1 of  minding his own 
eternal good as he should4 ,there are   
these several  things that are tokens of
 one wild or mad2 and they all meet in a
  carnal man4    #a4 ,a wild or mad man 
gives no heed to good counsel2 the      
frenzy of his  head shuts all out1 and  
by its force leads him away from men    

that  are wise and sober4 ,and thus it  
is with carnal men2 good counsel  is to 
them as pearls are that are cast afore  
swine2 it is trampled  under foot of    
them1 and the man is despised that      
brings it 7,matt  #g3f74 ',the poor     
man's wisdom is despised1 and his words 
are not  heard' 7,eccl #i3af74    #b4 ,a
 wild or mad man1 let him alone1 and he 
will greatly busy  himself all his life 
to accomplish that which1 when it is    
completed1  amounts to nothing4 ,the    
work1 the toil1 the travel of such a one
  comes to nothing1 save to declare that
 he was out of his wits that  did it4   
,david1 imitating of such a one1        
scrabbled upon the gate of  the king1 as
 fools do with chalk2 and like to this  
is all the work  of all carnal men in   
the world 7#a ,sam #ba3ab1ac74 ,hence1  
such a one  is said to labour for the   
wind1 or for what will amount to no more
  than if he filled his belly with the  
east wind 7,eccl #e3af2 ,job  #ae3b74   
#c4 ,a wild or mad man1 if you set him  

to do anything1 and he does it1  he will
 yet do it1 not by or according to your 
bidding1 but after  the folly of his own
 wild fancy2 even as ,jehu executed the 
commandment  of the ,lord2 he did it in 
his own madness1 taking no heed to the  
commandment of the ,lord 7#b ,kings     
#i3bj1 #aj3ca74 ,and thus do carnal  men
 do1 when they meddle with any of ,god's
 matters1 as hearing1  praying1 reading1
 professing2 they do all according to   
their own  wild fancy2 they take no heed
 to do these after the commandment of   
the ,lord4    #d4 ,wild or mad men1 if  
they deck or array themselves with      
ought1  as many times they do1 why1 the 
spirit of their wildness or frenzy      
appears even in the mode and way in     
which they do it4 ,either the  things   
themselves which they make use of for   
that purpose are very  toys and trifles2
 or if they seem to be better1 they are 
put on  after an antic manner1 rather to
 the rendering of them ridiculous1  than
 to bespeak them sober1 judicious1 or   

wise2 and so do natural  men array      
themselves with what they would be      
accepted in with ,god4  ,would one in   
his wits think to make himself fine or  
acceptable to  men by arraying himself  
in menstruous cloths1 or by painting his
  face with dross and dung8 ,and yet    
this is the finery of carnal men1  when 
they approach for acceptance into the   
presence of ,god 7,isa  #fd3f2 ,phil    
#c3g1h74    ,o the wildness1 the frenzy1
 the madness1 that possesses the heart  
and mind of carnal men6 they walk       
according to the course of this  world1 
according to or after that spirit which 
is in truth the  spirit of the devil1   
which worketh in the children of        
disobedience  7,eph #b3a-c74 ,but do    
they believe that thus it is with them8 
,no1  they are1 in their own account1 as
 other madmen are1 the only ones  in the
 world4 ,hence they are so taken and    
tickled with their own  frantic notions1
 and deride all else that dwell in the  
world4 ,but  which is the way to make   

one that is wild1 or a madman1 sober8   
,to  let him alone will not do it2 to   
give him good words only will not  do   
it2 no1 he must be tamed2 means must be 
used to tame him4 ',he  brought down    
their hearts with labour1' or by        
continual molestation2  as you have it  
7,psa #ajg3aj-ab74 ,he speaketh there of
 madmen that  are kept up in darkness1  
and bound in afflictions and irons1     
because  they rebelled against the words
 of ,god1 and contemned the counsel  of 
the ,most ,high4    ,this1 therefore1 is
 the way to deal with such1 and none but
 ,god  can so deal with them4 ,they must
 be taken1 they must be separated  from 
men2 they must be laid in chains1 in    
darkness1 afflictions1  and irons2 they 
must be blooded1 half-starved1 whipped1 
purged1  and be dealt with as mad people
 are dealt with4 ,and thus they must  be
 dealt with till they come to           
themselves1 and cry out in their        
distresses4 ,and then they cry to the   
,lord in their troubles1 and  he saveth 

them out of their distresses2 then he   
brings them out of  darkness1 and the   
shadow of death1 and breaks their bands 
in sunder  7,psa #ajg3ac-ae74 ,thus1 ,i 
say1 ,god tames the wild1 and brings mad
  prodigals to themselves1 and so to him
 for mercy4    ,ninth4 ,man1 as he comes
 into the world1 is not only a dead man1
 a  fool1 proud1 self-willed1 fearless1 
a false believer1 a lover of  sin1 and a
 wild man2 but a man that disrelishes   
the things of the  kingdom of ,god4 ,i  
told you before1 that unconverted man is
 such as  did not taste things2 but now 
,i add1 that he disrelishes things2  he 
calls bitter things sweet1 and sweet    
bitter2 he judges quite  amiss4 ,these  
are they that ,god threateneth with a   
woe4 ',woe unto  them that call evil    
good1 and good evil2 that put darkness  
for  light1 and light for darkness2 that
 put bitter for sweet1 and sweet  for   
bitter' 7,isa #e3bj74    ,this latter   
part of this text shows us evidently    
that the things  of ,god are disrelished

 by some4 ,they call his sweet things   
bitter1  and the devil's bitter things  
sweet2 and all this is for want  of a   
broken heart4 ,a broken heart relishes  
otherwise than a whole  or unbroken one 
doth4 ,a man that has no pain1 or bodily
 distress1  cannot find or feel virtue  
or good in the most sovereign plaister1 
were it applied to arm or leg2 no1 he   
rather says1 ,away with these  stinking 
daubing things4 ,o6 but lay the same    
plaisters where there  is need1 and the 
patient will relish1 and taste1 and     
savour the  goodness of them2 yea1 will 
prize and commend them to others4       
,thus it is in spirituals4 ,the world1  
they know not what the  anguish or pain 
of a broken heart means2 they say1 ',who
 will show  us any good1' that is1      
better than we find in our sports1      
pleasures1  estates1 and preferments4   
',there be many1' says the ,psalmist1   
speak  after this sort4 ,but what says  
the distressed man8 ,why1 ',lord1  lift 
thou up the light of thy countenance    

upon us'2 and then adds1  ',thou hast   
put gladness in my heart'2 namely1 by   
the light of thy  countenance1 for that 
is the plaister for a broken heart4     
',thou  hast put gladness in my heart1  
more than in the time that their  corn  
and their wine increaseth' 7,psa        
#d3a-g74 ,o6 a broken heart  can savour 
pardon1 can savour the consolations of  
the ,holy ,ghost4  ,yea1 as a hungry or 
thirsty man prizes bread and water in   
the want  thereof1 so do the broken in  
heart prize and set a high esteem on    
the things of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,his    
flesh1 his blood1 his promise1  and the 
light of his countenance1 are the only  
sweet things both  to scent and taste1  
to those that are of a wounded spirit4  
,the full  soul loatheth the honey-comb2
 the whole despise the gospel1 they     
savour not the things that are of ,god4 
,if twenty men were to hear a pardon    
read1 and but one of those  twenty were 
condemned to die1 and the pardon was for
 none but such2  which of these men1    

think you1 would taste the sweetness of 
that  pardon1 they who are not1 or he   
that was condemned8 ,the condemned  man1
 doubtless4 ,this is the case in hand4  
,the broken in heart is  a condemned    
man2 yea1 it is a sense of condemnation1
 with other  things1 that has indeed    
broken his heart2 nor is there anything 
but sense of forgiveness that can bind  
it up1 or heal it4 ,but could  that heal
 it1 could he not taste1 truly taste1 or
 rightly relish  this forgiveness8 no2  
forgiveness would be to him as it is to 
him  that has not sense of want of it4  
,but1 ,i say1 what is the reason some so
 prize what others so despise1  since   
they both stand in need of the same     
grace and mercy of ,god  in ,christ8    
,why1 the one sees1 and the other sees  
nothing1 of this  woeful miserable      
state4 ,and thus have ,i showed you the 
necessity  of a broken heart4 #a4 ,man  
is dead1 and must be quickened4 #b4 ,man
 is  a fool1 and must be made wise4 #c4 
,man is proud1 and must be humbled4  #d4

 ,man is self-willed1 and must be       
broken4 #e4 ,man is fearless1 and  must 
be made to consider4 #f4 ,man is a false
 believer1 and must be  rectified4 #g4  
,man is a lover of sin1 and must be     
weaned from it4  #h4 ,man is wild1 and  
must be tamed4 #i4 ,man disrelishes the 
things  of ,god1 and can take no savour 
in them1 until his heart is broken4     
,v4 ,,the ,,reasons ,,why ,a ,,broken   
,,heart ,,is ,,esteemed ,,by ,,god      
,,such ,,an  ,,excellent ,,thing4       
,and thus have ,i done with this1 and   
shall come next to the reasons  of the  
point1 namely1 to show you1 why or how  
it comes to pass1 that  a broken heart1 
a heart truly contrite1 is to ,god such 
an excellent  thing4 ,that to him it is 
so1 we have proved by six               
demonstrations2  what it is1 we have    
showed by the six signs thereof2 that it
 must  be1 is manifest by those nine    
reasons but now urged2 and why it  is   
with ,god or in his esteem an excellent 
thing1 that is shown by  that which     

follows4    ,first4 ,a broken heart is  
the handiwork of ,god2 an heart of his  
own preparing1 for his own service2 it  
is a sacrifice of his own  providing1 of
 his providing for himself2 as ,abraham 
said in another  case1 ',god will       
provide himself a lamb' 7,gen #bb3h74   
,hence it is said1 ',the preparations of
 the heart in man1 c41 is from  the     
,lord4' ,and again1 ',god maketh my     
heart soft1 and the ,almighty  troubleth
 me' 7,job #bc3af74 ,the heart1 as it is
 by nature hard1  stupid1 and           
impenetrable1 so it remains1 and so will
 remain1 until  ,god1 as was said1      
bruiseth it with his hammer1 and melts  
it with  his fire4 ,the stony nature of 
it is therefore said to be taken  away  
of ,god4 ',i will take away the stony   
heart out of your flesh1  and ,i will   
give you1' saith he1 'an heart of flesh'
 7,eze #cf3bf74 ,i  will take away the  
stony heart1 or the stoniness1 or the   
hardness of  your heart1 and ,i will    
give you a heart of flesh2 that is1 ,i  

will  make your heart sensible1 soft1   
wieldable1 governable1 and penitent4    
,sometimes he bids men rend their       
hearts1 not because they can1 but  to   
convince them rather1 that though it    
must be so1 they cannot do  it2 so he   
bids them make themselves a new heart1  
and a new spirit1  for the same purpose 
also2 for if ,god doth not rend it1 it  
remains  unrent2 if ,god makes it not   
new1 it abides an old one still4        
,this is that that is meant by his      
bending of men for himself1 and  of his 
working in them that which is pleasing  
in his sight 7,zech  #i3ac74 ,the heart1
 soul1 or spirit1 as in itself1 as it   
came from  ,god's fingers1 a precious   
thing1 a thing in ,god's account worth  
more  than all the world4 ,this heart1  
soul1 or spirit1 sin has hardened1  the 
devil has bewitched1 the world has      
deceived4 ,this heart1 thus  beguiled1  
,god coveteth and desireth3 ',my son1'  
saith he1 'give me  thine heart1 and let
 thine eyes observe my ways' 7,prov     

#bc3bf74    ,this man cannot do this    
thing3 for that his heart has the       
mastery  of him1 and will not but carry 
him after all manner of vanity4 ,what   
now must be done8 ,why1 ,god must take  
the heart by storm1 by power1  and bring
 it to a compliance with the ,word2 but 
the heart of  itself will not2 it is    
deluded1 carried away to another than   
,god4  ,wherefore ,god now betakes him  
to his sword1 and bring down the  heart 
with labour1 opens it1 and drives out   
the strong man armed  that did keep it2 
wounds it2 and makes it smart for its   
rebellion1  that it may cry2 so he      
rectifies it for himself4 ',he maketh   
sore1  and bindeth up2 he woundeth1 and 
his hands make whole' 7,job #e3ah74     
,thus having wrought it for himself1 it 
becomes his habitation1 his             
dwelling-place3 ',that ,christ may dwell
 in your hearts by faith'  7,eph #c3ag74
    ,but ,i would not swerve from the   
thing in hand4 ,i have told you  a      
broken heart is the handiwork of ,god1 a

 sacrifice of his own  preparing2 a     
material fitted for himself4    #a4 ,by 
breaking of the heart he openeth it1 and
 makes it a receptacle  for the graces  
of his ,spirit2 that is the cabinet1    
when unlocked1  where ,god lays up the  
jewels of the gospel2 there he puts his 
fear2  ',i will put my fear in their    
hearts'2 there he writes his law2 ',i   
will write my law in their heart'2 there
 he puts his ,spirit3 ',i will  put my  
,spirit within you' 7,jer #ca3ca-cc1    
#cb3ci-da2 ,eze #cf3bf1bg74  ,the heart1
 ,i say1 ,god chooses for his cabinet3  
there he hides his  treasure2 there is  
the seat of justice1 mercy1 and of every
 grace  of ,god2 ,i mean1 when it is    
broken1 made contrite2 and so regulated 
by the holy ,word4    #b4 ,the heart1   
when broken1 is like sweet gums and     
spices when  beaten2 for as such cast   
their fragrant scent into the nostrils  
of  men1 so the heart when broken casts 
its sweet smells in the nostrils  of    
,god4 ,the incense1 which was a type of 

prayer of old1 was to be  beaten or     
bruised1 and so to be burned in the     
censer4 ,the heart  must be beaten or   
bruised1 and then the sweet scent will  
come out3  even groans1 and cries1 and  
sighs1 for the mercy of ,god2 which     
cries1 c4 to him1 are a very excellent  
thing1 and pleasing in  his nostrils4   
,second4 ,a broken heart is in the sight
 of ,god an excellent thing2  because a 
broken heart is submissive2 it falleth  
before ,god1 and giveth  to him his     
glory4 ,all this is true from a         
multitude of scriptures1  which ,i need 
not here mention4 ,hence such a heart is
 called an  honest heart1 a good heart1 
a perfect heart1 a heart fearing ,god1  
and such as is sound in ,god's statutes4
    ,now1 this cannot but be an         
excellent thing1 if we consider1 that by
  such a heart1 unfeigned obedience is  
yielded unto him that calleth  for it4  
',ye have obeyed from the heart1' says  
,paul to them at ,rome1  'that form of  
doctrine which was delivered you' 7,rom 

#f3ag74 ,alas6  the heart1 before it is 
broken and made contrite1 is quite of   
another  temper3 ',it is not subject to 
the law of ,god1 neither indeed can     
be4' ,the great stir before the heart is
 broken1 is about who shall  be ,lord1  
,god or the sinner4 ,true1 the right of 
dominion is the  ,lord's2 but the sinner
 will not suffer it1 but will be all    
himself2  saying ',who is ,lord over    
us8' and again1 say they to ,god1 ',we  
are  lords1 we will come no more unto   
thee' 7,psa #ab3d2 ,jer #b3ca74    ,this
 also is evident by their practice2 ,god
 may say what he will1  but they will do
 what they list4 ,keep my sabbath1 says 
,god2 ,i will  not1 says the sinner4    
,leave your whoring1 says ,god2 ,i will 
not1 says  the sinner4 ,do not tell     
lies1 nor swear1 nor curse1 nor         
blaspheme  my holy name1 says ,god2 ,o  
but ,i will1 says the sinner4 ,turn to  
me1 says ,god2 ,i will not1 says the    
sinner4 ,the right of dominion  is mine1
 says ,god2 but1 like that young rebel  

7#a ,kings #a3e71 ,i  will be king1 says
 the sinner4 ,now1 this is intolerable1 
this is  unsufferable1 and yet every    
sinner by practice says thus2 for they  
have not submitted themselves unto the  
righteousness of ,god4    ,here can be  
no concord1 no communion1 no agreement1 
no fellowship4  ,here1 here is enmity on
 the one side1 and flaming justice on   
the  other 7#b ,cor #f3ad-af2 ,zech     
#aa3h74 ,and what delight1 what content1
  what pleasure1 can ,god take in such  
men4 ,none at all2 no1 though  they     
should be mingled with the best of the  
saints of ,god2 yea1  though the best of
 saints should supplicate for them4     
,thus1 says  ,jeremiah1 ',then said the 
,lord unto me1 ,though ,moses and       
,samuel  stood before me1' that is1 to  
pray for them1 'yet my mind could not   
be toward this people2 cast them out of 
my sight1 and let them go  forth' 7,jer 
#ae3a74    ,here is nought but open war1
 acts of hostility1 and shameful        
rebellion1 on the sinner's side2 and    

what delight can ,god take in  that8    
,wherefore1 if ,god will bend and buckle
 the spirit of such an  one1 he must    
shoot an arrow at him1 a bearded arrow1 
such as may  not be plucked out of the  
wound3 an arrow that will stick fast1   
and cause that the sinner falls down as 
dead at ,god's foot 7,psa  #cc3a1b74    
,then will the sinner deliver up his    
arms1 and surrender  up himself as one  
conquered1 into the hand of1 and beg for
 the  ,lord's pardon1 and not till then2
 ,i mean not sincerely4    ,and now ,god
 has overcome1 and his right hand and   
his holy arm has  gotten him the        
victory4 ,now he rides in triumph with  
his captive  at his chariot wheel2 now  
he glories2 now the bells in heaven do  
ring2 now the angels shout for joy1 yea1
 are bid to do so1 ',rejoice  with me1  
for ,i have found my sheep which was    
lost' 7,luke #ae3a-aj74  ,now also the  
sinner1 as a token of being overcome1   
lies grovelling  at his foot1 saying1   
',thine arrows are sharp in the heart of

 the  king's enemies1 whereby the people
 fall under thee' 7,psa #de3c-e74       
,now the sinner submits1 now he follows 
his conqueror in chains1 now  he seeks  
peace1 and would give all the world1    
were it his own1 to  be in the favour of
 ,god1 and to have hopes by ,christ of  
being saved4  ,now this must be         
pleasing1 this cannot but be a thing    
acceptable  in ,god's sight3 ',a broken 
and a contrite heart1 ,o ,god1 thou wilt
  not despise4' ,for it is the desire of
 his own heart1 the work of  his own    
hands4    ,third4 ,another reason why a 
broken heart is to ,god such an         
excellent  thing is this1 a broken heart
 prizes ,christ1 and has a high esteem  
for him4 ,the whole have no need of a   
physician1 but the sick2 this  sick man 
is the broken-hearted in the text2 for  
,god makes men sick  by smiting of them1
 by breaking of their hearts4 ,hence    
sickness  and wounds are put together2  
for that the one is a true effect of    
the other 7,mark #b3ag2 ,micah #f3ac2   

,hosea #e3ac74 ,can any think that  ,god
 should be pleased1 when men despise his
 ,son1 saying1 ,he hath no  form nor    
comeliness1 and when we shall see him1  
there is no beauty  that we should      
desire him8 ,and yet so say they of him 
whose hearts  ,god has not mollified2   
yea1 the elect themselves confess1 that 
before their hearts were broken1 they   
set light by him also4 ,he  is1 say     
they1 'despised and rejected of         
men1--and we hid as it were  our faces  
from him2 he was despised1 and we       
esteemed him not' 7,isa  #ec3b1c74      
,he is indeed the great deliverer2 but  
what is a deliverer to them  that never 
saw themselves in bondage1 as was said  
before8 ,hence it  is said of him that  
delivered the city1 ',no man remembered 
that same  poor man' 7,eccl #i3ae74 ,he 
has sorely suffered1 and been bruised   
for  the transgression of man1 that they
 might not receive the smart1  and hell1
 which by their sins they have procured 
to themselves4  ,but what is that to    

them that never saw ought but beauty1   
and that  never tasted anything but     
sweetness in sin8 ,it is he that holdeth
  by his intercession the hands of ,god1
 and that causes him to forbear  to cut 
off the drunkard1 the liar1 and unclean 
person1 even when  they are in the very 
act and work of their abomination2 but  
their  hard heart1 their stupefied      
heart1 has no sense of such kindness  as
 this1 and therefore they take no notice
 of it4 ,how many times  has ,god said  
to this dresser of his vineyard1 ',cut  
down the barren  fig-tree1' while he    
yet1 by his intercession1 has prevailed 
for  a reprieve for another year6 ,but  
no notice is taken of this1 no  thanks  
is from them returned to him for such   
kindness of ,christ4  ,wherefore such   
ungrateful1 unthankful1 inconsiderate   
wretches as  these must needs be a      
continual eye-sore1 as ,i may say1 and  
great  provocation to ,god2 and yet thus
 men will do before their hearts  are   
broken 7,luke #ac3f-i74    ,christ1 as  

,i said1 is called a physician2 yea1 he 
is the only  soul-physician4 ,he heals1 
how desperate soever the disease be2    
yea1  and heals who he undertakes for   
ever4 ',i give unto them eternal  life1'
 and doth all of free cost1 of mere     
mercy and compassion  7,john #aj3bh74   
,but what is all this to one that       
neither sees his  sickness1 that sees   
nothing of a wound8 ,what is the best   
physician  alive1 or all the physicians 
in the world1 put all together1 to him  
that knows no sickness1 that is sensible
 of no disease8 ,physicians1  as was    
said1 may go a-begging for all the      
healthful4 ,physicians  are of no       
esteem1 save only to the sick1 or upon a
 supposition of  being so now1 or at any
 other time4    ,why1 this is the cause 
,christ is so little set by in the      
world4  ,god has not made them sick by  
smiting of them2 his sword has not      
given them the wound1 his dart has not  
been struck through their  liver2 they  
have not been broken with his hammer1   

nor melted with  his fire4 ,so they have
 no regard to his physician2 so they    
slight  all the provision which ,god has
 made for the salvation of the  soul4   
,but now1 let such a soul be wounded2   
let such a man's heart  be broken2 let  
such a man be made sick through the     
sting of guilt1  and be made to wallow  
himself in ashes under the burden of his
  transgressions2 and then1 who but     
,christ1 as has been showed afore1  then
 the physician2 then1 wash me1 ,lord1   
then supple my wounds1  then pour thy   
wine and oil into my sore2 then ,lord   
,jesus cause me  to hear the voice of   
joy and gladness1 that the bones which  
thou  hast broken may rejoice4 ,nothing 
now so welcome as healing2 and  so      
nothing1 no man1 so desirable now as    
,christ4 ,his name to such  is the best 
of names2 his love to such is the best  
of love2 himself  being now not only in 
himself1 but also to such a soul1 the   
chiefest  of ten thousand 7,can #e3aj74 
,as bread to the hungry1 as water to the

 thirsty1 as light to the  blind1 and   
liberty to the imprisoned2 so1 and a    
thousand times more1  is ,jesus ,christ 
to the wounded1 and to them that are    
broken-hearted4  ,now1 as was said1 this
 must needs be excellent in ,god's eyes1
  since ,christ ,jesus is so glorious in
 his eyes4 ,to contemn what a  man      
counts excellent1 is an offence to him2 
but to value1 esteem1  or think highly  
of that which is of esteem with me1 this
 is pleasing  to me1 such an opinion is 
excellent in my sight4 ,what says       
,christ8  ',my ,father loveth you1      
because ye loved me' 7,john #af3bg74    
,who  hath an high esteem for ,christ1  
the ,father hath an high esteem for     
them4 ,hence it is said1 ',he that hath 
the ,son1 hath the ,father'2  the       
,father will be his1 and will do for him
 as a ,father1 who  receiveth and sets  
an honourable esteem on his ,son4       
,but none will1 none can do this1 but   
the broken-hearted2 because  they1 and  
they only1 are sensible of the want and 

worth of an  interest in him4    ,i dare
 appeal to all the world as to the truth
 of this2 and do say  again1 that these1
 and none but these1 have hearts of     
esteem in  the sight of ,god4 ,alas6    
'the heart of the wicked is little      
worth1'  for it is destitute of a       
precious esteem of ,christ1 and cannot  
but  be destitute1 because it is not    
wounded1 broken1 and made sensible  of  
the want of mercy by him 7,prov #aj3bj74
    ,fourth4 ,a broken heart is of great
 esteem with ,god1 because it is  a     
thankful heart for that sense of sin and
 of grace it has received4  ,the broken 
heart is a sensible heart4 ,this we     
touched upon before4  ,it is sensible of
 the dangers which sin leadeth to2 yea1 
and has  cause to be sensible thereof1  
because it has seen and felt what sin   
is1 both in the guilt and punishment    
that by law is due thereto4  ,as a      
broken heart is sensible of sin1 in the 
evil nature and  consequences of it2 so 
it is also sensible of the way of ,god's

  delivering the soul from the day of   
judgment2 consequently it must  be a    
thankful heart4 ,now he that praises me1
 glorifies me1 saith  ,god2 and ,god    
loves to be glorified4 ,god's glory is  
dear unto him2  he will not part with   
that 7,psa #ej3bc2 ,isa #db3h74    ,the 
broken-hearted1 say ,i1 forasmuch as he 
is the sensible soul1 it  follows that  
he is the thankful soul4 ',bless the    
,lord1 ,o my soul1'  said ,david1 'and  
all that is within me bless his holy    
name4' ,behold  what blessing of ,god is
 here6 and yet not content herewith1 he 
goes  on with it again1 saying1 ',bless 
the ,lord1 ,o my soul1 and forget  not  
all his benefits4' ,but what is the     
matter8 ,o6 he has 'forgiven  all thine 
iniquities1 and healed all thy diseases4
 ,he has redeemed  thy life from        
destruction1 and crowneth thee with     
loving kindnesses  and tender mercies'  
7,psa #ajc3a-d74 ,but how came he to be 
affected  with this8 ,why1 he knew what 
it was to hang over the mouth of hell   

for sin2 yea1 he knew what it was for   
death and hell to beset and  compass him
 about2 yea1 they took hold of him1 as  
we have said1 and  were pulling of him  
down into the deep2 this he saw to the  
breaking  of his heart4 ,he saw also the
 way of life1 and had his soul relieved 
with faith and sense of that1 and that  
made him a thankful man4 ,if  a man who 
has had a broken leg1 is but made to    
understand1 that by  the breaking of    
that he kept from breaking of his neck1 
he will be  thankful to ,god for a      
broken leg4 ',it is good for me1' said  
,david1  'that ,i have been afflicted4' 
,i was by that preserved from a great   
danger2 for before that ,i went astray  
7,psa #aai3fg1ga74    ,and who can be   
thankful for a mercy that is not        
sensible that they  want it1 have it1   
and have it of mercy8 ,now1 this the    
broken-hearted1  this the man that is of
 a contrite spirit1 is sensible of2 and 
that with reference to mercies of the   
best sort1 and therefore must  needs be 

a thankful man1 and so have a heart of  
esteem with ,god1  because it is a      
thankful heart4    ,fifth4 ,a broken    
heart is of great esteem with1 or an    
excellent  thing in1 the sight of ,god1 
because it is a heart that desires now  
to become a receptacle or habitation for
 the spirit and graces of  the ,spirit  
of ,god4 ,it was the devil's hold       
before1 and was contented  so to be4    
,but now it is for entertaining of1 for 
being possessed  with1 the ,holy ,spirit
 of ,god4 ',create in me a clean heart1'
 said  ,david1 'and renew a right spirit
 within me4 ,take not thy ,holy ,spirit 
from me1 uphold me with thy free        
,spirit' 7,psa #ea3aj-ab74 ,now he was  
for a clean heart and a right spirit2   
now he was for the sanctifying  of the  
blessed spirit of grace2 a thing which  
the uncircumcised in  heart resist1 and 
do despite unto 7,acts #g3ea2 ,heb      
#aj3bi74    ,a broken heart1 therefore1 
suiteth with the heart of ,god2 a       
contrite  spirit is one spirit with him4

 ,god1 as ,i told you before1 covets  to
 dwell with the broken in heart1 and the
 broken in heart desire  communion with 
him4 ,now here is an agreement1 a       
oneness of mind2  now the same mind is  
in thee which was also in ,christ       
,jesus4 ,this  must needs be an         
excellent spirit2 this must needs be    
better with  ,god1 and in his sight1    
than thousands of rams1 or ten thousand 
rivers of oil4 ,but does the carnal     
world covet this1 this spirit1  and the 
blessed graces of it8 ,no1 they despise 
it1 as ,i said before2  they mock at it1
 they prefer and countenance any sorry1 
dirty lust  rather2 and the reason is1  
because they want a broken heart1 that  
heart so highly in esteem with ,god1 and
 remain for want thereof in  their      
enmity to ,god4    ,the broken-hearted  
know1 that the sanctifying of the       
,spirit is  a good means to keep from   
that relapse1 out of which a man cannot 
come unless his heart be wounded a      
second time4 ,doubtless ,david  had a   

broken heart at first conversion1 and if
 that brokenness  had remained1 that is1
 had he not given way to hardness of    
heart  again1 he had never fallen into  
that sin out of which he could  not be  
recovered1 but by the breaking of his   
bones a second time4  ,therefore1 ,i    
say1 a broken heart is of great esteem  
with ,god2 for  it--and ,i will add1 so 
long as it retains its                  
tenderness--covets none  but ,god1 and  
the things of his ,holy ,spirit2 sin is 
an abomination  to it4    ,,vi4         
,,advantages ,,that ,a ,,christian      
,,gets ,,by ,,keeping ,,his ,,heart     
,,tender4    ,and here1 as in a fit     
place1 before ,i go any further1 ,i will
 show  you some of the advantages that a
 ,christian gets by keeping of  his     
heart tender4 ,for1 as to have a broken 
heart1 is to have an  excellent thing1  
so to keep this broken heart tender1 is 
also very  advantageous4    ,first4     
,this is the way to maintain in thy soul
 always a fear of  sinning against ,god4

 ,christians do not wink at1 or give way
 to sin1  until their hearts begin to   
lose their tenderness4 ,a tender heart  
will be affected at the sin of another1 
much more it will be afraid  of         
committing of sin itself 7#b ,kings     
#bb3ai74    ,second4 ,a tender heart    
quickly yieldeth to prayer1 yea1        
prompteth to  it1 puts an edge and fire 
into it4 ,we never are backward to      
prayer  until our heart has lost its    
tenderness2 though then it grows cold1  
flat1 and formal1 and so carnal to and  
in that holy duty4    ,third4 ,a tender 
hearts has always repentance at hand for
 the least  fault or slip1 or sinful    
thought that the soul is guilty of4 ,in 
many  things the best offend2 but if a  
,christian loseth his tenderness1  if he
 says he has his repentance to seek1 his
 heart is grown  hard--has lost that    
spirit1 that kind spirit of repentance1 
it was  wont to have4 ,thus it was with 
the ,corinthians2 they were decayed1    
and lost their tenderness2 wherefore    

their sin--yea1 great  sins--remained   
unrepented of 7#b ,cor #ab3bj74         
,fourth4 ,a tender heart is for         
receiving often its communion with      
,god1 when he that is hardened1 though  
the seed of grace is in him1  will be   
content to eat1 drink1 sleep1 wake1 and 
go days without  number without him     
7,isa #ag3aj2 ,jer #b3cb74    ,fifth4 ,a
 tender heart is a wakeful1 watchful    
heart4 ,it watches  against sin in the  
soul1 sin in the family1 sin in the     
calling1  sin in spiritual duties and   
performances1 c4 ,it watches against    
,satan1 against the world1 against the  
flesh1 c4 ,but now1 when the  heart is  
not tender1 there is sleepiness1        
unwatchfulness1 idleness1  a suffering  
the heart1 the family1 and calling to be
 much defiled1  spotted1 and blemished  
with sin2 for a hard heart departs from 
,god1  and turns aside in all these     
things4    ,sixth4 ,a tender heart will 
deny itself1 and that in lawful things1 
and will forbear even that which may be 

done--for some ,jew1 or ,gentile1  or   
the church of ,god1 or any member of it1
 should be offended1 or  made weak      
thereby2 whereas the ,christian that is 
not tender1 that  has lost his          
tenderness1 is so far off of denying    
himself in lawful  things1 that he will 
even adventure to meddle in things      
utterly  forbidden1 whoever is offended1
 grieved1 or made weak thereby4 ,for  an
 instance of this1 we need go no further
 than to the man in the  text1 who1     
while he was tender1 trembled at little 
things2 but  when his heart was         
hardened1 he could take ,bathsheba to   
satisfy  his lust1 and kill her husband 
to cover his wickedness4    ,seventh4 ,a
 tender heart--,i mean1 the heart kept  
tender--preserves  from many a blow1    
lash1 and fatherly chastisement2 because
 it shuns  the causes1 which is sin1 of 
the scourging hand of ,god4 ',with the  
pure thou wilt show thyself pure1 but   
with the froward thou wilt  shew thyself
 unsavoury' 7#b ,sam #bb3bg2 ,psa       

#ah3be-bg74    ,many a needless rebuke  
and wound doth happen to the saints of  
,god  through their unwise behaviour4   
,when ,i say needless1 ,i mean they are 
not necessary1 but to reclaim us from   
our vanities2 for we should  not feel   
the smart of them1 were it not for our  
follies4 ,hence the  afflicted is called
 a fool1 because his folly brings his   
affliction  upon him4 ',fools1' says    
,david1 'because of their transgression1
  and because of their iniquities1 are  
afflicted' 7,psa #ajg3ag74  ,and        
therefore it is1 as was said before1    
that he call his sin his  foolishness4  
,and again1 ',god will speak peace unto 
his people1 and  to his saints2 but let 
them not turn again to folly' 7,psa     
#ch3e1  #he3h74 ',if his children       
transgress my laws1 then will ,i visit  
their  transgression with the rod1 and  
their iniquity with stripes' 7,psa      
#hi3cj-cb74    ,how to keep the heart   
tender4    ,,quest4 ,but what should a  
,christian do1 when ,god has broke his  

heart1  to keep it tender8    ,,answ4   
,to this ,i will speak briefly4 ,and1   
first1 give you several  cautions2      
secondly1 several directions4           
,first--,several cautions4    #a4 ,take 
heed that you choke not those           
convictions that at present  do break   
your hearts1 by labouring to put those  
things out of your  minds which were the
 cause of such convictions2 but rather  
nourish  and cherish those things in a  
deep and sober remembrance of them4     
,think1 therefore1 with thyself thus1   
,what was it that at first did  wound my
 heart8 ,and let that still be there1   
until1 by the grace  of ,god1 and the   
redeeming blood of ,christ1 it is       
removed4    #b4 ,shun vain company4 ,the
 keeping of vain company has stifled    
many  a conviction1 killed many a       
desire1 and made many a soul fall into  
hell1 that once was hot in looking after
 heaven4 ,a companion that  is not      
profitable to the soul1 is hurtful4 ',he
 that walketh with  wise men shall be   

wise1 but a companion of fools shall be 
destroyed'  7,prov #ac3bj74    #c4 ,take
 heed of idle talk1 that thou neither   
hear nor join with  it4 ',go from the   
presence of a foolish man1 when thou    
perceivest  not in him the lips of      
knowledge' 7,prov #ad3g74 ',evil        
communications  corrupt good manners4   
,and a fool's lips are the snare of his 
soul4'  ,wherefore take heed of these   
things 7,prov #ah3g2 #a ,cor #ae3cc74   
#d4 ,beware of the least motion to sin1 
that it be not countenanced1  lest the  
countenancing of that makes way for a   
bigger4#ad ,david's  eye took his heart1
 and so his heart nourishing the        
thought1 made  way for the woman's      
company1 the act of adultery1 and bloody
 murder4  ,take heed1 therefore1        
brethren1 'lest any of you be hardened  
through  the deceitfulness of sin' 7,heb
 #c3ab1ac74 ,and remember1 that he that 
will rend the block1 puts the thin end  
of the wedge first thereto1  and so1 by 
driving1 does his work4    #e4 ,take    

heed of evil examples among the godly2  
learn of no man to  do that which the   
word of ,god forbids4 ,sometimes ,satan 
makes use of  a good man's bad ways1 to 
spoil and harden the heart of them that 
come after4 ,peter's false doing had    
like to have spoiled ,barnabas1  yea1   
and several others more4 ,wherefore take
 heed of men1 of good  men's ways1 and  
measure both theirs and thine own by no 
other rule  but the holy ,word of ,god  
7,gal #b3aa-ac74    #f4 ,take heed of   
unbelief1 or atheistical thoughts2 make 
no question  of the truth and reality of
 heavenly things3 for know unbelief is  
the worst of evils2 nor can the heart be
 tender that nourisheth or  gives place 
unto it4 ',take heed1 therefore1 lest   
there be in any of  you an evil heart of
 unbelief1 in departing from the living 
,god'  7,heb #c3ab74 ,these cautions are
 necessary to be observed with all      
diligence1 of all them that would1 when 
their heart is made tender1  keep it so4
 ,and now to come1    ,second--to the   

,directions4    #a4 ,labour after a deep
 knowledge of ,god to keep it warm upon 
thy  heart2 knowledge of his presence1  
that is everywhere4 ',do not ,i fill    
heaven and earth1 saith the ,lord8'     
7,jer #bc3bd74 7#a47 ,knowledge of  his 
piercing eye1 that it runneth to and fro
 through the earth1  beholding in every 
place the evil and the good2 that his   
eyes  behold1 and his eyelids try the   
children of men 7,prov #ae3c74 7#b47    
,the knowledge of his power1 that he is 
able to turn and dissolve  heaven and   
earth into dust and ashes2 and that they
 are in his  hand but as a scroll or    
vesture 7,heb #a3aa1ab74 7#c47 ,the     
knowledge  of his justice1 that the     
rebukes of it are as devouring fire     
7,heb  #ab3ai74 7#d47 ,the knowledge of 
his faithfulness1 in fulfilling         
promises to them to whom they are made1 
and of his threatenings on  the         
impenitent 7,matt #e3ah1 #bd3ce2 ,mark  
#ac3ca74    #b4 ,labour to get and keep 
a deep sense of sin in its evil nature1 

and in its soul-destroying effects upon 
thy heart2 be persuaded1  that it is the
 only enemy of ,god1 and that none hate1
 or are hated  of ,god1 but through     
that4 7#a47 ,remember it turned angels  
into  devils1 thrust them down from     
heaven to hell4 7#b47 ,that it is the   
chain in which they are held and bound  
over to judgment 7#b ,peter  #b3d2 ,jude
 #f74 7#c47 ,that it was for that that  
,adam was turned out  of paradise2 that 
for which the old world was drowned2    
that for  which ,sodom and ,gomorrah was
 burned with fire from heaven2 and  that
 which cost ,christ his blood to redeem 
thee from the curse it  has brought upon
 thee2 and that1 if anything1 will keep 
thee out of  heaven for ever and ever4  
7#d47 ,consider the pains of hell4      
,christ  makes use of that as an        
argument to keep the heart tender2 yea1 
to that end repeats and repeats1 and    
repeats1 both the nature and            
durableness of the burning flame        
thereof1 and of the gnawing of  the     

neverdying worm that dwells there 7,mark
 #i3dc-dh74    #c4 ,consider of death1  
both as to the certainty of thy dying1  
and  uncertainty of the time when4 ,we  
must die1 we must needs die2 our  days  
are determined--the number of our months
 are with ,god1 though  not with us2 nor
 can we pass them1 would we1 had we     
them1 give a  thousand worlds to do it  
7#b ,sam #ad3ad2 ,job #g3a1 #ad3a-e74   
,consider  thou must die but once--,i   
mean but once as to this world2 for if  
thou1 when thou goest hence1 dost not   
die well1 thou canst not come  back     
again and die better4 ',it is appointed 
unto men once to die1  but after this   
the judgment' 7,heb #i2bg74    #d4      
,consider also of the certainty and     
terribleness of the day of  judgment1   
when ,christ shall sit upon his great   
white throne1 when  the dead shall1 by  
the sound of the trump of ,god1 be      
raised up2 when  the elements1 with     
heaven and earth1 shall be on a burning 
flame2  when ,christ shall separate men 

one from another1 as a shepherd         
divideth his sheep from the goats2 when 
the books shall be opened1  the         
witnesses produced1 and every man be    
judged according to his  works2 when    
heaven's gate shall stand open to them  
that shall be  saved1 and the jaws of   
hell stand gaping for them that shall be
  damned 7,acts #e3cj-ca1 #aj3db2 ,matt 
#be3ca1cb1cd1d2 ,rev #b3aa2 #a ,cor     
#ae3ea2 ,rev #bj3ab1ae2 #b ,peter       
#c3g1aj1ab2 ,rom #b3b1ae1af2 ,rev       
#bb3ab74    #e4 ,consider1 ,christ      
,jesus did use no means to harden his   
heart  against doing and suffering those
 sorrows which were necessary for  the  
redemption of thy soul4 ,no2 though he  
could have hardened his  heart against  
thee in the way of justice and          
righteousness1 because  thou hadst      
sinned against him1 he rather awakened  
himself1 and put  on all pity1 bowels1  
and compassion2 yea1 tender mercies1 and
 did  it4 ,in his love and in his pity  
he saved us4 ,his tender mercies  from  

on high hath visited us4 ,he loved us1  
and gave himself for us4  ,learn1 then1 
of ,christ1 to be tender of thyself1 and
 to endeavour  to keep thy heart tender 
to ,god-ward1 and to the salvation of   
thy  soul4 ,but to draw to a conclusion4
    ,,vii4 ,,the ,,use4    ,let us now1 
then1 make some use of this doctrine4   
,as1    ,,first ,,use4 ,from the truth  
of the matter1 namely1 that the man who 
is truly come to ,god has had his heart 
broken--his heart broken  in order to   
his coming to him4 ,and this shows us   
what to judge of  the league that is    
between sin and the soul1 to wit1 that  
it is so  firm1 so strong1 so           
inviolable1 as that nothing can break1  
disannul1  or make it void1 unless the  
heart be broken for it4 ,it was so with 
,david1 yea1 his new league with it     
could not be broken until his  heart was
 broken4    ,it is amazing to consider  
what hold sin has on some men's souls1  
spirits1 will1 and affections4 ,it is to
 them better than heaven1  better than  

,god--than the soul1 ay1 than salvation2
 as is evident1  because1 though all    
these are offered them upon this        
condition1  if they will but leave their
 sins1 yet they will choose rather to   
abide in them1 to stand and fall by     
them4 ,how sayest thou1 sinner8  ,is not
 this a truth8 ,how many times hast thou
 had heaven and  salvation offered to   
thee freely1 wouldst thou but break thy 
league  with this great enemy of ,god8  
,of ,god1 do ,i say2 if thou wouldst but
  break this league with this great     
enemy of thy soul8 but couldst  never   
yet be brought unto it2 no1 neither by  
threatening nor by  promise couldst thou
 ever yet be brought unto it4    ,it is 
said of ,ahab he sold himself to work   
wickedness3 and in  another place1 yea1 
'for your iniquities have ye sold       
yourselves'  7#a ,kings #ba3be2 ,isa    
#ej3a74 ,but what is this iniquity8     
,why1 a thing  of nought2 nay1 worse    
than nought a thousand times2 but       
because  nought is as we say nought1    

therefore it goes under that term1      
where ,god saith again to the people1   
',ye have sold yourselves for  nought'  
7,isa #eb3c74 ,but1 ,i say1 what an     
amazing thing is this1 that  a rational 
creature should make no better a        
bargain2 that one that  is so wise in   
all terrene things1 should be such a    
fool in the  thing that is most weighty8
 ,and yet such a fool he is1 and he     
tells  every one that goes by the way   
that he is such an one1 because he  will
 not break his league with sin until his
 heart is broken for  it4 ,men love     
darkness rather than light4 ,ay1 they   
make it manifest  they love it1 since so
 great a proffer will not prevail with  
them  to leave it4    ,,second ,,use4   
,is this a truth1 that the man that     
truly comes to  ,god in order thereto   
has had his heart broken8 then this     
shows us  a reason why some men's hearts
 are broken2 even a reason why ,god     
breaks some men's hearts for sin2       
namely1 because he would not have  them 

die in it1 but rather come to ,god that 
they might be saved8  ,behold1          
therefore1 in this how ,god resolved as 
to the saving of some  men's souls6 ,he 
will have them1 he will save them1 he   
will break  their hearts1 but he will   
save them2 he will kill them1 that they 
may live2 he will wound them1 that he   
may heal them4 ,and it seems  by our    
discourse that now there is no way left 
but this2 fair means1  as we say1 will  
not do2 good words1 a glorious gospel1  
entreatings1  beseeching with blood and 
tears1 will not do4 ,men are resolved to
  put ,god to the utmost of it2 if he   
will have them he must fetch  them1     
follow them1 catch them1 lame them2 yea1
 break their bones1  or else he shall   
not save them4    ,some men think an    
invitation1 an outward call1 a rational 
discourse1  will do2 but they are much  
deceived1 there must a power1 an        
exceeding great and mighty power1 attend
 the ,word1 or it worketh  not          
effectually to the salvation of the     

soul4 ,i know these things  are enough  
to leave men without excuse1 but yet    
they are not enough  to bring men home  
to ,god4 ,sin has hold of them1 they    
have sold  themselves to it2 the power  
of the devil has hold of them1 they are 
his captives at his will2 yea1 and more 
than all this1 their will  is one with  
sin1 and with the devil1 to be held     
captive thereby3  and if ,god gives not 
contrition1 repentance1 or a broken     
heart1 for  sin1 there will not be no   
not so much as a mind in man to forsake 
this so horrible a confederacy and plot 
against his soul 7#b ,tim  #b3bd1be74   
,hence men are said to be drawn from    
these breasts1 that come1 or  that are  
brought to him 7,isa #bf3i2 ,john       
#f3dd74 ,wherefore ,john might  well    
say1 ',behold what manner of love the   
,father hath bestowed  upon us6' ,here  
is cost bestowed1 pains bestowed1 labour
 bestowed1  repentance bestowed2 yea1   
and an heart made sore1 wounded1 broken1
  and filled with pain and sorrow1 in   

order to the salvation of the  soul4    
,,third ,,use4 ,this then may teach us  
what estimation to set upon a  broken   
heart4 ,a broken heart is such as ,god  
esteems1 yea1 as ,god  counts better    
than all external service3 a broken     
heart is that  which is in order to     
salvation1 in order to thy coming to    
,christ  for life4 ,the world know not  
what to make of it1 nor what to say  to 
one that has a broken heart1 and        
therefore do despise it1 and  count that
 man that carries it in his bosom a     
moping fool1 a miserable  wretch1 an    
undone soul3 ',but a broken and a       
contrite spirit1 ,o ,god1  thou wilt not
 despise'2 a broken heart takes thine   
eye1 thy heart3  thou choosest it for   
thy companion1 yea1 has given thy ,son a
 charge  to look well to such a man1 and
 has promised him thy salvation1 as  has
 afore been proved4    ,sinner1 hast    
thou obtained a broken heart8 has ,god  
bestowed a contrite  spirit upon thee8  
,he has given thee what himself is      

pleased with2  he has given thee a      
cabinet to hold his grace in2 he has    
given thee  a heart that can heartily   
desire his salvation1 an heart after his
  own heart1 that is1 such as suits his 
mind4 ,true1 it is painful  now1        
sorrowful now1 penitent now1 grieved    
now2 now it is broken1  now it bleeds1  
now1 now it sobs1 now it sighs1 now it  
mourns and  crieth unto ,god4 ,well1    
very well2 all this is because he hath a
  mind to make thee laugh2 he has made  
thee sorry on earth that thou  mightest 
rejoice in heaven4 ',blessed are they   
that mourn1 for they  shall be          
comforted4--,blessed are ye that weep   
now1 for ye shall  laugh' 7,matt #e3d2  
,luke #f3ba74    ,but1 soul1 be sure    
thou hast this broken heart4 ,all hearts
 are  not broken hearts1 nor is every   
heart that seems to have a wound1  a    
heart that is truly broken4 ,a man may  
be cut to1 yet not into the  heart2 a   
man may have another1 yet not a broken  
heart 7,acts #g3ed2  #a ,sam #aj3i74 ,we

 know there is a difference betwixt a   
wound in the  flesh and a wound in the  
spirit2 yea1 a man's sin may be wounded1
  and yet his heart not broken3 so was  
,pharaoh's1 so was ,saul's1 so  was     
,ahab's2 but they had none of them the  
mercy of a broken heart4  ,therefore1 ,i
 say1 take heed2 every scratch with a   
pin1 every prick  with a thorn1 nay1    
every blow that ,god giveth with his    
,word upon  the heart of sinners1 doth  
not therefore break them4 ,god gave     
,ahab  such a blow that he made him     
stoop1 fast1 humble himself1 gird       
himself with and lie in sackcloth1 which
 was a great matter for a  king1 and go 
softly1 and yet he never had a broken   
heart 7#a ,kings  #ba3bg1bi74 ,what     
shall ,i say8 ,pharaoh and ,saul        
confessed their sins1  ,judas repented  
himself of his doings1 ,esau sought the 
blessing1  and that carefully with      
tears1 and yet none of these had a heart
  rightly broken1 or a spirit truly     
contrite2 ,pharaoh1 ,saul1 and  ,judas1 

were ,pharaoh1 ,saul1 and ,judas still2 
,esau was ,esau still2  there was no    
gracious change1 no thorough turn to    
,god1 no unfeigned  parting with their  
sins1 no hearty flight for refuge1 to   
lay hold  on the hope of glory1 though  
they indeed had thus been touched 7,exo 
#aj3af2 #a ,sam #bf3ba2 ,matt #bg3c2    
,heb #ab3ad-ag74    ,the consideration  
of these things call aloud to us to take
 heed1  that we take not that for a     
broken and a contrite spirit that will  
not go for one at the day of death and  
judgment4 ,wherefore1 seeking  soul1 let
 me advise thee1 that thou mayest not be
 deceived as to  this thing of so great 
weight4    ,first4 ,to go back towards  
the beginning of this book1 and compare 
thyself with those six or seven signs of
 a broken and contrite  heart1 which    
there ,i have1 according to the ,word of
 ,god1 given to  thee for that end2 and 
deal with thy soul impartially about    
them4    ,second4 ,or1 which may and    
will be great help to thee if thou shalt

  be sincere therein1 namely1 to betake 
thyself to the search of the  ,word1    
especially where thou readest of the    
conversion of men1 and  try if thy      
conversion be like1 or has a good       
resemblance or oneness  with theirs4    
,but in this have a care that thou dost 
not compare  thyself with those good    
folk of whose conversion thou readest   
not1 or of the breaking of whose heart  
there is no mention made in  ,scripture2
 for all that are recorded in the       
,scripture for saints  have not their   
conversion1 as to the manner or nature  
of it1 recorded  in the ,scripture4     
,third4 ,or else1 do thou consider truly
 of the true signs of  repentance which 
are laid down in ,scripture2 for that is
 the true  effect of a broken heart1 and
 of a wounded spirit4 ,and for this  see
 ,matthew #c3e1f2 ,luke #ah3ac1 #ai3h2  
,acts #b3cg-dj1 c41 #af3bi1cj1          
#ai3ah1ai2 #b ,corinthians #g3h-aa4     
,fourth4 ,or else1 take into            
consideration how ,god has said1 they   

shall be in their spirits that he       
intends to save4 ,and for this  read    
these scriptures3 7#a47 ,that in        
,jeremiah #ca1 ',they shall come  with  
weeping1 and with supplications will ,i 
lead them' c4 7v  #i74 7#b47 ,read      
,jeremiah #ej3d1e3 ',in those days1 and 
in that time1  the children of ,israel  
shall come1 they and the children of    
,judah  together1 going and weeping3    
they shall go1 and seek the ,lord their 
,god4 ,they shall ask the way to ,zion  
with their faces thitherward1  saying1  
,come1 and let us join ourselves to the 
,lord in a perpetual  covenant that     
shall not be forgotten4' 7#c47 ,read    
,ezekiel #f3i3 ',and  they that escape  
of you shall remember me among the      
nations whither  they shall be carried  
captives1 because ,i am broken with     
their  whorish heart1 which have        
departed from me1 and with their eyes1  
which go a-whoring after their idols3   
and they shall loathe themselves  for   
the evils which they have committed in  

all their abominations4'  7#d47 ,read   
,ezekiel #g3af3 ',but they that escape  
of them shall escape1  and shall be on  
the mountains like doves of the valleys1
 all of them  mourning1 every one for   
his iniquity4' 7#e47 ,read ,ezekiel     
#bj3dc3  ',and there shall ye remember  
your ways1 and all your doings1 wherein 
ye have been defiled2 and ye shall      
loathe yourselves in your own  sight for
 all your evils that ye have committed4'
 7#f47 ,read ,ezekiel  #cg3ca3 ',then   
shall ye remember your own evil ways1   
and your doings  that were not good1 and
 shall loathe yourselves in your own    
sight  for your iniquities and for your 
abominations4' 7#g47 ,read ,zechariah   
#ab3aj3 ',and ,i will pour upon the     
house of ,david1 and upon the           
inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 the spirit of
 grace and of supplications3  and they  
shall look upon me whom they have       
pierced1 and they shall  mourn for him1 
as one mourneth for his only son1 and   
shall be in  bitterness for him1 as one 

that is in bitterness for his           
first-born4'    ,now all these are the  
fruits of the ,spirit of ,god1 and of   
the  heart1 when it is broken3          
wherefore1 soul1 take notice of them1   
and  because these are texts by which   
,god promiseth that those whom he       
saveth shall have this heart1 this      
spirit1 and these holy effects  in them2
 therefore consider again1 and examine  
thyself1 whether  this is the state and 
condition of thy soul4 ,and that thou   
mayest  do it fully1 consider again1 and
 do thou1    #a4 ,remember that here is 
such a sense of sin1 and of the         
irksomeness  thereof1 as maketh the man 
not only to abhor that1 but himself1    
because of that2 this is worth the      
noting by thee4    #b4 ,remember again  
that here is not only a self-abhorrence1
 but a  sorrowful kind mourning unto    
,god1 at the consideration that the soul
  by sin has affronted1 contemned1      
disregarded1 and set at nought1  both   
,god and his holy ,word4    #c4         

,remember also that here are prayers and
 tears for mercy1 with  desires to be   
now out of love with sin for ever1 and  
to be in heart  and soul firmly joined  
and knit unto ,god4    #d4 ,remember    
also that this people here spoken of    
have all the way  from ,satan to ,god1  
from sin to grace1 from death to life1  
scattered  with tears and prayers1 with 
weeping and supplication2 they shall  go
 weeping1 and seeking the ,lord their   
,god4    #e4 ,remember that these       
people1 as strangers and pilgrims do1   
are  not ashamed to ask the way of those
 they meet with to ,zion1 or the        
heavenly country2 whereby they confess  
their ignorance1 as became  them1 and   
their desire to know the way to life3   
yea1 thereby they  declare that there is
 nothing in this world1 under the sun1  
or  this side heaven1 that can satisfy  
the longings1 the desire1 and  cravings 
of a broken and a contrite spirit4      
,reader1 be advised1  and consider of   
these things seriously1 and compare thy 

soul with  them1 and with what else thou
 shalt find here written for thy        
conviction and instruction4    ,,fourth 
,,use4 ,if a broken heart and a contrite
 spirit be of such  esteem with ,god1   
then this should encourage them that    
have it to  come to ,god with it4 ,i    
know the great encouragement for men to 
come  to ,god is1 for that there 'is a  
mediator between ,god and men1 the man  
,christ ,jesus' 7#a ,tim #b3e74 ,this1  
,i say1 is the great encouragement1  and
 in its place there is none but that2   
but there are other  encouragements     
subordinate to that1 and a broken and a 
contrite spirit  is one of them3 this is
 evident from several places of         
,scripture4    ,wherefore1 thou that    
canst carry a broken heart and a        
sorrowful  spirit with thee1 when thou  
goest to ,god1 tell him thy heart is    
wounded within thee1 that thou hast     
sorrow in thy heart1 and art  sorry for 
thy sins2 but take heed of lying4#ae    
,confess also thy  sins unto him1 and   

tell him they are continually before    
thee4 ,david  made an argument of these 
things1 when he went to ,god by prayer4 
',o ,lord1' saith he1 'rebuke me not in 
thy wrath3 neither chasten  me in thy   
hot displeasure4' ,but why so8 ,o6 says 
he1 ',thine arrows  stick fast in me1   
and thy hand presseth me sore4 ,there is
 no  soundness in my flesh1 because of  
thine anger3 neither is there  any rest 
in my bones1 because of my sin4 ,for    
mine iniquities are  gone over mine     
head3 as a heavy burden they are too    
heavy for me4  ,my wounds stink1 and are
 corrupt1 because of my foolishness4 ,i 
am  troubled2 ,i am bowed down greatly2 
,i go mourning all the day long4  ,for  
my loins are filled with a loathsome    
disease3 and there is no  soundness in  
my flesh4 ,i am feeble and sore broken2 
,i have roared  by reason of the        
disquietness of my heart4 ,lord1 all my 
desire is  before thee2 and my groaning 
is not hid from thee4 ,my heart panteth1
  my strength faileth me3 as for the    

light for mine eyes1 it also is  gone   
from me4 ,my lovers and my friends stand
 aloof from my sore'3  and so he goes on
 7,psa #ch3a-d1 c474    ,these are the  
words1 sighs1 complaints1 prayers1 and  
arguments of  a broken heart to ,god for
 mercy2 and so are they--',have mercy   
upon  me1 ,o ,god1 according to thy     
loving kindness2 according unto the     
multitude of thy tender mercies blot out
 my transgressions4 ,wash  me thoroughly
 from mine iniquity1 and cleanse me from
 my sin4 ,for  ,i acknowledge my        
transgressions2 and my sin is ever      
before me' 7,psa  #ea3a-c74    ,god     
alloweth poor creatures that can1       
without lying1 thus to plead  and argue 
with him4 ',i am poor and sorrowful1'   
said the good man  to him1 'let thy     
salvation1 ,o ,god1 set me up on high'  
7,psa #fi3bi74  ,wherefore thou that    
hast a broken heart take courage1 ,god  
bids thee  take courage2 say therefore  
to thy soul1 ',why are thou cast down1  
,o my soul8' as usually the             

broken-hearted are4 ',and why art thou  
disquieted within me8 ,hope thou in     
,god4' ',i had fainted1' if ,i had  not 
been of good courage2 therefore 'be of  
good courage1 and he  shall strengthen  
thine heart' 7,psa #db3aa1 #dc3e1       
#bg3ab-ad74    ,but alas6 the           
broken-hearted are far off from this2   
they faint2  they reckon themselves     
among the dead2 they think ,god will    
remember  them no more3 the thoughts of 
the greatness of ,god1 and his holiness1
  and their own sins and vilenesses1    
will certainly consume them4  ,they feel
 guilt and anguish of soul2 they go     
mourning all the day  long2 their mouth 
is full of gravel and gall1 and they are
 made to  drink draughts of wormwood and
 gall2 so that he must be an artist     
indeed at believing1 who can come to    
,god under his guilt and horror1  and   
plead in faith that the sacrifices of   
,god are a broken heart1  such as he    
had2 and that 'a broken and a contrite  
spirit ,god will  not despise4'         

,,fifth ,,use4 ,if a broken heart1 if a 
broken and contrite spirit1 is  of such 
esteem with ,god1 then why should some  
be1 as they are1 so  afraid of a broken 
heart1 and so shy of a contrite spirit8 
,i have observed that some men are as   
afraid of a broken heart1 or  that they 
for their sins should have their hearts 
broken1 as the  dog is of the whip4 ,o6 
they cannot away with such books1 with  
such  sermons1 with such preachers1 or  
with such talk1 as tends to make  a man 
sensible of1 and to break his heart1 and
 to make him contrite  for his sins4    
,hence they heap to themselves such     
teachers1 get such  books1 love such    
company1 and delight in such discourse1 
as rather  tends to harden than soften2 
to make desperate in1 than sorrowful    
for their sin4 ,they say to such        
sermons1 books1 and preachers1 as       
,amaziah said unto ,amos1 ',o thou seer1
 go1 flee thee away into the  land of   
,judah1 and there eat bread1 and        
prophesy there1 but prophesy  not again 

any more at ,bethel2 for it is the      
king's chapel1 and it  is the king's    
court' 7,amos #g3ab1ac74    ,but do     
these people know what they do8 ,yes1   
think they1 for such  preachers1 such   
books1 such discourses tend to make one 
melancholy  or mad2 they make us that we
 cannot take pleasure in ourselves1 in  
our concerns1 in our lives4 ,but1 ,o    
fool in grain6#af let me speak  unto    
thee4 ,is it a time to take pleasure1   
and to recreate thyself  in anything1   
before thou hast mourned and been sorry 
for thy sins8  ,that mirth that is      
before repentance for sin will certainly
 end  in heaviness4 ,wherefore the wise 
man1 putting both together1 saith  that 
mourning must be first4 ,there is 'a    
time to weep1 and a time  to laugh2 a   
time to mourn1 and a time to dance'     
7,eccl #c3d74 ,what1  an unconverted    
man1 and laugh6 ,shouldst thou see one  
singing merry  songs that is riding up  
,holborn to ,tyburn1#ag to be hanged for
  felony1 wouldst thou not count him    

besides himself1 if not worse8  and yet 
thus it is with him that is for mirth   
while he standeth  condemned by the     
,book of ,god for his trespasses4 ,man6 
man6 thou  hast cause to mourn2 yea1    
thou must mourn if ever thou art saved4 
,wherefore my advice is1 that instead of
 shunning1 thou covet both  such books1 
such preachers1 and such discourses1 as 
have a tendency  to make a man sensible 
of1 and to break his heart for sin2 and 
the  reason is1 because thou wilt never 
be as thou shouldst1 concerned  about1  
nor seek the salvation of thine own     
soul1 before thou hast  a broken heart1 
a broken and a contrite spirit4         
,wherefore be not  afraid of a broken   
heart2 be not shy of a contrite spirit4 
,it is  one of the greatest mercies that
 ,god bestows upon a man or a woman4    
,the heart rightly broken at the sense  
of1 and made truly contrite  for        
transgression1 is a certain forerunner  
of salvation4 ,this is  evident from    
those six demonstrations which were laid

 down to prove  the point in hand1 at   
first4    ,and for thy awakening in this
 matter1 let me tell thee1 and thou     
wilt find it so1 thou must have thy     
heart broken whether thou wilt  or no4  
,god is resolved to break ,,all hearts  
for sin some time or  other4 ,can it be 
imagined1 sin being what it is1 and ,god
 what he  is--to wit1 a revenger of     
disobedience--but that one time or other
  man must smart for sin8 smart1 ,i say1
 either to repentance or to             
condemnation4 ,he that mourns not now1  
while the door of mercy is  open1 must  
mourn for sin when the door of mercy is 
shut4    ,shall men despise ,god1 break 
his law1 contemn his threats1 abuse  his
 grace1 yea1 shut their eyes when he    
says1 ,see2 and stop their  ears when he
 says1 ,hear2 and shall they so escape8 
,no1 no1 because  he called1 and they   
refused2 he stretched out his hand1 and 
they  regarded it not2 therefore shall  
calamity come upon them1 as upon  one in
 travail2 and they shall cry in their   

destruction1 and then  ,god will laugh  
at their destruction1 and mock when     
their fear  cometh4 ,then1 saith he1    
'they shall cry' 7,prov #a3bd-bf74 ,i   
have  often observed that this          
threatening is repeated at least seven  
times in the ,new ,testament1 saying1   
',there shall be weeping and  gnashing  
of teeth'2 'there shall be wailing and  
gnashing of teeth'  7,matt #h3ab1       
#ac3db1ej1 #bb3ac1 #bd3ea1 #be3cj2 ,luke
 #ac3bh74 ,there4  ,where8 ,in hell1 and
 at the bar of ,christ's tribunal1 when 
he comes  to judge the world1 and shall 
have shut to the door to keep them  out 
of glory1 that have here despised the   
offer of his grace1 and  overlooked the 
day of his patience4 ',there shall be   
wailing and  gnashing of teeth4' ,they  
shall weep and wail for this4    ,there 
are but two scriptures that ,i shall use
 more1 and then ,i shall  draw towards a
 conclusion4 ,one is that in ,proverbs1 
where ,solomon  is counselling of young 
men to beware of strange1 that is1 of   

wanton1  light1 and ensnaring women4    
,take heed of such1 said he1 lest 'thou 
mourn at the last1' that is1 in hell1   
when thou art dead1 'when  thy flesh and
 thy body are consumed1 and say1 ,how   
have ,i hated  instruction1 and my heart
 despised reproof1 and have not obeyed  
the  voice of my teachers1 nor inclined 
mine ears to them that instructed  me6' 
7,prov #e3aa-ac74    ,the other         
scripture is that in ,isaiah1 where he  
says1 ',because when  ,i called1 ye did 
not answer2 when ,i spake1 ye did not   
hear2 but  did evil before mine eyes1   
and did choose that wherein ,i delighted
  not4 ,therefore thus saith the ,lord  
,god1 ,behold1 my servants shall  eat1  
but ye shall be hungry2 behold1 my      
servants shall drink1 but  ye shall be  
thirsty2 behold1 my servants shall      
rejoice1 but ye  shall be ashamed2      
behold1 my servants shall sing for joy  
of heart1  but ye shall cry for sorrow  
of heart1 and shall howl for vexation   
of spirit' 7,isa #fe3ac1ad74    ,how    

many beholds are here6 and every behold 
is not only a call to  careless ones to 
consider1 but as a declaration from     
heaven that  thus at last it shall be   
with all impenitent sinners2 that is1   
when others sing for joy in the kingdom 
of heaven1 they1 they shall  sorrow in  
hell1 and howl for vexation of spirit   
there4    ,wherefore1 let me advise that
 you be not afraid of1 but that you     
rather covet a broken heart1 and prize a
 contrite spirit2 ,i say1  covet it now1
 now the white flag is hung out1 now the
 golden sceptre  of grace is held forth 
to you4 ,better mourn now ,god inclines 
to  mercy and pardon1 than mourn when   
the door is quite shut up4 ,and  take   
notice1 that this is not the first time 
that ,i have given you  this advice4    
,,use ,,sixth4 ,lastly1 ,if a broken    
heart be a thing of so great esteem     
with ,god as has been said1 and if      
duties cannot be rightly performed  by a
 heart that has not been broken1 then   
this shows the vanity of  those peoples'

 minds1 and also the invalidity of their
 pretended  ,divine services1 who       
worship ,god with a heart that was never
 broken1  and without a contrite spirit4
 ,there has1 indeed1 at all times been  
great flocks of such professors in the  
world in every age1 but to  little      
purpose1 unless to deceive themselves1  
to mock ,god1 and lay  stumbling-blocks 
in the way of others2 for a man whose   
heart was  never truly broken1 and whose
 spirit was never contrite1 cannot      
profess ,christ in earnest1 cannot love 
his own soul in earnest2  ,i mean1 he   
cannot do these things in truth1 and    
seek his own good  the right way1 for he
 wants a bottom for it1 to wit1 a broken
 heart  for sin1 and a contrite spirit4 
,that which makes a man a hearty1 an    
unfeigned1 a sincere seeker  after the  
good of his own soul1 is sense of sin1  
and a godly fear  of being overtaken    
with the danger which it brings a man   
into4  ,this makes him contrite or      
repentant1 and puts him upon seeking  of

 ,christ the ,saviour1 with heart-aching
 and heart-breaking  considerations4    
,but this cannot be1 where this sense1  
this godly  fear1 and this holy         
contrition is wanting4 ,profess men may1
 and  make a noise1 as the empty barrel 
maketh the biggest sound2 but  prove    
them1 and they are full of air1 full of 
emptiness1 and that  is all4    ,nor are
 such professors tender of ,god's name1 
nor of the credit of  that gospel which 
they profess2 nor can they1 for they    
want that  which should oblige them     
thereunto1 which is a sense of pardon   
and  forgiveness1 by the which their    
broken hearts have been replenished1    
succoured1 and made to hope in ,god4    
,paul said1 the love of ,christ         
constrained him4 ,but what was ,paul but
 a broken-hearted and a contrite        
sinner8 7,acts #i3c-f2 #b ,cor #e3ad74  
,when ,god shows a man the sin he  has  
committed1 the hell he has deserved1 the
 heaven he has lost2  and yet that      
,christ1 and grace1 and pardon may be   

had2 this will  make him serious1 this  
will make him melt1 this will break his 
heart1  this will show him that there is
 more than air1 than a noise1 than  an  
empty sound in religion2 and this is the
 man1 whose heart1 whose  life1 whose   
conversation and all1 will be engaged in
 the matters  of the eternal salvation  
of his precious and immortal soul4      
,,viii4 ,,objections ,,answered4        
,object4 ,first4 ,but some may object1  
that in this saying ,i seem too  rigid  
and censorious2 and will1 if ,i moderate
 not these lines with  something milder 
afterward1 discourage many an honest    
soul4    ,answ4 ,i answer1 ,not a jot1  
not an honest soul in all the world will
  be offended at my words2 for not one  
can be an honest soul1 ,i mean  with    
reference to its concerns in another    
world1 that has not had  a broken heart1
 that never had a contrite spirit4 ,this
 ,i will say1  because ,i would be      
understood aright1 that all attain not  
to the  same degree of trouble1 nor lie 

so long there under1 as some of  their  
brethren do4 ,but to go to heaven       
without a broken heart1 or  to be       
forgiven sin without a contrite spirit1 
is no article of my  belief4 ,we speak  
not now of what is secret2 revealed     
things belong  to us and our children2  
nor must we venture to go further in our
  faith4 ,doth not ,christ say1 ',the   
whole have no need of a physician'2     
that is1 they see no need1 but ,christ  
will make them see their  need before he
 ministers his sovereign grace unto     
them2 and good  reason1 otherwise he    
will have but little thanks for his     
kindness4    ,object4 ,second4 ,but     
there are those that are godly educated 
from  their childhood1 and so drink in  
the principles of ,christianity  they   
know not how4    ,answ4 ,i count it one 
thing to receive the faith of ,christ   
from men  only1 and another to receive  
it from ,god by the means4 ,if thou art 
taught by an angel1 yet if not taught of
 ,god1 thou wilt never come  to ,christ2

 ,i do not say thou wilt never profess  
him4 ,but if ,god  speaks1 and thou     
shalt hear and understand him1 that     
voice will  make such work within thee  
as was never made before4 ,the voice of 
,god is a voice by itself1 and is so    
distinguished by them that are  taught  
thereby 7,john #f3dd1de2 ,psa #bi2 ,habb
 #c3ab-af2 ,eph #d3bj1ba2  #a ,peter    
#b3b1c74    ,object4 ,third4 ,but some  
men are not so debauched and profane as 
some1 and so need not to be so hammered 
and fired as others2 so  broken and     
wounded as others4    ,answ4 ,god knows 
best what we need4 ,paul was as         
righteous before  conversion as any that
 can pretend to civility now1 ,i        
suppose2 and  yet that notwithstanding  
he was made to shake1 and was astonished
  at himself at his conversion4 ,and    
truly ,i think the more righteous  any  
is in his own eyes before conversion1   
the more need he has of  heart-breaking 
work1 in order to his salvation2 because
 a man is  not by nature so easily      

convinced that his righteousness is to  
,god  abominable1 as he is that his     
debauchery and profaneness is4    ,a    
man's goodness is that which blinds him 
most1 is dearest to him1  and hardly    
parted with2 and therefore when such an 
one is converted1  that thinks he has   
goodness of his own enough to commend   
him in  whole or in part to ,god1 but1  
but few such are converted1 there  is   
required a great deal of breaking work  
upon his heart1 to make  him come to    
,paul's conclusion1 ',what6 are we      
better than they8 ,no1  in no wise'     
7,rom #c3i74 ,i say1 before he can be   
brought to see his  glorious robes are  
filthy rags1 and his gainful things but 
loss  and dung 7,isa #fd2 ,phil #c74    
,this is also gathered from these words1
 ',publicans and harlots  enter into the
 kingdom of ,god before the ,pharisees' 
7,matt #ba3ca74  ,why before them8 ,but 
because they lie fairer for the ,word1  
are  easier convinced of their need of  
,christ1 and so are brought home  to him

 without1 as ,i may say1 all that ado   
that the ,holy ,ghost doth  make to     
bring home one of these to him4         
,true2 nothing is hard or difficult to  
,god4 ,but ,i speak after the  manner of
 men4 ,and let who will take to task a  
man debauched in  this life1 and one    
that is not so1 and he shall see1 if he 
laboureth  to convince them both that   
they are in a state of condemnation  by 
nature1 that the ,pharisee will make his
 appeals to ,god1 with a  great many    
,god1 ,i thank these2 while the         
,publican hangs his head1  shakes at    
heart1 and smites upon his breast1      
saying1 ',god be merciful  to me a      
sinner' 7,luke #ah3aa-ac74    ,wherefore
 a self-righteous man is but a painted  
,satan1 or a devil  in fine clothes2 but
 thinks he so of himself8 ,no6 no6 he   
saith to  others1 ,stand back1 come not 
near me1 ,i am holier than thou4 ,it is 
almost impossible1 that a self-righteous
 man should be saved4 ,but  he that can 
drive a camel through the eye of a      

needle1 can cause  that even such a one 
shall see his lost condition1 and that  
he  needeth the righteousness of ,god1  
which is by faith of ,jesus ,christ4    
,he can make him see1 ,i say1 that his  
own goodness did stand more  in his way 
to the kingdom of heaven than he was    
aware of2 and can  make him feel too1   
that his leaning to that is as great    
iniquity  as any immorality that men    
commit4 ,the sum then is1 that men that 
are converted to ,god by ,christ1       
through the ,word and ,spirit--for  all 
this must go to effectual               
conversion--must have their hearts      
broken1 and spirits made contrite2 ,i   
say1 it ,,must be so1 for  the reasons  
showed before4 ,yea1 and all decayed1   
apostatized1 and  backslidden           
,christians must1 in order to their     
recovery again to  ,god1 have their     
hearts broken1 their souls wounded1     
their spirits  made contrite1 and sorry 
for their sins4    ,come1 come1         
conversion to ,god is not so easy and so

 smooth a thing  as some would have men 
believe it is4 ,why is man's heart      
compared  to fallow ground1 ,god's ,word
 to a plough1 and his ministers to      
ploughmen8 if the heart indeed has no   
need of breaking1 in order to  the      
receiving of the seed of ,god unto      
eternal life 7,jer #d3c2 ,luke  #i3fb2  
#a ,cor #i3aj74 ,who knows not that the 
fallow ground must be  ploughed1 and    
ploughed too before the husbandman will 
venture his  seed2 yea1 and after that  
oft soundly harrowed1 or else he will   
have but a slender harvest8    ,why is  
the conversion of the soul compared to  
the grafting of a  tree1 if that be done
 without cutting8 ,the ,word is the     
graft1 the  soul is the tree1 and the   
,word1 as the scion1 must be let in by a
  wound2 for to stick on the outside1 or
 to be tied on with a string1  will do  
no good here4 ,heart must be set to     
heart1 and back to back1  or your       
pretended ingrafting will come to       
nothing 7,rom #aa3ag1bd2  ,jer #a3ba74  

,i say1 heart must be set to heart1 and 
back to back1 or the sap  will not be   
conveyed from the root to the branch2   
and ,i say1 this  must be done by a     
wound4 ,the ,lord opened the heart of   
,lydia1 as a  man openeth the stock to  
graft in the scions1 and so the word was
  let into her soul1 and so the word and
 her heart cemented1 and  became one    
7,acts #af3ad74    ,why is ,christ bid  
to gird his sword upon his thigh8 and   
why must  he make his arrows sharp1 and 
all1 that the heart may with this  sword
 and these arrows be shot1 wounded1 and 
made to bleed8 ,yea1  why is he         
commanded to let it be so1 if the people
 would bow and  fall kindly under him1  
and heartily implore his grace without  
it8  7,psa #de2 #ee3c1d74 ,alas6 men are
 too lofty1 too proud1 too wild1 too    
devilishly resolved in the ways of their
 own destruction2 in their  occasions1  
they are like the wild asses upon the   
wild mountains2  nothing can break them 
of their purposes1 or hinder them from  

ruining of their own precious and       
immortal souls1 but the breaking  of    
their hearts4    ,why is a broken heart 
put in the room of all sacrifices which 
we can offer to ,god1 and a contrite    
spirit put in the room of all           
offerings1 as they are1 and you may see 
it so1 if you compare the  text with    
that verse which goes before it2 ,i say1
 why is it counted  better than all1    
were they all put together1 if any one  
part or  if all external parts of       
worship1 were they put together1 could  
be able to render the man a sound and a 
rightly made new creature  without it8  
',a broken heart1 a contrite spirit1    
,god will not despise'2  but both thou1 
and all thy service1 he will certainly  
slight and  reject1 if1 when thou comest
 to him1 a broken heart be wanting2     
wherefore here is the point1 ,come      
broken1 come contrite1 come  sensible   
of1 and sorry for thy sins1 or thy      
coming will be counted  no coming to    
,god aright2 and if so1 consequently    

thou wilt get no  benefit thereby4      
,,footnotes3    #a ,this is beautifully 
and most impressively described in the  
,pilgrim's ,progress1 when the bitter   
feelings of poor ,christian  under      
convictions of sin1 alarm his family and
 put it quite 'out  of order4'--,ed4    
#b ,this quotation is from the ,genevan 
or ,puritan version of the              
,bible4--,ed4    #c4 ',fish-whole' is a 
very striking and expressive term1      
highly  illustrative of the feelings and
 position of ,david when he was         
accosted by the prophet4 ,the word      
'whole' is from the ,saxon1 which       
language abounded in ,bunyan's native   
county of ,bedford--first  introduced by
 an ancient colony of ,saxons1 who had  
settled there4  ,it means hale1 hearty1 
free from disease1 as a fish is happy in
  its native element--',they that are   
,,whole1 need not a physician1 but  they
 that are sick1' ,luke #e3ca4 ,david had
 no smitings of conscience  for his     
cruelty and enormous guilt2 he was like 

a 'fish whole1' in  the full enjoyment  
of every providential blessing2 while1  
spiritually1  he was dead in sin4 ,god  
loved and pitied him1 and sent a cunning
  angler4 ,nathan the prophet there in  
the bait1 which ,david eagerly  seized2 
the hook entered his conscience1 and he 
became as a fish  wounded1 and nigh unto
 death4--,ed4    #d ,the words of       
,tindal are1 ',the sacrifice of ,god is 
a troubled  sprete1 a broken and a      
contrite hert1 ,o ,god1 shalt thou not  
despise4'  ,the same ,hebrew word occurs
 in the original1 both as to the spirit 
and the heart4 ,bunyan is quite right in
 preferring our authorised  version of  
this verse4 ,coverdale1 ,tindal1        
,taverner1 and ,cranmer1  all agree4    
,the ,genevan uses 'a contrite spirit1' 
and the ,bishops  'a mortified          
spirit4'--,ed4    #e ,no one could speak
 more feelingly upon this subject than  
our  author4 ,he had been in deep       
waters--in soul-harrowing fear1 while   
his heart--hard by nature--was under the

 hammer of the ,word4--',my  soul was   
like a broken vessel4 ,o1 the unthought 
of imaginations1  frights1 fears1 and   
terrors1 that are affected by a thorough
  application of guilt1 yielded to      
desperation6' ,like the man that  had   
his dwelling among the tombs4--,grace   
,abounding1 ,no4 #ahf4    #f ,the       
,christian1 if he thinks of possessing  
good motions1 joins  with such thoughts 
his inability to carry them into effect4
 ',when  ,i would do good1 evil is      
present with me4' ,how different is this
 to  the self-righteous ,ignorance1 so  
vividly pictured in the ,pilgrim's      
,progress3--    ',ignor4--,i am always  
full of good motions that come into my  
mind1  to comfort me as ,i walk4        
,chris4--,what good motions8 pray tell  
us4    ,ignor4--,why1 ,i think of ,god  
and heaven4    ,chris4--,so do the      
devils and damned souls6'    ,the whole 
of that deeply interesting dialogue     
illustrates the  difficulty of          
self-knowledge1 which can only be       

acquired by the  teaching of the ,holy  
,spirit4    #g ',all to brake'2 an      
obsolete mode of expression for         
'altogether  broke4'--,ed4    #h        
',orts'2 an obsolete word in ,england1  
derived from the ,anglo-,saxon4  ,any   
worthless leaving or refuse4 ,it is thus
 used by ,shakespeare in  his ,troylus  
and ,cresida1 act #e1 s4 #b3--          
',the fractions of her faith1 orts of   
her love3      ,the fragments1 scraps1  
the bits and greasy relics      ,of her 
ore-eaten faith4'--,ed4      #i ,this is
 in exact agreement with the author's   
experience1 which  he had published     
twenty-two years before1 under the title
 of ,grace  ,abounding to the ,chief of 
,sinners1--',i was more loathsome in my 
own eyes than was a toad1 and ,i thought
 ,i was so in ,god's eyes too4  ,sin and
 corruption1 ,i said1 would as naturally
 bubble out of my  heart as water would 
out of a fountain4 ,i thought that none 
but the  devil himself could equal me   
for inward wickedness and pollution of  

mind4' ,a sure sign that ,god1 as his   
heavenly ,father1 was enlightening  his 
memory by the ,holy ,spirit4--,ed4      
#aj ,this account of the author's       
interview with a pious1 humble  woman1  
is an agreeable episode1 which relieves 
the mind without  diverting it from the 
serious object of the treatise4 ,it was 
probably an event which took place in   
one of those pastoral visits  which     
,bunyan was in the habit of making1 and 
which1 if wisely made1  so endears a    
minister to the people of his charge4   
,christ and a  crust is the common      
saying to express the sentiment that    
,christ is  all in all4 ,the pitcher has
 reference to the custom of pilgrims in 
carrying at their girdle a vessel to    
hold water1 the staff having  a crook by
 which it was dipped up from a well or  
river4--,ed4    #aa ,however hard1 and  
even harsh1 these terms may appear1 they
  are fully justified2 and with all the 
author's great ability and  renown1 he  
has the grace of humility to acknowledge

 that1 by nature  and practice1 he had  
been the biggest of fools4--,ed4    #ab 
,man must be burnt out of the stronghold
 in which he trusted4  ',saved1 yet so  
as by fire4' ',baptized with the ,holy  
,ghost1 even  fire4' ',his word is as a 
fire4' ,reader1 the work of regeneration
  and purification is a trying work2 may
 each inquire1 ,has this fire  burnt up 
my wood1 hay1 stubble8--,ed4    #ac ,to 
'daff' or 'doff'2 to do off or throw    
aside--used by  ,shakespeare1 but now   
obsolete1--          ,where is his son1 
,the nimble-footed madcap1 ,prince of   
,wales1      ,and his comrades1 that    
daft the world aside      ,and let it   
pass8--,ed4      #ad ',sin will at      
first1 just like a beggar1 crave ,one   
penny or one  halfpenny to have2 ,and if
 you grant its first suit1 'twill aspire
  ,from pence to pounds1 and so will    
still mount higher ,to the whole        
soul6'--,bunyan's ,caution ,against     
,sin4--,ed4    #ae ,this is faithful    
dealing4 ,how many millions of lies are 

told  to the ,all-seeing ,god1 with     
unblushing effrontery1 every ,lord's    
day--when the unconcerned and careless1 
or the saint of ,god1 happy1  most happy
 in the enjoyment of ,divine love1 are  
led to say1 ',have  mercy upon us       
miserable sinners4'--,ed4    #af ',in   
grain' is a term used in dyeing1 when   
the raw material is  dyed before being  
spun or wove2 the colour thus takes     
every grain1  and becomes indelible4 ,so
 with sin and folly2 it enters every    
grain  of human nature4--,ed4    #ag    
,these frightful exhibitions1 by drawing
 a criminal from  ,newgate to ,tyburn to
 be executed1 were of common occurrence 
until  the reign of ,george ,,iii1 when 
such numbers were put to death that  it 
was found handier for the wholesale     
butchery to take place at  ,newgate1 by 
a new drop1 where twenty or thirty could
 be hung at  once66 ,when will such     
brutalizing exhibitions cease8--,ed4    
999999    ,,paul',s ,,departure ,,and   
,,crown2    ,,or1    ,,an ,,exposition  

,,upon #b ,,tim4 ,,iv4 #f-h             
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor     
,how great and glorious is the          
,christian's ultimate destiny--a        
kingdom and a crown6 ,surely it hath not
 entered into the heart of  man to      
conceive what ear never heard1 nor      
mortal eye ever saw8 the  mansions of   
the blest--the realms of glory--'a far  
more exceeding  and eternal weight of   
glory4' ,for whom can so precious an    
inheritance  be intended8 ,how are those
 treated in this world who are entitled 
to so glorious1 so exalted1 so eternal1 
and unchangeable an  inheritance in the 
world to come8 ,how do the heirs to     
immortality  conduct themselves in such 
a prospect8 ,an inheritance sure and    
certain--an absolute reversion which no 
contingency can possibly  affect4 ,all  
these are inquiries of the deepest      
interest--the most  solemn importance4  
,above all1 when we inquire as to our   
personal  title to the heavenly         
mansions--,am ,i one of the heirs of    

,god  and joint heirs with              
,christ8--most intensely should this    
question  agitate the soul1 when we     
reflect that1 unless we are entitled to 
this inestimable reversion1 we must be  
plunged into the most awful1  the most  
irretrievable and external torments6    
,there is no middle  way--no escape from
 hell1 but by going to heaven4 ,is      
heaven reserved  only for the noble and 
the learned1 like ,paul8 ,god forbid6   
but1 on  the contrary1 we hear the voice
 of the divinity proclaiming1 ',not     
many wise men after the flesh--not many 
mighty--not many noble4'  ',thus saith  
the ,lord1 ,heaven is my throne1 the    
earth my footstool4'  ,he looketh upon  
the high and low--the learned and the   
noble--the  mighty princes and the      
unlettered labourer2 and then makes this
  wondrous declaration--',to this man   
will ,i look1 even to him that  is poor 
and of a contrite spirit1 and trembleth 
at my word4' ,the  world will treat such
 humble ones as it treated the ,lord of 

life  and glory1 with scorn1 contempt1  
insult1 robbery--death4 ,they bear  all 
with patience--return good for evil--are
 the followers of him  who went about   
doing good--are known as living         
epistles1 because  they have been with  
,christ2 they daily enjoy his guidance  
and  protection1 and in their desires   
after conformity to his image1 they     
breathe the atmosphere of heaven4 ,this 
is what the heir of glory  strives      
after2 but1 alas6 he has to encounter an
 evil heart1 an  ensnaring world1 and   
the reproaches and revilings of his     
fellow-men1  aided by satanic influence4
 ,can we wonder1 then1 that he who  is  
thus besieged1 and believes that his    
work is finished1 should1  with ,paul1  
be ready to depart and receive his rich 
inheritance8  ,the lapse of time affects
 not the strong consolations of hope2 as
  it was with ,paul1 so ,bunyan felt4   
,his longings after the heavenly  manna 
abounded when the cold hand of death    
pressed upon his brow2  his desire was  

'to be dissolved1 and to be with        
,christ'2 when  his course of temple and
 relative duty was run1 he waited for   
the  messenger from the celestial city  
to conduct him home4 ,christian1  are   
you actively engaged in fulfilling the  
duties of your course8  or1 in the      
humble hope that your course is         
accomplished1 are you  patiently waiting
 the heavenly messenger8 ,if the        
,christian's state  is one of trial now1
 it was much more so in former times4   
,we can have  very little idea of the   
feelings of a dissenter from the        
religion  of the ,state1 like ,paul1    
under the cruel ,nero1 or like ,bunyan1 
under  the debauched ,charles the       
,second--both of them liable1 without a 
moment's warning1 to be carried away to 
prison1 or to be murdered1  privately or
 publicly1 for refusing submission to   
civil governors  in matters of faith or 
worship4 ,although they possessed every 
loyal  and patriotic feeling1 they dared
 not obey those human laws which        

usurped the prerogatives of ,god1 by    
interfering with divine worship4  ,their
 lives were in their hands2 in the midst
 of imminent danger  they boldly avowed 
the truth1 and set us a noble example4  
,their  intercourse with heaven was     
doubly sweet from the uncertainty of    
liberty and life4 ,for them to live was 
,christ1 and therefore they  well knew  
the gain of dying4 ,in proportion as    
temporal blessings  were eminently      
doubtful1 so spiritual and eternal      
benefits were  precious4    ,this       
treatise was one of those ten excellent 
manuscripts found already  prepared for 
the press1 after the unexpected decease 
of its pious  author4 ,it bears the     
marks of having been composed1 and      
perhaps  preached1 towards the end of   
his pilgrimage4 ,had his valuable life  
been spared a few months longer1 this   
work would1 very probably1  have been   
enlarged1 and the sub-divisions somewhat
 improved4 ,the  principal heads are now
 inserted as separate lines1 to assist  

the  reader in referring to its several 
parts2 and notes are added to  explain  
old words and customs1 and1 in some     
cases1 to point out a  few of the       
beautiful and striking passages with    
which it abounds4  ,many of these ought 
to be indelibly impressed upon our      
minds4 ',the  words of the ,lord are    
pure words2 as silver tried in a furnace
 of  earth1 purified seven times' 7,psa 
#ab3f74 ,the question naturally         
arises--,what is this 'furnace of earth'
 in which the ,lord's words  are        
purified8 ,seven being the number of    
perfection1 conveys the idea  that it   
will be in the furnace until it appears 
perfectly refined4  ,bunyan considers   
that these earthen furnaces are the     
bodies of the  saints4 ,in the trials1  
troubles1 and persecutions to which they
 are  subjected1 the ,word bears them up
 triumphantly1 so that the purity  and  
excellency of the holy oracles          
conspicuously appears1 like the  trial  
of faith mentioned by ,peter 7#a ,peter 

#a3g74 ,dr4 ,gill considers  that these 
crucibles mean ,christ and his          
ministers2 while ,bunyan1  with his     
enlarged mind1 identifies them with the 
whole of ,christ's  followers4 ,some of 
these crucibles prove not to be genuine1
 and  perish in the using1 not being    
able to abide the fire4 ,such was the   
case with one of ,mr4 ,bunyan's friends4
 ,john ,childs1 who1 for fear  of       
persecution1 conformed1 became          
horror-stricken for the denial  of his  
,master1 and notorious for having       
destroyed himself4    ,in this treatise 
it is most affectionately impressed upon
 us to  heap up treasures that will go  
with us into the unseen world1 as of    
greater importance than those things    
which perish with the using4  ',a       
,christian1 and spend thy time1 thy     
strength1 and parts1' for  that which   
maketh to itself wings and fleeth away6 
',remember thou  art a man of another   
world1 a subject of a more noble        
kingdom--that  of ,god1 and of heaven4  

,make not heavenly things stoop to the  
world2  but hoist up thy mind to the    
things that are above1 and practically  
hold forth before all the world the     
blessed word of life4' ,if death  is the
 king of terrors to fallen humanity1    
still there are truths  abounding with  
consolation1 that when the ,christian   
departs1 the  angels are ready1 as in   
the case of ,lazarus1 to convey the     
happy  spirit to ,abraham's bosom2 the  
struggle is short1 and then comes  the  
reward4 ,in this world we must have     
tribulation2 but in heaven  white robes1
 the palm of victory1 and the           
conqueror's crown1 await  the saints4   
,paul heard a voice which raised his    
soul above the  fears of death1 and gave
 him a desire to depart2 its melodious  
sound invited him home--it was the voice
 of eternal truth1 saying1  ',blessed   
are the dead which die in the ,lord2    
yea1 saith the ,spirit1  that they may  
rest from their labours2 and their works
 do follow  them4'    ,,geo4 ,,offor4   

,,paul',s ,,departure ,,and ,,crown4    
',for ,i am now ready to be offered1 and
 the time of my departure is  at hand4  
,i have fought a good fight1 ,i have    
finished my course1 ,i  have kept the   
faith3 ,henceforth there is laid up for 
me a crown of  righteousness1 which the 
,lord1 the righteous judge1 shall give  
me  at that day3 and not to me only1 but
 unto all them also that love  his      
appearing4'--#b ,timothy #d3f-h         
,these words were1 by the apostle ,paul1
 written to ,timothy1 whom he  had begot
 to the faith1 by the preaching of the  
gospel of ,christ2  in which are many   
things of great concernment both for    
instruction  and consolation2 something 
of which ,i shall open unto you for your
  profit and edification4 ,but before ,i
 come to the words themselves1  as they 
are a relation of ,paul's case1 ,i shall
 take notice of  something from them as 
they depend upon the words going before1
  being a vehement exhortation to       
,timothy to be constant and faithful  in

 his work2 which1 in brief1 may be      
summed up in these particulars3  #ast1  
,a solemn binding charge before ,god and
 ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1  that he be  
constant in preaching the ,word1 whether
 in or out of  season1 reproving1       
rebuking1 and exhorting with all        
long-suffering  and doctrine2 and that  
because of that ungodly spirit that     
would  possess professors after he was  
dead2 for the time will come1  saith he1
 that they will not endure sound        
doctrine1 neither sound  reproof1 nor   
sound trial of their state and condition
 by the ,word1  but after their own     
lusts shall they heap to themselves     
teachers1  having itching ears1--the    
plague that once ,god threatened to     
rebellious  ,israel 7,deut #bh3bg7--;and
 be turned unto fables4 ,much like this 
is  that in the ,acts of the ,apostles1 
',for ,i know this1 that after my       
departing shall grievous wolves enter in
 among you1 not sparing the  flock4     
,also of your own selves shall men      

arise1 speaking perverse  things1 to    
draw away disciples after them4         
,therefore watch1 and  remember1 that by
 the space of three years1 ,i ceased not
 to warn  every one night and day with  
tears' 7,acts #bj3bi-ca7    ,this evil  
then is to be prevented3--by a diligent 
watchfulness in  ministers2--,by a      
diligent preaching the word of the      
,lord2--and1 ,by  sound and close       
rebukes1 reproofs1 and exhortations to  
those in  whosoever the least there     
appears any swerving or turning aside   
from the gospel4 ,the ministers of the  
gospel have each of them all  that      
authority that belongs to their calling 
and office1 and need  not to stay for   
power from men to put the laws of       
,christ in his  church into due and full
 execution 7,titus #b3ae74 ,this        
'remnant  of ,jacob shall be in the     
midst of many people as a dew from the  
,lord1--that tarrieth not for man1 nor  
waiteth for the sons of men'  7,micah   
#e3g74 ,therefore he adds1 ',watch thou 

in all things1 endure  afflictions1' if 
thou shouldst be opposed in thy work1   
'do the work  of an evangelist1 make    
full proof of thy ministry' 7#b ,tim    
#d3e74a  ,how our time-serving and      
self-saving ministers will salve their  
conscience from the stroke that ,god's  
,word will one day give them1  and how  
they will stand before the judgment-seat
 to render an  account of this their    
doings1 let them see to it2 surely ,god 
will  require it of their hand6    ,but1
 ,o ,timothy1 do thou be diligent1 do   
thou watch in all things1  do thou      
endure affliction1 do thou the work of  
an evangelist1 make  thou full proof of 
thy ministry1 'for ,i am not ready to be
 offered1'  c4 ,the words1 then1 of my  
text are a reason of this exhortation   
to ,timothy1 that he should continue    
watchful1 and abide faithful  in his    
calling4 ',for ,i am now ready to be    
offered'2 that is1 to be  put to death  
for the gospel4    ,hence then learn two
 things1    ,first1 ,that the murders   

and outrage that our brethren suffer at 
the  hands of wicked men should not     
discourage those that live1 from a  full
 and faithful performance of their duty 
to ,god and man1 whatever  may be the   
consequence thereof4 ,or thus1 when we  
see our brethren  before us fall to the 
earth by death1 through the violence of 
the  enemies of ,god1 for their holy and
 ,christian profession1 we should  covet
 to make good their ground against them1
 though our turn  should be the next4   
,we should valiantly do in this matter1 
as is  the custom of soldiers in war2   
take great care that the ground be      
maintained1 and the front kept full and 
complete4 ',thou1 therefore1'  saith    
,paul1 'endure hardness as a good       
soldier of ,jesus ,christ'  7#b ,tim    
#b3c74 ,and in another place1 ,we should
 not be moved by these  afflictions1 but
 endure by resisting even unto blood 7#a
 ,thess #c3c74  ,wherefore ,paul saith  
again1 ',be not thou therefore ashamed  
of the  testimony of our ,lord1 nor of  

me1 his prisoner2 but be thou partaker  
of the afflictions of the gospel1       
according to the power of ,god'  7#b    
,tim #a3h74 ,thus let the spirit of     
,moses rest upon ,joshua 7,num  #bg3bj71
 and the spirit of ,elijah rest upon    
,elisha 7#b ,kings #b3ae74  ,stand up1  
therefore1 like valiant worthies1 as the
 ministers of my  ,god1 and fly not     
every man to his own1 while the cause1  
and ways1  and brethren of our ,lord are
 buffeted and condemned by the world4   
,and remember1 that those that keep the 
charge of the ,lord when  most go       
a-whoring from under their ,god1 they1  
when he turns the  captivity of his     
people1 shall be counted worthy to come 
nigh unto  him1 'to offer the fat and   
the blood1 saith the ,lord ,god4' ,but  
for the rest1 though they may yet stand 
before the people1 because  they stood  
before them in a way of idolatry1 yet it
 shall not be  to their honour1 nor to  
their comfort2 but to their shame1 as   
the  same scripture saith 7,eze         

#dd3aj-af74    #a4 ,let this therefore  
smite with conviction those that1 in    
this  day of ,jacob's trouble1 have been
 false with ,god1 his cause1 and        
people3 ,i say1 those first and         
especially as the chief ringleaders  of 
this cowardliness1 who have done it     
against light1 profession1  and         
resolutions4 ,behold1 thou hast sinned  
against the ,lord1 and be  sure thy sins
 will find thee out2 and though thou    
mayest now have  as a judgment of ,god  
upon thee1 thy right eye darkened that  
thou  mayest not see1 yet awakening time
 will overtake thee1 and that too       
between the straits1 when he will show  
thee1 to the great confusion  of thy    
face1 and the amazement of them that    
behold thee1 how great  an affront he   
counts it to be left by thee1 in a day  
when his  truth is cast down to the     
ground 7,rom #aa3aj74 ,i have often     
thought  of that prophet that went down 
from ,judah to ,bethel1 to prophesy     
against the idolatry that was there set 

up by the ,king2 who1 because  he kept  
not the commandment of ,god1 but did eat
 and drink in that  place1 at the       
persuasion of a lying prophet1 was met  
at last by a  lion1 who slew him there  
in the way1 where his carcase was made a
  spectacle of ,god to passengers 7#a   
,kings #ac74 ,if thou be spiritual1     
judge what ,i say2 and think not to be  
one of that number that shall  have the 
harps of ,god1 when ,god appears for    
,zion1 and that shall  sing that song of
 ,moses1 and also the song of the ,lamb2
 for that  is only for those who have   
fought the godly fight1 and gotten the  
victory over the beast1 his image1 mark1
 number1 and name4    #b4 ,let this also
 be an awe to thee1 who hast hankerings 
to do as  the other3 ,beware1 and       
remember ,judas1 and the end ,god       
brought upon  him2 he will not always   
bear such things2 these times have      
showed  us already that he beholds them 
with great dislike2 why should  thou    
hang up in chains as a terror to all    

that know thee8 ,and never  object that 
some have done it1 and yet are at peace 
in their souls2  for peace in a sinful  
course is one of the greatest of curses4
  ,and 'the man that wandereth out of   
the way of understanding shall  remain  
in the congregation of the dead' 7,prov 
#ba3f74    ,second4 ,the ,second thing  
to be learned from these words1 as they 
have a relation to them going before1 is
 encouragement to those  that are yet in
 the storm2 and that from three great   
arguments4    #a4 ,paul's peace and     
comfort now at the time of his death1   
which he  signifieth to ,timothy by     
these three expressions1 ',i have fought
  a good fight--,i have finished my     
course--,i have kept the faith4'    #b4 
,by the blessed reward he should have   
for his labour from ,christ  in another 
world1 together with all those that love
 the appearing  of the ,lord1 at 'that  
great and notable day4'    #c4 ,that now
 his last act should not be inferior to 
any act he did  for ,god1 while he was  

alive and preached in the world2 for his
  body should now be an offering1 a     
sacrifice well-pleasing to ,god4  ,to   
all which ,i shall speak something in my
 discourse upon these  words2 and1      
therefore1 to come to them3    ',i ,,am 
,,now ,,ready ,,to ,,be ,,offered4'     
,in these words we have to inquire into 
two things4 ,,first4 ,what it  is to be 
'offered4' ,,second4 ,what it is to be  
'ready to be offered  up4' ',i am now   
ready to be offered4'    ,,what ,,it    
,,is ,,to ,,be ,,offered4    ,,first4   
,for the first of these4 ,paul1 by      
saying he was 'to be offered1'  alludeth
 to some of the sacrifices that of old  
were under the law2  and thereby        
signifieth to ,timothy that his death   
and martyrdom  for the gospel should be 
both sweet in the nostrils of ,god1 and 
of  great profit to his church in this  
world2 for so were the sacrifices  of   
old4 ,paul1 therefore1 lifts his eyes up
 higher than simply to  look upon death1
 as it is the common fate of men2 and he

 had good  reason to do it1 for his     
death was violent2 it was also for      
,christ1  and for his church and truth2 
and it is usual with ,paul thus to set  
out the suffering of the saints1 which  
they undergo for the name  and testimony
 of ,jesus4 ,yea1 he will have our      
prayers a sacrifice2  our praises1      
thanksgiving1 and mortification1        
sacrifices2 almsdeed1  and the offering 
up of the ,gentiles1 sacrifices1 being  
sanctified  by the ,holy ,ghost2 and    
here his death also must be for a       
sacrifice1  and an acceptable offering  
to ,god 7,heb #ac3ae1af2 ,rom #ab3a1b1  
#ae3af74    ,peter also saith1 ,we are  
priests 'to offer up spiritual          
sacrifices  acceptable to ,god by ,jesus
 ,christ' 7#a ,peter #b3e74 ,of which   
sacrifices1 it seems by ,paul1 the death
 of a ,christian for ,jesus'  sake must 
needs be counted one4 ,besides1 ,paul   
further insinuates this  by some other  
sentences in his epistles2 as by that in
 the epistle  to the ,colossians1 where 

he saith1 ',i now rejoice in my         
sufferings  for you1 and fill up that   
which is behind of the afflictions  of  
,christ in my flesh1 for his body's     
sake1 which is the church'  7,col       
#a3bd74 ,not by way of merit1 for so    
,christ alone1 and that by  once being  
offered himself1 hath perfected for ever
 them that are  sanctified 7,heb        
#aj3aj-ad74 ,but his meaning is1 that as
 ,christ was  offered in sacrifice for  
his church as a ,saviour1 so ,paul would
  offer himself as a sacrifice for      
,christ's church1 as a saint1 as a      
minister1 and one that was counted      
faithful4 ',yea1' saith he1 'and  if ,i 
be offered upon the sacrifice and       
service of your faith1 ,i  joy and      
rejoice with you all' 7,phil #b3ag74    
,this1 then1 teacheth us  several things
 worthy our consideration4    ,first4   
,that the blood of the saints1 that they
 lose for his name1  is a sweet savour  
to ,god4 ,and so saith the ,holy ,ghost1
 ',precious  in the sight of the ,lord  

is the death of his saints' 7,psa       
#aaf3ae74  ,and again1 ',he shall redeem
 their soul from deceit and violence1   
and precious shall their blood be in his
 sight' 7,psa #gb3ad74    ,second4      
,those that suffer for ,christ are of   
great benefit to his  church1 as the    
sacrifices of old were confirming and   
strengthening  to ,israel2 wherefore    
,paul saith1 his bonds encouraged his   
brethren1  and made them much more bold 
in the way of ,god to speak his word    
without fear 7,phil #a3ad74    ,third4  
,the sufferings1 or offering of the     
saints in sacrifice1 it  is of great use
 and advantage to the gospel2 of use1 ,i
 say1 many  ways4 7#a47 ,the blood of   
the saints defends it2 7#b47 confirmeth 
it2  and 7#c47 redeemeth that thereof   
that hath been lost in antichristian    
darkness4    #a4 ,they do thereby defend
 and preserve it from those that would  
take it from us1 or from those that     
would impose another upon us4  ',i am   
set1' saith ,paul1 'for the defence of  

the gospel1' and my  sufferings have    
fallen out for the furtherance of it    
7,phil #a3ag74  ,that is1 it hath not   
only continued to hold its ground1 but  
hath  also got more by my contentions1  
sufferings1 and hazards for it4    #b4  
,it confirms it2 and this is part of the
 meaning of ,paul in those  large       
relations of his sufferings for ,christ1
 saying1 ',are they  ministers of       
,christ8 ,i speak as a fool1 ,i am      
more--in prisons more  frequent1' c42 as
 he saith again1 and these things ',i do
 for the  gospel's sake4' ,and again1   
,that the truth of the 'gospel might be 
continued with you4' ,so again1 ',i     
suffer1' saith he1 in the gospel  'as an
 evil-doer even unto bonds1 but the word
 of ,god is not bound2  yea1' saith he1 
'therefore ,i endure all things for the 
elect's sake'  7#b ,tim #b3i1aj74 ,that 
is1 that the gospel may be preserved    
entire1  that the souls that are yet    
unborn may have the benefit of it1 with 
eternal glory4    #c4 ,the sufferings of

 the saints are of a redeeming virtue2  
for1 by  their patient enduring and     
losing their blood for the word1 they   
recover the truths of ,god that have    
been buried in ,antichristian  rubbish1 
from that soil and slur that thereby    
hath for a long time  cleaved unto them2
 wherefore it is said1 ,they overcame   
him1 the  beast1 'by the blood of the   
,lamb1 and by the word of their         
testimony1  and they loved not their    
lives unto the death' 7,rev #ab3aa74    
,they  overcame him2 that is1 they      
recovered the truth from under his      
aspersions1 and delivered it from all   
its enemies4 ,david saith1  ',the words 
of the ,lord are--as silver tried in a  
furnace of earth1  purified seven times'
 7,psa #ab3f74 ,what is this furnace of 
earth but  the body of the saints of    
,god1 in which the ,word is tried1 as by
  fire in persecution1 yea1 'purified   
seven times'2 that is1 brought  forth at
 last by the death of the ,christians in
 its purity before  the world4 ,how hath

 the headship and lordship of ,christ1  
with  many other doctrines of ,god1 been
 taken away from the ,pope by the       
sufferings of our brethren before us8   
,while their flesh did fry in  the      
flames1 the ,word of ,god was cleansed1 
and by such means purified  in these    
their earthen furnaces1 and so delivered
 to us4 ,the lamps  of ,gideon were then
 discovered when his soldiers' pitchers 
were  broken2 if our pitchers were broke
 for the ,lord and his gospel's  sake1  
those lamps will then be discovered that
 before lay hid and  unseen 7,judg      
#g3ae-bb74 ,much use might be made of   
this good doctrine4    ,learn thus      
much3--    #a4 ,learn ,the judgment that
 is made of our sufferings by carnal    
men is nothing at all to be heeded2 they
 see not the glory that  is wrapped up  
in our cause1 nor the innocence and     
goodness of our  conscience in our      
enduring of these afflictions2 they     
judge according  to the flesh1 according
 to outward appearance4 ,for so1 indeed1

 we  seem to lie under contempt1 and to 
be in a disgraceful condition2  but all 
things here are converted to another use
 and end4 ,that  which is contemptible  
when persons are guilty1 is honourable  
when  persons are clear2 and that which 
brings shame when persons are  buffeted 
for their faults1 is thankworthy in     
those that endure  grief1 suffering     
wrongfully 7#a ,peter #b3ai-bb74 ,though
 to suffer  for sin be the token of     
,god's displeasure1 yet to those that   
suffer  for righteousness1 it is a token
 of greatest favour2 wherefore matter   
not how the world doth esteem of thee   
and thy present distress1  that thou    
bearest with patience for ,god and his  
,word2 but believe  that those things   
that are both shame and dishonour to    
others1 are  glory and honour to thee   
7#b ,thess #a3d-aj74 ,o for a man to be 
able  to say1 ',for the hope of ,israel 
,i am bound with this chain' 7,acts     
#bh3bj74 ,it makes his face to shine    
like the face of an angel1 and  his lips

 to drop like the honey-comb 7,cant     
#d3aa74    #b4 ,we learn also from      
hence1 the reason why some in days      
before us  have made light of the rage  
of the world2 but they have laughed at  
destruction when it cometh 7,job        
#e3ba1bb74 ,and have gone forth to  meet
 the armed men2 and with ,job's         
war-horse1 'mocketh at fear1  and is not
 affrighted1 neither turneth he back    
from the sword2 the  quiver rattleth    
against him1 the glittering spear and   
the shield1  he said among the trumpets1
 ,ha1 ha' 7,job #ci3bb1be74 ,it hath    
been  their ,god's fearers glory to     
suffer for ,christ2 as it is said of    
the saints of old1 'they departed from  
the presence of the counsel1  rejoicing 
that they were counted worthy to suffer 
shame for his  name' 7,acts #e3da74 ,as 
,paul also saith1 'most gladly ,i will1'
 mark1  'most gladly1 rather glory in   
mine infirmities1 that the power of     
,christ may rest upon me' 7#b ,cor      
#ab3i1aj74 ,therefore ,i take pleasure  

in infirmities1 in reproaches1 in       
necessities1 in persecutions1 in        
distresses1 for ,christ's sake1 c4 ,let 
those that suffer for theft  and murder 
hang down their heads like a bulrush1   
and carry it like  those that are going 
to hanging2 but let those whose trials  
are  for the ,word of ,god know1 by     
these very things they are dignified4   
#c4 ,learn also in this to be confident1
 that thy sufferings have  their sound  
and a voice before ,god and men4 ,first1
 ,before ,god1 to  provoke him to       
vengeance1 'when he maketh inquisition  
for blood'  7,psa #i3ab2 ,gen #d3i-aa74 
,the blood of ,abel cried until it      
brought down  wrath upon ,cain2 and so  
did the blood of ,christ and his        
apostles1  till it had laid ,jerusalem  
upon heaps4 ,secondly1 ,thy blood will  
also have a voice before men1 and that  
possibly for their good4  ,the faithful 
,christian1 in his patient suffering1   
knows not what  work he may do for ,god2
 who knows but thy blood may be so      

remembered  by thy children1 neighbours1
 and enemies1 as to convince them  thou 
wert for the truth8 ,yea1 who knows but 
their thoughts of thy  resolution for   
,christ1 in thy resisting unto blood1   
may have so  good an effect upon some1  
as to persuade them to close with his   
ways8 ,the three children in the fiery  
furnace made ,nebuchadnezzar  cry out   
there was no ,god like theirs6 ,indeed1 
this is hard labour1  but be content1   
the dearer thou payest for it to win the
 souls of  others1 the greater will be  
thy crown1 when the ,lord1 the righteous
  ,judge1 shall appear2 and in the      
meanwhile1 thy death shall be as  a     
sacrifice pleasing to ,god and his      
saints4    ,,what ,,it ,,is ,,to ,,be   
,,now ,,ready ,,to ,,be ,,offered4      
,,second4 ,the second thing that ,i     
would inquire into is this3 ,what  it is
 to be 'ready to be offered up'8 ,or how
 we should understand  this word        
'ready'3 ',i am now ready to be offered 
up4' ,which ,i think  may be understood 

three manner of ways4    ,first4 ,with  
respect to that readiness that was      
continually in the  heart of those that 
hated him1 to destroy him with his      
doctrines2  ,second4 ,or it may be      
understood with respect to the readiness
 of  this blessed apostle's mind1 his   
being ready and willing always to       
embrace the cross for the word's sake2  
or1 ,third4 ,we may very well           
understand it that he had done his work 
for ,god in this world1 and  therefore  
was ready to be gone4    ,readiness of  
enemies to destroy the apostle and his  
doctrine4    ,first4 ,for the first of  
these3 ,the enemies of ,god and his     
truth1  they never want will and malice 
to oppose the ,word of ,god2 they  are  
also always so far forth in readiness to
 murder and slaughter  the saints1 as   
the prophet cries to ,jerusalem1        
',behold the princes  of ,israel1 every 
one were in thee to their power to shed 
blood' 7,eze  #bb3f71 that is1 they had 
will and malice always at hand to oppose

  the upright in heart4 ,and therefore  
our ,lord ,jesus saith1 'they  are they 
that kill the body'2 he doth not say    
they can do it as  relating to their    
will1 and their custom1 if let loose2   
and we may  understand thereby that it  
is no more to them to kill the people   
of ,god1 than it is to butchers to kill 
sheep and oxen4 ,for though  it be      
indeed a truth that ,god's hand is      
always safe upon the hilt  of their     
sword1 yet by them we are killed all the
 day long1 and  accounted as sheep for  
the slaughter 7,psa #dd3bb2 ,rom #h3cf74
 ,that is1  in their desires always1 as 
well as by their deeds1 when they are   
let loose1 as ,paul's kinsman said to   
the captain1 ',there lie in wait  for   
him of them more than forty men1 which  
have bound themselves  with a curse1#b  
that they will neither eat nor drink    
till they  have killed him2 and now are 
they ready1 looking for a promise from  
thee' 7,acts #bc3ab1ac1ba74 ,and hence  
it is1 that by the ,word they  are      

called dragons1 lions1 bears1 wolves1   
leopards1 dogs1 and the  like2 all which
 are beasts of prey1 and delight to live
 by the  death of others4#c ,paul       
therefore seeing and knowing that this  
readiness was in his enemies to pour out
 his bowels to the earth1  he cried out 
to ,timothy1 saying1 'make thou full    
proof of thy  ministry1 for' ,i am now  
ready to be slain2 ',i am now ready to  
be  offered' 7#b ,tim #d3e1f74 ,these   
words thus understood may be useful     
many ways4    #a4 ,to show us we live1  
not because of any good nature or       
inclination  that is in our enemies     
towards us2 for they1 as to their wills1
  are ready to destroy us2 but they are 
in the hand of ,god1 in whose  hand is  
also our times 7,psa #ca3ae74           
,wherefore1 though by the will  of our  
enemies1 we are always delivered to     
death1 yet 'behold we  live' 7#b ,cor   
#f3i74 ,therefore in this sense it may  
be said1 ',where  is the fury of the    
oppressor8' ,it is not in his power to  

dispose of1  therefore here it may be   
said again1 he is not 'ready to destroy'
  7,isa #ea3ac74 ,the cup that ,god's   
people in all ages have drank of1  even 
the cup of affliction and persecution1  
it is not in the hand  of the enemy1 but
 in the hand of ,god2 and he1 not they1 
poureth out  of the same 7,psa #ge3h74  
,so that they1 with all their raging    
waves1  have banks and bounds set to    
them1 by which they are limited within  
their range1 as the bear is by his      
chain4 ',surely the wrath of men  shall 
praise thee1 the remainder of wrath thou
 shalt restrain' 7,psa  #gf3aj2 ,job    
#ch3aj1aa74    #b4 ,this should         
encourage us not to forsake the way of  
our ,lord  ,jesus1 when threatened by   
our adversaries1 because they are in his
  chain3 indeed they are ready in their 
wills to destroy us2 but as  to power   
and liberty to do it1 that is not at all
 with them2 who  would fear to go1 even 
by the very nose of a lion1 if his chain
  would not suffer him to hurt us4#d ,it

 is too much below the spirit  of a     
,christian to fear a man that shall die 
7,isa #ea3ab1ac74 ,and  they that have  
so done1 have forgotten the ,lord their 
,maker1 who  preserveth the hairs of our
 head 7,luke #ab3g74 ,yea1 let me tell  
you he that so doth1 he feareth to trust
 the ,lord with his life1  estate1 and  
concernments1 and chooseth rather to    
trust to himself1  and that too out of  
,god's way2 and though such persons may 
lick  themselves whole now1 while they  
are fallen and senseless1 they  must    
count for these things again1 and then  
they shall see that fear  of men1 and to
 be ashamed of ,christ1 will load them  
with no light  burden4 ,also1 it is an  
uncomely thing for any man in his       
profession  to be in and out with the   
times2 and to do this when winked at  by
 men1 that they would not do if they    
frowned4 ,do such fear ,god8  nay1 they 
fear the fear of men1 when they should  
sanctify the ,lord  himself1 and let him
 be their dread1 and let him be their   

fear 7,isa  #h3ab1ac74    #c4 ,let the  
readiness that is in the enemies of ,god
 to destroy1  provoke thee to make ready
 also1 as ,i said a little before2 go   
out  to meet the armed men2 ',david ran 
to meet ,goliath'2 rub up man1#e  put on
 thy harness1 'put on the whole armour  
of ,god1 that thou  mayest be ready1' as
 well as thy adversaries1 as blessed    
,paul was  here1 ',i am now ready to be 
offered1 and the time of my departure   
is at hand' 7#a ,sam #ag3df-dh74 ,but   
because this will fall in fittest  under
 the second head1 ,i shall1 therefore1  
discourse of it there4    ,the readiness
 ,,in ,,mind of the blessed apostle to  
suffer4    ,second4 ,the second thing   
considered in the words is this1 that to
  be ready might be understood with     
respect to the blessed apostle's  mind1 
that was graciously brought over into a 
willingness to embrace  the cross for   
the ,word's sake2 and thus in other     
places he himself  expounds it4 ',i am  
ready1' saith he1 'not to be bound only1

 but also  to die at ,jerusalem for the 
name of the ,lord ,jesus' 7,acts        
#ba3ac74  ,that also implies as much    
where he saith1 ',neither count ,i my   
life  dear unto myself1 so that ,i might
 finish my course with joy1 and  the    
ministry which ,i have received of the  
,lord ,jesus1 to testify  the gospel of 
the grace of ,god' 7,acts #bj3bd74 ,as  
the enemies1  then1 were ready and      
willing in their hearts1 so he was ready
 and  willing in his4 ,this man was like
 to those mighty men of ,solomon1  that 
were ready prepared for the war1 and    
waited on the king1 fit  to be sent at  
any time upon the most sharp and        
pinching service 7#b  ,chron #ag3ab-ai74
 ,a thing fitly becoming all the saints1
 but chiefly  those that minister in the
 word and doctrine4 ,understand the     
words  thus1 and they also teach us many
 things1 both for conviction and  for   
edification4    #a4 ,here we see that a 
,christian's heart should be unclenched 
from  this world2 for he that is ready  

to be made a sacrifice for ,christ  and 
his blessed ,word1 he must be one that  
is not entangled with the  affairs of   
this life3 how else can he please him   
who hath chosen  him to be a soldier8   
,thus was it with this blessed man2 he  
was  brought to ,god's foot with        
,abraham1 and crucified to this world   
with ,christ2 he had passed a sentence  
of death upon all earthly  pleasures and
 profits beforehand1 that they might not
 deaden his  spirit when he came to     
suffer for his profession 7#b ,tim #b3d2
 #b ,cor  #a3h1i2 ,gal #b3bj1 #f3ad74   
#b4 ,this shows us the true effects of  
unfeigned faith and love1  for they were
 the rise of this most blessed frame of 
heart2 read  #b ,corinthians #d3h-ac1   
and compare it with #b ,corinthians     
#ab3i1aj2  and men may talk what they   
will of their faith and love to the     
,lord  ,jesus1 and to his holy gospel4  
,but if they throw up their open        
profession of his name for fear of those
 that hate him1 it is  evident their    

mouths go before their hearts1 and that 
their words  are bigger than their      
graces4 ',if thou faint in the day of   
adversity1  thy strength is small1' and 
so thy faith and love 7,prov #bd3aj74   
,herein is love1 'that a man lay down   
his life for his friends'  7,john       
#ae3ac74    #c4 ,this shows us the true 
effects of a right sight and sense of   
the  sufferings that attend the gospel2 
that they shall become truly  profitable
 to those that shall bear them aright4  
,what made he  ready for8 it was for    
sufferings2 and why made he ready for   
them  but because he saw they wrought   
out for him a 'far more exceeding  and  
eternal weight of glory8' 7#b ,cor      
#d3ag74 ,this made ,moses also  spurn at
 a crown and a kingdom2 to look with a  
disdainful eye  upon all the glory of   
,egypt4 ,he saw the reward that was laid
 up in  heaven for those that suffered  
for ,christ4 ,therefore1 'he refused  to
 be called the son of ,pharaoh's        
daughter2 choosing rather to suffer     

affliction with the people of ,god than 
to enjoy the pleasures of  sin for a    
season2 esteeming the reproach of       
,christ grater riches  than the         
treasures in ,egypt3 for he had respect 
unto the recompense  of reward4 ,by     
faith he forsook ,egypt1 not fearing the
 wrath of the  king1 for he endured1 as 
seeing him who is invisible' 7,heb      
#aa3ba-bg74  ,every one cannot thus look
 upon the afflictions and temptations   
that attend the gospel2 no1 not every   
one that professeth it1 as  appears by  
their shrinking and shirking at the     
noise of the trumpet1  and alarum to    
war4 ,they can be content1 as cowards in
 a garrison1  to lie still under some   
smaller pieces of service1 as hearing   
the  ,word1 entering in1 to follow with 
loving in word and in tongue1  and the  
like2 but to 'go forth unto him without 
the camp1 bearing  his reproach1' and to
 be in jeopardy every hour for the truth
 of  the glorious gospel1 that they dare
 not do 7,heb #ac3ac2 #a ,cor #ae3cj74  

,nay1 instead of making ready with ,paul
 to engage the dragon and  his angels1  
they study how to evade and shun the    
cross of ,christ2  secretly rejoicing if
 they can but delude their conscience1  
and  make it still and quiet1 while they
 do yet unworthily 7,rev #ab3g-i74      
#d4 ,by this readiness we may discern   
who are unfeignedly willing to  find out
 that they may do the whole will of     
,god2 even those that  are already made 
willing to suffer for his sake2 they are
 still  inquiring1 ',lord1 what wouldst 
thou have me to do8' not mattering  nor 
regarding the cross and distress that   
attends it4 ',the ,holy  ,ghost         
witnesseth' to me1 saith ,paul1 that 'in
 every city1 saying  that bonds and     
afflictions abide me2 but none of these 
things move  me1 neither count ,i my    
life dear unto myself1 so that ,i may   
finish  my course with joy1' c4 7,acts  
#bj3bc1bd74 ,counting that to see and   
be doing of heavenly things1 will       
countervail all the trouble and  sorrow 

that attends them2 this therefore       
sharply rebuketh those  that can be glad
 to be ignorant of the knowledge of some
 truths1  especially of them that are   
persecuted2 still answering those that  
charge them with walking irregularly1   
that they do but according to  their    
light4 ,whereas the hearts that be full 
of love to the name  and glory of       
,christ1 will in quiet return and come2 
yea1 and be  glad1 if they find the     
words of ,god1 and will eat them with   
savour  and sweet delight1 how bitter   
soever they are to the belly3 because   
of that testimony they bind us up to    
maintain before peoples1 and  nations1  
and kings 7,rev #aj3aj1aa74 ',i am now  
ready to be offered4'    ,paul ready to 
depart1 having done his work for ,god in
 this world4    ,third4 ,the third thing
 to be considered in the words is this1 
,that  the apostle1 by saying1 ',i am   
now ready1' doth signify that now he    
had done that work that ,god had        
appointed him to do in the world4  ',i  

am now ready1' because ,i have done my  
work2 this is further  manifest by the  
following words of the text2 ',i am now 
ready to be  offered1 and the time of my
 departure is at hand'2 namely1 my time 
to depart this world4 ,the words also   
that follow are much to the  purpose1   
',i have fought a good fight1 ,i have   
finished my course1'  c41 much like that
 of our ,lord ,jesus4 ',i have finished 
the work  which thou gavest me to do'   
7,john #ag3d74 ,now then1 put all these 
things together1 namely1 that ,i am to  
be offered a sacrifice1 and  for this my
 enemies are ready1 my heart is also    
ready2 and because  ,i have done my     
work1 ,i am therefore every way ready4  
,this is a frame  and condition that    
deserveth not only to stand in the ,word
 of ,god  for ,paul's everlasting       
praise1 but to be a provoking argument  
to  all that read or hear thereof1 to   
follow the same steps4 ,i shall         
therefore1 to help it forward1 according
 to grace received1 draw  one conclusion

 from the words1 and speak a few words  
to it4 ,the  conclusion is this3 ,that  
it is the duty and wisdom of those that 
fear ,god so to manage their time and   
work that he hath allotted  unto them1  
that they may not have part of their    
work to do when  they should be         
departing the world4    ,,the           
,,christian',s ,,duty ,,and ,,wisdom    
,,to ,,be ,,thus ,,ready4    ,this truth
 ,i might further urge from the very    
words of the text1  they being written  
on purpose by ,paul to stir up ,timothy 
and all  the godly to press hard after  
this very thing4 ,but to pass that1  and
 to mind you of some other scriptures   
that press it hard as a  duty1 and then 
to proceed to some few examples of the  
wise and most  eminent saints4 ,which   
when ,i have done ,i shall1 #a4 ,show   
you reason  for it4 #b4 ,give you       
encouragement to it4 #c4 ,press it with 
several  motives4 #d4 ,make some use and
 application of the whole1 and so       
conclude4    ,that this is the duty and 

wisdom of those that fear ,god1 you may 
see by ,christ's exhortation to         
watchfulness1 and to prepare for  his   
second coming2 ',therefore be ye also   
ready2 for in an hour as  ye think not1 
the ,son of man cometh' 7,matt #bd3dd74 
,these words1  as they are spoken to    
stir up the godly to be ready to meet   
their  ,lord at his coming1 so because  
the godly must meet him as well in  his 
judgments and providences here1 as at   
his personal appearing  at the last day2
 therefore they should be diligent to be
 fitting  themselves to meet him in all 
such dispensations4 ',and because1'     
saith ,god1 ',i will do this unto thee2 
prepare to meet thy ,god1 ,o  ,israel'  
7,amos #d3ab74 ,now death is one of the 
most certain of those  dispensations2   
yea1 and such1 that it leaveth to those 
no help at  all1 or means to perform for
 ever1 that which1 shouldst thou want   
it1 that is lacking to thy work4        
,wherefore ,solomon also doth press  us 
to this very work1 and that from this   

consideration1 'whatsoever  thy hand    
findeth to do1 do it with thy might1 for
 there is no work1  nor device1 nor     
knowledge1 nor wisdom1 in the grave1    
whither thou  goest' 7,eccl #i3aj74     
,baulk nothing of thy duty1 neither     
defer to  do it2 for thou art in thy way
 to thy grave1 and there thou canst  not
 finish ought that by neglect thou      
leavest undone2 therefore be  diligent  
while life lasts4#f    ,another         
scripture is that in ,peter's epistle to
 those that were  scattered abroad4     
',seeing1' saith he1 'that ye look for  
such things1  be diligent1 that ye may  
be found of him in peace1' c4 7#b ,peter
  #c3ad74 ,he is there discoursing of   
the coming of ,christ to judgment1  as  
,christ also was in the other2 and from 
the certainty and dread  of that day he 
doth press them on to a continual       
diligence1 and is  to be understood as  
that of ,paul to ,timothy1 a diligent   
watching  in all things1 that as he     
saith again1 they may stand complete in 

all the will of ,god1 not lacking this  
or that of that work which  was given   
them to do of ,god and this world 7#b   
,tim #d3e74 ,much might  be said for the
 further proof of this duty2 but to give
 you some  examples of the godly men of 
old1 whereby it will appear1 that as  it
 is our duty to do it so it is also our 
wisdom4 ,and hence1    ,it is said of   
,enoch1 that he 'walked with ,god' 7,gen
 #e3bb71 and  of ,noah1 that he was     
faithful in his generation1 and also    
'walked  with ,god' 7,gen #f3i74 ,that  
is1 they kept touch#g with him1 still   
keeping up to the work and duty that    
every day required2 not doing  their    
duty by fits and by starts1 but in a    
fervent spirit they  served the ,lord4  
,so again it is said of ,abraham1 that  
his work was  to walk before ,god in a  
way of faith and self-denial1 which he  
with  diligence performed4 ,and         
therefore the ,holy ,ghost saith1 he    
'died  in a good old age' 7,gen #be3h72 
thereby insinuating that he made  both  

ends meet#h together1 the end of his    
work with the end of his  days1 and so  
came to his grave1 'in a full age1 as a 
shock of corn  cometh in in his season' 
7,job #e3bf74 ,jacob also1 when he      
blessed  his sons1 as he lay upon his   
death-bed before them1 doth sweetly     
comfort himself with this1 after all his
 toil and travel1 saying1  ',i have     
waited for thy salvation1 ,o ,lord1'#i  
as if he had said1  ,lord1 ,i have      
faithfully walked before thee in the    
days of my  pilgrimage1 through the help
 and power of thy grace2 and now having 
nothing to do but to die1 ,i lie waiting
 for thy coming to gather  me up to     
thyself and my father3 so1 when he 'had 
made an end of  commanding his sons1'   
now his bottom was wound1#aj 'he        
gathered up  his feet into the bed1 and 
yielded up the ghost1 and was gathered  
unto his people' 7,gen #di3ah-cc74      
,caleb and ,joshua are said to be  men  
of excellent spirit1 because they were  
faithful in this their  work 7,num      

#ad3bd74 ,david was eminent this way1   
and had done his work  before his       
death-day came3 ',after he had served   
his own generation  by the will of      
,god1' then he 'fell on sleep' 7,acts   
#ac3cf74 ,which in  the ,old ,testament 
is signified by three passages1 #a4 ,by 
his losing  his heat before his death1  
thereby showing his work for ,god was   
done1 he now only waited to die4 #b4 ,by
 that passage1 'these are  the last     
words of ,david1' even the wind up of   
all the doctrines of  that sweet        
psalmist of ,israel 7#b ,sam #bc3a1b74  
#c4 ,that in the ,psalms  is very       
significant1 ',the prayers of ,david the
 son of ,jesse are  ended' 7,psa        
#gb3bj74 ,in the whole1 they all do     
doubtless speak forth  this in the main1
 that ,david made great conscience of   
walking with  ,god1 by labouring to     
drive his work before him1 that his work
 and  life might meet together3 for that
 indeed is a good man's wisdom4  ,job   
had great conscience also as to this    

very thing1 as witness  both ,god's     
testimony and his own conscience for him
 7,job #a3h1 #ca74  ,elijah had brought 
his work to that issue that he had but  
to anoint  ,hazael to be king of        
,assyria1 ,jehu to be king of ,israel1  
and ,elisha  prophet in his room1 and   
then to be caught up into heaven 7#a    
,kings  #ai3ae1af74 ,what shall ,i say8 
,i might come to ,hezekiah1             
,jehoshaphat1  ,josias2 with old ,simeon
 also1 whose days were lengthened       
chiefly1  not because he was behind with
 ,god and his conscience as to his  work
 for ,god in the world1 but to see with 
his eyes now at last  the ,lord's       
,christ3 a sweet forefitting for death6 
,zacharias1 with  ,elizabeth his wife1  
that good old couple also1 how tender   
and  doubtful were they in this matter1 
to walk 'in all the commandments  and   
ordinances of the ,lord1' in a blessed  
blameless way6 7,luke  #a3f1 #b3be74    
,their son also is not to be left out1  
who rather than  he would be put out of 

his way1 and hindered from fulfilling   
his  course1 would venture the loss of  
the love of a king1 and the loss  of his
 head for a word 7,mark #f3ag1ah74 ,all 
these1 with many more1  are as so many  
mighty arguments for the praise of that 
,i asserted  before1 to wit1 that it is 
the duty and wisdom of those that fear  
,god1 so to manage their time and work1 
that he hath here allotted  unto them1  
that they may not have part of their    
work to do when they  should be         
departing this world4 ,i might urge also
 many reasons to  enforce this truth    
upon you1 as1    ,reasons to enforce    
this duty4    ,first4 ,otherwise1 the   
great and chief design of ,god in       
sending us  into the world1 especially  
in converting us and possessing our     
souls  with gifts and graces1 and many  
other benefits1 that we might here  be  
to the glory of his grace1 is as much as
 in us lies1 frustrate  and             
disappointed4 ',this people have ,i     
formed for myself1' saith  he1 'they    

shall show forth my praise' 7,isa       
#dc3ba73 and so again1  'ye have not    
chosen me1 but ,i have chosen you1 and  
ordained you that  ye should go and     
bring forth fruit1 and that your fruit  
should  remain' 7,john #ae3af74 ,god    
never intended1 when he covered thy     
nakedness with the righteousness of his 
dear ,son1 and delivered thee  from the 
condemning power of sin and the law1    
that thou shouldst  still live as do    
those who know not ,god4 ',this ,i say  
therefore1'  saith ,paul1 'and testify  
in the ,lord2 that ye henceforth walk   
not  as other ,gentiles1 in the vanity  
of their mind' 7,eph #d3ag74 ,what1  a  
,christian1 and live as does the world8 
7,john #ag3af74 ,a ,christian1  and     
spend thy time1 thy strength1 and parts1
 for things that perish  in the using8  
,remember1 man1 if the grace of ,god    
hath taken hold  of thy soul1 thou art a
 man of another world1 and indeed a     
subject  of another and more noble      
kingdom1 the kingdom of ,god1 which is  

the  kingdom of the gospel1 of grace1 of
 faith and righteousness1 and  the      
kingdom of heaven hereafter 7,rom       
#ad3af-ah74 ,in these things  thou      
shouldst exercise thyself2 not making   
heavenly things which ,god  hath        
bestowed upon thee to stoop to things   
that are of the world1  but rather here 
beat down thy body1 mortify thy members2
 hoist up  thy mind to the things that  
are above1 and practically hold forth   
before all the world that blessed word  
of life 7#a ,cor #i3bf1bg74  ,this1 ,i  
say1 is ,god's design2 this is the      
tendency1 the natural  tendency of every
 grace of ,god bestowed upon thee3 and  
herein is  our ,father glorified1 that  
we bring forth much fruit 7,col #c3a-d2 
,john #ae3h74    ,second4 ,a second     
reason why ,christians should so manage 
their  time and the work that ,god hath 
appointed them to do for his name  in   
this world1 that they may not have part 
thereof to do when they  should be      
departing this world1 it is because1 if 

they do not1  dying will be a hard work 
with them especially if ,god awakeneth  
them about their neglect of their duty  
7#a ,cor #aa3cj-cb74 ,the way  of ,god  
with his people is to visit their sins  
in this life2 and  the worst time for   
thee to be visited for them1 is when thy
 life  is smitten down1 as it were to   
the dust of death1 even when all        
natural infirmities break in like a     
flood upon thee1 sickness1  fainting1   
pains1 wearisomeness1 and the like2 now 
,i say1 to be  charged also with the    
neglect of duty1 when in no capacity to 
do  it2 yea1 perhaps so feeble1 as      
scarce able to abide to hear thy        
dearest friend in this life speak to    
thee2 will not this make dying  hard4   
,yea1 when thou shalt seem both in thine
 own eyes1 as also  in the eyes of      
others1 to fall short of the kingdom of 
heaven for  this and the other          
transgression1 will not this make dying 
hard8  7,heb #d3a1b74 ,david found it   
hard1 when he cried1 ',o spare me'  a   

little1 'that ,i may recover strength   
before ,i go hence1 and be  no more'    
7,psa #ci3ac74 ,david at this time was  
chastened for some  iniquity2 yea1      
brought for his folly to the doors of   
the shadow of  death4 ,but here he could
 not enter without great distress of    
mind2  wherefore he cries out for       
respite and time to do the will of      
,god1 and the work allotted to him4 ,so 
again1 ',the sorrows of death  compassed
 me1 and the pains of hell gat hold upon
 me2 ,i found  trouble and sorrow3 then 
called ,i upon the name of the ,lord4'  
,ay1  this will make thee cry1 though   
thou be as good as ,david6 ,wherefore   
learn by his sorrow1 as he himself also 
learned1 at last1 to serve  his own     
generation by the will of ,god1 before  
he fell asleep4 ,god  can tell how to   
pardon thy sins1 and yet make them such 
a bitter  thing1 and so heavy a burden  
to thee1 that thou wouldst not1 if  thou
 wast but once distressed with it1 come 
there again for all this  world1 ,ah6 it

 is easy with him to have this pardon in
 his bosom1  when yet he is breaking all
 thy bones1 and pouring out thy gall    
upon the ground2 yea1 to show himself   
then unto thee in so dreadful  a        
majesty1 that heaven and earth shall    
seem to thee to tremble at  his         
presence6 ,let then the thoughts of this
 prevail with thee1 as  a reason of     
great weight to provoke thee to study to
 manage thy  time and work in wisdom    
while thou art well4#aa    ,third4      
,another reason1 why those that fear    
,god should so manage  their time and   
work for ,god in this world1 that they  
may not have  part to do when they      
should be departing this life1 it is1   
because  loitering in thy work doth1 as 
much as in it lieth1 defer and hold     
back the second coming of our ,lord and 
,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,one  thing1   
amongst many1 that letteth#ab the       
appearing of ,christ in  the clouds of  
heaven1 is1 that his body1 with the     
several members  thereof1 are not yet   

complete and full2 they are not all yet 
come  to the knowledge of the ,son of   
,god1 'to the measure of the stature  of
 the fulness of ,christ' 7,eph #d3h-ac72
 that is1 to the complete  making up of 
his body2 for as ,peter saith1 ',the    
,lord is not  slack concerning his      
promise1 as some men count slackness1   
but is  long-suffering to us-ward1 not  
willing that any should perish1 but     
that all should come to repentance' 7#b 
,peter #c3i74 ,and so also to  the      
complete performance of all their duty  
and work they have for  ,god in this    
world4 ,and ,i say1 the faster the work 
of conversion1  repentance1 faith1      
self-denial1 and the rest of the        
,christian duties1  are performed by the
 saints in their day1 the more they make
 way  for the coming of the ,lord from  
heaven4 ,wherefore ,peter saith again1  
',seeing then that' we look for such    
things1 'what manner of persons  ought  
we to be in all holy conversation and   
godliness1 looking for1  and hasting    

unto1' or1 as it is in the margin1      
'hasting the coming  of the day of ,god1
 wherein the heavens being on fire shall
 be  dissolved1 and the elements shall  
melt with fervent heat' 7#b ,peter      
#c3aa1ab74 ,when the bride hath made    
herself ready1 'the marriage  of the    
,lamb is come' 7,rev #ai3g74 ,that is1  
the ,lord will then wait  upon the world
 no longer1 when his saints are fit to  
receive him4  ,as he said to ,lot when  
he came to burn down ,sodom1 ',haste    
thee'  to ,zoar1 'for ,i cannot do      
anything till thou be come thither'     
7,gen  #ai3bj-bb74 ,so concerning the   
great day of judgment to the world1     
which shall be also the day of          
blessedness and rest to the people  of  
,god1 it cannot come until the ,lamb's  
wife hath made herself  ready2 until all
 the saints that belong to glory are    
ready4 ,and  before ,i go further1 what 
might ,i yet say to fasten this reason  
upon the truly gracious soul8 ,what6    
wilt thou yet loiter in the work  of thy

 day8 wilt thou still be unwilling to   
hasten righteousness8  dost thou not    
know that thou by so doing deferrest the
 coming of thy  dearest ,lord8 ,besides1
 that is the day of his glory1 the day  
when  he shall come in the glory of his 
,father and of the holy angels2  and    
wilt not thou by thy diligence help it  
forwards8 ,must also the  general       
assembly and church of the first-born   
wait upon thee for  their full portions 
of glory8 ,wilt thou by thus doing      
endeavour to  keep them wrapt up still  
in the dust of the earth1 there to dwell
  with the worm and corruption8 ,the    
,lord awaken thee1 that thou mayst  see 
thy loitering doth do this1 and doth    
also hinder thy own soul  of the        
inheritance prepared for thee4#ac    #d4
 ,another reason why saints should press
 hard after a complete  performing their
 work that ,god hath allotted unto them 
is1 because1  so far forth as they fall 
short1 in that they impair their own    
glory4 ,for as the ,lord hath commanded 

his people to work for him  in this     
world1 so also he of grace hath promised
 to reward whatever  they ,christianly  
do4 ,for whatsoever good thing any man  
doth1 the  same shall he receive of the 
,lord1 whether he be bound or free4     
,yea1 he counts it unrighteousness to   
forget their work of faith  and labour  
of love1 but a righteous thing to       
recompense them for  it in the day of   
our ,lord ,jesus 7,heb #f3aj2 #b ,thess 
#a3f1g74 ,this1  well considered1 is of 
great force to prevail with those that  
are  covetous of glory1 such as ,moses  
and ,paul1 with the rest of that        
spirit4 ,as the apostle saith also to   
the saints at ,corinth1 ',be  stedfast1 
unmoveable1 always abounding in the work
 of the ,lord1  forasmuch as ye know    
that your labour is not in vain in the  
,lord'  7#a ,cor #ae3ej74    ,having    
thus given you the reasons why ,god's   
people should be  diligent in that work 
that ,god hath allotted for them to be  
doing  for him in this world1 ,i shall1 

in the next place1 give you some        
directions1 as helps to further you in  
this work4 ,and they are such  as tend  
to take away those hindrances that come 
upon thee1 either  by discouragement1 or
 by reason of hardness and benumbedness 
of  spirit2 for great hindrances        
overtake ,god's people from both these  
impediments4    ,directions1 as helps to
 further in this work4    ,first4 ,if   
thou wouldst be faithful to do that work
 that ,god hath  allotted thee to do in 
this world for his name1 labour to live 
much in the favour and sense of thy     
freedom and liberty by ,jesus  ,christ2 
that is1 keep this1 if possible1 ever   
before thee1 that  thou art a redeemed  
one1 taken out of this world1 and from  
under  the curse of the law1 out of the 
power of the devil1 c41 and placed  in a
 kingdom of grace1 and forgiveness of   
sins for ,christ's sake4  ,this is of   
absolute use in this matter2 yea1 so    
absolute1 that it  is impossible for any
 ,christian to do his word ,christianly 

without  some enjoyment of it4 ,for     
this1 in the #ast of ,luke1 is made the 
very ground of all good works1 both as  
to their nature and our  continuance in 
them2 and is also reckoned there an     
essential part  of that covenant that   
,god made with our fathers2 even 'that  
he  would grant unto us that we1 being  
delivered out of the hands of our       
enemies1 might serve him without fear1  
in holiness and righteousness1  before  
him all the days of our life' 7,luke    
#a3gd1ge74 ,and indeed1  take this away1
 and what ground can there be laid for  
any man  to persevere in good works8    
,none at all4 ,for take away grace and  
remission of sins for ,christ's sake1   
and you leave men nothing to  help them 
but the terrors of the law and judgment 
of ,god1 which1  at best1 can beget but 
a servile and slavish spirit in that man
 in  whom it dwells2 which spirit is so 
far off from being an help to  us in our
 pursuit of good works1 that it makes us
 we cannot endure  that which is        

commanded1 but1 ,israel-like1 it flieth 
from ,god even as  from the face of a   
serpent 7,heb #ab3bj2 ,exo #ai74 ,as    
,solomon saith1  ',a servant will not be
 corrected by words1 for1 though he     
understand1  he will not answer' 7,prov 
#bi3ai74 ,get thou then thy soul        
possessed  with the spirit of the ,son1 
and believe thou art set perfectly  free
 by him from whatsoever thou by sin hast
 deserved at the hand  of revenging     
justice4 ,this doctrine unlooseth thy   
bands1 takes off  thy yoke1 and lets    
thee go upright4 ,this doctrine puts    
spiritual  and heavenly inclinations    
into thy soul2 and the faith of this    
truth  doth show thee that ,god hath so 
surprised thee1 and gone beyond  thee1  
with his blessed and everlasting love1  
that thou canst not  but reckon thyself 
his debtor for ever4 ',therefore1       
brethren1 we  are debtors1 not to the   
flesh1 to live after the flesh' 7,rom   
#h3ab74  ,that argument of ,paul to     
,philemon is here true in the highest   

degree1 thou owest to ,god for his grace
 to thee1 'even thine own  self besides'
 7,phile #ai74 ,this ,paul further      
testifies1 both in the  #fth and #gth of
 the ,romans4 ,in the one he saith1 we  
are 'free from  sin'2 in the other he   
saith1 we are 'dead to the law1' that   
our  fruit might be unto holiness3 that 
we might 'bring forth fruit unto  ,god' 
7,rom #f3bb1 #g3d74 ,for1 as ,i said1 if
 either thy ungodly lusts1  or the power
 and force of the law1 have dominion    
over thy spirit1  thou art not in a     
condition now to be performing thy work 
to ,god in  this world4 ,i have         
heretofore marvelled at the quarrelsome 
spirit  that possessed the people that  
,malachi speaketh of1 how they found    
fault with1 in a manner1 all things that
 were commanded them to do2  but ,i have
 since observed their ungodly           
disposition was grounded  upon this1    
their doubting of the love of ,god1     
',yet ye say1 ,wherein  hast thou loved 
us8' 7,mal #a3b74 ,and1 indeed1 if      

people once say  to ,god1 by way of     
doubt1 ',wherein hast thou loved us8' no
 marvel  though that people be like     
those in ,malachi's time1 a             
discontented1  a murmuring1 backward    
people about everything that is good4   
,read  that whole book of ,malachi4     
,second4 ,if thou wouldst be faithful to
 do that work that ,god hath  allotted  
thee to do in this world for his name1  
then labour to see  a beauty and glory  
in holiness1 and in every good work3    
this tends  much to the engaging of thy 
heart4 ',o worship the ,lord in the     
beauty  of holiness2 fear before him1   
all the earth' 7,psa #if3i74 ,and for   
thy help in this1 think much on this in 
general1 that ',thus saith  the ,lord'  
is the wind-up of every command2 for1   
indeed1 much of  the glory and beauty of
 duties doth lie in the glory and       
excellency  of the person that doth     
command them2 and hence it is that ',be 
it  enacted by the ,king's most         
excellent ,majesty' is in the head of   

every law1 because that law should      
therefore be reverenced by1 and  be made
 glorious and beautiful to all4 ,and we 
see1 upon this very  account1 what power
 and place the precepts of kings do take
 in  the hearts of their subjects1 every
 one loving and reverencing the         
statute1 because there is the name of   
their king4 ,will you rebel  against the
 king8 is a word that shakes the        
world4#ad ,well1 then1  turn these      
things about for an argument to the     
matter in hand1 and  let the name of    
,god1 seeing he is wiser and better1 and
 of more  glory and beauty than kings1  
beget in thy heart a beauty in all      
things that are commanded thee of ,god4 
,and1 indeed1 if thou do not  in this   
act thus1 thou wilt stumble at some of  
thy duty and work  thou hast to do2 for 
some of the commands of ,god are1 in    
themselves1  so mean and low1 that take 
away the name of ,god from them1 and    
thou  wilt do as ,naaman the ,syrian1   
despise1 instead of obeying4 ,what  is  

there in the ,lord's supper1 in baptism1
 yea1 in preaching the  ,word1 and      
prayer1 were they not the appointments  
of ,god8 ,his name  being entailed to   
them1 makes them every one glorious and 
beautiful4  ,wherefore1 no marvel if he 
that looks upon them without their      
title-page goeth away in a rage1 like   
,naaman1 preferring others  before them4
 ,what is ,jordan8 ',are not ,abana and 
,pharpar1 rivers of  ,damascus1 better  
than all the waters of ,israel2 may ,i  
not wash in  them and be clean8' saith  
he 7#b ,kings #e3aj-ab74 ,this was      
because  he remembered not that the name
 of ,god was in the command4 ,israel's  
trumpets of ram's horns 7,josh #f3b-d71 
and ,isaiah's walking naked  7,isa      
#bj3c71 and ,ezekiel's wars against a   
tile 7,eze #d3a-d71 would1  doubtless1  
have been ignoble acts1 but that the    
name of ,god was that  which gave them  
reverence1 power1 glory1 and beauty4    
,set therefore  the name of ,god1 and   
',thus saith the ,lord1' against all    

reasonings1  defamings1 and reproaches1 
that either by the world1 or thy own    
heart1 thou findest to arise against thy
 duty1 and let his name  and authority  
alone be a sufficient argument with     
thee1 'to behold  the beauty' that he   
hath put upon all his ways1 'and to     
inquire in  his temple' 7,psa #bg3d74   
,third4 ,wouldst thou be faithful to do 
that work that ,god hath  appointed thee
 to do in this world for his name8 then 
make much of  a trembling heart and     
conscience2 for though the ,word be the 
line  and rule whereby we must order and
 govern all our actions1 yet a          
trembling heart and tender conscience is
 of absolute necessity for  our so      
doing4 ,a hard heart can do nothing with
 the word of ,jesus  ,christ4 ',hear the
 word of the ,lord1 ye that tremble at  
his word'  7,isa #ff3e74 ',serve the    
,lord with fear1 and rejoice with       
trembling'  7,psa #b3aa74 ,i spake      
before against a servile and slavish    
frame of  spirit1 therefore you must not

 understand me here as if ,i meant now  
to cherish such a one2 no1 it is a heart
 that trembleth for1 or at  the grace of
 ,god2 and a conscience made tender by  
the sprinkling  of the blood of ,christ4
 ,such a conscience as is awakened both 
by  wrath and grace1 by the terror and  
the mercy of ,god2 for it stands  with  
the spirit of a son to fear before his  
father2 yea1 to fear  chastings1 though 
not to fear damnation4 ,let1 therefore1 
destruction  from ,god be a terror to   
thy heart1 though not that destruction  
that  attends them that perish by sin   
for ever 7,job #ca3bc74 ,though this  ,i
 might add further2 it may do thee no   
harm1 but good1 to cast  an eye over thy
 shoulder at those that now lie roaring 
under the  vengeance of eternal fire2 it
 may put thee in mind of what thou wast 
once1 and of what thou must yet         
assuredly be1 if grace by ,christ       
preventeth not 7,isa #ff3bd74 ,keep1    
then1 thy conscience awake with  wrath  
and grace1 with heaven and hell2 but let

 grace and heaven  bear sway4 ,paul made
 much of a tender conscience1 else he   
had  never done as he did1 nor suffered 
what we read of4 ',and herein1'  saith  
he1 'do ,i exercise myself1 to have     
always a conscience void  of offence    
toward ,god and toward men' 7,acts      
#bd3af74 ,but this could  not a stony1  
benumbed1 bribed1 deluded1 or a muzzled 
conscience do4  ,paul was like the      
nightingale with his breast against the 
thorn4#ae  ,that his heart might still  
keep waking1 he would accustom himself  
to the meditation of those things that  
should beget both love  and fear2 and   
would always be very chary1 lest he     
offended his  conscience4 ',herein do ,i
 exercise myself1' c4 ,be diligent1     
then1  in this matter1 if thou wouldst  
be faithful with ,god4 ,a tender        
conscience1 to some people1 is like     
,solomon's brawling woman1 a  burthen to
 those that have it 7,prov #be3bd74 ,but
 let it be to thee  like those that     
invited ,david to go up to the house of 

the ,lord  7,psa #abb3a74 ,hear it1 and 
cherish it with pleasure and delight4   
,fourth4 ,if thou wouldst be faithful to
 do that work that ,god hath  appointed 
thee to do in this world for his name2  
then let religion  be the only business 
to take up thy thoughts and time4       
',whatsoever  thy hand findeth to do1 do
 it with thy might' 7,eccl #i3aj74 ,with
 all  thy heart1 with all thy mind1 and 
with all thy strength4 ,religion1  to   
most men1 is but a by-business1 with    
which they use to fill up  spare hours2 
or as a stalking-horse1 which is used to
 catch the  game4#af ,how few are there 
in the world that have their            
conversation  'only as becometh the     
gospel'6 7,phil #a3bg74 ,a heart sound  
in ,god's  statutes1 a heart united to  
the fear of ,god1 a heart moulded and   
fashioned by the ,word of ,god1 is a    
rare thing2 rare1 because it  is hard to
 be found1 and rare because it is indeed
 the fruit of an  excellent spirit1 and 
a token of one saved by the ,lord 7,psa 

#aai3hj1  #hf3aa74 ,but this            
indifferency in religion1 this          
fashioning ourselves  in our language1  
gesture1 behaviour1 and carriage1 to the
 fancies  and fopperies of this world1  
as it is in itself much unbecoming a    
people that should bear the name of     
their ,god in their foreheads1 so  it   
cannot be but a very great and sore     
obstruction to thy faithful  walking    
with ,god in this world 7,rom #f3ag74   
,gird up1 then1 thy  loins like a       
man1#ag let ,god and his ,christ1 and   
his ,word1 and  his people1 and cause1  
be the chief in thy soul2 and as        
heretofore  thou hast afforded this     
world the most of thy time1 and travel1 
and study1 so now convert all these to  
the use of religion4 ',as ye  have      
yielded your members servants to        
uncleanness1 and to iniquity  unto      
iniquity2 even so now yield your members
 servants to righteousness  unto        
holiness' 7,rom #f3ai74 ,holy things    
must be in every heart where  this is   

faithfully put in practice4    #a4      
,daily bring thy heart and the ,word of 
,god together1 that thy  heart may be   
levelled by it1 and also filled with it4
 ,the want of  performing this          
sincerely1 is a great cause of that     
unfaithfulness  that is in us to ,god4  
,bring1 then1 thy heart to the ,word    
daily1 to  try how thou believest the   
,word today1 to try how it agrees with  
the ,word today4 ,this is the way to    
make clean work daily1 to keep  thy soul
 warm and living daily4 ',wherewithal   
shall a young man  cleanse his way8'    
saith ,david4 ',by taking heed thereto  
according  to thy ,word' 7,psa #aai3i74 
,so again1 ',concerning the works of    
men1  by the word of thy lips1 ,i have  
kept me from the paths of the           
destroyer' 7,psa #ag3d74 ,and again1    
',thy ,word have ,i hid in mine  heart1 
that ,i might not sin against thee'     
7,psa #aai3aa74 ,he that  delighteth 'in
 the law of the ,lord1 and in his law   
doth meditate  day and night1 he shall  

be like a tree planted by the rivers of 
water1 that bringeth forth his fruit in 
his season2 his leaf also  shall not    
wither1 and whatsoever he doeth shall   
prosper' 7,psa  #a3b1c74    #b4 ,a      
continual remembrance that to every day 
thou hast thy work  allotted thee2 and  
that sufficient for that day are the    
evils that  attend thee 7,matt #f3cd74  
,this remembrance set ,paul upon his    
watch  daily2 made him die to himself   
and this world daily1 and provoked  him 
also daily to wind up the spirit of his 
mind2 transforming  himself by the power
 of the ,word1 from that proneness that 
was in  his flesh to carnal things 7#a  
,cor #ae3cj-cc74 ,this will make thee   
keep the knife at thy throat in all     
places1 and business1 and  company      
7,prov #bc3b74    #c4 ,let thy heart be 
more affected with what concerns the    
honour  of ,god1 and the profit and     
glory of the gospel1 than with what are 
thy concernments as a man1 with all     
earthly advantages4 ,this will  make    

thee refuse things that are lawful1 if  
they appear to be  inexpedient4 ,yea1   
this will make thee1 like the apostles  
of old1  prefer another man's peace and 
edification before thine own profit1    
and to take more pleasure in the        
increase of the power of godliness  in  
any1 than in the increase of thy corn   
and wine4    #d4 ,reckon with thy own   
heart every day1 before thou lie down to
  sleep1 and cast up both what thou hast
 received from ,god1 done for  him1 and 
where thou hast also been wanting4 ,this
 will beget praise  and humility1 and   
put thee upon redeeming the day that is 
past2  whereby thou wilt be able1       
through the continual supplies of grace1
  in some good measure to drive thy work
 before thee1 and to shorten  it as thy 
life doth shorten2 and mayst comfortably
 live in the hope  of bringing both ends
 sweetly together4 ,but to pass this4   
,fifth4 ,if thou wouldst be faithful to 
do that work that ,god hath  appointed  
thee to do in this world for his name1  

then beware thou  do not stop and stick 
when hard work comes before thee4 ,it is
 with  ,christians as it is with other  
scholars1 they sometimes meet with  hard
 lessons2 but these thou must also      
learn1 or thou canst not do  thy work4  
,the ,word and ,spirit of ,god come     
sometimes like chain-shot  to us1 as if 
it would cut down all2 as when ,abraham 
was to offer  up ,isaac1 and the        
,levites to slay their brethren 7,gen   
#bb2 ,exo  #cb3bf-bh74 ,paul also must  
go from place to place to preach1 though
  he knew beforehand he was to be       
afflicted there 7,acts #bj3bc74 ,god    
may sometimes say to thee1 as he said to
 his servant ,moses1 ',take  the serpent
 by the tail'2 or1 as the ,lord ,jesus  
said to ,peter1 ,walk  upon the sea     
7,exo #d3c1d74 ,these are hard things1  
but have not been  rejected when ,god   
hath called to do them4 ,o how willingly
 would  our flesh and blood escape the  
cross of ,christ6 ,the comforts of  the 
gospel1 the sweetness of the promise1   

how pleasing is it to  us6 ,like        
,ephraim here1 we love to tread out the 
corn 7,hosea #aj3aa71  and to hear those
 pleasant songs and music that gospel   
sermons  make1 where only grace is      
preached1 and nothing of our duty as to 
works of self-denial2 but as for such1  
,god will tread upon their  fair neck1  
and yoke them with ,christ's yoke2 for  
there they have  a work to do1 even a   
work of self-denial4#ah    ,now this    
work sometimes lieth in acts that seem  
to be desperate1  as when a man must    
both leave and hate his life1 and all he
 hath  for ,christ1 or else he cannot   
serve him nor be counted his disciple   
7,luke #ad3bf-cc74 ,thus it seemed with 
,christ himself when he went  his fatal 
journey up to ,jerusalem2 he went       
thither1 as he knew1 to  die1 and       
therefore trod every step as it were in 
his own bowels2#ai  but yet1 no doubt1  
with great temptation to shun and avoid 
that  voyage2 and therefore it is said1 
',he set his face steadfastly to  go    

up1' scorning to be invited to the      
contrary1 and to prevent the  noise of  
his weak disciples1 ,master1 save       
thyself 7,luke #i3ea74 ,it  is said he  
ascended before them1 insomuch that they
 were amazed  to see his resolution1    
while they themselves were afraid of    
that  dreadful effect that might follow 
7,mark #aj3cb-cd74 ,also when he  came  
there1 and was to be apprehended1 he    
went to the garden that  ,judas knew1   
his old accustomed place2 so when they  
asked him the  killing question1 he     
answered1 ',i am he' 7,john #ah3a-e74   
,sometimes in acts that seem to be      
foolish1 as when men deny  themselves of
 those comforts1 and pleasures1 and     
friendships1 and  honours1 of the world 
that formerly they used to have1 and    
choose  rather to associate themselves  
with the very abjects of this           
world#bj--;,i mean1 such as carnal men  
count so--counting their ways  and      
manners of life1 though attended with a 
thousand calamities1  more profitable1  

and pleasing1 and delightful1 than all  
former  glory4 ,thus ,elisha left his   
father's house1 though to pour water    
upon the hands of ,elijah 7#b ,kings    
#c3aa74 ,and thus the disciples  left   
their fathers' ships and nets1 to live a
 beggarly life with  ,jesus ,christ2 as 
,paul did leave the feet of ,gamaliel   
for the whip1  and the stocks1 and the  
deaths that attended the blessed gospel4
  ,one would have thought that had been 
a simple way of ,peter to leave  all for
 ,christ1 before he knew what ,christ   
would give him1 as that  #aith of       
,matthew seems to import2 but ,christ   
will have it so 7v #bg74  ,he that will 
save his life must lose it2 and he that 
will lose his  life in this world for   
,christ1 shall keep it to life eternal  
7,john  #ab3be74 ,i might add many      
things of this nature1 to show you what 
hard chapters sometimes ,god sets his   
best people2 but thy work  is1 if thou  
wouldst be faithful1 not to stop nor    
stick at anything  7,matt #aj3cg74      

,some1 when they come at the cross1 they
 will either  there make a stop and go  
no further1 or else1 if they can1 they  
will step over it2 if not1 they will go 
round about3 do not thou  do this1 but  
take it up and kiss it1 and bear it     
after ,jesus4#ba  ',god forbid1' saith  
,paul1 'that ,i should glory1 save in   
the cross  of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 
by whom the world is crucified unto me1 
and ,i unto the world' 7,gal #f3ad74    
,now1 for thy better performing this    
piece of service for our  ,lord and     
,saviour ,jesus ,christ3 ,o it is hard  
work to pocket up the  reproaches of all
 the foolish people1 as if we had found 
great  spoil2 and to suffer all their   
revilings1 lies1 and slanders1  without 
cursing them1 as ,elisha did the        
children2 to answer them  with prayers  
and blessings for their cursings4 ,it is
 far more easy  to give them taunt for  
taunt1 and reviling for reviling2 to    
give  them blow for blow2 yea1 to call  
for fire from heaven against  them4 ,but

 to 'bless them that curse you1 and to  
pray for them  that despitefully use    
you1 and persecute you'--even of malice1
 of  old grudge1 and on purpose to vex  
and afflict our mind1 and to make  us   
break out into a rage--this is work     
above us2 now our patience  should look 
up to unseen things2 now remember       
,christ's carriage to  them that spilt  
his blood2 or all is in danger of       
bursting1 and  thou of miscarrying in   
theses things4 ,i might here also dilate
  upon ,job's case1 and the lesson ,god 
set him1 when1 at one stroke1  he did   
beat down all 7,job #a3ae71 only spared 
his life1 but made  that also so bitter 
to him that his soul chose strangling   
rather  than it 7,job #g3ae74 ,o when   
every providence of ,god unto thee is   
like  the messengers of ,job1 and the   
last to bring more heavy tidings  than  
all that went before him 7,job #a72 when
 life1 estate1 wife1  children1 body1   
and soul1 and all at once1 seem to be   
struck at by  heaven and earth2 here are

 hard lessons2 now to behave myself even
  as a weaned child1 now to say1 ',the  
,lord gave1 and the ,lord hath  taken   
away1 and blessed be the name of the    
,lord' 7,job #a3ba74 ,thus1  with few   
words1 ,job ascribeth righteousness to  
his ,maker2 but  though they were but   
few1 they proceeded from so blessed a   
frame  of heart1 that causeth the penman
 of the ,word to stay himself and       
wonder1 saying1 ',in all this ,job      
sinned not' with his lips1 'nor  charged
 ,god foolishly4' ,in all this--what a  
great deal will the  ,holy ,ghost make  
of that which seems but little when it  
flows from  an upright heart6 and it    
indeed may well be so accounted of all  
that know what is in man1 and what he is
 prone unto4    #a4 ,labour to believe  
that all these things are tokens of the 
love  of ,god 7,heb #ab3f2 ,rev #c3ai74 
#b4 ,remember often that thou art not   
the first that hath met with these      
things in the world4 ',it hated  me1'   
saith ,christ1 'before it hated you'    

7,john #ae3ah74 #c4 ,arm  thyself with a
 patient and quiet mind to bear and     
suffer for his  sake 7#a ,peter #d3a-c74
 #d4 ,look back upon thy provocations   
wherewith  thou mayst have provoked ,god
 7,deut #i3g2 ,lev #bf3da1db72 then wilt
  thou accept of the punishment for thy 
sins1 and confess it was less  than     
thine iniquities deserve 7,ezra #i3ac74 
#e4 ,pray thou mayst hear  the voice of 
the rod1 and have a heart to answer the 
end of ,god  therein 7,micah #f3i74 #f4 
,remember the promise--',all things work
  together for good to them that love   
,god1 to them who are the called        
according to his purpose' 7,rom #h3bh74 
,sixth4 ,if thou wouldst be faithful to 
do that work that ,god hath  appointed  
thee to do in this world for his name1  
then labour away  to possess thy heart  
with a right understanding1 both of the 
things  that this world yieldeth1 and of
 the things that shall be hereafter4  ,i
 am confident that most1 if not all the 
miscarriages of the saints  and people  

of ,god1 they have their rise from      
deceivable thoughts  here4 ,the things  
of this world appear to us more1 and    
those that are  to come less1 than they 
are2 and hence it is that many are so   
hot  and eager for things that be in the
 world1 and so cold and heartless  for  
those that be in heaven4 ,satan is here 
a mighty artist1 and  can show us all   
earthly things in a multiplying glass2  
but when  we look up to things above1 we
 see them as through sackcloth of       
hair2#bb but take thou heed1 be not     
ruled by thy sensual appetite  that can 
only savour fleshly things1 neither be  
thou ruled by carnal  reason1 which     
always darkeneth the things of heaven4  
,but go to the  ,word1 and as that says1
 so judge thou4 ,that tells thee all    
things  under the sun are vanity1 nay   
worse1 vexation of spirit 7,eccl  #a3b74
 ,that tells thee the world is not1 even
 then when it doth most  appear to be2  
wilt thou set thine heart upon that     
which is not8  'for riches certainly    

make themselves wings1 they fly away as 
an  eagle toward heaven' 7,prov #bc3e74 
,the same may be said for honours1      
pleasures1 and the like2 they are poor1 
low1 base things to be  entertained by a
 ,christian's heart4 ,the man that hath 
most of them  may 'in the fulness of his
 sufficiency be in straits'2 yea1 'when 
he is about to fill his belly with them1
 ,god may cast the fury of his  wrath   
upon him' 7,job #bj3bb1be72 'so is he   
that layeth up treasure  for himself' on
 earth1 'and is not rich towards ,god'  
7,luke #ab3bj1ba74 ,a  horse that is    
loaden with gold and pearls all day1 may
 have a foul  stable and a galled back  
at night4 ,and woe be to him that       
increaseth  that which is not his1 and  
that ladeth himself with thick clay4 ,o 
man of ,god1 throw this bone to the     
dogs2 suck not at it1 there is  no      
marrow there 7,heb #b3f74 ,set thine    
affections on 'things that are  above1  
where ,christ sitteth on the right hand 
of ,god' 7,col #c3a-d74  ,behold what   

,god hath prepared for them that love   
him4 ,and if ,god  hath blessed thee    
with ought1 set not thine heart upon it2
 honour  the ,lord with thy substance4  
,labour to 'be rich in good works1      
ready to distribute1 willing to         
communicate1 laying up in store for     
themselves a good foundation against the
 time to come1 that they  may lay hold  
on eternal life' 7#a ,tim #f3ag-ai74    
,further1 to lighten  thine eyes a      
little1 and1    #a4 ,concerning the     
glory of the world4    7#a47 ,it is that
 which ,god doth mostly give to those   
that are not  his2 for the poor receive 
the gospel2 not many rich1 'not many    
mighty1 not many noble are called' 7#a  
,cor #a3bf74    7#b47 ,much of this     
world and its glory is permitted of ,god
 to be  disposed of by the devil1 and he
 is called both the prince and god      
thereof 7,john #ad3cj2 #b ,cor #d3d74   
,yea1 when ,satan told ,christ he  could
 give it to whom he would1 ,christ did  
not say1 ,thou liest1 but  answered1 by 

the ,word1 ',it is written thou shalt   
worship the ,lord  thy ,god1 and him    
only shalt thou serve' 7,luke #d3f-h74  
,implying  also1 that commonly when men 
get much of the honours and glory of    
this world1 it is by bending the knee   
too low to the prince and  god thereof4 
7#c47 ,the nature of the best of worldly
 things1 if hankered after1  is to      
deaden the spirit 7,rom #h3f1g71 to     
estrange the heart from  ,god1 to pierce
 thee through with many sorrows1 and to 
drown thee  in perdition and destruction
 7#a ,john #b3ae74 ',o man of ,god1 flee
  those things1 and follow after        
righteousness1 godliness1 faith1  love1 
patience1 meekness'2 and ',fight the    
good fight1 lay hold on  eternal life1  
whereunto thou art also called1' c4 7#a 
,tim #f3i-ab74    #b4 ,as to the things 
of ,god1 what shall ,i say8 the things  
of his ,word1  and ,spirit1 and kingdom1
 they so far go beyond the conceivings  
of  the heart of man1 that none can     
utter them but by the ,holy ,spirit2    

but there is no deceit in them2 'no lie 
is of the truth1' what they  promise    
they will perform with additions of     
amazing glory 7#a ,john  #b3ba74 ,taste 
them first1 and then thou shalt see     
them4 ',o' come  'taste and see that the
 ,lord is good3 blessed is the man that 
trusteth in him' 7,psa #cd3h74 ,to stoop
 low is a good work1 which is  an act of
 thine1 if it be done in faith and love1
 though but by a  cup of cold water2 it 
is really more worth in itself1 and of  
higher  esteem with ,god1 than all      
worldly and perishing glory2 there is no
  comparison1 the one perisheth with the
 using1 and for the other is  laid up 'a
 far more exceeding and eternal weight  
of glory' 7#b ,cor  #d3ag74 ,but again1 
as thou shouldst labour to possess thy  
heart with  a right understanding of the
 perishing nature of the riches and     
pleasures of this world1 and of the     
durable riches and righteousness  that  
is in ,christ1 and all heavenly things2 
so thou shouldst labour  to keep always 

in thy eye what sin is1 what hell is1   
what the wrath  of ,god and everlasting 
burnings are4 ,transfer them to thyself1
 as  it were on a finger1#bc that thou  
mayst learn to think of nothing  more   
highly than is meet1 but to give to what
 thou beholdst their  own due weight2   
then thou wilt fear where thou shouldst 
fear1 love  what is worthy thy love1 and
 slight that which is of no worth4      
,these are just weights1 and even       
balances2 now thou dealest not with     
deceitful weights2 and this is the way  
to be rich in good works1  and to bring 
thy work1 that ,god hath appointed1 to a
 good issue  against thy dying day4     
,seventh4 ,but again1 if thou wouldst be
 faithful to do that work  that ,god    
hath appointed thee to do in this world1
 for his name1 then  beware that thou   
slip not1 or let pass by1 the present   
opportunity  that providence layeth     
before thee4 ,work while it is called   
today1  'the night cometh when no man   
can work' 7,john #i3d74 ,in that parable

  of the man that took a far journey1 it
 is said1 as he gave to every  servant  
his work1 so he 'commanded the porter to
 watch'2 that is1  for his ,lord's      
coming back1 and in the mean time1 for  
all opportunities  to perform the work  
he left in their hand1 and committed    
unto  their trust 7,mark #ac3cd1ce74bd  
,seest thou the poor8 seest thou  the   
fatherless8 seest thou thy foe in       
distress8 draw out thy breast1  shut not
 up thy bowels of compassion1 deal thy  
bread to the hungry1  bring the poor    
that are cast out into thine house1 hide
 not thyself  from thine own flesh1 take
 the opportunity that presents itself   
to thee1 either by the eye or the       
hearing of the ear1 or by some  godly   
motion that passeth over thy heart 7,isa
 #eh3g2 ,rom #ab3bj74  ',say not' to    
such messengers1 'go1 and come again    
tomorrow2 if  thou hast it by thee'2 now
 the opportunity is put into thy hand1  
delay not to do it1 and the ,lord be    
with thee6 7,prov #c3bh74 ,good         

opportunities are ,god's seasons for the
 doing of thy work2 wherefore  watch for
 them1 and take them as they come4 ,paul
 tells us 'he was  in watchings often'  
7#b ,cor #aa3bf1bg72 surely it was that 
he might  take the season that ,god     
should give him to do this work for him2
  as he also saith to ,timothy1 ',watch 
thou in all things1--do the  work1' c4  
,opportunities as to some things come   
but once in one's  lifetime1 as in the  
case of ,esther1 and of ,nicodemus1 and 
holy  ,joseph2 when ,esther begged the  
life of the ,jews1 and the other  the   
body of ,jesus2 which once had they let 
slip or neglected1 they  could not have 
recovered it again for ever4 ,watch then
 for the  opportunity4 #a4 ,because it  
is ,god's season2 which1 without doubts1
  is the best season and time for every 
purpose 7,eccl #c3aa74 #b4  ,because    
,satan watches to spoil1 by mistiming as
 well as by corrupting  whatever thou   
shalt do for ,god4 ',when ,i would do   
good1' saith ,paul1  'evil is present1' 

that is1 either to withdraw me from my  
purpose1  or else to infect my work     
7,rom #g3ba74 #c4 ,this is the way to   
be profitable unto others4 ,thy         
wickedness may hurt a man1 as thou  art1
 and thy righteousness may profit the   
son of man 7,job #ce3h74  #d4 ,this is  
also the way to be doing good to thyself
 7,job #bb3b74  ',he that watereth shall
 be watered himself' 7,prov #aa3be74    
',cast  thy bread upon the waters1 for  
thou shalt find it after many days'     
7,eccl #aa3a2 ,deut #ae3aj74 ,as ,god   
said to ,coniah1 ',did not thy father   
eat and drink1 and do judgment and      
justice1 and then it was well  with him8
 ,he judged the cause of the poor and   
needy1 then it was  well with him' 7,jer
 #bb3ae1af74    ,and ,i say1 that the   
opportunity may not slip thee1 either   
for  want of care or provision1 7#a47   
,sit always loose from an overmuch      
affecting thine own concernments1 and   
believe that thou wast not  born for    
thyself2 'a brother is born for         

adversity' 7,prov #ag3ag74  7#b47 ,get  
thy heart tenderly affected with the    
welfare and prosperity  of all things   
that bear the stamp and image of ,god   
7#b ,cor #aa3bi74  7#c47 ,study thy own 
place and capacity that ,god hath put   
thee in1  in this world2 for suitable to
 thy place thy work and opportunities   
are 7#a ,cor #g3bd74 7#d47 ,make        
provision beforehand1 that when things  
present themselves thou mayst come up to
 a good performance2  be 'prepared to   
every good work' 7#b ,tim #b3ba74 7#e47 
,take heed of  carnal reasonings1 keep  
thy heart tender2 but set thy face like 
a  flint for ,god 7,gal #a3i74 7#f47    
,and look well to the manner of every   
duty4    ,eighth4 ,wouldst thou be      
faithful to do that work that ,god hath 
appointed thee to do in this world for  
his name8 believe then1  that whatever  
good thing thou dost for him1 if done   
according to  the ,word1 it is not only 
accepted by him now1 but recorded1 to be
  remembered for thee1 against the time 

to come2 yea1 laid up for  thee as      
treasure in chests and coffers1 to be   
brought out to be  rewarded before both 
men and angels1 to thy eternal comfort1 
by  ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ',lay not 
up1' saith ,christ1 'treasures upon     
earth1 where moth and rust doth corrupt1
 and where thieves break  through and   
steal2 but lay up for yourselves        
treasures in heaven1  where neither moth
 nor rust doth corrupt1 and where       
thieves do not  break through nor steal'
 7,matt #f3ai1bj74 ,the treasure that   
here our  ,lord commands we should with 
diligence lay up in heaven1 is found    
both in ,luke1 and ,paul1 and ,peter1 to
 be meant by doing good work4    #a4    
,luke renders it thus1 ',sell that ye   
have and give alms2 provide  yourselves 
bags which wax not old1 a treasure in   
the heavens that  faileth not1 where no 
thief approacheth1 neither moth         
corrupteth1'  the latter part of the    
verse expounding the former 7,luke      
#ab3cc74    #b4 ,paul saith thus1       

',charge them that are rich in this     
world1 that  they be not high-minded1   
nor trust in uncertain riches1 but in   
the  living ,god1 who giveth us richly  
all things to enjoy3 that they do  good1
 that they be rich in good works1 ready 
to distribute1 willing  to communicate3 
laying up in store for themselves a good
 foundation  against the time to come1  
that they may lay hold on eternal life' 
7#a ,tim #f3ag1ai74    #c4 ,peter also  
acknowledgeth and asserteth this1 where1
 in his exhortation  to elders to do    
their duty faithfully1 and with         
cheerfulness1 he  affirms1 if they do   
so1 they 'shall receive a crown of glory
 that  fadeth not away' 7#a ,peter      
#e3b-d72 which ,paul also calleth a     
reward  for cheerful work 7#a ,cor      
#i3ag2 #b ,tim #d3b74 ,and that as an   
act of  justice by the hand of a        
righteous judge1 in the day when the    
,lord  shall come to give reward to his 
servants the prophets1 and to his       
saints1 and to all that fear his name1  

small and great2 for 'every  man shall  
receive his own reward1 according to his
 own labour' 7#a  ,cor #c3h74           
,objections answered4    ,but before ,i 
go any further1 ,i must answer three    
objections that  may be made by those   
that read this book4    ,the ,first     
,objection4 ,the first is this2 some    
godly heart may say1  ,i dare not own   
that what ,i do shall ever be regarded1 
much less  rewarded by ,god in another  
world because of the unworthiness of my 
person1 and because of the many         
infirmities and sinful weaknesses  that 
attend me every day4    ,answer4 ,this  
objection is built partly upon a bashful
 modesty1  partly upon ignorance1 and   
partly upon unbelief4 ,my answer to it  
is as followeth4    ,you must remind and
 look back to what but now hath been    
proved1  namely1 ,that both ,christ and 
his apostles do all agree in this1  that
 there is a reward for the righteous1   
and that their good deeds  are laid up  
as treasures for them in heaven1 and are

 certainly to  be bestowed upon them in 
the last day with abundance of eternal  
glory4 #b4 ,now then1 to speak to thy   
case1 and to remove the  bottom of thy  
objection1 that the unworthiness of thy 
person1 and  thy sinful infirmities1    
that attend thee in every duty1 do make 
thee think thy works shall not be either
 regarded or rewarded in  another world4
 ,but consider1 first1 as to the        
unworthiness of thy  person4 ,they that 
are in ,christ ,jesus are always        
complete before  ,god1 in the           
righteousness that ,christ hath         
obtained1 how infirm1  and weak1 and    
wicked soever they appear to themselves4
 ,before ,god1  therefore1 in this      
righteousness thou standest all the day 
long1 and  that upon a double account2  
first1 by the act of faith1 because     
thou hast believed in him that thou     
mightest be justified by  the           
righteousness of ,christ2 but if this   
fail1 ,i mean the act of  believing1    
still thou standest justified by ,god's 

imputing this  righteousness to thee1   
which imputation standing purely upon   
the  grace and good pleasure of ,god to 
thee1 that holds thee still as  just    
before ,god1 though thou wantest at     
present the comfort thereof4  ,thus1    
therefore1 thy person stands always     
acccepted2 and1 indeed1  no man's works 
can at all be regarded1 if his person1  
in the first  place1 be not respected4  
,the ,lord had respect first to ,abel1  
and  after to his offering 7,gen #d3d2  
,heb #aa3d74 ,but he can have respect   
to no man before works done1 unless he  
find them in the righteousness  of      
,christ2 for they must be accepted      
through a righteousness1 which1  because
 they have none of their own1 therefore 
they have one of  ,god's imputing1 even 
that of his ,son1 which he wrought for  
us when  he was born of the ,virgin1 c4 
,as to thy sinful infirmities that      
attend thee in every work1 they cannot  
hinder thee from laying up  treasure in 
heaven1 thy heart being upright in the  

way with ,god2  nor will he be          
unrighteous at all to forget thy good   
deeds in the  day when ,christ shall    
come from heaven4    #a4 ,because by the
 same reason then he must disown all the
 good works  of all his prophets and    
apostles2 for they have all been        
attended  with weaknesses and sinful    
infirmities2 from the beginning hitherto
  there is not a man1 'not a just man   
upon earth1 that doeth good  and sinneth
 not' 7,eccl #g3bj74 ,the best of our   
works are accompanied  with sin3 ',when 
,i would do good1' saith ,paul1 'evil is
 present  with me' 7,rom #g3ba74 ,this1 
therefore1 must not hinder4 ,and for    
thy further satisfaction in this1       
consider1 as ,christ presents thy       
person before ,god1 acceptable without  
thy works1 freely and alone  by his     
righteousness1 so his office is to take 
away the iniquity  of thy holy things1  
that they also by him may be accepted of
 ,god  7,exo #bh3cf-ch2 #a ,peter #b3e74
 ,wherefore1 it is further said1 for the

  encouragement of the weak and feeble1 
,he shall not break a bruised  reed1 nor
 quench the smoking flax1 but shall     
bring forth judgment  unto victory      
7,matt #ab3bj74 ,the bruised reed1 you  
know1 is weak2  and by bruises we should
 understand sinful infirmities4 ,and so 
also  concerning the smoking flax2 by   
smoking you must understand sinful      
weakness2 but none of these shall either
 hinder the justification  of thy       
person1 or the acceptation of thy       
performance1 they being  done in faith  
and love1 let thy temptations be never  
so many1  because of ,jesus ,christ his 
priestly office now at the right hand   
of ,god4 ,by him1 therefore1 let us     
offer spiritual sacrifices2 for  they   
shall be acceptable to ,god and our     
,father4    #b4 ,because otherwise ,god 
and ,christ would prove false to their  
own  word1 which is horrible blasphemy  
once to imagine2 who hath promised  that
 when the ,son of ,god shall come to    
judgment1 he shall render to  'every man

 according to his work' 7,rev #bb3ab72  
and doth upon this  very account        
encourage his servants to a patient     
enduring of the  hottest persecutions3  
'for great is your reward in heaven'    
7,matt  #e3ab2 ,luke #f3bc1ce2 ,matt    
#f3a1 #aj3da1db74 ,from this also he    
bindeth  his saints and servants to be  
sincerely liberal1 and good1 and  kind  
to all2 first1 because otherwise1 they  
have no reward of their  ,father which  
is in heaven1 that is1 for what they do 
not2 but if  they do it1 then1 though it
 be but a cup of cold water given to a  
prophet or righteous man1 they shall    
receive a prophet's reward1  a righteous
 man's reward2 yea1 they shall receive  
it in any wise1  'they shall in no wise 
lose their reward4'    #c4 ,it must be  
so1 otherwise he should deny a reward to
 the works  and operations of his own   
good grace he hath freely bestowed upon 
us2 but that he will not do4 ,he is not 
unfaithful to forget your  work of faith
 and labour of love 7,heb #f3aj74 ,and  

so of all other  graces1 'our work shall
 not be in vain in the ,lord' 7#a ,cor  
#d3eh74  ,and1 as ,i said before1       
temptations1 weaknesses1 and sins1 shall
 not  hinder the truly gracious of this 
their blessed reward4 ,nay1 they  shall 
further it1 'if need be1 ye are in      
heaviness1 through manifold             
temptations2 that the trial of your     
faith being much more precious  than of 
gold that perisheth1 might be found unto
 praise1 and honour1  and glory1 at the 
appearing of ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,peter 
#a3f1g74 ,and  the reason is1 because   
the truth and sincerity of ,god's grace 
in  us doth so much the more discover   
itself1 by how much it is opposed  and  
resisted by weakness and sin4 ,it is    
recorded to the everlasting  renown of  
three of ,david's mighties1 that they   
would break through  a host of          
giant-like enemies1 to fetch water for  
their longing king2  for it bespake     
their valour1 their love1 and good-will 
to him2 the  same also is true          

concerning thy graces1 and every act of 
them when  assaulted with an host of    
weaknesses 7#a ,chron #aa3ab1ae-ah74    
,the ,second ,objection4 ,and now ,i    
come to the second objection1 and  that 
ariseth from our being completely       
justified freely by the  grace of ,god  
through ,christ2 and by the same means  
alone brought to  glory2 and may be     
framed thus3--but seeing we are freely  
justified1  and brought to glory by free
 grace1 through the redemption that is  
in ,jesus ,christ2 and seeing the glory 
that we shall be possessed  of upon the 
account of the ,lord ,jesus1 is both    
full and complete1  both for happiness  
and continuing therein1 what need will  
there  be that our work should be       
rewarded8 ,nay1 may not the doctrine  of
 reward for good works be here not only 
needless1 but indeed an  impairing and  
lessening the completeness of that glory
 to which  we are brought1 and in which 
we shall live inconceivably happy for   
ever1 by free grace8    ,answer4 ,that  

we are justified in the sight of the    
,divine ,majesty1  from the whole lump  
of our sins1 both past1 present1 and to 
come1  by free grace1 through that one  
offering of the body of ,jesus  ,christ1
 once for all1 ,i bless ,god ,i believe 
it1 and that we shall  be brought to    
glory by the same grace1 through the    
same most blessed  ,jesus1 ,i thank ,god
 by his grace ,i believe that also4     
,again1 that  the glory to which we     
shall be brought by free grace1 through 
the  only merits of ,jesus1 is          
unspeakably glorious and complete1 ,i   
question  no more than ,i question the  
blessed truths but now confessed4 ,but  
yet1 notwithstanding all this1 there is 
a reward for the righteous1  a reward   
for their works of faith and love1      
whether in a doing or  a suffering way1 
and that not principally to be enjoyed  
here1 but  hereafter2 'great is your    
reward in heaven1' as ,i proved in the  
answer to the first objection4 ,and now 
,i shall answer further3--    #a4 ,if   

this reward had been an impairing or    
derogation to the free  grace of ,god   
that saveth us1 he would never have     
mentioned it for  our encouragement unto
 good works1 nor have added a promise of
  reward for them that do them1 nor have
 counted himself unfaithful  if he      
should not do it4    #b4 ,the same may  
be said concerning ,jesus ,christ1 who  
doubtless  loveth and tendereth the     
honour of his own merits1 as much as any
  who are saved by him can do1 whether  
they be in heaven or earth2  yet he hath
 promised a reward to a cup of cold     
water1 or giving  of any other alms2 and
 hath further told us1 they that do     
these  things1 they do lay up treasure  
in heaven1 namely1 a reward when  their 
,lord doth come1 then to be received by 
them to their eternal  comfort4    #c4  
,paul was as great a maintainer of the  
doctrine of ,god's  free grace1 and of  
justification from sin1 by the          
righteousness  of ,christ imputed by    
grace1 as any he that ever lived in     

,christ's  service1 from the world's    
beginning till now3 and yet he was for  
this doctrine2 he expected himself1 and 
encouraged others also to  look for such
 a reward1 for doing and suffering for  
,christ1 which  he calls 'a far more    
exceeding and eternal weight of glory'  
7#b ,cor  #d3ag74 ,surely1 as ,christ   
saith1 in a case not far distant from   
this  in hand1 'if it were not so1 he   
would have told us' 7,john #ad3a-c74    
,now could ,i tell what those rewards   
are that ,christ hath prepared1  and    
will one day bestow upon those that do  
for him in faith and  love in this      
world1 ,i should therein also say more  
than now ,i dare  or ought2 yet this let
 me say in general1 they are such as    
should  make us leap to think on1 and   
that we should remember with exceeding  
joy1 and never think that it is contrary
 to the ,christian faith1  to rejoice   
and be glad for that which yet we       
understand not 7,matt  #e3aa1ab2 ,luke  
#f3bc74 ',beloved1 now are we the sons  

of ,god1 and it  doth not yet appear    
what we shall be1' c4 ,but 'every man   
that hath  this hope in him1' namely1   
that he shall be more than here he can  
imagine1 'purifieth himself even as he  
is pure' 7#a ,john #c3b1c74  ,things    
promised when not revealed to be known  
by us while here1  are therefore not    
made known1 because too big and         
wonderful4 ,when  ,paul was up in       
paradise1 he heard unspeakable words not
 possible for  man to utter 7#b ,cor    
#ab3c1d74 ,wherefore1 a reward ,i find1 
and that  laid up in heaven1 but what it
 is ,i know not1 neither is it possible 
for any here to know it any further1    
than by certain general words  of ,god1 
such as these1 praise1 honour1 glory1 a 
crown of righteousness1  a crown of     
glory1 thrones1 judging of angels1 a    
kingdom1 with a  far more exceeding and 
eternal weight of glory1 c4 7#a ,cor    
#d3e2 #a  ,peter #a3g2 #b ,tim #d3h2 #a 
,peter #e3d2 ,matt #be3cd-cf74          
,wherefore1 to  both these objections1  

let me yet answer thus a few words4     
,though  thy modesty or thy opinion will
 not suffer thee to look for a  reward  
for what thou dost here for thy ,lord1  
by the faith and love  of the gospel2   
yea1 though in the day of judgment thou 
shouldst  there slight all thou didst on
 earth for thy ,lord1 saying1 ,when1    
,lord1 when did we do it8 he will       
answer1 ,then1 even then when ye  did it
 to the least of these my brethren1 ye  
did it unto me 7,matt  #be3cg-dj74      
,the ,third ,objection4 ,but is not the 
reward that ,god hath promised  to his  
saints1 for their good works to be      
enjoyed only here8    ,answer4 #a4 ,for 
concerning holy walking1 according to   
,god's command1  yieldeth even here     
abundance of blessed fruits1 as he      
saith1 'in  keeping of them there is    
great reward1' and again1 'this man     
shall  be blessed in his deed1' that is1
 now1 even in this time1 as he  saith in
 another place2 for indeed there is so  
much goodness and  blessedness to be    

found in a holy and godly life1 that    
were a man  to have nothing hereafter1  
the present comfort and glory that lieth
  as the juice in the grape1 in all     
things rightly done for ,god1 it  were  
sufficient to answer all our travail and
 self-denial in our  work of faith and  
labour of love1 to do the will of       
,god4#be    #b4 ,dost thou love thy     
friends1 dost thou love thine enemies1  
dost  thou love thy family or relations1
 or the church of ,god8 then cry  for   
strength from heaven1 and for wisdom1   
and a heart from heaven  to walk wisely 
before them4 ,for if a man be remiss1   
negligent1 and  careless in his         
conversation1 not much mattering whom he
 offends1  displeases1 or discourages1  
by doing this or that1 so he may save   
himself1 please his foolish heart1 and  
get this world1 or the like1  this man  
hath lost a good report of them that are
 without1 and is  fallen into reproach  
and the snare of the devil 7#a ,tim     
#c3g74 ,he  is fallen into reproach1 and

 is slighted1 disdained1 both he1 his   
profession1 and all he says1 either by  
way of reproof1 rebuke1 or  exhortation3
 physician1 cure thyself1 say all to    
such a one2 this  man is a sayer1 but   
not a doer1 say they2 he believeth not  
what he  says2 yea1 religion itself is  
made to stink by this man's ungodly     
life4 ,this is he that hardens his      
children1 that stumbleth the  world1    
that grieveth the tender and godly      
,christian2 but ,i say1 he  that walketh
 uprightly1 that tenders#bf the name of 
,god1 the credit  of the gospel1 and the
 welfare of others1 seeking with ,paul1 
not  his own profit1 but the profit of  
others1 that they may be saved2  this   
man holds forth the ,word of life1 this 
man is a good savour  of ,christ amongst
 them that are saved2 yea1 may prove1 by
 so doing1  the instrument in ,god's    
hand of the salvation of many souls4    
#c4 ,this is the way to be clear from   
the blood of all men1 the way  not to be
 charged with the ruin and everlasting  

misery of poor  immortal souls4 ,great  
is the danger that attends an ungodly   
life1  or an ungodly action1 by them    
that profess the gospel 7,jer #b3cc74   
,when wicked men learn to be wicked of  
professors1 when professors  cause the  
enemies of ,god to blaspheme1 doubtless 
sad and woeful  effects must needs be   
the fruit of so doing 7#b ,sam #ab3ad74 
,how  many in ,israel were destroyed for
 that which ,aaron1 ,gideon1 and        
,manasseh1 unworthily did in their day8 
7,exo #cb3be2 ,judg #h3bd-bg74  ,a godly
 man1 if he take not heed to himself1   
may do that in his life  that may send  
many to everlasting burnings1 when he   
himself is in  everlasting bliss4 ,but  
on the contrary1 let men walk with ,god1
 and  there they shall be excused2 the  
blood of them that perish shall  lie at 
their own door1 and thou shalt be clear4
 ',i am pure from  the blood of all     
men1' saith ,paul 7,acts #bj3bf74 ,and  
again1 'your  blood be upon your own    
heads1 ,i am clean' 7,acts #ah3f74 ,yea1

 he that  doth thus1 shall leave in them
 that perish an accusing conscience1    
even begotten by his good conversation1 
and by that they shall be  forced to    
justify ,god1 his people1 and way1 in   
the day of their  visitation2 in the day
 when they are descending into the pit  
to  the damned 7#a ,peter #b3ab74    #d4
 ,this is the way to maintain always the
 answer1 the echoing  answer of a good  
conscience in thy own soul4 ,godliness  
is of great  use in this way2 for the   
man that hath a good conscience to      
,godward1  hath a continual feast in his
 own soul3 while others say there is    
casting down1 he shall say there is     
lifting up2 for he shall save  the      
humble person 7,job #bb3bc-cj74 ,some   
indeed1 in the midst of  their          
profession1 are reproached1 smitten1 and
 condemned of their  own heart1 their   
conscience still biting and stinging of 
them1  because of the uncleanness of    
their hands1 and they cannot lift up    
their face unto ,god2 they have not the 

answer of a good conscience  toward him1
 but must walk as persons false to their
 ,god1 and as  traitors to their own    
eternal welfare2 but the godly upright  
man  shall have the light shine upon his
 ways1 and he shall take his  steps in  
butter and honey4 ',the work of         
righteousness shall be  peace1 and the  
effect of righteousness1 quietness and  
assurance for  ever' 7,isa #cb3ag74 ',if
 our heart condemn us1 ,god is greater  
than  our heart1 and knoweth all things2
 beloved1 if our heart condemn  us not1 
then have we confidence toward ,god' 7#a
 ,john #c3bj-bb74    #e4 ,the godly man 
that walketh with ,god1 that chiefly    
careth to  do the work that ,god hath   
allotted him to do for his name in this 
world1 he hath not only these           
advantages1 but further1 he hath as  it 
were a privilege of power with ,god1 he 
can sway much with him2  as it is said  
of ,jacob1 as a prince he had power with
 ,god to prevail  in times of difficulty
 7,gen #cb3bh74 ,and so again1 it is    

said of  ,judah1 being faithful with the
 saints1 he ruled with ,god 7,hosea     
#aa3ab74 ,how many times did that good  
man ,moses turn away the wrath  of ,god 
from the many thousands of ,israel2 yea1
 as it were1 he held  the hands of ,god1
 and staved off the judgments not once  
nor twice2  the effectual fervent prayer
 of a righteous man availeth much 7#b   
,sam #e3aj74 ,one man that walketh much 
with ,god1 may work wonders in  this    
very thing2 he may be a means of saving 
whole countries and  kingdoms from those
 judgments their sins deserve4 ,how many
 times1  when ,israel provoked the ,lord
 to anger1 did he yet defer to destroy  
them8 and the reason of that            
forbearance1 he tells them it was for   
,david's sake2 for my servant ,david's  
sake ,i will not do it4 ,as the  ,lord  
said also concerning ,paul1 ',lo1 ,god  
hath given thee all them  that sail with
 thee'2 that is1 to save their lives    
from the rage of  the sea 7,acts        
#bg3bd74 ,yea1 when a judgment is not   

only threatened1  but the decree gone   
forth for its execution1 then godly     
upright  men may sometimes cause the    
very decree itself to cease without     
bringing forth 7,zech #b3a-c74 ,or else 
may so time the judgment that  is       
decreed1 that the church shall best be  
able to bear it 7,matt  #bd3bj74    #f4 
,the man that is tender of ,god's glory 
in this world1 still ruling  and        
governing his affairs by the ,word1 and 
desirous to be faithful  to the work and
 employment that ,god hath appointed him
 to do for  his name2 that man shall    
still be let into the secrets of ,god2  
he  shall know that which ,god will     
reserve and hide from many2 ',shall  ,i 
hide from ,abraham that thing which ,i  
do1' saith the ,lord8--',for  ,i know   
him1 that he will command his children  
and his household  after him1 and they  
shall keep the way of the ,lord1' c4    
7,gen  #ah3ag1ai74 ,so again1 ',the     
secret of the ,lord is with them that   
fear  him2 and he will shew them his    

covenant' 7,psa #be3ad74 ',and to him   
that ordereth his conversation aright1  
will ,i shew the salvation  of ,god'    
7,psa #ej3bc74 ,such a man shall have   
things new as well as  old4 ,his        
converse with the ,father1 and the ,son1
 and the ,spirit1  shall be turned into 
a kind of familiarity2 he shall be led  
into  the ,word1 and shall still        
increase in knowledge3 when others shall
  be stinted and look with old faces1   
being black and dry as a stick1  he     
shall be like a fatted calf1 like the   
tree that is planted by  the rivers of  
water1 his flesh shall be fresh as the  
flesh of a  child1 and ,god will renew  
the face of his soul4    #g4 ,if any    
escape public calamities1 usually they  
are such as are  very tender of the name
 of ,god1 and that make it their        
business  to walk before him4 ,they     
either escape by being mercifully taken 
away before it1 or by being safely      
preserved in the midst of the  judgment1
 until the indignation be overpast4     

,therefore ,god saith  in one place1 the
 'righteous are taken away from the evil
 to come'  7,isa #eg3a74 ,but if not so1
 as all be not1 then they shall have    
their  life for a prey 7,jer #ci3ae-ah74
 ,caleb and ,joshua escaped all the     
plagues that befel to ,israel in the    
wilderness1 for they followed  ,god     
7,num #ad3bd74 ,somewhat of this you    
have also in that scripture1  ',seek ye 
the ,lord all ye meek of the earth1     
which have wrought his  judgment2 seek  
righteousness1 seek meekness1 it may be1
 ye shall be  hid in the day of the     
,lord's anger' 7,zeph #b3c74 ,according 
to this  is that in ,luke1 ',watch ye1  
therefore1 and pray always1 that ye  may
 be accounted worthy to escape all these
 things that shall come  to pass1 and to
 stand before the ,son of man' 7,luke   
#ba3cf74 ,when a  man's ways please the 
,lord1 he will make his enemies to be at
 peace  with him4 ,marvellous is the    
work of ,god in the preservation of  his
 saints that are faithful with him1 when

 dangers and calamities  come2 as       
,joseph1 ,david1 ,jeremiah1 and ,paul1  
with many others1 may  appear4 ',he     
shall deliver thee in six troubles2 yea1
 in seven there  shall no evil touch    
thee4 ,in famine he shall redeem thee   
from death2  and in war from the power  
of the sword4 ,thou shalt be hid from   
the  scourge of the tongue2 neither     
shalt thou be afraid of destruction     
when it cometh' 7,job #e3ai-ba74    #h4 
,if afflictions do overtake thee1 for   
whom the ,lord loveth he  chasteneth1   
and scourgeth every son whom he         
receiveth1 yet those  afflictions shall 
not befal thee for those causes for     
which they  befal the slothful and      
backsliding ,christian2 neither shall   
they  have that pinching and galling    
operation upon thee1 as on those  who   
have left their first love and          
tenderness for ,god's glory in  the     
world4    7#a47 ,upon the faithful      
upright man1 though he also may be      
corrected  and chastised for sin1 yet1  

,i say1 he abiding close with ,god1     
afflictions come rather for trial and   
for the exercise of grace  received1    
than as rebukes for this or that        
wickedness2 when upon  the backsliding  
heartless ,christian these things shall 
come from  fatherly anger and           
displeasure1 and that for their sins    
against  him4 ,job did acknowledge      
himself a sinner1 and that ,god         
therefore  might chastise him3 but yet  
he rather believed it was chiefly for   
the trial of his grace1 as indeed1 and  
in truth1 it was 7,job #g3bj1  #bc3aj74 
',he is a perfect man1' saith ,god to   
,satan1 'and one that  feareth ,god1 and
 escheweth evil1 and still he holdeth   
fast his  integrity1 although thou      
movedst me against him1 to destroy him  
without cause' 7,job #b3c74 ,god will   
not say thus of every one when          
affliction is laid upon them1 though    
they yet may be his children2  but      
rather declareth and pronounceth that it
 is for their  transgressions1 because  

they have wickedly departed from him    
7,psa  #ci3aa1 #ch3a-d74    7#b47 ,now1 
affliction arising from these two       
causes1 their effects  in the manner of 
their working1 though grace turns them  
both  for good1 is very different one   
from the other2 he who hath been  helped
 to walk with ,god1 is not assaulted    
with those turnings and  returnings of  
guilt when he is afflicted1 as he who   
hath basely  departed from ,god2 the one
 can plead his integrity1 when the other
  blusheth for shame4 ,see both these   
cases in one person1 even that  goodly  
beloved ,david4 ,when the ,lord did     
rebuke him for sin1 then he  cries1 ,o  
blood guiltiness1 ,o 'cast me not away  
from thy presence'  7,psa #ea3aa74 ,but 
when he at another time knew himself    
guiltless1  though then also sorely     
afflicted1 behold with what boldness he 
turns his face unto ,god2 ',o ,lord1 my 
,god1' saith he1 'if ,i have  done this2
 if there be iniquity in my hands2 if ,i
 have rewarded  evil unto him that was  

at peace with me2 yea1 ,i have delivered
  him that without cause is mine enemy  
let the enemy persecute my  soul1 and   
take it2 yea1 let him tread down my life
 upon the earth1  and lay mine honour in
 the dust4 ,selah1' c4 7,psa #g3c-e74   
,this1 therefore1 must needs be a       
blessed help in distress1 for a  man to 
have a good conscience when affliction  
hath taken hold on  him2 for a man then1
 in his looking behind and before1 to   
return  with peace to his own soul1 that
 man must needs find honey in this      
lion1 that can plead his innocency and  
uprightness4 ,all the people  curse me1 
saith ,jeremiah1 but that without a     
cause1 for ,i have  neither lent nor    
taken on usury2 which it seems was a sin
 at that  day 7,jer #ae3aj74    #i4     
,when men are faithful with ,god in this
 world1 to do the work he  hath         
appointed for them1 by this means a     
dying bed is made easier1  and that upon
 a double account4 7#a47 ,by reason of  
that present  peace such shall have1    

even in their time of languishing4 7#b47
 ,by  reason of the good company such   
shall have at their departure4    7#a47 
,such souls usually abound in present   
peace2 they look not  back upon the     
years they have spent with that shame as
 the idle and  slothful ,christian does4
 ',remember now1 ,lord1--how ,i have    
walked  before thee in truth1 and with a
 perfect heart' 7,isa #ch3c74 ,blessed  
is the man that considereth the poor1   
the ,lord will deliver him in  time of  
trouble4 ,the ,lord will preserve him1  
and keep him alive1  and he shall be    
blessed upon the earth2 and thou wilt   
not deliver  him unto the will of his   
enemies4 ,the ,lord will strengthen him 
upon  the bed of languishing2 thou wilt 
make all his bed in his sickness  7,psa 
#da3a-c74    ,ah6 when ,god makes the   
bed1#bg he must needs lie easy that     
weakness  hath cast thereon2 a blessed  
pillow hath that man for his head1      
though to all beholders it is hard as a 
stone4 ,jacob1 on his  deathbed1 had two

 things that made it easy3--7a7 ,the    
faith of his  going to rest1 ',i am to  
be gathered unto my people'2 that is1 to
  the blessed that have yielded up the  
ghost before me 7,gen #di3bi74  7b7 ,the
 remembrance of the sealings of the     
countenance of ,god upon  him1 when he  
walked before him in the days of his    
pilgrimage3 when  ,joseph came to see   
him1 before he left this world1 ,israel1
 saith  the ,word1 'strengthened himself
 and sat upon his bed'2 and the  first  
word that dropt out of this good man's  
mouth1 ,o how full of  glory was it6    
',god ,almighty appeared unto me1' saith
 he1 'at ,luz1  in the land of ,canaan1 
and blessed me1' c4 7,gen #dh3a-c74 ,o  
blessed  discourse for a sick bed1 when 
those can talk thus that lie thereon1   
from as true a ground as ,jacob2 but    
thus will ,god make the bed of  those   
who walk close with him in this world4  
7#b47 ,the dying bed of such a man is   
made easy by reason also of  the good   
company such shall have at their        

departure2 and that is1  7#a7 ,the      
angels2 7b7 ,their good works they have 
done for ,god in the  world4    7a7 ,the
 angels of heaven shall wait upon them1 
as they did upon  blessed ,lazarus1 to  
carry them into ,abraham's bosom 7,luke 
#af3bb74  ,i know all that go to        
paradise are by these holy ones         
conducted  thither2 but yet1 for all    
that1 such as die under the clouds for  
unchristian walking with ,god1 may meet 
with darkness in that day--may  go      
heavily hence1 notwithstanding that     
7,job #e3ad74 ,yea1 their bed  may be as
 uncomfortable to them as if they lay   
upon nothing but  the cords1 and their  
departing from it1 as to appearance1    
more  uncomfortable by far4 ,but as for 
those who have been faithful to  their  
,god1 they shall see before them1 shall 
know their tabernacles1  'shall be in   
peace' 7,job #e3bd71 'the everlasting   
gates shall be  opened unto them1' in   
all which1 from earth1 they shall see   
the  glory 7,acts #g3ee1ef74bh ,i once  

was told a story of what happened  at a 
good man's death1 the which ,i have     
often remembered1 with  wonderment and  
gladness4 ,after he had lain for some   
time sick1 his  hour came that he must  
depart1 and behold1 while he lay1 as we 
call  it1 drawing on1 to the amazement  
of the mourners1 there was heard  about 
his bed such blessed and ravishing music
 as they never heard  before2 which also
 continued till his soul departed1 and  
then  began to cease1 and grow1 as to   
its sound1 as if it was departing  the  
house1 and so still seemed to go further
 and further off1 till  at last they    
could hear it not longer4 ',eye hath not
 seen1 nor ear  heard1 neither have     
entered into the heart of man1 the      
things that  ,god hath prepared for them
 that love him'3 behold1 then1 how ,god 
can make thy sick bed easy6 7#a ,cor    
#b3i74    7b7 ,a dying bed is made easy 
by those good works that men have done  
in their life for the name of ,god3     
',blessed are the dead which die  in the

 ,lord3 yea1 saith the ,spirit1 that    
they may rest from their  labours1 and  
their works do follow them'2 yea1 and go
 before them  too 7,rev #ad3ac74 ,no man
 need be afraid to be accompanied by    
good  deeds to heaven4 ,be afraid of    
sins1 they are like bloodhounds at  the 
heels2 and be sure thy sins will find   
thee out1 even thee who  hast not been  
pardoned in the precious blood of       
,christ2 but as for  those who have     
submitted themselves to the             
righteousness of ,god  for their        
justification1 and who have1 through    
faith and love to  his name1 been       
frequent in deeds of righteousness1 they
 shall not  appear empty before their   
,god1 'their works1' their good works1  
'follow them4' ,these shall enter into  
rest1 and walk with ,christ  in white4  
,i observe1 when ,israel had passed over
 ,jordan1 they were  to go to possess   
between ,mount ,ebal and ,mount         
,gerizim1 from whence  was to be        
pronounced the blessing and the cursing 

7,deut #bg74 ,the  gospel meaning of    
which ,i take to be as followeth3 ,i    
take ,jordan  to be a type of death3 and
 these two mountains1 with the cursing  
and blessing1 to be a type of the       
judgment that comes on every man1  so   
soon as he goes from hence--'and after  
death the judgment'--so  that he that   
escapes the cursing1 he alone goes into 
blessedness2  but he that ,mount ,ebal  
smiteth1 he falls short of heaven6 ,o6  
none  knows the noise that doth sound in
 sinners' souls from ,ebal and  ,gerizim
 when they are departed hence2 yet it   
may be they know not  what will become  
of them till they hear these echoings   
from these  two mountains3 but here the 
good man is sure ,mount ,gerizim doth   
pronounce him blessed4 ,blessed1 then1  
are the dead that die in  the ,lord1 for
 their works will follow them till they 
are past all  danger4 ,these are the    
,christian's train that follow him to   
rest2  these are a good man's company   
that follow him to heaven4              

,,footnotes3    #a ,solemn indeed is the
 responsibility of a ,christian         
minister1  and every follower of the    
,lamb bears that office privately1 and  
should be earnest in prayer that public 
ministers may do the work  of           
evangelists1 not only by insisting upon 
the necessity of the new  birth and its 
solemn reality1 the happiness of a close
 walk with  ,god1 and the glorious rest 
that remaineth1 but to visit the poor   
and rich at their own habitations1 in   
sickness and health1 and  watch over    
their people as those that must give an 
account4--,ed4    #b ',with a curse1' is
 from the ,puritan version4--,ed4    #c 
,wretched are the persecutors1 like a   
troubled sea1 casting  up mire and      
filth1 vainly opposing the sinner's duty
 of personal  inquiry for salvation1 and
 harassing him if he refuses to submit  
to human dogmas1 creeds1 catechisms1 and
 liturgies--the inventions  of men4     
,although the power is curtailed1 the   
disposition remains  the same2 restless 

and unwearied1 they stick at nothing to 
glut  their revenge upon the disciples  
of ,christ4 ,but all in vain2 the       
gospel spreads although the persecutor  
kicks2 it is against the  sharp goads2  
he rushes upon ,jehovah's buckler and   
crushes himself2  is wretched in this   
life and lost to all eternity2 unless1  
as in  the case of ,saul1 unspeakable   
mercy arrests him--,ed4    #d ,the lions
 growled and roared upon the pilgrims in
 ,bunyan's days1  to prevent their      
making a public profession of ,christ by
 uniting  with one of his churches2     
represented in the ,pilgrim's ,progress 
by the palace justly called ,beautiful4 
,many were then kept back1  to their    
serious injury or ruin1 by fear of      
enormous penalties or  imprisonment1 but
 ,,now1 what keeps you back1 ,o         
,christian4 ,fears for  the loss of     
property1 liberty1 or life1 would have  
been a wretched  plea for the loss of   
the soul1 how much less the fear of     
ridicule  from ungodly friends or       

relatives4--,ed4    #e ,a familiar      
expression2 'rub up1' prepare for       
action4 ',put on  thy harness1' an      
obsolete term for armour1 weapons1 and  
habiliments  of war2 the spiritual      
warfare1 'put on the whole armour of    
,god4'--,ed4    #f ,would you be ready  
to die in peace8 then seek a close walk 
and communion with ,god in time of      
health4 ,a life of faith ensures  a life
 of glory4 ,live and walk in the        
,spirit2 as strangers and  pilgrims     
abstain from fleshly lusts4 ,to live    
thus is ,christ2 to  die is gain1 the   
more sudden the more joyful and         
glorious4--,ed4    #g ,this meaning of  
the word 'touch' is now obsolete4 ,it   
refers to  touching the seal on a deed1 
called sealing it2 a solemn1 deliberate 
pledge to keep close to your covenants4 
',i keep touch with my  promise4' ,sir  
,thomas ,more4--,ed4    #h ',to make    
both ends meet1' is a proverbial        
expression1 meaning  that our expenses  
should not exceed our income2 but1 in   

this more  solemn sense we should fulfil
 our daily duties as they approach1 as  
all our moments have duties assigned to 
them4 ,omissions can never  be          
recovered2 hence the necessity of       
forgiveness for ,christ's sake1  who    
fulfilled every duty1 and hence the     
necessity of perpetual                  
watchfulness4--,ed4    #i ,how          
delightfully does this exclamation flow 
from the lips of the  pious patriarch1  
overcome by his exertion in this solemn 
death-bed  scene4 ,he pauses1 and then1 
with his recovering breath1 appeals to  
heaven--',i have waited for thy         
salvation1 ,o ,lord4' ,poor old man1    
the cold sweat of death is on thy brow1 
the angels stand ready to  open the gate
 of the celestial city2 finish thy      
solemn instructions  to thy children1   
and then thou shalt enter upon the      
fruition of all  thy patient waiting1   
thy fearing1 fighting1 trembling1       
doubting1  shall be absorbed in         
immeasurable1 eternal bliss4--,ed4      

#aj ,this is a very illustrative        
allusion4 ,when a spinner has wound  up 
all his material1 the technical term is1
 ',the bottom is wound4'  ,when a poor  
spinner by age or infirmity1 is         
incapable of work1 it  would be said1   
',ah6 his bottom is wound4' ,in this    
text1 ,jacob had  finally made an end of
 all his earthly duties1 and had now    
only to  close his eyes for the last    
time upon the world4--,ed4    #aa ,these
 are solemn and most weighty arguments  
to press upon us  the fulfilment of our 
daily duties4 ,how incomprehensible are 
the  ways of ,god4 ,his love is proved  
by bitterly convicting us of sin1  of   
righteousness1 and of judgment4 ,like   
,christian and ,hopeful in  ,doubting   
,castle1 sometimes so overwhelming as to
 drive us to the  verge of despair and  
self-destruction4 ,we fall not down the 
precipice1  for still there is hope and 
pardon in his bosom1 and at the proper  
time it will be revealed4--,ed4    #ab  
,that preventeth2 'letteth' is from the 

old verb to let or  hinder1 as used     
,romans #a3ac4--;,ed4    #ac ,this      
language is probably founded on         
,revelation #bb3ad1 ',blessed  are they 
that do his commandments1 that they may 
have right to the  tree of life1 and may
 enter in through the gates into the    
city4'  ,until the work that is assigned
 to us is done1 we cannot cross the     
river and ascend to the ,new ,jerusalem4
 ',he which testifieth these  things    
saith1 ,surely ,i come quickly4 ,amen4' 
,he who is diligent to  finish his work 
may reply with truth1 ',even so1 come1  
,lord ,jesus4'--,ed4    #ad ,bunyan was 
in his politics a thorough loyalist4    
,when a young  man he even fought at the
 siege of ,leicester1 when it was       
besieged  by the royal army4 ,probably  
the horrible cruelties practised upon   
the peaceful inhabitants1 by the        
cavaliers1 at the taking of that  city1 
induced him to leave the service4 ,his  
pastor1 ,j4 ,gifford1 had  also served  
in the royal army as an officer2 both of

 them narrowly  escaped4 ,this may      
account for ,bunyan's high monarchial   
principles1  they appear very           
prominently in many of his works4--,ed4 
#ae ,many extraordinary tales are told  
of the nightingale1 as  to their great  
memory1 and facility in imitating the   
human voice4  ,sitting in thorns is more
 for protection than penance4 ,see      
,goldsmith's ,animated ,nature4 ,it was 
a generally received opinion  that the  
nightingale1 to keep himself awake in   
the night1 sat on  a tree of thorn1 so  
that if he nodded he would be pricked in
 the  breast4 ,the learned and witty    
,dr4 ,thomas ,fuller thus alludes to    
it3--',i am sure the nightingale which  
would wake will not be angry  with the  
thorn which pricketh her breast when she
 noddeth4' ,how  useful would it be if a
 thorn could be so placed as to prick   
those  who nod at church6--,ed4    #af  
,a painted figure of a horse1 behind    
which the sportsman  stealthily         
approaches the game4         ',one      

underneath his horse1 to get a shoot    
doth stalk      ,another over dykes upon
 his stilts doth walk4'                 
--,drayton's ,polyolbion1 vol4 iii4 p4  
#be4--;,ed4      #ag ,so dress as to    
pass without being noticed2 neither     
precise nor  formal1 slovenly nor       
dandyish2 dress like a man or woman4    
,conduct  yourself as one that fears    
,god4--,ed4    #ah ,the head having been
 crowned with thorns1 it is unsuitable  
that the feet should tread on rose      
leaves4--,mason4    #ai ,how very       
striking is this expression4 ,o6 that it
 may assist  in riveting upon our souls 
a vivid remembrance of the ,saviour's   
sufferings4--,ed4    #bj ,some          
,pharisees1 falsely called by the       
,romish churches 'saints1'  have claimed
 merit from associating with dirt and   
filth1 and vermin1  beggars1 and        
vagabonds1 upon dunghills1 to show their
 contempt of  the world6 ,all this was  
to gain the applause of the world4      
,god's  saints will associate with the  

salt of the earth1 with ,god's fearers1 
who whether rich or poor1 are equally   
despised by the world4--,ed4    #ba     
,reader1 do not mistake this to mean a  
piece of wood shaped  as a cross4 ,it   
means cherish1 love1 be conformed to the
 conduct or  image of ,christ1 follow   
him in reproaches and revilings1 and    
count  it your honour to suffer for his 
sake4 ',kiss it1' has the same  meaning 
as the words of the ,psalmist1 ',kiss   
the ,son1 lest he be  angry1 and ye     
perish4' ,it is the soul mentally       
kissing the ,saviour1  and not a bit of 
wood1 which would then be an idol1      
inflicting the  deep guilt of           
idolatry4--,ed4    #bb ,upon the opening
 of the sixth seal in the book of       
,revelation1  there was 'a great        
earthquake1 and the sun became black as 
sackcloth  of hair1 and the moon as     
blood4' ,a preternatural and awful      
darkness  broods over nature1           
preparatory to its final dissolution4   
,thus  ,satan darkens the things above  

to the natural man1 so that he  cannot  
discern spiritual things1 while those of
 time and sense are  magnified and      
multiplied in his estimation4--,ed4     
#bc ,this refers to the phylacteries    
worn by every ,jew while in  his daily  
prayers4 ,these are long strips of      
leather1 having small  boxes containing 
the law minutely written in ,hebrew1    
worn upon the  forehead and wrist1 and  
bound round the fingers4 ,a custom      
founded  on ,exodus #ac3i1 #af2         
,proverbs #g3c4 ,that the ,divine law   
should direct  the head and fingers1 as 
representing the mind and conduct1 so   
would ,bunyan have all ,christians      
carry1 at all times1 in the mind  and   
conduct1 the riches and righteousness of
 ,christ4--,ed4    #bd ,there are no    
idlers in ,god's ,israel1 every one has 
his appointed  work to fulfil against   
his appointed day4 ,christian1 watch    
against  idleness4         ',for ,satan 
has some mischief still      ,for idle  
hands to do4'--,ed4      #be ,godliness1

 saith ,paul1 has the 'promise of the   
life that now  is1 and of that which is 
to come4' ,this should be more dwelt    
upon  by our ministers1 as ,bunyan sets 
the example4 ,the mind of a ,christian  
has the richest enjoyments1 however his 
body may be persecuted1  for over that  
only the enemy has power4 ,a prison may 
be the gate  of heaven4 ,with ,god as   
our ,father1 a wall of fire round about1
 and  the glory in our midst1 'what can 
we want beside8'--,ed4    #bf ,to       
tender2 to care for1 to guard4 ',he had 
provoked others to  tender and seek the 
glory of ,god4'--,udal4 ,not frequently 
used in  this sense4--,ed4    #bg ,how  
tenderly does the ,psalmist exhibit the 
love of ,god to  his chosen under this  
figure1 ',thou wilt make all his bed in 
his  sickness4' ,he will never leave nor
 forsake them2 and1 when heart  and     
flesh shall fail1 he will guide them and
 receive them to his  glory4 ',wonders  
of grace to ,god belong4' ,christian    
women6 with  such an example1 can you   

hesitate to go and make the bed of a    
poor  sick and afflicted                
neighbour8--,ed4    #bh         ',jesus 
can make a dying bed          ,feel soft
 as downy pillows are1      ,while on   
his breast ,i lean my head1             
,and breath my life out sweetly         
there4'--,dr4 ,watts4      999999       
,,the ,,desire ,,of ,,the ,,righteous   
,,granted2    ,,or1    ,a ,,discourse   
,,of ,,the ,,righteous ,,man',s         
,,desires4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the
 ,,editor    ,as the tree is known by   
its fruit1 so is the state of a man's   
heart known by his desires4 ,the desires
 of the righteous are the  touchstone or
 standard of ,christian sincerity--the  
evidence of  the new birth--the         
spiritual barometer of faith and        
grace--and the  springs of obedience4   
,christ and him crucified is the ground 
of  all our hopes--the foundation upon  
which all our desires after ,god  and   
holiness are built--and the root by     
which they are nourished4  ,it is from  

this principle of ,divine life which    
flows from ,christ  to his members1 that
 these desires and struggles after      
holiness of  thought and conduct arise1 
and are kept alive4 ,they prove a       
fountain  of consolation to the harassed
 and tried believer2 for if we are  in  
the sense of this scripture 'righteous1'
 we shall have those  desires to enjoy  
the presence of ,god on earth1 and with 
him felicity  in heaven1 which the voice
 of the ,omnipotent declareth ,,shall be
  granted4 ,o6 the blessedness of those 
in whose hearts are planted  'the       
desires of the righteous4'    ,this     
brings us to the most important of all  
the subjects of  self-examination--am ,i
 one of the 'righteous'8 or1 in other   
words1  'am ,i born again8' ,upon this  
solemn heart-trying inquiry hangs all   
our hopes of escape from misery and     
ascension to glory--a kingdom1  a crown1
 a bright1 a happy1 an eternal          
inheritance1 on the one  hand1 or the   
gloomy abodes of wretchedness on the    

other hand1 are  for ever to be decided4
 ,what are our desires8 ,to guide our   
anxious  inquiries into this            
all-important subject1 our author       
unlocks the  heavenly treasures1 and in 
every point furnishes us with book1 and 
chapter1 and verse1 that we may         
carefully and prayerfully weigh all     
that he displays in the unerring scales 
of the sanctuary4 ,a desire  after the  
presence of ,god--of conformity to his  
image and example--for  a greater hatred
 of sin--yea1 as ,bunyan expresses it1 a
 desire to  desire more of those blessed
 fruits of the ,spirit1 inspires the    
inquirer with the cheering hope that he 
has passed from death unto  life--that  
he has been born again1 and has been    
made righteous4  ,and if1 as we progress
 in the ,divine life1 our experience of 
the  delights of communion with ,god    
enables us to say with ,david1 ',my     
soul panteth1' or crieth1 or1 as the    
margin of our ,bibles have1  brayeth1   
'yea1 thirsteth after ,god1' however we 

may be assaulted  by the enemies within 
and without1 we may say with confidence1
 ',why  art thou disquieted1 ,o my soul8
 hope thou in ,god1 for ,i ,,shall yet  
praise him4'    ,deeply are the churches
 of ,christ indebted to the ,holy       
,spirit for  having assisted his        
honoured servant to write this treatise2
 and we  are under great obligation to  
his friend1 ,charles ,doe1 for having   
handed it down to us1 as he found it    
prepared for the press1 with  other     
excellent treatises1 among the author's 
papers after his  decease4 ,it abounds  
with those striking ideas peculiar to   
the works  of the author of the         
,pilgrim's ,progress2 most faithful home
 thrusts  at conscience1 which those who
 really desire to know themselves  will 
greatly prize4 ,it has been very        
properly observed that the  words used  
by the author1 as descriptive of the    
text1 may1 with  great propriety1 be    
applied to this treatise--',it is a     
sharp and  smart description' of the    

desires of a righteous man4    ,the     
desires of the righteous are very       
graphically impersonated  and described4
 ,they reach beyond time and peep into  
eternity4 ',the  righteous have desires 
that reach further than this world1     
desires  that have so long a neck as to 
look into the world to come4' ',so      
forcible and mighty are they in         
operation'2 'is there not life and      
mettle in them8 ,they loose the bands of
 nature--harden the soul  against       
sorrow--they are the fruits of an       
eagle-eyed confidence4'  ,they enable   
the soul 'to see through the jaws of    
death--to see ,christ  preparing        
mansion-houses for his poor ones that   
are now kicked to  and fro1 like        
footballs in the world6' ',a desire will
 take a man  upon its back and carry him
 away to ,god1 if ten thousand men      
oppose  it4' ',it will carry him away   
after ,god to do his will1 let the work 
be never so hard4' ,the new man is      
subject to transient sickness1  during  

which desire fails in its power when the
 inner man has caught  a cold4          
,bunyan's views of church fellowship are
 always lovely2 they are  delightfully  
expressed4 ,he also introduces us to the
 unsearchable  riches of ,christ4 ',the 
righteous desire a handful1 ,god gives  
them  a seaful2 they desire a country1  
,god prepares for them a city4'         
,wonders of grace to ,god belong4       
,bunyan's pictures of the natural man   
are equally faithful and  striking--when
 guilt and conviction take hold on      
him--when pestilence  threatens to break
 up his house-keeping--and death takes  
him by the  throat and hauls him down   
stairs to the grave2 then he1 who never 
prayed1 crieth1 ,pray for me1 and the   
poor soul is as loath to go  out of the 
body for fear the devil should catch it1
 as the poor  bird is to go out of the  
bush while she sees the hawk waiting to 
receive her4 ,but ,i must not detain the
 reader longer from entering  on this   
solemn and impressive treatise1 but     

commend it to the ,divine  blessing4    
,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,,the ,,desire ,,of  
,,the ,,righteous ,,granted4    ',the   
desite of the righteous is only         
good4'--,proverbs #aa3bc    ',the fear  
of the wicked1 it shall come upon him2  
but the desite of  the righteous shall  
be granted4'--,proverbs #aj3bd    ,this 
book of the ,proverbs is so called      
because it is such as  containeth hard1 
dark1 and pithy sentences of wisdom1 by 
which is  taught unto young men         
knowledge and discretion 7#a-f74        
,wherefore  this book is not such as    
discloseth truths by words antecedent   
or subsequent to the text1 so as other  
scriptures generally do1  but has its   
texts or sentences more independent2 for
 usually each  verse standeth upon its  
own bottom1 and presenteth by itself    
some  singular thing to the             
consideration of the reader2 so that ,i 
shall  not need to bid my reader go back
 to what went before1 nor yet to  that  
which follows1 for the better opening of

 the text2 and shall  therefore come    
immediately to the words1 and search    
into them for  what hidden treasures are
 contained therein4    ,first4 ,the     
words then1 in the first place1 present 
us with the  general condition of the   
whole world2 for all men are ranked     
under  one of these conditions1 the     
wicked or the righteous2 for he that  is
 not wicked is righteous1 and he that is
 not righteous is wicked4  ,so again1   
',lay not wait1 ,o wicked man1 against  
the dwelling of  the righteous1 spoil   
not his resting-place4' ,i might give   
you out  of this book many such         
instances1 for it flows with such2 but  
the  truth hereof is plain enough4      
,the world is also divided by other     
general terms1 as by these--believers1  
unbelievers2 saints1 sinners2 good1 bad2
 children of ,god1 and  children of the 
wicked one1 c4 ,these1 ,i say1 are      
general terms1  and comprehend not this 
or that sect1 or order of each1 but the 
whole4 ,the believer1 saint1 good1 and  

child of ,god1 are one--to  wit1 the    
righteous2 the unbeliever1 the sinner1  
the bad1 and the  child of the devil1 is
 one--to wit1 the wicked2 as also the   
text  expresses it4 ,so that ,i say1 the
 text1 or these two terms in it1        
comprehend all men2 the one all that    
shall be saved1 the other all  that     
shall be damned for ever in hell-fire   
7,psa #i3ag1 #aa3f74 ,the  wicked2 who  
is he but the man that loves not ,god1  
nor to do his  will8 ,the righteous2 who
 is he but the man that loveth ,god1 and
  his holy will1 to do it8    ,of the   
wicked there are several sorts1 some    
more ignorant1 some more  knowing2 the  
more ignorant of them are such as go to 
be executed1  as the ox goes to the     
slaughter1 or as a fool to the          
correction  of the stocks2 that is1 as  
creatures whose ignorance makes them as 
unconcerned1 while they are going down  
the stairs to hell4 ,but1  alas6 their  
ignorance will be no plea for them      
before the bar of ,god2  for it is      

written1 ',it is a people of no         
understanding2 therefore  he that made  
them will not have mercy on them1 and he
 that formed  them will show them no    
favour' 7,isa #bg3aa2 ,prov #g3bb74     
,though1 ,i must confess1 the more      
knowing the wicked is1 or the  more     
light and goodness such a one sins      
against1 the greater will  his judgment 
be2 these shall have greater damnation3 
it shall be  more tolerable at the      
judgment for ,sodom than for them 7,luke
 #aj3ab1  #bj3dg74 ,there is a wicked   
man that goes blinded1 and a wicked man 
that goes with his eyes open to hell2   
there is a wicked man that  cannot see1 
and a wicked man that will not see the  
danger he is  in2 but hell-fire will    
open both their eyes 7,luke #af3bc74    
,there  are that are wicked1 and cover  
all with a cloak of religion1 and  there
 are that proclaim their profaneness2   
but they will meet both  in the lake    
that burns with fire and brimstone2     
',the wicked shall  be turned into hell1

 and all the nations that forget ,god'  
7,psa  #i3ag74    ,there are also       
several sorts1 if ,i may so express     
myself1 of those  that are truly        
righteous1 as children1 young men1      
fathers1 or  saints that fear ,god1 both
 small and great 7,rev #aa3ah2 #a ,john 
#b74  ,some have more grace than some1  
and some do better improve the  grace   
they have than others of their brethren 
do2 some also are more  valiant for the 
truth upon the earth than others of     
their brethren  are2 yea1 some are so   
swallowed up with ,god1 and love to his 
word  and ways1 that they are fit to be 
a pattern or example in holiness  to all
 that are about them2 and some again    
have their light shining  so dim1 that  
they render themselves suspicious to    
their brethren1  whether they are of the
 number of those that have grace or     
no4#a  ,but being gracious they shall   
not be lost1 although such will at  the 
day of reward suffer loss2 for this is  
the will of the ,father  that sent the  

,son to be the ,saviour of the world1   
',that of all  which he had given him he
 should lose nothing1 but should raise  
it  up again at the last day' 7,john    
#f3cg-ci2 #a ,cor #c3ae74    ,second4   
,in the next place1 we are here         
presented with some of  the qualities of
 the wicked and the righteous2 the      
wicked has his  fears1 the righteous has
 his desires4 ,the wicked has his fears4
 ',the  fear of the wicked1 it shall    
come upon him2 but the desire of the    
righteous shall be granted4' ,indeed1 it
 seems to the godly that  the wicked    
feareth not1 nor doth he after a godly  
sort2 for he that  feareth ,god aright  
must not be reputed a wicked man4 ,the  
wicked1  through the pride of his       
countenance1 declareth that he feareth  
not ,god aright1 because he doth not    
graciously call upon him2 but  yet for  
all that1 the wicked at times are       
haunted1 sorely haunted1  and that with 
the worst of fears4 ',terrors1' says    
,bildad1 'shall  make him afraid on     

every side4' ,and again1 ',his          
confidence shall  be rooted out of his  
tabernacle1 and it shall bring him to   
the king  of terrors' 7,job #ah3aa-ad74 
,a wicked man1 though he may hector it  
at times with his proud heart1  as      
though he feared neither ,god nor hell1 
yet again1 at times1 his  soul is even  
drowned with terrors4 ',the morning is  
to them even as  the shadow of death2 if
 one knew them1 they are in the terrors 
of  the shadow of death' 7,job          
#bd3ad-ag74 ,at times1 ,i say1 it is    
thus  with them1 especially when they   
are under warm convictions that  the day
 of judgment is at hand1 or when they   
feel in themselves  as if death was     
coming as a tempest1 to steal them away 
from their  enjoyments1 and lusts1 and  
delights2 then the bed shakes on which  
they lie1 then the proud tongue doth    
falter in their mouth1 and  their knees 
knock one against another2 then their   
conscience stares1  and roars1 and      
tears1 and arraigns them before ,god's  

judgment-seat1  or threatens to follow  
them down to hell1 and there to wreck   
its  fury on them1 for all the abuses   
and affronts this wicked wretch  offered
 to it in the day in which it controlled
 his unlawful  deeds4 ,o6 none can      
imagine what fearful plights a wicked   
man is  in sometimes2 though ,god in his
 just judgment towards them suffers     
them again and again to stifle and choke
 such awakenings1 from a  purpose to    
reserve them unto the day of judgment to
 be punished 7#b  ,peter #b3g-i74       
,third4 ,in the third place1 as the     
wicked has his fears1 so the  righteous 
has his desires4 ',the desire of the    
righteous shall be  granted'2 but this  
must not be taken exclusively1 as if the
 wicked  had nothing but fears1 and the 
righteous nothing but desires4 ,for1    
both by ,scripture and experience also1 
we find that the wicked has  his        
desires1 and the righteous man his      
fears4    #a4 ,for the wicked1 they are 
not without their desires4 ',let me die 

the death of the righteous1 and let my  
last end be like his1' was  the desire  
of wicked ,balaam 7,num #bc3aj71 and    
another place saith1  'the wicked       
boasteth of his heart's desire'2 that he
 is for heaven  as well as the best of  
you all1 but yet1 even then1 'he        
blesseth  the covetous1 whom the ,lord  
abhorreth' 7,psa #aj3c74 ,wicked men    
have their desires and their hopes too1 
but the hope and desire of  unjust men  
perisheth 7,prov #aa3g1 #ad3cb74 ,yea1  
and though they look  and long1 too1 all
 the day long1 with desires of life and 
glory1  yet their fears1 and them only1 
shall come upon them2 for they are  the 
desires of the righteous that shall be  
granted 7,psa #aab3aj74    ,the desires 
of the wicked want a good bottom2 they  
flow not from a  sanctified mind1 nor of
 love to the ,god1 or the heaven now    
desired2  but only from such a sense as 
devils have of torments1 and so1 as     
they1 they cry out1 ',i beseech thee    
torment me not' 7,luke #h3bh1  #af3bd74 

,but their fears have a substantial     
foundation1 for they  are grounded upon 
the view of an ill-spent life1 the due  
reward of  which is hell-fire2 'the     
unrighteous shall not inherit the       
kingdom  of ,god1' their place is       
without2 'for without are dogs and      
sorcerers1  and whoremongers1 and       
murderers1 and idolaters1 and whosoever 
loveth  and maketh a lie' 7#a ,cor      
#f3i1aj2 ,rev #bb3ae74    ,their fears1 
therefore1 have a strong foundation2    
they have also  matter to work upon1    
which is guilt and justice1 the which   
they  shall never be able to escape1    
without a miracle of grace and mercy    
7,heb #b3c74 ,therefore it saith1 and   
that with emphasis1 ',the fear  of the  
wicked it shall come upon him'2         
wherefore his desires must  die with    
him3 for the promise of a grant of that 
which is desired  is only entailed to   
righteousness4 ',the desire of the      
righteous shall  be granted1' but 'grant
 not1 ,o ,lord1 the desires of the      

wicked1'  saith ,david 7,psa #adj3h74   
#b4 ,nor are the righteous without their
 fears1 and that even all  their life   
long4 ,through fear of death1 they1 some
 of them1 are all  their life time      
subject to bondage 7,heb #b3ae74 ,but as
 the desires  of the wicked shall be    
frustrate1 so shall also the fears of   
the godly2 hence you have them          
admonished1 yea commanded1 not to  be   
afraid neither of devils1 death1 nor    
hell2 for the fear of the  righteous    
shall not come upon them to eternal     
damnation 7,isa #ce3d1  #da3aj-ad1      
#dc3a1 #dd3bh2 ,luke #h3ej1 #ab3cb2 ,rev
 #a3ag74    ',the desire of the         
righteous shall be granted4' ,no1 they  
are not  to fear what sin can do unto   
them1 nor what all their sins can do    
unto them2 ,i do not say they should not
 be afraid of sinning1 nor  of those    
temporal judgments that sin shall bring 
upon them1 for  of such things they     
ought to be afraid1 as saith the        
,psalmist1 ',my  flesh trembleth for    

fear of thee1 and ,i am afraid of thy   
judgments'  7,psa #aai3abj74 ,but of    
eternal ruin1 of that1 they ought not to
 be  afraid of with slavish fear4       
',wherefore should ,i fear1' said the   
prophet1 'in the days of evil1 when the 
iniquity of my heels shall  compass me  
about8' 7,psa #di3e74 ,and again1 ',ye  
have done all this  wickedness1 yet turn
 not aside from following the           
,lord2--for the  ,lord will not forsake 
his people1 for his great name's sake'  
7#a  ,sam #ab3bj-bb74    ,the reason is1
 because the righteous are secured by   
their faith in  ,christ ,jesus2 also    
their fears stand upon a mistake of the 
nature  of the covenant1 in which they  
are wrapped up1 which is ordered  for   
them in all things1 and sure 7#b ,sam   
#bc3e2 ,isa #ee3c74 ,besides1  ,god has 
purposed to magnify the riches of his   
grace in their  salvation2 therefore    
goodness and mercy shall1 to that end1  
follow  them all the days of their life1
 that they may 'dwell in the house  of  

the ,lord for ever' 7,psa #bc3f2 ,eph   
#a3c-g74 ,they have also their          
intercessor and advocate ready with     
,god1 to take up matters for  them in   
such a way as may maintain true peace   
betwixt their ,god and  them2 and as may
 encourage them to be sober1 and hope to
 the end1  for the grace that is to be  
brought unto them at the revelation of  
,jesus ,christ 7#a ,peter #a3ac2 #a     
,john #b3a1b74 ,wherefore1 though the   
godly have their fears1 yea1 sometimes  
dreadful fears1 and that  of perishing  
for ever and ever2 yet the day is       
coming1 when their  fears and tears     
shall be done away1 and when their      
desires only  shall be granted4 ',the   
fear of the wicked1 it shall come upon  
them2  but the desire of the righteous  
shall be granted4'    ,the words1 then1 
are a prediction or prophecy1 and that  
both  concerning the wicked and the     
righteous1 with reference to time and   
things to come1 and shall certainly be  
fulfilled in their season4  ,hence it is

 said concerning the wicked1 that their 
triumphing is  short1 and that the joy  
of the hypocrite is but for a moment    
7,job  #bj3e74 ,o1 their end will be    
bitter as wormwood1 and will cut like  a
 two-edged sword6 ,of this ,solomon     
admonishes youth1 when he saith4        
',rejoice1 ,o young man1 in thy youth2  
and let thy heart cheer thee  in the    
days of thy youth1 and walk in the ways 
of thine heart1  and in the sight of    
thine eyes2 but know thou1 that for all 
these  things ,god will bring thee into 
judgment' 7,eccl #aa3i74    ,this1      
therefore1 showeth the desperate spirit 
that possesses the  children of men1    
who1 though they hear and read all this1
 yet cannot  be reclaimed from courses  
that are wicked1 and that lead to such  
a condition 7,prov #e3g-ad74 ,i say they
 will not be reclaimed from  such       
courses as lead to ways that go down to 
hell1 where their soul  must mourn1 even
 then when their flesh and their body   
are consumed4  ,o6 how dear bought are  

their pleasures1 and how will their     
laughter  be turned into tears and      
anguish unutterable6 and that presently1
  for it is coming6 ,their 'judgment now
 of a long time lingereth not1  and     
their damnation slumbereth not' 7#b     
,peter #b3c74 ,but what good  will their
 covenant of death then do them8 ,and   
will their agreement  of hell yield them
 comfort8 ,is not ,god as well mighty to
 punish as  to save8 7,isa #bh3ah74 ,or 
can these sinners believe ,god out of   
the  world1 or cause that he should not 
pay them home for their sins1  and      
recompense them for all the evil they   
have loved1 and continued  in the       
commission of8 7,job #ba3bi-ca74 ',can  
thy heart endure1 or  can thy hands be  
strong in the days that ,god shall deal 
with thee8'  7,eze #bb3ad74 ,thou art   
bold now1 ,i mean bold in a wicked way2 
thou  sayest now thou wilt keep thy     
sweet morsels of sin under thy tongue1  
thou wilt keep them still within thy    
mouth4 ,poor wretch6 ,thy sins  shall   

lie down in the dust with thee 7,job    
#bj3aa74 ,thou hast sucked  the poison  
of asps1 and the viper's tongue shall   
slay thee 7,job  #bj3af74 ',thou shalt  
not see the rivers1 the streaming       
floods1 the  brooks of butter and honey'
 7,job #bj3ag74 ',all darkness shall be 
hid  in thy secret places1 a fire not   
blown shall consume thee4' ',this  is   
the portion of a wicked man from ,god1  
and the heritage appointed  to him by   
,god' 7,job #bj3bf-bi74    ,and as they 
the ,scriptures predict or prophesy what
 shall become  of the wicked2 so also   
they plentifully foretell what shall    
happen  to the righteous1 when he saith 
their desire shall be granted3 of  which
 more anon4 ,only here ,i will drop this
 short hint1 ,that the  righteous have  
great cause to rejoice2 for what more   
pleasing1  what more comfortable to a   
man1 than to be assured1 and that from  
the ,spirit of truth1 that what he      
desireth shall be granted8 ,and  this   
the righteous are assured of here2 for  

he saith it in words  at length1 ',the  
desire of the righteous shall be        
granted4' ,this1  then1 should comfort  
them against their fears1 and the sense 
of  their unworthiness2 it should also  
make them hold up their heads  under all
 their temptations1 and the affronts    
that is usual for them  to meet with in 
the world4 ,the righteous6 ,who so      
vilified as the  righteous8 ,he1 by the 
wise men of the world1 is counted a very
  ,abraham1#b a fool2 like to him who is
 the father of us all4 ,but  as he left 
all for the desire that he had of a     
better country1 and  at last obtained   
his desire2 for after he had patiently  
endured1  he obtained the promise2 so   
those that walk in the steps of that    
faith which our father ,abraham had1    
even those also in the end  shall find  
place in ,abraham's bosom2 wherefore it 
is meet that we  should cheer up and be 
glad1 because what we desire shall be   
granted  unto us 7,heb #f74    ,,the    
,,nature ,,of ,,the ,,words4    ,but ,i 

shall here leave off this short way of  
paraphrasing upon the  text1 and shall  
come more distinctly to inquire into the
 nature  of the words2 but my           
subject-matter shall be the last part of
 the  verse1 ',the desire of the        
righteous shall be granted4' ,from which
  words there are these things to be    
inquired into4    ,,first4 ,what1 or who
 is the righteous man8 ,,second4 ,what  
are the  desires of a righteous man8    
,,third4 ,what is meant or to be        
understood  by the granting of the      
desires of the righteous8 ',the desire  
of  the righteous shall be granted4'    
,,who ,,is ,,the ,,righteous ,,man8     
,,first4 ,for the first of these1       
namely1 ',,what ,,or ,,who ,,is ,,the   
,,righteous  ,,man8    ,my way of       
prosecuting this head shall be to show  
you1 first1 that  ,i intend a righteous 
man not in every sense1 but in that     
which is the  best2 otherwise ,i shall  
miscarry as to the intendment of the    
,holy  ,ghost2 for it may not be        

supposed that these words reach to them 
that are righteous in a general1 but in 
a special sense2 such1 ,i  mean1 that   
are so in the judgment of ,god4 ,for1 as
 ,i hinted1 there  are several sorts of 
righteous men that yet have nothing to  
do  with this blessed promise1 or that  
shall never1 as such1 have their        
desires granted4    ,,first4 ,there is  
one that is righteous in his own eyes1  
and is yet  far enough off from the     
blessing of the text3 ',there is a      
generation  that are pure' or righteous 
'in their own eyes1 and yet is not      
washed  from their filthiness' 7,prov   
#bi3ab74 ,these are they that you also  
read of in the evangelist ,luke1 that   
are said to trust 'in themselves  that  
they were righteous1 and despised       
others' 7,luke #ah3i74 ,these  are set  
so low1 by this their foolish           
confidence1 in the eyes of  ,jesus      
,christ1 that he even preferred a       
praying publican before them  7,luke    
#ah3ac1ad74 ,wherefore these cannot be  

the men1 ,i mean those  righteous men1  
to whom this promise is made4           
,,second4 ,there are those that by      
others are counted righteous2 ,i  mean  
they are so accounted by their          
neighbours4 ,thus ,korah and his        
company are called the people of the    
,lord1 and all the congregation  by them
 also called holy1 every one of them    
7,num #af3c1da74 ,but as  he who        
commends himself is not approved1 so it 
is no great matter  if all the world    
shall count us righteous1 if ,god       
esteemeth us not  for such3 ',for not he
 that commendeth himself is approved1   
but whom  the ,lord commends' 7#b ,cor  
#aj3ah74    ,,third4 ,there are those   
that indeed are righteous when compared 
with others3 ',i came not to call the   
righteous'2 'for scarcely for  a        
righteous man will one die1' and the    
like1 are texts thus to be  understood4 
,for such as these are1 as to life      
moral1 better than  others4 ,but these1 
if they are none otherwise righteous    

than by  acts and works of righteousness
 of their own1 are not the persons      
contained in the text that are to have  
their desires granted4    ,,fourth4 ,the
 righteous man therefore in the text is1
 and ought to be1  thus described3 #a4  
,he is one whom ,god makes righteous1 by
 reckoning  him so4 #b4 ,he is one that 
,god makes righteous1 by possessing of  
him  with a principle of righteousness4 
#c4 ,he is one that is practically      
righteous4    ,first4 ,he is one that   
,god makes righteous4 ,now1 if ,god     
makes him  righteous1 his righteousness 
is not his own1 ,i mean this sort of    
righteousness3 ',their righteousness is 
of me1 saith the ,lord' 7,isa  #ed3ag74 
,god then makes a man righteous by      
putting righteousness  upon him--by     
putting the righteousness of ,god upon  
him 7,phil #c3f-i74  ,hence we are said 
to be made the righteousness of ,god in 
,christ3  ',for ,god hath made him to be
 sin for us1 who knew no sin1 that we   
might be made the righteousness of ,god 

in him' 7#b ,cor #e3ba74 ,thus  ,god1   
therefore1 reckoneth one righteous1 even
 by imputing that  unto us which is able
 to make us so3 ',christ of ,god is made
 unto  us--righteousness' 7#a ,cor      
#a3cj74 ,wherefore he saith again1 ',in 
the  ,lord shall all the seed of ,israel
 be justified and shall glory'  7,isa   
#de3be74    ,the righteousness then by  
which a man is made righteous1 with     
righteousness to justification of life  
before ,god1 for that is  it we are     
speaking of now1 is the righteousness of
 another than  he who is justified      
thereby4 ,hence it is said again by the 
soul  thus justified and made righteous1
 ',the ,lord hath clothed me with  the  
garments of salvation1 he hath covered  
me with the robe of  righteousness'     
7,isa #fa3aj74 ,as he also saith in     
another place1 ',i  spread my skirts    
over thee1 and covered thy nakedness'   
7,eze #af3h74  ,this we call a being    
made righteous by reckoning1 by the     
reckoning  of ,god2 for none is of power

 to reckon one righteous but ,god1      
because none can make one so to be but  
him4 ,he that can make me  rich1 though 
,i am in myself the poorest of men1 may 
reckon me rich1  if together with his so
 reckoning1 he indeed doth make me rich4
 ,this  is the case1 ,god makes a man   
righteous by bestowing of righteousness 
upon him--by counting the righteousness 
of his ,son for his4 ,he gives  him     
righteousness1 a righteousness already  
performed and completed  by the         
obedience of his ,son 7,rom #e3ai74     
,not that this righteousness1 by being  
bestowed upon us1 is severed  from      
,jesus ,christ2 for it is still his and 
in him4 ,how then1 may  some say1 doth  
it become ours8 ,i answer1 by our being 
put into  him4 ,for of ,god are we in   
,christ ,jesus1 who is made unto us1 of 
him1 'righteousness4' ,and again1 we are
 made 'the righteousness of  ,god in    
him4' ,so then1 the righteousness of    
,christ covereth his1 as  a man's       
garments cover the members of his body1 

for we are 'the  body of ,christ1 and   
members in particular' 7#a ,cor #ab3bg74
 ,the  righteousness therefore is       
,christ's2 resideth still in him1 and   
covereth us1 as the child is lapped up  
in its father's skirt1 or  as the       
chicken is covered with the feathers of 
the hen4 ,i make use  of all these      
similitudes thereby to inform you of my 
meaning2 for  by all these things are   
set forth the way of our being made     
righteous  to justification of life     
7,matt #bc3cg2 ,eze #af3h2 ,psa #cf3g74 
,now thus a man is made righteous1      
without any regard to what he  has1 or  
to what is of him2 for as to him1 it is 
utterly another's4  ,just as if ,i      
should1 with the skirts of my garments1 
take up and  clothe some poor and naked 
infant that ,i find cast out into the   
open field4 ,now if ,i cover the person1
 ,i cover scabs and sores1 and  ulcers1 
and all blemishes4 ,hence ,god1 by      
putting this righteousness  upon us1 is 
said to hide and cover our sins4        

',blessed are they  whose iniquities are
 forgiven1 and whose sins are covered4  
,blessed  is the man to whom the ,lord  
will not impute sin' 7,rom #d3g1h74 ,for
  since this righteousness is ,christ's1
 and counted or reckoned ours  by the   
grace of ,god1 it is therefore bestowed 
upon us1 not because  we are1 but to    
make us righteous before the face of    
,god4 ,hence1  as ,i said1 it is said to
 make us righteous1 even as gay clothes 
do  make a naked body fine4 ',he hath   
made him to be sin for us1 who knew  no 
sin1 that we might be made the          
righteousness of ,god in him4'    ,this 
is of absolute necessity to be known1   
and to be believed4 ,for  without this  
no man can be counted righteous before  
,god2 and if we  stand not righteous    
before ,god1 it will benefit us nothing 
as to  life eternal1 though we should be
 counted righteous by all the men  on   
earth4 ,besides1 if ,god counts me      
righteous1 ,i am safe1 though  in and of
 myself ,i am nothing but a sinner1 and 

ungodly4 ,the reason  is1 because ,god  
has a right to bestow righteousness upon
 me1 for  he has righteousness to spare2
 he has also a right to forgive1        
because sin is the transgression of the 
law4 ,yea1 he has therefore  sent his   
,son into the world to accomplish       
righteousness for sinners1  and ,god of 
his mercy bestows it upon those that    
shall receive it by  faith4 ,now1 if    
,god shall count me righteous1 who will 
be so hardy  as to conclude ,i yet shall
 perish8 ',it is ,god that justifieth4  
,who  is he that condemneth8 ,it is     
,christ that died1 yea1 rather that is  
risen again1 who is even at the right   
hand of ,god1 who also maketh           
intercession for us4 ,who shall separate
 us from the love of ,christ8'  7,rom   
#h3cc-ce74    ,thus therefore is a man  
made righteous1 even of ,god by ,christ1
 or  through his righteousness4 ,now if1
 as was said1 a man is thus made        
righteous1 then in this sense he is good
 before ,god1 before he has  done       

anything of that which the law calls    
good before men2 for ,god  maketh not   
men righteous with this righteousness1  
because they have  been1 or have done   
good1 but before they are capable of    
doing good  at all4 ,hence we are said  
to be justified while ungodly1 even as  
an infant is clothed with the skirt of  
another1 while naked1 as  touching      
itself 7,rom #d3d1e74 ,works therefore  
do not precede1 but  follow after this  
righteousness2 and even thus it is in   
nature1  the tree must be good before it
 bear good fruit1 and so also must  a   
man4 ,it is as impossible to make a man 
bring forth good fruit  to ,god1 before 
he is of ,god made good1 as it is for a 
thorn or  bramble bush to bring forth   
figs or grapes 7,matt #g3ae1af74    ,but
 again1 a man must be righteous before  
he can be good2 righteous  by           
imputation1 before his person1 his      
intellectuals1 can be qualified  with   
good1 as to the principle of good4 ,for 
neither faith1 the  ,spirit1 nor any    

grace1 is given unto the sinner before  
,god has made  him righteous with this  
righteousness of ,christ4 ,wherefore it 
is  said1 that after he had spread his  
skirt over us1 he washed us with  water1
 that is1 with the washing of           
sanctification 7,eze #af3h1i74  ,and to 
conclude otherwise1 is as much as to say
 that an unjustified  man has faith1 the
 ,spirit1 and the graces thereof2 which 
to say is  to overthrow the gospel4 ,for
 what need of ,christ's righteousness   
if a man may have faith and the ,spirit 
of ,christ without it1 since  the       
,spirit is said to be the earnest of our
 inheritance1 and that  by which we are 
sealed unto the day of redemption 7,eph 
#a1 #d74 ,but  the truth is1 the ,spirit
 which makes our person good1 ,i mean   
that  which sanctifies our natures1 is  
the fruit of the righteousness  which is
 by ,jesus ,christ4 ,for as ,christ died
 and rose again before  he sent the     
,holy ,ghost from heaven to his1 so the 
benefit of his  death and resurrection  

is by ,god bestowed upon us1 in order to
 the  ,spirit's possessing of our souls4
    ,second4 ,and this leads me to the  
second thing1 namely1 ,that ,god  makes 
a man righteous by possessing#c of him  
with a principle of  righteousness1 even
 with the spirit of righteousness 7,rom 
#d3d1e74  ,for though1 as to            
justification before ,god from the curse
 of the  law1 we are made righteous     
while we are ungodly1 and yet sinners2  
yet being made free from sin thus1 we   
forthwith become1 through  a change     
which the ,holy ,ghost works in our     
minds1 the servants  of ,god 7,rom      
#e3g-i74 ,hence it is said1 ',there is  
therefore now no  condemnation to them  
which are in ,christ ,jesus1 who walk   
not after  the flesh1 but after the     
,spirit' 7,rom #h3a74 ,for though1 as   
the apostle  also insinuates here1 that 
being in ,christ ,jesus is antecedent to
  our walking after the ,spirit2 yet a  
man can make no demonstration  of his   
being in ,christ ,jesus1 but by his     

walking in the ,spirit2 because  the    
,spirit is an inseparable companion of  
imputed righteousness1  and immediately 
follows it1 to dwell with whosoever it  
is bestowed  upon4 ,now it dwelling in  
us1 principles#d us in all the powers of
  our souls1 with that which is         
righteousness in the habit and nature   
of it4 ,hence the fruits of the ,spirit 
are called 'the fruits of  goodness and 
righteousness1' as the fruits of a tree 
are called  the fruit of that tree 7,eph
 #e3i74    ,and again1 ',he that doth   
righteousness is righteous1' not only in
  our first sense1 but even in this     
also4 ,for who can do righteousness     
without he be principled so to do8 who  
can act reason that hath  not reason8   
,so none can bring forth righteousness  
that hath not in  him the root of       
righteousness1 which is the ,spirit of  
,god1 which  comes to us by virtue of   
our being made sons of ,god 7#a ,john   
#b3ai1  #c3g2 ,gal #d3e-g74 ,hence the  
fruits of the ,spirit are called 'the   

fruits of righteousness1 which are by   
,jesus ,christ unto the glory  and      
praise of ,god' 7,phil #a3aa74 ,this    
then is the thing we say1  to wit1 that 
he that is made righteous unto          
justification of life  before ,god1 is  
also habituated with a principle of     
righteousness1  as that which follows   
that righteousness by which he stood    
just  before4 ,i say1 as that which     
follows it2 for it comes by ,jesus      
,christ1 and by our being justified     
before ,god1 and made righteous  through
 him4    ,this second then also comes to
 us before we do any act spiritually    
good4 ,for how can a man act            
righteousness but from a principle of   
righteousness8 ,and seeing this         
principle is not of or by nature1  but  
of and by grace1 through ,christ1 it    
follows that as no man is  just before  
,god that is not covered with the       
righteousness of ,christ1  so no man can
 do righteousness but by the power of   
the ,spirit of  ,god which must dwell in

 him4 ,hence we are said through the    
,spirit  to mortify the deeds of the    
body1 which works are preparatory to    
fruitful actions4 ,the husbandman1 says 
,paul1 that laboureth1 must  first be   
partaker of the fruit2 so he that       
worketh righteousness1  must first be   
blessed with a principle of             
righteousness 7#b ,tim  #b3a-f74 ,men   
must have eyes before they see1 tongues 
before they  speak1 and legs before they
 go2 even so must a man be made         
habitually  good and righteous before he
 can work righteousness4 ,this then is  
the second thing4 ,god makes a man      
righteous by possessing him with  a     
principle of righteousness2 which       
principle is not of nature1  but of     
grace2 not of man1 but of ,god4         
,third4 ,the man in the text is         
practically righteous1 or one that      
declareth himself by works that are     
good2 a virtuous1 a righteous  man1 even
 as the tree declares by the apple or   
plum it beareth what  manner of tree it 

is3 ',ye shall know them by their       
fruits' 7,matt  #g3af74 ,fruits show    
outwardly what the heart is principled  
with3  show me then thy faith1 which    
abideth in the heart1 by thy works in  a
 well spent life4 ,mark how the apostle 
words it1 ,we being1 saith  he1 'made   
free from sin1 and become servants to   
,god1 have our fruit  unto holiness1 and
 the end everlasting life' 7,rom #f3bc74
    ,mark his order3 first we are made  
free from sin2 now that is by  being    
justified freely by the grace of ,god   
through the redemption  which is in     
,jesus ,christ1 whom ,god has set forth 
to be a propitiation  through faith in  
his blood4 ,now this is ,god's act1     
without any  regard at all to any good  
that the sinner has or can accomplish2  
'not by works of righteousness which we 
have done1 but according  to his mercy' 
thus he saveth us 7,titus #c3e2 ,rom    
#c3bd2 #b ,tim #a3i74  ,now1 being made 
free from sin1 what follows8 ,we become 
the servants  of ,god1 that is1 by that 

turn which the ,holy ,ghost makes upon  
our  heart when it reconciles it to the 
,word of ,god's grace4 ,for that1  as   
was said afore1 is the effect of the    
indwelling and operation  of the ,holy  
,ghost4 ,now having our hearts thus     
changed by ,god and  his ,word1 the     
fruits of righteousness put forth       
themselves by us4  ,for as when we were 
in the flesh1 the motions of sin1 which 
is in  our members1 did bring forth     
fruit unto death1 so now1 if we are  in 
the ,spirit1 and we are not in the      
flesh1 but in the ,spirit1 if  so be the
 ,spirit of ,christ dwells in us1 by the
 motions and workings  of that we have  
our fruit unto holiness1 and the end    
everlasting  life 7,rom #h3f1i74    ,but
 now by these fruits we are neither made
 righteous nor good2  for the apple     
maketh not the tree good1 it only       
declares it so to  be4 ,here therefore  
all those are mistaken that think to be 
righteous  by doing of righteous        
actions1 or good by doing good4 ,a man  

must  first be righteous1 or he cannot  
do righteousness2 to wit1 that  which is
 evangelically such4 ,now if a man is1  
and must be righteous1  before he acts  
righteousness1 then all his works are   
born too late  to make him just before  
,god2 for his works1 if they be right1  
flow  from the heart of a righteous man1
 of a man that had1 before he  had any  
good work1 a twofold righteousness      
bestowed on him2 one  to make him       
righteous in the sight of ,god1 the     
other to principle  him to be righteous 
before the world4 ',that he might be    
called a  tree of righteousness1 the    
planting of the ,lord1 that he might be 
glorified' 7,isa #fc3c74    ,the want of
 understanding of this1 is that which   
keeps so many  in a mist of darkness    
about the way of salvation4 ,for they1  
poor  hearts6 when they hear of the need
 that they have of a righteousness  to  
commend them to ,god1 being ignorant of 
the righteousness of ,god1  that is1 of 
that which ,god imputeth to a man1 and  

that by which he  counteth him          
righteous1 have it not in their thoughts
 to accept of  that unto justification  
of life4 ,but presently betake          
themselves  to the law of works1 and    
fall to work there for the performing of
  a righteousness1 that they may be     
accepted of ,god for the same2  and so  
submit not themselves to the            
righteousness of ,god1 by which1  and by
 which only1 the soul stands just before
 ,god 7,rom #aj3a-c74  ,wherefore1 ,i   
say1 it is necessary that this be       
distinctly laid  down4 ,that a man must 
be righteous first1 even before he doth 
righteousness2 the argument is plain    
from the order of nature3 ',for  a      
corrupt tree cannot bring forth good    
fruit'3 wherefore make the  tree good1  
and so his fruit good2 or the tree      
corrupt1 and his  fruit corrupt 7,luke  
#f3dc74    ,reason also says the same1  
for how can ,blacks beget white         
children1  when both father and mother  
are black8 ,how can a man without grace1

  and the spirit of grace1 do good2     
nature is defiled even to the  mind and 
conscience2 how then can good fruit come
 from such a stock8  7,titus #a3ae74    
,besides1 ,god accepteth not any work of
 a person which  is not first accepted  
of him2 ',the ,lord hath respect unto   
,abel and  to his offering' 7,gen #d3d74
 ,to ,abel first1 that is1 before that  
,abel offered4 ,but how could ,god have 
respect to ,abel1 if ,abel was  not     
pleasing in his sight8 and how could    
,abel be yet pleasing in  his sight1 for
 the sake of his own righteousness1 when
 it is plain  that ,abel had not yet    
done good works8 he was therefore first 
made acceptable in the sight of ,god1 by
 and for the sake of that  righteousness
 which ,god of his grace had put upon   
him to justification  of life2 through  
and by which also the ,holy ,ghost in   
the graces  of it dwelt in ,abel's soul4
 ,now ,abel being justified1 and also   
possessed with this holy principle1 he  
offers his sacrifice to ,god4  ,hence it

 is said1 that he offered 'by faith1' by
 the faith which  he had precedent to   
his offering2 for if through faith he   
offered1  he had that faith before he   
offered2 that is plain4 ,now his faith  
looked not for acceptance for the sake  
of what he offered1 but  for the sake of
 that righteousness which it did        
apprehend ,god had  already put upon    
him1 and by which he was made righteous2
 wherefore  his offering was the        
offering of a righteous man1 of a man   
made  righteous first2 and so the text  
saith1 ',by faith ,abel offered  unto   
,god a more excellent sacrifice than    
,cain1 by which he obtained  witness    
that he was righteous' 7,heb #aa3d72    
that is antecedent to  his offering2 for
 he had faith in ,christ to come1 by    
which he was  made righteous2 he also   
had the spirit of faith1 by which he was
  possessed with a righteous principle2 
and so being in this manner  made       
righteous1 righteous before ,god1 and   
also principled to work1  he comes and  

offereth his more acceptable sacrifice  
to ,god4 ,for  this1 all will grant1    
namely1 that the works of a righteous   
man are  more excellent than are even   
the best works of the wicked4 ,hence    
,cain's works came behind2 for ,god had 
not made him righteous1 had  no respect 
unto his person1 had not given him the  
,spirit and faith1  whereby alone men   
are made capable to offer acceptably3   
',but unto  ,cain and to his offering1  
the ,lord had not respect' 7,gen #d3e74 
,from all which it is manifest1 that the
 person must be accepted  before the    
duty performed can be pleasing unto     
,god4 ,and if the  person must first be 
accepted1 it is evident that the person 
must  first be righteous2 but if the    
person be righteous before he doth      
good1 then it follows that he is made   
righteous by righteousness  that is none
 of his own1 that he hath no hand in1   
further than to  receive it as the      
gracious gift of ,god4 ,deny this1 and  
it follows  that ,god accepteth men     

without respect to righteousness2 and   
then  what follows that1 but that       
,christ is dead in vain8    ,we must not
 therefore be deceived1 ',he that doeth 
righteousness  is righteous1 even as    
he1' the ,lord1 'is righteous' 7#a ,john
 #c3g74  ,he doth not say he that doth  
righteousness shall be righteous2 as  if
 his doing works would make him so      
before ,god2 but he that doth           
righteousness ,,is righteous1 antecedent
 to his doing righteousness4  ,and it   
must be thus understood1 else that which
 follows signifies  nothing2 for he     
saith1 ',he that doth righteousness is  
righteous1  even as he1' the ,lord his  
,god1 'is righteous4' ,but how is the   
,lord  righteous8 ,even antecedent to   
his works4 ,the ,lord was righteous     
before he wrought righteousness in the  
world2 and even so are we1  to wit1     
every child of ,god4 ',as he is1 so are 
we1 in this world'6  7#a ,john #d3ag74  
,but we must in this admit of this      
difference2 the  ,lord was eternally and

 essentially righteous before he did any
 work1  but we are imputatively         
righteous1 and also made so by a second 
work of creation1 before we do good     
works4 ,it holds therefore only  as to  
order2 ,god was righteous before he made
 the world1 and we are  righteous before
 we do good works4 ,thus1 therefore1 we 
have described  the righteous man4      
,first4 ,he is one whom ,god makes      
righteous1 by  reckoning or imputation4 
,second4 ,he is one that ,god makes     
righteous  by possessing of him with a  
principle of righteousness4 ,third4 ,he 
is one that is practically righteous4   
,nor dare ,i give a narrower            
description of a righteous man than     
this2 nor otherwise than thus4    #a4 ,i
 dare not give a narrower description of
 a righteous man than  this1 because    
whoever pretends to justification1 if he
 be not  sanctified1 pretends to what he
 is not2 and whoever pretends to        
sanctification1 if he shows not the     
fruits thereof by a holy life1 he       

deceiveth his own heart1 and professeth 
but in vain 7,james #a3bb-bg74e    #b4  
,nor dare ,i give this description      
otherwise than thus1 because  there is a
 real distinction to be put between that
 righteousness  by which we should be   
just before ,god1 and that which is in  
us a  principle of sanctification2 the  
first being the obedience of the  ,son  
of ,god without us1 the second being the
 work of the ,spirit  in our hearts4    
,there is also a difference to be put   
betwixt the  principle by which we work 
righteousness1 and the works themselves2
  as a difference is to be put betwixt  
the cause and the effect1 the  tree and 
the apple4    ,,what ,,are ,,the        
,,desires ,,of ,a ,,righteous ,,man8    
,,second4 ,i come now to the second     
thing into which we are to inquire1  and
 that is1    ,,what ,,are ,,the         
,,desires ,,of ,a ,,righteous ,,man8    
,my way of handling this question shall 
be1 ,,first1 ,to speak of the  nature of
 desire in the general4 ,,second1 ,and  

then to show you1 more  particularly1   
what are the desires of the righteous4  
,desires in general4    ,,first4 ,for   
the first2 desires in general may be    
thus described3--,they  are the workings
 of the heart or mind1 after that of    
which the soul  is persuaded that it is 
good to be enjoyed2 this1 ,i say1 is so 
without respect to regulation2 for we   
speak not now of good desires1  but of  
desires themselves1 even as they flow   
from the heart of a  human creature2 ,i 
say1 desires are or may be called1 the  
working of  the heart after this or     
that2 the strong motions of the mind    
unto  it4 ,hence the love of women to   
their husbands is called 'their         
desires' 7,gen #c3af72 and the wife also
 is called 'the desire of  thine' the   
husband's 'eyes' 7,eze #bd3af74 ,also   
love to woman1 to make  her one's wife1 
is called by the name of 'desire' 7,deut
 #ba3aj1aa74  ,now1 how strong the      
motions or passions of love are1 who is 
there  that is an utter stranger        

thereto8 7,cant #h3f1g74    ,hunger is  
also a most vehement thing2 and that    
which is called  'hunger' in one place1 
is called 'desire' in another2 and he   
desired  'to be fed with the crumbs     
which fell from the rich man's table'   
7,luke #af3ba2 ,psa #ade3af74 ,exceeding
 lustings are called 'desires1'  to show
 the vehemency of desires 7,psa #ajf3ad1
 #gh3bg-cj74 ,longings1  pantings1      
thirstings1 prayers1 c41 if there be any
 life in them1  are all fruits of a     
desirous soul4 ,desires therefore flow  
from the  consideration of the goodness1
 or profitableness1 or pleasurableness  
of a thing2 yea1 all desires flow from  
thence2 for a man desires  not that     
about which he has had no consideration1
 nor that neither  on which he has      
thought1 if he doth not judge it will   
yield him  something worth desiring4    
,when ,eve saw that the forbidden fruit 
was a beautiful tree--though  her sight 
deceived her--then she desired it1 and  
took thereof  herself1 and gave to her  

husband1 and he did eat2 yea1 saith the 
text1 'when she saw that it was a tree  
to be desired1 to make one  wise1 she   
took' 7,gen #c3f74 ,hence that which is 
called 'coveting'  in one place1 is     
called 'desiring' in another2 for       
desires are  craving2 and by desires a  
man seeks to enjoy what is not his 7,exo
  #bj3ag2 ,deut #e3ba74 ,from all these 
things1 therefore1 we see what  desire  
is4 ,it is the working of the heart1    
after that which the  soul is persuaded 
that it is good to be enjoyed2 and of   
them there  are these two effects4      
,first4 ,one is--on a supposition that  
the soul is not satisfied  with what it 
has--to cause the soul to range and hunt
 through the  world for something that  
may fill up that vacancy that yet the   
soul  finds in itself1 and would have   
supplied4 ,hence desires are said  to be
 wandering1 and the soul said to walk by
 them2 ',better is the  sight of the    
eyes than the wandering of the desire1' 
or than the  walking of the soul 7,eccl 

#f3h1i74 ,desires are hunting things1   
and  how many things do some empty souls
 seek after1 both as to the  world1 and 
also as to religion1 who have desirous  
minds6    ,second4 ,the second effect   
is1 ,if desires be strong1 they carry   
all  away with them2 they are all like  
,samson1 they will pull down the  gates 
of a city2 but they will go out abroad2 
nothing can stop  the current of        
desires1 but the enjoyment of the thing 
desired1 or  a change of opinion as to  
the worth or want of worth of the thing 
that is desired4    ,what are the       
desires of the righteous4    ,,second4  
,but we will now come to the thing more 
particularly intended1  which is1 ,to   
show what are the desires of the        
righteous2 that is  that which the text 
calls us to the consideration of1       
because it  saith1 ',the desire of the  
righteous shall be granted4'    ,we have
 hitherto spoken of desires1 as to the  
nature of them1 without  respect to them
 as good or bad2 but now we shall speak 

to them as  they are the effects of a   
sanctified mind1 as they are the        
breathings1  pantings1 lustings1        
hungerings1 and thirstings of a         
righteous man4  ,the text says 'the     
desire of the righteous shall be        
granted'2 what  then are the desires of 
the righteous8 ,now ,i will1 ,first4    
,speak  to their desires in the general1
 or with reference to them as to  their 
bulk4 ,second4 ,i will speak to them    
more particularly as they  work this way
 and that4    ,the desires of the       
righteous in the general4    ,first4    
,for their desires in the general3 the  
same ,solomon that  saith1 ',the desire 
of the righteous shall be granted1'     
saith also1  ',the desire of the        
righteous is only good' 7,prov #aa3bc74 
,this  text giveth us1 in the general1 a
 description of the desires of a        
righteous man2 and a sharp and smart    
description it is3 for where1  may some 
say1 is then the righteous man1 or the  
man that hath  none but good desires8   

and if it be answered they are good in  
the  main1 or good in the general1 yet  
that will seem to come short of  an     
answer3 for in that he saith 'the       
desires of the righteous are  only      
good1' it is as much as to say1 that a  
righteous man has none  but good        
desires1 or desireth nothing but things 
that are good4  ,wherefore1 before we go
 any further1 ,i must labour to         
reconcile  the experience of good men   
with this text1 which thus gives us a   
description of the desires of the       
righteous4    ,a righteous man is to be 
considered more generally1 or more      
strictly4    #a4 ,more generally1 as he 
consisteth of the whole man1 of flesh   
and  spirit1 of body and soul1 of grace 
and nature2 now consider him  thus1 and 
you can by no means reconcile the text  
with his experience1  nor his experience
 with the text4 ,for as he is body1     
flesh1 and  nature--for all these are   
with him1 though he is a righteous      
man--so  he has desires vastly different

 from those described by this text1     
vastly differing from what is good2 yea1
 what is it not1 that is  naught1 that  
the flesh and nature1 even of a         
righteous man1 will not  desire8 ',do ye
 think that the ,scripture saith in     
vain1 ,the spirit  that dwelleth in us  
lusteth to envy8' 7,james #d3e74 ,and   
again1 ',in  me1 that is1 in my flesh1  
dwelleth no good thing' 7,rom #g3ah74   
,and  again1 ',the flesh lusteth against
 the spirit' 7,gal #e3ag74 ,and again1  
,the lusts thereof do 'war against the  
soul' 7#a ,peter #b3aa74    ,from all   
these texts we find that a righteous man
 has other workings1  lusts1 and desires
 than such only that are good2 here     
then1 if we  consider of a righteous man
 thus generally1 is no place of         
agreement  betwixt him and this text4   
,we must consider of him1 then1 in the  
next place1 more strictly1 as he may and
 is to be distinguished  from his flesh1
 his carnal lusts1 and sinful nature4   
#b4 ,more strictly4 ,then a righteous   

man is taken sometimes as to or  for his
 best part1 or as he is ,a ,,second     
,,creation2 and so1 or as so            
considered1 his desires are only good4  
7#a47 ,he is taken sometimes as to or   
for his best part1 or as he is  a second
 creation1 as these scriptures declare3 
',if any man be in  ,christ1 he is a new
 creature1--all things are become new'  
7#b ,cor  #e3ag74 ',created in ,christ  
,jesus' 7,eph #b3aj74 ',born of ,god'   
7,john  #c2 #a ,john #c3i74 ,become     
heavenly things1 renewed after the image
 of  him that created them3 ,colossians 
#c3aj2 ,hebrews #i3bc and the like4  ,by
 all which places1 the sinful flesh1 the
 old man1 the law of sin1  the outward  
man1 all which are corrupt according to 
the deceitful  lusts1 are excluded1 and 
so pared off from the man1 as he is     
righteous2 for his 'delight in the law  
of ,god' is 'after the inward  man4'    
,and ,paul himself was forced thus to   
distinguish of himself1  before he could
 come to make a right judgment in this  

matter2  saith he1 ',that which ,i do1  
,i allow not2 what ,i would1 do ,i not2 
but what ,i hate1 that do ,i4' ,see you 
not here how he cleaves himself  in     
twain1 severing himself as he is        
spiritual1 from himself as he  is       
carnal2 and ascribeth his motions to    
what is good to himself  only as he is  
spiritual1 or the new man3 ',if then ,i 
do that which  ,i would not1 ,i consent 
to the law that it is good' 7,rom #g74  
,but ,i trow1 ,sir1 your consenting to  
what is good is not by that part  which 
doth do what you would not2 no1 no1     
saith he1 that which doth  do what ,i   
would not1 ,i disown1 and count it no   
part of sanctified  ,paul3 ',now then it
 is no more ,i that do it1 but sin that 
dwelleth  in me2 for--in me1 that is1 in
 my flesh1 dwelleth no good thing3 for  
to will is present with me2 but how to  
perform that which is good1  ,i find    
not3 for the good that ,i would1 ,i do  
not2 but the evil which  ,i would not1  
that ,i do3 ,now1 if ,i do that ,i would

 not1 it is no  more ,i that do it1 but 
sin that dwells in me' 7,rom #g74 ,thus 
you  see ,paul is forced to make two men
 of himself1 saying1 ,i and ,i2 ,i  do2 
,i do not2 ,i do1 ,i would not do2 what 
,i hate1 that ,i do4 ,now it  cannot be 
the same ,i unto whom these contraries  
are applied2 but  his sinful flesh is   
one ,i1 and his godly mind the other3   
and indeed  so he concludes it in this  
chapter1 saying1 ',so then with the mind
  ,i myself serve the law of ,god1 but  
with the flesh the law of sin4'    ,thus
 therefore the ,christian man must      
distinguish concerning himself2  and    
doing so1 he shall find1 though he has  
flesh1 and as he is  such1 he hath lusts
 contrary to ,god3 yet as he is a new   
creature1  he allows not1 but hates the 
motions and desires of the flesh1 and   
consents to1 and wills and delights in  
the law of ,god 7,rom #ae3ag-bb74  ,yea1
 as a new creature1 he can do nothing   
else3 for the new man1  inward man1 or  
hidden man of the heart1 being the      

immediate work  of the ,holy ,ghost1 and
 consisting only of that which is divine
  and heavenly1 cannot breathe1 or act1 
or desire to act1 in ways  and courses  
that are carnal4 ,wherefore1 in this    
sense1 or as the  righteous man is thus 
considered1 'his desires are only good4'
    7#b47 ,as the righteous man must    
here be taken for the best part1 for    
the ,i that would do good1 for the ,i   
that hates the evil2 so again1  we must 
consider of the desires of this         
righteous man1 as they flow  from that  
fountain of grace1 which is the ,holy   
,ghost within him2  and as they are     
immediately mixed with those foul       
channels1 in and  through which they    
must pass1 before they can be put forth 
into  acts4 ,for though the desire1 as  
to its birth1 and first being1 is  only 
good2 yet before it comes into much     
motion1 it gathers that  from the       
defilements of the passages through     
which it comes1 as  makes it to bear a  
tang of flesh and weakness in the skirts

 of it2  and the evil that dwells in us 
is so universal1 and also always  so    
ready1 that as sure as there is any     
motion to what is good1 so  sure evil is
 present with it2 'for when' or whenever
 ',i would do  good1' says ,paul1 'evil 
is present with me' 7,rom #g3ba74 ,hence
 it  follows1 that all our graces1 and  
so our desires1 receive disadvantage  by
 our flesh1 that mixing itself with what
 is good1 and so abates  the excellency 
of the good4    ,there is a spring that 
yieldeth water good and clear1 but the  
channels through which this water comes 
to us are muddy1 foul1  or dirty3 now1  
of the channels the waters receive a    
disadvantage1  and so come to us as     
savouring of what came not with them    
from the  fountain1 but from the        
channels4 ,this is the cause of the     
coolness1  and of the weakness1 of the  
flatness1 and of the many extravagancies
  that attend some of our desires4 ,they
 come warm from the ,spirit and  grace  
of ,god in us2 but as hot water running 

through cold pipes1  or as clear water  
running through dirty conveyances1 so   
our desires  cool and gather soil4      
,you read in ,solomon's ,ecclesiastes of
 a time when desires fail1  for that    
'man goeth to his long home' 7,eccl     
#ab3e74 ,and as to good  desires1 there 
is not one of them1 when we are in our  
prime1 but  they fail also as to the    
perfecting of that which a man desires  
to  do4 ',to will is present with me1'  
says ,paul1 'but how to perform  that   
which is good ,i find not' 7,rom #g3ah74
 ,to will or to desire1  that is present
 with me1 but when ,i have willed or    
desired to  do1 to perform is what ,i   
cannot attain to4 ,but why not attain to
  a performance8 ,why1 says he1 ,i find 
a law 'in my members warring  against   
the law of my mind'2 and this law takes 
me prisoner1 and  brings 'me into       
captivity to the law of sin1 which is in
 my members'  7,rom #g3bc74 ,now1 where 
things willed and desired meet with such
  obstructions1 no marvel if our willing

 and desiring1 though they  set out     
lustily at the beginning1 come yet lame 
home in conclusion4    ,there is a man1 
when he first prostrates himself before 
,god1 doth  it with desires as warm as  
fire coals2 but erewhile he finds1 for  
all that1 that the metal of those       
desires1 were it not revived with  fresh
 supplies1 would be quickly spent and   
grow cold4#f ,but yet  the desire is    
good1 and only good1 as it comes from   
the breathing  of the ,spirit of ,god   
within us4 ,we must therefore1 as ,i    
said1  distinguish betwixt what is good 
and that which doth annoy it1  as gold  
is to be distinguished from the earth   
and dross that doth  attend it4 ,the man
 that believed desired to believe       
better1 and  so cries out1 ',lord1 help 
mine unbelief' 7,mark #i3bd74 ,the man  
that  feared ,god desired to fear him   
better1 saying1 ',i desire to fear thy  
name' 7,neh #a3aa74 ,but these desires  
failed1 as to the performance  of what  
was begun1 so that they were forced to  

come off but lamely1  as to their faith 
and fear they had2 yet the desires were 
true1  good1 and such as was accepted of
 ,god by ,christ2 not according to  what
 they had not1 but as to those good     
motions which they had4  ,distinguish   
then the desires of the righteous in the
 nature of  them1 from that corruption  
and weakness of ours that cleaveth to   
them1 and then again1 'they are only    
good4'    7#c47 ,there is another thing 
to be considered1 and that is1 the      
different frames that our inward man is 
in while we live as pilgrims  in the    
world4 ,a man1 as he is not always well 
without1 so neither  is he always well  
within4 ,our inward man is subject to   
transient1  though not to utter decays  
7,isa #a3e74 ,and as it is when the     
outward  man is sick1 strength and      
stomach1 and lust1 or desire fails1 so  
it is when our inward man has caught a  
cold likewise 7,eze #cd3d74    ,the     
inward man ,i call the new creature1 of 
which the ,spirit of ,god  is the       

support1 as my soul supports my body4   
,but1 ,i say1 this new  man is not      
always well4 ,he knows nothing that     
knows not this4 ,now  being sick1 things
 fail4 ,as when a man is not in health  
of body1  his pulse beats so as to      
declare that he is sick2 so when a man  
is not well within1 his inward pulse1   
which are his desires--for  ,i count the
 desires for the pulse of the inward    
man--they also  declare that the man is 
not well within4 ,they beat too little  
after  ,god1 weak and faintly after     
grace2 they also have their halts1 they 
beat not evenly1 as when the soul is    
well1 but so as to manifest  all is not 
well there4    ,we read that the church 
of ,sardis was under sore sickness1     
insomuch  that some of her things were  
quite dead1 and they that were not so   
were yet ready to die 7,rev #c3b74 ,yet 
'life is life1' we say1 and  as long as 
there is a pulse1 or breath1 though     
breath scarce able  to shake a feather1 
we cast not away all hope of life4      

,desires1  then1 though they be weak1   
are1 notwithstanding1 true desires1 if  
they be the desires of the righteous    
thus described1 and therefore  are truly
 good1 according to our text4 ,david    
says he 'opened  his mouth and panted1' 
for he longed for ,god's commandments   
7,psa  #aai3aca74 ,this was a sickness1 
but not such a one as we have been      
speaking of4 ,the spouse also cried out 
that she was 'sick of love4'  ,such     
sickness would do us good1 for in it the
 pulse beats strongly  well 7,cant      
#e3h74    ,some objections answered4    
,object4 ,but it may be objected1 ,i am 
yet in doubt of the goodness  of my     
desires1 both because my desires run    
both ways1 and because  those that run  
towards sin and the world seem more and 
stronger  than those that run after     
,god1 and ,christ1 and grace4    ,answ4 
,there is not a ,christian under heaven 
but has desires that  run both ways1 as 
is manifest from what hath been said    
already4  ,flesh will be flesh2 grace   

shall not make it otherwise4 ,by flesh  
,i mean that body of sin and death that 
dwelleth in the godly 7,rom  #f3f74 ,as 
grace will act according to its nature1 
so sin will act  according to the nature
 of sin 7,eph #b3c74 ,now1 the flesh has
 desires1  and the desires of the flesh 
and of the mind are both one in the     
ungodly2 thank ,god it is not so in     
thee6 7,rom #g3bd74 ,the flesh1  ,i say1
 hath its desires in the godly2 hence it
 is said to lust  enviously2 it lusts   
against the ,spirit2 ',the flesh lusteth
 against  the ,spirit' 7,gal #e3ag74    
,and if it be so audacious as to fly in 
the  face of the ,holy ,ghost1 wonder   
that thou art not wholly carried  away  
with it6 7,rom #g3be74    ,object4 ,but 
those desires that run to the world and 
sin seem most  and strongest in me4     
,answ4 ,the works of the flesh are      
manifest2 that is1 more plainly         
discovered even in the godly than are   
the works of the ,holy ,ghost  7,gal    
#e3ai74 ,and this their manifestation   

ariseth from these following            
particulars3    #a4 ,we know the least  
appearance of a sin better by its native
 hue  than we know a grace of the       
,spirit4 #b4 ,sin is sooner felt in its 
bitterness to and upon a sanctified soul
 than is the grace of ,god4  ,a little  
aloes will be sooner tasted than will   
much sweet1 though  mixed therewith4 #c4
 ,sin is dreadful and murderous in the  
sight  of a sanctified soul3 wherefore  
the apprehending of that makes us  often
 forget1 and often question whether we  
have any grace or no4  #d4 ,grace lies  
deep in the hidden part1 but sin lies   
high1 and floats  above in the flesh2   
wherefore it is easier1 oftener seen    
than is  the grace of ,god 7,psa #ea3f74
 ,the little fishes swim on the top of  
the water1 but the biggest and best keep
 down below1 and so are  seldomer seen4 
#e4 ,grace1 as to quantity1 seems less  
than sin4 ,what  is leaven1 or a grain  
of mustard seed1 to the bulky lump of a 
body  of death 7,matt #ac3ca-cc74 #f4   

,sin is seen by its own darkness1 and   
also in the light of the ,spirit2 but   
the ,spirit itself neither  discovers   
itself1 nor yet its graces1 by every    
glance of its own  light4 #g4 ,a man may
 have the ,spirit busily at work in him1
 he may  also have many of his graces in
 their vigorous acts1 and yet may be    
greatly ignorant of either2 wherefore we
 are not competent judges  in this case4
 ,there may a thousand acts of grace    
pass through thy  soul1 and thou be     
sensible of few1 if any1 of them4#g #h4 
,do you  think that he that repents1    
believes1 loves1 fears1 or humbles      
himself before ,god1 and acts in other  
graces too1 doth always know  what he   
doth8 ,no1 no2 grace many times1 even in
 a man1 is acted by  him1 unawares unto 
him4 ,did ,gideon1 think you1 believe   
that he  was so strong in grace as he   
was8 ,nay1 was he not ready to give  the
 lie to the angel1 when he told him ,god
 was with him8 7,judg  #f3ab1ac74 ,or   
what do you think of ,david1 when he    

said he was cast  off from ,god's eyes8 
7,psa #ca3bb74 ,or of ,heman1 when he   
said he was  free among them whom ,god  
remembered no more8 7,psa #hh74 ,did    
these1  then1 see their graces so clear1
 as they saw themselves by their  sins  
to be unworthy ones8 ,i tell you it is a
 rare thing for some  ,christians to see
 their graces1 but a thing very common  
for such  to see their sins2 yea1 and to
 feel them too1 in their lusts and      
desires1 to the shaking of their souls4 
,quest4 ,but since ,i have lusts and    
desires both ways1 how shall ,i  know to
 which my soul adheres8    ,answ4 ,this 
may be known thus3 #a4 ,which wouldest  
thou have prevail8  the desires of the  
flesh1 or the lusts of the spirit1 whose
 side  art thou of8 ,doth not thy soul  
now inwardly say1 and that with  a      
strong indignation1 ,o let ,god1 let    
grace1 let my desires that  are good1   
prevail against my flesh1 for ,jesus    
,christ his sake8 #b4  ,what kind of    
secret wishes hast thou in thy soul when

 thou feelest  the lusts of thy flesh to
 rage8 ,dost thou not inwardly1 and with
  indignation against sin1 say1 ,o that 
,i might never1 never feel one  such    
motion more8 ,o that my soul were so    
full of grace1 that there  might be     
longer no room for ever for the least   
lust to come into  my thoughts6 #c4     
,what kind of thoughts hast thou of     
thyself1 now  thou seest these desires  
of thine that are good so briskly       
opposed  by those that are bad8 ,dost   
thou not say1 ,o6 ,i am the basest of   
creatures1 ,i could even spew at myself8
 ,there is no man in all the  world in  
my eyes so loathsome as myself is4 ,i   
abhor myself2 a toad  is not so vile as 
,i am4#h ,o ,lord1 let me be anything   
but a sinner1  anything1 so thou        
subduest mine iniquities for me6 #d4    
,how dost thou  like the discovery of   
that which thou thinkest is grace in    
other  men8 ,dost thou not cry out1 ,o1 
,i bless them in my heart6 ,o1 methinks 
grace is the greatest beauty in the     

world6 ,yea1 ,i could be content  to    
live and die with those people that have
 the grace of ,god in  their souls4 ,a  
hundred times1 and a hundred1 when ,i   
have been upon  my knees before ,god1 ,i
 have desired1 were it the will of ,god1
 that  ,i might be in their condition4  
#e4 ,how art thou when thou thinkest    
that thou thyself hast grace8 ,o then1  
says the soul1 ,i am as if ,i  could    
leap out of myself2 joy1 joy1 joy then  
is with my heart4 ,it  is1 methinks1 the
 greatest mercy under heaven to be made 
a gracious  man4    ,and is it thus with
 thy soul indeed8 ,happy man6 ,it is    
grace that  has thy soul1 though sin at 
present works in thy flesh4 ,yea1 all   
these breathings are the very actings of
 grace1 even of the grace  of desire1 of
 love1 of humility1 and of the fear of  
,god within  thee4 ,be of good courage1 
thou art on the right side4 ,thy desires
  are only good2 for that thou hast     
desired against thy sin1 thy  sinful    
self2 which indeed is not thyself1 but  

sin that dwells in  thee4#i    ,the     
distinct or particular desires of the   
righteous4    ,second4 ,i come next to  
speak of desires more distinctly1 or    
particularly1  as they work this way and
 that4 ,first1 then1 the desires of the 
righteous are either such as they would 
have accomplished here2 or  else1       
,second1 such as they know they cannot  
come at the enjoyment  of till after    
death4    ,desires that may be          
accomplished or enjoyed in this life4   
,first4 ,for the first of these1 the    
desires of the righteous are for  such  
good things as they could have          
accomplished here2 that is1 in  this    
world1 while they are on this side      
glory4 ,and they1 in general1  are      
comprised under these two general       
heads3--#a4 ,communion with their  ,god 
in spirit1 or spiritual communion with  
him2 #b4 ,the liberty of  the enjoyment 
of his holy ordinances4 ,and1 indeed1   
this second is1  that they may both     
attain to1 and have the first maintained

 with  them4 ,but for the first3    #a4 
,they desire now communion with ,god4   
',with my soul1' said she1  'have ,i    
desired thee in the night2 yea1 with my 
spirit within me  will ,i seek thee     
early' 7,isa #bf3i74 ,the reason of this
 she renders  in the verse foregoing1   
saying1 ',the desire of our soul is to  
thy  name1 and to the remembrance of    
thee4'    ,now1 thus to desire1 declares
 one already made righteous4 ,for herein
  there appears a mind reconciled to    
,god4 ,wherefore the wicked are  set on 
the other side1 even in that opposition 
to these2 'they  say unto ,god1 ,depart 
from us1 for we desire not the knowledge
 of  thy ways' 7,job #ba3ad74 ,they     
neither love his presence1 nor to be    
frequenters of his ordinances4 ',what is
 the ,almighty that we should  serve    
him8 and what profit should we have if  
we pray unto him8'  7,job #ba3ae74 ,so1 
again1 speaking of the wicked1 he saith1
 ',ye have  said it is vain to serve    
,god1 and what profit is it that we have

  kept his ordinance8' 7,mal #c3ad74    
,this1 then1 to desire truly to  have   
communion with ,god1 is the property of 
a righteous man1 of  a righteous man    
only2 for this desire arises from a     
suitableness  which is in the righteous 
unto ,god2 ',whom1' said the ,prophet1  
'have  ,i in heaven but thee8 and there 
is none upon earth that ,i desire       
beside thee' 7,psa #gc3be74 ,this could 
never be the desire of a man1  were he  
not a righteous man1 a man with a truly 
sanctified mind4  ',the carnal mind is  
enmity against ,god1 for it is not      
subject to  the law of ,god1 neither    
indeed can be' 7,rom #h3g74    ,when    
,moses1 the man of ,god1 was with the   
children of ,israel in the  wilderness1 
he prays that ,god would give them his  
presence unto  ,canaan1 or else to let  
them die in that place4 ,it was death to
 him  to think of being in the          
wilderness without ,god6 ,and he said   
unto  ,god1 ',if thy presence go not    
with me1 carry us not up hence' 7,exo   

#cc3ad1ae74 ,here1 then1 are the desires
 of a righteous man--namely1  after     
communion with ,god4 ,he chooses rather 
to be a stranger with  ,god in the      
world1 than to be a citizen of the world
 and a stranger  to ,god4 ',for ,i am1' 
said ,david1 'a stranger with thee1 and 
a sojourner1  as all my fathers were'   
7,psa #ci3ab74 ,indeed1 he that walketh 
with  ,god is but a stranger to this    
world4 ,and the righteous man's desires 
are to1 for1 and after communion with   
,god1 though he be so4    ,the reasons  
of these desires are many4 ,in communion
 with ,god is life  and favour2 yea1 the
 very presence of ,god with a man is a  
token of  it 7,psa #cj3c-e74 ,for by his
 presence he helps1 succours1 relieves1 
and supports the hearts of his people1  
and therefore is communion  with him    
desired4 ',i will1' said ,david1 'behave
 myself wisely in  a perfect way2 ,o    
when wilt thou come unto me8' 7,psa     
#aja3b74 ,the  pleasures that such a    
soul finds in ,god that has communion   

with  him are surpassing all pleasures  
and delights1 yea1 infinitely           
surpassing them4 ',in thy presence is   
fulness of joy1 at thy right  hand there
 are pleasures for evermore' 7,psa      
#af3aa74 ,upon this account  he is      
called the desire of all nations--of all
 in all nations that  know him4 ,job    
desired ,god's presence1 that he might  
reason with  ,god4 ',surely1' said he1  
',i would speak to the ,almighty1 and ,i
 desire  to reason with ,god' 7,job     
#ac3c74 ,and again1 ',o that one would  
hear  me6 ,behold my desire is that the 
,almighty would answer me' 7,job        
#ca3ce74 ,but why doth ,job thus desire 
to be in the presence of ,god6  ,o6 he  
knew that ,god was good1 and that he    
would speak to him that  which would do 
him good4 ',will he plead against me    
with his great  power8 ,no3 but he would
 put strength into me4 ,there the       
righteous  might dispute with him2 so   
should ,i be delivered for ever from my 
judge' 7,job #bc3f1g74    ,god's        

presence is the safety of a man4 ,if    
,god be with one1 who can  hurt one8 ,as
 ,,he said1 ',if ,god be for us1 who can
 be against us8'  ,now1 if so much      
safety flows from ,god's being for one1 
how safe  are we when ,god is with us8  
',the beloved of the ,lord1' said       
,moses1  'shall dwell in safety by him1 
and the ,lord shall cover him all the   
day long1 and he shall dwell between his
 shoulders' 7,deut #cc3ab74  ,god's     
presence keeps the heart awake to joy1  
and will make a man  sing in the night  
7,job #ce3aj74 ',can the children of the
 bridechamber  mourn1 as long as the    
bridegroom is with them8' 7,matt #i3ae74
 ,god's  presence is feasting1 and      
feasting is made for mirth 7,rev #c3bj2 
,eccl #aj3ai74 ,god's presence keeps the
 heart tender1 and makes it  ready to   
fall in with what is made known as duty 
or privilege 7,isa  #fd3a74 ',i will run
 the ways of thy commandments1' said the
 ,psalmist1  'when thou shalt enlarge my
 heart' 7,psa #aai3cb74 ,the presence of

  ,god makes a man affectionately and   
sincerely good2 yea1 makes him  willing 
to be searched and stripped from all the
 remains of iniquity  7,psa #bf3a-c74   
,what1 what shall ,i say8 ,god's        
presence is renewing1 transforming1     
seasoning1 sanctifying1 commanding1     
sweetening1 and enlightening to  the    
soul6 ,nothing like it in all the world2
 his presence supplies  all wants1 heals
 all maladies1 saves from all dangers2  
is life in  death1 heaven in hell2 all  
in all4 ,no marvel1 then1 if the        
presence  of1 and communion with1 ,god1 
is become the desire of a righteous  man
 7,psa #bf3i74 ,to conclude this1 by the
 presence of ,god being with  us1 it is 
known to ourselves1 and to others1 what 
we are4 ',if thy  presence1' said       
,moses1 'go not with me1 carry us not up
 hence4 ,for  wherein shall it be known 
here1 that ,i and thy people have found 
grace in thy sight1 is it not in that   
thou goest with us8 ,so shall  we be    
separated1 ,i and thy people1 from all  

the people that are  upon the face of   
the earth' 7,exo #cc3ae1af74    ,they   
are then best known to themselves4 ,they
 know they are his  people1 because     
,god's presence is with them4 ,therefore
 he saith1  ',my presence shall go with 
thee1 and ,i will give thee rest' 7,exo 
#cc3ad74 ,that is1 let thee know that   
thou hast found grace in my  sight1 and 
art accepted of me4 ,for if ,god        
withdraws himself1 or  hides his        
presence from his people1 it is hard for
 them to bear  up in the steadfast      
belief that they belong to him4 ',be not
 silent  to me1' ,o ,lord1 said ,david1 
'lest ,i become like them that go down  
into the pit' 7,psa #bh3a74 ',be not    
silent unto me1' that is1 as  he has it 
in another place1 ',hide not thy face   
from me4 ,hear me  speedily1 ,o ,lord1' 
saith he1 'my spirit faileth2 hide not  
thy face  from me1 lest ,i be like unto 
them that go down into the pit' 7,psa   
#adc3g74 ,so that ,god's presence is the
 desire of the righteous for  this cause

 also1 even for that by it they gather  
that ,god delighteth  in them4 ',by this
 ,i know that thou favourest me1 because
 mine  enemies doth not triumph over me'
 7,psa #da3aa74 ,and is this all8 ,no4  
',and as for me1 thou upholdest me in   
mine integrity1 and settest  me before  
thy face for ever' 7,psa #da3ab74    ,as
 by the presence of ,god being with us  
we know ourselves to be  the people of  
,god3 so by this presence of ,god the   
world themselves  are sometimes         
convinced who we are also4    ,thus     
,abimelech saw that ,god was with       
,abraham 7,gen #ba3bb74 ,thus           
,abimelech saw that ,god was with ,isaac
 7,gen #bf3bj1bi74 ,pharaoh knew  that  
,god was with ,joseph 7,gen #da3ch74    
,saul 'saw and knew that the  ,lord was 
with ,david' 7#a ,sam #ah3bh74 ,saul's  
servant knew that the  ,lord was with   
,samuel 7#a ,sam #i3f74 ,belshazzar's   
queen knew1 also1 that  ,god was with   
,daniel4 ,darius knew1 also1 that ,god  
was with ,daniel4  ,and when the enemy  

saw the boldness of ,peter and ,john1   
'they took  knowledge of them that they 
had been with ,jesus' 7,acts #d3ac74    
,the  girl that was a witch1 knew that  
,paul was a servant of the most  high   
,god 7,acts #af3ag74 ,there is a glory  
upon them that have ,god  with them1 a  
glory that sometimes glances and flashes
 out into the  faces of those that      
behold the people of ,god2 ',and all    
that sat in  the council1 looking       
stedfastly upon him1 saw ,stephen's     
face1 as  it had been the face of an    
angel'2 such rays of ,divine majesty did
  show themselves therein 7,acts #f3ae74
    ,the reason is1 for that1 7#a47 such
 have with them the wisdom  of ,god 7#b 
,sam #ad3ag-bj74 7#b47 ,such1 also1 have
 special bowels and  compassions of ,god
 for others4 7#c47 ,such have more of   
his majesty  upon them than others 7#a  
,sam #af3d74 7#d47 ,such1 their words   
and  ways1 their carriages and doings1  
are attended with that of ,god  that    
others are destitute of 7#a ,sam        

#c3ai1bj74 7#e47 ,such are holier1  and 
of more convincing lives in general1    
than other people are 7#b  ,kings #d3i74
 ,now there is both comfort and honour  
in this2 for what  comfort like that of 
being a holy man of ,god8 ,and what     
honour like  that of being a holy man of
 ,god8 ,this1 therefore1 is the desire  
of the righteous1 to wit1 to have       
communion with ,god4 ,indeed none  like 
,god1 and to be desired as he1 in the   
thoughts of a righteous  man4    #b4    
,and this leads me to the second thing1 
namely1 ,the liberty of  the enjoyment  
of his holy ordinances2 for1 next to    
,god himself1  nothing is so dear to a  
righteous man as the enjoyment of his   
holy  ordinances4    ',one thing1' said 
,david1 'have ,i desired of the ,lord1  
that will  ,i seek after1' namely1 'that
 ,i may dwell in the house of the ,lord 
all the days of my life1 to behold the  
beauty of the ,lord1 and to  inquire in 
his temple' 7,psa #bg3d74 ,the temple of
 the ,lord was the  dwelling-house of   

,god1 there he recorded his name1 and   
there he  made known himself unto his   
people 7,psa #aa3d2 ,habb #b3bj74       
,wherefore  this was the cause why      
,david so earnestly desired to dwell    
there  too1 ',to behold1' saith he1 'the
 beauty of the ,lord1 and to inquire  in
 his temple4' ,there he had promised his
 presence to his people1  yea1 and to   
bring thither a blessing for them2 ',in 
all places where  ,i record my name1 ,i 
will come unto thee1 and ,i will bless  
thee'  7,exo #bj3bd74 ,for this cause1  
therefore1 as ,i said1 it is why the    
righteous do so desire that they may    
enjoy the liberty of the ordinances  and
 appointments of their ,god2 to wit1    
that they may attain to1 and  have      
communion maintained with him4 ,alas6   
the righteous are as it  were undone1 if
 ,god's ordinances be taken from them3  
',how amiable  are thy tabernacles1 ,o  
,lord of hosts4 ,my soul longeth1 yea1  
even  fainteth for the courts of the    
,lord1 my heart and my flesh crieth  out

 for the living ,god' 7,psa #hd3a1b74   
,behold what a taking the good  man was 
in1 because at this time he could not   
attain to so frequent  a being in the   
temple of ,god as his soul desired4 ,it 
even longed  and fainted1 yea1 and his  
heart and his flesh cried out for the   
,god that dwelt in the temple at        
,jerusalem4    ,yea1 he seems in the    
next words to envy the very birds that  
could  more commonly frequent the temple
 than he3 ',the sparrow1' saith  he1    
'hath found a house1 and the swallow a  
nest for herself1 where  she may lay her
 young1 even thine altars1 ,o ,lord of  
hosts1 my  ,king1 and my ,god' 7,psa    
#hd3c74 ,and then blesseth all them that
 had  the liberty of temple worship1    
saying1 ',blessed are they that dwell   
in thy house1 they will be still        
praising thee' 7,psa #hd3d74 ,then  he  
cries up the happiness of those that in 
,zion do appear before  ,god 7,psa      
#hd3g74 ,after this he cries out unto   
,god1 that he would  grant him to be    

partaker of this high favour1 saying1   
',o ,lord ,god  of hosts1 hear my       
prayer1' c4 ',for a day in thy courts is
 better  than a thousand3 ,i had rather 
be a door-keeper in the house of my     
,god1 than to dwell in the tents of     
wickedness' 7,psa #hd3h-aj74    ,but why
 is all this8 what aileth the man thus  
to express himself8  ,why1 as ,i said1  
the temple was the great ordinance of   
,god2 there  was his true worship       
performed1 there ,god appeared1 and     
there his  people were to find him4     
,this was1 ,i say1 the reason why the   
,psalmist  chose out1 and desired this  
one thing1 above all the things that    
were under heaven1 even 'to behold there
 the beauty of the ,lord1  and to       
inquire in his temple4' ,there were to  
be seen the shadows  of things in the   
heavens2 the candlestick1 the table of  
shewbread1  the holiest of all1 where   
was the golden censer1 the ark of the   
covenant overlaid round about with gold1
 the golden pot that had  manna1        

,aaron's rod that budded1 the tables of 
the covenant1 and the  cherubims of     
glory overshadowing the mercy-seat1     
which were all of  them then things by  
which ,god showed himself merciful to   
them 7,heb  #i3a-e compared with #i3bc  
and #h3e74    ,do you think that        
love-letters are not desired between    
lovers8  ,why these1 ,god's ordinances1 
they are his love-letters1 and his      
love-tokens too4 ,no marvel then if the 
righteous do so desire them3  ',more to 
be desired are they than gold1 yea1 than
 much fine gold2  sweeter also than     
honey and the honey-comb' 7,psa #ai3aj1 
#aai3gb-abg74  ,yea1 this judgment      
wisdom itself passes upon these things4 
',receive1'  saith he1 'my instruction1 
and not silver2 and knowledge rather    
than  choice gold4 ,for wisdom is better
 than rubies3 and all the things  that  
may be desired1 are not to be compared  
to it' 7,prov #h3aj1aa74  ,for this     
cause therefore are the ordinances of   
,god so much desired  by the righteous4 

,in them they meet with ,god2 and by    
them they are  builded1 and nourished up
 to eternal life4 ',as new born babes1' 
says ,peter1 'desire the sincere milk of
 the word1 that ye may grow  thereby'   
7#a ,peter #b3b74 ,as milk is nourishing
 to children1 so is  the word heard1    
read1 and meditated on1 to the          
righteous4 ,therefore  it is their      
desire4    ,christ made himself known to
 them in breaking of bread2 who1  who   
would not then1 that loves to know him1 
be present at such an  ordinance8 7,luke
 #bd3ce74 ,ofttimes the ,holy ,ghost1 in
 the comfortable  influence of it1 has  
accompanied the baptized in the very act
 of  administering it4#aj ,therefore1   
'in the way of thy judgments1'  or      
appointments1 ',o ,lord1 we thy people  
have waited for thee3 the  desire of    
their soul is to thy name1 and to the   
remembrance of thee'  7,isa #bf3h74     
,church fellowship1 or the communion of 
saints1 is the  place where the ,son of 
,god loveth to walk2 his first walking  

was in  ,eden1 there he converted our   
first parents3 ',and come1 my beloved1' 
says he1 'let us get up to the          
vineyards2 let us see if the vine       
flourish1 whether the tender grape      
appear1 and the pomegranates  bud forth2
 there will ,i give thee my loves'      
7,cant #g3ab74 ,church  fellowship1     
rightly managed1 is the glory of all the
 world4 ,no place1  no community1 no    
fellowship1 is adorned and bespangled   
with those  beauties as is a church     
rightly knit together to their head1 and
  lovingly serving one another4 ',in his
 temple doth every one speak  of his    
glory' 7,psa #bi3i74 ,hence the church  
is called the place of  ,god's desire on
 earth4 ',this is my rest for ever1 here
 ,i will dwell1  for ,i have desired it'
 7,psa #acb3ac-af74 ,and again1 thus the
 church  confesseth when she saith1 ',i 
am my beloved's1 and his desire is      
towards me' 7,cant #g3aj74aa    ,no     
marvel then if this be the one thing    
that ,david desired1 and  that which he 

would seek after1 namely1 'to dwell in  
the house of  the ,lord all the days of 
his life4' ,and this also shows you the 
reason  why ,god's people of old used to
 venture so hardly for ordinances1  and 
to get to them with the peril of their  
lives1 'because of the  sword of the    
wilderness' 7,lam #e3i74ab    ,they were
 their bread1 they were their water1    
they were their milk1  they were their  
honey4 ,hence the sanctuary was called  
'the desire  of their eyes1 and that    
which their soul pitieth1 or the pity of
  their soul4' ,they had rather have    
died than lost it1 or than that  it     
should have been burned down as it was  
7,eze #bd3ba1be74    ,when the children 
of ,israel had lost the ark1 they count 
that  the glory was departed from       
,israel4 ,but when they had lost all1   
what a complaint made they then6 ',he   
hath violently taken away  his          
tabernacles1 as if it were of a garden1 
he hath destroyed his  places of the    
assembly4 ,the ,lord hath caused the    

solemn feasts and  sabbaths to be       
forgotten in ,sion1 and hath despised1  
in the indignation  of his anger1 the   
king and the priest' 7,lam #b3f74       
,wherefore1 upon  this account1 it was  
that the church in those days counted   
the  punishment of her iniquity greater 
than the punishment of ,sodom  7,lam    
#d3f2 #a ,sam #d3bb74    ,by these few  
hints you may perceive what is the      
'desire of the  righteous4' ,but this is
 spoken of with reference to things     
present1  to things that the righteous  
desire to enjoy while they are here2    
communion with ,god while here2 and his 
ordinances in their purity  while here4 
,i come1 therefore1 in the second place1
 to show you  that the righteous have   
desires that reach further1 desires that
  have so long a neck as to look into   
the world to come4    ,desires that can 
only be accomplished or enjoyed in      
eternity4    ,second4 ,then the desires 
of the righteous are after that which   
yet they know cannot be enjoyed till    

after death4 ,and those are             
comprehended under these two heads--#a4 
,they desire that presence of  their    
,lord which is personal4 #b4 ,they      
desire to be in that country  where     
their ,lord personally is1 that heavenly
 country4    #a4 ,they desire that      
presence of their ,lord which is        
personal4 ,for  the first of these1 says
 ,paul1 ',i have a desire to depart1 and
 to  be with ,christ4' ,thus you have it
 in ,philippians #a3bc1 ',i have a      
desire to be with ,christ4'    ,in our  
first sort of desires1 ,i told you that 
the righteous desired  spiritual        
communion with ,god2 and now ,i tell you
 they desire to  be with ,christ's      
person--',i have a desire to be with    
,christ'2 that  is1 with his person1    
that ,i may enjoy his personal presence1
 such  a presence of his as we are not  
capable to enjoy while here4 ,hence  he 
says1 ',i have a desire to depart1 that 
,i might be with him2  knowing1' as he  
says in another place1 'that whilst we  

are at home  in the body1 we are1' and  
cannot but be1 'absent from the ,lord'  
7#b  ,cor #e3f74 ,now this desire1 as ,i
 said1 is a desire that hath a long     
neck2 for it can look over the brazen   
wall of this1 quite into  another world2
 and as it hath a long neck1 so it is   
very forcible  and mighty in its        
operation4    7#a47 ,this desire breeds 
a divorce1 a complete divorce1 betwixt  
the soul and all inordinate love and    
affections to relations and  worldly    
enjoyments4 ,this desire makes a married
 man live as if he  had no wife2 a rich 
man lives as if he possessed not what he
 has1  c4 7#a ,cor #g3bi1cj74 ,this is a
 soul-sequestering desire4 ,this desire 
makes a man willing rather to be absent 
form all enjoyments1 that  he may be    
present with the ,lord4 ,this is a      
famous desire2 none hath  this desire   
but a righteous man4 ,there are that    
profess much love  to ,christ1 that yet 
never had such a desire in them all     
their life  long4 ,no1 the relation that

 they stand in to the world1 together   
with those many flesh-pleasing          
accommodations with which they are      
surrounded1 would never yet suffer such 
a desire to enter into  their hearts4   
7#b47 ,the strength of this desire is   
such1 that it is ready1 so  far forth as
 it can1 to dissolve that sweet knot of 
union that is  betwixt body and soul1 a 
knot more dear to a reasonable creature 
than that can be which is betwixt wife  
and husband1 parent and  child1 or a man
 and his estate4 ,for even 'all that a  
man hath will  he give for his life1'   
and to keep body and soul firmly knit   
together4  ,but now1 when this desire   
comes1 this 'silver cord is loosed'2 is 
loosed by consent4 ,this desire grants  
to him that comes to dissolve  this     
union leave to do it delightfully4 ',we 
are confident and  willing rather to be 
absent from the body1 and to be present 
with  the ,lord' 7#b ,cor #e3h74 ,yea1  
this desire makes this flesh1 this      
mortal  life1 a burden4 ,the man that   

has this desire exercises self-denial1  
while he waits till his desired change  
comes4 ,for were it not  that the will  
of ,god is that he should live1 and did 
he not hope  that his life might be     
serviceable to the truth and church of  
,god1  he would not have wherewith to   
cool the heart of this desire1 but      
would rather1 in a holy passion with    
holy ,job1 cry out1 ',i loathe1'  or ,i 
abhor it1 ',i would not live alway3 let 
me alone1' that ,i may  die1 'for my    
days are vanity' 7,job #g3ae-ag74       
7#c47 ,the strength of this desire shows
 itself in this also1 namely1  in that  
it is willing to grapple with the king  
of terrors1 rather  than to be detained 
from that sweet communion that the soul 
looks  for when it comes into the place 
where its ,lord is4 ,death is not  to be
 desired for itself2 the apostle chose  
rather to be clothed  upon with his     
house which is from heaven1 'that       
mortality might be  swallowed up of     
life' 7#b ,cor #e3a-d74 ,but yet1 rather

 than he would  be absent from the      
,lord1 he was willing to be absent from 
the body4  ,death1 in the very thoughts 
of it1 is grievous to flesh and blood2  
and nothing can so master it in our     
apprehensions as that by which  we      
attain to these desires4 ,these desires 
do deal with death1 as  ,jacob's love to
 ,rachel did deal with the seven long   
years which he  was to serve for her4   
,it made them seem few1 or but a little 
time2  now so1 ,i say1 doth these       
desires deal with death itself4 ,they   
make it seem little1 nay1 a servant1    
nay1 a privilege2 for that1  by that a  
man may come to enjoy the presence of   
his beloved ,lord4  ',i have a desire to
 depart1' to go from the world and      
relations1  to go from my body1 that    
great piece of myself2 ,i have a desire 
to  venture the tugs and pains1 and the 
harsh handling of the king of  terrors1 
so ,i may be with ,jesus ,christ6 ,these
 are desires of the  righteous4    ,are 
not these therefore strong desires8 is  

there not life and mettle  in them8 have
 they not in them power to loose the    
bands of nature1  and to harden the soul
 against sorrow8 flow they not1 think   
you1  from faith of the finest sort1 and
 are they not bred in the bosom  of a   
truly mortified soul8 are these the     
effects of a purblind  spirit8 are they 
not rather the fruits of an eagle-eyed  
confidence8  ,o these desires6 they are 
peculiar to the righteous2 they are none
  others but the desires of the         
righteous4    ,quest4 ,but why do the   
righteous desire to be with ,christ8    
,answ4 ,and ,i ask1 ,why doth the       
wife--that is1 as the loving hind--love 
to be in the presence of her husband8   
#a4 ,christ in glory is worth the being 
with4 ,if the man out of whom  the ,lord
 ,jesus did cast a legion1 prayed that  
he might be with him1  notwithstanding  
all the trials that attended him in this
 life1 how  can it be but that a        
righteous man must desire to be with him
 now  he is in glory8 ,what we have     

heard concerning the excellency of  his 
person1 the unspeakableness of his love1
 the greatness of his  sufferings1 and  
the things that he still is doing for   
us1 must  needs command our souls into a
 desire to be with him4 ,when we have   
heard of a man among us that has done   
for us some excellent thing1  the next  
thing that our hearts doth pitch upon   
is1 ,i would ,i could  set mine eyes    
upon him4 ,but was ever heard the like  
to what ,jesus  ,christ has done for    
sinners8 who then that hath the faith of
  him can do otherwise but desire to be 
with him8 ,it was that which  some time 
comforted ,john1 that the time was      
coming that he should  see him 7#a ,john
 #c3b74 ,but that consideration made him
 bray like a  hart1#ac to hasten the    
time that he might set his eyes upon him
  quickly 7,rev #bb3bj74 ,to see ,jesus 
,christ1 then1 to see him as he  is1 to 
see him as he is in glory1 is a sight   
that is worth going  from relations1 and
 out of the body1 and through the jaws  

of death  to see2 for this is to see him
 head over all1 to see him possessed  of
 heaven for his church1 to see him      
preparing of mansion-houses  for those  
his poor ones that are now by his       
enemies kicked to and  fro1 like        
footballs in the world2 and is not this 
a blessed sight8    #b4 ,i have a desire
 to be with him1 to see myself with him2
 this is  more blessed still2 for1 for a
 man to see himself in glory1 this  is a
 sight worthy seeing4 ,sometimes ,i look
 upon myself1 and say1  ,where am ,i    
now8 and do quickly return answer to    
myself again1 ,why1  ,i am in an evil   
world1 a great way from heaven2 in a    
sinful body1  among devils and wicked   
men2 sometimes benighted1 sometimes     
beguiled1  sometimes fearing1 sometimes 
hoping1 sometimes breathing1 sometimes  
dying1 and the like4 ,but then ,i turn  
the tables1 and say1 ,but  where shall  
,i be shortly8 where shall ,i see myself
 anon1 after a  few times more have     
passed over me8 ,and when ,i can but    

answer this  question thus--,i shall see
 myself with ,jesus ,christ2 this yields
  glory1 even glory to one's spirit now3
 no marvel1 then1 if the  righteous     
desire to be with ,christ4    #c4 ,i    
have a desire to be with ,christ2 there 
the spirits of the just  are perfected2 
there the spirits of the righteous are  
as full as  they can hold 7,heb #ab3bc74
 ,a sight of ,jesus in the ,word1 some  
know  how it will change them from glory
 to glory 7#b ,cor #c3ah71 but how  then
 shall we be changed and filled1 when we
 shall see him as he  is8 ',when he     
shall appear1 we shall be like him1 for 
we shall see  him as he is' 7#a ,john   
#c3b74 ,moses and ,elias appeared to    
,peter1 and  ,james1 and ,john1 at the  
transfiguration of ,christ1 in glory4   
,how  so8 ,why1 they had been in the    
heavens1 and came thence with some  of  
the glories of heaven upon them4 ,gild a
 bit of wood1 yea1 gild  it seven times 
over1 and it must not compare in        
difference to wood  not gilt1 to the    

soul that but a little while has been   
dipped in  glory6 ,glory is a strange   
thing to men that are on this side of   
the heavens2 it is that which eye hath  
not seen1 nor ear heard1 nor  entered   
into the heart of man to conceive of2   
only the ,christian  has a ,word and    
,spirit that at times doth give a little
 of the  glimmering thereof unto him4   
,but ,o6 when he is in the ,spirit1 and 
sees in the ,spirit1 do you think his   
tongue can tell8 ,but1 ,i say1  if the  
sight of heaven1 at so vast a distance1 
is so excellent  a prospect1 what will  
it look like when one is in it8 ,no     
marvel1  then1 if the desires of the    
righteous are to be with ,christ4       
,object4 ,but if this be the character  
of a righteous man1 to desire  to depart
 and to be with ,christ1 ,i am none of  
them1 for ,i never  had such a desire in
 my heart2 no1 my fears of perishing    
will not  suffer me either to desire to 
die to be with ,christ1 nor that ,christ
  should come to judge the world4       

,answ4 ,though thine is a case that must
 be excepted1 for that thy  desires may 
not as yet be grown so high2 yet if thou
 art a righteous  man1 thy heart has in 
it the very seeds thereof4 ,there are   
therefore  desires1 and desires to      
desire2 as one child can reach so high1 
and  the other can but desire to do so4 
,thou1 if thou art a righteous  man1    
hast desires1 these desires ready to put
 forth into act1  when they are grown a 
little stronger1 or when their          
impediment is  removed4 ,many times it  
is with our desires as it is with       
saffron1#ad  it will bloom and blossom1 
and be ripe1 and all in a night4 ,tell  
me1 dost thou not desire to desire8     
,yea1 dost thou not vehemently  desire  
to desire to depart and to be with      
,christ8 ,i know1 if thou  art a        
righteous man1 thou dost4 ,there is a   
man sows his field with  wheat1 but as  
he sows1 soon it is covered with great  
clods2 now1  that grows as well as the  
rest1 though it runs not upright as yet2

  it grows1 and yet is kept down1 so do 
thy desires2 and when one  shall remove 
the clod1 the blade will soon point     
upwards4    ,i know thy mind2 that which
 keeps thee that thou canst not yet     
arrive  to this--to desire to depart and
 to be with ,christ1 is because some    
strong doubt or clod of unbelief1 as to 
thy eternal welfare1 lies  hard upon thy
 desiring spirit4 ,now let but ,jesus   
,christ remove  this clod1 and thy      
desires will quickly start up to be     
gone4 ,i say1  let but ,jesus ,christ   
give thee one kiss1 and with his lips1  
as he  kisses thee1 whisper to thee the 
forgiveness of thy sins1 and thou  wilt 
quickly break out1 and say1 ,nay then1  
,lord1 let me die in  peace1 since my   
soul is persuaded of thy salvation6     
,there is a man upon the bed of         
languishing2 but ,o6 he dares not  die1 
for all is not as he would have it      
betwixt ,god and his poor  soul2 and    
many a night he lies thus in great      
horror of mind2 but  do you think that  

he doth not desire to depart8 ,yes1 yes1
 he also  waits and cries to ,god to set
 his desires at liberty4 ,at last  the  
visitor comes and sets his soul at ease1
 by persuading of him  that he belongs  
to ,god3 and what then8 ',o6 now let me 
die1 welcome  death6' ,now he is like   
the man in ,essex1 who1 when his        
neighbour  at his bedside prayed for him
 that ,god would restore him to health1 
started up in his bed1 and pulled him by
 the arm1 and cried out1  ,no1 no1 pray 
that ,god will take me away1 for to me  
it is best to  go to ,christ4    ,the   
desires of some good ,christians are    
pinioned1 and cannot stir1  especially  
these sort of desires2 but ,christ can  
and will cut the  cord some time or     
other3 and then thou that wouldst shalt 
be able  to say1 ',i have a desire to   
depart1 and to be with ,jesus ,christ4' 
,meantime1 be thou earnest to desire to 
know thy interest in the  grace of ,god2
 for there is nothing short of the      
knowledge of that  can make thee desire 

to depart1 that thou mayest be with     
,christ4  ,this is that that ,paul laid 
as the ground of his desires to be gone3
  ',we know1' says he1 'that if our     
earthly house of this tabernacle  were  
dissolved1 we have a building of ,god1  
an house not made with  hands1 eternal  
in the heavens4 ,for in this we groan1  
earnestly  desiring to be clothed upon  
with our house1 which is from heaven'   
7#b ,cor #e3a1b74 ,and know1 that if thy
 desires be right they will  grow as    
other graces do1 from strength to       
strength2 only in this  they can grow no
 faster than faith grows as to          
justification1 and  then hope grows as  
to glory4 ,but we will leave this and   
come to  the second thing4    #b4 ,they 
desire to be in that country where their
 ,lord personally  is4 ,as the righteous
 men desire to be present with ,jesus   
,christ1  so they desire to be with him 
in that country where he is3 ',but  now 
they desire a better country1 that is1  
an heavenly2 wherefore  ,god is not     

ashamed to be called their ,god1 for he 
hath prepared  for them a city' 7,heb   
#aa3ad-af74 ',but now they desire a     
better  country4' ,here is a comparison4
 ,there was another country1 to wit1    
their native country1 the country from  
whence they came out1 that  in which    
they left their friends and their       
pleasures for the sake  of another      
world1 which1 indeed1 is a better       
country1 as is manifest  from its       
character4 ',it is an heavenly4' ,as    
high as heaven is above  the earth1 so  
much better is that country which is a  
heavenly1 than  is this in which now we 
are4    ,a heavenly country1 where there
 is a heavenly ,father 7,matt #f3ad-af1 
#ae3ac1 #ah3ce71 a heavenly host 7,luke 
#b3ac71 heavenly things 7,john  #c3ab71 
heavenly visions 7,acts #bf3ai71        
heavenly places 7,eph #a3c1bj71  a      
heavenly kingdom 7#b ,tim #d3ah71 and   
the heavenly ,jerusalem 7,heb  #ab3bb71 
for them that are partakers of the      
heavenly calling 7,heb  #c3a71 and that 

are the heavenly things themselves 7,heb
 #i3bc74 ,this  is a country to be      
desired1 and therefore no marvel if any1
 except  those that have lost their wits
 and senses1 refuse to choose           
themselves an habitation here4 ,here is 
the ',mount ,zion1 the city of  the     
living ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1   
and an innumerable company  of angels3  
here is the general assembly and church 
of the firstborn1  and ,god the ,judge  
of all1 and ,jesus1 and the spirits of  
just men  made perfect' 7,heb           
#ab3bb-bd74 ,who would not be here8     
,this is the  country that the righteous
 desire for a habitation3 'but now they 
desire a better country1 that is1 an    
heavenly2 wherefore ,god is  not ashamed
 to be called their ,god1 for he hath   
prepared for them  a city' 7,heb        
#aa3af74    ,mark1 they desire a        
country1 and ,god prepareth for them a  
city2 he  goes beyond their desires1    
beyond their apprehensions1 beyond what 
their hearts could conceive to ask for4 

,there is none that are  weary of this  
world from a gracious disposition that  
they have to  an heavenly1 but ,god will
 take notice of them1 will own them1 and
  not be ashamed to own them2 yea1 such 
shall not lose their longing4  ,they    
desire a handful1 ,god gives them a     
seaful2 they desire a  country1 ,god    
prepares for them a city2 a city that is
 an heavenly2  a city that has          
foundation1 a city whose builder and    
maker is ,god  7,heb #aa3aj2 ,rev       
#c3ab74 ,and all this is1 that the      
promise to them  might be fulfilled11   
',the desire of the righteous shall be  
granted4'  ,and this is the last thing  
propounded to be spoken to from the     
text4 ,therefore1    ,,what ,,is ,,meant
 ,,by ,,granting ,,these ,,desires4     
,,third4 ,we then1 in conclusion1 come  
to inquire into ,,what ,,is ,,meant1  or
 to be understood1 ,,by ,,the ,,granting
 ,,of ,,the ,,righteous ,,their         
,,desires2  ',the desire of the         
righteous shall be granted4'    ,,first4

 ,to grant is to yield to what is       
desired1 to consent that it  shall be   
even so as is requested3 ',the ,lord    
hear thee in the day of  trouble1 the   
name of the ,god of ,jacob defend thee2 
send thee help  from the sanctuary1 and 
strengthen thee out of ,zion1 remember  
all  thy--sacrifices3 grant thee        
according to thine own heart and fulfil 
all thy counsel' 7,psa #bj3a-d74        
,,second4 ,to grant is to accomplish    
what is promised2 thus ,god granted to  
the ,gentiles repentance unto  life1    
namely1 for that he had promised it by  
the prophets from the  days of old      
7,acts #aa3ah2 ,rom #ae3i-ab74 ,,third4 
,to grant1 therefore1  is an act of     
grace and condescending favour2 for if  
,god is said to  humble himself when he 
beholds things in heaven1 what          
condescension  is it for him to hearken 
to a sinful wretch on earth1 and to tell
  him1 ,have the thing which thou       
desireth4 ,a wretch1 ,i call him1 if    
compared to him that hears him1 though  

he is a righteous man1 when  considered 
as the new creation of ,god4 ,,fourth4  
,to grant1 then1 is  not to part with   
the thing desired1 as if a desire       
merited1 purchased1  earned1 or deserved
 it1 but of bounty and goodwill1 to     
bestow the  thing desired upon the      
humble4 ,hence ,god's grants are said to
 be  gracious ones 7,psa #aai3bi74      
,,fifth4 ,i will add1 that to grant is  
sometimes taken for giving one authority
 or power to do1 or possess1  or enjoy  
such and such privileges2 and so it may 
be taken here3 for  the righteous has a 
right to a power1 to enjoy the things   
bestowed  on them by their ,god4 ,so1   
then1 to grant is to give1 to           
accomplish1  even of free grace1 the    
desire of the righteous4    ,this is    
acknowledged by ,david1 where he saith  
to ,god1 ',thou hast  given him his     
heart's desire1 and hast not withholden 
the request  of his lips' 7,psa #ba3b74 
,and this is promised unto all that     
delight  themselves in ,god1 ',delight  

thyself also in the ,lord1 and he shall 
give thee the desires of thy heart'     
7,psa #cg3d74 ,and again1 ',he will     
fulfil the desire of them that fear him1
 he also will hear their  cry1 and will 
save them' 7,psa #ade3ai74 ,by all these
 places it  is plain1 that the promise  
of granting desires is entailed to the  
righteous1 and also that the grant to   
them is an act of grace and  mercy4 ,but
 it also follows1 that though the       
desires of the righteous  are not       
meritorious1 yet they are pleasing in   
his sight2 and this  is manifest several
 ways1 besides the promise of a grant of
 them4    ,first4 ,in that the desires  
of ,god1 and the desires of the         
righteous1  jump or agree in one1 they  
are of one mind in their desires3 ,god's
  desire is to the work of his hands1   
and the righteous are for  surrendering 
that up to him4 #a4 ,in giving up the   
heart unto him2  ',my son1' says ,god1  
'give me thy heart' 7,prov #bc3bf74 ',i 
lift my  soul to thee1' says the        

righteous man 7,psa #be3a1 #hf3d2 ,lam  
#c3da74  ,here1 therefore1 there is an  
agreement between ,god and the          
righteous2  it is1 ,i say1 agreed on    
both sides that ,god should have the    
heart3  ,god desires it1 the righteous  
man desires it1 yea1 he desires it  with
 a groan1 saying1 ',incline my heart    
unto thy testimony' 7,psa  #aai3cf74    
',let my heart be sound in thy statutes'
 7,psa #aai3hj74 #b4  ,they are also    
agreed about the disposing of the whole 
man3 ,god is  for body1 and soul1 and   
spirit2 and the righteous desires that  
,god  should have it all4 ,hence they   
are said to give themselves to the      
,lord 7#b ,cor #h3e71 and to addict     
themselves to his service 7#a ,cor      
#ae3af74 #c4 ,god desireth truth in the 
inward parts1 that is1 that truth  may  
be at the bottom of all 7,psa #ea3f1af71
 and this is the desire  of the         
righteous man likewise3 ',thy word have 
,i hid in my heart1'  said ,david1 'that
 ,i might not sin against thee' 7,psa   

#aai3aa74 #d4  ,they agree in the way of
 justification1 in the way of           
sanctification1  in the way of          
preservation1 and in the way of         
glorification1 to wit1  which way to    
come at and enjoy all3 wherefore1 who   
should hinder  the righteous man1 or    
keep him back from enjoying the desire  
of  his heart8 #e4 ,they also agree     
about the sanctifying of ,god's name  in
 the world1 saying1 ',thy will be done  
on earth as it is in heaven4'  ,there is
 a great agreement between ,god and the 
righteous2 'he that  is joined to the   
,lord is one spirit' 7#a ,cor #f3ag74   
,no marvel1 then1  if their desires in  
the general1 so far as the righteous man
 doth  know the mind of his ,god1 are   
one1 consequently their desires must  be
 granted1 or ,god must deny himself4    
,second4 ,the desires of the righteous  
are the life of all their prayers2  and 
it is said1 ',the prayer of the upright 
is ,god's delight4'    ,jesus ,christ   
put a difference betwixt the form and   

spirit that is  in prayer1 and intimates
 the soul of prayer is in the desires of
  a man2 ',therefore1' saith he1 ',i say
 unto you1 ,what things soever  ye      
desire when ye pray1 believe that ye    
receive them1 and ye shall  have them'  
7,mark #aa3bd74 ,if a man prays never so
 long1 and has never  so many brave     
expressions in prayer1 yet ,god counts  
it prayer no  further than there are    
warm and fervent desires in it1 after   
those  things the mouth maketh mention  
of4 ,david saith1 ',lord1 all my  desire
 is before thee1 and my groaning is not 
hid from thee' 7,psa  #ch3i74 ,can you  
say you desire1 when you pray8 or that  
your prayers  come from the braying1    
panting1 and longing of your hearts8 ,if
 not1  they shall not be granted3 for   
,god looks1 when men are at prayer1  to 
see if their heart and spirit is in     
their prayers2 for he counts  all other 
but vain speaking4 ,ye shall seek me1   
and find me1 says  he1 when you shall   
search for me with all your heart 7,rom 

#h3bf1bg2  ,matt #f3g2 ,jer #bi3ab74    
,the people that you read of in #b      
,chronicles  #ae are there said to do   
what they did 'with all their heart1 and
  with all their soul4' ',for they      
sought ,god with their whole desire'    
7#b ,chron #ae3aa-ae74 ,when a man's    
desires put him upon prayer1 run  along 
with him in his prayer1 break out of his
 heart and ascend up  to heaven with his
 prayers1 it is a good sign that he is a
 righteous  man1 and that his desire    
shall be granted4    ,third4 ,by desire 
a righteous man shows more of his mind  
for ,god1  than he can by any manner of 
way besides2 hence it is said1 ',the    
desire of man is his kindness1 and a    
poor man1' that is sincere  in his      
desires1 'is better than' he that with  
his mouth shows much  love1 if he be 'a 
liar' 7,prov #ai3bb74    ,desires1      
desires1 are copious things2 you read   
that a man may 'enlarge  his desire as  
hell' 7,habb #b3e71 that is1 if they be 
wicked2 yea1  and a righteous man may   

enlarge his desires as heaven 7,psa     
#gc3be74  ,no grace is so extensive as  
desires4 ,desires out-go all4 ,who      
believes  as he desires to believe8 and 
loves as he desires to love8 and  fears 
as he desires to fear ,god's name8 7,neh
 #a3aa74 ,might it be  as a righteous   
man doth sometimes desire it should be1 
both with  ,god's church1 and also with 
his own soul1 stranger things would be  
than there are2 faith1 and love1 and    
holiness1 would flourish more  than it  
does6 ,o6 what does a righteous man     
desire8 ,what do you think  the prophet 
desired1 when he said1 ',o that thou    
wouldest rend the  heavens and--come    
down8' 7,isa #ed3a74 ,and ,paul1 when he
 said1 he  could wish that himself were 
accursed from ,christ1 for the vehement 
desire that he had that the ,jews might 
be saved8 7,rom #i3a-c1 #aj3a74  ,yea1  
what do you think ,john desired1 when he
 cried out to ,christ  to come quickly8 
,love to ,god1 as ,i said1 is more seen 
in desires than in any ,christian  act4 

,do you think that the woman with her   
two mites cast in all  that she desired 
to cast into the treasury of ,god8 ,or  
do you think1  when ,david said that he 
had prepared for the house of ,god with 
all his might1 that his desires stinted 
when his ability was at  its utmost8 7#a
 ,chron #bi74 ,no1 no2 desires go beyond
 all actions2  therefore ,i said it is  
the desires of a man that are reckoned  
for  his kindness4 ,kindness is that    
which ,god will not forget2 ,i mean the 
kindness which his people show to him1  
especially in their desires  to serve   
him in the world4 ,when ,israel was come
 out of ,egypt1 you  know how many      
stumbles they had before they got to    
,canaan4 ,but  forasmuch as they were   
willing or desirous to follow ,god1 he  
passes  by all their failures1 saying1  
',i remember thee1' and that almost  a  
thousand years after1#ae 'the kindness  
of thy youth1 the love  of thine        
espousals1 when thou wentest after me in
 the wilderness1  in a land that was not

 sown' 7,jer #b3b74 ,israel was holiness
 to the  ,lord1 and the first fruits of 
his increase4 ,there is nothing that    
,god likes of ours better than he likes 
our true desires4 ,for indeed  true     
desires1 they are the smoke of our      
incense1 the flower of  our graces1 and 
the very vital part of our new man4     
,they are our  desires that ascend1 and 
they that are the sweet of all the      
sacrifices  that we offer to ,god4 ,the 
man of desires is the man of kindness4  
,fourth4 ,desires1 true and right       
desires1 they are they by which a  man  
is taken up from the ground1 and brought
 away to ,god1 in spite  of all         
opposers4 ,a desire will take a man upon
 its back1 and carry  him away to ,god1 
if ten thousand men stand by and oppose 
it4 ,hence  it is said1 that 'through   
desire a man having separated himself1' 
to wit1 from what is contrary to the    
mind of ,god1 and so 'seeketh  and      
intermeddleth with all wisdom' 7,prov   
#ah3a74    ,all convictions1            

conversions1 illuminations1 favours1    
tastes1  revelations1 knowledge1 and    
mercies1 will do nothing if the soul    
abides without desires4 ,all1 ,i say1 is
 but like rain upon stones1  or favours 
bestowed upon a dead dog4 ,o6 but a poor
 man with desires1  a man that sees but 
little1 that knows but little1 that     
finds in  himself but little1 if he has 
but strong desires1 they will supply    
all4 ,his desires take him up from his  
sins1 from his companions1  from his    
pleasures1 and carry him away to ,god4  
,suppose thou wast  a minister1 and wast
 sent from ,god with a whip1 whose cords
 were  made of the flames of hell1 thou 
mightest lash long enough before  thou  
couldest so much as drive one man that  
abides without desires  to ,god1 or to  
his kingdom1 by that thy so sore a whip4
 ,suppose again  that thou wast a       
minister1 and wast sent from ,god to    
sinners with  a crown of glory in thy   
hand1 to offer to him that first comes  
to  thee for it2 yet none can come      

without desires3 but desire takes  the  
man upon its back1 and so brings him to 
thee4#af ,what is the  reason that men  
will with mouth commend ,god1 and       
commend ,christ1  and commend and praise
 both heaven and glory1 and yet all the 
while  fly from him1 and from his mercy1
 as from the worst of enemies8  ,why1   
they want good desires2 their desires   
being mischievous1 carry  them another  
way4 ,thou entreatest thy wife1 thy     
husband1 and the  son of thy womb1 to   
fall in with thy ,lord and thy ,christ1 
but they  will not4 ,ask them the reason
 why they will not1 and they know  none1
 only they have no desires4 ',when we   
shall see him1 there is  no beauty in   
him that we should desire him' 7,isa    
#ec3a-c74 ,and ,i  am sure if they do   
not desire him1 they can by no means be 
made to  come to him4    ,but now1      
desires1 desires that are right1 will   
carry a man quite  away to ,god1 and to 
do his will1 let the work be never so   
hard4  ,take an instance or two for     

this4    ,you may see it in ,abraham1   
,isaac1 and ,jacob4 ,the text says      
plainly1  they were not mindful of that 
country from whence they came out1      
through their desires of a better 7,heb 
#aa3h-af74 ,god gave them  intimation of
 a better country1 and their minds did  
cleave to it  with desires of it2 and   
what then8 ,why1 they went forth1 and   
desired  to go1 though they did not know
 whither they went4 ,yea1 they all      
sojourned in the land of promise1       
because it was but a shadow of  what was
 designed for them by ,god1 and looked  
to by their faith1  as in a strange     
country2 wherefore they also cast that  
behind their  back1 looking for that    
city that had foundations1 of which     
mention  was made before4 ,had not now  
these men desires that were mighty8     
,they were their desires that thus      
separated them from their dearest  and  
choice relations and enjoyments4 ,their 
desires were pitched upon  the heavenly 
country1 and so they broke through all  

difficulties  for that4    ,you may see 
it in ,moses1 who had a kingdom at his  
foot1 and was  the alone visible heir   
thereof2 but desire of a better         
inheritance  made him refuse it1 and    
choose rather to take part with the     
people  of ,god in their afflicted      
condition1 than to enjoy the pleasures  
of sin for a season4 ,you may say1 the  
,scripture attributes this  to his      
faith4 ,i answer1 so it attributes to   
,abraham's faith his  leaving of his    
country4 ,but his faith begat in him    
these desires  after the country that is
 above4 ,so indeed ,moses saw these     
things  by faith2 and therefore his     
faith begat in him these desires4 ,for  
it was because of his desires that he   
did refuse1 and did choose as  you read4
 ,and here we may opportunely take an   
opportunity to touch  upon the vanity of
 that faith that is not breeding1 and   
that knows  not how to bring forth      
strong desires of enjoying what is      
pretended to  be believed2 all such     

faith is false4 ,abraham's1 ,isaac's1   
,jacob's1  and ,moses' faith1 bred in   
them desires1 strong desires2 yea1      
desires  so strong as to take them up1  
and to carry them after what1 by  their 
faith1 was made known unto them4 ,yea1  
their desires were so  mightily set upon
 the things made known to them by their 
faith1 that  neither difficulties nor   
dangers1 nor yet frowns nor flatteries1 
could stop them from the use of all     
lawful attempts of enjoying what  they  
believed was to be had1 and what they   
desired to be possessed  of4    ,the    
women also that you read of1 and others 
that would not1 upon  unworthy terms1   
accept of deliverance from torments and 
sundry  trials1 that they might11 or    
because they had a desire to1 be made   
partakers of a better resurrection4     
',and others1' saith he1 'had  trial of 
cruel mockings and scourgings2 yea1     
moreover1 of bonds  and imprisonments4  
,they were stoned1 they were sawn       
asunder1 were  tempted1 were slain with 

the sword2 they wandered about in sheep 
skins1 and goat skins1 being destitute1 
afflicted1 tormented2 of  whom the world
 was not worthy4 ,they wandered in      
deserts1 and in  mountains1 and caves of
 the earth' 7,heb #aa3ce-ch74    ,but we
 will come to the ,lord ,jesus himself4 
,whither did his desires  bring him8    
,whither did they carry him8 and to what
 did they make  him stoop8 ,for they    
were his desires after us1 and after our
 good1  that made him humble himself to 
do as he did 7,cant #g3aj74 ,what  was  
it1 think you1 that made him cry out1   
',i have a baptism to be  baptized with1
 and how am ,i straitened till it be    
accomplished'6  7,luke #ab3ej74 ,what   
was that baptism but his death8 and why 
did  he so long for it1 but of desire to
 do us good8 ,yea1 the passover  being  
to be eaten on the even of his          
sufferings1 with what desires  did he   
desire to eat it with his disciples8    
7,luke #bb3ae74 ,yea1 his  desires to   
suffer for his people made him go with  

more strength to  lay down his life for 
them than they1 for want of them1 had to
 go  to see him suffer4 ,and they were  
in their way going up to ,jerusalem1  he
 to suffer1 and they to look on1 ',and  
,jesus went before them1  and they were 
amazed1 and as they followed1 they were 
afraid' 7,mark  #aj3cb2 ,matt #bj3ag74  
,i tell you1 desires are strange things1
 if they be right2 they  jump with      
,god's mind2 they are the life of       
prayer2 they are a man's  kindness to   
,god1 and they which will take him up   
from the ground1  and carry him away    
after ,god to do his will1 let the work 
be never  so hard4 ,is it any marvel1   
then1 if the desires of the righteous   
are so pleasing to ,god as they are1 and
 that ,god has so graciously  promised  
that the desires of the righteous shall 
be granted8 ,but  we come now to        
,,the ,,use ,,and ,,application4        
,,the ,,first ,,use ,,shall ,,be ,a     
,,use ,,of ,,information4 ,you have     
heard what  hath been said of desires1  

and what pleasing things right desires  
are unto ,god4 ,but you must know that  
they are the desires of his  people1 of 
the righteous1 that are so4 ,no wicked  
man's desires are  regarded 7,psa       
#aab3aj74 ,this men must be informed of1
 lest their  desires become a snare to  
their souls4 ,you read of a man whose   
'desire killeth him' 7,prov #ba3be74    
,and why8 but because he rests in       
desiring1 without considering what he   
is1 whether such a one unto  whom the   
promise of granting desires is made2 he 
coveteth greedily  all the day long1 but
 to little purpose4 ,the grant of       
desires1 of  the fulfilling of desires1 
is entailed to the righteous man4 ,there
  are four sorts of people that desire1 
that desire the kingdom of  heaven2     
consequently1 desires have a fourfold   
root from whence they  flow4    ,first4 
,the natural man desires to be saved1   
and to go to heaven  when he dies4 ,ask 
any natural man1 and he will tell you   
so4 ,besides1  we see it is so with     

them1 especially at certain seasons4 ,as
 when  some guilt or conviction for sin 
takes hold upon them2 or when some      
sudden fear terrifies them2 when they   
are afraid that the plague  or          
pestilence will come upon them1 and     
break up house-keeping for  them2 or    
when death has taken them by the throat1
 and is hauling  them down stairs to the
 grave4 ,them1 ,o then1 ',lord1 save me1
 ,lord1  have mercy upon me2 good       
people1 pray for me6 ,o6 whither shall  
,i  go when ,i die1 if sweet ,christ has
 not pity for my soul8' ,and now  the   
bed shakes1 and the poor soul is as     
loath to go out of the body1  for fear  
the devil should catch it1 as the poor  
bird is to go out  of the bush1 while it
 sees the hawk waits there to receive   
her4  ,but the fears of the wicked1 they
 must come upon the wicked2 they  are   
the desires of the righteous that must  
be granted4 ,pray1 take  good notice of 
this4 ,and to back this with the        
authority of ,god1  consider that       

scripture1 ',the wicked man travaileth  
with pain all  his days1 and the number 
of years is hidden to the oppressor4 ,a 
dreadful sound is in his ears2 in       
prosperity the destroyer shall  come    
upon him4 ,trouble and anguish shall    
make him afraid2 they shall  prevail    
against him as a king ready to the      
battle' 7,job #ae3bj-bd74ag    ,can it  
be imagined that when the wicked are in 
this distress1  but that they will      
desire to be saved8 ,therefore he saith 
again1  ',terrors take hold on him as   
waters1 a tempest stealeth him away  in 
the night4 ,the east wind1' that        
blasting wind1 'carrieth him  away1 and 
he departeth1 and as a storm hurleth him
 out of' the  world1 'his place4 ,for   
,god shall cast upon him1 and not       
spare'2 in  flying 'he would fain fly   
out of his hand' 7,job #bg3bj-bc74      
,their  terrors and their fears must    
come upon them3 their desires and       
wishes for salvation must not be granted
 7,isa #fe3ac1 #ff3d74 ',they  shall    

call upon me1' says ,god1 'but ,i will  
not answer2 they shall  seek me early1  
but they shall not find me' 7,prov      
#a3bh74    ,second4 ,there is the       
hypocrite's desire4 ,now his desire     
seems  to have life and spirit in it4   
,also he desires1 in his youth1 his     
health1 and the like2 yet it comes to   
naught4 ,you shall see him  drawn to the
 life in ,mark #aj3ag4 ,he comes running
 and kneeling1  and asking1 and that1 as
 ,i said1 in youth and health2 and that 
is  more than men merely natural do4    
,but all to no purpose2 he went as  he  
came1 without the thing desired4 ,the   
conditions propounded were  too hard for
 this hypocrite to comply withal 7,mark 
#aj3ba1bb74ah  ,some indeed make a great
 noise with their desires over some     
again  do2 but in conclusion all comes  
to one1 they meet together there  where 
they go1 whose desires are not granted4 
',for what is the hope of the hypocrite1
 though he has gained' to  a higher     
strain of desires1 'when ,god taketh    

away his soul8' ',will  ,god hear his   
cry when trouble cometh upon him8' 7,job
 #bg3h1i74 ,did  he not1 even when he   
desired life1 yet break with ,god in the
 day  when conditions of life were      
propounded to him8 ,did he not1 even    
when he asked what good things were to  
be done that he might have  eternal     
life1 refuse to hear or to comply with  
what was propounded  to him8 ,how then  
can his desires be granted1 who himself 
refused  to have them answered8 ,no     
marvel then if he perishes like his own 
dung1 if they that have seen him shall  
say they miss him among  those that are 
to have their desires granted4          
,third4 ,there are the desires of the   
cold formal professor2 the  desires1 ,i 
say1 of him whose religion lies in a few
 of the shells  of religion2 even as the
 foolish virgins who were content with  
their lamps1 but gave not heed to take  
oil in their vessels4 ,these  ,i take to
 be those whom the wise man calls the   
slothful3 ',the soul  of the sluggard   

desireth1 and hath nothing2 but the soul
 of the  diligent shall be made fat'    
7,prov #ac3d74 ,the sluggard is one that
  comes to poverty through              
idleness--that contents himself with    
forms3  'that will not plough' in winter
 'by reason of the cold2 therefore      
shall he beg in harvest1' or at the day 
of judgment1 'and have  nothing' 7,prov 
#bj3d74    ,thus you see that there are 
many that desire2 the natural man1 the  
hypocrite1 the formalist1 they all      
desire4 ,for heaven is a brave  place1  
and nobody would go to hell4 ',lord1    
,lord1 open to us1' is  the cry of many 
in this world1 and will be the cry of   
more in the  day of judgment4 ,of this  
therefore thou shouldst be informed2 and
  that for these reasons3--    ,because 
ignorance of this may keep thee asleep  
in security1 and  cause thee to fall    
under such disappointments as are the   
worst1  and the worst to be borne4 ,for1
 for a man to think to go to heaven     
because he desires it1 and when all is  

done to fall into hell1 is  a           
frustration of the most dismal          
complexion4 ,and yet thus it will  be   
when desires shall fail1 'when man goes 
to his long home1 and  when the mourners
 go about the streets' 7,eccl #ab3e74   
,because1 as  was said before1 else thy 
desires1 and that which should be for   
thy  good1 will kill thee4 ,they kill   
thee at death1 when thou shalt find     
them every one empty4 ,and at judgment1 
when thou shalt be convinced  that thou 
oughtest to go without what thou        
desirest1 because thou  wast not the man
 to whose desires the promise was made1 
nor the  man that didst desire aright4  
,to be informed of this is the way to   
put thee upon such sense and sight of   
thy case as will make thee  in earnest  
betake thyself in that way to him that  
is acceptable1  who grants the desires  
of the righteous4 ,and then shalt thou  
be  happy when thou shunnest to desire  
as the natural man desireth1  as the    
hypocrite desireth1 or as the formalist 

desireth4 ,when thou  desirest as the   
righteous do1 thy desire shall be       
granted4    ,,the ,,second ,,use ,,is   
,,of ,,examination4 ,if this be so1 then
 what cause  hast thou that art         
conscious to thyself that thou art a    
desiring  man to examine thyself whether
 thou art one whose desires shall be    
granted8 ,for to what purpose should a  
man desire1 or what fruits  will desire 
bring him whose desires shall not be    
granted8 ,such a  man is but like to her
 that longs1 but loses her longing2 or  
like  to him that looks for peace while 
evil overtakes him4    ,thou hast heard 
it over and over that the grant of      
desires belong  to the righteous3       
shouldst thou then not inquire into thy 
condition1  and examine thyself whether 
thou art a righteous man or no8 ,the    
apostle said to the ,corinthians1       
',examine yourselves whether ye be  in  
the faith2 prove your own selves2 know  
you not--how that ,jesus  ,christ is in 
you1 except ye be reprobates8' 7#b ,cor 

#ac3e74 ,you may  be reprobates and not 
be aware of it1 if you do not examine   
and  prove your own selves4 ,it is      
therefore ,,for ,,thy ,,life1 wherefore 
do  not deceive thyself4 ,i have given  
you before a description of a  righteous
 man1 namely1 that he is one made so of 
,god by imputation--by  an inward       
principle1 and one that brings forth    
fruit to ,god4 ,now1  this last thou    
mayst think thou hast2 for it is easy   
and common for  men to think when they  
bring forth fruit to themselves1 that   
they  bring it forth to ,god4 ,wherefore
 examine thyself4    ,first4 ,art thou  
righteous8 ,if thou sayest1 ,yea2 ,i    
ask1 ,how comest  thou righteous8 ,if   
thou thinkest that obedience to the law 
of  righteousness has made thee so1 thou
 art utterly deceived2 for he  that thus
 seeks righteousness1 yet is not        
righteous1 because he  cannot1 by so    
doing1 attain that thing he seeketh for 
7,rom #i3ca1cb74  ,did not ,i tell thee 
before1 that a man must be righteous    

before he  doth one good work1 or he can
 never be righteous8 ,the tree must be  
good first1 even before it brings forth 
one good apple4    ,second4 ,art thou   
righteous8 ,in whose judgment art thou  
righteous8  ,is it in the judgment of   
,god1 or of man8 ,if not of ,god1 it is 
no  matter though all the men on earth  
should justify thee2 thou for  that art 
no whit the more righteous4    ,third4  
,art thou righteous in the judgment of  
,god8 ,who told thee so8  or dost thou  
but dream thereof8 ,indeed1 to be       
righteous in ,god's  sight is that1 and 
only that1 which can secure a man from  
wrath  to come2 for 'if ,god justifies1 
who is he that condemns8' 7,rom         
#h3cc1cd74 ,and this only is the man    
whose desires shall be granted4         
,fourth4 ,but still1 ,i say1 the        
question is1 ,how comest thou to know   
that thou art righteous in the judgment 
of ,god8 ,dost thou know by  what it is 
that ,god makes a man righteous8 ,dost  
thou know where  that is by or with     

which ,god makes a man righteous8 and   
also how  ,god doth make a man righteous
 with it8 ,these are questions1 in the  
answer of which thou must have some     
heavenly skill1 or else all that  thou  
sayest about thy being righteous will   
seem without a bottom4    ,fifth4 ,now1 
if thou answerest1 ,that that which     
makes me righteous  is the obedience of 
,christ to his ,father's will1 that this
 righteousness  is before the throne of 
,god1 and that it is made mine by an act
 of  ,god's free grace2 ,i shall ask    
thee yet again1    ,sixth4 ,how camest  
thou to see thy need of this            
righteousness8 ,and  by what is this    
righteousness by thee applied to        
thyself8 ,for this  righteousness is    
bestowed upon those that see their need 
thereof4  ,this righteousness is the    
refuge whereto the guilty fly for       
succour1  that they may be sheltered    
from the wrath to come4 ,hast thou then 
fled1 or dost thou indeed fly to it8    
7,heb #f3af-ai74    ,seventh4 ,none     

flies to this righteousness for life1   
but those who  feel the sentence of     
condemnation by ,god's law upon their   
conscience2  and that in that extremity 
have sought for righteousness first     
elsewhere1 but cannot find it in all the
 world4    ,eighth4 ,for man1 when he   
findeth himself at first a sinner1 doth 
not straightway betake himself for      
righteousness to ,god by ,christ2  but1 
in the first place1 seeks it in the law 
on earth1 by labouring to  yield        
obedience thereto1 to the end he may1   
when he stands before  ,god at death and
 judgment1 have something to commend him
 to him1 and  for the sake of which he  
may at least help forward his acceptance
  with him4    ,ninth4 ,but being       
wearied out of this1 and if ,god loves  
him he will  weary him out of it1 then  
he looks unto heaven and cries to ,god  
for righteousness2 the which ,god shows 
him in his own good time he  hath       
reckoned to him1 for the sake of ,jesus 
,christ4    ,tenth4 ,now by this very   

discovery the heart is also principled  
with the spirit of the gospel2 for the  
,spirit comes with the gospel  down from
 heaven to such an one1 and fills his   
soul with good2 by  which he is         
capacitated to bring forth fruit1 true  
fruit1 which are  the fruits of         
righteousness imputed1 and of           
righteousness infused1  to the glory and
 praise of ,god4    ,eleventh4 ,nor can 
anything but faith make a man see       
himself thus  made righteous2 for this  
righteousness is revealed from faith  to
 faith1 from the object of faith to the 
grace of faith1 by the  ,spirit of      
faith4 ,a faithless man1 then1 can see  
this no more than  a blind man can see  
colours2 nor relish this1 no more than a
 dead  man tasteth victuals4 ,as1       
therefore1 blind men talk of colours1   
and  as dead men relish food1 so do     
carnal men talk of ,jesus ,christ2 to   
wit1 without sense or savour2 without   
sense of the want1 or savour  of the    
worth and goodness of him to the soul4  

,twelfth4 ,wherefore1 ,i say1 it is of  
absolute necessity that with  thy heart 
thou deal in this point1 and beware of  
self-deceiving2  for if thou fail here1 
thy desires will fail thee for ever3    
'for  the desire of the righteous1' and 
that only1 'must be granted4'    ,,the  
,,third ,,use ,,is ,,cautionary4 ,let me
 here1 therefore1 caution thee  to      
beware of some things1 by which else1   
perhaps1 thou mayest  deceive thyself4  
,first4 ,take heed of taking such things
 for grants of desires1 that            
accidentally fall out2 accidentally1 ,i 
mean1 as to thy desires2 for  it is     
possible that that very thing that thou 
desirest may come to  pass in the       
current of providence1 not as an answer 
of thy desires4  ,now1 if thou takest   
such things for a grant of thy desires1 
and  consequently concludest thyself a  
righteous man1 how mayest thou  be      
deceived8 ,the ark of ,god was delivered
 into the hand of the  ,philistines1    
which they desired2 but not for the sake

 of their  desires1 but for the sins of 
the children of ,israel4 ,the land of   
,canaan was given unto ,israel1 not for 
the sake of their desires1  but for the 
sins of those whom ,god cast out before 
them2 and to  fulfil the promise that   
,god1 before they were born1 had made   
unto  their fathers 7,deut #i3e1f74     
,israel was carried away captive out of 
their own land1 not to fulfil the       
desires of their enemies1 but to  punish
 them for their transgressions4 ,these1 
with many of smaller  importance1 and   
more personal1 might be mentioned1 to   
show that  many things happen to us1    
some to our pleasing1 and some to the   
pleasing of our enemies2 which1 if      
either we or they should count  the     
returns of our prayer1 or the fruits of 
our desires1 and so  draw conclusions of
 our estate to be for the future happy1 
because  in such things we seemed to be 
answered of ,god1 we might greatly      
swerve in our judgments1 and become the 
greatest at self-deceiving4    ,second4 

,or shouldest thou take it for granted  
that what thou enjoyest  thou hast it as
 the fruit of thy desires2 yet if the   
things thou  boast of are things        
pertaining to this life1 such may be    
granted  thee as thou art considered of 
,god as his creature1 though thyself    
art far enough off from being a         
righteous man4 ',thou openest  thy      
hand1' says the ,psalmist1 'and         
satisfiest the desire of every  living  
thing' 7,psa #ade3af74 ,again1 ',he     
feeds the young ravens that  cry to him2
 and the young lions seek their meat    
from ,god' 7,psa  #adg3i1 #ajd3ba74     
,cain1 ,ishmael1 ,ahab too1 had in some 
things their  desires granted them of   
,god 7,gen #d3ad1ae1 #ba3ag1ah2 #a      
,kings #ba3bi74  ,for if ,god will hear 
the desire of the beast of the field1   
the  fishes of the sea1 and of the fowls
 of heaven2 no marvel if the  wicked    
also may boast him of his heart's desire
 7,psa #aj3c74 ,into  whose hand1 as he 
saith in another place1 ',god bringeth  

abundantly4'  ,take heed1 therefore1    
neither these things1 nor the grant of  
them1  are any signs that thou art a    
righteous man1 or that the promise  made
 to the righteous in granting their     
desires are accomplished  upon thee4 ,i 
think a man may say1 that the men that  
know not ,god  have a fuller grant1 ,i  
mean generally1 of their desires of     
temporal  things1 than has the child of 
,god himself2 for his portion lying  in 
better things1 his desires are answered 
another way4    ,third4 ,take heed1 ,god
 grants to some men their desires in    
anger1  and to their destruction4 ,he   
gave to some 'their own desire1' 'but   
sent leanness into their soul' 7,psa    
#gh3bi1 #ajf3ae2 ,jer #db3bb74 ,all     
that ,god gives to the sons of men1 he  
gives not in mercy2 he gives  to some an
 inferior1 and to some a superior       
portion2 and yet so also  he answereth  
them in the joy of their heart4 ,some   
men's hearts are  narrow upwards1 and   
wide downwards2 narrow as to ,god1 but  

wide for  the world2 they gape for the  
one1 but shut themselves up against  the
 other2 so as they desire they have of  
what they desire2 'whose  belly thou    
fillest with thy hid treasure1' for that
 they do desire2  but 'as for me1' said 
,david1 these things will not satisfy1  
',i  shall be satisfied when ,i awake1  
with thy likeness' 7,psa #ag3ad1ae74    
,i told you before1 that the heart of a 
wicked man was widest downward1  but it 
is not so with the righteous3 therefore 
the portion of ,jacob  is not like them2
 ,god has given to him himself4 ,the    
temple that  ,ezekiel saw in the vision 
was still widest upward2 it spread      
itself  toward heaven 7,eze #da3g74 ,so 
is the church1 and so is the righteous1 
and so are his desires4 ,thy great      
concern1 therefore1 is to consider1     
since thou art confident that ,god also 
heareth thy desires2 ,i say1  to        
consider1 whether he answereth thee in  
his anger2 for if he doth  so1 thy      
desires come with a woe2 therefore1 ,i  

say1 look to thyself4  ,a full purse and
 a lean soul1 is a sign of a great      
curse4 ',he gave  them their desire1 but
 he sent leanness into their soul4'     
,take  heed of that2 many men crave by  
their desires1 as the dropsical man     
craves drink2 his drinking makes his    
belly swell big1 but consumes  other    
parts of his body4 ,o6 it is a sad      
grant1 when the desire is  granted1 only
 to make the belly big1 the estate big1 
the name big2  when even by this bigness
 the soul pines1 is made to dwindle1 to 
grow lean1 and to look like an anatomy4 
,i am persuaded that it is thus with    
many1 who1 while they were lean  in     
estates1 had fat souls2 but the         
fattening of their estates has  made    
their souls as to good1 as lean as a    
rake4 ,they cannot now  breathe after   
,god2 they cannot now look to their     
hearts2 they cannot  now set watch and  
ward over their ways2 they cannot now   
spare time  to examine who goes out1 or 
who comes in4 ,they have so much their  

desires in things below1 that they have 
no leisure to concern  themselves with1 
or to look after things above2 their    
hearts are  now as fat as grease2 their 
eyes do now too much start out1 to be   
turned and made to look inward 7,psa    
#aai3gj1 #hc3g74 ,they are now  become1 
as to their best part1 like the garden  
of the slothful1 all  grown over with   
nettles and briars1 that cover the face 
thereof2  or1 like ,saul1 removed from a
 little estate1 and low condition1 to   
much1 even worse and worse4 ,men do not 
know what they do in desiring  things of
 this life1 things over and above what  
are necessary2  they desire them1 and   
they have them with a woe4 ',surely he  
shall  not feel quietness in his belly1'
 his belly is taken for his conscience  
7,prov #bj3bg74 ',he shall not save of  
that which he desired1' to  help him in 
an evil day 7,job #bj3bj1 #a ,tim       
#f3ag-ai74    ,i shall not here give my 
caution to the righteous1 but shall     
reserve  that for the next use4 ,but1   

,o6 that men were as wise in judging  of
 the answering of the desires1 as they  
are in judging of the  extravagancies of
 their appetites4 ,you shall have a man 
even from  experience reclaim himself   
from such an excess of eating1 drinking1
  smoking1 sleeping1 talking1 or        
pleasurable actions1 as by his          
experience he finds is hurtful to him1  
and yet all this may but hurt  the body1
 at least the body directly2 but how    
blind1 how unskilled  are they in the   
evils that attend desires6 ,for1 like   
the man in  the dropsy1 made mention of 
before1 they desire this world1 as he   
doth drink1 till they desire themselves 
quite down to hell4 ,look to  it1       
therefore1 and take heed2 ,god's        
granting the things pertaining  to this 
life unto thee1 doth neither prove that 
thou art righteous1  nor that he acts in
 mercy towards thee1 by giving of thee  
thy  desires4    ,,the ,,fourth ,,use   
,,is ,,for ,,encouragement4 ,is it so8  
shall the desire  of the righteous be   

granted8 ,then this should encourage    
them that  in the first place have      
sought the kingdom of ,god and his      
,son's  righteousness1 to go on in their
 desires4 ,god has given thee his       
,son's righteousness to justify thee2 he
 has also1 because thou art  a son1 sent
 forth the ,spirit of his ,son into thy 
heart to sanctify  thee1 and to help    
thee to cry unto him1 ,father1 ,father4 
,wilt thou  not cry8 wilt thou not      
desire8 thy ,god has bidden thee 'open  
thy  mouth wide'2 he has bid thee open  
it wide1 and promised1 saying1  ',and ,i
 will fill it'2 and wilt thou not       
desire8 7,psa #ha3aj74 ,o6 thou  hast a 
licence1 a leave1 a grant to desire2    
wherefore be not afraid  to desire great
 mercies of the ,god of heaven2 this was
 ,daniel's  way1 and he set others to do
 it too 7,dan #b3ah74    ,object4 ,but  
,i am an unworthy creature4    ,answ4   
,that is true2 but ,god gives to no man 
for his worthiness1  nor rejects any for
 their sinfulness1 that come to him     

sensible of  the want and worth of mercy
 for them4 ,besides1 ,i told thee       
before1  that the desires of a righteous
 man1 and the desires of his ,god1  do  
jump or agree4 ,god has a desire to     
thee2 thou hast a desire to  him 7,job  
#ad3ae74 ,god desires truth in the      
inward parts1 and so dost  thou with all
 thy heart 7,psa #e3a-f2 ,hosea #f3e74  
,god desires mercy1  and to show it to  
the needy2 that is it thou also wantest1
 and that  which thy soul craves at his 
hand4 ,seek1 man1 ask1 knock1 and do    
not be discouraged2 the ,lord grant all 
thy desires4 ,thou sayest  thou art     
unworthy to ask the biggest things1     
things spiritual  and heavenly2 well1   
will carnal things serve thee1 and      
answer the  desires of thy heart8 ,canst
 thou be content to be put off with a   
belly well filled1 and a back well      
clothed8 ,o6 better ,i never had  been  
born6    ,see1 thou wilt not ask the    
best1 and yet canst not make shift      
without  them4 ,shift1 no1 no shift     

without them2 ,i am undone without them1
  undone for ever and ever1 sayest thou2
 well then desire2 so ,i do1  sayest    
thou4 ,ah6 but desire with more strong  
desires1 desire with  more large        
desires1 desire spiritual gifts1 covet  
them earnestly1  thou hast a licence too
 to do so 7#a ,cor #ad3a74 ,god bids    
thee do  so2 and ,i1 says the apostle1  
'desire that ye faint not' 7,eph #c3ac71
  that is1 in the prosecution of your   
desires1 what discouragements  soever   
you may meet with in the way2 for he    
hath said1 ',the desire  of the         
righteous shall be granted4'    ,object4
 ,but ,i find it not so1 says one3 for  
though ,i have desired  and desired1 a  
thousand times upon my knees1 for       
something that  ,i want1 yet ,i have not
 my desire2 and indeed the consideration
 of  this hath made me question whether 
,i am one of those to whom the  promise 
of granting desires is made4    ,answ4  
,to this objection many things must be  
replied4 ,first4 ,by way  of question4  

,second4 ,then by way of answer4        
,first4 ,by way of question2 what are   
the things thou desirest1 are  they     
lawful or unlawful8 for a ,christian may
 desire unlawful things2  as the mother 
of ,zebedee's children did when she came
 to ,christ1  nay1 her sons themselves  
had their hearts therein1 saying1       
',master1  we would that thou shouldest 
do for us whatsoever we shall desire'   
7,mark #aj3ce2 ,matt #bj3bj74 ,they came
 with a wide mouth1 but their  desire   
was unlawful1 as is evident1 for that   
,christ would not grant  it4 ,james also
 himself caught those unto whom he      
wrote1 in such  a fault as this1 where  
he says1 ',ye kill1 and desire to have1 
and  cannot obtain' 7,james #d3b74      
,there are four things that are unlawful
 to be desired4 ,to desire  the life of 
thine enemy is unlawful 7#a ,kings      
#c3aa2 ,deut #e3ba74 ,to  desire        
anything that is thy neighbour's is     
unlawful4 ,to desire to  share in the   
prosperity of the wicked is unlawful    

7,psa #gc3c74 ,to  desire spiritual     
things for evil ends is unlawful 7,prov 
#bd3a1ai2  ,james #d3b-d74    ,are they 
lawful things which thou desirest8 ,yet 
the question is1 ,are  they absolutely  
or conditionally promised8 ,if          
absolutely promised1  hold on in        
desiring2 if conditionally promised1    
then thou must  consider whether they   
are such as are essential to the        
well-being  of thy soul in thy          
,christian course in this life4 ,or     
whether they  are things that are of a  
more inferior sort4    ,if they are such
 as are essential to the well-being of  
thy soul in  thy ,christian course in   
this world1 then hold on in thy desires2
  and look also for the conditions that 
that word calls for1 that  proffereth   
them to thee2 and if it be not possible 
to find them  in thyself1 look for them 
in ,christ1 and cry to ,god for them1   
for  the ,lord's sake4 ,but if they be  
of an inferior sort1 and thou canst  be 
a good ,christian without them1 desire  

them1 and yet be content  to go without 
them2 for who knows but it may be better
 that thou  shouldest be denied1 than   
that thou shouldest have now a grant of 
some things thou desirest8 and herein   
thou hast thy ,lord for thy  pattern2   
who1 though he desired that his life    
might be prolonged1  yet wound up that  
prayer with a 'nevertheless1 not my     
will1 but  thine be done' 7,matt        
#bf3ci-db2 ,mark #ad3cf74    ,second4   
,by way of answer2 but we will suppose  
that the thing thou  desirest is good2  
and that thy heart may be right in      
asking2 as  suppose thou desirest more  
grace2 or as ,david has it1 more 'truth 
in the inward and hidden part' 7,psa    
#ea3f74 ,yet there are several  things  
for thy instruction1 may be replied to  
thy objection1 as1    #a4 ,thou1 though 
thou desirest more of this1 mayest not  
yet  be sensible of the worth of what   
thou askest1 as perhaps ,god will  have 
thee be1 before he granteth thy desire2 
sometimes ,christians  ask for good     

things without having in themselves an  
estimate  proportionable to the worth of
 what they desire2 and ,god may hold  it
 therefore back1 to learn them to know  
better the worth and  greatness of that 
thing they ask for4 ,the good disciples 
asked they  knew not what 7,mark        
#aj3ch74 ,i know they asked what was    
unlawful1  but they were ignorant of the
 value of that thing2 and the same may  
be thy fault when thou askest for things
 most lawful and necessary4    #b4 ,hast
 thou well improved what thou hast      
received already8 ,fathers  will hold   
back more money1 when the sons have     
spent that profusely  which they had    
received before4 ',he that is faithful  
in that which  is least1 is faithful    
also in much2 and he that is unjust in  
the  least1 is unjust also in much4'    
',and if ye have not been faithful  in  
that which is another man's1 who shall  
give you that which is  your own8'      
7,luke #af3aj1ab74 ,see here an         
objection made against a  further       

supply1 or rather against such a supply 
as some would have1  because they have  
misspent1 or been unfaithful in what    
they have  already had4 ,if thou1       
therefore1 hast been faulty here1 go1   
humble  thyself to thy friend1 and beg  
pardon for thy faults that are past1    
when thou art desiring of him more      
grace4    #c4 ,when ,god gives to his   
the grant of their desires1 he doth it  
so  as may be best for our advantage2   
now there are times wherein the  giving 
of grace may be best to our advantage2  
as1 7#a47 ,just before  a temptation    
comes1 then1 if it rains grace on thee  
from heaven1  it may be most for thy    
advantage4 ,this is like ,god's sending 
of  plenty in ,egypt just before the    
years of famine came4 7#b47 ,for ,god   
to restrain that which thou desirest1   
even till the spirit of prayer  is in a 
manner spent1 may be further to inform  
thee1 that though  prayer and desires   
are a duty1 and such also to which the  
promise  is made2 yet ,god sees those   

imperfections in both thy prayers and   
desires1 as would utterly bind his      
hands1 did he not act towards  thee     
merely from motives drawn from his own  
bowels and compassion1  rather than from
 any deserving that he sees in thy      
prayers4  ,christians1 even righteous   
men1 are apt to lean too much to their  
own doings2 and ,god1 to wean them from 
them1 ofttimes defers to do  what they  
by doing expect1 even until in doing    
their spirits are  spent1 and they as to
 doing can do no longer4 ,when they that
 cried  for water had cried till their  
spirits failed1 and their tongue  clave 
to the roof of their mouth for thirst2  
then the ,lord did  hear1 and then the  
,god of ,israel did give them their     
desire4 ,also  when ,jonas his soul     
fainted under the consideration of all  
the  evils that he had brought upon     
himself2 then his prayer came unto  ,god
 into his holy temple 7,jonah #b3g2 ,isa
 #da3ag1ah74 ,the righteous  would be   
too light in asking1 and would too much 

overprize their  works1 if their ,god   
should not sometimes deal in this manner
 with  them4 7#c47 ,it is also to the   
advantage of the righteous1 that they   
be kept and led in that way which will  
best improve grace already  received1   
and that is1 when they spin it out and  
use it to the  utmost2 when they do with
 it as the prophet did with that meal's 
meat that he ate under the juniper-tree1
 'he went in the strength  of that meat 
forty days and forty nights1 even to the
 mount of  ,god' 7#a ,kings #ai3h74 ,or 
when they do as the widow did1 spend    
upon  their handful of flour in the     
barrel1 and upon that little oil in  the
 cruse1 till ,god shall send more plenty
 7#a ,kings #ag3i-af74 ,the  righteous  
are apt to be like well fed children1   
too wanton1 if ,god  should not appoint 
them some fasting days4 ,or they would  
be apt to  cast away fragments1 if ,god 
should give them every day a new dish4  
,so then ,god will grant the desires of 
the righteous in that way  which will be

 most for their advantage4 ,and that is1
 when they have  made the best of the   
old store 7#a ,kings #ai3d-h74 ,if ,god 
should give  us two or three harvests in
 a year1 we should incline to feed our  
horse and hogs with wheat2 but being as 
it is1 we learn better to  husband the  
matter4    ,by this means1 we are also  
made to see1 that there is virtue       
sufficient in our old store of grace to 
keep us with ,god in the way  of our    
duty1 longer than we could imagine it   
would4 ,i myself have  cried out ,i can 
stand no longer1 hold out no longer1    
without a  further supply of grace2 and 
yet ,i have by my old grace been kept   
even after this1 days1 and weeks1 and   
months1 in a way of waiting  on ,god4 ,a
 little true grace will go a great way1 
yea1 and do more  wonders than we are   
aware of4 ,if we have but grace enough  
to keep  us groaning after ,god1 it is  
not all the world that can destroy      
us4#ai    #d4 ,perhaps thou mayest be   
mistaken4 ,the grace thou prayest for1  

may in great measure be come unto thee4 
,thou hast been desiring of  ,god1 thou 
sayest1 more grace2 but hast it not4    
,but how1 if whilst thou lookest for it 
to come to thee at one door1  it should 
come to thee in at another8 ,and that we
 may a little  inquire into the truth of
 this1 let us a little consider what are
  the effects of grace in its coming to 
the soul1 and then see if  it has not   
been coming unto thee almost ever since 
thou hast set  upon this fresh desire   
after it4 7#a47 ,grace1 in the general  
effect  of it1 is to mend the soul1 and 
to make it better disposed4 ,hence  when
 it comes1 it brings convincing light   
along with it1 by which  a man sees more
 of his baseness than at other times4   
,more1 ,i say1  of his inward baseness4 
,it is through the shinings of the      
,spirit  of grace that those cobwebs and
 stinks that yet remain in thee are     
discovered3 ',in thy light shall we see 
light4' ,and again1 whatsoever  makes   
manifest is light4 ,if then thou seest  

thyself more vile than  formerly1 grace 
by its coming to thee has done this for 
thee4 7#b47  ,grace1 when it comes1     
breaks and crumbles the heart1 in the   
sense  and sight of its vileness4 ,a man
 stands amazed and confounded in        
himself2 breaks and falls down on his   
face before ,god2 is ashamed  to lift up
 so much as his face to ,god1 at the    
sight and apprehension  of how wicked he
 is4 7#c47 ,grace1 when it comes1 shows 
to a man  more of the holiness and      
patience of ,god2 his holiness to make  
us wonder at his patience1 and his      
patience to make us wonder at  his      
mercy1 that yet1 even yet1 such a vile  
one as ,i am1 should be  admitted to    
breathe in the land of the living1 yea  
more1 suffered  to come to the throne of
 grace4 7#d47 ,grace is of a            
heart-humbling  nature3 it will make a  
man count himself the most unworthy of  
anything1 of all saints4 ,it will make a
 man put all others afore  him1 and be  
glad too1 if he may be one beloved1     

though least beloved1  because most     
unworthy4 ,it will make him with        
gladness accept of  the lowest room1 as 
counting all saints more worthy of      
exaltation  than himself4 7#e47 ,grace  
will make a man prize other men's graces
  and gracious actions above his own4   
,as he thinks every man's candle  burns 
brighter than his1 every man improves   
grace better than he1  every good man   
does more sincerely his duty than he4   
,and if these  be not some of the       
effects of the renewings of grace1 ,i   
will confess  ,i have taken my mark     
amiss4 7#f47 ,renewings of grace beget  
renewed  self-bemoanings1               
self-condemnation1 self-abhorrences4    
,and say thou prayest for communion     
with1 and the presence of ,god4  ,god   
can have communion with thee1 and grant 
thee his presence1  and all this shall1 
instead of comforting of thee at        
present1 more  confound thee1 and make  
thee see thy wickedness 7,isa #f3a-e74  
,some  people think they never have the 

presence and the renewings of  ,god's   
grace upon them but when they are       
comforted1 and when they  are cheered   
up2 when1 alas6 ,god may be richly with 
them1 while they  cry out1 ,by these    
visions my sorrows are multiplied2 or1  
because  ,i have seen ,god1 ,i shall die
 7,dan #aj3h-ag2 ,judg #ac3bb74    ,and 
tell me now1 all these things           
considered1 has not grace1 even  the    
grace of ,god1 which thou hast so much  
desired1 been coming  to thee1 and      
working in thee in all these hidden     
methods8 ,and so  doing1 has it not also
 accommodated thee with all the         
aforenamed  conveniences8 ,the which    
when thou considerest1 ,i know thou     
wouldest  not be without for all the    
good of the world4 ,thus1 therefore1    
thy desire is accomplishing2 and when it
 is accomplished1 will be  sweet to thy 
soul 7,prov #ac3ai74    #e4 ,but we will
 follow thee a little in the way of thy 
heart4 ,thou  sayest thou desirest1 and 
desirest grace1 yea1 hast been a        

thousand  times upon thy knees before   
,god for more grace1 and yet thou canst 
not attain4 ,i answer1    7#a47 ,it may 
be the grace which thou prayest for1 is 
worthy thy being  upon thy knees yet a  
thousand times more4 ,we find1 that     
usually  they that go to king's courts  
for preferment1 are there at great      
expenses2 yea1 and wait a great while1  
even until they have spent  their whole 
estates1 and worn out their patience    
too4 ,yet they at  last prevail1 and the
 thing desired comes4 ,yea1 and when it 
is come1  it sets them up anew1 and     
makes them better men--though they did  
spend all that they had to obtain       
it--than ever they were before4  ,wait1 
therefore1 wait1 ,i say1 on the ,lord   
7,psa #bg3ad74 ,wait therefore  with    
,david1 wait patiently2 bid thy soul    
cheer up1 and wait 7,psa  #cg3g1 #fb3e74
 ',blessed are all they that wait for   
him' 7,isa #cj3ah74    7#b47 ,thou must 
consider1 that great grace is reserved  
for great  service2 thou desirest       

abundance of grace1 thou dost well1 and 
thou  shalt have what shall qualify and 
fit thee for the service that  ,god has 
for thee to do for him1 and for his name
 in the world4 ,the  apostles themselves
 were to stay for great grace until the 
time  of their work was come 7,acts     
#a3d-h1 #d3cc74 ,i will not allot thy   
service1 but assure thyself1 when thy   
desire cometh1 thou wilt have  occasion 
for it2 new work1 new trials1 new       
sufferings1 or something  that will call
 for the power and virtue of all the    
grace thou shalt  have to keep thy      
spirit even1 and thy feet from slipping1
 while  thou art exercised in new       
engagements4 ,assure thyself1 thy ,god  
will  not give thee straw1 but he will  
expect brick3 ',for unto whomsoever     
much is given1 of him shall be much     
required2 and to whom men  have         
committed much1 of him they will ask the
 more' 7,luke #ab3dh74  ,wherefore1 as  
thou art busy in desiring more grace1 be
 also desirous  that wisdom to manage it

 with faithfulness may also be granted  
unto  thee4 ,thou wilt say1 ,grace1 if  
,i had it1 will do all this for me4  ,it
 will1 and will not4 ,it will1 if thou  
watch and be sober2 it will  not1 if    
thou be foolish and remiss4 ,men of     
great grace may grow  consumptive in    
grace1 and idleness may turn him that   
wears a plush  jacket into rags4#bj     
,david was once a man of great grace1   
but his  sin made the grace which he had
 to shrink up1 and dwindle away1 as  to 
make him cry out1 ,o6 'take not thy holy
 spirit' utterly 'from  me' 7,psa       
#ea3aa1 #aai3h74 ,or1 perhaps ,god      
withholds what thou wouldest  have1 that
 it may be the more prized by thee when 
it comes3 ',hope  deferred maketh the   
heart sick1 but when the desire cometh1 
it is  a tree of life' 7,prov #ac3ab74  
#f4 ,lastly1 but dost thou think that   
thy more grace will exempt thee  from   
temptations8 ,alas6 the more grace1 as  
was hinted1 the greater  trials4 ,thou  
must be1 for all that1 like the ship of 

which thou  readest1 sometimes high1    
sometimes low2 sometimes steady1        
sometimes  staggering2 sometimes in1 and
 sometimes even at the end of thy very  
wits4 ,for 'so he brings us to our      
desired haven' 7,psa #ajg3bc-cj74  ,yet 
grace is the gold and preciousness of   
the righteous man3 yea1  and herein     
appears the uprightness of his soul1 in 
that though all  these things attend the
 grace of ,god in him1 yet he chooseth  
grace  here above all1 for that it makes
 him the more like ,god and his         
,christ1 and for that it seasons his    
heart best to his own content2  and also
 for that it capacitates him to glorify 
,god in the world4    ,,the             
,,conclusion4    ,is it so8 ,is this the
 sum of all1 namely1 ,that 'the fear of 
the  wicked it shall come upon him1' and
 that 'the desire of the righteous      
shall be granted8' ,then this shows us  
what is determined concerning  both4    
,concerning the wicked1 that all his    
hopes shall not bring him  to heaven2   

and concerning the righteous1 that all  
his fears shall  not bring him to hell4 
,but what a sad thing is it for one to  
be a  wicked man6 ,nothing can help him1
 his wickedness is too strong for  him3 
',his own iniquities shall take the     
wicked himself1 and he  shall be holden 
with the cords of his sins' 7,prov      
#e3bb74 ,he may  twist and twine1 and   
seek to work himself from under the     
sentence  passed upon him2 but all will 
do him no pleasure3 'the wicked is      
driven away in his wickedness4 ,but the 
righteous hath hope in his  death'      
7,prov #ad3cb74 ,loth he is to be       
righteous now2 and as loth he  will be  
to be found in his sins at the dreadful 
day of doom4 ,but  so it must be3 ',upon
 the wicked ,god shall rain snares1     
fire1 and  brimstone1 and a horrible'   
burning 'tempest3 this shall be the     
portion of their cup' 7,psa #aa3f74     
',woe unto the wicked' therefore3 'it   
shall be ill with him1 for the  reward  
of his hands shall be given him' 7,isa  

#c3aj74 ,the just ,god  will recompense 
both the righteous and the wicked1 even 
according  to their works4 ,and yet for 
all this the wicked will not hear6 ,when
  ,i read ,god's ,word1 and see how the 
wicked follow their sins1 yea1  dance in
 the ways of their own destruction1 it  
is astonishing to  me4 ,their actions   
declare them1 though not ,atheists in   
principle1  yet such in practice4#ba    
,what do all their acts declare1 but    
this1  that they either know not ,god1  
or fear not what he can do unto  them8  
,but1 ,o6 how will they change their    
note1 when they see what  will become of
 them6 ,how wan will they look6 ,yea1   
the hair of their  heads will stand on  
end for fear2 for their fear is their   
portion2  nor can their fears1 nor their
 prayers1 nor their entreaties1 nor     
their wishes1 nor their repentings1 help
 them in this day4 ,and thus  have ,i   
showed you what are the 'desires of the 
righteous1' and that  the 'fear of the  
wicked shall come upon him1 but the     

desire of the  righteous shall be       
granted4'    ,,footnotes3    #a ,how    
blessed are those whose light shines so 
clearly as to be  known and read of all 
men4 ,a brand plucked from the burning  
bears  the marks of fire1 but is not    
consuming4--,ed4    #b ',a very         
,abraham1' or an ,abraham cove4 ,cant   
terms formerly  applied to poor silly   
half-naked men1 or to sturdy beggars4   
,thus  the fraternity of ,vacabondes1   
#aege1 describes them3--',an ,abraham   
man  is he that walketh bare-armed or   
bare-legged1 and fayneth hymselfe  mad1 
and caryeth a packe of wool1 or a stycke
 with baken on it1 or  suche lyke toy1  
and nameth poore ,tom4' ,shakespeare    
alludes to them  under the name of      
,bedlam ,beggars4--,ed4    #c ,to       
possess with or of2 to cause to possess 
or to be possessed  with--          ',at
 the port 7,lord7 he give her to thy    
hand1      ,and by the way possesse thee
 what she is4'              ,troylus and
 ,cressida1 act #d1 s4 #d4         'thou

 hast given me to possess      ,life in 
myself for ever4'              ,milton's
 ,paradise ,lost1 book iii1 #bdc4       
#d ,establishes our opinions1 or fixes  
them in us4 ',our young men  being      
principled by these new                 
philosophers4'--,cudworth4         ',a  
,parliament so principled will sink     
,all ancient schools of empire in       
disgrace4'              ,dr4            
,young4--,ed4      #e ,where is the man1
 except he be a willful perverter of    
,divine  truth1 who can charge the      
doctrines of grace with licentiousness8 
,all hope of election or predestination 
arises from conformity to the  image of 
,christ4 ,vain is hope except it is     
founded upon redemption  from the curse1
 to walk in newness and holiness of     
life2 equally  vain is a hope founded on
 the wicked assumption of man to the    
power  of forgiveness of sin4--,ed4     
#f ,this is admirably illustrated by the
 ,interpreter in the ,pilgrim's         
,progress4 ,he shows ,christian a fire  

burning against the wall1 and  one      
standing by it1 always casting much     
water upon it to quench it1  yet did the
 fire burn higher and hotter4 ,christian
 wonders until  he is taken behind the  
wall1 and sees ,christ secretly pouring 
the  oil of grace into the fire4 ,before
 ,bunyan had been behind the wall1  he  
was scared by the father of lies1 who   
suggested to him--',you are  very hot   
for mercy1 but ,i will cool you1 though 
,i be seven years  in chilling your     
heart4' ,grace ,abounding1 ,no4         
#aah4--;,ed4    #g ,as we escape a      
thousand bodily dangers unseen and      
unknown  to us in time1 so1 doubtless1  
acts of grace pass through the soul     
without our being sensible of them1     
although they may be the means  of      
saving us from severe tribulations4 ,how
 wondrous will be the  review of our    
lives when we shall see face to face1   
and know all  things4--,ed4    #h       
,however disgusting the appearance of a 
toad may be1 this  is not the first time

 that ,bunyan considered sin as         
rendering its  slave more loathsome even
 than a toad4 ',now ,i blessed1' said   
he1  'the condition of the dog and the  
toad1 and counted the state of          
everything that ,god had made far better
 than this state of mine4'  ,grace      
,abounding1 ,no4 #ajd4--;,ed4    #i     
',this inward conflict between opposing 
principles constitutes  the very        
distinction between the regenerate and  
the unregenerate1  and forms part of the
 recorded experience of the most        
advanced1  and elevated1 and            
spiritually-minded believers4 ,freedom  
from this  conflict is not to be        
expected here by any child of           
,god4'--,dr4  ,wardlaw4    #aj ,this is 
one of the very few instances1 if not   
the only one1  in which ,bunyan's       
attachment to believers' baptism        
appears1 except  when writing expressly 
upon the subject4 ,of all men1 he was   
the  most eminent for non-sectarian     
feelings1 arising from his soul  being  

so baptized into ,christ as to leave no 
room for controversy  upon ceremonial   
observances4 ,i feel bound to confirm   
the truth of  his observation1 for if   
ever ,i enjoyed a heaven upon earth1 it 
was  on the ,lord's day morning1 when1  
publicly professing my faith in  the    
,redeemer1 ,i was solemnly baptized4    
,nor have ,i ever witnessed  this       
ceremony since without the strongest    
emotions of love1 and  joy1 and         
hope4--,ed4    #aa ,church fellowship1  
rightly managed1 abounds with blessings1
  when the bishops or elders and the    
people are united in gospel  bonds to   
promote each other's peace and holy     
enjoyments--their great  happiness being
 to extend the benign influence of the  
,redeemer's  kingdom4 ,let ,watchful be 
the porter2 ,discretion admit the       
members2  ,prudence take the oversight2 
,piety conduct the worship2 and ,charity
  endear the members to each other1 and 
it is a house 'beautiful4'  ',christians
 are like the several flowers in a      

garden2 they have  upon each of them the
 dew of heaven1 which1 being shaken1    
they let  fall at each other's roots1   
and are jointly nourished and nourishers
  of each other4' ,bunyan's ,pilgrim and
 ,christian ,behaviour4--,ed4    #ab    
,blessed be ,god the sword is for the   
present sheathed4 ,marvellous  was the  
indomitable courage of the martyrs under
 papacy1 and1 in  a later day1 of the   
,scottish ,covenanters4 ,they saw their 
friends  and ministers tortured and     
murdered--the pain of the boots must    
have  been inconceivable--the bones of  
their legs were crushed between  pieces 
of iron1 and1 even when death had       
released the victim1 savage  barbarity  
was practised upon his mutilated        
remains2 the head and  hands were cut   
off and exhibited upon a pike1 the hands
 fixed as  in the attitude of prayer1 to
 mock the holiest duty4 ,can we wonder  
that lambs became lions1 overthrew the  
horrid enemy1 and drove out  ,state     
,episcopacy for ever8--,ed4    #ac ,the 

noise made by animals of the stag or    
hart species is  called1 by ,goldsmith1 
bellowing4 ,it strikes the ear as       
something  beneath the dignity of a hart
 to bray like an ass4 ,bunyan found  the
 word in the margin of ,psalm #db3a1    
',the hart panteth4' ,heb4  ',brayeth1  
after the water brooks4'--,ed4    #ad   
,saffron was formerly cultivated near   
,bunyan's residence1  but1 although sold
 at a very high price1 it scarcely paid 
for its  expense4 ,in the flowering     
season1 it was needful to gather the    
flowers every morning as they came to   
perfection4--,ed4    #ae ,the           
,israelites entered the wilderness      
fourteen hundred and  ninety-one years  
before ,christ4 ,the prophecy of        
,jeremiah was delivered  six hundred and
 twenty-nine years before ,christ4 ,this
 remembrance  was eight hundred and     
sixty-two years after that memorable    
event4  ,with ,god there can be no      
forgetfulness2 a thousand years in his  
sight are but as yesterday4--,ed4    #af

 ,how striking the contrast1 but yet how
 true6 ,a whip1 whose  cords were made  
of the flames of hell1 could no more    
arouse a sinner  dead in trespass and   
sins than a crown of glory could allure 
him4  ,with all the dread realities of  
the world to come pressed upon the      
conscience by a faithful minister1      
still1 alas6 how many maintain  their   
downward course4 ,the duty is ours to   
prophesy upon the dry  bones4 ,god and  
his gracious ,spirit alone can raise    
them up to holy1  happy                 
enjoyments4--,ed4    #ag ,this language 
is as expressive and original as it is  
like  ,bunyan4 ,death takes the sinner  
by the throat1 and 'hands him down      
stairs to the grave4' ,the indulgence in
 any sinful propensity has  this        
downward1 deathly tendency4 ,every lust1
 whether for riches or  honours1 for    
gambling1 wine1 or women1 leads the     
deluded wretched  votary step by step to
 the chambers of death4 ,there is no    
hope in  the dread prospect2 trouble and

 anguish possess the spirit4 ,hast  thou
 escaped1 ,o my soul1 from the net of   
the infernal fowler8 ,never  forget that
 it is as a brand snatched from the     
burning4 ,o to grace  how great a       
debtor4--,ed4    #ah ,it is not usual to
 call the rich young man a hypocrite4   
,to  outward appearance he was in       
earnest4 ,negatively1 he had kept the   
commandments4 ,now he is required to    
perform positive duties1 and  to live by
 faith4 ,here the mask falls off1 and he
 concludes that  eternal life is not    
worth the sacrifice4--,ed4    #ai ,we   
have here an additional section to the  
,grace ,abounding to  the ,chief of     
,sinners4 ,the result of long experience
 convinced him  that if he possessed a  
spark of grace which impelled him to    
groan  after ,god1 all the powers of    
earth and hell could not destroy        
him4--,ed4    #bj ,as it is in temporal 
things1 so it is in spiritual4 ,if new  
discoveries of ,divine love lead to want
 of watchfulness1 trial and  sorrow must

 ensue4 ,about sixty years ago a next   
door neighbour1 a  hatter1 gained a     
prize in the lottery of ten thousand    
pounds--he  became intoxicated with his 
wealth1 moved to the fashionable end of 
,london1 went into a large way of       
business1 dissipated his fortune1  and  
died in a workhouse6 ,christian1 if you 
have unexpected enjoyments1  be         
watchful2 it is to fit you for          
trials4--,ed4    #ba ,this is one of the
 most decisive proofs of the awfully    
degraded  state of human nature4 ,men   
believe1 or pretend to believe1 that    
this life is but a span in companions   
with eternity--that there  is a heaven  
to reward the righteous and a hell to   
receive the  unconverted sinner2 and yet
 make no personal inquiry at the holy   
oracles of ,god whether they have been  
born again to newness of life1  or      
whether they remain in their sins4 ,the 
great mass of mankind  prefer paying    
their pence to a priest to mislead them 
to destruction1  than to trouble        

themselves with ,god's holy ,word4 ,o   
for the outpouring  of the ,holy        
,spirit1 that men may be released from  
such bondage and  slavery1 and enter    
upon the happy glorious liberty of the  
sons of  ,god4--,ed4          9999 ,end 
of ,volume #a 9999      ,,the ,,works   
,,of ,,john ,,bunyan    ,,with ,,an     
,,introduction ,,to ,,each ,,treatise1  
,,notes1    ,,and ,a    ,,sketch ,,of   
,,his ,,life1 ,,times1 ,,and            
,,contemporaries4    ,,volume ,,second4 
,,experimental1 ,,doctrinal1 ,,and      
,,practical4    ,,edited ,,by           
,,george ,,offor1 ,,esq4                
,,the ,,saints' ,,knowledge ,,of        
,,christ',s ,,love2 ,,or1 ,,the         
,,unsearchable  ,,riches ,,of ,,christ4 
,,by ,,john ,,bunyan      ,,prefatory   
,,remarks ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    ,this 
treatise is one of those ten distinct   
works1 which the author  had prepared   
for the press1 when he was so suddenly  
summoned to  the ,celestial ,city4 ,well
 did his friends in the ministry1       

,ebenezer  ,chandler and ,john ,wilson1 
call it an excellent manuscript1        
calculated to assist the ,christian that
 would grow in grace1 and  to win others
 over to ,jesus ,christ4    ,it was     
first published1 with a selection of    
,bunyan's ,works in a  folio volume1 in 
#afib1 about four years after the       
author's decease2  and although it is a 
treatise exhibiting very deep research  
and  calculated for extensive           
usefulness1 it does not appear ever to  
have been published as a separate       
volume4 ,like all other of his  works1  
it is original2 no one before him       
treated this subject  with such profound
 depth of thought1 nor with such clear  
,christian  philosophy4    ,the revered 
,john ,bunyan proves in this1 as in all 
other of his  works1 that he was a real 
and not a pretended descendant from the 
apostles1--he breathes their spirit--he 
knew his ,master's work1 and  faithfully
 discharged his solemn requirements4    
,his object was as  pure as it was      

apparent2 to preach not himself1 but    
,christ ,jesus  his ,lord4 ,one desire  
appears to have influenced him in       
writing  all his works--that of         
shrinking back and hiding himself behind
  his ,master1 while exhibiting the     
unsearchable1 ,divine1 eternal  riches  
of ,his grace4    ,this treatise is     
admirably adapted to warn the           
thoughtless--break  the stony           
heart--convince the wavering--cherish   
the young  inquirer--strengthen the     
saint in his pilgrimage1 and arm him    
for the good fight of faith--and comfort
 the dejected1 doubting1  despairing    
,christian4 ,it abounds with ardent     
sympathy for the  broken-hearted1 a     
cordial suited to every wounded         
conscience2  while1 at the same time1 it
 thunders in awful judgment upon the    
impenitent and the hypocritical         
professor3 wonders of grace to  ,god    
belong1 for all these blessings form but
 a small part of the  unsearchable      
riches4    ,the reader should keep in   

his recollection1 that this treatise was
  originally conceived for the pulpit2  
and afterwards1 probably with  great    
additions1 written for the press4 ,this 
will account for the  divisions and     
sub-divisions1 intended to assist a     
hearer's memory2  or to enable a ready  
writer1 by taking notes of each part1 to
 digest  prayerfully in private1 what he
 had heard in the public ministry  of   
the word1--a practice productive of     
great good to individuals1  and by which
 families may be much profited while    
conversing upon  the truths publicly    
taught in the church2 instead of what   
,bunyan  would have justly called1      
frothy conversation about the dress or  
appearances of their fellow-worshippers4
    ,this discourse has been published  
in every edition of the works of  our   
great author1 but1 most strangely1 the  
references to ,scripture  are omitted in
 all the editions since that of #agcg4  
,bunyan's anxiety  at every step of this
 momentous inquiry is to shew a thus    

saith  the ,lord1 in proof of every     
assertion4 ,in this treatise only1      
there are nearly four hundred and forty 
distinct references to  the holy        
oracles4 ,these are all carefully       
restored1 and have been  collated with  
the standard text1 for want of which    
some imperfections  had crept in1 even  
to the old editions2 and where the      
author  preferred the ,genevan or       
,puritan version1 it is shewn by a note 
at the foot of the page4    ,to point   
out beauties in such a discourse1 is to 
point to the  whole treatise--it is all 
admirable2 a solemn earnestness is found
  in every sentence2 even where ,bunyan 
modestly differs with many  excellent   
divines1 when treating upon the         
sufferings of the ,saviour1  between the
 period of his crucifixion and of his   
resurrection3  this is worthy of our    
prayerful consideration2 ever keeping   
in remembrance those deeply             
impressive--those awfully triumphant    
words of our ,lord1 ,it is finished4    

,the catholic spirit1 which so pervaded 
the mind of ,bunyan1 appears            
conspicuously in this discourse2 and    
whatever bitter controversy  this spirit
 occasioned him1 it ought to be         
impressed upon the  heart of every      
,christian professor4 ,it is a          
liberality which shines  more brightly1 
as reflected by one1 whose religious    
education was  drawn solely from the    
pure fountain of truth--the holy        
oracles2 and  however unlettered he was1
 as to polite literature or the learned 
languages1 his ,christian liberality can
 no more be enlightened by  the niggard 
spirit of learned sectarians1 than the  
sun could be  illuminated by a          
rush-light4 ,the inquiry was then1 as1  
alas1 it  is too frequent now1 ,are     
there many that be saved8 forgetful of  
the ,saviour's answer and just rebuke1  
,what is that to thee1 follow  thou me1 
seek thine own salvation4 ,the inquiry  
is pursued a step  farther1 ,can those  
who differ with me be saved8 ,hear the  

reply  of one so honest and so fully    
imbued with the ,scriptures1 into  the  
truths of which his spirit had been     
baptized1 ,a man1 through  unbelief1 may
 think that ,christ has no love to him2 
and yet ,christ  may love him1 with a   
love that passeth knowledge4 ,but when  
men1 in  the common course of their     
profession1 will be always terminating  
here1 that they know how1 and how far1  
,christ can love2 and will  thence be   
bold to conclude of their own safety1   
and of the loss  and ruin of all that   
are not in the same notions1 opinions1  
formalities1 or judgment1 as they4 ,this
 is the worst pride and  greatest of all
 delusions4 ,the text1 therefore1 to    
rectify those  false and erroneous      
conclusions1 says1 the love of ,christ  
is a  love that passeth knowledge4      
,throughout the whole1 there is a       
continued effort to comfort the         
sincere1 but doubting1 ,christian4 ,does
 ,satan suggest that ,god  will not hear
 your stammering and chattering prayers8

 ,does ,satan  suggest that thy trials1 
and troubles1 and afflictions1 are so   
many that you shall never get beyond    
them8--relief is at hand1  for ,christ  
loves thee with a love that passeth     
knowledge4 ,this is  a weapon that will 
baffle the devil1 when all other weapons
 fail4    ,the practical application of 
these soul-encouraging truths is1 ,to   
walk in love--filled with all the       
fullness of ,god4 ,bunyan has1  in      
enforcing this duty1 a very remarkable  
expression1 these are  the men that     
sweeten the churches1 and bring glory to
 ,god and to  religion4 ,why should     
anything have my heart but ,god1 but    
,christ8  ,he loves me1 he loves me with
 love that passeth knowledge1 and  ,i   
will love him4 ,his love stripped him of
 all for my sake2 ,lord1  let my love   
strip me of all for thy sake4 ,i am a   
son of love1 an  object of love1 a      
monument of love2 of free love1 of      
distinguishing  love1 of peculiar love1 
and of love that passeth knowledge3 and 

why should not ,i walk in love--in love 
to ,god1 in love to man1 in  holy love1 
in love unfeigned8    ,and will our     
ministering elders bear with me in      
respectfully and  affectionately        
commending to them ,john ,bunyan1 as an 
example of  devotedness to his ,master's
 service2 of humble walking with ,god1  
of tender faithfulness to the souls of  
men1 of holy fervour8  ,under such a    
course of sermons as this treatise would
 make1 how  attentively would our       
children listen with reverence to the   
voice  of truth1 and with a ,divine     
blessing our earthen vessels would be   
replenished with heavenly treasure4 ,it 
is delightful to read the  testimony of 
,bunyan's ministerial friends1 of       
various denominations1  when recording  
his extensive usefulness4 ,his works do 
follow him4  ,and upon reading of them1 
we cannot wonder when we hear1 that on  
a week-day morning1 in the depth of     
winter1 long before daylight1  the      
inclemency of frost and snow was braved 

by crowded assemblies  of hungry and    
thirsty souls1 who eagerly listened to  
hear him  proclaim ,the ,saints'        
,knowledge of ,christ's ,love1 or the   
unsearchable  riches of ,christ--which  
passeth knowledge4    ,may the effectual
 blessing of the ,holy ,spirit attend   
the reading1  as it did the preaching1  
of these soul-saving truths4            
,,hackney1 ,oct41 #ahdh4 ,,geo4 ,,offor4
        ,,the ,,saints' ,,knowledge ,,of
 ,,christ',s ,,love4    ,,that          
,,ye--,,may ,,be ,,able ,,to            
,,comprehend ,,with ,,all ,,saints1     
,,what ,,is ,,the  ,,breadth1 ,,and     
,,length1 ,,and ,,depth1 ,,and ,,height2
 ,,and ,,to ,,know ,,the ,,love  ,,of   
,,christ1 ,,which ,,passeth             
,,knowledge4--,,ephesians #c3ah1ai4     
,the ,apostle having1 in the first      
chapter1 treated of the doctrine  of    
election1 and in the second1 of the     
reconciling of the ,gentiles  with the  
,jews to the ,father1 by his ,son1      
through the preaching of  the gospel2   

comes in the third chapter to shew that 
that also was1  as that of election1    
determined before the world began4 ,now 
lest  the afflictions that attend the   
gospel should1 by its raging  among     
these ,ephesians1 darken the glory of   
these things unto them2  therefore he   
makes here a brief repetition and       
explanation1 to  the end they might be  
supported and made live above them4 ,he 
also  joins thereto a fervent prayer for
 them1 that ,god would let them  see in 
the spirit and faith1 how they1 by ,god 
and by ,christ1 are  secured from the   
evil of the worst that might come upon  
them4  ,for this cause ,i bow my knees  
unto the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus    
,christ1 of whom the whole family in    
heaven and earth is named2  that he     
would grant you1 according to the riches
 of his glory1 to  be strengthened with 
might by his ,spirit in the inner man2  
that  ,christ may dwell in your hearts  
by faith2 that ye1 being rooted  and    
grounded in love1 may be able to        

comprehend with all saints1  what is the
 breadth1 and length1 and depth1 and    
height2 and to  know the love of        
,christ1 which passeth knowledge1 c4    
,knowing1  that their deep understanding
 what good by these were reserved for   
them1 they would never be discouraged1  
whatever troubles should  attend their  
profession4    ,,breadth1 and ,,length1 
and ,,depth1 and ,,height1 are words    
that  in themselves are both ambiguous1 
and to wonderment2 ambiguous1  because  
unexplained1 and to wonderment1 because 
they carry in  them an unexpressible    
something2 and that something that which
  far out-goes all those things that can
 be found in this world4 ,the  ,apostle 
here was under a spiritual surprise1 for
 while meditating  and writing1 he was  
caught3 ,the strength and glory of the  
truths  that he was endeavouring to     
fasten upon the people to whom he       
wrote1 took him away into their glory1  
beyond what could to the  full be       
uttered4 ,besides1 many times things are

 thus expressed1 on  purpose to command 
attention1 a stop and pause in the mind 
about  them2 and to divert1 by their    
greatness1 the heart from the world1    
unto which they naturally are so        
inclined4 ,also1 truths are often       
delivered to us1 like wheat in full     
ears1 to the end we should rub  them out
 before we eat them1 and take pains     
about them1 before we  have the comfort 
of them4    ,,breadth1 ,,length1        
,,depth1 and ,,height4 ,in my attempting
 to open these  words1 ,i will give you1
 some that are of the same kind4 ,and   
then  show you1 ,first1 ,the reasons of 
them2 and then also1 ,secondly1         
,something of their fullness4    ,those 
of the same kind1 are used sometimes to 
shew us the power1  force1 and subtilty 
of the enemies of ,god's ,church1 7,dan 
#d3aa1  ,rom #h3ch1ci74 ,but1           
,sometimes ,most properly to shew us the
 infinite and unsearchable  greatness of
 ,god1 7,job #aa3g1h1i1 ,rom #aa3cc74   
,they are here to be taken in this      

second sense1 that is1 to suggest  unto 
us the unsearchable and infinite        
greatness of ,god2 who is  a breadth1   
beyond all breadths2 a length1 beyond   
all lengths2 a  depth1 beyond all       
depths2 and a height1 beyond all        
heights1 and  that in all his           
attributes3 ,he is an eternal being1 an 
everlasting  being1 and in that respect 
he is beyond all measures1 whether  they
 be of breadth1 or length1 or depth1 or 
height4 ,in all his  attributes he is   
beyond all measure3 whether you measure 
by words1  by thoughts1 or by the most  
enlarged and exquisite apprehension2    
,his greatness is unsearchable2 ,his    
judgments are unsearchable 7,job  #e3i73
 ,he is infinite in wisdom4 ,o6 the     
depth of the riches both  of the wisdom 
and knowledge of ,god6 7,rom #aa3cc7 ,if
 ,i speak of  strength1 lo1 he is strong
 7,job #i3ai72 yea1 the thunder of his  
power who can understand8 7,job #bf3ad7 
,there is none holy as the  ,lord 7#a   
,sam #b3b73 and his mercy is from       

everlasting to everlasting1  upon them  
that fear him 7,psa #ajc3ag74 ,the      
greatness of ,god1 of  the ,god and     
,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 is 
that1 if rightly  considered1 which will
 support the spirits of those of his    
people  that are frighted with the      
greatness of their adversaries4 ,for    
here is a greatness against a greatness4
 ,pharaoh was great1 but  ,god more     
great1 more great in power1 more great  
in wisdom1 more  great every way for the
 help of his people2 wherein they dealt 
proudly1 he was above them4 ,these words
 therefore take in for this  people1 the
 great ,god who in his immensity and    
infinite greatness  is beyond all       
beings4 ,but1 to come    ,,first1 to the
 reason of the words4 ,they are made use
 of to shew  to the ,ephesians1 that    
,god with what he is in himself1 and    
with  what he hath in his power1 is all 
for the use and profit of the           
believers4 ,else no great matter is held
 out to them thereby4 ,but  this ,god is

 our ,god6 there is the comfort3 ,for   
this cause therefore  he presenteth them
 with this description of him4 ,to wit1 
by breadth1  and length1 and depth1 and 
height3 ,as who should say1 the ,high   
,god is yours2 the ,god that fills      
heaven and earth is yours2 the  ,god    
whom the heaven of heavens cannot       
contain1 is yours2 yea1 the  ,god whose 
works are wonderful1 and whose ways are 
past finding  out1 is yours4 ,consider  
therefore the greatness that is for you1
  that taketh part with you1 and that   
will always come in for your  help      
against them that contend with you4 ,it 
is my support1 it is  my relief2 it is  
my comfort in all my tribulations1 and  
,i would  have it ours1 and so it will  
when we live in the lively faith        
thereof4 ,nor should we admit of        
distrust in this matter from  the       
consideration of our own unworthiness1  
either taken from the  finiteness of our
 state1 or the foulness of our ways     
7,psa #df74  ,for now1 though ,god's    

attributes1 several of them in their own
  nature1 are set against sin and       
sinners2 yea1 were we righteous1  are so
 high that needs they must look over us1
 for 'tis to him a  condescension to    
behold things in heaven3 ,how much more 
then to  open his eyes upon such as we3 
yet by the passion of ,jesus ,christ1   
they harmoniously agree in the salvation
 of our souls4 ,hence ,god  is said to  
be love 7#a ,john #d71 ,god is love2    
might some say1 and  justice too3 but   
his justice is turned with wisdom1      
power1 holiness  and truth1 to love2    
yea1 to love those that be found in his 
,son3  forasmuch as there is nothing    
fault-worthy in his righteousness  which
 is put upon us4 ,so then1 as there is  
in ,god's nature  a length1 and breadth1
 and depth1 and height1 that is beyond  
all  that we can think3 ,so we should   
conclude that all this is love to  us1  
for ,christ's sake2 and then dilate with
 it thus in our minds1  and enlarge it  
thus in our meditations2 saying still to

 our low  and trembling spirits3 ,it is 
high as heaven2 what canst thou do8     
deeper than hell2 what canst thou know8 
the measure thereof is  longer than the 
earth1 and#a broader than the sea 7,job 
#aa3h1i74  ,but we will pass generals1  
and more particularly speak             
,,secondly1 something of their fullness1
 as they are fitted to suit  and answer 
to the whole state and condition of a   
,christian in this  life4 ,the words are
 boundless2 we have here a breadth1 a   
length1  a depth1 and height made       
mention of2 but what breadth1 what      
length1  what depth1 what height is not 
so much as hinted4 ,it is therefore     
infiniteness suggested to us1 and that  
has engaged for us4 ,for the  ,apostle  
conjoins therein1 ,and to know the love 
of ,christ which  passeth knowledge4    
,thus therefore it suits and answers a  
,christian's  condition1 while in this  
world1 let that be what it will4 ,if his
  afflictions be broad1 here is a       
breadth2 if they be long1 here  is a    

length12 and if they be deep1 here is a 
depth2 and if they  be high1 here is a  
height4 ,and ,i will say1 there is      
nothing that  is more helpful1          
succouring1 or comfortable to a         
,christian while  in a state of trial   
and temptation1 than to know that there 
is a  breadth to answer a breadth1 a    
length to answer a length1 a depth  to  
answer a depth1 and a height to answer a
 height4 ,wherefore this  is it that the
 ,apostle prayeth for1 namely1 that the 
,ephesians  might have understanding in 
these things1 ,that ye may know what  is
 the breadth1 and length1 and depth1 and
 height4    ,of the largeness of the    
,apostle's heart in praying for this    
people1  to wit1 ,that they might be    
able to comprehend with all saints1     
what1 c4 of that we shall speak         
afterwards4    ,but first1 to speak to  
these four expressions1 breadth1 length1
  depth1 and height4    ,first1 ,what is
 the ,,breadth4 ,this word is to shew1  
that ,god is  all over1 everywhere1     

spreading of his wings1 stretching out  
his  goodness to the utmost bounds1 for 
the good of those that are his  people  
7,deu #cb3aa1ab1 ,gen #di3bf74    ,in   
the sin of his people there is a        
breadth2 a breadth that spreadeth  over 
all1 wheresoever a man shall look4 ,the 
sin of the saints is  a spreading       
leprosy 7,lev #ac3ab74 ,sin is a scab   
that spreadeth2  it is a spreading      
plague2 it knows no bounds 7,lev #ac3h1 
#eg73 or1  as ,david saith1 ,i have seen
 the wicked spreading himself 7,psa     
#cg3ce74 ,hence it is compared to a     
cloud1 to a thick cloud1 that  covereth 
or spreadeth over the face of all the   
sky4 ,wherefore here  is a breadth      
called for1 a breadth that can cover    
all1 or else  what is done is to no     
purpose4 ,therefore to answer this1 here
 we  have a breadth1 a spreading        
breadth2 ,i spread my skirt over thee3  
,but how far8 ,even so far as to cover  
all4 ,i spread my skirt over  thee1 and 
covered thy nakedness 7,eze #af3h74     

,here now is a breadth  according to the
 spreading nature of the sin of this    
wretched one2  yea1 a super-abounding   
spreading2 a spreading beyond2 a        
spreading  to cover4 ,blessed is he     
whose sin is covered 7,psa #cb3a71 whose
  spreading sin is covered by the mercy 
of ,god through ,christ 7,rom  #d3d-g74 
,this is the spreading cloud1 whose     
spreadings none can  understand 7,job   
#cf3bi74 ,he spread a cloud for a       
covering1 and  fire to give light in the
 night 7,psa #aje3ci74    ,this breadth 
that is in ,god1 it also overmatcheth   
that spreading  and overspreading rage  
of men1 that is sometimes as if it would
  swallow up the whole church of ,god4  
,you read of the rage of the  king of   
,assyria1 that there was a breadth in   
it1 an overflowing  breadth1 to the     
filling of the breadth of thy land1 ,o  
,immanuel  7,isa #h3h74 ,but what       
follows8 ,associate yourselves1 ,o ye   
people1  ye ,assyrians and ye shall be  
broken in pieces2 and give ear1  all ye 

of far countries2 gird yourselves and ye
 shall be broken  in pieces4 ,take      
counsel together1 and it shall come to  
nought2  speak the word1 and it shall   
not stand1 for ,god is with us 7,isa    
#h3h-aj72 ,god will over-match and go   
beyond you4    ,wherefore this word1    
breadth1 and what is the breadth3 ,it is
 here  expressed on purpose to succour  
and relieve1 or to shew what  advantage1
 for support1 the knowledge of the      
overspreading grace of  ,god by ,christ 
yieldeth unto those that have it1 let   
their trials  be what they will4 ,alas6 
the sin of ,god's children seemeth      
sometimes  to overspread not only their 
flesh1 and the face of their souls1  but
 the whole face of heaven4 ,and what    
shall he do now1 that is  a stranger to 
this breadth1 made mention of in the    
text8 ,why he  must despair1 lie down   
and die1 and shut up his heart against  
all  comfort1 unless he1 with his       
fellow-christians1 can1 at least1       
apprehend what is this breadth1 or the  

breadth of mercy intended  in this      
place4 ,therefore ,paul for the support 
of the ,ephesians1  prays1 that they may
 know what is the breadth4    ,this     
largeness of the heart and mercy of ,god
 towards his people1  is also signified 
by the spreading out of his hand to us  
in the  invitations of the gospel4 ,i   
said1 saith he1 ,behold me1 behold      
me1--,i have spread out my hands all the
 day unto a rebellious  people4--to a   
people that provoketh me continually    
7,isa #fe3a-c74    ,i have spread out my
 hands1 that is1 opened my arms as a    
mother  affectionately doth1 when she   
stoopeth to her child in the warm       
workings of her bowels1 and claspeth it 
up in them1 and kisseth1  and putteth it
 into her bosom4    ,for1 by spreading  
out the hands or arms to embrace1 is    
shewed the  breadth or largeness of     
,god's affections2 as by our spreading  
out  our hands in prayer1 is signified  
the great sense that we have of  the    
spreading nature of our sins1 and of the

 great desires that  are in us1 that    
,god would be merciful to us 7,ezra     
#i3e-g74    ,this word also answereth   
to1 or may fitly be set against the     
wiles and temptations of the devil1 who 
is that great and dogged  ,leviathan1   
that spreadeth his sharp-pointed things 
upon the mire  7,job #da3cj73 ,for1 be  
the spreading nature of our corruptions 
never  so broad1 he will find           
sharp-pointed things enough to stick in 
the mire of them1 for our affliction4   
,these sharp-pointed things  are those  
that in another place are called fiery  
darts 7,eph #f3af71  and he has         
abundance of them1 with which he can and
 will sorely  prick and wound our       
spirits3 ,yea1 so sharp some have found 
these  things to their souls1 that they 
have pierced beyond expression4  ,when1 
said ,job1 ,i say1 my bed shall comfort 
me1 my couch shall  ease my complaint2  
then thou scarest me with dreams1 and   
terrifiest  me through visions2 so that 
my soul chooseth strangling1 and  death 

rather than my life 7,job #g3ac-ae74    
,but now1 answerable to  the spreading  
of these sharp-pointed things1 there is 
a super-abounding  breadth in the       
sovereign grace of ,god1 the which whoso
 seeth and  understandeth1 as the       
,apostle doth pray we should1 is        
presently  helped3 for he seeth that    
this grace spreadeth itself1 and is     
broader than can be1 either our mire1 or
 the sharp-pointed things  that he      
spreadeth thereupon for our vexation and
 affliction3 ,it  is broader than the   
sea 7,job #aa3i74    ,this therefore    
should be that upon which those that see
 the  spreading nature of sin1 and the  
leprosy and contagion thereof1  should  
meditate1 to wit1 ,the broadness of the 
grace and mercy  of ,god in ,christ4    
,this will poise and stay the soul2 this
 will  relieve and support the soul in  
and under those many misgiving  and     
desponding thoughts unto which we are   
subject when afflicted  with the        
apprehensions of sin1 and the abounding 

nature of it4    ,shall another man pray
 for this1 one that knew the goodness   
and  benefit of it1 and shall not ,i    
meditate upon it8 and shall not ,i      
exercise my mind about it8 ,yes surely1 
for it is my duty1 it is my  privilege  
and mercy so to do4 ,let this therefore1
 when thou seest  the spreading nature  
of thy sin be a memento to thee1 to the 
end  thou mayest not sink and die in thy
 soul4    ,secondly1 ,what is the       
breadth and ,,length4 ,as there is a    
breadth  in this mercy and grace of ,god
 by ,christ1 so there is a ,,length     
therein1 and this length is as large as 
the breadth1 and as much  suiting the   
condition of the child of ,god1 as the  
other is4 ,for1  though sin sometimes is
 most afflicting to the conscience1     
while  the soul beholdeth the           
overspreading nature of it1 yet here it 
stoppeth not1 but oft-times through the 
power and prevalency of  it1 the soul is
 driven with it1 as a ship by a mighty  
tempest1 or  as a rolling thing before  

the whirlwind3 driven1 ,i say1 from     
,god1  and from all hopes of his mercy1 
as far as the east is from the  west1 or
 as the ends of the world are asunder4  
,hence it is supposed  by the prophet1  
that for and by sin they may be driven  
from ,god  to the utmost part of heaven 
7,deu #cj3d72 and that is a sad thing1  
a sad thing1 ,i say1 to a gracious man4 
,why1 saith the prophet  to ,god1 ,art  
thou so far from helping me1 and from   
the words of  my roaring8 7,psa #bb3a74 
,sometimes a man1 yea1 a man of ,god1   
is1  as he apprehends1 so far off from  
,god1 that he can neither help  him1 nor
 hear him1 and this is a dismal state4  
,and thou hast  removed my soul1 said   
the church1 far off from peace3 ,i      
forgat  prosperity 7,lam #c3ag74 ,this  
is the state sometimes of the  godly1   
and that not only with reference to     
their being removed by  persecutors1    
from the appointments and               
gospel-seasons1 which are  their        
delight1 and the desire of their eyes2  

but also with reverence  to their faith 
and hope in their ,god4 ,they think     
themselves beyond  the reach of his     
mercy4 ,wherefore in answer to this     
conceit it is1  that the ,lord asketh1  
saying1 ,is my hand shortened at all    
that it  cannot redeem8 7,isa #ej3b74   
,and again1 ,behold1 the ,lord's hand   
is not shortened1 that it cannot save2  
neither his ear heavy1 that  it cannot  
hear 7,isa #ei3a74 ,wherefore he saith  
again1 ,if any of  them be driven out   
unto the outmost parts of heaven1 from  
thence  will the ,lord thy ,god gather  
thee1 and from thence will he fetch     
thee 7,deu #cj3d74 ,god has a long arm1 
and he can reach a great  way further   
than we can conceive he can 7,neh #a3i73
 ,when we think  his mercy is clean     
gone1 and that ourselves are free among 
the  dead1 and of the number that he    
remembereth no more1 then he can  reach 
us1 and cause that again we stand before
 him4 ,he could reach  ,jonah1 tho' in  
the belly of hell 7,jonah #b72 and reach

 thee1 even  then1 when thou thinkest   
thy way is hid from the ,lord1 and thy  
judgment passed over from thy ,god4     
,there is length to admiration1  beyond 
apprehension or belief1 in the arm of   
the strength of the  ,lord2 and this is 
that which the ,apostle intended by this
 word1  ,length2 namely1 ,to insinuate  
what a reach there is in the mercy  of  
,god1 how far it can extend itself4 ,if 
,i take the wings of the  morning1 said 
,david1 and dwell in the uttermost parts
 of the sea2  even there shall thy hand 
lead me1 and thy right hand shall hold  
me 7,psa #aci3i1aj74 ,i will gather them
 from the east1 and from  the west1 and 
from the north1 and from the south1     
saith he3 ,that  is1 from the utmost    
corners4    ,this therefore should      
encourage them that for the present     
cannot  stand1 but that do fly before   
their guilt3 ,them that feel no help    
nor stay1 but that go1 as to their      
thinking1 every day by the power  of    
temptation1 driven yet farther off from 

,god1 and from the hope  of obtaining of
 his mercy to their salvation2 poor     
creature1 ,i will  not now ask thee how 
thou camest into this condition1 or how 
long  this has been thy state2 but ,i   
will say before thee1 and ,i prithee    
hear me1 ,o the length of the saving arm
 of ,god6 ,as yet thou art  within the  
reach thereof2 do not thou go about to  
measure arms  with ,god1 as some good   
men are apt to do3 ,i mean1 do not thou 
conclude1 that because thou canst not   
reach ,god by thy short stump1          
therefore he cannot reach thee with his 
long arm4 ,look again1 ,hast  thou an   
arm like ,god 7,job #dj3i71 an arm like 
his for length and  strength8 ,it       
becomes thee1 when thou canst not       
perceive that ,god  is within the reach 
of thy arm1 then to believe that thou   
art  within the reach of his2 for it is 
long1 and none knows how long4          
,again1 is there such a length8 such a  
length in the arm of the  ,lord1 that he
 can reach those that are gone away1 as 

far as they  could8 then this should    
encourage us to pray1 and hope for the  
salvation of any one of our backslidden 
relations1 that ,god would  reach out   
his arm after them3 ,saying1 ,awake1--,o
 arm of the ,lord1--art  thou not it    
that hath cut ,rahab1 and wounded the   
dragon8 ,art thou  not it which hath    
dried the sea1 the waters of the great  
deep1  that hath made the depths of the 
sea a way for the ransomed to pass      
over8 7,isa #ea3i1aj74 ,awake1 ,o arm of
 the ,lord1 and be stretched  out as far
 as to where my poor husband is1 where  
my poor child1  or to where my poor     
backslidden wife or dear relation is1   
and lay  hold1 fast hold2 they are gone 
from thee1 but1 ,o thou the hope of     
,israel1 fetch them again1 and let them 
stand before thee4 ,i say1  here is in  
this word ,,length matter of            
encouragement for us thus  to pray2 for 
if the length of the reach of mercy is  
so great1 and  if also this length is   
for the benefit of those that may be    

gone  off far from ,god1 7for they at   
present have no need thereof that  are  
near7 then improve this advantage at the
 throne of grace for  such1 that they   
may come to ,god again4 ,thirdly1 ,as   
there is a breadth  and length here1 so 
there is a ,,depth4 ,what is the        
breadth1 and  length1 and depth8 ,and   
this depth is also put in here1 on      
purpose  to help us under a trial that  
is diverse from the two former4 ,i  told
 you1 that by the breadth the ,apostle  
insinuates a remedy and  succour to us1 
when we see our corruptions spread like 
a leprosy2  and by length he would shew 
us1 that when sin has driven ,god's     
elect to the farthest distance from him1
 yet his arm is long enough  to reach   
them1 and fetch them back again4        
,but1 ,i say1 as we have here a breadth1
 and a length1 so we have  also a depth4
 ,that ye may know what is the ,,depth4 
,christians have  sometimes their       
sinking fits1 and are as if they were   
always  descending3 or as ,heman says1  

counted with them that go down into  the
 pit 7,psa #hh3d74 ,now guilt is not to 
such so much a wind and  a tempest1 as a
 load and burden4 ,the devil1 and sin1  
and the curse  of the law1 and death1   
are gotten upon the shoulders of this   
poor  man1 and are treading of him down1
 that he may sink into1 and be          
swallowed up of his miry place4    ,i   
sink1 says ,david1 in deep mire1 where  
there is no standing4  ,i am come into  
,,deep waters1 where the floods overflow
 me 7,psa  #fi3b74 ,yea1 there is       
nothing more common among the saints of 
old1  than this complaint3 ,let neither 
the water flood overflow me1  neither   
let the deep swallow me up1 neither let 
the pit shut her  mouth upon me 7,psa   
#fi3ad1ae74 ,heman also saith1 ,thou    
hast laid  me in the lowest pit1 in     
darkness1 in the deeps4 ,thy wrath lieth
  hard upon me1 and thou hast afflicted 
me with all thy waves 7,psa  #hh3f1g74  
,hence it is again that the ,psalmist   
says3 ,deep calleth  unto deep1 at the  

noise of thy water spouts3 all thy      
waves1 and  thy billows are gone over me
 7,psa #db3g74 ,deep calleth unto deep3 
,what's that8 ,why1 it is expressed in  
the verse before3 ,o ,god1  says he1 ,my
 soul is cast down within me4 ,down1    
that is1 deep  into the jaws of distrust
 and fear4 ,and1 ,lord1 my soul in this 
depth of sorrow calls for help to thy   
depth of mercy4 ,for though  ,i am      
sinking and going down1 yet not so low1 
but that thy mercy  is yet underneath   
me3 ,do of thy compassions open those   
everlasting  arms 7,deu #cc3bg71 and    
catch him that has no help or stay in   
himself3  ,for so it is with one that is
 falling into a well or a dungeon4      
,now mark1 as there is in these texts1  
the sinking condition of  the godly man 
set forth1 of a man whom sin and ,satan 
is treading  down into the deep2 so in  
our text which ,i am speaking to at this
  time1 we have a depth that can more   
than counterpoise these deeps1  set     
forth with a hearty prayer1 that we may 

know it4 ,and although  the deeps1 or   
depths of calamity into which the godly 
may fall1  may be as deep as ,hell1 and 
methinks they should be no deeper3  yet 
this is the comfort1 and for the comfort
 of them of the godly  that are thus a  
sinking3 ,the mercy of ,god for them    
lies deeper ,it  is deeper than hell1   
what canst thou know8 7,job #aa3h74 ,and
 this  is that which made ,paul that he 
was not afraid of this depth1 ,i  am    
persuaded1 saith he1 that               
neither--height nor depth shall  be able
 to separate us from the love of ,god1  
which is in ,christ  ,jesus our ,lord   
7,rom #h3ch1ci74 ,but of this he could  
by no means  have been persuaded1 had he
 not believed that mercy lieth deeper   
for the godly to help them1 than can all
 other depths be to destroy  them3 ,this
 is it at which he stands and wonders1  
saying1 ,o the  depth of the riches both
 of the wisdom and knowledge of ,god    
7,rom  #aa3cc71 that is to find out a   
way to save his people1 notwithstanding 

all the deep contrivances that the enemy
 hath1 and may invent to  make us come  
short of home4    ,this is also that1 as
 ,i take it1 which is wrapped up in the 
blessing1  wherewith ,jacob blessed his 
son ,joseph4 ,god shall bless thee1     
saith he1 with blessings of heaven      
above1 and with the blessings  of the   
deep that lieth under 7,gen #di3be74 ,a 
blessing which he had  ground to        
pronounce1 as well from his observation 
of ,god's good  dealing with ,joseph1 as
 in a spirit of prophecy3 ,for he saw   
that  he lived and was become a         
flourishing bough1 by a wall1 after that
  the archers had done their worst to   
him 7,gen #di3bb-bd74 ,moses also       
blesseth ,god for blessing of ,joseph   
thus1 and blessed his portion  to him1  
as counting of it sufficient for his    
help in all afflictions4  ,blessed1     
saith he1 of the ,lord1 be his land1 for
 the precious  things of heaven1 for the
 dew1 and for the deep that coucheth    
beneath 7,deu #cc3ac74    ,i am not of  

belief that these blessings are confined
 to things  temporal1 or carnal1 but to 
things spiritual and divine2 and that   
they have most chiefly respect to soul1 
and eternal good4 ,now  mark1 he tells  
us here1 that the blessings of the deep1
 do couch  beneath4 ,couch1 that is1 lie
 close1 so as hardly to be discerned by 
him that willingly would see that       
himself is not below these arms  that   
are beneath him4 ,but that as ,i said1  
is hard to be discerned  by him that    
thus is sinking1 and that has as he now 
smartingly  feels1 all ,god's waves1 and
 his billows rolling over him4 ,however1
  whether he sees or not1 for this      
blessing lieth couched2 yet  there it   
is1 and there will be1 though one should
 sink as deep as  hell3 ,and hence they 
are said to be everlasting arms that are
  underneath 7,deu #cc3bg73 ,that is1   
arms that are long and strong1  and that
 can reach to the bottom1 and also      
beyond1 of all misery  and distress1    
that ,christians are subject to in this 

life4 ,indeed  mercy seems to be asleep1
 when we are sinking3 for then we are   
as if all things were careless of us1   
but it is but as a lion  couchant1 it   
will awake in time for our help 7,psa   
#dd3bb1bf1 ,mark  #d3cf-ci74 ,and       
forasmuch as this term is it1 which is  
applicable  to the lion in his den2 it  
may be to shew that as a lion1 so will  
,god at the fittest season1 arise for   
the help and deliverance of  a sinking  
people4 ,hence when he is said to       
address himself to the  delivering of   
his people1 it is that he comes as a    
roaring lion4  ,the ,lord shall go forth
 as a mighty man1 he shall stir up      
jealousy  like a man of war3 he shall   
cry1 yea1 roar2 he shall prevail        
against his enemies 7,isa #db3ac74      
,however here is a depth against  the   
depth that's against us1 let that depth 
be what it will4 ,as  let it be the     
depth of misery1 the depth of mercy is  
sufficient4  ,if it be the depth of     
hellish policy1 the depth both of the   

wisdom  and knowledge of ,god shall go  
beyond it1 and prevail4    ,this        
therefore is worthy of the consideration
 of all sinking souls2  of the souls    
that feel themselves descending into the
 pit4 ,there  is such a thing as this   
experienced among the godly4 ,some come 
to  them 7when tempted7 when you will1  
they will tell you1 they have  no ground
 to stand on1 their feet have slipped1  
their foundation is  removed1 and they  
fell themselves sinking1 as into a pit  
that has  no bottom 7,psa #aa3c74 ,they 
inwardly sink1 not for want of something
  to relieve the body1 but for want of  
some spiritual cordial to  support the  
mind4 ,i went down to the bottoms of the
 mountains1  said ,jonah1 the earth with
 her bars was about me for ever2--my    
soul fainted within me 7,jonah #b3f1g74 
,now for such to consider that          
underneath them1 even at the bottom     
there lieth a blessing1 or that in this 
deep whereinto they are  descending1    
there lieth a delivering mercy couching 

to catch them1  and to save them from   
sinking for ever1 this would be relief  
unto  them1 and help them to hope for   
good4    ,again1 ,as this1 were it well 
considered by the sinking ones1 would   
yield them stay and relief1 so this is  
it by the virtue whereof1  they that    
have been sinking heretofore1 have been 
lifted up1 and  above their castings    
down again4 ,there are of those that    
have been  in the pit1 now upon mount   
,sion1 with the harps of ,god in their  
hands1 and with the song of the ,lamb in
 their mouths4 ,but how is  it that they
 are there8 why1 ,david1 by his own     
deliverance shews  you the reason4 ,for 
great is thy mercy towards me1 saith he1
  and thou hast delivered my soul from  
the lowest hell 7,psa #hf3ac74  ,and    
again1 ,he brought me up also out of an 
horrible pit1 7a pit  of noise1 a pit   
wherein was the noise of devils1 and of 
my heart  answering them with distrust  
and fear7 out of the miry clay1  7into  
which ,i did not only sink1 but was by  

it held from getting  up3 but he brought
 me up7 and set my feet upon a rock1 and
  established my goings4 ,and he hath   
put a new song in my mouth1  even praise
 to our ,god 7,psa #dj3b1c74    ,but let
 me here give1 if it may be1 a timely   
caution to them that  think they stand  
upon their feet4 ,give not way to       
falling because  everlasting arms are   
underneath1 take heed of that3 ,god can 
let  thee fall into mischief1 he can let
 thee fall1 and not help thee  up4      
,tempt not ,god1 lest he cast thee away 
indeed4 ,i doubt there  are many that   
have presumed upon this mercy1 that thus
 do couch  beneath1 and have cast       
themselves down from their pinnacles    
into  vanity1 of a vain conceit that    
they shall be lifted up again3 whom  yet
 ,god will leave to die there1 because  
their fall was rather  of willfulness1  
than weakness1 and of stubbornness1 and 
desperate  resolutions1 than for want of
 means and helps to preserve them  from 
it4    ,fourthly1 ,as there is a        

breadth1 and length1 and depth1 in this 
mercy and grace of ,god through ,christ 
towards his people3 ,so there  is also a
 ,,height1 ,that ye may comprehend with 
all saints1 what is  the breadth and    
length1 and depth1 and ,,height4 ,there 
are things  that are high1 as well as   
things that are low2 things that are    
above us1 as well as things that are    
under1 that are distressing  to ,god's  
people4 ,it is said when ,noah was a    
preacher of righteousness1  there were  
giants in the earth in those days 7,gen 
#f3d74 ,and these1  as ,i conceive1 were
 some of the heights that were set      
against ,noah2  yea1 they were the very 
dads and fathers of all that monstrous  
brood that followed in the world in that
 day4 ,of this sort were  they who so   
frighted1 and terrified ,israel1 when   
they were to go  to inherit the land of 
promise4 ,the men that were tall as     
cedars1  and strong as the oaks1        
frighted them3 they were in their own   
sight1 when compared with these high    

ones1 but as grasshoppers4  ,this       
therefore was their discouragement 7,num
 #ac3ca-cc1 ,deu #b3aj1  #i3b74         
,besides1 together with these1 they had 
high walls1 walls as high  as heaven2   
and these walls were of purpose to keep 
,israel out of  his possession4 ,see how
 it is expressed3 ,the people is greater
  and taller than we1 the cities are    
great and walled up to heaven3  and     
moreover1 we have seen the sons of the  
,anakims there 7,deu  #a3bh74 ,one of   
these1 to wit1 ,goliath by name1 how did
 he fright  the children of ,israel in  
the days of ,saul6 ,how did the         
appearance  of him1 make them scuttle   
together on heaps before him 7#a ,sam   
#ag74  ,by these giants1 and by these   
high walls1 ,god's children to this  day
 are sorely distressed1 because they    
stand in the cross ways  to cut off     
,israel from his possession4    ,but now
 to support us against all these1 and to
 encourage us to  take heart            
notwithstanding all these things2 there 

is for us1 a  height in ,god4 ,he hath  
made his ,son higher than the kings of  
the  earth 7,psa #hi3bf-bh73 ,his word  
also is settled for ever in heaven1  and
 therefore must needs be higher than    
their walls 7,psa #aai3hi73  ,he also   
saith in another place1 ,if thou seest  
the oppression  of the poor1 and violent
 perverting of judgment and justice in  
a province1 marvel not at the matter2   
for he that is higher than  the highest1
 regardeth1 and there be higher than    
they 7,eccl  #e3h74 ',twas this that    
made ,paul1 that he feared not the      
height3  not things present1 nor things 
to come 7,rom #h3ci74    ,but again1 ,as
 there are these things standing1 or    
lying in our  way3 ,so there are another
 sort of heights that are more          
mischievous  than these3 ,and they are  
the fallen angels4 ,these are called    
spiritual  wickedness1 or wicked        
spirits1 in high places 7,eph #f3ab73   
,for ,god  has suffered them for a time 
to take to themselves principality  and 

power1 and so they are become the rulers
 of the darkness of  this world4 ,by    
these we are tempted1 sifted1           
threatened1 opposed1  undermined3 also  
by these there are snares1 pits1 holes1 
and what  not made and laid for us1 if  
peradventure by something we may be     
destroyed4 ,yea1 and we should most     
certainly be so1 were it not  for the   
rock that is higher than they4 ,but he  
that cometh from  heaven is above all6  
7,john #c3ca7 ,these are they that our  
king  has taken captive1 and hath rid   
7in his chariots of salvation7  in      
triumph over their necks4 ,these are    
they1 together with all  others1 whose  
most devilish designs he can wield1 and 
turn and  make work together for his    
ransomed's advantage 7,rom #h3bh71      
,there  is a height1 an infinitely      
overtopping height in the mercy and     
goodness of ,god for us1 against them4  
,there are heights also that build up   
themselves in us1 which are  not but to 
be taken notice of3 ,yea1 there are a   

many of them1 and  they place themselves
 directly so1 that if possible they may 
keep  the saving knowledge of ,god out  
of our hearts4 ,these high things       
therefore are said to exalt themselves  
against the knowledge of ,god  7#b ,cor 
#aj3e73 and do ofttimes more plague1    
afflict1 and frighten  ,christian men   
and women1 than any thing besides4 ,it  
is from these  that our faith and       
spiritual understanding of ,god and his 
,christ  is opposed and contradicted1   
and from these also that we are so      
inclinable to swerve from right doctrine
 into destructive opinions4  ',tis from 
these that we are so easily persuaded to
 call into  question our former         
experience of the goodness of ,god      
towards us1  and from these that our    
minds are so often clouded and darkened 
that we cannot see afar off4 ,these     
would betray us into the hands  of      
fallen angels1 and men1 nor should we by
 any means help or  deliver ourselves1  
were it not for one that is higher4     

,these are  the dark mountains at which 
our feet would certainly stumble1 and   
upon which we should fall1 were it not  
for one who can leap and  skip over     
these mountains of division1 and come in
 to us 7,song  #b3h1ag74    ,further1   
,there is a height also that is obvious 
to our senses1 the  which when it is    
dealt withal by our corrupted reason1   
proves a  great shaking to our mind1 and
 that is the height1 and exceeding      
distance that heaven is off of us1 and  
we off it4 ,is not ,god in  the height  
of heaven8 and behold the height of the 
stars1 how high  they are8 7,job #bb3ab7
 ,hence heaven is called the place for  
height  7,prov #be3c71 ,also when ,ahaz 
is bid to ask with reference to heaven1 
he is bid to ask it1 ,in the height1 the
 height above 7,isa #g3aa74  ,now saith 
reason1 how shall ,i come thither8      
especially when a good  man is at his   
furthest distance therefore3 which is1  
when he is  in the grave4 ,now ,i say1  
every height is a difficulty to him that

  is loaden with a burden1 especially   
the heaven of heavens1 where  ,god is1  
and where is the resting-place of his1  
to them that are  oppressed with the    
guilt of sin4 ,and besides1 the         
dispensation which  happeneth to us     
last1 to wit1 death1 as ,i said before1 
makes this  heaven1 in my thoughts while
 ,i live so much the more unaccessible4 
,christ indeed could mount up 7,acts    
#a3i71 but me1 poor me1 how  shall ,i   
get thither8 ,elias indeed had a chariot
 sent him to ride  in thither1 and went 
up by it into that holy place 7#b ,kings
 #b3aa73  but ,i1 poor ,i1 how shall ,i 
get thither8 ,enoch is there1 because   
,god took him 7,gen #e3bd71 but as for  
me1 how shall ,i get thither8  ,thus    
some have mourningly said4 ,and although
 distrust of the power  of ,god1 as to  
the accomplishing of this thing1 is by  
no means to  be smiled upon1 yet        
methinks the unconcernedness of         
professors  thereabout1 doth argue that 
considering thoughts about that1 are    

wanting4    ,i know the answer is ready4
 ,get ,christ and go to heaven4 ,but    
methinks the height of the place1 and   
the glory of the state that  we are to  
enjoy therein1 should a little concern  
us1 at least  so as to make us wonder in
 our thinking1 that the time is coming  
that we must mount up thither4 ,and     
since there are so many heights  between
 this place1 between us1 and that2 it   
should make us admire  at the heights of
 the grace and mercy of ,god1 by which1 
means is  provided to bring us thither4 
,and ,i believe that this thing1 this   
very thing1 is included here by the     
,apostle when he prays for the          
,ephesians1 that they might know the    
height4    ,methinks1 ,how shall we get 
thither will still stick in my mind4  ,i
 will ascend1 says one1 above the height
 of the clouds1 ,i will  be like the    
most ,high 7,isa #ad3ad74 ,and ,i1 says 
another1 will set  my nest among the    
stars of heaven 7,oba #d74 ,well1 but   
what of all  this8 ,if heaven has gates1

 and they shall be shut1 how wilt thou  
go in thither8 ,though such should climb
 up to heaven1 from thence  will ,god   
bring them down 7,amos #i3b71 ,still ,i 
say1 therefore1 how  shall we get in    
thither8 ,why1 for them that are godly1 
there is  the power of ,god1 the merits 
of ,christ1 the help of angels1 and  the
 testimony of a good conscience to bring
 them thither2 and he  that has not the 
help of all these1 let him do what he   
can1 shall  never come thither4 ,not    
that all these go to the making up of   
the  height that is intended in the     
text3 for the height there1 is  what is 
in ,god through ,christ to us alone4    
,but the angels are the  servants of    
,god for that end 7,luke #af3bb1 ,heb   
#a3ad73 and none with  ill consciences  
enter in thither 7,psa #ae3a1 #bd3c1d71 
,what1 know  ye not that the unrighteous
 shall not inherit the kingdom of ,god8 
be not deceived 7#a ,cor #f3i71 such    
have none inheritance in the  kingdom of
 ,christ and of ,god 7,eph #e3e74       

,this then should teach us that in ,god 
is a power that is able to  subdue all  
things to himself4 ,in the completing of
 many things1  there seems to be an     
utter impossibility1 as that a virgin   
should  conceive in her womb1 as a      
virgin1 and bring a ,son into the world2
  that the body that is turned into     
dust1 should arise and ascend  into the 
highest heaven 7,phil #c3ba74 ,these    
things with many more  seem to be       
utterly impossible3 but there is that   
which is called  the power of ,god1 by  
the which he is able to make all things 
bend to his will1 and to make all       
obstructions give place to what  he     
pleases4 ,god is high above all things  
and can do whatever it  pleaseth him4   
,but since he can do so1 why doth he    
suffer this1  and that thing to appear1 
to act1 and do so horribly repugnant to 
his word8 ,i answer1 he admits of many  
things1 to the end he may  shew his     
wrath1 and make his power known2 and    
that all the world  may see how he      

checks and overrules the most vile and  
unruly  things1 and can make them       
subservient to his holy will4 ,and how  
would the breadth and the length1 and   
the depth1 and the height  of the love  
and mercy of ,god in ,christ to us-ward1
 be made to  appear1 so as in all things
 it doth1 were there not admitted that  
there should be breadths1 and lengths1  
and depths and heights1 to  oppose4     
,wherefore these oppositions are        
therefore suffered1 that  the greatness 
of the wisdom1 the power1 the mercy1 and
 grace of  ,god to us in ,christ might  
appear and be made manifest unto us4    
,this calls therefore upon ,christians1 
wisely to consider of the  doings of    
their ,god4 ,how many opposite breadths1
 and lengths1 and  depths1 and heights  
did ,israel meet with in their journey  
from  ,egypt to ,canaan1 and all to     
convince them of their own weakness1    
and also of the power of their ,god4    
,and they that did wisely consider  of  
his doings there1 did reap the advantage

 thereof4 ,come1 behold  the works of   
the ,lord towards me1 may every         
,christian say4 ,he hath  set a ,saviour
 against sin2 a heaven against a hell2  
light against  darkness2 good against   
evil1 and the breadth1 and length1 and  
depth1 and height of the grace that is  
in himself1 for my good1  against all   
the power1 and strength1 and force1 and 
subtilty1 of  every enemy4    ,this     
also1 as ,i hinted but just before1     
shews both the power of  them that hate 
us1 and the inability of us to resist4  
,the power  that is set against us none 
can crush1 and break1 but ,god3 for it  
is the power of devils1 of sin1 of      
death1 and hell4 ,but we for our  parts 
are crushed before the moth3 being a    
shadow1 a vapour1 and  a wind that      
passes away 7,job #d3ai74 ,oh6 how      
should we1 and how would  we1 were but  
our eyes awake1 stand and wonder at the 
preservations1  the deliverances1 the   
salvations and benefits with which we   
are  surrounded daily3 while so many    

mighty evils seek daily to swallow  us  
up1 as the grave4 ,see how the golden   
psalm of ,david reads  it4 ,be merciful 
unto me1 ,o ,god2 for man would swallow 
me up2 he  fighting daily oppresseth me4
 ,mine enemies would daily swallow  me  
up3 for they be many that fight against 
me1 ,o thou most high  7,psa #ef3a1b74  
,this is at the beginning of it4 ,and he
 concludes  it thus1 ,thou hast         
delivered my soul from death3 will not  
thou  deliver my feet from falling1 that
 ,i may walk before ,god in the  light  
of the living 7verse #ac74    ,by this  
also we see the reason why it is so     
impossible for man or  angel to persuade
 unbelievers to come in to1 and close   
with ,christ2  why there is a breadth   
that they cannot get over1 a length that
  they cannot get beyond1 a depth that  
they cannot pass1 and heights  that so  
hinder them of the prospect of glory1   
and the way thereto1  that they cannot  
be allured thither4 ,and that nothing   
can remove  these2 but those that are in

 ,god1 and that are opposite thereto2   
even the breadth1 and length1 and depth 
and height that is in  the text         
expressed1 is to all awakened men an    
undoubted truth4 #b    ,one item ,i     
would here give to him that loveth his  
own soul1 and  then we will pass on in  
pursuance of what is to come4 ,since    
there  is an height obvious to sense1   
and that that height must be overcome   
ere a man can enter into life eternal3  
let thy heart be careful  that thou go  
the right way to overpass this height1  
that thou  mayest not miss of the       
delectable plains1 and the pleasures    
that are  above4 ,now1 there is nothing 
so high1 as to overtop this height2  but
 ,jacob's ladder1 and that can do it3   
that ladder1 when the foot  thereof doth
 stand upon the earth1 reacheth with its
 top to the  gate of heaven4 ,this is   
the ladder by which angels ascend       
thither3  and this is the ladder by     
which thou mayest ascend thither4 ,and  
he dreamed1 and behold a ladder set up  

on the earth1 and the top  of it reached
 to heaven3 and behold the angels of    
,god ascending  and descending on it    
7,gen #bh3ab74    ,this ladder is ,jesus
 ,christ1 the son of man1 as is clear by
 the  evangelist ,john 7,john #a3ea74   
,and in that it is said to stand upon   
the earth1 that is to shew that he took 
hold of man who is of the  earth1 and   
therein laid a foundation for his       
salvation3 in that  it is said the top  
reached up to heaven1 that is to shew   
that the  divine nature was joined to   
the human1 and by that means he was     
every way made a ,saviour complete4 ,now
 concerning this ladder1  'tis said1    
,heaven was open where it stood1 to shew
 that by him  there is entrance into    
life3 'tis said also concerning this    
ladder1  that the ,lord stood there1 at 
the top1 above it3 saying1 ,i am the    
,lord ,god of ,abraham 7,gen #bh3ac71 to
 shew his hearty and willing  reception 
of those that ascend the height of his  
sanctuary this  way4 ,all which ,christ 

further explains by saying1 ,i am the   
way1  and the truth1 and the life1 no   
man cometh unto the father1 but  by me  
7,john #ad3f74 ,look to thyself then1   
that thou do truly and  after the right 
manner embrace this ladder1 so will he  
draw thee  up thither after him 7,john  
#ab3cb74 ,all the rounds of this ladder 
are sound and fitly placed1 not one of  
them is set further than  that by faith 
thou mayest ascend step by step unto1   
even until  thou shalt come to the      
highest step thereof1 from whence1 or by
  which thou mayest step in at the      
celestial gate where thy soul  desireth 
to dwell4    ,take my caution then1 and 
be wary1 no man can come thither but by 
him4 ,thither ,i say to be accepted3    
thither1 there to dwell1 and  there to  
abide with joy for ever4    ,that       
ye--may be able to comprehend with all  
saints1 what is the  breadth1 and       
length1 and depth1 and height2 and to   
know the love  of ,christ which passeth 
knowledge4    ,having thus spoke of the 

breadth1 and length1 and depth1 and     
height1 that is in ,god's mercy by      
,christ to us-ward2 we will now  come   
more directly to    ,,the ,,prayer ,,of 
,,the ,,apostle ,,for ,,these           
,,ephesians1 ,,with ,,reference         
,,thereunto2 to wit1 that they might be 
able to comprehend with all  saints what
 they are4 ,and    ,,first1 ,as to ,,the
 ,,ability that he prays for1 to the end
 that they  may be capable to do this   
thing4    ,first1 ,that ye may be able4 
,the weakness that is here supposed to  
hinder their thus comprehending1 c41 did
 doubtless lie in their  grace1 as well 
as their nature3 for in both1 with      
reference to  them that are ,christians1
 there is great disability1 unless they 
be  strengthened mightily by the ,holy  
,ghost4 ,nature's ability depends  upon 
graces1 and the ability of graces1      
depends upon the mighty  help of the    
spirit of ,god4 ,hence as nature itself1
 where grace  is not1 sees nothing2 so  
nature by grace sees but weakly1 if that

  grace is not strengthened with all    
might by the spirit of grace4  ,the     
breadths1 lengths1 depths and heights   
here made mention of1  are mysteries1   
and in all their operations1 do work    
wonderfully  mysteriously3 insomuch that
 many times1 though they are all of     
them busily engaged for this and the    
other child of ,god1 yet they           
themselves see nothing of them4 ,as     
,christ said to ,peter1 ,what ,i  do    
thou knowest not now 7,john #ac3g72 so  
may it be said to many  where the grace 
and mercy of ,god in ,christ is working3
 they do not  know1 they understand not 
what it is1 nor what will be the end of 
such dispensations of ,god towards them4
 ,wherefore they also say as  ,peter to 
,christ1 ,dost thou wash my feet8--thou 
shalt never wash  my feet 7,john        
#ac3f-h72 ,yea1 and when some light to  
convince of  this folly breaks in upon  
them1 yet if it be not very distinct and
  clear2 causing the person to know the 
true cause1 nature1 and end  of ,god's  

doing of this or that1 they swerve with 
,peter1 as much  on the other side      
7,john #ac3i1aj74 ,they have not known  
my ways1 and  my methods with them in   
this world1 were that that caused       
,israel  always to err in their hearts  
7,heb #c3aj71 and lie cross to all1  and
 each of these breadths1 lengths1       
depths1 and heights1 whenever  they were
 under the exercise of any of them in   
the wilderness4    ,and the reason is1  
as ,i said before1 for that they are    
very  mysterious in their workings4 ,for
 they work by1 upon1 and against        
oppositions2 for1 and in order to the   
help and salvation of his  people4 ,also
 7as was hinted a while since7 that the 
power and  glory of this breadth1 and   
length1 c4 of the mercy and grace of    
,god1 may the more shew its excellency  
and sufficiency as to our  deliverance2 
we by him seem quite to be delivered up 
to the breadths1  lengths1 and depths1  
and heights that oppose1 and that       
utterly seek  our ruin3 wherefore at    

such times1 nothing of breadths1        
lengths1  depths1 or heights can be     
seen1 save by those that are very well  
skilled in those mysterious methods of  
,god1 in his gracious actings  towards  
his people4 ,who will bring me into the 
strong city1  and wilt not thou1 ,o     
,god1 which hadst cast us off8 and thou1
 ,o  ,god1 which didst not go out with  
our armies8 7,psa #fj3i1aj7 is a  lesson
 too hard for every ,christian man to   
say over believingly4  ,and what was it 
that made ,jonah say1 when he was in the
 belly of  hell1 ,yet ,i will look again
 toward thy holy temple 7,jonah #b3d71  
but the good skill that he had in       
understanding of the mystery of  these  
breadths1 and lengths1 and depths1 and  
heights of ,god1 and  of the way of his 
working by them4 ,read the text at      
large4 ,thou  hadst cast me into the    
deep1 in the midst of the seas1 and the 
floods compassed me about4 ,all thy     
billows and thy waves passed  over me4  
,then ,i said1 ,i am cast out of thy    

sight2 yet ,i will look  again toward   
thy holy temple 7,jonah #b3c1d74        
,these1 and such like sentences1 are    
easily played with by a  preacher1 when 
in the pulpit1 specially if he has a    
little of the  notion of things1 but of 
the difficulty and strait1 that those   
are brought into1 out of whose mouth    
such things1 or words are  extorted1 by 
reason of the force of the labyrinths   
they are fallen  into3 of those they    
experience nothing1 wherefore to those  
they  are utterly strangers4    ,he then
 that is able to comprehend with all    
saints what is the  breadth1 and length1
 and depth1 and height2 must be a good  
expositor  of providences1 and must see 
the way1 and the workings of ,god by    
them4 ,now there are providences of two 
sorts1 seemingly good1 and  seemingly   
bad1 and those do usually as ,jacob did1
 when he blessed  the sons of ,joseph1  
cross hands2 and lay the blessing where 
we  would not4 ,and when ,joseph saw    
that his father laid his right  hand    

upon the head of ,ephraim1 it displeased
 him 7,gen #dh3ag74 ,i  say there are   
providences unto which we would have the
 blessings  entailed1 but they are not4 
,and they are providences that smile    
upon the flesh2 to wit1 such as cast    
into the lap1 health1 wealth1  plenty1  
ease1 friends1 and abundance of this    
world's good3 because  these1 ,manasseh1
 as his name doth signify1 have in them 
an aptness  to make us forget our toil1 
our low estate1 and from whence we  were
 7,gen #da3ea73 but the great blessing  
is not in them4 ,there are  providences 
again1 that take away from us whatever  
is desirable  to the flesh2 such is the 
sickness1 losses1 crosses1 persecution  
and affliction2 and usually in these    
though they make us shuck #c  whenever  
they come upon us1 blessing coucheth1   
and is ready to help  us4 ,for ,god1 as 
the name of ,ephraim signifies1 makes us
 fruitful  in the land of our affliction
 7,gen #da3eb74 ,he therefore1 in       
blessing  of his people1 lays his hands 

across1 guiding them wittingly1 and     
laying the chiefest blessing on the head
 of ,ephraim1 or in that  providence1   
that sanctifies affliction4 ,abel6 what1
 to the reason  of ,eve was he1 in      
comparison of ,cain4 ,rachel called     
,benjamin the  son of her sorrow3 but   
,jacob knew how to give him a better    
name  7,gen #ce3ah74 ,jabez also1 though
 his mother so called him1 because1  as 
it seems1 she brought him forth with    
more than ordinary sorrow1  was yet more
 honourable1 more godly1 than his       
brethren 7#a ,chron  #d3i1aj74 ,he that 
has skill to judge of providences       
aright1 has a  great ability in him to  
comprehend with other saints1 what is   
the  breadth1 and length1 and depth1 and
 height3 but he that has not  skill as  
to discerning of them1 is but a child in
 his judgment  in those high and        
mysterious things4 ,and hence it is1    
that some  shall suck honey out of that1
 at the which others tremble for fear   
it should poison them1 ,i have often    

been made to say1 ,sorrow is  better    
than laughter2 and the house of mourning
 better than the  house of mirth 7,eccl 
#g3c-e74 ,and ,i have more often seen1  
that  the afflicted are always the best 
sort of ,christians4 ,there is a  man1  
never well1 never prospering1 never but 
under afflictions1  disappointments and 
sorrows3 why this man1 if he be a       
,christian1  is one of the best of men4 
,they that go down to the sea1--that  do
 business in great waters1 these see the
 works of the ,lord1 and  his wonders in
 the deep4 #d 7,psa #ajg3bc1bd7 ,and it 
is from hence1  for aught ,i know1 that 
,james admonishes the brother of high   
degree  to rejoice in that he is made   
low4 ,and he renders the reason of  it1 
to wit1 for that the fashion of the     
world perisheth1 the rich  man fadeth   
away in his way2 but the tempted1 and he
 that endureth  temptation is blessed   
7,james #a3aj-ab74 ,now1 ,i know these  
things  are not excellent in themselves1
 nor yet to be desired for any  profit  

that they can yield1 but ,god doth use  
by these1 as by a  tutor or instructor1 
to make known to them that are exercised
 with  them1 so much of himself as to   
make them understand that riches of  his
 goodness that is seldom by other means 
broken up to the sons  of men4 ,and     
hence 'tis said1 that the afterwards of 
affliction  doth yield the peaceable    
fruits of righteousness unto them which 
are exercised thereby 7,heb #ab3aa74    
,the sum is1 these breadths1 and        
lengths1 and depths1 and heights  of    
,god1 are to be discerned2 and some that
 are good1 do more1 and  some do less   
discern them1 and how they are working1 
and putting  forth themselves in every  
providence1 in every change1 in every   
turn  of the wheel that passeth by us in
 this world4 ,i do not question  but    
that there are some that are alive that 
have been able  to say1 the days of     
affliction have been the best unto them2
 and  that could1 if it were lawful1    
pray that they might always be in       

affliction1 if ,god would but do to them
 as he did when his hand  was last upon 
them4 ,for by them he caused his light  
to shine3 ,or  as ,job has it1 ,thou    
huntest me as a fierce lion3 and again  
thou  shewest thyself marvelously upon  
me 7,job #aj3af74 ,see also the  writing
 of ,hezekiah1 and read what profit he  
found in afflictions  7,isa #ch74       
,but again1 these breadths1 lengths1    
depths1 and heights1 have in  themselves
 naturally that glory1 that cannot be so
 well discerned1  or kept in view by    
weak eyes4 ,he had need have an eye like
 an  eagle1 that can look upon the sun1 
that can look upon these great  things1 
and not be stricken blind therewith4    
,you see how ,saul was  served when he  
was going to ,damascus 7,acts #i73 ,but 
,stephen could  stand and look up       
steadfastly into heaven2 and that too   
when with  ,jonah he was going into the 
deep 7,acts #g74 ,but ,i have done with 
this1 and proceed4    ,second--,that ye 
may be able to comprehend4 ,although    

apprehending  is included in            
comprehending2 yet to comprehend is     
more4 ,to  comprehend is to know a thing
 fully2 or1 to reach it all4 ,but here  
we must distinguish1 and say1 that there
 is a comprehending that  is absolute1  
and a comprehending that is comparative4
 ,of comprehending  absolutely1 or      
perfectly1 we are not here to speak2 for
 that the  ,apostle could not1 in this  
place1 as to the thing prayed for1      
desire3 ,for it is utterly impossible   
perfectly to know whatsoever  is in the 
breadths1 lengths1 depths1 and heights  
here spoken  of4 ,whether you call them 
mercies1 judgments1 or the ways of ,god 
with men4 ,how unsearchable are his     
judgments1 and his ways past  finding   
out6 7,rom #aa3cc7 ,or1 if you take them
 to signify his  love1 unto which you   
see ,i am inclined2 why1 that you read  
of in  the same place1 to be it which   
passes knowledge4 ,wherefore should  the
 ,apostle by this term1 conclude1 or    
insinuate1 that what he  calls here     

breadths1 lengths1 depths1 or heights1  
might be fully1  or perfectly understood
 and known1 he would not only contradict
  other scriptures1 but himself1 in one 
and the self same breath4  ,wherefore it
 must be understood comparatively2 that 
is1 and that  he says1 with1 or as much 
as others1 as any1 even with all saints4
  ,that ye may be able to comprehend    
with all saints1 what is the  breadth1  
and length1 and depth1 and height4 ,i   
would ye were as  able to understand1 to
 know1 and to find out these things1 as 
ever  any were2 and to know with the    
very best of saints1 ,the love of       
,christ1 which passeth knowledge4 ,there
 are1 as has before been  hinted1       
degrees of knowledge of these things2   
some know more1  some less2 but the     
,apostle prays that these ,ephesians    
might see1  know1 and understand as much
 thereof as the best1 or as any under   
heaven4    #a4 ,and this1 in the first  
place1 shews us the love of a minister  
of  ,jesus ,christ4 ,a minister's love  

to his flock is seen in his praying  for
 them3 wherefore ,paul1 commonly1 by his
 epistles1 either first  or last1 or    
both1 gives the churches to understand1 
,that he did  often heartily pray to    
,god for them 7,rom #af3bj1bd1 #a ,cor  
#af3bc1  ,gal #f3ah1 ,eph #a3af1 ,phil  
#a3d1 ,col #a3c1 #a ,thess #a3b1 #a ,tim
 #f3ba1  #b ,tim #d3bb73 ,and not only  
so1 but also specifies the mercies1 and 
blessings1 and benefits which he        
earnestly begged for them of ,god  7#b  
,cor #ac3g1 #b ,thess #a3aa74    #b4    
,but1 secondly1 ,this implies that there
 are great benefits  accrued to         
,christians by the comprehending of     
these things3 ,yea1  it implies that    
something very special is ministered to 
us by this  knowledge of these2 and here
 to touch upon a few of them4    7#a47  
,he that shall arrive to some competent 
knowledge of these  things1 shall       
understand more thoroughly the          
greatness1 the wisdom1  the power1 c4 of
 the ,god that is above4 ,for by these  

expressions  are the attributes of ,god 
set forth unto us3 ,and although ,i have
  discoursed of them hitherto under the 
notion of grace and mercy1  yet it was  
not for that ,i concluded1 they excluded
 the expressing  of his other           
attributes1 but because they all1 as it 
were1 turn  into loving methods in the  
wheel of their heavenly motion towards  
the children of ,god4 ,hence it is said1
 ,god is love 7#a ,john #d3af71  ,god is
 light 7#a ,john #a3e71 ,god is what ,he
 is for ,his own glory1  and the good of
 them that fear ,him4 ,god6 ,why ,god in
 the breadth1  length1 depth1 height1   
that is here intended1 comprehends the  
whole  world 7,col #a3ag74 ,the whole   
world is in him3 for he is before1      
above1 beyond1 and round about all      
things4 ,hence it is said1  ,the heavens
 for breadth1 are but his span3 ,that he
 gathereth the  wind in his fists 7,prov
 #cj3d73 measureth the waters in the    
hollow  of his hand1 weigheth the       
mountains in scales1 and the hills in  a

 balance 7,isa #dj3ab74 ,yea1 that all  
nations before him are as  nothing1 and 
they are counted to him less than       
nothing1 and vanity  7verse #ag74 ,hence
 we are said to live and move in him    
7,acts #ag3bh71  and that ,he is beyond 
all search4    ,i will add one word     
more1 notwithstanding there is such a   
revelation  of ,him in his word1 in the 
book of creatures1 and in the book of   
providences2 yet the scripture says1    
,lo1 these are parts of his  ways3 but  
how little a portion is heard of him8   
7,job #bf3ad7 ,so  great is ,god above  
all that we have read1 heard1 or seen of
 ,him1  either in the bible1 in heaven1 
or earth1 the sea1 or what else  is to  
be understood4 ,but now1 ,that a poor   
mortal1 a lump of sinful  flesh1 or1 as 
the scripture-phrase is1 poor dust and  
ashes1 should  be in the favour1 in the 
heart1 and wrapped up in the compassions
  of ,,such a ,god6 ,o amazing6 ,o      
astonishing consideration6 ,and yet     
,this ,god is our ,god for ever and     

ever2 and ,he will be our guide  even   
unto death 7,psa #dh3ad74    ,it is said
 of our ,god1 ,that he humbleth himself 
when he beholds  things in heaven4 ,how 
much more then when he openeth his eyes 
upon man2 but most of all when he makes 
it1 as one may say1 his  business to    
visit him every morning1 and to try him 
every moment1  having set ,his heart    
upon him1 being determined to set him   
also  among his princes4 ,the ,lord is  
high above all nations1 and his  glory  
above the heavens4 ,who is like unto the
 ,lord our ,god1 who  dwelleth on high1 
,who humbleth himself to behold the     
things that  are in heaven1 and in the  
earth6 ,he raiseth up the poor out of   
the dust1 and lifteth the needy out of  
the dunghill2 that he may  set him with 
princes1 even with the princes of his   
people 7,psa  #aac3c-h74    7#b47 ,,if  
this ,god be our ,god2 or if our ,god be
 such a ,god1 and could  we but attain  
to that knowledge of the breadth1 and   
length1 and  depth1 and height that is  

in him1 as the ,apostle here prays1 and 
desires we may1 we should never be      
afraid of anything we shall  meet with1 
or that shall assault us in this world4 
,the great ,god1  the former of all     
things1 taketh part with them that fear 
,him1 and  that engage themselves to    
walk in ,his ways1 of love1 and respect1
  they bear unto him2 so that such may  
boldly say1 ,the ,lord is my  helper1   
and ,i will not fear what man shall do  
unto me 7,heb #ac3f74  ,would it not be 
amazing1 should you see a man           
encompassed with  chariots and horses1  
and weapons for his defence1 yet afraid 
of  being sparrow blasted1 or over-run  
by a grasshopper6 ,why ,it is  he that  
sitteth upon the circle of the earth1   
and to whom the  inhabitants thereof are
 as grasshoppers 7,isa #dj3bb73 that is 
the  ,god of the people that are lovers 
of ,jesus ,christ2 therefore we  should 
not fear them4 ,to fear man1 is to      
forget ,god2 and to be  careless in a   
time of danger1 is to forget ,god's     

ordinance4 ,what  is it then8 ,why1 let 
us fear ,god1 and diligently keep his   
way1  with what prudence and regard to  
our preservation1 and also the          
preservation of what we have1 we may3   
,and if1 we doing this1 our  ,god shall 
deliver us1 and what we have1 into the  
hands of them  that hate us1 let us     
laugh1 be fearless and careless1 not    
minding  now to do anything else but to 
stand up for ,him against the workers   
of iniquity2 fully concluding1 that both
 we1 and our enemies1 are  in the hand  
of him that loveth his people1 and that 
will certainly  render a reward to the  
wicked1 after that he has sufficiently  
tried us by their means4 ,the great ,god
 that formed all things1  both rewardeth
 the fool1 and rewardeth transgressors  
7,prov #bf3aj74e    7#c47 ,another thing
 that the knowledge of what is prayed   
for of the  ,apostle1 if we attain it1  
will minister to us1 is1 ,an holy fear  
and reverence of this great ,god in our 
souls2 both because he is  great1 and   

because he is wise and good 7,jer       
#aj3g74 ,who shall not  fear thee1 ,o   
,lord1 and glorify thy name8 7,rev      
#ae3d7    ,greatness should beget fear1 
greatness should beget reverence3  ,now 
who so great as our ,god2 and so1 who to
 be feared like him6  ,he also is wise1 
and will not be deceived by any4 ,he    
will bring  evil1 and not call back his 
words1 but will rise against the house  
of evil-doers1 and against the help of  
them that work iniquity  7,isa #ca3b74  
,most men deal with ,god as if he were  
not wise2 as if  he either knew not the 
wickedness of their hearts and ways1 or 
else knew not how to be even with them  
for it3 ,when1 alas6 he is  wise in     
heart1 and mighty in power2 and although
 he will not1 without  cause1 afflict1  
yet he will not let wickedness go       
unpunished4 ,this  therefore should make
 us fear4 ,he also is good1 and this    
should  make us serve him with fear4    
,oh6 that a great ,god should be a  good
 ,god2 a good ,god to an unworthy1 to an

 undeserving1 and to a  people that     
continually do what they can to provoke 
the eyes of  his glory2 this should make
 us tremble4 ,he is fearful in service1 
fearful in praises4    ,the breadth1 and
 length1 and depth1 and height of his   
out-going  towards the children of men1 
should also beget in us a very great    
fear and dread of his majesty4 ,when the
 prophet saw the height of  the wheels1 
he said they were dreadful 7,eze #a3ah71
 and cried out  unto them1 ,o wheel6    
7#aj3ac74 ,his judgments also are a     
great deep  7,psa #cf3f72 nor is there  
any searching of his understanding 7,isa
  #dj3bh74 ,he can tell how to bring his
 wheel upon us2 and to make  our table a
 snare1 a trap1 and a stumbling-block   
unto us 7,isa  #h3ad1 ,rom #aa3h-aj74   
,he can tell how to make his ,son to us 
a rock  of offence1 and his gospel to be
 a savour of death unto death1  unto us 
7#b ,cor #b3ae1af74 ,he can tell how to 
choose delusions for  us 7,isa #ff3d1 #b
 ,thess #b3aa1ab71 and to lead us forth 

with the  workers of iniquity 7,psa     
#abe3e71 ,he can out-wit1 and out-do us1
 and  prevail against us for ever 7,job 
#ad3bj72 and therefore we should  be    
afraid and fear before ,him1 for our    
good1 and the good of ours  for ever3   
,yea1 it is for these purposes1 with    
others1 that the  ,apostle prayeth thus 
for this people3 ,for the comprehending 
of  these things1 do poise and keep the 
heart in an even course4 ,this  yields  
comfort2 this gives encouragement2 this 
begets fear and  reverence in our hearts
 of ,god4    7#d47 ,this knowledge will 
make us willing that he should be our   
,god2 yea1 will also make us abide by   
that willingness4 ,jacob said  with a   
vow1 ,if ,god will be with me1 and will 
keep me in this way  that ,i go1 and    
will give me bread to eat1 and raiment  
to put on1  so that ,i come again to my 
father's house in peace2 then shall  the
 ,lord be my ,god3 ,and this stone1     
which ,i have set for a pillar1  shall  
be ,god's house3 and of all that thou   

shalt give me ,i will  surely give the  
tenth unto thee 7,gen #bh3bj-bb74 ,thus 
he considered  the greatness of ,god1   
and from a supposition that he was what 
he  had heard him1 of his father1 to be2
 he concluded to choose him for  his    
,god1 and that he would worship him1 and
 give him that honour  that was due to  
him as ,god4 ,how did the king of       
,babylon set him  above all gods1 when  
but some sparkling rays from him did    
light upon  him3 he calls him a ,god of 
gods 7,dan #b3dg71 prefers him above    
all gods1 charges all people and nations
 that they do nothing amiss  against him
 7,dan #c3bh1bi73 he calls him the most 
high ,god1 the  ,god that liveth for    
ever2 and confesses1 that he doth       
whatsoever  he will in heaven and earth2
 and concludes with praising and        
extolling of him 7,dan #d74 ,we         
naturally love greatness2 and when  the 
glorious beauty of the ,king of glory   
shall be manifest to us1  and we shall  
behold it1 we shall say as ,joshua did2 

,let all men  do as seems them good2 but
 ,i1 and my house will serve the ,lord  
7,josh #bd3ae74    ,when the ,apostle   
,paul sought to win the ,athenians to   
him1 he sets  ,him forth before them    
with such terms as bespeaks his         
greatness2  calling of him 7and that    
rightly7 ,god that made the world1 and  
all things3--the ,lord of heaven and    
earth2--,one that giveth to all  life   
and breath1 and all things2 ,one that is
 nigh to every one2  he in whom we live1
 and move1 and have our being3 ,god that
 hath  made of one blood all nations of 
men1 and that hath determined  the times
 before appointed1 and the bounds of    
their habitation1  c4 7,acts #ag3bd-bh7 
,these things bespeak the greatness of  
,god1 and  are taking to considering    
men4 ,yea1 these very ,athenians1 while 
ignorant of him1 from those dark hints  
that they had by natural  light         
concerning him1 erected an altar to him1
 and put this  singular inscription upon
 it1 ,to the unknown ,god3 to shew1 that

  according to their mode1 they had some
 kind of reverence for him3  but how    
much more when they came to know him8   
and to believe that  ,god1 in all his   
greatness1 had engaged himself to be    
theirs2 and  to bring them to himself1  
that they might in time be partakers of 
his glory4    7#e47 ,the more a man     
knows1 or understands of the greatness  
of ,god  towards him1 expressed here by 
the terms of unsearchable breadth1      
length1 depth1 and height2 the better   
will he be able in his heart  to        
conceive of the excellent glory and     
greatness of the things  that are laid  
up in the heavens for them that fear    
him4 ,they that  know nothing of this   
greatness1 know nothing of them2 they   
that  think amiss of this greatness1    
think amiss of them2 they that  know but
 little of this greatness1 know but     
little of them3 ,but  he that is able to
 comprehend with all saints what is the 
breadth1  and length1 and depth1 and    
height2 he is best able to conceive  of1

 and1 consequently to make a judgment   
concerning the due worth1  and blessed  
glory of them4    ,this is both evident 
to reason2 also experience confirmeth   
the same4  ,for1 as for those dark souls
 that know nothing of his greatness1    
they have in derision those who are1    
through the splendor of the  glory1     
captivated and carried away after ,god4 
,also1 those whose  judgments are       
corrupted1 and themselves thereby made  
as drunkards1  to judge of things       
foolishly1 they1 as it were1 step in the
 same  steps with the other1 and vainly 
imagine thereabout4 ,moreover1  we shall
 see those little spirited ,christians1 
though ,christians  indeed1 that are but
 in a small measure acquainted with this
 ,god1  with the breadths1 and lengths1 
and depths1 and heights that are  in    
him1 taken but little with the glory and
 blessedness that they  are to go to    
when they die3 wherefore they are       
neither so mortified  to this world1 so 
dead to sin1 so self-denying1 so        

delighted in  the book of ,god1 nor so  
earnest in desires to be acquainted with
  the heights1 and depths that are      
therein4 ,no1 this is reserved  only for
 those who are devoted thereto3 who have
 been acquainted  with ,god in a measure
 beyond that which your narrow-spirited 
,christians  understand4 ,there doth    
want as to these things1 enlargings in  
the  hearts of the most of saints1 as   
there did in those of ,corinth1  and    
also in those at ,ephesus3 ,wherefore1  
as ,paul bids the one1 and  prays that  
the other may be enlarged1 and have     
great knowledge  thereabout3 so we      
should1 to answer such love1 through    
desire1  separate ourselves from terrene
 things that we may seek and            
intermeddle with all wisdom 7,prov      
#ah3a74 ,christ says1 ,if any man  will 
do his will1 he shall know of the       
doctrine 7,john #g3ag1 ,isa  #bh3i74    
,oh6 that we were indeed enlarged as to 
these breadths1 and  lengths1 and       
depths1 and heights of ,god1 as the     

,apostle desired  the ,ephesians might4 
7#f47 ,then those great truths2 the     
coming of ,christ1 the resurrection  of 
the dead1 and eternal judgment1 would   
neither seem so like  fables1 nor be so 
much off our hearts as they do1 and are 
7#a ,cor  #ae3ce74 ,for the thorough    
belief of them depends upon the         
knowledge  of the abilities that are in 
,god to perform what he has said        
thereabout3 ,and hence it is that your  
inferiour sort of ,christians  live so  
like1 as if none of these things were at
 hand2 and hence  it is again1 that they
 so soon are shaken in mind about them1 
when tempted of the devil1 or briskly   
assaulted by deceivers4 ,but  this      
cometh to pass that there may be        
fulfilled what is written3  ,and while  
the bridegroom tarried1 they all        
slumbered and slept  7,matt #be3a-g74   
,surely1 the meaning is1 they were      
asleep about his  coming1 the           
resurrection and the judgment2 and1     
consequently had  lost much of that     

knowledge of ,god1 the which if they had
 retained2  these truths1 with power1   
would have been upon their hearts4 ,the 
,corinthians were horribly decayed here1
 though some more than  others3 ,hence  
,paul1 when he treats of this doctrine1 
bids them  awake to righteousness1 and  
not sin1 telling them1 that some  among 
them had not the knowledge of ,god 7#a  
,cor #ae3cd74 ,to be sure1  they had not
 such a knowledge of ,god as would keep 
them steady in  the faith of these      
things 7verse #ea74    ,now1 the        
knowledge of the things above-mentioned1
 to wit1 this  comprehending knowledge2 
will greaten these things1 bring them   
near1 and make them to be credited as   
are the greatest of ,god's  truth3 and  
the virtue of the faith of them is1 to  
make one die  daily4 ,therefore1        
7#g47 ,another advantage that floweth   
from this knowledge1 is1 that  it makes 
the next world desirable1 not simply as 
it is with those  lean souls1 that      
desire it only as the thief desireth the

 judge's  favour1 that he may be saved  
from the halter2 but out of love such   
have to ,god and to the beauties of the 
house he dwells in2 and  that they may  
be rid of this world1 which is to such  
as a dark  dungeon4 ,the knowledge of   
,god that men pretend they have1 may    
easily be judged of1 by the answerable  
or unanswerableness of their  hearts and
 lives thereto4 ,where is the man that  
groans earnestly  to be gone to ,god1   
that counts this life a strait unto him3
 that  saith as a sick man of my        
acquaintance did1 when his friend at his
  bed-side prayed to ,god to spare his  
life1 ,no1 no1 said he1 pray  not so2   
for it is better to be dissolved and be 
gone4 ,christians  should shew the world
 how they believe2 not by words on      
paper1 not  by gay and flourishing      
notions 7,james #b3ah73 but by those    
desires  they have to be gone1 and the  
proof that these desires are true1  is a
 life in heaven while we are on earth   
7,phil #c3bj1ba74 ,i know  words are    

cheap1 but a dram of grace is worth all 
the world4 ,but  where1 as ,i said1     
shall it be found1 not among carnal men1
 not  among weak ,christians1 but among 
those1 and those only1 that enjoy  a    
great measure of ,paul's wish here4 ,but
 to come to the    ,,second ,,part ,,of 
,,the ,,text4    ,,and ,,to ,,know ,,the
 ,,love ,,of ,,christ ,,which ,,passeth 
,,knowledge4 ,these  words are the      
second part of the text1 and they deal  
mainly about  the love of ,christ1 who  
is the ,son of ,god4 ,we have spoken    
already  briefly of ,god1 and therefore 
now we shall speak also of his ,son4    
,these words are a part of the prayer   
afore-mentioned1 and have  something of 
the same strain in them4 ,in the first  
part1 he prays  that they might         
comprehend that which cannot absolutely 
by any  means be comprehended3 and here 
he prays that that might be known1      
which yet in the same breath he saith1  
passeth knowledge1 to wit1  the love of 
,christ4 ,and to know the love of       

,christ1 which passeth  knowledge4 ,in  
the words we are to take notice of three
 things3    ,,first1 ,of the love of    
,christ4    ,,second1 ,of the exceeding 
greatness of it4    ,,third1 ,of the    
knowledge of it4    ,,first1 ,we will   
begin with the first of these1 to wit1  
,of the love  of ,christ4 ,now for the  
explication of this we must inquire into
  three things1 ,first1 ,who ,christ is4
 ,second1 ,what love is4 ,third1  ,what 
the love of ,christ is4    ,first1      
,christ is a person of no less quality  
than he is of whom  we treated before3  
to wit1 very ,god4 ,so ,i say1 not      
titularly1 not  nominally1 not so       
counterfeitly1 but the self-same in     
nature with  the ,father 7,john #a3a1b1 
#a ,john #e3g1 ,phil #b3f74 ,wherefore  
what we  have under consideration1 is so
 much the more to be taken notice  of2  
namely1 that a person so great1 so high1
 so glorious1 as this  ,jesus ,christ   
was1 should have love for us1 that      
passes knowledge4  ,it is common for    

equals to love1 and for superiors to be 
beloved2  but for the ,king of princes1 
for the ,son of ,god1 for ,jesus ,christ
  to love man thus3 this is amazing1 and
 that so much the more1 for  that man   
the object of this love1 is so low1 so  
mean1 so vile1 so  undeserving1 and so  
inconsiderable1 as by the scriptures1   
everywhere  he is described to be4      
,but to speak a little more particularly
 of this person4 ,he is called  ,god    
7,john #a3a74 ,the ,king of glory 7,psa 
#bd3aj71 and ,lord of glory  7#a ,cor   
#b3h74 ,the brightness of the glory of  
his ,father 7,heb #a3c74  ,the head over
 all things 7,eph #a3bb74 ,the ,prince  
of life 7,acts  #c3ae74 ,the ,creator of
 all things 7,col #a3af74 ,the upholder 
of all  things 7,heb #a3c74 ,the        
disposer of all things 7,matt #bh3ah74  
,the  only beloved of the ,father 7,matt
 #aa74    ,but the persons of him       
beloved1 are called transgressors1      
sinners1  enemies1 dust and ashes1 fleas
 7#a ,sam #bd3ad71 worms1 shadows1      

vapours3 vile1 sinful1 filthy1 unclean1 
ungodly fools1 madmen4  ,and now is it  
not to be wondered at1 and are we not to
 be affected  herewith1 saying1 ,and    
wilt thou set thine eye upon such an    
one8  ,but how much more when ,he will  
set his heart upon us4 ,and yet  this   
great1 this high1 this glorious person1 
verily1 verily loveth  such4    ,second1
 ,we now come to the second thing1      
namely1 to shew what is  love2 not in a 
way of nice distinction of words1 but in
 a plain  and familiar discourse1 yet   
respecting the love of the person  under
 consideration4    ,love ought to be    
considered with reference to the subject
 as well  as to the object of it4       
,the subject of love in the text1 is    
,christ2 but forasmuch as love  in him  
is diverse from the love that is in us2 
therefore it will  not be amiss1 if a   
little of the difference be made appear4
    ,love in us is a passion of the     
soul1 and being such1 is subject  to ebb
 and flow1 and to be extreme both ways4 

,for whatever is a  passion of the soul1
 whether love or hatred1 joy or fear1 is
 more  apt to exceed1 or come short1    
than to keep within its due bounds4     
,hence1 oft-times that which is loved   
today is hated tomorrow  7#b ,sam       
#ac3ae72 yea1 and that which should be  
loved with bounds  of moderation1 is    
loved to the drowning of both soul and  
body in  perdition and destruction 7#a  
,tim #f3i1aj74    ,besides1 love in us  
is apt to choose to itself undue and    
unlawful  objects1 and to reject those1 
that with leave of ,god1 we may  embrace
 and enjoy2 so unruly1 as to the laws   
and rules of divine  government1        
oft-times is this passion of love in us4
    ,love in us1 requires1 that         
something pleasing and delightful be  in
 the object loved1 at least1 so it must 
appear to the lust and  fancy of the    
person loving1 or else love cannot act2 
for the love  that is in us1 is not of  
power to set itself on work1 where no   
allurement is in the thing to be        

beloved4    ,love in us decays1 though  
once never so warm and strongly fixed1  
if the object falls off1 as to its first
 alluring provocation2 or  disappointeth
 our expectation with some unexpected   
reluctancy to  our fancy or our mind4   
,all this we know to be true from       
nature1 for every one of us are  thus2  
nor can we refuse1 or choose as to love1
 but upon1 and after  the rate1 and the 
working thus of our passions4 ,wherefore
 our  love1 as we are natural1 is weak1 
unorderly1 fails and miscarries1  either
 by being too much or too little2 yea1  
though the thing which  is beloved be   
allowed for an object of love1 both by  
the law of  nature and grace4 ,we       
therefore must put a vast difference    
betwixt  love1 as found in us1 and love 
as found in ,christ1 and that1 both  as 
to the nature1 principle1 or object of  
love4    ,love in ,christ is not love of
 the same nature1 as is love in us2     
love in him is essential to his being   
7#a ,john #d3af72 but in us  it is not  

so1 as has been already shewed4 ,god is 
love2 ,christ is  ,god2 therefore       
,christ is love1 love naturally4 ,love  
therefore is  essential to ,his being4  
,he may as well cease to be1 as cease to
  love4 ,hence therefore it follows1    
that love in ,christ floweth not  from  
so low and beggarly a principle1 as doth
 love in man2 and  consequently is not1 
nor can be attended with those          
infirmities  or defects1 that the love  
of man is attended with4    ,it is not  
attended with those unruly or uncertain 
motions that ours  is attended with3    
here is no ebbing1 no flowing1 no going 
beyond1  no coming short2 and so nothing
 of uncertainty4 ,having loved his  own 
which were in the world1 he loved them  
unto the end 7,john  #ac3a74    ,true1  
there is a way of manifesting of this   
love1 which is suited  to our           
capacities1 as men1 and by that we see  
it sometimes more1  sometimes less      
7,song #g3aa1ab73 also it is manifested 
to us as we  do1 or do not walk with    

,god in this world 7,john #ad3bc74 ,i   
speak  now of saints4    ,love in       
,christ pitcheth not itself upon undue  
or unlawful objects2  nor refuseth to   
embrace what by the eternal covenant is 
made  capable thereof4 ,it always acteth
 according to ,god2 nor is there  at any
 time the least shadow of swerving as to
 this4    ,love in ,christ requireth no 
taking beauteousness in the object  to  
be beloved1 as not being able to put    
forth itself without such  attracting   
allurements 7,eze #af3f-h74 ,it can act 
of and from itself1  without all such   
kind of dependencies4 ,this is manifest 
to all who  have the least true         
knowledge of what that object is in     
itself1  on which the ,lord ,jesus has  
set his heart to love them4    ,love in 
,christ decays not1 nor can be tempted  
so to do by anything  that happens1 or  
that shall happen hereafter1 in the     
object so  beloved4 ,but as this love at
 first acts by1 and from itself1 so  it 
continueth to do until all things that  

are imperfections1 are  completely and  
everlastingly subdued4 ,the reason is1  
because ,christ  loves to make us       
comely1 not because we are so 7,eze     
#af3i-ad74    ,object4 ,but all along   
,christ compareth his love to ours2 now1
 why  doth he so1 if they be so much    
alike8    ,answer4 ,because we know not 
love but by the passions of love that   
work in our hearts2 wherefore he        
condescends to our capacities1  and     
speaketh of ,his love to us1 according  
as we find love to work  in ourselves to
 others4 ,hence he sets forth his love  
to us1 by  borrowing from us instances  
of our love to wife and children 7,eph  
#e3be74 ,yea1 he sometimes sets forth   
his love to us1 by calling to  our mind 
how sometimes a man loves a woman that  
is a whore1 ,go1  7saith ,god to the    
prophet7 love a woman beloved of her    
friend1  yet an adulteress1 according to
 the word of the ,lord toward the       
children of ,israel1 who look to other  
gods1 and love flagons of  wine4 7,hosea

 #c3a7 ,but then1 these things must not 
be understood  with respect to the      
nature1 but the dispensations and       
manifestations  of love2 no1 nor with   
reference to these neither1 any further 
than  by making use of such suitable    
similitudes1 thereby to commend his     
love to us1 and thereby to beget in us  
affections to him for the  love bestowed
 upon us4 ,wherefore ,christ's love must
 be considered  both with respect to the
 essence1 and also as to the divers     
workings of it4 ,for the essence        
thereof1 it is as ,i said1 natural  with
 himself1 and as such1 it is the root   
and ground of all those  actions of his1
 whereby he hath shewed that himself is 
loving to  sinful man4 ,but now1 though 
the love that is in him is essential  to
 his nature1 and can vary no more than  
,god himself3 yet we see  not this love 
but by the fruits of it1 nor can it     
otherwise be  discerned4 ,hereby        
perceive we the love of ,god1 because he
 laid  down his life for us 7#a ,john   

#c3af74 ,we must then betake ourselves  
to the discoveries of this love1 of     
which there are two sorts2  namely1 such
 as are the foundations1 and such as are
 the  consequences of those fundamental 
acts4 ,those which ,i call the          
foundations1 are they upon which all    
other discoveries of his  goodness      
depend1 and they are two4 #a4 ,his dying
 for us4 #b4 ,his  improving of his     
death for us at the right hand of ,god4 
,third1 ,and this leads me to the third 
particular1 to wit1 to shew  you what   
the love of ,christ is2 namely1 in the  
discovery of it4  ,and to know the love 
of ,christ4    ,the love of ,christ is  
made known unto us1 as ,i said1 ,first1 
,by his  dying for us4 ,second1 ,by his 
improving of his dying for us4    #a4   
,his dying for us appears1 7#a47 ,to be 
wonderful in itself4 7#b47  ,in his     
preparations for that work4    7#a47 ,it
 appears to be wonderful in itself1 and 
that both with  respect to the nature of
 that death1 as also1 with respect to   

the  persons for whom he so died4       
,the love of ,christ appears to be      
wonderful by the death he died3 ,in     
that he died1 in that he died such a    
death4 ',twas strange love in  ,christ  
that moved him to die for us3 strange1  
because not according  to the custom of 
the world4 ,men do not use1 in cool     
blood1  deliberately to come upon the   
stage or ladder1 to lay down their      
lives for others2 but this did ,jesus   
,christ1 and that too for such1  whose  
qualification1 if it be duly considered1
 will make this act  of his1 far more   
amazing1 ,he laid down his life for his 
enemies  7,rom #e71 and for those that  
could not abide him2 yea1 for those1    
even for those that brought him to the  
cross3 not accidentally1 or  because it 
happened so1 but knowingly1 designedly1 
7,zech #ab3aj71  he knew it was for     
those he died1 and yet his love led him 
to lay  down his life for them4 ,i will 
add1 ,that those very people for  whom  
he laid down his life1 though they by   

all sorts of carriages  did what they   
could to provoke him to pray to ,god his
 ,father1  that he would send and cut   
them off by the flaming sword of angels 
7,matt #bf3ec71 would not be provoked1  
but would lay down his life  for them4  
,nor must ,i leave off here3 ,we never  
read that ,jesus  ,christ was more      
cheerful in all his life on earth1 than 
when he  was going to lay down his life 
for them1 now he thanked ,god 7,luke    
#bb3ai71 now he sang 7,matt #bf3cj74    
,but this is not all4 ,he did not only  
die1 but died such a death1  as indeed  
cannot be expressed4 ,he was content to 
be counted the  sinner3 yea1 to be      
counted the sin of the sinner1 nor could
 this  but be odious to so holy a ,lamb 
as he was1 yet willing to be this  and  
thus for that love that he bare to men4 
,this being thus1 it follows1 that his  
sufferings must be inconceivable2  for  
that1 what in justice was the proper    
wages of sin and sinners1  he must      
undergo2 and what that was can no man so

 well know as  he himself and damned    
spirits2 for the proper wages of sin1   
and  of sinners for their sin1 is that  
death which layeth pains1 such  pains   
which it deserveth upon the man that    
dieth so3 ,but ,christ  died so1 and    
consequently was seized by those pains  
not only in  body but in soul4 ,his     
tears1 his cries1 his bloody sweat      
7,luke  #bb3dd71 the hiding of his      
,father's face2 yea1 ,god's forsaking of
  him in his extremity 7,matt #bg3df71  
plainly enough declares the  nature of  
the death he died 7,mark #ae3ci74 ,for  
my part1 ,i stand  amazed at those that 
would not have the world believe1 that  
the  death of ,jesus ,christ was1 in    
itself1 so terrible as it was4    ,i    
will not stand here to discourse of the 
place called ,hell1 where  the spirits  
of the damned are1 we are discoursing of
 the nature of  ,christ's sufferings3   
and ,i say1 if ,christ was put into the 
very  capacity of one that must suffer  
what in justice ought to be  inflicted  

for sin2 then1 how we can so diminish   
the greatness of  his sufferings1 as    
some do1 without undervaluing of the    
greatness  of his love1 ,i know not2 and
 how they will answer it1 ,i know not4  
,and on the contrary1 what if ,i should 
say1 that the soul of ,christ  suffered 
as long as his body lay in the grave1   
and that ,god's  loosing of the pains of
 death at ,christ's resurrection1 must  
not  so much be made mention of with    
reference to his body1 as to his  soul1 
if to his body at all4 ,for what pain of
 death was his body  capable of1 when   
his soul was separate from it8 7,acts   
#b3bd7 ,and  yet ,god's loosing the     
pains of death1 seems to be but an      
immediate  antecedent to his rising from
 the dead4 ,and this sense ,peter doth  
indeed seem to pursue1 saying1 ,for     
,david speaketh concerning him2  ,i     
foresaw the ,lord always before my face1
 for he is on my right  hand1 that ,i   
should not be moved4 ,therefore did my  
heart rejoice1  and my tongue was glad2 

moreover also my flesh shall rest in    
hope1  because thou wilt not leave my   
soul in hell1 neither wilt thou  suffer 
thine holy one to see corruption 7,acts 
#b3be-bg74 ,this1  saith ,peter1 was not
 spoken of ,david1 but he being a       
prophet1  and knowing that ,god had     
sworn with an oath1 that of the fruit of
  his loins according to the flesh he   
would raise up ,christ to sit  on his   
throne 7verse #bi1cj73 ,he seeing this  
before1 spake of the  resurrection of   
,christ1 that his soul was not left in  
hell1 neither  did his flesh see        
corruption 7verse #ca74 ,thou wilt not  
leave my  soul in hell2 his soul was not
 left in hell4 ,of what use are these   
expressions1 if the soul of ,christ     
suffered not1 if it suffered  not when  
separated from the body8 for of that    
time the ,apostle  ,peter seems to      
treat4 ,besides1 if it be not improper  
to say1 that  soul was not left there1  
that never was there1 ,i am at a loss4  
,thou  wilt not leave1 his soul was not 

left there2 ergo1 ,it was there1  seems 
to be the natural conclusion4 ,if it be 
objected1 that by  hell is meant the    
grave1 'tis foolish to think that the   
soul of  ,christ lay there while his    
body lay dead therein4 ,but again1 the  
,apostle seems clearly to distinguish   
between the places where the  soul and  
body of ,christ was2 counting his body  
to be in the grave1  and his soul1 for  
the time1 in hell4 ,if there be objected
 what  was said by him to the thief upon
 the cross 7,luke #bc3dc71 ,i can       
answer1 ,christ might speak that with   
reference to his ,god-head1  and if so1 
that lies as no objection to what hath  
been insinuated4  ,and why may not that 
be so understood1 as well as where he   
said1  when on earth1 ,the ,son of man  
which is in heaven 7,john #c3ac71       
meaning himself4 ,for the personality of
 the ,son of ,god1 call him  ,son of    
man1 or what other term is fitting1     
resideth not in the  human1 but divine  
nature of ,jesus ,christ4 ,however1     

since hell  is sometimes taken for the  
place 7,acts #a3be71 sometimes for the  
grave1 sometimes for the state 7,psa    
#aaf3c71 and sometimes but for  a figure
 of the place where the damned are      
tormented 7,jonah #b3b72  ,i will not   
strictly assign to ,christ the place1   
the prison where  the damned spirits are
 7#a ,peter #c3ai71 but will say1 as ,i 
said  before1 that he was put into the  
place of sinners1 into the sins  of     
sinners1 and received what by justice   
was the proper wages of  sin both in    
body and soul3 ,as is evident from that 
#ecrd of ,isaiah  7verse #aj1aa74 ,this 
soul of his ,i take to be that which the
 inwards  and the fat of the burnt      
sacrifices was a figure1 or shadow of4  
,and the fat and the inwards were burnt 
upon the altar1 whilst  the body was    
burned for sin without the camp 7,exo   
#bi3ac1ad1 ,lev  #h3ad-ag74    ,and now 
having said this much1 wherein have ,i  
derogated from the  glory and holiness  
of ,christ8 ,yea1 ,i have endeavoured to

 set forth  something of the greatness  
of his sorrows1 the odiousness of sin1  
the nature of justice1 and the love of  
,christ4 ,and be sure1 by how  much the 
sufferings of the ,son of ,god abounded 
for us1 by so much  was this            
unsearchable love of ,christ made       
manifest4 ,nor can they  that would1    
before the people1 pare away1 and make  
but little these  infinite sufferings of
 our ,lord1 make his love to be so great
 as  they ought1 let them use what      
rhetoric they can4 ,for their objecting 
the odious names and place of hell1     
accounting it not to be fit to  say1    
,that so holy a person as the ,son of   
,god was there4 ,i answer1  though ,i   
have not asserted it1 yet let me ask1   
which is more  odious1 hell or sin8 ,or 
whether such think that ,christ ,jesus  
was  subject to be tainted by the       
badness of the place1 had he been       
there8 ,or whether1 when the scripture  
says1 ,god is in hell1 it  is any       
disparagement to him8 7,psa #aci3h7 ,or 

if a man should be so  bold as to say   
so1 ,whether by so saying1 he confineth 
,christ to  that place for ever8 ,and   
whether by so thinking he has           
contradicted  that called the ,apostles'
 creed8#f    7#b47 ,having thus spoken  
of the death and sufferings of ,christ1 
,i shall in the next place speak of his 
preparations for his so  suffering for  
us2 and by so doing1 yet shew you       
something more of  the greatness of his 
love4    ,christ1 as ,i have told you1  
was even before his sufferings1 a person
  of no mean generation1 being the ,son 
of the eternal ,god3 ,neither  had his  
,father any more such sons but he2      
consequently he of right  was heir of   
all things1 and so to have dominion over
 all worlds4  ,for1 for him were all    
things created 7,col #a3af74 ,and hence 
all  creatures are subject to him2 yea  
the angels of ,god worship him  7,heb   
#a74 ,wherefore as so considered1 he    
augmented not his state  by becoming    
lower than the angels for us1 for what  

can be added  to him1 that is naturally 
,god4 ,indeed he did take1 for our      
sakes1  the human nature into union with
 himself1 and so began to manifest  his 
glory2 and the kindness that he had for 
us before all worlds1  began now        
eminently to shew itself4 ,had this     
,christ of ,god1 our  friend1 given all 
he had to save us1 had not his love been
 wonderful8  ,but when he shall give for
 us himself1 this is more wonderful4    
,but  this is not all1 the case was so  
betwixt ,god and man1 that this  ,son of
 ,god could not1 as he was before the   
world was1 give himself  a ransom for   
us1 he being altogether incapable so to 
do1 being  such an one as could not be  
subject to death1 the condition that  we
 by sin had put ourselves into4         
,wherefore that which would have been a 
death to some1 to wit1 the  laying aside
 of glory and becoming1 of the ,king of 
princes1 a  servant of the meanest form2
 this he of his own good-will1 was      
heartily content to do4 ,wherefore1 he  

that once was the object  of the fear of
 angels1 is now become a little         
creature1 a worm1  an inferior one 7,psa
 #bb3f71 born of a woman1 brought forth 
in a  stable1 laid in a manger 7,luke   
#b3g71 scorned of men1 tempted of       
devils 7,luke #d3b71 was beholden to his
 creatures for food1 for  raiment1 for  
harbour1 and a place wherein to lay his 
head when  dead4 ,in a word1 he made    
himself of no reputation1 took upon him 
the form of a servant1 and was made in  
the likeness of men 7,phil  #b3g71 that 
he might become capable to do this      
kindness for us4  ,and it is worth your 
noting1 that all the while that he was  
in the  world1 putting himself upon     
those other preparations which were  to 
be antecedent to his being made a       
sacrifice for us1 no man1  though he    
told what he came about to many1 had1 as
 we read of1 an  heart once to thank him
 for what he came about 7,isa #ec3c74   
,no1  they railed on him1 they degraded 
him1 they called him devil1  they said  

he was mad1 and a deceiver1 a blasphemer
 of ,god1 and a  rebel against the      
state3 ,they accused him to the         
governor2 yea1  one of his disciples    
sold him1 another denied him1 and they  
all  forsook him1 and left him to shift 
for himself in the hands of  his        
horrible enemies2 who beat him with     
their fists1 spat on him1  mocked him1  
crowned him with thorns1 scourged him1  
made a gazing  stock of him1 and        
finally1 hanged him up by the hands and 
the feet  alive1 and gave him vinegar to
 increase his affliction1 when he       
complained that his anguish had made him
 thirsty4 ,and yet all this  could not  
take his heart off the work of our      
redemption4 ,to die  he came1 die he    
would1 and die he did before he made his
 return  to the ,father1 for our sins1  
that we might live through him4  #g ,nor
 may what we read of in the word        
concerning those temporal  sufferings   
that he underwent be over-looked1 and   
passed by without  serious              

consideration2 they being a part of the 
curse that our sin  had deserved6 ,for  
all temporal plagues are due to our sin 
while we  live1 as well as the curse of 
,god to everlasting perdition1 when  we 
die4 ,wherefore this is the reason why  
the whole life of the  ,lord ,jesus was 
such a life of affliction and sorrow1 he
 therein  bare our sicknesses1 and took 
upon him our deserts3 ,so that now  the 
curse in temporals1 as well as the curse
 in spirituals1 and  of everlasting     
malediction1 is removed by him away from
 ,god's  people2 and since he overcame  
them1 and got to the cross1 it was  by  
reason of the worthiness of the humble  
obedience that he yielded  to his       
,father's law in our flesh4 ,for his    
whole life 7as well as  his death7 was a
 life of merit and purchase1 and desert4
 ,hence it  is said1 he increased in    
favour with ,god 7,luke #b3eb74 ,for his
  works made him still more acceptable  
to him3 ,for he standing in the  room of
 man1 and becoming our reconciler to    

,god2 by the heavenly  majesty he was   
counted as such1 and so got for us what 
he earned  by his mediatory works2 and  
also partook thereof as he was our  head
 himself4 ,and was there not in all     
these things love1 and  love that was   
infinite8 ,love which was not essential 
to his divine  nature1 could never have 
carried him through so great a work as  
this3 ,passions here would a failed1    
would a retreated1 and have  given the  
recoil2 yea1 his very humanity would    
here have flagged  and fainted1 had it  
not been managed1 governed1 and         
strengthened  by his eternal ,spirit4   
,wherefore it is said1 that through the 
eternal ,spirit he offered himself      
without spot to ,god 7,heb #i3ad74  ,and
 that he was declared to be the ,son of 
,god1 with so doing1 and  by the        
resurrection from the dead 7,rom #a3d74 
#b4 ,we come now to the second thing    
propounded1 and by which his  love is   
discovered1 and that is his improving of
 his dying for  us4 ,but ,i must crave  

pardon of my reader1 if he thinks that  
,i  can discover the ten hundred        
thousandth part thereof1 for it is      
impossible2 but my meaning is1 to give a
 few hints what beginnings  of          
improvement he made thereof1 in order to
 his further progress  therein4    7#a47
 ,therefore1 ,this his death for us1 was
 so virtuous1 that in the  space of     
three days and three nights1 it         
reconciled to ,god in the  body of his  
flesh as a common person1 all1 and every
 one of ,god's  elect4 ,christ1 when he 
addressed himself to die1 presented     
himself  to the justice of the law1 as a
 common person2 standing in the  sted1  
place1 and room of all that he undertook
 for2 ,he gave his  life a ransom for   
many 7,matt #bj3bh74 ,he came into the  
world to  save sinners 7#a ,tim #a3ae74 
,and as he thus presented himself1 so   
,god1 his ,father1 admitted him to this 
work2 and therefore it is  said1 ,the   
,lord laid upon him the iniquity of us  
all3 ,and again1  surely he hath borne  

our griefs1 and carried our sorrows     
7,isa  #ec3d1f1ab74 ,hence it           
unavoidably follows1 that whatever he   
felt1  and underwent in the manner1 or  
nature1 or horribleness of the  death he
 died1 he felt and underwent all as a   
common person2 that  is1 as he stood in 
the sted of others3 ,therefore it is    
said1 ,he  was wounded for our          
transgressions1 and bruised for our     
iniquities2  and that the chastisement  
of our peace was upon him 7,isa #ec3e74 
,and again the just died for the unjust 
7#a ,peter #c3ah74    ,now then1 if he  
presented himself as a common person to 
justice1  if ,god so admitted and       
accounted him1 if also he laid the sins 
of the people1 whose persons he         
represented1 upon him1 and under  that  
consideration punishes him with those   
punishments and death1  that he died4   
,then ,christ in life and death is      
concluded by the  ,father to live and   
die as a common or public person1       
representing  all in this life and      

death1 for whom he undertook thus to    
live1  and thus to die4 ,so then1 it    
must needs be1 that what next befalls   
this common person1 it befalls him with 
respect to them in whose  room and place
 he stood and suffered4 ,now1 the next  
that follows1  is1 that he is justified 
of ,god3 ,that is1 acquitted and        
discharged  from this punishment1 for   
the sake of the worthiness of his death 
and merits2 for that must be before he  
could be raised from the  dead 7,acts   
#b3bd73 ,god raised him not up as       
guilty1 to justify him  afterwards3 ,his
 resurrection was the declaration of his
 precedent  justification4 ,he was      
raised from the dead1 because it was    
neither  in equity or justice possible  
that he should be holden longer  there1 
his merits procured the contrary4       
,now he was condemned of ,god's law1 and
 died by the hand of justice1  he was   
acquitted by ,god's law1 and justified  
of justice2 and all  as a common person2
 so then1 in his acquitting1 we are     

acquitted1  in his justification we are 
justified2 and therefore the ,apostle   
applieth ,god's justifying of ,christ to
 himself2 and that rightly  7,isa #ej3h1
 ,rom #h3cc1cd74 ,for if ,christ be my  
undertaker1 will stand  in my place1 and
 do for me1 'tis but reasonable that ,i 
should be  a partaker3 ,wherefore we are
 also said to be quickened together     
with him 7,eph #b3e73 ,that is1 when he 
was quickened in the grave2  raised up  
together1 and made to sit together in   
heavenly places in  ,christ ,jesus4     
,therefore another scripture saith1     
,hath ,he quickened  you--together with 
him1 having forgiven you all trespasses 
7,col  #b3ac74 ,this quickening1 must   
not be understood of the renovation  of 
our hearts1 but of the restoring of     
,jesus ,christ to life after  he was    
crucified2 and we are said to be        
quickened together with  him1 because we
 were quickened in him at his death1 and
 were to  fall or stand by him quite    
through the three days and three nights 

work2 and were to take therefore our lot
 with him3 ,wherefore it  is said again1
 ,that his resurrection is our          
justification 7,rom  #d3be74 ,that by   
one offering he has purged our sins for 
ever 7,heb  #aj3ab72 and that by his    
death he hath delivered us from the     
wrath  to come 7#a ,thess #a3aj74 ,but  
,i say1 ,i would be understood aright3  
,this life resideth yet in the ,son1 and
 is communicated from him  to us1 as we 
are called to believe his word2 mean    
while we are  secured from wrath and    
hell1 being justified in his            
justification1  quickened in his        
quickening1 raised up in his            
resurrection2 and  made to sit already  
together in heavenly places in ,christ  
,jesus6  #h ,and is not this a glorious 
improvement of his death1 that after    
two days the whole body of the elect1 in
 him1 should be revived1  and that in   
the third day we should live in the     
sight of ,god1 in  and by him 7,heb     
#f3ah-bj74    7#b47 ,another improvement

 of his death for us1 was this1 ,by that
 he  slew for us1 our infernal foes2 by 
it he abolished death 7#b ,tim  #a3a72  
by death he destroyed him that had the  
power of death 7,heb  #b3ad73 ,by death 
he took away the sting of death 7#a ,cor
 #ae3ee1ef72  by death he made death a  
pleasant sleep to saints1 and the grave 
for a while1 an easy house and home for 
the body4 ,by death he  made death such 
an advantage to us1 that it is become a 
means of  translating of the souls of   
them that believe in him1 to life4  ,and
 all this is manifest1 for that death is
 ours1 a blessing to  us1 as well as    
,paul and ,apollos1 the world and life  
itself 7#a ,cor  #c3bb74 ,and that all  
this is done for us by his death1 is    
apparent1  for that his person is where 
it is1 and that by himself as a common  
person he has got the victory for us4   
,for though as yet all things  are not  
put under our feet1 yet we see ,jesus   
crowned with honour  and glory1 who by  
the grace of ,god tasteth death for     

every man4  ,for it became ,god1 for    
whom are all things1 and by whom are all
  things1 to make the captain of their  
salvation perfect through  sufferings   
7,heb #b3g-aj74 ,it became him2 that is1
 it was but just  and right1 he should  
do so1 if there was enough in the       
virtuousness  of his death and blood to 
require such a thing4 ,but there was so4
  ,wherefore ,god has exalted him1 and  
us in him1 above these infernal  foes4  
,let us therefore see ourselves         
delivered from death first1  by the     
exaltation of our ,jesus1 let us behold 
him ,i say as crowned  with glory and   
honour1 as1 or because1 he tasted death 
for us4  ,and then we shall see         
ourselves already in heaven by our head1
  our undertaker1 our ,jesus1 our       
,saviour4    7#c47 ,another improvement 
that has already been made of his death 
for us1 is thus1 he hath at his entrance
 into the presence of ,god1  for his    
worthiness sake1 obtained that the ,holy
 ,ghost should be  given unto him for   

us1 that we by that might in all things1
 yet  to be done1 be made meet to be    
partakers personally1 in ourselves1  as 
well as virtually by our head and       
forerunner1 of the inheritance  of the  
saints in light4 ,wherefore the abundant
 pourings out of  that was forborn until
 the resurrection1 and glorification of 
our  ,lord ,jesus4 ,for the ,holy ,ghost
 was not yet given1 because that  ,jesus
 was not yet glorified 7,john #g3ci74   
,nor was it given so soon  as received3 
for he received it upon his entering    
into the holy  place1 when he had       
sprinkled the mercy seat with the blood 
of  sprinkling1 but it was not given out
 to us till sometimes after  7,acts #d73
 however it was obtained before 7,acts  
#b3cb1cc74 ,and it  was meet that it    
should in that infinite immeasurableness
 in which  he received it1 first abide  
upon him1 that his human nature1 which  
was the first fruits of the election of 
,god1 might receive by its  abidings    
upon him1 that glory for which it was   

ordained2 and that  we might receive1 as
 we receive all other things1 first by  
our  head and undertaker1 sanctification
 in the fullness of it4 ,hence  it is   
written1 that as he is made unto us of  
,god1 wisdom1 and  righteousness1 and   
redemption1 so sanctification too 7#a   
,cor #a3cj73  ,for first we are         
sanctified in his flesh1 as we are      
justified by  his righteousness4        
,wherefore he is that holy one that     
setteth us1  in himself1 a holy lump    
before ,god1 not only with reference to 
justification and life1 but with        
reference to sanctification and         
holiness3 ,for we that are elect1 are   
all considered in him as he  has        
received that1 as well as in that he has
 taken possession of  the heaven for us4
 ,i count not this all the benefit that 
accrueth  to us by ,jesus his receiving 
the ,holy ,ghost1 at his entrance into  
the presence of ,god for us3 ,for we    
also are to receive it ourselves  from  
him1 according as by ,god we are placed 

in the body at the  times appointed of  
the ,father4 ,that we1 as was said1 may 
receive  personal quickening1 personal  
renovation1 personal sanctification2    
and in conclusion1 glory4 ,but ,i say1  
for that he hath received  this holy    
,spirit to himself1 he received it as   
the effect of his  ascension1 which was 
the effect of his resurrection1 and of  
the  merit of his death and passion4    
,and he received it as a common  person1
 as a head and undertaker for the       
people4    7#d47 ,another improvement   
that has been made of his death1 and of 
the merits thereof for us1 is that he   
has obtained to be made of  ,god1 the   
chief and high ,lord of heaven and      
earth1 for us1 7,all this  while we     
speak of the exaltation of the human    
nature1 in1 by1 and  with which1 the    
,son of ,god became capable to be our   
reconciler  unto ,god74 ,all things1    
saith he1 are delivered unto me of my   
,father4 ,and all power in heaven and   
earth is given unto me2 and  all this   

because he died4 ,he humbled himself1   
and became obedient  unto death1 even   
the death of the cross2 wherefore ,god  
hath highly  exalted him1 and given him 
a name above every name1 that at the    
name of ,jesus every knee should bow1 of
 things in heaven1 of things  in earth1 
or things under the earth3 and that     
every tongue shall  confess that ,jesus 
,christ is ,lord1 to the glory of ,god  
the ,father  7,phil #b74 ,and all this  
is1 as was said afore1 for our sakes4   
,he  has given him to be head over all  
things to the church 7,eph #a3bb74      
,wherefore1 whoever is set up on earth1 
they are set up by our ,lord4  ,by me1  
saith he1 kings reign1 and princes      
decree justice4 ,by  me princes rule1   
and nobles1 even all the judges of the  
earth  7,prov #h3ae1af74 ,nor are they  
when set up1 left to do1 though they    
should desire it1 their own will and    
pleasure4 ,the ,metheg-,ammah1#i  the   
bridle1 is in his own hand1 and he      
giveth reins1 or check1  even as it     

pleaseth him 7#b ,sam #h3a71 ,he has    
this power1 for the  well-being of his  
people4 ,nor are the fallen angels      
exempted from  being put under his      
rebuke3 ,he is the only potentate 7#a   
,tim #f3ae71  and in his times will shew
 it1 ,peter tells us1 he is gone into   
heaven1 and is on the right hand of     
,god2 angels1 and authorities1  and     
powers being made subject unto him 7#a  
,peter #c3bb74    ,this power1 as ,i    
said1 he has received for the sake of   
his church  on earth1 and for her       
conduct and well-being among the sons of
  men4 ,hence1 as he is called the king 
of nations1 in general 7,jer  #aj3g72 so
 the ,king of saints1 in special 7,rev  
#ae3c73 and as he is  said to be head   
over all things in general2 so to his   
church in  special4    7#e47 ,another   
improvement that he hath made of his    
death for us1  is1 he hath obtained1 and
 received into his own hand sufficiency 
of gifts to make ministers for his      
church withal4 ,i say1 to make  and     

maintain1 in opposition to all that     
would hinder1 a sufficient  ministry 7#a
 ,cor #ab3bh-cj74 ,wherefore he saith1  
,when he ascended  on high1 he led      
captivity captive1 and gave gifts unto  
men4 ,and he  gave some ,apostles1 some 
prophets1 some evangelists1 some pastors
  and teachers2 for the perfecting of   
the saints1 for the work of  the        
ministry1 for edifying of the body of   
,christ4 ,until we all come  in the     
unity of the faith1 and knowledge of the
 ,son of ,god1 unto  a perfect man1 unto
 the measure of the stature of the      
fullness of  ,christ 7,eph #d3h-ad74    
,many ways has ,satan devised to bring  
into  contempt this blessed advantage   
that ,christ has received of ,god  for  
the benefit of his church2 partly while 
he stirs up persons  to revile the      
sufficiency of the ,holy ,ghost1 as to  
this thing3  partly1 while he stirs up  
his own limbs and members1 to broach    
his delusions in the world1 in the name 
of ,christ1 and as they  blasphemously  

call it by the assistance of the ,holy  
,ghost2#aj partly  while he tempteth    
novices in their faith1 to study and    
labour in  nice distinctions1 and the   
affecting of uncouth expressions1 that  
vary from the form of sound words1      
thereby to get applause1 and  a name1 a 
forerunner of their own destruction     
7,john #c3f74    ,but1 notwithstanding  
all this1 ,wisdom is justified of her   
children  7,matt #aa3ai73 and at the    
last day1 when the outside1 and inside  
of all things shall be seen and         
compared1 it will appear that the  ,son 
of ,god has so managed his own servants 
in the ministry of his  word1 and so    
managed his word1 while they have been  
labouring in  it1 as to put in his      
blessing by that1 upon the souls of     
sinners1  and has blown away all other  
things as chaff 7,james #a3ah74    7#f47
 ,another improvement that the ,lord    
,christ has made of his  death1 for his1
 is the obtaining1 and taking possession
 of heaven  for them4 ,by his own blood 

he entered in once into the holy  place1
 having obtained eternal redemption for 
us 7,heb #i3ab74 ,this  heaven6 who     
knows what it is8 7,matt #bb3bc7 ,this  
glory6 who knows  what it is8 ,it is    
called ,god's throne1 ,god's house      
7,john #ad3b71  ,god's habitation2      
paradise 7#b ,cor #ab3d71 the kingdom of
 ,god1 the  high and holy place 7,isa   
#eg3ae74 ,abraham's bosom 7,luke        
#af3bb71  and the place of heavenly     
pleasures 7,psa #af3aa72 in this heaven 
is to be found1 the face of ,god for    
ever 7,psa #da3ab73 ,immortality1  the  
person of ,christ1 the prophets1 the    
angels1 the revelation of  all          
mysteries1 the knowledge of all the     
elect1 ,,eternity4    ,of this heaven1  
as was said afore1 we are possessed     
already1 we are  in it1 we are set down 
in it1 and partake already of the       
benefits  thereof1 but all by our head  
and undertaker2 and 'tis fit that  we   
should believe this1 rejoice in this1   
talk of this1 tell one  another of this1

 and live in the expectation of our own 
personal  enjoyment of it4 ,and as we   
should do all this1 so we should bless  
and praise the name of ,god who has put 
over this house1 this  kingdom1 and     
inheritance into the hand of so faithful
 a friend4  ,yea1 a brother1 a ,saviour 
and blessed undertaker for us4 ,and     
lastly1 since all these things already  
mentioned1 are the fruit  of the        
sufferings of our ,jesus1 and his       
sufferings the fruit of  that love of   
his that passeth knowledge3 how should  
we bow the  knee before him1 and call   
him tender ,father2 yea1 how should we  
love and obey him1 and devote ourselves 
unto his service1 and be  willing to be 
also sufferers for his sake1 to whom be 
honour and  glory for ever4 ,and thus   
much of the love of ,christ in general4 
,i might here add many other things1 but
 as ,i told you before1  we would under 
the head but now touched upon1 treat    
about the  fundamentals or great and    
chief parts thereof1 ,christ's love and 

then4    ,,second1 ,of the exceeding    
greatness of it more particularly3      
,wherefore  of that we must say         
something now4    ,and to know the love 
of ,christ1 which passeth knowledge4 ,in
 that it  is said to pass knowledge1    
'tis manifest it is exceeding great1 or 
greatly going beyond what can be known2 
for to exceed1 is to go  beyond1 be     
above1 or to be out of the reach of what
 would comprehend  that which is so4    
,and since the expression is absolutely 
indefinite1  and respecteth not the     
knowledge of this or the other creature 
only3 it is manifest1 that ,paul by his 
thus saying1 challengeth  all creatures 
in heaven and earth to find out the     
bottom of this  love if they can4 ,the  
love of ,christ which passeth knowledge4
 ,i will  add1 that forasmuch as he is  
indefinite also about the knowledge1  as
 well as about the persons knowing1 it  
is out of doubt that he  here engageth  
all knowledge1 in what enlargements1    
attainments1  improvements1 and heights 

soever it hath1 or may for ever attain  
unto4 ,it passeth knowledge 7,eph       
#c3ai74    ,of the same import also is  
that other passage of the ,apostle a    
little above in the self-same chapter4  
,i preach1 saith he1 among  the         
,gentiles the unsearchable riches of    
,christ3 or those riches of  ,christ    
that cannot by searching1 be found out  
in the all of them3  ,the riches1 the   
riches of his love and grace4 ,the      
riches of his  love and grace towards   
us4 ,for ye know the grace of our ,lord 
,jesus  ,christ1 that1 though he was    
rich1 yet for your sakes he became      
poor1 that ye through his poverty might 
be made #aa rich 7#b ,cor  #h3i74 ,ye   
know the grace1 that is so far1 and so  
far every believer  knows it3 for that  
his leaving heaven and taking upon him  
flesh1  that he might bring us thither1 
is manifest to all4 ,but yet1  all the  
grace that was wrapped up in that       
amazing condescension1  knoweth none1   
nor can know3 for if that might be1 that

 possibility  would be a flat           
contradiction to the text3 ,the love of 
,christ  which passeth knowledge4       
,wherefore the riches of this love  in  
the utmost of it1 is not1 cannot be     
known by any3 let their  understanding  
and knowledge1 be heightened and        
improved what it  may4 ,yea1 and being  
heightened and improved1 let what search
 there  can by it be made into this love
 and grace4 ,that which is afar  off1   
and exceeding deep1 who can find out8   
7,eccl #g3bd7 ,and that  this love of   
,christ is so1 shall anon be made more  
apparent4 ,but  at present we will      
proceed to particular challenges for the
 making  out of this1 and then we will  
urge those reasons that will be for  the
 further confirmation of the whole4     
,first1 ,this love passes the knowledge 
of the wisest saint1 we now  single out 
the greatest proficient in this         
knowledge2 and to confirm  this1 ,i need
 go no further than to the man that     
spake these words2  to wit1 ,paul1 for  

in his conclusion he includes himself4  
,the love  of ,christ which passeth     
knowledge1 even my knowledge4 ,as who   
should  say2 though ,i have waded a     
great way in the grace of ,christ1 and  
have as much experience of his love as  
any he in all the world1  yet ,i confess
 myself short1 as to the fullness that  
is therein1  nor will ,i stick to       
conclude of any other1 ,that he knows   
nothing  yet as he ought to know 7#a    
,cor #h3b1 #ac3ab74    ,second1 ,this   
love passeth the knowledge of all the   
saints1 were  it all put together1 we1  
we all1 and every one1 did we each of us
  contribute for the manifesting of this
 love1 what it is1 the whole  of what we
 know1 it would amount but to a broken  
knowledge2 we know  but in part1 we see 
darkly 7#a ,cor #ac3i-ab71 we walk not  
by sight1  but faith 7#b ,cor #e3g74    
,true1 now we speak of saints on earth4 
,third1 ,but we will speak of saints in 
heaven2 they cannot to the  utmost1 know
 this love of ,christ4 ,for though they 

know more thereof  than saints on earth1
 because they are more in the open      
visions  of it1 and also are more       
enlarged1 being spirits perfect1 than we
  on earth4 ,yet1 to say no more now1   
they do not see the rich and            
unsearchable runnings out thereof unto  
sinners here on earth4 ,nor  may they   
there measure that1 to others1 by what  
they themselves  knew of it here4 ,for  
sins1 and times and persons and other   
circumstances1 may much alter the case1 
but were all the saints  on earth1 and  
all the saints in heaven to contribute  
all that  they know of this love of     
,christ1 and to put it into one sum of  
knowledge1 they would greatly come short
 of knowing the utmost of  this love1   
for that there is an infinite deal of   
this love1 yet  unknown by them4 ',tis  
said plainly1 that they on earth do not 
yet  know what they shall be 7#a ,john  
#c3b74 ,and as for them in heaven1  they
 are not yet made perfect as they shall 
be 7,heb #aa3ci1dj74  ,besides1 we find 

the souls under the altar1 how perfect  
now  soever1 when compared with that    
state they were in when with the  body  
7,isa #fc3af72 yet are not able in all  
points1 though in glory1  to know1 and  
so to govern themselves there without   
directions  7,rev #f3i-aa74 ,i say1 they
 are not able1 without directions and   
instructions1 to know the kinds and     
manner of workings of the love  of      
,christ towards us that dwell on earth4 
,fourth1 ,we will join with these1 the  
angels1 and when all of them1  with men1
 have put all and every whit of what    
they know of this  love of ,christ      
together1 they must come far short of   
reaching to1  or of understanding the   
utmost bound thereof4 ,i grant1 that    
angels  do know1 in some certain parts  
of knowledge of the love of ,christ1    
more than saints on earth can know while
 here2 but then again1 ,i  know that    
even they do also learn many things of  
saints on earth1  which shews that      
themselves know also but in part 7,eph  

#c3aj72  so then1 all1 as yet1 as to    
this love of ,christ1 and the utmost    
knowledge of it1 are but as so many     
imperfects 7#a ,peter #a3ab71 nor  can  
they all1 put all their imperfects      
together1 make up a perfect  knowledge  
of this love of ,christ2 for the texts  
do yet stand where  they did1 and say1  
his riches are unsearchable1 and his    
love that  which passeth knowledge4 ,we 
will come now to shew you1 besides  what
 has been already touched on4    ,,the  
,,reason why this riches is             
unsearchable1 and that love such as     
passeth knowledge2 and the    ,reason   
,first is1 ,because ,it is eternal4 ,all
 that is eternal1 has  attending of it1 
as to the utmost knowledge of it1 a     
fourfold  impossibility4 #a4 ,it is     
without beginning4 #b4 ,it is without   
end4  #c4 ,it is infinite4 #d4 ,it is   
incomprehensible4    #a4 ,it is without 
beginning3 ,that which was before the   
world was1  is without a beginning1 but 
the love of ,christ was before the      

world4    ,this is evident from         
,proverbs the eighth1 his delights1     
before  ,god had made the world1 are    
there said to be1 with the sons of  men4
 ,not that we then had being1 for we    
were as yet uncreated2  but though we   
had not beings created1 we had being in 
the love and  affections of ,jesus      
,christ4 ,now this love of ,christ must 
needs1  as to the fullness of it1 as to 
the utmost of it1 be absolutely  unknown
 to man4 ,who can tell how many         
heart-pleasing thoughts ,christ  had of 
us before the world began8 ,who can tell
 how much he then  was delighted in that
 being we had in his affections2 as     
also1 in  the consideration of our      
beings1 believings1 and being with him  
afterwards4    ,in general we may       
conclude1 it was great2 for there seems 
to be  a parallel betwixt his ,father's 
delights in him1 and his delights  in   
us4 ,i was daily his delight1--any my   
delights were with the  sons of men     
7,prov #h3bb1cj1ca74 ,but ,i say1 who   

can tell1 who can  tell altogether1 what
 and how much the ,father delighted in  
his  ,son before the world began8 ,who  
can tell what kind of delight the       
,father had in the ,son before the world
 began8 ,why there seems to  be a       
parallel betwixt the ,father's love to  
,christ1 and ,christ's  love to us2 the 
,father's delight in ,christ1 and his   
delight in  us4 ,yea1 ,christ confirms  
it1 saying1 ,as the ,father hath loved  
me1  so have ,i loved you1 continue ye  
in my love 7,john #ae3i74 ,i know  that 
,i am not yet upon the nature of the    
word eternal2 yet since1  by eternal1 we
 understand1 before the world began1 as 
well as  forward1 to an endless forever3
 ,we may a little enquire of folks  as  
they may read1 if they can tell the kind
 or measure of the love  wherewith      
,christ then loved us4 ,i remember the  
question that ,god  asked ,job1 ,where1 
saith he1 wast thou when ,i laid the    
foundation  of the earth8 declare if    
thou hast understanding 7,job #ch3d73   

,thereby  insinuating that because it   
was done before he had his being1       
therefore he could not tell how it was  
done4 ,now1 if a work so  visible1 as   
the creation is1 is yet as to the manner
 of the workmanship  thereof wholly     
unknown to them that commenced in their 
beings  afterwards3 ,how shall that     
which has1 in all the circumstances of  
it1 been more hidden and inward1 be     
found out by them that have             
intelligence thereof by the ear1 and but
 in part1 and that in a  mystery1 and   
long afterwards4 ,but to conclude this1 
,that which is  eternal is without all  
beginning4 ,this was presented to       
consideration  before1 and therefore it 
cannot to perfection be known4    #b4   
,that which is eternal is without end1  
and how can an endless  thing be known1 
that which has no end has no middle1    
wherefore  it is impossible that the one
 half of the love that ,christ has  for 
his church should ever by them be known4
 ,i know that those  visions that the   

saved shall have in heaven of this love1
 will far  transcend our utmost         
knowledge here1 even as far as the light
 of  the sun at noon1 goes beyond the   
light of a blinking candle at  midnight2
 and hence it is1 that when the days of 
those visions  are come1 the knowledge  
that we now have1 shall be swallowed up4
  ,when that which is perfect is come1  
then that which is in part  shall be    
done away 7#a ,cor #ac3aj74 ,and        
although he speaks here of  perfections1
 when that which is perfect is come1 c41
 yet even  that perfection must not be  
thought to be such as is the perfection 
of ,god2 for then should all that are   
saved be so many externals  and so many 
infinites1 as he is infinite4 ,but the  
meaning is1  we shall then be with the  
eternal1 shall immediately enjoy him    
with all the perfection of knowledge1 as
 far as is possible for  a creature1    
when he is wrought up to the utmost     
height that his  created substance will 
bear to be capable of4 ,but for all     

that1  this perfection will yet come    
short of the perfection of him that     
made him1 and consequently1 short of    
knowing the utmost of his  love2 since  
that in the root is his very essence and
 nature4 ,i  know it says also1 that we 
shall know even as we are known4 ,but   
yet this must not be understood1 as if  
we should know ,god as fully  as he     
knows us4 ,it would be folly and madness
 so to conclude2 but  the meaning is1 we
 are known for happiness2 we are known  
of ,god1  for heaven and felicity2 and  
when that which is perfect is come1     
then shall we perfectly know1 and enjoy 
that for which we are  now known of     
,god4 ,and this is that which the       
,apostle longed for1  namely1 ,if by any
 means1 he might apprehend that for     
which he was  also apprehended of       
,christ ,jesus 7,phil #c3ab74 ,that is1 
know1 and  see that1 unto the which he  
was appointed of ,god and apprehended   
of ,christ ,jesus4 ',tis said again1 ,we
 shall be like him1 for we  shall see   

him as he is 7#a ,john #c3b74 ,this text
 has respect to  the ,son1 as to his    
humanity1 and not as to his divinity4   
,and not  as to his divinity1 simply1 or
 distinctly considered2 for as to  that 
it is as possible for a spirit to drink 
up the sea1 as for  the most enlarged   
saint that is1 or ever shall be in      
glory1 so to  see ,god as to know him   
altogether1 to the utmost1 or           
throughout4  ,but the humanity of the   
,son of ,god1 we shall see throughout1  
in  all the beauty and glory that is    
upon him2 and that was prepared  for him
 before the foundation of the world4    
,and ,christ will that  we see this     
glory1 when he takes us up in glory to  
himself 7,john  #ag3bd72 but the utmost 
boundlessness of the divine majesty1 the
  eternal deity of the ,son of ,god1    
cannot be known to the utmost  or       
altogether4 ,i do not doubt1 but that   
there will then in him1  ,i mean in     
,christ1 and in us1 break forth these   
glorious rays  and beams of the eternal 

majesty1 as will make him in each of us 
admirable one to another 7#b ,thess     
#a3aj72 and that then1 that of  ,god    
shall be known of us1 that now never    
entered into our hearts  to think of4   
,but the whole1 is not1 cannot1 shall   
never be fully  known of any4 ,and      
therefore the love of ,christ1 it being 
essential  to himself1 cannot be known  
because of the endlessness that is in   
it4 ,i said before1 that which has no   
end1 has no middle1 how then  shall     
those that shall be in heaven eternally1
 ever pass over half  the breadth of    
eternity4 ,true1 ,i know that all       
enjoyments there  will be enjoyments    
eternal4 ,yea1 that whatever we shall   
there  embrace1 or what embraces we     
shall be embraced with1 shall be        
eternal2 but ,i put a difference betwixt
 that which is eternal1 as  to the      
nature1 and that which is so as to the  
durableness thereof4  ,the nature of    
eternal things we shall enjoy1 so soon  
as ever we  come to heaven1 but the     

duration of eternal things1 them we     
shall  never be able to pass through1   
for they are endless4 ,so then1 the     
eternal love of ,christ1 as to the      
nature of it1 will be perfectly  known  
of saints1 when they shall dwell in     
heaven2 but the endlessness  thereof    
they shall never attain unto4 ,and this 
will be their  happiness4 ,for could it 
be1 that we should in heaven ever reach 
the end of our blessedness3 7as we      
should1 could we reach to the  end of   
this love of ,christ7 why then1 as the  
saying is1 ,we should  be at the land's 
end1 and feel the bottom of all our     
enjoyments4  ,besides1 whatsoever has an
 end1 has a time to decay1 and to  cease
 to be1 as well as to have a time to    
shew forth its highest  excellencies4   
,wherefore1 from all these              
considerations it is most  manifest1    
that the love of ,christ is             
unsearchable1 and that it  passes       
knowledge4    #c4 and #d4 ,now the other
 two things follow of course1 to wit1   

,that  this love is infinite and        
incomprehensible4 ,wherefore here is    
that  that still is above and beyond    
even those that are arrived to the      
utmost of their perfections4 ,and this1 
if ,i may so say1 will keep  them in an 
employ1 even when they are in heaven2   
though not an  employ that is           
laboursome1 tiresome1 burdensome1 yet an
 employ  that is dutiful1 delightful and
 profitable2 for although the work  and 
worship of saints in heaven is not      
particularly revealed as  yet1 and so it
 doth not yet appear what we shall be1  
yet in the  general we may say1 there   
will be that for them to do1 that has   
not yet by them been done1 and by that  
work which they shall do  there1 their  
delight will be delight unto them4 ,the 
law was the  shadow and not the very    
image of heavenly things 7,heb #aj3a74  
,the  image is an image1 and not the    
heavenly things themselves 7the         
heavenly things they are saints7 there  
shall be worship in the  heavens 7,heb  

#i3bc74 ,nor will this at all derogate  
from their glory4  ,the angels now wait 
upon ,god and serve him 7,psa #ajc3bj72 
the ,son  of ,god1 is now a minister1   
and waiteth upon his service in heaven  
7,heb #h3a1b72 some saints have been    
employed about service for ,god  after  
they have been in heaven 7,luke         
#i3bi-cb72 and why we should  be idle   
spectators1 when we come thither1 ,i see
 not reason to  believe4 ,it may be     
said1 ,they there rest from their       
labours4  ,true1 but not from their     
delights4 ,all things then that once    
were  burdensome1 whether in suffering  
or service1 shall be done away1  and    
that which is delightful and pleasurable
 shall remain4 ,but  then will be a time
 to receive1 and not to work4 ,true1 if 
by work  you mean such as we now count  
work2 but what if our work be there1  to
 receive and bless4 ,the fishes in the  
sea do drink1 swim and  drink4 ,but for 
a further discourse of this1 let that   
alone till  we come thither4 ,but to    

come down again into the world1 for now 
we are talking of things aloft3         
,reason ,second1 ,this love of ,christ  
must needs be beyond our  knowledge1    
because we cannot possibly know the     
utmost of our sin4  ,sin is that which  
sets out1 and off1 the knowledge of the 
love  of ,christ4 ,there are four things
 that must be spoken to for the         
clearing of this4 #a4 ,the nature of    
sin4 #b4 ,the aggravations of sin4  #c4 
,the utmost tendencies of sin4 #d4 ,and 
the perfect knowledge of  all this4     
#a4 ,before we can know this love of    
,christ1 as afore1 we must  necessarily 
know the nature of sin1 that is1 what   
sin is1 what sin  is in itself4 ,but no 
man knows the nature of sin to the full2
 not  what sin in itself is to the full4
 ,the ,apostle saith1 ,that sin1  that  
is in itself is exceeding sinful 7,rom  
#g3ac74 ,that is1  exceeding it as to   
its filthiness1 goes beyond our         
knowledge3 ,but  this is seen by the    
commandment4 ,now the reason why none   

can1 to  the full1 know the horrible    
nature of sin1 is because none1 to the  
full1 can know the blessed nature of the
 blessed ,god4 ,for sin is  the opposite
 to ,god4 ,there is nothing that seeketh
 absolutely1  and in its own nature to  
overcome1 and to annihilate ,god1 but   
sin1  and sin doth so4 ,sin is worse    
than the devil2 he therefore that  is   
more afraid of the devil than of sin1   
knows not the badness  of sin as he     
ought2 nor but little of the love of    
,jesus ,christ4  ,he that knows not what
 sin would have done to the world1 had  
not  ,christ stepped betwixt those harms
 and it4 ,how can he know so much  as   
the extent of the love of ,christ in    
common8 ,and he that knows  not what sin
 would have done to him in particular1  
had not ,christ  the ,lord1 stepped in  
and saved1 cannot know the utmost of the
 love  of ,christ to him in particular4 
,sin therefore in the utmost evil  of   
it1 cannot be known of us3 so           
consequently the love of ,christ  in the

 utmost goodness of it1 cannot be known 
of us4    ,besides1 there are many sins 
committed by us1 dropping from us1  and 
that pollute us1 that we are not at all 
aware of2 how then  should we know that 
love of ,christ by which we are         
delivered from  them8 ,lord1 who can    
understand his errors8 said ,david 7,psa
  #ai3ab74 ,consequently1 who can       
understand the love that saves him  from
 them8 moreover1 he that knows the love 
of ,christ to the full1  must also know 
to the full that wrath and anger of     
,god1 that like  hell itself1 burneth   
against sinners for the sake of sin3 but
 this  knows none4 ,lord1 who knoweth   
the power of thine anger8 said  ,moses  
7,psa #ij3aa74 ,therefore none knows    
this love of ,christ to  the full4 ,the 
nature of sin is to get into our good1  
to mix itself  with our good1 to lie    
lurking many times under the formality  
and  shew of good2 and that so close1 so
 cunningly1 and invisibly1  that the    
party concerned1 embraces it for virtue1

 and knows not  otherwise to do2 and yet
 from this he is saved by the love of   
,christ2 and therefore1 as was hinted   
but now1 if a man doth not  know the    
nature of his wound1 how should he know 
the nature and  excellency of the balsam
 that hath cured him of his wound4      
#b4 ,there are the due aggravations that
 belong to sin1 which men  are          
unacquainted with2 it was one of the    
great things that the  prophets were    
concerned with from ,god towards the    
people1 7as to  shew them their sins1   
so7 to shew them what aggravations did  
belong  thereto 7,jer #b1 ,jer #c1 ,eze 
#af74    ,there are sins against light1 
sins against knowledge1 sins against    
love1 sins against learning1 sins       
against threatenings1 sins  against     
promises1 vows and resolutions1 sins    
against experience1  sins against       
examples of anger1 and sins that have   
great1 and  high1 and strange           
aggravations attending of them2 the     
which we are  ignorant of1 though not   

altogether1 yet in too great a measure4 
,now if these things be so1 how can the 
love that saveth us from  them be known 
or understood to the full8    ,alas6 our
 ignorance of these things is manifest  
by our unwillingness  to abide          
affliction1 by our secret murmuring     
under the hand of  ,god2 by our         
wondering why we are so chastised as we 
are1 by our  thinking long that the     
affliction is no sooner removed4    ,or1
 if our ignorance of the vileness of our
 actions is not manifest  this way1 yet 
it is in our lightness under our guilt1 
our slight  thoughts of our doings1 our 
slovenly doing of duties1 and asking  of
 forgiveness after some evil or         
unbecoming actions4 ',tis to  no boot to
 be particular1 the whole course of our 
lives doth too  fully make it manifest1 
that we are wonderful short in knowing  
both the nature1 and also the           
aggravations of our sins3 and how  then 
should we know that love of ,christ in  
its full dimensions1  by which we are   

saved and delivered therefrom8    #c4   
,who knows the utmost tendencies of sin8
 ,i mean1 what the least  sin driveth   
at1 and what it would unavoidably run   
the sinner into4  ,there is not a       
plague1 a judgment1 an affliction1 an   
evil under  heaven1 that the least of   
our transgressions has not called for   
at the hands of the great ,god6 nay1 the
 least sin calleth for all  the         
distresses that are under heaven1 to    
fall upon the soul and  body of the     
sinner at once4 ,this is plain1 for that
 the least sin  deserveth hell2 which is
 worse than all the plagues that are on 
earth4 ,but ,i say1 who understandeth   
this8 ,and ,i say again1 if one  sin1   
the least sin deserveth all these       
things1 what thinkest thou  do all thy  
sins deserve8 how many judgments6 how   
many plagues6  how many lashes with     
,god's iron whip dost thou deserve8     
besides  there is hell itself1 the place
 itself1 the fire itself1 the nature  of
 the torments1 and the durableness of   

them1 who can understand8    ,but this  
is not all1 the tendencies of thy sins  
are to kill others4  ,men1 good men     
little think how many of their          
neighbours one of their  sins may kill4 
,as1 how many good men and good women do
 unawares1  through their               
uncircumspectness1 drive their own      
children down into  the deep8 7,psa     
#ajf3f1g7 ,we will easily count them    
very hardhearted  sinners1 that used to 
offer their children in sacrifice to    
devils2  when 'tis easy to do worse     
ourselves3 they did but kill the body1  
but we body and soul in hell1 if we have
 not a care4    ,do we know how our sins
 provoke ,god8 how they grieve the ,holy
 ,ghost8  how they weaken our graces8   
how they spoil our prayers8 how they    
weaken faith8 how they tempt ,christ to 
be ashamed of us8 and how  they hold    
back good from us8 ,and if we know not  
every one of all  these things to the   
full1 how shall we know to the full the 
love  of ,christ which saveth us from   

them all8    #d4 ,again1 ,but who has   
the perfect knowledge of all these      
things8  ,i will grant that some good   
souls may have waded a great way in     
some one1 or more of them2 but ,i know  
that there is not any that  thoroughly  
know them all4 ,and yet the love of     
,christ doth save  us from all1         
notwithstanding all the vileness and    
soul-damning  virtue#ab that is in them4
 ,alas6 how short are we of the         
knowledge  of ourselves1 and of what is 
in us4 ,how many are there that do  not 
know that man consisteth of a body made 
of dust1 and of an  immortal soul8 ,yea1
 and how many be there of those that    
confess  it1 that know not the          
constitution of either4 ,i will add1 how
  many are there that profess themselves
 to be students of those  two parts of  
man1 that have oftentimes proved        
themselves to be  but fools as to both8 
and ,i will conclude that there is not a
 man  under heaven that knoweth it all  
together3 ,for man is fearfully  and    

wonderfully made 7,psa #aci3ad73 nor can
 the manner of the  union of these two  
parts be perfectly found out4 ,how much 
more  then must we needs be at loss as  
to the fullness of the knowledge  of the
 love of ,christ8 ,but1    ,reason      
,third1 ,he that altogether knoweth the 
love of ,christ1 must1  precedent to    
that1 know not only all the wiles of the
 devil2 but  also all the plottings1    
contrivings and designs and attempts of 
that wicked one2 yea1 he must know1 all 
the times that he hath been  with ,god1 
together with all the motions that he   
has made that he  might have leave to   
fall upon us1 as upon ,job and ,peter1  
to try  if he might swallow us up 7,job 
#a and #b1 ,luke #bb3ca74 ,but who knows
  all this8 no man1 no angel4 ,for1 if  
the heart of man be so deep1  that none1
 by all his actions1 save ,god1 can tell
 the utmost  secrets that are therein2  
how should the heart of angels1 which   
in all likelihood are deeper1 be found  
out by any mortal man4  ,and yet this   

must be found out before we can find out
 the utmost  of the love of ,christ to  
us4 ,i conclude therefore from all these
  things1 that the love of ,christ      
passeth knowledge3 or that by no  means1
 the bottom1 the utmost bounds thereof  
can be understood4    ,reason ,fourth1  
,he that will presume to say1 this love 
of ,christ can  be to the utmost known  
by us1 must presume to say that he      
knoweth  the utmost of the merits of his
 blood1 the utmost exercise of his      
patience1 the utmost of his             
intercession1 the utmost of the glory   
that he has prepared and taken          
possession of for us4 ,but ,i presume   
that there is none that can know all    
this1 therefore ,i may without  any fear
 assert1 there is none that knows1 that 
is1 that knows to  the full1 the other4 
,we come now more particularly to speak 
of the knowledge of the  love of        
,christ2 we have spoken of the love of  
,christ2 and of the  exceeding greatness
 of it3 and now we come1    ,,third1 ,to

 speak of the knowledge of it2 that is  
to say1 we will  shew    ,,what         
,,knowledge ,,of ,,christ',s ,,love ,,is
 ,,attainable ,,in ,,this ,,world1      
under these three heads4 ,as to this1   
,first1 ,it may be known as to  the     
nature of it4 ,second1 ,it may be known 
in many of the degrees  of it4 ,third1  
,but the greatest knowledge that we can 
have of it  here1 is to know that it    
passes knowledge4    ,first1 ,we may    
know it in the nature of it4 ,that is1  
that it is  love free1 divine1 heavenly1
 everlasting1 incorruptible4 ,and this  
no love is but the love of ,christ2 all 
other love is either love  corruptible1 
transient1 mixed1 or earthly4 ,it is    
divine1 for 'tis  the love of the holy  
nature of ,god4 ,it is heavenly1 for    
that it  is from above3 it is           
everlasting1 for that it has no end3 it 
is  immortal1 for that there is not the 
appearance of corruptibleness  in it1 or
 likelihood of decay4    ,this is       
general knowledge1 and this is common   

among the saints1  at leastwise in the  
notion of it4 ,though ,i confess1 it is 
hard in  time of temptation1 practically
 to hold fast the soul to all these     
things4 ,but1 as ,i have said already1  
this love of ,christ must be  such1     
because love in the root of it1 is      
essential to his nature1  as also ,i    
have proved now1 as is the root1 such   
are the branches2  and as is the spring1
 such are the streams1 unless the       
channels  in which those streams do run1
 should be corrupted1 and so defile  it2
 but ,i know no channels through which  
this love of ,christ is  conveyed unto  
us1 but those made in his side1 his     
hands1 and his  feet1 c4 ,or those      
gracious promises that dropped like     
honey from  his holy lips1 in the day of
 his love1 in which he spake them3  and 
seeing his love is conveyed to us1 as   
through those channels1  and so by the  
conduit of the holy and blessed spirit  
of ,god1 to  our hearts1 it cannot be   
that it should hitherto be corrupted4 ,i

  know the cisterns1 to wit1 our hearts1
 into which it is conveyed1  are        
unclean1 and may take away much1 through
 the damp that they  may put upon it1 of
 the native savour and sweetness        
thereof4 ,i  know also1 that there are  
those that tread down1 and muddy those  
streams with their feet 7,eze           
#cd3ah1ai72 but yet neither the love    
nor the channels in which it runs1      
should bear the blame of this4  ,and ,i 
hope those that are saints indeed1 will 
not only be preserved  to eternal life1 
but nourished with this that is         
incorruptible  unto the day of ,christ4 
,i told you before1 that in the hour of 
temptation1 it will be hard for the soul
 to hold fast to these  things2 that is1
 to the true definition of this love2   
for then1  or at such seasons1 it will  
not be admitted that the love of        
,christ is either transient1 or mixed2  
but we count that we cannot  be loved   
long1 unless something better than yet  
we see in us1 be  found there1 as an    

inducement to ,christ to love1 and to   
continue  to love our poor souls 7,isa  
#fd3f74 ,but these the ,christian at    
length  gets over2 for he sees1 by      
experience1 he hath no such inducement  
7,deu #i3e72 also1 that ,christ loves   
freely1 and not for1 or because  of such
 poor1 silly1 imaginary enticements     
7,eze #af3fj-fb74 ,thus  therefore the  
love of ,christ may be known1 that is1  
in the nature  of it3 it may1 ,i say1   
but not easily 7,eze #cf3be-cc74 ,for   
this  knowledge is neither easily got1  
though got1 nor easily retained1  though
 retained4 ,there is nothing that ,satan
 setteth himself more  against1 than the
 breaking forth of the love of ,christ  
in its  own proper native lustre4 ,for  
he knows it destroys his kingdom1  which
 standeth in profaneness1 in errors and 
delusions1 the only  destruction of     
which is the knowledge of this love of  
,christ 7#b ,cor  #e3ad74 ,what mean    
those swarms of opinions that are in the
 world8  what is the reason that some   

are carried about as clouds1 with a     
tempest8 what mean men's waverings1     
men's changing1 and interchanging  truth
 for error1 and one error for another8  
why1 this is the thing1  the devil is in
 it4 ,this work is his1 and he makes    
this ado1 to  make a dust2 and a dust to
 darken the light of the gospel withal4 
,and if he once attaineth to that1 then 
farewell the true knowledge  of the love
 of ,christ4    ,also he will assault   
the spirits of ,christians with divers  
and sundry  cogitations1 such as shall  
have in them a tendency to darken the   
judgment1 delude the fancy1 to abuse the
 conscience4 ,he has an art  to         
metamorphose all things4 ,he can make   
,god seem to be to us1 a  most fierce   
and terrible destroyer2 and ,christ a   
terrible exactor  of obedience1 and most
 amazingly pinching of his love4 ,he can
  make supposed sins unpardonable2 and  
unpardonable ones1 appear as  virtues4  
,he can make the law to be received for 
gospel1 and cause  that the gospel shall

 be thrown away as a fable4 ,he can     
persuade1  that faith is fancy1 and that
 fancy is the best faith in the world4  
,besides1 he can tickle the heart with  
false hope of a better life  hereafter1 
even as if the love of ,christ were     
there4 ,but1 as ,i  said before1 from   
all these things the true love of       
,christ in the  right knowledge of it1  
delivereth those that have it shed      
abroad  in the heart by the ,holy ,ghost
 that he hath given 7,rom #e74          
,wherefore  it is for this purpose that 
,christ biddeth us to continue in his   
love 7,john #ae3i72 because the right   
knowledge1 and faith of that  to the    
soul1 disperseth and driveth away all   
such fogs1 and mists  of darkness2 and  
makes the soul to sit fast in the       
promise of  eternal life by him2 yea1   
and to grow up into him who is the head1
  in all things4    ,before ,i leave    
this head1 ,i will present my reader    
with these  things1 as helps to the     
knowledge of the love of ,christ4 ,i    

mean  the knowledge of the nature of it1
 and as ,,helps to retain it4    ,help  
,first1 ,know thy self1 what a vile1    
horrible1 abominable sinner  thou art3  
,for thou canst not know the love of    
,christ1 before thou  knowest the       
badness of thy nature4 ,o wretched man  
that ,i am 7,rom  #g3bd71 must be1      
before a man can perceive the nature of 
the love  of ,christ4 ,he that sees     
himself but little1 will hardly know    
much  of the love of ,christ3 he that   
sees of himself nothing at all1  will   
hardly ever see anything of the love of 
,christ4 ,but he that  sees most of what
 an abominable wretch he is1 he is like 
to see  most of what is the love of     
,christ4 ,all errors in doctrine take   
their rise from the want of this 7,i    
mean errors in doctrine as  to          
justification74 ,all the idolizing of   
men's virtues1 and human  inventions1   
riseth also from the want of this4 ,so  
then if a man  would be kept sure and   
stedfast1 let him labour before all     

things  to know his own wretchedness4   
,people naturally think that the        
knowledge of their sins is the way to   
destroy them2 when in very  deed1 it is 
the first step to salvation4 ,now if    
thou wouldest  know the badness of thy  
self1 begin in the first place to study 
the law1 then thy heart1 and so thy     
life4 ,the law thou must look  into1 for
 that's the glass2 thy heart thou must  
look upon1 for  that's the face2 thy    
life thou must look upon1 for that's the
  body of a man1 as to religion 7,james 
#a3be74 ,and without the wary           
consideration of these three1 'tis not  
to be thought that a man  can come at   
the knowledge of himself1 and           
consequently to the  knowledge of the   
love of ,christ 7,james #a3bf1bg74      
,help ,second1 ,labour to see the       
emptiness1 shortness1 and the  pollution
 that cleaveth to a man's own           
righteousness4 ,this also  must in some 
measure be known1 before a man can know 
the nature  of the love of ,christ4     

,they that see nothing of the           
loathsomeness  of man's best things1    
will think1 that the love of ,christ is 
of  that nature as to be procured1 or   
won1 obtained or purchased by  man's    
good deeds4 ,and although so much gospel
 light is broke forth  as to stop men's 
mouths from saying this1 yet 'tis       
nothing else  but sound conviction of   
the vileness of man's righteousness1    
that  will enable men to see that the   
love of ,christ is of that nature1  as  
to save a man without it2 as to see that
 it is of that nature  as to justify him
 without it3 ,i say1 without it1 or not 
at all4 ,there  is shortness1 there is  
hypocrisy1 there is a desire of vain    
glory1  there is pride1 there is        
presumption in man's own righteousness3 
nor can it be without these             
wickednesses1 when men know not the     
nature of the love of ,christ4 ,now     
these defile it1 and make it            
abominable4 ,yea1 if there were no      
imperfection in it1 but that  which ,i  

first did mention1 to wit1 shortness2   
how could it cover  the nakedness of him
 that hath it1 or obtain for the man1 in
 whole  or in part1 that ,christ should 
love1 and have respect unto him4        
,occasions many thou hast given thee to 
see the emptiness of man's  own         
righteousness1 but all will not do      
unless thou hast help from  heaven3     
wherefore thy wisdom will be1 if thou   
canst tell where  to find it1 to lie in 
the way of ,god1 that when he comes to  
visit  the men that wait upon him in the
 means of his own appointing1  thou     
mayest be there2 if perhaps he may cast 
an eye of pity upon  thy desolate soul1 
and make thee see the things above      
mentioned4  ,that thou mayest know the  
nature of the love of ,christ4    ,help 
,third1 ,if thou wouldest know the      
nature of this love1 be much  in        
acquainting of thy soul with the nature 
of the law1 and the  nature of the      
gospel 7,gal #c3ba74 ,the which though  
they are not  diametrically opposite one

 to another1 yet do propound things so  
differently to man1 that if he knows not
 where1 when1 and how to  take them1    
'tis impossible but that he should      
confound them1 and  in confounding of   
them1 lose his own soul 7,rom #i3ca1cb74
 ,the law  is a servant1 both first and 
last1 to the gospel 7,rom #aj3c1d73 when
  therefore it is made a ,lord1 it      
destroyeth3 and then to be sure  it is  
made a ,lord and ,saviour of1 when its  
dictates and commands  are depended upon
 for life4    ,thy wisdom therefore will
 be to study these things distinctly1   
and  thoroughly2 for so far as thou art 
ignorant of the true knowledge  of the  
nature of these1 so far thou art        
ignorant of the true  knowledge of the  
nature of the love of ,christ4 ,read    
,paul to the  ,galatians1 that epistle  
was indicted by the ,holy ,ghost1 on    
purpose  to direct the soul1 in1 and    
about this very thing4    ,help ,fourth1
 ,the right knowledge of the nature of  
the love of ,christ1  is obtained1 and  

retained1 by keeping of these two       
doctrines at an  everlasting distance as
 to the conscience2 to wit1 not         
suffering  the law to rule but over my  
outward man1 not suffering the gospel   
to be removed one hair's breadth from my
 conscience4 ,when ,christ  dwells in my
 heart by faith 7,eph #c3ag71 and the   
moral law dwells  in my members 7,col   
#c3e71 the one to keep up peace with    
,god1 the  other to keep my conversation
 in a good decorum3 then am ,i right1   
and not till then4    ,but this will not
 be done without much experience1       
diligence1 and  delight in ,christ4 ,for
 there is nothing that ,satan more      
desireth1  than that the law may abide  
in the conscience of an awakened        
,christian1 and there take up the place 
of ,christ1 and faith2 for  he knows if 
this may be obtained1 the vail is       
presently drawn over  the face of the   
soul1 and the heart darkened as to the  
knowledge  of ,christ2 and being        
darkened1 the man is driven into despair

 of  mercy1 or is put upon it to work   
for life 7#b ,cor #c3ac-ae74 ,there  is 
therefore1 as ,i say1 much diligence    
required of him that will  keep these   
two in their places assigned them of    
,god4 ,i say much  diligent study of the
 word1 diligent prayer2 with diligence  
to  walk with ,god in the world4 ,but we
 will pass this1 and come to  the second
 head4    ,secondly1 ,as the love of    
,christ may be known in the nature of   
it1  so it may be known in many degrees 
of it4 ,that which is knowable1  admits 
of degrees of knowledge3 the love of    
,christ is knowable4  ,again1 that which
 is not possible to be known to the     
utmost1 is  to be known1 we know not how
 much2 and therefore they that seek  to 
know it1 should never be contented or   
satisfied to what degree  of the        
knowledge of it soever they attain2 but 
still should be  reaching forward1      
because there is more to be known of it 
before  them4 ,brethren1 said ,paul1 ,i 
count not myself to have apprehended1   

7that is to the utmost7 but this one    
thing ,i do1 forgetting those  things   
which are behind1 and reaching forth    
unto those things  which are before1 ,i 
press towards the mark for the prize of 
the  high calling of ,god in ,christ    
,jesus 7,phil #c3ac1ad74 ,i might here  
discourse of many things1 since ,i am   
upon this head of reaching  after the   
knowledge of the love of ,christ in many
 of the degrees  of it4 ,but ,i shall   
content myself with few4    #a4 ,he that
 would know the love of ,christ in      
several degrees of  it1 must begin at   
his person1 for in him dwells all the   
treasures  of wisdom and knowledge4     
,nay1 more2 ,in him are hid all the     
treasures of wisdom and knowledge 7,col 
#b3c74 ,in him1 that is1 in  his person3
 ,for1 for the godhead of ,christ1 and  
our nature to be  united in one person1 
is the highest mystery1 and the first   
appearance of the love of ,christ by    
himself1 to the world 7#a ,tim  #c3af74 
,here ,i say1 lie hid the treasures of  

wisdom1 and here1 to  the world1 springs
 forth the riches of his love 7,john    
#a3ad74 ,that  the eternal word1 for the
 salvation of sinners1 should come down 
from heaven and be made flesh1 is an act
 of such condescension1 a  discovery of 
such love1 that can never to the full be
 found out4  ,only here we may see1 love
 in him was deep1 was broad1 was long1  
and high3 let us therefore first begin  
here to learn to know the  love of      
,christ1 in the high degrees thereof4   
7#a47 ,here1 in the first place1 we     
perceive love1 in that the human        
nature1 the nature of man1 not of       
angels1 is taken into union with  ,god4 
,who so could consider this1 as it is   
possible for it to be  considered1 would
 stand amazed till he died with wonder4 
,by this  very act of the heavenly      
wisdom1 we have an inconceivable pledge 
of the love of ,christ to man3 for in   
that he hath taken into  union with     
himself our nature1 what doth it        
signify1 but that he  intendeth to take 

into union with himself our person4     
,for1 for this  very purpose did he     
assume our nature4 ,wherefore we read   
that in  the flesh he took upon him1 in 
that flesh1 he died for us1 the  just   
for the unjust1 that he might bring us  
to ,god 7#a ,peter #c3ah74    7#b47 ,as 
he was made flesh1 so as was said afore1
 he became a public  or common person   
for us3 and hereby is perceived another 
degree  of his love2 undertaking to do  
for his1 what was not possible they     
should do for themselves1 perfecting of 
righteousness to the very  end of the   
law1 and doing for us1 to the           
reconciling of us unto  his ,father1 and
 himself 7,rom #aj3c1d1 #c3bd74    7#c47
 ,herein also we may attain to another  
degree of knowledge of  his love1 by    
understanding that he has conquered1 and
 so disabled  our foes1 that they cannot
 now accomplish their designed enmity   
upon us 7,rom #e1 ,eph #e3bf1bg73 but   
that when ,satan1 death1 the grave  and 
sin have done to his people1 whatever   

can by them be done1 we  shall be still 
more than conquerors1 7though on our    
side be many  disadvantages71 through   
him that has loved us1 over them 7,rom  
#h3cg74    7#d47 ,by this also we may   
yet see more of his love1 in that as a  
forerunner1 he is gone into heaven to   
take possession thereof for  us 7,heb   
#f3bj73 there to make ready1 and to     
prepare for us our  summer-houses1 our  
mansion1 dwelling-places4 ,as if we were
 the  lords1 and he the servant6 7,john 
#ad3b1c7 ,oh this love6    7#e47 ,also  
we may see another degree of his love1  
in this1 that  now in his absence1 he   
has sent the third person in the        
,trinity to  supply his place as another
 comforter of us 7,john #af3g1 #ae3bf71 
that we may not think he has forgot us1 
not be left destitute of  a revealer of 
truth unto us 7,john #ad3af74 ,yea1 he  
has sent him to  fortify our spirits1   
and to strengthen us under all          
adversity2 and  against our enemies of  
what account1 or degree soever 7,luke   

#ba3ae74    7#f47 ,in this also we may  
see yet more of the love of ,christ1 in 
that though he is in heaven and we on   
earth3 ,nothing can happen  to his      
people to hurt them1 but he feels it1 is
 touched with it1  and counteth it as   
done unto himself3 ,yea1 sympathizes    
with them1  and is afflicted1 and       
grieved in their griefs1 and their      
afflictions4    7#g47 ,another thing by 
which also yet more of the love of      
,christ  is made manifest1 and so may by
 us be known1 is this3 ,he is now1  and 
has been ever since his ascension into  
glory1 laying out himself  as           
high-priest for us 7,heb #g3bd-bf71 that
 by the improving#ac of  his merits     
before the throne of grace1 in way of   
intercession1 he  might preserve us from
 the ruins that our daily infirmities   
would  bring upon us 7,heb #h3ab73 yea1 
and make our persons and performances   
acceptable in his ,father's sight 7,rom 
#e3aj1 #a ,peter #b3e74    7#h47 ,we    
also see yet more of his love by this1  

that he will have  us where himself is1 
that we may behold and be partakers of  
his  glory 7,john #ag3bd74 ,and in this 
degree of his love1 there are many      
loves4    ,then he will come for us1 as 
a bridegroom for his bride 7,matt       
#be3f-aj74 ,then shall a public marriage
 be solemnized1 and eternized  betwixt  
him and his church 7,rev #ai3f1g74 ,then
 she shall be wrapped  up in his mantles
 and robes of glory 7,col #c3d74 ,then  
they shall be  separated1 and separated 
from other sinners1 and all things that 
offend shall be taken away from among   
them 7,matt #be3ca1 #ac3da74  ,then     
shall they be exalted to thrones1 and   
power of judgment2  and shall also sit  
in judgment on sinful men and fallen    
angels1  acquiescing1 by virtue of      
authority1 with their king and head1    
upon them 7#a ,cor #f3b1c74 ,then or    
from thenceforth for ever1 there  shall 
be no more death1 sorrow1 hidings of his
 face1 or eclipsing  of their glory for 
ever 7,luke #bj3cf74 ,and thus you may  

see what  rounds this our ,jacob's      
ladder hath1 and how by them we may     
climb1  and climb1 even until we are    
climbed up to heaven3 but now we are    
set again2 for all the glories1 all the 
benefits1 all the blessings1  and all   
the good things that are laid up in     
heaven for these2 ,who  can understand8 
#b4 ,a second thing whereby the love of 
,christ is some degrees of  it may be   
known1 is this3 ,that he should pass by 
angels and take  hold of us4 ,who so    
considereth the nature of spirits1 as   
they are  ,god's workmanship1 must needs
 confess1 that as such1 they have a     
pre-eminency above that which is made of
 dust3 ,this then was the  disparity    
'twixt us and them2 they being1 by      
birth1 far more noble  than we4 ,but    
now1 when both are fallen1 and by our   
fall1 both in  a state of condemnation1 
that ,jesus ,christ should choose to    
take  up us1 the most inconsiderable1   
and pass by them1 to their eternal      
perdition and destruction3 ,o love6 love

 in a high degree to man3  ,for verily  
he took not hold of angels1 but of the  
seed of ,abraham  he took hold 7,heb    
#b3af74 ,yet this is not all3 ,in all   
probability  this ,lord ,jesus has ten  
times as much to do now he has          
undertaken  to be our ,saviour1 as he   
would have had1 had he stepped over us  
and taken hold on them4    7#a47 ,he    
needed not to have stooped so low as to 
take flesh upon  him2 theirs being a    
more noble nature4    7#b47 ,nor would  
he in all likelihood1 have met with     
those contempts1  those scorns1 those   
reproaches and undervaluings from them1 
as he  has all-along received in this   
his undertaking1 and met with from      
sinful flesh4 ,for they were more noble 
than we1 and would sooner  have         
perceived the design of grace1 and so   
one would think more  readily have      
fallen in therewith1 than creatures in  
such darkness  as we were1 and still by 
sin are4    7#c47 ,they would not have  
had those disadvantages as we1 for that 

they would not have had a tempter1 a    
destroyer1 so strong and  mighty as ours
 is4 ,alas6 had ,god left us1 and taken 
them1 though  we should have been ever  
so full of envy against their salvation2
  yet being but flesh1 what could we    
have done to them to have laid          
obstacles in the way of their faith and 
hope1 as they can and do  in ours8      
7#d47 ,they1 it may fairly be presumed1 
had they been taken1 and we  left1 and  
made partakers in our sted1 while we had
 been shut out1  as they are1 would not 
have put ,christ so to it1 now in heaven
  7pray bear with the expression1       
because ,i want a better7 as we by  our 
imperfections have done and do4 ,sin1   
methinks1 would not have  so hanged in  
their natures as it doth in ours3 their 
reason1 and  sense1 and apprehensions   
being more quick1 and so more apt to    
have  been taken with this love of      
,christ1 and by it more easily have     
been sanctified4    7#e47 ,the law which
 they have broken1 being not so         

intricate1 as  that against which we    
have offended1 theirs being a           
commandment  with faithfulness to abide 
in the place in which their ,creator had
  set them2 methinks1 considering also  
the aptness of their natures  as angels1
 would not have made their complete     
obedience so difficult4    7#f47 ,nor   
can ,i imagine1 but had they been taken1
 they1 as creatures  excelling in       
strength1 would have been more capable  
of rendering  these praises and         
blessings to ,god for eternal mercies1  
than such  poor sorry creatures as we   
are1 could4 ,but6 behold what manner  of
 love the ,father hath bestowed upon us1
 that we should be called  the children 
of ,god 7#a ,john #c3a74 ,that we1 not  
they1 that we  notwithstanding all that 
they have1 or could have done to hinder 
it1 should be called the children of    
,god4    ,this therefore is an high     
degree of the love of ,jesus ,christ to 
us1 that when we and they were fallen1  
he should stoop and take up  us1 the    

more ignoble1 and leave so mighty a     
creature in his sins  to perish4    #c4 
,a third thing whereby the love of      
,christ in some of the degrees  of it   
may be known1 will be to consider more  
particularly the  way1 and unwearied    
work that he hath with man to bring him 
to that  kingdom1 that by his blood he  
hath obtained for him4    7#a47 ,man1   
when the ,lord ,jesus takes him in hand 
to make him partaker  of the benefit1 is
 found an enemy to his redeemer2 nor    
doth all  the intelligence that he has  
had of the grace and love of ,christ  to
 such1 mollify him at all1 to wit1      
before the day of ,god's power  comes   
7,rom #d3e1 #e3g-aj74 ,and this is a    
strange thing4 ,had man1  though he     
could not have come to ,christ1 been    
willing that ,christ  should have come  
to him1 it had been something2 it would 
have shewn  that he had taken his grace 
to heart1 and considered of it3 yea1    
and that he was willing to be a sharer  
in it4 ,but verily here is  no such     

thing2 man1 though he has free will1 yet
 is willing by no  means to be saved    
,god's way1 to wit1 by ,jesus ,christ1  
before 7as  was said before7 the day of 
,god's power comes upon him4 ,when the  
good shepherd went to look for his sheep
 that was lost in the  wilderness1 and  
had found it3 did it go one step        
homewards upon  its own legs8 did not   
the shepherd take her and lay her upon  
his  shoulder1 and bring her home       
rejoicing 7,luke #ae74 ,this then is    
not love only1 but love to a degree4    
7#b47 ,when man is taken1 and laid under
 the day of ,god's power3  ,when ,christ
 is opening his ear to discipline1 and  
speaking to him  that his heart may     
receive instruction2 many times that    
poor man  is1 as if the devil had found 
him1 and not ,god4 ,how frenzily he     
imagines8 how crossly he thinks8 ,how   
ungainly he carries it under            
convictions1 counsels1 and his present  
apprehension of things8  ,i know some   
are more powerfully dealt withal1 and   

more strongly  bound at first by the    
world2 but others more in an ordinary   
manner1  that the flesh1 and reason may 
be seen1 to the glory of ,christ4  ,yea1
 and where the will is made more quickly
 to comply with its  salvation1 'tis no 
thanks to the sinner at all 7,job       
#d3ah74 ',tis  the day of the power of  
the ,lord that has made the work so soon
  to appear4 ,therefore count this an   
act of love1 in the height of  love2    
,love in a great degree 7,john #ae3af74 
7#c47 ,when ,christ ,jesus has made this
 mad man to come to himself1  and       
persuaded him to be willing to accept of
 his salvation3 yet  he may not be      
trusted1 nor left alone1 for then the   
corruptions  that still lie scattering  
up and down in his flesh will tempt him 
to it1 and he will be gone2 yea1 so     
desperately wicked is the flesh  of     
saints1 that should they be left to     
themselves but a little  while1 none    
knows what horrible transgressions would
 break out4  ,proof of this we have to  

amazement1 plentifully scattered here   
and there in the word4 ,hence we have   
the patience of ,god1 and  his          
gentleness so admired 7#b ,chron        
#cb3ba73 for through that it is  that   
they are preserved4 ,he that keepeth    
,israel neither slumbers  nor sleeps    
7,psa #aba3d71 but watches for them1 and
 over them every  moment1 for he knows  
else they will be hurt 7,isa #bg3c74    
7#d47 ,yea1 notwithstanding this1 how   
often are saints found playing  truant1 
and lurking like thieves in one hole or 
other4 ,now1 in  the guilt of           
backsliding by the power of this1 and   
then in filth  by the power of that     
corruption 7,jer #b3bf74 ,yea1 and when 
found in  such decayings1 and under such
 revoltings from ,god1 how commonly  do 
they hide their sin with ,adam1 and     
,david1 even until their  ,saviour      
fireth out of their mouths a confession 
of the truth of  their naughtiness4     
,when ,i keep silence1 said ,david1 7and
 yet he  chose to keep silence after he 

had committed his wickedness7 my  bones 
waxed old through my roaring all the day
 long4 ,for day and  night thy hand was 
heavy upon me1 my moisture is turned    
into the  drought of summer 7,psa       
#cb3c1d74 but why didst thou not confess
  what thou hadst done then8 ,so ,i did1
 saith he1 at last1 and thou  forgavest 
the iniquity of my sin 7verse #e74      
7#e47 ,when the sins of saints are so   
visible and apparent to others1  that   
,god for the vindication of his name and
 honour must punish  them in the sight  
of others2 yea1 must do it1 as he is    
just3 ,yet  then for ,christ's sake1 he 
waveth such judgments1 and refuseth to  
inflict such punishments as naturally   
tend to their destruction1  and chooseth
 to chastise them with such rods and    
scourges1 as may  do them good in the   
end2 and that they may not be condemned 
with  the world 7#a ,cor #aa3ca1cb74    
,wherefore the ,lord loves them1 and    
they are blessed1 whom he chasteneth and
 teacheth out of his law  7,heb #ab3e-h1

 ,psa #id3ab74 ,and these things are    
love to a degree4    7#f47 ,that ,christ
 should supply out of his fullness the  
beginnings  of grace in our souls1 and  
carry on that work of so great concern1 
and that which at times we have so      
little esteem of1 is none of  the least 
of the aggravations of the love of      
,christ to his people4  ,and this work  
is as common as any of the works of     
,christ1 and  as necessary to our       
salvation1 as is his righteousness1 and 
the  imputation thereof to our          
justification3 ,for else how could we   
hold out to the end 7,matt #bd3ac72 and 
yet none else can be saved4    7#g47    
,and that the love of ,christ should be 
such to us that he  will thus act1 thus 
do to1 and for us1 with gladness2 7as   
afore  is manifest by the parable of the
 lost sheep7 is another degree  of his  
love towards us3 ,and such an one too1  
as is none of the  lowest rate4 ,i have 
seen hot love1 soon cold2 and love that 
has  continued to act1 yet act towards  

the end1 as the man that by  running1   
and has run himself off his legs1 pants1
 and can hardly  run any longer3 but ,i 
never saw love like the love of ,christ1
 who  as a giant1 and bridegroom coming 
out of his chamber1 and as a  strong    
man1 rejoiceth to run his race 7,psa    
#ai3e74 ,loving higher  and higher1     
stronger and stronger1 ,i mean as to the
 lettings out  of love1 for he reserveth
 the best wine even till the last 7,john
  #b3aj74    7#h47 ,i will conclude with
 this1 that his love may be known in    
many  degrees of it1 by that sort of    
sinners whose salvation he most         
rejoiceth in1 and that is1 in the       
salvation of the sinners that are  of   
the biggest size3 ,great sinners1       
,jerusalem sinners1 ,samaritan  sinners1
 publican sinners4 ,i might urge        
moreover1 how he hath  proportioned     
invitations1 promises and examples of   
his love1 for  the encouragement and    
support of those whose souls would trust
 in  him3 ,by which also great degrees  

of his love may be understood4  ,but we 
will come now to the third thing that   
was propounded4    ,thirdly1 ,but the   
greatest attainment that as to the      
understanding  of the love of ,christ1  
we can arrive to here1 is to know that  
it passes knowledge3 ,and to know the   
love of ,christ that passeth  knowledge4
 ,this truth discovereth itself1    #a4 
,by the text itself1 for the ,apostle   
here1 in this prayer of his  for the    
,ephesians1 doth not only desire that   
they may know1 but  describeth that     
thing which he prays they may know1 by  
this term1  ,it passeth knowledge4 ,and 
to know the love of ,christ which       
passeth  knowledge4 ,as our reason and  
carnal imagination will be rudely1  and 
unduly tampering with any thing of      
,christ1 so more especially  with the   
love and kindness of ,christ3 ,judging  
and concluding that  just such it is1   
and none other1 as may be apprehended by
 them3  ,yea1 and will have a belief    
that just so1 and no otherwise are  the 

dimensions of this love2 nor can it save
 beyond our carnal  conceptions of it4  
,saying to the soul as ,pharaoh once did
 to ,israel  in another case3 ,let the  
,lord be with you as ,i shall 7judge it 
meet he should7 let you go4 ,we think   
,christ loves us no more  than we do    
think he can1 and so conclude that his  
love is such as  may by us be           
comprehended1 or known to the utmost    
bounds thereof4  ,but these are false   
conceptions1 and this love of ,christ   
that  we think is such1 is indeed none  
of the love of ,christ1 but a  false    
image thereof1 set before our eyes4 ,i  
speak not now of weak  knowledge1 but of
 foolish and bold conclusions4 ,a man   
through  unbelief may think that ,christ
 has no love for him1 and yet ,christ   
may love him with a love that passeth   
knowledge4 ,but when men in  the common 
course of their profession1 will be     
always terminating  here1 that they know
 how1 and how far ,christ can love1 and 
will thence be bold to conclude of their

 own safety1 and of the  loss and ruin  
of all that are not in the same notions1
 opinions1  formalities1 or judgments as
 they3 this is the worst and greatest   
of all4 ,the text therefore1 to rectify 
those false and erroneous  conclusions1 
says1 ,it is a love that passeth        
knowledge4    ,and it will be worth our 
observation to take notice that men1    
erroneous men1 do not put these limits  
so commonly to the ,father  and his     
love1 as to the ,son and his4 ,hence you
 have some that  boast that ,god can    
save some who have not the knowledge of 
the  person of the mediator ,jesus      
,christ the righteous2 as the heathens  
that have1 and still do make a great    
improvement of the law and  light of    
nature3 crying out with disdain against 
the narrowness1  rigidness1             
censoriousness1 and pride of those that 
think the  contrary4 ,being not ashamed 
all the while to eclipse1 to degrade1   
to lessen and undervalue the love of    
,jesus ,christ2 making of him  and his  

undertakings1 to offer himself a        
sacrifice to appease the  justice of    
,god for our sins1 but a thing          
indifferent1 and in its  own nature but 
as other smaller matters4    ,but all   
this while the devil knows full well at 
what game he plays1  for he knows that  
without ,christ1 without faith in his   
blood1 there  is no remission of sins4  
,wherefore1 saith he1 let these men talk
  what they will of the greatness of the
 love of ,god as creator1 so  they      
sleight and undervalue the love of      
,christ as mediator4 ,and  yet it is    
worth our consideration1 that the       
greatness of the love  of ,god is most  
expressed in his giving of ,christ to be
 a ,saviour1  and in bestowing his      
benefits upon us that we may be happy   
through  him4    ,but to return1 ,the   
love of ,christ that is so indeed1 is   
love that  passeth knowledge3 and the   
best and highest of our knowledge of  it
 is1 that we know it to be such4    #b4 
,because ,i find that at this point1 the

 great men of ,god1 of old1  were wont  
to stop1 be set1 and beyond which they  
could not pass4  ',twas this that made  
,moses wonder 7,deu #d3ca-cd74 ',twas   
this that  made ,david cry out1 ,how    
great and wonderful are the works of    
,god8  thy thoughts to usward3 they     
cannot be reckoned up in order unto     
thee3 ,if ,i would declare and speak of 
them1 they are more than  can be        
numbered 7,psa #dj3e74 ,and again1 ,how 
precious also are thy  thoughts unto me1
 ,o ,god6 how great is the sum of them6 
,if ,i should  count them1 they are more
 in number than the sand 7,psa          
#aci3ag1ah74  ,and a little before1 such
 knowledge is too wonderful for me      
7verse #f74 ,isaiah saith1 there hath   
not entered into the heart of  man what 
,god has prepared for them that wait for
 him 7,isa #fd3d74  ,ezekiel says1 this 
is the river that cannot be passed over 
7#dg3e73  ,and ,micah to the sea1       
7#g3ai7 and ,zechariah to a fountain1   
hath  compared this unsearchable love   

7#ac3a74 ,wherefore the ,apostle's      
position1 ,that the love of ,christ is  
that which passeth knowledge1  is a     
truth not to be doubted of3             
,consequently1 to know this1 and  that  
it is such1 is the farthest that we can 
go4 ,this is to justify  ,god1 who has  
said it1 and to magnify the ,son1 who   
has loved us  with such a love3 ,and the
 contrary is to dishonour him1 to lessen
  him1 and to make him a deficient      
,saviour4 ,for suppose this should  be  
true1 that thou couldest to the utmost  
comprehend this love2  yet unless1 by   
thy knowledge thou canst comprehend     
beyond all  evil of sin1 or beyond what 
any man sins1 who shall be saved1 can   
spread themselves or infect3 ,thou must 
leave some pardonable man  in an        
unpardonable condition4 ,for that thou  
canst comprehend this  love1 and yet    
canst not comprehend that sin4 ,this    
makes ,christ a  deficient ,saviour4    
,besides1 if thou comprehendest truly2  
the word  that says1 it passeth         

knowledge1 hast lost its sanctity1 its  
truth4    ,it must therefore be1 that   
this love passeth knowledge2 and that   
the highest pitch that a man by         
knowledge can attain unto1 as to  this1 
is to know that it passeth knowledge4   
,my reason is1 for that  all degrees of 
love1 be they never so high1 or many1   
and high1 yet1  if we can comprehend    
them1 rest in the bowels of our         
knowledge1  for that only which is      
beyond us1 is that which passeth        
knowledge4  ,that which we can reach1   
cannot be the highest3 ,and if a man    
thinks there is nothing beyond what he  
can reach1 he has no more  knowledge as 
to that3 but if he knows that together  
with what he  hath already reached1     
there is that which he cannot reach1    
before  him2 then he has a knowledge for
 that also1 even a knowledge1 that  it  
passeth knowledge4 ',tis true a man that
 thus knoweth may have  divers          
conjectures about that thing that is    
beyond his knowledge4 ,yea1  in reason  

it will be so1 because he knows that    
there is something  yet before him3 ,but
 since the thing itself is truly beyond 
his  knowledge1 none of his conjectures 
about that thing may be counted         
knowledge4 ,or suppose a man that thus  
conjectureth1 should hit  right as to   
what he now conjectures2 his right      
hitting about that  thing may not be    
called knowledge3 ,it is as yet to him  
but as an  uncertain guess1 and is still
 beyond this knowledge4    ,quest4 ,but1
 may some say1 what good will it do a   
man to know that  the love of ,christ   
passeth knowledge8 one would think that 
it should  do one more good to believe  
that the knowledge of the whole love  of
 ,christ might be attainable4           
,answer4 ,that there is an advantage in 
knowing that the love of  ,christ       
passeth knowledge2 must not be          
questioned1 for that the  ,apostle saith
 it doth 7#b ,tim #c3af74 ,for to know  
what the holy word  affirms1 is         
profitable3 nor would he pray that we   

might know that  which passeth          
knowledge1 were there not by our knowing
 of it1 some  help to be administered4  
,but to shew you some of the advantages 
that will come to us by knowing that the
 love of ,christ passeth  knowledge4    
7#a47 ,by knowing of this a child of    
,god has in reserve for himself1  at a  
day1 when all that he otherwise knows1  
may be taken from him  through the power
 of temptation4 ,sometimes a good man   
may be so  put to it1 that all that he  
knows comprehensively may be taken from 
him3 to wit1 the knowledge of the truth 
of his faith1 or that he  has the grace 
of ,god in him1 or the like1 that ,i say
 may be taken  from him4 ,now if at this
 time1 he knows the love of ,christ that
  passeth knowledge1 he knows a way in  
all probability to be recovered  again4 
,for if ,christ ,jesus loves with a love
 that passeth knowledge3  then1 saith   
the soul1 that is thus in the dark1 he  
may love me  yet1 for ought ,i know1 for
 ,i know that he loves with a love that 

passeth knowledge2 and therefore ,i will
 not utterly despond4 ,yea1  if ,satan  
should attempt to question whether ever 
,christ ,jesus will  look upon me or no3
 the answer is1 if ,i know the love that
 passes  knowledge3 ,but he may look    
upon me1 7,o1 ,satan7 yea1 and love1    
and save me too1 for ought ,i poor      
sinner know2 for he loves with  a love  
that passeth knowledge4 ,if ,i be fallen
 into sin that lies  hard upon me1 and  
my conscience fears1 that for this there
 is no  forgiveness4 ,the help for a    
stay from utter despair is at hand3  but
 there may1 say ,i1 for ,christ loves1  
with a love that passeth  knowledge4 ,if
 ,satan would dissuade me from praying  
to ,god1  by suggesting as if ,christ   
would not regard the stammering1 and    
chattering prayer of mine4 ,the answer  
is ready1 but he may regard  for ought  
,i know2 for he loves with a love that  
passeth knowledge4  ,if the tempter doth
 suggest that thy trials1 and troubles1 
and  afflictions1 are so many1 that it  

is to be thought thou shall  never get  
beyond them4 ,the answer is near1 but   
for ought we know1  ,christ may carry me
 through them all1 for he loves with a  
love  that passeth knowledge4 ,thus ,i  
say1 is relief at hand1 and a help  in  
reserve for the tempted1 let their      
temptations be what they will4  ,this   
therefore is the weapon that will baffle
 the devil when all  other weapons fail2
 for ought ,i know1 ,christ may save me1
 for he  loves with a love that passeth 
knowledge4 ,yea1 suppose he should      
drive me to the worst of fears1 and that
 is to doubt that ,i  neither have nor  
shall have for ever the grace of ,god in
 my soul4  ,the answer is at hand1 but  
,i have or may have it1 for ,christ     
loves with a love that passeth          
knowledge4 ,thus therefore you may  see 
that in this prayer of ,paul1 there is a
 great deal of good4  ,he prays1 when he
 prays that we might know the love of   
,christ that  passeth knowledge3 that we
 may have a help at hand1 and relief    

against all the horrible temptations of 
the devil4 ,for this is a  help at hand1
 a help that is ready to fall in with   
us1 if there  be yet remaining with us1 
but the least grain of right reasoning  
according to the nature of things4 ,for 
if it be objected against  a man that he
 is poor1 because he has but a groat in 
his pocket2  yet if he has an unknown   
deal of money in his trunks1 how easy   
is it for him to recover himself from   
that slander1 by returning  the         
knowledge of what he has1 upon the      
objector4 ,this is the case1  and thus  
it is1 and will be with them that know  
the love of ,christ  that passeth       
knowledge4 ,wherefore1    7#b47 ,by this
 knowledge1 room is made for a          
,christian1 and liberty  is ministered  
unto him1 to turn himself every way in  
all spiritual  things4 ,this is the     
,christian's rehoboth1 that well for    
which the  ,philistines have no heart to
 strive1 and that which will cause  that
 we be fruitful in the land 7,gen       

#bf3bb74    ,if ,christians know not    
with this knowledge1 they walk in the   
world  as if they were pinioned2 or as  
if fetters were hanged on their  heels4 
,but this enlarged their steps under    
them 7#b ,sam #bb3cg73  by the knowledge
 of this love they may walk at liberty1 
and their  steps shall not be           
straitened4 ,this is that which ,solomon
 intends  when he saith1 ,get wisdom1   
and get understanding 7,prov #d3e74     
,then when thou goest1 thy steps shall  
not be straitened1 and when  thou       
runnest1 thou shalt not stumble 7,prov  
#d3ab74 ,a man that has  only from hand 
to mouth1 is oft put to it to know how  
to use his  penny1 and comes off also1  
many times1 but with an hungry belly2   
but he that has1 not only that1 but     
always over and to spare1 he  is more at
 liberty1 and can live in fullness1 and 
far more like a  gentleman4 ,there is a 
man has a cistern1 and that is full of  
water3  there is another also1 that has 
his cistern full1 and withal1 his       

spring in his yard2 but a great drought 
is upon the land in which  they dwell3  
,i would now know1 which of these two   
have the most  advantage to live in     
their own minds at liberty1 without fear
 of  wanting water8 ,why this is the    
case in hand4 ,there is a ,christian    
that knows ,christ in all those degrees 
of his love that are  knowable1 but he  
knoweth ,christ nothing in his love that
 passeth  knowledge4 ,there is another  
,christian1 and he knows ,christ1 as the
  first1 but withal1 he also knows him  
as to his love that passeth  knowledge4 
,pray now tell me1 which of these two   
are likeliest to  live most like a      
,christian1 that is1 like a spiritual   
prince1 and  like him that possesseth   
all things8 which has most advantage to 
live in godly largeness of heart1 and is
 most at liberty in his  mind8 which of 
these two have the greatest advantage to
 believe1  and the greatest engagements 
laid upon him to love the ,lord ,jesus8 
which of these have also most in        

readiness to resist the wiles of  the   
devil1 and to subdue the power and      
prevalency of corruptions8  ',tis this1 
that makes men fathers in ,christianity4
 ,i write unto  you1 fathers1 because ye
 have known2--,i have written unto you1 
fathers1 because ye have known 7#a ,john
 #b3ac-ad71 why1 have not  others known1
 not so as the fathers8 ,the fathers    
have known and  known4 ,they have known 
the love of ,christ in those degrees of 
love  which are knowable1 and have also 
known the love of ,christ to be  such   
which passeth knowledge4 ,in my father's
 house is bread enough  and to spare1   
was that that fetched the prodigal home 
7,luke  #ae3ag74 ,and when ,moses would 
speak an endless all to ,israel1 for    
the comfort and stay of their souls1 he 
calls their ,god1 ,the  fountain of     
,jacob upon a land of corn and wine     
7,deu #cc3bh74    7#c47 ,by this        
knowledge1 or knowing of the love of    
,christ which  passeth knowledge1 there 
is begot in ,christians a greater desire

 to  press forwards to that which is    
before them 7,phil #c3ab-ba74 ,what  is 
the reason of all that sloth1 carnal    
contentedness1 and listlessness  of     
spirit in ,christians1 more than the    
ignorance of this4 ,for he  that thinks 
he knows what can be known1 is beyond   
all reason that  should induce him to   
seek yet after more4 ,now the love of   
,christ  may be said1 not to be         
knowable1 upon a threefold account3     
namely4  ,for that my knowledge is weak4
 ,for that my knowledge is imperfect4   
,or for that1 though my knowledge be    
never so perfect1 because the  love of  
,christ is eternal4    ,there is love   
that is not to be apprehended by weak   
knowledge4  ,convince a man of this1 and
 then1 if the knowledge of what he      
already has1 be truly sweet to his soul 
7,prov #b3aj71 it will stir  him up with
 great heartiness to desire to know what
 more of this  is possible4    ,there is
 love beyond what he knows already1 who 
is indued with the  most perfect        

knowledge1 that man here may have4 ,now 
if what this  man knows already of this 
love is indeed sweet unto him2 then it  
puts him upon hearty desires that his   
soul may yet know more4 ,and  because   
there is no bound set to man1 how much  
he may know in this  life thereof2      
therefore his desires1 notwithstanding  
what he has  attained1 are yet kept     
alive1 and in the pursuit after the     
knowledge  of more of the love of       
,christ4 ,and ,god in old time has taken
 it  so well at the hands of some of    
his1 that their desires have been  so   
great1 that when1 as ,i may say1 they   
have known as much on earth  as is      
possible for them to know2 7that is by  
ordinary means7 he  has come down to    
them in visions and revelations2 or else
 taken  them up to him for an hour or   
two into paradise1 that they might      
know1 and then let them down again4     
,but this is not all1 ,there is a       
knowledge of the love of ,christ1  that 
we are by no means capable of until we  

be possessed of the  heavens4 ,and ,i   
would know1 if a man indeed loveth      
,christ1 whether  the belief of this be 
not one of the highest arguments that   
can  be urged1 to make such an one weary
 of this world1 that he may be  with    
him4 ,to such an one1 to live is        
,christ1 and to die is gain  7,phil     
#a3ba-bc74 ,and to such an one1 it is   
difficult to bring  his mind to be      
content to stay here a longer time2     
except he be  satisfied that ,christ has
 still work for him here to do4    ,i   
will yet add1 ,there is a love of       
,christ1 ,i will not say1 that  cannot  
be known1 but ,i will say1 that cannot  
be enjoyed2 no1 not  by them now in     
heaven 7in soul7 until the day of       
judgment4 ,and the  knowledge of this1  
when it has possessed even men on earth1
 has  made them choose a day of         
judgment1 before a day of death1 that   
they might know what is beyond that     
state and knowledge which  even the     
spirits of just men made perfect1 now do

 enjoy in heaven  7#b ,cor #e3d74       
,wherefore1 as ,i said at first1 ,to    
know the love of  ,christ that passeth  
knowledge1 is advantageous upon this    
account2  it begetteth in ,christians a 
great desire to reach1 and press        
forward to that which is before4    ,one
 thing more1 and then1 as to this       
reason1 ,i have done4 ,even that  love  
of ,christ that is absolutely           
unknowable1 as to the utmost  bound     
thereof because it is eternal1 will be  
yet in the nature  of it sweet and      
desirable1 because we shall enjoy or be 
possessed  of it so4 ,this therefore1 if
 there were no more1 is enough1 when    
known1 to draw away the heart from      
things that are below1 to  itself4      
7#d47 ,the love that passeth knowledge4 
,the knowledge of that is a  very       
fruitful knowledge4 ,it cannot be1 but  
it must be fruitful4  ,some knowledge is
 empty1 and alone1 not attended with    
that good1  and with those blessings    
wherewith this knowledge is attended4   

,did  ,i say1 it is fruitful8 ,i will   
add1 it is attended with the best       
fruit2 it yieldeth the best wine3 ,it   
fills the soul with all the  fullness of
 ,god4 ,and to know the love of ,christ 
which passeth  knowledge1 that ye may be
 filled with all the fullness of ,god4  
,god is in ,christ1 and makes himself   
known to us by the love of  ,christ4    
,whosoever transgresseth1 and abideth   
not in the doctrine  of ,christ1 hath   
not ,god1 for ,god is not to be found   
nor enjoyed1  but in him1 consequently1 
he that hath1 and abideth in the        
doctrine  of ,christ1 hath both the     
,father and the ,son 7#b ,john #i74     
,now1  since there are degrees of       
knowledge of this doctrine1 and since   
the highest degree of the knowledge of  
him1 is to know that he  has a ,love    
that passeth knowledge1 it follows1 that
 if he that  has the least saving       
knowledge of this doctrine1 hath ,god2  
he that  hath the largest knowledge of  
it1 has ,god much more1 or1 according   

to the text1 is filled with all the     
fullness of ,god4 ,what this  fullness  
of ,god should be1 is best gathered from
 such sayings of  the ,holy ,ghost1 as  
come nearest to this1 in language1      
filled1    ,full of goodness 7,rom      
#ae3ad74    ,full of faith 7,acts #f3e74
    ,full of the ,holy ,ghost 7,acts    
#g3ee74    ,full of assurance of faith  
7,heb #aj3bb74    ,full of assurance of 
hope 7,heb #f3aa74    ,full of joy      
unspeakable1 and full of glory 7#a      
,peter #a3h74    ,full of joy 7#a ,john 
#a3d74    ,full of good works 7,acts    
#aa3cf74    ,being filled with the      
knowledge of his will 7,col #a3i74      
,being filled with the spirit 7,eph     
#e3ah74    ,filled with the fruits of   
righteousness1 which are by ,jesus      
,christ  unto the glory and praise of   
,god 7,phil #d3aa74 ,these things to be 
sure are included either for the cause  
or effect of this fullness4  ,the cause 
they cannot be1 for that is ,god's1 by  
his ,holy ,spirit4  ,the effects        

therefore they are1 for wherever ,god   
dwells in the  degree intended in the   
text1 there is shewn in an eminent      
manner1  by these things1 what is the   
riches of the glory of his inheritance  
in the saints 7,eph #a3ah74 ,but these  
things dwell not in that  measure       
specified by the text1 in any1 but those
 who know the love  of ,christ which    
passeth knowledge4    ,but what a man is
 he that is filled with all these       
things6 or that  is1 as we have it in   
the text1 filled with all the fullness  
of  ,god6 ,such men are1 at this day1   
wanting in the churches4 ,these  are the
 men that sweeten churches1 and that    
bring glory to ,god  and to religion4   
,and knowledge will make us such1 such  
knowledge  as the ,apostle here speaketh
 of4#ad ,i have now done1 when ,i have  
spoken something by way of ,,use unto   
you1 from what hath been said4  ,and1   
,use ,first1 ,is there such breadth1 and
 length1 and depth1 and  height in ,god1
 for us8 ,and is there toward us love in

 ,christ that  passeth knowledge8 ,then 
this shews us1 not only the greatness of
  the majesty of the ,father and the    
,son1 but the great good will  that is  
in their heart to them that receive     
their word4    ,god has engaged the     
breadth1 and length and depth1 and      
height of  the love1 the wisdom1 the    
power1 and truth that is in himself1 for
  us2 and ,christ has loved us with a   
love that passeth knowledge4  ,we may   
well say1 ,who is like thee1 ,o ,lord1  
among the gods8 7,exo  #ae3aa74 ,or1 as 
another prophet has it1 ,who is a ,god  
like unto  thee1 that pardoneth         
iniquity1 and passeth by the            
transgression  of the remnant of his    
heritage8 he retaineth not his anger for
  ever3 because he delighteth in mercy  
7,micah #g3ah74 ,yea1 no words  can     
sufficiently set forth the greatness of 
this love of ,god and  his ,son to us   
poor miserable sinners4    ,use ,second1
 ,is there so great a heart for love1   
towards us1 both  in the ,father and in 

the ,son8 ,then let us be much in the   
study  and search after the greatness of
 this love4 ,this is the sweetest  study
 that a man can devote himself unto2    
because it is the study  of the love of 
,god and of ,christ to man4 ,studies    
that yield far  less profit than this1  
how close are they pursued1 by some who 
have adapted themselves thereunto8 ,men 
do not use to count telling  over of    
their money burdensome to them1 nor yet 
the recounting of  their grounds1 their 
herds1 and their flocks1 when they      
increase4  ,why8 the study of the       
unsearchable love of ,god in ,christ to 
man1  is better in itself1 and yields   
more sweetness to the soul of  man1 than
 can ten thousand such things as but now
 are mentioned4  ,i know the wise men of
 this world1 of whom there are many1    
will  say as to what ,i now press you   
unto2 ,who can shew us any good in  it8 
,but ,lord1 lift thou up the light of   
thy countenance upon us4  ,thou hast put
 gladness in my heart1 more than in the 

time that  their corn and their wine    
increaseth 7,psa #d3f1g74 ,david also   
said  that his meditation on the ,lord  
should be sweet4 ,oh1 there is in  ,god 
and in his ,son1 that kindness for the  
sons of men1 that1 did  they know it1   
they would like to retain the knowledge 
of it in  their hearts4 ,they would cry 
out as she did of old2 ,set me as a     
seal upon thy heart1 as a seal upon     
thine arm3 ,for love is strong  as death
 7,song #h3f1g74 ,every part1 crumb1    
grain1 or scrap of this  knowledge1 is  
to a ,christian1 as drops of honey are  
to sweet-palated  children1 worth the   
gathering up1 worth the putting to the  
taste  to be relished4 ,yea1 ,david says
 of the word which is the ground  of    
knowledge3 ,it is sweeter than honey or 
the honey-comb4 ,more1  saith he1 to be 
desired are they than gold2 yea1 than   
much fine  gold2 sweeter also than honey
 or the honey-comb 7,psa #ai3aj74 ,why  
then do not ,christians devote          
themselves to the meditation of this  so

 heavenly1 so goodly1 so sweet1 and so  
comfortable a thing1 that  yieldeth such
 advantage to the soul8 ,the reason is1 
these things  are talked of1 but not    
believed3 did men believe what they say1
  when they speak so largely of the love
 of ,god1 and the love of  ,jesus       
,christ1 they would1 they could not but 
meditate upon it4  ,there are so many   
wonders in it1 and men love to think of 
wonders4  ,there is so much profit in   
it1 and men love to think of that  which
 yields them profit4 ,but1 as ,i said1  
the belief of things is  wanting4       
,belief of a thing will have strong     
effects1 whether the  ground for it be  
true1 or false4 ,as suppose one of you  
should1  when you are at a neighbour's  
house1 believe that your own house  is  
on fire1 whilst your children are fast  
asleep in bed1 though  indeed there were
 no such thing2 ,i will appeal to any of
 you if  this belief would not make     
notable work with and upon your hearts4 
,let a man believe he shall be damned1  

though afterwards it is  evident he     
believed a lie1 yet what work did that  
belief make in  that man's heart2 even  
so1 and much more1 the belief of        
heavenly  things will work1 because true
 and great1 and most good2 also1  where 
they are indeed believed1 their evidence
 is managed upon  their spirit1 by the  
power and glory of the ,holy ,ghost     
itself3  ,wherefore let us study these  
things4    ,use ,third1 ,let us cast    
ourselves upon this love4 ,no greater   
encouragement can be given us1 than what
 is in the text and about  it4 ,it is   
great1 it is love that passeth          
knowledge4 ,men that are  sensible of   
danger1 are glad when they hear of such 
helps upon  which they may boldly       
venture for escape4 ,why such an help   
and  relief1 the text helpeth trembling 
and fearful consciences to4  ,fear and  
trembling as to misery hereafter1 can   
flow but from what  we know1 feel1 or   
imagine3 but the text speaks of a love  
that  is beyond that we can know1 feel1 

or imagine1 even of a love  that passeth
 knowledge2 consequently of a love that 
goes beyond  all these4 ,besides1 the   
,apostle's conclusion upon this subject1
  plainly makes it manifest that this   
meaning which ,i have put upon  the     
text1 is the mind of the ,holy ,ghost4  
,now unto him1 saith  he1 that is able  
to do exceeding abundantly above all    
that we ask  or think1 according to the 
power that worketh in us1 unto him be   
glory in the church by ,christ ,jesus1  
throughout all ages1 world  without end4
 ,amen 7,eph #c3bj1ba74 ,what can be    
more plain8 what  can be more full8     
,what can be more suitable to the most  
desponding  spirit in any man8 ,he can  
do more than thou knowest he will4 ,he  
can do more than thou thinkest he can4  
,what dost thou think8 why1  ,i think1  
saith the sinner1 that ,i am cast away4 
,well1 but there  are worse thoughts    
than these1 therefore think again4 ,why1
 saith  the sinner1 ,i think that my    
sins are as many as the sins of all  the

 world4 ,indeed this is a very black    
thought1 but there are worse  thoughts  
than this1 therefore prithee think      
again4 ,why1 ,i think1  saith the       
sinner1 that ,god is not able to pardon 
all my sins4 ,ay1  now thou hast thought
 indeed4 ,for this thought makes thee   
look  more like a devil than a man1 and 
yet because thou art a man and  not a   
devil1 see the condescension and the    
boundlessness of the  love of thy ,god4 
,he is able to do above all that we     
think6 ,couldest  thou 7sinner7 if thou 
hadst been allowed1 thyself express what
 thou  wouldest have expressed1 the     
greatness of the love thou wantest1     
with words that could have suited thee  
better8 for 'tis not said  he can do    
above what we think1 meaning our        
thinking at present1  but above all we  
can think1 meaning above the worst and  
most  soul-dejecting thoughts that we   
have at any time4 ,sometimes the        
dejected have worse thoughts than at    
other times they have4 ,well1  take them

 at their worst times1 at times when    
they think1 and  think1 till they think 
themselves down into the very pangs of  
hell2  yet this word of the grace of    
,god1 is above them1 and shews that  he 
can yet recover and save these miserable
 people4 ,and now ,i am  upon this      
subject1 ,i will a little further walk  
and travel with  the desponding ones1   
and will put a few words in their mouths
 for  their help against temptations    
that may come upon them hereafter4  ,for
 as ,satan follows such now1 with       
charges and applications of  guilt1 so  
he may follow them with interrogatories 
and appeals3  for he can tell how by    
appeals1 as well as by charging of sin1 
to sink and drown the sinner whose soul 
he has leave to engage4  ,suppose       
therefore that some distressed man or   
woman1 should after  this way be        
engaged1 and ,satan should with his     
interrogatories1  and appeals be busy   
with them to drive them to desperation2 
the  text last mentioned1 to say nothing

 of the subject of our discourse1       
yields plenty of help for the relief of 
such an one4 ,says ,satan1  dost thou   
not know that thou hast horribly sinned8
 yes1 says the  soul1 ,i do4 ,says      
,satan1 dost thou not know1 that thou   
art one of  the vilest in all the pack  
of professors8 yes1 says the soul1 ,i   
do4 ,says ,satan1 doth not thy          
conscience tell thee that thou art  and 
hast been more base than any of thy     
fellows can imagine thee  to be8 ,yes1  
says the soul2 my conscience tells me   
so4 ,well1 saith  ,satan1 now will ,i   
come upon thee with my appeals4 ,art    
thou not a  graceless wretch8 ,yes4     
,hast thou an heart to be sorry for this
  wickedness8 ,no1 not as ,i should4    
,and albeit1 saith ,satan1 thou prayest 
sometimes1 yet is not thy heart         
possessed with a belief that ,god  will 
not regard thee8 yes1 says the sinner4  
,why then despair1 and  go hang thyself1
 saith the devil4 ,and now we are at the
 end of  the thing designed and driven  

at by ,satan4 ,but what shall ,i now    
do1 saith the sinner2 ,i answer1 take up
 the words of the text  against him1    
,christ loves with a love that passeth  
knowledge1 and  answereth him farther1  
saying ,satan1 though ,i cannot think   
that  ,god loves me2 though ,i cannot   
think that ,god will save me2 yet ,i    
will not yield to thee3 for ,god can do 
more than ,i think he can4  ,and whereas
 thou appealest unto me1 if whether when
 ,i pray1 my  heart is not possessed    
with unbelief that ,god will not regard 
me2  that shall not sink me neither3 for
 ,god can do abundantly above  what ,i  
ask or think4 ,thus this text helpeth1  
where obstructions  are put in against  
our believing1 and thereby casting      
ourselves  upon the love of ,god in     
,christ for salvation4    ,and yet this 
is not all1 for the text is yet more    
full3 ,he is  able to do abundantly     
more1 yea1 exceeding abundantly more1 or
  above all that we ask or think4 ,it is
 a text made up of words  picked and    

packed together by the wisdom of ,god1  
picked and packed  together on purpose  
for the succour and relief of the       
tempted1 that  they may when in the     
midst of their distresses1 cast         
themselves  upon the ,lord their ,god4  
,he can do abundantly more than we ask4 
,oh6 says the soul1 that he would but do
 so much for me as ,i could  ask him to 
do6 ,how happy a man should ,i then be4 
,why1 what wouldest  thou ask for1      
sinner8 you may be sure1 says the soul1 
,i would ask  to be saved from my sins2 
,i would ask for faith in1 and love to1 
,christ2 ,i would ask to be preserved in
 this evil world1 and ask  to be        
glorified with ,christ in heaven4 ,he   
that asketh of all this1  doth indeed   
ask for much1 and for more than ,satan  
would have him  believe that ,god is    
able or willing to bestow upon him2 but 
mark1  the text doth not say1 that ,god 
is able to do all that we can ask  or   
think1 but that he is able to do above  
all1 yea1 abundantly  above all1 yea1   

exceeding abundantly above all that we  
ask or  think4 ,what a text is this6    
,what a ,god have we6 ,god foresaw the  
sins of his people1 and what work the   
devil would make with their  hearts     
about them1 and therefore to prevent    
their ruin by his  temptation1 he has   
thus largely1 as you see1 expressed his 
love by  his word4 ,let us therefore1 as
 has been bidden us1 make this good  use
 of this doctrine of grace1 as to cast  
ourselves upon this love  of ,god in the
 times of distress and temptation4      
,use ,fourth1 ,take heed of abusing this
 love4 ,this exhortation seems          
needless2 for love is such a thing1 that
 one would think none could  find in    
their heart to abuse4 ,but for all that1
 ,i am of opinion1  that there is       
nothing that is more abused among       
professors this  day1 than is this love 
of ,god4 ,there has of late more light  
about  the love of ,christ broke out1   
than formerly3 every boy now can talk   
of the love of ,christ2 but this love of

 ,christ has not been rightly  applied  
by preachers1 or else not rightly       
received by professors4  ,for never was 
this grace of ,christ so turned into    
lasciviousness1  as now4 ,now it is a   
practice among professors to learn to be
 vile1  of the profane4 ,yea1 and to    
plead for that vileness3 ,nay1 we will  
turn it the other way1 now it is so that
 the profane do learn to  be vile of    
those that profess 7,they teach the     
wicked ones their  ways73 a thing that  
no good man should think on but with    
blushing  cheeks 7,jer #b3cc74ae ,jude  
speaketh of these people1 and tells us  
that they1 notwithstanding their        
profession1 deny the only ,lord  ,god1  
and our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ 7verse  
#d74 ,they profess1 saith  ,paul1 that  
they know ,god2 but in works they deny  
him1 being  abominable1 and disobedient1
 and unto every good work reprobate     
7,titus #a3af74    ,but ,i say1 let not 
this love of ,god and of ,christ1 be    
abused4 ',tis  unnatural to abuse love1 

to abuse love is a villany condemned of 
all1 yea1 to abuse love1 is the most    
inexcusable sin of all4 ,it is  next the
 sin of devils to abuse love1 the love  
of ,god and of ,christ4    ,and what    
says the ,apostle8 ,because they        
received not the love  of the truth1    
that they might be saved1 therefore ,god
 shall send  them strong delusion that  
they should believe a lie1 that they all
  might be damned1 who believed not the 
truth1 but had pleasure in              
unrighteousness 7#b ,thess #b3aj-ab74   
,and what can such an one say  for      
himself in the judgment1 that shall be  
charged with the abuse  of love8        
,christians1 deny yourselves1 deny your 
lusts1 deny the  vanities of this       
present life1 devote yourselves to ,god2
 become  lovers of ,god1 lovers of his  
ways1 and a people zealous of good      
works2 then shall you show one to       
another1 and to all men1 that you  have 
not received the grace of ,god in vain  
7#b ,cor #f3a74 ,renounce  therefore the

 hidden things of dishonesty1 walk not  
in craftiness1  nor handle ,god's word  
deceitfully1 but by manifestation of the
  truth1 commend yourselves to every    
man's conscience in the sight  of ,god4 
,do this1 ,i say1 yea1 and so endeavour 
such a closure with  this love of ,god  
in ,christ1 as may graciously constrain 
you to do  it1 because1 when all proofs 
of the right receiving of this love  of 
,christ shall be produced1 none will be 
found of worth enough  to justify the   
simplicity of our profession1 but that  
which makes  us zealous of good works   
7,titus #b3ad74 ,and what a thing will  
it  be to be turned off at last1 as one 
that abused the love of ,christ6  as one
 that presumed upon his lusts1 this     
world1 and all manner  of naughtiness1  
because the love of ,christ to pardon   
sins was so  great6 ,what an unthinking1
 what a disingenuous one wilt thou be   
counted at that day6 yea1 thou wilt be  
found to be the man that  made a prey of
 love1 that made a stalking-horse of    

love1 that made  of love a slave to sin1
 the devil and the world1 and will not  
that  be bad8 7,read ,eze #af7    ,use  
,fifth1 ,is the love of ,god and of     
,christ so great8 let us then  labour to
 improve it to the utmost for our       
advantage1 against all  the hindrances  
of faith4    ,to what purpose else is it
 revealed1 made mention of1 and         
commended  to us8 ,we are environed with
 many enemies1 and faith in the love  of
 ,god and of ,christ1 is our only       
succour and shelter4 ,wherefore  our    
duty and wisdom and privilege is1 to    
improve this love for  our own          
advantage4 ,improve it against daily    
infirmities1 improve  it against the    
wiles of the devil2 improve it against  
the threats1  rage1 death1 and          
destruction1 that the men of this world 
continually  with their terror set      
before you4 ,but how must that be done8 
why1  set this love and the safety that 
is in it1 before thine eyes2  and behold
 it while these things make their       

assaults upon thee4  ,these words1 the  
faith of this1 ,god loves me1 will      
support thee  in the midst of what      
dangers may assault thee4 ,and this is  
that  which is meant1 when we are       
exhorted to rejoice in the ,lord 7,phil 
#c3a71 to make our boast in the ,lord   
7,psa #dd3h72 to triumph in  ,christ 7#b
 ,cor #b3ad72 and to set the ,lord      
always before our face  7,psa #af3h74   
,for he that can do this thing          
stedfastly1 cannot  be overcome4 ,for in
 ,god there is more than can be in the  
world1  either to help or hinder2       
wherefore if ,god be my helper1 if ,god 
loves me1 if ,christ be my redeemer1 and
 has bestowed his love that  passeth    
knowledge upon me1 who can be against   
me8 7,heb #ac3f1 ,rom  #h3ca7 and if    
they be against me1 what disadvantage   
reap ,i thereby2  since even all this   
also1 worketh for my good8 ,this is     
improving  the love of ,god and of      
,christ for my advantage4 ,the same     
course  should ,christians also take    

with the degrees of this love1 even  set
 it against all the degrees of danger2  
for here deep calleth  unto deep4 ,there
 cannot be wickedness and rage wrought  
up to  such or such a degree1 as of     
which it may be said1 there are not     
degrees in the love of ,god and of      
,christ to match it4 ,wherein  ,pharaoh 
dealt proudly against ,god's people1 the
 ,lord was above  him 7,exo #ah3aa71 did
 match and overmatch him2 he came up to 
him1  and went beyond him2 he collared  
with him1 overcame him1 and  cast him   
down4 ,the ,lord is a man of war1 the   
,lord is his name4  ,pharaoh's chariots 
and his host hath he cast into the      
sea--they  sank into the bottom as a    
stone 7,exo #ae3e74 ,there is no        
striving  against the ,lord that hath   
loved us2 there is none that strive     
against him can prosper4 ,if the shields
 of the earth be the ,lord's  7,psa     
#dg3i71 then he can wield them for the  
safeguard of his body  the church2 or if
 they are become incapable of being made

 use of  any longer in that way1 and for
 such a thing1 can he not lay them      
aside1 and make himself new ones8 ,men  
can do after this manner1  much more    
,god4 ,but again1 if the miseries1 or   
afflictions which  thou meetest with1   
seem to thee to overflow1 and to go     
beyond  measure1 above measure1 and so  
to be above strength1 and begin to      
drive thee to despair of life 7#b ,cor  
#a3h72 then thou hast also1  in the love
 of ,god1 and of ,christ1 that which is 
above1 and that  goes beyond all measure
 also1 to wit1 love unsearchable1       
unknown1  and that can do exceeding     
abundantly above all that we ask or     
think4 ,now ,god hath set them one      
against the other1 and 'twill  be thy   
wisdom to do so too1 for this is the way
 to improve this  love4 ,but1 though it 
be easy1 thus to admonish you to do1 yet
 you  shall find the practical part more
 difficult2 wherefore1 here it  may not 
be amiss1 if ,i add to these1 another   
head of ,,counsel4    ,counsel ,first1  

,then1 ,wouldest thou improve this love 
of ,god and  of ,christ to thy          
advantage1 ,why then thou must labour   
after the  knowledge of it4 ,this was it
 that the ,apostle prayed for1 for      
these ,ephesians1 as was said before1   
and this is that that thou  must labour 
after1 or else thy reading and my       
writing1 will1 as to  thee1 be          
fruitless4 ,let me then say to thee1 as 
,david to his son  ,solomon1 ,and thou  
,solomon1 my son1 know thou the ,god of 
thy  father 7#a ,chron #bh3i74 ,empty   
notions of this love will do nothing    
but harm1 wherefore1 they are not empty 
notions that ,i press thee  to rest in1 
but that thou labour after the knowledge
 of the favour  of this good ointment   
7,song #a3c71 which the ,apostle calleth
 the  favour of the knowledge of this   
,lord ,jesus 7#b ,cor #b3ad74 ,know it1 
until it becometh sweet or pleasant to  
thy soul1 and then it will  preserve and
 keep thee 7,prov #b3aj1aa74 ,make this 
love of ,god and  of ,christ thine own1 

and not another's4 ,many there are that 
can  talk largely of the love of ,god to
 ,abraham1 to ,david1 to ,peter and     
,paul4 ,but that is not the thing1 give 
not over until this love  be made thine 
own2 until thou find and feel it to run 
warm in  thy heart by the shedding of it
 abroad there1 by the spirit that  ,god 
hath given thee 7,rom #e3e74 ,then thou 
wilt know it with an  obliging and      
engaging knowledge2 yea1 then thou wilt 
know it with  a soul-strengthening1 and 
soul-encouraging knowledge4    ,counsel 
,second1 ,wouldest thou improve this    
love8 then set it  against the love of  
all other things whatsoever1 even until 
this  love shall conquer thy soul from  
the love of them to itself4    ,this is 
,christian4 ,do it therefore1 and say1  
why should any thing  have my heart but 
,god1 but ,christ8 ,he loves me1 he     
loves me with  love that passeth        
knowledge4 ,he loves me1 and he shall   
have me3  he loves me1 and ,i will love 
him3 his love stripped him of all for   

my sake2 ,lord let my love strip me of  
all for thy sake4 ,i am a son  of love1 
an object of love1 a monument of love1  
of free love1 of  distinguishing love1  
of peculiar love1 and of love that      
passeth  knowledge3 and why should not  
,i walk in love8 ,in love to ,god1 in   
love to men1 in holy love1 in love      
unfeigned8 ,this is the way to  improve 
the love of ,god for thy advantage1 for 
the subduing of  thy passions1 and for  
sanctifying of thy nature4 ',tis an     
odious  thing to hear men of base lives 
talking of the love of ,god1 of  the    
death of ,christ1 and of the glorious   
grace that is presented  unto sinners by
 the word of the truth of the gospel4   
,praise is  comely for the upright1 not 
for the profane4 ,therefore let him     
speak of love that is taken with love1  
that is captivated with  love1 that is  
carried away with love4 ,if this man    
speaks of it1  his speaking signifies   
something2 the powers1 and bands of love
 are  upon him1 and he shews to all that

 he knows what he is speaking of4  ,but 
the very mentioning of love1 is in the  
mouth of the profane1  like a parable in
 the mouth of fools1 or as salt         
unsavory4 ,wherefore1  ,christian1      
improve this love of ,god as thou       
shouldest1 and that  will improve thee  
as thou wouldest4 ,wherefore1           
,counsel ,third1 ,if thou wouldest      
improve this love1 keep thyself  in it4 
,keep yourselves in the love of ,god    
7,jude #ba74 ,this text  looks as if it 
favoured the ,socinians1 but there is   
nothing of that  in it4 ,and so doth    
that1 ,if ye keep my commandments1 ye   
shall  abide in my love3 even as ,i have
 kept my ,father's commandments and     
abide in his love 7,john #ae3aj74 ,the  
meaning then is this1 that  living a    
holy life is the way1 after a man has   
believed unto  justification1 to keep   
himself in the savour and comfort of the
  love of ,god4 ,and ,oh1 that thou     
wouldest indeed so do4 ,and that        
because1 if thou shall want the savour  

of it1 thou will soon want  tenderness  
to the commandment1 which is the rule by
 which thou  must walk1 if thou wilt do 
good to thyself1 or honour ,god in the  
world4 ,to him that ordereth his        
conversation aright1 will ,i shew  the  
salvation of ,god 7,psa #ej3bc74 ,he    
that would live a sweet1  comfortable1  
joyful life1 must live a very holy life4
 ,this is the  way to improve this love 
to thyself indeed4    ,counsel ,fourth1 
,to this end1 you must take root and be 
grounded  in love2 that is1 you must be 
well settled1 and stablished in this    
love1 if indeed you would improve it4   
,you must not be shaken as  to the      
doctrine and grounds of it 7,eph #c3ag74
 ,these you must be  well acquainted    
with3 for he that is but a child in this
 doctrine1  is not capable as yet1 of   
falling in with these exhortations3 ,for
  such waver1 and fear when tempted2 and
 he that feareth is not  made perfect in
 love 7#a ,john #d3ah71 nor can he so   
improve it for  himself and soul's good 

as he should4    ,counsel ,fifth1 and   
lastly1 ,keep1 to this end1 those       
grounds1 and  evidences that ,god hath  
given you of your call to be partakers  
of  this love1 with all clearness upon  
your hearts1 and in your minds4  ,for he
 that wants a sight of them1 or a proof 
that they are true  and good1 can take  
but little comfort in this love4 ,there 
is a  great mystery in the way of ,god  
with his people4 ,he will justify  them 
without their works1 he will pardon them
 for his ,son's sake3  but they shall   
have but little comfort of what he hath 
done1 doth1  and will do for them that  
are careless1 carnal1 and not holy in   
their lives4 ,nor shall they have their 
evidences for heaven at  hand1 nor out  
of doubt with them1 yea1 they shall walk
 without  the sun1 and have their       
comforts by bits and knocks2#af while   
others  sit at their father's table1    
have liberty to go into the wine-cellar1
  rejoice at the sweet and pleasant face
 of their heavenly ,father  towards     

them2 and know it shall go well with    
them at the end4    ,something now for a
 conclusion should be spoken to the     
carnal  world1 who have heard me tell of
 all this love4 ,but what shall  ,i say 
unto them8 ,if ,i should speak to them1 
and they should not  hear2 or if ,i     
should testify unto them1 and they      
should not believe2  or intreat them1   
and they should scorn me2 all will but  
aggravate1  and greaten their sin1 and  
tend to their further condemnation4     
,and therefore ,i shall leave the       
obstinate where ,i found him1 and  shall
 say to him that is willing to be saved1
 ,sinner1 thou hast  the advantage of   
thy neighbour1 not only because thou art
 willing  to live1 but because there are
 those that are willing thou  shouldest2
 to wit1 those unto whom the issues from
 death do belong1  and they are the     
,father and the ,son1 to whom be glory  
with the  blessed ,spirit of grace1     
world without end4 ,amen4               
,,footnotes3    #a ,in the first edition

 of this treatise1 which was published  
four  years after ,bunyan's death1 this 
is quoted deeper than the sea1  probably
 a typographical error4 ,it is          
afterwards quoted correctly4--,ed4    #b
 ,how admirably does ,bunyan bring home 
to the ,christian's heart  these solemn 
truths4 ,the breadth and length and     
depth and height  of our guilt and      
misery1 requires a remedy beyond all    
human power4  ,this can only be found in
 the love of ,god in ,christ3 this      
extends  beyond all bounds4 ,it is      
divine1 unsearchable1 eternal mercy1    
swallowing up all our miseries4--,ed4   
#c ,shuck1 a corruption of shrug1 to    
express horror by motions of  the body4 
#d ,this is a very striking application 
of these words of ,david1  which so     
fearfully describe the agitation of     
those who are exposed  to a hurricane at
 sea4 ,we too generally limit this      
passage to  its literal sense4 ,to      
,bunyan1 who had passed through such a  
deep  experience of the terrors of the  

,lord1 when he came out of  tribulation 
and anguish1 he must have richly enjoyed
 the solemn  imagery of these words1    
depicting the inmost feelings of his    
soul  when in the horrible deeps of     
doubt and despair4 ,but young           
,christians  must not be distressed     
because they have never experienced such
  tempests3 thousands of vessels of     
mercy get to heaven1 without  meeting   
with hurricanes in their way4--,ed4     
#e ,how thankful should we be1 for the  
great spread of gospel light  in this   
country1 since ,bunyan's days4 ,he for  
refusing to attend1  what he considered1
 an unscriptural church2 suffered above 
twelve  years incarceration in a        
miserable den2 while all his friends    
were  either imprisoned or plundered4   
,it was a dreadful attempt to root  out 
,christianity from this country2 but was
 overruled to make it  take deeper root4
 ,how long will ,antichrist still hold  
up his head  in this country8 ,he has   
had some hard knocks of late4--,ed4     

#f ,the descent of ,christ into hell has
 been the subject of much  controversy1 
and the question is as far from solution
 now as  it was in the dark ages1 when  
it was first propounded1 and then       
arbitrarily decreed to be an article of 
faith4 ,those who explain hell  as      
hades1 the place of departed souls1 or  
of the dead generally1  fortify         
themselves with ,psalm #aci3h1 and also 
,psalm #af3aj2 and  yet the first       
passage may only imply the omnipresence 
of ,god1 and  the second1 the           
resurrection of the incorruptible body  
of ,christ  from the grave4 ,the descent
 of ,christ into the place of torment is
  a figment1 a monkish fable1 in which  
,bible incidents and heathen  myths are 
woven together to delude a credulous and
 ignorant  laity4 ,the formulary        
designated the ,apostles' creed1 has1   
beyond  question1 a high claim to       
antiquity1 but none whatever to be the  
work of the ,apostles themselves4 ,the  
descent into hell was an  after         

interpolation1 and its rejection has    
been suggested4--,ed4    #g ,this is one
 of those strikingly solemn passages1   
which abound in  ,bunyan's works4 ,it   
almost irresistibly brings to our       
imagination  his expressive countenance1
 piercing eyes and harmonious voice2    
pressed on by his rapid conceptions and 
overpowering natural  eloquence4 ,how   
must it have riveted the attention of a 
great  congregation4 ,it is a rush of   
words1 rolling on like the waves of  the
 sea2 increasing in grandeur and in     
force as they multiply in  number4--,ed4
    #h ,the reader must not             
misunderstand the word common as here   
applied  to the ,saviour4 ,it has the   
same meaning that is applied to a piece 
of land1 to which many persons have an  
equal or common right2  but which none  
but those1 who have a right or title1   
can use4 ,it  strikingly illustrates the
 union of ,christ and his church4--,ed4 
#i ,there is no affectation of learning 
in ,bunyan's giving the meaning  of the 

,hebrew word1 ,metheg2 it is translated 
in the margin of our  ,bibles1 the      
bridle of ,ammah4--,ed4    #aj ,bunyan  
seems here evidently to refer to the    
case of unregenerate  and worldly men   
entering into the ministry1 and making a
 public  and solemn declaration that    
they are inwardly moved thereto by  the 
,holy ,ghost1 and truly called according
 to the will of our  ,lord ,jesus       
,christ4 ,see form and manner of        
ordaining deacons and  priests in the   
,church of ,england4--,ed4    #aa       
,bunyan quotes this passage from the    
puritan version2 vulgarly  called ,the  
,breeches ,bible4 ,the present          
authorized translation  is might be     
rich4    #ab ,virtue1 secret agency3    
efficacy without visible or material    
action4 ,walker's ,dictionary4--,ed4    
#ac ,improving1 not in quality but by   
extending the benefits1  employing to   
good purpose2 turning to profitable     
account4--,ed4    #ad ,how delightfully 
has ,bunyan brought forth the marrow of 

this  important text4 ,he felt that     
those who were filled with all the      
fullness of ,god1 sweetened the churches
 in his day2 they were  wanted then2 are
 they not equally wanted now8--,ed4     
#ae ,bunyan lived in singularly eventful
 times4 ,under the ,commonwealth  the   
strictest outward morality was enforced4
 ,but when a licentious  monarch was    
placed upon the throne1 a flood of the  
grossest  debauchery was let loose2 and 
those hypocrites1 who had put on a      
cloak of religion to serve a temporary  
purpose1 threw it off and  became       
ringleaders in the vilest iniquities4   
,see ,matthew #ab3dc-de4--;,ed4    #af  
,bits and knocks2 this phrase is now    
obsolete3 it alludes to a  dog at table1
 who while picking up the crumbs1 often 
gets a bite  and a buffet or knock with 
it1 but still perseveres4--,ed4         
999999    ,,of ,,antichrist1 ,,and ,,his
 ,,ruin3 ,,and ,,of ,,the ,,slaying     
,,the ,,witnesses4    ,,by ,,john       
,,bunyan        ,,prefatory ,,remarks   

,,by ,,the ,,editor    ,this important  
treatise was prepared for the press1 and
 left by  the author1 at his decease1 to
 the care of his surviving friend  for  
publication4 ,it first appeared in a    
collection of his works  in folio1      
#afib2 and although a subject of        
universal interest2 most  admirably     
elucidated2 no edition has been         
published in a separate  form4          
,antichrist has agitated the ,christian 
world from the earliest ages2  and his  
craft has been to mislead the           
thoughtless1 by fixing upon  the humble 
followers of the ,lamb his own          
opprobrious proper name4  ,the mass of  
professed ,christians1 whose creed and  
mode of worship  have been provided by  
human laws1 has ever been opposed to the
 sincere  disciples of ,christ4 ,to     
imbibe every principle from             
investigation  and conviction of the    
holy oracles--to refuse submission to   
any  authority in the spiritual kingdom 
of ,god1 except it is to ,christ1  the  

supreme head and only lawgiver in his   
church--to refuse  obedience to human   
laws in the great concern of salvation  
and of  worship2 whether those laws or  
decrees emanate from a ,darius1 a       
,nebuchadnezzar1 a ,bourbon1 a ,tudor1  
or a ,stuart--to be influenced  by the  
spirit which animated ,daniel1 the three
 ,hebrew youths1 and  the martyrs1      
brought down denunciations upon them1   
and they were  called antichristian3 but
 alas6 the sincere disciples of ,jesus  
have  ever known and ,,felt who and what
 is ,antichrist4 ,they have been  in    
dungeons--racked and                    
tormented--transported--drowned--hung or
  burned4 ,the most frightful atrocities
 have been committed upon  the most     
peaceful and valuable members of        
society2 because they  valued their     
soul's peace in preference to temporal  
advantages4  ,these cruelties are ,,thy 
cursed deeds1 ,o ,antichrist6 ,the hand 
writing against thee is exhibited in    
blood-stained and indelible  characters4

 ,the ,great ,god has decreed thy       
downfall and ruin--,that  wicked--whom  
the ,lord shall consume with the spirit 
of his mouth1  7#b ,thess #b3h74 ,all   
who are found partakers in his          
community1 must  be consumed with an    
everlasting destruction4 ,no            
paper-winkers #a  can hide this truth   
from the enlightened regenerated mind4  
,o my  soul1 come not thou into their   
secret1 unto their assembly1 mine       
honour1 be not thou united3 for in their
 anger they slew a man4  ,cursed be     
their anger1 for it was fierce2 and     
their wrath1 for it  was cruel6    ,in  
,bunyan's time great cruelties were     
practised to compel  uniformity4 ,to    
that absurd shrine many thousand        
invaluable lives  were sacrificed4      
,blessed be ,god1 that happier days have
 dawned upon  us4 ,antichrist can no    
longer put the ,christian to a cruel    
death4  ,it very rarely sends one to    
prison for refusing obedience to human  
laws that interfere with religious      

worship4 ,my kingdom is not of  this    
world1 said the ,redeemer3 and his      
followers dare not render  unto ,caesar1
 or temporal governments1 that which    
belongs exclusively  to ,god4 ,human    
coercion1 in anything connected with    
religion1 whether  it imposes creeds1   
liturgies1 or modes of worship1 is      
,antichrist3  whom to obey1 is spiritual
 desolation1 and if knowingly persevered
  in1 leads to death4    ,on the        
contrary1 the kingdom of ,christ is     
love1 meekness1 forbearance1            
persuasion1 conviction1 and holy faith4 
,the ,christian who dares  not obey     
,antichrist may still1 in some          
countries1 suffer personal  violence2   
but the olden cruelties have given way  
to the spread of  the gospel4 ,should   
the wicked spirit of persecution still  
light  its unhallowed fire in any sect2 
may heaven forgive and convert  such    
misguided men1 before the divine wrath  
shall consume all  that pertains to     
,antichrist4 ,come out from among them  

and be ye  separate1 saith the ,lord4   
,bunyan conceives that previous to the  
universal triumphs of the  ,saviour1    
,antichrist will spread his influence   
over the whole earth2  and the church be
 hidden from outward observation1 in the
 hearts  of believers4 ,this idea1 which
 was also cherished by ,dr4 ,gill1  and 
others1 deserves careful consideration2 
while we keep in mind1  that leaven     
which must spread1 however invisible in 
its operation1  until the whole earth   
shall be leavened4    ,the dread enemy  
may yet appear in a different shape to  
any that  he has hitherto assumed4 ,when
 mankind1 by the spread of knowledge1   
shall throw off the absurdities and     
disgraceful trammels of  hypocrisy1     
fanaticism1 and tyranny1 which has so   
long oppressed  them2 there may be      
experienced a vast overflowing of       
infidelity1  and perverted reason assume
 the place of ,antichrist4 ,through     
this and all other opposing systems1    
,christianity must make its             

irresistible progress3 all that opposes 
is doomed to ruin by the  ,great ,god4  
,every heart will be subdued by that    
blessed knowledge1  which has the       
promise of the life that now is as well 
as of that  which is to come4 ,bloodless
 victory6 ,the ark being exhibited1     
every  ,dagon must fall before it1 then 
shall be realized the heavenly  anthem1 
,glory to ,god in the highest1 and on   
earth peace1 good  will towards men4    
,,george ,,offor4    ,a ,,premonition   
,,to ,,the ,,reader4    ,after that ,god
 had delivered ,babylon and her king    
into the hands  of the kings of the     
,medes and ,persians1 then began the    
liberty  of the ,jews1 from their long  
and tedious captivity3 ,for though      
,nebuchadnezzar and his sons did        
tyrannically enslave1 and hold  them    
under2 yet so wrought ,god with the     
hearts of those kings that  succeeded   
them1 that they made proclamation to    
them to go home1  and build their city1 
temple1 c41 and worship their own ,god  

according to his own law 7#b ,chron     
#cj3f2 ,ezra #a74 ,but because ,i  would
 not be tedious in enumerating instances
 for the clearing of  this1 therefore ,i
 will content myself with one1 and with 
a brief  note upon it4 ,it is that in   
the seventh of ,ezra #bf3 ',and         
whosoever  will not do the law of thy   
,god1 and the law of the king1 let      
judgment be executed speedily upon him1 
whether it be to death1 or  to          
banishment1 or to confiscation of goods1
 or to imprisonment4'  ,this is the     
conclusion of a letter that king        
,artaxerxes gave to  ,ezra the priest   
and scribe1 when he granted his         
petition1 and gave  him leave to go to  
,jerusalem to build the temple1 and to  
offer  sacrifice there to the ,god whose
 house is in ,jerusalem4 ,and  a        
conclusion it was1 both comfortable and 
sharp2 comfortable to  ,ezra and his    
companions1 but sharp unto his enemies4 
,i shall here  present you with a copy  
of the letter at large4    ',artaxerxes1

 king of kings1 unto ,ezra the priest1 a
 scribe of the  law of the ,god of      
heaven1 perfect peace1 and at such a    
time4 ,i  make a decree1 that all they  
of the people of ,israel1 and of his    
priests and levites1 in my realm1 which 
are minded of their own  free-will to go
 up to ,jerusalem1 go with thee4        
,forasmuch as thou  art sent of the     
king1 and of his seven counsellors1 to  
inquire  concerning ,judah and          
,jerusalem1 according to the law of thy 
,god  which is in thine hand2 ,and to   
carry the silver and gold1 which  the   
king and his counsellors have freely    
offered unto the ,god of  ,israel1 whose
 habitation is in ,jerusalem4 ,and all  
the silver and  gold that thou canst    
find in all the province of ,babylon1   
with  the free-will-offering of the     
people1 and of the priests1 offering    
willingly for the house of their ,god   
which is in ,jerusalem3 ,that  thou     
mayest buy speedily with this money     
bullocks1 rams1 lambs1  with their      

meat-offerings and their                
drink-offerings1 and offer them  upon   
the altar of the house of your ,god     
which is in ,jerusalem4  ,and whatsoever
 shall seem good to thee1 and to thy    
brethren1 to do  with the rest of the   
silver and the gold1 that do after the  
will  of your ,god4 ,the vessels also   
that are given thee for the service  of 
the house of thy ,god1 those deliver    
thou before the ,god of  ,jerusalem4    
,and whatsoever more shall be needful   
for the house of  thy ,god1 which thou  
shalt have occasion to bestow1 bestow it
 out  of the king's treasure-house4 ,and
 ,i1 even ,i ,artaxerxes the king1  do  
make a decree to all the treasurers     
which are beyond the river1  that       
whatsoever ,ezra the priest1 the scribe 
of the law of the  ,god of heaven1 shall
 require of you1 it be done speedily4   
,unto an  hundred talents of silver1 and
 to an hundred measures of wheat1  and  
to an hundred baths of wine1 and to an  
hundred baths of oil1  and salt without 

prescribing how much4 ,whatsoever is    
commanded by  the ,god of heaven1 let it
 be diligently done for the house of the
  ,god of heaven3 for why should there  
be wrath against the realm of  the king 
and his sons8 ,also we certify you1 that
 touching any of  the priests and       
levites1 singers1 porters1 nethinims1 or
 ministers  of this ,house of ,god1 it  
shall not be lawful to impose toll1     
tribute1 or custom1 upon them4 ,and     
thou1 ,ezra1 after the wisdom  of thy   
,god1 that is in thine hand1 set        
magistrates and judges1  which may judge
 all the people that are beyond the     
river1 all  such as know the laws of thy
 ,god2 and teach ye them that know them 
not4 ,and whosoever will not do the law 
of thy ,god1 and the law of  the king1  
let judgment be executed speedily upon  
him1 whether it  be unto death1 or to   
banishment1 or to confiscation of goods1
 or  to imprisonment' 7,ezra #g3aa-bf74 
,this is the letter2 and now for the    
scope thereof4 ,first1 ,generally4      

,secondly1 ,particularly4               
,,generally4 ,the general scope of the  
letter is this3 ,a grant given  by the  
king to ,ezra the scribe1 to go to      
,jerusalem1 and build there  the temple 
of ,god1 and offer sacrifice in it      
according to the law3  ,with commissions
 annexed thereunto1 to the king's       
lieutenants1  treasurers and governors  
on that side the river1 to further the  
work with such things as by the king was
 commanded they should4                 
,,particularly4 ,but we will consider   
the matter particularly4 #a4  ,as to the
 manner of the grant which the king gave
 to ,ezra and his  brethren to go       
thither4 #b4 ,as to the king's grant1   
with reference  to their building1 and  
way of worship4 #c4 ,with reference to  
the  king's liberality and gifts towards
 the building of the temple1  and by    
what rules it was to be bestowed4 #d4   
,as to the way that the  king concluded 
they should be governed in their own    
land4 #e4 ,with  reference to the king's

 charge to his officers that were       
thereabout1  not to hinder ,ezra in his 
work4 #f4 ,and lastly1 with reference to
  the king's threat and commandment to  
do judgment if they should  hinder it4  
,first1 ,as to the manner of the grant  
that the king gave to ,ezra and  his    
brethren to go to build1 it was such an 
one as forced none1  but left every ,jew
 to his own choice1 whether he would go1
 or  forbear4 ,the words are these3     
',artaxerxes1 king of kings1 unto  ,ezra
 the priest1 a scribe of the law of the 
,god of heaven1 perfect  peace1 and at  
such a time4 ,i make a decree1 that all 
they of the  people of ,israel1 and of  
his priests and levites1 in my realm1   
which are minded of their own free-will 
to go up to ,jerusalem1 go  with thee'  
7verse #ab1ac74    ,thus gracious then  
was the king3 ,he made a decree1 ,that  
all they  of the captive ,jews1 their   
priests and levites1 that would return  
to their own land1 to build their       
temple1 and to sacrifice there1  might3 

,he would hinder none1 force none1 but  
left them free1 to  do as they would4   
,secondly1 ,as to the king's grant1 with
 reference to their building1  and way  
of worship there1 nothing was to be done
 therein1 but  according to the law of  
the ,god of ,ezra1 which was in his     
hands  7verse #ad74 ,hence1 when he was 
come to ,jerusalem1 he was to inquire   
concerning ,judah and ,jerusalem2 to    
wit1 what was wanting in order  to the  
temple and worship of ,god there1       
according to the law of  his ,god1 which
 was in his hand4 ,also when they went  
about to build1  and to sacrifice1 all  
was to be done according as was         
commanded by  the ,god of heaven 7verse 
#bc73 ,yea1 this was granted by the     
king1  and his seven counsellors4       
,thirdly1 ,as to the king's liberality  
towards the building of this  house1 c4 
it was large3 ,he gave silver1 gold1    
bullocks1 rams1  lambs2 with wheat1     
wine1 oil1 and salt 7verse #ag1bb72 but 
would by  his royal power1 give no      

orders how in particular things should  
be bestowed1 but left all that to ,ezra 
the priest1 to do with it  according to 
the will1 word1 or law of his ,god      
7verse #ah74    ,fourthly1 ,as to the   
way that the king concluded they should 
be  governed in their own land1 it was  
by their own laws2 yea1 he did  bid     
,ezra the priest1 after the wisdom of   
his ,god that was in his  hand1 set     
magistrates and judges1 which might     
judge all the people1  c4 only he bid   
him make them such1 which did know the  
law of his  ,god3 ,also the king added1 
,that they should teach it to them that 
knew it not4    ,fifthly1 ,as to the    
king's officers1 he gave them a charge  
not to  hinder1 but further this work4  
,to further this work1 not by putting   
their hand thereto1 7that was to be left
 to the ,jews alone1 especially  to     
,ezra1 according to the law of his      
,god17 but that they should  speedily   
give him such things which the king had 
commanded1 to  wit1 silver1 and wheat1  

and wine1 and oil1 and salt1 for their  
encouragement2 and to do therewith1 as  
by the law of their ,god  they should4  
,further1 ,that they should not impose  
toll1 tribute1  or custom1 upon the     
priests1 levites1 singers1 porters1     
nethinims1  or ministers 7verse #bj-bb74
    ,sixthly1 ,and now we come to the   
conclusion1 to wit1 the king's  threat  
and command to do judgment on them that 
obeyed not the law  of ,ezra's ,god1 and
 the king4    ,considering what hath    
been said before1 ,i conclude1    #a4   
,that this king imposed no law1 no      
priest1 no people upon these  ,jews2 but
 left them wholly to their own law1     
their own ministers1  and their own     
people3 ,all which were the laws of     
,god1 the priests  of ,god1 the people  
of ,god1 as to their building of their  
temple1  and the worship of their ,god4 
#b4 ,he forced not ,,this people1 no1   
not to their land1 their temple1  nor   
their worship1 by his or their law2 but 
left them free to  their own mind1 to do

 thereabout as they would4    #c4 ,he   
added not any law therefore of his own1 
either to prescribe  worship1 or to     
enforce it upon the ,jews4    ,but you  
will say1 upon what then was the        
threatening and the command  to punish  
grounded8 ,i answer1 upon a supposed    
breach of two laws4  ,he of the ,jews1  
that in ,jerusalem1 rebelled against the
 law of  the ,lord1 was in his own land 
left by the king to be punished by  the 
same law1 according to the penalties    
thereof3 ,and he of the  king's         
officers1 that refused to do the king's 
laws1 that refused  to give the ,jews   
such things as the king commanded1 and  
that would  yet exact such customs and  
tributes as the king forbade1 should be 
punished by the king's laws1 whether    
unto death or unto banishment1  or unto 
confiscation of goods1 or to            
imprisonment4    ,and if all kings would
 but give such liberty1 to wit1 that    
,god's  people should be directed in    
their temple-building1 and temple       

worship1 as they find it in the law of  
their ,god1 without the  additions of   
man's inventions3 and if all kings did  
but lay the  same penalty upon them of  
their pretended servants1 that should   
hinder this work1 which this brave king 
,artaxerxes laid upon his2  how many of 
the enemies of the ,jews1 before this   
time1 would have  been hanged1 banished1
 had their goods confiscated to the     
king1  or their bodies shut up in       
prison6 ,the which we desire not2 we    
desire only that this letter of the king
 might be considered of1  and we left to
 do as is there licensed and directed3  
,and when we  do the contrary1 let us be
 punished by the law of ,god1 as we are 
his servants1 and by the law of the     
king1 as we are his subjects2  and we   
shall never complain4    ,only ,i cannot
 but observe how prettily it is done of 
some1 who urge  this text to colour     
their malice1 ignorance and revenge     
withal1  while they cry1 ,the law of    
,god1 and ,the law of the king1 when    

they  will neither let1 according to    
this scripture1 the law of ,god1  nor   
the law of the king take place3 ,not the
 law of ,god2 for that  they will not   
leave us to that1 to square and govern  
ourselves in  temple-work1 and          
sacrificing by4 ,nor will they do the   
law of the  king1 which has made void1  
ipso facto1 whatever law is against  the
 word of ,god2 but because themselves   
can do1 they will  force us to do so    
too4 #b    ,before ,i leave this1 ,i    
would touch once again upon the candour 
of this king ,artaxerxes1 who thus did3 
,because he gave this leave  and license
 to the ,jews1 contrary 7if he had any7 
to his own  national worship2 yea1 and  
also to the impairing of his own        
incomes4  ,methinks he should have a    
religion of his own2 and that1 not that 
of the ,jews1 because he was a ,gentile2
 and not1 as we read of1  proselyted to 
the ,jews religion4 ,indeed1 he spake   
reverently of  the ,god of ,israel1 and 
of his temple-worship1 and sacrifices1  

as  did also several other kings2 but   
that will not prove that he was  adapted
 to that religion4    ,that his incomes 
were impaired1 'tis evident2 because he 
took  off toll1 tribute1 and custom from
 them1 of whom mention is made  before2 
nor is it1 ,i think1 to be believed1    
that he did exact it  of their brethren4
 ,but we may see what the ,lord can do2 
for thus  to do1 was put into the heart 
of the king by the ,god of heaven       
7verse #bg74 ,this therefore ariseth not
 of nature3 no more did the  kindness of
 ,cyrus or ,darius1 of whom we read in  
the beginning of  this history4 ,as ,god
 therefore did put it into the hearts of
 the  wicked kings of ,babylon1 to      
distress his church and people for      
their sins2 so he put it into the hearts
 of the kings of the ,medes  and        
,persians1 who were to be1 in a sense1  
their saviours2 to ease  them of those  
distresses1 to take off the yoke1 and   
let them go  free4 ,indeed1 there was an
 ,artaxerxes that put a stop to this    

work  of ,god 7chap #d71 and he also was
 of the kings that had destroyed  the   
,babylonians2 for it doth not follow1   
because ,god hath begun  to deliver his 
people1 that therefore their deliverance
 must be  completed without stop or let4
 ,the protestants in ,france had more   
favour formerly1 than from their prince 
they at this time have2  yet ,i doubt   
not but that ,god will make that horn   
also one of them  7in his time7 that    
7indeed7 shall hate the whore4 ,as the  
sins of  ,god's people brought them into
 captivity2 so their sins can hold  them
 there2 yea1 and when the time comes    
that grace must fetch  them out1 yet the
 oxen that draw this cart may stumble2  
and the  way through roughness1 may     
shake it sorely4 ,however1 heaven rules 
and over-rules2 and by one means and    
another1 as the captivity of  ,israel   
did seem to linger1 so it came out at   
the time appointed2  in the way that    
best pleased ,god1 most profited them1  
and that  most confounded those that    

were their implacable enemies4 ,this    
therefore should instruct those that yet
 dwell where the woman  sitteth1 to     
quietness and patience4    ,to          
quietness3 ,for ,god rules1 and has the 
dispose of things4 ,besides1  it is a   
kind of arraigning of his wisdom1 to be 
discontent at that  which at present is 
upon the wheel4 ,above all1 it          
displeases him  that any should seek1 or
 go about to revenge their own injuries1
  or to work their own deliverances2 for
 that is the work of ,god1  and he will 
do it by the kings3 ,nor is he weak1 nor
 has he missed  the opportunity2 nor    
doth he sleep but waketh1 and waiteth to
 be  gracious4    ,this also should     
teach them to be patient1 and put them  
upon bearing  what at present they may  
undergo1 patiently4 ,let them wait upon 
,god2 patiently let them wait upon men1 
and patiently let them bear  the fruits 
of their own transgressions2 which      
though they should  be none other but a 
deferring of the mercy wished for1 is   

enough  to try1 and crack1 and break    
their patience1 if a continual supply1  
and a daily increase thereof be not     
given by the ,god of heaven4    ,and    
before ,i do conclude this1 let me also 
add one word more2 to  wit1 to exhort   
them to look that they may see that     
which ,god at  present may be doing     
among the ,babylonians4    ,when ,god   
had his people into ,babylon of old1 he 
presented them  with such rarities      
there1 as he never shewed them in their 
own  country4 ,and is there nothing now 
to be seen by them that are not  yet    
delivered from that oppression1 that may
 give them occasion to  stay themselves 
and wonder6 ,what1 is preservation      
nothing8 ,what1  is baffling and        
befooling the enemies of ,god's church  
nothing8 ,in  the ,maryan days here at  
home1 there was such sweet songs sung in
  the fire1 such sweet notes answering  
them from prison1 and such  providences1
 that coals of burning fire still       
dropped here and  there upon the heads  

of those that hated ,god2 that it might1
 and  doubtless did make those that did 
wisely consider of ,god's doings1  to   
think ,god was yet near1 with1 and for1 
a despised and afflicted  people4#c     
,i conclude then1 first with a word of  
counsel1 and then with a  word of       
caution4    ,first1 ,let us mend our    
pace in the way of reformation1 that  is
 the way to hasten the downfall of      
,antichrist1 ministers need  reforming1 
particular congregations need reforming1
 there are but  few church-members but  
need reforming4 ,this twenty years we   
have  been degenerating1 both as to     
principles1 and as to practice2 and     
have grown at last into an amazing      
likeness to the world1 both as  to      
religion and civil demeanour3 ,yea1 ,i  
may say1 so remiss have  churches been  
in instructing those that they have     
received into  fellowship with them2 and
 so careless have the received been1 of 
considering the grounds of their coming 
into churches1 that most  members1 in   

some places1 seem now to be at a loss2  
yea1 and those  churches stand with     
their fingers in their mouths1 and are  
as if  they would not1 durst not1 or    
could not help it4    ,my ,second is1 ,a
 word of caution4    #a4 ,take heed of  
over-looking1 or of shutting your eyes  
upon your  own guilt3 ',he that covereth
 his sins1 shall not prosper4' ,it is   
incident to some men1 when they find    
repentance is far from them1  to shut   
their eyes upon their own guilt1 and to 
please themselves  with such notions of 
deliverance from present troubles1 as   
will  stand with that course of sin     
which is got into their families1       
persons1 and professions1 and with a    
state of impenitence3 ,but ,i  advise   
you to take heed of this4    #b4 ,take  
heed in laying the cause of your        
troubles in the badness  of the temper  
of governors4 ,i speak not now with     
reflection upon  any1 excepting those   
concerned in this caution3 ,god is the  
chief1  and has the hearts of all1 even 

of the worst of men1 in his hand4  ,good
 tempered men have sometimes brought    
trouble2 and bad tempered  men have     
sometimes brought enlargement to the    
churches of ,god3  ,saul brought        
enlargement 7#a ,sam #ad3bh74 ,david    
brought trouble 7#b  ,sam #ab3aj74 ,ahab
 brought enlargement 7#a ,kings #ba3bi74
 ,jehoshaphat  and ,hezekiah did both   
sometimes bring trouble 7#b ,chron      
#ai3b2 #bj3ce2  #cb3be74 ,therefore1 the
 good or bad tempers of men sway nothing
  with ,god in this matter2 they are the
 sins or repentances of his  people1    
that make the church either happy or    
miserable upon earth4    ,take heed1 ,i 
say therefore1 of laying of the trouble 
of the church  of ,god at the doors of  
governors2 especially at the doors of   
kings1  who seldom trouble churches of  
their own inclinations3 7,i say1        
seldom2 for some have done so1 as       
,pharaoh37 ,but ,i say1 lay not the     
cause of your trouble there2 for        
oftentimes they see with other  men's   

eyes1 hear with other men's ears1 and   
act and do by the  judgments of others3 
,thus did ,saul1 when he killed the     
priests of  the ,lord 7#a ,sam #bb3ah72 
and thus did ,darius1 when he cast      
,daniel  into the lions' den 7,dan      
#f3g74 ,but rather labour to see the    
true  cause of trouble1 which is sin2   
and to attain to a fitness to be        
delivered out thence1 and that is by    
repentance1 and amendment  of life4 ,if 
any object1 ,that ,god oft-times        
delivers his of mere  grace3 ,i answer1 
,that's no thanks to them2 besides1 we  
must mind  our duty4 ,further1 ,when    
,god comes to save his people1 he can   
cut  off such objectors1 if they be     
impenitent1 as the sinners of his       
people2 and can save his church1 without
 letting of them be sharers  in that    
salvation3 ,so he served many in the    
wilderness2 and 'tis  to be feared1 so  
he will serve many at the downfall of   
,antichrist4    ,i shall say no more1   
but to testify my loyalty to my king1 my

 love  to my brethren1 and service for  
my country1 has been the cause of  this 
my present scribble4 ,farewell4         
,thine in the ,lord1    ,j4 ,,bunyan4   
,,of ,,antichrist4    ,antichrist is the
 adversary of ,christ2 an adversary     
really1 a friend  pretendedly3 ,so then1
 ,antichrist is one that is against     
,christ2  one that is for ,christ1 and  
one that is contrary to him3 ,and this  
is that mystery of iniquity 7#b ,thess  
#b3g74 ,against him in deed2  for him in
 word1 and contrary to him in practice4 
,antichrist is  so proud as to go before
 ,christ2 so humble as to pretend to    
come  after him1 and so audacious as to 
say that himself is he4 ,antichrist     
will cry up ,christ2 ,antichrist will   
cry down ,christ3 ,antichrist  will     
proclaim that himself is one above      
,christ4 ,antichrist is the  man of sin1
 the son of perdition2 a beast1 that    
hath two horns  like a lamb1 but speaks 
as a dragon 7,rev #ac3aa74    ,christ is
 the ,son of ,god2 ,antichrist is the   

son of ,hell4    ,christ is holy1 meek1 
and forbearing3 ,antichrist is wicked1  
outrageous1 and exacting4    ,christ    
seeketh the good of the soul3           
,antichrist seeks his own  avarice and  
revenge4    ,christ is content to rule  
by his word3 ,antichrist saith1 ,the    
word  is not sufficient4    ,christ     
preferreth his ,father's will above     
heaven and earth3 ,antichrist           
preferreth himself and his traditions   
above all that is written1  or that is  
called ,god1 or worshiped4    ,christ   
has given us such laws and rules as are 
helpful and healthful  to the soul3     
,antichrist seeketh to abuse those rules
 to our hurt  and destruction4          
,antichrist may be considered either    
more particularly1 or more  generally4  
#a4 ,more particularly3 ,and so there   
are many ,antichrists  7#a ,john #b3ah74
 #b4 ,more generally3 ,and so the many  
maketh but one  great ,antichrist1 one  
man of sin1 one enemy1 one great whore1 
one  son of perdition 7#b ,thess #b3c2  

,rev #ai3b74    ,again1 ,antichrist must
 be distinguished1 with respect to his  
more  internal and external parts2 and  
so there is the spirit1 soul1 or  life  
7#a ,john #d3c72 and also the body and  
flesh of ,antichrist 7#b  ,thess #b3g74 
,the spirit1 or soul1 or life of        
,antichrist1 is that  spirit of error1  
that wicked1 that mystery of iniquity1  
that under  colour and pretence of      
verity1 draweth men from truth to       
falsehood4  ,the body or flesh of       
,antichrist1 is that heap of men1 that  
assembly  of the wicked1 that synagogue 
of ,satan that is acted and governed  by
 that spirit4 ,but ,god will destroy    
both soul and body2 ,he 'shall  consume 
the glory of his forest1 and of his     
fruitful field1 both  soul and body3 or 
from the soul1 even to the flesh and    
they shall  be both soul and body as    
when a standard-bearer fainteth' 7,isa  
#aj3ah74    ,a ,,particular             
,,description ,,of ,,antichrist4        
,antichrist therefore is a mystical man1

 so made1 or begotten of  the devil1 and
 sent into the world1 himself being the 
chief and  highest of him4 ,three things
 therefore go to the making up of       
,antichrist1 the head1 body1 and soul4  
,the devil he is the head2  the         
synagogue of ,satan1 that is the body2  
that wicked spirit of  iniquity1 that is
 the soul of ,antichrist4 ,christ then  
is the head  of his church2 the devil is
 the head of ,antichrist2 the elect  are
 the body of ,christ2 the reprobate     
professors are the body of  ,antichrist2
 the ,holy ,ghost is the spirit of life 
that actuateth  ,christ's body2 that    
wicked spirit of iniquity1 is that which
  actuateth the body of ,antichrist4    
,thus therefore are the two great       
mighties set forth before us1 who are   
the heads of those two  bodies2 and thus
 are these two bodies set before us1 who
 are to  be actuated by these two       
spirits4    ,the reason why ,christ came
 into the world1 was1 ,that he might    
destroy all the works of the head of    

,antichrist1 and they which he          
endeavoureth to complete by his wicked  
spirit working in his body  7#a ,john   
#c3h74 ,and the reason why ,antichrist  
came into the world1  was1 ,that the    
church1 which is the body of ,christ1   
might be tried1  and made white by      
suffering under his tyranny1 and by     
bearing  witness against his falsehoods4
 ,for1 for the trial of the faithful1   
and for the punishment of the world1    
,antichrist was admitted to  come3 ,but 
when he came1 he first appeared there   
where one would  have thought there had 
been no place nor corner for his        
reception4    ,,where ,,antichrist      
,,first ,,appeared4    ,the devil then1 
made use of the church of ,god to       
midwife this  monster into the world1 as
 the ,apostle plainly shews1 there he   
first sat1 shewing himself 7#b ,thess   
#b3d74 ,here therefore was his  first   
appearance1 even in the church of ,god3 
,not that the church of  ,god did       
willingly admit him there to sit as     

such2 he had covered  his cloven foot2  
he had plumbs in his dragon's mouth1 and
 so came  in by flatteries2 promising to
 do for ,christ and his church1 that    
which he never meant to perform4 ,for he
 shewed himself that he  was ,god1 and  
in appearance1 set his heart to do as   
the heart of  ,god 7,eze #bh3b-f74 ,and 
who could have found in their hearts to 
shut  the door upon such an one8 ,true1 
he came1 when he came thither1  out of  
the bottomless-pit2 but there came such 
a smoke out thence  with him1 and that  
smoke so darkened the light of the sun1 
of the  moon1 of the stars1 and of the  
day1 that had they the church been  upon
 their watch1 as they were not1 they    
could not have perceived  him from      
another man4 ,besides1 there came with  
him so many locusts  to usher him into  
the house of ,god 7,rev #i3b1c71 and    
they so suited  the flesh and reason of 
the godly of that day1 that with good   
words  and fair speeches1 by their      
crafty and cunning sleights1 whereby    

they lay in wait to deceive1 they quite 
got him in1 and set him  up1 and made   
him a great one1 even the chief1 before 
they were  aware4 ,further1 ,he quickly 
got him a beast to ride on1 far1 for    
sumptuous glory1 beyond 7though as to   
nature1 as assish a creature  as7 that  
on which ,baalam was wont to ride3 ,and 
by this exaltation  he became not only  
more stately1 but the horns of the beast
 would  push for him 7,rev #ag3c-f74    
,again1 ,this man of sin1 when he came  
into the world1 had the art of          
metamorphosing1 and could change        
himself1 both in form and shape1  into  
the likeness of a beast1 a man1 or      
woman2 and the kings of  the earth1 with
 the inhabitants of the world1 began    
then to love  such women dearly2        
wherefore they went to her into the bed 
of love1  and defiled themselves with   
the filthiness of her fornications1     
gave her their troth1 and became her    
husbands1 and beloved sons2  took up    
helmet and shield1 and stood to defend  

her2 yea1 though  ,christ himself1 and  
some of the chief of his followers1     
cried out  of her shame1 and of the evil
 of their doings2 yet would she be      
audacious4    ,also this woman had now  
arrayed herself in flesh-taking         
ornaments1  of the colour of purple and 
scarlet1 and was decked with gold1  and 
precious stones1 and pearls1 after the  
manner or attire of  harlots4 ,thus came
 she to them1 and lay in their bosoms1  
and gave  them out of her golden cup of 
the wine of her fornication2 of the     
which they bibbed till they were        
drunken2 and then1 in requital1  they   
also gave her of such liquors as they   
could1 to wit1 to drink  of the blood of
 saints1 and of martyrs of ,jesus1 till 
she1 like  these beasts1 was drunken    
also4    ,now when they were drunken1   
they did as drunkards do1 revel1 roar1  
and belch out their own shame1 in the   
sight of them that were  sober3         
,wherefore they cried out upon such     
doings1 and chose rather  to die1 than  

to live with such company4 ,and so 'tis 
still with  them where she yet sitteth1 
and so will be till she shall fall  into
 the hands of the strong ,lord1 who will
 judge her according  to her ways4 ,and 
that she must do1 as is implied by this1
 ,that  her fornications are in a cup2  
she has therefore but her cup to  be    
drank out2 wherefore when it is empty1  
then1 whether she will  or no1 the ,lord
 ,god will call her to such a reckoning1
 that all  the clothes on her back1 with
 what pearls and jewels she has1  shall 
not be able to pay the shot4    ,,of    
,,the ,,ruin ,,of ,,antichrist4         
,antichrist1 as was said1 had a time to 
come into the world1 and so  must have a
 time to go out again3 ,for although he 
saith that he  is a ,god1 yet must he be
 subject to the will of ,god1 and must  
go  as well as come according to that   
will4 ,nor can all the fallen  angels1  
with all the members and limbs of       
,antichrist1 cause that  this their brat
 should abide so much as one day longer 

than our  ,god's prefixed time4 ,and    
this the head of ,antichrist            
understandeth  very well3 ,wherefore the
 ,holy ,ghost saith1 ',woe to the       
inhabiters  of the earth1 and of the    
sea6 for the devil is come down unto    
you1  having great wrath1 because he    
knoweth that he hath but a short  time' 
7,rev #ab3ab74    ,besides1 the text    
says plainly1 ,the ,lord shall destroy  
him 7#b ,thess  #b3h71 and that he goeth
 into perdition 7,rev #ag3aa2 #ai3bf74  
,also  the church of ,god believes it1  
and the limbs of ,antichrist fear  it4  
,now when1 or as his time shall come to 
be destroyed1 so he shall  be made a    
hand of2 and that with such instruments 
and weapons of  ,god's indignation1 as  
best shall be suited to his several     
parts4    ,such weapons as are best for 
the destroying of his soul1 shall be    
used for the destroying of it2 and such 
weapons as are best for the  destroying 
of his body1 shall be made use of for   
the destroying  of it4    ,,the ,,soul  

,,of ,,it ,,destroyed1 ,,and ,,how4     
,and therefore1 as to his soul1 or that 
spirit of error that governs  him in all
 his works of mischief2 this must be    
consumed by the  spirit of ,christ's    
mouth1 and be destroyed by the          
brightness of  his coming4    ,this we  
have in the words of ,paul3 ',for saith 
he the mystery of  iniquity the spirit  
of ,antichrist doth already work3 only  
he who  now letteth1 will let1 until he 
be taken out of the way4 ,and then      
shall that wicked be revealed1 whom the 
,lord shall consume with  the spirit of 
his mouth1 and shall destroy with the   
brightness of  his coming' 7#b ,thess   
#b3g1h74 ,the ,apostle here treateth of 
,antichrist1  with reference to his more
 subtil and spiritual part1 since that  
indeed is the chiefest of ,antichrist3  
,wherefore he calls it that  wicked2    
not1 that wicked one1 as referring to   
the whole2 but that  wicked1 as         
referring to the mystery or spirit of   
iniquity1 the  heart and soul of        

,antichrist2 and tells us1 that the     
,lord shall  'consume him with the      
spirit of his mouth1 and shall destroy  
him  with the brightness of his coming4'
    ,now1 by the spirit of his mouth1 ,i
 understand his holy word1 which  is    
called ',the word and breath of his     
lips' 7,isa #aa3d74 ,and also1  ',the   
sword of his mouth' 7,rev #b3af74 ,by   
'the brightness of his  coming1' ,i also
 understand1 not only his presence1 but 
an increase  of light by his presence2  
not only to help ,christians to begin   
to bear witness against some parts and  
pieces of the errors  of ,antichrist1   
but until the whole is rooted out of the
 world4  ,by this1 ,i say1 must the     
soul1 spirit1 or life of ,antichrist be 
taken away4 ,but how shall ,christ by   
this rod1 sword1 or spirit of  his      
mouth1 consume this wicked1 this mystery
 of iniquity8 ,not by  himself          
immediately1 but by his spirit and word 
in his church2  the which he will use1  
and so manage in this work1 that they   

shall  not rest till he by them has     
brought this beast to his grave4 ,this  
beast is compared to the wild boar1 and 
the beast that comes out  of the wood to
 devour the church of ,god1 7as we read 
in the book  of ,psalms3 #hj3ac7 ,but   
,christ1 with the dogs that eat the     
crumbs  of his table1 will so hunt and  
scour him about1 that albeit he  may let
 out some of their bowels with the      
tushes of his chaps1  yet they will not 
let him alone till they have his life3  
,for the  church shall single him out   
from all beasts1 and so follow him  with
 cries1 and pinch him with their voices1
 that he alone shall  perish by their   
means4#d ,thus shall ,christ consume and
 wear him out  by the spirit of his     
mouth1 and destroy him with the         
brightness  of his coming    ,hence you 
find again1 ,that this wicked1 is to    
melt and consume  away as grease3 ,for  
the ,lord ,jesus shall consume him1 and 
cause  him to melt away2 not all at     
once1 but now this part1 and then  that2

 now his soul1 and after that his body1 
even until soul and  body are both      
destroyed4    ,and that you may be      
convinced of the truth of this thing1 do
 but  look back and compare ,antichrist 
four or five hundred years ago1  with   
,antichrist as he is now1 and you shall 
see what work the ,lord  ,jesus has     
begun to make with him1 even with the   
spirit and soul1  and life of           
,antichrist2 both in confounding and    
blasting of it by  this spirit of his   
mouth1 as also by forcing of it to      
dishonourable  retreats1 and by making  
of it give up to him1 as the conqueror1 
not only some of his superstitious and  
diabolical rites and  ceremonies1 to be 
destroyed1 but many a goodly truth1     
which this  vile one had taken from his 
church1 to be renewed to them3 ,nay1    
further1 he hath also already began to  
take from him both kingdoms  and        
countries1 though as to some not so     
absolutely as he shall do  by and by4   
,and in the meantime1 this is the plague

 wherewith the  ,lord shall plague or   
smite the people that have fought       
against  ,jerusalem3 ',their flesh shall
 consume away while they stand upon     
their feet1 and their eyes shall consume
 away in their holes1 and  their tongue 
shall consume away in their mouth'      
7,zech #ad3ab74 ,and  how has this long 
ago been fulfilled here in ,england6 as 
also in  ,scotland1 ,holland1 ,germany1 
,france1 ,sweden1 ,denmark1 ,hungary1   
and  other places6 7,isa #ag3d-f74 ,nor 
hath this spirit of ,antichrist1  with  
all his art and artificers1 been able to
 reduce to ,antichrist  again1 those    
people1 nations1 or parts of nations1   
that by the  spirit of ,christ's mouth1 
and 'the brightness of his coming1'     
have been made to forsake him1 and to   
turn from him to ,christ3  ,the reason  
is1 for that the ,lord has not          
retreated1 but is still  going on in the
 spirit of his mouth1 and his           
brightness1 to  make that conquest over 
him that is determined1 in the way that 

is determined3 ,of which more shall be  
spoken afterward2 for the  path-way that
 he goeth1 is as the shining light1     
which shines  more and more unto noon4  
,true1 the fogs of ,antichrist1 and the 
smoke that came with him out of the     
bottomless-pit1 has darkened  and       
eclipsed the glorious light of the      
gospel3 ,but you know1 in  eclipses1    
when they are on the recovering hand1   
all the creatures  upon the face of the 
earth cannot put a stop to that course1 
until  the sun or the moon have         
recovered their glory4 ,and thus it     
shall  be now1 the ,lord is returned to 
visit the earth1 and his people  with   
his primitive lustre2 he will not go    
back1 nor slack his hand1  until he has 
recovered what ,antichrist has darkened 
of his4 ',the  anger of the ,lord shall 
not return1 until he have executed1 and 
till he have performed the thoughts of  
his heart3 in the latter days  ye shall 
consider it perfectly' 7,jer #bc3bj74   
,therefore he saith  again1 ',the light 

of the moon shall be as the light of the
 sun was  in her eclipse2 and the light 
of the sun shall be sevenfold1 as  the  
light of seven days1 in the day that the
 ,lord bindeth up the  breach of his    
people1 and healeth the stroke of their 
wound1' c4  as the verse before has it3 
',in the day when the towers fall4' ,for
  7as was said before7 as to the        
recovery of the light of the gospel     
from under antichristian mists1 and fogs
 of darkness2 ,christ will  do that1 not
 by might nor power1 but by the spirit  
of his mouth1  and the brightness of his
 coming3 ,wherefore the soul of         
,antichrist1  or that spirit of         
wickedness by which this gospel-light   
hath been  diminished1 must be consumed 
and destroyed by that spirit also4 ,nor 
can any other way of conquest over that 
be thorough1 and lasting2  because that 
spirit can by no other means be slain4  
,the body  of ,antichrist may be        
destroyed by other instruments1 but     
spirits  cannot be killed but by        

spirits4 ,the temporal sword then may   
kill  the body1 but after that it hath  
no more that it can do1 wherefore1  the 
other must be dealt with by another kind
 of weapon3 ,and here  is one           
sufficient1 the spirit against the      
spirit2 the spirit and  face of ,christ1
 against the spirit1 that wicked1 of    
,antichrist4  ,and by this spirit of    
,christ's mouth1 all the spirit that is 
in  all the trinkets and wash of        
,antichrist shall also be destroyed2  so
 that those trinkets1 those rites1      
ceremonies1 and ordinances  of this man 
of sin1 shall be left as carrion upon   
the face of the  earth1 and shall stink 
in the noses of men1 as doth the        
corrupted  blood of a dead man4    ,,the
 ,,ordinances ,,of ,,antichrist4    ,now
 therefore will the beauty of           
,antichrist fade like a flower1  and    
fall as doth a leaf when the sap of the 
tree has left it2 or  as the beauty     
departeth from the body1 when the soul1 
or life1  or spirit is gone forth4 ,and 

as the body cannot be but unpleasant    
and unsavoury when under such a state2  
so the body of ,antichrist  will be to  
beholders1 when the ,lord has slain the 
spirit thereof4  ,it is the spirit of   
,antichrist that puts life into the     
body2 and  that puts lustre into the    
ordinances of ,antichrist1 as the light 
of the sun1 and of the moon1 and of the 
stars1 do put lustre upon  the things of
 this visible world3 ,wherefore1 when   
this spirit1 and  soul1 and life of     
,antichrist is slain1 then it will be   
with him  as 'twould be with the world1 
had it no light of the sun1 of the      
moon1 or of the stars4    ,and hence1 as
 the loss of our natural life is        
compared to the loss  of these lights   
7,eccl #ab3b72 so the loss of the life1 
soul and  spirit of ,antichrist is      
compared to these things also4 ,for1 the
  soul of ,antichrist is compared to a  
heaven2 and her ordinances  and rites1  
to the ordinances of heaven3 wherefore1 
when the ,lord  comes to fight against  

her with the spirit of his mouth1 he    
saith1  ',the stars of heaven shall be  
darkened1 and the constellations        
thereof shall not give their light'     
7,isa #ac3aj72 because he will slay     
that spirit of ,antichrist that is in   
them 7,isa #cd2 ,rev #f3ac1ad74    ,take
 things therefore more distinctly1 thus3
 ,the antichristians'  spirit1 is the   
heaven of antichristians2 their sun1    
moon and stars1  are their superstitious
 ordinances2 their earth is the body or 
flesh of ,antichrist1 otherwise called  
the church and synagogue  of ,satan4    
,now as the earth cannot live1 and be   
desirable1 without  the influences of   
the spirit of the heavens2 so neither   
can ,antichrist  live1 when the ,lord   
shall darken the light of his heaven1   
and shall  slay the spirit thereof4     
,hence you read1 as ,i touched before1  
that  when his heaven shall be rolled   
together as a scroll1 'all the  host    
thereof1' unto which ,i compare the     
ordinances of ,antichrist1  'shall fall 

down1 as the leaf falleth off from the  
vine1 and as  a falling fig from the    
fig-tree' 7,isa #cd3d74 ,but how1 or why
 doth  the leaf1 or the fig fall from   
the tree8 ,why1 because the spirit1  or 
sap of the tree1 is gone from them4     
,therefore1 the first and chief         
proceeding of the ,lord with the man  of
 sin1 is to slay his soul1 that his body
 may also be consumed3  ,and when the   
spirit of ,antichrist shall be made to  
leave both the  body and ordinances of  
,antichrist1 'twill be easy to deal both
  with the one and the other4 ,and      
first1 for the ordinances of            
,antichrist2 because the spirit of error
 is in them1 as well as in  the body    
itself4 ,when that spirit1 as ,i said1  
has left them1 they  will of themselves 
even moulder away1 and not be3 ,as we   
have seen  by experience here in        
,england1 as others also have seen in   
other  countries4 ,for as concerning his
 masses1 prayers for the dead1  images1 
pilgrimages1 monkish vows1 sinful fasts1

 and the beastly  single life of their  
priests1 though when the spirit of      
,antichrist  was in them1 they did bear 
some sway in the world2 yet now1 of     
what esteem are they8 or who has        
reverence for them8 ,they are now  blown
 together under hedges1 as the dry      
leaves1 for the mice and  frogs to      
harbour in3 yea1 the locusts too1 camp  
in the hedges  among the dry leaves1 in 
the cold day1 and 'when the sun ariseth 
they flee away' 7,nahum #c3ae-ag74 ,when
 'tis a cold day for them in  a nation1 
then they lurk in the hedges1 though    
their ordinances  lie there1 as leaves  
that are dry1 and fallen down from the  
tree2  but when the sun ariseth1 and    
waxeth warm1 they abide not1 but  betake
 them to their wings1 and fly away4 ,but
 one would think that  fallen leaves    
should have no great nourishment in     
them3 ,true1 if  you have respect to    
men1 but with vermin any thing will do3 
,we  speak then of them with reference  
to men1 not with respect to the  very   

members of ,antichrist3 ,and ,i say1 as 
to them1 when the spirit  of ,antichrist
 is gone out of these ordinances1 they  
will be with  them as dry leaves that no
 body seeketh after4 ,the ordinances    
therefore of ,antichrist are not able to
 bear up themselves in  the world1 as   
the ordinances of the ,lord ,jesus are1 
for even the  ordinances of ,christ1    
where the spirit of ,christ is not1 are 
yet  in some esteem with men3 ,but      
,,these1 when the spirit of delusion    
has left them1 are abhorred1 both skin  
and bones3 ,for in themselves  they are 
without any sense1 or rationality 7,eze 
#bj3be1bf72 yea1  they look as parts of 
things which are used to conjure up     
devils  with3 ,these were prefigured by 
the ordinances that were ,,not  good1   
and by the judgments whereby one should 
not live4 ,for what  is there1 or can   
there be of the least dram of truth or  
profit in  the things that are without  
the word1 that being the only stamp  by 
which one is distinguished from the     

other8 ,i say1 ,what is there  in any of
 them1 to the man whose eyes are open1  
but delusion and  deceit6 ,wherefore1 as
 has been expressed already1 when the   
,lord  ,christ1 by the spirit of his    
mouth1 c4 shall drive this mystery  of  
iniquity from them1 and strip them of   
that spirit of delusion  that now by its
 craft puts bewitching excellency upon  
them1 they  will of themselves become   
such stinking rivers1 ponds and pools1  
that flesh and blood will loathe to     
drink of them2 yea1 as it was  with the 
ponds and pools of ,egypt1 they will be 
fit for nought  but to breed and hatch  
up frogs in4    ,wherefore these        
ordinances shall be rejected1 not one of
 them shall  find favour with men on    
earth2 when the ,lord1 'by the spirit of
  his mouth1 and the brightness of his  
coming1' shall have separated  their    
spirit from them4    ,now1 by ordinances
 of ,antichrist1 ,i do not intend things
 that only  respect matters of worship  
in ,antichrist's kingdom1 but those     

civil  laws that impose and enforce them
 also2 yea1 that enforce ,,that  worship
 with pains and penalties1 as in the    
,spanish inquisition3  ,for these must1 
as the other1 be overthrown by ,christ1 
by the  spirit of his mouth1 and the    
brightness of his coming3 ,for these    
laws1 as the other1 took their being1   
and have their soul and  life by the    
spirit of ,antichrist2 yea1 as long as  
there is life  in them1 'tis because the
 spirit of that man of sin yet remaineth
  in them4 ,wherefore1 these are also   
great ordinances1 though of  another    
nature than those mentioned before3     
,great1 ,i say1 are they2  forasmuch as 
neither the church of ,antichrist1 nor  
his instruments  of worship1 can either 
live or stand without them4 ,wherefore1 
it  was admitted to the image of the    
beast1 not only to speak1 but to  cause4
 ,to speak out his laws of worship1 'and
 cause that as many  as would not       
worship the image of the beast1 should  
be killed'  7,rev #ac3ae74 ,and mark1   

,this is because that the life that was 
communicated to the image of the beast1 
was by him also communicated  to his    
word and authority4 ,wherefore1 these   
laws must not be  separated from those  
in which the spirit of ,antichrist is2  
yea1  they are the very pillars and     
sinews by which antichristianism        
remains3 ,and were these dis-spirited1  
the whole building would  quickly become
 a ruinous heap4    ,what could the king
 of ,babylon's golden image have done1  
had it  not been for the burning fiery  
furnace that stood within view of  the  
worshippers8 7,dan #c74 ,yea1 what could
 that horrible command1  to pray1 for   
thirty days1 to neither ,god nor man1   
but to the king1  have done1 had it not 
been for the dark den1 and the roaring  
lions  there in readiness to devour     
those that disobeyed it8 7,dan #f74 ,as 
therefore the burning fiery furnace1 and
 the den of lions1 were  the support of 
the horrible religion of the            
,babylonians of old2 so  popish edicts  

are the support of the religion of      
,antichrist now2  and as long as there  
is spirit1 that is1 authority1 in them1 
they  are like to those now mentioned2  
the spirit of such laws is that  that   
makes them dreadful3 ,for as the furnace
 would have been next  to nothing1 if   
void of fire2 and the den as little     
frightful1 if  destitute of lions2 so   
these laws will be as insignificant1    
when  ,christ has slain that spirit that
 is in them2 that spirit that  causes   
that as many as will not worship the    
image of the beast1  should be killed4  
,nor can any sword reach that life of   
,antichrist that is in these1  but the  
sword of ,christ's mouth3 ,therefore1 as
 all the religious  rites and ceremonies
 of ,antichrist are overthrown by his   
spirit  working in his1 as ,christians2 
so those antichristian laws will  have  
their soul and their life taken from    
them also by this spirit  of his mouth  
working in some of his1 as magistrates1 
and no otherwise2  for before kings and 

princes1 c4 come to be enlightened about
 the  evils that are in such edicts1 by 
the spirit of the living ,god1  they    
will let this image of the beast both   
speak and cause1 c4  ,but when they     
shall see1 they will say1 let it be     
decreed that  this prop of ,antichrist  
be taken down4 ,it was decreed by       
,darius1  that they that prayed1 for    
thirty days1 to any ,god but him1 should
  be cast into the den of lions 7,dan   
#f3i72 but this was before he  saw2 but 
when he came to see1 then he decreed    
again2 a decree that  quite took away   
the power of that which he had decreed  
before 7,dan  #f3bf74    ,nor are we    
without instances of this kind nearer   
home3 who is now  afraid of the act for 
burning of those that papists call      
heretics1  since by the king and        
parliament1 as by the finger of ,god1   
the  life and soul is taken out of it4  
,i bring this to shew you1 that  as     
there is life in wicked antichristian   
penal laws1 as well as  in those that   

are superstitiously religious2 so the   
life of these1  of all these1 must be   
destroyed by the same spirit working in 
those that are ,christ's1 though in a   
diverse way4    ,nor will the life of   
these sinews1 as ,i have called them1 be
  taken away2 but as ,god shall         
enlighten men to see the abominable     
filthiness of that which is             
antichristian worship3 as would easily  
be made appear1 if some that dwell in   
those countries where the  beast and his
 image have been worshiped1 would but   
take the pains  to inquire into         
antiquity about it4 ,as the noble king1 
king ,henry  ,,viii did cast down the   
antichristian worship2 so he cast down  
the  laws that held it up3 so also did  
the good king ,edward his son4  ,the    
brave queen1 queen ,elizabeth also1 the 
sister to king ,edward1  hath left of   
things of this nature1 to her lasting   
fame behind  her4 ,and if one such law  
of ,antichrist hath escaped the hand of 
one1 another hath taken it1 and done    

that execution on it that  their zeal   
and piety prompted them to4    ,there is
 yet another thing that the spirit of   
,antichrist is  immediately concerned   
in2 and that is1 the antichristian names
  of the men that worship the beast3 the
 names1 ,i mean1 that the  ,antichrist  
hath baptized them into3 for those names
 are breathed  upon them by the very    
spirit of ,antichrist2 and are such as  
are absolutely names of blasphemy1 or   
such as do closely border  thereupon2   
some such as ,elihu durst not for his   
life give unto  men1 only he calls them 
'flattering titles' 7,job #cb3ba1bb74   
,now  therefore1 of the danger 7though  
not of the names themselves7 you  read  
sufficiently in the scripture2 and      
perhaps the ,holy ,ghost  has contented 
himself with giving of items that are   
general1 that  men might1 as to them1 be
 the more cautious of what names they   
give one to another 7,rev #ag3e72 but   
this is clear1 they are worn  by men of 
spiritual employ3 but since they are but

 mentioned1 and  are not distinctly     
nominated1 how should we know which are 
they1  and which not8 ,verily1 by       
searching the word of ,god1 and by      
seeing  by that what names we are       
allowed to give unto men1 with reference
  to their offices1 dignities1 and      
places3 for ,god has a quarrel with  the
 names1 as well as with the persons that
 wear them2 and when  his ,son shall    
down with ,antichrist1 he will slay     
seven thousand  names of men1 as well as
 the persons of the worshippers of the  
beast 7,rev #aa3ac74    ,but there are  
things1 as well as men 7,job #bb3bh72   
and these also have  been baptized into 
those names by the very spirit of       
,antichrist1  and must be destroyed by  
,christ1 the spirit of his mouth1 and   
the  brightness of his coming3 ',the    
idols he shall utterly abolish' 7,isa   
#b3ah72 and there are men that are idols
 as well as things 7,zech  #aa3ag73     
wherefore1 let men have a care1 as to   
shun the worship of  idols1 so that they

 bare not the name1 or stand in the     
place of  one3 and the reason of this   
caution is1 because name and thing  are 
both abominable unto ,god4    ,to give  
you the number of these names that the  
spirit of ,antichrist  has baptized men 
into1 7besides the things that do also  
wear such  blasphemies upon them17 would
 be a task too great for me1 and too    
wearisome for you4 ,it shall satisfy    
then1 that ,i give you notice  that     
there are such things and men and names2
 and that ,i put you  upon search to    
find out what they be4 ,but whatsoever  
of the spirit1  or soul1 or life of     
,antichrist is in these names1 men1 or  
things1  must be consumed by ,christ1 by
 the spirit of his mouth1 and the       
brightness of his coming4#e    ,another 
thing that ,i would touch upon is this2 
to wit1 ,the lying  legends1 and false  
miracles that ,antichrist cries up3     
,these1 by  the means of which such as  
dwell upon the earth are deceived1 and  
made to adore and worship the beast3    

these have their life and soul  7as had 
those mentioned before7 from the spirit 
of wickedness2  and must be destroyed as
 they1 namely1 by ,christ1 the spirit of
  his mouth1 and the brightness of his  
coming3 for these are not of  the body  
of ,antichrist1 but rather such         
implements1 or whatever  you will call  
them1 by which the spirit and soul of   
,antichrist  is conveyed into1 and kept 
also alive in the body of ,antichrist1  
which is the church and synagogue of    
,satan2 you may call them  organs and   
means by which that wicked worketh in   
the mysteries of  iniquity1 for the     
begetting of1 and maintaining a lying   
and false  belief of the religion of the
 beast3 nor can it be thought1 but      
that1 as the antichristian statists#f of
 ,antichrist1 mentioned  before1 do put 
a dread and fear upon men that are      
worshippers  of the beast1 and his      
image1 to the holding of them still to  
his  service2 so these legends and      
miracles do1 on the other hand1  abridge

 and bind their consciences to that     
worship2 but all because  of that spirit
 of ,antichrist that is in them4#g      
,so then1 here is the spirit of         
,antichrist diffusing itself into all   
the things pertaining to the kingdom of 
the beast2 for it dwells  in the body of
 ,antichrist2 it dwells in the matters  
and things  of worship of ,antichrist2  
it dwells in the titles and names that  
are antichristian2 and it dwells in the 
laws1 legends and miracles  of          
,antichrist4 ,and as it is the spirit of
 ,antichrist1 so it must  be destroyed2 
not by sword1 nor by bow1 but by        
,christ1 as fighting  against it with   
the spirit of his mouth1 and as         
conquering of it  by the brightness of  
his coming4    ,,the ,,body ,,of        
,,antichrist ,,destroyed1 ,,and ,,how4  
,we come now to discourse of the body or
 flesh of ,antichrist1 and  of the      
destruction of that2 for that must be   
destroyed also4 ,now  the body of       
,antichrist1 is that church or synagogue

 in which the  spirit of ,antichrist    
dwells1 or unto which the spirit of     
,antichrist  is become a soul and life4 
,and this is to be destroyed1 either as 
it is a body mystical1 or  under the    
more gross consideration4    ,first1 ,as
 it is a body mystical1 and so it is to 
be destroyed  absolutely4    ,secondly1 
,as it is to be considered more grossly1
 and so it is to  be destroyed          
conditionally4 ,that is1 if repentance  
doth not save  the men that have gone to
 the making up of this body1 and to the 
rejoicing in it4    ,as she is a body   
mystical1 so she is to be destroyed the 
same way  that the things of            
,antichrist1 of which we discoursed     
before1 were  to be destroyed2 to wit1  
by ,christ1 the spirit of his mouth1 and
  the brightness of his coming4    ,this
 then is the sum1 as to this3 ,that the 
church of ,antichrist1  as a church1    
shall be destroyed by the word and      
spirit of ,christ4  ,nor can anything in
 heaven prevent it1 because the strong  

,god  has decreed it3 'and a mighty     
angel took up a stone1 like a great     
mill-stone1 and cast it into the sea1   
saying1 ,thus with violence  shall that 
great city ,babylon be thrown down1 and 
shall be found  no more at all' 7,rev   
#ah3ba74 ,this city1 ,babylon1 is here  
sometimes  considered in the whole1 and 
sometimes as to the parts of it2  but   
always1 whether in whole1 or in part1 as
 some1 or else as the  whole of the     
antichristian church2 and as such1 it   
must not be  destroyed1 but by the means
 aforesaid4 ,by which means her         
witchcrafts1  spiritual whoredoms1      
spiritual murders1 thefts1 and          
blasphemies1  shall be so detected and  
made manifest1 so laid open1 and so     
discovered1 that the nations shall abhor
 her1 flee from her1 and  buy her       
merchandise no more 7,rev #ah3aa74      
,hence her tempting things  rot1 and    
moulder away2 for these will not keep1  
they are things  not lasting1 but that  
perish in the using3 what then will they

  do when they are laid by8 ,therefore  
it follows1 ',all things which  were thy
 dainty and goodly ones are departed    
from thee1 and  thou shalt find them no 
more at all' 7,rev #ah3ad74 ,now1 if    
when  she had things to trade with1 her 
dealers left her2 how shall she  think  
of a trade1 when she has nothing to     
traffic with8 ,her things  are slain1   
and stink already1 by the weapons that  
are made mention  of before2 what then  
will her carcase do8 ,it follows then1  
that  as to her church-state1 she must  
of necessity tumble3 wherefore1  from   
,revelation #ah3bb to #bd1 you have the 
manner of her total ruin  as a church1  
and something of the cause thereof4     
,but as she must1 with reference to her 
body1 be considered  mystically as a    
church2 so also she must be considered  
as a body  of men1 7this is that which  
,i called more grossly17 and as such1   
against whom the wrath of ,god will     
burn1 and against whom1 if  repentance  
prevent not1 he will have indignation   

for ever4 ,these1  ,i saw are them2 to  
wit1 as they are the body of the people1
 that  have been seduced by this spirit 
of ,antichrist1 that have been  made use
 of to do all the mischiefs that have   
been done both to  true religion1 and to
 the professors of it1 for this many    
hundred  years1 wherefore these must not
 escape4 ,wherefore you find1 that      
after ,antichrist1 as to the spirit and 
mystery of ,antichrist1 is  slain1 that 
the body of ,antichrist1 or the heap of 
people that  became her vassals1 come   
next to be dealt withal4    ,therefore1 
the angel that standeth in the sun1     
makes a proclamation  to all the fowls  
that fly in the midst of heaven1 to     
gather  themselves1 and to come unto the
 supper of the great ,god2 that  they   
may eat the flesh of the several sorts  
of the men that have  been the lovers1  
the countenancers1 the upholders and    
defenders of  her antichristian state1  
worship1 and falsehoods 7,rev           
#ai3ag1ah73  for abundance of their     

hearts shall be hardened1 and made yet  
more  obdurate1 that they may be        
destroyed for the wickedness that they  
have done4    ,wherefore1 you find 7as  
did the enemies of the church of old17  
that they might revenge themselves for  
the loss of their idol1 or              
antichristian state1 begin a new war    
with the king1 whose name  is the ,lord 
of hosts3 ',and ,i saw the beast1 and   
the kings of the  earth1 and their      
armies1 gathered together to make war   
against him  that sat on the horse1 and 
against his army' 7,rev #ai3ai74        
,their implacable malice remained when  
their church-state was gone2  wherefore 
they will now at last make another      
attempt upon the men  that had been the 
instruments in ,christ's hand to torment
 them  that dwelt on the earth2 of which
 more hereafter4    ,now therefore is   
the last stroke of the batter1#h with   
reference to  the destroying of the body
 of ,antichrist2 only the head of this  
monster remains1 and that is ,,satan    

himself3 wherefore1 the next  news that 
we hear1 is1 that he is taken also3     
',and ,i saw an angel  come down from   
heaven1 having the key of the bottomless
 pit and a  great chain in his hand4 and
 he laid hold on the ,dragon1 that old  
serpent1 which is the devil1 and ,satan1
 and bound him a thousand  years1 and   
cast him into the bottomless pit1 and   
shut him up1 and  set a seal upon him1  
that he should deceive the nations no   
more1  till the thousand years should be
 fulfilled1' c4 7,rev #bj3a-c74         
,,brave ,,days ,,when ,,antichrist ,,is 
,,dead4    ,now therefore there will be 
nothing of ,antichrist to be seen       
throughout the nations1 but ruinous     
heaps1 and desolate places4 ,it  is said
 of the army of the man of sin1 when he 
came into the land  of ,god's people1   
though it was before him 'as the garden 
of ,eden1'  yet behind him 'twould be as
 'a desolate wilderness' 7,joel #b3c72  
such ruins would he make of the flock of
 ,god1 and of all their  ordinances1 and

 heavenly dainties4 ,but when the days  
that ,i have  spoken of1 shall come1 it 
will be to him a time of retaliation3   
for it shall then be done unto          
,antichrist1 as he hath done to the     
church of ,god3 ,as he hath made women  
childless1 so shall he be  made         
childless2 as he has made ,zion sit upon
 the ground1 so now  must this wicked   
one come down and sit in the dust2 yea1 
as he  has made many churches           
desolations1 so now shall he be also    
made  a desolation4 ,wherefore1 whoso   
will find his body1 they must look  for 
it in the side of the pit's mouth2 and  
whoso will find his  friends and        
companions1 they must look for them     
there likewise4  ',they have set her a  
bed in the midst of the slain with all  
her  multitude3 her graves are round    
about him3 all of them uncircumcised1   
slain by the sword3 though their terror 
was caused in the land  of the living1  
yet have they borne their shame with    
them that go  down to the pit1 he is put

 in the midst of them that be slain4    
,there is ,meshech1 ,tubal1 and all her 
multitude3--,there is ,edom1  her kind1 
and all her princes1 c4--,there be the  
princes of the  north1 all of           
them1--which--with their--might' are    
laid with them  that are 'slain by the  
sword1 and bare their shame with them   
that  go down to the pit' 7,eze         
#cb3be-cj74 ,for 'as ,babylon hath      
caused  the slain of ,israel to fall1 so
 at ,babylon shall fall the slain  of   
all the earth' 7,jer #ea3di74 ,the      
margin reads it thus3 ,both  ,babylon is
 to fall1 ,o ye slain of ,israel6 ,and  
with ,babylon the  slain of all the     
earth4 ,now then she is gone down1 when 
all these  things shall be fulfilled2   
and what remains now1 but to talk of    
her1 as folk used to do of them that are
 dead3 for the day will  come that the  
church of ,god shall have no more of    
,antichrist1  ,babylon1 or the mother of
 harlots1 than only the remembrance of  
her2 to wit1 that there was such an     

enemy of ,god in the world2 that  there 
was such a superstitious1 idolatrous1   
bloody people in the  world4 ,wherefore 
the people that shall be born1 that     
shall live  to serve ,god in these happy
 days1 they shall see ,antichrist only  
in its ruins2 they shall1 like the      
sparrows1 the little robins1  and the   
wren1 sit and sing1 and chirrup one to  
another1 while  their eyes behold this  
dead hawk4 ',here shall they say did    
once  the lion dwell2 and there was once
 a dragon inhabited3 here did  they live
 that were the murderers of the saints2 
and there another1  that did used to set
 his throat against the heavens2 but now
 in  the places where these ravenous    
creatures lay1 grows grass1 with  reeds 
and rushes 7,isa #ce3g71 or else1 now   
their habitation is  cursed1 nettles    
grow1 and so do thorns and brambles1    
where their  palaces were wont to be4   
,and as no good was with them while they
  lived1 so their name stinketh now they
 are dead3 yea1 as they  wrought        

mischiefs1 and lived like the wild      
beasts when they enjoyed  their         
abundance2 so now the wild beasts of the
 desert1 yea1 they  of the desert1 shall
 meet with the wild beasts of the       
island3 and  the satyr shall cry to his 
fellows4 ,their houses shall be full  of
 doleful creatures1 even as devils and  
wicked spirits do haunt  the desolate   
houses of the wicked1 when they are     
dead' 7,isa #cd74  ',and ,babylon1 the  
glory of kingdoms1 the beauty of the    
,chaldees  excellency1 shall be as when 
,god overthrew ,sodom and ,gomorrah4    
,it shall never be inhabited1 neither   
shall it be dwelt in from  generation to
 generation3 neither shall the ,arabian 
pitch tent  there3 neither shall the    
shepherds make their folds there' 7,isa 
#ac3ai1bj74 ,a while after this1 as was 
hinted before1 the ,christians  will    
begin with detestation to ask what      
,antichrist was8 ,where  ,antichrist    
dwelt8 ,who were his members8 ,and1     
,what he did in the  world8 and it shall

 be answered by them that shall have    
skill  to consider his features by the  
word1 by way of taunt and scorn1  ',is  
this the man that made the earth to     
tremble1 that did shake  kingdoms2 that 
made the world as a wilderness1 and     
destroyed the  cities thereof2 that     
opened not the house of his prisoners8  
,all  the kings of the nations1 even all
 of them1 lie in glory1 every  one in   
his own house4 ,but thou art cast out of
 thy grave like an  abominable branch2  
and as the raiment of those that are    
slain1  thrust through with a sword1    
that go down to the stones of the  pit1 
as a carcase trodden under feet' 7,isa  
#ad3af-ai74    ,there will be a strange 
alteration when ,antichrist is dead1 and
 that  both in the church1 and in the   
world4 ,the church and the members  of  
it then1 shall wear the name of their   
,god in their foreheads2  that is1 they 
shall be bold in the profession of their
 king1 and  their ,god2 yea1 it shall be
 their glory to be godly2 and carnal    

men shall praise them for it3 the praise
 of the whole earth shall  the church of
 ,god be in those days4    ,then there  
shall no more be a ,canaanite in the    
house of the ,lord3  no lion shall be   
there2 the unclean shall no more tread  
in the  paths of ,god's people1 but the 
ransomed of the ,lord shall walk  there4
    ,glory that has not been seen nor   
heard of by the people that used  to    
walk in sackcloth1 shall now be set in  
the land of the living4  ,for as it was 
said of ,christ1 with reference to his  
day2 so it  shall be said of saints1    
with reference to this day3 many kings  
and righteous men have desired to see   
the things that will be seen  then1 and 
shall not see them3 but without all     
doubt1 the men that  shall be born at   
this time1 will consider that these     
glories1 and  liberties1 and privileges 
of theirs1 cost the people that walked  
in  the king of ,babylon's fiery        
furnace1 or that suffered the trials1   
troubles and tyranny of the             

antichristian generation1 more groans   
and hearty wishes1 than they did them   
that shall enjoy them4 ,thus  then it   
will go2 the afflicted prayed for them1 
and the possessors  bless ,god for the  
enjoyment of them4    ,oh6 now shall the
 church walk in the light of the ,lord1 
and sit  every man under his vine1 and  
under his fig-tree1 and none shall  make
 him afraid6    ',for the ,lord will    
have mercy on ,jacob1 and will yet      
choose ,israel1  and set them in their  
own land3 and the strangers shall be    
joined  with them1 and they shall cleave
 to the house of ,jacob4 ,and the       
people shall take them1 and bring them  
to their place3 and the  house of       
,israel shall possess them in the land  
of the ,lord for  servants and          
handmaids3 ,and they shall take them    
captives1 whose  captives they were2 and
 they shall rule over their oppressors4 
,and  it shall come to pass in the day  
that the ,lord shall give thee  rest    
from thy sorrow1 and from thy fear1 and 

from the hard bondage  wherein thou wast
 made to serve1 that thou shalt take up 
this  proverb against the king of       
,babylon1 and say1 ,how hath the        
oppressor  ceased6 the golden city1 7or 
the exactress of gold7 ceased6 ,the     
,lord hath broken the staff of the      
wicked1 and the sceptre of the  rulers4 
,he who smote the people in wrath with a
 continual stroke1  he that ruled the   
nations in anger1 is persecuted1 and    
none  hindereth4 ,the whole earth is at 
rest1 and is quiet3 they break  forth   
into singing4 ,yea1 the fir trees       
rejoice at thee1 and the  cedars of     
,lebanon1 saying1 ,since thou art laid  
down1 no seller is  come up against us' 
7,isa #ad3a-h74    ,also the world will 
now be 7as it were7 another thing than  
it was  in the days of ,antichrist3 now 
will kings1 and princes1 and nobles1    
and the whole commonality be rid of that
 servitude and bondage  which in former 
times 7when they used to carry ,bell and
 the dragon  upon their shoulders7 they 

were subjected to4 ,they were then  a   
burden to them1 but now they are at     
ease4 ',tis with the world1  that are   
the slaves of ,antichrist now1 as it is 
with them that are  slaves and captives 
to a whore3 they must come when she     
calls1 run  when she bids1 fight with   
and beat them that she saith miscall    
her1  and spend what they can get by    
labour or fraud upon her1 or she  will  
be no more their whore1 and they shall  
be no more her bosom  ones4 ,but now6   
,now it will be otherwise6 ,now they    
will have no whore  to please6 ,now they
 will have none to put them upon        
persecuting  of the saints6 ,now they   
shall not be made1 as before1 guilty of 
the blood of those against whom this    
gentleman shall take a pet6  ,now the   
world shall return and discern between  
the righteous and  the wicked2 yea1 they
 shall cleave to1 and countenance the   
people  of ,god1 being persuaded1 as    
,laban was of ,jacob1 that the ,lord    
will  bless them for his people's sakes3

 for at this day1 'the remnant of       
,jacob shall be among the ,gentiles in  
the midst of many people1  as a dew from
 the ,lord1 as the showers upon the     
grass1 that tarrieth  not for man1 nor  
waiteth for the sons of men' 7,micah    
#e3g74    ,also in these days men shall 
come flocking into the house of ,god1   
both kings and princes1 and nobles1 and 
the common people1 as the  doves do to  
their windows3 and for that cause it is 
spoken to the  church1 with reference to
 the latter days1 saying1 ',enlarge the 
place of thy tent1 and let them stretch 
forth the curtains of thy  habitations3 
spare not1 lengthen thy cords1 and      
strengthen thy  stakes2 for thou shalt  
break forth on the right hand1 and on   
the  left2 and thy seed shall inherit   
the ,gentiles1 and make the desolate    
cities to be inhabited' 7,isa #ed3b1c74 
,now will be broken up those prophecies 
and promises that to this  day lie as   
under lock and key1 and that cannot be  
opened until  they be fulfilled4 ,now   

will the ,spirit of ,god be poured forth
  abundantly2 and our rivers shall be in
 high places1 that is1 shall  break     
forth from the hearts of great ones2    
yea1 then shall our  waters be made     
deep3 ',and ,i will cause their rivers  
to run like  oil1 saith the ,lord ,god' 
7,eze #cb3ad74 ,then shall the          
differences1  the divisions and debates 
that are among the godly1 cease3 for    
men 'shall see eye to eye1 when the     
,lord shall bring again ,zion'  7,isa   
#eb3h73 yea1 the watchmen of ,god's     
people shall do so2 for it  is for want 
of light in them1 that the lambs have so
 butted one  another4    ,now the church
 of ,god shall read with great plainness
 the depths  of providence1 and the     
turnings and windings of all ,god's dark
 and  intricate dispensations1 through  
which she hath waded in the cloudy  and 
dark day3 now1 ,i say1 they shall see   
there was an harmony in  them2 and that 
if one of them had been wanting1 the    
work and way  of her deliverance could  

not have been so full of the wisdom1    
and justice1 and goodness of ,god2      
,wherefore now will that song be  sung  
with clearer notes than ever3 ',great   
and marvellous are thy  works1 ,lord    
,god ,almighty2 just and true are thy   
ways1 thou king  of ,saints4 ,who shall 
not fear thee1 ,o ,lord1 and glorify thy
 name8  for thou only art holy3 for all 
nations shall come and worship  before  
thee2 for thy judgments are made        
manifest' 7,rev #ae3c1d74  ,and again1  
',for true and righteous are his        
judgments3 ,for he  hath judged the     
great whore1 which did corrupt the earth
 with her  fornication1 and hath avenged
 the blood of his servants at her  hand'
 7,rev #ai3b74    ,,of ,,the ,,manner   
,,of ,,the ,,ruin ,,of ,,antichrist4    
,what ,antichrist is1 ,i have told you2 
and that as to his soul and  body4 ,i   
have also told you where1 or in what    
things the spirit  and life of          
,antichrist lieth1 and how he shall     
reign for a time4  ,i have moreover     

shewed you that he shall be destroyed1  
and by  what1 and that with reference   
both to his soul and body4 ,wherefore1  
waving other things1 ,i shall here only 
present you with a few short  hints     
concerning the manner of his downfall4  
,there is the downfall1 the time of the 
downfall1 and the manner  of the        
downfall of ,antichrist4    ,the manner 
of the downfall of ,antichrist1 may be  
considered1 either  with respect to the 
suddenness1 unexpectedness1             
terribleness1 or  strangeness thereof4  
,it may also be considered with respect 
to the  way of ,god's procedure with    
her1 as to the gradualness thereof4  ,as
 to the suddenness thereof1 'tis said to
 be in an hour4 ,it is  also to be1 when
 by her unexpected2 for then she saith1 
',i sit  a queen' 7,rev #ah3g1h74 ,for  
the terribleness of it1 ,the nations    
shall shake at the sound of her fall    
7,eze #ca3af1ag74 ,and for the          
strangeness thereof1 it shall be to the 
wonder of the world 7,isa  #ad3ab71 it  

will be as when ,god overthrew ,sodom4  
,but ,i shall not enlarge upon this     
method in my discourse1 but  shall shew 
you the manner of the ruin of           
,antichrist1 with respect  to the       
gradualness thereof 7,eze #af3cf-dc2    
,rev #ah3h2 ,isa #dg3i74    ,antichrist 
then shall be brought to ruin gradually2
 that is1 by  degrees3 ,a part after a  
part2 here a fenced city1 and there a   
high  tower1 even until she is made to  
lie even with the ground4 ,and yet  all 
shall be within the compass of ,god's   
days1 hours1 or moments2  for within the
 compass of these limited times         
,antichrist shall be  destroyed4#i      
,now1 7as ,i said7 ,he1 she1 ,sodom1    
,egypt1 ,babylon1 ,antichrist1 shall  be
 destroyed1 not all at once1 after the  
way of our counting of  time2 but by    
step after step1 piece after piece4 ,and
 perhaps there  may be in the words now 
following1 something that signifies     
this3  ,they shall 'shew the king of    
,babylon that his city is taken at one  

end' 7,jer #ea3ca74 ,this is also shewed
 by the vessels in which is  contained  
the wrath of ,god for her1 together with
 the manner of  pouring of it out4 ,the 
vessels in which it is contained are    
called  ,,vials2 ,now a vial is that    
which letteth out what is contained in  
it by degrees1 and not all at once4     
,there are also two things to be        
considered1 as to the manner of  its    
being poured out of them4 ,the first    
respecteth the nature of  the vial4 ,the
 other1 the order of the angels that    
poured forth this  wrath4    ,for the   
,first3 ,the vial1 as it letteth out    
what is in it by degrees2  so it doth it
 with certain gusts1 that are mixed with
 strength and  violence1 bolting it out 
with noise1 c4    ,as for the order of  
the angels1 or that order that they     
observe1  they plainly shew that this   
enemy must come down by degrees2 for    
that these vials are by them poured out 
one after another1 each one  working    
something of their own effects1 before  

another is poured  forth4 ,the first is 
poured forth upon the antichristian     
earth3 ,the  second1 upon her sea3 ,the 
third is poured forth upon her rivers3  
,and the fourth1 upon her sun3 ,the     
fifth is poured forth upon the  seat of 
the beast3 ,the sixth1 upon her         
,euphrates3 ,and the seventh1  into her 
air 7,rev #af3b-ag74 ,and1 ,i say1 they 
are poured forth  not all at one time1  
but now one1 and then another4 ,now1    
since by  these vials ,antichrist must  
fall2 and since also they are poured    
forth successively3 ',tis evident that  
this man of sin1 this son  of perdition1
 is to fall and die by degrees4 ,he     
would not die at  all1 as is manifest by
 his wrestling with it2 but he is a     
strong  ,god that judges1 and therefore 
he must come down3 ,his friends  also1  
with what cordials they can1 will labour
 to lengthen out his  tranquility2 but  
,god hath set his bounds1 and he cannot 
go beyond  the time appointed4    ,we   
must also put a difference betwixt her  

being fought withal and  wounded1 and   
that of her dying the death4 ,michael   
and his angels  have been holding of her
 in play a long season2 but yet she is  
not dead 7,rev #ab73 ,but1 as ,i said1  
she shall descend in battle  and perish1
 and shall be found no more for ever4   
,a ,,tenth ,,part ,,falls ,,first4      
,to speak then to the manner of the ruin
 of this ,antichrist1 with  respect to  
the gradualness thereof3 ,it must piece 
after piece be  overthrown1 until at    
last every whit thereof is rolled down  
from  the rocks as a burnt mountain4    
,and hence we read that this city falls 
first in a tenth part  thereof1 even    
while nine parts remain yet standing3   
,nor doth this  tenth part1             
notwithstanding the faith and faithful  
testimony of the  two witnesses1 quite  
fall1 until they are slain1 and also    
raised  again3 ,for 'tis said1 ,the same
 hour that the witnesses were raised1   
the tenth part of the city fell 7,rev   
#aa3ac73 ,the tenth part of  that city  

that reigneth over the kings of the     
earth1 which city  is ,sodom1 ,egypt1   
,babylon1 or the great whore 7,rev      
#ag3ah74    ,by the city then1 ,i       
understand the church of ,antichrist in 
its  utmost bounds2 and so it reacheth  
as far as the beast with seven  heads   
and ten horns hath dominion4 ,hence this
 city is also called  cities1 as one    
universe is called by the name of       
several countries1  c4 ,and them cities 
also are called 'the cities of the      
nations'  7,rev #af3ai73 ,for as when   
they are put together1 they all make but
  one2 so when they are considered      
apart1 they are found in number  ten1   
and answer to the ten horns upon the    
heads of the 7seven  headed7 beast that 
carries her1 and do give her protection4
    ,this then ,i take to be the        
meaning3 ,that the antichristian church 
is divided into ten parts1 and each part
 is put under one of the  horns of the  
beast for protection3 ,but that aid and 
protection  shall not help1 when ,god   

shall come to execute judgment upon her3
  ,for it saith1 ',a tenth part of the  
city fell'2 that is1 first1 and  as a   
forerunner of the fall of all the rest3 
,now where this tenth  part is1 or which
 of the ten parts must fall first1 or   
whether  indeed a tenth part is already 
fallen1 that ,i will leave to those     
that are wiser than myself to determine4
    ,but since ,i am speaking of the    
fall of a tenth part of ,antichrist2  a 
word or two about the means of the fall 
thereof4    ,the means of the fall of   
this tenth part1 is an earthquake2 yet  
not such as is universal1 over the face 
of all1 but an earthquake  in that tenth
 part where that city stood that should 
fall4 ,now  by earthquakes here1 cannot 
be meant any thing but such a shaking   
as unsettleth the foundations of this   
tenth part3 ,but whether it  shall be in
 this tenth part as a city1 or in it as 
a state1 that  ,i shall not determine2  
only my thoughts are1 ,that it shall be 
an earthquake in that kingdom where this

 tenth part shall happen  to be3 ,an    
earthquake not to overthrow further than
 is appointed2  and that is the city    
which is called the tenth part of the   
great  ,antichrist4 ,so far as that     
state is a state1 so far then it is     
shaken for reformation1 not for         
destruction2 for in the earthquake  were
 slain seven thousand 7names of7 men2   
and the remnant were  affrighted1 and   
gave glory to the ,god of heaven4 ,but  
thus much for  the first3 ,great        
,babylon falleth first1 in a tenth part 
of it4    ,,the ,,nine ,,parts ,,fall4  
,again1 ,the next step that the strong  
,god taketh towards the utter  overthrow
 of ,antichrist1 will be more sore upon 
the whole1 though  not at first         
universal neither1 yet in conclusion1 it
 shall throw  down the nine parts that  
are left3 ,for thus it is recorded3     
',and  the cities of the nations fell'3 
,the cities of the nations1 the         
antichristian churches1 otherwise called
 the daughters of the  mother of        

harlots1 and abominations of the earth4 
,now to shew you the hand of ,god in    
this second stroke1 wherewith  the ,lord
 will smite this enemy4 #a4 ,here we    
have a great earthquake4    #b4 ,and    
then1 ,the fall of the cities of the    
nations4    ,for the earthquake1 it is  
said to be such as never was1 'so mighty
  an earthquake1 and so great' 7,rev    
#af3ah72 for it extended itself  as far 
as the other nine cities had any ground 
to stand on2 for  it shook the          
foundations of them all4    ,the fall of
 the cities1 was not immediately upon   
the shake that was  made1 but the       
earthquake produced an eruption1 an     
eruption in the  nine remaining parts of
 this city3 ,and such an eruption as is 
of  the worser sort1 for it divided them
 into a three-headed division3  ',and   
the great city was divided into three   
parts'3 the great city1  to wit1 the    
powers by which they were upheld4 ,the  
meaning then is  this2 when ,god shall  
strike this man of sin the second time1 

he  will not be so sparing as he was at 
first1 when he struck but a  tenth part 
to the ground2 but now he will so shake1
 so confound1  so divide1 so raise up   
,antichrist against himself1 to wit1 in 
the  body and members of him1 that they 
shall set to fighting1 and to  tearing  
one another in pieces1 until they have  
consumed the whole  of these nine parts4
 ,it was1 saith the text1 divided into  
three  parts1 which divisions are the   
worst of all3 ,it will be therefore     
such a division as will bring them all  
to ruin4 ,hence it follows1  ',and the  
cities of the nations fell4'            
,wherefore1 this three-cornered eruption
 will be the most dreadful  to          
,antichrist that ever was3 ,it will be  
like that that was in  ,jerusalem when  
she came to be laid even with the       
ground2 and like  that that came upon   
the armies of the ,gentiles1 when they  
came up  to fight against ,jehoshaphat4 
',for the children of ,ammon and ,moab  
stood up against the inhabitants  of    

,mount ,seir1 utterly to slay and       
destroy them3 ,and when they  had made  
an end of the inhabitants of ,seir1     
every one helped to  destroy another'   
7#b ,chron #bj3bc74 ,this1 ,i say1 is   
the division  that this mighty          
earthquake shall make betwixt the horns 
that are  left to these nine parts that 
remained1 when the tenth part of  the   
city fell4 ,and this will come to pass  
through the increase of  the heat of    
,god's anger3 ,for he is angry with the 
waters where  the woman sitteth1 because
 they have delivered up his beloved to  
the bloody whore2 wherefore1 he now will
 give them blood to drink  in fury4     
,hence his beginning to deal with       
,antichrist1 is called1 the  beginning  
of revenges3 ',i will make saith ,god   
mine arrows drunk  with blood1 and my   
sword shall devour flesh2 and that with 
the blood  of the slain and of the      
captives1 from the beginning of revenges
  upon the enemy' 7,deu #cb3db74 ,and   
therefore it is said again1 that  when  

,god comes to do this work upon this    
,antichrist1 it is because  'it is the  
day of the ,lord's vengeance1 and the   
year of recompences  for the controversy
 of ,zion' 7,isa #cd3h74 ',for the day  
of vengeance  is in mine heart1 and the 
year of my redeemed is come' 7,isa      
#fc3d74    ,a peace therefore cannot be 
made among these cities when ,god has   
forbidden it3 ,wherefore the effect of  
all1 is1 ,the cities of the  nations    
fall4 ,there is therefore like to be no 
more good days  for ,antichrist after   
this earthquake has begun to shake her3 
,no1  nothing now is to be expected of  
her1 but rumours1 tumults1 stirs1  and  
uproars3 ',one post shall run to meet   
another1--to shew the  king of ,babylon 
that his city is taken at one end'3 ,and
 again1 ',a  rumour shall both come one 
year2 and after that in another year    
shall come a rumour1 and violence in the
 land1 ruler against  ruler1' c4 7,jer  
#ea3ca1df74 ,so that this earthquake has
 driven  away peace1 shaken the         

foundations1 and will cast the nine     
cities  down to the ground4    ,,great  
,,babel ,,falls4    ,and this is a      
second stroke that ,god will give this  
man of sin1  and a third cometh quickly4
 ,wherefore it follows upon the downfall
  of these cities of the nations1 that  
'great ,babylon came into  remembrance  
before ,god1 to give unto her the cup of
 the wine of  the fierceness of his     
wrath4' ,now then1 have at great        
,babylon4  ,great ,babylon6 ,what is    
that8 ,why1 ,i take it to be the mother1
 the  metropolitan1 the great whore     
herself3 ,for though sometimes1 by  the 
great whore1 or great ,babylon1 we may  
understand1 the church  of ,antichrist  
in general2 yet by it is meant more     
properly1 the  mother of the daughters1 
of whose overthrow we have spoken       
before4  ,we are now then come to the   
threshold of the door of the house of   
the ,,old one2 to the door of the mother
 of harlots1 and abomination  of the    
earth4 ,this then that but now is said  

to come into remembrance  with ,god1 is 
that which gave being to the cities     
destroyed before2  to wit1 the mistress1
 the queen1 the mother-church1 as she   
calleth  herself4    ,and this is the   
wisdom of ,god concerning her1 that she 
should not  be the first that should    
die2 but that she should live to see the
  destruction of her daughters1 and pine
 away under the sight and  sense of     
that1 even until judgment also shall    
overtake herself4    ,thus ,pharaoh and 
his chief ones did live to see the      
greatest part  of ,egypt destroyed      
before judgment overtook them1 but at   
last it  came to their doors also4      
,zedekiah lived to see his children     
slain before his face1 before  judgment 
overtook him to his own personal        
destruction 7,jer #eb3h-aa74    ,babylon
 also1 when ,god sent the cup of his    
fury unto her1 yet was  to live to see  
the nations drink before her3 ',take the
 wine cup  of my fury said ,god to the  
prophet1 and cause all the nations  to  

whom ,i send thee1 to drink it' 7,jer   
#be3ae74 ,to wit1 ,all the  kingdoms of 
the world which are upon the face of the
 earth4 ',and  ,sheshach shall drink    
after them' 7verse #bf74 ,but what was  
,sheshach8  may some say4 ,i answer1 ,it
 was ,babylon1 the princess of the      
world1  and at that time the head of all
 those nations 7,dan #d3bb71 7as this   
queen is now the mother of harlots74    
,wherefore1 the same prophet1  speaking 
of the destruction of the same          
,sheshach1 saith1 ',how is  ,sheshach   
taken8 and how is the praise of the     
whole earth surprised6  ,how is ,babylon
 become an astonishment among the       
nations6' 7,jer  #ea3da74    ,now1 if   
this was the method of ,god's proceeding
 with his enemies  in the way of his    
judgments of old1 why may we not suppose
 that  he will go the same way with his 
great enemy now3 especially since  those
 judgments mentioned before1 were       
executed upon those1 which1  in some    
things1 were figures of the great whore4

 ,besides1 we read  here plainly1 that  
when the cities of the nations were     
fallen1  great ,babylon came into       
remembrance before ,god1 to give her to 
drink of the cup4    ,from all which ,i 
conclude1 as ,i did before1 that the    
mother1 the  metropolitan1 the lady of  
kingdoms1 shall live to see her         
daughters  executed before her face3    
,after which she shall come into        
consideration herself2 for she must     
assuredly drink of the cup4#aj    ,this 
destruction therefore must be last1 for 
the reasons urged  before1 and also     
because she most deserves the bottom of 
the cup4  ,the bottom is the dregs1 the 
most bitter part1 and that where the    
most heat1 and fiercest wrath of ,god   
doth lie 7,psa #ge3h73 ,wherefore1      
although you find that by the first     
earthquake a great slaughter  was made1 
and that a tenth part of the city fell2 
yet from  that judgment some did escape3
 ',and the remnant were affrighted1  and
 gave glory to the ,god of heaven' 7,rev

 #aa3ac74 ,but now1 this  earthquake1 by
 virtue of which the cities of the      
nations fall1  and as an effect of which
 great ,babylon is come into            
'remembrance  before ,god1' neither     
spares one of the daughters of this     
whore1  nor any man that is a lover of  
them2 but it so is seconded by a        
'hail-storm1' and that hail-storm       
worketh so in wrath1 that not  one      
escapes by repentance4 ,every hail-stone
 was the weight of a  talent1 which some
 say is six pounds above half an hundred
 weight3#aa;,by  this therefore ,god    
shews1 that now his anger was wrought up
 to the  height4 ,i know not wherewith  
so to compare these hail-stones1 as     
with the talent of lead that was laid   
over the mouth of the ephah1  which was 
prepared to hold the woman1 whose name  
was wickedness1  this very whore of     
,babylon3 ,for that talent of lead was  
to keep  down this mistress1 that she   
might get no more out of the ephah1  and
 these hail-stone are to banish her out 

of the world 7,zech  #e3e-aa73          
,therefore it follows1 that she must    
have the most heavy  judgment1 even the 
bottom of the cup4    ',and great       
,babylon came into remembrance before   
,god4' ,to remember  with ,god1 is to   
visit either with grace or wrath1 ,god  
is said to  remember ,rachel1 when he   
visited her with the blessing of a      
fruitful  womb 7,gen #cj3bb74 ,it is    
said also that ,god remembered ,noah1   
when  the time came on that he was to be
 delivered from the flood 7,gen  #h3a74 
,here also he is said to remember       
,babylon1 that is1 to visit  her with   
his anger for the wickedness that she   
had committed3 ',to  give unto her the  
cup of the wine of the fierceness of his
 wrath4'    ,now then is the time of    
iniquity1 when it will be come to the   
full2  and now also is the time of      
,god's anger1 when it will be come to   
the full3 ,now therefore must the       
murders 7,rev #ah3bd71 and thefts1  and 
blasphemies1 and fornications1 c41      

belonging to this mother  of harlots1 be
 recompensed to the full1 to wit1 with  
the dregs of  this cup3 ,yet since the  
hail-stones come by weight1 and the     
wrath  comes by measure1 7for so a      
talent and a cup imports7 it follows1   
that the ,almighty ,god1 even in the    
midst of the heat of all this  anger1   
will keep to the rules of justice and   
judgment while he is  dealing with this 
enemy3 ,he has not passions1 to carry   
him beyond  rules of judgment2 nor      
weakness1 to cause him to fall short of 
doing justice3 ,therefore he has 7as was
 said7 his judgments for  her by weight1
 and his indignation by measure3 ,but   
yet this weight  and measure is not     
suited to her constitution1 not with an 
intent  to purge or refine her2 but it  
is disposed according to the measure    
and nature of her iniquity1 and comes to
 sweep her1 as with the  besom of       
destruction1 until she is swept off from
 the face of all  the earth4    ,and    
thus ,i have shewed you the manner of   

the ruin of ,antichrist2  that is1 ,that
 it will be gradual1 part after part1   
until the whole  be overthrown4 ,and    
this truth may be applied both to the   
soul1 as  well as to the body of        
,antichrist3 ,for the soul1 spirit1 or  
life  of ,antichrist must also after    
this manner be destroyed4 ,and hence  it
 is said to be consumed1 that is1 by    
degrees3 ,for to consume1 is  to destroy
 by degrees3 ,only this caution ,i would
 have the reader  remember1 ,that much  
of the soul of ,antichrist may be       
destroyed1  when none of her daughters  
are2 and that the destruction of her    
spirit is a certain forerunner of the   
destruction of her body in  the manner  
that we have related4    ,now since she 
is dying1 let us ring her passing-bell2 
for when she  is dead1 we that live to  
see it1 intend to ring out4    ',for    
thus saith the ,lord ,god2 ,when ,i     
shall make thee a desolate  city1 like  
the cities that are not inhabited2 when 
,i shall bring  up the deep upon thee1  

and great waters shall cover thee2 when 
,i  shall bring thee down with them that
 descend into the pit1 with  the people 
of old time1 and shall set thee in the  
low parts of the  earth1 in places      
desolate of old1 with them that go down 
to the  pit1 that thou be not inhabited2
 and ,i shall set glory in the land  of 
the living2 ,i will make thee a terror1 
and thou shalt be no  more3 though thou 
be sought for1 yet shalt thou never be  
found  again1 saith the ,lord ,god'     
7,eze #bf3ai-ba74    ,,of ,,the ,,signs 
,,of ,,the ,,approach ,,of ,,the        
,,downfall ,,of ,,antichrist4    ,having
 in the foregoing discourse spoken of   
,antichrist his ruin1  and the manner   
thereof1 ,i now come to speak of the    
signs of the  approach of her           
destruction4 ,and whether ,i shall hit  
right1 as to  these1 that ,i must leave 
to time to make manifest2 and in the    
mean  while to the wise in heart to     
judge4    ,that she shall fall1 there is
 nothing more certain2 and when she  is 

fallen1 that she never shall rise again1
 is also as firmly  decreed2 yea1 and   
shewed too by him that cast the         
millstone into  the sea1 and said1      
',thus with violence shall that great   
city  ,babylon be thrown down1 and shall
 be found no more at all' 7,rev         
#ah3ba74 ,this is therefore her fate and
 destiny1 from the mouth  of the holy   
one2 and is sealed up in the scriptures 
of truth1 for  the comfort of the people
 that have been afflicted by her4       
,true1 the time of her fall is not      
certainly known by the saints1 nor  at  
all believed by her2 wherefore1 her     
plagues must come unlooked  for by her4 
,and as to the saints1 their guesses1 as
 to the time of  her ruin1 must needs be
 conjectural and uncertain4 ,for her    
part1  she shall say1 and that when she 
stands where she must suddenly  fall1   
',i shall be a lady for ever' 7,isa     
#dg3g-i74 ,and as to the  saints that   
would very willingly see her downfall1  
how often have  they been mistaken as to

 the set time thereof4    ,nor have ,i  
been without thought1 but that this     
mistake of the godly  may become a snare
 to ,antichrist1 and a trap to her      
upholders4  ,for what can be a greater  
judgment1 or more effectually harden the
  hearts of the wicked1 than for them to
 behold that the predictions1           
prophecies1 expectation and hopes of    
their enemies 7as to their  ruin7 should
 quite 7as to the time7 be frustrate1   
and made void4    ,moses prophesied1 and
 the people hoped that ,god would give  
,israel  'the land of ,canaan'2 and yet 
the ,canaanites beat them 7,num #ad3dj2 
,josh #g3e-i74    ,jeremiah prophesied  
that the enemy should come and take the 
city  of ,jerusalem2 but because he came
 once1 and went back without  doing it1 
how stout and hardened were the hearts  
of that people  against all the rest of 
his prophetic sayings1 as to such a     
thing  7,jer #cg74 ,now the error lay   
not in these prophets1 but in the       
people's  mistaking the times3 and if   

mistakes do so much harden the heart  of
 the wicked1 what will they do to such  
of them who make it their  business to  
blind and harden their hearts against   
,god1 by abusing  all truths8 ,surely1  
when men seek to harden their hearts by 
abusing of truth1 they will do it to    
purpose1 when they have also  the       
advantage of the weakness of their      
professed enemies to do  it by3         
especially when their enemies shall say 
they speak by the  word of the ,lord1   
and time shall manifest it to be both a 
mistake  and a falsehood4    ,it is to  
be bewailed1 namely1 the forwardness of 
some in this  matter1 who have predicted
 concerning the time of the downfall of 
,antichrist1 to the shame of them and   
their brethren3 nor will the  wrong that
 such by their boldness have done to the
 church of ,god1  be ever repaired by   
them nor their works4 ,but the judgments
 of ,god  are a great deep2 and         
therefore who can tell1 since the enemy 
of  ,god would not be convinced by the  

power of truth1 and the virtuous  lives 
of some1 but that ,god might leave them 
to be snared1 hardened  and emboldened  
to run upon their unavoidable           
destruction1 by the  lies and lightness 
of others4 ,they begin to vaunt it      
already1 and  to say1 ,where is the word
 of the ,lord1 as to this1 let it come  
now4 ,but when ,agag said1 'surely the  
bitterness of death is past1'  then was 
the time for him to be hewn in pieces   
7#a ,sam #ae3cb1cc74  ,i shall not      
therefore meddle with the times and     
seasons which the  ,father hath put in  
his own power2 no1 though they as to    
,antichrist's  ruin are revealed2       
because by the ,holy ,ghost there is a  
challenge  made1 notwithstanding the    
time is set1 and by the word related to 
the man of wisdom1 to find it out if he 
can 7,rev #ac3ah74    ,if ,samson's     
riddle was so puzzling1 what shall we   
think of this8  and though the angel    
hath intimated1 that this sealed matter 
shall  be opened towards the time of the

 end 7,dan #ab3i72 yet 'tis evident1    
some have either been so hasty1 or      
presumed too much upon their  own       
abilities3 for ,i am sure they have     
missed the mark1 hardened  the heart of 
the enemy1 stumbled the weak1 and shamed
 them that  loved them4    ,but since   
the most high hath irreversibly         
determined her downfall  also1 let us   
see if we can have better success in    
discoursing upon  the signs1 than others
 have had who have meddled with the     
timing  thereof4    ,,first ,,sign4     
,first then4 ,the downfall and ruin of  
,antichrist draws near1 when the  church
 and people of ,god are driven from all 
those hiding-places  that ,god has      
prepared for them in the wilderness4    
,the church of  ,god1 when the dragon   
did his worst1 had an hiding-place      
prepared  her of ,god1 that she might   
not utterly be devoured by him2 and so  
shall have till the time of his end     
shall come4    ,of this you read in the 
#abth of the ,revelation1 a place worthy

 to  be noted for this4 ,but now1 when  
the time of the ruin of ,antichrist     
draws on1 then is the church deprived of
 her shelter1 and laid  open1 as one    
would think1 to be utterly swallowed up 
for ever1  having no more place in the  
wilderness1 that is1 among the nations1 
to hide herself from the face of the    
serpent4 ,but how comes this  to be a   
,,sign of the approach of the ruin of   
,antichrist8 why thus4  ,the time of    
this beast's war with the church of     
,god1 and the time  that the church     
shall have an hiding-place in the       
wilderness1 are  both of a length1 the  
one continuing forty-two months1 the    
other a  thousand two hundred and       
threescore days4 ,now since the war that
  this beast makes with the woman and   
her seed1 and the woman's  hiding-place 
in the wilderness from his face1 are1   
for length of  time1 the same2 what     
hindereth but that when the woman and   
her  seed can find no more shelter in   
the nations1 the time that the  beast   

hath allotted him to make war against   
her1 should be finished  also8 when we  
therefore shall see that plots and      
conspiracies1  that designs for utter   
ruin1 are laid against ,god's church all
 the  world over2 and that none of the  
kings1 princes1 or mighty states  of the
 world1 will open their doors1 or give  
them a city for refuge2  then is the    
ruin of ,antichrist at hand3 for        
,haman's plot1 though  the most         
universal that ever yet was hatching1   
7being laid in an  hundred twenty-seven 
provinces17 did but presage the         
deliverance  and exaltation of the      
,jews1 and the hanging of ,haman and his
  sons3 yea1 and ,i take it1 that the   
very day that this great enemy  had set 
for the utter overthrow of the church1  
,god made the day  in which their       
deliverance began1 and that from whence 
it was  completed2 and ,i take that to  
be a type of this4    ,there is but one 
thing that ,i can think of that can give
 matter of  a shew of doubt about this  

thing2 and that is1 though the time of  
this war against the saints1 and that of
 the woman's shelter in the  wilderness 
as to length1 be one and the same2 yet  
whether they did  commence together1 and
 begin to take their rise1 as men do    
that  begin to run a race8 a word       
therefore to this4 ,i suppose they did  
commence much together2 for else with   
whom should this beast make  war1 and   
how should the church escape8 ,or1 if   
the beast began  his war before the     
woman began to have a hiding-place1 why 
was she  not swallowed up1 since in the 
wilderness was her only place of        
shelter8 ,again1 what needed the woman  
to have a place of shelter  in the      
wilderness1 when there was no war made  
against her8 ,and  yet this must be1 if 
her thousand two hundred and threescore 
days1  began before the beast's         
forty-two months3 but they ended both   
together2 for the beast could not kill  
the witnesses before they  had finished 
their testimony2 which testimony of     

theirs lasted  this full time that the  
beast had granted him to make war with  
them1 to wit1 one thousand two hundred  
and threescore days 7,rev  #aa3c73      
therefore their times went out together1
 as will be made  appear1 if you        
consider also that the witnesses were   
slain1 by  virtue1 not of the old1 but  
of a new war levied against them2 and   
that1 as it should seem1 at the very    
time when her hiding-place  was taken   
from her2 for then indeed1 for a little 
season1 will  the church of ,god be     
overcome1 as ,i shall shew by and by4   
,wherefore1 let ,god's people consider  
and remember that when ,god's  church is
 absolutely forlorn1 and has no         
hiding-place any longer  in the world1  
the kingdom of ,antichrist will quickly 
begin to  tumble4 ,nor is this the alone
 place from whence we may gather  these 
conclusions4    ,the time of ,pharaoh's 
tyranny1 of his life1 and of the        
deliverance  of the children of ,israel1
 came out much together2 as any will    

discern that shall consider the history 
of them 7,gen #ae3ac74    ,david1 when  
,saul did sorely prosecute him1 fled    
last into the  wilderness to ,achish the
 king of ,gath1 a ,philistine1 for      
shelter2  and he gave him ,ziklag for   
his refuge 7#a ,sam #bg3e1f74 ,and that 
place so continued to ,david1 'till just
 about the time in which  ,saul must    
die2 and then behold1 ,david's ,ziklag  
is burnt with fire1  and himself stript 
naked of harbour6 7#a ,sam #cj3a74 ,but 
what matter6  ,the time of ,saul's life1
 as well as of ,david's ,ziklag1 was now
  upon expiring2 for within three or    
four days after1 ,david became  the king
 of ,israel 7#a ,sam #ca3a-f74    ,and  
thus also it was with the ,babel-beast3 
,his time expired1 when  the captivity  
of ,israel was upon the finishing3 then 
was the time  of his land come1 and 'in 
that' very 'night was ,belshazzar the   
king of the ,chaldeans slain' 7,dan     
#e3be-cj74    ,thus therefore it will   
happen to the church in the latter days3

  her place of shelter in the           
wilderness2 her ,ziklag will be taken   
from her1 about the time that the war   
that the beast has to make  upon the    
woman and her seed shall be finished4   
,but now the church  is not therefore   
immediately delivered1 when her ,ziklag 
is taken  from her2 for after that1 the 
beast levieth a new war1 to the         
overcoming and killing of the church3 ,i
 say therefore1 that this  is a sign1   
not of the downfall of ,antichrist1 but 
of the approach  thereof3 for the       
church's bondage shall continue but     
three days1  and a little after this    
shall be her deliverance4 ,much like to 
this was that of ,david2 for after he   
had lost his ,ziklag1 for two  or three 
days he had sore distress3 but lo1 then 
came the kingdom  to him4    ,indeed1   
sense and reason saith1 it is a fearful 
thing for the church  of ,god to be     
exposed to the rage of her enemy all    
over the world  at once2 and that all   
nations should shut up their gates1 let 

down their portcullises1 bolt up their  
doors1 and set open their  flood-gates  
to destroy them3 but so will be the     
dispensation of  ,god1 to the end       
deliverance may be the sweeter1 and the 
enemies  fall the more headlong1 and the
 arm of ,god the more manifest1  both   
for the one1 and against the other4 ,and
 in this will that  scripture be        
fulfilled3 ',and there shall be a time  
of trouble1  such as never was since    
there was a nation--and at that time thy
  people shall be delivered1 every one  
that shall be found written  in the     
book' 7,dan #ab3a74    ,let us gather up
 what has been said again2 namely1 that 
it is a  sign of the approach of the    
ruin of ,antichrist1 when ,god's church 
can find no more shelter in the         
wilderness2 because when her ,ziklag  is
 burned1 the time of the war that the   
beast is to make against  her1 is       
finished4 ,wherefore1 when she hath     
given one desperate  struggle more1 and 
laid the church of ,god1 or his         

witnesses1  for dead1 in the street of  
his great city1 for three days and an   
half1 then comes the kingdom1 and the   
long1 long-looked-for rest  and glory4  
,wherefore it remains1 that an angel    
should stand in  the sun1 and make      
proclamation to all the fowls that fly  
in the  midst of heaven1 to gather      
themselves together to the supper of    
the great ,god3 ',that ye may eat the   
flesh of kings1 and the flesh  of       
captains1 and the flesh of mighty men1  
and the flesh of horses1  and of them   
that sit on them2 and the flesh of all  
men1 both free  and bond1 both small and
 great' 7,rev #ai3ah74 ,this is to be   
after  the forty-two months of the      
beast2 and consequently1 after the      
thousand two hundred and threescore days
 that the church was to  be in          
sackcloth2 yea1 after the resurrection  
of the witnesses1 as  is evident by that
 which follows3 ',and the beast was     
taken1 that  is1 after the second year  
and with him the false prophet that     

wrought miracles before him1 with which 
he deceived them that  had received the 
mark of the beast1 and them that        
worshiped his  image4 ,these both were  
cast alive into a lake of fire burning  
with  brimstone' 7verse #bj74           
,,second ,,sign4    ,secondly1 ,another 
sign of the approach of the ruin of     
,antichrist1  is this3 towards the end  
of her reign1 the nations will be made  
to see her baseness1 and to abhor her   
and her ways4 ,they will1 ,i  say1 be   
made to see these things1 in order to   
her ruin3 also1 when  they shall be made
 to see1 her ruin will not be far off4  
,for so  long as the nations and their  
rulers shall continue in that dead      
sleep that she hath bewitched them into1
 by their drinking of the  wine of her  
fornication2 so long we have no ground  
to think that  her ruin is at the door3 
but when ,god shall lay her before      
kings1  and shall discover her nakedness
 to the nations1 then be sure her       
destruction is at hand4 ,hence you read1

 that precedent to her  downfall3 ,an   
angel comes down from heaven1 and       
enlightens the earth  with his glory    
7,rev #aj3a74 ,the earth2 that is1 the  
kingdoms1  countries1 and nations where 
the woman sitteth1 or they that border  
thereupon4 ,enlightened2 to let them see
 the filthiness of the  whore4 ,with his
 glory2 with the doctrine that he had   
commission  to preach against her1 for  
the discovering of her lewdness to  the 
earth4 ,this also was the way that ,god 
took with backsliding  ,israel of old1  
7and she was a type of our religious    
,babel7 when  he intended to bring her  
to judgment for her sins 7,eze #af3cg72 
and this is the way that ,god will take 
to destroy our religious  ,antichrist1  
when he comes to deliver his people out 
of her hand4    ,for though the people  
that suffer at her hand1 can do nothing 
against her1 but lay1 in prayers and    
tears against her before the  ,god of   
heaven1 and bear their witness against  
her before the gods  of the earth2 yet  

when kings shall come to be concerned1  
and they  will count themselves         
concerned when they shall see how they  
have  been deceived by her2 then let her
 look to it4 ',behold1 ,i am  against   
thee1 saith the ,lord of ,hosts2 and ,i 
will discover thy  skirts upon thy face1
 and ,i will shew the nations thy       
nakedness1  and the kingdoms thy shame4 
,and ,i will cast abominable filth upon 
thee1 and make thee vile1 and will set  
thee as a gazing-stock4'  ,and what     
follows8 ',and it shall come to pass1   
that all they that  look upon thee1     
shall flee from thee1 and say1 ,nineveh 
is laid  waste3 who will bemoan her8    
whence shall ,i seek comforters for     
thee8' 7,nahum #c3e-g74    ,wherefore1  
there wants nothing but that she be     
discovered to the  nations and their    
kings2 for did they but see her1 though 
they lay  yet in her bosom1 they would  
rise up against her1 that she must  die3
 wherefore it is written again1 ,i will 
'bring forth a fire from  the midst of  

thee1 it shall devour thee1 and ,i will 
bring thee to  ashes upon the earth in  
the sight of all them that behold thee' 
7,eze #bh3ah74    ,the chief of the     
wisdom of ,antichrist this day is laid  
out1 if  perhaps by it she may cover her
 nakedness1 and keep it from the eyes   
of kings and their people4 ,but ,god has
 said it shall not avail3  ',thy        
nakedness shall be uncovered1 yea1 thy  
shame shall be seen3  ,i will take      
vengeance1 and ,i will not meet thee as 
a man' 7,isa  #dg3c74 ,but how will he  
make her naked8 ,verily1 by kings4 ,but 
how  shall kings do it8 ,why1 by virtue 
of the glory of the angel3 yea1  they   
'shall make her desolate and naked1 and 
shall eat her flesh1  and burn her with 
fire' 7,rev #ag3af74    ,let this1 ,i   
pray1 be considered1 ,that ,antichrist  
shall not down1  but by the hand of     
kings4 ,the preacher then kills her     
soul1 and the  king kills her body4 ,and
 why should not the kings have it       
granted  unto them1 that she should fall

 by their hand8 the kings are those     
that she has abused1 that she has in the
 grossest manner abused1  and has served
 herself of them3 but the time of the   
end of  ,antichrist1 mystery ,babylon is
 coming1 'and then many nations and     
great kings shall serve themselves of   
him' 7,jer #bg3g74ab    ,nor shall all  
the tricks1 lies1 and deceit under which
 formerly  she used to shroud herself1  
be able to prove a balm to her any      
longer3 ,no1 'in vain shalt thou use    
many medicines'2 for no cure  shall be  
unto thee2 'the nations have heard of   
thy shame' 7,jer  #df3aa1ab74           
,babylon has for a long time been 'a    
lady of kingdoms1' and  'a golden cup in
 the ,lord's hand'3 the nations also    
have largely  drank of her cup1 and the 
kings have committed fornication with   
her  7,rev #ah3c74 ,but now the angel is
 come down1 and hath enlightened  the   
earth with his glory4 ,wherefore now it 
follows immediately1  ',babylon is      
fallen6 is fallen6' ,that is1 in the    

eyes and esteem  of the nations1 as well
 as otherwise4    ,true1 some of the    
kings will bewail her fall1 and will    
cry1 ,alas6  ,alas6 when they see that  
they cannot help her2 for that they     
shall  see1 as is evident1 because they 
stand afar off to lament her1  'afar off
 for the fear of her torment4' ,the     
kings therefore into  whose hands ,god  
shall deliver her1 and who shall execute
 his  judgments upon her1 shall be more 
mighty and powerful to bring her  down1 
than shall be the whole world besides to
 uphold her4    ,the ,protestant ,kings4
    ,and this observe further1 ,that as 
the kings that shall hate her1  shall   
hate her because in the light of the    
glory of the angel they  are made able  
to see her filthiness2 so the kings that
 shall bewail  her1 are such as in      
judgment are left in the dark1 and that 
shall  be bewitched by her to the end4  
,this therefore will let us see         
something of the meaning of ,god1 in    
that he has drawn off from  her some of 

the kings already2 to wit1 that he might
 train them  up by the light of the     
gospel1 that they may be expert1 like   
men  of war1 to scale her walls1 when   
the king of kings shall give out  the   
commandment to them so to do4    ,there 
has been a great deal of talk in the    
countries about the ruin  and           
destruction of ,babylon2 but could we   
see more of the kings  engaged against  
her1 we should hope groundedly that her 
fall was  at the door4 ,well1 blessed be
 ,god for what kings there are1 and  the
 ,lord turn the hearts of many more to  
hate her4    ,some1 as ,i said before1  
have adventured to foretell the time of 
her downfall2 but give me the signs     
thereof4 ,this therefore is a  sign1 a  
sign that her downfall approaches1 when 
,god shall lay her  nakedness before the
 nations1 and put it into the hearts of 
kings  to abhor her4 ,the signs of the  
times the ,lord ,jesus would have us    
mind2 and because the ,jews neglected   
them1 though as to the time  they hit   

pretty right1 yet they missed of the    
thing that the time  brought forth4     
,,third ,,sign4    ,thirdly1 ,a third   
sign of the approach of the ruin of     
,antichrist1  is this3 ',when ,babylon  
is become the habitation of devils1 c41'
  then the downfall thereof is upon us4 
,true1 ,babylon was always an           
habitation for devils2 but not an       
habitation only for them2 ,israel  once 
dwelt there1 and our ,antichrist was    
sometimes a place of  residence for good
 men4 ,the meaning then1 is1 ,when you  
shall see  the church and people of ,god
 so forsake her that she is left in  a  
manner to herself1 and to her disciples1
 then she is to fall  quickly4 ,when you
 hear it proclaimed by them that are yet
 in her1  of ,god's people1 ',we would  
have healed ,babylon1 but she is not    
healed3 forsake her1 and let us go every
 one into his own country'  7,jer       
#ea3i73 ,then she will soon be hissed   
out of the world3 for  this is the way  
of the wisdom of ,god2 namely1 to bring 

his people  out of a city or place1 when
 he intends the ruin of that place4     
,when ,god was about to destroy the old 
world1 he put his ,noah into  an ark3   
when ,god was about to destroy ,sodom1  
he sent his ,lot away  thence to ,zoar3 
when ,christ was about to destroy       
,jerusalem1 he bid  his disciples flee  
from the midst of that3 and when there  
shall  be by ,god a hissing for his     
people2 and when they shall hear him1   
and obey1 and gather to him1 then you   
shall see what will become  of this     
enemy of ,christ3 ',i will hiss for     
them1 and gather them2  for ,i have     
redeemed them' 7,zech #aj3h-ab74    ,i  
say therefore1 when ,babylon shall      
become the habitation of  devils1 a hold
 for all foul spirits1 and a cage for   
every unclean  and hateful bird1 then   
,babylon is fallen4    ,and thus the    
angel that lightened the earth with his 
glory1  proclaimed1 ',babylon the great 
is fallen6 is fallen6 and is become  the
 habitation of devils1 and a hold for   

every foul spirit1 and a  cage for every
 unclean and hateful bird4' ,wherefore  
it must be1  that by that her time is   
come that she should fall1 ,god will    
have  gleaned his people from the midst 
of her4 ,and when ,god shall have       
gleaned his people from the midst of    
her1 those that are left behind  will   
appear more than ever to be what they   
are1 to wit1 devils1  foul spirits1 and 
hateful birds2 wherefore1 now will      
,antichrist  appear in his own most     
proper colours4    ,but to comment a    
little upon the words4    ,babylon      
',mystery ,babylon' 7,rev #ag3e74 ,the  
antichristian church4    ',is fallen6   
,is fallen6' ,in the eyes and faith of  
the godly1 by  her dropping into the    
dregs of degeneracy1 and so is become   
the  habitation of devils1 c41 in order 
to her falling into utter and           
unavoidable destruction for ever4       
',is become4' ,that is1 through the     
labour of the fanners and winnowers     
that ,god hath sent to fan ,babylon1 and

 to fetch out his people1  that she     
might be left to her chaff3 ',i will    
send saith ,god to  ,babylon fanners1   
that shall fan her1 and shall empty her 
land  of good men2 for in the day of    
trouble they shall be against  her round
 about' 7,jer #ea3b74    ',an habitation
 of devils4' ,devils3 not such by       
nature1 but by  practice4 ,incarnate    
devils4 ,for when the time is come that 
,babylon  must be destroyed1 she shall  
be found to be an habitation for the    
most vile of the sons of men4 ,for as   
devils have acted towards the  world1 so
 shall the sons of this sorceress1 and  
this whore1 act  towards ,christ and his
 members in the latter days4 ,and1      
perhaps1  the departing of ,zion from   
the midst of her1 will blow her up  into
 this spirit of devilism4 ,let ,god's   
people therefore1 when  ,antichrist is  
towards her end1 look for nothing from  
her1 but what  the devil1 in times past1
 used to do2 to wit1 all sinful         
subtilty1  malice1 wrath1 fraud1 deceit1

 lying1 murder1 false accusings1 and    
implacable madness of spirit to do them 
mischief4 7,but ,lord ,god6  think ,i1  
what will become of good men6 and where 
will they be safe  in such days8 ,only  
,i comfort myself1 by saying to myself  
again1  this a sign that the ruin of    
,antichrist is at the door47 ,but this  
,i say1 he must needs be a tuneable man1
 that shall be able in those  days to   
sing this song to himself at all        
seasons3 for this is to  drive reason   
backward1 and to set the cart before the
 horse4 ,for  what will the good man's  
reason say1 when it seeth all           
,babylonians  are become devils1 but    
that the church of ,god will certainly  
be torn in pieces8 ,but behold6 the text
 and the ,holy ,ghost runs  counter4    
',babylon is fallen6 is fallen6 and or1 
for it is become  the habitation of     
devils4' ,these words for certain are   
the words  of an holy angel2 for it     
could not have entered into the heart of
  mere man to have conceived them4      

',an habitation4' ,to be an habitation  
7for devils7 is to be their  house1     
their dwelling-place1 their place of    
privilege1 their place  of rest and     
abode1 or thither whither they have     
right to go4  ,and thus will ,babylon   
be2 that is1 an house1 an habitation1 a 
dwelling-place1 and a place of rest1    
only for devilish-minded men2  thither  
may such men come2 for such her doors   
stand open1 and  there may such inhabit4
 ,when therefore you see good men come  
out  thence1 and all sorts of wicked men
 flock in thither1 then know  that      
,babylon is near her end4    ',and a    
hold for every foul spirit4' ,understand
 by spirit1 either  those that are      
devils by nature1 or such as are such   
otherwise4  ,but ,i think that the angel
 chiefly intends all manner of unclean  
and filthy spirits2 and so the church   
and members of ,babylon1 their  only    
place of safety3 ,or if you understand  
it of the uncleanness  of the spirits   
and minds of men1 then the meaning is1  

that they  are called foul spirits1 in  
allusion to those of devils which go  by
 the same name 7,mark #i3be74 ,but      
however1 or which way soever  taken1 it 
seems ,babylon is their hold2 that is1  
their place of  defence3 ,for by an     
hold1 we often understand a place of    
strength1  a castle1 a fort1 a tower2 so
 that these devils1 these foul-spirited 
men1 these ,babylonians1 will not only  
find house-room and harbour  in ,babel1 
but shelter1 defence and protection1    
when she is near  her ruin3 yea1 they   
will find her an upholder to them1 and a
  countenancer of them1 in all their    
foul and devilish pranks2 yea1  such an 
hold shall she be to such foul spirits  
in such foul acts1  that it shall not be
 possible that they should be driven    
from her1  or from them3 ,for an hold is
 often taken in the scriptures for a    
place that is impregnable1 and must be  
so taken here4 ,this intimates  then1   
that some faint opposition by the kings 
and nations will be  made against these 

inhabiters1 foul spirits1 but to little 
purpose1  until the time of her land    
shall come 7,jer #bg3g72 for in their   
hold they still will be secured and     
defended from what reason1  law and     
scripture can or would do unto them4    
,thus then we see how  ,babel1 towards  
her end1 will be filled1 and with what1 
to wit1  with devils and foul spirits2  
yea1 and that she will not only be  an  
habitation1 but a place of defence for  
such4    ',and a cage for every unclean 
and hateful bird4' ,those that before   
are called devils1 and foul spirits1 are
 also here called 'birds1  unclean and  
hateful beasts4' ,by the term ,birds1 he
 may allude  to that of the prophet     
,isaiah1 where these unclean birds are  
mentioned 7#cd3aa-ag7 ,and by cage1 he  
may allude to the prophet  ,jeremiah1   
from whom1 as ,i think1 the ,holy ,ghost
 takes those words2  but then we must   
put men in the place of birds1 and the  
,babylonian  kingdom for the cage 7,jer 
#e3bg74    ',every unclean bird4' ,as   

was said before1 a hold for every foul  
spirit4 ,these unclean birds therefore  
are not all of one feather1  or kind1   
but of all and every kind2 and it       
intimates1 that the  worst act of all   
professions1 shall be1 as in a cage1 in 
,babylon1  a little before her downfall4
 ,but ,i say1 if they will not be all   
of one feather1 yet in their temper they
 will somewhat agree1  being either in  
shape1 monstrous2 of appetite1 ravenous2
 or1  of inclination1 lovers of the     
night4 ,for of all these sorts were  the
 forbidden1 or unclean birds among the  
,jews4 ,now since these  unclean birds  
are not all of one feather1 or kind1 it 
intimates  that the basest of all sorts1
 sects1 professions and degrees1 shall  
take shelter in ,babylon towards her    
end2 and that they shall there1  in     
their temper1 unanimously agree to show 
themselves monstrous1  to devour and eat
 up the poor and needy1 and to blow out 
the light  of the gospel4    ',a cage4' 
,not to imprison them in1 but for them  

to sit and sing  in1 to confer their    
notes in1 to make melodious music in2 ,i
 mean1  melodious to their own thinking2
 for the ass thinks that he sings  full 
favouredly1 and the owl endeavours to   
lift up her voice above  all the birds  
of the wood3 ,but it will be a          
prediction of her fall1  and that her   
ruin is at the door4    ,of these birds 
,zephaniah speaks1 when he prophecies of
 the downfall  of ,nineveh1 saying1     
',the cormorant and the bittern shall   
lodge in  the uppermost lintels of it1  
their voice shall sing in the windows2  
when desolation shall be in the         
thresholds' 7,zeph #b3ad74 ,an          
unseasonable time to sing in2 for when  
death is coming in at the  door1        
mourning should be in the chambers4 ,but
 this is the judgment  of ,god1 ,that   
she should be a cage for every unclean  
bird to sing  in1 even then when her    
destruction and desolation cometh upon  
her4    ,to sing1 as in a cage1 doth    
also denote security1 and that the      

heart is far from fear2 for she saith1  
',i shall see no sorrow1 in  that hour  
in which her judgment comes4'    ,but is
 this a sign of the approach of the ruin
 of ,antichrist8 ,and  must those that  
shall live to see those days1 rejoice   
when these  things begin to come to     
pass8 ,are not these things rather a    
sign  that the utter overthrow of the   
church of ,god is at the door8  ,indeed1
 to sense it is1 and reason will be apt 
to say so3 ,but hark  what the ,holy    
,ghost saith6 ',she is fallen6 is fallen
 now6'    ,when therefore we shall see  
men like devils2 yea1 every foul spirit1
  and hateful bird1 flock to1 and take  
shelter in ,babylon2 let us  not be     
frighted or dejected1 but pluck up our  
hearts1 and say1  ,this is one of the   
signs that the downfall of ,babylon is  
near4  ,wherefore it follows1 after that
 the prophet had told us that these     
birds should dwell in the land of the   
people of ,god's curse 7,isa  #cd74     
,that 'the wilderness and the solitary  

place shall be glad  for them2 for that 
they are there and the desert shall     
rejoice1  and blossom as the rose3 ,it  
shall blossom1 saith he abundantly1  and
 rejoice even with joy and singing3 ,the
 glory of ,lebanon shall  be given unto 
it1 the excellency of ,carmel and       
,sharon1 they shall  see the glory of   
the ,lord1 and the excellency of our    
,god4' ,and  to support the weak from   
those fears that in those days will be  
pulling of them down1 he adds1          
',strengthen ye the weak hands1 and     
confirm the feeble knees4 ,say to them  
that are of a fearful heart1  ,be       
strong1 fear not3 behold1 your ,god will
 come with vengeance1  even ,god with a 
recompence2 he will come and save you4  
,then the  eyes of the blind shall be   
opened1 and the ears of the deaf shall  
be unstopped4 ,then shall the lame man  
leap as an hart1 and the  tongue of the 
dumb sing3 for in the wilderness shall  
waters break  out1 and streams in the   
desert4 ,and the parched ground shall   

become  a pool1 and the thirsty land    
springs of water3 ,in the habitation  of
 dragons1 where each lay1 shall be grass
 with reeds and rushes4  ,and an highway
 shall be there1 and a way1 and it shall
 be called1  ,the way of holiness2 the  
unclean shall not pass over it2 but it  
shall be for those3 the wayfaring men1  
though fools1 shall not err  therein4   
,no lion shall be there1 nor any        
ravenous beast shall go  up thereon1 it 
shall not be found there2 but the       
redeemed shall  walk there4 ,and the    
ransomed of the ,lord shall return1 and 
come to  ,zion with songs and           
everlasting joy upon their heads3 ,they 
shall  obtain joy and gladness1 and     
sorrow and sighing shall flee away'     
7,isa #ce74    ,what say ye now1 ye sons
 of ,god6 ,will you learn to make a     
judgment  of things according to the    
mystery of the wisdom of ,god1 or will  
ye longer conclude according to sense   
and reason3 ',he turneth  the shadow of 
death into the morning' 7,amos #e3h74   

,and commands  oft-times1 that the      
fairest day should succeed the foulest  
night4  ,wherefore1 when we see these   
devils1 foul spirits1 and unclean birds 
in ,babylon2 yea1 when we see good men  
leave her1 and the vilest  run in to    
her1 then let us sing the angels' song1 
and say1 ',babylon  the great is fallen6
 is fallen6 and is become the habitation
 of  devils1 and a hold for every foul  
spirit1 and a cage for every  unclean   
and hateful bird4'    ,,fourth ,,sign4  
,fourthly1 another sign of the approach 
of the ruin of ,antichrist1  is1 ',the  
,slaying of the ,witnesses'3 ,for the   
witnesses are to be  slain before the   
fall of ,antichrist2 and that by the    
hand of the  beast1 who shall manage the
 members of ,antichrist1 having         
qualified  them before that work1 with  
those qualifications of which you  read 
in the sign foregoing4 ,for what can    
better fit a generation  for such a     
work1 than to be themselves all turned  
devils1 and  also succourers of all foul

 spirits4 ,wherefore1 they must be the  
wickedest of men that shall do this3 the
 very scum of the nations1  and the very
 vilest of people4 ,nor is this a new   
notion3 ,god  threatened to give his    
sanctuary 'into the hands of strangers  
for  a prey1 and to the wicked of the   
earth for a spoil' 7,eze #g3ba72  ,to   
robbers1 burglars1 and they should      
defile it 7verse #bb74 ,again1  saith   
,god of his people1 ',i will bring the  
worst of the heathen1  and they shall   
possess their houses' 7verse #bd74 ,for 
the truth  is1 this work is too bad for 
men either of reason or conscience  to  
be found in the practice of4 ,the       
hangman is usually none of  the best3   
,the witnesses are also to be slain2 but
 not a man1 but  a beast must slay them2
 'a den of thieves1 a hold of foul      
spirits1'  must do it4    ,that the     
witnesses must be slain before the fall 
of ,babylon1 has  been hinted already4  
,also1 that their death is a forerunner 
of  the ruin of ,antichrist1 has before 

been touched upon2 but in this  place ,i
 shall a little enlarge4    ,and        
therefore ,i proceed3 ',and when they   
shall have finished their  testimony1   
the beast that ascendeth out of the     
bottomless pit  shall make war against  
them1 and shall overcome them1 and kill 
them4 ,and their dead bodies shall lie  
in the street of the great  city1 which 
spiritually is called ,sodom and ,egypt1
 where also  our ,lord was crucified4   
,and they of the people1 and kindreds   
and  tongues and nations shall see their
 dead bodies three days and  an half1   
and shall not suffer their dead bodies  
to be put into  graves4' ',and after    
three days and an half1 the spirit of   
life  from ,god entered into them1 and  
they stood upon their feet2 and  great  
fear fell upon them which saw them4 ,and
 they heard a great  voice from heaven1 
saying unto them1 ,come up hither3 ,and 
they  ascended up to heaven in a cloud2 
and their enemies beheld them'  7,rev   
#aa3g-ab74    ,thus you see their death 

is before their deliverance4 ,also their
  death is to be by the hand of the     
beast2 to wit by the men that  have and 
hold his mark1 and that of his image1   
and that are of the  number of his name4
 ,you see also that their death is not  
only a  forerunner of their deliverance1
 but a sign that their deliverance  is  
at the door2 since the one is but three 
days and an half before  the other4     
,and if a short comment upon this text  
will give a little light to  the reader1
 ,i shall not count my labour lost4     
,and when they shall have finished their
 testimony1 when1 or about  the time    
they have done their work of            
witness-bearing for ,god  in the world3 
,when they have made or are making an   
end of giving  their testimony for      
,christ1 and against the witchcrafts1   
idolatries1  sorceries1 fornications1   
thefts1 murders1 and wickedness of      
,antichrist3 ,then and not till then4   
',the beast that ascended out of the    
bottomless pit4' ,the beast3  ,the power

 that carrieth and beareth up           
,antichrist1 the mother of  harlots3    
,the beast upon which the woman sitteth1
 and by the heads  and horns of which   
she is protected and defended2 he is    
said to  ascend out of the bottomless   
pit2 for that he manifesteth by his     
doings1 that he was born there1 and came
 to do the work of the  king thereof4   
',shall make war against them4' ,we read
 that he made war against them  all the 
time of their prophesying in sackcloth1 
while they were  bearing their testimony
 against his doing2 and that his        
commission  was1 ,that he should have   
leave to make war so long 7,rev #ab3f74 
,but  here we read again1 that when they
 had finished their testimony1  and so  
consequently he had run out the time of 
his first commission  for war1 he makes 
war again4 ,so that this war which now  
he raiseth  against them1 seems to be   
another1 a new war1 and such as is      
grounded upon other1 to wit1 new        
arguments1 besides those upon  which his

 first war stood4 ,by his first war1 he 
sought to beat down  and overthrow their
 testimony 7,rev #ac3d74 ,by this war he
 seeketh  to overthrow themselves4 ,the 
first war he made1 was grounded upon a  
vain confidence of his ability to       
destroy their faith2 but this  last was 
grounded upon madness against them1     
because their testimony  had prevailed  
against him3 ,wherefore1 ,torment1      
wherewith these  witnesses by their     
testimony tormented him and his         
followers1 was  the cause of this last  
war4 ,and this is insinuated when he    
saith1  ',they make merry for their     
victory over them1 because these two    
prophets1' 7to wit1 by their testimony17
 'tormented them that  dwelt on the     
earth' 7,rev #aa3aj74    ,the beast     
therefore will make a war against the   
witnesses all the  time of their        
prophesying in sackcloth1 which will be 
a thousand  two hundred and threescore  
days 7,rev #ab3f74 ,in all which time   
they shall give him the foil1 and       

overcome him by their faith and         
testimony2 and be proclaimed more than  
conquerors over him1 through  the       
,christ that loved them4 ,but now in    
this second war he overcomes  them1 'he 
overcomes them1 and kills them4'        
,jezebel for a long time made war       
against ,elias the prophet1  seeking to 
overthrow the worship of ,god which he  
maintained1 and  to establish the       
religion of ,baal3 ,but when she saw    
that by all  she could do she got       
nothing1 but that the prophet got the   
day of  her worship1 priests and        
worshippers 7#a ,kings #ah3cj-dj71 she  
breaks  out into a rage1 as one         
tormented almost to death1 and raises a 
new  war2 not now against his religion1 
but his person1 and desperately  swears 
by all the gods that she had1 ,that by  
tomorrow that time  the life of the     
prophet should be as the life of one of 
her priests  whom he had slain for an   
idolater 7#a ,kings #ai3b74 ,when the   
devil  sees that he cannot do by        

argument1 he will try if he can by      
blows4    ,when ,zedekiah1 the son of   
,chenanah1 saw that with argument he    
could not overcome ,micaiah1 he steps to
 him1 and takes him a box  of the ear   
7#a ,kings #bb3bd74 ,this new war1 is a 
box of the ear which  the beast will    
give the witnesses1 because they        
overcame him by  their faith and        
testimony1 all the time that the first  
war lasted4    ,now how long this second
 war will last1 and what strugglings the
  witnesses will make before he shall   
overcome them1 ,i know not3  ,this ,i   
know1 that the text saith1 'by this war 
he shall overcome  them4'    ',and shall
 overcome them4' ,saints are not said to
 be overcome1  when they are imprisoned1
 banished1 and killed for their faithful
  testimony3 ,no1 by these things they  
overcome4 ,to overcome then1  is to get 
the mastery1 to subdue1 to turn out of  
possession1 to  take and hold captive1  
to strip the subdued of power and       
privilege1  as is sufficiently manifest 

both by scripture and reason3 ',for of  
whom a man is overcome1 of the same he  
is brought in bondage' 7#b  ,peter      
#b3ai74    ,so then1 when he is said to 
overcome them1 it is meant1 he shall    
get the mastery of them1 they shall grow
 faint before him1 have no  heart or    
spirit to bear up in their profession   
against him3 ,against  him1 ,i say1 as  
she did the thousand two hundred and    
threescore  days' war with him2 for then
 they were overcomers1 and did bear     
away the garland4    ,nor do ,i1 for my 
part1 wonder at this1 when ,i consider  
that these  witnesses are a succession  
of good men2 and that when ,israel came 
out of ,egypt of old1 the feeble and    
weak-handed did come behind  7,deu      
#be3ag-ai74 ,it will be the lot         
therefore of the church1 in  the latter 
end of the reign of the beast1 to be    
feeble and weak in  their profession1   
the valiant ones having gone before3    
,these will  come1 when those that were 
able have bravely borne their testimony1

  or when they are upon finishing of    
that3 ,in comparison of whom1  they that
 come after will be but like eggs to the
 cocks of the  game3 wherefore they must
 needs be crushed1 cowed1 and overcome4 
,and then will the beast boast himself1 
as did his type of old1  and say1 ',my  
hand hath found as a nest the riches of 
the people3  and as one gathereth eggs  
that are left1 have ,i gathered all the 
earth2 and there was none that moved the
 wing1 or opened the mouth1  or peeped' 
7,isa #aj3ad74    ,a sad time1 and it is
 to happen to the people that are left1 
to the  latter end of the               
witness-bearers2 and that too when they 
shall  have finished their testimony4   
,of this tyranny the cruelty of ,amalek 
was a type2 who1 as was hinted  before1 
smote the hindermost1 the weak3 ,but his
 judgment is1 ,that  'he shall perish   
for ever4'    ',and shall overcome      
them4' ,there are two ways of           
overcoming2 to  wit1 by power and       
policy3 ,and perhaps by both these ways 

they may  be overcome4 ,however1        
overcome they shall be2 for so saith the
  holy word of ,god2 yea1 the beast     
shall overcome them4 ,wherefore  the    
church of ,god1 at that day1 will be    
under such a cloud as she  never was    
since ,christ's day4 ,now how long they 
shall thus be held  captive before they 
are brought to execution2 whether the   
beast  will ride in triumph while they  
are in his bonds2 or whether he  will   
suddenly kill them2 that time1 and      
observation1 and experience1  must make 
manifest3 ,but kill them he shall1      
that's most certain1  for so says the   
,holy ,ghost4    ',and shall overcome   
them1 and kill them4' ,in this method   
therefore  ,god will suffer the beast to
 proceed with the church of ,god1 after 
she has sufficiently borne her testimony
 for him in the world4 ,he  shall 'war  
against them1' but that is not all3 ,he 
shall overcome  them1 but that is not   
all2 he 'shall overcome them1 and kill  
them4'    ',and kill them4' ,of their   

slaughter also ,i shall speak a word or 
two4 ,but first ,i would note1 as all   
know1 that there is a difference  to be 
put betwixt killing and overcoming3 ,for
 though every one  that is killed1 is   
overcome3 yet every one that is         
overcome1 is  not killed 7,acts #ba3cb73
 men may be overcome1 and yet live 7,jer
  #ab3aa72 but when they are killed1 it 
is otherwise3 ,there may be a  cry heard
 from the mouth of them that are        
overcome1 but not from  the mouth of    
them that are killed 7,exo #cb3ah2 ,acts
 #g3cd73 ,they that  are overcome1 may  
consult their own enlargement1 and      
deliverance2  but they that are killed1 
cannot do so4 ,i do therefore           
distinguish  between killed and         
overcome1 because the text doth so3 ',he
 shall  make war against them1 and shall
 overcome them1 and kill them4'    ',and
 kill them4' ,from these words therefore
 ,i will take occasion  to inquire1     
#a4 ,how they are to be considered as to
 this slaughter4    #b4 ,what death they

 must die to accomplish this prophecy4  
,,first1 ,how they are to be considered8
    ,i answer3 ,not in a carnal or      
natural1 but in a mystical sense4 ,for1 
first1 they are called witnesses4       
,secondly1 ,they are put under the      
number of two3 ',my two witnesses' 7,rev
 #aa3c74 ,both which are to  be         
mystically taken4    ,first1 ,because   
their testimony standeth not in their   
words only1  but in their conversation2 
yea1 in their suffering also3 and that  
is a mystical witness-bearing4          
,secondly1 ,they go under the number of 
two3 ,not because there were  indeed two
 such men in the world1 but because two 
are a sufficient  number to bear witness
 7,num #ce3cj2 ,deu #ag3f2 #ai3ae72 and 
,god's  church1 in the most furious heat
 and rage of ,antichrist1 has  been at  
least of such a number of professing    
saints1 to proclaim  against the beast  
and his worship in the name of ,god4 ,to
 think  that there have been two such   
men in the world1 is ridiculous2  for   

these witnesses must continue to give   
their testimony for ,god  against       
,antichrist1 a thousand two hundred and 
threescore years4  ,nor can they        
scripturally bear this title1 ,my two   
witnesses1 but  with respect to their   
prophesying so long4 ,the witnesses     
therefore  are nothing else but a       
successive church1 or the congregation  
of  ,god abiding for him against        
,antichrist1 by reason of a continual   
succession of men that is joined by the 
special blessing of ,god  unto it4      
,,secondly1 ,what death they must die8  
,i answer1 ,not a corporeal one1  but   
that which is mystically such4 ,and ,i  
choose to understand it  thus1 because  
this suiteth best with their state and  
condition1  which is mystical4 ,besides1
 thus did they 7when they did overcome17
  slay their enemies1 even with the fire
 or sword of their mouth3  ',if any man 
will hurt them1 fire proceedeth out of  
their mouth1  and devoureth their       
enemies3 and if any man will hurt them1 

he  must in this manner be killed' 7,rev
 #aa3e74 ,as therefore they went  about 
to kill their enemies1 so their enemies 
will kill them3 ,but  they sought to    
kill their enemies by their testimony1  
as to their  antichristian spirit1 and  
church-state2 and their enemies will    
kill them1 as to their ,christian heat  
and fervency of mind2 and  also as to   
their ,christian church-state4 ,so that1
 7at least so  ,i think17 there will be 
such ruins brought both upon the spirit 
of ,christianity1 and the true          
,christian church-state1 before this    
,antichrist is destroyed1 that there    
will for a time scarce be  found a      
,christian spirit1 or a true visible    
living church of ,christ  in the world3 
,nothing but the dead bodies of these   
will be to be  seen of the nations2 nor 
them neither1 otherwise than as so many 
ruinous heaps4 ,for the love that ,i    
bear to the church of ,christ1  ,i wish1
 as to this1 ,i may prove a false       
prophet3 ,but this looks  so like the   

text1 and also so like the dispensations
 of ,god with  his church of old1 that  
,i cannot but think it will be so4 ,for 
the  text1 ,i have spoken to that       
already2 wherefore ,i will now present  
you with some things that look like     
parallel cases4    ,first1 ,when the    
church was coming out of ,egypt1 just   
before they  were delivered from        
,pharaoh1 they were in their own eyes1  
and  in the eyes of their enemies1 none 
other than dead3 ',it had been  better  
said they to ,moses for us to serve the 
,egyptians1 than  that we should die in 
the wilderness' 7,exo #ad3ab74 ,the     
people  said so1 ,moses feared1 and     
,pharaoh concluded they were all dead   
men 7,exo #ab3cc74 ,also ,paul tells us1
 'that they were baptized  that is1     
buried unto ,moses in the cloud1 and in 
the sea4' ,they  were1 for the time1 to 
use the expression1 a dead church both  
in  the eyes of ,pharaoh1 in the eyes of
 ,moses1 and also in their own4    ,and 
'tis to be taken notice of3 ,as the     

witnesses in the text were  slain but a 
little before the ruin of ,antichrist   
began2 so this  church was baptized in  
the sea but a little before great       
,pharaoh  was drowned there4            
,secondly1 ,in the time of ,elias1 which
 time also was typical of  this1 what   
church was there to be seen in ,israel8 
,none but what  was under ground1 buried
 in dens1 and in caves of the earth3    
,yea1  the prophet could see none1 and  
therefore he cried to ,god1 and  said1  
,lord1 they have 'digged down thine     
altars1' and slain thy  prophets1 'and  
,i am left alone1 and they seek my life'
 7#a ,kings  #ai3ad2 ,rom #aa3c74 ,what 
visible living church was now in the    
land1  ,i mean1 either with reference to
 a godly spirit for it1 or the  form and
 constitution of it8 ,what was1 was     
known to ,god1 but dead  to every man   
alive4    ,thirdly1 ,what was the dry   
bones that we read of in the #cgth  of  
,ezekiel1 but the church of ,god1 and   
also a figure of what we  are treating  

of8 ,and why called dry bones1 since the
 people were  alive1 with their         
substance1 wives1 and children2 but to  
shew1 that  that church of ,god was now1
 as to their spirit and church-state1   
accounted as dead1 not only by          
themselves1 but by the king of          
,babylon1 and the nations round about8  
,babylon then was the valley1  and the  
grave2 and the church of ,god were the  
bones3 ,bones without  flesh1 sinews1 or
 skin2 bones exceeding dry2 yea so dry  
and dead  were they1 that the prophet   
himself could not tell whether ever     
they should live again 7,eze #cg3a-c74  
,now this1 as ,i said1 was a state that 
was not to end with the church  of      
,israel1 but to be acted over once again
 by the beast with the  church of the   
new testament3 ,yea1 it is an easy      
matter to make  their witnesses in this 
their death1 and the church of ,israel  
in  this their grave1 in many things to 
symbolize4    ,fourthly1 ,take another  
instance1 or rather comparison1 into    

which  the church of ,god compared      
herself1 when under the king of         
,babylon's  tyranny3 ,and that is1 she  
counted herself as the dung that the    
beast lets fall to the ground from      
behind him4 ,and doth this look  like a 
visible church-state8 ,or has it the    
smell or savour of such  a thing8       
,nebuchadnezzar 7said she7 'hath        
swallowed me up like a  dragon1 he hath 
filled his belly with my delicates1 he  
hath cast  me out' 7,jer #ea3cd74 ,pray1
 what would you think of a man1 of whom 
one should tell you1 ,that he was eaten 
up of a dragon2 made to  fill the belly 
of a dragon2 and cast out as the dung of
 a dragon8  ,would you think that such  
an one did all this while retain the    
shape1 form1 or similitude of a man8    
,why1 thus the church said she  was1 and
 thus the church shall be again3 ,for   
she is once more to  be overcome1 to be 
overcome and killed2 and that by the    
beast1  the dragon's whelp1 of which the
 king of ,babylon was a type4 ,and      

therefore ,i conclude the premises2 that
 is1 ,that the beast will kill  the     
church that shall be in the latter days1
 as to her ,christian  spiritedness1 and
 her church-state4 ,and ,i could further
 add1 ,that  if we hold they die        
corporeally1 we must conclude1 that     
their  natural body being slain1 shall  
lie three years and an half in  the     
street2 yea1 that their resurrection    
shall be corporeal1 c4  ,but why we     
should think thus1 as yet ,i can see no 
reason1 since the  persons are such     
mystically2 the beast mystically so2 the
 street  in which they be1 mystically   
such2 and the days of their unburied    
state1 to be taken mystically likewise4 
,but we will pass this1  and descend to 
other things4    ,fifthly1 ,i will yet  
add another thing4 ,when ,israel was    
coming out  of ,babylon2 yea1 while they
 were building of the temple of ,god1   
which was a figure of our church-state  
now under the ,gospel2 they  were not   
only troubled1 hindered and molested in 

their work1 but  were made for a time to
 cease1 and let the work lie still4     
',now says the text when the copy of    
king ,artaxerxes' letter  which he sent 
to forbid the ,jews in their work was   
read before  ,rehum and ,shimshai the   
scribe1 and their companions1 they went 
up in haste to ,jerusalem unto the      
,jews1 and made them to cease by  force 
and power4 ,then ceased the work of the 
house of ,god which  is at ,jerusalem4  
,so it ceased unto the second year of   
the reign  of ,darius king of ,persia'  
7,ezra #d3bc1bd74    ,and ,i pray1 since
 their temple-worship was a type of a   
new testament  church-state and worship1
 what doth their causing of that work to
  cease signify to us1 but that we must 
have a time also to cease as  they8 ,and
 since their temple-work was caused to  
cease before the  house was finished1   
what face could there be at present     
thereupon1  but that1 to look to1 it was
 like some deformed1 battered1 broken   
building1 or as such an one that was    

begun by foolish builders8  ,yea1 and   
since the ,jews left off to build ,god's
 house at the  command of the heathens1 
what did that bespeak1 but that they had
  lost their spirit1 were quashed1 and  
so as to their temple-work1  killed1 as 
it were1 to all intents and purposes8   
,and thus it will  be1 a little before  
the church of ,god shall be set free    
from the  beast1 and all his angels3    
,for these things were writ for our     
admonition1 to show us what shall be    
done hereafter2 yea1 and  whether we    
believe or disbelieve hereabout1 time   
will bring it to  pass4    ,i do not    
question but many good men have writ    
more largely of  this matter3 but as ,i 
have not seen their books1 so ,i walk   
not by  their rules4 ,if ,i mistake1 the
 mistakes are only mine2 and if ,i      
shall merit shame1 ,i alone must bear   
it4    ,some may think they have said   
enough1 when they assert1 that for  the 
witnesses to be killed1 is1 ,to be dead 
in law4 ,but ,i answer1  ,that is not to

 be overcome4 ,they are here said to be 
overcome2  and that is more than to be  
dead in law3 ,for a man may be dead in  
law1 and yet not be overcome2 and if so1
 then far enough off from  being killed4
 ,so then1 for as much as they are said 
to be overcome  and killed1 it must be  
more than to be dead in law4 ,besides1  
the  text supposeth that they had       
yielded up1 as dying men do1 their      
souls1 their spirit of life into the    
hands of ,god3 ,for it saith  concerning
 them1 ,that at their resurrection1 the 
spirit of life  from ,god entered again 
into them3 ,into them1 antecedent       
thereunto4  'and after three days and an
 half the spirit of life from ,god      
entered into them1 and they stood upon  
their feet' 7,rev #aa3aa74  thus it was 
concerning the dry bones1 of which      
mention was made  before3 ',then said he
 unto me1 ,prophesy unto the wind1      
prophesy1  son of man1 and say to the   
wind1 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god2 ,come 
from the four winds1 ,o breath1 and     

breathe upon these slain1 that  they may
 live' 7,eze #cg3i74 ,and thus much     
concerning their killing4    ,now1 as ,i
 said1 since in death1 the body doth not
 only lie dead1  but the spirit of life 
departs therefrom2 it is to shew1 that  
not  only their bodies1 their           
church-state1 shall die1 for churches   
are called bodies1 7#a ,cor #ab3bg2 ,eph
 #c3f2 #d3ab2 #e3bc2 ,col #a3ah7  but   
that spirit of life that acted those    
bodies1 shall be taken  up to ,god4     
,there shall1 for a time1 be no living  
visible church  of ,christ in the world3
 ,a church1 but no living church1 as to 
church-state3 ,a church in ruins1 but   
not a church in order3 ,even  as there  
was once a ,christ1 but no living       
,christ in the grave2 yet  the gates of 
hell shall not prevail to an utter      
overthrow thereof1  no more than they   
prevailed to an utter overthrow of      
,christ2 but  as one did1 so shall the  
other1 revive1 and rise again1 to the   
utter  confusion and destruction of     

their enemies3 ,yea1 and as ,christ1    
after his resurrection1 was1 as to this 
body1 more glorious than  he was before2
 so the witnesses1 after their          
resurrection1 shall  be more spiritual1 
heavenly1 and exact in all their ways1  
than they  were before they were killed4
 ,resurrections are always attended     
with new additions of glory2 and so     
shall the church of ,god1 as  to her    
church-state1 be in the latter days4    
,but yet the beast shall not altogether 
have his will1 7if that at  all was his 
will7 that these witnesses1 in this     
second war1 should  be conquered to a   
compliance with ,antichrist in his      
foolish and  vain religion3 ,for it is  
not with dead men to comply2 but as they
  are dead to their own church-state1 so
 they are to his4 ,when the  ,jews had  
killed ,christ1 it was beyond all the   
art of hell to cause  that his body     
should see corruption2 so when the beast
 has killed  the witnesses1 he shall not
 be able to corrupt them with any of    

his vices4    ,hence you find1 that not 
the witnesses1 but the dwellers upon the
  earth were them that danced after the 
devil's pipe1 when he had  fulfilled    
their murder4    ,nor doth this murder1 
as to the fulfilling of it in those     
nations  where the woman sitteth1 seem  
to be a great way off1 if all be true   
that from foreign parts some have said3 
,for what a withdrawing of  ,god and of 
his ,spirit is there already in some of 
the churches of  ,god6 ,the word worketh
 not that sound repentance which it was 
wont  to do3 ,preachers preach for      
little1 but to spend themselves1 as  men
 that are wounded do when with groans   
they let out their life4  ,where 7say   
some7 is the spirit and life of         
communion8 ,and where  that practical   
holiness that formerly used to be seen  
in the  houses1 lives and conversations 
of professors8 ,the whole head is  sick1
 and the whole heart faint already2 and 
how long will it be  before churches die
 of the wound that the beast has given  

them1  time must make appear3 ,but die  
,i perceive they must2 for if the  wound
 already given will not kill1 repeated  
blows shall4    ,by all that ,i have    
said1 ,i do not deny but that many of   
the people  of ,god may die corporeally1
 by the hand of the beast1 in this      
second  war that shall be made by him   
against the witnesses4 ,but should  as  
many more die1 that will not prove that 
that death will be that  that by the    
killing of the witnesses is intended4   
,some thing ,i would bestow upon the    
reader1 for him to carry with  him as a 
memorandum1 while he reads this account 
of things3 ,as1    ,first1 ,this victory
 of the beast1 is not to be until the   
witnesses  have finished their          
testimony2 and so by all that he shall  
do1 he  shall not hinder the revelation 
of any of the truths that they  either  
were to bring to light1 or to confirm by
 their witness-bearing4    ,witnesses   
are not always bound to speak3 ,there is
 a time 'to keep  silence' 7,eccl #c3g71

 and 'thou shalt be dumb' 7,eze #c3bf74 
,but how  shall we know when this time  
is come8    #a4 ,when a sufficient      
testimony has been given for ,christ1   
and  against ,antichrist1 before the    
,god of heaven2 for he must be the      
judge4    #b4 ,when her enemies forbear 
to plead against her by argument1 and   
rather betake themselves to blows 7,matt
 #aj3ai74    #c4 ,when the spirit of    
testimony-bearing is taken from the     
church2  for that is not essential to   
,christianity1 but is given and taken   
away as there is occasion4    #d4 ,when 
testimony-bearing becomes a vain or     
needless repetition1  when they have    
heard sufficiently of things before     
7,john #i3bg74    ,secondly1 ,this      
victory of the beast shall not          
invalidate or weaken  their testimony2  
no1 not in the eyes of the world2 for   
they will  still remember1 and have a   
reverence for it3 ,this is intimated  by
 this1 ,that 'they of the people and    
kindreds and tongues and  nations--7that

 are neither the witnesses1 nor they    
that in the  next verse are called the  
inhabiters1 or they that dwell upon the 
earth17--shall not suffer their dead    
bodies to be 7buried1 or be7  put in    
graves' 7,rev #aa3i74    ,thirdly1 ,this
 shall not lengthen the reign and       
tranquility of the  antichristian       
kingdom2 nor frustrate1 drive back 7or  
cause to tarry7  the glorious freedom   
and liberty of the saints4 ,but some may
 say1  ,this will be a ,,sad day4    ,so
 it will1 and gloomy2 but it will be but
 short1 and 'the righteous  shall have  
dominion over them next morning4'       
',twill last but three  days and an     
half2 nor shall it come1 but for the    
sins of churches  and saints1 and to    
hasten the downfall of the kingdom of   
the beast1  and for the sweetening to   
the church her future mercies4 ,christ  
,jesus1 our ,lord1 in answer to the     
question of his disciples1 about  the   
destruction of ,jerusalem1 presented    
them with a relation of  many sad       

things2 but when he was come even to the
 hearts of men1  and had told them 'that
 they should fail for fear'3 ,he said1  
'when these things begin to come to     
pass1 then look up1 and lift  up your   
heads2 for your redemption draweth nigh'
 7,luke #ba3be-bh74    ',tis as ordinary
 as for the light to shine1 for ,god to 
make black  and dismal dispensations1 to
 usher in bright and pleasing ones2     
yea1 and the more frightful that is     
which goes before1 the more  comforting 
is that which follows after4 ,instances 
in abundance  might be given as to this1
 but at present let this suffice that is
  here upon the paper before us2 namely1
 the state of the witnesses1  with their
 glorious resurrection4    ,,fifth      
,,sign4    ,fifthly1 ,another sign of   
the approach of the ruin of ,antichrist1
  will be this3 ,the great joy that will
 be in her1 and among her  disciples1   
when they shall see that the witnesses  
are slain1 and  lie dead upon the spot3 
',and they that dwell upon the earth    

shall  rejoice over them1 and make      
merry1 and shall send gifts one to      
another2 because these two prophets     
tormented them that dwell on  the earth'
 7,rev #aa3aj74 ,babylon has been always
 a merry city1 and  her disciples merry 
men2 but the poor church of ,christ has 
been  solitary1 and as a wife forsaken2 
her tears upon her cheeks bear  her     
witness1 and so doth her sackcloth-weed4
    ,hence our ,babylon1 under the name 
of ,nineveh1 is called1 'the  rejoicing 
city' 7,zeph #b3ae74 ,only her joy is   
distinguished from  that which is the   
joy of ,god's people1 by these two      
things4    ,first1 ,either she rejoiceth
 in outward and carnal glory1 or else   
in the ruin of the church of ,god4 ,this
 last1 to wit1 the supposed  ruin of the
 church of ,god1 is that which will be  
now the cause of  her glorying4 ,and    
this is the joy that ,god complaineth   
of1 and for  the which he said that he  
would punish ,babylon3 ',chaldea shall  
be  a spoil3 ,all that spoil her shall  

be satisfied1 saith the ,lord4  ,because
 ye were glad1 because ye rejoiced1 ,o  
ye destroyers of  mine heritage1' c4    
7,jer #ej3aj1aa74 ,the joy therefore of 
,babylon1  ,antichrist2 the joy that she
 shall conceive in her heart upon the   
slaughter of the witnesses1 is a sure   
sign of her unavoidable ruin  and       
destruction4 ,these two prophets        
tormented her2 they were to  ,babylon as
 ,mordecai was to ,haman1 a continual   
plague and eye-sore3  ,as also was      
,david to the wretched ,saul3 ,but now  
they are overcome1  now they are killed2
 now she rejoiceth1 and maketh merry4   
,and this  her joy was of old prefigured
 by them that in her spirit have gone   
before her3 ,as1 ,first1 ,when the      
,philistines had1 as they thought1  for 
ever overcome ,samson1 that ,nazarite of
 ,god1 how joyful were  they of the     
victory6 ',then the lords of the        
,philistines gathered  them together for
 to offer a great sacrifice unto ,dagon 
their god1  and to rejoice3 for they    

said1 ,our god hath delivered ,samson   
our  enemy into our hand4 ,and when the 
people saw him1 saw him in chains  ,they
 praised their god3 for they said1 ,our 
god hath delivered into  our hands our  
enemy1 and the destroyer of our country1
 which slew  many of us' 7,judg         
#af3bc1bd74 ,poor ,samson6 ,while thou  
hadst thy  locks1 thy liberty1 and thine
 eyes1 thou didst shake the pillar  that
 did bear up their kingdom6 ,but now    
they have conquered thee1  how great is 
their joy6 ,how great is their joy1 and 
how near their  downfall6 ,this         
therefore is a joy that is like that we 
have under  consideration1 to wit1 the  
joy of them that dwell upon the earth2  
for that the witnesses that did bear up 
the name of ,god in the  world1 were    
overcome and killed4    ,secondly1 ,like
 to this1 is that which you read of in  
the first  book of ,samuel1 concerning  
the men that had burnt ,david's ,ziklag4
  ,ziklag was poor ,david's place of    
safety2 nor had he any else but  that   

under the whole heaven3 ,but the        
children of the east came upon  it1 and 
took it2 set it on fire1 and carried    
thence all ,david's  substance1 with his
 wives and his children4 7,very ill done
 to a  man in affliction2 to a man that 
went always in fear of his life1        
because of the rage of his master       
,saul47 ,but how were they that had  got
 the victory8 ,oh6 joyful1 and glad1 and
 merry at heart at the  thoughts of the 
richness of the booty8 ',behold1 they   
were spread  abroad upon all the earth1 
eating and drinking1 and dancing1       
because  of all the great spoil that    
they had taken out of the land of the   
,philistines 7from ,ziklag7 and out of  
the land of ,judah' 7#a ,sam  #cj3af74  
,here again you find a joy and merriment
 like these that  we have under         
consideration1 and that upon such like  
accounts4  ,nothing pleases the wicked  
more1 than to see the godly go down the 
wind2 for their words1 and lives1 and   
actions are a plague and a  torment to  

them3 ,as 'tis said of these two        
prophets1 ',they tormented  them that   
dwelt on the earth4'    ,thirdly1 ,while
 the church of ,god lay dead in         
,babylon1 and as bones  exceeding dry2  
what a trampling upon them was there by 
,belshazzar  a little before his death6 
,he called for his golden and silver    
vessels that his father ,nebuchadnezzar 
had taken out of the temple  of ,god    
that was at ,jerusalem1 7those holy     
vessels once dedicated  to the worship  
and service of ,god7 that his princes1  
his wives  and his concubines might     
drink therein4 ,an high affront to      
heaven3  ',they drank wine1 and praised 
the gods of gold1 and of silver1 of     
brass1 of iron1 of wood1 and of stone'  
7,dan #e3d74 ,and all to shew  what a   
conquest1 as he thought1 he had got over
 the ,god of heaven1  and over his      
people that dwelt in ,jerusalem1 and    
over his ordinances  and vessels used in
 his worship and service3 ,yea1 this he 
did  with such joy that was not usual1  

as is intimated by his doing of  it     
before 'a thousand of his lords1' and   
that till he had drank  himself drunken4
 ,but all this while1 as was hinted     
before1 the  church of ,god1 as it were1
 lay dead at his feet2 or as the phrase 
is1 'as bones exceeding dry4' ,this too 
will be the joy of the  beast and his   
followers in the latter days2 they will 
make war  with the witnesses2 they shall
 overcome them1 and kill them2 and  when
 that is done1 they shall rejoice over  
them1 and make merry4  ,but as          
,belshazzar soon after this1 saw the    
handwriting that made  his knees knock  
together2 and as he lived not to see the
 light of  another day2 so 'twill be    
with the beast and his followers2 the   
next news that we hear upon this mirth  
and jollity1 is1 the tenth  part of his 
kingdom falls1 and so on till the whole 
is ruined4    ,thirdly1 ,moab also1 in  
the day that ,israel was taken captive  
by  their enemies1 could not forbear but
 skip for joy1 so glad was he  in his   

heart thereat4 ,but what saith the      
jealous ,lord8 ',make ye  him drunken3  
for he magnified himself against the    
,lord3 ,moab also  shall--be in         
derision3 ,for was not ,israel 7saith   
,god7 a derision  unto thee8 was he     
found among thieves8 for since thou     
spakest of  him1 thou skippedst for joy'
 7,jer #dh3bf1bg74 ,of all things1 ,god 
cannot away with this3 ,for when the    
wicked would rejoice that they  have    
been suffered to make havoc of the      
church of ,god1 they deny  the wisdom   
and power by which they were permitted  
to do this1  and offer sacrifice to     
their own net and drag 7,hab #a3af72    
which  provoketh the holiness of        
,israel3 ',shall the axe boast itself   
against him that heweth therewith8 or   
shall the saw magnify itself  against   
him that shaketh it8 ,as if the rod     
should shake itself  against them that  
lift it up1 or as if the staff should   
lift up  itself1 as if it were no wood4'
 ,but what follows8 ,why1 burning  and  

consuming of soul and body of them that 
do such a thing 7,isa  #aj3ae-ah74 ,and 
this text ,i the rather bring1 because  
'tis to be  the portion of ,antichrist4 
,and therefore let this be a caution to 
the men that wonder after  the beast1 to
 caution them to repentance1 for he will
 assuredly go  into perdition4 ,what6   
shall the witnesses of ,god be killed6  
,shall  the beast stand glorying over   
them while they are dead1 with his  feet
 in their neck8 and shall none be angry 
at it8 ,let them that  love themselves  
look to themselves3 ,god will be        
concerned1 and will  assuredly for this 
quickly put a period to the kingdom and 
reign  of ,antichrist 7,jer #ej3ac74    
,and although this glorying mistress of 
iniquity1 this ,antichrist  and         
,babylon1 may say that her power is the 
hammer of the whole  earth2 yet ,god    
will cut him in sunder1 and break him in
 pieces  with his bout-hammers1#ac with 
the kings#ad of the earth1 that he  will
 use to do this work withal2 that is1   

when this last sign is  fulfilled3 ,i   
call it the last sign2 ,i find none that
 doth intervene  betwixt the slaying of 
the witnesses1 and the beginnings of the
  ruin of ,antichrist but this4    ,but 
a little to comment upon their joy1 as  
the ,holy ,ghost doth set  it forth4    
,the cause of their joy we have touched 
already2 which  was1 for that they had  
slain their tormentors4 ,for1 as was    
shewed  you1 the witnesses had been     
their tormentors3 ,but when they shall  
overcome them1 and kill them1 they      
rejoice1 make merry1 and send  gifts one
 to another4    ,this repeating1 and    
repeating with aggravation1 doth        
manifest1 and  at that day their joy    
will be exceeding great3 ',they shall   
rejoice1  and make merry1' c4 ,they     
shall rejoice over them1 over their     
slain1  their enemies1 their tormenting 
enemies4 ,this joy therefore1 is  a joy 
that flows from victory1 from victory   
after a war that has  lasted a thousand 
two hundred and threescore years4 ,they 

shall  rejoice1 as they do that have a  
most potent1 vexatious1 and  tormenting 
enemy lying dead at their foot1 and as  
those that ride  in triumph over them4  
,they shall therefore rejoice as        
conquerors  used to do1 who make the    
slaughters of their spoiled enemies the 
trophy of their joy4    ,for the devil1 
that great deceiver of mankind1 will so 
flush up  and bewitch the men that      
wonder after the beast1 with the victory
  that they shall get over the faithful 
witnesses for ,god and his  ,son1 that  
they will think 7'twill never be day7   
that the victory is  so complete1 so    
universal1 so thorough1 that the        
conquest must be  lasting4 ,and from    
sense and reason they will have ground  
to think  so2 for who now is left in the
 world any more to make head against    
them8 but here comes in that which will 
utterly spoil this joy2  these          
conquered1 killed1 dead men must come to
 life again1 and  then what's become of 
their joy8 ',and great fear fell upon   

them  which saw them' 7,rev #aa3aa74    
,wherefore1 this joy must fade and      
vanish3 ,but1 ,i say1 the followers of  
the beast will be far from  thinking so2
 for they will 'rejoice over them1 make 
merry1 and  send gifts one to another1' 
concluding that these tormentors shall  
never torment them more4 ,but ,jacob's  
blessing upon his son ,gad1  shall be   
fulfilled upon these witnesses3 ',gad   
saith he a troop  shall overcome him3   
but he shall overcome at the last' 7,gen
  #di3ai74 ,so then these conquerors    
must not always rejoice1 though  they   
will suppose they shall1 and also make  
merry too4    ',and make merry4' ,to    
make merry1 is more than to rejoice4 ,to
 rejoice1  doth shew the present act of 
the soul2 but to make merry1 is to  use 
the means as will keep this joy alive1  
and on foot4 ,joy is  one thing1 and the
 continuance of it is another 7#a ,sam  
#be3cf74 ,joy  may be begotten by a     
conceit1 a thought2 but it cannot be    
maintained  so2 because deliberation    

will come in and spoil it 7,esth #e3d71 
if  sufficient means is not used to     
continue it3 wherefore he adds1  ,they  
rejoiced over them1 ',and made merry4'  
,and there are five things that are     
usually made use of to keep up  wicked  
joy4 #a4 ,there is the merriment of     
music 7,luke #ae3be1cb74  #b4 ,the      
merriment of feasting 7,judg #ai3f1i74  
#c4 ,the merriment of  laughter 7,eccl  
#aj3ai74 #d4 ,the merriment of fleshly  
solace 7,jer  #ca3d74 #e4 ,revenge upon 
a supposed enemy 7#b ,sam #ac3bh74 ,so  
then1  by these five things we see what 
is the way that sinful joy is           
maintained in the hearts of wicked men2 
and also by what means the  limbs and   
brats of ,antichrist will keep up that  
joy that at first  will be conceived in 
their hearts at the thought that now    
they have  killed their tormentors4     
,they shall have music4 ,they shall have
  feasting4 ,they shall have laughter4  
,they shall have fleshly solace4  ,and  
they shall have their fill1 for the     

time1 of revenge4 ,thus  therefore shall
 they rejoice over them1 and make merry1
 all the  time of that little1 short    
everlasting that they are to live in    
the world4    ',and make merry4' ,to    
make merry1 to make wicked mirth1 there 
must  be a continual fraternity1 or     
brotherhood in iniquity1 maintained     
among them1 and that where none may come
 to interrupt2 and that  they will be   
capable of doing any where then1 for    
that their  tormentors will be dead4    
,wickedness shall walk with open face   
in those days2 for then there will be   
none alive for ,god and his  ways2      
wherefore1 the beast and his train may  
do what they will3 now  will be the time
 for men to live carelessly and         
wantonly1 and to  make their wantonness 
their joy1 7after the manner of the     
,zidonians7  for there will be none to  
put them to shame4    ',and shall send  
gifts one to another4' ,this is another 
token of  their gladness1 and also a    
means to buoy them up still4 ,and it    

will  be a sign that they have joined   
hand in hand to do this wickedness1  not
 dreaming of the punishment that must   
follow4 ,this sending  of gifts to each 
other1 and that after they have slain   
these two  prophets1 doth also declare  
that they will be far from repentance1  
for the commission of so great an       
offence4 ,nay1 it signifies  further1   
that they were resolved1 and determined 
to quench all  manner of convictions one
 in another1 that might arise in their  
hearts for the sin which they had       
committed3 for a gift blinds  the eyes  
of the wise1 and perverts the judgment  
of the righteous2  how much more then   
will it stifle and choke appearances of 
such  upon the spirits of wicked men6 ,i
 question not at all but many  have     
been1 by the favours and gifts of wicked
 men1 drawn down into  the belly of     
hell4    ,now what these gifts will be1 
either as to kind or quantity1 that  ,i 
can say nothing to3 but probably1       
whatever they will be1 there  will be   

but little of their own cost in them4   
,victors and conquerors  do used to     
visit their friends with their spoils   
won in battle1  with the spoil of the   
enemies of their ,god 7,ezra #aj3g74    
,and this was ,david's way1 after ha had
 recovered the loss that he  had        
sustained at the burning of his ,ziklag2
 he sent to his friends  of what he had 
taken from his enemies1 as token of     
victory3 ',david  sent of the spoil     
7says the text7 unto the elders of      
,judah1 even  to his friends1 saying1   
,behold a present for you of the spoils 
of  the enemies of the ,lord' 7#a ,sam  
#cj3bf72 ,and why may not those we  have
 now under consideration1 do so to their
 god1 and their friends  also8 ,spoiling
 is like to be one of the last of the   
mischiefs  that ,antichrist shall do to 
the church of ,god in this world3 ,and  
methinks1 since the beast will have     
power to overcome1 and to  kill1 he     
should also have power to take away     
7,dan #aa3cc73 ',hast  thou killed1 and 

also taken possession8' said the prophet
 to wicked  ,ahab4    ,however1 whatever
 their gifts may be1 and at whose cost  
soever  bought1 'tis a sign their hearts
 will be open1 they shall send  gifts   
one to another3 their merry days will   
then be come1 and their  enemies will   
then be dead at their feet2 wherefore1  
now they will  have nothing to do but to
 rejoice over them1 and to make merry1  
and to send gifts one to another4       
,thus as to sense and reason1 all shall 
be hush1 all shall be quiet  and still3 
the followers of the ,lamb shall be     
down2 the followers  of the ,beast be   
up1 cry peace and safety1 and shall be  
as secure as  an hard heart1 false      
peace1 and a deceitful devil can make   
them4  ,but behold6 ,while they thus    
'sing in the windows1' death is         
straddling over the threshold6 7,zeph   
#b3ad74 ,while they are crying  peace   
and safety1 sudden destruction cometh3  
,by that they have  well settled        
themselves at their table with ,adonijah

 7#a ,kings #a71  they shall hear it    
proclaimed with sound of trumpet1 the   
witnesses  are risen again4    ,now the 
,christians' pipes will go again1 and   
surely the earth will  be rent with the 
sound of their shouts and acclamations1 
while they  cry with joyful sound1 ',the
 kingdoms of this world are become the  
kingdoms of our ,lord1 and of his       
,christ2 and he shall reign for  ever   
and ever' 7,rev #aa3ae74    ,but woe to 
the wicked1 it shall be ill with them2  
for the ,lord  ,jesus will now begin to 
shew his jealousy1 and to make known his
  indignation towards those that have   
thus cruelly slain his prophets1  digged
 down his altars1 and made such havoc of
 the afflicted  church of ,god 7,isa    
#ff3ad74 ,now will he whet his          
glittering sword1  and his hand shall   
take hold on vengeance1 that he may     
render  a recompence to his enemies1 and
 repay them that hate him 7,deu         
#cb3da74    ,but this he will not do    
immediately by himself1 but by such     

instruments  as have been spoken of     
before3 of which more particularly to   
treat1  shall be that ,i shall next take
 in hand4    ,,of ,,the ,,instruments   
,,that ,,god ,,will ,,use ,,to ,,bring  
,,antichrist ,,to ,,his  ,,ruin4        
,although ,i have hinted at this before1
 yet it may be convenient  briefly to   
touch it again4 ,antichrist1 as ,i have 
told you1 consisteth  of soul and body1 
and must be destroyed by such           
instruments as may  most properly be    
applied to each4 ,further1 ,as to the   
soul1 spirit  or life of ,antichrist1   
and its destruction1 of that we have    
also  spoken already3 ,it remains then  
that now we discourse of the ruin  of   
his body and flesh4    ,i then take it1 
,that the destruction of her flesh shall
 come by the  sword1 as managed in the  
hands of kings1 who are ,god's ministers
  for the punishment of evil deeds1 and 
the praise of them that do  well 7,rom  
#ac74 ,not that the church1 even as a   
church1 shall be  quite exempt and have 

therein no hand at all2 for she1 even as
  such1 shall with her faith and prayers
 help forward that destruction4    ,the 
church therefore1 as a church1 must use 
such weapons as are  proper to her as   
such2 and the magistrate1 as a          
magistrate1 must  use such weapons as   
are proper to him as such4 ,when the    
church  of ,israel were prisoners in    
,babylon1 they did not fight their way  
through their foes1 and the countries to
 ,jerusalem2 but waited  in their       
captivated state with patience1 until   
the kings of the  ,medes and ,persians  
came to deliver them4 ,nor is it to be  
sleighted1  but to be thought on        
seriously1 that before there was an     
,israelite  captive in ,babylon1 their  
deliverer ,cyrus was prophesied of3     
which ,cyrus did afterwards come and    
take ,babylon1 and deliver the          
captives1 as it was foretold he should4 
,he saith unto ,cyrus1 ',he  is my      
shepherd1 and shall perform all my      
pleasure3 even saying to  ,jerusalem1   

,thou shalt be built2 and to the temple1
 ,thy foundation  shall be laid' 7,isa  
#dd3bh74 ,and again1 ',thus saith the   
,lord to  his anointed1 to ,cyrus1 whose
 right hand ,i have holden to subdue    
nations before him1 c4 ,i have raised   
him up in righteousness1 and  ,i will   
direct all his ways3 he shall build my  
city1 and he shall  let go my captives1 
not for price nor reward1 saith the     
,lord of  ,hosts' 7,isa #de3a1ac74 ,and 
this accordingly he did1 to wit1 when   
the time was come2 as may be seen in    
those holy records where these  things  
are made mention of4 ,indeed1 as ,i     
said1 the church is not  excluded 7#b   
,chron #cf3b72 she may1 and ought1 with 
her faith and  prayer1 and holy life1 to
 second this work of kings 7,ezra       
#a3b1c74  ,wherefore1 when ,god speaks  
of bringing down the lofty city and of  
laying it low in the dust by the church1
 he saith1 they shall do  it by their   
feet1 and with their steps3 ',the foot  
shall tread it  down1 even the feet of  

the poor1 and the steps of the needy'   
7,isa  #bf3f74    ,by feet and steps1 ,i
 understand the good lives of the       
children of  ,god3 but now1 when kings  
come to deal with her1 as kings1 they   
serve her as ,samuel served ,agag1 as a 
judge1 'cut her in pieces  with their   
swords'3 or as you have it elsewhere1   
',they make her  desolate and naked2    
they eat her flesh1 and burn her with   
fire4'  ,the sword will be put into     
their hands for this very purpose4 ,thus
  therefore must their deliverance be   
begun4    ,it is also to be considered1 
,that after these first kings of the    
,medes and ,persians had broken the yoke
 of the king of ,babylon from  off the  
neck of the captive church1 and had     
given her license  to go to her place to
 build her temple and city1 and to      
sacrifice  there according to the law of
 their ,god1 7as both in ,ezra and      
,nehemiah we read27 and when their work 
was hindered by under-officers1  or they
 endeavoured so to do1 they pleaded the 

license that they  received to build and
 sacrifice by the decree of the first   
kings1  and so finished their           
deliverance3 ,they went not on in       
headstrong  manner1 as if they regarded 
neither king nor ,caesar3 ',but         
,zerubbabel1  and ,joshua1 and the rest 
of the chief of the fathers of ,israel1 
said unto them1' that sought to hinder  
their work1 ',ye have nothing  to do    
with us to build an house unto our ,god2
 but we ourselves  will build unto the  
,lord ,god of ,israel1 as king ,cyrus   
the king of  ,persia hath commanded us' 
7,ezra #d3c74 ,and as they said1 so also
  they did3 ',the elders of the ,jews   
builded1 and they prospered  through the
 prophesying of ,haggai the prophet and 
,zechariah the  son of ,iddo4 ,and they 
builded1 and finished it1 according to  
the  commandment of the ,god of ,israel1
 and according to the commandment  of   
,cyrus1 and ,darius1 and ,artaxerxes    
king of ,persia' 7,ezra #f3ad74  ,yea1  
they did not only accept of the kindness

 of kings1 but did  acknowledge that    
kindness with thanksgiving1 as a gift of
 the ,god  of heaven3 for the kings had 
commanded and given leave to the ,jews  
to go to ,jerusalem1 to build their     
temple1 and to do sacrifice  there1     
according to the counsel of the priests 
that were at  ,jerusalem1 and according 
to the law of ,god that they had in     
their  hand 7,ezra #g3ac1ad74 ,for      
,artaxerxes sent ,ezra the priest to    
inquire  after the condition that       
,jerusalem and ,judah was in1 according 
to1  or by the law of ,god that was in  
his hand 7verse #ad74 ,and he had       
license also further to do with the     
king's silver and gold1 which  he gave  
of the service of the house of the      
,lord1 'according to the  will1 word or 
law of ,,his ,god4' ',and thou1 ,ezra1  
says the king  after the wisdom of thy  
,god1 that is1 after his word that is in
  thine hand1 set magistrates and       
judges1 which may judge all the  people 
that are beyond the river1 all such as  

know the laws of  thy ,god2 and teach ye
 them that know them not4 ,and whosoever
 will  not do the law of thy ,god1 that 
is1 worship1 and walk by the  rule of   
his testament1 and the law of the king1 
that is1 shall  refuse to give ,ezra    
such things as by the king was appointed
 for  ,ezra's help in the furthering of 
the worship of ,god1 according to  the  
law of his ,god1 let judgment be        
executed speedily upon him  whether it  
be unto death1 or to banishment1 or to  
confiscation  of goods1 or to           
imprisonment' 7,ezra #g3be1bf74 ,this   
was therefore  a wonderful gracious     
license that the king now gave to ,ezra3
 he  imposed nothing upon him or the    
,jews in matters of religion and        
worship1 but left him and them wholly to
 the law1 will1 and word  of ,god1 only 
he laid check upon wicked and ungodly   
people3 that  if they did things        
contrary to the laws of ,ezra's ,god1 or
 did  sleight the king's law1 as        
aforesaid1 that then such penalties  and

 pains should be inflicted upon them4   
,to the same purpose was the decree of  
,cyrus1 and that of ,darius1  to put it 
in execution4 ,also the penalty enacted 
against such  offenders1 was full as    
sharp and severe3 ',also ,i have made a 
decree said the king1 that whosoever    
shall alter this word1 let  timber be   
pulled down from his house1 and being   
set up1 let him be  hanged thereon2 and 
let his house be made a dunghill for    
this4--,and  the ,god that hath caused  
his name to dwell there destroy all     
kings  and people1 that shall put to    
their hand to alter and to destroy  this
 house of ,god which is at ,jerusalem4  
,i ,darius have made a  decree2 let it  
be done with speed' 7,ezra #f3aa1ab74   
,indeed1 sometimes a stop was put to    
this work by the kings1 and  the ,jews  
were made to cease by force and power1  
7,ezra #d3bc1bd7 the  which the good    
people did bear with patience 7,ezra    
#d3aa-ba73 also  they waited to see     
their ,god go before them among the     

kings1 who  at length took away         
,artaxerxes1 who for a time had put a   
stop to  the work1 and brought in       
another1 who gave leave that with speed 
it should be set on foot again 7,ezra   
#e74    ,the ,jews did also in these    
vacancies1 or times in the which        
hindrances were put1 carry it very      
tenderly and lovingly to those  kings   
that at present they were under1        
submitting of their bodies  and their   
goods to their will1 and meekly endured 
the trial and  affliction1 serving them 
with all faithfulness1 watching to save 
their lives from the hands of bloody    
men4 ,also when the king's laws1  and   
the law of their ,god1 did at any time  
come in competition1  they would indeed 
adhere to1 and do the law of their ,god2
 yet with  that tenderness to the king1 
his crown and dignity1 that they could  
at all times appeal to the righteous    
,god about it 7,dan #f3bb74 ,nor  did   
they lose by so doing2 yea1 they        
prospered2 for by this means  ,mordecai 

was made a great man1 and a saviour of  
his people 7,esth  #b3ba-bc7 ,by this   
means also was ,daniel made a great man1
 and  helpful to his brethren 7,dan     
#e3bi74    ,kings1 ,i say1 must be the  
men that must down with ,antichrist1 and
  they shall down with her in ,god's    
time4    ,god hath begun to draw the    
hearts of some of them from her         
already1 and he will set them1 in time1 
against her round about4  ,if therefore 
they do not that work so fast as we     
would have them1  let us exercise       
patience and hope in ,god3 'tis a wonder
 that they  go so fast as they do1 since
 the concerns of whole kingdoms lie     
upon their shoulders1 and that there are
 so many ,sanballats and  ,tobias's to  
flatter with them and misinform them    
concerning the  people that are         
delivered but in part4 ,see what an ugly
 account  was given of ,jerusalem by the
 enemies of the ,jews1 even then when   
they were in the hands of their         
deliverers3 ',be it known unto the      

king1 that the ,jews which came up from 
thee to us1 are come unto  ,jerusalem1  
building the rebellious and bad city1   
and have set up  the walls thereof1 and 
joined the foundations4--,be it known   
now  unto the king1 that1 if this city  
be builded1 and the walls set  up again1
 then will they not pay toll1 tribute1  
and custom1 and  so thou shalt endamage 
the revenue of the kings' 7,ezra        
#d3ab1ac74  ,oh6 what a be it known1 be 
it known1 is here6 ,but were not these  
gentlemen more afraid of losing their   
own places and preferments1  than of the
 king's losing of his toll and custom8  
,but the whole  was a lie1 though it    
hindered the work for a time1 and the   
patience  of the people1 and their      
loyalty to the king1 did conquer and    
overcome all4    ,i speak the more to   
this1 because1 7as ,i have said7 ,i     
believe that  by magistrates and powers 
we shall be delivered and kept from     
,antichrist2 and because ,god has       
already begun to do it by such1  by     

which also she shall be destroyed3 and  
,i have a few things to  present to good
 men1 to be conversant in1 in such a day
 as this4    ,let the king have verily a
 place in your hearts1 and with heart   
and  mouth give ,god thanks for him2 he 
is a better saviour of us than  we may  
be aware of1 and may have delivered us  
from more deaths  than we can tell how  
to think4 ,we are bidden to 'give thanks
 to  ,god for all men1 and in the first 
place1 for kings1 and all that  are in  
authority' 7#a ,tim #b3a1b74    ,be not 
angry with them1 no1 not in thy thought2
 but consider1 if  they go not on in the
 work of reformation so fast as thou    
wouldest  they should1 the fault may be 
thine2 know that thou also hast  thy    
cold and chill frames of heart1 and     
sittest still when thou  shouldest be up
 and doing4    ,pray for kings to the   
,god of heaven1 who has the hearts of   
kings  in his hand3 and do it 'without  
wrath1 and doubting'2 without wrath1    
because thy self is not perfect2 and    

without doubting1 because  ,god         
governeth them1 and has promised to     
bring down ,antichrist by  them4        
,pray for the long life of the king4    
,pray that ,god would always give wisdom
 and judgment to the king4    ,pray that
 ,god would discover all plots and      
conspiracies against  his person and    
government4    ,pray also that ,god     
would make him able to drive away all   
evil and  evil men from his presence2   
and that he may be a greater            
countenancer  than ever1 of them that   
are holy and good1 and wait and believe1
  that ,god that has begun his quarrel  
with ,babylon1 ,antichrist1 the  mother 
of ,antichrist1 the whore2 would in his 
own time1 and in  his own way1 bring her
 down by the means which he has         
appointed4    ,i do confess myself one  
of the old-fashion professors1 that     
covet  'to fear ,god1 and honour the    
king4' ,i also am for blessing of  them 
that curse me1 for doing good to them   
that hate me1 and for  praying for them 

that despitefully use me1 and persecute 
me4 ,and  have had more peace in the    
practice of these things1 than all  the 
world are aware of4 ,i only drop this1  
because ,i would shew my  brethren that 
,i also am one of them2 and to set them 
right that  have wrong thoughts of me1  
as to so weighty matters as these4#ae   
,now these kings whose hearts ,god shall
 set to destroy ,antichrist1  shall do  
it without those inward reluctancies    
that will accompany  inferior men3 they 
shall be stript of all pity and         
compassion4  ,hence they are compared to
 the mighty waves of the sea 7,jer      
#ea3db71 which saith1 when the wrecked  
and dying mariners cry out  for mercy   
for themselves1 and for their children1 
,i am a sea2 ',i  travail not1 nor bring
 forth children1 neither do ,i nourish  
up  young men1 nor bring up virgins'    
7,isa #bc3d1e73 ,i have therefore no    
pity for these1 or any of them4         
,therefore they must be swallowed  up of
 this sea1 and sink like a stone in the 

midst of these mighty  waters4    ,and  
thus much for the means by which ,god   
will destroy the body  and flesh of     
,antichrist4    ,,of ,,the ,,causes ,,of
 ,,the ,,ruin ,,of ,,antichrist4        
,although the causes of the ruin of     
,antichrist be to some conspicuous      
enough1 yet to some they may be         
otherwise2 yea1 and will to all  kings  
and people whose eyes shall be held1    
that they may not see  the judgment1 in 
the reasonableness and equitableness    
thereof2 and  these shall wail when they
 see 'the smoke of her--torment'2 and   
these shall cry1 ,alas6 ,alas6 7,rev    
#ah3aj74 ,wherefore1 for further        
edification1 as ,i have treated of the  
man of sin already2 so will  ,i now1 of 
the causes of his downfall4 ,and1       
,,first ,,cause4    ,first1 ,he must    
down1 for that he hath usurped1 and     
taken the name  and attributes of ,god  
upon himself3 ,he hath said1 ',i am     
,god'3 ,he  hath set in the temple of   
,god1 'shewing himself that he is ,god'2

  yea1 and that in contempt and scorn of
 any other1 'exalting himself  above all
 that is called ,god1 or that is        
worshiped' 7#b ,thess #b72  yea1 hath   
cried down all gods but himself4        
,wherefore it must needs  be1 that he be
 brought to judgment1 that the truth of 
his saying  may be proved4 ,and for this
 cause he is threatened1 under the name 
of the prince of ,tyrus3 ',because thine
 heart is lifted up 7saith  the ,lord7  
and thou hast said1 ,i am a             
god1--therefore ,i will bring  strangers
 upon thee1 the terrible of the nations3
 and they shall  draw their swords      
against the beauty of thy wisdom1 and   
they shall  defile thy brightness4 ,they
 shall bring thee down to the pit1 and  
thou shalt die the deaths of them that  
are slain in the midst of  the seas4    
,wilt thou yet say before him that      
slayeth thee1 ,i am  god8 but thou shalt
 be a man1 and no god1 in the hand of   
him that  slayeth thee' 7,eze           
#bh3b1g-i74    ,if ,god will not give   

his name or glory to another1 be sure he
 will  not be under another2 but this to
 have1 and thus to do1 ,antichrist  has 
attempted4 ,but how8 ,in that he has    
been so bold as to prescribe  and impose
 a worship besides1 and without         
reverence of that which  ,god has       
prescribed and imposed3 ,for to do this1
 is1 to make one's  self a ,god4 ',thou 
shalt not make unto thee any graven     
image1 or  the likeness of any thing    
that is in heaven above1 or that is in  
the earth beneath1 or that is in the    
water under the earth3 thou  shalt not  
bow down thyself to them1 nor serve     
them'3 ,for he that  thus doth1 is an   
idolater2 and he that these things doth 
impose1  is one that shews himself a    
,god4 ,but this doth ,antichrist do3    
,and  'tis worth the noting1 ,that ,god 
forbids not only images1 but the        
likeness of any thing2 books1 altars1   
fancies1 imaginations1 or  any thing in 
heaven above1 or in the earth beneath1  
to bow down  to1 or to make them a means

 to worship or come to ,god by1 if he   
has not commanded nor tolerated them in 
his holy word4    ,thus saith the ,lord3
 ,and1 ,i am the ,lord1 is the stamp1   
the seal1  and sign of all true rules of
 worship2 and therefore it is so often  
repeated both in ,moses1 and in the     
prophets1 where ,god commandeth  worship
 to be performed1 and imposeth the means
 and methods of it4  ,now this1 ,thus   
saith the ,lord1 ,antichrist has        
rejected2 and ,i am  the ,lord1 he hath 
assumed to himself3 and therefore       
without the  law1 the word and          
commandment1 hath framed and imposed a  
worship1  exalting himself in the temple
 of ,god1 although he is but the man  of
 sin1 above all that is called ,god1 or 
that is worshiped4    ,nor is he in this
 his so foul a fact1 without them that  
adore1  worship his image1 and wonder   
after him2 yea1 he hath got by this     
means almost the whole world to himself1
 who say1 ',who is like  unto the beast8
 ,who is able to make war with him8'    

7,rev #ac3d74  ,and that they might shew
 their resolvedness to stand by him1    
they  receive his mark in their         
forehead1 or in their hand2 ,his mark2  
that is1 they either openly or seriously
 become his disciples1  and worship him 
according to the rules1 methods1 and    
ways that he  hath prescribed4          
,wherefore1 these with him1 are also to 
drink of  the fierceness of the wrath of
 ,almighty ,god3 ',if any man worship   
the beast and his image1 and receive his
 mark in his forehead1 or  in his hand1 
the same shall drink of the wine of the 
wrath of ,god1  which is poured out     
without mixture into the cup of his     
indignation2  and he shall be tormented 
with fire and brimstone in the presence 
of the holy angels1 and in the presence 
of the ,lamb' 7,rev #ad3i1aj74    ,but1 
,i say1 for that ,antichrist hath thus  
taken the place of ,god1  prescribed and
 imposed a worship as a ,god1 got the   
world to worship  and wonder after him  
as after a ,god4 ,therefore shall he die

 the  death of the uncircumcised1 both  
in the soul1 spirit1 body1 or  flesh of 
,antichrist2 therefore will ,god        
enlighten1 and gather1  and set the     
kings and nations against him1 that both
 he and his  may be buried1 and have    
their dolesome withdrawing-rooms from   
the  world in the sides of the pit's    
mouth4    ,,second ,,cause4             
,secondly1 ,antichrist must be          
destroyed1 because he hath set himself  
against the ,son of ,god2 against the   
,father1 and against the ,son4  ,he had 
a spite against the ,son betimes1 even  
then when he came  forth but in little  
bits1 when he attempted to deny that he 
was  come in the flesh 7#a ,john        
#d3a-d74 ,but seeing he could make no   
earnings of that1 he hath changed his   
methods1 and seeks to run  him out and  
down by other means and ways3 because   
therefore he  hath set himself against  
the ,son of ,god1 the king1 therefore he
  must die4 ,that he hath set himself   
against the ,son of ,god1 is also       

evident2 for he hath his name from      
thence3 ,he is therefore called         
,antichrist4 ,that he hath set himself  
against him1 is yet further  evident2   
for that he hath endeavoured to take    
from him his headship  over1 and his    
offices for and in the church1 which is 
his body4  ,he hath plainly endeavoured 
to be head1 for that he hath striven  to
 take his wife from him1 and to cause   
that she should be called  ,,his3 ,yea1 
he hath endeavoured by all inventions to
 prostrate her  to his lusts1 to        
deflower her1 and to maker her an       
adulteress4 ,he  has been worse than    
,pharaoh1 who took ,abraham's wife 7,gen
 #ab72 and  worse than ,abimelech1 who  
lusted after ,isaac's 7,gen #bf73 ,yea1 
worse  than ,phalti1 who run away with  
,david's 7#a ,sam #be3dd72 forasmuch  as
 she is higher1 beloved better1 and cost
 more than did any  of these4 ,would it 
not be counted an high affront1 for a   
base  inferior fellow1 to call himself  
the head of the queen8 ,yet thus  has   

,antichrist done1 and worse2 he has     
called himself the head of  the         
universal church of ,god4    ,and as he 
has attempted to be head in his stead1  
so to be king1  priest1 and prophet4    
#a4 ,he has attempted to wrest his      
sceptre and kingdom from him1  in that  
he hath endeavoured to thrust himself   
into his throne1  which is the heart and
 conscience of his people4 ,the heart   
and  conscience is that which ,christ   
claimeth for his own proper and         
peculiar seat3 ',my son1 give me thy    
heart4' ',that ,christ may dwell  in    
your hearts by faith' 7,eph #c3ag74 ,in 
this therefore the church  is not to be 
for another man1 so will he be for her2 
but this  throne ,antichrist has lusted 
for1 attempted to take1 and made war    
with ,christ and his church1 because    
they would not yield up to  him this    
glorious throne of his1 and therefore he
 must die4    #b4 ,he hath intruded upon
 the priestly office of ,christ1 hath   
called himself high-priest2 though the  

,lord hath said1 ',because  thou has    
rejected knowledge1 ,i will also reject 
thee1 that thou  shalt be no priest to  
me3 seeing thou hast forgotten the law  
of  thy ,god1 ,i will also forget thy   
children' 7,hosea #d3f74 ,but he will   
make himself a priest2 he hath invented 
sacrifices for the quick  and the dead3 
he hath put1 as he presumes1 merit and  
worth into  these sacrifices2 he hath   
commanded that those that worship1      
should  have faith in1 and expect       
benefit by these sacrifices1 although   
he offereth to his ,god nought else but 
the flesh of the hog1 and  of the mouse1
 with the broth of his abominable things
 7,isa #ff3ag74  ,many and sundry ways  
he hath set himself up to be            
high-priest1  though ,god knows no      
high-priest but one1 though the church  
ought  to know no high-priest but one2  
yea1 though no high-priest but  one can 
approach ,god's mercy-seat1 to do for us
 the necessary and  desired work4    #c4
 ,he hath intruded upon the prophetical 

office of ,jesus ,christ4  ,what else   
means his pretences to infallibility8#af
 ,and that too when  he imposes         
unwritten verities1 abominable          
traditions1 blasphemous  rites and      
ceremonies2 and forbids or dispenseth   
with the holy  commands of ,god3 ,yea1  
when he enforceth these his ,omrian     
statutes1  and doth impose the works of 
the house of ,ahab 7,micah #f3af71 he   
doth all in the name of the ,lord       
,christ1 when himself hath set  himself 
in his place1 and in his room4 ,this is 
mystery ,babylon1  the mystery of       
iniquity3 ,this is ,antichrist's soul   
and body1 and  as such1 must be         
destroyed4 ,but1    ,,third ,,cause4    
,thirdly1 ,antichrist must be destroyed1
 because he hath blasphemed  against the
 ,holy ,ghost1 and so set himself above 
the ,father1 the  ,son1 the ,spirit2    
against ,,all that is called ,god4 ,the 
,holy ,ghost  is that ,spirit of truth  
that ,christ has promised to give unto  
his  church1 to help her in the         

understanding of his holy word1 and to  
enable her to believe1 and walk humbly  
and holily before ,god and  man4 ,the   
spirit of ,antichrist is that spirit of 
error that hath  puffed up the false    
church into a conceit of herself1 and   
unscriptural  worship2 and that hath    
made this false church1 which is his    
body1  to ascribe all the horrible      
things and acts thereof1 to the wisdom1 
guidance1 directions or operations of   
the ,holy ,ghost3 ,as1    #a4 ,in all   
her unscriptural councils1 assemblies   
and convocations1  they blasphemously   
father what they do upon the ,holy      
,ghost1 and  make him the inventor and  
approver thereof4    #b4 ,she also      
blasphemeth the ,holy ,ghost1 in        
accusing and condemning  the holy       
scriptures of insufficiency1 for that   
she saith1 though  it is a rule1 yet but
 an imperfect one2 one deficient1 one   
that  is not able to make the man of    
,god perfect in all things1 without  the
 traditions1 inventions1 and blasphemous

 helps of antichristian  wisdom4    #c4 
,she hath also blasphemed the ,holy     
,ghost1 in that she hath set  up her own
 church-government1 offices1 officers   
and discipline3  ,none of all which is  
the church of ,christ directed to by the
 wisdom  of the ,spirit of ,god in his  
testament4    #d4 ,she hath also sinned 
against the ,holy ,ghost1 in that she   
hath1  as it were1 turned the ,holy     
,ghost out of doors1 in concluding that 
he1 without the works of the flesh1 is  
not sufficient to govern  the hearts of 
worshippers1 in the service and worship 
of ,god4    #e4 ,she hath also thus     
sinned1 in that she hath wrought many   
lying  miracles in the face of the      
world1 and imposed them upon her        
disciples  for the confirming of her    
errors and blasphemous opinions1 to the 
confronting of the true miracles wrought
 by the ,holy ,ghost2 and  also to the  
concluding1 that there was an           
insufficiency in those  that were true1 
to confirm the truth1 without the       

addition of  hers2 which she has wrought
 by the power of ,satan1 and the spirit 
of delusion1 only to confirm her lies4  
#f4 ,she hath sinned against the ,holy  
,ghost1 in that she hath1 with          
,jeroboam the son of ,nebat1 striven    
against the judgments wherewith  ,god   
hath punished her2 to call her back from
 her wicked way2 and  persisted therein1
 to the effectual proving of herself to 
be the  lewd woman 7#b ,kings           
#ac3d-g1bc1bd74    #g4 ,she hath sinned1
 by labouring to hide all her           
wickedness1 by  lies1 dissimulations1   
and filthy equivocations of her priests1
  friars1 ,jesuits1 c4 ,i say1 her      
labouring to hide the wickedness  that  
she hath committed against kings1       
countries1 nations1 kingdoms  and       
people4 ,she hath hid these things by   
the means or persons made  mention of   
before2 as by the tail2 for they indeed 
are the tail  of the beast1 that cover  
his most filthy parts3 ,the prophet that
  speaketh lies1 he is the tail 7,isa   

#i3ae74 ,but1    ,,fourth ,,cause4      
,fourthly1 ,antichrist must be          
destroyed1 for the horrid outrage1  and 
villainous murders that she hath        
committed upon the bodies of  the       
saints4 ,for there is none1 as to these 
things1 for cruelty1  to be compared    
with the church of ,antichrist1 and her 
followers3  ,for upon whom hath not her 
cruelty been shewed2 have they never so 
little stood in her way1 though never so
 innocently and honestly  by so doing1  
stood to the truth and verity of ,god8  
,yea1 the  promoting of her own         
superstition1 idolatry1 and blasphemous 
rites  and ceremonies1 have been so     
pursued by her1 that she has waded      
through a sea of innocent blood for the 
accomplishment thereof4    ,the poor    
church of ,god is a sensible bleeding   
witness of this1 and  so has been for   
hundreds of years together2 witness the 
chronicles  of all nations where she    
hath had to do2 yea1 and the sackcloth  
and ashes1 and tears1 and widows1 and   

fatherless children1 and  their cries1  
of all which the holy word of ,god is a 
sufficient  confirmation2 ',and in her1'
 when ,god shall come to make           
inquisition  for blood1 'will be found  
the blood of prophets and of saints1    
and of all that were slain upon the     
earth' 7,rev #ah3bd74 ,and yet  has she 
such a whore's forehead1 such a         
blindness in her judgment1  and such an 
hard and obdurate heart1 that it is not 
possible  she should ever repent4       
,murders have been so natural to her1   
and  in them her hand has been so       
exercised1 that it is now become  a     
custom1 a trade1 a pastime to her1 to be
 either in the act1 or  laying some     
foundation for murders3 ,witness those  
plots1 designs  conspiracies1 and       
frequent attempts that are1 one or other
 of them1  continually on foot in the   
world for the commission of murders4    
,nay1 the text last mentioned seems to  
import1 that blood is so  natural to    
her1 that she sticketh not at any       

condition1 sex1 age1  or degree1 so she 
may imbrue her hands in blood4 ,in her  
was found  the blood of saints and      
prophets1 and of all other carnal1      
natural1  ignorant1 graceless men that  
have been slain upon the earth4 ,it is  
she that sets kings and kingdoms at     
variance3 ,it is she that sets  parents 
and children at variance1 by her abuse  
of the word of our  ,lord and ,christ4  
,and besides1 is it not easy1 if we do  
but consider  those bloody massacres    
that have been committed by her hand1   
both in ,france1 ,ireland1 ,piedmont1   
and in several places besides1  without 
wronging of her1 to conclude1 that the  
blood of thousands1  that have not known
 their right hand from their left in    
religion1  hath been shed1 to quench1 if
 it might have been1 her insatiate      
thirst after blood4 ,therefore1 for     
these things shall she be  judged1 as   
women that shed blood are judged2       
because she is an  adulteress1 and blood
 is in her hands 7,eze #bc3de74 ,she    

hath been  as a beast of prey3 ,nay1    
worse2 for they do but kill and tear for
  the hunger of themselves1 and of their
 whelps3 but she1 to satisfy  her wanton
 and beastly lusts4 ',they have cast    
lots for my people2  saith ,god and have
 given a boy for an harlot1 and sold a  
girl  for wine1 that they might drink'  
7,joel #c3c73 and therefore must        
,antichrist be destroyed4 ,forbearance  
is no payment1 ,god's patience  is not a
 sign that he forgetteth to take        
vengeance2 but rather1  that he waiteth 
till his own are come out of her1 and   
until  her iniquity is filled up3 ,for  
then he will execute the judgment       
written1 and will remember1 as has been 
said1 the ,babylonians1  and all their  
ways4 #ag    ,,fifth ,,cause4           
,fifthly1 ,antichrist must be destroyed1
 because she hath put out  of order1 and
 confounded the rule and government that
 ,god has set  up in the world4 ,i say1 
she has put it out of order1 and        
confounded  it in all places where she  

rules2 so that it cannot accomplish  the
 design of him that ordained it1 ,to    
wit1 ,to be a terror to evil  works1 and
 a praise to them that do well4         
,wherefore we read1 ,that  those horns  
or kings where ,mystery ,babylon        
sitteth1 are upon the  heads of that    
beast that carrieth her1 which beast is 
her protector4  ,magistracy is ,god's   
ordinance1 appointed for the good of    
society1  and for the peace and safety  
of those that are good4 ,but this       
,antichrist has1 where she rules1 put   
all out of order2 and no  wonder1 for   
she has bepuddled the word of ,god2 no  
wonder1 then1  ,i say1 if the           
foundations of the world be out of      
course4 ',tis she  that hath turned the 
sword of the magistrate against those   
that  keep ,god's law3 ',tis she that   
has made it the ruin of the good and    
virtuous1 and a protection to the vile  
and base4 ,wherefore1 when  the ,holy   
,ghost tells us1 that the time is coming
 in which ,god will  count with the     

bloody-minded1 for the murders that they
 have  committed2 he in a manner doth   
quite excuse the magistrate1 saying1    
',woe to the bloody city6 it is all full
 of lies and robbery2 the  prey         
departeth not3 ,the noise of a whip1 and
 the noise of the  rattling of the      
wheels1 and of the prancing horses1 and 
of the  jumping chariots4 ,the horseman 
lifteth up both the bright sword1  and  
the glittering spear3 and there is a    
multitude of slain1 and  a great number 
of carcases2 and there is no end of     
their corpses2  they stumble upon their 
corpses' 7,nahum #c3a-c74 ,but what is  
the  cause of all this slaying1 and the 
reason of this abundance of  corpses8   
,why1 it is because of the unsatiable   
thirst of the bloody  city after blood3 
and1 ',because of the multitude of the  
whoredoms  of the well-favoured harlot1 
the mistress of witchcrafts1 that       
selleth nations through her whoredoms1  
and families through her  witchcrafts'  
7verse #d74 ,but doth this bloody city  

spill this blood  by herself simply1 as 
she is the adulterated whore8 ,no1 this 
church  has found out a trick2 that is  
to say1 to quarrel with ,christ in  his 
members2 and to persuade the powers     
where she rules to set  ensnaring laws  
to catch them1 and to execute the same  
upon them4    ,thus when the synagogue  
of ,satan1 of old1 had taken ,christ1   
and  accused him1 they made ,pontius    
,pilate to condemn and hang him4  ,but  
,god has begun to shew to some of the   
kings this wickedness1  and has         
prevailed with them to ,,protest against
 her4 ,and in the  mean time1 for those 
that are yet in the bed of love with    
her1  the ,holy ,ghost doth1 in the text
 last mentioned1 and in ,revelation     
#ah3bd much excuse them for the blood   
that they have shed1 and for  the       
injuries that they have done to his     
people2 because they have  not done it  
of their mere inclinations1 nor in the  
prosecution of  their office1 but       
through the whoredoms and witchcrafts of

 this  well-favoured harlot1 who hath   
with false doctrines1 false promises1   
and causeless curses1 prevailed on them 
to do it4 ,and they have  done it1      
rather of fear than favour4 ,some indeed
 have more doted  upon her beauty1 and  
have more thoroughly been devoted to her
  service3 ,but they also had not that  
aptness to do so of themselves1  but    
have been forced to it by the power of  
her enchantments3  ,therefore1 ,i say1  
the main guilt shall be laid at her     
door1 for  that she in chief has        
deserved it4 ',son of man says ,god take
  up a lamentation for the princes of   
,israel4' ,why8 ,because their  mother1 
the church1 was at that time            
adulterated1 and become  a lioness1 had 
lain down with the heathen1 and so      
brought forth  young lions1 that is1    
rulers3 ',and she brought up one of her 
whelps3 it became a young lion1 and it  
learned to catch the prey2  it devoured 
men' 7,eze #ai3a-c74 ,it learnt1 ,it    
learnt3 ,but of who  but of its dam1 or 

of the lioness to whom she had put it to
 learn  to do such things8 ,therefore   
they are to be lamented and pitied1     
rather than condemned1 and their mother 
made to bear the blame4  ,wherefore it  
follows1 ',she was plucked up in fury1  
she was cast down  to the ground1 and   
the east wind dried up her fruit3 her   
strong  rods were broken and withered2  
the fire consumed them4 ,and now  she is
 planted in the wilderness1 7in the     
provinces of ,babylon17  in a dry and   
thirsty ground4 ,and fire is gone out of
 a rod of her  branches1 which hath     
devoured her fruit1 so that he hath no  
strong  rod to be a sceptre to rule4    
,this is a lamentation1 and shall be    
for a lamentation' 7,eze #ai3ab-ad74    
,,sixth ,,cause4    ,sixthly1           
,antichrist must be destroyed1 because  
of her exceeding  covetousness4         
,religion1 such as it is1 is the thing  
pretended to3  ,but the great things of 
this world1 are the things really       
intended  by her in all her seeming     

self-denials and devotions4 ,and for    
this  covetousness also it is that this 
destruction is to fall upon her3  ',woe 
to him that coveteth an evil            
covetousness to his house1 7to  his     
church7 that he may set his nest on     
high' 7,hab #b3i72 7for he  could not do
 the one1 before he had obtained the    
other37 for then  indeed they began to  
be high1 when they had so inveigled     
,constantine1  that he bestowed upon    
them much riches and honour2 and then it
 was  cried by an angel1 and the cry was
 heard in the city1 ,constantinople6    
',woe6 woe6 woe6 this day is venom      
poured into the church of ,god6'  7as   
both my ,lord ,cobham and ,mr4 ,fox     
witness in the book of ,acts  and       
,monuments74#ah    ,nor has any         
generation since the world began1 been  
so insatiably  greedy of gain1 as these 
poor people have been3 ,they have got   
kingdoms1 they have got crowns1 they    
have got1--,what have they  not got8    
,they have got everything but grace and 

pardon4 ,did ,i say  before1 that       
religion is their pretence8 ,doth not   
the whole course  of their way declare  
it to their face8 ,every one of them1   
from  the least even to the greatest1 is
 given to covetousness1 from the        
prophet even to the priest1 every one   
dealeth falsely 7,jer #f3ac1  #h3aj73   
,money1 money1 as the peddlar cries1#ai 
broken or whole1 is  the sinews of their
 religion3 ,and it is for that they set 
kingdoms1  crowns1 principalities1      
places1 preferments1 sacraments1        
pardons1  prayers1 indulgences1 liberty2
 yea1 and souls and bodies of men1      
women and children1 to sale4 ,yea1 it is
 for this that they have  invented so   
many places1 offices1 names1 titles1    
orders1 vows1  c4 ,it is to get money1  
to rob countries1 that they may make    
their  nests on high4 ,and indeed they  
have done it1 to the amazement of  all  
the world4 ,they are clambered up above 
kings and princes1 and  emperors3#bj    
,they wear the triple-crown3 ,they have 

made kings bow  at their feet1 and      
emperors1 stand barefoot at their gates3
 ,they  have kicked the crowns of       
princes from their heads1 and set them  
on again with their toes4#ba ,thus their
 covetousness has set them  high1 even  
above the suns1 moons and stars of this 
world3 but to  what end8 ,that they may 
be cast down to hell4    ,,seventh      
,,cause4    ,seventhly1 ,antichrist must
 be destroyed1 because he standeth in   
the way of the setting up of the kingdom
 of ,christ in the world4  ,many princes
 were in ,edom before there was a king  
in ,israel2 and  ,christ has suffered   
,antichrist to set up before him4 ,and  
he standeth  in his way1 and has so     
overspread the world in all places1 with
  that which is directly contrary to    
him1 that he cannot set up his  kingdom1
 until that which is ,antichrist's is   
tumbled down to the  ground2 even as a  
man whose ground is full of thorns1 and 
briars1  and weeds1 cannot sow in       
expectation of a crop1 until he hath    

removed them4 ,and these seeds has      
,antichrist sown where the kingdom  of  
,christ should stand3 ',upon the land of
 my people shall come up  thorns and    
briars2 yea1 upon all the houses of joy 
in the joyous  city3 ,because the       
palaces shall be forsaken2 the multitude
 of the  city shall be left2 the forts  
and towers shall be for dens for  ever1 
a joy of wild asses1 a pasture of       
flocks1 this is to happen  to the church
 of ,god1 ,until the ,spirit be poured  
upon us from  on high1 and the          
wilderness be a fruitful field1 and the 
fruitful  field be counted for a forest'
 7,isa #cb3ac-ae74 ,and the             
antichristian  synagogue be turned into 
a wilderness4    ,when ,god came from   
,egypt with his people1 to set up his   
kingdom  in ,canaan1 he cast out the    
heathen before them in order thereunto2 
',thou hast brought a vine out of       
,egypt3 thou hast cast out the  heathen1
 and planted it' 7,psa #hj3h74          
,wherefore1 ,antichrist must  be removed

 and destroyed for this3 ,for           
,antichrist is in flat  opposition to   
,christ1 as ,tibni was to ,omri 7#a     
,kings #af3ba1bb73  ,wherefore          
,antichrist must die4 ,the reason is1   
because ,christ's  kingdom shall be     
peaceable1 without molestation2 and     
glorious1  without the fumes and fogs of
 antichristian darkness3 ,because also1 
as the world hath seen the manner of the
 reign of ,antichrist1 and  how         
tyrannical and outrageous a kingdom his 
is3 so they shall see  the reign of     
,christ1 by his word and spirit in his  
people1 how  peaceable1 how fruitful in 
blessedness and prosperity his kingdom  
is4 ,and hence it is that ,god purposeth
 to bury ,antichrist1 before  he sets   
'glory in the land of the living' 7,eze 
#bf3bj1ba74 ,as  also you read in the   
book of ,revelations2 for there you find
 the  kingdom of ,antichrist was        
destroyed before the new ,jerusalem was 
set up4 ,when men intend to build a new 
house1 if in the place  where the old   

one stood1 they first pull down the old 
one1 raze  the foundation1 and then they
 begin their new4 ,now ,god1 as ,i said1
  will have his primitive church-state  
set up in this world1 7even  where      
,antichrist has set up his27 wherefore1 
in order to this1  ,antichrist must be  
pulled down1 down stick and stone2 and  
then  they that live to see it1 will    
behold the new ,jerusalem come down     
from heaven1 as a bride adorned for her 
husband4    ,new wine is not put into   
old bottles1 nor a new piece into an old
  garment2 nor shall any of the old     
anti-scriptural ordinances1  ceremonies1
 rites1 or vessels of the man of sin1 be
 made use of1  or accounted anything    
worth1 in this day of the kingdom of    
,jesus  ,christ4 ,and thus ,i have      
shewed you something of ,antichrist1 of 
his ruin1 and of the manner and signs of
 the approach thereof2  together with   
the means and causes of his ruin4 ,all  
which ,i leave  to the judgment of the  
godly1 and beg their instruction where  

they see me to be out2 and shall        
conclude1 after a short word of         
application4    ,first1 ,must           
,antichrist be destroyed8 ,then this    
informs us1 that  a time is coming      
wherein there shall be no ,antichrist to
 afflict  ,god's church any more4 ',tis 
,antichrist1 antichristians1 and        
antichristianism1 that is the cause of  
the troubles of ,christians1  for being 
,christians4 ,and therefore 'tis from   
the consideration of  this that it is   
said1 men 'shall beat their swords into 
plough-shares1  and their spears into   
pruning-hooks1' and that they 'shall    
learn  war no more' 7,isa #b3d73 ,yea it
 is from the consideration of this1     
that it is said the child shall play    
with venomous and destroying  beasts1   
and that a little child shall lead the  
wolf1 the leopard1  and the young lion1 
and that the weaned child shall put his 
hand  into the cockatrice's den1 and    
catch no hurt thereby 7,isa #aa3f-i74   
,for as was said before1 'tis through   

the instigation of this  spirit of      
error1 that the governors of the world  
have heretofore  done hurt to ,zion1 and
 ,i say now again1 all things shall turn
 to  their right course1 and occupy     
their places1 as do the bodies in  the  
higher orbs4    ,secondly1 ,is          
,antichrist to be destroyed1 and must   
she have an  end8 ,then this gives us to
 understand1 that a day is coming when  
,antichrist shall be unknown1 not seen1 
nor felt by the church of  ,god4 ,there 
are men to be born who shall not know   
,antichrist1 but  as they read in the   
word that such a thing has been4 ,these 
shall  talk of her1 as ,israel's        
childrens' children were to talk of     
,pharaoh1 of his cruelty2 of his tasks1 
of his pride1 of the ,red  ,sea1 and how
 he was drowned there3 ,they shall talk 
of them1 as of  those that have been    
long dead2 as of those who for their    
horrible  wickedness1 are laid in the   
pit's mouth4 ,this will be some of  that
 sweet chat that the saints shall1 at   

their spare hours1 have  in time to     
come4 ,when ,god has pulled this dragon 
out of the sea1  this leviathan out of  
his river1 and cast his dead carcase    
upon  the open field1 then shall those  
whose ancestors have been put  into     
terrors by him1 come flocking to see the
 monster2 and shall  rejoice for all the
 mercy4 ,in that day1 the church of ,god
 shall  say1 ',o ,lord ,i will praise   
thee3 though thou wast angry with me1   
thine anger is turned away1 and thou    
comfortest me4--,in that day  shall ye  
say1 ,praise the ,lord1 call upon his   
name1 declare his  doings among the     
people1' c4 7,isa #ab3a1d74 ,o how      
sweetly did ,david1  and the church in  
his day1 sing of the ruins of the       
,egyptians1  and the deliverances of    
their fathers1 which had been in times  
of  old6 7,psa #fh74 to wit1 what ,god  
did in ,egypt1 what he did at the  ,red 
,sea2 what he did to ,sihon1 to ,og1 and
 to the remnant of the  giants3 ,how he 
divided the waters of ,jordan1 and gave 

the land of  ,canaan in its fruitfulness
 among his people 7,psa #aje73 ,how that
  though ,pharaoh and his horsemen and  
chariots were terrible then1  yet now   
there is nothing left but their souls1  
their feet1 and  the palms of their     
hands2 nothing but that which can do no 
hurt2  nothing but what may minister an 
occasion of joyful remembrance  of them 
7,psa #ajf2 #acb74    ,thirdly1 ,is     
,antichrist to be destroyed8 ,then this 
calls aloud to  ,god's people to make   
haste to come out of her4 ',ho1 ho1'    
says the  prophet3 ,he cries out as if  
the people were asleep3 ',come forth1   
and flee from the land of the north'    
7,zech #b3f74 ,the people of  ,god in   
the latter days will want a heart to    
come out of her1 with  that fear of her 
plagues as they should3 ,wherefore      
another says1  ',come out of her1 my    
people1 that ye be not partakers of her 
sins  and that ye receive not of her    
plagues' 7,rev #ah3d74 ,when ,israel    
was carried into ,babylon1 'twas not    

that they should dwell there  for ever3 
,though they were bid to build them     
houses1 and beget  them children there4 
,but when they had built1 planted       
vineyards1  and got wives and children  
there1 'twas hard getting them from     
thence again3 ,for now they were as it  
were naturalized to the  country1 and to
 the manners of it 7,jer #bi3d-g74 ,but 
,god will have  them out1 7but they must
 not think to carry thence their houses 
and vineyards on their backs17 or he    
will destroy them with those            
destructions wherewith he hath          
threatened to destroy ,babylon  itself4 
,flesh will hang behind1 because it     
favoureth the things  of the flesh1     
plenty of which there is in that        
country3 ,but they  that will live after
 the flesh must die4 ',wherefore come   
out from  among them1 and be ye         
separate1--and touch not the unclean    
thing2  and ,i will receive you1 and    
will be a father unto you1 and ye  shall
 be my sons and daughters1 saith the    

,lord ,almighty' 7#b ,cor  #f3ag1ah74   
,but why 7some may say7 must we come    
out8 ,i answer1 because  ,god has       
temple-work to do1 temple-worship to do1
 temple-sacrifices to  offer1 and none  
of these things can by any means be     
done1 but at  ,jerusalem4 ,but if you   
still object and say1 ',the ,lord has   
raised  us up prophets in ,babylon1' and
 we will not come out2 you must  not    
murmur if you feel what is to follow4   
,and that such may know  upon what      
bottom they stand1 let them read the    
#bith chapter of  ,jeremiah #ae-ai4     
,fourthly1 ,must ,antichrist be         
destroyed8 ,then what mean they1 who    
were to appearance once come out1 but   
now are going thither again8  ,if it    
cost ,lot's wife dear for but looking   
back1 shall not it cost  them much      
dearer1 that are going back1 that are   
gone back again8  and that1 ,,after the 
angel had fled through the midst of     
heaven1  preaching the gospel to those  
that dwell on the earth8 7,rev          

#ad3f-aj74  ,they that received the mark
 of the beast at first1 before this     
angel came forth1 are when compared with
 these1 excusable 7,rev  #ac3af1ag73    
,wherefore1 they are not threatened with
 that smoking  wrath1 as are these which
 are here under consideration4    ,you  
dread1 that which is like to become of  
them that will be so  mad to run into an
 house1 when fire is putting to the     
gunpowder  barrel1 in order to its      
blowing up3 ,why thus do they1 let their
  pretended cause be what it will1 that 
are returning again to ,babel4  ,are her
 plagues pleasant or easy to be borne8  
,or dost thou think  that ,god is at    
play with thee1 and that he threateneth 
but in jest8  ,her plagues are death1   
and mourning1 and famine1 and fire 7,rev
  #ah3h72 are these things to be        
overlooked8 ,and they that1 as before   
is hinted1 shall receive the mark of the
 beast in their forehead1  or in their  
hand1 and shall worship him1 they1 'the 
same shall  drink of the wine of the    

wrath of ,god' 7,rev #ad3aj73 ,and will 
this  be a delightsome draught8         
,remember how ill ,god took it1 that his
  people of old1 in their hearts1 though
 but in their hearts1 went  back again  
into ,egypt4 ,you may say1 but ,i have  
friends1 relations1  and concerns in    
,babylon4 ,and1 ,i answer1 so had ,lot  
in ,sodom 7,gen  #ai3ad-af72 but for all
 that1 he must either quickly come out1 
or  run the hazard of being burned there
 with them4 ,but methinks1 a  people    
that belong to ,god1 should be willing  
to leave all to follow  him3 ,besides1  
his presence is promised at ,jerusalem1 
there also  will he accept thy          
offerings4    ,fifthly1 ,is ,antichrist 
to be destroyed8 ,then let them that    
love  ,god1 his ,son1 and his ,zion1 cry
 to ,god1 that it may be hastened  in   
its time4 ,one of the songs of ,zion is1
 that ,babylon shall be  destroyed4 ,the
 cries of the souls of them that were   
slain for the  witness of ,jesus is1    
that ,babylon may be counted with1 and  

that  their blood may be revenged upon  
her4 ,the promise is1 that ,babylon     
shall be destroyed3 ,and do we hold our 
tongues8 ,the church of ,god  will not  
flourish as it should1 until ,babylon is
 destroyed3 ,the  world will never be in
 its right wits1 until ,babylon is      
destroyed3  ,the kingdom of ,christ will
 never be set up1 in and by his church1 
as it ought1 and shall1 until           
,antichrist is destroyed3 ,there will   
never be peace upon earth till          
,antichrist is destroyed3 ,and ,god  has
 promised that there shall be peace and 
truth1 and glory1 when  ,babylon is     
destroyed3 ,and do we hold our peace8   
,besides1 your  innocency in suffering2 
your honesty towards ,god1 in your      
testimony  for his truth2 the           
substantial ground which you have for   
the bottom  of your faith1 as to things 
controverted betwixt ,antichrist and    
you1 will never be manifested as it will
 then2 and so consequently1  you never  
so brought out to the light1 and your   

enemies never so  put to shame as then4 
',then shame shall cover her that said  
unto  thee1 ,where is the ,lord thy     
,god8' ,wherefore1 as ,i said1 cry unto 
the ,lord1 keep not silence1 give him no
 rest1 let him not alone1  until he has 
delivered his miserable people out of   
the mouth of  this lion1 and from the   
paw of this bear4    ,sixthly1 ,is      
,antichrist to be destroyed8 ,then let  
us live in the  expectation of it2 and  
let this be one of our songs in the     
house  of our pilgrimage4 ,god bids his 
people1 while in ,babylon1 to let       
,jerusalem come into their mind 7,jer   
#ea3ej71 and writes to them that  then  
were in her1 to acquaint them that he   
remembered them still1  and would       
assuredly deliver them from that place  
and state4 ,and  wherefore doth he thus1
 but to beget an expectation in them of 
their salvation and deliverance8 7,jer  
#bi3ac1ad74 ,the ,lord is so  pleased   
with the faith and expectation of his   
people1 as to this1  that they seldom   

are herein concerned as they should1 but
 he steps  in with them1 and warms their
 hearts4 ,the reason is1 because the    
faith of ,god's people1 as to the       
downfall of ,babylon1 stands upon  as   
sure a foundation as doth the salvation 
of their souls2 and that  next to that1 
,god is as much delighted in what he has
 purposed to  do against ,babylon1 as in
 anything else in the earth3 ,and       
therefore1  if you consider it well1 the
 great and glorious promises that are   
to be fulfilled on earth1 are to be     
fulfilled when ,antichrist is  dead and 
buried3 ,these bits are too good even   
for his children  to have1 so long as   
this dog is by1 lest he should snatch at
 the  crumbs thereof2 wherefore they are
 reserved until he is gone3 ,for  thus  
saith the ,lord1 ',that after seventy   
years be accomplished at  ,babylon1 ,i  
will visit you1 and perform my good word
 towards you1  in causing you to return 
to this place3 ,for ,i know the thoughts
  that ,i think toward you1 saith the   

,lord2 thoughts of peace1 and  not of   
evil1 to give you an expected end4'     
,this is in ,jeremiah  the #bith        
chapter1 verses #aj1 #aa and in the     
#cast chapter he adds1  ',therefore they
 shall come and sing in the height of   
,zion1 and  shall flow together to the  
goodness of the ,lord1 for wheat1 and   
for wine1 and for oil1 and of the young 
of the flock and of the  herd3 and their
 soul shall be as a watered garden2 and 
they shall  not sorrow any more at all4 
,then shall the virgin rejoice in the   
dance1 both young men and old together3 
for ,i will turn their  mourning into   
joy1 and will comfort them1 and make    
them rejoice  from their sorrow4 ,and ,i
 will satiate the soul of the priests   
with fatness1 and my people shall be    
satisfied with my goodness1  saith the  
,lord' 7verse #ab-ad74 ,again1 in the   
#cbnd chapter1 still  speaking of the   
same thing1 he saith1 ',yea1 ,i will    
rejoice over  them to do them good1 and 
,i will plant them in this land         

assuredly  with my whole heart and with 
my whole soul' 7verse #da74    ,i       
conclude this with that which ,i find in
 the #ccrd chapter3 ',and  ,i will      
cleanse them from all their iniquity1   
whereby they have  sinned against me2   
and ,i will pardon all their iniquities1
 whereby  they have sinned1 and whereby 
they have transgressed against me4  ,and
 it shall be to me a name of joy1 a     
praise1 and an honour before  all the   
nations of the earth1 which shall hear  
all the good that  ,i do unto them3 and 
they shall fear and tremble1 for all the
 goodness  and for all the prosperity   
that ,i procure unto it' 7verse #h1i74  
,seventhly1 ,must ,antichrist be        
destroyed8 ,then this should make us    
glad1 when we see the signs of his fall 
presenting themselves to  our view4     
,indeed1 the signs of his fall1 or those
 that forerun  it1 are terrible1 and    
amazing to behold4 ,but what of that1   
since  the wrinkles that are in their   
faces threaten not us but them8  ,a man 

is angry1 and will punish2 yea1 and     
whets his sword1 makes  his rod1 and he 
speaks not a word1 but blood1 blood1 is 
in it4  ,indeed1 this should make them  
that are concerned in this anger1  be   
afraid2 7but the judgment is1 they are  
fast asleep17 but what  is in all this  
of terror to them1 for the pleading     
whose cause he  is so angry with the    
other8 ,nothing whereat the innocent    
should  be afraid4 ,cold blasts in      
,november are not received with that    
gentleness as are colder in ,march and  
,april2 for that these last  cold ones  
are but the farewell notes of a piercing
 winter2 they also  bring with them the 
signs and tokens of a comfortable       
summer4 ,why1  the church is now at the 
rising of the year2 let then the blasts 
at present1 or to come1 be what they    
will1 ,antichrist is assuredly  drawing 
towards his downfall3 ,and though the   
devil1 knowing what  is to be done to   
him1 and to his kingdom1 shall so blind 
his  disciples1 and fright the godly1 do

 something like it upon the  church of  
,christ2 yet we should look through     
these paper-winkers1#bb  and espy in all
 this1 that fear1 yea1 certain terrible 
judgments  are following of him at the  
heels1 by which not only the soul1      
spirit1 and life of ,antichrist1 but the
 body thereof2 yea1 body1  and soul1 and
 head1 are quickly to go down thither2  
from whence  they1 as such1 shall not   
arise again4 ,amen4      ,,footnotes3   
#a ',paper-winkers1' in every edition1  
except the first1 which was  from the   
author's manuscript1 has been altered to
 'paper-windows4'  ,bunyan's allusion is
 to the winkers1 called by many         
'blinkers1'  put by the side of a       
horse's eyes1 to keep him under the     
complete  control of his driver--and by 
'paper-winkers' the flimsy attempt  of  
,antichrist to hoodwink mankind by      
printed legends1 miracles1  and absurd  
assumptions--it is one of the almost    
innumerable sparks  of wit1 which render
 all the writings of ,bunyan so         

entertaining  and strikingly            
instructive4--,ed4    #b ,the absurd act
 to compel uniformity in modes of       
worship1 7#ad7  ,charles ,,ii1 had then 
recently passed2 and when this treatise 
was  written1 it desolated the country4 
,this paved the way for the  glorious   
,revolution4 ,the wicked fell into the  
pit which they had  dug for the         
righteous2 the hopes of the ,papists    
were crushed2  toleration to worship    
,god was established4 ,let us follow    
,bunyan's  example1 and attribute these 
mercies to a gracious ,god4--,ed4    #c 
,when seven members of the first        
protesting church in ,london were       
burned1 a proclamation was made that no 
one should pray for them1  speak to     
them1 nor once say1 ',god help them4'   
,but the church  pressed through the    
officers1--embraced and prayed for and  
with the  martyrs2 and all the people   
with one consent said1 ,amen2 to the    
astonishment of the officers4 ,and so   
these godly martyrs1 praying  and       

praising ,god1 sweetly ended their lives
 in the flames at                       
,smithfield4--,clarke's ,martyrology1 p4
 #ejj and #eaf4--;,ed4    #d ,christian1
 read in these words your duty4 ,bunyan 
felt the tusks  of the wild boar1 even  
to the peril of his life4 ,he bore with 
resignation all his sufferings1 and was 
blest4 ,pity those whose  souls are     
under the yoke4 ,antichrist1 if cruel to
 the body1 is more  dangerous to the    
souls of men4 ,your prayers and         
exertions should  be redoubled until it 
is delivered up to the just judgment of 
the  ,almighty4 ,come out1 ,o           
,christian1 and be separate from every  
system  which is stained with the blood 
and defiled with the soul-harrowing     
groans of the saints of ,god4--,ed4     
#e ,no man of the most refined education
 could have manifested  greater delicacy
 than ,bunyan has in treating this      
subject1 leaving  his reader to imagine 
whether the high-sounding titles1 such  
as  ',his ,holiness1' ',god's           

,vicegerent upon earth1' which are given
 to  men1 are consistent with the       
simplicity of the gospel or not4 ,if    
they are not1 they belong to            
,antichrist1 and will be consumed with  
the stubble at the brightness of        
,christ's coming1 when he shall  judge  
the earth4--,ed4    #f ,antichristian   
statists of ,antichrist4 ,those who     
weigh things to  place them in their    
relative order in the kingdom of        
,antichrist1  as the decree followed by 
the lions' den1 c4    #g ,the homilies  
read in the ,church of ,england prior to
 the ,reformation1  called ',the        
,festival1' contains the pith of these  
lying legends  and pretended miracles4  
,omitting the obscene parts1 it ought to
 be  republished1 to exhibit the        
absurdities of popery as it was then    
seen in ,england4--,ed4    #h ',the last
 stroke of the batter1' probably alludes
 to an engine  of war used by the       
ancients1 called a battering-ram4--,ed4 
#i ,upon the ,sunday sports being       

authorized1 and pious ministers         
persecuted for refusing to wear popish  
vestments in the reign of  ,james ,i1   
that godly ,puritan1 ,mr4 ,carter1      
exclaimed1 ',i have had  a longing      
desire to see or hear of the fall of    
,antichrist3 but  ,i check myself4 ,i   
shall go to heaven1 and there news will 
come1  thick1 thick1 thick4'--,life by  
his ,son1 p4 #ac4    #aj ,how remarkably
 has this come to pass since ,bunyan's  
time2 a slow  but sure progression4     
,that darling ugly daughter1            
,intolerance1 was  executed by the ,act 
of ,toleration4 ,the impious ,test by   
the repeal  of the ,sacramental ,test   
,act1 c41 c4--,ed4    #aa ,there is     
great difficulty in estimating the      
weight of a talent4  ,dr4 ,gill         
considers it about sixty pounds2 this   
was the lesser  ,roman talent4          
,michaelis estimates the ,jewish talent 
at thirty-two  pounds and a half4 ,the  
attic talent of gold used in ,greece in 
the time of ,homer is estimated at less 

than an ounce4 ,the safest  conclusion  
as to the weight of the hail-stones is1 
that they were  enormous1 and fell with 
a velocity to crush all animals to      
instant  death4--,ed4    #ab ,the reader
 must not misunderstand the words1 ',the
 king kills her  body4' ,bunyan does not
 in the slightest degree concede to     
kings or  nations a right to interfere  
with 'the soul' or religious principles 
or practices--these are to be slain1 if 
false1 by persecution of  the preacher4 
,kings and nations will restore to the  
people the  immense property and revenue
 of which they have been plundered1     
under the hollow knavish pretence of    
curing souls and forgiving  sins4 ,,thus
 will human laws kill the body of       
,antichrist4 ,every  motive for         
professing to believe absurdities and   
contradictions  will be at an end1 when 
neither rule nor honour1 nor pelf is to 
be gained by hypocrisy4--,ed4    #ac    
,this is a very expressive term1 but    
better understood by ,bunyan  the       

brazier than by many of his readers4 ,it
 is well known to  those who live near a
 coppersmith's1 when three or four      
athletic  men are keeping up1 bout and  
bout1 incessant blows upon a rivet1     
until their object is                   
accomplished4--,ed4    #ad ,protestant  
kings4    #ae ,this ,christian temper of
 ,bunyan certainly saved him from much  
suffering while under persecution4 ,it  
probably saved his invaluable  life4    
,but how deeply it increases the guilt  
of his persecutors1  to send such a man 
to a damp wretched prison1 for more than
 twelve  years1 because he dared not    
join in the worship established by  law2
 and after all this1 to hear his prayers
 and good wishes to  his persecutors1   
ought to have cut them to the           
quick4--,ed4    #af ,lord1 what is man1 
to pretend to infallibility6 ,his heart1
 be  he pope or pagan1 is 'deceitful    
above all things1 and desperately       
wicked4' ,pope ,sixtus ,v in #aehi      
issued his infallible ,bible2 but  the  

edition of ,clement ,,viii1 in #aeib1   
differs much from that of  #aehi4       
,infallibles ought never to differ with 
each other2 but how  often it has       
happened4--,ed4    #ag ,these bloody    
massacres1 to which ,bunyan here        
alludes1 were  attended with atrocities 
at which nature shudders4 ,in ,france1  
under a ,bourbon and a ,guise1 the      
murder of hundreds of thousands  of     
pious men and women1 with helpless      
infants1 threw down every  barrier to   
the spread of infidelity1 and a         
frightful reaction took  place at the   
,revolution4 ,in ,ireland1 under a      
,stuart and a ,bourbon1  still more     
frightful atrocities were perpetrated1  
and which were  severely punished by    
,cromwell and his ,roundheads4 ,under a 
second  ,stuart1 awful wholesale murders
 were again committed1 and punished  by 
,william ,,iii2 and the voice of the    
blood that was shed by  ,antichrist1 and
 the voices of people enslaved by       
prejudice1 and  vindictive1 ferocious   

enmity--these voices cry for vengeance1 
and  desolate that unhappy              
country4--,ed4    #ah ,in the first     
examination of ,lord ,cobham 7,fox1 vi  
p4 #gcb1 edit4  #afcb7 the gallant      
knight was asked by his bitter          
persecutor1 what  he meant by 'the venom
 shed over the church'2 his reply was1  
',your  possession and lordships4' ,for 
then cried an angel in the air--',wo6   
,wo6 ,wo6 this day is venom shed into   
the church of ,god4--,rome is  the very 
nest of ,antichrist--prelates1 priests  
and monks are the  body2 and these pild 
bald1 but query1 pillaging friars are   
the  tail1 which covereth his most      
filthy part4' ,how peaceful and blessed 
will be the church when ,,all her       
ministers can glory with ,paul1  in     
,acts #bj3cc1cd4--;,ed4 #ai ,the        
principal cry of the traveling  peddlars
 was for broken or light money1 to      
exchange for their  wares3 now          
obsolete4--,ed4    #bj ,such has been   
the tendency of the antichristian church

 in  all ages2 witness the cases of the 
,emperor ,henry ,,iv1 ,henry ,,ii of    
,england1 and many others4 ,the spirit  
and precept of ,christianity1  on the   
contrary1 is1 while fearing ,god1 to    
honour the king2 and  that we be subject
 to principalities and powers1 ,titus   
#c3a2 see  also ,matthew #bb3ba2 ,romans
 #ac3a-g4--;,ed4    #ba ,see ,fox's     
,martyr1 folio1 vol4 i41 last           
leaf4--,ed4    #bb ',paper-winkers1' in 
every edition1 except the first1 which  
was  from the author's manuscript1 has  
been altered to 'paper-windows4'        
,bunyan's allusion is to the winkers1   
called by many 'blinkers1'  put by the  
side of a horse's eyes1 to keep him     
under the complete  control of his      
driver--and by 'paper-winkers' the      
flimsy attempt  of ,antichrist to       
hoodwink mankind by printed legends1    
miracles1  and absurd assumptions--it is
 one of the almost innumerable sparks   
of wit1 which render all the writings of
 ,bunyan so entertaining  and strikingly

 instructive4--,ed4    999999    ,,the  
,,resurrection ,,of ,,the ,,dead1 ,,and 
,,eternal ,,judgment3    ,,or1 ,,the    
,,truth ,,of ,,the ,,resurrection ,,of  
,,the ,,bodies1 ,,both ,,of ,,good ,,and
  ,,bad ,,at ,,the ,,last ,,day3        
,,asserted1 ,,and ,,proved ,,by ,,god',s
 ,,word4    ,,also1 ,,the ,,manner ,,and
 ,,order ,,of ,,their ,,coming ,,forth  
,,of ,,their ,,graves2  ,,as ,,also1    
,,with ,,what ,,bodies ,,they ,,do      
,,arise4 ,,together1 ,,with ,a          
,,discourse  ,,of ,,the ,,last          
,,judgment1 ,,and ,,the ,,final         
,,conclusion ,,of ,,the ,,whole ,,world4
    ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,a ,,servant  
,,of ,,the ,,lord',s ,,christ4          
,behold1 ,i shew you a mystery2 ,we     
shall not all sleep1 but we shall  all  
be changed1 in a moment1 in the         
twinkling of an eye1 at the  last trump3
 for the trumpet shall sound1 and the   
dead shall be  raised incorruptible1 and
 we shall be changed--7#a ,cor          
#ae3ea1eb74    ,marvel not at this3 for 

the hour is coming1 in the which all    
that  are in the graves shall hear his  
voice1 and shall come forth2 they  that 
have done good1 unto the resurrection of
 life2 and they that  have done evil1   
unto the resurrection of                
damnation--7,john #e3bh1bi74            
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,this very important treatise1 judging  
from the style in which it is  written1 
was1 probably1 one of the first books   
composed by ,bunyan4  ,the form in which
 it is prepared1 with minute divisions  
to assist  the memory1 and its          
colloquial language1 indicate that it   
was first  intended for the pulpit and  
then enlarged to form a more complete   
treatise2 while the frequent recurrence 
of the words ,i say1 shew  the          
unpolished style in which he was in the 
habit of committing  his thoughts to    
paper1 when he became an author4    ,a  
good copy of what appears to be the     
first edition1 is in the  ,british      
,museum1 a small #hvo1 without date--and

 from this1 collated  with the reprint  
by ,c4 ,doe in ,bunyan's works1 #afia1  
the present  edition is published4 ,doe1
 in his catalogue of all ,mr4 ,bunyan's 
books1 appended to the ,heavenly        
,footman1 #afij1 states that ,the       
resurrection of the ,dead1 and eternal  
,judgment by ,john ,bunyan1 a  servant  
of the ,lord's ,christ1 was first       
published in #affe4 ,i have  not been   
able to discover any subsequent edition 
in a separate  volume4    ,the          
resurrection of the body is a subject of
 universal and deep  importance4 ,it    
defies our reasoning powers1 while it   
exalts our  ideas of the divine         
omnipotence4 ,with ,god1 all things     
revealed  in his word are not only      
possible1 but certain of accomplishment4
  ,the bodies of the saints1 which are a
 part of the ,redeemer's  purchase will 
be raised in heavenly and wondrous      
perfection2 like  to the ,saviour's     
glorious body4 ,that body1 which being  
transfigured  did shine as the sun1 and 

his raiment became as the light4 ,that  
body which1 after his resurrection1     
might be touched1 but which  could      
appear and disappear to mortal eyes2 in 
the room at ,emmaus1  or in a closed    
room filled with his disciples2 could be
 touched1  yet vanish away2 could eat   
with them on the sea shore1 and could   
ascend to heaven from the mount4 ,thus  
it was foretold by the prophet  and     
reiterated by the apostle--,eye hath not
 seen1 nor ear heard1  neither have     
entered into the heart of man1 the      
things which ,god  hath prepared for    
them that love him 7,isa #fd3d2 #a ,cor 
#b3i74 ,not  one atom of our dust can be
 lost2 a bright1 a glorious anticipation
  to the saints2 but how solemn and     
awful a thought to those who die        
without hope4 ,among ,christians it is  
common to think and talk of  the        
happiness of the spirits of the just    
made perfect2 but alas1  how seldom do  
we think or speak of the perfect bliss  
of our  whole nature1 body1 soul1 and   

spirit--incorruptible1 undefiled1       
glorified--every part equally the object
 of the ,saviour's purchase  and of his 
care4    ,this treatise1 which will be  
ever new1 and ever important1 was       
peculiarly required in ,bunyan's early  
days4 ,under the protectorate1  the     
minds of men1 which had been kept in    
slavery1 became suddenly  emancipated   
from human creeds and formularies of    
public worship4  ,the personal attention
 of every one was then directed to the  
,bible--the ,lord's day was observed1   
men were chosen as ministers  not from  
high connections1 but from deep and     
humble piety4 ,tens  of thousands became
 happy in a personal knowledge of divine
 truth4  ,at such a period1 it must have
 happened that some evil spirits  would 
exalt themselves1 and that even some    
serious inquirers would  draw strange   
conclusions from a misconception of     
divine truth2  and dimly see men as     
trees walking4 ,among these there       
appeared  teachers1 who1 unable to      

comprehend how that body1 which had gone
  to dust1 or in some cases had been    
reduced by fire to its primary          
elements1 and dispersed to the winds or 
waves1 could be again  produced4 ,they  
revived an ancient error1 ,that the new 
birth was  the only resurrection from   
death2 and consequently1 that to those  
who were born again1 the resurrection   
was passed4 ,the individuals  who       
promulgated these opinions1 do not      
appear to have been associated  together
 as a sect1 or a church4 ,the greater   
number were called  in derision ranters1
 and some quakers4 ,it is very probable1
  that this treatise was intended as an 
antidote to these delusions4  ,we must  
not infer from the opinions of a few    
unworthy individuals1  who justly       
deserved censure1 that ,bunyan meant to 
reflect upon the  ,society of ,friends4 
,this treatise was printed in #affe3 but
 it was  not until #afge that the       
,quakers' rules of discipline were first
  published1 and they from that time as 

a sect have been1 in a high  degree1    
conformable to the morality and heavenly
 influences of  the gospel4 ,but even   
before this1 ,fox1 ,crisp1 ,penn1       
,barclay1 and  others1 who afterwards   
formed the ,society of ,friends1 had    
declared  their full belief in this     
doctrine4 ,the resurrection of the just 
and unjust--the last judgment--heaven   
and hell as future rewards--we  believe 
and confess4 ,we believe the holy       
manhood of ,christ to be  in heavenly   
glory4 ,we acknowledge a resurrection in
 order to  eternal recompence1 and rest 
contented with that body which it  shall
 please ,god to give us4 ,we do firmly  
believe that besides  the resurrection  
of the soul from the death of sin1 to a 
life of  righteousness while here1 there
 will be a resurrection of the dead     
hereafter1 and that we must all appear  
before the judgment seat  of ,christ4   
,barclay1 in his catechism1 #afgc1      
clearly asserts  ,bunyan's own ideas of 
the resurrection4 ,but in the face of   

these1  and a thousand similar          
declarations1 the grossest calumnies    
were  asserted by a fanatic clergyman1  
,alexr4 ,ross1 in his ,view of all      
,religions3--,the ,ranters are a sect of
 beasts that neither divide  the hoof1  
nor chew the cud2 that is to say1 very  
unclean ones4  ,they1 like the ,quakers1
 oppose forms and order 7the form and   
order  of ,common ,prayer74 ,to         
anatomize this monster3 #ast1 ,they hold
 that  ,god1 ,devils1 ,angels1 ,heaven1 
and ,hell1 are fictions4 #b;d1 ,that    
,moses1 the ,baptist1 and ,christ were  
impostors4 #c;d1 ,that preaching  and   
praying is lying4 #hvo41 #afif1 p4 #bgc4
 ,and such wild slanders  were uttered  
occasionally against all dissenters1    
until a much  later period4 ,happily    
they are now better known1 and the      
truths  of ,christianity are more       
appreciated4 ,i have been careful to    
guard  the reader upon this subject1    
lest it should be thought that ,bunyan  
had in any degree manifested the spirit 

of those1 who even to the  present day  
misrepresent the opinions of the        
,quakers4 ,this may  be occasioned by   
their distinguishing tenet--,that the   
work of the  ministry is purely a labour
 of love1 and ought not to be performed 
for hire--derived from the command of   
,christ to his disciples1  ,freely ye   
have received1 freely give4 ,this1      
however1 is no reason  that they should 
be1 as to their general views of divine 
truth1  misrepresented and traduced4    
,bunyan1 at all times solemn and        
impressive1 is peculiarly earnest  and  
searching in this treatise4 ,the dead   
will arise involuntarily  and           
irresistibly--conscience uncontrolled1  
must testify the truth1  yea1 all the   
truth to the condemnation of the soul   
and body1  unless cleansed from sin by  
faith in the ,redeemer and the sacred   
influences of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,the   
books will be opened1 and  every thought
 and word and action be seen inscribed  
in characters  legible to all4 ,every   

soul will be able to read and clearly to
  understand those mysterious           
books--,god's omniscient1 his           
penetrating1  his universal sight of all
 things from the creation of the world  
to the final consummation2 and his      
perfect remembrance of all  that he     
saw--are one and the same4 ,there is    
then no refuge1 no  escape--the word    
depart impels obedience1 and the sinner 
plunges  into eternal woe66 ,o that the 
living may lay these awful realities  to
 heart1 and fly for refuge to the bosom 
of the ,redeemer--he only  is able--he  
is willing to save to the uttermost all 
that come unto  ,god by him4 ,and they  
who find in him a refuge from the storms
 of  life1 shall hear his voice         
irresistibly impelling them to heaven1  
,come1 ye blessed of my ,father1 inherit
 the kingdom prepared for  you from the 
foundation of the world4    ,o glorious 
hour6 ,o blest abode6 ,i shall be like  
and near my ,god6 ,and  flesh and sin no
 more control ,the sacred pleasures of  

the soul4    ,may the divine blessing   
abundantly attend the reading of these  
awful or joyful realities4    ,,geo4    
,,offor4          ,,preface4            
,,courteous ,,reader1    ,though this be
 a small treatise1 yet it doth present  
thee with  things of the greatest and   
most weighty concernment1 even with a   
discourse of life and death to eternity3
 opening1 and clearing1  by the         
scriptures of ,god1 that the time is at 
hand1 when1 there  shall be a           
resurrection of the dead1 both of the   
just and unjust2  even of the bodies of 
both1 from the graves where they are1 or
  shall be1 at the approach of that day4
    ,thou hast also in these few lines1 
the order and manner of the  rising of  
these two sorts of people1 wherein is   
shewed thee with  what body they shall  
then rise1 as also their states and     
condition  at this day1 with great      
clearness4    ,for here thou shalt see  
the truth1 and manner of the terrible   
judgment1 the opening of the books1 the 

examining of witnesses1  with a final   
conclusion upon good and bad4 ,which1 ,i
 hope will be  profitable to thy soul   
that shall read it4 ,for if thou art    
godly1  then here is that which will1   
through ,god's blessing1 encourage  thee
 to go on in the faith of the truth of  
the gospel2 but if thou  art ungodly1   
then here thou mayst meet with          
conviction3 yea1 and  that of what will 
be1 without fail1 thy end1 at the end of
 the world3  whether thou continue in   
thy sins1 or repent4 ,if thou continue  
in  them1 blackness1 and darkness1 and  
everlasting destruction2 but  if thou   
repent1 and believe the gospel1 then    
light1 and life1 and  joy1 and comfort1 
and glory1 and happiness1 and that to   
eternity4    ,wherefore let me here beg 
these things at thy hand1    ,first1    
,that thou take heed of that spirit of  
mockery that saith1  ,where is the      
promise of his coming8 7#b ,peter       
#c3d1e74    ,secondly1 ,take heed that  
thy heart be not overcharged with       

surfeiting  and drunkenness1 and the    
cares of this life1 and so that day come
  upon thee unawares 7,luke #ba3cd1ce74 
,thirdly1 ,but be diligent in making thy
 calling and election sure2  that thou  
in the day1 of which thou shalt read    
more in this book1  be not found without
 that glorious righteousness that will  
then  stand thee in stead1 and present  
thee before his glorious presence1  with
 exceeding joy4 ,to him be glory in the 
church by ,christ ,jesus1  world without
 end4 ,amen4    ,,john ,,bunyan4        
,,of ,,the ,,resurrection ,,of ,,the    
,,dead4    ,,but ,,this ,i ,,confess    
,,unto ,,thee1 ,,that ,,after ,,the     
,,way ,,which ,,they ,,call  ,,heresy1  
,,so ,,worship ,i ,,the ,,god ,,of ,,my 
,,fathers1 ,,believing ,,all ,,things   
,,which ,,are ,,written ,,in ,,the ,,law
 ,,and ,,in ,,the ,,prophets3 ,,and     
,,have ,,hope  ,,toward ,,god1 ,,which  
,,they ,,themselves ,,also ,,allow1     
,,that ,,there ,,shall ,,be  ,a         
,,resurrection ,,of ,,the ,,dead1 ,,both

 ,,of ,,the ,,just ,,and                
,,unjust--7,acts  #bd3ad1ae74    ,my    
discourse upon this text1 will chiefly  
concern the resurrection  of the dead3  
wherefore to that ,i shall immediately  
apply myself1  not meddling with what   
else is couched in the words4    ,you   
see here1 that ,paul1 being upon his    
arraignment1 accused of  many things1 by
 some that were violent for his blood2  
and being  licensed to speak for himself
 by the then heathen magistrate2 he     
doth in few words tell them1 that as    
touching the crimes wherewith  they     
charged him1 he was utterly faultless1  
only this he confessed1  that after that
 way which they call heresy1 so he      
worshipped the  ,god of his fathers2    
believing all things that are written in
 the  law and the prophets1 and that he 
had the same hope towards ,god1  which  
they themselves did allow1 that there   
should be a resurrection  of the dead1  
both of the just and unjust4    ,whence 
note by the way1 that a hypocritical    

people1 will persecute  the power of    
those truths in others1 which themselves
 in words  profess4 ,i have hopes       
towards ,god1 and that1 such a hope     
which  themselves do allow1 and yet ,i  
am this day1 and that for this very     
thing1 persecuted by them4    ,but to   
come to my purpose1 ,there shall be a   
resurrection of  the dead1 c4 ,by these 
words1 the apostle sheweth us what was  
the substance of his doctrine1 to wit1  
that there should be a  resurrection of 
the dead2 and by these words also1 what 
was the great  argument with his soul1  
to carry him through these temptations1 
afflictions1 reproaches1 and necessities
 he met with in this  world1 even the   
doctrine of a resurrection4 ,i have hope
 towards  ,god1 saith he1 and there is  
my mind fixed2 for there shall be a     
resurrection of the dead1 both of the   
just and unjust4 ,the reason  why ,i    
cannot do what these ,jews would have   
me2 also why ,i cannot  live as do the  
,gentiles1 it is1 because ,i have in my 

soul1 the faith  of the resurrection4   
,this is the doctrine ,i say1 which     
makes me  fear to offend1 and that is as
 an undergirder to my soul1 whereby  ,i 
am kept from destruction and confusion1 
under all the storms and  tempests ,i   
here go through4 ,in a word1 this is it 
that hath more  awe upon my conscience  
than all the laws of men1 with all the  
penalties they inflict4 ,and herein do  
,i exercise myself1 to have  always a   
conscience void of offence toward ,god  
and toward men  7verse #af74    ,now    
here1 seeing this doctrine of the       
resurrection of the dead hath  that     
power1 both to bear up and to awe2 both 
to encourage and to  keep within        
compass1 the spirit and body of the     
people of ,god2  it will be requisite1  
and profitable for us1 to inquire into  
the  true meaning and nature of this    
word1 the resurrection of the  dead4    
,and for the better compassing of this  
matter1 ,i shall briefly  enquire1      
,first1 ,what in this place is meant by 

the dead4    ,secondly1 ,what is meant  
by the resurrection4    ,thirdly1 ,why  
the apostle doth here speak of the      
resurrection of the  dead as of a thing 
yet to come--,there shall be a          
resurrection of  the dead1 both of the  
just and unjust4    ,first4 ,the dead in
 scripture go under a five-fold         
consideration2  as1    #a4 ,such as die 
a natural death1 or as when a man       
ceaseth to be any  more in this world1  
as ,david1 whom ,peter tells us is both 
dead  and buried1 and his sepulchre is  
with us to this day 7,acts #b3bi74      
#b4 ,there is a people that are reckoned
 dead in trespasses and  sins1 as those 
are1 who never yet were translated from 
darkness  to light1 and from the power  
of ,satan to ,god4 ,such1 ,i say1 who   
yet never felt the power of the ,word   
and ,spirit of ,god1 to raise  them from
 that state1 to walk with him in the    
regeneration2 making  a life out of     
,christ1 and his present benefits 7,eph 
#b3a1b2 ,john  #e3be74    #c4 ,there is 

a death seizeth men often after some    
measure of light  received from ,god1   
and some profession of the gospel of    
,christ4 ,these1  for the certainty of  
their damnation1 are said to be         
dead--dead1  twice dead1 and plucked up 
by the roots 7,jude #ab74    #d4 ,there 
is in scripture mention made of a death 
to sin1 and the  lusts of the flesh2    
this death is the beginning of true life
 and  happiness1 and is a certain       
forerunner of a share in ,christ1 and   
with him in another world 7,rom #f3f-h2 
#b ,tim #b3aa74    #e4 ,lastly1 ,there  
is also in the word1 a relation of      
eternal death4  ,this is the death that 
those are in1 and swallowed up of1 that 
go out of this world ,godless1          
,christless1 and graceless2 dying  in   
sin1 and so under the curse of the      
dreadful ,god2 who1 ,i say1  because    
they have missed of the ,lord ,jesus    
,christ1 the ,saviour in  this day of   
grace3 are fallen into the gulf and jaws
 of eternal  death and misery1 in the   

fire that never shall be quenched 7,mark
  #i3dc1dd2 ,luke #af3bc-bf74    ,now   
then1 seeing there is death1 or to be   
dead1 taken under so many               
considerations in the scripture2 it is  
evident1 that to be dead in  ,christ1   
the text is not meant of them all3 ,i   
then must distinguish1  and inquire     
which of these deaths it is1 that here  
the apostle  did look for a resurrection
 from4 7#a47 then1 ,it cannot be meant  
a resurrection from eternal death1 for  
from that there is no  redemption 7,psa 
#di3h74 7#b47 ,neither is it a          
resurrection from that  double death2   
for they that are in that1 are past     
recovery also4  7#c47 ,and as for those 
that are dead to sin1 it is nonsense to 
say  there shall1 or can be a           
resurrection from that3 for that itself 
is a resurrection2 which resurrection   
also1 the apostle had then  passed      
through3 and also all the brethren1 as  
he saith1 ,you hath he  quickened1 who  
were dead in trespasses and sins 7,col  

#b3ab1ac1bj74  ,and again1 ,if ye then  
be risen with ,christ 7,col #c3a71 and  
again1  ,wherein also ye are risen with 
him1 through the faith of the  operation
 of ,god1 who hath raised him from the  
dead 7,col #b3ab74  7#d47 ,the dead     
therefore in this scripture1 must be    
understood  of those that have departed 
this life1 that have body and soul      
separated each from the other2 and so   
the resurrection1 a resurrection  of the
 body out of the grave2 as ,daniel      
saith1 ,many of them that  sleep in the 
dust of the earth shall awake 7,dan     
#ab3b74 ,and again1  ,the hour is       
coming1 in the which all that are in the
 graves shall  hear his voice1 and shall
 come forth1 c4 7,john #e3bh1bi74       
,second4 ,what is meant by the          
resurrection4 ,the resurrection of  the 
just1 then1 is the rising of the bodies 
of the just1 and the  resurrection of   
the unjust1 the rising of their bodies1 
at the  last judgment4 ,this also is the
 meaning of that saying of ,paul to     

,agrippa1 ,i stand1 saith he1 and am    
judged for the hope of the  promise made
 of ,god unto our fathers 7,acts #bf3f71
 which promise  at first began to be    
fulfilled in the resurrection of the    
body  of ,christ 7,acts #ac3cb1cc71 and 
hath its accomplishment1 when the  dead1
 small and great1 are raised out of     
their graves4 ,wherefore1  though ,paul 
saith in the #acth of the ,acts1 it is  
already fulfilled2  yet here he saith1  
he hopes it shall come4 ,which promise1 
saith  he1 our twelve tribes1 instantly 
serving ,god day and night1 hope  to    
come 7,acts #bf3g74 ,as ,god told       
,daniel1 saying1 go thy way1  till the  
end be3 for thou shalt rest and stand in
 thy lot at the  end of the days 7,dan  
#ab3ac74    ,christ is already risen1   
and therefore so far the promise is     
fulfilled2 but his saints are yet in    
their graves1 and therefore  that part  
of the fulfilling of it is yet to come1 
as he saith1  ,why should it be thought 
a thing incredible with you1 that ,god  

should raise the dead8 7,acts #bf3h74   
,again1 ,that it is the resurrection of 
the dead bodies of both  saints and     
sinners that is here inserted1 it is    
further evident2  because the apostle   
saith1 it is the resurrection1 that the 
very  ,pharisees themselves allowed4 ,i 
have hope towards ,god1 saith he1  which
 themselves also allow2 then what that  
hope is1 he in the  next words sheweth1 
namely1 that there shall be a           
resurrection of  the dead1 c4 ,now we   
know1 that the ,pharisees did not allow 
of a  resurrection from a state of      
nature1 to a state of grace1 which is   
the same with the new birth2 but did    
confidently allow and teach1  that they 
were the children of ,abraham1 according
 to the flesh4  ,yea1 when any of them  
began to adhere1 or incline to ,christ's
  doctrine in some things1 yet the      
doctrine of the new birth1 or  of being 
raised from a state of nature1 to a     
state of grace1 they  would very much   
stick at2 though in the meantime1 they  

utterly were  against the doctrine of   
the ,sadducees1 which denied the        
resurrection  of the body 7,john #c3a-i2
 #h3ea-ef2 ,acts #bc3f-h74    ,further1 
the resurrection here spoken of1 must   
needs be the  resurrection of the body1 
because it is called1 a resurrection of 
the dead1 both of the just and          
unjust--that is1 of both saints and     
sinners1 according to the saying of     
,christ1 ,the hour is coming1  in the   
which all that are in the graves shall  
hear his voice1 and  shall come forth2  
they that have done good1 unto the      
resurrection  of life2 and they that    
have done evil1 unto the resurrection of
  damnation 7,john #e3bh1bi74    ,third4
 ,the resurrection spoken of is a thing 
yet to come2 the  resurrection here     
mentioned1 is a resurrection to come1   
not already  enjoyed1 either by saints  
or sinners--,there shall be a           
resurrection  of the dead1 both of the  
just and unjust4 ,now1 ,i say1 the      
resurrection here being yet deferred by 

the just1 and counted  also the         
resurrection of the dead1 both of the   
just and unjust3  it must needs be the  
same resurrection that is spoken of by  
,job1  who saith1 ,so man lieth down1   
and riseth not3 till the heavens be  no 
more1 they shall not awake1 nor be      
raised out of their sleep  7,job        
#ad3ab74    ,having thus1 in few words1 
opened this scripture unto you1 ,i shall
  in the next place1 for the further    
satisfaction of those that are  yet     
wavering1 and for the refreshment of    
those that are strong  and steadfast1   
lay down before you1 several undeniable 
scripture  demonstrations of the        
resurrection of the dead1 both of the   
just1  and unjust4    ,,first1 ,i shall 
first begin with1    ,,the              
,,resurrection ,,of ,,the ,,just4       
,first1 ,the just must arise1 because   
,christ is risen from the dead4  ,christ
 is the head of the just1 and they are  
the members of his  body2 and because of
 this union1 therefore the just must    

arise4  ,this is the apostle's own      
argument--,if ,christ1 saith he1 be     
preached that he rose from the dead1 how
 say some among you that  there is no   
resurrection of the dead8 ,but if there 
be no resurrection  of the dead1 then is
 ,christ not risen 7#a ,cor #ae3ab1ac74 
,now1  ,i say1 the reason why the       
apostle thus argueth the resurrection   
from the dead1 by the resurrection of   
,christ1 it is1 because the  saints1 of 
whose resurrection he here chiefly      
discourseth1 are in  their bodies1 as   
well as in their souls1 the members of  
,christ2  ,know ye not1 saith he1 that  
your bodies are the members of  ,christ 
7#a ,cor #f3ae74 ,a very weighty        
argument2 for if a good man  be a member
 of ,christ1 then he must either be     
raised out of his  grave1 or else sin   
and death must have power over a member 
of  ,christ4 ,i say again1 if this body 
be not raised1 then also ,christ  is not
 a complete conqueror over his enemies2 
forasmuch as death  and the grave have  

still power over his members4 ,the last 
enemy  that shall be destroyed is death 
7#a ,cor #ae3bf74 ,now1 though ,christ  
in his own person hath a complete       
conquest over death1 c41 yet  death hath
 still power over the bodies of all that
 are in their  graves3 now1 ,i say1     
,christ being considered with relation  
to his  members1 then he hath not yet a 
complete conquest over death1  neither  
will he1 until they every one be brought
 forth of their  graves2 for then1 and  
not till then1 shall that saying be     
every  way fulfilled1 ,death is         
swallowed up in victory 7#a ,cor        
#ae3ec1ed74    ,second1 ,as there must  
be a resurrection of the just1 because  
,christ  is their head1 and they his    
members3 so also1 because the body  of  
the saints1 as well as their soul1 is   
the purchase of ,christ's  blood4 ,ye   
are bought with a price3 saith ,paul2   
therefore glorify  ,god in your body1   
and in your spirit1 which are ,god's 7#a
 ,cor  #f3bj74 ,christ will not lose the

 purchase of his blood4 ,o death1  saith
 ,christ1 ,i will have them2 ,o grave1  
,i will make thee let them  go2 ,i will 
ransom them from the power of the grave1
 ,i will redeem  them from death4 ,i    
have bought them1 and they shall be     
mine4 ,o  death1 ,i will be thy plagues2
 ,o grave1 ,i will be thy destruction   
7,hosea #ac3ad73 ,i say1 though the     
power of the grave be invincible1  and  
death be the king of terrors 7,job      
#ah3ad71 yet he who hath  the keys of   
hell and of death at his girdle 7,rev   
#a3ah71 to him  belongeth the issues    
from death4 ,he that is our ,god is the 
,god  of salvation2 and unto ,god the   
,lord belong the issues from death      
7,psa #fh3bj71 and we1 the price of his 
blood1 shall be delivered4    ,third1   
,as the body is the member of ,christ1  
and the price of his  blood3 so it is   
the temple of the ,holy ,ghost1 which is
 in us4  ,what8 know ye not that your   
body is the temple of the ,holy ,ghost  
which is in you1--and ye are not your   

own8 7#a ,cor #f3ai74 ,the body  is no  
such ridiculous thing in the account of 
,christ as it was in  the account of the
 ,sadducees4 ,the body is not for       
fornication1  but for the ,lord2 and the
 ,lord for the body 7verse #ac71 and    
that  not only in this world1 but that  
which is to come2 wherefore he  saith1  
,god hath both raised up the ,lord      
,jesus1 and will also  raise us up by   
his own power--that is1 as he hath      
raised up the  body of ,christ1 so will 
he raise up ours also by ,christ4       
,fourth1 ,the bodies of the just must   
arise again1 because of that            
similitude1 that must be betwixt the    
body of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ  and   
the bodies of the saints4 ,when he shall
 appear1 we shall  be like him 7#a ,john
 #c3b74 ,now we have it abundantly      
manifest in  scripture1 that the body of
 the ,lord ,jesus1 was raised out of the
  grave1 caught up into heaven1 and that
 it ever remaineth in the  holiest of   
all1 a glorified body 7,luke #bd3c-g2   

#cf-dc2 ,john #bj3bd-bh2  ,acts #a3b-aa2
 #b3ca2 #ag3cj-cb2 ,mark #af3f1g1ai2    
,heb #g3bd-bf2 #h3a-c2  #aj3ab74        
,now1 ,i say1 it would be very strange  
to me if ,christ should be  raised1     
ascended1 and glorified in that body2   
and yet that his  people should be with 
him1 no otherwise than in their spirits2
  especially1 seeing that he in his     
resurrection1 is said to be but  the    
first-born from the dead1 and the       
first-fruits of them that  sleep 7,col  
#a3ah2 #a ,cor #ae3bc74 ,for we know1   
that a first-begotten  doth imply more  
sons1 and that first-fruits do foreshew 
an  after-crop2 wherefore we conclude1  
that as in ,adam all die1 even  so in   
,christ shall all be made alive4 ,but   
every man in his own  order3 ,christ the
 first-fruits2 afterward they that are  
,christ's  at his coming 7#a ,cor       
#ae3bb1bc74    ,and hence it is that the
 scripture saith1 ,he shall change our  
vile  body1 that it may be fashioned    
like unto his glorious body 7,phil      

#c3ba74 ,and hence it is again1 that the
 day of ,christ is said to  be the day  
of the manifestation of the sons of     
,god1 and of the  redemption of our body
 7,rome #h3ba-bd71 for then shall the   
saints  of ,god not only be1 but appear 
as their ,saviour1 being delivered  from
 their graves1 as he is from his1 and   
glorified in their  bodies1 as he is in 
his4    ,fifth1 ,there must be a        
resurrection of the body of the saints1 
because the body1 as well as the mind1  
hath been a deep sharer  in the         
afflictions that we meet with for the   
gospel's sake4 ,yea1  the body is       
ofttimes the greater sufferer1 in all   
the calamities1  that for ,christ's sake
 we here undergo2 it is the body that   
feels  the stocks1 the whip1 hunger and 
cold1 the fire and rack1 and  a thousand
 calamities2 it is the body in which we 
have the dying  marks of the ,lord      
,jesus1 that the life also of ,jesus    
might be  made manifest in our mortal#a 
flesh 7,gal #f3ag2 #b ,cor #d3aa74 ,god 

is so just a ,god1 and so merciful to   
his people1 that though the  bodies of  
his saints should1 through the malice of
 the enemy1 be  never so dishonourably  
tortured1 killed1 and sown in the grave3
  yet he will1 as further will be shewn 
anon1 raise it again in  incorruption1  
glory1 and honour3 as he saith also in  
another place1  that we who have        
continued with ,christ in his           
temptations1 that  have for his sake    
underwent the reproach and malice of the
 world1  to you1 saith ,christ4 ,i      
appoint a kingdom1 as my ,father hath   
appointed unto me 7,luke #bb3bh1bi74 ,if
 we suffer1 we shall also  reign with   
him 7#b ,tim #b3ab73 and he that hateth 
his life in this  world shall keep it   
unto life eternal 7,john #ab3be74 ,all  
this is  to be enjoyed1 especially at   
the resurrection of the just4 ,but1     
,sixth1 ,there must be a resurrection of
 the just1 otherwise1 there  will be the
 greatest disappointment on all sides   
that ever was1  since man had a being on

 the earth4 ,a disappointment1 ,i say1  
#a4 ,of the will of ,god--,and this is  
the ,father's will which hath  sent me1 
saith ,christ1 that of all which he hath
 given me ,i  should lose nothing1 not a
 dust1 but should raise it up again  at 
the last day 7,john #f3ci74    #b4 ,a   
disappointment of the power of ,god2 for
 he that hath raised  up the ,lord      
,jesus1 doth also intend to raise us up 
by his power1  even our bodies2 as ,paul
 saith1 ,the body is not for            
fornication1  but for the ,lord2 and the
 ,lord for the body4 ,and ,god hath both
  raised up the ,lord1 and will also    
raise up us by his power 7#a  ,cor      
#f3ac1ad74    #c4 ,if there should be no
 resurrection of the just1 ,christ also 
would  be wonderfully disappointed of   
the fruits of all his sufferings4  ,as  
,i told you before1 his people are the  
price of his blood1 and  the members of 
his body1 and he is now at the right    
hand of ,god1  far above all            
principalities and powers1 and every    

name that  is named1 expecting till his 
enemies be made his footstool 7,heb     
#a3ac71 and brought under the foot of   
the weakest saint2 which will  not be1  
until the last enemy death is destroyed4
 ,we know that he  said1 when he went   
away1 that he would come again1 and     
fetch all  his people to himself1 even  
up into heaven1 that where he is1 there 
we may be also 7,john #ab3bf2 #ad3a-c2  
#ag3bd74 ,but1 ,i say1 how will  he be  
disappointed1 if when he comes1 the     
grave and death should  prevent and     
hinder him1 and with its bars1 keep down
 those1 whom  he hath ransomed with his 
blood1 from the power thereof4    #d4   
,if the bodies of the just arise not    
from the dead1 then they  also will be  
disappointed4 ',tis true1 the saints    
departed1 have  far more fellowship and 
communion with ,god and the ,lord       
,jesus1  than we have1 or are not yet   
capable of having1 they being in        
paradise1 and we in this world 7,luke   
#bc3dc72 but yet1 ,i say for  all that1 

they are1 though there1 very much       
longing for the day  of the ,lord's     
vengeance1 which will be the day in     
which they will1  and must arise from   
the dead4 ,this1 ,i say1 is the time    
that they  long for1 when they cry under
 the altar1 ,how long1 ,o ,lord1 holy   
and true1 dost thou not judge and avenge
 our blood on them that  dwell on the   
earth8 7,rev #f3aj1aa74 ,when they died1
 they died in  hope to obtain a better  
resurrection 7,heb #aa3ce71 and now they
  are gone1 they long till that day be  
come2 till the day come1 ,i  say1 when  
the dead1 even all the enemies of       
,christ1 shall be judged2  for then will
 he give rewards to his servants the    
prophets1 and  to his saints1 and to all
 that fear his name1 small and great    
7,rev  #aa3ah74    #e4 ,if the just     
arise not1 great disappointment also    
will be  to the saints yet alive in this
 world2 for1 notwithstanding they  have 
already received the first-fruits of the
 ,spirit1 yet they  wait1 not only for  

more of that1 but also for the          
resurrection1  redemption1 and changing 
of this vile body4 ,for our conversation
  is in heaven1 saith ,paul1 from whence
 also we look for the  ,saviour1 the    
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who shall change  
our vile body1  that it may be fashioned
 like to his glorious body 7,rom        
#h3bj-bc2  ,phil #c3bj1ba74 ,but now1 ,i
 say1 if the body riseth not1 then how  
can it be made like to the glorious body
 of ,christ ,jesus3 yea1  what a sad    
disappointment1 infatuation1 and        
delusion1 are those  poor creatures     
under1 that look1 and that by scripture 
warrant1  for such a thing8 ,they look  
for good1 but behold evil2 they expect  
to be delivered in their whole man from 
every enemy2 but lo1 both  death and the
 grave1 their great enemies1 do swallow 
them up for  ever4 ,but1 beloved1 be not
 deceived4 ,the needy shall not always  
be forgotten1 the expectation of the    
poor shall not perish for ever  7,psa   
#i3ah74 ,saith ,christ1 ,he that seeth  

the ,son1 and believeth on  him that    
sent him1 hath everlasting life1 and ,i 
will raise him up  at the last day      
7,john #f3dj74    #f4 ,if the just arise
 not out of their graves1 then also is  
every  grace of ,god in our souls       
defeated2 for though the spirit of      
devotion can put forth a feigned show of
 holiness with the denial  of the       
resurrection1 yet every grace of ,god in
 the elect doth  prompt them forward to 
live as becomes the gospel1 by pointing 
at this day2 as1 7#a47 ',tis this that  
faith looks at1 according as  it is     
written1 ,i believed1 and therefore have
 ,i spoken2 we also  believe1 and       
therefore speak2 knowing that he which  
raised up the  ,lord ,jesus shall raise 
up us also by ,jesus1 and shall present 
us  with you 7#b ,cor #d3ac1ad74 7#b47  
,hope looks at this4 ,we1 saith  ,paul1 
which have the first-fruits of the      
,spirit1 even we ourselves  groan within
 ourselves1 waiting for the adoption1 to
 wit1 the  redemption of our body--that 

is1 we expect this by hope2 but  hope   
that is seen is not hope3 for what a man
 seeth1 or hath in  present possession1 
why doth he yet hope for8 7,rom         
#h3bc1bd74  7#c47 ,the grace of         
self-denial also worketh by this        
doctrine--,if  after the manner of men  
,i have fought with beasts at ,ephesus1 
what advantageth it me1 if the dead rise
 not8 7#a ,cor #ae3cb74 ,as  who should 
say1 ,wherefore do ,i deny myself of    
those mercies and  privileges that the  
men of this world enjoy8 ,why do not ,i 
also1  as well as they1 shun persecution
 for the cross of ,christ8 ,if the  dead
 rise not1 what shall ,i be the better  
for all my trouble that  here ,i meet   
with for the gospel of ,christ8 7#d47   
,both zeal and  patience1 with all other
 the graces of the ,spirit of ,god in   
our  hearts1 are much1 yea1 chiefly     
encouraged1 animated1 and supported  by 
this doctrine2 as ,james saith1 ,be     
patient1 therefore1 brethren1  unto the 
coming of the ,lord1 for then shall the 

dead be raised 7#a  ,thess #d3af1ag74   
,behold1 the husbandman waiteth for the 
precious  fruit of the earth1 and hath  
long patience for it1 until he receive  
the early and latter rain4 ,be ye also  
patient2 stablish your hearts2  for the 
coming of the ,lord draweth nigh 7,james
 #e3g1h74    ,seventh1 ,the doctrine of 
the resurrection of the just1 must needs
  be a certain truth of ,god1 if we     
consider the devilish1 and  satanical   
errors and absurdities that must        
unavoidably follow the  denial thereof2 
as1 he that holdeth no resurrection of  
our body1  he denieth the resurrection  
of the body of ,christ4 ,this is the    
,spirit's own doctrine--,for if the dead
 rise not1 then is not  ,christ raised  
7#a ,cor #ae3af74 ,he that denieth the  
resurrection  of the members1 denieth   
the resurrection of the head2 for seeing
  the resurrection of the saints is     
proved by the resurrection of  ,christ1 
he that doth deny the resurrection of   
the saints1 must  needs deny the        

resurrection of ,christ1 that proves it4
 ,now this  error1 as it is in itself   
destructive to all ,christian religion3 
so it1 like an adder1 carrieth within   
its bowels1 many other alike  devilish  
and filthy2 as1    #a4 ,he that denieth 
the resurrection of the saints1 he      
concludeth1  that to preach deliverance 
from sin and death1 it is vain          
preaching2  for how can he be freed of  
sin1 that is swallowed up for ever  of  
death and the grave8 as he most         
certainly is1 that is always  contained 
therein1 as ,paul saith1 ,if ,christ be 
not risen1 whose  resurrection is the   
ground of ours1 then is our preaching   
vain1  and your faith is also vain 7#a  
,cor #ae3ad71 then we preach fables1    
and you receive them for truth4    #b4  
,this error1 casteth the lie in the face
 of ,god1 of ,christ1  and the          
,scriptures--,yea1 and we1 saith ,paul1 
are found false  witnesses of ,god2     
because we have testified of ,god that  
he raised  up ,christ3--if so be that   

the dead rise not 7#a ,cor #ae3ae74     
,mark1 before he said1 ,christ in his   
resurrection1 doth prove our            
resurrection2 but now he saith1 that our
 resurrection will prove  the truth of  
his2 and indeed both are true2 for as by
 ,christ's  rising1 ours is affirmed2 so
 by ours1 his is demonstrated4    #c4   
,the denial of the resurrection1 it also
 damneth all those that  have departed  
this world in the faith of this         
doctrine4 ,if ,christ  be not raised1   
7as if he is not1 we rise not1 then is  
not only7  your faith vain1 ye are yet  
in your sins 7that are alive17 but  then
 they also which are fallen asleep in   
,christ are perished  7#a ,cor          
#ae3ag1ah74    #d4 ,he that denieth the 
resurrection of the just1 he concludeth1
 that  the ,christian is of all men the 
most miserable4 ,mark the words3  ,if in
 this life only we have hope in ,christ1
 we are of all men  most miserable 7#a  
,cor #ae3ai74 ,first of all1 men the    
most miserable1  because we let go      

present enjoyments for those that will  
never  come1 if the dead rise not4 ,of  
all men most miserable1 because  our    
faith1 our hope1 our joy1 and peace1 are
 all but a lie1 if  the dead rise not4  
,but you will say1 he that giveth up    
himself  to ,god shall have comfort in  
this life4 ,ah6 but if the dead rise    
not1 all our comfort that now we think  
we have from ,god1 will  then be found  
presumption and madness1 because we     
believe1 that  ,god hath so loved us1 as
 to have us in his day1 in body and     
soul1  to heaven3 which will be nothing 
so1 if the dead rise not4 ,if in  this  
life only1 we have hope in ,christ1 we  
are of all men most  miserable4 ,poor   
,christian6 thou that lookest for the   
blessed hope  of the resurrection of the
 body1 at the glorious appearing of the 
great ,god1 and our ,saviour ,jesus     
,christ1 how wilt thou be deceived1  if 
the dead rise not6 ,but now is ,christ  
risen from the dead1 and  become the    
first-fruits of them that slept4 ,for   

since by man came  death1 by man came   
also the resurrection of the dead 7#a   
,cor  #ae3bj1ba74    #e4 ,but again2 he 
that denieth the resurrection of the    
dead1 he  setteth open a flood-gate to  
all manner of impiety2 he cutteth the   
throat of a truly holy life1 and layeth 
the reins upon the neck  of the most    
outrageous lusts2 for if the dead rise  
not1 let us  eat and drink2 that is1 do 
anything1 though never so diabolical    
and hellish2 let us eat and drink1 for  
to-morrow we die 7#a ,cor  #ae3cb71 and 
there is an end of us2 we shall not     
arise again1 to  receive either evil or 
good4    #f4 ,to deny this resurrection1
 nay1 if a man do but say1 it is past   
either with him or any ,christian3 his  
so saying tendeth directly  to the      
destruction and overthrow of the faith  
of them that hear  him2 and is so far   
from being according to the doctrine of 
,god1  that it eateth out good and      
wholesome doctrine even as cankers  eat 
the face and flesh of a man4 ,how       

ill-favouredly do they look1  that have 
their nose and lips eaten off with the  
canker8 ,even so  badly doth the        
doctrine of no resurrection of the dead1
 look in  the eyes of ,god1 ,christ1    
saints1 and scripture 7#b ,tim #b3ah74  
#g4 ,i conclude then1 that to deny the  
resurrection of the bodies of  the just1
 it argueth1    7#a47 ,great ignorance  
of ,god1 ignorant of his power to raise1
 ignorant  of his promise to raise1     
ignorant of his faithfulness to raise2  
and that both to himself1 ,son1 and     
saints1 as ,i shewed before4  ,therefore
 saith ,paul to those that were thus    
deluded1 ,awake to  righteousness1 and  
sin not2 for some have not the knowledge
 of ,god4  ,i speak this to your shame  
7#a ,cor #ae3cd74 ,as if he had said1   
,do  you profess ,christianity8 and do  
you question the resurrection  of the   
body8 ,do you now know1 that the        
resurrection of the body1  and glory to 
follow1 is the very quintessence of the 
gospel of  ,jesus ,christ8 ,are you     

ignorant of the resurrection of the     
,lord  ,jesus1 and do you question the  
power and faithfulness of ,god1  both to
 his ,son and his saints2 because you   
say1 there shall be  no resurrection of 
the dead8 ,you are ignorant of ,god2 of 
what he  can do1 of what he will do1 and
 of what he will by doing glorify       
himself4    7#b47 ,as it argueth very   
great ignorance of ,god's power1        
faithfulness1  c41 so it argueth gross  
ignorance of the tenor and current of   
the scriptures2 for as touching the     
dead1 that they rise3 have  ye not read 
in the book of ,moses saith ,christ how 
in the bush1  ,god spake unto him1      
saying1 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham1 and 
the ,god  of ,isaac1 and the ,god of    
,jacob8 ,he is not the ,god of the dead1
 but  the ,god of the living3 ye        
therefore do greatly err 7,mark         
#ab3bf1bg74    ,to be the ,god of       
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 it is to  
be understood  of his being their ,god  
under a new covenant consideration2 as  

he  saith1 ,i will be their ,god1 and   
they shall be my people4 ,now1  thus he 
is not the ,god of the dead--that is1 of
 those that perish1  whether they be    
angels or men 7,heb #h3aj1aa2 ,john     
#h3db2 #a ,john  #c3h-aj2 ,hosea #f3b2  
,col #c3d2 ,eph #a3d74    ,now1 ,i say1 
they that are the children of ,god1 as  
,abraham1  ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 they are 
counted the living under a threefold    
consideration--7a47 ,in their ,lord and 
head1 and thus all the elect  may be    
said to live2 for they are from eternity
 chosen in him1 who  also is their life1
 though possibly many of them yet       
unconverted4  ,i say1 yet ,christ is    
their life1 by the eternal purpose of   
,god4  7b47 ,the children of the new    
covenant1 do live both in their spirits 
in glory1 by open vision1 and here by   
faith and the continual  communication  
of grace from ,christ into their souls  
7,gal #b3bj74  7c47 ,they live also with
 respect to their rising again2 for ,god
  calleth those things which be not as  

though they were 7,rom #d3ag74  ,to be  
born1 dead1 buried1 risen1 and ascended1
 are all present with  ,god1 he liveth  
not by time1 as we do--a thousand years 
to him are  but as the day that is past4
 ,and again1 ,one day is as a thousand  
years 7#b ,peter #c3h74 ,eternity1 which
 is ,god himself1 admitteth of  no      
first1 second1 and third2 all things are
 naked and bare before  him1 and present
 with him 7,heb #d3ac2 ,isa #df3i1aj72  
all his live  unto him4 ,there shall be 
a resurrection of the dead1 both of the 
just and unjust 7,rom #h3bi-cd74    ,a  
resurrection--of what8 ,of that which is
 sown1 or of that which  was never sown8
 ,if of that which is sown1 then it must
 be either  of that nature that was     
sown1 or else of the corruption that    
cleaveth to it2 but it is the nature1   
and not the corruption that  cleaveth   
unto it1 that riseth again4 ,and verily1
 the very term  resurrection is a       
forcible argument to prove the dead     
shall come  forth of their graves2 for  

the ,holy ,ghost hath always spoken more
  properly than to say1 ,there shall be 
a resurrection of the dead1  both of the
 just and unjust2 when yet neither the  
good nor the  bad shall come forth of   
their graves1 but rather something else 
to delude the world withal4    ,having  
thus in few words1 shewed you the truth 
of the resurrection  of the dead1 ,i now
 come1    ,,second--,to the manner of   
their rising4    ,,the ,,manner ,,of    
,,the ,,resurrection ,,of ,,the ,,just4 
,and ,,first of the just4    ,the       
apostle1 when he had in the fifteenth of
 the #ast of the  ,corinthians proved   
the truth and certainty of the          
resurrection1  he descends to the       
discovery of the manner of it2 and to   
the end1  he might remove those foolish 
scruples that attend the hearts of  the 
ignorant1 he begins with one of their   
questions--,but some man  will say1     
saith he1 ,how are the dead raised up8  
and with what  body do they come8 7verse
 #ce74 ,to which he answereth1          

,first1 ,by a similitude of seed1 that  
is sown in the earth4 ,in which         
similitude1 he inserteth three things-- 
#a4 ,that our reviving or rising1 must  
be after death--,that which  thou sowest
 is not quickened except it die 7verse  
#cf74    #b4 ,that at our rising1 we    
shall not only revive and live1 but  be 
changed into a far more glorious state  
than when we were sown4  ,that which    
thou sowest1 thou sowest not that body  
that shall  be1 c4 ,but ,god giveth it a
 body as it hath pleased him 7verse     
#ch7--that is1 he giveth the body more  
splendour1 lustre1 and beauty  at its   
resurrection4 ,but1    #c4 ,neither its 
quickening1 not yet its transcendent    
splendour1 shall  hinder it from being  
the same body--as to the nature of      
it--that  was sown in the earth2 for as 
,god giveth it a body1 for honour  and  
splendour as it pleaseth him1 so to     
every seed his own body  7verse #ch74   
,and1 indeed1 this similitude by which  
he here reasoneth the manner of  the    

resurrection of the just1 is very       
natural1 and fitly suiteth  each        
particular2 for1 as to its burial--7#a47
 ,the corn of wheat  is first dead1 and 
after sown and buried in the earth2 and 
so is  the body of man4 7#b47 ,after the
 corn is thus dead and buried1 then  it 
quickeneth and reviveth to life3 so also
 shall it be with our  body2 for after  
it is laid in the grave and buried1 it  
shall then  quicken1 rise1 and revive4  
,again1 as to the manner of its change  
in its rising1 this similitude  also    
doth fitly suit2 as1    ,it is sown a   
dead corn2 it is raised a living one4   
,it is sown dry1  and without           
comeliness2 it riseth green and         
beautiful4 ,it is sown  a single corn2  
it riseth a full ear4 ,it is sown in its
 husk2 but  in its rising it leaveth    
that husk behind it4    ,further1 though
 the kernel thus die1 be buried1 and    
meet with all  this change and          
alteration in these things1 yet none of 
them can  cause the nature of the kernel

 to cease--it is wheat still4 ,wheat    
was sown and wheat ariseth2 only it was 
sown dead1 dry1 and barren  wheat2 and  
riseth living1 beautiful1 and fruitful  
wheat4 ,it hath  this alteration1 then1 
that it doth greatly change its         
resemblance1  though yet it hath this   
power1 as still to retain its own       
nature4  ,god giveth it a body as it    
pleaseth him1 but to every seed his  own
 body4    ,the apostle having thus      
presented the manner of the resurrection
 of  the saints by the nature of seed   
sown and rising again2 he proceedeth1   
,second1 for further illustration1 to   
three more similitudes--,the  first is1 
to shew us the variety and glory of     
flesh4 ,the second  is1 to shew us the  
difference of glory that is between     
heavenly  bodies1 and those that are    
earthy4 ,the third is1 to shew us the   
difference that is between the glory of 
the light of the sun1 from  that of the 
moon2 and also how one star differeth   
from another in  glory3 and then        

concludeth1 so is the resurrection of   
the dead  7#a ,cor #ae3ci-dc74 ,as who  
should say1 at the resurrection of the  
bodies1 they will be abundantly more    
altered and changed1 than if  the flesh 
of beasts and fowls were made as noble  
as the flesh of  men2 or the bodies of  
earth1 were made as excellent as the    
heavenly  bodies1 or as if the glory of 
the moon should be made as bright1  and 
as clear as the glory of the sun2 or as 
if the glory of the  least star was as  
glorious1 and as shining1 as the biggest
 in the  firmament of heaven4    ,it is 
a resurrection indeed1 a resurrection   
every way4 ,the body  ariseth1 as to the
 nature of it1 the self-same nature2 but
 as to  the manner of it2 how far       
transcendent is it6 ,there is a poor1   
dry1 wrinkled kernel cast into the      
ground1 and there it lieth1 and         
swelleth1 breaketh1 and1 one would      
think1 perisheth2 but behold1  it       
receiveth life1 it chitteth1#b it       
putteth forth a blade1 and  groweth into

 a stalk1 there also appeareth an ear2  
it also sweetly  blossoms1 with a full  
kernel in the ear3 it is the same wheat1
 yet  behold how the form and fashion of
 that which now ariseth1 doth  differ   
from that which then was sown2 its glory
 also when 'twas  sown1 is no glory1    
when compared with that in which it     
riseth4  ,and yet it is the same that   
riseth that was sown1 and no other2     
though the same after a far more        
glorious manner2 not the same with  its 
husk1 but without it4 ,our bran shall be
 left behind us when we  rise again4    
,the comparison also between the bodies 
heavenly and  bodies earthly holds forth
 the same--,the glory of the celestial  
is one1 and the glory of the terrestrial
 is another4 ,now mark  it2 he doth not 
speak here of the natures of each of    
these bodies2  but of the transcendent  
glory of one above another4 ,the glory  
of the heavenly is one1 and the glory of
 the earthly is another4  ,wherefore ,i 
say1 at our rising1 we shall not change 

our nature1  but our glory2 we shall be 
equal to the angels 7,luke #bj3cf71 not 
with respect to their nature1 but glory4
 ,the nature also of the  moon is one   
thing1 and the glory of the moon is     
another2 and so  one star also differeth
 from another in glory4    ,a beggar    
hath the same nature as a king1 and gold
 in the ore1 the  same nature with that 
which is best refined2 but the beggar   
hath  not the same glory with the king1 
nor yet the gold in ore1 the  same glory
 with that which is refined4 ,but our   
state will be far  more altered than any
 of these in the days when we1 like so  
many  suns in the firmament of heaven1  
arise out of the heart and bowels  of   
the earth4    ,these things thus        
considered do shew you how vainly they  
argue1  that say1 our human nature      
consisting of body and soul1 shall not  
inherit the kingdom of ,god1 and also   
how far from their purpose1  that saying
 of the apostle is1 which saith1 that   
flesh and blood  shall not inherit the  

kingdom of ,god4 ,and now also1 because 
,i am  fallen upon the objection itself1
 ,i shall not pass it1 but with  a short
 dash at it4 ,wherefore reader1 whoever 
thou art1 consider  that frequently in  
scripture the words flesh and blood1 as 
also in the place alleged1 are not to be
 understood of that matter  which ,god  
made2 which flesh cleaveth to our bones1
 and blood runs  in our veins3 but is   
taken for that corruption1 weakness1    
mortality1  and evil that cleaveth to   
it2 which weakness and corruption1      
because it possesseth all men1 and also 
wholly ruleth where the  soul is        
unconverted2 therefore it beareth the   
name of that which  is ruled and acted  
by it--to wit1 our whole man1 consisting
 of  body and soul2 yet1 ,i say1 is a   
thing distinct from that flesh and      
blood which is essential to our being1  
and without which we are  no men4 ,as1  
for instance1 he that is ,christ's1     
saith ,paul1 hath  crucified the flesh1 
with the affections and lusts 7,gal     

#e3bd71  ,who is so vain as to think    
that the apostle by these words1 should 
mean our material flesh that hangeth on 
our bones1 and that is  mixed with our  
natural blood1 sinews1 and veins2 and   
not rather  of that inward fountain of  
sin1 corruption1 and wickedness1 which  
in another place he calleth the old man1
 with his deceitful  lusts 7,eph #d3bb74
 ,again1 ,the flesh lusteth against the 
spirit1  and the spirit against the     
flesh4 ,is it our flesh that hangeth  on
 our bones1 which lusteth against the   
spirit8 and that also  against which the
 spirit lusteth8 ,certainly1 if the     
spirit lusteth  against our material    
flesh1 then it is our duty not to       
nourish it  at all1 because1 by         
nourishing of it we nourish that against
 which  the ,spirit of ,god fighteth1   
and warreth4 ,nay1 if the spirit lust   
against the flesh on our bones simply   
considered as flesh2 and if  it be our  
duty to follow the ,spirit1 as it is1   
then we must needs  kill ourselves1 or  

cut our flesh from our bones4 ,for      
whatever the  ,spirit of ,god lusteth   
against1 it must be destroyed2 yea1 it  
is  our duty with all speed to destroy  
it4 ,but wilt thou know1 ,o vain  man1  
that by flesh here is to be understood1 
not the nature that  ,god hath made1 but
 the corrupt apprehension1 and wisdom1  
with  those inclinations to evil1 that  
lodge within us1 which in another  place
 are called the wisdom of the flesh1    
yea1 in plain terms1  flesh and blood1  
where ,christ saith1 ,flesh and blood   
hath not  revealed this unto thee1 but  
my ,father which is in heaven 7,matt    
#af3ag74    ,nay1 observe it1 all these 
places1 with many others1 do rather     
point  at a corrupt soul1 than a corrupt
 body2 for1 indeed1 sin and all         
spiritual wickedness1 they have their   
seat in the heart and soul  of a man1   
and by their using this or that member  
of the body1 so  defile the man2 the    
weaknesses of the body1 or that attend  
our  material flesh and blood1 they are 

weaknesses of another kind1 as          
sickness1 aches1 pains1 sores1 wounds1  
defection of members1 c4  ,wherefore1   
where you read of flesh and blood1 as   
rejected of ,god2  especially1 when it  
speaks of the flesh and blood of saints1
 you  are not to understand it as meant 
of the flesh1 which is their  proper    
human nature1 but of that weakness which
 cleaveth to it4    ,paul in another    
place1 reckoneth up the works of the    
flesh1 in many  things1 as in           
witchcraft1 hatred1 variance1 strife1   
emulation1  fornication1 and many       
others4 ,but can any imagine1 that he   
there  should strike at that flesh which
 hangeth on our bones1 or rather  at    
that malignity and rebellion that is in 
the mind of man against  the ,lord1 by  
reason of which the members of the body 
are used  this way1 and also sometimes  
that1 to accomplish its most filthy  and
 abusive deeds 7,gal #e3ag-ba74 ,they   
were--enemies in their  mind by wicked  
works 7,col #a3ba74    ,thus you see    

that flesh and blood is not to be taken 
always for  the flesh that is upon our  
hands1 and feet1 and other parts of our 
body2 but for that sin1 weakness1 and   
infirmity1 that cleaveth to  our whole  
man4    ,further then1 touching our real
 substantial flesh1 it may be either    
considered as ,god's creature purely1 or
 as corrupted with sin and  infirmity4  
,now if you consider it as corrupted1 so
 it shall not  inherit the kingdom of   
,god3 but yet consider it as ,god's     
creature1  and so all that ,god hath    
converted to himself1 through ,jesus    
,christ1  shall1 even with that body    
when changed1 inherit the kingdom of    
,god4 ,the woman whose clothes are foul1
 can yet distinguish between  the dirt  
and the cloth on which it hangeth2 and  
so deals ,god with  us4 ',tis true1     
there is not one saint1 but while he    
liveth here1  his body is arrayed and   
infected with many corrupt and filthy   
things1 as touching bodily weaknesses2  
yea1 and also with many  sinful         

infirmities1 by reason of that body of  
sin and death that  yet remains in us3  
but yet ,god1 ,i say1 distinguisheth    
between  our weaknesses1 and his        
workmanship1 and can tell how to save   
the  whole man of his people1 while he  
is destroying the corruption  and       
weakness that cleaveth to them4    ,and 
now to return to the place              
objected--,flesh and blood shall  not   
inherit the kingdom of ,god4 ,it cannot 
be truly understood1  that that flesh   
which is man's nature shall not enter   
the kingdom2  for then1 as ,i said      
before1 ,christ must lose his members1  
the  purchase of his blood1 the vessels 
and temples of his ,spirit2 for  all    
this is our body4 ,again1 then ,christ  
also1 in that his body1  which is also  
our flesh and blood1 is not in glory1   
contrary to the  whole current of the   
,new ,testament 7,heb #b3ad1ae2         
#g3bd1be2 #h2c1d2  #aj3aj-ab2 ,rev      
#a3ah2 #b3h74    ,yea1 it would be      
nonsense to say1 there should be a      

resurrection1  and that our vile body   
shall be changed1 and made like to the  
glorious body of the ,son of ,god2 if   
this body do not at all rise  again1 but
 some other thing1 which is not in us1  
and our nature4  ,but to be short2 the  
apostle here1 when he saith1 ,flesh and 
blood cannot inherit1 c41 speaks        
properly of that mortality  and         
weakness1 that now attends our whole    
man1 and not of our real  substantial   
body itself4 ,for after he had said1    
,flesh and blood  cannot inherit the    
kingdom of ,god1 he adds1 neither doth  
corruption  inherit incorruption1 which 
two sayings are answerable to what  he  
presently adds1 saying1 ,behold1 ,i shew
 you a mystery2 we shall  not all sleep1
 but we shall all be changed1 in a      
moment1 in the  twinkling of an eye1 at 
the last trump3 for the trumpet shall   
sound1  and the dead--mark1 the dead    
shall be raised incorruptible--that  is1
 the dead shall be so raised as that in 
their rising1 incorruption  shall       

possess them instead of corruption1 and 
immortality instead  of that mortality  
that descended to the grave with        
them1--for this  corruptible--mark1 this
 corruptible--must put on incorruption1 
and this mortal must put on immortality4
 ,mark1 ,i say1 it is  this corruptible1
 and this mortal1 that must be raised1  
though  not corruptible and mortal1 as  
it was buried2 but immortal and         
incorruptible2 it shall leave its       
grave-clothes of corruption and         
mortality behind it 7#a ,cor #ae3ej-ec74
    ,,third4 ,the manner of which their 
rising1 the apostle doth more           
distinctly branch out a little above in 
four particulars1 which  particulars are
 these that follow--#a4 ,it is sown in  
corruption2  it is raised in            
incorruption4 #b4 ,it is sown in        
dishonour1 it is  raised in glory4 #c4  
,it is sown in weakness1 it is raised in
 power4  #d4 ,it is sown a natural body1
 it is raised a spiritual body 7#a  ,cor
 #ae74    #a4 ,it is raised in          

incorruption4 ,we are brought into this 
world by  sin and corruption2 corruption
 is our father1 and in sin did our      
mother conceive us 7,job #ag3ad2 ,psa   
#ea3e74 ,and hence it is that we  have  
our life1 not only like a span1 shadow1 
or post1 for shortness1  but also1 that 
it is attended with so much vanity and  
vexation of  spirit4 ,but now being     
raised from the dead incorruptible1     
which  is also called a begetting and   
birth1 these things that now in  our    
life annoy us1 and at last take away our
 life1 are effectually  destroyed2 and  
therefore we live for ever1 as saith the
 ,spirit--,and  there shall be no more  
death1 neither sorrow1 nor crying1      
neither  shall there be any more pain3  
for the former things1 that is1  all our
 corruptibleness1 are passed away 7,rev 
#ba3d74    ,there shall be in our       
resurrection no corruption1 either of   
body  or of soul2 no weakness1 nor      
sickness1 nor anything tending that     
way2 as he saith1 ,he will present us to

 himself a glorious church1  not having 
spot1 or wrinkle1 or any such thing     
7,eph #e3bg74  ,therefore1 when he saith
 it is raised in incorruption1 it is as 
if he had said1 ,it is impossible that  
they should ever sin more1  be sick     
more1 sorrow more1 or die more4 ,they   
which shall be counted  worthy to obtain
 that world1 and the resurrection from  
the dead1  neither marry1 nor are given 
in marriage2 though 'twas thus with     
them in this world2 neither can they die
 any more1 for they are  equal unto the 
angels2 and are the children of ,god1   
being the  children of the resurrection 
7,luke #bj3ce1 #cf74    #b4 ,it is      
raised in glory4 ,the dishonour that    
doth attend the  saint at his departing 
this world1 it is very great--he is sown
  in dishonour2 he is so loathsome at   
his death1 that his dearest  friends are
 weary of him1 stop their noses at him1 
see no beauty  in him1 nor set any price
 upon him1 7,i speak nothing here how   
some of them are hanged1 starved1       

banished1 and so die1 torn to  pieces1  
and not suffered to be put into graves17
 but it is raised  in glory4 ,glory is  
the sweetness1 comeliness1 purity1 and  
perfection  of a thing4 ,the light is   
the glory of the sun1 strength is the   
glory of youth1 and grey hairs are the  
glory of old age--that is1  it is the   
excellency of these things1 and that    
which makes them  shine 7#a ,cor        
#ae3dj1da2 ,prov #bj3bi74    ,therefore1
 to arise in glory1 it is first to arise
 in all the  beauty1 and utmost         
completeness that is possible to possess
 a human  creature2 ,i say1 in all its  
features and members1 inconceivably     
beautiful4 ,sin and corruption have made
 mad work in our bodies as  well as in  
our souls4 ',tis sin commonly that is   
the cause of all  the deformity and     
ill-favouredness that now cleaveth to   
us1 and  that also rendereth us so      
dishonourable at our death2 but now at  
our rising1 we being raised             
incorruptible1 we shall appear in such  

perfections1 and that of all sorts1     
belonging to the body1 that  all the    
beauty and comeliness1 sweetness and    
amiableness1 that  hath at any time been
 in this world1 it shall be swallowed up
 a  thousand times told with this glory4
 ,the ,psalmist saith of ,christ  that  
he was fairer than the children of men  
7,psa #de3b71 and  that1 as ,i believe1 
in his outward man1 as well as in his   
inward  part4 ,he was the exactest1     
purest1 completest1 and beautifulest    
creature that ever ,god made1 till his  
visage was so marred by his             
persecutions2 for in all things he had  
and shall have the pre-eminence  7,isa  
#eb3ad2 ,col #a3ah74 ,why1 our bodies at
 our resurrection will  not only be as  
free from sin1 as his was before he     
died1 but also  as free from all other  
infirmities as he was after he was      
raised  again4 ,in a word1 if           
incorruptibleness can put a beauty upon 
our  bodies when they arise1 we shall   
have it4 ,there shall be no lame  legs1 

nor crump shoulders1 no bleared eyes1   
nor yet wrinkled  faces--,he shall      
change our vile body1 that it may be    
fashioned  like unto his glorious body  
7,phil #c3ba74    ,again1 all the glory 
that a glorified soul can help this body
 to1  it at this day shall enjoy4 ,that 
soul that hath been these hundreds  or  
thousands of years in the heavens1      
soaking in the bosom of  ,christ1 it    
shall in a moment come spangling into   
the body again1  and inhabit every      
member and vein of the body1 as it did  
before  its departure4 ,that ,spirit of 
,god also that took its leave of the    
body when it went to the grave1 shall   
now in all perfection dwell  in this    
body again2 ,i tell you1 the body at    
this day will shine  brighter than the  
face of ,moses or ,stephen1 even as     
bright as the  sun1 the stars1 and      
angels4 ,when ,christ who is our life1  
shall  appear1 then shall ye also appear
 with him in glory 7,exo #cd3bi1ce2     
,acts #f3ae2 ,dan #ab3c2 ,matt #ac3dc2  

,luke #bj3cf2 ,col #c3c1d74    #c4 ,it  
is raised in power4 ,while we are here1 
we are attended with  so many weaknesses
 and infirmities1 that in time the least
 sin or  sickness is too hard for us1   
and taketh away both our strength1  our 
beauty1 our days1 our breath1 and life1 
and all 7,job #ch3ag74  ,but behold1 we 
are raised in power1 in that power that 
all these  things are as far below us as
 a grasshopper is below a giant2 at  the
 first appearance of us the world will  
tremble4    ,behold1 the gates of death 
and the bars of the grave are now       
carried  away on our shoulders1 as      
,samson carried away the gates of the   
city  7,judg #af3c74 ,death quaketh1 and
 destruction falleth down dead at  our  
feet3 ,what1 then1 can stand before us8 
,we shall then carry  that grace1       
majesty1 terror1 and commanding power in
 our souls that  our countenances shall 
be like lightning#c 7,compare ,luke     
#bj3af with  ,matthew #bh3b1c74 ,for    
this corruptible must put on            

incorruption1  and this mortal must put 
on immortality4 ,so when this           
corruptible  shall have put on          
incorruption1 and this mortal shall have
 put  on immortality1 then shall be     
brought to pass the saying that is      
written1 ,death is swallowed up in      
victory 7#a ,cor #ae3ec1ed74    #d4 ,it 
is raised a spiritual body4 ,this is the
 last particular1  and is indeed the    
reason of the other three2 it is an     
incorruptible  body1 because it is a    
spiritual one2 it is a glorious body1   
because it is a spiritual one2 it doth  
rise in power1 because it  is a         
spiritual body4 ,when the body is       
buried1 or sown in the earth1  it is a  
body corruptible1 dishonourable1 weak1  
and natural2 but  when it ariseth1 it   
doth rise incorruptible1 glorious1      
powerful1  and spiritual2 so that so far
 as incorruption is above corruption1   
glory above dishonour1 power above      
weakness1 and spiritual above  natural2 
so great an alteration will there be in 

our body1 when  raised again4 ,and yet  
it is this body and not another2 this in
  nature1 though changed into a far more
 glorious state1 a thousand  times      
further than if a hoggard#d was changed 
to be an emperor4  ,mark1 it is sown a  
natural body2 a very fit word2 for      
though  there dwell never so much of the
 ,spirit and grace of ,god in it  while 
it liveth1 yet so soon as the soul is   
separate from it1 so  soon also doth the
 ,spirit of ,god separate from it1 and  
so will  continue while the day of its  
rising be come4 ,therefore1 it is  laid 
into the earth a mere lump of man's     
nature--,it is sown a  natural body2 but
 now at the day when the heavens be no  
more1  as ,job saith 7#ad3ab71 then the 
trump shall sound1 even the trump  of   
,god1 and1 in a moment1 the dead shall  
be raised incorruptible1  glorious1 and 
spiritual 7#a ,cor #ae3eb2 #a ,thess    
#d3af1ag74 ,so that  ,i say1 the body   
when it ariseth1 will be so swallowed up
 of life  and immortality1 that it will 

be1 as if it had lost its own human     
nature2 though1 in truth1 the same      
substantial real nature is  every whit  
there still4 ',tis the same it that     
riseth1 that was  sown2 ,it is sown1 it 
is raised2 it is sown1 it is raised1    
saith the apostle4 ,you know1 that      
things which are candied1 by the  art of
 the apothecary1 they are so swallowed  
up with the sweetness  and virtue of    
that in which they are candied1 that    
they are now1  as though they had no    
other nature1 than that in which they   
are  boiled3 when yet1 in truth1 the    
thing candied doth still retain  its own
 proper nature and essence2 though by   
virtue of its being  candied1 it loseth 
its former sourness1 bitterness1        
stinking1  smell1 or the like4 ,just    
thus1 at the last day1 it will be with  
our bodies3 we shall be so candied1 by  
being swallowed up of life1  as before  
is shewed1 that we shall be1 as if we   
were all spirit1  when in truth1 it is  
but this body that is swallowed up of   

life4  ,and it must needs be1 that our  
nature still remain1 otherwise it       
cannot be us that shall be in heaven1   
but something besides us4  ,let us lose 
our proper human nature1 and we lose    
absolutely our  being1 and so are       
annihilated into nothing4 ,wherefore it1
 the same  it1 that is sown a natural   
body1 it shall rise a spiritual body4   
,but again1 as ,i said1 concerning      
things that are candied2 our body1  when
 thus risen1 it shall lose all that     
sourness and stink1 that  now1 by reason
 of sin and infirmity1 cleaveth to it3  
neither shall  its lumpishness1 or      
unwieldiness1 be any impediment to its  
acting  after the manner of angels4     
,christ hath shewed us1 what our body   
at our resurrection shall be1 by shewing
 of us1 in his word1 what  his body was1
 at and after1 his resurrection4 ,we    
read1 that his  body1 after he was risen
 from the dead1 though it yet retained  
the very same flesh and bones that did  
hang upon the cross1 yet  how angelical 

was it at all times1 upon all occasions6
 ,he could  come in to his disciples    
with that very body1 when the doors were
  shut upon them3 ,he could1 at         
pleasure1 to their amazement1 appear  in
 the twinkling of an eye1 in the midst  
of them3 he could be visible  and       
invisible as he pleased1 when he sat at 
meat with them3 in a  word1 he could    
pass and repass1 ascend and descend in  
that body1  with far more pleasure and  
ease1 than the bird by the art of her   
wing 7,luke #bd3ca1cb1cf-db1ej1ea2 ,john
 #bj3ai1bd-bf2 ,acts #a3a-ab2  ,mark    
#af3ai2 ,eph #d3g-aj74    ,now1 ,i say1 
as we have in this world borne the image
 of our first  father2 so1 at that day1 
we shall have the image of ,jesus       
,christ1  and be as he is--,as is the   
earthy1 such are they also that  are    
earthy3 and as is the heavenly1 such are
 they also that are  heavenly4 ,and as  
we have borne the image of the earthy1  
we shall  also1 7at our resurrection17  
bear the image of the heavenly 7#a  ,cor

 #ae3dh1di74 ,it is so in part now1 but 
shall so be in perfection  then4    ,to 
mount up to heaven1 and to descend again
 at pleasure1 shall1 with  us1 in that  
day1 be ordinary4 ,if there were ten    
thousand bars of  iron1 or walls of     
brass1 to separate between us1 and our  
pleasure  and desire1 at that day1 they 
should as easily be pierced by us1  as  
is the cobweb1 or air by the beams of   
the sun3 ,and the reason  is1 because to
 the ,spirit1 wherewith we shall be     
inconceivably  filled at that day1      
nothing is impossible 7,matt #ag3bj72   
and the  working of it at that day1     
shall be in that nature and measure  as 
to swallow up all impossibilities4 ,he  
shall change our vile  body1 that it may
 be fashioned like unto his glorious    
body1--now  mark1 according to the      
working whereby he is able even to      
subdue  all things unto himself 7,phil  
#c3ba74 ,as who should say1 ,i know     
that there are many things1 that in this
 world hinder us from having  our bodies

 like the body of ,christ2 but when ,god
 shall raise us  from the dead1 because 
he will then have our body like the body
  of his ,son2 ,he will stretch forth   
such a power to work upon1 and  in our  
body1 that he will remove all           
impossibilities and hindrances4    ,nay1
 further1 we do not only see what       
operation the ,spirit will have  in our 
body1 by the carriage of ,christ1 after 
his resurrection2  but even by many a   
saint before their death4 ,the ,spirit  
used to  catch ,elijah away1 no man     
could tell whither4 ,it carried ,ezekiel
  hither and thither3 ,it carried       
,christ from the top of the pinnacle  of
 the temple into ,galilee2 through it he
 walked on the sea2 the  ,spirit caught 
away ,philip from the eunuch1 and       
carried him as far  as ,azotus 7#a      
,kings #ah3aa1ab2 #b ,kings #b3aa2 ,eze 
#c3ad2 ,luke #d3ad2  ,matt #ad3be2 ,acts
 #h3ci1dj74    ,thus the great ,god hath
 given us a taste of the power and glory
 that  is in himself1 and how easily it 

will help us1 by its possessing  #e of  
us at the resurrection1 to act and do   
like angels2 as ,christ  saith1 ,they   
that shall be counted worthy of that    
world1 and of  the resurrection from the
 dead1 they shall not die1 but be equal 
to the angels 7,luke #ba3cf74           
,further1 as the body by being thus     
spiritualized1 shall be as ,i  have     
said2 so again it must needs be1 that   
hereby all the service  of the body1 and
 faculties of the soul1 must be         
infinitely enlarged  also4 ,now we shall
 see him as he is1 and now we shall know
 even  as we are known 7#a ,john #c3b2  
#a ,cor #ac3ab74    ,first1 ,now we     
shall see him2 to wit1 ,christ in his   
glory2 not by  revelation only1 as we do
 now1 but then face to face2 and he will
  have us with him to this very end     
7,john #ag3bd74 ,though ,john was  in   
the ,spirit when he had the vision of   
,christ1 yet it made him  fall at his   
feet as dead 7,rev #a3ag72 and also     
turned ,daniels'  beauty into corruption

 7,dan #aj3h74 ,it was so glorious1 and 
so  overweighing a glory1 that he       
appeared in2 but we shall1 at the  day  
of our resurrection1 be so furnished1   
that we shall with the  eagle1 be able  
to look upon the sun in his strength3 we
 shall  then1 ,i say1 see ,him as he is1
 who now is in the light1 that no  eye  
hath seen1 nor any man can see till that
 day 7#a ,tim #f3af74    ,now we shall  
see into all things2 there shall not be 
anything hid  from us2 there shall not  
be a saint1 a prophet1 or saved soul1   
small or great1 but we shall then       
perfectly know them4 ,also1 all  the    
works of creation1 election1 and        
redemption1 and shall see  and know as  
thoroughly1 all the things of heaven1   
and earth1 and  hell1 even as perfectly1
 as now we know our ,a1 ,b1 ,c4 ,for the
 ,spirit1  with which we shall in every 
cranny of soul and body be filled1  ,i  
say1 searcheth all things1 yea1 the deep
 things of ,god 7#a ,cor  #b3aj74 ,we   
see what strange things have been known 

by the prophets  and saints of ,god1 and
 that when they knew but in part4       
,abraham could1 by it1 tell to a day1   
how long his seed should be  under      
persecution in ,egypt 7,gen #ae3ac72    
,elisha1 by it1 could tell  what was    
done in the king of ,assyria's          
bed-chamber 7#b ,kings #f3ab72  ,ahijah 
could know by this1 ,jeroboam's wife1 so
 soon1 yea before  her feet entered     
within his door1 though he saw her not  
7#a ,kings  #ad3a-f74    ,the prophet of
 ,judah could tell by this1 what ,god   
would do to ,bethel1  for the idolatry  
there committed2 and could also point   
out the man  by name that should do the 
execution1 long before he was born 7#a  
,kings #ac3b74 ,what shall ,i say1      
,enoch by it could tell what should  be 
done at the end of the world 7,jude     
#ad1ae74 ,how did the prophets1  to a   
circumstance1 prophesy of ,christ's     
birth1 his death1 his  burial1 of their 
giving him gall and vinegar1 of their   
parting his  raiment1 and piercing his  

hands and feet6 7,isa #ec74 ,of his     
riding  on an ass also2 all this they   
saw1 when they spake of him 7,john      
#ab3da74 ,peter also1 though half       
asleep1 could at the very first  word1  
call ,moses and ,elias by their names1  
when they appeared to  ,christ in the   
holy mount 7,luke #i3cc74 ,he is very   
ignorant of the  operation of the       
,spirit of ,god1 that scrupleth these   
things4 ,but  now1 ,i say1 if these     
things have been done1 seen1 and known1 
by  spiritual men1 while their knowledge
 hath been but in part1 how  shall we   
know1 see1 and discern1 when that which 
is perfect is  come8 ,which will be at  
the resurrection2 ,it is raised a       
spiritual  body4    ,thus1 in few words1
 have ,i shewed you the truth of the    
resurrection  of the just1 and also the 
manner of their rising4 ,had ,i judged  
it  convenient1 ,i might have much      
enlarged on each particular1 and have   
added many more2 for the doctrine of the
 resurrection1 however  questioned by   

heretics1 and erroneous persons2 yet is 
such a truth1  that almost all the holy 
scriptures of ,god point at1 and centre 
in it4    ,god hath1 from the beginning 
of the world1 shewed to us1 that our    
body must be with him1 as well as our   
soul1 in the kingdom of  heaven4 ,i say1
 he hath shewed us1 how he will deal    
with those that  are alive at ,christ's 
coming1 by his translating of ,enoch    
7,gen  #e3bd71 and by taking him body   
and soul to himself 7,heb #aa3e72 ,as   
also1 by his catching of ,elias up body 
and soul into heaven1 in  a fiery       
chariot 7#b ,kings #b3aa71 and1         
,secondly ,he hath often put us in      
remembrance of the rising of those  that
 are dead1 at that day1 as1 7#a47 ,by   
the faith he gave ,abraham1  concerning 
the offering of his son3 for when he    
offered him1 he  accounted that ,god was
 able to raise him up1 even from the    
dead2  from whence also he received him 
in a figure 7,heb #aa3ai74 ,in a  figure
 of the resurrection of ,christ1 for    

,abraham's justification2  and of       
,abraham's resurrection by ,christ at   
the last day1 for his  glorification4   
7#b47 ,by the faith he gave ,joseph     
concerning his  bones2 which charge1 the
 godly in ,egypt1 did diligently        
observe1  and to that end1 did keep them
 four hundred years2 and at length1     
carried them1 ,i say1 from ,egypt to    
,canaan1 which was a type of our  being 
carried in our body1 from this world to 
heaven 7,heb #aa3bb74    ,besides1 how  
oft did ,god give power to his prophets1
 servants1 and  ,christ ,jesus1 to raise
 some that were now dead1 and some that 
had  been long so2 and all1 no doubt1 to
 put the present generations1  as also  
the generations yet unborn1 in mind of  
the resurrection of  the dead4 ,to this 
end1 ,i say1 how was the ,shunammite's  
son raised  from the dead8 7#b ,kings   
#d74 ,the man also at the touching of   
the  bones of ,elisha8 7#b ,kings       
#ac3bj1ba74 ,together with the body of  
,lazarus1 with ,jairus's daughter1 and  

,tabitha1 and many others1  who1 after  
their souls were departed from them1    
,lazarus lying in  his grave four days1 
were all raised to life again1 and lived
 with  that very body out of which the  
soul1 at their death1 had departed      
7,luke #h3ec-ef2 ,john #aa3dc1dd2 ,acts 
#i3dj1da74 ,but above all1 that  notable
 place in ,matthew1 at the resurrection 
of the ,lord ,jesus1  gives us a notable
 fore-word of the resurrection of the   
just4  ,saith the text1 ,and the graves 
were opened2 and many bodies of  the    
saints which slept arose1 and came out  
of the graves after  his resurrection1  
and went into the holy city1 and        
appeared unto  many 7,matt #bg3eb1ec74  
,when the author to the ,hebrews had    
given us a catalogue of the  worthies of
 the ,old ,testament1 he saith at last1 
,these all died  in faith4 ,in the faith
 of what8 ,that they should lie and rot 
in  their grave eternally8 ,no1 verily2 
this is the faith of ,ranters1  not of  
,christians4 ,they all died in faith1   

that they should rise  again2 and       
therefore counted this world not worth  
the living in1  upon unworthy terms1    
that after death they might obtain a    
better  resurrection 7,heb #aa3ac1ce74  
,it is also worth the considering1 that 
of ,paul to the ,philippians1  where he 
saith that he was confident that that   
,god that had begun  a good work in them
 would perform it until the day of      
,jesus  ,christ 7,phil #a3f74 ,which day
 of ,christ1 was not the day of their   
conversion1 for that was passed with    
them already1 they were now  the        
children of ,god2 but this day of       
,christ1 it is the same which  in other 
places is called the day when he shall  
come with the  sound of the last trump  
to raise the dead4 ,for you must know1  
that  the work of salvation is not at an
 end with them that are now in  heaven2 
no1 nor ever will1 until 7as ,i shewed  
you before7 their  bodies be raised     
again4 ,god1 as ,i have told you1 hath  
made our  bodies the members of ,christ1

 and ,god doth not count us thoroughly  
saved1 until our bodies be as well      
redeemed and ransomed out of  the grave 
and death1 as our souls from the curse  
of the law1 and  dominion of sin4       
,though ,god's saints have felt the     
power of much of his grace1 and  have   
had many a sweet word fulfilled on them2
 yet one word will be  unfulfilled on   
their particular person1 so long as the 
grave can  shut her mouth upon them3    
but1 as ,i said before1 when the gates  
of death do open before them1 and the   
bars of the grave do fall  asunder2 then
 shall be brought to pass that saying   
that is written1  ,death is swallowed up
 of victory2 and then will they hear    
that  most pleasant voice1 ,awake and   
sing1 ye that dwell in dust3 for  thy   
dew is as the dew of herbs1 and the     
earth shall cast out the  dead 7,isa    
#bf3ai74 ,thus much touching the truth  
of the resurrection  of the just1 with  
the manner of their rising4    ,now you 
must know1 that the time of the rising  

of these just1 will  be at the coming of
 the ,lord3 for when they arise1 nay1   
just before  they are raised1 the ,lord 
,jesus ,christ will appear in the clouds
  in flaming fire1 with all his mighty  
angels2 the effect of which  appearing  
will be the rising of the dead1 c4 ,for 
the ,lord himself  shall descend from   
heaven with a shout1 saith ,paul1 and   
with the  voice of the archangel1 and   
with the trump of ,god1 and the dead    
shall rise 7#b ,thess #a3h2 #a ,thess   
#d3af2 #a ,cor #ae3eb74    ,now at the  
time of the ,lord's coming1 there will  
be found in the  world alive both saints
 and sinners4 ,as for the saints that   
then  shall be found alive1 they shall1 
so soon as all the saints are  raised   
out of their graves1 not die1 but be    
changed1 and swallowed up  of           
incorruption1 immortality1 and glory2   
and have the soul-spiritual             
translation1 as the raised saints shall 
have2 as he saith1 ,we  shall not all   
die1 or sleep1 but we shall all be      

changed1 in a  moment1 in the twinkling 
of an eye1--for the trumpet shall sound1
  and the dead shall be raised          
incorruptible1 and we shall be changed  
7#a ,cor #ae3ea1eb74 ,and again1 ,for   
the ,lord himself shall descend  from   
heaven with a shout1 with the voice of  
the archangel1 and  with the trump of   
,god3 and the dead in ,christ shall rise
 first3  then we which are alive and    
remain shall be caught up together  with
 them in the clouds1 to meet the ,lord  
in the air3 and so shall  we ever be    
with the ,lord 7#a ,thess #d3af1ag74 ,as
 he saith also  in another place1 he    
shall judge the quick and the dead at   
his  appearing and his kingdom 7#b ,tim 
#d3a74    ,now when the saints that     
sleep shall be raised thus              
incorruptible1  powerful1 glorious1 and 
spiritual2 and also those that then     
shall  be found alive1 made like them3  
then forthwith1 before the unjust  are  
raised1 the saints shall appear before  
the judgment-seat of  the ,lord ,jesus  

,christ1 there to give an account to    
their ,lord the  ,judge1 of all things  
they have done2 and to receive a reward 
for  their good according to their      
labour4    ,they shall rise1 ,i say1    
before the wicked1 they being themselves
  the proper children of the            
resurrection2 that is1 ,those that must 
have all the glory of it1 both as to    
pre-eminency and sweetness2  and        
therefore they are said1 when they rise1
 to rise from the dead2  that is1 in    
their rising1 they leave the reprobate  
world behind  them 7,luke #bj3ce1cf2    
,acts #c3ae2 #d3aj2 #ac3cj2 ,john       
#ab3a1i1ag74  ,and it must be so1       
because also the saints will have done  
their  account1 and be set upon the     
throne with ,christ1 as kings and       
princes with him1 to judge the world1   
when the wicked world are  raised4 ,the 
saints shall judge the world2 they shall
 judge angels2  yea1 they shall sit upon
 the thrones of judgment to do it 7#a   
,cor #f3b1c2 ,psa #abb3e74 ,but to pass 

that1 we come ,,third1 to the           
examination the just must undergo1 and  
the account they must give  to the ,lord
 the ,judge2 or1    ,,the ,,judgment    
,,of ,,the ,,just4    ,now when the     
saints are raised1 as ye have heard1    
they must give  an account of all       
things1 in general1 that they have done 
while  they were in the world2 of all   
things1 ,i say1 whether they be good  or
 bad4    ,,first1 ,of all their bad2 but
 mark1 not under the consideration of   
vagabonds1 slaves and sinners1 but as   
sons1 stewards1 and servants  of the    
,lord ,jesus4 ,that this shall be1 it is
 evident from divers  places of the holy
 ,scriptures3    ,first1 ,paul saith1   
,we shall all stand before the          
judgment-seat  of ,christ1--we          
saints--,for it is written1 ,as ,i live1
 saith the  ,lord1 every knee shall bow 
to me1 and every tongue shall confess   
to ,god4 ,so then every one of us shall 
give account of himself to  ,god 7,rom  
#ad3aj-ab74 ,again1 ,wherefore we       

labour1 that1 whether  present or       
absent1 we may be accepted of him4 ,for 
we must all  appear before the          
judgment-seat of ,christ2 that every one
 of us  may receive the things done in  
his body1 according to what he hath     
done1 whether it be good or bad 7#b ,cor
 #e3i1aj74    ,it is true1 ,god loveth  
his people1 but yet he loveth not their 
sins1  nor anything they do1 though with
 the greatest zeal for him1 if  he be   
contrary to his word2 wherefore as truly
 as ,god will given  a reward to his    
saints and children for all that they   
have indeed  well done2 so truly will he
 at this day distinguish their good  and
 bad3 and when both are manifest by the 
righteous judgment of  ,christ2 he will 
burn up their bad1 with all their       
labour1 travel1  and pains in it for    
ever4 ,he can tell how to save his      
people1 and  yet take vengeance on their
 inventions 7,psa #ii3h74    ,that is an
 observable place1 in the first epistle 
of ,paul to the  ,corinthians1 and the  

third chapter1 ,if any man build1 saith 
he1  upon this foundation ,christ gold1 
silver1 precious stones1  wood1 hay1    
stubble2 every man's work shall be made 
manifest3 for  the day shall declare it1
 because it shall be revealed by fire2  
and the fire shall try every man's work 
of what sort it is4 ,if any  man's work 
abide which he hath built thereupon1 he 
shall receive  a reward4 ,if any man's  
work shall be burned1 he shall suffer   
loss2  but he himself shall be saved2   
yet so as by fire 7#a ,cor #c3ab-ae74   
,now observe1    #a4 ,as ,i said before1
 the foundation is ,christ 7verse #aa74 
#b4 ,the gold1 silver1 and precious     
stones that here are said to be  built  
upon him1 are all the actings in faith  
and love1 according  to the word1 that  
the saints are found doing for his sake 
in the  world 7#a ,peter #a3g2 ,rev     
#c3ah74    #c4 ,to build on him wood1   
hay1 and stubble1 it is to build1       
together  with what is right in itself1 
human inventions and carnal ordinances1 

fathering them still on ,god and his    
allowance4    #d4 ,the fire that here   
you read of1 it is the pure word and law
 of  ,god 7,jer #bc3bi2 ,john #ab3dh74  
#e4 ,the day that here you read of1 it  
is the day of ,christ's coming  to      
judgment1 to reveal the hidden things of
 darkness1 and to make  manifest the    
counsels of the heart 7#a ,cor #d3e74   
#f4 ,at this day1 the gold1 silver1     
precious stones1 wood1 hay1 and         
stubble1 and that of every man1 shall be
 tried by this fire1 that  it may be    
manifest of what sort it is2 the wind1  
the rain1 and  floods1 beat now as      
vehemently against the house upon the   
rock1  as against that on the sand      
7,luke #f3dh1di74    ,observe again1    
7#a47 ,that the apostle speaks here of  
the saved1 not of the  reprobate--,he   
himself shall be saved4    7#b47 ,that  
this saved man may have wood1 hay1 and  
stubble2 that is1  things that will not 
abide the trial4    7#c47 ,that neither 
this man's goodness1 nor yet ,god's love

 to him1  shall hinder all his wood1    
hay1 or stubble from coming on the      
stage1 ,every man's work shall be       
manifest3 the fire shall try  every     
man's work1 of what sort it is4    7#d47
 ,thus1 a good man shall see all his    
wood1 hay1 and stubble  burnt up in the 
trial before his face4    7#e47 ,that   
good man then shall suffer loss1 or1 the
 loss of all  things that are not then  
according to the word of ,god--,if any  
man's works shall be burnt1 or any of   
them1 he shall suffer  loss2 but he     
himself shall be saved2 yet so as by    
fire--that is1  yet so as that all that 
ever he hath done1 shall be tried1 and  
squared by the word of ,god4    ,from   
all which1 it must be unavoidably       
concluded1 that the whole  body of the  
elect must count with their ,lord for   
all things they  have done1 whether good
 or bad1 and that he will destroy all   
their bad1 with the purity of his word1 
yea1 and all their pains1  travel1 and  
labour that they have spent about it4 ,i

 am persuaded  that there are now many  
things done by the best of saints1 that 
then they will gladly disown and be     
ashamed of2 yea1 which they  have and do
 still do with great devotion4 ,alas1   
what gross things  do some of the saints
 in their devotion father upon ,god1 and
  do reckon him the author thereof1 and 
that he also prompts them  forward to   
the doing thereof1 and doth give them   
his presence in  the performance of     
them6 ,yea1 and as they father many     
superstitions and  scriptureless things 
upon him2 so they die in the same       
opinion1  and never come in this world1 
to the sight of their evil and          
ignorance herein4#f    ,but now the     
judgment-day is the principal time      
wherein everything  shall be set in its 
proper place2 that which is of ,god in  
its  place1 and that which is not1 shall
 now be discovered1 and made  manifest4 
,in many things now we offend all2 and  
then we shall see  the many offences we 
have committed1 and shall ourselves     

judge  them as they are4 ,the           
,christian1 is in this world1 so candid 
a  creature1 that take him when he is   
not under some great temptation1  and he
 will ingeniously confess to his ,god1  
before all men1 how  he hath sinned and 
transgressed against his ,father2 and   
will fall  down at the feet of ,god1 and
 cry1 ,thou art righteous1 for ,i have  
sinned2 and thou art gracious1 that1    
notwithstanding my sin1 thou  shouldest 
save me4 ,now1 ,i say1 if the ,christian
 is so simple and  plain-hearted with   
,god1 in the days of his imperfection1  
when he  is accompanied with many       
infirmities and temptations2 how freely 
will he confess and acknowledge his     
miscarriages1 when he comes  before his 
,lord and ,saviour2 absolutely stript of
 all temptation  and imperfection4 ,as  
,i live1 saith the ,lord1 every knee    
shall  bow to me1 and every tongue shall
 confess to ,god 7,rom #ad3aa2 ,phil    
#b3aj1aa74 ,every knee shall bow1 and   
reverence ,god the ,creator1 and        

,christ the ,redeemer of the world2 and 
every tongue shall confess1  that his   
will alone ought by them to have been   
obeyed in all things2  and shall confess
 also1 and that most naturally and      
freely--,i mean1  the saints shall--in  
how many things they were deceived1     
mistaken1  deluded1 and drawn aside in  
their intended devotion and honour to   
,god4    ,second4 ,but yet take notice1 
that in this day1 when the saints  are  
thus counting for their evil before     
their ,saviour and ,judge2  they shall  
not then1 as now1 at the remembrance and
 confession  of sin1 be filled with the 
guilt1 confusion1 and shame that now    
through the weakness of faith attendeth 
their souls2 neither shall  they in the 
least be grieved or offended1 that ,god 
hath before the  angels and the rest of 
their holy brethren1 laid open to a     
tittle  their infirmities1 from the     
least and first1 to the biggest and     
last4 ,for1    #a4 ,the ,god to whom    
they confess all1 they will now more    

perfectly  than ever see he doth love   
them1 and free them from all1 even when 
and before they confess and acknowledge 
them to him2 and they  shall1 ,i say1   
have their soul so full of the ravishing
 raptures  of the life and glory that   
now they are in1 that they shall be  of 
it swallowed up in that measure and     
manner1 that neither fear1  nor guilt1  
nor confusion can come near them1 or    
touch them4 ,their  ,judge is their     
,saviour1 their ,husband1 and ,head2    
who1 though he  will bring every one of 
them for all things to judgment1 yet he 
will keep them for ever out of          
condemnation1 and anything that  tendeth
 that way4 ,perfect love casteth out    
fear1 even while we  are here2 much more
 then1 when we are with our ,saviour1   
our ,jesus1  being passed from death to 
life 7,john #e3bd2 #a ,john #d3ah74     
#b4 ,the saints at this day1 shall have 
their hearts and souls so  wrapped up in
 the pleasure of ,god their ,saviour1   
that it shall be  their delight1 to see 

all things1 though once never so near   
and  dear unto them2 yet now to perish1 
if not according to his word  and will4 
,thy will be done1 is to be always our  
language here  7,matt #f3aj72 but to    
delight to see it done in all things1   
though  it tend never so much to the    
destruction of what we love2 to         
delight1 ,i say1 to see it done in the  
height and perfection of  delight2 it   
will be when we come to heaven1 or when 
the ,lord shall  come to judge the      
world4 ,but1    #c4 ,the sole end of the
 counting of the saints at the day of   
,god1  it will be1 not only for the     
vindication of the righteousness1       
holiness1 and purity of the word1       
neither will it centre only in  the     
manifestation of the knowledge and      
heart-discerning nature  of ,christ     
though both these will be in it1 7,rev  
#b3bb1bc74 ,but  their very remembrances
 and sight of the sin and vanity that   
they  have done while here2 it shall    
both set off1 and heighten the  tender  

affections of their ,god unto them2 and 
also increase their  joy and sweetness  
of soul1 and clinging of heart to their 
,god4  ,saints while here1 are sweetly  
sensible that the sense of sin1  and the
 assurance of pardon1 will make famous  
work in their poor  hearts4 ,ah1 what   
meltings without guilt6 what humility   
without  casting down6 and what a sight 
of the creature's nothingness1 yet      
without fear1 will this sense of sin    
work in the soul6 ,the sweetest  frame1 
the most heart-endearing frame1 that    
possibly a ,christian  can get into     
while in this world1 is to have a warm  
sight of sin1  and of a ,saviour upon   
the heart at one time4 ,now it weeps not
 for  fear and through torment1 but by  
virtue of constraining grace and  mercy1
 and is at this very time1 so far off of
 disquietness of  heart1 by reason of   
the sight of its wickedness1 that it is 
driven  into an ecstasy1 by reason of   
the love and mercy that is mingled  with
 the sense of sin in the soul4    ,the  

heart never sees so much of the power of
 mercy as now1 nor of  the virtue1      
value1 and excellency of ,christ in all 
his offices as  now1 and the tongue so  
sweetly enlarged to proclaim and cry up 
grace as now2 now will ,christ come to  
be glorified in his saints1  and to be  
admired in all them that believe 7#b    
,thess #a3aj74    ,wherefore1 though the
 saints receive by faith the forgiveness
  of sins in this life1 and so are      
passed from death to life2 yet  again1  
,christ ,jesus1 and ,god his ,father1   
will have every one of  these sins      
reckoned up again1 and brought fresh    
upon the stage in  the day of judgment1 
that they may see and be sensible for   
ever1  what grace and mercy hath laid   
hold upon them4 ,and this ,i take  to be
 the reason of that remarkable saying of
 the apostle ,peter1  ,repent ye        
therefore1 and be converted1 that your  
sins may be blotted  out1 when the times
 of refreshing shall come from the      
presence  of the ,lord2 and he shall    

send ,jesus ,christ1 which before was   
preached unto you3 whom the heaven must 
receive until the times  of restitution 
of all things1 which ,god hath spoken by
 the mouth  of all his holy prophets    
since the world began 7,acts #c3ai-ba74 
,if a sense of some sin1 for who sees   
all8 7,psa #ai3ab71 and  a sight of the 
love of ,god1 will here so work upon the
 spirit of  the godly3 what will a sight
 of all sin do1 when together with it   
they are personally present with their  
,lord and ,saviour8    ,yea1 if a sight 
of some sins1 with a possibility of     
pardon1  will make the heart love1      
reverence1 and fear with guiltless and  
heart-affecting fears2 what will a      
general sight of all sin1 and  together 
with them an eternal acquittance from   
them1 work on the  heart of the saint   
for ever8    ,yea1 ,i say again1 if a   
sight of sin1 and the love of ,god1 will
 make  such work in that soul where yet 
there is unbelief1 blindness1  mistrust1
 and forgetfulness3 what will a sight of

 sin do in that  soul1 who is swallowed 
up of love1 who is sinless1 and         
temptationless2  who hath all the       
faculties of soul and body strained by  
love and  grace1 to the highest pin of  
perfection1 that is possible to be in   
glory enjoyed and possessed8 ,oh the    
wisdom and goodness of ,god1  that he at
 this day1 should so cast about the     
worst of our things1  even those that   
naturally tend to sink us1 and damn us1 
for our  great advantage6 ,all things   
shall work together for good1 indeed1   
to them that love ,god 7,rom #h3bh74    
,those sins that brought a curse  upon  
the whole world1 that spilt the         
heart-blood of our dearest  ,saviour1   
and that laid his tender soul under the 
flaming wrath of  ,god1 shall by his    
wisdom and love1 tend to the exaltation 
of his  grace1 and the inflaming of our 
affections to him for ever and  ever    
7,rev #e3i-ad74    ,it will not be thus 
with devils2 it will not be thus with   
reprobates2 the  saved only have this   

privilege peculiar to themselves4       
,wherefore1  to vary a little from the  
matter in hand3 will ,god make that use 
of sin1 even in our counting for it1    
that shall in this manner work  for our 
advantage8 ,why then1 let saints also   
make that advantage  of their sin1 as to
 glorify ,god thereby1 which is to be   
done1 not  by saying1 ,let us do evil1  
that good may come2 or1 ,let us sin1    
that grace may abound2 but by taking    
occasion by the sin that is  past to set
 the crown upon the head of ,christ for 
our justification2  continually looking 
upon it1 so as to press us1 to cleave   
close  to the ,lord ,jesus1 to grace and
 mercy through him1 and to the  keeping 
of us humble for ever1 under all his    
dispensations and  carriages to us4     
,now1 having counted for all their evil1
 and confessed to ,god's glory1  how    
they fell short1 and did not the truth  
in this1 or that1 or  other particulars1
 and having received their eternal      
acquittance  from the ,lord and ,judge1 

in the sight of both angels and saints2 
forthwith the ,lord ,jesus will make    
inquiry1    ,,second1 into all the good 
and holy actions and deeds they did do  
in the world4 ,now here shall all things
 be reckoned up1 from the  very first   
good thing that was done by ,adam or    
,abel1 to the last  that will fall out  
to be done in the world4 ,the good of   
all the  holy prophets1 of all apostles1
 pastors1 teachers1 and helps in  the   
church2 here also will be brought forth 
and to light1 all the  good carriages of
 masters of families1 of parents1 of    
children1  of servants1 of neighbours1  
or whatever good thing any man doth4    
,but to be general and short1    ,first1
 here will be a recompense for all that 
have sincerely laboured  in the word and
 doctrine--,i say1 a recompense for all 
the souls  they have saved by their     
word1 and watered by the same4 ,now     
shall  ,paul the planter1 and ,apollos  
the waterer1 with every one of the      
their companions1 receive the reward    

that is according to their  works 7#a   
,cor #c3f-h74    ,now1 all the          
preaching1 praying1 watching1 and labour
 thou hast  been at1 in thy endeavouring
 to catch men from ,satan to ,god1 shall
  be rewarded with spangling glory4 ,not
 a soul thou hast converted  to the     
,lord ,jesus1 nor a soul thou hast      
comforted1 strengthened1  or helped by  
thy wholesome counsel1 admonition1 and  
comfortable  speech1 but it shall stick 
as a pearl in that crown which the ,lord
  the righteous ,judge1 shall give thee 
at that day 7#b ,tim #d3g1h74  ,that is1
 if thou dost it willingly1 delighting  
to lift up the name  of ,god among men2 
if thou doest it with love1 and longing 
after  the salvation of sinners1        
otherwise thou wilt have only thy labour
  for thy pains1 and no more4 ,if ,i do 
this thing willingly1 ,i have  a reward3
 but if against my will1 a dispensation 
of the gospel is  committed to my charge
 7#a ,cor #i3ag2 ,phil #a3ae74 ,but1 ,i 
say1 if  thou do it graciously1 then a  

reward followeth2 ,for what is our      
hope1 or joy1 or crown of rejoicing8    
,are not even ye1 saith ,paul1  in the  
presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at 
his coming8 ,for ye are  our glory and  
joy 7#a ,thess #b3ai1bj74 ,let him      
therefore that ,christ  hath put into   
his harvest1 take comfort in the midst  
of all his  sorrow1 and know that ,god  
acknowledgeth1 that he that converteth  
a sinner from the error of his way1 doth
 even save that soul from  death1 and   
covereth a multitude of sins 7,james    
#e3bj74 ,wherefore  labour to convert1  
labour to water1 labour to build up1 and
 to  ,feed the flock of ,god which is   
among you1 taking the oversight         
thereof1 not by constraint1 but         
willingly2 not for filthy lucre1  but of
 a ready mind2--and when the chief      
,shepherd shall appear1  ye shall       
receive a crown of glory that fadeth not
 away 7#a ,peter  #e3b1d74    ,secondly1
 ,and as the ministers of ,christ's     
gospel shall at this day  be            

recompensed2 so shall also those more   
private saints be with  tender          
affections1 and love looked on1 and     
rewarded for all their  work and labour 
of love1 which they have shewed to the  
name of  ,christ1 in ministering to his 
saints1 and suffering for his sake      
7,heb #f3aj74 ,whatsoever good thing any
 man doeth1 the same shall  he receive  
of the ,lord1 whether he be bond or free
 7,eph #f3h74  ,ah6 little do the people
 of ,god think1 how largely and         
thoroughly1  ,god will at that day1 own 
and recompense all the good and holy    
acts of his people4 ,every bit1 every   
drop1 every rag1 and every  night's     
harbour1 though but in a wisp of straw1 
shall be rewarded  in that day before   
men and angels--,whosoever shall give to
 drink  unto one of these little ones a 
cup of cold water only in the name  of a
 disciple1 verily ,i say unto you1 saith
 ,christ1 he shall in  no wise lose his 
a disciple's reward 7,matt #aj3db74     
,therefore  ,when thou makest a feast1  

saith he1 call the poor1 the maimed1    
the lame1 the blind3 ,and thou shalt be 
blessed2 for they cannot  recompense    
thee3 for thou shalt be recompensed at  
the resurrection  of the just 7,luke    
#ad3ac1ad74 ,if there be any repentance 
among  the godly at this day1 it will   
be1 because the ,lord ,jesus1 in his    
person1 members1 and word1 was no more  
owned1 honoured1 entertained1  and      
provided for by them1 when they were in 
this world3 ,for it  will be ravishing  
to all1 to see what notice the ,lord    
,jesus will  then take of every widow's 
mite4 ,he1 ,i say1 will call to mind1   
even  all those acts of mercy and       
kindness1 which thou hast shewed to     
him1 when thou wast among men4 ,i say1  
he will remember1 cry up1  and proclaim 
before angels and saints1 those very    
acts of thine1  which thou hast either  
forgotten1 or1 through bashfulness wilt 
not at that day count worth the owing4  
,he will reckon them up so  fast1 and so
 fully1 that thou wilt cry1 ,lord1 when 

did ,i do this8  and when did ,i do the 
other8 ,when saw we thee an hungered1   
and  fed thee8 or thirsty1 and gave thee
 drink8 ,when saw we thee a  stranger1  
and took thee in8 or naked1 and clothed 
thee8 ,or when  saw we thee sick1 or in 
prison1 and came unto thee8 ,and the    
,king  shall answer and say unto them1  
,verily ,i say unto you1 inasmuch  as ye
 have done it unto one of the least of  
these my brethren1  ye have done it unto
 me 7,matt #be3cg-dj74 ,the good works  
of some  are manifest beforehand2 and   
they that are otherwise cannot be  hid  
7#a ,tim #e3be74 ,whatever thou hast    
done to one of the least of  these my   
brethren1 thou hast done it unto me4 ,i 
felt the nourishment  of thy food1 and  
the warmth of thy fleece4 ,i remember   
thy loving  and holy visits when my poor
 members were sick1 and in prison1 and  
the like4 ,when they were strangers1 and
 wanderers in the world1 thou  tookest  
them in4 ,well done1 thou good and      
faithful servant2--enter  thou into the 

joy of thy ,lord 7,matt #be3ba-bc2      
#cd-dg74    ,thirdly1 ,here also will be
 a reward for all that hardness1 and    
,christian enduring of affliction that  
thou hast met with for thy  ,lord1 while
 thou wast in the world4 ,here now will 
,christ begin from  the greatest        
suffering1 even to the least1 and bestow
 a reward on  them all3 from the blood  
of the suffering saint1 to the loss of  
a hair3 nothing shall go unrewarded     
7,heb #aa3cf-dj2 #b ,cor #h3h-ad74  ,for
 our light affliction1 which is but for 
a moment1 worketh for  us a far more    
exceeding and eternal weight of glory   
7#b ,cor #d3ag74  ,behold by the        
scriptures how ,god hath recorded the   
sufferings of  his people1 and also how 
he hath promised to reward              
them--,blessed  are they which are      
persecuted for righteousness' sake3 for 
theirs  is the kingdom of heaven4       
,blessed are ye1 when men shall revile  
you1 and speak all manner of evil       
against you falsely1 for my  sake4      

,rejoice1 leap for joy1 and be exceeding
 glad3 for great is  your reward in     
heaven 7,matt #e3aa1ab2 ,luke #f3bb1bc74
 ,and every  one that hath forsaken     
houses1 or brethren1 or sisters1 or     
father1  or mother1 or wife1 or         
children1 or lands1 for my name's sake1 
shall receive an hundred-fold1 and shall
 inherit everlasting life  7,matt       
#ai3bi74    ,fourthly1 ,there is also a 
reward at this day1 for all the more    
secret1 and more retired works of       
,christianity4 #a4 ,there is not  now   
one act of faith in thy soul1 either    
upon ,christ1 or against  the ,devil1   
and ,antichrist2 but it shall in this   
day be found out1  and praised1 honoured
 and glorified1 in the face of heaven   
7#a  ,peter #a3g74 #b4 ,there is not one
 groan to ,god in secret1 against  thy  
own lusts1 and for more grace1 light1   
spirit1 sanctification1  and strength to
 go through this world like a           
,christian3 but it  shall even at the   
coming of ,christ be rewarded openly    

7,matt #f3f74  #c4 ,there hath not one  
tear dropped from thy tender eye against
 thy  lusts1 the love of this world1 or 
for more communion with ,jesus  ,christ1
 but as it is now in the bottle of ,god2
 so then it shall  bring forth such     
plenty of reward1 that it shall return  
upon thee  with abundance of increase4  
,blessed are ye that weep now3 for ye   
shall laugh 7,luke #f3ba74 ,thou tellest
 my wanderings3 put thou  my tears into 
thy bottle2 are they not in thy book8   
7,psa #ef3h74  ,they that sow in tears  
shall reap in joy4 ,he that goeth forth 
and  weepeth1 bearing precious seed1    
shall doubtless come again with         
rejoicing1 bringing his sheaves with him
 7,psa #abf3e1f74    ,having thus in    
brief shewed you something concerning   
the resurrection  of the saints1 and    
that they shall count with their ,lord  
at his  coming1 both for the burning up 
what was not according to the  truth1   
and rewarding them for all their good4  
,it remains1 that ,i  now in few words1 

,,fourth1 ,shew you something also of   
that with which they shall be  rewarded4
    ,,the ,,reward ,,of ,,the ,,just4   
,first then1 those that shall be found  
in the day of their resurrection1  when 
they shall have all their good things   
brought upon the stage2  they ,i say1   
that then shall be found the people most
 laborious for  ,god while here2 they   
shall at that day enjoy the greatest    
portion of  ,god1 or shall be possessed 
with most of the glory of the ,godhead  
then4 ,for that is the portion of saints
 in general 7,rom #h3ag2  ,lam #c3bd74  
,and why shall he that doth most for    
,god in this world1  enjoy most of him  
in that which is to come8 ,but because  
by doing  and acting1 the heart1 and    
every faculty of the soul is enlarged1  
and more capacitated1 whereby more room 
is made for glory4 ,every  vessel of    
glory shall at that day be full of it2  
but every one will  not be capable to   
contain a like measure2 and so if they  
should  have it communicated to them1   

would not be able to stand under it2    
for there is an eternal weight in the   
glory that saints shall  then enjoy 7#b 
,cor #d3ag71 and every vessel must be at
 that day  filled--that is1 have its    
heavenly load of it4    ,all ,christians
 have not the same enjoyment of ,god in 
this life1  neither indeed were they    
able to bear it if they had it 7#a ,cor 
#c3b74 ,but those ,christians that are  
most laborious for ,god in this  world1 
they have already most of him in their  
souls1 and that not  only because       
diligence in ,god's ways1 is the means  
whereby ,god  communicates himself2 but 
also because thereby the senses are     
made more strong1 and able1 by reason of
 use1 to understand ,god1  and to       
discern both good and evil 7,heb        
#e3ac1ad74 ,to him that hath1  to him   
shall be given1 and he shall have more  
abundance 7,matt  #ac3aa1ab74 ,he that  
laid out his pound for his master1 and  
gained  ten therewith1 he was made ruler
 over ten cities2 but he that by  his   

pound gained but five1 he was made ruler
 over but five 7,luke  #ai3af-ai74      
,often1 he that is best bred in his     
youth1 he is best  able to manage most1 
when he is a man1 touching things of    
this  life 7,dan #a3c1d72 but always he 
that is best bred1 and that is most  in 
the bosom of ,god1 and that so acts for 
him here2 he is the man  that will be   
best able to enjoy most of ,god in the  
kingdom of  heaven4 ,it is observable   
that ,paul saith1                       
,our--affliction--worketh  for us a far 
more exceeding and eternal weight of    
glory 7#b ,cor  #d3ag74 ,our afflictions
 do it1 not only because there is laid  
up a  reward for the afflicted1         
according to the measure of affliction2 
but because afflictions1 and so every   
service of ,god1 doth make  the heart   
more deep1 more experimental1 more      
knowing and profound2  and so more able 
to hold1 contain1 and bear more 7,psa   
#aai3ga74  ,every man shall receive his 
own reward1 according to his own  labour

 7#a ,cor #c3h74 ,and this is the reason
 of such sayings as  these--,lay up for 
yourselves a good foundation against the
 time  to come1 that you may lay hold on
 eternal life 7#a ,tim #f3ai71 which    
eternal life1 is not the matter of our  
justification from sin in  the sight of 
,god2 for that is done freely by grace1 
through faith  in ,christ's blood2 7but 
here the apostle speaks of giving of    
alms7  but it is the same that in the   
other place he calls the far more       
exceeding and eternal weight of glory4  
,and hence it is that he  in his        
stirring them up to be diligent in good 
works1 doth tell  them1 that he doth not
 exhort them to it because he wanted1   
but  because he would have fruit that   
might abound to their account  7,phil   
#d3ag72 as he saith also in another     
place1 ,beloved brethren1  be ye        
stedfast1 unmoveable1 always abounding  
in the work of the  ,lord1 forasmuch as 
ye know that your labour is not in vain 
in the  ,lord 7#a ,cor #ae3eh74         

,therefore ,i say1 the reward that the  
saints  shall have at this day for all  
the good they have done1 it is the      
enjoyment of ,god1 according to their   
works3 though they shall be  freely     
justified and glorified without works4  
,second1 ,as the enjoyment of ,god at   
that day1 will be to the saints1        
according to their works and doings--,i 
speak not now of justification  from    
sin--so will their praise and           
commendations at that day1 be  according
 to the same1 and both of them their    
degrees of glory2 for  ,i say1 as ,god  
by communicating of himself unto us at  
that day1  will thereby glorify us1 so  
also he will for the adding all things  
that may furnish with glory every way1  
cause to be proclaimed in  the face of  
heaven1 and in the presence of all the  
holy angels2  everything that hath for  
,god1 his ways1 and people1 been done by
  us while here we have been4           
,whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness  
shall be heard in the light2 and that   

which ye have spoken in  the ear in     
closets shall be proclaimed upon the    
housetops 7,luke  #ab3b1c74 ,again1 ,he 
that shall confess me1 saith ,christ1   
before  men1 him will ,i confess also   
before my ,father which is in heaven    
7,matt #aj3cb74    ,now as he of whom   
,christ is ashamed when he comes in his 
glory1 and  in the glory of the holy    
angels1 will then lie under             
inconceivable  disgrace1 shame1         
dishonour1 and contempt3 so he whom     
,christ shall  confess1 own1 commend1   
and praise at that day1 must needs have 
very  great dignity1 honour1 and renown1
 for then shall every man have  praise  
of ,god--to wit1 according to his works 
7#a ,cor #d3e74 ,now  will ,christ      
proclaim before thee and all others what
 thou hast  done1 and what thou hast    
suffered1 what thou hast owned1 and what
  thou hast withstood for his name      
7,mark #h3ch74 ,this is he that forsook 
his goods1 his relations1 his country1  
and life for me3 this is  the man that  

overcame the flatteries and threats1    
allurements and  enticings1 of a whole  
world for me2 behold him1 he is an      
,israelite  indeed 7,john #a3dg71 the   
top man in his generation1 none like him
  in all the earth 7,job #a3h74 ,it is  
said1 that when king ,ahasuerus  had    
understanding of how good service       
,mordecai the ,jew had done  to and for 
him1 he commanded that the royal apparel
 and the crown1  with the horse that the
 king did ride on1 should be given to   
him1  and that he should with that      
crown1 apparel1 and horse1 be had       
through the city1 in the presence of all
 his nobles1 and that  proclamation     
should be made before him1 ,thus shall  
it be done  unto the man whom the king  
delighteth to honour 7,esth #f3i-aa74   
,ahasuerus in this was a type to hold   
forth to the children of ,god1  how     
kindly he will take all their labour and
 service of love1 and  how he will      
honour and dignify the same2 as ,christ 
saith1 ,let your  loins be girded about1

 and your lights burning2 ,and ye       
yourselves  like unto men that wait for 
their lord1 when he will return from    
the wedding2 that when he cometh and    
knocketh1 they may open unto  him       
immediately4 ,blessed are those         
servants1 whom the lord when he  cometh 
shall find watching3 verily ,i say unto 
you1 that he shall  gird himself1 and   
make them sit down to meat1 and will    
come forth  and serve them 7,luke       
#ab3ce-eg74 ,the meaning is1 that those 
souls  that shall make it their business
 to honour the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  in
 the day of their temptation2 he will   
make it his business  to honour and     
glorify them in the day of his          
glorification 7,john  #ab3bf74 ,verily1 
,i say unto you1 that he will make them 
sit down  to meat1 and shall come forth 
and serve them4 ,if any man will  serve 
me1 saith he1 him will my ,father       
honour4 ,it hath been  ,god's way in    
this world to proclaim the acts and     
doings of his  saints in his word before

 all in this world1 and he will do it in
  that which is to come 7,mark #ad3i2   
,rev #c3d2 #ad3a-f74    ,third1 ,another
 thing that shall be yet added to the   
glory of the  saints1 in the kingdom of 
their ,saviour1 at his coming is1 they  
shall every one of them then have his   
throne and place of degree  on ,christ's
 right hand1 and on his left1 in his    
glorious kingdom1  according to the     
relation they stand in to ,christ1 as   
the members  of his body2 for as ,christ
 will have a special eye on us1 and  a  
tender and affectionate heart1 to       
recompense to the full every  good thing
 that any man doth for his name in this 
world3 so also  he will have as great   
regard1 that there be to every member of
 his  body1 the place1 and state that is
 comely for every such member4  ,when   
the mother of ,zebedee's children       
petitioned our ,saviour that  he would  
grant to her1 that her two sons might   
sit1 the one on his  right hand1 and the
 other on his left1 in his kingdom3     

though he  did not grant to her the     
request for her children1 yet he        
affirmed  that there would be places of 
degrees and honour in heaven1  saying1  
,to sit on my right hand1 and on my     
left1 is not mine to  give1 but it shall
 be given to them for whom it is        
prepared of my  ,father 7,matt          
#bj3bj-bc74 ,in the temple1 there were  
chambers bigger  and lesser1 higher and 
lower1 more inward and more outward3    
which  chambers were types of the       
mansions that our ,lord when he went    
away1 told us he went to prepare for us4
 ,in my ,father's house  are many       
mansions3 if it were not so1 ,i would   
have told you4 ,i go  to prepare a place
 for you 7,john #ad3b1c74 ,the foot     
here1 shall  not have the place prepared
 for the eye1 nor yet the hand1 that    
which is prepared for the ear1 but every
 one shall have his own  place in the   
body of ,christ1 and the glory also     
prepared for such  a relation4 ,order1  
as it is comely in earth1 so much more  

in the  kingdom of the ,god of order1 in
 heaven2 where all things shall be  done
 in their utmost perfections4 ,here     
shall ,enoch1 ,noah1 ,abraham1  ,moses1 
,joshua1 ,david1 with the prophets1 have
 every one his place1  according to the 
degree of ,old ,testament saints4 ,as   
,god said to  ,daniel1 ,go thou thy way 
till the end be3 for thou shalt rest1   
and stand in thy lot at the end of the  
days 7,dan #ab3ac74 ,and here  also     
shall ,peter1 ,paul1 ,timothy1 and all  
other the church officers  have their   
place1 and heavenly state1 according as 
,god hath  set them in the church in the
 ,new ,testament4 ,as ,paul saith of the
  deacons1 ,they that have used the     
office of a deacon well1 purchase  to   
themselves a good degree1 and great     
boldness in the faith which  is in      
,christ ,jesus 7#a ,tim #c3ac74 ,and so 
of all other saints1 be  they here of   
what rank1 quality1 or place in the     
church soever1  they shall have every   
one his state1 his heavenly state1      

according  as he standeth in the body4  
,as he saith1 seeing those members  that
 are most feeble are necessary1 to them 
shall be given more  abundant honour 7#a
 ,cor #ab3bb1bc74 ,of this heavenly     
order in the  kingdom of ,christ1 when  
his saints are risen from the dead1 was 
,solomon a notable type in his family1  
and among his servants and  officers1   
who kept such exactness in the famous   
order in which he  had placed all about 
him1 that it did amaze and confound     
beholders4  ,for when the queen of      
,sheba had seen the wisdom of ,solomon1 
and  the house that he had built1 and   
the meat of his table1 and the  sitting 
of his servants1 and the attendance of  
his ministers1 and  their apparel2 his  
cup-bearers also1 and their apparel2 and
 his  ascent by which he went up into   
the house of the ,lord1 there was no    
more spirit in her 7#b ,chron #i3c1d74  
,glorious things are spoken  of thee1 ,o
 city of ,god 7,psa #hg3c74 ,having gone
 thus far1 ,i shall  now come to        

,,the ,,second ,,part ,,of ,,the ,,text1
    ,to wit1 that there shall be a      
resurrection of the wicked4 ,there      
shall be a resurrection of the dead1    
both of the just and unjust2  for as the
 just go before the unjust1 in name and 
dignity1  and honour1 so they shall in  
the last day1 go before them in the     
resurrection4    ,now1 then1 when the   
saints have thus risen out of their     
graves1  given up their accounts1       
received their glory1 and are set upon  
the thrones1 for there are set thrones  
of judgment1 the thrones  of the house  
of ,david 7,psa #abb3e74 ,when1 ,i say1 
they are all  of them in their royal    
apparel1 with crowns of glory1 every one
  presenting the person of a king1 then 
come the unjust out of their  graves1 to
 receive their judgment for what they   
have done in the  body4 ,as ,paul saith1
 ,we must all appear before the         
judgment-seat  of ,christ1 that every   
one1 both saints and sinners1 may       
receive  the things done in the body1   

whether it be good1 or whether it be    
bad4    ,but now1 because ,i would prove
 by the word1 whatever ,i would have    
others receive for a truth1 therefore ,i
 shall in few particulars1    ,,first1  
prove the resurrection of the wicked4   
,,the ,,resurrection ,,of ,,the         
,,wicked4    ,first1 then1 it is        
evident1 that the wicked shall rise1    
from the  very terms and names that the 
raised shall then go under1 which  are  
the very same names that they did go    
under when they lived in  this world4   
,they are called the heathen1 the       
nations1 the world1  the wicked1 and    
those that do iniquity2 they are called 
men1  women1 of ,sodom1 ,sidon1         
,bethsaida1 ,capernaum1 and ,tyre4 ,the 
men  of ,nineveh shall rise up in       
judgment 7,luke #aj3ab-ad72 the queen   
of the south shall rise up in the       
judgment 7,matt #ab3da1db72 and  it     
shall be more tolerable for ,sodom in   
the day of judgment than  for other     
sinners that have resisted more light   

7,matt #aa3ba-bd74  ,the heavens and the
 earth1 which are now1--are kept in     
store1  reserved unto fire against the  
day of judgment and perdition  of       
ungodly men 7#b ,peter #c3g2 ,joel      
#c3ab-ad74 ,now these terms1 or  names1 
are not given to the spirits of the     
wicked only1 but to  them as consisting 
of body and soul4 ,further1 ,christ     
tells his  adversaries1 when they had   
apprehended him1 and shamefully         
entreated  him1 that yet they should see
 him sit on the right hand of power1    
and coming in the clouds of heaven      
7,matt #be3ca1cb2 #bf3fd2 ,jude         
#ad1ae71 as ,john also doth testify1    
saying1 ,behold1 he cometh with  clouds2
 and every eye shall see him1 and they  
also which pierced  him3 and all        
kindreds of the earth shall wail because
 of him 7,rev  #a3g74 ,now none of these
 sayings are yet fulfilled1 neither     
shall  they1 until his second coming2   
for though the ,jews did many of  them  
see him1 when he did hang upon the      

cross1 yet then he was not  coming in   
the clouds of heaven1 neither did then  
all kindreds of  the earth wail because 
of him4 ,no1 this is reserved till he   
comes  to judge the world2 for then     
shall the ungodly be so put to it1 that 
gladly they would creep into the most   
invincible rock or mountain  under      
heaven1 to hide themselves from his     
face1 and the majesty of  his heavenly  
presence 7,rev #f3ad-ag74 ,there shall  
therefore1 that  this may be brought to 
pass1 be a resurrection of the dead1    
both  of the just and unjust4 ,for      
though an opinion of no resurrection    
may now lull men asleep1 in security and
 impiety1 yet the ,lord  when he comes  
will rouse them1 and cause them to      
awake2 not only  out of their security1 
but out of their graves1 to their doom1 
that they may receive for their error1  
the recompense that is meet4    ,second1
 ,the body of the ungodly must1 at the  
last1 arise out of  the grave1 because  
that body and their soul1 while they    

lived in  the world1 were co-partners in
 their lusts and wickedness4 ,the  ,lord
 is a ,god of knowledge1 and by him     
actions are weighed 7#a  ,sam #b3c74 ,he
 will therefore bring every work into   
judgment1 with  every secret thing      
7,eccl #ab3ad74 ,and as he will bring   
into judgment  every work1 so will he   
also the worker thereof1 even the dead1 
small and great 7,rev #bj3ab-ad74 ,it is
 not in ,god to lay the  punishment     
where the fault is not1 neither to      
punish a part of  the damned for the    
whole4 ,with righteousness shall he     
judge the  world1 and the people with   
equity 7,psa #ih3i74 ,shall not the     
,judge of all the earth do right8 7,gen 
#ah3be74 ,as therefore the  body was    
co-partner with the soul in sinning1 so 
shall every man  receive the things done
 in his body1 according to what he hath 
done4 ,wherefore he saith in another    
place1 ,behold1 ,i come quickly2  and my
 reward is with me1 to give every man   
according as his work  shall be 7,rev   

#bb3ab74 ,there shall therefore be a    
resurrection of  the dead1 both of the  
just and unjust4    ,third1 ,the body of
 the wicked must rise again1 because as 
the whole  man of the just also that is 
the vessel of mercy and glory2 so the   
whole man of the unjust is the vessel of
 wrath and destruction4  ,there are1    
saith ,paul1 in a great house not only  
vessels of gold  and of silver1 but also
 of wood and of earth1 and some to      
honour  and some to dishonour4 ,now1 as 
he sheweth us1 these vessels to  honour1
 they are good men1 and the vessels to  
dishonour are the bad  7#b ,tim         
#b3bj1ba74 ,now as these vessels to     
dishonour1 are called the  vessels of   
wrath3 so it is said1 that ,god with    
much long-suffering1  doth suffer them  
to be fitted to destruction 7,rom       
#i3bb74 ,how they  are thus fitted he   
also further sheweth1 where he saith1   
,they do  after thy hardness and        
impenitent heart treasure up unto       
thyself  wrath against the day of wrath 

and revelation of the righteous         
judgment of ,god 7,rom #b3e71 which     
treasures of wickedness1 ,james  saith1 
it is treasure up against the last days 
7which is the time  of judgment71 and   
observe it1 he saith1 that then it shall
 eat  their flesh as it were fire       
7,james #e3b1c74 ,now then1 their bodies
  being the vessels of the wrath of     
,god1 and again1 seeing with this  wrath
 they must be possessed at the last day1
 that their flesh must  with it be      
eaten1 it is evident1 that their body   
must rise again  out of their graves1   
and before the judgment-seat appear2 for
 it  is from thence1 that each of them  
must go with his full load to  their    
long and eternal home1 where their worm 
dieth not1 and the  fire is not quenched
 7,mark #i3dg1dh74    ,fourth1 ,the     
severity of the hand of ,god towards his
 children1 with  his forbearance of his 
enemies1 doth clearly bespeak a         
resurrection  of the ungodly1 that they 
may receive the reward for their        

wickedness  which they have committed in
 this world4 ,we know1 that while the   
eyes of the wicked start out with       
fatness1 the godly are plagued  all the 
day long1 and chastened every morning   
7,psa #gc3c-ae71  wherefore it is       
evident1 that the place and time of the 
punishment  of the ungodly1 it is       
another world4 ,if judgment must begin  
at  the house of ,god1--what shall the  
end be of them that obey not  the gospel
 of ,god8 ,and if the righteous scarcely
 be saved1 where  shall the ungodly and 
the sinner appear8 7#a ,peter #d3ag1ah74
 ,alas1  poor creatures6 they now plot  
against the righteous1 and gnash  upon  
them with their teeth2 but the ,lord    
shall laugh at him1 for  he seeth that  
his day is coming 7,psa #cg3ac72 for as 
he saith1 the  wicked is reserved1 or   
let alone in his wickedness1 to the day 
of  destruction1 and shall then be      
brought forth to the day of wrath1      
though in the meantime1 he may go to his
 grave in his banner1 and  rest within  

is tomb#g 7,job #ba3bi-cb74 ,as ,peter  
saith again1 ,the  ,lord knoweth how to 
deliver the godly out of temptations1   
and to  reserve the unjust unto the day 
of judgment to be punished 7#b  ,peter  
#b3i73 ,and ,jude saith1 ,for them is   
reserved the blackness  of darkness for 
ever 7,jude #ac74 ,the punishment of the
 ungodly1  it is reserved till the day  
of judgment1 which will be the time  of 
their resurrection4 ,observe1    #a4    
,the wicked must be punished4    #b4    
,the time of their punishment is not    
now1 but at the day of  judgment4    #c4
 ,this day of judgment1 must be the same
 with the resurrection of  the dead1 at 
the end of this world4 ,as therefore the
 tares are  gathered and burned in the  
fire2 so shall it be in the end of  this
 world4 ,the ,son of man shall send     
forth his angels1 and they  shall gather
 out of his kingdom all things that     
offend1 and them  which do iniquity2    
,and shall cast them into a furnace of  
fire3  there shall be wailing and       

gnashing of teeth 7,matt #ac3dj1da74    
,there shall then be resurrection of the
 dead1 both of the just  and unjust4    
#d4 ,the sovereignty of the ,lord ,jesus
 over all creatures1 doth plainly       
foreshew a resurrection of the bad1 as  
well as of the good4 ,indeed1  the      
unjust shall not arise1 by virtue of any
 relation they stand  in to the ,lord   
,jesus1 as the saints shall2 but yet1   
because all  are delivered into his     
hand1 and he made sovereign ,lord over  
them2  therefore by an act of his       
sovereign power1 they that are ungodly1 
shall arise2 this is ,christ's own      
argument1 ,the ,father judgeth  no man1 
saith he1 but hath committed all        
judgment unto the  ,son--that is1 count 
him1 and fall before him as their       
sovereign  ,lord1 even as they honour   
the ,father1 and he hath given him      
authority  to execute judgment also1    
because he is the ,son of man4 ,and then
  he adds1 ,marvel not at this3 for the 
hour is coming1 in the which  all that  

are in the graves shall hear his voice1 
,and shall come  forth2 they that have  
done good1 unto the resurrection of     
life2  and they that have done evil1    
unto the resurrection of damnation      
7,john #e3bb-bi74 ,from hence also ,paul
 argueth1 saying1 ,for to this  end     
,christ both died1 and rose1 and        
revived1 that he might be ,lord  both of
 the dead and living1 and then adds1 ,we
 shall all stand  before the            
judgment-seat of ,christ 7,rom          
#ad3i1aj74    ,pray mind these words1   
,jesus ,christ by his death and         
resurrection1  did not only purchase    
grace1 and remission of sins1 for his   
elect1  with their eternal glory2 but   
did thereby also obtain of the ,father  
to be ,lord1 and head over all things1  
whether they be things in  heaven1 or   
things on earth1 or things under the    
earth4 ,all power1  saith he1 is given  
unto me1 in heaven and in earth1 and ,i 
have  the keys of hell and of death     
7,matt #bh3ah2 ,rev #a3ah71 ,so that    

all things1 ,i say1 whether they be     
visible1 or invisible1 whether  they be 
thrones or dominions1 or principalities 
or powers2 all  things were created by  
him1 and for him 7,col #a3af74 ,this    
being  thus1 at the name of ,jesus every
 knee should bow1--and that every       
tongue should confess that ,jesus       
,christ is ,lord1 to the glory of  ,god 
the ,father 7,phil #b3aj1aa74 ,now1 that
 this may be done1 ,he  hath his        
resolutions upon a judgment-day1 in     
which he1 to shew  himself his people1  
his way1 and word in their glory1 will  
have  all his enemies raised out of     
their graves1 and brought before  him1  
where he will sit upon them in the      
throne of his glory1 and  will shew them
 then1 who is the blessed and only      
potentate1 the  ,king of kings1 and     
,lord of lords 7,matt #be3ca1cb2 #a ,tim
 #f3ad1ae74    ,behold1 ,he comes1 with 
ten thousand of his saints1 to execute  
judgment upon all1 and to convince all  
that are ungodly among them  of all     

their ungodly deeds which they have     
ungodly committed1 and of  all their    
hard speeches which ungodly sinners have
 spoken against  him 7,jude #ad1ae74    
,fifth1 ,the great preparation that ,god
 hath made for the judgment  of the     
wicked1 doth clearly demonstrate their  
rising forth out  of their graves4 #a4  
,he hath appointed the day of their     
rising4 #b4  ,he hath appointed their   
judge1 to judge them4 #c4 ,he hath      
recorded  all their acts and doings     
against that day4 #d4 ,he hath also     
already appointed the witnesses to come 
in against them4 #e4 ,the  instruments  
of death and misery1 are already        
prepared for them4    #a4 ,he hath      
appointed the day of their rising1 which
 day ,john calleth  the time of the     
dead1 that they should be judged 7,rev  
#aa3ah71  which time1 ,paul saith1 is a 
time fixed2 ,he hath appointed a day  in
 which he will judge the world1 c4      
7,acts #ag3ca74 ,this time and  day     
,christ brings down to an hour1 saying1 

,the hour is coming1  in the which all  
that are in the graves shall hear his   
voice1 and  shall come forth2 c4 7,john 
#e3bh1bi74    #b4 ,as he hath appointed 
the day1 so he hath appointed the judge1
  ,he hath appointed a day in the which 
he will judge the world in              
righteousness1 by that man whom he hath 
ordained1 whereof he hath  given        
assurance to all men1 in that he hath   
raised him from the  dead 7,acts        
#ag3ca74 ,this man is ,jesus ,christ2   
for it is he that  is ordained of ,god  
to be the judge of quick an dead 7,acts 
#aj3db74    #c4 ,all their deeds and    
works1 to a word and thought1 are every 
one  already recorded and enrolled in   
the books of the laws of heaven  against
 that day4 ,the sin of ,judah is written
 with a pen of iron1  and with the point
 of a diamond3--upon the table of their 
heart  7,jer #ag3a74 ,and again saith   
,god1 ,write it--in a table1 and note   
it in a book1 that it may be for the    
time to come1 even for ever  and ever1  

that this is a rebellious people1 c4    
7,isa #cj3h1i74    #d4 ,god hath        
prepared his witnesses against this day 
7,james #e3a-c2  ,job #bj3bg2 ,matt     
#bd3ad2 ,rom #b3ad1ae2 ,mal #c3e74      
#e4 ,the instruments of death1 and      
eternal misery1 are already  prepared4  
,he hath also prepared for him the      
instruments of death2 he  ordaineth his 
arrows against the persecutors 7,psa    
#g3ac2 #ba3ab74  ,hell is of old        
prepared1 he hath made it deep and      
large1 the fire1  the everlasting fire1 
is also now of a long time prepared     
7,isa  #cj3cc2 ,matt #be3da72 the heavy 
weights of ,god's curse are also ready  
7,deu #bi3bj7 and their damnation now of
 a long time slumbereth  not 7#b ,peter 
#b3c74 ,but now ,i say1 how ridiculous a
 business would  all this be1 if these  
things should be all prepared of the    
only  wise ,god1 and there should be    
none to be judged2 or if he that is     
ordained judge1 should not1 either      
through want of power or will1  command 

these rebels1 and force them before his 
judgment-seat4  ,glad indeed1 would the 
sinners be1 if these things might be    
true2  glad ,i say1 at very heart1 if   
they might be in their secret places  of
 darkness1 and the grave for ever2 but  
it must not be2 the day  of their rising
 is set2 the judge is appointed2 their  
deeds are  written2 the deep dungeon is 
with open mouth ever waiting for  them2 
wherefore at the day appointed1 neither 
earth1 nor death1  nor hell can hinder3 
,there shall be a resurrection of the   
dead1  both of the just and unjust4     
,sixth and ,lastly1 ,besides what hath  
been said1 ,i cannot but  believe1 there
 shall be a resurrection of the wicked  
at the last  day1 because of the ungodly
 consequences1 and errors that do most  
naturally follow the denial thereof4    
,for1    #a4 ,he that taketh away the   
doctrine of the resurrection of the     
wicked2 he taketh away one of the main  
arguments that ,god hath  provided for  
to convince a sinner of the evil of his 

ways2 for  how shall a sinner be        
convinced of the evil of sin1 if he be  
not  convinced of the certainty of      
eternal judgment8 and how shall  he be  
convinced of eternal judgment1 if you   
persuade him1 that  when he is dead1 he 
shall not at all rise8 especially seeing
 the  resurrection of the dead and      
eternal judgment must unavoidably be    
one the forerunner of the other 7,heb   
#f3b74 ,it was ,paul's reasoning  of    
righteousness1 temperance1 and judgment 
to come that made ,felix  tremble 7,acts
 #bd3be74 ,it is this also he calleth   
the argument  of terror1 wherewith he   
persuaded men 7#b ,cor #e3aj1aa74 ,this 
was  ,solomon's argument 7,eccl #aa3i72 
and ,christ's also1 where he saith1     
that every idle word that men shall     
speak1 they shall give account  thereof 
in the day of judgment 7,matt #ab3cf74  
#b4 ,they that deny the resurrection of 
the wicked1 they do both allow  and     
maintain the chief doctrine of the      
ranters1 with most of the  debauched    

persons in the world4 ,for the ranters  
deny it both in  principle and practice1
 and the other in practice at least4    
,now  to me it is very strange1 that    
these men above all other1 should  both 
know and live#h in the doctrines of the 
kingdom of ,god3 especially  seeing the 
denial hereof is an evident token of one
 appointed to  wrath and destruction 7#b
 ,tim #b3ah74 ,but to be plain2 there   
shall  be a resurrection of the dead1   
both of the just and unjust3  wherefore1
 whatever others may say or profess1    
being beguiled by  ,satan1 and their own
 hearts1 yet do thou fear him that can  
destroy  both soul and body in hell     
7,matt #aj3bh74    ,there shall be a    
resurrection of the dead1 both of the   
just and  unjust4 ,and the sea gave up  
the dead which were in it1 and death    
and hell delivered up the dead which    
were in them 7,rev #bj3ac74    ,having  
in the first place shewed you1 that the 
wicked must arise2  ,i shall in the next
 place1    ,,second1 ,shew you the      

manner of their rising4 ,and observe it1
 as  the very title of the just and     
unjust1 are opposites1 so they are  in  
all other matters1 and in their         
resurrections4    ,,manner ,,of ,,the   
,,resurrection ,,of ,,the ,,wicked4     
,first then1 as the just in their       
resurrection do come forth in           
incorruption3 the unjust in their       
resurrection1 shall come forth in  their
 corruptions2 for though the ungodly at 
their resurrection1  shall for ever     
after1 be incapable of having body and  
soul separate2  or of their being       
annihilated into nothing1 yet it shall  
be far from  them to rise in            
incorruption2 for if they arise in      
incorruption1  they must arise to life1 
and also must have the conquest over sin
  and death 7#a ,cor #ae3de71 but that  
they shall not2 for it is the  righteous
 only1 that put on incorruption1 that   
are swallowed up  of life4 ,the wicked's
 resurrection1 it is called the         
resurrection  of damnation 7,john       

#e3bh74 ,these in their very            
resurrection1 shall  be hurt of the     
second death4 ,they shall arise in      
death1 and shall  be under it1 under the
 gnawings1 and terrors of it1 all the   
time  of their arraignment4 ,as it were1
 a living death shall feed upon  them2  
they shall never be spiritually alive1  
nor yet absolutely  dead2 but much after
 that manner1 that natural death1 and   
hell1 by  reason of guilt1 doth feed on 
him1 that is going before the judge1  to
 receive his condemnation to the        
gallows4 ,you know1 though a  felon go  
forth of the jail1 when he is going to  
the bar for his  arraignment1 yet he is 
not out of prison1 or out of his irons  
for  that2 his fetters are still making 
a noise on his heels1#i and the         
thoughts of what he is to hear by and by
 from the judge1 is still  frighting and
 afflicting his heart2 death1 like some 
evil spirit  or ghost1 doth continually 
haunt him1 and playeth the butcher      
continually in his soul and conscience1 

with frights and fears  about the       
thoughts of the sudden1 and             
insupportable after-clap1  by and by he 
is to meet withal4    ,thus ,i say1 will
 the wicked come out of their graves1   
having yet  the chains of eternal death 
hanging on them1 and the talons of  that
 dreadful ghost fastened in their souls2
 so that life will be  far from them1   
even as far as heaven is from hell4     
,this morning  to them1 is even as the  
shadow of death4 ,they will then be in  
the  very terrors of the shadow of death
 7,job #bd3ag74 ,as ,christ saith1      
,their worm dieth not and the fire is   
not quenched 7,mark #i3dd74  ,from death
 to eternity1 it never shall be         
quenched1 their bed is  now among the   
flames2 and when they rise1 they will   
rise in flames2  while they stand before
 the judge1 it will be in flames1 even  
in  the flames of a guilty conscience2  
they will in their coming before  the   
judge1 be within the very jaws of death 
and destruction4 ,thus  ,i say1 the     

ungodly shall be far off from rising as 
the saints2 for  they will be even in   
the region and shadow of death4 ,the    
first  moment of their rising1 death    
will be ever over them1 ever feeding  on
 their souls2 and ever presenting to    
their hearts1 the heights  and depths1  
of the misery that now must seize them1 
and1 like  a bottomless gulf1 must      
swallow them up4 ,they shall move out of
  their holes like worms of the earth3  
,they shall be afraid of the  ,lord our 
,god 7,micah #g3ag74    ,second1 ,as the
 resurrection of the godly shall be a   
resurrection in  glory3 so the          
resurrection of the wicked1 it will be a
 resurrection  in dishonour4 ,yea1 as   
the glory of saints1 at the day of their
  rising1 will be glory unspeakable2 so 
the dishonour of the ungodly  at that   
day1 it will be dishonour beyond        
expression4 ,as ,daniel  saith1 the good
 shall rise to everlasting life1 but the
 wicked  to shame and everlasting       
contempt 7,dan #ab3b74 ,and again1 ,o   

,lord1  when thou awakest1 that is1 to  
judge them1 thou shalt despise  their   
image 7,psa #gc3bj74 ,never was toad or 
serpent more loathsome  to any1 than    
these will be in the eyes of ,god1 in   
their rising  forth of their graves4    
,when they go to their graves1 saith    
,job1  ,his bones are full of the sin of
 his youth1 which shall lie down  with  
him in the dust 7,job #bj3aa74 ,and     
arise they shall1 in the same  noisome  
and stinking condition2 for as death    
leaves1 so judgment  finds them4 ,at the
 resurrection then of these ungodly1    
they will  be in a very loathsome       
condition4    ,the ungodly at their     
death are like the thistle seed1 but at 
their rising1 they will be like the     
thistle grown2 more noisome1  offensive1
 and provoking to rejection             
abundance4#aj    ,then such dishonour1  
shame1 and contempt will appear in them1
 that  neither ,god nor ,christ1 saints 
nor angels1 will so much as once  regard
 them1 or vouchsafe once to come near   

them4 ,he beholdeth  the wicked afar    
off2 because in the day of grace1 they  
would  not come to hand1 and be saved1  
therefore now they shall1 all as        
thorns1 be thrust away1 as with fences  
of iron 7#b ,sam #bc3f1g71  ,their      
rising1 is called the resurrection of   
the unjust1 and so  they at that day    
will appear1 and will more stink in the 
nostrils  of ,god1 and all the heavenly 
hosts1 than if they had the most        
irksome plague-sores in the world       
running on them4 ,if a man at his       
birth1 be counted as one cast forth to  
the loathing of his person2  how        
loathsome1 and irksome1 dishonourable1  
and contemptible1 will  those be that   
shall arise ,godless1 ,christless1      
,spiritless1 and  graceless1 when the   
trumpet sounds to their judgment1 they  
coming  out of their graves1 far more   
loathsome1 and filthy1 than if they     
should ascend out of the most filthy    
hole on earth4    ,third1 ,as the just  
shall arise in power1 so the wicked and 

unjust1  in weakness and astonishment4  
,sin and guilt bringeth weakness1 and   
faintness in this life2 how much more1  
when both with all their  power and     
force1 like a giant1 fasten on them2 as 
,god saith1 ,can  thine heart endure1 or
 can thine hands be strong1 in the days 
that  ,i shall deal with thee8 7,eze    
#bb3ad74 ,now will the ghastly jaws  of 
despair gape upon thee1 and now will    
condemnings of conscience1  like        
thunder-claps1 continually batter       
against thy weary spirit4  ,it is the   
godly that have boldness in the day of  
judgment 7#a  ,john #d3ag72 but the     
wicked will be like the chaff which the 
wind  driveth away 7,psa #a3d74 ,oh the 
fear1 and the heart-aching that  will   
seize them in their rising6 the         
frightful thoughts that then  will fill 
their throbbing hearts6 ,now must that  
soul that hath  been in hell-fire among 
the devils possess the body again4      
,possess  it1 ,i say1 with the hot      
scalding stink of hell upon it4 ,they   

shall  not be able to lift up the head  
for ever2 pangs shall take hold  on     
them1 all their hands shall faint1 and  
every man's heart shall  melt2 ,they    
shall be amazed one at another1 their   
faces shall be  as flames 7,isa         
#ac3f-h74 ,everything they see1 hear1 or
 think of1  shall tend to their         
discomfort4 ,they must needs be weak1   
whom ,god  hath left1 whom guilt hath   
seized1 and whom death is swallowing  up
 for ever4    ,fourth1 ,as the just     
shall arise spiritual bodies1 so the    
unjust shall  arise only as mere and    
naked lumps of sinful nature2 not having
  the least help from ,god1 to bear them
 up under this condition4  ,wherefore1  
so soon as ever they are risen out of   
their graves2  they will feel a         
continual sinking under every           
remembrance of every  sin1 and thoughts 
of judgment2 in their rising they       
fall--fall1  ,i say1 from thenceforth1  
and for ever4 ,and for this reason the  
dungeon into which they fall is called  

bottomless 7,rev #bj3a74  ,because1 as  
there will be no end of their misery1 so
 there will  be no stay or prop to bear 
them up in it4 ,only1 as ,i said before1
  they shall not now1 as afore1 be      
separate body from soul2 but  both      
together1 be bound in the cords of sin  
and iniquity1 in which  they shall now  
tremble as thieves and murderers1 c41 as
 they go  before the ,judge1 to hear    
what he will say unto them4             
,,third--,the examination and judgment  
of the wicked4--,now1 when the  wicked  
are thus raised out of their graves1    
they shall1 together  with all the      
angels of darkness1 their               
fellow-prisoners1 be brought  up1 being 
shackled in their sins1 to the place of 
judgment2 where  there shall sit upon   
them ,jesus ,christ1 the ,king of kings 
and ,lord  of lords1 the ,lord ,chief   
,judge of things in heaven1 and things  
in  earth1 and things under the earth4  
,on whose right hand1 and left1  shall  
sit all the princes1 and heavenly       

nobles2 the saints and  prophets1 the   
apostles and witnesses of ,jesus2 every 
one in his  kingly attire1 upon the     
throne of his glory 7,joel #c3aa-ad74   
,then  shall be fulfilled that which is 
written1 ,but those mine enemies1  which
 would not that ,i should reign over    
them1 bring hither1 and  slay them      
7,luke #ai3bg74    ,,the ,,judgment ,,of
 ,,the ,,wicked4    ,when every one is  
thus set in his proper place1 the ,judge
 on his  throne1 with his attendants1   
and the prisoners coming up to judgment1
  forthwith there shall issue forth a   
mighty fire and tempest from  before the
 throne1 which shall compass it round   
about2 which  fire1 shall be as bars and
 bounds to the wicked1 to keep them at  
a certain distance from the heavenly    
,majesty4 ,as ,david saith1 ,our  ,god  
shall come1 and shall not keep silence2 
a fire shall devour  before him1 and it 
shall be very tempestuous round about   
him  7,psa #ej3c74 ,and again1 ,his     
throne was like the fiery flame1 and    

his wheels as burning fire4 ,a fiery    
stream issued and came forth  from      
before him2 c4 7,dan #g3i1aj74    ,this 
preparation being made1 to wit1 the     
,judge with his attendants1  on the     
throne2 the bar for the prisoners1 and  
the rebels all  standing with ghastly   
jaws1 to look of what comes after3      
presently  the books are brought forth1 
to wit1 the books both of death and     
life2 and every one of them opened      
before the sinners1 now to be  judged   
and condemned4 ,for after that he had   
said before1 ,a fiery  stream issued and
 came forth from before him3 he adds1   
,thousand  thousands ministered unto    
him1 and ten thousand times ten thousand
  stood before him3 the judgment was    
set1 and the book was opened  7,dan     
#g3aj74 ,and again1 ,i saw a great white
 throne1 and him that  sat on it1 from  
whose face the earth and the heaven fled
 away2  and there was found no place for
 them4 ,and ,i saw the dead1 small  and 
great1 stand before ,god2 and the books 

were opened3 and  another book was      
opened1 which is the book of life3 and  
the dead  were judged out of those      
things which were written in the books1 
according to their works 7,rev          
#bj3aa1ab74    ,he doth not say1 the    
book was opened1 as of one1 but the     
books1 as  of many4 ,and indeed1 they   
are more than one1 two1 or three1 out   
of which the dead shall in the judgment 
be proceeded against4    ,first then1   
there is the book of the creatures to be
 opened4 ,second1  ,the book of ,god's  
remembrance4 ,third1 ,the book of the   
law4 ,and  fourth1 the book of life4    
,for by every one of these1 that is1 out
  of what is written in them1 shall the 
world of the ungodly be  judged4    ,and
 the books were opened4    ,first1 ,the 
book of the creatures shall be opened1  
and that first1  it concerns man's      
nature2 and next1 as it relates to all  
other  creatures4    ,i4 ,he will shew  
in what the principles of nature were1  
as they  were ,god's creation2 and how  

contrary to these principles1 the  world
 have walked1 acted1 and done4 ,the     
principles of nature are  concluded     
under three general heads4    #a4 ,that 
man by his own natural reason and       
judgment may gather1 that  there is a   
,god1 a ,deity1 a chief1 or first1 or   
principal ,being1  who is over all1 and 
supreme above all4 ,this instinct1 ,i   
say1 man  merely as he is a rational    
creature findeth in himself2 and hence  
it is1 that all heathens that mind their
 own natural reason1 do  conclude1 that 
we are his offspring2 that is1 ,his     
creation and  workmanship4 ,that ,he    
made heaven and earth1 and hath made of 
one  blood1 all nations of men2 that in 
him we live1 and move1 and  have our    
being2 c4 7,acts #ag3bd-bi74    ,it     
appears further1 that man by his own    
nature1 doth know that  there is such a 
,god4    7#a47 ,by his being able to    
judge by nature1 that there is such  a  
thing as sin2 as ,christ saith1 ,why    
even of yourselves judge  ye not what is

 right8 7,luke #ab3eg74 ,as if he had   
said1 ,you are  degenerated even from   
the principles of nature1 and right     
reason2  as ,paul saith in another      
place1 ,doth not even nature itself     
teach  you8 7#a ,cor #aa3ad74 ,now he   
that can judge1 that there is such a    
thing as sin1 it must of necessity be1  
that he understandeth that  there is a  
,god1 to whom sin is opposite2 for if   
there be no ,god1  there is no sin      
against him2 and he that knows not the  
one1 knows  not the other4    7#b47 ,it 
is evident further1 that man by nature  
knows that there is  a ,god1 by those   
fits of fear1 and dread that are often  
begotten  in themselves1 even in every  
man that breatheth in this world2  for  
they are by their own consciences1 and  
thoughts1 convicted  and reproved1      
judged and condemned1 though they know  
neither ,moses  nor ,christ--,for the   
,gentiles which have not the law1 these 
are a  law to themselves1 and shew the  
work of the law written in their  hearts

 7,rom #b3ad1ae7--that is1 by this very 
thing1 they hold forth  to all men1 that
 ,god created them in that state and    
quality1 that  they might in and by     
their own nature1 judge and know that   
there is  a ,god4 ,and it further       
sheweth itself1 saith he1 by those      
workings  of heart1 convictions of      
conscience1 and accusations1 that  every
 thought maketh within them1 together   
with the fear that is  begotten in them1
 when they transgress1 or do those      
things that  are irrational1 or contrary
 to what they see they shall do4 ,i     
might add further1 that the natural     
proneness that is in all men  to        
devotion and religion1 that is1 of one  
kind or another1 doth  clearly tell us1 
that they by the book of nature1 which  
book is  themselves1 do read that there 
is one great and eternal ,god4    #b4   
,the second principle of nature is1 that
 this ,god should by man  be sought     
after1 that they might enjoy communion  
with him for  ever4 ,as ,i said before1 

the light of nature sheweth man1 that   
there  is a great ,god1 even ,god that  
made the world2 and the end of its      
shewing him this is1 that they should   
seek the ,lord1 if haply  they might    
feel after him1 and find him1 though he 
be not far from  every one of us 7,acts 
#ag3bg74    #c4 ,this light of nature   
teacheth1 that men between themselves1  
should do that which is just and equal4 
,as ,moses said1 and that  long before  
the law was given1 ,sirs1 ye are        
brethren1 why do ye  wrong one another8 
7,acts #g3bf2 ,exo #b3ac74 as who should
 say1 ,you  are of equal creation1 you  
are the same flesh2 you both judge1     
that it is not equally done of any1 to  
do you wrong1 and therefore  ought to   
judge by the same reason1 that ye ought 
not to wrong one  another4    ,now      
against every one of these three        
principles1 hath every man in  the whole
 world transgressed2 as ,paul saith1    
,for both ,jews and  ,gentiles--are all 
under sin 7,rom #c3i74 ,for as touching 

the first1  7#a47 who is he that hath   
honoured1 reverenced1 worshipped1 and   
adored the living ,god1 to the height1  
both of what they saw in  him1 and also 
according to the goodness and mercy they
 have as  men received from him8 ,all   
have served and worshipped the creature 
more than the ,creator1 who is blessed  
for ever 7,rom #a3be71 and  so have     
walked contrary to1 and have sinned     
against1 this bond of  nature1 in this  
first principle of it4    7#b47 ,men1   
instead of minding their own future     
happiness1 as nature  teacheth1 they    
have1 through their giving way to sin   
and ,satan1  minded nothing less2 for   
though reason teacheth all men to love  
that which is good and profitable1 yet  
they1 contrary to this1  have loved that
 which is hurtful and destructive4 ,yea1
 though sense  teacheth to avoid the    
danger that is manifest2 yet man1       
contrary  to reason and sense both1 even
 all men1 have both against light  and  
feeling1 rejected their own happiness2  

as ,paul saith1 ,who  knowing the       
judgment of ,god1 that they which commit
 such things  are worthy of death1 not  
only do the same1 but have pleasure in  
them that do them 7,rom #a3ca74    7#c47
 ,man1 instead of doing equity1 and as  
he would be done by1  which nature      
itself teacheth3 he hath given up       
himself to vile  affections1 being      
filled1 by refusing the dictates of     
nature1  with all unrighteousness1      
fornication1 wickedness1 covetousness1  
maliciousness2 full of envy1 murder1    
debate1 deceit1 malignity2  whisperers1 
backbiters1 haters of ,god1 despiteful1 
proud1 boasters1  inventors of evil     
things1 disobedient to parents1 without 
understanding1  covenant-breakers1      
without natural affection1 implacable1  
unmerciful  7,rom #a3bi-ca74    ,and    
observe it1 he doth not say1 that all   
these things are by every  man put into 
practice2 but every man hath all these  
in his heart1  which there defile the   
soul1 and make it abominable in the     

sight  of ,god4 ,they are filled with   
all unrighteousness1 which also appears1
  as occasion serveth1 sometimes one of 
them1 sometimes more4 ,now1  man having 
sinned against that natural light1      
judgment1 reason1  and conscience1 that 
,god hath given him2 therefore1 though  
as ,i  said before1 he neither knew     
,moses nor ,christ1 yet he shall perish4
  ,as many1 saith ,paul1 as have sinned 
without law1 shall also  perish without 
law 7,rom #b3ab74    ,yea1 here will man
 be found not only a sinner against     
,god1 but an  opposer of himself1 a     
contradictor of his own nature1 and one 
that  will not do that which he judgeth 
even of himself to be right 7#b  ,tim   
#b3be74 ,their sin is written upon the  
tables of their own heart  7,jer #ag3a71
 and their own wickedness and           
backsliding shall both  correct and     
reprove them 7,jer #b3ai74    ,it is    
marvellous1 if we consider1 how curious 
a creature man was made  of ,god2 to    
behold how much below1 besides1 and     

against that state  and place1 man acts 
and does in this state of sin and       
degeneracy4  ,man in his creation was   
made in the image of ,god 7,gen #a3bf71 
but  man1 by reason of his yielding to  
the tempter1 hath made himself  the very
 figure and image of the devil4 ,man by 
creation was made  upright and sinless2 
but man by sin1 hath made himself       
crooked  and sinful 7,eccl #g3bi74 ,man 
by creation had all the faculties of    
his soul at liberty to study ,god his   
creator1 and his glorious  attributes   
and being2 but man by sin1 hath so bound
 up his own  senses and reason2 and hath
 given way for blindness and ignorance  
of ,god1 so to reign in his soul2 that  
now he is captivated and  held bound in 
alienation and estrangedness both from  
,god1 and all  things truly spiritually 
good2 ,because1 saith he1 that when     
they knew ,god1 they glorified him not  
as ,god1--but became vain  in their     
imaginations1 and their foolish heart   
was darkened  7,rom #a3ba74 ,and again1 

,having the understanding darkened1     
being  alienated from the life of ,god1 
through the ignorance that is in  them1 
because of the blindness of their hearts
 7,eph #d3ah74    ,now1 for this abuse  
of the workmanship of ,god1 shall man be
 brought  forth to the judgment1 shall  
be convicted1 cast1 and condemned as  a 
rebel1 against both ,god and his own    
soul1 as ,paul affirmeth1  and that when
 he reasoned but as a man 7,rom #c3e1f74
    ,when this part of the book touching
 man's nature is opened1 and  man       
convicted and cast by it1 by reason of  
his sinning against  the three general  
principles thereof3    ,,ii4 ,then      
forthwith is the second part of the book
 opened1 which  is the mystery of the   
creatures2 for the whole creation1 that 
is before thee1 are not only made to    
shew the power of ,god in  themselves2  
but also to teach thee1 and to preach   
unto thee1 both  much of ,god and       
thyself2 as also the righteousness1 and 
justice  of ,god against sin2 ,for the  

wrath of ,god is revealed from heaven   
against all ungodliness and             
unrighteousness of men1 who hold  the   
truth in unrighteousness2 ,because that 
which may be known of  ,god is manifest 
in them2 for ,god hath shewed it unto   
them4 ,for  the invisible things of him 
from the creation of the world are      
clearly seen1 being understood by the   
things that are made1 even  his eternal 
power and ,godhead2 so that they are    
without excuse  7,rom #a3ah-bj74    #a4 
,the creation then of the world1 namely1
 of the heavens1 earth1  sun1 moon1     
stars1 with all other the creatures of  
,god3 they preach  aloud to all men1 the
 eternal power and ,godhead of their    
,creator  7,psa #h3c74 ,in wisdom he    
hath made them all 7,psa #ajd3bd73 to be
  teachable1 and carrying instruction in
 them2 and he that is wise1  and will   
understand these things1 even he shall  
understand the  loving-kindness of the  
,lord2 for the works of the ,lord are   
great1  sought out of all them that have

 pleasure therein 7,psa #ajg2  #aaa3b74 
#b4 ,as the creation in general         
preacheth to every man something of     
,god2 so they do hold forth1 how man    
should behave himself both to  ,god1 and
 one to another2 and will assuredly come
 in1 in the judgment1  against all those
 that shall be found crossers1 and      
thwarters of  what ,god by the creatures
 doth hold forth to us4    7#a47 ,as    
,first1 ,the obedience of the creatures1
 both to ,god and  thee4 7a47 ,to ,god1 
they are all in subjection 7set devils  
and men  aside7 even the very dragons1  
and all deeps1 fire1 hail1 snow1  and   
vapours 7,psa #adh3g1h71 fulfilling his 
word4 ,yea1 the winds  and seas obey him
 7,mark #d3da74 ,thus1 ,i say1 by their 
obedience to  ,god they teach thee      
obedience1 and by their obedience shall 
thy  disobedience be condemned in the   
judgment 7,psa #adg3ae-ah74 7b47  ,their
 obedience to thee1 also teacheth thee  
obedience to all  superiors2 for every  
kind of beasts1 and of birds1 and       

serpents1  and things in the sea1 is    
tamed1 and hath been tamed1 and brought 
into obedience by mankind4 ,man only    
remains untamed and unruly1  and        
therefore by these is condemned 7,james 
#c3g1h74    7#b47 ,the fruitfulness of  
all the creatures in their kind1 doth   
teach and admonish thee to a fruitful   
life to ,godward1 and in the  things of 
his holy word4 ,god did but say in the  
beginning1 ,let  the earth bring forth  
fruit1 grass1 herbs1 trees1 beasts1     
creeping  things1 and cattle after their
 kind2 and it was so 7,gen #a3bd74  ,but
 to man1 he hath sent his prophets1     
rising early1 and sending  them1 saying1
 ,o do not this abominable thing that ,i
 hate 7,jer  #dd3d74 but they will not  
obey4 ,for if the ,gentiles1 which have 
not  the law1 do1 by some acts of       
obedience1 condemn the wickedness of    
those who do by the letter and          
circumcision1 break the law3 how  much  
more shall the fruitfulness of all the  
creatures come in1  in the judgment1    

against the whole world6 ,as ,job saith1
 ,by the  obedience and fruitfulness of 
the creatures he judgeth1 and so will   
judge1 the people 7,job #cf3bg-cb74     
7#c47 ,the knowledge and wisdom of the  
creatures1 do with a check1  command    
thee to be wise1 and do teach thee      
wisdom4 ,the stork in  the heaven1 the  
swallow and the crane1 by observing the 
time and  season of their coming1 do    
admonish thee to learn the time of      
grace1 and of the mercy of ,god 7,jer   
#h3g74 ,the ox and the ass1 by  the     
knowledge they have of their master's   
crib1 do admonish thee  to know the     
bread and table of ,god1 and both do and
 shall condemn  thy ignorance of the    
food of heaven 7,isa #a3c74    7#d47    
,the labour and toil of the creatures   
doth convict thee of  sloth and         
idleness4 ,go to the ant1 thou sluggard2
 consider her  ways1 and be wise2 for   
she provideth her food in the summer1   
and  layeth up against the day of trial 
7,prov #f3f1g74 ,but thou spendest  the 

whole summer of thy life in wasting both
 time and soul4 ,all  things are full of
 labour1 saith ,solomon 7,eccl #a3h71   
only man  spendeth all the day idle     
7,matt #bj3f71 and his years like a tale
  that is told 7,psa #ij3i2 ,rom        
#aj3ba74 ,the coney is but a feeble     
folk1 yet laboureth for a house in the  
rock1 to be safe from the  rage of the  
hunter 7,prov #cj3bf74    ,the spider   
also1 taketh hold with her hands1 and is
 in king's palaces  7,prov #cj3bh74 ,it 
is man only that turneth himself upon   
the bed of  sloth1 as the door doth     
itself upon the hinges4 ',tis man1 ,i   
say1  that will neither lay hold on the 
rock ,christ1 as the coney doth  teach1 
nor lay hold on the kingdom of heaven1  
as the spider doth  bid him 7,john      
#e3dj74    7#e47 ,the fear that is in   
all creatures1 when they perceive that  
danger is near1 it teacheth men to fly  
from the wrath to come1  ,in vain the   
net is spread in the sight of any bird  
7,prov #a3ag71  but man1 man only is the

 fool-hardy creature1 that lieth wait   
for  his own blood1 and that lurketh    
privily for his own life4 ,how ,i  say1 
will every creature fly1 run1 strive1   
and struggle to escape  the danger it is
 sensible of6 ',tis man only that       
delighteth to  dance about the mouth of 
hell1 and to be knowingly smitten with  
,satan's snare 7,rom #a3cb74    7#f47   
,the dependence that all the creatures  
have upon ,god2 they  teach thee to     
depend on him that made thee2 yea1 and  
will in the  judgment condemn thee for  
thy unlawful practices1 and dealings for
  thy preservation4 ,the young ravens   
seek their food from ,god 7,psa  #adg3i2
 ,job #ch3da71 and will condemn thy     
lying1 cheating1 overreaching1          
defrauding1 and the like4 ,they provide 
neither storehouse1 nor  barn 7,luke    
#ab3bd72 but thou art so greedy of these
 things1 that  thou for them shuttest   
thyself out of the kingdom of heaven    
7,prov  #ag3af74    7#g47 ,the love and 
pity that is in their hearts to their   

young1  and one another3 will judge and 
condemn the hard-heartedness that  is in
 thee to thy own soul4 ,what shall ,i   
say8 ,the heaven shall  reveal his      
iniquity2 and the earth shall rise up   
against him 7,job  #bj3bg74 ,that is1   
all the creatures of ,god1 they will1 by
 their  fruitfulness and subjection to  
the will of their ,creator1 judge  and  
condemn thee for thy disobedience1 and  
rebellion against him4    #c4 ,now1 as  
these creatures do every day call unto  
thee1 and lay  before thee these things3
 so he hath for thy awakening1 in case  
thou be asleep1 and senseless1 creatures
 of another nature2 as1    7#a47 ,thy   
bed1 when thou liest down in it1        
preacheth to thee thy  grave2 thy sleep1
 thy death2 and thy rising in the       
morning1 thy  resurrection to judgment  
7,job #ad3ab2 #ag3ac2 ,isa #bf3ai74     
7#b47 ,the jail that thou seest with    
thine eyes1 and the felons that  look   
out at the grate1 they put thee in mind 
of the prison of hell1  and of the      

dreadful state of those that are there  
7,luke #ab3eh1ei74    7#c47 ,the fire   
that burns in thy chimney1 it holds     
forth the fire  of hell unto thee 7,isa 
#aj3af2 ,rev #bj3ad74    7#d47 ,the ugly
 smell1 stench1 and steam1 of the       
burning brimstone1  it shews thee the   
loathsome1 odious1 and dreadful torments
 of hell  7,rev #ai3bj74    7#e47 ,the  
darkness of the night in solitary       
places1 and the fears  that do commonly 
haunt those that walk therein3 it       
preacheth to  thee the fears and        
frights1 the scares and amazements1 that
 will  for ever attend all damned souls 
7,matt #h3ab2 ,deu #bh3fe-fg74    7#f47 
,by thy delighting1 when thou art cold1 
to lay sticks on the  fire to warm      
thyself1 not caring how fiercely they   
flame therein1  so thou canst be warm   
and be refreshed thereby1 by this1 ,i   
say1  ,god preacheth to thee1 with what 
delight he will burn sinners in  the    
flames of hell1 for the easing of his   
mind1 and the satisfaction  of his      

justice4 ,ah1 saith he1 ,i will ease me 
of mine adversaries1  and avenge me of  
mine enemies 7,isa #a3bd74    7#d47     
,yea1 by thy blowing the fire1 that it  
may fasten upon the wood  the better2   
thou preachest to thyself how ,god will 
blow the fire  of hell by the rigour of 
his law1 to the end1 it may by its      
flames1  to purpose1 kindle upon damned 
sinners 7,isa #cj3cc74    ,all these    
things1 as inconsiderable and unlikely  
as they may appear to  you now1 yet in  
the judgment will be found the items1   
and warning  words of ,god to your      
souls4 ,and know1 that he who could     
overthrow  the land of ,egypt with      
frogs1 lice1 flies1 locusts1 c41 will   
overthrow the world1 at the last day1 by
 the book of the creatures2  and that by
 the least and most inconsiderable of   
them1 as well as  by the rest4 ,this    
book of the creatures1 it is so         
excellent1 and  so full1 so easy1 and so
 suiting the capacity of all1 that there
  is not one man in the world but is    

catched1 convicted1 and cast  by it4    
,this is the book1 that he who knows no 
letters may read  in2 yea1 and that he  
who neither saw ,new ,testament1 nor    
,old1 may  know both much of ,god1 and  
himself by4 ',tis this book1 out of     
which  generally1 both ,job and his     
friends did so profoundly discourse  of 
the judgments of ,god2 and that out of  
which ,god himself did so  convincingly 
answer ,job4 ,job was as perfect in this
 book1 as we  are1 many of us in the    
scriptures2 yea1 and could see further  
by  it1 than many now adays do see by   
the ,new ,testament and ,old4 ,this  is 
the book out of which1 both ,christ1 the
 prophets1 and apostles1  do so         
frequently discourse by their           
similitudes1 proverbs1 and  parables1 as
 being the most easy way to convince the
 world1 though  by reason of their      
ignorance1 nothing will work with them1 
but  what is set on their heart by the  
,holy ,ghost4    ,one word further1 and 
,i have done with this1 and that is1    

,god hath  sealed the judgment of the   
world by the book of the creatures2     
even by man's own carriage unto such of 
them1 which1 through any  impediment1   
have disappointed his expectations4 ,as 
thus3 if thou  hast but a tree in thy   
orchard1 that neither beareth fruit1 nor
  aught else that is good2 why1 thou art
 for hewing it down1 and  for appointing
 it1 as fuel for the fire4 ,now thou    
little thinkest  that by thy thus       
judging thou shouldst pass sentence upon
 thy own  fruitless soul2 but it is so2 
,and now also the axe is laid unto  the 
root of the trees1 therefore every tree 
which bringeth not  forth good fruit is 
hewn down1 and cast into the fire4 ,for 
as  truly as thou sayest of thy         
fruitless tree1 ,cut it down1 why doth  
it cumber the ground8 so truly doth thy 
voice cause heaven to echo  again upon  
thy head1 ,cut him down2 why doth he    
cumber the ground8  7,matt #c3aj2 ,luke 
#ac3f-h2 ,eze #ae3a-f74aa    ,further1  
the inclination of thy heart towards    

fruitless and  unprofitable creatures1  
doth fore-preach to thee1 the           
inclination  of the heart of ,god       
towards thee in the judgment4 ,if thou  
hast  either cow1 or any other beast1   
that is now unprofitable to thee1       
though thou mayst suffer them for some  
time to be with thee1 as  ,god suffereth
 sinners in the world1 yet all this     
while thy heart  is not with them1 but  
thou wilt take thy time to clear thy    
hands  of them4 ,why1 just so shall thy 
judgment be1 as ,god saith1 ,though     
,moses and ,samuel stood before me1 that
 is1 to pray me to spare this  people1  
yet my mind could not be towards this   
people3 cast them  out of my sight1 and 
let them go forth 7,jer #ae3a2 ,eze     
#ad3ac1ad74    ,thus ,i say1 will ,god  
judge the world at the last day2 he will
 open  before them1 how they have       
degenerated and gone back from the      
principles of nature in which he created
 them4 ,also how they have  slighted all
 the instructions that he hath given    

them1 even by the  obedience1           
fruitfulness1 wisdom1 labour1 fear1 and 
love of the  creatures2 and he will tell
 them1 that as to their judgment1 they  
themselves have decided it1 both by     
their cutting down that which  was      
fruitless1 and by the withdrawing of    
their hearts from those  things1 which  
to them were unprofitable1 ,as therefore
 the tares  are gathered1 and burned in 
the fire1 so shall it be in the end  of 
the world4 ,as men deal with weeds1 and 
rotten wood3 so will  ,god deal with    
sinners in the day of judgment3 and will
 bring in1  ,i say1 all the counsels and
 warnings he hath given men by these    
things1 both to clear up and to         
aggravate their judgment to them4       
,second4 ,the second book that will be  
opened at this day1 it will  be the book
 of ,god's remembrance 7,mal #c3af74    
,for as ,god hath in  his remembrance1  
recorded all and every particular good  
thing that  his own people hath done to1
 and for his name while they were in    

this world3 so he hath in his           
remembrance1 recorded all the evil  and 
sin of his adversaries1 even everything 
7,eccl #ab3ad74 ,now  ,god's remembrance
 is so perfect every way1 that it is    
impossible  that anything should be     
lost1 that is committed to it to be     
kept1  and brought forth to the judgment
 at the time appointed2 for as  a       
thousand years are but as yesterday1    
with his eternity3 so the  sins that    
have been committed thousands of years  
since1 they are  all so firmly fixed in 
the remembrance of the eternal ,god1    
that  they are always as fresh and clear
 in his sight1 as if they were  but just
 now in committing4 ,he calleth again   
the things that are  past 7,eccl #c3ae71
 and hath set our most secret sins in   
the  light of his countenance 7,psa     
#ij3h74 ,as he also saith in another    
place1 ,hell itself is naked before him1
 and destruction hath  no covering 7,job
 #bf3f71 that is1 the most secret1      
cunning1 and  hidden contrivances of the

 most subtle of the infernal spirits1   
which yet are far more slethy1#ab than  
men1 to hide their wickedness2  yet1 ,i 
say1 all their ways1 hearts1 and most   
secret doings1 are  clear1 to the very  
bottom of them1 in the eyes of the great
 ,god4  ,all things are open and bare   
before the eyes of him with whom we     
have to do2 who will bring to light the 
hidden things of darkness1  and will    
make manifest the counsels of the heart 
7,heb #d3ac2 #a ,cor  #d3e74    ,ye that
 say1 ,the ,lord shall not see1 neither 
shall the ,god of  ,jacob regard it4    
,understand1 ,o ye brutish among the    
people3 and  ye fools1 when will ye be  
wise8 ,he that planted the ear1 shall   
he not hear8 he that formed the eye1    
shall he not see8 he that  chastiseth   
the heathen1 shall not he correct8 he   
that teacheth man  knowledge1 shall not 
he know8 7,psa #id3h-aj2 ,hosea #g3b2   
#h3ac74 ,can  any hide himself in secret
 places that ,i shall not see him8--that
  is1 when he is committing             

wickedness--saith the ,lord3 ,do not ,i 
fill heaven and earth8 saith the ,lord  
7,jer #bc3bd74    ,now to know and see  
things1 it is the cause among men of    
their  remembrance4 ,wherefore1 ,god to 
shew us1 that he will remember all  our 
sins if we die out of ,christ1 he tells 
us1 that he knoweth1  and seeth them    
all1 and therefore must needs remember  
them2 for  as is his sight and          
knowledge1 so is his remembrance of all 
things4    ,when this book of his       
remembrance therefore is opened1 as it  
shall  be1 in the judgment1 then shall  
be brought forth of their hidden  holes1
 all things1 whatsoever hath been done  
since the world  began1 whether by      
kingdoms in general1 or persons in      
particular4  ,now also shall be brought 
forth to open view1 all the transactions
  of ,god and his ,son1 among the sons  
of men1 and everything shall  be applied
 to every particular person1 in equity  
and justice1  to whom they belong3 the  
sins that thou hast committed shall be  

thy own1 and thou thyself shalt bear    
them4 ,the ,lord is a ,god of           
knowledge1 and by him actions are       
weighed 7#a ,sam #b3c74    ,it will be  
marvellous to behold how by thousands1  
and ten thousands1  ,god will call from 
their secret places1 those sins1 that   
one would  have thought1 had been dead1 
and buried1 and forgotten2 yea1 how  he 
will shew before the sun1 such things1  
so base and so horrid1  that one would  
think1 it was not in the hearts of any  
to commit2  for all is recorded in the  
book of ,god's remembrance4 ,while men  
are here1 they have a thousand tricks to
 present themselves one to  another1 far
 more fair1 and honest than they are1 or
 ever were4 ,as  ,christ said to the    
,pharisees1 ,ye are they which justify  
yourselves  before men3 but ,god knoweth
 your hearts 7,luke #af3ae73 ,ay1 ,god  
knoweth1 indeed1 what a nest1 what a    
heap1 what swarms2 yea1 what  legions of
 hellish wickednesses1 there are with   
power lurking1  like cockatrices1 in    

those men1 that one would swear a       
thousand  times1 are good and honest    
men4 ,the way of men in their sins1 it  
is like an eagle in the air1 the way of 
a serpent upon a rock1 the  way of a    
ship in the midst of the sea2 and the   
way of a man with  a maid1 saith        
,solomon 7,prov #cj3ai71 that is1       
hiddenly1 closely1  covertly1 burying   
all under fair pretences1 wipeth their  
mouths  in the close of their evil1     
saying1 ,i have done no wickedness      
7,prov #cj3bj74    ,but this1 though it 
may serve for the time present1 and no  
longer1  ,god will not be deluded1 nor  
blinded1 nor mocked1 nor put off 7,gal  
#f3g74 ,they consider not--that ,i      
remember all their wickedness  7,hosea  
#g3b72 saith he1 but ,i will reprove    
thee1 and set them in  order before     
thine eyes 7,psa #ej3ba74 ,here will be 
laid open the  very heart of ,cain the  
murderer1 of ,judas the traitor1 of     
,saul the  adversary of ,david1 and of  
those that under pretences of holiness  

have persecuted ,christ1 his word1 and  
people4 ,now shall every  drunkard1     
whoremaster1 thief1 and other wicked    
person1 be turned  their inside outward2
 their hearts right open1 and every sin1
  with every circumstance of place1     
time1 person with whom1 with  the causes
 also that drew them to the commission  
of every evil1  be discovered to all4   
,here will be no hiding yourselves      
behind  curtains1 nor no covering       
yourselves with the black and dark      
night4  ,if ,i say1 ,surely the darkness
 shall cover me2 even the night shall   
be light about me3 ,yea1 ,o ,god1       
darkness hideth not from thee2  but the 
night shineth as the day3 the darkness  
and the light are  both alike to thee   
7,psa #aci3aa1ab74    ,the piercing eye 
of ,god1 beholds all places1 persons1   
and things2  the holy hand of his       
justice writeth them down in the book of
 his  remembrance2 and by his power and 
wisdom1 will he open and read  to all   
men exactly1 distinctly1 and            

convincingly1 whatever hath  passed from
 them1 or been done by them1 in their   
whole life2 for1  ,for all these things 
,god will bring thee into judgment      
7,eccl  #aa3i74 ,again1 as ,god will    
bring out of the book of his            
remembrance1  whatever hath passed from 
thee against him2 so also will he then  
bring forth by the same book1 all things
 and carriages of his  towards thee4    
,here will he bring to thy mind1 every  
sermon thou hast heard1  every chapter  
thou hast read2 every conviction thou   
hast had on  thy conscience2 and every  
admonition that hath been given thee in 
all thy life1 when thou wast in the land
 of the living4    ,now will ,god lay   
open before thee1 what patience he      
extended to  thee1 how he let thee live 
one year1 two years1 ten1 yea1 twenty   
and twenty years1 #ac and all to try    
thee4 ,yea1 now also will he  bring to  
thy view1 how many times he warned1     
rebuked1 threatened1  and chastised thee
 for thy wickedness2 how many awakening 

providences  and judgments he           
continually laid before thy face2 yea1  
how many  a time thou didst1 like       
,balaam1 run upon the point of the sword
  of justice1 and how he gave back1 as  
being loath to kill thee 7,num          
#bb3bc-cd74    ,now also again1 shall be
 brought before thee and all men1 how   
many  strugglings ,god had with thy     
heart1 on thy sick-bed1 to do thee good2
  yea1 and at such times1 how many vows1
 promises1 engagements1 and  resolutions
 thou madest before ,god1 to turn1 if he
 would release  thee from thy           
affliction1 and take off his rod from   
thy back2 and  yet1 how thou didst1 like
 the man possessed 7,mark #e3a-e71 break
  and snap in twain all these chains of 
iron1 with which thou hadst  bound thy  
soul1 and that for a very lust and sin4 
,here also1 will  be opened before thee1
 how often thou hath sinned against thy 
light  and knowledge2 how often thou    
hast laid violent hands on thy own      
conscience2 how often thou hast laboured

 to put out that light  that hath stood 
in thy way to hinder thee from sinning  
against  thy soul4 ,ah1 ,lord1 what a   
condition will the ,christless soul be  
in at this day6 how will every one of   
these things afflict the  damned soul6  
,they will pierce like arrows1 and bite 
like serpents1  and sting like an adder4
 ,with what shame1 will that man stand  
before  the judgment-seat of ,christ who
 must have all things he hath done      
against ,god1 to provoke the eyes of his
 glory to jealousy1 laid  open before   
the whole host of the heavenly train6   
,it would make a  man blush to have his 
pockets searched1 for things that are   
stolen in  the midst of a market1       
especially1 if he stand upon his        
reputation  and honour4 ,but thou must  
have thy heart searched1 the bottom of  
thy heart searched2 and that1 ,i say1   
before thy neighbour whom  thou hast    
wronged1 and before the devils whom thou
 hast served2  yea1 before ,god1 whom   
thou hast despised1 and before the      

angels1  those holy and delicate        
creatures1 whose holy and chaste faces  
will scarce forbear blushing1 while ,god
 is making thee vomit up1  all thou hast
 swallowed2 for ,god shall bring it out 
of thy belly  7,job #bj3ab-ae74    ,for 
as for ,god to forget iniquity1 is one  
of the chief heads of the  covenant of  
grace1 and is an argument of the highest
 nature1 to  beget and to continue      
consolation in the godly3 so the        
remembrance  of iniquity1 by the ,lord1 
it is one of the heaviest loads and     
judgments1 that can befall any poor     
creature4 ,lord1 saith the  prophet1    
remember not against us former          
iniquities4 ,and again1  ,if thou1      
,lord1 shouldst mark iniquities1 ,o     
,lord1 who shall  stand8 7,psa #acj3c74 
,and the reason is1 because1 that which 
the  ,lord forgetteth1 is forgiven for  
ever 7,heb #h3ab2 ,rom #d3f-h72 but     
that which he remembereth1 it is charged
 for ever1 and nothing  can take it     
away--,though thou wash thee with nitre1

 and take thee  much soap1 yet thine    
iniquity is marked before me1 saith the 
,lord  ,god 7,jer #b3bb74    ,third4    
,the third book that will at this day be
 opened1 and out  of which ,god will    
judge the world3 it is the book of the  
law1 or  ten words given forth on the   
,mount ,sinai4 ,but this book will more 
specially concern those that have       
received it1 or that have had  knowledge
 thereof4 ,every one shall not be judged
 by this book1 as  there delivered1     
though they shall be judged by the works
 of it1  which are written in their     
hearts4 ,as many as have sinned without 
law1 shall also perish without law3 and 
as many as have sinned  in the law1     
shall be judged by the law 7,rom #b3ab74
 ,that is1 the  heathens that never knew
 the law1 as delivered on ,sinai1 they  
shall be judged by the law1 as it was   
written in man's heart in  his creation1
 which is comprised within the book of  
the creatures1  but those that have     
knowledge of the law1 as delivered on   

,sinai3  they shall be judged by the law
 as there given4    ,now then1 this book
 when it is opened at the day of        
judgment1 it  will to those to whom it  
especially relates1 be a most terrible  
law1 far surpassing the two             
afore-mentioned4 ,this law1 as ,i may   
so say1 it is the chief and most pure   
resemblance of the justice  and holiness
 of the heavenly majesty1 and doth hold 
forth to all  men the sharpness and     
keenness of his wrath above the other   
two  that ,i have before mentioned4 ,i  
say1 both because it hath been          
delivered more plain and open1 both as  
to the duty enjoined1 and  the sin      
prohibited2 and therefore must of       
necessity1 fall with  the more violence 
upon the head of all that shall be found
 within  the compass of it4 ,this law1  
it hath in it to be opened at this  day1
 these two general heads3    #a4 ,a     
discovery of the evil of sin1 that is   
so1 against plain light  and truth2 and1
 secondly1 a discovery of the vanity of 

all things1  that will at this day be   
brought by sinners for their help and   
plea  at the judgment4 ,alas1 who can   
but imagine1 that the poor world1  at   
the day of their arraignment1 should    
muster up all that ever  they can think 
of1 as arguments to shelter them from   
the execution  of that fierce wrath1    
that then1 with sinking souls1 they will
  see prepared for them4    ,as to the  
first of these1 the apostle tells us    
that the law entered1  that the offence 
might abound 7,rom #e3bj71 or be        
discovered what  it is4 ,as he saith    
again1 ,i had not known sin1 but by the 
law  7,rom #g3g1ac74 ,thus it is in this
 life1 and thus it will be in  the day  
of judgment1 that is1 those that see    
sin1 and that in its  abounding nature1 
and in its exceeding sinfulness1 they   
must see  it by the law1 for that is    
indeed the glass by which ,god          
discovereth  sin1 and the filthy spots  
of leprosy1 that are in the soul 7,james
  #a3bb-be74 ,now those that have not   

the happiness to see their sin by  the  
law in this life1 while there is a      
fountain of grace to wash  in1 and be   
clean2 they must have the misery to see 
it at the judgment1  when nothing is    
left but misery and pain1 as the        
punishment for  the same4 ,at which day1
 those little tittles of this holy law1 
that  now men so easily look over1 and  
sin against with ease1 they will  every 
one of them appear with such dread1 and 
with such flaming  justice against every
 offence committed2 that if heaven and  
earth  itself1 should step in to shelter
 the sinner from the justice and  wrath 
due to sin1 it would turn them up by the
 roots4 ,it is easier  for heaven and   
earth to pass1 than one tittle of the   
law to fail  7,luke #af3ag74 ,if there  
appeared such flames1 such thunderings1 
and tempests1 as there were at the      
giving of the law2 what flames  and     
blackness will there appear at the      
execution thereof6 ,and  if at the      
giving of the law there appeared so much

 holiness and  justice1 that it made all
 ,israel fly2 yea1 holy ,moses          
exceedingly  fear and quake1 what will  
become of these that ,god shall judge   
by the rigour of this law in the day of 
judgment8 7,exo #ai3af2 ,heb  #ab3ba74  
,o what thunderings and lightnings1 what
 earthquakes and tempests1  will there  
be in every damned soul1 at the opening 
of this book8  ,then1 indeed1 will ,god 
visit them with thunder1 and with       
earthquake1  and great noise1 with storm
 and tempest1 and the flame of devouring
  fire 7,isa #bi3f74 ,for behold1 saith 
the prophet1 the ,lord will  come with  
fire1 and with his chariots like a      
whirlwind1 to render  his anger with    
fury1 and his rebuke with flames of fire
 7,isa  #ff3ae74    ,the ,lord will come
 with fire1 that is1 in the flaming heat
 of his  justice and holiness against   
sin1 and sinners1 to execute the  rigour
 of his threatenings upon their         
perishing souls4    #b4 ,the second     
general head1 that is contained in this 

law1 to be  opened at this day is1 its  
exactness1 and purity1 and strictness as
  to all acts of good that any poor     
creature hath done in this life1        
whereby he in the judgment will think to
 shelter1 or secure himself  from the   
wrath of ,god4 ,this is the rule1 and   
line1 and plummet1  whereby every act of
 every man shall be measured 7,rom      
#c3ba1bb72  and he whose righteousness  
is not found every way answerable to    
this law1 which all will fall short of1 
but they that have the  righteousness of
 ,god by faith in ,jesus ,christ3 he    
must perish1 as  he saith1 ,judgment    
also will ,i lay to the line1 and       
righteousness  to the plummet3 and the  
hail shall sweep away the refuge of     
lies1  and the waters shall overflow the
 hiding place 7,isa #bh3ag74 ,that  is1 
though men may not shelter themselves   
under legal repentance1  cold           
profession1 good meaning1 thinkings1 and
 doings3 yet all these  things must be  
measured1 and weighed in the balance of 

,god's most  righteous law3 and1 as ,i  
said1 whatever in that day is not found 
the righteousness of ,god1 it will be   
found a refuge of lies1 and  will be    
drowned by the overflowing of the wrath 
of ,god1 as the  waters of ,noah        
overflowed the world4 ,and hence it is  
that all the  ungodly will at this day1 
be found as stubble1 and the law as fire
  7,mal #d3a74 ,as it saith1 ,from his  
right hand went a fiery law  7,deu      
#cc3b74 ,and again1 ,his lips are full  
of indignation1 and  his tongue as a    
devouring fire 7,isa #cj3bg74 ,for as   
fire1 where  it seizeth1 doth burn1 eat1
 destroy1 devour and consume3 so will   
the law1 all those that at this day1    
shall be found under the  transgression 
of the least tittle of it4 ,it will be  
with these  souls at the day of         
judgment1 as it is with those countries 
that  are overrun with most merciless   
conquerors1 who leave not anything      
behind them1 but swallow up all with    
fire and sword4 ,for by fire1  and by   

his sword1 will the ,lord plead with all
 flesh3 and the  slain of the ,lord     
shall be many 7,isa #ff3af74 ,there are 
two things  at the day of judgment1 will
 meet in their height and utmost        
strength1 and they are sin and the law2 
for the judgment will not  be1 till the 
iniquity of the world be full ripe      
7,joel #c3ac2 ,rev  #ad3ae-bj74    ,now 
then1 when sin is come to its full1     
having played all its pranks1  and done 
all the mischief it can against the     
,lord of glory3 then  ,god brings forth 
the law1 his holy and righteous law1 one
 of which  will now reign for ever1 that
 is1 either the law or sin3 wherefore   
sin and sinners1 they must tremble1 with
 all that help1 and hold  them up2 for  
,god will magnify the law1 and make it  
honourable  7,isa #db3ba74 ,that is1    
will give it the victory over the world 
for  ever2 for that is holy1 just1 and  
good2 they are unholy1 unjust1  and bad4
 ,therefore by this law the ,lord shall 
rain snares1 fire1  and brimstone1 and  

an horrible tempest3 this shall be the  
portion  of their cup 7,psa #aa3f74 ,let
 no man say then1 that because ,god  is 
so famous in his mercy and patience1 in 
this day of his grace1  that therefore  
he will not be fierce1 and dreadful in  
his justice1  in the day of judgment2   
for judgment and justice1 are the last  
things that ,god intends to bring upon  
the stage1 which will then  be to the   
full1 as terrible1 as now his goodness  
and patience1  and long-sufferance are  
admirable4 ,lord1 who knoweth the power 
of thine anger8 even according to thy   
fear1 so is thy wrath 7,psa  #ij3aa74   
,you may see1 if you will1 a few of the 
sparks of the justice of  ,god against  
sin and sinners4 ,by his casting off    
angels for sin1  from heaven to hell2 by
 his drowning the old world2 by his     
burning  of ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 to    
ashes2 condemning them with an          
overthrow1  making them an example to   
those that after should live ungodly 7#b
  ,peter #b3d-f2 ,jude #f1g74    ,for   

what things soever the law saith1 it    
saith to them who are  under the law2   
that every mouth may be stopped1 and all
 the world  may become guilty before    
,god 7,rom #c3ai74    ,moses seems to   
wonder1 that the children of ,israel    
could continue to  live1 when they did  
but hear the law delivered on the       
mountain--,did  ever people1 saith he1  
hear the voice of ,god speaking out of  
the midst of the fire1 as thou hast     
heard1 and live8 7,deu #d3cc74  ,o that 
ye did but know the law1 and the        
wondrous things that are  written       
therein1 before the ,lord cause that    
fearful voice to be  heard--,cursed is  
every one that continueth not in all    
things that  are written in the book of 
the law to do them 7,gal #c3aj72 which  
curse must fall on all that walk not in 
all the commandments of  ,god without   
iniquity 7,eze #cc3ae72 which none do1  
,i say1 but they  that walk in ,christ1 
who hath alone fulfilled them all 7,col 
#b3aj74    ,the law is that which       

standeth at the entrance of the paradise
 of  ,god1 as a flaming sword1 turning  
every way to keep out those that  are   
not righteous with the righteousness of 
,god 7,gen #c3bd72 that  have not skill 
to come to the throne of grace by that  
new and  living way which he hath       
consecrated for us through the veil2    
that  is to say1 his flesh 7,heb        
#aj3bj71 for though this law1 ,i say1 be
  taken away by ,christ ,jesus1 for all 
that truly and savingly believe  7,col  
#b3ad72 yet it remains in full force and
 power1 in every tittle  of it1 against 
every soul of man1 that now shall be    
found in his  tabernacle1 that is1 in   
himself1 and out of the ,lord ,jesus    
7,rom  #c3ai72 it lieth1 ,i say1 like a 
lion rampant at the gates of heaven1    
and will roar upon every unconverted    
soul1 fiercely accusing every  one that 
now would gladly enter in through the   
gates into this  city 7,job #ah3ad2     
,john #e3de74 ,so1 then1 he that can    
answer all its  most perfect and legal  

commands1 and that can live in the midst
 of  devouring fire1 and there enjoy    
,god and solace himself1 he shall  dwell
 on high1 and shall not be hurt by this 
law--,his place  of defence shall be the
 munitions of rocks3 bread shall be     
given  him2 his waters shall be sure4   
,thine eyes shall see the king in  his  
beauty3 they shall behold the land that 
is very far off 7,isa  #cc3af1ag74      
,blessed then is he whose righteousness 
doth answer  every point of the law of  
,god1 according to #a ,corinthians #a3cj
 he  shall be able to escape all those  
things that shall come to pass1  and to 
stand before the ,son of man2 for in    
himself1 our ,god is a  consuming fire1 
and man out of ,christ1 is but as       
stubble1 chaff1  thorns1 briars1 and    
fuel for the wrath of this holy and     
sinner-consuming  ,god to seize upon for
 ever 7,heb #ab3bi2 ,mal #d3a2 ,matt    
#c3ab2 ,heb #f3h2  ,isa #bg3d2 #b ,sam  
#bc3f1g74 ,who can stand before his     
indignation8  ,and who can abide the    

fierceness of his anger8 ,his fury is   
poured  out like fire1 and the rocks are
 thrown down by him 7,nahum #a3f74      
,now when these three books are thus    
opened1 there will without  doubt1 be   
sad throbbing and pricking1 in every    
heart that now stands  for his life1    
before the judgment-seat of ,christ1 the
 righteous  ,judge2 and without all     
question1 they will be studying a       
thousand  ways to evade and shift the   
stroke1 that by the sin that these      
three books do charge them with1 will   
immediately fall upon them4    ,but now 
to cut off all these at a blow1         
forthwith appear the  witnesses1 who are
 ready to evince1 and make full and     
soul-killing  proof of every particular 
charged against them4    ,first         
,witness4--and the first is ,god        
himself4 ,i1 saith he1  will be a swift 
witness against the sorcerers1 and      
against the  adulterers1 and against    
false swearers1 and against those that  
oppress the hireling in his wages1 the  

widow1 and the fatherless1  and that    
turn aside the stranger from his right1 
and fear not me1  saith the ,lord of    
hosts 7,mal #c3e74    ,this must needs  
be of great sway with every soul1 that  
,god should  now come in4 ,i will       
witness1 saith ,god1 that these things  
of which  you are accused before the    
,judge are true4 ,i have seen all1 know 
all1 and write down all4 ,there hath not
 been a thought in your  heart1 nor a   
word in your tongue1 but ,i have known  
it altogether2  all things have always  
been open and naked to mine eye 7,heb   
#d3ac74  ,yea1 my eyelids try the       
children of men 7,psa #aa3d74 ,i have   
known  your down-sitting1 and your      
up-rising2 and have understood your     
thoughts afar off4 ,i have compassed    
your path1 and am well acquainted  with 
all your ways 7,psa #aci3a-c74    #a4   
,you have not continued in that state of
 nature in which ,i did  at first create
 you 7,eccl #g3bi72 you have not liked  
to retain that  knowledge and           

understanding of ,god1 that you had1 and
 might have  had1 by the very book of   
the creatures 7,rom #a74 ,you gave way  
to  the suggestions of fallen angels1   
and so your foolish hearts were         
darkened and alienated1 and estranged   
from ,god4    #b4 ,all the creatures    
that were in the world1 have even       
condemned  you2 they have been fruitful1
 but you fruitless2 they have been      
fearful of danger1 but you foolhardy2   
they have taken the fittest  opportunity
 for their own preservation1 but thou   
hast both blindly1  and confidently gone
 on to thy punishment 7,prov #bb3c74    
#c4 ,touching the book of my            
remembrance1 who can contradict it8  ,do
 not ,i fill heaven and earth8 saith the
 ,lord4 ,was not ,i in all  places to   
behold1 to see1 and to observe thee in  
all thy ways8 ,my  eye saw the thief1   
and the adulterer1 and ,i heard every   
lie and  oath of the wicked4 ,i saw the 
hypocrisy of the dissembler4 ,they  have
 committed villany in ,israel1 and have 

committed adultery with  their          
neighbours' wives1 and have spoken lying
 words in my name1  which ,i have not   
commanded them2 even ,i know1 and am a  
witness1  saith the ,lord 7,jer #bi3bc74
    #d4 ,god will also come in against  
them for their transgressing his  law1  
even the law which he delivered on      
,mount ,sinai2 he will1 ,i  say1 open   
every tittle thereof in such order and  
truth3 and apply  the breach of each    
particular person with such convincing  
argument1  that they will fall down     
silenced for ever--,every mouth shall be
  stopped1 and all the world shall      
become guilty before ,god 7,rom  #c3ai74
    ,second ,witness4--,there is yet    
another witness1 for the condemning  the
 transgressors of these laws1 and that  
is1 conscience--,their  conscience also 
bearing witness1 saith the apostle 7,rom
 #b3ae74  ,conscience is a thousand     
witnesses4 ,conscience1 it will cry amen
 to  every word that the great ,god doth
 speak against thee4 ,conscience  is a  

terrible accuser1 it will hold pace with
 the witness of ,god  as to the truth of
 evidence1 to a hair's breadth4 ,the    
witnesses  of conscience1 it is of great
 authority1 it commands guilt1#ad  and  
fasteneth it on every soul which it     
accuseth2 and hence it is  said1 ,if our
 heart or conscience condemn us 7#a     
,john #c3bj74  ,conscience will thunder 
and lighten at this day2 even the       
consciences  of the most pagan sinners  
in the world1 will have sufficiently    
wherewith to accuse1 to condemn1 and to 
make paleness appear in  their faces1   
and breaking in their loins1 by reason  
of the force  of its conviction4 ,oh1   
the mire and dirt1 that a guilty        
conscience1  when it is forced to speak1
 will cast up1 and throw out before the 
judgment-seat6 ,it must out1 none can   
speak peace1 nor health1 to  that man   
upon whom ,god hath let loose his own   
conscience4 ,cain  will now cry1 ,my    
punishment is greater than ,i can bear2 
,judas  will hang himself2 and both     

,belshazzar and ,felix will feel the    
joints of their loins to be loosened1   
and their knees to smite one  against   
another1 when conscience stirreth 7,gen 
#d3ac2 ,matt #bg3c2  ,dan #e3f2 ,acts   
#bd3bc74 ,when conscience is once       
thoroughly awakened1  as it shall be    
before the judgment-seat3 ,god need say 
no more to  the sinner than ,solomon    
said to filthy ,shimei1 thou knowest all
  the wickedness which thine heart is   
privy to 7#a ,kings #b3dd74 ,as  who    
should say1 ,thy conscience knoweth1 and
 can well inform thee  of all the evil1 
and sin that thou art guilty of4 ,to all
 which  it answereth1 even as face      
answereth to face in a glass2 or as  an 
echo answereth the man that speaketh2 as
 fast1 ,i say1 as ,god  chargeth        
conscience will cry out1 ,guilty1       
guilty2 ,lord1 guilty of  all1 of every 
whit2 ,i remember clearly all the crimes
 thou layest  before me4 ,thus1 ,i say1 
will conscience be a witness against the
  soul1 in the day of ,god4    ,third   

,witness4--,as ,god and conscience will 
at this day be most  dreadful witnesses 
against the sinful man2 so also will    
those several  thoughts that have passed
 through man's heart1 be a witness also 
against him4 ,as he said before1 ,their 
conscience also baring witness1  and    
their thoughts the meanwhile accusing1  
or else excusing one  another2 ,in the  
day when ,god shall judge the secrets of
 men by  ,jesus ,christ according to my 
gospel 7,rom #b3ae1af74    ,the thoughts
 come in as a witness for ,god against  
the sinner upon  the account of that    
unsteadiness and variety that were in   
them1  both touching ,god1 and their own
 selves4 ,sometimes the man thinks      
there is no ,god1 but that everything   
hath its rise of itself1 or  by chance1 
or fortune--,the fool hath said in his  
heart1 ,there is  no ,god 7,psa #ad3a74 
,sometimes1 again1 they think there is a
 ,god1 but yet they think  and imagine  
of him falsely4 ,thou thoughtest that ,i
 was altogether  such an one as thyself1

 saith ,god2 but ,i will reprove thee   
7,psa  #ej3ba74    ,men think1 that     
because they can sin with delight3 that 
therefore  ,god can let them escape     
without punishment4 ,nay1 oftentimes    
they  think1 that ,god doth either quite
 forget their wickedness1 or  else that 
he will be pleased with such            
satisfaction as they are  pleased to    
give him1 even a few howling prayers    
7,hosea #g3ad71  feigned and            
hypocritical tears1 and weepings1 which 
pass from them  more for fear of the    
punishment of hell-fire1 than because   
they  have offended so holy1 so just1   
and so glorious a ,god1 and so  loving  
and so condescending a ,jesus 7,mal     
#b3ac74    ,sometimes again1 they have  
had right thoughts of something of ,god1
  but not of him together2 either       
thinking so of his justice1 as to  drive
 them from him1 and also cause them to  
put him out of their  mind 7,job        
#ba3ad74 ,or else so thinking of his    
mercy as that they  quite forget his    

holiness and justice4 ,now both these   
are but base  thoughts of ,god1 and so  
erroneous1 and sinful thoughts4         
,sometimes also1 they have pretty right 
thoughts of ,god1 both as  to justice   
and mercy1 but then1 through the        
wretchedness of their  unsatisfied      
nature1 they1 against this light and    
knowledge1 do1  with shut eyes1 and     
hardened hearts1 rush fiercely1         
knowingly1 and  willingly again into    
their sins and wickedness 7,heb #f3d-f2 
#aj3bf2  #b ,peter #b3bj74    ,as men   
have these various thoughts of ,god1 so 
also their thoughts  are not steady     
about themselves4    ,sometimes they    
think they are sinners1 and therefore   
they have need  of mercy4    ,sometimes 
again1 they think they are righteous1   
and so have not  so much need2 mark1 and
 yet both alike rotten and base2        
because1  as the last is altogether     
senseless1 so the first is not at all   
savingly sensible 7,mark #aj3ag-bb2     
,luke #ah3aa1ab74    ,sometimes again1  

they think they are gods 7,eze #bh3a-f72
 that they  shall never die2 or that if 
they do die1 yet they shall never rise  
again 7#a ,cor #ae3ab72 or if they do   
rise again1 yet they shall be  saved1   
though they have lived vilely and in    
their sins all the  days of their life  
7,deu #bi3ah-bj74 ,now1 ,i say1 every   
one of these  thoughts1 with ten        
thousand more of the like nature1 will  
,god  bring in against the rebels in the
 judgment-day4 ,which thoughts  shall   
every one of them be brought forth in   
their distinct order4  ,he sheweth to   
man what is his thought 7,amos #d3ac74  
,and1 again1 ,i  know that thou canst do
 every thing1 and that no thought can be
  with-holden from thee 7,job #db3b74   
,we read1 that when the strangers  at   
,jerusalem did but hear the apostles    
speak to every one of them  in their own
 language1 how it amazed and confounded 
them 7,acts  #b3f-h74 ,but1 ,i say1 how 
will they look and be amazed when ,god  
shall evidently1 clearly1 and fully     

speak out all their hearts1  and every  
thought they have had before them6      
,now the reason and strength of this    
witness will lie here1 that ,god  will  
by the variety and crossness that their 
thoughts had one to  another1 and by the
 contradiction that was in them1 prove  
them  sinners and ungodly2 because that1
 ,i say1 sometimes they thought  there  
was a ,god1 sometimes again1 they       
thought there was none4  ,sometimes they
 thought1 that he was such a ,god1 and  
sometimes  again1 they thought of him   
quite contrary2 sometimes they thought  
he was worth regarding1 and sometimes   
they thought he was not2 as  also1      
sometimes they thought he would be      
faithful1 both to mercy1  and justice1  
and sinners2 and sometimes again1 they  
thought he  would not4    ,what greater 
argument now can there be1 to prove men1
 vanity1  froth1 a lie1 sinners1 deluded
 by the devil1 and such as had  false   
apprehensions of ,god1 his ways1 his    
word1 his justice1 his  holiness1 of    

themselves1 their sins1 and every       
action8    ,now they will indeed appear 
a very lump of confusion1 a mass of     
sin1 a bundle of ignorance1 of atheism1 
of unbelief1 and of all  things that    
should lay them obnoxious to the        
judgments of ,god4  ,this will ,god1 ,i 
say1 by mustering up the thoughts of    
man1 and  by shewing of them1 that every
 imagination and thought of their  heart
 was only evil1 and that continually1   
7by shewing of them  what staggering1   
drunken1 wild1 and uncomely thoughts    
they have  had1 both of him1 and of     
themselves17 convince them1 cast them1  
and condemn them for sinners1 and       
transgressors against the book  of      
creatures1 the book of his remembrance1 
and the book of the law4  ,by the       
variety of their thoughts1 they shall be
 proved unstable1  ignorant1 wandering  
stars1 clouds carried with a tempest1   
without  order or guidance1 and taken   
captive of the devil at his will4       
,now1 while the wicked are thus standing

 upon their trial and lives  before the 
judgment-seat1 and that in the view of  
heaven and hell1  they1 ,i say1 hearing 
and seeing such dreadful things1 both   
written  and witnessed against every one
 of them1 and that by such books  and   
such witnesses as do not only talk1 but 
testify1 and that with  the whole       
strength of truth against them3 they    
will then begin1  though poorly1 and    
without any advantage1 to plead for     
themselves1  which plea will be to this 
effect4    ,lord1 we did find in the    
scriptures1 that thou didst send a      
,saviour  into the world1 to deliver us 
from these sins and miseries4 ,we  heard
 this ,saviour also published1 and      
openly proffered to such  poor sinners  
as we are4 ,lord1 ,lord1 we also made   
profession of this  ,saviour1 and were  
many of us frequenters of his holy      
ordinances4  ,we have eaten and drank in
 thy presence1 and thou hast taught in  
our streets4 ,lord1 we have also some of
 us1 been preachers ourselves1  we have 

prophesied in thy name1 and in thy name 
have we cast out  devils1 and done many 
wondrous works4 ,nay1 ,lord1 we did herd
 among  thy people2 we forsook the      
profane and wicked world1 and carried   
our shining lamps before us in the face 
of all men2 ,lord1 ,lord1  open to us   
7,matt #g3ba-bc2 #be3a1b1aj1aa2 ,luke   
#ac3bd-bh74    ,and all the while they  
are thus pleading1 and speaking for     
themselves3  behold1 how earnestly they 
groan1 how ghastly they look1 and how   
now the brinish tears flow down like    
rivers from their eyes1 ever  redoubling
 their petition1 ,lord1 ,lord1 ,lord1   
,lord3 first thinking  of this thing1   
and then of that1 ever contending1      
seeking1 and  striving to enter in at   
this strait gate4 ,as ,christ saith1    
,when  once the master of the house is  
risen up1 that is1 when ,christ  hath   
laid aside his mediation for sinners1   
and hath taken upon  him only to judge  
and condemn2 then will the wicked begin 
to stand  without1 and to knock and     

contend for a portion among them that   
are the blessed4 ,ah1 how will their    
hearts twitter while they  look upon the
 kingdom of glory6 and how will they    
ache and throb  at every view of hell1  
their proper place6 still crying1 ,o    
that  we might inherit life1 and ,o that
 we might escape eternal death6         
,fourth1 ,but now1 to take away all     
cavils and objections1 that of  this    
nature will arise in the hearts of these
 men3 forthwith the  book of life is    
brought out for a conclusion1 and a     
final end  of eternal judgment4 ,as     
,john saith1 ,the books were opened2 and
  another book was opened1 which is the 
book of life3 and the dead  were judged 
out of those things which were written  
in the books1  according to their works 
7,rev #bj3ab74    ,but this book of     
life1 it is not at this time opened1    
because there  are not any godly to be  
tried2 for as ,i have shewed before1    
their  judgment is past and over1 before
 the wicked rise4 ,the book of life1    

then1 is now opened for further         
conviction of damned reprobates1  that  
their mouths may be stopped for ever1 as
 touching all their  cavils1            
contendings1 and arguments against      
,god's proceeding in  judgment with     
them4 ,for believe it1 while ,god is    
judging them1  they will fall to judging
 him again2 but he will be justified in 
his sayings1 and will overcome when he  
is judged at this day 7,rom  #c3d-f74   
,yet not by a hasty and angry casting   
them away1 but by  a legal and          
convincing proceeding against them1 and 
overthrowing  all their cavils by his   
manifest and invincible truth4          
,wherefore1  to cut off all that they   
can say1 he will now open the book of   
life  before them1 and will shew them   
what is written therein1 both as  to    
election1 conversion1 and a truly gospel
 conversation4 ,and will  convince them 
that they neither are of the number of  
his elect1  neither were they ever      
regenerate1 neither had they ever a     

truly  gospel conversation in the world4
    ,by these three things1 then1 out of
 this book1 thou1 who art not  saved1   
must at last be judged and overcome4    
#a4 ,here will be tried1 whether thou   
art within that part of this  book      
wherein all the elect are recorded2 for 
all the elect are  written here1 as     
,christ saith1 ,rejoice1 because your   
names are  written in heaven 7,luke     
#aj3bj72 and again1 ,in thy book1 saith 
he to his ,father1 all my members were  
written 7,psa #aci3af2 ,heb  #ab3bb1bc74
 ,now1 then1 if thy name be not found1  
either among the  prophets1 apostles1 or
 the rest of saints1 thou must be put   
by1  as one that is cast away1 as one   
polluted1 and as an abominable  branch  
7,isa #ad3ai72 thy name is wanting in   
the genealogies and  rolls of heaven    
7,ezra #b3fb71 thou art not pricked#ae  
for everlasting  life1 therefore thou   
must not be delivered from that         
soul-amazing  misery2 for there are no  
souls can1 though they would give a     

thousand worlds1 be delivered at the day
 of ,god but such that are  found       
written in this book4 ,every one of     
those that are written1  though never an
 one of those that are not written1     
shall in that  day be delivered from the
 wrath to come 7,dan #ab3a74    ,but1 ,o
 methinks1 with what careful hearts will
 the damned now begin  to look for their
 names in this book4 ,those that1 when  
once the  long-suffering of ,god waited 
on them1 made light of all admonition1  
and slighted the counsel of making their
 calling and election  sure3 would now  
give thousands of treasures1 that they  
could but  spy their names1 though last 
and least among the sons of ,god4 ,but1 
,i say1 how will they fail8 how will    
they faint8 how will they die  and      
languish in their souls8 when they shall
 still as they look1  see their names   
wanting4 ,what a pinch will it be to    
,cain to see  his brother there         
recorded1 and he himself left out4      
,absalom will  now swoon1 and be as one 

that giveth up the ghost1 when he shall 
see ,david his father1 and ,solomon his 
brother written here1 while  he withal  
is written in the earth1 among the      
damned4 ,thus1 ,i say1  will sadness be 
added to sadness1 in the soul of the    
perishing  world when they fail of      
finding their names in this part of the 
book of life of the ,lamb slain from the
 foundation of the world  7,rev #ac3h74 
#b4 ,the second part of this book1 is   
that in which is recorded1 the  nature  
of conversion1 of faith1 love1 c4 ,and  
those that have not  had the effectual  
word of ,god upon them1 and the true and
 saving  operation of grace in their    
hearts1 which is indeed the true life   
which is begun in every ,christian1 they
 will be found still not  written in    
this book2 for the living1 the holy     
living souls1 are  they only that are   
written therein2 as the prophet saith1  
and  he that remaineth in ,jerusalem1   
shall be called holy1 even every  one   
that is written among the living in     

,jerusalem 7,isa #d3c73  ,eternal life  
is already in this life1 begun in every 
soul that  shall be saved2 as ,christ   
saith1 ,he that believeth in me hath    
everlasting life4 ,and again1 ,whoso    
eateth my flesh1 and drinketh  my blood1
 hath eternal life2 and ,i will raise   
him up at the last  day 7,john #f3ed74  
,and hence they are called the living1  
that are  written in this book4 ,here   
then1 the ,lord will open before thee1  
what conversion is1 in the true and     
simple nature of it1 which  when thou   
beholdest1 thou wilt then be convinced1 
that this thou  hast missed of2 for it  
must needs be1 that when thou beholdest 
by  the records of heaven1 what a change
 what a turn2 what an alteration  the   
work of regeneration maketh on every    
soul1 and in every heart1  where the    
effectual call1 or the call according to
 his purpose1  is2 that thou who hast   
lived a stranger to this1 or that hast  
contented thyself with the notion only1 
or a formal1 and feigned  profession    

thereof3 ,i say1 it cannot be but that  
thou must forthwith  fall down1 and with
 grief conclude1 that thou hast no share
 in  this part of the book of life      
neither1 the living only are written    
herein4 ,there is not one dead1 carnal1 
wicked man recorded here4  ,no2 but when
 the ,lord shall at this day make       
mention of ,rahab1 of  ,babylon1 of     
,philistia1 and ,ethiopia3 that is1 of  
all the cursed  rabble and crew of the  
damned3 then he will say1 that this man 
was born there--that is1 amongst them1  
and so hath his name where  they have   
theirs2 namely1 under the black rod1 in 
the king's  black book1 where he hath   
recorded all his enemies and traitors4  
,it shall be said of this man1 of this  
ungodly man1 that he was born  there    
7,psa #hg3d71 that he lived and died in 
the state of nature1  and so under the  
curse of ,god1 even as others3 for as he
 said of  wicked ,coniah1 ,write ye this
 man childless 7,jer #bb3cj71 so he     
saith of every ungodly man that so      

departeth out of this world1  ,write    
this man graceless4    ,wherefore1 ,i   
say1 among the ,babylonians and         
,philistines2 among the  unbelieving    
,moors and pagans1 his name will be     
found in the day  when it will be       
inquired where every man was born2 for  
,god at this  day1 will divide the whole
 world into these two ranks--the        
children  of the world1 and the children
 of ,zion4 ,wherefore here is the       
honour1 the privilege1 and advantage    
that the godly above the  wicked will   
have at the day of their counting1 when 
the ,lord maketh  mention of ,zion1 it  
shall be then acknowledged that this and
 that  7good7 man was born in her4 ,the 
,lord shall count1 saith the  prophet1  
when he writeth up the people1 that this
 man was born  there 7,psa #hg3f74 ,this
 man had the work of conversion1 of     
faith1  and grace in his soul4 ,this man
 is a child of ,zion1 of the heavenly   
,jerusalem1 which is also written in    
heaven 7,gal #d3bf2 ,heb #ab3bc74       

,blessed is the people that is in such a
 case 7,psa #add3ae74    ,but1 poor     
soul1 counters#af will not go for gold  
now2 for though so  long as thou didst  
judge thyself by the crooked rule of thy
 own  reason1 fancy1 and affection1 thou
 wast pure in thine own eyes3  yet now  
thou must be judged alone by the words  
and rule of the ,lord  ,jesus3 which    
word shall not now1 as in times past1 be
 wrested and  wrung1 both this way and  
that1 to smooth thee up in thy          
hypocrite's  hope and carnal confidence2
 but be thou king or keser1#ag be thou  
who thou wilt1 the word of ,christ1 and 
that with this interpretation  only1 it 
shall judge thee in the last day 7,john 
#ab3dh74    ,now will sinners begin to  
cry with loud and bitter cries1 ,oh6 ten
  thousand worlds for a saving work of  
grace4 ,crowns and kingdoms for  the    
least measure of saving faith1 and for  
the love1 that ,christ  will say1 is the
 love of his own ,spirit4    ,now they  
will begin also to see the work of a    

broken and a contrite  spirit1 and of   
walking with ,god1 as living stones1 in 
this world4 ,but  alas6 these things    
appear in their hearts to the damned too
 late2  as also do all things else4     
,this will be but like the repentance   
of the thief1 about whose neck is the   
halter1 and he turning off  the ladder2 
for the unfortunate hap of the damned   
will be1 that  the glory of heavenly    
things will not appear to them till out 
of  season4 ,christ must now indeed be  
shewed to them1 as also the true  nature
 of faith and all grace2 but it will be1
 when the door is  shut1 and mercy gone4
 ,they will pray1 and repent most       
earnestly2  but it will be in the time  
of great waters of the floods of eternal
  wrath1 when they cannot come nigh him 
7#a ,tim #f3ae2 ,matt #be3aj1aa2  ,psa  
#cb3f74    ,well1 then1 tell me1 sinner1
 if ,christ should now come to judge the
  world1 canst thou abide the trial of  
the book of life8 art thou  confident   
that thy profession1 that thy           

conversion1 thy faith1  and all other   
graces thou thinkest thou hast1 will    
prove gold1  silver1 and precious stones
 in this day8 ,behold1 he comes as a    
refiner's fire1 and as fuller's soap4   
,shalt thou indeed abide the  melting   
and washing of this day8 ,examine1 ,i   
say1 beforehand1 and  try thyself       
unfeignedly2 for every one that doth    
truth cometh  to the light1 that his    
deeds may be made manifest1 that they   
are  wrought in ,god 7,john #c3ba74     
,thou sayest thou art a ,christian1 that
 also thou hast repented1  dost believe1
 and love the ,lord ,jesus2 but the     
question is1 whether  these things will 
be found of equal length1 height1 and   
breadth  with the book of life1 or      
whether1 when thou art weighed in the   
balance1 thou wilt yet be found wanting 
7,dan #e3bg74 ,how if1 when  thou comest
 to speak for thyself before ,god1 thou 
shouldst say  ,sibboleth instead of     
,shibboleth3 that is1 though almost1 yet
 not  rightly and naturally the language

 of the ,christians 7,judg #ab3f74      
,if thou miss but one letter in thy     
evidence1 thou art gone2 for  though    
thou mayest deceive thy own heart with  
brass1 instead of  gold1 and with tin   
instead of silver1 yet ,god will not be 
so put  off 7,gal #f3g74 ,you know how  
confident the foolish virgins were1  and
 yet how they were deceived4 ,they      
herded with the saints1 they  went forth
 from the gross pollutions of the world1
 they every  one had shining lamps1 and 
all went forth to meet the bridegroom1  
and yet they missed the kingdom2 they   
were not written among the  living at   
,jerusalem2 they had not the true1      
powerful1 saving work  of conversion1 of
 faith1 and grace in their souls3 they  
that are  foolish take their lamps1 but 
take no oil1 no saving grace1 with  them
 7,matt #be3a-d74 ,thus you see how     
sinners will be put to it  before the   
judgment-seat from these two parts of   
this book of life4  ,but1    #c4 ,there 
is yet another part of this book to be  

opened1 and that  is1 that part of it in
 which are recorded those noble and     
,christian  acts1 that they have done   
since the time of their conversion and  
turning to ,christ4 ,here1 ,i say1 are  
recorded the testimony of the  saints   
against sin and antichrist2 their       
suffering for the sake  of ,god1 their  
love to the members of ,christ1 their   
patience under  the cross1 and their    
faithful frequenting the assemblies of  
the  saints1 and their encouraging one  
another to bear up in his ways  in the  
worst of times2 even when the proud were
 called happy1 and  when they that      
wrought wickedness were even set up4 ,as
 he there  saith1 ,then they that feared
 the ,lord spake often one to another3  
and the ,lord hearkened1 and heard it1  
and a book of remembrance  was written  
before him for them that feared the     
,lord1 and that  thought upon his name  
7,mal #c3af74    ,for indeed1 as truly  
as any person hath his name found in the
 first  part of this book of life1 and  

his conversion in the second2 so  there 
is a third part1 in which there are his 
noble1 spiritual1 and  holy actions     
recorded and set down4 ,as it is said by
 the ,spirit  to ,john1 concerning those
 that suffered martyrdom for the truth  
of  ,jesus1 ,write1 ,blessed are the    
dead which die in the ,lord3--,yea1     
saith the ,spirit1 that they may rest   
from their labours2 and their  works do 
follow them 7,rev #ad3ac74    ,and hence
 it is that the labours of the saints   
and the book of life1  are mentioned    
together1 signifying that the travels1  
and labours1  and acts of the godly1 are
 recorded therein 7,phil #d3c74    ,and 
hence it is again1 that the ,lord doth  
tell ,sardis1 that those  among them    
that stood it out to the last gasp1 in  
the faith and  love of the gospel1      
should not be blotted out of the book of
 life2  but they1 with the work of ,god 
on their soul1 and their labour  for    
,god in this world2 should be confessed 
before his ,father1 and  before his     

angels 7,rev #c3e74    ,this part of    
this book1 is in another place called1  
,the book  of the wars of the ,lord1    
7,num #ba3ad71 because in it1 ,i say1   
are  recorded these famous acts of the  
saints against the world1 flesh1  and   
the devil4    ,you find also1 how exact 
the ,holy ,ghost is1 in recording the   
travels1  pains1 labour1 and goodness of
 any of the children of ,israel1 in     
their journey from ,egypt to ,canaan1   
which was a representation of  the      
travels of the saints1 from nature to   
grace1 and from grace  to glory4 ,king  
,ahasuerus1 kept in his library a book  
of records1  wherein was written1 the   
good service that his subjects did for  
him at any time1 which was a type also  
of the manner and order of  heaven4 ,and
 as sure as ever ,mordecai1 when search 
was made in the  rolls1 was found there 
to have done such and such service for  
the  king and his kingdom 7,esth        
#f3a1b73 so surely will it be found1    
what  every saint hath done for ,god1 at

 the day of inquiry4 ,you find in  the  
,old ,testament also1 still as any of   
the kings of ,judah died1  there was    
surely a record in the book of          
,chronicles1 of their  memorable acts   
and doings for their ,god1 the church1  
and the  commonwealth of ,israel1 which 
still doth further hold forth unto  the 
children of men1 this very thing1 that  
all the kings of the  ,new ,testament1  
which are the saints of ,god1 have all  
their acts1  and what they have done for
 their ,god1 c41 recorded in the book   
of ,chronicles in the heavenly          
,jerusalem4    ,now1 ,i say1 when this  
part of the book of life shall be       
opened1  what can be found in it1 of the
 good deeds and heaven-born actions  of 
wicked men8 ,just nothing2 for as it is 
not to be expected that  thorns should  
bring forth grapes1 or that thistles    
should bear  figs3 so it cannot be      
imagined1 that ungodly men should have  
anything to their commendations1        
recorded in this part of the book  of   

life4 ,what hast thou done1 man1 for    
,god in this world8 ,art thou  one of   
them that hast set thyself against those
 strong strugglings  of pride1 lust1    
covetousness1 and secret wickedness1    
that remain  in thy heart1 like ,job and
 ,paul8 7,job #a3h2 #b ,cor #aj3d1e74   
,and do  these strugglings against these
 things1 arise from pure love to  the   
,lord ,jesus1 or from some legal terrors
 and conviction for sin  7,gal #e3f74   
,dost thou1 ,i say1 struggle against thy
 lusts1 because  thou dost in truth1    
love the sweet1 holy1 and blessed       
leadings of  the ,spirit of the ,lord   
,jesus2 its leadings of thee1 ,i say1   
into  his blood and death1 for thy      
justification and deliverance from      
wrath to come 7,phil #c3f-h2 #b ,cor    
#e3ad74    ,what acts of self-denial1   
hast thou done for the name of the ,lord
  ,jesus1 among the sons of men8 ,i say1
 what house1 what friend1 what  wife1   
what children1 and the like1 hast thou  
lost1 or left for the  word of ,god1 and

 the testimony of his truth in the      
world8 7,matt  #ai3bg1bh2 ,rev #ab3aa74 
,wast thou one of them1 that didst sigh1
 and  afflict thyself for the           
abominations of the times8 and that     
,christ  hath marked and recorded for   
such an one8 7,eze #i3d2 ,zeph #c3ah74  
,in a word1 art thou one of them1 that  
wouldst not be won1 neither  by fear1   
frowns1 nor flatteries1 to forsake the  
ways of ,god1 or  wrong thy conscience8 
or art thou one of them that slightest  
those  opportunities that ,satan and    
this world did often give thee to       
return to sin in secret 7,heb #aa3ae74  
,these be the men whose praise  is in   
the gospel1 and whose commendable and   
worthy acts are recorded  before the    
,judge of all the world4 ,alas1 alas1   
these things are  strange things to a   
carnal and wicked man4 ,nothing of this 
hath  been done by him in this life1 and
 therefore how can any such be  recorded
 for him in the book of life8 wherefore 
he must needs be  shut out of this part 

also4 ,as ,david saith1 ,let them be    
blotted  out of the book of the living1 
and not be written with the righteous   
7,psa #fi3bh74    ,thus ,i say1 the     
wicked will find nothing for their      
comfort1 either  in the first part of   
this book1 where all the names of the   
elect  are1 neither will they find      
anything in the second part thereof1    
where are recorded the true nature and  
operation of effectual  conversion1 of  
faith1 or love1 or the like2 and ,i say1
 neither  can anything be found in this 
third part1 wherein are recorded the    
worthy acts1 and memorable deeds of the 
saints of the ,lord ,jesus4  ,thus1 when
 ,christ therefore hath opened before   
them this book of  life1 and convinced  
the ungodly at this day out of it1 he   
will  then shut it up again1 saying1 ,i 
find nothing herein that will do  you   
good2 you are none of my elect1 you are 
the sons of perdition4  ,for as these   
things will be found clear and full in  
the book of  life1 so they will be found

 effectually wrought in the hearts  of  
the elect1 all whose conversion and     
perseverance shall now be  opened before
 thine eyes1 as a witness1 ,i say1 of   
the truth of what  thou here seest      
opened before thee1 and also of thy     
unregenerate  estate4 ,now1 thou wilt   
see what a turn1 what a change1 and what
  a clinging to ,god1 to ,christ1 and   
his word and ways2 there was  found in  
the souls of the saved ones6 ,here shall
 be seen also how  resolvedly1          
unfeignedly1 and heartily the true child
 of ,god did  oppose1 resist1 and war   
against his most dear and darling lusts 
and corruptions4 ,now the saints are    
hidden ones1 but then they  shall be    
manifest2 this is the morrow in which   
the ,lord will shew  who are his1 and   
who they are that fear the ,lord1 and   
who that  fear him not 7,psa #hc3c2 #a  
,sam #h3ai2 ,num #af3e2 ,mal #c3ah74    
,now you  shall see how ,abraham left   
his country 7,heb #aa3h72 how close good
  ,lot did stick to ,god in profane and 

wicked ,sodom 7#b ,peter #b3g1h72  how  
the apostles left all to follow ,jesus  
,christ 7,matt #ai3bi72 and  how        
patiently they took all crosses1        
afflictions1 persecutions1  and         
necessities for the kingdom of heaven's 
sake2 how they endured  burning1        
striving1 stoning1 hanging1 and a       
thousand calamities2 how  they          
manifested their love to their ,lord1   
his cause1 and people in  the worst of  
times1 and in the days when they were   
most rejected1  slighted1 abused1 and   
abased2 then shall the ,king say to them
 on  his right hand1 7and that when all 
the devils and damned sinners  stand    
by17 ,come1 ye blessed of my ,father1   
inherit the kingdom  prepared for you   
from the foundation of the world3 7you  
are indeed  the truly converted souls1  
as appears by the grace that was in     
your hearts7 for ,i was an hungered1 and
 ye gave me meat3 ,i was  thirsty1 and  
ye gave me drink3 ,i was a stranger1 and
 ye took me in3  ,naked1 and ye clothed 

me3 ,i was sick1 and ye visited me3 ,i  
was in  prison1 and ye came unto me     
7,matt #be3cd-cf74 ,you owned me1 stood 
by me1 and denied yourselves to nourish 
me and my poor members1  in our low1 and
 weak1 and most despised condition4     
,this1 ,i say1  the world shall see1    
hear1 and be witnesses of1 against      
themselves  and their souls for ever2   
for how can it be1 but these poor damned
  sinners should be forced to confess1  
that they were both ,christless  and    
graceless1 when they shall find1 both in
 the book of life1 and  in the hearts of
 the holy and beloved souls1 that which 
themselves  are quite barren of1 and    
greatest strangers to4 ,the saints1 by  
the fruits of regeneration1 even in this
 world1 do testify to the  world1 not   
only the truth of conversion in         
themselves1 but also  that they are yet 
,christless1 and so heavenless1 and     
salvationless1  that are not converted  
7#a ,tim #f3ab2 #a ,thess #b3aj2 #b ,tim
 #b3b74 ,but  alas6 while we are here1  

they will evade this testimony1 both of 
our happiness1 by calling our faith1    
phantasy2 our communion with  ,god1     
delusion2 and the sincere profession of 
his word before the  world1 hypocrisy1  
pride1 and arrogancy3 yet1 ,i say1 when 
they see  us on the right hand of       
,christ1 commingled among the angels of 
light1 and themselves on his left hand1 
and commingled with the  angels of      
darkness2 and1 ,i say1 when they shall  
see our hearts and  ways opened before  
their eyes1 and owned by the ,judge for 
honest  hearts and good ways1 and yet   
the same ways that they hated1          
slighted1 disowned and contemned1 what  
will they1 or what can they  say1 but   
thus--,we fools counted their lives     
madness1 and their end  to be without   
honour2 but how are they numbered with  
the saints1  and owned by ,god and      
,christ6    ,and truly1 was it not that 
the world might1 by seeing the turn that
  is wrought on the godly at their      
conversion1 be convinced of the  evil of

 their ways1 or be left without excuse  
the more in the day  of ,god1 7with some
 other reasons7 they should not1 ,i am  
persuaded1  stay so long from heaven as 
they do1 nor undergo so much abuse  and 
hardship as frequently befalls them4    
,god1 by the lengthening  out the life  
of his people that are scattered here   
and there  among men in this world1 is  
making work for the day of judgment1    
and the overthrow of the implacable1 for
 ever and ever2 and1 as  ,i have said1  
will by the conversion1 life1 patience1 
self-denial1  and heavenly-mindedness of
 his dear children1 give them a heavy   
and most dreadful blow4 ,now1 when ,god 
hath thus laid open the  work of grace1 
both by the book of life and the        
,christian's heart3  then1 of itself    
will fall to the ground1 their pleading 
what gifts  and abilities they had in   
this world2 they will now see that      
gifts1  and grace1 are two things3 and  
also1 that whosoever is graceless1  let 
their gifts be never so excellent1 they 

must perish and be lost  for ever2      
wherefore1 for all their gifts1 they    
shall be found the  workers of iniquity1
 and shall so be judged and condemned   
7,matt  #g3bb1bc74 ,that is a notable   
place in the prophecy of ,ezekiel1 ,thus
  saith he ,lord ,,god1 saith he1 ,if   
the prince1 the ,prince of ,life1  give 
a gift to any of his sons1--that is1 to 
any that are truly  gracious--the       
inheritance1 or the profit that he gets 
thereby1  shall be his son's--that is1  
for the exercise of his gift he  shall  
receive a reward2 but if he give a gift 
of his inheritance  to one of his       
servants1 that is not a son1 then it    
shall be  his but to the year of        
liberty2 after1 it shall return to the  
prince1 c4 7,eze #df3af1ag74 ,this day  
of liberty it is now1 when  the ,judge  
is set upon the throne to judgment1 even
 the glorious  liberty of the children  
of ,god 7,rom #h3ba71 wherefore then    
will  ,christ say to them that stand by1
 ,take from him the pound1 and  give it 

to him that hath ten pounds4 ,this      
servant must not abide  in the house for
 ever1 though with the son it shall be  
so 7,john  #h3ce2 ,luke #ai3bd74 ,a man 
may be used as a servant in the church  
of  ,god1 and may receive many gifts1   
and much knowledge of the things  of    
heaven1 and yet at last himself be no   
more than a very bubble  and nothing 7#a
 ,cor #ac3a-c74    ,but now1 ,i say1 at 
this day1 they shall clearly see the    
difference  between gifts and grace1    
even as clearly1 as now they that have  
eyes can see the difference between     
gifts and ignorance1 and very           
foolishness4 ,this our day doth indeed  
abound with gifts2 many  sparkling wits 
are seen in every corner2 men have the  
word and  truths of ,christ at their    
fingers' ends2 but alas1 with many1     
yea1 a great many1 there is nought but  
wits and gifts2 they are  but words1 all
 their religion lieth in their tongues  
and heads1  the power of what they say  
and know1 it is seen in others1 not  in 

themselves4 ,these are like the lord on 
whom the king of ,israel  leaned1 they  
shall see the plenty1 the blessed plenty
 that ,god  doth provide1 and will      
bestow upon his church1 but they shall  
not  taste thereof 7#b ,kings #g3ag-bj74
    ,obs4 ,first4 ,before ,i conclude   
this matter1 observe1 first1 that  among
 all the objections and cavils that are 
made1 and will be  made1 by the ungodly1
 in the day of the ,lord ,jesus1 they   
have not  one hump#ah about election and
 reprobation2 they murmur not at all    
that they were not predestinated to     
eternal life2 and the reason  is1       
because then they shall see1 though now 
they are blind1 that  ,god could in his 
prerogative royal1 without prejudice to 
them that  are damned1 choose and refuse
 at pleasure2 and besides1 they at  that
 day shall be convinced1 that there was 
so much reality and  downright          
willingness in ,god1 in every tender of 
grace and mercy  to the worst of men2   
and also so much goodness1 justness1 and

  reasonableness in every command of the
 gospel of grace1 which they  were so   
often entreated and beseeched to        
embrace1 that they will  be drowned in  
the conviction of this1 that did refuse 
love1 grace1  reason1 c43 love1 ,i say1 
for hatred1 grace for sin1 and things   
reasonable1 for things unreasonable and 
vain4 ,now they shall see  they left    
glory for shame1 ,god for the devil1    
heaven for hell1 light  for darkness4   
,now they shall see that though they    
made themselves  beasts1 yet ,god made  
them reasonable creatures1 and that he  
did with reason expect that they should 
have adhered to1 and have  delighted in1
 things that are good1 and according to 
,god2 yea1 now  they shall see1 that    
though ,god did not determine to bring  
them to  heaven against their hearts and
 wills1 and the love that they had  to  
their sins3 yet then they shall be      
convinced1 that ,god was far  from      
infusing anything into their souls1 that
 should in the least  hinder1 weaken1   

obstruct1 or let them in seeking the    
welfare of  their souls4 ,now men will  
tattle and prattle at a mad rate1 about 
election and reprobation1 and conclude1 
that because all are not  elected1      
therefore ,god is to blame that any are 
damned3 but then  they will see1 that   
they are not damned because they were   
not  elected1 but because they sinned2  
and also that they sinned1 not  because 
,god put any weakness into their souls1 
but because they  gave way1 and that    
willfully1 knowingly1 and desperately1  
to ,satan  and his suggestions2 and so  
turned away from the holy commandment   
delivered unto them2 yea1 then they will
 see1 that though ,god at  some times   
did fasten his cords about their heads1 
and heels1 and  hands1 both by godly    
education1 and smarting convictions1 yet
 they  rushed away with violence from   
all1 saying1 ,let us break their  bands 
asunder1 and cast away their cords from 
us 7,psa #b3c74 ,god  will be justified 
in his sayings1 and clear when he       

judgeth 7,psa  #ea3d71 though thy proud 
ignorance thinks to have1 and to        
multiply1  cavils against him4    ,obs4 
,second4 ,but secondly1 as the whole    
body of the elect1 by the  nature of    
conversion in their hearts1 shall       
witness a non-conversion  in the hearts 
of the wicked2 and as the ungodly shall 
fall under  the conviction of this cloud
 of witnesses3 so1 to increase their    
conviction1 there will also be opened   
before them all the labours  of the     
godly1 both ministers and others1 and   
the pains that they  have taken1 to     
save1 if it had been possible1 these    
damned wretches2  and now will it come  
burning hot upon their souls1 how often 
they  were forewarned of this day2 now  
they shall see1 that there was  never   
any quarter-sessions1 nor general       
jail-delivery more publicly  foretold   
of1 than this day4 ,you know that the   
judges before they  begin their assizes1
 do give to the country in charge1 that 
they  take heed to the laws and statutes

 of the king4 ,why rebel1 thou  shalt be
 at this day convicted1 that every      
sermon thou hast heard1  and that every 
serious debate thou hast been at about  
the things  of ,god1 and laws of        
eternity1 they were to thee as the      
judge's  charge before the assizes and  
judgment began4 ,every exhortation of   
every minister of ,god1 it is as that   
which ,paul gave to ,timothy1  and      
commanded him to give in charge to      
others--,i charge thee before  ,god1 and
 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and the elect
 angels1 saith he1  that thou observe   
these things2 and again1 ,i give thee   
charge  in the sight of ,god1 who       
quickeneth all things1 and before ,jesus
  ,christ1 who before ,pontius ,pilate  
witnessed a good confession2  ,that thou
 keep this commandment without spot1    
unrebukeable1 until  the appearing of   
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,tim #e3ba2
 #f3ac1ad74 ,these  things give in      
charge1 saith he1 that they may be      
blameless4 ,this1  ,i say1 hast thou    

heard and seen1 and yet thou hast not   
held fast1  but hast cast away the      
things that thou hast heard1 and hast   
been  warned of3 alas6 ,god will        
multiply his witnesses against thee4    
#a4 ,thy own vows and promises shall be 
a witness against thee1 that  thou hast1
 contrary to thy light and knowledge1   
destroyed thy soul1  as ,joshua said to 
the children of ,israel1 when they said 
the ,lord  should be their ,god4 ,well1 
saith he1 ,ye are witnesses against     
yourselves that ye have chosen you the  
,lord1 to serve him4 ,that  is1 if now  
you turn back again1 even this covenant 
and resolution  of yours will in the    
great day be a witness against you--,and
 they  said1 ,we are witnesses 7,josh   
#bd3bb74    #b4 ,every time you have    
with your mouth said well of godliness1 
and  yet gone on in wickedness2 or every
 time you have condemned sin  in others1
 and yet have not refrained it          
yourselves2 ,i say1 every  such word and
 conclusion that hath passed out of thy 

mouth1 sinner1  it shall be as a witness
 against thee in the day of ,god1 and   
the  ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 as ,christ   
saith1 ,by thy words thou shalt be      
justified1 and by thy words thou shalt  
be condemned 7,matt #ab3cg74  ,i        
observe1 that talk with who you will1   
they will with their mouth  say1 serving
 of ,god1 and loving of ,christ1 and    
walking in ways of  holiness1 are best1 
and best will come of them4 ,i observe  
again1  that men that are grossly wicked
 themselves1 will yet1 with heavy       
censures and judgments1 condemn         
drunkenness1 lying1 covetousness1       
pride1 and whoring1 with all manner of  
abominations in others2  and yet1 in the
 meantime1 continue to be neglecters of 
,god1 and  embracers of sin and the     
allurements of the flesh themselves4    
,why1  such souls1 every time they speak
 well of godliness1 and continue  in    
their sins2 they do pass judgment upon  
themselves1 and provide  a witness1 even
 their own mouth1 against their own     

soul1 at the  judgment-seat--,out of thy
 own mouth1 saith ,christ1 will ,i judge
  thee1 thou wicked servant2 thou       
knewest what ,i was1 and that  ,i loved 
to see all my servants zealous1 and     
active for me1 that  at my coming1 ,i   
might have received again what ,i gave  
thee1 with  increase2 thou oughtest     
therefore to have been busying thyself  
in  my work1 for my glory1 and thy own  
good2 but seeing thou hast1  against thy
 own light and mouth gone contrary3     
,angels1 take this  unprofitable        
servant1 and cast ye him into utter     
darkness1 there  shall be weeping and   
gnashing of teeth2 he sinned against his
  light1 he shall go to hell against his
 will 7,matt #be3bf-ca74    ,the very   
same ,i say1 will befall all those that 
have used their  mouth to condemn the   
sins of others1 while they themselves   
live  in their sins4 ,saith ,god1 ,o    
thou wicked wretch1 thou didst know     
that sin was bad1 thou didst condemn it 
in others1 thou dist also  condemn1 and 

pass judgment upon them for their sin1  
,therefore  thou art inexcusable1 ,o    
man1 whosoever thou art that judgest3   
for  thou that judgest dost the same    
thing2 wherefore1 wherein thou  hast    
judged another1 thou condemnest thyself4
 ,i must therefore1  saith ,christ1 look
 upon thee to be no other but a sinner  
against  thy own mouth1 and cannot but  
judge thee as a despiser of my          
goodness1 and the riches of my          
forbearance2 by which means1 thou  hast 
treasured up wrath against this day of  
wrath1 and revelation  of the righteous 
judgment of ,god 7,rom #b3a-e74 ,he that
 knoweth to  do good1 and doth it not1  
to him it is sin4 ,thus will ,god1 ,i   
say1  judge and condemn poor sinners1   
even from and by themselves1 to  the    
fire1 that lake of brimstone and fire4  
#c4 ,god hath said in his word1 that    
rather than there shall want  witness at
 the day of judgment1 against the       
workers of iniquity3  the very dust of  
their city1 that shall cleave to his    

messengers  that publish the gospel     
shall itself be a witness against them2 
and so ,christ bid his servants         
say--,into whatsoever city ye enter1    
and they receive you not1 go your ways  
out into the streets of the  same1 and  
say1 ,even the very dust of your city1  
which cleaveth on  us1 we do wipe off   
against you3 c4 ,but ,i say unto you1   
saith  he to his ministers1 it shall be 
more tolerable for ,sodom at  the       
judgment than for that city 7,luke      
#aj3aj-ab74    ,it may be1 that when    
thou hearest that the dust of the       
street1  7that cleaveth to a minister of
 the gospel1 while thou rejectest  his  
word of salvation17 shall be a witness  
against thee at the  day of judgment3   
thou wilt be apt to laugh1 and say1 ,the
 dust a  witness6 ,witnesses will be    
scarce where dust is forced to come in  
to plead against a man4 ,well sinner1   
mock not2 ,god doth use to  confound the
 great and mighty by things that are    
not1 and that  are despised4 ,and how   

sayest thou8 ,if ,god had said by a     
prophet  to ,pharaoh1 but two years     
before the plague1 that he would shortly
  come against him with one army of     
lice1 and a second army of  frogs1 and  
with a third army of locusts1 c41 and   
would destroy  his land1 dost thou think
 it had been wisdom in ,pharaoh1 now to 
have laughed such tidings to scorn8 ,is 
anything too hard for the  ,lord8 ,hath 
he said it1 and shall he not bring it to
 pass8 ,you  shall see in the day of    
judgment1 of what force all these things
  will be1 as witnesses against the     
ungodly4    ,many more witnesses might  
,i here reckon up1 but these at this    
time  shall suffice to be nominated2 for
 out of the mouth of two or three       
witnesses1 every word shall be          
established 7#b ,cor #ac3a74 ,and at    
the mouth of two or three witnesses1    
shall he that is worthy of  death1 be   
put to death 7,deu #ag3f2 ,john #h3ag74 
,fourth--the sentence of the ungodly4   
,thus then1 the books being  opened1 the

 laws read1 the witnesses heard1 and the
 ungodly  convicted2 forthwith the ,lord
 and ,judge proceeds to execution4      
,,the ,,sentence ,,and ,,punishment ,,of
 ,,the ,,wicked4    ,and to that end    
doth pass the sentence of eternal death 
upon them1  saying1 ,depart from me1 ye 
cursed1 into everlasting fire1 prepared 
for the devil and his angels 7,matt     
#be3da74 ,you are now by the  book of   
the creatures1 by the book of ,god's    
remembrance1 by the  book of the law1   
and by the book of life1 adjudged guilty
 of high  treason against ,god and me2  
and as murderers of your own souls1  as 
these faithful and true witnesses here  
have testified1 every  one of them      
appearing in their most upright         
testimony against  you4 ,also1 you never
 had a saving work of conversion1 and   
faith1  passed upon you1 you died in    
your sins2 neither can ,i find anything 
in the last part of this book that will 
serve your turn1 no worthy  act is here 
recorded of you--,when ,i was an        

hungered1 and ye gave  me no meat3 when 
,i was thirsty1 ye game me no drink3    
when ,i was  a stranger1 ye took me not 
in3 ,i was naked1 but ye clothed me not3
  ,i was sick and in prison1 but ye     
visited me not3 ,i have made a  thorough
 search among the records of the living1
 and find nothing  of you1 or of your   
deeds1 therein--,depart from me1 ye     
cursed1  c4 7,matt #be3db1dc74    ,thus 
will these poor ungodly creatures be    
stripped of all hope  and comfort1 and  
therefore must need fall into great     
sadness and  wailing1 before the ,judge2
 yea1 crying out1 as being loath to  let
 go all for lost2 and even as the man   
that is fallen into the  river1 will    
catch hold of anything when he is       
struggling for life1  though it tend to 
hold him faster under the water to drown
 him3  so1 ,i say1 while these poor     
creatures1 as they lie struggling and   
twining under the ireful countenance of 
the ,judge2 they will bring  out yet one
 more faint and weak groan1 and there   

goes life and  all2 their last sigh is  
this--,lord1 when saw we thee an        
hungered1  and gave thee no meat3 or    
when saw we thee thirsty1 and gave thee 
no drink8 when saw we thee a stranger1  
and took thee not in8 or  naked1 and    
clothed thee not8 or when wast thou     
sick1 or in prison1  and we did not     
minister unto thee8 7,matt #be3dd74     
,thus you see1 how loath the sinner is  
now to take a nay of life  everlasting4 
,he that once would not be persuaded to 
close with the  ,lord ,jesus1 though one
 should have persuaded him with tears of
  blood3 behold how fast he now hangs   
about the ,lord1 what arguments  he     
frames with mournful groans2 how with   
shifts and words he seeks  to gain the  
time1 and to defer the execution3 ,lord1
 open unto us6  ,lord1 ,lord1 open unto 
us6 7,matt #be3aa74 ,lord1 thou hast    
taught in  our streets1 and we have both
 taught in thy name and in thy name     
have we cast out devils 7,matt #g3bb74  
,we have eaten and drank in  thy        

presence 7,luke #ac3bf74 ,and when did  
we see thee an hungry1 or  thirsty1 or a
 stranger1 or naked1 or sick1 or in     
prison1 and did  not minister to thee8  
7,matt #be3aj1aa74 ,o poor hearts6 how  
loath1  how unwillingly do they turn    
away from ,christ6 ,how loath are they  
to partake of the fruit of their ungodly
 doings6 ,christ must say1  ,depart     
once1 and depart twice1 before they will
 depart4 ,when he  hath shut the door   
upon them1 yet they knock1 and cry1     
,lord1 open  unto us2 when he hath given
 them their answer1 that he knows  them 
not1 yet they plead and mourn4          
,wherefore he is fain to answer  again1 
,i tell you1 ,i know you not whence you 
are2 depart 7,luke  #ac3be-bg74         
,,depart4 ,o this word1 ,depart6 ,how   
dreadful is it6 with what weight  will  
it fall on the head of every condemned  
sinner6 ,for you must  note1 that while 
the ungodly stand thus before the       
,judge2 they  cannot choose but have a  
most famous view both of the kingdom of 

heaven1 and of the damned wights in     
hell4 ,now they see the ,god of  glory1 
the ,king of glory1 the saints of glory1
 and the angels of  glory2 and the      
kingdom in which they have their eternal
 abode4 ,now1  they also begin to see   
the worth of ,christ1 and what it is to 
be  smiled upon by him2 from all which  
they must depart2 and as ,i say1  they  
shall have the view of this2 so they    
will most famously#ai  behold the pit1  
the bottomless pit1 the fire1 the       
brimstone1 and  the flaming beds that   
justice hath prepared for them of old   
7,jude  #d74 ,their associates also1    
will be very conspicuous1 and clear     
before their watery eyes4 ,they will see
 now1 what and which are  devils1 and   
who are damned souls2 now their         
great-grandfather  ,cain1 and all his   
brood1 with ,judas and his companions1  
must be  their fellow-sighers in the    
flames and pangs for ever4 ,o heavy     
day6 ,o heavy word6    ,this word       
depart1 therefore1 it looketh two ways1 

and commands  the damned to do so too4  
,depart from heaven1 depart to hell2    
depart  from life1 depart to death3     
depart from me--now the ladder doth     
turn from under them indeed4#bj    ,the 
,saviour turns them off1 the ,saviour   
throws them down4 ,he hath  given him   
authority to execute judgment also1     
because he is the  ,son of man 7,john   
#e3bg74 ,depart from me3 ,i would come  
to have done  you good2 but then you    
would not4 ,now then1 though you would  
have  it never so willingly1 yet you    
shall not4    ,depart from me1 ye       
cursed4 ,you lie open to the stroke of  
justice  for your sins2 ye forsaken1 and
 left of ,god1 ye vessels of wrath1  ye 
despisers of ,god and goodness1 you must
 now have vengeance feed  on you2 for   
you did1 when you were in the world1    
feed on sin1 and  treasure up wrath     
against this day of wrath1 and          
revelation of the  righteous judgment of
 ,god 7,rom #b3c-f74    ,depart1 ye     
cursed1 into everlasting fire4 ,fire is 

that which of  all things is the most   
insufferable and insupportable4         
,wherefore1  by fire1 is shewed the     
grievous state of the ungodly1 after    
judgment4 ,who can eat fire1 drink fire1
 and lie down in the midst  of flames of
 fire8 ,yet this must the wicked do4    
,again2 not only  fire1 but everlasting 
fire4 ,behold how great a fire a little 
matter kindleth4 ,a little sin1 a little
 pleasure1 a little unjust  dealing and 
doing2 what preparation is made for the 
punishment  thereof4 ,and hence it is1  
that the fire into which the damned     
fall1  is called the lake1 or sea of    
fire--,and whosoever1 saith ,john1  was 
not found written in the book of life   
was cast into the lake  of fire and     
brimstone 7,rev #bj3ae74 ,little did the
 sinner seriously  think1 that when he  
was sinning against ,god1 he was making 
such  provision for his poor soul2 but  
now 'tis too late to repent1 his  worm  
must never die1 and his fire never shall
 be quenched 7,mark  #i3dh74 ,though the

 time in which men commit sin is short1 
yet the  time of ,god's punishing of    
them for their sin1 is long4    ,depart 
from me1 ye cursed1 into everlasting    
fire1 prepared for the  devil and his   
angels4 ,in that he saith1 prepared for 
the devil  and his angels3 he insinuates
 a further conviction upon the          
consciences of the damned4 ,as if he had
 said1 ,as for this fire  and lake that 
you must go to1 though you thought but  
little of  it1 because you were         
careless1 yet ,i did betimes put you in 
mind  of what would be the fruits of    
sin2 even by preparing of this  judgment
 for the devil and his angels4 ,the     
devil in his creation  is far more noble
 than you2 yet when he sinned1 ,i spared
 him not4  ,he sinned also before man2  
and ,i1 upon his sinning1 did cast him  
down from heaven to hell1 and did hang  
the chains of everlasting  darkness upon
 him 7,jude #f71 which might1 yea1 ought
 to have been  a fair item to you to    
take heed1 but you would not 7,gen      

#c3b-e74  ,wherefore1 seeing you have   
sinned as he hath done1 and that too1   
after he had both sinned1 and was bound 
over to eternal punishment2  the same   
justice that layeth hold on these more  
noble creatures1  must surely seize on  
you 7,rev #bj3a74 ,the world should be  
convinced of  judgment then1 because the
 prince of this world is judged 7,john  
#af3h74 ,and that before they came to   
this condition of hearing the  eternal  
sentence rattle in their ears2 but      
seeing they did not  regard it then1    
they must and shall feel the smart of it
 now4  ,depart from me1 ye cursed1 into 
everlasting fire1 prepared for  the     
devil and his angels4    ,god would have
 men learn both what mercy and justice  
is to them1  by his shewing it to       
others2 but if they be sottish and      
careless  in the day of forbearance1    
they must learn by smarting in the day  
of rebukes and vengeance4 ,thus it was  
with the old world2 ,god gave  them one 
hundred and twenty years' warning1 by   

the preparation of  ,noah1 for the flood
 that should come2 but forasmuch as they
 then  were careless1 and would not     
consider the works of the ,lord1 nor    
his threatening them by this            
preparation3 therefore he brought in    
the flood upon the world of the ungodly1
 as he doth here the last  judgment upon
 the workers of iniquity1 and sweeps    
them all away  in their willful         
ignorance 7,matt #bd3cg-ci74            
,wherefore1 ,i say1 the ,lord ,chief    
,judge by these words1 ,prepared  for   
the devil and his angels1 doth as good  
as say1 ,this fire into  which now ,i   
send you1 it did of itself1 even in the 
preparation of  it1 had you considered  
it1 forewarn you of this that now is    
come  upon you4 ,hell-fire is no new1 or
 unheard-of thing2 you cannot now       
plead1 that you heard not of it in the  
world1 neither could you  with any      
reason judge1 that seeing ,i prepared it
 for angels1 for  noble1 powerful1 and  
mighty angels2 that you1 poor dust and  

ashes1  should escape the vengeance4    
,depart from me1 ye cursed1 into        
everlasting fire1 prepared for the      
devil and his angels3 ,the sentence     
being thus passed1 it remains  now1 the 
work being done1 that every one goeth to
 his eternal  station4 ,wherefore1      
forthwith this mighty company1 do now   
with  heavy heart1 return again from    
before the judgment-seat3 and that  full
 hastily1 ,god knoweth1 for their proper
 centre1 is the hell  of hell2 into     
which they descend like a stone into a  
well1 or like  ,pharaoh into the bottom 
of the ,red ,sea 7,exo #ae3aj74 ,for all
 hope  being now taken from them1 they  
must needs fall with violence1 into  the
 jaws of eternal desperation1 which will
 deal far worse with  the souls of men1 
and make a greater slaughter in their   
tortured  consciences1 than the lions in
 the den with ,daniel1 could possibly   
do with the men that were cast in among 
them 7,dan #f3bd74    ,this is that     
which ,paul calleth eternal judgment    

7,heb #f3b71 because  it is that which  
is last and final4 ,many are the        
judgments that  ,god doth execute among 
the sons of men1 some after this manner1
  and some after that2 divers of which1 
continue but for awhile1 and  none of   
them are eternal2 no1 the very devils   
and damned spirits  in hell1 though     
there1 is the longest and most terrible 
of all  the judgments of ,god1 yet on   
foot3 yet ,i say1 they must pass under  
another judgment1 even this last1 great1
 and final judgment--,the  angels which 
kept not their first estate1 but left   
their own  habitation1 he hath reserved 
in everlasting chains under darkness1   
unto the judgment of the great day      
7,jude #f74 ,and so also it is  with    
damned souls2 for both ,sodom and       
,gomorrah1 with all other1  though      
already in hell in their souls2 yet they
 must1 as ,i have  before shewed1 all   
arise to this judgment1 which will be   
their final  judgment4 ,other of the    
judgments of ,god1 as they have an end1 

so  the end of many of them prove the   
profit of those on whom they are        
inflicted1 being ,i say1 ,god's         
instrument of conversion to sinners2    
and so may fitly be compared to those   
petty judgments among men1  as putting  
in the stocks1 whipping1 or burning in  
the hand3 which  punishments1 and       
judgments1 do often prove profitable to 
those that  are punished with them2 but 
eternal judgment1 it is like those  more
 severe judgments among men1 as         
beheading1 shooting to death1  hanging1 
drawing and quartering1 which swoop#ba  
all1 even health1  time1 and the like1  
and cut off all opportunity of good1    
leaving no  place for mercy or          
amendment--,these shall go away into    
everlasting  punishment1 c4 7,matt      
#be3df74 ,this word1 depart1 c41 is the 
last word the damned for ever are like  
to hear--,i say1 it is the  last voice1 
and therefore will stick longest1 and   
with most power1  on their slaughtered  
souls2 there is no calling of it back   

again2  it is the very wind-up of       
eternal judgment4    ,thus then1 the    
judgment being over1 the kingdom ceaseth
 to be any  longer in the hand of the   
man ,christ ,jesus2 for as the judges   
here  among men1 when they have gone    
their circuit1 do deliver up their      
commission to the king2 so ,christ the  
judge1 doth now deliver up  his kingdom 
to his ,father 7,matt #ba3h71 and now1  
all is swallowed  up of eternity4 ,the  
damned are swallowed up of eternal      
justice and  wrath2 the saved1 of       
eternal life and felicity2 and the ,son 
also  delivereth up1 ,i say1 the kingdom
 to the ,father1 and subjects  himself  
under him that did put all things under 
him1 that ,god may  be all in all 7#a   
,cor #ae3bd-bh74    ,for now is the end 
come1 and not before1 even the end of   
the reign  of death itself2 for death1  
and hell1 and sinners1 and devils1  must
 now fall together into the lake1 that  
burns with fire and  brimstone 7,rev    
#bj3ad1ae74 ,and now is the end of      

,christ's reign1 as  the ,son of man2   
and the end of the reign of the saints  
with him1  in this his kingdom1 which he
 hath received of his ,father for his   
work sake1 which he did for him1 and for
 his elect4 ,then cometh  the end1 saith
 ,paul1 when he shall have delivered up 
the kingdom  to ,god1 even the ,father2 
,but when shall that be8 ,why1 he       
answers  saying1 ,when he shall have put
 down all rule and all authority  and   
power4 ,for he must reign1 saith he1    
till he hath put all  enemies under his 
feet1 which will not be until the final 
sentences  and judgment be over2 for the
 last enemy that shall be destroyed  is 
death4 ,for he 7,god7 hath put all      
things under his feet4 ,but  when he    
saith1 ,all things are put under him1 it
 is manifest that  he is excepted which 
did put all things under him4 ,and when 
all  things shall be subdued unto him1  
then shall the ,son also himself  be    
subject unto him that put all things    
under him1 that ,god may  be all in all 

7#a ,cor #ae3bd-bh74    ,all things     
being now at this pass--to wit1 every   
one being in its  proper place1 ,god in 
his1 ,christ in his1 the saint in his1  
and the  sinner in his2 ,i shall        
conclude with this brief touch upon both
  the state of the good and bad after   
this eternal judgment--    ,the         
righteous now shall never fear death1   
the devil1 and hell more2  and the      
wicked shall never hope of life4    ,the
 just shall ever have the victory over  
these things3 but the  wicked shall     
everlastingly be swallowed up of them4  
,the holy shall be in everlasting light3
 but the sinner in everlasting          
darkness4 ,without light1 ,i say1 yet in
 fire ever burning1 yet not  consumed2  
always afraid of death and hell1        
vehemently desiring to be  annihilated  
to nothing4 ,continually fearing to stay
 long in hell1  and yet certainly sure  
they shall never come out of it4 ,ever  
desiring the saints' happiness1 and yet 
always envying their  felicity4 ,they   

would have it1 because it is easy and   
comfortable2  yet cannot abide to think 
of it1 because they have lost it for    
ever4  ,ever laden with the delight of  
sin2 and yet that is the greatest       
torture2 always desiring to put it out  
of their mind1 and yet  assuredly know  
they must for ever abide the guilt and  
torment  thereof4    ,the saints are    
always inflamed with the consideration  
of the grace  that once they embraced2  
but the wicked1 most flamingly tormented
  with the thoughts of rejecting and    
refusing it4    ,the just1 when they    
think of their sins1 they are comforted 
with  the thoughts of their being       
delivered from them2 but the ungodly1   
when they think of their righteousness1 
will gnaw themselves1 to  think that    
this would not deliver them from hell4  
,when the godly think of hell1 it will  
increase their comfort2 but  when the   
wicked think of heaven1 it will twinge  
them like a serpent4  ,oh1 this eternal 
judgment6 ,what would a damned soul give

 that  there might be1 though after     
thousands and hundreds of thousands  of 
millions of years1 an end put to this   
eternal judgment4 ,but  their misery is1
 they have sinned against a ,god that is
 eternal2  they have offended that      
justice that will never be satisfied2   
and  therefore they must abide the fire 
that never shall be quenched4  ,here is 
judgment1 just and sad4    ,again2 as it
 will be thus with good and bad in      
general1 so again1  more particularly1  
when the wicked are thus adjudged and   
condemned1  and also received of the    
fiery gulf1 then they shall find1 ,that 
as he that busieth himself to do good1  
shall have more glory than  others2 so  
they that have been more busy and active
 in sin than  others1 they shall have   
more wrath and torment than others4 ,for
  as doing good abundantly1 doth enlarge
 the heart to receive and  hold more    
glory3 so doing evil abundantly1 doth   
enlarge the heart  and soul to receive  
punishment so much the more4 ,and hence 

it is  that you have such sayings as    
these--,it shall be more tolerable  in  
the judgment for ,sodom than for others 
7,luke #aj3ab7--that is1  than for those
 that had sinned against much greater   
light and  mercy4 ,for these1 as he     
saith in another place1 shall receive   
greater damnation 7,luke #bj3dg74 ,yea1 
it standeth to reason1 that  he who had 
most light1 most conviction1 most means 
of conversion1  and that was highest    
towards heaven1 he must needs have the  
greatest  fall1 and so sink deepest into
 the jaws of eternal misery4 ,as one    
star--that is1 as one saint--differeth  
from another in heaven2 so  one damned  
soul shall differ from another in hell4 
,it is so among  the devils themselves2 
they are some worse than others2        
,beelzebub  is the prince1 or chief of  
the devils 7,matt #i3cd2 ,mark #c3bb74  
,that is1 one that was most glorious in 
heaven2 chief among the  reprobate      
angels before his fall 7,isa #ad3ab71   
and therefore sinned  against the       

greater light1 mercy1 and goodness2 and 
so became the  chief for wickedness1 and
 will also have as the wages thereof1   
the  chief of torments4 ,for that will  
be true of the damned in hell1  which is
 prayed for against ,babylon4--,how much
 she hath glorified  herself1 and lived 
deliciously1 so much torment and sorrow 
give  her 7,rev #ah3g74 ,can it be      
imagined that ,judas should have no more
  torment1 who betrayed the ,prince of  
life and ,saviour of the world1  than   
others who never came near his          
wickedness by ten thousand  degrees8 ,he
 that knew his master's will1 and       
prepared not himself1  neither did      
according to his will1 shall be beaten  
with many  stripes2 with many more      
stripes1 than others that through       
ignorance  did commit sin worthy of many
 stripes4 ,but what should ,i thus      
discourse of the degrees of the torments
 of the damned souls in  hell8 ,for he  
that suffers least1 will the waters of a
 full cup be  wrung out to him2 the     

least measure of wrath1 it will be the  
wrath  of ,god1 eternal and fiery wrath1
 insupportable wrath2 it will lay  the  
soul in the gulf of that second death1  
which will for ever have  the mastery   
over the poor damned perishing sinner4  
,and death and  hell were cast into the 
lake of fire4 ,this is the second death4
  ,and whosoever was not found written  
in the book of life was cast  into the  
lake of fire 7,rev #bj3ad1ae74          
,,footnotes3    #a ,bunyan quotes this  
from the ,genevan or ,puritan version2  
our  present translation has in our     
body4--,ed4    #b ,from the verb to     
chit1 to sprout--to shoot at the end of 
the  grain2 provincial and almost       
obsolete4--,ed4    #c ,these ideas are  
as new as they are striking and         
splendid4 ,our  vile bodies1 when raised
 from the dust1 shall be spiritual--like
  that of ,christ--with him in glory2   
bright as the sun and stars  and angels4
 ,how amazingly superior is our         
preaching mechanic1  to all the fathers 

7so called7 and dignitaries of state    
churches  that ever wrote upon this     
subject4 ,bunyan proves his apostolic   
descent in the right line2 he breathes  
the spirit--the holy fire  of the       
inspired writers4--,ed4    #d ,i have   
continued this word as ,bunyan spelt it1
 but he probably  meant hog-herd1 a     
keeper or driver of swine1 one of the   
dirtiest  and lowest employments4    ,no
 boorish hog-herd fed his rooting swine 
,browne's ,pastorals4--,ed4    #e ,its  
possessing of us1 or to give us         
possession4 ,this possesses  us of the  
most valuable blessing of human life1   
friendship4 ,gov4  of ,tongue4--,ed4    
#f ,this is an awful state of delusion2 
to imagine that ,god is the  author of  
gross things1 such as worshipping a     
wafer1 or applying  to a priest to      
forgive sins2 and that a holy ,god      
prompts them to  the doing thereof1 and 
sanctions them by his presence66 ,every 
man  is tempted1 when he is drawn away  
of his own lust1 and enticed1  ,james   

#a3ad4 ,christian1 take care that you   
receive not any doctrine1  nor conform  
to any practice in religion1 without    
prayerful  investigation1 and a thus    
saith the ,lord for its sanction4--,ed4 
#g ,go to his grave in his banner1      
alluding to splendid funerals1  the     
hearse being ornamented with banners    
captured in war1 or  armorial           
bearings4--,ed4    #h ,unsanctified     
knowledge1 accompanied by a degree of   
conformity in  conduct1 may be the      
portion of some who indulge             
soul-destroying  heresies4--,ed4    #i  
,a graphic writer1 addressing us at the 
distance of two centuries1  frequently  
makes interesting mention of manners and
 customs prevailing  at the time wherein
 he lived4 ,from the illustration here  
employed  by ,bunyan1 we learn that the 
culprit before trial1 and therefore     
before convicted of crime1 was in a     
manner prejudged1 and loaded  with      
fetters4 ,these extreme judicial        
severities belong to the past4    #aj   

,abundance1 exuberance1 more than       
enough4--,ed4    #aa ,bunyan's          
sanctified mind1 well stored with the   
sacred scriptures1  richly enjoyed the  
contemplation of nature4 ,no writer1    
however  blessed with extensive         
learning1 sanctified by deep and glowing
  piety1 has opened the book of creation
 with such a master mind1 as  a witness 
against man at the day of judgment4 ,in 
this1 as in many  other things1 ,bunyan 
stands pre-eminent2 a striking          
illustration  of the ways of ,god1 who  
poured such abundance of heavenly       
treasure  into an earthen vessel1       
despised and persecuted of men4--,ed4   
#ab ,slethy1 now obsolete1 sly1 cunning1
 stealthy4 ,darkened with  men's        
sleightie jugling1 and counterfeit      
crafts4 ,bishop ,gardiner4--,ed4    #ac 
,twenty and twenty years1 a singular    
mode of expression1  probably alluding  
to the forty years' trial of the        
,israelites in  the wilderness4--,ed4   
#ad ,conscience1 at the day of judgment1

 will imperatively command  guilt1 which
 had been committed1 to appear1 and will
 fasten it  upon the soul1 which it     
accuseth4 ,this is a most impressive and
  solemn appeal2--there can then be no  
concealment1 no subterfuge4--,ed4    #ae
 ,pricked1 nominated by a puncture or   
mark1 as our sheriffs are               
pricked4--,ed4    #af ,counters1 false  
coin--,will you with counters sum ,the  
vast  proportion of his infinite4       
,shakespeare4--,ed4    #ag ,keser1      
,caesar or emperor4--,ed4      #ah      
,hump2 or hump-back is a deformity in   
nature1 so ,bunyan uses  the word hump  
as a deformity in judgment4--,ed4    #ai
 ,famously1 plainly1 openly2 in this    
sense obsolete4 ,tillotson  used the    
words famous malefactors4 ,sermon on #a 
,john #d3i4--;,ed4    #bj ,bunyan here  
alludes to men convicted of crime2 but  
how many  innocent1 nay1 pious servants 
of ,christ1 have been compelled to go   
up the ladder to the gibbet1 and when   
the rope has been adjusted  and the     

ladder turned1 have been ignominiously  
murdered by the  sanction of wicked     
laws4--,ed4    #ba ,the physician looks 
with another eye on the medicinal herb  
than the  grazing ox1 which swoops it in
 with the common grass4                 
,glanville4--,ed4    999999    ,,some   
,,gospel ,,truths ,,opened1 ,,according 
,,to ,,the ,,scriptures2 ,,or1 ,,the    
,,divine ,,and ,,human ,,nature ,,of    
,,christ ,,jesus2    ,,his ,,coming     
,,into ,,the ,,world2 ,,his             
,,righteousness1 ,,death1               
,,resurrection1  ,,ascension1           
,,intercession1 ,,and ,,second ,,coming 
,,to ,,judgment1 ,,plainly              
,,demonstrated ,,and ,,proved4    ,,and 
,,also1    ,answers to several          
,questions1 with profitable ,directions 
to stand  fast in the ,doctrine of      
,jesus the ,son of ,,mary1 against those
  blustering ,storms of the ,devil's    
,temptations1 which do at this  ,day1   
like so many ,scorpions1 break loose    
from the bottomless ,pit1  to bite and  

torment those that have not tasted the  
,vertue of ,jesus1  by the ,revelation  
of the ,spirit of ,god4    ,published   
for the good of ,god's chosen ones1 by  
that unworthy  servant of ,,christ1     
,,john ,,bunyan1 of ,,bedford1 ,by the  
grace of ,,god1  preacher of the        
,,gospel of his dear ,,son4    ',jesus  
saith1--,i am the way1 and the truth and
 the life3 no man  cometh unto the      
,father but by me4'--,john #ad3f        
',neither is there salvation in any     
other4'--,acts #d3ab      ,,editor',s   
,,advertisement4    ,this was the first 
work published by the indefatigable     
servant of  ,christ1 ,john ,bunyan2 and 
he modestly sought the patronage of his 
brethren in the ministry1 and ,messrs4  
,burton1 ,spencly and ,child  wrote     
prefatory recommendations4 ,the latter  
of these1 ,mr4 ,john  ,child1 for some  
temporal advantages afterwards          
conformed2 and  became notorious for    
having1 in a fit of despair1 destroyed  
himself4    ,well might ,bunyan in this 

treatise1 call the early period of his  
ministry 'distracted and dangerous      
times1' in which many a poor  sincere   
inquirer stood 'tottering and shaking1' 
bewildered with the  new din of         
sectaries1 each boldly declaring his    
divine authority4  ,in the midst of this
 storm of contending opinions1 ,bunyan  
stood  forth conspicuously to declare   
',gospel ,truths'2 and to open and      
vindicate them these discourses were    
written4 ,to enable the reader  to      
understand and appreciate them1 it will 
be needful to take a  rapid glance at   
the state of society which then         
prevailed4 ,the  frivolities of dress   
and laxity of morals introduced by      
,james  the ,first1 increased by the    
mixture of ,french fashions under the   
popish wife of ,charles the ,first1 had 
spread their debauching  influence      
throughout the kingdom4 ,george ,fox1   
the founder of the  ,society of         
,friends1 in an address ',to such as    
follow the world's  fashions1' gives an 

almost incredible description of the    
tomfooleries  of dress which prevailed4 
',how doth the devil garnish himself1   
and the people are carried away with    
vanity--women plaiting their  hair--men 
and women powdering it1 making their    
backs like bags  of meal4 ,the men      
having store of ribbands of divers      
colours about  their waists1 and at     
their knees1 and in their hats4 ,the    
women with  their spots on their noses1 
cheeks1 and foreheads--rings on their   
fingers--cuffs double1 like a butcher in
 his white sleeves--ribbands  about     
their arms1 hands1 back1 waists1        
knees--and hats like unto  fidlers'     
bags--is not this the devil's           
adorning8'#a    ,at this period the iron
 hand of tyranny and oppression over the
  worship of ,god had been suddenly     
paralyzed4 ,the ruinous penalties1  and 
even capital punishments1 which had     
enforced attendance on a  form of common
 prayer1 and a pretence to believe      
articles1 creeds1  and catechisms1      

ordained by ,acts of ,parliament1 were  
removed4  ,man1 by nature averse to     
religious inquiries1 was now stimulated1
  under a threat of eternal ruin1       
personally and individually1 to  seek   
for truth and salvation4 ,at this time a
 little persecuted  band of puritans had
 directed every inquirer after salvation
 to  the sacred ,scriptures1 which alone
 were able to make wise unto  salvation1
 by the aid of the ,holy ,spirit        
enlightening their minds  to understand1
 and subduing their wills to receive    
those eternal  truths4 ,but a new light 
was now discovered--that which          
lighteneth  every man that cometh into  
the world2 and which1 it was alleged1   
would alone1 if cherished and followed1 
lead the honest inquirer  into all      
truth4 ,national religion1 so called1   
had been propagated  at an incredible   
expense of treasure1 and by the         
sacrifice of the  best blood in the     
country1 to the shrine of               
infallibility--called  uniformity4 ,a   

hireling priesthood had limited to      
themselves the  right to teach men how  
to be ,christians4 ,the result of all   
this  was clearly seen1 when the people 
were driven to think and choose  for    
themselves4 ,their minds were in        
darkness and confusion1  which quickly  
produced the most whimsical1            
mischievous1 and even  ludicrous        
opinions1 mixed with truth4    ,national
 establishments1 whether ,pagan1        
,mohamedan1 or ,christian--be  this     
latter either ,greek1 ,roman1 or        
,protestant--have a direct and  natural 
tendency to repress and prevent personal
 inquiries1 lest  they should interfere 
with uniformity in faith and worship2   
which is  a presumed incapability of    
error on the part of those who impose   
them4 ,systems1 which ,,in ,,fact1      
although not in words1 claim            
infallibility1 by requiring implicit and
 absolute submission1 must  have had a  
direct tendency to hoodwink and blind   
the people2 nor  can we be surprised1   

that when their eyes were first opened1 
they  saw indistinctly2 or1 to use a    
scripture phrase1 'men as trees         
walking4' ,they utterly failed in       
preparing the mind to receive divine    
truth1 or in furnishing an antidote to  
extravagant speculations  in religion4  
,the state of the millions can hardly be
 conceived2 they had paid  a priest to  
think on religion for them--to read the 
,bible for  them--and to pray for them4 
,they had paid the church to make them  
,christians--to confirm them--to forgive
 their sins--and to bury  their bodies  
in sure and certain hope of heaven4     
,from this fatal  sleep of ignorance and
 error1 they were aroused by itinerant  
preachers2 many of whom were men of     
education1 of irreproachable  morals1   
and most benevolent habits4 ,they went  
forth upon their  mission at a fearful  
sacrifice of comfort1 property1 health1 
and  even of life2 calling all to       
repentance1 and to obey the light       
within--to follow on to perfection in   

this life--and1 at the  same time1      
denouncing all hireling ministers4 ,they
 were called  in derision1 ,familists1  
,ranters1 ,quakers1 ,new ,lights1 c4    
,the  old leaven1 which had led the     
people without inquiry to follow  the   
priests1 now operated on multitudes to  
follow those ardent  and self-denying   
leaders4 ,the ,familists1 or family of  
love1 were  consistent in their         
lives2--considered every day a sabbath1 
and  baptized none under thirty years of
 age4 ,the ,ranters mingled a  little   
truth with much error--abused their     
,christian liberty--and  lived          
licentiously1 and were a scandal to     
religion4 ,the ,quakers--so  called from
 their trembling agitation when under a 
powerful sense  of eternal realities1   
and because1 in preaching1 they         
admonished  their hearers to tremble and
 quake at the word of ,god--considered  
the sacraments as mere ceremonies1      
inconsistent with spiritual             
worship--lived and dressed with the     

utmost simplicity1 and took  the lead in
 attacking error at all risks4    ,these
 itinerants went through the whole      
length and breadth of the  land1 and in 
every place of public resort they made  
proclamation4  ,in fairs1 markets1      
meetings1 assizes1 and steeple-houses1  
their  voice was heard denouncing evil  
and exhorting to righteousness4  ,short 
weights and deceit were declared an     
abomination to the  ,lord1 in fairs and 
markets4 ,every religious delusion was  
exposed  in meetings and parish         
churches4 ,the journals of ,george ,fox1
 and  others1 are exceedingly           
interesting in recounting their         
hazardous  adventures1 zeal1 and no     
ordinary degree of ready wit and talent4
  ,some of these itinerants came to     
,bedford1 and in the parish church1     
called 'the steeple-house1' in ,bedford 
town1 on the #bc;d of ,may1  #afef1 they
 met ,john ,bunyan1 probably after he   
had been ministering  there4 ,with him  
they held a public disputation or       

controversy1 to  which allusions are    
made by both parties1#b and in ,bunyan  
they  met a master spirit who confounded
 them4 ,the subjects in dispute  were of
 the deepest importance--the work of the
 ,holy ,spirit in  conversion--the      
authority of the ,bible--the perfection 
of holiness  in this life--and whether  
it was lawful to perform the work of    
the ministry for hire4    ,after a very 
careful perusal of ,e4 ,burrough's      
answers to ,bunyan1  it is gratifying to
 find that the whole truth is set forth 
in  the following pages2--some of the   
facts are worthy of a careful  notice4  
,the ,baptists and ,independents had    
long existed in this  country1 and had  
published confessions of faith4 ,the    
,ranters and  ,familists existed not as 
sects but in name1 and soon disappeared4
  ,the ,quakers1 who were confounded    
with the ,ranters and ,familists1  were 
not at this time formed into a society2 
nor had they published  any book of     
discipline4 ,the ,society of ,friends   

were some years  after united1 and have 
been one of the most useful as well as  
the brightest ornaments to this kingdom4
 ,the works of ,fox1 ,penn1  ,barclay1  
and others1 with their books of         
discipline1 and yearly  epistles1 shew  
that they1 to a very great extent1 agree
 with ,bunyan  in his sentiments2 and it
 is well worthy of notice that1 in the  
latter part of his life1 when he wrote  
his admirable treatise  on the          
resurrection of the dead1 he does not   
accuse the ,society  of ,friends with   
holding any false opinions4 ,bunyan is  
clear and  scriptural upon the ',light  
within1' or that conscience of right    
and wrong which all possess to their    
condemnation--as distinguished  from the
 indwelling of the ,holy ,spirit1 the   
gift of ,god to his  people1 revealing  
in them the pardon of sin and hope of   
glory1 by  opening their understandings 
to receive the truths of the ,bible4    
,when ,ann ,blakeley bid ,bunyan 'throw 
away the ,scriptures1' he  replied1     

',no1 for then the devil would be too   
hard for me4'#c ,and  when accused of   
being a hireling priest1 how triumphant 
was the  reply--it ought to be printed  
in letters of gold4 ,he was charged     
with making merchandize of souls1 and he
 answered--',friend1 dost  thou speak   
this from thy own knowledge1 or did any 
other tell thee  so8 ,however1 that     
spirit that led thee out this way is a  
lying  spirit4 ,for though ,i be poor1  
and of no repute in the world1 as  to   
outward things2 yet through grace ,i    
have learned by the example  of the     
apostle1 to preach the truth2 and also  
to work with my  hands1 both for my own 
living1 and for those that are with me1 
when ,i have opportunity4 ,and ,i trust 
that the ,lord ,jesus1 who hath  helped 
me to reject the wages of               
unrighteousness hitherto1 will  also    
help me still1 so that ,i shall         
distribute that which ,god hath  given  
me ,,freely1 and not for filthy lucre's 
sake4'#d ,how does  this contrast with  

the description of the state clergy1    
before  the triers were appointed4#e    
,favoured by the kind assistance of     
,charles ,bowden1 the secretary  to the 
,society of ,friends1 access was        
afforded me to the extensive  library in
 ,devonshire ,house1 and upon collation 
of ,bunyan's  quotations with the       
original editions of ,burrough's        
exceedingly  rare tracts1 my            
gratification was great to find that    
every extract  made by ,john ,bunyan was
 perfectly faithful4    ,edward         
,burrough1 called a son of thunder and  
of consolation1  answered both these    
treatises of ,bunyan's1--denying1 on the
 part  of the ,quakers1 many of the     
charges made against them1 as connected 
with the ,ranters4 ,he was a man of     
great talent--fearless1 devoted1  and   
pious4 ,he became extensively useful2   
and like thousands of  most excellent   
men1 was sacrificed at the shrine of    
that fanatical  church over which the   
profligate and debauched ,charles the   

,second  was the supreme head4 ,he died 
in the prime of life1 receiving the     
crown of martyrdom1 when his happy      
spirit ascended from ,newgate  in #affb3
 aged #bh years4    ,no sect was so     
severely tormented as the ,quakers4 ,a  
fanatical  clergyman1 ,edward ,lane1 in 
a book called ',look unto ,jesus1'      
#affc1  thus pours forth his soul1      
breathing out cruelty--',i hope and pray
  the ,lord to incline the heart of his 
majesty our religious ,king1  to        
suppress the ,quakers1 that none of them
 may be suffered to abide  in the land4'
 ,a prayer as full of cruelty against a 
most peaceful  and valuable part of the 
community1 as it was hypocritical in    
calling a debauched and profligate man  
,charles the ,second 'our  religious    
king4'    ,controversy was carried on in
 those days with extreme virulence2     
learned and unlettered men alike used   
violent language1 which1 in  this       
enlightened and comparatively happy age1
 is read with wonder4  ,burrough called 

his answer ',the ,gospel of ,peace      
contended for in  the spirit of meekness
 and of love4' ,he meekly commences     
with--',how  long1 ye crafty fowlers1   
will ye prey upon the innocent2 how long
  shall the righteous be a prey to your 
teeth1 ye subtle foxes2 your  dens are  
in darkness1 and your mischief is       
hatched upon your beds  of secret       
whoredoms4' ,he says1 ',i own the words 
but ,i deny thy  voice4' ,such was the  
unhallowed spirit of controversy in that
  age4 ,a harsh epithet was called      
faithful dealing3 thus1 a learned       
clergyman1 writing upon ,baptism1       
entitled his work--',the ,anabaptists   
ducked and plunged over head and        
ears--washed and shrunk in the          
washing'2 to which an equally learned   
,baptist replied1 in his  ',baby        
,baptism mere ,babyism4' ,all this      
unseemly violence has passed  away1 and 
with it much of the virulence of        
persecution2 soon may  it pass away     
altogether1 only to be pointed at as the

 evidence  of a barbarous age4 ,we now  
look back to cruelties perpetrated in   
the times of ,bunyan by the national    
religion1 as a stigma upon  human       
nature4 ',what a church is this of      
yours1 to be defended by  gaols1 and    
prisons1 and whips1 and stocks1 and     
violent dealing4'  ',let us fairly try  
our spiritual weapons1 and not carnal   
cruel  tortures4' ',let us not hurt or  
imprison each other1 nor put in  the    
stocks1 nor cruelly whip and lacerate   
each others' bodies2 but  let us thrash 
deceit1 whip and beat that and all false
 doctrines'3  these were the breathings 
of our pilgrim forefathers1--it is the  
language of common sense and of real    
religion4 ,may such sentiments  spread1 
and soon cover the earth6--,,geo4       
,,offor4    ,,footnotes3    #a4 ,george 
,fox's ,journal1 folio1 p4 #add4    #b4 
,see ,burrough's ,works1 p4 #cjd4    #c4
 ,page #bja4    #d4 ,page #bja4    #e4  
,page #agh4        ,,the ,,author ,,to  
,,the ,,reader4    ,seeing the ,lord    

hath been pleased to put it into my     
heart1 to  write a few things to thee   
7,reader7 touching those things which   
are most surely believed by all those   
that are1 or shall be saved  7,luke     
#a3a2 ,acts #ac3ch74 ,i think it meet   
also1 to stir up thy  heart by way of   
remembrance1 touching those things that 
are the  hindrances of thy believing the
 things that are necessary to the       
welfare of thine immortal soul4 ,and    
indeed1 this is the only thing          
necessary2 it is better to lose all that
 ever thou hast1 than to  have thy soul 
and body for ever cast into hell2 ,and  
therefore1  ,i beseech thee to consider 
with me a few things touching the       
stratagems1 or subtle temptations of the
 devil1 whereby he lieth  in wait1 if by
 any means he may1 to make thee fall    
short of eternal  life 7#a ,peter #e3h74
    ,and first of all1 he doth endeavour
 by all means to keep thee in  love with
 thy sins and pleasures1 knowing that he
 is sure of thee1  if he can but bewitch

 thee to live and die in them 7#a ,cor  
#f3i1aj2  #b ,thess #b3ab74 ,yea1 he    
knows that he is as sure of thee1 as if 
he  had thee in hell already 7,john     
#c3ai74 ,and that he might accomplish   
his design on thee in this particular1  
he laboureth by all means  possible to  
keep thy conscience asleep in security  
and self-conceitedness1  keeping thee   
from all things that might be a means to
 awaken and  rouse up thine heart4 ,as  
first1 he will endeavour to keep thee   
from hearing of the word1 by suggesting 
unto thee this and the  other worldly   
business which must be performed2 so    
that thou wilt  not want excuse to keep 
thee from the ordinances of ,christ1 in 
hearing1 reading1 meditation1 c41 or    
else1 he seeks to disturb1  and distract
 thy mind when thou art conversant in   
these things1  that thou canst not      
attend to them diligently1 and so they  
become  unprofitable2 or else if thou   
art a little more stirred1 he labours   
to rock thee asleep again1 by casting   

thee upon1 and keeping thee  in evil    
company1 as among rioters1 drunkards1   
jesters1 and other  of his instruments1 
which he employeth on purpose to keep   
thee  secure1 and so ruin thy soul and  
body for ever and ever4    ,if not thus1
 then peradventure he will seek to      
persuade thee it  is but a melancholy   
fit1 and will put thee upon the works of
 thy  calling1 or thy pleasures1 or     
phys2 or some other trick he will       
invent1 such as best agreeth with thy   
nature4 ,and thus thy heart  is again   
deaded1 and thou art kept in carnal     
security1 that thou  mightest perish for
 ever4 ,but if notwithstanding these1   
and many  cunning slights more which    
might be named1 he cannot so blind1 and 
benumb thy conscience1 but that it doth 
see and feel sin to be a  burden1       
intolerable and exceeding sinful2 ,then 
in the second place1  his design is to  
drive thee to despair1 by persuading    
thee that  thy sins are too big to be   
pardoned2 he will seek by all means     

possible to aggravate them by all the   
circumstances of time1  place1 person1  
manner1 nature1 and continuance of thy  
sins1 he  will object in thy soul1 thou 
hast out-sinned grace1 by rejecting  so 
many exhortations1 and admonitions1 so  
many reproofs1 so many  tenders of      
grace2 hadst thou closed in with them it
 had been well  with thee1 but now thou 
hast stood it out so long1 that there is
  no hope for thee3 thou mightest have  
come sooner1 if thou didst  look to be  
saved1 but now it is too late4 ,and     
withal1 that he  might carry on his     
design upon thee to purpose1 he will be 
sure to  present to thy conscience1 the 
most sad sentences of the scripture2    
yea1 and set them home with such cunning
 arguments1 that1 if it  be possible1 he
 will make thee despair1 and make away  
thyself1 as  did ,judas4    ,but if he  
be prevented in this his intended       
purpose2 the next  thing he doth beset  
thee with1 is to make thee rest upon    
thine own  righteousness1 telling thee1 

that if thou wilt needs be saved1  thou 
must earn heaven with thy fingers' ends2
 and it may be1  he represents to thy   
soul such a scripture2 ',if thou doest  
well1  shalt thou not be accepted8' ,and
 thou having 7but in the strength  of   
nature7 kept thyself from thy former    
grosser pollutions1 and  it may be from 
some more secret sins1 are ready to     
conclude1 now  thou dost well2 now ,god 
accepts thee2 now he will pardon1 yea1  
hath pardoned thee2 now thy condition is
 good1 and so goest on  till thou       
meetest with a searching word1 and      
ministry1 which tells  thee1 and        
discovers plainly unto thee1 that thou  
doest all this  while deceive thyself1  
by a vain hope and confidence2 for tho' 
thou  seek after the law of             
righteousness1 thou hast not yet        
attained  to the law of righteousness1  
nor yet canst1 because thou seekest  it 
'not by faith1 but as it were1 by the   
works of the law' 7,rom  #i3ca1cb74     
,here again1 thou art left in the mire1 

and now peradventure  thou seest1 that  
thou art not profited by the works of   
the law1  nor thy own righteousness3    
,and this makes thee stir a little1 but 
in process of time1 7through the subtle 
sleights of the devil1 and  the         
wickedness of thine own heart27 thou    
forgettest thy trouble  of conscience1  
and slippest into a notion of the       
gospel1 and the  grace thereof1 and now 
thou thinkest thyself cock-sure3 ,now   
thou  art able to say1 ',he that lives  
and dies in his sins1 shall be  damned  
for them3 ,he that trusts in his own    
righteousness1 shall  not be saved'3    
,now thou canst cry1 'grace1 grace1 it's
 freely by  grace1 it's through the     
death of the man ,christ ,jesus1 that   
sinners  do attain unto eternal life'   
7,heb #i3ad74 ,this1 ,i say1 thou hast  
in the notion1 and hast not the power of
 the same in thine heart1  and so it may
 be thine head is full of the knowledge 
of the  scriptures1 though thine heart  
be empty of sanctifying grace4 ,and     

thus thou dost rejoice for a time4 ,yet 
because thou hast not the  root of the  
matter within thee1 in time of          
temptation thou fallest  away 7,luke    
#h3ac74    ,now being in this condition1
 and thinking thyself to be wondrous    
well1 because of that notion of the     
truth1 and that notion thou  hast in the
 things of ,god3 ,i say1 being in this  
state1 thou art  liable to these        
dangers4    ,first1 ,thou art like to   
perish if thou die with this notion in  
thine head1 except ,god out of his rich 
grace do work a saving work  of grace   
and knowledge in thy heart2 for know    
this1 thou mayest  understand glorious  
mysteries1 and yet be a cast-away 7#a   
,cor  #ac3a-c74 ,or else1    ,secondly1 
,thou art liable to the next damnable   
heresy that the  devil sendeth into the 
world4 ,see and consider ,luke #h3ac2 #b
 ,timothy  #b3ah4 ,i say1 thou dost lie 
liable to be carried away with it1 and  
to be captivated by it2 so that at last1
 through the delusions of  the devil1   

thou mayest have thy conscience seared  
as with an hot  iron1 so hard1 that     
neither law1 nor gospel1 can make any   
entrance  thereinto1 to the doing of    
thee the least good4 ,and indeed1 who   
are the men that at this day are so     
deluded by the quakers1 and  other      
pernicious doctrines2 but those who     
thought it enough to  be talkers of the 
gospel1 and grace of ,god1 without      
seeking and  giving all diligence to    
make it sure unto themselves8 ',and for 
this cause ,god' shall send hath sent   
'them strong delusion1  that they should
 believe a lie3 ,that they all might be 
damned1 who  believed not the truth1 but
 had pleasure in unrighteousness1' as   
it is written 7#b ,thess #b3aa1ab74 ,and
 indeed if you mark it1 you  shall see1 
that they be such kind of people1 who at
 this day are  so carried away with the 
quakers' delusions2 namely1 a company   
of loose ranters1 and light notionists1 
with here and there  a legalist1 which  
were shaking in their principles from   

time to  time1 sometimes on this        
religion1 sometimes on that4#a ,and thus
  these unstable souls are deluded and  
beguiled at last 7#b ,peter  #b3ad74 ,so
 that these who before 7as one would    
have thought7  had something of ,god in 
them1 are now turned such enemies to the
  glorious truths of the gospel1 that   
there are none so obstinately  erroneous
 as they4 ,and indeed it is just with   
,god1 to give them  over to 'believe a  
lie' 7#b ,thess #b3aa71 who before were 
so idle  that they would not receive the
 truth of ,god into their hearts1  in   
the love of it4 ,and to be bewitched by 
the devil to obey his  temptations1 and 
be damned1 who would not obey the truth1
 that  they might be saved 7,gal #c3a74 
,but you will say1 what lies are those1 
that the devil beguileth  poor souls    
withal8 ,i shall briefly tell you some  
of them1 but  having before said1 that  
they especially are liable to the danger
  of them1 who slip into high notions1  
and rest there2 taking that  for true   

faith which is not4 ,i shall desire thee
 seriously to  consider this one        
character of a ,,notionist4 ,such an    
one1 whether  he perceives it or not1 is
 puffed up in his fleshly mind1 and     
advanceth himself above others1 thinking
 but few may compare with  him for      
religion and knowledge in the           
scriptures1 but are ignorant  and       
foolish in comparison of him3 7,thus    
knowledge puffeth up1 7#a  ,cor #h3a77  
whereas when men receive truth in the   
love of the truth1  the more the head   
and heart is filled with the knowledge  
of the  mystery of godliness1 the more  
it is emptied of its own things1  and is
 more sensible of its own vileness1 and 
so truly humbled in  its own eyes4      
,and further1 a notionist1 though he    
fall from his former strictness  and    
seeming holiness1 and appear more loose1
 and vain in his  practices1 yet speaks 
as confidently of himself1 as to        
assurance  of salvation1 the love of    
,god1 and union with ,god1 as ever4 ,but

  now to return1 and declare some of    
those lies which the devil  persuades   
some of these men to believe4    ,i4    
,that salvation was not fully1 and      
completely wrought out for  poor sinners
 by the man ,christ ,jesus1 though he   
did it gloriously  7,acts #ac3ch1ci71 by
 his death upon the cross1 without the  
gates  of ,jerusalem 7,heb #ac3ab       
compared with ,john #ai3ai1bj74    ,,ii4
 ,this is another of his lies wherewith 
he doth deceive poor  sinners1 bidding  
them follow the light that they brought 
into the  world with them1 telling them1
 that light will lead them to the       
kingdom2 for 7say they7 it will convince
 of sin1 as swearing1  lying1 stealing1 
covetousness1 and the rest of the sins  
against  the law 7,rom #c3bj74 ,but 'the
 law is not of faith' 7,gal #c3ac74 ,and
  then ,i am sure1 that it1 with all its
 motions and convictions1 is  never able
 to justify the soul of any poor sinner4
 ',for as many  as are of the works of  
the law are under the curse3 for it is  

written1 ,cursed is every one that      
continueth not in all things  which are 
written in the book of the law to do    
them' 7,gal #c3aj71  but that no man is 
justified by the law is evident1 'for1  
,the  just shall live by faith' 7v #aa74
 ,now because ,i am not altogether      
ignorant of the delusion of the devil   
touching this grace of faith  also1 ,i  
shall therefore in short give thee      
7reader7 a brief1 yet  true description 
from the scripture4 #a4 ,what true      
justifying faith  is1 and what it lays  
hold upon4 #b4 ,i shall shew who it doth
 come  from4 #c4 ,that every one hath it
 not4 #d4 ,what are the fruits of  it4  
#a4 ,first therefore1 true faith is a   
fruit1 work1 or gift of the  ,spirit of 
,god 7,gal #e3bb2 #b ,thess #a3aa2 #a   
,cor #ab3i7 whereby a poor  soul is     
enabled through the mighty operation of 
,god 7,col #b3ab7  in a sense of its    
sins and wretched estate to lay hold on 
the  righteousness1 blood1 death1       
resurrection1 ascension1 intercession1  

and coming again of the ,son of ,god    
which was crucified without the  gates  
of ,jerusalem1 for eternal life 7,john  
#c3af-ah compared with  ,matt #c3ag2    
,gal #b3bj2 ,rom #e3h-aj2 ,rom #c3be2   
,acts #af3ca2 ,heb #ac3ab7  according to
 that saying in ,hebrews #aa3a ',now    
faith is the substance  of things hoped 
for1' and 'the evidence of things not   
seen1' that  is1 the things that are    
hoped for faith sees1 lays hold upon1   
and  embraces them 7,heb #aa3ac7 as if  
they were present2 yea1 it seals  up the
 certainty of them to the soul4         
,therefore saith the ,apostle1  it is   
the evidence1 or testimony1 or witness1 
of those things  that are not seen as   
yet with a bodily eye2 which are        
obtained  by the blood of the man       
,christ ,jesus 7,heb #i3ad compared with
 ,heb  #aj3ab1ai1bj7 by which the soul  
sees as in a glass the things that  ,god
 hath laid up for them that fear him 7#a
 ,cor #ac3ab2 #b ,cor #c3ah74    #b4 ,if
 you would know who this faith comes    

from1 read ,ephesians #b3h  ',for by    
grace ye are saved saith the scripture  
through faith2  and that not of         
yourselves3 it is the gift of ,god4'    
,again1  in ,philippians #a3bi it is    
thus written3 ',for unto you that are   
believers it is given in the behalf of  
,christ1 not only to believe  on him1   
but also to suffer for his sake'2 ,and  
thus much do the  ,apostles hold forth  
to us in their prayer1 or request to the
 ,lord  ,jesus1 when they say1 ',lord   
increase our faith' 7,luke #ag3e71 and  
he is therefore called 'the author and  
finisher of our faith'  7,heb #ab3b74   
,also we find in ,james #a3ag that      
',every good gift and  every perfect    
gift is from above1 and cometh down from
 the ,father  of lights1' c41 and       
therefore faith comes from ,god1 for    
true  justifying faith is a good gift1  
and perfect in respect of the  author   
,god1 in respect of its object1 ,christ2
 and in respect of  the nature1 though  
not in respect of the degree1 and       

measure of  it in us3 even as a grain of
 gold1 is as perfect gold1 as a pound   
of gold1 though not so much4    #c4 ,all
 men have not faith1 this the ,apostle  
witnesseth in so many  words as we find 
7#b ,thess #c3b2 ,deut #cb3bj74 ,also in
 ,timothy #a3ae  ',unto them that are   
defiled and unbelieving is nothing      
pure1'  c4 ,it appeareth also in this1  
that all do not attain salvation1  which
 they must needs do if they had true    
justifying faith 7compare  ,luke #ac3bd 
and #a ,john #e3ai with ,mark #af3af4   
,and ,heb #d3c with vv  #f and #aa 'they
 that believe shall be saved'74    #d4  
,the fruits of it are1 7#a47 to purify  
the heart 7,acts #ae3i2  #a ,john #c3c71
 and that1 as ,i said before1 by laying 
hold on what  ,jesus ,christ had done   
and suffered for sinners 7,acts         
#ac3ch1ci74  7#b47 ,it fills the soul   
with peace and joy1 in that it lays hold
  on the things that are obtained for it
 7,rom #e3a2 #b ,tim #a3i1aj2  #a ,peter
 #a3h74 7#c47 ,it makes the soul to wait

 patiently1 for the  glory that is to be
 revealed at the second appearing of the
 man  ,christ ,jesus1 whom ,god hath    
raised from the dead1 which hath also   
delivered it from the wrath to come1 as 
in ,timothy #b3ac1 #ad2 #a  ,peter #d3ac
 and #e3a1 #d2 #a ,thessalonians #a3aj4 
,quest4--,but how 7may some say7 doth   
the devil make his delusions  take place
 in the hearts of poor creatures8       
,ans4 #a4--,why1 first1 ,he labours to  
render the doctrine of the  ,lord       
,jesus1 and salvation by him alone1 very
 odious and low3 and  also his          
ordinances1 as hearing1 reading1        
meditation1 use of the  scriptures1 c4  
telling poor sinners that these things  
are but  poor1 low1 carnal1 beggarly1   
empty notions2 preached up by the       
clergymen1 who are the scribes and      
pharisees of this generation2  who have 
the letter1 but not the ,spirit of ,god 
in them2 which lead  men into the form1 
but not into the power of the ,lord     
,jesus3 ,and  with this persuasion1 he  

also represents the ungodly and base    
carriage1 or behaviour1 of some1 who    
have taken in hand to preach  the       
doctrine of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1   
and thereby he doth render  the gospel  
of our ,lord ,jesus the more            
contemptible and base4 ,but  woe1 woe1  
woe1 be to them by whom such offences   
come 7,matt #ah3g2  ,luke #ag3a1b74     
,ans4 #b4 ,he pretends to lead them up  
into some higher light1  mysteries1 and 
revelations of the ,spirit1 into which a
 very few  have attained or can attain1 
also bewitching their affections1  and  
taking them with an earnest pursuit     
after these his pretended  truths2      
persuading them1 that they shall be as  
,god himself1 able  to discern between  
good and evil 7,gen #c3e74 ,and in this 
he is  exceeding subtle and expert1 as  
having practised it ever since  the days
 of ,adam4 ,these things being thus     
considered1 and in some  measure        
hungered after1 and the rather because  
they are good 7as  they think7 to make  

one wise 7,gen #c3f74 ,the poor soul is 
all on  the sudden possessed with a     
desperate spirit of delusion1 which     
carries it away headlong with some high1
 light1 frothy notions1 and  spiritual  
wickedness 7which drown it in perdition 
and destruction7  that doth feed and    
tickle the heart a while1 to the end it 
may  make way for a farther             
manifestation of itself in the poor     
deluded  soul2 which when it hath       
attained to1 it doth then begin to bring
  the soul into a clearer sight of those
 things1 which it was loth  it should   
know at the first2 but having fitted the
 soul by degrees  for a further         
possession of itself1 at last it begins 
to hold forth  its new gospel2 shewing  
the soul a new ,christ1 and new         
scriptures4  ,the new and false ,christ1
 is a ,christ crucified within1 dead    
within1 risen again within1 and ascended
 within1 in opposition to  the ,son of  
,mary1 who was crucified without1 dead  
without1 risen  again without1 and      

ascended in a cloud away from his       
disciples  into heaven without them     
7,acts #a3i-aa74    ,now this new and   
false ,christ1 hath a new and false     
faith belonging  to his gospel1 which   
faith is this1 to apprehend this ,christ
  crucified within1 dead within1 risen  
again within1 and ascended  within3 ,but
 ask them for a scripture that doth     
positively prove  their doctrine1 they  
also have a scripture1 but it is within1
 it  doth bear witness within1 and if   
they had not that1 7though that  be of  
the devil's making7 ,i am sure they     
would have none out of  ,god's holy     
scriptures1 for they will allow of no   
crucified ,christ1  but he that was     
crucified without the gates of          
,jerusalem 7,heb  #ac3ab2 ,john         
#ai3ag1ah74 ,dead and buried in the     
sepulchre of ,joseph  of ,arimathea     
7,john #ai3ch-da74 ,was raised again out
 of that sepulchre  into which ,joseph  
had laid him 7,john #bj3a-ab74 ,who went
 before his  disciples into ,galilee    

7,mark #af3g74 ,and to ,emmaus 7,luke   
#bd3ae74  ,shewed them his hands and his
 feet1 where the nails had gone through 
7,luke #bd3ci1dj74 ,did eat and drink   
with them after his resurrection3  ,was 
seen of them on earth forty days after  
his resurrection 7,acts  #a3c74 ,and    
after that ascended away in a cloud1 out
 of the sight of  his disciples into    
heaven 7,acts #a3i-aa74 ,which ,christ  
ever lives  to make intercession for us 
7,heb #g3be74 ,who will come again also 
at the end of the world to judgment     
7,acts #aj3db1 #ag3ca2 #b ,peter        
#c3aj1aa74 ,who also is the same that   
hath obtained eternal redemption  for us
 7,acts #ac3cg-ci2 ,rom #c3be2 ,eph     
#a3g2 ,rev #a3e2 ,heb #a3b1 #i3ad74     
,this ,i say1 or rather the scriptures  
say1 is ,god's ,christ 7,matt  #af3af74 
,in whom he is well pleased 7,matt      
#c3ag74 ,neither doth ,god  own any     
other1 or allow of any other3 ,for there
 is none other name  under heaven given 
among men1 whereby we must be saved1    

than the  name of ,jesus of ,nazareth   
7,acts #d3aj compared with vv #aa1ab74  
,but  as ,i told you before1 the way to 
be thus deluded1 is first to  render    
,god's ,christ odious and low1 with a   
pretence of some further  light and     
revelations2 and thus professing        
themselves to be wise1  they became     
fools 7,rom #a3bb74    ,quest4--,but you
 will say1 doth not the scripture make  
mention of  a ,christ within8 7,col     
#a3bg2 #b ,cor #ac3e2 ,rom #h3aj74      
,ans4--,i answer1 ,god's ,christ was1   
and is1 true ,god and true man2  he was 
born of the ,virgin ,mary1 true ,god1   
and true man 7,matt #a3bc74  ',and they 
shall call his name ,emmanuel1 which    
being interpreted  is1 ,god with us1' or
 ,god in our nature1 according to #a    
,timothy  #c3af ',god was manifested in 
the flesh'3 ,and ,john #a3ad 'the word  
was made flesh1 and dwelt among us1 and 
we beheld his glory1 the  glory as of   
the only begotten of the ,father1 full  
of grace and  truth4' ,and in ,hebrews  

#b3ad ',forasmuch then as the children  
are  partakers of flesh and blood1 he1' 
that is1 ,god 7,heb #a3h71 'also        
himself likewise took part of the same1 
that through death he might  destroy him
 that had the power of death1 that is1  
the devil4' ,now  as he was thus true   
,god1 and true man1 so he became our    
redeemer  and ,saviour4 ,compare the    
first and second chapters to the        
,hebrews  together1 and you may clearly 
see that this is a glorious truth1  that
 he who is the first and the last 7,rev 
#a3ag1ah1 #b3h7 humbled  himself1 and   
made himself of no reputation1 and took 
upon him the  form of a servant1 and was
 made in the likeness of men3 ,and was  
this all8 ,no4 ,he humbled himself unto 
death1 even the death of  the cross     
7,phil #b3g1h compared with ,rev        
#a3ag1ah and ,rev #b3h with  ,gal #a3d74
 ,now after this ,christ of ,god1 true  
,god and true man1  had wrought out     
eternal redemption for us poor miserable
 sinners  7,heb #i3ad compared with #a  

,tim #a3ae74 ,i say1 after he had done  
this1 he ascended up into heaven1 and   
there ever lives to make  intercession  
for us4 ,now this ,christ1 having thus  
completely wrought  out our salvation1  
sends his disciples abroad to preach the
 same  to poor sinners 7,acts #b2 #b    
,cor #e3ai1bj7 and so many as were      
ordained  to eternal life1 when they    
heard the word1 or the gospel preached  
by the ,apostles1 which gospel was this 
,christ 7#a ,cor #a3ag compared  with v 
#bc74 ,i say1 so many as were ordained  
to eternal life1 when  they heard the   
word1 the ,holy ,ghost or ,spirit of    
,christ1 fell upon  them 7,acts #aj3dd  
compared with ,acts #ac3dh7 which did   
lead them  into the redemption and      
glorious things that the ,lord ,jesus   
had  laid up and prepared for them      
7,john #af3ac-ae2 #a ,cor #b3i74 ,which 
,spirit was the earnest of their        
inheritance1 until the redemption  of   
the purchased possession1 to the praise 
of his glory 7,eph #a3ac1ad74  ,the     

earnest of their inheritance was a      
glorious encouragement to  them that had
 it1 to hope for the glory that was to  
be revealed  at the appearing of ,jesus 
,christ1 which is the meaning of that   
place in ,colossians #a3bg4 ,and that   
will be seen clearly1 if we  compare it 
with ,ephesians #a3ac1ad before recited4
 ,now this ,spirit1  which sometimes is 
called the ,spirit of ,christ 7#b ,cor  
#ac3e74 ,this  ,spirit1 ,i say1 being   
given to all those that were ordained to
  eternal life1 it must needs follow1   
that those that had not this  ,spirit1  
but did live and die without it1 were   
not ordained to  eternal life1 and so   
were none of ,christ's2 but were        
reprobates  7,rom #h3i7 for the ,spirit 
of ,christ is the distinguishing        
character  betwixt a believer and an    
unbeliever1 he that hath it1 and is led 
by it1 is a child of ,god 7,rom #g3d71  
but he that hath it not is  none of     
,christ's4    ,so then1 the answer that 
,i give to the question1 is this4 ,the  

,spirit of ,christ that is given to     
believers1 is the earnest or  hope of   
that inheritance that ,christ hath      
already purchased1 and  is now preparing
 for so many as he hath given1 or shall 
give this  holy spirit unto4 ,and for   
the proof hereof1 read ,ephesians #a3ac1
  #ad4 ,in whom 7saith the scripture7 ye
 also trusted1 after that ye  heard the 
word of truth1 the gospel of your       
salvation4 ,in whom  also1 after that ye
 believed1 ye were sealed with the holy 
,spirit  of promise1 which is the       
earnest of our inheritance2 7which      
inheritance is the eternal redemption   
that was purchased by ,christ  for poor 
sinners 7,heb #i3ae77 until the         
redemption of the purchased  possession1
 unto the praise of his glory4 ,again   
7,gal #e3e71 ',for ye  through the      
,spirit1 wait for the hope of           
righteousness by faith4'  ,and 7,col    
#a3bg7 the ,apostle speaking of this    
great mystery1 saith1  ',to whom ,god   
would make know what is the riches of   

the glory of  this mystery among the    
,gentiles2 which is ,christ in you the  
hope of  glory'2 which glory was then   
revealed to the saints no otherwise     
than by faith1 as the ,apostle saith1   
',we rejoice in hope of the  glory of   
,god' 7,rom #e3b74 ,which hope is       
begotten by the ,spirit's  shedding     
abroad the love of ,god in our hearts 7v
 #e71 which hope  is not yet seen1 that 
is1 not yet actually enjoyed2 ',for we  
are  saved by hope3 ,but hope that is   
seen is not hope3 for what a man  seeth1
 why doth he yet hope for8 ,but if we   
hope for that we see  not1 then do we   
with patience wait for it' 7,rom        
#h3bd1be74 ,and as  ,i say1 the cause of
 believers' hope is this1 ,christ1 or   
the ,spirit  of ,christ1 in them1 the   
hope of glory4 ,and indeed he may well  
hope  for glory to come1 who hath       
already an earnest thereof given him  of
 ,god1 and that earnest no less than the
 ,spirit of the ,lord ,jesus  7,rom     
#h3af1ag74    ,but now1 this ,spirit1   

which is the cause of a believer's hope1
  all men have not 7,jude #ai2 ,eph     
#b3ab2 ,rom #h3i2 ,john #ad3af1ag74     
,therefore what a sad doctrine is that  
which saith1 follow the light  that     
,christ hath enlightened every man      
withal1 which cometh into  the world2   
which light is the conscience1 that     
convinceth of sins  against the law2 and
 that you may see clearly if you mind   
that  scripture 7,john #h3i7 which      
saith1 ,that the ,pharisees1 which  had 
neither the love of ,god1 nor his word1 
abiding in them 7,john  #e3ch1dc7 when  
they had heard ,christ speaking thus to 
them1 ,he  that is without sin among    
you1 c4 being convicted by their own    
consciences1 went out one by one1       
beginning at the eldest1 even  to the   
least4 ,but the devil1 that he might be 
sure not to miss of  his design1 labours
 by all means to render the scriptures  
also  odious and low1 telling them of   
the scriptures within2 which  ,christ   
never taught1 nor yet his disciples3    

,but they being given  up of ,god to a  
reprobate mind1 have given themselves   
over1 rather  to follow the suggestions 
of the devil1 than the holy scriptures  
which ,god hath commanded us to betake  
ourselves to 7,isa #h3bj  compared with 
,john #e3ci7 which scripture is called  
the sword of  the ,spirit 7,eph #f3ag71 
which weapon our ,lord ,jesus himself   
held  up1 to overcome the devil withal  
7,matt #d3d1g1aj2 ,luke #d3d1h1ab74     
,but this design 7as ,i told you7 the   
devil carries on1 by pretending  to shew
 them a more excellent way which they   
may attain to1 if  they be but wise1 and
 follow what is made known unto them    
from  the light within them4    ,but1   
reader1 that thou mayest be able to     
escape the snare of this  cunning       
hunter1 ,i shall lay thee down some few 
directions1 which  if the ,lord give    
thee grace to follow1 thou shalt escape 
these  ,,wicked ,,delusions4    ,direct4
 #a4 ,and first of all1 ,i do admonish  
thee to be very serious  touching thine 

estate and condition2 and examine thine 
own heart  by the rule of the word of   
,god1 whether or no1 thou hast as yet   
any beginnings of desiring after        
religion3 and if thou findest that  thou
 hast lived until now in ignorance1 and 
hast not set thyself  to remember thy   
,creator as thou art commanded 7,eccl   
#ab3a71 then  ,i beseech thee consider  
that thou art under the wrath of        
,almighty  ,god1 and hast been so ever  
since thou camest into the world 7,eph  
#b3a1b71 being then in thy first        
parents1 those didst transgress  against
 thy maker 7,rom #e3ah71 ',therefore as 
by the offence  of one1' that is1 of    
,adam 7v #ad71 'judgment came upon all  
men  to condemnation4' ,besides the many
 ,,sins thou hast committed ever  since 
thou wast born3 sins against the law of 
,god1 and sins against  the gospel of   
the grace of ,god2 sins against the     
long-suffering  and forbearance of ,god1
 and sins against his judgments2 sins of
  omission1 and sins of commission1 in  

thoughts1 words1 and actions3  consider1
 ,i say1 thy condition2 yea1 get a very 
great sense of thy  sins that thou hast 
committed2 and that thou mayest so do1  
beg of  ,god to convince thee by his    
,holy ,spirit1 not only of sins against 
law1 but also of that damning sin1 the  
sin of unbelief4    ,direct4 #b4 ,if    
thou by grace1 art but brought into such
 an estate  as to see thyself in a lost 
condition because of sin1 without the   
,lord ,jesus2 then in the next place1   
have a care of resting on any  ,,duty   
done1 though it be never so specious2 ,i
 say1 have a care of  making any stay   
anywhere on this side the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ3 but  above all strive to       
believe1 that that very ,man that was   
born of  the ,virgin ,mary1 did come    
into the world on purpose to save thee1 
as well as other poor sinners3 ,i say1  
thou must not be content  till thou art 
enabled to say1 ',he loved me1 and gave 
himself for  me' 7,gal #b3bj74 ,and that
 thou mayest be sure to attain to this  

most precious faith1 7for so it is7 be  
much in applying the freest  promises to
 thy own soul2 yea1 those that have no  
conditions annexed  to them1 as these1  
or other like 7,rev #bb3ag2 ,jer #ca3c1 
,john #f3cg  also #ad3ai2 ,hosea #ad3c74
 ,i say1 labour to apply to thy own soul
  in particular1 the most glorious and  
freest promises in the book  of ,god4   
,and if at any time the devil besets    
thee by his temptations1  7for so is his
 wonted manner to do1 and so much the   
more1 as he  sees thee labour to get out
 of his reach7 ,i say1 when he assails  
thee with his fiery darts1 be sure to   
act faith on the most free  promises1   
and have a care that thou dost not enter
 into any dispute  with him1 but rather 
resist him by those blessed promises    
that  are laid down in the word of ,god3
 ,and withal1 be sure to meditate  upon 
the blood of the man ,christ ,jesus1 who
 also is the true ,god1  and read those 
scriptures that do most fully and       
clearly speak of  it 7as #a ,john #a3g2 

,eph #a3g2 ,heb #i3ad2 ,rom #c3be74     
,direct4 #c4 ,but if thou say 7as it is 
often the speech of poor  souls lying   
under a sense of sin1 and the           
apprehensions of wrath  due to it7 ,i   
cannot apply the promises to mine own   
soul2 and the  reason is1 because my    
,,sins are so great1 and so many4       
,consider1  and know it for a truth1    
that the more and greater thou seest thy
  sins to be1 the more cause hast thou  
to believe2 yea1 thou must  therefore   
believe because thy sins are great3     
,david made it an  encouragement to     
himself1 or rather the ,spirit of the   
,lord made  it his encouragement1 to    
crave1 yea to hope for pardon1 because  
he had greatly transgressed 7,psa       
#be3aa74 ',for thy name's sake1  ,o     
,lord1 saith he pardon mine iniquity2   
for it is great4' ,as if  he had said1  
,o ,lord1 thy name will be more         
glorified1 the riches  of thy grace will
 be more advanced1 thy mercy and        
goodness will  more shine1 and be       

magnified in pardoning me who am guilty 
of  great iniquity1 than if thou        
pardonest many others who have not      
committed such heinous offences4 ,and ,i
 dare say1 the reason why  thou         
believest not1 is not because thy sins  
are great1 but because  thou dost reason
 too much with that wicked enemy of     
man's salvation1  and givest way too    
much to the fleshly reasoning of thine  
own  heart4 ,for ,christ hath said1 ',he
 that cometh unto me1 ,i will in  no    
wise cast out' 7,john #f3cg74 ,and      
again1 ',though your sins be as         
scarlet1 they shall be as white as snow'
 7,isa #a3ah74 ,and ,christ  calleth    
those that labour1 and are heavy laden1 
to come to him1  with promise to give   
them rest 7,matt #aa3bh74 ,wherefore    
thou must  not say1 my sins are too big2
 but thou must say1 because ,i am a     
great sinner2 yea1 because ,i have      
sinned above many of my companions1  and
 am nearer to hell1 and eternal         
damnation than they1 because  of my     

sins1 therefore will ,i cry unto the    
,lord1 and say1 ,o ,lord1  pardon my    
sins1 for they are great4    ,now that  
thou mayest not be deceived in a matter 
of so great  concernment1 have a special
 care of these three things4    ,caution
 #a4 ,first1 ,have a care of putting off
 thy trouble of spirit  the wrong way1  
which thou mayest do three ways2 7#a47  
,when thy  conscience flieth in thy     
face1 and tells thee of thy sins1 thou  
dost put off convictions the wrong way1 
if thou dost stop thy  conscience by    
promising to reform thyself1 and lead a 
new life1  and gettest off thy guilt by 
so doing3 for though thou mayest by     
this means still and quiet thy          
conscience for a time1 yet thou  canst  
not hereby satisfy and appease the wrath
 of ,god3 yea1 saith  ,god to such1     
',though thou wash thee with nitre1 and 
take thee much  soap1 yet thine iniquity
 is marked before me' 7,jer #b3bb74     
7#b47 ,if when thou art under the guilt 
of thy sins1 thou puttest  off          

convictions by thy performance of       
,,duties1 and so satisfiest  thy        
conscience1 then also thou dost put off 
thy convictions the  wrong way3 for ,god
 will not be satisfied with anything    
less than  the blood1 righteousness1    
resurrection1 and intercession of his   
own ,son 7,acts #d3ab74 ,and thou       
shouldest not satisfy thyself with  any 
less than ,god would have thee to       
satisfy thyself withal1 and  that is the
 water of life 7,isa #ee3a1b7 which     
water of life thy  duties1 and all thy  
righteousness1 is not2 for they are as  
filthy  rags 7,isa #fd3f74    7#c47     
,have a care that when thou art under   
conviction1 thou dost  not satisfy      
thyself with a notion of the free grace 
of the gospel2  my meaning is1 do not   
content thyself with any measure of     
knowledge  that thou canst attain unto1 
or bottom thy peace upon it1 thinking   
thou art now well enough1 because thou  
canst speak much of the  grace of ,god1 
and his love in ,christ to poor sinners4

 ,for this  thou mayest have1 and do2   
and yet be but a companion for ,demas1  
yea1 for ,judas and the rest of the     
damned multitude3 ,as the ,apostle      
saith1 ,for all this thou mayest be but 
as sounding brass1 and as  a tinkling   
cymbal2 that is1 nothing but a sound 7#a
 ,cor #ac3a-c74    ,caution #b4 ,but    
,secondly1 ,if thou wouldest not be     
deceived1 then  have a care to avoid    
false doctrines1 which are according to 
the  spirit of the devil1 and not after 
,christ4 ,as1    7#a47 ,if any doctrine 
doth come unto thee1 that tells thee1   
except  thou art circumcised after the  
manner of ,moses1 thou canst not  be    
saved3 that is1 if any man come unto    
thee1 and tell thee1 thou  must do such 
and such works of the law1 to the end   
thou mayest  present thyself the better 
before ,god1 do not receive him3 ,for   
'to him that worketh not1 but believeth 
on him that justifieth  the ungodly1 his
 faith is counted for righteousness'    
7,rom #d3e74    7#b47 ,if any come unto 

thee1 and bring such a doctrine as this2
 ,that  thou mayest be saved by grace1  
though thou walk in the imaginations  of
 thy own wicked heart3 ,his doctrine    
also is devilish1 do not  receive him   
7,deut #bi3ai-bc74    7#c47 ,but if any 
come unto thee1 and doth in truth       
advance the blood1  righteousness1      
resurrection1 intercession1 and second  
coming of  that very ,man in the clouds 
of heaven1 that was born of the virgin  
,mary2 and doth press thee to believe on
 what he hath done 7shewing  thee thy   
lost condition without him7 and to own  
it as done for  thee in particular1 and 
withal doth admonish thee1 not to trust 
in  a bare notion of it1 but to receive 
it into thy heart1 so really1  that thy 
very heart and soul may burn in love to 
the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ again3 and    
doth also teach thee1 that the love of  
,christ  should and must constrain thee1
 not to live to thyself3 ,but to  him   
that loved thee1 and gave himself for   
thee 7#b ,cor #e3ad1ae2  ,eph #d3ba-bd2 

#a ,cor #g3bc74 ',ye are bought with a  
price2 be not ye  the servants of men4' 
,if his conversation be also agreeable  
to  his doctrine1 a believing1 honest1  
loving self-denying1 courteous          
conversation1 7he also is a true        
,christian74 ,receive that doctrine  and
 receive it really2 for it is the       
doctrine of ,god1 and of  ,christ 7,gal 
#d3d1 #a3d2 ,eph #a3g2 ,rev #a3e2 ,acts 
#ac3ch2 ,john #a3bi2  ,acts #d3ab1      
#aj3dj-db2 #a ,thess #a3aj2 ,mark #ac2  
#b ,peter #a3e-aj74  ,considering the   
end of their conversation ,jesus        
,christ1 yesterday1  and to-day1 and the
 same for ever 7,heb #ac3g1h74          
,caution #c4 ,again1 ,if thou wouldest  
not be deceived1 then beware  of        
slighting any known truth that thou     
findest revealed1 or made  known to thee
 in the gospel2 but honour and obey it  
in its place1  be it 7as thou thinkest7 
never so low 7,john #ad3ae74    7#a47   
,have a care that thou do not           
undervalue1 or entertain low  thoughts  

of ,god1 ,christ the ,son of ,mary1 and 
the holy scriptures1  but search them   
7,john #e3ci74 ,and give attendance to  
the reading  of them 7#a ,tim #d3ac74   
,for1 ,i will tell thee1 he that slights
 the  scriptures1 doth also slight him  
of whom they testify4 ,and ,i will  tell
 thee also1 that for this cause ,god    
hath given up many to  strong delusions1
 that they might believe a lie3 'that   
they all  might be damned who believed  
not the truth1 but had pleasure in      
unrighteousness' 7#b ,thess #b3aa1ab74  
7#b47 ,therefore ,i say unto thee1 ,in  
the name of the ,lord ,jesus1  the ,son 
of ,mary1 the ,son of ,god1 the very    
creator of heaven and  earth1 and all   
things that are therein2 have a care of 
thyself2  for the devil doth watch for  
thee day and night 7#a ,peter #e3h74    
,thine own heart also doth labour to    
deceive thee1 if by any means  it may   
7,jer #ag3i74 ,therefore do not thou    
trust it2 for if thou  do1 thou wilt not
 do wisely 7,prov #bh3bf74 ,i say       

therefore1 have a  care that thou labour
 in the strength of the ,lord ,jesus1 to
 escape  all these things2 for if thou  
fall into any one of them1 it will  make
 way for a farther income of sin and the
 devil1 through whose  deceitfulness thy
 heart will be hardened1 and thou wilt  
be more  incapable of receiving         
instruction1 or reaping advantage1 by   
and  from the ordinances of ,jesus      
,christ3 the rather therefore1 give  all
 diligence to believe in the ,christ of 
,god1 which is the ,son  of ,mary1 and  
be sure to apply all that he hath done1 
and is doing1  unto thyself1 as for thee
 in particular2 which thing if thou     
dost1  thou shalt never fall4    ,and   
now1 reader1 ,i shall also give thee    
some few considerations1  and so ,i     
shall commit thee to the ,lord4         
,consider1 #a4 ,that ,god doth hold out 
his grace1 and mercy freely1  and that  
to every one 7,rev #bb3ag2 ,isa         
#ee3a-g74    ,consider1 #b4 ,that there 
is no way to attain to this free mercy  

and grace1 but by him that was born of  
the ,virgin ,mary2 for he  himself      
saith1 ',i am the way1 and the truth1   
and the life3 no man  cometh unto the   
,father but by me' 7,john #ad3f compared
 with ,matt  #a3bj1ba74    ,consider1   
#c4 ,if thou strivest to go over any    
other way1 thou wilt  be but a thief and
 a robber 7,john #aj3a compared with    
#i74 ,and know  that none of these 7so  
continuing7 shall enter into the kingdom
  of heaven 7#a ,cor #f3i1aj74          
,consider1 #d4 ,that if the devil should
 be too hard for thee1 and  deceive     
thee1 by persuading thee to embrace1 or 
entertain a new  gospel1 which neither  
,christ nor his disciples did allow of1 
it  would make thee gnash teeth when it 
is too late4    ,consider1 #e4 ,that    
though thou hast been deluded by ,satan 
to this  day1 yet if now thine eyes be  
opened to see and acknowledge it1       
though as yet thou hast been either     
exceedingly wicked 7#a ,tim  #a3ac71 or 
an idle 7,matt #bj3f1g7 lukewarm1       

hypocritical professor  7,rev #c3ag-ai72
 and hast stood it out to the last 7,eze
 #ah3bj-bb72  for all this there is     
hope2 and if now thou receive the truth 
in  the love of the truth1 being as     
willing to be rid of the filth of  sin1 
as the guilt of it1 thou shalt be saved4
    ,consider1 #f4 ,that the ,lord will 
call thee to judgment for all thy  sins 
past1 present1 and what else thou shalt 
practise hereafter1  especially for thy 
rejecting and trampling on the blood of 
his  ,son1 the ,man ,christ ,jesus3 ,and
 if thou dost not agree with thine      
adversary1 now1 while thou art in the   
way1 ',lest he hale thee  to the judge1 
and the judge deliver thee to the       
officer1 and the  officer cast thee into
 prison4 ,i tell thee1 thou shalt not   
depart  thence1 till thou hast paid the 
very last mite' 7,luke #ab3eh1ei74      
,and therefore ,i beseech thee to       
consider2 ,here is at this time  life   
and death1 heaven and hell1 everlasting 
joy1 and everlasting  torment set before

 thee4 ,here is also the way to have the
 one1  and the way to escape the other4 
,now if the ,lord shall do thee any     
good by what ,i have spoken1 ,i hope it 
will be a means to stir me  up to thank 
the ,lord that ever he did use such a   
sinner as ,i am1  in the work of his    
gospel4 ,and here ,i shall close up what
 ,i have  said1 desiring thee 7if thou  
be a christian7 to pray for him who     
desires to continue4    ,thy servant in 
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 though less   
than the least  of all saints1    ,,john
 ,,bunyan      ,,footnote3    #a4 ,the  
word 'quakers' must not be misunderstood
 as referring to  the society of        
friends1 but to some deluded individuals
 calling  themselves quakers2 the       
friends were not formed into a society  
for some years after this was           
written--,ed4        ,,the ,,epistle    
,,writ ,,by ,,mr4 ,,burton1 ,,minister  
,,at ,,bedford    ,,to ,,the ,,reader1  
,reader1 thou hast in this small        
treatise1 set before thee1 the  several 

pieces of that great and glorious       
mystery1 ,jesus ,christ1  ,god          
manifested in the flesh3 ,and if thou   
art enlightened by the  ,spirit of      
,christ1 here thou mayest see by that   
,spirit how ,jesus  ,christ the ,son of 
,god1 the ,son of ,mary1 is both true   
,god and true  ,man1 both natures making
 but one ,christ1 one ,jesus1 as        
,philippians  #b3e-i where speaking     
first of his being ,god1 and then of his
  taking upon him the nature of man2    
afterwards in the #hth and #ith  verses1
 he saith1 he 7meaning this ,jesus7     
humbled himself1 c41  and ,god 7meaning 
the ,father7 hath highly exalted him1 c4
 speaking  of both natures ,god and man 
as together making but one ,christ2 who 
is the ,saviour1 and is to be believed  
and trusted in for salvation  not only  
as ,god1 but as man also2 and those who 
do not thus make  him the object of     
their faith1 will surely fall short of  
pardon  of sin1 and of salvation2       
'through this man speaking of ,christ   

as crucified at ,jerusalem is preached  
unto you the forgiveness  of sins' 7,act
 #ac3ch74 ,and saith he1 there is 'one  
mediator between  ,god and men1 the man 
,christ ,jesus' 7#a ,tim #b3e72 and this
 discovers  the damnable errors of those
 commonly called ,socinians1 who on  the
 one hand deny him that was born of the 
,virgin ,mary to be true  ,god as well  
as true ,man3 ,and this is also quite   
contrary to those  commonly called      
,familists1 ,ranters1 ,quakers1 or      
others1 who on  the other hand either   
deny ,christ to be a real ,man without  
them1  blasphemously fancying him to be 
only ,god manifest in their flesh2  or  
else make his human nature with the     
fulness of the godhead in  it1 to be but
 a type of ,god1 to be manifest in the  
saints1 and  so according to their      
wicked imagination1 his human nature was
  to be laid aside after he had offered 
it up on the cross without  the gate at 
,jerusalem1 contrary to ,acts #a3a-c1   
#i-aa compared with  the last chapter of

 ,luke1 vv #ci1 #dj1 #ej1 #ea where it  
is clearly  held forth1 that the man    
,christ rose again out of the grave1    
with  the same body which was crucified 
and laid in the grave1 and was  taken up
 above the clouds into heaven with the  
same real body1  and that he shall again
 descend form heaven in that same       
glorious  body of flesh1 as ,acts       
#a3i-aa4 ,and this sure truth of ,christ
 being  the ,saviour and ,mediator1 as  
,man1 and not only as ,god1 will also   
shew serious believers what to think of 
some1 who though they  will not 7it may 
be7 deny that ,christ is a real man     
without them  in the heavens as well as 
,god1 yet do own him to be the ,saviour 
only as ,god1 first dwelling in that    
flesh that was born of the  ,virgin1 and
 then dwelling in saints1 and thus both 
beginning and  perfecting their         
salvation within them1 and so indeed do 
hold ,christ  as ,man1 to be only 7,i   
say to be only7 the saved or glorified  
one  of ,god1 together with the saints  

his members1 only something in  another 
and more glorious manner and measure    
than the saints2 and  these high flown  
people are in this very like to         
,familists and  ,quakers1 undervaluing  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,god-man1 and 
though  they may speak much of ,christ1 
yet they do not rightly and savingly    
lay him for their foundation4    ,now as
 a help against all these dangerous     
things1 thou hast here  the main things 
of ,christ laid down before thee        
briefly1 and fully  proved by the       
scriptures3    ,first1 ,of his being    
true ,god out of flesh from eternity1   
and then  of his taking flesh1 or the   
nature of man upon him in the womb of   
the ,virgin1 and so his fulfilling the  
law1 his dying for sins at  ,jerusalem1 
his rising again without1 his ascending 
into heaven  without1 and not into a    
fancied heaven only within1 as some say2
  his interceding in heaven for all his1
 and his coming again in his  body of   
flesh to judge the world4 ,and if thou  

art yet in a state  of nature1 though   
covered over with an outside profession1
 here  thou mayest find something 7if   
the ,spirit of ,christ meet thee in     
reading7 to convince thee of the sad    
condition thou art in1 and  to shew thee
 the righteousness thou art to fly to by
 faith1  and to trust in for salvation1 
when convinced of sin2 which is a       
righteousness wrought by that ,god-man  
,jesus ,christ without thee1  dying     
without thee at ,jerusalem for sinners3 
here also thou mayest  see the          
difference between true and false faith4
 ,if thou art a  true believer1 as these
 things are the foundation of thy faith1
 so  they may be of great use for thee  
to mediate upon1 and to exercise  thy   
faith in1 particularly in mediation1 and
 in this way to seek  daily for a higher
 faith in these truths1 to be given into
 thy  heart from heaven2 and there is a 
great need of this1 for though  these   
truths be commonly known amongst        
professors to the notion of  them1 yet  

very few know or believe them aright3   
nay1 it may well  be said in this age1  
that1 if the faith of the true saints   
was well  sifted1 and tradition1 notion1
 and the apprehensions of their own     
reason and fancy was sifted out1 most of
 them would be found to  have very      
little knowledge of1 and faith in1 these
 common truths4    ,secondly1 ,these    
truths being put thus together1 and     
plainly  proved by the scriptures1 may  
be a great help 7through the ,spirit    
concurring7 to strengthen thee against  
all those damnable heresies  which are  
spread abroad1 which deny the ,lord     
,jesus ,christ either  plainly1 or more 
cunningly and mysteriously4 ,and        
,thirdly1 ,the more thou art rooted and 
set down from heaven in the  faith of   
these truths of ,christ1 to believe     
fully the glorious  reality of them1 and
 their interest in them1 the more       
heavenly  peace and joy thou wilt have  
7#a ,peter #a3g1h7 and also thou wilt   
hereby attain the more true holiness and

 purity of heart and life1  'purifying  
their hearts by faith' 7,acts #ae3i74   
,and then the more  thou hast of the    
right faith of ,christ1 and of his      
things in thy  heart1 the more strong   
and valiant wilt thou be in spirit1 to  
do  any work private or public for      
,jesus ,christ1 like ,stephen1 who      
being full of faith1 and of the ,holy   
,spirit1 was also full of  power 7,acts 
#f3h74    ,in this book thou hast also  
laid down from the scriptures1 how      
,jesus ,christ is without the saints as 
,man1 and yet dwelleth within  them1    
that is1 something of his divine nature 
or his blessed ,spirit  dwells within   
them1 which ,spirit is sometime called1 
,the ,spirit  of ,christ 7,rom #h3i74   
,he that hath not the ,spirit of        
,christ1 c4  and sometime called        
,christ1 ',if ,christ be in you' c4     
7,rom #h3aj74  ,and also how we may know
 whether it be ,christ and the ,spirit  
of  ,christ within1 or a false spirit   
calling itself ,christ1 and that  is    

thus2 ,if it be indeed ,christ within1  
that is1 the ,spirit of  ,christ        
,god-man2 why then it teaches that man  
or woman in whom it  is1 to apply1 and  
trust in ,christ without for salvation2 
,christ  as born of the ,virgin ,mary1  
as fulfilling the law without them1  as 
dying without the gate of ,jerusalem as 
a sacrifice for sin2 it  teaches them to
 trust in the ,man ,christ as rising    
again out of the  grave without them1 as
 ascending into1 and interceding in     
heaven  without for them2 and as to come
 from that heaven again in his  flesh to
 judge the world4 ,thus the man ,christ 
himself saith1 ',when  he the ,spirit of
 truth is come1 c4 he shall glorify me' 
7,john  #af3ac1ad74 ,he shall make you  
more to prize1 admire and glorify me1   
who am both ,god and man1 and who shall 
be absent from you touching  my body4   
,then follows1 for he shall take of mine
 7of my glorious  things7 and shew them 
to you2 he shall take my divine and     
human  nature1 my birth1 my person and  

offices1 my obedience1 death1           
satisfaction1 my resurrection1 ascension
 and intercession1 and of  my second    
coming in the clouds with my mighty     
angels to judgment1  and shall shew     
them1 or clear them up to you3 ,he shall
 take of my  salvation1 which ,i have   
wrought for you in my own person without
  you3 ,and he shall take of my glory   
and exaltation in the heavens1  and shew
 to you4 ,now to mind this one thing1   
and to be set down in  a right          
understanding of it1 by the ,spirit1    
from the scriptures1  will be of great  
concernment to thee and me2 for1 for    
want of this1  many professors have     
split themselves1 some looking only on  
what  ,christ hath done and suffered    
without them1 resting in an historical1 
traditional1 and indeed a fancied faith 
of it1 without looking for  the ,spirit 
of ,jesus ,christ to come with power    
into their hearts1  without which they  
cannot rightly know1 nor rightly believe
 in  ,christ the ,son of ,god without   

them1 so as to have any share or        
interest in him1 ',if any man have not  
the ,spirit of ,christ1 he is  none of  
his' 7,rom #h3i74 ,others have been     
depending too much upon  something they 
call ,christ1 and the righteousness of  
,christ within  them1 in opposition to  
,christ and his righteousness without   
them1  from which all true saints have  
their justification and comfort1  it    
being received through the operation of 
the ,spirit which dwells  in them2 and  
however these may talk much of ,christ  
within them1  yet it is manifest1 that  
it is not the ,spirit of ,christ1 but   
the  spirit of the devil2 in that it    
doth not glorify1 but slight and  reject
 the man ,christ and his righteousness  
which was wrong without  them3 ,reader1 
in this book thou wilt not meet with    
high flown airy  notions1 which some    
delight in1 counting them high          
mysteries1  but the sound1 plain1       
common1 7and yet spiritual and          
mysterious7  truths of the gospel1 and  

if thou art a believer1 thou must needs 
reckon them so1 and the more1 if thou   
hast not only the faith of  them in thy 
heart1 but art daily living in the      
spiritual sense and  feeling of them1   
and of thy interest in them4 ,neither   
doth this  treatise offer to thee       
doubtful controversial things1 or       
matters  of opinions1 as some books     
chiefly do1 which when insisted upon1   
the weightier things of the gospel have 
always done more hurt  than good3 ,but  
here thou hast things certain1 and      
necessary to be  believed1 which thou   
canst not too much study4 ,therefore    
pray1 that  thou mayest receive this    
word which is according to the          
scriptures  in faith and love1 not as   
the word of man1 but as the word of     
,god1  without respect of persons1 and  
be not offended because ,christ  holds  
forth the glorious treasure of the      
gospel to thee in a poor  earthen       
vessel1 by one who hath neither the     
greatness nor the  wisdom of this world 

to commend him to thee2 for as the      
scripture1  saith ,christ1 7who was low 
and contemptible in the world himself7  
ordinarily chooseth such for himself1   
and for the doing of his  work 7#a ,cor 
#a3bf-bh74 ,not many wise men after the 
flesh1 not many  mighty1 not many noble 
are called3 ,but ,god hath chosen the   
foolish  things of the world1 c4 ,this  
man is not chosen out of an earthly1    
but out of the heavenly university1 the 
church of ,christ1 which  church1 as    
furnished with the ,spirit1 gifts1 and  
graces of ,christ1  was in the          
beginning1 and still is1 and will be to 
the end of the  world1 that out of which
 the word of the ,lord1 and so all true 
gospel ministers must proceed1 whether  
learned or unlearned1 as  to human      
learning 7#a ,cor #ab3bg1bh74 ,and      
though this man hath not  the learning  
or wisdom of man1 yet1 through grace he 
hath received  the teaching of ,god1 and
 the learning of the ,spirit of ,christ1
 which  is the thing that makes a man   

both a ,christian and a minister of  the
 gospel4 ',the ,lord ,god hath given me 
the tongue of the learned1'  c4 7,is    
#ej3d compared with ,luke #d3ah7 where  
,christ1 as man1 saith1  ',the ,spirit  
of the ,lord is upon me1 because he hath
 anointed me to  preach the gospel to   
the poor1' c4 ,he hath1 through grace   
taken  these three heavenly degrees1 to 
wit1 union with ,christ1 the anointing  
of the ,spirit1 and experience of the   
temptations of ,satan1 which  do more   
fit a man for that mighty work of       
preaching the gospel1  than all         
university learning and degrees that can
 be had4    ,my end in writing these few
 lines is not to set up man1 but having 
had experience with many other saints of
 this man's soundness in  the faith1 of 
his godly conversation1 and his ability 
to preach  the gospel1 not by human art1
 but by the ,spirit of ,christ1 and that
  with much success in the conversion of
 sinners when there are so  many carnal 
empty preachers1 both learned and       

unlearned2 ,i say having  had experience
 of this1 and judging this book may be  
profitable  to many others1 as well as  
to myself3 ,i thought it my duty upon   
this account 7though ,i be very unfit   
for it7 to bear witness with  my brother
 to the plain and simple 7and yet       
glorious7 truths of  our ,lord ,jesus   
,christ4 ,and now reader1 the ,lord give
 thee and me a  right understanding in  
these things1 that we may live and die  
not  with a traditional notional dead   
faith1 but with a right spiritual       
lively faith of ,christ in our heart1   
wrought by the mighty power  of ,god2   
such a faith as may make ,jesus ,christ 
more real and precious  to us than any  
thing in the world1 as may purify our   
hearts1 and  make us new creatures1 that
 so we may be sure to escape the wrath  
to come1 and after this life enjoy      
eternal life and glory through  the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to whom be glory  
for ever and ever4 ,amen4    ,farewell1 
thine to serve thee in the ,lord ,jesus1

 ,,john ,,burton4        ,,some ,,gospel
 ,,truths ,,opened1 c4    ,forasmuch as 
many have taken in ,hand to set forth   
their several  ,judgments concerning the
 ,son of the ,virgin ,mary1 the ,lord   
,,jesus  ,,christ2 and some of those    
many having most grossly erred from the 
simplicity of the ,gospel1 it seemed    
good to me1 having had some  ,knowledge 
of these things1 to write a few words1  
to the end1 if  the ,lord will1 ,souls  
might not be so horribly deluded by     
those  several corrupt ,principles that 
are gone into the ,world concerning     
him4    ,now1 that there is such a thing
 as a ,christ1 ,i shall not spend  much 
time in proving of2 only ,i shall shew  
you1 that he was first  promised to the 
fathers1 and afterwards expected by     
their children3  ,but before ,i do that1
 ,i shall speak a few words concerning  
,god's  ,,fore-,,ordaining ,,and        
,,purposing1 ,,that ,a ,,christ1 ,a     
,,saviour1 ,,should  ,,be1 ,,and ,,that 
,,before ,,the ,,world ,,began4 ,now    

,god in his own wisdom and  counsel1    
knowing what would come to pass1 as if  
it were already  done 7,rom #d3ag74 ,he 
knowing that man would break his        
commandments1  and so throw himself     
under eternal destruction1 did in his   
own  purpose fore-ordain such a thing as
 the rise of him that should  fall1 and 
that by a ,saviour1 ',according as he   
hath chosen us in  him1 meaning the     
,saviour before the foundation of the   
world'  7,eph #a3d74 ,that is1 ,god     
seeing that we would transgress1 and    
break  his commandment1 did before      
choose some of those that would fall1   
and give them to him that should        
afterward purchase them actually1       
though in the account of ,god1 his blood
 was shed before the world  was 7,rev   
#ac3h74 ,i say1 in the account of ,god1 
his ,son was slain6  that is1 according 
to ,god's purpose and conclusion1 which 
he  purposed in himself before the word 
was2 as it is written 7#b ,tim  #a3i71  
',who hath saved us1 and called us with 

an holy calling1  according to his own  
purpose and grace1 which was given us in
  ,christ ,jesus before the world       
began4' ,as also1 in #a ,peter #a3bj1   
,where the ,apostle speaking of ,christ1
 and the redemption purchased  by him   
for sinners1 saith of him1 ',who verily 
was fore-ordained  before the foundation
 of the world1 but was manifest in these
 last  days for you1 who by him do      
believe in ,god1 that raised him up     
from the dead4' ,god having thus        
purposed in himself1 that he would  save
 some of them that by transgression had 
destroyed themselves1  did with the     
everlasting ,son of his love1 make an   
agreement1 or  bargain1 that upon such  
and such terms1 he would give him a     
company  of such poor souls as had by   
transgression fallen from their own     
innocency and uprightness1 into those   
wicked inventions that they  themselves 
had sought out 7,eccl #g3bi74 ,the      
agreement also how this  should be1 was 
made before the foundation of the world 

was laid  7,titus #a3b74 ,the ,apostle1 
speaking of the promise1 or covenant    
made between ,god and the ,saviour 7for 
that is his meaning17 saith  on this    
wise2 ',in hope of eternal life1 which  
,god that cannot lie1  promised before  
the world began4' ,now this promise1 or 
covenant  was made with none but with   
the ,son of ,god1 the ,saviour4 ,and it 
must needs be so2 for there was none    
with ,god before the world  began1 but  
he by whom he made the world1 as in     
,proverbs #h from  verse #bb to verse   
#ca which was and is1 the ,son of his   
love4    ,this covenant1 or bargain1 had
 these conditions in it4    ,first1     
,that the ,saviour should take upon him 
flesh and blood1  the same nature that  
the sons of men were partakers of 7sin  
only  excepted7 7,heb #b3ad1 #d3ae74    
,and this was the will or agreement     
that ,god had made with him3 ,and       
therefore when he speaks of doing  the  
will of ,god 7,heb #aj3e7 he saith1 'a  
body hast thou prepared  me1' 7as       

according to thy promise 7,gen #c3ae7   
which ,i was to take  of a woman17 and  
in it ,i am come to do thy will1 ,o     
,god1 as it is  written of me in the    
volume of thy book 7v #g74    ,second1  
,the ,saviour was to bring everlasting  
righteousness to  justify sinners withal
 7,dan #i3bd1be74 ,the ,messias1 or     
,saviour1 shall  bring in everlasting   
righteousness1 and put an end to        
iniquity1  as it is there written1 ',to 
make an end of sins1 and to  make       
reconciliation for iniquity1 and to     
bring in everlasting  righteousness4'   
,this1 ,i say1 was to be brought into   
the world by  the ,saviour1 according to
 the covenant1 or agreement1 that was   
between ,god and ,christ before the     
world began1 which ,god1 that  cannot   
lie1 promised at that time 7,titus      
#a3b74    ,third1 ,he was to accomplish 
this everlasting righteousness by       
spilling his most precious blood1       
according to the terms of the  covenant1
 or bargain2 and therefore when ,god    

would shew his people  what the         
agreement was that he and the ,saviour  
had made1 even  before the covenant was 
accomplished and sealed actually4 ,see  
for  this ,zechariah #i 7where he is    
speaking of him that should be the      
,saviour17 verse #aa1 ',as for thee also
 meaning the ,saviour by  the blood of  
thy covenant1' or as some render it1    
whose covenant  is by blood 7which is   
all to one purpose7 ',i meaning ,god    
have  sent forth thy prisoners out of   
the pit wherein is no water4'  ,the     
meaning is this3 ,as for thee also1     
seeing the covenant1 or  bargain that   
was made between me and thee before the 
world was1  is accomplished in my       
account1 as if it were actually and     
really  done1 with all the conditions   
that were agreed upon by me and  thee2  
,i have therefore1 according to that    
agreement that was on  my part1 sent    
forth the prisoners1 and those that were
 under the  curse of my law1 out of the 
pit wherein there is no water2 seeing   

thou also hast completely fulfilled in  
my account whatsoever was  on thy part  
to be done1 according to our agreement4 
,and thus is  that place to be          
understood in ,john #ag3i1 ',i pray for 
them3 ,i pray  not for the world1 but   
for them which thou hast given me'      
7which  ,i covenanted with thee for7    
'thine they were and thou gavest them   
me1' 7but on such and such conditions as
 are before-mentioned 7,zech  #i774 ,and
 again1 ',according as he hath chosen us
 in him1 that is1  in ,christ1 before   
the foundation of the world1 that we    
should be  holy and without blame before
 him in love' 7,eph #a3d74 ,now1 seeing 
this was thus concluded upon by those   
that did wish well to the  souls and    
bodies of poor sinners1 after the world 
was made by them1  and after they had   
said1 'let us make man in our image1    
after our  likeness' 7,gen #a3bf74 ,and 
after man1 whom ,god had made upright1  
had by transgression fallen from that   
state into which ,god at first  placed  

him1 and thrown himself into a miserable
 condition by his  transgression1 then  
,god brings out of his love that which  
he and  his ,son had concluded upon1 and
 begins now to make forth that to  the  
world1 which he had purposed in himself 
before the world began  7,eph #a3d1i2 #b
 ,tim #a3i74    #a4 ,now the first      
discovery that was made to a lost       
creature of  the love of ,god1 was made 
to fallen ,adam 7,gen #c3ae74 ,where it 
is  said1 ',i will put enmity between   
thee and the woman1 and between  thy    
seed and her seed'2 which is the        
,saviour 7,gal #d3d71 ',it shall  bruise
 thy head1 and thou shalt bruise his    
heel4' ,this was the  first discovery of
 the love of ,god to lost man3 ,this was
 the gospel  which was preached to ,adam
 in his generation2 in these words was  
held forth to them in that generation1  
that which should be farther            
accomplished in after generations4      
#b4 ,another discovery of the love of   
,god in the gospel1 was held  forth to  

,noah1 in that he would have him to     
prepare an ark to  save himself withal2 
which ark did type out the ,lord that   
was to  come1 and be the ,saviour of    
those whom he before had covenanted  for
 with ,god the ,father4 ',and ,god said 
unto ,noah1 ,the end of all  flesh is   
come before me2--make thee an ark of    
gopher wood' 7,gen  #f3ac1ad1 #g3a74    
',the ,lord said unto ,noah1 ,come thou 
and all thy  house into the ark2 for    
thee have ,i seen righteous before me in
  this generation4'    #c4 ,god breaks  
out with a farther discovery of himself 
in love  to that generation in which    
,abraham lived1 ,where he saith1 ',and  
in thee1 that is1 from thee shall       
,christ come through1 in whom  shall all
 families of the earth be blessed' 7,gen
 #ab3c74 ,this was  also a farther      
manifestation of the good will of ,god  
to poor lost  sinners2 and through this 
discovery of the gospel1 did ,abraham   
see that which made him rejoice 7,john  
#h3ef74    #d4 ,when the time was come  

that ,moses was to be a prophet to the  
people of his generation1 then ,god did 
more gloriously yet break  forth with   
one type after another1 as the blood of 
bulls1 and  lambs1 and goats3 ,also     
sacrifices of divers manners1 and of    
several  things1 which held forth that  
,saviour more clearly which ,god had  in
 his own purpose and decree determined  
to be sent2 for these  things 7the      
types7 were a shadow of that which was  
to come1 which  was the substance 7,heb 
#i3i1aj1 #aj3a1e-g74 ,now when these    
things  were thus done1 when ,god had   
thus signified to the world1 what  he   
intended to do in after times1 presently
 all that had faith  to believe that    
,god would be as good as his word1 began
 to look  for1 and to expect that the   
,lord should accomplish and bring to    
pass what he had promised1 what his hand
 and counsel had before  determined to  
be done4    7#a47 ,now ,abraham begins  
to look for what ,god had promised and  
signified2 namely1 that he would send a 

,saviour into the world in  his         
appointed time1 which thing being       
promised1 ,abraham embraces1  being     
persuaded of the certainty of it2 as in 
,hebrews #aa3ac4 ,and  this did fill his
 heart with joy and gladness1 as ,i said
 before2  for 'he saw it1 and was glad' 
7,john #h3ef74    7#b47 ,jacob also1    
while he was blessing his sons1         
concerning things  to come1 breaks forth
 with these words1 ',i have waited for  
thy  salvation' 7,gen #di3ah74 ,he was  
also put in expectation of salvation  to
 come by this ,saviour4    7#c47 ,david 
was in earnest expectation of this1     
which was held  forth by types and      
shadows in the law2 for as yet the      
,saviour was  not come1 which made him  
cry out with a longing after it1 ',o    
that  the salvation of ,israel were come
 out of ,sion' 7,psa #ec3f74 ,and       
again1 ',o that the salvation of ,israel
 were come out of ,sion6'  7,psa #ad3g74
 ,the thing that ,david waited for1 was 
not in his time  come1 though before his

 time it was promised2 which makes him  
cry  out1 ,o that it were come1 that it 
were come out of ,sion6 ,where1  by the 
way1 take notice1 that the true         
salvation and ,saviour of  ,israel was  
to come out of ,sion1 that is1 out of   
the church of ,god1  touching the flesh1
 as it is written2 ,a prophet shall the 
,lord  your ,god raise up unto you of   
your brethren like unto me 7,deut       
#ah3ae1ah74 ,and again1 ',i have laid   
help upon one that is mighty2  ,i have  
exalted one chosen out of the people'   
7,psa #hi3ai2 ,rom #i3e74  ',whoso are  
the fathers1 and of whom as concerning  
the flesh ,christ  came1 who is over    
all1 ,god blessed for ever4' ,christ1 as
 concerning  the flesh1 did come of the 
fathers4    7#d47 ,isaiah did prophesy  
of this1 that ,god would thus save his  
people2 yea1 he breaks forth with these 
words1 ',but ,israel shall  be saved in 
the ,,lord with an everlasting          
salvation' 7,isa #de3ag74 ,he  also     
tells them how it shall be accomplished 

in that #ec;d chapter4  ,yea1 he had    
such a glorious taste of the reality of 
it1 that he  speaks as though it had    
been actually done4    7#e47 ,in the    
days of ,jeremiah1 this that ,god had   
promised to the  fathers1 was not yet   
accomplished2 in chapter #bc3e he saith1
  ',behold1 the days come1 saith the    
,lord1 that ,i will mark1 it was  not   
yet done but ,i will saith ,god raise   
unto ,david a righteous  branch1 and a  
king shall reign and prosper4--,in his  
days ,judah  shall be saved1 and ,israel
 shall dwell safely2 and this is his    
name wherewith he shall be called1 ,,the
 ,,lord ,,our ,,righteousness4'    7#f47
 ,he was also to come in ,zechariah's   
time 7,zech #c3h74 ,where he  saith     
'for1 behold1 ,i will bring forth my    
servant the ,,branch4'    7#g47 ,he was 
not come in the time of ,malachi        
neither1 though he  was indeed at that  
time near his coming4 ,for he saith     
himself1  ',behold1 ,i will send my     
messenger1 meaning ,john the baptist1   

and he shall prepare the way before me3 
and the ,lord whom ye  seek1 shall      
suddenly come to his temple1 even the   
messenger of  the covenant1 whom ye     
delight in3 behold he shall come1 saith 
the  ,lord of hosts' 7,mal #c3a2 ,isa   
#dj3c2 ,luke #a3gf74    7#h47 ,old      
,simeon did also wait for the           
consolation of ,israel a  long time     
7,luke #b3be74 ,where it is said1 ',and1
 behold1 there was  a man in ,jerusalem1
 whose name was ,simeon2 and the same   
man was  just and devout1 waiting for   
the consolation of ,israel4' ,that is1  
waiting for him that was to be the      
,saviour1 as is clear1 if you  read with
 understanding a little farther3 ',and  
it was revealed  unto him by the ,holy  
,ghost1 that he should not see death1   
before  he had seen the ,lord's ,christ'
 7v #bf74    ,and thus have ,i in brief 
shewed you1 #a4 ,that there is such a   
thing  as ,christ4 #b4 ,that this       
,christ was promised and signified out  
by many things before he did come4 #c4  

,how he was waited for1 and  expected   
before the time that ,god had appointed 
in the which he  should come4    ,the   
,,second ,,thing that ,i will 7through  
the strength of ,christ7  prove1 is     
this1 ,,that ,,he ,,that ,,was ,,of     
,,the ,,virgin1 ,,is ,,he ,,that ,,is   
,,the  ,,saviour4    ,,first1 ,and      
first1 ,i shall lay down this for a     
truth2 ,that it is not  any ,spirit only
 by1 and of itself1 without it do take  
the nature  of man1 that can be a       
,saviour of man from eternal vengeance4 
,or thus3 ,that that which will be a    
,saviour of man1 must in the  nature of 
man satisfy and appease the justice and 
wrath of ,god4  ,and the arguments that 
,i do bring to prove it by1 are these4  
,first1 ,because it was man that had    
offended2 and justice required  that man
 must give the satisfaction3 ,and       
therefore1 when he that  should be the  
,saviour1 was come1 he 'took upon him   
the form of a  servant1 and was made in 
the likeness of men' 7,phil #b3g2 ,heb  

#b3ad74  ,because 'the children are     
partakers of flesh and blood2 he also   
himself likewise took part of the same'2
 ,to what end8 'that through  death he  
might destroy him that had the power of 
death1 that is1  the devil4' ,and is    
that all8 ,no2 but also that he might   
'deliver  them who through fear of      
death1 were all their lifetime subject  
to bondage' 7v #ae74    ,second1 ,the   
second argument is this2 because1 if a  
spirit only  could have made            
satisfaction for the sin of mankind1 and
 have  subdued ,satan for man1 without  
the nature of man1 either there had     
been weakness in ,body when he made that
 promise to fallen ,adam1  ,that the    
seed of the woman should break the      
serpent's head2 7for  there hath been no
 need of and so no room for that        
promise7 or  else ,god having made it1  
would have appeared unfaithful1 in not  
fulfilling his promise1 by redeeming the
 world without it4    ,third1 ,if a     
spirit only could have made             

satisfaction1 and so have  saved man2   
then ,christ needed not to have come    
into the world1 and  to have been born  
of a woman 7,gal #d3d74 ,but in that he 
must come  into the world1 and must be  
born of a woman1 it is clear1 that      
without this1 he could not have been a  
,saviour3 ,for he was made  of a woman1 
made under the law1 to this end1 that he
 might redeem  them that were under the 
law2 implying1 ,no subjection to this1  
7viz4  the taking of the nature of man7 
no redemption from the curse of  the    
law4 ,but ,christ hath delivered from   
the curse of the law 7all  that believe 
in his name7 being in their nature made 
a curse for  them4    ,and this is the  
reason1 why the fallen angels are not   
recovered  from their damnable estate1  
because1 he did not take hold of their  
nature1 ',for verily he took not on him 
the nature of angels2 but  he took on   
him the seed of ,abraham' 7,heb #b3af74 
,,second1 ,now then1 seeing this is the 
very truth of ,god1 ,i shall  next      

prove1 that ,jesus that was born of the 
virgin1 to be the  ,saviour4 ,and1      
,first1 ,i shall prove it by comparing  
some places of the ,old and ,new        
testament together1 and by some         
arguments drawn from the scriptures4    
#a4 ,and first1 see ,genesis #c3ae1     
where he is called the seed of  the     
woman1 saying1 ',i will put enmity      
between thee and the woman1  and between
 thy seed and her seed'2 and so was     
,jesus 7,gal #d3d7  where it is said1   
',god sent forth his ,son1 made of a    
woman1' or  born of a woman4    #b4     
,this woman must be a virgin 7,isa      
#g3ad7 where it is said1 ',a  virgin    
shall conceive1 and bear a son1 and     
shall call his name  ,imanuel4' ,and    
,jesus is he that was the fulfilling of 
this scripture  7,matt #a3bb1bc71 ',now 
all this was done1 that it might be     
fulfilled  which was spoken of the ,lord
 by the prophet1 saying1 ,behold1 a     
virgin shall be with child1 and shall   
bring forth a ,son1 and they  shall call

 his name ,imanuel4'    #c4 ,the        
,saviour must be of the tribe of ,judah4
 ,and this ,jacob  prophesied of on his 
death-bed1 saying1 ',judah1 thou art he 
whom  thy brethren shall praise1' or    
honour1 'thy hand shall be in the  neck 
of thine enemies2 thy father's children 
shall bow down before  thee' 7,gen      
#di3h74    ,and again 7,micah #e3b71    
',but thou1 ,bethlehem ,ephratah1 though
 thou  be little among the thousands of 
,judah1 yet out of thee shall he  come  
forth unto me that is to be ruler in    
,israel4' ,jesus also came  of the tribe
 of ,judah1 and that will clearly       
appear1 if you read  7,matt #a74        
,matthew1 he begins first with ,abraham 
7v #b7 and thence  to ,judah 7v #c7 from
 ,judah to ,david 7v #f7 from ,david to 
,zorobabel  7v #ac7 then to ,jacob the  
father of ,joseph1 the husband of ,mary1
  of whom was born ,jesus 7v #af74      
,now ,mary was one of the same house    
also1 and for this consider1  ,jesus    
came from the loins of ,david 7,matt#a72

 but that he could not  do1 if ,mary had
 not been of the seed of ,david3 ,for   
,christ came from  her1 not from him1   
for ,joseph 'knew her not till she had  
brought  forth her first-born' 7,matt   
#a3be74 ,again1 the angel told her1 that
  he was the son of ,david1 saying1     
',and the ,lord ,god shall give unto    
him the throne of his father ,david'    
7,luke #a3cb74    ,and again1 ,the ,jews
 knew this very well1 or else they would
 have  been sure to have laid it open   
before all the world2 for they  sought  
by all means to disown him4 ,and though 
they did through the  devilishness of   
their unbelief disown him1 yet could    
they find no  such thing as to question 
the right of his birth from ,mary4 ,if  
it  had been to be done1 they would no  
doubt have done it2 they did  not want  
malice to whet them on2 neither did they
 want means so far  as might help       
forward their malice2 without manifest  
and apparent  injury2 for they had exact
 registers1 or records of their         

genealogies1  so that1 if they had had  
any colour for it1 they would sure have 
denied him to have been the son of      
,david4 ,there was reasoning  concerning
 him when he was with them 7,john       
#g3bg1dc7 and ,i do  believe1 part of it
 was about the generation of which he   
came4  ,and this was so commonly known1 
that the blind man that sat by  the     
way-side could cry out1 ',jesus thou    
,son of ,david1 have mercy  on          
me4--,thou ,son of ,david1 have mercy on
 me' 7,luke #ah3ch1ci74 ,it  was so     
common1 that he came from the loins of  
his father ,david  according to the     
flesh1 that it was not so much as once  
questioned4  ',and when' ,herod         
'demanded of the chief priests and      
scribes of  the people where ,christ    
should be born4 ,they said unto him1 in 
,bethlehem of ,judea3 ,for thus it is   
written by the prophet1 ,and  thou      
,bethlehem1 in the land of ,juda1 art   
not the least among the  princes of     
,juda1 for out of thee shall come a     

governor1 that shall  rule my people    
,israel' 7,matt #a3d-f74 7,for out of   
thee7 mark that2  if ,mary had not been 
of ,judah1 ,christ had not come out of  
,judah1  but ,christ came out of ,judah2
 therefore ,mary is also a daughter  of 
,judah4 ,and this is evident1 as saith  
the scripture1 'for--our  ,lord sprang  
out of ,judah' 7,heb #g3ad74    ,again1 
when ,christ the ,saviour was to come   
into the world1 at  that time the       
sceptre was to depart from ,judah1      
according to the  prophecy of ,jacob4   
',the sceptre shall not depart from     
,judah1 nor  a law-giver from between   
his feet1 until ,shiloh come' 7,gen     
#di3aj74    ,now the sceptre was then   
departed from those that were ,jews by  
nature1 and also the law-giver1 and     
,herod who was a stranger1 and  not of  
,judea1 was king over them1 as ,caesar's
 deputy2 and ,caesar  ,augustus imposed 
laws on them4    ,the stubborn ,jews    
also confessed the sceptre to be        
departed1 when  before ,pontius ,pilate 

a ,roman governor of ,judea1 they cried 
out  against ,christ3 ',we have no king 
but ,cesar' 7,john #ai3ae74    ,nay     
farther1 the ,jews from that day to     
this1 have been without a  king of their
 own nation to govern them3 they never  
had the sceptre  swayed since by any of 
themselves1 but have been a scattered   
despised people1 and have been as it    
were liable to all dangers1  and for a  
long time driven out from their country1
 and scattered  over all the nations of 
the earth1 as was prophesied concerning 
them 7,jer #ad3aj2 ,zech #f3ad1ae74 ,and
 yet these poor souls are so  horribly  
deluded by the devil1 that though they  
see these things  come to pass1 yet they
 will not believe4 ,and one reason among
  many1 of their being thus deluded1 is 
this1 they say that the word  sceptre in
 ,genesis #di is not meant of a kingly  
government2 but  the meaning is1 7say   
they7 a rod1 or persecutions shall not  
depart  from ,judah till ,shiloh come4  
,now they do most grossly mistake  that 

place2 for though ,i am not skilled in  
the ,hebrew tongue1  yet through grace1 
,i am enlightened into the scriptures2  
whereby  ,i find that the meaning is not
 persecutions1 nor the rod of           
afflictions1 but a governor or sceptre  
of the kingdom shall not  depart from   
,judah till ,shiloh come4 ,and that this
 is the meaning  of the place1 weigh but
 the very next words of the same verse1 
and you will find it to be the sceptre  
of a king that is meant2  for he addeth1
 'nor a law-giver from between his      
feet4' ,mark it1  ,the sceptre1 nor a   
law-giver2 the legislative power        
depending on  the sceptre of the        
kingdom1 shall not depart from ,judah   
till ,shiloh  come4 ,according to that  
scripture1 written in ,isaiah #g3af1    
',for  before the child shall know to   
refuse the evil1 and choose the  good1  
the land that thou abhorrest shall be   
forsaken of both her  kings4' ,which    
scripture hath been fulfilled from that 
same time4    ,but a word to the ,jews' 

exposition of the sceptre to be a rod1  
or persecutions2 saying1 that           
persecutions shall not depart from      
,judah till ,shiloh come4 ,this cannot  
be the meaning of the place2  for the   
,jews have had rest oftentimes1 and that
 before ,shiloh did  come2 at one time  
they 'had rest four-score years' 7,judg 
#c3cj74  ,again1 ',and the land had rest
 from war' 7,josh #ad3ae74 ,and again1  
',and the ,lord gave them rest round    
about1 according to all that he  sware  
unto their fathers1 and there stood not 
a man of all their  enemies before them'
 7,josh #ba3dd74 ',and the land had rest
 forty  years' 7,judg #c3aa74 ,there was
 rest many a time from persecution  and 
from the rod1 though it were but for a  
season2 but the sceptre1  or kingdom1   
did not depart from ,judah1 and a       
law-giver from between  his feet till   
,shiloh came4    ,second1 ,again1 ,to   
prove that ,jesus is the ,christ1 it is 
clear from  the hand of ,god against the
 ,jews1 for putting him to death4 ,what 

was the reason why they did put him to  
death1 but this1 ,he did  say that he   
was the ,christ the ,son of ,god8 7,luke
 #bb3gj7 ',then said  they all1 ,art    
thou then the ,son of ,god8 ,and he said
 unto them1 ,ye  say that ,i am4' ,that 
is1 ,i am he as you say1 ,i am the ,son 
of ,god2  yea1 the only begotten ,son of
 the ,father1 and ,i was with him before
  the world was 7,john #i3cg1 #ag3e74   
,now the ,jews did put him to death for 
his thus owning his own2  that is1 for  
not denying of his ,sonship1 but making 
himself equal  with ,god1 therefore did 
they put him to death 7,john #ai3g74    
,now ,god did1 and doth most miserably  
plague them to this very  day1 for their
 crucifying of him3 ,but ,i say1 had he 
not been the  ,christ of ,god1 ,god's   
,son1 he would not have laid sin to     
their  charge1 for crucifying him2 but  
rather have praised them for their      
zeal1 and for taking him out of the way1
 who did rob ,god of his  honour1 in    
that he made himself equal with ,god1   

and was not4 ,he  would have praised    
them for doing the thing that was right1
 as  he did ,phineas the son of         
,eleazar1 for executing judgment in his 
time1 on the adulterer and adulteress   
7,num #be3h74    ,but in that he said he
 was the ,son of ,god1 and accounted it 
no  robbery so to call himself 7,phil   
#b3f74 ,and seeing that they did  put   
him to death1 because he said he was the
 ,son of ,god2 and in  that ,god doth so
 severely charge them with1 and punish  
them for  their sin in putting him to   
death1 for saying that he was the ,son  
of ,god1 it is evident that he was and  
is the ,son of ,god1 and that  ,saviour 
that should come into the world4 ,for   
his blood hath been  upon them to this  
very day for their hurt1 according to   
their  desire 7,matt #bg3be74    ,again1
 ,jesus himself doth in this day hold   
forth that he is the  ,christ1 where he 
saith1 ',the time is fulfilled1 and the 
kingdom of  ,god is at hand' 7,mark     
#a3ae74 ,what time is this that ,jesus  

speaks  of8 ,surely1 'tis that of       
,daniel's seventy weeks1 spoken of in   
chapter #i3bd where he saith1 ',seventy 
weeks are determined upon  thy          
people--to finish the transgression1 and
 to make an end of  sins1 and to make   
reconciliation' or satisfaction 'for    
iniquity1  and to bring in everlasting  
righteousness1--and to anoint the most  
,holy4' ,this time1 that here ,daniel   
speaks of1 is it that ,christ  saith    
hath an end2 and the argument that he   
brings to persuade them  to believe the 
gospel1 is this1 ',the kingdom of ,god  
is at hand1'  7according as was         
prophesied of it by ,daniel7 'repent1   
and believe  the gospel4' ,repent1 and  
believe that this is the gospel2 and    
that  this is the truth of ,god2        
consider1 that ,daniel had a revelation 
of these days from the angel of ,god1   
and also the time in which it  should be
 accomplished3 namely1 ,seventy weeks   
was the determined  time of the ,messias
 his coming1 from the time when the     

angel spake  these words to ,daniel3    
,seventy weeks1 that is1 about #dij     
years1 if  you reckon every day in the  
said seventy weeks for a year3 ,a day   
for a year1 a day for a year2 for so is 
the ,holy ,spirit's way  sometimes to   
reckon days 7,eze #d3f74 ,and this the  
,jews were convinced  of1 when ,christ  
saith to them1 ',ye hypocrites1 ye can  
discern the  face of the sky2 but can ye
 not discern the signs of the times8'   
7,matt #af3c74 ,do you not see that     
those things that are spoken  of as     
forerunners of my coming1 are           
accomplished8 ,do you not see  that the 
sceptre is departed from ,judah8 ,do you
 not see the time  that ,daniel spake of
 is accomplished also8 ,there shall no  
sign be  given unto it1 but the sign of 
the prophet ,jonas3 ,o ye hypocritical  
generation6 7v #d74    ,third1 ,another 
argument to prove that ,jesus is the    
,christ1 is  this1 ,by his power the    
blind see1 the lame walk1 the deaf hear1
 the  dumb speak1 the dead are raised   

up1 the devils are dispossessed4  ,in   
,isaiah #ce3d it is thus prophesied of  
him1 ',behold your ,god will  come with 
vengeance1 even ,god with a recompense2 
he will come and  save you'2 ,but how   
shall we know when he is come8 ,why1    
',then the  eyes of the blind shall be  
opened1 and the ears of the deaf shall  
be unstopped4 ,then shall the lame man  
leap as an hart1 and the  tongue of the 
dumb sing2 for in the wilderness shall  
waters break  out1 and streams in the   
desert' 7vv #e1f74 ,now when ,john would
  know whether he were the ,christ or   
no1 ,jesus sends him this very  answer1 
',go1 and shew ,john saith he again     
those things which  you do hear and see3
 the blind receive their sight1 and the 
lame  walk1 the lepers are cleansed1 and
 the deaf hear1 the dead are  raised up1
 and the poor have the gospel preached  
to them' 7,matt  #aa3c-e74    ,fourth1  
,another argument that doth prove this  
,jesus to be the  ,christ1 is this1     
namely1 he to whom it was revealed1 that

 he should  see him1 though he waited   
long for him4 ,so soon as ever he did   
but  see that sweet babe that twas born 
of the virgin ,mary1 he cried  out1     
',lord now lettest thou thy servant     
depart in peace1 according  to thy word3
 ,for mine eyes have seen thy salvation1
 which thou  hast prepared before the   
face of all people'2 as it is in ,luke  
#b3bf-ca4 ,the prophetess ,anna also1 so
 soon as she had seen him1  'gave thanks
 to the ,lord1 and spake of him to all  
them that looked  for redemption in     
,jerusalem' 7vv #cf-ch74    ,fifth1     
,another argument is1 the sign of the   
prophet ,jonah4 ,he1  even ,jonah1 was  
three days and three nights in the      
whale's belly  7,jonah #a3ag7 and ,jesus
 makes this very thing an argument to   
the  ,jews1 that he was the true        
,messias1 where he saith1 ',an evil and 
adulterous generation seeketh after a   
sign'2 that is1 they would  have me to  
show them a sign1 to prove that ,i am   
the ,saviour1 ',and  there shall no sign

 be given to it1 but the sign of the    
prophet  ,jonah3 ,for as ,jonas was     
three days and three nights in the      
whale's  belly2 so shall the ,son of man
 be three days and three nights in  the 
heart of the earth' 7,matt #ab3ci1dj74  
,and this1 the ,apostle  makes mention  
of to be accomplished1 where he says1   
,the ,jews slew  ,jesus1 and hanged him 
on a tree 7,acts #aj3ci7 and laid him in
  a sepulchre 7,matt #bg74 ,but ,god    
raised him up the third day1 and  shewed
 him openly 7,acts #aj3dj74    ,sixth1  
,another scripture argument to prove    
that ,jesus is the ,christ1  is this1   
that there was not one of his bones     
broken2 which thing  was foretold and   
typed out by the ,paschal ,lamb1 where  
he saith1  ',they shall leave none of it
 unto the morning1 nor break any bone   
of it' 7,exo #ab3df2 ,num #i3ab71 which 
thing was fulfilled in the ,son  of the 
virgin1 7though contrary to the customs 
of that nation17  as it is written1     
',then came the soldiers1 and brake the 

legs of  the first1 and of the other    
which was crucified with him4 ,but when 
they came to ,jesus1 and saw that he was
 dead already1 they break  not his legs'
 7,john #ai3cb1cc73 'that the scripture 
should be  fulfilled1 ,a bone of him    
shall not be broken' 7v #cf74           
,seventh1 ,another scripture            
demonstration is1 in that they did      
fulfil the saying that was written1     
',they part my garments among  them1 and
 cast lots upon my vesture' 7,psa       
#bb3ah74 ,but this was  also fulfilled  
in ,jesus1 as it is written2 ',then the 
soldiers1  when they had crucified      
,jesus1 took his garments1 and made four
  parts1 to every soldier a part2 and   
also his coat3 now the coat was  without
 seam1--,they said therefore among      
themselves1 let us not  rend it1 but    
cast lots for it whose it shall be3 that
 the scripture  might be fulfilled1     
which saith1 ,they parted my raiment    
among  them1 and for my vesture they did
 cast lots' 7,john #ai3bc1bd74          

,eighth1 ,again1 ,the scripture saith1  
'they shall look upon me1 whom  they    
have pierced' 7,zech #ab3aj74 ,but the  
soldier thrust a spear  into his side1  
,that it might be fulfilled which was   
written1 'they  shall look on him whom  
they pierced' 7,john #ai3cd-cg74        
,error #a4 ,now then1 seeing this is the
 truth of ,god1 that ,jesus  that was   
born of the virgin1 is the ,christ of   
,god2 how horribly  are those deceived  
who look on ,jesus the ,son of ,mary1 to
 be but  a shadow or type1 of something 
that was afterward to be revealed2      
whereas the scriptures most lively hold 
him forth to be the ,christ  of ,god1   
and not a shadow of a spirit1 or of a   
body afterwards  to be revealed1 but    
himself was the very substance of all   
things  that did any way type out       
,christ to come2 and when he was indeed 
come1 then was an end put to the law for
 righteousness1 or  justification to    
every one that believeth2 ',christ is   
the end  of the law for righteousness to

 every one that believeth1' as it  is   
written 7,rom #aj3d74 ,that is1 he was  
the end of the ceremonial  law1 and of  
that commonly called the moral law1 the 
substance of  which is laid down 7,exo  
#bj3a-ag7 though that law1 as handed out
  by ,christ1 still remains of great use
 to all believers1 which  they are bound
 to keep for sanctification1 as ,christ 
saith 7,matt  #e3ai to the end of the   
chapter74 ,but ,christ ,jesus hath      
obtained  everlasting righteousness1    
having fulfilled all the law of ,god  in
 the body of his flesh1 wherein he also 
suffered on the cross  without the      
gates1 and doth impute this             
righteousness to poor man1  having      
accomplished it for him in the body of  
his flesh1 which  he took of the virgin 
7,gal #d3d74 ',god sent forth his ,son1 
made of  a woman1 that is1 born of the  
virgin made under the law1' that  is1 to
 obey it1 and to bear the curse of it1  
'being made a curse  for us' 7,gal      
#c3ac72 to redeem them that were under  

the law1 that  is1 to redeem such as    
were ordained to life eternal1 from the 
curse  of the law4 ,and this he did by  
his birth1 being made or born of a      
woman2 by his obedience1 yea1 by his    
perfect obedience 'he became  the author
 of eternal salvation unto all them that
 obey him' 7,heb  #e3h1i72 and by his   
doing and suffering1 did completely     
satisfy  the law and the justice of     
,god1 and bring in that glorious and    
everlasting salvation1 without which we 
had all eternally been  undone1 and that
 without remedy2 for without shedding of
 his blood  there was no remission4     
,error #b4 ,seeing ,jesus ,christ1 the  
,son of the virgin ,mary1 was and  is   
the ,christ of ,god3 and that salvation 
came in alone by him1 for  there is     
salvation in no other 7,acts #d3ab71    
then how are they  deceived1 that think 
to obtain salvation by following the    
convictions  of the law1 which they call
 ,christ 7though falsely7 when alas1    
let them follow those convictions that  

do come from the law1  and conscience   
set on work by it2 ,i say1 let them     
follow all the  convictions that may be 
hinted in upon their spirits from that  
law1  they shall never be able to obtain
 salvation by their obedience  to it1   
'for by the law is the knowledge of sin'
 7,rom #c3bj2 ,gal  #c3aj2 ,john #aj3ae2
 ,heb #i3ab74 ,and ',it is not of works 
lest any man  should boast1' as those   
fond hypocrites called ,quakers would   
do4  ,and again1 ',if righteousness come
 by the law1 then ,christ is dead  in   
vain' 7,gal #b3ba74 ',but that no man is
 justified by the works of  the law1 in 
the sight of ,god1 it is evident3 for1  
,the just shall  live by faith' 7,gal   
#c3aa74 ,which living by faith1 is to   
apply the  ,lord ,jesus ,christ his     
benefits1 as birth1 righteousness1      
death1  blood1 resurrection1 ascension1 
and intercession1 with the glorious     
benefits of his second coming to me1 as 
mine1 being given to me1  and for me1   
and thus much doth the ,apostle signify1

 saying2 ',the  life which ,i now live  
in the flesh ,i live by the faith of the
 ,son  of ,god1 who loved me1 and gave  
himself for me' 7,gal #b3bj74    ,error 
#c4 ,again1 ,seeing ,god's ,christ1     
which was with him before  the world was
 7,john #ag3e7 took upon him flesh and  
blood from the  virgin ,mary1 7who was  
espoused to ,joseph the carpenter7 and  
in  that human nature yielded himself an
 offering for sin1 7for it  was the body
 of his flesh by which sin was purged   
,col #a3bb74 ,i  say1 seeing the ,son of
 ,god1 as he was in a body of flesh1 did
 bring  in salvation for sinners1 and by
 this means1 as ,i said before1 we  are 
saved1 even by faith in his blood1      
righteousness1 resurrections1  c4 ,how  
are they then deceived who own ,christ  
no otherwise than  as he was before the 
world began1 who was then without flesh 
and  blood 7for he took that in time of 
the virgin ,gal #d3d2 ,heb #b3ad74  ,i  
say1 they are wickedly deluded1 who own 
him no otherwise but as  he was before  

the world was3 ,for in their owning of  
him thus and  no otherwise1 they do     
directly deny him to be come in the     
flesh1  and are of that antichristian   
party which ,john speaks of 7#a ,john   
#d3c7 ',every spirit that confesseth not
 that ,jesus ,christ is come  in the    
flesh1 is not of ,god3 and this is that 
spirit of antichrist1  whereof ye have  
heard that it should come1 and even now 
already  is it in the world4' ,now      
because the enemy doth most notably     
wrest  this scripture1 as they do       
others1 to their own damnation1 ,i      
shall speak something to it2 and        
therefore1 when he saith1 every  spirit 
that confesseth not that ,jesus ,christ 
is come in the flesh1  is not of ,god1  
his meaning is1 ,every spirit that doth 
not confess  that that ,christ that was 
with the ,father before the world was1  
did  in the appointed time of the       
,father come into the world1 took on    
him a body from the virgin1 and was very
 man as well as very ,god1  and in that 

body of flesh did do and suffer         
whatsoever belonged  to the sons of men 
for the breach of the holy law of ,god1 
and  impute his glorious righteousness  
which he fulfilled in that body  of his 
flesh1 to the souls that shall believe  
on what he hath  done1 and is adoing in 
the same body4    ,consider #a4 ,and    
that this is the mind of the ,spirit of 
,god1 consider1  first1 he himself      
saith1 handle me and see1 for a spirit  
hath not  flesh and bones1 as ye see me 
have1 when his disciples had thought  he
 had been but a spirit 7,luke           
#bd3ci1dj74    ,consider #b4 ,now that  
in this flesh he died for sins3         
consider1  secondly1 that scripture     
which saith1 ',who his own self1 that   
is1 the ,christ that was born of the    
,virgin bare our sins in his  own body  
on the tree' 7#a ,peter #b3bd74 ,see    
,colossians #a3bb 'in the  body of his  
flesh1' saith he1 'to present you holy  
and unblameable1  and unreprovable in   
his sight4' ,now that he arose again    

from the  dead1 with the body of flesh  
wherewith he was crucified1 consider1   
that  forenamed scripture 7,luke        
#bd3ci1dj7 spoken after his             
resurrection4    ,now that he went away 
with the same body from them into       
heaven1  consider that it is said1 ',and
 he led them out as far as to ,bethany1 
and he lifted up his hands1 and blessed 
them4 ,and it came to pass1  while he   
blessed them1 he was parted from them1  
and carried up  into heaven' 7,luke     
#bd3ej1ea74 ,this is the meaning of     
those words  therefore2 ,jesus ,christ  
is come into the flesh1 that is1 ,jesus 
,christ hath come in the flesh that he  
took of the ,virgin1 hath  brought us   
who were enthralled to the law1 the     
devil1 and sin1  to liberty2 and that by
 his obedience and death4 ',forasmuch   
then  as the children are partakers of  
flesh and blood1 saith the  scripture   
he1 ,christ also himself likewise took  
part of the  same'2 wherefore8 ',that   
through death he might destroy him that 

had the power of death1 that is1 the    
devil2 and deliver them who  through    
fear of death were all their lifetime   
subject to bondage'  7,heb #b3ad1ae74   
,for he 'was delivered for our offences1
 and was  raised again for our          
justification' 7,rom #d3be74 ,for he1   
even that  man1 through the power of the
 eternal ,spirit1 did offer up himself  
without spot to ,god1 and thereby1 or by
 that offering1 'obtained  eternal      
redemption for us' 7,heb #i3ab1ad74 ,and
 therefore ,i say again  and again1 look
 to yourselves1 that you receive no     
,christ except  ,god's ,christ3 ,for he 
is like to be deceived that will believe
 every  thing that calls itself a       
,christ4 ',for many1 saith he shall come
  in my name1--and shall deceive many'  
7,matt #bd3e74    ,now having spoken    
thus much touching the ,saviour1 the    
,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 ,i shall1        
according to the assistance of the ,lord
 ,jesus1  proceed1 and shall speak      
something of his godhead1 birth1 death1 

resurrection1 ascension1 and            
intercession2 together with his most    
glorious and personal appearing the     
second time1 which will be to  raise the
 dead1 and bring every work to judgment 
7,eccl #ab3ad74    ,and ,,first ,i shall
 shew you that he 7,christ7 is very     
,god1 co-eternal1  and also co-equal    
with his ,father4 ,,second1 ,that by    
this ,son of  ,mary 7which is equal with
 his ,father7 the world was made4       
,,third1  ,that he in the fulness of    
time1 was made of a woman1 made under   
the law1 to redeem them that were 7or   
are7 under the law2 that  is1 was born  
of a woman3 and in our nature 7for he   
made himself  of no reputation1 and took
 on him the form of a servant1 and was  
made in the likeness of men7 and in our 
stead he did fulfil the  law in point of
 justification 7,rom #aj3d7 and was     
crucified for our  transgressions 7#a   
,cor #a3bc-be74 ,,fourth1 ,that very    
body of the ,son  of ,mary which was    
crucified1 did rise again from the dead1

 after  he had been buried in ,joseph's 
sepulchre2 that he in that very  body   
ascended up into heaven2 and in that    
very body shall come  again to these    
ends1 #a4 ,to judge the quick and the   
dead4 #b4 ,to  receive his saints to    
himself4 #c4 ,to pass eternal           
condemnation on  his enemies4 ,these    
things in brief ,i shall touch upon1    
according  to the wisdom given me4      
,,first1 ,and therefore that ,christ is 
very ,god1 ,i shall first prove  by     
plain texts of scripture4 ,second1 ,from
 the testimony of ,god1  angels1 and    
men1 witnessed by the scriptures4       
,third1 ,by several  arguments drawn    
from scripture1 which will prove the    
same clearly4    ,first1 ,then to prove 
it by the scriptures2 tho' indeed the   
whole  book of ,god's holy scripture1   
testify these things plainly to be  most
 true1 yet there be some places more    
pregnant and pertinent  to the thing    
than others2 and therefore ,i shall     
mention some of  them3 as that in       

,proverbs #h3bb1 c4 and there you shall 
find him  spoken of under the name of   
wisdom1 the same name that is given  him
 in #a ,corinthians #a3bd4 ,i say in    
that place of the ,proverbs  above      
mentioned1 you shall find these         
expressions from his own  mouth4 ',the  
,lord possessed me in the beginning of  
his way1 before  his works of old4 ,i   
was set up from everlasting1 from the   
beginning1  or ever the earth was4 ,when
 there were no depths1 ,i was brought   
forth2 when there were no fountains     
abounding with water4 ,before  the      
mountains were settled1 before the hills
 was ,i brought forth3  ,while as yet he
 had not made the earth1 nor the fields1
 nor  the highest part of the dust of   
the world4 ,when he prepared the        
heavens1 ,i was there3 when he set a    
compass upon the face of the  depth3    
,when he established the clouds above3  
when he strengthened  the fountains of  
the deep3 ,when he gave to the sea his  
decree1  that the waters should not pass

 his commandment3 when he appointed  the
 foundations of the earth3 ,then ,i was 
by him1 as one brought  up with him3 and
 ,i was daily his delight1 rejoicing    
always before  him2 rejoicing in the    
habitable part of his earth2 and my     
delights  were with the sons of men4'   
,also in ,john #a3a1 #b you have these  
words  spoken of ,christ1 ',in the      
beginning was the ,word1 and the ,word  
was with ,god1 and the ,word was ,god4  
,the same was in the beginning  with    
,god4' ,as also in ,hebrews #a3b the    
,apostle being about to prove  the ,son 
of ,mary to be very ,god1 saith2 ,he    
'hath in these last  days spoken unto us
 by his ,son'2 which ,son is the ,son of
 ,mary1  as in ,matthew #c1 ',but saith 
the ,apostle 7,heb #a3h7 unto the ,son  
he saith1 ,thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is for  
ever and ever1 a sceptre of             
righteousness is the sceptre of thy     
kingdom4' ,again1 in ,john #ag3e  you   
have the words of the ,son of ,mary for 
it1 saying1 ',and now1 ,o  ,father1     

glorify thou me with thine own self1    
with the glory which  ,i had with thee  
before the world was4' ,again1 he       
himself saith1  before ,abraham was1 ,i 
am3 ,and again1 ,i and my ,father are   
one4 ,and  in ,philippians #b3e the     
,apostle saith1 ',let this mind be in   
you  which was also in ,christ ,jesus3  
who1 being in the form of ,god1  thought
 it not robbery to be equal with ,god3  
,but made himself of  no reputation1 and
 took upon him the form of a servant1   
and was  made in the likeness of men4'  
,also ,revelation #b3h ,christ himself  
saith1 ,i am 'the first and the last1   
which was dead1 and is alive4'  ,and    
thus have ,i quoted some few scriptures 
to prove that the ,son  of ,mary is the 
true ,god4    ,second1 ,i shall give you
 the testimony of ,god himself touching 
the truth of this1 viz4 ,that ,christ1  
the ,son of the ,virgin1 is  the true   
,god3    #a4 ,and first see ,zechariah  
#ab3g and there you shall find these    
words1 ',awake1 ,o sword1 against my    

shepherd1 and against the man  that is  
my fellow1 saith the ,lord of hosts4'   
,in this place the  ,lord doth call that
 ,man his fellow1 which he doth not do  
to any  mere creature4 ,again1 in       
,matthew #c3ag he calls him his beloved 
,son1 saying1 ',this is my beloved ,son1
 in whom ,i am well pleased4'  ,and in  
the aforesaid place of the ,hebrews 7ch 
#a7 the ,apostle advancing  the ,lord   
,jesus1 brings in this question4 ',to   
which of the angels  said he at any     
time1 ,thou art my ,son8' 7v #e74 ',but 
unto the ,son he  saith' 7v #h7 ',thy   
throne1 ,o ,god1 is for ever and ever'3 
,and thus  far of the testimony that    
,god himself hath given of the ,son of  
,mary1 ,jesus ,christ4    #b4 ,the      
angels do shew that he is ,god3 7#a47   
,in that they do obey  him4 7#b47 ,in   
that they worship him4    7#a47 ,that   
they obey him1 is clear1 if we compare  
,revelation #ba3i  with #bb3f4 ,in the  
first of these places we find1 that     
there came  one of the angels of the    

seven vials1 which had the seven last   
plagues1 and talked with ,john4 ,he came
 not of himself2 for in that  #bbnd     
chapter1 verse #f he saith1 ',the       
,lord--sent his angel to shew  unto his 
servants1 the things which must shortly 
be done4' ,now in  the #afth verse you  
may see who this ,lord ,god is3 ,he     
saith there1  ',i ,jesus have sent mine 
angel to testify--these things in the   
churches compare ,rev #a3a4 ,i am the   
root and as well as the  offspring of   
,david1 and the bright and morning      
star4' ,i say this  obedience of the    
angels doth testify that ,jesus1 which  
is the ,son  of ,mary1 is the true and  
very ,god2 for they do obey ,god only4  
7#b47 ,the angels do shew that the ,son 
of ,mary1 is the true ,god1  in that    
they do not only obey him1 but worship  
him also2 yea1  they are commanded so to
 do 7,heb #a3f7 where it is written1    
',when  he bringeth in the first        
begotten into the world1 he i4e4 ,god1  
saith1 ,and let all the angels of ,god  

worship him1' viz4 the ,son of  ,mary4  
,now the angels themselves command that 
we worship none but  ,god 7,rev         
#bb3h1i74 ,when ,john fell down to      
worship the angel1 the angel  said1     
',see thou do it not3 for ,i am thy     
fellow servant1--worship  ,god4' ,now if
 the angels should command to worship   
,god1 and they  themselves should       
worship him that by nature is no god1   
they should  overthrow themselves1 in   
commanding one thing1 and doing another1
  and so lose their own habitations1 and
 be shut up in chains of  darkness1 to  
be punished with everlasting destruction
 from ,god  himself at the great day4   
,and thus much concerning the testimony 
of angels touching ,jesus the son of    
,mary1 the ,son of ,god1 yea1  very and 
true ,god 7,isa #i3f74    #c4 ,the      
testimony of men witnessed by the       
scriptures do shew that  ,christ is very
 ,god4 ,now followeth ,david his        
testimony among other  of the saints1   
who witness ,jesus the ,son of ,mary to 

be true ,god2  and that you may find in 
,psalm #aaj3a where he saith1 ',the     
,,lord  said unto my ,lord1 ,sit thou at
 my right hand1 until ,i make thine     
enemies thy footstool4' ,also ,isaiah in
 the #ith chapter1 verse #f  saith1     
',for unto us a child is born1 unto us a
 son is given2 and  the government shall
 be upon his shoulder3 and his name     
shall  be called ,wonderful1            
,counsellor1 ,the mighty ,god1 ,the     
everlasting  ,father1 the ,prince of    
,peace4 ,of the increase of his         
government and  peace there shall be no 
end1 upon the throne of ,david1 which is
  not1 nor ever was the heart of any    
believer and upon his kingdom1  to order
 it1 and to establish it with judgment  
and with justice  from henceforth even  
for ever4 ,the zeal of the ,,lord of    
hosts will  perform this4' ,again1 see  
,peter's testimony of this ,son of      
,mary2  ,when ,jesus asked his          
disciples1 whom say ye that ,i am8      
,peter1  as the mouth of the rest1 said1

 ',thou art the ,christ1 the ,son of    
the living ,god' 7,matt #af3af74 ,also  
when ,thomas1 one of ,christ's          
disciples1 would not be persuaded by the
 others that they had  seen the ,lord1  
except he did also see in his hands the 
print of  the nails1 and put his fingers
 into the print of the nails1 and       
thrust his hand into his side1 he would 
not believe4 ,saith the  ,son of ,mary1 
',reach hither thy finger1 and behold my
 hands2 and  reach hither thy hand1 and 
thrust it into my side2 and be not      
faithless but believing4' ,and then     
,thomas breaks out with a mighty  faith1
 and a glorious testimony for his       
master1 and saith1 ',my  ,lord1 and my  
,god' 7,john #bj3bg1bh74 ,again1 ,see   
,paul's testimony of  him 7,rom #i3e7   
where speaking of the ,son of ,mary1 he 
saith1 ,that  ,christ came of the       
,father1 'who is over all1 ,god blessed 
for ever1  ,amen4' ,and the apostle     
,john doth also witness as much 7#a     
,john #e3bj7  where speaking of ,jesus  

,christ1 he saith on this wise1 ',and we
 know  that the ,son of ,god is come1   
and hath given us an understanding1     
that we may know him that is true1 and  
we are in him that is true1  ,who is    
that8 why1 saith ,john even in his ,son 
,jesus ,christ4' ,who  is he8 ,why1     
',this is the true ,god1 and eternal    
life4'    ,i could here also bring in   
the testimony of the very devils        
themselves as ,luke #d3da1 #h3bh where  
he is by them acknowledged to  be the   
,son of the living ,god3 ,but it is     
needless so to do2 for we  have plainly 
proved it already4    ,third1 ,now      
followeth the several scripture         
arguments1 which will  prove that ,jesus
 the ,son of ,mary is very ,god4    #a4 
,there is none but he that is the true  
,god1 can satisfy the  justice of the   
true ,god1 for the breach of his holy   
law2 but if  you compare ,isaiah #ec3f  
with ,matthew #c3ag you shall find1 that
  ,jesus the ,son of ,mary did give ,god
 a full and complete satisfaction  for  

the breach of his holy law2 therefore   
,jesus the ,son of ,mary  must needs be 
the great and true ,god4    #b4 ,he that
 hath power of his own to lay down his  
life1 and hath  power of his own to take
 it up again1 must needs be the true    
,god3  but this did ,jesus the ,son of  
,mary the virgin2 therefore he must     
needs be the true ,god 7,john #aj3ag2   
,rom #a3d74    #c4 ,there was never any 
able to bear the sins of all the        
believers  in the world1 that ever were1
 now are1 or hereafter shall be1  but   
the true ,god3 ,but ,jesus1 the ,son of 
the ,virgin ,mary1 did bear  them all1  
'in his own body on the tree' 7#a ,peter
 #b3bd2 ,isa #ec3f74  ,therefore ,jesus 
the ,son of ,mary must needs be the true
 ,god as well  as man4    #d4 ,there was
 never any mere man able1 by his own    
power1 to overcome  the devil in all his
 temptations1 but he that is also the   
true  ,god 7for ,adam in his state of   
innocency was overcome by them1 and     
fell under them37 ,but ,jesus the ,son  

of the ,virgin did overcome  them all by
 his own power2 therefore he is very    
,god1 as well as  very ,man4 ,see       
,genesis #c3ae2 ,isaiah #ea3i1 #fc3e2   
,matthew #d3bd2 ,luke  #d3ab4    #e4    
,there was never any that did call      
himself the true ,god 7and was  not7    
which did please ,god in so doing4 ,but 
,jesus the ,son of ,mary  did call      
himself the true ,god1 or account       
himself equal with ,god  7which is all  
one7 yet ,god was well pleased with him 
7,matt #c3ag2  ,phil #b3f1g2 ,john      
#h3bi74 ,and therefore ,jesus the ,son  
of ,mary must  needs be true ,god as    
well as man4    #f4 ,there was never any
 that had all power in heaven and in    
earth1 but  the true ,god4 ,jesus the   
,son of the ,virgin ,mary1 who was      
espoused  to ,joseph1 hath all power in 
heaven and in earth in his own hand4    
,therefore he is the true and great ,god
 7,matt #bh3ah74    #g4 ,there was never
 any able to keep poor souls from       
falling from  ,god1 saving he that is   

the true ,god4 ,jesus the ,son of ,mary 
did1  and doth this 7,john #aj3bg-cj1   
#ag3ab74 ,therefore he is the true  and 
great ,god4    #h4 ,never could any     
justly call himself the first and the   
last1  except the true ,god1 nor truly  
7as the ,lord did say7 ,i ,,am4 ,but    
these did ,jesus the ,son of ,mary 7,rev
 #a3a compared with vv #ag1ah2  ,rev    
#b3h and ,john #h3eh74 ,therefore ,jesus
 must needs be true ,god as  well as    
man4    #i4 ,never was there any that   
could absolutely forgive sins but ,god  
7,mark #b3g2 ,luke #e3ba74 ,but ,jesus  
the ,son of the ,virgin ,mary1 can      
forgive sins 7,luke #e3bj2 ,mark #b3e74 
,therefore ,jesus the ,son of  ,mary    
must needs be true ,god1 as well as man4
    #aj4 ,the scriptures never call any 
the true and living ,god2 but he  that  
is the true ,god4 ,the scriptures call  
,jesus1 the ,son of the  ,virgin1 the   
true ,god 7,isa #i3f2 #a ,john #e3bj74  
,therefore he is the  true and great    
,god4    #aa4 ,he that made all things1 

whether they be visible1 or invisible1  
whether they be thrones or dominions1 or
 principalities1 or powers1  must needs 
be the true ,god4 ,but ,jesus the ,son  
of the ,virgin ,mary  did make all these
 7,col #a3ad-ah2 ,john #a3a-af2 ,heb    
#a3b1c74 ,and  therefore he is the true 
,god as well as man4    #ab4 ,the blood 
of a mere finite creature could never   
obtain eternal  redemption for sinners4 
,but the blood of ,jesus1 the ,son of   
the  ,virgin ,mary1 hath obtained       
eternal redemption for sinners 7,rom    
#c3bc1 #e3i2 ,heb #i3ab1ad1 #aj3ai1bj74 
,therefore the blood of the ,son  of the
 ,virgin1 must needs be the blood of    
,god4 ,and so the ,apostle  calleth it1 
saying to the pastors of the churches1  
',feed the church  of ,god1 which he    
hath purchased with his own blood'      
7,acts #bj3bh2  #a ,john #c3af74    #ac4
 ,never was there any that could        
overcome death in his own power1  but   
the true ,god 7,hosea #ac3ad2 #b ,tim   
#a3aj2 ,heb #a3b74 ,jesus the  ,son of  

the ,virgin ,mary did overcome death by 
himself 7,heb #c3ad74  ,therefore he is 
the true ,god as well as man4    #ad4   
,he that searcheth the hearts1 and      
knoweth the thoughts of men1  must needs
 be the true ,god 7,jer #ag3aj74 ,but   
,jesus the ,son of the  ,virgin doth    
7,luke #e3bb1 #i3dg2 ,john #b3bd1be74   
,therefore he is the  true ,god4    #ae4
 ,he that by his own power commandeth   
the raging sea1 must needs  be the true 
,god 7,job #ch3aj1aa2 ,prov #h3bi74 ,but
 this did ,jesus the  ,son of ,mary     
7,mark #d3ci-da2 ,luke #h3bd74          
,therefore1 he is the true  ,god4       
#af4 ,he that is the ,,wisdom1 power1   
and glory of ,god1 must needs  be the   
true ,god4 ,but ,jesus the ,son of the  
,virgin is all these as  #a ,corinthians
 #a3bd2 ,hebrews #a3c4 ,therefore ,jesus
 the ,son of the  ,virgin must needs be 
true ,god as well as man4               
,,second4--,the next thing that ,i am to
 prove1 is this2 namely1 ,that  by this 
,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of the ,virgin1

 the world was made3  ,and here ,i shall
 be brief1 having touched on it already4
 ,only  ,i shall lay down some of the   
scriptures1 that hold forth this to  be 
a truth1 and so pass to the next things 
that ,i intend to speak  of4    ,and    
therefore in the first place1 see       
,hebrews #a3b where the ,apostle  is    
speaking of the ,son of ,god1 which ,son
 was born of the ,virgin  ,mary1        
according to these scriptures mentioned 
before 7,matt #a3ah-bc2  ,luke #b2 ,matt
 #c3ag7 where ,god himself saith1 ,this 
is my beloved  ,son1 c4 ,this ,son of   
,god1 saith the ,apostle1 by whom ,god  
hath  spoken to us1 by him also he made 
the worlds4 ,and ,colossians  #a the    
,apostle speaking of the deliverance of 
the saints1 saith1  'who hath delivered 
us from the power of darkness1 and      
translated  us into the kingdom of his  
dear ,son3 ,in whom we have redemption  
through his blood1 even the forgiveness 
of sins'3 ,and is that all8  ,no1 but he
 is 7also7 'the image of the invisible  

,god1 the first  born of every creature'
 7v #ae74 ,and in verses #af1 #ag1 ',by 
him  were all things created that are in
 heaven1 and that are in earth1  visible
 and invisible1 whether they be thrones1
 or dominions1 or  principalities1 or   
powers3 all things were created by him1 
and for  him3 ,and he is before all     
things1 and by him all things consist4' 
,also ,hebrews #a3aj it is thus written 
of this ,son of ,god1 ,christ  ,jesus   
the ,son of ,mary1 ',and1 ,thou1 ,lord1 
in the beginning hast  laid the         
foundation of the earth3 and the heavens
 are the works  of thine hands4' ,and   
again1 ,john #a and the first #i verses1
 the  ,evangelist1 or ,apostle1 speaking
 of the ,son1 saith1 ',in the beginning 
was the ,word1' which ,word was the ,son
 7,rev #ai3ac74 ,this ,word1 or  ,son1  
was with ,god1 and the ,word was ,god4  
,all things were made by  him1 and      
without him was not any thing made that 
was made4 ',in  him was life2 and the   
life was the light of men4 ,and the     

light  shineth in darkness2 and the     
darkness comprehended it not4' ,but  in 
the ninth verse of this first chapter of
 ,john1 it is written1  ',that was the  
true light1 which lighteth every man    
that cometh  into the world4' ,now      
seeing the ,lord hath brought me thus   
far2  and because the ,quakers by       
wresting this scripture1 do not only    
split themselves upon it1 but endeavour 
also to split others1 ,i  shall         
therefore1 before ,i proceed any        
further1 speak a few words  to it2 and  
they are these that follow4    ,the     
,apostle in these nine first verses1 or 
most of them1 is speaking  of the       
divinity or godhead of the ,son of      
,mary1 and shewing that  he made the    
world3 ,now in this ninth verse he      
speaketh of man as  he is in his coming 
into the world1 and not as he is a      
regenerate  person4 ,now every man as he
 comes into the world1 receives a light 
from ,christ1 as he is ,god1 which light
 is the conscience1 that  some call     

,christ though falsely4 ,this light1 or 
conscience1 will  shew a man that there 
is a ,god1 and that this ,god is eternal
 7,rom  #a3bj74 ,this light doth        
discover this eternal ,god by his works 
in  the world2 for saith the scripture  
before named1 ',the invisible  things of
 him meaning ,god from the creation of  
the world are  clearly seen1 being      
understood by the things that are made1 
even  his eternal power and godhead'2   
,this light also will reprove of  sin1  
or convince of1 and make manifest sins  
against the law of  this eternal ,god3  
so that man1 before he is regenerate1 is
 able  by that light to know that sins  
against the law1 are sins against  ,god1
 as is manifested in the unconverted    
,pharisees1 who1 7as  ,christ told them7
 had neither the love of ,god1 nor the  
word of ,god  abiding in them 7,john    
#e3ch1db7 yet knew sins against the law1
 to  be sins2 for they were offended at 
a woman for committing adultery1  which 
act was forbidden1 by the law 7,matt    

#e3bg1bh72 and it is said  also1 they   
were convicted of sin by their own      
consciences 7,john  #h3g-aj74    ,again1
 ,the ,apostle writing to the           
,corinthians1 and admonishing  them to  
walk orderly 7#a ,cor #aa3ad7 turns them
 to nature itself1  saying1 ',doth not  
even nature itself teach you8' c4 ,this 
light  surely is that1 wherewith        
,christ1 as he is ,god1 hath enlightened
  every man that cometh into the world1 
which doth convince of  sins against the
 law of ,god4 ,therefore1 as the        
,apostle saith 7,rom  #a3bj74 ,they are 
left without excuse4 ,that is1 they have
 their own  conscience1 that doth shew  
them there is a ,god1 and that this ,god
  is to be served and obeyed2 and the   
neglect of this will be sure  to damn   
them1 though the obedience to the law   
will not save them1  because they are   
not able to make a full recompense to   
,god for the  sins that are past2       
neither are they able for the time to   
come1  to yield a full1 continual1 and  

complete obedience to the law  of this  
almighty1 infinite1 and eternal ,god4   
,for as many as are  of the works of the
 law1 are under the curse2 for it is    
written1  ',cursed is every one that    
continueth not in all things which are  
written in the book of the law to do    
them4 ,but that no man is  justified by 
the works of the law1--it is evident3   
for1 ,the just  shall live by faith'    
7,gal #c3aj1aa74    ,but now1 though    
,christ1 as he is ,god1 doth give a     
light to every  one that cometh into the
 world1 which light is the conscience1  
7as  they themselves confess27 yet it   
doth not therefore follow that  this    
conscience is the ,spirit of ,christ1 or
 the work of grace1  wrought in the     
heart of any man whatsoever2 for every  
one hath  conscience1 yet every one hath
 not the ,spirit of ,christ3 ,for ,jude 
speaks of a company of men in his days1 
who had not the ,spirit of  ,christ     
7,jude #ai74 ',these be they who        
separate themselves1 saith  he sensual1 

having not the spirit4' ,yea1 ,heathens1
 ,turks1 ,jews1  ,pagans1 ,atheists1    
have that also that doth convince of    
sin1 and  yet are so far from having the
 ,spirit of ,christ in them1 that it  is
 their great delight to serve their     
lusts1 this world1 their sins2  whereas 
the ,apostle saith plainly1 ',if ,christ
 be in you1 the body  is dead because of
 sin2 but the ,spirit is life for       
righteousness  sake' 7,rom #h3aj7a ,so  
that those who are alive to their sins1 
have  not the ,spirit of ,christ4 ,nay1 
let me tell you1 the very devils        
themselves1 who were thrown from their  
first state by sin 7,jude #f7  have such
 a taste of their horrible sins 7#b     
,peter #b3d7 that when  they did but    
suppose that ,jesus was come to put an  
end to their  tyrannical dealing with   
the world1 and to bring them to judgment
  for their sins1 7to which they know   
they shall be brought17 it  made them   
cry out1 ',art thou come hither to      
torment us before the  time8' 7,matt    

#h3bi74 ,james doth also signify this   
much unto us1  where he saith1 ',the    
devils also believe and tremble' 7,james
 #b3ai74  ,which belief of theirs is not
 a believing in ,christ to save them2   
for they know he did not take hold on   
their nature 7,heb #b3af74  ,but they do
 believe that ,christ will come to their
 everlasting  torment2 and the belief of
 this doth make these proud spirits to  
tremble4    ,again1 ,man at his coming  
into the world1 hath his conscience     
given  him1 which doth convince of sin  
7,john #b3i1 #h3i71 yet man1 as he      
cometh into the world1 hath not the     
,spirit of ,christ in him2 for  that    
must be received afterward1 by the      
preaching of the word1  which is        
preached by the ministers and servants  
of ,jesus ,christ4  ,this is ,god's     
usual way to communicate of his ,spirit 
into the  hearts of his elect2 and this 
is clear in so many words1 where  ,peter
 preaching to a certain number1 the     
scripture saith1 ',while  ,peter yet    

spake these words1 the ,holy ,ghost1 or 
,holy ,spirit1  fell on all them which  
heard the word' 7,acts #aj3dd74 ,and    
again 7,gal  #c3b1e compared together71 
',received ye the ,spirit by the works  
of  the law1 saith the ,apostle or by   
the hearing of faith8' or the  ,gospel1 
which is the word of faith preached by  
us8 ,which ,spirit1  as ,christ saith1  
the world cannot receive1 because it    
seeth him  not1 neither knoweth him1    
though his children shall have          
fellowship  with him to the great       
comfort of their own souls 7,john       
#ad3af1ag74    ,but now1 this merciless 
butcherer of men1 the devil1 that he    
might be sure to make the soul fall     
short of glory1 if possible1  endeavours
 to persuade the soul that its state is 
good2 that  it hath the ,spirit of      
,christ in it2 and for a proof of the   
same1  saith he1 turn thy mind inward1  
and listen within1 and see if  there be 
not that within thee that doth convince 
of sin3 ,now the  poor soul2 finding    

this to be so1 all on haste 7if it be   
willing  to profess7 through ignorance  
of the ,gospel1 claps in with these     
motions of its own conscience1 which    
doth command to abstain from  this evil1
 and to practise that good2 which1 if   
neglected1 will  accuse and torment for 
the same neglect of others1 both now and
  hereafter 7,rom #b3ae74    ,now the   
soul seeing that there is something     
within that convinceth  of sin1 doth all
 on a sudden close with that1 supposing 
it is the  ,spirit of ,christ1 and so   
through this mistake1 is carried away   
with the teachings and convictions of   
its own conscience1 7being  misinformed 
by the devil7 unto the works of the law2
 under which1  though it work all its   
days1 and labour with its might and     
main1  yet it never will be able to     
appease the wrath of ,god1 nor get  from
 under the curse of the law1 nor get    
from under the guilt of  one sinful     
thought the right way1 which is to be   
done by believing  what another man hath

 done by himself1 without us1 on the    
cross1  without the gates of ,jerusalem 
7,heb #a3b1c2 ,rom #e3ae74 ,see also    
for this #a ,peter #b3bd2 ,hebrews      
#ac3ab4 ,the one saith1 ,he bare our    
sins in his own body on the tree2 the   
other saith1 ,it was done  without the  
gate4    ,and thus the poor soul is most
 horribly carried away headlong1 and    
thrown down violently under the curse of
 the law1 under which it  is held all   
its days1 if ,god of his mere mercy     
prevent not2 and  at the end of its life
 doth fall into the very belly of hell4 
,again1 ,that the devil might be sure to
 carry on his design1 he now  begins to 
counterfeit the work of grace3 here he  
is very subtle1  and doth transform     
himself into an angel of light 7#b ,cor 
#aa3ad74  ,now he makes the soul believe
 that he is its friend1 and that he  is 
a gospel minister2 and if the soul will 
be led by what shall be  made known unto
 it by the light 7or conscience7 within1
 it shall  not need to fear but it shall

 do well4    ,now he counterfeits the   
new birth1 persuading them1 that it is  
wrought by following the light that they
 brought into the world  with them4 ,now
 he begins also to make them run through
 difficulties3  and now1 like ,baal's   
priests1 they must lance themselves with
 knives1  c4 ,now1 #afef1 quakers are   
changed to the laws of the world4 ,now  
they must wear no hatbands2 now they    
must live with bread and  water2 now    
they must give heed to seducing spirits1
 and doctrines  of devils1 which bids   
them abstain from marriage1 and commands
  them to abstain from meats1 which ,god
 hath created to be received  with      
thanksgiving1 of them which love and    
know the truth1 as in #a  ,timothy      
#d3a-c4 ,now they must not speak1 except
 their spirit moves  them1 7,i do not   
say the ,spirit of ,christ7 though when 
it moves1  they will speak such sad     
blasphemies1 and vent such horrible     
doctrines1 that it makes me wonder to   
see the patience of ,god1  in that he   

doth not command1 either the ground to  
open her mouth1  and swallow them up1 or
 else suffer the devil to fetch them    
away  alive1 to the astonishment of the 
whole world4    ,object4 ,but you will  
say1 doth not the scripture say1 that it
 is  the ,spirit of ,christ that doth   
make manifest or convince of sin8       
7,john #af3h74    ,ans4 ,yes1 it doth   
so4 ,but for the better understanding of
 this  place1 ,i shall lay down this2   
namely1 ,that there are two things      
spoken of in the scriptures1 which do   
manifest sin1 or convince of  sin4      
,first1 ,the law1 as saith the ,apostle 
7,rom #c3bj74 ',therefore  by the deeds 
of the law there shall no flesh be      
justified in his  sight3 viz41 ,god's   
sight3 for by the law is the knowledge  
of sin4'  ,secondly1 ,the ,spirit of    
,christ doth make manifest1 or reprove  
of  sin1 as it is written 7,john        
#af3h1i74 ',and when he the ,spirit is  
come1 he will reprove the world of sin1 
and of righteousness1 and  of judgment3 

,of sin1 because they believe not on    
me'2 saith the  ,son of ,mary1 which is 
,christ4    ,now the law doth sometimes 
by its own power manifest sin without   
the ,spirit of ,christ2 as in the case  
of ,judas1 who was convinced  of the sin
 of murder1 which made him cry out1 ',i 
have sinned'2  yet at that time he was  
so far from having the ,spirit of       
,christ  in him1 that he was most       
violently possessed of the devil 7,luke 
#bb3c1d74    ,again1 ,sometimes the     
,spirit of ,christ takes the law1 and   
doth  effectually convince of sin1 of   
righteousness1 and judgment to  come4   
,query4 ,but you will say1 ,how should  
,i know whether ,i am convinced  by the 
law alone1 or that the law is set home  
effectually by the  ,spirit of the ,lord
 ,jesus upon my conscience8    ,ans4 #a4
 ,unto this ,i answer4 ,first1 ,when the
 law doth convince by  its own power1   
without the help of the ,spirit of      
,christ1 it doth  only convince of sins 
against the law1 as of swearing1 lying1 

stealing1 murdering1 adultery1          
covetousness1 and the like4 ,i say1  it 
doth only make manifest sins against the
 law1 pronouncing a  horrible curse1    
against thee1 if thou fulfil it not1 and
 so leaves  thee2 but it gives thee no  
strength to fulfil it completely1 and   
continually1 7which thou must do1 if    
thou wilt be saved thereby74  ,now thy  
own strength being insufficient for     
these things1 having  lost it in ,adam1 
thou art a breaker of the law4 ,here the
 law finds  thee in thy sins1 and       
condemns thee for thy sins3 ,but gives  
thee  no power to come wholly out of    
them2 neither doth it shew thee  thy    
right ,saviour1 to save thee from them  
7which is the ,son of the  ,virgin      
,mary1 the man ,christ ,jesus7 but      
commands thee upon pain of  eternal     
damnation1 to continue in all things    
that are written in  the book of the law
 to do them 7,gal #c3aj74 ,and therefore
 if thou  hast been convinced of no     
other sins1 but what are against the    

law1  for all thy convictions and horror
 of conscience1 thou mayest be  but a   
natural man1 at the best1 and so under  
the curse4    7,obj47 ,but1 perhaps thou
 wilt say1 ,i am not only convinced of  
my  sins against the law1 but ,i have   
also some power against my sins1  so    
that ,i do in some considerable measure 
abstain from those things  that are     
forbidden in the law4    7,ans47 ,this  
thou mayest have1 and do1 as thou       
thinkest1 perfectly1  as those blind    
,pharisees called quakers1 do think that
 they also  do1 and yet be but a natural
 man3 ,and therefore ,i pray consider   
that place1 in ,romans #b3ad1 #ae1 the  
,apostle there speaks on this  wise1    
concerning the ,gentiles' obedience to  
the law1 ',for when  the ,gentiles1     
which have not the law1 do by nature the
 things  contained in the law1 these1   
having not the law1 are a law unto      
themselves3 ,which shew the work of the 
law written in their hearts4'  ,which   
work of the law1 ,christ as he is ,god1 

hath enlightened  every one withal1 that
 cometh into the world 7,john #a3i71    
which1 as  the quakers say1 doth        
convince of sin1 yet of no other than   
sins  against the law3 and therefore    
must needs be all one light or  law2 for
 'the law is light' 7,prov #f3bc7 and   
gives 'the knowledge  of sin' 7,rom     
#c3bj74 ,and therefore1 as ,i said      
before1 so say ,i now  again1 if thy    
convictions are no other than for the   
sins against  the law1 though thy       
obedience be the strictest that ever was
  wrought by any man1 7except the ,lord 
,jesus the ,son of ,mary7 thou  art at  
the best but under the law1 and so      
consequently under the  curse1 and under
 the wrath of ,god1 whether thou        
believest it or  not 7,gal #c3aj2 ,john 
#c3cf74    ,ans4 #b4 ,but now the second
 thing1 how thou shouldest know1 whether
  the ,spirit of ,christ doth           
effectually set home the law upon thy   
conscience1 or not2 and therefore to    
speak directly to it1 if the  ,spirit of

 the ,lord ,jesus1 the ,son of ,god1    
doth set home the law  effectually2 then
 the same ,spirit of ,christ shews thee 
more sin  than the sins against the law4
 ,for1    7#a47 ,it shews thee1 that    
'all our righteousnesses are as filthy  
rags' 7,isa #fd3f74 ,thou seest all thy 
praying1 meditation1 hearing1  reading1 
alms-deeds1 fasting1 reformation1 and   
whatsoever else  thou hast done1 doest1 
or canst do1 being an unbeliever1       
deserves  at the hands of ,god his curse
 and condemnation1 and that for ever3   
,and therefore thou art so far from     
trusting to it1 that in some  measure   
thou even loathest it1 and art ashamed  
of it1 as being a  thing abominable1    
both in ,god's sight and thine own      
7,phil #c3h74  ,thou countest thy own   
performances1 when at best1 and thine   
own righteousness1 ,a bed too short to  
stretch thyself upon1 and  a covering   
too narrow to wrap thyself in 7,isa     
#bh3bj74 ,and these  things thou seest  
not#b overly1 or slightly1 and as at a  

great  distance1 but really and         
seriously1 and the sense of them sticks 
close unto thee4    7#b47 ,it shews thee
 that thou hast no faith in the man     
,christ ,jesus  by nature1 and that     
though thou hadst no other sins1 yet    
thou art  in a perishing state because  
of unbelief1 according to that #afth  of
 ,john1 verse #i1 ',of sin1 because they
 believe not on me4' ,if  therefore thou
 hast been convinced aright by the      
,spirit1 thou hast  seen that thou hadst
 no faith in ,christ the ,son of ,mary1 
the ,son  of ,god1 before conversion4   
,it shews thee also1 that thou canst    
not believe in thine own strength1      
though thou wouldest never so           
willingly2 yea1 though thou wouldest    
give all the world 7if thou  hadst it7  
to believe1 thou couldest not4    7#c47 
,in the next place it will shew thee1   
that if thou doest not  believe in the  
man ,christ ,jesus1 and that with 'the  
faith of the  operation of ,god' 7,col  
#b3ab71 thou wilt surely perish1 and    

that  without remedy2 ,also it shews    
thee1 that if thou hast not that        
righteousness1 which the man ,christ    
,jesus accomplished in his  own person  
for sinners2 ,i say1 if thou be not     
clothed with that  instead of thine own1
 thou art gone for ever2 and therefore  
saith  ,christ1 7speaking of the        
,spirit7 ',when he is come he will      
reprove  the world of sin1 and of       
righteousness' too 7,john #af3h74 ,that 
is1  the ,spirit shall convince men and 
women of the sufficiency of that        
righteousness that ,christ1 in his human
 nature1 hath fulfilled3 ,so  that they 
need not run to the law for             
righteousness3 ',for ,christ  is the end
 of the law for righteousness1 to every 
one that believeth'  7,rom #aj3d74      
,again1 if the ,spirit of ,jesus setteth
 home the law  upon thy conscience1 thou
 wilt freely confess1 that although the 
law curseth1 and condemneth thee for thy
 sins1 and gives thee no  power either  
to fulfil it1 or to come out of thy     

sins3 ,yet ,god is  just in giving that 
law1 and 'the law is holy1 and the      
commandment  holy1 and just1 and good'  
7,rom #g3ab74    7#d47 ,lastly1 ,it also
 convinceth of judgment to come3 ,he    
7viz4 the  ,spirit7 shall reprove the   
world of sin1 of righteousness1 yea1 and
  of judgment too 7,acts #bd3be74 ,then 
doth the soul see1 that that  very man  
that was born of the ,virgin ,mary1     
crucified upon the  cross without the   
gates of ,jerusalem1 shall so come      
again2 even  that same ,jesus1 in like  
manner as he was seen to go up from his 
disciples 7,acts #a3aa74 ,yea1 they that
 are thus convinced by the  ,spirit of  
,christ1 know that ,god 'hath appointed 
a day1 in the  which he will judge the  
world in righteousness1 by that man whom
  he hath ordained' 7,acts #ag3ca73     
which is the man ,christ ,jesus3  ,for  
'it is he which was ordained of ,god to 
be the judge of quick  and dead' 7,acts 
#aj3db74    ,and now1 ,o man1 or woman1 
whoever thou art1 that art savingly     

convinced by the ,spirit of ,christ1    
thou hast such an endless desire  after 
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that thou     
canst not be satisfied or  content with 
anything below the blood of the ,son of 
,god to purge  thy conscience withal2   
even that blood that was shed without   
the  gate 7,heb #ac3ab1 #i3ad74 ,also   
thou canst not be at quiet1 till thou   
dost see by true faith1 that the        
righteousness of the ,son of ,mary  is  
imputed unto thee1 and put upon thee    
7,rom #c3ba-bc74 ,then also  thou canst 
not be at quiet1 till thou hast power   
over thy lusts1  and corruptions1 till  
thou hast brought them into subjection  
to  the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,then thou
 wilt never think that thou hast  enough
 faith4 ,no1 thou wilt be often crying  
out1 ,lord1 give me  more precious      
faith3 ,lord1 more faith in thy         
righteousness2 more  faith in thy blood 
and death2 more faith in thy            
resurrection3  ,and ,lord1 more faith in
 this1 that thou art now at the right   

hand  of thy father in thy human nature1
 making intercession for me a  miserable
 sinner 7,john #af3e-g2 #a ,tim #b3e2   
,heb #g3bd1be74 ,and then1  ,o poor     
soul1 if thou comest but hither1 thou   
wilt never have an  itching ear after   
another gospel4 ,nay1 thou wilt say1 if 
a presbyter1  or anabaptist1 or         
independent1 or ranter1 or quaker1 or   
papist1  or pope1 or an angel from      
heaven1 preach any other doctrine1 let  
him be accursed1 again and again 7,gal  
#a3h74 ,and thus have ,i briefly  shewed
 you4    ,first1 ,how ,christ1 as he is 
,god1 doth enlighten every man that     
comes into the world4    ,secondly1     
,what this light will do1 viz4 shew them
 that there is  a ,god1 by the things   
that are made2 and that this ,god must  
be  worshiped 7,rom #a3bj74    ,thirdly1
 ,i have shewed you the difference      
between that light and  the ,spirit of  
,christ the ,saviour4    ,fourthly1 ,i  
have also shewed you1 how you should    
know the one from  the other1 by their  

several effects4    ,the first light    
convinces of sins1 but of none other    
than sins  against the law2 neither doth
 it shew the soul a ,saviour1 or deliver
  7for that is the work of the ,spirit7 
from the curse wherewith it  doth curse 
it4 ,but ,i shewed you1 that when the   
,spirit of ,christ  comes and works     
effectually1 it doth not only shew men  
their sins  against the law1 but also   
shews them their lost condition1 if they
  believe not in the righteousness1     
blood1 death1 resurrection1 and         
intercession of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son
 of ,mary1 the ,son of ,god  7,john     
#f3dd1 #af3bd2 ,matt #c3ag2 ,heb #a3i74 
,and thus much ,i thought  necessary to 
be spoken at this time1 touching the    
nature of  conviction4    ,,third4 ,now 
in the third ,place4 ,though ,i have    
spoken something to  this thing already1
 namely1 concerning our ,lord the       
,saviour1 yet  again1 in few words1     
through grace1 ,i shall shew1 that he   
was made1  that is1 born of a woman1 and

 made under the law1 to redeem them     
that are under the law4 ,my meaning is1 
,that ,god is our ,saviour4    ,first1  
,and for this1 see ,isaiah #de3ae where 
you have these words1  ',verily1 thou   
art a ,god that hidest thyself1 ,o ,god 
of ,israel1 the  ,saviour'3 ,and verse  
#ba1 #bb you have these words1 ',who    
hath declared  this from ancient        
time8--,have not ,i the ,,lord8 ,and    
there is no ,god  else beside me2 a just
 ,god and a ,saviour2 there is none     
beside  me4 ,look unto me1 and be ye    
saved1 all the ends of the earth'3      
,why1 who art thou8 ',for ,i am ,god1   
and there is none else4' ,also  in      
,isaiah #ed3e ',for thy ,maker is thine 
husband2 the ,,lord of hosts  is his    
name2 and thy ,redeemer the ,holy ,one  
of ,israel2 the ,god of  the whole earth
 shall he be called4' ,read also verses 
#f-h of that  chapter4 ,i could         
abundantly multiply scriptures to prove 
this to  be truth1 but ,i shall only    
mind you of two or three1 and so pass   

on2 the first is in ,jude1 verse #be1   
',to the only wise ,god our  ,saviour be
 glory4' ,and ,acts #bj3bc2 ,john #c3af2
 #a ,john #e3bj4    ,object4 ,but you   
will say1 ,how is ,god a ,saviour of    
sinners1 seeing  his eyes are so pure   
that he cannot behold iniquity 7,hab    
#a3ac74    ,answ4 ,for answer hereunto4 
',when the fulness of the time was come'
  wherein the salvation of sinners      
should be actually wrought out1  ',god  
sent forth his ,son1 which ,son is equal
 with the ,father 7,john  #a3a1 #ag3e1  
#aj3cj7 made of a woman1 made under the 
law1' 7that  is1 he was subject to the  
power and curse of the law7 to this end1
  'to redeem them that are1 or were     
under the law' 7,gal #d3d1e71  that is1 
to deliver us 'from the curse of the    
law1 being made a  curse for us' 7,gal  
#c3ac74 ,from whence take notice1 that  
when the  salvation of sinners was to be
 actually wrought out1 then ,god sent   
forth the everlasting ,son of his love  
into the world1 clothed with  the human 

nature1 according to that in ,john      
#a3ad2 ,hebrews #b3ad  and #a ,timothy  
#c3af which saith1 ',god was manifest in
 the flesh1'  that is1 took flesh upon  
him4    ,second1 ,this ,son of ,god1    
which is equal with the ,father1 did in 
that flesh1 which he took upon him1     
completely fulfil the whole  law3 ,so   
that the ,apostle saith1 ',christ is the
 end of the law  for righteousness to   
every one that believeth' 7,rom #aj3d74 
,this  righteousness which this ,christ 
did accomplish1 is called1 ',the        
righteousness of ,god' 7,rom #c3bb74    
,this righteousness of ,god1 is  by the 
faith of ,jesus ,christ1 unto all1 and  
upon all them that  believe3 ,my meaning
 is1 it is imputed to so many as shall  
by faith  lay hold on it4 ,this is also 
part of the meaning of that speech  of  
the ,apostle3 ',as many of you as have  
been baptized into ,christ1  have put on
 ,christ' 7,gal #c3bg74 ,that is1 by    
faith have put on the  righteousness of 
,christ1 with the rest of that which    

,christ hath  bestowed upon you1 having 
accomplished it for you4 ,this is also  
the meaning of the ,apostle 7,col       
#b3i1aj7 where he saith1 'for in  him   
that is the ,son of ,mary1 7#a3ac1ad7   
dwelleth all the fulness  of the godhead
 bodily4 ,and ye are complete in him4'  
,that is1 in  his obedience and         
righteousness2 which also the ,apostle  
himself  doth so hard press after 7,phil
 #c3h1i71 saying1 'doubtless1 and ,i    
count all things but loss1 for the      
excellency of the knowledge of  ,christ 
,jesus my ,lord'2 which ,lord was       
crucified by the ,jews1 as  it is in #a 
,corinthians #b3h 'for whom1 that is for
 ,christ1 ,i have  suffered the loss of 
all things as well the righteousness of 
the  law1 in which ,i was blameless     
7,phil #c3f7 as all other things  and do
 count them but dung1 that ,i may win   
,christ3 ,and be found  in him1 not     
having mine own righteousness1 which is 
of the law1  but that which is through  
the faith of ,christ1 the righteousness 

which is of ,god by faith'3 which is    
'unto all1 and upon all them  that      
believe' 7,rom #c3bb74 ,that place also 
in the ninth of ,daniel  7vv #bd1be71   
holdeth forth as much where prophesying 
of the ,messias1  he saith1 that it is  
he that came 'to finish the             
transgression1 and  to make an end of   
sins1 and to make reconciliation for    
iniquity1  and to bring in everlasting  
righteousness4' ,now that the           
righteousness  of the ,son of ,mary is  
it1 mind the #bfth verse1 where he saith
  thus1 ',and after threescore and two  
weeks shall ,messiah be cut  off1' that 
is1 ,christ shall be crucified1 'but not
 cut off1' that  is1 ,christ shall be   
crucified1 'but not for himself1' that  
is1 not  for any sin that he hath       
committed2 for he committed none4 ,then 
surely1 it must be for the sins of the  
people 7,john #aa3ej71 as  the high     
priest said1 ',it is expedient for us   
that one man should  die for the        
people1' which man was the true ,messias

 7,dan #i3bd71  which also is the ,son  
of ,mary 7,matt #a3ah-bc74 ,and the ,son
 of ,god  7,matt #c3ag74 ,and also the  
true ,god 7#a ,john #e3bj74 ,and this   
,messias1  this ,son of the ,virgin1    
this ,son of ,god1 this true ,god1 did  
not  die for himself1 for he had not    
offended2 neither did he fulfil the  law
 or finish transgression1 and bring in  
everlasting righteousness  for himself1 
for he had not sinned 7#a ,peter #b3bb71
 therefore it  must of necessity follow1
 that this righteousness of ,god1 this  
everlasting righteousness1 is imputed to
 all1 and upon all them  that believe   
7,rom #c3bb2 #b ,cor #e3ai-ba74 ,but1   
,thirdly1 this ,messias1 this ,son of   
,mary1 this ,son of ,god1 this  true    
,god1 he was put to death for the sins  
that his children had  committed1       
according to that saying1 ',herein      
perceive we the love  of ,god1 because  
he laid down his life for us' 7#a ,john 
#c3af74 ,also  in ,acts #bj3bh the      
apostle speaking to the pastors of the  

churches1  saith1 'feed the church of   
,god1 which he hath purchased with his  
own blood4' ,see also ,zechariah #ab3aj4
    ,now1 ,i would not be mistaken4 ,i  
do not think1 or say1 that he died  in  
his divine nature1 but as it is written1
 he in his own body  on the tree did    
bear our sins 7#a ,peter #b3bd72 which  
tree was the  cross 7,col #b3ad74 ,and  
as the apostle saith again1 who 'when he
  had by himself purged our sins1 sat   
down on the right hand of the  majesty  
on high' 7,heb #a3c74 ,and again1 the   
apostle speaking of  this glorious ,god1
 saith on this wise1 7being before      
speaking of  his godhead7 in ,colossians
 #a3ai-bb1 ',for it pleased the ,father 
that in him should all fulness dwell2   
and having made peace through  the blood
 of his cross by him to reconcile all   
things to himself3  by him1 ,i say1     
whether they be things in earth1 or     
things in  heaven4 ,and you1 who were   
sometime alienated and enemies in your  
mind by wicked works1 yet now hath he   

reconciled4' ,but how8 why  in verse #bb
 he tells you1 that it is 'in the body  
of his flesh  through death1 to present 
you holy and unblamable and unreprovable
  in his sight4' ,that is1 ,christ1 who 
is the true ,god1 after that  he had    
finished all actual obedience on earth1 
did in the power  and strength of his   
godhead 7,john #ai3cj1 #aj3ah7 yield up 
himself  to the wrath of his ,father1   
which was due to poor sinners 7and  that
 willingly7 7,isa #fc3c7 see ,heb #i3ad 
and read that verse with  understanding 
according to that saying in #a ,peter   
#c3ah1 ',for ,christ  also hath once    
suffered for sins1 the just for the     
unjust'3 ,that  is1 the ,son of ,god for
 poor sinners3 'that he might bring us  
to  ,god1 being put to death in the     
flesh1 but quickened by the ,spirit4'   
,again 7#a ,peter #d3a71 ',forasmuch    
then as ,christ hath suffered for  us   
not for himself 7,dan #i3bf7 in the     
flesh1 in his own body  which he took of
 the ,virgin 7#a ,peter #b3bd7 arm      

yourselves likewise  with the same      
mind'3 ,that is1 let us die to sin as he
 did1 that  we might live to ,god as he 
did1 and doth 7,rom #f3aj74 ,and thus   
have  ,i briefly showed you4    ,i4     
,that the ,son of ,mary is very ,god4   
,,ii4 ,that he made the world4    ,,iii4
 ,that he is our ,saviour1 and how4     
,,iv4 ,that he died for sinners1 and    
how1 namely1 not in his divine  nature1 
but in his human1 in his own body1 and  
in his own flesh  7,col #a3bb7 redeeming
 his church with his own blood 7,acts   
#bj3bh7  and with his own life 7#a ,john
 #c3af2 ,john #aj3ah74    ,we shall now 
pass on to some other things 7the ,lord 
willing7 touching  his burial1          
resurrection1 ascension1 intercession1  
second coming1  resurrection of the     
body1 and eternal judgment4    ,,his    
,,burial ,,proved4--,i shall prove by   
several scriptures that he  was buried1 
and so pass on4 ,therefore see that     
place1 ,matthew  #bg verse #eg and so   
forward4 ,after that ,jesus the ,son of 

,god had  been crucified a while1 he    
gave up the ghost2 that is1 he died2    
and after he had been awhile dead1      
,joseph of ,arimathea went into         
,pilate1 and begged the body of ,jesus1 
and ,pilate gave consent  thereto4 ,and 
,joseph took the body of ,jesus and     
wrapped it in clean  linen1 and laid it 
7viz4 the body of ,jesus7 in his own    
tomb1 and  rolled a stone upon the mouth
 of the sepulchre1 and departed4 ,also  
in ,luke #bc3ea-ec4 ,the apostle ,paul  
also teacheth so much 7#a ,cor  #ae3c1d7
 where he saith1 ',for ,i delivered unto
 you first of all that  which ,i also   
received1 how that ,christ died for our 
sins according  to the scripture2 ,and  
that he was buried4' ,again1 in ,acts   
#ac3bi  the apostle speaking there of   
,jesus ,christ1 saith1 ',and when they  
had fulfilled all that was written of   
him1 they took him down from  the tree1 
and laid him in a sepulchre4' ,and so   
much touching the  burial of ,jesus     
,christ the ,son of ,god4               

,,resurrection4 ,in the next place1 ,i  
am to prove1 ,that that very  man1 whom 
the ,jews did crucify between two       
thieves1 called ,jesus  ,christ1 did    
rise again4 ,that very man1 with that   
very body wherewith  he was crucified   
upon the cross1 did rise again out of   
the grave  in which he was laid4 ,and   
this ,i shall prove #a4 by scripture1   
#b4  by the testimony of angels1 #c4 by 
,christ's own words after he was  risen1
 and #d4 by the testimony of the        
apostles in the scripture4    ,first    
therefore consider1 ,psalm #af verse#aj 
where the prophet speaks  on this wise  
of ,christ's resurrection2 ',for thou   
wilt not leave  my soul in hell2 neither
 wilt thou suffer thine ,holy ,one to   
see  corruption4' ,which words the      
,apostle ,peter cites in ,acts #b from  
verse #bb to #cb1 also ,isaiah #bf3ai in
 the person of ,christ saith1  ',thy    
dead men shall live1 together with my   
dead body shall  they rise4' ,see also  
,john #bj3ae1 #af where mention is made 

of his  appearing unto ,mary ,magdalene1
 and he called her ,mary1 and she       
called him master2 which signifies that 
he was risen1 and that  she knew him    
after his resurrection2 for he was come 
out of the  grave1 see verses #f1 #g1   
#h4 ,again1 another scripture is that in
 ,luke  #bd3a-c4 ,the disciples of      
,jesus coming to the sepulchre1 thinking
  to anoint the body of ,jesus1 found   
the stone that was on the mouth  of the 
sepulchre rolled away2 and when they    
went in1 they found  not the body of the
 ,lord ,jesus2 and at this they were    
troubled and  perplexed 7v #d74 ,but as 
two of them went up to ,emmaus1 and were
  talking of what had befallen to       
,jesus1 ,jesus himself drew near1  and  
went with them 7v #ae74 ,another        
scripture is that in ,mark #af3i  which 
saith on this wise1 ',now when ,jesus   
was risen early the first  day of the   
week1 he appeared first to ,mary        
,magdalen1 out of whom  he had cast     
seven devils4' ,where take notice how   

the ,holy ,ghost  lays it down in these 
words1 out of whom he had cast seven    
devils4  ,to intimate to us the         
certainty1 that it was the same ,jesus  
that  was born of the virgin ,mary1 who 
did many miracles1 and cured many       
diseases1 who did also cast seven devils
 out of ,mary ,magdalen1  that did rise 
again4 ,yea1 saith the ,holy ,ghost1 it 
was the same  ,jesus that did work such 
a wonderful miracle on ,mary1 he        
appeared  to her first1 out of whom he  
had cast seven devils4 ,and let these   
scriptures suffice to prove the         
resurrection of the ,son of ,god4       
,second1 you shall have the testimony of
 the holy angels also by the            
scriptures4 ,and first look into ,mark  
#af3c-g the words are these1  ',and they
 viz4 the disciples said among          
themselves1 ,who shall  roll us away the
 stone8' ,they had a good mind to see   
their ,lord1  but they could not1 as    
they thought1 get away the stone which  
covered the mouth of the sepulchre4     

',and when they looked that  is1 towards
 the sepulchre they saw that the stone  
was rolled  away3 for it was very great4
 ,and entering into the sepulchre1 they 
saw a young man that is1 an angel       
sitting on the right side1  clothed in a
 long white garment2 and ,they the      
disciples were  affrighted4 ,and he     
saith unto them1 ,be not affrighted you 
have  no cause for it ,ye seek ,jesus of
 ,nazareth1 which was crucified3  he is 
risen1 he is not here2 behold the place 
where they laid  him4' ,what scripture  
can be plainer spoken than this8 ,here  
is an  angel of the ,lord ready to      
satisfy the disciples of ,jesus1 that   
he was risen from the dead4 ,and lest   
they should think it was not  the right 
,jesus he spoke of1 ,yes1 saith he1 it  
is the same ,jesus  that you mean2 you  
seek ,jesus of ,nazareth1 do you not8   
,why he is  risen1 he is not here4 ,but 
do you speak seriously1 and in good     
earnest8 ,yea surely1 if you will not   
believe me1 behold the place  where they

 laid him4 ,this scripture1 or testimony
 is very clear  to our purpose4 ,but    
again1 the next place is in ,matthew    
#bh3c-g4  ,in the third verse there is  
an angel 7as before7 bearing witness  of
 the resurrection of ,jesus4 ',his      
countenance was like lightning1  and his
 raiment white as snow3 ,and for fear of
 him the keepers did  shake1 and became 
as dead men4 ,and the angel answered and
 said  unto them1 viz4 to the women who 
came to seek ,jesus ,fear not  ye'3 but 
let them that seek to keep the ,lord in 
his grave fear if  they will2 for you   
have no ground of fear1 who seek ,jesus 
who was  crucified2 ,he is not here1 for
 he is risen2 he cannot be in body  here
 and risen too3 ,if you will not believe
 me1 come1 see where  the ,lord lay1 and
 go quickly and tell his disciples that 
he is  risen from the dead2 and behold1 
he goeth before you into ,galilee1      
there shall you see him4 ,but shall we  
be sure of it8 ,yea1 saith  the angel1  
,lo1 it is ,i that have told you4 ,see  

how plainly this  scripture also doth   
testify of ,christ his resurrection4    
,here1  saith the angel1 you seek a     
,saviour and none will content you but  
he1 even the same that was crucified3   
,well you shall have him1  but he is not
 here4 ,why1 where is he then8 ,he is   
risen from the  dead4 ,but are you sure 
it is the same that we look for8 ,yea1  
it is  the same that was crucified 7v   
#e74 ,but where should we find him8     
why1 he goeth before you into ,galilee1 
where he used to be in his  life-time1  
before he was crucified3 ,and that you  
might be sure of  it1 there to find him1
 know that he is an angel of ,god that  
hath  told you 7v #g74 ,and thus have   
you in brief the testimony of the       
angels of ,god1 to witness that ,jesus  
the son of the virgin1 the  ,son of     
,god1 is risen from the dead4           
,object4 ,but you will say1 might they  
not be deceived8 ,might not  their eyes 
dazzle1 and they might think they did   
see such a thing1  when indeed there was

 no such matter8    ,ans4 ,well1 because
 it is so difficult a matter1 to be     
persuaded  of the truth of this thing1  
that ,christ is raised again out of  the
 grave1 that very man1 with that very   
body2 though these things  that have    
been already spoken1 might be enough    
7through grace7  to satisfy1 yet because
 of the unbelief of some1 we shall turn 
to  some more of those infallible proofs
 that are spoken of in ,acts  #a3c to   
prove the point yet more clear4         
,third1 ,do but see how the ,lord doth  
deal with an unbelieving  disciple      
7,john #bj3bc-bi74 ,you shall see in the
 #bc;d verse1 ,christ  after his        
resurrection is talking with his        
disciples1 but ,thomas  was not with    
them4 ,but when the disciples saw him   
again1 they  said unto him1 ,we have    
seen the ,lord 7v #be7 but ,thomas would
 not  believe them4 ,another time ,jesus
 comes to his disciples again1  and then
 ,thomas was with them2 then so soon as 
the ,lord had said1  ',peace be unto    

you1' he turned himself to ,thomas1 and 
said to him2  ',thomas1 reach hither thy
 finger1 and behold my hands2 and reach 
hither thy hand1 and thrust it into my  
side3 and be not faithless1  but        
believing' 7v #bg74 ,as much as if the  
,lord should have said1  ,come ,thomas1 
thou hast doubted of the truth of my    
resurrection  very much2 thou sayest    
that thou wilt not believe1 except thou 
do  feel with thy fingers the print of  
the nails1 and do thrust thy  hand into 
my side4 ,come ,thomas1 reach hither thy
 finger1 and behold  my hands1 and see  
if there were not the nails driven      
through them2  and reach hither thy     
hands and thrust them into my side1 and 
feel  if ,i have not the very hold in it
 still1 that was made with the  spear   
that the soldier did thrust into it1 and
 be not so full of  unbelief1 but       
believe that my resurrection is a       
glorious truth4    ,another infallible  
proof1 is that in ,luke #bd from the    
#cfth1 to  the end of the #ddth verse4  

,in verse #cj it is said that the ,lord1
  7even while they were talking7 'stood 
in the midst of them and  saith unto    
them1 ,peace be unto you'3 ,but they    
were so far from  being at peace1 that  
they were terrified1 and supposed that  
they  had seen a spirit4 ,and ,jesus    
said to them1 ',why are ye troubled1    
and why do thoughts arise in your       
hearts8' ,what1 do you think that  ,i am
 a spirit8 ,do you think your eyes      
dazzle8 ',behold my hands  and my feet4'
 ,look well upon me1 and see my hands1  
and the holes  in them1 and likewise my 
feet1 and the holes in them1 and know   
that it is ,i myself1 and not a spirit1 
as you suppose4 ,know1 that  it is ,i   
myself1 and not another4 ,doth your     
hearts fail you8 ,then  take hold of me 
with your hands1 yea1 'handle me1 and   
see2 for a  spirit hath not flesh and   
bones1 as ye see me have4 ,and when he  
had thus spoken he shewed them his hands
 and his feet4' ,as if he  had said1    
,come my disciples1 take special notice 

of me1 do not be  daunted1 nor          
affrighted1 but consider that it is ,i  
myself4 ,well1  they could not believe  
as yet1 but wondered that such a thing  
as  this should be3 ,and while they were
 thus wondering he will give  them      
another infallible proof3 ,and 'he said 
unto them1 have you  here any meat8' 7v 
#da74 ,as if the ,lord had said1 ,come  
my disciples1  ,i see that you are very 
full of unbelief1 if you have here any  
meat1 you shall see me eat before you   
all4 ,and they gave him a  piece of a   
broiled fish1 and of an honeycomb1 ',and
 he took it1 and  did eat before them4' 
,again 7v #db71 the ,lord strives with  
another  infallible proof against their 
doubting1 saying1 ,my disciples1  do you
 not remember what discourse you and ,i 
had before ,i was  crucified1 how that  
,i told you1 that all things must be    
fulfilled  which were written in the law
 of ,moses1 and in the prophets         
concerning me 7,mark #h3ca1 #ad3ba74    
,another infallible proof was1  that    

appearance of his at the sea of         
,tiberias1 where he came to  them on the
 shore1 and called them1 and provided   
for them a dinner1  and wrought a       
notable miracle while he was there with 
them at that  time1 namely1 the catching
 of #aec great fishes1 and yet their net
  break not4 7,john #ba1 read that whole
 chapter1 and ,acts #aj3da47  ,which as 
it was a great miracle1 so it did also  
show his power  and authority over his  
creatures4 ,besides his eating and      
drinking  with his disciples after his  
resurrection2 and also his preaching  to
 them 7,acts #a3c74 ,this is not the    
least1 viz4 that he was with  his       
disciples on earth forty days1 which was
 almost six weeks1  speaking to them the
 things concerning his kingdom3 which   
was a  mighty confirmation of their     
faith in his resurrection4    ,fourth1  
,i shall now briefly touch two or three 
scriptures1 the  which hold forth his   
disciples' testimony of his             
resurrection4  ,and the first is in     

,acts #aj3dj1 #da4 ,in which place the  
,apostle  speaking of the ,lord ,jesus1 
saith1 ',him ,god raised up the third   
day1 and shewed him openly1' yet ',not  
to all the people1 but unto  witnesses  
chosen before of ,god1 even to us saith 
the ,apostle who  did eat and drink with
 him after he rose from the dead4'      
,again1  ,acts #d3aj and #ac3bi-ca4 ,the
 words run thus 7the ,apostle speaking  
of ,jesus1 saith7 ',and when they had   
fulfilled all that was written  of him1 
they took him down from the tree1 and   
laid him in a  sepulchre4 ,but ,god     
raised him from the dead3 ,and he was   
seen many  days of them which came up   
with him from ,galilee to ,jerusalem1   
who are his witnesses unto the people4' 
,see #a ,corinthians #ae3a-h4  ,and thus
 far touching his resurrection from the 
dead4    ,,ascension4 ,in the next place
 ,i am to prove that this very man1     
,christ ,jesus1 the ,son of the virgin1 
in his very body1 the same  body that   
was crucified1 is above the clouds and  

the heavens4 ,and  though this is made  
light of by those men called quakers1   
and other  infidels of this generation3 
,yet ,i am sure that it will prove true 
to their cost1 who reject it as         
erroneous and vain4 ,but to prove  it1  
,first1 ,i shall prove that he is       
ascended4 ,secondly1 that he  is        
ascended above the clouds1 and the      
heaven4    ,first1 that he is ascended1 
see ,ephesians #d3h-aj4 ',wherefore     
saith the ,apostle ,when he ascended up 
on high1 he led captivity  captive1 and 
gave gifts unto men4 ,now that he       
ascended1 what is  it but that he also  
descended first into the lower parts of 
the  earth1 he that descended is the    
same also that ascended again  up far   
above all heavens4'    ,again1 read     
,john #bj3ag where ,christ after his    
resurrection from  the dead1 saith to   
,mary ,magdalen1 ',touch me not2 for ,i 
am not  yet ascended to my ,father'3    
,that is1 ,i have not yet ascended with 
this my body wherewith ,i was crucified 

on the cross4 ',but go to  my brethren1 
and say unto them meaning his disciples 
,i ascend  unto my ,father and your     
,father2 and to my ,god and your ,god4' 
,object4 ,but in that place1 7may some  
say7 7,eph #d3aj7 ,he that  descended1  
is said to be the same that ascended4   
,now there was no  human nature with    
,god in heaven before the world was2    
,therefore  if he be but the same that  
was with the ,father from all eternity1 
then the humanity of the ,son of ,mary  
is not ascended into heaven4    ,ans4   
,for answer1 ,it is clear from ,john    
#a3a that the ,word or ,son  of ,god1 as
 he was a ,spirit1 was with the ,father 
before the world  was 7,titus #a3b74    
,but now1 in the fulness of time1 that  
is1 when  that time that the ,father and
 he had concluded on1 was come1 ',god   
sent forth his son which was with him   
before the world was 7,john  #ag3e7 made
 of a woman' 7,gal #d3d72 that is1 born 
of a woman4 ',and  took upon him the    
form of a servant1 and was made in the  

likeness  of men' 7,phil #b3f1g74 ,now  
as he was born of a woman1 as he was  in
 the likeness of men1 so he ascended to 
the right hand of his  ,father1 in our  
nature4 ,and for this1 ,i pray turn to  
,acts #a3i-aa  and there you shall find1
 that he is the same that was born of   
the  virgin1 that very man that was     
crucified2 if you compare verse #c  with
 verses #i1 #aj1 #aa you will find it so
 to be4 ,now in verse #i  after he had  
spoken many things while they beheld1   
that is1 while  his disciples looked on 
him1 he was taken up1 that is1 he was   
taken  up from them into heaven1 as in  
verse #aa and a cloud received him  out 
of their sight4 ,and while they looked  
up stedfastly towards  heaven1 as he    
went up 7which heaven1 was not within   
them2 if it  had1 they needed not to    
have looked toward the clouds and the   
heaven without them7 behold two men     
stood by them1 not in them1  in white   
apparel1 which also said 7that is1 the  
two men1 or angels  which stood by them 

said7 ,ye men of ,galilee1 why stand ye 
gazing  up into heaven8 ,here again1    
they did not look within them1 but      
stood gazing or looking after the ,lord 
,jesus1 the ,son of ,mary1  who was     
carried away from them in a cloud 7v    
#i74 ,but why 7say the  angels7 do you  
stand gazing so much into heaven3 your  
master will  come again after a certain 
time 7,matt #be3ai2 ,mark #ac3cd74 ,for1
  ,this same ,jesus1 namely1 which was  
crucified1 which rose again1  and hath  
been with you these forty days1 which   
also you see go  into heaven1 shall so  
come1 7namely in a cloud7 as ye have    
seen  him go into heaven 7,acts #a3c74  
,but shall he not lose his body  before 
he come again8 ,no say the angels1 he   
shall so come1 that  is1 as ye have seen
 him go2 in like manner1 that is1 with  
the same  body4 ,or else ,i am sure he  
cannot come in the same manner1 if he   
lose his body before he comes again2 for
 he went thither with that  body4 ,but  
that same ,jesus that was crucified1 is 

he that went1  or ascended up into      
heaven4 ,if you compare ,luke #bd3ci-dd 
with the  #ejth and #east verses of the 
same chapter1 you may clearly find it   
so to be4 ,and therefore if he come     
again in like manner1 he must  come     
again with the same body wherewith he   
was crucified4    ,object4 ,but you will
 say1 ,the scripture saith1 he that     
descended  is the same that ascended1   
which to me 7say you7 implies1 none  but
 the ,spirit's ascending8    ,ans4 ,for 
answer1 we do not say1 7as ,i said      
before7 that it is  another that        
ascended1 but the very same3 ,that is1  
the very same  ,christ1 that was with   
the ,father from everlasting did come   
down  from heaven3 ,that same ,christ   
also that came down from heaven did     
ascend up thither again2 only1 he       
descended without a body from  heaven1  
and took flesh and blood upon him from  
the virgin4 ,and  though he descended   
without a body1 yet he1 the very same   
,christ  that descended without a body1 

the same did ascend again with  a body1 
even that very body that he took of the 
virgin ,mary4 ,see  ,luke #bd from #cith
 to #east verses2 ,acts #b3cj1 #ca2     
,john #ae3a2 #a  ,corinthians #i3bd1    
#be4 ,now let me give you a similitude1 
for it is  warrantable2 for both ,christ
 and his apostles did sometimes use     
them1 to the end1 souls might be better 
informed4 ,the similitude  is this1     
,suppose there come into thine house a  
man that is naked1  and without         
clothing1 though he go out of thy house 
again well  clothed1 yet the same man   
that came in without clothing1 is the   
same man also that goes out of thy      
house1 though very well clothed4  ,even 
so it is in this case1 ,the ,lord ,jesus
 came into the womb of  the virgin1     
,spirit 7,matt #a3ah71 but he came out  
of the womb clothed  with a body1 and   
went up into heaven again clothed with a
 body4  ,compare ,luke #bd3ci with ,acts
 #a3aa and #b 3#cj1 #ca4    ,now also ,i
 shall lay down some few things to be   

considered1 for  the better clearing of 
it4    ,consider #a4 ,that he did say to
 his disciples that he would go away    
from them 7,john #ad3c1 #af3g2 ,matt    
#be3ai74 ,yea1 saith he1 ,i go and      
prepare a place for you1 and then ,i    
will1 after a long time1 come  again1   
and take you to myself1 that where ,i   
am1 that is1 whither  ,i am going1 there
 ye may be also4 ,now1 ,i say1 if       
,christ had not  gone from his disciples
 7for that was his meaning7 touching his
  bodily presence2 ,i say1 if he had not
 gone away from them1 in respect  of his
 bodily presence1 he had said more than 
he had performed2  which is horrible    
blasphemy once to assert2 which going of
 his1  is his going into heaven4 ,see #a
 ,peter #c3bb4    ,consider #b4 ,that   
there it was that he was to receive the 
promise  of the ,father 7,luke #bd3di71 
which promise was the shedding forth  in
 an abundant manner the blessed ,holy   
,ghost4 ,and for this see  ,acts        
#b3cc-cf1 ',therefore being by the right

 hand of ,god which is  in heaven       
exalted1 and having received of the     
,father the promise  of the ,holy       
,ghost1 he hath shed forth this1 which  
ye now see and  hear4 ,for ,david is not
 ascended into the heavens3 but he saith
  himself1 the ,lord said unto my ,lord1
 ,sit thou on my right hand1  until ,i  
make thy foes thy footstool4 ,therefore 
let all the house  of ,israel know      
assuredly for 'tis very true that ,god  
hath made  that same ,jesus1 whom ye    
have crucified1 both ,lord and ,christ4'
    ,consider #c4 ,that if he were on   
earth1 he could not be a priest 7,heb   
#h3d74 ,now the man ,christ ,jesus is a 
glorious priest 7,heb #g3bd7 in  the    
heavens 7,heb #i3bd74 ,and therefore he 
is able to save to the  uttermost1 all  
that come to ,god by him1 seeing he ever
 liveth to  make intercession for them4 
7,this man 7#g3be774    ,consider #d4   
,if he be not gone into heaven1 both his
 own1 and his  ,apostles' doctrine is   
false2 yea1 the witness of the angels   

also1  which to think were damnable     
infidelity in any man 7#a ,peter #c3bb2 
,acts #a3i-aa74    ,consider #e4 ,know  
that he is gone into heaven1 because the
 scriptures  say he is2 which is the    
very truth of ,god1 spoken by his holy  
,apostles and prophets3 ,yea1 holy men  
of ,god1 spake them as they  were moved 
by the ,holy ,ghost 7,eph #f3i2 #a      
,peter #c3bb2 ,heb #i3bd74    ,consider 
#f4 ,if thou sayest that that man is not
 gone into heaven1  then thou must also 
conclude that he is still in the grave2 
and if  so1 then thou sayest that the   
prophets1 apostles1 angels1 ,christ1    
,god1 and all are liars1 who have       
testified these things in the           
scriptures for glorious truths 7,isa    
#bf3ai2 ,acts #aj3dj-dc1 #ac3cj-ci1     
#a3i-aa2 ,rev #a3ag1ah1 #b3h74 ,and as  
the ,apostle saith of himself1  and the 
rest of the ,apostles and ministers of  
,jesus ,christ1 ',and  we are found     
false witnesses of ,god2 because we have
 testified  of ,god that he raised up   

,christ3 whom he raised not up1 if so be
  that the dead rise not4--,but now is  
,christ risen from the dead1  and become
 the first fruits of them that slept4   
,for as by man  came death1 by ,,man    
came also the resurrection of the dead' 
7#a ,cor  #ae3ae1bj-bb74    ,second1    
,now ,i am to prove1 that he is above   
the clouds and the  heavens4 ,my meaning
 is1 he is above the lowest heavens4    
,for there  are three1 as appears in #b 
,corinthians #ab3a-d4 ,i knew a man in  
,christ1 7saith ,paul there7 caught up  
into the third heaven4 ,now1    ,heaven 
in scripture1 is taken sometimes        
metaphorically1 and sometimes  properly4
 ,first1 ,metaphorically it is taken for
 the church and  people of ,god1 as in  
,revelation #ab3ab4 ,second1 ,properly1 
it is  taken for the material heaven1   
where the sun1 moon1 and stars are      
placed1 as in ,genesis #a3h1 #ad1 #ae1  
#af compared together3 above  which     
heaven1 ,jesus the ,son of ,mary is     
ascended4 ,therefore ,i pray  you       

consider with me a little4    ,consider 
#a4 ,that when he went into this heaven 
into which he is  gone1 he went ,,away  
from his disciples1 as it is written1   
,if ,i go  not away1 the comforter will 
not come 7,john #ad3b1c2 ,john #af3g2   
,acts #a3i-aa74 ,so that he did not go  
into a heaven within them in  his person
 and human nature4 ,if so1 he must needs
 go into that  heaven without1 above the
 clouds and the stars 7,gen #a3h1e1af74 
,consider #b4 ,he was caught away in a  
cloud2 yea1 and was caught  upwards from
 them1 as it is ,acts #a3i-aa and       
carried away into  heaven2 yea1 and his 
disciples stood gazing or looking up    
after  him into heaven1 which heaven    
must needs be that above the clouds4    
7#a47 ,if you consider the posture of   
the disciples1 they looked  upwards     
after the cloud that did take him away4 
7#b47 ,consider the  manner of his      
going1 it was in a cloud4 7#c47 ,he was 
received out  of their sight4 7#d47 ,and
 so received up into heaven2 which      

heaven  must needs be above the clouds1 
where ,god is in his special presence   
7,job #bb3ab-ad74 ,but further1         
,consider #c4 ,that those believers that
 are alive at this day in  the body1    
'are absent from the ,lord' 7#b ,cor    
#e3f71 but now1 if the  man ,christ were
 ascended into that heaven within them1 
he would  neither be 'absent from them1'
 nor they from him2 but in that he  is  
absent from them touching his bodily    
presence1 and they from  him touching   
the same1 it is evident that that heaven
 into which  he is ascended1 must needs 
be without1 above the clouds4           
,consider #d4 ,that that heaven into    
which the man ,christ is ascended1  must
 contain him till the time of the       
restitution of all things1  as in ,acts 
#c3ba into which heaven he hath been    
ascended above  sixteen hundred years by
 computation4 ,and ,i am sure there is  
not  a saint that doth live in the world
 half so long1 before he fall  asleep1  
and be gathered to his fathers2 so that 

that heaven into  which he is ascended1 
is not within1 but must needs be that   
above  the clouds4 ,but    ,consider #e4
 ,that he that ascended from his        
disciples1 was a man1  with flesh and   
bones1 not a sprit only2 for handle me1 
and  see1 7saith he7 for a spirit hath  
not flesh and bones1 as ye see  me have 
7,luke #bd3ci1ej1ea74 ,now let the      
adversaries show by the  scriptures1    
that there is any place in them called  
heaven1 that  is able to contain a man  
of some four or five feet long1 the     
space  of fifteen or sixteen hundred    
years2 besides that3 therefore1 it  must
 needs be that heaven without1 which is 
above the clouds and  stars4            
,consider #f4 ,that heaven into which   
the ,lord ,jesus that man is  ascended  
must not contain him always2 for1 saith 
the ,apostle 7#a  ,thess #d3af7 ',the   
,lord himself shall descend from heaven 
with a  shout1 with the voice of the    
archangel4' ,so that there is another   
descending from that heaven into which  

he is ascended2 and his  descending from
 that heaven is to this end1 namely1 to 
take his  people to himself1 as it is   
verse #ag so that it is clear that it   
is not any heaven within thee1 into     
which the man ,christ that was  born of 
the ,virgin ,mary is ascended1 but it   
must needs be that  heaven without1     
which is above the clouds 7,heb #ab3bb74
 ,if thou  consider1 that the place into
 which he ascended1 even the heaven     
into which he is entered1 is the same   
place where all the deceased  saints are
 in their spirits3 ',therefore1' saith  
,paul1 ',i desire  to depart1 and to be 
with ,christ1 which is far better4' ,now
 ,paul  did not in this place 7,phil    
#a3bc7 mean the enjoying of ,christ     
only in the ,spirit2 for that he enjoyed
 in great measure when he  spake these  
words2 but he spake of a dying1 and     
being with ,christ  after this life is  
ended2 as is clear if you compare the   
#bjth to  the #bfth verses together1    
being absent from him while he was here 

in the body 7#b ,cor #e3f74 ,for 'whilst
 we are at home in the body1  we are    
absent from the ,lord4'    ,consider #g4
 ,that that heaven into which the man   
,christ is ascended1  is not into his   
church on earth2 but into heaven        
without1 above  the clouds and the stars
 7,john #af3g1 #ad3a-c2 #a ,tim #b3e74  
,and this  ,david doth prophesy of 7,psa
 #dg3e71 where he saith1 ',god is gone  
up  with a shout1 the ,,lord with the   
sound of a trumpet4' ,now ,christ1  as  
,god merely1 could not go up1 being no  
less in one place than  another2 but as 
,god-man1 or in his human nature1 he    
went up2 as  will clearly appear 7,eph  
#d3h-aj7 where he speaketh of his       
triumph  over all the enemies of his    
people at his resurrection and ascension
  into heaven above the clouds4         
,consider #h4 ,when ,christ doth descend
 from that heaven into which  he is now 
ascended1 his saints and he will meet   
one another1 just  in the air1 according
 to the scripture 7#a ,thess #d3af1ag71 

',for1'  7saith he7 'the ,lord himself  
shall descend from heaven with a  shout1
 with the voice of the archangel1 and   
with the trump of ,god3  and the dead in
 ,christ shall rise first3 that is1 they
 shall come  out of their graves4 ,then 
we which shall be saved are alive  at   
that day and remain shall be caught up  
together with them in  the clouds1 to   
meet the ,lord in the air1 and so shall 
we ever be  with the ,lord4'    ,pray   
mark here a little1 and see what heaven 
the man ,christ is  ascended into1 and  
see if it be not the heaven without1    
above the  sun1 moon1 and stars4        
,when ,christ and his saints do meet a  
second time together1 the  one ascends  
and the other descends2 the one is      
caught up in the  clouds towards the    
heaven1 the other descends from heaven  
towards  the earth1 and they must needs 
meet one another just in the air1  that 
is1 between the heaven and the earth4   
,so then1 the one coming  from heaven   
and the other from the earth1 and their 

meeting being  in the air1 which is     
between heaven and earth1 is an         
undeniable  demonstration1 that that    
heaven into which the man ,christ is    
ascended1 must needs be that heaven     
without1 above the sun1 moon1  and stars
 7,phil #c3bj2 #a ,thess #a3aj74 ,and   
thus much touching the  ,son of ,mary1  
his ascending up into the heaven without
 above the  clouds 7,acts #a3i-aa1      
#c3ba2 #a ,peter #c3bb74                
,,intercession4 ,in the next place1 now 
,i shall prove the intercession  of the 
man ,christ ,jesus to be in the heaven  
that ,i have been  speaking of2 though  
some have mocked at it1 and others have 
called  it juggling2 which names here ,i
 shall not mention1 only ,i shall       
admonish them1 that they do not         
blaspheme the truth and ,son of  ,god in
 his intercession4    ,i shall quote    
some of the scriptures that hold out    
this truth1  and so pass on4    ,first1 
,and first of all1 see ,psalm #af3d     
where ,david prophesying  of the        

intercession of ,christ1 saith1 ',their 
sorrows shall be  multiplied that hasten
 after another ,god1 speaking of the    
wicked  their drink-offerings of blood  
will ,i not offer1 nor take up their    
names into my lips4' ,now1 compare this 
with ,hebrews #h3d where  he saith1 'if 
he were on earth1 he should not be a    
priest4' ,and  ,hebrews #i3bd1 ',for    
,christ is not entered into the holy    
places  made with hands1 meaning the    
temple which ,solomon built which  are  
the figures of the true2 but into heaven
 itself1 now to appear  in the presence 
of ,god for us'3 'wherefore he is able  
also to save  them to the uttermost1    
that come unto ,god by him1 seeing he   
ever  liveth to make intercession for   
them' 7,heb #g3be74    ,second1 ,but you
 will say1 is there a man made mention  
of here8  ,yes1 for the scripture saith1
 ',there is one ,god1 and one mediator  
between ,god and men1 the man ,christ   
,jesus' 7#a ,tim #b3e74 ,and in  that   
#hth to the ,hebrews made mention of    

before2 where the ,apostle  is speaking 
of ,christ's priestly office1 as he is  
in the heavens1  compared with other    
priests that are on earth2 he saith 7v  
#c71  ',for every high priest is        
ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices3 
wherefore speaking of ,christ it is of  
necessity that this man  have somewhat  
also to offer4 ,for if he were on earth1
 he should  not be a priest1 seeing that
 there are priests that offer gifts     
according to the law1' which law was the
 law of ,moses 7#i3ai-bc71  where also  
he is speaking of the priesthood of the 
priests under  the law1 and their       
offering of the blood of bulls and goats
 7v #ab  compared with vv #ai-ba74 ,and 
of the ,lord ,jesus the high priests  of
 saints1 and of his blood 7v #ad        
compared with v #bd74 ,now as men  under
 the law did offer up the blood of bulls
 and goats1 so the  man ,christ ,jesus  
did offer up his own blood to his       
,father2 and this  you may clearly see1 
if you compare ,hebrews #i3ad where he  

saith1  ',how much more shall the blood 
of ,christ1 who through the eternal     
,spirit offered himself without spot to 
,god1 purge your consciences  from dead 
works to serve the living ,god8' with   
,hebrews #aj3ab  where he saith1 ',but  
this man meaning the ,son of the ,virgin
 7#b3ad  compared with ,matt #a3ba7     
after he had offered one sacrifice for  
sins1 for ever sat down on the right    
hand of ,god'2 again 7,heb #g7  the     
chapter ,i mentioned before1 you shall  
find his intercession  plainly held     
forth1 if you read verse #bb and so on1 
where the  scripture saith1 ',by so much
 was ,jesus made a surety of a better   
testament4 ,and they truly were many    
priests meaning the priests  under the  
law because they were not suffered to   
continue by  reason of death'3 7that is1
 the high-priest under the law1 could   
not live ever in this world1 because it 
was appointed to all men  once to die7  
7,rev #b3h74 ,but when he speaks of     
,christ ,jesus1 he  saith on this wise1 

',but this man1 because he continueth   
ever1  hath an unchangeable priesthood' 
7,rev #a3ah74 ,wherefore he 7this  man7 
is able also to save them to the        
uttermost that come unto  ,god by him1  
seeing he 7this man7 ever liveth to make
 intercession  for them4 ,and thus in   
brief have ,i proved through the        
assistance  of the ,lord1 the           
intercession of the ,son of ,mary1 which
 is also  the ,son of ,god4 ,and this   
concerning ,christ's priestly office1   
might serve also for a proof of his     
being in the heaven without1  above the 
stars4 ,but all men may see 7unless they
 be blind7 that  these are the truths of
 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and of ,god  
his  ,father2 and that those men that   
oppose them 7as the quakers do7  are    
very violently possessed of the devil1  
and besides themselves2  and have       
neither the truth of ,god1 nor his      
,spirit in them 7#b ,john  #i3aj2 ,john 
#e3ch1db74    ,,christ ,,judge ,,of     
,,quick ,,and ,,dead4 ,and now through  

the assistance  of the ,lord1 ,i shall  
come to the last that ,i promised1 and  
that  is to prove1 that this very man   
,christ1 will come to judge the  quick  
and the dead4 ,and first1 ,i shall prove
 the truth itself1  viz41 ,that that man
 shall come again to judge the world1   
quick  and dead4 ,second1 ,i shall shew 
you that his coming will be very        
shortly4 ,third1 ,what shall be done at 
his coming4 fourth1 ,who  shall stand   
when he shall come1 and who not4        
,first1 ,that that man that was born of 
the ,virgin ,mary shall come  again to  
judge the quick and the dead1 read #b   
,timothy #d3a4 ',i1  saith ,paul charge 
thee therefore before ,god1 speaking to 
him1  even to ,timothy1 and so to all   
believers and the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1
 who shall judge the quick and the dead 
at his appearing  and his kingdom4' ,now
 if you would know who this ,lord ,jesus
 is1  look into ,acts #aj3bh and you    
shall see it was ,jesus of ,nazareth2   
would you know who that was8 read       

,matthew #b towards the end1 and  you   
shall see it was the ,son of ,mary the  
,virgin1 who was espoused  to ,joseph   
the carpenter4 ,but read ,acts          
#aj3ch-db1 you shall find  these words1 
',god anointed ,jesus of ,nazareth with 
the ,holy ,ghost  and with the power3   
who went about doing good1 and healing  
all  that were oppressed of the devil2  
for ,god was with him3 ,and we  are     
witness of things which he did both in  
the land of the ,jews1  and in          
,jerusalem2 whom they slew and hanged on
 a tree1 even  ,jesus of ,nazareth ,him 
,god raised up the third day1 and shewed
 him  openly2 not to all the people1 but
 unto witnesses chosen before  of ,god1 
even to us1 who did eat and drink with  
him after he rose  from the dead4 ,and  
he commanded us to preach unto the      
people1 that  is1 ,god commanded us and 
to testify that is1 to be bold in our   
preaching that it is he namely1 ,jesus  
of ,nazareth1 whom the  ,jews did thus  
crucify which was ordained of ,god to be

 the judge  of quick and dead4' ,this is
 he also that is spoken of in ,acts     
#ag3cj1 #ca4 ',the times of this        
ignorance ,god winked at2 meaning  men's
 being without the gospel but now       
commandeth all men everywhere  to       
repent3 ,because he hath appointed a day
 which day is the day  of judgment      
7,matt #ab3cf7 in the which he will     
judge the world  in righteousness1 by   
that man namely1 ,jesus of ,nazareth    
whom he  hath ordained1 compare this    
with that in ,acts #aj3ch-db whereof  he
 hath given assurance unto all men that 
is1 hath given a sure  sign unto all men
 in that he hath raised him1 that is1 in
 that  he hath raised ,jesus of         
,nazareth from the dead4' ,this also is 
,christ's own meaning 7,matt #bd7 where 
speaking of his second coming1  he      
styleth himself the ,son of man1 saying3
 ',and then shall appear  the sign of   
the ,son of man' 7v #cj71 and 'so shall 
also the coming  of the ,son of man be' 
7v #bg74 ,so shall also the coming of   

the ,son  of man be 7v #cg74 ,so shall  
also the coming of the ,son of man be   
7v #ci74 ,where1 by the way1 it is      
observable to see how the ,lord  of life
 and glory doth in this chapter1 where  
he speaketh of his  second coming1 for  
the most part style himself the ,son of 
man4  ,sure he doth it to this end1     
because he will not have his humanity   
and the doctrine thereof1 to be razed   
out from under heaven3 ,for  he knew1   
that in the last days1 there would come 
mockers 'walking  after their own lusts1
 and saying1 ,where is the promise of   
his  coming' 7#b ,peter #c3c74 ,i could 
multiply scriptures to prove this       
doctrine of his second coming1 as       
,hebrews #i3bh2 #b ,peter #c2 #b ,thess 
#a3f-h2 ,luke #ba2 ,matt #bd1 #be2 ,eve 
#bb3g1 #ab and #bj2 #b ,corinthians     
#e3aj2 ,romans #ad3aj2 ,acts #bd3be4    
,but1    ,secondly1 ,i will shew you    
that his coming will be shortly4 ,it is 
true1 no man can tell neither the day   
nor the hour1 yet so far as  the        

scriptures will give us light into the  
nearness of his coming1  so far we may  
go4 ,and if you read ,matthew #bd you   
shall see many  sings of his coming     
spoken of4    #a4 ,there is falling away
 from the faith spoken of4 ,and that    
hath  been fulfilled and is fulfilling  
every day4    #b4 ,wars and rumours of  
wars is another sign that his coming    
doth  draw night1 even at the doors4    
#c4 ,the love of many waxing cold1 is   
another sign that it is nigh1  even the 
coming of ,christ4 ,and how cold is the 
love of many at  this day8 ,they that   
were hot two or three years ago1 are now
 grown  lukewarm and cold4 ,they are    
cold in the ,lord's appearing4 ,they    
are cold in the profession of the       
gospel4 ,they are cold in love to  the  
saints1 they are cold in the worship of 
,god2 ,yea1 very cold1  which is a      
notable demonstration that the coming of
 the ,lord  draweth nigh4    #d4 ,the   
stars falling from heaven2 7,that is    
professors falling  from the faith which

 once they professed7 is another sign   
that  the coming of the ,lord is at     
hand4 ,and how many professors do you   
see now a-days1 fall from the doctrine  
of ,god1 and his ,son ,jesus  ,christ1  
as though there were no such thing as a 
world to come1  and no such thing as a  
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and his second    
coming4    #e4 ,many poor souls will go 
on in their profession with lamps       
without oil1 just before his second     
coming 7,matt #be3a-g74 ,and the  ,lord 
knows that most of the professors of    
this generation1 are  such kind of      
professors1 yea1 very foolish           
professors1 which is  another sure sign1
 that the coming of the ,lord draws     
nigh4    #f4 ,when the time of ,christ's
 second coming is at hand1 there will   
be but a very little faith in the world4
 ,and the ,lord knows1 that  there be   
many1 who are now as high as lucifer1   
that at that day  for want of faith will
 be thrown down to the sides of the pit3
  even in the very belly of hell4    #g4

 ,another sign of ,christ's second      
coming1 is the carnal mindedness  of the
 most of the world2 and the very        
carriages of almost all  men now living 
do discover this truth to be at this day
 fulfilled1  and know that when they    
shall say peace and safety1 then sudden 
destruction comes1 and they shall not   
escape 7#a ,thess #e3a-d74    #h4       
,before ,christ's second coming1 there  
shall come many false ,christs  and     
false prophets1 and shall shew great    
signs1 and wonders1 to  seduce if it    
were possible the elect 7,matt #bd3bd2  
,mark #ac3bb74 ,and  is not this more   
clearly fulfilled in our days than ever 
it was1  especially among those men     
called quakers1 who being as persons1   
whose consciences are seared with an hot
 iron1 and they being sealed  up unto   
destruction1 do some of them call       
themselves ,christ1 and  shew great     
signs1 7as their quaking7 and such a    
legal holiness1 as  makes the simple    
admire them1 and wonder after them1     

which shews  the coming of ,christ to be
 very nigh4    #i4 ,before ,christ's    
second coming1 there shall come scoffers
 in  the world1 walking after their own 
lusts 7#b ,peter #c3c7 and if ever  this
 scripture was fulfilled1 it is         
fulfilled on these men called  quakers3 
,for they are the men1 that at this day 
make a mock  at ,christ's second coming1
 which shall be from heaven without 7#a 
,thess #a3aj2 ,phil #c3bj72 and         
therefore saith the ,holy ,ghost1 these 
mockers shall be such as shall say1     
where is the promise of his  coming8    
,for since the fathers fell asleep1 all 
things continue as  they were1 see #b   
,peter #c3c-g4 ,and there you shall see 
their mocking  and the reason of it4    
,read and the ,lord give thee           
understanding4  ,but ,i would not have  
thee think that ,i speak at random1 in  
this  thing1 ,know for certain1 that ,i 
myself have heard them blaspheme2  yea1 
with a grinning countenance1 at the     
doctrine of that man's  second coming   

from heaven above the stars1 who was    
born of the  ,virgin ,mary4 ,yea1 they  
have told me to my face1 that ,i have   
used  conjuration1 and witchcraft1      
because what ,i preached was according  
to the scriptures4 ,i was also told to  
my face1 that ,i preached up  an idol1  
because ,i said1 that the ,son of ,mary 
was in heaven1 with  the same body that 
was crucified on the cross2 ,and many   
other  things have they blasphemously   
vented against the ,lord of life and    
glory1 and his precious gospel4 ,the    
,lord reward them according as  their   
work shall be4    ,i could have hinted  
in many other things which ,christ and  
his  ,apostles have shewed to be signs  
of his coming4 ,but ,i shall commend    
the holy scriptures unto thee1 which are
 able to make the man of  ,god perfect  
in all things1 through faith in the     
,lord ,jesus 7#b ,tim  #c3ag74    ,now  
you have also the manner of his coming  
how it shall be1 most  notably laid down
 in the scriptures4 ,i shall hint in a  

few things  touching it4    #a4 ,he will
 come when there is but very few looking
 for his coming4  ',when they shall say1
 peace and safety2 then sudden          
destruction  cometh' 7#a ,thess #e3a-c74
 ,which sudden destruction will be at   
his  second coming1 for that is it which
 the ,apostle spake of in those  three  
verses4 ,then will all the world be     
caught at such an unexpected  time1 that
 it will come upon them1 even as a snare
 cometh upon  those creatures that are  
caught in it4 ,as it is written 7,luke  
#ba3ce7 ',for as a snare shall it come  
on all them that dwell on the  face of  
the whole earth4' ,which is all on a    
sudden1 before they  are aware4    #b4  
,he cometh with all his saints and      
angels4 ,then will the ,lord  descend   
from that heaven1 into which he is now  
ascended1 as it is  written in #a       
,thessalonians #d3af4 ,then will he     
come1 and all his  saints with him1 as  
,jude saith in his ,epistle1 #ae4 then  
shall  ,abel and ,enoch1 ,noah and      

,abraham1 ,david and ,job1 ,peter and   
,paul3  ,together with all the saints   
which have been1 now are1 or hereafter  
shall be1 and they shall sit on the     
throne with the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1  
as in ,matthew #ai3bh4 ,before whom     
shall all the nations  of the world be  
gathered1 as it is written 7,joel       
#c3ab74 ',let the  heathen be wakened or
 raised out of their graves 7,dan #ab3b7
  and come up to the valley of          
,jehoshaphat3 for there will ,i sit to  
judge the heathen round about4' ,which  
never was yet accomplished1  though it  
shall certainly be1 in ,god's time3 ,to 
the astonishment1  and everlasting      
damnation of all those that shall       
continue mocking1  or sinning against   
,god and his ,christ4    #c4 ,he shall  
come in a flaming fire1 7when he doth   
come again3 he  will come in such a     
manner1 as will make all that shall be  
found  in their sins rather seek to     
creep under a mountain1 than to meet    
the ,lord of glory 7,rev #f3ae774 ,as   

,isaiah saith1 ',for1 behold1 the       
,,lord will come with fire1 and with his
 chariots like a whirlwind1  to render  
his anger with fury1 and his rebuke with
 flames of fire'  7,isa #ff3ae74 ',to   
execute judgment upon all1 and to       
convince all  that are ungodly among    
them1 of all their ungodly deeds which  
they  have ungodly committed1 and of all
 their hard speeches1 which  ungodly    
sinners have spoken against him' 7,jude 
#ae71 as ,i shall  shew farther by and  
by4    ,third1 ,and therefore in the    
next place1 ,i shall shew you1 what     
shall be done when he is come4    #a4   
,when ,christ is come the second time1  
they that are in their  graves shall    
arise1 and come forth of their graves   
7as ,i said  before7 in which they have 
lain according to that in ,john #e3bh1  
#bi4  ,where ,christ saith1 ',marvel not
 at this3 for the hour is coming1  in   
the which all that are in the graves    
shall hear his voice1 and  shall come   
forth2 they that have done good1 unto   

the resurrection  of life2 and they that
 have done evil1 unto the resurrection  
of  damnation4' ,you will say1 ,are     
these graves spoken of here1 the  graves
 that are made in the earth8 ,yea1 that 
they are1 and for  a further proof of   
the same1 look into ,daniel #ab3b4      
,daniel there  speaking of the same     
thing saith1 ',and many of them that    
sleep in  the dust of the earth shall   
awake1 or arise some to everlasting     
life1 and some to shame and everlasting 
contempt' 7or damnation74    ,i shall   
not stand here to dispute any           
distinctions of the  resurrections1 only
 prove that the dead shall arise2 and   
that is  a clear truth from the         
scriptures 7,acts #aj3db2 ,rev          
#bj3aa-ad2 #a  ,thess #d3af2 #a ,cor    
#ae3eb74 ',the dead shall be raised4'   
#b4 ,he shall call all men and women to 
an account for all their#c  close sinful
 thoughts1 words and actions2 then will 
the secrets  of all hearts be made      
manifest4 ,then shall all thy           

adulterous1  and thievish1 and covetous1
 idolatrous1 and blasphemous thoughts   
be laid open1 according to that saying1 
',their consciences also  bearing       
witness1 and their thoughts the mean    
time1 or while accusing  or else        
excusing one another' 7,rom #b3ae74 ,but
 when8 ,why1 ',in the  day when ,god    
shall judge the secrets of men by ,jesus
 ,christ' 7v  #af74 ,see also #a        
,corinthians #d3e1 ',therefore judge    
nothing before  the time4' ,what time is
 that8 ,why1 when the ,lord comes2 what 
will  he do8 ,he 'will bring to light   
the hidden things of darkness1'  that   
is1 all those cunning1 close1 hidden    
wickednesses that thou  in thy life-time
 hast committed2 yea1 he will 'make     
manifest the  counsels of the hearts'2  
that is1 the most hidden and secret     
things  that are contrived and plotted  
by the sons of men4 ,then shall all  the
 midnight whore-mongers be laid open    
with all their sins2 ,then  thou 7it may
 be7 who has committed such sins as thou

 wouldest not  have thy neighbour1 thy  
father1 thy wife1 thy husband1 or any   
one  else know of for thousands1 then   
thou shalt have them all laid  open1    
even upon the house tops 7,luke #ab3c74 
,then thou that hatest  ,god's children2
 his ways1 his word1 his ,spirit2 then  
thou that  makest a mock at ,jesus of   
,nazareth's second coming1 then thou    
that livest in open prophaneness1 or    
secret hypocrisy1 then ,i say1  will be 
such a time of reckoning for you1 as    
never was since the  world began1 then  
you that shall die in your sins1 will   
cry to  the mountains1 ,fall on us1 and 
cover us from the face of him that  sits
 on the throne1 and from the wrath of   
the ,lamb 7which ,lamb  is the ,man     
,christ ,jesus 7,john #a3bi774 ,and ah1 
my friends6 ,if the  very looks of ,god 
be so terrible1 what will his blows be1 
think  you8 ,then if all thy idle words 
shall be accounted for1 as it is        
written1 ',but ,i say unto you1 ,that   
every idle word that men shall  speak1  

they shall give account thereof in the  
day of judgment' 7,matt  #ab3cf7 and    
also all thy filthy actions shall be    
then regarded in  such sort1 as thou    
shalt receive a just recompense for     
them4 ,and  know1 saith the scripture1  
'that for all these things1 ,god will   
bring thee into judgment' 7,eccl #aa3i74
 ,then    ,thou that art an unbeliever1 
shalt be sure to fall under the judgment
  for all thy sins4 7#a47 ,thou must    
give an account4 7#b47 ,thou must  fall 
in the judgment4 ,oh my friends1 there  
are hot days a-coming  for all those    
that are found out of the ,lord ,jesus3 
,behold1 saith  ,malachi1 ',the day     
cometh1 that shall burn as an oven2 and 
all  the proud1 yea1 and all that do    
wickedly1 shall be stubble3 and  the day
 that cometh shall burn them up1 saith  
the ,,lord of hosts1  that it shall     
leave them neither root nor branch'     
7#d3a74 ,the day  of judgment will burn 
like an oven1 and all that have not the 
righteousness of ,christ upon them shall

 be as stubble4 ,ah friends1  put a red 
hot oven and stubble together1 and what 
work will there  be6 ,even the one will 
burn and destroy the other4    #c4 ,when
 ,christ doth come the second time1     
another end of his coming  will be to   
pure out all things that offended in    
this kingdom 7,matt  #ac3da1db74 ',the  
,son of ,man shall send forth his       
angels1 and they  shall gather out of   
his kingdom all things that offend1 and 
them  which do iniquity2 ,and shall cast
 them into a furnace of fire2  there    
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth4'
 ,there are many  things that do offend 
in his kingdom now3 namely    7#a47 ,the
 lukewarm professor1 he doth offend1    
7a47 the ,lord1 7b47  his people4 ,but  
then thou lukewarm offending professor  
shalt offend  the church of ,god no     
more4    7#b47 ,the loose professors do 
also offend ,god1 ,christ and his       
church4  7a47 ,he scandals the gospel by
 his loose walking1 and naughty         
carriages4 7b47 ,he doth make the world 

blaspheme the name of ,god  by the same4
 7c47 ,he grieves the hearts of ,god's  
people 7,phil  #c3ah74 ,but know that   
thou also shalt be taken away from      
offending  any more1 ,god1 ,christ1 and 
his saints1 and thou shalt have weeping 
and gnashing of teeth1 for thy thus     
offending 7,matt #ah3f1g74    #d4       
,another end of ,christ's second coming1
 is to cut off all the  ignorant persons
 that are in the world4 ,there is a     
generation of  poor souls that do think 
to be excused for their ignorance3      
,alas6  saith one1 ,i am a poor ignorant
 man1 or woman2 and therefore ,i  hope  
that the ,lord will have mercy upon me3 
we cannot1 say others1  do as such and  
such1 and will the ,lord condemn us8    
,and thus poor  souls1 as they are in   
the broad way to destruction1 lest they 
should miss of the way to hell2 do      
swallow down by clusters1 that  which   
will poison them1 body and soul for ever
 and ever4    ,quest4 ,but you will say1
 ,what1 will not the ,lord have mercy on

  ignorant souls8    ,ans4 ,not on those
 who live and die in their ignorance4   
,he himself  hath said 7,isa #bg3aa71   
',for it is a people of no              
understanding3  therefore he that made  
them will not have mercy on them1 and he
  that formed them will shew them no    
favour4' ,again1 ,paul also in  that #b 
,thessalonians #a3h saith1 that when    
,jesus ,christ shall come  to judge the 
world1 he doth come to take vengeance on
 all 'them  that know not ,god1 and that
 obey not the gospel of our ,lord ,jesus
  ,christ4'    ,but ye will say1 ,who   
are those ignorant persons1 that shall  
find  no favour at that day8 or how doth
 the ignorance discover itself8  ,i     
shall only mention three or four sorts  
of men2 and leave thee to  the          
scriptures1 which if thou read them     
diligently1 will further  lay them open 
before thee4 ,and1    7#a47 ,the profane
 scoffer1 who makes a mock at the truths
 of ,god1  and so goes on in his sins1  
for this see in #b ,peter #c3c which    

the apostle attributes to their         
ignorance 7v #e74 ,and therefore he     
likens them to brute beasts 7#b3aj1ab7  
who 'walk after the flesh in  the lust  
of uncleanness1' and 'speak evil of the 
things that they  understand not2 and   
shall utterly perish in their own       
corruption'2  who because they          
understand not the scripture1 nor the   
power of  ,god in them1 speak evil of   
the truths therein contained1 and think 
the ,lord like unto themselves 7,psa    
#ej74    7#b47 ,the formal professor1   
who hath only a notion of the gospel1   
and some seeming holiness1 but wants    
gospel faith3 such are called  foolish  
virgins 7,matt #be3b1c7 to whom ,christ 
will say in that day1  ,verily1 ',i know
 you not4' ,add hereto1 those that think
 it enough  to confess ,christ with     
their mouths1 and profess that they know
  ,god1 but deny him in their works2    
such notwithstanding all their          
profession1 shall1 if they so continue1 
perish eternally1 being  abominable1    

disobedient1 and to every good work     
reprobate1 or void  of judgment1 that   
is1 ignorant 7,titus #a3af74    7#c47   
,the legal righteous man or woman1      
though they walk blameless1  as touching
 the righteousness that is in the law3  
,for they being  ignorant of ,god's     
righteousness1 go about to establish    
their own  righteousness1 as reading1   
hearing sermons1 prayers1 public or     
private1 peaceableness with their       
neighbours1 fasting1 alms1 good  works  
as they count them1 just dealings1      
abstinence from the grosser  pollutions 
of the world1 stricter obedience to the 
commandments  of the first and second   
table2 all which with many other things 
may be comprehended in their own        
righteousness1 and it is grounded  on   
their ignorance1 and goes on in         
rebellion2 and such ignorant  persons   
shall in that day perish1 not submitting
 through ignorance  to the righteousness
 of ,god1 ,romans #aj3c compared with   
,luke #ai3bg  where ,christ saith1 that 

when he shall come the second time1 he  
will command those his enemies1 who     
submitted not themselves to  him1 7who  
is called the righteousness of ,god     
7,isa #df3ac77 or would  not have him to
 reign over them1 to be slain before his
 face4    7#d47 ,those whose hearts are 
set upon the world1 and follow the      
alluring persuasions of it2 the ,lord   
calls such fools 7,luke  #ab3bj2 ,prov  
#g3g71 who go after it 7viz4 the world1 
held forth by  a similitude of a woman  
with the attire of an harlot7 as an ox  
to the slaughter1 or a fool to the      
correction of the stocks1 till  a dart  
strike through his liver1 as a bird     
hasteth to the snare1  and knoweth not  
that it is for his life3 and knows not1 
mark1 it  is through ignorance 7v #bc74 
#e4 ,a fit end of ,christ's coming1 is1 
that his righteous ones might  shine as 
the sun in the glory1 or kingdom of     
their father 7,matt  #ac3dc74 ,there are
 many things that do hinder the people  
of ,god  from shining forth as the sun  

now4    ,as1 ,they have a body of death1
 which makes them fetch many a groan  in
 their journey to ,canaan 7,rom #g3bd2  
#b ,cor #e3b74 ,they meet with  many a  
sad temptation1 which also makes them in
 heaviness many a  time 7#a ,peter      
#a3f74 ,they have also many other things
 that do hinder  their shining now2 but 
then the body of death shall be left    
off4  ,my meaning is1 that sin shall be 
no more in the natures of ,god's  people
 then3 ,their bodies that are now so    
vile1 shall then be made  like unto the 
glorious body of the ,son of ,god1 ',who
 shall change  our vile body1 that it   
may be fashioned like unto his glorious 
body1 according to the working whereby  
he is able even to subdue  all things   
unto himself' 7,phil #c3ba74    #f4     
,another end of ,christ's coming shall  
be to take an account of  his children1 
how they have laid out their talents1   
that he hath  committed to their trust  
7,matt #be3ai2 ,rom #ad3ab2 #b ,cor     
#e3aj74    #g4 ,another end of his      

coming is1 to set up his kingdom1 which 
will be glorious indeed at his appearing
 7#b ,tim #d3a2 ,rom #h3ai-ba74  ,i do  
but touch these things1 because ,i would
 hasten towards a  conclusion2 many     
other things might have been spoken to1 
but at  this time ,i shall forbear4     
,but you will say1 ,who shall stand when
 he appears8 ,why1 ,i told  you before1 
that 'the ungodly shall not stand in the
 judgment1  nor sinners in the          
congregation of the righteous' 7,psa    
#a3e74 ,let  him be close or profane1 as
 ,i told you even now1 all shall be laid
  open1 all shall be made manifest1 all 
shall come into judgment4    ,ah poor   
soul6 ,it is not then thy brave words   
will save thee2 it  is not thine        
eloquent tongue that will then do thee  
any good3  if thou be without the       
wedding garment1 thou wilt be           
speechless1  as in ,matthew #bb3ab4 ,but
 thou that art a converted person1 shalt
  stand in the judgment2 thou that art  
born again shalt enter into  the        

kingdom1 and none else 7,john #c3e2 ,rev
 #ba3bg74    ,but how shall ,i know that
 ,i am born again8    7#a47 ,why1 if    
thou art born again1 then thou knowest  
that thou wast  not born a ,christian at
 first 7,eph #b3a-c74 ',you hath he     
quickened1  who were dead in trespasses 
and sins4'    7#b47 ,thou knowest that  
once thou hadst no faith in the ,lord   
,jesus2  and wert convinced of sin      
because thou didst not believe in the   
,son of ,mary 7,john #af3i74    7#c47   
,thou seest all true joy through the    
blood and righteousness  of the ,son of 
,mary 7#a ,cor #ae3eg2 ,rom #g3be74     
7#d47 ,art thou born again8 ,then thou  
canst not be quiet till thou  seest ,god
 smile1 and lift up the light of his    
countenance upon  thee 7#b ,cor #d3f2   
,psa #d3f7 and that through the face of 
the ,son of  ,mary1 the ,son of ,god4   
7#e47 ,thou knowest that ,god hath given
 thee thy faith 7,phil #a3bi2  ,eph     
#b3h74    7#f47 ,art thou born again8   
,then thou knowest that the doctrine of 

the ,son of ,mary the ,virgin1 is a     
right doctrine 7#b ,john #i74    7#g47  
,then also thou lookest for the personal
 appearing of the ,son  of ,mary from   
heaven in the clouds1 the second time   
7,heb #i3bh2 ,rev  #a3g74    ,these     
things1 though plain1 yet if the ,lord  
set them home upon  thy conscience1 may 
be profitable both to thee and me4      
,therefore  let us examine the matter a 
little4 ,and    ,examine #a4 ,thou      
thinkest that thou art a ,christian2    
thou shouldest  be sorry else3 ,well1   
,but when did ,god shew thee that thou  
wert  no ,christian8 ,when didst thou   
see that3 ,and in the light of the      
,spirit of ,christ1 see that thou wert  
under the wrath of ,god because  of     
original sin8 7,rom #e3ab74 ,nay1 dost  
thou know what original  sin means8 ,is 
it not the least in thy thoughts8 ,and  
dost thou not  rejoice in secret1 that  
thou art the same that thou ever wert8  
,if  so1 then know for certain that the 
wrath of ,god to this very day  abideth 

on thee 7,john #c3cf74 ,and if so1 then 
thou art one of those  that will fall in
 the judgment1 except thou art born     
again1 and  made a new creature 7#b ,cor
 #e3ag74    ,exam4 #b4 ,thou thinkest   
that thou hast been born again1 7'tis   
well  if thou hast7 but least thou      
shouldest deceive thy poor soul1  ,i    
pray thee consider1 when did the ,spirit
 of the ,lord ,jesus shew  thee1 that   
thou hadst no faith in thee by nature8  
,and when did  the ,spirit of ,christ   
convince thee of sin1 because thou didst
 not  believe in him8 ,it may be thou   
hast been convinced of sins against  the
 law1 by the law1 and thine own         
conscience1 as the ,pharisees  were     
7,john #h3i2 ,rom #c3bj74 ,ay1 but when 
didst thou see thyself a  lost creature 
for want of faith in the son of ,mary8  
,if not1 thou  hast not yet been        
savingly convinced by the ,spirit of    
,christ2 for  that1 when it convinceth  
effectually of sin1 it convinceth of    
unbelief2 though thou hast been never so

 much convinced of sins  against the    
law1 if thou hast not seen thyself under
 the power  and dominion1 guilt and     
punishment of sin1 because thou didst   
not  believe in ,christ1 thou hast not  
yet been savingly convinced2 for  that's
 one work of the ,spirit to convince of 
sin1 ',because they  believe not on me1'
 saith ,jesus the ,son of ,mary1 who was
 espoused  to ,joseph the carpenter3    
,but on the contrary1 dost thou not say 
in thy heart1 thou never hadst thy faith
 to seek1 but hast always  believed with
 as good a faith as any one alive8 ,if  
so1 then know  for certain that thou    
hast no faith of the operation of ,god  
in  thee1 according to ,god's ordinary  
working2 and if so1 then know1  that if 
the ,son of ,man should come to judge   
the world at this  moment of time1 that 
thou with all thy faith 7thou thinkest  
thou  hast7 wouldst fall in the judgment
 7#b ,thess #b3ab74    ,exam4 #c4 ,art  
thou born again8 ,then thou seest that  
thy great sin  was want of faith in the 

,son of ,mary4 ,then thou seest that it 
is  he that was sent of ,god to die for 
the sins of the world 7,john  #a3bi1    
#c3af-ai2 ,acts #ac3ch1ci7 and that thou
 art complete in him1  without any works
 of the law 7,rom #d3e71 then thou      
rejoicest in  ,christ ,jesus1 and       
puttest no confidence in the flesh      
7,phil #c3c7  yet thou rejoicest in the 
flesh and blood of the ,son of ,mary1   
knowing that his flesh is meat indeed1  
and his blood is drink  indeed 7,john   
#f3ee7 out of which thou wouldest very  
willingly  make thy life all thy days2  
out of his birth1 obedience1 death1     
resurrection1 ascension1 and glorious   
intercession1 now at the  right hand of 
his ,father 7,heb #g3bd1be71 but if thou
 art wavering  in these things1 know    
that thou art but a babe at the best1   
and  for ought thou knowest1 ,god may   
cut thee off in thy unbelief1 and  cast 
thee into utter darkness1 where there   
shall be weeping and  wailing and       
gnashing of teeth4    ,exam4 #d4 ,art   

thou born again8 ,then thou seest all   
true peace and  joy comes through the   
blood of the ,son of ,mary1 and his     
righteousness1  as in ,romans #g3be and 
#a ,corinthians #ae3eg1 there are many  
poor  souls that are taken with raptures
 of joy1 and false conceited            
consolation 7,john #af3bj7 which doth   
come from the devil1 and their  own     
deceitful hearts2 but their joy shall be
 turned into mourning  and sorrow of    
heart 7,luke #f3bd1be71 but thou that   
art a ,christian  in deed1 and not in   
word only1 rejoicest in ,christ ,jesus  
the ,son  of ,mary2 yea though now you  
see him not1 yet believing1 you rejoice 
with joy unspeakable and full of glory  
7#a ,peter #a3h74 ,and these  two things
 are the fruits of thy faith1 and of thy
 joy4    7#a47 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ
 is very precious unto thee 7#a ,peter  
#b3g74    7#b47 ,thou dost purify thine 
heart by this faith1 and the power of   
the ,spirit of ,christ1 which thou hast 
received into thy soul 7,rom  #h3ac2    

,acts #ae3i2 ,john #c3c74 ,but if thy   
guilt of sin goes off1 and  convictions 
go off any other way than by the blood  
and righteousness  of the ,man ,christ  
,jesus1 thy guilt goes off not right1   
but wrong1  and thy latter end will be a
 very bitter end without faith and      
repentance2 for it is his blood through 
which all true peace comes  7,col       
#a3bj71 and there is no other name under
 heaven given among  men1 whereby we    
should be saved1 but by the ,lord ,jesus
 of ,nazareth  7,acts #d3aj-ab compared 
together74    ,exam4 #e4 ,art thou born 
again8 ,then thou canst not be quiet    
till  thou doest see ,god lift up the   
light of his countenance upon thee2     
yea1 thou hast such a desire after the  
light of ,god's countenance1  that1 all 
the glory1 riches1 honour1 pleasure1    
profits1 c4 of this  world will not     
satisfy1 till thou doest see ,god to be 
a reconciled  ,father to thee in the    
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 as it is ,psalm   
#d3f2 ,john  #ad3h2 ,psalm #ce3c4 ,then 

thou wilt not be quiet till thou dost   
hear  from the ,son of ,mary1 which is  
the ,lord of glory1 such a voice as     
this1 ,son be of good cheer1 thy sins   
are forgiven thee3 ,and 'my  grace is   
sufficient for thee' 7#b ,cor #ab3i2 #a 
,cor #b3h74 ,but if thou  canst content 
thyself with anything below this1 thou  
wilt1 when  all comes to all1 be found  
but a rotten-hearted professor1 who     
will have thy portion among the slothful
 ones1 who will fall in  the judgment of
 the ,son of ,man1 when he comes in     
flaming fire with  his mighty angels 7#b
 ,thess #a3h74    ,exam4 #f4 ,art thou  
born again8 ,then thou knowest that ,god
 hath given  thee thy faith that thou   
hast in his ,son3 ,then thou art to say 
through grace1 there was a time in which
 ,i had no faith2 there was  a time in  
which ,i could not believe in the ,son  
of ,god for eternal  life4 ',but ,god1  
who is rich in mercy1 for his great love
 wherewith  he loved us1 even when we   
were dead in sins and unbelief2 which   

is the greatest2 hath quickened us      
together with ,christ1 by grace  ye are 
saved' 7,eph #b3d1e71 'through faith' 7v
 #h74    ,exam4 #g4 ,art thou born      
again8 ,then thou knowest that the      
doctrine  of the ,son of ,god1 the ,son 
of ,mary1 is a right doctrine1 which is 
this3    ,that the ,son of ,god which   
was with his ,father before the world   
was 7,john #a3a1 #ag3e7 came into the   
world in the fulness of time1  and was  
made in the likeness of man 7,phil #b3g7
 being made of  a woman or virgin1 made 
under the law1 to redeem them that were 
under the law 7,gal #d3d74 ,and that was
 done in this wise4 ,what the  law could
 not do in that it was weak through the 
flesh2 that is1  through our flesh2 ,god
 sending his own ,son in likeness of    
sinful  flesh1 and for sin1 condemned   
sin in the flesh1 that is1 condemned    
him in the flesh for the sins of poor   
sinners3 ,for this1 compare  ,romans    
#h3c2 #b ,corinthians #e3ba with        
,galatians #c3ac and it will  appear    

clearly to be the truth of ,god3 ,also1 
that this ,son of  ,god1 which is the   
true ,god1 as well as the ,son of ,mary1
 did bear  our sins in his own body on  
the tree 7#a ,peter #b3bd7 and did spill
  his own blood1 which is also the blood
 of ,god 7,acts #bj3bh71 that  he died1 
and was laid in ,joseph's sepulchre     
7,john #ai3ch-db7 and rose  again the   
third day 7,acts #aj3dj71 that very ,man
 7,luke #bd3ci-de71  and ascended up    
into heaven in a cloud 7,acts #a3i-aa7  
and there  ever lives to make           
intercession for us1 that very man 7,heb
 #g3bd1be1  #h3c1 #aj3ab74    ,exam4 #h4
 ,and in the last place1 ,if thou art a 
,christian1 then  thou lookest for that 
very ,jesus again1 whom the ,jews did   
crucify  7,john #ai71 whom ,god raised  
again1 as it is #a ,thessalonians #a3aj4
  ,i say1 thou lookest1 thou waitest1   
thou hasteneth after the coming  of this
 ,lord ,jesus1 which doth deliver thee  
from the wrath to come  7#b ,peter      
#c3aj-ab2 ,heb #i3bf-bh2 #a ,thess      

#a3aj74 ,yea1 thou knowest1  that this  
very man shall so come in like manner1  
as his disciples  did see him go into   
heaven1 which was a very man 7,luke     
#bd3ci  compared with vv #ej1ea of the  
same chapter74 ,yea1 in a cloud he  went
 away from his disciples1 and in the    
clouds he shall come again  7,rev #a3g7 
to judge all that are in their graves   
7,john #e3bh1bi2  ,dan #ab3b7 and shall 
receive all that look for1 and love his 
second  coming1 to himself 7,heb        
#i3bg1bh74 ,and they shall be for ever  
with  him 7#a ,thess #d3af1ag74 ,but the
 wicked shall be cast into eternal      
damnation 7,matt #be3df74 ,these things1
 ,i say1 if thou be a ,christian        
indeed1 thou believest1 and ownest1 and 
the faith of them doth  purify thy heart
 7#a ,john #c3c7 and wean thee from this
 world1 and  the things thereof2 and if 
it is not from this principle2 that is1 
if thy obedience do not flow from this  
faith1 which is the faith  of ,god's    
elect1 as ,i have proved at large1 thy  

obedience1 thy zeal1  thy self-denial1  
thy holiness1 righteousness2 yea1 all   
that thou  canst do1 is but sin in the  
sight of the great ,god of heaven and   
earth 7,heb #aa3f2 ,rom #ad3bc74 ,for   
all true sanctification comes  through  
the name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by
 the operation of  the ,spirit of ,god  
7#a ,cor #f3aa74 ',but ye are washed1   
but ye are  sanctified1 but ye are      
justified in the name of the ,lord      
,jesus1  and by the ,spirit of our      
,god4' ,and 7,cant #a3c71 ',thy name is 
as  ointment poured forth1 therefore do 
the virgins love thee4'    ,well then1  
seeing this is a truth of so great      
concernment1 ,i beseech  you1 seek to be
 thoroughly rooted into it by faith4    
,and that thou  mayest so be1 examine   
thy heart2 yea1 beg of ,god to help thee
  to examine it1 and to throw out all   
that fancy that thou takest  instead of 
faith2 also throw away all thine own    
wisdom2 yea1 thy  own righteousness     
also1 and come to ,god in the name of   

the ,son of  ,mary1 which is the ,son of
 ,god1 and beg faith of him1 true faith1
  the faith of the operation of ,god2   
such a faith as he gives to his  own    
elect1 which will shew thee clearly of  
these things2 so that  thou shalt not   
deceive thyself with a fancy of them2   
and the  advantages will be many4       
,advantage #a4 ,it will comfort thy     
heart against persecutions1             
temptations1 and cross providences1 as  
also ,james saith to his  persecuted    
brethren2 ',be patient my brethren1     
saith he1 stablish  your hearts1 for the
 coming of the ,lord draweth nigh'      
7,john #e3h74    ,advantage #b4 ,it will
 through grace1 wean thy heart and      
affections  abundantly from this world1 
and the things therein4 ',who is  he    
that overcometh the world1 saith ,john  
but he that believeth  that ,jesus is   
the ,son of ,god8' 7#a ,john #e3e74 ,who
 is he also that  purifies his heart1   
but he that looketh for the second      
coming of  ,christ from heaven to judge 

the world8 as in #a ,john #c3c compared 
with #b ,peter #c3aj1 #aa4    ,advantage
 #c4 ,hereby thou wilt be able to judge 
of all doctrines  whatsoever1 though    
they come never so nigh the truth1 yet  
if  they be not indeed the very truth1  
thou wilt find them and their  doctrine 
liars 7,rev #b3b2 #a ,cor #b3ae74       
,advantage #d4 ,if thou beest thoroughly
 set down in this doctrine1  even in the
 faith of this doctrine which ,i have   
held forth unto  thee1 thou wilt not be 
taken with any other doctrine           
whatsoever4  ,what is the reason ,i pray
 you1 that there are so many            
giddy-headed  professors in these days1 
that do stagger to and fro like a       
company  of drunkards1 but this1 ,they  
were never sealed in the doctrine of    
the ,father1 and the ,son8 ,they were   
never enabled to believe that  that     
child that was born of the virgin ,mary1
 was the mighty ,god  7,isa #i3f74 ,no1 
saith ,christ1 he that is built upon    
this rock1  7meaning the faith of       

himself1 which is to believe that the   
son  of ,mary is the ,christ of ,god    
7,matt #af3af77 the gates of hell shall 
not prevail against him 7v #ah74        
,advantage #e4 ,the faith of this       
doctrine1 will make thee labour in  the 
work of ,god in the world4 ,oh1 it will 
liven thy heart in the  work of the     
,lord2 especially1 if thou livest in the
 faith of thy  interest in ,christ1 it  
will make thee labour to be found       
watching  when thy ,lord shall return   
from the wedding2 that when he doth     
come1 thou mayest open to him           
immediately 7,luke #ab3ce1cf74    ,now  
seeing the coming of the ,lord ,jesus   
,christ is so nigh1 even  at the doors1 
what doth this speak to all sorts of    
people 7under  heaven7 but this8        
,admonition #a4 ,first1 to see whether  
they have oil in their lamps  or not2   
that is1 to search and see1 whether the 
,spirit of the ,man  ,christ ,jesus be  
in them or no2 for he that hath not the 
,spirit of  ,christ in him1 is none of  

,christ's 7,rom #h3i74 ,thou that hast  
not  the ,spirit of ,christ in thee1    
why1 at that day 7let thy profession  be
 what it will7 he will say to thee1     
,depart1 ,i know you not  7,matt #be71  
and if so1 then thy latter end will be  
worse than thy  beginning1 as in #b     
,peter #b3bj4    ,admonition #b4 ,then  
what will become of all the profane1    
ignorant1  scoffers1 self-righteous1    
proud1 bastard-professors in the world8 
,if the children of ,god shall 'scarcely
 be saved1 where shall the  ungodly1 and
 the sinner appear8' 7#a ,peter #d3ah74 
,admonition #c4 ,then what will become  
of all those that creep into  the       
society of ,god's people without a      
wedding garment on8 ,why1 it  will be   
said unto them1 ,friends1 how came you  
hither8 ,take them1  and bind them hand 
and foot1 and cast them into utter      
darkness2  ',there shall be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth' 7,matt #bb3aa-ac74   
,admonition #d4 ,then what will become  
of all those that mock at  the second   

coming of the ,man ,christ1 as do the   
,ranters1 ,quakers1  drunkards1 and the 
like8 ,why read their doom in ,matthew  
#bd3ej1  #ea1 ',the ,lord of that or    
these servants1 shall come in a day when
  they look not for him1 and in an hour 
that they are not aware of1  and shall  
cut them asunder1 and appoint them their
 portion with the  hypocrites1' ,and    
'there shall be weeping and gnashing of 
teeth4'    ,admonition #e4 ,then what   
doth this speak to the ,lord's own      
people8  ,surely this1 that they should 
be in a watchful posture 7,mark         
#ac3cg74    7#a47 ,watch therefore over 
your own hearts1 least they should be   
over-charged with surfeiting and        
drunkenness1 and the cares of  this     
life1 and so that day come upon you     
unawares2 for as a snare  shall it come 
upon all the dwellers upon the face of  
the earth1  as it is in ,luke #ca3cd-cf4
    7#b47 ,watch over the devil's       
temptations4 ,oh1 have a care in the    
first place1 lest by any means1 as the  

serpent beguiled ,eve1  so your minds   
should be corrupted from the simplicity 
that is in  ,christ3 ,and the rather1   
because at this day he is very busy with
  his doctrines1 and his ministers2     
trying all ways1 if by any means  he    
might deceive you with fair speeches1   
and enticing carriages2  what a fair    
shew in the flesh1 yet denying the      
,lord1 and refusing  to be justified by 
the blood of ,jesus the ,son of ,mary1  
the ,son of  ,god4 ,watch ,i say over   
the devil touching doctrines1 for he    
labours  as much this way as any way1   
for he knows that if he can but get  you
 to lay a rotten foundation1 he is sure 
of you1 live as godly  in your conceit  
as you will1 and therefore1 it is worth 
your  observation1 in that #bdth of     
,matthew when ,christ is speaking of    
the signs of his coming1 he breaks forth
 with a warning word to  his disciples1 
to beware of false teachers 7v #d74 ,the
 very first  words that he answers to a 
question that his disciples put to him  

is this1 ',take heed that no man deceive
 you4' ,again 7v #aa71 ',and  many false
 prophets shall rise1 and shall deceive 
many4' ,and  7v #bd7 he saith again1    
',for there shall come or arise1 false  
,christs1 and false prophets1 and shall 
shew great signs and wonders2  insomuch 
that1 if it were possible1 they shall   
deceive the very  elect4'    7#c47 ,take
 heed that he doth not deceive you in   
point of worship1  that he make you not 
slight any of the ordinances of ,god2   
for if  he do1 he will quickly make way 
for another temptation4    7#d47 ,take  
heed also that you have not your lamps  
to trim when the  bridegroom comes2 if  
you have1 you may peradventure be       
ashamed and  blush before him at his    
coming 7#a ,john #b3bh74 ,therefore     
content  not yourselves with a          
profession of ,christ1 and no more1 for 
the  devil may deceive1 yea1 doth       
deceive a professing people many  times4
 ,and if he will deceive a professing   
generation1 he must  come in this       

manner3 ,under the name of ,christ4     
,with a fair shew  in the flesh of      
outward holiness 7,gal #f3ab74 ,he must 
come 'with  good words and fair         
speeches' 7,rom #af3ah74 ,now though he 
come to  drunkards1 swearers1 whore     
mongers1 thieves1 liars1 murderers1  and
 covetous persons1 in his black colours2
 yet if he will come to  deceive a      
professing party1 he must appear like an
 angel of light  7#b ,cor #aa3ad74 ,and 
the reason why souls are deceived by him
 in  these his appearances1 is1 because 
they are not able to distinguish        
betwixt the law and the gospel1 the     
convictions of conscience by  the law   
only1 and convictions by the ,spirit1   
but do 7though they  profess the ,lord  
,jesus7 give ear to every wind of       
doctrine1 and  being unstable1 as ,peter
 saith1 do fall into the temptations of 
the devil1 in wresting the scriptures to
 their own destruction 7#b  ,peter      
#c3af74    ,admonition #f4 ,in a word1  
you that have not yet laid hold on the  

,lord ,jesus ,christ1 for eternal life1 
lay hold upon him2 upon his             
righteousness1 blood1 resurrection1     
ascension1 intercession1 and  wait for  
his second coming to 'judge the world in
 righteousness'  7,acts #ag3ca74 ,and   
you that have laid hold1 ,i say to you1 
lay  faster hold on your ,lord ,jesus1  
',who hath ears to hear1 let him  hear' 
7,matt #ac3dc74    ,now1 that thou      
mayest the more clearly understand my   
faith in the  doctrines of ,god's dear  
,son1 ,i have thought good to hold forth
  again the doctrine of the former      
treatise by way of question and  answer1
 as followeth4    ,quest4 ,seeing there 
are many false ,christs gone out into   
the world1  according as was prophesied 
of in former times by the ,lord himself 
7,matt #bd3e1bc74 ,and seeing 7if we be 
saved7 we must be saved by  a ,christ2  
for he that misses of him 7saith the    
scriptures7 cannot  be saved1 because   
there is no way to come to the ,father  
but by  him1 as it is written 7,john    

#ad3f2 ,acts #d3ab74 ,how therefore1 is 
the knowledge of the true ,christ to be 
attained unto1 that we may  be saved by 
him8    ,ans4 ,indeed to know ,christ1  
7,god's ,christ7 is as the scripture    
saith1 the one thing necessary 7,luke   
#aj3db71 without which all  other things
 will avail nothing3 ,and therefore ,i  
shall according  to the scriptures1     
7#a47 ,tell you what ,god's ,christ is4 
,and1 7#b47  ,how the knowledge of him  
is attained unto4 ,and therefore1 ,god's
  ,christ is true ,god1 and true man4   
,that he is true ,god1 is manifest  by  
that scripture1 in ,isaiah #i3f where it
 is said1 'unto us a  child is born1    
unto us a ,son is given3 and the        
government shall  be upon his shoulder3 
and his name shall be called ,wonderful1
  ,counsellor1 the mighty ,god1 the     
everlasting ,father1 the ,prince of     
,peace4' ,also #a ,john #e3bj4 ,and we  
are in him that is true1 7saith  the    
apostle7 even in his ,son ,jesus        
,christ4 ,this is the true ,god1  and   

eternal life4 ,see ,hebrews #a3h2 ,john 
#a3ab2 ,romans #i3e2 ,john  #bj3bh4     
,that he is true man1 see again 7,isa   
#i3f7 where it is said1  ',unto us a    
child is born1 unto us a ,son is given'2
 and compare  it with ,matthew #a3ba    
where it is said1 ',and she shall bring 
forth  a ,son1 and thou shalt call his  
name ,,jesus3 for he shall save his     
people from their sins1' see ,john      
#a3ad1 ',and the word was made  flesh4' 
7#a ,tim #c3af7 ',god was manifest in   
the flesh4' ,these two  scriptures are  
expounded by ,hebrews #b3ad where it is 
said1 ',forasmuch  then as the children 
are partakers of flesh and blood1 he    
also  himself likewise took part of the 
same'2 that is1 of flesh and  blood1 see
 ,romans #h3c and compare it with ,luke 
#bd3ci where ,christ  saith1 ',behold my
 hands and my feet1 that it is ,i       
myself3 handle  me1 and see2 for a      
spirit hath not flesh and bones1 as ye  
see me  have4' ,and he doth often call  
himself by the name of the ,son of  man 

to signify that he is very man1 as well 
as very ,god 7,matt #bd1  #af3ac74      
,quest4 ,but why was he true ,god and   
true man8    ,ans4 ,he was true man1    
because man had offended1 and justice   
required that man should suffer and make
 satisfaction1 and so it  is written 7#a
 ,cor #ae3ba74 ',for since by man came  
death1 by man  came also the            
resurrection of the dead4' ,and again1  
',all we like  sheep have gone          
astray2--and the ,lord hath laid on him 
the iniquity  of us all4' ,and in #a    
,peter #b3bd where that #ecrd of ,isaiah
 is  mentioned1 he saith1 ',who his own 
self bare our sins in his own  body on  
the tree1 that we1 being dead to sins1  
should live unto  righteousness2 by     
whose stripes ye were healed4' ,and     
again1 ,god  did prepare this body1 the 
human nature of ,christ1 that it should 
be a sacrifice for sins1 'wherefore--he 
saith1 ,sacrifice and  offering that is1
 such as were offered by the law of     
,moses thou  wouldest not1 but a body   

hast thou prepared me' 7,heb #aj3e74 ,in
 the  body which ,god had prepared for  
him1 which he took of the virgin  7,gal 
#d3d7 in this he did bear all the sins  
of all his elect 7#a  ,peter #b3bd74    
,and he must needs be true ,god1        
because1 it was an infinite ,god  that  
was transgressed against1 and justice   
required an infinite  satisfaction1 and 
therefore he must be infinite that must 
give  this satisfaction1 or else justice
 could not be satisfied1 and so  it was 
written1 where the apostle is telling   
the pastors of the  church of ,ephesus1 
by what they were redeemed1 he tells    
them1  that ,god did purchase them 'with
 his own blood' 7,acts #bj3bh74 ,see  #a
 ,john #c3af where he saith1 ',hereby   
perceive we the love of ,god1  because  
he laid down his life for us4' ,not in  
his divine1 but in  his human nature2   
for as ,i said before1 ,god's ,christ   
was of both  natures 7,rom #i3e2 #a     
,john #e3bj2 ,john #a3a-ad74 ,true ,god1
 and true  man1 and the divine nature   

did enable him to undergo in his human  
nature1 all that sin1 curse1 and wrath  
that was laid upon him for  us2 and to  
overcome1 and obtain eternal redemption 
for us 7,heb  #i3bd74    ,quest4 ,how   
did this ,christ bring in redemption for
 man8    ,ans4 7#a47 ,why first1 man    
broke the law of ,god2 but this man did 
fulfil it again1 and became the end of  
it 'for righteousness to  every one that
 believeth' 7,rom #aj3d74    7#b47 ,man 
was foiled and overcome by the devil2   
but this ,man ,christ  did overcome him 
again1 and that for us 7,luke #d2 ,heb  
#b3ad1ae74    7#c47 ,man did lose the   
glory of ,god1 but this ,man hath       
obtained it  again4    7#d47 ,man by sin
 lost eternal salvation2 but this ,man  
by his own  blood hath obtained it again
 for him 7,heb #i3ab74    7#e47 ,man by 
sin brought death into the world 7,rom  
#e3ab74 ,but ,jesus  ,christ1 that ,man1
 hath destroyed it again 7,heb #b3ad    
compared with  ,hosea #ac3ad7 and       
brought in life and immortality 7#b ,tim

 #a3aj2 ,rom  #e3ae74    ,quest4 ,but   
how are we justified by this man's      
obedience8    ,ans4 ,all our iniquities 
were laid upon him 7,isa #ec3f1h1aa1ab74
  ,and his righteousness is bestowed on 
us1 if we believe1 as it is  written1   
',even the righteousness of ,god which  
is by faith of ,jesus  ,christ unto all 
and upon all them that believe' 7,rom   
#c3bb74 ,and  this is it which ,paul so 
much sought after1 when he saith1 ',yea 
doubtless1 and ,i count all things but  
loss1--and do count them  but dung1 that
 ,i may win ,christ1 and be found in    
him1 not having  mine own righteousness1
 which is of the law1 but that which is 
through the faith of ,christ1 the       
righteousness which is of ,god by       
faith' 7,phil #c3h1i74    ,quest4 ,how  
do men come by this righteousness and   
everlasting life8    ,ans4 ,by faith men
 lay hold upon it1 and apply it to their
 own souls  in particular 7,gal #b3bj74 
,for it is by faith they are justified1 
as also saith the scripture 7,rom #e3a74

 ,that his faith lays hold  on and      
applies1 that which this ,christ of ,god
 hath done1 and is  a doing1 and owns it
 as his own4    ,quest4 ,what is this   
faith that doth justify the sinner8     
,ans4 ,it is a gift 7,eph #b3h71 fruit  
7,gal #e3bb7 or work1 of the  ,spirit of
 ,god1 whereby a soul is enabled1 under 
a sight of its  sins1 and wretched      
estate1 to lay hold on the birth1       
righteousness1  blood1 death1           
resurrection1 ascension and intercession
 of the ,lord  ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,thess
 #b3g71 and by the assistance of the    
,spirit1  whereby it is wrought1 to     
apply all the virtue1 life and merit of 
what hath been done and suffered1 or is 
a doing by the same ,lord  ,jesus       
,christ1 to its own self in particular  
7,gal #b3bj2 ,rom #g3bd1be71  as if     
itself had really done all that the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ hath  done3 ,i do  
not say that the soul doth any thing for
 justification1  but it doth know1 that 
whatsoever ,jesus ,christ hath done in  

point  of justification1 is given to1   
and bestowed upon it 7,rom #c3bb7 and   
,god finding the soul in him1 that is in
 ,christ1 doth 'justify it  from all    
things1 from which it could not be      
justified by the law  of ,moses' 7,acts 
#ac3ci74    ,quest4 ,well1 but is there 
no way to come to the ,father of mercies
  but by this man that was born of the  
virgin8 ,is there no way to  come to    
,god but by the faith of him8    ,ans4  
,no1 'there is none other name under    
heaven given among men1  whereby we must
 be saved' 7,acts #d3ab74 ,and ,jesus   
himself1 that  was born of the virgin   
,mary1 said1 ',i am the way1 and the    
truth1  and the life3 no man cometh unto
 the ,father1 but by me' 7,john  #ad3f74
    ,quest4 ,and where is this man1 that
 was born of the virgin1 that  we may   
come to the ,father by him8    ,ans4 ,he
 ascended away from his disciples in a  
cloud1 into heaven1  as we may read     
7,acts #a3i-aa74    ,quest4 ,what doth  
he there8    ,ans4 ,he ever lives to    

make intercession for all that come unto
  ,god by him 7,heb #g3be74 ,that is1   
they shall come out of themselves  to   
him1 and venture their souls on what he 
did and suffered when  he was on earth1 
and is doing now in heaven2 shall       
certainly be  saved3 ,for he ever lives 
to save them1 that do thus come to the  
,father by him4 ,and it is1 because he  
spilt his blood for all that  shall by  
the faith of ,god's elect lay hold upon 
him4 ,and thus it  is written where he  
saith1 ',being justified freely by his  
grace1  through the redemption that is  
in ,christ ,jesus1 ,mark this whom  ,god
 hath set forth to be a propitiation    
through faith in his  blood1 to declare 
his righteousness1 that is1 to declare  
,god's  righteousness for the remission 
of sins that are past1 through  the     
forbearance of ,god2 to declare1 ,i say1
 at this time his  righteousness3 that  
he might be just1 and the justifier of  
him  which believeth or layeth hold in  
,jesus' 7,rom #c3bd-bf74    ,quest4 ,but

 did this man rise again from the dead1 
that very man1  with that very body     
wherewith he was crucified8 for you do  
seem1  as ,i conceive1 to hold forth so 
much by these your expressions4    ,ans4
 ,why do you doubt of it8    ,quest4 ,do
 you believe it8    ,ans4 ,yes1 by the  
grace of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 for  
he hath enabled  me so to do4    ,quest4
 ,and can you prove it by the scripture8
    ,ans4 ,yes4    ,quest4 ,how8        
,ans4 ,first1 ,from that scripture in   
,luke #bd3ci1 #dj where ,christ  himself
 after he was crucified appeared to his 
disciples1 7who  having seen him7       
supposed they had seen a spirit4 ,but he
 said1 ,why  are ye troubled1 and why do
 thoughts arise in your hearts8 ,behold 
my hands and my feet1 that it is ,i     
myself1 and do not think you  see a     
spirit2 handle me1 and see1 for a spirit
 hath not flesh and  bones1 as you see  
me have4 ,this he spake after he was    
crucified  7,luke #bc3cc7 and buried 7v 
#ec7 and rose again from the dead       

7#bd3f1g71  many other scriptures could 
,i give for the proof hereof1 as ,acts  
#aj3dj1 #da4 ,and ,acts #ac3cj1 #ca2 #a 
,thessalonians #a3aj4 ,only read ,acts  
#b3bi-cb where the apostle proveth the  
same1 bringing in the words  of the     
prophet ,david for a testimony thereof1 
saying1 ,he 'being a  prophet1 and      
knowing that ,god had sworn with an oath
 to him1 that  of the fruit of his      
loins1 according to the flesh1 he would 
raise  up ,christ to sit on his throne2 
saith he seeing this before1  spake of  
the resurrection of ,christ1 that his   
soul was not left  in hell1 neither his 
flesh did see corruption4' ,mark it1 his
 flesh  did see no corruption 7v #ca74  
,but if he had not risen again1 his     
flesh had seen corruption4 ,but he rose 
again from the dead1 that  very man1    
that very body2 for his flesh did see no
 corruption4    ,quest4 ,why did he rise
 again from the dead1 with that very    
body8    ,ans4 7#a47 ,because it was not
 possible he should be holden of death4 

7#b47 ,because in his human nature he   
suffered for sin2 and if he  had not    
recovered himself from that very curse1 
even from under  death1 and all other   
things that lay on him1 which he had    
through  the sins of his children       
subjected himself unto1 he had not      
overcome  sin1 hell1 death1 the law1 and
 the devil 7,acts #b3bd73 but had been  
overcome by them2 and if so1 then had   
not redemption been obtained  for       
sinners2 for it was at his resurrection 
from the dead1 that ,god  said unto him1
 ',thou art my ,son1 this day have ,i   
begotten thee'3  7,as saith the         
,apostle7 ',and we declare unto you glad
 tidings1  how that the promise which   
was made unto the fathers1 ,god hath    
fulfilled the same unto us their        
children1 in that he hath raised  up    
,jesus again'2 as it is also written in 
the second psalm1 ',thou  art my ,son1  
this day have ,i begotten thee' 7,acts  
#ac3cj-cf74 ,and  it is this1 namely1   
the resurrection of that ,man from the  

dead1  that doth give us ground of hope2
 as in #a ,peter #a3c where he saith1   
,he 'hath begotten us again unto a      
lively hope by the resurrection  of     
,jesus ,christ from the dead4'    7#c47 
,because ,god intends to redeem the     
bodies of his saints out  of their      
graves in which they have lain many a   
year 7,john #e3bh1bi2  ,rom #h3bc2 #a   
,cor #ae3eb7 and to possess them with   
his own glory2 and  when this comes to  
pass1 then shall that scripture be      
fulfilled1  that saith1 ,he 'shall      
change our vile body1 that it may be    
fashioned like unto his glorious body1  
according to the working  of his mighty 
power whereby he is able even to subdue 
all  things unto himself' 7,phil #b3ba74
 ,and he hath given us assurance        
thereof1 in that he hath raised up      
,jesus our ,lord again from the  dead   
7,acts #ag3ca74    ,quest4 ,but do you  
think1 that these our bodies that we do 
carry  about with us in this world1     
after that they are dead and buried1    

and rotten1 shall rise again out of     
those graves into which they  are laid2 
when the scripture saith1 flesh and     
blood shall not  inherit the kingdom of 
,god8 7#a ,cor #ae3ej74    ,ans4 ,flesh 
in scripture is taken more ways than    
one3 ,as1    ,it is taken for the works 
of the law2 where the ,apostle saith1   
',received ye the ,spirit by the works  
of the law1 or by the hearing  of faith8
 ,are ye so foolish8 having begun in the
 ,spirit1 are ye  now made perfect by   
the flesh8' 7,gal #c3b1c74 ,by flesh    
here1 he  means the law2 as is clear1 if
 you compare it with verses #aj-ab4     
,again1 sometimes flesh is taken for    
sins 7,rom #h3a1e74 ,and sometimes  it  
is taken for the bodies of the saints1  
as subject to distempers1  to pain1     
sickness1 corruptions1 to death2 by     
reason of sin 7#b ,cor  #d3aa1 #g3e74   
,now the ,apostle in that place1 where  
he saith1 ',flesh  and blood cannot     
inherit the kingdom of heaven1 or of    
,god1' his  meaning is1 sinful flesh and

 blood1 or the sin1 with any            
imperfection  that is in the bodies of  
the saints1 shall not inherit the       
kingdom2  and that you shall find to be 
the mind of the ,holy ,ghost1 if you    
read with understanding the latter end  
of the same verse1 where  he saith1     
',neither doth corruption inherit       
incorruption4' ,that is1  sin1 or any   
imperfection of the body1 shall not     
inherit eternal  life2 for1 saith he1 in
 verse #ec1 ',this corruptible must put 
on  incorruption1 and this mortal must  
put on immortality4' ,mark here1  ,i    
pray you1 though he saith1 ',flesh and  
blood cannot inherit  the kingdom of    
,god'2 yet he saith1 ',this corruptible 
must put on  incorruption4' ,for the    
trump shall blow1 and the dead shall be 
raised 7as ,christ saith7 ',they that   
are in the graves shall hear  his voice'
 7,john #e3bh74 ,and shall come forth of
 their grave incorruptible  7#a ,cor    
#ae3eb74 ,and shall 'all appear before  
the judgment seat of  ,christ' 7#b ,cor 

#e3aj2 ,rev #b3ab1ac74 ,see also that   
scripture 7,phil  #c3bj1ba7 where the   
,apostle saith1 ,he waited for ,christ  
the ,saviour  from heaven4 ,and what    
shall he do when he comes8 why1 ,he     
'shall  change our vile body4' ,mark it1
 it must be our vile body that must  be 
changed4 ,but if it be changed1 then how
 can it be the same8 not  the same in   
respect of sin1 or bodily infirmities1  
but the very  same in respect of        
substance3 ,for1 saith he1 ,it is our   
vile body  that must be changed2 and it 
is the very same1 ,it shall be          
'fashioned  like unto his glorious      
body4' ,and if you ask1 ,how is it      
possible  that this should be done8 ,he 
answers1 ',according to the working     
whereby he is able even to subdue all   
things unto himself4'    ,quest4 ,but do
 you think this is certain8 methinks the
 scriptures  seemingly hold forth so    
much1 yet ,i cannot believe it1 for it  
is  contrary to all reason4    ,ans4    
,truly the scriptures do not only hold  

forth so much seemingly1  but they do   
most really1 and plainly1 hold out these
 things to  all those that have received
 the ,spirit of the ,lord ,jesus        
,christ4  ,for it is it1 and it alone1  
that can reveal these things4 ',for  the
 things of ,god knoweth no man1 but the 
,spirit of ,god' 7#a ,cor  #b3aa74 ,now 
if thou wouldest know these things1 thou
 must first  receive the ,spirit of the 
,son of ,god1 without which1 thou canst 
not know so much as one of the          
fundamental truths of the gospel  of our
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ4    ,quest4 ,but  
there are those in our days1 who reject 
this doctrine  that you lay down1       
concerning the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 as 
you lay  it down1 and they are for a    
,christ within1 for a cross within1 for 
a resurrection1 and intercession within2
 and they do not hold as  you do1 a     
,christ without1 and a resurrection of  
,christ without2  and intercession of   
,christ without2 ,ay1 and they have very
 much  scripture for that which they say

 too3 ,and therefore what shall  such as
 we do1 that stand tottering and shaking
 in these distracted  and dangerous     
times8 ,for our poor souls are in very  
much doubt  what way to take4    ,ans4  
,therefore ,i will speak a few words to 
you by way of discovery  of the falsity 
of such opinions2 and a word of         
direction1 how you  should understand   
the truth4    ,therefore1 he that cries 
up a ,christ within1 in opposition to a 
,christ without1 that man instead of    
having the ,spirit of ,christ in  him1  
is possessed with a spirit of delusion2 
for where the ,spirit  of ,christ is in 
truth1 that ,spirit causeth the soul to 
look to the  ,christ that was born of   
the ,virgin1 for all justification2 as  
it  is written1 ',howbeit when he1 the  
,spirit of truth1 is come1 he  will     
guide you into all truth3 for he shall  
not speak of himself2  but whatsoever he
 shall hear1 that shall he speak3 and he
 will  shew you things to come1' mark   
the next verse1 ',he saith the ,son  of 

the ,virgin shall receive of mine1 and  
shall shew it unto you'  7,john         
#af3ac1ad74 ,he shall take of mine2     
,what is that8 ,why surely  it is1 he   
shall take of my ,godhead1 my humanity1 
my birth1 my  righteousness1 my blood1  
my death1 my resurrection1 my ascension 
and intercession1 my kingly1 priestly1  
and prophetical offices1  and shall shew
 you the life1 merit1 and value of them4
 ,and this  was it which was revealed to
 ,paul by the ,holy ,spirit1 here spoken
  of 7#a ,cor #ae3a-h74 ',moreover      
brethren1 saith he ,i declare unto  you 
the gospel which ,i preached unto you1  
which also ye have  received1 and       
wherein ye stand2 ,by which also ye are 
saved1 if ye  keep in memory what ,i    
preached unto you1 unless ye have       
believed  in vain4' ,but what is this   
doctrine8 why1 ',i delivered unto you   
first of all that which ,i also         
received4' ,what was that8 ,why1  ',how 
that ,christ died for our sins according
 to the scriptures2  ,and that he was   

buried1 and that he rose again the third
 day  according to the scriptures3 there
 is his death and resurrection          
preached4 ,and that he was seen of      
,cephas1 then of the twelve2  after     
that1 he was seen of above five hundred 
brethren at once2  of whom the greater  
part remain unto this present1 but some 
are  fallen asleep4 ,after that1 he was 
seen of ,james2 then of all the         
,apostles4 ,and last of all he was seen 
of me also1 saith ,paul as  of one born 
out of due time4' ,this is it1 ,i say1  
that the ,spirit  of ,truth doth hold   
forth to poor sinners1 a ,christ        
crucified  without the gates of         
,jerusalem 7,luke #bc3cc71 buried in    
,joseph's  sepulchre 7#ec71 risen again 
the third day 7,luke #bd3f7 ascended    
away from his disciples in a cloud into 
heaven1 as in ,acts #a3i-aa4  ,and there
 ever liveth1 that very man1 with that  
very body1 to make  intercession for all
 that receive him 7,heb #g3bd1be74 ,this
 is1 ,i  say1 the doctrine of the       

,spirit of truth1 whatsoever is the     
spirit  of error4    ,quest4 ,but do not
 the scriptures make mention of a       
,christ within8  7#b ,cor #ac3e2 ,col   
#a3bg74    ,ans4 ,yes1 ,and he that hath
 not the ,spirit of ,christ1 is none of 
his 7,rom #h3i74 ,but he that hath it1  
is led out of himself by it2  and as ,i 
said before1 it shews the soul1 what the
 blessed ,son  of the ,virgin ,mary hath
 done and suffered1 and is a doing for  
it4 ,therefore hereby know we the       
,spirit of truth from the spirit  of    
error 7#b ,john #g74 ',every spirit that
 doth confess that ,jesus  ,christ is   
come in the flesh1 is of ,god' 7#a ,john
 #d3b74 ,that is1  that spirit that doth
 confess1 that ,jesus ,christ took flesh
 upon  him and in that flesh did bear   
our sins 7#a ,peter #b3bd2 ,col         
#a3bj-bb2  #a ,peter #c3ah1 #d3a74 ,and 
after he was taken down from the cross1 
and laid in a sepulchre1 rose again from
 the dead2 that very ,man  with that    
very body1 wherewith he was crucified3  

,that spirit that  doth believe and     
confess this1 is of ,god1 and is the    
blessed ,spirit  of ,christ1 whereof he 
spake1 when he was yet with his         
disciples  touching his bodily presence3
 ,for 'he saith the ,son of ,mary  shall
 glorify me1 for he shall receive of    
mine and shew it unto  you' 7,john      
#af3ac1ad74    ,i have answered this    
already in my epistle to the first      
treatise4  ,therefore believe not every 
spirit1 but try the spirits whether they
  be of ,god1 for many false spirits and
 prophets are gone out into  the world1 
therefore have a care how thou receivest
 the voice that  speaks to thee1 but try
 whether they are according to the truth
  of ,god's word as it is written1 ',to 
the law and to the testimony3  if they  
speak not according to this word1 it is 
because there is  no light in them'     
7,isa #h3bj74    7#a47 ,therefore try a 
little1 ,do they slight ,god's ,christ1 
which  is the ,son of the ,virgin8 that 
spirit is of the devil 7#a ,cor #ab3c74 

7#b47 ,do they say that that blood of   
his which was shed without  the gates of
 ,jerusalem1 doth not wash away sin1    
yea1 all sin from  him that believes8   
,that is a spirit of antichrist 7#a     
,john #a3g74    7#c47 ,do they say1 that
 that ,man that was crucified without   
the gates  of ,jerusalem1 is not risen  
again 7with that very body wherewith  he
 was crucified7 out of the sepulchre8   
7,luke #bd3ch1ci74 ,that is  a spirit of
 antichrist4    7#d47 ,do they say that 
that very ,man that was crucified with  
that  very body1 is not now in the      
presence of his ,father1 absent from    
his people touching his bodily presence1
 though present in ,spirit8  ,i say     
whoever they be1 that say he is not     
there1 they are of the  devil3 for the  
proof of this see ,acts #e3cj and #ca   
and compare it  with ,hebrews #g3bd1    
#be4 ',the ,god of our fathers saith the
 ,apostle  raised up ,jesus4' ,but what 
,jesus8 'he whom ye slew1' saith he to  
the ,jews4 ',him the very same whom ye  

slew hath ,god exalted with  his right  
hand to be a ,prince and a ,saviour1 for
 to give repentance  to ,israel1 and    
forgiveness of sins4'    ,and indeed1   
here is my ,,life1 namely1 the birth of 
this ,man1 the  righteousness of this   
,man1 the blood of this ,man1 the death 
and  resurrection of this ,man1 the     
ascension and intercession of this  ,man
 for me2 and the second coming of this  
,man to judge the world  in             
righteousness 7,acts #ag3ca74 ,i say1   
here is my ,,life1 if ,i see  this by   
faith without me1 through the operation 
of the ,spirit within  me3 ,i am safe1  
,i am at peace1 ,i am comforted1 ,i am  
encouraged1  and ,i know that my        
comfort1 peace1 and encouragement is    
true1 and  given me from heaven1 by the 
,father of mercies1 through the ,son  of
 the ,virgin ,mary 7,matt #a3ba7 who is 
the way to the ,father of  mercies      
7,john #ad3f71 who is able to save to   
the uttermost1 all  that come to the    
,father by him 7,heb #g3be74 ,because   

he1 that very  ,man1 with that very body
 wherewith he was crucified1 is ascended
  into heaven 7,acts #a3i-aa71 and there
 ever lives to make intercession  for   
them that come to ,god by him4 ,this is 
the rock1 sinner1 upon  which1 if thou  
be built1 the gates of hell1 nor        
,ranter1 ,quaker1  sin1 law1 death1 no  
nor the devil himself1 shall ever be    
able to  prevail against thee 7,matt    
#af3af-ah74 ,and here ,i leave thee to  
the  wisdom of the great ,god1 who if he
 hath chosen thee in his ,son1  and     
brought thee to him2 and hath made thee 
by faith to lay hold  on him1 thou      
needest not fear the devil with his     
siftings1 snares1  wiles1 and fiery     
darts1 wherewith he doth destroy        
thousands2 but  mayest with the ,apostle
 7if thou live in the power and life of 
the  love of ,god towards thee7 cry out1
 ',i am persuaded1 that neither  death1 
nor life1 nor angels1 nor               
principalities1 nor powers1 nor  things 
present1 nor things to come1 nor height1

 nor depth1 nor  any other creature1    
shall be able to separate us from the   
love of  ,god which is in ,christ ,jesus
 our ,lord' 7,rom #h3ch1ci74    ,and now
 reader1 if thou be a true ,christian1  
,i am sure that these  be the things    
that appear to be the glorious          
substantial truths  to thy soul1 and    
thou doest not care for that comfort    
that doth  not make this ,man1 the ,son 
of the ,virgin1 precious to thy soul 7#a
  ,peter #b3g7 for thou knowest1 that it
 is he1 that hath delivered  thee from  
the wrath to come 7#a ,thess #a3aj74    
,but as for you that  are disobedient1  
except you mend your manners1 you will  
stumble  'and fall backward1 and be     
broken1 and snared1 and taken' 7,isa    
#bh3ac7 and wonder and perish because   
you believe not 7,acts #ac3da74    ,a   
few words more1 and so ,i shall have    
done1 and they are words of  counsel to 
thee4 ,have a care thou receive not     
every ,christ that  is proffered to     
thee1 though it may appear very         

excellent to thy  foolish heart3 for    
under the name ,christ1 are men         
deceived1 as  it is written1 'many shall
 come in my name1 saying1 ,i am ,christ2
  and shall deceive many' 7,matt #bd3e74
 ,but have a care that thou  receive    
that ,christ1 that was born without     
thee1 fulfilled the law  in his human   
nature without thee2 spilt his blood    
without thee1  is risen again and       
ascended without thee1 and maketh       
intercession  without thee3 ,and that he
 that very ,man that was born of the    
virgin1  will come again in the clouds  
without thee2 and this truth must  thou 
receive by that ,spirit that he hath    
promised to send and  give to them that 
ask him3 ,and that shall dwell in thy   
heart1 and  shall shew thee what the    
,son of ,mary the virgin1 the ,son of   
man1  the ,son of ,god1 the true ,god   
hath in his body done for thy soul      
7,john #af3ac1ad74 ,and if thou receive 
him in truth1 then though  thou do not  
boast1 nor brag of thy holiness1 as     

those painted  hypocrites called        
,quakers do3 yet thou wilt do more work 
for ,god  in one hour1 than they1 even  
all of them1 can do in all their        
lifetime4    ,take my counsel1 and the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ have mercy upon thy
  soul and body4 ,farewell4             
,,some ,,questions ,,to ,,the ,,quakers1
 ,,or ,a ,,few ,,queries ,,to ,,those   
,,who ,,are  ,,possessed ,,with ,a      
,,spirit ,,of ,,delusion ,,in ,,this    
,,generation4    ',be ready always to   
give an answer to every man that asketh 
you a  reason of the hope that is in    
you1' 7#a ,peter #c3ae74 ,and ,i beseech
  you do it in sincerity4    #a4 ,if    
thou sayest that every one hath a       
measure of the ,spirit  of ,jesus       
,christ within him1 why say the         
scriptures that some are  'sensual      
having not the ,spirit' 7,jude #ai74    
,and when ,christ tells  his disciples  
of sending them the ,spirit1 he also    
saith1 ,the world  cannot receive it    
7,john #ad3ag74    #b4 ,what is the     

church of ,god redeemed by1 from the    
curse of the  law8 ,is it by something  
that is done within them1 or by         
something  done without them8 ,if thou  
answer1 it is redeemed from the curse   
of the law by something that worketh in 
them2 then ,i ask1 why did  the ,man    
,christ ,jesus hang upon the cross on   
,mount ,calvary1 without  the gates of  
,jerusalem1 for the sins of the people8 
7,gal #c3c2 #a  ,peter #b3bd74 ,and why 
do the scriptures say1 that through this
 ,man1  is preached to us the           
forgiveness of sins 7,acts #ac3ch74     
,that is1  through his blood 7,eph #a3g2
 ,col #a3bj7 which was shed without the 
gates of ,jerusalem 7,heb #ac3ab74      
#c4 ,what scripture have you to prove1  
that ,christ is1 or was crucified       
within you1 dead within you1 risen      
within you1 and ascended within  you8   
#d4 ,is that very ,man that was         
crucified on ,mount ,calvary between    
two thieves1 whose name is ,jesus1 the  
,son of ,mary1 ,i say1 is he  the very  

,christ of ,god1 yea1 or no8    #e4 ,is 
that very ,man1 with that very body1    
within you1 yea1 or no8    #f4 ,was that
 ,jesus1 that was born of the ,virgin   
,mary1 a real ,man  of flesh and bones1 
after his resurrection from the dead1   
out of  ,joseph's sepulchre1 yea1 or no8
 ,for the scripture saith he was1  as in
 ,luke #bd3ci4 ,if so1 then did that    
,man that said handle me  and see1 for a
 spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye  
see me have2  ,i say1 did that ,man go  
away from his disciples 7and not into   
them1  in his body7 as these scriptures 
declare 7,luke #bd3ci1dj compared  with 
#ej1ea1 also ,acts #a3i-aa7 or did he   
with that body of flesh  go into his    
disciples1 as some fond dreamers think8 
#g4 ,hath that ,christ that was with    
,god the ,father before the world  was1 
no other body but his church8 ,if you   
say no1 as it is your  wonted course2   
then again ,i ask you1 what that was in 
which he  did bear the sins of his      
children8 ,if you answer1 ,it was 'in   

his  own body on the tree1' for so saith
 the scripture 7#a ,peter #b3bd74  ,then
 ,i ask you further1 whether that body  
in which he did bear our  sins1 7which  
is also called his own body7 was1 or is1
 the church  of ,god1 yea1 or no8 ,again
 if you say he hath no body but the     
church1 the saints1 ,then ,i ask1 what  
that was that was taken down  from the  
cross1 and laid into ,joseph's sepulchre
 7,luke #bc3ec74    ,now ,i know1 that  
as ,christ is the head of his church1 so
 the church  is the body of the head1   
which is ,christ4 ,but as ,christ is the
  mediator between ,god and man1 ,i say1
 as he is mediator1 so he is  a man 7#a 
,tim #b3e7 and absent from his saints in
 the world1 as is  clear 7#b ,cor #e3f74
 ,therefore as he is a mediator1 and a  
,man1 so he  hath a body that is absent 
from his church1 which body is ascended 
from his disciples1 above the clouds    
into heaven 7,luke #bd3ea2  ,acts       
#a3i-aa74 ,if you say no1 then ,i ask   
you1 ,did he leave the  body behind him1

 which was born of the ,virgin ,mary1   
which walked  up and down with his      
disciples in the world1 was afterwards  
hanged  upon the cross 7,luke           
#bc3bf1cc1ec71 buried1 rose again from  
the dead  7,matt #bd3c1f1ae1da1da1ci1ej7
 with which body he did eat1 drink1  and
 likewise walk with his disciples after 
his resurrection from  the dead 7,acts  
#aj3da71 and did bid his disciples see  
if he were  not flesh and bones1 yea1 or
 no8    ,,john ,,bunyan                 
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,bunyan quotes this 
passage from the ,genevan or ,puritan   
version4--,ed4    #b4 ',overly1'        
carelessly1 negligently1                
inattentively4--,ed4    #c4 ',close1'   
secret1 not disclosed4--,ed4    999999  
,a ,,vindication of ,,gospel ,,truths   
,,opened1    ,,according ,,to ,,the     
,,scriptures2    ,,and ,,the            
,,opposition ,,made ,,against ,,it ,,by 
,,edward ,,borrough1 ,a ,,professed     
,,quaker1 ,,but ,,proved ,,an ,,enemy   
,,to ,,the ,,truth1 ,,examined ,,and    

,,confuted  ,,by ,,the ,,word ,,of      
,,god1    ,,and ,,also1    ,the ,things 
that were then laid down1 and declare to
 the ,world by  me1 are a second ,time  
borne witness to1 according to truth3   
,with  the ,answer of ,edward ,borrough 
to the ,queries then laid down in my    
,book reproved4 ,and also1 a plain      
answer to his ,queries1 given in        
,simplicity of ,soul2 and is now also   
presented to the ,world1 or  who else   
may read1 or hear them2 to the end 7if  
,god will 7 that  ,truth may be         
discovered thereby4    ,i have found    
,david444a man after mine own heart1    
7saith ,god1  ,acts #ac3bb7    ,of his  
man's seed hath ,god according to his   
promise raised unto  ,israel a ,saviour1
 ,jesus3 7saith the ,apostle verse #bc74
    ,and when they had fulfilled all    
that was written of him1 they took  him 
down from the tree1 and laid him in a   
sepulchre3 7verse #bi74    ,but ,god    
raised him from the dead3 7verse #cj74  
,and we declare unto you glad tidings   

how that the ,promise which  was made   
unto the fathers1 ,god hath fulfilled   
the same unto us  their children1 in    
that he hath raised up ,jesus again2    
7verse  #cb1 #cc74    ,be it known unto 
you therefore1 men and brethren1 that   
through  this man is preached unto you  
the forgiveness of sins3 7verse  #ch74  
,and by him all that believe are        
justified from all things1 from  which  
ye could not be justified by the law of 
,moses4 7verse #ci74    ,,to ,,the      
,,reader4    ,since it hath please the  
,lord to work in my soul by his holy    
,spirit1  and hath translated me in some
 measure from darkness to light1 ,i     
have seen and heard1 that such things   
have been done by those who  did once   
pretend themselves to be the servants of
 ,jesus ,christ1  that it hath made me  
marvel3 ,partly1 while ,i have beheld   
the vile  conversation of some1 and also
 the seeming legal holiness of others1  
together with their damnable doctrine2  
which have1 notwithstanding  their      

professions1 made shipwreck of the      
faith1 both to themselves1  and their   
followers4 ,i having had some in-sight  
into such things  as these1 was provoked
 to publish a small treatise touching   
the  fundamentals of religion1 supposing
 that ,god might add his blessing       
thereto1 both for the establishing of   
some1 and the convincing of  others2    
which things ,i doubt not but they have 
been accomplished2  and will be still   
more and more4 ,but1 as it was in former
 days1  so it is now3 ,that is1 some in 
all former ages have been on foot  in   
the world1 ready to oppose the truth3   
,so it is now1 there are  certain men   
newly started up in our days1 called    
,quakers1 who have  set themselves      
against the truth of our ,lord ,jesus   
,christ1 and do  in very deed deny1 that
 salvation was then obtained by him1    
when  he did hang on the cross without  
,jerusalem's gate4 ,now these men  do   
pretend1 that they do verily and truly  
profess the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ2 but  

when it comes to the trial1 and their   
principles be  thoroughly weighed1 the  
best that they do1 is to take one truth1
  and corrupt it1 that they may thereby 
fight more stoutly against  another4 ,as
 for instance3    ,,first1 ,they will   
own that salvation was obtained by      
,christ1 this  is truth1 that salvation 
was obtained by ,christ2 ,but come close
  to the thing1 and you will find1 that 
they corrupt the word1 and  only mean   
thus much1 ,that salvation is wrought   
out by ,christ as  he is within2 and by 
it 7though not warranted by the         
scripture7  they will fight against the 
truth3 ,namely1 that salvation was      
obtained for sinners1 by the man that   
did hang on the cross on  ,mount        
,calvary1 between two thieves1 called   
,jesus ,christ4 ,i say1  by what he did 
then for sinners in his own person or   
body1 which  he took from the ,virgin   
,mary1 according to the word of ,god4   
,,second1 ,they will own the doctrine of
 ,christ within4 ,this is truth1  that  

,christ is within his saints3 ,but this 
doctrine they will take  to fight       
against the doctrine of ,christ without1
 ascended from his  disciples into      
heaven1 by whom salvation was obtained1 
neither  is there salvation in any other
 7,acts #d3ab74    ,,third1 ,they will  
won the resurrection of the saints1 but 
their  meaning is only thus much1 ,that 
the saints are raised from the  state of
 nature to a state of grace1 and        
herewith they will fight  against this  
truth2 namely1 the resurrection of the  
bodies of saints  out of their graves1  
into which they were laid1 some         
thousands1  some hundreds of years      
before4 ,and if they do say1 they do own
 the  resurrection of the saints out of 
their graves1 they so mean out  of the  
grave of sin only1 and nothing else4    
,,fourth1 ,they will say1 they do own   
the second coming of ,christ to  judge  
the world2 but search them to the       
bottom1 and you will find  them only to 
own him in his coming in spirit1 within1

 in opposition  to the glorious coming  
of the ,lord ,jesus1 the ,son of ,mary1 
from  heaven in the clouds1 with all his
 mighty angels1 to raise the  dead1 and 
bring them to judgment1 according to the
 scripture4 ,and  so for the            
intercession of ,christ1 and the truths 
of the gospel1  they only own them to be
 within2 in opposition to the glorious  
intercession1 and mediation of the man  
,christ ,jesus in his own  person       
without1 now in the presence of his     
,father1 between us and  him1 pleading  
and making intercession for his         
children4 ,these  things1 together with 
many more1 ,i might mention1 but now ,i 
forbear1 knowing the none shall be lost1
 nor altogether carried  away by them1  
nor any heretics1 but the sons of       
perdition4 ,now  that they might the    
better make their doctrine take place in
 the  hearers1 they endeavour to make a 
fair shew in the flesh1 that  thereby   
they now1 as did their fathers in time  
past1 compel and  constrain them who are

 not by the ,lord's right hand planted  
into  the truth of ,jesus1 to follow    
their covered errors1 as it is  written 
7,gal #f3ab74 ,as many as desire to make
 a fair shew in the  flesh1 ,that is1   
according to works of the law2 do by    
good words  and fair speeches deceive   
the hearts of the simple 7,rom #af3ah74 
,and indeed it doth clearly appear1 that
 those that are carried  away1 are such 
as are not able to discern between fair 
speeches  declared by heretics1 and     
sound doctrine declared by the          
simple-hearted  servants of ,jesus4     
,first1 ,now ,i shall lay down several  
grounds1 not only why errors  are       
broached in the world2 but also1 why so 
many are carried away  with them4    #a4
 ,one ground1 why so many errors do from
 time to time come into  the world1 is  
because those that are not indeed of the
 planting  of the ,lord's right hand1   
might be rooted out 7,matt #ae3ac74 ,now
  these are many times carried away by  
deceivable doctrines3 ,and  truly in    

this our ,god hath both a care of his   
own glory1 and of  his church's welfare4
 ,for first1 should they not be swept   
away by  some heresy or other1 there    
might be great dishonour brought to  his
 name by their continuing among his     
people3 ,and secondly1 that  he might   
take away such grievances as such may   
bring1 had they  continued still in the 
society of his children4    #b4 ,another
 ground why the ,lord doth suffer such  
errors to come into  the world is1      
because1 those that are ,christians     
indeed might be  approved and appear    
7#a;,cor #aa3ai74 ,for there must be    
also heresies  among you1 that they     
which are approved may be made manifest4
  ,should not the ,lord go this way to  
work 7sometimes7 there would  be many   
that would make people believe that they
 are ,christians1  and yet are not4 ,and
 again1 that he might make it appear1   
that  though there be heretics1 yet he  
hath a people1 enabled by his  ,spirit1 
to contradict1 and oppose them1 and     

plead to the truth of  our ,lord ,jesus 
,christ1 and his glorious gospel against
 them4    #c4 ,another ground why the   
,lord doth suffer1 yea1 even send       
delusions  among the people1 is1 ,that  
those who were so idle and slothful1  as
 not to seek after the ,lord ,jesus     
,christ in sincerity1 might be  taken   
away1 and violently possessed with      
error1 and be made to run  greedily     
after the same2 that they might smart   
the more for their  neglect of the      
truth4 ,for always1 those who were lazy 
in seeking  after the truth when it was 
proffered1 and afterward hasty after    
the doctrine of devils1 when that is    
declared to them1 shall be  sure to have
 their latter behavior to rise up in    
judgment against  them1 in that when the
 truth was proffered to them they were  
idle  and did not receive it1 and yet   
when delusion did proffer itself1  they 
were industrious1 and labouring4 ,now   
mark1 that they all  might be damned who
 believed not the truth1 but had        

pleasure in  unrighteousness2 because   
they received not the truth in the love 
of it1 that they might be saved4 ,and   
for this cause ,god shall  send them    
strong delusions1 that they might       
believe a lie1 and be  dammed 7#b,thess 
#b3aj-ab74    ,second1 ,now in the      
second place1 why so many are so easily 
carried  away with errors in this day3  
the grounds are these ,that follow4     
#a4 ,because men count it enough to be  
professors of the truth1  without       
seeking to be possessors of the same4   
,now because men are  but only          
professors of the truth1 not having it  
in their hearts in  reality1 they are   
carried away with an error1 if it come  
in never  so little power1 more that the
 truth they profess4 ,and this is  the  
reason why so many are carried away with
 the errors that are  broached in these 
days1 because they have not indeed      
received the  ,lord ,jesus by the       
revelation of the ,spirit1 and with     
power1 but  by the relation of others   

only2 and so having no other witness to 
set them down withal1 but the history of
 the word1 and the relation  of others  
concerning the truth contained therein1 
7though the  knowledge of the truth this
 way shall abundantly aggravate their   
damnation7 yet they having not had the  
,spirit of the ,lord to  confirm these  
things effectually unto them1 they are  
carried away  with delusions4    #b4    
,another reason why so many are carried 
away with delusions1 is1  those         
differences that are among the children 
of ,god about smaller  matter4 ,o       
,friends6 how is the hand of the enemy  
strengthened by  our carnality1 while   
one saith1 ,i am of ,paul2 and another1 
,i am  of ,apollos2 many a poor soul is 
carried away with delusion4 ,and  why   
so8 ,they are not satisfied that this is
 the truth1 because the  children are at
 difference among themselves1 about some
 outward  things4 ,and again1 it makes  
those that are not so desperately       
possessed with a spirit of delusion1 as 

are others1 but are mere  moral men3 ,i 
say it makes them to say within         
themselves1 and one  to another2 ,there 
are so many sects and judgments in the  
world1  that we cannot tell which way to
 take4 ,and therefore you that have  the
 ,spirit1 pray that these things may    
cease1 least you blush for  your folly1 
at the appearing of ,jesus our ,lord4   
#c4 ,the pride1 covetousness1 and       
impiety of hypocrites1 and carnal       
professors1 are great stumbling-blocks  
to the poor world2 and the  cause why   
many at this day do drink down so       
greedily a deluding  doctrine1 and      
especially if it come with a garment of 
pretended  holiness4 ,but as for these1 
they shall go to their place in their   
time1 with the curse of the ,almighty   
poured out upon them1 for  their casting
 of stumbling-blocks before the simple  
by their loose  conversation1 if they do
 not hastily repent of their wickedness1
  and close in reality with our blessed 
,lord ,jesus4    #d4 ,another reason why

 delusions do so easily take place in   
the  hearts of the ignorant1 is1 because
 those that pretend to be their         
teachers1 do behave themselves so basely
 among them4 ,and indeed  ,i may say of 
these1 as our ,lord said of the         
,pharisees in another  case1 all the    
blood of the ignorant1 from the         
beginning of the  world1 shall be laid  
to the charge of this generation4 ,they 
that  pretend they are sent of the      
,lord1 and come1 saying1 ,thus saith    
the ,lord2 we are the servants of the   
,lord1 our commission is from  the ,lord
 7by succession7 and the like2 ,i say1  
these pretending  themselves to be the  
preachers of truth1 7but are not 7 do by
  their loose conversation1 render the  
doctrine of ,god1 and his ,son  ,jesus  
,christ1 7by whom the saints are saved7 
contemptible1 and do  give the adversary
 mighty encouragement1 to cry out       
against the  truths of our ,lord ,jesus 
,christ1 because of their wicked        
walking4  ,now shall not his soul be    

avenged on such a nation as this1 who   
pretend to be teachers of the people in 
goodness1 when1 as for  the most part of
 them1 they are the men1 that at this   
day do so  harden their hearers1 such   
ill examples1 that none goeth beyond    
them for impiety4 ,as for example2      
,would a parishioner learn to  be proud8
 he or she need look no farther than to 
the priest1 his  wife and family2 for   
there is a notable pattern before them4 
,would  the people learn to be wanton1  
they may also see a pattern among  their
 teachers4 ,would they learn to be      
drunkards8 they may also  have that from
 some of their minister2 for indeed they
 are ministers  in this1 to minister ill
 example to their congregations4 ,again1
  would the people learn to be covetous1
 they need but look to  their minister1 
and they shall have a lively1 or rather 
a deadly  resemblance set before them1  
in both riding and running after  great 
benefices1 and parsonages by night and  
by day4 ,nay1 they  among themselves    

will scramble for the same4 ,i have     
seen1 that  so soon as a man hath but   
departed from his benefice as he calls  
it1 either by death or out of           
covetousness of a bigger1 we have  had  
one priest from this town1 and another  
from that1 so run1  for these           
tithe-cocks and handfuls of barley1 as  
if it were their  proper trade1 and     
calling1 to hunt after the same4 ,o     
wonderful  impiety and ungodliness6 are 
you not ashamed of your doings8 ,if  you
 say no1 it is 7perhaps7 because you are
 given over of ,god to  a reprobate mind
 7,read ,romans #a74 towards the end4   
,as it was with  them1 so 7it is to be  
feared7 it is with many of you1 who     
knowing  the judgments of ,god1 that    
they who do such things are worthy of   
death1 not only do the same1 but have   
7as ,i may so say7 pleasure  also in    
them that do them4 ,and now you that    
pretend to be the  teachers of the      
people in verity and truth1 though we   
know that  some of you are not3 ,is it a

 small thing with you1 to set them  you 
say are your flock such an example as   
this4 ,were ever the  ,pharisees so     
profane2 to whom ,christ said1 ye       
vipers1 how can  ye escape the damnation
 of hell2 doth not the ground groan     
under  you8 surely1 it will favour you  
no more than it favoured your           
fore-runners4 ,certainly the wrath of   
,god lies heavy at your doors1  it is   
but a very little while1 and your       
recompense shall be upon  your own head4
 ,and as for you that are indeed of ,god
 among them1  though not of them2       
separate yourselves4 ,why should the    
righteous  partake of the same plagues  
with the wicked8 ,o ye children of the  
harlot6 ,i cannot well tell how to have 
done with you1 your stain  is so odious1
 and you are so senseless1 as appears by
 your practices4  ,but ,i shall at this 
time forbear1 having in some measure    
discharged  my conscience according to  
the truth against you2 hoping if ,god   
do give me opportunity1 and a fair call1

 that ,i shall say no more1  only thus  
much2 ,be ashamed of your               
earthly-mindedness1 if you can2  and be 
converted1 or else you shall never be   
healed4    ,here might ,i also aggravate
 your sin by its several circumstances1 
but ,i shall rather forbear2 supposing  
that you may entertain  wrong and harsh 
thoughts of me1 though ,i have spoken   
the truth2  therefore ,i shall at his   
time rather keep silence1 and wish you  
to amend1 than to rake in your sores2   
for thereby would your stink  go more   
abroad in the world1 ,therefore ,i say  
forbear4 ,and now to  the reader1 ,i    
beseech thee to have a care of thy soul1
 and look  well to the welfare of it3   
,and that you may do so1 have a care    
what doctrine it is the your receivest4 
,be not contented until  thou in deed   
and in truth1 in the light of the       
,spirit of ,christ1  see thy sins washed
 away in the blood of that ,lamb1 who   
did offer  up himself a ransom on the   
cross on ,mount ,calvary1 for the sins  

of thy soul and body1 together with the 
rest of the saints of ,god4    ,and let 
not the legal holiness of the one1 nor  
the loose profane  conversation of the  
other1 beat thee of from pursuing after 
the  truths of ,jesus1 as the truth is  
in ,jesus1 7and so laid down in this  my
 discourse7 neither let the             
plausibleness of the other beguile  thy 
simple heart4 ,and now to you that are  
carried away with the  delusions at this
 day broached in the world1 by the      
instruments  of ,satan1 and that after a
 profession of the truth3 ,i say to you1
  ,turn again1 7if you can7 peradventure
 there may be hope1 and that  you may   
escape that wrath which justly you have 
deserved3 ,but if  you shall still      
refuse the ,lord that speaks now from   
heaven in  mercy to you1 you shall not  
hereafter escape the ,lord1 that in his 
own time will speak to you in his wrath1
 and vex you in his sore  displeasure4  
,and now a few words to you that have   
indeed closed in with the  ,lord ,jesus 

,christ1 the ,son of ,mary1 and they are
 these that follow4  7#a47 ,be of good  
cheer1 all your sins are forgiven you   
for his  name's sake 7#a;,john #b3ab74  
7#c47 ,know that though your ,lord      
,jesus1  who is in you by his ,spirit1  
be absent from you touching his  bodily 
presence1 yet he is not forgetful of    
you1 but is preparing  a place for you  
7,john #ad3a-c74 7#d47 ,consider1 ,that 
he is also at  his very present1 in his 
very person in the presence of his      
,father  now in the heavens1 praying and
 making intercession for you1 that  you 
may be brought safe to glory 7,heb      
#g3bd74 ,father1 ,i will 7saith  he7    
that they also1 whom thou hast given me1
 be with me where ,i  am2 that they may 
behold my glory 7,john #ag3be74 7#e47   
,know also1  ,that he hath overcome in  
his own person 7when he was in the      
world7 devil1 death1 sin1 hell1 the     
curse of the law1 the power  of the     
grave1 and all other evils1 in the body 
of his flesh for  you 7,heb #b3ad74     

7#f47 ,believe also1 that while you are 
in the world1  all things shall fall out
 for your good at the end1 whether they 
be temptations1 doctrines of devils1    
workings of corruption1 all  things     
shall fall out for your good1 who love  
our precious ,lord  ,jesus 7,rom #h3bh74
 7#g47 ,be assured1 that all your       
enemies shall  very suddenly be under   
your feet1 even ,satan and all 7,rom    
#af3bj74  7#h47 ,consider1 ,that there  
shall no temptation befall you in the   
days of your pilgrimage1 but ,god will  
enable you to bear it2 ,ay1  and make a 
way also for you to escape the          
destroying danger of it  7#a;,cor       
#aj3ac74 7#i47 ,when the time of your   
dissolution shall come1  your ,jesus    
will deal with you1 as he did with      
blessed ,lazarus1  that is1 he will send
 his angels to fetch your souls away to 
glory  7,luke #af3bb74 7#aj47 ,believe  
also1 and know assuredly1 that at the   
last day1 he will also raise your bodies
 out of their graves1 and  make them    

also for ever vessels of his glory 7,rom
 #h3bc71 compared  with 7,john #e3bh2   
#a,thess #d3ad-ah74 7#aa47 ,and lastly1 
consider1  ,that though now by the      
world1 and heretics1 you be counted as  
not  worth the looking after2 ,yet you  
have your day a coming1 when as  the    
,dive's of this and all other ages1     
would be glad if they might  have but   
the least favour from you1 one drop of  
cold water on the  tip of your fingers4 
,o you despised begging ,lazarus's 7as  
in ,luke  #af3bd47 ,for the world1 for  
all their stoutness1 must be forced  to 
come to judgment1 before your ,lord and 
you 7#a;,cor #f3b74 ,this  honour have  
all his saints 7,psa #adi3i74    ,now   
seeing that these things be so1 ,i      
beseech you by 7those 7 the  mercies of 
,god1 7#a47 ,that you do give up your   
bodies1 as hands1  tongue1 strength1    
health1 wealth1 and all that you have   
and are1 to  the service of ,god1 your  
,god 7,rom #ab3a74 7#b47 ,let your      
moderation  in every thing be known unto

 all men4 7for7 ,the ,lord is at hand   
7,phil #d3e74 7#c47 ,study to walk as   
like the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 as  ever 
you can1 for your lives 7,matt #aa3bi74 
7#d47 ,let that you strive  for1 be the 
faith of the gospel of your precious    
,lord ,jesus 7,phil  #a3bg74 7#f47 ,let 
your hearts be always in heaven1 where  
our ,lord  ,jesus is 7,col #c3a-c74     
7#g47 ,forbear and forgive one another1 
in love1  and with all your hearts1 as  
,god for ,christ sake hath forgiven  you
 7,eph #d3b74 7#h47 ,let your light so  
shine before men1 that they  may see    
your good works and glorify your ,father
 which is in heaven  7,matt #e3af74     
7#i47 ,you are the salt of the earth1   
have a care you  lose not your savour   
7,matt #e3ac74 7#aj47 ,be forward to    
distribute  to those that are in want1  
for this is well-pleasing to your most  
glorious loving ,father 7,heb #ac3af74  
7#aa47 ,learn all one of another  the   
things that are good1 for this is the   
command of ,god1 and also  commendable  

in saints 7,phil #c3ag74 7#ab47 ,and    
lastly1 ,o brethren1  consider what the 
,lord hath done for you2 he hath bought 
you1 and  paid for you with his blood1  
and he doth now also make it his        
business to pray for your safe conduct  
to glory 7,heb #g3be74 ,he hath         
delivered you from those that would have
 been your ruin1 and hath  promise to   
you everlasting life1 ,let the love of  
,christ constrain  you1 let the love of 
,god win upon your souls4 ,what6 he that
  spared not his own ,son1 but delivered
 him up for us all3 ,how shall  he not  
with him freely give us all things4     
,hold out my brethren1  hold out1 for   
you have but a little while to run3     
,hold fast unto  the death1 and ,christ 
will give you a crown of life 7,rev     
#b3aj74  ,farewell1 dear brethren2 the  
mighty ,god of ,jacob preserve and      
deliver  you from every evil work2 and  
all the days of our pilgrimage let  us  
pray one for another1 that our ,god will
 count us worthy of this  rich and      

glorious calling1 and fulfill all the   
good pleasure of  his goodness1 and the 
work of faith with power1 to whom be    
glory  now and ever4    ,and now reader1
 before ,i make an end of this          
discourse1 ,i think it  meet to let thee
 understand1 that though there hath been
 a book put  forth by ,edward ,borrough1
 in seeming opposition to that of mine1 
called1 ,some ,gospel-,truths opened    
according to the scripture1  ,yet the   
substance of my discourse then published
 by me1 standeth  uncontrolled by       
scripture1 as from him or others4 ,i do 
not say  he doth not wrangle with them1 
but ,i say1 he doth not by any one      
plain scripture contradict them4 ,as for
 instance3    #a4 ,the first great thing
 that ,i do hold forth in that          
discourse1  is this3 ,that that babe    
that was born of the virgin ,mary1 and  
that  at that time did give satisfaction
 for sin1 was the very ,christ  of ,god1
 and not a type of anything afterward to
 be revealed for  the obtaining         

redemption for sinners within them4     
,which thing my  adversary can find no  
ground in scripture to build an         
opposition  upon1 see his book1 page    
#ab4 but is forced to confess it in     
word1  though he do deny the very same  
in doctrine1 see his book p4 #bi4  at   
his #fth query4 ,and p4 #bf4 where in   
answer to this question of  mine2 ,why  
did the ,man ,christ hang on the cross  
on ,mount ,calvary8  ,all the answer he 
gives1 is this2 ,because they wickedly  
judged him  to be a blasphemer2 and as  
in their account 7saith he7 he died as  
and evil doer4 ,and his is all the      
ground he giveth3 ,see his answer  to my
 second query in this my book1 taken    
word for word as he laid  them down4    
#b4 ,the next thing ,i do prove in that 
book is1 that that light which  every   
one hath1 is not the ,spirit of ,christ2
 because the scripture  saith ,some have
 it not 7,jude #ai74 ,but ,edward       
,borrough saith1 ,it is  given to every 
one2 p4 #ah4 of his book3 ,and he saith1

 ,they have  it within them too2 p4 #bf4
 of his book1 in answer to my first     
question1 though he hath no scripture to
 confirm the same1 as ,i  have had to   
contradict it4 ,see his book4    #c4    
,the next thing ,i prove1 is ,that      
,jesus ,christ did fulfil the law  in   
his own person without us for           
justification1 and that his blood  then 
shed1 hath washed away the sins of the  
children of ,god1 as  aforesaid4 ,which 
thing he would oppose1 but finds no     
footing for  his discourse4 ,see his    
book1 p4 #ab4 where he saith1 ,the law  
is not  fulfilled3 7read the latter end 
of that page7 which is contrary  to     
scripture 7,col #b3ad2 ,rom #aj3d74     
which saith1 ,for ,christ is  the end of
 the law for righteousness to every one 
that believeth4  ,another thing ,i prove
 in that book is1 ,that ,christ is      
ascended  into that heaven without1     
above the clouds and stars2 and that ,i 
prove by eight several scripture        
demonstration1 of which not one  is     

confuted by scripture1 though secretly  
in his book smitten  against4 ,read his 
whole book4    #d4 ,the next thing ,i   
prove1 is1 ,that the same ,jesus that   
was born  of ,mary1 laid in the manger1 
who is the ,saviour1 is at this day     
making intercession in that body he then
 took of ,mary2 which thing  also is not
 confuted by him1 by the scripture2     
though cunningly  smitten against in his
 discourse1 where he saith1 ,it is only 
necessary to salvation to preach ,christ
 within1 laying aside all  that ,christ 
did when he was in his own person in the
 world4 ,see  p4 #bi4 of his book1 ,qu4 
#f4    #e4 ,another truth ,i prove1 is1 
,that the very same ,jesus that was     
born of ,mary1 that very ,man 7that was 
also hanged on the cross7  will come the
 second time1 and that shall be to save 
his children1  and to judge the world at
 the last day1 that great day of        
judgment4  ,and though they will not    
own1 that he shall so come as he went   
away1 which was a very ,man without2 yet

 they could not at all by  the scripture
 contradict it4 ,but the very sum of his
 discourses  is a wrangling with the    
thing laid down1 as a dog with a bone2  
but  hath not1 nor cannot by scripture  
overcome the same4 ,this have ,i        
written1 that the reader into whose hand
 this book may come1 may  have the more 
certain information concerning the      
things before  published by me1 and also
 concerning the opposition made against 
them  by the adversary4 ,and here1      
because ,i am loath to be too tedious1  
,i do conclude1 and desire thy prayers  
to ,god for me 7if thou be  a           
,christian7 that ,i may not only be     
preserved to the end in the  faith of   
,jesus1 cut that ,god would enable me to
 be an earnest  contender for the same1 
even to the last2 and rest1    ,the     
servant of the ,lord ,,jesus1    ,john  
,bunyan4    ,reader1    ,we1 whose names
 are here under-written1 having 7through
 grace7  some blessed faith and         
experience of the truths declared in    

this  book1 and knowing them so to be2  
having tried them by the scriptures  in 
the light of the ,spirit1 thought it our
 duty to bear witness  thereunto1       
together with our brother1 desiring the 
blessing of ,god  may go along with     
these endeavours of his1 for the doing  
good to  our ,christian brethren1 of any
 other who may read it4 ,farewell4      
,yours in the faith of our ,lord ,jesus 
,christ1 for which faith we  desire to  
contend1    ,richard ,spencly4 ,john    
,burton4 ,john ,child4    ,a            
,,vindication ,,of ,,gospel ,,truths1 c4
    ,it is very expedient that there    
should be heresies amongst us1  that    
thereby those which are indeed of the   
truth might be made  manifest2 and also 
that the doctrine of ,god1 and his ,son 
,jesus  ,christ1 might the more cast    
forth its luster and glory4 ,for the    
truth is of that nature1 that the more  
it is opposed1 the more glory  it       
appears in2 and the more the adversary  
objects against it1 the  more it will   

clear itself2 which doth give me1 and   
all that stand  for it1 and doth plead  
on its side in the wisdom of the        
,spirit1  much boldness and             
encouragement1 to venture without any   
slavish  fear upon those that have      
already1 or shall hereafter1 stand up   
to oppose it4 ,i did some few weeks     
past1 put forth a small book1  called1  
,some ,gospel-,truths opened1 and so    
forth2 and the thing ,i  looked for from
 them was1 namely1 opposition from the  
adversary1  which hath been accomplished
 in that1 namely1 as ,i did look for    
it1 so did it happen2 not that it       
daunted me1 for if it had so  done1 it  
might have made me kept those truths    
within my breast1  which are now made   
manifest by me 7as well as others7 to   
the world4  ,now ,i have not only met   
with some opposition from others face to
  face in secret1 but there is one      
,edward ,burrough 7as ,i heard his  name
 is so1 by some of themselves7 that hath
 ventured to stand  up against the      

truth1 with the rest of his companions1 
and hath  published a book1 called1 ,the
 true faith of the gospel of peace      
contended for1 c4 ,in which book of his 
there is a very great  number of        
heresies cunningly vented by him1 and   
also many things  there falsely reported
 of me1 which things in this my         
discourse ,i  shall very plainly        
discover2 and the way that ,i shall     
take1 shall  be by laying down some of  
thy expressions1 and also some of mine2 
and by inquiring into the truth of one1 
and the error of the other1  through the
 assistance of the ,spirit of ,christ1  
and according  to the scriptures4 ,only 
by the way1 ,i think good to mind thee  
of  thy clothing thyself with the words 
of the prophets and apostles1  against  
whom thou dost fight 7as will appear in 
my following  discourse7 and also of thy
 endeavouring to wrest the sword out of 
the hands of the saints1 and art        
fighting against them bitterly1  with a 
parcel of scolding expressions4 ,but ,i 

wish thee to learn1  7if thou canst7 to 
be sober1 and to keep under thy unruly  
spirit2  and do not so much appear1 at  
least not so grossly1 a railing         
,rabshakeh2 but contrariwise1 if you    
would be looked upon to be  holy1 which 
7 we know and believe that 7 as yet1    
many of you are  not4 ,let at the least 
some appearance of moderation be        
manifest  among you4 ,after many words  
that are flung into the wind by thee  my
 adversary1 in the first and second page
 of thy book1 thou couldst  not be      
contented therewith1 as being too few to
 vent thyself  withal2 but thou breakest
 out in page #c4 with a small testimony 
of ,john ,burton1 and his fellow1       
saying1    ,they have joined themselves 
with the broken army of ,magog--,and    
have shewed themselves in the defence of
 the dragon against the  ,lamb1 in the  
day of war betwixt them4 ,when alas6    
poor soul we  do know1 and are bold to  
declare1 in the name of the ,lord ,jesus
  the ,son of ,mary1 that our ,god hath 

owned us1 with others of his  servants1 
in his own work against the devil's     
devices and false  doctrine2 as         
instruments both for the comforting and 
establishing  of his own1 and also for  
the convincing and converting of some of
  them1 who aforetime was not converted4
 ,and friend1 why dost thou  say1 that  
we join with ,magog in the defence of   
the dragon against  the ,lamb1 when thou
 seest the whole drift both of my       
brother's  epistle1 and also of my      
writing1 is to exalt and advance the    
first-born of ,mary1 the ,lord of glory1
 and to hold on his side1               
notwithstanding there are so many       
tempests go through the world1  ,and the
 rather1 because we know that it is he1 
and he alone1 that  did bear our sins in
 his own body on the tree 7#a,peter     
#b3bd71 for  it is he that hath taken   
away the sins of the world4 ,now ,i say 
therefore1 do not thou thus accuse the  
brethren1 for speaking good  of the name
 of ,jesus1 lest thou be troubled at thy

 end for thus  spending thy beginning in
 taking part with the devil to accuse   
,god's children4    ,then in the same   
page thou sayest1 thou hast numbered up 
part of  our work1 and the sum is1 ,a   
corrupted grain of ,babylon's treasure1 
c4 ,ans4 ,friend1 ,the sum of our       
discourse is of the birth1              
righteousness1 death1 blood1            
resurrection1 ascension1 intercession1  
and second coming of the ,son of ,mary  
the virgin1 by which  righteousness1    
blood1 death1 burial1 resurrection1     
ascension1 and  intercession we are     
saved4 ,and dost thou count this a      
corrupted  grain of ,babylon's treasure8
 ,have a care what thou sayest1 least   
thou utter that with thy mouth now1     
which will lie heavy on thy  conscience 
for ever4    ,then1 as though this thy  
unwise speaking were too little1 thou   
breakest out with a taunt1 or a jeer1   
saying2 ,a larger portion1 and  more to 
the purpose might have been brought in1 
but with such as  you had1 or could     

procure from your neighbours are you    
come4 ,ans4  ,friend1 ,who hath despised
 the day of small things8 ,but again1 we
  desire not to bring to others1 no nor 
to know ourselves1 anything  else but   
,jesus ,christ 7the ,son of ,mary7 and  
him crucified for our  sins 7#a;,cor    
#b3b74 ,then thou sayest further in the 
same page1 that  though thou hast not   
seen our faces1 yet our spirit is tried1
  and we are clearly described to thee1 
7sayest thou7 to be of the  stock of    
,ishmael1 and of the seed of ,cain1     
whose line reacheth to  the murdering   
priests1 c4 ,ans4 ,friend1 thou art very
 censorious1  and utterest many words   
without knowledge4 ,we bless ,god1 for  
the  most part of our line1 we do labour
 to stretch it out1 either in  building 
up and exhorting the saints of the most 
,high1 to cleave  close to their ,jesus1
 or else as much as in us lies1 we      
labour  to convince poor souls of their 
lost condition1 according to the  word  
of ,god1 and not to murder any4 ,nay    

contrariwise1 we desire  through grace1 
if at any time we chance to see any of  
,christ's  lambs in the teeth of any    
wolf or bear1 be they never so terrible 
in appearance2 ,i say1 we desire1 we    
labour1 we strive1 and lay  out         
ourselves1 if it be possible1 to recover
 the same1 though with  the hazard of   
our lives1 or whatsoever may befall us  
in doing our  duty4 ,and whereas thou   
sayest in the #dth page1 that we are    
found  enemies to ,christ1 revealed in  
his saints4 ,ans4 ,thou dost us wrong1  
for we labour all that we may to        
countenance the same1 where he  doth    
indeed appear3 and if at any time we do 
see or discern1 that  any soul hath any 
breathing after the knowledge of the    
,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 we are so far    
from disowning or discountenancing of   
the  same1 that we give them all the    
encouragement we may3 ,nay1 and  we are 
so far from discountenancing the        
doctrine of ,god1 and his  ,son ,jesus  
,christ1 that we say plainly1 some have 

not the ,spirit  of ,christ in them1 and
 they are reprobates1 according to that 
scripture 7,rom #h3i74 ,if any man have 
not the ,spirit of ,christ1  he is none 
of his4 ,and again1 ,some are sensual1  
having not the  ,spirit 7,jude #ai74    
,and again1 we are so far from being    
against the  doctrine of the ,spirit of 
,christ in his saints1 we bless ,god    
that  we say1 ,it is the distinguishing 
character of a true believer1 from      
others3 ,all which things do ,i also    
affirm in my book1 and hold  forth1 as  
doth also my brother in his epistle4    
,therefore1 ,i marvel1  that you should 
be overseen1 as to utter so many false  
things  together1 in less than four     
sides of paper1 ,i wonder what will be  
the end of your discourse4    ,well1 now
 thou dost come and fall a wrangling    
with some of the  words of my brother   
,burton1 which are to this purpose1 7he 
speaking  before of the doctrine of     
,jesus7 and this is quite contrary      
7saith he7 to those commonly called     

,familists1 ,ranters1 ,quakers1  and    
others1 who on the other hand either    
deny ,christ to be a real  man without  
them1 blasphemously fancying him to be  
only ,god manifest  in their flesh2 or  
else make his human nature with the     
fulness of  the ,godhead in it1 to be   
but a type of ,god to be manifested in  
the saints4 ,now first of all1 the great
 offence thou takest of  some of these  
words1 is1 because he doth join in his  
discourse1  ,familists1 ,ranters1 and   
,quakers together4 ,friend1 what harm is
 it  to join a dog and a wolf together8 
,a fawning dog and a wolf in  sheep's   
clothing2 they differ a little in       
outward appearance1 but  they can both  
agree to worry ,christ's lambs4 ,but    
again1 friend1  let us a little compare 
the principles of a ,ranter and a       
,quaker  together1 and it will clearly  
appear1 that in many of their           
principles 7at least7 they agree1 or    
jump in one3 ,as    #a4 ,the ,ranters   
will own ,christ no otherwise1 than only

 within2  and this is also the principle
 of the ,quakers1 they will not own     
,christ without them4 #b4 ,the ,ranters1
 they cry down all teaching1  but the   
teaching within3 and so do the ,quakers 
7witness thousands7  and yet condemn    
their principles by their practice1 as  
the ,ranters  also did and do4 ,now the 
apostle saith the contrary1 saying1 ,he 
that knoweth ,god heareth us2 7meaning  
himself with the rest of the  apostles  
and servants of ,christ47 ,he that is   
not of ,god heareth  not us 7#a;,john   
#d3f74 ,again1 #c4 the ,ranters are     
neither for the  ordinance of baptism   
with water1 nor breaking of bread4 ,and 
are  not you the same8 #d4 ,the ,ranters
 would profess that they were  without  
sin3 and how far short of his opinion   
are the ,quakers8 #e4  ,the ,ranters    
would not own the resurrection of the   
bodies of the  saints after they were   
laid in the graves3 ,and how say you1   
,do you  believe that the very bodies of
 the saints1 as the very body of        

,abraham1 and the body of ,isaac1 with  
the bodies of all the saints1           
notwithstanding some of them have been  
in the graves thousands  of years4      
others hundreds1 some less3 ,i say1 ,do 
you believe the  resurrection of these  
very bodies again1 which were buried so 
long since2 or do you hold1 as the      
,ranters do1 nothing but the            
resurrection from a sinful to an holy   
state in this life4    ,and really ,i   
tell thee 7reader7 plainly1 that for the
 generality1  the very opinions that are
 held at this day by the ,quakers1 are  
the same that long ago were held by the 
,ranters4 ,only the ,ranters  had made  
them threadbare at an alehouse1 and the 
,quakers have set  a new gloss upon them
 again1 by an outward legal holiness1 or
  righteousness4 ,but again1 ,why should
 you be so angry with my  brother1 for  
joining of a sinner and a liar together8
 ,is there any  great harm in that8     
,surely no4 ,and the joining ,ranters   
and ,quakers  together1 is but so4 ,the 

,quakers themselves confess1 the        
,ranters  are to be disowned1 page #d4  
,nay if they would not1 yet ,god  hath  
disowned them in the open view of the   
nations4 ,now that the  ,quakers are    
liars1 ,i shall prove from their own    
mouth4 ,as first1  from the several     
things that ,i did oppose even now1 page
 #a-d1 of  this book1 called1 the true  
,faith of the ,gospel of ,peace1 c4     
,now lest they should be slighted and   
set at nought1 ,i shall shew  you       
clearly this man's lies manifestly laid 
down in his book1  page #aa1 #ab4 ,that 
,i said positively1 the blood of ,christ
 was shed  before the world began4      
,whereas ,i said only this1 ,that in the
  account of ,god 7mark it1 in the      
account of ,god7 his blood was shed     
before the world was1 according to that 
scripture 7,rev #ac3h74 ,the  ,lamb     
slain from the foundation of the world1 
in my book1 page #c  #ada4 ,secondly1 he
 saith1 that ,i cry aloud against       
,christ within1  in page #bd4 ,of his   

book4 ,and again he saith1 ,that all my 
work is  an obscure shooting against the
 manifestation of ,christ within4       
,where he speaks very falsely of me1 for
 ,i confess and own ,god's  ,christ     
within as well as without1 as appears in
 my book1 page #bjf4  towards the end   
#agc4 ,and in the epistle to my book you
 may find  the same held out by me for  
two or three leaves together2 besides1  
many other places of my book dith       
testify of the same2 therefore1  doth   
not he lie miserably in this also8      
,again1 he saith1 that ,i am one of     
those that do preach for hire1  through 
covetousness1 making merchandise of     
souls1 page #bc4 of book1  which is also
 an untruth1 as ,i shall shew further   
when ,i come to  the place4    ,again he
 saith1 in page #cj1 that ,i said       
,christ's coming in the  ,spirit was no 
coming4 ,here also he uttereth          
falsehood4 ,i never said  so1 as many or
 our brethren can witness4 ,but of his  
also in its  place1 when ,i come to it1 

with many other things which he hath    
very  untruly vented of me1 which ,i    
fear not but they shall be cleared1     
both now1 and also at the second        
appearance of the man ,christ  ,jesus4  
,and therefore friend 7,i say to thee7  
be not so pharisaical  as to say within 
thine heart1 ,i am not as this publican4
 ,why am  ,i reckoned with the ,ranters8
 thou art1 both thou and thy fellows1   
of the same mind with them in many      
things1 and shall assuredly  partake of 
the same plague with them1 if they and  
you repent not  speedily4    ,again1 in 
page#g1 thou wouldest make us believe1  
that the ,quakers  do really and truly  
lay the ,christ of ,god1 ,god-man1 for  
their  foundation4 ,saying1 ,we prize   
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 ,god-man1 to  
be precious to us1 and to all that do   
believe1 and have owned him  to be the  
foundation1 c4 ,now friend1 this is     
fairly spoken2 but  by word in general  
we may be deceived1 because a man may   
speak  one thing with his mouth1 and    

mean another thing in his heart2        
especially it is so with those that use 
to utter themselves  doubtfully2        
therefore we will a little enquire what 
it is to lay  ,christ1 ,god-man for a   
foundation4    #a4 ,then1 to lay ,god's 
,christ1 ,god-man1 for a foundation1 is 
to believe  that man that was born of   
the ,virgin ,mary1 to be the saviour4   
,how he was and is the saviour1 and     
therefore if you do indeed lay  him for 
your foundation1 then you do believe    
that when the man  ,christ did hang on  
the cross on ,mount ,calvary1 that then 
your  sins were satisfied for at that   
time1 as it is written1 ,who his        
ownself bare our sins in his own body on
 the tree 7#a,peter #b3bd74    #b4 ,if  
the ,christ of ,god1 ,god-man1 be indeed
 your foundation1 then  you do believe1 
that that very man in that very body1   
did fulfil  all the law1 in the point of
 justification1 as it is written1       
,christ is the end of the law for       
righteousness to every one that         

believeth 7,rom #aj3d74 ,so that now1   
believe aright in what the ,son  of     
,mary hath done without on the cross1   
and be saved4    #c4 ,if you have laid  
,christ that man aright for your        
foundation1  then you do believe1 that  
when he was raised out of the sepulchre 
into which ,joseph had laid him1 then at
 that time was accomplished  your       
justification 7,rom #d3be74 ,how say you
 to these things1 ,do  you make an open 
profession of them without dissembling8 
,or do you  not 7notwithstanding your   
talk of ,christ7 in very deed deny the  
virtue of the death and blood of ,christ
 without1 as for justification  and     
life8 ,if so1 you have not laid him for 
your foundation4    #d4;,i you have     
indeed laid ,christ1 ,god-man for your  
foundation1 then  you do lay the hope of
 your felicity and joy on this1 ,that   
the son  of ,mary is now absent from his
 children in his person and humanity1   
making intercession for them and for    
thee1 in the presence of his  ,father   

7#b ,cor #e3f74 ,and the reason that    
thou canst rejoice here  at is1 because 
thou hast not only heard of it with     
thine ear only1  but dost enjoy the     
sweet hope and faith of them in thy     
heart2 which  hope and faith is begotten
 by the ,spirit of ,christ1 which       
,spirit  dwelleth in thee1 7if thou be a
 believer7 and sheweth those things  to 
thee to be the only things4 ,and ,god   
having shewn thee these  things1 thus   
without thee by the ,spirit that        
dwelleth in thee1  thou hast mighty     
encouragement to hope for the glory that
 shall  be revealed at the coming again 
of the man ,christ ,jesus1 of which     
glory thou hast also greater ground to  
hope for a share in1 because  that that 
,spirit that alone is able to discover  
to thee the truth  of these things1 is  
given to thee of ,god1 as the first     
fruits of  that glory which is          
here-after to be revealed1 being        
obtained for  thee by the man ,christ   
,jesus's death on ,mount ,calvary1 and  

by his  blood that was shed there1      
together with his resurrection from  the
 dead1 out of the grave where they had  
laid him4 ,also1 thou  believest that he
 is gone away from thee in the same body
 which  was hanged on the cross1 to take
 possession of that glory1 which  thou1 
through his obedience1 shall at his 7the
 very same man's7  return from heaven   
the second time1 have bestowed upon     
thee1  having all this while prepared   
and preserved it for thee1 as he  saith 
himself3 ,i go to prepare a place for   
you4 ,and if ,i go and  prepare a place 
for you1 ,i will come again1 and receive
 you unto  myself1 that where ,i am1    
there ye may be also 7,john #ad3b1c74   
,again4    #e4;,if thou hast laid       
,christ1 ,god-man1 for thy foundation1  
though  thou hast the ,spirit of this   
man ,christ within thee1 yet thou dost  
not look that justification should be   
wrought out for thee1 by that  ,spirit  
of ,christ that dwelleth within thee1   
for thou knowest that  salvation is     

already obtained for thee by the man    
,christ ,jesus  without thee1 and is    
witnessed to thee by his ,spirit which  
dwelleth  within thee4 ,and thus much   
doth this man ,christ ,jesus testify    
unto  us where he saith he shall glorify
 me2 mark1 ,he shall glorify2  7saith   
the ,son of ,mary7but how8 ,why1 he     
shall receive of mine  7what ,i have    
done1 and am doing in the presence of   
the ,father7  and shall shew it unto you
 7,john #af3ad74 ,i have been a little  
the larger in this1 because it is of    
weight4    ,but again1 thou sayest      
further1 ,the rest of this first epistle
 ,i  shall say little to2 only thus much
 is the mind of the penman's  spirit1   
secretly smiting at the doctrine of true
 faith and salvation1  7to wit7 ,christ 
within4 ,ans4 ,my friend1 by saying that
 my brother  doth strike at the doctrine
 of true faith and salvation1 thou dost 
him a great deal of wrong2 for it is so 
far from him so to do1 that  he telleth 
souls plainly1 that without true faith  

in the blood of  the ,son of ,mary1 who 
was crucified on ,mount ,calvary1 there 
is no  remission2 for saith he1 it is   
only through that one offering then     
given up to the ,father1 that you must  
be justified4 ,and that is  according to
 the whole stream of scripture3 ,for by 
one offering1  ,what was that8 ,why1 the
 offering up of the body of ,jesus once 
for  all 7,heb #aj3aj71 he hath         
perfected for ever them that are        
sanctified4  ,but this man after he had 
offered one sacrifice for sins1 for ever
  sat down4 ,mark it3 this man after he 
had offered one sacrifice  for sins1 for
 ever sat down on the right hand of ,god
 7verse #ai74    ,and as for thy saying1
 that salvation is ,christ within2 if   
thou mean  in opposition to ,christ     
without2 instead of pleading for        
,christ1  thou wilt plead against him2  
for ,christ1 ,god-man1 without on the   
cross1 did bring in salvation for       
sinners4 ,and the right believing  of   
the1 doth justify the soul4 ,therefore  

,christ within1 of the  ,spirit of him  
who did give himself a ransom1 doth not 
work out  justification for the soul in 
the soul2 but doth lead the soul  out if
 itself1 and out of that that can be    
done within itself1 to  look for        
salvation in that man that is now absent
 from his saints  on earth 7#b;,cor     
#e3f74 ,why so8 ,for because it knoweth 
that there  is salvation in none other  
7,acts #d3ab74 ,and therefore ,i would  
wish  thee to have a care what thou     
dost1 for ,i tell thee1 that man who  is
 now jeered by some1 because he is      
preached to be without them1  will very 
suddenly come the second time1 to the   
great overthrow  of those1 who have     
spoken1 and shall still speak against   
him 7,jude  #ad1ae74    ,thou sayest    
also the next thing thou mindest1 is    
this in the second  epistle1#a where a  
questions asked1 ,who are the men that  
at this  day are so deluded by the      
,quakers1 and other pernicious          
doctrines1  but they that counted it    

enough to be talkers of the gospel1 c4  
,and why8 because he saith the ,quakers 
are those deceivers that  at this day   
beguile poor souls by their doctrine4   
,alas poor man1  why shouldest thou be  
angry for my speaking the truth1 in     
saying3  ,the ,quakers are deceivers1   
this will easily appear4    #a4 ,they   
deny the man ,christ to be without them1
 and own ,christ no  otherwise1 but as  
he is within1 contrary to that          
scripture1 which  saith1 for while we   
are at home in the body we are absent   
from  the ,lord4 ,this is touching his  
bodily presence4 ,and again1 he was     
parted from them1 and a cloud received  
him out of their sight4  ,and he was    
carried away from them1 and so received 
up into heave  7,acts #a3i-aa74 ,now he 
that denieth this1 is a deceiver1 as is 
clear1 in that he doth speak against the
 truth laid down in the  scripture4     
#b4 ,the ,quakers are deceivers1 in that
 they persuade souls that  ,christ is   
crucified in them1 dead within them1 and

 kept down with  some thing within them1
 which was never taught by those that   
spoke the scripture from the ,spirit of 
,god4 ,shew me a scripture  to confirm  
such a doctrine as this1 which hath been
 avouched over  and over by the         
,quakers4    #c4 ,the ,quakers are      
deceivers1 because they do persuade     
souls1 that  that man that was born of  
the ,virgin ,mary1 is not above the     
clouds  and the stare1 when the         
scripture saith1 a cloud received him   
out of the sight of his saints4 ,and    
again1 that he is above the  highest    
heavens1 which must needs be above the  
stars1 for they  are not the highest4   
#d4 ,the ,quakers are deceivers1 because
 they persuade souls not to  believe1   
that that man that was crucified1 and   
rose again flesh  and bones 7,luke      
#bd3ch-dj74 shall so come again1 that   
very man1 in  the clouds of heaven to   
judgment as he went away2 and at the    
very  same time shall raise up all the  
men and women out of their graves1  and 

cause them to come to the valley of     
,jehoshaphat2 because there  will he1   
that very man1 sit to judge all the     
heathen round about4  ,i say1 they      
strive t beat souls off from believing  
this1 though  it be the truth of ,god   
witnessed by the scripture 7,joel       
#c3aa1ab2  ,acts #a3aj1aa74 ,this same  
,jesus1 which is taken up from you into 
heaven1 shall so come 7mark1 the very   
same7 in like manner as ye  have seen   
him go into heaven4 ,and his feet shall 
stand in that  day 7the day of his      
second coming7 upon the ,mount of       
,olives 7,zech  #ad3d74 ,where is that8 
,not within thee1 but that which is     
without  ,jerusalem1 before1 it on the  
east side4 ,i say now1 he that persuades
  souls not to believe this1 but makes  
them believe there is no such  thing1 as
 the ,quakers do1 he is a deceiver4     
,again1 the ,quakers  make no difference
 between that light wherewith ,christ1  
as he is  ,god1 hath enlightened all2   
and the ,spirit of ,christ he gives not 

to all2 and the ,spirit of ,christ he   
gives not to all1 which ,i  shall show  
by and by to be a deceit4    #e4 ,the   
,quakers are deceivers1 because they    
say1 ,that every one  hath that which is
 like the ,spirit of ,christ1 even as   
good as the  ,spirit of ,christ1 page   
#aj of his book1 which is desperate     
blasphemy4  ,the scripture saith        
plainly1 ,that some are sensual1 having 
not  the ,spirit4 ,and yet though they  
have not that1 they have1 says  the     
,quakers1 that which is as good as that4
 ,o wonderful deceit1  as ,i shall      
farther show by and by when ,i come to  
the place4 ,but  to cover himself1 and  
so his deceit1 he doth apply that to    
himself  that should be applied for the 
encouragement of the children of  ,god3 
saying1 the children of ,god was always 
counted deceivers1 we  7saith he7 have a
 cloud of witnesses4 ,answer1 friend1   
they were  called deceivers1 and were   
not so2 but you are rightly called so1  
as ,i have already showed1 and shall    

show farther by and by4 ,in  the        
meantime1 know1 that the devil knows how
 to take children's  bread1 and cost it 
to the dogs4    ,then the next thing    
that he is grieved with1 is1 because ,i 
said1  there are none but a company of  
light notionists1 ranters1 with  here   
and there a legalist1 that was shaking  
in their principles1  that were carried 
away by the ,quakers1 c4 ,when this     
appears in  all men's sight that can    
see1 though you would not have it so 7it
  is like47 ,and as for your saying1    
because all sorts of people are  brought
 to ,god1 ,i am offended therewith2 ,i  
answer1 ,no friend1 ,i  bless ,god my   
soul can rejoice that souls come in to  
,jesus ,christ1  though it grieves me to
 see1 how some with a spirit of delusion
  are deceived1 and destroyed1 by its   
coming unto them as an angel  of light4 
,and whereas thou sayest ,i am like the 
,pharisees1 who  said1 none believe1 but
 a company of poor people1 which know   
not  the law4 ,answ4 ,i bless ,god1 ,i  

do know they are ,i bless ,god1 ,i do   
know they are the poor that receive the 
gospel2 but friend1 ,i must  tell you1  
that you and your fellows may seek for  
justification  from the law1 and yet    
have no better a recompense1 than to be 
condemned by the law4    ,now passing   
many railings1 ,i come to the next thing
 that thou dost  stumble at1 which is in
 that ,i say1 some of those delusions   
the  devil doth deceive poor souls      
withal1 is first1 in that he doth       
persuade them1 that salvation was not   
completely wrought out for  sinners by  
the man ,christ ,jesus1 though he did it
 gloriously upon  the cross without the 
gates of ,jerusalem4 ,now these words1  
he  did it gloriously on the cross1     
without the gates of ,jerusalem1  thou  
leavest out4 ,therefore ,i ask1 do you  
believe that at that  time1 when he did 
hang upon that cross on ,mount ,calvary1
 that he  did by that death he died     
there1 redeem all his elect from eternal
  vengeance8 ,if not1 whatever thou     

sayest1 thou wilt certainly see1  that  
,satan hath caught thee in his snare1   
notwithstanding thy  railing against the
 ,lord ,jesus4 ,and friend1 thou mayest 
call thy  conscience the man ,christ    
,jesus1 or the light 7as thou callest   
it7  in thy conscience the man ,christ  
,jesus2 which if thou do1 this is  a    
delusion1 and a dangerous doctrine4 ,for
 a ,spirit hath not flesh  and bones1   
and so hath the man ,christ ,jesus4 ,now
 it may be1 you  think farther that the 
church1 with the ,spirit of ,christ1 is 
the  man ,christ ,jesus1 which is also a
 damnable heresy4 ,therefor1 speak      
plainly2 ,dost thou believe that that   
man ,christ ,jesus is ascended  from his
 people in his person8 ,and again1 dost 
thou believe that  he which ascended    
from his disciples1 did bring in        
everlasting  salvation for them1 in that
 his body which ascended from them8 ,an 
answer to this might give great         
satisfaction to souls1 if also it  might
 be made in words easily to be          

understood4 ,again1    ,thou art also   
offended with the second deceit which ,i
 lay down  in my epistle1 which is 7say 
,i7 for the devil to bid souls follow   
that light which they brought into the  
world with them1 telling  them1 that    
that will lead them to the kingdom4 ,now
 thou seemest  gravelled1 because ,i    
said1 which they brought into the world 
with  them4 ,if thou art offended at    
that1 show me when1 and at what time    
every soul receives a light from ,christ
 after it comes into the  world4 ,now   
this ,i say1 ,that every man hath not   
the ,spirit of ,christ  within him      
7,jude #ai74 ,and that there is nothing 
that can show  the soul the things of   
,christ savingly1 but the ,spirit of    
,christ  7#a;,cor #b3aa74 ,then will not
 you yourself confess1 that he is       
deluded1  that is persuaded to follow   
that light that cannot reveal ,christ   
unto him8 ,but ,i must mind you of one  
filthy error also which thou  layest    
down in page #aj4 ,corrupting the       

scripture to make it good1  but in vain2
 where thou sayest1 ,that light which   
every man is lightened  withal1 will    
lead unto the kingdom of peace and      
righteousness4 ,and  then thou addest1  
for saith ,christ1 ,i am the light of   
the world1  he that followeth me shall  
not abide in darkness1 or walk in       
darkness4 ,pray mark1 ,first1 thou      
callest it the light of ,christ1  where 
with he hath lightened every one2 and   
here thou comest a  step higher1 and    
callest it1 ,christ himself2 and then   
corruptest  that scripture1 where the   
,son of ,mary saith1 ,i am the light of 
the world1 c4 ,here thou wouldest very  
willingly have room to  broach they     
folly1 but it may not be2 for though    
,christ be the  light of the world1 yet 
he is not in every one in the world4    
,but  secondly1 ,i pray where was       
,christ when he spake those words8 was  
he ,i say1 within his disciples1 or     
without them1 when he said1  ,i am the  
light of the world8 ,he was without     

them1 and walked up  and down in the    
world with them from place to place1 a  
very man4  ,therefore he did not mean at
 that time any light within1 but        
himself who was without4 ,and indeed1   
they who will follow ,christ  aright1   
must follow him without1 to the cross   
without1 for  justification on ,mount   
,calvary without1 7that is1 they must   
seek  for justification by his obedience
 without47 ,to the grave without1  and  
to his ascension and intercession in    
heaven without2 and this  must be done  
through the operation of his own ,holy  
,spirit1 that  he hath promised shall   
show these things unto them1 being given
  within them for that purpose 7,john   
#af3ad74 ,now the ,spirit of  ,christ   
that leads also1 but whither8 ,i leads  
to ,christ without1  which said1 being  
without1 ,i am the light of the world3  
he that  followeth me shall not walk in 
darkness1 but shall have the light  of  
life 7,john #h3ab74 ,deny this1 that    
,christ was without when he  spake those

 words 7,i am the light of the world7 if
 you can4    ,but to come more close1 to
 the thing4 ,that light wherewith       
,christ1  as he is ,god1 hath lightened 
every one that cometh into the world1   
is the soul of man1 which is the life of
 the body1 and yet itself  is but a     
creature1 and made by the creator of all
 things 7,isa #eg3af74  and is not the  
,spirit1 as some do think it is4 ,this  
creature hath  one faculty of its own   
nature1 called conscience1 which hath   
its  place in the soul1 where it is as a
 judge to discern of things  good or    
bad1 and judge them accordingly1 as the 
apostle saith1  speaking of the         
heathens1 ,their conscience also bearing
 witness  and their thoughts the        
meanwhile accusing or else excusing one 
another 7,rom #b3ad74 ,this conscience  
is that in which is the law  of nature  
7#a;,cor #aa3ad74 which is able to teach
 the ,gentiles1 that  sin against the   
law1 is sin against ,god3 ,and yet it is
 called  but even nature itself1 as he  

saith there1 ,doth not even nature      
itself teach you8 c4    ,now this       
conscience1 this nature itself1 because 
it can control1  and chide them for sin1
 who give ear unto it1 therefore must it
 be  idolized1 and made a ,god of4 ,o   
wonderful6 that men should make a  ,god 
and a ,christ of their consciences1     
because they can convince  of sin4 ,but 
thou goest ramping on1 and sayest1 there
 is nothing  but the light of ,christ   
that will convince of sin1 and thou     
biddest  me1 mind that4 ,now dost thou  
mean the ,spirit of ,christ8 dost  thou 
say that that which thou callest the    
light of ,christ1 is the  ,spirit of    
,christ8 ,if so1 then there is          
conscience which is not the  ,spirit of 
,christ1 but a poor dunghill creature1  
in comparison of  the ,spirit of        
,christ2 yet will convince of sin1 as is
 clear1 from  that #hth of ,john4 ,where
 the woman is mentioned1 who was taken  
in  adultery by the ,pharisees1 or      
others1 who when they heard brought  her

 to ,chris1 and began to accuse her1    
,christ said1 ,he that  is without sin  
among you let him first cast a stone at 
her4 ,and  what then8 ,when they heard  
that1 they were convicted by their  own 
consciences4 ,mark1 he doth not say1 by 
the light of ,christ  in their          
consciences1 as some would have it be2  
,no1 but by their  own consciences they 
were convinced1 and went out one by one4
 ,and  were they all served so8 ,yea1   
from the eldest1 even to the last2  for 
they all had consciences1 though not the
 ,spirit of ,christ4 ,so  that friend1  
here is something beside the ,spirit of 
,christ1 that  can and doth convince of 
sin1 even a man's own conscience1 the   
law  of nature2 nay nature itself1 which
 no man will say is as good as  the     
,spirit of ,christ1 except they are     
guided by a deluding ,spirit4  ,again1  
thou sayest1 ,he that convinceth of sins
 against the law1  leads up to the      
fulfilling of the law4 ,friend1 thy     
conscience  convinceth of sins against  

the law1 follow thy conscience1 it may  
lead thee under the curse of the law1   
through its weakness2 but  it can never 
deliver thee from the curse of the law  
by its power4  ,for if righteousness    
come by the obedience to the law1 or by 
thy  conscience either1 then ,christ is 
dead in vain 7,gal #b3ba74    ,again    
thou sayest1 ,that ,i and my generation 
would leap over the  law4    ,answ4 ,for
 justification we look beyond it to the 
,son of ,mary2 yet  we know that the law
 is good1 if it be used lawfully2 but if
 it be  used unlawfully1 as those do use
 it1 who seek to be justified by  their 
obedience to it1 it is made and idol of1
 and a saviour1  though it were given to
 no such purpose3 ,for if there had been
 a  law given which could have given    
life1 verily righteousness should  have 
come by 7thy obedience to7 the law 7,gal
 #c3ba74 ,now at thy  conclusions1      
sometimes thou dost utter thyself in    
this wise1 ,learn  what this means4     
,answ4 ,indeed thy words are dark1 and  

enough to deceive the hearts  of the    
simple2 but blessed be ,god1 he hath    
given me to understand1  that thou dost 
all along in the drift of thy discourse1
 disown  ,christ without1 by pretending 
to a ,christ within2 whereas hadst  thou
 indeed the ,spirit of ,christ within   
thee1 it would be thy great  business to
 extol and magnify the ,son of ,mary1   
the ,christ of ,god  without thee1      
because it is the nature of the same    
,spirit so to do1  even to glorify      
,christ without1 who went away from his 
disciples  into heaven1 to prepare a    
place for them 7,luke #bd3ej1ea74       
,then thou further sayest 7with a kind  
of disdaining spirit7 ,many  things more
 thou passest by in my book1 as being   
not pertinent  to the thing in hand4    
,but ,i believe they are so pertinent1  
that  neither thou1 nor thy friends or  
fellows are able to contradict  without 
blaspheming1 in the view of all them    
that have eyes to see3  for if they     
could1 it should have been done by thee4

 ,and whereas  thou sayest1 ,fools must 
be meddling4 ,answer1 ,it must needs be1
  that the saints of ,god should be     
called fools by the enemies of  the man 
,christ ,jesus without1 because that the
 doctrine of the man  ,christ ,jesus1   
crucified without for the sins of poor  
sinners1 is  also held to be foolishness
 by them2 although it be the wisdom2    
and also the power of ,god1 unto every  
one that believeth 7#a;,cor  #a3bc1bd74 
,and further1 thou sayest1 that the     
,pope can speak as much of  ,christ     
without1 as ,i4 ,answer1 friend1 dost   
thou put no difference  betwixt the     
speaking of ,christ without1 and        
believing in ,christ  without8 ,i tell  
thee1 though there may be many that can 
speak of  the ,christ of ,god without1  
yet there are but very few that can1 or 
do believe indeed in him without1 by the
 mighty operation of his  ,holy ,spirit 
within4 ,nay1 you yourselves do testify 
this1 who deny  that the salvation of   
sinners was completely wrought out by   

that one  offering of ,jesus ,christ    
without upon the cross on ,mount        
,calvary1  and that he is ascentded from
 his disciples above the clouds1        
touching his bodily presence4 7as in    
#b;,cor #e3f compared with ,acts        
#a3i-aa74    ,then again thou sayest1 ,i
 do ask myself a question1 and do also  
answer it myself deceitfully4 ,the      
question is1 ,do not the scriptures     
make mention of a ,christ within8 ,and  
thou sayest1 ,i answer it  deceitfully  
myself4 ,but ,i answer again1 that ,i am
 not ashamed of  the answer ,i then     
gave1 because ,i know it is truth2 and  
whereas  thou sayest it is deceitful1   
and yet canst not find fault with any   
point thereof1 it confirms me1 that had 
there been falsity in it1  such an enemy
 to the truth1 as thou art1 would have  
taken that  advantage1 as to have       
discovered1 that thereby thou mightest  
have  rendered the truth the more       
odious4 ,the answer ,i shall leave to   
the ,christian reader1 which is so      

indeed2 yet am confirmed myself         
concerning it1 and shall give thee an   
answer to thy question1  which is1 ,doth
 not the scriptures say1 or witness1    
that all that  have not ,christ within  
are reprobates8 ,answer3 ,yes1 the      
scripture  saith so1 and it is true1    
they that have not the ,spirit of       
,christ  in them1 are reprobates4 ,but  
there are some that are reprobates1     
that you will confess4 ,then by your own
 argument you must grant1  that some    
have not the ,spirit of ,christ in them4
 ,pray take notice1  they that have not 
the ,spirit of ,christ in them are      
reprobates4  ,there are some who are    
reprobates2 therefore there are some who
  are sensual1 having not the ,spirit of
 ,christ in them 7see thy  folly how it 
is made manifest47 7,jude #e3ai74 ,the  
next thing thou  art offended withal1   
is1 because ,i say1 the devil deceives  
poor  souls by persuading them to follow
 the light within which all men  have4  
answer1 friend1 ,i say1 again1 and      

again1 ,that there is nothing  less than
 the ,spirit of ,christ1 that can give a
 soul a sight of  justification by the  
blood of the man ,christ ,jesus without1
 by  following of it4 ,now as thou      
sayest thyself1 some are reprobates1    
and have not the ,spirit of ,christ4    
,then is it any heresy to say1 that it  
is of the devil to persuade  a soul to  
follow that light which is no better    
than conscience1  or nature itself 7,rom
 #b3ad71 which are not able to lead to  
,christ  his things1 being foolishness  
to it2 or is conscience1 which every    
one is lightened withal1 the ,spirit of 
,christ8 give an answer in  sincerity4  
,then thou sayest1 that my whole purpose
 is a secret smiting at  the light      
wherewith ,christ hath lightened every  
man4 ,i answer1 my  whole design in my  
book1 is1 and was1 these following      
things3-    #a4 ,to show souls1 where   
salvation is to be had4 ,namely1 in     
,christ  without1    #b4 ,to show souls 
how they should lay hold of this        

salvation2  namely1 by the operation of 
the ,spirit of ,christ1 which must be   
given within4    #c4,to forewarn poor   
souls1 that they should not deceive     
themselves1  neither by conscience1 nor 
the law2 which are both inferior1 and   
much below the ,spirit of ,christ2 even 
as much as he that buildeth  the house1 
hath more honour than the house 7,heb   
#c3c74    #d4 ,to show how poor souls   
should know1 whether they had the       
,spirit  of ,christ1 or not1 within     
them1 or whether the ,spirit of the     
devil  had exalted himself above the    
,spirit of ,christ1 by transforming     
himself into an angel of light4         
,farther1 thou thinkest ,i contradict   
myself1 because ,i admonish  poor souls 
to beg of ,god to convince them by his  
,holy ,spirit2 and  thou sayest1 ,this  
is my confusion4 ,when alas1 confusion  
is of1  and from thyself1 who wouldst   
make a defiled conscience1 the law  and 
the ,spirit of ,christ to be all one2 as
 ,i shall further clear  to the reader  

by and by4    ,but tell thee friend1    
there are many who have not the ,spirit 
of ,christ1 and yet are convinced of sin
 by their own consciences  7,john #h3i74
 ,he doth not say1 by the light of      
,christ in their  consciences1 ,mark    
that3 ,now ,i knowing1 that a man may be
 convinced1  and yet not by the ,spirit 
of ,christ 7for he may be without that7 
but by nature itself 7#a;,cor #aa3ad74  
,i do admonish every soul if  they love 
themselves1 to beg of ,god for ,jesus   
,christ his sake1  that he would not    
only let them be convince by these poor1
 low1  empty1 beggarly things 7their    
consciences7 in respect of the  ,spirit 
of ,christ1 but that he would convince  
them by that ,spirit  of his            
effectually1 which is not only able to  
show their lost  state because of sins  
against the law1 but also1 to lead them 
to  the right ,saviour1 and plant them  
into him1 which all other things  are   
not able to do4 ,and thus much in answer
 to thy scolding against  my epistle the

 truth of which ,i bless ,god through   
the strength of  ,christ1 ,i could be   
willing to seal with my blood4    ,and  
now friend1 in love to thy soul1 ,i say1
 have a care of thyself1  that thou do  
not satisfy thyself with anything1 until
 thou seest by  the operation of the    
,spirit of ,christ 7which thou must have
 given  thee from heaven1 as being      
without it before conversion7 that the  
blood of that man ,christ ,jesus that   
was crucified on ,mount ,calvary1  did  
at that same time1 when it was there    
shed1 wash thee from all  thy sins1 and 
be not so stout1 and so stern against   
the truth1  because it suits not with   
thy beguiled conscience4 7bear with me  
in patience7 and seriously inquire into 
the truth of things according  to the   
scriptures4 ,for they are they that     
testify of ,christ1 and  how salvation  
doth come by him4    ,in thy entering   
upon my book1 the first thing ,i find   
thee wrangling  with1 is by corrupting  
my words1 and then by calling me liar4  

,thou corruptest my words saying1 that  
,i said1 the blood of ,christ  was shed 
before the world began4 ,whereas ,i     
said1 that in the  account of ,god1     
7mark1 in the account of ,god7 the blood
 of ,christ  was shed before the world  
began4 ,friend1 art thou not able to    
distinguish1 betwixt a thing being done 
in ,god's account1 or  according to his 
foreknowledge1 and a thing at that is   
really and  actually done4 ,surely it   
was either thy folly to speak evil of   
the  thing thou knowest not1 or else thy
 madness doth much appear1 in  that     
though thou understandest these things1 
yet for to wrangle  by corrupting my    
sayings here1 as also in other places1  
as will  afterwards appear4 this is in  
page #aa1 of thine1 page #c1 of my      
book4    ,then thou goest on1 page #ab1 
and quotest the place where ,i say1     
page #cg4 ,how horribly are those       
deceived who look on ,jesus 7but  thou  
leavest out those words1 the ,son of    
,mary7 to be but a type2  which thing   

you say1 you know none that do4 ,and    
again thou sayest1  that ,i say1 he is  
of something afterwards to be revealed4 
,my  words thou corruptest2 thou wouldst
 fain gather thus much out of  my words1
 by corrupting them4 that though ,i     
denied ,christ ,jesus  the ,son of ,mary
 to be a type1 yet ,i myself say1 ,he   
was a type1 yet  ,i myself say1 ,he was 
a type of something afterward to be     
revealed4  ,which thing1 as there in my 
book1 so here again ,i do most          
positively  deny1 and ,i quote the same 
words again1 for a second confirmation  
of the same1 saying as then ,i died2    
,how horribly are those  deceived1 who  
look on ,jesus the ,son of ,mary to be  
but a shadow1  or type of something that
 was afterwards to be revealed4 ,whereas
  the scriptures most lively hold him   
forth to be the ,christ of  ,god2 and   
not a type or shadow of a ,spirit1 or   
body afterwards to  be revealed1 but    
himself was the very substance of all   
things that  did any way hold forth1 or 

type out1 ,christ to come3 ,and when he 
was indeed come1 then was an end put to 
the law for righteousness  or           
justification to every one that         
believeth 7,rom #aj3d74 ,and  therefore1
 friend1 though thou hast1 or wouldest  
corrupt my words1  yet have a care of   
corrupting ,christ's words1 lest thou   
dost even  heap up wrath against the day
 of wrath1 and revelation of the        
righteous judgment of ,god4 ,and whereas
 thou sayest1 ,thou deniest  not but    
,jesus is the substance4 ,answer1 ,i    
doubt thou dost not  speak thine heart  
plainly1 but hidest thyself with so     
saying1 as  with an apron2 if we inquire
 into what it is to hold froth ,jesus   
the ,son of ,mary to be the substance4  
,therefor he that holds forth  ,jesus   
the ,son of ,mary to be indeed the      
substance1 and not a type2  holds forth 
and believes1 that that ,jesus that was 
born of the ,virgin  ,mary1 did in his  
own body of flesh fulfil the law1 and   
impute the  righteousness of his        

obedience unto them that he accomplished
 then  without them2 and that his blood 
that was shed without on the  cross1    
doth1 and hath washed away all sin past1
 present1 and to  come1 from him that   
believeth his2 as it is written1 ,for   
what  the law could not do1 in that it  
was weak through the flesh1 7that  is1  
through our flesh47 ,god sending his own
 ,son in the likeness of  sinful flesh1 
and for sin1 condemned sin in the flesh3
 ,that is1  he was condemned in the     
flesh that he took on him of the ,virgin
  ,mary 7,rom #h3c74 ,and again1 he bore
 our sins in his own body on the  tree1 
which was the cross on ,mount ,calvary4 
,jesus also 7saith the apostle7 that he 
might sanctify the people  with his own 
blood1 suffered3 ,where8 ,not in any    
believer1 but  without the gate of      
,jerusalem 7,heb #ac3ab74 ,how say you1 
do you  really believe that at that time
 when ,jesus did hang on the cross      
without ,jerusalem's gate1 even at that 
time he did give the justice  of ,god a 

full and complete satisfaction for all  
the sins of all  believers1 that have   
been formerly1 or are now1 or hereafter 
shall  be8 ,or do you look upon ,jesus  
at that time to be but a shadow1 or     
type of some what that was afterwards to
 be done within8 ,answer  plainly1 yea1 
or no2 that the simple may understand   
you4    ,i now ,i come to answer thy    
query laid down1 page #ab1 in these     
words2 ,did ,christ ,jesus put an end to
 the law1 for them who live  yet in the 
transgression of the law condemned8     
,indeed a right  answer to this will be 
great satisfaction to some1 though ,i   
think  some trouble to others4 ,and     
therefore in answer to thy question  ,i 
shall lay down these following things3  
,answ4 #a4 ,christ ,jesus did put an end
 to the law for righteousness1  for all 
that shall be saved2 for he shall not be
 offered a second  time3 ,no1 but once  
for all 7,heb #aj3aj74 ,once in the end 
of the  world hath he appeared1 to put  
away sin by the sacrifice of himself2   

and he hath done it once by himself for 
all 7,heb #i3bf74 ,otherwise  he must   
have often suffered since the world     
began3 ,but that must  not be2 for he   
dieth no more 7,rom #f3i74 ,but say you1
 ,did he  put and end to the law for    
them who still live in transgression8   
,answ4 #b4 ,there are many poor souls   
that are given unto ,christ1  who yet   
live in their sins4 ,but ,christ did at 
that time1 when he  hanged on the cross1
 give a full and complete satisfaction  
for  them4 ,in due time ,christ died for
 the ungodly3 ,for scarcely for a       
righteous man will one die1 yet         
peradventure for a good man some  would 
even dare to die4 ,ay1 ,but ,god        
commendeth his love towards  us1 in the1
 while we were yet sinners1 ,christ died
 for us4 while  we were yet sinners1 yet
 ungodly 7,rom #e3f-h74 ,nay1 he did not
 only  die for those who still live in  
sin1 but he also makes intercession  now
 at the throne of his ,father's grace   
for them4 ,and he  made intercession for

 the transgressors 7,isa #ec3ab74 ,thou 
hast  ascended on high1 thou hast led   
captivity captive2--and received  gifts 
for men4 ,for what men8 ,even for the   
rebellious also4 ,to  what end8 ,that   
the ,lord ,god might dwell among them   
7,psa #fh3ch74    ,answ4 #c4 ,that at   
that very time when ,jesus ,christ did  
hang on the  cross on ,mount ,calvary1  
was buried1 rose again from the dead1   
and  ascended above the clouds from his 
disciples1 at that very time  was all   
the law fulfilled for righteousness4 ,he
 is the end of  the law1 mark2 he is the
 end of the law for righteousness4 ,but 
if  there were anything yet to be done  
for justification1 which was  not then  
done2 there could not be an end put to  
the law for  righteousness1 for every   
one that believeth4 ,but in that there  
is  an end put to the law for           
righteousness by ,jesus for all the     
elect  of ,god1 ,christ having once     
fulfilled it for them3 ,it is manifest1 
that there was not anything then left   

undone by ,christ at that  time1 which  
was afterward to be done by his own     
,spirit in his  children for            
justification1 only believe what the man
 ,christ1  at that time did do1 and     
saved 7,acts #ac3bi-ci72 and whereas    
thou  asketh1 whether ,christ did       
justify that which the law condemneth8  
,answ4 #d4 ,i answer1 ,fourthly1 ,that  
though ,christ ,jesus did not  justify  
sins of ungodliness1 yet he justifieth  
the ungodly4 ,now to  him that worketh  
is the reward given1 or not reckoned of 
grace1  but of debt4 ,but to him that   
worketh not1 but believeth on him that  
justifieth the ungodly1 7mark the       
ungodly7 his faith is counted  for      
righteousness 7,rom #d3d74 ,he is he    
that justifieth1 having  finished the   
righteousness of the law in his own     
person for them4  ,mine own arm brought 
salvation1 saith he1 but how8 ,even by  
his  bleeding on the cross2 we have     
redemption through his blood 7,eph      
#a3g71 which was shed without the gate  

7,heb #ac3ab74 ,ay1 and though  the law 
condemneth a sinner1 yet let but that   
sinner believe in  ,christ1 in what he  
hath done in his own person1 and he     
shall be  justified from all things1    
from which he could not be justified  by
 the law of ,moses 7,acts #ac3ci74      
,and whereas thou asketh me the meaning 
of that scripture1 not  one tittle of   
the law shall fail till all be          
fulfilled4 ,i answer1  ,that the law    
hath already been fulfilled for         
justification1 for  every one that      
believeth3 ,and a believer is to do     
nothing for  justification1 only believe
 and be saved2 though that law be a rule
  for every one that believeth to walk  
by1 but not for justification4  ,but if 
you do not put a difference between     
justification wrought by  the man       
,christ without1 and sanctification     
wrought by the ,spirit  of ,christ1     
within2 teaching believers their duty to
 their ,god1  for his love in giving    
,christ2 you are not able to divide the 

word  aright3 but contrariwise1 you     
corrupt the word of ,god1 and cast      
stumbling-blocks before the people2 and 
will certainly one day most  deeply     
smart for your folly1 except you repent4
 ,here is a plain  answer that may      
satisfy the simple4 ,the ,lord ,god     
grant that they  may lay it to heart    
effectually4    ,now this ,i say        
further1 that if ,god enable any to     
receive this  doctrine aright 7 namely  
what ,i said even now7 it will more     
engage  the soul to ,god1 than all the  
threatenings1 thunder-claps1 and  curses
 that come from the law itself4 ,and a  
soul will do more for  ,god1 seeing     
itself redeemed by the blood of the     
,lamb the ,son of  ,mary 7,john #a3bi74 
than if he had all the conditions of the
 law  to fulfil1 and might be sure to   
have heaven for the fulfilling of  them4
 ,now as to the assurance thou speakest 
of at the end of thy  question4 ,i know 
in the first place1 that though         
believers themselves  do sin1 yet they  

have an advocate with the ,father1      
,jesus ,christ  the righteous2 7#a;,john
 #b3a74 ,and though the doctrine of the 
gospel  be to abstain from all          
appearance of evil1 yet our ,lord ,jesus
  ,christ is so pitiful1 as not         
altogether to deprive his children  of  
an assurance of their salvation1#b      
though sometimes through  weakness they 
do transgress4 ,and whereas you would   
lay an assurance  on our obedience to   
the law2 ,i say1 our assurance comes    
through our  believing1 and our         
obedience to the law is a fruit of our  
believing2  for every one that hath this
 hope1 that he is one of the children1  
or sons of ,god1 by faith in ,jesus     
7#a;,john #c3c71 purifieth himself1     
even as he is pure4 ,holiness of life1  
if it be right1 flows from  an assurance
 of our being justified by ,christ's    
death on the cross1  on ,mount ,calvary2
 as it is written again1 that he might  
sanctify  his people with his own blood1
 he suffered without the gate4    ,but  

again1 page #ab4 thou seemest offended1 
because ,i say1 ,they  are deceived1 who
 think to obtain salvation by following 
the law1  which they call ,christ1      
though falsely4 ,why shouldst thou be   
offended at this1 when the scripture    
saith plainly1 ,that by the  deeds of   
the law there shall no flesh be         
justified in his sight3  for by the law 
is the knowledge of sin 7,rom #c3bj74   
,but this is  thy frothy argument1 ,the 
law convinceth1 and is our schoolmaster 
to bring us to ,christ2 therefore the   
law is not taken away1  sayest thou4    
,friend1 what is this to the purpose8   
must we seek for  justification by the  
works of the law1 because the law       
convinceth8  you may as well say1 we    
must seek for justification from our    
consciences1 because they do convince3  
,now where the scripture  saith1 the law
 was our schoolmaster to bring us to    
,christ2 do  you think it means1 we must
 be first fitted by purification of     
ourselves by1 or according to the law1  

before we can be saved by  ,christ from 
the curse of the law8 ,if you say1 yea2 
then doth not  this follow1 that ,christ
 ,jesus did not come to save sinners1   
but  to save the righteous2 and if so1  
then you must say1 that ,christ1        
,peter1 ,paul1 and all the servants of  
the ,lord are liars1 who have  testified
 that ,christ died not for the godly1   
but for the ungodly  and sinners4       
,but where the scripture saith1 the law 
was our schoolmaster to  bring us to    
,christ3 ,i ask again1 is it the        
ceremonial law1 or the  moral law that  
is meant in this place8 ,if you say the 
moral1 or  the ten commandments1 ,i     
answer2 ,that doth not lead to life and 
so  not to ,christ2 but is properly the 
ministration of condemnation  7#b;,cor  
#c3f-aa74 ,that is1 the proper work of  
the moral law1 or ten  commandments1 is 
to condemn1 if it be not obeyed2 and yet
 not to  bless1 until it be every jot   
fulfilled1 which is impossible to be    
done by any man for justification1 in   

that exact and severe way  which the law
 calls for2 which makes the ,apostle    
say1 as many as  are of the works of the
 law1 are under the curse4 ,mark1 he    
doth  not say1 as many as are of the    
works of sin1 are under the curse1      
though that be true2 but as many as are 
of the works of the law1  are under the 
curse3 for it is written1 ,cursed is    
every one that  continueth not in all   
things which are written in the book of 
the  law to do them4 ,but that no man is
 justified by the law in the  sight of  
,god1 it is evident3 for1 ,the just     
shall live by faith  7,gal #c3aj1aa74   
,if it be meant of the ceremonial law1  
as ,i am most inclinable to  believe1   
because he saith it was our             
schoolmaster2 he doth not say  it is1   
but it was our schoolmaster to bring us 
to ,christ1 being  tutor or governor2   
holding and significations forth1       
,christ to  come by its types until the 
time appointed of the ,father1 which    
appointed time 7and so that law7 was to 

have an end1 when ,god sent  forth his  
,son made of a woman1 ,jesus the ,son of
 ,mary1 who was made  under the law1 to 
redeem those that were under the law4   
,now the ceremonial law did bring or    
lead to ,christ these two ways3  ,first1
 ,in that it did continue in full force 
until he did come into  the world1 and  
had done that which was by it held out  
for him to  do4    ,secondly1 ,in that  
the several types and shadows1 as the   
blood of  bulls and lambs1 with diverse 
other services did lead to1 or hold     
forth ,christ that was to come3 ,but the
 moral law1 or ten commandments1  is so 
far from leading us to ,christ by our   
following it1 that  it doth even lead   
those that are led by it under the      
curse4 ,not  because the law hath an    
evil end in it1 but because of our      
weakness  and inability to do it2       
therefore it is forced1 as it is just1  
to pass a sentence of condemnation on   
every one1 that in every  particular    
fulfils it not4    ,in the next place1  

thou art offended because ,i said1 ,it  
is not1  for ,i do not know your fellows
 for boasting under heaven1 in that     
you1 7,pharisees like7 do cry up        
yourselves to be the men1 and  condemns 
all others2 when you are ,,the ,,men    
that are the greatest  enemies to the   
,christ of ,god without 7who is the     
,saviour7 of any  men under heaven4 ,and
 in that you pretend you are perfect1   
when  you are the notablest liars and   
corrupters of the sayings of the  people
 of ,god1 yea1 and of the scriptures    
also1 that ever ,i came  near in all the
 days of my life2 and ,i doubt not but  
before ,i  have done with you1 ,i shall 
make it appear to them that read or     
hear my lines aright4 the query in page 
#ac4 runs thus1 ,will that  faith which 
is without works justify8 ,i answer1    
,no1 neither will  those works which are
 without faith sanctify4 ,what then1 ,is
 it  faith and works together that doth 
justify8 ,no1 it is only faith  in the  
blood of the man ,christ1 that did hang 

on the cross on ,mount  ,calvary1 that  
doth justify in the sight of ,god and   
the soul1 and  it is the fruits of      
faith1 good works1 which do justify in  
the  sight of men4 ,so that when it is  
said1 we are justified by works2  it is 
not meant that works will justify in the
 sight of ,god4 ,no1  but shew me 7or   
shew men7 thy faith1 of justify thy     
faith to be  true and right before men  
by thy works4 ,shew men thy faith by    
thy works1 it is in the sight of men4   
,so that we conclude a man  is          
justified1 or made manifest to be indeed
 that which is right1  both to          
believers1 and to the world by its      
works4 ,though ,i must  confess1 that   
both ,paul and ,peter1 and the rest of  
the saints1  may sometimes be deceived  
in the truth of the faith of others by  
their works4    ,again ,i page #ag thou 
seemest to be offended1 because1 ,i say 
loving  by faith1 is to apply the ,lord 
,jesus ,christ1 his benefits1 as  birth1
 righteousness1 death1 blood1           

resurrection1 ascension1 and            
intercession1 together with the glorious
 benefits of his second  coming to me1  
as mine1 and for me1 c 7,gal #b3bj74    
,friend1 methinks thou shouldest find no
 fault with this1 but that  the ,man    
,christ ,jesus1 the ,son of ,mary1 is   
not very pleasant to  thee1 because thou
 hast swallowed down secretly another   
doctrine2  but friend1 ,i speak of      
applying these things4 and thou speakest
  of talking of them1 ,i know that there
 are many who talk of ,christ1  that    
will fall short of heaven and glory4    
,but tell me1 what sayest thou to him   
that doth apply all these  things to his
 soul1 is there not enough in them to   
justify him1 that  doth really and truly
 in the power of the ,spirit1 believe   
this to  be true which ,i have said8 or 
dost thou deny it and preach another    
gospel saith not1 who shall ascend1 to  
fetch ,christ from above  for salvation4
 ,though there is never a scripture that
 saith these  words1 word for word2 yet 

the scripture saith1 the word is nigh   
thee1 even in thy mouth1 and in thy     
heart2 but mark1 it is the word  of     
faith1 not the ,man ,christ ,jesus1 but 
faith which layeth hold  on him 7,rom   
#aj3h-i71 which is this1 ,that if thou  
shalt confess  with thy mouth the ,lord 
,jesus1 7who was born of the ,virgin1   
,matt  #a3ba7 and shalt believe in thine
 heart that ,god hath raised him  from  
the dead1 thou shalt be saved4 ,these   
great and precious  scriptures1 with    
which by corrupting of them1 the        
,quakers have  beguiled many1 have this 
meaning1 that if thou shalt confess with
  thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus2 that is1  
in profession and practice1 own  him1   
and believe him to be the anointed      
,saviour4 ,and shalt believe  in thine  
heart1 that ,god raised him from the    
dead1 thou shalt be  saved2 for with the
 heart man believeth unto righteousness2
 and  with the mouth confession is made 
unto salvation4 ,but what should  men   
believe with the heart8 ,namely this1   

that ,god raised him 7  that is ,christ7
 from the dead 7verse #aj74 ,and        
therefore1 ,i wonder  thou shouldest so 
scold1 as thou dost1 against the truth3 
,if this  be not truth1 blame the       
scriptures which do testify of these    
things  for truth4 ,for ,i am ruled and 
would be ruled by them through the      
,spirit4    ,but farther1 thou art      
offended that ,i should say1 ,they are  
deceived  who own ,christ no otherwise  
than as he was before the world  began4 
,this question1 ,i briefly ask thee1    
,had ,christ a body of  flesh before the
 world began8 ,if you say no1 as you    
must1 if you  say true2 then do not ,i  
say true1 when ,i say1 they are deceived
  who own ,christ no otherwise than as  
he was before the world began8  because 
they own him not with that body of flesh
 which he took of  the ,virgin ,mary2   
and so are antichrists1 as the scripture
 saith4  ,and how say you8 ,do you      
believe that the same ,christ who was   
before the world1 without a body1 did in

 time come into the world  and take a   
body from the ,virgin1 and in that body 
did obtain  everlasting redemption for  
sinners83 and is gone with that very    
body into the presence of this ,father  
above the clouds into heaven1  from his 
saints on earth1 though in them by his  
,spirit4 ,a plain  answer to this would 
unlock your double meanings4 ,again1    
thou  sayest the saints drank of the    
spiritual rock that followed them4      
,friend1 ,i confess1 that that spiritual
 rock that did follow the  fathers1 and 
long after1 was from the same loins with
 them1 even  from the loins of ,abraham1
 and the rest of the children of the    
promise1 according to the promise1 was  
the meat and drink of saints  7,rom     
#i3d1e74 ,but to look upon ,christ no   
otherwise than as he was  before the    
world was1 which was a ,spirit only1 and
 not to own him  now clothed with a     
body1 absent from his children touching 
the  same body1 ,i dare be bold to say1 
they are no ,christians1 but            

antichristians1 yea antichrists4 ,he    
that confesseth not that ,jesus  ,christ
 is come in the flesh is antichrist1 and
 of antichrist4  ,again1    ,at this    
also thou wranglest1 because ,i said    
that every spirit that  confesseth not  
that ,jesus ,christ1 who was with the   
,father before  the world was1 did in   
the appointed time of the ,father1 come 
into  the world1 take a body upon him1  
and was very ,man as well as very  ,god3
 and did in the very body suffer what   
did belong to the sons  of men1 c4 ,so  
my book1 page #db1 #dc1 #dd4 ,i answer1 
if thou didst  indeed believe the truth1
 thou wouldest own these things4 ,but   
being  deceived1 rather that thou wilt  
let his pass for truth1 though  thou    
wilt put on a vail1 and venture upon it 
thus1 saying1 ,if  every spirit were of 
,god1 which doth confess in words this1 
then  is not the ,pope himself          
antichrist4    ,answ4 ,friend1 it is one
 thing to confess the things in words   
and  another thing to believe them1 and 

to make a life out of them2  and there  
fore is thy life made out of ,christ    
without thee1 by the  operation of his  
,spirit within thee1 yea or no8 then in 
answer  to my bidding people receive no 
,christ except ,god's ,christ1 thou     
sayest thus1 ,that ,christ is a mystery1
 and unto him is light1 and  shall be   
salvation where his person never came4  
this question  ,i ask thee1 did or doth 
,christ obtain salvation for any1       
without  that body which he took of the 
,virgin8 ,and yet thou sayest1 it       
cannot be said1 here is the place where 
the ,son is not4    ,i answer3 ,as the  
,son of ,god is also very ,man1 so it   
may be said1  here is the place where he
 is not1 and there is the place where he
  hath not been1 though as he is ,god it
 is otherwise3 lit him that  reads      
understand4    ,and now passing by many 
things that ,i might justly examine1 and
  also many unseemly expressions1 ,i    
come to the next thing1 and that  is1   
where you say1 you wrest not the        

scriptures in ,john #a3i4 ,but  it is   
evident1 that you do most horribly wrest
 it1 in the you1  though you seem to    
take it in the plain words1 yet would   
hold1  that that light is the ,spirit of
 ,christ1 notwithstanding here is  no   
such thing mentioned in that scripture4 
,for mark1 as ,i have  sometimes said1  
and now also will say1 that that light  
wherewith  ,christ1 as he is ,god1 hath 
lightened every one with1 is not the    
,spirit of ,christ1 as is clear1 in that
 some are sensual having not  the       
,spirit1 which they must needs have1 if 
it were given to every  one that comes  
into the world1 and therefore1 in that  
you say1 ,i  say you lay down that      
scripture false2 ,i say again1 that you 
say  many things which ,i do know to be 
blasphemy1 as ,i shall prove  clearly   
anon1 as also ,i have already4 ,and     
therefore1 to take thee  of from this1  
,i shall say1 that ,christ as he is a   
mediator1 a ,man  between ,god and man1 
so he doth not lighten every man that   

comes  into the world1 though as he is  
,god he doth4 ,and this is manifest1    
where he often1 7as he was ,man7 saith1 
,these things are spoken to  them that  
are without in parables2 that seeing    
they might not see1  and hearing they   
might not understand1 7,luke #h3aj74    
,and again1  where ,judas 7not          
,iscariot7 said2 ,lord1 how is it1 that 
thou wilt  manifest thyself to us1 and  
not unto the world8 ,he saith1 ,if a    
man love me1 he will keep my words3 and 
my ,father will love him1  and we 7,i as
 mediator1 and my ,father as reconciled 
in me7 will  come unto him1 and make our
 abode with him 7,john #ad3bc74 ,and    
again1 ,no man knoweth him as a father1 
but the ,son1 and he to  whom the ,son  
will reveal him 7,matt #aa3bg74 ,but    
above all1 take  that scripture where   
the ,son saith1 ,i thank thee ,o        
,father1 ,lord  of heaven and earth1    
because thou hast hid these things from 
the  wise and prudent1 and hast revealed
 them unto babes 7verse #be74  ,here the

 ,son and the ,father are speaking one  
to another2 the ,father  he hides the   
glorious things of the gospel from the1 
world 7,matt  #aa3be-bg71 and the ,son  
he rejoices in so doing4 ,at the same   
hour  ,jesus rejoiced in ,spirit1 and   
said1 ,i thank thee1 ,o ,father1 c4     
,therefore understand thus much1 that   
though ,christ as he is ,god1  doth give
 to every man a light1 which is         
conscience1 otherwise  called nature    
7,rom #b3ad2 #a;,cor #aa2ad71 yet it    
doth not follow1  that every man hath   
enlightening from ,christ as he is      
mediator4  ,no1 ,christ as he is        
mediator doth neither pray for the world
 7,john  #ag3i71 neither doth he give   
his ,spirit to all that are in the      
world2  for some are sensual1 and have  
it not4 ,but now the argument that  thou
 dost bring to colour the contrary with1
 is this2 for what  the ,father doth1   
sayest thou1 the ,son doth also4 ,answ4 
,though this  be true1 that the ,son    
doth what the ,father doth2 yet it doth 

not  appear that either the ,father or  
the son hath given the ,spirit to  every
 one that comes into the world 7,jude   
#ai74    ,again thou sayest1 thou       
deniest those that say1 ,that light     
which  every one hath as he comes into  
the world1 is conscience2 though  some  
call it ,christ falsely4 ,answ4 ,friend1
 ,what wilt thou have it  called2       
,christ4 ,no1 if not conscience1 then   
call it nature itself2  for all have not
 the ,spirit4    ,but another great     
argument thou bringest in page #ae1 is1 
,the light  of ,christ doth convince of 
sin4 ,now do you call conscience the    
light of ,christ8 that will convince of 
sin 7,john #h3i74 ,and they  being      
convinced by their own consciences1 c4  
if thou dost call  the law the light of 
,christ1 that also will convince of or  
make  known sin2 ,for by the law is the 
knowledge of sin 7,rom #c3bj74 ,if  thou
 dost call even nature itself1 the light
 of ,christ2 ,that also  doth shew1 that
 sins are a shame1 even those sins which

 some leap  over 7#a;,cor #aa3ad71 and  
ruffian-like they will wear long hair1  
which nature itself forbiddeth1 and is  
commended for the same by  the apostle4 
,the ,spirit of ,christ also will       
convince of sin4 ,that1  because these  
several things will convince of sin1    
therefore will  they needs be the       
,spirit of ,christ8 ,or do they         
altogether make  but one ,spirit of     
,christ8 dost thou profess thyself to   
walk in the  light1 and art not able to 
know these things2 ,or1 if thou dost    
know them art thou so unfaithful as not 
to tell poor people of  them1 who are   
some of them at their wits end1 by      
reason they are  not enlightened into   
these things4    ,another of thy        
arguments is1 ,they saw the eternal     
power and  ,godhead1 by that which was  
made manifest of ,god in them4    ,i    
reply ,the scripture say not so word for
 word1 but thus3 ,because  that which   
might be known of ,god1 was manifested  
in them4 ,but  how8 for he hath shewed  

it unto them4 ,but how8 why the         
invisible  things of him from the       
creation of the world are clearly seen1 
being understood by the things that are 
made1 7which words in thy  charge       
against me thou didst leave out7 but    
mark3 ,the invisible  things of ,god    
from the creation of the world are      
clearly seen1  being understood by the  
things that are made4 ,but how then doth
  it say1 that the knowledge of ,god is 
manifested in them8 ,why1  because ,god 
hath shewed it unto them by the things  
that are made1  even by the creation of 
the world4 so that this scripture       
holdeth  forth thus much2 that the      
invisible things of ,god1 as his power1 
holiness1 and common goodness to the    
sons of men are clearly seen1  being    
understood by the things that are made4 
,but how feeble an  argument is this1 to
 prove such a doctrine as this3 ,that   
every one  hath the ,spirit when this   
light discovers ,god only by his works  
in the world4 ,friend1 if they that know

 ,god1 because he doth shew  himself to 
them by his works in the world1 have the
 ,spirit of  ,christ1 then the same     
argument will serve to speak thus much2 
that  the devils themselves have the    
,spirit of ,christ1 which would be      
wonderful blasphemy once to affirm4 ,and
 friend1 the very devils1  both for the 
knowledge of sin1 and also for the      
knowledge of  ,god's eternal power and  
,godhead1 have more experience than all 
the  unregenerate men in the world2 and 
yet have not the least spark  of the    
,spirit of ,christ in them4    ,other   
lame arguments thou tumblest over1 like 
a blind man in a  thicket of bushes1    
which ,i pass by4 ,but one thing more   
thou hast1  and that is this1    ,thou  
askest me whether ,i do know this light 
which god and ,christ  hath given to    
every man 7,rom #b3ad2 #a;,cor #aa3ad78 
,first1 ,i deny  that ,christ as he is  
mediator1 hath given to every man his   
,spirit4  ,and ,secondly1 ,i deny1 that 
,christ as he is ,god hath given to     

every one his ,spirit2 but this ,i say  
as ,i have often said1 it is  conscience
 of nature itself that every one hath1  
take it in either  of these scripture   
terms1 as ,i have proved at large4 ,and 
whereas  thou askest me1 ,whether that  
light1 which ,christ as he is ,god hath 
lightened every one with that comes into
 the world1 be sufficient  in itself for
 life and salvation4 ,i answer plainly1 
no2 for then  ,christ ,jesus needed not 
to have come into the world to die for  
sinners2 for every one had that light   
before ,christ did come into  the world4
    #b4 ,and secondly ,i answer1 it is  
not able1 for then it would have  been a
 needles thing for ,christ to tell his  
disciples of sending  them his ,spirit1 
to lead them into all truth4 ,the might 
have said1  why dost thou talk of       
sending us they ,spirit1 who have that  
that  can do the deed already1 if that  
could have done it4    #c4 ,because the 
scripture saith1 some are sensual1 not  
having the  ,spirit4 ,now a man cannot  

lay hold on ,christ1 nor believe in him 
savingly without the ,spirit1 because   
faith is the work of the  ,spirit4      
#d4 ,because then it had been in vain   
for the ,lord to have given  the        
scriptures to teach men out of1 either  
concerning himself or  themselves3 ,why8
 because without it1 they had a         
sufficient light  to guide them3 that   
thing must not be so4    ,and whereas   
thou asketh1 whether the fault be then  
in ,god1 or in  that thou callest his   
light1 or in the creature8 ,i answer2   
,what  if ,god willing to shew his      
wrath1 and to make his power known1     
endured with much patience the vessels  
of wrath fitted to destruction2  and    
that he might make know the riches of   
his glory on the vessels  of mercy1     
which he had afore 7before the world    
was1 ,eph #a3d7  ordained unto glory8   
,and secondly1 ,o vain man6 ,what is    
that to  thee if ,god should make some  
vessels to dishonour3 hath not the      
potter power over the clay1 of the same 

lump to do therewith as  he pleases     
7,rom #i3af-bb74    ,and where ,i say1  
,christ as he is ,god hath lightened    
every one  that cometh into the world3  
to it thou givest a glavering answer2   
but having touched on this before1 ,i   
pass it by4    ,to the next thing1 where
 ,i say1 men's neglecting this light1 or
  law1 will be sure to damn them1 though
 their obedience to the law  will not   
save them4 ,here thou sayest ,i have    
confessed truth1 7and  ,i know it is    
true by experience7 and thou commentest 
on those  things laid down by me thus3  
,then surely 7sayest thou 7 ,i t  is    
good not to neglect it2 that is1 not to 
neglect following the  law4 ,to which ,i
 answer1 as their obedience to the law  
will not  save them1 so their neglect of
 obedience to the law will be sure  to  
damn them2 these things thou canst not  
deny4 ,but is this all  the wit thou    
hast8 ,because the neglect of the law   
will be sure to  damn them2 therefore   
wouldst thou put poor souls to follow   

that  which will not save them8 7,o     
wonderful ignorance47 ,nay1 but thou    
shouldest have said1 then surely the    
best course is1 for a poor  soul in this
 case1 to fly to the ,lord ,christ1 even
 the ,man ,christ  ,jesus1 who was slain
 on ,mount ,calvary for the sins of poor
 sinners4  ,and the rather1 because he  
did so willingly1 of his own accord  lay
 down his life for them4 ,methinks1 ,i  
say1 thou shouldest rather  have said1  
then lit us follow the ,son of ,mary1   
the ,man ,christ  ,jesus1 the ,lamb of  
,god that takest away the sins of the   
world1  by his blood on the cross2 who  
is now also at his ,father's right  hand
 making intercession for all those that 
do come to the ,father  by him2 but they
 that are not for the truth1 will       
advance anything  but the truth4 ,and as
 for that which thou callest the second 
clause1 which is4 ,the law 7sayest thou7
 must by obeyed4    ,i answer1 ,christ  
,jesus hath done that in his own person1
 and justified  me thereby1 and for my  

part1 ,i will not labour now to fulfil  
the  law for justification1 least ,i    
should undervalue the merits of the     
,man ,christ ,jesus1 and what he hath   
done without me3 and yet will  ,i labour
 to fulfil1 if it were possible1 then   
thousand laws1 if  they were so many2   
,an ,o6 let it be out of love to my     
sweet ,lord  ,jesus 7#b;,cor #e3ad7 for 
the love of ,christ constrains me4 ,and 
thus  much to thy #afth page4    ,in the
 next place1 thou art offended with     
this1 because ,i say1  though ,christ   
doth give a light to every one that     
comes into the  world1 yet it doth not  
therefore follow1 that this conscience1 
7or light7 is the ,spirit of ,christ1 or
 the work of grace wrought  in the heart
 of any believer4 ,this ,i shall pass   
also1 as having  spoken to it already1  
only mind thee of they weakness1 in that
 thou  shouldest make this conscience1  
that ,christ hath given to every  man1  
to be the same with the ,spirit of      
,christ4 ,and thou sayest  further1 that

 the light1 that ,christ hath lightened 
every one with1  is the same in nature  
with the ,spirit of ,christ4 ,o         
wonderful6 that  a man should be so     
foolish1 and so much besides the truth1 
as to  compare that nature1 or          
conscience1 that is given to every man2 
equal to the ,spirit of ,christ3 nay1   
thou sayest that it is one  with it in  
nature4 ,didst thou not blush when thou 
laidst it down8  if thou didst not1 thou
 mightest have done with shame enough4  
,as  ,i said before1 because thy        
conscience will convince thee of sin1   
therefore the law must be called        
,christ1 or as good as ,christ4  ,what6 
because the law will convince of sin1   
therefore the law must  be called       
,christ4 ,what ignorance is this8 ,nay1 
nature itself1 that  must have the      
pre-eminency1 even as high as ,christ   
,jesus1 because  it can tell a man that 
it is a shame for him to wear long hair4
    ,then thou askest me1 can there be a
 surer thing for the creature  to walk  

by1 than by the light of ,christ1 which 
thou confessest  every one hath1 that   
cometh into the world4 ,answer1 ,friend1
 to the  law1 and to the testimony      
7sayeth the scriptures7 for they testify
  of ,christ4 ,and if thou or any else1 
shall leave the scriptures1 to  follow  
the convictions of their own conscience2
 ye are not like  to know ,christ ,jesus
 the ,lord1 for they may be defiled4    
,and again1  it is through the promises 
laid down in the scriptures1 that we    
might be partakers of the divine nature 
7#b,peter #a3d71 and not by  our        
following of the law1 or conscience     
7,gal #c3a-d74    ,but again1 where ,i  
say1 ,heathens1 ,turks1 ,jews1          
,atheists1 c4 have  that which doth     
convince of sin1 and yet are so far from
 having  the ,spirit of ,christ in them1
 that they delight to do iniquity2  and 
serve their lust4 ,upon this thou movest
 this query2 do they1  or ,i1 or any    
other1 serve sin and lust1 because      
,christ hath not  given us light1 or    

because we hate this light4    ,ans4    
,this ,i do really confess1 that every  
,heathen1 ,turk1 or ,jew1  in this      
world1 hath a conscience within them1   
that doth convince  of sin2 for the     
,gentiles which have not the law1 that  
is1 not the  law in tables of stone1 or 
written as we have2 these do by nature1 
the things contained in the law2 these  
having not the law1 are a  law unto them
 selves2 which shew the work of the law 
written in  their hearts1 their         
consciences also bearing them witness1  
c4  ,and all men and women shall be left
 without excuse1 even by the            
convictions of their own consciences1 or
 the law4 ,but now that  these things   
are the ,spirit of ,christ1 that ,i     
deny4 ,for conscience  is but a         
creature1 a faculty of the soul of man1 
which ,god hath  made4 ,neither is the  
law the ,spirit of ,christ2 for the law 
is not  of faith4 ,they that are of the 
works of the law1 are under the  curse1 
but they that have the spirit of ,christ

 they are the children  of ,god1 and    
under grace1 and delivered from the     
curse1 as it is  written 7,gal #c3aj7   
,as many as are of the words of the law 
are  under the curse4 ,but what is it to
 be of the works of the law1 or  under  
the law8 ,ans4 ,why to seek to be       
justified by their obedience  to the    
law4 ,israel which followed after the   
law of righteousness1  mark4 ,they that 
follow after righteousness1 do not      
attain to the  law of righteousness2 if 
they seek it not by faith3 but as it    
were  by the works of the law 7,rom     
#i3cj1ca74 ,but ,christ hath redeemed   
us from the curse of the law1 being 7 in
 our nature7 made a curse  for us 7,gal 
#c3aj-ac74    ,but whereas thou sayest1 
this conscience or law1 which you would 
fain have called the ,spirit of ,christ1
 works in all men either to  justify1 or
 condemn4 ,i do plainly deny1 that      
either conscience1  or the law can      
justify1 though they can condemn4 ,mark1
 ,the law is  called the ministration of

 condemnation1 but not of life4    ,the 
gospel is called the ministration of    
life1 but not of condemnation4  7#b;,cor
 #c3i74 ,the law was given that sin     
might be discovered4 ,the  gospel was   
sent1 that sin might be taken away4 ,the
 law worketh  wrath2 but the gospel is a
 gospel of peace 7,rom #aj74 ,the law   
made nothing perfect 7,heb #g3ai74 ,but 
,christ justifieth from all  those      
things from which we could not be       
justified by the law of  ,moses 7,acts  
#ac3ci74    ,and whereas thou askest me 
whether any thing doth convince of sin  
contrary to1 or besides the ,spirit of  
,christ4    ,i answer4 ,there is        
conscience1 and the law1 yea1 and nature
 itself  that doth convince of son2 as  
before ,i have proved at large4 ,yet    
neither is conscience1 that law2 or     
nature itself the ,spirit of  ,christ2  
no1 but are much inferior to it1 as     
being things of no  glory in respect of 
it4    ,and again1 that something doth  
convince of sin besides the ,spirit  of 

,christ1 it is evident1 for the law     
saith1 ,cursed is every on  e that      
continueth not in all things which are  
written in it to do  them 7,gal #c3aj74 
,but the ,spirit convinceth men of their
 unbelief1  together with other sins4   
,now mark1 ,the law also convinceth to  
work for life1 the ,spirit convinceth to
 believe for life2 the law  saith1 ,he  
that doth not fulfil me1 shall be       
damned4 ,the ,spirit  saith1 ,he that   
believeth in ,christ shall be saved4    
,now observe  the terms of the law and  
of the gospel1 are different one from   
another as to justification4 ,if men    
seek for life by the law2  then the law 
saith1 ,fulfil me perfectly1 and thou   
shalt live4 ,the  spirit saith1 that    
,christ ,jesus came into the world to   
save those  that by transgression had   
broken the law4 ,for1 for this cause    
saith  the ,spirit ,he 7,jesus the ,son 
of ,mary1 the ,man ,christ between ,god 
and us #a,tim #b3e7 is the mediator of  
the ,new ,testament4 ,for what8  that by

 means of death1 for the redemption of  
the transgressions  that were under the 
first testament1 they which are called  
might  receive the promise of eternal   
inheritance 7,heb #i3ae74 ,now  ,i would
 not be mistaken2 ,i do not say1 that   
the ,spirit of ,christ  doth give the   
least liberty to sin2 ,god forbid4 ,but 
its convictions  are of a more saving   
and refreshing nature than the          
convictions  of the law1 and do more    
constrain the soul to holiness than     
that4    ,the law saying1 work for life2
 the ,spirit saying1 ,now to him that   
worketh not1 7for life7 but believeth on
 him that justifieth the  ungodly1 his  
faith is counted for righteousness 7,rom
 #d3e71 as  thus1 if ,i should owe to   
two creditors ten thousand talents2 the 
one should say unto me1 thou owest me   
five thousand talents1 pay  that thou   
owest2 the other should say1 thou owest 
me five thousand  talents1 and ,i       
frankly and freely forgive thee all4    
,now these  expressions are contrary one

 to another3 even so is the end of the  
convictions of the law1 not according to
 the end of the convictions  of the     
,spirit of ,christ2 the one saying1 pay 
me that thou owest1  the other saying1  
thou art frankly and freely forgiven    
all4    ,the next thing thou utterest   
is1 where ,i say1 ,those that are alive 
unto sins1 have not the ,spirit of      
,christ4 ,but sayst thou1 it is  given  
to every man4 ,mark1 thou sayest1 ,it is
 given to every man4  ,the apostle      
saith1 some are sensual1 having not the 
,spirit 7,jude  #ai74 ,who must we now  
believe1 the ,apostle or you8 ,certainly
 your  doctrine is not according to     
truth1 but a lie2 as is clear1 in the   
you will affirm1 that which the ,apostle
 doth deny4    ,then thou sayest1 ,i    
bring other vain arguments to prove that
 every  one hath not the ,spirit of     
,christ4 ,this one is enough to prove   
it1 that the ,apostle saith1 ,some men  
have it not4 ,but that which  thou      
callest vain1 ,i am sure neither thou   

nor any of they fellows1  are able to   
answer4 ,one is to this purpose2 the    
devils are so  convinced of son1 that   
they did fear the torment that was to   
come  upon them for their sins2 and did 
fear also that the son of ,man  was come
 to torment them for their sins1 and yet
 the devils have  not the spirit of     
,christ4 so that it is evident1 that we 
may be  convinced of sin1 and yet not by
 the ,spirit of ,christ4 ,a second      
argument which thou callest vain1 is    
this1 ,man in his coming into  the      
world1 hath his conscience given him1   
which doth convince of  sin 7,john      
#h3i71 yet man in his coming into the   
world1 or as he  cometh into the world1 
hath not the ,spirit of ,christ given   
him1  for that must be received         
ordinarily afterward by the preaching   
of the word1 which is preached by the   
ministers and servants of  ,jesus       
,christ 7,acts #aj3dd74 while ,peter yet
 spake to the people1  the ,holy ,ghost 
fell on all them which heard the word4  

,but farther1 thou sayest1 ,until ,i    
prove the light of ,christ contrary  to 
the ,spirit of ,christ1 thou wilt say1  
that every man hath that  which is one  
in union1 and like the ,spirit of       
,christ1 even as good  as the ,spirit of
 ,christ in its measure4    ,answer4    
,friend1 ,i have proved already that    
every man hath not the  ,spirit of      
,christ1 though they have that which    
thou dost call the  ,spirit of ,christ1 
which is conscience and nature itself4  
,and this  ,i say again1 that thou hast 
laid open thy weakness very much1 to    
say that every man hath that which is as
 good as the ,spirit of  ,christ1       
,friend1 seeing the scriptures say1 some
 have not the ,spirit  of ,christ1 how  
durst thou so blaspheme1 as to say1 then
 it is as  good as the ,spirit of       
,christ in its measure4 ,was there ever 
such a  deal of ignorance discovered at 
one time by man1 as to say1 that  every 
man hath the spirit1 or that which is as
 good as the ,spirit2  though the       

,spirit saith plainly1 that some have   
not the ,spirit1  as ,i have proved     
plainly 7,jude #ai74 ,friend1 what is   
there besides  the ,spirit that is as   
good as the ,spirit4 ,be silent1 and say
 no  more so1 lest thou dost through    
ignorance1 or presumption1 set  up thy  
conscience or nature1 as high and as    
good as the ,spirit of  ,christ1 when   
indeed they are not worthy to be        
compared with it1  being weak1 and not  
able to do that which is and hath been  
done  by the ,spirit of ,christ4        
,then thou art offended1 because ,i said
 the devil doth deceive poor  souls by  
bidding them listen within1 and see if  
there be not that  which doth convince  
of sin4 friend1 all men have not the    
,spirit1  though they have that         
conscience that doth convince of son    
7,john  #h3i74 ,now seeing all men have 
not the ,spirit1 is it not a great      
deceit of the devil to persuade poor    
souls1 that because they are  convinced 
for son by their own consciences1       

therefore they have  the ,spirit of     
,christ3 surely it is from the devil4   
,because he  would make thee believe    
that conscience1 which is but a         
creature1  is the ,spirit of ,christ1 by
 whom the world was made4 ,again1       
because  the soul1 being persuaded that 
it hath the ,spirit 7when it hath  it   
not7 as all men naturally are without it
 7,eph #e3ac1ad71 it is  kept off from  
seeking and begging for it1 being       
already persuaded  7falsely7 that it    
hath it4    ,and whereas thou sayest1   
the voice of the gospel is to bid listen
  within the heart1 as ,paul preacheth4 
,i deny that ,paul biddeth  listen      
within4 ,but the scripture that you     
would fain make shelter  for your error 
is this1 where he saith1 ,the word is   
nigh thee1  even in thy mouth1 and in   
thy heart 7,rom #aj3h74 ,that is1 ,the  
word  of faith which we preach4 ,now1   
,friend1 faith is that which layeth     
hold of1 or believeth the gospel4 ,and  
that his is the meaning  read the next  

verse3 ,that 7saith he7 ,if thou shalt  
confess with  thy mouth the ,lord       
,jesus1 and shalt believe in thine heart
 that  ,god hath raise him from the     
dead1 thou shalt be saved4 so that  it  
is clear that the word of faith1 is to  
believe assuredly from  the very heart1 
that ,god hath raised up ,jesus from the
 dead1 out  of the grave into which he  
was laid by ,joseph2 and that he was    
raised again for my justification 7,rom 
#d3be71 as it is written  7#a;,cor #ae71
 ,moreover brethren 7saith he17 ,i      
declare unto you the  gospel which ,i   
preached unto you at the first1 which   
also you  have received1 and wherein ye 
stand1 by which also ye are saved1  if  
ye keep in memory1 7 or assuredly       
believe17 what ,i preached unto  you1   
unless ye have believed in vain4 but    
what was that gospel  you preached8 why1
 saith he 7verse #c71 ,i delivered unto 
you first  of all1 that which ,i also   
received1 how that ,christ died for our 
sins according to the scriptures2 and   

that he was buried1 and that  he rose   
again the third day according to the    
scriptures3 and that  he was seen       
of--the brethren after his resurrection1
 c4 the word  of the gospel1 my friend1 
is1 ,christ died for our sins according 
to the scriptures1 and that he rose     
again according to the  scriptures1 and 
that he is ascended from his disciples1 
to prepare  a place for them according  
to the scripture4    ,that he ever      
liveth to make intercession in his own  
person without1  as mediator between    
,god and man1 according to the scripture
 7,heb  #g3be74    ,that he will come   
again in the clouds with all his mighty 
angels1  and before him shall all nation
 be gathered1 according to the          
scriptures 7#a,thess #d3af1ag2 ,matt    
#be3ca1cb71 after which time1 his       
saints shall be ever with him according 
to the scriptures4    ,again1 thou art  
offended in that ,i said1 ,now the poor 
soul finding  this to be so 7that it is 
convinced of sin7 all in haste 7if it be

  willing to profess7 through ignorance 
of the gospel1 claps in with  the       
motions of its own conscience1 which    
doth command to abstain  from this evil1
 and to practise that good4 ,which words
 of mine  thou corruptest1 and wrestest1
 and layest down in another form1  as   
are to be seen in thy book1 page #ah4   
,but now1 friend1 is not he  ignorant of
 the gospel1 which thinks his own       
conscience will lead  him to eternal    
life1 by commanding to abstain from this
 evil1 and  practise that good8 ,surely1
 if salvation comes by our conscience1  
or by the convictions or commands       
thereof1 ,christ ,jesus died for        
nothing 7,gal #b3ba74    ,and whereas   
thou askest1 what1 and how doth the     
light of the gospel  work1 if not in the
 conscience4 ,i answer1 ,though the     
light of the  ,spirit of ,god and the   
gospel light is hid1 and dith not shine 
so  much as unto1 much less into the    
consciences of some of them that  be    
lost 7#b;,cor #d3c1d7 that though the   

light of the gospel dith shine1  and    
that gloriously too in the hearts of    
,god's elect1 yet it dith  not follow1  
that the convictions of conscience is   
the gospel2 no1  nor the convictions of 
the law neither4 ,and again1 though     
every  one of ,god's elect have the     
light of the glorious gospel shining  in
 them1 what argument is this to prove   
all men have the light  of the gospel   
shining in them4 ,no1 saith ,christ1 ,i 
thank thee1  ,o ,father1 because thou   
hast hid these things 7the things of the
  gospel7 from the wise and prudent1 and
 hast revealed them unto  babes 7,matt  
#ab3be74 ,and whereas thou sayest 7as ,i
 gather by thy  words7 that ,i call     
conscience the light of ,christ1 ,i say1
 if thou  meanest by these words 7the   
light of ,christ7 the ,spirit of        
,christ1  ,i do deny that every man hath
 it3 but if thou callest conscience  the
 light of ,christ1 or the highest light 
that is in an unconverted  man the light
 of ,christ2 then1 ,i say1 that the     

highest light that  is in a natural or  
unconverted man 7which you call the     
light of  ,christ7 is not able by all   
its motions an convictions1 nor yet  by 
all the obedience that a man ca yield to
 these convictions2 ,i  say1 they are   
not able to deliver him from the wrath  
to come2 for  deliverance from that s   
obtained by the blood of ,jesus1 which  
was  shed on the cross1 without the gate
 of ,jerusalem 7as ,i have often  said7 
7,eph #a3g compared with ,heb #ac3ab74  
and not any light within  a natural man4
    ,and whereas thou sayest that ,i    
said1 the devil counterfeits the new    
birth by persuading to follow the light 
of the world4 ,i answer1 #c  ,thou hast 
most naughtily belied me4 ,the words    
that ,i said 7speaking  of the devil    
before7 are these2 ,now he counterfeits 
the new birth  7said7 by persuading them
 that it is wrought by following the    
light that they brought into the world  
with them2 as is clearly  seen in my    
book1 page #gf4 ,friend1 ,i wonder that 

you should so  boldly profess yourself  
to be led by the ,spirit of ,christ1    
when  you make it manifest that you are 
guided by the spirit of ,satan4  ,was   
not he a liar8 and hast not thou been   
led by a lying spirit  also1 in wresting
 of my words as thou hast done8    ,but 
,i do freely declare again1 that ,satan 
doth deceive those souls1  whom he      
persuades the new birth is wrought in1  
by following the  light they brought    
into the world with them2 for men as    
they come  into the world1 do not       
receive the ,spirit1 for it is given to 
the  elect afterwards2 neither have all 
men the ,spirit4 ,and he that  hath the 
new birth1 must have it by1 and through 
the ,spirit2 as  it is written1 ,except 
a man be born of water and of the       
,spirit1  he cannot enter into the      
kingdom of ,god4 ,therefore1 if men do  
not  bring the ,spirit into the world   
with them2 and if nothing without  the  
,spirit1 or nothing but the ,spirit1    
will or can work the new  birth in a    

man3 it must needs follow1 that they who
 think the new  birth is wrought by that
 light or conscience which they brought 
into the world with them1 must needs be 
beguiled by ,satan4    ,i do pass by    
many of thy raging expressions1 which ,i
 might justly  charge with much         
unrighteousness2 but ,i know the time is
 short1  and then whatsoever thou has   
done in secret1 shall be laid open  upon
 the house tops1 therefore ,i forbear   
them4    ,again1 thou art offended      
because ,i said1 now ,satan makes the   
soul  believe he is its friend1 and that
 he is a gospel minister 7#b;,cor       
#aa3ad71 and if the soul will be led by 
what shall be made known  to it1 from   
the light or conscience within1 it shall
 not need to  fear1 but it shall do     
well1 page #gf4 of my book #aec4 ,i said
 it  then1 and ,i say it now2 and ,i    
know that he that doth think to be  born
 again by following his conscience1 or  
any other light that is  in an          
unregenerate man1 will be deceived1 and 

shall one day know1  that there is a    
difference between conscience and       
,christ2 between  the light of nature1  
and the ,spirit of ,god4    ,quest4 ,but
 you may say1 how can you prove that    
conscience is not  of the same nature1  
of the ,spirit of ,christ8    ,answ4 #a4
 ,they that are unbelieving1 even their 
conscience is  defiled4 ,tit4 i4 #ae4   
,but so cannot be the ,spirit of        
,christ4    ,answ4 #b4 ,conscience is   
not of the same nature with the ,spirit 
of  ,christ1 for conscience may be      
hardened or seared with an hot iron3  as
 it is written 7#a,tim #d3b74 ,but so   
cannot be the ,spirit of ,christ4       
,answ4 #c4 ,our consciences naturally   
are evil1 having 7saith the  scripture7 
our hearts sprinkled from an evil       
conscience 7,heb  #aj3bb74 ,but so is   
not the ,spirit of ,christ4    ,but     
again whereas you said1 that ,i said1   
they will not speak except  the ,spirit 
move the1 c thou dost falsely speak of  
me1 and dost  corrupt my words2 for ,i  

said1 ,how they will not speak except   
their  spirit move them1 7,i do not say 
the ,spirit of ,christ7 7said ,i7       
,friend2 if you can be lead to life by  
your own spirit1 if your  own spirit    
will learn you the things of the ,spirit
 of ,god2 and if  you can speak them    
with and in your own spirit1 in the     
demonstration  that they are spoken1    
when they are spoken in the ,spirit of  
,christ2  7which all men have not7 then 
say that ,i speak false things2 but     
till that time hold your peace4 ,thus ,i
 pass by they #bj4 page1  leaving many  
of thy scolding terms to thyself4 ,the  
next thing you  sayest ,is1 that ,i did 
run but was not sent1 like unto my      
forefathers3  and therefore sayest thou1
 ,i do not profit the people at all4    
,answ4 ,which accusation of thine1 ,i   
shall leave to be taken notice  of by   
the people of ,god in the country where 
,i dwell1 who will  testify the contrary
 for me1 setting aside the carnal       
ministry1  with their retinue2 who are  

as mad against me as thyself4    ,but   
farther1 thou art somewhat distempered1 
and discontented that  ,i said1 ,many   
sad and horrible doctrines are vented by
 you1 ,and  your said1 ,i named nothing4
 ,answ4 ,i need not1 thine own speech   
betrayeth thee1 that thou art one of    
them1 that do such things2  and ,i need 
go no further than thy own mouth and    
doctrine4 ,but if  it will be more      
satisfaction to tell you wherein1 they  
or your  society do hold sad doctrine ,i
 shall4    #a4 ,therefore your society  
do hold and affirm1 that that man which 
was hanged on the cross between two     
thieves1 called ,jesus2 in his  person  
is within you1 contrary to the scripture
 7,acts #a3aa74    #b4 ,you say that    
,christ is crucified within1 dead within
 risen and  ascended within2 which also 
you have no word of scripture to prove4 
#c4 ,your society affirm1 that the      
coming of the ,spirit into the hearts   
of believers do plainly hold forth1 that
 the coming of ,christ in  the spirit   

was before his coming in the flesh2 as  
in #a,peter #a3aj1aa  where the apostle 
speaking of the prophets inquiring into 
the  great salvation which was          
afterwards to be accomplished1 saith1   
searching what1 of what manner of time  
the ,spirit of ,christ  which was in    
them did signify1 when it testified     
before hand the  sufferings of ,christ1 
and the glory that should follow4 ,mark1
  here is the ,spirit of ,christ in the 
prophets1 long before the  first coming 
of ,christ in the flesh1 which was when 
he was born  of ,mary the ,virgin1 the  
,spirit of ,christ1 saith he1 did       
testify  before hand the suffering of   
,christ1 to the prophets1 which were    
before ,christ came in the flesh1 as the
 scriptures hold forth  plentifully4    
#d4 ,but again1 you deny the second     
coming of that very ,man1 with  that    
very body1 which was born of the ,virgin
 ,mary2 and say1 his  second coming is  
not his coming again personally1 but his
 coming  in the ,spirit only2 and that  

is all you look for1 when the scripture 
saith2 ,that same ,jesus 7who appeared  
to his disciples after his  passion     
7,acts #a3c771 shall so come1 even as   
they did see him depart  from them into 
heaven2 which was a very ,man1 as well  
as very ,god4  ,and will come again1 a  
very ,man1 as well as very ,god1 at the 
end  of the world4 ,for it is that ,man2
 namely1 he that was crucified1  whom   
,god raised again1 must be the judge of 
quick and dead 7,acts  #aj3ci-db4       
seriously compared74    #e4 ,again1 you 
say1 that every man hath the spirit of  
,christ1 which  is a sad doctrine1      
because contrary to the scripture 7,jude
 #ai74  ,and you say1 there is that in  
every man which is as good as the       
,spirit of ,christ2 which is a          
blasphemous doctrine4 ,besides many     
other things which they of your own     
spirit have most sadly spoken2  which ,i
 shall not mention1 being so commonly   
known to the saints  of the ,lord1      
before whom you have openly1 and without

 fear 7at  least in shew7 spoken4 ,which
 will doubtless be laid open to your    
sorrow and great amazement1 at the      
appearing of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4 
,then thou art offended because ,i said1
 ,i wonder that the ,lord doth  not     
either cause the ground to open her     
mouth and swallow you up3  or else      
suffer the devil to fetch you away1 to  
the astonishing  the whole world4       
,certainly1 ,korah1 ,dathan1 and ,abiram
 did not so  horribly transgress1 as you
 have it were the astonishment of the   
world4 ,therefore ,i may well wonder    
that you are not served so4  ,only this 
,i consider1 it may be1 you have not yet
 filled up the  measure of your         
wickedness2 therefor is not the hand of 
,god as  yet upon you4    ,the next     
thing ,i take notice of is1 that thou   
findest fault with  mine answer to this 
question4 ,but doth not the scripture   
say1  that it is the ,spirit of ,christ 
that doth convince of sin8 ,thou  sayest
 it is a good question1 but ,i have     

confounded it in the answer1  and not   
answered plainly4 ,wherefore ,i shall   
not at all stick at  the pains1 to give 
the reader in brief some of the heads of
 the  answer ,i then gave to it word for
 word1 or to the same purpose4  ,the    
answer was1 yes1 that ,spirit doth      
convince of sin2 but for  the better    
understanding of this place1 ,i shall   
lay down this1  said ,i1 ,that there are
 two things spoken of in scripture1 that
 do  manifest or convince of sin4       
,first1 the law 7,rom #c3bj74 ,for by   
the law is the knowledge of sin4        
,secondly1 the ,spirit of ,christ  doth 
also the same1 as it is written1 ,and   
when he is come1 he will  #d;convince   
the world of sin 7,john #af3g-i74 ,now  
say ,i1 sometimes  the law itself1 by   
its own power doth manifest sin1 as in  
the  case of ,judas1 who was so far from
 having the ,spirit of ,christ1  that   
the devil had very great possession of  
him4 ,which things my  adversary doth   
wrangle at1 yet dares not affirm the    

contrary3 only  saith this1 he had the  
righteous law of ,god written in his    
heart3  which thing is not the ,spirit  
of ,christ4 ,the law in not of faith4   
,the law is not the comforter1 but      
rather a tormentor3 yet the ,spirit  of 
,christ is a comforter4 ,again say ,i1  
the ,spirit of ,christ doth  take the   
law1 and doth effectually convince of   
sin1 c4 ,then ,i put  forth another     
question1 saying1 ,but how should ,i    
know whether ,i  am convinced by the law
 alone1 or whether the law be           
effectually  set home by the spirit8 ,to
 which ,i answer1 when the law doth     
convince by its own power1 it doth      
convince only of sins against  the law2 
as lying1 swearing1 stealing1 c4        
pronouncing an horrible  curse against  
thee if thou fulfil it not1 and there   
leaves thee1  but gives thee no power to
 fulfil it completely and continually1  
which thou must do1 if thou be saved    
thereby4 ,with which  my adversary is   
much offended2 also saying1 that ,i am  

confounded  in my discourse1 and so     
leaves me1 confuting none of my words by
  holy scripture1 but falls a railing1  
because ,i reckon ,pharisees  and       
,quakers together4    ,only this much he
 saith2 ,that ,i make it a light thing  
to be  convinced by the law1 and then   
brings in that scripture2 this is  the  
condemnation1 that light is come into   
the world1 and men love  darkness rather
 than light2 cunningly corrupting of it1
 and would  fain have you understand it 
as spoken of the law1 when the son of   
,mary speaks it of himself1 which was   
not the law1 but the ,saviour4  ,and    
that he might the better go away        
undiscerned1 he saith1 and  the law is  
light1 therefor the light is the law    
7saith he74 ,but  ,i perceive that he   
doth not yet understand the difference  
between  the light of the law1 and the  
light of the gospel2 but would  fain    
make the law and ,christ one ,saviour3  
the one being but only  a condemning    
light1 and nothing else2 the other a    

saving comfortable  light4 ,and whereas 
thou sayest1 ,i make it a light thing to
 be  convinced by the law1 ,i answer2   
the law is good1 if a man use it        
lawfully2 and ,i hour it in its place2  
yet if they make a ,saviour  if it1 they
 make an idol of it1 and wrest it out of
 its proper  place4 ,also1 if they think
 that it is ,christ1 they are much      
deceived4    ,but farther1 he put me to 
prove any such distinction in scripture 
as that there is anything made mention  
of therein that doth convince  of son1  
beside the ,spirit of ,christ3 which    
thing ,i have already  answered1 where  
,i said the scripture saith1 ,by the law
 is the  knowledge of sin 7,rom #b3bj71 
and again1 doth not even nature  itself 
teach you1 that it is a shame for a man 
to wear long hair  7#a;,cor #aa3ad71 and
 also conscience1 which are neither of  
them the  spirit of ,christ1 but much   
inferior to the same2 yet this also     
convinceth of sin 7,john #h3i74    ,but 
to the other thing1 which is the answer 

that ,i give in my book  to this        
objection3 ,but ,i am not only convinced
 of my sins 7may  some say7 but have    
also some power against my sins2 so that
 ,i do  in some measure abstain from the
 sins forbidden in the law4 ,and        
because ,i say1 this thou mayest have   
and do1 as thou thinkest1  perfectly too
 as thou thinks1 mark that as those fond
 hypocrites1  called ,quakers think that
 they also do1 and yet be but a natural 
man4 ,here my adversary is very much    
offended1 and calls me perverter  of the
 right way of the ,lord2 and saith1     
,shew me any natural man  in the        
scripture that hath done it4 ,whereas   
had he been but willing  to have laid   
down the scripture ,i brought to prove  
it1 he needed  not to have looked for a 
second answer4 ,but because he would    
have  it again1 ,i will therefore shew  
you1 that natural men merely by  nature 
may be convinced1 and abstain from those
 things forbidden in  the law1 and think
 they do it perfectly1 nay1 they do the 

things  contained in the law4 ,for saith
 the apostle 7,rom #b3ad71 when  the    
,gentiles1 which have not the law1 do by
 nature mark1 do by  nature the things  
contained in the law1 these1 the        
,gentiles  having not the law1 are a law
 unto themselves4 ,mark2 the ,gentiles  
do by nature the things contained in1 or
 held forth1 or made mention  of by the 
law2 the light also that they have1 it  
is themselves1  being a law to          
themselves2 that is1 their consciences  
7being of  themselves7 bearing them     
witness and their thoughts the meanwhile
  accusing1 or else excusing one another
 7verse #ae71 though they  cannot be    
saved thereby4    ,again1 when ,paul was
 a natural man1 and a persecutor of     
,jesus ,christ1  he saith of himself1   
that then he was1 touching the          
righteousness  which is in the law1     
blameless 7,phil #c3f74 ,and whereas    
thou  sayest1 thou hadst rather choose  
to be one of those who abstain  from    
those things forbidden in the law1 and  

to have power over  sin1 than to live in
 the transgression of the law2 this is  
fair  spoken1 and it doth shew that thou
 art under the convictions of  the law2 
and if it be no worse1 ,i fear thy state
 the less1 though  it be bad enough2 yet
 this ,i say1 ,if thy soul be not saved 
freely  by the blood of that man who was
 crucified on ,mount ,calvary1  and by  
his merits alone done by himself in his 
own person1 thou1  notwithstanding wilt 
fall short of eternal life4 for by the  
works  of the law1 shall no flesh living
 be justified 7,rom #c3bj74 ,though  by 
it be the knowledge of sin1 and a       
command to abstain from the  same4 ,and 
thus have ,i spoken to thy #ba page4    
,but farther thou sayest1 that thou     
fearest ,i worship the name ,mary1      
because ,i mention her name so much4    
,i reply ,if thou hadst said1 ,i worship
 her ,son1 thou hadst said  truly 7,i   
hope7 ,but is not thy spite more against
 her son1 than her8  ,i doubt it is2 for
 neither thou1 nor they companions can  

endure  that one should say1 he is still
 the same that was born ,mary1 flesh    
and bones1 a very man1 now absent from  
his people1 though in them  in his      
,spirit4    ,again1 thou sayest ,i said1
 ,that as he is ,god1 ,christ lighteneth
  every man that comes into the world2  
which thing again ,i say4 ,what  then8  
,then say you1 ,i will mind you of one  
scripture which you  yourself have      
quoted1 which saith ,the law is light   
7,prov #f3bc74  ,therefore sayest thou1 
,the light is the law4 ,give me leave   
here  to take thy words in twain3       
,first1 if when thou sayest1 then the   
law is light1 thou mean1 the  light of  
the law is the light of the law1 and no 
more1 thou sayest  right4 ,but if thou  
mean the light of the law1 is the light 
of the  gospel1 or the ,spirit of       
,christ1 ,i must needs reprove thee4    
,for ,i  tell thee again1 the law is not
 of faith1 the law makes nothing        
perfect 7,heb #g3ai74 ,the law is but a 
weak and unprofitable thing1  as to     

justification 7,heb #g3ah71 though as ,i
 said before1 it is  good if it be used 
lawfully2 which is1 not to seek or look 
for  justification thereby1 nor yet to  
say1 it is the sprit of ,christ4        
,then farther thou art offended1 because
 ,i said1 when the spirit of  ,christ   
convinceth1 it convinceth of more sins  
than the sins against  the law4 ,friend1
 will the law shew a man that his       
righteousness  is sin and dung8 ,no1 for
 though the law will shew a man that    
his failing in the acts of righteousness
 is sin2 yet ,i question1  whether the  
law will shew1 that a man's own         
righteousness is sin4  ,for there is in 
scripture that which saith it doth1 or  
can4    ,secondly1 shew me1 if thou     
canst1 that the sin of unbelief is      
spoken  against in all the ten          
commandments1 or that called the moral  
law4  ,but now the ,spirit of ,christ   
convinceth of unbelief1 that is1 it     
sheweth1 that if men do not believe1    
that they have redemption by  the       

obedience of that man who was laid in   
the manger1 hanged on  the cross1 c4 ,i 
say1 it sheweth1 that those who do not  
lay hold  on what he hath done and      
suffered without them in his own body   
on the tree 7through the operation of   
his ,spirit1 which he hath  promised to 
give to them that ask him7 or else they 
have not  yet been convinced of the sin 
of unbelief1 and so are still in a      
perishing condition2 notwithstanding    
their strict obedience1 to  the light   
within them1 or to the law4 ,and now    
tell me1 you that  desire to mingle the 
law and the gospel together1 and to make
 of  both one and the same gospel of    
,christ3 did you ever see yourselves    
undone and lost1 unless the             
righteousness1 blood1 death1            
resurrection  and intercession of the   
man ,christ ,jesus 7in his own person7  
was  imputed to you8 and until you could
 by faith own it as done for  you1 and  
counted yours by reputation1 yea1 or no8
 ,nay rather1 have  you not set up your 

consciences1 and the law1 and counted   
your  obedience to them better1 and more
 value1 that the obedience of  the son  
of ,mary without you1 to be imputed to  
you8 and if so1 it  is because you have 
not been savingly convinced by the      
,spirit of  ,christ1 of the sin of      
unbelief4    ,other things thou dost    
quarrel against1 but seeing they are in 
effect the same with the former1 ,i pass
 them by2 and shall come to  the next   
thing thou dost think to catch me       
withal1 and that is2  because ,i say1   
that ,god only is the ,saviour1 there is
 none besides  him4 ,therefore sayest   
thou1 how contrary is this to that in p4
  #bd1 where ,i say1 ,how wickedly are  
they deluded1 who own ,christ no        
otherwise that as he was before the     
world began4 ,now this in no            
contradiction as thou wouldest have it2 
for though ,i say there  is none but    
,god our ,saviour1 yet ,i did also then 
in my book shew  how he was our         
,saviour1 namely1 in that he came into  

the world1  being born of a virgin1 made
 under the law1 that he might redeem    
them that were under the law1 by his    
obedience in that nature1  by suffering 
in that nature1 by his rising again in  
that nature1  and by carrying that      
nature into heaven with him1 as the     
scriptures  at large declare2 and       
therefore1 though ,i say ,god is our    
,saviour1  and none besides him2 yet    
they that own him to be the ,saviour no 
otherwise than as he was before the     
world began1 are such as deny  that he  
is come in the flesh1 and so are of     
antichrist 7#a;,john  #b7 ,for before   
,god could actually be a ,saviour1 he   
must partake  of another nature than the
 divine1 even the nature of man 7,heb   
#b3ad1ae74    ,again1 thou sayest1 it is
 a sander put upon the ,quakers1 to say1
  they slight the resurrection3 ,ans4   
,what say you1 do you believe  the      
resurrection of the body after it is    
laid in the grave8 ,do you  believe that
 the saints that have been this four or 

five thousand  years in their graves    
shall rise1 and also the wicked1 each   
one  with that very body wherein they   
acted in this world2 some to            
everlasting life1 and some to           
everlasting contempt8 ,answer plainly1  
and clear yourselves1 but ,i know you   
dare not1 for you deny these  things4   
,but if you speak doubtfully1 or        
covertly in answer there unto2 ,i  doubt
 not but ,god will help me to find you  
out1 and lay open your  folly2 if ,i    
shall live till another cavil by you be 
put forth  against the truth4    ,the   
next thing thou cavillest at is1 that   
query raised from 7,eph  #d3aj74 and    
thou sayest ,i have not answered it4    
,you should have  answered it better1 or
 else have confuted that answer ,i gave 
unto  it1 and then you had done         
something3 ,but the great thing that    
troubles thee is1 because ,i say1       
7further in my book7 he that  ascended  
from his disciples1 was a very man1     
,handle me and see2  saith ,christ1 for 

a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye 
see me  have4 ,now let the adversary    
shew by the scripture 7said ,i7 that    
there is in them any place called       
heaven1 which is able to contain  a man 
of some four or five foot long 7or a    
competent man of flesh  and bones7 for  
the space of fifteen or sixteen hundred 
years1 but  that above the clouds1 which
 troubles thee so1 that it makes thy    
tongue run thou canst not tell how2 but 
know1 that when the son  of man shall   
come from heaven to judge the world in  
righteousness1  that which thou callest 
foolishness now1 thou wilt find a truth 
thereby to thy own wrong1 if thou close 
not in with him1 who said1  ,handle me  
and see1 for a spirit hath not flesh and
 bones as ye  see me have 7,luke        
#bd3ci74    ,another thing that thou art
 troubled at1 is1 in that ,i do reckon  
the  ,quakers to be of the deluding     
party2 when alas1 all men that have     
eyes to see2 may easily discern1 that   
you are of the generation1  as will     

appear in part by your own expressions1 
both now1 and  also at other times4 ,but
 that you may take off the brand from   
yourselves1 you say1 that the false     
prophets and antichrist1 were  in the   
apostle days1 as though there should be 
no false prophets  now1 when the very   
time we live in doth manifestly declare1
 and  hold forth1 that there are many1  
who at this day seek to beguile         
unstable souls1 of which sort you are   
not the least1 though for  ought ,i can 
learn as yet1 you are the last1 7that   
are come into  the world7 but that you  
may the better shift it form yourselves1
  you say1 that in those days there was 
not a ,quaker heard of2 namely1  in the 
days of ,john4 ,friend1 thou hast       
rightly said1 there was not  a ,quaker  
heard of indeed1 though there were many 
,christians heard  of then4 ,by this you
 yourselves do confess1 that you are a  
new  upstart sect1 which was not at     
other times in the world1 though        
,christian saints have been always in   

the world4 ,friend1 here like  a man in 
the dark1 in seeking to keep thyself out
 of one ditch1  thou art fallen into    
another2 instead of proving yourselves  
no  false prophets1 you prove yourselves
 no ,christians1 saying1 ,there  was not
 a ,quaker heard of then4 ,but if       
,quakers had been ,christians1  then    
they would have been heard of the glory 
of ,god1 and his  ,christ4    ,again to 
defend thyself thou throwest the dirt in
 my face1 saying2  ,,if we should       
diligently trace thee1 we should find   
thee in their  steps1 meaning false     
prophets1 through fained words1 through 
covetousness making merchandise of      
souls1 loving the wages of              
unrighteousness4    ,friend1 dost thou  
speak this as from thy own knowledge1 or
 did any  other tell thee so8 ,however1 
that spirit that led thee out this  way1
 is a lying spirit4 ,for though ,i be   
poor1 and of no repute in  the world1 as
 to outward things2 yet through grace ,i
 have learned  by the example of the    

apostle to preach the truth2 and also to
  work with my hands1 both for mine own 
living1 and for those that  are with me1
 when ,i have opportunity4 ,and ,i trust
 that the ,lord  ,jesus1 who hath helped
 me to reject the wages of              
unrighteousness  hitherto1 will also    
help me still1 so that ,i shall         
distribute that  which ,god hath given  
me freely1 and not for filthy lucre's   
sake4  ,other things ,i might speak in  
vindication of my practice in this      
thing3 but ask of others1 and they will 
tell thee that the things  ,i say are   
truth3 and hereafter have a care of     
receiving anything  by hearsay only1    
lest you be found a publisher of those  
lies which  are brought to you by       
others1 and so render yourself the less 
credible2 but be it so4    ,and as for  
your thinking1 that to drink water1#e   
and wear no hatbands1  is not walking   
after your own lusts2 ,i say1 that      
whatsoever men do  make a religion out  
of1 having no warrant for it in the     

scripture1  is but walking after their  
own lusts1 and not after the ,spirit of 
,god4 ,thus have ,i passed thy #bc;d    
page4    ,and lest you should think that
 the ,quakers are not such as condemned 
me and others for preaching according to
 the scriptures2 as you  would fain     
clear your selves of this charge laid   
against you in  my book1 by your saying1
 you deny the accusation to be true upon
  any of the ,quakers4 ,i shall         
therefore tell you of your sister ,anne 
,blackly1 who did bid me in the audience
 of many1 ,to throw away  the           
scriptures4 to which ,i answered1 ,no1  
for then the devil  would be too hard   
for me4    ,and again1 because ,i said1 
,the man ,christ ,jesus was above the   
clouds and the heavens1 now absent from 
his people in the world1  touching his  
bodily presence2 she said1 ,i preached  
up an idol1  and used conjuration and   
witchcraft4 which things ,i should      
rather  have desire her to repent of1   
than to make her a public example  for  

others to take warning by2 but that it  
is expedient that your  folly be laid   
open1 that others may fear to do as you 
have done4    ,but farther1 thou        
chargest me with a loud crying out      
against ,christ  within4 ,this is thy   
throwing of dirt in my face again1 for  
,i have  said it often1 that if any man 
have not the ,sprit of ,christ he is    
none of his4    ,again thou sayest that 
in page #bjc1 ,i do take in hand to     
prove or  discover that the doctrine of 
,christ within1 is a false opinion4     
,thou dost also here speak falsely of   
me1 for all that ,i take in hand  to    
prove1 is this1 that they hold a false  
opinion 7and principles  too7 who hold  
up a ,christ within1 in opposition to   
,christ without1  who is the ,saviour2  
as doth plainly appear by my following  
discourse1  if you read from page #bjc  
to the end of my book4    ,but in the   
next place1 after much railing1 thou    
comest to the place  where ,i again ask 
this question1 doth not the scripture   

make  mention of a ,christ within8      
,to which ,i answer1 ,yes1 and he that  
hath it not is note of his4 ,but  to lay
 open my folly at last thou sayest1     
,doth not the scripture  say1 ,christ is
 within you1 except ye be reprobates8   
and is not  this thus much1 are not all 
they reprobates 7say you7 but they in   
whim ,christ is within8    ,ans4 ,they  
are indeed reprobates who have not      
,christ within them2  but now1 how is   
thy folly manifest8 that in one place   
thou shouldest  confess some are        
reprobates1 who have not ,christ within2
 and yet  in page #ah1 of thy book thou 
sayest1 it is given to every man4  ,and 
in page #bf1 of thy book1 thou sayest1  
that a measure of the  ,spirit is given 
to every man1 and is given within him   
too1 though  the scripture declareth the
 contrary1 and thyself also now at      
last4 ,it is well thou dost recant so   
much1 as to eat thy first  words at the 
last1 or at least to show thyself       
unstable in judgment3  ,friend1 thou    

mayest see1 the more thou dost fight    
against the  truth1 the more thou       
foilest thyself3 ,partly by helping of  
it1  and partly by contradiction        
thyself4    ,one thing more thou dost   
befool thyself with2 and that is1 in    
that  thou in the first place sayest    
thou ownest the words in my book1  and  
yet hath spent some four sheets of paper
 to vent thy thoughts  against them4    
,but peradventure thou wilt say2 those  
words that ,i own are not those  that ,i
 speak against1 but the other4 to which 
,i answer1 ,there are  many things in my
 book spoken of by me that are truth1   
which if  you own1 you must leave       
professing your self a ,quaker4 ,as1    
#a4 ,that that man that was born of the 
virgin ,mary1 called ,jesus  7,i say you
 will not own7 that he in his own       
person1 by himself  without us1 die     
completely bring in everlasting life for
 us1 by  offering up himself once for   
all upon the cross4    #b4 ,that ,christ
 who wrought out redemption for his     

children1 did  after he had wrought it  
out1 go away from them1 and not into    
them  in his person4    #c4 ,that he    
ever liveth1 that very man to make      
intercession in his  person1 in the     
presence of his ,father without1 until  
the end of  the world4    #d4 ,that that
 very man who did go away from his      
disciples into  heaven1 will come again 
personally the same man the second time1
  and before him shall be gathered all  
nations1 and he shall judge  them for   
their sins3 and take his to himself1 who
 shall soul and  body be with him to all
 eternity2 these things 7,i say7 thou   
couldest  not own1 though they are the  
truth of ,god4 ,but leaving thee to the 
great ,god1 who will give thee according
 to thy works1 in this as  in other     
things3 ,i shall come to thy answers to 
my queries4    ,query #a4 ,the first    
query that ,i propounded is1 ,if thou   
sayest that  every man hath a measure of
 the ,spirit of ,christ within him1 why 
say the scriptures1 ,some are sensual1  

having not the ,spirit4 ,and  when      
,christ telleth his disciples1 of       
sending them the ,spirit1 he  saith1 the
 world cannot receive it4 ,here in the  
first place thou  hast not only answered
 deceitfully1 but hast also corrupted my
  words in laying down the query1 in    
that thou didst leave out some  words1  
for thou didst lay it down thus3 ,if    
thou sayest that every  man hath a      
measure of the ,sprit of ,christ within 
him1 why say the  scriptures1 some are  
sensual1 having not the ,spirit3 and    
,christ  saith1 ,the world cannot       
receive it4 7,reader1 compare them both 
together47    ,now thy answer1 is1 ,some
 are sensual1 having not the spirit1    
because they receive it not1 and some   
cannot receive it1 because  they believe
 not on him from whence it comes4 ,yet  
sayest thou1  ,the measure of the       
,spirit is given to every man to profit 
withal1  as the scriptures say3 when    
there is no scripture faith1 a measure  
of the ,spirit is given to every man to 

profit withal4 ,but again1  see here thy
 strange confusion4 #a4 ,say1 some have 
it not4 #b4 ,to  say every man hath it4 
but you would make a difference between 
having and receiving3 but ,i tell thee1 
he that hath not received  it1 hath it  
not 7,jude #ai74    ,query #b4 ,my      
second query was1 ,what is the church of
 ,god redeemed  by from the curse of    
law8 ,is it by something done within    
them1  or by something done without     
them8 ,if you say1 it is redeemed by    
something that worketh in them1 then why
 did the man ,christ ,jesus  hang on the
 cross on ,mount ,calvary1 without the  
gate of ,jerusalem1  for the sins of his
 children8 ,and why do the scriptures   
say1 that  through this man is preached 
to us the forgiveness of sins8    ,the  
answer thou givest is1 ,the church of   
,god is redeemed by  ,christ ,jesus1    
which is revealed in all believers4 and 
,christ ,jesus  wrought in them         
mightily2 and it was he that wrought in 
them to  will and to do4    ,this is    

plain scripture1 and the man ,christ    
,jesus 7sayest thou7 hanged  on the     
cross on ,mount ,calvary3 because1 they 
wickedly judged him  to be a blasphemer1
 and through their envy persecuted him  
to death2  because he bare witness      
against them1 and as in their account he
  died1 and hanged on the cross1 for an 
evil doer4 ,and this is one  ground 7at 
least7 why he hanged on the cross1 c4   
,ha ,friend8 ,i had thought thou hadst  
not been so much hardened2 art  thou not
 ashamed thus to slight the death of the
 ,man ,chris ,jesus  on the cross2 and  
reckon it not effectually for salvation1
 but  sayest1 the church is redeemed by 
,christ ,jesus which is revealed        
within4 and to confirm it1 thou dost    
also corruptly bring in two  scriptures4
    ,the one saith1 ,whereunto ,i also  
labour according to his working1  which 
worketh in me mightily4 ,by which word  
,paul signifies thus  much1 ,that as    
,god was with him in the ministry of the
 word1 so  did he also strive according 

to his working which wrought in him     
mightily4 what is this to the purpose   
7,see ,col #a3bf-cj78 ,and  also1 the   
other scripture makes nothing to prove1 
that the church  of ,god is redeemed by 
,christ within1 as he is within4 ,only  
you  must corrupt the scriptures1 and be
 transform 7though ministers  of        
darkness7 into an angel of light1 if you
 will do any mischief4    ,and now1 that
 thy answer is false1 ,i shall clearly  
prove4 ,fist1  because thou deniest that
 redemption was wrought out for sinners 
by the ,man ,christ ,jesus on the cross1
 or tree1 on ,mount ,calvary2  when the 
scripture saith plainly1 that when he   
did hang on the  tree1 then did he bear 
all our sins there in his own body      
7#a,peter  #b3bd74 ,and secondly1 being 
within2 when the work of the ,spirit  of
 ,christ in believers1 is to make known 
to the soul by dwelling  within1 which  
way and how they were redeemed by the   
,man ,christ  ,jesus on the cross4 ,and 
this ,i prove farther1 because when thou

  art forced to answer to these words1  
why did the ,man ,christ ,jesus  hang on
 the cross on ,mount ,calvary for the   
sins of his children8  ,thou sayest1    
because they wickedly judged him to be a
 blasphemer4  ,friend1 ,i did not ask   
thee why the ,jews did put him to death8
 ,but  why was he crucified there for   
the sins of his children8 ,but thou     
willing to cover over thine error1 goest
 on cunningly saying1 and  though their 
envy they persecuted him to death1 for  
an evil doer4  ,this is one ground at   
least1 c4    ,friend1 but that thou art 
ashamed to own the gospel of ,jesus     
,christ1  thou wouldest have said1 he   
was crucified there for the sins of  the
 world2 and by his offering up of       
himself upon the cross1 he  did for ever
 perfect them that are sanctified4 ,nay1
 thou wouldest  have studied to exalt   
his dying there2 first1 by shewing what 
a  sad condition we were in without it2 
,secondly1 by holding forth  the        
manifold and great privileges that we   

have by his dying for  us there4 ,but   
thou art at enmity against the things of
 ,god1 as is  clearly seen by those that
 have indeed the spirit of ,god in them1
  and are enabled thereby to discern    
you4 and though you say1 there  is no   
other that can forgive sin1 but the     
blood of god4 ,yet thou  deniest1 that  
the blood of him1 who was1 and is truly 
god as well  as ,man1 ,christ ,jesus3 ,i
 say1 thou deniest that his blood that  
was  shed without ,jerusalem ,gates1    
doth wash away sin from the saints  of  
,god3 and cunningly 7though not at this 
time uttered7 concluding  that the blood
 of ,god was shed for sin on a cross    
within4 ,if it  be not so1 then call me 
liar2 but it will clearly appear so to  
be  in your answer to my third query4   
,query #c4 ,what scripture have you to  
prove1 that ,christ is1 or was          
crucified within you1 dead within you1  
risen within you1 ascended  within you8 
,thy answer is1 ,there is no scripture  
that mentions every of our names  in    

particular4 and thy standing of us1 so  
,i judge4 ,but ,christ is  within us1   
that we do not deny1 and he is the ,lamb
 that was slain  in the streets of the  
great city1 which is spiritually called 
,sodom1  and ,egypt 7mind spiritually7  
and he is now risen1 and ascended2  this
 we know1 and leave thee to receive a   
further answer from them  that are led  
by a spirit of delusion4    ,friend1    
,how dost thou run about the bush1      
seeking to scrabble up  an answer1 but  
findest not a right one1 and wouldest   
also fain hold  out1 that ,christ is1 or
 was crucified within1 dead within1     
risen  and ascended within2 but seeing  
thou canst not with or by the           
scriptures give an answer2 then see in  
thyself left of them1  through the      
strength of carnal reason1 thou goest   
about this way4  ,is there any of our   
names made mention of in scripture1 or  
to that  purpose1 and wouldst fain infer
 from thence1 that because we have      
names1 though not mentioned in          

scripture1 therefore1 ,christ is1  and  
was crucified within1 though not        
mentioned in the scriptures4  ,friend1  
they sophistry deceives thee4    ,the   
second ,argument1 which is like the     
first1 is this1 ,he is the  ,lamb slain 
in the streets of the great city1       
spiritually called  ,sodom and ,egypt4  
,now from the word spiritually1 thou    
wouldest  willingly infer also1 that    
,christ is and was crucified within1    
dead within1 and risen within you1 and  
therefore thou sayest1 mind             
spiritually4 ,friend1 ,i may well mind  
thy spiritual wickedness1 by  which thou
 wouldest willingly cover thy heresy1   
but it will not  be4 ,though thou dare  
not speak plainly in so many words1 yet 
the  thoughts of thy heart are made     
manifest1 by the words that flow  from  
thee4    ,ah ,friend6 ,that thou        
couldest but close with the truth1 and  
venture  thy soul upon what was done by 
,jesus on the cross without the  gates  
of ,jerusalem1 for it is by and through 

that blood that was  there shed that we 
have redemption 7,heb #ac3ab compare    
with ,col  #a3bj71 and remission of sins
 7,eph #a3g and #a,peter #b3bd74        
,query #d4 ,my fourth query was1 ,is    
that very ,man that was crucified       
between two thieves1 whose name was     
,jesus the ,son of ,mary1 is he  the    
very ,christ of ,god1 yea1 or nay8      
,thy ,answer is1 ,yes1 he is the very   
,christ of ,god1 which was before  the  
world was1 by whom the world was made1  
who was made manifest  from ,mary's     
womb1 and was persecuted to death by the
 ,scribes and  ,pharisees1 in whose     
steps thou treadest in asking subtile   
questions  to ensnare the innocent1 as  
they did4 ,read thy example 7sayest     
thou7 and thyself to be an enemy to     
,god's ,christ4    ,this ,answer is     
doubtfully given1 ,i did not ask thee   
whether he  was the ,christ of ,god1    
that was before the world was2 but ,i   
asked  thee whether he was the ,christ  
of ,god1 that did hang between two      

thieves on ,mount ,calvary4 ,now ,i know
 the ,christ of ,god was before  the    
world was2 but thou art afraid to look  
upon him1 as suffering  on the cross on 
,mount ,calvary1 between two thieves for
 our sins4  ,but contrary-wise1 wouldst 
willingly own him to be no otherwise1   
but as he was before the world1 which   
thing is very dangerous2  for he that   
doth so1 doth lay aside all things1 that
 in his own  person he did in the flesh 
that he took from the ,virgin ,mary1 as 
to justification and salvation2 only    
supposing him to be but an  example1 and
 so bespatters all his merit and        
righteousness1 by  your false           
conclusions1 which in his own person he 
accomplished  for our justification4    
,and ,friend1 hadst thou not been afraid
 of thyself1 thou wouldst  have been so 
far from calling these my queries1      
subtil questions1  that thou wouldst    
have owned them1 and have given a sober 
,christian  answer to them1 instead of a
 railing accusation4 ,but it matters    

not1 it hath but made thee shew thyself 
the more1 which peradventure  for a time
 might otherwise have lien hid4         
,query #e4 ,my fifth query was1 ,is that
 very man with that very  body within   
you1 yea1 or no8 to which thou          
answerest3 ,the very  ,christ of ,god is
 within us1 we dare not deny him2 and we
 are members  of his body1 of his flesh1
 and of his bones1 as the ,ephesians    
were3 they that are led with a spirit of
 delusion1 shall answer  the rest of    
this thy query1 if they will4    ,thy   
answer is nothing to the question1 for  
,i did not ask1 whether  the ,spirit of 
,christ was in thee8 7though ,i question
 the truth of  that7 ,but ,i asked you  
whether that very ,man1 with that very  
body1  7or the body of ,christ that was 
hanged on the cross7 be within you8     
,but ,i see you are minded to famble1#f 
and will not answer plainly4  ,but thou 
answerest1 saying1 ,we are members of   
his body1 of his  flesh1 and of his     
bones1 as the ,ephesians were4 ,this is 

nothing  to the purpose neither2 for it 
is one thing for a man to be a  member  
of the flesh and bones of ,christ1 and  
another thing to have  the flesh and    
bones of ,christ within him4 ,what1     
because believers  are members one of   
another1 must they therefore be also one
 in  another8 ,no4 ,even so1 though a   
believer be a member of the body1  flesh
 and bones of ,christ2 it doth not      
therefor follow1 that  ,christ1 flesh   
and bones is within him4 ,but thou art  
loth to discover  thyself in plain      
terms1 though thou art made manifest    
full sore  against thy will2 for thou   
dost here also1 though very cunningly1  
signify1 that thou ownest ,christ no    
otherwise1 but as he is  within4 ,and to
 own him no otherwise1 is still against 
the gospel  and faith of the ,apostles1 
who said1 they were absent from him     
while they were at home in the body1 or 
here below 7#b;,cor #e3f74    ,query #f4
 ,my sixth query was this1 ,was that    
very ,jesus1 that was  born of the      

,virgin ,mary1 a real man of flesh and  
bones after his  resurrection out of    
,joseph's sepulchre1 yea1 or nay4 ,the  
scriptures  say he was2 and if so1 then 
did that man go away from his disciples1
  and not into them1 as the scriptures  
declare2 or did he with that  body of   
flesh go into his disciples1 as some    
fond dreamers think4    ,thy answer is1 
,what the scripture speaks of ,christ1  
we own to be  truth1 and own him to be  
what the scriptures speak of him2 and   
all  men's imaginations of him we deny1 
and their false interpretations  of the 
scripture concerning him4 and let the   
fond dreamers1 who  err in their        
thoughts1 be reproved2 for we dare own  
nothing but  what the ,spirit of the    
,lord bears witness of according to the 
scriptures4 ,and thus far ,i and answer 
in behalf of the ,quakers2  and let them
 that are led with a spirit of delusion 
answer the  rest1 which concerns        
themselves4    ,this answer hath some   
pretended fairness in it4 ,but yet we   

know  you1 that you can wrest the       
scriptures to your own destruction2 and 
that is clear1 in that though you say   
you own him as the scriptures  speak of 
him1 yet you deny him as the scriptures 
speak of him in  part4 ,and if at any   
time you plead on truth1 it is that you 
might  by your corrupt dealing with     
that1 clash against another3 as for     
instance3 ,you profess you own ,christ  
within1 but withal1 with that  doctrine 
you sill smite against the doctrine of  
,christ ,jesus in  his person without1  
and deny that though that is a truth1 as
 is  also the other4 ,you do use the    
truth of the resurrection of saints1    
from a state of nature1 to a state of   
grace1 to fight against that  truth of  
the resurrection of the bodies of saints
 out of their  graves2 together with    
other things that ,i might add1 as you  
holding forth the intercession of the   
,spirit of ,christ within1  in          
opposition to the intercession of       
,christ in his person without  in the   

heavens4 ,which things being thus done1 
they shew forth a  great deal either of 
ignorance or presumption1 knowingly to  
fight  against the truth4 ,and in this  
that thou answerest so generally1  and  
not particularly to the question1 it is 
evident that thou dost  not plainly     
declare thy mind1 but dost keep that in 
thy bosom1  which thou darest not       
manifest to the world4    ,query #g4 ,my
 seventh query was1 ,hath that ,christ  
that was with ,god  the ,father before  
the world was1 no other body but his    
church8  ,if you say ,no1 as it is your 
wonted course2 then again ,i ask you1   
what was that in which he did bear our  
sins1 was1 or is1 the church  of god1   
yea1 or no8 ,again1 if you say he hath  
no other body but  his church1 then ,i  
ask1 ,what that was that was taken down 
from  the cross8 ,but here thou puttest 
a stop to the rest of my words1  with an
 c4    ,thy answer is1 ,i this thou hast
 not only queried1 but slandered2       
therefore thy slander 7sayest thou7 ,i  

do remove4 ,it is our wonted  course1   
sayest thou1 to say1 that ,christ hath  
no other body but  his church4 thou art 
here a false accuser4 ,but we say1 the  
church  is ,christ's body2 and it is    
sufficient for salvation to know        
,christ ,jesus to be head in us1 and    
over us1 and ourselves to be  members of
 his body2 which thou sayest is his     
church4 ,and what  thou intendest by    
making so many foldings in one query1   
sayest  thou1 it may be judged it is to 
insnare2 and in that thou answerest1    
thou answerest thyself for us in some   
things1 that thou mightest  have a      
further ground to lay a deeper snare2 we
 do deny thee and  thy spirit1 and see  
thee to be only feeding in thy          
imaginations  upon the report of things1
 without the life3 ,and thy religion    
stands in disputes and controversies1   
and queries1 and many words4  ,but our  
religion stands in the exercise of a    
pure conscience towards  ,god1 and      
towards man2 whether we speak1 or be    

silent3 ,these are  thy words4    ,now  
in my query thou sayest ,i slander1 in  
that ,i say1 you ,quakers  allow of no  
other body of ,christ2 but the ,church  
of ,christ2 yet  dost thou not clear    
thyself at all1 only thou wouldest say  
something  to dazzle the eyes of the    
ignorant4 ,but friend1 if thou wouldest 
have made it appear that ,i slandered in
 saying1 you own on other  body but the 
church2 you should have said yes1 we do 
own this1  that ,christ hath a body that
 is now in glory1 ascended from his     
disciples1 according to the scripture   
7,acts #a3c compared with verses        
#i-aa74 ,but thou dost only fling up a  
few words into the air1 that  thou      
mightest thereby puzzle thy simple      
reader4 ,but ,i bless ,god1  for my part
 ,i do see thee1 that thou dost1 like a 
beguiled man1  seek by all means to     
beguile others4 ,and whereas thou       
sayest1 ,it  is sufficient to salvation1
 to know ,christ ,jesus as head in us1  
and over us4 ,to this ,i answer1        

whatsoever thy meaning is by these      
words1 yet there are none shall be      
saved1 but those who through  the mighty
 operation of the ,spirit of ,christ1   
are enabled to apply  what the man      
,christ ,jesus the ,son of ,mary hath   
done and suffered1  and is now a-doing  
for sinners and saint1 7and for him7 in 
the  presence of his ,father1 now       
ascended in his body of flesh and       
bones1 from his children which are alive
 in this world4 ,i say1 there  are none 
shall be saved1 but those that are thus 
established1 or  shall be so1 as is     
clear from these 7#a,peter #a3ah1ai2    
#b3bd2 #c3ah1bb42  #d3a2 #b,peter #a3ag2
 ,heb #g3bd1be2 #aj3g1i2 #ac3ab2 #a,tim 
#b3e1f2 ,eph  #a3g2 ,acts #ac3cg-ci7    
with many other scriptures4 ,and again1 
when  you say1 ,i answer you in         
something1 if you mean1 that the body   
in which he did bare the sins of his    
children1 is his church 7for  that is   
partly my query17 then ,i do say1 that  
your doctrine is  desperate and         

devilish2 and you do thereby undervalue 
the death1  blood1 resurrection an      
ascension1 intercession and second      
coming  again of that man for salvation2
 and therefore for a better             
satisfaction to all who may read your   
book1 ,i entreat you to  answer1 ,did he
 bear our sins in that body which is his
 church1  or did he bear our sins in    
that body that did hang on the cross  on
 ,mount ,calvary8 ,answer plainly ,i    
beseech you4    ,and now friend1 passing
 by the rest of thy brawlings1 ,i shall 
come  to thy several queries1 and shall 
answer to them in the simplicity  of my 
soul1 not laying down any doubtful      
expressions1 but in all  plainness1 and 
not as you do1 for the better           
understanding of them  by those that    
read them4    ,these be the ,quaker's   
,queries1 and my ,answers to them4      
,query #a4 ,is any man justified in the 
sight of ,god1 but he that  followeth   
,christ2 and is it not a work to follow 
,christ1 yea or  nay1 and what is the   

sight of ,god4    ,ans4 ,he that        
followeth ,christ2 aright1 must first   
believe in ,christ2  for how shall they 
follow him1 in whom they believe not4   
,now then  the scripture saith1 ,he that
 believeth on the ,son hath everlasting 
life 7,john #c3af-ah71 so then we are   
justified by believing2 and  if so1 then
 to follow ,christ is rather a fruit of 
our believing1  that justification      
itself4 ,and whereas you ask1 ,what is  
the sight  of ,god8 ,i answer1 ,to be   
justified in the sight of ,god by ,jesus
  ,christ1 is for ,god to look on such  
poor creatures as we are2 as  complete1 
without spot or wrinkle1 in the         
obedience of the man  ,christ ,jesus2   
who otherwise could not behold them in  
love1 because  of their iniquity 7,hab  
#a3c74    ,query #b4 ,whether will that 
faith justify a man which hath not      
works1 seeing the scripture1 or the     
,apostle saith1 faith without  works is 
dead2 and what is that which worketh    
faith2 and where is  it1 within1 or     

without8    ,ans4 ,that faith that hath 
not works is dead1 being alone4 ,yet it 
doth not follow1 that all that have     
works1 have faith4 ,no2 but             
contrary-wise1 men may have works1 yea1 
the works of the law of  ,god too1 and  
yet be under the curse 7,gal #b3aj-ac72 
which they could  not be if they had    
saving faith4 ,so then1 if faith without
 works  is dead2 and again1 if men may  
have works1 and yet no faith1 no  saving
 faith1 ,i mean3 ,then it will be good  
to inquire1 what it is  to have a right 
faith1 which doth bring forth right good
 works2  and who have works without a   
right faith4 ,and    7#a47 ,a right     
saving faith1 is1 for a man to be       
enabled of ,god's  holy ,spirit1 to lay 
hold on what the man ,christ hath done  
in his  won person1 when he was in the  
world8 as his birth1 righteousness1     
death1 blood1 resurrection1 ascension1  
and intercession2 and to  apply the     
virtue and merit thereof to himself1 so 
as to see himself  saved thereby 7,rom  

#d3bd1be74 ,being justified freely by   
his grace3  ,how8 ,even through the     
redemption that is in ,christ ,jesus4   
,whom  ,god hath set forth to be a      
propitiation1 or reconciler1 through    
faith in his blood1 c4 ,again1 ,be it   
known unto you1--that through  this man 
is preached unto the forgiveness of     
sins3 ,and by him all  that believe3    
7,mark1 all that believe2 namely1 in his
 blood which  was shed on ,mount        
,calvary7 are justified from all things1
 from which  ye could not be justified  
by the law of ,moses 7,acts #ac3ch1ci74 
,if the faith that applies these things 
be of the operation of  ,god1 it is very
 much accompanied with good works4 ,for 
the love  of ,christ constraineth us2   
because we thus judge1 that if one died 
for all1 then were all dead1 and that he
 died for all1 that they  which live    
7namely by the faith of this1 that      
,christ died for all  7,gal #b3bi771    
should not henceforth live unto         
themselves1 but unto  him which died for

 them 7#b;,cor #e3ad1ae74 ,but    7#b47 
they that deny the merits of the birth1 
death1 righteousness1  blood1 c4 of the 
man that was born of ,mary1 which he    
fulfilled  in his own person1 by himself
 7,heb #a3c74 ,i say1 they that do not  
venture their souls on these glorious1  
mysterious truths1 but deny  the belief 
of them to be sufficient of themselves  
to save from  hell1 and all other       
things1 and doth expect that salvation  
should  be obtained by some thing that  
worketh in them1 by working in  them4   
,it is impossible that these1 though    
they may be1 touching  the righteousness
 of the law blameless1 7as ,paul was    
while he was  a persecutor 7,phil       
#c3f771 to be saved hereby4 ,wherefore8 
because  they seek it not by the faith  
of ,christ1 but as it were by the  works
 of the law 7,rom #i3cj1ca74    ,and    
whereas you ask me1 ,what is that which 
worketh faith8 ,and  where is it1 within
 or without8 ,i answer1 ,that which     
worketh  saving faith1 is the holy      

spirit of ,god1 which is renewed through
  the hearing of the word1 preached by  
the apostles or ministers of  ,jesus    
,christ3 ,now the ,spirit when it doth  
work1 it entereth into  the soul1 and as
 ,i said before1 doth enable the soul to
 believe1  and lay hold on the merits of
 the son of ,mary1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,for 
saith he1 when he is come1 he shall     
glorify me1 for he shall take  of mine1 
and shew it unto you 7,john #af3ad74    
,query #c4 ,whether any be justified but
 he that is born of ,god8 ,and  whether 
doth he that is born of ,god commit sin8
 ,and is that within  the creature1 or  
without1 that worketh the new birth8    
,ans4 ,justification may be taken two   
ways1 7#a47 either in the sight  of     
,god1 or in the sight of the soul1 or   
creature2 my meaning is1  that all that 
are or shall be saved1 are justified in 
the sight  and foreknowledge of ,god    
before the foundation of the world 7,eph
  #a3d74 ,according as he hath chosen us
 in him before the foundation  of the   

world1 c4 ,having predestinated us to   
the us to the adoption  of children by  
,jesus ,christ unto himself4 ,and again1
 ,moreover  whom he did predestinate1   
them he also called2 and whom he called1
  them he also justified2 and whom he   
justified1 them he also  glorified 7,rom
 #h3cj74 ,mark1 all these thing are     
spoken as being  already done2          
predestinated1 called1 justified1       
glorified4 ,he  doth not say1 they shall
 be1 but he hath done it1 that is1 in   
and  according to the foreordination of 
,god4 7#b47 ,saints are said to  by     
justified in their own sight or         
knowledge1 as when ,god doth  make      
manifest to the soul1 what he had       
determined before should  be done4 ,be  
of good cheer1 thy sins are forgiven    
thee4 this is  justification in the     
sight of the creature4 ,and whereas you 
ask  me1 do they that are born of ,god  
commit sin8 ,to this ,i answer1    ,they
 shall never commit the sin against the 
,holy ,ghost1 as is the  meaning of that

 place 7#a;,john #e3af-ah74 ,there is a 
sin unto death1  and there is a sin not 
unto death4--,he that is born of ,god   
sinneth  not1 but keepeth himself2 and  
that wicked one1 7mark1 that wicked     
one1 the sin unto death17 toucheth him  
not3 ,but they that are  born of ,god   
notwithstanding1 do daily sin1 as it is 
evident 7,john  #c3b74 ,in many things  
we offend all1 saith he1 ,i and you1 all
 of  us4 ,and again1 if we say that we  
have no sin we deceive ourselves1  and  
7instead of having no sin7 the truth is 
not in us 7#a;,john  #a3h74 ,and who can
 say1 my heart is clean8 ,there is none 
righteous1  no not one4 ,and again1     
,there is not a must man upon earth that
  doeth good1 and sinneth not 7,eccl    
#g3bj74 ,and ,i am confident1 that      
while some would persuade others that   
they have no sin1 their own  consciences
 tell them they lie2 and if it be not so
 in the rest1  it is because they are   
hardened1 and given to believe a lie4   
,as to the latter part of your query1 ,i

 answer2 ,the new birth  is wrought     
through hearing of the word preached4   
,and yet not by  conscience1 nor by the 
obedience to the law1 or dictates of    
nature2  but by the ,spirit coming into 
the soul1 and shewing its lost          
condition without the obedience of the  
,jesus of ,mary1 the ,son  of ,god2 and 
his freeness and willingness to         
communicate1 or give  himself1 and all  
his things unto it2 which being done1   
the man is  thereupon given up to god1  
and is become a new creature4 ,i might  
spend much time in speaking to this1 but
 ,i forbear1 because of  itself it is   
enough to fill up a small volume4       
,query #d4 ,if ,christ hath enlightened 
all men as he is ,god 7as thou          
confessest7 then hath he not enlightened
 all men as he is the ,son  of ,god8 and
 is not the light of ,god sufficient in 
itself1 to lead  to ,god all that follow
 it1 yea1 or nay8    ,ans4 7#a47 ,christ
 as he is ,god1 doth enlighten every man
 that comes  into the world1 which light

 is conscience1 or otherwise nature     
itself1 which doth also convince of sin 
7,john #g3i74 ,yet ,christ  as he is    
,god2 doth not give unto every man that 
spirit that doth  lead to eternal life1 
for all men have it not 7,jude #ai74    
7#b47 ,christ  as he was and is the son 
of ,god before the world was1 being one 
in power1 and being with his ,father1   
hath enlightened every one  that comes  
into the world1 as aforesaid2 but hath  
not so neither  given them his spirit4  
,some are sensual1 c4 7#c47 ,christ as  
,god-man1 or as he came into the world  
to die for those whom before  as ,god he
 knew and loved2 ,i say1 he doth not in 
this way neither  enlighten every man   
with the saving light of life1 or give  
unto them  his holy ,spirit4 ,no1 they  
that have been1 and now are believers1  
do know and can remember1 that all the  
time of their unregenerate  state1 they 
were without ,christ 7,eph #b3ab74 so   
that here is no  way or room for your   
doctrine1 take it how you will1 ,christ 

hath  not given to every one his        
,spirit4    ,second ,part of the ,query4
 ,is not the light of ,god sufficient in
  itself1 to lead to god all that follow
 it1 yea1 or nay8    ,ans4 7#a47 ,as ,i 
said before1 some are sensual1 and have 
not the ,spirit  of ,christ4 7#b47 ,no  
man can come to ,god as a ,father by    
adoption1  but by ,jesus ,christ2 then  
it must needs be that all men1 though   
they do follow that light which is given
 to every man1 it is not  able to lead  
to ,god as a ,father in the ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ4 ,ye this  light that every man
 hath1 will shew a man there is a ,god1 
and that  this ,god is eternal2 and also
 will clear out something of him1 to    
them1 by the things that are made4 ,but 
now1 if this light would  lead to       
everlasting life1 then might the devils 
also be delivered  from everlasting     
damnation2 seeing they also do know god 
as a  creator and revenger of sin1 more 
perfectly than any natural man  in the  
world1 though not as a ,father by       

adoption4    ,but you say1 ,doth it not 
lead to ,god all that follow it8 ,answ4 
7q47  ,not to be saved1 though to be    
condemned1 through the weakness and     
unprofitableness of that light1 or      
conscience1 or the law1 call  it either1
 and ,i clear it thus3 ,because1 if that
 light that every  man receives1 were   
able by our following it1 to save us1   
then ,christ  needed not to gave        
suffered1 seeing all men had that light4
 7#b47  ,if that light that every man   
hath1 which is conscience1 were able  to
 lead a man to justification by         
following it2 that promise was  made in 
vain by ,jesus the ,son of ,mary1 when  
he said1 ,i will send  you2 ,mark1 ,i   
will send you the ,spirit1 and he shall 
lead you  into all truth3 for they had a
 light before4 ,but it is evident1  that
 that was not sufficient1 because they  
must have another sent  them by ,jesus  
,christ1 and that must be that ,spirit4 
,query #e4 ,whether is not the same     
light in him that hates it1 as  it is in

 him that loves it 7,john #c74 ,if there
 be a difference in  the light1 show it 
wherein2 whether in the nature1 or      
otherwise8    ,answ4 7#a47 ,that        
scripture quoted in ,john #c4 ,light is 
come into  the world1 c41 is not meant  
of that light1 or conscience1 that      
every man hath2 but the ,man ,christ    
,jesus is speaking there of  himself1 as
 ,god-man1 come into the world1 born of 
the ,virgin1 if  thou compare verses    
#ai-ba with #ad-ah of the same chapter1 
it is  clear1 for they all do speak of  
the same thing2 namely1 the ,son  of    
,mary4 ,and again1 saith he1 ,i am the  
light of the world4 ,now  the man       
,christ1 though he was then in the      
world1 and walked up  and down in the   
same1 yet he was not within any man in  
the world  as man1 7though he calls     
himself the light thereof7 though he    
was in some2 ,i say1 in some1 as ,god by
 his ,spirit4 ,now the light1  which was
 the ,man ,christ1 was the very same1   
whether loved by some1  or hated by     

others2 but if you conclude every man   
hath ,christ1  or that light spoken of  
there 7,john #c71 within him2 that ,i   
deny1  having proved the contrary4 ,but 
7#b47 ,whether is there a difference  in
 the light8 ,answ4 ,there are more      
lights than one1 there is a  light that 
may be suspected to be darkness1 where  
he saith1 ,if  the light that is in thee
 be darkness1 c4 ,again1 there is the   
light of the law 7,prov #f3bc74 ,again1 
conscience also will convince  of sin4  
,now there is none of these that can    
save a sinner from the  evil of his     
ways4 ,take the best of them1 which is  
the righteous  law of ,god1 that cannot4
 ,for had there been a law given1 which 
might have given life1 then verily      
righteousness had come by the  law3 ,but
 if you conclude that righteousness1 or 
everlasting life  cometh by the law1 you
 must conclude this again2 that ,christ 
did die in vain 7,gal #b3ba74 ,so then  
these things being not able  to save the
 soul1 the next thing is1 the ,son of   

,god1 the ,son of  righteousness arising
 with healing under his wings2 he is    
also a  light1 and indeed the saving    
light1 for surpassing all the other     
mentioned4    ,now though ,christ doth  
not differ in himself1 yet there is  a  
difference in the power of these lights2
 the law and ,christ1  the one not being
 able to save1 the other being able4    
,and again1  there is also a difference 
in the nature of them2 the one being  a 
condemning light1 the other a saving    
light4 ,it is ,moses that  accuseth you 
7saith ,christ7 even ,moses in whom ye  
trust3 ,but do  not think1 saith        
,christ1 that ,i will accuse you to the 
,father3 ,no1  saith he1 it is ,moses1  
or the law given by him4 ,but again1    
where  ,christ speaks for himself as a  
,saviour1 he saith ,god sent not  his   
,son into the world to condemn the      
world2 but that the world  through him  
might be saved 7,john #c3ag74 ,so that  
,i say1 7a47 ,that  light spoken of     
7,john #c71 which is the ,man ,christ1  

is not in every  man that comes into the
 world4 7b47 ,that the ,man ,christ1 or 
the  light spoken of there1 is not      
against himself4 7c47 ,there is the     
light of the law1 conscience1 and nature
 itself1 which are in all  men1 which   
things are altogether insufficient to   
save a man from  death1 by his seeking  
of justification thereby4 again1 there  
is  ,jesus ,christ1 he is the ,saviour1 
but not in all men4 ,and again1  neither
 is the ,man ,christ ,jesus the         
condemning light4    ,query #f4 ,whether
 is it possible1 that any can be saved1 
without  ,christ manifested within8 ,if 
no1 then whether is not the doctrine  of
 salvation1 which is only necessary1 to 
preach ,christ within3 ,and  is not the 
whole mystery of salvation1 ,god        
manifest in the flesh8    ,answ4 ,there 
can none be saved1 but they that have   
the ,spirit of  ,christ given unto them4
 ,but it is not the ,spirit of ,christ  
given to  the elect1 that doth work out 
the salvation of their souls within     

them1 for that was obtained by the blood
 of the ,man ,christ ,jesus  on the     
cross 7,heb #i3ai compared with ,heb    
#ac3ab74    ,again1 every one that is1  
or shall be saved1 must1 and shall have 
the ,spirit of ,christ within them2 yet 
doth it not follow1 that to  preach     
,christ 7only7 within1 is the only      
doctrine of salvation4 ,for  then also  
the preaching of the blood of ,christ   
shed on the cross1  as ,i said before1  
must be of non effect4 ,but he that doth
 preach  the doctrine of salvation      
aright1 must first begin to preach that 
doctrine that ,paul preached in         
#a;,corinthians #ae3c1d4 ,for ,i        
delivered  unto you 7saith he7 first of 
all that which ,i also received1 how    
that ,christ died for our sins according
 to the scriptures2 and that  he was    
buried1 and that he arose again the     
third day according to  the scriptures4 
,now ,christ1 or the ,spirit of ,christ1
 is received  by such preaching as this 
is1 as is clear from that scripture     

7,acts  #aj3ch-dd74 ,where ,peter       
speaking of the word that was published 
throughout all ,judea3 ,how ,god        
anointed ,jesus of ,nazareth 7or  which 
dwelt at ,nazareth7 with the ,holy      
,ghost and with power3 who  went about  
doing good1 and healing all that were   
oppressed of the  devil2 for ,god was   
with him4 ,and we are witnesses of all  
things  which he did both in the land of
 the ,jews1 and in ,jerusalem2 7saith   
,peter7 whom they slew and hanged on a  
tree3 ,him ,god raise up the  third day1
 and shewed him openly2 ,not to all the 
people1 but unto  witnesses chosen      
before of ,god1 even to us1 who did eat 
and drink  with him1 after he rose from 
the dead4 ,and he commanded us to preach
  unto the people1 and to testify that  
it is he which was ordained  of ,god to 
be the ,judge of quick and dead4 ,and is
 that all8 ,no1  ,but to him give all   
the prophets witness1 7to hem1 even     
,jesus  of ,nazareth whom the ,jews     
crucified on the tree7 that through  his

 name whosoever believeth in him shall  
receive remission 7 or  forgiveness7 of 
sins4 ,now mark4 ,and while ,peter yet  
spake these  word1 the ,holy ,ghost fell
 on all them which heard the word4      
,while  ,peter spake these words1 that  
by ,jesus of ,nazareth forgiveness  of  
sins was preached to them that believe  
in his name1 the ,holy  ,ghost fell on  
all them that heard the word4 ,namely1  
which ,peter  spake3 ,this is the way in
 which the ,spirit is given8 namely1 by 
preaching a crucified ,christ4    ,but  
now1 no man can be saved without        
,christ1 or the ,spirit of ,christ  be  
given to him1 because he cannot be able 
to lay hold savingly  of1 and to hope   
for that glory that ,christ as he is    
,god-man hath  accomplished in his own  
person without1 unless he have the      
,spirit4  ,but farther1 thou sayest2 ,is
 it not the whole mystery of salvation1 
,god manifested in the flesh8    ,answ4 
,truly1 to know that ,god out of love to
 poor sinners1 did in  the fulness of   

time send forth his only begotten ,son1 
who is equal  with his ,father1 to be   
born of a woman1 and made under the law1
  might receive the adoption of sons2   
this is to know the mystery of          
godliness4 ,therefore1 when the         
scriptures say1 ,god was manifested  in 
the flesh1 they mean1 ,god sent forth   
his ,son1 which was and is  the word of 
,god1 ,god himself1 and he was made     
flesh 7,john #a3ad74  ,and so in the    
nature of man he did become the ,lamb of
 ,god1 or the  sacrifice of ,god1 that  
doth take away the sins of the world    
7verse  #bi74 ,now here ,i might enlarge
 abundantly1 but that would not be      
tedious4    ,query #g4 ,whether is it   
not possible1 that many may profess as  
much  of ,christ without1 as thou hast  
said of him1 and yet be damned2  and if 
this be the faith to profess him born1  
dead1 risen and  ascended without2 then 
is there any unbeliever in ,england8    
seeing  all in the outward sound        
believes1 and professes as much as thou 

hast said4 ,yea1 or nay8    ,answ4 #a4  
,i know there are many that do profess  
in word1 that ,christ  was born1 dead1  
risen1 and ascended without1 and yet may
 be damned4  ,yet he that doth really1  
with the faith of the operation of ,god1
  believe these things1 and doth also   
apply the virtue and merit of  the same 
to themselves for justification and     
life1 shall be saved4  ,if thou shalt   
confess with thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus1
 and shalt  believe in thine heart that 
,god hath raised him from the dead1 thou
  shalt be saved 7,rom #aj3i ,and also  
#a;,cor #ae3b74 ,by which also ye  are  
saved1 if ye keep in memory what ,i     
preached unto you44 ,what  was that8    
why1 how that ,christ died for our sins 
according to  the scriptures2 and that  
he was buried1 and rose again1 c4       
7#b47 ,it is not faith1 only to talk of 
him with the mouth1 but as  ,i said     
before1 to believe the same by the      
operation of the ,spirit  in our hearts4
 ,if this be faith1 7sayest thou7 to    

profess him born1  dead1 risen and      
ascended without1 then is there any     
unbeliever in  ,england8 ,i reply ,all  
that profess this do not truly believe  
it2  for to profess in word alone1 and  
believe in heart1 are two things4       
,secondly1 ,if to profess this were the 
,faith1 yet for the ,quakers  will not  
profess him ascended without1 neither   
making intercession  without1 but       
contrarywise strike at this doctrine4   
,query #h4 ,whether hath that man faith 
in ,christ that is not changed  in the  
nature1 and is not the liar and         
slanderer an unbeliever1  and of the    
cursed nature1 yea or no8    ,answ4 ,he 
that hath faith in ,christ is a new     
creature3 and the liar  and slanderer is
 and unbeliever3 and if he live and die 
in that  condition1 his state is very   
sad1 though if he turn quickly1 or  else
 look to yourselves1 for you are the    
men1 as is clear by your  discourse4    
,query #i4 ,whether doth and man receive
 ,christ1 who receives  him no into him8

 if not1 show how ,christ can be        
received1 and  whether many professes   
him not which never received him4       
,answ4 ,christ as he is ,man1 as he was 
a sacrifice for sin1 cannot  be received
 really and personally into any1 but    
yet1 he that doth  indeed receive the   
gospel1 and believe that he was a       
sacrifice  upon the cross for his sins1 
doth and hath also received his ,spirit 
into him1 which giveth him the comfort  
of these things 7,john  #ad3bf74 ,and   
there are very many that profess him1   
that at the day  of judgment will fall  
short of eternal life1 notwithstanding  
all  their profession2 for as ,i said   
before2 it is not the professor1  but   
the sound believer that shall be saved  
by him4 ,but let the  reader mark1 how  
thou condemnest thy own doctrine by this
 query1  for thou grantest many profess 
,christ that never receive him4 ,how    
then hath every man ,christ1 or the     
light of ,christ within him8 ,if  it be 
within him1 either he must receive it1  

or snatch it by force  against the will 
of another1 however the scripture saith1
 what is  it that thou hast not         
received2 7yet all men have not received
  that7 7,jude #ai74    ,query #aj4     
,whether to preach for hire1 for gifts  
and rewards1 and  to divine for money1  
and to make merchandise of the people   
for  so much a year for preaching to    
them1 be not true marks and signs  of   
false prophets8 or can any give truer   
signs of false prophets  than ,isaiah   
and ,micah give1 yea or nay8    ,answ4  
,there are a company of dumb dogs that  
are crept into the  nation1 that love   
give ye1 and desire to bear rule by     
their means2  and they are every one for
 his gain from their quarter4 there are 
a company of wolves crept out also1     
having wrapped themselves  about with   
sheep's clothing1 and these are both    
alike abominable  to the ,lord4 ,neither
 can a man give a more right description
 of a  false prophet1 than the prophets 
and ,christ with his apostles did  give1

 therefore examine yourselves4    ,query
 #aa4 ,whether must not the devil be    
chained before ,christ  reign1 and what 
is that which chains him1 and whether   
art thou  come to one of the days of the
 thousand years1 yea1 or no8    ,answ4  
,christ hath two several times wherein  
,satan must be bound  by him1 one is at 
the conversion of sinners1 the other    
when he  shall come the second time1 and
 personally appear1 and reign1 in  the  
world to come4 ,again1 ,whether ,i am   
come to one of the days  of the thousand
 years8 ,i reply ,no1 because he that   
doth reign  with ,christ one of these   
days1 shall live and reign with ,christ 
a thousand years 7,rev #b3d74 ,but there
 is never a believer in the  world1 that
 doth1 or in any likelihood shall live  
half so long1  before they die or be    
changed at the coming of the ,man       
,christ  ,jesus4    ,query #ab4 ,whether
 dost thou know any ,christ1 preach or  
profess  any ,christ who hath not       
lightened every man that comes into the 

world with the light of life1 or of     
condemnation2 and is he not  a deceiver 
that exhorts people for salvation to any
 other thing  than the light of ,christ1
 yea1 or no8 ,and how hath ,christ      
lightened  every man if not within him8 
,answ4 ,that ,christ ,i preach1 is the  
,christ of ,god1 who as he  is ,god hath
 enlightened every man that comes into  
the world with  conscience1 and the law1
 which is the light of condemnation1 but
  not of life2 ,for the law is the      
ministration of condemnation 7#b;,cor   
#c3g1h74 ,and all men have the law and  
conscience3 but these will not  save    
them4 ,again1 there are some that do    
indeed enjoy the light of  life4 ,and   
whereas thou askest1 is not he a        
deceiver1 that exhorts  people to       
anything else than the light of ,christ8
 ,answ4 ,he that  telleth any man that  
the ministration of condemnation will   
save  him1 which is the law1 he is a    
liar1 and a deceiver3 but he that       
exhorts people to lay hold on what the  

,man ,christ ,jesus hath done  in his   
own person for sinners1 and presseth    
souls to venture upon  that for         
salvation1 preacheth the truth4 ,christ 
hath given to  every one the law1 and   
conscience within him3 yet these are not
  able to save him1 but let him follow  
the righteousness of the law  never so  
much1 yet if he be not directed of ,god 
to fly to ,jesus  the son of ,mary1 and 
to what he hath done in his own person  
for  them he shall never be saved 7,acts
 #d3ab74    ,friend1 ,thus have ,i with 
all plainness of speech answered thy    
queries1 and ,i fear not at all1 but ,i 
have spoken the truth as it  is in      
,jesus4 ,and as for committing them to  
the judgment of others1  as thou wouldst
 have me2 let others say what they will1
 ,i am sure  ,i have spoken the truth of
 ,god2 and ,i make no question but at   
the  second coming of my ,lord ,jesus   
from heaven to judge the world1  these  
things ,i shall not be ashamed of2      
neither am ,i now2 but  am ready1 if    

,god shall give me life1 to speak the   
same things to  any man1 face to face2  
and ,i desire thee1 and all1 even as    
many  as shall read or hear this        
treatise1 to consider1 and look to      
themselves1 lest they sin against ,god  
so much in their lifetime  by rejecting 
these truths1 that it shall never be    
forgiven them  to all eternity1 though  
they repent them of their rejecting the 
same4 ,there is one thing more to which 
,i shall speak a few words1  and that is
 to a few words written at the end of   
thy book1 which  is called the          
postscript1 wherein is several charges  
against myself  and some others1 which  
,i shall speak somewhat to4    ,the     
first is against ,john ,burton1 thus3   
,john ,burton said in a  discourse with 
some friends1 that ,christ had two      
bodies1 and one  of them is out of the  
sight of the saints4 ,my brother ,burton
 being  absent1 ,i shall answer for him 
concerning the charge laid against  him4
 ,and therefore1 that ,christ1 who is   

and was before the world  began1 ,god   
equal with his ,father1 did in the      
fulness of time take  upon him a body   
from the ,virgin ,mary1 which was so    
prepared by  ,god his ,father1 it is    
evident in scripture2 and in it after he
 had  lived a while in the world1 he did
 hang on the cross1 was taken  down     
thence again1 and laid in ,joseph's     
sepulchre1 was raise again1  and        
ascended away from his disciples        
therewith into glory 7,acts  #a3c1i-aa74
    ,again he hath another body1 and    
that is his church 7,eph #a3bc74 ,now   
that he is out of the sight of his      
saints in one of the bodies2  namely1   
that which did hang on the cross1 it is 
also evident 7#a,tim  #d71 where ,paul  
speaking of the very ,jesus1 who did    
bear a faithful  witness before ,pontius
 ,pilate1 saith in verse #af ,who only  
hath  immortality1 dwelling in the light
 which no man can approach unto2  whom  
no man hath seen1 nor can see4 ,that is1
 not with their mortal  eyes1 in that   

glory as yet4 ,if you say still1        
notwithstanding  this1 that ,christ as  
he was before the world began1 hath but 
one  body1 and that to be his church4 ,i
 ask you what that was that was  taken  
down from the cross1 and laid into      
,joseph's sepulchre 7,luke  #bc3ec74    
,the second charge is against myself1   
and is this2 ,john ,bunyan  said1       
,christ's second coming is not his      
coming in ,spirit1 for his  coming in   
,spirit is no coming4    ,the former    
part of the words1 namely1 ,christ's    
second coming is  not his coming in the 
,spirit1 those ,i own4 ,but the ,spirit 
is no  coming1 is a lie1 made of me by  
the ,author1 ,edward ,borrough4    ,the 
former words were spoken at a meeting in
 ,bedford1 some ,quakers  being present 
contradicting and blaspheming3 ,and now 
they could  not be content with that2   
but they must make up all with a lie1   
and publish it in print4 ,a ,quaker     
there and ,i had some discourse         
concerning ,christ's second coming1 and 

he would affirm1 that his  coming in    
,spirit1 was his second coming spoken of
 in scripture4  ,then ,i asked him which
 was his first coming8 ,he answered1    
when  he was born of the ,virgin1 and   
took flesh upon him from her4 ,then     
said ,i1 shall easily prove1 that his   
coming in the ,spirit is not  his second
 coming1 for ,i will prove that his     
coming in the ,spirit  was before that  
which the scripture and you also do call
 his  first coming2 and proved it by    
that plain scripture1 where ,peter      
speaking of the prophets1 saith1        
searching what1 or what manner  of time 
the ,spirit of ,christ which was in them
 7the prophets7 did  signify1 when it   
testified before-hand the sufferings of 
,christ1  and the glory that should     
follow 7#a,peter #a3aa and #c3ai71 where
  speaking of ,christ's being put to    
death in the flesh1 but quickened  in   
the ,spirit4 by which ,spirit also he   
went and preached unto  the spirits     
7now7 in prison2 but when was this1 only

 when once  the longsuffering of ,god   
waited in the days of ,noah 7verse #bj74
  ,which was long before the first      
coming of ,christ1 so called in         
scripture1 for that was1 as ,i said1    
when he took a body from the  ,virgin   
,mary4    ,but is seems clearly by these
 words that you do look for no other    
coming but his coming in ,spirit4 ,o6   
how suddenly and unexpected  of you1    
will the ,son of ,man break down from   
heaven1 with all his  mighty angels in  
flaming fire1 and call you1 together    
with all  nations to judgment4 ,and     
though now peradventure you are ready to
  slight the personal appearing of the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that ,man  to     
judgment1 only looking for a judgment   
within1 yet you will ,i  am certain1    
very suddenly be made to pass under     
another judgment1  which will be more   
exceeding great than any judgment you   
shall  have here1 and more terrible4 ,as
 for the latter part of the charge1     
which is a very lie2 though ,i shall not

 trouble myself to lay it  to your      
charge 7you have so manifestly declared 
yourselves already  what you are7 yet ,i
 beseech you1 that hereafter you would  
not be  so read to receive lies from    
others1 and publish them to the view  of
 the world1 least you appear to all men 
7as you do to some7 to  be such as are  
of an accusing lying spirit4    ,but    
farther1 ,that ,christ's coming in the  
,spirit is not his second  coming1 it is
 evident2 partly1 in that the coming of 
,christ in  ,spirit1 was before that    
called in scripture1 his first coming4  
,secondly1 he that comes the second time
 is he that came the first  time4 ,now  
he that came the first time was very    
,god and very ,man1  and not a ,spirit  
only2 for handle me1 saith he1 a ,spirit
 hath not  flesh and bones1 as you see  
me have 7,luke #bd3ci74 ,now this same  
,jesus that was very ,god and very ,man1
 so born of ,mary1 saith1 ,i  go and    
prepare a place for you2 and ,i 7the    
very same as also ,acts  #a3aj1aa71 will

 come again1 and receive you unto       
myself2 that where  ,i am1 there ye may 
be also 7,john #ad3c74 ,here ,i might   
spend many  word1 but it needs not2 the 
whole current of scriptures do confirm  
this thing2 and therefore ,i shall      
forbear1 and content myself  with this4 
,he that will be filthy let him be      
filthy1 for the day  is at hand4    ,the
 ,third ,charge is also against me1     
saying1 ,i said there was  nothing in   
me1 nor any man to be taken notice of4  
,though in some sense ,i do not deny    
these words1 yet ,i know1 and  am sure1 
that directly in this form of words1 ,i 
did never lay them  down1 but ,i pass   
that4 ,now in this sense ,i do not deny 
them1 there  was nothing in me1 as ,i   
was in my unregenerate estate2 nor in   
any  man else in the same estate1 that  
is worthy to be taken notice  of for    
justification4 ,because every           
unregenerate man is without  ,christ1   
before he be converted 7,eph #b3ab74    
,wherefore remember1  that ye being     

,gentiles in the flesh 7unconverted7    
that at that  time ye were without      
,christ4 ,now a man that is without     
,christ1  and hath not his ,spirit in   
him1 as some1 yea1 most men are 7,jude  
#ai74 ,what is there in that man1 that  
is worth the taking notice  of to       
justify him4    ,also converted ,paul   
saith1 ,i know that in me1 7that is1 in 
my  flesh17 dwelleth no good thing 7,rom
 #g3ah74    ,as for others that are     
charged with things1 because their names
 are  not also mentioned1 ,i shall pass 
them by2 only thus much ,i shall  say   
further to the last charge4 that there  
is nothing in any man  by nature1 before
 he be converted1 that is worth the     
taking notice  of1 as to seek           
justification thereby4 ,and that that   
light which  every man hath1 being at   
the best but conscience1 nature1 or the 
law1 let a man take notice of it1 follow
 it1 obey it never so much1  it is not  
able to justify the soul3 ,for if       
righteousness come by  the law1 then    

,christ is dead in vain4 ,and as ,i said
 before1 every  man hath not ,christ to 
take notice of1 though every man hath   
conscience1 or the light of nature in   
him1 which is also able to  convince of 
sins against the law of ,god1 yet is not
 able to deliver  from that curse       
pronounced by the ,lord1 against them   
that disobey  the law4 ,nay the law     
itself is not able to save them that do 
follow  it1 being too weak for such a   
thing4 ,and indeed god did not give  it 
to that end1 that saints should have    
life by it4 ,no 7compare  ,gal #b3ba    
with ,rev #e3bj71 you may clearly see   
why ,god gave the law1  namely1 that    
sins or offences might abound4 ,but how8
 ,by discovering  sin by its workings4  
,now then you that follow the law1 and  
seek  life by it1 this is all you are   
like to have of it3 ,you shall see  your
 transgression against it1 made known to
 you by it 7,rev #c3bj71  and an        
horrible curse pronounced against you1  
because you cannot  give a complete     

continual obedience to every tittle of  
it4    ,and now friend to thee1 who hast
 taken in hand to answer my queries     
laid down in the end of my book2 ,i say1
 thou hast only wrangled  and quarrelled
 at them2 but hast not given on plain   
and right  answer to any one of them4   
,therefor ,i shall leave them still to  
be answered by you1 or others of your   
spirit4 ,you will find them  at the end 
of the foregoing discourse3 ,and ,i     
beseech you to answer  them in all      
plainness of heart1 and with as moderate
 a spirit  as you may4 ,it is like there
 may be some addition to them3 ,but  as 
,i have dealt plainly and sincerely with
 yours1 so do you deal  uprightly and   
plainly with mine1 for the satisfaction 
of those  who shall read them4 ,and here
 ,i shall draw towards a conclusion1    
only speak some words to those who      
unawares to themselves may be  carried  
away with the doctrines of the ,quakers3
 ,and ,i shall be  brief in speaking to 
it4 ,the way that ,i shall take1 shall  

be very  plain to be understood2 for ,i 
shall not lay down any doubtful         
sentence in my speech to them1 nor      
others4 ,first1 ,i shall shew  you that 
the doctrine of the ,quakers is an      
error1 and how4 ,second1  ,who they are 
that are carried away with it1 and why4 
,third1 ,the  way ,satan takes to make  
this delusion1 or filthy doctrine to    
take  place in the soul4    ,first1     
,that the doctrine of the ,quakers is   
false1 or an error1 ,i  shall shew1     
#a4 ,by discovering the doctrine itself4
 ,now the doctrine of the  ,quakers is  
plainly this2 namely1 that every man    
that comes into  the world1 hath the    
,spirit of ,christ in him4 ,now that his
 is an  error is clear1 because the word
 of ,god saith plainly1 that some  are  
sensual1 having not the ,spirit 7,jude  
#ai74 ,and again1 the  unregenerate man1
 in the time of his unregenerate state1 
is without  ,christ 7,eph #b3ab74    #b4
 ,he that will but observe the motions  
of that light which very  man hath      

within him 7say they7 so as to obey and 
close in with it  to follow it1 shall   
undoubtedly be saved from the wrath to  
come4  ,now this is clearly a gross     
error2 for first1 ,if all men have not  
,christ1 as they have not1 then is it   
not an error to press men to  seek for  
life1 by following that which is not    
able to give life4  ,yet this they do1  
who labour to persuade men1 yea1 the    
souls of  men1 that it is no less than  
the very ,spirit of ,christ in every    
man1 that doth convince of sin1 when the
 scriptures say plainly  the law 7,rom  
#c3ad71 ,conscience 7,rom #b3ae71 and   
nature itself  7,rom #b3ad2 #a;,cor     
#aa3ad71 will and doth convince of sin1 
yet none  of these is the ,spirit of    
,christ4 ,and the great argument that   
they bring to prove that it is the      
,spirit of ,christ1 is1 because  the    
,spirit doth also convince of sin4 ,now 
what a poor argument is  this1 to say1  
,that because the ,spirit of ,christ    
doth convince of  sin1 therefore        

whatsoever doth convince of sin1 must   
needs be the  ,spirit of ,christ4 ,as   
much as to say1 because the saints are  
called  the light of the word 7,matt    
#e3ad74 ,therefore the saints are the   
,saviour of the world1 seeing ,christ   
also doth call himself the light  of the
 world 7,john #h3ab71 or because the    
moon hath1 or is light1  therefore the  
moon is the sun4 ,this is but           
sophistical arguing1  and doth beget    
most damnable errors and heresies in the
 world2 but  his is the way that they   
take1 to entangle poor souls with their 
sad and erroneous doctrine1 see page #bb
 of his book1 lines #ab and  #ac4 ,they 
say1 that it must be ,christ within     
them1 that must within  them work out   
justification for them2 when it is      
evident from the  whole current of      
scripture1 that the ,son of ,mary was   
delivered  to be crucified for our      
offences1 and his resurrection1 through 
faith in it1 is our justification2 as   
all along1 through grace1  ,i have      

declared and cleared4 ,and the work that
 the ,spirit doth in  point of          
justification1 is1 to shew us what the  
,son of ,mary hath  done an suffered in 
his own body on the tree1 and is now    
doing in  the presence of his ,father1  
in the highest heaven4    ,and to help  
us to apply this to our souls by faith  
now1 for a  preservative against these  
and the like delusions1 observe1 7#a47  
,as ,i said before1 all have not the    
spirit of ,christ 7,jude #ai2 ,eph      
#b3ab74 7#b47 ,that the law1 with all   
our obedience to it1 is not able  to    
save1 or justify any poor soul 7,rom    
#c3bj74 ,for by the works of  the law   
shall no flesh living be justified1     
though it gives the  knowledge of sin4  
7#c47 ,that there is none other way to  
be justified  in the sight of ,god1 but 
by laying hold of what the ,son of ,mary
  7,jesus7 did do and suffer in his own 
person1 when he was in the  world4 ,for 
it is by him 7and what he hath done in  
his own person  by himself 7,heb #a3c771

 that any man is justified from his     
sins1  and the wrath of ,god due to the 
same1 by believing that his blood  was  
shed for their sins2 as it is written1  
,with his stripes we are  healed 7,isa  
#c3e71 as if their own blood had been   
shed for their  won sins2 and that his  
righteousness is theirs by imputation1  
as  if they themselves had actually     
fulfilled all the law of ,god for  their
 own justification 7,rom #aj3d74        
,second1 ,the second thing is1 who are  
they that are carried away  with this   
delusion1 and why8    #a4 ,not one of   
,god's elect whom he foreknew1 shall be 
utterly  destroyed thereby2 7,i do not  
say they shall not be led away for a    
time2 but they shall not be utterly     
destroyed7 for they are kept  by the    
mighty power of ,god through faith unto 
salvation4 ,but they  are such as are   
not indeed the elect of god1 nor chosen 
in ,christ  before the world began4     
,though ,hymeneus and ,philetus fall    
away1  and overthrow the faith of some1 

yet the foundation of ,god stands  sure1
 having this seal1 ,the ,lord knoweth   
them that are his 7#b,tim  #b3ag-ai74   
#b4 ,they are such as in time past1 for 
the generality of them were  either but 
light1 frothy professors1 or else were  
shaken in their  principles1 and        
unstable therein1 as saith the          
scriptures1 ,they  that are deceivers do
 beguile unstable souls4 ,or if they    
were such  as were in appearance sober  
and serious in the account of others1   
it was wither from these convictions thy
 had from the law1 or else  from high   
notions they had of the gospel2 which   
have both such  influence at some time  
on the soul 7though not savingly7 that  
the  soul will go very far in obedience 
to them2 as for example1 ,herod  who was
 an enemy to the truth1 yet for a time  
had such heart-workings1  being         
convinced by the preaching of ,john the 
,baptist1 that he  feared him1 and      
observed him1 and when he heard him1 he 
did many  things1 and heard hem gladly  

7,mark #f3bj74    ,now the reason why   
such people are carried away with such  
heresies  as these1 or the like1 is1    
7#a47 ,that as they were not of the     
elect of ,god1 so ,god by suffering     
them to be carried away finally1 may    
make it appear1 that they  were not of  
his elect4 ,they went out from us1 but  
they were not of  us3 for if they had   
been of us1 they would no doubt have    
continued  with us4 ,but they went out  
from us1 that it might be made manifest 
7or that men might see7 that they were  
not all of us 7#a;,john #b3ai74    7#b47
 ,because ,god will not have his church 
so disturbed always with  such as are   
not of the truth4 ,now there are some   
men that have  their time to walk with  
the church of ,god by permission1 and   
these  men are ever and anon ready to   
broach their errors1 even while they    
are among the saints1 to their trouble4 
,now ,god having a care of  his church1 
hath a time to suffer the devil to run  
through the  world with some erroneous  

doctrine or other1 which when these men 
taste1 being spirited beforehand for    
that purpose1 do presently  close in    
with the same1 to the purifying of the  
church1 and  the manifestation of       
themselves4 ,and thus every branch which
 the  ,lord's right hand hath not       
planted1 shall and must have a time to  
be rooted up 7,matt #ae3ac74    7#c47   
,because others that are of the right   
graffing in1 may  notwithstanding not   
presume but fear1 lest they also fall   
through  the same example of others who 
are already fallen1 or may fall         
hereafter 7,heb #d3a1b1aa74    7#d47    
,because others may see1 that it is not 
by their own strength  that they do     
stand1 but freely by the grace of god1  
and his power  and love towards them in 
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,god hath     
chosen  some before the foundation of   
the world4 ,now to manifest this1       
though they are even as bad as the worst
 by nature1 yet ,i say1  because ,god   
will shew his power and his love1 he    

doth preserve  some to eternal life1    
though others fall into eternal         
damnation4  ,of all that thou hast given
 me1 saith ,christ1 have ,i lost none   
but the son of perdition1 that the      
scripture might be fulfilled  7,john    
#ag3ab74 ,many other reasons might be   
given why theses things  must and shall 
be2 but ,i rather choose to forbear4    
,only this much  ,i have spoken1 because
 ,i know it is my duty to speak a few   
words  unto you1 that you may either    
close in with the truth1 or else  the   
more clearly be left without excuse at  
the great day4    ,third4 ,the third and
 last thing1 is the way that ,satan     
takes to  make those delusions take     
place in the soul4    ,now the way      
whereby he makes these or any other     
delusions to take  place in the soul1   
is1 #a4 to persuade the soul an enmity  
to any  thing or person that shall      
declare the contrary4    #a4 ,they are  
given over to believe a lie2 that is1 to
 believe false  doctrine to be the      

doctrine of ,god and of ,christ4 ,and   
that he might  bring this to pass1 he   
goeth about to change the names of      
things2  and because the law1           
conscience1 and nature itself can       
convince  of sin1 therefore he calleth  
them ,christ1 or the light of ,christ2  
saying to a natural man1 one that is not
 yet converted1 ,mind the  light within 
you4 ,if they ask what light8 say they1 
,that which  doth convince of sin4 ,if  
they farther ask1 why1 what is that8    
,they say1 ,it is the light of ,christ1 
the light of life1 or ,christ  within4  
,now these things are nothing else but  
conscience1 nature1 or the  law1 for a  
natural man hath nothing else that      
dwelleth within him  to convince him of 
sin2 only these things have a new name  
put upon  them4 ,and poor creatures     
hearing the name ,christ1 being ignorant
  of the nature of ,christ1 do presently
 close in with these things1  supposing1
 nay1 verily believing that these are   
the ,spirit of  ,christ4 ,which things  

being thus received1 if at any time one 
come  and oppose them1 and tell them    
that it is an error that they have      
taken up1 to think that that which is in
 an unregenerate man is  the ,spirit of 
,christ1 and contrarywise telleth them  
plainly1 that  it is but their own      
conscience that doth convince them1 or  
the law  written in their hearts by     
nature4 ,nay1 say they1 it is the light 
of ,christ in the conscience1 when there
 is no scripture hath any  such manner  
of expressions1 only a fancy of their   
own1 taken up  without ground from the  
word4    #b4 ,but the soul being        
possessed with this doctrine1 presently 
its  heart riseth against anything that 
doth contradict it1 and is filled  with 
a secret enmity against it4 ,now the way
 that ,satan takes to  bring this about1
 is to persuade poor souls1 that all    
these thoughts  that do any wise        
contradict the principles received1 is  
but a  temptation of the devil4 ,and if 
at any time there be the doctrine  of   

,jesus held forth in truth1 his death1  
burial1 resurrection1  ascension1 and   
intercession2 now without in the        
presence of his  ,father for sinners1   
and that there is salvation no where    
else but  in the merits of the firstborn
 ,mary1 which is ,jesus ,christ1 without
  the works of the law 7,rom #c3bh74    
,presently with envy they are  enraged  
and cry1 ,dost thou not know that every 
man hath a measure  of the spirit given 
to him8 ,follow that1 listen to that1   
turn thy  mind to that1 and walk in the 
light of that4 ,when alas1 there  is no 
such thing as the ,spirit of ,christ in 
every man1 as ,i said1  and proved      
before at large2 only the devil hath    
gotten this way  to call conscience     
,christ1 the law ,christ2 and hereby to 
entangle  the soul with the name of a   
thing1 without the thing itself4    ,but
 now the soul is set down in its        
principles1 and he that doth  any way   
confute that spirit1 presently it falls 
a raging1 and  cries out1 serpent1 liar1

 wolf1 dragon1 devil1 be silent with thy
  serpentine wisdom1 and smoke of the   
bottomless pit4 ,now in this  the devil 
is wonderfully cunning2 for least he    
should indeed  be discovered1 he doth   
set the face hard against the truth1 and
  counteth it such a deadly enemy1 that 
he will not1 cannot bear it2  but lets  
fly against it all the hellish words and
 madness he can3  ,and now he begins    
first to cry1 avoid ,satan4 ,all which  
is only to  harden him in whom he doth  
dwell1 more and more against the truth4 
,now he doth also harden souls in       
delusions1 by presenting the ugly  and  
base conversations of a company of      
covetous wretches1 who do  profess      
themselves to be the ministers of the   
gospel1 but are not2  now poor creatures
 being shaking and doubtful what way to 
take1  seeing the conversation of these 
men to be wicked1 and the doctrine  of  
these deluders covered with a seeming   
holiness2 they presently  embrace it1   
saying1 surely these men are in the     

right way2 they  cry down the priests1  
whose lives we also see to be profane1  
they  are very strict in their ways1 and
 if such be not good men1 who  are8 ,but
 yet that which is most taking is       
7through the corruption  and pride that 
is naturally in the heart of man7 these 
men  propose such a way to salvation1 as
 is in the compass of a man's  own      
ability1 even works of righteousness    
done by him1 which is  very agreeable to
 man's nature1 which would willingly be 
saved1  but would not be altogether     
beholden to god for it3 and these  works
 not being wrought by the priests or    
national ministers1 but  by the other1  
though in opposition to the             
righteousness of ,christ1  the ,messias 
,god-man1 poor souls not only suck in   
these erroneous  principles1 but are    
hardened in them against the doctrine of
 ,god  and his ,son ,jesus ,christ1 by  
their ungodly conversation2 and thus    
dishonour the ,son of ,god4 ,but come   
brethren1 let us be patient1  stablish  

our hearts1 wait but a while1 and ,i    
doubt not but you  will see that those  
who dishonour our ,jesus shall soon be  
brought  down1 both ,ranters1 ,quakers1 
priests1 and people also1 that shall    
continue in opposing him either in      
doctrine or practice2 for our  ,god hath
 said1 ,ah6 ,i will ease me of my       
adversaries4    ,now1 a few words more  
to those who do believe in ,christ      
aright1  and lay him for their          
foundation4    ,first1 ,bless ,god that 
you are not carried away with the       
delusions  that are on foot in this     
generation4 ,secondly1 ,see that you are
  labourers after a more experimental   
knowledge of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ2 
fly more to his birth1 death1 blood1    
resurrection1 ascension  and            
intercession3 and fetch refreshing for  
your souls more and  more from him      
without1 through the operation of his   
,spirit within2  and though the fruits  
of the ,spirit be excellent1 and to be  
owned  where they are found2 yet have a 

care you take not away the glory  of the
 blood of ,christ shed on the cross     
without the gates of  ,jerusalem1 and   
give it them2 which you will do1 if you 
do content  yourselves1 and satisfy your
 consciences with this2 that you find   
the fruits of the ,spirit within you1   
and do not go for peace and  consolation
 of conscience to the blood of ,jesus   
shed on the cross4    ,therefore learn  
of the saints1 or rather of the ,spirit 
7,rev #e3i74  who teacheth to sing this 
song1 ,thou art worthy to take the      
book1 and to open the seals thereof1 for
 thou wast slain1 and hast  redeemed us 
to ,god by thy blood4    ,and as for you
 that cannot yet well endure to think   
you should  be justified by the blood of
 the ,son of ,mary shed on the cross    
without the gate1 ,i say to you1 ,kiss  
the ,son1 lest he be angry1  and ye     
perish from the way1 when his wrath is  
kindled but a little4  ,blessed are all 
they that put their trust in him 7,psa  
#b3ab74      ,,footnotes3    #a         

,bunyan's epistle to ,some ,gospel      
,truths ,opened4    #b ,for the proof of
 this1 read the good love of ,god to    
,david1 ,peter1  and others1 which did  
most woefully sin again after they were 
converted4    #c ,here is another of his
 false accusations of me4    #d ,see    
margin of the bible4--,ed4    #e ,there 
is nothing new under the sun4 ,it       
appears from this that  there was a     
tee-total movement in the time of the   
commonwealth4  ,for the meaning of      
hatband1 see editor's                   
advertisement4--,ed4    #f ,to famble1  
to falter1 or stammer in speech3        
obsolete4--,ed4 #d    999999    ,a      
,,discourse ,,upon ,,the ,,pharisee     
,,and ,,the ,,publican    ,,wherein     
,,several ,,great ,,and ,,weighty       
,,things ,,are ,,handled3 ,,as1 ,,the   
,,nature ,,of ,,prayer1 ,,and ,,of      
,,obedience ,,to ,,the ,,law1 ,,with    
,,how ,,far ,,it  ,,obliges             
,,christians1 ,,and ,,wherein ,,it      
,,consists4    ,,wherein ,,is ,,also    

,,shewed1 ,,the ,,equally ,,deplorable  
,,condition ,,of ,,the  ,,pharisee1 ,,or
 ,,hypocritical ,,and ,,self-,,righteous
 ,,man2 ,,and ,,of ,,the  ,,publican1   
,,or ,,sinner ,,that ,,lives ,,in ,,sin1
 ,,and ,,in ,,open ,,violation ,,of     
,,the ,,divine ,,laws4 ,,together ,,with
 ,,the ,,way ,,and ,,method ,,of        
,,god',s ,,free  ,,grace ,,in           
,,pardoning ,,penitent ,,sinners2       
,,proving ,,that ,,he ,,justifies       
,,them ,,by ,,imputing ,,christ',s      
,,righteousness ,,to ,,them4    ,,by    
,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,author ,,of ,,the    
,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4                
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,this important treatise unvails1 in few
 but telling words1 the  nature of      
prayer1 about which mankind has made    
most awful mistakes4  ,multitudes       
conceive that the heart-searching ,god  
can be influenced  and propitiated by   
eloquent words and forms of prayer2     
whilst the  few1 who are taught by the  
,holy ,spirit1 feel and know that the   

ardent desire1 the aspirations1 the     
fervent wishes of the mind1  can alone  
be accepted by the ,eternal2 and even   
then only through  the merits of the    
,redeemer4    ,the first edition        
appeared in #afce1 and it soon became a 
very  popular book4 ,the use and        
application announced at the end do not 
appear to have been published1 unless   
the author meant one of his  later      
productions to answer that purpose4 ,the
 twelfth edition has  no date on the    
title page2 to it is added ,bunyan's    
last ,sermon1  and his dying            
sayings1--,licensed1 ,sept4 #ajth1      
#afhh2 but this  announcement had been  
probably continued from some earlier    
edition4  ,the number of cheap reprints 
of this little volume may account1 in   
some measure1 for the amazing errors    
which crept in and deformed  the book2  
for with the exception of ,grace        
,abounding1 ,the  ,pilgrim1 and ,the    
,holy ,war1 few books have been so      
carelessly  and disgracefully printed4  

,for more than a century ,bunyan has    
been represented as saying1 ,how did    
,god deal with sinners before  his      
righteousness was actually in being4 ,in
 fact1 no reader can  conceive the      
mutilated state in which this valuable  
treatise has  been published1 unless by 
actual comparison with those printed    
before the author's decease4 ,some      
considerable omissions1 doubtless1      
arose from political causes4 ,bunyan    
died very shortly before the  glorious  
revolution in #afhh1--;and in drawing a 
faithful portrait  of a publican or tax 
gatherer1 he supposed the country to be 
conquered by a foreign power4 ,would it 
not be an insufferable  thing8 yea1 did 
not that man deserve hanging ten times  
over1 that  should1 being a ,dutchman1  
fall in with a ,french invader1 and farm
  at his hands1 those cruel and grievous
 taxations1 which he1 in  barbarous     
wise1 should at his conquest lay upon   
them2 and exact  and force them to be   
paid with an over1 and above of what is 

appointed4 ,he goes on to argue1 that if
 this would be a severe  trial at the   
hand of a foreigner1 how much more      
oppressive would  it appear if exercised
 by a fellow countryman4 ,if these      
things  are intolerable1 what shall we  
think of such men as shall join to  all 
this compliance with a foreign prince1  
to rob the church of  ,god8 yea1 that   
shall become a man in power under them1 
to wring out  of the hand of a brother1 
his estate2 yea1 his bread and          
livelihood4  ,these paragraphs1 and much
 more1 were omitted1 probably1 from  a  
fear of giving offence to the new       
government1 and1 until the  present     
edition1 they had not been restored4 ,in
 ,bunyan's time1  severe and awful      
persecutions fell upon the church of    
,god in  ,england1 and he must have felt
 the utmost compassion1 mingled with    
deep abhorrence1 for those emissaries of
 ,satan1 the ,informers1 who  plundered 
mercilessly all who refused obedience to
 the order of  common prayer4 ,these    

men1 aided by fanatic justices and      
clergymen1  reduced many pious families 
to the severest sufferings1 while       
thousands fled to the wilds of ,america 
for that refuge among men  called       
savages1 which was denied them by their 
much more savage  countrymen4 ,it is    
distressing to read the narrative1      
published in  #afgj1 of those           
proceedings in ,bedford1 while ,bunyan  
was an inmate  in its jail4 ,the        
porters1 charged to assist in carrying  
off the  people's goods1 ran away1      
saying1 that they would be hanged1      
drawn1 and quartered1 before they would 
assist in that work2 two  of them were  
sent to gaol for thus refusing to aid in
 this severe  enforcement of impious    
laws4 ,this populous town was so thin of
  people that it looked more like a     
country village than a corporation2  and
 the shops being generally shut down1 it
 seemed like a place  visited with the  
pest1 where usually is written upon the 
door--,lord1  have mercy upon us4 ,when 

in the presence of the justice the      
officers  took all his goods from       
,thomas ,arthur1 he appealed to the     
humane  feelings of the magistrate on   
behalf of his children1--,sir1 shall  my
 children starve1 to which he replied1  
yes1 your children shall  starve4 ,all  
these bitter sufferings were inflicted  
for worshipping  ,god according to the  
directions of his holy word4 ,can we    
wonder  then that ,bunyan uses hard     
words4 ,he felt that state hierarchies  
were anti-christian2 their fruit        
declared that those who supported  them 
by such cruelties were aliens and       
enemies to the church of  ,christ4      
,as a theological treatise1 this of the 
,pharisee and ,publican is  invaluable4 
,it is clear and perfectly intelligible 
to every candid  and prayerful inquirer4
 ,when our author is proving the        
impossibility  of a sinner's            
recommending himself to the divine      
favour by  any imperfect good works of  
his own1 he draws a vivid picture4  ,a  

lord invites his friends to a sumptuous 
banquet1 the provision  is bountiful and
 in rich abundance1 when some of the    
guests take  a few mouldy crusts out of 
their pockets and lay them on their     
plates1 lest the prince had not provided
 a sufficient repast for  his friends2  
would it not be a high affront to1 a    
great contempt  of1 and a distrust in1  
the goodness of the ,lord4 ,we are bound
  to produce good works as a fruit of   
faith--a proof of love to him  that hath
 redeemed us1 but not to recommend us to
 his favour4 ,the  picture of such a    
feast drawn by ,john ,bunyan must make  
upon every  reader a deep1 a lasting1 an
 indelible impression4 ,how bitter and  
how true is the irony1 when the         
,pharisee is represented as saying1  ,i 
came to thy feast out of civility1 but  
for thy dainties ,i need  them not1 ,i  
have enough of my own2 ,i thank thee for
 thy kindness1  but ,i am not as those  
that stand in need of thy provisions1   
nor  yet as this ,publican4 ,and how    

excellent is the reasoning and  the     
,christian philosophy of that paragraph 
which was suppressed  after ,bunyan's   
death4 ,the language is bold and        
striking1 but  it exhibits the          
unvarnished truth2 an inward change of  
nature is  the only cause of good and   
acceptable works--good or evil actions  
are but the evidences of our state by   
grace or by nature--they do  not work   
that change or produce that state4 ,it  
is a soul-humbling  view of our state of
 death by sin1 or of life by the        
righteousness  and obedience of ,christ4
 ,bunyan's train of reasoning on ,romans
 #e  is worthy of our profound          
consideration1--,when we were enemies we
  were reconciled to ,god by the death  
of his ,son4 ,what is a sinful  man in  
himself1 or in his approach to ,god1 but
 as stubble fully  dry in the presence  
of a consuming fire1 unless he is washed
 and  cleansed by the atoning sacrifice 
of ,jesus4    ,may the glorified spirit 
of ,bunyan rejoice among the angels of  

heaven1 over souls converted by the     
instrumentality of this solemn  and     
searching treatise4    ,,george ,,offor4
      ,,to ,,the ,,reader4    ,courteous
 ,reader1    ,i have made bold once     
again to present thee with some of my   
meditations2 and they are now about the 
,,pharisee and the ,,publican3  ,two men
 in whose condition the whole world is  
comprehended1 both  as to their state   
now1 and condition at the judgment4     
,wherefore in reading this little book  
thou must needs read thyself4  ,i do not
 say thou must understand thy condition2
 for it is the  gift of ,god must make  
thee do that4 ,howbeit1 if ,god will    
bless it  to thee1 it may be a means to 
bring thee to see whose steps thou  art 
treading1 and so at whose end thou art  
like to arrive4    ,and let me beg this 
at thy hand1 now thou art about to read2
 reserve  thy judgment or sentence as to
 me1 until thou hast passed through  the
 discourse4    ,justification is treated
 of here1 and the way for men to be     

saved4    ,i have also ,o ,,publican    
here1 as my skill hath served me1 for   
thy  encouragement1 set before thee the 
,pharisee and the ,publican in  their   
colours1 and shewed thee1 that though   
the ,publican seemed  to be far behind1 
yet in running he got the prize from the
 lofty  ,pharisee4 ,i say1 ,art thou a  
,pharisee8 ,here is a ,pharisee for     
thee6  ,art thou a ,publican8 ,here is a
 ,publican for thee6    ,god give thee  
the ,publican's heart1 if thou art in   
the ,publican's  sins1 that thou mayest 
partake with the ,publican1 of          
mercy4--,so  wisheth thy friend4        
,,john ,,bunyan4    ,a ,,discourse      
,,upon ,,the ,,pharisee ,,and           
,,publican4    ,,two ,,men ,,went ,,up  
,,into ,,the ,,temple ,,to ,,pray2 ,,the
 ,,one ,a ,,pharisee1  ,,and ,,the      
,,other ,a ,,publican3 ,,the ,,pharisee 
,,stood ,,and ,,prayed ,,thus  ,,with   
,,himself1 ,,god1 ,i ,,thank ,,thee1    
,,that ,i ,,am ,,not ,,as ,,other ,,men 
,,are1  ,,extortioners1 ,,unjust1       

,,adulterers1 ,,or ,,even ,,as ,,this   
,,publican4 ,i ,,fast  ,,twice ,,in     
,,the ,,week1 ,i ,,give ,,tithes ,,of   
,,all ,,that ,i ,,possess4 ,,and ,,the  
,,publican1 ,,standing ,,afar ,,off1    
,,would ,,not ,,lift ,,up ,,so ,,much   
,,as ,,his ,,eyes  ,,unto ,,heaven1     
,,but ,,smote ,,upon ,,his ,,breast1    
,,saying1 ,,god ,,be ,,merciful  ,,to   
,,me ,a ,,sinner4 ,,luke #ah3aj-ac4     
,in the beginning of this chapter you   
read of the reason of the parable  of   
the unjust judge and the poor widow2    
namely1 to encourage men  to pray4 ,he  
spake a parable to ,,this ,,end1 that   
men ought always to  pray and not to    
faint4 ,and a most sweet parable for    
that purpose  it is3 ,for if through    
importunity1 a poor widow-woman may     
prevail  with an unjust judge2 and so   
consequently with an unmerciful and     
hard-hearted tyrant2 how much more shall
 the poor1 afflicted1  distressed1 and  
tempted people of ,god1 prevail with1   
and obtain  mercy at the hands of a     

loving1 just and merciful ,god8 ,the    
unjust  judge would not hearken to1 nor 
regard1 the cry of the poor widow  for a
 while3 ,but afterward he said within   
himself1 ,though ,i fear  not ,god1 nor 
regard man2 yet because this widow      
troubleth me1  ,i will avenge her1 lest 
by her continual coming she weary me4   
,hark1 saith ,christ1 what the unjust   
judge saith4 ,and shall not  ,god avenge
 his own elect1 which cry day and night 
unto him8 ,i  tell you1 that he will    
avenge them speedily4    ,this is       
therefore a very comfortable parable to 
such of the saints1  that are under hard
 usages by reason of evil men1 their    
might1  and tyranny4 ,for by it we are  
taught to believe and expect1 that      
,god1 though for a while he seemeth not 
to regard1 yet will1 in  due time and   
season1 arise and set such in safety    
from them that  puff at them4 7,psa     
#ab3e7    ,let the good ,christian pray 
always2 let him pray and not faint at   
seeming delays2 for if the widow by     

importunity prevailed with the  unjust  
judge1 how much more shall he with his  
heavenly ,father4 ,i  tell you1 says    
,christ1 that he will avenge them       
speedily4    ,but now1 forasmuch as this
 parable reacheth not 7so directly7 the 
poor publican in the text1 therefore our
 ,lord begins again1 and  adds to that  
another parable1 this parable1 which ,i 
have chosen  for my text4 ,by the which 
he designeth two things3 ,first1 ,the   
conviction of the proud and             
self-conceited ,pharisee4 ,secondly1    
,the raising up and healing of the cast 
down and dejected ,publican4  ,and      
observe it1 as by the first parable he  
chiefly designeth the  relief of those  
that are under the hand of cruel        
tyrants3 ,so by  this he designeth the  
relief of those that lie under the load 
and  burden of a guilty and disquieted  
conscience4    ,this therefore is a     
parable that is full of singular comfort
 to  such of the sinners in the world1  
that are clogged with guilt1 and  a     

sense of sin2 and that lie under the    
apprehensions of1 and that  are driven  
to ,god by1 the sense of the judgment1  
that for sin is  due unto them4    ,in  
my handling of this text1 ,i shall have 
respect to these things4    ,first1 ,to 
the ,,persons in the text4    ,secondly1
 ,to the ,,condition of the persons in  
the text4    ,thirdly1 ,to the          
,,conclusion that ,christ makes upon    
them both4    ,first1 ,for the          
,,persons4 ,they were1 as you see1 far  
one from another  in their own          
apprehension of themselves2 one good1   
the other bad2  but yet in the judgment 
of the law1 both alike1 both the same1  
both sinners2 for they both stood in    
need of merit4#a ,true1 the  first      
mentioned did not see it1 as the other  
poor sinner did2 but  that altereth not 
the case4 ,he that is in the judgment of
 the law  a sinner1 is in the judgment  
of the law for sin condemned1 though  in
 his own judgment he be never so        
righteous4    ,men must not be judged1  

or justified1 according to what         
themselves  do think1 but according to  
the verdict and sentence that cometh    
out of the mouth of ,god about them4#b  
,now the sentence of ,god is1  ,they are
 all under sin--,there is none          
righteous1 no1 not one7,rom  #c73 ',tis 
no matter then what the ,pharisee did   
think of himself1  ,god by his word hath
 proclaimed him a sinner4 ,a sinner1 by 
reason  of original sin4 ,a sinner by   
reason of actual transgression4         
,personally  therefore1 with reference  
to the true nature of their state1 they 
both were sinners1 and both by the law  
under condemnation4 ,true1  the         
,publican's leprosy was outward2 but the
 ,pharisee's leprosy was  inward3 his   
heart1 his soul1 his spirit1 was as     
foul1 and had as  much the plague of    
sin1 as had the other in his life or    
conversation4    ,secondly1 ,as to their
 ,,condition4 ,i do not mean by         
condition1 so  much a habit of mind1 as 
the state that they had each of them    

put themselves into by that mind4 ,the  
one1 says the text1 was a  ,pharisee1   
the other a ,publican4 ,a ,pharisee3    
,that is1 one that hath  chosen to      
himself such a course of life4 ,a       
,publican3 ,that is1 one  that hath     
chosen to himself such a course of life4
 ,these terms  therefore shew1 the      
divers courses of life that they had put
  themselves into4 ,the ,pharisee1 as he
 thought1 had put himself into  a       
condition for heaven and glory2 but the 
,publican was for this  world1 and his  
lusts4 ,wherefore when the ,pharisee    
stands in the  temple1 he boasteth of   
himself and good condition2 but         
condemneth  the ,publican1 and bitterly 
inveigheth against him4 ,but1 as  ,i    
said1 their personal state by the law1  
was not at all changed4  ,the ,pharisee 
made himself never the better2 the      
,publican also  abode in his place4     
,indeed the ,publican is here found to  
recant1  and repent of his condition2 of
 the condition that he had put  himself 

into2 and the ,pharisee to boast of his3
 ,but the ,publican's  repentance was   
not of himself1 but of ,god2 who can    
also1 yea1  and sometimes it is evident 
7,acts #i71 he doth make ,pharisees also
  repent of that condition that they    
have chosen to be in themselves4  7,phil
 #c3c-h7 ,the ,pharisee1 therefore in   
commending of himself1  makes himself   
never the better4 ,the ,publican also1  
in condemning  of himself1 makes himself
 never the worse4 ,nay1 contrariwise1   
the  ,pharisee by commending of himself 
makes himself much the worse  7verse    
#ad74 ,and the ,publican1 by condemning 
of himself1 makes  himself much the     
better4 ,i tell you1 says ,christ ,this 
man went  down to his house justified   
rather than the other3 ,for every one   
that exalteth himself shall be abased2  
and he that humbleth himself  shall be  
exalted4    ,but1 ,i say1 as to men's   
commending of themselves1 yea1 though   
others  should commend them also1 that  
availeth1 to ,godward1 nothing at  all4 

,for not he that commendeth himself is  
approved1 but whom  the ,lord           
commendeth4 ,so then1 men in measuring  
themselves by  themselves1 and comparing
 themselves among themselves1 are not   
wise4 7#b ,cor #aj3ah1ab7    ,now this  
was the way of the ,pharisee1 ,i am not1
 saith he1 as other  men2 ,i am no      
extortioner1 nor unjust1 no adulterer1  
nor yet as  this ,publican4    ,,two    
,,men ,,went ,,up ,,into ,,the ,,temple 
,,to ,,pray4 ,and they two1 as ,i said1 
as opposite one to the other1 as any two
 men that ever went thither  to pray4   
,one of them was over righteous1 and the
 other wicked over  much4 ,some would   
have thought1 had they not by the word  
of ,christ  been otherwise described1   
that they had been both of the same     
religion2 for they both went up into the
 temple to pray2 yea1  both to pray1 and
 that at the same time1 as if they did  
it by  appointment1 by agreement1 but   
there was no such thing4 ,the one  was a
 ,pharisee1 the other a ,publican2 for  

so saith the after words3  ,and         
therefore persons as opposite as light  
and darkness1 as fire  and water2 ,i    
mean as to their apprehensions one of   
another4 ,the  ,pharisee could not abide
 the ,publican1 nor could the ,publican 
brook the ,pharisee1 and yet both went  
up into the temple to pray4  ,it is     
strange to see1 and yet it is seen1 that
 men cross in their  minds1 cross in    
their principles1 cross in their        
apprehensions2  yea1 and cross in their 
prayers too1 should yet meet together in
  the temple to pray4    ,,two ,,men1   
,men not of the middle sort1 as afore is
 shewed2 but two1  and them too1 picked 
out of the best and worst that was3 as  
shall  now be a little more largely     
handled4 ,two men1 a ,pharisee and a    
,publican4    ,to be a ,pharisee was in 
those days counted honourable for       
religion1  and for holiness of life4 ,a 
,pharisee was a man of esteem and       
repute among the ,jews1 though it is a  
term of reproach with us4  ,else ,paul  

would not as he did1 and at such a time 
as he did it1 have  said1 ,men and      
brethren1 ,i am a ,pharisee1 the son of 
a ,pharisee4  7,acts #bc3f1 ,phil #c3e7 
,for now he stood upon his purgation and
  justification1 especially it appears  
so by the place first named4  ,and far  
be it from any to think1 that ,paul     
would make use of a  colour of          
wickedness1 to save1 thereby1 himself   
from the fury of  the people4    ,a     
,publican was in those days counted one 
of the vilest of men1  as is manifest2  
because when they are by the word1 by   
way of  discrimination1 made mention of1
 they are ranked with the most  vile and
 base4 ,therefore they are joined with  
sinners4 ,he eateth  and drinketh with  
publicans and sinners2 and with harlots4
 ,the  publicans and the harlots go into
 the kingdom of ,god4 ,yea1 when  our   
,lord ,christ would have the rebellious 
professor stigmatized  to purpose1 he   
saith3 ,let him be unto thee as an      
heathen man1  and a publican4    ,we    

therefore can make no judgment of men   
upon the outward appearance  of them4   
,who would have thought1 but that the   
,pharisee had been a  good man1 for he  
was righteous2 for he prayed4 ,and who  
could have  thought1 that the other had 
been a good man8 ,for he was a          
,publican3  ,a man1 by good men1 and bad
 men1 joined with the worst of men1 to  
wit1 with sinners1 harlots1 heathens4   
,the ,pharisee was a sectarian2 the     
,publican was an officer4 ,the          
,pharisee even because he was a         
sectarian1 was had the more in  esteem2 
and the ,publican because he was an     
officer1 was had the  more in reproach4 
,to speak a little to both these4       
,the ,pharisee was a sectarian1 one that
 deviated1 that turned aside  in his    
worshipping from the way of ,god1 both  
in matter and manner  of worship2 for   
such an one ,i count a sectarian4 ,that 
he turned  aside from the matter1 which 
is the rule of worship1 to wit1 the     
written word1 it is evident2 for ,christ

 saith1 ,that they rejected  the        
commandments of ,god1 and made them of  
no effect1 that they  might keep their  
own traditions4 7,mark #g3i-ad7 ,that   
they turned  aside also as to their     
manner of worship1 and became sectarians
  there1 is with no less authority      
asserted2 ,for all their works  they do 
for to be seen of men4 7,acts #bf3e1    
,matt #bc3e7    ,now this being none of 
the order or ordinance of ,christ1 and  
yet  being chose by1 and stuck to of    
these sort of men1 and also made  a     
singular and necessary part of worship1 
became a sect1 or bottom  for these     
hypocritical factious men to adhere     
unto1 and to make of  others1 disciples 
to themselves4 ,and that they might be  
admired1  and rendered venerable by the 
simple people to their fellows1 they    
loved to go in long robes2 they loved to
 pray in markets1 and in  the corners of
 the streets2 they shewed great zeal for
 the small  things of the law1 but had  
only great words for things that were   

substantial4 ,they make broad their     
phylacteries1 and enlarge  the borders  
of their garments4 7,matt #bc3e7        
,when ,i say the ,pharisee was a        
sectarian1 ,i do not mean that every    
sectarian is a ,pharisee4 ,there was the
 sect of the ,herodians1 and  of the    
,alexandrians1 of the ,sadducees1 with  
many others2 but to  be a ,pharisee1 was
 to be of the straitest sect3 ,after the
 most  straitest sect of our religion ,i
 lived a ,pharisee2 that therefore  of  
all the sects1 was the most strait and  
strict4 ,therefore1  saith he in another
 place1 ,i was taught according to the  
perfect  manner of the law of the       
fathers4 7,acts #bb3c1 #bf3d-f7 ,and    
again1  ,touching the law a ,pharisee4  
7,phil #c3e7 ,the ,pharisees therefore  
did carry the bell1#c and did wear the  
garland for religion2 for  he out-did1  
he went beyond all other sectarians in  
his day4 ,he  was the strictest1 he was 
the most zealous2 therefore ,christ in  
his making of this parable1 waveth all  

other sects then in being1  and pitcheth
 upon the ,pharisee as the man most     
meet1 by whose  rejection he might shew 
forth1 and demonstrate the riches of    
his mercy in its extension to sinners3  
,two men went up into the  temple to    
pray1 the one a ,pharisee4 ,the one such
 a brave man as  you have heard4    ,the
 ,,publican also went up thither to     
pray4 ,the ,publican1 ,i told  you      
before1 was an officer4 ,an officer that
 served the ,romans and  themselves too2
 for the ,romans at that time were      
possessors of the  land of ,jewry1 the  
lot of ,israel's inheritance1 and the   
,emperor  ,tiberius ,caesar placed over 
that land four governors1 to wit1       
,pilate1 ,herod1 ,philip1 and ,lysanias 
7,luke #c3a72 all these were  ,gentiles1
 heathens1 infidels2 and the ,publicans 
were a sort of  inferior men1 to whom   
was let out to farm1 and so men that    
were  employed by these to gather up the
 taxes and customs1 that the  heathens  
had laid upon the ,jews to be paid to   

the emperor4 7,luke  #b3a1 #c3ab1ac7    
,but they were a generation of men that 
were very injurious in the  execution of
 their office4 ,they would exact and    
demand more than  was due of the people2
 yea1 and if their demands were denied1 
they  would falsely accuse those that so
 denied them to the governor1  and by   
false accusation obtain the money of the
 people1 and so  wickedly enrich        
themselves4 7,luke #c3ac1 #ai3b1h7 ,this
 was therefore  grievous to the ,jews1  
who always counted themselves a free    
people1 and could never abide to be in  
bondage to any4 ,and this  was something
 of the reason1 that they were so       
generally1 by all  the ,jews1 counted so
 vile and base1 and reckoned among the  
worst  of men1 even as our informers and
 bum bailiffs are with us at this  day4 
,but that which heightened the spirit of
 the people against them1  and that made
 them so odious and filthy in their     
eyes1 was for  that1 at least so ,i     
think1 these ,publicans were not1 as the

 other  officers1 aliens1 heathens1 and 
,gentiles1 but men of their own  nation1
 ,jews1 and so the brethren of those    
that they so abused4 ,had  they been    
,gentiles1 it had not been to be        
wondered at2 that they  abused1 accused 
and by false accusations peeled and     
wasted the  people2 for that cannot but 
be expected at the hands of aliens  and 
strangers4    ,the ,publican then was a 
,jew1 a kind of a renegade ,jew1 that   
through  the love that he had to unjust 
gains1 fell off in his affections  from 
his brethren1 adhered to the ,romans1   
and became a kind of  servant to them   
against their brethren1 farming the     
heathenish  taxations at the hand of    
strangers1 and exacting of them upon    
their  brethren with much cruelty1      
falsehood1 and extortion4 ,and hence1   
as ,i said1 it was1 that to be a        
,publican1 was to be so odious  a thing1
 so vile a sinner1 and so grievous a man
 in the eyes of  the ,jews4 ,and would  
it not be an insufferable thing8 ,yea1  

did not  that man deserve hanging ten   
times over1 that should1 being a        
,dutchman1 fall in with a ,french       
invader1 and take place or farm  at his 
hands1 those cruel and grievous         
taxations1 which he in  barbarous wise  
should at his conquest lay upon them2   
and exact  and force them to be paid him
 with an over and above of what  is     
appointed4#d ,why this was the          
,publican1 he was a ,jew1 and so  should
 have abode with them1 and have been    
content to share with  his brethren in  
their calamities2 but contrary to       
nature1 to law1  to religion1 reason1   
and honesty1 he fell in with the        
heathen1  and took the advantage of     
their tyranny1 to pole1 to peel1#e to   
rob and impoverish his brethren4    ,but
 for proof that the ,publican was a     
,jew4    #a4 ,they are1 even then1 when 
compared with1 yet distinguished from   
the heathen2 ,let him be to thee as an  
heathen man and a ,publican  7,matt     
#ah71 which two terms1 ,i think1 must   

not here be applied to  one and the     
self-same man1 as if the heathen was a  
,publican1 or  the ,publican a heathen1 
but to men of two distinct nations2 as  
that ,publican and ,harlot1 is to be    
understood of sinners of both  sexes4   
,the ,publican is not an harlot1 for he 
is a man1 c4 and such  a man as has been
 described before4 ,so by ,publicans and
 ,sinners1  is meant ,publicans1 and    
such sinners as the ,gentiles were2 or  
such as1 by the text1 the ,publican is  
distinguished from3 ,where  the         
,pharisee saith he was not an           
extortioner1 unjust1 adulterer1  or even
 as this ,publican4 ,nor can he by      
,heathen ,man1 intend  the person1 and  
by the term ,publican1 the office or    
place of the  heathen man2 but by       
,publican is meant the renegade ,jew1 in
 such a  place1 c4 as is yet further    
manifest by that which follows4 ,for1   
#b4 ,those ,publicans1 even every one of
 them that by name are made  mention of 
in the ,new ,testament1 have such names 

put upon them2  yea1 and other          
circumstances thereunto annexed1 as doth
 demonstrate  them to be ,jews4 ,i      
remember the names of no more but three1
 to  wit1 ,matthew1 ,levi1 and          
,zaccheus1 and they were all ,jews4     
7#a47 ,matthew was a ,jew1 and the same 
,matthew was a ,publican2 yea1  and also
 afterward an apostle4 ,he was a ,jew1  
and wrote his gospel  in ,hebrew2 ,he   
was an apostle1 and is therefore found  
among  the twelve4 ,that he was a       
,publican too1 is as evident by his own 
words3 ,for though ,mark and ,luke in   
their mentioning of his name  and       
apostleship1 do forbear to call him a   
,publican4 7,mar #c3ah1  ,luke #f3ae7   
,yet when this ,matthew comes to speak  
of himself1 he  calls himself ,matthew  
the ,publican 7,matt #aj3c71 for ,i     
count this  the self-same ,matthew that 
,mark and ,luke maketh mention of1      
because  ,i find no other ,matthew among
 the apostles but he3 ,matthew the      
,publican1 ,matthew the man so deep in  

apostasy1 ,matthew the man  of that ill 
fame among his brethren4 ,love in ,mark 
and ,luke1 when  they counted him among 
the apostles1 did cover with silence    
this  his ,publican state2 and it is    
meet for ,peter to call ,paul his       
beloved brother1 when ,paul himself     
shall call himself the chief  of        
sinners2 but faithfulness to the world1 
and a desire to be  abased1 that ,christ
 thereby1 and grace by him1 might be    
advanced1  made ,matthew1 in his        
evangelical writings1 call himself by   
the  name of ,matthew the ,publican4    
,nor has he lost thereby2 for ,christ   
again to exalt him1 as he hath also done
 by the apostle ,paul1 hath  set1 by his
 special providence1 the testimony that 
this ,matthew  hath given of his birth1 
life1 death1 doctrine1 and miracles1 in 
the front of all the ,new ,testament4   
7#b47 ,the next ,publican that ,i find  
by the testament of ,christ1  made      
mention of by name1 is ,levi1 another of
 the apostles of ,jesus  ,christ4 ,this 

,levi also1 by the ,holy ,ghost in holy 
writ1 is called  by the name of ,james4 
,not ,james the brother of ,john1 for   
,zebedee  was his father2 but ,james the
 son of ,alpheus4 ,now ,i take this     
,levi also to be another than ,matthew2 
first1 because ,matthew is  not called  
the son of ,alpheus2 and because        
,matthew and ,levi1 or  ,james the son  
of ,alpheus1 are distinctly counted     
where the names  of the apostles are    
mentioned 7,matt #aj3c71 for two        
distinct persons3  ,and that this ,levi1
 or ,james the apostle was a ,publican1 
as was  the apostle ,matthew1 whom we   
mentioned before1 is evident2 for  both 
,mark and ,luke do count him such4      
,first1 ,mark saith1 ,christ  found him 
when he called him1 as he also found    
,matthew1 sitting  at the receipt of    
custom2 yea1 ,luke words it thus3 ,he   
went forth1  and saw a publican1 named  
,levi1 sitting at the receipt of custom3
  and he said unto him1 ,follow me4     
7,mark #b3ad1 ,luke #e3bg7    ,now that 

this ,levi1 or ,james the son of        
,alpheus1 was a ,jew1 his  name doth    
well make manifest4 ,besides1 had there 
been among the  apostles any more       
,gentiles save ,simon the ,canaanite2 or
 if this  ,levi ,james had been one     
here1 ,i think the ,holy ,ghost would1  
to distinguish him1 have included him in
 the same discriminating  character as  
he did the other1 when he called him    
,simon the  ,canaanite4 7,matt #aj3d7   
,matthew1 therefore1 and ,levi or       
,james1 were both ,publicans1 and1  as  
,i think1 called both at the same       
time2#f were both ,publican-,jews1  and 
made by grace the apostles of ,jesus    
,christ4    7#c47 ,the next ,publican   
that ,i find by name1 made mention of in
 the  testament of ,christ1 is one      
,zaccheus4 ,and he was a chief          
,publican2  yea1 for ought ,i know1 the 
master of them all4 ,there was a  man1  
saith ,luke1 named ,zaccheus1 which was 
the chief among the  ,publicans1 and he 
was rich4 7,luke #ai3b7 ,this man1      

,christ saith1  was a son of ,abraham1  
that is1 as other ,jews were2 for he    
spake that  to stop the mouths of their 
,pharisaical cavillations4 ,besides1 the
  ,publican shewed himself to be such an
 one1 when under a supposition  of      
wronging any man1 he has respect to the 
,jewish law of restoring  four-fold4    
7,exo #bb3a1 #b ,sam #ab3f7    ,it is   
further manifest that he was a ,jew1    
because ,christ puts  him among the     
lost2 to wit1 among the lost sheep of   
the house of  ,israel 7,luke #ai3h-aj1  
,matt #ae3bd71 for ,zaccheus was one    
that might  properly be said to be lost1
 and that in the ,jews account3 ,lost   
,i say1 and that not only in the most   
common sense1 by reason of              
transgression against the law1 but for  
that he was an apostate ,jew2  not with 
reference to heathenish religion1 but as
 to heathenish1  cruel1 and barbarous   
actions2 and therefore he was1 as the   
other1  by his brethren counted as bad  
as heathens1 ,gentiles1 and harlots4    

,but salvation is come to this house1   
saith ,christ1 and that  notwithstanding
 his ,publican practices1 forasmuch as  
he also is  the son of ,abraham4    #c4 
,again1 ,christ by the parable of the   
lost sheep1 doth plainly  intimate1 that
 the ,publican was a ,jew4 ,then drew   
near unto him  all the ,publicans and   
sinners for to hear him4 ,and the       
,pharisees  and ,scribes murmured1      
saying1 ,this man receiveth sinners1 and
  eateth with them4 7,luke #ae3a1b7     
,but by what answer doth ,christ repel  
their objections8 ,why1 he  saith1 ,what
 man of you1 having an hundred sheep1 if
 he lose one  of them1 doth not leave   
the ninety and nine in the wilderness1  
and  go after that which is lost until  
he find it8 ,doth he not here1  by the  
lost sheep1 mean the poor ,publican8    
,plenty of whom1 while  he preached this
 sermon1 were there1 as objects of the  
,pharisees'  scorn2 but of the pity and 
compassion of ,jesus ,christ6 he did    
without doubt mean them4 ,for1 pray1    

what was the flock1 and who  ,christ's  
sheep under the law1 but the house and  
people of ,israel8  7,exo #cd3cj1ca7 ,so
 then1 who could be the lost sheep of   
the house  of ,israel1 but such as was  
,matthew1 ,james1 ,zaccheus1 and their  
companions in their1 and such like      
transgressions4    #d4 ,besides1 had not
 the ,publican been of the ,jews1 how   
easy had  it been for the ,pharisees to 
have objected1 that an impertinency  was
 couched in that most excellent parable 
of the lost sheep8  ,they might have    
said1 ,we are offended1 because thou    
receivest the  ,publicans1 and thou for 
vindication of thy practice1 propoundest
  a parable of lost sheep2 but they are 
the sinners of the house  of ,israel1   
and the ,publicans are aliens and       
,gentiles4 ,i say1 ,how  easily might   
they thus have objected8 ,but they knew 
full well1  that the parable was        
pertinent1 for that the ,publicans were 
of  the ,jews1 and not of the aliens4   
,yea1 had they not been ,jews1 it       

cannot1 it must not be thought1 that    
,christ1 in sum1 should call  them so2  
and yet he did do so1 when he called    
them lost sheep4    ,now that these     
,publicans were ,jews1 what follows1 but
 that for  this they were a great deal  
the more abominated of their brethren4  
,and1 as ,i have also hinted before1 it 
is no marvel though they  were2 for a   
treacherous brother is worse than an    
open enemy4 7,psa  #ee3ab1ac7 ,for1 if  
to be debauched in open and common      
transgressions  is odious1 how odious is
 it for a brother to be so8 ,for a      
brother  in nature and religion to be   
so8 ,i say again1 if these things are   
intolerable1 what shall we think of such
 men1 as shall join to all  this        
compliance with a foreign prince to rob 
the church of ,god8  ,yea1 that shall   
become a tenant1 an officer1 a man in   
power under  them1 to exact1 force1 and 
wring out of the hand of a brother  his 
estate2 yea1 his bread and livelihood4  
,add to all this1 ,what  shall we say to

 him that shall do for an enemy against 
a brother  in a way of injury and wrong1
 more than in strictness of law they    
were commanded by that same enemy to do8
 ,and yet all this they  did1 as both   
,john insinuates1 and ,zaccheus         
confesses4#g    ,the ,pharisee therefore
 was not so good1 but the ,publican was 
as  bad3 ,indeed1 the ,publican was a   
notorious wretch1 one that had a  way of
 transgressing by himself2 one that     
could not be sufficiently  condemned by 
the ,jews1 nor coupled with a viler than
 himself4 ',tis  true1 you find him here
 in the temple at prayer2 not because he
  retained in his apostasy1 conscience  
of the true religion1 but  ,god had     
awakened him1 shewn him his sin1 and    
bestowed upon him  the grace of         
repentance1 by which he was not only    
fetched back to  the temple1 and prayer1
 but to his ,god1 and to the salvation  
of  his soul4    ,the ,pharisee1 then1  
was a man of another complexion1 and    
stood as  to his own thoughts of        

himself2 yea1 and in the thoughts of    
others  also1 upon the highest and      
better ground by far4 ,the ,publican was
  a notorious sinner2 the ,pharisee was 
a notorious righteous man4  ,the        
,publican was a sinner out of the       
ordinary way of sinning2 and  the       
,pharisee was a man for righteousness in
 a singular way also4  ,the ,publican   
pursued his villanies1 and the ,pharisee
 pursued his  righteousness2 and yet    
they both meet in the temple to pray4   
,yea1  the ,pharisee stuck to1 and      
boasted in the law of ,god2 but the     
,publican did forsake it1 and hardened  
his heart against his way  and people4  
,thus diverse were they in their        
appearances2 the ,pharisee1 very  good2 
the ,publican1 very bad4 ,but as to the 
law of ,god1 which  looked upon them    
with reference to the state of their    
spirits1 and  the nature of their       
actions1 by that they were both found   
sinners2  the ,publican an open outside 
one1 and the ,pharisee a filthy inside  

one4 ,this is evident1 because the best 
of them was rejected1 and  the worst of 
them was received to mercy4 ,mercy      
standeth not at  the ,publican's        
badness1 nor is it enamoured with the   
,pharisee's  goodness3 ,it suffereth not
 the law to take place on both1 though  
it findeth them both in sin1 but        
graciously embraceth the most  unworthy1
 and leaveth the best to shift for      
himself4 ,and good  reason that both    
should be dealt with after this manner2 
to wit1  that the word of grace should  
be justified upon the soul of the       
penitent1 and that the other should     
stand or fall to that1 which  he had    
chosen to be his master4    ,there are  
three things that follow upon this      
discourse4    ,conclusion4 #a4 ,that the
 righteousness of man is not of any     
esteem with ,god1 as to ,justification4 
,it is passed by as a thing  of         
naughtiness1 a thing not worth the      
taking notice of4 ,there was  not so    
much as notice taken of the ,pharisee's 

person1 or prayer1  because he came into
 the temple mantled up in his own good  
things4    ,conclusion4 #b4 ,that the   
man that has nothing to commend him to  
,god1 but his own good doings1 shall    
never be in favour with him4  ,this also
 is evident from the text3 ,the         
,pharisee had his own  righteousness1   
but had nothing else to commend him to  
,god2 and  therefore could not by that  
obtain favour with ,god1 but abode      
still a rejected one1 and in a state of 
condemnation4    ,conclusion4 #c4       
,wherefore1 though we are bound by the  
law of  charity to judge of men1        
according as in appearance they present 
themselves unto us3 yet withal1 to wit1 
though we do so judge1  we must leave   
room for the judgment of ,god4 ,mercy   
may receive him  that we have doomed to 
hell1 and justice may take hold on him1 
whom we have judged to be bound up in   
the bundle of life4 ,and both  these    
things are apparent by the persons under
 consideration4    ,we1 like ,joseph1   

are for setting of ,manasseh before     
,ephraim2 but  ,god1 like ,jacob1 puts  
his hands across1 and lays his right    
hand  upon the worst man's head1 and his
 left hand upon the best1 to  the       
amazement and wonderment even of the    
best of men4 7,gen #dh3ad7    ,,the     
,,pharisee',s ,,prayer4    ,two men went
 up into the temple to pray2 the one a  
,pharisee1 and  the other a ,publican4  
,the ,pharisee stood and prayed thus    
with himself1  ,god1 ,i thank thee1 that
 ,i am not as other men are1            
extortioners1  unjust1 adulterers1 or   
even as this ,publican4 ,i fast twice in
 the  week1 ,i give tithes of all that  
,i possess4#h    ,in these words many   
things are worth the noting4 ,as1       
,,first4 ,,the ,,pharisee',s            
,,definition ,,of ,,righteousness2 the  
which  standeth in two things3 #a4 ,in  
negatives4 #b4 ,in positives4    ,in    
negatives2 to wit1 what a man that is   
righteous must not be3 ,i  am no        
extortioner1 no unjust man1 no          

adulterer1 nor yet as this  ,publican4  
,in positives2 to wit1 what a man that  
is righteous must be3 ,i fast  twice a  
week1 ,i give tithes of all that ,i     
possess1 c4    ,that righteousness      
standeth in negative and positive       
holiness  is true2 but that the         
,pharisee's definition is1              
notwithstanding1  false1 will be        
manifest by and by4 ,but ,i will first  
treat of  righteousness in the general1 
because the text leadeth me to it4      
,first then1 ,a ,man that is righteous1 
must have negative holiness2  that is1  
he must not live in actual              
transgressions3 ,he must not  be an     
extortioner1 unjust1 an adulterer1 or1  
as the ,publican was4  ,and this the    
apostle intends1 when he saith1 ,flee   
fornication  7#b ,tim #b3bb71 flee also 
youthful lusts 7#a ,cor #f3ah71 flee    
from  idolatry 7#a ,cor #aj3ad71 and    
,little children1 keep yourselves  from 
idols4 7#a ,john #e3ba7 ,for it is a    
vain thing to talk  of righteousness1   

and that ourselves are righteous1 when  
every  observer shall find us in actual 
transgression4 ,yea1 though a man  shall
 mix his want of negative holiness1 with
 some good actions1  that will not make 
him a righteous man4 ,as suppose1 a man 
that  is a swearer1 a drunkard1 an      
adulterer1 or the like1 should1         
notwithstanding this1 be open handed to 
the poor1 be a greater  executor of     
justice in his place1 be exact in his   
buying1 selling1  keep touch with his   
promise and with his friend1 or the     
like4 ,these  things1 yea1 many more    
such1 cannot make him a righteous man2  
for  the beginning of righteousness is  
yet wanting in him1 which is  this      
negative holiness3 ,for except a man    
shall leave off to do  evil he cannot be
 a righteous man4 ,negative holiness is 
therefore  of absolute necessity to make
 one in one's self a righteous man4     
,this therefore condemns them1 that     
count it sufficient if a man  have some 
actions that in themselves1 and by      

virtue of the command  are good1 to make
 him a righteous man1 though negative   
holiness  is wanting4 ,this is as saying
 to the wicked1 ,thou art righteous1    
and a perverting of the right way of the
 ,lord4 ,negative holiness  therefore   
must be in a man before he can be       
accounted righteous4    ,second4 ,as    
negative holiness is required to declare
 one a righteous  man2 so also positive 
holiness must be joined therewith1 or   
the  man is unrighteous still4 ,for it  
is not what a man is not1 but  what a   
man does1 that declares him a righteous 
man4 ,suppose a man  be no thief1 no    
liar1 no unjust man2 or1 as the         
,pharisee saith1 no  extortioner1 no    
adulterer1 c41 this will not make him a 
righteous  man4 ,but there must be      
joined to these1 holy and good actions1 
before he can be declared a righteous   
man4 ,wherefore1 as the  apostle1 when  
he pressed the ,christians to           
righteousness1 did  put them first upon 
negative holiness1 so he joineth thereto

 an  exhortation to positive holiness2  
knowing1 that where positive  holiness  
is wanting1 all the negative holiness in
 the whole world  cannot declare a man a
 righteous man4 ,when therefore he had  
said1  ,but thou1 ,o man of ,god1 flee  
these things1 7sins and wickedness7  he 
adds1 and follow after righteousness1   
godliness1 faith1 love1  patience1      
meekness4 7#a ,tim #f3aa7 ,here ,timothy
 is exhorted  to negative holiness1 when
 he is bid to flee sin4 ,here also he   
is exhorted to positive holiness1 when  
he is bid to follow after               
righteousness1 c41 for righteousness can
 neither stand in negative  nor positive
 holiness1 as severed one from another4 
,that man then1  and that man only1 is1 
as to actions a righteous man1 that hath
  left off to do evil1 and hath learnt  
to do well 7,isa #a3af1ag71  that hath  
cast off the works of darkness1 and put 
on the armour  of light4 ,flee also     
youthful lusts1 7said ,paul17 but follow
  righteousness1 faith1 charity1 peace1 

with them that call on the  ,lord out of
 a pure heart4 7#b ,tim #b3bb7    ,the  
,pharisee therefore1 as to the general  
description of  righteousness1 made his 
definition right2 but as to his person  
and  personal righteousness1 he made his
 definition wrong4 ,i do not  mean1 he  
defined his own righteousness wrong2 but
 ,i mean1 his  definition of true       
righteousness1 which standeth in        
negative and  positive holiness1 he made
 to stoop to justify his own            
righteousness1  and therein he played   
the hypocrite in his prayer3 ,for       
although  it is true righteousness1 that
 standeth in negative and positive      
holiness2 yet that is not true          
righteousness1 that standeth  but in    
some pieces and ragged remnants of      
negative and positive  righteousness4   
,if then the ,pharisee would in his     
definition of  personal righteousness1  
have proved his own righteousness to be 
good1 he must have proved1 that both his
 negative and positive  holiness had    

been universal3 to wit1 that he had left
 off to  act in any wickedness1 and that
 he had given up himself to the  duty   
enjoined in every commandment4 ,for so  
the righteous man is  described 7,job   
#a3h71 ,as it is also said of ,zacharias
 and ,elizabeth  his wife1 they were    
both righteous before ,god1 walking in  
all  the commandments and ordinances of 
the ,lord blameless4 7,luke #a3f7  ,here
 the perfection1 that is1 the           
universality of their negative  holiness
 is implied1 and the universality of    
their positive holiness  is expressed3  
,they walked in all the commandments of 
the ,lord2  but that they could not do1 
if they had lived in any unrighteous    
thing or way4 ,they walked in all       
blamelessly1 that is1 sincerely  with   
upright hearts4 ,the ,pharisee's        
righteousness therefore1 even  by his   
own implied definition of righteousness1
 was not good1 as  is manifest these two
 ways4    #a4 ,his negative holiness was
 not universal4    #b4 ,his positive    

holiness was rather criminal#i than     
moral4    #a4 ,his negative holiness was
 not universal4 ,he saith indeed1 he    
was not an extortioner1 nor unjust1 no  
adulterer1 nor yet as this  ,publican3  
but now of these expressions apart1 nor 
all1 if put  together1 do prove him to  
be perfect as to negative holiness2 that
  is1 they do not prove him1 should it  
be granted1 that he was as holy  with   
this kind of holiness1 as himself of    
himself had testified4  ,for1 7#a47     
,what though he was no extortioner1 he  
might yet be a  covetous man4 7,luke    
#af3ad7    7#b47 ,what though1 as to    
dealing1 he was not unjust to others1   
yet  he wanted honesty to do justice to 
his own soul4 7,luke #af3ae7    7#c47   
,what1 though he was free from the act  
of adultery1 he might  yet be made      
guilty by an adulterous eye1 against    
which the ,pharisee  did not watch1 of  
which the ,pharisee did not take        
cognizance4  7,matt #e3bh7    7#d47     
,what1 though he was not like the       

,publican1 yet he was like1  yea1 was a 
downright hypocrite2 he wanted in those 
things wherein  he boasted himself1     
sincerity2 but without sincerity no     
action can  be good1 or accounted of    
,god as righteous4 ,the ,pharisee       
therefore1  notwithstanding his boasts1 
was deficient in his righteousness1     
though he would fain have shrouded it   
under the right definition  thereof4    
#b4 ,nor doth his positive holiness help
 him at all1 forasmuch as  it is        
grounded mostly1 if not altogether1 in  
ceremonial holiness4  ,nay1 ,i will     
recollect myself1 it was grounded partly
 in ceremonial1  and partly in          
superstitious holiness1 if there be such
 a thing as  superstitious holiness in  
the world1 this paying of tithes was    
ceremonial1 such as came in and went out
 with the typical priesthood4  ,but what
 is that to positive holiness1 when it  
was but a small  pittance by the by4    
,had the ,pharisee argued plainly and   
honestly2  ,i mean1 had he so dealt with

 that law1 by which now he sought to  be
 justified1 he should have brought forth
 positive righteousness  in morals1 and 
should have said and proved it too1     
that1 as he  was no wicked man with     
reference to the act of wickedness1 he  
was  indeed a righteous man in acts of  
moral virtues4 ,he should1 ,i say1  have
 proved himself a true lover of ,god1 no
 superstitious one1 but  a sincere      
worshipper of him2 for this is contained
 in the first  table 7,exo #bj71 and is 
so in sum expounded by the ,lord ,christ
  himself4 7,mark #ab3cj7 ,he should    
also in the next place have proved      
himself truly kind1 compassionate1      
liberal1 and full of love and  charity  
to his neighbour2 for that is the sum of
 the second table1  as our ,lord also   
doth expound it1 saying1 ,thou shalt    
love thy  neighbour as thyself4 7,mark  
#ab3ca7    ,true1 he says1 he did them  
no hurt2 but did he do them good8 ,to   
do no hurt is one thing2 and to do good1
 is another2 and it is  possible for a  

man to do neither hurt nor good to his  
neighbour4  ,what then1 ,is he a        
righteous man because he hath done him  
no hurt8  ,no verily2 unless1 to his    
power1 he hath also done him good4      
,it is therefore a very fallacious and  
deceitful arguing of the  ,pharisee1    
thus to speak before ,god in his prayer3
 ,i am righteous1  because ,i have not  
hurt my neighbour1 and because ,i have  
acted in  ceremonial duties4 ,nor will  
that help him at all to say1 he gave    
,,tithes of all that he possessed4 ,it  
had been more modest to say1  that he   
had paid them2 for they1 being          
commanded1 were a due  debt2 nor could  
they go before ,god for a free gift1    
because by the  commandment they were   
made a payment2 but proud men and       
hypocrites1  love so to word it both    
with ,god and man1 as at least to imply1
  that they are more forward to do1 than
 ,god's commandment is to  require them 
to do4    ,the second part of his       
positive holiness was superstitious2 for

  ,god hath appointed no such set fasts1
 neither more nor less1 but  just twice 
a week3 ,i fast twice a week4 ,ay1 but  
who did command  thee to do so2#aj      
commanded to fast when occasion required
 if thou  wast1 but that thou shouldest 
have any occasion to do so as thou      
doest1 other than by thy being put upon 
it by a superstitious and  erroneous    
conscience1 doth not1 nor canst thou    
make to appear4  ,this part therefore of
 this positive righteousness1 was       
positive  superstition1 an abuse of     
,god's law1 and a gratification of thy  
own erroneous conscience4 ,hitherto     
therefore1 thou art defective  in thy so
 seemingly brave and glorious           
righteousness4    ,yet this let me say  
in commendation of the ,pharisee3 ,in my
  conscience he was better than many of 
our ,english ,christians2 for  many of  
them are so far off from being at all   
partakers of positive  righteousness1   
that all their ministers1 bibles1 good  
books1 good  sermons1 nor yet ,god's    

judgments1 can persuade them to become  
so  much as negatively holy1 that is1 to
 leave off evil4    ,,second4--,the     
second thing that ,i take notice of in  
this prayer of  the ,pharisee1 is1 ,,his
 ,,manner ,,of ,,delivery1 as he stood  
praying in  the temple4 ,god1 ,i thank  
thee said he that ,i am not as other    
men are4 ,he seemed to be at this time1 
in more than an ordinary  frame1 while  
now he stood in the presence of the     
divine majesty3  for a prayer made up of
 praise1 is a prayer of the highest     
order1  and is most like the way of them
 that are now in a state beyond  prayer4
 ,praise is the work of heaven2 but we  
see here1 that  an hypocrite may get    
into that vein1 even while an hypocrite1
  and while on earth below4 ,nor do ,i  
think that this prayer of his  was a    
premeditated stinted form1 but a prayer 
extempore1 made on  a sudden1 according 
to what he felt1 thought1 or understood 
of  himself4    ,here therefore1 we may 
see1 that even prayer1 as well as other 

acts of religious worship1 may be       
performed in great hypocrisy2  although1
 ,i think1 that to perform prayer in    
hypocrisy1 is one of  the most daring   
sins that are committed by the sons of  
men4 ,for  by prayer1 above all duties1 
is our most direct1 and immediate       
personal approach into the presence of  
,god3 and as there is an  uttering of   
things before him1 especially a giving  
of him thanks  for things received1 or a
 begging1 that such and such things     
might  be bestowed upon me4 ,but now to 
do these things in hypocrisy1 and  'tis 
easy to do them so1 when we go up into  
the temple to pray1  must needs be      
intolerable wickedness1 and it argueth  
infinite  patience in ,god1 that he     
should let such as do so1 arise alive   
from their knees1 or that he should     
suffer them to go away from  the place  
where they stand1 without some token or 
mark of his wrath  upon them4 ,i also   
observe1 ,that this extempore prayer of 
the  ,pharisee1 was performed by        

himself1 or in the strength of his own  
natural parts2 for so the text implieth1
 ,the ,pharisee1 saith  the text1 stood 
and prayed thus with himself1 with      
himself1 or  by himself1 and may        
signify1 either that he spoke softly1 or
 that  he made this prayer by reason of 
his natural parts4 ,i will pray  with   
the ,spirit1 said ,paul4 7#a ,cor       
#ad3ae7 ,the ,pharisee prayed  with     
himself1 said ,christ4 ,it is at this   
day wonderful common1 for  men to pray  
extempore also4 ,to pray by a book1 by a
 premeditated  set form1 is now out of  
fashion4 ,he is counted no body now1    
that  cannot at any time1 at a minute's 
warning1 make a prayer of half  an hour 
long4 ,i am not against extempore       
prayer1 for ,i believe it  to be the    
best kind of praying2 but yet ,i am     
jealous1 that there  are a great many   
such prayers made1 especially in pulpits
 and  public meetings1 without the      
breathing of the ,holy ,ghost in them3  
,for if a ,pharisee of old could do so1 

,why may not a ,pharisee do  the same   
now8 ,wit1 and reason1 and notion is now
 screwed up to a  very great height2 nor
 do men want words1 or fancies1 or      
pride1 to  make them do this thing4     
,great is the formality of religion this
  day1 and little the power thereof4    
,now where there is a great form  and   
little power1 and such there was also   
among the ,jews1 in the  time of our    
,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 there men are  
most strangely  under the temptation to 
be hypocrites2 for nothing doth so      
properly  and directly oppose hypocrisy1
 as the power and glory of the  things  
we profess4 ,and so on the contrary1    
nothing is a greater  temptation to     
hypocrisy1 than a form of knowledge of  
things without  the savour thereof4 ,nor
 can much of the power and savour of the
  things of the gospel be seen at this  
day upon professors1 ,i speak  not now  
of all1 if their notions and            
conversations be compared  together4    
,how proud1 how covetous1 how like the  

world in garb and  guise1 in words and  
actions1 are most of the great          
professors of  this our day6 ,but when  
they come to divine worship1 especially 
to  pray1 by their words and carriages  
there1 one would almost judge  them to  
be angels in heaven4 ,but such things   
must be done in  hypocrisy1 as also the 
,pharisee's were4    ,the ,pharisee     
stood and prayed ,,thus ,,with          
,,himself4    ,and1 in that it is said1 
he prayed with himself2 it may signify1 
that he went in his prayer no further   
than his sense and reason1  feeling and 
carnal apprehensions went4 ,true1       
,christian prayer  ofttimes leaves sense
 and reason1 feeling1 and carnal        
apprehensions  behind it1 and it goeth  
forth with faith1 hope1 and desires to  
know what at present we are ignorant of1
 and that unto which our  sense1        
feeling1 reason1 c41 are strangers4 ,the
 apostle indeed  doth say1 ,i will pray 
with the understanding 7#a ,cor #ad3ae71
 but  then it must be taken for an      

understanding spiritually enlightened4  
,i say1 it must be so understood1       
because the natural understanding1      
properly as such1 receiveth not the     
things of the ,spirit of ,god  when     
offered1 and therefore cannot pray for  
them2 for they to  such1 are foolish    
things4 7#a ,cor #b3ad7    ,now a       
spiritually enlightened understanding   
may be officious in  prayer these ways4 
#a4 ,as it has received conviction of   
the truth of the being of the  things   
that are of the ,spirit of ,god2 ,for to
 receive conviction  of the truth and   
being of such things1 comes from the    
,spirit of  ,god1 not from the law1     
sense1 or reason4 7#a ,cor #b3aj-ab7    
,now the  understanding having1 by the  
,holy ,ghost1 received conviction of    
the truth of the being of such things1  
draweth out the heart to  cry in prayer 
to ,god for them4 ,therefore he saith1  
he would pray  with the understanding4  
#b4 ,a spiritually enlightened          
understanding1 hath also received  by   

the ,holy ,ghost1 conviction of the     
excellency and glory of the  things that
 are of the ,spirit of ,god1 and so     
enflameth the heart  with more fervent  
desires in this duty of prayer2 for     
there is a  supernatural excellency in  
the things that are of the ,spirit2 ,but
  if the ministration of death1 to which
 the ,pharisee adhered  written and     
engraven in stones1 was glorious1 so    
that the children  of ,israel could not 
stedfastly behold the face of ,moses for
 the  glory of his countenance2 which   
glory was to be done away3 ,how shall   
not the ministration of the ,spirit be  
rather glorious4 ,for if the            
ministration of condemnation be glory1  
much more doth the ministration  of     
righteousness exceed in glory4 ,for even
 that which was made  glorious had no   
glory in this respect1 by reason of the 
glory  that excelleth4 7#b ,cor #c3g-aj7
 ,and the ,spirit of ,god sheweth1 at   
best1 some things of that excellent     
glory of them to the understanding  that

 it enlighteneth4 7,eph #a3ag-ai7    #c4
 ,the spiritually enlightened           
understanding hath also thereby         
received knowledge1 that these excellent
 supernatural things of the  ,spirit1   
are given by covenant in ,christ to     
those that love ,god1  that are beloved 
of him4 ,now we have received1 says     
,paul not  the ,spirit of the world1    
that the ,pharisee had but the ,spirit  
which is of ,god1 that we might know the
 things that are freely  given to us of 
,god4 7#a ,cor #b3ab7 ,and this         
knowledge1 that the  things of the      
,spirit of ,god are freely given to us  
of ,god1 puts  yet a greater edge1 more 
vigour1 and yet further confidence into 
the heart to ask for what is mine by    
gift1 by a free gift of  ,god in his    
,son4#aa ,but all these things the poor 
,pharisee was an  utter stranger to2 he 
knew not the ,spirit1 nor the things of 
the  ,spirit1 and therefore must neglect
 faith1 judgment1 and the love  of ,god 
7,matt #bc3bc1 ,luke #aa3db71 and follow

 himself1 and himself  only1 as to his  
sense1 feeling1 reason1 and carnal      
imagination in  prayer4    ,he stood and
 prayed thus ,,with ,,himself4 ,he      
prayed thus1 talking to  himself2 for so
 also it may1 ,i think1 be understood4  
,it is said of  the unjust judge1 he    
said within himself1 ,though ,i fear not
 ,god1  nor regard man1 c4 7,luke #ah3d7
 ,that is1 he said it to himself4  ,so  
the ,pharisee is said to pray with      
himself4 ,god and the ,pharisee  were   
not together1 there was only the        
,pharisee and himself4 ,paul  knew not  
what to pray for without the ,holy      
,ghost joined himself  with him1 spake  
with him and helped him with groans     
unutterable4  ,but the ,pharisee had no 
need of that1 it was enough that ,,he   
and  ,,himself were together at this    
work2 for he thought without doubting   
that he and himself together could do4  
,how many times have ,i heard  ancient  
men1 and ancient women1 at it1 with     
themselves1 when  all alone in some     

private room1 or in some solitary path2 
and in  their chat1 they have been      
sometimes reasoning1 sometimes chiding1 
sometimes pleading1 sometimes praying1  
and sometimes singing2 but  yet all has 
been done by themselves when all alone3 
,but yet so  done1 as one that has not  
seen them1 must needs have concluded1   
that they were talking1 singing1 and    
praying with company1 when  all that    
they said1 they did it with themselves1 
and had neither  auditor nor regarder4  
,so the ,pharisee was at it with        
himself1 he and himself performed1  at  
this time1 the duty of prayer4 ,now ,i  
observe1 that usually when  men do speak
 to1 or with themselves1 they greatly   
strive to please  themselves3 ,therefore
 it is said1 there is a man1 ,that      
flattereth  himself in his own eyes1    
until his iniquity be found to be       
hateful4  7,psa #cf3b7 ,he flattereth   
himself in his own way1 according as his
  sense and carnal reason dictates to   
him2 and he might do it as  well in     

prayer1 as in any other way4 ,some men  
will so hear sermons1  and apply them   
that they may please themselves3 ,and   
some men will  pray1 but will refuse    
such words and thoughts in prayer as    
will  not please themselves4    ,oh1 how
 many men speak all that they speak in  
prayer1 rather to  themselves1 or to    
their auditory1 than to ,god that       
dwelleth in  heaven6 ,and this ,i take  
to be the manner1 ,i mean something of  
the  manner of the ,pharisee's praying4 
,indeed1 he made mention of ,god1  as   
also others do2 but he prayed with      
himself to himself1 in his  own spirit1 
and to his own pleasing1 as the matter  
of his prayer  doth manifest4 ,for was  
it not pleasant to this hypocrite1 think
  you1 to speak thus well of himself at 
this time8 doubtless it was4  ,also     
children and fools are of the same      
temper with hypocrites  as to this2 they
 also love without ground1 as the       
,pharisee1 to  flatter themselves in    
their own eyes4 ,but not he that        

commendeth  himself is approved4        
,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i am not as  
other men are1 extortioners1  unjust1   
adulterers1 or even as this ,publican1  
c4    ,thus he begins his prayer2 and it
 is1 as was hinted before1 a prayer  of 
the highest strain4 ,for to make a      
prayer all of thanksgiving1  and to urge
 in that prayer1 the cause of that      
thanksgiving1 is the  highest manner of 
praying1 and seems to be done in the    
strongest  faith1 c41 in the greatest   
sense of things4 ,and such was  the     
,pharisee's prayer1 only he wanted      
substantial ground for his              
thanksgiving2 to wit1 he wanted proof of
 that he said1 he was  not as other men 
were1 except he had meant1 as he did    
not1 that  he was even of the worst sort
 of men3 ,for even the best of men by   
nature1 and the worst1 are all alike4   
,what1 then8 are we better  than they8  
said ,paul1 ,no1 in no wise4 7,rom #c3i7
 ,so then1 he failed  in the ground of  
his thankfulness1 and therefore his     

thankfulness  was grounded on an        
untruth1 and so became feigned1 and     
self-flattering1  and could not be      
acceptable with the ,god of heaven4     
,besides1 in this high prayer of the    
,pharisee1 he fathered that  upon ,god  
which he could by no means own2 to wit1 
that his being  so good as he thought   
himself to be1 was through              
distinguishing  love and favour of ,god1
 ,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i am not as 
other men are4 ,i thank thee1 that thou 
hast made me better than  others4 ,i    
thank thee that my condition is so good1
 and that ,i am  so far advanced above  
my neighbour4    ,,there ,,are ,,several
 ,,things ,,flow ,,from ,,this ,,prayer 
,,of ,,the ,,pharisee1  ,,that ,,are    
,,worth ,,our ,,observation4 ,as1       
,first1 ,that the ,pharisees and        
hypocrites1 do not love to count        
themselves sinners1 when they stand     
before ,god4 ,they choose rather  to    
commend themselves before him for       
virtuous and holy persons1  sometimes   

saying1 and oftener thinking1 that they 
are more  righteous than others4 ,yea1  
it seems by the word1 to be natural1    
hereditary1 and so common for hypocrites
 to trust to themselves  that they are  
righteous1 and then to condemn others2  
this is the  foundation upon which this 
very parable is built3 ,he spake this   
parable1 saith ,luke unto certain which 
trusted in themselves  that they were   
righteous2 or that they were so1 and    
despised  others4 7verse #i7    ,i say1 
hypocrites love not to think of their   
sins1 when they stand  in the presence  
of ,god2 but rather to muster up1 and to
 present  him with their several good   
deeds1 and to venture a standing or     
falling by them4    ,second1 ,this      
carriage of the ,pharisee before ,god   
informs us1 that  moral virtues1 and the
 ground of them1 which is the law1 if   
trusted  to1 blinds the mind of man1    
that he cannot for them perceive  the   
way to happiness4 ,while ,moses is read1
 and his law1 and the  righteousness    

thereof trusted to1 the vail is upon    
their heart4  ,for until this day1 said 
,paul remaineth the same vail untaken   
away in the reading of the old          
testament1 which vail is done away  in  
,christ4 ,but even unto this day1 when  
,moses is read1 the vail is  upon their 
heart4 7#b ,cor #c3ad1ae7 ,and this is  
the reason that so  many moral men1 that
 are adorned with civil and moral       
righteousness1  are yet so ignorant of  
themselves1 and the way of life by      
,christ4    ,the law of works1 and the  
righteousness of the flesh1 which is    
the righteousness of the law1 blinds    
their minds1 shuts up their  eyes1 and  
causeth them to miss of the             
righteousness that they are  so hotly in
 the pursuit of4 ,their minds were      
blinded1 saith the  text3 ,whose minds8 
,why those that adhered to1 that stood  
by1 and  that sought righteousness of   
the law4 ,now1    ,the ,pharisee was    
such an one1 he rested in the law1 he   
made his  boasts of ,god1 and trusted to

 himself that he was righteous2 ,and    
all this proceeded of that blindness and
 ignorance that the law  had possessed  
his mind withal2 for it is not granted  
to the law to  be the ministration of   
life and light1 but to be the           
ministration  of death1 when it speaks2 
and of darkness1 when trusted unto1     
that the ,son of ,god might have the    
pre-eminence in all things3  ,therefore 
'tis said1 ,when the heart shall turn to
 him1 the vail  shall be taken away4 7#b
 ,cor #c3af7    ,third1 ,we may see by  
this prayer1 the strength of vain       
confidence2  it will embolden a man to  
stand in a lie before ,god2 it will     
embolden a man to trust to himself and  
to what he hath done2 yea1  to plead his
 own goodness instead of ,god's mercy   
before him4 ,for  the ,pharisee was not 
only a man that justified himself before
  men1 but one that justified himself   
before ,god4 ,and what was the  cause of
 his so justifying of himself before    
,god2 but that vain  confidence that he 

had in himself and his works1 which were
 both  a cheat and a lie to himself4    
,but1 ,i say1 the boldness of the  man  
was wonderful1 for he stood to the lie  
that was in his right  hand1 and pleaded
 the goodness of it before him4 ,but1   
besides  these things1 there are four   
things more that are couched in this    
prayer of the ,pharisee4    ,fourth1 ,by
 this prayer the ,pharisee doth         
appropriate to himself  conversion1 he  
challengeth it to himself and to his    
fellows4 ,i am  not1 saith he1 as other 
men2 that is1 in unconversion1 in a     
state  of sin1 wrath1 and death4 ,and   
this must be his meaning2 for the       
religion of the ,pharisee was not       
grounded upon any particular  natural   
privilege4 ,i mean not singly1 not only 
upon that1 but upon  a falling in with  
those principles1 notions1 opinions1    
decrees1  traditions1 and doctrines that
 they taught distinct from the true  and
 holy doctrines of the prophets4 ,and   
they made to themselves  disciples by   

such doctrine1 men1 that they could     
captivate by  those principles1 laws1   
doctrines1 and traditions3 ,and         
therefore  such are said to be of the   
sect of the ,pharisees2 that is1 the    
scholars1 and disciples of them1        
converted to them and to their          
doctrine4 ,oh6 it is easy for souls to  
appropriate conversion to  themselves1  
that know not what conversion is4 ,it is
 easy1 ,i say1  for men to lay          
conversion to ,god1 on a legal1 or      
ceremonial1 or  delusive bottom1 on such
 a bottom that will sink under the      
burden  that is laid upon it2 on such a 
bottom that will not stand when  it is  
brought under the touch-stone of ,god1  
nor against the rain1  wind1 and floods 
that are ordained to put it to the      
trial1 whether  it is true or false4    
,the ,pharisee here stands upon a       
supposed  conversion to ,god2 ,i am not 
as other men2 but both he1 and his      
conversion are rejected by the sequel of
 the parable3 ,that which  is highly    

esteemed among men is abomination in the
 sight of ,god4  7,luke #af3ae7 ,that   
is1 that conversion1 that men1 as men1  
flatter  themselves that they have1 is  
such4 ,but the ,pharisee will be  a     
converted man1 he will have more to shew
 for heaven than his  neighbour1 ,i am  
not as other men are2 to wit1 in a state
 of sin  and condemnation1 but in a     
state of conversion and salvation4 ,but 
see how grievously this sect1 this      
religion beguiled men4 ,it made  them   
two-fold worse the children of hell than
 they were before3  ,and than their     
teachers were 7,matt #bc3ae71 that is1  
their doctrine  begat such blindness1   
such vain confidence1 and groundless    
boldness in  their disciples1 as to     
involve them in that conceit of         
conversion  that was false1 and so if   
trusted to1 damnable4    ,fifth1 ,by    
these words1 we find the ,pharisee1 not 
only appropriating  conversion to       
himself1 but rejoicing in that          
conversion3 ,god1 ,i  thank thee1 saith 

he1 that ,i am not as other men2 which  
saying  of his1 gives us to see that he 
gloried in his conversion2 he made  no  
doubt at all of his state1 but lived in 
the joy of the safety  that he supposed 
his soul by his conversion to be in4    
,oh6 thanks  to ,god1 says he1 ,i am not
 in the state of sin1 death1 and        
damnation1  as the unjust1 and this     
,publican is4 ,but a strong delusion6 to
  trust to the spider's web1 and to     
think1 that a few of the most  fine of  
the works of the flesh1 would be        
sufficient to bear up the  soul in1 at1 
and under the judgment of ,god4 ,there  
is a generation  that are pure in their 
own eyes1 and yet is not washed from    
their  filthiness4 7,prov #cj3ab7 ,this 
text can be so fitly applied to  none1  
as to the ,pharisee1 and to those that  
tread in the ,pharisee's  steps1 and    
that are swallowed up with is conceits1 
and with the  glory of his own          
righteousness4    ,so again1 ,there is a
 way a way to heaven which seemeth right

  unto a man1 but the end thereof are   
the ways of death1 7,prov  #ad3ab7 ,this
 also is fulfilled in these kind of men2
 at the end of  their way is death and  
hell1 notwithstanding their confidence  
in  the goodness of their state4        
,again1 ,there is that maketh himself   
rich1 yet hath nothing4 7,prov  #ac3g7  
,what can be more plain from all these  
texts1 than that some  men1 that are out
 of the way think themselves in it2 and 
that some  men think themselves clean   
that are yet in their filthiness2 and   
that think themselves rich for the next 
world1 and yet are poor1  and miserable1
 and wretched1 and blind1 and naked4#ab 
,thus the poor1  blind1 naked1          
hypocritical ,pharisee thought of       
himself1 when ,god  threatened to abase 
him3 ,yea1 he thought himself thus1 and 
joyed  therein1 when indeed he was going
 down to the chambers of death4         
,sixth1 by these words1 the ,pharisee   
seems to put the goodness of  his       
condition upon the goodness of ,god4 ,i 

am not as other men are1  and ,i thank  
,god for it4 ,god1 saith he1 ,i thank   
thee that ,i am not  as other men are4  
,he thanked ,god when ,god had done     
nothing for  him4 ,he thanked ,god1 when
 the way that he was in was not of ,gods
  prescribing1 but of his own inventing4
 ,so the persecutor thanks  ,god that he
 was put into that way of roguery that  
the devil had  put him into1 when he    
fell to rending and tearing of the      
church of  ,god3 ,whose possessors slay 
them1 saith the prophet1 and hold       
themselves not guilty3 and they that    
sell them say1 ,blessed be the  ,lord1  
for ,i am rich4 7,zech #aa3e7 ,i        
remember that ,luther used to  say1 ,in 
the name of ,god begins all mischief4   
,all must be fathered  upon ,god3 the   
,pharisee's conversion must be fathered 
upon ,god2 the  right or rather the     
villany of the outrageous persecution   
against  ,god's people1 must be fathered
 upon ,god4 ,god1 ,i thank thee1  and   
blessed be ,god1 must be the burthen of 

the heretic's song4 ,so  again1 the     
free-willer1 he will ascribe all to     
,god2 the quaker1 the  ranter1 the      
socinian1 c4 will ascribe all to ,god4  
,god1 ,i thank  thee1 is in every man's 
mouth1 and must be entailed to every    
error1 delusion1 and damnable doctrine  
that is in the world3 ,but  the name of 
,god1 and their doctrine1 worship1 and  
way1 hangeth  together1 much as doth it 
and the ,pharisee's doctrine2 that is to
  say1 nothing at all2 for ,god hath not
 proposed their principles1  nor doth he
 own them1 nor hath he commanded them1  
nor doth he  convey by them the least   
grace or mercy to them2 but rather      
rejecteth  them1 and holdeth them for   
his enemies1 and for the destroyers of  
the world4    ,seventh1 ,we come in the 
next place to the ground of all this2   
and  that is1 to what the ,pharisee had 
attained4 ,to wit1 that he was  no      
extortioner1 no unjust man1 no          
adulterer1 nor even as this  ,publican1 
and for that he fasted twice a week1 and

 paid tithes of  all that he possessed4 
,so that you see he pretendeth to a     
double  foundation for his salvation1 a 
moral and a ceremonial one2 but  both   
very lean1 weak1 and feeble3 ,for the   
first of his foundations1  what is it   
more1 if all be true that he saith1 but 
a being removed  a few inches from the  
vilest men in their vilest actions1 a   
very  slender matter to build my        
confidence for heaven upon4    ,and for 
the second part of his ground for life1 
what is it but  a couple of ceremonies1 
if so good4 ,the first is questioned as 
a  thing not founded in ,god's law2 and 
the second is such1 as is of  the       
remotest sort of ceremonies1 that teach 
and preach the ,lord  ,jesus4 ,but      
suppose them to be the best1 and his    
conformity to them  the thoroughest1    
they never were ordained to get to      
heaven by1  and so are become but a     
sandy foundation4 ,but anything will    
serve  some men for a foundation and    
support for their souls1 and to  build  

their hopes of heaven upon4 ,i am not a 
drunkard1 says one1  nor a liar1 nor a  
swearer1 nor a thief1 and therefore1 ,i 
thank  ,god1 ,i have hopes of heaven and
 glory4 ,i am not an extortioner1 nor   
an adulterer1 nor unjust1 nor yet as    
this ,publican2 and therefore  do hope  
,i shall go to heaven4 ,alas6 poor men6 
will your being  furnished with these   
things1 save you from the thundering    
claps and  vehement batteries1 that the 
wrath of ,god will make upon sin and    
sinners in the day that shall burn like 
an oven8 ,no1 no1 nothing  at that day  
can shroud a man from the hot rebukes of
 that vengeance1  but the very          
righteousness of ,god1 which is not the 
righteousness  of the law1 however      
christened1 named1 or garnished with all
 those  gew-gaws that men's heads and   
fancies can invent1 for that is but  the
 righteousness of man4    ,,man',s      
,,righteousness ,,rejected1 ,,and ,,the 
,,imputed ,,righteousness ,,of  ,,christ
 ,,alone ,,to ,,be ,,relied ,,on ,,for  

,,justification4    ,but1 ,o thou blind 
,pharisee1 since thou art so confident  
that thy  state is good1 and thy        
righteousness is that that will stand1  
when  it shall be tried with fire 7#a   
,cor #c3ac71 let me now reason with     
thee of righteousness4 ,my terror shall 
not make thee afraid2 ,i am  not ,god1  
but a man as thou art1 we both are      
formed out of the clay4    ,first1      
,prithee when didst thou begin to be    
righteous8 ,was it before  or after thou
 hadst been a sinner8 ,not afore1 ,i    
dare say2 but if  after1 then the sins  
that thou pollutedst thyself withal     
before1  have made thee uncapable of    
acting legal righteousness4 ,for sin1   
where it is1 pollutes1 defiles1 and     
makes vile the whole man2  therefore    
thou canst not by after acts of         
obedience make thyself  just in the     
sight of that ,god thou pretended now to
 stand praying  unto4 ,indeed1 thou     
mayest cover thy dirt1 and paint thy    
sepulchre2  for that acts of after      

obedience will do1 though sin has gone  
before4 ,but ,pharisee1 ,god can see    
through the white of this wall1  even to
 the dirt that is within3 ,god also can 
see through the  paint and garnish of   
thy beauteous sepulchre1 to the dead    
men's  bones that are within2 nor can   
any of thy most holy duties1 nor  all1  
when put together1 blind the eye of the 
all-seeing majesty  from beholding all  
the uncleanness of thy soul4#ac 7,matt  
#bc3bg7  ,stand not therefore so stoutly
 to it1 now thou art before ,god2 sin   
is with thee1 and judgment and justice  
is before him4 ,it becomes  thee1       
therefore1 rather to despise and abhor  
this life of thy  hand1 and to count all
 thy doings but dross and dung1 and to  
be  content to be justified with        
another's righteousness instead of      
thine own4 ,this is the way to be       
secured4 ,i say1 blind ,pharisee1  this 
is the way to be secured from the wrath 
which is to come4    ,there is nothing  
more certain than this1 that as to      

justification  from the curse of the    
law1 ,god has rejected man's            
righteousness1  for the weakness and    
unprofitableness thereof2 and hath      
accepted  in the room of that glorious  
righteousness of his ,son2 because      
indeed1 that1 and that only1 is         
universal1 perfect1 and equal with  his 
justice and holiness4 ,this is in a     
manner the contents of the  whole bible1
 and therefore must needs be most       
certainly true4 ,now  then1 ,mr4        
,pharisee1 methinks1 what if thou didst 
this1 and that  while thou art at thy   
prayers2 to wit1 cast in they mind what 
doth ,god love most1 and the resolve    
will be at hand4 ,the ,,best            
righteousness1 surely the ,,best        
righteousness2 for that thy reason  will
 tell thee3 ,this done1 even while thou 
art at thy devotion1  ask thyself again1
 ,but ,,who has the best righteousness8 
,and that  resolve will be at hand also2
 to wit1 he that in person is equal     
with ,god2 and that is his ,son ,jesus  

,christ4 ,he that is separate  from     
sinners1 and made higher than the       
heavens2 and that is his  ,son ,jesus   
,christ4 ,he that did no sin1 nor had   
any guile found in  his mouth2 and there
 never was any such ,,he in all the     
world but  the ,son of ,god1 ,jesus     
,christ4    ,now ,pharisee1 when thou   
hast done this1 then as thou art in thy 
devotion1 ask again1 ,but what is this  
best righteousness1 the  righteousness  
of ,christ1 to do8 ,and the answer will 
be ready4 ,it  is to be made by an act  
of the sovereign grace of ,god over to  
the  sinner1 that shall dare to trust   
thereto for justification from  the     
curse of the law4 ,he is made unto us of
 ,god1 righteousness4  7#a ,cor #a3cj7  
,he hath made him to be sin for us1 who 
knew no sin1  that we might be made the 
righteousness of ,god in him4 7#b ,cor  
#e3ba7 ,for ,christ is the end of the   
law for righteousness to every  one that
 believeth4 7,rom #aj3d7    ,this done1 
and concluded on1 then turn again       

,pharisee1 and say thus  with thyself2  
,is it most safe for me to trust in this
 righteousness  of ,god8 ,this          
righteousness of ,god-man1 this         
righteousness of ,christ8  ,certainly it
 is4 ,since1 by the text1 it is counted 
the best1 and  that which best pleaseth 
,god2 since it is that which ,god hath  
appointed1 that sinners shall be        
justified withal4 ,for in the  ,lord    
have we righteousness if we believe3    
,and1 in the ,lord we are  justified1   
and do glory4 7,isa #de3bd1be7    ,nay  
,pharisee1 suppose thine own            
righteousness should be as long1  as    
broad1 as high1 as deep1 as perfect1 as 
good1 even every way  as good1 as the   
righteousness of ,christ4 ,yet since    
,god has chosen  by ,christ1 to         
reconcile us to himself1 canst thou     
attempt to seek  by thine own           
righteousness to reconcile thyself to   
,god1 and not  be guilty of attempting1 
at least1 to confront this righteousness
  of ,christ before ,god4 ,yea1 to dare 

with it1 yea1 to challenge by  it1      
acceptance of thy person contrary to    
,god's design4    ,suppose1 that when   
the king has chosen one to be judge in  
the land1  and has determined that he   
shall be judge in all cases1 and that   
by his verdict every man's judgment     
shall stand4 ,i say1 suppose1  after    
this another should arise1 and of his   
own head resolve to  do his own business
 himself4 ,now1 though he should be     
every whit  as able as the judge of the 
king's appointing to do it2 yea1 and    
suppose he should do it as justly and   
righteously too1 yet his  making of     
himself a judge1 would be an affront to 
the king1 and  an act of rebellion1 and 
so a transgression worthy of punishment4
    ,why ,pharisee1 ,god hath appointed1
 that by the righteousness of his  ,son1
 and by that righteousness only1 men    
shall be justified in his  sight from   
the curse of the law4 ,wherefore1 take  
heed1 and at thy  peril1 whatever thy   
righteousness is1 confront not the      

righteousness  of ,christ therewith4 ,i 
say1 bring it not in1 let it not plead  
for  thee at the bar of ,god1 nor do    
thou plead for that in his court of     
justice2 for thou canst not do that and 
be innocent4 ,if he trusts  to his      
righteousness1 he hath sinned1 says     
,ezekiel4 ,mark the text1  ,when ,i     
shall say to the righteous1 that he     
shall surely live2 if  he trust to his  
own righteousness1 and commit iniquity1 
all his  righteousnesses shall not be   
remembered3 but for his iniquity that   
he hath committed1 he shall die for it4 
7,chron #cc3ac7    ,observer a few      
things from this text1 and they are     
these that  follow4    ,first1 ,here is 
a righteous man2 a man1 with whom we do 
not hear  that the ,god of heaven finds 
fault4    ,secondly1 ,here is a promise 
made to this man1 that he shall  surely 
live2 but on ,,this condition1 that he  
trusts not to his own  righteousness4   
,whence it is manifest1 that the promise
 of life  to this righteous man1 is not 

for the sake of his righteousness1  but 
for the sake of something else1 to wit1 
the righteousness of  ,christ4    #a4   
,not for the sake of his own            
righteousness4 ,this is evident1 because
  we are admitted1 yea1 commanded1 to   
trust in the righteousness that  saveth 
us4 ,the righteousness of ,god is unto  
all1 and upon all that  believe2 that   
is1 trust in it1 and trust to it for    
justification4  ,now therefore1 if thy  
righteousness1 when most perfect1 could 
save  thee1 thou mightest1 yea oughtest 
most boldly to trust therein4 ,but      
since thou art forbidden to trust to it1
 it is evident it cannot  save1 nor is  
it for the sake of that1 that the       
righteous man  is saved4 7,rom #c3ba1   
#bb7    #b4 ,but for the sake of        
something else2 to wit1 for the sake of 
the  righteousness of ,christ1 whom ,god
 hath set forth to be a propitiation    
through faith in his blood1 to declare  
his righteousness for the  remission of 
sins that are past1 through the         

forbearance of ,god4  ,to declare1 ,i   
say1 at this time his righteousness1    
that he might  be just1 and the         
justifier of him that believeth in      
,jesus4 7,rom  #c3bf7 ,see also         
,philippians #c3g-i4    ,if he trusts to
 his own righteousness1 and commit      
iniquity1 all  his righteousness shall  
not be remembered2 but for his iniquity 
that he hath committed in trusting to   
his own righteousness he  shall die for 
it4    ,note hence further4    #a4 ,that
 there is more virtue in one sin to     
destroy1 than in all thy  righteousness 
to save thee alive4 ,if he trust1 if he 
trust never  so little1 if he do at all 
trust to his own righteousness1 all his 
righteousness shall be forgotten2 and   
by1 and for1 and in1 the sin  that he   
hath committed in trusting to it1 he    
shall die4    #b4 ,take notice also1    
that there are more damnable sins than  
those  that are against the moral law4  
,by which of the ten commandments  is   
trusting to our own righteousness       

forbidden8 ,yet it is a sin4  ,it is a  
sin therefore forbidden by the gospel1  
and is included1  lurketh close in1 yea1
 is the1 or a root of unbelief itself2  
,he that believeth not shall be damned4 
,but he that trusteth in  his own       
righteousness doth not believe1 neither 
in the truth or  sufficiency of the     
righteousness of ,christ to save him1   
therefore  he shall be damned4    ,but  
how is it manifest1 that he that        
trusteth to his own righteousness1  doth
 it through a doubt1 or unbelief of the 
truth or sufficiency  of the            
righteousness of ,christ8    ,i answer1 
,because1 even because he trusteth to   
his own4 ,a man will  never willingly   
choose to trust to the worst of helps1  
when he  believes there is a better as  
near1 and to be had as soon1 and that   
too1 upon as easy1 if not more easy     
terms4 ,if he that trusteth to  his own 
righteousness for life1 did believe1    
that there is indeed  such a thing as   
the righteousness of ,christ to justify2

 and that  this righteousness of ,christ
 has in it ,,all sufficiency to do that 
blessed work1 be sure he would choose   
that1 thereon to lay1 lean1  and venture
 his soul1 that he saw was the best1 and
 most sufficient  to save2 especially   
when he saw also1 7and see that he must1
 when  he sees the righteousness of     
,christ7 to wit1 that that is to be     
obtained as soon1 because as near1 and  
to be had on as easy terms2  nay1 upon  
easier than may man's own righteousness4
 ,i say1 he would  sooner choose it1    
because of the weight of salvation1 of  
the worth  of salvation1 and of the     
fearful sorrow1 that to eternity will   
overtake him1 that in this thing shall  
miscarry4 ,it is for heaven1  it is to  
escape hell1 wrath1 and damnation1 saith
 the soul2 and  therefore ,i will1 ,i   
must1 ,i dare not but choose that1 and  
that  only1 that ,i believe to be the   
best and most sufficient help in  so    
great a concern1 as soul-concern is4 ,so
 then he that trusteth  to his own      

righteousness1 does it of unbelief of   
the sufficiency  of the righteousness of
 ,christ to save him4    ,wherefore this
 sin of trusting to his own             
righteousness is  a most high and       
damning transgression3 because it       
contemneth the  righteousness of        
,christ1 which is the only righteousness
 that is  sufficient to save from the   
curse of the law4 ,it also disalloweth  
the design of heaven1 and the excellency
 of the mystery of the wisdom  of ,god1 
in designing this way of salvation for  
man4 ,what shall ,i  say1 ,it also      
seeketh to rob ,god of the honour of the
 salvation of  man4 ,it seeketh to take 
the crown from the head of ,christ1 and 
to  set it upon the hypocrite's head2   
therefore1 no marvel1 that this  one sin
 be of that weight1 virtue and power1 as
 to sink that man  and his righteousness
 into hell1 that leaneth thereon1 or    
that  trusteth unto it4    ,but         
,pharisee1 ,i need not talk thus unto   
thee1 for thou art not  the man that    

hath that righteousness1 that ,god      
findeth not fault  withal2 nor is it to 
be found1 but with him that is ordained 
to be  the ,saviour of mankind2 nor is  
there any such one besides ,jesus1 who  
is called ,christ4 ,thy righteousness is
 a poor pittance1 a serap3  nay1 not so 
good as a serap of righteousness4 ,thine
 own confession  makes thee partial in  
the law2 for here1 in the midst of thy  
boasts1  thou hast not1 because thou    
canst not say1 thou hast fulfilled  all 
righteousness4 ,what madness then has   
brought thee into the  temple1 there in 
audacious manner to stand and vaunt     
before ,god2  saying1 ,god1 ,i thank    
thee1 ,i am not as other men are4       
,dost thou not know1 that he that breaks
 one1 breaks all the commandments  of   
,god2 and consequently1 that he that    
keeps not all1 keeps none  at all of the
 commandments of ,god4 ,say ,i this of  
myself8 saith  not the scriptures the   
same8 ,for whosoever shall keep the     
whole  law1 and yet offend in one point1

 he is guilty of all4 7,james  #b3aj7   
,be confounded then1 be confounded4     
,dost thou know the ,god with whom now  
thou hast to do8 ,he is a ,god  that    
cannot1 no1 that cannot1 as he is just1 
accept of an half  righteousness for a  
whole2 nor of a lame righteousness for  
a sound2 nor of a sick righteousness for
 a well and healthy one4  7,mal #a3h7   
,and if so1 how should he then accept of
 that which is not  righteousness8 ,i   
say1 how should he accept of that which 
is none  at all1 save an hypocritical   
and feigned one1 for thine is only      
such4 ,and if ,christ said1 when you    
have done all1 say1 ,we are             
unprofitable1 ,how camest thou to say   
before thou hadst done one  thing well1 
,i am better1 more righteous than other 
men8    ,didst thou believe1 when thou  
saidst it1 ,that ,god knew thy heart8   
,hadst thou said this to the ,publican1 
it had been a high and rampant          
expression2 but to say this before ,god1
 to the face of ,god1 when  he knew that

 thou wast vile1 and a sinner from the  
womb1 and from  the conception1 spoils  
all4 ,it was spoken to put a check to   
thy  arrogancy1 when ,christ said1 ,ye  
are they which justify yourselves       
before me2 but ,god knoweth your hearts4
 7,luke #af3ae7    ,hast thou taken     
notice of this1 that ,god judgeth the   
fruit by the  heart from whence it      
comes8 ,a good man out of the good      
treasure  of his heart bringeth forth   
that which is good2 and an evil man  out
 of the evil treasure of his heart      
bringeth forth that which  is evil4     
7,luke #f3de7 ,nor can it be otherwise  
concluded1 but that  thou art an evil   
man1 and so that all thy supposed good  
is nought  but badness4 ,for that thou  
hast made it to stand in the room of    
,jesus1 and hast dared to commend       
thyself to the living ,god thereby3     
,for thou hast trusted in thy shadow of 
righteousness1 and committed  iniquity4 
,thy sin hath melted away thy           
righteousness1 and turned  it to nothing

 but dross2 or1 if you will1 to the     
early dew1 like  to which it goeth away1
 and so can by no means do thee good1   
when  thou shalt stand in need of       
salvation and eternal life of ,god4     
,but further1 thou sayest thou art      
righteous1 but they are but vain  words4
 ,knowest thou not that thy zeal1 which 
is the life of thy  righteousness1 is   
preposterous in many things4 ,what else 
means thy  madness1 and the rage        
thereof1 against men as good as thyself4
  ,true1 thy being ignorant that they   
are good1 may save thee from  the       
commission of the sin that is           
unpardonable1 but it will never  keep   
thee from spot in ,god's sight1 but will
 make both thee and  thy righteousness  
culpable4    ,paul1 who was once as     
brave a ,pharisee as thou canst be1     
calleth  much of that zeal1 which he in 
that estate was possessed with1 and     
lived in the exercise of1 madness2 yea1 
exceeding madness 7,acts  #bf3i-aa1     
,phil #c3e1f71 and of the same sort is  

much of thine1 and  it must be so2 for a
 lawyer1 a man for the law1 and that    
resteth  in it1 must be a persecutor2   
yea1 a persecutor of righteous men1  and
 that of zeal to ,god2 because by the   
law is begat1 through the  weakness that
 it meeteth with in thee1 sourness1     
bitterness of  spirit1 and anger against
 him that rightfully condemneth thee of 
folly1 for choosing to trust to thine   
own righteousness1 when a  better is    
provided of ,god to save us4 7,gal      
#d3bh-ca7 ,thy righteousness  therefore 
is deficient2 yea1 thy zeal for the law1
 and the men of  the law1 has joined    
madness with thy moral virtues1 and made
 thy  righteousness unrighteousness2    
,how then canst thou be upright  before 
the ,lord8    ,further1 ,has not the    
pride of thy spirit in this hot-headed  
zeal  for thy ,pharisaical notions1 run 
thee upon thinking that thou art  able  
to do more than ,god hath enjoined thee1
 and so able to make  thyself more      
righteous1 than ,god requireth thou     

shouldest be4 ,what  else is the use of 
thy adding of laws to ,god's laws1      
precepts to  ,god's precepts1 and       
traditions to ,god's appointments8      
7,mark #g3h7  ,nay1 hast thou not by    
thus doing1 condemned the law of want of
  perfection1 and so the ,god that gave 
it1 of want of wisdom1 and  faithfulness
 to himself and thee8    ,nay1 ,i say   
again1 hath not thy thus doing charged  
,god with being  ignorant of knowing1   
what rules there needed to be imposed on
  his creatures to make their obedience 
complete8 ,and doth not this  apish     
madness of thine intimate1 moreover1    
that if thou hadst not  stept in with   
the bundle of thy traditions1           
righteousness had been  imperfect1 not  
through man's weakness1 but through     
impediment in  ,god1 or in his          
ministering rules of righteousness unto 
us4    ,now1 when thou hast thought on  
these things fairly1 answer thyself in  
these few questions3 ,is not this       
arrogancy8 ,is not this blasphemy8  ,is 

not this to condemn ,god1 that thou     
mightest be righteous8 ,and  dost thou  
think1 this is1 indeed1 the way to be   
righteous8    ,but again1 what means thy
 preferring of thine own rules1 laws1   
statues1 ordinances and appointments1   
before the rules1 laws1  statutes and   
appointments of ,god8 ,thinkest thou    
this to be right8  ,whither will thy    
zeal1 thy pride1 and thy folly carry    
thee8 ,is  there more reason1 more      
equity1 more holiness in thy traditions1
  than in the holy1 and just1 and good  
commandments of ,god8 7,rom  #g3ab7 ,why
 then1 ,i say1 dost thou reject the     
commandment of ,god1  to keep thine own 
tradition8 ,yea1 ,why dost thou rage1   
and rail1  and cry out when men keep not
 thy law1 or the rule of thine order1   
and tradition of thine elders2 and yet  
shut thine eyes1 or wink  with them1    
when thou thyself shalt live in the     
breach of the law  of ,god8 ,yea1 why   
wilt thou condemn men1 when they keep   
not thy  law1 but study for an excuse1  

yea1 plead for them that live in the    
breach of ,god's 7,mark #g3aj-ac7 ,will 
this go for righteousness in  the day of
 ,god ,almighty8 ,nay rather1 will not  
this1 like a millstone  about thy neck1 
drown thee in the deeps of hell8 ,oh1   
the blindness1  the madness1 the pride1 
and spite1 that dwells in the hearts of 
these pretended righteous men4          
,again1 ,what kind of righteousness of  
thine1 is this1 that standeth  in a     
misplacing1 and so consequently in a    
misesteeming of ,god's  commands8 ,some 
thou settest too high1 and some too low2
 as in the  text1 thou hast set a       
ceremony above faith1 above love1 and   
above  hope in the mercy of ,god3 ,when1
 as it is evident1 the things last      
mentioned1 are the things of the first  
rate1 the weightier matters4  7,matt    
#bc3bc7    ,again1 ,thou hast preferred 
the gold above the temple that          
sanctifieth the gold1 and the gift upon 
the altar1 above the altar  that        
sanctifies the gift4 7,matt #bc3ag7     

,i say again1 ,what kind of             
righteousness shall this be called8     
,what  back will such a suit of apparel 
fit1 that is set together just  cross   
and thwart to what it should be8 ,just  
as if the sleeves should  be sewed upon 
the pocket-holes1 and the pockets set on
 where the  sleeves should stand4 ,nor  
can other righteousness proceed where  a
 wrong judgment precedeth it4    ,this  
misplacing of ,god's laws cannot1 ,i    
say1 but produce misshaped  and         
misplaced obedience4 ,it indeed         
produceth a monster1 an  ill-shapened   
thing1 a mole1 a mouse1 a pig1 all which
 are things  unclean1 and an abomination
 to the ,lord4 ,for see1 saith he1 if   
thou wilt be making1 that thou make all 
things according to the  pattern shewed 
to thee in the mount4 ,set faith1 where 
faith should  stand1 a moral1 where a   
moral should stand2 and a ceremony1     
where  a ceremony should stand2 for this
 turning of things upside down  shall be
 esteemed as the potter's clay3 ,and    

wilt thou call this  thy righteousness2 
yea1 wilt thou stand in this1 plead for 
this1  and venture an eternal concern in
 such a piece of linsey-woolsey  as     
this8 ,o fools1 and blind6    ,but      
further1 let us come a little closer to 
the point4 ,o blind  ,pharisee4 ,thou   
standest to thy righteousness1 what dost
 thou mean8  ,wouldest thou have ,,mercy
 for thy righteousness1 or ,,justice for
  thy righteousness8    ,,first ,,mercy4
 ,if mercy1 what mercy8 ,temporal things
 ,god giveth  to the unthankful and     
unholy2 nor doth he use to ,,sell the   
world  to man for righteousness4 ,the   
earth hath he ,,given to the children   
of men4 ,but this is not the thing2 thou
 wouldest have eternal mercy  for thy   
righteousness2 thou wouldest have ,god  
think upon what an  holy1 what a good1  
what a righteous man thou art1 and hast 
been4  ,but ,christ died not for the    
good and righteous1 nor did he come to  
call such to the banquet1 that grace    
hath prepared for the world4  ,i came   

not1 ,i am not come1 saith ,christ1 to  
call the righteous1  but sinners to     
repentance4 7,mark #b3bg1 ,rom #e7 ,yet 
this is thy  plea2 ,lord ,god1 ,i am a  
righteous man1 therefore grant me mercy1
  and a share in thy heavenly kingdom4  
,what else dost thou mean1  when thou   
sayest1 ,god ,i thank thee1 that ,i am  
not as other  men are8 ,why dost thou   
rejoice1 why art thou glad that thou art
  more righteous1 if indeed thou art1   
than thy neighbour1 if it is  not       
because thou thinkest1 that thou hast   
got the start of1 the  better of thy    
neighbour1 with reference to mercy2 and 
that by thy  righteousness thou hast    
insinuated thyself into ,god's          
affections1  and procured an interest in
 his eternal favour4 ,but1    ,what1    
,what hast thou done by thy             
righteousness8 ,i say1 ,what hast  thou 
given to ,god thereby8 ,and what hath he
 received of thy hand8  ,perhaps thou   
wilt say1 righteousness pleaseth ,god3  
,but ,i answer  no1 not thine1 with     

respect to justification from the curse 
of  the law1 unless it be as perfect1 as
 the justice it is yielded  to1 and as  
the law that doth command it4 ,but thine
 is not such  a righteousness3 no1 thine
 is speckled1 thine is spotted1 thine   
makes thee to look like a speckled bird 
in his eye-sight4    ,thy righteousness 
has added iniquity1 to thy iniquity1    
because it  has kept thee from a belief 
of thy need of repentance1 and because  
it has emboldened thee to thrust thyself
 audaciously into the  presence of ,god1
 and made thee there1 even before his   
holy eyes1  which are so pure1 that they
 cannot look on iniquity 7,hab #a3ac71  
to  vaunt1 boast1 and brag of thyself1  
and of thy tottering1 ragged1  stinking 
uncleanness2 for all our righteousnesses
 are as menstruous  rags1 because they  
flow from a thing1 a heart1 a man that  
is  unclean4 ,but1    ,again1 ,wouldest 
thou have mercy for thy righteousness8  
,for who  wouldest thou have it2 for    
another1 or for thyself8 ,if for        

another1  and it is most proper1 that a 
righteous man should intercede for      
another by his righteousness1 rather    
than for himself1 then thou  thrusteth  
,christ out of his place and office1 and
 makest thyself  to be a saviour in his 
stead2 for a mediator there is already1 
even  a mediator between ,god and man1  
and he is the man ,christ ,jesus4       
,there is therefore no need of thine    
interceding by thy righteousness  for   
the acceptation of any unto             
justification from the curse4    ,but   
dost thou plead by thy righteousness1   
for mercy for thyself8  ,why1 in so     
doing thou impliest1    ,first1 ,that   
thy righteousness can prevail with ,god1
 more than can  thy sins4 ,i say1 that  
thy righteousness can prevail with ,god1
 to  preserve thee from death1 more than
 thy sins can prevail with  him to      
condemn thee to it4 ,and if so1 what    
follows8 but that thy  righteousness is 
more1 and has been done in a fuller     
spirit than  ever were thy sins3 but    

thus to insinuate is to insinuate a lie2
  for there is no man1 but while he is a
 sinner1 sinneth with a more  full      
spirit1 than any good man can act       
righteousness withal4    ,a sinner when 
he sinneth1 he doth it with all his     
heart1 and with  all his mind1 and with 
all his soul1 and with all his strength2
 nor  hath he in his ordinary course any
 thing that bindeth4 ,but with a  good  
man it is not so2 all1 and every whit of
 himself1 neither is1  nor can be1 in   
every good duty that he doth4 ,for when 
he would  do good evil is present with  
him4 ,and again1 ,the flesh lusteth     
against the ,spirit1 and the ,spirit    
against the flesh3 and these  are       
contrary the one to the other1 so that  
ye cannot do the things  that ye would4 
7,gal #e3ag7    ,now if a good man      
cannot do good things with that         
wholeness and  oneness of soul1 with    
that oneness and universalness of mind1 
as  a wicked man doth sin with1 then is 
his sin heavier to weigh him  down to   

hell1 than is his righteousness to buoy 
him up to the  heavens4    ,and again1  
,i say1 if the righteousness of a good  
man comes short  of his sin1 both in    
number1 weight and measure1 as it doth1 
for  a good man shrinks and quakes at   
the thoughts of ,god's entering  into   
judgment with him 7,psa #adc3b71 then is
 his iniquity more  than his            
righteousness4 ,and ,i say again1 if the
 sin of one that  is truly gracious1 and
 so of one that hath the best of        
principles1  is heavier and mightier to 
destroy him1 than is his righteousness  
to save him1 how can it be1 that the    
,pharisee1 that is not gracious1  but a 
mere carnal man1 somewhat reformed and  
painted over with a  few1 lean1 and     
lousy formalities1 should with his      
empty1 partial1  hypocritical           
righteousness1 counterpoise his great1  
mighty1 and  weighty sins1 that have    
cleaved to him in every state and       
condition  of his1 to make him odious in
 the sight of ,god8    ,second4 ,dost   

thou plead by thy righteousness for     
mercy for thyself8  ,why in so doing    
thou impliest1 that mercy thou          
deservedst2 and that  is next door to1  
or almost as much as to say1 ,god oweth 
me what  ,i ask for4#ad ,the best that  
can be put upon it1 is1 thou seekest    
security from the direful curse of ,god1
 as it were by the works  of the law1   
and to be sure betwixt ,christ and the  
law1 thou wilt  drop into hell4 7,rom   
#i3ca-cc7 ,for he that seeks for mercy1 
as it  were1 and but as it were1 by the 
works of the law1 doth not altogether   
trust thereto4 ,nor doth he that seeks  
for that righteousness1  that should    
save him1 as it were1 by the works of   
the law1 seek it  only1 wholly and      
solely at the hands of mercy4 ,so then1 
to seek  for that that should save thee1
 neither at the hands of the law1  nor  
at the hands of mercy1 is1 to be sure1  
to seek it where it is  not to be found2
 for there is no medium betwixt the     
righteousness  of the law1 and the mercy

 of ,god4 ,thou must have it either at  
the door of the law1 or at the door of  
grace4 ,but sayest thou1 ,i  am for     
having of it at the hands of both4 ,i   
will trust solely to  neither4 ,i love  
to have two strings to my bow4 ,if one  
of them1 as  you think1 can help me by  
itself1 my reason tells me1 that both   
can help me better4 ,therefore will ,i  
be righteous1 and good1 and  will seek  
by my goodness to be commended to the   
mercy of ,god3 for  surely1 he that hath
 something of his own to ingratiate     
himself  into the favour of his prince  
withal1 shall sooner obtain his mercy   
and favour1 than one that comes to him  
as stript of all good4    ,i answer1    
,but there are not two ways to heaven1  
not two living ways2  there is one new  
and living way1 which ,christ hath      
consecrated for  us through the vail1   
that is to say1 his flesh2 and besides  
that  one1 there is no more4 7,heb      
#aj3ai-bd7 ,why then dost thou talk  of 
two strings to thy bow8 ,what became of 

him that had1 and would  have1 two      
stools to sit on8 ,yea1 the text says   
plainly1 that  therefore they obtained  
not righteousness1 because they sought  
it  not by faith1 but1 as it were1 by   
the works of the law4 ,see here1  they  
are disowned by the gospel1 because they
 sought it not by  faith2 that is1 by   
faith only4 ,again1 the law1 and the    
righteousness  thereof1 flies from them1
 nor could they attain it1 though they  
followed after it1 because they sought  
it not by faith4    ,mercy then is to be
 found alone in ,jesus ,christ6 ,again1 
the  righteousness of the law is to be  
obtained only by faith of ,jesus        
,christ3 that is1 in the ,son of ,god is
 the righteousness of the law  to be    
found2 for he1 by his obedience to his  
,father1 is become the  end of the law  
for righteousness4 ,and for the sake of 
his legal  righteousness1 which is also 
called the righteousness of ,god1       
because it was ,god in the flesh of the 
,lord ,jesus that did accomplish  it1 is

 mercy and grace from ,god extended1 to 
whoever dependeth by  faith upon ,god by
 this ,jesus his righteousness for it4  
,and hence  it is1 that we so often     
read1 that this ,jesus is the way to the
  ,father3 ,that ,god1 for ,christ's    
sake1 forgiveth us3 ,that by the        
obedience of one1 many are made         
righteous or justified3 ,and that       
through this man1 is preached to us the 
forgiveness of sins2 and  that by him   
all that believe are justified from all 
things1 from  which they could not be   
justified by the law of ,moses4    ,now1
 though ,i here do make mention of      
righteousness and mercy1 yet  ,i hold   
there is but one way1 to wit1 to eternal
 life2 which way1  as ,i said1 is ,jesus
 ,christ2 for he is the new1 the only   
new1 and  living way to the ,father of  
mercies1 for mercy to make me capable   
of abiding with him in the heavens for  
ever and ever4    ,but sayest thou1 ,i  
will be righteous in myself that ,i may 
have  wherewith to commend me to ,god1  

when ,i go to him for mercy8    ,i      
answer1 ,but thou blind ,pharisee2 ,i   
tell thee thou hast  no understanding of
 ,god's design by the gospel2 which is1 
not to  advance man's righteousness1 as 
thou dreamest2 but to advance the       
righteousness of his ,son1 and his grace
 by him4 ,indeed1 if ,god's  design by  
the gospel was to exalt and advance     
man's righteousness1  then that which   
thou hast said1 would be to the purpose4
 ,for what  greater dignity can be put  
upon man's righteousness1 than to admit 
it8    ,i say then1 for ,god to admit   
it1 to be an advocate1 an intercessor1  
a mediator2 for all these is that which 
prevaileth with ,god to  shew me mercy4 
,but this ,god never thought of1 much   
less could he  thus design by the       
gospel3 for the text runs flat against  
it4 ,not  of works1 not of works of     
righteousness1 which we have done2 not  
of works1 lest any man should boast1    
saying1 ,well1 ,i may thank my  own good
 life for mercy4 ,it was partly for the 

sake of mine own  good deeds that ,i    
obtained mercy to be in heaven and      
glory4 ,shall  this be the burden of the
 song of heaven8 ,or is this that which 
is composed by that glittering heavenly 
host1 and which we have  read of in the 
holy book of ,god6 ,no1 no1 that song   
runs upon  other feet1 standeth in far  
better strains1 being composed of far   
higher1 and truly heavenly matter3 ,for 
,god has predestinated us  unto the     
adoption of children by ,jesus ,christ  
to himself1 according  to the good      
pleasure of his will1 to the praise of  
the glory of his  grace1 wherein he hath
 made us accepted in the beloved4 ,in   
whom we  have redemption through his    
blood1 the forgiveness of sins1         
according  to the riches of his grace4  
7,eph #a3e-g7 ,and it is requisite1     
that the song be framed accordingly2    
wherefore he saith1 that the  heavenly  
song runs thus3 ,thou art worthy to take
 the book1 and  to open the seals       
thereof3 for thou wast slain1 and hast  

redeemed  us to ,god by thy blood1 out  
of every kindred1 and tongue1 and       
people1  and nation2 and hast made us   
unto our ,god kings and priests2 and  we
 shall reign on the earth4 7,rev        
#e3i1aj7    ,he saith not that they have
 redeemed1 or helped to redeem and      
deliver  themselves2 but that the ,lamb1
 the ,lamb that was slain2 the ,lamb    
only was he that had redeemed them4     
,nor1 saith he1 that they had  made     
themselves kings and priests unto ,god  
to offer any oblation1  sacrifice1 or   
offering whatsoever2 but that the same  
,lamb had  made them such4 ,for they1 as
 is insinuated by the text1 were in1    
among1 one with1 and no better1 than the
 kindreds1 tongues1 nations1  and people
 of the earth4 ,better6 ,no1 in no wise1
 saith ,paul 7,rom  #c3i71 therefore    
their separation from them was of mere  
mercy1 free  grace1 good will1 and      
distinguishing love3 not for1 or because
  of1 works of righteousness which any  
of them have done2 no1 they  were all   

alike4 ,but these1 because beloved1 when
 in their blood1  according to ,ezekiel 
#af were separated by free grace4 ,and  
as another  scripture hath it1 redeemed 
from the earth1 and from among men by   
blood4 7,rev #ad3c1d7 ,wherefore        
deliverance from the ireful wrath  of   
,god1 must not1 neither in whole1 nor in
 part1 be ascribed to  the whole law1 or
 to all the righteousness that comes by 
it2 but  to the ,lamb of ,god1 ,jesus1  
the ,saviour of the world2 for it is ,he
  that delivered us from the wrath to   
come3 and that according to  ,god's     
appointment2 ,for ,god hath not         
appointed us to wrath1 but  to obtain   
salvation by or through our ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ4 7#a  ,thess #e3i7 ,let every  
man1 therefore1 take heed what he doth1 
and  whereon he layeth the stress of his
 salvation1 ,for other foundation  can  
no man lay1 than that is laid1 which is 
,jesus ,christ4 7#a ,cor  #c3aa7    ,but
 dost thou plead still as thou didst    
before1 and wilt thou stand  thereto8   

,why then1 thy design must overcome     
,god1 or ,god's design  must overcome   
thee4 ,thy design is to give thy good   
life1 thy good  deeds1 a part of the    
glory of thy justification from the     
curse4  ,and ,god's design is to throw  
all thy righteousness out into the      
street1 into the dirt1 and dunghill1 as 
to that4 ,thou art for  glory1 and for  
glorying here before ,god2 yea1 thou art
 for sharing  in the glory of           
justification1 when that alone belongeth
 to ,god4  ,and he hath said1 ,my glory 
will ,i not give to another4 ,thou wilt 
not trust wholly to ,god's grace in     
,christ for justification2 and  ,god    
will not take thy stinking righteousness
 in1 as a partner in  thy acquitment    
from sin1 death1 wrath1 and hell4 ,now  
the question  is1 who shall prevail8    
,god1 or the ,pharisee8 ,and whose word 
shall  stand8 ,his1 or the ,pharisee's8 
,alas6 ,the ,pharisee here must needs   
come down1 for ,god is greater  than    
all4 ,also1 he hath said1 that no flesh 

shall glory in his  presence2 and that  
he will have mercy1 and not sacrifice4  
,and  again1 that it is not1 nor shall  
be1 in him that wills1 nor in him  that 
runs1 but in ,god that sheweth mercy4   
,what hope1 help1 stay1  or relief then 
is there left for the merit-monger8     
,what twig1 or  straw1 or twined thread 
is left to be a stay for his soul8 ,this
  besom will sweep away his cobweb3 ,the
 house that this spider doth  so lean   
upon1 will now be overturned1 and he in 
it to hell fire2  for nothing less than 
everlasting damnation is designed by    
,god1 and  that for this fearful and    
unbelieving ,pharisee3 ,god will prevail
  against him for ever4    ,third1 ,but 
wilt thou yet plead thy righteousness   
for mercy8 ,why1  in so doing1 thou     
takest away from ,god the power of      
giving mercy4  ,for if it be thine as   
wages1 it is no longer his to dispose of
  all pleasure2 for that which another  
man oweth me1 is in equity  not at his1 
but at my disposal4 ,did ,i say1 that by

 this thy plea1  thou takest away from  
,god the power of giving mercy2 ,i will 
add1  yea1 and also of disposing of     
heaven and life eternal4 ,and then1 ,i  
pray you1 what is left unto ,god1 and   
what can he call his own8 ,not  mercy2  
for that by thy good deeds thou hast    
purchased4 ,not heaven2  for that by thy
 good deeds thou hast purchased4 ,not   
eternal life2  for that by thy good     
deeds thou hast purchased4 ,thus1       
,pharisee1  ,o thou self-righteous man1 
hast thou set up thyself above grace1   
mercy1 heaven1 glory2 yea1 above even   
,god himself1 for the purchaser  should 
in reason be esteemed above the         
purchase4    ,awake man6 ,what hast thou
 done8 ,thou hast blasphemed ,god1 thou 
hast undervalued the glory of his grace2
 thou hast1 what in thee  lieth1 opposed
 the glorious design of heaven6 ,thou   
hast sought to  make thy filthy rags to 
share in thy justification4    ,now1 all
 these are mighty sins2 these have made 
thine iniquity  infinite4 ,what wilt    

thou do8 ,thou hast created to thyself a
 world  of needless miseries4 ,i call   
them needless1 because thou hadst  more 
than enough before4 ,thou hast set      
thyself against ,god in a  way of       
contending2 thou standest upon thy      
points and pantables3#ae  ,thou wilt not
 bate ,god an ace1 of what thy          
righteousness is worth1  and wilt also  
make it worth what thyself shalt list4  
,thou wilt be  thine own judge1 as to   
the worth of thy righteousness2 thou    
wilt  neither hear what verdict the word
 has passed about it1 nor wilt  thou    
endure1 that ,god should throw it out in
 the matter of thy  justification1 but  
quarrellest with the doctrine of free   
grace1  or else dost wrest it out of its
 place to serve thy ,pharisaical        
designs2 saying1 ,god1 ,i thank thee1 ,i
 am not as other men2  fathering upon   
thyself1 yea1 upon ,god and thyself1 a  
stark lie2  for thou art as other men   
are1 though not in this1 yet in that2   
yea1 in a far worse condition than the  

most of men are4 ,nor will  it help thee
 any thing to attribute this thy        
goodness to the ,god  of heaven3 for    
that is but a mere toying2 the truth is1
 the ,god  that thou intendest1 is      
nothing but thy righteousness2 and the  
grace that thou supposest1 is nothing   
but thine own good and honest           
intentions4 ,so that1    ,fourth1 ,in   
all that thou sayest1 thou dost but play
 the downright  hypocrite4 ,thou        
pretendest indeed to mercy1 but thou    
intendest  nothing but merit4 ,thou     
seemest to give the glory to ,god2 but  
at  the same time takest it all to      
thyself4 ,thou despisest others1  and   
criest up thyself1 and in conclusion    
fatherest all upon ,god  by word1 and   
upon thyself in truth4 ,nor is there any
 thing more  common among this sort of  
men1 than to make ,god1 his grace1 and  
kindness1 the stalking-horse to their   
own praise1 saying1 ,god1 ,i  thank thee
 when they trust to themselves that they
 are righteous1  and have not need of   

any repentance2 when the truth is1 they 
are  the worst sort of men in the world1
 because they put themselves  into such 
a state as ,god hath not put them into1 
and then impute  it to ,god1 saying1    
,god1 ,i thank thee1 that thou hast done
 it2 for  what greater sin is there than
 to make ,god a liar1 or than to  father
 that upon ,god which he never meant1   
intended1 or did4 ,and  all this under a
 colour to glorify ,god2 when there is  
nothing  else designed1 but to take all 
glory from him1 and to wear it on  thine
 own head as a crown1 and a diadem in   
the face of the whole  world4    ,a     
self-righteous man therefore can come to
 ,god for mercy none  otherwise than    
fawningly3 ,for what need of mercy hath 
a righteous  man8 ,let him then talk of 
mercy1 of grace1 and goodness1 and come 
in an hundred times with him1 ,god1 ,i  
thank thee1 in his mouth1 all  is but   
words1 there is no sense1 nor savour1   
nor relish of mercy  and favour2 nor    
doth he in truth1 from his very heart1  

understand  the nature of mercy1 nor    
what is an object thereof2 but when he  
thanks ,god1 he praises himself2 when he
 pleads for mercy1 he means  his own    
merit2 and all this is manifest from    
what doth follow2 for1  saith he1 ,i am 
not as this ,publican6 ,thence clearly  
insinuating1  that not the good1 but the
 bad1 should be rejected of the ,god  of
 heaven3 ,that not the bad but the good2
 not the sinner1 but  the               
self-righteous1 are the most proper     
objects of ,god's favour4  ,the same    
thing is done by others in this our day3
 ,favour1 mercy1  grace1 and ,god ,i    
thank thee1 is in their mouths1 but     
their own  strength1 sufficiency1       
free-will1 and the like1 they are the   
things  they mean1 by all such high and 
glorious expressions4    ,,second       
,,justice4 ,but1 secondly1 ,if thy plea 
be not for mercy1 but  for justice1 then
 to speak a little to that4 ,justice has
 measures  and rules to go by2 unto     
which measures and rules1 if thou comest

  not up1 justice can do thee no good4  
,come then1 ,o thou blind  ,pharisee1   
let us pass away a few minutes in some  
discourse about  this4 ,thou demandest  
justice1 because ,god hath said1 that   
the man  that doth these things shall   
live in and by them4 ,and again1 the    
doers of the law shall be justified2 not
 in a way of mercy1 but in  a way of    
justice4 ,he shall live by them4 ,but   
what hast thou done1  ,o blind          
,pharisee6 ,what hast thou done1 that   
thou art emboldened  to venture1 to     
stand and fall to the most perfect      
justice of ,god8  ,hast thou fulfilled  
the whole law1 and not offended in one  
point8  ,hast thou purged thyself from  
the pollutions and motions of sin  that 
dwell in the flesh1 and work in thy own 
members8 ,is the very  being of sin     
rooted out of thy tabernacle8 ,and art  
thou now as  perfectly innocent as ever 
was ,jesus ,christ8 ,hast thou1 by      
suffering  the uttermost punishment that
 justice could justly lay upon thee  for

 thy sins1 made fair and full           
satisfaction to ,god1 according to  the 
tenor of his law for thy transgressions8
 ,if thou hast done  all these things1  
then thou mayest plead something1 and   
yet but  something for thyself in a way 
of justice4 ,nay1 in this ,i will assert
  nothing1 but rather inquire3--,what   
hast thou gained by all this  thy       
righteousness8 7we will now suppose what
 must not be granted7  ,was not this thy
 state when thou wast in thy first      
parents8 ,wast  thou not innocent1      
perfectly innocent and righteous8 ,and  
if thou  shouldest be so now1 what hast 
thou gained thereby8 ,suppose that  the 
man1 that had forty years ago forty     
pounds of his own1 and  had spent it all
 since1 should yet be able now to show  
his forty  pounds again8 ,what has he   
got thereby1 or how much richer is he   
at last1 than he was1 when he first set 
up for himself4 ,nay1 doth  not the blot
 of his ill living betwixt his first and
 his last1  lie as a blemish upon him1  

unless he should redeem himself also  by
 works of supererogation1 from the      
scandal that justice may lay  at his    
door for that8    ,but1 ,i say1 suppose1
 ,o ,pharisee1 this should be thy case1 
yet ,god  is not bound to give thee in  
justice that eternal life1 which by  his
 grace he bestoweth upon those1 that    
have redemption from sin1  by the blood 
of his ,son4 ,in justice therefore1 when
 all comes to  all1 thou canst require  
no more than an endless life in an      
earthly  paradise2 for there thou wast  
set up at first2 nor doth it appear     
from what hath been said1 touching all  
that thou hast done or canst  do1 that  
thou deservedst a better place4    ,did 
,i say1 that thou mayest require justly 
an endless life in an  earthly paradise4
 ,why8 ,i must add to that saying1 this 
proviso3  ,if thou continuest in the    
law1 and in the righteousness thereof1  
else not4 ,but how dost thou know that  
thou shalt continue therein8  ,thou hast
 no promise from ,god's mouth for that1 

nor is grace or  strength ministered to 
mankind by the covenant that thou art   
under4  ,so that still thou standest    
bound to thy good behaviour1 and in  the
 day that thou dost give the first1     
though never so little a  trip1 or      
stumble in thy obedience1 thou          
forfeitest thine interest  in paradise1 
and in justice1 as to any benefit there4
    ,but alas1 what need is there that  
we should thus talk of things1  when it 
is manifest1 that thou hast sinned1 not 
only before thou  wast a ,pharisee1 but 
when1 after the most strictest sect of  
thy  religion1 thou livedst also a      
,pharisee2 yea1 and now in the temple1  
in thy prayer there1 thou showest       
thyself to be full of ignorance1  pride1
 self-conceit1 and horrible arrogancy1  
and desire of vain-glory1  c41 which are
 none of them the seat of fruits of     
righteousness1  but the seat of the     
devil1 and the fruit of his dwelling1   
even at  this time1 in thy heart4       
,could it ever have been imagined1 that 

such audacious impudence  could have put
 itself forth in any mortal man1 in his 
approach unto  ,god by prayer1 as has   
showed itself in thee8 ,i am not as     
other  men6 sayest thou2 but is this the
 way to go to ,god in prayer8 ,is  this 
the way for a mortal man1 that is full  
of sin1 that stands in  need of mercy1  
and that must certainly perish without  
it1 to come  to ,god in prayer8 ,the    
prayer of the upright is ,god's delight4
 ,but  the upright man glorifies ,god's 
justice1 by confessing to ,god the      
vileness and pollution of his state and 
condition3 ,he glorifies ,god's  mercy  
by acknowledging1 that that1 and that   
only1 as communicated  of ,god by       
,christ to sinners1 can save and deliver
 from the curse  of the law4    ,this1  
,i say1 is the sum of the prayer of the 
just and upright man  7,job #a3h1 #dj3d1
 ,acts #ac3bb1 ,psa #ch1 #ea1 #b ,sam   
#f3ba1bb71 and not as  thou most        
vain-gloriously vauntest1 with thy1     
,god1 ,i thank thee1  that ,i am not as 

other men are4    ,true1 when a man is  
accused by his neighbours1 by a brother1
 by  an enemy1 and the like2 if he be   
clear1 and he may be so1 as to  what    
they shall lay to his charge1 then let  
him vindicate1 justify1  and acquit     
himself1 to the utmost that in justice  
and truth he  can2 for his name1 the    
preservation whereof is more to be      
chosen  than silver and gold2 also his  
profession1 yea1 the name of ,god  too1 
and religion1 may now lie at stake1 by  
reason of such false  accusations1 and  
perhaps can by no means1 as to this man1
 be  recovered1 and vindicated from     
reproach and scandal1 but by his        
justifying of himself4 ,wherefore in    
such a work1 a man serveth  ,god1 and   
saves religion from hurt2 yea1 as he    
that is a professor1  and has his       
profession attended with a scandalous   
life1 hurteth  religion thereby3 ,so he 
that has his profession attended with a 
good  life1 and shall suffer it         
notwithstanding1 to lie under blame by  

false accusations1 when it is in the    
power of his hand to justify  himself1  
hurteth religion also4 ,but the case of 
the ,pharisee is  otherwise4 ,he is not 
here a dealing with men1 but ,god2 not  
seeking  to stand clear in the sight of 
the world1 but in the sight of heaven   
itself2 and that too1 not with respect  
to what men or angels1 but  with respect
 to what ,god and his law1 could charge 
him with and  justly lay at his door4   
,this therefore mainly altereth the     
case2 for a man here to stand  thus upon
 his points1 it is death2 for he        
affronteth ,god1 he  giveth him the lie1
 he reproveth the law1 and in sum1      
accuseth it  of bearing false witness   
against him2 he doth this1 ,i say1 even 
by saying1 ,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i 
am not as other men are2  for ,god hath 
made none of this difference4 ,the law  
condemneth  all men as sinners1 and     
testifieth1 that every imagination of   
the  thought of the heart of the sons of
 men is only evil1 and that             

continually4 ,wherefore they that do as 
the ,pharisee did1 to wit1  seek to     
justify themselves before ,god from the 
curse of the law1  by their own good    
doings1 though they also1 as the        
,pharisee did1  seem to give ,god the   
thanks for all1 yet do most horribly    
sin1 even  by their so doing1 and shall 
receive a ,pharisee's reward at last4   
,wherefore1 ,o thou ,pharisee1 it is a  
vain thing for thee either to  think of1
 or to ask for1 at ,god's hand1 either  
mercy or justice4  ,because mercy thou  
canst not ask for1 from sense of want of
 mercy1  because thy righteousness1     
which is by the law1 hath utterly       
blinded thine eyes1 and complimenting   
with ,god doth nothing4 ,and  as for    
justice1 that can do thee no good1 but  
the more just ,god  is1 and the more by 
that he acteth towards thee1 the more   
miserable  and fearful will be thy      
condition1 because of the deficiency of 
thy1 so much by thee1 esteemed          
righteousness4    ,the ,pharisee seeth  

no need of mercy1 but thinketh himself  
righteous  before ,god4    ,what a      
deplorable condition then is a poor     
,pharisee in6 ,for mercy  he cannot     
pray1 he cannot pray for it with all his
 heart2 for he  seeth1 indeed1 no need  
thereof4 ,true1 the ,pharisee1 though he
 was  impudent enough1 yet would not    
take all from ,god2 he would still      
count1 that there was due to him a      
tribute of thanks3 ,god1 ,i  thank thee1
 saith he1 but yet not a bit of this1   
for mercy2 but  for that he had let him 
live1 for ,i know not for what he did   
thank  himself1 till he had made himself
 better than other men2 but that        
betterment was a betterment in none     
other judgment than that of  his own1   
and that was none other but such an one 
as was false4  ,so then1 the ,pharisee  
is by this time quite out of doors2 his 
righteousness is worth nothing1 his     
prayer is worth nothing1 his  thanks to 
,god are worth nothing2 for that what he
 had was scanty1  and imperfect1 and it 

was his pride that made him offer it to 
,god for acceptance2 nor could his      
fawning thanksgiving better his  case1  
or make his matter at all good before   
,god4    ,but ,i'll warrant you1 the    
,pharisee was so far off from thinking  
thus  of himself1 and of his            
righteousness1 that he thought of       
nothing  so much as of this1 that he was
 a happy man2 yea1 happier by far  than 
other his fellow rationals4 ,yea1 he    
plainly declares it when  he saith1     
,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i am not as  
other men are4    ,o what a fool's      
paradise was the heart of the ,pharisee 
now in1  while he stood in the temple   
praying to ,god6 ,god1 ,i thank thee1   
said he1 for ,i am good and holy1 ,i am 
a righteous man2 ,i have been  full of  
good works2 ,i am no extortioner1       
unjust1 nor adulterer1  no nor yet as   
this wretched ,publican4 ,i have kept   
myself strictly  to the rule of mine    
order1 and my order is the most strict  
of all  orders now in being3 ,i fast1 ,i

 pray1 ,i give tithes of all that ,i    
possess4 ,yea1 so forward am ,i to be a 
religious man2 so ready  have ,i been to
 listen after my duty1 that ,i have     
asked both of ,god  and man the         
ordinances of judgment and justice2 ,i  
take delight in  approaching to ,god4   
,what less now can be mine than the     
heavenly  kingdom and glory8    ,now the
 ,pharisee1 like ,haman1 saith in his   
heart1 ,to whom would  the king delight 
to do honour1 more than to myself8      
,where is the  man that so pleaseth     
,god1 and consequently1 that in equity  
and  reason should be beloved of ,god   
like me8 ,thus like the prodigal's      
brother1 he pleadeth1 saying1 ,lo1 these
 many years do ,i serve  thee1 neither  
transgressed ,i at any time thy         
commandment4 7,luke  #ae3bi7 ,o brave   
,pharisee6 ,but go on in thine oration3 
,nor yet as  this ,publican4    ,poor   
wretch1 quoth the ,pharisee to the      
,publican1 ,what comest thou  for8 ,dost
 think that such a sinner as thou art   

shall be heard of  ,god8 ,god heareth   
not sinners2 but if any man be a        
worshipper of  ,god as ,i am1 as ,i     
thank ,god ,i am1 him he heareth4 ,thou1
 for thy  part1 hast been a rebel all   
thy days3 ,i abhor to come nigh thee1   
or to touch thy garments4 ,stand by     
thyself1 come not near me1 for  ,i am   
more holy than thou4 7,isa #fe3e7       
,hold1 stop there1 go no further2 fie   
,pharisee1 fie2 ,dost thou know  before 
whom thou standest1 to whom thou        
speakest1 and of what the  matter of thy
 silly oration is made8 ,thou art now   
before ,god1 thou  speakest now to ,god1
 and therefore in justice and honesty   
thou  shouldest make mention of his     
righteousness1 not of thine2 of his     
righteousness1 and of his only4    ,i am
 sure ,abraham1 of whom thou sayest he  
is thy father1 never had  the face to do
 as thou hast done1 though it is to be  
presumed he  had more cause so to do1   
than thou hast1 or canst have4 ,abraham 
had whereof to glory1 but not before    

,god2 yea1 he was called ,god's  friend1
 and yet would not glory before him2 but
 humbled himself1  was afraid1 and      
trembled in himself1 when he stood      
before him1  acknowledging of himself to
 be but dust and ashes4 7,gen #ah3bg1cj1
  ,rom #d3b7 ,but thou1 as thou hadst   
quite forgot1 that thou wast  framed of 
that matter1 and after the manner of    
other men1 standest  and pleadest thy   
goodness before him4 ,be ashamed        
,pharisee6 ,dost  thou think1 that ,god 
hath eyes of flesh1 or that he seeth as 
man  sees8 ,is not the secrets of thy   
heart open unto him8 ,thinkest thou     
with thyself1 that thou1 with a few of  
thy defiled ways canst cover  thy rotten
 wall1 that thou hast daubed with       
untempered mortar1  and so hide the dirt
 thereof from his eyes3 ,or that these  
fine1  smooth1 and oily words1 that come
 out of thy mouth1 will make him  forget
 that thy throat is an open sepulchre1  
and that thou within  art full of dead  
men's bones and all uncleanness8 ,thy   

thus cleansing  of the outside of the   
cup and platter1 and thy garnishing of  
the  sepulchres of the righteous1 is    
nothing at all in ,god's eyes1  but     
things that manifest1 that thou art an  
hypocrite1 and blind1  because thou     
takest no notice of that which is       
within1 which yet is  that1 which is    
most abominable to ,god4 ,for the fruit1
 alas1 what  is the fruit to the tree1  
or what are the streams to the fountain6
  ,thy fountain is defiled2 yea1 a      
defiler1 and so that which maketh  thy  
whole self1 with thy works unclean in   
,god's sight4 ,but ,pharisee1  how comes
 it to pass1 that the poor ,publican is 
now such a mote  in thine eye1 that thou
 canst not forbear1 but must accuse him 
before the judgment of ,god3 for in that
 thou sayest1 that thou  art not even as
 this ,publican1 thou bringest in an    
accusation1  a charge1 a bill against   
him4 ,what has he done8 ,has he         
concealed  any of thy righteousness1 or 
has he secretly informed against  thee  

that thou art an hypocrite1 and         
superstitious8 ,i dare say1  the poor   
wretch has neither meddled nor made#af  
with thee in these  matters4    ,but    
what aileth the ,pharisee8 ,doth the    
poor ,publican stand to vex  thee8 ,doth
 he touch thee with is dirty garments2  
or doth he annoy  thee with his stinking
 breath8 ,doth his posture of standing  
so  like a man condemned offend thee8   
,true1 he now standeth with his  hand   
held up at ,god's bar1 he pleads guilty 
to all that is laid  to his charge4     
,he cannot strut1 vapour1 and swagger as
 thou dost8 but why offended at  this8  
,oh but he has been a naughty man6 and  
,i have been righteous1  sayest thou4   
,well1 ,pharisee1 well1 his naughtiness 
shall not  be laid to thy charge1 if    
thou hast chosen none of his ways4 ,but 
since thou wilt yet bear me down1 that  
thou art righteous1 shew  now1 even now1
 while thou standest before ,god with   
the ,publican1  some1 though they be but
 small1 yea1 though but very small      

fruits  of thy righteousness4 ,let the  
,publican alone1 since he is speaking   
of his life before ,god4 ,or if thou    
canst not let him alone1 yet  do not    
speak against him2 for thy so doing will
 but prove1 that  thou rememberest the  
evil that the man has done unto thee2   
yea1  and that thou bearest him a grudge
 for it too1 and that while you  stand  
before ,god4    ,but ,pharisee1 the     
righteous man is a merciful man1 and    
while he  standeth praying1 he          
forgiveth2 yea1 and also crieth to ,god 
that  he will forgive him too4 7,mark   
#aa3be1bf1 ,acts #g3fj7 ,hitherto then  
thou hast shewed none of the fruits of  
thy righteousness4 ,pharisee1           
righteousness would teach thee to love  
this ,publican1 but thou  showest that  
thou hatest him4 ,love covereth the     
multitude of sins2  but hatred and      
unfaithfulness revealeth secrets4       
,pharisee1 thou shouldest have          
remembered this thy brother in this  his
 day of adversity1 and shouldest have   

shewed1 that thou hadst  compassion to  
thy brother in this his deplorable      
condition2 but  thou1 like the proud1   
the cruel1 and arrogant man1 hast taken 
thy  neighbour at the advantage1 and    
that when he is even between the        
straits1 and standing upon the very     
pinnacle of difficulty1 betwixt  the    
heavens and the hells1 and hast done    
what thou couldest1 what  on thy part   
lay1 to thrust him down to the deep1    
saying1 ,i am  not even as this         
,publican4    ,what cruelty can be      
greater2 what rage more furious2 and    
what spite  and hatred more damnable and
 implacable1 than to follow1 or take  a 
man while he is asking of mercy at      
,god's hands1 and to put in a  caveat#ag
 against his obtaining of it1 by        
exclaiming against him  that he is a    
sinner8 ,the master of righteousness    
doth not so3  ,do not think1 saith he1  
that ,i will accuse you to the ,father4 
7,john #e3de7 ,the scholars of          
righteousness do not so4 ,but as for    

me1 said ,david1 when they mine enemies 
were sick1 and the  ,publican here was  
sick of the most malignant disease my   
clothing  was sackcloth1 ,i humbled my  
soul with fasting2 and my prayer to     
wit1 that ,i made for them returned into
 mine own bosom4 ,i behaved  myself as  
though he had been my friend or brother3
 ,i bowed down  heavily1 as one that    
mourneth for his mother4 7,psa          
#ce3ac1ad7    ,pharisee1 ,dost thou see 
here how contrary thou art to righteous 
men8 ,now then1 where shall we find out 
one to parallel thee1 but  by finding   
out of him that is called the dragon2   
for he it is that  accuseth poor sinners
 before ,god4 7,zech #c1 ,rev #ab7    ,i
 am not as this ,publican3 ,modesty     
should have commanded thee  to have bit 
thy tongue as to this4 ,what could the  
angels think1  but that revenge was now 
in thine heart1 and but that thou comest
  up into the temple1 rather to boast of
 thyself and accuse thy  neighbour1 than
 to pray to the ,god of heaven3 ,for    

what one petition  is there in all thy  
prayer1 that gives the least intimation1
 that  thou hast the knowledge of ,god  
or thyself8 ,nay1 what petition  of any 
kind is there in thy vain-glorious      
oration from first to  last8 only an    
accusation drawn up1 and that against   
one helpless  and forlorn2 against a    
poor man1 because he is a sinner2 drawn 
up1  ,i say1 against him by thee1 who   
canst not make proof of thyself  that   
thou art righteous3 ,but come to proofs 
of righteousness1 and  there thou art   
wanting also4 ,what though thy raiment  
is better  than his1 thy skin may be    
full as black3 ,yea1 what if thy skin   
be whiter than his1 thy heart may be yet
 far blacker4 ,yea1 it is  so1 for the  
truth hath spoken it2 for within you are
 full of excess  and all uncleanness4   
7,matt #bc7    ,pharisee1 there are     
transgressions against the second table1
 and  the ,publican shall be guilty of  
them3 ,but there are sins also  against 
the first table1 and thou thyself art   

guilty of them4    ,the ,publican1 in   
that he was an extortioner1 unjust1 and 
an adulterer1 made it thereby manifest  
that he did not love his  neighbour2 and
 thou by making a ,god1 a ,saviour1 a   
deliverer1 of  thy filthy righteousness1
 doth make it appear1 that thou dost not
  love thy ,god2 for as he that taketh1 
or that derogateth from his  neighbour  
in that which is his neighbour's due1   
sinneth against  his neighbour1 so he   
that taketh or derogateth from ,god1    
sinneth  against ,god4    ,now then1    
though thou hast not1 as thou dost      
imagine1 played at  that low game as to 
derogate from thy neighbour2 yet thou   
hast  played at that high game as to    
derogate from thy ,god2 for thou  hast  
robbed ,god of the glory of salvation2  
yea1 declared1 that as  to that there is
 no trust to be put in him4 ,lo1 this is
 the man  that made not ,god his        
strength2 but trusted in the abundance  
of his  riches1 and strengthened himself
 in his wickedness or substance4  7,psa 

#eb3g7    ,what else means this great   
bundle of thy own righteousness1 which  
thou hast brought with thee into the    
temple8 yea1 what means else  thy       
commending of thyself because of that1  
and so thy implicit  prayer1 that thou  
for that mightest find acceptance with  
,god8    ,all this1 what does it argue1 
,i say1 but thy diffidence of ,god8  and
 that thou countest salvation safer in  
thine own righteousness1  than in the   
righteousness of ,god2 and that thy own 
love to1 and  care of thy own soul1 is  
far greater1 and so much better1 than   
is the care and love of ,god4 ,and is   
this to keep the first table2  yea1 the 
first branch of that table1 which saith1
 ,thou shalt love  the ,lord thy ,god8  
,for thy thus doing cannot stand with   
love to  ,god4    ,how can that man say1
 ,i love ,god1 who from his very heart  
shrinketh  from trusting in him8 ,or1   
how can that man say1 ,i would glorify  
,god1 who in his very heart refuseth to 
stand and fall by his mercy8    ,suppose

 a great man should bid all the poor of 
the parish to his  house to dinner1 and 
should moreover send by the mouth of his
  servant1 saying1 ,my lord hath killed 
his fatlings1 hath furnished  his table1
 and prepared his wine1 nor is there    
want of anything1  come to the banquet3 
,would it not be counted as a high      
affront to1  great contempt of1 and much
 distrust in the goodness of the man  of
 the house1 if some of these guests     
should take with them1 out  of their own
 poor store1 some of their mouldy       
crusts1 and carry  them with them1 lay  
them on their trenchers upon the table  
before  the lord of the feast1 and the  
rest of his guests1 out of fear that  he
 yet would not provide sufficiently for 
those he had bidden to  his dinner that 
he made8    ,why ,pharisee1 this is thy 
very case1 ,thou hast been called to a  
banquet1 even to the banquet of ,god's  
grace1 and thou hast been  disposed to  
go2 but behold1 thou hath not believed1 
that he would  of his own cost make thee

 a feast1 when thou comest2 wherefore   
of thy own store thou hast brought with 
thee1 and hast laid upon  thy trencher  
#ah on his table1 thy mouldy and hoary  
crusts in the  presence of the angels1  
and of this poor ,publican2 yea1 and    
hast  vauntingly said upon the whole1   
,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i am not  as 
other men are4 ,i am no such ,,needy    
man4 7,luke #ae3g7 ,i am no             
extortioner1 nor unjust1 no adulterer1  
nor even as this ,publican4  ,i am come 
indeed to thy feast1 for of civility ,i 
could do no less2  but for thy dainties1
 ,i need them not1 ,i have of such      
things  enough of mine own4#ai 7,luke   
#ah3i7 ,i thank thee therefore for  thy 
offer of kindness1 but ,i am not as     
those that have1 and stand  in need     
thereof1 nor yet as this ,publican4 ,and
 thus feeding  upon thine own fare1 or  
by making a composition of his and thine
  together1 thou condemnest ,god1 thou  
countest him insufficient or            
unfaithful2 that is1 either one that    

hath not enough1 or having  it1 will not
 bestow it upon the poor and needy1 and 
therefore1  of mere pretence thou goest 
to his banquet1 but yet trustest to     
thine own1 and to that only4    ,this is
 to break the first table2 and so to    
make thyself a sinner  of the highest   
form3 for the sins against the first    
table1 are  sins of an higher nature    
than are the sins against the second4   
,true1 the sins of the second table are 
also sins against ,god1  because they   
are sins against the commandments of    
,god3 but the  sins that are against the
 first table1 are sins not only against 
the command1 but against the very love1 
strength1 holiness1 and  faithfulness of
 ,god4 ,and herein stands thy condition2
 thou hast  not1 thou sayest thou hast  
not done injury to thy neighbour2 but   
what of that1 ,,if ,,thou ,,hast        
,,reproached ,,god ,,thy ,,maker8 ,this 
is1 as  if a man should be in with his  
fellow-servant1 and out with his        
master4    ,pharisee1 ,i will assure    

thee1 thou art besides the saddle2#bj   
thy  state is not good1 thy             
righteousness is so far off from doing  
of  thee any good1 that it maketh thee  
to be a greater sinner than  if thou    
hadst none at all1 because it fighteth  
more immediately  against the mercy1 the
 love1 the grace1 and goodness of ,god1 
than  the sins of other sinners1 as to  
degree1 does4    ,and as they are more  
odious and abominable in the sight of   
,god1  as they needs must1 if what is   
said be true1 as it is2 so they are     
more dangerous to the life and soul of  
man3 for that they always  appear unto  
him in whom they dwell1 and to him that 
trusteth in  them1 not to be sins and   
transgressions1 but virtues and         
excellent  things4 ,not things that set 
a man further off1 but the things1  that
 bring a man nearer to ,god1 than those 
that want them are or  can be4 ,this    
therefore is the dangerous estate of    
those that go  about to establish their 
own righteousness1 that neither have1   

nor  can1 while they are so doing1      
submit themselves to the righteousness  
of ,god4 7,rom #aj3c7 ,it is far more   
easy to persuade a poor wretch1  whose  
life is debauched1 and whose sins are   
written in his  forehead1 to submit to  
the righteousness of ,god1 that is1 to  
the  righteousness that is of ,god's    
providing and giving2 than it is to     
persuade a self-righteous man to do it4 
,for the profane are sooner  convinced1 
as of the necessity of righteousness to 
save him3 so  that he has none of his   
own to do him that pleasure1 and        
therefore  most gladly he accepteth of1 
and submitteth himself to the help  and 
health and salvation that is in the     
righteousness and obedience  of another 
man4    ,and upon this account it is1   
that ,christ saith1 ,the ,publicans and 
the ,harlots enter into the kingdom of  
heaven before the ,scribes  and         
,pharisees4 7,matt #ba3ca7 ,poor        
,pharisee1 what a loss art thou  at8    
thou art not only a sinner1 but a sinner

 of the highest form4  ,not a sinner by 
such sins 7by such sins chiefly7 as the 
second  table doth make manifest2 but a 
sinner chiefly in that way1 as no       
self-righteous man did ever dream of4   
,for when the righteous man  or         
,pharisee shall hear that he is a       
sinner1 he replieth1 ,i am  not as other
 men are4    ,and because the common and
 more ordinary description of sin1 is   
the transgression against the second    
table1 he presently replieth  again1 ,i 
am not as this ,publican is2 and so     
shrowdeth himself  under his own lame   
endeavours1 and ragged1 partial patches 
of  moral or civil righteousness4       
,wherefore when he heareth1 that his    
righteousness is condemned1 slighted1   
and accounted nothing worth1  then he   
fretteth1 and fumeth1 and chafeth and   
would kill the man1  that so slighteth  
and disdaineth his goodly righteousness2
 but  ,christ and the true              
gospel-teacher still goeth on1 and      
condemneth  all his righteousness to be 

as menstruous rags1 an abomination to   
,god1 and nothing but loss and dung4    
,now menstruous rags1 things that are an
 abomination1 and dung1 are  not fit    
matter to make a garment of to wear1    
when ,i come to ,god  for life1 much    
less to be made my friend1 my advocate1 
my mediator  and spokesman1 when ,i     
stand betwixt heaven and hell1 to plead 
for  me that ,i might be saved4 7,isa   
#fd3f1 ,luke #af3ae1 ,phil #c3f-h7      
,perhaps some will blame me1 and count  
me also worthy thereof1  because ,i do  
not distinguish betwixt the matter and  
the manner of  the ,pharisee's          
righteousness4 ,and let them condemn me 
still2 for1  saving the holy law1 which 
is neither the matter nor manner of the 
,pharisee's righteousness1 but rather   
the rules1 if he will live  thereby1 up 
to which he should completely come in   
every thing  that he doth4 ,and ,i say  
again1 that the whole of the ,pharisee's
  righteousness is sinful1 though not   
with and to me1 yet with and  before the

 ,god of heaven4 ,sinful ,i say it is1  
and abominable1 both  in itself1 and    
also in its effects4    ,the ,pharisee's
 whole righteousness sinful4    ,first1 
,in itself2 for that it is imperfect1   
scanty1 and short of  the rule by which 
righteousness is enjoined1 and ,,even   
with which  every act should be3 ,for   
shortness here1 even every shortness in 
these duties1 is sin1 and sinful        
weakness2 wherefore the curse  taketh   
hold of the man for coming short1 but   
that it could not  justly do1 if he     
coming short was not his sin3 ,cursed is
 every one  that doeth not1 and that    
continueth not to do all things written 
in the law4 7,deu #bg3bf1 ,gal #c3aj7   
,second1 ,it is sinful1 because it is   
wrought by sinful flesh2 for  all legal 
righteousness is a work of the flesh4   
7,rom #d3a1 ,phil  #c3c-h7    ,a work1  
,i say1 of the flesh2 even of that      
flesh1 who1 or which  also committeth   
the greatest enormities4 ,for the flesh 
is but one1  though its workings are    

divers3 ,sometimes in a way most        
notoriously  sensual and devilish1      
causing the soul to wallow in wickedness
 as  the sow doth to wallow in the mire4
    ,but these are not all the works of 
the flesh2 the flesh sometimes  will    
attempt to be righteous1 and set upon   
doing actions1 that in  their perfection
 would be very glorious and beautiful to
 behold4  ,but because the law is only  
commanding words1 and yieldeth no help  
to the man that attempts to perform it2 
and because the flesh is  weak1 and     
cannot do of itself that which it       
beginneth to meddle  with1 therefore    
this most glorious work of the flesh    
faileth4    ,but1 ,i say1 as it is a    
work of the flesh1 it cannot be good1   
forasmuch as the hand that worketh it1  
is defiled with sin3 ,for  in a good    
man1 one spiritually good1 that is in   
his flesh there  dwells no good thing1  
but consequently that which is bad2 how 
then can the flesh of a carnal1         
graceless man1 and such a one is  every 

,pharisee and self-righteous man in the 
world1 produce1 though  it joineth      
itself to the law1 to the righteous law 
of ,god1 that  which is good in his     
sight4    ,if any shall think that ,i   
pinch so hardly1 because ,i call man's  
righteousness which is of the law1 of   
the righteous law of ,god1  flesh2 let  
them consider that which follows2 to    
wit1 ,that though  man by sin1 is said  
to be dead in sin and trespasses1 yet   
not so  dead1 but that he can act still 
in his own sphere4 ,that is1 to do1  and
 choose to do1 either that which by all 
men is counted base1  or that which by  
some is counted good1 though he is not1 
nor can  all the world make him capable 
of doing anything that may please  his  
,god4    ,man by nature1 as dead as he  
is1 can1 and that with the will of  his 
flesh1 will his own salvation4 ,man by  
nature can1 and that by  the power of   
the flesh1 pursue and follow after his  
own salvation2  but then he wills it1   
and pursues or follows after it1 not in 

,god's way1 but his own4 ,not by faith  
in ,christ1 but by the law of  ,moses1  
see ,romans #aj3af1 #ca1 #aj3c-g4       
,wherefore it is no error to say1 that a
 man naturally has ,will1  and a ,power 
to pursue his will1 and that as to his  
salvation4 ,but  it is a damnable error 
to say1 that he hath will and power to  
pursue it1 and that in ,god's way4 ,for 
then we must hold that the  mysteries of
 the gospel are natural2 for that       
natural men1 or men  by nature1 may     
apprehend and know them2 yea1 and know  
them to be  the only means by which they
 must obtain eternal life3 for the      
understanding must act before the will2 
yea1 a man must approve  of the way to  
life by ,jesus ,christ1 before his mind 
will budge1  or stir1 or move that way3 
,but the natural man receiveth not the  
things of the ,spirit of ,god2 of the   
gospel for they are foolishness  unto   
him1 neither can he know them because   
they are spiritually  discerned4 7#a    
,cor #b3ad7    ,he receiveth not these  

things2 that is1 his mind and will lie  
cross unto them1 for he counts them     
foolishness2 nor can all the  natural   
wisdom in the world1 cause that his will
 should fall in  with them1 because it  
cannot discern them4    ,nature         
discerneth the law1 and the             
righteousness thereof2 yea1 it          
discerneth it1 and approveth thereof2   
that is1 that the righteousness  of it  
is the best and only way to life1 and   
therefore the natural  will and power of
 the flesh1 as here you see in the      
,pharisee1 do  steer their course by    
that for eternal life4 7#a ,cor #b3ad7  
,the righteousness of the law therefore 
is a work of the flesh1  a work of      
sinful flesh1 and therefore must needs  
be as filth and  dung1 and abominable as
 to that for which this man hath        
produced  it1 and presented it in the   
temple before ,god4    ,nor is the      
,pharisee alone entangled in this       
mischief2 many souls are  by these works
 of the flesh flattered1 as also the    

,pharisee was1  into an opinion1 that   
their state is good1 when there is      
nothing  in it4 the most that their     
conversion amounteth to1 is1 the        
,publican  is become a ,pharisee2 the   
open sinner is become a self-righteous  
man4 ,of the black side of the flesh he 
hath had enough1 now therefore  with the
 white side of the flesh he will        
recreate himself4 ,and  now1 most wicked
 must he needs be1 that questioneth the 
goodness  of the state of such a man4   
,he1 of a drunkard1 a swearer1 an       
unclean person1 a sabbath-breaker1 a    
liar1 and the like1 is become  reformed2
 a lover of righteousness1 a strict     
observer1 doer1 and  trader in the      
formalities of the law1 and a herder    
with men of  his complexion4 ,and now he
 is become a great exclaimer against    
sin and sinners1 defying to acquaint    
with those that once were  his          
companions1 saying1 ,i am not even as   
this ,publican4    ,to turn therefore   
from the flesh to the flesh1 from sin to

 man's  righteousness3 yea1 to rejoice  
in confidence1 that thy state is  better
 than is that of the ,publican3 ,i mean1
 better in the eyes of  divine justice1 
and in the judgment of the law2 and yet 
to be found  by the law1 not in the     
spirit1 but in the flesh2 not in        
,christ1  but under the law2 not in a   
state of salvation1 but of damnation1   
is common among men3 ,for they1 and they
 only1 are the right men1  which worship
 ,god in the ,spirit1 and rejoice in    
,christ ,jesus1  and have no confidence 
in the flesh4 ,where by flesh1 must not 
be  meant the horrible transgressions   
against the law1 though they are  also  
called the works of the flesh 7,gal     
#e3ai71 for they minister  no occasion  
unto men1 to have confidence in them    
towards ,god3 but  that is that1 which  
is insinuated by ,paul1 where he saith1 
he had  no confidence in the flesh1     
though he might have had it1 as he      
said1 ,though ,i might also have        
confidence in the flesh4 ,if any  other 

man1 saith he1 thinketh that he hath    
whereof he might  trust in the flesh1 ,i
 more 7,phil #c3c1d73 ,and then he      
repeats a  two-fold privilege that he   
had by the flesh4 ,first1 ,that he was  
one of the seed of ,abraham1 and of the 
tribe of ,benjamin1 an ,hebrew  of the  
,hebrews1 c4    ,secondly1 ,that he had 
fallen in with the strictest men of that
  religion1 which was such after the    
flesh2 to wit1 to be a ,pharisee1  and  
was the son of a ,pharisee1 had much    
fleshly zeal for ,god1 and  was touching
 the righteousness which is in the law  
blameless4  7,phil #c3f7    ,but1 ,i say
 still1 there is nothing but flesh1     
flesh2 fleshly  privileges1 and fleshly 
righteousness1 and so consequently a    
fleshly  confidence1 and trust for      
heaven4 ,this is manifest for these very
  things1 when the man had his eyes     
enlightened1 he counted all but  loss   
and dung1 that he might be found in     
,christ1 not having his  own            
righteousness which is of the law1 but  

that which is through  the faith of     
,christ1 the righteousness which is of  
,god by faith4    ,godly men are afraid 
of their own righteousness4    ,and this
 leads me to another thing1 and that is1
 to tell thee1 ,o  thou blind ,pharisee 
that thou canst not be in a safe        
condition1  because thou hast thy       
confidence in the flesh1 that is1 in the
  righteousness of the flesh4 ,for all  
flesh is grass1 and all the  goodliness 
thereof is as the flower of the field3  
and the flesh  and the glory of that    
being as weak as the grass1 which today 
is1  and tomorrow is cast into the oven1
 is but a weak business for a  man to   
venture his eternal salvation upon4     
,wherefore1 as ,i also  hinted before1  
the godly-wise have been afraid to be   
found in their  righteousness1 ,i mean  
their own personal righteousness1 though
  that is far better1 than can be the   
righteousness of any carnal  man3 for   
the godly man's righteousness is wrought
 in the spirit and  faith of ,christ2   

but the ungodly man's righteousness is  
of the  flesh1 and of the law4 ,yet ,i  
say1 this godly man is afraid to stand  
by his righteousness before the tribunal
 of ,god1 as is manifest  in these      
following particulars4    ,first1 ,he   
sees sin in his righteousness1 for so   
the prophet intimates1  when he saith1  
,all our righteousnesses are as filthy  
rags 7,isa  #fd3f73 but there is nothing
 can make one's righteousness filthy    
but sin4 ,it is not the poor1 the low1  
the mean1 the sickly1  the beggarly     
state of a man1 nor yet his being hated 
of devils1  persecuted of men1 broken   
under necessities1 reproaches1          
distresses1  or any kind of troubles of 
this nature1 that can make the godly    
man's righteousness filthy2 nothing but 
,,sin can do it1 and that  can1 doth1   
hath1 and will do it4 ,nor can any man1 
be he who he  will1 and though he       
watches1 prays1 strives1 denies himself1
 and  puts his body under what          
chastisement or hardships he can2 yea1  

though he also shall get his spirit and 
soul hoisted up to the  highest peg1 or 
pin of sanctity1 and holy contemplation1
 and so  his lusts to the greatest      
degree of mortification2 but sin will   
be with him in the best of his          
performances4 ,with him1 ,i say1  to    
pollute and defile his duties1 and to   
make his righteousness  specked and     
spotted1 filthy and menstruous4    ,i   
will give you two or three instances for
 this4 #a4 ,nehemiah was  a man1 in his 
day1 one that was zealous1 very zealous 
for ,god1 for  his house1 for his       
people1 and for his ways2 and so        
continued1  and that from first to last1
 as they may see that please to read    
the relation of his action2 yet when he 
comes seriously to be  concerned with   
,god about his duties1 he relinquisheth 
a standing  by them4 ,true1 he          
mentioneth them to ,god1 but confesseth 
that there  is imperfections in them1   
and prayeth that ,god will not wipe them
  away3 ,wipe not out my good deeds1 ,o 

my ,god1 that ,i have done  for the     
house of my ,god1 and for the offices   
thereof4 ,and again1  ,remember me1 ,o  
my ,god1 concerning this1 also another  
good deed1  and spare me according to   
the greatness of thy mercy3--,remember  
me1 ,o my ,god1 for good4 7,neh #ac7    
,i do not think that by these prayers he
 pleadeth for an acceptation  of his    
person1 as touching justification from  
the curse of the  law1 as the poor blind
 ,pharisee doth2 but that ,god would    
accept  of his service1 as he was a son1
 and not deny to give him a reward  of  
grace for what he had done1 since he was
 pleased to declare  in his testament1  
that he would reward the labour of love 
of his  saints with an exceeding weight 
of glory2 and therefore prayeth1  that  
,god would not wipe away his good deeds1
 but remember him for  good1 according  
to the greatness of his mercy4    #b4 ,a
 second instance is that of ,david1     
where he saith1 ,enter not  into        
judgment with thy servant3 ,o ,lord2 for

 in thy sight shall no  man living be   
justified4 7,psa #adc3b7 ,david1 as ,i  
also have hinted  before is said to be a
 man after ,god's own heart 7,acts      
#ac3bb71  and as here by the ,spirit he 
acknowledges him for his servant2  yet  
behold how he shrinketh1 how he draweth 
back1 how he prayeth1  and petitioneth1 
that ,god would vouchsafe so much as not
 to enter  into judgment with him4      
,lord1 saith he1 if thou enterest into  
judgment with me1 ,i die1 because ,i    
shall be condemned2 for in thy  sight ,i
 cannot be justified2 to wit1 by my own 
good deeds4 ,lord1  at the beginning of 
thy dealing with me1 by thy law and my  
works  ,i die1 therefore do not so much 
as enter into judgment with me1  ,o     
,lord4 ,nor is this my case only1 but it
 is the condition of all  the world3    
,for in thy sight shall ,,no man living 
be justified4    #c4 ,a third instance  
is1 that general conclusion of the      
apostle1  ,but that no man is justified 
by the law in the sight of ,god1  it is 

evident3 for1 ,the just shall live by   
faith4 7,gal #c3aa7 ,by  this saying of 
,paul1 as he taketh up the sentence of  
the prophet  ,habakkuk 7#b3d71 so he    
taketh up this sentence1 yea1 and the   
personal  justice of ,david also4 ,no   
man1 saith he1 is justified by the law  
in the sight of ,god2 no1 no just man1  
no holy man1 not the strictest  and most
 righteous man4 ,but why not8 why8      
,because the just shall  live by faith4 
,the just man1 therefore1 must die1 if  
he has not faith in another             
righteousness1 than that which is of the
 law2 called his own3  ,i say1 he must  
die1 if he has none other righteousness 
than that  which is his own by the      
law4#ba ,thus also ,paul confesses of   
himself3  ,i1 saith he1 know nothing by 
myself1 either before conversion or     
after2 that is1 ,i knew not1 that ,i did
 anything before conversion1  either    
against the law1 or against my          
conscience2 for ,i was then1  touching  
the righteousness which is of the law1  

blameless4 ,also1  since my conversion1 
,i know nothing by myself2 for ,i have  
lived  in all good conscience before    
,god unto this day4 7,acts #bc3a7    ,a 
great saying1 ,i promise you4 ,i doubt  
this is more than our  glorious         
justitiaries can say1 except they say   
and lie4 ,well1 but  yet1 ,i am not     
hereby justified4 7#a ,cor #d3d1 ,phil  
#c3g7 ,nor will  ,i dare to venture the 
eternal salvation of my soul upon mine  
own  justice1 but he that judgeth me is 
the ,lord4 ,that is1 though  ,i1 through
 my dimsightedness1 cannot see the      
imperfections of my  righteousness2 yet 
the ,lord1 who is my judge1 and before  
whose  tribunal ,i must shortly stand1  
can and will2 and if in his sight  there
 shall be found no more but one spot in 
my righteousness1 ,i  must1 if ,i plead 
my righteousness1 fall for that4        
,second1 ,that the best of men are      
afraid to stand before ,god's tribunal1 
there to be judged by the law as to life
 and death1 according  to the           

sufficiency or non-sufficiency of their 
righteousness1 is  evident1 because by  
casting away their own1 in this matter1 
they  make all the means they can for   
this2 that is1 that his mercy1  by an   
act of grace1 be made over to them1 and 
that they in it may  stand before ,god  
to be judged4    ,hence ,david cries out
 so often1 ,lead me1 ,o ,lord1 in thy   
righteousness4 7,psa #e3h7 ,deliver me  
in thy righteousness4 7,psa  #ca3a7     
,judge me1 ,o ,lord my ,god1 according  
to thy righteousness4  7,psa #ce3bd7    
,quicken me in thy righteousness4 7,psa 
#aai3dj7 ,o  ,lord1 says he1 give ear to
 my supplications2 in thy faithfulness  
answer me1 and in thy righteousness4    
,and enter not into judgment  with thy  
servant3 ,o ,lord3 ,for in thy sight    
shall no man living  be justified4 7,psa
 #adc3a1b7 ,and ,david1 ,what if ,god   
doth thus8  ,why then1 saith he1 ,my    
tongue shall speak of thy righteousness4
  7,psa #ce3bh7 ,my tongue shall sing   
aloud of thy righteousness4  7,psa      

#ea3ad7 ,my mouth shall shew forth thy  
righteousness4 ,yea1  ,i will make      
mention of thy righteousness1 even of   
thine only4  7,psa #ga3ae1af7    ,daniel
 also1 when he comes to plead for       
himself and his people1 he  first casts 
away his and their righteousness1       
saying1 ,for we do  not present out     
supplications before thee for our       
righteousnesses4  ,and pleads ,god's    
righteousness1 and that he might have a 
share and  interest in that1 saying1 ,o 
,lord1 righteousness belongeth unto     
thee 7#i3g1ah71 to wit1 that            
righteousness1 for the sake of which1   
mercy and forgiveness1 and so heaven and
 happiness is extended to  us4          
,righteousness belongeth to thee1 and is
 thine1 as nearly as sin1 shame1  and   
confusion1 is ours1 and belongeth to us1
 which righteousness  he afterwards     
calleth ,the ,lord1 saying1 do it1 for  
the ,lord's  sake2 read the #af1 #ag1   
verses of the ninth of ,daniel4 ,o      
,lord1  saith he1 according to all thy  

righteousness1 ,i beseech thee1 let     
thine anger and thy fury be turned away 
from thy city ,jerusalem1  thy holy     
mountain3 because for our sins1 and for 
the iniquities  of our fathers1         
,jerusalem and thy people are become a  
reproach to  all that are about us4 ,now
 therefore1 ,o our ,god1 hear the prayer
  of thy servant1 and his supplications1
 and cause thy face to  shine upon thy  
sanctuary that is desolate1 for the     
,lord's sake4  ,for the sake of the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ2 for on him ,daniel
 now had  his eye1 and through him to   
the ,father he made his supplication2   
yea1 and the answer was according to his
 prayer1 to wit1 that ,god  would have  
mercy on ,jerusalem1 and that he would  
in his time send  the ,lord1 the        
,messias1 to bring them in everlasting  
righteousness  for them4    ,paul also1 
as ,i have hinted before1 disclaims his 
own righteousness1  and layeth fast hold
 on the righteousness of ,god3 seeking  
to be found  in that1 or in him that has

 it1 not having his own righteousness2  
for he knew that when the rain descends1
 the winds blow1 and  the floods come   
down falls on all men1 but they that    
have that  righteousness4 7,phil #c7    
,now the earnest desire of the righteous
 to be found in ,god's  righteousness1  
ariseth from strong conviction of the   
imperfections  of their own1 and of good
 knowledge that was given them of the   
terror that will attend men at the day  
of the fiery trial2 to wit1  the day of 
judgment4 ,for although men can now     
flatter themselves  into a fool's       
paradise1 and persuade themselves that  
all shall  be well with them then1 for  
the sake of their own silly and         
vain-glorious performances2 yet when the
 day comes that shall  burn like an     
oven1 and when all that have done       
wickedly shall be  as stubble1 and so   
will all appear to be that are not found
 in  ,christ1 then will their           
righteousness vanish like smoke1 or be  
like fuel for that burning flame4 ,and  

hence the righteousness that  the godly 
seek to be found in1 is called the name 
of the ,lord1 a  strong tower1 a rock1 a
 shield1 a fortress1 a buckler1 a rock  
of  defence1 ,,unto which they resort1  
and ,,into which they run and are  safe4
    ,the godly wise therefore do not1 as
 this ,pharisee1 bring their own        
righteousness into the temple1 and there
 buoy up themselves and  spirits by that
 into a conceit1 that for the sake of   
that1 ,god  will be merciful and good   
unto them3 but throwing away their own1 
they make to ,god for his1 because they 
certainly know1 even by  the word of    
,god1 that in the judgment none can     
stand the trial1  but those that are    
found in the righteousness of ,god4     
,third1 ,that the best of men are afraid
 to stand before ,god's  tribunal by the
 law1 there to be judged to life and    
death1 according  to the sufficiency or 
non-sufficiency of their righteousness1 
is  evident3 for they know1 that it is a
 vain thing to seek by acts  of         

righteousness to make themselves        
righteous men1 as is the way  of all    
them that seek to be justified by the   
deeds of the law4    ,and herein lieth  
the great difference between the        
,pharisee and the  true ,christian man4 
,the ,pharisee thinks1 by acts of       
righteousness  he shall make himself a  
righteous man1 therefore he cometh into 
the presence of ,god well furnished1 as 
he thinks1 with his negative  and       
positive righteousness4    ,grace       
suffereth not a man to boast it before  
,god1 whatever he saith  before me3 ,his
 soul which is lifted up1 is not upright
 in him  7,hab #b3d73 ,and better is the
 poor in spirit1 than the proud in      
spirit4 ,the ,pharisee was a very proud 
man1 a proud1 ignorant man1  proud of   
his own righteousness1 and ignorant of  
,god's3 for had  he not1 he could not1  
as he did1 have so condemned the        
,publican1  and justified himself4      
,the ,pharisee ignorant that he must be 
righteous before he can do              

righteousness4    ,and ,i say again1    
that all this pride and vain-glorious   
shew of the  ,pharisee1 did arise from  
his not being acquainted with this2 that
  a man must be good1 before he can do  
good2 he must be righteous1  before he  
can do righteousness4 ,this is evident  
from ,paul1 who  insinuateth this as the
 reason1 why none do good1 even because 
,there is none that is righteous1 no1   
not one4 ,there is none  righteous1     
saith he2 and then follows1 ,there is   
none that doeth  good4 7,rom #c3aj-ab7  
,for it is not possible for a man1 that 
is not  first made righteous by the ,god
 of heaven1 to do anything that in  a   
proper1 in a law1 or in a gospel-sense  
may be called righteousness4  ,meddle   
with righteous things he may2 attempt to
 make himself  a righteous man1 by his  
so meddling with them1 he may2 but work 
righteousness1 and so by such works of  
righteousness1 make himself  a righteous
 man1 he cannot4    ,the righteousness  
of a carnal man1 is indeed by ,god      

called  righteousness2 but it must be   
understood1 as spoken in the dialect  of
 the world2 or with reference to the    
world's matters4 ,the world  indeed     
calls it righteousness2 and it will do  
no harm1 if it  bear that term with     
reference to worldly matters4 ,hence    
worldly  civilians are called good and  
righteous men1 and so1 such as  ,christ1
 under that notion1 neither died for1   
nor giveth his grace  unto4 7,rom       
#e3g1h7 ,but we are not now discoursing 
about any other  righteousness1 than    
that which is so accounted either in a  
law1 or  in a gospel-sense2 and         
therefore let us a little more touch    
upon  that4    ,a man then must be      
righteous in a law-sense1 before he can 
do acts  of righteousness1 ,i mean that 
are such1 in a gospel-sense4 ,hence     
first1 you have true                    
gospel-righteousness made the fruit of a
  second birth4 ,if ye know that he     
,christ is righteous1 ye know  that     
every one that doeth righteousness is   

born of him4 7#a ,john  #b3bi7 ,not born
 of him by virtue of his own righteous  
actions1 but  born of him by virtue of  
,christ's mighty working with his word  
upon the soul2 who afterwards1 from a   
principle of life1 acteth  and worketh  
righteousness4    ,and he saith again1  
,little children1 let no man deceive    
you1 he  that doeth righteousness is    
righteous1 even as he is righteous4  7#a
 ,john #c3g7 ,upon this scripture1 ,i   
will a little comment1 for the  proof of
 what is urged before2 namely1 that a   
man must be righteous  in a law-sense1  
before he can do such things that may be
 called acts  of righteousness in a     
gospel-sense4 ,and for this1 this       
scripture1  ministereth to us two things
 to be considered by us4    ,the first  
is1 that he that doeth righteousness is 
righteous4    ,the second is1 that he   
that doeth righteousness is righteous1  
as  ,christ is righteous4    ,first1 ,he
 that doeth righteousness2 that is1     
righteousness which  the gospel calleth 

so1 is righteous2 that is1 precedent to1
 or  before he doth that righteousness4 
,for he doth not say1 he shall  make his
 person righteous by acts of            
righteousness that he shall  do2 for    
then an evil tree may bear good fruit3  
yea1 and may make  itself good by doing 
so3 ,but he saith1 he that doeth        
righteousness  is righteous2 as he      
saith1 he that doeth righteousness ,,is 
born of  him4    ,so then1 a man must be
 righteous before he can do             
righteousness1  before he can do        
righteousness in a gospel-sense4        
,second1 ,our second thing then is to   
inquire1 with what righteousness  a man 
must be righteous1 before he can do that
 which in a gospel-sense  is called     
righteousness8    ,and first1 ,i answer1
 ,he must be righteous in a law-sense2  
that is1  he must be righteous in the   
judgment of the law4 ,this is evident1  
because he saith1 he that doeth         
righteousness is righteous as  he is    
righteous4 ,that is1 in a law-sense2 for

 ,christ in no sense  is righteous in   
the judgment of charity only2 but in his
 meanest  acts1 if it be lawful to make 
such comparison1 he was righteous  in a 
law-sense1 or in the judgment of the    
law4 ,now the apostle  saith1 ,that he  
that doeth righteousness ,,is righteous1
 as ,,he is  righteous4 ,they are the   
words of ,god1 and therefore ,i cannot  
err  in quoting of them1 though ,i may  
not so fully1 as ,i would1 make  the    
glory of them shine in speaking to them4
    ,but what righteousness is that1    
with which a man must stand righteous   
in the judgment of the law1 before he   
shall or can be found to do  acts of    
righteousness1 that by the gospel are so
 called8 ,i answer4    ,first1 ,it is   
none of his own which is of the law1 you
 may be sure2  for he hath this         
righteousness before he doeth any that  
can be  called his own4 ,he that doeth  
righteousness is righteous already1     
precedent to1 or before he doth that    
righteousness2 yea1 he is  righteous    

before1 even as ,,he is righteous4      
,second1 ,it cannot be his own which is 
of the gospel2 that is1  that which     
floweth from a principle of grace in the
 soul3 for he  is righteous before he   
doeth this righteousness4 ,he that doeth
  righteousness1 ,,is righteous4 ,he    
doth not say he that hath done it1  but 
he that doeth it2 respecting the act    
while it is in doing1 he  is righteous4 
,he is righteous even then1 when he is a
 doing of the  very first act of        
righteousness2 but an act1 while it is  
in doing1  cannot1 until it is done1 be 
called an act of righteousness2 yet1    
saith the text1 ,he is righteous4       
,but again1 if an act1 while it is in   
doing1 cannot be called an  act of      
righteousness2 to be sure1 it cannot    
have such influences  as to make the    
actor righteous2 to make him righteous1 
as the ,son  of ,god is righteous1 and  
yet the righteousness with which this   
doer is made righteous1 and that before 
he doeth righteousness1  is such2 for so

 saith the text1 that makes him         
righteous as he is  righteous4          
,besides1 it cannot be his own1 which is
 gospel-righteousness1 flowing  from a  
principle of grace in the soul2 for that
 in its greatest  perfection in us1     
while we live in this world1 is         
accompanied with  some imperfections2 to
 wit1 our faith1 love1 and whole course 
of  holiness is wanting1 or hath        
something lacking in it4 ,they neither  
are apart1 nor when put all together1   
perfect1 as to the degree1  the         
uttermost degree of perfection4    ,but 
the righteousness under consideration1  
with which the man1  in that of ,john1  
is made righteous1 is a perfect         
righteousness2  not only with respect to
 the nature of it1 as a penny is as     
perfect silver as a shilling2 nor yet   
with respect to a comparative  degree2  
for so a shilling arriveth more toward  
the perfection of  the number twenty1   
than doth a two-penny or a three-penny  
piece3  but it is a righteousness so    

perfect1 that nothing can be added  to  
it1 nor can any thing be taken from it3 
for so implieth the  words of the text1 
he is righteous1 as ,christ is          
righteous4 ,yea1  thus righteous before1
 and in order to his doing of           
righteousness4  ,and in this he is like 
unto the ,son of ,god1 who was also     
righteous before he did acts of         
righteousness referring to a law  of    
commandment3 wherefore it is said1 that 
as he is1 so are we  in this world4 ,as 
he is or was righteous1 before he did   
acts of  righteousness among men by a   
law1 so are ,,his righteous1 before they
  act righteousness among men by a law4 
,he that doth righteousness  is         
righteous1 as ,,he is righteous4        
,christ was righteous1 before he did    
righteousness1 with a two-fold          
righteousness4 ,he had a righteousness  
as he was ,god2 his godhead  was        
perfectly righteous2 yea1 it was        
righteousness itself4 ,his  human nature
 was perfectly righteous1 it was        

naturally spotless  and undefiled4 ,thus
 his person was righteous1 and so       
qualified to  do that righteousness1    
that because he was born of a woman1 and
  made under the law1 he was bound by   
the law to perform4    ,now1 as he is1  
so are we3 not by way of natural        
righteousness1  but by way of           
resemblance thereunto4 ,had ,christ1 in 
order to his  working of righteousness1 
a two-fold righteousness inherent in    
himself1 the ,christian1 in order to his
 working of righteousness1  hath        
belonging to him a two-fold             
righteousness4 ,did ,christ's  two-fold 
righteousness qualify him for that work 
of righteousness1  that was of ,god     
designed for him to do8 ,why the        
,christian's two-fold  righteousness    
doth qualify him for that work of       
righteousness1  that ,god hath ordained1
 that he should do and walk in this     
world4    ,but you may ask1 what is that
 righteousness1 with which a ,christian 
is made righteous before he doth        

righteousness8    ,i answer1 ,it is a   
two-fold righteousness4    ,i4 ,it is a 
righteousness put upon him4    ,,ii4 ,it
 is a righteousness put into him4 ,i4   
,for the first1 ,it  is righteousness   
put upon him1 with which also he is     
clothed as  with a coat or mantle 7,rom 
#c3bb71 and this is called the robe of  
righteousness2 and this is called the   
garments of salvation4 7,isa  #fa3aj7bb 
,this righteousness is none other but   
the obedience of  ,christ2 the which he 
performed in the days of his flesh1 and 
can  properly be called no man's        
righteousness1 but the righteousness  of
 ,christ2 because no man had a hand     
therein1 but he completed  it himself4  
,and hence it is said1 ,that by the     
obedience of one  shall many be made    
righteous4 7,rom #e3ai7 ,by the         
obedience of one1  of one man ,jesus    
,christ1 as you have it in verse #ae for
 he came  down into the world to this   
very end2 that is1 to make a generation 
righteous1 not by making of them laws1  

and prescribing unto them  rules3 for   
this was the work of ,moses1 who said1  
,and it shall  be our righteousness1 if 
we observe to do all these commandments 
before the ,lord our ,god1 as he hath   
commanded us4 7,deu #f3be1  #bd3ac7 ,nor
 yet by taking away by his grace the    
imperfections of  their righteousness1  
and so making of that perfect by        
additions  of his own2 but he makes them
 righteous by his obedience2 not in     
them1 but for them1 while he personally 
subjected himself to his  ,father's law 
on our behalf1 that he might have a     
righteousness to  bestow upon us4 ,and  
hence we are said to be made righteous1 
while  we work not2 and to be justified 
while ungodly 7,rom #d3e71 which  can be
 done by no other righteousness than    
that1 which is the  righteousness of    
,christ by performance1 the             
righteousness of ,god  by donation1 and 
our righteousness by imputation4 ,for1  
,i say1 the  person that wrought this   
righteousness for us1 is ,christ ,jesus2

 the  person that giveth it to us1 is   
the ,father2 who hath made ,christ  to  
be unto us righteousness1 and hath given
 him to us for this  very end1 that we  
might be made the righteousness of ,god 
in him 7#a  ,cor #a3cj1 #b ,cor #e3ba71 
,and hence it is so often said1 ,one    
shall  say1 surely in the ,lord have ,i 
righteousness and strength4 ,and  again1
 ,in the ,lord shall all the seed of    
,israel be justified1 and  shall glory4 
,this is the heritage of the servants of
 the ,lord1  and their righteousness is 
of me1 saith the ,lord4 7,isa #de3bd1be1
  #ed3ag7    ,this righteousness is that
 which justifieth1 and which secureth   
the  soul from the curse of the law2 by 
hiding1 through its perfection1  all the
 sins and imperfections of the soul4    
,hence it follows1  in that fourth of   
the ,romans1 ,even as ,david also       
describeth  the blessedness of the man1 
unto whom ,god imputeth righteousness   
without works1 saying1 ,blessed are they
 whose iniquities are  forgiven1 and    

whose sins are covered4 ,blessed is the 
man to whom  the ,lord will not impute  
sin4    ,and this it doth1 even while   
the person that by grace is made  a     
partaker1 is without good works1 and so 
ungodly4 ,this is the  righteousness of 
,christ1 ,christ's personal             
performances1 which  he did when he was 
in this world2 that is that1 by which   
the soul  while naked1 is covered1 and  
so hid as to its nakedness1 from  the   
divine sentence of the law2 ,i spread my
 skirt over thee1 and  covered thy      
nakedness4 7,eze #af3h7    ,now this    
obediential righteousness of ,christ1   
consisteth of two  parts4 #a4 ,in a     
doing of that which the law commanded us
 to do4 #b4  ,in a paying that price for
 the transgression thereof1 which       
justice  hath said1 shall be required at
 the hand of man2 and that is the       
cursed death4 ,in the day that thou     
eatest thereof1 thou shalt die  the     
death2 to wit1 the death that comes by  
the curse of the law4  ,so then1 ,christ

 having brought in that part of         
obedience for us1  which consisteth in a
 doing of such obediential acts of      
righteousness  which the law commands2  
he addeth thereto the spilling of his   
blood1 to be the price of our redemption
 from that cursed death1  that by sin we
 had brought upon our bodies and souls4 
,and thus  are the ,christians made     
perfectly righteous2 they have the whole
  obedience of ,christ made over to     
them2 to wit1 that obedience  that      
standeth in doing the law1 and that     
obedience that standeth  in paying of a 
price for our transgressions4 ,so then1 
,doth the  law call for righteousness8  
,here it is4 ,doth the law call for     
satisfaction for our sins8 ,here it is4 
,and what can the law say  any more to  
the sinner but that which is good1 when 
he findeth in  the personal obedience of
 ,christ for him1 that which answereth  
to  what it can command1 that which it  
can demand of us4    ,herein then       
standeth a ,christian's safety1 not in a

 bundle of  actions of his own1 but in a
 righteousness which cometh to him by   
grace and gift2 for this righteousness  
is such as comes by gift1  by the gift  
of ,god4 ,hence it is called the gift of
 righteousness1  the gift by grace1 the 
gift of righteousness by grace1 which is
  the righteousness of one1 to wit1 the 
obedience of ,jesus ,christ4  7,rom     
#e3ae-ai7    ,and this is the           
righteousness by which1 he that doth    
righteousness1  is righteous as ,,he is 
righteous2 because it is the very       
self-same  righteousness1 that the ,son 
of ,god hath accomplished by himself4   
,nor has he any other or more excellent 
righteousness1 of which  the law taketh 
notice1 or that it requireth1 than this4
 ,for as for  the righteousness of his  
godhead1 the law is not concerned with  
that2 for as he is such1 the law is his 
creature1 and servant1  and may not     
meddle with him4    ,the righteousness  
also of his human nature1 the law hath  
nothing  to do with that2 for that is   

the workmanship of ,god1 and is as      
good1 as pure1 as holy and undefiled1 as
 is the law itself4 ,all  then that the 
law hath to do with1 is to exact        
complete obedience  of him that is made 
under it1 and a due satisfaction for the
 breach  thereof1 the which1 if it hath1
 then ,moses is content4    ,now1 this  
is the righteousness1 with which the    
,christian1 as to  justification1 is    
made righteous2 to wit1 a righteousness1
 that  is neither essential to his      
godhead1 nor to his manhood2 but such   
as standeth in that glorious person1 who
 was such1 his obedience  to the law4   
,which righteousness himself had1 with  
reference to  himself1 no need of at    
all1 for his godhead2 yea1 his manhood  
was  perfectly righteous without it4    
,this righteousness therefore was       
there1 and there only1 necessary1 where 
,christ was to be considered  as ,god's 
servant and our surety1 to bring to ,god
 ,jacob again1  and to restore the      
preserved of ,israel4 ,for though       

,christ was a  ,son1 yet he became a    
servant to do1 not for himself1 for he  
had  no need1 but for us1 the whole law1
 and so bring in everlasting            
righteousness for us4    ,and hence it  
is said1 that ,christ did what he did   
for us3 ,he became  the end of the law  
for righteousness for us2 he suffered   
for us  7#a ,peter #b3ba72 he died for  
us 7#a ,thess #e3aj72 he laid down his  
life for us 7#a ,john #c3af71 and he    
gave himself for us4 7,gal #a3d7  ,the  
righteousness then that ,christ did     
fulfil1 when he was in  the world1 was  
not for himself simply considered1 nor  
for himself  personally considered1 for 
he had no need thereof2 but it was for  
the elect1 the members of his body4     
,christ then did not fulfil the law for 
himself1 for he had no need  thereof4   
,christ again did fulfil the law for    
himself1 for he had  need of the        
righteousness thereof2 he had need      
thereof for the  covering of his body1  
and the several members thereof2 for    

they1  in a good sense1 are himself1    
members of his body1 of his flesh1  and 
of his bones2 and he owns them as parts 
of himself in many  places of the holy  
scripture4 7,eph #e3cj1 ,acts #i3d1e1   
,matt #be3de1  #aj3dj1 ,mark #i3cg1     
,luke #aj3af1 #a ,cor #ab3ab1bg7 ,this  
righteousness  then1 even the whole of  
what ,christ did in answer to the law1  
it  was for his1 and ,god hath put it   
upon them1 and they are righteous  in   
it1 even righteous as he is righteous4  
,and this they have before  they do acts
 of righteousness4    ,,ii4 ,there is   
righteousness put into them1 before they
 act righteous  things4 ,a              
righteousness1 ,i say1 put into them2 or
 ,i had rather  that you should call it 
a principle of righteousness2 for it is 
a  principle of life to righteousness4  
,before man's conversion1 there  is in  
him a principle of death by sin2 but    
when he is converted to  ,christ1 there 
is put into him a principle of          
righteousness1 that  he may bring forth 

fruit unto ,god4 7,rom #g3d-f7    ,hence
 they are said to be quickened1 to be   
made alive1 to be risen  from death to  
life1 to have the ,spirit of ,god       
dwelling in them2  not only to make     
their souls alive1 but to quicken their 
mortal  bodies to that which is good4   
7,rom #h3aa7    ,here1 as ,i hinted     
before1 they that do righteousness are  
said to be  born of him1 that is1       
antecedent to their doing of            
righteousness  7#a ,john #b3bi71 born of
 him1 that is1 made alive with new      
spiritual  and heavenly life4 ,wherefore
 the exhortation to them is1 ,neither   
yield ye your members as instruments of 
unrighteousness unto sin3  but yield    
yourselves unto ,god1 as those that are 
alive from the  dead1 and your members  
as instruments of righteousness unto    
,god4  7,rom #f3ac7    ,now this        
principle must also be in men1 before   
they can do that  which is spiritually  
and gospelly good3 ,for whatever seeming
 good  thing any man doth1 before he has

 bestowed upon him this heavenly        
principle from ,god1 it is accounted    
nothing1 it is accounted sin  and       
abomination in the sight of ,god2 for an
 evil tree cannot bring  forth good     
fruit3 ,men do not gather grapes of     
thorns2 neither  of a bramble gather    
they figs4 ,either make the tree good   
and his  fruit good1 or the tree evil   
and his fruit evil4 7,luke #f3dc-de7    
,it is not the fruit that makes the     
tree1 but the tree that makes  the      
fruit4 ,a man must be good1 before he   
can do good1 and evil  before he can do 
evil4    ,they be not righteous actions 
that make a righteous man2 nor be  they 
evil actions that make a wicked man3 for
 a tree must be a  sweeting tree before 
it yield sweetings2#bc and a crab tree  
before  it bring forth crabs4#bd        
,this is that which is asserted by the  
,son of ,god himself2 and it  lieth so  
level with reason and the nature of     
things1 that it cannot  be contradicted4
 7,matt #g3af-ah7 ,a good man out of the

 good treasure  of his heart1 bringeth  
forth that which is good2 and an evil   
man  out of the evil treasure of his    
heart1 bringeth forth that which  is    
evil4 7,luke #f3de7 ,but this1          
notwithstanding all that can  be said1  
seemeth very strange to the carnal      
world2 for they will  not be otherwise  
persuaded1 but that they be good deeds  
that make  good men1 and evil ones that 
make evil men3 ,and so by such dotish   
apprehensions do what in them lieth to  
fortify their hearts with  the mists of 
darkness against the clear shining of   
the word1 and  conviction of the truth4 
,and thus it was from the beginning3    
,abel did his first services  to ,god   
from this principle of righteousness2   
but ,cain would have  been made         
righteous by his deed2 but his deed not 
flowing from  the same root of goodness1
 as did ,abel's1 notwithstanding he did 
it with the very best he had1 is yet    
called evil3 ,for he wanted1  ,i say1   
the principles1 to wit1 of grace and    

faith1 without which  no action can be  
counted good in a gospel sense4         
,these two things then1 that man must   
have that will do righteousness4  ,he   
must have put upon him the perfect      
righteousness of ,christ2 and  he must  
have dwelling in him1 as a fruit of the 
new birth1 a principle  of              
righteousness4 ,then indeed he is a tree
 of righteousness1 and  ,god is like to 
be glorified in1 and by him2 but this   
the ,pharisee  was utterly ignorant of1 
and at the remotest distance from it4   
,the righteousness of ,christ1 unto     
justification1 must be imputed  to the  
,christian before he can attain the     
principle of righteousness  unto        
sanctification4    ,quest4 ,you may ask 
me next1 ,but which of these are first  
bestowed  upon the ,christian1 the      
perfect righteousness of ,christ unto   
justification1 or this gospel principle 
of righteousness unto  sanctification8  
,answ4 ,the perfect righteousness of    
,christ unto justification1 must  first 

be made over to him by an act of grace4 
,this is evident1    #a4 ,because1 he is
 justified as ungodly2 that is1 whilst  
he is  ungodly3 ,but it must not be said
 of them1 that have this principle  of  
grace in them1 that they are ungodly2   
for they are saints and  holy4 ,but this
 righteousness1 by ,,it ,god justifieth 
the ungodly1  by imputing it to them1   
when1 and while they1 as to a principle 
of grace1 are graceless4    ,this is    
further manifested thus3 ,the person    
must be accepted before  the performance
 of the person can2 ,and the ,lord had  
respect unto  ,abel1 and to his         
offering4 7,gen #d3d7 ,if he had respect
 to ,abel's  person first1 yet he must  
have respect unto it for the sake of    
some righteousness2 but ,abel1 in that1 
had no righteousness2 for  that he acted
 after that ,god had had respect unto   
his person4#be  ,and the ,,lord had     
respect unto ,abel1 and to his offering3
 ,but unto  ,cain1 and to his offering1 
he had not respect4    ,the prophet     

,ezekiel also shows us this2 where1 by  
the similitude  of the wretched infant1 
and of the manner of ,god's receiving it
 to  mercy1 he shows how he received the
 ,jews to favour4 ,first1 saith  he1 ,i 
spread my skirt over thee1 and covered  
thy nakedness4  7#af3h7 ,there is       
justification2 ,i covered thy nakedness4
 ,but what  manner of nakedness was it8 
,was it utter nakedness1 nakedness in   
its perfection8 ,yes1 it was then as    
naked as naked could be1 even  as naked 
as in the day that it was born4 ,and as 
thus naked1 it  was covered1 not with   
anything1 but with the skirt of ,christ2
 that  is1 with his robe of             
righteousness1 with his obedience1 that 
he  performed by himself for that very  
purpose4 ,for by the obedience  of one  
many are made righteous4    #b4         
,righteousness unto justification must  
be first1 because the  first duty that a
 ,christian performeth to ,god1 must be 
accepted1  not for the sake of the      
principle from which in the heart it    

flows1  nor yet for the sake of the     
person that acts it2 but for the sake   
of ,christ1 whose righteousness it is1  
by which1 before the sinner1  he stands 
just before ,god4 ,and hence it is said1
 ,by faith ,abel  offered unto ,god a   
more excellent sacrifice than ,cain4    
7,heb #aa3d7  ,by faith he did it2 but  
faith hath respect to the righteousness 
that justifies4 ,for we are justified by
 faith1 not by faith as  it is a grace1 
nor by faith as it is an acting grace2  
but by the  righteousness of faith2 that
 is1 by that righteousness that faith   
embraceth1 layeth hold of1 and helpeth  
the soul to rest upon1 and  to trust to1
 for justification of life1 which is the
 obedience  of ,christ4 ,besides1 it is 
said1 by faith he offered2 faith then1  
faith in ,christ1 was precedent to his  
offering4    ,now since faith was in    
being and in act before his offer1 and  
since  before his offer1 he had no      
personal goodness of his own1 faith     
must look out from home3 ,i say1 it must

 look out to another than  to him in    
whom it resided for righteousness2 and  
finding the  righteousness of ,christ to
 be the righteousness1 which by ,god    
was designed to be performed for the    
justification of a sinner1  it embraces 
it1 and through it offereth to ,god a   
more excellent  sacrifice than ,cain4   
,hence it follows1 by which he obtained 
witness that he was righteous4  ,by     
which1 not by his offering1 but by his  
faith4 ,for his offering1  simply as an 
offering1 could not have made him       
righteous1 if  he had not been righteous
 before2 for an evil tree cannot bring  
forth good fruit4 ,besides1 if this be  
granted1 why had not ,god  respect to   
,cain's offering1 as well as to ,abel's8
 ,for1 did ,abel  offer8 so did ,cain4  
,did ,abel offer his best8 so did ,cain 
his4 ,and  if with this1 we shall take  
notice of the order of their offering1  
,cain seemed to offer first1 and so with
 the frankest will1 and  forwardest     
mind2 but yet1 saith the text1 ,the     

,lord had respect  to ,abel and to his  
offering4 ,but why to ,abel8 ,why1      
because his  person was made righteous  
before he offered his gift3 ,by which   
he obtained witness that he was         
righteous4 ,god testifying of his       
gifts1 that they were good and          
acceptable1 because they declared       
,abel's acceptation of the righteousness
 of ,christ1 for his justice1  through  
the riches of the grace of ,god4    ,by 
faith then1 ,abel offered to ,god a more
 excellent sacrifice than  ,cain4 ,he   
shrouded himself under the righteousness
 of ,christ1 and  so1 as out of that    
righteousness1 he offered to ,god2 ,god 
also  looking and finding him there1    
where also he could not have been1  as  
to his own apprehension1 no otherwise   
than by faith1 he accepted  of his gift2
 by which acceptation1 for so you may   
understand it  also1 ,god testified that
 he was righteous3 ,for ,god receiveth  
not  the gifts and offerings of those   
that are not righteous1 for their       

sacrifices are an abomination unto him4 
7,prov #ba3bg7    ,abel then was        
righteous before2 he was1 ,i say1 made  
righteous first1  as he stood ungodly in
 himself2 ,god justifieth the ungodly4  
7,rom  #d7 ,now being justified1 he was 
righteous2 and being righteous1 he      
offered his sacrifice of praise to ,god1
 or other offerings which  ,god         
accepted1 because he believed in his    
,son1 as also other scriptures  manifest
 abundantly4 ,but this our ,pharisee    
understandeth not4    #c4 ,righteousness
 by imputation must be first1 because we
 are made  so1 to wit1 by another1 ,by  
the obedience of one shall many be  made
 righteous4 ,now to be made righteous1  
implies a passiveness  in him that is so
 made1 and the activity of the work to  
lie in some  body else2 except he had   
said1 they had made themselves          
righteous2  but that it doth not1 nor   
doth the text leave to any the least    
countenance so to insinuate3 ,nay1 it   
plainly affirms the contrary1  for it   

saith1 by the obedience of one1 of one  
man ,jesus ,christ1  many are made      
righteous2 by the righteousness of one  
7,rom #e71 ,so  then1 if they be ,,made 
righteous by the righteousness of one3  
,i  say1 if many be made righteous by   
the righteousness of one1 then  are they
 that are so1 as to themselves1 passive 
and not active1  with reference unto the
 working out of this righteousness4     
,they  have no hand in that2 for that is
 the act of ,,one1 the righteousness  of
 ,,one1 the obedience of ,,one1 the     
workmanship of ,,one1 even of  ,christ  
,jesus4    ,again1 if they are made     
righteous by this righteousness1 then   
also  they are passive1 as to their     
first privilege by it2 for they are     
made righteous by it2 they do not make  
themselves righteous2 no1  they do not  
make themselves righteous by it4        
,imputation is also the act of ,god4    
,even as ,david also describeth  the    
blessedness of the man1 unto whom ,god  
imputeth righteousness4  ,the           

righteousness then is the work of       
,christ1 his own obedience  to his      
father's law2 the making of it ours1 is 
the act of his  father1 and of his      
infinite grace2 ,but of him are ye in   
,christ  ,jesus1 who of ,god is made    
unto us wisdom1 and righteousness4 ,for 
he ,god hath made him to be sin for us1 
who knew no sin1 that  we might be made 
the righteousness of ,god in him4 ,and  
both these  things ,god showed to our   
first parents when he acted in grace    
towards them after the fall4    ,there  
it is said1 the ,lord ,god made unto    
,adam1 and unto his wife1  coats of     
skins1 and clothed them4 7,gen #c3ba7   
,whence note1    7#a47 ,that ,adam and  
his wife were naked both in ,god's eye1 
and in  their own4 7verse #aj1aa7       
7#b47 ,that the ,lord ,god made coats of
 skins4    7#c47 ,that in his making of 
them1 he had respect to ,adam and to his
  wife1 that is1 he made them for them4 
7#d47 ,that when he had made them1 he   
also clothed them therewith4    ,they   

made not the coats1 nor did ,god bid    
them make them2 but ,god  did make them 
himself to cover their nakedness with4  
,yea1 when  he had made them1 he did not
 bid them put them on1 but he himself   
did clothe them with them3 ,for thus    
runs the text2 ,unto ,adam also  and to 
his wife did the ,lord ,god make coats  
of skins1 and clothed  them4 ,o6 ,it was
 the ,lord ,god that made this coat1    
with which a  poor sinner is made       
righteous6 ,and it is also the ,lord    
,god that  putteth it upon us4 ,but this
 our ,pharisee understandeth not4       
,but now1 if a man is not righteous     
before he is made so1 before  the ,lord 
,god has1 by the righteousness of       
another1 made him so2  then whether this
 righteousness come first or last1 the  
man is  not righteous until it cometh1  
and if he be not righteous until  it    
cometh1 then what works soever are done 
before it comes1 they  are not the works
 of a righteous man1 nor the fruits of a
 good tree1  but of a bad4 ,and so      

again1 this righteousness must first    
come  before a man be righteous1 and    
before a man does righteousness4  ,make 
the tree good and its fruit will be     
good4    ,now1 since a man must be made 
righteous before he can do              
righteousness1 it is manifest his works 
of righteousness do not  make him       
righteous1 no more than the fig makes   
its own tree a  fig-tree1 or than the   
grape doth make its own vine a vine4    
,hence  those acts of righteousness1    
that ,christian men do perform1 are     
called the fruits of righteousness1     
which are by ,jesus ,christ to  the     
glory and praise of ,god4 7,phil #a3aa7 
,the fruits of righteousness they are by
 ,jesus ,christ1 as the fruits  of the  
tree are by the tree itself4 ,for the   
truth is1 that principle  of            
righteousness1 of which mention has been
 made before1 and  concerning which ,i  
have said1 it comes in1 in the second   
place2  it is also originally to be     
found for us no where but in ,christ4   

,hence it is said to be by ,jesus       
,christ1 and again1 of his fulness  have
 all we received1 and grace for grace4  
7,john #a3af7 ,a man must  then be      
united to ,christ first1 and so being   
united1 he partaketh  of this benefit1  
to wit1 a principle that is             
supernatural1 spiritual1  and heavenly4 
,now his being united to ,christ1 is not
 of1 or from  himself1 but of1 and from 
the ,father1 who1 as to this work1 is   
the husbandman2 even as the twig that is
 grafted into the tree1  officiateth    
not1 that is1 grafteth not itself       
thereinto1 but is  grafted in by some   
other1 itself being utterly passive as  
to that4  ,now being united unto        
,christ1 the soul is first made partaker
 of  justification1 or of justifying    
righteousness1 and now no longer        
beareth the name of an ungodly man1 for 
he is made righteous by  the obedience  
of ,christ1 he being also united to     
,christ1 partaketh  of the root and     
fatness of ,christ2 the root1 that is1  

his divine  nature2 the fatness1 that   
is1 that fulness of grace that is laid  
up in him to be communicated unto us1   
even as the branch that is  grafted into
 the olive-tree1 partaketh of the root  
and fatness of  the olive-tree4 ,now    
partaking thereof1 it quickeneth1 it    
groweth1  it buddeth1 and yieldeth fruit
 to the glory and praise of ,god4  7,rom
 #aa3ag7    ,but these things1 as ,i    
have often said1 the poor ,pharisee was 
ignorant of1 when so swaggeringly he1   
with his1 ,god ,i thank thee1  came into
 the temple to pray and indeed1 in that 
which hath here  been said1 is something
 of the mystery of ,god's will in his   
way  with his elect2 and such a mystery 
it is1 that it lieth hid for  ever to   
nature and natural men2 for they think  
of nothing less  than of this1 nor of   
nothing more1 when they think of their  
souls  and of salvation1 than that      
something must be done by themselves  to
 reconcile them to ,god4 ,yea1 if       
through some common convictions  their  

understandings should be swayed to a    
consenting to that1  that justification 
is of grace by ,christ1 and not of works
 by  men2 yet conscience1 reason1 and   
the law of nature1 not being as  yet    
subdued by the power and glory of grace 
unto the obedience of  ,christ1 will    
rise up in rebellion against this       
doctrine1 and will  overrule and bow    
down the soul again to the law and works
 thereof  for life4    #d4              
,righteousness by imputation must be    
first1 because1 else faith1  which is a 
part1 yea1 a great part1 of that which  
is called a  principle of grace in the  
soul1 will have nothing to fix itself   
upon1 nor a motive to work by4 ,let this
 therefore be considered  by those that 
are on the contrary side4    ,faith1 so 
soon as it has being in the soul1 is    
like the child that  has being in the   
mother's lap1 it must have something to 
feed  upon1 not something at a distance1
 afar off1 or to be purchased1  ,i speak
 now as to justification from the curse1

 but something by  promise made over of 
grace to the soul2 something to feed    
upon to  support from the fears of      
perishing by the curse for sin4 ,nor can
  it rest content with all duties and   
performances1 that other  graces shall  
put the soul upon2 nor with any of its  
own works1  until it reaches and takes  
hold of the righteousness of ,christ4   
,faith is like the dove1 that found no  
rest any where in all the  world until  
it returned to ,noah into the ark4 ,but 
this our ,pharisee  understandeth not4  
,objection4 ,perhaps some may object1   
,that from this way of reasoning  it is 
apparent1 that sanctification is first1 
since the soul may  have faith1 and so a
 principle of grace in it2 and yet1 as  
yet it  cannot find ,christ to feed and 
to refresh the soul withal4    ,answ4   
,from this way of reasoning it is not at
 all apparent1 that  sanctification1 or 
a principle of grace is in the soul     
before  righteousness is imputed1 and   
the soul made perfectly righteous       

thereby4 ,and for the clearing up of    
this let me propose a few  things4      
7#a47 ,justifying righteousness1 to wit1
 the obedience of that one  man ,christ 
is imputed to the sinner to justify him 
in ,god's sight4  ,for his law calls for
 perfect righteousness1 and before that 
be  come ,,to1 and put ,,upon the poor  
sinner1 ,god cannot bestow other        
spiritual blessings upon him2 because by
 the law he has pronounced  him         
accursed2 by the which curse1 he is also
 so holden1 until a  righteousness shall
 be found upon the sinner1 that the law1
 and  so divine justice can alike       
approve of1 and be contented with4  ,so 
then1 as to the justification of the    
sinner1 there must be  a righteousness  
for ,god2 ,i say1 for the sinner1 and   
for ,god4 ,for  the sinner to be clothed
 with1 and for ,god to look upon1 that  
he  may1 for the sake thereof in a way  
of justice1 bless the sinner  with      
forgiveness of sins3 ,for forgiveness of
 sins is the next  thing that followeth 

upon the appearance of the sinner before
 ,god  in the righteousness of ,christ4 
7,rom #d3f1g7    ,now1 upon this        
forgiveness1 follows the second         
blessing4 ,christ  hath redeemed us from
 the curse of the law1 being made a     
curse for  us4 ,and so1 consequently1   
hath obtained for us the forgiveness  of
 sins3 for he that is delivered from the
 curse1 hath received  forgiveness of   
sins1 or rather is made partaker        
thereof2 now being  made a partaker     
thereof1 the second blessing immediately
 follows3  to wit1 the blessing of      
,abraham1 that is1 the promise of the   
spirit  through faith 7,gal #c3ac1ad71  
but this our ,pharisee understandeth    
not4    ,but now1 although it be of     
absolute necessity that imputed         
righteousness  be first ,,to the soul2  
that is1 that perfect righteousness be  
found  upon the sinner first by ,god1   
that he may bestow other blessings  in a
 way of justice4 ,yet it is not of      
absolute necessity that the  soul should

 see this first4    ,let ,god then put  
righteousness1 the righteousness of his 
,son upon  me2 and by virtue of that1   
let the second blessing of ,god come  in
 to me2 and by virtue of that1 let me be
 made to see myself a  sinner1 and      
,christ's righteousness1 and my need of 
it1 in the doctrine  of it1 as it is    
revealed in the scriptures of truth4    
,let me then  believe this doctrine to  
be true1 and be brought by my belief  to
 repentance for my sins1 to hungering   
and thirsting vehemently  after this    
righteousness2 for this is the kingdom  
of ,god and his  righteousness4 ,yea1   
let me pray1 and cry1 and sigh1 and     
groan  day and night to the ,god of this
 righteousness1 that he will  of grace  
make me a partaker3 ,and let me thus    
prostrate before my  ,god1 all the time 
that in wisdom he shall think fit4 ,and 
in his  own time he shall show me1 that 
,i am a justified person1 a pardoned    
person1 a person in whom the ,spirit of 
,god hath dwelt for some  time1 though  

,i knew it not4    ,so then             
justification before ,god is one thing2 
and justification in  mine own eyes is  
another3 not that these are two         
justifications1  but the same           
righteousness by which ,i stand         
justified before ,god1  may be seen of  
,god1 when ,i am ignorant of it2 yea1   
for the sake  of it ,i may be received1 
pardoned1 and accounted righteous of    
him1  and yet ,i may not understand it4 
,yea1 further1 he may proceed in  the   
way of blessing1 to bless me with       
additional blessings1 and  yet ,i be    
ignorant of it4    ,so that the question
 is not1 ,do ,i find that ,i am         
righteous8 ,but  am ,i so8 ,doth ,god   
find me so1 when he seeth that the      
righteousness  of his ,son is upon me1  
being made over to me by an act of his  
grace8  ,for ,i am justified freely by  
his grace1 through the redemption which 
is in ,jesus ,christ1 whom ,god hath set
 forth to be a propitiation  through    
faith in his blood1 to declare his      

righteousness for the  redemption of    
sins that are past1 through the         
forbearance of ,god4  7,rom #c3be7 ,but 
this our ,pharisee understandeth not4   
,i am then made righteous first1 by the 
righteousness of another2  and because  
,i am thus righteous1 ,god accepteth of 
my person as  such1 and bestoweth upon  
me his grace2 the which1 at first1 for  
want of skill and experience in the word
 of righteousness1 ,i make  use of but  
poorly1 and have need to be certified   
that ,i am made  righteous1 and that ,i 
have eternal life 7,heb #e3ac71 not by  
faith  first and immediately1 but by the
 written word1 which is called  the word
 of faith2 which word declareth unto me1
 to whom grace1  and so faith in the    
seed of it is given1 that ,i have       
eternal life2  and that ,i should with  
boldness1 in peace and joy1 believe on  
the  ,son of ,god4 7,rom #ae3ac1 #a     
,john #e3ac7 ,but1    ,again1 ,i1 in the
 first acts of my faith1 when ,i am come
 at ,christ1  do not accept of him1     

because1 ,i know ,i am righteous1 either
 with  imputed righteousness1 or with   
that which is inherent3 both these1  as 
to my present privilege in them1 may be 
hidden from mine eyes1  and ,i only put 
upon taking of encouragement to close   
with ,christ  for life and              
righteousness1 as he is set forth to be 
a propitiation  before mine eyes1 in the
 word of the truth of the gospel2 to    
which  word ,i adhere as1 or because ,i 
find1 ,i want peace with ,god in my     
soul1 and because ,i am convinced1 that 
the means of peace is not  to be found  
any where but in ,jesus ,christ4 ,now1  
by my thus adhering  to him1 ,i find    
stay for my soul1 and peace to my       
conscience1  because the word doth      
ascertain me1 that he that believeth on 
him  hath remission of sins1 hath       
eternal life1 and shall be saved from   
the wrath to come4    ,but alas6 who    
knows the many straights1 and as ,i may 
say1 the  stress of weather1 ,i mean the
 cold blasts of hell1 with which the    

poor soul is assaulted1 betwixt its     
receiving of grace1 and its  sensible   
closing with ,jesus ,christ8 #bf ,none1 
,i daresay1 but ,,it and  its ,,fellows4
 ,the heart knoweth his own bitterness2 
and a stranger  doth not intermeddle    
with his joy4 7,prov #ad3aj7 ,no sooner 
doth  ,satan perceive that ,god is doing
 with the soul1 in a way of grace  and  
mercy1 but he endeavoureth what he may1 
to make the renewing  thereof bitter and
 wearisome work to the sinner4 ,o what  
mists1  what mountains1 what clouds1    
what darkness1 what objections1 what    
false apprehensions of ,god1 of ,christ1
 of grace1 of the word1  and of the     
soul's condition1 doth he now lay before
 it1 and haunt  it with2 whereby he     
fighteth1 dejecteth1 casteth down1      
daunteth1  distresseth1 and almost      
driveth it quite into despair4 ,now1 by 
the  reason of these things1 faith1 and 
all the grace that is in the  soul1 is  
hard put to it to come at the promise2  
and by the promise  to ,christ1 as it is

 said1 when the tempest and great danger
 of  shipwreck lay upon the vessel in   
which ,paul was1 ,they had much  work to
 come by the boat4 7,acts #bg3af7 ,for  
,satan's design is1 if  he cannot keep  
the soul from ,christ1 to make his      
coming to him1  and closing with him1 as
 hard1 difficult1 and troublesome1 as he
  by his devices can4 ,but faith1 true  
justifying faith1 is a grace1  that is  
not weary by all that ,satan can do2 but
 meditateth upon  the word1 and taketh  
stomach1 and courage1 fighteth1 and     
crieth1  and by crying and fighting1 by 
help from heaven1 its way is made       
through all the oppositions that appear 
so mighty1 and draweth  up at last to   
,jesus ,christ1 into whose bosom it     
putteth the soul1  where1 for the time1 
it sweetly resteth after its marvellous 
tossings to and fro4#bg    ,and besides 
what hath been said1 let me yet         
illustrate this truth  unto you by this 
familiar similitude4    ,suppose a man1 
a traitor1 that by the law should die   

for his sin1  is yet such an one1 that  
the king hath exceeding kindness for2   
may  not the king pardon this man of his
 clemency2 yea1 order that his  pardon  
should be drawn up and sealed1 and so in
 every sense be  made sure2 and yet1 for
 the present1 keep all this close enough
  from the ears1 or the knowledge of the
 person therein concerned4  ,yea1 may   
not the king after all leave this       
person1 with others  under the same     
transgression1 to sue for1 and obtain   
this pardon  with great expense and     
difficulty1 with many tears and         
heart-achings1  with many fears1 and    
dubious cogitations4    ,why this is the
 case between ,god and the soul that he 
saveth2 he  saveth him1 pardoneth him1  
and secureth him from the curse and     
death that to him is due for sin1 but   
yet doth not tell him so1 but  ascends  
in his great suit unto ,god for it4     
,only this difference  we must make in  
this between ,god and the potentates of 
this world3  ,god cannot pardon before  

the sinner stands before him righteous  
by the righteousness of ,christ2 because
 he has in judgment1 and  justice1 and  
righteousness threatened and concluded1 
that he that  wants righteousness shall 
die4    ,and ,i say again1 because this 
righteousness is ,god's1 and at ,god's  
disposal only2 it is ,god that must make
 a man righteous before  he can forgive 
him his sins1 or bestow upon him of his 
secondary  blessings2 to wit1 his       
,spirit1 and the graces thereof4 ,and ,i
 say  again1 it must be this            
righteousness2 for it can be no other1  
that  must justify a sinner from sin in 
the sight of ,god1 and from the         
sentence of his law4 ,but    7#b47 ,this
 is1 and must be the way of ,god with   
the sinner1 that  faith may not only    
have an object to work upon1 but a      
motive to  work by4    ,here1 as ,i     
said1 ,faith hath an object to work     
upon1 and that is the  person of        
,christ1 and that personal righteousness
 of his1 which  he in the days of his   

flesh did finish to justify sinners     
withal4  ,this is1 ,i say1 the object of
 faith for justification1 whereunto  the
 soul by it doth continually resort4    
,hence ,david said to ,christ1  ,be thou
 my strong habitation2 or as you have it
 in the margin1  ,be thou to me for a   
rock of habitation1 whereunto ,i may    
continually  resort 7,psa #ga3c73 ,and  
two things he inserts by so saying4     
,the first is1 ,that the ,christian is a
 man under continual exercises1         
sometimes one way1 and sometimes        
another2 but all his exercises  have a  
tendency in them more or less to spoil  
him2 if he deals  with them hand to     
hand2 therefore he is rather for flying 
than  standing2 for flying to ,christ1  
than for grappling with them in  and by 
his own power4    ,the second is1 ,that 
,christ is of ,god1 provided to be our  
shelter as  to this very thing4 ,hence  
his name is said to be a strong tower1  
and that the righteous run into it1 and 
are safe4 7,prov #ah3aj7 ,that  also of 

,david in the #efth psalm is very       
pregnant to this purpose2  ,mine        
enemies1 saith he1 would daily swallow  
me up1 for they  be many that fight     
against me1 ,o thou most high4 ,and what
 then8  ,why1 what time ,i am afraid1   
saith he1 ,i will trust in thee4  ,thus 
you see1 faith hath an object to work   
upon to carry the soul  unto1 and to    
secure the soul in1 in times of         
difficulty1 and that  they are almost   
continually1 and that object is ,jesus  
,christ1 and  his righteousness4 ,but1  
,again1 as faith hath an object to work 
upon1 so it hath a motive  to work by2  
and that is the love of ,god in giving  
of ,christ to the  soul for             
righteousness4 ,nor is there any        
profession1 religion1 or  duty and      
performance1 that is at all regarded1   
where this faith1  which by such means  
can work1 is wanting4 ,for in ,jesus    
,christ  neither circumcision availeth  
any thing1 nor uncircumcision2 but      
faith which worketh by love4 7,gal #e3f7

 ,so he saith not here1 but  faith which
 acteth lovely1 or but faith whose fruit
 is love1 though  true faith hath love  
for its offspring1 but faith which      
worketh  ,,by love2 that is true saving 
justifying faith1 as it beholdeth  the  
righteousness of ,christ1 as made over  
to the soul for  justification1 so it   
beholdeth love1 love to be the cause of 
its  so being made over4 ,it beholdeth  
love in the ,father1 in giving of  his  
,son2 and love in the ,son1 in giving of
 himself to be made  soul-saving        
righteousness for me4 ,and this seeing1 
it worketh or  this apprehending1 it    
worketh by it2 that is1 it is stirred up
 to  an holy boldness of venturing all  
eternal concerns upon ,christ1  and also
 to an holy endeared affecting love of  
him for his sweet  and blessed redeeming
 love4 ,hence the apostle saith1 ,the   
love of  ,christ constraineth us2       
because we thus judge1 that if one died 
for all1 then were all dead3 ,and that  
he died for all1 that they  which live  

should not henceforth live unto         
themselves1 but unto  him which died for
 them1 and rose again4 7#b ,cor         
#e3ad1ae7    ,thus then is the heart    
united in affection and love to the     
,father  and the ,son1 for the love that
 they have shewed to the poor sinner1   
in their thus delivering him from the   
wrath to come4 ,nor doth  this love of  
,god cause that the faith of the poor   
man should work  by ,,it to him alone1  
no2 for by this love faith worketh1 in  
sweet  passions and pangs of love1 to   
all that are thus reconciled1 as  this  
sinner seeth he is4 ,the motive then1   
whereby faith worketh1  both as to      
justification1 and sanctification1 the  
great motive  to them1 ,i say1 is love1 
the love of ,god1 and the love of       
,christ3  ,we love him because he first 
loved us4 ,that is1 when our faith  hath
 told us so2 for so are the words above1
 ,we have known and  believed the love  
that ,god hath to us4 ,and then1 ,we    
love him  because he first loved us4    

,and then1 ,this commandment have we    
from him1 ,that he who loveth ,god1 love
 his brother also4 7#a ,john  #d3af-ba7 
,but this our poor ,pharisee            
understandeth not4 ,but1    #e4         
,righteousness by imputation must be    
first1 to cut off boasting  from the    
heart1 conceit1 and lips of men1        
,wherefore he saith as  also was hinted 
before1 ,that we are justified freely by
 the grace  of ,god1 not through1 or for
 the sake of an holy gospel principle   
in us2 but through the redemption that  
is in ,jesus ,christ1 c4  ,where is     
boasting then8 ,it is excluded4 ,by what
 law8 of works8  ,nay3 but by the law of
 faith4 7,rom #c3bd1bg7 ,and this is the
 law  of faith that we are justified as 
afore is shewn4    ,nor can any man     
propound such an essential way to cut   
off boasting  as this1 which is of      
,god's providing3 for what has man here 
to  boast of8 ,no righteousness1 nor yet
 of the application of it to  his soul4 
,the righteousness is ,christ's1 not the

 sinner's4 ,the  imputation is ,god's1  
not the sinner's4 ,the cause of         
imputation  is ,god's grace and love1   
not the sinner's works of righteousness4
  ,the time of ,god's imputing          
righteousness1 is when the sinner was  a
 sinner1 wrapped up in ignorance1 and   
wallowing in his vanity2  not when he   
was good1 or when he was seeking of it2 
for his  inward gospel goodness is a    
fruit of the imputation of justifying   
righteousness1 as has been already      
shewed4 ,where is boasting then8  ,where
 is our ,pharisee then1 with his brags  
of not being as other  men are8 ,it is  
excluded1 and he with it1 and the poor  
,publican  taken into favour1 that      
boasting might be cut off4 ,not of      
works1  lest any man should boast4      
,there is no trust to be put in men1    
those that seem most humble1 and that to
 appearance1 are farthest  off from     
pride1 it is natural to them to boast2  
yea1 to boast  now1 now they have no    
cause to boast4 ,for by grace are we    

saved  through ,,faith1 and that not of 
ourselves1 it is the gift of ,god4  ,not
 of works1 lest any man should boast4   
,but if man is so prone to boast1 when  
yet there is no ground  of boasting in  
him1 nor yet in what he doeth1 how would
 he have  boasted1 had he been permitted
 by the ,god of heaven to have done     
something1 though that something had    
been but a very little  something       
towards his justification4 ,but ,god has
 prevented boasting  by doing as he has 
done4 7,eph #b3h1i7 ,nay1 the apostle   
addeth  further1 lest any man should    
boast1 that as to good works1 we  are   
,god's workmanship1 created in ,christ  
,jesus unto good works1  which ,god hath
 before ordained1 that we should walk in
 them4  7verse #aj7 ,can the tree boast1
 because it is a sweeting tree1#bh      
since it was not the tree1 but ,god that
 made it such3 ,where is  boasting then8
 ,but of him are ye in ,christ ,jesus1  
who of ,god is  made unto us wisdom1 and
 righteousness1 and sanctification1 and 

redemption3 ,that according as it is    
written1 ,he that glorieth1 let  him    
glory in the ,lord4 7#a ,cor #a3cj1ca7  
,where is boasting then8  ,where is our 
,pharisee then1 with all his works of   
righteousness1  and with his boasts of  
being better than his neighbours8       
,objection4 ,it may be said1 ,if we     
should be justified for the sake  of our
 inherent righteousness1 since that     
righteousness is the  gift of ,god1 will
 it not follow that boasting is in the  
occasion  thereof1 cut off4    ,ans4    
,no1 for although the principle of      
inherent righteousness be  the gift of  
,god1 yet it bringeth forth fruits by   
man1 and through  man1 and so man having
 a hand therein1 though he should have  
never  so little1 he has an occasion    
offered him to boast4 ,yea1 if a man    
should be justified before ,god by the  
grace1 or the working of the  grace of  
faith in him1 he would have ground of   
occasion to boast1  because faith1      
though it be the gift of ,god1 yet as it

 acteth in  man1 takes man along with it
 in its so acting2 yea1 the acting of   
faith is as often attributed to the man 
by whom it is acted1 and  oftener1 than 
to the grace itself4 ,how then can it   
be1 but that  man must have a hand      
therein1 and so a ground therein1 or    
thereof  to boast4    ,but now6 since   
justification from the curse of the law 
before ,god1  lieth only and wholly in  
,god's imputing of ,christ's            
righteousness  to a man1 and that too1  
while the man to whom it is imputed1 is 
in himself wicked and ungodly1 there is 
no room left for boasting  before ,god1 
for that is the boasting intended2 but  
rather an  occasion given to shame and  
confusion of face1 and to stop the      
mouth for ever1 since justification     
comes to him in a way so far  above him1
 so vastly without him1 his skill1 help1
 or what else  soever4 7,eze #af3fa-fc7 
#f4 ,righteousness by imputation must be
 first1 that justification  may not be  
of debt1 but of mercy and grace4 ,this  

is evident from  reason3 ,it is meet    
that ,god should therefore justify us by
 a  righteousness of his own1 not of his
 own prescribing1 for that he  may do1  
and yet the righteousness be ours2 but  
of his own providing1  that the         
righteousness may be his4 ,now to him   
that worketh1  is the reward not        
reckoned of grace1 but of debt4 7,rom   
#d3d7 ,if ,i  work for justifying       
righteousness1 and that way get         
righteousness1  my justification is not 
of grace but of debt1 ,god giveth it not
  unto me1 for he oweth it unto me2 so  
then it is no longer his but  mine3     
,mine not of grace1 but debt3 ,and if so
 then1 ,i thank him  not for remission  
of sins1 nor for the kingdom of heaven1 
nor for  eternal life2 for if justifying
 righteousness is of debt1 then  when ,i
 have it1 and what dependeth thereon1 ,i
 have but mine own1  that which ,god    
oweth to me4    ,nor will it help at all
 to say1 but ,i obtain it by ,god's     
grace in  me1 because that doth not cut 

off my work1 nor prevent my having  of  
an hand in my justifying righteousness4 
,suppose ,i give a man materials1 even  
all materials that are necessary  to the
 completing of such or such a thing2 yet
 if he worketh1  though the materials be
 mine1 ,i am to him a debtor1 and he    
deserveth  a reward4 ,thou sayest1 ,god 
has given thee his ,spirit1 his grace1  
and all other things that are necessary 
for the working up of  a complete       
righteousness4 ,well1 but is thy work   
required to the  finishing of this      
righteousness8 ,if so1 this is not the  
righteousness  that justifieth1 because 
it is such as has thy hand1 thy         
workmanship  therein1 and so obtains a  
reward4 ,and observe it1 righteousness1 
justifying righteousness1 consisteth not
 in a principle of  righteousness1 but  
in works of righteousness2 that is1 in  
good  duties1 in obedience1 in a walking
 in the law to the pleasing of  the law1
 and the content of the justice of ,god4
    ,i suppose again1 that thou shalt   

conclude with me1 that justifying       
righteousness1 ,i mean that which       
justifies from the curse of the  law1   
resideth only in the obedience of the   
,son of ,god2 and that the  principle of
 grace that is in thee1 is none of that 
righteousness1  no1 not then when thou  
hast to the utmost walked with ,god     
according  to thy gift and grace3 ,yet  
if thou concludest that this principle  
must be in thee1 and these works done by
 thee1 before this justifying           
righteousness is imputed to thee for    
justification1 thou layest  in a caveat 
against justification by grace2 and also
 concludest1  that though thou art not  
justified by thy righteousness1 but  by 
,christ1 yet thou art justified by      
,christ's righteousness1 for  the sake  
of thine own1 and so makest             
justification to be still a  debt4 ,but 
here the scripture doth also cut thee   
off3 ,not for thy  righteousness1 or for
 the uprightness of thine heart dost    
thou  go to possess their land2 which   

was but a type of heaven1 and  if our   
righteousness cannot give us by its     
excellency a share in  the type1 be     
sure1 that for it1 we shall never be    
sharers in the  antitype itself4        
,understand therefore1 that the ,lord   
thy ,god giveth  thee not this good land
 to possess it1 for thy righteousness2  
for  thou art a stiff-necked people4    
7,deu #i3e1f7    ,gospel-performances   
therefore are not first2 that was first1
 for  the sake of which1 ,god did       
receive these people into favour with   
himself1 and that was a covenant        
righteousness2 and where could  that    
covenant righteousness be found but in  
the prince1 mediator1  and high priest  
of the covenant8 ,for it was ,,he and   
,,he only that was  appointed of ,god1  
nor could any but himself1 bring in     
everlasting  righteousness4 7,dan       
#i3bd1be7 ,this is evident from these   
texts  last mentioned2 it was not for   
their righteousness1 that they          
possessed the land4    ,again1 ,as it   

was not for their righteousness1 that   
they were  made possessors of the land1 
so it was not for the sake of their     
righteousness1 that they were made      
partakers of such a righteousness  that 
did make them possess the land4 ,this is
 plain to reason2 for  then inherent or 
inherent and personal righteousness1    
when by us  performed1 is of worth to   
obtain of ,god a justifying             
righteousness4  ,but if it be of worth  
to obtain a justifying righteousness1   
then  it seems1 it is more commodious to
 both parties than is justifying        
righteousness4 ,first1 it is more       
commodious to him that worketh  it1 for 
by it he obtaineth everlasting          
righteousness2 and secondly1  it is more
 commodious unto him that receiveth it1 
else why doth  he for it give us a due  
debt1 and so put upon us the everlasting
  justifying righteousness4    ,perhaps 
it will be objected1 that ,god doth all 
this of grace2 but  ,i answer1 that     
these are but fallacious words1 spake by

 the tongue  of the crafty4 ,for we are 
not now discoursing of what rewards ,god
  can give to the operations of his own 
grace in us1 but whether  he can in a   
way of justice1 or how he will1 bestow  
any spiritual  blessings upon sinful    
creatures1 against whom1 for sin1 he has
  pronounced the curse of the law1      
before he hath found them in a          
righteousness1 that is proved to be as  
good justice and righteousness1  as is  
the justice and righteousness of the    
law1 with which we have  to do4    ,i   
assert he cannot1 because he cannot lie1
 because he cannot deny  himself3 ,for  
if he should first threaten the         
transgression of the  law with death1   
and yet afterwards receive the          
transgressor to  grace1 without a       
plenary satisfaction1 what is this but  
to lie1  and to diminish his truth1     
righteousness1 and faithfulness2 yea1   
and also to overthrow the sanction and  
perfect holiness of his  law4 ,his mercy
 therefore must act so towards this     

sinner1 that  justice may be content1   
and that can never be1 without a        
justifying  righteousness4    ,now what 
this justifying righteousness should be1
 and when  imputed1 that is the         
question4 ,i say1 it is the             
righteousness or  the obedience of the  
,son of ,god in the flesh1 which he     
assumed1  and so his own1 and the       
righteousness of no body else1 otherwise
  than by imputation4    ,i say again1  
that this righteousness must be imputed 
first1 that  the sinner may stand just  
in ,god's sight from the curse1 and that
  ,god might deal with him both in a way
 of justice as well as mercy1  and yet  
do the sinner no harm4    ,but you may  
ask1 ,how did ,god deal with sinners    
before this  righteousness was actually 
in being8    ,i answer1 ,he did then    
deal with sinners even as he dealeth    
with  them now2 he justifieth them by   
it1 by virtue of the suretiship  of him 
that was to bring it in4 ,christ became 
surety for us1 and  by his suretiship   

laid himself under an obligation to     
bring in1  in time1 for those for whom  
he became a surety1 this everlasting    
and justifying righteousness1 and by    
virtue of this those of his  elect that 
came into and went out of the world1    
before he came  to perform his work1    
were saved through the forbearance of   
,god4  ,wherefore1 before the ,lord     
came1 they were saved for the ,lord's   
sake1 and for the sake of his name4 ,and
 they that were spiritually  wise       
understood it1 and pleaded it as their  
necessities required1  and the ,lord for
 ,,his sake also accepted them4 7,heb   
#g3bb1 ,rom #d3bd1  ,dan #i3ag1 ,psa    
#be3aa7    #g4 ,righteousness by        
imputation must be first3 that          
justification  may be certain2 therefore
 it is of faith1 of the righteousness   
that faith layeth hold on that it might 
be by grace2 to the end  the promise    
might be sure to all the seed4 7,rom    
#d3af7 ,that the  promise1 ,what        
promise8 ,the promise of remission of   

sins1 c4 might  be sure4    ,now a      
promise of remission of sins supposeth a
 righteousness1 a  righteousness going  
before2 for there is no forgiveness of  
sins1  nor promise of forgiveness1 but  
for the sake of righteousness3 but  not 
for the sake of righteousness that shall
 be by us1 but that ,,is  already found 
in ,christ as head1 and so imputed to   
the elect for  their remission4 ,god for
 ,christ's sake hath forgiven you4 7,eph
  #d3cb7 ,for ,christ's sake2 that is1  
for the sake of the righteousness  of   
,christ4 ,therefore imputed             
righteousness must be first2 yea1 it    
must be before forgiveness1 and         
forgiveness is extended by ,god1  then  
when we lie in our blood1 though to us  
it is manifested  afterwards4#bi        
,therefore it is ,,of faith1 he saith   
not ,,by it1  respecting the act of     
faith2 but of1 respecting the doctrine  
or  word which presenteth me with this  
blessed imputed righteousness3  ,they   
that are of faith1 are the children of  

faithful ,abraham4  ,they that are of   
the doctrine of faith1 for all the elect
 are the  sons of that doctrine in which
 is this righteousness of ,christ       
contained2 yea1 they are begotten by it 
of ,god to this inheritance1  to their  
comfortable enjoyment of the comfort of 
it by faith4    ,that the promise might 
be sure to all the seed2 to all them    
wrapped up in the promise1 and so       
begotten and born4 ,that it might  be   
sure1 implying that there is no certain 
way of salvation for  the elect but     
this1 because ,god can never by other   
means reconcile  us to himself2 for his 
heavenly eyes perceive through and      
through  the silly cobweb righteousness 
that we work2 yea1 they spy faults  and 
sins in the best of our gospel          
performances4 ,how then can ,god  put   
any trust in such people1 or how can    
remission be extended  to us for the    
sake of that8 ,yea1 our faith is faulty1
 and also  imperfect2 how then should   
remission be extended to us for the     

sake of that8 ,but now the righteousness
 of ,christ is perfect1  perpetual and  
stable as the great mountains1 wherefore
 he is  called the rock of our          
salvation1 because a man may as soon    
tumble  the mountains before him1 as one
 would tumble a little ball1 ,i  say1 as
 soon as sin can make invalid the       
righteousness of ,christ1  when1 and    
unto whom1 ,god shall impute it for     
justice4 7,psa #cf3f7  ,in the margin it
 is said1 to be like the mountain of    
,god2 to wit1  that is called ,mount    
,zion1 or that ,moriah on which the     
temple was  built1 and upon which it    
stood3 ,all other bottoms are fickle1   
all  other righteousnesses are so       
feeble1 short1 narrow1 and thin1 yea1   
so specked and full of imperfections4   
,for what the law could not  do in that 
it was weak through the flesh1 ,christ  
did for us in  the similitude of sinful 
flesh4 ,but what could not the law do8  
,why  it could not give us              
righteousness1 nor strengthen us to     

perform  it4 ,it could not give us any  
certain1 solid1 well-grounded hope of   
remission of sin and salvation1 but the 
bringing in of a better  hope did1 by   
the which we draw nigh unto ,god4       
,wherefore this righteousness being     
imputed1 justice findeth no  fault      
therewith1 but consenteth to the        
extending to the sinner  those blessings
 that tend to perfect his happiness in  
the heavens4    #h4 ,righteousness by   
imputation must be first1 that in all   
things  he ,christ might have the       
pre-eminence4 ,christ is head of the    
church1 and therefore let him have the  
highest honour in the soul2  but how can
 he have that1 if any precede as to     
justification1  before his perfect      
righteousness be imputed8 ,if it be     
said1 grace  may be in the soul1 though 
the soul doth not act it1 until the     
moment that justifying righteousness    
shall be imputed4    ,i ask1 ,what      
should it do there before1 or to what   
purpose is it  there1 if it be not      

acted8 ,and gain1 how came it thither1  
how got  the soul possession of it1     
while it was unjustified8 ,or1 ,how     
could  ,god in justice give it to a     
person1 that by the law stood condemned1
  before they were quitted from that    
condemnation8 ,and ,i say1 nothing  can 
set the soul free from that curse1 but  
the perfect obedience  of ,christ2 nor  
that either1 if it be not imputed for   
that end to  the sinner by the grace of 
,god4    ,imputed1 that is1 reckoned1 or
 accounted to him4 ,and why should  it  
not be accounted to him for             
righteousness8 ,who did ,christ bring   
it into the world for1 for the righteous
 or for sinners8 no doubt  for sinners4 
,and how must it be reckoned to them8   
when in circumcision  or in             
uncircumcision2 not in circumcision1 but
 in uncircumcision2  not as righteous1  
but as sinners4 ,and how are they to    
consider of  themselves1 even then when 
they first are apprehensive of their    
need of this righteousness8 ,are they to

 think1 that they are  righteous or     
sinners4    ,and again1 ,how are they to
 believe concerning themselves1 then    
when  they put forth the first act of   
faith towards this righteousness  for   
justification8 ,are they to think1 that 
they are righteous or  sinners8         
,sinners1 sinners doubtless they are to 
reckon themselves1  and as such to      
reckon themselves justified by this     
righteousness4  ,and this is according  
to the sentence of ,god1 as appeareth by
 such  sayings4    ,for when we were yet
 without strength1 in due time ,christ  
died  for the ungodly4    ,but ,god     
commended his love toward us1 in that1  
while we were yet  sinners1 ,christ died
 for us4    ,for if when we were        
enemies1 we were reconciled to ,god by  
the  death of his ,son1 c4 7,rom        
#e3f1h1aj7    ,out of these words ,i    
gather these three things4    #a4 ,that 
,christ by ,god's appointment died for  
us4    #b4 ,that by his death he        
reconciled us to ,god4    #c4 ,that even

 then1 when the very act of             
reconciliation was in  performing1 and  
also when performed1 we were ungodly1   
sinners1  enemies4    ,now the act by   
which we are said to be reconciled to   
,god while  ungodly1 while sinners1 and 
while enemies1 was ,christ's offering   
himself a sacrifice for us1 which is1 in
 the words above-mentioned1  called his 
death4 ,christ died1 ,christ died for   
the ungodly1  ,christ died for us while 
sinners4 ,christ reconciled us to ,god  
by  his death4 ,and just as here ,christ
 is said to die for us1 so the  ,father 
is said to impute righteousness to us2  
to wit1 as we are  without works1 as we 
are ungodly3 ,now to him that worketh   
not1  but believeth on him that         
justifieth the ungodly1 his faith is    
counted for righteousness4 7,rom #d3e7  
,he worketh not1 but is ungodly1  when  
this gracious act of ,god1 in imputing  
of the righteousness  of ,christ to him1
 is extended1 the which when he shall   
believe1  his faith is counted to him   

for righteousness4 ,and why should we   
not have the benefit of the             
righteousness1 while we are ungodly1    
since it was completed for us while we  
were yet ungodly8 ,yea1  we have the    
benefit of it3 ,for--when we were       
enemies1 we were  reconciled to ,god by 
the death of his ,son4 7,rom #e3aj7     
,when ,i say1 the benefit1 ,i mean that 
benefit that we are capable  of1 and    
that is justification before ,god2 for  
that a man may be  capable of while he  
is in himself ungodly1 because this     
justice  comes to him by the            
righteousness of another4 ,true1 was it 
to be  his own righteousness by which he
 was to be justified1 he should  not1   
could not so be1 as or while he is      
ungodly4 ,but the righteousness  is     
,christ's1 and that imputed by ,god1 not
 as a reward for work1  or of debt1 but 
freely by his grace1 to the glory of it1
 and  therefore may be done1 and is so1 
while the person concerned is  without  
works1 ungodly1 and a sinner4    ,and he

 that denieth that we are capable of    
this benefit while we  are sinners and  
ungodly1 may with like reason deny that 
we are  created beings4 ,for that which 
is done for a man without him1 may  be  
done for him1 not only at any time which
 they that do it shall  appoint1 but for
 him while in any condition in this     
world4 ,while  a man is a beggar1 may   
not ,i make him worth ten thousand a    
year1  if ,i can and will2 yea and yet  
he shall not know thereof in that       
moment that ,i make him so8 yet the     
revenue of that estate shall  really be 
his from the moment that ,i make him so1
 and he shall  know it too at the       
rent-day4    ,this is the case1 we are  
sinners and ungodly2 there is a         
righteousness  wrought out by ,jesus    
,christ1 the which ,god hath designed we
 shall  be made righteous by2 and by it1
 if he will impute it to us1 we  shall  
be righteous in his sight1 even then    
when we are yet ungodly  in ourselves2  
for he justifies the ungodly4    ,now   

though it is irregular and blame-worthy 
in man to justify the  wicked1 because  
he cannot for the wicked provide1 and   
clothe him  with a justifying           
righteousness2 yet it is glorious and   
for ever  worthy of praise for ,god to  
do it2 because it is in his power not   
only to forgive1 but to make a man      
righteous1 even then when he  is a      
sinner1 and to justify him1 as afore is 
proved1 while he is  ungodly4           
,objection4 ,but it may be yet objected1
 ,that though ,god has received         
satisfaction for sin1 and so sufficient 
terms of reconciliation  by the         
obedience and death of his ,son1 yet he 
imputeth it not unto  us but upon       
condition of our becoming good4         
,answ4 ,this must not be admitted3 ,for1
    #a4 ,the scripture saith not so2 but
 that we are reconciled to ,god by  the 
death of his ,son1 and justified too1   
and that while1 or when  we are sinners 
and ungodly4    #b4 ,if this objection  
carrieth the truth in it1 then it       

follows1  that the ,holy ,ghost1 faith1 
and so all grace1 may be given to us1   
and we may have it dwelling in us1 yea1 
acting in us1 before we  stand righteous
 in the judgment of the law before ,god2
 for nothing  can make us stand just    
before ,god in the judgment of the law1 
but  the obedience of the ,son of ,god  
without us4 ,and if the ,holy ,ghost1   
faith and so consequently the habit of  
every grace1 may be in  us1 acting in   
us1 before ,christ's righteousness be by
 ,god imputed  to us1 then we are not   
justified as sinners and ungodly3 but as
  persons inherently holy and righteous 
before4    ,but ,i have over and over   
already shewed you1 that this cannot be1
  therefore righteousness for           
justification must be imputed first4    
,and here let me present the reader with
 two or three things4    7#a47 ,that    
justification before ,god is one thing2 
and justification  to the understanding 
and conscience is another4 ,now1 ,i am  
treating  of justification before ,god1 

not of it as to man's understanding  and
 conscience1 and ,i say1 a man may be   
justified before ,god1 even  then when  
himself knoweth nothing thereof 7,isa   
#dj3b1 ,matt #i3b71  and so when and    
while he hath not faith about it1 but is
 ungodly4    7#b47 ,there is a          
justification by faith1 by faith's      
applying of  that righteousness to the  
understanding and conscience1 which ,god
  hath afore of his grace imputed for   
righteousness to the soul for           
justification in his sight4 ,and this is
 that by which we1 as to  sense and     
feeling1 have peace with ,god3 ,being   
justified by faith  we have peace with  
,god through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4  
7,rom #e3a7  ,and these two the ,apostle
 keepeth distinct1 a little lower in    
this chapter3 for after that he had said
 in the tenth verse1 that  while we were
 enemies we were reconciled to ,god by  
the death  of his ,son3 ,he addeth1 ,and
 not only so1 but we also joy in ,god   
through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by    

whom we have now received the           
atonement4 7verse #aa7 ,here you see    
that to be reconciled to ,god  by the   
death of his ,son1 is one thing2 and for
 us actually1 for  that ,i think he     
aimeth at1 to receive by faith1 this    
reconciliation1  is another4 ,that is a 
thing over and above1 and not only so1  
but  we have received the atonement4    
7#c47 ,men do not gather their          
justification from ,god's single act  of
 imputing of righteousness1 that we     
might stand clear in his  sight from the
 curse and judgment of the law2 but from
 the word1  the which they neither see  
nor understand1 till it is brought to   
their understanding by the light and    
glory of the ,holy ,ghost4    ,we are   
not therefore in the ministry of the    
word to pronounce any  man justified1   
from a supposition that ,god has imputed
 righteousness  to him1 since that act  
is not known to us1 until the fruits    
that  follow thereupon do break out     
before our eyes2 to wit1 the signs  and 

effects of the ,holy ,ghost's indwelling
 in our souls4 ,and then  we may        
conclude it2 that is1 that such a one   
stands just before  ,god1 yet not for   
the sake of his inherent righteousness1 
nor yet  for the fruits thereof1 and so 
not for the sake of the act of  faith1  
but for the sake of ,jesus ,christ his  
doing and suffering  for us4    ,nor    
will it avail to object1 ,that if at    
first we stand just before  ,god by his 
imputing of ,christ's righteousness unto
 us1 though  faith be not in us to act1 
we may always stand justified so2 and   
so what need of faith8 ,for therefore   
are we justified1 first1 by  the        
imputation of ,god1 as we are ungodly1  
that thereby we might  be made capable  
of receiving of the ,holy ,ghost1 and   
his graces in  a way of righteousness   
and justice4 ,besides1 ,god will have   
those  that he shall justify by his     
grace through the redemption that is  in
 ,jesus ,christ1 to have the ,holy      
,ghost1 and so faith1 that they  may    

know and believe the things not only    
that shall be1 but that  already ,,are1 
freely given to us of ,god4 ,now1 says  
,paul1 we have  received1 not the spirit
 of the world1 but the spirit which is  
of  ,god2 that we might know the things 
that are freely given to us of  ,god4   
7#a ,cor #b3ab7 ,to know1 that is1 to   
believe4 ,it is given to  you to        
believe1 who believe according to the   
working of his mighty  power1 and we    
have known and believed the love that   
,god hath to  us1 preceding to our      
believing4 7#a ,john #d3af7 ,he then    
that is  justified by ,god's imputation1
 shall believe by the power of the      
,holy ,ghost2 for that must come1 and   
work faith1 and strengthen the  soul to 
act it1 because imputed righteousness   
has gone before4 ,he  then that         
believeth shall be saved2 for his       
believing is a sign1  not a cause1 of   
his being made righteous before ,god by 
imputation3  ,and he that believeth not 
shall be damned1 because his non-belief 

is a sign that he is not righteous1 and 
a cause that his sins  abide upon him4  
,and thus much for the ,pharisee1 and   
for his information2 and now  ,i come to
 that part of the text which remains1   
which part in special  respecteth the   
,publican4    ,,the ,,publican',s       
,,prayer4    ,and ,,the ,,publican1     
,,standing ,,afar ,,off1 ,,would ,,not  
,,lift ,,up ,,so ,,much ,,as  ,,his     
,,eyes ,,unto ,,heaven1 ,,but ,,smote   
,,upon ,,his ,,breast1 ,,saying1 ,,god  
,,be  ,,merciful ,,to ,,me ,a ,,sinner4 
,what this ,publican was1 ,i have shewed
 you1 both with respect to  his nation1 
office1 and disposition4 ,wherefore ,i  
shall not here  trouble the reader as to
 that1 with a second rehearsal of these 
things2 we now therefore come to his    
repentance in the whole and  in the     
parts of it2 concerning which ,i shall  
take notice of several  things1 some    
more remote1 and some more near to the  
matter and  life of it4    ,but first   
let us see how thwart and cross the     

,pharisee and the  ,publican did lie in 
the temple one to another1 while they   
both  were presenting of their prayers  
to ,god4    ,first1 ,the ,pharisee he   
goes in boldly1 fears nothing1 but      
trusteth  in himself that his state is  
good1 that ,god loves him1 and that     
there was no doubt to be made but of his
 good speed in this his  religious      
enterprize4 ,but alas6 poor ,publican1  
he sneaks1 he leers1  he is hardly able 
to crawl into the temple1 and when he   
comes  there1 stands behind1 aloof off1 
as one not worthy to approach  the      
divine presence4    ,second1 ,the       
,pharisee at his approach hath his mouth
 full of  something1 yea of many fine   
things1 whereby he strokes himself over 
the head1 and in effect calls himself1  
and that in his presence1  one of ,god's
 white boys1 that always kept close to  
his will1 abode  with him2 or as the    
prodigal's brother said1 ,lo1 these many
 years  do ,i serve thee1 neither       
transgressed ,i at any time thy         

commandment  7,luke #ae3bi72 ,but alas6 
poor ,publican thy guilt1 as to these   
pleas1  stops thy mouth1 thou hast not  
one good thing to say of thyself1  not  
one rag of righteousness2 thy           
conversation tells thee so1 thy         
conscience tells thee so2 yea1 and if   
thou shouldest now attempt  to set a    
good face on it1 and for thy credit say 
something after  the ,pharisee in way of
 thine own commendations1 yet here is   
,god  on the one side1 the ,pharisee on 
the other1 together with thine  own     
heart to give thee check1 to rebuke     
thee1 to condemn thee1  and to lay thee 
even with the ground for thy insolency4 
,third1 ,the ,pharisee in his approach  
to ,god1 wipes his fingers of  the      
,publican's enormities1 will not come   
nigh him1 lest he should  defile him    
with his beastly rags3 ,i am not as     
other men are1--or  even as this        
,publican4 ,but the poor ,publican1 alas
 for him1 his  fingers are not clean1   
nor can he tell how to make them so2    

besides1  he meekly and quietly puts up 
this reflection of the ,pharisee  upon  
him1 and by silent behaviour1 justifies 
the severe sentence  of that            
self-righteous man1 concluding with him1
 that for his part1  he is wretched1 and
 miserable1 and poor1 and blind1 and    
naked1 and  not worthy to come nigh1 or 
to stand by1 so good1 so virtuous1 so   
holy1 and so deserving a man as our     
spangling ,pharisee is4    ,fourth1 ,the
 ,pharisee1 as at feasts and synagogues1
 chose the chief  and first place for   
his person1 and for his prayer1 counting
 that  the ,publican was not meet1 ought
 not to presume to let his stinking     
breath once come out of his polluted    
lips in the temple1 till he  had made   
his holy prayer4 ,and poor ,publican1   
how dost thou hear  and put up this with
 all other affronts1 counting even as   
the  ,pharisee counted of thee1 that    
thou wast but a dog in comparison  of   
him1 and therefore not fit to go before1
 but to come as in  chains1 behind1 and 

forbear to present thy mournful and     
debrorous#cj  supplication to the holy  
,god1 till he had presented him with    
his1  in his own conceit1 brave1 gay1   
and fine oration4    ,fifth1 ,the       
,pharisee1 as he is numerous in his     
repeating of his good  deeds1 so is     
stiff in standing to them1 bearing up   
himself1 that  he hath now sufficient   
foundation on which to bear up his soul 
against all the attempts of the law1 the
 devil1 sin and hell4 ,but  alas1 poor  
,publican6 ,thou standest naked2 nay1   
worse than naked2  for thou art clothed 
with filthy garments1 thy sins cover thy
 face  with shame3 nor hast thou in1    
from1 or of thyself1 any defence  from1 
or shelter against the attempts1        
assaults1 and censures of  thy ghostly  
enemies1 but art now in thine own eyes1 
though in the  temple1 cast forth into  
the open field stark naked1 to the      
loathing  of thy person1 as in the day  
that thou was born1 and there ready  to 
be devoured or torn in pieces for thy   

transgressions against  thy ,god4       
,what wilt thou do ,publican6 ,what wilt
 thou do6 ,come1 let's see1  which way  
wilt thou begin to address thyself to   
,god2 bethink thyself  man1 has thou any
 thing to say1 speak out man1 the       
,pharisee by  this time has done1 and   
received his sentence4 ,make an ,o      
yes2#ca  let all the world be silent2   
yea1 let the angels of heaven come  near
 and listen2 for the ,publican is come  
to have to do with ,god6  ,yea1 is come 
from the receipt of custom into the     
temple to pray  to him4    ,and the     
,publican1 standing afar off1 would not 
lift up so much as  his eyes unto       
heaven1 but smote upon his breast1      
saying1 ,god be  merciful to me a       
sinner4 ,and is this thy way poor       
,publican6 ,o  cunning sinner6 ,o crafty
 ,publican6 thy wisdom has outdone the  
,pharisee1 for it is better to apply    
ourselves to ,god's mercy1 than  to     
trust to ourselves that we are          
righteous4 ,but that the ,publican  did 

hit the mark1 yea1 get nearer unto1 and 
more into the heart  of ,god and his    
,son than did the ,pharisee1 the sequel 
of the matter  will make manifest4      
,take notice then of this profound      
speech of the ,publican1 every  word is 
heavier than the earth1 and has more    
argument in it1 than  has ten thousand  
,pharisaical prayers4 ,god be merciful  
to me a  sinner4 ,yea1 the ,son of ,god 
was so delighted with this prayer1  that
 for the sake of it1 he1 even as a      
limner1 draweth out the  ,publican in   
his manner of standing1 behaviour1      
gestures1 c4 while  he makes this prayer
 to ,god3 ,wherefore we will take notice
 both  of the one and of the other2 for 
surely his gestures put lustre  unto his
 prayer and repentance4    ,,first1 ,his
 prayer you see is this1 ,god be        
merciful to me a sinner4    ,,second1   
,his gestures in his prayer were in     
general three4    ,first1 ,he stood afar
 off4    ,second1 ,he would not lift up 
so much as his eyes to heaven4          

,third1 ,he smote upon his breast1 with 
his fist1 saying1 ,god be  merciful to  
me a sinner4    ,,first1 ,to begin first
 with is prayer4 ,in his prayer we have 
two things to consider of4 ,first1 ,his 
confession3 ,i am a sinner4  ,second1   
,his imploring of help against this     
malady3 ,god be merciful  to me a       
sinner4    ,his ,confession4    ,first1 
,in his confession divers things are to 
be taken notice of4  ,as1    #a4 ,the   
fairness and simplicity of his          
confession3 ,a sinner3 ,i am  a sinner2 
,god be merciful to me a sinner4 ,this  
indeed he was1  and this indeed         
confesses2 and this1 ,i say1 he doth of 
godly  simplicity4 ,for1 for a man to   
confess himself a sinner1 it is to      
speak all against himself that can be   
spoken4 ,and man1 as degenerate1  is too
 much an hypocrite1 and too much a      
self-flatterer1 thus to  confess against
 himself1 unless made simple and honest 
about the  thing through the power of   
conviction upon his heart4 ,and it is   

yet worth your noting1 that he doth not 
say he was1 or had been1  but that at   
that time his state was such1 to wit1 a 
sinner4 ,god  be merciful to me a       
sinner1 or who am1 and now stand before 
thee  a sinner1 or1 in my sins4    ,now 
a little to shew you what it is to be a 
sinner2 for every one  that sinneth may 
not in a proper sense be called a       
sinner4 ,saints1  the sanctified in     
,christ ,jesus1 do often sin1 but it is 
not proper  to call them sinners3 ,but  
here the ,publican calls himself a      
sinner2  and therefore in effect1 calls 
himself an evil tree1 one that hath     
neither good nature1 nor that beareth   
good fruit3 one whose body  and soul is 
polluted1 whose mind and conscience is  
defiled3 one  who hath walked according 
to the course of this world1 and after  
the spirit that now worketh in the      
children of disobedience4 ,they  having 
their minds at enmity with or against   
,god1 and are taken  captive by the     
devil at his will4 ,a sinner1 one whose 

trade hath  been in and about sin1 and  
the works of ,satan all his days4       
,thus he waves all pleas1 and shews of  
pleas1 and stoops his neck  immediately 
to the block4 ,though he was a base man1
 yet he might  have had pleas2 pleas1 ,i
 say1 as well as the ,pharisee1 though  
not  so many1 yet as good4 ,he was of   
the stock of ,abraham1 a ,jew1 an       
,israelite of the ,israelites1 and so a 
privileged man in the things  and       
religion of the ,jews1 else what doth he
 do in the temple8  ,yea1 why did not   
the ,pharisee1 if he was a heathen1 lay 
that to  his charge while he stood      
before ,god8 but the truth is1 he could 
not2 for the ,publican was a ,jew as    
well as the ,pharisee1 and  consequently
 might1 had he been so disposed1 have   
pleaded that  before ,god4 ,but that he 
would not1 he could not1 for his        
conscience  was under convictions1 the  
awakenings of ,god were upon him2       
wherefore his privileges melt away like 
grease1 and fly from him  like the chaff

 of the summer threshing-floor1 which   
the wind taketh  up and scattereth as   
the dust2 he therefore lets all         
privileges  fall1 and pleads only that  
he is a sinner4    #b4 ,in this         
confession he judges and condemns       
himself3 ,for1 for a  man to say1 ,i am 
a sinner1 is as much as to say1 ,i am   
contrary to  the holiness of ,god1 a    
transgressor of his law1 and            
consequently  an object of the curse1   
and an heir of hell4 ,the ,publican     
therefore  goeth very far in this his   
confession1 but this is not all2 for1   
for a man to confess that he is a       
sinner1 is in the    #c4 ,third place1  
to confess1 that there is nothing in    
him1 done1 or  can be done by him1 that 
should allure1 or prevail with ,god to  
do  any thing for him4 ,for a sinner    
cannot do good2 no1 nor work up  his    
heart unto one good thought3 no1 though 
he should have heaven  itself1 if he    
could2 or was sure to burn in hell fire 
for ever  and ever if he could not4 ,for

 sin1 where it is in possession and     
bears rule1 as it doth in every one that
 we may properly call a  sinner1 there  
it hath the mastery of the man1 hath    
bound up his  senses in cords and       
chains1 and made nothing so odious to   
the soul  as are the things that be of  
the ,spirit of ,god4 ,wherefore it is   
said of such1 that they are enemies in  
their minds2 that the  carnal mind is   
enmity to ,god1 and that wickedness     
proceedeth of  the wicked2 and that the 
,ethiopian may as well change his skin1 
or the leopard his spots1 as they that  
are accustomed to do evil  may learn to 
do well4 7,eph #b1 ,rom #h1 #a ,sam     
#bd3ac1 ,jer #ac3bc7    #d4 ,in this    
confession1 he implicitly acknowledgeth1
 that sin is  the worst of things1      
forasmuch as it layeth the soul without 
the  reach of all remedy that can be    
found under heaven4 ,nothing below1  or 
short of the mercy of ,god1 can deliver 
a poor soul from this  fearful malady4  
,this the ,pharisee did not see4        

,doubtless he did  conclude1 that at    
some time or other he had sinned2 but he
 never  in all his life did arrive to a 
sight of what sin was3 ,his knowledge   
of it was but false and counterfeit1 as 
is manifest by his cure2  to wit1 his   
own righteousness4 ,for take this for a 
truth undeniable1  that he that thinks  
himself better before ,god1 because of  
his  reformations1 never yet had the    
true knowledge of his sin3 ,but  the    
poor ,publican he had it1 he had it in  
truth1 as is manifest1  because it      
drives him to the only sovereign remedy4
 ,for indeed1  the right knowledge of   
sin1 in the guilt and filth1 and damning
  power thereof1 makes a man to         
understand1 that not any thing but      
grace and mercy by ,christ1 can secure  
him from the hellish ruins  thereof4    
,suppose a man sick of an apoplexy unto 
death1 and should for his  remedy make  
use only of those things that are good  
against the  second ague1 would not this
 demonstrate that this man was not      

sensible of the nature and danger of    
this disease4 ,the same may  be said of 
every sinner1 that shall make use only  
of those means  to justify him before   
,god1 that can hardly make him go for a 
good  ,christian before judicious men4  
,but the poor ,publican1 he knew the    
nature of his disease1 the danger of his
 disease2 and knew also1  that nothing  
but mercy1 infinite mercy could cure him
 thereof4    #e4 ,this confession of the
 ,publican1 declareth that he himself   
was  born up now1 by an almighty1 though
 invisible hand4 ,for sin1 when  seen in
 its colours1 and when appearing in its 
monstrous shape  and hue1 frighteth all 
mortals out of their wits1 away from    
,god2  and if he stops them not1 also   
out of the world4 ,this is manifest  by 
,cain1 ,judas1 ,saul1 and others1 who   
could not stand up before  ,god under   
the sense and appearance of their sin1  
but fly before  him1 one to one fruit of
 despair1 and one to another4 ,but now  
this  ,publican1 though he apprehends   

his sin1 and that himself was one  that 
was a sinner1 yet he beareth up1 cometh 
into the temple1  approaches the        
presence of an holy and sin-revenging   
,god1 stands  before him1 and confesses 
that he is that ugly man1 that man that 
sin had defiled1 and that had brought   
himself into the danger of  damnation   
thereby4    ,this therefore was a mighty
 act of the ,publican4 ,he went against 
the voice of conscience1 against sense  
and feeling1 against the  curse and     
condemning verdict of the law2 he went1 
as ,i may say1  upon hot burning coals  
to one1 that to sin and sinners is      
nothing  but consuming fire4    ,now    
then1 did the ,publican this of his own 
head1 or from his now  mind8 ,no verily1
 there was some supernatural power      
within that  did secretly prompt him on1
 and strengthen him to this most noble  
venture4 ,true1 there is nothing more   
common among wicked men1 than  to tick  
and toy1 and play with this saying of   
the ,publican1 ,god  be merciful to me a

 sinner2 not at all being sensible      
either  what sin is1 or of their need of
 mercy4 ,and such sinners shall  find   
their speed in the ,publican's prayer1  
far otherwise than the  ,publican sped  
himself2 it will happen unto them much  
as it happened  unto the vagabond ,jews1
 exorcists1 who took upon them to call  
over  them that had evil spirits1 the   
name of the ,lord ,jesus2 that were     
beaten by that spirit and made fly out  
of that house naked and  wounded4 7,acts
 #ai3ac-af7 ,poor sinner1 dead sinner1  
thou wilt say  the ,publican's prayer1  
and make the ,publican's confession1 and
  say1 ,god be merciful to me a sinner4 
,but hold1 dost thou do it  with the    
,publican's heart1 sense1 dread and     
simplicity8 ,if not1  thou dost but     
abuse the ,publican and his prayer1 and 
thyself1 and  his ,god2 and shalt find  
,god rejecting of thee and thy prayers1 
saying1 ,the ,publican ,i know1 his     
prayers1 and tears1 and godly  tears ,i 
know2 but who or what art thou8 ,and    

will send thee away  naked and wounded4 
,they are the hungry that he filleth    
with good  things1 but the rich and the 
senseless1 he sendeth empty away4       
,for my part1 ,i find it one of the     
hardest things that ,i can put my  soul 
upon1 even to come to ,god1 when warmly 
sensible that ,i am a  sinner1 for a    
share in grace and mercy4 ,oh6 methinks 
it seems to  me as if the whole face of 
the heavens were set against me4 ,yea1  
the very thought of ,god strikes me     
through1 ,i cannot bear up1 ,i  cannot  
stand before him1 ,i cannot but with a  
thousand tears say1  ,god be merciful to
 me a sinner4 7,ezra #i3ae7 ,at another 
time  when my heart is more hard and    
stupid1 and when his terror doth  not   
make me afraid1 then ,i can come before 
him and talk of my  sins1 and ask mercy 
at his hand1 and scarce be sensible of  
sin  or grace1 or that indeed ,i am     
before ,god3 ,but above all1 they are   
the rare times1 when ,i can go to ,god  
as the ,publican1 sensible  of his      

glorious majesty1 sensible of my misery1
 and bear up1 and  affectionately cry1  
,god be merciful to me a sinner4    ,but
 again1 the ,publican by his confession1
 showeth a piece of the  highest wisdom 
that a mortal man can show2 because by  
so doing1 he  engageth as well as       
imploreth the grace and mercy of ,god to
 save  him4 ,you see by the text he     
imploreth it2 and now ,i will shew you  
that he engageth it1 and makes himself a
 sharer in it4    ,he that covereth his 
sins shall not prosper3 but whoso       
confesseth  and forsaketh them shall    
have mercy4 7,prov #bh3ac7 ,and again1  
,if  we confess our sins1 he is faithful
 and just to forgive us our  sins1 and  
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness4 
7#a ,john #a3i7    ,he engageth it4 ,in 
the promise of pardon1 ,he shall find   
mercy2  he shall have his sins forgiven4
 ,as also ,solomon prays1 that ,god     
will forgive them that know their own   
sore1 and they are indeed1  such as are 
sensible of the plague of their own     

heart4 7#b ,chron  #f3bi1cj1 #a ,kings  
#h3cg1ch7 ,and the reason is1 because   
the sinner is  now driven to the        
farthest point2 for confession is the   
farthest  point1 and the utmost bound   
unto which ,god has appointed the       
,publican to go1 with reference to his  
work4 ,as it is said of ,saul  to       
,david1 when he was about to give him   
,micah his daughter to  wife1 ,the king 
desireth not any dowry1 but an hundred  
foreskins  of the ,philistines1 to be   
avenged of the king's enemies4 7#a ,same
  #ah3be7    ,so says ,god in this      
matter1 ,i desire no sacrifices1 nor    
legal  righteousness to make thee       
acceptable to me1 only acknowledge and  
confess thine iniquity that thou hast   
transgressed against me4  7,jer         
#c3ab1ac7 ,and though this by some may  
be thought to be a very  easy way to    
come at1 and partake of1 the mercy of   
,god2 yet let the  sensible sinner try  
it1 and he shall find it one of the     
hardest  things in the world4 ,and there

 are two things1 to which man is  prone1
 that makes confession hard4    ,i4     
,there is a great incidency in us to be 
partial1 and not thorough  and plain in 
our confessions4 ,we are apt to make    
half confessions2  to confess some1 and 
hide some2 or else to make feigned      
confessions1  flattering both ourselves1
 and also ,god1 while we make confession
  unto him2 or else to confess sin as   
our own fancies apprehend1 and  not as  
the word descries them4 ,these things we
 are very incident  to3 ,men can confess
 little sins1 while they hide great     
ones4 ,men  can feign themselves sorry  
for sin1 when they are not1 or else in  
their confessions forget to judge of sin
 by the word4 ,hence it is  said1 ,they 
turned to ,god1 not with their whole    
heart1 but as it  were feignedly4 ,they 
spake not aright1 saying1 what have ,i  
done8  ,they flatter him with their     
lips1 and lie unto him with their       
tongues1 and do their wickedness in the 
dark1 and sin against him  with a high  

hand1 and then come to him and cover the
 altar with  their tears4 ,these things 
therefore1 demonstrate the difficulty   
of sincere confession of sin2 and that  
to do it as it should1 is  no such easy 
thing4    ,to right confession of sin1  
several things must go4 ,as1    #a4     
,there must be found conviction for sin 
upon the spirit3 for before  a man shall
 be convinced of the nature1            
aggravation1 and evil of  sin1 how shall
 he make godly confession of it8 ,now to
 convince  the soul of sin1 the law must
 be set home upon the conscience by  the
 ,spirit of ,god2 ,for by the law is the
 knowledge of sin4 7,rom  #c3bj7 ,and   
again1 ,i had not known sin except the  
law had said1  ,thou shalt not covet4   
7,rom #g3g7 ,this law1 now1 when it     
effectually  ministereth conviction of  
sin to the conscience1 doth it by       
putting  of life1 and strength1 and     
terror into sin4 ,by its working on the 
conscience1 it makes sin revive1 and the
 strength of sin is the  law4 7#a ,cor  

#ae3ef7 ,it also increaseth and         
multiplieth sin1 both  by the revelation
 of ,god's anger against the soul2 and  
also by  mustering up1 and calling to   
view sins committed1 and forgotten  time
 out of mind4 ,sin seen in the glass of 
the law is a terrible  thing1 no man can
 behold it and live4 ,when the          
commandment came1  sin revived1 and ,i  
died2 when it came from ,god to my      
conscience1  as managed by an almighty  
arm1 then it slew me4 ,and now is the   
time to confess sin1 because now a soul 
knows what it is1 and sees  what it is1 
both in the nature and consequence of   
it4    #b4 ,to right confession of sin1 
there must be sound knowledge of ,god1  
especially as to his justice1 holiness1 
righteousness1 and purity2  wherefore   
the ,publican here begins his confession
 by calling  upon1 or by the            
acknowledgement of his majesty3 ,god be 
merciful  to me a sinner4 ,as if he     
should say1 ,god1 ,o ,god1 ,o great     
,god1 ,o  sin-revenging ,god1 ,i have   

sinned against thee1 ,i have broken thy 
law1 ,i have opposed thy holiness1 thy  
justice1 thy law1 and thy  righteous    
will4 ,o consuming fire6 for our ,god is
 a consuming fire1  ,i have justly      
provoked thee to wrath1 and to take     
vengeance of me  for my transgressions4 
,but1 alas6 how few1 that make          
confession of  sin1 have right          
apprehension of ,god1 unto whom         
confession of sin  doth belong6 ,alas1  
'tis easy for men to entertain such     
apprehensions  of ,god as shall please  
their own humours1 and as will admit    
them  without dying1 to bear up under   
their sense of sin1 and that shall  make
 their confession rather facile1 and    
fantastical1 than solid  and            
heart-breaking4 ,the sight and knowledge
 of the great ,god is to  the sinful man
 the most dreadful thing in the world2  
and is that  which makes confession of  
sin so rare and wonderful a thing4 ,most
  men confess their sins behind ,god's  
back1 but few to his face2  and you know

 there is ofttimes a vast difference in 
one thus doing  among men4    #c4 ,to   
right confession of sin1 there must be a
 deep conviction of  the certainty and  
terribleness of the day of judgment4    
,this ,john  the ,baptist inserts1 where
 he insinuates1 that the ,pharisees'    
want  of sense of1 and the true         
confession of sin1 was because they had 
not been warned1 or had not taken the   
alarm1 to flee from the  wrath to come4 
,what dread1 terror1 or frightful       
apprehension can  there be put into a   
revelation of sin1 where there is no    
sense of  a day of judgment1 and of our 
giving there unto ,god an account  for  
it4 7,matt #c3g1 ,luke #c3g7    ,i say  
therefore1 to right confession of sin   
there must be1    7#a47 ,a deep         
conviction of the certainty of the day  
of judgment2  namely1 that such a day is
 coming1 that such a day shall be4 ,this
  the apostle insinuates1 where he      
saith1 ,god commandeth all men  every   
where to repent2 ,because he hath       

appointed a day1 in the  which he will  
judge the world in righteousness by that
 man whom  he hath ordained2 whereof he 
hath given assurance unto all men1  in  
that he hath raised him from the dead4  
7,acts #ag3cj1ca7    ,this will give a  
sense of what the soul must expect at   
that day  for sin1 and so will drive to 
an hearty acknowledgment of it1 and     
strong cries for deliverance from it4   
,for thus will the soul argue  that     
expecteth the judgment day1 and that    
believes that he must  count for all    
there4 ,o my heart6 ,it is in vain now  
to dissemble1  or to hide1 or to lessen 
transgressions2 for there is a judgment 
to come1 a day in which ,god will judge 
the secrets of men by his  ,son1 and at 
that day he will bring to light the     
hidden things of  darkness1 and will    
make manifest the counsel of the heart4 
,if it  must be so then1 to what boot#cb
 will it be now to seek to dissemble1   
or to lessen in this matter4 7#a ,cor   
#d3e7 ,this also is in the ,old         

,testament urged as an argument to cause
 youth1 and persons of all  sizes to    
recall themselves to sobriety1 and so to
 confession of  their sin to ,god2 where
 the ,holy ,ghost saith ironically1     
,rejoice1  ,o young man1 in thy youth2  
and let thy heart cheer thee in the     
days of thy youth1 and walk in the ways 
of thine heart1 and in  the sight of    
thine eyes3 but know thou1 that for all 
these things  ,god will bring thee into 
judgment4 7,eccl #aa3i7 ,so again1 ,god 
shall bring every work into judgment1   
with every secret thing1  whether good1 
or whether evil4 7,eccl #ab3ad7    ,the 
certainty of this1 ,i say1 must go to   
the producing of a  sincere confession  
of sin1 and this is intimated by the    
,publican1  who1 with his confession1   
addeth a hearty crave for mercy1 ,god   
be merciful to me a sinner4 ,as if he   
should say1 if thou art  not merciful to
 me1 by thy judgment when thou comest ,i
 shall be  swallowed up2 without thy    
mercy ,i shall not stand1 but fall by   

the judgment which thou hast appointed4 
7#b47 ,as there must be1 for the        
producing of sincere confession of  sin1
 a deep conviction of the certainty1 so 
there must also be of  the terribleness 
of the day of judgment4 ,wherefore the  
apostle1  makes use of the first1 so of 
this to put men upon repentance1 an     
ingredient of which is sincere          
confession of sin4 ,for we must  all    
appear before the judgment seat of      
,christ2 that every one may  receive the
 things done in his body1 according to  
that he hath  done1 whether it be good  
or bad4 ,knowing therefore the terror   
of the ,lord1 we persuade men4 7#b ,cor 
#e3aj1aa7 ,the terror of the  ,lord1 as 
we see here1 he makes use of that1 to   
persuade men to  come by confession of  
sin1 and repentance1 to ,god for mercy4 
,and ,i am persuaded1 that it will be   
found a truth one day that one  reason  
that this day doth so swarm with wanton 
professors1 is1  because they have not  
begun at sound conviction for1 nor gone 

to  ,god at first with sincere          
confession of sin4 ,and one cause of    
that  has been1 for that they did never 
seriously fall in with1 nor yet  in     
heart sink under1 either the certainty  
or terribleness of the  day of judgment4
    ,o6 the terrors of the ,lord6 the   
amazing face that will be put upon  all 
things before the tribunal of ,god4     
,yea1 the terror that will  then be read
 in the face of ,god1 of ,christ1 of    
saints and angels1  against the ungodly2
 whoso believes and understands it1     
cannot  live without confession of sin  
to ,god1 and coming to him for mercy4   
,mountains1 mountains fall upon us1 and 
cover us1 will then the cry  of the     
ungodly be1 and hide us from the face of
 him that sitteth  upon the throne1 and 
from the wrath of the ,lamb3 ,for the   
great  day of his wrath is come1 and who
 shall be able to stand8 ,this  terror  
is also signified where it is said1 and 
,i saw a great white  throne1 and him   
that sat on it1 from whose face the very

 earth  and the heaven fled away1 and   
there was found no place for them4  ,and
 ,i saw the dead1 small and great1 stand
 before ,god2 and the  books were       
opened3 and another book was opened1    
which is the book  of life3 and the dead
 were judged out of those things which  
were  written in the books1 according to
 their works4 ,and the sea gave  up the 
dead which were in it2 and death and    
hell delivered up the  dead which were  
in them3 and they were judged every man 
according  to their works4 ,and death   
and hell were cast into the lake of     
fire4  ,this is the second death4 ,and  
whosoever was not found written in  the 
book of life was cast into the lake of  
fire4 7,rev #bj7 ,here  is terror1 and  
this terror is revealed afore-hand in   
the word of  the truth of ,god1 that    
sinners might hear and read and consider
  it1 and so come and confess1 and      
implore ,god's mercy4    ,the terror of 
the ,lord1 how will it appear1 when he  
shall be  revealed from heaven with his 

mighty angels1 in flaming fire taking   
vengeance on them that know not ,god1   
and that obey not the gospel  of our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ4 7#b ,thess #a3g-i7
    ,the terror of the ,lord1 how will  
it appear1 when his wrath shall  burn   
and flame out like an oven1 or a fiery  
furnace before him1  while the wicked   
stand in his sight4 7,matt #ac3ej7      
,the terror of the ,lord1 how will it   
appear1 while the angels at  his        
commandment shall gather the wicked in  
bundles to burn them6  ,as--the tares   
are gathered and burned in the fire2 so 
shall it  be in the end of this world4  
,the ,son of ,man shall send forth his  
angels1 and they shall gather out of his
 kingdom all things that  offend1 and   
them which do iniquity2 and shall cast  
them into a  furnace of fire3 there     
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth4 
7,matt #ac3dj-db7 ,who can conceive of  
this terror to its full with  his mind8 
,wherefore much more unable are men to  
express it with  tongue or pen2 yet the 

truly penitent and sin-confessing       
,publican1  hath apprehension so far    
thereof1 by the word of the testimony1  
that it driveth him to ,god1 with a     
confession of sin for an  interest in   
,god's mercy4 ,but1    #d4 ,to right and
 sincere confession of sin1 there must  
be a good  conviction of a probability  
of mercy4 ,this also is intimated by the
  ,publican in his confession2 ,god     
saith he be merciful to me a  sinner4   
,he had some glimmerings of mercy1 some 
conviction of a  probability of mercy1  
or that he might obtain mercy for his   
pardon1  if he went1 and with unfeigned 
lips did confess his sins to ,god4#cc   
,despair of mercy1 shuts up the mouth1  
makes the heart hard1 and  drives a man 
away from ,god2 as is manifest in the   
case of ,adam  and the fallen angels4   
,but the least intimation of mercy1 if  
the  heart can but touch1 feel1 taste1  
or have the least probability  of it1   
that will open the mouth1 tend to soften
 the heart1 and to  make a very         

,publican come up to ,god into the      
temple and say1 ,god  be merciful to me 
a sinner4    ,there must then be this   
holy mixture of things in the heart of a
  truly confessing ,publican4 ,there    
must be sound sense of sin1 sound       
knowledge of ,god3 deep conviction of   
the certainty and terribleness  of the  
day of judgment1 as also of the         
probability of obtaining  mercy4    ,but
 to come to that which remains2 ,i told 
you that there were two  things that did
 make unfeigned confession hard4 ,the   
first ,i have  touched upon4    ,,ii4   
,and now the second follows3 ,and that  
is1 some private1 close  leaning to some
 piece or parcel of goodness1 that a man
 shall  conceit that he hath done       
before1 or is doing now1 or that he     
purposeth in his deceitful heart that he
 will do one of these  days1 with which 
he hopes to prevail with ,god for the   
pardon of  his sins4 ,this man to be    
sure knows not sin in the nature and    
evil  of it1 only he has some false     

apprehensions about it4 ,for where  the 
right knowledge of sin is in the heart1 
that man sees so much  evil in the least
 transgression1 as that it would1 even  
any one  sin1 break the backs of all the
 angels of heaven1 should the great     
,god but impute it to them4 ,and he that
 sees this is far enough  off from      
thinking of doing to mitigate1 or       
assuage the rigour of  the law1 or to   
make pardonable his own transgressions  
thereby4 ,but  he that sees not this1   
cannot confess his transgressions       
aright2  for the confession consisteth  
in the general1 in a man's taking  to   
himself his transgressions1 and standing
 in them1 with the  acknowledgement of  
them to be his1 and that he cannot stir 
from  under them1 nor do any thing to   
make amends for them1 or to palliate    
the rigour of justice against the soul4 
,and this the ,publican did  when he    
cried1 ,god be merciful to me a sinner4 
,he made his sins his own1 he took them 
to him1 he stood before in  them1       

accounting that he was surely undone for
 ever if ,god did  not extend           
forgiveness unto him4 ,and this is to do
 as the prophet  ,jeremy bids2 to wit1  
only to acknowledge our iniquities1 to  
acknowledge them and to stand in them at
 the terrible bar of ,god's  justice1   
until mercy takes them out of the way2  
not shifting our  shoulders or          
conscience of them1 by doing1 or        
promising to do1  either this or that   
good work1 only acknowledge1 acknowledge
 only4  ,and the reason of this kind of 
confession is1    #a4 ,because this     
carrieth in it the true nature of       
confession1 to  confess1 and to abide   
under the crimes confessed1 without     
shifts  and evasions1 is the only real  
simple way of confessions4 ,i said  ,i  
would confess my transgressions unto the
 ,lord2 and what then1  and thou        
forgavest the iniquity of my sin4 7,psa 
#cb3e7 ,mark1  nothing comes in betwixt 
confession and forgiveness of sin1      
nothing  of works of righteousness1     

nothing of legal amendments1 nothing    
but an outcry for mercy2 and that act is
 so far off from lessening  the offence1
 that it greatly heighteneth and        
aggravates it4 ,that  is the first      
reason4    #b4 ,a second reason is1     
because ,god doth expect that the       
penitent  confessors should for the time
 that his wisdom shall think meet1  not 
only confess1 but bear their shame upon 
them2 yea1 saith ,god1  be thou         
confounded also and bear thy shame1 when
 ,god takes away  thine iniquity1 thou  
shalt be confounded and never open thy  
mouth  more because of thy shame4 7,eze 
#af3eb1fc7 ,we count it convenient  that
 men1 when their crimes and             
transgressions are to be manifested1    
that they be set in some open place1    
with a paper1 wherein their             
transgressions are inserted1 pinned upon
 their back or their  forehead1 that    
they may not only confess1 but bear     
their own  shame4#cd ,and at the        
penitential confession of sinners1 ,god 

has  something of this kind to do2 if   
not before men1 yet before angels1  that
 they may behold1 and be affected1 and  
rejoice when they shall  see1 after the 
revelation of sin1 the sinner taken into
 the favour  and abundant mercy of ,god4
 7,luke #ae7    #c4 ,a third reason is1 
,for that ,god will in the forgiveness  
of sin1  magnify the riches of his      
mercy2 but this cannot be1 if ,god shall
  suffer1 or accept of such confession  
of sin1 as is yet intermixed  with those
 things that will darken the heinousness
 of the offence1  and that will be      
darkened either by a partial1 feigned1  
or overly  confession3 or by a joining  
with the confession any of the sinners  
pretended good deeds4    ,that ,god in  
the salvation1 and so in the confession 
of the sinner1  designs the magnifying  
of his mercy1 is apparent enough from   
the  whole current of scripture1 and    
that any of the things now mentioned    
will1 if suffered to be done1 darken and
 eclipse this thing1 is  evident to     

reason itself4    ,suppose a man stand  
indicted for treason1 yet shall so order
 the  matter1 that it shall ring in the 
country1 that his offences are  but     
petty crimes2 though the king shall     
forgive this man1 much  glory shall not 
thereby redound to the riches and       
greatness of  his mercy4 ,but let all   
things lie naked1 let nothing lie hid or
  covered1 let sin be seen1 shewn1 and  
confessed1 as it is with and  in the    
sinner himself1 and then there will be  
in his forgiveness  a magnifying of     
mercy4    #d4 ,a fourth reason is1 for  
that else ,god cannot be justified in   
his sayings1 nor overcome when he is    
judged4 7,psa #ea1 ,rom #c7 ,god's  word
 hath told us what sin is1 both as to   
its nature and evil effects4  ,god's    
word hath told us1 that the best of our 
righteousnesses are  not better than    
filthy rags4 ,god's word has also told  
us1 that  sin is forgiven us freely by  
grace1 and to for the sake of our       
amendments3 and all this ,god will have 

shewn1 not only in the acts  of his     
mercy towards1 but even in the          
humiliations and confessions  of the    
penitent3 ,for ,god will have his mercy 
begin to be displayed  even there where 
the sinner hath taken his first step    
toward him3  ,that as sin hath reigned  
unto death1 even so might grace reign   
through righteousness unto eternal life 
by ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4  7,rom     
#e3ba7    #e4 ,a fifth reason is1       
because ,god would have by the          
,publican's  conversion1 others affected
 with the displays and discoveries of   
wonderful grace2 but to cloud and cover 
it with lessening of sin1  and the      
sinful righteousness of man1 is not the 
way to do this4  ,wherefore the sinner's
 confession must be such as is full1 nor
  must anything of his to lessen sin    
come in betwixt confession and  mercy2  
and this is the way to affect others who
 are as bad as  ,publicans and sinners1 
and to make them come in to ,god for    
mercy4    ,for what will such say when  

sin begins to appear to the conscience1 
and when the law shall follow it with a 
voice of words1 each one  like a clap of
 thunder8 ,i say1 what will such say    
when they shall  read that the ,publican
 did only acknowledge his iniquity1 and 
found  grace and favour at the hand of  
,god8 ,but that ,god is infinitely      
merciful2 merciful indeed1 and that to  
those1 or to such1 as do  in truth stand
 in need of mercy4 ,also that he sheweth
 mercy of  his own good pleasure1       
nothing moving him thereto but the      
bounty  of his own goodness and the     
misery of his creature4    ,i say1 this 
is the way to make others be affected   
with mercy2 as  he saith1 by the apostle
 ,paul1 ,but ,god1 who is rich in mercy1
  for his great love wherewith he loved 
us1 even when we were dead  in sins1    
hath quickened us together with ,christ1
 by grace ye are  saved and hath raised 
us up together1 and made us sit together
 in  heavenly places in ,christ ,jesus3 
,that in the ages to come he might  shew

 the exceeding riches of his grace in   
his kindness toward  us through ,christ 
,jesus4 7,eph #b3d-g7 ,you may also see 
that3 #a  ,timothy #a3ae1 #af4 #f4      
,another reason of this is1 because this
 is  the way to heighten the comfort and
 consolation of the soul2 and  that both
 here and hereafter4 ,what tendeth more 
to this1 than for  sinners to see1 and  
with guilt and amazement to confess what
 sin  is1 and so to have pardon extended
 from ,god to the sinner as such8  ,this
 fills the heart2 this ravishes the     
soul6 this puts a whole  heaven of joy  
into every one of the thoughts of       
salvation from  sin1 and deliverance    
from wrath to come4 ,and the ransomed of
 the  ,lord shall return1 and come to   
,zion with songs and everlasting joy    
upon their heads3 they shall obtain joy 
and gladness1 and sorrow  and sighing   
shall flee away4 7,isa #ce3aj7 ,indeed  
the belief of  this makes joy and       
gladness endless3 ,i say1 it will make  
it begin  here1 and make that it shall  

never have consummation in heaven4      
#g4 ,besides1 it layeth upon the soul   
the greatest obligations to  holiness2  
what like the apprehension of free      
forgiveness1 and that  apprehension must
 come in through a sight of the         
greatness of  sin1 and of my inability  
to do anything towards satisfaction1 to 
engage the heart of a rebel and traitor 
to love his prince1 and  to submit to   
his laws4    ,when ,elisha had taken the
 ,syrians captives1 some were for using 
severities towards them2 but he said1   
,set bread and water before  them1 that 
they may eat and drink1 and go to their 
master2 and  they did so4 ,and what     
follows1 ,so the bands of ,syria came no
  more into the land of ,israel4 ,he    
conquered their malice with his         
compassion4 ,and it is the love of      
,christ that constraineth to live  to   
him4 7#b ,kings #f3bb1bc1 #b ,cor #e3ad7
    ,many other things might possibly be
 urged1 but at present let these  be    
sufficient4    ,his imploring of mercy4 

,second4 ,the second thing that we made 
mention of in the ,publican's  prayer   
was1 an imploring of help against this  
malady2 ,,god ,,be  ,,merciful ,,to ,,me
 ,a ,,sinner4 ,in which petition ,i     
shall take notice of  several things4   
,i4 ,that a man's help against sins1    
doth not so absolutely lie  in his      
personal conquest1 as in the pardon of  
them4 ,i suppose a  conquest1 though    
there can indeed by man be none1 so long
 as he  liveth in this world2 ,i mean1 a
 complete conquest and annihilation  of 
sin4    ,the ,publican1 and so every    
graciously awakened sinner1 is doubtless
  for the subduing of sin2 but yet he   
looketh that the chief help  against it 
doth lie in the pardon of it4 ,suppose a
 man should  stab his neighbour with his
 knife1 and afterwards burn his knife   
to nothing in the fire1 would this give 
him help against his  murder8 ,no       
verily1 notwithstanding this1 his neck  
is obnoxious  to the halter1 yea1 and   
his soul to hell fire4 ,but a pardon    

gives  him absolute help3 ,it is ,god   
that justifies1 who shall condemn4      
7,rom #h7 ,suppose a man should live    
many days in rebellion against  ,god1   
and after that leave off to live any    
longer so rebelliously1  would this help
 him against the guilt which he         
contracted before8  ,no verily1 without 
remission there is no help1 but the     
rebel is  undone4 ,wherefore the first  
blessedness1 yea1 and that without      
which all other things cannot make one  
blessed1 it lies in pardon4  ,blessed is
 he whose transgression is forgiven1    
whose sin is  covered4 7,psa #cb3a7     
,blessed is the man to whom the ,lord   
will  not impute sin4 7,rom #d3h7       
,suppose a man greatly sanctified and   
made holy2 ,i say1 suppose  it2 yet if  
the sins1 before committed by him1 be   
not pardoned1 he  cannot be a blessed   
man4    ,yet again1 ,suppose a man      
should be caught up to heaven1 not      
having  his sins pardoned1 heaven itself
 cannot make him a blessed man4 ,i      

suppose these things1 not that they can 
be1 but to illustrate my  matter4 ,there
 can be not blessedness upon any man who
 yet remaineth  unforgiven4 ,you see    
therefore here1 that there was much of  
the  wisdom of the ,holy ,ghost in this 
prayer of the ,publican4 ,he was        
directed the right1 the only1 the       
next#ce way to shelter1 where           
blessedness begins even to mercy for the
 pardon of his sins4 ,alas6  ,what would
 it advantage a traitor to be taken up  
into the king's  coach1 to be clothed   
with the king's royal robe1 to have put 
upon  his finger the king's gold ring1  
and to be made to wear1 for the         
present1 a chain of gold about his neck1
 if after all this the  king should say 
unto him1 but ,i will not pardon thy    
rebellion2  thou shalt die for thy      
treason8 ,pardon then1 to him that loves
  life1 is chiefest1 is better1 and more
 to be preferred and sought  after1 than
 all other things2 yea1 it is the       
highest point of  wisdom in any sinner  

to seek after that first4    ,this      
therefore confuteth the blindness of    
some1 and the hypocrisy  of others4     
,some are so silly1 and so blind1 as    
quite to forget and  look over the      
pardon of sin1 and to lay their         
happiness in some  external amendments2 
when alas poor wretches1 as they are1   
they abide  still under the wrath of    
,god4 ,or if they be not quite so       
foolish  as utterly to forget the       
forgiveness of sin1 yet they think of   
it1  but in the second place2 they are  
for setting of sanctification  before   
justification1 and so seek to confound  
the order of ,god2  and that which is   
worse unto them1 they by so doing1 do   
what they  can to keep themselves indeed
 from being sharers in that great       
blessing of forgiveness of sins by      
grace4    ,but the ,publican here was   
guided by the wisdom of heaven3 ,he     
comes  into the temple1 he confesseth   
himself a sinner1 and forthwith1        
without any delay1 before he removeth   

his foot from where he stands1  craveth 
help of pardon2 for he knew that all    
other things1 if yet  he remained as    
involved in guilt1 would not help him   
against that  damnation that belonged to
 a vile and unforgiven sinner4    ,this 
also confuteth the hypocrites1 such as  
is our ,pharisee here  in the text1 that
 glory in nothing more1 or so much1 as  
that they  are not as other             
men1--unjust1 adulterers1 extortioners1 
or even  as this ,publican2 for these   
men have missed of the beginning of     
good which is the forgiveness of sin2   
and if they have missed of  the first1  
of the beginning good1 they shall never1
 as so standing1  receive the second1 or
 the third3 ,justification1             
sanctification1  glorification1 they are
 the three things1 but the order of ,god
  must not be perverted4 ,justification 
must be first1 because that  comes to   
man while he is ungodly and a sinner4   
,justification cannot be where ,god has 
not passed a pardon4 ,a pardon  then is 

the first thing to be looked after by   
the sinner2 this the  ,pharisee did not1
 therefore he went down to his house    
unjustified2  he set the stumbling-block
 of his iniquity before his face when   
he went to enquire of the ,lord2 and as 
he neglected1 slighted1  scorned1       
because he thought that he had no need  
of pardon2 therefore  it was given to   
the poor1 needy1 and miserable          
,publican1 and he  went away with the   
blessing of it4    ,,publicans1 since   
this is so weighty a point1 let me      
exhort you that  you do not forget this 
prayer of your wise and elder brother1  
to  wit1 the ,publican1 that went up    
into the temple to pray4 ,i say1  forget
 it not1 neither suffer any             
vain-glorious or self-conceited         
hypocrite to beat you with arguments1 or
 to allure you with their  silly and    
deceitful tongues1 from this most       
wholesome doctrine4  ,remember that you 
are sinners1 equal to1 or as abominable 
as are the  ,publicans1 wherefore do    

you1 as you have him for your pattern1  
go  to ,god1 and to him confess in all  
simple1 honest1 and self-abasing-wise   
your great1 numerous1 and abominable    
sins2 and be sure that in the  very next
 place you forget not to ask for pardon1
 saying1 ,god be  merciful to me a      
sinner4 ,and remember that heaven itself
 cannot  help you against1 nor keep you 
from1 the damnation and misery that     
comes by sin1 if 'twas possible you     
should go thither1 if you miss  of      
pardon and forgiveness4    ,,ii4 ,as the
 ,publican imploreth help1 so withal he 
closely approveth1  notwithstanding1 of 
the sentence of the law that was gone   
out  against him4 ,this is manifest1 for
 he saith to ,god1 be merciful  to me2  
and also in that he concludes himself a 
sinner4 ,i say1  he justifieth1 he      
approveth of the sentence of the law1   
that was  gone out against him1 and by  
which he now stood condemned in his  own
 conscience before the tribunal of      
,god's justice4 ,he saith not  as the   

hypocrite1 ,because ,i am innocent1     
surely his anger shall  turn from me    
7,jer #b3ce72 or ,what have we spoken so
 much against  thee8 7,mal #c3ac7 ,no1  
he is none of these murmurers or        
complainers1  but fairly falls before   
the law1 witnesses1 judge and jury1 and 
consenteth to the verdict1 sentence1 and
 testimony of each of  them4    ,to     
illustrate this a little1 suppose a     
malefactor should be  arraigned before a
 judge1 and that after the witnesses1   
jury1 and  judge1 have all condemned him
 to death for his fact1 the judge  again
 should ask him what he can say for     
himself why sentence of  death should   
not pass upon him8 ,now if he saith1    
nothing1 but good1  my lord1 mercy2 he  
in sum confesseth the indictment1       
justifieth  the witnesses1 approveth of 
the verdict of the jury1 and consenteth 
to the judgment of the judge4    ,the   
,publican therefore in crying mercy1    
justifieth the sentence of  the law that
 was gone out against his sins3 ,he     

wrangleth not with  the law1 saying1    
that was too severe1 though many men do 
thus1  saying1 ,god forbid1 for then woe
 be to us4 ,he wrangleth not  with the  
witness1 which was his own conscience1  
though some will  buffet1 smite1 and    
stop its mouth1 or command it to be     
silent4 ,he  wrangleth not with the     
jury1 which was the prophets and        
apostles1  though some men cannot abide 
to hear all that they say4 ,he wrangleth
  not with the judge1 nor sheweth       
himself irreverently before him1  but in
 all humble-wise1 with all manner of    
gestures that could  bespeak him        
acquiescing with the sentence1 he flieth
 to mercy for  relief4    ,nor is this  
alone the way of the ,publican2 but of  
other godly  men before his time3 ,when 
,david was condemned1 he justified the  
sentence and the judge1 out of whose    
mouth it proceeded1 and so  fled for    
succour to the mercy of ,god4 7,psa #ea7
 ,when ,shemaiah the  prophet pronounced
 ,god's judgments against the princes of

 ,judah  for their sin1 they said1 ,the 
,lord is righteous4 7#b ,chron #ab3f7   
,when the church in the ,lamentations   
had reckoned up several of her  grievous
 afflictions wherewith she had been     
chastised of her ,god1  she1 instead of 
complaining1 doth justify the ,lord1 and
 approve  of the sentence that was      
passed upon her1 saying1 ,the ,lord  is 
righteous2 for ,i have rebelled against 
his commandment4 7,lam  #a3ah7 ,so      
,daniel1 after he had enumerated the    
evils that befell  the church in his    
day1 addeth1 ,therefore hath the        
,lord--brought  it upon us2 for the     
,lord our ,god is righteous in all his  
works  which he doeth3 for we obeyed not
 his voice4 7,dan #i3ad7    ,i know that
 all these do justify the judgment of   
,god that was gone  out against them1 as
 the ,publican did the sentence         
wherewith he  was condemned4 ,and ,i    
say1 that unless a man doth come hither1
 his  confession and cry for mercy is   
not right1 and so according to  the     

scripture1 reason1 and nature of things 
as they ought to be2  for he that has   
any other plea1 why doth he cry ,god1   
,mercy6 ,surely  not because he         
concludes that what is done1 is done    
justly and  righteously against him1 but
 because he is overruled by spite1      
prejudice1 tyranny1 or the like4    ,but
 this is not the case with our          
,publican4 ,he has transgressed a  law  
that is holy1 just1 and good3 the       
witness that accuseth him of  this1 is  
,god and his conscience2 he is also cast
 by the verdict of  holy men of ,god2   
and all this he knows1 and implicitly   
confesses1  even in that he directs his 
prayer unto his judge for pardon4  ,and 
it is one of the excellentest sights in 
the world to see1 or  understand a      
sinner thus honestly receiving the      
sentence of the  law that is gone out   
against him2 to see and hear a ,publican
 thus  to justify ,god4#cf ,and this    
,god will have done for these reasons4  
#a4 ,that it might be conspicuous to all

 that the ,publican has need  of mercy4 
,this is for the glory of the justice of
 ,god1 because it  vindicates it in its 
goings out against the ,publican4 ,god  
loveth to  do things in justice and     
righteousness1 when he goeth out against
  men1 though it be but such a going out
 against them as only tendeth  to their 
conviction and conversions4 ,when he    
dealt with our father  ,abraham in this 
matter1 he called him to his foot1 as   
here he  doth the ,publican4 ,and       
sinner1 if ever ,god counts thee worthy 
to  inherit the throne of glory1 he will
 bring thee hither4 ,but1    #b4 ,the   
,publican1 by the power of conviction   
stoops to1 and falleth  under the       
righteous sentence gone forth against   
him1 that it might  be also manifest    
that what afterward he shall receive is 
of the  mere grace and sovereign        
goodness of ,god4 ,and indeed there is  
no way that doth more naturally tend to 
make this manifest than  this4 ,for     
thus2 there is a man proceeded against  

for life1 by the  law1 and the sentence 
of death is in conclusion most justly   
and  righteously passed upon him by the 
judge4 ,suppose now that after  this1   
this man lives1 and is exalted to       
honour1 enjoys great  things1 and is put
 into place of trust and power1 and that
 by him  that he has offended1 even by  
him that did pass the sentence upon     
him4 ,what will all say1 or what will   
they conclude1 even upon the  very first
 hearing of this story8 ,will they not  
say1 well1 whoever  he was that found   
himself wrapped up in this strange      
providence1  must thank the mercy of a  
gracious prince2 for all these things   
bespeak grace and favour4 ,but1    #c4  
,as the ,publican falleth willingly     
under the sentence1 and  justifieth the 
passing of it upon him2 so by his flying
 to mercy  for help1 he declareth to all
 that he cannot deliver himself3 ,he    
putteth help away from himself1 or      
saith1 it is not in me4    ,this1 ,i    
say1 is another thing included in this  

prayer1 and it is  a thing distinct from
 that but now we have been speaking to4 
,for  it is possible for a man to       
justify and fall under the sentence of  
the judge1 and yet retain that with     
himself that will certainly  deliver him
 from that sentence when it has done its
 worst4 ,many  have held up their hand1 
and cried guilty at the bar1 and yet    
have fetched themselves off well enough 
for all that2 but then  they have not   
pleaded mercy1 for he that doth so1 puts
 his life  altogether into the hands of 
another1 but privilege or good deeds    
either done or to be done by them4 ,but 
the ,publican in the text  puts all out 
of his own hand2 and in effect saith to 
that ,god  before whom he went up into  
the temple to pray2 ,lord1 ,i stand here
  condemned at the bar of thy justice1  
and that worthily1 for the  sentence is 
good1 and hath in righteousness gone out
 against me2  nor can ,i deliver myself1
 ,i heartily and freely confess ,i      
cannot2  wherefore ,i betake myself only

 to thy mercy1 and do pray thee to      
forgive the transgressions of me a      
sinner4 ,o how few be there of  such    
kind of ,publicans6 ,i mean of          
,publicans thus made sensible1  that    
come unto ,god for mercy4    ,mercy with
 most1 is rather a compliment1 ,i mean1 
while they plead  it with ,god1 than a  
matter of absolute necessity2 they have 
not  awfully1 and in judgment and       
conscience fallen under the sentence1   
nor put themselves out of all plea but  
the plea of mercy4 ,indeed1  thus to do1
 is the effect of the proof of the      
vanity and emptiness  of all experiments
 made use of before4 ,now there is a    
two-fold  proof of experiments2 the one 
is1 the result of practice2 the  other  
is1 the result of faith4    ,the woman  
with her bloody issue made her proof by 
practice1 when  she had spent all that  
she had upon physicians and was nothing 
bettered1 but rather grew worse4 7,mark 
#e3bf7 ,but our ,publican here  proves  
the emptiness and vanity of all other   

helps1 by one cast  of faith upon the   
contents of the bible1 and by another   
look upon  his present state of         
condemnation2 wherefore he presently1   
without  any more ado1 condemneth all   
other helps1 ways1 modes1 or means  of  
deliverance1 and betakes himself only to
 the mercy of ,god1  saying1 ,god be    
merciful to me a sinner4    ,and herein 
he showeth wonderful wisdom4 ,for1      
7#a47 ,by this1 ,he thrusts himself     
under the shelter and blessing of  the  
promise3 and ,i am sure it is better and
 safer to do so1 than  to rely upon the 
best of excellences that this world can 
afford4  7,hosea #ad3a-d7    7#b47 ,he  
takes the ready way to please ,god2 for 
,god takes more delight  in showing of  
mercy1 than in any thing that we can do4
 7,hosea #f3f1  ,matt #i3ac1 #ab3g7 ,yea
 and that also is the man that pleaseth 
him1  even he that hopes in his mercy4  
7,psa #adg3aa7 ,the ,publican therefore1
  whatever the ,pharisee might think1   
stood all this while upon sure  ground1 

and had by far the start of him for     
heaven4 ,alas6 his  dull head could look
 no further than to the conceit of the  
pitiful  beauty and splendour of his own
 stinking righteousness4#cg ,nor  durst 
he leave that to trust wholly to the    
mercy of ,god2 but the  ,publican comes 
out1 though in his sins1 yet like an    
awakened1  enlightened1 resolved man1   
and first abases himself1 then gives    
,god  the glory of his justice1 and     
after that the glory of his mercy1  by  
saying1 ,god be merciful to me a sinner2
 and thus in the ears  of the angels he 
did ring the changes of heaven4 ,again1 
7#c47 ,the ,publican1 in his thus       
putting himself upon mercy1 showeth1    
that in his opinion there is more virtue
 in mercy to save1 than  there is in the
 law and sin to condemn4 ,and although  
this is not  counted a great matter to  
do1 while men are far from the law1 and 
while their conscience is asleep within 
them2 yet when the law  comes near1 and 
conscience is awake1 who so tries it1   

will find  it a laboursome work4 ,cain  
could not do thus for his heart1 no1    
nor ,saul2 nor ,judas1 neither4 ,this is
 another kind of thing than  most men   
think it to be1 or shall find it1       
whenever they shall  behold ,god's angry
 face1 and when they shall hear the     
words of  his law4    ,however our      
,publican did it1 and ventured his body1
 soul1 and  future condition for ever in
 this bottom1 with other the saints  and
 servants of ,god1 leaving of the world 
to swim over the sea  of ,god's wrath if
 they will1 in their weak and simple    
vessels of  bulrushes1 or to lean upon  
their cobweb-hold1 when he shall arise  
to the judgment that he hath appointed4 
,in the mean time pray ,god awaken us as
 he did the ,publican2 pray  ,god       
enlighten us as he did the ,publican2   
pray ,god grant us boldness  to come to 
him as the ,publican did2 and also in   
that trembling  spirit as he did1 when  
he cried in the temple before him1 ,god 
be  merciful to me a sinner4    ,his    

,gestures4    ,,third4 ,thus having in  
brief passed over his prayer1 we come in
  the next place to his gestures2 for in
 my judgment the right  understanding of
 them will give us yet more conviction  
of the  ,publican's sense and awakening 
of spirit under this present action  of 
his4    ,and ,i have observed many a    
poor wretch that has readily had        
recourse  to the ,publican's prayer1    
that never knew what the ,publican's    
,,gestures1 in the presence of ,god1    
while in prayer before him1 did  mean4  
,nor must any man be admitted to think1 
that those gestures  of his were in     
custom1 and a formality among the ,jews 
in those  days2 for 'tis evident enough 
by the carriage of the ,pharisee1  that 
it was below them and their mode1 when  
they came into the  temple1 or when they
 prayed any where else2 and they in     
those  days were counted for the best of
 men1 and men too in religious  matters 
they were to imitate and take their     
examples at the hands  of the best1 not 

at the hands of the worst4    ,the      
,publican's gestures then1 were properly
 his own1 caused by the  guilt of sin1  
and by that dread of the majesty of ,god
 that was  upon his spirit4 ,and a      
comely posture it was1 else ,christ     
,jesus1  the ,son of ,god1 would never  
have taken that particular notice       
thereof as he did1 nor have smiled upon 
it so much as to take it1  and          
distinctly repeat it as that which made 
his prayer the more  weighty1 and the   
more also to be taken notice of4 ,yea1  
in mine  opinion1 the ,lord ,jesus has  
committed it to record1 for that he     
liked it1 and for that it shall pass for
 some kind of touchstone  of prayer1    
that is made in good sense of sin1 and  
of ,god1 and of  need of his goodness   
and mercy4 ,for verily1 all these       
postures  signify sense1 sight of a lost
 condition1 and a heart in good  earnest
 for mercy4    ,i know that they may be 
counterfeited1 and ,christ ,jesus knows 
who  doth so too2 but that will not     

hinder1 or make weak or invalid  what   
hath already been spoken about it4 ,but 
to forbear to make a  further prologue1 
and to come to the handling of          
particulars4    ,and the ,publican1     
standing afar off1 would not lift up so 
much  as his eyes unto heaven1 but smote
 upon his breast4    ,three things1 as  
,i told you already1 we may perceive in 
these  words1 by which his ,publican    
posture1 or gestures are set forth4     
,first4 ,he stands afar off4 ,second4   
,he would not lift up so much as  his   
eyes to heaven4 ,third4 ,he smote upon  
his breast4 ,first4 ,for  the first of  
these1 ,he stood afar off4 ,and the     
,publican standing  afar off4 ,this is1 
,i say1 the first thing1 the first      
posture of  his with which we are       
acquainted1 and it informeth us of      
several  things4    #a4 ,that he came   
not with senselessness of the majesty of
 ,god when  he came to pray1 as the     
,pharisee did1 and as sinners commonly  
do4  ,for this standing back1 or afar   

off1 declares that the majesty of  ,god 
had an awful stroke upon his spirit3 ,he
 saw whither1 to whom1  and for what1 he
 was now approaching the temple4 ,it is 
said in  that #bjth of ,exodus1 ,that   
when the people saw the thunderings and 
the lightnings1 and the noise of the    
trumpet1 and the mountain  smoking1 and 
all these were signs of ,god's terrible 
presence1 and  dreadful majesty1 they   
removed themselves1 and stood afar off4 
7,exo #bj3ah7 ,this behaviour therefore 
of the ,publican did well become  his   
present action1 especially since1 in his
 own eyes1 he was yet  an unforgiven    
sinner4 ,alas6 ,what is ,god's majesty  
to a sinful man1  but a consuming fire8 
,and what is a sinful man in himself1 or
 in  his approach to ,god1 but as       
stubble fully dry4    ,how then could   
the ,publican do otherwise than what he 
did1 than  stand afar off1 if he either 
thought of ,god or himself4 ,indeed the 
people afore-named1 before they saw ,god
 in his terrible majesty1  could scarce 

be kept off from the mount with words   
and bounds1 as  it is now the case of   
many3 ,their blindness gives them       
boldness2  their rudeness gives them    
confidence2 but when they shall see     
what the ,publican saw1 and felt1 and   
understood as he1 they will  pray1 and  
stand afar off1 even as these people    
did4 ,they removed  and stood afar off1 
and then fell to praying of ,moses that 
this  dreadful sight and sound might be 
taken from them4 ,and what if ,i  should
 say1 he stood afar off for fear of a   
blow1 though he came  for mercy1 as it  
is said of them1 ,they stood afar off   
for the  fear of her torment4 7,rev     
#ah3aj7    ,i know what it is to go to  
,god for mercy1 and what it is to stand 
all that while in my spirit through fear
 afar off1 being possessed  with this1  
will not ,god now smite me at once to   
the ground for my  sins4 ,david thought 
something when he said as he prayed1    
,cast  me not away from thy presence1   
and take not thy ,holy ,spirit from  me4

 7,psa #ea3aa7    ,there is none knows1 
but those that have them1 what turns and
  returns1 what coming on and going off1
 there is in the spirit of a  man that  
indeed is awakened1 and that stands     
awakened before the  glorious ,majesty  
in prayer4#ch ,the prodigal also made   
his prayer  to his ,father              
intentionally1 while he was yet a great 
way off4 ,and  so did the lepers too2   
,and as he entered into a certain       
village1  there met him ten men that    
were lepers1 which stood ,,afar ,,off3  
,and  they lift up their voices and     
said1 ,jesus1 ,master1 have mercy on    
us4 7,luke #ag3ab1ac7    ,see here1 it  
has been the custom of praying men to   
keep their  distance1 and not to be     
rudely bold in rushing into the presence
  of the holy and heavenly majesty2     
especially if they have been  sensible  
of their own vileness and sins1 as the  
prodigal1 the  lepers1 and our ,publican
 was4 ,yea1 ,peter himself1 when upon a 
time  he perceived more than commonly he

 did of the majesty of ,jesus his       
,lord1 what doth he do6 ,when ,simon    
,peter saw it1 says the text1  he fell  
down at ,jesus' knees1 saying1 ,depart  
from me2 for ,i am a  sinful man1 ,o    
,lord4 7,luke #e3h7 ,oh6 when men see   
,god and themselves1  it fills them with
 holy fear1 of the greatness of the     
majesty of  ,god1 as well as with love  
to1 and desire after his mercy4         
,besides1 by his standing afar off1 it  
might be to intimate that he  now had in
 mind1 and with great weight upon his   
conscience1 the  infinite distance that 
was betwixt ,god1 and him4 ,men should  
know  that1 and tremble in the thoughts 
of it1 when they are about to  approach 
the omnipotent presence4    ,what is    
poor sorry man6 poor dust and ashes1    
that he should crowd it  up1 and go     
jostlingly in the presence of the great 
,god8 especially  since it is apparent1 
that besides the disproportion that is  
betwixt  ,god and him1 he is a filthy1  
leprous1 polluted1 nasty1 stinking1     

sinful bit of carrion4#ci ,esther1 when 
she went to supplicate the  king her    
husband for her people1 made neither use
 of her beauty1  nor relation1 nor other
 privileges of which she might have had 
temptation to make use1 especially at   
such a time1 and in such  exigencies1 as
 then did compass her about3 ,but ,i    
say1 she made  not use of them to thrust
 herself into his presence1 but knew1   
and kept her distance1 standing in the  
inward court of his palace1  until he   
held out the golden sceptre to her2     
,,then ,esther drew  near1 and touched  
the top of the sceptre4 7,esth #e3b7    
,men also when they come into the       
presence of ,god1 should know their     
distance2 yea1 and shew that they know  
it too1 by such gestures  and carriages1
 and behaviors that are seemly4 ,a      
remarkable saying  is that of ,solomon4 
,keep thy foot when thou goest to the   
house  of ,god1 and be more ready to    
hear1 than to give the sacrifice of     
fools2 for they consider not that they  

do evil4 ,and as they should  keep their
 foot1 so also he adds ,be not rash with
 thy mouth1 and  let not thine heart be 
hasty to utter any thing before ,god3   
for  ,god is in heaven1 and thou upon   
earth3 therefore let thy words be  few4 
7,eccl #e3a1b7 ,three things the ,holy  
,ghost exhorteth to in  this text4      
,the one is1 that we look to our feet1  
and not be forward to crowd  into ,god's
 presence4    ,another is1 ,that we     
should also look well to our tongues1   
that  they be not rash in uttering      
anything before ,god4    ,and the third 
is1 because of the infinite distance    
that is betwixt  ,god and us1 which is  
intimated by those words1 ,for ,god is  
in  heaven1 and thou upon earth4    ,the
 ,publican therefore shewed great       
wisdom1 holy shame1 and humility1  in   
this brave gesture of his1 namely1 in   
his standing afar off1  when he went up 
into the temple to pray4 ,but this is   
not all4    #b4 ,the ,publican1 in      
standing afar off1 left room for an     

advocate1  an high priest1 a day's-man  
to come betwixt1 to make peace between  
,god and this poor creature4 ,moses1 the
 great mediator of the ,old  ,testament1
 was to go nigher to ,god than the rest 
of the leaders1  or of the people were4 
7,exo #bj3ba7 ,yea1 the rest of the     
people  were expressly commanded to     
worship1 standing afar off4 7#ai3ba7    
,no man of the sons of ,aaron that hath 
a blemish was to come nigh4  ,no man    
that hath a blemish of the seed of      
,aaron the priest1  shall come nigh to  
offer the offerings of the ,lord made by
 fire3  ,he shall not come nigh to offer
 the bread of his ,god4 7,lev #ba3ba7   
,the ,publican durst not be his own     
mediator1 he knew he had a blemish1  and
 was infirm1 and therefore he stands    
back2 for he knew that it  was none of  
him that his ,god had chosen to come    
near unto him1 to  offer the fat and the
 blood4 7,eze #dd3ac-ae7 ,the ,publican 
therefore  was thus far right3 he took  
not up the room himself1 neither with   

his person1 nor his performances1 but   
stood back1 and gave place  to the high 
priest that was to be intercessor4      
,we read1 that when ,zacharias went into
 the temple to burn incense1  as at that
 time his lot was1 ,the whole multitude 
of the people  were praying without4    
7,luke #a3i1aj7 ,they left him where he 
was1  near to ,god1 between ,god and    
them1 mediating of them2 for the        
offering of incense by the chief priest 
was a figurative making  of intercession
 for the people1 and they maintained    
their distance4    ,it is a great matter
 in praying to ,god1 not to go too far1 
nor  come too short in that duty4 ,i    
mean in the duty of prayer1 and a  man  
is very apt to do one or the other4 ,the
 ,pharisee went so far1  he was too     
bold1 he came into the temple making    
such a ruffle  with his own excellences1
 there was in his thoughts no need of a 
,mediator4 ,he also went up so nigh to  
,god1 that he took up the room  and     
place of the ,mediator himself2 but this

 poor ,publican1 he knows  his distance1
 and kept it1 and leaves room for the   
,high ,priest to  come and intercede for
 him with ,god4 ,he stood afar off1 not 
too  far off2 for that is the room and  
place of unbelievers1 and in  this sense
 that saying is true1 ,for1 lo1 they    
that are far from  thee shall perish    
7,psa #gc3bg73 ,that is1 they whose     
unbelief hath  set them in their hearts 
and affections more upon their idols1   
and that have been made to cast ,god    
behind their backs1 to follow  and go a 
whoring after them4    ,hitherto        
therefore it appears1 that though the   
,pharisee had more  righteousness than  
the ,publican1 yet the ,publican had    
more spiritual  righteousness than the  
,pharisee3 ,and that though the         
,publican had  a baser1 and more ugly   
outside than the ,pharisee1 yet the     
,publican  knew how to prevail with ,god
 for mercy better than he4    ,as for   
the ,publican's posture of standing in  
prayer1 it is excusable1  and that by   

the very father of the faithful himself3
 ,for ,abraham  stood praying when he   
made intercession for ,sodom4 7,gen     
#ah3bb1bc7  ,christ also alloweth it    
where he saith1 ,and when ye ,,stand    
,,praying1  forgive1 if ye have ought   
against any3 that your ,father also     
which  is in heaven may forgive you your
 trespasses4 7,mark #aa3be7 ,indeed     
there is no stinted order prescribed for
 our thus or thus behaving  of ourselves
 in prayer1 whether kneeling1 or        
standing1 or walking  or lying1 or      
sitting2 for all these postures have    
been used by the  godly4 ,paul ,,kneeled
 down and prayed4 7,acts #bj3cf7        
,abraham and  the ,publican ,,stood and 
prayed4 ,david prayed as he ,,walked4   
7#b ,sam  #ae3cj1ca7 ,abraham prayed    
,,lying upon his face4 7,gen #ag3ag1ah7 
,moses  prayed ,,sitting4 7,exo #ag3ab7 
,and indeed prayer1 effectual fervent   
prayer1 may be1 and often is1 made unto 
,god1 under all these  circumstances of 
behaviour3 for ,god has not tied us to  

any of  them2 and he that shall tie     
himself1 or his people1 to any one of   
these1 doth more than he hath warrant   
for from ,god2 and let such  take care  
of innovating1 it is the next way to    
make men hypocrites  and dissemblers in 
those duties1 in which they should be   
sincere4    ,true1 which of those soever
 a man shall chose to himself for the   
present1 to perform this solemn duty in1
 it is required of him1  and ,god       
expects it1 that he should pray to him  
in truth1 and with  desire1 affection1  
and hunger1 after those things1 that    
with his  tongue he maketh mention of   
before the throne of ,god4 ,and indeed  
without this1 all is nothing4 ,but alas6
 how few be there in the  world whose   
heart and mouth in prayer shall go      
together8 ,dost  thou1 when thou askest 
for the spirit1 or faith1 or love to    
,god1  to holiness1 to saints1 to the   
word1 and the like1 ask for them  with  
love to them1 desire of them1 hungering 
after them8 ,oh6 this  is a mighty      

thing6 and yet prayer is no more before 
,god1 than as  it is seasoned with these
 blesssed qualifications4 ,wherefore it 
is  said1 that while men are praying1   
,god is searching of the heart1  to see 
what is the meaning of the spirit1 or   
whether there be the  spirit and his    
meaning in all that the mouth hath      
uttered1 either  by words1 sighs1 or    
groans2 because it is by him1 and       
through  his help only that any make    
prayers according to the will of ,god4  
7,rom #h3bf1bg7 ,whatever thy posture   
therefore shall be1 see that  thy       
prayers be pertinent and fervent1 not   
mocking of thine own  soul with words1  
while thou wantest and art an utter     
stranger to  the very vital and living  
spirit of prayer4    ,now our ,publican1
 had1 and did exercises1 the very spirit
 of prayer  in prayer4 ,he prayed       
sensibly1 seriously1 affectionately     
hungering1  thirsting1 and with longing 
after that1 for which with his mouth  he
 implored the ,god of heaven3 ,his heart

 and soul were in his words1  and it was
 that which made his ,,prayer2 even     
because he prayed in  ,,prayer2 he      
prayed inwardly1 as well as outwardly4  
,david tells us1 that ,god heard the    
,,voice of his supplication1 the  voice 
of his cry1 the voice of his tears1 and 
the voice of his  roaring4 ,for indeed  
there are all these without this        
acceptable  sound in them1 nor can any  
thing but sense1 and affection1 and     
fervent desire1 make them sound well in 
the ears of ,god4 ,tears1               
supplications1 prayers1 cries1 may be   
all of them done in formality1          
hypocrisy1 and from other causes1 and to
 other ends than that which  is honest  
and right in ,god's sight3 ,for ,god as 
he had experience  of1 would search and 
look after the ,,voice of his tears1    
supplications1  roarings1 prayers1 and  
cries4    ,and if men had less care to  
please men1 and more to please ,god1 in 
the matter and manner of praying1 the   
world would be at a better  pass than it

 is4 ,but this is not in man's power to 
help1 and to  amen3 ,when the ,holy     
,ghost comes upon men with greater      
conviction  of their state and          
condition1 and of the use and excellency
 of  the grace of sincerity and humility
 in prayer1 then1 and not till  then1   
will the grace of prayer be more prized1
 and the spacious  flouting1            
complimentary lips of flatterers be more
 laid aside4  ,i have said it already1  
and ,i will say it again1 that there is 
now-a-days a great deal of wickedness   
committed in the very duty  of prayer2  
by words1 of which men have no sense1#dj
 by reaching  after such conclusions and
 clenches therein1 as may make their    
persons to be admired2 by studying for1 
and labouring after such  enlargements  
as the spirit accompanieth not the heart
 in4 ,o ,lord  ,god1 ,o ,lord ,god1 make
 our hearts upright in us1 as in all    
points  and parts of our profession1 so 
in this solemn appointment of ,god1  ,if
 ,i regard iniquity in my heart1 said   

,david1 the ,lord will  not hear me4    
,but if ,i be truly sincere he will1 and
 then it is  no mater whether ,i kneel1 
or stand1 or sit1 or lie1 or walk2 for  
,i shall do none of these1 nor put up my
 prayers under any of these             
circumstances1 lightly foolishly1 and   
idly1 but to beautify this  gesture with
 the inward working of my mind and      
spirit in prayer2  that whether ,i stand
 or sit1 walk or lie down1 glory and    
gravity1  humility and sincerity shall  
make my prayer profitable1 and my       
outward behaviour comely in his eyes1   
with whom in prayer ,i now  have to do4 
,and had not our ,publican been inwardly
 seasoned with these1 ,christ  would    
have taken but little pleasure in his   
modes and outward  behaviour3 but being 
so honest inwardly1 and in the matter of
  his prayer1 his gestures by that were 
made beauteous also2 and  therefore it  
is that our ,lord so delightfully       
dilateth upon  them1 and draweth them   
out at length before the eyes of others4

    ,i have often observed1 that that   
which is natural1 and so comely  in one1
 looks odiously when imitated by        
another1 ,i speak as to  gestures and   
actions in preaching and prayer4 ,many1 
,i doubt not1  but will imitate the     
,publican1 and that both in the prayer  
and  gestures of the ,publican1 whose   
persons and actions will yet stink  full
 foully in the nostrils of him that is  
holy and just1 and that  searcheth the  
heart and the reins4    ,well1 the      
,publican ,,stood and prayed1 he stood  
afar off1 and prayed1  and his prayers  
came even to the ears and heart of ,god4
    ,,and ,,the ,,publican ,,standing   
,,afar ,,off1 ,,would ,,not ,,lift ,,up 
,,so ,,much ,,as  ,,his ,,eyes ,,unto   
,,heaven4    ,second1 ,we are now come  
to another of his postures4 ,he would   
not1 says the text so much as lift up   
his eyes to heaven4 ,here  therefore was
 another gesture added to that which    
went before2  and a gesture that a great
 while before had been condemned by the 

,holy ,ghost himself4 ,is it such a fast
 that ,i have chosen8 ,a day  for a man 
to afflict his soul8 ,is it to bow down 
his head as a  bulrush4 7,isa #eh3e7    
,but why condemned then1 and smiled upon
 now8 ,why6 ,because done  in hypocrisy 
then1 and in sincerity now4 ,hypocrisy  
and a spirit  of error will so besmut   
,god's ordinances1 that he shall take no
  pleasure in them3 but sincerity1 and  
honesty in duties1 will make  even those
 circumstances that in themselves are   
indifferent1 at  least comely in the    
sight of men4 ,may ,i not say before    
,god8 the  ,rechabites were not         
commanded of ,god1 but of their father1 
to do  as they did2 but1 because they   
were sincere in their obedience         
thereto1 even ,god himself maketh use of
 what they did to condemn the           
disobedience of the ,jews2 and moreover 
doth tell the ,rechabites1  at last1    
that they should not want a man to stand
 before him for  ever4 ,and ,jeremiah   
said unto the house of the ,rechabites1 

,thus  saith the ,,lord of ,hosts1 the  
,god of ,israel2 ,because ye have obeyed
  the commandment of ,jonadab your      
father1 and kept all his precepts1  and 
done according unto all that he hath    
commanded you2 therefore1  thus saith   
the ,,lord of ,hosts1 the ,god of       
,israel2 ,jonadab the son  of ,rechab   
shall not want a man to stand before me 
for ever4 7,jer  #ce3ah1ai7    ,he would
 not life up his eyes to heaven4 ,why8  
,surely because  shame had covered his  
face4 ,shame will make a man blush and  
hang  his head like a bulrush4 ,shame   
for sin is a virtue1 a comely  thing2   
yea1 a beauty-spot in the face of a     
sinner that cometh to  ,god for mercy4  
,god complains of the house of ,israel1 
that they could sin1 and  that without  
shame2 yea1 and threateneth them too    
with sore and  repeated judgments1      
because they were not ashamed1 it is in 
,jeremiah #h3ab4 ,their crimes in       
general were1 they turned every one  to 
his course1 as the horse runneth into   

the battle4 ,in particular1  they were  
such as rejected ,god's word1 they loved
 this world1 and  set themselves against
 the prophet's crying peace1 peace1     
peace1  when they cried judgment1       
judgment3 ,were they ashamed when  they 
had committed abomination3 nay1 they    
were not at all ashamed1  neither could 
they blush3 therefore shall they fall   
among them  that fall3 in the time of   
their visitation they shall be cast     
down1  saith the ,lord4 ,oh6 to stand1  
or sit1 or lie1 or kneel1 or walk       
before ,god in prayer1 with blushing    
cheeks for sin1 is one of the           
excellentest sights that can be seen in 
the world4 ,wherefore the  church taketh
 some kind of heart to herself in that  
she could lie  down in her shame2 yea1  
and makes that a kind of an argument    
with  ,god1 to prove that her prayers   
did come from her heart1 and also  that 
he would hear them4 7,jer #c3be7        
,shame for sin argueth sense of sin1    
yea1 a right sense of sin1  a godly     

sense of sin2 ,ephraim pleads this when 
under the hand of  ,god3 ,i was1 saith  
he1 ashamed1 yea1 even confounded1      
because ,i  did bear the reproach of my 
youth4 ,but what follows8 ,is ,ephraim  
my dear son8 is he a pleasant child8 for
 since ,i spake against  him1 ,i do     
earnestly remember him still3 therefore 
my bowels are  troubled for him3 ,i will
 surely have mercy upon him1 saith the  
,lord4 7,jer #ca3ai1bj7    ,i know that 
there is a shame that is not the spirit 
of an honest  heart2 but that rather    
floweth from sudden surprisal1 when  the
 sinner is unawares taken in the act1 in
 the very manner4 ,and  thus sometimes  
the house of ,israel was taken1 and then
 when they  blushed1 their shame is     
compared to the shame of a thief4 ,as   
the thief is ashamed when he is found1  
so is the house of ,israel  ashamed2    
they1 their kings1 their princes and    
their priests1 and  their prophets4     
,but where were they taken1 or about    
what were they found8 ,why they  were   

found saying to a stock1 ,thou art my   
father2 and to a stone1  ,thou hast     
brought me forth4 7,jer #b3bf1bg7 ,god  
catched them thus  doing1 and this made 
them ashamed1 even as the thief is      
ashamed  when the owner doth catch him  
stealing of his horse4    ,but this was 
not the ,publican's shame2 this shame   
brings not a man  into the temple to    
pray1 to stand willingly1 and to take   
shame  before ,god in prayer4 ,this     
shame makes one rather to fly from his  
face1 and to count one's self most at   
ease when they get farthest  off from   
,god4    ,the ,publican's shame         
therefore1 which he demonstrateth that  
he had1  even by hanging down of his    
head1 was godly and holy1 and much  like
 that of the prodigal1 when he said1    
,father1 ,i have sinned  against heaven1
 and in thy sight1 and am no more worthy
 to be called  thy son4 7,luke #ae3ba7  
,i suppose that his postures were much  
the  same with the ,publican's1 as were 
his prayers1 for the substance  of them4

 ,o however grace did work in both to   
the same end1 they  were both of them1  
after a godly manner ashamed of their   
sins4    ,he would not lift up so much  
as his eyes to heaven4    ,it saith not 
he could not1 but he would not2 which   
yet more fully  makes it appear that it 
was shame1 not guilt1 not guilt only or 
chiefly1 though it is manifest enough   
that he had guilt also by  his crying1  
,god be merciful to me a sinner4 ,i say1
 guilt was not  the chief cause of      
hanging down his head1 because it saith1
 he  would not2 for when guilt is the   
cause of stooping1 it lieth not  in the 
will1 or in the power thereof1 to help  
one up4    ,david tells us1 that when he
 was under guilt1 his iniquities were   
gone over his head3 ,as an heavy burden 
they are too heavy for  me4 7,psa #ch3d7
 ,and that with them he was bowed down  
greatly4 ,or1  as he says in another    
place1 ,mine iniquities have taken hold 
upon  me1 so that ,i am not able to look
 up 7,psa #dj3ab72 ,i am not ,,able  to 

do it2 guilt disableth the understanding
 and conscience1 shame  makes all       
willingly fall and bare at the feet of  
,christ4    ,he would not4 ,he knew what
 he was1 what he had been1 and should   
be1 if ,god had not mercy upon him3     
,yea1 he knew also that ,god  knew what 
he was1 had been1 and would be1 if mercy
 prevented not2  wherefore thought he1  
,wherefore should ,i lift up the head8  
,i am  no righteous man1 no godly man2  
,i have not served ,god1 but ,satan2    
this ,i know1 this ,god knows1 this     
angels know1 wherefore ,i will  not lift
 up the head4 ,it is as much as to say1 
,i will not be an  hypocrite1 like the  
,pharisee2 for lifting up of the head   
signifies  innocency and harmlessness of
 life1 or good conscience1 and the      
testimony thereof1 under1 and in the    
midst of all accusations4  ,wherefore   
this was the counsel of ,zophar to ,job3
 ,if thou prepare  thine heart1 and     
stretch out thine hands towards him2 ,if
 iniquity  be in thine hand1 put it far 

away1 and let not wickedness dwell  in  
thy tabernacles4 ,for then shalt thou   
lift up thy face without  spot2 yea1    
thou shalt be stedfast1 and shalt not   
fear4 7,job  #aa3ac-ae7    ,this was not
 the ,publican's state1 he had lived in 
lewdness and  villany all his days2 nor 
had he prepared his heart to seek the   
,lord ,god of his fathers1 he had not   
cleansed his heart nor hands  from      
violence1 nor done that which was lawful
 and right4 ,he only  had been convinced
 of his evil ways1 and was come into the
 temple  as he was1 all foul1 and in his
 filthy garments1 and amidst his        
pollutions2 how then could he be        
innocent1 holy or without spot8  ,and   
consequently how could he lift up his   
face unto ,god8 ,i remember  what ,abner
 said to ,asahel1 ,turn thee aside1 from
 following me2  wherefore should ,i     
smite thee to the ground8 how then      
should ,i  hold up my face to ,joab thy 
brother8 7#b ,sam #b3bb7    ,as if he   
had said1 if ,i kill thee1 ,i shall     

blush1 be ashamed1 and  hang my head    
like a bulrush1 the next time ,i come   
into the company  of thy brother4       
,this was the ,publican's case1 he was  
guilty1 he had sinned1 he had  committed
 a trespass1 and now being come into the
 temple1 into the  presence of that ,god
 whose laws he had broken1 and against  
whom  he had sinned1 how could he lift  
up his head8 how could he bear  the face
 to do it8 ,no1 it better became him to 
take his shame1 and  to hang his head in
 token of guilt2 and indeed he did1 and 
did it  to purpose too1 for he would not
 lift up1 no1 not so much as his  eyes  
to heaven4    ,true1 some would have    
done it1 the ,pharisee did it2 though if
 he had  considered1 that hypocrisy1 and
 leaning to his own righteousness  had  
been sin1 he would have found as little 
cause to have done  it1 as did the      
,publican himself4 ,but1 ,i say1 he did 
it1 and sped  thereafter2 he went down  
to his house as he came up into the     
temple1 a poor unjustified ,pharisee1   

whose person and prayers  were both     
rejected1 because1 like the whore of    
whom we read in  the ,proverbs1 after he
 had practised all manner of hypocrisy1 
he  comes into the temple and wipes his 
mouth1 and saith1 ,i have done  no      
wickedness4 7,prov #cj3bj7 ,he lifts up 
his head1 his face1 his  eyes to heaven2
 he struts1 he vaunts himself2 he       
swaggers1 he  vapours1 and cries up     
himself1 saying1 ,god1 ,i thank thee1   
that  ,i am not as other men are4       
,true1 had he come and stood before a   
stock or a stone1 he might  have said   
thus1 and not have been reprehended2 for
 such are gods  that see not1 nor hear1 
neither do they understand4 ,but to come
  before the true ,god1 the living ,god1
 the ,god that fills heaven and  earth  
by his presence1 and that knows the     
things that come into  the mind of man1 
even every one of them1 ,i say1 to come 
into his  house1 to stand before him1   
and thus to lift up his head and eyes   
in such hypocrisy before him3 this was  

abominable1 this was to  tempt ,god1 and
 to prove him2 yea1 to challenge him to 
know what  was in man if he could even  
as those did who said1 ,how doth ,god   
see know8 can he judge through the dark 
cloud8 7,job #bb3ac1 ,psa  #gc3aa7      
,but the ,publican1 no the ,publican    
could not1 durst not1 would not  do     
thus3 ,he would not lift up so much as  
his eyes to heaven4 ,as  who should say1
 ,o ,lord1 ,i have been against thee1 a 
traitor and  a rebel1 and like a traitor
 and rebel before thee will ,i stand4 ,i
  will bear my shame before thee in the 
presence of the holy angels2  yea1 ,i   
will prevent thy judging of me by       
judging myself in thy  sight1 and will  
stand as condemned before thee1 before  
thou passest  sentence upon me4    ,this
 is now for a sinner to go to the end of
 things4 ,for what is  ,god's design in 
the work of conviction for sin1 and in  
his awakening  of the conscience about  
it8 ,what is his end ,i say1 but to make
 the  sinner sensible of what he hath   

done1 and that he might unfeignedly     
judge himself for the same4 ,now this   
our ,publican doth2 his will  therefore 
is now subject to the word of ,god1 and 
he justifies  him in all his ways and   
works towards him4 ,blessed be ,god for 
any  experience of these things4    ,he 
would not lift up so much as his eyes to
 heaven4 ,he knew by  his deeds and     
deservings that he had no portion there2
 nor would  he divert his mind from the 
remembering1 and from being affected    
with the evil of his ways4    ,some men 
when they are under the guilt and       
conviction of their evil  life1 will do 
what they can to look any ways1 and that
 on purpose  to divert their minds1 and 
to call them off from thinking on what  
they have done2 and by their thus doing1
 they bring many evils  more upon their 
own souls3 for this is a kind of        
striving with  ,god1 and a shewing a    
dislike to his ways4 ,would not you     
think1 if  when you are shewing your son
 or your servant his faults1 if he      

should do what he could to divert and   
take off is mind from what  you are     
saying1 that he striveth against you1   
and sheweth dislike  of your doings4    
,what else means the complaints of      
masters and of  fathers in this matter8 
,i have a servant1 ,i have a son1 that  
doth  contrary to my will4 ,o but why do
 you not chide them for it3 ,the  answer
 is1 so ,i do2 but they do not regard my
 words2 they do  what they can1 even    
while ,i am speaking1 to divert their   
minds  from my words and counsels4 ,why1
 all men will cry out this is  base1    
this is worthy of great rebuke2 such a  
son1 such a servant  deserveth to be    
shut out of doors1 and so made to learn 
better  breeding by want and hardship4  
,but the ,publican would not divert his 
mind from what at present  ,god was     
about to make him sensible of1 no1 not  
by a look on  the choicest object1 he   
would not lift up so much as his eyes to
  heaven4 ,they are but bad scholars1   
whose eyes1 when their master  is       

teaching of them1 are wandering off of  
their books4    ,god saith unto men1    
when he is a teaching them to know the  
evil  of their ways1 as the angel said  
to the prophet1 when he came to  shew   
him the pattern of the temple2 ,son of  
man1 says he1 behold  with thine eyes1  
and hear with thine ears1 and set thine 
heart  upon all that ,i shall shew thee2
 for to the intent that ,i might  shew  
them unto thee1 art thou brought hither4
 7,eze #dj3d7 ,so to  the intent that   
,god might shew to the ,publican the    
evil of his  ways1 therefore was he     
brought under the power of convictions1 
and the terrors of the law2 and he also 
like a good learner gave  good heed unto
 that lesson that now he was learning of
 ,god2 for  he would not lift up so much
 as his eyes to heaven4    ,looking     
downwards doth ofttimes bespeak men very
 ponderous and deep  in their           
cogitations2 also that the matter about 
which in their  minds they are now      
concerned1 hath taken great hold of     

their spirits4  ,the ,publican hath now 
new things1 great things1 and long-lived
  things1 to concern himself about3 ,his
 sins1 the curse1 with death1  and hell1
 began now to stare him in the face2    
,wherefore it was no  time now to let   
his heart1 or his eyes1 or his          
cogitations wander1  but to be fixed1   
and to be vehemently applying of himself
 as a  sinner1 to the ,god of heaven for
 mercies4    ,few know the weight of    
sin1 and how1 when the guilt thereof    
takes  hold of the conscience1 it       
commands homewards all the faculties  of
 the soul4 ,no man can go out or off    
now4 ,now he is wind-bound1  or as ,paul
 says1 caught4 ,now he is made to       
possess bitter days1  bitter nights1    
bitter hours1 bitter thoughts2 nor can  
he shift them1  for his sin is ever     
before him4 ,as ,david said1 ,for ,i    
acknowledge  my transgressions3 and my  
sin is ever before me1 in mine eye1  and
 sticketh fast in every one of my       
thoughts4 7,psa #ea3c7    ,he would not 

lift up so much as his eyes to heaven4  
,,third1 ,,but ,,smote  ,,upon ,,his    
,,breast4 ,this was the third and last  
of his gestures4 ,he  smote upon his    
breast2 to wit1 with his hand1 or with  
his fist4  ,i read of several gestures  
with the hand and foot1 according to    
the working and passions of the mind4   
',tis said ,balak smote his  hands      
together1 being angry because that      
,balaam had blessed and  not cursed for 
him the children of ,israel4 7,num      
#bd3aj7    ,god says also1 that he had  
smitten his hands together1 at the sins 
of the children of ,israel4 7,eze       
#bb3ac7 ,god also bids the prophet      
stamp with his feet1 and smite with his 
hand upon his thigh1 upon  sundry       
occasions1 and at several enormities1   
but the ,publican here  is said to smite
 upon his breast4 7,chron #f3aa1 #ba3ab7
 ,and1    #a4 ,smiting upon the breast  
betokeneth sorrow for something done1   
this is an experiment common among men4 
,and indeed1 therefore as  ,i take it1  

doth our ,lord ,jesus put him under this
 gesture in the  act and exercise of his
 repentance1 because it is that which   
doth  most lively set it forth4         
,suppose a man comes to great damage for
 some folly that he has  wrought1 and he
 be made sorrowful for being and doing  
such folly3  ,there is nothing more     
common than for such a man1 if he may1  
to walk to and fro in the room where he 
is1 with head hung down1  fetching ever 
and anon a bitter sigh3 and smiting     
himself upon  the breast in his dejected
 condition2 ,but smote upon his breast1 
saying1 ,god be merciful to me a sinner4
    #b4 ,smiting upon the breast is     
sometimes a token of indignation and    
abhorrence of something thought upon4 ,i
 read in ,luke1 that when  ,christ was  
crucified1 those spectators that stood  
to behold the  barbarous usage that he  
endured at the hands of his enemies1    
smote their breasts and returned4 ,and  
all the people that came  together to   
that sight1 beholding the things which  

were done1 smote  their breasts1 and    
returned4 7,luke #bc3dh7 ,smote their   
breasts2  that is1 in token of          
indignation against1 and abhorrence of  
their  cruelty1 that so grievously used 
the ,son of ,god4    ,here also we have 
our ,publican smiting upon his breast1  
in token  of indignation against1 and   
abhorrence of his former life4 ,and     
indeed without indignation against1 and 
abhorrence of his former  life1 his     
repentance had not been good4 ,wherefore
 the apostle doth  make indignation     
against sin1 and against ourselves for  
that1 one  sign of true repentance 7#b  
,cor #g3aa71 and his indignation against
  sin in general1 and against his former
 life in particular1  was manifested by 
his smiting upon the breast4 ,even as   
,ephraim's  smiting upon the thigh was a
 sign and token of his3 ,surely1  says  
he1 after that ,i was turned1 ,i        
repented2 and after that ,i  was        
instructed1 ,i smote upon my thigh3 ,i  
was ashamed1 yea1 even  confounded1     

because ,i did bear the reproach of my  
youth4 7,jer  #ca3ai7 ,man when he      
vehemently dislikes a thing1 is very apt
 to  shew that dislike that to that     
thing he hath1 by this or another       
outward gesture3 as in putting the      
branch to the nose1#da in  snuffing or  
snorting at it 7,eze #h3ag1 ,mal #a3ac72
 or in deriding2  or1 as some say1 in   
blowing of their noses at it4 7,luke    
#af3ad7 ,but  the ,publican here        
chooseth rather to use this most solemn 
posture2  for smiting upon the breast1  
seems to imply a more serious1 solemn1  
grave way or manner of dislike1 than any
 of those last mentioned  do4    #c4    
,smiting upon the breast1 seems to      
intimate a quarrel with the  heart for  
beguiling1 deluding1 flattering1        
seducing1 and enticing  of him to sin3  
,for as conviction for sin begets in    
man1 ,i mean if  it be thorough1 a sense
 of the sore and plague of the heart4   
,so  repentance1 if it be right1 begets 
in the man an outcry against  the heart2

 for as much as by that light1 by which 
repentance  takes occasion1 the sinner  
is made to see1 that the heart is the   
fountain1 and well-spring of sin4 ,for  
from within1 out of the  heart of men   
proceed evil thoughts1                  
adulteries1--covetousness1  c4 7,mark   
#g3ba1bb7 ,and hence it is1 that        
commonly young converts  do complain so 
of their hearts1 calling them wicked1   
treacherous1  deceitful1 desperate ones4
    ,indeed one difference between true 
and false repentance lieth  in this4    
,the man that truly repents crieth out  
of his heart2 but  the other1 as ,eve1  
upon the serpent1 or something else4    
,and that  the ,publican perceived his  
heart to be naught ,i conclude1 by his  
smiting upon his breast4    #d4 ,smiting
 upon the breast1 seems to intimate one 
apprehensive of  some new1 sudden1      
strange and amazing thing3 ,as when a   
man sees  some strange sight in the air1
 or heareth some sudden or dismal  sound
 in the clouds3 ,why1 as he is struck   

into a deep damp in his  mind1 so 'tis a
 wonder if he can keep or hold back from
 smiting  upon his breast4    ,now      
ofttimes a sight of ,god and sense of   
sin1 comes to the sinner  like a flash  
of lightning1 not for short continuance1
 but for  suddenness1 and so for        
surprisal2 so that the sinner is struck1
  taken and captivated to his own       
amazement1 with what so unexpectedly  is
 come upon him4 ,it is said of ,paul at 
his conversion1 that when  conviction of
 his bad life took fast hold of his     
conscience1 he  trembled1 and was       
astonished4 7,acts #i3f7 ,and although  
we read not  of any particular          
circumstance of his behaviour under his 
conviction  outwardly1 yet it is almost 
impossibly but he must have some1 and   
those of the most solid sort4 ,for there
 is such a sympathy betwixt  the soul   
and the body1 that the one cannot be in 
distress or  comfort1 but the other must
 partake of1 and also signify the same4 
,if it be comfort1 then 'tis shewn2 ,if 

comfort of mind1 then by  leaping1      
skipping1 cheerfulness of the           
countenance1 or some other  outward     
gesture4 ,if it be sorrow or heaviness  
of spirit1 then that  is shewed by the  
body1 in weeping1 sighing1 groaning1    
softly-going1  shaking of the head1 a   
lowering countenance1 stamping1 smiting 
upon the thigh or breast as here the    
,publican did1 or somewhat4    ,we must 
not therefore look upon these outward   
actions or gestures  of the ,publican1  
to be empty insignificant things2 but to
 be such1  that in truth did express and
 shew the temper1 frame1 and present    
complexion of his soul4 ,for ,christ1   
the wisdom of ,god1 hath mentioned  them
 to that very end1 that in and by them1 
might be held forth1  and that men might
 see1 as in a glass1 the very emblem of 
a  converted1 and truly penitent sinner4
 ,he smote upon his breast4    #e4      
,smiting upon the breast1 is sometimes  
to signify a mixture of  distrust1      
joined with hope4 ,and indeed in young  

converts1 hope and  distrust1 or a      
degree of despair1 do work and answer   
one another1  as doth the noise of the  
balance of the watch in the pocket4     
,life  and death1 life and death is     
always the motion of the mind then1  and
 this noise continues until faith is    
stronger grown1 and until  the soul is  
better acquainted with the methods and  
ways of ,god  with a sinner4 ,yea1 was  
but a carnal man in a convert's heart1  
and  could see1 he should discern these 
two1 to wit1 hope and fear1  to have a  
continual motion in the soul3 wrestling 
and opposing one  another1 as doth light
 and darkness1 in striving for the      
victory4    ,and hence it is that you   
find such people so fickle and uncertain
  in their spirits2 ,now on the mount1  
then in the valleys2 now in  the        
sunshine1 then in the shade2 now warm1  
then frozen2 now bonny  and blithe1 then
 in a moment pensive and sad2 as        
thinking of a  portion nowhere but in   
hell4 ,this will cause smiting on the   

breast2  nor can ,i imagine that the    
,publican was as yet farther than thus  
far in the ,christian's progress1 since 
yet he was smiting upon  his breast4    
#f4 ,smiting upon the breast1 seems to  
intimate1 that the party so  doing is   
very apprehensive of some great loss    
that he has sustained2  either by       
negligence1 carelessness1 foolishness1  
or the like1  and this is the way in    
which men do lose their souls4 ,now to  
lose  a thing1 a great thing1 the only  
choice thing that a man has1            
negligently1  carelessly1 foolishly1 or 
the like1 why it puts aggravations into 
the thoughts of the loss that the man   
has sustained2 and aggravations  in the 
thoughts of them go out of the soul1 and
 come in upon a  sudden1 even as the    
bailiff1 or the king's sergeant at arms1
 and  at every appearance of them makes 
the soul start2 and starting1  it smites
 upon the breast4    ,i might multiply  
particulars2 but to be brief1 we have   
before us a  sensible soul1 a sorrowful 

soul1 a penitent soul3 one that prays   
indeed1 that prays sensibly1            
affectionately1 effectually4 ,one that  
sees his loss1 that fears and trembleth 
before ,god in consideration  of it1 and
 one that knows no way1 but the right   
way1 to secure  himself from perishing1 
to wit1 by having humble and hearty     
recourse  to the ,god of heaven for     
mercy4    ,i should now come to speak   
something by way of use and application2
  but before ,i do that1 ,i will briefly
 draw up1 and present you with  a few   
conclusions that in my judgment do      
naturally flow from the  text1 therefore
 in this place ,i will read over the    
text again4    ,two men went up into the
 temple to pray2 the one a ,pharisee1   
and  the other a ,publican3 ,the        
,pharisee stood and prayed thus with    
himself1  ,god1 ,i thank thee1 that ,i  
am not as other men are1 extortioners1  
unjust1 adulterers1 or even as this     
,publican3 ,i fast twice in  the week1  
,i give tithes of all that ,i possess4  

,and the ,publican1  standing afar off1 
would not lift up so much as his eyes   
unto  heaven1 but smote upon is breast1 
saying1 ,god be merciful to me  a       
sinner4    ,from these words ,i gather  
these several conclusions1 with these   
inferences4    ,conclusion ,first1 ,it  
doth not always follow1 that they that  
pray  do know ,god1 or love him1 or     
trust in him4 ,this conclusion is       
evident by the ,pharisee in the text2 he
 prayed1 but he knew not  ,god1 he loved
 not ,god1 he trusted not in ,god2 that 
is1 he knew him  not in his ,son1 nor so
 loved1 nor trusted in him4 ,he was1    
though  a praying man1 far off from     
this4 ,whence it may be inferred1 that  
those that pray not at all cannot be    
good1 cannot know1 love1 or  trust in   
,god4 ,for if the star1 though it       
shines1 is not the sun1  then surely a  
clod of dirt cannot be the sun4 ,why1 a 
praying  man doth as far outstrip a     
non-praying man1 as a star outstrips  a 
clod of earth4 ,a non-praying man lives 

like a beast1 nay worse1  and with      
reference to his station1 a more sottish
 life than he4  ,the ox knoweth his     
owner1 and the ass his master's crib3   
but  this man ,israel doth not know1 but
 this man my people doth  not consider4 
7,isa #a3c7 ,the prayerless man is      
therefore of no  religion1 except he be 
an ,atheist1 or an ,epicurean4          
,therefore the  non-praying man is      
numbered among the heathens1 and among  
those  that know not ,god1 and is       
appointed and designed by the sentence  
of the word to the fearful wrath of     
,god4 7,psa #gi3f1 ,jer #aj3be7         
,conclusion ,second1 ,a second          
conclusion is1 ,that the man that prays1
  if in his prayer he pleads for        
acceptance1 either in whole or in  part1
 for his own good deeds1 is in a        
miserable state4 ,this also  is gathered
 from the ,pharisee here1 he prayed1 but
 in his prayer  he pleaded his own good 
deeds for acceptance1 that is1 of his   
person1 and therefore went down to his  

house unjustified4 ,now to  be          
unjustified is the worst condition that 
a man can be in1 and  he is in this     
condition that doth thus4 ,the          
conclusion is true1  forasmuch as the   
,pharisee mentioned in the parable is   
not so  spoken of1 for the only sake of 
that sect of men1 but to caution1       
forewarn1 and bid all men take heed1    
that they by doing as he1  procure not  
his rejection of ,god1 and be sent away 
from his presence  unjustified4 ,i do   
therefore infer from hence1 that if he  
that  pleadeth his own good doing for   
personal acceptance with ,god1 be  thus 
miserable2 then he that teacheth men so 
to do1 is much more  miserable4 ,we     
always conclude1 that a ring-leader in  
an evil way1  is more blame-worthy1 than
 those that are led of him4 ,this falls 
hard upon the leading ,socinians and    
others1 who teach1 that men's  works    
make their person accepted of ,god4     
,true1 they say1 through ,christ2 but   
that is brought in as a  blandation1#db 

merely to delude the simple with1 and is
 an horrible  lie2 for we read not in   
all the word of ,god1 as to personal    
justification in the sight of ,god from 
the curse1 and that is the  question    
under consideration1 that it must be by 
man's righteousness1  as made prevalent 
by ,christ's1 but contrariwise by his1  
and his  only1 without the deeds1 works1
 or righteousness of the law which  is  
our righteousness4 ,wherefore ,i say1   
the teachers and leaders  of this       
doctrine have the greater sin4          
,conclusion ,third1 ,a third conclusion 
is4 ,they that use high and  flaunting  
language in prayer1 their simplicity and
 godly sincerity  is to be questioned1  
as to the doing of that duty sincerely4 
,this  still flows from our text1 the   
,pharisee greatly used this2 for  higher
 and more flaunting language can hardly 
be found1 than in  the ,pharisee's      
mouth2 nor will ascribing to ,god by the
 same mouth  laud and praise1 help the  
business at all3 ,for to be sure1 where 

the effect is base and rotten1 the cause
 cannot be good4    ,the ,pharisee would
 hold himself in hand that he was not as
 other  men1 and then gives thanks to   
,god for this3 ,but the conclusion  was 
most vilely false1 and therefore the    
praise for it could not  but be foolish1
 vain1 and frivolous4 ,whence ,i infer1 
that if to  use such language in prayer 
is dangerous1 then to affect the use    
thereof is yet more dangerous3 ,prayer  
must be made with humble  hearts1 and   
sensible words1 and of that we have     
treated before1  wherefore high1        
flaunting1 swelling words of vanity     
becomes not a  sinner's mouth1 no1 not  
at any time1 much less when he comes to1
  and presents himself before ,god in   
that solemn duty of prayer4  ,but1 ,i   
say1 there are some that so affect the  
,pharisee's mode1  that they cannot be  
well if in some sort or other they be   
not in  the practice of it2 not knowing 
what they say1 nor whereof they  affirm2
 but these are greatly addicted to      

hypocrisy1 and to desire  of vain-glory1
 especially if the sound of their words 
be within  the reach of other men's     
ears4    ,conclusion ,fourth1 ,a fourth 
conclusion is1 that reformation and     
amendment1 though good1 with1 and before
 me1 are nothing as to  justification   
with ,god4 ,this is manifest by the     
condition of our  ,pharisee2 he was a   
reformed man1 a man beyond others for   
personal  righteousness1 yet he went out
 of the temple from ,god unjustified1   
his works1 came to nothing with ,god4   
,hence ,i infer1 that the man  that hath
 nothing to commend him to ,god of his  
own1 yet stands  as fair before ,god for
 justification1 and so acceptance1 as   
any  other man in the world4            
,conclusion ,fifth1 ,a fifth conclusion 
is1 it is the sensible  sinner1 the     
self-bemoaning sinner1 the self-judging 
sinner1 the  self-abhorring sinner1 and 
the self-condemning sinner1 whose       
prayers  prevail with ,god for mercy4   
,hence ,i infer1 that one reason why    

men make so many prayers1 and prevail no
 more with ,god1 is because  their      
prayers are rather the floatings of     
,pharisaical fancies1 than  the fruits  
of sound sense of sin1 and sincere      
desire of enjoying  ,god in mercy1 and  
in the fruits of the ,holy ,ghost4      
,the use and application we must let    
alone till another time4                
,,footnotes3    #a ,the word merit was  
changed for mercy after the author's    
death4--,ed4    #b ,not he that         
commendeth himself is approved1 but whom
 the ,lord  commendeth4 7#b ,cor #aj3ah7
    #c ,carry the bell and wear the     
garland1 alluding to our old ,english   
races2 the winner being rewarded with a 
silver bell1 and crowned  with a        
garland3 or to the morris dance1 in     
which the leader carried  the garland   
and danced with bells fixed to his      
dress4--,ed4    #d ,the glorious        
revolution1 conducted by ,william1      
,prince of ,orange1  afterwards ,king   
,william the #crd1 took place soon after

 ,bunyan's  decease4 ,it was probably on
 this account that this paragraph was   
omitted from the edition of ,september1 
#afhh1 and all the subsequent  ones to  
the present time4 ,the popular opinion1 
in those times1  was1 that ,dutchman and
 extortioner were nearly synonymous4    
,we trade wid de ,yankey1 we deal wid de
 ,scot4 ,and cheaten de tain  and de    
teither3 ,we cheaten de ,jew1 aye and   
better dan dat1 ,we  cheaten well ein   
aniether4 ,old ,song4    #e ,to pole1 to
 peel1 to take off the top and branches 
of a tree1  and then to peel off the    
bark2 terms used to designate violent   
oppressions under pretended legal       
authority4 ,which pols and pils  the    
poor in piteous wise4 ,fairy ,queen4    
,pilling and polling is  grown out of   
request1 since plain pilfering came into
 fashion4  ,winwood's ,memorials4 ,they 
had rather pill straws than read the    
scriptures4 ,dent's ,pathway4--,ed4     
#f ,immediately after the calling of    
,matthew and of ,james1 our  ,lord sat  

at meat in ,levi's ,james' house1 and   
made that gracious  declaration1 ,i am  
not come to call the righteous but      
sinners to  repentance2 compare ,matthew
 #i3aj-ac1 with ,mark #b3ad-ag and ,luke
  #e3bg-cb4--;,ed4    #g ,nearly half   
this paragraph is omitted from every    
edition since  #afhh1 probably from a   
fear lest it should be misinterpreted as
  reflecting upon the glorious          
revolution under ,william and           
,mary4--,ed4    #h ,this proud beggar   
shews not his wounds but his worth2 not 
his  rags1 but his robes2 not his       
misery1 but his stoutheartedness3 he    
brings in ,god ,almighty as a debtor to 
him for his services1 and  thanks ,god  
more that others were bad1 than for his 
own fancied  goodness4--,ryland4    #i  
,the word criminal1 used by ,bunyan1 has
 been altered in modern  editions to    
ceremonial2 but it was not only         
ceremonial but  superstitious1 and      
therefore more criminal than moral4     
#aj ,it is singular that our modern     

,pharisees continue the custom  of      
fasting twice a week1 on ,wednesday and 
,friday4 ,this is not so  monstrous as  
pretending to do what ,god manifest in  
the flesh  alone could do--to fast for  
forty consecutive days4--,ed4    #aa    
,god heareth the heart1 without the     
mouth2 but never heareth  the mouth     
acceptably1 without the heart4 7#a ,sam 
#a3ac1ae7 ,puritan  ,saying4    #ab ,to 
such poor deceived souls1 our ,lord's   
words are extremely  applicable2 ,if    
therefore the light that is in thee be  
darkness1  how great is that darkness6  
,if poor blind sinners are1 through  the
 ignorance of their minds1 fully        
persuaded that the destructive  way in  
which they walk is the road to true     
happiness1 how dangerous  is their      
error1 and how deplorable the           
consequences4--,ryland4    #ac ,what    
home-thrusts are here6 ,the two-edged   
sword of the ,spirit1  wielded by such a
 man1 pierces--divides--lays bare every 
refuge  of lies to which poor souls     

vainly fly for succour4 ,it is a solemn 
and most important subject4 ,may every  
reader have grace given him  to weigh   
his hopes of heaven in the balances of  
divine unerring  truth4--,ed4    #ad    
,those who plead for mercy1 as the      
reward of their own righteousness1  are 
guilty of gross absurdity4 ,they may    
claim to employ the mercy  which they   
have earned3 why plead with the ,god of 
justice for that  to which they consider
 themselves in justice entitled8 ,god   
will  give to all that to which they are
 entitled1 without being sued  for their
 earnings4--,ed4    #ae ,points and     
pantables2 quibbles and quirks4 ,with   
periods1  points1 and tropes1 he slurs  
his crimes2 ,he robb'd not1 but he      
borrowed from the poor4--,dryden4       
,pantable1 from pantoufle1 a slipper4   
,to stand upon his pantables1  was a    
contemptuous mode of speech1 to express 
a very dishonourable  man's standing    
upon his honour1 which could so easily  
be slipped  from under him4 ,what pride 

is equal to the pope's in making  kings 
kiss his pantables4 ,sir ,e4 ,sandys4   
,he standeth upon his  pantables1 and   
regardeth greatly his reputation4       
,saker's ,character  of a ,fraudulent   
,fellow4 ,bunyan was peculiarly happy in
 his use of  popular and proverbial     
expressions4--,ed4    #af ,meddle nor   
make1 to interfere with matters that do 
not concern  us4    ,i think it no sin1 
to sleep in a whole skin1 ,so ,i neither
 meddle  nor make4--,old ,play4    ,he  
that will meddle with all things1 may go
 shoe the goslings4  ,i'll neither      
meddle nor make1 said ,bill ,heaps1 when
 he spill'd  the butter milk4 ,old      
,proverbs4--,ed4    #ag ,the accurate   
knowledge of ,bunyan as to the meaning  
of law terms  is very surprising1 and   
proves him to have been an apt scholar4 
,a caveat is a caution not to admit a   
will that may injure some  other        
party4--,ed4    #ah ,in this country the
 introduction of earthenware plates has 
driven the less cleanly wooden plate1   

called a trencher1 entirely  out of     
use4--,ed4    #ai ,sin-sick souls alone 
seek the ,great ,physician1 and are the 
proper subjects of ,christ's healing    
power4 ,pride and unbelief bar  the door
 of mercy and grace2 and if not subdued 
by the blood of  the cross1 will ruin   
the soul4--,ryland4    #bj ,thou art    
besides the saddle4    ,i have no spur  
,to prick the sides of my intent1 but   
only ,vaulting  ambition2 which         
o'erleaps itself1 ,and falls on the     
other4---  ,macbeth4    ,a proud        
ecclesiastic requested one of his       
devotees to give him a  leg on mounting 
his horse1 which he did so heartily as  
to throw  him to the other side of the  
saddle1 and broke his neck4--,ed4    #ba
 ,for whosoever shall keep the whole    
law1 and yet offend in one  point1 he is
 guilty of all 7,james #b3aj74    #bb   
,when we had no righteousness of our own
 to cover us1 he put  on us naked       
beggars that rich robe1 the             
righteousness of ,christ4  ,though black

 in ourselves1 we are comely in         
,christ's comeliness2  but we never live
 upon his righteousness1 only as we see 
none in  ourselves4--,ryland4    #bc    
,sweeting1 an obsolete term for a sweet 
apple4--,ed4    #bd ,this whole         
paragraph is omitted from all editions  
subsequent  to #afhh1 when the author   
died4 ,it is the practical illustration 
of his whole theory4 ,by their fruit ye 
shall know them2 the fruit  does not    
make them what they are by nature and   
sin or by grace and  righteousness4 ,the
 rebuke of the ,saviour1 ,matthew       
#ae3af1 falls  heavily on the man who   
rejected this paragraph4--,ed4    #be   
,abel possessed righteousness before his
 offering1 which influenced  him to make
 this acceptable sacrifice4--,ed4    #bf
 ,then was ,i most distressed with      
blasphemies1 if ,i have been  hearing   
the word1 then uncleanness1 blasphemies1
 and despair would  hold me as captive4 
,i blessed the condition of the dog and 
toad1  and counted their state far      

better than this sate of mine4--,grace  
,abounding4    #bg ,many are the devices
 of ,satan to keep souls from ,christ4  
,the  world and the flesh are his grand 
instruments of seduction1 while  his    
temptations and snares drown them in    
despair4 ,their wisdom  is to resist    
manfully by faith in the                
serpent-bruiser1 ,jesus4 ,he  will      
consummate his victories by a glorious  
triumph over all the  powers of hell and
 darkness4--,ryland4    #bh ,a sweeting 
tree1 a sweet apple1 and not a crab     
apple tree4--,ed4    #bi ,as the        
disobedience of the first ,adam is      
imputed to all his  natural posterity1  
and brings death upon all2 so the       
righteousness  of the second ,adam is   
imputed to all his spiritual progeny1 to
 obtain  life for them4 ,as the carnal  
,adam1 lost original righteousness1     
derives a corrupt nature to all his     
descendants2 so the spiritual  ,adam1 by
 his obedience1 conveys a vital efficacy
 of grace to us4  ,the same ,spirit of  

holiness which anointed our ,redeemer   
doth quicken  all his race1 that as they
 have borne the image of the earthly1   
,,they may henceforth bear the image of 
the heavenly ,adam4--,ryland4    #cj    
,debrorous1 probably a misprint for     
dolorous1 sorrowful or  dismal4         
,through many a dark and dreary vale    
,they passed1 and many a region         
dolorous4--,milton4    #ca ,make an ,o  
yes1 alluding to the form of            
proclamation at sessions  of the        
peace--,oyer1 the ,french for ,hear1 now
 corrupted to ,o  yes4--,ed4    #cb     
,boot1 profit or advantage4--,ed4    #cc
 ,the mercy of ,god has not only a quick
 eye to spy out a penitent1  but a swift
 foot to run and embrace him4 ,what     
infinite condescension6  ,god the       
,father is said to run1 fall on the neck
 of1 and kiss  the sinner1 whom he has  
by his ,spirit inclined to sue for mercy
  and peace1 which1 being obtained1 he  
will withhold from him no  manner of    
thing that is good4--,ryland4    #cd    

,the pillory1 to which allusion is here 
made1 was a cruel mode  of punishment1  
now out of date4 ,in earlier times1 the 
ears were  nailed to the wood1 and after
 an hour's anguish were cut off1 and    
the nose and cheeks slit2 thus were     
treated ,leighton and other holy  men4  
,in later days1 the victims were        
subjected to the brutality  of a mob1   
and sometimes excited by factious men4  
,tell us who 'tis upon the ridge stands 
there ,so full of fault1  and yet so    
void of fear2 ,and from the paper in his
 hat ,let all  mankind be told for      
what4--,defoe4    #ce ,next1 nighest or 
nearest4 ,this sentence is highly       
poetical1  as much or more so as any in 
the writings of the most cultivated     
scholars4--,ed4    #cf ,a humbling view 
of our sinful selves is manifested to   
the soul  by the ,word and ,spirit of   
,god4 ,the gospel of ,jesus ,christ has 
all  the properties of a great and true 
light2 it has a piercing power  and     
penetrating virtue2 it enters the       

darkest recesses of the soul1  and      
detects the errors of men's judgment1 as
 well as discovers  the enormities of   
their lives4--,ryland4    #cg ,this     
sentence is peculiarly striking1 and is 
very illustrative  of ,bunyan's homely1 
cutting1 faithful phraseology4--,ed4    
#ch ,the newly awakened soul1 beholding 
itself in the glass of the  law1 is     
shocked at its own deformity4 ,sin is   
truly odious1 and an  intolerable       
burthen4 ,so felt the royal penitent    
when he cried1 ,my  flesh trembleth for 
fear of thee2 and ,i am afraid of thy   
judgments4  ,god's indignation at sin   
must be felt on this side the grave1  in
 the conscience of the sinner1 if ever  
he hopes to escape the  dreadful        
punishment of it in the world to come4  
,but blessed be  ,god1 the blood of     
atonement is a sovereign balsam for sick
 and  wounded souls1 and is abundantly  
efficacious for procuring pardon1       
peace1 and reconciliation by the        
application of the eternal              

,spirit4--,ryland4    #ci ,these        
humbling words1 being too rough for ears
 polite1 have  been omitted from all the
 editions of this book published since  
the author's death1 except the fifth1   
#agjb4--;,ed4    #dj ,a simple-hearted  
man1 at a prayer meeting1 used the      
words1  ,incline our hearts to cast our 
bread upon the waters1 that we may  find
 it after many days4 ,upon leaving the  
prayer meeting1 while  crossing a       
bridge1 a youth said to him1 ,if you    
were to throw a  loaf into the river1   
what good would it be even if you did   
find  it after many days2 to which his  
elder replied1 ,oh1 it is a  scripture  
expression1 though ,i do not know its   
meaning666 ,this  happened to the editor
 forty-five years ago1 before ,sunday   
schools  and the ,tract ,society had    
spread their flood of scriptural        
knowledge  over the kingdom4--,ed4      
#da ,this is variously interpreted1 but 
may it not mean an ancient  mode of     
mocking1 now called taking a            

sight8--,ed4    #db ,blandation1 a piece
 of flattery4 ,they flattered the       
,bishop  of ,ely with this              
blandation4--,camden4    999999    ,a   
,,defence ,,of ,,the ,,doctrine ,,of    
,,justification1 ,,by ,,faith ,,in      
,,jesus  ,,christ2    ,,shewing1        
,,true ,,gospel-,,holiness ,,flows      
,,from ,,thence2 ,,or1 ,,mr4 ,,fowler',s
 ,,pretended  ,,design ,,of             
,,christianity1 ,,proved ,,to ,,be      
,,nothing ,,more ,,than ,,to ,,trample  
,,under ,,foot ,,the ,,blood ,,of ,,the 
,,son ,,of ,,god2 ,,and ,,the           
,,idolizing ,,of ,,man',s  ,,own        
,,righteousness    ,,as ,,also1    ,,how
 ,,while ,,he ,,pretends ,,to ,,be ,a   
,,minister ,,of ,,the ,,church ,,of     
,,england1  ,,he ,,overthroweth ,,the   
,,wholesome ,,doctrine ,,contained ,,in 
,,the #aj,,th1  #aa,,th1 ,,and #ac,,th1 
,,of ,,the ,,thirty-,,nine ,,articles   
,,of ,,the ,,same1 ,,and ,,that  ,,he   
,,falleth ,,in ,,with ,,the ,,quaker    
,,and ,,romanist1 ,,against ,,them4     

,,by ,,john ,,bunyan    ',disallowed    
indeed of men1 but chosen of ,god1 and  
precious4'--#a  ,peter #b3d    ,printed 
for ,francis ,smith1 at the ,elephant   
and ,castle1 without  ,temple ,bar1     
#afgb4    ,,editor',s ,,advertisement4  
,this is one of the least known but most
 deeply interesting productions  of     
,john ,bunyan4 ,it has never been       
reprinted in a separate form2  and once 
only in any edition of his works--that  
with notes1 by  ,mason and ,ryland1 and 
then with great carelessness1 the errata
  remaining uncorrected1 and one leaf   
being entirely omitted4 ,this  treatise 
was published to counteract the         
pernicious errors in a  very popular    
volume called ',the ,design of          
,christianity1 by ,edward  ,fowler1     
minister of ,god's ,word at ,northill1  
in ,bedfordshire4 ,printed  by the      
authority of the ,bishop of ,london1    
,april #agth1 #afga'2 an  octavo volume 
of #cjh pages4 ,the whole object        
proposed by ,mr4 ,fowler  was to shew1  

that ,christianity is intended merely to
 restore man  to the original state     
which he enjoyed before the fall4       
,bunyan was at that time suffering his  
tedious imprisonment for  conscience    
sake in ,bedford jail2 and having       
refused to expatriate  himself1 was in  
daily fear lest his cruel sentence1 'you
 must  stretch by the neck' for refusing
 to attend the church service1  should  
be carried into execution4    ,the fame 
of ,fowler's gross perversion of the    
design of ,christ's  gospel reached     
,bunyan in prison1 and its popularity   
grieved his  spirit4 ,at length1 on the 
#acth of the #aath ,month 7,february71 a
  copy of the book was brought to him2  
and in the almost incredible  space of  
forty-two short days1 on the #bgth of   
the #abth ,month  7,march7 #afga-b1 he  
had fully analysed ',the ,design1'      
exposed the  sophistry1 and scripturally
 answered the gross errors which abound 
in every page of this learned and subtle
 piece of casuistry4    ,the display of 

,latin and ,greek quotations from the   
heathens and  fathers1 those            
thunderbolts of scholastic warfare1     
dwindled into  mere pop-gun weapons     
before the sword of the ,spirit1 which  
puts all  such rabble to utter rout4    
,never was the homely proverb of        
,cobbler  ,howe more fully exemplified1 
than in this triumphant answer to the   
subtilities of a man deeply schooled in 
all human acquirements1 by  an          
unlettered mechanic1 whose knowledge was
 drawn from one book1  the inspired     
volume3--    ',the ,spirit's teaching in
 a cobbler's shop1 ,doth ,oxford and    
,cambridge  o'ertop4'    ,the ,babel    
building of the learned clergyman could 
not withstand  the attack of one who was
 armed with such irresistible weapons4  
,his  words burn 'like a fire1' and     
consume the wood1 hay and stubble2      
while they fell with overpowering       
weight1 as 'a hammer that  breaketh the 
rock in pieces' 7,jer #bc3bi74 ,so      
cunningly was 'the  design' constructed1

 that nothing but the fire and hammer of
  ,god's word could have demolished it4 
,armed with such weapons1 he  fearlessly
 from his dungeon made the attack2 and1 
encouraged by  the ,spirit which        
animated the prophet1 he was not        
'dismayed at  their faces1' but became  
as 'a defenced city1 and an iron pillar1
  and brazen walls against the whole    
land' 7,jer #a3dh74    ,such internal   
and powerful support encouraged ,bunyan 
to use the  greatest plainness of       
speech4 ,he as fully aware of his       
danger1  and of the great influence of  
,mr4 ,fowler1 but he had counted the    
cost of plain honest dealing1 and was   
undaunted by the perils which           
surrounded him4 ,with noble bearing1    
worthy the descendant of the  apostles1 
he declares1 ',as for your subtle and   
close incensing ,,the  ,,power to       
persecute ,nonconformists1 know that we 
are willing1 ,god  assisting1 to        
overcome you with truth and patience2   
not sticking  to sacrifice our lives1   

and dearest concerns in a faithful      
witness-bearing4' ',wherefore1 sir1     
laying aside all fear of men1  not      
regarding what you may procure to be    
inflicted upon me1 for  this my plain   
dealing with you1 ,i tell you again1    
that you are  one of them that have     
closely1 privily1 and devilishly1 by    
your  book1 turned the grace of our ,god
 into a lascivious doctrine4'  ,mr4     
,fowler's opinions were not only        
contrary to scripture1 but to  that     
which some esteem a more heinous        
offence1 they opposed the  thirty-nine  
articles2 and the result was that       
,bunyan1 who vindicated  the scriptures 
and those articles1 was kept in prison1 
while the  clergyman who opposed them   
was soon after consecrated ,bishop of   
,gloucester6 ,it may lead some simple   
readers to wonder how it could  be1 that
 state religion thus made a mockery of  
itself4 ,the reason  is perfectly       
obvious2 ,fowler's religion was that of 
a statesman1  which may be comprised in 

one word1 expediency2 and the man who   
could publish as truth1 that religion   
consists in obeying the  orders made    
therein by the state1 deserved the      
primacy of the  united churches of      
,england and ,ireland4 ,his words are1  
speaking  of religious observances1     
',whatsoever of such are commended by   
the custom of the places we live in1 or 
commanded by superiors1  or made by any 
circumstance convenient to be done2 our 
,christian  liberty consists in this1   
that we have leave to do them4 ,and1    
indeed1 it is so far from being a sin1  
that it would be so to  refuse so to    
do4' ,could the state have selected a   
fitter tool for  their purposes8    ,mr4
 ,fowler is somewhat inconsistent with  
regard to persecution2  in p4 #bff he   
says1 ',as for factious hypocrite1 they 
would be with  ease supprest'2 in p4    
#bfb he describes these factious        
hypocrites1  ',such as preach up free   
grace1--laying hold on ,christ's        
righteousness  and renouncing our own   

righteousness4' ,such are to be         
suppressed1  but for ,roman catholics   
'imposing their own sense upon the word 
of ,god1 and their persecuting1 burning1
 and damning men for not  subscribing to
 theirs as to ,god's word can be no     
better than an  act of devilish pride   
and barbarous cruelty1' p4 #bdg4 ,does  
not  the same pride and cruelty apply   
equally to the church of ,bonner  for   
burning ,latimer1 of ,fowler1 for the   
imprisonment of ,bunyan2  and of        
,philpot1 for dragging his brother1     
,shore1 from his family1  and shutting  
him up in ,exeter jail8    ,the admirers
 of ,bunyan will feel surprised at his  
strictures upon  persons calling        
themselves ,quakers4 ,in these severe   
remarks he  does not refer to the       
,society of ,friends2 but to some       
unworthy  individuals who assumed the   
name of ,quakers4 ,they will be equally 
surprised at his freedom of speech with 
one who he considered to  be an enemy to
 his ,lord4 ,he calls ,mr4 ,fowler 'a   

brutish1 beastly  man1' 'this thief1' 'a
 blasphemer1' 'horribly wicked1' 'a     
learned  ignorant ,nicodemus1' 'one that
 would fling heaven's gates off the     
hinges1' 'a bat1' 'an angel of          
darkness4' ,such epithets sound         
strangely in our more refined age2 but  
they were then considered  essential to 
faithful dealing4 ,the ,bishop in his   
reply1 called  ',dirt wiped off1' beat  
the tinker in abusive language2 he calls
  ,bunyan ',a wretched scribbler1'      
'grossly ignorant1' 'most unchristian   
and wicked1' 'a piece of proud folly1'  
'so very dirty a creature  that he      
disdains to dirt his fingers with him1' 
',bunyan can no  more disgrace him than 
a rude creature can eclipse the moon by 
barking at her2 or make palaces         
contemptible by lifting up their  legs  
against them1' 'a most black-mouthed    
calumniator1' 'infamous  in ,bedford for
 a pestilent schismatic1' and with a    
heart full  of venom he called upon his 
majesty not to let such a firebrand1    

impudent1 malicious schismatic to enjoy 
toleration1 or go unpunished1  lest he  
should subvert all government4 ,bunyan  
had then suffered  nearly twelve years' 
incarceration in a miserable jail1 and  
was  more zealous and intrepid than     
ever3 and yet this learned fanatic      
would have added to his privations1     
because he could not resist the  arrows 
of truth with which this poor prisoner  
for ,christ assailed  him1 drawn all    
burning from the furnace of ,god's holy 
word4    ,bunyan's views of the kingly  
office of ,christ are very striking3    
not only is he king over the church     
requiring personal obedience1  but over 
the universe for the benefit of         
believers4 ',christ is as  well a ,lord 
for us1 as to1 or over us2 and it highly
 concerneth  the soul--when it believeth
 in1 or trusteth to1 the righteousness  
of ,christ1 for justification with      
,god--to see that this righteousness    
lords it over death and sin1 and the    
devil and hell for us4' ',he  led       

captivity captive1 that is1 carried them
 prisoners1 whose  prisoners we were3   
,he rode to heaven in triumph1 having in
 chains  the foes of believers4'        
,this compendious treatise is upon a    
most important subject1 and  detects    
dangerous errors enveloped in most      
insinuating sophistry4  ,in preparing   
this edition for the press1 the text has
 been carefully  collated with the      
original1 which is in the editor's      
possession4  ,the quotations have been  
verified2 those from ,fowler by the     
first  edition of his ',design of       
,christianity1' #afga4 ,the extracts    
from  ',penn's ,sandy ,foundation1' by  
the second edition1 in the ,friends'    
library1 ,devonshire ,house4 ,those from
 ,campian have not been  discovered2 the
 author's being confined at ,bedford1   
while his book  was printing in ,london1
 occasioned numerous typographical      
errors  which have been corrected1 and  
all the obsolete words explained4    ,to
 assist the reader1 a few leading words 

have been introduced in  italics1 and   
between brackets1 to distinguish them   
from the text4    ,,george ,,offor4     
,a ,,premonition ,,to ,,the ,,reader    
,,gentle ,,reader1    ,that thou mayest 
not be tired with longing to know what  
errors1 and  doctrines destructive to   
,christianity1 ,mr4 ,fowler in his      
feigned  design of ,christianity1 hath  
presented the world withal2 and that    
thou mayest even in the entry1 see that 
which more fully is shewn  in the house3
 namely1 of the contradiction that is in
 his book1 to  the wholesome doctrine of
 the church of ,england1 while he stands
  a minister of the same1 ,i have       
thought convenient1 instead of an       
epistle1 to present thee with those     
doctrines contained in his2  and that   
are refuted by the book that thou hast  
in thy hand4  ,the which also1 ,i hope1 
will be a sufficient apology for this my
  undertaking4    ,his ,doctrines are   
these3    #a4 ,that the first principles
 of morals1 those first written in      

men's hearts1 are the essentials1 the   
indispensable1 and fundamental  points  
or doctrines of the gospel 7p4 #h1 #bha1
 #bhb74 #b4 ,that these  first          
principles1 are to be followed1         
principally1 as they are  made known to 
us1 by the dictates of human nature3 and
 that this  obedience is the first1 and 
best sort of obedience1 we ,christians  
can perform 7p4 #h1 #i1 #aj74 #c4 ,that 
there is such a thing as  a soundness of
 soul2 and the purity of human nature in
 the world  7p4 #f74 #d4 ,that the law1 
in the first principles of it1 is far   
beyond1 and more obliging on the hearts 
of ,christians1 than is1  that of coming
 to ,god by ,christ 7p4 #g-aj74 #e4     
,that the precept  of coming to ,god by 
,christ1 c41 is in its own nature1 a    
thing  indifferent1 and absolutely      
considered neither good nor evil 7p4    
#g1 #h1 #i74 #f4 ,that ,christ's great  
errand1 in coming into the world1  was  
to put us again in possession of the    
holiness we had lost 7p4  #ab74 #g4     

,that ,john the ,baptist1 the ,angel    
that was sent to ,zacharias1  and ,mary1
 preached this doctrine1 and so also did
 ,malachi the  prophet 7p4 #ac74 #h4    
,that ,christ by saving us from sin1 is 
meant1  not first1 his saving us from   
the punishment1 but from the filth1  and
 from the punishment1 as a consequence  
of that 7p4 #ad1 #ae74 #i4  ,that       
,christ's work1 when he was come1 was to
 establish ,,only an  inward real       
righteousness 7p4 #af74 #aj4 ,that      
,christ's fulfilling  the law ,,for     
,,us1 was by giving more perfect1 and   
lighter instances  of moral duties1 than
 were before expressly given 7p4 #ag74  
#aa4 ,that  ,christ's doctrine1 life1   
actions1 miracles1 death1 resurrection1 
ascension1 and coming again to judgment1
 is all preached to establish  us in    
this righteousness 7chap4 #b-h74 #ab4   
,that it is not possible  a wicked man  
should have ,god's pardon 7p4 #aai74    
#ac4 ,that it is  impossible ,christ's  
righteousness should be imputed to an   

unrighteous  man 7p4 #abj74 #ad4 ,and   
that if it were1 he boldly affirms1 it  
would signify as little to his          
happiness1 while he continueth so1  as  
would a gorgeous and splendid garment1  
to one that is almost  starved 7p4      
#abj74 #ae4 ,for ,god to justify a      
wicked man1#a c41  would far more       
disparage his justice and holiness1 than
 advance  his grace and kindness 7p4    
#acj74 #af4 ,he saith1 men are not      
capable  of ,god's pardoning grace1 till
 they have truly repented them of  all  
their sins 7p4 #acj74 #ag4 ,the devils1 
saith he1 have a large  measure of these
 attributes of ,god2 as his power1      
knowledge1 c4#b  7p4 #abd74 #ah4 ,that  
,christ did himself perform1 as our     
example1  whatever he required of us to 
do2 yea1 that he trod himself ,,every   
step of our way to heaven 7p4 #adh74    
#ai4 ,the salvation of ,christ1  first1 
consists in curing our wounds 7our      
filth7 and secondarily1  in freeing us  
from the smart 7p4 #baf74 #bj4 ,that    

pardon doth not  so much consist in     
remission1 as in healing2 to wit1 our   
filth1  7p4 #baf74 #ba4 ,faith          
justifieth1 as it includeth true        
holiness in  the nature of it2 it       
justifieth ,,as it doth so 7p4 #bba74   
#bb4 ,that  faith which entitles a      
sinner to so high a privilege as that of
  justification1 must needs be such as  
complieth with all the  purposes of     
,christ's coming into the world1 c4 ,and
 it is no less  necessary that it should
 justify as it doth this 7p4 #bbb74 #bc4
 ,he  wonders that any worthy man should
 be so difficultly persuaded1  to       
embrace ,,this account of justifying    
faith 7p4 #bbb74 #bd4 ,there  can be no 
pretence for a man1 to think that faith 
should be the  condition or instrument  
of justification1 as it complieth with1 
only the precept of relying on ,christ's
 merits for the obtaining of  it 7p4    
#bbc74 #be4 ,it is1 saith he1 as clear  
as the sun at noon-day1  that obedience 
to the other precepts must go before    

obedience  to this 7p4 #bbc74 #bf4 ,he  
shall be his ,apollo1 that can give  him
 a sufficient reason1 why justifying    
faith should consist in  recumbence#c   
and reliance on ,christ's merits for the
 pardon of  sin#d 7p4 #bbd74 #bg4 ,he   
will take the boldness to tell those who
  are displeased with this account of   
justifying faith1 that in his  opinion  
it is impossible they should ,,once     
think of any other 7p4  #bbe74 #bh4 ,the
 imputation of ,christ's righteousness1 
consisteth in  dealing with sincerely   
righteous persons1 as if they were      
perfectly  so1 c4 7p4 #bbe74 #bi4 ,the  
grand intent of the gospel is1 to make  
us  partakers of inward real            
righteousness2 and it is but secondary1 
that we should be accepted as before 7p4
 #bbf74 #cj4 ,it is not  possible 7he   
saith7 that any other notion of this    
doctrine should  have truth in it 7p4   
#bbf74 #ca4 ,whatsoever is commended by 
the  customs of the place we live in1 or
 commanded by superiors1 or made  by    

,,any circumstance convenient to be     
done1 our ,christian liberty  consists  
in this that we have leave to do them   
7p4 #bdb74 #ca4 ,for  our refusing to   
comply with these1 can hardly proceed   
from any  thing1 than a proud           
affectation of singularity1 or at best  
from  superstitious scrupluosity 7p4    
#bdb74 #cc4 ,those ministers hinder the 
design of ,christianity1 that preach up 
free grace1 and ,christian  privileges1 
,,other ,,ways than as motives to       
obedience1 and that  scarce ever insist 
upon any other duties than those of     
believing1  laying hold of ,christ's    
righteousness1 applying the promises1 c4
  7p4 #bfb74 #cd4 ,but to make the      
,christian duties to consist either     
wholly or mostly in these1 c41 is the   
way effectually to harden  hypocrites   
7p4 #bfb74 #ce4 ,those ministers do     
nothing less than promote  the design of
 ,christianity1 that are never in their 
element1 but  when they are talking of  
the irrespectiveness of ,god's decrees1 

the absolute ness of his promises1 the  
utter disability1 and  perfect impotence
 of natural men1 to do any thing towards
 their  own conversion 7p4 #bfb74 #cf4  
,he is the only child of ,abraham1 who  
in the purity of his heart obeyeth those
 substantial laws1 that  are by ,god    
imposed upon him 7p4 #bhc74 #cg4 ,there 
is ,,no duty more  affectionately       
commanded in the gospel1 than that of   
almsgiving  7p4 #bhd74 #ch4 ,it is      
impossible we should not have the design
 of  ,christianity accomplished in us1  
c41 if we make our ,saviour's  most     
excellent life1 the pattern of our lives
 7p4 #bif74 #ci4 ,to  do well is better 
than believing 7p4 #bii74 #dj4 ,to be   
imitators of  ,christ's righteousness1  
even of the righteousness we should rely
  on1 is counted by ,mr4 ,fowler1 more  
noble1 than to rely thereon1  or trust  
thereto 7p4 #cjj74    ,,reader1    ,i   
have given thee here but a taste of     
these things2 and by my book  but a     
brief reply to the errors that he by his

 hath divulged to  the world3 ,ay1      
though many more are by me reflected    
than the forty  thou are here presented 
with4    ,god give thee eyes to see1 and
 an heart to shun and escape all  these 
things that may yet come to pass1 for   
hurt1 and to stand  before the ,son of  
,man4    ,thus hoping that this short   
taste may make ,mr4 ,fowler ashamed1 and
  thee receive satisfaction1 touching   
the truth and state of this  man's      
spirit and principles2 ,i rest1         
,thine to serve thee in the gospel of   
,christ1    ,j4 ,,bunyan ,from ,prison1 
the #bgth of the #abth ,month1 #afga4   
#bgth  ,march1 #afgb      ,,footnotes3  
#a4 ,fowler's words1 in place of1 c41   
are 'while he continues so  7if it were 
possible for ,god to do it74'    #b4    
,holiness is excepted66    #c4          
',recumbence1' depending upon4    #d4   
,fowler adds1 'and not also in his power
 for the mortification  of it4'         
,a ,,defence ,,of ,,the ,,doctrine ,,of 
,,justification ,,by ,,faith ,,in       

,,jesus ,,christ2    ,,proving    ,,that
 ,,gospel-,,holiness ,,flows ,,from     
,,thence4    ,,sir1    ,having heard of 
your book1 entitled1 ,the ,design of    
,christianity2  and that in it was      
contained such principles as gave just  
offence  to ,christian ears2 ,i was     
desirous of a view thereof1 that from my
  sight of things ,i might be the better
 able to judge4 ,but ,i could  not      
obtain it till the #acth of this #aath  
month1 which was too  soon for you1     
,sir1 a pretended minister of the word1 
so vilely to  expose to public view the 
rottenness of your heart in principles  
diametrically opposite to the simplicity
 of the gospel of ,christ4  ,and had it 
not been for this consideration1 that it
 is not too  late to oppose open        
blasphemy 7such as endangereth the souls
 of  thousands7 ,i had cast by this     
answer1 as a thing out of season4       
,two things are the design of your book4
    #a4 ,to assert and justify a thing  
which you call inward1 real             

righteousness and holiness4    #b4 ,to  
prove1 ,that the whole1 the grand1 the  
only1 and ultimate design  of the gospel
 of ,christ1 is to begin and perfect    
this righteousness4    ,into the truth1 
or untruth1 of both these1 as briefly as
 ,i may1  ,i shall at this time inquire4
    ,first1 ,therefore1 a little to     
examine the nature of your holiness  and
 righteousness1 as yourself hath        
described the same4    ',it is 7say you7
 so sound a complexion of soul1 as      
maintains in  life and vigour1          
whatsoever is essential to it1 and      
suffereth not  anything unnatural to mix
 with that which is so2 by the force and
  power whereof a man is enabled to     
behave himself as becometh  a creature  
indued with a principle of reason1 keeps
 his supreme  faculty in its throne1    
brings into due subjection all his      
inferior  ones1 his sensual imagination1
 his brutish passions and affections4'  
,you add farther1 ',it is the purity of 
the human nature1 engaging  those in    

whom it resides1 to demean themselves   
suitably in that  state in which ,god   
hath placed them1 and not to act        
disbecomingly  in any condition1        
circumstance or relation4'    ,you say1 
moreover1 ',it is a divine1 or ,god-like
 nature1 causing  an hearty approbation 
of1 and an affectionate compliance with 
the  eternal laws of righteousness2 and 
a behaviour agreeable to the  essential1
 and immutable differences of good and  
evil' 7p4 #f74    ,farther1 ,you call it
 a principle or habit of soul1          
'originally  dictates of human nature'  
7p4#h74    ',a disposition and temper of
 the inward man1 as powerfully inclines 
it to regard1 and attend to2            
affectionately to embrace and adhere    
to2 to be actuated by1 and under the    
government of1 all those good  practical
 principles1 that are made known either 
by revelation1  nature1 or the use of   
reason' 7p4 #aa74 ,which in conclusion  
you  call that holiness which already we
 have lost 7p4 #ab74    ,thus1 ,sir1 is 

your holiness1 by you described2 which  
holiness  you aver is that1 which is the
 great and only design of ,christ to    
promote both by his life and glorious   
gospel4    ,to take therefore your      
description in pieces1 if happily there 
may be found ought1 but naught therein4 
#a4 ',it is 7say you7 an healthful      
complexion of soul1 the purity  of the  
human nature1' c4    ,ans4 ,these are   
but words2 there is no such thing as the
 purity of  our nature1 abstract and    
distinct from the sinful pollution that 
dwelleth in us 7,rom #g3bd74 ,it is     
true1 a man may talk of1 and by         
argument distinguish between nature and 
sin2 but that there is  such a principle
 in man 7since ,adam's fall7 a principle
 by which  he may act1 or that ,christ's
 whole gospel-design is1 the helping    
forward such a principle1 is altogether 
without scripture  or reason4 ,there is 
no man by nature1 that hath any         
soundness in  him 7,isa #a3f71 no1      
neither in soul or body2 his            

understanding is  darkened1 his mind and
 conscience is defiled 7,titus #a3ae71  
his  will is perverted and obstinate    
7,eph #d3ah74 ',there is no judgment  in
 his goings' 7,isa #ei3f-aj74 ,where now
 is the sound and healthful  complexion 
of soul8 ,let the best come to the best1
 when we have  mustered up all the      
excellences of the soul of man1 as man1 
shall  nought we find there1 but the    
lame1 the blind1 the defiled1 the       
obstinate and misled faculties thereof4 
,and never think to evade  me by saying1
 the graces of the ,spirit of ,god are  
pure3 for with  them you have nothing to
 do2 your doctrine is of the sound      
complexion  of soul1 the purity of the  
human nature1 a habit of soul1 and the  
holiness we lost in ,adam1 things a     
great way off from the spirit  of grace1
 or the gracious workings of the spirit4
 ,you talk indeed  of a divine or       
godlike nature1#a but this is still the 
same with  your pure human nature1 or   
with your sound complexion1 or habit  of

 soul2 and so must either respect man1  
as he was created in the  image or      
likeness of ,god1 or else you have      
palpable contradiction in  this your    
description4 ,but it must be concluded1 
that the divine  nature you talk of1 is 
that1 and no other than the dictates of 
the  human nature1 or your feigned      
purity thereof2 because you make it  by 
your words the self same2 it is the     
purity of the human nature1  it is a    
divine or ,godlike nature4    #b4 ,but  
you proceed to tell us of a degree1 it  
is so sound and  healthful a complexion 
or temperature of the faculties1        
qualities1  or virtues of soul1 'as     
maintains in life and vigour whatsoever 
is essential to it1 and suffereth not   
anything unnatural to mix  with that    
which is so4'#b    ,ans4 ,if1 as was    
said before1 there is no soundness of   
soul in  man1 as man1 and no such thing 
as a purity of our nature1 abstract     
from that which is sin2 then where shall
 we find so healthful  a complexion1 or 

temperature of soul1 as to maintain in  
life and  vigour whatsoever is essential
 to it1 and that suffereth not any      
thing unnatural to mix with that which  
is so8    ,but let us take ,paul's      
definition of a man2 ',there is none    
righteous1  no1 not one3 there is none  
that understandeth1 there is none that  
seeketh after ,god4 ,they are all gone  
out of the way1 they are  together      
become unprofitable2 there is none that 
doeth good1 no1  not one4 ,their throat 
is an open sepulchre2 with their tongues
  they have used deceit2 the poison of  
asps is under their lips3  whose mouth  
is full of cursing and bitterness3 their
 feet are swift  to shed blood3         
destruction and misery are in their     
ways3 and the  way of peace have they   
not known3 there is no fear of ,god     
before  their eyes' 7,rom #c74 ,i the   
rather give you this of ,paul1 than any 
of my own2 because it is the soundest   
complexion of soul1 that  the ,holy     
,ghost himself could draw4 ,here is now 

no purity of the  human nature1 nor such
 sound complexion of soul as can keep   
itself  from mixing with that which is  
contrary to itself4 ,and note1 that     
this is the state of all men1 and that  
as they stand in themselves  before     
,god3 wherefore together1 even          
altogether1 all the men in  the world1  
take them in their most pure naturals1  
or with all the  purity of humanity1    
which they can make1 and together1 they 
still  will be unprofitable1 and so much
 come short of doing good1 'that  every 
mouth might be stopped1 and all the     
world become guilty  before ,god' 7v    
#ai74c    #c4 ,but proceeding1 you say1 
that this complexion is so forcible as  
to 'keep his supreme faculty 7,i suppose
 you mean the conscience7  in its       
throne1 7and that7 brings into due      
subjection all his inferior  ones1 7as  
namely7 his sensual imagination1 brutish
 passions and  affections4'#d    ,ans4  
,these words suppose that it is within  
the power of a man's  own soul1 always  

to keep sin out of itself1 and so guilt 
out of  the conscience2 albeit the      
scripture saith1 that both the mind  and
 it are defiled with the filth of sin1  
in all whoever do not  believe the      
gospel1 with which belief this          
description meddleth  not 7,titus       
#a3ae74    ,they suppose that this      
conscience is perfectly clear and light1
  when the scriptures say they have the 
understanding darkened2  yea and        
farther1 in despite of these your       
sayings of the sound  complexion of     
soul1 of the purity of human nature1 and
 of this  supreme faculty1 the          
scriptures teach1 that man in his best  
estate  is altogether vanity1 that they 
are darkness and night1 c4 7,eph        
#d3ah1ai2 #a ,thess #e2 ,psa #ci3e74    
',yea1 7say you7 this sound complexion  
brings into due subjection  all his     
inferior ones4'#e    ,ans4 ,here seems  
to be a contradiction to the former part
 of this  description1 yea1 to the      
nature of the soul itself2 for you say  

before1 it suffereth not any thing      
unnatural to mix itself therewith1  when
 yet here you seem to suggest that part1
 ,i say1 even part of  itself is        
disobedient and rebellious1 'it brings  
into subjection  all his inferior ones4'
    ',it brings into due subjection4'   
,ans4 ,due subjection is such as is     
everlasting1 universal1 perfect  in     
nature1 kind1 and manner1 such as the   
most righteous1 perfect1  comprehensive 
law1 or commandment cannot object       
against1 or find  fault therewith4      
,here's a soul6 here's a pure human     
nature6 here  are pure dictates of a    
brutish beastly man1 that neither knows 
himself nor one title of the word of    
,god4 ,but ',there is a generation  that
 are pure in their own eyes1 and yet are
 not washed from their  filthiness'     
7,prov #cj3ab74    ',it is the purity of
 the human nature1 engaging those in    
whom it  resides1' c4#f    ,ans4 ,that  
is1 verily in none at all2 for there is 
no such thing  in any man in this world1

 as a purity of human nature3 'we are   
all  as an unclean thing' 7,isa #fd3f7  
and ',who can bring a clean thing  out  
of an unclean8 not one' 7,job #ad3d74   
,again1    ',what is man1 that he should
 be clean8 or he which is born of  a    
woman1 that he should be righteous8'    
7,job #ae3ad74 ,these are  therefore    
expressions without the testimony of the
 word1 arising  from your own phantasy4 
',it is a divine1 or ,godlike nature4'#g
    ,ans4 ,this you seem also to fetch  
from the similitude or likeness  of ,god
 that was in us at our first creation1  
before we sinned2  but that similitude  
being at best but created1 and since    
most  unspeakably defiled1 defaced and  
polluted with sin2 there is  now1 no not
 in the best of men1 as men1 any sinless
 likeness1 and  similitude of ,god to be
 found1 no such petty divine1 or        
,godlike  nature to be found1 as you    
imagine4    ,but having thus stated your
 holiness in its nature and essence1    
you come in the next place to tell us1  

under what considerations  it moveth a  
person to act1 also by what rules and   
laws it squareth  its acts and doings4  
,,first1 ,by or under what              
considerations it acts1 and these you   
scatter here and there in your          
description of holiness1 under these    
heads4 ,i4 ,to act 'as becomes a        
creature endued with a principle  of    
reason1' eyeing the state or place in   
which ,god hath set him2  approving of1 
affecting and complying with the eternal
 laws of  righteousness 7p4 #f71 which  
eternal laws in page #h you call 'divine
  moral laws1' those that were first    
written in the hearts of men1  'and     
originally dictates of human nature1' c4
 ,,ii4 ',to do these1  from truly       
generous motives and principles' 7p4    
#g74 ,such as these1  #a4 ,because 'it  
is most highly becoming all reasonable  
creatures  7you might also have added1  
and those unreasonable7 to obey ,god in 
everything2 7within their spheres7 and  
as much disbecoming them1  to disobey   

him' 7p4 #h74 #b4 ',because it is a base
 thing to do  unjustly' 7p4 #aa74       
,now a little to touch upon all these1  
and then to proceed to what  is behind4 
,i4 ,to act and do the things of the    
moral law1 but as 'creatures  endued    
with a principle of reason1' is but to  
do things in our  sphere as men1 as the 
beast1 the hog or horse doth things in  
his1  as a beast2 which is at best1 if  
it could be attained1 to act but  as    
pure naturals1 which state of man is of 
at infinite distance  from that1 in     
which it is by ,god expected the man    
must act1 that  doth ought that is      
pleasing in his sight4 ,for1    #a4 ,the
 qualification and consideration by you 
propounded1 is that  which is in all    
men1 in men simply as men1 they being   
reasonable  creatures1 and somewhat1    
though but somewhat capable of acting as
  such4    #b4 ,this qualification is   
not only in1 but of men2 reason is of   
the  man himself1 even that which is as 
essential to him1 as is that  of his    

being created or made4    #c4 ,the law  
also1 which you call divine1 moral1 and 
eternal1 is  that which is naturally    
seated in the heart1 and as you yourself
  express it1 is originally the dictates
 of human nature1 or that  which mankind
 doth naturally assent to 7p4 #aa74     
,now ,i say1 that a man cannot by these 
principles1 and these  qualifications1  
please the ,god of heaven1 is apparent4 
7#a47 ,because  none of these are faith1
 ',but without faith it is impossible to
  please him' 7,heb #aa3f74 7#b47       
,because none of these are of the ,holy 
,ghost1 but there is nothing accepted of
 ,god1 under a ,new ,testament          
consideration1 but those which are the  
fruits of the ,spirit 7,gal  #e3bb-bd74 
7#c47 ,the man and principles you have  
stated1 may be  such as are utterly     
ignorant of ,jesus ,christ1 and of all  
his ,new  ,testament things1 as such3   
',but the natural man receiveth not the 
things of the ,spirit of ,god3 the      
things of his ,new ,testament for  they 

are foolishness unto him3 neither can he
 know them1 because  they are           
spiritually discerned' 7#a ,col #b3ad74 
7#d47 ,your qualifications  and         
considerations1 know nothing at all of  
the adoption of sons1  and of our acting
 and doing our duty as such4 ,you only  
content  yourself to rest within the    
confines of the human nature1 acts  of  
reason1 as men or creatures only1 or in 
their supposed pure1  natural           
principles4    ,and ,sir1 a little by   
way of digression2 ,i will tell you also
 of  our truly ,christian righteousness1
 both as to its original or  first      
principle2 and also how1 or under what  
capacity1 it puts  the person that is   
acted by it4    ,first1 ,the principle  
which is laid within us1 it is not the  
purity  of the human nature1 but of the 
,holy ,ghost itself1 which we have  of  
,god received1 by believing in the ,son 
of ,god1 a principle as  far above yours
 of humanity1 as is the heavens above   
the earth2  yours being but like those  

of the first ,adam1 but ours truly those
  of the second 7#a ,col #f3ai74 ',as is
 the earthy1 such are they also  that   
are earthy3 and as is the heavenly1 such
 are they also that  are heavenly' 7#a  
,cor #ae3dh74    ,now whosoever hath not
 this principle1 although he be a       
creature1  and also have the dictates of
 the human nature1 yea1 and also        
follows them1 yet he is not ,christ's3  
',if any man have not the  ,spirit of   
,christ1 he is none of his' 7,rom #h3i74
 ,thus therefore is the  ,christian     
principle another from1 and far above1  
your heathenish  ,pagan one4 ,by this   
,spirit is the ,christian qualified with
 principles1  not natural1 but          
spiritual1 such as faith1 hope1 joy1    
peace1 c4  all which are the fruits of  
the revelation of the forgiveness of    
sins1 freely by grace 7,gal #e3be71     
'through the redemption that  is in     
,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #c3bd74 ,in this  
spirit and faith we walk1  by this      
spirit we are led 7,rom #h3ad71 even    

into the joy and peace  of the ,new     
,testament of our ,lord2 wherefore our  
holy actions are  the fruits of         
righteousness1 that is by ,jesus        
,christ1 not by our  human nature1 or   
the purity of it in us2 yea1 they are   
the fruits  of the ,spirit of ,god1 the 
qualifications that attend the new      
covenant1 and those that by the work of 
regeneration are brought  within the    
bounds and privileges thereof4          
,wherefore1    ,second1 ,the capacity   
that we are in1 who act and do from the 
heavenly  principle2 it is that of sons1
 the sons of ,god by adoption1 as  the  
apostle said1 ',because ye are sons1    
,god hath sent forth the  ,spirit of his
 ,son into your hearts1 crying1 ,abba1  
,father' 7,gal  #d3f74 ,and again1 ',as 
many as are led by the ,spirit of ,god1 
they  are the sons of ,god' 7,rom       
#h3ad74 ,this is a far other than is    
your  human description of acting as a  
creature1 endued with a principle  of   
reason2 for here is a man acts as a son1

 endued with the ,holy  ,spirit of ,god1
 who hath1 before the world was1        
predestinated him  to this estate1 by   
,jesus ,christ1 to himself 7,eph #a3d1  
#d3f74 ,as a  son therefore1 the        
,christian acts and does1 because he is 
endued  with that high and heavenly     
principle mentioned before2 by which    
principle this man hath received a new  
heart1 a new spirit1 a new              
understanding1 a good conscience1 so    
made by 'faith in the blood of  the     
,lord ,jesus' 7,heb #aj74 ,thus being   
made again anew and another  man1 he    
acts from a new and another principle   
than yours2 a  principle as far beyond  
and above you1 as is a man above a      
brute1  and as is grace above nature 7#b
 ,col #e3ad-af74    ,third1 ,as the     
,christian acts and does from a better  
principle1  and under a better capacity 
or consideration than that you have     
described2 so 7to allude to your own    
notion7 the first principles  by which  
they receive this spirit and adoption1  

are not those  principles of morals1 or 
those originally dictates of human      
nature2  but it is through the hearing  
of faith 7,gal #c3a-c71 by which we     
understand1 that the ,son of ,god became
 a man1 died for our sins1  hath saved  
us from the curse of ,god1 and accounted
 us to be the  righteousness of ,god in 
him2 this being heard with the gospel1  
and a ,new ,testament hearing1 the ,holy
 ,ghost forthwith possesseth  us1 by the
 glorious working whereof we are helped1
 through the  ,son1 to call the ,god of 
heaven1 our ,father4    ,now thus being 
made free from sin1 by the only faith of
 ,jesus  ,christ1 'we have our fruit    
unto holiness1 and the end everlasting  
life' 7,rom #f3bb74    ,and here come in
 those reasonable conclusions1 which you
 would  make the very radicals of       
,christianity1 they being only remote1  
and after conclusions1 drawn from the   
fore-mentioned mercy of ,god1  viz41    
from predestination1 calling1 adoption1 
and justification  by ,christ's blood1  

while we in ourselves are sinners4 ,i   
say these  are the things which ,paul   
endeavoured to provoke the ,romans1     
,philippians1 and ,colossians1 to an    
holy conversation by4    ,to the        
,romans1 ',i beseech you therefore1'    
saith he1 'by the mercies  of ,god1     
7,what mercies8 ,why those of election1 
redemption1 calling1  justification1 and
 adoption1 mentioned in the foregoing   
chapters7  that ye present your bodies a
 living sacrifice1 holy1 acceptable     
unto ,god1 which is your reasonable     
service' 7,rom #ab3a74    ,to the       
,philippians1 ',if there be therefore   
any consolation in  ,christ1 if any     
comfort of love1 if any fellowship of   
the ,spirit1  if any bowels and mercies1
 fulfil ye my joy1 that ye be like      
minded' 7,phil #b3a1b74    ,to the      
,colossians1 ',if ye then be risen with 
,christ1 seek those  things which are   
above1 where ,christ sitteth on the     
right hand  of ,god2 set your affection 
on things above1 not on things on the   

earth2 for ye are dead1 and your life is
 hid with ,christ in ,god4  ,when       
,christ1 who is our life1 shall appear1 
then shall ye also  appear with him in  
glory' 7,col #c3a-d74 ,now mark2 mortify
 therefore1  therefore6 wherefore8 why1 
because they were risen with ,christ2   
because they should appear at the end of
 this world with ,christ  himself in    
glory2 therefore mortify the deeds of   
the body1 or our  members that are upon 
the earth4    ,these ,sir1 are the      
motives by which we ,christians act2    
because we  are forgiven1 because we are
 sons1 and if sons1 then heirs1 and  so 
we act2 but to speak to this more anon4 
,perhaps you will say ,i deal not fairly
 with you1 because you treat1  as of    
moral1 so of gospel or ,new ,testament  
laws4    ,but to that ,i will answer at 
present1 that in this description of    
your holy principle1 which is the       
foundation of your book1 whether  the   
laws be natural or spiritual1 moral or  
of grace1 the principle  by which you do

 them1 is no other than the principle of
 nature1  the dictates of the human     
nature2 and so such as can by no means  
reach the doctrines of the gospel any   
farther than to make a  judgment of     
them1 by that wisdom which is 'enmity   
with ,god1' as  will farther be seen in 
my progress through your book4          
,indeed you make mention of divine laws1
 and that under two heads4  #a4 ,such as
 are of an indispensable and eternal    
obligation1 as  those purely moral4 #b4 
,such which you call positive precepts1 
in  themselves of an indifferent nature1
 and absolutely considered1  are neither
 good nor evil4 ,of those of this kind  
that we have under  the gospel1 you say 
you know but three1 viz41 ,that of      
coming to  ,god by ,christ1 and the     
institutions of baptism1 and the ,lord's
  supper4    ,so then1 although you talk
 of gospel positive laws1 and           
particularly  that of coming to ,god by 
,christ2 yet those which you call first 
principles of morals1 are of higher     

concern with you1 and more              
indispensable by far than this1 this    
being a thing of an indifferent  nature1
 and in itself absolutely considered1 is
 neither good nor  evil2 but the other  
is the life of the matter4 ,but a little
 to  gather you up4    ,the morals1 say 
you1 are indispensable1 and good in     
themselves1  but that of coming to ,god 
by ,christ1 a thing indifferent1 and  in
 itself neither good nor evil4          
,wherefore though in this your          
description1 you talk of conforming to  
all those good and practical            
principles1 that are made known either  
by revelation1 nature1 or  the use of   
reason1 yet in this your obedience you  
reckon coming  to ,god by ,christ1 but  
an act of a very indifferent nature1 a  
thing  if done not good in itself1      
neither evil in itself1 should a man    
leave it undone2 and so consequently a  
man may have in him the  ground and     
essentials of ,christianity without it1 
may be saved1  and go to heaven without 

it3 for this ,i say1 whatsoever is of an
  indifferent nature in itself1 is not  
essential to the ,christian  religion2  
but may or may not be done without the  
hazard of eternal  salvation2 but say   
you1 this of coming to ,god by ,christ1 
is one of  the positive precepts1 which 
are in themselves things indifferent1   
and neither good nor evil3 therefore not
 of the substance of  ,christianity4    
,but1 ,sir1 where learned you this new  
doctrine1 as to reckon coming  to ,god  
by ,christ1 a thing of so indifferent a 
nature1 a thing not  good in itself1 but
 with respect to certain circumstances4 
,had  you said this of baptism and the  
,supper of the ,lord1 ,i could with     
some allowance have borne your words1   
but to count coming to ,god  by ,christ 
a thing indifferent in itself1 is a     
blasphemy that may  not be borne by     
,christians1 it being too high a        
contempt of the  blood1 and too great a 
disgrace to the person of the ,lord1 the
  king of glory2 of which more          

hereafter1 but to return4    ,,ii4 ,the 
intent of this your description is to   
set before us these  two things4        
7#a47 ,what are the essentials of the   
rule of that holiness1 which  by the    
gospel we are immediately obliged to1 if
 we would be  justified in the sight of 
,god4    7#b47 ,what are the principles 
by which we act1 when we do these  works
 aright4    #a4 ,for the first you tell 
us1 'they are the first principles of   
morals1 such as are self-evident1 and   
therefore not capable  of being properly
 demonstrated2 as being no less         
knowable1 and  easily assented to1 than 
any proposition that may be brought for 
the proof of them4' ,such as are        
self-evident or evident of themselves2  
to what8 ,to us as men that know the    
principles of reason1 and  that are as  
easily assented to as any proposition2  
why said you  not such as may be as     
easily known1 as we know there is a day 
or  night1 winter and summer1 or any    
other thing that may be brought  for the

 proof of them4 ,this law therefore is  
none other than that  mentioned in      
,romans #b3ad1 #ae which is the law of  
our nature1 or  that which was implanted
 in us in the day of our creation1 and  
therefore is said to be ourselves1 even 
nature itself 7#a ,cor  #aa3ad74    #b4 
,the principle1 say you1 by which we    
act1 and in the strength of  which we do
 this law1 it is the principle of       
reason1 or a reasonable  compliance with
 this law written in our hearts1 and    
originally  dictates of human nature1 c4
 which certain principle1 say you1 is   
this1 to count it 'most highly becoming 
all reasonable creatures1  to obey ,god 
in every thing2 and as much disbecoming 
them1 in any  thing to disobey him4'    
,the sum is2 this your holiness both in 
root and act is not other  than what is 
common to all the men on earth2 ,i mean 
so common  as that for the first1 is in 
their nature1 as the second is also     
part of themselves1 they being creatures
 whose prime or principal  distinction  

from other1 consisteth more in that they
 are reasonable1  and such as have      
reason as a thing essential to them2    
wherefore  the excellency that you have 
discoursed of1 is none other than  the  
excellency and goodness that is of this 
world1 such as in  the first principles 
of it1 is common to ,heathens1 ,pagans1 
,turks1  ,infidels3 and that as         
evidently dictates to those that have   
not  heard the gospel 7,i mean as to the
 nature the good and evil7  as it doth  
in them that sit under the sound        
thereof2 and is the  self-same which our
 late ungodly heretics the ,quakers have
 made  such a stir to promote and exalt1
 only in the description thereof  you   
seem more ingenious than they3 for      
whereas they erroneously  call it       
,christ1 the light of ,christ1 faith1   
grace1 hope1 the spirit1  the word that 
is nigh1 c4 you give it the names due   
thereto1 viz4  ,a complexion or         
complication and combination of all the 
virtue  of the soul1 the human nature1  

the dictates of it1 the principles  of  
reason1 such as are self-evident1 than  
which there is nothing  mankind doth    
naturally assent to 7p4 #f-aa74 ,only   
here1 as ,i have  said1 you glorify your
 errors also1 with names and titles that
  are not to be found1 but in your own  
deluded brains3 as that the  virtues of 
the souls can keep themselves           
incommixed1 that there is  yet in us the
 purity of the humane nature1 or such a 
disposition1  that can both by light and
 power give a man to see1 and powerfully
  incline him to1 and bring him under   
the government of all those  good and   
practical principles1 that are made     
known either by  revelation1 nature1 or 
the use of reason4    ,but ,i say1 these
 principles thus stated by you1 being   
the principles1  and the goodness of    
this world1 and such as have not faith1 
but  the law2 not the ,holy ,ghost1 but 
humane nature in them2 they cannot  be  
those which you affirm1 was or is the   
design1 the great1 the  only1 and       

ultimate design of ,christ1 or his      
gospel to promote1 and  propagate in the
 world2 neither with respect to our     
justification  before ,god from the     
curse2 neither with respect to the      
workings  of his ,spirit1 and the faith 
of ,jesus in our hearts1 the true       
gospel or evangelical holiness4         
,first1 ,it is not the righteousness    
that justifieth us before ,god  from the
 curse2 because it is that which is     
properly our own2 and  acted and managed
 by principles of our own1 arising      
originally in  the roots of it1 from our
 own4 ,there is the righteousness of    
men1  and the righteousness of ,god3    
that which is the righteousness of  men1
 is that which we do work from matter   
and principles of our  own2 but that    
which is the righteousness of ,god1 is  
that which  is wrought from matter and  
principles purely divine1 and of the    
nature of ,god4 ,again1 that which is   
our own righteousness1 is  that which is
 wrought in and by our own persons as   

men2 but that  which is the             
righteousness of ,god1 is that which is 
wrought in  and by the second person in 
the ,trinity1 as ,god and man in one    
person2 and that resideth only in that  
person of the ,son4 ,i speak  now of the
 righteousness by which we stand just   
before ,god1 from  the curse of the law4
 ,now this righteousness of ours1 our   
own  righteousness1 the apostle always  
opposeth to the righteousness of  ,god1 
saying1 ',they going about to establish 
their own righteousness1  have not      
submitted themselves unto the           
righteousness of ,god' 7,rom  #i3c74    
,father1 ,this righteousness of our own1
 ,paul counts loss  and dog's-meat1 in  
comparison of that other1 far more      
glorious  righteousness1 which he       
calleth as it is in truth1 the          
righteousness of  ,god 7,phil #c3g-i71  
which as ,i said but now1 resideth in   
the person  of the ,son4 ,therefore     
7saith ,paul7 ,i cast away my own       
righteousness1  and do count it loss1   

and 'but dung1 that ,i may win ,christ1 
and be  found in him1 not having mine   
own righteousness1 which is of the  law1
 but that which is through the faith of 
,christ1 the righteousness  which is of 
,god by faith4' ,the righteousness      
therefore1 that is  our own1 that       
ariseth from matter and principles of   
our own 7such  as that which you have   
described7 justifieth us not before ,god
  from the curse4    ,second1 ,the      
righteousness that you have described1  
justifieth us  not1 as before1 because  
it is the righteousness which is of the 
moral law1 that is1 it is wrought by us1
 as walking in the law4  ,now it        
mattereth not1 whether you respect the  
law in its first  principles1 or as it  
is revealed in the table of the ten     
commandments1  they are in nature but   
one and the same1 and their substance   
and  matter is written in our hearts1 as
 we are men4 ,now this righteousness1   
the apostle casteth away1 as was shewn  
before2 ',not having mine  own          

righteousness 7saith he7 which is of the
 law'2 why8 ,because  the righteousness 
that saveth us from the wrath of ,god1  
is  the righteousness of ,god2 and so a 
righteousness that is without  the law4 
',but now the righteousness of ,god     
without the law is  manifested1 being   
witnessed by the law and the prophets2  
even the  righteousness of ,god1 which  
is by faith of ,jesus ,christ unto all  
and upon all them that believe' 7,rom   
#c3ba1bb74 ,the righteousness of  ,god  
without the law2 the righteousness of   
,christ who is naturally  ,god2         
wherefore such a righteousness as was   
accomplished by him that  was ,lord1 and
 the very ,god of the law2 whose nature 
was infinite1  and not that which the   
law could command or condemn2 neither   
was  the command of the law1 the great  
and principal argument with him1  no1   
not in its first and highest principles1
 to do or continue to  do it2 but even  
that which the law commanded of us1 that
 he did1  not by the law1 but by that   

spirit of life1 that eternal spirit1 and
  ,godhead1 which was essential to his  
very being3 ,he did naturally  and      
infinitely that which the law required  
of us1 from higher1  and more mighty    
principles than the law could require of
 him3 for  ,i should reckon it a piece  
of prodigious blasphemy to say1 that the
  law could command his ,god2 the       
creature1 his ,lord and ,creator3 but   
this ,lord ,god1 ,jesus ,christ1 even he
 hath accomplished righteousness1  even 
righteousness that is without1 that is  
above1 higher1 and  better than that of 
the law2 and that is the righteousness  
that is  given to1 and put upon all them
 that believe4 ,wherefore the ,lord     
,jesus ,christ1 in his most blessed     
life1 was neither prompted to  actions  
of holiness1 nor managed in them1 by the
 purity of humane  nature1 or those you 
call first principles of morals1 or as  
he was  simply a reasonable creature2   
but being the natural ,son of ,god1     
truly1 and essentially1 eternal as the  

,father2 by the eternal  ,spirit1 his   
,godhead1 was his manhood governed1 and 
acted1 and  spirited to do and suffer4  
',he through the eternal ,spirit offered
  himself without spot to ,god' 7,heb   
#i3ad72 which offering respects  not    
only his act of dying1 but also that by 
which he was capacitated  to die without
 spot in his sight2 which was the       
infinite dignity1  and sinlessness of   
his person2 and the perfect justice of  
his  actions4 ,now this person1 thus    
acting1 is approved of1 or justified  by
 the law to be good3 for if the         
righteousness of the law be  good1 which
 law is but a creature1 the             
righteousness of the ,lord1  the ,god of
 this law1 must needs be much more good2
 wherefore here  is the law1 and its    
perfection swallowed up1 even as the    
light of  a candle1 or star is swallowed
 up by the light of the sun4 ,thus  then
 is the believer made1 not the          
righteousness of the law1 'but  the     
righteousness of ,god in ,christ' 7#b   

,cor #e3ba71 because ,christ  ,jesus1   
who is the righteousness of the         
,christian1 did walk in this  world1 in1
 and under the law2 not by legal and    
humane principles1  which are the       
excellences of men1 but in1 and by those
 that are  divine1 even such as were1   
and are of his own nature1 and the      
essence of his eternal ,godhead4 ,this  
is the righteousness without  the law1  
accomplished by a person and principles1
 far otherwise1  than is he1 or those   
you make description of2 and therefore  
yours  cannot be that1 by which we stand
 just before the justice of ,god        
without the law4 ,now if it be a        
righteousness without the law1  then it 
is a righteousness without men1 a       
righteousness that cannot  be found in  
the world2 for take away the law1 the   
rule1 and you  take away1 not only the  
righteousness1 but that by which men1   
as men1 work righteousness in the world3
 ',mine own righteousness  which is of  
the law4' ,the righteousness then by    

which a man must  stand just in the     
sight of ,god from the curse1 is not to 
be found  in men1 nor in the law1 but in
 him1 and him only1 who is greater1  and
 also1 without the law2 for albeit1 for 
our sakes he became  under the law1 even
 to the curse and displeasure of ,god2  
yet the  principles by which he walked  
in the world to ,godward1 they were     
neither humane1 nor legal1 but heavenly1
 and done in the ,spirit of  the ,son4  
,wherefore it is not the righteousness  
you have described1  by which we stand  
just before ,god4    ,third1 ,the       
righteousness you have described1 cannot
 be that which  justifieth us before    
,god1 because of its imperfections1 and 
that  both with respect to the          
principle1 and the power with which it  
is managed3 for though you have talked  
of a sound complexion of  soul1 the     
purity of the humane nature1 and that   
with this addition  of power1 as to be  
able to keep itself incommixt with that 
which  is not of itself2 yet we         

,christians know1 and that by the words 
of ,god1 that there is in man1 as man1  
now no soundness at all1  but from the  
crown of the head1 to the sole of the   
foot1 botches  and boils1 putrefactions 
and sores 7,isa #a3f74 ,we are ,,all an 
unclean  thing1 and our righteousness as
 filthy ulcerous rags 7,isa #fd3f74     
',if there had been a law given which   
could have given life1 verily           
righteousness should have been by the   
law' 7,gal #c3ba74 ,could a  man perform
 the law to the liking of the justice of
 the eternal  majesty1 then would the   
law give life to that man2 but because  
of the perfection of an infinite        
justice1 and the weakness and           
unprofitableness of the law through our 
flesh 7,rom #h3c71 therefore1  though   
you speak yet farther of the excellency 
of your sound  complexion1 and of the   
purity of the human nature1 you must fly
  from yourself1 to another             
righteousness for life1 or at the last  
stick in the jaws of death and          

everlasting desperation4 ',for by  the  
works of the law shall no flesh be      
justified' 7,gal #b3af74    ,it is      
therefore no better than error1 thus to 
ascribe to poor  man1 'that hath drank  
iniquity like water1' a soundness of    
soul1  a purity of human nature4        
,wherefore ,jude saith of you1 and of   
all  such naturalists1 ',that even in   
the things that you know naturally1  as 
the brute1 in them you corrupt          
yourselves' 7,jude #aj71 even  in the   
very principles1 the first or original  
dictates of your  nature or humanity4   
,there is none that understandeth or is 
good1  therefore there is none that doth
 good1 no not one3 that is1 none  as    
continuing in a natural state2 none by  
the power or principles  of nature2 for 
he meaneth here1 in your own sense1 as  
men by  natural principles have to do   
with the justice of the law4    ,fourth1
 ,the righteousness which you have      
described cannot be that  which         
justifieth us before ,god1 because it is

 that which is not  of faith4 ',the law 
is not of faith3 but1 ,the man that     
doeth them  shall live in them' 7,gal   
#c3ab74 ,the apostle also in the #ajth  
chapter  of the ,romans tells us1 that  
the righteousness that is completed  by 
doing the law is one1 and another       
besides the righteousness  of faith4    
,for faith in the justification of a    
sinner from the  curse and wrath of     
,god1 respecteth only the mercy of ,god1
 and  forgiveness of sins for the sake  
of ,christ4 ',god for ,christ's sake    
hath forgiven him that is enabled to    
believe1 that is1 trust to1  and venture
 the eternal concern of his soul upon   
the righteousness  that is no where to  
be found1 but in the person of the ,son 
of ,god4'  ,for there is justice more   
than answerable to all the demands of   
the law1 and equal to the requirements  
of the eternal justice of  ,god1 and he 
is our justice2 he is made unto us of   
,god1 righteousness1  or justice2 that  
is1 the righteousness or justice that is

 in him1  is by ,god accounted the man's
 that shall accept thereof by faith1    
that he might be made the justice or    
righteousness of ,god in him4  ,for the 
righteousness that saveth a sinner from 
damnation must  be equal to that in the 
eternal ,deity3 ,but where can that be  
found  but in him that is naturally     
,god1 as is indeed the ,son of the      
,father2  in him1 therefore1 and not in 
the law1 there is a righteousness  fit  
for faith to apply to4 ,besides1 the law
 is not1 neither can  be1 the object of 
faith to men2 for that which is the     
object of  faith 7,i speak now as to    
justifying righteousness7 it must be a  
righteousness already completed1 and as 
,i said1 a righteousness  to be received
 and accepted1 being now perfected and  
offered1 and  given to us by the        
kindness and mercy of ,god2 but a man   
may believe  long enough in the law1    
before that performs for him a perfect  
righteousness4 ,the law can work nothing
 unless it be wrath4 ',no  thou must    

work by1 and not believe in1 the law'   
7,rom #d74 ,besides1  all that cometh   
out of the mouth of the law is1 ',cursed
 is every  one that continueth not in   
all things which are written in the     
book of the law to do them' 7,gal       
#c3aj71 which no man is capable  of     
doing1 so as to escape the curse by     
doing1 that hath once1 or  first        
transgressed the same4 ,wherefore it is 
a vain thing1 yea an  horrible          
wickedness in you1 thus to abuse the    
law1 and the weakness  of man1 by       
suggesting that the only1 the ultimate1 
or grand design  of ,christ ,jesus was1 
or is1 the promoting of a righteousness 
by  the law1 that is performed by humane
 principles in us4#h    ,i could double1
 yea ten times double the number of     
these arguments  against you1 but ,i    
will pass from this to the second thing4
 ',the  righteousness you have          
described1 is not the true gospel inward
  holiness4'    ,i told you before1 that
 the principles which you have          

described1  are not evangelical         
principles2 and now ,i will add1 that as
 they  are not such in themselves1 so   
neither do they fetch in1 or obtain  by 
our adhering to them1 those things which
 alone can make1 or  work in the soul1  
those truly gospel inward acts of       
holiness4    ,things essential to inward
 gospel holiness4    ,there are three   
things which are essential to the inward
 gospel  holiness2 of which as your     
description is utterly destitute1  so   
neither can they by that be obtained1 or
 come into the heart4  #a4 ,the ,holy   
,ghost4 #b4 ,faith in ,christ4 #c4 ,a   
new heart1 and a new  spirit4           
,without these three1 there is no such  
thing as gospel holiness in  man1 as    
before ,i have also hinted at4 ,but now 
as there are none  of these three found 
in your description of inward holiness2 
so  neither can you1 or others1 by all  
your inclinations1 either to  those you 
call first principles of natural reason1
 or the dictates  of human nature1      

obtain or fetch into the soul the least 
dram of  that which is essential1 to    
that which is indeed according to the   
gospel description of inward gospel     
holiness1 as will further be  manifest  
in this that followeth4    #a4 ,the     
,holy ,ghost is not obtained by your    
description1 that consisting  only in   
principles of nature1 and in putting    
forth itself in acts  of civility and   
morality4 ,when the apostle would       
convince the  bewitched ,galatians1 that
 your doctrine which was also the       
doctrine  of the false apostles1 was    
that1 which instead of helping forward1 
did hinder1 and pervert the gospel of   
,christ2 he applieth himself  to them in
 this manner4 ',this only would ,i learn
 of you1 ,received ye  the ,spirit by   
the works of the law1 or by the hearing 
of faith8'  7,gal #c3b7 ,by the works of
 the law1 that is1 by putting of your   
principles into practice4 ,nay1 may ,i  
not add1 by putting of your  principles 
into practice1 by a more bright and     

clear rule1 than  in the beginning of   
your description is inserted by you2 for
 the  law as written and engraven in    
stones1 with the addition of all  the   
,mosaical precepts1 was a more ample1   
and full discovery of the  mind of ,god1
 than can be obtained by your virtues of
 soul1 your  purity of human nature1 or 
the first principles of morals1 as  they
 are written in the heart of man2 and   
originally dictates of  human nature    
7,rom #c3a-c74 ,yet by these1 by        
following these1 by  labouring to live  
up to the light of these1 their own     
experience  told them1 that they neither
 could1 nor did obtain the enjoyment  of
 the ,holy ,ghost2 but that rather their
 now declining the word of  faith1 by   
which indeed they receive it at first   
7whatever pretences  of holiness1 and   
godliness were the arguments to prevail 
with  them so to do7 was in truth none  
other but the very witchcraft1  and     
enchantments of the devil4    ,farther1 
,the apostle sets this your spirit and  

principles1 and  that which indeed is   
the ,spirit of ,god1 in a line          
diametrically  opposite one against     
another2 yea the receiving of the one1  
opposeth  the receiving of the other4   
',now we have received1 saith he not    
the spirit of the world1' 7that is1 your
 spirit1 and principles  of humanity7 to
 walk by it1 or live in it2 'but the    
,spirit which  is of ,god2 that we may  
know the things that are freely given to
  us of ,god' 7#a ,cor #b3ab74 ,but what
 is the spirit of the world8 ,he  tells 
us in the verse before1 it is the spirit
 of a man2 which  ,solomon calls1 'the  
candle of the ,lord2 searching all the  
inward  parts of the belly' 7,prov      
#bj3bg71 by human principles1 good      
motions  to moral duties1 workings of   
reason1 dictates of nature to obey  ,god
 as ,creator4 ,these things flow from   
the spirit of a man1 which  is the      
spirit of all the world4 ,they that     
preach1 or speak by this  spirit1 they  
preach or speak of the world1 of the    

virtues of the  world2 and the world1   
'the whole world heareth them1' or know 
in  themselves what they say 7#a ,john  
#d3e74    ,now when this spirit is      
received1 embraced1 and followed1 as the
  spirit that is of ,god1 then it must  
be branded with the mark of the  spirit 
of error1 and of antichrist2 because the
 act in so doing1  is most wicked2 yea1 
and ,christ himself is made head        
against1 by  it4    ,but ,i say1 the    
,holy ,ghost is not obtained by these   
principles1  nor by the pursuit of them4
    #b4 ,faith is not obtained by the   
pursuit of your principles1 but  by     
hearing of another doctrine2 he that    
presseth men to look to1  and live by   
the purity of human nature1 principles  
of natural  reason1 or by the law1 as   
written in the heart1 or bible2 he sets 
the word of faith out of the world2 for 
these doctrines are as  opposite1 as the
 spirits ,i spake of before2 ',for      
,moses describeth  the righteousness    
which is of the law1 ,that the man which

 doeth  those things shall live by      
them4' ,now he that receiveth this law1 
to do1 and live by2 he hath set up1 and 
is in pursuit of a doctrine  of another 
nature1 than that which is called the   
righteousness  of faith2 that being     
such1 as for justification1 and         
deliverance  from the curse1 maketh no  
mention at all of hearing the law1 or of
  doing good works2 but of hearing of   
the mercy of ,god1 as extended  to      
sinners2 and of its coming to us through
 the death1 and  resurrection of ,christ
 ,jesus4 ',the righteousness which is of
 faith1  speaketh on this wise1 ,say not
 in thine heart1 ,who shall ascend  into
 heaven8 that is1 to bring ,christ down 
from above3 or1 ,who  shall descend into
 the deep8 that is1 to bring up ,christ 
again  from the dead4 ,but what saith   
it8 ,the word is nigh thee1 even  in thy
 mouth1 and in thy heart3 that is1 the  
word of faith1 which  we preach2 ,that  
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
 ,lord  ,jesus1 and shalt believe in    

thine heart that ,god hath raised him   
from the dead1 thou shalt be saved'     
7,rom #aj3e1i74 ,this then is the       
doctrine of faith1 or the righteousness 
with which faith hath to  do4 ,now as   
old covenant-works are begotten in men  
by the doctrine  of works2 so faith is  
begotten by the doctrine of faith4      
,therefore  after he had said1 'faith   
cometh by hearing'2 he insinuates it  to
 be the hearing the preaching of the    
gospel of peace 7peace by  the blood of 
the cross7 and the glad tidings of good 
things 7vv  #ad-ag71 of good things     
promised for the sake of the ,lord      
,jesus2  not for the sake of good deeds 
done of us1 by human principles1  or the
 dictates of our nature4    ,faith1     
,then the second essential1 comes into  
the heart1 not by  the preaching1 or the
 practice of your principles2 but by    
another1  a higher1 and far more        
heavenly doctrine4 ,and hence the       
apostle  completely puts the difference 
betwixt the worker of good works  in the

 spirit of the law1 and the believer    
that taketh hold of  grace by ,christ1  
that he may be saved thereby4 ,the one  
he calls  ',them that are of the works  
of the law'2 the other1 ',they which    
are of faith' 7,gal #c74 ,this being    
done1 he tells us1 that as they  differ 
in the principles1 to wit1 of faith and 
works1 so they shall  differ in         
conclusion3 ',for the law is not of     
faith1 the promise  is only made to     
faith2 therefore1 they only that are of 
faith1  are blessed with faithful       
,abraham4'    #c4 ,the third essential  
is1 a new heart1 and a new spirit or    
mind2  and this also comes not by your  
principle1 that being but the old       
covenant that gendereth to bondage1 and 
that holds its ,ishmaels  under the     
curse for ever3 there comes no new heart
 by the law1  nor new spirit4 ,it is by 
the new covenant1 even the gospel1 that 
all things are made new 7,jer #ca3cc2   
,eze #cf2 ,heb #h3h2 #b ,cor #e3ag-ai74 
,the apostle1 after a large discourse of

 the two ministrations1 and  their      
excellencies 7#b ,cor #c71 tells us that
 the heart is nothing  changed1 so long 
as it abideth in the works of the law1  
but remaineth  blind and ignorant3      
',nevertheless saith he when it shall   
turn  from the law to the ,lord1 the    
vail shall be taken away4' ,but  what is
 it to turn from the law to the ,lord8  
,why1 even to leave  and forsake your   
spirit and principles1 and works from   
those  principles1 and fly to the grace 
and merits2 'the glory of the  ,lord    
,jesus ,christ4' ,now when the heart is 
turned to ,christ1 then  the vail of    
,moses is taken off2 wherefore then the 
soul 'with open  face beholding as in a 
glass the glory of the ,lord1 is        
changed--from  glory to glory1 even as  
by the ,spirit of the ,lord' 7#b ,cor   
#c3ad1ah74    ,objection4 ,but it seems 
a paradox to many1 that a man should    
live to the law1 that is1 devote himself
 to the works of the ten  commandments1 
the most perfect rule of life2 and yet  

not be counted  one changed1 or new4    
,answer4 ,though it seemeth an untruth1 
yet it is most true1 that  by the works 
of the law1 no heart is made new1 no man
 made new4  ,a man from principle of    
nature and reason1 7which principles are
  of himself1 and as old7 may give up   
himself to the goodness of  the law3 yet
 these principles are so far off from   
being new1 that  they are as old as     
,adam in ,paradise2 and come into the   
world with  all the children of men4 ,to
 which principles the law1 or the first 
principles of morals1 so equally suit1  
that1 as you have said 7p4  #h71 'they  
are self-evident1 than which there is   
nothing mankind  doth more naturally    
assent to' 7p4 #aa74 ,now nature is no  
new  principle1 but an old3 even our    
own1 and of ourselves4 ,the law  is no  
new principle1 but old1 and one with    
ourselves 7as also you  well have called
 it7 'first written in men's hearts1 and
 originally  dictates of human nature4' 
,let a man then be as devout1 as  is    

possible for the law1 and the holiness  
of the law4 ,yet if the  principles from
 which he acts1 be but the habit of     
soul1 the purity  7as he feigns7 of his 
own nature2 principles of natural       
reason1  or the dictates of human       
nature2 all this is nothing else but    
the old gentleman in his holiday        
clothes3 the old heart1 the old  spirit1
 the spirit of the man1 not the spirit  
of ,christ1 is here4    ,and hence the  
apostle1 when he would shew us a man    
alive1 or made  a new man indeed2 as he 
talketh of the ,holy ,ghost and faith1  
so he  tells us such are dead to the    
law1 to the law1 as a law of works2  to 
the law as to principles of nature4     
',wherefore1 my brethren1 ye  also are  
become dead to the law the moral law1   
and the ceremonial  law by the body of  
,christ1 that ye should be married to   
another  another than the law even to   
him who is raised from the dead1  that  
we should bring forth fruit unto ,god'  
7,rom #g3d74    ,ye are become dead to  

the law4 ,dead to the law6 ,why8 ,that  
you should  be married to another4      
,married to another6 ,why8 ',that you   
should  bring forth fruit unto ,god4'   
,but doth not a man bring forth fruit   
unto ,god1 that walketh orderly         
according to the ten commandments8  ,no1
 if he do it before faith make this in  
the spirit of a man1  by the dictates of
 human nature1 respecting the law1 as   
that1 by  the obeying of which1 he must 
obtain acceptance with ,god4 ,this  is  
bringing forth fruit unto himself2 for  
all that he doth1 he  doth it as a man1 
as a creature1 from principles natural1 
and of  himself1 his own1 and for none  
other than himself2 and therefore  he   
serveth in an old spirit1 the oldness of
 the letter1 and for  himself4 ,but now 
7that is1 ye being dead to the law1 and 
married  to ,christ7 that 7the law7     
being dead2 by which 7while in          
ourselves7  we were held2 now we are    
delivered from that law1 both as to its 
curse and impositions1 as it stands a   

law of works in the heart  of the world2
 we serve in newness of the spirit1 'and
 not in the  oldness of the letter' 7v  
#f74 ,a man must first then be dead to  
your principles1 both of nature and the 
law2 if he will serve in  a new spirit1 
if he would bring forth fruit unto      
,god4#i ,wherefore  your description of 
the principle of holiness in man1 and   
also  the principles by which this      
holiness is put forth by him into       
righteous nets2 they are such as are    
altogether void of the true  essentials 
of inward gospel-holiness and           
righteousness4      ,,fowler',s         
,,assertion ,,that ,,the ,,grand1 ,,the 
,,only ,,and ,,ultimate ,,design  ,,of  
,,the ,,gospel ,,of ,,christ ,,is ,,to  
,,re-,,produce ,,man',s ,,original      
,,righteousness  ,,examined ,,and       
,,confuted4    ,but there is one thing  
more in this description1 or rather     
effect  thereof1 which ,i shall also    
inquire into3 and that is your saying1  
',as it was the errand of ,christ to    

effect our deliverance out of  that     
sinful state we had brought ourselves   
into3 so to put us again  into          
possession of that holiness which we had
 lost' 7p4 #ab74 ,the  proof of this    
position is now your next business2 that
 is1 if ,i  understand your learning1   
the remaining part of your book1 which  
consisteth of well nigh #cjj pages1 is  
spent for proof thereof2 which  ,i doubt
 not but effectually to confute with    
less than #cjj lines4  ,only first by   
the way1 ,i would have my reader to take
 notice that  in this last clause1 7to  
put us again into possession of that    
holiness which we had lost7 is the sum  
of all this large description  of his   
holiness in the foregoing pages2 that   
is1 the holiness  and righteousness that
 ,mr4 ,fowler hath been describing2 and 
adds1  that ,christ's whole business    
when he came into the world was1 as  to 
effect our deliverance from sin2 'so to 
put us again in possession  of that     
holiness which we had lost4' ,the       

holiness therefore  that here he        
contendeth for1 is that1 and only that  
which was in  ,adam before the fall1    
which he lost by transgression2 and we  
by  transgressing in him4 ,a little     
therefore to inquire into this1 if      
perhaps his reader and mine may come to 
a right understanding of  things4       
,first then1 ,adam before the fall1 even
 in his best and most sinless  state1   
was but a pure natural man1 consisting  
of body and soul2  these1 to use your   
own terms1 were his pure essentials3 7p4
 #aa7  in this man's heart1 ,god also   
did write the law2 that is1 as you  term
 them1 the first principles of morals   
7p4 #h74 ,this then was  the state of   
,adam1 he was a pure natural man2 made  
by ,god sinless2  all the faculties of  
his soul and members of his body were   
clean4  ',god made man upright' 7,eccl  
#g3bi74 ,but he made him not then a     
spiritual man2 'the first ,adam was made
 a living soul1' 'howbeit  that was not 
first which is spiritual2 but that which

 is natural1  and afterward that which  
is spiritual3 ,the first man is of the  
earth1 earthy' 7#a ,cor #ae3de-dg74 ,a  
living soul he was2 yet but a  natural  
man1 even in his first and best estate2 
but earthly1 when  compared with        
,christ1 or with them that believe in   
,christ4 ,so then1  the holiness of     
,adam in his best estate1 even that     
which he lost1  and we in him1 it was   
none other1 than that which was natural1
  even the sinless state of a natural   
man4 ,this holiness then was  not of the
 nature of that1 which hath for its root
 the ,holy ,ghost2  for of that we read 
not at all in him1 he only was indued   
with a  living soul2 his holiness then  
could not be gospel1 nor that which  is 
a branch of the second covenant3 his    
acts of righteousness1 were  not by the 
operations of the ,spirit of grace1 but 
the dictates of  the law in his own     
natural heart4 ,but the apostle when he 
treateth  of the christian inherent     
holiness2 first excluding that in ,adam1

  as earthly2 he tells us1 it is such as
 is in ,christ3 ',as is the  earthy1    
such are they that are earthy2 and as is
 the heavenly1 such  are they that are  
heavenly4' ,let then those that are the 
sons of  ,adam1 in the state of nature  
as he1 though not so pure1 and spotless 
as he1 be reckoned to bear his image and
 similitude3 but let them  that are the 
children of ,christ1 though not so pure 
as he1 bear  the image and similitude of
 ,christ3 'for they are conformable to  
the image of the ,son of ,god' 7,rom    
#h3bi74 ,the holiness therefore  that   
was in ,adam1 being but that which was  
natural1 earthly1 and  not of the ,holy 
,ghost1 cannot be that which ,christ    
came into the  world to give us         
possession of4    ,second1 ,adam in his 
best1 and most sinless state1 was but a 
type  or figure3 ',the figure of him    
that was to come' 7,rom #e3ad74 ,a  type
 in what8 ,a type or figure doubtless1  
in his sinless and holy  estate1 a type 
and figure of the holiness of ,christ3  

,but if ,christ  should come from       
heaven1 to put us in possession of this 
sinless  holiness that was in ,adam1 or 
that we lost in him3 to what more  would
 his work amount1 than to put us into   
the possession of  a natural1           
figurative1 shadowish righteousness or  
holiness4 ,but  this he never intended2 
therefore it is not the possessing of   
his  people with that holiness1 that was
 the great errand ,christ came  into the
 world upon4    ,third1 ,the holiness   
and righteousness that was in1 and that 
we  lost by1 ,adam before the fall2 was 
such as stood in1 and was to  be managed
 by his natural perfect compliance with 
a covenant of  works4 ,for1 ',do this   
sin and die1' were the terms that was   
from  ,god to ,adam4 ,but ,christ at his
 coming brings in another1 a better1  a 
blessed covenant of grace2 and likewise 
possesseth his children1  with the      
holiness1 and privileges of that        
covenant2 not with  ,adam's heart nor   
,adam's mind2 but a new heart1 a new    

spirit1  a new principle to act by1 and 
walk in a new covenant4 ,therefore  the 
holiness that was in ,adam before1 or   
that we lost in him by  the fall1 could 
not be the holiness that ,christ at his 
coming made  it his great or only       
business to put us in possession of4    
,fourth1 ,the holiness that was in ,adam
 before1 and that we lost in  him by the
 fall1 was such as might stand with     
perfect ignorance  of the mediation of  
,jesus ,christ3 for ,christ was not made
 known to  ,adam as a ,saviour1 before  
that ,adam was a sinner2 neither needed 
he at all to know him to be his         
,mediator1 before he knew he  had       
offended 7,gen #c74 ,but ,christ did not
 come into the world to  establish us   
in1 or give us possession of such       
holiness as might  stand with perfect   
ignorance of his ,mediatorship4 ,no2 the
 holiness  that we believers have1 and  
the righteous acts that we fulfil1  they
 come to us1 and are done by us1 through
 the knowledge of the  ,lord ,jesus1 and

 of his being the ,messias promised     
7,eph #d3ba1bb2  #b ,peter #a3c74       
,fifth1 ,the holiness that was in ,adam1
 was neither given him  through the     
promise1 neither encouraged by the      
promise4 ,adam had  no promise to       
possess him with a principle of         
holiness2 it came  to him by creation2  
neither had he any promise to strengthen
 or  encourage him in holiness4 ,all he 
had was instructions concerning  his    
duty1 and death threatened if he did it 
not 7,gen #b3ae-ag74  ,but ,christ came 
not to give us possession of an holiness
 or  righteousness1 that came to us by  
our creation1 without a promise2  and   
that hath no promise to encourage us to 
continue therein2 but  of an holiness   
that comes to us by the best of         
promises1 and that  we are encouraged to
 by the best of promises4 ,therefore it 
was not  his great errand when he came  
from heaven to earth1 to put us in      
possession of that promiseless holiness 
that ,adam had before1 and  that was    

lost in him by the fall4    ,lastly1 ,in
 a word2 the holiness that ,adam had    
before1 and that we  lost in him by the 
fall2 it was a natural shadowish old    
covenant1  promiseless holiness2 such as
 stood and might be walked in1 while  he
 stood perfectly ignorant of the        
,mediator ,christ4 ,wherefore it  is    
rather the design of your ,apollo the   
devil1#aj whom in p4 #aja  you bring    
forth to applaud your righteousness2 ,i 
say1 it is rather  his design than      
,christ's1 to put men upon an endeavour 
after a  possession of that3 for that   
which is truly evangelical1 is the      
spiritual1 substantial1 new covenant    
promised holiness2 that which  cometh to
 us by1 and standeth in the ,spirit1    
faith and knowledge  of the ,son of     
,god1 not that which we lost in ,adam4  
,wherefore the  song which there you    
learnt of the devil1 is true1 in the    
sense  he made it1 and in the sense for 
which you bring it2 which is1 to  beget 
in men1 the highest esteem of their own 

human nature2 and  to set up this       
natural1 shadowish1 promiseless1        
ignorant holiness1  in opposition to    
that which is truly ,christ's4    ,to   
dwell in heaven doth not more please    
him1 than ,within the souls  of pious   
mortal men4    ,this is the song2 but   
you find it not in ,matthew1 ,mark1     
,luke1 or  ,john1 but among the heathens
 who were his disciples1 and who were   
wont to inquire at his mouth1 and learn 
of him4    ,thus have ,i razed the      
foundation of your book1 even by        
overthrowing  the holiness1 and         
righteousness1 which by you is set up1  
as  that which is the only true gospel1 
and evangelical4 ,wherefore  it         
remaineth1 that the rest of your book1  
viz4 whatever therein  is brought1 and  
urged for the proof of this your        
description of  holiness1 c4 it is but  
the abuse of ,christ1 of scripture1 and 
reason2 it is but a wresting and        
corrupting the word of ,god1 both  to   
your own destruction1 and them that     

believe you4    ,fowler's insidious     
errors routed4    ,but to pass this1 and
 to come to some other passages in your 
book2  and first to that in p4 #e where 
you say1    ',the holiness1 which is the
 design of the religion of ,christ      
,jesus1--is not such as is subjected in 
any thing without us1 or  is made ours  
by a mere external application1' c4     
,answer4 #a4 ,these words secretly smite
 at the justification that  comes by the
 imputation of that most glorious       
righteousness that  alone resideth in   
the person of the ,lord ,jesus2 and that
 is made  ours by an act of eternal     
grace1 we resting upon it by the faith  
of ,jesus4    #b4 ,but if the holiness  
of which you speak1 be not subjected in 
any thing without us2 then it is not of 
all that fulness which it  pleased the  
,father should dwell in ,christ3 for the
 holiness and  righteousness1 even the  
inward holiness that is in saints1 it is
  none other than that which dwelleth in
 the person of the ,son of  ,god in     

heaven3 neither doth any man partake of1
 or enjoy the least  measure thereof1   
but as he is united by faith to this    
,son of ,god1  the thing is as true in  
him as in us2 in him as the head1 and   
without measure 7#a ,john #b3h72 and is 
originally seated in him1  not in us4   
',of his fulness have all we saints     
received1 and  grace for grace' 7,john  
#a3af74 ,wherefore the holiness that    
hath  its original from us1 from the    
purity of the human nature 7which  is   
the thing you aim at7 and that          
originally1 as you term it1 is  the     
dictates thereof1 is the religion of the
 ,socinians1 ,quakers1#aa  c41 and not  
the religion of ,jesus ,christ4    ,and 
now ,i will come to your indifferent    
things1 viz41 those which  you call     
'positive precepts'2 things1 say you1   
'of an indifferent  nature2 and         
absolutely considered1 are neither good1
 nor  evil2--but are capable of becoming
 so2 only by reason of certain          
circumstances'3 of these positive       

indifferent precepts1 you say1  you know
 but three in the gospel2 but three1    
that are purely so1  viz41 ',that of    
going to ,god by ,christ1 and the       
institutions of  baptism1 and the       
,lord's ,supper4' ,this we have in p4 #g
 and #i4    ,answer4 ,these words1 as ,i
 hinted before1 are highly derogatory to
  the ,lord1 the ,king of glory2 and    
trample as much upon the blood  of the  
,son of ,god1 as words can likely do4   
,for1    #a4 ,if going to ,god by       
,christ1 be in itself but an indifferent
  thing1 then1 as ,i also hinted before1
 it is not of the substance  of         
,christianity2 but a man may be truly a 
,christian without it2  may be saved1   
and go to heaven without it2 this is in 
truth the  consequence of your words3   
for things purely of an indifferent     
nature1 do not in themselves either make
 or mar the righteousness  that         
justifieth us from the curse before     
,god4 ,wherefore1 by your  argument1 if 
a man remain ignorant of that positive  

precept1  of 'coming to ,god by         
,christ'2 he remaineth ignorant but of  
an  indifferent thing1 a thing that in  
itself is neither good nor evil1  and   
therefore not essentially material to   
his faith or justifying  righteousness4 
#b4 ,an indifferent thing in itself is  
next to nothing1 neither good  nor evil 
then1 but a thing betwixt them both4    
,then is the blood of the ,lord ,jesus1 
in itself1 of no value at  all2 nor     
faith in him1 of itself1 any more than a
 thing of nought2  their virtue and     
goodness only dependeth upon certain    
circumstances  that make them so4 ,for  
the indifferency of the thing lieth not 
simply in coming to ,god1 but in coming 
to him by ,christ3 coming  otherwise to 
,god1 even in this man's eyes1 being the
 all in all2  but in this coming1 in    
coming to him by ,christ1 there lieth   
the  indifferency4 ,i marvel what injury
 the ,lord ,jesus hath done this  man1  
that he should have such indifferent    
thoughts of coming to  ,god by him8     

,but hath he no better thoughts of his  
own good deeds1 which are  by the law8  
,yes1 doubtless1 for those 7saith he7   
'are of an  indispensable1 and eternal  
obligation1 which were first written  in
 men's hearts1 and originally dictates  
of human nature' 7p4 #h74  ,mark1 not a 
dictate of human nature1 or necessary   
conclusion or  deduction from it1 is of 
an indifferent1 but of an indispensable2
  not of a transient1 but of an eternal 
obligation4 ,it is only  going to ,god  
by ,christ1 and two other things that he
 findeth in  the gospel1 that of        
themselves are of an indifferent nature4
    ,but how indifferent8 ,even as      
indifferent in itself as the blood of  a
 silly sheep1 or the ashes of an heifer2
 for these are his very  words4 ',,such 
that is1 such ordinances as in          
themselves are of an  indifferent nature
 were all the injunctions and           
prohibitions of  the ceremonial law2 and
 some few such we have under the gospel'
  7p4 #g74 ,then1 in p4 #i he tells you 

what these positive precepts  under the 
gospel1 or things indifferent1 are3     
',,that of going to  ,god by ,christ1 is
 one2 and the other two1 are the        
institutions  of baptism1 and the       
,lord's supper4' ,such therefore as were
 the  ceremonies of the law1 such1 even 
such1 saith he1 is that of going  to    
,god by ,christ1 c4    ,wherefore1 he   
that shall lay no more stress upon the  
,lord ,jesus  to come to ,god by1 than  
this man doth1 would lay as much1 were  
the  old ceremonies in force1 upon a    
silly sheep1 as upon the ,christ  of    
,god4 ,for these are all alike positive 
precepts1 such as were  the ceremonies  
of the law1 things in themselves neither
 good nor  evil1 but absolutely         
considered of an indifferent nature4    
,so that to come to ,god by ,christ1 is 
reckoned1 of itself1 by him1  a thing of
 a very indifferent nature1 and         
therefore this man cannot  do it1 but   
with a very indifferent heart2 his      
great1 and most  substantial coming to  

,god1 must needs be by some other way   
7,john  #aj3a74 ,but why should this    
,,thief love thus to clamber1 and seek  
to go to ,god by other means2 such which
 he reckoneth of a more  indispensable  
nature1 and eternal2 seeing ,christ     
only1 as indifferent  as he is1 is the  
only way to the ,father4 ',i am the way1
 saith he  the truth and the life2 no   
man cometh to the ,father but by me4'   
,if he be the only way1 then there is   
none other2 if he be thus  the truth1   
then is all other the lie2 and if he be 
here the life1  then is all other the   
death2 let him call them indispensable  
and  eternal never so often4    ,so     
then1 how far off this man's doctrine   
is1 of sinning against  the ,holy       
,ghost1 let him that is wise consider   
it4 ,for if coming  to ,god by ,christ1 
be in itself but a thing indifferent1   
and only  made a duty upon the account  
of certain circumstances2 then1 to  come
 to ,god by ,christ1 is a duty incumbent
 upon us only by reason  of certain     

circumstances2 not that the thing in    
itself is good1 or  that the nature of  
sin1 and the justice of ,god1 layeth a  
necessity  on us so to do4 ,but what be 
these certain circumstances8 ,for it  is
 because of these1 if you will believe  
him1 that ,god the ,father1  yea1 the   
whole ,trinity1 did consult in eternity1
 and consent1  that ,christ should be   
the way to life3 now1 ,i say1 it is     
partly  because by him was the greatest 
safety1 he being naturally the  justice1
 wisdom1 and power of ,god2 and partly1 
because it would1  we having sinned1 be 
utterly impossible we should come to    
,god by  other means and live4 ,he that 
will call these circumstances1 that  is1
 things over and above besides the      
substantials of the gospel1  will but   
discover his unbelief and ignorance1 c4 
,as for your saying1 that ,calvin1      
,peter ,martyr1 ,musculus1 ,zanchy1#ab  
and others1 did not question1 but that  
,god could have pardoned  sin1 without  
any other satisfaction1 than the        

repentance of the  sinner 7p4 #hd74 ,it 
matters nothing to me1 ,i have neither  
made my  creed out of them1 nor other1  
than the holy scriptures of ,god4       
,but if ,christ was from before all     
worlds ordained to be the  ,saviour1    
then was he from all eternity so        
appointed and prepared  to be4 ,and if  
,god be1 as you say1 infinitely 7p4     
#acf71 and ,i will  add1 eternally just2
 how can he pardon without he be        
presented  with that satisfaction for   
sin1 that to all points of the highest  
perfection doth answer the demands of   
this infinite1 and eternal  justice8    
,unless you will say1 that the          
repentance of a sinner  is sufficient to
 answer whatever could be justly        
demanded as a  satisfaction thereto2    
which if you should1 you would in       
consequence  say1 that man is1 or may be
 in himself1 just1 that is1 equal with  
,god2 or that the sin of man was not a  
transgression of the law that  was      
given1 and a procurer of the punishment 

that is threatened1  by that eternal    
,god that gave it4 7,but let me give you
 a caution1  take heed that you belie   
not these men7 ,christ cries1 ',if it   
be possible let this cup pass from me'  
7,matt #bf3ci74 ,if what be  possible8  
,why1 that sinners should be saved      
without his blood 7,heb  #i3bb2 ,luke   
#bd3bf2 ,acts #ag3c74 ',ought not       
,christ to have suffered8'  ',christ    
must needs have suffered1' not because  
of some certain  circumstances1 but     
because the eternal justice of ,god1    
could not  consent to the salvation of  
the sinner1 without a satisfaction for  
the sin committed4#ac ,of which1 more in
 the next1 if you shall  think good to  
reply4    ,now1 that my reader may see  
that ,i have not abused you in this     
reply to your sayings1 ,i will repeat   
your words at large1 and  leave them    
upon you to answer it4    ,you say1     
',actions may become duties or sins     
these two ways2 first1  as they are     
compliances with1 or transgressions of1 

divine positive  precepts3 ,these are   
the declarations of the arbitrary will  
of ,god1  whereby he restrains our      
liberty1 for great and wise reasons1 in 
things that are of an indifferent       
nature1 and absolutely considered are   
neither good nor evil2 and so makes     
things not good in themselves  and      
capable of becoming so only by reason of
 certain circumstances  duties1 and     
things not evil in themselves1 sins4    
,such were all  the injunctions and     
prohibitions of the ceremonial law1 and 
some  few such we have under the gospel'
 7p4 #g74 ,then p4 #i you tell us1  that
 'the reasons of the positive laws that 
is1 concerning things  in themselves    
indifferent contained in the gospel are 
declared2  of which say you ,i know not 
above three that are purely so1 viz4    
,that of going to ,god by ,christ1 and  
the institutions of baptism1  and the   
,lord's ,supper4'    ,here now let the  
reader note1 ,that the positive         
precepts1 declarations  of the arbitrary

 will of ,god1 in things of an          
indifferent nature1  being such1 as     
absolutely considered1 are neither good 
nor evil2  some few ,,such1 say you1 we 
have under the gospel1 namely1 that  of 
coming to ,god by ,christ1 c4 ,i am the 
more punctual in this  thing1 because   
you have confounded your weak reader    
with a crooked  parenthesis in the midst
 of the paragraph1 and also by deferring
  to spit your intended venom at        
,christ1 till again you had puzzled     
him1 with your mathematics and          
metaphysics1 c41 putting in another     
page1 betwixt the beginning and the end 
of your blasphemy4    ,indeed1 in the   
seventh chapter of your book1 you make a
 great  noise of the effects and        
consequences of the death of ,christ1 as
  that it was a sacrifice for sin1 an   
expiatory1 and propitiatory  sacrifice  
7p4 #hc74 ,yet1 he that well shall      
weight you1 and compare  you with       
yourself1 shall find that words and     
sense1 with you are  two things2 and    

also1 that you have learned of your     
brethren of  old1 to dissemble with     
words1 that thereby your own            
heart-errors1  and the snake that lieth 
in your bosom1 may yet there abide the  
more undiscovered4 ,for in the          
conclusion of that very chapter1  even  
in and by a word or two1 you take away  
that glory1 that of  right belongeth to 
the death and blood of ,christ1 and lay 
it upon  other things4    ,for you say1 
',the scriptures that frequently affirm1
 that the  end of ,christ's death was   
the forgiveness of our sins1 and the    
reconciling of us to his ,father1 we are
 not so to understand1  those places    
where this is expressed as if these     
blessings  were absolutely thereby      
procured for us any otherwise1 than upon
  condition of our effectual believing' 
7p4 #ia74    ,i answer1 ,by the death of
 ,christ was the forgiveness of sins    
effectually obtained for all that shall 
be saved1 and they1 even  while yet     
enemies1 by that were reconciled unto   

,god4 ,so that1 as  to forgiveness from 
,god1 it is purely upon the account of  
grace  in ,christ2 ',we are justified by
 his blood1 we are reconciled to  ,god  
by the death of his ,son' 7,rom         
#e3i1aj74 ,yea peace is made by  the    
blood of his cross 7,cor #a3bj71 and    
,god for ,christ's sake hath  forgiven  
us 7,eph #d3cb74 ,so then1 our effectual
 believing is not  a procuring cause in 
the sight of ,god1 or a condition of    
ours  foreseen by ,god1 and the motive  
that prevaileth with him to forgive  us 
our manifold transgressions3 ,believing 
being rather that which  makes          
application of that forgiveness1 and    
that possesseth the  soul with that     
peace that already is made for us with  
,god1 by the  blood of his ,son ,christ 
,jesus2 ',being justified by faith1 we  
have  peace with ,god through our ,lord 
,jesus ,christ' 7,rom #e3a74 ,the peace 
and comfort of it cometh not to the     
soul1 but by believing4 ,yet  the work  
is finished1 pardon procured1 justice   

being satisfied  already1 or before1 by 
the precious blood of ,christ4          
,observe1 ,i am commanded to believe1   
but what should ,i believe8  ,or what   
should be the object of my faith in the 
matter of my  justification with ,god8  
,why1 ,i am to believe in ,christ1 ,i am
 to  have faith in his blood8 ,but what 
is it to believe in ,christ3 and  what  
to have faith in his blood8 ,verily1 ,to
 believe that while we  were yet sinners
 ,christ died for us1 that even then1   
when we were  enemies1 we were          
reconciled to ,god by the death of his  
,son3 ,to  believe that there is a      
righteousness already for us completed4 
,i had as good give you the apostle's   
argument and conclusion in  his own     
language4 ',but ,god commendeth his love
 toward us1 in that1  while we were yet 
sinners1 ,christ died for us4 ,much more
 then1  being now justified by his      
blood1 we shall be saved from wrath     
through him' 7,rom #e3h1i74 ,and note   
that the word ,,now respects the  same  

time with ,,yet that went before4 ',for 
if1 when we were enemies1  we were      
reconciled to ,god by the death of his  
,son1 much more1 being  reconciled1 we  
shall be saved by his life1' or         
intercession 7,rom  #e3aj74             
,believing then1 as to the business of  
my deliverance from the  curse before   
,god1 is an accepting of 7#a ,tim       
#a3ae71 a trusting to  7,eph #a3ab1ac71 
or a receiving 7,john #a3ab71 the       
benefit that ,christ  hath already      
obtained for me2 by which act of faith1 
,i see my  interest in that peace that  
is made before with ,god by the blood   
of his cross3 ,for if peace be made     
already by his blood1 then is  the curse
 taken away from his sight2 if the curse
 be taken away  from his sight1 then    
there is no sin with the curse of it to 
be charged from ,god by the law1 for so 
long as sin is charged by  the law1 with
 the curse thereto belonging1 the curse1
 and so the  wrath of ,god remaineth4   
',but say you ,christ died to put us    

into a capacity of pardon'  7p4 #ia74   
,answer4 ,true2 but that is not all4 ,he
 died to put us into the  personal      
possession of pardon3 ,yea1 to put us   
into a personal  possession of it1 and  
that before we know it4    ',but say you
 the actual removing of our guilt is not
 the necessary  and immediate result of 
his death' 7p4 #ia74    ,answer4 ,yea1  
but it is from before the face of ,god1 
and from the  judgment and curse of the 
law2 for before ,god the guilt is taken 
away1 by the death and blood of his     
,son1 immediately1 for all  them that   
shall be saved2 else how can it be said 
we are justified  by his blood2 he hath 
made peace by his blood4 ',he loved us1 
and  washed us from our sins in his own 
blood' 7,rev #a3e71 and that we are     
reconciled to ,god by the death of his  
,son2 which can by no means  be2 if1    
notwithstanding his death and blood1 sin
 in the guilt1 and  consequently the    
curse that is due thereto1 should yet   
remain in  the sight of ,god4 ,but what 

saith the apostle8 ',god was in ,christ1
  reconciling the world to himself1 not 
imputing their trespasses  unto them'   
7#b ,cor #e3ai74 ,those that are but    
reconciling1 are not  yet reconciled3 ,i
 mean1 as ,paul1 not yet come aright    
over in their  own souls by faith2 yet  
to these he imputeth not their          
trespasses3  ,wherefore8 because they   
have none3 or because he forgiveth them 
as they believe and work3 ,neither of   
both2 but because he hath  first made   
his ,son to be sin for them1 and laid   
all the guilt  and curse of their sin   
upon him1 that they might be made the   
righteousness of ,god in him4 ,therefore
 even because by him their  sin and     
curse is taken off1 from before the law 
of ,god2 therefore1  ,god for the sake  
of ,christ1 seeketh for1 and beseecheth 
the sinner  to be reconciled2 that is1  
to believe in1 and embrace his majesty4 
',no say you the actual removing of our 
guilt1 is not the necessary  and        
immediate result of his death2 but      

suspended until such time  as the       
forementioned conditions1 by the help of
 his grace1 are  performed by us' 7p4   
#ib74    ,answer4 #a4 ,then may a man   
have the grace of ,god within him2 yea1 
the grace and mercy of the new covenant1
 viz4 ,faith1 and the  like1 that yet   
remaineth under the curse of the law2   
and so hath  yet his sins untaken away  
from before the face of ,god2 for where 
the curse is only suspended1 it may     
stand there notwithstanding1  in force  
against the soul4 ,now1 let the soul    
stand accursed1 and  his duties must    
stand accursed3 ,for first the person1  
and then  the offering must be accepted 
of ,god4 ,god accepted not the works  of
 ,cain1 because he had not accepted his 
person 7,gen #d3e74 ,but  having first  
accepted ,abel's person1 he therefore   
did accept his  offering 7,heb #aa3d74  
,and hence it is said1 that ,abel       
offered by  faith3 ,he believed that his
 person was accepted of ,god1 for the   
sake of the promised ,messias1 and      

therefore believed also that  his       
offering should be accepted4    #b4     
,faith1 as it respecteth justification  
in the sight of ,god1 must  know nothing
 to rest upon but the mercy of ,god1    
through ,christ's  blood3 ,but if the   
curse be not taken away1 mercy also     
hangeth in  suspense2 yea1 lieth as     
drowned1 and hid in the bottom of the   
sea4  ,this doctrine then of your's     
overthroweth faith1 and rusheth#ad  the 
soul into the works of the law1 the     
moral law2 and so quite  involveth it in
 the fear of the wrath of ,god1 maketh  
the soul forget  ,christ1 taketh from it
 the object of faith2 and if a miracle  
of  mercy prevent not1 the soul must die
 in everlasting desperation4    ',but   
say you it is suspended till such time  
as the forementioned  conditions1 by the
 help of his grace1 are performed by us'
 7p4  #ib74    ,answer4 ,had you said   
the manifestation of it is kept from us1
  it might1 with some allowance1 have   
been admitted2 but yet the  revelation  

of it in the word1 which in some sense  
may be called  a manifestation thereof1 
is first discovered to us by the word2  
yea1 is seen by us1 and also believed as
 a truth recorded2 before  the enjoyment
 thereof be with comfort in our own     
souls 7#a ,john  #e3aa74    ,but you    
proceed and say1 ',therefore was the    
death of ,christ designed  to procure   
our justification from all sins past1   
that we might be  by this means provoked
 to become new creatures' 7p4 #ib74     
,answer4 ,that the death of ,christ is a
 mighty argument to persuade  with the  
believer1 to devote himself to ,god in  
,christ1 in all  things1 as becometh one
 that hath received grace and redemption
  by his blood1 is true2 but that it is 
in our power1 as is here  insinuated1 to
 become new creatures1 is as untrue4    
,the new creature1  is of ,god2 yea1    
immediately of ,god2 man being as       
incapable to  make himself anew1 as a   
child to beget himself 7#b ,cor         
#e3ag1ah74  ,neither is our conformity  

to the revealed will of ,god1 any thing 
else1 if it be right1 than the fruit and
 effect of that4 ,all things  are       
already1 or before1 become new in the   
,christian man4 ,but to  return3        
,after all the flourish you have made   
about the death of ,christ1 even  as he 
is an expiatory1 and propitiatory       
sacrifice2 in conclusion1  you terminate
 the business far short of that for     
which it  was intended of ,god3 for you 
almost make the effects thereof but  a  
bare suspension of present justice and  
death for sin2 or that  which hath      
delivered us at present from a necessity
 of dying1 that  we might live unto     
,god2 that is1 according as you have    
stated it4  ',that we might from        
principles of humanity and reason1 act  
towards  the first principles of morals1
 c4 till we put ourselves into a        
capacity of personal and actual pardon4'
    ,answer4 ,the sum of your doctrine  
therefore is1 that ,christ by his  death
 only holds the point of the sword of   

justice1 not that he  received it into  
his own soul2 that he suspends the curse
 from us1  not that himself was made a  
curse for us1 that the guilt might be   
remitted by our virtues2 not that he was
 made to be our sin3 ,but  ,paul and the
 ,new ,testament1 giveth us account far 
otherwise2 viz4  ',that ,christ was made
 our sin1 our curse1 and death1 that we 
by  him not by the principles of pure   
humanity1 or our obedience to  your     
first principles of morals1 c4 should be
 set free from the  law of sin and      
death' 7#b ,cor #e3ba2 ,gal #c3ac74     
,if any object that ,christ hath        
designed the purifying our hearts  and  
natures2 ,i answer1    ,but he hath not 
designed to promote1 or to perfect that 
righteousness  that is founded on1 and  
floweth from1 the purity of our human   
nature2  for then he must design the    
setting up man's righteousness1 that    
which is of the law3 and then he must   
design also the setting up  of that     
which is directly in opposition1 both to

 the righteousness1  that of ,god is    
designed to justify us2 and that by     
which we are  inwardly made holy4 ,as ,i
 have shewed before4    ,you have       
therefore1 ,sir1 in all that you have   
yet asserted1 shewed  no other wisdom   
than a heathen1 or of one that is short1
 even of  a novice in the gospel4    ,in
 the next place1 ,i might trace you     
chapter by chapter2 and at  large       
refute1 not only the whole design of    
your book by a particular  replication  
to them2 but also sundry and damnable   
errors1 that  like venom drop from your 
pen4    ,but as before ,i told you in   
general1 so here ,i tell you again1     
,that neither the scriptures of ,god1   
the promise1 or threatenings1  the life1
 or death1 resurrection1 ascension1 or  
coming again of  ,christ to judgment2   
hath the least syllable or tendency in  
them  to set up your heathenish and     
pagan holiness or righteousness2        
wherefore your whole discourse is but a 
mere abuse of1 and corrupting  the holy 

scriptures1 for the fastening1 if it    
might have been1  your errors upon the  
godly4 ,i conclude then upon the whole1 
that  the gospel hath cast out man's    
righteousness to the dogs2 and  conclude
 that there is no such thing as a purity
 of human nature1  as a principle in us1
 thereby to work righteousness withal4  
,farther1  ,it never thought of         
returning us again to the holiness we   
lost in  ,adam1 or to make our          
perfection to consist in the possession 
of  so natural1 and ignorant#ae a       
principle as that is1 in all the  things
 of the holy gospel2 but hath declared  
another and far better  way1 which you  
can by no means understand by all the   
dictates of  your humanity4    ,i will  
therefore content myself at present with
 gathering up some  few errors1 out of  
those abundance which are in your book2 
and so  leave you to ,god1 who can      
either pardon these grievous errors1 or 
damn you for your pride and blasphemies4
    ,fowler's false quotations of       

scripture4    ,you pretend in the       
beginning of your second chapter1 to    
prove your  assertion1 viz4 ',that the  
great errand that ,christ came upon1 was
  to put us again into possession of    
that holiness which we had lost'  7p4   
#ab74 ,for proof whereof you bring ,john
 the ,baptist's doctrine  7,matt        
#c3a1b71 and the angel's saying to      
,zacharias 7,luke #a3af1ag71  and the   
prophet ,malachi 7#c3a-c71 in which     
texts there is as much  for your        
purpose1 and no more1 than there is in a
 perfect blank2  for which of them speak
 a word of the righteousness or holiness
  which we have lost8 ,or where is it   
said1 either by these mentioned1  or by 
the whole scripture1 that we are to be  
restored to1 and put  again into        
possession of that holiness8 ,these are 
but the dictates  of your human nature4 
,john's ministry was1 ',to make ready a 
people prepared for the  ,lord ,jesus'2 
not to possess them with themselves and 
their own1  but now lost1 holiness4 ,and

 so the angel told his father1 saying1  
',many of the children of ,israel shall 
he turn to the ,lord their  ,god'3 ,not 
to ,adam's innocency1 or to the holiness
 that we lost by  him4 ,neither did the 
prophet ,malachi prophesy that ,christ  
at his  coming should put men again in  
possession of the holiness we had  lost4
 ,and ,i say again1 as you here fall    
short of your purpose1 so  ,i challenge 
you to produce but one piece of a text1 
that in the  least looketh to such a    
thing4 ,the whole tenor of the          
scripture1  that speaks of the errand of
 ,christ ,jesus1 tells us another       
lesson1 to wit1 ,that he himself came to
 save us1 and that by his  own          
righteousness2 not that in ,adam1 or    
which we have lost in  him1 unless you  
can say and prove that we had once1 even
 before  we were converted1 the holiness
 of ,christ within us1 or the           
righteousness of ,christ upon us4       
,but you yet get on1 and tell us1 ',that
 this was also the prophesy  of the     

angel to ,joseph 7p4 #ad7 in these words
 ,,he ,jesus shall save  his people from
 their sins4' ',not say you from the    
punishment  of them1 although that be a 
true sense too2 but not the primary1    
but secondary1 and implied only1 and the
 consequence of the former  salvation'  
7p4 #ae74    ,answer4 ,thus ,penn the   
quaker and you run in this1 in one and  
the  self same spirit2 he affirming that
 sanctification is antecedent  to       
justification1 but not the consequence  
thereof4    #b4 ,but what salvation8    
,why salvation8 say you3 ,first from the
 filth2  for that is the primary and    
first sense3 justification from the     
guilt1 being the never-failing          
consequence of this4 ,but how then  must
 ,jesus ,christ1 first save us from the 
filth8 ,you add in p4 #af1  ',that he   
shall bring in1 instead of the          
ceremonial observations1  a far more    
noble1 viz41 ,an inward substantial     
righteousness3 and  by abrogating that  
namely of the ceremonies he shall       

establish  only this inward             
righteousness4' ,this is1 that holiness1
  or righteousness you tell us of1 in   
the end of the chapter going  before1   
that you acknowledge we had lost2 so    
that the sum of all  that you have said1
 is1 ,that the way that ,christ will    
take to  save his people from their     
sins1 is1 first to restore unto them1   
and give them possession of1 the        
righteousness that they had lost  in    
,adam3 and having established this in   
them1 he would acquit them  also of     
guilt4 ,but that this is a shameless    
error1 and blasphemy1  is apparent1 from
 which hath already been asserted of the
 nature  of the holiness1 or            
righteousness1 that we have lost1 viz41 
,that  it was only natural of the old   
covenant1 typical3 and such as might    
stand with perfect ignorance of the     
mediation of ,jesus ,christ3 and  now ,i
 add1 ,that for ,christ to come to      
establish this righteousness1  is alone1
 as if he should be sent from heaven1 to

 overthrow1 and  abrogate the eternal   
purpose of grace1 which the ,father had 
purposed  should be manifested to the   
world by ,christ4 ,but ,christ came not 
to restore1 or to give us possession of 
that which was once our  own holiness1  
but to make us partakers of that which  
is in him1  'that we might be made      
partakers of ,,his holiness4' ,neither  
7were  it granted that you speak the    
truth7 is it possible for a man to  be  
filled with inward gospel holiness1 and 
righteousness1 that yet  abideth1 as    
before the face of ,god1 under the curse
 of the law1  or the guilt of his own   
transgressions 7,heb #ab74 ,the guilt   
must  therefore1 first be taken off1 and
 we set free by faith in that  blood1   
that did it1 before we can act upon pure
 ,christian principles4  ,pray tell me  
the meaning of this one text2 which     
speaking of  ,christ1 saith1 ',who when 
he had by himself purged our sins1 sat  
down on the right hand of the ,majesty  
on high' 7,heb #a3c74 ,tell  me1 ,i say1

 by this text1 whether is here intended 
the sins of all  that shall be saved8   
,if so1 what kind of a purging is here  
meant1  seeing thousands1 and thousands 
of thousands1 of the persons  intended  
by this act of purging were not then in 
being1 nor their  personal sins in act8 
,and note1 he saith1 he purged them1    
before  he sat down at the right hand of
 ,god3 purging then1 in this place1     
cannot first1 and primarily1 respect the
 purging of the conscience3  but the    
taking1 the complete taking of the      
guilt1 and so the curse  from before the
 face of ,god1 according to other       
scriptures3 ',he  hath made him to be   
sin1 and accursed of ,god for us4' ,now 
he being  made the sin which we         
committed1 and the curse which we       
deserved2  there is no more sin nor     
curse2 ,i mean to be charged by the law1
  to damn them that shall believe1 not  
that their believing takes  away the    
curse1 but puts the soul upon trusting  
to him1 that  before purged this guilt1 

and curse3 ,i say1 before he sat down on
  the right hand of ,god2 not to        
suspend1 as you would have it1 but  to  
take away the sin of the world4 ',the   
,lord hath laid upon him  the iniquities
 of us all' 7,isa #ec3f74 ,and he bare  
them in his  own body on the tree 7#a   
,peter #b3bd73 nor yet that he should   
often  offer himself2 for then must he  
often have suffered since the           
foundation of the world3 but now1 7and  
that at once17 in the end  of the world 
hath he appeared1 to put away sin1 by   
the sacrifice  of himself 7,heb         
#i3bd-bf74 ,mark1 he did put it away by 
the sacrifice  of his body and soul1    
when he died on the cross3 but he could 
not then put away the inward filth of   
those1 that then remained  unconverted2 
or those that as yet wanted being in the
 world4 ,the  putting away of sin       
therefore1 that the ,holy ,ghost here   
intendeth1  is1 such a putting of it    
away1 as respecteth the guilt1 curse1   
and  condemnation thereof1 as it stood  

by the accusations of the law1  against 
all flesh before the face of ,god2 which
 guilt1 curse1 and  condemnation1       
,christ himself was made in that day1   
when he died  the death for us4 ,and    
this is the first and principal         
intendment  of the angel1 in that       
blessed saying to godly ,joseph1        
concerning  ,christ2 ',he shall save his
 people from their sins'2 from the      
guilt and curse due to them1 first3 and 
afterwards from the filth  thereof4     
,this is yet manifest1 further2 because 
the heart is  purified by faith1 and    
hope 7,acts #ae3i2 #a ,john #c3c74 ,now 
it is  not the nature of faith2 ,i mean1
 of justifying faith1 to have any  thing
 for an object2 from which it fetcheth  
peace with ,god1 and  holiness before1  
or besides the ,christ of ,god himself2 
for he is  the way to the ,father3 and  
no man can come to the ,father1 but by  
him4 ,come2 that is1 so as to find      
acceptance1 and peace with him3  the    
reason is1 because without his blood1   

guilt remains 7,heb #i3bb74  ,he hath   
made peace by the blood of his cross3 so
 then1 faith in  the first place seeketh
 peace4 ,but why peace first8 ,because  
till  peace is fetched into the soul1 by
 faith's laying hold on the blood  of   
,christ3 sin remains in the guilt and   
curse1 though not in the  sight of ,god1
 yet upon the conscience1 through the   
power of  unbelief4 ',he that believeth 
not1 stands yet condemned' 7,john       
#c3ah1ai74 ,now1 so long as guilt1 and  
the curse in power remains1  there is   
not purity1 but unbelief2 not joy1 but  
doubting2 not  peace1 but peevishness2  
not content1 but murmuring1 and angering
  against the ,lord himself4 ',the law  
worketh wrath' 7,rom #d3ae74            
,wherefore1 as yet there can be no      
purity of heart1 because that  faith yet
 wants his object4 ,but having once     
found peace with ,god  by believing what
 the blood of ,christ hath done2 joy    
followeth2  so doth peace1 quietness1   
content1 and love2 which is also the    

fulfilling of the law3 yet not from such
 dungish principles as  yours1 for so   
the apostle calls them 7,phil #c3h74    
,but from the ,holy  ,ghost itself2     
which ,god1 by faith1 hath granted to be
 received by  them that believe in the  
blood of his ,jesus4    ,but you add1   
,that ,christ giveth1 first repentance1 
and then  forgiveness of sins 7p4 #ag74 
,answer4 #a4 ,this makes nothing for the
 holiness which we lost in  ,adam3 for  
the proof of which you bring that text  
7,acts #e3ca74    #b4 ,but for ,christ  
to take way guilt1 and the curse1 from  
before the  face of ,god1 is one thing2 
and to make that discovery1 is another4 
#c4 ,again1 ,christ doth not give       
forgiveness for the sake of that        
repentance1 which hath its rise1        
originally from the dictates  of our own
 nature1 which is the thing you are to  
prove2 for that  repentance is called   
the sorrow of this world1 and must be   
again  repented of3 but the repentance  
mentioned in the text1 is that  which   

comes from ,christ3 ,but1    #d4 ,it    
cannot be for the sake of               
gospel-repentance1 that the  forgiveness
 of sins is manifested1 because both are
 his peculiar  gift4    #e4 ,therefore1 
both faith1 and repentance1 and         
forgiveness of sins1  are given by      
,christ2 and come to us1 for the sake of
 that blessed  offering of his body1    
once for all4 ,for after he arose from  
the dead1 having led captivity captive1 
and taken the curse from  before the    
face of ,god3 therefore his ,father gave
 him gifts for  men1 even all the things
 that are necessary1 and effectual1 for 
our conversion1 and preservation in this
 world1 c4 7,eph #d3h74    ,this text1  
therefore1 with all the rest you bring1 
falleth short  of the least shew of     
proof1 ',that the great errand for which
 ,christ  came into the world was--to   
put us in possession of the holiness    
that we had lost4'    ,your third       
chapter is as empty of the proof of your
 design as  that through which we have  

passed3 there being not one scripture   
therein cited1 that giveth the least    
intimation1 that ever it  entered into  
the heart of ,christ to put us again    
into possession  of that holiness which 
we had before we were converted3 for    
such  was that we lost in ,adam4    ,you
 tell us the sum of all is1 'that we are
 commanded to add to  our faith1        
virtue1' c4 7p4 #be74 ,i suppose you    
intend a gospel  faith1 which if you can
 prove ,adam had before the fall1 and   
that  we lost this faith in him2 and    
also that this gospel faith is none     
other1 but that which originally ariseth
 from1 or is the dictates  of human     
nature1 ,i will confess you have        
scripture1 and knowledge  beyond me4 ,in
 the mean time you must suffer me to    
tell you1 you  are as far in this from  
the mind of the ,holy ,ghost1 as if you 
had  yet never in all your days heard   
whether there be a ,holy ,ghost  or no4 
,add to your faith4 ,the apostle here   
lays a gospel principle1 viz41  ,faith  

in the ,son of ,god3 which faith layeth 
hold of the forgiveness  of sins1 alone 
for the sake of ,christ2 therefore he is
 a great  way off1 of laying the purity 
of the human nature1 the law1 as        
written in the heart of natural man1 as 
the principle of holiness2  from whence 
is produced good works in the soul of   
the godly4    ,in your fourth chapter   
also 7p4 #bh7 even in the beginning     
thereof2  even with one text you have   
overthrown your whole book4    ,this    
chapter is to prove1 that the only      
design of the promises1  and            
threatenings of the gospel1 is to       
promote1 and put us again in  possession
 of the holiness we had lost4 ,for that 
the reader must  still remember1 is the 
only design of your book 7p4 #ab74      
,whereas  the first text you speak of   
7#b ,peter #a3d71 maketh mention of the 
,divine nature1 or of the ,spirit of the
 living ,god1 which is also  received by
 the precious faith of ,christ1 and the 
revelation of  the knowledge of him2    

this blessed ,spirit1 and therefore not 
the  dictates of human nature1 is the   
principle that is laid in the  godly3   
but ,adam's holiness had neither the    
knowledge1 or faith1  or ,spirit of the 
,lord ,jesus1 as its foundation1 or     
principle3 yea1  nature was his         
foundation1 even his own nature was the 
original1  from whence his righteousness
 and good works arose4    ,the next     
scriptures also1 viz4 #b ,corinthians   
#g3a2 ,romans #ab3a  overthrow you2 for 
they urge the promises as motives to    
stir us  up to holiness4 ,but ,adam had 
neither the ,spirit of ,jesus1 or faith 
him in him1 as a principle3 nor any     
promises to him as motives3  wherefore  
this was not that to which he1 or which 
we ,christians  are exhorted to seek the
 possession of2 but that which is       
operated  by that ,spirit which we      
receive by the faith of ,jesus1 and that
  which is encouraged by those promises1
 that ,god hath since given  to them    
that have closed by faith with ,jesus4  

,the rest also 7in p4 #bi71 not one of  
them doth promise us the  possession of 
the holiness we have lost1 or any mercy 
to them that  have it4    ,you add3     
',and whereas the promises of pardon1   
and of eternal life  are very frequently
 made to believing2 there is nothing    
more  evidently declared1 than that this
 faith is such as purifieth the  heart1 
and is productive of good works'        
7p4#cj74    ,answer4 #a4 ,if the promise
 be made at all to believing1 it is not 
made to us upon the account of the      
holiness we had lost2 for  ,i tell you  
yet again1 that holiness is not of      
faith1 neither was  faith the effect    
thereof4 ,but1    #b4 ,the promises of  
pardon1 though they be made to such a   
faith as  is fruitful in good works3 yet
 not to it1 as it is fruitful in  doing1
 but in receiving good4 ,sir1 the       
quality of justifying faith  is this1   
,not to work1 but to believe1 as to the 
business of pardon  of sin3 and that not
 only1 because of the sufficiency that  

this  faith sees in ,christ to justify1 
but also for that it knows those  whom  
,god thus pardoneth1 he justifieth as   
ungodly4 ',but to him  that worketh not1
 but believeth'2 7,mark1 here faith and 
works are  opposed7 ',but to him that   
worketh not1 but believeth on him that  
justifieth the ungodly1 his faith is    
counted for righteousness'  7,rom #d3e74
    ,you add farther1 ',that the        
promises may be reduced to these three  
heads2 that of the ,holy ,spirit1 of    
remission of sins1 and eternal          
happiness1 in the enjoyment of ,god' 7p4
 #cj74    ,answer4 ,if you can prove    
that any of these promises were made to 
the holiness that we had lost1 or that  
by these promises we are to  be         
possessed with that holiness again2 ,i  
will even now lay down  the bucklers4   
,for albeit1 the time will come when the
 saints shall  be absolutely1 and       
perfectly sinless2 yet then shall they  
be also  spiritual1 immortal1 and       
incorruptible1 which you cannot prove   

,adam was1 in the best of his holiness1 
even that which we lost in  him4    ,the
 threatenings you speak of#af are every 
one made against sin1  but not one of   
them to drive us into a possession of   
that holiness  that we had lost3 nay1   
contrariwise1 he that looks to1 or seeks
  after that1 is as sure to be damned1  
and go to hell1 as he that              
transgresseth the law2 because that is  
not the righteousness of  ,god1 the     
righteousness of ,christ1 the           
righteousness of faith1 nor  that to    
which the promise is made4    ,and this 
was manifested to the world betimes1    
even in that day1 when  ,god drove the  
man and his wife out of ,eden1 and      
placed cherubims1  and a flaming sword1 
in the way by which they came out1 to   
the  end1 that by going back by that    
way1 they might rather be killed  and   
die1 than lay hold of the 'tree of life'
 7,gen #c74    ,which the apostle also  
respects1 when he calleth the way of the
  gospel1 the ,,new and ,,living way1   

even that which is made by the  blood of
 ,christ 7,heb #aj3bj72 concluding by   
this description of  the way that is by 
blood1 that the other is old1 and the   
way of  death1 even that which is by the
 moral law1 or the dictates of our      
nature1 or by that fond conceit of the  
goodly holiness of ,adam4    ,our       
,lord's object not merely to restore    
man's natural holiness1  but to impart  
his own infinite and eternal holiness to
 those that  believe4    ,your fifth    
chapter tells us1 ',that the promoting  
of holiness was  the design of our      
,saviour's whole life and conversation  
among men'  7p4 #cf74    ,answer4 #a4   
,were this granted1 it reacheth nothing 
at all the design  for which you in your
 way present us with it3 ,for1    #b4   
,that which you have asserted is3 ,that 
the errand about which  ,christ came1   
was1 as the effecting our deliverance   
out of that  sinful state we had brought
 ourselves into1 so to put us again in  
possession of that holiness which we had

 lost2 for that1 you say1  is the       
business of your book 7p4 #ab74         
,wherefore you should have  told us in  
the head of this chapter1 not so much   
that our ,saviour  designed the         
promoting of holiness in general by his 
life1 but that  the whole design of our 
,saviour's life and conversation1 was to
  put us again into possession of that  
holiness which we had lost1  into a     
possession of that natural1 old         
covenant1 figurative1  ignorant         
holiness4 ,but it seems you count that  
there is no other  than that now lost1  
but never again to be obtained holiness1
 that  was in ,adam4    #c4 ,farther1   
you also falter here1 as to the stating 
of the  proposition2 for in the         
beginning of your book1 you state it    
thus3  ,that the enduing men with inward
 real righteousness1 or true  holiness1 
was the ultimate end of our ,saviour's  
coming into the  world1 still meaning   
the holiness we lost in ,adam4 ,you     
should  therefore in this place also1   

have minded your reader of this your    
proposition1 and made it manifest if you
 could1 'that the ultimate  end of our  
,saviour's whole life and conversation1 
was the enduing  men with this          
,adamitish holiness4' ,but holiness1 and
 that holiness1  is alone with you2 and 
to make it his end1 and whole end2 his  
business1 and the whole business of his 
life2 is but the same with  you4    ,but
 you must know1 that the whole life and 
conversation of our  ,saviour1 was      
intended for another purpose1 than to   
drive us back  to1 or to endue us with1 
such an holiness and righteousness as ,i
  have proved this to be4    ,you have  
therefore1 in this your discourse1 put  
an insufferable  affront upon the ,son  
of ,god1 in making all his life and     
conversation  to centre and terminate in
 the holiness we had lost3 ,as if the   
,lord  ,jesus was sent down from heaven1
 and the word of ,god made flesh2  that 
by a perfect life and conversation1 he  
might shew us how holy  ,adam was before

 he fell2 or what an holiness that our  
holiness  was1 which we had before we   
were converted4    ,your discourse      
therefore1 of the life and conversation 
of the  ,lord ,jesus1 is none other than
 heathenish3 ,for you neither treat  of 
the principle1 his ,godhead1 by which he
 did his works2 neither  do you in the  
least1 in one syllable1 aver the first1 
the main  and prime reason of this his  
conversation2 only you treat of it so   
far1 as a mean man might have considered
 it4 ,and indeed it stood  not with your
 design to treat aright with these      
things2 for had  you mentioned the      
first1 though but once1 your ,babel had 
tumbled  about your ears2 for if in the 
holy ,jesus did 'dwell the word1' one   
of the three in heaven2 or if the ,lord 
and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ  was truly1 
essentially1 and naturally ,god2 then   
must the principle  from whence his     
works did proceed1 be better than the   
principle  from whence proceeded the    
goodness in ,adam2 otherwise ,adam must 

be ,god and man4 ,also you do1 or may   
know that the self-same act  may be done
 from several principles3 and again1    
that it is the  principle from whence   
the act is done1 and not the bare doing 
of the act1 that makes it better or     
worse accepted1 in the eyes  either of  
,god or men4    ,now then1 to shew you  
the main1 or chief design of the life   
and  conversation of the ,lord ,jesus4  
,first1 ,it was not to shew us what an  
excellent holiness we once  had in      
,adam1 but that thereby ,god1 the       
,eternal ,majesty1 according  to his    
promise1 might be seen by1 and dwell    
with1 mortal men3  ,for the ,godhead    
being altogether in its own nature      
invisible1 and  yet desirous to be seen 
by1 and dwell with the children of men2 
therefore was the ,son1 who is the      
self-same substance with the  ,father1  
closed with1 or tabernacled in our      
flesh2 that in that  flesh1 the nature  
and glory of the ,godhead might be seen 
by1  and dwell with us3 ',the word was  

made flesh1 and dwelt among us1  and we 
beheld his glory1 7what glory8 the      
glory17 as of the only  begotten of the 
,father full of grace and truth' 7,john 
#a3ad74 ,again1  ',the life that is1 the
 life of ,god1 in the works and         
conversation  of ,christ was manifested1
 and we have seen it1 and bear witness1 
and shew unto you that eternal life1    
which was with the ,father1  and was    
manifested unto us' 7#a ,john #a3b74    
,and hence he is called  the image of   
the invisible ,god 7,col #a3ae72 or he  
by whom the  invisible ,god is most     
perfectly presented to the sons of men4 
,did ,i say before1 that the ,god of    
glory is desirous to be seen of  us8    
,even so also1 have the pure in heart1 a
 desire that it should  be so3 ',lord1  
say they1 shew us the ,father1 and it   
sufficeth us'  7,john #ad3h74 ,and      
therefore the promise is for their      
comfort1 that  'they shall see ,god'    
7,matt #e3h74 ,but how then must they   
see him8  ,why1 in the person1 and by   

the life and works of ,jesus4 ,when     
,philip1 under a mistake1 thought of    
seeing ,god some other way1  than in and
 by this ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 ,what is 
the answer8 ',have  ,i been so long time
 with you1 saith ,christ and yet hast   
thou  not known me1 ,philip8 ,he that   
hath seen me1 hath seen the ,father2    
and how sayest thou then1 ,shew us the  
,father8 ,believest thou not  that ,i am
 in the ,father1 and the ,father in me8 
,the words that ,i  speak unto you ,i   
speak not of myself3 but the ,father1   
that dwelleth  in me1 he doth the works4
 ,believe me1 that ,i am in the ,father1
  and the ,father in me2 or else believe
 me for the very works' sake'  7,john   
#ad3i-aa74 ,see here1 that both the     
words and works of the  ,lord ,jesus1   
were not to shew you1 and so to call you
 back to the  holiness that we had lost1
 but to give us visions of the          
perfections  that are in the ,father4   
,he hath given us 'the knowledge of the 
glory of ,god1 in the face of ,jesus    

,christ' 7#b ,cor #d3f74 ,and hence  it 
is1 that the apostle1 in that brief     
collection of the wonderful  mystery of 
godliness1 placeth this in the front    
thereof3 ',god was  manifest in the     
flesh' 7#a ,tim #c3af74 ,was manifest1  
viz4 ,in and  by the person of ,christ1 
when in the flesh he lived among us2    
manifest1 ,i say1 for this1 as one      
reason1 that the pure in heart1  who    
long after nothing more1 might see him4 
',i beseech thee1' said  ,moses1 'shew  
me thy glory4'#ag 'and will ,god indeed 
dwell with  men on the earth8' saith    
,solomon4    ,now to fulfil the desires 
of them that fear him1 hath he shewed   
himself in flesh unto them2 which       
discovery principally is made  by the   
words and works of ,christ4 ,but1       
,second1 ,christ by his words and works 
of righteousness1 in the days  of his   
flesh1 neither shewed us which was1 nor 
called us back to  the possession of the
 holiness that we had lost2 but did     
perfect1  in1 and by himself1 the law   

for us1 that we had broken4 ,man being  
involved in sin and misery1 by reason of
 transgression committed  against the   
law1 or ministration of death1 and being
 utterly unable  to recover himself     
therefrom1 the ,son of ,god himself     
assumeth the  flesh of man1 and for sin 
condemned sin in that flesh4 ,and that  
first1 by walking1 through the power of 
his eternal ,spirit1 in the  highest    
perfection to every point of the whole  
law1 in its most  exact and full        
requirements2 which was to be done1 not 
only without  commixing sin in his      
doing1 but by one that was perfectly    
without  the least being of it in his   
nature2 yea1 by one that now as         
,god-,man1 because it was ,god whose law
 was broken1 and whose justice  was     
offended3 ,for1 were it now possible to 
give a man possession  of that holiness 
that he hath lost in ,adam1 that        
holiness could  neither in the principle
 nor act deliver from the sin by him    
before  committed4 ,this is evident by  

many reasons3 #a4 ,because it is not  a 
righteousness able to answer the demands
 of the law for sin2  that requiring not
 only a perfect abiding in the thing    
commanded1  but a satisfaction by death1
 for the transgression committed        
against the law4 ',the wages of sin is  
death' 7,rom #f3bc74 ,wherefore  he that
 would undertake the salvation of the   
world1 must be one who  can do both     
these things2 one that can perfectly do 
the demands of  the law in thought1     
word1 and deed1 without the least       
commixture  of the least sinful thought 
in the whole course of his life3 ,he    
must be also able to give by death1 even
 by the death that hath  the curse of   
,god in it1 a complete satisfaction to  
the law for the  breach thereof4 ,now   
this could none but ,christ accomplish2 
none  else having power to do it4 ',i   
have power said he to lay down  my life1
 and ,i have power to take it again3    
,and this commandment  have ,i received 
of my ,father' 7,john #aj3ah74 ,this    

work then must be  done1 not by another 
earthly ,adam1 but by the ,lord from    
,heaven2  by one that can abolish sin1  
destroy the devil1 kill death1 and  rule
 as ,lord in heaven and earth4 ,now the 
words and works of the  ,lord ,jesus1   
declared him to be such an one4 ,he was 
first without  sin2 then he did no sin2 
neither could either the devil1 the     
whole  world1 or the law1 find any      
deceit in his mouth3 ,but by being      
under the law1 and walking in the law1  
by that ,spirit which was  the ,lord    
,god of the law1 he not only did always 
the things that  pleased the ,father1   
but by that means in man's flesh1 he did
  perfectly accomplish and fulfil that  
law which all flesh stood  condemned by4
 ,it is a foolish and an heathenish     
thing1 nay worse1  to think that the    
,son of ,god should only1 or specially  
fulfil1  or perfect the law1 and the    
prophets1 by giving more and higher     
instances of moral duties than were     
before expressly given 7p4  #ag74 ,this 

would have been but the lading of men   
with heavy burthens4  ,but know then1   
whoever thou art that readest1 that     
,christ's  exposition of the law was    
more to shew thee the perfection of his 
own obedience1 than to drive thee back  
to the holiness thou hadst  lost2 for   
,god sent him to fulfil it1 by doing it1
 and dying to the  most sore sentence it
 could pronounce3 not as he stood a     
single  person1 but common1#ah as       
,mediator between ,god and man2 making  
up in himself the breach that was made  
by sin1 betwixt ,god and  the world4    
,for1    ,third1 ,he was to die as a    
lamb1 as a lamb without blemish1 and    
without spot1 according to the type2    
',your lamb shall be without  blemish'  
7,exo #ab3e74 ,but because there was    
none such to be found  ,,by and ,,among 
all the children of men2 therefore ,god 
sent ,,his from  heaven4 ,hence ,john   
calls him the ,lamb of ,god 7,john      
#a3bi71 and  ,peter him that was without
 spot1 who washed us by his blood 7#a   

,peter #a3ai74 ,now wherein doth it     
appear that he was without spot  and    
blemish1 but as he walked in the law8   
,these words therefore  without spot are
 the sentence of the law1 who searching 
him could  find nothing in him why he   
should be slain1 yet he died because    
there was sin3 ,sin6 where8 ,not in him1
 but in his people2 ',for the           
transgression of my people was he       
stricken' 7,isa #ec3h74 ,he died  then  
for our sins1 and qualified himself so  
to do1 by coming  sinless into the      
world1 and by going sinless through it2 
for had  he not done both these1 he must
 have died for himself4 ,but being      
,god1 even in despite of all that       
stumble at him1 he conquered  death1 the
 devil1 sin1 and the curse1 by himself1 
and then sat  down at the right hand of 
,god4    ,fourth1 ,and because he hath a
 second part of his priestly office  to 
do in heaven2 therefore it was thus     
requisite that he should  thus manifest 
himself to be holy and harmless1        

undefiled1 and  separate from sinners on
 the earth 7,heb #g3bf74 ,as ,aaron     
first put  on the holy garments1 and    
then went into the holiest of all4 ,the 
life1 therefore1 and conversation of our
 ,lord ,jesus1 was to shew us  with what
 a curious robe and girdle he went into 
the holy place2  and not to shew us with
 what an ,adamitish holiness he would   
possess  his own4 ',such an high priest 
became us1 who is holy1 harmless1       
undefiled1 separate from sinners1 and   
made higher than the heavens'2  that he 
might always be accepted1 both in person
 and offering1 when  he presenteth his  
blood to ,god1 the atonement for sin4   
,indeed in  some things he was an       
example to us to follow him2 but mark1  
it  was not as he was ,mediator1 not as 
he was under the law to ,god1 not  as he
 died for sin1 nor as he maketh         
reconciliation for iniquity4  ,but in   
these things consist the life of our    
soul1 and the beginning  of our         
happiness4 ,he was then exemplary to us1

 as he carried  it meekly and patiently1
 and self-denyingly towards the world3  
,but yet not so neither to any but such 
to whom he first offered  justification 
by the means of his righteousness2 for  
before he  saith 'learn of me1' he      
saith1 ',i will give you rest'2 rest    
from  the guilt of sin1 and fear of     
everlasting burnings 7,matt #aa74 ,and  
so ,peter first tells us1 he died for   
our sins2 and next1 that he  left us an 
example 7#a ,peter #b3ba74 ,but should  
it be granted that  the whole of        
,christ's life and conversation among   
men was for  our example1 for no other  
end at all1 but that we should learn to 
live by his example1 yet it would not   
follow1 but be as far from  truth as the
 ends of the earth are asunder1 that by 
this means he  sought to possess us with
 the holiness we had lost1 for that he  
had not in himself2 it is true he was   
born without sin1 yet born  ,god and    
man2 he lived in the world without sin1 
but he lived as  ,god-,man3 he walked in

 and up to the law1 but it was as       
,god-,man4  ,neither did his manhood1   
even in those acts of goodness1 which as
  to action1 most properly respected it2
 do ought without1 but by  and in       
conjunction with his ,godhead3          
,wherefore all and every whit  of the   
righteousness and good that he did was  
that of ,god-,man1 the  righteousness of
 ,god4 ,but this was not ,adam's        
principle1 nor any  holiness that we had
 lost4    ,your fifth chapter1          
therefore1 consisteth of words spoken to
 the  air4    ,your sixth chapter tells 
us1 ',that to make men truly virtuous   
and  holy1 was the design of ,christ's  
inimitable actions1 or mighty  works and
 miracles1 and these did only tend to   
promote it' 7p4  #fh74    ,he neither   
did1 nor needed1 so much as one small   
piece of a miracle  to persuade men to  
seek for the holiness which they had    
lost1 or  to give them again possession 
of that2 for that as ,i have shewed1    
though you would fain have it otherwise1

 is not at all the ,christian  or gospel
 righteousness4 ,wherefore1 in one word1
 you are as short  by this chapter to   
prove your natural old covenant1        
promiseless1  figurative holiness1 to be
 here designed1 as if you had said so   
much as amounts to nothing4 ,farther1   
,christ needed not to work a  miracle to
 persuade men to fall in love with      
themselves1 and their  own natural      
dictates2 to persuade them that they    
have a purity  of the human nature in   
them2 or that the holiness which they   
have  lost1 is the only true1 real1 and 
substantial holiness3 ,these  things1   
both corrupted nature and the devil1    
have of a long time  fastened1 and fixed
 in their minds4    ,his miracles       
therefore tend rather to take men off of
 the pursuit  after the righteousness or
 holiness that we had lost1 and to      
confirm  unto us the truth of a far more
 excellent and blessed thing2 to  wit1  
the righteousness of ,god1 of ,christ1  
of faith1 of the ,spirit1  which that   

you speak of never knew2 neither is it  
possible that  he should know it who is 
hunting for your sound complexion1 your 
purity of human nature1 or its dictates1
 as the only true1 real1  and           
substantial righteousness4 ',they are   
ignorant of ,god's  righteousness1 that 
go about to establish their own         
righteousness'2  and neither have1 nor  
can1 without a miracle1 submit          
themselves unto  the righteousness of   
,god4 ,they cannot submit themselves    
thereto2  talk thereof they may1 notion 
it they may1 profess it too they may2   
but for a man to submit himself thereto1
 is by the might power of  ,god4        
,miracles and signs are for them that   
believe not 7#a ,cor #ad3bb74  ,why for 
them8 ,that they might believe2         
therefore their state is  reckoned      
fearful that have not yet believed for  
all his wondrous  works4 ,and though he 
did so many miracles among them1 yet    
they  believed him not 7,john           
#ab3cg-dj74 ,but what should they       

believe8  ,that ,jesus is the true      
,messias1 the ,christ that should come  
into  the world4 ,do you say that ,i    
blaspheme 7saith ,christ7 because  ,i   
said ,i am the ,son of ,god3 ',if ,i do 
not the works of my ,father  believe me 
not2 but if ,i do1 though ye believe not
 me believe the  works3 that ye may     
know1 and believe that the ,father is in
 me1  and ,i in him' 7,john #aj3cg1ch74 
,but what is it to believe that he  is  
,messias1 or ,christ8 ,even to believe  
that this man ,jesus was  ordained and  
appointed of ,god 7and that before all  
worlds7 to be  the ,saviour of men1 by  
accomplishing in himself an everlasting 
righteousness for them1 and by bearing  
their sins in his body on  the tree2    
that it was he that was to reconcile us 
to ,god1 by the  body of his flesh1 when
 he hanged on the cross4 ,this is the   
doctrine  that at the beginning ,christ 
preached to that learned ignorant       
,nicodemus4 ',as ,moses said he lifted  
up the serpent in the wilderness1  even 

so must the ,son of ,man be lifted up1  
that whosoever believeth  in him should 
not perish1 but have eternal life'      
7,john #c3ad1ae74  ,the serpent was     
lifted up upon a pole 7,num #ba3i73     
',christ was  hanged on a tree4' ,the   
serpent was lifted up for murmurers3    
,christ  was hanged up for sinners3 ,the
 serpent was lifted up for them  that   
were bitten with fiery serpents1 the    
fruits of their wicked  murmuring3      
,christ was hanged up for them that are 
bitten with  guilt1 the rage of the     
devil1 and the fear of death and wrath3 
,the  serpent was hanged up to be looked
 on3 ,christ was hanged up that  we     
might believe in him1 that we might have
 faith in his blood3  ,they that looked 
upon the serpent of brass lived3 ,they  
that believe  in ,christ shall be saved1
 and shall never perish4 ,was the       
serpent  then lifted up for them that   
were good and godly8 ,no1 but for the   
sinners3 ',so ,god commended his love to
 us1 in that1 while we were  yet sinners

 ,christ died for us4' ,but what if they
 that were stung1  could not1 because of
 the swelling of their face1 look up to 
the  brazen serpent8 then without remedy
 they die3 ,so he that believeth  not in
 ,christ shall be damned4 ,but might    
they not be healed by  humbling         
themselves8 one would think that better 
than to live by  looking up only3 ,no1  
only looking up did it1 when death      
swallowed  up them that looked not4     
,this then is the doctrine1 ',christ    
came  into the world to save sinners'3  
according to the proclamation  of ,paul1
 ',be it known unto you therefore1 men  
and brethren1 that  through this man is 
preached unto you the forgiveness of    
sins2  ,and by him all that believe are 
justified from all things1 from  which  
ye could not be justified by the law of 
,moses4' ,the forgiveness  of sins3 ,but
 what is meant by forgiveness8          
,forgiveness doth strictly  respect the 
debt1 or punishment that by sin we have 
brought upon  ourselves4 ,but how are we

 by this man forgiven this8 ,because by 
his blood he hath answered the justice  
of the law1 and so made  amends to an   
offended majesty4 ,besides1 this man's  
righteousness  is made over to him that 
looks up to him for life2 yea1 that man 
is made the righteousness of ,god in    
him4 ,this is the doctrine that  the    
miracles were wrought to confirm1 and   
that1 both by ,christ1  and his         
apostles1 and not that holiness and     
righteousness1 that  is the fruit of a  
feigned purity of our nature4    ,take  
two or three instances for all4         
,first1 ',then came the ,jews round     
about him1 and said unto him1  ,how long
 dost thou make us to doubt8 ,if thou be
 the ,christ1 tell  us plainly4 ,jesus  
answered them1 ,i told you1 and ye      
believed not2  the works that ,i do in  
my ,father's name1 they bear witness of 
me4  ,but ye believe not1 because ye are
 not of my sheep' 7,john #aj3bd-bf74    
,by this scripture the ,lord ,jesus     
testifies what was the end of  his words

 and wondrous works1 viz4 ,that men     
might know that he  was the ,christ2    
that he was sent of ,god to be the      
,saviour of the  world2 and that these  
miracles required of them1 first of all1
  that they accept of him by believing2 
a thing little set by1 by  our author1  
first in p4 #bii he preferreth his doing
 righteousness  far before it1 and above
 all things else1 his words are verbatim
  thus1 ',let us exercise ourselves unto
 real and substantial godliness1  such  
as he hath described in the first part  
of his book1 viz4  ,that which is the   
dictates of his human nature1 c4 and in 
keeping  our consciences void of        
offence1 both towards ,god and towards  
men1 and in studying the gospel to      
enable us1 not to discourse1  or only to
 believe1 but also and above all things 
to do well4'  ,but believing1 though not
 with this man1 yet by ,christ and his  
wondrous miracles1 is expected first1   
and above ,,all things1 from  men2 and  
to do well1 in the best sense 7though   

his sense is the  worst7 is that which  
by the gospel is to come after4         
,second1 ',go into all the world1 and   
preach the gospel to every  creature4   
,he that believeth and is baptized shall
 be saved2 but he  that believeth not   
shall be damned4 ,and these signs shall 
follow  them that believe3 ,in my name  
shall they cast out devils1 they  shall 
speak with new tongues2 they shall take 
up serpents1 and if  they drink any     
deadly thing1 it shall not hurt them1'  
c4 7,mark  #af3ae-ah74    ,mark you     
here1 it is believing1 believing2 ,it   
is1 ,i say1 believing  that is here     
required by ,christ4 ,believing what8   
,the gospel2 even  good tidings to      
sinners by ,jesus ,christ2 good tidings 
of good1  glad tidings of good things4  
,mark how the apostle hath it2 the  glad
 tidings is1 ',that through this man    
,jesus is preached unto  you the        
forgiveness of sins2 and by him all that
 believe are  justified from all things1
 from which ye could not be justified   

by the law of ,moses' 7,acts #ac3ch1ci74
    ,these signs shall follow them that 
believe4 ,mark1 signs before1  and signs
 after1 and all to excite to1 and       
confirm the weight of  believing4 ',and 
they went forth1 and preached           
everywhere1 the ,lord  working with     
them1 and confirming the word with signs
 following4  ,amen' 7,mark #af3bj74     
,third1 ',therefore we ought to give the
 more earnest heed to the  things which 
we have heard1 lest at any time we      
should let them  slip4 ,for if the word 
spoken by angels was stedfast1 and every
  transgression and disobedience        
received a just recompense of reward2   
,how shall we escape1 if we neglect so  
great salvation2 which at  the first    
began to be spoken by the ,lord1 and was
 confirmed unto  us by them that heard  
him2 ,god also bearing them witness both
 with  signs and wonders1 and with      
divers miracles1 and gifts of the ,holy 
,ghost1 according to his own will' 7,heb
 #b3a-d74    ,here we are excited to the

 faith of the ,lord ,jesus1 under these 
words 'so great salvation4' ,as if he   
had said1 give earnest heed1  the most  
earnest heed1 to the doctrine of the    
,lord ,jesus1 because  it is 'so great  
salvation4' ,what this salvation is1 he 
tells us1  it is that which was preached
 by the ,lord himself2 ',for ,god so    
loved the world1 that he gave his only  
begotten ,son1 that whosoever  believeth
 in him should not perish1 but have     
everlasting life'  7,john #c3af74 ,god  
so loved1 that he gave his ,son to be so
 great  salvation4 ,now as is expressed 
in the text1 to be the better for  this 
salvation1 is1 to give heed to hear it2 
for ',faith cometh by  hearing' 7,rom   
#aj3ag74    ,he saith not give heed to  
doing1 but to the word you have heard2  
faith1 ,i say1 cometh by hearing1 and   
hearing by the word of ,god  7,rom #aj74
 ,but that this hearing is the hearing  
of faith1 is farther  evident3    #a4   
,because he speaketh of a great         
salvation1 accomplished by the  love of 

,god in ,christ1 accomplished by his    
blood4 ',by his own blood  he entered in
 once into the holy place1 having       
obtained eternal  redemption for us'    
7,heb #i3ab74    #b4 ,this salvation is 
set in opposition to that which was     
propounded  before1 by the ministration 
of angels1 which consisted in a law  of 
works2 that which ,moses received to    
give to the children of  ,israel4 ',for 
the law a command to works and duties   
was given by  ,moses1 but grace and     
truth came by ,jesus ,christ' 7,john    
#a3ag74 ,to  live by doing works is the 
doctrine of the law and ,moses2 but to  
live by faith and grace1 is the doctrine
 of ,christ1 and the gospel4            
,besides1 the threatening being pressed 
with an ',how shall we  escape8'        
,respects still a better1 a freer1 a    
more gracious way  of life1 than either 
the moral or ceremonial law2 for both   
these  were long before3 ,but here comes
 in another way1 not that propounded  by
 ,moses1 or the angels1 but since by the

 ,lord himself4 ',how shall  we escape1 
if we neglect so great salvation2 which 
at the first  began to be spoken by the 
,lord1 and was confirmed unto us by them
  that heard him4'    ,now mark1 ,it is 
this salvation1 this so great and       
eternal salvation1  that was obtained by
 the blood of the ,lord himself4 ,it was
 this1  even to confirm faith in this1  
that the ,god of heaven himself came    
down to confirm1 by signs and wonders2  
',god bearing them witness1  both with  
signs and wonders1 and with divers      
miracles1 and gifts  of the ,holy       
,ghost1 according to his own will' 7,heb
 #b3d74    ,thus we see1 that to        
establish a holiness that came from the 
first  principles of morals in us1 or   
that ariseth from the dictates of  our  
human nature1 or to drive us back to    
that figurative holiness  that we had   
once1 but lost in ,adam1 is little      
thought on by ,jesus  ,christ1 and as   
little intended by any of the gospel    
miracles4    ,a word or two more4 ,the  

tribute money you mention1#ai was not as
  you would clawingly insinuate for no  
other purpose1 than to shew  ,christ's  
loyalty to the magistrate3 ,but first1  
and above all1  to shew his godhead1 to 
confirm his gospel1 and then to shew his
  loyalty1 the which1 ,sir1 the persons 
you secretly smite at1 have  respect    
for1 as much as you4    ,again1 ,also   
the curse of the barren fig-tree1       
mentioned 7p4 #gc7 was  not 7if the     
,lord himself may be believed7 to give  
us an emblem of  a person void of good  
works2 but to shew his disciples the    
power  of faith1 and what a             
wonder-working thing that blessed grace 
is4  ,wherefore1 when the disciples     
wondered at that sudden blast that  was 
upon the tree1 ,jesus answered not1     
behold an emblem of one void  of moral  
virtues2 but ',verily1 ,i say unto you1 
,if ye have faith1  and doubt not1 ye   
shall not only do this which is done to 
the  fig-tree1 but also if ye shall say 
unto this mountain1 ,be thou  removed1  

and be thou cast into the sea2 it shall 
be done4 ,and  all things1 whatsoever ye
 shall ask in prayer believing1 ye shall
  receive' 7,matt #ba3ba1bb74 ,again1   
,mark saith1 ,when ,peter saw the       
fig-tree that the ,lord had cursed dried
 up from the roots1 he  said to his     
master1 'behold the fig-tree which thou 
cursedst is  withered away' 7#aa3ba74   
,christ now doth not say as you1 this   
tree  was an emblem of a professor void 
of good works2 but1 ',have faith  in1 or
 the faith of ,god4 ,for1 verily ,i say 
unto you1 ,that whosoever  shall say    
unto this mountain1 ,be thou removed1   
and be thou cast  into the sea1 and     
shall not doubt in his heart1 but shall 
believe  that those things which he said
 shall come to pass1 he shall have      
whatsoever he saith4 ,therefore ,i say  
unto you1 ,what things soever  ye       
desire1 when ye pray1 believe that ye   
receive them1 and ye shall  have them4' 
,christ ,jesus therefore had a higher1  
and a better end1  than that which you  

propound1 in his cursing the barren     
fig-tree1  even to shew1 as himself     
expounds it1 the mighty power of faith2 
and how it lays hold of things in       
heaven1 and tumbleth before it  things  
on earth4 ,wherefore your scriptureless 
exposition1 doth  but lay#bj you even   
,solomon's proverb1 ',the legs of the   
lame are  not equal1' c4 7,prov #bf3g74 
,i might enlarge2 but enough of this2   
only here ,i add1 that the  wonders and 
miracles that attend the gospel1 were   
wrought1 and  are recorded1 to persuade 
to faith in ,christ4 ,by faith in       
,christ  men are justified from the     
curse1 and judgment of the law4 ,this   
faith worketh by love1 by the love of   
,god it brings up the heart  to ,god1   
and goodness2 but not by your covenant  
7,eze #af3fa71 not  by principles of    
human nature1 but of the ,spirit of     
,god2 not in  a poor1 legal1 old        
covenant1 promiseless1 ignorant1        
shadowish1  natural holiness1 but by the
 ,holy ,ghost4    ,the death of ,christ 

accomplished an infinitely greater      
object  than the restoring of man to his
 original temporal holiness4    ,i come 
now to your seventh chapter2 but to that
 ,i have spoken  briefly already1 and   
therefore here shall be the shorter4    
,in this chapter you say1 'that to make 
men holy was the design of  ,christ's   
death' 7p4 #gh74    ,answer4 #a4 ,but   
not with your described principles of   
humanity1  and dictates of human nature4
 ,he designed not1 as ,i have fully     
proved1 neither by his death1 nor life1 
to put us into a possession  of the     
holiness which we had lost1 though the  
proof of that be  the business of your  
book4    #b4 ,to make men holy1 was     
doubtless designed by the death and     
blood  of ,christ3 but the way and      
manner of the proceeding of the ,holy   
,ghost therein1 you write not of2       
although the first text you  mention 7p4
 #gh1gi7 doth fairly present you with   
it4 ,for the way  to make men inwardly  
holy1 by the death and blood of ,christ1

 is1  first1 to possess#ba them with the
 knowledge of this1 that their  sins    
were crucified with him1 or that he did 
bar them in his body  on the tree3      
',knowing this1 that our ,old ,man is   
crucified with  him1 that the body of   
sin might be destroyed1 that henceforth 
we  should not serve sin' 7,rom #f3f74  
,so he died for all1 that they  that    
live1 should not henceforth live unto   
themselves1 as you  would have them1 nor
 to the law or dictates of their own    
nature1  as your doctrine would persuade
 them2 'but to him that died for  them1 
and rose again' 7#b ,cor #e3ae74        
,there are two things1 in the right     
stating of the doctrine of the  effects 
of the death and blood of ,christ1 that 
do naturally effect  in us an holy      
principle1 and also a life becoming such
 a mercy4    ,first1 ,for that by it we 
are set at liberty1 by faith therein1   
from the guilt1 and curse that is due to
 guilt1 from death1 the  devil1 and the 
wrath to come4 ,no encouragement to     

holiness like  this1 like the           
persuasion1 and belief of this2 because 
this carrieth  in it the greatest       
expression of love1 that we are capable 
of  hearing or believing1 and there is  
nothing that worketh on us so           
powerfully as love4 ',herein is love1   
not that we loved ,god1 but  that he    
loved us1 and sent his ,son to be the   
propitiation for our  sins' 7#a ,john   
#d3aj74 ,he then that by faith can see  
that the body  of his sin did hang upon 
the cross1 by the body of ,christ1 and  
that can see by that action1 death and  
sin1 the devil and hell1  destroyed for 
him2 it is he that will say1 ',bless the
 ,lord1 ,o my  soul1 and all that is    
within me bless his holy name1' c4 7,psa
  #ajc3a-d74    ,second1 ,moreover1 the 
knowledge of this giveth a man to       
understand  this mystery1 ,that ,christ 
and himself are united in one4 ,for     
faith  saith1 ,if our ,old ,man was     
crucified with ,christ1 then were we    
also reckoned in him1 when he hanged on 

the cross1 ',i am crucified  with       
,christ' 7,gal #b3bj74 ,all the ,elect  
did mystically hang upon  the cross in  
,christ4 ,we then are dead to the law1  
and sin1 first1  by the body of ,christ 
7,rom #g3d74 ,now he that is dead is    
free from  sin2 now if we be dead with  
,christ1 we believe that we shall live  
with him1 knowing that ,christ being    
raised from the dead1 dieth no  more1   
death hath no more dominion over him2   
for in that he died1  he died unto sin  
once2 but in that he liveth1 he liveth  
unto ,god3  likewise reckon yourselves  
also dead unto sin1 but alive unto      
,god1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord  
7,rom #f74 ,this also ,peter doth       
lively discourse of1 ',forasmuch then   
saith he as ,christ hath  suffered for  
us in the flesh1 arm yourselves likewise
 with the  same mind3 for he that hath  
suffered in the flesh hath ceased from  
sin' 7#a ,peter #d3a74 ,by which words  
he insinuateth the mystical  union that 
is between ,christ the head1 and the    

,elect his body3  arguing from the      
suffering of a part1 there should be a  
sympathy  in the whole4 ,if ,christ then
 suffered for us1 we were 7even  our    
sins1 bodies and souls7 reckoned in him 
when he so suffered4  ,wherefore1 by his
 sufferings1 the wrath of ,god for us is
 appeased1  the curse is taken from us3 
for as ,adam by his acts of rebellion1  
made all that were in him guilty of his 
wickedness2 so ,christ by  his acts1 and
 doings of goodness1 and justice2 made  
all that were  reckoned in him good1 and
 just also3 but as ,adam's transgression
  did first1 and immediately reside     
with1 and remain in the person  of ,adam
 only1 and the imputation of that       
transgression to them  that sprang from 
him2 so the goodness1 and justice1 that 
was  accomplished by the second ,adam1  
first1 and immediately resideth  in him1
 and is made over to his also1 by the   
imputation of ,god4  ,but again1 as they
 that were in ,adam1 stood not only     
guilty of  sin1 by imputation1 but      

polluted by the filth that possessed him
  at his fall2 so the children of the   
second ,adam1 do not only1 though       
first1 stand just by virtue of the      
imputation of the personal acts  of     
justice1 and goodness done by ,christ2  
but they also receive of  that inward   
quality1 the grace1 and holiness that   
was in him1 at  the day of his rising   
from the dead4#bb    ,thus therefore    
come we to be holy1 by the death1 and   
blood of the  ,lord3 this also is the   
contents of those other scriptures1     
which  abusively you cite1 to justify   
your assertion1 to wit4    ',that the   
great errand of ,christ in coming into  
the world1 was--to  put us again into   
possession of the holiness which we had 
lost4  ,and that only designed the      
establishing such a holiness1 as is     
seated originally in our natures1 and   
originally dictates of the  human       
nature4' ,the rest of the chapter being 
spoken to already1  ,i pass it1 and     
proceed to the next4    ,your eighth    

chapter tells us1 ',that it is only the 
promoting of  the design of making men  
holy1 that is aimed at by the apostles  
insisting on the doctrines of ,christ's 
resurrection1 ascension1  and coming    
again to judgment4'    ,though this     
should be granted1 as indeed it ought   
not2 yet there  is not one syllable in  
all their doctrines1 that tendeth in the
  least to drive men back to the        
possession of the holiness we had  lost2
 which is still the thing asserted by   
you1 and that1 for the  proof of which  
you make this noise1 and ado4 ,neither  
did ,christ  at all design the promoting
 of holiness1 by such principles as you 
have asserted in your book2 neither doth
 the holy ,spirit of ,god1  either help 
us in1 or excite us to our duty1        
,,simply from such  natural principles4 
,but the apostles in these doctrines you
 mention1 had far other  glorious       
designs2 such as were truly gospel1 and 
tended to strengthen  our faith yet     
farther3 ,as1    ,first1 ,for the       

resurrection of ,christ2 they urge      
,,that1 as an  undeniable argument1 of  
his doing away sin1 by his sacrifice and
  death3 ',he was delivered for our     
offences1' because he put himself  into 
the room1 and state of the wicked1 as   
undertaking their  deliverance from     
death1 and the everlasting wrath of     
,god4 ,now  putting himself into their  
condition1 he bears their sins1 and     
dies their death2 but how shall we know1
 that by undertaking this  work1 he did 
accomplish the thing he intended8 the   
answer is1 ',he  was raised again for   
our justification' 7,rom #d3be74 ,even  
to make  it manifest1 that by the       
offering of himself he had purged our   
sins from before the face of ,god4 ,for 
in that he was raised again1  and that  
by him1 for the appeasing of whose wrath
 he was delivered  up to death2 it is   
evident that the work for us1 was by him
  effectually done3 for ,god raised him 
up again4 ,and hence it is  that ,paul  
calls the resurrection of ,christ1 'the 

sure mercies of  ,david4 ,and as        
concerning that he raised him up from   
the dead1 now  no more to return to     
corruption1 he said on this wise1 ,i    
will give  you the sure mercies of      
,david' 7,acts #ac3cd74 ,for ,christ    
having  conquered and overcome death1   
sin1 the devil1 and the curse1 by       
himself1 as it is manifest he did1 by   
his rising from the dead2  what now     
remains for him1 for whom he did this1  
but mercy and  goodness for ever8       
,wherefore the resurrection of ,christ  
is that which sealeth the  truth of our 
being delivered from the wrath by his   
blood4    ,second1 ,as to his ascension 
they the inspired writers urge and  make
 use of that1 for divers weighty reasons
 also4    #a4 ,as a farther testimony   
yet1 of the sufficiency of his          
righteousness  to justify sinners       
withal3 for if he that undertaketh the  
work1  is yet entertained by him1 whose 
wrath he was to appease thereby3  ,what 
is it8 ,but that he hath so completed   

that work4 ,wherefore he  saith1 that   
the ,holy ,ghost shall convince the     
world2 that he hath  a sufficient       
righteousness1 and that because he went 
to the ,father  and they saw him no more
 7,john #af71 because he1 when he       
ascended  up to the ,father1 was there  
entertained1 accepted1 and embraced  of 
,god4 ,that is an excellent word4 ',he  
is chosen of ,god1 and  precious4'      
,chosen of ,god to be the righteousness1
 that his ,divine  ,majesty is pleased  
with1 and takes complacency in2 ,god    
hath chosen1  exalted1 and set down     
,christ at his own right hand2 for the  
sweet  savour that he smelled in his    
blood1 when he died for the sins of  the
 world4    #b4 ,by his ascension he     
sheweth how he returned conqueror1 and  
victor over our enemies4 ,his ascension 
was his going home1 from  whence he     
came1 to deliver us from death3 now it  
is said1 that  when he returned home1 or
 ascended1 'he led captivity captive'   
7,eph  #d71 that is1 carried them       

prisoners1 whose prisoners we were3 ,he 
rode to heaven in triumph1 having in    
chains the foes of believers4    #c4 ,in
 that he ascended1 it was1 that he might
 perform for us1 the  second part of his
 priestly office1 or mediatorship4 ,he  
is gone  into heaven itself1 there 'now 
to appear in the presence of ,god  for  
us' 7,heb #i3bd74 ',wherefore1 he is    
able also to save them to  the          
uttermost1 that come unto ,god by him1  
as indifferent a thing  as you make it  
to be seeing he ever liveth viz4 in     
heaven1  whither he is ascended to make 
intercession for them' 7#g3be74    #d4  
,he ascended1 that he might be exalted  
not only above1 but be  made head over  
all things to the church4 ,wherefore now
 in heaven1  as the ,lord in whose hand 
is all power1 he ruleth over1 both men1 
and devils1 sin1 and death1 hell1 and   
all calamities1 for the good  and profit
 of his body1 the church 7,eph          
#a3ai-bc74    #e4 ,he ascended to       
prepare a place for us1 who shall live  

and die  in the faith of ,jesus 7,john  
#ad3a-c74    #f4 ,he ascended1 because  
there he was to receive the ,holy       
,ghost1  the great promise of the ,new  
,testament2 that he might communicate   
of that unto his chosen ones1 to give   
them light to see his wonderful         
salvation1 and to be as a principle of  
holiness in their souls3  ',for the     
,holy ,ghost was not yet given1 because 
that ,jesus was not  yet glorified'     
7,john #g3ci74 ,but when he ascended on 
high1 even as  he led captivity captive1
 so he received gifts for men2 by which 
gifts he meaneth the ,holy ,ghost1 and  
the blessed and saving  operations      
thereof 7,luke #bd2 ,acts #a3b74        
,third4 ,as to his coming again to      
judgment1 that doctrine is urged1  to   
shew the benefit that the godly will    
have at that day1 when  he shall gather 
together his elect1 and chosen1 from one
 end of  heaven unto the other4 ,as also
 to shew you what an end he will  make  
with those who have not obeyed his      

gospel 7,matt #be2 #b ,thess  #a3h2 #b  
,peter #c3g-aa74    ,now it is true1 all
 these doctrines do forcibly produce an 
holy1  and heavenly life1 but neither   
from your principles1 nor to the  end   
you propound2 to wit1 that we should be 
put into possession  of our first1 old  
covenant righteousness1 and act from    
human and  natural principles4    ,your 
ninth chapter is spent1 as you suppose1 
to shew us the  nature1 and evil of sin2
 but because you do it more like a      
heathen  philosopher1 than a minister of
 the gospel1 ,i shall not much  trouble 
myself therewith4    ,your tenth chapter
 consisteth in a commendation of virtue1
 but  still of that1 and no other1      
though counterfeited for another1  than 
at first you have described 7chap4 #a7  
even such1 which is  as much in the     
heathens you make mention of1 as in any 
other man1  being the same both in root1
 and branches1 which is naturally to be 
found in all men1 even as is sin and    
wickedness itself4 ,and hence  you call 

it here1 a living up to your feigned    
'highest principles1  like a creature   
possessed of a mind and reason4' ,again1
 ',while we  do thus1 we act most       
agreeably to the right frame and        
constitution  of our souls1 and         
consequently most naturally2 and all the
 actions  of nature1 are confessedly    
very sweet and pleasant'2 of which very 
thing you say1 'the heathens had a great
 sense' 7p4 #aac1aad74    ,ans4 ,no     
marvel1 for it was their work1 not to   
search the deep things  of ,god1 but    
those which be the things of a man1 and 
to discourse  of that righteousness1 and
 principle of holiness1 which was       
naturally founded1 and found within     
themselves1 as men2 or1 as  you say1 'as
 creatures possessed with a mind and    
reason4' ,but as  ,i have already       
shewed1 all this may be1 where the ,holy
 ,ghost and  faith is absent1 even by   
the dictates1 as you call them1 of human
  nature2 a principle1 and actions1 when
 trusted to that1 as much  please the   

devil1 as any wickedness that is        
committed by the  sons of men4 ,i should
 not have thus boldly inserted it1 but  
that  yourself did tell me of it 7p4    
#aja74 ,but ,i believe it was only      
extorted from you2 your judgment1 and   
your ,apollo1 suit not here1  though    
indeed the devil is in the right2 for   
this righteousness  and holiness which  
is our own1 and of ourselves1 is the    
greatest  enemy to ,jesus ,christ3 the  
post against his post1 and the wall     
against his wall4 ',i came not to call  
the righteous puts you quit  of the     
world but sinners to repentance4'       
,man in wretched uncertainty if he      
possessed no better holiness  than that 
of ,adam in his creation4    ,your      
eleventh chapter is1 to shew what a     
miserable creature that  man is1 that is
 destitute of your holiness4    ,ans4   
,and ,i add1 as miserable is he1 that   
hath1 or knoweth no better4  ,for such  
an one is under the curse of ,god1      
because he abideth in  the law of works1

 or in the principles of his own nature1
 which  neither can cover his sins from 
the sight of ,god1 nor possess him  with
 faith or the ,holy ,ghost4    ,there   
are two things in this chapter1 that    
proclaim you to be  ignorant of ,jesus  
,christ4    ,first1 you say1 ,it is not 
possible a wicked man should have ,god's
  pardon 7p4 #aai1acj74    ,secondly1   
,you suppose it to be impossible for    
,christ's righteousness  to be imputed  
to an unrighteous man 7p4 #abj74        
,ans4 ,to both which1 a little briefly2 
,god doth not use to pardon  painted    
sinners1 but such as are really so4     
,christ died for sinners  7#a ,tim      
#a3ae71 and ,god justifieth the ungodly 
7,rom #e3f-i71 even  him that worketh   
not 7#d3c-e71 nor hath no works to make 
him godly  7#i3ah2 ,isa #cc3aa74        
,besides1 pardon supposes sin2 now he   
that is a  sinner is a wicked man2 by   
nature a child of wrath1 and1 as such1  
an object of the curse of ,god1 because 
he hath broken the law of  ,god4 ,but   

such ,god pardoneth2 not because they   
have made themselves  holy1 or have     
given up themselves to the law of       
nature1 or to  the dictates of their    
human principles1 but because he will be
  gracious1 and because he will give to 
his beloved ,son ,jesus ,christ1  the   
benefit of his blood4    ,as to the     
second head1 what need is there that the
 righteousness  of ,christ should be    
imputed1 where men are righteous first8 
,god  useth not thus to do2 his         
righteousness is for the 'stout-hearted1
  that are far from righteousness' 7,isa
 #df3ab74    ,the believing of ,abraham 
was while yet he was uncircumcised2 and 
circumcision was added1 not to save him 
by1 but as a seal of the  righteousness 
of that faith1 which he had1 being yet  
uncircumcised4  ,now we know that       
circumcision in the flesh1 was a type of
 circumcision  in the heart 7,rom #b72  
wherefore the faith that ,abraham had1  
before  his outward circumcision1 was to
 shew us1 that faith1 if it be  right1  

layeth hold upon the righteousness of   
,christ1 before we  be circumcised      
inwardly2 and this must needs be so3 for
 if faith  doth purify the heart1 then  
it must be there before the heart is    
purified4 ,now this inward circumcision 
is a seal1 or sign of this3  that that  
is the only saving faith1 that layeth   
hold upon ,christ  before we be         
circumcised4 ,but he that believeth     
before he be  inwardly circumcised1 must
 believe in another1 in a righteousness 
without him1 and that1 as he standeth at
 present in himself  ungodly2 for he is 
not circumcised2 which faith1 if it be  
right1  approveth itself also so to be1 
by an after work of circumcising        
inwardly4 ,but1 ,i say1 the soul that   
thus layeth hold on ,christ1  taketh the
 only way to please his ,god1 because   
this is that also1  which himself hath  
determined shall be accomplished upon   
us4 ',now  to him that worketh1 is the  
reward not reckoned of grace1 but  of   
debt4 ,but to him that worketh not1 but 

believeth on him that  justifieth ,,the 
,,ungodly1 his faith is counted for     
righteousness'  7,rom #d74 ,he that is  
ungodly1 hath a want of righteousness1  
even  of the inward righteousness of    
works3 but what must become of him8     
,let him believe in him that justifieth 
the ungodly1 because1 for  that purpose1
 there is in him a righteousness4 ,we   
will now return  to ,paul himself2 he   
had righteousness before he was         
justified by  ,christ2 yet1 he choose to
 be justified rather as an unrighteous  
man1 than as one endued with so brave a 
qualification4 ,that ,i may  'be found  
in him1 not having mine own             
righteousness1' away with  mine own     
righteousness2 ,i choose rather to be   
justified as ungodly1  by the           
righteousness of ,christ1 than by mine  
own1 and his together  7,phil #c74      
,you argue therefore1 like him that     
desireth to be a teacher of the  law1   
7nay worse17 that neither knoweth what  
he saith1 nor whereof  he affirmeth4    

,but you say1    ',were it possible that
 ,christ's righteousness could be       
imputed  to an unrighteous man1 ,i dare 
boldly affirm that it would signify  as 
little to his happiness1 while he       
continueth so1 as would a  gorgeous1 and
 splendid garment1 to one that is almost
 starved1'  c 7p4 #ab74    ,ans4 #a4    
,that ,christ's righteousness is imputed
 to men1 while  sinners1 is sufficiently
 testified by the word of ,god 7,eze    
#af3a-h2  ,zech #c3a-e2 ,rom #c3bd-be1  
#d3a-e1 #e3f-i2 #b ,cor #e3ah-ba2 ,phil 
#c3f-h2  #a ,tim #a3ae1af2 ,rev #a3e74  
#b4 ,and that the sinner1 or unrighteous
 man1 is happy in this  imputation1 is  
also as abundantly evident4 ,for1 7#a47 
,the wrath  of ,god1 and the curse of   
the law1 are both taken off by this     
imputation4 7#b47 ,the graces and       
comforts of the ,holy ,ghost1 are  all  
entailed to1 and followers of1 this     
imputation4 ',blessed is  he to whom the
 ,lord will not impute sin4' ,it saith  
not1 that he is  blessed that hath not  

sin to be imputed1 but he to whom ,god  
will  not impute them1 he saith1        
therefore the non-imputation of sin1    
doth not argue a non being thereof in   
the soul1 but a glorious act  of grace1 
imputing the sufficiency of ,christ's   
righteousness1 to  justify him that is  
yet ungodly4    ,but what blessedness   
doth follow the imputation of the       
righteousness  of ,christ1 to one that  
is yet ungodly8    ,ans4 ,even the      
blessing of ,abraham1 to wit1 grace and 
eternal life3  ,for ,christ was made the
 curse1 and death1 that was due to us as
  sinners2 ',that the blessing of       
,abraham might come on the ,gentiles1   
through faith in ,jesus ,christ2 that we
 might receive the promise  of the      
,spirit through faith' 7,gal #c3ac1ad74 
,now faith hath its eye  upon two       
things1 with respect to its act of      
justifying4 ,first1 it  acknowledgeth   
that the soul is a sinner1 and then1    
that there is  a sufficiency in the     
righteousness of ,christ1 to justify it 

in  the sight of ,god1 though a sinner4 
,we have believed in ,jesus ,christ1    
that we might be justified by the  faith
 of ,christ1 and not by the works of the
 law2 therefore they  that believe      
aright1 receive righteousness1 even the 
righteousness  of another1 to justify   
them1 while yet in themselves they are  
sinners4    ,why do they believe in     
,christ8 the answer is3 that they might 
be  justified1 not because in their own 
eyes they are4 ,they therefore  at      
present stand condemned in themselves1  
and therefore they  believe in ,jesus   
,christ1 that they might be set free    
from present  condemnation4 ,now being  
justified by his blood1 as ungodly1 they
  shall be saved by his life1 that is1  
by his intercession3 for whom  he       
justifieth by his blood1 he saveth by   
his intercession2 for  by that is given 
the spirit1 faith1 and all grace that   
preserveth  the elect unto eternal life 
and glory4    ,i conclude therefore1    
that you argue not gospelly1 in that you

 so  ,boldly affirm1 ,that it would     
signify as little to the happiness  of  
one1 to be justified by ,christ's       
righteousness1 while a sinner2  as would
 a gorgeous and splendid garment to one 
that is ready  to perish4 ,for farther1 
thus to be justified1 is meat and drink 
to the sinner2 and so the beginning of  
eternal life in him4 ',my  flesh is meat
 indeed said ,christ and my blood is    
drink indeed2  and he that eateth my    
flesh1 and drinketh my blood1 hath      
eternal1  or everlasting life4' ,he     
affirmeth it once again3 ',as the living
  ,father hath sent me1 and ,i live by  
the ,father1 so he that eateth  me1 even
 he shall live by me' 7,john #f3eg74    
,here now is a man an  hungered1 what   
must he feed upon8 ,not his pure        
humanity1 not upon  the sound complexion
 of his soul1 nor yet on the dictates of
 his  human nature1 nor those neither1  
which you call truly generous           
principles3 but upon the flesh and blood
 of the ,son of ,god1 which  was once   

given for the sin of the world4 ,let    
those then1 that would  be saved from   
the devil and hell1 and that would find 
a fountain  of grace in themselves1     
first receive1 and feed upon ,christ1   
as sinners and ungodly2 let them believe
 that both his body1 and  blood1 and    
soul1 was offered for them1 as they were
 sinners4 ,the  believing of this1 is   
the eating of ,christ2 this eating of   
,christ1  is the beginning of eternal   
life1 to wit1 of all grace and health   
in the soul2 and of glory to be enjoyed 
most perfectly in the next  world4      
,your twelfth chapter is to shew1 ',that
 holiness being perfected is            
blessedness itself2 and that the glory  
of heaven consists chiefly  in it4'     
,ans4 ,but none of your holiness1 none  
of that inward holiness1  which we have 
lost before conversion1 shall ever come 
to heaven3  that being1 as ,i have      
shewed1 a holiness of another nature1   
and  arising from another root1 than    
that we shall in heaven enjoy4    ,but  

further1 your description of the glory  
that we shall possess  in heaven1 is    
questionable1 as to your notion of it2  
your notion  is1 that the substance of  
it consists 'in a perfect resemblance   
to the divine nature' 7p4 #abc1abd74    
,ans4 ,therefore not in the enjoyment of
 the divine nature itself3  for that    
which in substance is but a bare        
resemblance1 though it  be a most       
perfect one1 is not the thing itself1 of
 which it is a  resemblance4 ,but the   
blessedness that we shall enjoy in      
heaven1 in  the very substance of it1   
consisteth not wholly1 nor principally1 
in a resemblance of1 but in the         
enjoyment of ,god himself2 ',heirs  of  
,god4' ,wherefore there shall not be in 
us a likeness only to1  but the very    
nature of ,god3 ',heirs of ,god1 and    
joint heirs with  ,christ' 7,rom #h3ag74
 ,hence the apostle tells us1 that he   
'rejoiced  in hope of the glory of ,god'
 7,rom #e3b74 ,not only in hope of a    
resemblance of it4 ',the ,lord is my    

portion1 saith my soul4' ,but  this is  
like the rest of your discourse4 ,you   
are so in love with  your ,adamitish    
holiness1 that with you it must be ,god 
in earth1  and heaven4    ,who they are 
that hold1 that our happiness in heaven 
shall come  by a mere fixing our eyes   
upon the divine perfections1 ,i know    
not3 ,but thus ,i read1 'we shall be    
like him4' ,why8 or how8 ',for  we shall
 see him as he is4' ,our likeness then  
to ,god1 even in the  very heavens1 will
 in great part come by the visions of   
him4 ,and  to speak the truth1 our very 
entrance into eternal life1 or the      
beginnings of it here1 they come to us  
thus1 ',but we all every  one of us that
 shall be saved1 come by it only thus   
with open  face beholding as in a glass 
the glory of the ,lord1 are changed     
into the same image from glory to glory1
 even as by the ,spirit of  the ,lord'  
7#b ,cor #c3ah74    ,and whereas you    
tell us 7p4 #abd74 ,that the devils     
themselves have  a large measure of some

 of the attributes of ,god1 as          
knowledge1  power1 c4 though themselves 
are unlike unto them4    ,in this you   
most prodigiously blaspheme4    ,your   
thirteenth chapter is to show1 ',that   
our ,saviour's preferring  the business 
of making men holy1 before any other1   
witnesseth1  that this is to do the best
 service to ,god4'    ,but still        
respecting the holiness1 you have in    
your first chapter  described1 which    
still the reader must have his eye upon1
 it  is false1 and a slander of the ,son
 of ,god4 ,he never intended to  promote
 or prefer your natural old covenant    
holiness1 viz4 that  which we had lost  
in ,adam1 or that which yet from him1 in
 the dregs  thereof1 remaineth in human 
nature2 but that which is of the ,holy  
,ghost1 of faith1 of the new covenant4  
,i shall not here again take notice of  
your #acjth page1 nor with the  error   
contained therein1 about justification  
by imputed righteousness4    ,but one   
thing ,i observe1 that in all this      

chapter you have nothing  fortified what
 you say1 by any word of ,god2 no1      
though you  insinuate 7p4 #abi and p4   
#aca7 that some dissent from your       
opinion4  ,but instead of the holy words
 of ,god1 being as you feign1 conscious 
to yourself1 you cannot do it so well as
 by another method1 viz4  ,the words of 
,mr4 ,john ,smith2 therefore you proceed
 with his1 as  he with ,plato's1 and so 
wrap you up the business4    ,christ    
gives a new and spiritual light4    ,you
 come next to an improvement upon the   
whole1 where you make a  comparison     
between the heathens and the gospel2    
shewing how far  the gospel helpeth the 
light the heathens had1 in their pursuit
  after your holiness4 ,but still the   
excellency of the gospel1 as  you have  
vainly dreamt1 is to make improvement   
first of the heathen  principles2 such  
good principles1 say you1 'as were by   
the light  of nature dictated to them'  
7p4 #acc74 ,as1    #a4 ',that there is  
but one ,god2 that he is infinitely     

perfect1'  c4    #b4 ',that we owe our  
lives1 and all the comforts of them to  
him4'    #c4 ',that he is our sovereign 
,lord4'    #d4 ',that he is to be loved 
above all things' 7p4 #acf74    ,ans4   
#a4 ,seeing all these are1 and may be   
known1 as you yourself  confess1 by them
 that have not the gospel2 and ,i add1  
nor yet  the ,holy ,ghost1 nor any      
saving knowledge of ,god1 or eternal    
life3  ,therefore it cannot be the      
design of ,jesus ,christ by the gospel  
to  promote or help forward this        
knowledge1 simply from this principle1  
viz4 ,natural light1 and the dictates of
 it4 ,my reason is1 because  when nature
 is strained to the highest pin1 it is  
but nature  still2 and so all the       
improvement of its light and knowledge  
is  but an increase of that which is but
 natural4 ',but saith ,paul  the natural
 man receiveth not the things of the    
,spirit of ,god3 for  they are          
foolishness unto him3 neither can he    
know them1 because  they are spiritually

 discerned' 7#a ,cor #b3ad74    ,but the
 gospel is the ministration of the      
,spirit2 a revelation of  another thing 
than is found in1 or can be acquired by1
 heathenish  principles of nature4    ,i
 say1 a revelation of another thing2 or 
rather1 another discovery  of the same4 
,as1 #a4 ,concerning the ,godhead2 the  
gospel giveth us  another discovery of  
it1 than is possible to be obtained by  
the  dictates of natural light2 even a  
discovery of a trinity of persons1  and 
yet unity of essence1 in the same ,deity
 7#a ,john #e3a1e1h74  #b4 ,the light of
 nature will not shew us1 that ,god was 
in ,christ1  reconciling the world to   
himself4 #c4 ,the light of nature will  
not  shew us1 that we owe what we are1  
and have1 to ,god1 because we are  the  
price of the blood of his ,son4 #d4 ,the
 light of nature will  not shew1 that   
there is such a thing as election in    
,christ4 #e4 ,or1  that there is such a 
thing1 as the adoption of children to   
,god1  through him4 #f4 ,nor1 that we   

are to be saved by faith in his blood4  
#g4 ,or1 that the man ,christ shall come
 from heaven to judgment4  ,these       
things1 ,i say1 the light of nature     
teacheth not2 but these  things are the 
great and mighty things of the gospel1  
and those  about which it chiefly       
bendeth itself1 touching upon other     
things1  still as those that are        
knowable1 by a spirit inferior to this  
of  the gospel4    ,besides1 as these   
things are not known by the light of    
nature1 so  the gospel1 when it comes1  
as ,i also told you before1 doth implant
  in the soul another principle1 by     
which they may be received1  and from   
which the soul should act and do1 both  
towards ,god and  towards men2 as namely
 the ,holy ,ghost1 faith1 hope1 the joy 
of  the ,spirit1 c4    ,the other things
 you mention1 viz4    #a4 ',the         
immorality of the soul' 7p4 #ach74      
#b4 ',the doctrine of rewards and       
punishments in the life to come'  7p4   
#adj74    #c4 ',of the forgiveness of   

sin upon true repentance1' c4 7p4 #adb74
    #d4 ,the doctrine of ,god's         
readiness to assist men by his special  
grace in their endeavours after virtue  
7p4 #adc74    ,ans4 ,all these things   
may be assented to1 where yet the grace 
of  the gospel is not1 but yet the      
apprehension must be such1 as is  the   
light by which they are discovered2 but 
the light of nature  cannot discover    
them1 according to the light and nature 
of the  gospel2 because the gospel      
knowledge of them1 ariseth also from    
another principle3 ,so then1 ,these     
doctrines are not confirmed  by the     
gospel1 as the light of nature teacheth 
them3 ,wherefore1  ,paul1 speaking of   
the things of the gospel1 and so        
consequently  of these1 he saith1       
',which things also we speak1 ,,not in  
the ,,words  which ,,man',s wisdom      
teacheth1 but which the ,,holy ,,ghost  
teacheth2  comparing spiritual things   
with spiritual' 7#a ,cor #b3ac74 ,as if 
he  should say1 ,we speak of ,god1 of   

the soul1 of the life to come1 of       
repentance1 of forgiveness of sins1 c4  
,not as philosophers do1  nor yet in    
their light2 but as saints1 ,christians1
 and sons of  ,god1 as such who have    
received1 not the spirit of the world1  
but  the spirit which is of ,god2 that  
we may know the things that are  freely 
given to us of ,god4    ,but you add    
7for the glory of the gospel7 ,that we  
have other things1  which no man could1 
without divine revelation1 once have    
dreamed  of4 ,as1    ,that ,god hath    
made miserable sinners the objects of   
such transcendent  love1 as to give them
 his only begotten ,son4    ,ans4 ,i    
must confess1 ,if this one head had by  
you been handled  well1 you would have  
written like a worthy gospel minister4  
,but  you add 7p4 #adf74    #a4 ,that   
when ,christ was sent1 it was to shew us
 upon what terms  ,god was reconcilable 
to us1 viz4 ,by laying 'before us all   
the  parts of that holiness1 which is   
necessary to restore our natures  to his

 own likeness2--and most pathetically1  
moreover to intreat  us to do what lieth
 in us to put them in practice1 that so 
it may  be to eternity well with us4'   
,what these things are1 you mention  not
 here2 therefore ,i shall leave them to 
be spoken to under the  third head4     
#b4 ,a second thing you mention is1     
',that this ,son of ,god conversed  upon
 equal terms with men1 becoming the ,son
 of ,man1 born of a  woman a great      
demonstration that ,god hath a liking to
 the human  nature4' ,but little to the 
purpose as you have handled it4    #c4  
',that the ,son of ,god taught men their
 duty1 by his own example1  and did     
himself perform what he required of     
them2 and that himself  did tread before
 us ,,every step of that way1 which he  
hath told us  leadeth to eternal life4' 
,ans4 ,now we are come to the point1    
viz43 ',that the way to eternal  life   
is1 ,first of all to take ,christ for   
our example1 trading his  step'3 ,and   
the reason1 if it be true1 is weighty3  

',for he hath  trod every step before   
us1 which he hath told us leads to      
eternal  life4'    #a4 ,every step4     
,therefore he went to heaven by virtue  
of an imputative  righteousness4 ,for   
this is one of our steps thither4    #b4
 ,every step4 ,then he must go thither1 
by faith in his own blood  for pardon of
 sin4 ,for this is another of our steps 
thither4    #c4 ,every step4 ,then he   
must go thither by virtue of his own    
intercession at the right hand of ,god1 
before he came thither3  ,for this is   
one of our steps thither4    #d4 ,every 
step4 ,then he must come to ,god1 and   
ask mercy for some  great wickedness1   
which he had committed4 ,for this is    
also one of  our steps thither4    ,but 
again1 we will consider it the other    
way4    #a4 ,every step4 ,then we cannot
 come to heaven1 before we first be     
made accursed of ,god4 ,for so was he   
before he came thither4    #b4 ,every   
step4 ,then we must first make our body 
and soul an offering  for the sin of    

others4 ,for this did he before he came 
thither4    #c4 ,every step4 ,then we   
must go to heaven for the sake of our   
own  righteousness4 ,for that was one of
 his steps thither4    ,o1 ,sir6 ,what  
will thy gallant1 generous mind do here8
 ,indeed you  talk of his being an      
expiatory sacrifice for us1 but you put 
no  more trust to that1 than to         
,baptism1 or the ,lord's ,supper2       
counting  that1 with the other two1 but 
things indifferent in themselves  7p4   
#f-i74    ,you add again1 ',that this   
,son of ,god being raised from the dead1
  and ascended to heaven1 is our high   
priest there'3 ,but you talk  not at all
 of his sprinkling the mercy seat with  
his blood1 but  clap upon him1 the      
heathens demons2 negotiating the affairs
 of men  with the supreme ,god1 and so  
wrap up1 with a testification that  it  
is needless to enlarge on the point 7p4 
#adi74    ,but to be plain1 and in one  
word to tell you1 about all these       
things you are heathenishly dark2 there 

hath not in these one  hundred and fifty
 pages one gospel truth been            
christianity handled  by you2 but rather
 a darkening of truth by words without  
knowledge4  ,what man that ever had     
read1 or assented to the gospel1 but    
would  have spoken1 yet kept within the 
bounds of truth1 more honourably  of    
,christ1 than you have done8 ,his       
sacrifice must be stept over1  as the   
spider straddleth over the wasp1 his    
intercession is  needless to be enlarged
 upon4 ,but when it falleth in your way 
to  talk of your human nature1 of the   
dictates1 of the first principles  of   
morals within you1 and of your generous 
mind to follow it3 oh  what needs is    
there now of amplifying1 enlarging1 and 
pressing it  on men's consciences6 ,as  
if that poor heathenish1 pagan          
principle1  was the very spirit of ,god 
within us3 ,and as if righteousness     
done by that1 was that1 and that only1  
that would or could fling  heaven gates 
off the hinges4    ,yea1 a little after 

you tell us1 that ',the doctrine of his 
sending  the ,holy ,ghost1 was to move  
and excite us to our duty1 and to       
assist1 cheer1 and comfort us in the    
performance of it4' ,still  meaning our 
close adhering1 by the purity of our    
human nature1 to  the dictates of the   
law1 as written in our hearts as men4   
,which  is as false as ,god is true4    
,for the ,holy ,ghost is sent into our  
hearts1 not to excite us to a compliance
 with our old and wind-shaken           
excellencies1 that came into the world  
with us2 but to write new  laws in our  
hearts2 even the law of faith1 the word 
of faith and  of grace1 and the doctrine
 of remission of sins1 through the blood
  of the ,lamb of ,god1 that holiness   
might flow from thence4    ,your #aeth  
chapter is to shew1 ,that the gospel    
giveth far greater  helps to an holy    
life1 than the ,jewish ceremonies did of
 old4 ,i  answer1    ,but the reader    
must here well weigh1 that in the gospel
 you find  also some positive precepts1 

that are of the same nature with the    
ceremonies under the law2 of which1 that
 of coming to ,god by ,christ1  you call
 one1 and baptism1 and the ,lord's      
supper1 the other two4  ,so then by your
 doctrine1 the excellency of the gospel 
doth not  lie in that we have a ,christ 
to come to ,god by1 but in things as    
you feign more substantial4 ,what are   
they8 ',inward principles of  holiness' 
7p4 #aei74 ,spiritual precepts 7p4      
#afb74 ,that height of  virtue1 and true
 goodness1 that the gospel designeth to 
raise  us to3 all which are general     
words1 falling from a staggering        
conscience1 leaving the world1 that are 
ignorant of his mind1 in  a muse2 but   
tickling his brethren with the delights 
of their moral  principles1 with the    
dictates of their human nature1 and     
their  gallant generous minds4 ,thus    
making a very stalking-horse of the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and of the words  
of truth and holiness1 thereby  to slay 
the silly one2 making the ,lord of life 

and glory1 instead  of a saviour1 by his
 blood1 the instructor1 and schoolmaster
  only of human nature1 a chaser away of
 evil affections1 and an  extinguisher  
of burning lusts2#bc and that not so    
neither1 but  by giving perfect         
explications of moral precepts 7p4 #ag71
 and  setting himself an example before 
them to follow him 7p4 #big74    ,your  
sixteenth chapter1 containeth an answer 
to those that object  against the power 
of the christian religion to make men   
holy4    ,ans4 ,and to speak truth1 what
 you at first render as the cause  of   
the unholiness of the professors thereof
 7p4 #aga7 is to the  purpose1 had it   
been christianly managed by you1 as     
namely1 men's  gross unbelief of the    
truth of it2 for it 'effectually worketh
  in them that believe' 7#a ,thess      
#b3ac74 ,but that you only touch and    
away1 neither showing what is the object
 of faith1 nor the cause  of its being  
so effectual to that purpose2 neither do
 you at all  treat of the power of      

unbelief1 and how all men by nature are 
shut  up therein 7,rom #aa3cb74 ,but    
presently1 according to your old and    
natural course1 you fall1 first1 upon a 
supposed power in men1 to  embrace the  
gospel1 both by closing with the        
promise1 and shunning  the threatening  
7p4 #agb72 farther adding1 that 'mankind
 is endued  with a principle of freedom1
 and that this principle is as          
essential1  as any other to the human   
nature' 7p4 #agc74 ,by all which it is  
manifest1 that however you make mention 
of unbelief1 because the  gospel hath   
laid the same in your way1 yet your old 
doctrine of  the purity of the human    
nature1 now broken out into a freedom of
  will1 and that1 as an essential of the
 human nature1 is your great  principle 
of faith1 and your following of that1 as
 it dictateth  to you obedience to the  
first principles of morals1 the practice
  of faith1 by which you think to be    
saved4 ,that this is so1 must           
unavoidably be gathered from the good   

opinion you have yourself  of coming to 
,god by ,christ2 viz41 ,that in the     
command thereof1 it  is one of these    
positive precepts1 and a thing in itself
 absolutely  considered indifferent1 and
 neither good nor evil4 ,now he that    
looketh upon coming to ,god by ,christ  
with such an eye as this1  cannot lay   
the stress of his salvation upon the    
faith1 or belief  thereof3 indifferent  
faith1 will serve for indifferent       
things2  yea1 a man must look beyond    
that which he believeth is but one  with
 the ceremonial laws1 but not the same  
with baptism1 or the  ,lord's supper2   
for with those you compare that of      
coming to ,god by  ,christ4 ,wherefore  
faith1 with you1 must be turned into a  
cheerful  and generous complying with   
the dictates of the human nature2 and   
unbelief1 into that which opposeth this1
 or that makes the heart  backward and  
sluggish therein4 ,this is also gathered
 from what you  aver of the divine moral
 laws1 that they be of an indispensable 

and eternal obligation 7p4 #h71 things  
that are good in themselves  7p4 #i71   
considered in an abstracted notion 7p4  
#aj74 ,wherefore1  things that are good 
in themselves1 must needs be better than
 those  that are in themselves but      
indifferent2 neither can a positive     
precept make that1 which of itself is   
neither good nor evil1  better than that
 which in its own nature remaineth the  
essentials  of goodness4    ,i conclude 
then1 by comparing you with yourself1 by
 bringing your  book to your book1 that 
you understand neither faith1 nor       
unbelief1  any farther than by obeying  
or disobeying the human nature1 and  its
 dictates in chief2 and that of coming  
to ,god by ,christ1 as  one of the      
things that is indifferent in itself4   
,but a little to touch upon your        
principle of freedom1 which in p4  #i   
you call an understanding and liberty of
 will4    ,ans4 ,first1 ,that there is  
no such thing in man by nature1 as      
liberty  of will1 or a principle of     

freedom1 in the saving things of the    
kingdom of ,christ1 is apparent by      
several scriptures4 ,indeed there  is in
 men1 as men1 a willingness to be saved 
their own way1 even  by following1 as   
you1 their own natural principles1 as is
 seen  by the ,quakers1 as well as      
yourself2 but that there is a freedom   
of will in men1 as men1 to be saved by  
the way which ,god hath  prescribed1 is 
neither asserted in the scriptures of   
,god1 neither  standeth with the nature 
of the principles of the gospel4    ,the
 apostle saith1 ',the natural man       
receiveth not the things of  the ,spirit
 of ,god4' ,and the reason is1 not      
because1 not principally  because1 he   
layeth aside a liberty of will1 but     
because 'they are  foolishness to him'  
7#a ,cor #b3ad74 ,because in his        
judgment they are  things of no moment1 
but things1 as you ,mr4 ,fowler have    
imagined  of them1 that in themselves   
are but indifferent4 ,and that this     
judgment that is passed by the natural  

man1 concerning the things  of the      
,spirit of ,god1 of which1 that of      
coming to ,god by ,christ1  is the      
chief1 is that which he cannot but do as
 a man1 is evident  from that which     
followeth3 'neither ,,can he know them1 
because they  are spiritually           
discerned4' ,neither ,,can he know them 
as a man1  because they are spiritually 
discerned4 ,now1 if he cannot know      
them1 from what principle should he will
 them8 ,for judgment1 or  knowledge1    
must be before the will can act4 ,i say1
 again1 a man  must know them to be     
things in chief1 that are absolutely1   
and  indispensably necessary1 and those 
in which resteth the greatest  glory2 or
 else his will will not comply with     
them1 nor centre and  terminate in them 
as such1 but still count themselves1 as 
you1  though somewhat convinced that he 
ought to adhere unto them1 things  that 
in themselves are only indifferent1 and 
absolutely considered  neither good nor 
evil4    ,a farther enlargement upon    

this subject1 will be time enough1 if   
you shall contradict4    ,another       
reason1 or cause1 which you call an     
immediate one1 of the  unsuccessfulness 
of the gospel1 is 'men's strange and    
unaccountable  mistaking the design of  
it1--not to say worse1 as to conceive no
  better of it1 than as a science1 and a
 matter of speculation1'  c4 7p4 #agc74 
,ans4 ,if this be true1 you have shewed 
us the reason1 why yourself  have so    
base and unworthy thoughts thereof3 for 
although coming to  ,god by ,christ be  
the very chief1 first1 the substance1   
and most  essential part of obedience   
thereto2 yet you have reckoned this but 
like one of the ceremonies of the law1  
or as baptism with water1  and the      
,lord's supper 7,p4 #g-i74 ,falling more
 directly upon the body  of the moral   
law1 as written in the heart of men1 and
 inclining  more to the teaching1 or    
dictates of human nature1 which were    
neither of them both ever any essential 
part of the gospel1 than  upon that     

which indeed is the gospel of ,christ4  
,and here ,i may1 if ,god will1 timely  
advertise my reader1 that the  gospel1  
and its attendants1 are to be accounted 
things distinct3  the gospel1 properly  
taken1 being glad tidings of good       
things2 or1  the doctrine of the        
forgiveness of sins freely by grace1    
through  the redemption that is in      
,christ ,jesus4 ,for to speak strictly1 
neither is the grace of faith1 hope1    
repentance1 or newness of life1  the    
gospel2 but rather things that are      
wrought by the preaching  thereof1      
things that are the effects of it2 or   
its inseparable  companions1 to all them
 that shall be saved4 ,wherefore the    
gospel  is said to be preached in all   
nations1 for the obedience of faith     
7,rom #af3bf74 ,hope also is called the 
hope of the gospel1 not the  gospel     
itself4 ,so again1 the gospel is        
preached that men should  repent1 but it
 is not preached that men should gospel4
    ,but your gospel1 which principally 

or chiefly1 centres in the dictates  of 
human nature2 and your faith1 which is  
chiefly a subjecting to  those dictates1
 are so far off from being at all any   
near attendants  of the gospel1 that    
they never are urged in the ,new        
,testament1  but in order to show men   
they have forgotten to act as men 7,rom 
#a3ai-ba1 #b3ad1ae2 #a ,cor #aa3ad74    
,your last reason is1 because of        
'several untoward opinions1' the  gospel
 is very unsuccessful 7p4 #agd74        
,ans4 ,but what these opinions are1 we  
hear not2 nor how to shun  them1 you    
tell us here nothing at all4 ,this ,i am
 sure1 there are  no men in this day    
have more opposed the light1 glory1 and 
lustre  of the gospel of ,christ1 than  
those1 as the ,quakers and others1 that 
have set up themselves1 and their own   
humanity1 as the essential  parts of it4
    ,you in answer to other things1 add 
many other reasons to prove they  are   
mistaken that count the gospel a thing  
of but mean operation  to work holiness 

in the heart3 at which you ought        
yourself to  tremble1 seeing the ,son   
himself1 who is the ,lord of the gospel1
  is of so little esteem with you1 as to
 make coming to ,god by him  so trivial 
a business as you have done4    ,your   
large transcript of other men's sayings1
 to prove the good  success of the      
gospel of old1 did better become that   
people and  age1 than you and yours2    
they being a people that lived in the   
power thereof1 but you such bats as     
cannot see it4 ,that saying  you mention
 of ,rigaltias1 doth better become you  
and yours3 ',those  now-a-days do retain
 the name1 and society of ,christians1  
which  live altogether antichristian    
lives4 ,take away publicans1 and a      
wretched rabble1 c4 and our ,christian  
churches will be lamentably  weak1      
small1 and insignificant things' 7p4    
#aha74    ,i shall add to yours another 
reason of the unsuccessfulness of  the  
gospel in our days1 and that is1 because
 so many ignorant ,sir  ,johns1#bd on   

the one hand1 and so many that have done
 violence  to their former light1 and   
that have damned themselves in their    
former anathematizing of others1 have   
now for a long time1 as a  judgment of  
,god1 been permitted to be1 and made the
 mouth to the  people3 persons whose    
lives are debauched1 and who in the face
 of  the world1 after seeming serious   
detestings of wickedness1 have for  the 
love of filthy lucre1 and the pampering 
their idle carcasses1  made shipwreck of
 their former faith1 and that feigned   
good  conscience they had4 ,from which  
number if you1 ,sir1 have kept  yourself
 clear1 the less blood of the damned    
will fall upon your  head3 ,i know you  
not by face1 much less your personal    
practice2  yet ,i have heard as if blood
 might pursue you1 for your unstable    
weathercock spirit1 which doubtless     
could not but stumble the  weak1 and    
give advantage to the adversary to speak
 vilifyingly of  religion4    ,living   
faith essential to salvation4    ,as to 

your seventeenth and eighteenth         
chapters1#be ,i shall say  little1 only 
,i wish that your eighteenth had been   
more express in  discovering how far a  
man may go1 with a notion of the truth  
of  the gospel1 and yet perish because  
he hath it not in power4    ,only in    
your inveighing so much against the     
pardon of sin1 while  you seem so much  
to cry up healing2 you must know that   
pardon  of sin is the beginning of      
health to the soul3 ,he pardoneth our   
iniquities1 and healeth all our diseases
 7,psa #ajc3c74 ,and where  he saith1 by
 the stripes of ,christ we are healed1  
it is evident  that healing beginneth at
 pardon1 and not pardon after healing1  
as you would rather have it 7#a ,peter  
#b3bd1 compare ,isa #ec74 ,as for  your 
comparison of the plaister1 and the     
physician's portion1#bf  ,i say you do  
but abuse your reader1 and muddy the way
 of the gospel4  ,for the first thing of
 which the soul is sick1 and by which   
the  conscience receiveth wounding2 it  

is the guilt of sin1 and fear  of the   
curse of ,god for it4 ,for which is     
provided the wounds and  precious blood 
of ,christ1 which flesh and blood1 if   
the soul eat  thereof by faith1 giveth  
deliverance therefrom4 ,upon this the   
filth  of sin appears most odious1 for  
that it hath not only at present        
defiled the soul1 but because it keeps  
it from doing those duties  of love1    
which by the love of ,christ it is      
constrained to endeavour  the perfecting
 of4 ,for filth1 appears filth2 that is 
irksome1 and  odious to a contrary      
principle now implanted in the soul2    
which  principle had its conveyance     
thither by faith in the sacrifice  and  
death of ,christ going before4 ',the    
love of ,christ constraineth  us2       
because we thus judge1 that if one died 
for all1 then were  all dead3 ,and that 
he died for all1 that they which live   
should  not henceforth live unto        
themselves1 but unto him which died for 
them1 and rose again' 7#b ,cor #e3ad74  

,the man that hath received  ,christ1   
desireth to be holy1 because the nature 
of the faith that  layeth hold on       
,christ 7although ,i will not say as    
you1 it is of  a generous mind7 worketh 
by love1 and longeth1 yea1 greatly      
longeth that the soul may be brought1   
not only into an universal  conformity  
to his will1 but into his very likeness2
 and because  that state standeth not   
with what we are now1 but with what we  
shall be hereafter3 therefore 'in this  
we groan1--being burdened  with that    
which is of a contrary nature to be     
clothed upon--with  our house which is  
from heaven' 7#b ,cor #e3a-h74 ,which   
state is not  that of ,adam's innocency2
 but that which is spiritual and        
heavenly1  even that which is now in the
 ,lord in heaven4    ,but ,i will       
descend to your nineteenth chapter1 it  
may be more may  be discovered there4   
,justifying faith and the imputation of 
,christ's righteousness4    ,your       
nineteenth chapter is to shew2 ',that a 

right understanding  of the design of   
,christianity viz4 as you have laid it  
down will  give satisfaction concerning 
the true notion4' ,first1 ',of          
justifying  faith4' ,second1 ',of the   
imputation of ,christ's righteousness'  
7p4  #bba74    ,first1 ,of justifying   
faith2 ',it is say you such a belief of 
the  truth of the gospel1 as includes a 
sincere resolution of obedience  unto   
all its precepts4'    ,ans4 ,to this ,i 
shall answer1 first1 that the faith     
which we call  justifying faith1 ',is   
like precious faith' with all the elect 
7#b  ,peter #a3a71 and that which is    
most holy 7,jude #bj73 but those acts   
of it1 which respect our justification  
with ,god from the curse  of the law    
that is due for sin2 are such1 as       
respect not any good  work done by us1  
but the righteousness that resideth in  
the person  of ,christ2 and is made ours
 by the imputation of grace4 ,his faith1
  ,i say1 accounteth him in whom it is1 
now a sinner1 and without  works2 yea1  

if he have any that in his own eyes are 
such1 this faith  rejects them1 and     
throweth them away2 for it seeth a      
righteousness  in the person of ,christ 
sufficient2 even such as is verily the  
righteousness of ,god4 ',now to him that
 worketh not1 but believeth4'  ,works   
and faith are put here in opposition1   
faith being considered  as justifying1  
in the sight of ,god from the curse4    
,the reason  is1 because the            
righteousness by which the soul must    
thus stand  justified1 is a             
righteousness of ,god's appointing1 not 
of his  prescribing us2 a righteousness 
that entirely is included in the  person
 of ,christ4 ,the apostle also1 when he 
speaks of ,god's  saving the election1  
which hangeth upon the same hinge1 as   
this  of justification doth1 to wit1 on 
the grace of ,god2 he opposeth  it to   
works2 and that1 not to this or that    
sort only1 but even to  work1 in the    
nature of work1 ',if by grace1 then is  
it no more of  works3 otherwise grace is

 no more grace4 ,but if it be of works1 
then  is it no more grace3 otherwise    
work is no more work' 7,rom #aa3f74  ,by
 this text1 ,i say1 the apostle doth so 
thoroughly distinguish  between grace   
and works as that which soever standeth 
in the case1  the other must be         
annihilated3 ,if it be by grace1 then   
must works  be no more1 'then it is no  
more of works'3 but if it be of works1  
then is grace no more1 'then it is no   
more of grace4'    ,but this1           
notwithstanding1 you urge farther2 'that
 faith justifieth1  as it includes a    
sincere resolution1' c4    ,ans4        
,although1 as ,i have said before1 the  
faith which is the  justifying faith1 is
 that of the holiest nature1 yet in the 
act1  by which it layeth hold of        
justifying righteousness1 it respects   
it1 simply1 as a righteousness offered  
by grace1 or given unto the  person that
 by faith layeth hold thereon as he     
stands yet ungodly  and a sinner4       
,faith justifieth not separate from the 

righteousness of ,christ as  it is a    
grace in us1 nor as it subjecteth the   
soul to the obedience  of the moral law1
 but as it receiveth a righteousness    
offered to  that sinner1 that as such   
will lay hold on1 and accept thereof4   
,christ ,jesus came into the world to   
save sinners1 by being their            
redemption1 and righteousness himself   
7#a ,cor #a3cj74    ,but you add1 ',the 
faith which entitles a sinner to so high
 a  privilege as that of justification1 
must needs be such as complieth  with   
all the purposes of ,christ's coming    
into the world1' c4 7p4  #bbb74    ,ans4
 ,by this supposition1 faith justifieth 
not by receiving of  the righteousness  
that ,christ by himself accomplished for
 sinners2  but by falling in with all   
good works1 which because they cannot   
be known1 much less done1 by the soul at
 first1 his faith being  then1 as to the
 perfection of knowledge of duties1     
weak1 he  standeth still before ,god    
unjustified1 and so must stand until he 

doth comply with all those purposes of  
,christ's coming into the  world4       
,but yet again you recall yourself1 and 
distinguish one purpose from  the rest1 
as a grand one 7p4 #bbb74 ,and that is  
to receive ,christ  as ,lord1 as well as
 a ,saviour4    ,ans4 #a4 ,although the 
soul that in truth receiveth ,christ1   
receiveth  him wholly1 and entirely as  
,christ1 and not as chopt1 and pulled in
  pieces3 yet ,i distinguish between the
 act of faith1 which layeth  hold of    
,christ for my justification from the   
curse before ,god1 and  the consequences
 of that act1 which are to engage me to 
newness  of life4 ,and indeed1 as it is 
impossible for a man to be a new  man1  
before he be justified in the sight of  
,god2 so it is also  as impossible1 but 
that when faith hath once laid hold on  
,christ  for life1 it should also follow
 ,christ by love4 ,but1    #b4 ,christ  
may be received at first as ,lord1 and  
that in our  justification1 and yet not 
at all be considered as a law-giver1 for

  so he is not the object of faith for  
our justification with ,god1  but a     
requirer of obedience to laws and       
statutes1 of them that already  are     
justified by the faith that receiveth   
him as righteousness4  ,but ,christ is  
as well a ,lord for us1 as to1 or over  
us2 and it  highly concerneth the soul1 
when it believeth in1 or trusteth to    
the righteousness of ,christ1 for       
justification with ,god1 to see  that   
this righteousness lords it over death1 
and sin1 and the devil1  and hell for   
us3 the name wherewith he shall be      
called1 is1 'the  ,lord our             
righteousness' 7,jer #bc3f74 ,our       
righteousness1 then is  ,lord1 and      
conqueror over all2 and we more than    
conquerors through  this ,lord that     
loved us 7,rom #h74 ,the author to the  
hebrews calls  him ',king of            
righteousness' 7,heb #g71 because by his
 righteousness  he ruleth as ,lord and  
,king1 and can reign and lord it1 at all
  times over all those that seek to     

separate us from the presence1  and     
glory of ,god4#bg    ,now1 how you will 
brook this doctrine ,i know not2 ,i am  
sure he  stands in need thereof1 that is
 lorded over by the curse of the  law1  
the guilt of sin1 the rage of the devil1
 and the fear of  death and hell2 he1 ,i
 say1 would be glad to know that in     
,christ  there is a righteousness that  
,,lords ,,it1 or that ,christ1 as he is 
righteousness1 is ,,lord4    ,wherefore 
reader1 when thou shalt read or hear1   
that ,jesus ,christ  is ,lord1 if thou  
art at the same time under guilt of sin1
 and  fear of hell1 then do thou        
remember that ,christ is ,lord more ways
  than one1 ,he is ,lord as he is       
righteousness2 he is ,lord as he  is    
imputative righteousness2 he is 'the    
,lord our righteousness'  7,jer #bc3f74 
,of the same import is that also1 ',he  
is a ,prince1  and a ,saviour1' he is a 
,prince1 as he is a ,saviour2 because   
the  righteousness by which he saveth1  
beareth rule in heaven1 and earth4  ,and

 hence we read again1 that even when he 
was in the combat with  our sins1 the   
devils1 the curse1 and death1 upon the  
cross1 he  even in that place 'made a   
shew of them openly1 triumphing over    
them' 7,col #b3ae1af74 ,now in these    
things he is ,lord for us1 and  the     
,captain of our salvation2 as also in   
that ',he led captivity  captive' 7,eph 
#d3h72 all which places1 with many more1
 being  testimonies to us1 of the       
sufficiency of that righteousness which 
saveth us from the justice of the law   
and wrath of ,god4 ,but you  respect not
 this his manner of lording2 but will   
have him be a  ,saviour1 as he giveth   
laws1 especially those you call         
indispensable1  and eternal1 the moral  
law4 ,you would have him a ,saviour1 as 
he  bringeth us back to the holiness we 
had lost4 ,but this is none  other than 
barbarous quakerism1 the stress of their
 writing also  tending to no other      
purpose4    ,but you tell us1 ',that you
 scarcely admired at any thing more in  

all your life1 than that any worthy men 
especially1 should be so  difficultly   
persuaded to embrace this account of    
justifying faith1  and should perplex   
and make intricate so very plain a      
doctrine'  7p4 #bbb74    ,ans4 ,and     
doubtless they far more#bh groundedly   
stand amazed at  such as you1 who while 
you pretend to shew the design of the   
gospel1  make the very essential of it1 
a thing in itself indifferent1 and      
absolutely considered neither good nor  
evil 7p4 #g71 that makes  obedience to  
the moral laws 7p4 #h71 more essential  
to salvation1  than that of going to    
,god by ,christ 7p4 #i71 that maketh it 
the great  design of ,christ1 to put us 
into a possession of that promiseless1  
natural1 old covenant holiness which we 
had lost long since in  ,adam1 that     
maketh as if ,christ1 rejecting all     
other righteousness1  or holiness1 hath 
established only this 7p4 #aj-af74 ,yea1
 that  maketh the very principle of this
 holiness to consist in 'a sound        

complexion of soul1 the purity of human 
nature in us1 a habit of  soul1 truly   
generous motives and principles1 divine 
moral laws  which were first written in 
men's hearts1 and originally dictates   
of human nature4' ,all this villainy    
against the ,son of ,god1 with  much    
more as bad1 is comprized within less   
than the first sixteen  pages of your   
book4    ,but say you1 'what pretence   
can there be for thinking1 that faith   
is the condition1 or instrument of      
justification1 as it complieth  with    
only the precept of relying upon        
,christ's merits for the  obtaining of  
it3 especially when it is no less       
manifest than the  sun at noon-day1 that
 obedience to the other precepts must go
  before obedience to this2 and that a  
man may not rely upon the  merits of    
,christ for the forgiveness of his sins1
 and he is most  presumptuous in so     
doing1 and puts an affront upon his     
,saviour  too1 till he be sincerely     
willing to be reformed from them' 7p4   

#bbc74    ,ans4 ,that the merits of     
,christ1 for justification1 are made    
over  to that faith that receiveth them1
 while the person that believeth  it1   
stands in his own account1 by the law a 
sinner2 hath already  been shewed4 ,and 
that they are not by ,god appointed for 
another  purpose1 is manifest through   
all the bible4    #a4 ,in the type1 when
 the bloody sacrifices were to be       
offered1 and  an atonement made for the 
soul1 the people were only to confess   
their sins over the head of the bullock1
 or goat1 or lamb1 by  laying their     
hands thereon1 and so the sacrifice was 
to be slain4  they were only to         
acknowledge their sins4 ,and observe it1
 in the  day that these offerings were  
made1 they were 'not to work at  all2   
for he that did any work therein1 was to
 be cut off from his  people' 7,lev #d1 
#af1 #bc74    #b4 ,in the antitype thus 
it runs2 ',christ died for our sins2    
,christ  gave himself for our sins2 he  
was made to be sin for us2 ,christ  was 

made a curse for us4'    ',yea1 but say 
you ,what pretence can there be1 that   
faith is the  condition1 or instrument  
of justification1 as it complieth with  
only the precepts of relying upon       
,christ's merits'2 that is1 first1  or  
before the soul doth other things4      
,ans4 ,i say1 avoiding your own         
ambiguous terms1 that it is the  duty1  
the indispensable duty of all that would
 be saved1 ,first1  ,immediately1 now to
 close in by faith with that work of    
redemption1  which ,christ by his blood 
hath purchased for them1 as they are    
sinners4    #a4 ,because ,god doth hold 
it forth1 yea1 hath set it forth to be  
received by us1 as such 7,rom #c3bc-bg74
    #b4 ,because ,god hath commanded us 
by faith to receive it as such  7,acts  
#af74    ,and ,i add1 ,if the jailor was
 altogether ignorant of what he must  do
 to be saved1 and ,paul yet bids him    
then1 before he knew anything  else1    
',believe in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  
and he should be saved1'  that then     

believing1 even believing on ,christ for
 a righteousness  to justify and save   
him1 must go first1 and may1 nay ought  
to be  pressed1 even then1 when the soul
 stands ignorant of what else he  ought 
to do 7,acts #af3cj-cb74    ',but you   
say ,it is evident as the sun at        
noon-day1 that obedience  to the other  
precepts must go before obedience to    
this1 that is1  before faith in         
,christ4'    ,ans4 ,this you say2 but   
,paul said to the ignorant jailor1 that 
knew  nothing of the mind of ,god in the
 doctrine of justification1 that  he    
should first believe on the ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ1 and so should  be saved4      
,again1 when ,paul preached to the      
,corinthians1 the first  doctrine that  
he delivered unto them was1 ',that      
,christ died for  their sins1 according 
to the scriptures1' c4 7#a ,cor         
#ae3a-c74    ,but what be these other   
precepts8 ,not ,baptism1 nor the supper 
of the ,lord2 for these you say are1 as 
poor and inconsiderable1  as that of    

coming to ,god by ,christ1 even all     
three1 things in  themselves neither    
good nor evil1 but of an indifferent    
nature2  they must be therefore some    
more weighty things of the gospel1  than
 these positive precepts4 ,but what     
things are they8 ,it is good  that you  
tell us1 seeing you tacitly forbid all  
men upon pain of  presumption and of    
doing affront to ,jesus ,christ1 that   
they rely  not on the merits of ,christ 
for forgiveness till they be sincerely  
willing to perform them first2 yet ,i   
find not here one particular  precept   
instanced by you3 ,but perhaps we shall 
hear of them hereafter1  therefore now  
,i shall let them pass4 ,you tell us    
farther1 ',that  such a reliance as that
 of acting faith1 first1 on the merits  
of ,christ for justification is         
ordinarily to be found amongst          
unregenerate1 and even the worst of men'
 7p4 #bbc74    ,ans4 ,this is but a     
falsehood and a slander1 for the        
unregenerate  know him not2 how then can

 they believe on him8 7#a ,john #c3a74  
,besides1 the worst of men1 so far as   
they pretend religion1 set  up your idol
 in their hearts1 viz4 their own good   
meanings1 their  own good nature1 the   
notions and dictates of their nature1   
living  that little which they do live  
upon the snuff of their own light1  the 
sparks of their own fire1 and therefore 
woe unto them4    ,but you add1 ',how   
can it be otherwise1 than that that act 
of faith  must needs have a hand in     
justifying1 and the special hand too1   
which distinguisheth it from that which 
is to be found in such  persons4'       
,ans4 #a4 ,there is no act of faith doth
 more distinguish true faith  from      
false1 and the ,christian from the      
painted hypocrite1 than  that which     
first lays hold on ,christ1 while the   
person that hath  it stands in his own  
esteem1 ungodly2 all over like yourself1
  being fearful and unbelieving 7,rev   
#ba3h7 despisers1 who wonder1  and      
perish 7,acts #ac3dj-da74    #b4 ,and   

this faith1 by thus acting1 doth more   
subdue sin1 though it  doth not justify 
as subduing1 but as applying ,christ's  
righteousness1  than all the wisdom and 
purity of human nature1 or the dictates 
of that nature that is found in the     
whole world4    ,but you add farther3   
',what good ground can men have for this
 fancy1  when as our ,saviour hath      
merited the pardon of sin for this end1 
that it might be an effectual motive to 
turn from it8'    ,ans4 ,although you   
speak this in great derision to faith   
when it  worketh right1 yet know that   
therefore 7seeing you would hear it7  ,i
 say1 therefore hath our ,saviour       
merited pardon1 and bestowed it  on men 
freely1 and bid them believe or receive 
it1 and have it2  that thereby they     
might be encouraged to live to him1 and 
love him1  and comply with his          
commandments4 ',for scarcely for a      
righteous  man will one die1 yet        
peradventure for a good man some would  
even  dare to die3 ,but ,god commendeth 

his love toward us1 in that1 while  we  
were yet sinners1 ,christ died for us4  
,much more then1 being  ,,now justified 
by his blood1 we shall be saved from    
wrath through  him' 7,rom #e74 ,now1 as 
here we are said to be justified by his 
blood1  that is1 as his blood appeaseth 
the justice of ,god2 so again1 it  is   
said that this blood is set forth by    
,god for us to have faith  in it1 by the
 term of a propitiation4 ',whom ,god    
hath set forth  to be a propitiation or 
a sacrifice to appease the displeasure  
of ,god through faith in his blood4--,to
 declare at this time his               
righteousness1 that he might be just1   
and the justifier of him  which         
believeth in ,jesus' 7,rom #c3be1bf74   
,again1 ,as we are thus justified by    
blood in the sight of ,god1 by  faith in
 it1 so also it is testified of his     
blood1 that it sprinkleth  the          
conscience of the faithful1 but still   
only as it is received  by faith4 ,but  
from what is the conscience sprinkled1  

but from those  dead works that remain  
in all that have not yet been justified 
by faith in this blood4 ,now if faith in
 this blood doth sprinkle  the          
conscience1 and so doth purge it from   
all dead works1 then  must faith go     
first to the blood of ,christ for       
justification1  and must bring this home
 to the defiled conscience1 before it be
  delivered from those dead works that  
are in it1 and made capable  of serving 
the living ,god 7,rom #e3g-aj1 #c3bd1be2
 ,heb #i3ad1 #aj3ai-bb74    ,but you    
say1 'you will never trust your         
discursive faculty so long  as you live1
 if you are mistaken here' 7p4 #bbd74   
,tell not me of your discursive faculty3
 ,the word of ,god is plain4  ,and never
 challenge man1 for he that condemneth  
your way to heaven1  to the very pit of 
hell1 as ,paul doth1 can yet set forth a
 better4    ,second1 ,i come now to the 
second thing1 viz4 the doctrine of the  
imputation of ,christ's righteousness1  
which you thus expound4    ',it consists

 in dealing with sincerely righteous    
persons1 as if  they were perfectly so1 
for the sake1 and upon the account of   
,christ's righteousness' 7p4 #bbe1      
#bbf74    ,ans4 #a4 ,any thing but      
truth2 but ,i would know how sincerely  
righteous  they were that were justified
 without works8 ,or how sincerely       
righteous they were whom ,god justified 
as ungodly8 7,rom #d3c-e74    #b4 ,your 
explication of the imputation of        
,christ's righteousness  makes it       
respect our works rather than our       
persons3 ',it consists  say you in      
dealing with sincerely righteous        
persons1 as if  they were perfectly so'3
 ,that is1 it justifieth their imperfect
  righteousness first1 and so           
secondarily their persons for the sake  
of that4    ,but observe a few things   
from this explication4    #a4 ,this     
concludeth that a man may be sincerely  
righteous in ,god's  account1 ,,without 
the righteousness of ,christ2 for that  
is to be  imputed to such1 and none but 

such4    #b4 ,this concludeth that men  
may be sincerely righteous1 before      
,christ's righteousness is imputed3 ,for
 this sincere righteousness  is         
precedent to the imputation of          
,christ's4    #c4 ,this concludeth that 
a man may have true1 yea saving grace   
in great and mighty action in him1      
before he hath faith in the             
righteousness of ,christ4 ,for if a man 
must be sincerely righteous  first2 then
 he must not only have that we call the 
habit1 but the  powerful acts of grace4 
,besides1 if the righteousness of       
,christ is not to be looked to  first1  
but secondarily2 not before1 but after  
we be made sincerely  righteous2 then   
may not faith be thus acted if a man    
should have  it1 until he be first a    
sincerely righteous person4    #d4 ,this
 concludeth that a man may be brought   
from under the curse  of the law in     
,god's sight1 before he have faith in   
the righteousness  of ,christ1 yea      
before it be imputed to him3 for he that

 in ,god's  account is reckoned         
sincerely righteous1 is beloved of his  
,god4    #e4 ,this concludeth that a man
 may be from under the curse of ,god1   
without the imputation of the           
righteousness of ,christ3 ,for if a  man
 must be sincerely righteous in ,god's  
account without it1 then  he is from    
under the curse of ,god without it4     
#f4 ,this doctrine teacheth farther1    
that ,christ came to call1 and  justify 
the righteous1 contrary to his express  
word4 ,in short1  by this account of    
things1 first we must be healed1 and    
then the  plaister comes4    ,yea1 so   
confident is this man in this his       
assertion1 that he saith1  ',it is not  
possible any other notion of this       
doctrine should have  truth in it' 7p4  
#bbf74 ,o this ,jesus6 ,this rock of    
offence6 ,but he  that believeth on him 
shall not be confounded4    ,but blessed
 be ,god for ,jesus ,christ1 and for    
that he took our  nature1 and sin1 and  
curse1 and death upon him3 ,and for that

 he  did also by himself1 by one        
offering purge our sins4 ,we that have  
believed have found rest1 even there    
where ,god and his ,father hath  smelled
 a sweet savour of rest2 because we are 
presented to ,god1  even now complete in
 the righteousness of him1 and stand    
discharged  of guilt1 even by the faith 
of him3 yea1 as sins past1 so sins  to  
come1 were taken up and satisfied for1  
by that offering of the  body of ,jesus1
 we who have had a due sense of sins1   
and of the  nature of the justice of    
,god1 we know that no remission of the  
guilt  of any one can be1 but by        
atonement made by blood 7,heb #i3bb74   
,we  also know that where faith in      
,jesus ,christ is wanting1 there can  be
 neither good principle1 nor good       
endeavour4 ,for faith is the  first of  
all graces1 and without it there is     
nothing but sin 7,rom  #ad3bc74 ,we know
 also1 that faith as a grace in us1     
severed from  the righteousness of      
,christ1 is only a beholder of things1  

but  not a justifier of persons1 and    
that if it lay not hold of1 and         
applieth not that righteousness which is
 in ,christ1 it carrieth  us no farther 
than to the faith of devils4 ,we know   
that this  doctrine killeth sin1 and    
curseth it at the very roots2 ,i say we 
know it1 'who have mourned over him whom
 ,,we have pierced' 7,zech  #ab3aj71 and
 who have been confounded to see that   
,god by his blood  should be pacified   
towards us for all the wickedness we    
have done  7,eze #af3fc74 ,yea1 we have 
a double motive to be holy and humble   
before him2 one because he died for us  
on earth1 another because  he now       
appears for us in heaven1 there         
sprinkling for us the  mercy seat with  
his blood1 there ever-living to make    
intercession  for them that come unto   
,god by him4 ',if any man sin1 we have  
an  advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus   
,christ the righteous1 and he is  the   
propitiation for our sins' 7#a ,john    
#b3a1b74 ,yet this worketh  in us no    

looseness1 nor favour to sin1 but so    
much the more an  abhorrence of it3     
',she loveth much1 for much was forgiven
 her'  7,luke #g3dg74 ,yea1 she weeps1  
she washeth his feet1 and wipeth  them  
with the hairs of her head1 to the      
confounding of ,simon the  pharisee1 and
 all such ignorant hypocrites4    ,the  
,bible the only measure and standard of 
truth4    ,but ,i pass this1 and come to
 the twentieth chapter1 which is to     
learn us by what measure and standard we
 are to judge of doctrines2  and that is
 by the design of ,christianity as      
stated1 you must  know1 by ,mr4 ,fowler4
 ,wherefore it will be requisite here   
again1  that a collection of principles 
and doctrines be gathered out of  this  
book1 that the man that hath a short    
memory may be helped the  better to bear
 them in mind1 and to make them1 if he  
shall be so  bewitched by them1 instead 
of the ,bible1 a standard for truth1    
and a rule for him to obtain salvation  
by4    ,first then1 he must know that   

the principle by which he must walk     
must be the purity of the human nature1 
a divine or ,god-like nature1  which yet
 is but an habit of soul1 or more       
plainly the moral law1  as written in   
the heart1 and originally the dictates  
of human  nature1 a generous principle1 
such an one as although it respects     
law1 yet acts in a sphere above it2     
above it as a written law1  that acts   
even in the first principles of it 7p4  
#g-aj74    ,second1 ,he must know1 that 
the holiness ,christ designed to possess
  his people with1 is that which we had 
lost in ,adam1 that which he  had before
 he fell1 that natural old covenant     
,christ-less holiness  7p4 #ab74        
,third1 ,he must put a difference       
between those laws of the gospel  that  
are essential to holiness1 and those    
positive precepts that  in themselves   
are indifferent1 and absolutely         
considered neither  good nor evil2 but  
must know also that of these positive   
precepts1  he alloweth but three in the 

gospel1 but three that are purely  such2
 to wit1 that of coming to ,god by      
,christ1 the institutions  of baptism1  
and the ,lord's supper 7p4 #g-i74       
,fourth1 ,he must hold for certain1 that
 the faith which entitleth  a sinner to 
so high a privilege as that of          
justification1 must  needs be such as   
complieth with all the purposes of      
,christ's  coming into the world1       
whether at present it understands them  
or  not1 and it is no less necessary it 
should justify as it doth so  7p4 #bbb74
    ,fifth1 ,he must know1 that a man   
may not rely upon the merits of  ,christ
 for the forgiveness of his sins1 before
 he have done other  good works first   
7p4 #bbc74    ,sixth1 ,and that the     
right explication of the imputation of  
,christ's  righteousness is this1 that  
it consisteth in having to do with      
persons that are sincerely righteous 7p4
 #bbe74 ,for it is not  possible for    
,christ's righteousness to be imputed to
 an unrighteous  man 7p4 #abj74         

,these things1 with many like to them1  
being the main points by this  man      
handled1 and by him asserted to be the  
design of ,christianity1  by these we   
must1 as by a rule and standard1        
understand how to  judge of the truth of
 doctrines4 ,and1 saith he1 'seeing the 
design  of ,christianity is to make men 
holy1 still meaning from principles  of 
humanity1 and by possessing us again1   
with the often repeated  holiness which 
we had lost1 whatsoever opinions do     
either directly1  or in their evident   
consequences1 obstruct the promoting of 
it1  are perfectly false' 7p4 #bbg1bbh74
    ,ans4 ,thus with one word1 as if he 
were ,lord and ,judge himself1 he       
sendeth to the pit of hell1 all things  
that sanctify or make holy  the hearts  
of men1 if they oppose the design of his
 christianity4  ,but what if the ,holy  
,ghost will become a principle in the   
hearts  of the converted1 and will not  
now suffer them to act simply and  alone
 upon the principles of pure humanity2  

or what now if faith  will become a     
principle to act by1 instead of these   
that are  originally dictates of human  
nature8 ,or what if a man should act    
now as a son1 rather than simply as a   
creature endued with  a principle of    
reason8 ,i question here whether these  
things thus  doing do not obstruct1 put 
by1 yea and take the way#bi of his  pure
 humanity1 dictates of human nature1 and
 instead thereof act  and govern the    
soul by and with their own principles4  
,for albeit1  there be the dictates of  
human nature in the sons of men1 yet    
neither is this nature1 nor yet the     
dictates of it1 laid by ,jesus  ,christ 
as the truly christian principles in    
his4 ,but you add3    ',those doctrines 
which in their own nature do evidently  
tend to  the serving of ,,this design of
 ,christianity1 we may conclude are     
most true and genuine' 7p4 #bbi74       
,ans4 ,the holiness which you so often  
call the design of ,christianity1  being
 by yourself said to be that which we   

had lost1 for this one  sentence is it  
on which your whole book is built 7p4   
#ab71 whatsoever  doctrine or doctor it 
be that asserts it1 both that doctrine  
is of the devil1 and that doctor an     
angel of darkness1 or rather  a minister
 of ,satan1 become as a minister of     
righteousness4 ,for  where is it said in
 all the whole book of ,god1 that ever  
the ,lord  ,christ designed1 yea made it
 his errand from heaven1 to put us      
again in possession of the holiness     
which we had lost8 ,yet this  you       
affirm1 and tell us the business of your
 book is to prove it4  ,but blessed be  
,god1 your shifts are discovered1 and   
your fig-leaves  rent from off you1 and 
the righteousness or holiness so much   
cried  up by you1 proved to be none of  
the holiness of the gospel1 but  that   
which stood with perfect ignorance      
thereof4 ,i might speak to  what yet    
remains of falsehood1 in the other part 
of this chapter2  but having overthrown 
the foundation1 and broken the head of  

your  ,leviathan2 what remains falleth  
of itself1 and dieth of its own  accord4
    ,what you say of modes or forms1 and
 sticklers for little trifles1  such as 
place their religion in mere externals1 
you may fasten  them where of due they  
belong3 ,yet ,i tell you the least of   
the  commandments of ,christ is better  
than your ,adamitish holiness4    ,the  
necessity of a sound foundation4        
,your twenty-first chapter tells us1 if 
we will believe you1 how  we shall judge
 of the necessity of doctrine1 to be    
embraced  or rejected2 also you say1 it 
giveth us a brief discourse of the      
nature of fundamentals3 ,but because    
your discourse of them is  general1 and 
not any one particularized1 ,i might    
leave you in your  generals till you    
dealt more candidly1 both with the word 
of ,god  and your abused reader4        
,first1 ,indeed you tell us of primary  
fundamentals4 ',such1 as without  the   
knowledge and belief of which it is     
impossible to acquire  that inward      

righteousness and true holiness which   
the christian  religion aimeth at2--but 
the particulars of these1 say you1  ,i  
shall not enumerate1 because as will    
appear from what will be  said anon it  
is not needful to have a just table of  
them' 7p4  #bcd74    ,ans4 ,deep        
divinity6 7#a47 ,they are such as       
without the knowledge  and belief of    
them1 it is not possible we should      
acquire your true  holiness2 and yet for
 all that1 it is not needful that we be 
told  what they are1 or that we should  
have a just table of them4 7#b47  ,but  
if they be things necessary1 things     
without the knowledge of  which it is   
impossible we should be truly holy1 then
 is it needful  that we understand what 
they are3 yea1 then is it needful that  
they  be written1 and presented one by  
one unto us1 that our knowledge  of them
 being distinct and full1 we may the    
better be able to  obtain or acquire    
your glorious 7so pretended7 holiness4  
,but ,i know your primary fundamentals1 

they are your first principles  of      
morals2 not faith in the righteousness  
of ,christ1 for that  is comprehended in
 your positive1 and in themselves       
indifferent  things3 your morals are the
 things in themselves absolutely        
necessary2 of an indispensable and      
eternal obligation 7p4 #h1i74  ,but1    
,second1 ,you tell us of points of faith
 that are secondarily fundamental2  the 
disbelief of which cannot consist with  
true holiness1 in those  to whom the    
gospel is sufficiently made known4      
,ans4 ,the secondary fundamentals also1 
are all kept close and hid1  and not    
otherwise to be understood1 but by      
implication2 however1  the disbelief of 
these is not of so sad a consequence as 
is that  of the former1 because1 say    
you1 ',they are not in their own nature1
  holiness' 7p4 #bce74 ,yea1 he         
insinuateth that the disbelief of  them 
may stand with true holiness in those to
 whom the gospel is  not sufficiently   
made known4    ,of these secondary      

fundamentals therefore1 whatever is     
their  number1 this is one1 even coming 
to ,god by ,christ2 for as in p4  #g and
 #i he calleth it a positive precept1 a 
thing that in itself  is neither good   
nor evil2 so here he speaks of such as  
are not in  their own nature holy2 not  
such1 as that holiness is not in some   
degree or other attainable without the  
belief of them4    ,that one of these   
secondary fundamentals intended by ,mr4 
,fowler1  is1 that of coming to ,god by 
,christ1 ,i farther gather1 because he  
saith1 that 'in the number of these1 are
 all such doctrines1 as  are with       
indisputable clearness revealed to us1' 
that is1 by the  holy scriptures of the 
,new ,testament 7p4 #bce74 ,for therein 
is this  revealed to be a fundamental2  
but he saith1 not a primary one1        
because1 that in itself1 it is but      
indifferent1 and not in its own  nature 
good4 ',now the belief of these1 saith  
he1 though it is not  in itself any     
more1 than in higher or lower degrees1  

profitable1  confusions6 darkness6      
confusion6 yet it is absolutely         
necessary  from an external cause'3     
,that is1 with such abundant clearness1 
as that nothing can cause men to refuse 
to admit them1 but that  which argueth  
them to be stark naught4    ,ans4 ,then1
 hence it seems that the reason why you 
admit these  secondary sort of          
fundamentals1 is not from any internal  
power1  but an external declaration     
only4 #b4 ,nay1 and you do but admit    
them neither1 and that too1 for some    
external cause2 not because  of the     
worthiness of the nature of the points  
themselves4 #c4 ,and  were it not1 but  
that you are loth to be counted stark   
naught in  the eyes of men1 so far as ,i
 can discern1 you would not at all  make
 profession of them1 with pretence as   
unto ,god2 for1 say you1  ',we must take
 notice here1 that all such points as   
theseviz4  these fundamentals1 are not  
of equal necessity to be received by    
all ,christians1 because1 that in regard

 of the diversity of their  capacities1 
educations1 and other means and         
advantages1 some of  them may be most   
plainly perceived by some1 to be        
delivered in  the scriptures1 which     
cannot be so by others1 with the like   
ease4'    ,ans4 ,from these words ,i    
take notice of four things4    #a4 ,that
 by this universal 7all ,christians7 is 
comprehended the  ,heathen and ,pagan   
people1 they give heed to1 and mind to  
follow  that light1 that originally1 and
 naturally1 stirreth them to moral      
duties4 ,these be they that want the    
education1 and advantages  of others1   
and are not in such a capacity1 as they 
to whom these  things are delivered by  
the scriptures4    #b4 ,that this       
people1 notwithstanding they want a     
scripture revelation  of these secondary
 fundamentals1 yet have the more        
necessary1 the  first sort of           
fundamentals2 for the secondary sort1   
say you1 are  not in their own nature   
such1 as that holiness is not in some   

degree or other attainable without the  
belief of them4    #c4 ,that therefore1 
these secondary sort of fundamentals1   
are only  necessary to be believed by   
them that have the indisputable 7the    
scripture7 revelation of them2 and that1
 in truth1 the others may  be saved     
without them4    #d4 ,but yet1 even     
those that are made capable1 by         
education and other  advantages1 to     
obtain the belief of them1 ought1       
notwithstanding1  not to have the same  
respect for them1 as for those of the   
first  sort of fundamentals1 because    
they are not in their own nature  such4 
,but will this man know1 that ,christ is
 not only a fundamental1  but the very  
foundation of all other fundamental     
truths1 revealed  both in the ,old      
,testament and the ,new2 and that his   
pure human nature1  with the dictates of
 it1 with his feigned ,adamitish        
holiness1 is  no fundamental at all2 ,i 
mean no fundamental of faith1 no gospel 
fundamental 7#a ,cor #c3ad2 ,eph        

#b3ai1bj74 ,yea1 will he know1 that     
from heaven there is none other name    
given1 than the name of ,jesus  ,christ1
 whereby we must be saved1 none other   
name given under the  whole heavens     
7,acts #d3ab74    ,oh the witchcrafts1  
by which some men's spirits are         
intoxicated6  and the strength of       
delusion1 by which some are infatuated1 
and  turned aside from the simplicity   
that is in ,jesus ,christ6 ,but ,i      
proceed3    ,your great question1 or    
rather your ,urim and ,thumim1 by which 
you  would have all men make judgment of
 their saveable1 or damnable  state7p4  
#bcf7 is1 according to your description 
of things1 most  devilish and           
destructive4 ,for to obey ,god and      
,christ in all things1  with you1 is to 
do it from principles purely human in   
the faith  of this3 that ,christ hath   
designed to possess us again with that  
holiness we had lost4 ,again1 to obey   
,god and ,christ1 with you1  is1 so to  
obey all their laws1 as respecting the  

first principles  of morals2 and our    
obedience to them1 far more             
indispensable than  that of coming to   
,god by ,christ4 ,farther1 he that obeys
 them in  all things1 with your         
directions1 must not look upon faith in 
the  blood of ,christ1 and justification
 by his righteousness1 as the  main and 
first1 but the second part of our duty2 
other commands1  or precepts1 more      
naturally holy and good1 first being    
embraced1  and lived in the practice of1
 by us4    ,this1 ,i say1 being the     
doctrine you have asserted1 and the     
foundation  on which your ,urim and     
,thummim stands2 the foundation1 with   
your  trial1 are both from the devil and
 hell1 as hath at large been  proved1   
and discovered in this book4    ,and ,i 
now will add1 and bid you take your     
advantage1 that should a  man with all  
his might1 strive to obey all the moral 
laws1 either  as they are contained in  
the first principles of morals1 or in   
the express decalogue1 or ,ten          

,commandments2 without faith1 first1  in
 the blood1 and death1 and resurrection 
of ,christ1 c4 ,for his  justification  
with ,god2 his thus doing would be      
counted wickedness1  and he in the end1 
accounted a rebel against the gospel1   
and shall  be damned for want of faith  
in the blood of the ,lord ,jesus4       
,the ,christian's great principles4     
,your twenty-second chapter1 saith1     
',that the design of ,christianity1     
teacheth us what doctrines and practices
 we ought1 as ,christians1  to be most  
zealous for1 or against' 7p4 #bcg74     
,ans4 ,but there is not by that1 it     
being rightly stated1 one  syllable that
 tendeth to encourage any man1 to have  
lower thoughts  of coming to ,god by    
,christ1 than of keeping the moral law4 
,for  even the first text you bring1    
doth utterly overthrow it4 ',contend    
earnestly1 say you1 for the faith'2 ,i  
answer then1 not for the  law of works1 
for the law is not of faith2 but the man
 that doth  these things1 shall live in 

them1 by them4 ',contend earnestly for  
the faith1 for there are certain men    
crept in unawares1 which were  before of
 old1 ordained unto this condemnation'2 
even the condemnation  that is to come  
upon them that contend against the      
faith2 for  these ungodly men turn the  
grace of ,god into lasciviousness1 and  
deny the only ,lord ,god1 and our ,lord 
,jesus ,christ4 ,now these  creeping    
ungodly men1 may be divided in three    
ranks4    #a4 ,such as by principle1 and
 practice both1 say1 ',let us do evil1  
that good may come3 whose damnation is  
just' 7,rom #c3h74    #b4 ,such as by   
practice only1 appear to be such1       
denying to profess  the principle       
thereof1 such are they that made excuse 
and delay1  when invited to come to the 
wedding 7,matt #bb3a-e2 ,luke #ad74     
#c4 ,there is yet another sort2 and they
 are such as seem to deny  it1 both in  
principle1 and practice also2 only they 
do it covertly1  ,,privily bringing in  
damnable heresies1 even denying the     

,lord that  bought them4 ,these 'bring  
upon themselves swift destruction' 7#b  
,peter #b3a74    ,this third sort1 made 
of the doctrine of grace1 and of the    
forgiveness  of sins1 through the faith 
of the righteousness of ,christ1 a loose
  and licentious doctrine1 or a doctrine
 that giveth liberty to the  flesh4 ,by 
reason of these the way of truth is evil
 spoken of1 and  the hearts of innocent 
ones alienated therefrom4 ,these will   
not  stick to charge it upon the very   
chief of the brethren1 if they  shall   
say1 ',as sin abounded1 grace hath much 
more abounded3 that  they press men to  
do evil1 that good may come of it' 7,rom
 #c3h1i74  ,but1 as ,i said1 these      
vilify ,christ1 not with open words1 but
  covertly2 privily they bring in their 
blasphemy under a cloak1  crying1 the   
law1 holiness1 strictness1 good works1  
c4 ,besides1  these clothe their        
doctrines with names and notions that   
belong  not at all unto them2 as of     
,christ1 grace1 the spirit1 the gospel1 

when there is only there1 the devil1 and
 his angels1 and errors2  as angels of  
light1 and ministers of righteousness4  
,of this last  sort are you1 and the    
subject matter of your book2 for you    
bring  into the world an anti-gospel    
holiness1 anti-gospel principles1  and  
anti-gospel fundamentals2 and that these
 things might be  worshiped by your     
disciples1 you give them the name of    
holiness1  the design of ,christ1 and of
 ,christianity2 by which means you      
remove  the ,christ of ,god1 from       
before1 and set him behind1 forbidding  
men to believe on him1 till they have   
practised your things first3  nay1 after
 they have practised yours1 they then   
must come to ,god  by him1 still        
respecting the principles and dictates  
of humanity1 as  things of the greatest 
weight1 things that are good in         
themselves2  still considering that     
'coming to ,god by ,christ1 is not good 
in  itself1 but so only upon the account
 of certain circumstances2 a  thing in  

itself of an indifferent nature1 and    
absolutely considered  neither good nor 
evil4'    ,wherefore1 ,sir1 laying aside
 all fear of men1 not regarding what    
you may procure to be inflicted upon me 
for this my plain dealing  with you1 ,i 
tell you again1 that yourself is one of 
them1 that  have closely1 privily1 and  
devilishly1 by your book1 turned the    
grace of our ,god into a lascivious     
doctrine1 bespattering it with  giving  
liberty to looseness1 and the hardening 
of the ungodly in  wickedness1 against  
whom1 shall you persist in your         
wickedness1 ,i  shall not fail1 may ,i  
live1 and know it1 and be helped of ,god
 to  do it1 to discover yet farther the 
rottenness of your doctrine1  with the  
accursed tendencies thereof4    ,what   
you say about 'doubtful opinion1        
alterable modes1 rites1 and             
circumstances in religion' 7p4 #bci74 ,i
 know none so wedded thereto  as        
yourselves1 even the whole gang of your 
rabbling counterfeit  clergy2 who       

generally like the ape you speak of1#cj 
lie blowing  up the applause and glory  
of your trumpery1 and like the tail1    
with your foolish and sophistical       
arguings1 you cover the filthy  parts   
thereof1 as you sweetly argue in the    
next chapter 7p4 #bdb7  saying1         
',whatsoever of such are commended by   
the custom of the place  we live in1 or 
commanded by superiors1 or made by any  
circumstance  convenient to be done1 our
 christian liberty consists in this1    
that we have leave to do them4'#ca ,so  
that do but call them things            
indifferent1 things that are the customs
 of the place we live in1  or made by   
,,any circumstance convenient1 and a man
 may not doubt but  he hath leave to do 
them1 let him live at ,rome or          
,constantinople1  or amidst the greatest
 corruption of worship and government4  
,these  are therefore doubtless1 a third
 sort of fundamentals1 by which  you can
 wrestle with conviction of conscience1 
and stifle it2 by  which you can suit   

yourself for every fashion1 mode1 and   
way of  religion4 ,here you may hop from
 ,presbyterianism1 to a prelatical      
mode2 and if time and chance should     
serve you1 backwards1 and  forwards     
again3 yea1 here you can make use of    
several consciences1  one for this way  
now1 another for that anon2 now putting 
out the  light of this by a sophistical 
delusive argument1 then putting  out the
 other1 by an argument that best suits  
the time4#cb ,yea1  how oft is the      
candle of the wicked put out1 by such   
glorious  learning as this4 ,nay1 ,i    
doubt not1 but a man of your principles1
  were he put upon it1 would not stick  
to count those you call  gospel-positive
 precepts1 of no value at all in the    
christian  religion2 for now1 even now1 
you do not stick to say that1 that  even
 that of going to ,god by ,christ1 is   
one of these1 and that  such an one1 as 
if absolutely considered in itself1 is  
neither  good nor evil4 ,how then1 if   
,god should cast you into ,turkey1      

where ,mahomet reigns as ,lord8 ,it is  
but reckoning that it is the  religion1 
and custom of the country1 and that     
which is authorized  by the power that  
is there2 wherefore it is but sticking  
to your  dictates of human nature1 and  
remembering that coming to ,god by      
,christ is a thing of an indifferent    
nature in itself1 and then for  peace   
sake1 and to sleep in a whole skin1 you 
may comply1 and do  as your superior    
commands4 ,why8 ,because in ,turkey1 are
 your first  sort of fundamentals found3
 there are men that have human nature1  
and the law of morals written in their  
hearts2 they have also the  dictates    
thereof written within them1 which teach
 them1 those you  call the eternal laws 
of righteousness2 wherefore you both    
would  agree in your essential1 and     
immutable differences of good and  evil 
7p4 #f71 and differ only about these    
positive laws1 indifferent  things4     
,yea1 and ,mahomet also for the time1   
because by a custom  made convenient1   

might be now accounted worshipful1 and  
the  circumstances that attend his      
worship1 especially those of them  that 
clash not with the dictates of your     
human nature1 might also  be swallowed  
down4    ,behold you here then1 good    
reader1 a glorious ,latitudinarian1 that
  can1 as to religion1 turn and twist   
like an eel on the angle2 or  rather    
like the weather-cock that stands on the
 steeple4    ',for saith he our refusing
 to comply with either of these can     
hardly proceed from anything better than
 a proud affectation  of singularity1 or
 at best1 from superstitious            
scrupulosity' 7p4  #bdbd74    ,do but   
believe him therefore in what he saith1 
and you cannot  choose but be ready with
 him to comply with all modes that may  
serve for advantage4    ,besides1 he    
saith1 'that the word superstition1 in  
the ,greek implieth1  a frightful1 and  
over-timorous apprehension of the divine
 nature2  and consequently a base and   
under-valuing conception of it4'    ,so 

that to be tender of conscience1        
especially in things of divine  worship1
 binding up the soul to the words of the
 everlasting  testament1 in such things 
especially1 as a fool can call little1  
and insignificant trivial matters1      
rendereth a man such an one as  hath a  
very erroneous conscience4    ,but he   
would not be understood 7p4 #bdd7 as if 
he here intended  to vilify things that 
are plainly commanded1 or to tolerate   
that  which is plainly forbidden1 only  
he would have all things that may  fall 
within the reach of these two general   
heads1 be examined by  this general     
rule1 ',,his description of the design  
of ,christianity4'    ,ans4 ,but ,i     
could tell him1 that whatsoever is      
imposed as a part of  ,god's worship1 is
 judged by a better rule than his1 both 
as to its  goodness and badness1 neither
 can we account any thing indifferent   
that is a part thereof4 ,besides1       
whatsoever is reputed a part of  ,god's 
worship1 layeth hold on the conscience  

of the godly3 although  a ranting       
,latitudinarian may say1 ',if the devil 
should preach1  ,i would hear him1      
before ,i would suffer persecution4' ,as
 a brave  fellow which ,i could name1 in
 his zeal was pleased to declare4       
,but what trust should any man put to   
the rule to which you direct  him for   
help1 and relief therein2 seeing that   
from the beginning  to the end1 from the
 top to the bottom1 it is a cursed      
blasphemous  book2 a book that more     
vilifieth ,jesus ,christ1 than many of  
the  ,quakers themselves3 for which of  
them said worse of him1 and make  coming
 to ,god by him1 a more insignificant   
thing1 than you by your  pretended      
design of ,christianity have done4      
,we have therefore a more sure word of  
the prophets1 to the which  'we do well 
to take heed' 7#b ,peter #a3ai71 by     
which1 both your  doctrine1 and         
practice1 is already judged to be       
naught1 as will be  farther discovered  
time enough1 when you shall justify or  

condemn  particulars4    ,your          
twenty-fourth chapter ,i shall now pass 
by1 until ,i can better  compare you and
 popery1 against which you there so     
stoutly#cc  diggle together4    ,the    
scandalous lives and foolish doctrines  
of state priests1 not  the true ground  
of dissent4    ,your twenty-fifth       
chapter carrieth in it an hideous outcry
 against  many of your ministers and    
guides1 complaining and confessing1     
',that  no one thing hath so conduced to
 the prejudice of your church of        
,england1 and done the separating       
parties so much service1 as the         
scandalous lives of some that exercise  
the ministerial function  in her' 7p4   
#beh74    ,ans4 ,i will grant it1 if you
 respect these poor carnal people1  who 
yet have been shamed from your          
assemblies1 by such vicious  persons you
 mention3 but the truly godly1 and      
spiritually judicious  have left you    
from other arguments1 of which ,i shall 
not here  dilate4    ,but from p4 #bfa  

to the end of the chapter1 you take upon
 you to  particularize other of your    
ministers that are an offence to you1   
and to the design of your               
,christianity4#cd    #a4 ',such as      
affect to make people stare at their    
high flown bombast  language1 or to     
please their phantasies with foolish    
jugglings1  and pedantic or boyish wit2 
or to be admired for their ability in   
dividing of an hair1 their metaphysical 
acuteness1 and scholastic  subtilty1 or 
for their doughty dexterity in          
controversial squabbles4'  ,and ,i add1 
had you joined herewith1 such as vilify 
and trample  upon the blood of the ,lord
 ,jesus1 preferring the snivel of their 
own brains before him1 you had herein   
but drawn your own picture1  and given  
your reader an emblem of yourself4      
#b4 ,the second sort you blame1 are     
'such as seek to approve themselves  to 
their auditories to be men of mysteries1
 and endeavour to  make the plain and   
easy doctrines of the gospel as         

intricate and  obscure as ever they are 
able4' ,i will add to these1 such as    
take  away the doctrine of faith1 and   
that set themselves and their  works in 
the room thereof3 such as have sought to
 overturn the  foundation1 ,jesus       
,christ1 and have made coming to ,god by
 him1 in  itself of a far more          
indifferent nature than the dictates of 
our  humanity4    #c4 ,another sort 7you
 say7 are 'such as preach upon free     
grace1  and christian privileges1       
otherwise than as motives to cite to    
obedience1 and never scarce insist upon 
any duties1 but those of  believing1    
laying hold on ,christ's righteousness1 
applying the  promises1 and renouncing  
our own righteousness1' which they that 
have none at all to renounce1 have a    
mighty kindness for4    ,ans4 7#a47 ,who
 they are that preach free grace in your
 church1 to  excite men to uncleanness1 
you may know better than ,i4 ,but if    
these  words1 otherwise than to cite men
 to obedience1 be thus thrust in1  of   

purpose thereby to speak evil of the    
preachers of free grace1  and the       
exalters of the imputed righteousness of
 ,christ1 then look  to it2 for such    
venom language as this1 doth but involve
 you within  the bowels of that most    
dreadful prophecy1 concerning the false 
prophets of the last days1 that shall   
privily bring in damnable  heresies1    
even denying the ,lord that bought them4
    7#b47 ,the preaching of free grace1 
pressing to believing1 and laying  hold 
on ,christ's righteousness1 is the most 
available means under  heaven1 to make  
men holy1 and righteous3#ce #a4 ,before 
,god4 #b4  ,then before men4    7#c47   
,the preaching of these are first1 and  
principally to beget  faith1 to beget   
life1 to beget souls to ,god2 yea1 to   
beget in  men such a principle1 whereby 
they may serve ,god acceptably1 with    
reverence and godly fear4    7#d47 ,but 
to preach free grace1 doth much condemn 
your free will2  to preach ,christ's    
righteousness doth utterly curse1 and   

condemn  yours2 and to preach the       
promise of grace1 doth quite shut out a 
covenant of works3 therefore no marvel  
if you1 who are so wedded  to these     
things1 be such an enemy to free grace1 
the righteousness  of ,christ1 and the  
gospel promises1 that you make even     
these things  a characteristical note   
7first abusing the consequences of them7
  of a church-troubling preacher4       
7#e47 ,you tauntingly proceed1 saying1  
'such preachers also press  us to       
renounce our own righteousness1 which   
they that have none  at all to renounce1
 have a mighty kindness for4'    ,ans4  
,indeed those that have a righteousness 
of their own1 as the  pharisees1 and    
hypocrites of old1 had never much       
kindness for the  doctrine of grace1 and
 the ministers of ,christ1 but the      
publicans  and harlots had3 and         
therefore1 these1 while they that had   
righteousness stumbled and fell1 entered
 into the kingdom of heaven4  ',the     
publicans and the harlots go into the   

kingdom of ,god before  you4' ,but what 
righteousness have you of your own1 to  
which you  so dearly are wedded1 that it
 may not be let go1 for the sake of     
,christ8 seeing also so long as you go  
about to establish it1 you  submit not  
yourself 'to the righteousness of ,god' 
7,rom #aj3c74  ,yea1 why do you taunt   
those ministers that persuade us to     
renounce  our own righteousness1 and    
those also that follow their doctrine8  
,seeing this was both the doctrine and  
practice of ,paul and all  others1 save 
only those that had ,moses' veil over   
their hearts4    ,another sort of       
ministers that you say are enemies to   
the promoting  of holiness1 are such as 
'are never in their element1 but when   
they are talking of the irrespectiveness
 of ,god's decrees1 the  absoluteness of
 his promises1 the utter disability and 
perfect  impotence of natural men1 to do
 any thing towards their own            
conversion1 and that insist with great  
emphasis1 and vehemence1  upon such like

 false1 and dangerous opinions' 7p4     
#bfb74    ,ans4 ,the men that preach    
these things1 being rightly stated1     
preach  the truth of ,god1 if the       
scriptures may bear sway2 they having   
all been proved the truth of the gospel1
 both by the prophets and  apostles3 and
 when you shall think meet by argument  
to contradict  them1 either ,i1 or same 
other may show you the folly of your    
undertaking4 ,in the mean time let the  
reader take notice that here  you have  
judged not by scripture1 nor by reason1 
but upon a bare  presumption1 arising   
from your pride or ignorance4 ,wherefore
 pray  you in your next1 shew us1 7#a47 
,what is in man that the decree of      
election should respect as a thing      
foreseen of ,god1 to prevail  with him  
to predestinate him to eternal life by  
,jesus ,christ our  ,lord4 7#b47 ,make  
it manifest that in the word of ,god    
there neither  is1 nor can be any       
absolute promise contained4 7#c47 ,shew 
us what  ability there is in a natural  

man1 as such1 to do things towards  his 
own conversion2 ,i mean things          
immediately tending to1 and that  must  
infallibly consummate therein1 and let  
us see what things  they are4 ,and know 
that when you have well done all this1  
according  to the scriptures of truth1  
that then it will be time enough to     
condemn the contrary for false1 and     
dangerous opinions4    ,but shall ,i    
speak the truth for you8 ,the reason of 
this your  presumptuous exclamation1 and
 condemnation of these things2 is       
because they stand in the way of        
promoting your ignorant1 tottering1     
promiseless1 and gospelless holiness2   
they stand in the way  of old ,adam1    
they stand in the way of your dunghill  
rebellious  righteousness1 they stand in
 the way of your freedom of will1  and a
 great rabble more of such like         
pretended virtues4 ,yea1 they  do1 and  
must1 and shall stand there1 when you   
and the rest of the  ,socinians1 and    
,quakers1 have said their all against   

them4    ,there is yet another sort of  
preachers whom you condemn1 and so do   
,i as well as you1 though not in your   
spirit1 nor to advance your  pestiferous
 principles3 and they are 'such as make 
it their great  business1 to advance the
 petty interest of any party whatsoever1
  and concern themselves more about     
doing this1 than about promoting1  and  
carrying on that1 wherein consists the  
chief good of all mankind1  and are more
 zealous to make proselytes to their    
particular sects1  than converts ,i will
 add first to ,jesus ,christ1 and then  
to an  holy life2 and press more exact  
and rigid conformity to their modes  and
 forms1 than to the laws of ,god1 and   
the essential duties of  the christian  
religion' 7p4 #bfc74    ,lastly1 ,the   
caution which you give to ministers1    
because there  wanteth for it1 among you
 a foundation1 is to be esteemed but an 
error1 and an abuse of the words1 and   
practices of the apostle4  ,and as for  
your subtil and close incensing the     

power to persecute  ,nonconformists1    
know that we are willing1 ,god          
assisting1 to overcome  you with truth  
and patience1 not sticking to sacrifice 
our lives1  and dearest concerns in a   
faithful witness-bearing against your   
filthy errors1 compiled and foisted into
 the world1 by your devilish  design to 
promote ,paganism1 against ,christianity
 7p4 #bfe1bff74    ,a compliant temper  
may prove dangerous4    ,i come now to  
your twenty-sixth chapter1 which is     
spent to prove1  ',that an obedient     
temper of mind1 is a necessary and      
excellent  qualification to prepare men 
for a firm belief1 and a right          
understanding of the gospel of ,christ' 
7p4 #bfg74    ,ans4 #a4 ,forasmuch as   
the obedient temper you mention1 is     
precedent  to1 or before1 faith1 and the
 right understanding of the gospel1  it 
must needs be also1 that which stands   
with unbelief1 and  ignorance of the    
same4 ,now that this should be an       
excellent1 and  necessary qualification1

 to a firm belief1 and right            
understanding  of the gospel1 is        
altogether without proof1 and truth4    
,but this  is affirmed for the farther  
promoting of your human nature1 and  the
 things that originally are dictates    
thereof4 ,but1    #b4 ,the obedience1 or
 inclination to obedience1 that is      
before faith1  or the understanding of  
the gospel1 is so far off from being an 
excellent preparative1 or good          
qualification for faith1 and the        
knowledge of the gospel1 that in its own
 nature1 which is more  than in its     
consequences1 it is a great obstruction 
thereto4    ,for1 while a man remains   
faithless and ignorant of the gospel1 to
  what doth his obedient temper of mind 
incline8 ,not to faith1 nor  the gospel 
of ,christ2 for with these1 as yet you  
suppose he hath  not to do2 therefore he
 inclineth to the law of morals1 either 
as it was delivered in tables of stone  
from ,sinai1 or as written  in the      
hearts of all the children of men1 to   

it1 under the last  consideration1 which
 is in truth1 the most heathen and pagan
 to  it1 as so you intend1 your obedient
 temper of mind should incline  7p4     
#g-aj74    ,now this doctrine1 being in 
itself of quite another nature than  the
 doctrine of faith1 and also1 as such1 a
 covenant by itself1  it requireth the  
mind by virtue of its commands1 to stand
 to ,,that1  and to rest in that2 for of
 necessity1 the heart and mind of a man 
can go no farther than it seeth1 and    
hath learnt1 but by this moral          
doctrine1 the heart and mind is bound   
and limited to itself1 by  the power of 
the dictate to obedience1 and the       
promise of obtaining  the blessing1 when
 the preceptive part of it is fulfilled4
 ,hence  ,paul tells us1 that though    
that ministration1 that was written1    
and engraven in stones1 7which in nature
 is the same with this7  is glorious1   
yet these imperfections attended the man
 that was in  it 7#b ,cor #c74    #a4   
,he was but within the bounds of the    

ministration of death4    #b4 ,in this  
estate he was blind1 and could not see  
how to be delivered  therefrom3 ',the   
vail is over their heart1' so that they 
could not  heretofore1 neither can they 
now1 see to the end of that which  was  
commanded1 neither to the perfection of 
the command1 nor their  own             
insufficiency to do it1 nor to the death
 and curse of ,god1  that attended him1 
that in every thing continued not in all
 that  was written in the book of the   
law to do them4    #c4 ,every lecture1  
or reading of this old law1 is as a     
fresh  hood-winking of its disciples1   
and a doubling of the hindrance of      
their coming to ,christ for life4 ',but 
their minds were blinded1  for until    
this day1 remaineth the same vail       
untaken away in reading  of the old     
testament2 which vail is done away in   
,christ4 ,but even  unto this day1 when 
,moses is read1 the vail is upon their  
hearts'  7#b ,cor #c3ad1ae74    ,and let
 the reader note1 that all these things 

attend the doctrine  of morals3 the     
ceremonies being in themselves more apt 
to instruct  men in the knowledge of    
,christ1 they being by ,god's           
ordination1  figures1 shadows1          
representations1 and emblems of him2 but
 the morals  are not so1 neither1 as    
written in our natures1 nor as written  
and  engraven in stones 7,gal #c3bd74   
,wherefore1 your so highly commended    
obedient temper of mind1 you intending  
thereby an hearty compliance  before    
faith1 with morals for righteousness1 is
 so far off from  being an excellent    
temper1 and a necessary qualification1  
to help  a man to a firm belief1 and    
right understanding of the gospel2  that
 it is the most ready way of all ways in
 the world1 to keep a  man perpetually  
blind1 and ignorant thereof4 ,wherefore 
the apostle  saith1 that the vail1 the  
ignorance1 cannot be taken away1 but    
when the heart shall turn to the ,lord1 
that is1 from the doctrine  of morals1  
as a law and covenant in our natures1   

or1 as it was  written and engraven in  
stones1 to ,christ for mercy to pardon  
our transgressions against it1 and for  
imputative righteousness  to justify us 
from it4 ,while ,moses is read1 the vail
 is over the  heart2 that is1 while men 
with their minds stand bending also to  
do it4 ,but mark1 when it1 the heart1   
shall turn to the ,lord1 or  to the word
 of the gospel1 which is the revelation 
of him1 then  the vail shall be taken   
away4    ,and hence it will not be      
amiss1 if again we consider how the     
,holy ,ghost compareth1 or setteth one  
against another1 these two              
administrations4    ,the law he calls   
the letter1 even the law of morals1 that
 law  that was written and engraven in  
stones4 ,the other ministration1  he    
calls the ministration of the spirit1   
even that which ,christ  offered to the 
world1 upon believing4    ,again1 he    
denieth himself to be a minister of the 
law of morals4  ,he hath made us able   
ministers of the ,new ,testament1 not of

 the  letter1 or law2 but of the spirit 
or gospel4 ,the reason is1 for  the     
letter1 or law1 can do nothing but kill1
 curse1 or condemn2  but the spirit1 or 
the gospel1 giveth life4 ,farther1 in   
comparing1  he calls the law1 the       
ministration of death1 or that which    
layeth  death at the doors of all flesh2
 but the gospel1 the ministration  of   
righteousness1 because1 by this         
ministry1 there is a revelation  of that
 righteousness that is fulfilled by the 
person of ,christ2  and to be imputed   
for righteousness to them that believe1 
that  they might be delivered from the  
ministration of death4 ,how then8  ,hath
 the ministration of ,god no glory8     
,yes1 forasmuch as it is a  revelation  
of the justice of ,god against sin4 ,but
 yet again1 its  glory is turned into no
 glory1 when it is compared with that   
which  excelleth4 ',but if the          
ministration of death1 written and      
engraven  in stones1 was glorious1 so   
that the children of ,israel could not  

stedfastly behold the face of ,moses for
 the glory of his countenance2  which   
glory was to be done away2 how shall not
 the ministration of  the ,spirit be    
rather glorious8 ,for if the            
ministration of condemnation  be glory1 
much more doth the ministration of      
righteousness exceed  in glory4 ,for    
even that which was made glorious had no
 glory in  this respect1 by reason of   
the glory that excelleth' 7#b ,cor      
#c3g-aj74    ,so then1 your obedient    
temper of mind1 forasmuch as it         
respecteth  the law of morals1 and that 
too1 before faith1 or a right           
understanding of the gospel1 is nothing 
else but an obedience to  the law1 a    
living to death1 and the ministration of
 condemnation2  and is a persuading the 
world1 that to be obedient to that      
ministration1 that is not the           
ministration of the gospel1 but  holdeth
 its disciples in blindness and         
ignorance1 in which it  is impossible   
,christ should be revealed1 is an       

excellent1 yea1  a necessary            
qualification to prepare men for a firm 
belief1 and  a right understanding of   
the gospel of ,christ1 which yet even   
blindeth1 and holdeth all blind that are
 the followers of that  ministration4 ,i
 come now to your proof1 which indeed is
 no proof  of this anti-gospel          
assertion1 but texts abused1 and wrested
 out  of their place1 to serve to       
underprop your erroneous doctrine4  ,the
 first is1 ',if any man will do his     
will1 he shall know of the  doctrine1   
whether it be of ,god1 or whether ,i    
speak of myself'  7,john #g3ag1 p4      
#bfh74    ,ans4 ,this scripture         
respecteth not at all the moral law1 or 
obedience  to the dictates of human     
nature1 as an acceptable qualification  
precedent to faith2 or that1 for the    
sake of which ,god will give  men faith 
in1 and a right understanding of the    
gospel1 but is  itself an immediate     
exhortation to believing1 with a promise
 of  what shall follow2 as who shall    

say1 ,the ,father hath sent me into  the
 world to be salvation to it1 through   
faith in my blood3 ,my  ,father's will  
therefore is1 'that men believe in me'2 
and if any  will do his will1 he shall  
know of the doctrine1 he shall feel  the
 power thereof1 by the peace and comfort
 that will presently  possess the soul1 
and by the holy effects that follow4    
,that this is the true exposition of    
this place will be verified  if you     
consider1 that to do the will of ,god1  
in a ,new ,testament  sense1 is to be   
taken under a double consideration4 #a4 
,as it  respecteth ,christ4 #b4 ,man4   
#a4 ,as it respecteth ,christ1 so it    
concerns his completing the  redemption 
of man by himself1 by his own personal  
performances  7,john #f3ch1ci2 ,heb     
#aj3e-aj74    #b4 ,as it respecteth man1
 it doth first and immediately respect  
our believing on him for remission of   
sins and eternal life4 ',and  this is   
the will of him the ,father which sent  
me saith ,christ  that every one that   

seeth the ,son1 and believeth on him1   
may have  everlasting life3 and ,i will 
raise him up at the last day' 7,john    
#f3dj74 ,this then is the will of ,god2 
that men do believe in ,jesus  ,christ4 
,against1 when the ,jews asked ,jesus   
,christ what they should do1  that they 
might work the works of ,god1 he did not
 send them first  to the moral precept1 
or to its first principles in the hearts
 of  men2 by obeying that1 to fit       
themselves for faith2 but immediately   
he tells them1 ',this is the work of    
,god1 that ye believe on him  whom he   
hath sent' 7,john #f3bi74 ,this is the  
work of ,god2 that  is1 ',this is his   
commandment1 ,that we should believe on 
the name  of his ,son ,jesus ,christ1   
and love one another1 as he gave us     
commandment' 7#a ,john #c3bc74 ,if any  
man will do his will1 he shall  know of 
the doctrine1 that is1 as ,i have said1 
he shall feel1 and  have the authority  
of this faith in his heart1 both to give
 peace  and joy in his heart1 and       

assurance1 and the sealing of his soul  
to glory4 ,for all these things come in 
upon believing first in  ,christ4    #a4
 ',by faith we have peace with ,god'    
7,rom #e3a74    #b4 ',we have joy and   
peace through believing' 7,rom #ae3ac74 
#c4 ',assurance comes also through      
believing' 7,john #f3fi2 ,heb #aj3bb74  
#d4 ,yea1 and the sealings up to eternal
 life2 ',in whom also after  that ye    
believed1 ye were sealed with that holy 
spirit of promise'  7,eph #a3ac74    #e4
 ,sanctification1 and a right obedient  
temper1 is not to be found  in men      
before1 but after they have believed2   
',he purified their  hearts by faith'   
7,acts #ae3i74 ,yea1 heaven and eternal 
happiness  is promised to them who are  
sanctified by faith which is in ,christ 
7#bf3ah74    ,this first text1          
therefore1 hath been by you abused1 in  
that you  have ungodlily strained it1   
but in vain1 to make it warrant your    
heathenish preparations to faith4       
,the second scripture2 ',he that is of  

,god heareth ,god's words2 ye  therefore
 hear them not1 because ye are not of   
,god' 7,john #h3dg74    ,ans4 ,this     
scripture supposeth men must first be of
 ,god1 before they  can hear ,god's     
word2 before they can hear it with the  
hearing of  faith2 and therefore nothing
 respecteth those that before they  have
 faith1 live in the law of works2 and   
least of all1 those that  become        
obedient thereto1 that thereby they may 
obtain everlasting  life4 ,for these are
 not of ,god1 not of him in a ,new      
,testament  sense2 not sons1 because    
they are born of men1 of the will of    
men1  of the law1 and according to the  
wisdom of flesh and blood 7,john        
#a3ab1ac74    ,your third scripture is1 
',and as many as were ordained to       
eternal  life believed' 7,acts #ac3dh74 
,which text you thus expound3 ',that as 
many of the ,gentiles as were disposed1 
or in a ready preparedness  for eternal 
life1 believed2 that is1 those which    
were proselytes  of the gate1 who were  

admitted by the ,jews to the hope of    
eternal  life1 and to have their portion
 in the age to come1 without  submitting
 to their whole law1 or any more than   
owning the ,god of  ,israel1 and        
observing the seven precepts of ,noah'  
7p4 #bfi7cf4    ,ans4 #a4 ,that         
obedience to the moral law is not a     
preparative to  faith1 or an excellent  
and necessary qualification to the right
  understanding of the gospel ,i have   
proved4    #b4 ,that to be a ,jewish    
proselyte was to live in the faith of   
,messias to come1 is the strain of all  
the scriptures that have to  deal with  
them4    #c4 ,but that ordaining men to 
eternal life respects an act of the     
,jews1 or that the ,jews did dispense   
with the ,gentile proselytes1  in their 
casting off all their laws1 but the     
seven precepts of  ,noah4    #d4 ,or    
that ,god counted this a fit1 or        
forerunning qualification  to faith in  
,jesus ,christ1 neither stands with the 
word of ,god1  nor the zeal of that     

people4    #e4 ,besides1 the words      
presently following seem to me to       
insinuate  more1 viz4 ,that the ,jews   
and religious proselytes that adhered   
to ,paul at his first sermon 7v #dc71   
did contradict and blaspheme  at his    
second 7v #de71 and moreover1 that it   
was they that raised  persecution upon  
him1 and expelled him out of their      
coasts 7v #ej74  ,when the ,gentiles1   
even those that were more barbarously   
ignorant  at his coming1 when they heard
 that by ,christ there was offered to   
them the forgiveness of sins1 they      
believed 7v #dh71 and glorified  the    
word of the ,lord3 ,the wisdom of heaven
 so disposing such of  their hearts1    
that were before by ,,him1 not by ,jews 
ordained to  life4 ',and as many as were
 ordained to eternal life1 believed4'   
,but you come again1 in p4 #bfi to the  
scripture first urged by you1  ',if any 
man will do his will1' c4 and you tell  
us1 that this must  also needs be       
implied1 he shall rightly understand the

 doctrine  too2 which word 7understand7 
you so carry1 as may best help you  in  
case you should meet with an adversary4 
,as if any should thus  object1 that    
here you have granted that the words    
make promise of  an understanding of the
 gospel2 yea require in it the very     
first  act of the will2 then you readily
 shift it by saying1 ,that this is      
implied only1 suggesting that obedience 
to morals is expressed1  and therefore  
must first be thought on and done4 ,but 
if one of  your brotherhood stop here1  
and make the objection2 then you add1   
',it is knowledge1 at least1 in all the 
necessary points thereof1  absolutely   
necessary and essential parts1 from     
among which you  long since did cast    
out1 ,coming to ,god by ,jesus ,christ4'
 ,yea you  add1 ',that by that which you
 call the design of the gospel1 it  may 
be presumed1 that whosoever considereth 
it1 with a design of  being so1 that is1
 of living up to human principles1 and  
that  desireth to be possessed again of 

the holiness he hath lost1 for  that is 
it for the proof of which you have      
written above #cjj pages  he must needs 
believe the gospel to have come from    
,god1 and also  be enlightened in the   
true knowledge of at least the necessary
  points of it1' viz4 ,all moral duties 
contained therein1 which are  never a   
one of them as such an essential of the 
gospel1 but are  such duties as are     
consequential to the belief thereof4    
,wherefore1 although you feign it1 'this
 honest temper1' as you  call it1 will  
not help you1 #a4 ,to judge of the      
gospel without  prejudice2 nor #b4 ,to  
evidence it with satisfaction2 nor #c4  
,secure  those in whom it is from error 
and delusion2 no man being more  brutish
 or heathenish1 nor so void of          
satisfaction about it1 nor  more        
involved in error concerning it1 than   
yourself2 being truly  what you charge  
upon others2 #a4 ,grossly ignorant2 #b4 
,too highly  opinionate2 #c4 ,proud in  
affectation2 #d4 ,liquorish2 #e4 ,a     

self-lover2  #f4 ,and for your blasphemy
 under the just judgment of ,god4 ',if  
our  gospel be hid1 it is hid to them   
that are lost3 ,in whom the god  of this
 world hath blinded the minds of them   
which believe not1  lest the light of   
the glorious gospel of ,christ1 who is  
the image  of ,god1 should shine into   
them' 7#b ,cor #d3c1d74    ',for me to  
live is ,christ' includes in it more    
than good habits  or holy frames of     
soul4    ,i am come now to your last    
chapter1 which tells us wherein the     
essence and life of ,christianity       
consisteth1 viz4 ,in a good state  and  
habit of mind1 in a holy frame and      
temper of soul 7p4 #bhb74    ,ans4 #a4  
,it consisteth in a life of faith1 when 
,i live in the belief  of this1 that    
,christ loved me1 and gave himself for  
me4 ',the life  that ,i now live in the 
flesh saith ,paul ,i live by the faith  
of  the ,son of ,god1 who loved me1 and 
gave himself for me4'    #b4 ,and       
besides1 a good state and habit of mind1

 or an holy frame  and temper of soul1  
in your notion of them1 which respecteth
 purely  obedience to morals1 from      
natural impulses1 or dictates of our    
humanity1 they are rather heathenish    
than ,christian1 and being  alone1 end  
in death rather than life4 ',as many as 
are of the  works of the law1 are under 
the curse1' he saith not they that  sin 
against it1 but they that are ,,of the  
works of it1 such as do  justice1       
righteousness1 charity1 goodness1 mercy1
 patience1 and  all kind of moral       
duties1 from principles human1 natural1 
or as  men1 they are under the curse1   
because they have sinned first1 and     
also are infirm and weak in their       
pursuit after the perfections  they     
desire4 ,these follow after             
righteousness1 but that flies  from     
them2 wherefore they do not obtain it1  
because they seek it  not by faith in   
,christ1 but as it were by the works2   
the righteous1  good1 and holy works of 
the law 7,rom #i3cj1cb74 ,but you add1  

',it is such a habit of mind1 such a    
frame and temper of soul1 as  esteemeth 
,god as the chiefest good1 and          
preferreth him and his  ,son ,jesus     
,christ before all the world1 and that  
prizeth above all  things an interest in
 the divine perfections1' c4 7p4 #bhb74 
,ans4 #a4 ,god must needs be esteemed   
the chiefest good1 by all that  have    
but1 and are ruled by1 the light of     
nature1 because they see  him by his    
works to be almighty1 merciful1 and     
eternal 7,rom #a3bj74  ,but this may be 
where the knowledge of the man1 the     
,mediator is  not2 therefore this1 in   
this and in your sense1 cannot be of the
  essence of ,christianity1 for that it 
is common to all the world4  ,that      
estimation of ,god which is common to   
natural men1 cannot be  of the essence  
of ,christianity1 because they want that
 knowledge  of him that comes by ,jesus 
,christ1 and so are not capable to      
esteem  of him under a ,christian       
consideration4    ,but you say1 'it is  

that good habit and temper of mind that 
preferreth ,god1 and his ,son ,jesus    
,christ1 before all the world4'    ,ans4
 ,he that esteemeth ,god above all1 must
 needs1 at least in his  judgment1 so   
prefer him2 but whereas you add1 and his
 ,son ,jesus  ,christ1 you put in them  
words but as a cloak1 for yourself have 
not preferred his ,son ,jesus ,christ1  
no1 not before a moral law1 no  not     
before your obedience to it1 although   
but by human principles2  yea1 you have 
accounted the command of ,god1 by which 
we are  enjoined by him to come to ,god1
 a thing in itself but like levitical   
ceremonies1 or as ,baptism and the      
,lord's ,supper2 a thing in itself      
indifferent1 and absolutely considered  
neither good nor evil 7p4  #g1h1i74     
,you add2 ',it is such a temper as      
prizeth above all things1 an  interest  
in the divine perfections2 such as      
justice and righteousness1  universal   
charity1 goodness1 mercy1 patience1 and 
all kinds of  purity' 7p4 #bhb74        

,ans4 ,seeing by these expressions you  
only intend moral virtues1  and those   
that are inherent in you1 and originally
 operations of  humanity1 it is evident 
that you have but impiously and         
idolatrously  attributed to your own    
goodness so high and blessed a title4   
,for  whatsoever is in your nature1 and 
originally the dictates thereof1  and   
whatsoever proficiency you make therein 
by human principles1  and helps of      
natural endowments2 these things are but
 of yourself1  your own justice1 your   
own righteousness1 your own charity1    
goodness1 mercy1 patience1 kindness1 c4 
,now to call these the  divine          
perfections1 when they are only your own
 human virtues1  bespeaks you1 ,i say1  
fond1 impious1 and idolatrous1 and shews
 you1  in the midst of all your         
pretended design to glorify ,god1 such  
an  one who have set up your own        
goodness with him1 yea and given it  the
 title of his blessed grace and favour4 
,that scripture you mention 7,rom       

#ad3ag71 although by the word           
righteousness there1 is intended        
obedience to the moral law1 yet  to it  
by persons already justified by         
,christ's righteousness2 hence  they are
 said to do it in the joy and peace of  
the ,holy ,ghost1  or by the joy and    
peace which they had by faith in        
,christ's  righteousness1 as revealed to
 them by the ,spirit of ,god4 ,hence    
again1 they are said in ,,it to serve   
,christ1 or to receive the law  at his  
hand1 which he giveth to them to walk   
after1 having first  justified them from
 the curse thereof by his blood4    #b4 
,the law was given twice on ,sinai1 the 
last time1 with a proclamation  of mercy
 going before1 and he that receiveth it 
thus1 receiveth  it after a gospel      
manner4 ,for they as justified persons  
are dead  to the law as a covenant of   
works by the body of ,christ1 that they 
might live to another1 even to him that 
is raised from the dead  7,rom #g2 ,gal 
#b3ai74 ,but you by this scripture      

intend not this  doctrine1 for you make 
justification by ,christ1 come after1   
not  before obedience to the law2 yea1  
you make obedience thereto1  the        
essential1 and coming to ,god by        
,christ1 but a thing of a more  remote  
nature1 from true and substantial       
gospel-righteousness4    ,in p4 #bhc1   
you speak again of the old principle1   
and thus you  comment1 ',a principle of 
holiness that respecteth duty1 as with  
respect to the nature of the command1 so
 not with respect to the  duty as       
occasioned by certain external          
inducements and motives1  but from a    
good temper and disposition of soul4'   
,ans4 ,this ,i say1 still respecting    
your old principle of humanity1  and the
 purity of your nature1 the most amounts
 but to this3 ,your  principle is       
confined to a liberty of will and       
affections1 with  respect to doing of   
the law of works1 which many have       
professed  to have1 and do before you1  
and yet have come short of the glory  of

 ,god4 ,for as ,i told you before1 ,i   
tell you now again1 that the            
gospel-principles are the ,holy ,ghost  
and faith1 which help that  soul in whom
 they dwell to count believing in ,jesus
 ,christ the  great and essential part  
of our ,christianity1 and our reckoning 
ourselves pardoned for the sake of him3 
',and thus being set free  from sin1 we 
become the servants of ,god1 and have   
our fruit unto  holiness1 and the end   
everlasting life' 7,rom #f3bb74    ,your
 description of a child of ,abraham1 you
 meaning in a ,new  ,testament sense1 is
 quite beside the truth4 ,for albeit1   
the sons  of ,abraham will live holy    
lives1 and become obedient to the       
substantial laws2 yet it is not their   
subjection to morals1 but  faith in     
,jesus1 that giveth them the            
denomination of children of  ,abraham4  
',know ye1 therefore1 that they that are
 of faith are the  children of faithful 
,abraham3 ,they that are of faith1 the  
same are  the children of ,abraham3     

,yea1 they that are of faith are blessed
  with faithful ,abraham' 7,gal #c3g1i74
 ,in p4 #bhd1 you say1 ',that  there is 
no one duty more affectionately         
recommended to us in the  gospel than is
 alms-giving4'    ,ans4 ,yes1 ,that     
there is1 and that which more           
immediately respecteth  our             
justification with ,god1 than ten       
thousand such commandments2  and that is
 faith in ,christ4 ,alms-deeds is also a
 blessed command2  yet but one of the   
second table1 such as must flow from    
faith going  before4 ,faith ,i mean that
 layeth hold on ,christ's righteousness1
  if it be accepted of ,god4 ,for before
 the heart be good the action  must be  
naught2 now the heart is good by faith1 
because faith1 by  applying ,christ's   
righteousness1 makes over a whole       
,christ to  the soul1 of whose fulness  
it receiveth1 and grace for grace 7,john
  #a3af74 ,many things in this last     
chapter are worthy reprehension1  but   
because you tell us1 in the last two    

pages thereof1 is the  sum of all that  
need to be said1 ,i will immediately    
apply myself  to what is there          
contained4    ,you say 7p4 #bif71 ',it  
is not possible we should not have the  
design  of ,christianity accomplished in
 us1 and therefore that we should  be   
destitute of the power of it1 if we make
 our ,saviour's most  excellent life the
 pattern of our lives4' ,by our         
,saviour's life1  as by a parenthesis   
you also express1 you mean1 as yourself 
hath in  short described it 7ch #e7     
viz41 ',the greatest freedom1           
affability1  courtesy1 candour1         
ingenuity1 gentleness1 meekness1        
humility1  contempt of the world1       
contention1 charity1 tenderness1        
compassion1  patience1 submission to the
 divine will1 love of ,god1 devoutest   
temper of mind towards him1 mighty      
confidence and trust in ,god1'  c4      
,ans4 ,our ,saviour's life1 in not only 
these1 but all other duties  that       
respected morals1 was not principally or

 first to be imitated  by us1 but that  
the law1 even in the preceptive part    
thereof1  might be fully and perfectly  
fulfilled for us4 ',christ is the end   
of the law for righteousness'2 the end1 
not only of the ceremonial  law1 but the
 ten commandments too2 for if the word  
righteousness1  respecteth in special   
them4 ',jesus increased in favour with  
,god'  7,luke #b3eb2 ,matt #c3ag74 ,this
 respecteth him as made under the law1  
and his pleasing of ,god in that        
capacity4 ,so also doth that1 ',in  him 
,i am well pleased4' ,now ,i say1 as    
,jesus stood in this capacity1  he dealt
 with the law in its greatest force and 
severity1 as it  immediately came from  
,god1 without the advantage of a        
,mediator1 and  stood by his perfect    
complying with1 and fulfilling every    
tittle  thereof4 ,besides1 as ,jesus    
,christ had thus to do with the law1  he
 did it in order to his 'finishing      
transgression1 and putting  an end to   
sin' 7,dan #i3bd71 and so consequently  

as ,mediator1 and  undertaker for the   
world4 ,for his perfect complying       
withal1 and  fulfilling every tittle of 
the law1 respected nothing his own      
private person1 that he for himself     
might be righteous thereby2  for in     
himself he was eternally just and holy1 
even as the ,father1  but it respected  
us1 even us4 ,for ,,us he was made under
 the law1  that we1 by his fulfilling   
the law1 might by him be redeemed from  
under the law1 and also receive the     
adoption of ,,sons 7,gal #d3d1e74  ,for 
we having sinned1 and transgressed the  
law1 and the justice of  ,god1 yet      
requiring obedience thereto1 and the law
 being too weak  through our flesh to do
 it1 ,god therefore sent his own ,son in
  the likeness of sinful flesh1 who     
himself for us did first of all  walk in
 the law1 and then for sin suffered also
 in his flesh1 the  sentence1 and curse 
pronounced against us by the law4 ,for  
it was  nothing less necessary1 when the
 ,son of ,god became undertaker  for the

 sin of the world1 that he should walk  
in obedience to the  whole of the       
precepts of the law1 to deliver us from 
the judgment  of the law2 ,i say it was 
no less necessary he should so do1 than 
that he should bear our curse and death4
 ,for it would have been  impossible for
 him to have overcome the last1 if he   
had not been  spotless touching the     
first4 ,for therefore it was impossible 
he  should be holden of death1 because  
he did nothing worthy of death2  no1 not
 in the judgment of the law1 to which he
 immediately stood4  ,now as ,christ    
,jesus stood thus to1 and walked in the 
law1 it is  blasphemy for any to presume
 to imitate him2 because thus to do is  
to turn ,mediator and undertaker for the
 sin of the world4 ,besides1  whoso doth
 attempt it1 undertakes an              
impossibility2 for no man can  stand by 
the moral law1 as it immediately comes  
from the divine  majesty2 he having     
sinned first1 even before he goeth about
 to  fulfil it4 ,and in this sense is   

that to be understood1 'as many as  are 
of the works of the law are under the   
curse1' held accursed1  because they    
have sinned first2 accursed in their    
performances1  because of imperfection1 
and therefore assuredly accursed at     
last1  because they come short of the   
righteousness thereof4    #a4 ,christ   
,jesus did never set himself forth for  
an example1 that  by imitating his steps
 in morals should obtain justification  
with  ,god from the curse of that law2  
for this would be to overthrow1  and    
utterly abolish the work which himself  
came into the world to  accomplish1     
which was not to be our example1 that we
 by treading  his steps might have      
remission of sins1 but that through the 
faith  of him1 through faith in his     
blood1 we might be reconciled to ,god4  
#b4 ,besides1 thus to imitate ,christ1  
is to make of him a ,saviour1 not  by   
sacrifice1 but by example4 ,nay1 to     
speak the whole1 this would  be to make 
his mediatorship wholly to center1      

rather in prescribing  of rules1 and    
exacting obedience to morals1 than in   
giving himself  a ransom for men2 yea1  
,i will add to imitate ,christ1 as you  
have  prescribed1 may be done by him1   
that yet may be ignorant of the         
excellency of his person1 and the chief 
end of his being made  flesh3 ,for in   
all these things which you have         
discoursed in that  fifth chapter of    
him1 you have only spoken of that1      
something of  which is apprehended by   
the light of nature2 yea1 nature itself 
will  teach that men should trust in    
,god1 which is the most excellent       
particular that there you mention4      
,wherefore our ,lord ,jesus himself     
foreseeing1 that in men there will be a 
proudness1 to content  themselves with  
that confidence1 he intimateth that it  
would be  in us insignificant1 if it    
stand without faith in himself4 ',ye    
believe naturally in ,god saith he      
believe also in me' 7,john  #ad3a74     
,faith in ,jesus is as absolutely       

necessary as to believe  immediately in 
the divine being4 ,yea1 without faith in
 ,jesus1  whosoever believeth in ,god is
 sure to perish and burn in hell4  ',if 
you believe not that ,i am he1 ye shall 
die in your sins' 7,john  #h3bd74 ,and  
to take ,jesus in morals for example1 is
 nowhere called  believing in him1      
neither is there one promise of eternal 
life1  annexed to such a practice4 ,but 
you say1 ',if we tread in his blessed   
steps1 and be such1 according to our    
measure and capacity1 as we  have       
understood he was in this world' 7p4    
#bif74    ,ans4 ,i say1 for a man to    
confine himself only to the life of the 
,lord ,jesus1 for an example1 or to     
think it enough to make him1  in his    
life1 a pattern for us to follow1       
leaveth us1 through our  shortness in   
the end1 with the devil and his angels1 
for want of  faith in the doctrine of   
remission of sins2 for ,christ did      
nowhere  make another mediator between  
,god and him1 nor did he ever trust  to 

another man's righteousness1 to be      
thereby justified from the  curse of the
 law2 neither did he at all stand in    
need thereof1  without which1 we must be
 damned and perish4 ,now ,i say1 these  
things being nowhere practised by him1  
he cannot therein be an  example to us4 
,and ,i say again1 seeing that in these 
things1 by  faith in them1 is           
immediately wrapped up our              
reconciliation with  ,god2 it followeth1
 that though a man take the ,lord       
,christ in  his whole life1 for an      
example in the end1 that                
notwithstanding1  he abideth            
unreconciled to ,god4 ,neither will that
 clause1 'and  be such1' help such a    
person at all3 ,for justification with  
,god1  comes not by imitating ,christ as
 exemplary in morals1 but through  faith
 in his precious blood4 ,in the law ,i  
read1 that the ,paschal  ,lamb was      
neither to be eaten sodden nor raw1 but 
roast with fire1  must it be eaten 7,exo
 #ab74 ,now to make salvation           

principally to  depend upon imitating   
,christ's life1 it is to feed upon him  
raw1  or at most1 as sodden1 not        
sanctified and holy3 ,but the precept   
is1 ',eat it roast with fire'2 is to be 
the antitype1 as accursed  of ,god for  
sin1 and enduring the punishment for it 
7,exo #ai2 ,deu  #cc3b2 ,mal #d3a74 ,the
 law is compared to fire1 and its curse 
to  a burning oven4 ,now under the curse
 of this fiery law1 was the  ,lord      
,jesus afflicted for the sins of the    
world3 wherefore1 as so  considered1 our
 faith must lay hold upon him1 for      
justification  with ,god4 ',this is the 
law of the burnt-offering3 which was the
  offering for sin2 ,it is the          
burnt-offering1 because of the burning  
upon the altar all night unto the       
morning1 and the fire of the  altar     
shall be burning in it' 7,lev #f3i74    
,but now ,i would inquire3  ,had ,israel
 done the commandment1 if they had eaten
 the passover  raw1 or boiled in water8 
,or if they had offered that offering1  

that  was to be burnt as a sin-offering1
 otherwise than it was commanded8  ,even
 so1 to feed upon ,christ1 as he is     
holy1 and of good life only2  and also1 
as taking him therein for an example to 
us1 to follow  his steps for            
justification with ,god2 this is1 to eat
 the passover  raw1 and not as roast    
with fire2 this is1 to feed upon ,jesus1
  without respecting him as accursed of 
,god for our sin1 and so  consequently  
to miss of that eternal life1 that by   
his blood he  hath obtained for every   
one that believeth on him4 ,i have been 
pleased with this observation3 ,that    
none of the signs and wonders  in       
,egypt1 could deliver the children of   
,israel thence1 till the  ,lamb was     
slain1 and roast with fire 7,exo        
#ab3ca74 ,and ,i have been  also pleased
 with this3 ,that the ,father1 not      
,moses1 gave the manna  from heaven1    
which was a type of the flesh1 and blood
 of ,christ1  that whoso feedeth on1    
shall live for ever 7,john #f3cb74 ,yea1

  circumcision also1 which was a type of
 inward1 and heart-holiness1  was not of
 ,moses1 but of the ,fathers1 and       
principally a consequence  of the faith 
of ,abraham 7,john #g3bb74 ,whence ,i   
gather1 that no  wonder1 but the blood  
of ,christ can save2 that no kindness1  
but  the mercy of ,god1 can give this to
 us2 and that no law1 but the  law of   
faith1 can make us truly holy in heart4 
,but you add1 ',those  that sincerely1  
and industriously1 endeavour to imitate 
the holy  ,jesus in his ,spirit and     
actions1 can never be ignorant what it  
is  to be truly ,christians4' ,those    
that follow ,jesus in his ,spirit1 must 
first receive that ,spirit from heaven1 
which ,spirit is received1  as ,i have  
often said1 by applying first1 by faith1
 the merits of  ,christ to the soul1 for
 life and justification with ,god4 ,the 
,spirit  is not received by the works of
 the law1 but by the hearing of  faith2 
neither comes it in the ministry1 or    
doctrine of morals1  but in and by the  

ministry of faith2 and the law is not of
 faith4  ,wherefore seeing you have1 in 
p4 #bbc of your book1 forbidden sinners 
to come first to ,jesus for             
justification with ,god2 the ,spirit you
  talk of1 however you call it the      
,spirit of ,jesus1 can be no other  than
 the spirit of a man2 which you also    
yourself1 in p4 #g1 #h1 #i  call 'the   
purity of human nature1 a principle of  
reason1 the first  principles of morals1
 or those that are originally dictates  
of  human nature4' ,wherefore by these  
words1 'in his ,spirit1' you do  but    
blaspheme the ,holy ,ghost1 and abuse   
your ignorant reader2  calling now1     
,quaker-like1 the dictates of your      
humanity1 and  your ,socinian           
compliances therewith1 the ,spirit of   
,holy ,jesus4 ,i  conclude therefore1   
that the way of salvation1 or the design
 of  ,christianity as prescribed by you1
 is none other than the errors of  your 
own brain1 the way of death1 the sum and
 heart of ,papistical  ,quakerism1 and  

is quite denied by the ,lord ,jesus1 and
 by his blessed  ,testament4 ,and now go
 your ways1 and imitate the ,lord       
,jesus1 and  take the whole history of  
his life for your example1 and walk in  
his steps1 and be such as much as you   
can1 yet without faith in  his blood1   
first2 yea1 and if you stand not just   
before ,god through  the imputation of  
his righteousness1 your imitating will  
be found  no better than rebellion1     
because by that1 instead of faith in his
  blood1 you hope to obtain remission of
 sins1 thrusting him thereby  from his  
office and work1 and setting your       
dunghill righteousness  up in his stead4
    ,fowler's false and dangerous       
conclusions4    ,i come now to your     
conclusion4 ,first1 in p4 #bih ',you    
press men  to betake themselves to find 
that which you call the design of       
,christianity1 accomplished in their    
hearts and lives4'    ,ans4 ,seeing that
 the holiness that your erroneous book  
has exalted1  is none other but that    

which we have lost2 yea1 and again1     
seeing  you have set this in the head   
of1 and before the righteousness of     
,christ1 ,i admonish my reader to       
tremble at the blasphemy of your  book1 
and account the whole design therein1 to
 be none other but  that of an enemy to 
the ,son of ,god1 and salvation of the  
world4  ,for that holiness as ,i have   
shewed1 is none other but a shadowish1  
,christless1 graceless holiness2 and    
your so exalting of it1 very  blasphemy4
 ,you proceed1 saying1 ',let us exercise
 ourselves unto  real and substantial   
godliness2 still meaning your ,adamitish
  holiness let us study the gospel not  
to discourse1 or only to  believe1 but  
also1 and above all things1 to do well4'
    ,ans4 ,herein still you manifest1   
either ignorance of1 or malice against1 
the doctrine of faith2 that doctrine1   
which above all doctrines1  is the      
quintessence of the ,new ,testament1    
because therein1 and  not principally1  
as you feign1 by doing well1 is the     

righteousness  of ,god revealed1 and    
that from faith to faith2 not from faith
 to  works1 nor yet from works to faith4
 ,besides1 the gospel is preached  in   
all nations1 for the obedience of faith 
7,rom #af3bf74 ,neither  works1 the law1
 the dictates of humanity1 nor the first
 principles of  morals1 knowing what to 
do with the righteousness of the gospel1
  which is a righteousness imputed by   
,god1 not wrought by us2  a             
righteousness given1 not earned1 a      
righteousness received by  believing1   
not that which floweth from our         
obedience to laws1 a  righteousness     
which comes from ,god to us1 not one    
that goeth from  us to ,god4 ,besides1  
as ,i also have hinted before1 the      
apostle and  you are directly opposite4 
,you cry1 'above all things1 do well'3  
that is1 work and do the law2 but he1   
'above ,,all1 take the shield  of faith1
 wherewith are quenched all the fiery   
darts of the wicked'  7,eph #f3af74     
,but you add 7p4 #cjj71 ',let us do what

 lieth in us to convince our  ,atheists1
 that the religion of the blessed       
,jesus1 is no trick or  device2 and our 
wanton and loose ,christians1 that it is
 no notional  business1 or speculative  
science4'    ,ans4 ,this you cannot do  
by your moral natural principles of     
humanity3  ,for even some of your brave 
philosophers1 whose godliness you have  
so much applauded1 were even then in the
 midst of their1 and your  virtues1     
atheistically ignorant of the religion  
of ,jesus4 ,and as  to the loose        
,christian2 ,christ neither hath need   
of1 nor will he  bless your blasphemous 
opinions1 nor feigned godliness1 but    
real  ungodliness1 to make them converts
 to his faith and grace1 neither  can it
 be expected it should1 seeing you have 
not only dirty  thoughts1 but vilifying 
words1 and sayings of his person1 work1 
and righteousness4 you have set your    
works before his 7p4 #bbc71  calling    
them substantial1 indispensable1 and    
real2 but coming to  ,god by him1 a     

thing in itself indifferent 7p4 #g-i74  
,you go on1 and  say1 ',let us          
declare--that we are not barely reliers 
on ,christ's  righteousness1 by being   
imitators of it' 7p4 #cjj74 ,you cannot 
leave  off to contemn and blaspheme the 
,son of ,god4 ,do you not yet know  that
 the righteousness of ,christ on which  
the sinner ought to rely  for life1 is  
such1 as consisted in his standing to1  
and doing of  the law1 without a        
,mediator8 ,and would you be doing this8
 ,what know  you not1 that an essential 
of the righteousness he accomplished    
for sinners when he was in the world2   
is1 ',that he was conceived  by the     
,holy ,ghost1 born without sin1 did all 
things in the power  of1 and union with 
his own eternal ,godhead4' ,and are you 
able  thus to imitate him8 ,again1 the  
righteousness on which we ought  to rely
 for life1 is that which hath in it the 
merit of blood3  we are 'justified by   
his blood' through faith in his blood   
7,rom  #e3i74 ,is this the righteousness

 you would imitate8 ,farther1 the       
righteousness on which poor sinners     
should rely1 is that1 for the  sake of  
which ,god forgiveth the sins of him    
that resteth by faith  thereupon4 ,but  
would you be imitating of1 or           
accomplishing such  a righteousness8    
,your book1 ,sir1 is begun in ignorance1
 managed with error1 and  ended in      
blasphemy4    ,now the ,god of glory1 if
 it may stand with his glory1 give you a
  sight of your sins1 against the ,son  
of ,god1 that you may1 as ,saul1  lie   
trembling1 and being astonished1 cry out
 to be justified1 with  the             
righteousness of ,god without the law1  
even that which is by  faith of ,jesus  
,christ1 unto all1 and upon all them    
that believe4    ,many other gross      
absurdities1 which ,i have omitted in   
your whole  book1 may perhaps1 be more  
thoroughly gathered up1 when you shall  
have taken the opportunity to reply4 ,in
 the meantime ,i shall  content myself  
with this4    ',behold the ,lamb of     

,god1 which taketh away the sin of the  
world'  7,john #a3bi74    ',even ,jesus1
 which delivered us from the wrath to   
come' 7#a ,thess  #a3aj74    ',who when 
he had by himself purged our sins1 sat  
down on the right  hand of the ,majesty 
on high' 7,heb #a3c74    ',christ died  
for our sins' 7#a ,cor #ae3c74    ',god 
hath made him to be sin for us' 7#b ,cor
 #e3ba74    ',christ was made a curse   
for us' 7,gal #c3ac74    ',he bare our  
sins in his own body on the tree' 7#a   
,peter #b3bd74    ',he loved us1 and    
washed us from our sins in his own      
blood' 7,rev  #a3e74    ',god for       
,christ's sake hath forgiven you' 7,eph 
#d3cb74    ',we have redemption through 
his blood1 the forgiveness of sins1     
according to the riches of his grace'   
7,eph #a3g74    ,now unto the ,king1    
eternal1 immortal1 invisible1 the only  
wise  ,god1 be honour1 and glory1 for   
ever1 and ever4 ,amen4      ,,the       
,,conclusion4    ,that my reader may    
farther perceive that ,mr4 ,fowler1 even

 by the  chief of the articles of the   
church of ,england1 is adjudged         
erroneous2 and besides the very         
fundamentals of the doctrine of  ,jesus 
,christ1 and that in those very         
principles that are in the  main1 ,i    
say1 and that most immediately concern  
,christ1 faith1  and salvation1 will be 
evident to them that compare his design 
of  ,christianity1 with these articles  
hereunto recited4    ,the ,article ,x4  
concerning ,free-will4    ',the         
condition of man1 after the fall of     
,adam1 is such1 that he  cannot turn and
 prepare himself1 by his own natural    
strength and  good works1 to faith1 and 
calling upon ,god3 wherefore we have no 
power to do good works1 pleasant and    
acceptable to ,god1 without  the grace  
of ,god by ,christ preventing#cg us1    
that we may have a  good will1 and      
working with us1 when we have that good 
will4'    ,the ,article ,,xi4 concerning
 ,justification4    ',we are accounted  
righteous before ,god1 ,,only for the   

merit of  our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus 
,christ1 by faith2 and not for our own  
works1 or deservings4 ,wherefore that we
 are justified by faith  ,,only1 is a   
most wholesome doctrine1 and very full  
of comfort1'  c4    ,the ,article       
,,xiii4 of ,works before ,justification4
    ',works done before the grace of    
,christ1 and the inspiration of  his    
,spirit1 are not pleasant to ,god1 for  
as much as they spring  not of faith in 
,jesus ,christ1--or deserve grace of    
congruity3 yea  rather1 for that they   
are not done as ,god hath willed and    
commanded  them to be done1 we doubt not
 but they have the ,,nature of sin4'    
,these articles1 because they respect   
the points in controversy  betwixt ,mr4 
,fowler1 and myself2 and because they be
 also fundamental  truths of the        
christian religion1 as ,i do heartily   
believe1 let  all men know that ,i      
quarrel not with him1 about things      
wherein ,i  dissent from the church of  
,england1 but do contend for the truth  

contained1 even in these very articles  
of theirs1 from which he  hath so deeply
 revolted1 that he clasheth with every  
one of them1  as may farther be shewn   
when he shall take heart to reply4      
,but to wind up this unpleasant         
scribble1 ,i shall have done when  ,i   
have farther shewed1 how he joineth with
 papist1 and quaker1  against these     
wholesome1 and fundamental articles4    
,mr4 ,fowler's ,doctrine compared with  
,campian the ,jesuit1 upon that         
question whether ,faith only justifieth3
 saith ,campian1    #a4 ,campian4 ',we  
,papists say1 that as grace is put into 
us in  justification1 so also our       
righteousness is enlarged through good  
works1 and is inherent in us2 therefore 
it is not true that ,god  doth justify  
by faith ,,only4'    ,fowler 7p4 #bba71 
',justifying faith is such a belief of  
the truth  of the gospel1 as includes a 
sincere resolution of obedience unto    
all its precepts3 and that it justifieth
 as it doth so4--,in short1  is it      

possible that faith in ,christ's blood1 
for the forgiveness  of sins1 should be 
the only act which justifieth a sinner8'
 7p4  #bbd74    #b4 ,campian4 ',so that 
faith is urged1 but not faith ,,only2   
again1  by faith is meant all           
,christianity1 and the whole religion of
  ,christians4'    ,fowler 7p4 #bbb71   
',for surely the faith which entitles   
the sinner  to so high a privilege1 as  
that of justification1 must needs be    
such as complieth with all the purposes 
of ,christ's coming into  the world2    
especially with his grand purpose1--as  
,lord1 and that  it is no less necessary
 that it should justify as it doth      
this4'    #c4 ,campian4 ',though works  
void of ,christ are nothing2 yet through
  grace they serve to justification4'   
,fowler 7p4 #bbe1bbf71 ',of the         
imputation of ,christ's                 
righteousness1--this  is the true       
explication2 it consists in dealing with
 sincerely  righteous persons3 as if    
they were perfectly so1 for the sake    

and upon the account of ,christ's       
righteousness4 ,the grand intent  of the
 gospel being to make us partakers of an
 inward and real  righteousness2 and it 
being but a secondary one1 that we      
should  be accepted1 and rewarded1 as if
 we were completely righteous4'    #d4  
,campian4 ',speaking of faith1 hope1 and
 charity1 he confesseth2  that faith in 
nature is before them1 but it doth not  
justify before  they come4'    ,fowler  
7p4 #bbc71 ',what pretence can there be 
for thinking1 that  faith is the        
condition1 or instrument of             
justification1 as it  complieth with    
only the precept of relying on ,christ's
 merits1 for  the obtaining of it3      
especially when it is no less manifest  
than  the sun at noon-day1 that         
obedience to the other precepts1 or     
works of love1 must go before obedience 
to this' 7p4 #bhd74    #e4 ,campian4 ',i
 deny that faith ,,only doth justify for
 you have  not in all the word of ,god1 
that faith only doth justify4'          

,fowler 7p4 #bbe71 ',and for my part1 ,i
 must confess1 that ,i would  not       
willingly be he that should undertake to
 encounter one of the  champions of that
 foul cause1 with the admission of this 
principle1  that faith justifieth1 only 
as it apprehendeth resteth or relieth   
on 7p4 #bbd7 the merits1 and            
righteousness of ,jesus ,christ1 ,i must
  certainly have great luck1 or my      
adversary but little cunning1 if  ,i    
were not forced to repent me of such an 
engagement4'    #f4 ,campian4 ',abraham 
being a just man1 was made more just by 
a  living faith4'    ,fowler 7p4 #bhc71 
',he only is a true child of ,abraham1  
who in the  purity of the heart obeyeth 
those substantial laws1 that are        
imposed by ,god1 upon him4'    #g4      
,campian4 ',i say that charity and good 
works1 are not excluded  in the causes  
of our justification4'    ,fowler 7p4   
#bad1bae71 ',for we have shewn1 not only
 that reformation  of life from the     
practice1 and purification of heart from

 the  liking of sin1 are as plainly as  
can be asserted in the gospel  to be    
absolutely necessary to give men a right
 to the promises of  it1 but also that  
its great salvation doth even consist in
 it4'    ,mr4 ,fowler's ,doctrine       
compared with ,william ,penn the        
,quaker4    #a4 ,penn's ,sandy          
,foundation 7p4 #ai p4 #af ed4 #afhd71  
',life and  salvation is to them that   
follow ,christ the light1 in all his    
righteousness1 which every man comes    
only to experiment1 as he  walks in a   
holy subjection to that measure of light
 and grace1  wherewith the fulness hath 
enlightened him4'    ,fowler 7p4 #h71   
',that is1 those which are of an        
indispensable1 and  eternal obligation1 
which were first written in men's       
hearts1 and  originally dictates of     
human nature4'    #b4 ,penn 7p4 #cb p4  
#bf ed4 #afhd71 ',i really confess that 
,jesus ,christ  fulfilled the ,father's 
will1 and offered up a most satisfactory
  sacrifice1 but not to pay ,god1 or    

help him as otherways being  unable to  
save men4'    ,fowler 7p4 #he71 ',christ
 was set forth to be a propitiatory     
sacrifice  for sin2 ,i will not say that
 his ,father who is perfectly sui juris 
might be put by this means into a       
capacity of forgiving it4'    #c4 ,penn 
7p4 #af p4 #ad ed4 #afhd71 ',god's      
remission is grounded  on man's         
repentance1 not that it is impossible   
for ,god to pardon  without a plenary   
satisfaction4'    ,fowler 7p4 #hd71     
',there are many that do not question   
but that ,god  could have pardoned sin1 
without any other satisfaction1 than the
  repentance of the sinner1' c4    #d4  
,penn 7p4 #bg p4 #bb ed4 #afhd71        
',justification doth not go before1  but
 is subsequential to the mortification  
of lusts4'    ,fowler 7p4 #ad1ae71      
',this blessing of making men holy1 was 
so much  the design of ,christ's coming1
 that he had his very name from  it'3   
observe the words are1 ',he shall save  
his people from their  sins'2 not from  

the punishment of them4 ,and that is the
 primary  sense of them1 which is most  
plainly expressed in them3 ',that he    
shall save his people from the          
punishment of sin1 is a true sense  too2
 but it is secondary and implied only2  
as this latter is the  never failing and
 necessary consequent of the former     
salvation4'    #e4 ,penn 7p4 #be p4 #ba 
ed4 #afhd71 ',since therefore there can 
be  no admittance had1 without          
performing that righteous will1 and     
doing those holy1 and perfect sayings2  
alas6 to what value will  an imputative 
righteousness amount8' c4    ,fowler 7p4
 #af71 ',christ shall bring in an inward
 substantial1 and  everlasting          
righteousness1 and by abrogating the    
outward ceremonial  and establishing    
,,only this righteousness1 he should    
enlarge the  ,jewish ,church1 an        
accession of the ,gentiles1 being by    
that means  made unto it4'    #f4 ,penn 
7p4 #bd1be p4 #bj ed4 #afhd71 ',since   
,god has prescribed  an inoffensive     

life1 as that which only can give       
acceptance with  him2 and on the        
contrary hath determined never to       
justify the  wicked1 c4--,will not the  
abomination appear greatest of all1     
where  ,god shall be found condemning   
the just1 on purpose to justify the     
wicked2 and that he is thereto          
compelled1 or else no salvation1  which 
is the tendency of their doctrine1 who  
imagine the righteous1  and merciful    
,god to condemn and punish his          
innocent#ch righteous  ,son1 that he    
having satisfied for our sins1 we might 
be justified  while unsanctified by the 
imputation of his perfect righteousness4
  ,o why should this horrible thing be  
contended for by ,christians6'          
,fowler 7p4 #aai71 ',if it were possible
 as it hath been proved it  is not that 
a wicked man should have ,god's pardon1 
it would not  make him cease to be      
miserable4'    ,fowler 7p4 #abj71 ',were
 it possible that ,christ's             
righteousness could  be imputed to an   

unrighteous man1 ,i dare boldly affirm  
it would  signify as little to his      
happiness1 as would a gorgeous and      
splendid  garment1 to one that is almost
 starved with hunger1 or that lieth     
racked by the torturing diseases of the 
stone1 or colic4'    ,fowler 7p4 #acj71 
',to justify a wicked man1 while he     
continueth  so1 if it were possible for 
,god to do it1 would far more disparage 
his justice1 and holiness1 than advance 
his grace and kindness4'    #g4 ,penn   
7p4 #bf p4 #bb ed4 #afhd71 ',unless we  
become doers of  that law1 which ,christ
 came not to destroy1 but as our example
 to  fulfil1 we can never be justified  
before ,god4'    ,fowler 7p4 #bif71 ',it
 is impossible we should not have the   
design  of ,christianity accomplished in
 us1 and therefore that we should  be   
destitute of the power of it1 if we make
 our ,saviour's most  excellent life1   
the pattern of our lives4 ,those that   
sincerely1  and industriously endeavour 
to imitate the holy ,jesus in his       

spirit and actions1 can never be        
ignorant what it is to be truly         
,christians1 nor can they fail to be    
so4'    #h4 ,penn 7p4 #bf71 ',nor let   
any fancy that ,christ hath so fulfilled
  it for them1 as to exclude their      
obedience1 from being requisite  to     
their acceptance1 but only as their     
pattern4'    ,fowler 7p4 #adh71 ',this  
,son of ,god taught men their duty1 by  
his  own example1 and did himself       
perform among them1 what he required  of
 them4 ,now that he should tread before 
us ,,every step of that way1  which he  
hath told us leadeth to eternal         
happiness1 and commend  those duties    
which are most ungrateful to our corrupt
 inclinations1  by his own practice2 our
 having so brave an example is no small 
encouragement1 to a cheerful performance
 of all that is commanded4'             
,understandest thou what thou readest8  
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,fowler's ,design1  
p4 #f4    #b4 ,ibid4    #c4 ,seeing1    
then1 it is evident from scripture1 how 

deeply and  dreadfully man is fallen    
from ,god1 what a folly it is to        
suppose1  in such a depraved creature1  
conditions previous to his              
justification6  ,they who talk at this  
rate1 know not what they say1 nor       
whereof  they affirm4 ,in a natural man 
there is no meetness1 but a meetness  to
 sin1 and a meetness to be damned4 ,they
 who know themselves1  know this4 ,and  
there are no pre-requisites to          
justification1 but  what ,god1 by his   
,spirit1 is pleased to work in men's    
hearts4 ,none  are meet to obey the     
gospel1 till ,god implants in their     
souls  a principle of faith and         
evangelical obedience4 ,before this is  
done1 there is no meetness in the       
creature1 no disposition to do  anything
 spiritually good2 neither are any of   
our works1 till a  change of nature     
takes place1 acceptable and             
well-pleasing in the  sight of ,almighty
 ,god4--,mason and ,ryland4    #d4      
,fowler1 p4 #f4    #e4 ,ibid4    #f4    

,fowler1 p4 #f4    #g4 ,ibid4    #h4    
,man1 in his first estate1 was holy and 
righteous2 and he continued  to be      
possessed of this righteousness as long 
as he was obedient  to his ,creator2 but
 as soon as he disobeyed the divine     
command1  he lost all his holiness and  
righteousness at once2 he emptied       
himself of every spark of goodness1 and 
was full of all manner  of wickedness2  
he forfeited all his primitive purity1  
and became  a sinful1 impure1 and       
unrighteous creature4 ,hence1 all       
mankind are  destitute of original      
righteousness3 there is none of the     
children  of men righteous1 'no not one3
 there is none that doeth good1  no not 
one' 7,rom #c3aj1ab74 ,what then becomes
 of the purity and  dignity of human    
nature1 so vainly boasted of8 or how    
shall man be  righteous before ,god8 ,to
 this last question1 we answer with     
,paul1  in the above-quoted chapter 7vv 
#ba1 #bb71 ',now the righteousness of   
,god without the law is manifested1     

being witnessed by the law and  the     
prophets2 even the righteousness of     
,god1 which is by faith of  ,jesus      
,christ1 unto all and upon all them that
 believe4' ,without this  righteousness1
 no soul ever was1 no soul ever will be1
 justified  before ,god4--,mason and    
,ryland4    #i4 ,great will be the      
condemnation of all those who profess to
 know  ,god1 but in works deny him2 who 
are abominable and disobedient1 and     
unto every good work reprobate 7,titus  
#a3af74 ,a great profession1  without a 
suitable life and conversation1 will    
only procure a  greater condemnation4   
,therefore1 up1 ye sleepy virgins2 up1  
and  be doing2 shew your faith by your  
works4 ,there is no true religion       
without good works1 attended with a     
godly walk and behaviour4 ,there  may be
 works seemingly good1 where there is no
 true religion4  ,good works are not the
 causes1 but the fruits and effects of  
true  religion1 of justifying faith     
wrought in the soul by the ,holy ,ghost2

  and where true religion is1 good      
works1 of every divine kind and         
quality1 will naturally follow1 to the  
glory and praise of that grace  which   
alone brings salvation to miserable     
ruined sinners4--,mason  and ,ryland4   
#aj4 ,hierocles1 the ,greek philosopher4
    #aa4 ,bunyan must have formed his   
opinions of the ,quakers from some      
persons who passed as such4 ,no form    
either of doctrine or discipline  had   
appeared in #afgb4 ,as soon as their    
tenets were published1 they  professed1 
as they do to this day1 entire          
dependence upon ,jesus  ,christ for     
holiness4--,ed4    #ab4 ,mr4 ,fowler    
gives no reference to any of the works  
of these  learned divines1 nor could    
he66 ,he traduces these great reformers 
and the doctrines of his own church1 and
 yet was soon after made  a             
bishop666--,ed4    #ac4 ,the saints of  
,god experience a mystery of iniquity1 a
 horrible  depth of corruption in their 
own hearts1 and groan under the  plague 

and burden of it4 ,if we rightly know   
ourselves1 and behold  our vileness1    
filthiness1 and exceeding sinfulness1 in
 their  true colours1 we shall be       
obliged to own that we are very wicked1 
unholy1 ungodly1 abominable2 and that a 
principle and inclination  to evil is so
 prevalent in the best of us1 that were 
,god to leave  us to ourselves1 we      
should greedily commit the most heinous 
sins4  ,these truly humbled persons1 and
 these alone1 are made sensible  of the 
want of the application of the precious 
atoning blood  of ,christ to cleanse    
them from the pollution of sin1 and of  
the  sanctifying grace of the ,spirit to
 deliver them from the dominion  and    
tyranny of it4--,mason and ,ryland4     
#ad4 ',rusheth the soul4' ,to rush is a 
neuter verb1 here used in an  active    
sense2--'precipitateth' gives the       
correct idea4--,ed4    #ae4 ',so        
natural1 and ignorant1' in distinction  
from that spiritual  wisdom which is    
immortal and illuminating4--,ed4    #af4

 ,against all ungodliness and           
unrighteousness of men1 such as         
disbelief1 idolatry1 adultery1 c4 7p4   
#ce74    #ag4 ,how astonishing the      
mystery6 how condescending the love6    
that  the infinite ,deity and finite    
flesh should meet in one person         
7,christ71 in order to display to       
mankind the glory of ,god in that       
divine person6 to bring hell-deserving  
mortals into a nearness1  yea1 into a   
oneness with his ,creator1 that they    
might be made  partakers of his         
holiness1 and adore and admire his      
perfections  for ever6 ,o ,christians1  
know and prize your inestimable         
privileges1  and be instant at the      
throne of grace1 that your souls may be 
so far assimilated to the image of the  
ever-blessed and adorable  ,jesus1 that 
you may be constantly looking and       
hastening to1 and  longing for that     
happy time1 when1 having dropt the      
dimming rages  of mortality1 the veil of
 sinful flesh1 you shall be brought to  

'know him even as you are known' of him1
 because you shall 'see  him as he      
is4'--,ryland4    #ah4 ',common1' as the
 head of his church1 in whom all his    
people  have an equal or common         
right4--,ed4    #ai4 ',and even that    
miracle which might seem the most       
inconsiderable1  namely1 his causing his
 disciple ,peter to catch a fish with a 
small  piece of money in its mouth1 was 
also instructive of a duty2 it  being an
 instance of his loyalty to the supreme 
magistrate2 for  the money was expended 
in paying tribute1 and taken out of the 
sea  in that strange manner for no other
 purpose4'--,fowler's ,design1  c4 p4   
#gb4    #bj4 ',lay you1' brings forth to
 yourself4 ',lay' is here used as  in 'a
 hen lays eggs'2 such an application to 
this proverb is a  cutting satire4--,ed4
    #ba4 ',to possess them4' ,possess   
was formerly used as an active  verb1   
but now is only used as a neuter verb2  
the meaning is 'to  fill them with the  
certainty of the knowledge4'    #bb4    

',as in ,adam all died1' were bereft of 
every good1 and became  obnoxious to    
wrath and endless misery1 so ',,in      
,christ1' by virtue  of his life1 death1
 and resurrection1 'shall all be made   
alive'2  they shall have that           
incorruptible seed implanted in their   
hearts1  which liveth and abideth for   
ever4 ,every grace and blessing  is     
derived to the renewed soul from its    
union to ,christ1 as its  living head1  
through the eternal ,spirit4 ,christ    
hath fulfilled  all righteousness for us
 and in our stead1 and this was the end 
and intent of his coming into the world2
 so that ,christ is now  become the     
righteousness of all them that do truly 
believe in him4  ',created ,,in ,christ 
,jesus unto good works1 which ,god hath 
before  ordained that we should walk in 
them' 7,eph #b3aj74--,mason and         
,ryland4    #bc4 ,would to ,god this    
legal1 self-exalting1                   
,christ-dishonouring  doctrine had been 
confined to the times in which our      

author wrote1 or  had been then banished
 to hell1 from whence it came2 but alas6
 it  is but too prevalent in these      
degenerate times1 in which ,arianism1   
,arminianism1 ,socinianism1 c41 c41 so  
dreadfully infect the  multitude even of
 professors6 ,in the national churches1 
what do  we hear but ,moses and the law1
 ',this do and live'2 or1 in other      
words1 do your duty as well as you can1 
and ,christ will do the  rest3 thus     
making the gospel the sacrifice of      
,christ1 and the work  of the ,spirit1  
of no effect4 ,whereas1 on the contrary1
 unregenerate1  depraved1 and sinful    
mortals 'have no power to do good works 
pleasant and acceptable to ,god1 without
 the grace of ,god preventing  or going 
before them1 that they may have a good  
will2 and  working in and by them1 when 
they have that good will'2 which is     
perfectly agreeable to our ,lord's      
declaration1 7,john #ae3e7 ',without    
me1 ye can do nothing4'--,mason and     
,ryland4    #bd4 ',sir ,johns1' formerly

 the title given to the priests4 ,it was
  succeeded by the title                
'reverend4'--,ed4    #be4 ,chap4 #ag3   
',how fearfully the gospel is abused by 
the papists4'  ,chap4 #ah3 ',those      
sottish1 who expect salvation without   
holiness2  and those more so who        
encourage themselves by the grace of the
  gospel in unholiness4'--,heads of     
these ,chapters4--,ed4    #bf4 ',would  
that man be accounted any better than a 
perfect idiot1  who1 being sorely hurt1 
should expect from his surgeon perfect  
ease1 when he will not permit him to    
apply any plaister for the  healing of  
his wound8 ,or that being deadly sick1  
should look that  his physician should  
deliver him from his pain1 when he will 
not  take any course he prescribes for  
the removal of the distemper  that is   
the cause of it8'--,fowler's ,design1 p4
 #baf4 ,how admirably  does ,bunyan     
detect and unravel this casuistic       
sophistry4--,ed4    #bg4 ',the          
righteousness of ,god is revealed from  

faith to faith'2  that is1 from one     
degree of faith to another3 therefore   
increase  in faith2 live nearer to      
,christ2 and the nearer you live to  the
 ,saviour1 the farther you will be from 
sin2 yea1 he will make  you1 by precious
 faith in him1 more than conqueror over 
all your  spiritual enemies3 therefore  
venture wholly upon ,christ1 and see  if
 he will cast you out3 indeed1 he never 
will4 ,trust in him1  hope in him1      
believe in him1 and you will never be   
disappointed4  ,all our fitness is in   
,christ4 ,believe in him1 and he is     
yours4 ,in  him dwells all fullness4    
,believe in ,christ1 and all that       
,christ  has is yours3 his blood is     
yours1 his wisdom is yours1 his         
righteousness1 his sanctification is    
yours2 yea1 ,christ ,jesus  himself is  
yours--he is yours in this world1 and in
 the world to  come2 he is yours in     
time1 and in eternity4 ,even so1        
,amen4--,mason  and ,ryland4    #bh4    
',more groundedly1' with better         

foundation4    #bi4 ',take the way1'    
occupy the place4--,ed4    #cj4         
',doubtful opinions1 modes and rites1   
eagerly opposed1 is like  the apes      
blowing at a glowworm1 which affords    
neither light nor  warmth' 7p4 #bci74   
#ca4 ,these sentiments are the essential
 fundamentals of all state  religions1  
be they heathen1 christian1 or          
mohamedan4 ,this plain  avowal of them  
might have been the cause why the author
 was soon  after made a bishop of the   
,church of ,england4--,ed4    #cb4 ,like
 the vicar of ,bray1 near ,maidenhead1  
who boasted of his  consistency4 ,he was
 under ,henry ,,viii a papist1 then a   
semi-protestant2  under ,edward1 a      
protestant2 under ,mary1 again a papist2
 and under  ,elizabeth1 a protestant4   
,still he had never ceased to be vicar  
of  ,bray4--,ed4    #cc4 ',diggle       
together1' probably from 'degladiation1'
 a combat1  quarrel1 or contest2 a      
fencing match between two friends4--,ed4
    #cd4 ,fowler's picture of the want  

of uniformity in the preachers  of his  
sect1 all being under the ',act of      
,uniformity1' is very  amusing and      
instructive66--,ed4    #ce4 ,undoubtedly
 so2 because the good works of a man who
 is under  the influence and power of   
divine grace1 flow from the constraining
  love of a coveannt-reconciled ,god in 
,christ ,jesus1 whom the  holy-making   
,spirit glorifies and renders precious  
to every true  believer in him4--,mason 
and ,ryland4    #cf4 ,the ,jews were    
divided into three sections3 ,i4 ,the   
descendants  of ,israel2 ,,ii4          
,proselytes who conformed to all the    
,mosaic rites2  and1 ,,iii4 ,those who  
were bound to obey the seven precepts of
  ,noah--and these1 although they did   
not conform to the ,jewish rites1  yet  
were admitted to the worship of the true
 ,god and the hope of  the life to come4
 ,according to the ,talmud these        
precepts were--#a4  ,to renounce idols  
and all idolatrous worship4 #b4 ,to     
worship the  true ,god1 the creator of  

heaven and earth4 #c4 ,bloodshed1 to    
commit  no murder4 #d4 ,not to be       
defiled with fornication4 #e4 ,rapine1  
against  theft and robbery4 #f4 ,to     
administer justice4 #g4 ,not eating     
flesh  with the blood in it4--,ed4      
#cg4 ',to prevent1' from 'praevenio1' to
 go before2 'preventing us'  was        
formerly used for 'preparing us4' ,it is
 now obsolete in this  sense1 but       
frequently occurs in the ,bible4--,ed4  
#ch4 ',innocent' instead of 'righteous1'
 ed4 #afhd4    999999    ,,reprobation  
,,asserted3 ,,or1 ,,the ,,doctrine ,,of 
,,eternal ,,election ,,and              
,,reprobation ,,promiscuously ,,handled1
 ,,in ,,eleven ,,chapters4    ,,wherein 
,,the ,,most ,,material ,,objections    
,,made ,,by ,,the ,,opposers ,,of ,,this
  ,,doctrine1 ,,are ,,fully ,,answered2 
,,several ,,doubts ,,removed1 ,,and     
,,sundry  ,,cases ,,of ,,conscience     
,,resolved4    ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan ,,of
 ,,bedford1 ,a ,,lover ,,of ,,peace     
,,and ,,truth4    ',what then8 ,israel  

hath not obtained that which he seeketh 
for2 but  the election hath obtained it1
 and the rest were blinded4'--,romans   
#aa3g    ,london3 ,printed for ,g4 ,l41 
and are to be sold in ,turn-stile-alley1
  in ,holbourn4 ,small #dto1 #dd pages4 
,,editor',s ,,advertisement4    ,this   
valuable tract was first published      
without a date1 but according  to ,doe's
 ,list1 about the year #afgd1 and has   
never been reprinted  in a separate     
volume2 it appeared in only one edition 
of the  collected works of ,john        
,bunyan--that with the notes by ,ryland 
and  ,mason2 and in his select works1   
published in ,america in #ahcb4 ,no  man
 could have been better qualified to    
write upon the subject  of reprobation  
than ,bunyan4--,his extraordinary       
knowledge of1 and  fervent attachment   
to1 the holy oracles1 peculiarly fitted 
him  with unwavering verity to display  
this doctrine of divine truth4  ,he was 
incapable of any misrepresentation with 
a view of concealing  what fallen reason

 might deem a deformity1 or to render   
the doctrines  of the cross palatable to
 mankind4 ,his object is to display the 
truth1 and then humbly to submit to the 
wisdom of ,god1 and zealously  to       
vindicate it4 ,there is no subject which
 more fully displays  our fallen nature1
 than that of reprobation4 ,all mankind 
agree  in opinion1 that there ever has  
been an elect1 or good class  of        
society2 and a reprobate1 or worthless  
and bad class2 varying  in turpitude or 
in goodness to a great extent and in    
almost  imperceptible degrees4 ,all must
 unite in ascribing to ,god that  divine
 foreknowledge that renders ten thousand
 years but as one  day1 or hour1 or     
moment in his sight4 ,all ascribe to his
 omnipotence  the power to ordain or    
decree what shall come to pass--and     
where  is the spirit that can           
demonstrate a shade of difference       
between  such foreknowledge and         
preordination4 ,all agree that in the   
lower class of animals some of the same 

species pass their lives  in luxury and 
comfort1 while others are cruelly       
tormented1 this  world comprising their 
whole term of existence2 and will those 
who refuse to submit to the sovereignty 
of ,god in the doctrine of  election    
dare to arraign his conduct in leaving  
some out of his  electing love8 ,the    
reprobate or worthless lose nothing by  
the  happiness of others4 ,it is        
inscrutably hid from mankind who are    
the elect1 until the ,holy ,spirit      
influences them with the love  of ,god  
in ,christ ,jesus1 and this sometimes in
 the last moments of  life4 ,there is   
every encouragement1 nay incentive1 to  
the sinner  who feels the burthen of    
guilt to fly for refuge to the hope set 
before him in the gospel4 ',it is a     
faithful saying1 and worthy  of all     
acceptation1 that ,christ ,jesus came   
into the world to save  ,,sinners'2 even
 the chief of sinners4 ,the glad tidings
 are addressed  to ,,all sin-sick souls2
 and ,bunyan's statement of this truth  

is clear1  scriptural1 and reasonable4  
,very different is the account of the   
reprobation given by ,r4 ,resburie in   
his ,stop to the ,gangrene of           
,arminianism1 #afea4 ',for the reprobate
 ,god decrees the permitting  of sin in 
order to hardening1 and their hardening 
in it1 in order  to their condemnation4'
 p4 #fi4 ',as election is the book of   
life1  so reprobation of death2 the     
names of the reprobate are there        
registered for destruction4' p4 #gc4 ,it
 is much to be regretted  that          
sentiments like these have been too     
commonly uttered4 ,it is  as an antidote
 to such ideas that this little work was
 written2 but1  unfortunately1 it has   
never been widely circulated and read4  
,may  the divine blessing follow this   
attempt to spread these important1      
although to many1 unpalatable1          
doctrines4    ,,george ,,offor4         
,,reprobation ,,asserted4      ,,chapter
 #a4    ,that there is a ,reprobation4  
,in my discourse upon this subject1 ,i  

shall study as much brevity  as         
clearness and edification will allow me2
 not adding words to  make the volume   
swell1 but contracting myself within the
 bounds of  few lines1 for the profit   
and commodity of those that shall take  
the pains to read my labours4 ,and      
though ,i might abundantly multiply     
arguments for the evincing and          
vindicating this conclusion1 yet ,i     
shall content myself with some few      
scripture demonstrations3 the  first of 
which ,i shall gather out of the ninth  
of the ,romans1  from that discourse of 
the apostle's1 touching the children of 
the flesh1 and the children of the      
promise4    #a4 ,at the beginning of    
this chapter1 we find the apostle       
grievously  lamenting and bemoaning of  
the ,jews1 at the consideration of their
  miserable state3 ',i say the truth in 
,christ1 saith he ,i lie not1  my       
conscience also bearing me witness in   
the ,holy ,ghost1 that ,i  have great   
heaviness and continual sorrow in my    

heart4 ,for ,i could  wish that myself  
were accursed from ,christ for my       
brethren1 my  kinsmen according to the  
flesh'3 ,poor hearts1 saith he1 they    
will  perish2 they are a miserable sad  
and helpless people2 their eyes  are    
darkened that they may not see1 and     
their back is bowed down  alway 7,rom   
#aa3aj74 ,wherefore8 ,have they not the 
means of grace8  ,yes verily1 and that  
in goodly measure4 ,first they 'are     
,israelites2  to whom pertaineth the    
adoption1 and the glory1 and the        
covenants1  and the giving of the law1  
and the service of ,god1 and the        
promises2  whose are the fathers1 and of
 whom as concerning the flesh ,christ   
came1 who is over all1 ,god blessed for 
ever4 ,amen4' ,what then  should be the 
reason8 ,why saith he1 though they be   
the children  of ,abraham according to  
the flesh1 yet they are the children of 
,abraham ,,but according to the flesh3  
',for they are not all ,israel  in the  
best sense which are of ,israel3        

neither1 because they are  the seed of  
,abraham1 are they all children3 but1 in
 ,isaac shall  thy seed be called4'     
,that is1 they that are the children of 
the  flesh1 they are not the children of
 ,god2 but the children of the  promise 
shall be counted for the seed4 ,so then1
 here you see that  they that are only  
the children of the flesh1 as the       
greatest  part of ,israel were1 they are
 those that are neither counted for  the
 seed1 the children of promise1 nor the 
children of ,god2 but  are rejected1 and
 of the reprobation4 ,this therefore    
shall at this  time serve for the first 
scripture-demonstration4    #b4 ,another
 scripture you have in the eleventh     
chapter of this  epistle1 from these    
words1 ',the election hath obtained it1 
and the  ,,rest were blinded' 7,rom     
#aa3g74 ,these words are shedding#a     
words1  they sever between men and men2 
the election1 the rest2 the chosen1  the
 left2 the embraced1 the refused3 ',the 
election have obtained  it1 and the rest

 were blinded4' ,by rest here1 must     
needs be  understood those not elect1   
because set one in opposition to the    
other2 and if not elect1 what then but  
reprobate8    #c4 ,a third scripture is 
that in the ,acts of the ,apostles1     
',and as  many as were ordained to      
eternal life1 believed' 7#ac3dh74 ',and 
as  many'2 by these words1 as by the    
former1 you may see how the ,holy       
,ghost distinguisheth or divideth       
between men and men2 the sons1  and the 
sons of ,adam4 ',as many as were        
ordained to eternal life1  believed'3   
,if by many here1 we are to understand  
every individual1  then not only the    
whole world must at least believe the   
gospel1  of which we see the most fall  
short1 but they must be ordained to     
eternal life2 which other scriptures    
contradict3 for there is the  rest1     
besides the elect2 the stubble and      
chaff1 as well as wheat3  many therefore
 must here include but some2 ',for      
though--,israel be  as the sand of the  

sea1 a remnant shall be saved' 7,rom    
#i3bg2 ,isa  #a3i1 #aj3bb1bc74    ,i    
might here multiply many other texts1   
but in the mouth of two  or three       
witnesses shall every word be           
established4 ,let these  therefore for  
this1 suffice to prove that there is a  
reprobation4  ,for this ,i say1 though  
the children of the flesh1 the rest     
besides  the election1 and the like1    
were not mentioned in the word2 yet     
seeing there is such a thing as the     
children of the promise1 the  seed1 the 
children of ,god1 and the like1 and that
 too under several  other phrases1 as   
predestinated1 foreknown1 chosen in     
,christ1 and  written in the ,book of   
life1 and appointed unto life1 with many
  others3 ,i say seeing these things are
 thus apparent1 it is without  doubt1   
that there is such a thing as a         
reprobation also 7,rom #h2  ,eph #a3c1d2
 #a ,thess #e3i74    ,nay1 further1     
,from the very word election1 it        
followeth unavoidably2  for whether you 

take it as relating to this1 of         
distinguishing  between persons as      
touching the world to come1 or with     
reference  to ,god's acts of choosing   
this or that man to this or that office1
  work1 or employment in this world1 it 
still signifieth such a  choosing1 as   
that but some are therein concerned1 and
 that therefore  some are thence        
excluded4 ,are all the elect1 the seed1 
the saved1  the vessels of mercy1 the   
chosen and peculiar8 ,are not some1  yea
 the most1 the children of the flesh1   
the rest1 the lost1 the  vessels of     
wrath1 of dishonour1 and the children of
 perdition8  7,rom #aa3i2 #a ,peter     
#b3h1i2 ,matt #aj3af2 #b ,sam #f3ba2    
,psa #gh3fg1fh2  ,john #ae3af2 #b ,cor  
#d3c2 ,rom #i3ba1bb2 ,john #ag3ab74     
,,chapter #b    ,what ,reprobation is4  
,having thus shewed you that there is   
such a thing as a reprobation1  ,i come 
now to shew you what it is4 ,which that 
,i may do to your  edification1 ,i shall
 ,first shew you what this word         

reprobation  signifieth in the general1 
as it concerneth persons temporary and  
visibly reprobate3 ,second1 more        
particularly1 as it concerneth  persons 
that are eternally and invisibly        
reprobate4    ,first1 ,generally1 ,as it
 concerneth persons temporarily and     
visibly  reprobate1 thus3 ,to be        
reprobate is to be disapproved1 void of 
judgment1 and rejected1 c4 ,to be       
disapproved1 that is1 when the  word    
condemns them1 either as touching the   
faith or the holiness  of the gospel2   
the which they must needs be1 that are  
void of  spiritual and heavenly judgment
 in the mysteries of the kingdom2  a    
manifest token that they are rejected4  
,and hence it is that  they are said to 
be reprobate or void of judgment        
concerning the  faith2 reprobate or void
 of judgment touching every good work2  
having a reprobate mind1 to do those    
things that are not convenient1  either 
as to faith or manners4 ,and hence it is
 again1 that they  are also said to be  

rejected of ,god1 cast away1 and the    
like 7#b  ,cor #ac3f1g2 #b ,tim #c3h2   
,titus #a3af2 ,rom #a3bh2 ,jer #f3cj2 #a
 ,cor #i3bg74    ,i call this temporary 
visible reprobation1 because these      
appear1  and are detected by the word as
 such that are found under the          
above-named errors1 and so adjudged     
without the grace of ,god4  ,yet it is  
possible for some of these1 however for 
the present  disapproved1 through the   
blessed acts and dispensations of grace1
  not only to become visible saints1 but
 also saved for ever4 ,who  doubts but  
that he who now by examining himself1   
concerning faith1  doth find himself1   
though under profession1 graceless1 may 
after  that1 he seeing his woeful state1
 not only cry to ,god for mercy1  but   
find grace1 and obtain mercy to help in 
time of need8 though  it is true1 that  
for the most part the contrary is       
fulfilled on  them4    ,second1 ,but to 
pass this1 and more particularly to     
touch the  eternal invisible            

reprobation1 which ,i shall thus hold   
forth3 ,it  is to be passed by in1 or   
left out of1 ,god's election2 yet so1 as
  considered upright4 ,in which position
 you have these four things             
considerable3 #a4 ,the act of ,god's    
election4 #b4 ,the negative of  that    
act4 #c4 ,the persons reached by that   
negative4 ,and1 #d4 ,their              
qualification when thus reached by it4  
#a4 ,for the first4 ,this act of ,god in
 electing1 it is a choosing  or         
fore-appointing of some infallibly unto 
eternal life1 which he  also hath       
determined shall be brought to pass by  
the means that  should be made manifest 
and efficacious to that very end 7,eph  
#a3c-e2 #a ,peter #a3b74    #b4 ,now the
 negative of this act is1 a passing by1 
or a leaving  of those not concerned in 
this act2 a leaving of them1 ,i say1    
without the bounds1 and so the saving   
privileges of this act2 as  it followeth
 by natural consequence1 that because a 
man chooseth  but some1 therefore he    

chooseth not all1 but leaveth1 as the   
negative of that act1 all others        
whatsoever4 ,wherefore1 as ,i said      
before1 those not contained within this 
blessed act1 are called  the rest       
besides the election4 ',the election    
hath obtained it1  and the rest were    
blinded4'    #c4 ,the persons then that 
are contained under the negative of this
  act1 they are those1 and those only1  
that pass through this wicked  world    
without the saving grace of ,god's      
elect2 those1 ,i say1 that  miss the    
most holy faith1 which they in time are 
blest withal1  who are fore-appointed   
unto glory4    #d4 ,and now for the     
qualification they were considered      
under1 when  this act of reprobation    
laid hold upon them2 to wit1 ,they were 
considered upright4    ,this is evident1
 ,from this consideration1 that         
reprobation is ,god's  act1 even the    
negative of his choosing or electing1   
and none of  the acts of ,god make any  
man a sinner4 ,it is further evident by 

the similitude that is taken from the   
carriage of the potter in  his making of
 his pots2 for by this comparison the   
,god of heaven  is pleased to shew unto 
us the nature of his determining in the 
act of reprobation4 ',hath not the      
potter power over the clay1 of  the same
 lump8' c4 7,rom #i3ba74 ,consider a    
little1 and you shall  see that these   
three things do necessarily fall in1 to 
complete  the potter's action in every  
pot he makes4    7#a47 ,a determination 
in his own mind what pot to make of this
  or that piece of clay2 a              
determination1 ,i say1 precedent to the 
fashion of the pot2 the which is true in
 the highest degree1 in  him that is    
excellent in working2 he determines the 
end1 before  the beginning is perfected 
7,isa #da3bb1 #df3aj74 ',for this cause 
very purpose have ,i raised thee up'    
7,exo #i3af74    7#b47 ,the next thing  
considerable in the potter2 it is the so
  making of the pot1 even as he         
determined2 a vessel to honour1 or  a   

vessel to dishonour4 ,there is no       
confusion nor disappointment  under the 
hand of this eternal ,god1 his work is  
perfect1 and every  way doth answer to  
what he hath determined 7,deut #cb3d74  
7#c47 ,observe again1 ,that whether the 
vessel be to honour or to  dishonour1   
yet the potter makes it good1 sound1 and
 fit for service2  his fore-determining 
to make this a vessel to dishonour1 hath
 no  persuasion at all with him to break
 or mar the pot3 ,which very  thing doth
 well resemble the state of man as under
 the act of  eternal reprobation1 for   
',god made man upright' 7,eccl #g3bi74  
,from these conclusions then1           
,consider1 #a4 ,that the simple act of  
reprobation1 it is a leaving  or passing
 by1 not a cursing of the creature4     
,consider1 #b4 ,neither doth this act   
alienate the heart of ,god from  the    
reprobate1 nor tie him up from loving1  
favouring1 or blessing  of him2 no1 not 
from blessing of him with the gift of   
,christ1 of  faith1 of hope1 and many   

other benefits4 ,it only denieth them   
that  benefit1 that will infallibly     
bring them to eternal life1 and that  in
 despite of all opposition2 it only     
denieth so to bless them as  the elect  
themselves are blessed4 ,abraham loved  
all the children  he had by all his     
wives1 and gave them portions also2 but 
his  choice blessing1 as the fruit of   
his chiefest love1 he reserved  for     
chosen ,isaac 7,gen #be3e1f74           
,consider ,lastly1 ,the act of          
reprobation doth harm to no man1        
neither means him any2 nay1 it rather   
decrees him upright1 lets  him be made  
upright1 and so be turned into the      
world4#b      ,,chapter #c4    ,of the  
,antiquity of ,reprobation4    ,having  
now proceeded so far as to shew you what
 reprobation  is1 it will not be amiss  
if in this place ,i briefly shew you its
  antiquity1 even when it began its     
rise2 the which you may gather  by these
 following particulars4    ,first1      
,reprobation is before the person cometh

 into the world1  or hath done good or  
evil3 ,this is evident by that of ,paul 
to the  ,romans3 ',for the children     
being not yet born1 neither having done 
any good or evil1 that the purpose of   
,god according to election  might stand 
not of works1 but of him that calleth2  
it was said unto  ,rebecca1 ,the elder  
shall serve the younger' 7#i3aa74 ,here 
you find  twain in their mother's womb1 
and both receiving their destiny1  not  
only before they had done good or evil1 
but before they were  in a capacity to  
do it1 they being yet unborn2 their     
destiny1  ,i say1 the one unto1 the     
other not unto1 the blessing of eternal 
life2 the one chose1 the other refused2 
the one elect1 the other  reprobate4    
,the same also might be said of ,ishmael
 and his brother  ,isaac1 both which did
 also receive their destiny before they 
came  into the world3 for the promise   
that this ,isaac should be the  heir1 it
 was also before ,ishmael was born1     
though he was elder by  fourteen years1 

or more1 than his brother 7,gen #ae3d1e1
 #af3d1e1af1  #ag3be1 #ba3e74 ,and it is
 yet further evident1    #a4 ,because   
election is an act of grace2 ',there is 
a remnant according  to the election of 
grace' 7,rom #aa3e74 ,which act of grace
 saw no  way so fit to discover its     
purity and independency1 as by fastening
  on the object before it came into the 
world2 that being the state  in which at
 least no good were done1 either to     
procure good from  ,god1 or to eclipse  
and darken this precious act of grace4  
,for  though it is true that no good    
thing that we have done before          
conversion1 can obtain the grace of     
election2 yet the grace of  election    
then appeareth most1 when it prevents#c 
our doing good1  that we might be loved 
therefore3 wherefore he saith again1    
',that  the purpose of ,god according to
 election might stand1 not of  works1   
but of him that calleth2 it was said    
unto her1 ,the elder  shall serve the   
younger' 7,rom #i3aa1ab74    #b4 ,this  

is most agreeable to the nature of the  
promise of giving  seed to ,abraham2    
which promise1 as it was made before the
 child  was conceived1 so it was        
fulfilled at the best time1 for the     
discovery of the act of grace1 that     
could have been pitched upon3  ,at this 
time will ,i come 7saith ,god7 'and     
,sarah shall have a son'  7,gen #ah3ad72
 which promise1 because it carried in   
its bowels the  very grace of electing  
love1 therefore it left out ,ishmael1   
with  the children of ,keturah3 ',for in
 ,isaac shall thy seed be called'  7,rom
 #d3af-ai1 #i3g74    #c4 ,this was the  
best and fittest way for the decrees to 
receive  sound bottom1 even for ,god    
both to choose and refuse1 before the   
creature had done good or evil1 and so  
before they came into the  world3 ',that
 the purpose of ,god according to       
election might stand1'  saith he1       
therefore before the children were yet  
born1 or had done  any good or evil1 it 
was said unto her1 c4 ,god's decree     

would for  ever want foundation1 should 
it depend at all upon the goodness  and 
holiness either of men or angels2       
especially if it were to  stand upon    
that good that is wrought before        
conversion1 yea1 or  after conversion   
either4 ,we find1 by daily experience1  
how hard  and difficult it is1 for even 
the holiest in the world1 to bear  up   
and maintain their faith and love to    
,god2 yea1 so hard1 as not  at all to do
 it without continual supplies from     
heaven4 ,how then  is it possible for   
any so to carry it before ,god1 as to   
lay1 by  this his holiness1 a foundation
 for election1 as to maintain that      
foundation1 and thereby to procure all  
those graces that infallibly  saveth the
 sinner8 ,but now the choice1 ,i say1   
being a choice of  grace1 as is         
manifest1 it being acted before the     
creature's birth2  here grace hath laid 
the cornerstone1 and determined the     
means to  bring the work to perfection4 
,thus 'the foundation of ,god standeth  

sure1 having this seal1 ,the ,lord      
knoweth them that are his' 7#b ,tim     
#b3ai74 ,that is1 who he hath chosen1   
having excluded works1 both  good and   
bad1 and founded all in an unchangeable 
act of grace2  the negative whereof1 is 
this harmless reprobation4    ,second1  
,but secondly1 ,to step a little        
backward1 and so to make  all sure3     
,this act of reprobation was before the 
world began2  which therefore must needs
 confirm that which was said but now1   
that they were1 before they were born1  
both destinated before  they had done   
good or evil4 ,this is manifest by that 
of ,paul to  the ,ephesians1 at the     
beginning of his epistle2 where1        
speaking  of ,election1 whose negative  
is reprobation1 he saith1 ',god hath    
chosen us in ,christ before the         
foundation of the world4' ,nay  further1
 if you please1 consider1 that as       
,christ was ordained  to suffer before  
the foundation of the world1 and as we  
that are  elected were chosen in him    

before the foundation of the world2  so 
it was also ordained we should know him1
 before the foundation  of the world2   
ordained that we should be holy before  
him in love1  before the foundation of  
the world2 and that we in time should be
  created in him to good works1 and     
ordained before that we should  walk in 
them4 ,wherefore reprobation also1 it   
being the negative of  electing love2   
that is1 because ,god elected but some1 
therefore  he left the rest3 these rest 
therefore must needs be of as ancient   
standing under reprobation1 as the      
chosen are under election2  both which1 
it is also evident1 was before the world
 began4 ,which  serveth yet further to  
prove that reprobation could not be with
  respect to this or the other sin1 it  
being only a leaving them1  and that    
before the world1 out of that free      
choice which he was  pleased to bless   
the other with4 ,even as the clay with  
which the  dishonourable vessel is made1
 did not provoke the potter1 for the    

sake of this or that impediment1        
therefore to make it so2 but the  potter
 of his own will1 of the clay of the    
same lump1 of the clay  that is full as 
good as that of which he hath made the  
vessel to  honour1 did make this and the
 other a vessel of dishonour1 c4 7#a    
,peter #a3bj1ba2 #a ,cor #b3g2 ,eph     
#a3c1d1 #b3aj74d      ,,chapter #d4     
,of the causes of ,reprobation4         
,having thus in a word or two shewed the
 antiquity of ,reprobation1  ,i now come
 in this place to shew you the cause    
thereof2 for  doubtless this must stand 
a truth1 ,that whatever ,god doth1 there
  is sufficient ground therefore1       
whether by us apprehended1 or else      
without our reach4    ,first then1 ,it  
is caused from the very nature of ,god4 
,there are two  things in ,god1 from    
which1 or by the virtue of which1 all   
things  have their rise1 to wit1 the    
eternity of ,god in general1 and the    
eternal perfection of every one of his  
attributes in particular3  for as by the

 first1 he must needs be before all     
things2 so by  virtue of the second1    
must all things consist4 ,and as he is  
before  all things1 they having         
consistence by him2 so also is he before
  all states1 or their causes1 be they  
either good or bad1 of  continuance or  
otherwise1 he being the first without   
beginning1  c41 whereas all other       
things1 with their causes1 have rise1   
dependance1 or toleration of being from 
him 7,col #a3ag74    ,hence it follows1 
that nothing1 either person or cause1   
c41 can  by any means have a being1 but 
first he knows thereof1 allows  thereof1
 and decrees it shall be so4 ',who is he
 that saith1 and  it cometh to pass1    
when the ,lord commandeth it not8' 7,lam
 #c3cg74  ,now then1 because that       
reprobation1 as well as election1 are   
subordinate to ,god2 his will also1     
which is eternally perfect1  being most 
immediately herein concerned2 it was    
impossible that  any should be          
reprobate1 before ,god had both willed  

and decreed  it should be so4 ,it is not
 the being of a thing that administers  
matter of knowledge or foresight thereof
 to ,god1 but the perfection  of his    
knowledge1 wisdom1 and power1 c41 that  
giveth the thing  its being3 ,god did   
not fore-decree there should be a world1
 because  he foresaw there would be one2
 but there must be one1 because he had  
before decreed there should be one4 ,the
 same is true as touching  the case in  
hand3 ',for this cause very purpose have
 ,i raised  thee up1 for to shew in thee
 my power' 7,exo #i3af2 ,rom #i3ag74    
,second1 ,a second cause of eternal     
reprobation1 is the exercise  of ,god's 
sovereignty2 for if this is true1 that  
there is nothing  either visible or     
invisible1 whether in heaven or earth1  
but hath  its being from him3 then it   
must most reasonably follow1 that he  is
 therefore sovereign ,lord1 c41 and may 
also according to his  own will1 as he  
pleaseth himself1 both exercise and     
manifest the  same2 being every whit    

absolute2 and can do and may do         
whatsoever  his soul desireth3 and      
indeed1 good reason1 for he hath not    
only  made them all1 but 'for his       
pleasure they both were and are created'
  7,rev #d3aa74    ,now the very        
exercise of this sovereignty produceth  
reprobation3  ',therefore hath he mercy 
on whom he will have mercy1 and whom he 
will he hardeneth' 7,rom #i3ah74 ',hath 
not the potter power over the  clay1 of 
the same lump8' ,and doth he not make   
his pots according  to his pleasure8    
,here therefore the mercy1 justice1     
wisdom and  power of ,god1 take liberty 
to do what they will2 saying1 ',my      
counsel shall stand1 and ,i will do all 
my pleasure' 7,isa #df3aj2  ,job #bc3ac2
 ,dan #d3ce2 ,isa #dc3ac74    ,third1   
,another cause of eternal reprobation1  
is the act and working  of              
distinguishing love1 and everlasting    
grace4 ,god hath universal  love1 and   
particular love2 general love1 and      
distinguishing love2  and so accordingly

 doth decree1 purpose1 and determine3   
from  general love1 the extension of    
general grace and mercy3 but from  that 
love that is distinguishing1 peculiar   
grace and mercy3 ',was  not ,esau       
,jacob's brother8' saith the ,lord1 'yet
 ,i loved ,jacob'  7,mal #a3b74 ,yet ,i 
loved ,jacob1 that is1 with a better    
love1 or  a love that is more           
distinguishing4 ,as he further makes    
appear  in his answer to our father     
,abraham1 when he prayed to ,god for    
,ishmael3 ',as for ,ishmael1 saith he ,i
 have heard thee3 ,behold1  ,i have     
blessed him1 and will make him fruitful4
 ,but my covenant  will ,i establish    
with ,isaac1 which ,sarah shall bear    
unto thee' 7,gen  #ag3bj1ba74 ,touching 
which words1 there are these things     
observable4    #a4 ,that ,god had better
 love for ,isaac1 than he had for his   
brother  ,ishmael4 ,yet1    #b4 ,not    
because ,isaac had done more worthy and 
goodly deeds1 for  ,isaac was yet       
unborn4    #c4 ,this choice blessing    

could not be denied to ,ishmael1 because
  he had disinherited himself by sin2   
for this blessing was entailed  to      
,isaac1 before ,ishmael had a being also
 7,rom #d3af-ai2 ,gen #ae3d1e1  chapter 
#af74    #d4 ,these things therefore    
must needs fall out through the working 
of distinguishing love and mercy1 which 
had so cast the business1  'that the    
purpose of ,god according to election   
might stand4'    ,further1 ,should not  
,god decree to shew distinguishing love 
and  mercy1 as well as that which is    
general and common1 he must not         
discover his best love at all to the    
sons of men4 ,again1 if he  should      
reveal and extend his best love to all  
the world in general1  then there would 
not be such a thing as love that doth   
distinguish2  for distinguishing love   
appeareth in separating between ,isaac  
and ,ishmael1 ,jacob and ,esau1 the many
 called1 and the few chosen4  ,thus by  
virtue of distinguishing love1 some must
 be reprobate3  for distinguishing love 

must leave some1 both of the angels in  
heaven1 and the inhabitants of the      
earth2 wherefore the decree  also that  
doth establish it1 must needs leave     
some4    ,fourth1 ,another cause of     
reprobation1 ,is ,god's willingness to  
shew his wrath1 and to make his power   
known4 ,this is one of those  arguments 
that the holy apostle setteth against   
the most knotty  and strong objection   
that ever was framed against the        
doctrine of  eternal reprobation3 ',thou
 wilt say then unto me1 saith he ,why   
doth he yet find fault8' ,for if it be  
his will that some should  be rejected1 
hardened1 and perish1 why then is he    
offended that  any sin against him2 'for
 who hath resisted his will8' ,hold1    
saith  the apostle2 stay a little here2 
first remember this1 ,is it meet  to say
 unto ,god1 ,what doest thou8 ',shall   
the thing formed say  to him that formed
 it1 ,why hast thou made me thus8 ,hath 
not the  potter power over the clay1 of 
the same lump1' c4 ,besides1 when  you  

have thought your worst1 to wit1 that   
the effects of reprobation  must needs  
be consummate in the eternal perdition  
of the creature2  yet again consider1   
',what if ,god1 willing to shew his     
wrath1' as  well as grace and mercy8    
,and what if he1 that he may so do1     
exclude  some from having share in that 
grace that would infallibly1 against    
all resistance1 bring us safe unto      
eternal life8 ,what then8 ,is he        
therefore the author of your perishing1 
or his eternal reprobation  either8 ,do 
you not know that he may refuse to elect
 who he will1  without abusing of them8 
,also that he may deny to give them that
  grace that would preserve them from   
sin1 without being guilty of  their     
damnation8 ,may he not1 to shew his     
wrath1 suffer 'with much                
long-suffering' all that are 'the       
vessels of wrath1' by their own         
voluntary will1 to fit themselves for   
wrath and for destruction8  7,rom       
#i3ai-bb74 ,yea1 might he not even in   

the act of reprobation1  conclude also  
to suffer them thus left1 to fall from  
the state he  left them in1 that is1 as 
they were considered upright2 and when  
fallen1 to bind them fast in chains of  
darkness unto the judgment  of the great
 day1 but he must needs be charged      
foolishly8 ,you  shall see in that day  
what a harmony and what a glory there   
will  be found in all ,god's judgments  
in the overthrow of the sinner2  also   
how clear the ,lord will shew himself of
 having any working  hand in that which 
causeth eternal ruin2 notwithstanding he
 hath  reprobated such1 doth suffer them
 to sin1 and that too1 that he  might   
shew his wrath on the vessels of his    
wrath2 the which ,i  also1 after this   
next chapter1 shall further clear up to 
you4 ,as  'the ,lord knoweth how to     
deliver the godly out of temptations1'  
without approving of their miscarriages2
 so he also knoweth how  'to reserve the
 unjust unto the day of judgment to be  
punished'  7#b ,peter #b3i73 yet never  

to deserve the least of blame for his   
so reserving of them2 though none herein
 can see his way1 for he  alone knows   
how to do it4#e      ,,chapter #e4      
,of the ,unchangeableness of ,eternal   
,reprobation4    ,many opinions have    
passed through the hearts of the sons of
  men concerning reprobation2 most of   
them endeavouring so to hold  it forth1 
as therewith they might1 if not heal    
their conscience  slightly1 yet maintain
 their own opinion1 in their judgment1  
of other things2 still wringing1 now the
 word this way1 and anon  again that1   
for their purpose2 also framing within  
their soul such  an imagination of ,god 
and his acts in eternity1 as would suit 
with  such opinions1 and so present all 
to the world4 ,and the rather they  have
 with greatest labour strained          
unweariedly at this above many  other   
truths1 because of the grim and dreadful
 face it carrieth in  most men's        
apprehensions4 ,but none of these       
things1 however they  may please the    

creature1 can by any means in any       
measure1 either  cause ,god to undo1    
unsay1 or undetermine what he hath      
concerning  this1 decreed and           
established4    ,first1 ,because they   
suit not with his nature1 especially in 
these foundation-acts3 ',the foundation 
of ,god standeth sure' 7#b  ,tim #b3ai71
 even touching reprobation1 'that the   
purpose of ,god  according to election  
might stand' 7,rom #i3aa74 ',i know     
saith  ,solomon that whatsoever ,god    
doeth1 it shall be for ever3 nothing    
can be put to it1 nor any thing taken   
from it1' c4 7,eccl #c3ad74  ',hath he  
said1 and shall he not do it8 ,hath he  
spoken1 and shall  not make it good8'   
7,num #bc3ai74 ,his decrees are composed
 according  to his eternal wisdom1      
established upon his unchangeable will1 
governed by his knowledge1 prudence1    
power1 justice1 and mercy1  and are     
brought to conclusion1 on his part1 in  
perfect holiness1  through the abiding  
of his most blessed truth and           

faithfulness3 ',he  is the rock1 his    
work is perfect3 for all his ways are   
judgment3  a ,god of truth and without  
iniquity1 just and right is he' 7,deut  
#cb3d74    ,second1 ,this decree is made
 sure by the number1 measure1 and bounds
  of election2 for election and         
reprobation do inclose all reasonable   
creatures2 that is1 either the one or   
the other2 election1 those  that are set
 apart for glory2 and reprobation1 those
 left out of  this choice4    ,now as   
touching the elect1 they are by this    
decree confined to  that limited number 
of persons that must amount to the      
complete  making up the fulness of the  
mystical body of ,christ2 yea so        
confined by this eternal purpose1 that  
nothing can be diminished  from or added
 thereunto3 and hence it is that they   
are called his  body and members in     
particular1 'the fulness of him that    
filleth  all in all' 7,eph #a3bc7 and   
'the measure of the stature of the      
fulness of ,christ' 7,eph #d3ac74 ,which

 body1 considering him as the  head     
thereof1 in conclusion maketh up one    
perfect man1 and holy  temple for the   
,lord4 ,these are called ,christ's      
substance1 inheritance  and lot 7,psa   
#af72 and are said to be booked1 marked1
 and sealed  with ,god's most excellent 
knowledge1 approbation and liking 7#b   
,tim #b3ai74 ,as ,christ said to his    
,father1 ',thine eyes did see my        
substance1 yet being unperfect2 and in  
thy book all my members  were written1  
which in continuance were fashioned1    
when as yet  there was none of them'    
7,psa #aci3af74 ,this being thus1 ,i    
say1 it  is in the first place          
impossible that any of those members    
should  miscarry1 for ',who shall lay   
any thing to the charge of ,god's       
elect8' 7,rom #h3cc7 and because they   
are as to number every way  sufficient1 
being his body1 and so by their         
completing to be made  a perfect man3   
therefore all others are rejected1 that 
the 'purpose  of ,god according to      

election might stand' 7,rom #i3aa74     
,besides1  it would not only argue      
weakness in the decree1 but             
monstrousness  in the body1 if after    
this1 any appointed should miscarry1 or 
any  besides them be added to them      
7,matt #bd3bd74    ,thirdly1 ,nay       
further1 that all may see how punctual1 
exact1 and  to a tittle this decree of  
election is1 ,god hath not only as to   
number and quantity confined the        
persons1 but also determined and        
measured1 and that before the world1 the
 number of the gifts and  graces that   
are to be bestowed on these members in  
general2 and  also what graces and gifts
 to be bestowed on this or that member  
in particular3 ,he 'hath blessed us with
 all spiritual blessings--in  ,christ1  
according as he hath chosen us in him   
before the foundation  of the word'     
7,eph #a3c1d74 ,and bestoweth them in   
time upon us1  ',according to the       
eternal purpose which he purposed in    
,christ  ,jesus our ,lord' 7,eph #c3aa74

 ,he hath given to the eye1 the grace   
that belongeth to the eye2 and to the   
hand that which he also hath  appointed 
for it4 ,and so to every other member of
 the body elect1  he doth deal out to   
them their determined measure of grace  
and  gifts most fit for their place and 
office4 ,thus is the decree             
established1 both of the saved1 and also
 the non-elect 7,rom #ab3c2  ,eph #d3af2
 ,col #b3ai2 ,eph #d3ab1ac74    ,fourth1
 ,but again1 another thing that doth    
establish this decree  of eternal       
reprobation1 is the weakness that sin1  
in the fall1  and since1 hath brought   
all reprobates into3 ,for though it be  
most  true1 that sin is no cause of     
eternal reprobation2 yet seeing sin     
hath seized on the reprobate1 it cannot 
be but thereby the decree  must needs be
 the faster fixed4 ,if the king1 for    
this or the other  weighty reason1 doth 
decree not to give this or that man1 who
 yet  did never offend him1 a place in  
his privy chamber2 if this man  after   

this shall be infected with the plague1 
this rather fastens  than loosens the   
king's decree4 ,as the angels that were 
left out  of ,god's election1 by reason 
of the sin they committed after1 are  so
 far off from being by that received    
into ,god's decree1 that  they are      
therefore bound for it in chains of     
everlasting darkness  to the judgment of
 the great day4      ,,chapter #f4      
,whether to be reprobated be the same   
with being appointed before-hand  unto  
eternal condemnation8 ,if not1 how do   
they differ8 ,also whether  reprobation 
be the cause of condemnation8    ,it    
hath been the custom of ignorant men    
much to quarrel at eternal  reprobation1
 concluding1 for want of knowledge in   
the mystery of  ,god's will1 that if he 
reprobate any from eternity1 he had as  
good  have said1 ,i will make this man  
to damn him2 ,i will decree this  man1  
without any consideration1 to the       
everlasting pains of hell4  ,when in    
very deed1 for ,god to reprobate1 and to

 appoint before-hand to  eternal        
condemnation1 are two distinct things1  
properly relating  to two distinct      
attributes1 arising from two distinct   
causes4    ,first1 ,they are two        
distinct things3 ,reprobation1 a simple 
leaving  of the creature out of the     
bounds of ,god's election2 but to       
appoint  to condemnation is to bind them
 over to everlasting punishment4  ,now  
there is a great difference between my  
refusing to make of  such a tree a      
pillar in my house1 and of condemning it
 unto the  fire to be burned4           
,second1 ,as to the attributes2         
reprobation respects ,god's sovereignty2
  but to appoint to condemnation1 his   
justice 7,rom #i3ah2 ,gen #ah3be74      
,third1 ,as to the causes2 sovereignty  
being according to the will  of ,god1   
but justice according to the sin of man4
 ,for ,god1 though  he be the only      
sovereign ,lord1 and that to the height 
of perfection2  yet he appointeth no man
 to the pains of everlasting fire1      

merely  from sovereignty1 but by the    
rule of justice3 ,god damneth not the   
man because he is a man1 but a sinner2  
and fore-appoints him to  that place and
 state1 by fore-seeing of him wicked    
7,rom #a3ah1ai2  ,col #c3f74    ,again1 
,as reprobation is not the same with    
fore-appointing to  eternal             
condemnation2 so neither is it the cause
 thereof4    ,if it be the cause1 then  
it must either1 #a4 ,leave him infirm4  
,or1 #b4 ,infuse sin into him4 ,or1 #c4 
,take from him something that  otherwise
 would keep him upright4 #d4 ,or both   
license ,satan to  tempt1 and the       
reprobate to close in with the          
temptation4 ,but it  doth none of these2
 therefore it is not the cause of the   
condemnation  of the creature4    ,that 
it is not the cause of sin1 it is       
evident1    #a4 ,because the elect are  
as much involved therein1 as those that 
are passed by4    #b4 ,it leaveth him   
not infirm2 for he is by an after-act1  
to wit1  of creation1 formed perfectly  

upright4    #c4 ,that reprobation       
infuseth no sin1 appeareth1 because it  
is the  act of ,god4    #d4 ,that it    
taketh nothing1 that good is1 from him1 
is also manifest1  it being only a      
leaving of him4    #e4 ,and that it is  
not by this act that ,satan is permitted
 to tempt1  or the reprobate to sin1 is 
manifest2 because as ,christ was        
tempted1  so the elect fall as much into
 the temptation1 at least many of  them1
 as many of those that are reprobate3   
whereas if these things  came by        
reprobation1 then the reprobate would be
 only concerned  therein4 ,all which    
will be further handled in these        
questions yet  behind4    ,object4 ,from
 what hath been said1 there is concluded
 this at least1  ,that ,god hath        
infallibly determined1 and that before  
the world1  the infallible damnation of 
some of his creatures3 for if ,god hath 
before the world was made bound some    
over to eternal punishment1  and that as
 you say1 for sin2 then this            

determination must either  be fallible  
or infallible2 not fallible1 for then   
your other position  of the certainty of
 the number of ,god's elect1 is shaken2 
unless  you hold that there may be a    
number that shall neither go to heaven  
nor hell4 ,well then1 if ,god hath      
indeed determined1 fore-determined1     
that some must infallibly perish2 doth  
not this his determination  lay a       
necessity on the reprobate to sin1 that 
he may be damned2  for1 no sin1 no      
damnation2 that is your own argument4   
,ans4 ,that ,god hath ordained 7,jude   
#d71 the damnation of some of  his      
creatures1 it is evident2 but whether   
this his determination  be positive and 
absolute1 there is the question3 for the
 better  understanding whereof1 ,i shall
 open unto you the variety of ,god's    
determinations1 and their nature1 as    
also rise4    ,the determinations of    
,god touching the destruction of the    
creature1  they are either ordinary or  
extraordinary3 those ,i count ordinary  

that were commonly pronounced by the    
prophets and apostles1 c41  in their    
ordinary way of preaching2 to the end   
men might be affected  with the love of 
their own salvation3 now these either   
bound or  loosed1 but as the condition  
or qualification was answered by the    
creature under sentence1 and no         
otherwise 7#a ,sam #ab3be2 ,isa #a3bj2  
,matt #ah3c2 ,luke #ac3a-c2 ,rom #b3h1i1
 #h3ac1 #aa3bc2 #a ,cor #f3i-aa74       
,again1 ,these extraordinary1 though    
they respect the same conditions1  yet  
they are not grounded immediately upon  
them1 but upon the  infallible          
fore-knowledge and fore-sight of ,god1  
and are thus  distinguished4 ,first the 
ordinary determination1 it stands but   
at best upon a supposition that the     
creature may continue in sin1  and      
admits of a possibility that it may not2
 but the extraordinary  stands upon an  
infallible fore-sight that the creature 
will continue  in sin2 wherefore this   
must needs be positive1 and as          

infallible  as ,god himself4    ,again1 
,these two determinations are also      
distinguished thus3 the  ordinary is    
applicable to the elect as well as to   
the reprobate1  but the other to the    
reprobate only4 ,it is proper to say    
even to  the elect themselves1 ',he that
 believeth shall be saved1 and he  that 
believeth not shall be damned'2 but not 
to say to them1 ,these  are appointed to
 ,,utter destruction1 or that they shall
 utterly  perish in their own           
corruptions2 or that for them is        
reserved the  blackness of darkness for 
ever 7#a ,kings #bj3db2 #b ,peter #b3ab2
 ,jude  #ac74    ,so then1 though ,god  
by these determinations doth not lay    
some  under irrecoverable condemnation1 
yet by one of them he doth2 as  is      
further made out thus3    #a4 ,god most 
perfectly foreseeth the final           
impenitency of those that  so die1 from 
the beginning to the end of the world   
7,prov #ae3aa2  ,psa #aci3b2 ,isa       
#df3aj74    #b4 ,now from this          

infallible foresight1 it is most easy   
and rational  to conclude1 and that     
positively1 the infallible overthrow of 
every such creature4 ,did ,i infallibly 
foresee that this or that  man would cut
 out his heart in the morning1 ,i might 
infallibly  determine his death before  
night4    ,object4 ,but still the       
question is1 ,whether ,god by this his  
determination  doth not lay a necessity 
on the creature to sin8 ,for1 no sin1 no
  condemnation3 this is true by your own
 assertion4    ,ans4 ,no1 by no means3  
for1    #a4 ,though it be true1 that sin
 must of absolute necessity go  before  
the infallible condemnation and         
overthrow of the sinner2  and that it   
must also be pre-considered by ,god2 yet
 it needs not  lay a necessity upon him 
to sin3 for let him but alone to do what
  he will1 and the determination cannot 
be more infallible than the  sin1 which 
is the cause of its execution4    #b4   
,as it needs not1 so it doth not3 for   
this positive determination is  not     

grounded upon what ,god will effect1 but
 on what the creature  will2 and that   
not through the instigation of ,god1 but
 the  instigation of the devil4 ,what8  
might not ,i1 if ,i most undoubtedly    
foresaw that such a tree in my garden   
would only cumber the ground1           
notwithstanding reasonable means1 might 
not ,i1 ,i say1 from hence  determine1  
seven years before1 to cut it down1 and 
burn it in the  fire1 but ,i must1 by so
 determining1 necessitate this tree to  
be  fruitless8 the case in hand is the  
very same4 ,god therefore may  most     
positively determine the infallible     
damnation of his creature1  and yet not 
at all necessitate the creature to sin1 
that he might  be damned4    ,object4   
,but how is this similitude pertinent8  
,for ,god did not only  foresee sin     
would be the destruction of the         
creature1 but let it  come into the     
world1 and so destroy the creature4 ,if 
you1 as you  foresee the fruitlessness  
of your tree1 should withal see that    

which makes it so1 and that too before  
it makes it so1 and yet let  the        
impediment come and make it so2 are not 
you now the cause of  the unfruitfulness
 of that tree which you have before     
condemned to  the fire to be burned8 for
 ,god might have chose whether he would 
have let ,adam sin1 and so sin to have  
got into the world by him4    ,ans4     
,similitudes never answer every way2 if 
they be pertinent to  that for which    
they are intended1 it is enough2 and to 
that it  answereth well1 being brought  
to prove no more but the natural        
consequence of a true and infallible    
foresight4 ,and now as to  what is      
objected further1 as that ,god might    
have chose whether  sin should have come
 into the world by ,adam1 to the        
destruction  of so many3 to that ,i     
shall answer1    #a4 ,that sin could not
 have come into the world without ,god's
  permission1 it is evident1 both from  
the perfection of his foresight  and    
power4    #b4 ,therefore all the means1 

motives1 and inducements thereunto1     
must also by him be not only foreseen1  
but permitted4    #c4 ,yet so1 that ,god
 will have the timing1 proceeding1      
bounding1  and ordering thereof1 at his 
disposal3 ',surely the wrath of man     
shall praise thee1 and the remainder of 
wrath shalt thou restrain'  7,psa       
#gf3aj2 #a ,kings #bb3bj-bb2 ,john      
#h3bj2 ,luke #bb3ea1eb74    #d4         
,therefore it must needs come into the  
world1 not without1 but  by the         
knowledge of ,god2 not in despite of    
him1 but by his suffering  of it4       
,object4 ,but how then is he clear from 
having a hand in the death  of him that 
perisheth8    ,ans4 ,nothing is more    
sure than that ,god could have kept sin 
out  of the world1 if it had been his   
will2 and this is also as true1  that it
 never came into the world with his     
liking and compliance2  and for this1   
you must consider that sin came into the
 world by  two steps3    #a4 ,by being  
offered4 #b4 ,by prevailing4            

,touching the first of these1 ,god      
without the least injury to any         
creature in heaven or earth1 might not  
only suffer it1 but so far  countenance 
the same3 that is1 so far forth as for  
trial only3  as it is said of ,abraham2 
',god tempted ,abraham' to slay his only
  son 7,gen #bb3a71 and led ,christ by  
the ,spirit into the wilderness  to be  
tempted of the devil 7,mark #a3ab2 ,luke
 #d3a74 ,this is done  without any harm 
at all2 nay1 it rather produceth good2  
for it  tends to discover sincerity1 to 
exercise faith in1 and love to his      
,creator2 also to put him in mind of the
 continual need he hath of  depending on
 his ,god for the continuation of help  
and strength1  and to provoke to prayers
 to ,god1 whenever so engaged 7,deut    
#h3a-c2  #a ,peter #a3g2 ,heb #e3g2     
,matt #bf3bb1da74    ,object4 ,but ,god 
did not only admit that sin should be   
offered  for trial1 and there to stay2  
but did suffer it to prevail1 and       
overcome the world4    ,ans4 ,well1 this

 is granted3 but yet consider1    #a4   
,god did neither suffer it1 nor yet     
consent it should1 but under  this      
consideration2 ,if ,adam1 upright ,adam1
 gave way thereto1 by  forsaking his    
command1 ',in the day that thou eatest  
thereof thou  shalt surely die' 7,gen   
#b3ag1 #c3c74 ,which ,adam did1 not     
because  ,god did compel him or persuade
 him to it1 but voluntarily of his  own 
mind1 contrary to his ,god's command3 so
 then1 ,god by suffering sin  to break  
into the world1 did it rather in        
judgment1 as disliking  ,adam's act1 and
 as a punishment to man for listening to
 the tempter2  and as a discovery of his
 anger at man's disobedience2 than to   
prove that he is guilty of the misery of
 his creature4    #b4 ,consider also1   
that when ,god permitted sin for trial1 
it was1  when offered first1 to them    
only who were upright1 and had          
sufficient  strength to resist it4      
#c4 ,they were by ,god's command to the 
contrary1 driven to no strait  to tempt 

them to incline to ,satan3 ',of every   
tree of the garden  thou mayest freely  
at1' saith ,god2 only let this alone4   
#d4 ,as touching the beauty and goodness
 that was in the object unto  which they
 were allured2 ,what was it8 ,was it    
better than ,god8 ,yea1  was it better  
than the tree of life8 ,for from that   
they were not  exempted till after they 
had sinned4 ,did not ,god know best what
  was best to do them good8    #e4      
,touching him that persuaded them to do 
this wicked act2 was  his word more to  
be valued for truth1 more to be ventured
 on for  safety1 or more to be honoured 
for the worthiness of him that  spake1  
than was his that had forbad it8 ,the   
one being the devil1  with a lie1 and to
 kill them2 the other being ,god1 with  
his truth1  and to preserve them safe4  
,quest4 ,but was not ,adam unexpectedly 
surprised8 ,had he notice  beforehand1  
and warning of the danger8 ,for ,god    
foresaw the business4    ,ans4          
,doubtless ,god was fair and faithful to

 his creature in this  thing also2 as   
clearly doth appear from these          
considerations4    #a4 ,the very        
commandment that ,god gave him1         
fore-bespake him well  to look about    
him2 and did indeed insinuate that he   
was likely to  be tempted4    #b4 ,it is
 yet more evident1 because ,god doth    
even tell him of the  danger2 ',in the  
day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt 
surely  die4'    #c4 ,nay ,god by       
speaking to him of the very tree that   
was to be  forborn1 telling him also    
where it stood1 that he might the better
  know it2 did in effect expressly say  
unto him1 ,adam1 if thou  be tempted1 it
 will be about that tree1 and the fruit 
thereof3  wherefore if thou findest the 
tempter there1 then beware thy life4    
7#a47 ,to conclude then3 though sin did 
not come into the world  without ,god's 
sufferance1 yet it did without his      
liking3 ,god suffered  also ,cain to    
kill his brother1 and ,ishmael to mock  
at ,isaac1 but  he did not like the same

 7,gen #d3i-aa2 ,gal #d3cj74    7#b47   
,therefore though ,god was first in     
concluding sin should be  offered to the
 world2 yet man was the first that      
consented to a  being overcome thereby4 
7#c47 ,then1 ,though ,god did           
fore-determine that sin should enter1   
yet it was not but with respect to      
certain terms and conditions1  which yet
 was not to be enforced by virtue of the
 determination1  but permitted to be    
completed by the voluntary inclination  
of a  perfect and upright man4 ,and in  
that the determination was most         
perfectly infallible1 it was through the
 foresight of the undoubted  inclination
 of this good and upright person4       
,quest4 ,but might not ,god have kept   
,adam from inclining1 if he  would8     
,ans4 ,what more certain8 ,but yet      
consider1    #a4 ,adam being now an     
upright man1 he was able to have kept   
himself1  had he but looked to it as he 
should and might4    #b4 ,this being so1
 if ,god had here stept in1 he had      

either added  that which had been       
needless1 and so had not obtained       
thankfulness2  or else had made the     
strength of ,adam useless1 yea his own  
workmanship  in so creating him1        
superfluous2 or else by consequence     
imperfect4    7#c47 ,if he had done so1 
he had taken ,adam from his duty1 which 
was  to trust and believe his ,maker2 he
 had also made void the end of  the     
commandment1 which was to persuade to   
watchfulness1 diligence1  sobriety1 and 
contentedness2 yea1 and by so doing     
would not only  himself have tempted    
,adam to transgression1 even to lay     
aside the  exercise of that strength    
that ,god had already given him2 but    
should  have become the pattern1 or the 
first father to all looseness1          
idleness1 and neglect of duty4 ,which   
would also not only have  been an ill   
example to ,adam to continue to neglect 
so reasonable  and wholesome duties1 but
 would have been to himself an argument 
of defence to retort upon his ,god1 when

 he had come at another  time to reckon 
with him for his misdemeanours4#f       
,many other weighty reasons might here  
be further added for ,god's  vindication
 in this particular1 but at this time   
let these suffice4      ,,chapter #g4   
,whether any under ,eternal ,reprobation
 have just cause to quarrel  with ,god  
for not electing of them8    ,that the  
answer to this question may be to       
edification1 recall  again what ,i have 
before asserted2 to wit1 ,that for a man
 to  be left out of ,god's election1 and
 to be made a sinner1 is two  things2   
and again1 ,for a man to be not elect1  
and to be condemned  to hell-fire1 is   
two things also4 ,now ,i say1 if        
non-election  makes no man a sinner1 and
 if it appoints no man to condemnation  
neither1 then what ground hath any      
reprobate to quarrel with ,god  for not 
electing of him8 ,nay1 further1         
reprobation considereth him  upright1   
leaveth him upright1 and so turneth him 
into the world2  what wrong doth ,god do

 him1 though he hath not elected him8   
,what  reason hath he that is left in   
this case to quarrel against his        
,maker8    ,if thou say1 because ,god   
hath not chosen them1 as well as chosen 
others3 ,i answer1 ',nay but1 ,o man1   
who art thou that repliest  against     
,god8 ,shall the thing formed say to him
 that formed it1  ,why hast thou made me
 thus8' 7,rom #i3bj74 ',behold1 as the  
clay is  in the potter's hand1 so are ye
 in my hand1 ,o house of ,israel1'      
saith the ,lord ,god 7,jer #ah3f74 ,so  
then1 if ,i should say no more but  that
 ,god is the only ,lord and ,creator1   
and that by his sovereignty  he hath    
power to dispose of them according to   
his pleasure1 either  to choose or to   
refuse1 according to the counsel of his 
own will1  who could object against him 
and be guiltless8 ',he giveth not       
account of any of his matters' 7,job    
#cc3ac74 ',and what his soul  desireth1 
even that he doeth' 7,job #bc3ac74      
,again1 ,god is wiser than man1 and     

therefore can shew a reason for  what he
 acts and does1 both when and where at  
present thou seest  none4 ,shall ,god   
the only wise1 be arraigned at the bar  
of thy  blind reason1 and there be      
judged and condemned for his acts done  
in eternity8 ,who hath directed the     
,spirit of the ,lord1 'or who  hath been
 his counsellor8' 7,rom #aa3cd74 ,do you
 not know that he  is far more above us1
 than we are above our horse or mule    
that is  without understanding8 ',great 
things doeth he1 which we cannot        
comprehend' 7,job #cg3e74 ',great things
 and unsearchable1 marvellous  things   
without number' 7,job #e3i74    ,but1 ,i
 say1 should we take it well if our     
beast should call  us to account for    
this and the other righteous act1 and   
judge us  unrighteous1 and our acts     
ridiculous1 and all because it sees no  
reason for our so doing8 ,why1 we are as
 beasts before ,god 7,psa  #gc3bb74     
,but again1 to come yet more close to   
the point3 the reprobate  quarrels with 

,god1 because he hath not elected him2  
well1 but is  not ,god the master of his
 own love8 ,and is not his will the only
  rule of his mercy8 ,and may he not1   
without he give offence to thee1  lay   
hold by electing love and mercy on whom 
himself pleaseth8 ,must  thy reason1    
nay1 thy lust1 be the ruler1 orderer1   
and disposer of  his grace8 ',is it not 
lawful for me to do what ,i will with   
mine  own8' saith he1 ',is thine eye    
evil1 because ,i am good8' 7,matt       
#bj3ae74    ,further1 ,what harm doth   
,god to any reprobate1 by not electing  
of  him2 he was1 as hath been said1     
considered upright1 so formed in  the   
act of creation1 and so turned into the 
world3 indeed he was  not elected1 but  
hath that taken anything from him8 ,no1 
verily1  but leaveth him in good        
condition3 there is good1 and better1   
and  best of all2 he that is in a good  
estate1 though others through  free     
grace are in a far better1 hath not any 
cause to murmur either  with him that   

gave him such a place1 or at him that is
 placed above  him4 ,in a word1         
reprobation maketh no man personally a  
sinner1  neither doth election make any 
man personally righteous4 ,it is the    
consenting to sin that makes a man a    
sinner2 and the imputation of  grace and
 righteousness that makes men gospelly  
and personally  just and holy4    ,but  
again1 seeing it is ,god's act to leave 
some out of the bounds  of his election1
 it must needs be1 therefore1 positively
 good3 ,is  that then which is good in  
itself made sin unto thee8 ,god forbid3 
,god doth not evil by leaving this or   
that man out of his electing  grace1    
though he choose others to eternal life1
 through ,jesus  ,christ our ,lord4     
,wherefore there is not a reprobate that
 hath any  cause1 and therefore no just 
cause1 to quarrel with his ,maker1  for 
not electing of him4    ,and that1      
besides what hath been spoken1 if you   
consider1    #a4 ,for ,god to elect1 is 
an act of sovereign grace2 but to pass  

by1 or to refuse so to do1 is an act of 
sovereign power1 not of  injustice4     
#b4 ,god might therefore have chosen    
whether he would have elected  any1 or  
so many or few2 and also which and where
 he would4    #c4 ,seeing then that all 
things are at his dispose1 he may fasten
  electing mercy where he pleaseth2 and 
other mercy1 if he will1 to  whom and   
when he will4    #d4 ,seeing also that  
the least of mercies are not deserved by
 the  best of sinners2 men1 instead of  
quarrelling against the ,god of  grace1 
because they have not what they list1   
should acknowledge  they are unworthy of
 their breath2 and also should confess  
that  ,god may give mercy where he      
pleaseth1 and that too1 both which  or  
what1 as also to whom1 and when he will2
 and yet be good1 and  just1 and very   
gracious still3 ,nay1 ,job saith1 ',he  
taketh away1  who can hinder him8 ,who  
will say unto him1 ,what doest thou8'   
7,job  #i3ab74    ,the will of ,god is  
the rule of all righteousness1 neither  

knoweth  he any other way by which he   
governeth and ordereth any of  his      
actions4 ,whatsoever ,god doth1 it is   
good because he doth it2  whether it be 
to give grace1 or to detain it2 whether 
in choosing  or refusing4 ,the          
consideration of this1 made the holy men
 of old  ascribe righteousness to their 
,maker1 even then when yet they  could  
not see the reason of his actions4 ,they
 would rather stand  amazed1 and wonder 
at the heights and depths of his        
unsearchable  judgments1 than quarrel at
 the strange and most obscure of them   
7,job #cd3aj-ab1 #cf3c1 #cg3bc2 ,jer    
#ab3a2 ,rom #aa3cc74    ,god did not    
intend that all that ever he would do1  
should be known  to every man1 no nor   
yet to the wise and prudent4 ,it is as  
much  a duty sometimes to stay ourselves
 and wonder1 and to confess our         
ignorance in many things of ,god1 as it 
is to do other things that  are duty    
without dispute4 ,so then1 let poor dust
 and ashes forbear  to condemn the      

,lord1 because he goeth beyond them2 and
 also they  should beware they speak not
 wickedly for him1 though it be1 as     
they think1 to justify his actions4     
',the ,lord is righteous in all  his    
ways1 and holy in all his works' 7,psa  
#ade3ag2 ,matt #aa3be2 #a  ,cor #b3h2   
,job #ac3f-h74g      ,,chapter #h4      
,whether ,eternal reprobation in itself1
 or in its doctrine1 be in  very deed an
 hindrance to any man in seeking the    
salvation of his  soul4    ,in my       
discourse upon this question1 ,i must   
entreat the reader to  mind well what is
 premised in the beginning of the former
 chapter1  which is1 ,that reprobation  
makes no man a sinner1 appoints no  man 
to condemnation1 but leaveth him upright
 after all4 ,so then1  though ,god doth 
leave this most of men without the      
bounds of his  election1 his so doing is
 neither in itself1 nor yet its         
doctrine1  in very deed1 an hindrance to
 any man in seeking the salvation of    
his soul4    ,first1 ,it hindreth not in

 itself1 as is clear by the ensuing     
considerations3--    #a4 ,that which    
hindreth him is the weakness that came  
upon him by  reason of sin4 ,now ,god   
only made the man1 but man's listening  
to  ,satan made him a sinner1 which is  
the cause of all his weakness3  this    
therefore is it that hindreth him1 and  
that also disenableth  him in seeking   
the salvation of his soul4 ',let no man 
say when he  is tempted1 ,i am tempted  
of ,god3 for ,god cannot be tempted with
  evil1 neither tempteth he any man'    
7,james #a3ac74 ',god made man  upright2
 but they have sought out many          
inventions' 7,eccl #g3bi2  ,eze #af3cj2 
,hosea #ac3i1 #ad3a2 ,gen #c3h-aa74     
#b4 ,it hindreth not in itself1 for it  
taketh not anything from a  man that    
would help him1 might it continue with  
him2 it takes not  away the least part  
of his strength1 wisdom1 courage1       
innocency1  or will to good2 all these  
were lost by the fall1 in that day when 
he died the death4 ,nay1 reprobation    

under some consideration did  rather    
establish all these upon the reprobate2 
for as it decrees  him left1 so left    
upright4 ,wherefore man's hindrance     
cometh on him  from other means1 even by
 the fall1 and not by the simple act of 
eternal reprobation 7,gen #c74    #c4   
,as reprobation hindreth not either of  
these two ways1 so neither  is it from  
this simple act that ,satan is permitted
 either to tempt  them1 that they might 
be tried1 or that they might be         
overthrown4    7#a47 ,it is not by this 
act that ,satan is permitted to tempt   
them  that they might be tried2 because 
then the ,son of ,god himself must  be  
reached by this reprobation2 he being   
tempted by the devil as  much1 if not   
more than any4 ,yea1 and then must every
 one of the  elect be under eternal     
reprobation2 for they also1 and that    
after  their conversion1 are greatly    
assaulted by him4 ',many are the        
troubles of the righteous1' c4 7,matt   
#d3a1b2 ,heb #b3ag1 #d3ae74    7#b47    

,neither is it from the act of          
reprobation that sin hath  entered the  
world1 no more than from election1      
because those under  the power of       
election did not only fall at first1 but
 do still  generally as foully1 before  
conversion1 as the reprobate himself4   
,whereas1 if either the temptation1 or  
the fall1 were by virtue of             
reprobation1 then the reprobates1 and   
they only1 should have been  tempted1   
and have fallen4 ,the temptation then1  
and the fall1 doth  come from other     
means1 and so the hindrance of the      
reprobate1  than from eternal           
reprobation4 ,for the temptation1 the   
fall and  hindrance being universal1 but
 the act of reprobation particular1  the
 hindrance must needs come from such a  
cause as taketh hold on  all men1 which 
indeed is the fall2 the cause of which  
was neither  election nor reprobation1  
but man's voluntary listening to the    
tempter 7,rom #c3i74    7#c47 ,it is yet
 far more evident that reprobation      

hindreth no man  from seeking the       
salvation of his soul3 because          
notwithstanding all  that reprobation   
doth1 yet ,god giveth to divers of the  
reprobates  great encouragements        
thereto2 to wit1 the tenders of the     
gospel  in general1 not excluding any2  
great light also to understand it1  with
 many a sweet taste of the good word of 
,god1 and the powers of  the world to   
come2 he maketh them sometimes also to  
be partakers  of the ,holy ,ghost1 and  
admitteth many of them into fellowship  
with his elect2 yea1 some of them to be 
rulers1 teachers1 and  governors in his 
house3 all which1 without doubt1 both   
are and  ought to be great              
encouragements even to the reprobates   
themselves1  to seek the salvation of   
their souls 7,matt #aa3bh2 ,rev #bb3ag2 
,heb  #f3d1e2 ,matt #be3a1b2 ,acts      
#a3af1ag74    ,second1 ,as it hindreth  
not in itself1 so it hindreth not by its
  doctrine3 for1 all that this doctrine 
saith is1 that some are left  out of    

,god's election1 as considered upright4 
,now this doctrine  cannot hinder any   
man4 ,for1    #a4 ,no man still stands  
upright4    #b4 ,though it saith some   
are left1 yet it points at no man1 it   
nameth no man1 it binds all faces in    
secret4 ,so then1 if it hinder1  it     
hindreth all1 even the elect as well as 
reprobate2 for the  reprobate hath as   
much ground to judge himself elect1 as  
the very  elect himself hath1 before he 
be converted1 being both alike in a     
state of nature and unbelief1 and both  
alike visibly liable to the  curse1 for 
the breach of the commandment4 ,again1  
,as they are equals  here1 so also have 
they ground alike to close in with      
,christ and  live2 even the open1 free1 
and full invitation of the gospel1 and  
promise of life and salvation1 by the   
faith of ,jesus ,christ 7,eph  #b3a1b2  
,rom #c3i2 ,john #c3af2 #b ,cor         
#e3ai-ba2 ,rev #ba3f1 #bb3ag74    #c4   
,it is evident also by experience1 that 
this doctrine doth not1  in deed1       

neither can it hinder any 7this doctrine
 ,i mean1 when  both rightly stated and 
rightly used7 because many who have been
  greatly afflicted about this matter1  
have yet at last had comfort2  which    
comfort1 when they have received it1    
hath been to them as  an argument that  
the thing they feared before1 was not   
because of  reprobation rightly stated2 
but its doctrine much abused was the    
cause of their affliction3 and had they 
had the same light at  first they       
received afterwards1 their troubles then
 would soon  have fled1 as also now they
 do4 ,wherefore discouragement comes    
from want of light1 because they are not
 skilful in the word  of righteousness3 
for had the discouragement at first been
 true1  which yet it could not be1      
unless the person knew by name himself  
under eternal reprobation1 which is     
indeed impossible1 then his  light would
 have pinched him harder2 light would   
rather have fastened  this his fear1    
than at all have rid him of it 7,heb    

#e3ab-ad74    ,indeed the scripture     
saith1 the word is to some the savour of
 death  unto death1 when to others the  
savour of life unto life4 ,but mark1  it
 is not this doctrine in particular1 if 
so much as some other1  that doth       
destroy the reprobate4 ,it was respited 
at which ,pharaoh  hardened his heart2  
and the grace of ,god that the          
reprobates of  old did turn into        
lasciviousness4 ,yea1 ,christ the       
,saviour of the  world1 is a            
stumbling-block unto some1 and a rock of
 offence unto  others4 ,but yet again1  
consider that neither ,,he1 nor any of  
,god's  doctrines1 are so simply1 and in
 their own true natural force and       
drift3 for they beget no unbelief1 they 
provoke to no wantonness1  neither do   
they in the least encourage to          
impenitency2 all this  comes from that  
ignorance and wickedness that came by   
the fall3  ,wherefore it is by reason of
 that also1 that they stumble1 and      
fall1 and grow weak1 and are            

discouraged1 and split themselves1      
either at the doctrine of reprobation1  
or at any other truth of  ,god 7,exo    
#h3ae2 ,jude #d3a2 #a ,peter #b3h74     
,lastly1 ,to conclude as ,i began1 there
 is no man while in this world1  that   
doth certainly know that he is left out 
of the electing love  of the great ,god2
 neither hath he any word in the whole  
bible1 to  persuade him so to conclude  
and believe2 for the scriptures hold    
forth salvation to the greatest of      
sinners4 ,wherefore1 though  the act of 
reprobation were far more harsh1 and its
 doctrine also  more sharp and severe1  
yet it cannot properly be said to hinder
  any4 ,it is a foolish thing in any to 
be troubled with those  things which    
they have no ground to believe concerns 
themselves2  especially when the        
latitude of their discouragement is     
touching  their own persons only4 ',the 
secret things belong unto the ,lord  our
 ,god' 7,deut #bi3bi74 ,indeed every one
 of the words of ,god ought  to put us  

upon examination1 and into a serious    
enquiry of our  present state and       
condition1 and how we now do stand for  
eternity2 to  wit1 whether we are ready 
to meet the ,lord1 or how it is with us4
  ,yet1 when search is fully made1 and  
the worst come unto the worst1  the     
party can find himself no more than the 
chief of sinners1 not  excluded from the
 grace of ,god tendered in the gospel2  
not from an  invitation1 nay a promise1 
to be embraced and blest1 if he comes   
to ,jesus ,christ4 ,wherefore he hath no
 ground to be discouraged by  the       
doctrine of reprobation 7#a ,tim #a3ae2 
,acts #c3ai2 #b ,chron #cc2  ,john      
#g3cg1 #f3cg2 ,mark #b3ag74             
,,chapter #i4    ,whether ,god would    
indeed and in truth1 that the gospel1   
with the  grace thereof1 should be      
tendered to those that yet he hath bound
  up under ,eternal ,reprobation8    ,to
 this question ,i shall answer1         
,first1 ,in the language of our ,lord1  
',go preach the gospel unto  every      

creature' 7,mark #af3ae72 and again1    
',look unto me1 and be  ye saved2 all ye
 ends of the earth' 7,isa #de3bb74 ',and
 whosoever  will1 let him take the water
 of life freely' 7,rev #bb3ag74 ,and the
  reason is1 because ,christ died for   
all1 'tasted death for every  man' 7#b  
,cor #e3ae2 ,heb #b3i72 is 'the ,saviour
 of the world' 7#a ,john  #d3ad71 and   
the propitiation for the sins of the    
whole world4    ,second1 ,i gather it   
from those several censures that even   
every  one goeth under1 that doth not   
receive ,christ1 when offered in the    
general tenders of the gospel2 ',he that
 believeth not1--shall be  damned'      
7,mark #af3af72 ',he that believeth not 
,god hath made him  a liar1 because he  
believeth not the record that ,god gave 
of his  son' 7#a ,john #e3aj72 and1 ,woe
 unto thee ,capernaum1 ',woe unto thee  
,chorazin6 woe unto thee ,bethsaida6'   
7,matt #aa3ba7 with many other  sayings1
 all which words1 with many other of the
 same nature1  carry in them a very     

great argument to this very purpose2 for
 if  those that perish in the days of   
the gospel1 shall have1 at least1  their
 damnation heightened1 because they have
 neglected and refused  to receive the  
gospel1 it must needs be that the gospel
 was with  all faithfulness to be       
tendered unto them2 the which it could  
not  be1 unless the death of ,christ did
 extend itself unto them 7,john  #c3af2 
,heb #b3c72 for the offer of the gospel 
cannot1 with ,god's  allowance1 be      
offered any further than the death of   
,jesus ,christ  doth go2 because if that
 be taken away1 there is indeed no      
gospel1  nor grace to be extended4      
,besides1 if by every creature1 and the 
like1 should be meant only the elect1   
then are all the persuasions  of the    
gospel to no effect at all2 for still   
the unconverted1  who are here condemned
 for refusing of it1 they return it as  
fast  again3 ,i do not know ,i am elect1
 and therefore dare not come to  ,jesus 
,christ2 for if the death of ,jesus     

,christ1 and so the general  tender of  
the gospel1 concern the elect alone2 ,i1
 not knowing  myself to be one of that  
number1 am at a mighty plunge2 nor know 
,i whether is the greater sin1 to       
believe1 or to despair3 for ,i say      
again1 if ,christ died only for the     
elect1 c4 then1 ,i not knowing  myself  
to be one of that number1 dare not      
believe the gospel1  that holds forth   
his blood to save me2 nay1 ,i think with
 safety  may not1 until ,i first do know
 ,i am elect of ,god1 and appointed     
thereunto4    ,third1 ,god the ,father1 
and ,jesus ,christ his ,son1 would have 
all  men whatever1 invited by the gospel
 to lay hold of life by ,christ1        
whether elect or reprobate2 for though  
it be true1 that there is  such a thing 
as election and reprobation1 yet ,god1  
by the tenders  of the gospel in the    
ministry of his word1 looks upon men    
under  another consideration1 to wit1 as
 sinners2 and as sinners invites  them  
to believe1 lay hold of1 and embrace the

 same4 ,he saith not  to his ministers1 
,go preach to the elect1 because they   
are elect2  and shut out others1 because
 they are not so3 ,but1 ,go preach the  
gospel to sinners as sinners2 and as    
they are such1 go bid them  come to me  
and live4 ,and it must needs be so1     
otherwise the preacher  could neither   
speak in faith1 nor the people hear in  
faith4 ,first1  the preacher could not  
speak in faith1 because he knoweth not  
the  elect from the reprobate2 nor they 
again hear in faith1 because1  as       
unconverted1 they would be always       
ignorant of that also4 ,so  then1 the   
minister neither knowing whom he should 
offer life unto1  nor yet the people    
which of them are to receive it2 how    
could  the word now be preached in faith
 with power8 ,and how could the  people 
believe and embrace it8 ,but now the    
preacher offering mercy  in the gospel  
to sinners1 as they are sinners1 here is
 way made  for the word to be spoke in  
faith1 because his hearers are sinners2 

yea1 and encouragement also for the     
people to receive and close  therewith1 
they understanding they are sinners3    
',christ ,jesus came  into the world to 
save sinners' 7#a ,tim #a3ae2 ,luke     
#bd3df1dg74    ,fourth1 ,the gospel must
 be preached to sinners as they are     
sinners1  without distinction of elect  
or reprobate2 because neither the  one  
nor yet the other1 as considered under  
these simple acts1 are  fit subjects to 
embrace the gospel3 for neither the one 
act1 nor  yet the other1 doth make      
either of them sinners2 but the gospel  
is to be tendered to men as they are    
sinners1 and personally under  the curse
 of ,god for sin3 wherefore to proffer  
grace to the elect  because they are    
elect1 it is to proffer grace and mercy 
to them1  as not considering them as    
sinners4 ,and1 ,i say1 to deny it to the
  reprobate1 because he is not elected1 
it is not only a denial of  grace to    
them that have no need thereof1 but also
 before occasion  is given on their     

part1 for such a dispensation4 ,and ,i  
say again1  therefore1 to offer ,christ 
and grace to man elect1 as simply so    
considered1 this administers to him no  
comfort at all1 he being  here no       
sinner2 and so engageth not the heart at
 all to ,jesus  ,christ2 for that comes 
in1 and is effected on them as they are 
sinners4 ,yea1 to deny the gospel also  
to the reprobate1 because  he is not    
elect1 it will not trouble him at all2  
for saith he1 ,so  ,i am not a sinner1  
and so do not need a ,saviour4 ,but now1
 because  the elect have no need of     
grace in ,christ by the gospel1 but as  
they are sinners2 nor the reprobates    
cause to refuse it1 but as  they are    
sinners2 therefore ,christ by the word  
of the gospel1 is  to be proffered to   
both1 without considering elect or      
reprobate1  even as they are sinners4   
',the whole have no need of the         
physician1  but they that are sick3 ,i  
came not to call the righteous1 but     
sinners to repentance' 7,mark #b3ag2 #b 

,cor #e3ad1ae2 ,luke #g3dg74    ,thus   
you see the gospel is to be tendered to 
all in general1 as  well to the         
reprobate as to the elect1 ,,to         
,,sinners ,,as ,,sinners2 and  so are   
they to receive it1 and to close with   
the tenders thereof4#h      ,,chapter   
#aj4    ,seeing then that the grace of  
,god in the gospel1 is by that to  be   
proffered to sinners1 as sinners2 as    
well to the reprobate as  the elect2 ,is
 it possible for those who indeed are   
not elect1 to  receive it1 and be saved8
    ,to this question ,i shall answer   
several things3 but first ,i shall  shew
 you what that grace is1 that is        
tendered in the gospel2 and  secondly1  
what it is to receive it and be saved4  
,first then1 ,the grace that is offered 
to sinners as sinners1  without respect 
to this or that person1 it is a         
sufficiency of  righteousness1 pardoning
 grace1 and life1 laid up in the person 
of ,christ1 held forth in the           
exhortation and word of the gospel1  and

 promised to be theirs that receive it2 
yea1 ,i say1 in so  universal a tender1 
that not one is by it excluded or       
checked in  the least1 but rather       
encouraged1 if he hath the least desire 
to  life2 yea1 it is held forth to beget
 both desires and longings  after the   
life thus laid up in ,christ1 and held  
forth by the  gospel 7,john #a3af2 ,col 
#a3ai1bc2 #a ,john #e3aa1ab2 ,acts      
#ac3ch1ci2  ,rom #aj3ab-ad1 #af3be1bf74 
,secondly1 ,to receive this grace thus  
tendered by the gospel1 it  is1    #a4  
,to believe it is true4    #b4 ,to      
receive it heartily and unfeignedly     
through faith4 ,and1    #c4 ,to let it  
have its natural sway1 course and       
authority in the  soul1 and that in that
 measure1 as to bring forth the fruits  
of  good living in heart1 word1 and     
life1 both before ,god and man4    ,now 
then to the question4    ,is it possible
 that this tender1 thus offered to the  
reprobate1  should by him be thus       
received and embraced1 and he live      

thereby8    ,to which ,i answer in the  
negative4 ,nor yet for the elect        
themselves1  ,i mean as considered dead 
in trespasses and sins1 which is the    
state  of all men1 elect as well as     
reprobate4 ,so then1 though there be  a 
sufficiency of life and righteousness   
laid up in ,christ for all  men1 and    
this tendered by the gospel to them     
without exception2  yet sin coming in   
between the soul and the tender of this 
grace1  it hath in truth disabled all   
men1 and so1 notwithstanding this       
tender1 they continue to be dead4 ,for  
the gospel1 ,i say1 coming in  word     
only1 saveth no man1 because of man's   
impediment2 wherefore  those that indeed
 are saved by this gospel1 the word     
comes not to  them in word only1 but    
also in power1 and in the ,holy ,ghost2 
is  mixed with faith even with the faith
 of the operation of ,god1 by  whose    
exceeding great and mighty power they   
are raised from this  death of sin1 and 
enabled to embrace the gospel4          

,doubtless1 all  men being dead in      
trespasses and sins1 and so captivated  
under the  power of the devil1 the curse
 of the law1 and shut up in unbelief2   
it must be the power of ,god1 yea the   
exceeding greatness of that  power that 
raiseth the soul from this condition1 to
 receive the  holy gospel 7,eph #b3a-c2 
#a ,thess #a3e1f2 ,col #b3ab2 ,heb      
#d3a1b2 ,eph  #a3ah1ai1 c474    ,for man
 by nature1 7consider him at best71 can 
see no more1 nor do  no more than what  
the principles of nature understands and
 helps  to do2 which nature being below 
the discerning of things truly1         
spiritually1 and savingly good1 it must 
needs fall short of receiving1  loving  
and delighting in them4 ',the natural   
man receiveth not the  things of the    
,spirit of ,god1 for they are           
foolishness unto him3  neither can he   
know them1 because they are spiritually 
discerned'  7#a ,cor #b3ad74 ,now ,i    
say1 if the natural man at best 7for the
 elect  before conversion are no more1  

if quite so much7 cannot do this1  how  
shall they attain thereto1 being now not
 only corrupted  and infected1 but      
depraved1 bewitched and dead2 swallowed 
up of  unbelief1 ignorance1 confusion1  
hardness of heart1 hatred of ,god1  and 
the like8 ,when a thorn by nature       
beareth grapes1 and a thistle  beareth  
figs1 then may this thing be 7,matt     
#g3af-ah74 ,to lay hold  of and receive 
the gospel by a true and saving faith1  
it is an  act of the soul as made a new 
creature1 which is the workmanship  of  
,god3 ',now he that hath wrought us for 
the self-same thing  is ,god' 7#b ,cor  
#e3e74 ',for a corrupt tree cannot bring
 forth good  fruit' 7,luke #f3dc-de74   
',can the ,ethiopian change his skin8'  
7,jer  #ac3bc74    ,but yet the cause of
 this impossibility4    #a4 ,lieth not  
in reprobation1 the elect themselves    
being as much  unable to receive it as  
the other4    #b4 ,neither is it because
 the reprobate is excluded in the       
tender1  for that is universal4    #c4  

,neither is it because there wanteth    
arguments in the tenders  of the gospel1
 for there is not only plenty1 but such 
as be  persuasive1 clear1 and full of   
rationality4    #d4 ,neither is it      
because these creatures have no need    
thereof1  for they have broken the law4 
#e4 ,wherefore it is1 because indeed    
they are by sin dead1 captivated1  mad1 
self-opposers1 blind1 alienated in their
 minds1 and haters  of the ,lord4       
,behold the ruins that sin hath made6   
,wherefore whoever receiveth the grace  
that is tendered in the  gospel1 they   
must be quickened by the power of ,god1 
their eyes must  be opened1 their       
understandings illuminated1 their ears  
unstopped1  their hearts circumcised1   
their wills also rectified1 and the ,son
  of ,god revealed in them4 ,yet as ,i  
said1 not because there wanteth         
argument in these tenders1 but because  
men are dead1 and blind1  and cannot    
hear the word4 ',why do ye not          
understand my speech  saith ,christ2    

,even because ye cannot hear my word'   
7,john #h3dc2  ,acts #i3ae1 #bf3i1aj2   
,psa #aaj3c2 ,gal #a3ae2 ,matt #aa3bg74 
,for otherwise1 as ,i said but now1     
there is1 #a4 ,rationality enough  in   
the tenders of the gospel4 #b4          
,persuasions of weight enough to        
provoke to faith4 ,and1 #c4 ,arguments  
enough to persuade to continue  therein4
    #a4 ,is it not reasonable that man  
should believe ,god in the proffer  of  
the gospel and life by it8 ,is there not
 reason1 ,i say1 both  from the truth   
and faithfulness of ,god1 from the      
sufficiency of the  merits of ,christ1  
as also from the freeness and fullness  
of the  promise8 ,what unreasonable     
thing doth the gospel bid thee credit8  
,or what falsehood doth it command thee 
to receive for truth8 ,indeed  in many  
points the gospel is above reason1 but  
yet in never a one  against it2         
especially in those things wherein it   
beginneth with  the sinner1 in order to 
eternal life4    #b4 ,again1 touching   

its persuasions to provoke to faith3    
,with how  many signs and wonders1      
miracles and mighty deeds1 hath it been 
once and again confirmed1 and that to   
this very end8 7,heb #a3a-c2  #a ,cor   
#ad3bb74 ,with how many oaths1          
declarations1 attestations1 and         
proclamations1 is it avouched1          
confirmed1 and established8 7,heb       
#f3ag1ah2 ,acts #ac3cb2 ,jer #c3ab2 ,gal
 #c3ae74 ,and why should not  credence  
be given to that gospel that is         
confirmed by blood1 the  blood of the   
,son of ,god himself8 ,yea1 that gospel 
that did never  yet fail any that in    
truth hath cast themselves upon it1     
since  the foundation of the world 7,heb
 #i3af-ah1 #ab3a-c74    #c4 ,again1 as  
there is rationality enough1 and        
persuasions sufficient1  so there is    
also argument most prevalent to persuade
 to continue  therein1 and that to      
heartily1 cheerfully1 and unfeignedly1  
unto  the end3 did not1 as ,i have said1
 blindness1 madness1 deadness1 and      

willful rebellion1 carry them away in   
the vanity of their minds1  and overcome
 them 7,eph #d3ag-ai74    7#a47 ,for1   
first1 if they could but consider how   
they have sinned1  how they have        
provoked ,god1 c41 if they could but    
consider what  a dismal state the state 
of the damned is1 and also1 that in  a  
moment their condition is like to be the
 same1 would they not  cleave to the    
gospel and live8    7#b47 ,the enjoyment
 of ,god1 and ,christ1 and saints1 and  
angels1  being the sweetest2 the        
pleasures of heaven the most            
comfortable1  and to live always in the 
greatest height of light1 life1 joy1    
and gladness imaginable1 one would think
 were enough to persuade  the very      
damned now in hell4    ,there is no man 
then perisheth for want of sufficient   
reason in the  tenders of the gospel1   
nor any for want of persuasions to      
faith2  nor yet because there wanteth   
arguments to provoke to continue        
therein4 ,but the truth is1 the gospel  

in this hath to do with  unreasonable   
creatures2 with such as will not believe
 it1 and that  because it is truth3     
',and because ,i tell you the truth1    
saith  ,christ therefore ye believe me  
not' 7,john #h3de74    ,quest4 ,well1   
but if this in truth be thus1 how then  
comes it to  pass that some receive it  
and live for ever8 ,for you have said   
before1 that the elect are as dead as   
the reprobate1 and full as  unable as   
they1 as men1 to close with these       
tenders1 and live4    ,answ4 ,doubtless 
this is true1 and were the elect left to
 themselves1  they1 through the         
wickedness of their heart1 would perish 
as  do others4 ,neither could all the   
reasonable persuasive prevalent         
arguments of the gospel of ,god in      
,christ1 prevail to make any  receive   
it1 and live4 ,wherefore here you must  
consider1 that as  there is mercy       
proclaimed in the general tenders of the
 gospel1  so there is also the grace of 
election2 which grace kindly            

over-ruleth and winneth the spirit of   
the chosen1 working in them  that       
unfeigned closing therewith1 that makes 
it effectual to their  undoubted        
salvation2 which indeed is the cause    
that not only in  other ages1 but also  
to this day1 there is a remnant that    
receive  this grace2 they being         
appointed1 ,i say1 thereto1 before the  
world began2 preserved in time from that
 which would undo them1  and enabled to 
embrace the glorious gospel of grace1   
and peace1  and life 7#a ,kings #ai3ah2 
,rom #aa3e2 #a ,thess #e3i74    ,now    
there is a great difference between the 
grace of election1 and  the grace that  
is wrapped up in the general tenders of 
the gospel  a difference1 ,i say1 and   
that both as to its timing1 latituding1 
and working4    #a4 ,touching its       
timing2 it is before1 yea long before1  
there was  either tender of the grace   
wrapped up in the gospel to any1 or  any
 need of such a tender 7,eph #a3d1e74   
#b4 ,they also differ in latitude2 the  

tenders of grace in the  gospel are     
common and universal to all1 but the    
extension of that  of election special  
and peculiar to some4 ',there is a      
remnant  according to the election of   
grace' 7,rom #aa3e74    #c4 ,touching   
the working of the grace of election2 it
 differs much  in some things from the  
working of the grace that is offered in 
the  general tenders of the gospel4 ,as 
is manifest in these particulars3       
7#a474 ,the grace that is offered in the
 general tenders of the  gospel1 calleth
 for faith to lay hold upon1 and accept 
thereof2  but the special grace of      
election1 worketh that faith which doth 
lay hold thereof 7,acts #af3ca1 #ac3dh2 
,phil #a3bi2 #b ,thess #a3aa74    7#b47 
,the grace that is offered in the       
general tenders of the gospel1  calleth 
for faith1 as a condition in us1 without
 which there is  no life2 but the       
special grace of election worketh faith 
in us  without any such condition 7,mark
 #af3ae1af2 ,rom #aa3e1f74    7#c47 ,the

 grace that is offered in the general   
tenders of the  gospel1 promiseth       
happiness upon the condition of         
persevering in  the faith only2 but the 
special grace of election causeth this  
perseverance 7,col #a3bc2 ,eph #b3aj2   
,rom #aa3g2 #a ,peter #a3e-g74    7#d47 
,the grace offered in the general       
tenders of the gospel1 when  it         
sparkleth most1 leaveth the greatest    
part of men behind it2  but the special 
grace of election1 when it shineth      
least1 doth  infallibly bring every soul
 therein concerned to everlasting life  
7,rom #aj3af1 #h3cc-ce74    7#e47 ,a man
 may overcome and put out all the light 
and life that  is begotten in him by the
 general tenders of the gospel2 but none
  shall overcome1 or make void1 or      
frustrate the grace of election  7,jude 
#d2 #b ,peter #b3bj-bb2 ,matt #bd3bd2   
,rom #aa3a-c1 c474    7#f47 ,the general
 tenders of the gospel1 considered      
without a  concurrence of the grace of  
election1 helps not the elect himself1  

when sadly fallen4 ,wherefore1 when ,i  
say the grace that is offered  in the   
general tenders of the gospel1 ,i mean  
that grace when  offered1 as not being  
accompanied with a special operation of 
,god's eternal love1 by way of          
conjunction therewith4 ,otherwise  the  
grace that is tendered in the general   
offers of the gospel1  is that which    
saveth the sinner now1 and that brings  
him to  everlasting life2 that is1 when 
conjoined with that grace that  blesseth
 and maketh this general tender         
effectually efficacious4  ,the grace of 
election worketh not without1 but by    
these tenders  generally2 neither doth  
the grace thus tendered1 effectually    
work1  but by and with the grace of     
election3 ',as many as were ordained  to
 eternal life believed' 7,acts #ac3dh73 
,the word being then effectual  to life1
 when the hand of the ,lord is          
effectually therewith to that  end      
7,mark #af3bj74 ,they 'spake saith the  
text unto the ,grecians1  preaching the 

,lord ,jesus4 ,and the hand of the ,lord
 was with them2  and a great number     
believed1 and turned unto the ,lord'    
7,acts  #aa3bj1ba74    ,we must always  
put difference between the word of the  
gospel1 and  the power that manageth    
that word2 we must put difference       
between  the common and more special    
operations of that power also2 even as  
there is evidently a difference to be   
put between those words of  ,christ that
 were effectual to do what was said1 and
 of those words of  his which were but  
words only1 or at least not so          
accompanied with  power4 ,as for        
instance3 that same ,jesus that said to 
the ,leper1  ',say nothing to any man1' 
said also to ,lazarus1 ',come forth'2   
yet the one obeyed1 the other did not2  
though he that obeyed was  least in a   
capacity to do it1 he being now dead1   
and stunk in his  grave4 ,indeed        
unbelief hath hindered ,christ much1 yet
 not when he  putteth forth himself as  
,almighty1 but when he doth suffer      

himself  by them to be abused who are to
 be dealt with by ordinary means3       
,otherwise legions of devils1 with ten  
thousand impediments1 must  fall down   
before him1 and give way unto him4      
,there is a speaking1  and a so         
speaking3 ',they so spake1 that a great 
multitude1 both  of the ,jews1 and also 
of the ,greeks1 believed' 7,acts #ad3a74
 ,even  as ,i have hinted already1 there
 is a difference between the coming  of 
the word when it is in power 7#a ,thess 
#a3e71 and when it is in  word only4 ,so
 then1 the blessed grace of election    
chooseth this  man to good1 not because 
he is good2 it chooseth him to believe1 
not because he doth believe2 it chooseth
 him to persevere1 not  because he doth 
so2 it fore-ordains that this man shall 
be created  in ,christ ,jesus unto good 
works 7,eph #a3d-f71 not if a man will  
create himself thereto 7#a ,peter #a3b2 
,eph #b3aj74    ,what shall we say then8
 ,is the fault in ,god1 if any perish8  
,doubtless no2 nor yet in his act of    

eternal reprobation neither3  it is     
grace that saveth the elect1 but sin    
that damns the rest3  it is             
superabundant grace that causeth the    
elect to close with the  tenders of     
life1 and live2 and it is the aboundings
 of sin that  holds off the reprobate   
from the rational1 necessary1 and       
absolute  tenders1 of grace4 ,to        
conclude then2 the gospel calleth for   
credence  as a condition1 and that both 
from the elect and reprobate2 but       
because none of them both1 as dead in   
sin1 will close therewith1  and live2   
therefore grace1 by virtue of electing  
love1 puts forth  itself to work and do 
for some beyond reason2 and justice cuts
  off others1 for slighting so good1 so 
gracious1 and necessary a  means of     
salvation1 so full both of kindness1    
mercy and reason4      ,,chapter #aa4   
,seeing that it is not possible that the
 reprobate should receive  this grace   
and live1 and also seeing that this is  
infallibly  foreseen of ,god2 and again1

 seeing ,god hath fore-determined  to   
suffer it so to be2 ,why doth he yet    
will and command that the  gospel1 and  
so grace in the general tenders thereof1
 should be  proffered unto them8    ,why
 then is the gospel offered them8 ,well1
 that there is such a  thing as eternal 
reprobation1 ,i have shewed you2 also   
what this  eternal reprobation is1 ,i   
have opened unto you3 and shall now shew
  you also1 that though these reprobates
 will infallibly perish1  which ,god not
 only foresaw1 but fore-determined to   
suffer them  most assuredly so to do2   
yet there is reason1 great reason1 why  
the gospel1 and so the grace of ,god    
thereby1 should be tendered1  and that  
in general terms1 to them as well as    
others4    ,but before ,i come to lay   
the reasons before you1 ,i must mind you
  afresh of these particulars3    #a4   
,that eternal reprobation makes no man a
 sinner4    #b4 ,that the fore-knowledge
 of ,god that the reprobate would perish
  makes no man a sinner4    #c4 ,that   

,god's infallibly determining upon the  
damnation of him  that perisheth1 makes 
no man a sinner4    #d4 ,god's patience 
and long-suffering1 and forbearance1    
until the  reprobate fits himself for   
eternal destruction1 makes no man a     
sinner4    ,so then1 ,god may reprobate1
 may suffer the reprobate to sin1 may   
pre-determine his infallible damnation1 
through the pre-consideration  of him in
 sin1 and may also forbear to work that 
effectual work  in his soul that would  
infallibly bring him out of this        
condition1  and yet neither be the      
author1 contriver1 nor means of man's   
sin  and misery4    ,again1 ,god may    
infallibly foresee that this reprobate1 
when he  hath sinned1 will be an        
unreasonable opposer of his own         
salvation2  and may also determine to   
suffer him to sin1 and be thus          
unreasonable  to the end1 yet be        
gracious1 yea very gracious1 if he offer
 him  life1 and that only upon          
reasonable terms1 which yet he denieth  

to close with 7,isa #a3ah2 #ee3ab74     
,the reasons are1    #a4 ,because not   
,god1 but sin1 hath made him            
unreasonable2 without  which1 reasonable
 terms had done his work for him3 for   
reasonable  terms are the most equal and
 righteous terms that can be propounded 
between parties at difference2 yea the  
terms that most suiteth and  agreeth    
with a reasonable creature1 such as man2
 nay1 reasonable  terms are1 for terms1 
the most apt to work with that man whose
  reason is brought into and held       
captive by very sense itself 7,eze  #ah2
 #cc74    #b4 ,god goeth yet further1 he
 addeth promises of mercy1 as those     
that are inseparable to the terms he    
offereth1 even to pour forth  his       
,spirit unto them2 ',turn at my reproof1
 and behold ,i will pour  forth of my   
,spirit unto you1 and incline your ear2 
come unto me1  hear and your soul shall 
live' 7,prov #a3bc-bg74    ,now then to 
the question itself1 to wit1 that seeing
 it is impossible  the reprobate should 

be saved2 seeing also this is infallibly
  foreseen of ,god1 and seeing also that
 ,god hath beforehand determined  to    
suffer it so to be2 yet ,i shall shew   
you it is requisite1 yea  very          
requisite1 that he should both will and 
command that the  gospel1 and so grace  
in the general tenders thereof should be
  proffered unto them4    ,,first       
,,reason4--,and that first1 to shew that
 this reprobation doth  not in itself   
make any man absolutely incapable of    
salvation3 for  if ,god had intended    
that by the act of reprobation1 the     
persons  therein concerned should also  
by that only act have been made         
incapable of everlasting life1 then this
 act must also have tied  up all the    
means from them1 that tendeth to that   
end2 or at least  have debarred the     
gospel's being offered to them by ,god's
 command1  for that intent2 otherwise   
who is there but would have charged the 
,holy ,one as guilty of guile1 and      
worthy of blame1 for commanding  that   

the gospel of grace and salvation should
 be offered unto  this or that man1 whom
 yet he hath made incapable to receive  
it1  by his act of reprobation4         
,wherefore this very thing1 to wit1 that
  the gospel is yet to be tendered to   
these eternally reprobated1  sheweth    
that it is not simply the act of ,god's 
reprobation1 but  sin1 that             
incapacitateth the creature of life     
everlasting4 ,which  sin is no branch of
 this reprobation1 as is evident1       
because the  elect and reprobate are    
both alike defiled therewith4           
,,second ,,reason4--,god also sheweth by
 this1 that the reprobate do  not perish
 for want of the offers of salvation1   
though he hath  offended ,god1 and that 
upon most righteous terms2 according to 
what  is written1 ',as ,i live1 saith   
the ,lord ,god1 ,i have no pleasure in  
the death of the wicked1 but that the   
wicked turn from his way1  and live'    
7,eze #cc3aa1 #ah3ca1cb74 ',turn ye unto
 me1 saith the ,lord  of ,hosts1 and ,i 

will turn unto you1 saith the ,lord of  
,hosts' 7,zech  #a3c74 ,so then1 here   
lieth the point between ,god and the    
reprobate1  ,i mean the reprobate since 
he hath sinned1 ,god is willing to save 
him upon reasonable terms1 but not upon 
terms above reason2 but  not reasonable 
terms will go down with the reprobate1  
therefore  he must perish for his       
unreasonableness4    ,that ,god is      
willing to save even those that perish  
for ever1 is  apparent1 both from the   
consideration of the goodness of his    
nature 7,psa #ade3i71 of man's being his
 creature1 and indeed in a  miserable   
state 7,job #ad3ae1 #c3af74 ,but ,i say1
 as ,i have also said  already1 there is
 a great difference between his being   
willing  to save them1 through their    
complying with these his reasonable     
terms1 and his being resolved to save   
them1 whether they1 as men1  will close 
therewith1 or no2 so only he saveth the 
elect themselves1  even 'according to   
the riches of his grace' 7,eph #a3g74   

,even  'according to his riches in      
glory1 by ,christ ,jesus' 7,phil #d3ai74
  ,working effectually in them1 what the
 gospel1 as a condition1  calleth for   
from them4 ,and hence it is that he is  
said to give  faith 7,phil #a3bi71 yea  
the most holy faith1 for that is the    
faith  of ,god's elect1 to give         
repentance 7,acts #e3ca71 to give a new 
heart1 to give his fear1 even that fear 
that may keep them for  ever from       
everlasting ruin 7,eph #a3d72 still     
engaging his mercy and  goodness to     
follow them all the days of their lives 
7,jer #cb3dj2  ,eze #cf3bf1bg71 that    
they may dwell in the house of the ,lord
 for  ever 7,psa #bc3f71 and as another 
scripture saith1 ',now he that hath     
wrought us for the selfsame thing1 is   
,god' 7#b ,cor #e3e2 ,rom #h3bf1  c474  
,but ,i say1 his denying to do thus for 
every man in the world1  cannot properly
 be said to be because he is not        
heartily willing  they should close with
 the tenders of the grace held forth in 

the gospel1 and live4 ,wherefore you    
must consider that there is  a          
distinction to be put between ,god's    
denying grace on reasonable  terms1 and 
denying it absolutely2 and also that    
there is a difference  between his      
withholding further grace1 and of       
hindering men from  closing with the    
grace at present offered2 also that ,god
 may  withhold much1 when he taketh away
 nothing2 yea1 take away much1  when    
once abused1 and yet be just and        
righteous still4 ,further1 ,god  may    
deny to do this or that absolutely1 when
 yet he hath promised  to do1 not only  
that1 but more1 conditionally4 ,which   
things  considered1 you may with ease   
conclude1 that he may be willing to     
save those not elect1 upon reasonable   
terms1 though not without  them4    ,it 
is no unrighteousness in ,god to offer  
grace unto the world1  though but on    
these terms only1 that they are also    
foreseen by him  infallibly to reject2  
both because to reject it is            

unreasonable1  especially the terms     
being so reasonable1 as to believe the  
truth  and live2 and also because it is 
grace and mercy in ,god1 so much  as    
once to offer means of reconciliation to
 a sinner1 he being  the offender2 but  
the ,lord1 the ,god offended2 they being
 but dust  and ashes1 he the heavenly   
,majesty4 ,if ,god1 when man had broke  
the law1 had yet with all severity kept 
the world to the utmost  condition of   
it1 had he then been unjust8 ,had he    
injured man at  all8 ,was not every     
tittle of the law reasonable1 both in   
the first  and second table8 ,how much  
more then is he merciful and gracious1  
even in but mentioning terms of         
reconciliation8 especially seeing  he is
 also willing so to condescend1 if they 
will believe his word1  and receive the 
love of the truth4 ,though the reprobate
 then doth  voluntarily1 and against all
 strength of reason1 run himself upon   
the rocks of eternal misery1 and split  
himself thereon1 he perisheth  in his   

own corruption1 by rejecting terms of   
life 7#b ,thess #b3aj2  #b ,peter       
#b3ab1ac74    ,object4 ,but the         
reprobate is not now in a capacity to   
fulfil these  reasonable terms4    ,ans4
 ,but ,i say1 suppose it should be      
granted1 is it because  reprobation made
 him incapable1 or sin8 ,not            
reprobation1 but sin3  if sin1 then     
before he quarrel1 let him consider the 
case aright1  where1 in the result1 he  
will find sin1 being consented to by his
  voluntary mind1 hath thus disabled    
him3 and because1 ,i say1 it  was sin by
 his voluntary consent that did it1 let 
him quarrel with  himself for           
consenting1 so as to make himself       
incapable to close  with reasonable     
terms2 yea1 with those terms because    
reasonable1  therefore most suitable1 as
 terms1 for him notwithstanding his     
wickedness4 ,and ,i say again1 forasmuch
 as those reasonable terms  have annexed
 unto them1 as their inseperable        
companions1 such  wonderful mercy and   

grace as indeed there is1 let even them 
that  perish1 yet justify ,god2 yea cry1
 ',his goodness endureth for  ever'2    
though they1 through the wretchedness of
 their hearts1 get  no benefit by it4   
,,third ,,reason4--,god may will and    
command that his gospel1 and so  the    
grace thereof1 be tendered to those that
 shall never be saved1  7besides what   
hath been said7 to shew to all          
spectators what an  enemy sin1 being    
once embraced1 is to the salvation of   
man4 ,sin1  without the tenders of the  
grace of the gospel1 could never have   
appeared so exceeding sinful1 as by that
 it both hath and doth3 ',if  ,i had not
 come and spoken unto them1 saith       
,christ they had not  had sin3 but now  
they have no cloke for their sin' 7,john
 #ae3bb74  ,as sins that oppose the law1
 are discovered by the law1 that is1  by
 the goodness1 and justness1 and        
holiness of the law 7,rom #g72 so  the  
sins that oppose the gospel1 are made   
manifest by that1 even  by the love1 and

 mercy1 and forgiveness of the gospel3  
,if 'he  that despised ,moses' law died 
without mercy1--of how much sorer       
punishment1 suppose ye1 shall he be     
thought worthy1 who hath trodden  under 
foot the ,son of ,god8' 7,heb           
#aj3bh1bi74 ,who could have thought     
that sin would have opposed that which  
is just1 but especially  mercy and      
grace1 had we not seen it with our eyes8
 ,and how could  we have seen it to     
purpose1 had not ,god left some to      
themselves8  ,here indeed is sin made   
manifest3 ',for all he had done so many 
miracles amongst them1' 7to wit1 to     
persuade them to mercy7 'yet  they      
believed not on him' 7,john #ab3cg74    
,sin1 where it reigneth1 is  a mortal   
enemy to the soul2 it blinds the eyes1  
holds the hands1  ties the legs1 and    
stops the ears1 and makes the heart     
implacable  to resist the ,saviour of   
souls4 ,that man will neither obey the  
law nor the gospel1 who is left unto his
 sin3 which also ,god is  willing should

 be discovered and made manifest1 though
 it cost the  damnation of some3 ,for   
this very purpose1 saith ,god to        
,pharaoh1  'have ,i raised thee up1 for 
to shew in thee my power2 and that my   
name may be declared in all the earth'  
7,exo #i3af2 ,rom #i3ag74 ,for  ,god1 by
 raising up ,pharaoh to his kingdom1 and
 suffering him to  walk to the height1  
according as his sin did prompt him     
forward1  shewed unto all beholders what
 a dreadful thing sin is2 and that      
without the special assistance of his   
,holy ,spirit1 sin would  neither be    
charmed by law nor gospel4 ,this reason1
 though it be  no profit unto those that
 are damned2 yet it is for the honour of
  ,god1 and the good of those he hath   
chosen4    ,it is for the honour of     
,god1 even for the honour of his power  
and  mercy3 for his power is now        
discovered indeed1 when nothing can     
tame sin but that2 and his mercy is here
 seen indeed2 because that  doth engage 
him to do it4 ,read ,romans #i3bb1bc4   

,,fourth ,,reason4--,god commandeth that
 the tender of the gospel1  and the     
grace thereof1 be in general offered to 
all1 that means  thereby might be       
sufficiently provided for the elect1    
both to  beget them to faith1 and to    
maintain it in them to the end1 in  what
 place1 or state1 or condition soever   
they are 7,eph #a74 ,god1  through the  
operation of his manifold wisdom1 hath  
an end and an  end in his acts and      
doings amongst the children of men3 and1
 so in  that he commandeth that his     
gospel be tendered to all1 an end1 ,i   
say1 to leave the damned without excuse1
 and to provide sufficiency  of means   
for the gathering all his elect4 ',oh   
that ,god would speak1  saith ,zophar   
and open his lips against thee2         
and--shew thee the  secrets of wisdom1  
that they are double to that which is'  
7,job  #aa3e1f74 ,for though ,god       
worketh with and upon the elect1        
otherwise  than with and upon the       
reprobate2 yet he worketh with and upon 

the elect1 with and by the same word he 
commandeth should be held  forth and    
offered to the reprobate4 ,now the text 
thus running in  most free and universal
 terms1 the elect then hearing thereof1 
do  through the mighty power of ,god    
close in with the tenders therein  held 
forth1 and are saved4 ,thus that word   
that was offered to the  reprobate      
,jews1 and by them most fiercely        
rejected1 even that word  became yet    
effectual to the chosen1 and they were  
saved thereby4  ,they gladly received   
the word1 'and as many as were ordained 
to  eternal life believed' 7,acts       
#ac3dh74i ',not as though the word  of  
,god had taken none effect' 7,rom #i3f74
 ',god hath not cast away  his people   
whom he foreknew' 7#aa3b74 ,the word    
shall accomplish  the thing for which   
,god hath sent it1 even the salvation of
 the  few that are chosen1 when tendered
 to all2 though rejected by most1       
through the rebellion of their hearts   
7,acts #bh3bh2 ,heb #d3a-c74    ,object4

 ,but if ,god hath elected1 as you have 
said1 what need he  lay a foundation so 
general for the begetting faith in his  
chosen  particulars1 seeing the same    
,spirit that worketh in them by such    
means1 could also work in them by other1
 even by a word1 excluding  the most1 in
 the first tenders thereof1 amongst men8
    ,ans4 ,i told you before1 that      
though this be a principal reason  of   
the general tenders of the grace of the 
gospel1 yet it is not  all the reason   
why the tender should be so general1 as 
the three  former reasons shew4    ,but 
again1 in the bowels of ,god's decree of
 election1 is contained  the means that 
are also ordained for the effectual     
bringing of  those elected to that glory
 for which they were fore-appointed2    
even to gather together in one1 all the 
children of ,god 7,john  #aa3eb74       
',whereunto he called you1 saith ,paul  
by our gospel1  to the obtaining of the 
glory of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ' 7#b  
,thess  #b3ad74 ,god's decree of        

election then1 destroyeth not the means 
which his wisdom hath prepared1 it      
rather establisheth1 yea ordains  and   
establisheth it2 and maketh that means  
which in the outward  sound is          
indefinite and general1 effectual to    
this and that man1  through a special   
and particular application 7,gal        
#b3bj1ba73 thus  that ,christ that in   
general was offered to all1 is by a     
special  act of faith applied to ,paul  
in particular2 ',he loved me1 and gave  
himself for me4'    ,further1 ,as the   
design of the ,heavenly ,majesty is to  
bring his elect  to glory by means1 so  
by the means thus universal and general1
 as  most behooveful and fit2 if we     
consider not only the way it doth       
please him to work with some of his     
chosen1 in order to this their  glory1  
but also the trials1 temptations1 and   
other calamities they  must go through  
thereto4    #a4 ,touching his working   
with some1 how invisible is it to these 
in whose souls it is yet begun8 ,how is 

the word buried under the  clods of     
their hearts for months1 yea years      
together8 ,only thus  much is discovered
 thereof1 it sheweth the soul its sin1  
the which  it doth also so aggravate and
 apply to the conscience 7,jesus still  
refraining1 like ,joseph1 to make       
himself known to his brethren7  that    
were there not general tenders of mercy1
 and that to the worst  of sinners1 they
 would soon miscarry1 and perish1 as do 
the sons  of perdition4 ,but by these   
the ,lord upholdeth and helpeth them1   
that they stand1 when others fall for   
ever 7,psa #aai3di74    #b4 ,and so     
likewise for their trials1 temptations1 
and other  calamities1 because ,god will
 not bring them to heaven without1  but 
by them2 therefore he hath also provided
 a word so large1 as  to lie fair for   
the support of the soul in all          
conditions1 that  it may not die for    
thirst4    #c4 ,i might add also in this
 place1 their imperfect state after     
grace received1 doth call for such a    

word2 yea1 many other things  which     
might be named3 which ,god1 only wise1  
hath thought fit should  accompany us to
 the ship1 yea in the sea1 to our       
desired haven4    ,,fifth               
,,reason4--,god willeth and commandeth  
the gospel should be  offered to all1   
that thereby distinguishing love1 as to 
an inward  and spiritual work1 might the
 more appear to be indeed the fruit  of 
special and peculiar love4 ,for in that 
the gospel is tendered  to all in       
general1 when yet but some do receive   
it2 yea1 and seeing  these some are as  
unable1 unwilling1 and by nature1 as    
much averse  thereto1 as those that     
refuse it1 and perish2 it is evident    
that  something more of heaven and the  
operation of the ,spirit of ,god  doth  
accompany the word thus tendered for    
their life and salvation  that enjoy it 
7#a ,thess #a3d-g74 ,not now as a word  
barely tendered1  but backed by the     
strength of heaven3 ',behold what manner
 of love  the ,father hath bestowed upon

 us1 that we should be called the  sons 
of ,god6' 7#a ,john #c3a7 even we who   
believe 'according to the  working of   
his mighty power1 which he wrought in   
,christ1 when he  raised him from the   
dead' 7,eph #a3bj74 ,this provoketh to  
distinguishing  admiration1 yea1 and    
also to a love like that which hath     
fastened  on the called1 the preserved1 
and the glorified3 ',he hath not  dealt 
so with any nation3 and as for his      
judgments1 they have not  known them4   
,praise ye the ,lord' 7,psa #adg3bj74   
,now are the sacrifices  bound even to  
the horns of the altar1 with a ',lord1  
how is it  that thou wilt manifest      
thyself unto us1 and not unto the       
world6'  7,john #ad3bb74 ,he 'sent from 
above1 he took me2 he drew me out of    
many waters2 he delivered me from my    
strong enemy1 and from them  that hated 
me2 for they were too strong for me' 7#b
 ,sam #bb3ag2 ,psa  #ah3af74    ,for    
thus the elect considereth3 though we   
all came alike into the  world1 and are 

the children of wrath by nature 7,eph   
#b3a-c72 yea1  though we have alike so  
weakened ourselves by sin 7,rom #c3i71  
that  the whole head is sick1 and the   
whole heart faint 7,isa #a3e71 being    
altogether gone out of the way1 and     
every one become altogether             
unprofitable1 both to ,god and ourselves
 7,rom #c3ab72 yet that ,god  should    
open mine eyes1 convert my soul1 give me
 faith1 forgive  my sins1 raise me1 when
 ,i fall2 fetch me again1 when ,i am    
gone  astray2 this is wonderful6 7,psa  
#cg3bc74 ,yea1 that he should prepare   
eternal mansions for me 7,psa #bc3f72   
and also keep me by his blessed  and    
mighty power for that2 and that in a way
 of believing1 which  without his       
assistance ,i am no way able to perform6
 7#b ,cor #e3e74  ,that he should do    
this notwithstanding my sins1 though ,i 
had no  righteousness6 7,deut #i3e-g74  
,yea1 that he should do it according  to
 the riches of his grace1 through the   
redemption that is in  ,jesus ,christ   

our ,lord6 ,even according to an        
everlasting covenant  of grace1 which   
yet the greatest part of the world are  
void of1  and will for ever miss and    
fall short of6 7,eze #af3fj-fc74        
,besides1  that he should mollify my    
heart6 break it1 and then delight in it 
7,psa #ea3ag72 put his fear in it1 and  
then look to me 7,isa #ff3b2  ,psa      
#ach3f71 and keep me as the apple of his
 eye 7,deut #cb3aj72  yea1 resolve to   
guide me with his counsel1 and then     
receive me to  glory6 ,further1 that all
 this should be the effect of unthought 
of1 undeserved1 and undesired love6     
7,mal #a3b2 ,deut #g3g1h74 ,that the    
,lord should think on this before he    
made the world 7,jer #ca3c71 and        
sufficiently ordain the means before he 
had laid the foundation of  the hills6  
,for this he is worthy to be praised 7#a
 ,cor #b3i73 yea1  ',let every thing    
that hath breath praise the ,lord2      
praise ye the  ,lord4'    ,object4 ,but 
you have said before1 that the reprobate

 is also blessed  with many gospel      
mercies1 as with the knowledge of       
,christ1 faith1  light1 the gift of the 
,holy ,ghost1 and the tastes or relish  
of  the powers of the world to come3 if 
so1 then what should be the  reason that
 yet he perisheth8 ,is it because the   
grace that he  receiveth differeth from 
the grace that the elect are saved by8  
,if they differ1 where lieth the        
difference8 ,whether in the nature1  or 
in the degree1 or in the management     
thereof8    ,ans4 ,to this objection ,i 
might answer many things2 but1 for      
brevity1  take this reply3 ,that the    
non-elect may travel very far both in   
the knowledge1 faith1 light1 and        
sweetness of ,jesus ,christ1 and  may   
also attain to the partaking of the     
,holy ,ghost2 yea1 and by  the very     
operation of these things also1 escape  
the pollutions of  the world1 and become
 a visible saint1 join in               
church-communion1  and be as chief      
amongst the very elect themselves4 ,this

 the  scriptures every where do shew us4
    ,the question then is1 whether the  
elect and reprobate receive a  differing
 grace8 ,to which ,i answer1 ,yes1 in   
some respects1 both  as to the nature   
thereof1 and also the degree4    #a4 ,to
 begin then with the nature of it4      
7#a47 ,the faith that the chosen are    
blessed with1 it goeth under  another   
name than any faith besides1 even the   
faith of ,god's elect  7,titus #a3a71 as
 of a faith belonging to them only1 of  
which none  others do partake2 which    
faith also1 for the nature of it1 is    
called  faith most holy 7,jude #bj72 to 
shew it goes beyond all other1 and  can 
be fitly matched no where else1 but with
 their most blessed  faith who          
infallibly attain eternal glory3 even   
'like precious faith  with us1' saith   
,peter 7#b ,peter #a3a72 with his elect 
companions4  ,and so of other things4   
,for if this be true1 that they differ  
in  their faith1 they must needs        
therewith differ in other things3 for   

faith being the mother grace1 produceth 
all the rest according to  its own      
nature1 to wit1 love that abounds1 that 
never fails1 and  that is never         
contented till it attain the            
resurrection of the  dead1 c4 7#b ,thess
 #a3c2 #a ,cor #ac3h2 ,phil #c74        
7#b47 ,they differ as to the nature1 in 
this2 the faith1 and hope1  and love1   
that the chosen receive1 it is that     
which floweth from  election itself2 he 
hath blessed us 'according as he hath   
chosen  us' 7,eph #a3d1e71 even with    
those graces he set apart for us1 when  
he in eternity did appoint us to life   
before the foundation of the  world3    
which graces1 because the decree in     
itself is most absolute  and infallible1
 they also1 that they may completely    
answer the end1  will do the work       
infallibly likewise1 still through the  
management  of ,christ3 ',i have prayed 
for thee1 that thy faith fail not'      
7,luke  #bb3cb74 ,but1    #b4 ,as they  
differ in nature1 they differ also in   

degree3 for though  it be true that the 
reprobate is blessed with grace1 yet    
this is  also as true1 that the elect   
are blessed with more grace4 ,it is  the
 privilege only of those that are       
chosen1 to be blessed with  ,,all       
spiritual blessings1 and to have ,,all  
the good pleasure of the  goodness of   
,god fulfilled in and upon them4 ,those 
who are blessed  with ,,all spiritual   
blessings must needs be blessed with    
eternal  life2 and those in whom the    
,lord1 not only works all his good      
pleasure1 but fulfilleth all the good   
pleasure of his goodness  upon them1    
they must needs be preserved to his     
heavenly kingdom  7,eph #a3d1e2 #a      
,thess #a3aj72 but none of the non-elect
 have these  things conferred upon them2
 therefore the grace bestowed upon the  
one1 doth differ both in nature and     
degree from the other4    #c4 ,there is 
a difference as to the management also4 
,the reprobate  is principal for the    
management of the grace he receiveth1   

but  ,jesus ,christ is principal for the
 management of the grace the  elect     
receiveth4 ,when ,i say principal1 ,i   
mean chief2 for though  the reprobate is
 to have the greatest hand in the       
management of  what mercy and goodness  
the ,lord bestoweth on him1 yet not so  
as  that the ,lord will not help him at 
all2 nay contrariwise he will1  if first
 the reprobate do truly the duty that   
lieth on him3 ',if  thou doest well1    
shalt thou not be accepted8 but if thou 
doest  not well1 sin lieth at the door' 
7,gen #d3g74 ,thus it was also with     
,saul1 who was rejected of ,god upon    
this account 7#a ,sam #ac3aa-ad1        
#ae3bf74 ,and ,i say1 as to the elect   
themselves1 though ,jesus ,christ  our  
blessed ,saviour be chief1 as to the    
management of the grace  bestowed on his
 chosen1 yet not so as that he quite    
excludeth  them from 'striving according
 to his working1 which worketh in  me   
mightily' 7,col #a3bi74 ,nay            
contrariwise1 if those who in truth  are

 elect1 shall yet be remiss1 and do     
wickedly1 they shall feel  the stroke of
 ,god's rod1 it may be till their bones 
do break4 ,but  because the work doth   
not lie at their door to manage as      
chief1  but as ,christ's1 therefore     
though he may perform his work with     
much bitterness and grief to them2 yet  
he being engaged as the  principal1 will
 perform that which concerneth them1    
even until  the day 7the coming7 of     
,jesus ,christ 7,psa #ach3h2 ,phil      
#a3f74    ,from what hath been said1    
there ariseth this conclusion3    ,the  
elect are always under eternal mercy1   
but those not elect  always under       
eternal justice2 for you must consider  
this3 there  is eternal mercy and       
eternal justice1 and there is present   
mercy  and present justice4 ,so then1   
for a man to be in a state of  mercy1 it
 may be either a state of mercy present1
 or both present  and eternal also4 ,and
 so again for a man to be in a state    
under  justice1 it may be understood    

either of present justice only1 or  of  
both present and eternal also4    ,that 
this may yet further be opened1 ,i shall
 somewhat enlarge4    ,i begin with     
present mercy and present justice4 ,that
 which ,i call  present mercy1 is that  
faith1 light1 knowledge1 and taste of   
the  good word of ,god1 that a man may  
have1 and perish4 ,this is called  in   
scripture1 ,believing for a while1      
during for a while1 and  rejoicing in   
the light for a season 7,heb #f3d1e2 #b 
,peter #b3bj2 ,matt  #ac3bb2 ,luke      
#h3ac74 ,now ,i call this mercy1 both   
because none1 as  men1 can deserve it1  
and also because the proper end thereof 
is  to do good to those that have it4   
,but ,i call it present mercy1  because 
those that are only blessed with that1  
may sin it away1  and perish2 as did    
some of the ,galatians1 ,hebrews1       
,alexandrians1  with the ,asians1 and   
others 7,gal #e3d2 ,heb #ab3ae1af2 #a   
,tim #a3bj2 #b  ,tim #b3ah1 #a3ae2 ,heb 
#ab3ae74 ,but yet observe again1 ,i do  

not call  this present mercy1 because   
,god hath determined it shall last but  
a while absolutely2 but because it is   
possible for man to lose  it1 yea       
determined he shall1 conditionally      
7,john #e3ce2 #a ,cor #ab3g74    ,again1
 as to present justice1 it is that which
 lasteth but a while  also2 and as      
present mercy is properly the portion of
 those left  out of ,god's election1 so 
present justice chiefly hath to do with 
,god's beloved2 who yet at that time are
 also under eternal mercy4  ,this is    
that justice that afflicted ,job 7#f3d71
 ,david 7,psa #hh1  #ch3c71 ,heman1 and 
the godly1 who notwithstanding do       
infallibly  attain1 by virtue of this   
mercy1 eternal life and glory 7,amos    
#c3b2 #a ,cor #aa3cj1ca2 ,psa #cj3e1    
#ajc3i2 #a ,peter #a3f74 ,i call this   
justice1 because in some sense ,god     
dealeth with his children  according to 
the quality of their transgressions2 and
 ,i call  it also present justice1      
because though the hand of ,god for the 

present be never so heavy on those that 
are his by election1 yet  it lasteth but
 a while2 wherefore though this indeed  
be called  wrath1 yet is but a little   
wrath1 wrath for a moment1 time1 or     
season4 ',in a little wrath ,i hid my   
face from thee for a moment2  but with  
everlasting kindness will ,i have mercy 
on thee1 saith  the ,lord thy ,redeemer'
 7,isa #ed3h74    ,thus you see there is
 present mercy and present justice2 also
  that the elect may be under present   
justice1 when the rest may be  under    
present mercy4    ,again1 ,as there is  
present mercy and present justice1 so   
there  is eternal mercy and eternal     
justice3 and ,i say1 as the elect may   
be under present justice1 when the      
non-elect may be under present  mercy2  
so the elect at that time are also under
 eternal mercy1  but the other under    
eternal justice4    ,that the elect are 
under eternal mercy1 and that when under
 present  justice1 is evident from what 
hath been said before1 namely1 from     

their being chosen in ,christ before the
 foundation of the world2  as also from 
the consideration of their sound        
conversion1 and  safe preservation quite
 through this wicked world1 even safe   
unto  eternal life2 as he also saith by 
the prophet ,jeremiah1 ',yea1 ,i  have  
loved thee with an everlasting love3    
therefore with loving  kindness have ,i 
drawn thee' 7#ca3c74 ,and hence it is   
that he calleth  the elect his sheep    
7,john #aj3af71 his children 7#aa3eb71  
and people  7,acts #ah3i1aj71 and that  
before conversion2 for though none of   
them  as yet were his children by       
calling1 yet were they his according  to
 election4    ,now the elect being under
 this eternal grace and mercy1 they must
  needs be under it both before present 
justice seizeth upon them1  while it    
seizeth them1 and also continueth with  
them longer than  present justice can1  
it being from everlasting to            
everlasting4  ,this being so1 here is   
the reason why no sin1 nor yet          

temptation  of the enemy1 with any other
 evil1 can hurt or destroy those thus   
elect of ,god3 yea this is that which   
maketh even those things that  in       
themselves are the very bane of men1 yet
 prove very much for  good to those     
within this purpose 7,rom #h3bh74 ,and  
as ,david saith1  ',it is good for me   
that ,i have been afflicted' 7,psa      
#aai3ga74  ,and again1 ',but when we are
 judged we are chastened of the ,lord1  
that we should not be condemned with the
 world' 7#a ,cor #aa3cb74  ,now         
afflictions1 c41 in themselves are not  
only fruitless and  unprofitable1 but1  
being unsanctified1 are destructive2 ',i
 smote  him1 and he went on frowardly'  
7,isa #eg3ag74 ,but now eternal mercy   
working with this or that affliction1   
makes it profitable to the  chosen2 ',i 
have seen his ways1 and will heal him1  
and restore  comforts unto him and to   
his mourners' 7v #ah74 ,as he saith in  
another  place1 ',blessed is the man    
whom thou chastenest1 and teachest him  

out of thy law' 7,psa #id3ab74 ,for     
eternal mercy doth not look on  those   
who are the elect and chosen of ,god1 as
 poor sinful creatures  only1 but also  
as the generation whom the ,lord hath   
blessed1  in whom he hath designed to   
magnify his mercy to the utmost1 by     
pardoning the transgressions of the     
remnant of his heritage 7#a ,peter      
#b3i2 ,micah #g3ah1ai74 ',having        
predestinated us unto the adoption  of  
children by ,jesus ,christ to           
himself1--wherein he hath made us       
accepted in the beloved' 7,eph #a3f74   
,wherefore1 ,i say1 the elect1  as they 
do also receive that grace and mercy    
that may be sinned  away1 so they have  
that grace and mercy which cannot be    
lost1  and that sin cannot deprive them 
of1 even mercy that abounds1 and  goeth 
beyond all sin2 such mercy as hath      
engaged the power of ,god1  the         
intercession of ,christ1 and the        
communication of the blessed  ,spirit of
 adoption1 which ,spirit also engageth  

the heart1 directs  it into the love of 
,god1 that it may not depart from ,god  
after  that rate as the reprobates do   
7,eph #e3bi1cj74 ',i will make an       
everlasting covenant with them1 saith   
,god that ,i will not turn  away from   
them1 to do them good2 but ,i will put  
my fear in their  hearts1 that they     
shall not depart from me' 7,jer #cb3dj74
    ,but now ,i say1 ,god's dealing with
 the non-elect1 is far otherwise1  they 
being under the consideration of eternal
 justice1 even then  when in the        
enjoyment of present grace and mercy4   
,and hence it  is that as to their      
standing before the ,god of heaven1 they
 are  counted dogs1 and sows1 and       
devils1 even then when before the elect 
of ,god themselves they are counted     
saints and brethren3 ',the dog  is      
turned to his own vomit again1 and the  
sow that was washed  to her wallowing in
 the mire' 7#b ,peter #b3bb74 ,and the  
reason is1  because notwithstanding all 
their shew before the world1 their old  

nature and corruptions do still bear    
sway within1 which in time  also1       
according to the ordinary judgment of   
,god1 is suffered so  to shew itself1   
that they are visible to saints that are
 elect1  as was the case of ,simon      
,magus1 and that wicked apostate ,judas1
  who 'went out from us1 but they were  
not of us2 for if they had  been of us1 
they would no doubt have continued with 
us3 but they  went out that they might  
be made manifest that they were not all 
of us' 7#a ,john #b3ai74 ,they were not 
elect as we1 nor were they  sanctified  
as the elect of ,god themselves2        
wherefore eternal justice  counts them  
the sons of perdition1 when under their 
profession4  ,and ,i say1 they being    
under this eternal justice1 it must     
needs  have to do with them in the midst
 of their profession2 and because  also 
it is much offended with them for       
conniving with their lust1  it taketh   
away from them1 and that most           
righteously1 those gifts  and graces1   

and benefits and privileges that present
 mercy gave  them2 and not only so1 but 
cuts them off for their iniquity1 and   
layeth them under wrath for ever4 ,they 
'have forsaken the right way1  saith    
,god--following the way of ,baalam the  
son of ,bosor2--these  are wells without
 water1 clouds that are carried with a  
tempest'2  trees whose fruit withereth1 
without fruit1 twice dead1 plucked  up  
by the roots1 'for whom is reserved the 
blackness of darkness  for ever' 7#b    
,peter #b3e1af1ag2 ,jude #aa-ac2 ,john  
#ag3ab2 ,matt #ac3ab1  #be3bi2 ,mark    
#d3be2 ,luke #h3ah74    ,these things   
thus considered1 you see1    #a4 ,that  
there is present grace and present      
mercy1 eternal grace  and eternal mercy4
    #b4 ,that the elect are under       
eternal mercy1 and ,,that1 when under   
present justice2 and that the reprobate 
is under eternal justice1  and ,,that   
when under present mercy4    #c4 ,thus  
you see again1 that the non-elect perish
 by reason of  sin1 notwithstanding     

present mercy1 because of eternal       
justice2  and that the elect are        
preserved from the death1 though they   
sin  and are obnoxious to the strokes of
 present justice1 by reason of  eternal 
mercy4 ,what shall we say then8 ,is     
there unrighteousness  with ,god8 ,god  
forbid3 ',he hath mercy on whom he will 
have mercy1  and compassion on whom he  
will have compassion' 7,rom #i3ae74     
,,footnotes3    #a ',shedding words'    
means 'scattering or spreading words1'  
as in  ,acts #b3cc2 now obsolete4--,ed4 
#b ,as election took place before the   
creation of man--all men in  ,adam were 
decreed1 made and turned into the world 
upright4--,ed4    #c ',prevents our     
doing good4' ,few words in the ,english 
language  have more altered in their    
meaning than 'prevent'2 it is derived   
from 'praevenio1' to go before4 ,in     
,bunyan's time1 it meant 'to go         
before1' 'clear the way1' 'make the way 
easy' for our doing good4  ,its present 
meaning is 'to obstruct1' by going or   

standing before  us4--,ed4    #d ,they  
who diligently attend to the scriptures1
 will find  throughout the whole a vein 
of election and reprobation4 ,the holy  
seed may be traced in many instances1   
and in divers families1 in  the ,bible1 
from ,adam to the birth of our ,saviour1
 whose ancestors1  according to the     
flesh1 were of the line of election or  
the godly2  which those who are only    
born after the flesh1 and not after the 
,spirit1 namely1 the reprobate1 have    
always despised and persecuted1  and    
will do so to the end of time--,mason   
and ,ryland4    #e ,it is of ,god's mere
 mercy and grace that any sinners are   
called  and admitted to the privilege of
 justification and adoption1 upon       
,god's own terms4 ,the reason why the   
sinful and unworthy heathen  7of whom   
,britain is a part7 were called to be a 
people1 who were  not a people1 while   
the ,jews were left out and cast off for
 their  obstinate unbelief1 was not     
because the ,gentiles were either more  

worthy or more willing 7for they were   
all dead in trespasses and  sins71 but  
from ,god's discriminating grace and    
mercy4--,mason and  ,ryland4    #f ,the 
final condemnation of the wicked does   
not spring from  ,god's sovereign will  
to destroy any of his rational          
creatures2  this is evident from the    
many pressing invitations1 declarations1
  and promises in the word of ,god3 for 
,jehovah swears by his great  self1 that
 he desires not the death of a sinner4  
,our ,lord assigns  the cause of        
reprobation in these words1 7,john      
#e3dj7 ',ye will not  come unto me1 that
 ye might have life'2 wherefore ,christ1
 the only  remedy for their cure1 being 
rejected1 the sinner is condemned1  and 
rendered the object of wrath and        
punishment by the law and  justice of   
,god2 because the same word of truth    
which says1 ',whosoever  will1 let him  
come1 and take of the water of life     
freely1' also  says1 ',the soul that    
sinneth or lives and dies in sin        

unpardoned  shall die4' ,thus sin is the
 object of ,god's hatred1 and not the   
man1 abstractedly considered4 ,may we   
therefore each of us have  grace to look
 to ,christ for full and complete       
salvation1 who hath  put away sin by the
 sacrifice of himself1 whereby he has   
perfected  for ever them that are       
sanctified6--,ryland and ,mason4    #g  
',secret things belong to ,god1 but     
those that are revealed  belong to us4' 
,it is a vain thing for men to cavil at 
the doctrine  of peculiar election1 and 
to quarrel with ,god for choosing some1 
and passing by others4 ,their best way  
would be to assure themselves  of their 
own election1 by using the means1 and   
walking in the ways  of ,god's          
appointment1 as laid down in the word1  
and then they will  find that ,god      
cannot deny himself1 but will make good 
to them every  promise therein2 and     
thus1 by scripture evidence1 they will  
find  that they are elected unto life1  
and will be thankful and humble4  ,they 

will then find that an hearty           
affectionate trusting in ,christ  for   
all his salvation1 as freely promised to
 us1 hath naturally  enough in it to    
work in our souls a natural bent and    
inclination  to1 and ability for1 the   
practice of all holiness4--,ryland and  
,mason4    #h ,none are excluded the    
benefit of the great and precious       
salvation  procured and finished by the 
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 but they1 who  by 
perverseness1 unbelief1 and impenitency1
 exclude themselves4                    
,sinners1--miserable1 helpless1 and     
hopeless sinners1 are the objects  of   
this salvation3 whosoever is enabled to 
see1 in the light of  ,god's ,spirit1   
their wretched and forlorn state2 to    
feel their want  of ,christ as a        
suitable ,saviour1 and to repent and    
forsake their  sins1 shall find mercy2  
for ',god is no respecter of persons'   
7,acts  #aj3cd74--,ryland and ,mason4   
#i ,as the same sun which softens the   
wax1 hardens the clay1 so  it is with   

the preached gospel1 which is to some   
'the savour of  death unto death1 and to
 others the savour of life unto life'   
7#b  ,cor #b3af74 ,the gospel is        
ineffectual to any saving purpose       
respecting  the reprobate2 partly       
through pride1 and in not enduring to be
  reproved by it2 partly through        
slothfulness1 in not coming under  the  
sound of it2 and principally through    
cursed infidelity1 in not  believing the
 gracious message it brings4 ,let it be 
well attended  to1 that all who hear the
 gospel1 are obliged to the duty of     
believing1 as well as to all the duties 
of the moral law1 and that  before they 
know their particular election2 for we  
cannot have  a certain knowledge of our 
election to eternal life before we do   
believe3 it is a thing hidden in the    
unsearchable counsel of ,god1  until it 
be manifest by our effectual calling1   
and believing on  ,christ2 therefore we 
must believe on ,christ before we know  
our  election2 or else we shall never   

know it1 and shall never believe4  ,all 
joy1 peace1 comfort1 assurances1 are    
communicated to the soul  in the way of 
believing4 ,may the ,lord give and      
increase saving  faith6--,mason and     
,ryland4    999999    ,,questions       
,,about ,,the ,,nature ,,and            
,,perpetuity ,,of ,,the ,,seventh-,,day 
,,sabbath4    ,,and ,,proof1 ,,that     
,,the ,,first ,,day ,,of ,,the ,,week   
,,is ,,the ,,true ,,christian           
,,sabbath4    ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan4     
',the ,son of man is lord also of the   
,sabbath day4'    ,london3 ,printed for 
,nath1 ,ponder1 at the ,peacock in the  
,poultry1  #afhe4      ,,editor',s      
,,advertisement4    ,all our inquiries  
into divine commands are required to be 
made  personally1 solemnly1 prayerful4  
,to 'prove all things1' and 'hold  fast'
 and obey 'that which is good1' is a    
precept1 equally binding  upon the      
clown1 as it is upon the philosopher4   
,satisfied from our  observations of    
nature1 that there is a ,god2 our next  

inquiry is  into the revelation of his  
will3 which1 when understood1 must be   
implicitly obeyed1 in defiance of any   
usages of society1 and of every         
erroneous pre-conceived opinion4 ,in    
this important investigation1  we shall 
find1 that the commands of ,god revealed
 to man1 fall  under two classes4       
,first1 ,moral and ,eternal1 being      
essential to the happiness of all       
created intelligences1 whether pure or  
sinful4 ,as1 the fear and  love of the  
,creator1 who preserves and bountifully 
blesses his  creatures2 and flowing from
 this is love to all his creation4 ,he  
who wantonly destroys life in order that
 he may glut a demoniac  propensity with
 the agonizing death struggle1 is a     
practical  atheist4 ,the ,christian will
 cherish and promote the happiness of   
all2 he dares only to take away life to 
preserve life4    ,second1 ,ceremonial  
or ,temporal4 ,those which have been    
commanded  by ,god1 for local1 family or
 national observances1 and which1 when  

they have fulfilled their intended      
object1 are removed or suffered         
gradually to die away4    ,the          
well-being of society requires that a   
portion of time be set  apart for divine
 worship4 ,individuals are commanded to 
pray without  ceasing4 ,an invaluable   
custom leads families to unite in       
morning  and evening prayer2 and it is  
an important question whether the       
,creator having sanctified1 and rested  
on1 the seventh day1 intended  that rest
 as a pattern to all his rational       
creatures4 ,if so1 the  seventh day must
 depend upon our being able to fix upon 
which  day of the week the creation     
commenced4 ,again our inquiries will    
extend to those injunctions1 given to   
the ,jews in the wilderness1  to        
sanctify certain days to public worship2
 and whether that law  was intended for 
all mankind4 ,in either case it is      
essential that  we ascertain whether    
those various ,sabbaths of weeks--of    
months  or of years--with the ceremonies

 to be performed on them1 were to       
continue to the end of time or for a    
limited period4    ,in all these        
inquiries we are strictly confined to   
revelation1  for there is no indication 
in nature1 or in any of its laws1 of  a 
day of rest2 but on the contrary a state
 of progression marks  every day alike4 
,our ,lord has taught us that 'the      
,sabbath was made  for man1' and        
therefore did not exist among the       
angels1 prior to  the creation of man1  
as all moral or universal obligations   
must  have existed2 for they are the    
same from eternity to eternity2 and     
over this1 like other ceremonial or     
local commands1 the ,creator  claims    
dominion4 ',the ,son of man is ,lord    
also of the ,sabbath4'    ,researches   
into these questions were made in       
earlier times1 and  some curious        
calculations have appeared to prove1    
that the work  of creation commenced on 
the day called ,monday1 so that what is 
now termed the first day of the week1   

was originally the rest of  ,god from   
creation2 as it was his rest from the   
work of redemption1  by rising from the 
tomb4 ,but the extent of that period    
called a  day1 in creation1 has never   
been defined3 and the terms 'work' or   
'rest1' as applied to the ,deity1 are   
used in condescension to our  finite    
powers4 ,the controversy upon this      
subject assumed a more  public and      
definite form at the ,reformation4 ,sir 
,thomas ,more asserted  that the seventh
 day was superseded by the first1 in    
obedience to  tradition3#a it forms the 
first of the five commandments of ,holy 
,church--',the ,sundays hear thou mass4'
 ,william ,tyndale1 in reply1  contends 
that 'we be lords over the ,sabbath'2 we
 may change it  for ,monday1 or any     
other day1 as we see need1 or have two  
every  week1 if one is not enough to    
teach the people4#b ,calvin preferred a 
daily assembling of the church1 but if  
that was impossible1 then  at stated    
intervals3 his words are--',since the   

,sabbath is abrogate1  ,i do not so rest
 upon the number of seven1 that ,i would
 bind the  church to the bondage        
thereof2 neither will ,i condemn those  
churches  that have other solemn days   
for their meetings4'#c ,luther considers
  the observance of the ,jewish ,sabbath
 one of the 'weak and beggarly          
rudiments4'#d    ,the controversy became
 still more popular in this country1    
when  ,james the ,first and ,charles the
 ,first put forth the book of sports to 
be allowed and encouraged on ,sundays4  
,the ,puritans called ,sunday  ',the    
,sabbath1' and a voluminous contest was 
carried on as to whether  it ought not  
rather to be called ',the ,lord's day4' 
,in #afbh1 ,mr4  ,brabourne1 a clergyman
 of note1 kept the ,jewish ,sabbath1 and
 in  a short time several churches1 in  
,england1 assembled on that day1  and   
were called 'seventh day1 or ,sabbath   
keepers'--many of them  were ,baptists4 
,this led to the controversy in which   
,bunyan took  his part1 in this very    

conclusive and admirable treatise4      
,the work was first published in the    
year #afhe1 and was not reprinted  until
 the year #ahjf1 when it appeared in the
 third volume of select  works by ,john 
,bunyan2 since then it has been         
reprinted in two  ,american editions of 
his works4 ,the reason why it was not   
republished1  probably was1 that the    
churches of the ,sabbath keepers died   
away4  ,at this time only three are     
known in ,england2 one of these is  at  
,millyard1 ,london1 where my talented   
antiquarian friend1 ,w4 ,h4  ,black1 is 
elder and pastor4 ,these places of      
worship are supported  by an endowment4 
,bunyan's book does not appear to have  
been  answered2 indeed1 it would require
 genius of no ordinary kind to          
controvert such conclusive evidence4    
,his arguments are1 that the appearances
 of nature shew no difference  of       
days--that no ,sabbath or other day was 
set apart for worship  before the giving
 of the ,law at ,sinai4 ',thou camest   

down also upon  ,mount ,sinai1 and      
madest ,,known unto them thy holy       
,sabbaths1 by the  hand of ,moses' 7,neh
 #i3ac1ad74 ',the seventh day is the    
,sabbath of  the ,lord thy ,god3 in it  
thou shalt not do any work--and remember
  that thou wast a servant in the land  
of ,egypt1 and that the ,lord  thy ,god 
brought thee out thence through a mighty
 hand and by  a stretched out arm1      
,,therefore the ,lord thy ,god commanded
 thee to  keep the ,sabbath day' 7,deut 
#e3ad1ae74 ,while many crimes are       
mentioned  in patriarchal times1 there  
is no complaint of ,sabbath-breaking4   
,we read of fratricide1 drunkenness1    
lying1 unbelief1 theft1 idolatry1       
slave-dealing1 and other crimes1 but no 
hint as to sanctifying or  desecrating  
the ,sabbath4 ,at length1 a few days    
before the giving  of the law1 a natural
 phenomenon announced to the ,jews the  
great  change that was at hand--the     
manna fell in double quantity on        
,friday1  and was not found on          

,saturday4 ,so new was this that1       
contrary to  the command1 the people    
went out on the seventh day as on other 
days1 and were rebuked but not punished 
for it4 ,but no sooner  is the ,sabbath 
instituted by ,moses1 than it is broken1
 and the  ,sabbath-breaker is punished  
with a cruel death4 ,it was instituted  
as a peculiar observance to distinguish 
the ,jews from all other  nations--',the
 ,lord hath given ,,you the ,sabbath'   
7,exo #af3ci74 ',the  children of       
,israel shall keep the ,sabbath' 7,exo  
#ca3af1ag74 ',i gave  them the          
,israelites who were delivered from     
,egypt my ,sabbaths  to be a sign       
between me and them' 7,eze #bj3ab74     
,ceremonies were  commanded to be       
performed as the ,sabbath worship1 which
 cannot  now be observed 7see ,lev #bd2 
,numb #bh3 ,neh #ac3bb2 ,eze #df3d74    
,the  ,jewish ,sabbath was 'a shadow of 
things to come1 but the body is  of     
,christ' 7,col #b3af1ag74 ,the shadows  
have fled away2 we possess  the         

substance4 ,the covenant of ,moses was  
written on stone--the  new covenant is  
written on our hearts 7,heb #h3i1aj74   
,bunyan admits  no uncertainty as to a  
fixed day for christian worship3 the law
  of nature requires it2 the ,god of    
nature fixes the day1 without  borrowing
 it from the ministration of death4 ,the
 ,jewish passover  and ,sabbaths are    
superseded2 ,christ our passover is     
slain1 and we  have not an annual but a 
perpetual feast4 ,we have an infinitely 
greater deliverance to commemorate than 
that of the ,jews from  ,egypt4         
,released from the dominion and         
punishment of sin1 we have  entered into
 a rest boundless as eternity4 ,manna1  
which never  fell on the ,jewish        
,sabbath1 falls in peculiar and rich    
abundance  on the first day of the week1
 when it first began to fall4 ,the      
first day is peculiarly sanctified and  
honoured of ,god4 ,on this  day the ,son
 rested from ,his work of redemption    
7,heb #d3aj74 ,he is  ,lord of the      

,sabbath1 and hath peculiarly blessed   
his own day4  ,on this day some of the  
saints that slept arose 7,matt          
#bg3eb1ec74  ,on this day ,christ was   
made the head of the corner1 and we will
  rejoice and be glad in it4 ,on the    
first day ,god begat his beloved  ,son  
from the dead 7,acts #ac3cc74 ,let all  
the angels of ,god worship  him 7,heb   
#a3f74 ,hence it is called the ,lord's  
day 7,rev #a3aj74  ,this day is the only
 one named upon which ,christ appeared  
to his  disciples after his             
resurrection3 it was on the evening of  
the  first day of the week1 and on the  
evening of the following eighth  day1   
that they assembled and ,christ appeared
 in the midst of them4  ,on this day he 
walked with his disciples to ,emmaus1   
and made their  hearts to burn within   
them with holy joy and wonder4 ,the     
marvels  of the day of ,pentecost       
honoured the first day of the week4 ,on 
this day the first great conversion of  
'about three thousand souls'  took      

place4 ,on this day the disciples at    
,jerusalem came together  to break bread
 7,acts #bj3g74 ,upon ,,the1 not ,a1    
first day they broke  bread2 and upon   
,,the first day1 the collections were   
made for the  poor saints 7#a ,cor      
#af3a1b74 ,with such concurrent and     
ample testimony  we must conclude that  
the seventh day ,sabbath1 with its      
,jewish  ritual1 is dissolved1 and the  
first day has taken its place4 ,the     
,saviour said1 ',it is finished'2 and   
from that moment to the end  of the     
inspired volume1 the seventh day is     
swallowed up in the  glories of the     
first day of the week4 ,let ,jews       
commemorate their  temporal deliverance 
from ,pharaoh and ,egypt with their     
divers  ceremonies2 but ,christians1    
blessed with a foretaste of eternal     
glory1 will commemorate the resurrection
 of their ,lord1 as the  first fruits of
 an unspeakable rest from the dominion  
of sin1 of  ,satan1 and of hell4 ,our   
glorified ,redeemer sanctioned and      

blessed  the first day1 with his        
personal appearance in the assemblies of
  his saints4 ,his inspired apostles    
kept it1 as it is recorded1 and  thus it
 is sanctioned by the ,holy ,ghost2 and 
their descendants  are bound to keep it 
to the end of the world4 ,go1 little    
treatise1  and carry conviction with    
thee4 ,emancipate the christian mind    
from  all the beggarly rudiments of     
,jewish rites and ceremonies4 ,add  to  
the holy enjoyments of ,god's saints in 
public worship1 on the  day when their  
eternal redemption is commemorated by   
the triumphant  resurrection of their   
,lord4--,,geo4 ,,offor4      ,,to ,,the 
,,reader4    ,some may think it strange1
 since ,god's church has already been   
so well furnished with sound grounds and
 reasons by so many wise  and godly men1
 for proof that the first day of the    
week is our  true ,christian sabbath1   
that ,i should now offer this small     
treatise  upon the same account4 ,but   
when the scales are even by what already

  is put in1 a little more1 you know1   
makes the weight the better4    ,or     
grant we had down weight before1 yet    
something over and above  may make his  
work the harder1 that shall by hanging  
fictions on  the other end1 endeavour to
 make things seem too light4            
,besides1 this book being little1 may   
best suit such as have but  shallow     
purses1 short memories1 and but little  
time to spare1  which usually is the lot
 of the mean and poorer sort of men4    
,i have also written upon this subject1 
for that ,i would1 as in  other gospel  
truths1 be a fellow witness with good   
men that the  day in which our ,lord    
rose from the dead should be much set by
 of  ,christians4    ,i have observed   
that some1 otherwise sound in faith1 are
 apt to  be entangled with a ,jewish    
sabbath1 c41 and that some also that    
are afar off from the observation of    
that1 have but little to  say for their 
own practice1 though good2 and might ,i 
help them ,i  should be glad4    ,a     

,jewish seventh-day sabbath has no      
promise of grace belonging  to it1 if   
that be true1 as to be sure it is1 where
 ,paul says1 ,the  command to honour    
parents is the first commandment with   
promise  7,eph #f3a-c74    ,also it     
follows from hence1 that the sabbath    
that has a promise  annexed to the      
keeping of it1 is rather that which the 
,lord ,jesus  shall give to the churches
 of the ,gentiles 7,isa #ef74           
,perhaps my method here may not in all  
things keep the common path  of         
argumentation with them that have gone  
before me3 but ,i trust  that the godly 
wise will find a taste of scripture     
truth in what  ,i present them with as  
to the sanction of our ,christian       
sabbath4    ,i have here1 by handling   
four questions1 proved1 that the seventh
  day sabbath was not moral4 ,for that  
must of necessity be done1  before it   
can be made appear that the first day of
 the week is that  which is the sabbath 
day for ,christians4 ,but withal it     

follows1  that if the seventh day       
sabbath was not moral1#e the first day  
is  not so4 ,what is it then8 ,why1 a   
sabbath for holy worship is moral2  but 
this or that day appointed for such     
service1 is sanctified by  precept or by
 approved example4 ,the timing then of a
 sabbath for  us lies in ,god1 not man2 
in grace1 not nature2 nor in the        
ministration  of death1 written and     
engraven in stones3 ,god always         
reserving to  himself a power to alter  
and change both time and modes of       
worship  according to his own will4     
,a sabbath then1 or day of rest from    
worldly affairs to solemnize  worship to
 ,god in1 all good men do by nature     
conclude is meet2  yea1 necessary3 yet  
that1 not nature1 but ,god reveals4     
,nor is that day or time by ,god so     
fixed on1 in its own nature1  better    
than any other3 the holiness then of a  
sabbath lies1 not  in the nature or     
place of a day1 but in the ordinance of 
,god4    ,nor doth our sanctifying of   

it1 to the ends for which it is         
ordained1 lie in a bare confession that 
it is such2 but in a holy  performance  
of the duty of the day to ,god by       
,christ1 according to  his word4    ,but
 ,i will not enlarge to detain the      
reader longer from the  following       
sheets2 but shall commit both him and   
them to the wise  dispose of ,god1 and  
rest1    ,thine to serve thee1    ,,joh4
 ,,bunyan4        ,,questions ,,about   
,,the ,,nature ,,and ,,perpetuity ,,of  
,,the ,,seventh-,,day  ,,sabbath4       
,,question ,i4    ,whether the seventh  
day sabbath is of1 or made known to1 man
 by  the law and light of nature8       
,something must be here premised before 
,i show the grounds of this  question4  
,first then1 by the law or light of     
nature1 ,i mean that  law which was     
concreate with man2 that which is       
natural to him1  being original with1   
and essential to1 himself2 consequently1
 that  which is invariable and          
unalterable1 as is that nature4         

,secondly1  ,i grant that by this law of
 nature1 man understands that there  is 
one eternal ,god2 that this ,god is to  
be worshiped according to  his own will2
 consequently1 that time must be allowed
 to do it  in3 but whether the law or   
light of nature teacheth1 and that of   
itself1 without the help of revelation1 
that the seventh day of  the week is    
that time sanctified of ,god1 and set   
apart for his  worship1 that is the     
question2 and the grounds of it are     
these3    ,first1 ,because the law of   
nature is antecedent to this day1 yea   
completed as a law before it was known  
or revealed to man1 that  ,god either   
did or would sanctify the seventh day of
 the week at  all4    ,now this law1 as 
was said1 being natural to a man1 for   
man is a  law unto himself 7,rom #b71   
could only teach the things of a man1   
and there the ,apostle stints it 7#a    
,cor #b3aa74 ,but to be able  to        
determine1 and that about things that   
were yet without being1  either in      

nature or by revelation1 is that which  
belongs not to a  man as a man2 and the 
seventh day sabbath1 as yet1 was such4  
,for  ,adam was completely made the day 
before2 and ,god did not sanctify  the  
seventh day before it was1 none         
otherwise than by his secret  decree4   
,therefore1 by the law of nature1 ,adam 
understood it not1  it was not made     
known to him thereby4    ,second1 ,to   
affirm the contrary1 is to make the law 
of nature  supernatural1 which is an    
impossibility4 ,yea1 they that do so    
make  it a predictor1 a prophet2 a      
prophet about divine things to come2    
yea1 a prophet able to foretell what    
shall be1 and that without  a           
revelation2 which is a strain that never
 yet prophet pretended  to4    ,besides1
 to grant this1 is to run into a        
grievous error2 for  this doth not only 
make the law of nature the first of     
prophets1  contrary to ,genesis #c3aj   
compared with ,john #a3a but it seems to
  make the will of ,god1 made known by  

revelation1 a needless thing4  ,for if  
the law of nature1 as such1 can predict1
 or foretell ,god's  secrets1 and that  
before he reveals them1 and this law of 
nature  is universal in every individual
 man in the world1 what need is  there  
of particular prophets1 or of their holy
 writings8 ,and indeed  here the        
,quakers and others split themselves4   
,for if the law of  nature can of itself
 reveal unto me one thing pertaining to 
instituted worship1 for that we are     
treating of now1 and the  exact time    
which ,god has not yet sanctified and   
set apart for the  performance thereof1 
why may it not reveal unto me more1 and 
so  still more2 and at last all that is 
requisite for me to know1 both  as to my
 salvation1 and how ,god is to be       
worshiped in the church  on earth4      
,third1 ,if it be of the law of nature1 
then all men by nature are  convinced of
 the necessity of keeping it1 and that  
though they  never read or heard of the 
revealed will of ,god about it2 but this

  we find not in the world4    ,for     
though it is true that the law of nature
 is common to all1 and  that all men are
 to this day under the power and command
 thereof2  yet we find not that they are
 by nature under the conviction of the  
necessity of keeping of a seventh day   
sabbath4 ,yea1 the ,gentiles1  though we
 read not that they ever despised the   
law of nature1  yet never had1 as such1 
a reverence of a seventh day sabbath1   
but  rather the contrary4    ,fourth1   
,if therefore the seventh day sabbath is
 not of the law  of nature1 then it     
should seem not to be obligatory to all4
 ,for  instituted worship1 and the      
necessary circumstances thereunto       
belonging1 is obligatory but to some4   
,the tree that ,adam was forbid  to eat 
of1 we read not but that his children   
might have eat the  fruit thereof3 and  
circumcision1 the passover1 and other   
parts of  instituted worship was        
enjoined but to some4    ,fifth1 ,i     
doubt the seventh day sabbath is not of 

the law of nature1  and so not moral2   
because though we read that the law of  
nature1  and that before ,moses1 was    
charged upon the world1 yet ,i find  not
 till then1 that the profanation of a   
seventh day sabbath was  charged upon   
the world3 and indeed to me this very   
thing makes a  great scruple in the     
case4    ,a law1 as ,i said1 we read of1
 and that from ,adam to ,moses 7,rom    
#e3ac1ad74 ,the transgressions also of  
that law1 we read of them1  and that    
particularly1 as in ,genesis #d3h1 #f3e1
 #i3ba1 #bb1 #ab3ac1  #ac3ac1 #ah3ab-ae1
 #ai3e2 7,eze #af3di1ejf72 ,genesis     
#ca3cj1 #ce3b1  #dj3ae1 #dd3h-aj2       
,deuteronomy #h3ai1 #bj1 #ab3b2 ,psalm  
#ajf3ce-cg and  ,romans the first and   
second chapters4    ,but in all the     
scriptures we do not read1 that the     
breach of a  seventh day sabbath was    
charged upon men as men all that time4  
,whence ,i gather1 that either a seventh
 day sabbath was not discerned  by the  
light of nature1 and so not by that law 

imposed2 or else1  that men by the help 
and assistance of that1 for we speak of 
men  as men1#g in old time kept it      
better1 than in after ages did the      
church of ,god with better assistance by
 far4 ,for they are there  yet found    
fault with as breakers of the sabbath   
7,eze #bj3ac74    ,it follows therefore1
 that if the law of nature doth not of  
itself  reveal to us1 as men1 that the  
seventh day is the holy sabbath of      
,god4 ,that that day1 as to the sanction
 of it1 is not moral1 but  rather       
arbitrary1 to wit1 imposed by the will  
of ,god upon his  people1 until the time
 he thought fit to change it for another
  day4    ,and if so1 it is hence to be 
concluded1 that though by the light  of 
nature men might see that time must be  
allowed and set apart  for the          
performance of that worship that ,god   
would set up in his  house1 yet1 as     
such1 it could not see what time the    
,lord would to  that end choose4 ,nature
 therefore saw that1 by a positive      

precept1  or a word revealing it1 and by
 no other means4    ,nor doth this at   
all take away a whit of that sanction   
which ,god  once put upon the seventh   
day sabbath2 unless any will say1 and   
by sufficient argument prove1 that an   
ordinance for divine worship  receiveth 
greater sanction from the law of nature 
than from a  divine precept3 or standeth
 stronger when it is established by a   
law humane1 for such is the law of      
nature1 than when imposed by  revelation
 of ,god4    ,but the text will put this
 controversy to an end4 ,the sanction of
  the seventh day sabbath1 even as it   
was the rest of ,god1 was not  till     
after the law of nature was completed2  
,god rested the seventh  day and        
sanctified it 7,gen #b3c74 ,sanctified  
it2 that is1 set it  apart to the end   
there mentioned1 to wit1 to rest        
thereon4    ,other grounds of this      
question ,i might produce1 but at       
present ,i  will stop here1 and         
conclude1 ,that if a seventh day sabbath

 was an  essential necessary to the     
instituted worship of ,god1 then itself 
also as to its sanction for that work1  
was not founded but by a  positive      
precept2 consequently not known of man  
at first1 but by  revelation of ,god4   
,,question ,,ii4    ,whether the seventh
 day sabbath1 as to man's keeping of it 
holy1  was ever made known to1 or       
imposed by1 a positive precept upon him 
until the time of ,moses8 which from    
,adam was about two thousand  years4    
,something must also be here premised1  
in order to my propounding  of my       
grounds for this question2 and that is1 
,that the seventh  day was sanctified so
 soon as it had being in the world1 unto
 the  rest of ,god1 as it is ,genesis   
#b3b1 #c and he did rest1 from all  his 
works which he had made therein4 ,but   
the question is1 ,whether  when ,god did
 thus sanctify this day to his own rest1
 he did also  by the space of time      
above-mentioned1 impose it as an holy   
sabbath  of rest upon men2 to the end   

they might solemnize worship to him  in 
special manner thereon8 ,and ,i question
 this1    ,first1 ,because we read not  
that it was4 ,and reading1 ,i mean1 of  
the divine testimony1 is ordained of    
,god1 for us to find out the  mind of   
,god1 both as to faith and our          
performance of acceptable  service to   
him4    ,in reading also1 we are to have
 regard to two things4    ,i4 ,to see if
 we can find a precept3 or1    ,,ii4 ,a 
countenanced practice for what we do4   
,for both these ways  we are to search1 
that we may find out what is that good1 
that  acceptable will of ,god4    ,for  
the first of these we have ,genesis     
#b3af1 #ag and for the second1  ,genesis
 #h3bj1 #ba as to public worship but not
 on a stated day4    ,now as to the     
imposing of a seventh day sabbath upon  
men from  ,adam to ,moses1 of that we   
find nothing in holy writ either from   
precept or example4 ,true1 we find that 
solemn worship was performed  by the    
saints that then lived3 for both ,abel1 

,noah1 ,abraham1 ,isaac1  ,jacob1       
sacrificed unto ,god 7,gen #d3d1        
#h3bj1ba1 #ab3g1 #ac3d1 #ce3a71  but we 
read not that the seventh day was the   
time prefixed of  ,god for their so     
worshipping1 or that they took any      
notice of it4  ,some say1 that ,adam in 
eating the forbidden fruit1 brake also  
the  seventh day sabbath1 because he    
fell on that day2#h but we read  not    
that the breach of a sabbath was charged
 upon him4 ,that which  we read is this2
 ',hast thou eaten of the tree1 whereof 
,i commanded  thee that thou shouldest  
not eat8' 7,gen #c3aa74 ,some say also  
that  ,cain killed ,abel on a sabbath   
day2#i but we read not that1 in  his    
charge1 ,god laid any such thing at his 
door4 ,this was it of  which he stood   
guilty before ,god2 namely1 ,that his   
brother's blood  cried unto ,god against
 him from the ground 7,gen #d3aj74    ,i
 therefore take little notice of what a 
man saith1 though he  flourisheth his   
matter with many brave words1 if he     

bring not with  him1 ',thus saith the   
,lord4' ,for that1 and that only1 ought 
to be  my ground of faith as to how my  
,god would be worshiped by me4 ,for  in 
the matters material to the worship of  
,god1 it is safest that  thus ,i be     
guided in my judgment3 for here only ,i 
perceive 'the  footsteps of the flock'  
7,cant #a3h2 ,eze #c3aa74 ,they say     
further1  that for ,god to sanctify a   
thing1 is to set it apart4 ,this being  
true2 then it follows1 that the seventh 
day sabbath was sanctified1  that is1   
set apart for ,adam in paradise2 and so1
 that it was  ordained a sabbath of rest
 to the saints from the beginning4      
,but ,i answer1 as ,i hinted before1    
that ,god did sanctify it to his  own   
rest4 ',the ,,lord also hath set apart  
him that is godly for  himself4' ,but   
again1 it is one thing for ,god to      
sanctify this or  that thing to an use1 
and another thing to command that that  
thing  be forthwith in being to us4 ,as 
for instance3 the land of ,canaan  was  

set apart many years for the children of
 ,israel before they  possessed that    
land4 ,christ ,jesus was long           
sanctified2 that is1  set apart to be   
our redeemer before he sent him into the
 world  7,deut #cb3h2 ,john #aj3cf74    
,if then1 by ,god's sanctifying of the  
seventh day for a sabbath1  you         
understand it for a sabbath for man1    
7but the text saith not  so7 yet it     
might be so set apart for man1 long     
before it should  be1 as such1 made     
known unto him4 ,and that the seventh   
day sabbath  was not as yet made known  
to men4    ,second1 ,consider secondly1 
,moses himself seems to have the        
knowledge  of it at first1 not by       
tradition1 but by revelation2 as it is  
,exodus #af3bc1 ',this is that saith he 
which the ,lord hath said1  namely to   
me2 for we read not1 as yet1 that he    
said it to any body  else4 ,to morrow is
 the sabbath of the holy rest unto the  
,lord4'    ,also holy ,nehemiah         
suggesteth this1 when he saith of       

,israel to  ,god1 ,thou 'madest known   
unto them thy holy sabbath by the hand  
of ,moses thy servant' 7,neh #i3ad74    
,the first of these texts shews  us1    
that tidings of a seventh day sabbath   
for men1 came first to  ,moses from     
heaven3 and the second1 that it was to  
,israel before  unknown4    ,but how    
could be either the one or the other1 if
 the seventh day  sabbath was taught to 
men by the light of nature1 which is the
 moral  law8 ,or if from the beginning  
it was given to men by a positive       
precept for to be kept4    ,this        
therefore strengtheneth my doubt about  
the affirmative of the  first question1 
and also prepareth an argument for what 
,i plead  as to this we have now under  
consideration4    ,third1 ,this yet     
seems to me more scrupulous1 because    
that the  punishment due to the breach  
of the seventh day sabbath was hid  from
 men to the time of ,moses2 as is clear1
 for that it is said  of the breaker of 
the sabbath1 ',they put him in ward1    

because it  was not as yet declared what
 should be done to him' 7,num           
#ae3cb-cf74    ,but methinks1 had this  
seventh day sabbath been imposed upon   
men  from the beginning1 the penalty or 
punishment due to the breach  thereof   
had certainly been known before now4    
,when ,adam was forbidden to eat of the 
tree of the knowledge of  good and evil1
 the penalty was then1 if he disobeyed1 
annexed to  the prohibition4 ,so also it
 was as to circumcision1 the passover1  
and other ordinances for worship4 ,how  
then can it be thought1  that the       
seventh day sabbath should be imposed   
upon men from the  beginning2 and that  
the punishment for the breach thereof1  
should  be hid with ,god for the space  
of two thousand years6 7,gen #b3af1ag1  
#ag3ac1ad2 ,exo #ab3dc-dh7 and the same 
chapter 7v #ai74    ,fourth1 ,god's     
giving of the seventh day sabbath was   
with respect  to stated and stinted     
worship in his church2 the which1 until 
the  time of ,moses1 was not set up     

among his people4 ,things till then     
were adding or growing3 now a sacrifice1
 then circumcision1 then  again long    
after that the passover1 c4    ,but when
 ,israel was come into the wilderness1  
there to receive  as ,god's             
congregation1 a stated1 stinted1 limited
 way of worship1  then he appoints them 
a time1 and times1 to perform this      
worship  in2 but as ,i said afore1      
before that it was not so1 as the whole 
five books of ,moses plainly shew3      
wherefore the seventh day  sabbath1 as  
such a limited day cannot be moral1 or  
of the law of  nature1 nor imposed till 
then4    ,and methinks ,christ ,jesus   
and his apostles do plainly enough      
declare  this very thing4 ,for that when
 they repeat unto the people1 or        
expound before them the moral law1 they 
quite exclude the seventh  day sabbath4 
,yea1 ,paul makes that law to us        
complete without it4    ,we will first  
touch upon what ,christ doth in this    
case4    ,as in his sermon upon the     

mount 7,matt #e-g74 ,in all that large  
and  heavenly discourse upon this law1  
you have not one syllable about  the    
seventh day sabbath4    ,so when the    
young man came running1 and kneeling1   
and asking what  good thing he should do
 to inherit eternal life1 ,christ bids  
him  keep the commandments2 but when the
 young man asked which2 ,christ  quite  
leaves out the seventh day1 and puts him
 upon the other4 ,as  in ,matthew       
#ai3af-ai4 ,as in ,mark #aj3ag-bj4 ,as  
in ,luke #ah3ah-bj4    ,you will say1 he
 left out the first1 and second1 and    
third likewise4  ,to which ,i say1 that 
was because the young man by his        
question  did presuppose that he had    
been a doer of them3 for he professed   
in his supplication1 that he was a lover
 of that which is naturally  good1 which
 is ,god1 in that his petition was so   
universal for  every thing which he had 
commanded4    ,paul also when he makes  
mention of the moral law1 quite leaves  
out  of that the very name of the       

seventh day sabbath1 and professeth1    
that to us ,christians the law of nature
 is complete without it4  ,as in ,romans
 #c3g-ai4 ,as in ,romans #ac3g-aj4 ,as  
in #a ,timothy #a3h-aa4    ',he that    
loveth another1 saith he1 hath fulfiled 
the law4 ,for  this1 ,thou shalt not    
commit adultery1 ,thou shalt not kill1  
,thou  shalt not steal1 ,thou shalt not 
covet2 and if there be any other        
commandment1 it is briefly comprehended 
in this saying1 ,thou  shalt love thy   
neighbour as thyself4 ,love worketh no  
ill to his  neighbour3 therefore love is
 the fulfilling of the law4'    ,i make 
not an argument of this1 but take an    
occasion to mention  it as ,i go4 ,but  
certainly1 had the seventh day sabbath  
been moral1  or of the law of nature1 as
 some would fain persuade themselves1   
it would not so slenderly have been     
passed over in all these  repetitions of
 this law1 but would by ,christ or his  
apostles have  been pressed upon the    
people1 when so fair an opportunity as  

at  these times offered itself unto     
them4 ,but they knew what they did1  and
 wherefore they were so silent as to the
 mention of a seventh  day sabbath when 
they so well talked of the law as moral4
    ,fifth1 ,moses and the prophet      
,ezekiel both1 do fully confirm what    
has been insinuated by us2 to wit1 that 
the seventh day1 as a  sabbath1 was not 
imposed upon men until ,israel was      
brought into  the wilderness4    #a4    
,moses saith to ,israel1 ',remember that
 thou wast a servant int  he land of    
,egypt1 and that the ,lord thy ,god     
brought thee out thence  through a      
mighty hand and by a stretched out arm3 
,,therefore the  ,lord thy ,god         
commanded thee to keep the sabbath day4'
 ,yea1 he  tells us1 that the covenant  
which ,god made with them in ,horeb1    
that written in stones1 was not made    
with their forefathers1 to  wit1        
,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 but with  
them 7,deut #e3a-ae74    #b4 ,ezekiel   
also is punctual as to this3 ,i caused  

them1 saith ,god  by that prophet1 'to  
go forth out of the land of ,egypt1 and 
brought  them into the wilderness4 ,and 
,i gave them my statutes1 and shewed    
them my judgments1 which if a man do1 he
 shall even live in them4  ,moreover    
also ,i gave them my sabbaths1 to be a  
sign between me  and them1 that they    
might know that ,i am the ,lord that    
sanctify  them' 7,eze #bj3aj-ab2 ,exo   
#bj3h1 #ca3ac1 #ce3b74    ,what can be  
more plain8 ,and these to be sure1 are  
two notable  witnesses of ,god1 who1 as 
you see1 do jointly concur in this2 to  
wit1 ,that it was not from paradise1 nor
 from the fathers1 but from  the        
wilderness1 and from ,sinai1 that men   
received the seventh day  sabbath to    
keep it holy4    ,true1 it was ,god's   
sabbath before3 for on the first seventh
 day we  read1 that ,god rested thereon1
 and sanctified it4 ,hence he calls  it 
in the first place1 ,,my sabbath4 ,i    
gave them my sabbath3 ,but  it seems it 
was not given to the church till he had 

brought them  into the wilderness4      
,but ,i say1 if it had been moral1 it   
had been natural to man2 and  by the    
light of nature men would have          
understood it1 even both  before it was1
 and otherwise4 ,but of this you see we 
read nothing1  either by positive law1  
or countenanced example1 or any other   
way1  but rather the flat contrary2 to  
wit1 that ,moses had the knowledge  of  
it first from heaven1 not by tradition4 
,that ,israel had it1  not of1 or from  
their fathers1 but in the wilderness1   
from him1 to  wit1 ,moses1 after he had 
brought them out of the land of ,egypt4 
,and  that that whole law in which this 
seventh day sabbath is placed1  was     
given for the bounding and better       
ordering of them in their  church state 
for their time1 till the ,messias should
 come and  put1 by a better             
ministration1 this out of his church1 as
 we shall  further shew anon4    ,the   
seventh day sabbath therefore was not   
from paradise1 nor from  nature1 nor    

from the fathers1 but from t he         
wilderness1 and from  ,sinai4           
,,question ,,iii4    ,whether when the  
seventh day sabbath was given to ,israel
 in the  wilderness the ,gentiles1 as   
such1 was concerned therein4    ,before 
,i shew my ground for this question1 ,i 
must also first premise1  ,that the     
,gentiles1 as such1 were then without   
the church of ,god1  and pale thereof2  
consequently had nothing to do with the 
essentials  or necessary circumstances  
of that worship which ,god had set up   
for himself now among the children of   
,israel4    ,now then for the ground of 
the question4    ,first1 we read not    
that ,god gave it to any but to the seed
 of  ,jacob4 ,hence it is said to       
,israel1 and to ,israel only1 ',the     
,lord  hath given ,,you the sabbath'    
7,exo #af3bi74 ,and again1 'also ,i gave
  ,,them my sabbath' 7,eze #bj3e1ab74   
,now1 if the gift of the seventh day    
sabbath was only to ,israel1  as these  
texts do more than seem to say2 then to 

the ,gentiles1 as  such1 it was not     
given4 ,unless any shall conclude1 that 
,god by  thus doing preferred the ,jew  
to a state of gentileism2 or that  he   
bestowed on them1 by thus doing1 some   
high ,gentile privilege4  ,but this     
would be very fictious4 ,for1 to lay    
aside reason1 the text  always1 as to   
preference1 did set the ,jew in the     
first of places  7,rom #b3aj74 ,nor was 
his giving the seventh day sabbath to   
them  but a sign and token thereof4     
,but the great objection is1 because the
 seventh day sabbath  is found amongst  
the rest of those precepts which is so  
commonly  called the moral law2 for     
thence it is concluded to be of a       
perpetual duration4    ,but ,i answer3  
,that neither that as given on ,sinai is
 moral2 ,i  mean1 as to the manner and  
ends of its ministration1 of which1     
,god permitting1 we shall say more in   
our answer to the fourth  question1     
whither ,i direct you for satisfaction4 
,but1    ,second1 ,the ,gentiles could  

not be concerned1 as such1 with ,god's  
giving of a seventh day sabbath to      
,israel1 because1 as ,i have  shewed    
before1 it was given to ,israel1        
considered as a church of  ,god 7,acts  
#g3cb74 ,nor was it given to them1 as   
such1 but with rites  and ceremonies    
thereto belonging1 so ,leviticus        
#bd3e-i2 ,numbers  #bh3i1 #aj2 ,nehemiah
 #ac3bb2 ,ezekiel #df3d4    ,now1 ,i    
say1 if this sabbath hath ceremonies    
thereto belonging1  and if these        
ceremonies were essential to the right  
keeping of  the sabbath3 and again1 if  
these ceremonies were given to ,israel  
only1 excluding all but such as were    
their proselytes1 then this  sabbath was
 given to them as excluding the         
,gentiles as such4 ,but if  it had been 
moral1 the ,gentiles could as soon have 
been deprived  of their nature as of a  
seventh day sabbath1 though the ,jews   
should  have appropriated it unto       
themselves only4    ,again1 to say that 
,god gave this seventh day sabbath to   

the ,gentiles1  as such1 7and yet so he 
must1 if it be of the moral law7 is as  
much as to say1 that ,god hath ordained 
that that sabbath should  be kept by the
 ,gentiles without2 but by the ,jews1   
not without her  ceremonies4 ,and what  
conclusion will follow from hence1 but  
that  ,god did at one and the same time 
set up two sorts of acceptable  worships
 in the world3 one among the ,jews1     
another among the ,gentiles6  ,but how  
ridiculous such a thought would be1 and 
how repugnant to  the wisdom of ,god1   
you may easily perceive4    ,yea1 what a
 diminution would this be to ,god's     
church that then was1  for one to say1  
the ,gentiles were to serve ,god with   
more liberty  than the ,jew6 ,for the   
law was a yoke1 and yet the ,gentile is 
called  the dog1 and said to be without 
,god in the world 7,deut #g3g2 ,psa     
#adg3ai1bj2 ,matt #ae3bf2 ,eph          
#b3aa1ab74    ,third1 ,when the         
,gentiles1 at the ,jews' return from    
,babylon1 came  and offered their wares 

to sell to the children of ,israel at   
,jerusalem on this sabbath2 yea1 and    
sold them to them too3 yet  not they1   
but the ,jews were rebuked as the only  
breakers of that  sabbath4 ,nay1 there  
dwelt then at ,jerusalem men of ,tyre1  
that on  this sabbath sold their        
commodities to the ,jews1 and men of    
,judah3  yet not they1 but the men of   
,judah1 were contended with1 as the     
breakers of this sabbath4    ,true1 good
 ,nehemiah did threaten the ,gentiles   
that were merchants1  for lying then    
about the walls of the city1 for that by
 that means  they were a temptation to  
the ,jews to break their sabbaths2 but  
still he charged the breach thereof only
 upon his own people 7,neh  #ac3ae-bj74 
,but can it be imagined1 had the        
,gentiles now been concerned with  this 
sabbath by law divine1 that so holy a   
man as ,nehemiah would have  let them   
escape without a rebuke for so notorious
 a transgression  thereof2 especially   
considering1 that now also they were    

upon  ,god's ground1 to wit1 within and 
without the walls of ,jerusalem4        
,fourth1 ,wherefore he saith to ,israel 
again1 ',verily my sabbaths  ,,ye shall 
keep4' ,and again1 ',,ye shall keep the 
sabbath4' ,and again1  ',the children of
 ,israel shall keep the sabbath1 to     
observe the  sabbath throughout ,,their 
generations' 7,exo #ca3ad-af1 #af3bi74aj
    ,what can be more plain1 these      
things thus standing int he testament   
of ,god1 than that the seventh day      
sabbath1 as such1 was given to  ,israel1
 to ,israel ,,only2 and that the        
,gentiles1 as such1 were not  concerned 
therein6    ,fifth1 ,the very reason    
also of ,god's giving of the seventh day
  sabbath to the ,jews1 doth exclude the
 ,gentiles1 as such1 from having  any   
concern therein4 ,for it was given to   
the ,jews1 as was said  before1 as they 
were considered ,god's church1 and for a
 sign and  token by which they should   
know that he had chosen and sanctified  
them to himself for a peculiar people   

7,exo #ca3ac-ag2 ,eze #bj3ab1ac74       
,and a great token and sign it was that 
he had so chosen them3 for  in that he  
had given to them this sabbath1 he had  
given to them  7his own rest7 a figure  
and pledge of his sending his ,son into 
the  world to redeem them from the      
bondage and slavery of the devil3  of   
which indeed this sabbath was a shadow  
or type 7,col #b3af1ag74aa    ,thus have
 ,i concluded my ground for this third  
question4 ,i shall  therefore now       
propound another4      ,,question ,,iv4 
,whether the seventh day sabbath did not
 fall1 as such1 with the  rest of the   
,jewish rites and ceremonies8 ,or       
whether that day1 as  a sabbath1 was    
afterwards by the apostles imposed upon 
the churches  of the ,gentiles8    ,i   
would now also1 before ,i shew the      
grounds of my proposing this  question1 
premise what is necessary thereunto2 to 
wit1 ,that time  and day were both fixed
 upon by law1 for the solemn performance
  of divine worship among the ,jews2 and

 that time and day is also  by law      
fixed1 for the solemnizing of divine    
worship to ,god in the  churches of the 
,gentiles4 ,but that the seventh day    
sabbath1 as  such1 is that time1 that   
day1 that still ,i question4    ,now    
before ,i shew the grounds of my        
questioning of it1 ,i shall  enquire    
into the nature of that ministration in 
the bowels of  which this seventh day   
sabbath is placed4 ,and1    ,first1 ,i  
say1 as to that1 the nature of that law 
is moral1 but the  ministration1 and    
circumstances thereunto belonging1 are  
shadowish  and figurative4    ,by the   
nature of it1 ,i mean the matter        
thereof3 by the ministration  and       
circumstances thereto belonging1 ,i do  
mean the giving of it  by such hands1 at
 such a place and time1 in such a mode1 
as when  it was given to ,israel in the 
wilderness4    ,the matter therefore1 to
 wit1 ',thou shalt love the ,lord thy   
,god  with all thy heart1 and with all  
thy soul1 and with all thy mind1  and   

with all thy strength'3 and 'thy        
neighbour as thyself1' is  everlasting  
7,mark #ab3bi-ca71 and is not from      
,sinai1 nor from the  two tables of     
stone1 but in nature2 for this law      
commenced and  took being and place that
 day in which man was created4 ,yea1 it 
was concreate with him1 and without it  
he cannot be a rational  creature1 as he
 was in the day in which ,god created   
him4 ,but for  the ministration of it   
from ,sinai1 with the circumstances     
belonging  to that ministration1 they   
are not moral1 nor everlasting1 but     
shadowish and figurative only4    ,that 
ministration cannot be moral for three  
reasons4 #a4 ,it commenced  not when    
morality commenced1 but two thousand    
years after4 #b4  ,it was not universal 
as the law1 as moral1 is2 it was given  
only  to the church of the ,jews in     
those tables4 #c4 ,its end is past  as  
such a ministration1 though the same law
 as to the morality  thereof abides4    
,where are the tables of stone and this 

law as  therein contained8 ,we only1 as 
to that1 have the notice of such a      
ministration1 and a rehearsal of the    
law1 with that mode of giving  of it1 in
 the testament of ,god4    ,but to come 
to particulars4    #a4 ,the very preface
 to that ministration carrieth in it a  
type  of our deliverance from the       
bondage of sin1 the devil1 and hell4    
,pharaoh1 and ,egypt2 and ,israel's     
bondage there1 being a type of  these4  
#b4 ,the very stones in which this law  
was engraven1 was a figure  of the      
tables of the heart4 ,the first two were
 a figure of the  heart carnal1 by which
 the law was broken3 the last two1 of   
the  heart spiritual1 in which the new  
law1 the law of grace is written  and   
preserved 7,exo #cd3a2 #b ,cor #c3c74   
#c4 ,the very mount on which this       
ministration was given1 was typical  of 
,mount ,zion4 ,see ,hebrews #ab where   
they are compared 7vv #ah-bb74    #d4   
,yea1 the very church to whom that      
ministration was given1 was  a figure of

 the church of the gospel that is on    
,mount ,zion4 ,see the  same scripture1 
and compare it with ,acts #g3ch2        
,revelation #ad3a-e4    #e4 ,that       
ministration was given in the hand and  
by the disposition  of angels1 to       
prefigure how the new law or            
ministration of the  ,spirit was to be  
given afterwards to the churches under  
the ,new  ,testament by the hands of the
 angel of ,god's everlasting covenant   
of grace1 who is his only begotten ,son 
7,isa #fc3i2 ,mal #c3aab2  ,acts        
#c3bb1bc74    #f4 ,it was given to      
,israel also in the hand of ,moses1 as  
mediator1  to shew1 or typify out1 that 
the law of grace was in after times  to 
come to the church of ,christ by the    
hand and mediation of ,jesus  our ,lord 
7,gal #c3ai2 ,deut #e3e2 ,heb #h3f2 #a  
,tim #b3e2 ,heb #i3ae1 #ab3bd74    #g4  
,as to this ministration1 it was to     
continue but 'till the seed  should     
come'2 and then must1 as such1 give     
place to a better  ministration 7,gal   

#c3ai74 ',a better covenant1 established
 upon  better promises' 7,heb #h3f74    
,from all this therefore ,i conclude1   
that there is a difference to  be put   
between the morality of the law1 and the
 ministration of  it upon ,sinai4 ,the  
law1 as to its morality was before2 but 
as to  this ministration1 it was not    
till the church was with ,moses1 and  he
 with the angels on ,mount ,sinai in the
 wilderness4    ,now in the law1 as     
moral1 we conclude a time propounded1   
but no  seventh day sabbath enjoined4   
,but in that law1 as thus ministered1   
which ministration is already out of    
doors2#ac we find a seventh  day2 that  
seventh day on which ,god rested1 on    
which ,god rested  from all his works1  
enjoined4 ,what is it then8 ,why the    
whole  ministration as written and      
engraven in stones being removed1  the  
seventh day sabbath must also be        
removed2 for that the time  nor yet the 
day1 was as to our holy sabbath1 or     
rest1 moral2 but  imposed with that     

whole ministration1 as such1 upon the   
church1  until the time of reformation3 
which time being come1 this             
ministration1 as ,i said1 as such1      
ceaseth2 and the whole law1  as to the  
morality of it1 is delivered into the   
hand of ,christ1  who imposes it now    
also2 but not as a law of works1 nor as 
that  ministration written and engrave  
in stones1 but as a rule of life  to    
those that have believed in him 7#a ,cor
 #i3ba74    ,so then1 that law is still 
moral1 and still supposes1 since it     
teaches that there is a ,god1 that time 
must be set apart for his  church to    
worship him in1 according to that will  
of his that he  had revealed in his     
word4 ,but though by that law time is   
required2  yet by that1 as moral1 the   
time never was prefixed4    ,the time   
then of old was appointed by such a     
ministration of that  law as we have    
been now discoursing of2 and when that  
ministration  ceaseth1 that time did    
also vanish with it4 ,and now by our new

  law-giver1 the ,son of ,god1 he being 
'lord also of the sabbath  day1' we have
 a time prefixed1 as the law of nature  
requireth1 a  new day1 by him who is the
 lord of it2 ,i say1 appointed1 wherein 
we may worship1 not in the oldness of   
that letter written and  engraven in    
stones1 but according to1 and most      
agreeing with1  his new and holy        
testament4 ,and this ,i confirm further 
by those  reasons that now shall follow4
    ,first1 ,because we find not from   
the resurrection of ,christ to  the end 
of the ,bible1 anything written by which
 is imposed that  seventh day sabbath   
upon the churches4 ,time1 as ,i said1   
the law  as moral requires2 but that    
time we find no longer imposed4 ,and in 
all duties pertaining to ,god and his   
true worship in his churches1  we must  
be guided by his laws and testaments4   
,by his old laws1  when his old worship 
was in force2 and by his new laws1 when 
his  new worship is in force4 ,and he   
hath verily now said1 ',behold1 ,i  make

 all things new' 7,rev #ba3e74          
,second1 ,i find1 as ,i have shewed1    
that this seventh day sabbath is        
confined1 not to the law of nature as   
such1 but to that ministration  of it   
which was given on ,sinai3 which        
ministration as it is come  to an end as
 such1 so it is rejected by ,paul as a  
ministration no  ways capable of abiding
 in the church now1 since the           
ministration  of the ,spirit also hath  
taken its place 7#b ,cor #c74 ,wherefore
  instead of propounding it to the      
churches with arguments tending  to its 
reception1 he seeks by degrading it of  
its old lustre and  glory1 to wean the  
churches from any likement#ad thereof3  
#a4 ,by calling of it the ministration  
of death1 of the letter1 and  of        
condemnation1 a term most frightful1 but
 no ways alluring to  the godly4    #b4 
,by calling it a ministration that now  
has no glory1 by reason  of the         
exceeding glory of that ministration    
under which by the  ,holy ,spirit the   

,new ,testament churches are4 ,and these
 are weaning  considerations 7#b ,cor   
#c74    #c4 ,by telling of them it is a 
ministration that tendeth to blind  the 
mind1 and to veil the heart as to the   
knowledge of their ,christ3  so that    
they cannot1 while under that1 behold   
his beauteous face1  but as their heart 
shall turn from it to him 7#b ,cor #c74 
#d4 ,and that they might not be left in 
the dark1 but perfectly know  what      
ministration it is that he means1 he    
saith expressly1 it is  that 'written   
and engraven in stones4' ,see again #b  
,corinthians #c4  ,and in that          
ministration it is that this seventh day
 sabbath is  found4    ,but shall we    
think that the apostle speaks any thing 
of all here  said1 to wean saints off   
from the law of nature1 as such6 ,no    
verily1 that he retains in the church1  
as being managed there by  ,christ3 but 
,,this ministration is dangerous now1   
because it cannot  be maintained in the 
church1 but in a way of contempt to the 

ministration of the ,spirit1 and is     
derogatory to the glory of  that4       
,now these1 as ,i said1 are weaning     
considerations4 ,no man1 ,i do  think1  
that knows himself1 or the glory of a   
gospel ministration1  can1 if he        
understands what ,paul says here1 desire
 that such a  ministration should be    
retained in the churches4    ,third4    
,this seventh day sabbath has lost its  
ceremonies 7those  unto which before you
 are cited by the texts7 which was with 
it  imposed upon the old church for her 
due performance of worship to  ,god     
thereon4 ,how then can this sabbath now 
be kept8 ,kept1 ,i say1  according to   
law4 ,for if the church on which it was 
first imposed1  was not to keep it1 yea1
 could not keep it legally without the  
practising of those ceremonies3 and if  
those ceremonies are long  ago dead and 
gone1 how will those that pretend to a  
belief of a  continuation of the        
sanction thereof1 keep it1 ,i say1      
according  as it is written8    ,if they

 say1 they retain the day1 but change   
their manner of  observation thereof2 ,i
 ask1 who has commanded them so to do8  
,this  is one of the laws of this       
sabbath4 ',thou shalt take fine flour1  
and bake twelve cakes thereof3 two tenth
 deals shall be in one  cake4 ,and thou 
shalt set them in two rows1 six on a    
row1 upon the  pure table before the    
,lord4 ,and thou shalt put pure         
frankincense  upon each row1 that it may
 be on the bread for a memorial1 even   
an offering made by fire unto the ,lord4
 ,every sabbath he shall  set it in     
order before the ,lord continually1     
being taken from the  children of       
,israel by an everlasting covenant'     
7,lev #bd3e-h74 ,you  may see also other
 places1 as ,numbers #bh3i1 #aj2        
,nehemiah #ac3bb  and ,ezekiel #df3d4   
,now if these be the laws of the        
sabbath1 this seventh day sabbath2  and 
if ,god did never command that this     
sabbath should by his  church be        
sanctified without them3 and1 as was    

said before1 if  these ceremonies have  
been long since dead and buried1 how    
must  this sabbath be kept8    ,let men 
take heed1 lest while they plead for    
law1 and pretend  themselves to be the  
only doers of ,god's will1#ae they be   
not  found the biggest transgressors    
thereof4 ,and why can they not as  well 
keep the other sabbaths8 ,as the sabbath
 of months1 of years1  and the jubilee8 
,for this1 as ,i have shewed1 is no     
moral precept1  it is only a branch of  
the ministration of death and           
condemnation4    ,fourth1 ,the seventh  
day sabbath1 as such1 was a sign and    
shadow  of things to come2 and a sign   
cannot be the thing signified and       
substance too4 ,wherefore when the thing
 signified or substance1  is come1 the  
sign or thing shadowing ceaseth4 ,and1  
,i say1 the  seventh day sabbath being  
so1 as a seventh day sabbath it ceaseth 
also4 ,see again ,exodus #ca3ac1 #ad2   
,ezekiel #bj3ab1 #ba2 ,colossians       
#b3ad4    ,nor do ,i find that our      

,protestant writers1 notwithstanding    
their  reverence of the sabbath1 do     
conclude otherwise2 but that though     
time as to worshipping ,god1 must needs 
be contained in the bowels  of the moral
 law1 as moral2 yet they for good       
reasons forbear to  affix the seventh   
day as that time there too4    ,they do 
it1 ,i say1 for good reasons2 reason    
drawn from the scripture2  or rather1   
for that the scripture draws them so to 
conclude3 yet  they cast not away the   
morality of a sabbath of rest to the    
church4  ,it is to be granted them1 that
 time for ,god's worship abideth for    
ever1 but the seventh day vanishes as a 
shadow and sign2 because  such indeed it
 was1 as the scripture above cited      
declares as to  the sanction thereof as 
a sabbath4    ,the law of nature then   
calls for time2 but the ,god of nature  
assigns it1 and has given power to his  
,son to continue ,,such time  as himself
 shall by his eternal wisdom judge most 
meet for the  churches of the ,gentiles 

to solemnize worship to ,god by him in4 
,hence he is said to be ',lord even of  
the sabbath day' 7,matt #ab3h74         
,fifth1 ,i find by reading ,god's word1 
that ,paul by authority  apostolical1   
takes away the sanctions of all the     
,jews' festivals  and sabbaths4    ,this
 is manifest1 for that he leaves the    
observation or non-observation  of them1
 as things indifferent1 to the mind and 
discretion of  the believers4 ',one man 
esteemeth one day above another3 another
  esteemeth every day alike4 ,let every 
man be fully persuaded in  his own mind'
 7,rev #ad3e74    ,by this last clause  
of the verse1 ',let every man be fully  
persuaded  in his own mind1' he doth    
plainly declare1 that such days are  now
 stript of their sanction4#af ,for none 
of ,god's laws1 while  they retain their
 sanction1 are left to the will and mind
 of the  believers1 as to whether they  
will observe them or no4 ,men1 ,i say1  
are not left to their liberty in such a 
case2 for when a stamp of  divine       

authority is upon a law1 and abides1 so 
long we are bound1  not to our mind1 but
 to that law3 but when a thing1 once    
sacred1  has lost its sanction1 then it 
falls1 as to faith and conscience1      
among other common or indifferent       
things4 ,and so the seventh day  sabbath
 did4 ,again1    ,sixth1 ,thus ,paul    
writes to the church of ,colosse4 ',let 
no man  therefore judge you in meat1 or 
in drink1 or in respect of an  holyday1 
or of the new moon1 or of the sabbath3  
which are a shadow  of things to come2  
but the body is of ,christ' 7,col       
#b3af1ag74 ,here  also1 as he serveth   
other holy days1 he serveth the sabbath4
 ,he  gives a liberty to believers to   
refuse the observation of it1 and       
commands that no man should judge       
against them for their so doing4  ,and  
as you read1 the reason of his so doing 
is1 because the body1  the substance is 
come4 ,christ saith he1 is the body1 or 
that which  these things were a shadow  
or figure of4 ',the body is of ,christ4'

    ,nor hath the apostle1 since he     
saith 'or of the sabbath' one would     
think1 left any hole1 out at which men's
 inventions could get3  but man has     
sought out many2 and1 so1 many he will  
use4    ,but again1 ,that the apostle by
 this word 'sabbath' intends the        
seventh day sabbath1 is clear2 for that 
it is by ,moses himself  counted for a  
sign1 as we have shewed3 and for that   
none of the  other sabbaths were a more 
clear shadow of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ
  than this4 ,for that1 and that alone1 
is called 'the rest of ,god'3  in it    
,god rested from all his works4 ,hence  
he calls it by way of  eminency1 ',,my  
sabbath1 and ,,my holy day' 7,isa #ef3d1
 #eh3ac74    ,yet could that rest be    
nothing else but typical2 for ,god1     
never  since the world began1 really    
rested1 but in his ,son4 ',this is  he1'
 saith ,god1 'in whom ,i am well        
pleased4' ,this sabbath then1  was      
,god's rest typically1 and was given to 
,israel as a sign of  his grace towards 

them in ,christ4 ,wherefore when ,christ
 was risen1  it ceased1 and was no      
longer of obligation to bind the        
conscience  to the observation thereof4 
,or of the sabbath4 ,he distinctly      
singleth out this seventh day1 as that  
which was a most noble  shadow1 a most  
exact shadow4 ,and then puts that with  
the other  together2 saying1 they are a 
shadow of things to come2 and that      
,christ has answered them all4 ',the    
body is of ,christ4'    ,seventh1 ,no   
man will1 ,i think1 deny but that       
,hebrews #d3de intends  the seventh day 
sabbath1 on which ,god rested from all  
his works2  for the text doth plainly   
say so3 yet may the observing reader    
easily perceive that both it1 and the   
rest of ,canaan also1 made  mention of  
verse #e were typical1 as to a day made 
mention of verses  #g and #h which day  
he calls another4 ,he would not         
afterwards have  made mention of another
 day4 ,if ,joshua had given them rest1  
he  would not4 ,now if they had not that

 rest in ,joshua's days1 be sure  they  
had it not by ,moses2 for he was still  
before4    ,all the rests therefore that
 ,moses gave them1 and that ,joshua gave
  them too1 were but typical of another 
day1 in which ,god would give  them rest
 7,heb #d3i1aj74 ,and whether the day to
 come1 was ,christ1  or ,heaven1 it     
makes no matter3 it is enough that they 
before did  fail1 as always shadows do1 
and that therefore mention by ,david is1
  and that afterward1 made of another   
day4 ',there remains therefore  a rest  
to the people of ,god4' ,a rest to come1
 of which the seventh  day in which ,god
 rested1 and the land of ,canaan1 was a 
type2 which  rest begins in ,christ now1
 and shall be consummated in glory4     
,and in that he saith ',there remains a 
rest1' referring to that  of ,david1    
what is it1 if it signifies not1 that   
the other rests  remain not8 ,there     
remains therefore a rest1 a rest        
prefigured by  the seventh day1 and by  
the rest of ,canaan1 though they are    

fled  and gone4    ',there remains a    
rest'2 a rest which stands not now in   
signs and  shadows1 in the seventh day1 
or ,canaan1 but in the ,son of ,god1 and
  his kingdom1 to whom1 and to which the
 weary are invited to come  for rest    
7,isa #bh3ab2 ,matt #aa3bj2 ,heb #d3aa74
    ,yet this casts not out the         
,christians holiday or sabbath3 for that
  was not ordained to be a type or      
shadow of things to come1 but  to       
sanctify the name of their ,god in1 and 
to perform that worship  to him which   
was also in a shadow signified by the   
ceremonies of  the law1 as the epistle  
to the ,hebrews doth plentifully        
declare4    ,and ,i say again1 the      
seventh day sabbath cannot be it1 for   
the  reasons shewed afore4    ,eighth1  
,especially if you add to all this1 that
 nothing of the  ministration of death  
written and engraven in stones1 is      
brought  by ,jesus1 or by his apostles1 
into the kingdom of ,christ1 as a part  
of his instituted worship4 ,hence it is 

said of that ministration  in the bowels
 of which this seventh day sabbath is   
found1 that it  has now ,,no glory2 that
 its glory is done away1 in or by       
,christ1  and so is laid aside1 the     
ministration of the ,spirit that excels 
in glory1 being come in the room        
thereof4    ,i will read the text to    
you4 ',but if the ministration of death1
  written and engraven in stones1 was   
glorious1 so that the children  of      
,israel could not stedfastly behold the 
face of ,moses for the  glory of his    
countenance2 which glory was to be done 
away3 ,it  was given at first with this 
proviso1 that it should not always      
retain its glory1 that sanction1 as a   
ministration4 ,how shall not  the       
ministration of the ,spirit be rather   
glorious8 ,for if the  ministration of  
condemnation be glory1 much more doth   
the ministration  of righteousness      
exceed in glory4 ,for even that which   
was made  glorious had no glory in this 
respect1 by reason of the glory that    

excelleth4 ,for if that which was done  
away was glorious1 much more  that which
 remaineth is glorious' 7#b ,cor        
#c3g-aa74    ,what can be more plain8   
,the text says expressly1 that this     
ministration doth ,,not remain2 yea1 and
 insinuates1 that in its  first         
institution it was ordained with this   
proviso1 ',it was to  be done away4'    
,now if in its first institution upon   
,sinai it was  thus ordained2 and if by 
the coming in of the ministration of    
the spirit1 this ordination is now      
executed2 that is1 if by it1  and the   
apostle saith it1 it is done away by a  
ministration that  remains3 then where  
is that seventh day sabbath8    ,thus   
therefore ,i have discoursed upon this  
fourth question3 ,and  having shewed by 
this discourse that the old seventh day 
sabbath  is abolished and done away1 and
 that it has nothing to do with the     
churches of the ,gentiles2 ,i am next to
 shew what day it is that  must abide as
 holy to the ,christians1 and for them  

to perform  their ,new ,testament church
 service in4    ,take the question thus4
      ,,question ,v4    ,since it is    
denied that the seventh day sabbath is  
moral1 and  it is found that it is not  
to abide as a sabbath for ever in the   
church1 ,what time is to be fixed on for
 ,new ,testament saints to  perform     
together1 divine worship to ,god by     
,christ in8    ,upon this question hangs
 the stress of all1 as to the subject   
now  under consideration3 but before ,i 
can speak distinctly to it1 ,i  must    
premise1 as ,i have in order to my      
speaking to the questions  before1      
something for the better clearing of our
 way--    ,therefore ,i remark1 that we 
are not now speaking of all manner  of  
worshipping ,god1 nor of all times in   
which all manner of worship  is to be   
performed2 but of that worship1 which is
 church worship1  or worship that is to 
be performed by the assembly of saints1 
when by the will of ,god they in all    
parts of his dominion assemble  together

 to worship him2 which worship hath a   
prefixed time  allotted to1 or for its  
performance1 and without which it       
cannot1  according to the mind of ,god1 
be done4 ,this is the time1 ,i say1     
that we are to discourse of1 and not of 
,,all time appointed for  all manner of 
worship4    ,i do not question but that 
worship by the godly is performed to    
,god every day of the week2 yea1 and    
every night too1 and that  time is      
appointed or allowed of ,god for the    
performance of such  worship4 ,but this 
time is not fixed to the same moment or 
hour  universally1 but is left to the   
discretion of the believers1 as  their  
frame of spirit1 or occasions1 or       
exigencies1 or temptations1  or duty    
shall require4    ,we meddle then only  
with that time that the worship         
aforesaid is  to be performed in2 which 
time the law of nature as such supposes1
  but the ,god of nature chooses4 ,and  
this time as to the churches of  the    
,gentiles1 we have proved is not that   

time which was assigned  to the ,jews1  
to wit1 ,,that seventh day which was    
imposed upon them  by the ministration  
of death2 for1 as we have shewed        
already1 that  ministration indeed is   
done away by a better and more glorious 
ministration1 the ministration of the   
spirit2 which ministration  surely would
 be much more inferior than that which  
has now no  glory1 was it defective as  
to this4 ,that is1 if it imposed a      
gospel  service1 but appointed not time 
to perform that worship in3 or  if      
notwithstanding all its commendation1 it
 should be forced to  borrow of a       
ministration inferior to itself2 that1  
to wit1 the time  without which by no   
means its most solemn worship can be    
performed4    ,this then is the         
conclusion1 that ,,time to worship ,god 
in1 is  required by the law of nature2  
but that the law of nature doth1  as    
such1 fix it on the seventh day from the
 creation of the world1  that ,i utterly
 deny1 by what ,i have said already1 and

 have yet to  say on that behalf4 ,yea1 
,i hope to make it manifest1 as ,i have1
  that this seventh day is removed2 that
 ,god1 by the ministration  of the      
spirit1 has changed the time to another 
day1 to wit1 ,the  first day of the     
week4 ,therefore we conclude the time is
 fixed  for the worship of the ,new     
,testament ,christians1 or churches of  
the ,gentiles1 unto that day4    ,now in
 my discourse upon this subject1 ,i     
shall1    ,i4 ,touch upon those texts   
that are more close1 yet have a divine  
intimation of this thing in them4       
,,ii4 ,and then ,i shall come to texts  
more express4    ,,first1 for those     
texts that are more close1 yet have a   
divine  intimation of this thing in     
them4    ,first1 ,the comparison that   
the ,holy ,ghost makes between the rest 
of ,god from his works1 and the rest of 
,christ from his1 doth  intimate such a 
thing4 ',he that is entered into his    
rest1 he also  hath ceased from his own 
works1 as ,god did from his' 7,heb      

#d3aj74    ,now ,god rested from his    
works1 and sanctified a day of rest to  
himself1 as a signal of that rest1 which
 day he also gave to his  church as a   
day of holy rest likewise4 ,and if      
,christ thus rested  from his own works1
 and the ,holy ,ghost says he did thus  
rest1 he  also hath sanctified a day to 
himself1 as that in which he hath       
finished his work1 and given it 7that   
day7 also to his church to  be an       
everlasting memento of his so doing1 and
 that they should  keep it holy for his 
sake4    ,and see1 as the ,father's work
 was first1 so his day went before2  and
 as the ,son's work came after1 so his  
day accordingly succeeded4  ,the        
,father's day was on the seventh day    
from the creation1 the  ,son's the first
 day following4    ,nor may this be     
slighted1 because the text says1 as ,god
 finished  his work1 so ,christ finished
 his2 ,he also hath ceased from his  own
 works as ,god did from his4 ,he rested1
 ,i say1 as ,god did2 but  ,god rested  

on his resting day1 and therefore so did
 ,christ4 ,not  that he rested on the   
,father's resting day2 for it is        
evident1  that then he had great part of
 his work to do2 for he had not as  then
 got his conquest over death1 but the   
next day he also entered  into his rest1
 having by his rising again1 finished   
his work1 viz41  made a conquest over   
the powers of darkness1 and brought life
 and  immortality to light through his  
so doing4    ,so then1 that being the   
day of the rest of the ,son of ,god1 it 
must  needs be the day of the rest of   
his churches also4 ,for ,god gave  his  
resting day to his church to be a       
sabbath2 and ,christ rested  from his   
own works as ,god did from his1         
therefore he also gave the  day in which
 he rested from his works1 a sabbath to 
the churches1  as did the ,father4 ,not 
that there are ,,two sabbaths at once3  
the  ,father's was imposed for a time1  
even until the ,son's should come2  yea1
 as ,i have shewed you1 even in the very

 time of its imposing  it was also      
ordained to be done away4 ,hence he     
saith1 that  ministration 'was to be    
done away' 7#b ,cor #c3g74 ,therefore we
 plead  not for two sabbaths to be at   
one time1 but that a succession of  time
 was ordained to the ,new ,testament    
saints1 or churches of the  ,gentiles1  
to worship ,god in2 which time is that  
in which the ,son  rested from his own  
works as ,god did from his4    ,second1 
,hence he calls himself1 ,the ',lord    
even of the sabbath  day1' as ,luke #e2 
,matthew #ab3h shews4 ,now to be a      
,,lord1 is to have  dominion1 dominion  
over a thing1 and so power to alter or  
change  it according to that power2 and 
where is he that dares say ,christ  has 
not this absolutely6 ,we will therefore 
conclude that it is  granted on all     
hands he hath4 ,the question then is1   
,whether he  hath exercised that power  
to the demolishing or removing of the   
,jews' seventh day1 and establishing    
another in its room8 ,the which  ,i     

think is easily answered1 in that he did
 not rest from his own  works therein1  
but chose1 for his own rest1 to himself 
another  day4    ,surely1 had the ,lord 
,jesus intended to have established the 
seventh  day to the churches of the     
,gentiles1 he would himself in the first
  place have rested from his own works  
therein2 but since he passed  by that   
day1 and took no notice of it1 as to the
 finishing of  his own works1 as ,god   
took notice of it when he had finished  
his2  it remains that he fixed upon     
another day1 even the first of the      
week2 on which1 by his rising again1 and
 shewing himself to his  disciples      
before his passion1 he made it manifest 
that he had  chosen1 'as ,lord of the   
sabbath1' that day for his own rest3    
consequently1 and for the rest of his   
churches1 and for his worship  to be    
solemnized in4    ,third1 ,and on ,,this
 day some of the saints that slept      
arose1 and  began their eternal sabbath 
7,matt #bg3eb1ec74 ,see how the ,lord   

,jesus  hath glorified this day6 ,never 
was such a stamp of divine honour  put  
upon any other day1 no not since the    
world began4 ',and the  graves were     
opened2 and many bodies of the saints   
which slept arose1  and came out of the 
graves after his resurrection1' c4 ,that
 is1  they arose as soon as he was      
risen4 ,but why was not all this done   
on the seventh day8 ,no1 that day was   
set apart that saints might  adore ,god 
for the works of creation1 and that     
saints through that  might look for     
redemption by ,christ4 ,but now a work  
more glorious  than that is to be done1 
and therefore another day is assigned   
for the doing of it in4 ,a work1 ,i say1
 of redemption completed1  a day        
therefore by itself must be assigned for
 this2 and some  of the saints to begin 
their eternal sabbath with ,god in      
heaven1  therefore a day by itself must 
be appointed for this4 ,yea1 and  that  
this day might not want that glory that 
might attract the  most dim-sighted     

,christian to a desire after the        
sanction of it1  the resurrection of    
,christ1 and also of those saints met   
together  on it3 yea1 they both did     
begin their eternal rest thereon4       
,fourth1 ,the psalmist speaks of a day  
that the ,lord ,jehovah1 the  ,son of   
,god1 has made2 and saith1 'we will     
rejoice and be glad in  it4' ,but what  
day is this8 ,why the day in which      
,christ was made  the 'head of the      
corner1' which must be applied to the   
day in  which he was raised from the    
dead1 which is the first of the week4   
,hence ,peter saith to the ,jews1 when  
he treateth of ,christ before  them1 and
 particularly of his resurrection4      
',this is the stone  which ,,was set at 
nought of you builders1 which ,,is      
become the head  of the croner4' ,he was
 set at nought by them1 the whole course
 of  his ministry unto his death1 and   
was made the head of the corner  by     
,god1 on that day he rose from the dead4
 ,this day therefore  is the day that   

the ,lord ,jehovah has made a day of    
rejoicing to  the church of ,christ1 and
 we will rejoice and be glad in it 7,psa
  #aah3bd74    ,for can it be imagined1 
that the ,spirit by the prophet should  
thus  signalise this day for nothing2   
saying1 ',this is the day which  the    
,lord hath made'2 to no purpose8 ,yes1  
you may say1 for the  resurrection of   
his son4    ,but ,i add1 that that is   
not all1 it is a day that the ,lord has 
both  made for that1 and that we might  
'rejoice and be glad in it4'#ag         
,rejoice1 that is before the ,lord while
 solemn divine worship  is performed on 
it1 by all the people that shall partake
 of the  redemption accomplished then4  
,fifth1 ,god the ,father again leaves   
such another stamp of divine  note and  
honour upon this day as he never before 
did leave upon  any2 where he saith to  
our ,lord1 ',thou art my ,son1 this day 
have  ,i begotten thee' 7,acts #ac3cc74 
,still1 ,i say1 having respect to  the  
first day of the week2 for that1 and no 

other1 is the day here  intended by the 
apostle4 ,this day1 saith ,god1 is the  
day3 ',and  as concerning that he raised
 him up from the dead1 now no more to   
return to corruption1 he said on this   
wise1 ,i will give thee the  sure       
mercies of ,david4 ,wherefore he saith  
also in another ,psalm1  ,thou shalt not
 suffer thine ,holy ,one to see         
corruption4' ,wherefore  the day in     
which ,god did this work1 is greater    
than that in which  he finished the work
 of creation2 for his making of the     
creation  saved it not from corruption1 
but now he hath done a work which       
corruption cannot touch1 wherefore the  
day on which he did this1  has this note
 from his own mouth1 ,,this day1 as a   
day that doth  transcend4    ,and1 as ,i
 said1 this day is the first of the     
week2 for it was on  that day that ,god 
begat his beloved ,son from the dead4   
,this first  day of the week therefore1 
on it ,god found that pleasure which he 
found not in the seventh day from the   

world's creation1 for that  in it his   
,son did live again to him4    ,now     
shall not ,christians1 when they do read
 that ,god saith1 ',this  day1' and that
 too with reference to a work done on it
 by him1 so  full of delight to him1 and
 so full of life and heaven to them1    
set also a remark upon it1 saying1 ,this
 was the day of ,god's  pleasure1 for   
that his ,son did rise thereon1 and     
shall it not be  the day of my delight  
in him6    ,this is the day on which his
 ,son was both begotten and born1 and   
became the first fruits to ,god of them 
that sleep2 yea1 and in  which also he  
was made by him the chief1 and head of  
the corner2  and shall not we rejoice in
 it8 7,acts #ac3cc2 ,heb #a3e2 ,col     
#a3ah2  ,rev #a3e74    ,shall kings1 and
 princes1 and great men set a remark    
upon the day  of their birth and        
coronation1 and expect that both        
subjects and  servants should do them   
high honour on that day1 and shall the  
day in which ,christ was both begotten  

and born1 be a day contemned  by        
,christians6 ,and his name not be but of
 a common regard on that  day8    ,i say
 again1 shall ,god1 as with his finger1 
point1 and that in  the face of the     
world1 at this day1 saying1 ',thou art  
my ,son1 this  day1' c41 and shall not  
,christians fear1 and awake from their  
employments1 to worship the ,lord on    
this day6    ,if ,god remembers it1 well
 may ,i6 ,if ,god says1 and that with   
all  gladness of heart1 ',thou art my   
,son1 this day have ,i begotten  thee6' 
may not6 ought not ,i also to set this  
day apart to sing  the songs of my      
redemption in8    ,,this day my         
redemption was finished4    ,this day my
 dear ,jesus revived4    ,this day he   
was declared to be the ,son of ,god with
 power4    ,yea this is the day in which
 the ,lord ,jesus finished a greater    
work than ever yet was done in the      
world2 yea1 a work in which the  ,father
 himself was more delighted than he was 
in making of heaven  and earth4 ,and    

shall darkness and the shadow of death  
stain this  day6 ,or shall a cloud dwell
 on this day6 ,shall ,god regard this   
day from above6 ,and shall not his light
 shine upon this day6 ,what  shall be   
done to them that curse this day1 and   
would not that the  stars should give   
their light thereon4 ,this day6 ,after  
this day  was come1 ,god never1 that we 
read of1 made mention with delight1  of 
the old seventh day sabbath more4       
,sixth1 ,nor is that altogether to be   
slighted1 when he saith1  ',when he     
bringeth in the first-begotten into the 
world1 ,let all  the angels of ,god     
worship him4' ,to wit1 at that very time
 and day  7,heb #a3f74    ,i know not   
what our expositors say of this text1   
but to me it  seems to be meant of his  
resurrection from the dead2 both because
  the apostle is speaking of that 7v    
#e71 and closes that argument  with this
 text1 ',thou art my ,son1 this day have
 ,i begotten thee8  and again1 ,i will  
be to him a ,father1 and he shall be to 

me a ,son8  ,and again1 when he bringeth
 in the first-begotten into the world1  
he saith1 ,and let all the angels of    
,god worship him4'    ,so then1 for     
,god's bringing of his first-begotten   
now into the  world1 was by his raising 
him again from the dead after they by   
crucifying of him had turned him out of 
the same4    ,thus then ,god brought him
 into the world1 never by them to be    
hurried  out of it again4 ,for ,christ  
being now raised from the dead1 dies  no
 more2 death hath no more dominion over 
him4    ,now1 saith the text1 when he   
bringeth him thus into the world1  he   
requireth that worship be done unto     
,,him4 ,when8 ,that very day1  and that 
by all the angels of ,god4 ,and if by   
all1 then ministers  are not excluded2  
and if not ministers1 then not churches2
 for  what is said to the angels1 is    
said to the church itself 7,rev         
#b3a-g1h1aa1ab1ag1ah1bi1                
#c3a1f1g1ac1ad1bb74    ,so then1 if the 
question be asked1 when they must       

worship him3  the answer is1 when he    
brought him into the world1 which was on
  the first day of the week2 for then he
 bringeth him again from the  dead1 and 
gave the whole world and the government 
thereof into  his holy hand4 ,this text 
therefore is of weight as to what we    
have  now under consideration1 to wit1  
that the first day of the week1  the day
 in which ,god brought his              
first-begotten into the world1  should  
be the day of worshipping him by all the
 angels of ,god4    ,seventh1 ,hence    
this day is called 'the ,lord's day1' as
 ,john saith1  ',i was in the ,spirit on
 the ,lord's day1' the day in which     
,jesus  rose from the dead 7,rev #a3aj74
    ',the ,lord's day4' ,every day1 say 
some1 is the ,lord's day4 ,indeed  this 
for discourse sake may be granted2 but  
strictly1 no day can  so properly be    
called the ,lord's day1 as this first   
day of the  week2 for that no day of the
 week or of the year has those badges   
of the ,lord's glory upon it1 nor such  

divine grace put upon it as  has the    
first day of the week4    ,this we have 
already made appear in part1 and shall  
make appear  much more before we have   
done therewith4    ,there is nothing1 as
 ,i know of1 that bears this title but  
the  ,lord's supper1 and this day 7#a   
,cor #aa3bj2 ,rev #a3aj74 ,and since    
,christians count it an abuse to        
allegorize the first1 let them  also be 
ashamed to fantasticalize the last4 ,the
 ,lord's day is  doubtless the day in   
which he rose from the dead4 ,to be sure
 it  is not the old seventh day2 for    
from the day that he arose1 to  the end 
of the ,bible1 we find not that he did  
hang so much as one  twist of glory upon
 that2 but this day is beautified with  
glory  upon glory1 and that both by the 
,father and the ,son2 by the prophets   
and those that were raised from the dead
 thereon2 therefore this  day must be   
more than the rest4    ,but we are as   
yet but upon divine intimations1 drawn  
from such texts  which1 if candidly     

considered1 do very much smile upon this
 great  truth2 namely1 that the first   
day of the week is to be accounted  the 
,christian sabbath1 or holy day for     
divine worship in the  churches of the  
saints4 ,and ,,second1 ,now ,i come to  
the texts that  are more express4       
,then ,first1 ,this was the day in the  
which he did use to shew  himself to his
 people1 and to congregate with them    
after he rose  from the dead4 ,on the   
first first-day1 even on the day on     
which  he rose from the dead1 he visited
 his people1 both when together  and    
apart1 over1 and over1 and over1 as both
 ,luke and ,john do testify  7,luke #bd2
 ,john #bj74 ,and preached such sermons 
of his resurrection1  and gave unto     
them2 yea1 and gave them such           
demonstration of the  truth of all1 as  
was never given them from the foundation
 of the  world4 ,shewing1 he shewed them
 his risen body2 opening1 he opened     
their understandings2 and dissipating1  
he so scattered their unbelief  on      

,,this day1 as he never had done before4
 ,and this continued one  way or another
 even from before day until the evening4
    ,second1 ,on the next first day     
following the church was within  again2 
that is1 congregated to wait upon their 
,lord4 ,and ,john so  relates the       
matter1 as to give us to understand that
 they were not  so assembled together   
again till then4 ',after eight days1'   
saith  he1 'again his disciples were    
within1' clearly concluding1 that  they 
were not so on the days that were       
between1 no not on the old  seventh day4
    ,now why should the ,holy ,ghost    
thus precisely speak of their           
assembling together upon the first day1 
if not to confirm us in  this1 that the 
,lord had chosen that day for the new   
sabbath of his  church8 ,surely the     
,apostles knew what they did in their   
meeting  together upon that day2 yea1   
and the ,lord ,jesus also2 for that he  
used so to visit them when so assembled1
 made his practice a law  unto them4    

,for practice is enough for us ,new     
,testament saints1  especially when the 
,lord ,jesus himself is in the head of  
that  practice1 and that after he rose  
from the dead4    ,perhaps some may     
stumble at the word 'after1' after eight
 days2  but the meaning is1 at the      
conclusion of the eighth day1 or when   
they had spent in a manner the whole of 
their sabbath in waiting  upon their    
,lord1 then in comes their ,lord1 and   
finisheth that  their day's service to  
him with confirming of ,thomas' faith1  
and  by letting drop other most heavenly
 treasure among them4 ,christ  said1 he 
must lie three days and three nights in 
the heart of the  earth1 yet it is      
evident1 that he rose the third day 7#a 
,cor #ae3d74    ,we must take then a    
part for the whole1 and conclude1 that  
from  the time that the ,lord ,jesus    
rose from the dead1 to the time that  he
 shewed his hands and his side to       
,thomas1 eight days were almost         
expired2 that is1 he had sanctified unto

 them two first days1  and had accepted 
that service they had performed to him  
therein1  as he testified by giving of  
them so blessed a farewell at the       
conclusion of both those days4    ,hence
 now we conclude1 that this was the     
custom of the church at  this day1 to   
wit1 upon the first day of the week to  
meet together1  and to wait upon their  
,lord therein4 ,for the ,holy ,ghost    
counts it  needless to make a continued 
repetition of things2 it is enough      
therefore if we have now and then       
mention made thereof4    ,obj4 ,but     
,christ shewed himself alive to them at 
other times also1  as in ,john #ba c4   
,ans4 ,the names of all those days in   
which he so did are obliterated  and    
blotted out1 that they might not be     
idolized2 for ,christ did  not set them 
apart for worship1 but this day1 the    
first day of  the week1 by its name is  
kept alive in the church1 the ,holy     
,ghost  surely signifying thus much1    
that how hidden soever other days  were1

 ,christ would have his day1 the first  
day had in everlasting  remembrance     
among saints4    ,churches also meet    
together now on the week days1 and have 
the  presence of ,christ with them too  
in their employments2 but that  takes   
not off from them the sanction of the   
first day of the week1  no more than it 
would take away the sanction of the old 
seventh  day1 had it still continued    
holy to them3 wherefore this is no  let 
or objection to hinder our sanctifying  
of the first day of  the week to our    
,god4 ,but1    ,third1 ,add to this1    
that upon ,pentecost1 which was the     
first day  of the week1 mention is made 
of their being together again3 for      
,pentecost was always the morrow after  
the sabbath1 the old seventh  day       
sabbath4 ,upon this day1 ,i say1 the    
,holy ,ghost saith1 they were  again    
'with one accord together in one place4'
    ,but oh6 the glory that then        
attended them1 by the presence of the   
,holy ,ghost among them3 never was such 

a thing done as was done on  that first 
day until then4 ,we will read the text1 
',and when the  day of ,pentecost was   
fully come1 they were all with one      
accord  in one place4 ,and suddenly     
there came a sound from heaven as of a  
rushing mighty wind1 and it filled all  
the house where they were  sitting4 ,and
 there appeared unto them cloven tongues
 like as of  fire1 and it sat upon each 
of them4 ,and they were all filled with 
the ,holy ,ghost' 7,acts #b3a-d74       
,here is a first day glorified6 ,here's 
a countenance given to the  day of their
 ,christian assembling4 ,but we will    
note a few things  upon it4    #a4 ,the 
church was now1 as on other first days1 
all with one accord  in one place4 ,we  
read not that they came together by     
virtue of  any precedent revelation1 nor
 by accident1 but contrariwise by       
agreement1 they were together 'with one 
accord1' or by appointment1  in         
pursuance of their duty1 setting apart  
that day1 as they had  done the first   

days afore1 to the holy service of their
 blessed  ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus     
,christ4    #b4 ,we read that this      
meeting of theirs was not begun on the  
old  sabbaths1 but when ,pentecost was  
fully come3 the ,holy ,ghost            
intimating1 that they had left now1 and 
began to leave1 the seventh  day sabbath
 to the unbelieving ,jews4    #c4 ,nor  
did the ,holy ,ghost come down upon them
 till every moment of  the old sabbath  
was past1 ,pentecost1 as was said1 was  
,,fully come  first4 ',and when the day 
of ,pentecost was fully come1 they were 
all with one accord in one place4' ,and 
then1 c4    ,and why was not this done  
on the seventh day sabbath8 ,but1       
possibly1  to shew1 that the            
ministration of death and condemnation  
was not  that1 by or through which      
,christ the ,lord would communicate so  
good a gift unto his churches 7,gal     
#c3a-e74    ,this gift must be referred 
to the ,lord's day1 the first day of the
  week1 to fulfil the scripture1 and to 

sanctify yet farther this  holy day unto
 the use of all ,new ,testament churches
 of the saints4  ,for since on the first
 day of the week our ,lord did rise from
  the dead1 and by his special presence1
 ,i mean his personal1 did  accompany   
his church therein1 and so preach as he 
did1 his holy  truths unto them1 it was 
most meet that they on the same day     
also should receive the first fruits of 
their eternal life most  gloriously4    
,and1 ,i say again1 since from the      
resurrection of ,christ to this  day1   
the church then did receive upon the    
first day1 but as we  read1 upon no     
other1 such glorious things as we have  
mentioned1  it is enough to beget in the
 hearts of them that love the ,son  of  
,god1 a high esteem of the first day of 
the week4 ,but how much  more1 when     
there shall be joined to these1 proof   
that it was the  custom of the first    
gospel church1 the church of ,christ at 
,jerusalem1  after our ,lord was risen1 
to assemble together to wait upon ,god  

on the first day of the week with their 
,lord as leader4    ,to say little more 
to this head1 but only to repeat what is
  written of this day of old1 to wit1   
that it should be proclaimed  the       
selfsame day1 to wit1 the morrow after  
the sabbath1 which is  the first day of 
the week1 'that it may be an holy       
convocation unto  you2 ye shall do no   
servile work therein3 it shall be a     
statute  for ever in all your dwellings'
 7,lev #bc3ba74    ,this ceremony was   
about the sheaf that was to be waved1   
and bread  of first fruits1 which was a 
type of ,christ2 for he is unto ,god    
'the first fruits of them that slept'   
7#a ,cor #ae3bj74    ,this sheaf1 or    
bread1 must not be waved on the old     
seventh day1  but on the morrow after1  
which is the first day of the week1 the 
day in which ,christ rose from the dead1
 and waved himself as the  first fruits 
of the elect unto ,god4 ,now from this  
day they were  to count seven sabbaths  
complete1 and on the morrow after the   

seventh sabbath1 which was the first day
 of the week again2 and  this ,pentecost
 upon which we now are1 then they were  
to have a  new meat offering1 with meat 
offerings and drink offerings1 c4       
,and on the selfsame day they were to   
proclaim that that first day  should be 
a holy convocation unto them4 ,the which
 the apostles  did1 and grounded that   
their proclamation so on the            
resurrection  of ,jesus ,christ1 not on 
ceremonies1 that at the same day they   
brought three thousand souls to ,god    
7,acts #b3da74    ,now what another     
signal applause was here put upon the   
first  day of the week6 ,the day in     
which our ,lord rose from the dead1     
assembled with his disciples1 poured out
 so abundantly of the  ,spirit1 and     
gathered even by the first draught that 
his fishermen  made by the gospel1 such 
a number of souls to ,god4    ,thus then
 they proclaimed1 and thus they gathered
 sinners on the  first first-day that   
they preached2 for though they had      

assembled  together over and over with  
their ,lord before therein1 yet they    
began not jointly to preach until this  
first day ,pentecost4    ,now1 after    
this the apostles to the churches did   
never make mention  of a seventh day    
sabbath4 ,for as the wave sheaf and the 
bread of  first fruits were a figure of 
the ,lord ,jesus1 and the waving1 of    
his life from the dead3 so that morrow  
after the sabbath on which  the ,jews   
waved their sheaf1 was a figure of that 
on which our  ,lord did rise2           
consequently1 when their morrow after   
the sabbath  ceased1 our morrow after   
that began1 and so has continued a      
blessed  morrow after their sabbath1 as 
a holy sabbath to ,christians from  that
 time ever since4    ,fourth1 ,we come  
yet more close to the custom of         
churches2 ,i mean1  to the custom of the
 churches of the ,gentiles2 for as yet  
we  have spoken but of the practice of  
the church of ,god which was at         
,jerusalem2 only we will add1 that the  

customs that were laudable  and binding 
with the church at ,jerusalem1 were with
 reverence to  be imitated by the       
churches of the ,gentiles2 for there was
 but  one law of ,christ for them both  
to worship by4    ,now then1 to come to 
the point1 to wit1 that it was the      
custom of  the churches of the          
,gentiles1 on the first day of the week1
 but  upon no other that we read of1#ah 
to come together to perform  divine     
worship to their ,lord4    ,hence it is 
said ',and upon the first day of the    
week1 when the  disciples came together 
to break bread1' c4 7,acts #bj3g74 ,this
 is  a text1 that as to matter of fact  
cannot be contradicted by any1  for the 
text saith plainly they did so1 the     
disciples then came  together to break  
bread1 the disciples among the          
,gentiles1 did  so4    ,thus you see    
that the solemnizing of a first day to  
holy uses was  not limited to1 though   
first preached by the church that was at
  ,jerusalem4 ,the church at ,jerusalem 

was the mother church1 and not  that at 
,rome1 as some falsely imagine2 for from
 this church went  out the law and the  
holy word of ,god to the ,gentiles4     
,wherefore  it must be supposed that    
this meeting of the ,gentiles on the    
first  day of the week to break bread1  
came to them by holy tradition#ai  from 
the church at ,jerusalem1 since they    
were the first that kept  the first day 
as holy unto the ,lord their ,god4      
,and indeed1 they had the best advantage
 to do it2 for they had  their ,lord in 
the head of them to back them to it by  
his presence  and preaching thereon4    
,but we will a little comment upon the  
text4 ',upon the first day  of the      
week4' ,thus you see the day is         
nominated1 and so is kept  alive among  
the churches4 ,for in that the day is   
nominated on which  this religious      
exercise was performed1 it is to be     
supposed that  the ,holy ,ghost would   
have it live1 and be taken notice of by 
the  churches that succeed4    ,it also 

may be nominated to shew1 that both the 
church at ,jerusalem1  and those of the 
,gentiles did harmonize in their        
sabbath1 jointly  concluding to         
solemnize worship on a the same day4    
,and then again  to shew1 that they all 
had left the old sabbath to the         
unbelievers1  and jointly chose to      
sanctify the day of the rising of their 
,lord1  to this work4    ,they 'came    
together to break bread1' to partake of 
the super of  the ,lord4 ,and what day  
so fit as the ,lord's day for this8     
,this was  to be the work of that day1  
to wit1 to solemnize that ordinance     
among themselves1 adjoining other solemn
 worship thereto1 to fill  up the day1  
as the following part of the verse      
shews4 ,this day  therefore was designed
 for this work1 the whole day1 for the  
text  declares it4 ,the first day of the
 week was set by them apart for  this   
work4    ',upon ,,the first day'2 not   
upon ,a first day1 or upon one first    
day1  or upon such a first day2 for had 

he said so1 we had had from  thence not 
so strong an argument for our purpose3  
but when he  saith1 'upon the first day 
of the week' they did it1 he insinuates1
  that it was their custom4 ,it was also
 upon one of these1 that  ,paul being   
among them1 preached unto them1 ready to
 depart on the  morrow4 ,upon the first 
day3 what1 or which first day of this1  
or  that1 of the third or fourth week of
 the month8 ,no1 but upon the  first    
day1 every first day2 for so the text   
admits us to judge4    ',upon the first 
day of the week1 ,,when the disciples   
came together1'  supposes a custom when1
 or as they were wont to come together  
to  perform such service among          
themselves to ,god3 then ,paul preached 
unto them1 c4    ,it is a text also that
 supposes an agreement among themselves 
as  to this thing4 ,they came together  
then to break bread2 they had  appointed
 to do it then1 for that then was the   
day of their ,lord's  resurrection1 and 
that in which he himself congregated    

after he  revived1 with the first gospel
 church1 the church at ,jerusalem4      
,thus you see1 that breaking of bread1  
was the work1 the work that  by general 
consent was agreed to be by the churches
 of the ,gentiles  performed upon the   
first day of the week4 ,i say1 by the   
churches2  for ,i doubt not but that the
 practice here1 was also the practice   
of the rest of the ,gentile churches1   
even as it had been before  the practice
 of the church at ,jerusalem4    ,for   
this practice now did become universal1 
and so this text implies2  for he speaks
 here universally of the practice of all
 disciples  as such1 though he limits   
,paul preaching to that church with whom
  he at present personally was4 ,upon   
the first day of the week1  'when the   
disciples came together to break bread1'
 ,paul being at  that time at ,troas    
preached to them on that day4    ,thus  
then you see how the ,gentile churches  
did use to break bread1  not on the old 
sabbath1 but on the first day of the    

week4 ,and1 ,i  say1 they had it from   
the church at ,jerusalem2 where the     
apostles  were first seated1 and beheld 
the way of their ,lord with their  eyes4
    ,now1 ,i say1 since we have so ample
 an example1 not only of the  church at 
,jerusalem1 but also of the churches of 
the ,gentiles1 for  the keeping of the  
first day to the ,lord1 and that as     
countenanced  by ,christ and his        
apostles1 we should not be afraid to    
tread in  their steps1 for their        
practice is the same with law and       
commandment4  ,but1    ,fifth1 ,we will 
add to this another text4 ',now saith   
,paul  concerning the collection for the
 saints1 as ,i have given order  to the 
churches of ,galatia1 even so do ye4    
,upon the first day of  the week let    
every one of you lay by him in store1 as
 ,god hath  prospered him1 that there be
 no gatherings when ,i come' 7#a ,cor   
#af3a1b74    ,this text some have       
greatly sought to evade1 counting the   
duty  here1 on this day to be done1 a   

duty too inferior for the sanction  of  
an old seventh day sabbath2 when yet to 
show mercy to an ass  on the old        
sabbath1 was a work which our ,lord no  
ways condemns  7,luke #ac3ae1 #ad3e74   
,but to pursue our design1 we have a    
duty enjoined1 and that of  no inferior 
sort4 ,if charity be indeed as it is1   
the very bond of  perfectness3 and if   
without it all our doings1 yea and      
sufferings  too1 are not worthy so much 
as a rush 7#a ,cor #ac2 ,col #c3ad74 we 
have here a duty1 ,i say1 that a seventh
 day sabbath1 when in force1  was not   
too big for it to be performed in4      
,the work now to be done1 was1 as you   
see1 to bestow their charity  upon the  
poor2 yea1 to provide for time to come4 
,and ,i say1 it  must be collected upon 
the first day of the week4 ,upon ,,the  
first  day2 not ,a first day1 as        
signifying one or two1 but upon ,,the   
first day1 even every first day2 for so 
your ancient ,bibles have  it2#bj also  
our later must be so understood1 or else

 ,paul had left  them to whom he did    
write1 utterly at a loss4 ,for if he    
intended  not every first day1 and yet  
did not specify a particular one1 it    
could hardly even have been understood  
which first day he meant4  ,but we need 
not stand upon this4 ,this work was a   
work for ,a  first-day1 for ,,every     
first day of the week4    ,note again   
that we have this duty here commanded   
and enforced by  an apostolical order3  
',i have given order1' saith ,paul1 for 
this2  and his orders1 as he saith in   
another place1 'are the commandments  of
 the ,lord4' ,you have it in the same   
epistle 7chap4 #ad3cg74    ,whence it   
follows1 that there was given even by   
the apostles  themselves1 a holy respect
 to the first day of the week above all 
the days of the week2 yea1 or of the    
year besides4    ,further1 ,i find also 
by this text1 that this order is        
universal4  ,i have1 saith he1 given    
this order not only to you1 but to the  
churches of ,galatia4 ,consequently to  

all other that were concerned  in this  
collection 7#b ,cor #h1 #i1 c474    ,now
 this1 whatever others may think1 puts  
yet more glory upon the  first day of   
the week4 ,for in that all the churches 
are commanded1  as to make their        
collections1 so to make them on this    
day3 what  is it1 but that this day1 by 
reason of the sanction that ,christ  put
 upon it1 was of virtue to sanctify the 
offering through and  by ,christ ,jesus1
 as the altar and temple afore did      
sanctify the  gift and gold that was1   
and was offered on them4 ,the proverb   
is1  ',the better day1 the better deed4'
 ,and ,i believe1 that things  done on  
the ,lord's day1 are better done1 than  
on other days of  the week1 in his      
worship4    ,obj4 ,but yet1 say some1   
here are no orders to keep this first   
day  holy to the ,lord4    ,ans4 #a4    
,that is supplied2 for that by this very
 text this day is  appointed1 above all 
the days of the week1 to do this holy   
duty  in4    #b44 ,you must understand  

that this order is but additional1 and  
now enjoined to fill up that which was  
begun as to holy exercise  of religious 
worship by the churches long before4    
#c4 ,the universality of the duty being 
enjoined to this day1 supposes  that    
this day was universally kept by the    
churches as holy already4    #d4 ,and   
let him that scrupleth this1 shew me1 if
 he can1 that ,god  by the mouth of his 
apostles did ever command that all the  
churches  should be confined to this or 
that duty on such a day1 and yet  put no
 sanction upon that day2 or that he has 
commanded that this  work should be done
 on the first day of the week1 and yet  
has  reserved other church ordinances as
 a public solemnization of  worship to  
him1 to be done of another day1 as of a 
day more fit1  more holy4    #e4 ,if    
charity1 if a general collection for the
 saints in the  churches is commanded on
 this day1 and on no other day but this 
day2 for church collection is commanded 
on no other1 there must  be a reason for

 it3 and if that reason had not respect 
to the  sanction of the day1 ,i known to
 why the duty should be so strictly     
confined to it4    #f4 ,but for the     
apostle now to give with this a         
particular command  to the churches to  
sanctify that day as holy unto the      
,lord1 had  been utterly superfluous2   
for that they already1 and that by the  
countenance of their ,lord1 and his     
church at ,jerusalem1 had done4         
,before now1 ,i say1 it was become a    
custom1 as by what hath been  said      
already is manifest3 wherefore what need
 that their so solemn  a practice be    
imposed again upon the brethren8 ,an    
intimation now  of a continued respect  
thereto1 by the very naming of the day1 
is  enough to keep the sanctity thereof 
on foot in the churches4 ,how  much more
 then1 when the ,lord is still adding   
holy duty to holy  duty1 to be performed
 upon that day4 ,so then1 in that the   
apostle  writes to the churches to do   
this holy duty on the first day of  the 

week1 he puts them in mind of the       
sanction of the day1  and insinuates1   
that he would still have them have a due
 respect  thereto4    ,quest4 ,but is   
there yet another reason why this holy  
duty should1  in special as it is1 be   
commanded to be performed on the first  
day of the week8    ,ans4 #a4 ,yes3 for 
that now the churches were come together
 in their  respective places1 the better
 to agree about collections1 and to     
gather them4 ,you know church worship is
 a duty1 so long as we are  in the      
world1 and so long also is this of      
making collections for  the saints4 ,and
 for as much as the apostle speaks here1
 as ,i have  hinted afore1 of a church  
collection1 when is it more fit to be   
done1 than when the church is come      
together upon the first day of  the week
 to worship ,god8    #b4 ,this part of  
worship is most comely to be done upon  
the first  day of the week1 and that at 
the close of that day's work4 ,for      
thereby the church shows1 not only her  

thankfulness to ,god for  a sabbath     
day's mercy1 but also returneth him1 by 
giving to the  poor1 that sacrifice for 
their benefit that is most behoveful to 
make manifest their professed subjection
 to ,christ 7,prov #ai3ag2  #b ,cor     
#i3ab-ae74 ,it is therefore necessary1  
that this work be done  on the first day
 of the week1 for a comely close of the 
worship  that we perform to the ,lord   
our ,god on that day4    #c4 ,on the    
first day of the week1 when the church  
is performing of  holy worship unto     
,god1 then that of collection for the   
saints is  most meet to be performed2   
because then1 in all likelihood1 our    
hearts will be most warm with the divine
 presence2 consequently  most open and  
free to contribute to the necessity of  
the saints4  ,you know1 that a man when 
his heart is open1 is taken with some   
excellent thing2 then1 if at all1 it is 
most free to do something  for the      
promoting thereof4    ,why1 waiting upon
 ,god in the way of his appointments1   

opens1 and  makes free1 the heart to the
 poor3 and because the first day of  the
 week was it in which now such solemn   
service to him was done1  therefore also
 the apostle commanded1 that upon the   
same day also1  as on a day most fit1   
this duty of collecting for the poor    
should  be done4 ',for ,god loveth a    
cheerful giver' 7#b ,cor #i3f1g74       
,wherefore the apostle by this1 takes   
the churches as it were at  the         
advantage1 and as we say1 strikes while 
the iron is hot1  to the intent he      
might1 what in him lay1 make their      
collections1  not sparing nor of a      
grudging mind1 but to flow from         
cheerfulness4  ,and the first day of the
 week1 though its institution be set    
aside1  doth most naturally tend to     
this2 because it is the day1 the only   
day1 on which we received such blessings
 from ,god 7,acts #c3bf74    ,this is   
the day on which1 at first1 it rained   
manna all day long  from heaven upon the
 new testament church1 and so continues 

to do  this day4    ,oh6 the            
resurrection of ,christ1 which was on   
this day1 and the  riches that we       
receive thereby4 ,though it should be1  
and is1 ,i  hope thought on every day2  
yet when the first of the week is fully 
come6 ,then to-day6 ,this day6 ,this is 
the day to be warmed2 this  day he was  
begotten from the dead4    ,the thought 
of this1 will do much with an honest    
mind3 this is the  day1 ,i say1 that the
 first saints did find1 and that after  
saints  do find the blessings of ,god   
come down upon them2 and therefore  this
 is the day here commanded to be set    
apart for holy duties4    ,and although 
what ,i have said may be but little set 
by of some1  yet1 for a closing word as 
to this1 ,i do think1 could but half  so
 much be produced from the day ,christ  
rose from the dead quite  down to the   
end of revelation1 for the sanction of a
 seventh day  sabbath in the churches of
 the ,gentiles1 it would much sway with 
me4 ,but the truth is1 neither doth the 

apostle ,paul1 nor any of  his fellows1 
so much as once speak one word to the   
churches that  shows the least regard1  
as to conscience to ,god1 of a seventh  
day  sabbath more4 ,no1 the first day1  
the first day1 the first day1 is  now   
all the cry in the churches by the      
apostles1 for the performing  church    
worship in to ,god4 ,christ began it on 
,,that day3 then the  ,holy ,ghost      
seconded it on that day3 then the       
churches practised  it on that day4 ,and
 to conclude2 the apostle by the command
 now  under consideration1 continues the
 sanction of that day to the  churches  
to the end of the world4    ,but as to  
the old seventh day sabbath1 as hath    
been said afore in  this treatise1      
,paul1 who is the apostle of the        
,gentiles1 has so  taken away that whole
 ministration in the bowels of which it 
is2  yea1 and has so stript it of its   
old testament grandeur1 both by  terms  
and arguments1 that it is strange to me 
it should by any be  still kept up in   

the churches2 specially1 since the same 
apostle1  and that at the same time1 has
 put a better ministration in its  place
 7#b ,cor #c74    ,but when the         
consciences of good men are captivated  
with an error1  none can stop them from 
a prosecution thereof1 as if were itself
  of the best of truths4    ,obj4 ,but  
,paul preached frequently on the old    
sabbath1 and that  after the            
resurrection of ,christ4    ,ans4 ,to   
the unbelieving ,jews and their         
proselytes1 ,i grant he  did4 ,but we   
read not that he did it to any new      
testament church  on that day3 nor did  
he celebrate the instituted worship of  
,christ  in the churches on that day4   
,for ,paul1 who had before cast out  the
 ministration of death1 as that which   
had no glory1 would not  now take       
thereof any part for new testament      
instituted worship2  for he knew that   
that would veil the heart1 and blind the
 mind  from that1 which yet instituted  
worship was ordained to discover4    ,he

 preached then on the seventh day       
sabbath1 of a divine and crafty  love to
 the salvation of the unbelieving ,jews4
    ,i say1 he preached now on that day 
to them and their proselytes1  because  
that day was theirs by their estimation4
 ,he did it1 ,i say1  of great love to  
their souls1 that if possible1 he might 
save some  of them4    ,wherefore1 if   
you observe1 you shall still find1 that 
where it is  said that he preached on   
that day1 it was to that people1 not to 
the churches of ,christ4 ,see ,acts     
#i3bj1 #ac3ad-af1 #af3ac1 #ag3a-c1      
#ah3d4    ,thus1 though he had put away 
the sanction of that day as to himself1 
and had left the ,christians that were  
weak to their liberty as to  conscience 
to it1 yet he takes occasion upon it to 
preach to the  ,jews that still were    
wedded to it1 the faith1 that they might
 be  saved by grace4    ,paul did also  
many other things that were ,jewish and 
ceremonial1  for which he had1 as then1 
no conscience at all1 as to any sanction

  that he believed was in them4    ,as  
his circumcising of ,timothy 7,acts     
#af3a-c74    ,his shaving of his head   
7,acts #ah3ah74    ,his submitting to   
,jewish purifications 7,acts #ba3bd-bf74
    ,his acknowledging of himself a     
,pharisee 7chap4 #bc3f74    ,his        
implicitly owning of ,ananias for high  
priest after ,christ was  risen from the
 dead 7,acts #bc3a-e74    ,he tells us  
also that1 'unto the ,jews he became as 
a ,jew' that he  might save the ,jew4   
,and 'without law1' to them that were   
without  law1 that also he might gain   
them4 ,yea1 he became1 as he saith1     
'all things to all men1' that he might  
gain the more1 as it is #a  ,corinthians
 #i3ai-bc4    ,but these things1 as ,i  
said1 he did not of conscience to the   
things2 for he knew that their sanction 
was gone4 ,nor would he  suffer them to 
be imposed upon the churches directly or
 indirectly2  no1 not by ,peter himself 
7,gal #b3aa74    ,were ,i in ,turkey    
with a church of ,jesus ,christ1 ,i     

would keep the  first day of the week to
 ,god1 and for the edification of his   
people3 and would also preach the word  
to the infidels on their  sabbath day1  
which is our ,friday2 and be glad too1  
if ,i might  have such opportunity to   
try to persuade them to a love of their 
own salvation4    ,obj4 ,but if the     
seventh day sabbath is1 as you say1 to  
be laid  aside by the churches of the   
,gentiles1 why doth ,christ say to  his1
 ',pray ye that your flight be not in   
the winter1 neither on  the sabbath     
day8' ,for1 say some1 by this saying it 
appears1 that  the old seventh day      
sabbath1 as you have called it1 will as 
to  the sanction of it1 abide in force  
after ,christ is ascended into  heaven4 
,ans4 ,i say first1 these words were    
spoken to the ,jewish ,christians1  not 
to the ,gentile churches4 ,and the      
reason of this first hint1  you will see
 clearer afterwards4    ,the ,jews had  
several sabbaths2 as1 their seventh day 
sabbath1 their  monthly sabbaths1 their 

sabbath of years1 and their jubilee     
7,lev  #be74    ,now if he means their  
ordinary sabbaths1 or that called the   
seventh  day sabbath1 why doth he join  
the winter thereto8 for in that he      
joineth the winter with that sabbath    
that he exhorteth them to  pray their   
flight might not be in1 it should seem  
that he meaneth  rather their sabbath of
 years1 or their jubilee1 which did     
better  answer one to another than one  
day and a winter could4    ,and ,i say  
again1 that ,christ should suppose that 
their flight  should1 or might last some
 considerable part of a winter1 and  yet
 that then they should have their rest  
on those seventh day  sabbaths1 is a    
little beside my reason1 if it be       
considered again1  that the ,gentiles   
before whom they were then to fly1 were 
enemies  to their sabbath1 and          
consequently would take opportunity at  
their  sabbaths to afflict them so much 
the more4 ,wherefore1 ,i would that     
they who plead for a continuation of the

 seventh day sabbath from  this text1   
would both better consider it1 and the  
incoherence that  seems to be betwixt   
such a sabbath and a winter4    ,but    
again1 were it granted that it is the   
seventh day sabbath that  ,christ here  
intendeth2 yet1 since as we have proved1
 the sanction  before this was taken    
away2 ,i mean before this flight should 
be1  he did not press them to pray thus 
because by any law of heaven  they      
should then be commanded to keep it     
holy2 but because some  would1 through  
their weakness1 have conscience of it   
till then4  ,and such would1 if their   
flight should happen thereon1 be as much
  grieved and perplexed1 as if it yet   
stood obligatory to them by  a law4     
,this seems to have some truth in it1   
because among the ,jews that  believed1 
there continued a long time many that   
were wedded yet to  the law1 to the     
ceremonial part thereof1 and were not so
 clearly  evangelized as the churches of
 the ,gentiles were4 ',thou seest       

brother1' said ,james to ,paul1 'how    
many thousands of ,jews there are  which
 believe2 and they are all zealous of   
the law' 7,acts #ba3bj1  #ae3e74    ,of 
these1 and such weak unbelieving ,jews1 
perhaps ,christ speaks1  when he gives  
this exhortation to them to pray thus2  
whose  consciences he knew would be     
weak1 and being so1 would bind when     
they were entangled with an error1 as   
fast as if it bound by a  law indeed4   
,again1 though the seventh day sabbath  
and ceremonies lost their  sanction at  
the resurrection of ,christ1 yet they   
retained some kind  of being in the     
church of the ,jews1 until the          
desolation spoken  of by ,daniel should 
be4    ,hence it is said1 that then the 
oblation and sacrifices shall  cease    
7,dan #i3bg74 ,and hence it is1 that    
,jerusalem and the temple  are still    
called the holy place1 even until this  
flight should be  7,matt #bd3ae74       
,now if ,jerusalem and the temple are   
still called holy1 even after  the body 

and substance1 of which they were       
shadows1 were come2  then no marvel     
though some to that day that believed   
were entangled  therewith1 c4 ,for it   
may very well be supposed that all      
conscience  of them would not be quite  
taken away1 until all reason for that   
conscience should be taken away also4   
,but when ,jerusalem1 and the  temple1  
and the ,jews' worship1 by the ,gentiles
 was quite extinct  by ruins1 then in   
reason that conscience did cease4 ,and  
it seems  by some texts1 that all       
conscience to them was not taken away   
till then4    ,quest4 ,but what kind of 
being had the seventh day sabbath1 and  
other ,jewish rites and ceremonies1 that
 by ,christ's resurrection  were taken  
away8    ,ans4 ,these things had a      
virtual and a nominal being4 ,as to     
their  virtual being1 that died that day
 ,christ did rise from the dead1  they  
being crucified with him on the cross   
7,col #b74    ,but now1 when the virtual
 being was gone1 they still with the    

weak  retained their name1 among many of
 the ,jews that believed1 until  the    
abomination that maketh desolate stood  
in the holy place3 for  in ,paul's time 
they were1 as to that1 but ready to     
vanish away4    ,now1 ,i say1 they still
 retaining their nominal grandeur1      
though  not by virtue of a law1 they    
could not1 till time and dispensation   
came1 be swept out of the way4 ,we will 
make what hath been said1  as to this1  
out by a familiar similitude4    ,there 
is a lord or great man dies2 now being  
dead1 he has lost  his virtual life4 ,he
 has now no relation to a wife1 to      
children1  virtually2 yet his name still
 abides1 and that in that family1 to    
which otherwise he is dead4 ,wherefore  
they embalm him1 and also  keep him     
above ground for many days4 ,yea1 he is 
still reverenced  by those of the       
family1 and that in several respects4   
,nor doth  any thing but time and       
dispensation wear this name away4       
,thus then the ,old ,testament signs and

 shadows went off the stage  in the     
church of ,christ among the ,jews4 ,they
 lost their virtue  and signification   
when ,christ nailed them to his cross   
7,col #b74  ,but as to their name1 and  
the grandeur that attended that1 it     
continued with many that were weak1 and 
vanished not1 but when  the abomination 
that made them desolate came4    ,the   
sum then and conclusion of the matter is
 this2 the seventh  day sabbath lost its
 glory when that ministration in which  
it was1  lost its3 ,but yet the name    
thereof might abide a long time with    
the ,jewish legal ,christians1 and so   
might become obligatory still1  though  
not by the law1 to their conscience1    
even as circumcision  and other         
ceremonies did3 and to them it would be 
as grievous to  fly on that day1 as if  
by law it was still in force4    ,for1  
,i say1 to a weak conscience1 that law  
which has lost its  life1 may yet       
through their ignorance1 be as binding  
as if it  stood still upon the authority

 of ,god4    ,things then become        
obligatory these two ways4 7#a47 ,by an 
institution  of ,god4 7#b47 ,by the     
over-ruling power of a man's misinformed
  conscience4 ,and although by virtue of
 an institution divine worship  is      
acceptable to ,god by ,christ1 yet      
conscience will make that a  man shall  
have but little ease if such rules and  
dictates as it  imposes be not observed 
by him4    ,this is my answer1 upon a   
supposition that the seventh day sabbath
  is in this text intended3 and the     
answer1 ,i think1 stands firm  and good4
    ,also1 there remains1               
notwithstanding this objection1 no      
divine  sanction in or upon the old     
seventh day sabbath4    ,some indeed    
will urge1 that ,christ here meant the  
first day of  the week1 which here he   
puts under the term of sabbath4 ,but    
this  is foreign to me1 so ,i waive it  
till ,i receive more satisfaction  in   
the thing4    ,quest4 ,but if indeed the
 first day of the week be the new       

christian  sabbath1 why is there no more
 spoken of its institution in the       
testament of ,christ8    ,ans4 ,no more6
 ,what need is there of more than       
enough6 ,yea1 there  is a great deal    
found in the testament of the ,lord     
,jesus to prove  its authority divine4  
7#a47 ,for we have shewed from sundry   
scriptures1 that from the very  day our 
,lord did rise from the dead1 the church
 at ,jerusalem1 in  which the twelve    
apostles were1 did meet together on that
 day1 and  had the ,lord himself for    
their preacher1 while they were         
auditors2  and thus the day began4      
7#b47 ,we have shewed that the ,holy    
,ghost1 the third person in the         
,trinity1 did second this of ,christ1 in
 coming down from heaven  upon this day 
to manage the apostles in their         
preaching2 and in  that very day so     
managed them in that work1 that by his  
help they  then did bring three thousand
 souls to ,god4    7#c47 ,we have shewed
 also1 that after this the gentile      

churches did  solemnize this day for    
holy worship1 and that they had from    
,paul  both countenance and order so to 
do4    ,and now ,i will add1 that more  
need not be spoken3 for the practice  of
 the first church1 with their ,lord in  
the head of them to manage  them in that
 practice1 is as good as many commands4 
,what then  shall we say1 when we see a 
first practice turned into holy custom8 
,i say1 moreover1 that though a seventh 
day sabbath is not natural  to man as   
man1 yet our christian holy day is      
natural to us as  saints1 if our        
consciences are not clogged before with 
some old  fables1 or ,jewish customs4   
,but if an old religion shall get       
footing and rooting in us1 though  the  
grounds thereof be vanished away1 yet   
the man concerned will  be hard put to  
it1 should he be saved1 to get clear of 
his clouds1  and devote himself to that 
service of ,god which is of his own     
prescribing4    ,luther himself1 though 
he saw many things were without ground  

which  he had received for truth1 had   
yet work hard enough1 as himself        
intimates1 to get his conscience clear  
from all those roots and  strings of    
inbred error4    ,but1 ,i say1 to an    
untainted and well bred ,christian1 we  
have good  measure1 shaken together1 and
 running over1 for our christian        
,lord's day4 ,and ,i say again1 that the
 first day of the week1 and  the spirit 
of such a ,christian1 suit one another  
as nature suiteth  nature2 for there is 
as it were a natural instinct in        
,christians1  as such1 when they        
understand what in a first day was      
brought  forth1 to fall in therewith to 
keep it holy to their ,lord4    #a4 ,the
 first day of the week6 ,why it was the 
day of our life4 ',after  two days he   
will revive us1' and in the third day   
'we shall live  in his sight4' ',after  
two days' there is the ,jews'           
preparation1  and seventh day sabbath1  
quite passed over2 and in the third day1
  that is the first day of the week1    

which is the day our ,lord did  rise    
from the dead1 we began to live by him  
in the sight of ,god  7,hosea #f3b2     
,john #bj3a2 #a ,cor #ae3d74    #b4 ,the
 first day of the week6 ,that is the day
 in which1 as ,i hinted  before1 our    
,lord was wont to preach to his         
disciples after he rose  form the dead2 
in which also he did use to shew them   
his hands  and his feet 7,luke          
#bd3ch1ci2 ,john #bj3be74 ,to the end   
they might  be confirmed in the truth of
 his victory over death and the grave   
for them4 ,the day in which he made     
himself known to them in breaking       
bread4 ,the day in which he so          
plentifully poured out the ,holy ,ghost 
upon them4 ,the day in which the church1
 both at ,jerusalem and  those of the   
,gentiles1 did use to perform to ,god   
divine worship3  all which has before   
been sufficiently proved4 ,and shall we 
not  imitate our ,lord1 nor the church  
that was immediately acted#ba  by him in
 this1 and the churches their fellows8  

,shall1 ,i say1 the  ,lord ,jesus do all
 this in his church1 and they together  
with him6  ,shall the churches of the   
,gentiles also fall in with their ,lord 
and with their mother at ,jerusalem     
herein6 ,and again1 shall all  this be  
so punctually committed to sacred story1
 with the day in  which these things    
were done1 under denomination1 over and 
over1  saying1 ,these things were done  
on the first day1 on the first  day1 on 
the first day of the week1 while all    
other days are1 as to  name1 buried in  
everlasting oblivion6 ,and shall we not 
take that  notice thereof as to follow  
the ,lord ,jesus and the churches       
herein8  ,oh stupidity6    #c4 ,this day
 of the week6 ,they that make but       
observation of what  the ,lord did of   
old1 to as many sinners1 and with his   
churches on  this day1 must needs       
conclude1 that in this day the treasures
 of  heaven were broken up1 and the     
richest things therein communicated  to 
his church4 ,shall the children of this 

world be1 as to this  also1 wiser in    
their generations than the children of  
light1 and  former saints1 upon whose   
shoulders we pretend to stand1 go beyond
  us here also4    ,jacob could by      
observation gather that the place where 
he lay down  to sleep was no other but  
the house of ,god1 and the very gate of 
heaven 7,gen #bh3ag74    ,laban could   
gather by observation1 that the ,lord   
blessed him for  ,jacob's sake 7,gen    
#cj3bg74    ,david could gather by what 
he met with upon ,mount ,moriah1 that   
that  was the place where ,god would    
have the temple builded1 therefore  he  
sacrificed there 7#a ,chron #ba3bf-bh1  
#bb3a1b2 #b ,chron #c3a74    ,ruth was  
to mark the place where ,boaz lay down  
to sleep1 and shall  not ,christians    
also mark the day in which our ,lord    
rose from the  dead 7,ruth #c3d74    ,i 
say1 shall we not mark it1 when so many 
memorable things were  done on it1 for1 
and to and in the churches of ,god6 ,let
 saints be  ashamed to think that such a

 day should be looked over1 or counted  
common1 when tempted to it by ,satan1   
when it was kept to religious  service  
of old1 and when beautified with so many
 divine characters  of sanctity as we   
have proved1 by ,christ1 his church1 the
 ,holy  ,ghost1 and the command of      
apostolical authority it was4    ,but   
why1 ,i say1 is this day1 on which our  
,lord rose from the dead1  nominated as 
it is8 why was it not sufficient to say 
'he rose  again1' or1 he rose again the 
third day8 without a specification of   
the very name of the day4 ,for1 as was  
said afore1 ,christ appeared  to his    
disciples1 after his resurrection1 on   
other days also1 yea1  and thereon did  
miracles to4 ,why then did not these    
days live8  ,why was their name1 for all
 that1 blotted out1 and this day only   
kept alive in the churches8    ,the day 
on which ,christ was born of a virgin2  
the day of his  circumcision1 the day of
 his baptism1 and of his                
transfiguration1  are not by their names

 committed by the ,holy ,ghost to holy  
writ  to be kept alive in the world1 nor
 yet such days in which he did  many    
great and wonderful things4 ,but ,,this 
day1 this day is still  nominated2 the  
first day of the week is the day4 ,i    
say1 why are  things thus left with us8 
,but because we1 as saints of old1      
should  gather1 and separate1 what is of
 divine authority from the rest4  ,for  
in that this day is so often nominated  
while all other days  lie dead in their 
graves1 it is as much as if ,god should 
say1  ,remember the first day of the    
week to keep it holy to the ,lord  your 
,god4    ,and set this aside1 and ,i    
know not what reason can be rendered1 or
  what prophecy should be fulfilled by  
the bare naming of the day4    ,when    
,god1 of old1 did sanctify for the use  
of his church a day1  as he did many1 he
 always called them either by the name  
of the  day of the month1 or of the     
week1 or by some other signal by which  
they might be certainly known1 why      

should it not then be concluded1  that  
for this very reason the first day of   
the week is thus often  nominated by the
 ,holy ,ghost in the testament of       
,christ8    ,moreover1 he that takes    
away the first day1 as to this service1 
leaves us now no day1 as sanctified of  
,god1 for his solemn worship  to be by  
his churches performed in4 ,as for the  
seventh day sabbath1  that1 as we have  
seen1 is gone to its grave with the     
signs and  shadows of the ,old          
,testament4 ,yea1 and has such a dash   
left upon  it by apostolical authority1 
that it is enough to make a ,christian  
fly from it for ever 7#b ,cor #c74      
,now1 ,i say1 since that is removed by  
,god3 if we should suffer the  first day
 also to be taken away by man1 what day 
that has a divine  stamp upon it1 would 
be left for us to worship ,god in8      
,alas6 the first day of the week is the 
,christian's market day1  that which    
they so solemnly trade in for sole      
provision for all  the week following4  

,this is the day that they gather manna 
in4 ,to  be sure the seventh day sabbath
 is not that4 ,for of old the people  of
 ,god could never find manna on that    
day4 ',on the seventh day  said ,moses  
which is the sabbath1 in it there shall 
be none' 7,exo  #af3bf74    ,any day of 
the week manna could be found1 but on   
that day it was  not to be found upon   
the face of the ground4 ,but now our    
first  day is the manna day2 the only   
day that the churches of the ,new       
,testament1 even of old1 did gather     
manna in4 ,but more of this  anon4      
,nor will it out of my mind but that it 
is a very high piece of  ingratitude1   
and of uncomely behaviour1 to deny the  
,son of ,god  his day1 the ,lord's day1 
the day that he has made4 ,and as we    
have  shewed already1 this first day of 
the week is it2 yea1 and a great  piece 
of unmannerliness is it too1 for any1   
notwithstanding the  old seventh day is 
so degraded as it is1 to attempt to     
impose it on  the ,son of ,god4 ,to     

impose a day upon him which yet ,paul   
denies to  be a branch of the           
ministration of the ,spirit1 and of     
righteousness4  ,yea1 to impose a part  
of that ministration which he says      
plainly  'which was done away1' for that
 a better ministration stript it  of its
 glory1 is a high attempt indeed 7#b    
,cor #c74    ,yet again1 the apostle    
smites the teachers of the law upon the 
mouth1 saying1 'understanding neither   
what they say1 nor whereof  they affirm'
 7#a ,tim #a3g74    ,the seventh day    
sabbath1 was indeed ,god's rest from the
 works of  creation2 but yet the rest   
that he found in what the first day of  
the week did produce1 for ,christ was   
born from the dead on it1  more pleased 
him than did all the seventh days that  
ever the world  brought forth3          
wherefore1 as ,i said before1 it cannot 
be but that  the well-bred ,christian   
must set apart this day for solemn      
worship  to ,god1 and to sanctify his   
name therein4    ,must the church of old

 be bound to remember that night in     
which  they did come out of ,egypt6 must
 ,jephtha's daughter have four days  for
 the virgins of ,israel yearly to lament
 her hard case in6 ,yea1  must two days 
be kept by the church of old1 yearly1   
for their being  delivered from ,haman's
 fury6 ,and must not one to the world's 
end  be kept by the saints for the ,son 
of ,god their ,redeemer1 for all  he has
 delivered them from a worse than       
,pharaoh or ,haman1 even  from the      
devil1 and death1 and sin1 and hell6 ,oh
 stupidity6 7,exo  #ab3bd2 ,judg        
#aa3ci1dj2 ,esth #i3bf-cb74    ,a day6  
say some1 ,god forbid but he should have
 a day4 ,but what  day8 ,oh6 ,the old   
day comprised within the bounds and     
bowels of  the ministration of death4   
,and is this the love that thou hast to 
thy ,redeemer1 to keep that  day to him 
for all the service that he hath done   
for thee1 which  has a natural tendency 
in it to draw thee off from the         
consideration  of the works of thy      

redemption1 to the creation of the      
world6 ,oh  stupidity6    ,but why must 
he be imposed upon8 ,has he chosen that 
day8 ,did he  finish his work thereon8  
,is there in all the ,new ,testament of 
our  ,lord1 from the day he rose from   
the dead1 to the end of his holy  book1 
one syllable that signifies in the least
 the tenth part of  such a thing8 where 
is the scripture that saith that this   
,lord of  the sabbath commanded his     
church1 from that time1 to do any part  
of church service thereon8 ,where do we 
find the churches to gather  together   
thereon8    ,but why the seventh day8   
,what is it8 ,take but the shadow       
thereof  away4 ,or what shadow now is   
left in it since its institution as  to 
divine service is taken long since from 
it8    ,is there any thing in the works 
that was done in that day1 more  than   
shadow1 or that in the least tends      
otherwise to put us in mind  of ,christ2
 and he being come1 what need have we of
 that shadow8  ,and ,i say again1 since 

that day was to be observed by a        
ceremonial  method1 and no way else1 as 
we find2 and since ceremonies have      
ceased1 what way of divine appointment  
is there left to keep that  old sabbath 
by ,christians in8    ,if they say1     
ceremonies have ceased4 ,by the same    
argument1 so  is the sanction of the day
 in which they were to be performed4 ,i 
would gladly see the place1 if it is to 
be found1 where it is said1  ,that day  
retains its sanction1 which yet has lost
 that method of  service which was of   
,god appointed for the performance of   
worship  to him thereon4    ,when       
,canaan worship fell1 the sanction of   
,canaan fell4 ,when temple  worship1 and
 altar worship1 and the sacrifices of   
the ,levitical  priesthood fell1 down   
also came the things themselves4        
,likewise  so1 when the service1 or     
shadow and ceremonies of the seventh day
  sabbath fell1 the seventh day sabbath 
fell likewise4    ,on the seventh day   
sabbath1 as ,i told you1 manna was not  

to be found4  ,but why8 ,for that that  
day was of ,moses and of the            
ministration  of death4 ,but manna was  
not of him4 ,moses1 saith ,christ1 'gave
  you not that bread of heaven' 7,john  
#f3ca1cb74 ,moses1 as was said1  gave   
that sabbath in tables of stone1 and    
,god gave that manna from  heaven4      
,christ1 nor his ,father1 gives grace by
 the law2 no not by  that law in which  
is contained the old seventh day sabbath
 itself4    ,the law is not of faith1   
why then should grace be by ,christians 
expected by observation of the law8 ,the
 law1 even the law written  and engraven
 in stones1 enjoins perfect obedience   
thereto on pain  of the curse of ,god4  
,nor can that part of it now under      
consideration1  according as is         
required1 be fulfilled by any man1 was  
the ceremony  thereto belonging1 allowed
 to be laid aside 7,isa #eh3ac74 ,never 
man  yet did keep it perfectly1 except  
he whose name is ,jesus ,christ3  in him
 therefore we have kept it1 and by him  

are set free from  that law1 and brought
 under the ministration of the ,spirit4 
,but why should we be bound to seek     
manna on that day1 on which  ,god says1 
none shall be found4    ,perhaps it will
 be said1 that the sanction of that day 
would not  admit that manna should be   
gathered on it4    ,but that was not    
all1 for on that day there was none to  
be found4  ,and might ,i choose1 ,i had 
rather sanctify that day to ,god on     
which  ,i might gather this bread of    
,god all day long1 then set my mind  at 
all upon that in which no such bread was
 to be had4    ,the ,lord's day1 as was 
said1 is to the ,christians the         
principal  manna day4    ,on this day1  
even on it manna in the morning very    
early was gathered  by the disciples of 
our ,lord1 as newly springing out of the
 ground4  ,the true bread of ,god3 the  
sheaf of first fruits1 which is ,christ 
from the dead1 was ordained to be waved 
before the ,lord on the  morrow after   
the sabbath1 the day on which our ,lord 

ceased from  his own work as ,god did   
from his 7,lev #bc74    ,now therefore  
the disciples found their green ears of 
corn indeed6  ,now they read life1 both 
in and out of the sepulchre in which the
  ,lord was laid4 ,now they could not   
come together nor speak one to  another1
 but either their ,lord was with them1  
or they had heart  enflaming tidings    
from him4 ,now cries one and says1 ,the 
,lord is  risen3 ,and then another and  
says1 ,he hath appeared to such and     
such4    ,now comes tidings to the      
eleven that their women were early at   
the sepulchre1 where they had a vision  
of angels that told them  their ,lord   
was risen3 ,then comes another and says1
 ,the ,lord is  risen indeed4 ,two also 
came from ,emmaus and cried1 ,we have   
seen  the ,lord3 and by and by1 while   
they yet were speaking1 their ,lord     
shows himself in the midst of them4     
,now he calls to their mind some of     
their eminent passages of his  life1 and
 eats and drinks in their presence1 and 

opens the scriptures  to them3 yea1 and 
opens their understanding too1 that     
their hearing  might not be unprofitable
 to them2 all which continued from early
  in the morning till late at night4    
,oh6 what a manna day was this  to the  
church4 ,and more than all this you will
 find1 if you read  but the four        
evangelists upon this subject4    ,thus 
began the day after the sabbath1 and    
thus it has continued  through all ages 
to this very day4 ,never did the seventh
 day sabbath  yield manna to            
,christians4 ,a new world was now begun 
with the  poor church of ,god1 for so   
said the ,lord of the sabbath1 ',behold1
  ,i make all things new4' ,a new       
covenant1 and why not then a new        
resting day to the church8 ,or why must 
the old sabbath be joined  to this new  
ministration8 let him that can1 show a  
reason for it4    ,christians1 if ,i    
have not been so large upon things as   
some might  expect2 know1 that my       
brevity on this subject is1 from        

consideration  that must needs not be   
spoken thereto1 and because ,i may have 
occasion to write a second part4        
,christians1 beware of being entangled  
with old testament ministrations1  lest 
by one you be brought into many         
inconveniencies4    ,i have observed1   
that though the ,jewish rites have lost 
their  sanction1 yet some that are weak 
in judgment1 do bring themselves  into  
bondage by them4 ,yea1 so high have some
 been carried as to  a pretended        
conscience to these that they have at   
last proceeded  to circumcision1 to many
 wives1 and the observation of many bad 
things besides4    ,yea1 ,i have talked 
with some pretending to ,christianity1  
who  have said1 and affirmed1 as well as
 they could1 that the ,jewish           
sacrifices must up again4    ,but do you
 give no heed to these ,jewish fables   
',that turn from  the truth' 7,titus    
#a3ad74 ,do you1 ,i say1 that love the  
,lord ,jesus1  keep close to his        
testament1 his word1 his gospel1 and    

observe  ,,his holy day4    ,and this   
caution in conclusion ,i would give1 to 
put stop to this  ,jewish ceremony1 to  
wit1 ,that a seventh day sabbath pursued
 according  to its imposition by law1   
7and ,i know not that it is imposed by  
the apostles7 leads to blood and stoning
 to death those that do but  gather     
sticks thereon 7,num #ae3cb-cf74 ,a     
thing which no way becomes  the gospel1 
that ministration of the ,spirit and of 
righteousness  7#b ,cor #c74 ,nor yet   
the professors thereof 7,luke #i3ed-ef74
    ,nor can it with fairness be said1  
that that sabbath day remains1  although
 the law thereof is repealed4 ,for      
confident ,i am1 that  there is no more 
ground to make such a conclusion1 than  
there is  to say1 that circumcision is  
still of force1 though the law for      
cutting of the uncircumcised is by the  
gospel made null and void4    ,i told   
you also in the epistle1 that if the    
fifth commandment was  the first that   
was with promise2 then it follows1 that 

the fourth1  or that seventh day        
sabbath1 had no promise entailed to it4 
,whence  it follows1 that where you read
 in the prophet of a promise annexed  to
 a sabbath1 it is best to understand it 
of our gospel sabbath  7,isa #ef74      
,now if it be asked1 ,what promise is   
entailed to our first day  sabbath8 ,i  
answer1 ,the biggest of promises4 ,for1 
,first1 ,the resurrection of ,christ was
 tied by promise to this day1  and to   
none other4 ,he rose the third day after
 his death1 and that  was the first day 
of the week1 'according' to what was    
fore-promised  in the scriptures 7,hosea
 #f3a1b2 #a ,cor #ae3c-f74    ,second1  
,that we should live before ,god by him1
 is a promise to be  fulfilled on this  
day2 ',after two days will he revive us3
 in the  third day--we shall live in his
 sight' 7,hosea #f3b74 ,see also ,isaiah
  #bf3ai and compare them again with #a 
,corinthians #ae3d4    ,third1 ,the     
great promise of the new testament1 to  
wit1 the pouring  out of the ,spirit1   

fixeth upon these days2 and so he began 
in the  most wonderful effusion of it   
upon ,pentecost1 which was the first    
day of the week1 that the scriptures    
might be fulfilled 7,acts  #b3af-ai74   
,nor could these three promises be      
fulfilled upon any other days1  for that
 the scripture had fixed them to the    
first day of the  week4    ,i am of     
opinion that these things1 though but   
briefly touched upon1  cannot be fairly 
objected against1 however they may be   
disrelished  by some4    ,nor can ,i    
believe1 that any part of our religion1 
as we are  ,christians1 stand in not    
kindling of fires1 and not seething of  
victuals1 or in binding of men not to   
stir out of those places on  the seventh
 day1 in which at the dawning thereof   
they were found4  ,and yet these are    
ordinances belonging to that seventh day
 sabbath  7,exo #af3bc-bi74             
,certainly it must needs be an error to 
impose these things by divine  authority
 upon new testament believers1 our      

worship standing now  in things more    
weighty1 spiritual and heavenly4    ,nor
 can it be proved1 as ,i have hinted    
before1 that this day was1  or is to be 
imposed without those ordinances1 with  
others in other  places mentioned and   
adjoined1 for the sanction of that day  
they  being made necessary parts of that
 worship that was to be performed       
thereon4    ,i have charity for those   
that abuse themselves and their ,lord1  
by  their preposterous zeal and         
affection for the continuing of this    
day in the churches4 ,for ,i conclude1  
that if they did either  believe1 or    
think of the incoherence that this day  
with its  rites and ceremonies has with 
the ministration of the ,spirit1 our    
new testament ministration1 they would  
not so stand int heir own  light as they
 do1 nor so stiffly plead for a place   
for it in the  churches of the          
,gentiles4 ,but as ,paul insinuates in  
other cases1  there is an aptness in men
 to be under the law because they do    

not hear it 7,gal #d74    ,nor will it  
out of my mind1 but if the seventh day  
sabbath was  by divine authority1 and to
 be kept holy by the churches of the    
,gentiles1 it should not have so        
remained among the ,jews1 ,christ's     
deadliest enemies1 and have been kept so
 much hid from the  believers1 his best 
friends4 ,for who has retained the      
pretended  sanction of that day from    
,christ's time1 quite down in the world1
  but the ,jews1 and a few ,jewish      
,gentiles1 ,i will except some4 ,but1   
,i say1 since a sabbath is that without 
which the great worship  of ,god under  
the gospel cannot be well performed3 how
 can it be  thought1 that it should as  
to the knowledge of it1 be confined to  
so blasphemous a generation of the      
,jews1 with whom that worship  is not8  
,i will rather conclude1 that those     
,gentile professors that adhere  thereto
 are ,jewified1 legalized1 and so far   
gone back from the  authority of ,god1  
who from such bondage has set his       

churches free4    ,i do at this time but
 hint upon things1 reserving a fuller   
argument  upon them for a time and place
 more fit2 where1 and when1 ,i may      
perhaps also show1 some other wild      
notions of those that so stiffly  cleave
 to this4    ,meantime1 ,i entreat those
 who are captivated with this opinion1  
not to take it ill at my hand that ,i   
thus freely speak my mind4  ,i entreat  
them also to peruse my book without     
prejudice to my  person4 ,the truth is1 
one thing that has moved me to this     
work1 is  the shame that has covered the
 face of my soul1 when ,i have thought  
of the fictions and fancies that are    
growing among professors4 ,and  while ,i
 see each fiction turn itself to a      
faction1 to the loss of  that good      
spirit of love1 and that oneness that   
formerly was with  good men4    ,i doubt
 not but some unto whom this book may   
come1 have had seal  from ,god1 that the
 first day of the week is to be         
sanctified by  the church to ,jesus     

,christ4 ,not only from his testimony1  
which  is1 and should be1 the ground of 
our practice2 but also1 for that  the   
first conviction that the ,holy ,ghost  
made upon their consciences1  to make   
them know that they were sinners1 began 
with them for  breaking this sabbath    
day2 which day1 by that same spirit was 
told  them1 was that now called the     
first day1 and not the day before1  and 
the ,holy ,ghost doth not use to begin  
this work with a lie1  which first      
conviction the ,spirit has followed so  
close1 with other  things tending to    
complete the same work1 that the soul   
from so  good a beginning could not rest
 until it found rest in ,christ4  ,let  
this then to such be a second token that
 the ,lord's day is by  them to be kept 
in commemoration of their ,lord and his 
resurrection1  and of what he did on    
this day for their salvation4 ,amen4    
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,dialogues1 #ast    
chapter1 xxv4    #b4 ,answer to ,more4  
#c4 ,institutes1 b4 ii4 ch4 #h4    #d4  

,com4 on ,gal4 #d3i4    #e4 ,the word   
'moral' is here used to mark the        
difference between  obligations binding 
on all mankind and a positive or limited
  command3 thus1 to love ,god is a moral
 or universal obligation1  but to be    
baptized is positive and obligatory only
 on those who  believe 7,acts           
#h3cg74--;,ed4    #f4 ,the original     
edition refers to 7,eze #di1 #ej71 but  
it is evidently  a typographical error  
in omitting the chapter4    #g4 ,man    
unaided by revelation4    #h4 ,adam is  
supposed by some rabbins not to have    
passed one night  in a state of         
perfection1 7see ,ainsworth on ,gen     
#c3a1 #bh3aa2 ,psa  #di3ac71 and to have
 fallen on the ,sabbath day4    #i4 ,the
 murder of ,abel took place 'at the end 
of days'2 see margin  to ,genesis #d3c4 
,properly rendered 'in process of time'2
 but by some  supposed to mean at the   
end of the week4 ,see ,dr4 ,gill's      
,commentary4    #aj4 ',the ,lord hath   
given ,,you the sabbath4' ,see also     

#ca3ag1 ',it the  observance of the     
sabbath is a sign between me and the    
children  of ,israel for ever4'--,ed4   
#aa4 ,this is a striking application of 
,colossians #b3ag4 ,the sabbath  'a     
shadow of things to come'2 to the ,jews 
it was a shadow of the  rest that       
remaineth to the children of ,god1      
reflected from the  completion of the   
work of creation4 ,the day of rest and  
worship  to the ,christian1 is a much   
stronger type1 yet but a shadow of the  
holy enjoyments of his eternal rest1    
prefigured from the finishing  of the   
mightier work of redemption4--,ed4      
#ab4 ,in ,bunyan's original edition it  
is ',matt #c1 #a1' but this must  be a  
typographical error4--,ed4    #ac4 ',out
 of doors1' no more to be found1 quite  
gone1 fairly sent  away4--,locke4 ',out 
of court4'--,law-term4--,ed4    #ad4    
',any likement1' any fondness or        
partiality4--,ed4    #ae4 ,this spirit  
is not extinct4 ,mr4 ,shenston1 in his  
',plea for the  ,seventh-day1' charges  

those who keep the ,lord's day 'that    
they  yield to the tide--keep their     
friends--riches--comforts2 they  believe
 that the seventh-day is the sabbath1   
and would greatly  prefer keeping it1 if
 the rulers of the nation would alter   
the  day2 they imagine that their ,god  
is some dumb idol6' ,language  most     
unseemly and insulting--charging all who
 observe the ,lord's  day with being    
hypocrites and the worst of fools4 ,mr4 
,s4 forgot the  solemn proverb1 'with   
what judgment ye judge ye shall be      
judged4'     ,edit4 #ahbf1 pp4 #da1 #db4
    #af4 ,this was the opinion of those 
great reformers1 ,tyndale1 ,calvin1  and
 ,luther2 see introduction by the       
,editor4 ,it was a sentiment  which led 
to no practical evil4--,ed4    #ag4     
,psalm #aah3bd4    #ah4 ',that we read  
of' in the ,new ,testament2 for this is 
our sole  authority in all inquiries as 
to a ,christian's faith and             
practice4--,ed4    #ai4 ',tradition' is 
a communication without writing1 and    

when  made orally by some apostle or    
messenger from the first church  at     
,jerusalem1 and the message so obeys as 
to be left upon record  by the ,holy    
,ghost1 it has the same authority as if 
it had been  commanded in an epistle4   
,it has nothing to do with the vain     
traditions  of the fathers 7so called71 
which were not heard of until after the 
inspired volume was completed and       
closed4 ,any subsequent commands  are   
censures upon ,god's omniscience1 and   
are deserving only of  contempt4--,ed4  
#bj4 ,the ,new ,testament by            
,whittinghan1 #aeeg2 the ,genevan or    
,puritan  ,bible by ,knox1 ,coverdale1  
and others1 #aefj2 and the ,new         
,testament  revised by ,tomson1 #aegf1  
very frequently reprinted1 and very     
favourite translations among our puritan
 and pilgrim forefathers  in the faith4 
,the marginal note to the ,puritan      
,bible1 in ,acts  #bj3g1 'first day1'   
is1 'which we call ,sunday4 ,of this    
place1 and  also of the #a ,corinthians 

#af3b1 we gather that the ,christians   
used to have their solemn assemblies    
this day1 laying aside the  ceremony of 
the ,jewish sabbath4'--,ed4    #ba4     
',acted by1' a mode of speech now       
obsolete2 it means 'actuated  by' or    
'influenced by4'--,ed4    999999    ,,of
 ,,the ,,trinity ,,and ,a ,,christian1  
,,and ,,of ,,the ,,law ,,and ,a         
,,christian4      ,,editor',s           
,,advertisement4    ,these two short    
treatises were found among ,mr4         
,bunyan's papers  after his decease4    
,they probably were intended for        
publication1  like his ',prison         
,meditations' and his ',map of          
,salvation1' on a  single page each1 in 
the form of a broadside1 or handbill4   
,this  was the popular mode in which    
tracts were distributed2 and when       
posted against a wall1 or framed and    
hung up in a room1 they excited  notice1
 and were extensively read4 ,they might 
also have afforded  some trifling profit
 to aid this poor but eminent servant of

  ,christ in his very limited income4   
,they form two pages in that            
exceedingly interesting volume of ',the 
,works of ,mr4 ,john ,bunyan1'  in small
 folio1 #afib4 ,to which is added ',the 
,struggler1' containing  some most      
valuable facts1 relative to the various 
works1 imprisonment  and sufferings of  
the author4 ,the titles to these        
treatises were  added by ,mr4 ,doe1 the 
personal friend of ,bunyan1 who edited  
the  works and wrote ',the ,struggler1' 
the author having left them without  any
 heading or title4 ,they are very       
unfinished1 and may have been  intended 
as a syllabus or outline of more        
extended treatises4--,,geo4  ,,offor4   
,,of ,,the ,,trinity ,,and ,a           
,,christian    ,how a young1 or shaken  
,christian should demean himself under  
the  weighty thoughts of the doctrine of
 the ,trinity1 or plurality of  persons 
in the eternal godhead4    ,the reason  
why ,i say a young1 or shaken           
,christian2 it is because  some that are

 not young1 but of an ancient standing1 
may not only  be assaulted with violent 
temptations1 concerning gospel          
principles1  but a second time may      
become a child1 a babe1 a shallow man1  
in  the things of ,god2 especially1     
either when by backsliding he hath      
provoked ,god to leave him1 or when some
 new1 unexpected1 and1 as  to present   
strength1 over-weighty objection doth   
fall upon the  spirit2 by means of      
which1 great shakings of mind do        
commonly  attend such a soul1 in the    
most weighty matters of the concerns  of
 faith1 which this is one that have     
supposed in the above-named  question4  
,wherefore passing other things1 ,i will
 come directly to  that1 and briefly    
propose some helps to a soul in such a  
case4    ,,the ,,first ,,preparative4   
,first1 then1 be sure thou keep close to
 the word of ,god2 for that  is the     
revelation of the mind and will of ,god1
 both as to the  truth of what is either
 in himself or ways2 and also as to what

  he requireth and expecteth of thee1   
either concerning faith in1  or         
obedience to1 what he hath so revealed4 
,now for thy better  performing of this 
,i shall give thee in brief these       
following  directions4    #a4 ,suffer   
thyself1 by the authority of the word1  
to be persuaded  that the scripture     
indeed is the word of ,god2 the         
scriptures of  truth1 the words of the  
holy one2 and that they therefore must  
be  every one true1 pure1 and for ever  
settled in heaven4    #b4 ,conclude     
therefore from the former doctrine1 that
 that ,god  whose words they are1 is    
able to make a reconciliation and most  
sweet and harmonious agreement with all 
the sayings therein1 how  obscure1      
cross1 dark1 and contradictory soever   
they seem to thee4  ,to understand all  
mysteries1 to have all knowledge1 to be 
able  to comprehend with all saints1 is 
a great work2 enough to crush  the      
spirit1 and to stretch the strings of   
the most capacious and  widened soul    

that breatheth on this side glory1 be   
they notwithstanding  exceedingly       
enlarged by revelation4 ,paul1 when he  
was caught up  to heaven1 saw that which
 was unlawful1 because impossible for   
man  to utter4 ,and saith ,christ to the
 reasoning ,pharisee1 ',if ,i have  told
 you earthly things1 and ye believe not1
 how shall ye believe1  if ,i tell you  
of heavenly things8' 7,john #c3ab74 ,it 
is great lewdness1  and also            
insufferable arrogancy to come to the   
word of ,god1 as  conceiting already    
that whatever thou readest1 must either 
by  thee be understood1 or of itself    
fall to the ground as a senseless       
error4 ,but ,god is wiser than man1     
wherefore fear thou him1 and  tremble at
 his word1 saying still1 with godly     
suspicion of thine  own infirmity1 what 
,i see not1 teach thou me1 and thou art 
,god only  wise2 but as for me1 ',i was 
as a beast before thee' 7,psa #gc3bb74  
#c4 ,take heed of taking a part of the  
word only1 lest thou thereby  go away   

with the truth as mangled in pieces4    
,for instance1 where  thou readest1     
',the ,,lord our ,god is one ,lord'     
7,deut #f3d72 there  take heed that thou
 dost not thence conclude1 ,then there  
are not  three persons in the godhead3  
,or when thou readest of the ,father1   
the ,son1 and the ,holy ,spirit1 then   
take heed of concluding1 there  must    
therefore either be three ,gods1 or else
 that ,jesus ,christ and  the ,holy     
,ghost are not true ,god1 but the       
,father only4 ,wherefore  to help thee  
here1 observe1    ,,the ,,second        
,,preparative4    #a4 ,that ,christian  
religion requireth credit concerning    
every  doctrine contained in the word2  
credit1 ,i say1 according to the  true  
relation of every sentence that the     
,holy ,ghost hath revealed  for the     
asserting1 maintaining1 or vindicating  
that same truth4    #b4 ,and therefore  
hence it is that a ,christian is not    
called a doer1  a reasoner1 an objector1
 and perverse disputer2 but a           

,,believer4  ,be thou an example to the 
believer4 ',and believers were the more 
added to the ,lord1' c4 7,acts #e3ad2 #a
 ,tim #d3ab74    #c4 ,therefore know    
again that the word1 if it saith and    
expresseth  that this or that is so and 
so1 as to the matter in hand1 thou art  
bound and obliged both by the name1     
profession1 and the truth1  unto which  
thou hast joined thyself1 to assent to1 
confess  and acknowledge the same1 even 
then when thy carnal reason will  not   
stoop thereto4 ',righteous art thou1 ,o 
,lord1' saith ,jeremiah1  'yet let me   
talk with thee3 ,wherefore doth the way 
of the wicked  prosper8' 7,jer #ab3a74  
,mark1 first he acknowledgeth that      
,god's way  with the wicked is just and 
right1 even then when yet he could  not 
see the reason of his actings and       
dispensations towards them4  ,the same  
reason is good as to our present case4  
,and hence it  is that the apostle      
teacheth1 the spiritual armour of       
,christians  should be much exercised   

against those high-towering and         
self-exalting imaginations1 that within 
our own bosoms do exalt  themselves     
against the knowledge of ,god4 ,that    
every thought1 or  carnal reasoning1 may
 be not only taken1 but brought as      
captive  into obedience to ,christ2 that
 is1 be made to stoop to the word of    
,god1 and to give way and place to the  
doctrine therein contained1  how cross  
soever our thoughts and the word lie to 
each other4  ,and it is observable that 
he here teacheth1 ,they exalt themselves
  against the knowledge of ,god1 which  
cannot be understood that  our carnal or
 natural reason doth exalt itself       
against an eternal  deity1 simply       
considered2 for that nature itself doth 
gather from  the very things that are   
made1 even his eternal power and        
godhead2  it must be then that they     
exalt themselves against that ,god as   
thus and thus revealed in the word1 to  
wit1 against the knowledge  of one ,god 
consisting of three persons1 ,father1   

,son1 and ,spirit2  for this is the     
doctrine of the scriptures of truth2 and
 therefore  it is observable these      
thoughts must be brought captive1 and be
  made subject in particular to the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 as to the  second 
person in the godhead2 for the ,father  
is ever acknowledged  by all that       
profess the least of religion2 but the  
,son is that  stubmling-stone1 and rock 
of offence1 against which thousands dash
  themselves in pieces2 though in him   
are hid all the treasures of  wisdom and
 knowledge1 and in him dwells the       
fulness of the godhead  bodily4         
,,of ,,the ,,law ,,and ,a ,,christian4  
,the law was given twice upon mount     
,sinai1 but the appearance of  the ,lord
 when he gave it the second time1 was   
wonderfully different  from that of his 
appearance1 when at the first he        
delivered it  to ,israel 7,exo #ai and  
#cd74    #a4 ,when he gave it the first 
time1 he caused his terror and  severity
 to appear before ,moses1 to the shaking

 of his soul1 and  the dismaying of     
,israel 7,exo #ai3af2 ,heb #ab3ah-bj74  
,but when he  gave it the second time1  
he caused all his goodness to pass      
before  ,moses1 to the comfort of his   
conscience1 and the bowing of his  heart
 7,exo #cd3h74    #b4 ,when he gave it  
the first time1 it was with thunderings 
and  lightnings1 with blackness and     
darkness1 with flame and smoke1 and  a  
tearing sound of the trumpet 7,exo      
#ai3af-ah74 ,but when he gave  it the   
second time1 it was with a proclamation 
of his name to be  merciful1 gracious1  
long-suffering1 and abundant in goodness
 and  truth1 keeping mercy for          
thousands1 forgiving iniquity1          
transgressions  and sins 7,exo #cd3f1g74
    #c4 ,when he gave it the first time1
 ,moses was called to go up to  receive 
it through the fire1 which made him     
exceedingly fear and  quake 7,exo       
#ai3ah2 ,heb #ab3ba74 ,but when he went 
to receive it the  second time1 he was  
laid in a clift of the rock 7,exo       

#ca3bb74    #d4 ,from all which ,i      
gather1 that1 though as to the matter of
 the  law1 both as to its being given   
the first time1 and the second1  it     
binds the unbeliever under the pains of 
eternal damnation1 if  he close not with
 ,christ by faith2 yet as to the manner 
of its  giving at these two times1 ,i   
think the first doth more principally   
intend its force as a covenant of works1
 not at all respecting  the ,lord       
,jesus2 but this second time not1 at    
least in the manner  of its being given1
 respecting such a covenant1 but rather 
as a  rule1 or directory1 to those who  
already are found in the clift  of the  
rock1 ,christ3 for the saint himself1   
though he be without  law to ,god1 as it
 is considered the first or old         
covenant1 yet  even he is not without   
law to him as considered under grace1   
not  without law to ,god1 but under the 
law to ,christ 7#a ,cor #i3ba74    #e4  
,though therefore it be sad with the    
unbeliever1 because he  only and wholly 

standeth under the law1 as it is given  
in fire1 in  smoke1 in blackness1 and   
darkness1 and thunder2 all which        
threaten  him with eternal ruin if he   
fulfil not the utmost tittle thereof2   
yet the believer stands to the law under
 no such consideration1  neither is he  
so at all to hear or regard it1 for he  
is now  removed from thence to the      
blessed mountain of ,zion1 to grace  and
 forgiveness of sins2 he is now1 ,i say1
 by faith in the ,lord  ,jesus shrouded 
under so perfect and blessed a          
righteousness1 that  this thundering law
 of mount ,sinai cannot find the least  
fault  or diminution therein2 but rather
 approveth and alloweth thereof  either 
when1 or wherever it find it 7,heb #ab74
 ,this is called  the righteousness of  
,god without the law1 and is also said  
to be  witnessed by both the law and the
 prophets3 even the righteousness  of   
,god1 which is by faith in ,jesus       
,christ 'unto all and upon all  them    
that believe1 for there is no           

difference' 7,rom #c3bb74    #f4        
,wherefore whenever thou who believest  
in ,jesus1 dost hear the  law in its    
thundering and lightning fits1 as if it 
would burn up  heaven and earth2 then   
say thou1 ,i am freed from this law1    
these  thunderings have nothing to do   
with my soul2 nay even this law1 while  
it thus thunders and roareth1 it doth   
both allow and approve of  my           
righteousness4 ,i know that ,hagar would
 sometimes be domineering  and high1    
even in ,sarah's house and against her2 
but this she  is not to be suffered to  
do1 nay though ,sarah herself be barren2
  wherefore serve ,,it also as ,sarah   
served her1 and expel her out  from thy 
house4 ,my meaning is1 when this law    
with its thundering  threatenings doth  
attempt to lay hold on thy conscience1  
shut it  out with a promise of grace2   
cry1 the inn is took up already1 the    
,lord ,jesus is here entertained1 and   
here is no room for the law4  ,indeed if
 it will be content with being my       

informer1 and so lovingly  leave off to 
judge me2 ,i will be content1 it shall  
be in my sight1  ,i will also delight   
therein2 but otherwise1 ,i being now    
made  upright without it1 and that too  
with that righteousness1 which  this law
 speaks well of and approveth2 ,i am    
not1 will not1 cannot1  dare not make it
 my saviour and judge1 nor suffer it to 
set up its  government in my conscience2
 for by so doing ,i fall from grace1    
and ,christ ,jesus doth profit me       
nothing 7,gal #e3a-e74    #g4 ,thus     
therefore the soul that is married to   
him that is raised  up from the dead1   
both may and ought to deal with this law
 of  ,god2 yea1 it doth greatly         
dishonour its ,lord and refuse its      
gospel  privileges1 if it at any time   
otherwise doth1 whatever it seeth  or   
feels4 ,the law hath power over the wife
 so long as her husband  liveth1 but if 
her husband be dead she is freed from   
that law1  so that she is no adulteress 
though she be married to another man    

7,rom #g3a-c74 ,indeed so long as thou  
art alive to sin1 and to thy            
righteousness which is of the law1 so   
long thou hast them for thy  husband and
 they must reign over thee3 ,but when   
once they are  become dead unto thee1 as
 they then most certainly will1 when    
thou closest with the ,lord ,jesus      
,christ2 then ,i say1 thy former        
husbands have no more to meddle with    
thee1 thou art freed from  their law4   
,set a case1 a woman be cast into prison
 for a debt of  hundreds of pounds1 if  
after this she marry2 yea1 though while 
she is in the gaoler's hand1 in the same
 day that she is joined  to her husband1
 her debt is all become his2 yea1 and   
the law also  that arrested and         
imprisoned this woman1 as freely tells  
her1 go1  she is freed1 saith ,paul1    
from that1 and so saith the law of this 
land4    ,the sum then of what hath been
 said is this1 the ,christian hath  now 
nothing to do with the law1 as it       
thundereth and burneth on  ,sinai1 or as

 it bindeth the conscience to wrath and 
the displeasure  of ,god for sin2 for   
from its thus appearing1 it is freed by 
faith  in ,christ4 ,yet it is to have   
regard thereto1 and is to count it      
holy1 just and good 7,rom #g3ab72 which 
that it may do1 it is always  whenever  
it seeth or regards it1 to remember that
 he who giveth  it to us is 'merciful1  
and gracious1 long-suffering1 and       
abundant  in goodness and truth1' c4    
7,exo #cd3f74    999999    ,,scriptural 
,,poems2 ,,being ,,several ,,portions   
,,of ,,scripture ,,digested ,,into      
,,english ,,verse    viz41    ,i4 ,the  
,book of ,ruth ,,ii4 ,the ,history of   
,samson ,,iii4 ,christ's ,sermon  on the
 ,mount ,,iv4 ,the ,prophecy of ,jonah  
,v4 ,the ,life of ,joseph ,,vi4  ,the   
,epistle of ,james    ,,by ,,john       
,,bunyan    ,licensed ,according to     
,order4    ,london3 ,printed for ,j4    
,blare1 at the ,looking ,glass1 on      
,london  ,bridge1 #agja4                
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    

,this very interesting little volume of 
poems1 we believe1 has not  been        
reprinted since the year #agja1 nor has 
it ever been inserted  in any edition or
 catalogue of ,bunyan's works4 ,this may
 have arisen  from the author's having  
sold his entire copyright--a fact which 
prevented ,charles ,doe from publishing 
many other of ,bunyan's  treatises1 when
 he projected his edition of the entire 
works1  of which the first volume only  
was printed4 ,with some other of        
,bunyan's rarest tracts1 it escaped the 
researches of ,wilson1 who  published   
the works in #agcg1 and also of         
,whitefield1 ,mason1 and all  other     
editors of ,bunyan's works4 ,mr4 ,doe1  
in his very interesting  pages called   
',the ,struggler1 for the ,preservation 
of ,mr4 ,john  ,bunyan's ,labours1'     
gives a catalogue table of his books in 
the  order in which they were published2
 but he had not discovered these  poems1
 nor the ,emblems1 nor the ,exhortation 
to ,peace and ,unity4    ,the volume    

from which this edition is printed      
consists of one  hundred pages in crown 
octavo1 with a very rude cut of ,ruth   
and  ,boaz4 ,it is of extreme rarity1 if
 not unique1 in a perfect state4  ,the  
imprint is--,london1 for ,j4 ,blare1 at 
the ,looking ,glass1 on ,london         
,bridge1 #agja4 ,it forms part of the   
,editor's extensive collection  of the  
original or early editions of ,bunyan's 
tracts and treatises2  the scarcity of  
which may be accounted for1 from their  
having been  printed on very bad paper1 
and worn out by use1 being so generally 
and eagerly read by pious persons among 
the labouring classes of  the community4
    ,the style and substance of these   
scriptural poems are entirely           
,bunyan's4 ,his veneration for the holy 
oracles appears through  every page1 by 
his close adherence to the text4 ,he    
fully proves  what he asserts in his    
address to the reader--      ',the      
,,word are for the most part all the    
same1  ,for ,i affected plainness more  

than fame4'      ,however uncouth it may
 appear to use a plural verb after a    
singular  noun1 it really expresses his 
meaning1 which is evidently1 that       
portions of the ,,word of ,god are      
rendered into poetry as nearly  as      
possible1 word for word with the        
original2 and he immediately  apologizes
 for this rudeness1 in neglecting the   
rules of grammar1  by stating his       
earnest plainness of speech1 and his    
want of  education in early life4       
',nor could'st thou hope to have it     
better done1  ,for ,i'm no poet1 nor a  
poet's son1  ,but a mechanic1 guided by 
no rule1  ,but what ,i gained in a      
grammar school  ,in my minority4'       
,how exactly does this agree with his   
account of himself in  boyhood1--',it   
pleased ,god to put it into my parent's 
heart to put  me to school1 to learn    
both to read and write2 though1 to my   
shame  ,i confess1 ,i did soon lose that
 ,i learnt1 even almost utterly4'#a     
,our surprise will be excited1 not by   

little inaccuracies of style  or        
departures from the rules of grammar1   
but at the talent of a  poor mechanic1  
in so faithfully rendering scripture    
histories in  such simple and striking  
language4 ,as ,mr4 ,burton says1 in     
commending  his ,gospel ,truths         
,vindicated1--',this man hath not the   
learning or  wisdom of man1 yet through 
grace he hath received the teaching of  
,god1 and the learning of the ,spirit of
 ,christ1 which is the thing  that makes
 a man both a ,christian and a minister 
of the gospel  7,isa #ej3d74 ,he was not
 chosen out of an earthly1 but out of   
the  heavenly ,university1 and hath     
taken these three heavenly              
degrees--,union  with ,christ--,the     
,anointing of the ,spirit1 and          
,experience of the  ,temptations of     
,satan2 far better than all the         
,university learning  and degrees that  
can be had4' ,may ,bunyan's desire be   
realized1  and his verses prove to all  
our readers      ',as delighting  ,to   

thee in reading1 as to me in writing4'  
,,geo4 ,,offor4    ,hackney1 ,august    
#bb1 #ahdi        ,,scriptural ,,poems  
,,to ,,the ,,reader4    ,whoe'er thou   
art that shall peruse this book1  ,this 
may inform thee1 when ,i undertook  ,to 
write these lines1 it was not my design 
,to publish this imperfect work of mine3
  ,composed only for diversion's sake4  
,but being inclin'd to think thou may'st
 partake  ,some benefit thereby1 ,i have
 thought fit1  ,imperfect as it is1 to  
publish it4  ,the subjects are a part of
 the contents1  ,both of the ,old and   
the ,new ,testaments2  ,the word are for
 the most part all the same1  ,for ,i   
affected plainness more than fame4  ,nor
 could'st thou hope to have it better   
done3  ,for ,i'm no poet1 nor a poet's  
son1  ,but a mechanic1 guided by no     
rule1  ,but what ,i gained in a grammar 
school  ,in my minority3 ,i can't       
commend it1  ,such as it is into the    
world ,i send it1  ,and should be glad  
to see some hand to mend it4  ,would but

 those men whose genius leads them to't1
  ,and who have time and parts wherewith
 to do't1  ,employ their pens in such a 
task as this1  ',twould be a most       
delightsome exercise  ,of profit to     
themselves and others too3  ,if what the
 learned ,herbert says1 holds true1  ,a 
verse may find him1 who a sermon flies1 
,and turn delight into a sacrifice2#b   
,thus ,i conclude1 and wish it as       
delighting  ,to thee in reading as to me
 in writing4    ,,john ,,bunyan4        
,,the ,,book ,,of ,,ruth    ,a ,,very   
,,rude ,,woodcut3--,,ruth               
,,gleaning4--,,ruth ,,creeping ,,to     
,,boaz1  ,,who ,,is ,,asleep4    ,,chap4
 ,i4    ,in ancient times1 e'er ,israel 
knew the way  ,of kingly power1 when    
judges bore the sway3  ,a certain man of
 ,bethlehem ,juda fled1  ,by reason of a
 famine that o'erspread  ,the land1 into
 the land of ,moab1 where  ,he and his  
wife1 and sons1 sojourners were4  ,his  
name ,elimelech1 his eldest son  ,was   
called ,mahlon1 t'other ,chilion1  ,his 

wife was ,naomi1 ,ephrathites they were3
  ,they went to ,moab and continued     
there3  ,where of her husband ,naomi was
 bereft1  ,and only she and her two sons
 were left3  ,who took them wives of    
,moab in their youth4  ,the name of one 
was ,orpah1 t'other ,ruth3  ,and there  
they died ere twice five years were     
gone2  ,and ,naomi was wholly left      
alone4  ,then she arose1 and her        
step-daughters with her1  ,to leave the 
land of ,moab altogether3  ,for she had 
heard the ,lord had visited  ,her native
 country1 with increase of bread1       
,wherefore the land of ,moab she        
forsook1  ,and to her native place her  
course she took1  ,her daughters with   
her3 whom she did desire1  ,that to     
their mother's house they would retire4 
,the ,lord1 said she1 be kind to you    
again1  ,as you to me1 and to the dead  
have been4  ,god grant you each may be  
with husbands blest1  ,and in the       
enjoyment of them both find rest1  ,then
 she embraced them1 and there withal1   

,down from their cheeks1 the tears began
 to fall4  ,they wept aloud1 and said1  
,most surely we  ,unto thy people will  
return with thee4  ,but ,naomi replied1 
,wherefore will ye1  ,my daughters1 thus
 resolve to go with me8  ,are there yet 
any more sons in my womb1  ,that may    
your husbands be in time to come8       
,return again1 my daughters1 go your    
way1  ,for ,i'm too old to marry3 should
 ,i say  ,i've hope8 ,should ,i this    
night conceive a son8  ,would either of 
you stay till he is grown8  ,would you  
so long without an husband#c live8      
,nay1 nay1 my daughters1 for it doth me 
grieve  ,exceedingly1 even for your     
sakes1 that ,i  ,do under this so great 
affliction lie4  ,and here they wept    
again4 ,and ,orpah kiss'd  ,her mother1 
,but ,ruth would be not dismiss'd  ,but 
clave unto her3 unto whom she spake     
,and said1 ,behold1 thy sister is gone  
back1  ,with her own gods1 and people to
 abide1  ,go thou along with her4 ,but  
,ruth replied1  ,intreat me not to leave

 thee1 or return3  ,for where thou      
goest1 ,i'll go1 where thou sojourn1    
,i'll sojourn also4 ,and what people's  
thine1  ,and who thy ,god1 the same     
shall both be mine4  ,where thou shalt  
die1 there will ,i die likewise1  ,and  
,i'll be buried where thy body lies4    
,the ,lord do so to me1 and more1 if ,i 
,do leave thee1 or forsake thee till ,i 
die4  ,and when she saw the purpose of  
her heart1  ,she left off to desire her 
to depart4  ,so they two travelled along
 together  ,to ,bethlehem1 and when they
 were come thither1  ,behold6 the people
 were surprised1 and cried1  ,what1 is  
this ,naomi8 ,but she replied1  ,oh6    
call me ,mara1 and not ,naomi2  ,for ,i 
have been afflicted bitterly4  ,i went  
out from you full1 but now ,i come1  ,as
 it hath pleased ,god1 quite empty home3
  ,why then call ye me ,naomi8 ,since ,i
  ,have been afflicted so exceedingly4  
,so ,naomi return'd1 and ,ruth together1
  ,who had come from the land of ,moab  
with her3  ,and unto ,bethlem ,judah did

 they come1  ,just as the ,barley       
,harvest was begun4    ,,chap4 ,,ii4    
,there was a man of kin to ,naomi1  ,one
 that was of her husband's family1  ,his
 name was ,boaz1 and his wealth was     
great4  ,and ,ruth1 the ,moabitess1 did 
intreat  ,her ,mother's leave1 that she 
might go1 and gather  ,some ears of     
corn1 where she should most find favour3
  ,go1 daughter1 go1 said she4 ,she went
 and came  ,near to the reapers1 to     
glean after them3  ,and lo1 it was her  
hap to light among  ,the reapers1 which 
to ,boaz did belong4  ,behold1 now ,boaz
 came from ,bethlehem  ,unto his        
reapers1 and saluted them1  ,and they   
bless'd him again3 and he enquired  ,of 
him that was set over them he hired1    
,from whence the damsel was1 and was    
inform'd  ,she was the ,moabitess that  
return'd  ,with ,naomi3 and she did ask1
 said he1  ,that here amongst the       
reapers she might be1  ,and that she    
might have liberty to glean  ,among the 
sheaves4 ,and she all day hath been1    

,ev'n from the morning until now1 with  
us1  ,that she hath stay'd a little in  
the house4  ,then ,boaz said to ,ruth1  
observe1 my daughter1  ,that thou go not
 from hence1 or follow after  ,the      
reapers of another field1 but where  ,my
 maidens are1 see that thou tarry there3
  ,observe what field they reap1 and go 
thou there1  ,have ,i not charged the   
young men to forbear  ,to touch thee8   
,and when thou dost thirst1 approach    
,and drink of what the youths have set  
abroach4#d  ,then she fell on her face1 
and to the ground  ,she bow'd herself1  
and said1 ,why have ,i found  ,such     
favour in thine eyes2 that thou1 to me  
,who am a stranger1 should so courteous 
be8  ,and ,boaz said1 it hath been fully
 shewn  ,to me1 what to thy             
mother-in-law thou'st done1  ,since of  
thine husband thou hast been bereft3    
,how thou thy father and thy mother     
left1  ,and thine own native land2 to   
come unto  ,a land which thou before    
didst never know3  ,the ,lord1 the ,god 

of ,israel1 the defence  ,whom now      
thou'st chosen1 be thy recompence4      
,then said she1 let me in thy sight1 my 
lord1  ,find favour in that thou dost   
thus afford  ,me comfort1 and since thou
 so kind to me  ,dost speak1 though ,i  
thereof unworthy be4  ,and ,boaz said1  
at meal time come thou near1  ,eat of   
the bread1 and dip i' th' vinegar4  ,and
 by the reapers she sat down to meat1   
,he gave her parched corn1 and she did  
eat1  ,and was suffic'd2 and left1 and  
rose to glean3  ,and ,boaz gave command 
to the young men1  ,let her come in     
among the sheaves1 said he1  ,to glean1 
and let her not reproached be4  ,let    
fall some handfuls also purposely1  ,and
 let her take them without injury4  ,so 
she till even glean'd1 and then beat out
  ,her barley1 being an ephah#e or      
thereabout4  ,she took it up1 and to the
 city went1  ,and to her mother-in-law  
did it present3  ,and what she had      
reserv'd to her she gave1  ,when she had
 took what she design'd to have4  ,then 

unto her1 her mother-in-law did say1    
,in what field hast thou been to glean  
to-day8  ,and where hast thou been      
working8 ,blest be he1  ,that thus hath 
taken cognizance of thee4  ,she told    
with whom1 and furthermore did say1     
,the man's name's ,boaz1 where ,i       
wrought to-day4  ,and ,naomi replied1   
may he be blest1  ,even of the ,lord1   
whose kindness manifest  ,unto the      
living and the dead hath been3  ,the    
man's our kinsman1 yea1 the next of kin4
  ,and ,ruth1 the ,moabitess1 said1 he  
gave  ,me likewise a commandment not to 
leave1  ,or to depart from following his
 young men1  ,until they had brought all
 his harvest in4  ,and ,naomi said unto 
,ruth1 my daughter1  ',tis good that    
thou observe to follow after  ,his      
maidens1 that they meet thee not        
elsewhere4  ,so she to ,boaz's maidens  
still kept near1  ,till barley and wheat
 harvest both1 she saw  ,were done1 and 
she dwelt with her mother-in-law4       
,,chap4 ,,iii4    ,then ,naomi said1    

,shall ,i not1 my daughter1  ,seek rest 
for thee1 that thou do well hereafter8  
,and is not ,boaz1 with whose maids thou
 wast1  ,one of the nearest kinsmen that
 thou hast8  ,behold1 this night he in  
his threshing floor  ,is winnowing      
,barley1 wash thyself therefore1        
,anoint thee1 put thy clothes on1 and   
get down  ,unto the floor2 but make not 
thyself known1  ,till he hath eat and   
drank1 and shall prepare  ,to lie him   
down2 then take good notice where  ,he  
goes about to take his night's repose1  
,and go thou in there1 and lift up the  
clothes  ,from off his feet1 and        
likewise lay thee down1  ,and what thou 
hast to do he will make known4  ,and she
 made answer1 ,whatsoever thou  ,hast me
 commanded1 will ,i gladly do4  ,and    
down unto the floor she hasted1 and     
,forthwith fulfilled her mother-in-law's
 command4  ,so now when ,boaz had his   
heart refresh'd1  ,with meat and drink1 
he laid him down to rest1  ,near to the 
heap of corn2 she softly came1          

,uncover'd's feet1 and lay down by the  
same4  ,and1 lo6 at midnight1 as he     
turn'd him round1  ,he was afraid1 for  
at his feet he found  ,a woman lay4 ,who
 art thou8 then said he4  ,i am thine   
handmaid ,ruth1 replied she1  ,over     
thine handmaid therefore spread thy     
skirt1  ,i pray1 because thou a near    
kinsman art4  ,blessed be thou1 said he1
 because thou hast  ,made manifest more 
kindness at the last1  ,than at the     
first1 in that thou did'st1 my daughter1
  ,no young men1 whether poor or rich1  
go after4  ,and now1 my daughter1 be not
 thou afraid1  ,i will do to thee all   
that thou hast said3  ,for all the city 
of my people knows1  ,thou art a woman  
truly virtuous2  ,and now though ,i am  
kin and undoubtedly1  ,yet there is one 
that's nearer kin than ,i4  ,tarry this 
night1 and when 'tis morning light1  ,if
 he will like a kinsman1 do thee right1 
,we'll let him1 but if not1 ,i myself   
will1  ,as the ,lord lives2 till morning
 lie thou still4  ,and till the morning 

at his feet she lay1  ,and then arose   
about the break of day2  ,and he gave   
her a charge1 not to declare  ,that     
there had any womankind been there4  ,he
 also said1 bring here thy veil1 and    
hold  ,to me2 she did1 and thereinto he 
told  ,six measures full of barley1 and 
did lay  ,it on her1 and she hasted     
thence away4  ,and when unto her        
mother-in-law she came1  ,art thou1 said
 she1 my daughter come again8  ,then    
what the man had done she told1 and     
said1  ,he these six measures full of   
barley laid  ,upon me1 for said he1     
,this ,i bestow1  ,lest to thy mother   
thou should'st empty go4  ,then1 said   
she1 sit still daughter1 till thou see  
,what the event of this intrigue will   
be2  ,for till the man this day hath    
made an end1  ,no satisfaction will on  
him attend4    ,,chap4 ,,iv4    ,and    
,boaz went up to the city gate1  ,and   
after a short space1 while there he     
sate1  ,the kinsman of whom he had      
spoke1 came by1  ,to whom he said1      

,ho1#f such a one1 draw nigh1  ,and sit 
down here4 ,he came and sat him down4   
,then he took ten men1 elders of the    
town1  ,and caused them to sit down4    
,then to the man  ,that was of kin1 thus
 he his speech began1  ,naomi1 said he1 
who not long since sojourn'd  ,among the
 ,moabites1 is now return'd2  ,and doth 
intend to sell a piece of ground1  ,the 
which ,elimelech our brother own'd4     
,and now to give thee notice1 ,i thought
 fit1  ,that if thou pleasest1 thou     
may'st purchase it4  ,in presence of    
these men assembled here4  ,then if thou
 wilt redeem it1 now declare  ,thy mind1
 but if thou wilt not1 then let me1     
,for thou art next of kin1 and ,i next  
thee4  ,then said the kinsman1 ,i will  
it redeem4  ,boaz reply'd1 if good to   
thee it seem1  ,to buy it of the hand of
 ,naomi1  ,thou also art obliged the    
same to buy  ,of ,ruth the ,moabitess1  
wife o' th' dead2  ,on his inheritance  
to raise up seed4  ,the kinsman said1 ,i
 cannot do this thing  ,myself1 lest ,i 

an inconvenience bring  ,upon mine own  
inheritance1 what's mine  ,by right1    
therefore ,i now to thee resign4  ,now  
this in ,israel did a custom stand1     
,concerning changing and redeeming land2
  ,to put all controversy to an end1  ,a
 man pluck'd off his shoe1 and gave his 
friend2  ,and this in ,israel was an    
evidence1  ,when e'er they changed an   
inheritance4  ,then said the kinsman    
unto ,boaz1 do  ,thou take my right4    
,and off he pluck'd his shoe4  ,then    
,boaz to the elders thus did say  ,and  
to the people1 all of you this day      
,appear for me as witnesses1 that ,i    
,have bought all of the land of ,naomi1 
,that was ,elimelech's or did belong    
,either to ,mahlon or to ,chilion3  ,and
 ,ruth the ,moabitess1 who some time    
,was ,mahlon's wife1 ,i've purchas'd to 
be mine1  ,still to preserve alive the  
dead man's name  ,on his inheritance1   
lest that the same  ,should in the gate 
where he inhabited1  ,or 'mongst his    
brethren be extinguished3  ,behold1 this

 day1 my witnesses you are4  ,then all  
the people that were present there1     
,and elders said1 ,we are thy witnesses3
  ,may ,god this woman thou hast taken  
bless1  ,that she1 like ,rachel1 and    
like ,leah be1  ,which two did build up 
,israel's family3  ,and thou in         
,ephratah exalt thy name1  ,and through 
the town of ,bethl'hem spread thy fame2 
,and may the seed which ,god shall give 
to thee  ,of this young woman1 full as  
prosperous be1  ,as was the house of    
,pharez heretofore1  7,pharez1 whom     
,tamar unto ,judah bore47  ,so he took  
,ruth1 and as his wife he knew her1     
,and ,god was pleased1 when he went in  
to her  ,to grant the blessing of       
conception1  ,and she accordingly bare  
him a son4  ,then said the woman1       
,blessed be the ,lord6  ,bless thou him 
,naomi1 who doth afford  ,to thee this  
day a kinsman1 which shall be  ,famous  
in ,israel2 and shall be to thee  ,as   
the restorer of thy life again1  ,and in
 thy drooping age shall thee sustain3   

,for that thy daughter-in-law1 who loves
 thee well  ,and in thy sight doth seven
 sons excel1  ,hath born this child4    
,then ,naomi took the boy  ,to nurse2   
and did him in her bosom lay4  ,her     
neighbours too1 gave him a name1 for    
why1  ,this son1 say they1 is born to   
,naomi3  ,they called him ,obed1 from   
whose loins did spring  ,jesse1 the sire
 of ,david1 ,israel's king4        ,,the
 ,,history ,,of ,,samson    ,,judges1   
,,chap4 ,,xiii4    ,when ,israel's sins 
th' ,almighty did provoke1  ,to make    
them subject to ,philistine yoke  ,for  
forty years3 in ,zorah dwelt a man1     
,his name ,manoah1 of the tribe of ,dan2
  ,his wife was barren1 unto whom       
appeared  ,the angel of the ,lord1 and  
thus declared3  ,though thou1 said he1  
art barren1 time shall come  ,thou shalt
 enjoy the blessing of thy womb2  ,now  
therefore ,i entreat thee to refrain    
,from wine1 strong drink1 and things    
that are unclean1  ,for lo1 thou shalt  
conceive1 and bear a son1  ,upon whose  

head there shall no razor come3  ,for he
 to ,god a ,nazarite shall be1  ,and    
shall begin to set his people free      
,from the ,philistine yoke4 ,the woman  
came  ,and told her husband1 she had    
seen a man  ,of ,god3 his dreadful look 
made me1 said she1  ,think him an angel 
of the ,lord to be3  ,but ,i inquired   
not from whence he came1  ,neither did  
he make known to me his name3  ,but thus
 he said1 ,thou shalt conceive a son2   
,wherefore strong drink and wine1 see   
that thou shun1  ,and have a care that  
thou be not defil'd  ,with things that  
are unclean2 for why1 the child  ,shall 
from his separation from the womb1      
,become a ,nazarite1 ev'n to his tomb4  
,manoah then did supplicate the ,lord1  
,and said1 ,o ,lord1 be pleased to      
afford  ,this favour unto me1 to send   
again  ,the man of ,god1 more fully to  
explain  ,thy will to us1 that we may   
rightly know1  ,when this child shall be
 born1 what we must do4  ,and to        
,manoah's prayer ,god gave ear1  ,and to

 his wife the angel did appear  ,again1 
as she did in the field retire1  ,at    
such time as her husband was not nigh   
her4  ,and she made haste1 and ran1 and 
strait declared  ,unto her husband1 that
 the man appeared  ,again1 whom she had 
seen the other day4  ,manoah then arose1
 and went his way1  ,and when he came1  
he said1 ,art thou the man  ,that       
spakest to my wife8 ,he said1 ,i am4    
,manoah said1 ,now let thy words be     
true2  ,how shall we use the child1     
,what must we do8  ,then said the angel 
of the ,lord1 let her  ,of all that ,i  
have charged her beware3  ,she may not  
taste of what comes of the vine1  ,nor  
may she drink strong drink1 or any wine1
  ,nor may she eat of things that are   
unclean1  ,from all that ,i have said   
let her refrain4  ,manoah said unto the 
angel1 stay  ,with us1 till we have     
dress'd a kid1 ,i pray4  ,but he        
reply'd1 though thou shalt me detain1   
,i'll eat no bread1 but if thou dost    
design  ,a sacrifice unto the ,lord1    

then offer3  ,for ne'er till now1       
,manoah did discover  ,it was a man of  
,god he spake unto4  ,then said he to   
the angel1 ,let me know  ,thy name1 that
 when these things shall be perform'd1  
,the honour due to thee may be return'd4
  ,whereto the man of ,god made this    
reply1  ,why askest thou1 since 'tis a  
mystery8  ,so he a kid1 and a           
meat-off'ring took1  ,and offer'd to the
 ,lord upon a rock4  ,and there the man 
of ,god did wond'rously1  ,the whilst   
,manoah and his wife stood by3  ,for as 
the altar did send up the flame1  ,the  
man of ,god ascended in the same4       
,manoah and his wife stood looking on1  
,and on their faces to the ground fell  
down4  ,but then the angel did appear no
 more4  ,manoah then knew who he was3   
therefore  ,he said unto his wife1 most 
surely we  ,shall die1 for we the face  
of ,god did see4  ,but she reply'd1 ,if 
,god would such a thing1  ,he would not 
now accept our offering1  ,or would he  
have to us these things made known2  ,or

 told us1 as at this time he hath done4 
,and now1 according to the angel's word1
  ,the woman bare a son1 to whom the    
,lord  ,was pleas'd1 his blessing       
graciously to give3  ,she call'd him    
,samson1 and the child did thrive4  ,and
 lo6 the spirit of the ,lord began1  ,at
 times to move him in the camp of ,dan4 
,,chap4 ,,xiv4    ,now down to ,timnath 
,samson's steps incline1  ,where seeing 
the daughter of a ,philistine1  ,he came
 up and did of his parents crave1  ,that
 he in marriage might the woman have4   
,then thus his father and his mother    
said1  ',mongst all thy kin can'st thou 
find ne'er a maid2  ,nor yet among my   
people1 fit to make  ,a wife1 but thou  
wilt this ,philistine take1  ,of race   
uncircumcised8 ,he replied1  ,get her   
for me1 for ,i'm well satisfied4  ,but  
neither of his parents then did know1   
,it was the ,lord that moved him        
thereto1  ,to seek a way to accomplish  
his designs1  ,upon the then o'er-ruling
 ,philistines4  ,then ,samson and his   

parents both went down  ,to ,timnath1   
and as they came near the town1  ,among 
the vineyards a young lion roar'd3      
,then on him came the spirit of the     
,lord1  ,and though unarm'd1 he rent him
 like a kid1  ,but he discovered not to 
them the deed4  ,and he went down1 and  
with the woman treated1  ,and was well  
pleas'd to have the match completed4    
,and in a while as he returned again    
,to take his wife1 behold1 where he had 
slain  ,the beast1 he there a swarm of  
bees set eye on1  ,and honey in the     
carcase of the lion3  ,he took thereof1 
and eating1 on he went1  ,and to his    
parents did a part present3  ,and they  
did also eat1 but did not know  ,that   
from the lion's carcase it did flow4    
,so down his father went unto the woman1
  ,and ,samson made a feast1 as it was  
common  ,among young men4 ,the          
,philistines provide  ,thirty companions
 with him to abide  ,and ,samson said   
unto them1 now behold1  ,i have a riddle
 for you to unfold2  ,which if you do   

before the seven days' feast  ,be ended1
 ,i will give to every guest  ,a sheet  
and change of garments2 but if ye       
,cannot declare it1 ye shall give to me 
,full thirty sheets1 and thirty changes 
too4  ,then said they1 ,what's thy      
riddle1 let us know8  ,and ,samson said1
 ,the eater sent forth meat1  ,and from 
the strong there came a thing most      
sweet4  ,and they could not in three    
days find it out1  ,wherefore before the
 seventh came about1  ,they said unto   
his wife1 ,thou must entice  ,thy       
husband to discover this device  ,lest  
we burn thee1 and all thy father's      
house3  ,is it not so1 that ye have     
called us  ,to make a spoil8 ,and       
,samson's wife wept sore1  ,and said1   
thou dost but hate me1 and no more2  ,to
 put a riddle to my countrymen  ,and not
 tell't me4 ,and he reply'd again1  ,i  
have not told my father or my mother1   
,and shall ,i now to thee this thing    
discover4  ,and she continually before  
him wept1  ,during the time the feasting

 days were kept4  ,and now behold it    
came to pass that he1  ,by reason of her
 importunity1  ,did on the seventh day  
to her unfold  ,the riddle1 which she to
 her brethren told2  ,and e'er the sun  
went down on that same day1  ,the       
,philistines to ,samson thus did say1   
,what is more sweet than honey8 ,what   
more strong  ,than is a lion8 ,and he   
said1 how long  ,would it have been1    
e'er you had understood  ,this thing1   
had you not with my heifer plow'd8      
,then came the spirit of the ,lord upon 
,him1 and he hasted down to ,askelon1   
,and thirty of the ,philistines he slew1
  ,and took their clothes1 and gave the 
garments due4  ,to every one of them    
that had disclosed  ,the meaning of the 
riddle he proposed2  ,and towards them  
his anger fiercely burned1  ,and he unto
 his father's house returned4  ,but     
,samson's wife was given unto one  ,that
 was his friend and chief companion4    
,,chap4 ,,xv4    ,but in a while1 as    
,samson visited  ,his wife1 in the wheat

 harvest with a kid1  ,to her into her  
chamber he would go1  ,the which her    
father would not let him do2  ,but said1
 ,i thought that thou had'st quite      
forsook her1  ,wherefore ,i gave        
consent1 and thy friend took her2  ,doth
 not her sister's beauty her's exceed1  
,though young8 ,i pray then take her in 
her stead4  ,and ,samson said1 ,i shall 
more blameless be  ,than they1 though ,i
 shall do them injury4  ,and then he    
caught three hundred foxes1 and  ,turn'd
 tail to tail1 and put a fiery brand    
,between two tails1 and setting fire    
thereto1  ,into the standing corn he let
 them go1  ,and burnt both shocks and   
standing corn and vines1  ,and all the  
olives of the ,philistines4  ,then they 
inquired who this thing had done1  ,and 
were inform'd it was the ,timnite's son2
  ,because his father took his wife     
away1  ,and gave her his companion to   
enjoy4  ,and the ,philistines came up1  
full of wrath1  ,and burnt with fire1   
her and her father both4  ,and ,samson  

said1 though you have done this thing1  
,a further evil ,i will on you bring2   
,and my avenging hand shall cease       
hereafter2  ,and hip and thigh he smote 
them with great slaughter4  ,and he     
return'd1 and came up to the top  ,of   
,etam1 and dwelt there upon the rock4   
,then the ,philistines up to ,judah     
went1  ,and in the vale of ,lehi pitched
 their tent4  ,then said the men of     
,judah1 for what reason  ,are you come  
up against us at this season8  ,and they
 made answer1 ,we are come to bind      
,samson1 to do to him in the same kind  
,as he hath done to us4 ,then there went
 up  ,three thousand men of ,judah to   
the top  ,of the rock ,etam1 and to     
,samson said1  ,dost thou not know that 
we have long obey'd  ,the ,philistines8 
,wherefore is it that thou  ,hast done  
this thing1 to bring this evil now1     
,upon us1 let us know it8 ,then said he 
,i did to them as they have done to me4 
,then said they we are come1 and have   
brought bands1  ,to bind1 and give thee 

up into their hands4  ,and he made      
answer1 you shall swear unto me1  ,that 
you yourselves no injury will do me4    
,and they reply'd1 no no1 we will but   
bind thee1  ,we will not kill thee1 but 
to them resign thee4  ,and they took two
 new cords1 and therewith tied him1     
,and from the rock where he abode convey
 him3  ,whom when they to the camp at   
,lehi brought1  ,the ,philistines       
against him gave a shout3  ,and mightily
 the ,spirit of the ,lord  ,came on him1
 and like burning flax each cord  ,that 
was upon his arms became2 the bands     
,were likewise separated from his hands4
  ,and he the jaw-bone of an ass espied1
  ,and took and smote them till a       
thousand died4  ,then said he1 with an  
ass's jaw-bone ,i  ,have made mine      
enemies in heaps to lie4  ,behold ,i    
have destroy'd a thousand men  ,with    
this same worthless ass's jaw4 ,and when
  ,he made an end to speak1 it came to  
pass  ,he cast away the jaw-bone of the 
ass1  ,and said1 ,now let the place     

where this was done  ,be by the name of 
,ramath-,lehi known4  ,and he was sore  
athirst1 and to the ,lord  ,he cried1   
and said1 ,o ,lord1 thou did'st afford  
,this great deliverance1 and now shall  
,i1  ,by reason of my thirst fall down  
and die1  ,and fall into the most       
accursed hands  ,of these uncircumcis'd 
,philistine bands8  ,but ,god was       
pleas'd to cleave an hollow place1      
,within the jaw1 from whence did water  
pass2  ,whereof when he had drunk1 his  
spirit came  ,as heretofore1 and he     
reviv'd again3  ,wherefore that place1  
which is in ,lehi1 bore  ,unto this day 
the name of ,en-hakkore4  ,and in the   
days the ,philistines bore sway1        
,israel for twenty years did him obey4  
,,chap4 ,,xvi4    ,then down to ,gaza   
,samson went1 and there  ,seeing an     
harlot1 went in unto her4  ,and when the
 ,gazites heard he was come thither3    
,straightway they gathered themselves   
together  ,to compass him about1 and lay
 in wait  ,all night1 to take him in the

 city gate2  ,and they were still all   
night1 for why8 ,say they1  ,to-morrow  
we shall kill him when 'tis day4  ,and  
he till midnight lay1 and then arose1   
,and with the city gates away he goes1  
,bearing the posts and bar and all away1
  ,and on an hill near ,hebron did them 
lay4  ,and afterward it came to pass he 
saw1  ,and lov'd a woman named ,delilah1
  ,who in the vale of ,sorek dwelt1 to  
whom  ,there did the lords of the       
,philistines come1  ,and said1 ,if thou 
wilt but entice him to reveal  ,where   
lies his strength1 and which way we may 
deal  ,with him1 to bind him1 to afflict
 him1 we  ,each one will give a great   
reward to thee4  ,and she to ,samson    
said1 ,i pray thee1 tell  ,wherein thy  
strength doth other men excel1  ,and how
 thou may'st be bound4 ,and he replied1 
,if they with seven green withs that    
ne'er were dried1  ,shall bind me hand  
and foot1 ,i shall be then  ,as weak and
 impotent as other men4  ,then the      
,philistine lords for her provide  ,the 

seven green withs which never had been  
dried1  ,and she therewith did bind him1
 7now there were  ,men lying in wait    
whom she had placed there17  ,then she  
cried out1 and said1 ,now ,samson stand 
,thy ground1 for the ,philistines are at
 hand4  ,and straight he brake the      
withs1 and they became  ,like to a      
thread of tow when touch'd with flame3  
,so was his strength not found out4     
,then said she1  ,samson1 behold1 thou  
hast deceived me1  ,and told me lies3   
therefore no longer blind me1  ,but     
tell1 ,i pray thee1 wherewith ,i may    
bind thee4  ,bind me with ropes that    
ne'er were us'd1 said he2  ,then weak as
 other men are1 shall ,i be4  ,she      
therefore took new ropes1 and bound him1
 and  ,cried1 ,samson1 the ,philistines 
are at hand3  7,and in the chamber there
 were man lay hid7  ,and from his arms  
he brake them like a thread4  ,then said
 she1 ,thou hast mocked me hitherto1    
,and told me lies3 now tell me what to  
do  ,to bind thee4 ,he replied1 ,thou   

with the web  ,must interweave the seven
 locks of my head4  ,then she his locks 
did fasten with the pin1  ,and said1    
,the ,philistines are coming in1        
,shift1 ,samson1 for thyself2 then he   
awoke1  ,and pin and web1 and all away  
he took4  ,then said she1 ,how canst    
thou pretend to love me1  ,when thus thy
 doing towards me disprove thee8  ,for  
now1 behold1 thou hast deceived me      
thrice1  ,and hast not told me where thy
 great strength lies4  ,at length his   
soul being vex'd exceedingly1  ,by      
reason of her importunity3  ,he told the
 secrets of his heart1 and said1  ,never
 yet razor on my head was laid2  ,for ,i
 have been to ,god a ,nazarite1  ,even  
from the day that first ,i saw the      
light3  ,wherefore like other men1 if ,i
 am shaven1  ,i shall be weak1 and of my
 strength bereaven4  ,and when she saw  
that he had told her all  ,the secrets  
of his heart1 she sent to call  ,the    
lords of the ,philistines4 ,come1 said  
she1  ,this once1 for now he hath made  

known to me  ,the very truth4 ,then they
 came up together1  ,and brought the    
money in their hands to give her4  ,then
 down to sleep upon her knees she laid  
him1  ,and call'd a man1 who of his     
locks betray'd him4  ,and to afflict him
 she began1 and then  ,his strength     
became like that of other men4  ,then   
said she1 ,samson1 thy ,philistine foes 
,are just at hand3 and he from sleep    
arose1  ,and as at other times went     
forth to shake him1  ,not knowing that  
the ,lord did now forsake him4  ,but the
 ,philistines seized him1 and brought   
,him down to ,gaza1 having first put out
  ,his eyes1 and did with brazen fetters
 bind  ,and made him in the prison house
 to grind4  ,howbeit the hair upon his  
head began1  ,after he had been shaved1 
to grow again4  ,then the ,philistine   
lords together met1  ,and a             
thanksigivng-day apart they set1  ,for  
to rejoice1 and unto ,dagon pay  ,their 
highest service2 ,for our ,god1 say     
they1  ,did this3 and when the people   

did behold  ,poor captive ,samson1 they 
their god extoll'd1  ,and said1 ,our    
,god hath given into our hand  ,him that
 destroy'd us1 and laid waste our land4 
,and in their height of mirth they sent 
to call  ,samson1 to come and make sport
 for them all4  ,and from the           
prison-house they brought him1 and      
,between the pillars they set him to    
stand2  ,and there he made them sport4  
,then to the lad  ,that led him by the  
hand1 thus ,samson said2  ,let me now   
feel the pillars that sustain  ,the     
house1 that ,i myself thereon may lean4 
,now in the house there was a mighty    
throng  ,of men and women gather'd1 and 
among  ,them1 all the lords of the      
,philistines were4  ,besides1 upon the  
roof there did appear1  ,about three    
thousand men and women1 who  ,beheld1   
while ,samson made them sport below4    
,and ,samson1 calling on the ,lord1 did 
say1  ,o ,lord1 my ,god1 remember me1 ,i
 pray1  ,this once give strength1 that  
,i aveng'd may be  ,of those            

,philistines who have blinded me4  ,and 
with his right hand and his left1 he    
held  ,two middle pillars which the     
house upheld2  ,and said1 ,let me with  
the ,philistines die1  ,and then he     
bowed himself most mightily3  ,and down 
the house fell on the lords1 and all    
,the people that were in't2 so that the 
fall  ,thereof1 slew at his dying many  
more  ,than he had slain in all his life
 before4  ,then did his brethren and his
 kinfolks come  ,and took him up1 and   
brought him with them home1  ,and laid  
him in his father's sepulchre1  ,when he
 had judged ,israel twenty year4        
,,christ',s ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,mount 
,,matthew1 ,,chap4 ,v4    ,and ,jesus1  
seeing the multitudes1 ascended  ,up to 
a mount1 where sitting1 and attended    
,by his disciples1 he began to preach2  
,and on this manner following did them  
teach4  ,blessed are all such as are    
poor in spirit1  ,for they the heavenly 
kingdom do inherit4  ,blessed are they  
that mourn2 for in the stead  ,thereof  

shall comfort be administered4  ,blessed
 are they1 whose meekness doth excel3   
,for on the earth their portion is to   
dwell4  ,blessed are they1 who after    
righteousness  ,hunger and thirst2 for  
they shall it possess4  ,blessed are    
they1 for they shall mercy find1  ,who  
to do mercifully are inclin'd4  ,blessed
 are all such as are pure in heart2     
,for ,god his presence shall to them    
impart4  ,blessed are they that do make 
peace2 for why8  ,they shall be call'd  
the sons of the ,most ,high4  ,blessed  
are they which suffer for the sake  ,of 
righteousness3 for they of heav'n       
partake4  ,blessed are ye1 when men     
shall falsely speak  ,all kind of ill   
against you for my sake1  ,and shall    
revile1 and persecute you sore2         
,rejoice1 and be exceeding glad         
therefore3  ,for your reward in heav'n  
will be great3  ,for thus of old they   
did the prophets treat4  ,ye are the    
salt o' th' earth2 but wherewith must   
,the earth be season'd when the savour's

 lost8  ,it is from thenceforth good for
 nothing1 but  ,to be cast out1 and     
trodd'n under foot4  ,ye are the light  
o' th' world2 a city set  ,upon an hill 
cannot be hid2 nor yet  ,do men a candle
 with a bushel cover1  ,but set it where
 it lights the whole house over4  ,so   
shine your light1 your good works seen  
thereby  ,men may your heavenly ,father 
glorify4  ,think not that to destroy the
 law ,i came1  ,or prophets2 no1 but to 
fulfil the same4  ,for till the heav'n  
and earth shall pass away1  ,one jot or 
tittle from the law1 ,i say1  ,shall    
never pass1 till all shall be complete4 
,whoso therefore presumes to violate1   
,one of these least commands1 and       
teacheth so1  ,shall in ,god's kingdom  
be accounted low4  ,but he that doth1   
and teacheth them likewise1  ,shall in  
,god's kingdom have great dignities4    
,for ,i declare unto you1 that unless   
,you shall exceed the scribe and        
pharisees  ,in righteousness2 you shall 
on no condition1  ,into the heavenly    

kingdom gain admission4  ,ye've heard   
'twas said of old1 ',thou shalt not     
kill4'  ,and he incurs the judgment who 
shall spill  ,his brother's blood3 but  
,i to you declare1  ,that he that's     
wroth without a cause1 shall bear  ,the 
judgment4 ,likewise of the council he   
,that sayeth 'racha' shall in danger be4
  ,but whosoe'er shall say1 ,thou fool1 
the same  ,shall be in danger of eternal
 flame4  ,when therefore to the altar   
thou dost bring  ,thy gift1 and there   
rememb'rest any thing  ,thy brother hath
 against thee3 leave it there  ,before  
the altar1 and come thou not near1      
,till thou hast first made              
reconciliation1  ,then may'st thou come 
and offer thine oblation4  ,make an     
agreement with thine adversary  ,whilst 
thou art in the way1 and do not tarry2  
,lest he at any time deliver thee  ,unto
 the judge1 and by the judge thou be    
,unto the officer forthwith resign'd1   
,and in imprisonment thou be confin'd2  
,i do affirm thou shalt not be enlarg'd1

  ,till thou the utmost farthing hast   
discharg'd4  ,ye've heard that they of  
old did testify1  ,that men should not  
commit adultery3  ,but ,i pronounce him 
an adulterer1  ,who views a woman to    
lust after her4  ,and if thy right eye  
shall offensive be1  ,pluck thou it out 
and cast the same from thee2  ,for it is
 better lose one1 than that all  ,thy   
members should into hell torments fall4 
,and if thy right hand doth offend1 cut 
off it1  ,and cast it from thee1 for it 
will thee profit  ,much rather that one 
of thy members fell1  ,than that they   
should be all condemned to hell4  ,it   
hath been said1 whoso away shall force  
,his wife1 shall give her a bill of     
divorce3  ,but whosoe'er shall put his  
wife away1  ,except for fornication's   
sake1 ,i say1  ,makes her adult'ress1   
and who marries her1  ,so put away1 is  
an adulterer4  ,again3 ,ye've heard1    
,thou shalt not be forsworn1  ,was      
ancient doctrine1 but thou shalt perform
  ,unto the ,lord thine oaths3 ,but ,i  

declare1  ,that thou shalt not at all   
presume to swear2  ,neither by heaven1  
for it is ,god's throne2  ,nor by the   
earth1 for his foot stands thereon3     
,neither swear by ,jerusalem1 for why8  
,it is the city of the ,king ,most      
,high3  ,nor swear thou by thine head1  
for thou canst make  ,no hair thereof to
 be or white or black3  ,but let yea1   
yea2 nay1 nay1 in speech suffice1  ,for 
what is more from evil doth arise4      
,ye've heard1 it hath been said2 ,eye   
for an eye1  ,and tooth for tooth3 ,but 
,i do testify1  ,that you shall not     
resist2 but let him smite  ,thy left    
cheek also1 who assaults thy right4     
,and if that any by a lawsuit shall     
,demand thy coat1 let them have cloak   
and all4  ,and whosoe'er compelleth thee
 to go  ,a mile1 refuse not to go with  
him two4  ,give him that asketh1 and    
from him that may  ,have need to borrow1
 turn not thou away4  ,ye've heard1     
'twas said3 ,that thou shalt love thy   
friend  ,and hate thy foe3 ,but let your

 love extend  ,unto your enemies3 thus  
,i declare1  ,bless them that curse1 do 
good to them that bear  ,ill will1 and  
for your persecutors pray1  ,and them   
that do reproach you2 that you may  ,be 
children of your ,father that's in      
heaven2  ,for he on good and bad alike  
hath given  ,his sun to rise1 and in    
like manner doth  ,send rain upon the   
just and unjust both  ,for what is your 
reward1 if you love them  ,that love    
you8 ,do not publicans the same8  ,and  
if your brethren only you salute1  ,what
 more than they do ye8 ,they also do't4 
,i will therefore that you be perfect1  
ev'n  ,as is your ,father perfect that's
 in heaven4    ,,chap4 ,,vi4    ,take   
heed you do not your alms-deed bestow   
,before men1 purposely to make a shew2  
,for then there will no recompence be   
given  ,unto you of your ,father that's 
in heaven3  ,with sound of trumpet do   
not thou therefore  ,proclaim what thou 
art giving to the poor2  ,as is the     
manner of the hypocrites  ,to do i' th' 

synagogues1 and in the streets2#g  ,that
 men may give them praises4 ,verily     
,they have their recompence1 ,i testify4
  ,but when thou dost alms1 let thy left
 hand know  ,not what thy right hand is 
about to do3  ,that giving secretly1 thy
 ,father may1  ,who sees in secret1     
openly repay4  ,and when thou pray'st be
 not as hypocrites2  ,for they love in  
the corners of the streets1  ,and in the
 synagogues to stand and pray1  ,there  
to be seen3 they've their reward ,i say4
  ,but thou1 when thou dost make thy    
pray'r1 go thee  ,into thy closet1 shut 
thy door unto thee1  ,and there in      
secret to thy ,father cry1  ,who seeing 
thee shall reward thee openly4  ,but    
when ye pray use not vain repetitions1  
,as heathens do1 for they think their   
petitions  ,prevail2 when they the same 
do multiply3  ,be ye not like to them   
therefore2 for why2  ,your ,father knows
 what things you need before  ,you ask  
him1 on this wise pray ye therefore4    
,our ,father which art in heav'n1 thy   

name alone  ,be hallowed4 ,thy glorious 
kingdom come4  ,thy will be done on     
earth as 'tis in heaven4  ,give us this 
day our daily bread4 ,and ev'n  ,as we  
remit our debtors1 grant remission  ,to 
us4 ,and lead us not into temptation1   
,but from all evil do thou us deliver2  
,for th' kingdom1 power and glory's     
thine for ever4  ,amen4    ,for if you  
do forgive men that offend1  ,your      
heavenly ,father will to you extend     
,forgiveness2 but if not1 nor will he   
spare1  ,at any time when you offenders 
are4  ,moreover when you fast beware    
lest you  ,look sad1 as hypocrites are  
wont to do2  ,for they disguise their   
faces1 that they may  ,appear to fast3  
they've their reward ,i say4  ,but thou1
 when thou dost fast1 anoint thine head 
,and wash thy face1 that undiscovered   
,thy fasting may be unto men1 but rather
  ,that thou be seen in secret of thy   
,father3  ,and then thy ,father1 who in 
secrecy  ,beholds thee1 shall reward    
thee openly4  ,lay not up treasure for  

yourselves in store  ,upon the earth1   
where moth and rust devour1  ,and where 
by thieves you may be quite bereaven4   
,but lay up treasure for yourselves in  
heaven1  ,where neither moth1 nor rust1 
nor thieves can enter3  ,for where's    
your treasure there your hearts will    
centre4  ,the eye's the light o' th'    
body1 which if right  ,then thy whole   
body will be full of light3  ,but if    
thine eye be evil1 then there will  ,a  
total darkness thy whole body fill4  ,if
 therefore all the light that is in thee
  ,be darkness1 how great must that     
darkness be8  ,no man can serve two     
masters1 either he  ,will hate one1 and 
love t'other1 or will be  ,faithful to  
one1 and t'other will forego4  ,ye      
cannot serve both ,god and mammon too4  
,take no thought therefore for your     
life1 ,i say1  ,what you shall eat or   
drink2 or how you may  ,your bodies     
clothe4 ,is not the life much more      
,than meat2 ,is not the body far before 
,the clothes thereof8 ,behold the fowls 

o' th' air1  ,nor sow nor reap1 nor take
 they any care2  ,how they provision    
into barns may gather2  ,yet they are   
nourish'd by your heavenly ,father3     
,are ye not worth much more8 ,which of  
you can  ,by taking thought add to his  
height one span8  ,and why for raiment  
are ye taking thought8  ,see how the    
lilies grow2 they labour not1  ,nor do  
they spin2 yet ,solomon1 ,i say1  ,in   
all his pomp1 had no such gay array4    
,if in the field ,god so doth clothe the
 grass1  ,which is to-day1 and doth     
to-morrow pass  ,into the oven1 shall he
 not therefore  ,o ye of little faith1  
clothe you much more8  ,take no thought 
therefore1 saying1 ,what shall we eat1  
,or drink1 or where shall we our raiment
 get3  7,for thus the heathen people use
 to do7  ,for that you need them doth   
your ,father know4  ,but seek ,god's    
kingdom1 and his righteousness  ,first1 
and then all these things you shall     
possess4  ,be not then exercis'd with   
care and sorrow1  ,in making preparation

 for the morrow2  ,the morrow shall     
things for itself prepare3  ,sufficient 
to the day is each day's care4          
,,chap4 ,,vii4    ,judge not that you   
may not be judg'd2 for even  ,as you    
pass judgment1 judgment shall be giv'n3 
,and with such measure as you mete to   
men1  ,it shall be measured unto you    
again4  ,and why dost thou take notice  
of the mote  ,that's in thy brother's   
eye2 but dost not note  ,the beam that's
 in thine own8 ,how wilt thou say  ,unto
 thy brother1 let me take away  ,the    
mote that's in thine eye1 when yet 'tis 
plain  ,the beam that's in thine own    
doth still remain8  ,first cast away the
 beam1 thou hypocrite1  ,from thine own 
eye1 so shall thy clearer sight  ,the   
better be enabled to descry1  ,and pluck
 the mote out of thy brother's eye4     
,give not to dogs the things that are   
divine1  ,neither cast ye your pearls   
before the swine  ,lest that they should
 their feet them trample under1  ,and   
turn upon you1 and rend you asunder4    

,ask1 and obtain2 seek1 and ye shall    
find2 do ye  ,knock1 and it shall be    
opened unto ye3  ,for he that seeks1    
shall find2 that asks1 obtain1  ,and he 
that knocks1 shall an admittance gain4  
,or what man is there of you1 if his son
    ,shall ask him bread1 will he give  
him a stone8  ,or if he ask a fish1 will
 he bestow  ,a serpent8 ,if then ye     
being evil know  ,to give your children 
good gifts1 how much rather  ,to them   
that ask him shall your heav'nly        
,father4  ,then what you wou'd men      
shou'd to you1 so do  ,to them3 for     
that's the law and prophets too4  ,enter
 in at the strait gate1 for the road    
,that doth unto destruction lead1 is    
broad2  ,and wide the gate2 and many    
there be that  ,enter therein3 because  
strait is the gate1  ,and narrow is the 
way that is inclin'd  ,to life1 and     
which there are but few that find4      
,false prophets shun1 who in sheep's    
clothes appear1  ,but inwardly devouring
 wolves they are3  ,ye by their fruits  

shall know them4 ,do men either  ,pluck 
grapes of thorns1 or figs or thistles   
gather8  ,even so each good tree good   
fruit will produce2  ,but a corrupt tree
 fruit unfit for use3  ,a good tree     
cannot bring forth evil food1  ,nor can 
an evil tree bear fruit that's good3    
,each tree that bears not good fruit's  
hewn down  ,and burnt1 thus by their    
fruits they shall be known4  ,not every 
one that saith ,lord1 ,lord1 but he     
,that doth my heav'nly ,father's will   
shall be  ,an heir of heaven3 many in   
that day  ,will call ,lord1 ,lord1 and  
thus to me will say2  ,have we not      
prophesied in thy name8  ,cast devils   
out1 done wonders in the same8  ,and    
then will ,i profess ,i know you not2   
,depart from me ye that have evil       
wrought4  ,whoso therefore these sayings
 of mine doth hear1  ,and doth them1 to 
a wise man ,i'll compare1  ,the which   
upon a rock his building founded1  ,the 
rain descended and the floods           
surrounded1  ,the winds arose1 and gave 

it many a shock1  ,and it fell not1     
being founded on a rock4  ,and ev'ry one
 that hears these sayings of mine1  ,and
 not to do them doth his heart incline1 
,unto a foolish man shall be compar'd2  
,who his foundation on the sand         
prepar'd3  ,the rain descended and the  
floods were great1  ,the winds did blow1
 and vehemently beat  ,against that     
house2 and down the building came1  ,and
 mighty was the downfall of the same4   
,and now when ,jesus thus had finished  
,his sayings1 the people were astonished
  ,thereat3 for not as do the scribes   
taught he  ,them1 but as one that had   
authority4        ,,the ,,prophecy ,,of 
,,jonah    ,,chap4 ,i4    ,now unto     
,jonah1 old ,amittai's son1  ,thus did  
the word of the ,almighty come1  ,and   
said1 ,arise1 go thou forthwith and cry 
',gainst that great city ,nineveh2 for  
why1  ,the sins thereof are come up in  
my sight4  ,but he arose1 that he to    
,tarshish might  ,flee from ,god's      
presence2 and went down and found  ,a   

ship at ,joppa unto ,tarshish bound3    
,he paid the fare1 and with them went on
 board  ,for ,tarshish1 from the        
presence of the ,lord4  ,but the        
,almighty a great wind did raise1  ,and 
sent a mighty tempest on the seas1  ,so 
that the ship was likely to be broken4  
,then were the mariners with horror     
stricken2  ,and to his ,god they cried  
every one2  ,and overboard was the      
ship's lading thrown  ,to lighten it3   
but down into the ship  ,was ,jonah     
gone1 and there lay fast asleep4  ,so to
 him came the master and did say1  ,what
 meanest thou1 ,o sleeper6 rise and pray
  ,unto thy ,god1 and he perhaps will   
hear1  ,and save us from the danger that
 we fear4  ,then said they to each      
other1 ,come let's try1  ,by casting    
lots1 on whom the fault doth lie1  ,in  
bringing all this evil now upon us4  ,so
 they cast lots1 and the lot fell on    
,jonas4  ,then said they1 ,we entreat   
thee let us know1  ,for whose cause we  
this evil undergo1  ,whence comest thou8

 ,what is thine occupation8  ,what      
countryman art thou8 ,and of what       
nation8  ,and unto them himself he did  
declare1  ,and said1 ,i am an ,hebrew1  
and do fear  ,the living ,lord1 the ,god
 of heaven1 who  ,alone hath made the   
sea and dry land too4  ,then were the   
men exceedingly afraid2  ,and1 wherefore
 hast thou done this thing8 they said3  
7,for they did understand he did forego 
,god's presence1 for himself had told   
them so47  ,what shall we do unto thee1 
then they said1  ,that so the raging of 
the sea be stay'd8  7,for it did rage   
and foam47 ,take me1 said he1  ,and cast
 me overboard into the sea2  ,so shall  
the sea be calm1 for on my score    ,i  
know it is1 that thus the waves do roar4
  ,nevertheless they rowed hard to gain 
,the land1 but all their labour was in  
vain2  ,so much against them did the    
tempest beat4  ,wherefore they the      
,almighty did entreat1  ,and said1 ,we  
do beseech thee1 and we pray1  ,o ,lord1
 that thou would'st not upon us lay     

,the charge of guiltless blood1 nor let 
it be1  ,that now we perish1 on th'     
account that we  ,take this man's life  
away2 for thou alone  ,as it hath       
pleased thee1 ,o ,lord1 hast done4  ,so 
they took ,jonah up1 and to the seas    
,committed him1 then did the tempest    
cease4  ,then did the dread of the great
 ,god on high1  ,seize on the mariners  
exceedingly4  ,and they did offer up a  
sacrifice1  ,and vowed vows unto the    
,lord likewise4  ,and now the ,lord for 
,jonah did contrive  ,a mighty fish1 to 
swallow 'im up alive1  ,and in the      
fish's belly for the space  ,of three   
days and three nights1 poor ,jonah was4 
,,chap4 ,,ii4    ,unto the ,lord his    
,god then ,jonah pray'd  ,out of the    
belly of the fish1 and said1  ,by reason
 of affliction1 which lay sore  ,upon   
me1 ,i the ,lord ,god did implore1  ,and
 he gave ear2 and from ,hell's ,belly ,i
  ,cry'd unto thee1 and thou1 ,lord1    
heard'st my cry3  ,for thou into the    
deep hadst cast me out1  ,and there the 

floods did compass me about2  ,in the   
midst of the sea1 thy waves were sent1  
,and all thy billows which my head      
o'erwent4  ,then said ,i though thy     
presence hath forsook  ,me1 to thy holy 
temple will ,i look4  ,the waters       
compassed about my soul1  ,and the great
 deeps did round about me roll1  ,the   
weeds were wrapt about my head1 ,i went 
,down to the bottom of the element2     
,the earth with her strong bars         
surrounded me1  ,yet thou1 ,o ,lord1    
from death hast set me free4  ,when my  
soul fainted1 on the ,lord ,i thought1  
,and to thee1 to thy temple then was    
brought  ,my prayer4 ,they their own    
mercies do despise1  ,who have regard to
 lying vanities4  ,but with the voice of
 my thanksgiving1 ,i  ,will offer       
sacrifice to thee on high1  ,and pay my 
vows which ,i have vow'd1 each one1     
,for why8 ,salvation's of the ,lord     
alone4  ,and now the fish1 as ,god did  
give command1  ,did vomit ,jonah out    
upon dry land4    ,,chap4 ,,iii4    ,and

 now the second time to ,jonah came     
,god's word1 and said1 ,arise1 go and   
proclaim  ,to that great city ,nineveh1 
what  ,have heretofore commanded thee to
 cry4  ,so ,jonah rose up1 and prepar'd 
to go  ,to ,nineveh1 as ,god had bid him
 do4  7,now was the city ,nineveh so    
great1  ,that it was three days' journey
 long complete7  ,and as into the city  
,jonah made  ,his first day's journey1  
he cry'd out and said1  ,when forty days
 shall be expired and past1  ,this city 
,nineveh shall be laid waste4  ,then did
 the ,ninevites with one accord1        
,believe this was the message of the    
,lord2  ,and did proclaim a fast1 and   
every one1  ,from greatest to the least1
 put sackcloth on3  ,for to the king    
this news was quickly flown1  ,and he   
arose1 and came down from his throne1   
,and having laid aside his robes of     
state1  ,he put on sackcloth1 and in    
ashes sate3  ,and issuing out his royal 
proclamation1  ,and through the city    
making publication  ,thereof 7being by  

the king and council sign'd7  ,a solemn 
and a general fast enjoin'd2  ,and said1
 ,i will1 that neither man nor beast1   
,nor flock1 nor herd1 shall their       
provision taste3  ,but let them all put 
sackcloth on and cry  ,unto the ,lord   
with greatest fervency2  ,yea1 let them 
all their evil ways refrain1  ,and from 
the violence which they retain4  ,who   
knows if ,god will yet be pleas'd to    
spare1  ,and turn away the evil that we 
fear8  ,and ,god beheld their works1 and
 saw that they  ,had turned from the    
evil of their way4  ,and ,god turn'd    
from his wrath1 and did revoke  ,the    
dreadful judgment whereof he had spoke4 
,,chap4 ,,iv4    ,but hereat ,jonah was 
extremely vext1  ,and in his mind       
exceedingly perplext3  ,and to the ,lord
 his ,god he pray'd1 and said1  ,o      
,lord1 ,i pray thee1 was not ,i afraid  
,of this1 when ,i was yet at home8      
,therefore  ,i unto ,tarshish took my   
flight before3  ,for that thou art a    
gracious ,god ,i know1  ,of tender      

mercy1 and to anger slow1  ,of great    
compassion1 and dost oft recall  ,the   
evil thou dost threat mankind withal4   
,now therefore1 ,lord1 ,i earnestly do  
pray  ,that thou would'st please to take
 my life away1  ,for ,i had better die  
than live4 ,dost thou  ,do well1 said   
,god1 to be so angry now8  ,so then out 
of the city ,jonah went1  ,and on the   
east side of it made a tent1#h  ,and    
underneath the shade thereof he sate1   
,expecting what would be the city's     
fate4  ,and over ,jonah's head behold   
the ,lord  ,prepar'd1 and caused to come
 up a gourd  ,to shadow him1 and ease   
him of his grief2  ,and ,jonah was right
 glad of this relief4  ,but ,god a worm 
sent early the next day1  ,which smote  
the gourd2 it withered away3  ,and when 
the sun arose1 it came to pass1  ,that  
,god a vehement east wind did raise2    
,besides the sun did beat upon his head1
  ,so that he fainted1 saying1 ,would ,i
 were dead1  ,for it is better for me   
now to die1  ,than thus to lead my life 

in misery4  ,and to distressed ,jonah1  
said the ,lord1  ,dost thou well to be  
angry for the gourd8  ,and he unto the  
,lord made this reply1  ,i do well to be
 angry e'en to die4  ,thou hast had     
pity1 ,jonah1 on the gourd1  ,for which 
thou didst not labour1 said the ,lord1  
,nor madest it to grow1 which also came 
,up in a night1 and perish'd in the     
same4  ,and should not ,i extend my     
gracious pity  ,to ,nineveh1 so populous
 a city1  ,where more than six score    
thousand persons dwell1  ,who 'twixt    
their right hand1 and their left can    
tell  ,no difference1 wherein are also  
found  ,cattle which do in multitudes   
abound4        ,,the ,,life ,,of        
,,joseph1  ,,taken ,,out ,,of ,,the     
,,latter ,,part ,,of ,,the ,,book ,,of  
,,genesis4    ,,chap ,,xxxvii4    ,when 
,jacob from his brother ,esau fled1  ,he
 by the hand of providence was led  ,to 
,padan-aram1 in ,assyria1 where  ,he    
serv'd his uncle ,laban twenty year2    
,during which time he was in all things 

blest1  ,and with a num'rous issue      
'mongst the rest3  ,amongst whom none so
 pleasing in his sight  ,as ,joseph was1
 who was his chief delight3  ,who by the
 time that ,jacob was return'd  ,into   
the land1 where's fathers had sojourn'd1
  ,was full arrived at seventeen years  
of age2  ,and by his hopefulness did    
then presage1  ,he was endued with a    
noble mind1  ,that would to virtuous    
actions be inclin'd2  ,for being sent to
 feed his father's flock1  ,among his   
brethren he great notice took  ,of what 
they did1 and if in any sort  ,they did 
amiss1 he thereof made report  ,unto his
 father1 and did thus create  ,his      
father's favour1 but his brethren's     
hate4  ,his father loved him better than
 the rest1  ,as being the son wherewith 
his age was blest4  ,and that his       
kindness might the more appear1  ,made  
him a party colour'd coat to wear4  ,but
 as it often haps1 his father's love    
,did in his brethren greater hatred     
move4  ,but that which most incens'd    

them was his dreams1  ,by which1 in a   
prophetic way1 he seems  ,their low     
submission1 and his future state  ,of   
greatness plainly to prognosticate4     
,for to his brethren thus his dreams he 
told1  ,and said1 ,as we were binding   
sheaves1 behold1  ,my sheaf arose and   
stood up in the field1  ,and all your   
sheaves stood round about1 to yield     
,obeisance unto mine3 ,and what1 must we
  ,indeed1 say they1 be subject unto    
thee8  ,their wrath increas'd1 this     
added to his crime4  ,and ,joseph       
dreamed yet a second time2  ,and said1  
,behold1 ,i saw the sun and moon1  ,and 
the eleven stars to me fall down4  ,at  
which his father highly was offended1   
,and for these words1 the lad he        
reprehended1  ,and said1 ,fond youth1   
dost thou pretend to shew  ,that ,i1 thy
 mother1 and thy brethren too1  ,must   
all submit to thee8 ,thou dost but      
dream3  ,but ,jacob kept his words1 and 
thought of them4  ,now ,jacob's sons did
 feed their flocks in ,shechem1  ,and he

 desired ,joseph to go seek them1  ,and 
find them out1 and come again and tell  
,if all things with them and their      
flocks were well4  ,so ,joseph went1 and
 wander'd here and there1  ,but could   
not find out where his brethren were1   
,until a man had told him their intent  
,of going to ,dotham1 where he also     
went4  ,and when his brethren at a      
distance saw him1  ,they held a         
consultation how to slay him1  ,and     
said1 ,here comes the dreamer1 we shall 
see  ,what the event of all his dreams  
will be2  ,for we will kill1 and in a   
pit will hide him1  ,and say some beast 
or other hath destroy'd him4  ,but      
,reuben somewhat tend'rer than the rest1
  ,endeavour'd to persuade them to      
desist  ,from murder1 saying1 ,into this
 pit let's cast him1  ,and this he said 
in hopes to have releas'd him4  ,and now
 when ,joseph came not dreading ought1  
,they stript him of his party colour'd  
coat1  ,and led him to a pit that was   
hard by1  ,and threw him into't1 but the

 pit was dry4  ,and sitting down to eat1
 they chanc'd to spy1  ,a company of    
,ishmaelites pass by1  ,who with balm1  
myrrh1 and spice1 their camels lading1  
,from ,gilead came1 and were to ,egypt  
trading4  ,then ,judah said1 ',twill do 
us little good  ,to slay our brother1   
and conceal his blood2  ,come therefore1
 brethren1 be advis'd by me1  ,let's    
sell him to these ,ishmaelites1 for he  
,is our own flesh1 and 'tis a cruel     
deed1  ,to kill him1 and to this they   
all agreed4  ,their brother then out of 
the pit they hale1  ,and to these       
merchants offer'd him to sale3  ,who1   
him for twenty silver pieces bought1    
,and with them to the land of ,egypt    
brought4  ,but ,reuben1 ignorant of what
 was done1  ,came to the pit1 and seeing
 the lad was gone1  ,he rent his clothes
 in a great consternation1  ,returning  
back with heavy lamentation4  ,and now  
that they might make their story good   
,they kill'd a kid1 and dipped in the   
blood  ,their brother ,joseph's coat1   

and home they came1  ,and to their      
father's view expos'd the same1  ,and   
said1 ,this we have found1 now thou dost
 know  ,whether it be thy son's coat1   
yea or no4  ,and ,jacob knew the coat   
full well1 and said1  ,now hath some    
evil beast devour'd the lad2  ,joseph is
 torn in pieces without doubt1  ,for1   
too1 too well ,i know this is his coat4 
,he rent his clothes1 and putting       
sackcloth on1  ,he for a long time      
mourned for his son4  ,his children     
striving to assuage his grief           
,endeavour'd to administer relief3  ,but
 he refus'd1 and said1 ,since he is     
gone1  ,i will in sorrow to the grave go
 down4  ,such lamentation made he for   
his son4    ,,chap4 ,,xxxix4    ,and now
 these merchants1 sons of ,ishmael1     
,again did poor afflicted ,joseph sell1 
,to an ,egyptian1 named ,potiphar1  ,the
 captain of ,king ,pharaoh's men of war4
  ,and ,god was with him1 and did       
greatly bless1  ,and crown his          
undertakings with success4  ,whereof his

 master being well aware1  ,committed   
all he had to ,joseph's care2  ,and made
 him overseer of his house1  ,and1 from 
the time his master us'd him thus1  ,the
 ,lord was pleas'd to give him to       
partake1  ,so many blessings1 e'en for  
,joseph's sake3  ,of that with plenty he
 was hedg'd about1  ,and prospered      
within door and without4  ,such was his 
master's love1 and he so just1  ,that   
all things were committed to his trust4 
,now ,joseph was grown up to manly      
stature1  ,of goodly presence1 and most 
comely feature4  ,wherefore his         
mistress1 with a lustful eye1  ,beheld  
his beauty1 and resolv'd to try1  ,if to
 unchaste embraces she could gain  ,the 
youth1 but her endeavours prov'd in     
vain3  ,for he refus'd1 and said1 ,my   
master knows  ,in all the house of      
nothing that he owes1#i  ,for his       
concerns are all at my dispose3         
,there's not a thing that he hath kept  
from me  ,but all is in my hand1 save   
only thee2  ,then how can ,i commit so  

foul a fact1  ,and the displeasure of my
 ,god contract8  ,yet still she sued1   
and still did he deny her1  ,refusing to
 be with her1 or lie by her4  ,now on a 
time when all the men were gone  ,out of
 the house1 and she was left alone3     
,and ,joseph at that instant coming in1 
,about some business he'd to do within2 
,she took advantage of their being      
together1  ,and held his clothes to     
force him to lie with her4  ,but ,joseph
 strove1 and from her hands got loose1  
,and left his coat1 and fled out of the 
house4  ,and when she saw that he had   
made's escape1  ,she call'd her         
servants1 and proclaim'd a rape3  ,come 
see now how this ,hebrew slave1 said    
she1  ,your master's favourite1 hath    
affronted me4  ,he came to violate my   
chastity1  ,and when he heard that ,i   
began to cry1  ,and call for help1      
afraid lest you should find him1  ,he's 
fled1 and left his garment here behind  
him4  ,and now to give her words the    
greater credit1  ,until her husband's   

coming home1 she hid it1  ,to whom she  
spake1 and said1 ,why hast thou brought 
,this ,hebrew here1 to set me thus at   
nought8  ,the slave attempted to defile 
my bed1  ,and when ,i cry'd1 he left his
 coat and fled1  ,see here it is4 ,which
 when he saw1 and heard  ,the heavy     
accusation she preferr'd1  ,he was      
exceeding wroth at his behavior1  ,and  
utterly cashier'd him from his favour2  
,nay more1 he cast him into prison1     
where  ,in fetters bound1 ,king         
,pharaoh's pris'ners were4  ,but        
,joseph's ,god1 who never yet forsook   
,him in extremity1 was pleas'd to look  
,with great compassion on his injuries1 
,and gave him favour in the keeper's    
eyes2  ,so that he was entrusted with   
the care  ,and charge of all the        
pris'ners that were there3  ,all were   
committed unto ,joseph's hand1  ,and    
what was done1 was done at his command4 
,the prison-keeper took no care at all1 
,of ought that he entrusted him withal2 
,because he saw that ,god was with him1 

and  ,all things did prosper that he    
took in hand4    ,,chap4 ,,xl4    ,and  
now1 whilst ,joseph in confinement lay1 
,it came to pass upon a certain day1    
,that ,pharaoh ,king of ,egypt1 being   
wroth  ,with his chief butler1 and chief
 baker both1  ,for their offences1 put  
them both in ward1  ,in the house of the
 captain of the guard3  ,into the place 
where ,joseph was confin'd1  ,unto whose
 custody they were resign'd2  ,and he   
attended on them in the prison4  ,and   
there they were continue'd for a season1
  ,during which time it chanced both of 
them  ,did in the same night dream each 
man his dream3  ,which dreams1 according
 to interpretation1  ,had to themselves 
particular relation4  ,and ,joseph      
coming early the next day1  ,into the   
room where ,pharaoh's servants lay1     
,beheld their countenances much         
dejected3  ,wherefore he said1 ,what    
evil hath effected  ,this melancholy    
frame1 what is't that causes  ,these    
marks of discontentment in your faces8  

,then said they1 ,we have dream'd each  
man his dream1  ,and there is no man to 
interpret them4  ,then ,joseph said1    
,your dreams to me make known4          
,interpretations are from ,god alone4   
,then unto ,joseph the chief butler told
  ,his dream1 and said1 ,methought ,i   
did behold  ,a vine1 whereon three      
branches did appear1  ,which seem'd to  
bud1 to blossom1 and to bear  ,clusters 
of full ripe grapes1 which to my        
thinking  ,i press'd into the cup for   
,pharaoh's drinking4  ,and ,joseph said1
 ,thy dream doth signify1  ,thou shalt  
enjoy thy former dignity3  ,the branches
 which thou sawest are three days1  ,in 
which ,king ,pharaoh will his butler    
raise  ,and to thy place again will thee
 restore1  ,and thou shalt serve him as 
thou'st done before3  ,but do not1 when 
it shall be well with thee1  ,forget me1
 but show kindness unto me1  ,and unto  
,pharaoh represent my case1  ,that ,i   
may be deliver'd from this place2  ,for 
,i was stol'n out of the ,hebrew's land1

  ,and also here am wrongfully detained4
  ,then the chief baker having          
understood1  ,that the interpretation   
was so good1  ,he told his dream to     
,joseph too1 and said1  ,lo1 ,i had     
three white baskets on my head1  ,and in
 the uppermost there seem'd to be1  ,of 
baked provision1 great variety1  ,fit   
for ,king ,pharaoh's table1 and there   
came  ,a flock of birds1 and seem'd to  
eat the same4  ,and ,joseph said1 ,thy  
dream portends thy fall1  ,for at the   
end of three days ,pharaoh shall  ,lift 
up thy head1 and hang thee on a tree1   
,so that the birds shall feast          
themselves on thee4  ,and on the third  
day ,pharaoh made a feast  ,unto his    
servants1 and among the rest  ,the      
butler and the baker were brought forth1
  ,the day being kept in memory of his  
birth4  ,and to his place ,king ,pharaoh
 did restore  ,his butler1 and he served
 him as before4  ,but the chief baker he
 condemn'd to die1  ,according unto     
,joseph's prophecy4  ,yet though the    

butler had regain'd his place1  ,he was 
unmindful of poor ,joseph's case4       
,,chap4 ,,xli4    ,and now when two     
years' time was fully past1  ,and       
,joseph from confinement not releast1   
,it came to pass that ,pharaoh dream'd1 
and  ,he seemed by a river-side to      
stand1  ,whence he seven fat            
well-favour'd kine beheld1  ,come up and
 grazed in the neighbouring field4  ,and
 after them there came up seven more1   
,lean and ill-favour'd1 and did soon    
devour  ,the seven fat kine which came  
up just before4  ,so ,pharaoh 'woke1 and
 mus'd awhile1 and then  ,soon as his   
sleep his dream returned again3         
,wherein he saw upon one stalk there    
stood  ,seven ears of corn exceeding    
rank and good1  ,and seven others1 with 
the east wind blasted1  ,and withered1  
sprang up1 and quickly wasted  ,the     
seven good ears1 and quite devour'd     
them3  ,and ,pharaoh 'woke1 and lo1 it  
was a dream4  ,and in the morning he was
 discontent1  ,and for the wise men and 

magicians sent1  ,to ease his mind2 but 
there was none of them  ,that could     
interpret to the king his dream4  ,then 
the chief butler1 making his address    
,unto ,king ,pharaoh1 said1 ,i now      
confess  ,my former faults1 for when the
 king was wroth  ,with his chief butler1
 and chief baker both1  ,it pleased him1
 to put us both in ward1  ,in the house 
of the captain of the guard3  ,and in   
one night we dream'd a dream1 each one  
,according to 's interpretation3  ,and  
there was then an ,hebrew there in ward1
  ,a youth that serv'd the captain of   
the guard3  ,to whom we told whereof we 
had been dreaming1  ,and he interpreted 
to us the meaning2  ,and what he said   
fell out accordingly1  ,me he restored  
to my dignity1  ,but told the baker he  
should surely die4  ,then ,pharaoh sent 
a messenger in haste1  ,and ,joseph from
 the dungeon was releas'd3  ,and having 
shav'd himself and chang'd his clothes1 
,into the presence of the king he goes4 
,to whom ,king ,pharaoh said1 ,i have   

been told  ,thou canst the meaning of a 
dream unfold3  ,now ,i have dream'd a   
dream1 and there is none  ,can give me  
the interpretation4  ,and ,joseph said1 
,i cannot do this thing  ,myself1 but   
,god shall answer thee1 oh king4  ,then 
,pharaoh said to ,joseph1 ,in my dream1 
,as ,i stood by a river's side1 there   
came  ,up from the river seven          
well-favour'd kine1  ,and fed upon the  
banks1 all fat and fine1  ,and after    
them there came up seven more1  ,lean   
and ill-favour'd1 and exceeding poor3   
,such as the land of ,egypt never bred1 
,and on the seven well-favour'd kine    
they fed1  ,and eat them up1 but 'twas  
not to be seen  ,that they had eat them1
 they look'd still so thin4  ,so ,i     
awoke1 and mus'd awhile1 and then  ,soon
 as my sleep1 my dream return'd again2  
,wherein ,i saw upon one stalk there    
stood  ,seven ears of corn1 exceeding   
rank and good3  ,then seven others1 with
 the east wind blasted1  ,and withered1 
came up1 and quickly wasted  ,the seven 

good ears1 and quite devoured them4     
,and being unsatisfied about my dream1  
,i sought unto the wise men of the      
nation1  ,but they could give me no     
interpretation4  ,and ,joseph said1 ,thy
 dream1 oh king6 is one1  ,god shews to 
,pharaoh what he will have done4  ,the  
seven fat kine and seven good ears agree
  ,to shew1 seven years of plenty there 
shall be4  ,the seven lean kine1 and    
seven blasted ears1  ,denote there shall
 be famine seven years4  ,this ,i       
declare to ,pharaoh1 ,god doth shew  ,to
 thee1 oh king6 what he's about to do4  
,behold seven years of plenty are at    
hand1  ,which shall be very great       
throughout the land4  ,and after them   
seven years of famine shall  ,arise1 and
 shall consume the land1 and all  ,the  
former plenty shall not be perceiv'd1   
,so much the land with famine shall be  
griev'd4  ,and since the dream was      
doubl'd to the king1  ,it is because    
,god hath decreed the thing1  ,and on   
this land the same will shortly bring3  

,now therefore if ,i may the king       
advise1  ,let him look out a man        
discreet and wise1  ,and make him       
overseer of the land3  ,and substitute  
men under his command  ,to gather a     
fifth part for public use1  ,of what the
 seven plenteous years produce2  ,and in
 the cities lay it up for store1        
,against the famine in the land grows   
sore2  ,and let it be repos'd in        
,pharaoh's hand1  ,that so the famine   
may not waste the land4  ,and when ,king
 ,pharaoh and his servants heard  ,the  
propositions ,joseph had preferr'd1     
,they were acceptable in ,pharaoh's     
eyes1  ,and in the eyes of all his court
 likewise3  ,so that he said1 ,can such 
an one be found8  ,a man in whom ,god's 
,spirit doth abound4  ,and ,pharaoh said
 to ,joseph1 ,forasmuch  ,as ,god's     
great kindness unto thee is such1  ,as  
to reveal this thing to thee1 ,i know   
,no man so wise or so discreet as thou4 
,be thou therefore the ruler of the     
land1  ,and let my people be at thy     

command2  ,thou shalt in all things be  
as great as ,i1  ,save only in the royal
 dignity4  ,behold this day ,i have     
advanced thee  ,said he1 to be a man of 
high degree  ,throughout the land4 ,and 
therewithal the king  ,bestow'd on      
,joseph his own royal ring2  ,and him   
with robes of state did richly deck1    
,and put a chain of gold about his neck1
  ,and in his second chariot made him   
ride1  ,and as he past1 ,bow down the   
knee they cry'd1  ,with so great honour 
was he dignifi'd4  ,and ,pharaoh said   
moreover1 ,i am king1  ,no man shall    
dare to purpose any thing1  ,or move his
 hand or foot in all this nation1       
,unless it shall be by thy approbation4 
,he also gave to ,joseph a new name1    
,and for a wife gave him a princely     
dame1  ,who was the daughter of a priest
 of fame4  7,now ,joseph had attained   
his thirtieth year1  ,when he before    
,king ,pharaoh did appear47  ,and he    
went out from ,pharaoh's presence1 and  
,began his progress over all the land4  

,now in the seven plenteous years1 the  
field  ,did its increase in great       
abundance yield4  ,and ,joseph gather'd 
all that plenteous crop1  ,and in th'   
adjacent cities laid it up3  ,which like
 unto the sand upon the shore1  ,did so 
abound that he could count no more1     
,such was the plenty that the earth then
 bore4  ,and unto ,joseph there was born
 a son1  ,even by the daughter of the   
priest of ,on1  ,before the years of    
famine were begun2  ,the which he call'd
 ,manasseh1 for1 said he1  ,god makes me
 to forget my misery1  ,and all my      
father's house4 ,and after him  ,was    
born another he called ,ephraim2  ,for  
,god1 saith he1 hath made me to possess 
,abundance in the land of my distress4  
,and when the seven plenteous years were
 gone1  ,the seven years of famine next 
came on1  ,as ,joseph said1 and there   
was a great dearth  ,in every nation    
throughout all the earth2  ,but in the  
land of ,egypt there was bread4  ,and   
when the people almost famished1        

,complained to the king1 he bade them go
  ,to ,joseph1 and whate'er he said to  
do4  ,and now the famine daily waxing   
sore1  ,joseph began to bring forth of  
his store1  ,which he had laid up for   
the public good2  ,to whom th'          
,egyptians came and bought their food4  
,and people from all countries far and  
near  ,to ,egypt came to buy provision  
there2  ,for in all lands the famine was
 severe4    ,,chap4 ,,xlii4    ,and now1
 behold1 when ,jacob had been told      
,that there was corn in ,egypt to be    
sold1  ,he said unto his sons1 ,why     
stand ye thus8  ,go down to ,egypt and  
buy corn for us2  ,that so our craving  
stomachs may be fed1  ,and not be here  
and die for lack of bread4  ,thus       
,jacob's ten sons were to ,egypt sent1  
,but ,joseph's brother ,benjamin ne'er  
went4  ,for why1 his father said1 ,i    
will not send him1  ,lest peradventure  
some ill chance attend him4  ,and       
,joseph's brethren came among the rest  
,to buy provision1 for they were        

distress'd4  ,now he was governor of all
 the land1  ,and all the corn of ,egypt 
in his hand4  ,wherefore his brethren1  
when they came to treat  ,with him for  
corn1 bow'd down e'en at his feet3  ,and
 he no sooner saw them but he knew them1
  ,and show'd himself extremely strange 
unto them3  ,and very roughly asked who 
they were1  ,from whence they came1 and 
what their bus'ness there4  ,and they   
made answer1 ,we thy servants from  ,the
 land of ,canaan to buy food are come4  
,now tho' they knew him not1 yet he knew
 them1  ,and calling now to mind his    
former dream1  ,he said1 ,i do suspect  
ye're come as spies1  ,to see in what   
distress our country lies4  ,but they   
reply'd again1 ,my lord1 we're come     
,only to buy some food to carry home4   
,think not thy servants spies1 but true 
men rather1  ,for we are all the        
children of one father4  ,nay1 nay1 said
 he1 but ye are come to pry  ,into the  
nation's great necessity4  ,but they    
reply'd again1 ,thy servants are        

,inhabitants of ,canaan1 and declare1   
,that we're twelve brethren1 whom one   
man begot1  ,the youngest is at home1   
and one is not  ,well then1 said        
,joseph1 hereby shall ,i know1  ,whether
 ye're spies1 as ,i have said1 or no2   
,now by the life of ,pharaoh do ,i      
swear1  ,until your brother come ,i'll  
keep you here4  ,send one of you and    
fetch the lad to me1  ,and you shall be 
confin'd1 so shall there be  ,a proof of
 what you say before mine eyes1  ,or by 
the life of ,pharaoh ye are spies4      
,then he for three days put them all in 
ward1  ,and on the third day said1 ,i   
have regard  ,to equity1 therefore if ye
 are true  ,and honest men1 do this2 let
 one of you  ,be bound in prison here1  
and let the other  ,go carry corn home  
and bring me your brother2  ,so shall ye
 be approv'd and shall not die4  ,and   
they prepared to do accordingly4  ,and  
as they were discoursing to each other1 
,they said1 ,we were in fault about our 
brother1  ,in that we saw his soul in   

great distress1  ,and yet were so       
exceeding pitiless1  ,as not to hearken 
to his earnest cries3  ,this is the     
cause of these our miseries4  ,and      
,reuben said1 ,you know ,i did forewarn1
  ,and beg that you would do the child  
no harm2  ,but you would not do then as 
,i desir'd1  ,and now his blood is at   
our hands requir'd4  ,thus they         
discours'd about the cause that brought 
,their present trouble1 but they little 
thought  ,that ,joseph knew of what they
 did confer1  ,because he spake by an   
interpreter4  ,and he being moved at    
their words withdrew  ,to weep1 and then
 returned to renew  ,his former talk2   
and choosing ,simeon out1  ,before them 
all he bound him hand and foot4  ,and   
gave command to fill their sacks with   
grain1  ,and to restore their money to  
'em again2  ,and for their journey gave 
them food to eat2  ,in such sort ,joseph
 did his brethren treat4  ,then with    
their asses laden towards home  ,they   
went1 and when into their inn they come 

,as one of them his sack of corn unty'd1
  ,to give his ass some provender1 he   
spy'd  ,his money in his sack again     
return'd2  ,wherefore he call'd his     
brethren and inform'd  ,them that his   
money was returned back4  ,behold1 said 
he1 it is here in my sack4  ,on sight   
whereof their hearts were sore dismay'd1
  ,and being very much affrighted said1 
,what is the thing that ,god's about to 
do1  ,that we do thus these troubles    
undergo8  ,then coming to their father  
they related1  ,after what sort they    
were in ,egypt treated3  ,and said1 the 
man that's lord of all the land1  ,and  
hath the store of corn all in his hand1 
,spake roughly to us1 and affirm'd that 
we  ,were come the weakness of the land 
to see4  ,to whom we said1 ,we are all  
honest men2  ,we are twelve brethren1   
whereof here are ten1  ,and two         
elsewhere1 all which one man begot1     
,the youngest's with our father1 one is 
not4  ,then said the ruler of the land1 
,hereby  ,shall ,i make proof of your   

integrity3  ,let one of you continue    
here with me1  ,and take provision for  
your family2  ,and get you gone and     
bring the youngest hither1  ,that so ,i 
may be satisfied whether  ,ye are true  
men1 as you make protestation1  ,then   
,i'll release him1 and give toleration  
,to you to come and traffic in the      
nation4  ,and now behold as they their  
sacks unloos'd  ,to empty out their     
corn1 there was unclos'd  ,in each man's
 sack his money therein bound1  ,as when
 they came from home1 which when they   
found1  ,both they and their old father 
were afraid2  ,and to his sons afflicted
 ,jacob said1  ,you of my children have 
bereaved me1  ,joseph and ,simeon now do
 cease to be2  ,and of my ,benjamin you 
would deprive me1  ,these things do ev'n
 into distraction drive me4  ,then      
,reuben said1 ,my father ,i resign  ,to 
thy disposing these two sons of mine2   
,give me the lad1 and let them both be  
slain1  ,if ,i do not return him safe   
again4  ,but he reply'd1 ,i will not let

 him go1  ,for why his brother is       
deceas'd you know2  ,and if upon the way
 some evil thing  ,should happen to the 
lad1 you then will bring  ,these my grey
 hairs with sorrow to the grave2  ,for  
he's the only comfort that ,i have4     
,,chap4 ,,xliii4    ,and now the famine 
still continuing sore1  ,and having     
spent all their late purchas'd store1   
,their father bids them to go down for  
more  ,to whom when ,judah had himself  
address'd1  ,he said1 ,the man did      
solemnly protest1  ,if we without our   
brother came again1  ,to seek his face  
would be for us in vain3  ,if therefore 
thou wilt send him1 well and good1      
,then will we willingly go down for     
food2  ,but if thou wilt not1 we must   
let thee know1  ,we are resolved that we
 will not go3  ,for1 as ,i said before1 
the ruler swore  ,without him we should 
see his face no more4  ,then ,israel    
said1 ,why were you so unkind  ,to say  
you had a brother left behind8  ,the    
man1 said they1 was so inquisitive1  ,he

 asked if our father were alive1  ,or if
 we had a brother1 whereunto            
,accordingly we answer'd1 could we know 
,if he would bid us bring the lad or no8
  ,moreover ,judah to his father said1  
,if thou wilt but entrust me with the   
lad1  ,we will begone1 that so both thou
 and we  ,may be preserved with our     
family3  ,i will be surety for him1 if  
,i fail  ,to bring him back1 on me the  
blame entail2  ,for if we had not       
lingered1 we had been  ,by this time    
here the second time again4  ,well then1
 said ,isr'el1 if it must be so1  ,my   
sons1 take my advice before you go2     
,provide some of the best fruits of the 
land1  ,to give the man a present from  
your hand2  ,balm1 myrrh1 and spices1   
and a little honey1  ,some nuts and     
almonds1 and take double money1  ,for   
peradventure it was a mistake1  ,in that
 our money was returned back4  ,and take
 your brother ,benjamin and go1  ,and   
,god ,almighty grant the man may shew   
,you mercy1 that you may bring back     

again  ,your other brother1 and my      
,benjamin1  ,and if ,i am bereav'd1 so  
have ,i been4  ,then did the men prepare
 the present1 and  ,they took their     
money double in their hand  ,with       
,benjamin1 and down to ,egypt went1     
,who unto ,joseph did themselves        
present4  ,who1 when he saw that        
,benjamin was come1  ,order'd his       
steward to conduct them home1  ,and to  
provide a dinner1 for1 said he1  ,i do  
intend these men shall dine with me4    
,then did the steward as his master     
said1  ,and brought them home1 whereat  
they were afraid1  ,and said1 ,the man  
hath caus'd us to come in1  ,because our
 money was return'd again2  ,to take    
occasion now to fall upon us1  ,and make
 us slaves1 and take our asses from us4 
,unto the steward they drew nigh        
therefore1  ,and thus communed with him 
at the door3  ,o sir1 say they1 we came 
at first indeed  ,to buy provision to   
supply our need2  ,and in our inn as we 
our sacks unloos'd1  ,we found our money

 therein all inclos'd  ,in its full     
weight1 whereat surpris'd with fear1    
,not knowing who had put our money      
there1  ,we now have brought it in full 
weight again1  ,and other money too1 to 
buy more grain4  ,peace1 peace1 said he1
 let not fear seize upon you  ,for ,i   
had the disposing of your money3  ,god1 
unto whom you and your father bow1      
,hath giv'n you treasure in your sacks  
,i trow4  ,and then releasing ,simon1   
who had been  ,confin'd in ,joseph's    
house1 he brought them in  ,and set them
 water1 and they wash'd their feet2     
,and gave their asses provender to eat4 
,then they made ready1 against ,joseph  
came1  ,their gifts1 in order to present
 the same  ,at noon2 for they were told 
he did design  ,to have their company   
with him to dine4  ,and now when ,joseph
 was returned home1  ,into his presence 
they with rev'rence come1  ,and brought 
their presents in and laid before him1  
,and fell down at his feet for to adore 
him4  ,then he inquired if they all were

 well1  ,and said1 ,when you were here  
,i heard you tell  ,of an old man1 your 
father1 how does he8  ,is he in health1 
or doth he cease to be8  ,whereto in    
humble sort they thus reply'd1  ,thy    
servant1 ev'n our father1 doth abide    
,in perfect health1 which having said1  
,they bowed their heads and great       
obeisance made4  ,and ,joseph viewing   
,benjamin his brother  7,they being both
 the children of one mother7  ,he asked 
if he were the lad of whom  ,they spake1
 then said1 ,god give thee grace1 my    
son4  ,then making haste to find a      
secret place  ,to weep1 because his     
bowels yearn'd apace  ,upon his brother1
 to his chamber went1  ,where having    
giv'n his troubled spirits vent1  ,he   
washed his face1 and did himself        
refrain1  ,and to his brethren then came
 forth again1  ,and bade his servants   
they should set on bread4  ,at his      
command the tables were all spread2     
,one for himself1 and for his friends   
another1  ,and for the ,egyptians one   

apart from either1  ,that so they might 
not eat bread altogether2  ,for it is   
held a great abomination  ,for them to  
eat among the ,hebrew nation1  ,and they
 were placed as their age required1     
,the eldest first1 whereat the men      
admired4  ,and from his table ,joseph   
sent them messes2  ,but in a larger     
manner he expresses  ,to ,benjamin his  
kindness1 which was such1  ,that he     
appointed him five times as much  ,as to
 the rest3 and they drank plenteously1  
,till they were merry in his company4   
,,chap4 ,,xliv4    ,and to his steward  
,joseph spake1 and said1  ,give these   
men corn as much as they can lade2  ,and
 in their sacks bind each man's money   
up1  ,and in the youngest's put my      
silver cup  ,besides his money3 and he  
made haste and did  ,according as his   
master had commanded4  ,and in the      
morning by the break of day1  ,with     
asses laden they were sent away3  ,and  
now1 e'er they had scarce the town's end
 pass'd1  ,he sent his steward after    

them in haste1  ,and said1 ,go1 follow  
them1 and ask them why  ,they have dealt
 by me so ungratefully8  ,and say unto  
them1 ,you have done great evil  ,to rob
 my master1 who hath been so civil1     
,and steal the cup wherein he drinks his
 wine2  ,is it not it whereby he doth   
divine8#aj  ,then he pursu'd and quickly
 overtook  ,them1 and these very words  
to them he spoke4  ,to whom they said1  
,why hath my lord such thought8  ,oh1   
,god forbid that we should be so        
naught2#aa  ,behold1 thou know'st we    
brought the money back  ,the which we   
found bound up in each man's sack1      
,which shews that we had no design to   
cheat2  ,how then should we now steal   
your master's plate8  ,with which of us 
thy servants it is found  ,let him be   
slain1 and we to slavery bound4  ,now as
 you say1 said he1 so let it be1  ,he   
shall be bound1 but you shall all go    
free4  ,then they unladed ev'ry man his 
beast1  ,and to his view expos'd their  
sacks in haste4  ,and he from first to  

last them searched round1  ,and lo1 the 
cup on ,benjamin was found3  ,thereat   
surpris'd1 each man his garment rent1   
,and lade his beast1 and back again they
 went4  ,and now when ,judah and the    
rest were come  ,to ,joseph's house1    
7for he was yet at home7  ,they fell    
before him to the ground1 to whom  ,he  
said1 ,what deed is this that you have  
done8  ,are you not sensible that such a
 one  ,as ,i1 can certainly thereof make
 trial8  ,then ,judah said1 ,my lord1   
there's no denial3  ,we cannot clear    
ourselves4 ,the ,lord hath sent1  ,for  
our misdeed1 this heavy punishment4     
,behold1 to be thy slaves we all are    
bound1  ,both we1 and he on whom the cup
 was found4  ,then ,joseph said1 ,the   
,lord forbid that ,i  ,should exercise  
so great severity3  ,for he with whom   
'tis found1 and he alone  ,shall be my  
servant1 you may all be gone4  ,then    
unto ,joseph1 ,judah drawing near1      
,said1 ,o my lord6 ,i pray be pleas'd to
 hear  ,thy servant speak1 and be not   

angry now1  ,for as ,king ,pharaoh is   
ev'n so art thou4  ,my lord did bid thy 
servants to discover  ,whether we had a 
father or a brother2  ,and we made      
answer that thy servants had  ,an       
ancient father and a little lad1  ,the  
child of his old age1 who was our       
brother1  ,and he the only child left of
 his mother1  ,his brother being dead2  
and that this lad  ,was all the comfort 
that our father had4  ,then thou wert   
pleas'd to bid thy servants bring  ,the 
lad1 that thou might'st have a sight of 
him4  ,and we made answer1 if the lad   
should leave  ,his father1 it would     
bring him to his grave3  ,and thou didst
 then protest it was in vain  ,for us   
without him to come here again4  ,then  
towards home thy servants went their    
way1  ,and told our father what my lord 
did say4  ,and in a while1 when all our 
corn was spent1  ,thy servant1 ev'n our 
father1 would have sent  ,to buy more   
food2 to whom thy servant said1  ,we    
cannot go except thou send the lad4     

,because the man did solemnly declare1  
,unless we brought him we should not    
come there4  ,and then thy servant1 ev'n
 our father1 said1  ,ye know that by my 
wife two sons ,i had1  ,and one of them 
went forth and came no more1  ,which    
made me think some beast did him devour4
  ,and if ,i now should also condescend 
,to let this go1 and mischief should    
attend1  ,you will with sorrow bring me 
to my end4  ,when to my father ,i shall 
come therefore1  ,and he shall see that 
,i do not restore  ,the lad again1 he   
certainly will die1  7,since in his life
 my father's life doth lie7  ,and we    
shall bring him to his grave thereby4   
,for ,i became a surety for the lad     
,unto my father1 unto whom ,i said1  ,if
 ,i do not in safety him deliver1  ,then
 let me bear the blame to thee for ever4
  ,i humbly pray thee1 therefore1 to    
accept  ,me in his stead1 and let me    
here be kept  ,my lord's bond-slave1 and
 let the lad go free3  ,for how can ,i1 
thy servant1 bear to see  ,the evil that

 shall on my father come1  ,if that the 
lad return not safely home4    ,,chap4  
,,xlv4    ,then ,joseph1 who by no means
 now could hide  ,his brotherly         
affection longer1 cry'd1  ,put all men  
forth2 and he was left alone  ,when to  
his brethren he himself made known4     
,then ,joseph weeping lifted up his     
voice  ,so loud1 that ,pharaoh's        
servants heard the noise4  ,and to his  
brethren did himself discover1  ,and    
said1 ,lo6 ,i am ,joseph your own       
brother2  ,and doth my father live8     
,whereat amaz'd1  ,they could not speak1
 but at each other gaz'd4  ,then ,joseph
 said1 ,come near1 ,i pray1 behold1  ,i 
am your brother ,joseph whom ye sold    
,to ,egypt1 be not grieved now          
therefore1  ,nor vex yourselves1 for    
,god sent me before  ,to save life2 for 
these two years there hath been  ,a     
famine1 and five more to come1 wherein  
,seed time nor harvest shall at all be  
seen4  ,the ,lord1 ,i say1 hath sent me 
to provide  ,a place1 and strangely save

 your lives beside4  ,so now ye sent me 
not1 but it was rather  ,the ,lord1 and 
he hath made me as a father  ,unto the  
king1 lord of his household1 and  ,a    
ruler over all this spacious land4      
,unto my father1 therefore1 go your way1
  ,and tell him1 ,thus doth thy son     
,joseph say3  ,the ,lord hath rais'd me 
to a high degree  ,in ,egypt1 tarry not1
 but come to me1  ,and thou shalt dwell 
in ,goshen and be nigh me1  ,and with   
provision there will ,i supply thee2    
,both thou and thine1 flocks1 herds1 and
 all thou hast1  7,for yet these five   
years will the famine last7  ,lest      
otherwise1 provision being scant1  ,thou
 and thy family may come to want4       
,behold1 both you and ,benjamin my      
brother  ,do see that it is ,i and not  
another4  ,go tell my father this       
amazing story1  ,and bring him hither to
 behold my glory4  ,then falling on his 
youngest brother's neck1  ,and he on    
his1 they o'er each other wept4  ,and to
 the rest he did likewise1 wherefore    

,they now were more familiar than       
before4  ,and now whilst they           
discoursed1 the report  ,of their       
arrival came to ,pharaoh's court1  ,and 
he was pleas'd thereat1 wherefore he    
said  ,to ,joseph1 let thy brethren     
straightway lade  ,their beasts with    
corn1 and thus unto them say1  ,unto    
your native country haste away1  ,and   
fetch your father1 and your households1 
and  ,i'll feed you with the good things
 of the land2  ,and since you are       
commanded by the king1  ,take wagons    
with you hence wherein to bring  ,your  
wives1 your little ones1 and come down  
hither1  ,your father1 you and yours    
altogether2  ,and never heed to bring   
your household stuff1  ,for here in     
,egypt you shall have enough4  ,then did
 the ,isr'elites accordingly3  ,and     
,joseph ordering them a large supply    
,of necessaries for their journey1 sent 
,wagons according to the king's intent4 
,and to each man he gave a suit of      
clothes1  ,but on his brother ,benjamin 

bestows  ,five suits1 and as a token of 
his love1  ,a sum of money over and     
above4  ,and thus he sent ev'n for his  
father's use1  ,of the best things that 
,egypt did produce1  ,ten asses load1   
and ten she asses load  ,of bread and   
meat1 to spend upon the road4  ,then    
sending them away1 he said1 ,i pray     
,see that you do not fall out by the    
way4  ,and leaving ,egypt with their    
num'rous train1  ,unto their father they
 returned again3  ,to whom1 as soon as  
e'er they did arrive1  ,they said1 ,our 
brother ,joseph's yet alive1  ,and lord 
of all the land1 which sore dismay'd    
,him1 for he scarce believed what they  
said4  ,then they of all that pass'd    
gave him relation4  ,and shewed the     
wagons for a confirmation  ,which being 
manifest before his eyes1  ,he rais'd   
himself1 and said1 ,it doth suffice2    
,joseph my son is yet alive1 and ,i     
,will go to see him once before ,i die4 
,,chap4 ,,xlvi4    ,then ,isr'el setting
 forward on his way  ,with all his      

household1 came to ,beersheba2  ,and    
offer'd sacrifice there to implore  ,the
 ,god his father ,isaac did adore4  ,and
 in the visions of the night ,god spake 
,to him1 and said1 ,fear not to         
undertake  ,this journey into ,egypt1   
for ,i am  ,the ,god of thy forefathers1
 ,abraham  ,and ,isaac2 to the land of  
,egypt ,i  ,will go with thee1 and there
 will multiply  ,thy offspring1 and of  
thee will surely make  ,a mighty nation1
 and will bring thee back2  ,and thy son
 ,joseph there thine eyes shall close4  
,after which vision he from thence      
arose1  ,and in the wagons which ,king  
,pharaoh sent1  ,he and his family to   
,egypt went3  ,his sons1 their wives and
 children1 and the rest  ,of their      
concerns1 whereof they were possest     
,when they in ,canaan dwelt1 and they   
were then  ,no more in number but       
threescore and ten4  ,and when to ,egypt
 ,israel drew near  ,he sent before him 
,judah1 to prepare  ,his way to ,goshen1
 which when ,joseph heard1  ,immediately

 his chariot he prepar'd2  ,and unto    
,goshen he directly went1  ,and to his  
father did himself present3  ,and being 
over-joy'd fell on his neck1  ,and for a
 good while thereupon he wept4  ,then   
,jacob said1 ,since thou yet liv'st1 and
 ,i  ,have seen thy face once more1 now 
let me die4  ,and ,joseph said1 ,my     
brethren ,i will go  ,unto ,king        
,pharaoh1 and will let him know  ,that  
you1 and all my father's house are come2
  ,and that your occupation when at     
home1  ,hath been in feeding cattle     
altogether1  ,and that you've brought   
your flocks and herds all hither4  ,now 
therefore when you come before the king1
  ,and he should ask you what your trade
 hath been1  ,say thus3 ,thy servants   
from our youth till now  ,have dealt in 
cattle1 we and our fathers too1  ,that  
he may let you dwell in ,goshen1 for    
,th' ,egyptians do a shepherd's life    
abhor4    ,,chap4 ,,xlvii4    ,then to  
,king ,pharaoh ,joseph went and said1   
,my father and his sons1 with all they  

had  ,in their own country1 are come    
down to me1  ,and in the land of ,goshen
 now they be4  ,five of his brethren    
also with him went1  ,whom he unto ,king
 ,pharaoh did present1  ,and ,pharaoh   
asked them about their trade1  ,and they
 unto the king reply'd and said3  ,we   
and our fathers while we were at home   
,were shepherds all1 and now behold1 we 
come  ,with all our flocks1 to get some 
pasture here1  ,for in our land the     
famine is severe4  ,we therefore pray   
thee to appoint a portion  ,unto thy    
servants in the land of ,goshen4  ,and  
,pharaoh said to ,joseph1 ,i empow'r    
thee  ,to use thy pleasure1 ,goshen is  
before thee2  ,settle thy father and thy
 brethren there1  ,and if among them    
active men there are1  ,commit my cattle
 to their special care4  ,and ,joseph   
brought his aged father in  ,before the 
king1 and ,jacob blessed him4  ,and     
,pharaoh asking him about his age1  ,he 
said1 ,the years of my life's pilgrimage
  ,are but an hundred thirty1 very few  

,and evil1 nor have ,i attain'd unto    
,the years of my forefathers longer age1
  ,which they pass'd thro' in this their
 pilgrimage4  ,and ,jacob bless'd the   
king again1 and then  ,out of his       
presence he return'd again4  ,and       
,joseph plac'd his father and relations 
,in ,egypt1 and appointed them          
possessions  ,in the best of the land1  
ev'n in the land  ,of ,rameses1         
according to the king's command3  ,and  
there he nourished them with fit        
supplies  ,of bread1 according to their 
families4  ,and now the people having   
spent their store1  ,and famine still   
increasing more and more1  ,egypt and   
,canaan too1 for want of bread1  ,were  
sore distress'd and almost famished4    
,and ,joseph took the money they did    
bring  ,to buy their corn1 and kept it  
for the king4  ,wherefore the people    
came to represent  ,their case to him1  
both corn and coin being spent4  ,and   
,joseph said1 ,if money be grown scant1 
,bring me your cattle and ye shall not  

want4  ,and they brought horses1 asses1 
and their flocks  ,and herds of cattle1 
ev'n all their stocks1  ,and gave to    
,joseph in exchange for bread1  ,for    
which the people he for that year fed3  
,and when that year was past1 the second
 year  ,they came again1 and said1 ,we  
can't forbear  ,to let thee know our    
want1 my lord doth know  ,thou hast our 
money and our cattle too1  ,and there is
 nothing left 7so hard's our fate7  ,but
 only each man's person and estate3  ,if
 thou wilt give us bread1 into thy hands
  ,will we resign our persons and our   
lands3  ,and be the servants of the king
 for ever4  ,from death therefore our   
hungry souls deliver1  ,and take some   
pity on our wretched state1  ,lest we   
die1 and the land be desolate4  ,and the
 ,egyptians sold each man his field1    
,because the famine over them prevail'd2
  ,and all their lands became the king's
 possession1  ,and ,joseph placed them  
at his own discretion4  ,but the land of
 the priests he purchased not1  ,for    

,pharaoh had assigned to them their lot3
  ,and they received their food from    
,pharaoh's hands1  ,wherefore they had  
no need to sell their lands4  ,and      
,joseph said unto them1 ,now behold1    
,you and your lands are unto ,pharaoh   
sold3  ,lo6 here is seed to sow in each 
man's field1  ,and when the land its    
ripe increase shall yield1  ,a fifth    
part shall belong unto the crown1  ,and 
the other four parts shall be your own1 
,for seed to sow your lands1 and for    
supplies  ,of food convenient for your  
families4  ,and they said2 ,thou hast   
sav'd our lives1 my lord1  ,thy gracious
 favour unto us afford1  ,and we will do
 according to thy word4  ,and ,joseph   
made it a decree1 to stand  ,ev'n to    
this day throughout th' ,egyptian land2 
,that ,pharaoh should have a fifth part1
 except  ,the priests' lands1 which unto
 themselves they kept4  ,and in the land
 of ,egypt ev'n in ,goshen1  ,did       
,isr'el dwell1 and therein had          
possession2  ,and grew and multiply'd   

exceeding fast4  ,and ,jacob liv'd till 
seventeen years were past3  ,so that the
 sum of ,jacob's age appears  ,to be an 
hundred forty-seven years4  ,and when   
the time approach'd that he must die1   
,he called ,joseph1 unto whom he said1  
,if ,i  ,have now found favour in thy   
sight1 ,i pray1  ,swear thou unto me    
that thou wilt not lay  ,my bones in    
,egypt1 for ,i fain would lie  ,among my
 ancestors when e'er ,i die1  ,and not  
be bury'd here2 therefore fulfil  ,this 
my desire2 and he reply'd1 ,i will3     
,and he said1 ,swear unto me1 which he  
did3  ,then ,jacob bow'd himself upon   
his bed4    ,,chap4 ,,xlviii4    ,and   
now when ,joseph heard his father lay   
,even at the point of death he hastes   
away  ,to visit him1 and took along with
 him  ,his son ,manasseh1 and's son     
,ephraim4  ,whereof when ,jacob heard he
 strength'ned  ,himself1 and rose and   
sat upon the bed3  ,and thus to ,joseph 
said1 ,lo6 ,god appeared  ,to me at ,luz
 in ,canaan1 and declared1  ,that he    

would bless1 and make me a great nation1
  ,and give my seed that land for a     
possession3  ,and ,jacob said1 ,behold1 
these sons of thine  ,as ,reuben and as 
,simeon shall be mine2  ,and all the    
rest that shall be born to thee         
,hereafter1 shall be thine1 and they    
shall be  ,call'd by the name of their  
own family4  ,behold thy mother died    
upon the way1  ,when ,i from ,padan     
came1 near ,ephratah1  ,the which is in 
the land of ,canaan1 where1  ,to wit1 in
 ,bethlem1 did ,i bury her4  ,and ,jacob
 seeing ,joseph's sons were there1  ,he 
asked of him who the children were4     
,and ,joseph said1 ,my father1 lo6 these
 be  ,the sons1 ,god in this place hath 
given me4  ,then ,jacob said1 ,i pray   
thee bring them nigh  ,to me1 and ,i    
will bless them e'er ,i die4  7,now     
,jacob's eyes1 by reason of age1 were   
dim7  ,and ,joseph brought his sons near
 unto him1  ,and ,jacob kissed and      
embraced them3  ,and said1 ,i never     
thought to see thy face1  ,and lo6 the  

,lord hath shewn me of thy race4  ,and  
,joseph from between his knees brought  
forth  ,his sons1 and bow'd himself even
 to the earth3  ,and in his right hand  
held up ,ephraim1  ,towards his father's
 left hand guiding him  ,and in his left
 hand to his father's right1  ,he held  
his son ,manasseh opposite4  ,and       
,isra'l stretching our his right hand1  
laid  ,it on the youngest1 namely       
,ephraim's head3  ,and laid his left    
hand wittingly upon  ,manasseh's head1  
although the eldest son4  ,and ,jacob   
blessed ,joseph1 saying1 ,the ,god  ,of 
heaven1 in whose paths my fathers trod1 
,who all my life hath nourish'd me1 even
 he  ,who from all evil hath redeemed   
me1  ,bless both the lads1 and let them 
bear my name1  ,and the name of my      
fathers ,abraham  ,and ,isaac1 and let  
them multiply  ,in the midst of the     
earth exceedingly4  ,and ,joseph seeing 
his father's right hand laid  ,on       
,ephraim's head1 he was displeas'd1 and 
said1  ,not so1 my father1 lay this hand

 upon  ,manasseh's head1 for he's the   
eldest son3  ,and therewithal attempted 
to have laid  ,his father's right hand  
on ,manasseh's head  ,but he refus'd and
 said1 ,i know't my son1  ,i know't full
 well1 he also shall become  ,a people1 
and be mighty3 ,but indeed  ,his younger
 brother shall him far exceed1  ,and    
many nations shall come from his seed4  
,thus ,jacob blessed them1 and said1 ,in
 thee  ,shall ,isra'l bless1 and say1   
,god make thee be  ,like ,ephraim and   
,manasseh4 ,thus did he  ,prefer the    
youngest to the first degree4  ,and     
,isra'l said to ,joseph1 ,lo6 ,i die1   
,but ,god shall visit you1 and certainly
  ,shall bring you back unto your       
father's land4  ,and thou shalt have a  
portion from my hand1  ,above thy       
brethren1 which with sword and bow  ,i  
took from th' ,amorite1 my deadly foe4  
,,chap4 ,,xlix4    ,and ,jacob called   
all his sons together1  ,and said1 ,ye  
sons of ,jacob come you hither3  ,and   
hearken what your aged father says1     

,who tells you what shall be in the last
 days4  ,reuben my first born1 of my    
strength the flow'rs1  ,the excellency  
of dignity and power3  ,unstable as     
water1 be for ever vile1  ,because thou 
did thy father's bed defile4  ,simeon   
and ,levi 're brethren4 ,instruments    
,of cruelty lodged in their tents4      
,come not1 my soul1 their secret        
councils nigh1  ,my honour1 with them   
have no unity3  ,for in their wrath they
 caused a man to fall1  ,and in their   
self-will digged down a wall4  ,curs'd  
be their anger1 fierce1 yea cursed be   
,their wrath1 for it was full of        
cruelty4  ,in ,jacob therefore let their
 seed be spread1  ,and every where in   
,israel scattered4  ,judah shall have   
his brethren's praise1 and they  ,shall 
bow before him2 he his foes shall slay4 
,judah's a lion's whelp return'd from   
prey1  ,he stoop'd1 he couch'd1 and as a
 lion lay2  ,as an old lion1 who shall  
dare molest1  ,or rouse him up1 when he 
lies down to rest4  ,the sceptre shall  

from ,judah never start1  ,nor a        
lawgiver from his feet depart2  ,until  
the blessed ,shiloh come1 to whom  ,the 
scatter'd people shall from all parts   
come3  ,binding his foal unto the       
choicest vine1  ,he wash'd his garments1
 all of them in wine3  ,his eyes shall  
with the blood of th' grapes look red1  
,and milky whiteness shall his teeth    
o'erspread4  ,lo6 ,zabulon shall dwell  
upon the sea1  ,and heaven for the      
ship's security1  ,and unto ,zidon shall
 his border be4  ,and ,issachar is a    
strong ass between  ,two burdens        
crouching1 who when he had seen  ,that  
rest was pleasant1 and the land was     
good1  ,his servile neck unto the yoke  
he bow'd4  ,dan as a judge shall over   
,isra'l sway1  ,he shall be as a serpent
 in the way1  ,to bite the horse1 and   
cast the rider down4  ,o ,god6 ,i have  
look'd for thy salvation4  ,gad by a    
troop shall be o'ercome1 but he  ,shall 
at the last obtain the victory4  ,the   
bread of ,ashur shall be fat indeed1    

,and royal dainties shall from his      
proceed4  ,like to a hind let loose is  
,naphtali1  ,he speaketh all his words  
acceptably4  ,joseph's a fruitful bough1
 whose branches tall  ,grow by a well1  
and over-top the wall3  ,by reason of   
hatred which the archers bore1  ,they   
shot at him and griev'd him very sore1  
,but ,joseph's bow in its full strength 
abode  ,and by the arm of ,jacob's      
mighty ,god1  ,he was indu'd with       
strength1 from whence alone  ,is        
,isra'l's shepherd1 and chief           
corner-stone3  ,ev'n by my father's     
,god1 who shall assist  ,thee1 by th'   
,almighty ,god shalt thou be blest1     
,with blessings from above1 and from    
below1  ,with blessings of the breast1  
and womb also4  ,thy father's blessings 
have prevail'd beyond  ,my ancestors4   
,unto the utmost bound  ,of the         
perpetual hills1 yea let them rest  ,on 
,joseph's head1 and let him be possest  
,of all1 who was divided from the rest4 
,young ,benjamin shall wolf-like take   

his prey1  ,and part by night what he   
hath took by day4  ,all these are the   
ten tribes of ,israel1  ,and thus their 
father did their fate foretell3  ,and   
blessed every one of them apart1        
,according to their personal desert4    
,moreover he gave them a charge and     
said1  ,lo6 ,i shall die1 but let my    
bones be laid  ,among my ancestors in   
,canaan1 where  ,of ,ephron1 ,abraham   
bought a sepulchre1  ,together with a   
field1 to be a place  ,of burial1 for   
him and all his race4  7,there ,abraham 
and ,sarah lie1 and there  ,they ,isaac 
and ,rebecca did inter1  ,and there when
 ,leah died ,i buried her47  ,the field 
was purchas'd of the sons of ,heth4     
,thus having said1 resigning up his     
breath  ,to him that gave 't1 his feet  
into the bed  ,he drew1 and so was      
number'd to the dead4    ,,chap4 ,l4    
,and ,joseph fell upon his father's     
face1  ,and did with tears his lifeless 
lips embrace3  ,and sends for his       
physicians and advises  ,them to embalm 

his father's corpse with spices4  ,and  
they did so1 and forty days did pass4   
7,for so the manner of embalming was7   
,and the ,egyptians mourned for the     
space  ,of three score and ten days1    
which being expired  ,he spake to       
,pharaoh's servants and desired1  ,that 
they would please to speak in ,pharaoh's
 ear1  ,and tell him that my father made
 me swear1  ,that ,i should bury him in 
,canaan1 where  ,he hath provided his   
own sepulchre4  ,i therefore pray thee  
that ,i may obtain  ,thy leave1 and ,i  
will soon return again4  ,and ,pharaoh  
said1 ,since thou hast sworn1 fulfil    
,thy oath1 according to thy father's    
will4  ,and ,joseph went up to accompany
  ,his father's corpse with great       
solemnity4  ,and with him went up       
,pharaoh's servants1 and  ,the prime    
nobility of all the land1  ,and         
,joseph's household1 and his brethren   
all1  ,only their flocks1 and herds1 and
 children small  ,were left behind4     
,moreover there went up  ,chariots and  

horsemen1 ev'n a mighty troop4  ,and    
they came up to ,atad's threshing floor 
,beyond the river ,jordan1 where full   
sore  ,they mourned for him till seven  
days were past1  ,so long their mourning
 in that place did last4  ,which when   
the ,canaanites beheld they said1       
,surely some eminent ,egyptian's dead4  
,wherefore they call'd it               
,abel-mizraim4#ab  ,thus did his sons as
 he commanded them4  ,for to the land of
 ,canaan they convey'd  ,him1 and in    
,machpelah near ,mamre1 laid  ,his body 
in the cave which ,ephron sold  ,to     
,abraham1 for him and his to hold4  ,and
 thus when ,joseph fully had perform'd  
,his father's will1 to ,egypt he        
return'd1  ,together with his brethren1 
and with all  ,them that came with him  
to the funeral4  ,now ,joseph's brethren
 being well aware  ,that they were      
fatherless1 began to fear  ,that he     
would hate them1 and requite them all   
,the evil they had treated him withal4  
,wherefore to him they sent a messenger 

,and said1 ,behold our father did       
declare  ,before he died1 that we should
 come and say1  ,forgive thy brethren's 
trespasses1 ,i pray2  ,and their        
misdeeds1 for they have been unkind4    
,and now we humbly pray thee be inclin'd
  ,to pardon our offences1 and the      
rather  ,for that we serve the ,god e'en
 of thy father4  ,and ,joseph wept when 
they thus spake1 and they  ,came nearer1
 and before him prostrate lay1  ,and    
said1 ,we are thy servants all this day4
  ,and ,joseph bad them not to be       
afraid1  ,for in the place of ,god am ,i
 he said3  ,for though you meant me ill1
 ,god meant it good1  ,and sent me      
hither to provide you food4  ,now       
therefore trouble not yourselves1 for ,i
  ,will nourish you1 and all your       
family4  ,after this manner did he      
satisfy1  ,and treat them with extreme  
civility4  ,and ,joseph and his father's
 house remain'd  ,in ,egypt1 and he     
liv'd till he attain'd  ,an hundred and 
ten years1 and liv'd to see  ,of        

,ephraim's children to the third degree4
  ,and ,macher's children of ,manasseh's
 tribe  ,were also born some time before
 he died4  ,then ,joseph said1 ,my      
brethren1 lo6 ,i die1  ,but ,god will   
visit you undoubtedly2  ,and to that    
land again whereof he spake  ,unto our  
ancestors1 will bring you back4  ,and   
,joseph also made his brethren swear1   
,that they would not inter his body     
there4  ,and thus he ended his life's   
pilgrimage1  ,being an hundred and ten  
years of age2  ,and was embalm'd1 and in
 a coffin laid1  ,in ,egypt1 till he    
could be thence convey'd4          ,,the
 ,,general ,,epistle ,,of ,,james       
,,chap4 ,i4    ,unto the twelve tribes  
scattered abroad1  ,james1 an apostle of
 the living ,god1  ,and of the ,lord    
,christ ,jesus1 salutation4  ,my        
brethren1 when you fall into temptation 
,of divers kinds1 rejoice1 as men that  
know  ,from trial of your faith doth    
patience flow4  ,but let your patience  
have its full effect1  ,that you may be 

entire1 without defect4  ,if any of you 
lack wisdom1 let him cry  ,to ,god1 and 
he will give it lib'rally1  ,and not    
upbraid4 ,but let him ask in faith1     
,not wavering1 for he that wavereth1    
,unto a wave o' th' sea ,i will compare1
  ,driv'n with the wind and tossed here 
and there4  ,for let not such a man     
himself deceive1  ,to think that he     
shall from the ,lord receive4  ,a       
double-minded man most surely lacketh   
,stability in all he undertaketh4  ,let 
ev'ry brother of a low degree  ,rejoice 
in that he is advanc'd1 but he  ,that's 
rich in being made low1 for he shall    
pass  ,away1 as doth the flow'r of the  
grass4  ,for as the grass1 soon as the  
sun doth rise1  ,is scorch'd by reason  
of the heat1 and dies2  ,its flow'r     
fades1 and it retains no more  ,the     
beauteous comeliness it had before1  ,so
 fades the rich man1 maugre all his     
store4  ,the man is blest that doth     
endure temptation  ,for when he's try'd1
 the crown of ,god's salvation1  ,the   

which the ,lord hath promised to give   
,to them that love him1 that man shall  
receive4  ,let no man be possest with a 
persuasion1  ,to say1 when he falls     
under a temptation1  ,that ,god's the   
cause2 for with no evil can  ,god be    
tempted1 nor tempts he any man4  ,but   
every man is tempted when he's drawn    
,away1 and by his lusts prevail'd upon2 
,then when lust hath conceiv'd1 it      
ushereth  ,in sin1 and sin when finished
 brings death4  ,err not1 my brethren1  
whom ,i dearly love1  ,each good and    
perfect gift is from above1  ,down from 
th' original of lights descending1      
,with whom's no change1 nor shadow      
thereto tending1  ,according to his own 
good pleasure1 he  ,begat us with the   
word of truth1 that we  ,should as the  
first fruits of his creatures be4       
,wherefore1 beloved brethren1 ,i entreat
  ,you to be swift to hear1 and slow to 
speak1  ,and slow to wrath1 for wrath   
cannot incline  ,the sons of men to     
righteousness divine4  ,wherefore       

avoiding ev'ry filthiness1  ,and        
superfluity of naughtiness3  ,receive   
with meekness the engrafted word1       
,which can salvation to your souls      
afford4  ,but be ye doers of the word   
each one1  ,and not deceive yourselves  
to hear alone2  ,for he that hears the  
word and doth it not1  ,is like unto a  
man that hath forgot  ,what kind of man 
he was1 tho' in a glass  ,he just before
 beheld his nat'ral face4  ,but whoso   
minds the law of liberty  ,in its       
perfection1 and continually  ,abides    
therein1 forgets not what he's heard1   
,but doth the work and therein hath     
reward4  ,if any man among you seem to  
be  ,religious1 he deceives himself if  
he  ,doth not his tongue as with a bit  
restrain2  ,and all that man's religion 
is but vain4  ,religion1 pure and       
undefil'd1 which is  ,acceptable before 
the ,lord1 is this3  ,to visit widows   
and the fatherless1  ,in time of their  
affliction or distress2  ,and so to     
regulate his conversation1  ,as to be   

spotless in his generation4    ,,chap4  
,,ii4    ,faith of the ,lord of glory1  
,jesus ,christ1  ,doth with respect of  
persons not consist2  ,for if1 my       
brethren1 when there shall come in  ,to 
your assembly one with a gold ring1  ,in
 goodly clothes1 and there shall also be
  ,another man that's meanly cloth'd1   
and ye  ,shall have respect to him in   
rich attire1  ,and say unto him1 come   
thou1 sit up higher2  ,and bid the poor 
man stand or sit below1  ,are ye not    
partial then1 and plainly show1  ,that  
you do judge amiss in what you do8      
,hearken1 my brethren1 hath not ,god    
elected  ,the poor1 who by this world   
have been rejected2  ,yet rich in faith1
 and of that kingdom heirs1  ,which ,god
 will give his foll'wers to be theirs8  
,but you1 my brethren1 do the poor      
despise4  ,do not the rich men o'er you 
tyrannise2  ,and hale ye to their       
courts2 that worthy name  ,by which     
you're call'd do not they blaspheme8    
,then if ye do the royal law fulfil1    

,to love thy neighbour as thyself1 'tis 
well1  ,according to the scripture2 but 
if ye  ,shall have respect to persons1  
ye shall be  ,guilty of sin1 and by the 
law condemn'd1  ,as such who have its   
righteousness contemn'd4  ,for he that  
shall but in one point offend1  ,breaks 
the whole law1 whate'er he may pretend4 
,for he that doth forbid adultery1      
,forbids likewise all acts of cruelty4  
,now tho' thou be not an adulterer1     
,yet if thou kill1 thou shalt thy       
judgment bear4  ,so speak and do as     
those men that shall be  ,judg'd by the 
perfect law of liberty3  ,for he shall  
judgment without mercy know2  ,that to  
his neighbour doth no mercy show2  ,and 
mercy triumphs against judgment too4    
,brethren what profit is't if a man     
saith  ,that he hath faith1 and hath not
 works2 can faith  ,save him8 ,if any of
 the brotherhood  ,be destitute of      
clothes or daily food1  ,and one of you 
shall say1 ,depart in peace1  ,be warned
 or be ye fill'd ne'ertheless4  ,ye do  

not furnish them with what they need1   
,wat boots it8 ,thus faith without works
 is dead4  ,yea may a man say1 thou dost
 faith profess1  ,and ,i good works1 to 
me thy faith express  ,without thy      
works1 and ,i will plainly show  ,my    
faith unto thee by the works ,i do4     
,thou dost believe there is one ,god1   
'tis true1  ,the devils do believe and  
tremble too4  ,but wilt thou know1 vain 
man1 that faith is dead1  ,which with   
good works is not accompany'd4  ,was not
 our father ,abraham justify'd  ,by     
works1 and by the same his faith was    
try'd2  ,when he his ,isaac to the altar
 brought2  ,seest thou how with his     
works his faith then wrought8  ,and with
 his works he perfected his faith8  ,and
 so the scripture was fulfill'd1 which  
saith1  ,abraham believed ,god1 and     
'twas imputed  ,for righteousness1 and  
he ,god's friend reputed4  ,thus may you
 see1 that by works ev'ry one  ,is      
justify'd1 and not by faith alone4      
,thus was the harlot ,rahab justify'd   

,by works1 when she the messengers did  
hide1  ,and by another way their feet   
did guide4  ,for as the body's dead     
without the spirit1  ,so aith without   
works never can inherit4    ,,chap4     
,,iii4    ,affect not1 brethren1        
superiority1  ,as knowing that we shall 
receive thereby  ,the greater           
condemnation in the end3  ,for we in    
many things do all offend4  ,who doth   
not with his tongue offend1 he can      
,guide his whole body1 he's a perfect   
man4  ,behold1 in horses' mouths we     
bridles put1  ,to rule and turn their   
bodies quite about4  ,behold likewise   
the ships1 which tho' they be  ,of      
mighty bulk1 and thro' the raging sea   
,are driv'n by the strength of winds1   
yet they  ,by a small helm the pilot's  
will obey4  ,ev'n so the tongue of man1 
which tho' it be  ,but a small member1  
in a high degree  ,it boasts of things4 
,behold1 we may remark  ,how great a    
matter's kindled by a spark4  ,the      
tongue's a fire1 a world of ill1 which  

plac'd  ,among the members1 often has   
disgrac'd  ,all the whole body1 firing  
the whole frame  ,of nature1 and is     
kindl'd by hell flame4  ,all kind of    
beasts and birds that can be nam'd1     
,serpents and fishes1 are and have been 
tam'd  ,by mankind2 but the tongue can  
no man tame1  ,a stubborn evil full of  
deadly bane4  ,we therewith ,god the    
,father bless1 and we  ,therewith curse 
men made like the ,deity3  ,blessing and
 cursing from the same mouth flow1      
,these things1 my brethren1 ought not to
 be so4  ,is any fountain of so strange 
a nature1  ,at once to send forth sweet 
and bitter water8  ,can olives1         
brethren1 on a fig-tree grow1  ,or figs 
on vines8 no more can water flow  ,from 
the same fountain sweet and bitter too4 
,he that's endu'd with wisdom and       
discretion  ,amongst you1 let that may  
by the profession  ,of meekness1 wisely 
give a demonstration1  ,of all his      
works1 from a good conversation4  ,but  
if your hearts are full of bitterness   

,and strife1 boast not1 nor do the truth
 profess4  ,this wisdom is not from     
above descending1  ,but earthly1        
sensual1 and to evil tending3  ,for     
where there's strife and envying there's
 confusion  ,and ev'ry evil work in the 
conclusion4  ,but the true wisdom that  
is from above1  ,is1 in the first place1
 pure1 then full of love1  ,then gentle 
and entreated easily1  ,next merciful1  
without partiality1  ,full of good      
fruits1 without hypocrisy4  ,and what is
 more1 the fruits of righteousness  ,is 
sown in peace1 of them that do make     
peace4    ,,chap4 ,,iv4    ,from whence 
come wars and fights1 come they not     
hence1  ,ev'n from th' inordinate       
concupiscence  ,that in your members    
prompts to variance8  ,you lust and have
 not1 kill and desire to have2  ,but    
ne'ertheless obtain not what you crave4 
,with war and fighting ye contend1 yet  
have not  ,the things which you desire1 
because you crave not2  ,ye crave but   
don't receive1 the reason's just1  ,ye  

crave amiss to spend it on your lust4   
,you that live in adultery1 know not ye 
,the friendship of the world is enmity  
,with ,god8 ,he is ,god's enemy         
therefore  ,that doth the friendship of 
the world adore4  ,do ye think that th' 
scripture saith in vain1  ,the spirit   
that lusts to hate1 doth in you reign8  
,but he bestows more grace1 wherefore he
 says1  ,god scorns the proud1 but doth 
the humble raise4  ,unto the ,lord      
therefore submissive be1  ,resist the   
devil and he'll from you flee4  ,draw   
nigh to ,god1 and he'll to you draw     
nigh4  ,make clean your hands you       
sinners1 purify  ,your hearts you       
double-minded1 weep and mourn1  ,and be 
afflicted1 let your laughter turn  ,to  
sorrow1 and your joy to sadness3 stoop  
,before the ,lord1 and he will lift you 
up4  ,my brethren1 speak not evil of    
each other2  ,he that doth judge and    
speak ill of his brother1  ,doth judge  
and speak ill of the law2 therefore  ,if
 thou dost judge the law1 thou art no   

more  ,a doer of the same1 but dost     
assume  ,the judgment-seat1 and art     
thyself become  ,a judge thereof4 ,there
 is but one law-giver1  ,that's able to 
destroy and to deliver2  ,who then art  
thou that dost condemn thy neighbour8   
,go to now1 you that say1 to such a     
place  ,to-morrow will we go1 and for   
the space  ,of one whole year1 or so1   
will there remain1  ,and buy and sell1  
and get great store of gain3  ,whereas  
ye know not what a day may do4  ,for    
what's the life of man8 ,ev'n like unto 
,a vapour1 which1 tho' for a while it   
may  ,appear1 it quickly vanisheth away4
  ,so that ye ought to say1 ,if ,god    
permit  ,us life and health1 we will    
accomplish it4  ,but now ye glory in    
your confidence1  ,such glorying is of  
evil consequence4  ,he therefore that   
doth know1 and doth not act  ,the thing 
that's good1 doth guilt thereby         
contract4    ,,chap4 ,v4#ac    ,go to   
now1 ,o ye rich men1 howl and cry1      
,because of your approaching misery3    

,your riches are corrupted1 and the     
moths  ,have ent'red1 and have eaten up 
your clothes4  ,your gold and silver's  
canker'd1 and the rust  ,thereof1 shall 
be an evidence that's just  ,against    
you1 and like fire your flesh devour3   
,against the last days ye have heap'd up
 store4  ,the hire of them that reaped  
down your field1  ,the which by you is  
wrongfully withheld4  ,cries1 and the   
voice thereof hath reach'd the ears     
,ev'n of the ,god of sabbath1 and he    
hears4  ,your lives in pleasure ye on   
earth have led1  ,and as in days of     
slaughter nourished  ,your wanton       
hearts1 and have condemn'd and slain    
,the just1 and he doth not resist again4
  ,be patient therefore1 brethren1 ev'n 
unto  ,the coming of the ,lord3 behold1 
ev'n so  ,the husbandman expecteth      
patiently  ,the precious increase of the
 earth to see1  ,with patience waiting  
till he doth obtain  ,the showers of    
early and of latter rain4  ,so be ye    
patient1 fixing stedfastly  ,your       

hearts1 for the coming of the ,lord     
draws nigh4  ,grieve not each other1    
brethren1 lest ye bear  ,the            
condemnation2#ad lo6 the judge stands   
near4  ,the prophets1 brethren1 who all 
heretofore  ,in the name of the ,lord   
their witness bore1  ,take for examples 
in their sufferings  ,and patience3 they
 that endure such things1  ,ye know are 
counted blest4 ,have ye not read  ,of   
,job1 how patiently he suffered8  ,have 
ye not seen in him what was ,god's end2 
,how he doth pity and great love extend8
  ,my brethren1 but above all things    
forbear1  ,by heav'n or earth1 or       
otherwise to swear2  ,but let your yea  
be yea1 your nay be nay1  ,lest ye      
become reprovable ,i say4  ,let him sing
 psalms that's merry2 he that's griev'd1
  ,let him by prayer seek to be         
reliev'd4  ,if any of you by sickness be
 distress'd1  ,let him the elders of the
 church request  ,that they would come  
and pray for him a while2  ,anointing   
him in the ,lord's name with oil2  ,so  

shall the pray'r that is of faith       
restore  ,the sick1 and ,god shall raise
 him as before4  ,and all th' offences  
which he hath committed  ,shall be      
forgiv'n1 and he shall be acquitted4    
,confess your faults each one unto his  
brother1  ,and put up supplications for 
each other1  ,that so you may be heal'd2
 the fervency  ,of just men's prayers   
prevails effectually4  ,elias was a man 
as frail as we are1  ,and he was earnest
 with the ,lord in pray'r1  ,that there 
might be no rain1 and for the space  ,of
 three years and six months no rain     
there was3  ,and afterward1 when he     
again made suit1  ,the heav'n gave rain1
 the earth brought forth her fruit4  ,if
 any one shall from the truth desert1   
,and one1 my brethren1 shall that man   
convert2  ,let him be sure1 that he that
 doth recall  ,the poor backsliding     
sinner from his fall1  ,shall save a    
soul from death1 and certainly  ,shall  
hide a multitude of sins thereby4       
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,grace ,abounding1  

,no4 #c4    #b4 ,george ,herbert1 in    
that admirable poem called ',the        
,temple1'  introduces his reader tot he 
church porch thus3--      ',thou1 whose 
sweet youth and early hopes enhance     
,thy rate and price1 and mark thee for a
 treasure2  ,hearken unto a verser1 who 
may chance  ,rhyme thee to good1 and    
make a bait of pleasure4  ,a verse may  
find him1 who a sermon flies1  ,and turn
 delight into a sacrifice4'      #c4    
',an husband1' c4 i4 #ab4    #d4 ',set  
abroach1' in a posture to run out1 or   
yield the liquor  contained4--,ed4      
#e4 ',an ephah1' a measure containing   
three pecks and three  pints4--,calmet4 
#f4 ,similar to ,christian's            
exclamation1 when calling to ,faithful  
to stop and bear him company4 ,see      
,pilgrim's ,progress1 ,part #ast4    #g4
 ,these lines1 and those on the next    
page1 ',the eye's the light  o' th'     
body1' remind one of ,bunyan's style in 
his ,apology for  the ,pilgrim's        
,progress1--    ',dost thou love picking

 meat8 ,or would'st thou see ,a man i'  
th'  clouds1 and hear him speak to      
thee8'--,ed4    #h4 ,a cover1 a booth1  
bower1 or hut made of the boughs of     
trees4--,ed4    #i4 ',he owes1' a       
contraction for 'he owneth4'--,ed4      
#aj4 ,the word translated 'divine1'     
means to eye subtly1 to search1 to  try4
 ,verse #e may be rendered1 ',and he    
will search deeply for it'2  and in     
verse #ae1 ',know ye not that a man like
 me would search deeply1'  alluding to  
the certainty of detection1 but not by  
divination4--,ed4    #aa4 ',so naught1' 
so corrupt1 bad1 or worthless4--,ed4    
#ab4 ,the mourning of ,egypt4--,ed4     
#ac4 ,by a typographical error1 in the  
original edition1 it is  misprinted     
,,chap4 ,,xlvi4    #ad4 ,how admirably  
does ,bunyan enlarge upon this in his   
',peaceable  principles yet true4'      
999999    ,an ,exposition on the ,,first
 ,,ten ,,chapters ,,of ,,genesis1 ,and  
,part of  the ,eleventh    ,an          
unfinished commentary on the ,bible1    

found among the author's  papers after  
his death1 in his own handwriting2 and  
published in  #afia1 by ,charles ,doe1  
in a folio volume of the works of ,john 
,bunyan4    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the  
,,editor    ,being in company with an   
enlightened society of ,protestant      
dissenters  of the ,baptist             
denomination1 ,i observed to a doctor of
 divinity1  who was advancing towards   
his seventieth year1 that my time had   
been delightfully engaged with ,john    
,bunyan's commentary on ,genesis4       
,what1 said the ,d4,d41 with some       
appearance of incredulity1 ,bunyan  a   
commentator--upon ,genesis66            
,impossible6 ,well1 ,i never heard of   
that work of the good ,bunyan before4   
,why1 where is it to be found8  ,yes1 it
 is true that he has commented on that  
portion of sacred  scripture1 containing
 the cosmogony of creation--the fall of 
man--the  first murder--the deluge--and 
other facts which have puzzled the  most
 learned men of every age2 and he has   

proved to be more learned  than all     
others in his spiritual perceptions4 ,he
 graduated at a  higher university--a   
university unshackled by human laws1    
conventional  feelings1 and preconceived
 opinions4 ,his intense study of the    
,bible1 guided by the teaching of the   
,holy ,spirit1 enabled him to  throw a  
new and beautiful light upon objects    
which are otherwise  obscure4 ,oh6 that 
young ministers1 while attaining        
valuable  book learning1 may see the    
necessity of taking a high degree in1   
and of never forgetting this ,bible     
university6 ,reader1 is it not          
surprizing1 that such a treatise should 
have remained comparatively  hidden for 
more than one hundred and fifty years4  
,it has been  reprinted in many editions
 of ,bunyan's works3 but in all1 except 
the first1 with the omission of the     
scripture references2 and with  errors  
of so serious a character as if it was  
not intended to be  read4 ,even in      
printing the text of ,genesis #g3g      

,noah's three sons  do not enter the    
ark6 although in #h3af they are         
commanded to go  forth out of the ark4  
,it is now presented to the public      
exactly  as the author left it1 with the
 addition of notes1 which it is  hoped  
will illustrate and not encumber the    
text4    ,this exposition is evidently  
the result of long and earnest study  of
 the holy scriptures4 ,it is the history
 of the creation and of  the flood      
explained and spiritualized1 and had it 
been originally  published in that form 
and under a proper title1 it would most 
probably  have become a very popular    
work4 ,the author's qualifications for  
writing this commentary were exclusively
 limited to his knowledge  of holy writ4
 ,to book learning he makes no          
pretensions4 ,he tells  us that in his  
youth ,god put it into my parents hearts
 to put me  to school1 to learn to read 
and write as other poor men's children2 
though1 to my shame1 ,i confess1 ,i did 
soon lose that little ,i  learnt even   

almost utterly4 ,in after life1 his time
 was occupied  in obtaining a livelihood
 by labour4 ,when enduring severe mental
  conflicts1 and while he maintained his
 family by the work of  his hands1 he   
was an acceptable pastor1 and           
extensively useful  in itinerant labours
 of love in the villages round ,bedford4
 ,his  humility1 when he had used three 
common ,latin words1 prompted him  to   
say in the margin1 ,the ,latine ,i      
borrow4 ,and this unlettered  mechanic1 
when he might have improved himself in  
book wisdom1 was  shut up within the    
walls of a prison for nearly thirteen   
years1  for obeying ,god1 only solaced  
with his ,bible and ,fox's ,book of     
,martyrs4 ,yet he made discoveries      
relative to the creation1 which  have   
been very recently again published by a 
learned philosopher1  who surprised and 
puzzled the world with his vestiges of  
creation4  ,omitting the fanciful       
theories of the vestige philosopher1 his
  two great facts1 proved by geological 

discoveries1 are--    ,i4 ,that when the
 world was created and set in motion1 it
 was upon  principles by which it is    
impelled on to perfection--a state of   
irresistible progress in improvement4   
,this is the theory of ,moses3  and     
,bunyan's exposition is1 that all was   
finished1 even to the  creation of all  
the souls which were to animate the     
human race1  and then ,god rested from  
his work4    ,,ii4 ,the second          
geological discovery is that the world  
was far  advanced towards perfection    
producing all that was needful for      
human life1 before man was created4     
,upon this subject1 ,bunyan's  words    
are--,god shews his respect to this     
excellent creature1 in  that he first   
provideth for him before he giveth him  
his being4  ,he bringeth him not to an  
empty house1 but to one well furnished  
with all kind of necessaries1 having    
beautified the heaven and the  earth    
with glory1 and all sorts of nourishment
 for his pleasure  and sustenance4 ,but 

the most pious penetration is exhibited 
in  the spiritualizing of the creation  
and of the flood--every step  produces  
some type of that new creation1 or      
regeneration1 without  which no soul can
 be fitted for heaven4 ,the dim twilight
 before the  natural sun was made1 is   
typical of the state of those who       
believed  before ,christ1 the ,sun of   
righteousness1 arose and was manifested4
  ,the fixed stars are emblems of the   
church1 whose members all  shine1 but   
with different degrees of               
lustre--sometimes eclipsed1  and at     
others mistaken for transient meteors4  
,the whales and lions  are figures of   
great persecutors4 ,but the most        
singular idea of all  is1 that the moral
 degradation of human nature before the 
flood1  was occasioned by hypocrisy and 
persecution for conscience sake1        
arising from governors interfering with 
matters of faith and  worship2 in fact1 
that a ,,state ,,church occasioned the  
deluge--and  since that time has been   

the fruitful source of the miseries and 
wretchedness that has afflicted mankind4
 ,his prediction of the  outpouring of  
the ,spirit in the conversion of        
sinners1 when the  church shall be no   
longer enthralled and persecuted by the 
state1  is remarkable4 ,o thou church of
 ,god in ,england1 which art now  upon  
the waves of affliction and temptation1 
when thou comest out  of the furnace1 if
 thou come out at the bidding of ,god1  
there shall  come out with thee1 the    
fowl1 the beast1 and abundance of       
creeping  things4 ,o ,judah1 he hath set
 an harvest for thee1 when ,i returned  
the captivity of my people4 ,may this   
prediction soon be verified1  and the   
temporal government no longer vex and   
torment the church  by interfering with 
spiritual things4    ,it is remarkable  
that of the vast number of pious and    
enlightened  mechanics who adorn this   
country and feed its prosperity1 so few 
read the extraordinary writings of ,john
 ,bunyan1 a brother mechanic2  for with 

the exception of the ,pilgrim's         
,progress and ,holy ,war1  they are     
comparatively little known4 ,his simple 
but illustrative  commentary--his book  
of ,antichrist--his solemn and striking 
treatise  on the resurrection and final 
judgment--in fact1 all his works1  are  
peculiarly calculated to inform the     
minds of the millions--to  reform bad   
habits1 and1 under the divine blessing1 
to purify the  soul with that heavenly  
wisdom which has in it the promise of   
the  life that now is as well as of that
 which is to come4 ,it is also  a fact  
which ought to be generally known1 that 
those preachers who  have edited        
,bunyan's works and have drunk into his 
spirit1 have  been most eminently       
blessed in their ministry2 ,wilson1     
,whitefield1  and ,ryland1 can never be 
forgotten4 ,if the thousands of godly   
preachers who are scattered over our    
comparatively happy island  were to take
 ,bunyan's mode of expounding scripture 
as their  pattern1 it would increase    

their usefulness1 and consequently      
their happiness1 in the great work of   
proclaiming and enforcing  the doctrines
 of the gospel4    ,,geo ,,offor4       
,,an ,,exposition ,,on ,,the ,,first    
,,ten ,,chapters ,,of ,,genesis1 ,,and  
,,part ,,of  ,,the ,,eleventh    ,in the
 first edition of this commentary1 a    
series of numbers from  #a to #bid were 
placed in the margin1 the use of which  
the editor  could not discover2 probably
 the work was written on as many scraps 
of paper1 thus numbered to direct the   
printer4 ,they are omitted1  lest1 among
 divisions and subdivisions1 they should
 puzzle the  reader4    ,,chapter ,,ii4 
,of ,god4    ,god is a ,spirit 7,john   
#d3bd71 eternal 7,deu #cc3bg71 infinite 
7,rom  #a3ag-bj71 incomprehensible 7,job
 #aa3g71 perfect1 and unspeakably       
glorious in his being1 attributes1 and  
works 7,gen #ag3ea2 ,isa #f3c2  ,exo    
#cc3bj74 ,the eternal ,god4 ,do not ,i  
fill heaven and earth8  saith the ,lord 
7,jer #bc3bd74 ,neither is there any    

creature that  is not manifest in his   
sight 7,heb #d3ac2 ,pro #ae3aa74    ,in 
his attributes of wisdom1 power1        
justice1 holiness1 mercy1 c41  he is    
also inconceivably perfect and infinite1
 not to be comprehended  by things in   
earth1 or things in heaven2 known in the
 perfection  of his being only to       
himself4 ,the seraphims cannot behold   
him1  but through a veil2 no man can see
 him in his perfection and live4    ,his
 attributes1 though apart laid down in  
the word of ,god1 that  we1 being weak1 
might the better conceive of his eternal
 power  and godhead2 yet in him they are
 without division2 one glorious  and    
eternal being4 ,again1 though sometimes 
this1 as of wisdom1 or  that1 as of     
justice and mercy1 is most manifest in  
his works and  wonders before men2 yet  
every such work is begun and completed  
by  the joint concurrence of all his    
attributes4 ,no act of justice is       
without his will1 power1 and wisdom2 no 
act of mercy is against  his justice1   

holiness and purity4 ,besides1 no man   
must conceive  of ,god1 as if he        
consisted of these attributes1 as our   
body doth  of its members1 one standing 
here1 another there1 for the completing 
personal subsistence4 ,for though by the
 word we may distinguish1  yet may we   
not divide them1 or presume to appoint  
them their  places in the ,godhead4     
,wisdom is in his justice1 holiness is  
in  his power1 justice is in his mercy1 
holiness is in his love1 power  is in   
his goodness 7#a ,john #a3i1 ,num       
#ad3ag1ah74    ,wherefore1 he is in all 
his attributes almighty1 all-wise1 holy 
and  powerful4 ,glory is in his wisdom1 
glory is in his holiness1 glory  is in  
his mercy1 justice1 and strength2 and   
,god is love 7#a ,john  #d3af74a        
,,ii4 ,of the ,persons or ,subsistances 
in the ,godhead4    ,the ,godhead is but
 one1 yet in the ,godhead there are     
three4 ,there  are three that can bear  
record in heaven 7#a ,john #e3g-i74     
,these  three are called the ,father1   

the ,son ,word1 and the ,holy ,spirit2  
each of which is really1 naturally and  
eternally ,god3 yet there  is but one   
,god4 ,but again1 because the ,father is
 of himself1 the  ,son by the ,father1  
and the ,spirit from them both1         
therefore to  each1 the scripture not   
only applieth1 and that truly1 the whole
  nature of the ,deity1 but again       
distinguisheth the ,father from  the    
,son1 and the ,spirit from them both2   
calling the ,father ,,he1 by  himself2  
the ,son ,,he1 by himself2 the ,spirit  
,,he1 by himself4 ,yea1  the ,three of  
themselves1 in their manifesting to the 
church what  she should believe         
concerning this matter1 hath thus       
expressed  the thing3 ,let us make man  
in ,,our image1 after ,,our likeness    
7,gen  #a3bf74 ,again1 ,the man is      
become as one of ,,us 7,gen #c3bb74     
,again1  ,let ,,us go down1 and there   
confound their language 7,gen #aa3f1g74 
,and again1 ,whom shall ,i send1 and who
 will go for ,,us8 7,isa #f3h74  ,to    

these general expressions might be      
added1 ,that ,adam heard the  voice of  
the ,lord ,god walking in the midst of  
the garden3 ,genesis  #c3h4 ,which voice
 ,john will have1 to be one of the      
,three1 calling  that which ,moses here 
saith is the voice1 the word of ,god3   
,in the  beginning1 saith he1 was the   
word3 the voice which ,adam heard       
walking in the midst of the garden4     
,this word1 saith ,john1 was  with ,god1
 this word was ,god4 ,the same was in   
the beginning with  ,god 7,john #a3a1b74
 ,marvellous language6 ,once asserting  
the unity  of essence1 but twice        
insinuating a distinction of substances 
therein4 ,the word was with ,god1 the   
word was ,god1 the same was  in the     
beginning with ,god4 ,then follows1 ,all
 things were made  by him1 the word1 the
 second of the three4    ,now the godly 
in former ages have called these three1 
thus in the  ,godhead1 ,persons or      
,subsistances2 the which1 though ,i     
condemn not1  yet choose rather to abide

 by scripture phrase1 knowing1 though   
the other may be good and sound1 yet the
 adversary must needs more  shamelessly 
spurn and reject1 when he doth it       
against the evident  text4    ,to       
proceed the1 ,first1 ,there are ,three4 
,second1 ,these three are  distinct4    
,first1 ,by this word ,three1 is        
intimated the ,father1 the ,word1 and   
the ,holy ,ghost1 and they are said to  
be three1 #a4 ,because those            
appellations that are given them in     
scripture1 demonstrate them so  to be1  
to wit1 ,father1 ,son and ,holy ,ghost4 
#b4 ,because their acts  one towards    
another discover them so to be4         
,secondly1 ,these three are distinct4   
#a4 ,so distinct as to be more  than    
one1 only3 ,there are three4 #b4 ,so    
distinct as to subsist  without         
depending4 ,the ,father is true ,god1   
the ,son is true ,god1  the ,spirit is  
true ,god4 ,yet the ,father is one1 the 
,son is one1  the ,spirit is one3 ,the  
,father is one of himself1 the ,son is  

one  by the ,father1 the ,spirit is one 
from them both4 ,yet the ,father is  not
 above the ,son1 nor the ,spirit        
inferior to either3 ,the ,father  is    
,god1 the ,son is ,god1 the ,spirit is  
,god4    ,among the three then there is 
not superiority4 #a4 ,not as to time2   
the ,father is from everlasting1 so is  
the ,son1 so is the ,spirit4  #b4 ,not  
as to nature1 the ,son being of the     
substance of the ,father1  and the      
,spirit of the substance of them both4  
#c4 ,the fulness of  the ,godhead is in 
the ,father1 is in the ,son1 and is in  
the ,holy  ,ghost4    ,the ,godhead     
then1 though it can admit of a ,trinity1
 yet it admitteth  not of inferiority in
 that ,trinity3 if otherwise1 then less 
or more  must be there1 and so either   
plurality of gods1 or something that  is
 not ,god3 so then1 ,father1 ,son and   
,spirit are in the ,godhead1  yet but   
one ,god2 each of these is ,god over    
all1 yet no ,trinity of  ,gods1 but one 
,god in the ,trinity4                   

,explication4--,the ,godhead then is    
common to the three1 but the  three     
themselves abide distinct in that       
,godhead3 ,distinct1 ,i say1  as        
,father1 and ,son1 and ,holy ,spirit4   
,this is manifest further by  these     
several positions4    ,first1 ,father   
and ,son are relatives1 and must needs  
therefore have  their relation as such3 
,a ,father begetteth1 a ,son is         
begotten4    ,proof4--,who hath ascended
 up into heaven1 or descended8 ,who     
hath gathered the wind in his fists8    
,who hath bound the waters in  a        
garment8 ,what is his name1 and what is 
his son's name1 if thou  canst tell8    
7,pro #cj3d74    ,god so loved the      
world1 that he gave his only begotten   
,son1 c4  7,john #c3af74    ,the ,father
 sent the ,son to be the ,saviour of the
 world 7#a ,john  #d3ad74    ,secondly1 
,the ,father then cannot be that ,son he
 begat1 nor the ,son  that ,father that 
begat him1 but must be distinct as such4
    ,proof4--,i am one that bear witness

 of myself1 and the ,father that  sent  
me beareth witness of me 7,john         
#h3ag1ah74    ,i came forth from the    
,father1 and am come into the world2    
again1  ,i leave the world1 and go to   
the ,father 7,john #af3bh74    ,the     
,father judgeth no man1 but hath        
committed all judgment unto  the ,son3  
,that all men should honour the ,son1   
even as they honour  the ,father 7,john 
#e3bb1bc74    ,thirdly1 ,the ,father    
must have worship as a ,father1 and the 
,son as  a ,son4    ,proof4--,they that 
worship the ,father must worship him in 
spirit  and in truth3 for the ,father   
seeketh such to worship him 7,john      
#d3bc1bd74    ,and of the ,son he saith1
 and when he bringeth in the first      
begotten  into the world1 he saith1 ,and
 let all the angels of ,god worship  him
 7,heb #a3f74    ,fourthly1 ,the ,father
 and ,son have really these distinct1   
but  heavenly1 relative properties1 that
 discover them1 as such1 to be  two as  
well as one4    ,proof4--,the ,father   

loveth the ,son1 and sheweth him all    
things  7,john #e3bj74    ,therefore    
doth my ,father love me1 because ,i lay 
down my life1  that ,i might take it    
again 7,john #aj3ag74 ,the ,father sent 
the ,son2  the ,father commanded the    
,son2 the ,son prayed to the ,father1   
and  did always the things that pleased 
him4    ,the absurdities that flow from 
the denial of this are divers1 some  of 
which hereunder follow4    #a4          
,absurdity4--,it maketh void all those  
scriptures that do affirm  the doctrine2
 some of which you have before4    #b4  
,absurdity4--,if in the ,godhead there  
be but one1 not three1 then  the        
,father1 ,son1 or the ,spirit1 must     
needs be that one1 if any one  only3 so 
then the other two are nothing4 ,again1 
,if the reality of  a being be neither  
in the ,father1 ,son1 nor ,spirit1 as   
such1 but  in the eternal deity1 without
 consideration of ,father1 ,son1 and    
,spirit as three2 then neither of the   
three are anything but notions  in us1  

or manifestations of the ,godhead2 or   
nominal distinctions2  so related by the
 word2 but if so1 then when the ,father 
sent the  ,son1 and the ,father and ,son
 the ,spirit1 one notion sent another1  
one manifestation sent another4 ,this   
being granted1 this unavoidably         
follows1 there was no ,father to beget a
 ,son1 no ,son to be sent to  save us1  
no ,holy ,ghost to be sent to comfort   
us1 and to guide us  into all the truth 
of the ,father and ,son1 c4 ,the most   
amounts but  to this1 a notion sent a   
notion1 a distinction sent a            
distinction1  or one manifestation sent 
another4 ,of this error these are the   
consequences1 we are only to believe in 
notions and distinctions1  when we      
believe in the ,father and the ,son2 and
 so shall have no  other heaven and     
glory1 than notions and nominal         
distinctions can  furnish us withal4    
#c4 ,absurdity4--,if ,father and ,son1  
c41 be no otherwise three1 than  as     
notions1 names1 or nominal distinctions2

 then to worship these  distinctly1 or  
together1 as such1 is to commit most    
gross and  horrible idolatry3 ,for      
albeit we are commanded to fear that    
great  and dreadful name1 ,the ,lord our
 ,god2 yet to worship a ,father1 a      
,son1 and ,holy ,spirit in the ,godhead1
 as three1 as really three as  one1 is  
by this doctrine to imagine falsely of  
,god1 and so to break  the second       
commandment3 but to worship ,god under  
the consideration  of ,father1 and ,son1
 and ,holy ,ghost1 and to believe them  
as really  three as one when ,i worship1
 being the sum and substance of the     
doctrine of the scriptures of ,god1     
there is really substantially  three in 
the eternal ,godhead4    ,but to help   
thee a little in thy study on this deep4
    #a4 ,thou must take heed when thou  
readest1 there is in the ,godhead1      
,father1 and ,son1 c41 that thou do not 
imagine about them according  to thine  
own carnal and foolish fancy2 for no man
 can apprehend  this doctrine but in the

 light of the word and ,spirit of ,god4 
,no  man knoweth the ,son1 but the      
,father2 neither knoweth any man the    
,father1 save the ,son2 and he to whom  
the ,son will reveal him 7,matt         
#aa3bg74 ,if therefore thou be destitute
 of the ,spirit of ,god1 thou  canst not
 apprehend the truth of this mystery as 
it is in itself1  but will either by thy
 darkness be driven to a denial thereof2
 or  if thou own it1 thou wilt 7that thy
 acknowledgment notwithstanding7        
falsely imagine about it4    #b4 ,if    
thou feel thy thoughts begin to wrestle 
about this truth1  and to struggle      
concerning this one against another2    
take heed  of admitting of such a       
question1 ,how can this thing be8 ,for  
here  is no room for reason to make it  
out1 here is only room to believe  it is
 a truth4 ,you find not one of the      
prophets propounding an  argument to    
prove it2 but asserting it1 they let it 
lie1 for faith  to take it up and       
embrace it4    ,the grace of the ,lord  

,jesus ,christ1 and the love of ,god1   
and the  communion of the ,holy ,ghost1 
be with you all4 ,amen 7#b ,cor #ac3ad74
    ,,iii4 ,of the ,creation of the     
,world 7,gen #a74    ,the ,apostle      
saith1 ,that to us there is but one     
,god1 the ,father1  of whom are all     
things1 and we in him1 and one ,lord    
,jesus ,christ1  by whom are all things1
 and we by him 7#a ,cor #h3f74 ,god that
  made the world 7,acts #ag3bd74 ,all   
things were made by him2 and  without   
him was not any thing made that was made
 7,john #a3c74 ,this  world therefore   
had a beginning1 and was created by the 
,god of  heaven4 ,which work1 because it
 is wonderful1 and discovereth much  of 
the greatness1 of the wisdom and power  
of the eternal ,godhead1  it behoveth   
such poor mortals as we to behold these 
works of the  mighty ,god1 that thereby 
we may see how great he is1 and be made 
to cry out1 ,what is man6 #b 7,psa      
#h3c1d7    ,now in the creation of the  
world we may consider several things2   

as1 ,what was the order of ,god in this 
work8 ,and1 whether there  was a secret 
or mystery in this work containing the  
truth of some  higher thing8 ,for the   
first of these3    ,of the ,order of    
,god in ,making the ,world4    ,,the    
,,heaven4    ,although ,god be indeed   
omnipotent1 and not only can1 but doth  
do whatsoever he will2 and though to do 
his works he needeth not  length of     
time2 yet it pleased him best1 in the   
creation of the  world 7though it could1
 had it pleased him1 have done all by   
one  only word7 to proceed by degrees   
from one thing to another1 to  the      
completing of six days' work in the     
making thereof4    ,and forasmuch as    
this work went on by degrees1 now this  
thing1  and then another1 it may not be 
amiss1 if in our discourse on  this     
wonderful work1 we begin where ,god     
began2 and if we can1 go  wondering     
after him who hath thus wrought4    #a4 
,the first thing that ,god made was     
time2 ,i say1 it was time3 ,all  the    

plain in which he would build this      
beautiful world2 he made  nothing       
before1 but in the beginning3 ,in the   
beginning ,god created  the heaven and  
the earth 7,gen #a3a74 ,in the beginning
 of time4  ,for in six days the ,,lord  
made heaven and earth1 the sea1 and all 
that in them is 7,exo #bj3aa74          
,therefore the first day must first     
have a beginning to be4 ,whatsoever was 
before time1 was eternal2  but nothing  
but ,god himself is eternal1 therefore  
no creature was  before time4 ,time1    
therefore1 which was indeed the         
beginning1 was  the first of the        
creatures of ,god4    #b4 ,i think1 the 
second of creatures that the ,lord      
created1 were  the holy angels of ,god1 
they being called the morning stars1 as 
created and shining in the morning of   
the world2 and therefore  they are said 
to be by1 when the corner-stone of the  
universe was  laid2 that is1 when he    
laid the foundations of the world3 ,then
  the morning stars sang together1 and  

all the sons of ,god shouted  for joy   
7,job #e3d-g74    #c4 ,i think the third
 thing that the ,lord created1 was these
 large  and copious heavens2 for they   
are mentioned with respect to their     
being before the earth1 or any visible  
creature4 ,in the beginning  ,god       
created the heavens 7,gen #a3a71 c4     
,neither do ,i think that  the heavens  
were made of that confused chaos that   
afterwards we  read of4 ,it is said1 he 
stretched out the heavens as a curtain1 
and  with his hand he hath spanned the  
heavens 7,psa #ajd3b2 ,isa #dj3bb2      
#dh3ac742 intimating1 that they were not
 taken out of that formless  heap1 but  
were immediately formed by his power4   
,besides1 the  ,holy ,ghost1 treating of
 the creating of heaven and earth1 he   
only  saith1 ,the earth was void1 and   
without form2 but no such thing of  the 
heavens4    ,,the ,,earth4    #d4 ,the  
fourth thing that ,god created1 it was  
7in mine opinion7 that  chaos1 or first 
matter1 with which he in the six days   

framed this  earth1 with its            
appurtenances2 for the visible things   
that are  here below1 seem to me to be  
otherwise put into being and order1     
than time1 the angels1 and the heavens1 
they being created in  their own simple 
essence by themselves3 ,but the things  
that are  visibly here below1 whatever  
their essence and nature be1 they  were 
formed of that first deformed chaos4 ,in
 the beginning ,god  created the heaven 
and the earth1 and the earth was without
 form  and void 7,gen #a3a1b74 ,he saith
 not so of the heavens2 they1 as  ,i    
said1 were at first stretched forth as a
 curtain2 indeed they  were afterwards  
garnished with the beauty which we now  
behold2  but otherwise they had1 at     
their first instant of being1 that form 
which now they have4 ,this seems clear  
by the antithesis which the  ,holy      
,ghost put between them1 ,god created   
the heaven and the earth1  but the earth
 was without form and void 7,gen #a3b74 
,the earth  was without form1 c41       

without order2 things were together on a
  confused heap2 the waters were not    
divided from the earth1 neither  did    
those things appear which are now upon  
the face of the earth2  as man1 and     
beast1 fish1 fowls1 trees1 and herbs2   
all these did  afterwards shew          
themselves1 as the word of ,god gave    
them being1 by  commanding their        
appearance1 in what form1 order1 place  
and time  he in himself had before      
determined2 but all1 ,i say1 took their 
matter and substance of that first      
chaos1 which he in the first  day of the
 world had commanded to appear1 and had 
given being  to3 ,and therefore 'tis    
said1 ,god said1 ,let the earth bring   
forth  grass1 herbs1 trees1 c41 7v #ab7 
and that the waters brought forth  the  
fish1 and fowl1 yea1 even to the mighty 
whales 7vv #ba1bb74  ,also the earth    
brought forth cattle1 and creeping      
things 7v #bd74  ,and that ,god made man
 of the dust of the ground 7#c3ai74 ,all
 these  things therefore were made of1  

or caused by his word distinctly  to    
appear1 and be after its kind1 of that  
first matter which he  had before       
created by his word4 ,observe therefore1
 ,that the matter  of all earthly things
 was made at the same instant1 but their
  forming1 c41 was according to the day 
in which ,god gave them  their being1 in
 their own order and kind4 ,and hence it
 is said1  that after that first matter 
was created1 and found without form  and
 void1 that the ,spirit of ,god moved   
upon the face of the waters2  that is to
 work1 and cause those things to appear 
in their own  essence and form1 which1  
as to matter and substance1 was before  
created3 ,wherefore it follows1 ,and    
,god said1 ,let there be light2  and    
,god divided the light from the         
darkness1 c4 ,now he set to  putting in 
frame that which before lay in disorder 
and confusion3  ,and this was a great   
part of the six days' work2 ,i say1 a   
great  part1 but not all2 for 7as ,i    
said7 before that time1 the angels1  and

 the heavens were made2 yea1 after the  
beginning of the morning  of the first  
day4 ,i am of the belief1 that other    
things also1 that  were formed after1   
were not made of that first chaos1 as   
the sun1  the moon1 the stars1 the      
light1 the souls of men1 and possibly   
the air1 c4 ,the sun1 and moon1 and     
stars1 are said to be made  the fourth  
day1 yet not of the body of heaven      
itself1 much less1  in my opinion1 of   
any earthly matter3 ,god made them1 and 
set them  in the firmament of heaven 7vv
 #af1ag74 ,so the light that was made   
before1 it seems to be a thing created  
after the heavens and the  earth were   
created3 ,created1 ,i say1 as a thing   
that wanted a being  before1 any        
otherwise1 than in the decree of ,god3  
and ,god said1  ,let there be light2    
,let it have a being 7v #c74 ,and so1   
though  the body of man was made of the 
substance of earth1 yet as to his  soul1
 it is said1 ,god breathed into his     
nostrils the breath of  life1 and man   

became a living soul 7#b3g74    ,whether
 there was a secret or mystery in this  
work1 containing the  truth of some     
higher thing4    ,though ,god in very   
deed1 by his eternal power1 created     
heaven and  earth of things that do not 
appear1 we that are ,christians believe3
  yet in this his wonderful work1       
neither his will or understanding  did  
here terminate1 or make a stop2 but     
being infinite in wisdom1  he made them1
 that both as to matter and manner1 they
 might present  unto us1 as in a        
mystery1 some higher and more excellent 
thing2  in this wisdom he made them all4
 ,and hence it is that other things  are
 also called a creation3 ,as1 #a4 ,the  
essential conversion of a  sinner 7#b   
,cor #e3ag74 #b4 ,the recovery of the   
church from a degenerate  state 7,rev   
#ba3e74    ,and therefore1 as ,moses    
begins with the creation of the world1  
so  ,john begins with the gospel of     
salvation 7,gen #a3a2 ,john #a3a74      
,there  is also besides many excellent  

things in the manner and order of the   
creation of the world1 held forth to    
those that have understanding3  ,some of
 which ,i may touch upon by way of      
observation4 ,but to begin  with the    
first3    ,the first appearance of this 
earthy part of the world1 is recorded   
to be but a formless and void heap or   
chaos2 and such is man before  a new    
creation3 formless1 ,i mean1 as to the  
order of the ,testament  of ,christ1 and
 void of the holy order thereof3 ,and   
hence ,jeremiah1  when he would set     
forth the condition of a wicked people1 
he doth  it under this metaphor3 ,i     
beheld saith he the earth1 and1 lo1  it 
was without form and void 7,jer #d3bc74 
,indeed1 the world would  make this a   
type of ,christ2 to wit1 a man of no    
form or comeliness  7,isa #ec3b74 ,but  
'tis only true of themselves2 they are  
without a  ,new ,testament impression   
upon them2 they are void of the         
sovereign  grace of ,god4 ,so then the  
power of ,god gave the world a being1   

but  by his word he set it in form and  
beauty2 even as by his power he  gives a
 being to man1 but by his word he giveth
 him ,new ,testament  framing and glory 
7,eph #b3aj-ac74 ,this is still followed
 by that  which follows3    ,and        
darkness was upon the face of the deep  
7v #b74    ,the ,deep here1 might be a  
type of the heart of man before         
conversion2  and so ,solomon seems to   
intimate4 ,now as the darkness of this  
world  did cover the face of this first 
chaos2 so spiritual darkness the  heart 
of the sons of men3 and hence they are  
said to be darkened1  to be in darkness1
 yea1 to be very darkness itself4       
,and the ,spirit of ,god moved upon the 
face of the waters4    ,a blessed emblem
 of the word of ,god in the matter of   
regeneration2  for as the first chaos   
remained without form1 and void1 until  
the  ,spirit of ,god moved to work upon 
it1 and by working1 to put this  world  
into frame and order2 so man1 as he     
comes into the world1  abides a confused

 lump1 an unclean thing2 a creature     
without ,new  ,testament order1 until by
 the ,spirit of the ,lord he is         
transformed  into the image of ,jesus   
,christ 7,gal #a3ae74    ,and the       
,spirit of ,god moved upon the face4    
,solomon compares the heart to a man's  
face2 because as in the face  may be    
discerned whether there is anger or     
otherwise2 so by the  inclinations of   
the heart are discovered the truth of   
the condition of  the man1 as to his    
state either for heaven or hell4 ,and   
besides1  as the ,spirit of ,god moved  
upon the face of the waters2 so in  the 
work of our conversion1 the ,spirit of  
,god beginneth with the  heart of the   
sons of men2 because the heart is the   
main fort 7,acts  #b3cg74 ,now if the   
main fort be not taken1 the adversary is
 still  capable of making continual     
resistance4 ,therefore ,god first       
conquers the heart2 therefore the       
,spirit of ,god moveth upon the  face of
 our heart1 when he cometh to convert us

 from ,satan to ,god4    ,and ,god said1
 ,let there be light4    ,this is the   
first thing with which ,god began the   
order of the  creation2 to wit1 light1  
,let there be light3 ,from which many   
profitable notes may be gathered1 as to 
the order of ,god in the  salvation of  
the soul4 ,as1    #a4 ,when the ,holy   
,ghost worketh upon us1 and in us1 in   
order to  a new creation2 he first      
toucheth our understanding1 that great  
peace of the heart1 with his spiritual  
illumination 7,matt #d3af74  ,his first 
word1 in order to our conversion1 is1   
,let there be light3  light1 to see     
their state by nature2 light1 to see the
 fruits and  effects of sin2 light1 to  
see the truth and worth of the merits   
of ,jesus ,christ2 light1 to see the    
truth and faithfulness of ,god1  in     
keeping promise and covenant with them  
that embrace salvation  upon the blessed
 terms of the gospel of peace 7,heb     
#aj3cb74 ,now  that this word1 ,let     
there be light1 was a semblance of the  

first  work of the ,holy ,ghost upon the
 heart1 compare it with that  of ,paul  
to the ,corinthians2 ,for ,god1 who     
commanded the light to  shine out of    
darkness1 that is1 at the beginning of  
the world1  hath shined in our hearts to
 give the light of the knowledge of  the
 glory of ,god in the face of ,jesus    
,christ 7#b ,cor #d3f74    #b4 ,and ,god
 said1 ,let there be light4 ,as here1   
the light of this  world2 so in         
conversion1 the light of the ,new       
,testament of ,christ1  it comes by the 
word of ,god4 ,no word1 no light3       
therefore the  apostle saith1 ,he hath  
brought life and immortality to light   
through the gospel 7#b ,tim #a3aj74 ,and
 therefore ,paul saith again1  ,that    
salvation is manifest through preaching1
 through the expounding  or opening of  
the word of faith4    #c4 ,and ,god     
said1 ,let there be light2 and there was
 light3 ,he  spake the word1 and it was 
done2 all that darkness that before  did
 cover the face of the deep1 could not  

now hinder the being of  light4 ,so     
neither can all the blindness and       
ignorance that is in  the heart of man1 
hinder the light of the knowledge of the
 glory  of ,god in the face of ,jesus   
,christ 7,rev #c3g74 ,when it pleaseth  
,god to reveal1 it is revealed2 when he 
openeth1 none can shut3 ,he  said1 ,let 
there be light1 and there was light4    
,and ,god saw that the light was good4  
,truly the light is good 7saith         
,solomon7 and a pleasant thing it is for
 the eye to behold the sun4  ,it was    
good1 because it was ,god's creature2   
and so in the work of  grace that is    
wrought in our hearts1 that light of the
 new covenant1  it is good1 because it  
is ,god's work1 the work of his good    
pleasure  7#b ,thess #a3aa72 that good  
work which he hath not only begun1 but  
promised to fulfil until the day of     
,jesus ,christ 7,phil #a3f74    ,god saw
 that the light was good4 ,the darkness 
that before did cover  the face of the  
waters1 was not a creature of ,god1 but 

a privation1  or that which was caused  
by reason that light was not as yet in  
the world3 so sin1 that darkness that   
might be felt1 is not the  workmanship  
of ,god in the soul1 but that which is  
the work of the  devil2 and that taketh 
occasion to be1 by reason that the true 
light1 as yet1 doth not shine in the    
soul4    ,and ,god divided the light    
from the darkness4 ,as ,paul saith1     
,what  communion hath light with        
darkness8 they cannot agree to dwell    
together 7#b ,cor #f3ad74 ,we see the   
night still flies before the day1  and  
dareth not come upon us again1 but as   
the light diminisheth  and conveyeth    
itself away4 ,so it is in the new       
creation2 before  the light of the      
glorious gospel of ,christ appears1     
there is night1  all night1 in the soul 
7,eph #e3h73 but when that indeed doth  
shine  in the soul1 then for night there
 is day in the soul3 ,ye were  darkness 
saith ,paul but now are ye light in the 
,lord 7v #i73 ,and1  ,the darkness is   

past saith ,john and the true light now 
shineth  7#a ,john #b3h74    ,and ,god  
divided the light from the darkness4    
,god took part with the light1 and      
preserved it from the darkness4  ,by    
these words1 it seems that darkness and 
light began the quarrel1  before that   
bloody bout of ,cain and ,abel 7,gal    
#e3ag74 ,the light and  the darkness    
struggled together1 and nothing could   
divide or part  them but ,god4 ,darkness
 is at implacable enmity with light in  
the  creation of the world2 and so it is
 in that rare work of regeneration1  the
 flesh lusteth against the spirit1 and  
the spirit against the  flesh2 as ,peter
 saith1 ,fleshly lusts1 they war against
 the soul4  ,this every ,christian      
feels1 and also that which ,i mentioned 
before1  namely1 ,that before he be     
capable of opposing antichrist1 with    
,abel1 in the world1 he findeth a       
struggling in his own soul between  the 
light and the darkness that is there4   
,and ,god called the light ,day1 and the

 darkness he called ,night4    ,god doth
 not only distinguish by separating1 but
 also by certain  characters2 that      
things which are distinguished and      
separate1 may  to us be the better      
known2 he did so here in the work of    
creating  the world1 and he doth so also
 in the great concern of man's  eternal 
happiness4 ,the place of felicity is    
called heaven3 ,the  place of torment is
 called hell3 that which leads to hell  
is called  sin1 transgression1 iniquity1
 and wickedness2 that which leads to    
heaven1 righteousness1 holiness1        
goodness and uprightness3 even as  in   
these types ,god called the light day1  
of which the godly are  the children 7#a
 ,thess #e3e72 but the darkness he      
called night1 of  which all ungodly men 
are the inhabiters and children also4   
,thus  after the ,spirit of ,god had    
moved upon the face of the waters2      
after ,god had commanded the light to   
shine1 and had divided between  the     
light and the darkness1 and had         

characterized them by their  proper     
names1 he concludes the first day's     
work1 ,and the evening  and the morning 
were the first day4 ,in which conclusion
 there is  wrapped up a blessed         
gospel-mystery2 for ,god1 by concluding 
the  first day here1 doth shew us how we
 ought to determine that one  is made   
indeed a ,christian3 ,even then when the
 ,spirit of ,god hath  moved upon the   
face of the heart1 when he hath         
commanded that light  should be there1  
when he divideth between1 or setteth the
 light  at variance with the darkness2  
and when the soul doth receive the      
characters of both1 to observe them1 and
 carry it to each according  to the     
mouth of ,god4    ,and ,god saith1 ,let 
there be a firmament 7v #f74    ,this   
firmament he calleth heaven 7v #h74 ,now
 this firmament1 or  heaven1 was to make
 a separation1 or to divide between the 
waters  and the waters 7v #g72 ,to      
separate1 ,i say1 the waters from the   
waters2 the waters which were under the 

firmament1 from the waters  which were  
above the firmament4 ,now by waters is  
signified in  the scriptures many       
things1 as afflictions1 worldly people  
7,psa  #fi3a1b71 and particularly the   
saints 7,rev #ai3f72 but in this place  
is figured forth1 all the people in the 
world1 but so as consisting  of two     
parts1 the children of ,god1 and the    
children of the wicked  one3 ,they under
 the heaven1 figure out the world1 or   
ungodly3  they above the firmament1 the 
elect and chosen of ,god4 ,and hence  in
 scripture the one is called heaven1 and
 the other is called  earth1 to signify 
the separation and difference that there
 is  between the one and the other4     
,and ,god made the firmament1 and       
divided the waters--from the  waters4   
,indeed the world think that this       
separation comes1 or is made1  through  
the captiousness of the preacher3 ,but  
in truth it is the  handy work of ,god2 
,and ,god made the firmament1 and ,god  
divided1  c4 ,i1 saith he1 will put     

enmity between thee and the woman1  and 
between thy seed and her seed 7,gen     
#c3ae74 ,the good seed are  the children
 of the kingdom of ,god1 but the bad are
 the children  of the wicked one 7,matt 
#ac3ch74    ,and ,god made the          
firmament1 and divided the waters which 
were under  the firmament1 from the     
waters which were above the firmament3  
and it was so 7v #g74    ,whatsoever the
 ,lord doth1 it abideth for ever 7,eccl 
#c3ad74 ,and again1  ,what he hath made 
crooked1 who can make straight8 7,eccl  
#a3ae74 ,he  said it in the beginning1  
and behold how it hath continued6 ,yea1 
though there hath been endeavours on    
,satan's part1 to mingle his  children  
with the seed of men2 yet it hath not   
been possible they  should ever cleave  
one to another1 even as iron is not     
mixed  with clay 7,dan #b3dc74 ,yea1 let
 me add further1 ,what laws have  been  
made1 what blood hath been shed1 what   
cruelty hath been used1  and what       
flatteries and lies invented1 and all to

 make these two  waters and people one8 
,and yet all hath failed1 and fallen    
short  of producing the desired effect2 
for the ,lord hath made a firmament1    
even heaven itself hath divided between 
them4    ,and ,god called the firmament 
heaven4 ,and the evening and the        
morning were the second day 7v #h74     
,after the waters were divided from the 
waters1 ,god called the cause  of       
dividing1 heaven2 and so concluded the  
second day's work4 ,and  indeed it was a
 very great work1 as in the antitype we 
feel it to  this very day4 ,dividing    
work is difficult work1 and he that can1
  according to ,god1 completely end and 
finish it1 he need do no more  that day 
of his life4    ,and ,god said1 ,let the
 waters under the heaven be gathered    
together  unto one place1 and let the   
dry land appear3 and it was so 7v  #i74 
,although in the second day's work1 the 
waters above the firmament1  and those  
that be under1 are the two peoples1 or  
great families  of the world 7,pro      

#h3ca72 yet because ,god would shew us  
by things  on earth1 the flourishing    
state of those that are his 7,hosea     
#aj3ab2  ,joel #b3ba-bc2 ,psa #ia3a2    
,heb #f3g71 therefore he here doth      
express  his mind by another kind of    
representation of things 7,jer #d3c1d73 
,and ,god said1 ,let the waters under   
the heaven be gathered together  unto   
one place2 and let the dry land appear4 
,the waters here  signifying the world2 
but the fruitful earth1 the thrifty     
church  of ,god4 ,that the fruitful     
earth is a figure of the thriving church
  of ,god in this world1 is evident from
 many scriptures1 7and there  was       
nothing but thriftiness till the curse  
came74 ,and hence it is  said of the    
church1 ,that she should break the clods
 of the ground2  that she should sow    
righteousness1 and reap it2 that she    
should not  sow among thorns2 that if   
this be done1 the heart is circumcised1 
and spiritual fruit shall flow forth1   
and grow abundantly3 ,and  hence again  

it is that the officers and eminent ones
 in the church1  are called vines1      
trees1 and other fruitful plants4 ,and  
hence it  is said again1 ,when the ,lord
 reigneth1 let the earth 7that is1  the 
church7 rejoice4 ,that earth which      
bringeth forth fruit meet  for him by   
whom it is dressed1 receiveth blessing  
from ,god4 ,in  all which places1 and   
many more that might be named1 the earth
 is  made a figure of the church of     
,god2 and so ,i count it here in this   
place4    ,and ,god said1 ,let the      
waters under the heaven be gathered into
  one place4    ,let them be together3  
,it is not thus of all waters1 but of   
the sea1  which is still here a type of 
the world4 ,let them be so together1    
that the earth may appear2 that the     
church may be rid of their  rage and    
tumult1 and then she will be fruitful1  
as it follows in  this first book of    
,genesis4 ,the church is then in a      
flourishing  state1 when the world is   
farthest off from her1 and when the     

roaring of their waves are far away4    
,now therefore let all the  wicked men  
be far from thence 7,ezra #f3f73 ,the   
,lord gather these  waters1 which in    
another place are called the doleful    
creatures1  and birds of prey2 ,let     
these1 ,o ,lord1 be gathered together to
  their own places1 and be settled in   
the land of ,shinar upon their  own base
 7,zech #e3aa73 ,then the wilderness and
 the solitary places  shall be glad for 
them2 that is1 for that they are        
departed thence1  the desert shall      
rejoice and blossom as a rose 7,isa #cd 
and #ce74    ,and ,god called the dry   
land ,earth2 and the gathering together 
of  the waters called he seas3 and ,god 
saw that it was good 7v #aj74    ,god   
saw1 that to separate the waters from   
the earth was good3 ,and  so it is1 for 
then have the churches rest4 ,then doth 
this earth  bring forth her fruit1 as in
 the #aath and #abth verses may here be 
seen4    ,and ,god said1 ,let there be  
lights in the firmament of the heaven   

7v #ad74    ,the wisdom of ,god1 is     
there to make use of figures and        
shadows1  even where most fit things1   
the things under consideration1 may be  
most fitly demonstrated4 ,the dividing  
the waters from the waters1  most fitly 
doth show the work of ,god in choosing  
and refusing2 by  dividing the waters   
from the earth1 doth show how fruitful  
,god's  earth1 the church is1 when      
persecutors are made to be far from     
thence4    ,wherefore he speaketh not of
 garnishing of his church until he      
comes to this fourth day's work3 by his 
,spirit he hath garnished  the heavens1 
that most fitly showing the glory of the
 church4    ,let there be lights2 to    
wit1 the sun1 the moon1 and the stars4  
,the sun is in this place a type of     
,christ1 the ,sun of ,righteousness3    
,the moon is a type of the church1 in   
her uncertain condition in  this world3 
,the stars are types of the several     
saints and officers  in this church4    
,and hence it is that the sun is said   

not only to  rule1 but it1 with the moon
 and stars1 to be set for signs1 and    
for seasons1 and for days1 and for      
years1 c4 7,rev #a3bj74 ,but if  we take
 the heaven for the church1 then how is 
she beautified1  when the ,son of ,god  
is placed in the midst of her6 7,rev    
#a3ab1ac74  ,and how plainly is her     
condition made out1 even by the         
changing1  increasing1 and diminishing  
of the moon6 ,and how excellent is that 
congregation of men1 that for light and 
glory are figured by the  stars6 7,matt 
#bh3bj74    ,from this day's work much  
might be observed4    ,first1 ,that     
forasmuch as the sun was not made before
 the fourth  day1 it is evident there   
was light in the world before the sun   
was  created2 for in the first day ,god 
said1 ,let there be light1 and  there   
was light4 ,this may also teach us thus 
much1 ,that before  ,christ came in     
person1 there was spiritual light in the
 saints  of ,god4 ,and again1 ,that as  
the sun was not made before the fourth  

day of the creation1 so ,christ should  
not be born before the  fourth mystical 
day of the world2 for it is evident1    
that ,christ1  the true light of the    
world1 was not born till about four     
thousand  years after the world was     
made4 ,second1 ,as to the moon1 there   
are  four things attending her1 which   
fitly may hold forth the state  of the  
church4 7#a47 ,in that she changeth from
 an old to a new1 we  may conceive1 that
 ,god by making her so1 did it to show  
he would  one day make a change of his  
church1 from a ,jewish to a ,gentile    
congregation4 7#b47 ,in that she        
increaseth1 she showeth the  flourishing
 state of the church4 7#c47 ,in her     
diminishing1 the  diminishing state of  
the church4 7#d47 ,the moon is also     
sometimes  made to look as red as blood1
 to show how dreadful and bloody the    
suffering of the church is at some      
certain times4    ,third1 ,by the stars1
 we understand two things4 7#a47 ,how   
innumerable  the saints1 those spiritual

 stars shall be 7,heb #aa3ab74 7#b47    
,how  they shall differ each from other 
in glory 7#a ,cor #ae3da74    ,and ,god 
said1 ,let there be lights in the       
firmament of the heaven1  to divide the 
day from the night4    ,for though      
before the light was divided from the   
darkness1 yet the  day and night was not
 so kept within their bounds1 as now by 
these  lights they were3 probably       
signifying1 that nothing should be so   
clearly distinguished and made appear1  
as by the sun light of the  gospel of   
,christ3 for by that it is that the     
shadows flee away  7,song #b3ag74 ,the  
light of the sun gathers the day to its 
hours1 both  longer and shorter1 and    
forceth also the night to keep within   
his  bounds4    ,and ,god made two great
 lights2 the greater light to rule the  
day1  and the lesser light to rule the  
night 7v #af74    ,signifying1 ,that    
,christ should be the light and governor
 of his  church1 which are the children 
of the day2 but the church1 a light  to 

the children of the night1 that by them 
they might learn the  mysteries of the  
kingdom4 ,saith ,christ to his own1 ,ye 
are the light  of the world3 ,and again1
 ,let your light so shine1--that men may
  see1 c41 for though they that only    
walk in the night1 cannot see  to walk  
by the sun1 yet by the moon they may4   
,thus the heaven is  a type of the      
church1 the moon a type of her uncertain
 state in  this world2 the stars are    
types of her immovable converts2 and    
their glory1 of the differing degrees of
 theirs1 both here1 and  in the other   
world4 ,much more might be said1 but ,i 
pass this4    ,and ,god said1 ,let the  
waters bring forth abundantly the moving
  creature that hath life 7v #bj74      
,the sea1 as ,i said1 is a figure of the
 world2 wherefore the creatures  that   
are in it1 of the men of the world      
7,zech #ac3h2 ,isa #fj3e74 ,this  sea   
bringeth forth small and great beasts1  
even as the world doth  yield both small
 and great persecutors1 who like the    

fishes of prey1  eat up and devour what 
they can of those fish that are of      
another  condition4 ,now also out of the
 world that mystical sea1 as fishers  do
 out of the natural2 both ,christ and   
his servants catch mystical  fish1 even 
fish as of the great sea4    ,in the sea
 ,god created great whales1 he made them
 to play therein4    ,which whales in   
the sea are types of the devils in the  
world3  ,therefore as the devil is      
called1 the prince of this world2 so the
  whale is called1 king over all the    
children of pride 7,job #da3cc1cd74     
,and ,god said1 ,let the earth bring    
forth the living creature after  his    
kind 7v #bd74    ,of the beginning of   
this sixth day's work that may be said  
which  is said of the fishes1 and the   
rest of the sea2 for as there is        
variety of fish in the one1 so of beasts
 and cattle in the other1  who also make
 a prey of their fellows1 as the fishes 
do2 a most apt  representation of the   
nature and actions of bloody and        

deceitful  men3 ,hence persecutors are  
called bulls1 bears1 lions1 wolves1     
tigers1 dragons1 dogs1 foxes1 leopards1 
and the like4#c    ,and ,god said1 ,let 
us make man 7v #bf74    ,i observe1 that
 in the creation of the world1 ,god     
goeth gradually  on1 from things less1  
to things more abundantly glorious2 ,i  
mean1  as to the creation of this earth2
 and the things that thereto  appertain4
 ,first he bringeth forth a confused    
chaos1 then he  commands matter to      
appear distinct1 then the earth bringeth
 forth  trees1 and herbs1 and grass2    
after that beasts2 and the sea1 fowls2  
and last of all1 ,let us make man4 ,now 
passing by the doctrine  of the trinity1
 because spoken to before1 ,i come to   
make some  observation upon this        
wonderful piece of the workmanship of   
,god4    ,let us make man4 ,man in whom 
is also included the woman1 was  made   
the last of the creatures4 ,from whence 
we may gather1    ,god's respect to this
 excellent creature1 in that he first   

provideth  for him1 before he giveth him
 his being3 ,he bringeth him not to an  
empty house1 but to one well furnished  
with all kind of necessaries1  having   
beautified the heaven and the earth with
 glory1 and all  sorts of nourishment1  
for his pleasure and sustenance4#d      
,let us make man in our image1 after our
 likeness4    ,an image1 or the likeness
 of any thing1 is not the thing of which
  it is a figure2 so here1 ,adam is an  
image1 or made in the likeness  of ,god4
 ,now as ,adam is the image of ,god1 it 
must either respect  him1 as he         
consisteth of the soul1 as a part2 or as
 he consists  of a body and soul        
together3 ,if as he is made a reasonable
 soul1  then he is an excellent image of
 the eternal ,godhead1 the attributes   
of the one being shadowed out by the    
qualities and passions of  the other2   
for as there is in the ,godhead1 power1 
knowledge1 love1  and righteousness2 so 
a likeness of these is in the soul of   
man1  especially of man before he had   

sinned3 ,and as there is passions  of   
pity1 compassion1 affections1 and bowels
 in man2 so there are  these in a far   
more infinite way in ,god4    ,again1   
,if this image respect the whole man1   
then ,adam was a figure  of ,god1 as    
incarnate2 or of ,god1 as he was to be  
made afterwards  man4 ,and hence it is1 
that as ,adam is called the image of    
,god  7,rom #e3ad72 so also is ,christ  
himself called and reckoned as the      
answering antitype of such an image4    
,but again1 ,though ,adam be here called
 the image or similitude  of ,god2 yet  
but so as that he was the shadow of a   
more excellent  image4 ,adam was a type 
of ,christ1 who only is the express     
image  of his ,father's person1 and the 
likeness of his excellent glory  7,heb  
#a3c74 ,for those things that were in   
,adam1 were but of a humane1  but of a  
created substance2 but those that were  
in ,christ1 of the  same divine and     
eternal excellency with the ,father4    
,is ,christ then the image of the       

,father1 simply1 as considered of  the  
same divine and eternal excellency with 
him8 ,certainly1 ,no3  for an image is  
doubtless inferior to that of which it  
is a figure4  ,understand then1 that    
,christ is the image of the ,father's   
glory1  as born of the ,virgin ,mary1   
yet so1 as being very ,god also3 ,not   
that his ,godhead in itself was a shadow
 or image1 but by the acts  and doing of
 that man1 every act being infinitely   
perfect by virtue  of his ,godhead1 the 
,father's perfections were made manifest
 to  flesh4 ,an image is to be looked   
upon1 and by being looked upon1  another
 thing is seen2 so by the person and    
doings of the ,lord  ,jesus1 they that  
indeed could see him as he was1         
discovered the  perfection and glory of 
the ,father4--,philip1 ,he that hath    
seen  me hath seen the ,father2 and how 
sayest thou then1 ,shew us the  ,father8
 7,john #ad3i74 ,neither the ,father nor
 the ,son can by us at  all be seen1 as 
they are simply and entirely in their   

own essence4  ,therefore the person of  
the ,father must be seen by us1 through 
the ,son1 as consisting of ,god and man2
 the ,godhead1 by working  effectually  
in the manhood1 shewing clearly there   
through the  infinite perfection and    
glory of the ,father3 ,the word was made
  flesh1 and--then we beheld his glory1 
the glory as of the only  begotten of   
the ,father1 ,he being in his personal  
excellencies1  infinitely and perfectly1
 what is recorded of his ,father1 full  
of grace and truth 7,john #a3ad74 ,so   
again1 he is the image of  the invisible
 ,god 7,col #a3ae74 ,the ,godhead is    
indeed invisible2  how then is ,christ  
the image of it8 ,not by being invisible
 also2  for so is he as much hid as the 
,father2 but being clothed with  flesh1 
that the works of the ,son might by us  
be seen1 he thereby  presenteth to us1  
as in a figure1 the eternal excellency  
of the  ,father4 ,and hence as he is    
called an image1 he is also called  the 
first-born of every creature 7,col      

#a3ah74 ,his being a creature1          
respecting his manhood1 and his birth1  
and his rising again from  the dead4    
,therefore a little after1 he is called1
 the first-born  from the dead 7v #ai73 
,and in another place1 the              
first-begotten  of the dead 7,rev #a3e73
 ,and the first-fruits of them that     
slept  7#a ,cor #ae3bj74 ,so then1      
though ,adam was the image of ,god1 yet 
,god's image but as a mere creature3    
,but ,christ though a creature  as      
touching his manhood2 yet being also    
,god1 as the ,father1 he  shewed forth  
expressly1 in capital characters1 by all
 his works  and doings in the world1 the
 beauty and glory of the ,father3 ,the  
light of the knowledge of the glory of  
,god1 is given in the face  of ,jesus   
,christ 7#b ,cor #d3f74 ,where by face1 
we must understand  that which is       
visible1 that being open when all else  
is covered1  and that by which most     
principally we are discovered to others1
  and known4 ,now as to the case in     

hand1 this face must signify to  us the 
personal virtues and doings of ,christ1 
by which the glory  of the ,father is   
exposed2 the glory of his justice1 by   
,christ's  exactness of life2 the glory 
of his love1 by ,christ's compassion  to
 sinners1 c4    ,ver4 #bf4 ,and ,god    
said1 ,let us make man in our image1    
after our  likeness3 and let them have  
dominion over the fish of the sea1 and  
over the fowl of the air1 and over the  
cattle1 and over all the  earth1 and    
over every creeping thing that creepeth 
upon the earth4    ,as ,adam was a type 
of ,christ1 as the image and glory of   
,god2 so by  these words he further     
showeth1 that he was a type of his      
sovereign  power2 for to him be dominion
 and power everlasting 7,heb #b3h1i71   
to whom be praise and dominion for ever 
7#a ,peter #d3aa2 ,jude #be74  ,now by  
the fish of the sea1 the beasts of the  
earth1 the fowls of  the air1 and every 
creeping thing1 we may understand all   
creatures1  visible and invisible1      

whether they be men1 angels1 or devils2 
in  heaven1 earth1 or under the earth3  
also all thrones1 authorities  and      
powers1 whether in heaven1 in earth1 or 
hell3 ,christ is made  head over all2   
,he hath also a name above every name1  
not only in  this world1 but in that    
which is to come 7,eph #a3be74    ,ver4 
#bh4 ,and ,god blessed them2 and ,god   
said unto them1 that is1  to the man and
 his wife ,be fruitful1 and multiply1   
and replenish  the earth1 and subdue it1
 c4    ,this in the type doth show1 in  
the antitype1 how fruitful ,christ  and 
his church shall be2 and how he at last 
shall1 all over the  earth1 have a seed 
to replenish and subdue it by the power 
of the  immortal seed of the word of    
,god3 how his name shall be reverenced  
from one end of the earth to the other3 
how the kingdoms of the  earth shall    
,,all at last become the kingdoms of our
 ,lord1 and of  his ,christ4    ,and    
subdue it4 ,god did put that majesty and
 dread upon ,adam1 at  his creation1    

that all the beasts of the field        
submitted themselves  unto him4 ,as ,god
 also said to ,noah1 ,the fear of you   
and the dread  of you shall be upon     
every beast of the earth1 and upon every
 fowl  of the air1 upon all that moveth 
upon the earth1 and upon all the  fishes
 of the sea2 into your hand are they    
delivered 7,gen #i3b74    ,and ,god     
said1 ,behold ,i have given you every   
herb bearing seed1  which is upon the   
face of all the earth2 and every tree1  
in the  which is the fruit of a tree    
yielding seed2 to you it shall be  for  
meat 7,gen #a3bi74    ,these herbs and  
trees are types of the wholesome word of
 the gospel1  on which both ,christ1 his
 church1 and unconverted sinners1 ought 
to feed and be refreshed2 and without   
which thee is no subsisting  either of  
one or the other3 ,he causeth the grass 
to grow for the  cattle1 and herb for   
the service of man3 that he may bring   
forth  food out of the earth2 and wine  
that maketh glad the heart of man1  and 

oil to make his face to shine1 and bread
 which strengtheneth  man's heart 7,psa 
#ajd3ad1ae74    ,and ,god saw every     
thing that he had made1 and1 behold1 it 
was  very good 7v #ca74    ,all things  
have their natural goodness by creation4
 ,things are not  good1 because they    
have a being only1 but because ,god gave
 them  such a being4 ,neither did ,god  
make them1 because he saw they would    
attract a goodness to themselves2 but he
 made them in such kind1  as to bring   
forth that goodness he before determined
 they should4  ,and the evening and the 
morning were the sixth day4    ,,chapter
 ,,ii4    ,ver4 #c4 ,and ,god blessed   
the seventh day1 and sanctified it3     
because  that in it he had rested from  
all his work which ,god created and     
made4    ,the seventh day did signify   
two things3    ,first1 ,christ ,jesus1  
who is as well the rest of the justice  
of ,god1  as a rest for sinful man4     
,secondly1 ,it was also a type of that  
glorious rest that saints  shall have   

when the six days of this world are     
fully ended4    ,for the first1 the     
apostle makes the sabbath a shadow of   
,jesus  ,christ1 a shadow of things to  
come2 but the body or substance is  of  
,christ 7,col #b3ag74 ,and hence it is  
that he is so often said to  be a rest  
to the ,gentiles1 a glorious rest1 and  
that he promiseth  rest to such as cast 
their burthen upon him 7,matt #aa3bi74  
,the second also the apostle asserteth  
in that fourth chapter to  the ,hebrews1
 ,there remaineth therefore a rest1 or  
the keeping of  a sabbath1 to the people
 of ,god 7v #i read also vv #d-aa74     
,which  sabbath1 as ,i conceive1 will be
 the seventh thousand of years1 which   
are to follow immediately after the     
world hath stood six thousand  first3   
for as ,god was six days in the works of
 creation1 and rested  the seventh2 so  
in six thousand years he will perfect   
his works  and providences that concern 
this world4 ,as also he will finish  the
 toil and travel of his saints1 with the

 burthen of the beasts1  and the curse  
of the ground2 and bring all into rest  
for a thousand  years4 ,a day with the  
,lord1 is as a thousand years3 wherefore
  this blessed and desirable time is    
also called a day1 a great  day1 that   
great and notable day of the ,lord      
7,acts #b3bj71 which  shall end in the  
eternal judgment of the world4 ,god hath
 held  forth this by several other      
shadows1 as the sabbath of weeks1 the   
sabbath of years1 and the great jubilee1
 which is to be the year  after         
forty-nine years are expired 7,lev      
#be3a-ac74 ,of all which1  more in their
 place1 if ,god permit4    ,ver4 #d4    
,these are the generations of the       
heavens and of the earth  when they were
 created1 in the day that the ,,lord    
,god made the earth  and the heavens4   
,moses seems by these words1 ,in the    
day1 to insist principally  upon them in
 their first and primitive state1 before
 there was  sin or curse in the world2  
for in the day that they were created1  

there was a far more glorious lustre and
 beauty than now can be  seen2 the      
heaven1 for sin1 is1 as it were1 turned 
into brass2 and  the rain into powder   
and dust1 in comparison of what it was  
as it  came from the fingers of ,god4   
,the earth hath also from that time  a  
curse upon it2 yea1 the whole creation1 
by sin1 is even made  subject to vanity1
 is in travail1 and groans under the    
burthen  that sin hath brought upon it  
7,rom #h3ai-bc74    ,ver4 #e4 ,and every
 plant of the field before it was in the
 earth1  and every herb of the field    
before it grew4    ,thus it was in the  
first creation2 they therefore became   
neither  herbs nor trees1 by the course 
of nature1 but by the creation of  ,god4
 ,and even so it is in the new creation1
 men spring not up by  nature to be     
saints3 ,no1 not in the church of ,god1 
but first they  are created in ,christ  
,jesus1 and made meet to be partakers of
 the  benefit1 and then planted in the  
church of ,god2 planted1 ,i say1  as    

plants before prepared4 ,indeed         
hypocrites1 and formal professors1  may 
spring up in the church1 by virtue of   
her forms1 and outward  services1 as    
thorns and thistles spring up in the    
earth1 by virtue  of her moisture and   
heartiness4 ,but these are but the      
fruits of  the curse1 and are determined
 to be burned at last in the fire3      
,every plant saith ,christ which my     
heavenly ,father hath not  planted1     
shall be rooted up 7,matt #ae3ac2 ,heb  
#f3h74e    ,for the ,lord ,god had not  
caused it to rain upon the earth4 ,this 
is the reason that they came not up by  
nature first1 but were  first created1  
then planted1 then made to grow4 ,so the
 reason why  men by nature grow not in  
the church1 is1 because the ,lord doth  
not  cause it to rain upon them1 they   
still abiding and doing according  to   
the course of this world2 but he plants 
them in his house by  the mighty power  
of his word and ,spirit1 by which they  
are created  saints1 and then they      

afterwards grow in grace1 and in the    
knowledge  of our ,lord and ,saviour    
,jesus ,christ4 ,and there was not a man
 to  till the ground4 ,it seems by this 
there was a kind of necessity  why ,god 
should make man1 yea1 a multitude of    
men2 for otherwise he  had made what    
before he made in vain2 that is1 his end
 in making  so glorious a creature as   
this world1 which was to shew forth his 
glory by1 had been void1 and without    
effect2 for although it was  glorious1  
as it came out of the hand of ,god2 yet 
it was not of  power so to preserve     
itself1 but would1 without men to look  
after  and dress it1 be turned into a   
wilderness4    ,thus it is with the     
world of men1 if there was not the      
second  ,adam to plough them and sow    
them1 they could none of them become    
saints2 ,no1 not the elect themselves2  
because the means are  determined1 as   
well as the end4    ,by this we may     
likewise see what a woeful condition    
that people is  in1 that have no        

ministers of the word of the gospel3 ,my
 people  perish1 are destroyed for lack 
of knowledge 7,hosea #d3f73 ,and  again1
 ,where there is no vision1 the people  
perish 7,pro #bi3ah74  ,pray therefore  
to the ,lord of the harvest1 that he    
would send out  his ploughers to plough1
 and his labourers into his harvest4    
,ver4 #f4 ,but there went up a mist from
 the earth1 and watered the  whole face 
of the ground4    ,although as yet there
 was no ploughman nor rain1 yet a mist  
arose  from the earth2 so where there is
 not the word of the gospel1 there  is  
yet sufficiency of light1 to teach men  
how to govern themselves  in civil and  
natural society4 ,but this is only a    
mist1 men cannot  gospelly grow by this2
 therefore1 as in the next verse1 of    
necessity  man must be formed4    ,but  
again1 ,i have sometimes thought by this
 mist1 might be held  forth that        
nourishment men had by the doctrine of  
faith1 before  the gospel was divulged  
by ,moses1 the prophets1 or ,christ1 c4 

for before these1 that nourishment the  
church received1 was but  slender and   
short1 even as short as the nourishing  
of the mist is  to sober and moderate   
showers of rain2 to which both the law  
and  the gospel is compared4    ,again1 
,i have also sometimes thought1 that by 
this mist might be  typified those      
excellent proverbs and holy sayings of  
the men of  old1 before there was a     
written word2 for it cannot be but the  
godly did contain in proverbs1 and      
certain sayings1 the doctrine  of       
salvation hereafter1 and of good living 
here see ,romans #b3ad2  of which we    
have a touch in ,genesis1 but more at   
large by that  blessed book of ,job2    
which book1 in my opinion1 is a holy    
collection  of those proverbs and       
sayings of the ancients1 occasioned by  
the  temptation of that good man4 ,but  
whatever this mist did signify 7in      
other men's judgment7 certain it is1 it 
was for present necessity1  till a man  
should be made to till the ground1 and  

the fruits  thereof watered with the    
bottles of heaven3 ,which1 so far as ,i 
see yet1 most aptly presents us with    
some of all these4    ,ver4 #g4 ,and the
 ,lord ,god formed man of the dust of   
the ground1  c4 ,in the creation of man1
 ,god began with his outside2 but in the
  work of regeneration1 he first begins 
within1 at the heart4 ,he made  him2    
that is1 his body1 of the dust of the   
ground2 but he abides  a lifeless lump1 
till the ,lord puts forth a second act4 
,and he  breathed into his nostrils the 
breath of life2 and man became a  living
 soul4 ,now he lives1 now he acts3 so it
 is in the kingdom of  ,christ1 no man  
can be a living soul in that kingdom by 
his first  creation1 he must have life  
breathed into him1 life and spirit  from
 ,jesus ,christ 7,john #bj3bb74    ,now 
therefore is ,adam a type1 yet but an   
earthly one1 of things  more high and   
heavenly2 ,and as we have borne the     
image of the  earthy1 we shall also bear
 the image of the heavenly 7#a ,cor     

#ae3di74    ,ver4 #h4 ,and the ,lord    
,god planted a garden eastward in ,eden1
 and  there he put the man whom he had  
formed4    ,and the ,lord ,god planted a
 garden4 ,thus the ,holy ,ghost speaks  
clearer and clearer2 for now he presents
 the church to us under the  similitude 
of a garden1 which is taken out of the  
wide and open  field1 and inclosed2 ,a  
garden inclosed is my sister1 my spouse2
  a garden inclosed1 a spring shut up1 a
 fountain sealed 7,cant  #d3ab72 and    
there he put the man whom he had formed4
 ,an excellent  type of the presence of 
,christ with his church 7,rev #a3ab1ac74
    ,ver4 #i4 ,and out of the ground    
made the ,lord ,god to grow every  tree 
that is pleasant to the sight1 c4       
,these trees1 and their pleasurableness1
 do shew us the beauty of  the truly    
godly1 whom the ,lord hath beautified   
with salvation4 ,and  hence it is said1 
the glory of ,lebanon1 of ,sharon1 and  
of ,carmel1  is given to the church3    
that is1 she is more beautified with    

gifts  and graces than can by types and 
shadows be expressed4 ,the tree  of life
 also in the midst of the garden1 and   
the tree of knowledge  of good and evil4
    ,this tree of life1 was another type
 of ,christ1 as the bread and  healing  
medicine of the church1 that stands in  
the midst of the  paradise of ,god 7,rev
 #b3g2 #bb3b74    ,the tree of the      
knowledge of good and evil1 was a type  
of the law1  or covenant of works1 as   
the sequel of the story clearly         
manifesteth2  for had not ,adam eaten   
thereof1 he had enjoyed for ever his    
first  blessedness4 ,as ,moses saith1   
,it shall be our righteousness1 if  we  
observe to do all these commandments    
before the ,lord our ,god1  as he hath  
commanded us 7,deu #f3be74 ,but both    
,adam and we have  touched1 that is1    
broken the boughs and fruit of this     
tree1 and  therefore now for ever1 by   
the law1 no man can stand just before   
,god 7,gal #b3af74    ,ver4 #aj4 ,and a 
river went out of ,eden to water the    

garden2 and  from thence it was parted1 
and became into four heads4    ,this    
river while it abided in ,eden1 in the  
garden1 it was the  river of ,god2 that 
is1 serviceable to the trees and fruit  
of the  garden1 and was herein a type of
 those watering ministers that  water   
the plants of the ,lord4 ,but observe1  
when it had passed the  garden1 had     
gotten without the bound of the garden1 
from thence  it was parted1 and became  
into four heads2 from thence it was     
transformed1 or turned into another     
manner of thing3 it now became  into    
four heads2 a type of the four great    
monarchies of the world1  of which      
,babylon1 though the first in order of  
being1 yet the last  in a gospel or     
mysterious sense4 ,the fourth is the    
river ,euphrates1  that which was the   
face of the kingdom of ,babel of old4   
,hence  note1 ,that how eminent and     
serviceable soever men are while they   
abide in the garden of ,eden1 ,,the     
,,church2 yet when they come out  from  

thence1 they evilly seek the great      
things of the world3 one  is for        
compassing the whole land of ,havilah1  
where is gold2 another  is for          
compassing this1 a third that1 and a    
fourth another thing1  according as you 
see these four heads did4 ,observe      
again1 ,that  while men abide in the    
church of ,god1 there is not by them a  
seeking after the monarchies of this    
world2 but when they depart  from       
thence1 then they seek and strive to be 
heads2 as that cursed  monster the pope1
 forsaking the garden of ,god1 became in
 a manner  the prince of all the earth3 
,of whom ,tyrus mentioned by ,ezekiel1  
was a very lively type1 ,thou hast been 
in ,eden1 the garden of  ,god2 every    
precious-stone1 that is1 doctrine1 was  
thy covering2  as the sardius1 topaz1   
diamond1 c41 till iniquity was found  in
 thee 7,eze #bh3ac-ah72 till thou       
leftest thy station1 and place          
appointed of ,god1 and then thou wast   
cast as profane out of the  mountain of 

,god1 yea1 though a covering cherub4    
,see it again in  ,cain1 who while he   
continued in the church1 he was a busy  
sacrificer1  as busy as ,abel his       
brother2 but when he left off to fear   
the  ,lord1 and had bloodily butchered  
his holy brother1 then he seeks  to be a
 head1 or monarch2 then he goeth and    
buildeth a city to  preserve his name   
and posterity for ever 7,gen #d3ag74    
,ver4 #ae4 ,and the ,lord ,god took the 
man1 and put him into the  garden of    
,eden1 to dress it and to keep it4      
,in this also ,adam was a figure of our 
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 as pastor  and    
chief bishop of his church4 ,i the      
,lord1 saith ,christ1 do  keep it2 ,i   
will water it every moment1 ,i will keep
 it night and  day 7,isa #bg3c74    ,and
 the ,lord ,god took the man4 ,no man   
taketh this honour upon  him1 but he    
that is called of ,god1 as was ,aaron4  
,blessed is he also  that can say as the
 prophet ,amos2 ,and the ,lord took me  
said he  as ,i followed the flock1 and  

the ,lord said unto me1 ,go1 prophesy   
unto my people ,israel 7,amos #g3ae74   
,to dress it and to keep it4 ,he that is
 not dressed1 is not kept3  ,that is a  
sad judgment1 ,that which dieth1 let it 
die2 ,that which  is diseased1 let it   
not be dressed1 let it die of that      
disease4 ,by  dressing therefore ,i     
understand1 pruning1 manuring and the   
like1  which the dresser of the vineyard
 was commanded to do1 without  which all
 is overrun with briers and nettles1 and
 is fit for  nothing but cursing1 and to
 be burned 7,luke #ac3f-i2 ,pro         
#bd3cj-cd2  ,heb #f3g1h74    ,and the   
,lord commanded the man1 saying1 ,of    
every tree of the  garden thou mayest   
freely eat 7v #af74    ,it is ,god's    
word that giveth us power to eat1 to    
drink1 and do other  our works1 and     
without the word we may do nothing4 ,the
 command  gave ,adam leave3 ,every      
creature of ,god is good1 and nothing to
 be  refused1 if it be received with    
thanksgiving2 for it is sanctified  by  

the word of ,god by the command of the  
word1 and by receiving  of it according 
to the limits thereof1 and prayer 7#a   
,tim #d3d1e74    ,ver4 #ag4 ,but of the 
tree of the knowledge of good and evil1 
thou  shalt not eat of it4 ,i said      
before1 ,what ,god's word prohibits1 we 
must take care to shun4    ,this tree of
 knowledge1 as ,i said before1 was a    
type of the covenant  of works1 the     
which had not ,adam touched1 7for by    
touching it he  broke that covenant17 he
 then had lived ever1 but touching it he
  dies 7,gen #c3c74    ,adam going into 
the garden under these conditions and   
penalties1  was therein a type of the   
humiliation of ,christ2 who at his      
coming  into the world1 was made under  
the law1 under its command and  penalty1
 even as other men1 but without sin     
7,gal #d3d1e74    ,for in the day that  
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely   
die4    ,for in the day4 ,adam lived to 
,god no longer than while he kept       
himself from eating forbidden fruit2 in 

that very day he died2  first a         
spiritual death in his soul2 his body   
also was then made  capable of          
mortality1 and all diseases1 which two  
great impediments  in time brought him  
down to dust again4    ,ver4 #ah4 ,and  
the ,lord ,god said1 ,it is not good    
that man should be  alone2 ,i will make 
him an help meet for him4    ,by these  
words1 ,adam's state1 even in innocency1
 seems to crave  for help2 wherefore it 
is manifest that that state is short of 
that  we attain by the resurrection from
 the dead2 yea1 for as much as  his need
 required earthly help1 it is apparent  
his condition was  not heavenly2 ,the   
first man is of the earth1 earthy3 the  
second  man is the ,lord from heaven 7#a
 ,cor #ae3dg74 ,adam in his first       
estate was not spiritual3 ,that was not 
first which is spiritual1  but that     
which is natural2 and afterwards that   
which is spiritual  7v #df74 ,wherefore 
those that think it enough to attain to 
the state  of ,adam in innocency1 think 

it sufficient to be mere naturalists2   
think themselves well1 without being    
made spiritual3 yea1 let  me add1 they  
think it safe standing by a covenant of 
works2 they  think themselves happy1    
though not concerned in a covenant of   
grace2 they think they know enough1     
though ignorant of a mediator1  and     
count they have no need of the          
intercession of ,christ4#f    ,adam     
stood by a covenant of works3 ,adam's   
kingdom was an earthly  paradise2       
,adam's excellency was1 that he had not 
need of a ,saviour2  and ,adam's        
knowledge was ignorance of ,jesus       
,christ3 ,adam in his  greatest glory1  
wanted earthly comforts2 ,adam in his   
innocency1  was a mere natural man4     
,ver4 #ai4 ,and out of the ground the   
,lord ,god formed every beast  of the   
field1 and every fowl of the air4       
,this proveth further what ,i said at   
first1 ,that in the first chaos  was    
contained all that was made upon the    
earth4    ,and brought them unto ,adam1 

to see what he would call them3 and     
whatsoever ,adam called every living    
creature1 that was the name  thereof4   
,in this ,adam was a lively type of the 
,lord ,christ's sovereign and  glorious 
power over all flesh3 ,thou hast given  
him power over all  flesh1 that he      
should give eternal life to as many as  
thou hast  given him 7,john #ag3b74     
,and brought them unto ,adam to see what
 he would call them4    ,so ,christ     
nameth the world2 whom he will he       
calleth saints2 and  whom he will he    
calleth the world1 ungodly1 serpents1   
vipers1  and the like4 ,i pray for them1
 ,i pray not for the world 7,john       
#ag3i74    ,and whatsoever ,adam called 
every living creature1 that was the name
  thereof4 ,even as ,christ passes      
sentence1 so shall their judgment  be4  
,ver4 #bj4 ,and ,adam gave names to all 
cattle1 and to the fowl of  the air1 and
 to every beast of the field4 ,so       
,christ judgeth of  angels1 devils1 and 
men4    ,but for ,adam1 there was not   

found an help meet for him4 ,all  the   
glory of this world1 had not ,adam had a
 wife1 could not have  completed this   
man's blessedness2 he would yet have    
been wanting3  so all the glory of      
heaven1 considering ,christ as mediator1
 could  not1 without his church1 have   
made him up complete4 ,the church1  ,i  
say1 which is his body1 the fulness of  
him that filleth all in  all4    ,ver4  
#ba1 #bb4 ,and the ,lord ,god caused a  
deep sleep to fall upon  ,adam1 and he  
slept3 and he took one of his ribs1 and 
closed up the  flesh instead thereof2   
and the rib which the ,lord ,god had    
taken  from man1 made he a woman1 and   
brought her unto the man4    ,in these  
words we find an help provided for      
,adam2 also whence it  came4 ,the help  
was a wife2 she came out of his side2   
she was taken  thence while ,adam slept4
 ,a blessed figure of a further mystery4
  ,adam's wife was a type of the church 
of ,christ2 for that she was  taken out 
of his side1 it signifies we are flesh  

of ,christ's flesh1  and bone of        
,christ's bone 7,eph #e3cj74 ,and in    
that she was taken  thence while ,adam  
slept1 it signifies1 the church is      
,christ's1 by  virtue of his death and  
blood3 ,feed the church of ,god1 which  
he  hath purchased with is own blood    
7,acts #bj3bh74    ,and he brought her  
to the man4 ,that is1 ,and ,god brought 
her to  the man4 ,by which he clearly   
intimates1 ,that as the church is the   
workmanship of ,god1 and the purchase of
 the blood of ,christ2 so  yet she      
cannot come to ,christ1 unless brought  
to him of ,god3 ,no  man can come to me 
saith ,christ except the ,father which  
hath  sent me1 draw him 7,john #f3dd74  
,ver4 #bc4 ,and ,adam said1 ,this is now
 bone of my bones1 and flesh  of my     
flesh3 she shall be called ,woman1      
because she was taken out  of ,man4     
,in that ,adam doth thus acknowledge his
 wife to be bone and flesh  of his      
substance1 it shews us1 that ,christ    
will acknowledge those  that are his3   

,he is not ashamed to call them         
brethren1 saying1 ,i  will declare thy  
name unto my brethren1 in the midst of  
the church  will ,i sing praise unto    
thee 7,heb #b3aa1ab74    ,and observe   
it1 ,he said1 ,she is bone of my bone1  
c4 before that  ,god1 that brought her  
to him2 intimating1 that ,christ both   
owns  us now at his ,father's right     
hand1 and will not be ashamed of us1    
even in the day of judgment 7,matt      
#aj3cc2 ,luke #ab3h74    ,ver4 #bd4     
,therefore shall a man leave his father 
and his mother1  and shall cleave unto  
his wife3 and they shall be one flesh4  
,this ought to be truly performed in our
 married estate in this  world4 ,but    
here endeth not the mystery4            
,therefore shall a man leave his father4
 ,thus did ,christ when he  came into   
the world to save sinners3 ,he came     
forth from the ,father2  ,i came forth  
from the ,father1 and am come into the  
world 7,john  #af3bh74    ,therefore    
shall a man leave his father and his    

mother4 ,the ,jewish  church may1 in a  
mystical sense1 be called the mother of 
,christ2  for she was indeed ,god's     
wife1 and of her came his ,son ,jesus   
,christ3  yet his mother he left and    
forsook1 to be joined to his ,gentile   
spouse1 which is now his only wife4     
,ver4 #be4 ,and they were both naked1   
the man and his wife1 and were  not     
ashamed4    ,no sin1 no shame3 ,let men 
stand where ,god hath set them1 and     
there  is no cause of shame1 though they
 be exposed in outward appearance  to   
never so much contempt4    ,and they    
were both naked4 ,apparel is the fruits 
of sin2 wherefore  let such as pride    
themselves therein1 remember1 that they 
cover one  shame with another4 ,but let 
them that are truly godly have their    
apparel modest and sober1 and with      
shamefacedness put them on1  remembering
 always the first cause of our covering 
our nakedness1  was the sin and shame of
 our first parents 7#a ,peter #c3c74    
,,chapter ,,iii4    ,ver4 #a4 ,now the  

serpent was more subtil than any beast  
of the  field which the ,lord ,god had  
made4 ,and he said unto the woman1      
,yea1 hath ,god said1 ,ye shall not eat 
of every tree of the garden8    ,in     
these words we have an entrance of the  
first great spiritual  conflict that was
 fought between the devil and flesh2 and
 it is  worth the observing1 how the    
enemy attempted1 engaged1 and overcame  
the world 7#b ,cor #aa3c74    #a4 ,he   
tempts by means2 he appeareth not in his
 own shape and hue1  but assumeth the   
body of one of the creatures1 the body  
of the  serpent1 and so begins the      
combat4 ,and from hence it is1 that in  
after ages he is spoken of under the    
name of that creature1 the  dragon1 that
 old serpent which is the devil1 and    
,satan 7,rev #bj3b72  because1 as the   
,holy ,ghost would have us beware of the
 devil1 so  of the means and engines    
which he useth2 for where one is        
overcome  by his own fearful appearance1
 ten thousand are overcome by the  means

 and engines that he useth4    #b4 ,the 
serpent was more subtil4 ,the devil1 in 
his attempts after  our destruction1    
maketh use of the most suitable means4  
,the serpent  was more subtil1 therefore
 the cunning of the devil was least of  
all discerned4 ,had he made use of some 
of the most foolish of the  creatures1  
,adam had luckily started back1 for he  
knew the nature  of all the creatures1  
and gave them names accordingly2        
wherefore  the serpent1 ,adam knew1 was 
subtil1 therefore ,satan useth him1     
thereby to catch this goodly creature4  
,hereby the devil least  appeared2 and  
least appearing1 the temptation soonest 
took the  tinder4#g    ,now the serpent 
was more subtil4 ,more subtil4 ,hence   
the devil  is called1 the serpent with  
heads1 with great cunning2 the  crooked 
serpent1 with knotty objections2 the    
piercing serpent1  for he often wounds2 
and his ways are called devices1        
temptations1  delusions1 wiles1 power1  
and the gates of hell2 because  of their

 mighty prevalency4 ,this is he that    
undertook our first  parents4    ,but   
how did he undertake them8    ,he       
labours to make them question the       
simplicity of the word of  ,god1 bearing
 ,adam's wife in hand1 that there must  
needs be some  meaning that palliates   
the text2 ,hath ,god said ye shall not  
eat of  the tree8 ,which interrogatory  
suggested them with a strong doubt  that
 this word would not appear a truth1 if 
you compare it with  the #dth verse4    
,hence learn1 that so long as we retain 
the simplicity of the word1  we have    
,satan at the end of the staff2 for     
unless we give way to  a doubt about    
that1 about the truth and simplicity of 
it1 he gets  no ground upon us4 ,and    
hence the apostle says1 ,he feared lest 
by  some means1 as the serpent beguiled 
,eve through his subtilty1 so  our minds
 should be corrupted from the simplicity
 that is in ,christ  7#b ,cor #aa3c72   
that is1 lest our minds should be drawn 
off from the  simplicity of the word of 

the gospel by some devilish and delusive
  arguments2 ,for mark1 ,satan doth not 
first of all deny1 but makes a  doubt   
upon the word1 whether it is to be taken
 in this or another  sense2 and so first
 corrupting the mind with a doubt about 
the  simplicity of the true sense1 he   
after brings them to a denial  thereof2 
,hath ,god said1 ,ye shall not eat of   
every tree of the  garden8    ,ver4 #b4 
,and the woman said unto the serpent1   
,we may eat of the  fruit of the trees  
of the garden4    ,and the woman said4  
,indeed1 the question was put to her1   
but the  command was not so immediately 
delivered to her3 ,the ,lord ,god       
commanded the man 7#b3af74 ,this        
therefore ,i reckon a great fault  in   
the woman1 an usurpation1 to undertake  
so mighty an adversary1  when she was   
not the principal that was concerned    
therein2 nay1  when her husband who was 
more able than she1 was at hand1 to whom
  also the law was given as chief4 ,but 
for this act1 ,i think it is1  that they

 are now commanded silence1 and also    
commanded to learn  of their husbands   
7#a ,cor #ad3cd1ce73 ,a command that is 
necessary  enough for that simple and   
weak sex3#h ,though they see it was  by 
them that sin came into the world1 yet  
how hardly are some of  them to this day
 dissuaded from attempting unwarrantably
 to meddle  with potent enemies1 about  
the great and weighty matters that      
concern eternity 7#a ,tim #b3aa-ae74    
,hence note1 ,that often they who are   
least able1 will first adventure  to put
 in their head to defend that1 from     
whence they return with  shame4    ,and 
the woman said unto the serpent1 ,we may
 eat of the fruit of  the trees of the  
garden4    ,this was her prologue to her
 defence1 but that also for which she   
had no warrant4 ,in time of temptation1 
it is our wisdom and duty  to keep close
 to the word1 that prohibits and forbids
 the sin2  and not to reason with       
,satan1 of how far our outward and      
worldly  privileges go1 especially of   

those privileges that border upon the   
temptation1 as she here did3 ,we may eat
 of all but one4 ,by this  she goeth to 
the outside of her liberty1 and sets    
herself upon the  brink of the danger4  
,christ might have told the tempter1    
when he  assaulted him1 ,that he could  
have made stones bread2 and that he     
could have descended from the pinnacle  
of the temple1 as afterwards  he did    
7,matt #d3c-g2 ,luke #d72 but that would
 have admitted of other  questions4     
,wherefore he chooseth to lay aside such
 needless and  unwarrantable reasonings1
 and resisteth him with a direct word of
  ,god1 most pertinent to quash the     
tempter1 and also to preserve  himself  
in the way4 ,to go to the outside of    
privileges1 especially  when tempted of 
the devil1 is often1 if not always very 
dangerous  and hazardous4    ,by these  
words therefore1 in mine opinion1 she   
spoke at this time  too much in favour  
of the flesh2 and made way for what     
after came  upon her1 ,we may eat of all

 but one4    ,ver4 #c4 ,but of the fruit
 of the tree which is in the midst of   
the garden1 ,god hath said1 ,ye shall   
not eat of it1 neither shall  ye touch  
it1 lest ye die4    ,now1 too late1 she 
urgeth that which should have been her  
only stay  and weapon2 to wit1 the      
express word of ,god2 ,that she should1 
if  she would have disputed with the    
tempter1 have urged at the first  that  
only1 and have thought of nothing else4 
,thus did the ,lord  himself3 but she   
looking first into those worthy         
privileges which  ,god had given her1   
and dilating delightfully of them before
 the  devil1 she lost the dread of the  
command from off her heart1 and         
retained now but the notion of it3 which
 ,satan perceiving1 and  taking heart   
therefrom to make his best advantage1 he
 now adds to  his former forged doubt1 a
 plain and flat denial1 ,ye shall not   
surely die4    ,ver4 #d4 ,and the       
serpent said unto the woman1 ,ye shall  
not surely  die4    ,when people dally  

with the devil1 and sit too near their  
outward  advantages2 when they are      
tempted to break the command of ,god1 it
  is usual for them1 even by setting    
their hearts upon things that  in       
themselves are honest and lawful1 to    
fall into temptation3 ,to  see a piece  
of ground1 to prove a yoke of oxen1 to  
marry a wife1 are  doubtless lawful     
things2 but upon the borders of these   
privileges  lay the temptation of the   
devil2 therefore by the love of these1  
which yet were lawful in themselves1 the
 devil hardened the heart1  and so at   
last made way for1 and perfectly        
produced in them1 flatly  to deny1 as   
then1 to embrace the words of ,god's    
salvation 7,matt  #bb3e2 ,luke          
#ad3af-bj74 ,the like befel our first   
mother2 wherefore  though at last she   
freely objected the word2 yet because   
before  she had so much reasoned to the 
pleasing of the flesh1 she lost  the    
dread and savour of the command1 and    
having nought but notion  left1 she     

found not wherewith to rebuke so plain a
 lie of the devil1  but hearkened to his
 further reasoning4    ,ye shall not    
surely die4 ,not surely2 in the word    
there is some  slight meaning1 of which 
you need not be so afraid4 ,and besides1
    ,ver4 #e4 ,god doth know that in the
 day ye eat thereof1 then your  eyes    
shall be opened1 and ye shall be as     
gods1 knowing good and  evil4    ,in    
these words two privileges are asserted3
 one1 ,that their eyes  should be       
opened2 the other1 ,that they should be 
as gods1 knowing  good and evil4 ,the   
first is very desirable1 and was not at 
all  abridged by them2 the second1 as to
 their knowing good and evil1  was      
absolutely forbidden2 because they could
 not attain to the  knowledge of that   
which was evil1 but by transgressing1 or
 by  eating of that forbidden tree4     
,hence observe1 ,that it is usual with  
the devil1 in his tempting  of poor     
creatures1 to put a good and bad        
together1 that by shew  of the good1 the

 tempted might be drawn to do that which
 in truth  is evil4 ,thus he served     
,saul2 he spared the best of the herd   
and  flock1 under pretence of           
sacrificing to ,god1 and so transgressed
  the plain command 7#a ,sam #ae3bj-bb74
 ,but this the apostle saw was          
dangerous1 and therefore censureth such1
 as in a state of condemnation  7,rom   
#c3h74 ,thus he served ,adam2 he put the
 desirableness of  sight1 and a plain   
transgression of ,god's law together1   
that by  the loveliness of the one1 they
 might the easier be brought to  do the 
other4 ,o poor ,eve6 ,do we wonder at   
thy folly6 ,doubtless we  had done as   
bad with half the argument of thy       
temptation4    ,ye shall be as gods4 ,in
 these words he attempts to beget in    
them  a desire to be greater than ,god  
had made them 7#a ,tim #c3f74 ,he knew  
this was a likely way1 for by this means
 he fell himself2 for being  puffed up  
with pride1 they left their own estate1 
or habitation1  and so became devils1   

and were tumbled down to hell1 where    
they are  reserved in everlasting       
chains1 under darkness1 unto the        
judgment  of the great day 7,jude #f74  
,ye shall be as gods4 ,when souls have  
begun to hearken to the  tempter1 that  
hearkening hath made way for1 and given 
way to so  much darkness of mind1 and   
hardness of heart1 that now they can    
listen to anything3 as to hear ,god     
charged with folly1 ,ye shall  not      
surely die2 as to hear him made the     
author of ignorance1 and  that he       
delights to have it so1 by seeking by a 
command to prohibit  them from knowing  
what they could2 for ,god doth know1    
that in the  day ye eat thereof1 then   
your eyes shall be opened2 and therefore
  he forbids to touch it4    ,ye shall  
be as gods4 ,here is also a pretence of 
holiness1 which  he knew they were prone
 unto2 ,ye shall be as gods1 as knowing 
and perfect as ,god4 ,oh6 ,thousands    
are1 even to this day1 by such          
temptations overcome6 ,thus he wraps his

 temptations up in such  kind of words  
and suggestions as will carry it either 
way4 ,but mark  his holiness1 or the way
 that he prescribes for holiness2 it is1
  if not point blank against1 yet       
without and besides the word1 not  by   
doing what ,god commands1 and abhorring 
what he forbids1 but by  following the  
delusion of the devil1 and their own    
roving fancies2  as ,eve here does4     
,ver4 #f4 ,and when the woman saw that  
the tree was good for food1  and that it
 was pleasant to the eyes1 and a tree to
 be desired to  make one wise1 she took 
of the fruit thereof1 c4    ,this verse 
presents us with the use that ,eve made 
of the reasonings  of the serpent2 and  
that was1 to take them into             
consideration2 not  by the word of ,god1
 but as her flesh and blood did sense   
them3  ,a way very dangerous and        
devouring to the soul1 from which ,paul 
fled1 as from the devil himself3        
,immediately ,i conferred not with      
flesh and blood 7,gal #a3af74           

,wherefore1 pausing upon them1 they     
entangled her as with a threefold cord4 
#a4 ,the lust of the flesh2  she saw it 
was good for food4 #b4 ,the lust of the 
eye2 she saw  it was pleasant to the    
eye4 #c4 ,the pride of life2 a tree to  
be  desired1 to make one wise 7#a ,john 
#b3af74 ,being taken1 ,i say1 with      
these three snares of the adversary1    
which are not of the ,father1  but of   
the world1 and the devil the prince     
thereof1 forthwith she  falls before    
him3 ,and when the woman saw this1 she  
took of the  fruit thereof1 and did eat4
    ,and when the woman saw4 ,this      
seeing1 as ,i said1 is to be  understood
 of her considering what ,satan         
presented to her1 and of  her sensing or
 tasting of his doctrine2 not by the    
word1 which  ought to be the touch stone
 of all1 but by and according to her    
own natural reason without it4 ,now this
 makes her forget that  very command    
that but now she had urged against the  
tempter3 ,this  makes her also to       

consent to that very reason1 as an      
inducement  to transgress2 which1       
because it was the nature of the tree1  
was  by ,god suggested as a reason why  
they should forbear2 it was the  tree of
 the knowledge of good and evil1        
therefore they should not  touch it2 it 
was the tree1 that would by touching it1
 make them  know good and evil2         
therefore she toucheth1 and also eateth 
thereof4  ,see therefore what specious  
pretences the devil1 and those that  are
 under the power of temptation1 will    
have to transgress the  command of ,god4
 ,that which ,god makes a reason of the 
prohibition1  even that the devil will  
make a reason of their transgression4   
,god commands to self-denial1 but the   
world makes that a reason of  their     
standing off from the very grace of ,god
 in the gospel4 ,god  also commands1    
,that we be sober1 chaste1 humble1 just1
 and the  like2 but the devil1 and      
carnal hearts1 make these very things   
the  argument that keeps sinners from   

the word of salvation4 ,or rather  take 
it thus2 ,god forbids wickedness1       
because it is delightful to  the flesh1 
and draws the heart from ,god1 but      
therefore carnal men  love wickedness   
and sin3 ,therefore they go on in sin1  
and therefore  they say unto ,god1      
,depart from us1 for we desire not the  
knowledge  of thy ways 7,job #ba3ad2    
#bb3ae-ag74    ,she did eat1 and gave   
also unto her husband with her1 and he  
did  eat4    ,the great design of the   
devil1 as he supposed1 was now          
accomplished2  for he had both in the   
snare1 both the man and his wife1 and in
  them1 the whole world that should be  
after4 ,and indeed the chief  design of 
,satan was at the head at first1 only he
 made the weakest  the conveyance for   
his mischief4 ,hence note again1 ,that  
,satan by  tempting one1 may chiefly    
intend the destruction of another4 ,by  
tempting the wife1 he may aim at the    
destruction of the husband2  by tempting
 the father1 he may design the          

destruction of the  children2 and by    
tempting the king1 he may design the    
ruin of the  subjects4 ,even as in the  
case of ,david3 ,satan stood up against 
,israel1 and provoked ,david to number  
the people4 ,he had a mind  to destroy  
seventy thousand1 therefore he tempted  
,david to sin 7#a  ,chron #ba3a74       
,she gave also to her husband1 and he   
did eat4 ,sin seldom or never           
terminates in one person2 but the       
pernicious example of one1 doth  animate
 and embolden another2 or thus1 the     
beholding of evil in  another1 doth     
often allure a stander-by4 ,adam was the
 looker-on1 he  was not in the action as
 from the serpent3 ,adam was not        
deceived1  that is1 by having to do with
 the devil1 but the woman1 the woman    
being deceived1 was in the transgression
 7#a ,tim #b3ad74 ,this should  exhort  
all men that they take heed of so much  
as beholding evil  done by others1 lest 
also they should be allured4 ,when      
,israel  went into ,canaan1 ,god did    

command them not so much as to ask1 ,how
  those nations served their gods8 lest 
by so doing1 ,satan should  get an      
advantage of their minds1 to incline    
them to do the like  7,deu #ab3cj74     
,evil acts1 as well as evil words1 will 
eat as doth  a canker4 ,this then is the
 reason of that evil-favouredness that  
you see attending some men's lives and  
professions2 they have been  corrupted1 
as ,adam was1 either by evil words or   
bad examples1 even  till the very face  
of their lives and professions are      
disfigured  as with the pox or canker   
7#b ,tim #b3ag74    ,thus have we led   
you through that woeful tragedy that was
 acted  between the woman and the       
serpent2 and have also shewed1 how it   
happened that the serpent went away as  
victor4    #a4 ,the woman admitted of a 
doubt about the truth of the word that  
forbad her to eat2 for unbelief was the 
first sin that entered the  world4      
#b4 ,she preferred the privileges of the
 flesh1 before the argument  to         

self-denial2 by which means her heart   
became hardened1 and grew  senseless of 
the dread and terror of the words of    
,god4    #c4 ,she took ,satan's         
arguments into consideration1 and       
sensed1#i  or tasted them2 not by the   
word of ,god1 but her own natural1 or   
rather sore-deluded fancy4    #d4 ,she  
had a mind to gratify the lusts of the  
flesh1 the lusts of  the eyes1 and the  
pride of life4    ,now to speak of the  
evil consequences that followed this    
sinful  act3 ,that is not in the wisdom 
of mortal man to do2 partly1 because  we
 know but in part even the evil and     
destructive nature of sin2  and partly1 
because much of the evil that will      
follow this action1  is yet to be       
committed by persons unborn4 ,yet enough
 might be said  to astonish the heavens1
 and to make them horribly afraid 7,jer 
#b3ab74 #a4 ,by this act of these two1  
the whole world became guilty  of       
condemnation and eternal judgment 7,rom 
#e74 #b4 ,by this came all  the         

blindness1 atheism1 ignorance of ,god1  
enmity and malice against  him1 pride1  
covetousness1 adultery1 idolatry1 and   
implacableness1  c41 that is found in   
all the world4 ,by this1 ,i say1 came   
all the  wars1 blood1 treachery1        
tyranny1 persecution1 with all manner of
  rapine and outrage that is found among
 the sons of men4 #c4 ,besides1  all the
 plagues1 judgments1 and evils that     
befal us in this world1  with those     
everlasting burnings that will swallow  
up millions for  ever and ever2 all and 
every whit of these came into the world 
as  the portion of mankind1 for that    
first transgression of our first        
parents4    ,ver4 #g4 ,and the eyes of  
them both were opened1 and they knew    
that  they were naked2 and they sewed   
fig-leaves together1 and made           
themselves aprons4    ,that their eyes  
might be opened1 was one branch of the  
temptation1  and one of the reasons that
 prevailed with the woman to forsake the
  word of ,god3 ,but she little thought 

of seeing after this manner1  or such   
things as now she was made to behold4   
,she expected some  sweet and pleasant  
sight1 that might tickle and delight her
 deluded  fancy2 but behold1 sin and the
 wrath of ,god appears1 to the shaking  
of their hearts6 ,and thus1 even to this
 very day1 doth the devil  delude the   
world3 ,his temptations are gilded with 
some sweet and  fine pretences2 either  
they shall be wiser1 richer1 more in    
favour1  live merrier1 fare better1 or  
something2 and that they shall see  it1 
if they will but obey the devil3 ,which 
the fools easily are1  by these and such
 like things1 allured to do4 ,but       
behold1 when  their eyes are opened1    
instead of seeing what the devil falsely
  told them1 they see themselves        
involved in sin1 made guilty of  the    
breach of ,god's command1 and subject to
 the wrath of ,god4#aj    ,and they knew
 that they were naked4 ,not only naked  
of outward  clothing1 but even destitute
 of righteousness2 they had lost their  

innocency1 their uprightness1 and       
sinless vail1 and had made  themselves  
polluted creatures1 both in their hearts
 and in their  flesh2 this is nakedness 
indeed2 such a kind of nakedness as     
,aaron  made ,israel naked with1 when he
 set up his idol calf for them to       
worship3 ,for ,aaron had made them naked
 unto their shame 7,exo  #cb3be74 ,naked
 before the justice of the law4    ,and 
they knew that they were naked4 ,and    
they knew it3 ,why1 did  they not know  
it before8 ,the text says1 ,they were   
naked1 and were  not ashamed4 ,o6 they  
stood not naked before ,god6 they stood 
not  without righteousness1 or          
uprightness before him1 and therefore   
were not ashamed1 but now they knew they
 were naked as to that4    ,and they    
sewed fig-leaves together1 and made     
themselves aprons4  ,a fit resemblance  
of what is the inclination of awakened  
men1  who are yet but natural6 ,they    
neither think of ,christ1 or of the     
mercy of ,god in him for pardon1 but    

presently they betake themselves  to    
their own fig-leaves1 to their own      
inventions1 or to the  righteousness of 
the law1 and look for healing from means
 which  ,god did never provide for cure4
 ,when ,ephraim saw his sickness1 and   
,judah saw his wound1 then went ,ephraim
 to the ,assyrian 7,hosea  #e3ac74 ,not 
to ,god1 and sent to ,king ,jarib1 not  
to ,christ1 yet  could they not heal    
him1 nor cure him of his wound4    ,and 
made themselves aprons4 ,not coats1 as  
,god did afterwards4 ,a  carnal man     
thinks himself sufficiently clothed with
 righteousness1  if the nakedness which 
he sees1 can be but covered from his own
  sight3 ,as if ,god also did see that  
and only that which they have  a sight  
of by the light of nature2 and as if    
because fig-leaves  would hide their    
nakedness from their sight1 that        
therefore they  would hide it from the  
sight of ,god4 ,but alas6 ,no man1      
without  the help of another1 can bring 
all his nakedness to the sight of  his  

own eye2 much is undiscovered to him1   
that may yet lie open  and bare to a    
stander-by3 ,so it is with the men that 
stand without  ,christ before ,god1 at  
best they see but some of their         
nakedness1  to wit1 their most gross and
 worst faults1 and therefore they seek  
to cover them2 which when they have hid 
from their own sight1 they  think them  
hid also from the sight of ,god4 ,thus  
did ,adam1 he saw  his own most shameful
 parts1 and therefore them he covered3  
,they  made themselves aprons1 or things
 to gird about them1 not to cover  them 
all over withal4 ,no man by all his own 
doings can hide all  his own nakedness  
from the sight of the justice of ,god1  
and yet1  but in vain1 as busy as ,adam 
to do it4    ,and they sewed fig-leaves 
together1 and made themselves aprons4   
,fig-leaves6 ,a poor apron1 but it was  
the best they could get4  ,but was that 
a sufficient shelter against either     
thorn or thistle8  ,or was it possible  
but that after a while these fig-leaves 

should  have become rotten1 and turned  
to dung8 ,so will it be with all  man's 
own righteousness which is of the law2  
,paul saw it so1 and  therefore counted 
it but loss and dung1 that he might win 
,christ1  and be found in him 7,phil    
#c3g1h74    ,ver4 #h4 ,and they heard   
the voice of the ,lord ,god walking in  
the  garden in the cool of the day3 and 
,adam and his wife hid themselves  from 
the presence of the ,lord ,god1 among   
the trees of the garden4    ,and they   
heard the voice of the ,lord ,god4 ,this
 voice was not to  be understood        
according1 as if it was the effect of a 
word2 as  when we speak1 the sound      
remains with a noise for some time      
after2  but by voice here1 we are to    
understand the ,lord ,christ himself2   
wherefore this voice is said to walk1   
not to sound only3 ,they  heard the     
voice of the ,lord ,god walking4 ,this  
voice ,john calls the  word1 the word   
that was with the ,father before he made
 the world1  and that at this very time 

was heard to walk in the garden of      
,adam3  ,therefore ,john also saith1    
this voice was in the beginning2 that   
is1 in the garden with ,adam1 at the    
beginning of his conversion1  as well as
 of the beginning of the world 7,john   
#a3a74    ,and they heard the voice of  
the ,lord ,god walking in the garden in 
the cool of the day4 ,the gospel of it  
is1 in the season of grace2  for by the 
cool of the day1 he here means1 in the  
patience1  gentleness1 goodness and     
mercy of the gospel2 and it is opposed  
to  the heat1 fire1 and severity of the 
law4    ,and ,adam and his wife hid     
themselves4 ,hence observe1 ,that a     
man's own righteousness will not fortify
 his conscience from fear  and terror1  
when ,god begins to come near to him to 
judgment4 ,why  did ,adam hide himself1 
but because1 as he said1 he was naked8  
,but  how could he be naked1 when before
 he had made himself an apron8  ,o6 the 
approach of ,god consumed and burnt off 
his apron6 ,though  his apron would keep

 him from the sight of a bird1 yet it   
would  not from the eye of the          
incorruptible ,god4    ,let therefore   
all self-righteous men beware1 for      
however they at  present please         
themselves with the worthiness of their 
glorious  fig-leaves2 yet when ,god     
shall come to deal with them for sin1   
assuredly they will find themselves     
naked4#aa    ,and they hid themselves4  
,a man in a natural state1 cannot abide 
the presence of ,god2 yea1 though a     
righteous man4 ,adam1 though  adorned   
with his fig-leaves1 flies4    ,observe 
again1 ,that a self-righteous man1 a man
 of the law1 takes  grace and mercy for 
his greatest enemy4 ,this is apparent   
from the  carriage of the ,pharisees to 
,jesus ,christ1 who because they were   
wedded to the works of their own        
righteousness1 therefore they hated1    
persecuted1 condemned1 and crucified the
 ,saviour of the world4 ,as  here in the
 text1 though the voice of the ,lord    
,god walked in the  garden in the cool  

of the day1 in the time of grace and    
love1 yet  how ,adam with his fig-leaves
 flies before him4    ,and ,adam and his
 wife hid themselves from the presence  
of the  ,lord ,god4 ,these latter words 
are spoken1 not to persuade us that  men
 can hide themselves from ,god1 but that
 ,adam1 and those that  are his by      
nature1 will seek to do it1 because they
 do not know him  aright4 ,these words  
therefore further shew us what a bitter 
thing  sin is to the soul2 it is only   
for hiding work1 sometimes under  its   
fig-leaves1 sometimes among the trees of
 the garden4 ,o what  a shaking1        
starting1 timorous evil conscience1 is a
 sinful and  guilty conscience6         
especially when 'tis but a little       
awakened1 it  could run its head into   
every hole1 first by one fancy1 then by 
another2 for the power and goodness of a
 man's own righteousness1  cannot       
withstand or answer the demands of the  
justice of ,god1 and  his holy law4     
,and ,adam and his wife hid themselves  

from the presence of the  ,lord ,god1   
among the trees of the garden4 ,if you  
take the trees  in a mystical sense as  
sometimes they may be taken 7,eze       
#ca3h-aa72  then take them here to      
signify1 or to be a type of the saints  
of ,god1 and then the gospel of it is1  
,that carnal men1 when they  are indeed 
awakened1 and roused out of their       
foolish fig-leaf  righteousness2 then   
they would be glad of some shelter with 
them  that are saved and justified      
freely by grace1 as they in the  ,gospel
 of ,matthew2 ,give us of your oil2 for 
our lamps are gone  out 7,matt #be3h74  
,and again1 ,the man without the wedding
 garment  had crowded himself among the 
wedding guests3 ,had hid themselves     
among the trees of the garden 7,matt    
#bb3aa74    ,ver4 #i4 ,and the ,lord    
,god called unto ,adam1 and said unto   
him1  ,where art thou8    ,adam having  
eaten of the forbidden tree1 doth now   
fleet his  station1 is gone to another  
than where ,god left him4 ,wherefore1 if

  ,god will find ,adam1 he must now look
 him where he had hid himself4  ,and    
indeed so he does with ,adam1 where art 
thou8    ,and the ,lord ,god called1 c4 
,here begins the conversion of ,adam1   
from his sinful state1 to ,god again4   
,but mark1 it begins not at  ,adam's    
calling upon ,god1 but at ,god calling  
upon him3 ,and the  ,lord ,god called   
unto ,adam4 ,wherefore1 by these words1 
we are to  understand the beginning of  
,adam's conversion4 ,and indeed1 grace  
hath gone the same way with the elect1  
from that time to this day4  ,thus he   
dealt with ,abraham1 ,isaac and ,jacob2 
he called them from  their native       
country1 the country of their kindred4  
,and hence it  is1 that1 especially in  
the ,new ,testament1 the saints are said
  to be the ,called2 ,called of ,god1   
and ,called of ,jesus ,christ4  ,and    
hence again it is that ,calling is by   
,paul made the first  demonstration of  
election1 and that saints are admonished
 to prove  their election by their      

calling2 for as ,adam was in a lost1    
miserable  and perishing condition1     
until ,god called him out of those holes
  into which sin had driven him3 so we  
do lie where sin and the  devil hath    
laid us1 until by the word of ,god we   
are called to the  fellowship of his    
,son ,jesus ,christ4    ,by these words 
therefore we have the beginning of the  
discovery  of effectual calling or      
conversion2 ,and the ,lord ,god called3 
,in  which call observe three things1   
#a4 ,god called so that ,adam heard him4
 ,and so it is in the conversion  of the
 ,new ,testament saints1 as ,paul says1 
,if ye have heard him1  and have been   
taught by him1 as the truth is in ,jesus
 7,eph #d3ba74  ,that therefore is one  
discovery of effectual calling1 the     
sinner  is made to ,,hear him1 even to  
hear him distinctly1 singling out the   
very person1 calling1 ,adam1 ,where art 
thou8 ,saul1 ,saul1 why  persecutest    
thou me8 ,i have called thee by thy     
name1 thou art  mine4 ,as he also said  

to ,moses1 ,i know thee by name1 and    
thou  hast also found grace in my sight 
7,exo #cc3ab74    #b4 ,god called so1 as
 to fasten sin upon his conscience1 and 
as to  force a confession from him of   
his naked and shameful state4    #c4    
,god called so1 as to make him tremble  
under1 and be afraid of  the judgment of
 ,god4    ,and the ,lord ,god called    
unto ,adam1 and said unto him1 ,where   
art  thou8 ,indeed1 ,where art thou must
 of necessity be forcibly urged  to     
every man on whose soul ,god doth work  
effectual conversion2  for until the    
person is awakened1 as to the state and 
condition  he is in1 he will not desire1
 nay1 will not endure to be turned  to  
,god2 but when in truth they are made to
 see what condition sin  hath brought   
them to1 namely1 that it hath laid them 
under the  power of sin1 the tyranny of 
the devil1 the strength of death1  and  
the curse of ,god by his holy law2 then 
is mercy sweet4    ,where art thou8 ,god
 knew where he was1 but foolish ,adam   

thought  otherwise2 he thought to hide  
himself from the presence of the  ,lord1
 but the ,lord found him out4 ,indeed1  
deluded sinners think  that they can    
hide themselves and sins from ,god4 ,how
 doth ,god  know1 say they1 ,can he     
judge through the thick cloud8 7,job    
#bb3ac74  ,but such shall know he sees  
them2 they shall know it1 either to     
their correction1 or to their           
condemnation4 ,though they dig into     
hell1 saith ,god1 thence shall mine hand
 take them2 though they  climb up to    
heaven1 thence will ,i bring them down3 
,and though they  hide themselves in the
 top of ,carmel1 ,i will search and take
 them  out thence1 c4 7,amos #i3b1c74ab 
,can any hide himself in secret  places 
that ,i shall not see him1 saith the    
,lord8 ,do not ,i fill  heaven and      
earth8 saith the ,lord 7,jer #bc3bd74   
,ver4 #aj4 ,and he said1 ,i heard thy   
voice in the garden1 and ,i was  afraid1
 because ,i was naked2 and ,i hid       
myself4    ,this then was the cause of  

his flying1 he heard the voice of ,god3 
,a wicked and evil conscience saith1    
every thing is to it as the  messenger  
of death and destruction2 for1 as was   
said before1 the  voice of the ,lord    
walked in the garden in the cool of the 
day1 in  the time of grace and mercy4   
,but it mattereth not whether he came   
with grace or vengeance2 guilt was in   
,adam's heart1 therefore he  could not  
endure the presence of ,god3 ,he that   
doeth evil hateth  the light 7,john     
#c3bj74 ,and again1 ,the wicked flee    
when no man  pursueth 7,pro #bh3a74     
,cain thought all that met him1 would   
seek  his blood and life4    ,i heard   
thy voice4 ,something by the word of    
,god was spoken1  that shook the heart  
of this poor creature2 something of     
justice  and holiness1 even before they 
fell into this communication3 for       
observe it1 ,adam went forthwith from   
the tree of knowledge of good  and evil 
a convinced man1 first to his           
fig-leaves1 but they would  not do2     

therefore he seeks to be hid among the  
trees4 ,and observe  again1 ,that the   
insufficiency of fig-leaves were        
discovered by  this voice of the ,lord  
,god1 that at this time walked in the   
garden3  ,i heard thy voice in the      
garden1 and ,i was afraid1 because ,i   
was  naked2 and ,i hid myself4 ,so then1
 there was a first and second  voice    
which ,adam heard2 the first he ran away
 from1 ,i heard thy  voice1 and hid     
myself4 ,the second was this1 wherein   
they commune  each with other4 ,the     
first therefore was the word of justice1
  severity1 and of the vengeance of     
,god2 like that in the #aith of         
,exodus1 from the pronouncing of which1 
a trembling1 and almost  death1 did     
seize six hundred thousand persons4     
,i heard thy voice in the garden4 ,it is
 a word from without that  doth it4     
,while ,adam listened to his own heart1 
he thought fig-leaves  a sufficient     
remedy1 but the voice that walked in the
 garden shook  him out of all such      

fancies3 ,i heard thy voice in the      
garden1 and  ,i was afraid1 because ,i  
was naked2 and ,i hid myself4    ,ver4  
#aa4 ,and he said1 ,who told thee that  
thou wast naked8 ,hast thou  eaten of   
the tree1 whereof ,i commanded thee that
 thou shouldest  not eat8    ,who told  
thee8 ,this1 as ,i said before1         
supposeth a third person1  a preacher1  
and that was the ,son of ,god2 the voice
 of the ,lord  ,god that walked in the  
garden4    ,hast thou eaten of the tree8
 ,that is1 ,if thou hast been shewed    
thy nakedness1 thou hast indeed sinned2 
for the voice of the ,lord  ,god will   
not charge guilt1 but where and when a  
law hath been  transgressed4 ,god       
therefore1 by these words1 driveth ,adam
 to the  point1 either to confess or    
deny the truth of the case4 ,if he      
confess1 then he concludes himself under
 judgment2 if he deny1 then  he addeth  
to his sin3 ,therefore he neither       
denieth nor confesseth1  but so as he   
may lessen and extenuate his sin4       

,ver4 #ab4 ,and the man said1 ,the woman
 whom thou gavest to be with  me1 she   
gave me of the tree1 and ,i did eat4    
,he had endeavoured with fig-leaves to  
hide his transgressions  before1 but    
that being found too scanty and short1  
he now trieth  what he can do with      
arguments4 ,indeed he acknowledgeth that
 he  did eat of the tree of which he was
 forbidden2 but mark where he  layeth   
the reason3 ,not in any infection which 
was centred in him  by reason of his    
listening to the discourse which was    
between the  woman and the serpent2 but 
because ,god had given him a woman to   
be with him3 ,the woman whom thou gavest
 to be with me1 she gave  me of the     
tree4 ,the woman was given for an help1 
not an hindrance2  but ,satan often     
maketh that to become our snare1 which  
,god hath  given us as a blessing4 ,adam
 therefore here mixeth truth with       
falsehood4 ,it is true1 he was beguiled 
by the woman2 but she was  not intended 
of ,god1 as he would insinuate1 to the  

end she might  be a trap unto him4 ,here
 therefore ,adam sought to lessen and   
palliate his offence1 as man by nature  
is prone to do2 for if ,god  will needs 
charge them with the guilt of sin for   
the breach of  the law1 they will lay   
the fault upon anything1 even upon      
,god's  ordinance1 as ,adam here doth1  
rather than they will honestly fall     
under the guilt1 and so the judgment of 
the law for guilt4 ,it is a  rare thing1
 and it argueth great knowledge of ,god1
 and also hope  in his mercy1 when men  
shall heartily acknowledge their        
iniquities1  as is evident in the case  
of ,david3 ,wash me thoroughly from     
mine iniquity1 and cleanse me from my   
sin4 ,for ,i acknowledge my             
transgressions3 and my sin is ever      
before me 7,psa #ea3b1c74 ,but  his     
knowledge is not at first in young      
converts2 therefore when  ,god begins to
 awaken1 they begin1 as sleepy men1 to  
creep further  under their carnal       
covering2 which yet is too short to hide

 them1  and too narrow to cover their   
shame 7,isa #bh3bj74    ,the woman whom 
thou gavest to be with me1 she gave me  
of the  tree4 ,although1 as ,i said1    
this sinner seeks to hide1 or at least  
to lessen his sin1 by laying the cause  
upon the woman1 the gift  of ,god2 yet  
it argueth that his heart was now filled
 with shame  and confusion of face1 for 
that he had broken ,god's command2 for  
indeed it is the nature of guilt1       
however men may in appearance  ruffle   
under it1 and set the best leg before1  
for their vindication2  yet inwardly to 
make them blush and fail before their   
accuser4  ,indeed their inward shame is 
the cause of their excuse2 even as      
,aaron1 when he had made the golden     
calf1 could not for shame of  heart     
confess in plainness of speech the truth
 of the fact to his  brother ,moses1 but
 faulteringly3 ,they gave me their gold1
 saith  he1 and ,i cast it into the     
fire1 and there came out this calf      
7,exo #cb3bd74 ,and there came out this 

calf2 a pitiful fumbling  speech3 ,the  
,holy ,ghost saith1 ,aaron had made them
 naked2 had  made them naked unto their 
shame1 for he1 as also ,adam1 should1   
being chief and lord in their place1    
have stoutly resisted the  folly and sin
 which was to them propounded2 and not  
as persons of  a womanish spirit1 have  
listened to wicked proposals4#ac        
,ver4 #ac4 ,and the ,lord ,god said unto
 the woman1 ,what is this that  thou    
hast done8 c41    ,forasmuch as ,adam   
did acknowledge his sin1 though with    
much weakness  and infirmity1 ,god      
accepts thereof2 and now applieth       
himself to  the woman1 whom ,satan had  
used as his engine to undo the world4   
,hence observe1 ,that when ,god sets to 
search out sin1 he will  follow it from 
the seduced to the seducer1 even till he
 comes to  the rise and first author    
thereof1 as in the following words may  
more clearly appear4 ,not that he       
excuseth or acquitteth the seduced1     
because the seducer was the first cause1

 as some do vainly imagine2  but to lay 
all under guilt who are concerned       
therein3 the woman  was concerned as a  
principal1 therefore he taketh her to   
examination4    ,and the ,lord ,god said
 unto the woman1 ,what is this that thou
 hast  done8 ,what is this8 ,god seems  
to speak as if he were astonished  at   
the inundation of evil which the woman  
by her sin had overflowed  the world    
withal3 ,what is this that thou hast    
done6 ,thou hast  undone thyself1 thou  
hast undone thy husband1 thou hast      
undone all  the world2 yea1 thou hast   
brought a curse upon the whole creation1
  with an overplus of evils1 plagues1   
and distresses4    ,what is this that   
thou hast done6 ,thou hast defiled thy  
body and  soul1 thou hast disabled the  
whole world from serving ,god2 yea1     
moreover1 thou hast let in the devil at 
the door of thy heart1 and  hast also   
made him the prince of the world4 ,what 
is this that thou  hast done6 ,ah6      
little1 little do sinners know what they

 have done1  when they have transgressed
 the law of the ,lord4 ,i say1 they     
little  know what death1 what plagues1  
what curse1 yea1 what hell they1 by  so 
doing1 have prepared for themselves4    
,what is this that thou hast done6 ,god 
therefore1 by these words1  would fasten
 upon the woman's heart a deep sense of 
the evil of her  doings4 ,and indeed1   
for the soul to be brought into a deep  
sense  of its sin1 to cry out before    
,god1 ,ah6 what have ,i done6 it is with
  them the first step towards           
conversion3 ,acknowledge thy iniquity   
saith ,god that thou hast transgressed  
against me 7,jer #c3ac74  ,and again1   
,if we confess our sins1 he is faithful 
and just to  forgive us our sins1 and to
 cleanse us from all unrighteousness    
7#a ,john #a3i74 ,the want of this is   
the cause of that obdurate and  lasting 
hardness that continueth to possess so  
many thousands  of sinners1 they cry not
 out before ,god1 ,what have ,i done8   
but  foolishly they rush into1 and      

continue in sin1 till their iniquity  be
 found to be hateful1 yea1 their        
persons1 because of their sin4    ,what 
is this that thou hast done8 ,by this   
interrogatory the ,lord  also implieth  
an admonition to the woman1 to plead for
 herself1  as he also did to her        
husband4 ,he also makes way for the     
working  of his bowels towards her1     
which 7as will be shewn anon7 he  flatly
 denies to the serpent1 the devil3 ,i   
say he made way for  the woman to plead 
for1 or bemoan herself2 an evident token
 that  he was unwilling to cast her away
 for her sin3 ,i have surely  heard     
,ephraim bemoaning himself2--,i will    
surely have mercy upon  him1 saith the  
,lord 7,jer #ca3ah-bj74 ,again1 by these
 words1 he  made way for the working or 
yearning of his own bowels over her2    
for when we begin to cry out of our     
miscarriages1 and to bewail  and bemoan 
our condition because of sin1 forthwith 
the bowels of  ,god begin to sound1 and 
to move towards his distressed creature1

  as by the place before alleged        
appears4 ,i have surely heard  ,ephraim 
bemoaning himself2--therefore my bowels 
are troubled for  him3 ,i will surely   
have mercy upon him1 saith the ,lord4   
,see also  the #aath and #adth chapters 
of ,hosea4    ,and the woman said1 the  
serpent beguiled me and ,i did eat4 ,a  
poor excuse1 but an heart affecting one2
 for many times want of wit  and cunning
 to defend ourselves1 doth affect and   
turn the heart  of a stander-by to pity 
us4 ,and thus1 as ,i think1 it was with 
the woman2 she had to do with one that  
was too cunning for her1  with one that 
snapt her by his subtilty or wiles2     
which also the  woman most simply       
confesses1 even to the provoking of ,god
 to take  vengeance for her4    ,ver4   
#ad4 ,and the ,lord ,god said unto the  
serpent1 ,because thou  hast done this1 
thou art cursed above all cattle1 and   
above every  beast of the field4    ,the
 serpent was the author of the evil2    
therefore the thunder  rolls till it    

comes over him1 the hot burning         
thunder-bolt falls  upon him4    ,the   
,lord1 you see1 doth not with the       
serpent as with the man  and his wife2  
to wit1 minister occasion to commune    
with him1 but  directly pronounceth him 
cursed above all1 above every beast of  
the  field4 ,this sheweth us1 that as   
concerning the angels that fell1  with  
them ,god is at eternal enmity1         
reserving them in everlasting  chains   
under darkness4 ,cursed art thou3 ,by   
these words1 ,i say1  they are prevented
 of a plea for ever1 and also excluded a
 share  in the fruits of the ,messiah   
which should afterwards be born into    
the world 7,heb #b3b74    ,because thou 
hast done this1 cursed art thou4        
,because thou hast  done this3 ,not as  
though he was blessed before2 for had he
 not  before been wicked1 he had not    
attempted so wicked a design4 ,the      
meaning then is1 ,that either by this   
deed the devil did aggravate  his       
misery1 and make himself the faster to  

hang in the everlasting  chains under   
darkness2 or else by this he is         
manifested to us to  be indeed a cursed 
creature4    ,further1 ,because thou    
hast done this1 may also signify how    
great  complacency and content ,god took
 in ,adam and his wife while they       
continued without transgression2 ,but   
how much against his mind and           
workmanship this wicked work was4 #a4   
,against his mind2 for sin so  sets     
itself against the nature of ,god1 that1
 if possible1 it would  annihilate and  
turn him into nothing1 it being in its  
nature point  blank against him4 #b4 ,it
 is against his workmanship2 for had not
  the power of the ,messias stept in1   
all had again been brought to           
confusion1 and worse than nothing3 as   
,christ himself expresses it3  ,the     
earth1 and all the inhabitants thereof1 
are dissolved3 ,i bear  up the pillars  
of it 7,psa #ge3c74 ,and again1 ,he     
upholdeth all  things by the word of his
 power 7,heb #a3c74    ,besides1 this   

being done1 man1 notwithstanding the    
grace of ,god1  and the merits of ,jesus
 ,christ1 doth yet live a miserable life
 in  this world2 for albeit that ,christ
 hath most certainly secured  the elect 
and chosen of ,god from perishing by    
what ,satan hath  done2 yet the very    
elect themselves are1 by reason of the  
first  transgression1 so infested and   
annoyed with inward filth1 and so       
assaulted still by the devil1 and his   
vassals the proper children  of hell1   
that they groan unutterably under their 
burthen2 yea1  all creatures1 the whole 
creation groaneth and travaileth in pain
  together until now 7,rom #h3bb74 ,and 
that most principally upon the  very    
account of this first sin of ,adam2 it  
must needs be therefore1  this being so 
high an affront to the divine majesty1  
and so  directly destructive to the work
 of his hands2 and the aim of the  devil
 most principally also at the most      
excellent of his creation  7for man was 
created in ,god's own image7 that he    

should hereat  be so highly offended1   
had they not sinned at all before1 to   
bind  them over for this very fact to   
the pains of the eternal judgment  of   
,god4    ,ver4 #ae4 ,and ,i will put    
enmity between thee and the woman1 and  
between thy seed and her seed2 it shall 
bruise thy head1 and thou  shalt bruise 
his heel4    ,the woman may1 in this    
place1 be taken either really or        
figuratively2  if really and naturally1 
then the threatening is also true1 as   
to the very natures of the creatures    
here under consideration1  to wit1 the  
serpent and the woman1 and so all that  
come of human  race2 for we find that so
 great an antipathy is between all such 
deadly beasts1 as serpents and human    
creatures1 that they abiding  in their  
own natures1 it is not possible they    
should ever be  reconciled3 ,i will put 
enmity3 ,i will put it4 ,this enmity    
then  was not infused in creation1 but  
afterwards2 and that as a punishment    
for the abuse of the subtlety of the    

serpent2 for before the fall1  and      
before the serpent was assumed by the   
fallen angels1 they were1  being ,god's 
creatures1 good1 as the rest in their   
kind2 neither  was there any jarring or 
violence put between them2 but after the
  serpent was become the devil's vizor1 
then was an enmity begot  between them4 
,i will put enmity between thee and the 
serpent4 ,if by woman1  we here         
understand the church1 7but then we must
 understand the  devil1 not the natural 
serpent simply17 then also the          
threatening  is most true2 for between  
the church of ,god1 and the devil1 from 
the beginning of the world1 hath been   
maintained most mighty wars  and        
conflicts1 to which there is not a like 
in all the blood shed  on the earth4    
,yea1 here there cannot be a            
reconciliation1 7the  enmity is still   
maintained by ,god73 ,the reason is1    
because their  natural dispositions and 
inclinations1 together with their ends  
and  purposes1 are most repugnant each  

to other1 even full as much as  good and
 evil1 righteousness and sin1 ,god's    
glory1 and an endeavour  after his utter
 extirpation4    ,indeed1 ,satan hath   
tried many ways to be at amity with the 
church2  not because he loves her       
holiness1 but because he hates her      
welfare1  7wherefore such amity must    
only be dissembled17 and that he might  
bring about his enterprise1 he sometimes
 hath allured with the  dainty delicates
 of this world1 the lusts of the flesh1 
of the eyes1  and the pride of life3    
,this being fruitless1 he hath attempted
 to  entangle and bewitch her with his  
glorious appearance1 as an angel  of    
light2 and to that end hath made his    
ministers as the ministers  of          
righteousness1 preaching up             
righteousness1 and contending for  a    
divine and holy worship 7#b ,cor        
#aa3ab-ae73 but this failing also1  he  
hath taken in hand at length to fright  
her into friendship  with him1 by       
stirring up the hellish rage of tyrants 

to threaten  and molest her2 by finding 
out strange inventions to torment and   
afflict her children2 by making many    
bloody examples of her own  bowels1     
before her eyes1 if by that means he    
might at last obtain  his purpose3 ,but 
behold6 all hath been in vain1 there can
 be no  reconciliation4 ,and why1 but   
because ,god himself maintains the      
enmity8    ,and this is the reason why  
the endeavours of all the princes and   
potentates of the earth1 that have      
through ignorance or malice  managed his
 design against the church1 have fallen 
to the ground1  and been of none effect4
    ,god hath maintained the enmity3    
doubtless the mighty wonder1 that  their
 laws cannot be obeyed2#ad ,i mean their
 laws and statutes1  which by the       
suggestion of the prince of this world  
they have made  against the church3 ,but
 if they understood but this one        
sentence1  they might a little perceive 
the reason4 ,god hath put enmity        
between the devil and the woman2 between

 that old serpent called1  ,the ,devil  
and ,satan1 and the holy1 and beloved1  
and espoused wife  of ,christ4    ,i    
will put enmity between thee and the    
woman1 and between thy seed  and her    
seed4 ,the seeds here are the children  
of both1 but that  of the woman1        
especially ,christ 7,gal #c3af74 ,god   
sent forth his  ,son made of a woman    
7,gal #d3d74 ,whether you take it       
literally or  figuratively2 for in a    
mystery the church is the mother of     
,jesus  ,christ1 though naturally1 or   
according to ,his flesh1 ,he was born of
  the virgin ,mary1 and proceeded from  
her womb3 ,but take it either  way1 the 
enmity hath been maintained1 and most   
mightily did shew  itself against the   
whole kingdom of the devil1 and death1  
and  hell2 by the undertaking1 engaging1
 and war which the ,son of ,god  did    
maintain against them1 from his         
conception1 to his death and  exaltation
 to the right hand of the ,father1 as is
 prophesied of1  and promised in the    

text1 ,it shall bruise thy head4    ,it 
shall bruise thy head4 ,by head1 we are 
to understand the  whole power1         
subtilty1 and destroying nature of the  
devil2 for as  in the head of the       
serpent lieth his power1 subtilty1 and  
poisonous  nature2 so in sin1 death1    
hell1 and the wisdom of the flesh1 lieth
  the very strength of the devil        
himself4 ,take away sin then1 and  death
 is not hurtful3 ,the sting of death is 
sin3 ,and take away  the condemning     
power of the law1 and sin doth cease to 
be charged1  or to have any more hurt in
 it1 so as to destroy the soul3 ,the    
strength of sin is the law 7#a ,cor     
#ae3ef74 ,wherefore1 the seed1  ,jesus  
,christ1 in his bruising the head of the
 serpent1 must take  away sin1 abolish  
death1 and conquer the power of the     
grave4 ,but  how must this be done8     
,why1 he must remove the curse1 which   
makes  sin intolerable1 and death       
destructive4 ,but how must he take away 
the curse8 ,why1 by taking upon ,him    

flesh1 as we 7,john #a3ad72 by  being   
made under the law1 as we 7,gal #d3d72  
by being made to be  sin for us 7#b ,cor
 #e3ba71 and by being made a curse for  
us 7,gal  #c3aj-ac74 ,he standing       
therefore in our room1 under the law and
  the justice of ,god1 did both bear1   
and overcome the curse1 and so  did     
bruise the power of the devil4    ,it   
shall bruise thy head4 ,to bruise is    
more than to break2  he shall quash thy 
head to death2 so he also quashed the   
heel of  ,christ2 which would1 had not  
his eternal power and ,godhead          
sustained1  have caused that he had     
perished for ever4    ,and thou shalt   
bruise his heel4 ,by these words1 a     
necessity was  laid upon ,jesus ,christ 
to assume our flesh1 to engage the devil
  therein2 and also because of the curse
 that was due to us for sin1  that he   
might indeed deliver us therefore2 even 
for awhile to fall  before this curse1  
and to die that death that the curse    
inflicteth3  ,christ hath redeemed us   

from the curse of the law1 being made a 
curse for us4 ,thus therefore did       
,satan1 that is1 by the fruits  and     
effects of sin1 bruise1 or kill1 the    
flesh of ,christ3 ,but he  being ,god1  
as the ,father1 it was not possible he  
should be overcome4  ,therefore his head
 remaineth untouched4 ,a man's life     
lieth not  in his heel1 but in his head 
and heart2 but the ,godhead being the   
head and heart of the manhood1 it was   
not possible ,satan should  meddle with 
that2 he only could bruise his heel2    
which yet by the  power of the ,godhead 
of this eternal ,son of the ,father1 was
 raised  up again from the dead3 ,he was
 delivered for our offences1 and  was   
raised again for our justification 7,rom
 #d3be74    ,in these words therefore   
the ,lord ,god gave ,adam a promise1    
,that  notwithstanding ,satan had so far
 brought his design to pass1 as to      
cause them by falling from the command1 
to lay themselves open to  the justice  
and wrath of ,god2 yet his enterprise by

 grace1 should  be made of none effect4 
,as if the ,lord had said1 ,adam1 thou  
seest  how the devil hath overcome thee2
 how he1 by thy consenting to his       
temptation1 hath made thee a subject of 
death and hell3 but though  he hath by  
this means made thee a spectacle of     
misery1 even an  heir of death and      
damnation3 yet ,i am ,god1 and thy sins 
have been  against me4 ,now because ,i  
have grace and mercy1 ,i will therefore 
design thy recovery4 ,but how shall ,i  
bring it to pass8 ,why ,i will  give my 
,son out of my bosom1 who shall in your 
room1 and in your  nature encounter this
 adversary1 and overcome him4 ,but how8 
,why1  by fulfilling my law1 and by     
answering the penalties thereof4  ,he   
shall bring in a righteousness which    
shall be everlasting1  by which ,i will 
justify you from sin1 and the curse of  
,god due  thereto3 ,but this work will  
make him smart1 he must be made a man   
of sorrows1 for upon him will ,i lay    
your iniquities 7,isa #ec3f72  ,satan   

shall bruise his heel4    ,ver4 #af4    
,unto the woman he said1 ,i will greatly
 multiply thy  sorrow and thy           
conception2 in sorrow#ae shalt thou     
bring forth  children2 and thy desire   
shall be to thy husband1 and he shall   
rule  over thee4    ,i will greatly     
multiply thy sorrow1 c4 ,this is true1  
whether  you respect the woman according
 to the letter of the text1 or as  she  
was a figure of the church2 for in both 
senses their sorrows  for sin are great1
 and multiplied upon them3 ,the whole   
heap of the  female sex know the        
first1#af the church only knows the     
second4    ,in sorrow shalt thou bring  
forth children4 ,the more fruitful1  the
 more afflicted is the church in this   
world2 because the rage  of hell1 and   
the enmity of the world1 are by her     
righteousness  set on fire so much the  
more4    ,but again3 ,forasmuch as the  
promise is made before this judgment  of
 ,god for sin is threatened1 we must    
count these afflictions not  as coming  

from the hand of ,god in a way of       
vengeance1 for want of  satisfaction for
 the breach of the law2 but to shew and 
keep us in  mind of his holiness1 that  
henceforth we should not1 as at first   
through ignorance1 so now from notions  
of grace and mercy1 presume  to continue
 in sin4    ,i might add1 ,that by these
 words it is manifest1 that a promise of
  mercy and forgiveness of sin1 and     
great afflictions and rebukes  for the  
same1 may and shall attend the same     
soul3 ,i will greatly  multiply thy     
sorrow1 comes after the promise of      
grace4    ,and thy desire shall be to   
thy husband1 and he shall rule over     
thee4 ,doubtless the woman was1 in her  
first creation1 made in  subordination  
to her husband1 and ought to have been  
under obedience  to him3 ,wherefore1    
still that had remained a duty1 had they
 never  transgressed the commandment of 
,god2 but observe1 the duty is  here    
again not only enjoined1 and imposed1   
but that as the fruit  of the woman's   

sin2 wherefore1 that duty that before   
she might do  as her natural right by   
creation1 she must now do as the fruits 
of her disobedience to ,god4 ,women     
therefore1 whenever they would  perk it 
and lord it over their husbands1 ought  
to remember1 that  both by creation and 
transgression they are made to be in    
subjection  to their own husbands4 ,this
 conclusion makes ,paul himself3 ,let   
saith he the woman learn in silence with
 all subjection4 ,but ,i  suffer not a  
woman to teach1 nor to usurp authority  
over the man1  but to be in silence2 for
 ,adam was first formed1 then ,eve2 and 
,adam was not deceived1 but the woman   
being deceived1 was in the              
transgression 7#a ,tim #b3aa-ad74       
,ver4 #ag4 ,and unto ,adam he said1     
,because thou hast hearkened  unto the  
voice of thy wife1 and hast eaten of the
 tree of which ,i  commanded thee1      
saying1 ,thou shalt not eat of it3      
cursed is the  ground for thy sake1 in  
sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days

  of thy life4    ,god having laid his  
censure upon the woman1 he now          
proceedeth and  cometh to her husband1  
and also layeth his judgment on him3    
,the  judgment is1 ,cursed is the ground
 for thy sake1 and in sorrow  thou shalt
 eat thereof4 ,the causes of this       
judgment are1 ,first1  ,for that he     
hearkened to his wife3 ,and also1 ,for  
that he had  eaten of the tree4         
,because thou hast hearkened to thy     
wife4 ,why8 ,because therein  he left   
his station and headship1 the condition 
which ,god had  appointed him1 and gave 
way to his wife to assume it1 contrary  
to  the order of creation1 of her       
relation1 and of her sex2 for ,god  had 
made ,adam lord and chief1 who ought to 
have taught his wife1  and not to have  
become her scholar4    ,hence note1     
,that the man that suffereth his wife to
 take his place1  hath already          
transgressed the order of ,god4#ag      
,because thou hast hearkened to the     
voice1 c4 ,wicked women1 such  as ,eve  

was now1 if hearkened unto1 are the     
snares of death to  their husbands2 for1
 because they are weaker built1 and     
because the  devil doth easier fasten   
with them than with men1 therefore they 
are more prone to vanity and all        
mis-orders in the matters of ,god1  than
 they2 the men and so1 if hearkened     
unto1 more dangerous  upon many         
accounts3 ,did not ,solomon king of     
,israel sin by these  things8 yet among 
many nations was there no king like him1
 who was  beloved of his ,god1          
nevertheless even him did outlandish    
wicked  women cause to sin 7,neh        
#ac3bf74 ,but there was none like unto  
,ahab1 which did sell himself to work   
wickedness in the sight of  the ,lord1  
whom ,jezebel his wife stirred up 7#a   
,kings #ba3be74    ,hence note further1 
,that if it be thus dangerous for a man 
to  hearken to a wicked wife1 how       
dangerous is it for any to hearken  unto
 wicked whores1 who will seldom yield up
 themselves to the lusts  of beastly    

men1 but on condition they will answer  
their ungodly  purposes6 ,what mischief 
by these things hath come upon souls1   
countries and kingdoms1 will here be too
 tedious to relate4    ,because thou    
hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife1
 and hast  eaten of the tree4 ,that is1 
,from the hand of thy wife2 for it was  
she that gave him to eat3 ,therefore1 c4
 ,although the scripture  doth lay a    
great blot upon women1 and cautioneth   
man to beware of  these fantastical and 
unstable spirits1 yet it limiteth man in
 his  censure3 ,she is only then to be  
rejected and rebuked1 when she doth     
things unworthy her place and calling4  
,such a thing may happen1 as  that the  
woman1 not the man1 may be in the right1
 7,i mean1 when  both are godly17 but   
ordinarily it is otherwise 7,gen        
#ba3ab74  ,therefore the conclusion is1 
,let ,god's word judge between the man  
and his wife1 as it ought to have done  
between ,adam and his1 and  neither of  
both will do amiss2 but contrariwise1   

they will walk  in all the commandments 
of ,god without fault 7,luke #a3f74     
,therefore cursed be the ground for thy 
sake4 ,behold what arguments  are thrust
 into every corner1 thereby to make man 
remember his  sin2 for all the toil of  
man1 all the barrenness of the ground1  
and all the fruitlessness after all2    
,what is it but the fruits of  sin8 ,let
 not us then find fault with the weed1  
with the hotness1  coldness1 or         
barrenness of the soil2 but by seeing   
these things1  remember our sin1 ,cursed
 be the ground for thy sake2 for this   
,god  makes our heaven as iron1 and our 
earth as brass 7,exo #bf3ai74  ,the     
,lord shall make the rain of thy land   
powder and dust2 from  heaven shall it  
come down upon thee1 until thou be      
destroyed 7,deu  #bh3bj-bd74    ,in     
sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days
 of thy life4 ,he then  is much         
deceived1 who thinks to fill his body   
with the delicates  of this world1 and  
not therewith to drink the cruel venom  

of asps3  ,yea1 ,he shall suck the      
poison of asps1 the viper's tongue shall
  slay him 7,job #bj3af74 ,the reason   
is1 because he that shall give  up      
himself to the lusts and pleasures of   
this life1 he contracts  guilt1 because 
he hath sinned2 which guilt will curdle 
all his  pleasures1 and make the        
sweetest of them deadly as poison4      
,in sorrow shalt thou eat4 ,even thou   
that hast received the promise  of      
forgiveness3 ,how then can they do it   
with pleasure1 who eat1  and forget the 
,lord8 7,pro #cj3i2 #ca3e74    ,again1  
,let not the sorrows1 crosses1 and      
afflictions1 that attend  the godly in  
the things of this life1 weaken their   
faith in the  promise of grace1 and     
forgiveness of sins2 for such things may
  befal the dearest ,christian4    ,ver4
 #ah4 ,thorns also and thistles shall it
 bring forth to thee2  and thou shalt   
eat the herb of the field4    ,this     
shews us 7as ,i also hinted before71    
,that the thorns and thistles  of the   

ground1 are but as the excrements       
thereof2 and the fruits  of sin1 and the
 curse for sin4 ,this world1 as it dropt
 from the  fingers of ,god1 was far more
 glorious than it is now3 ,now it is    
loaden with a burden of corruption1     
thorns1 thistles1 and other  annoyances1
 which ,adam knew none of in the days of
 his innocency4  ,none therefore ever   
saw this world1 as it was in its first  
creation1  but only ,adam and his wife2 
neither shall any ever see it1 until    
the manifestation of the children of    
,god3 that is1 until the  redemption or 
resurrection of the saints3 but then it 
shall be  delivered from the bondage of 
corruption1 into the glorious liberty   
of the children of ,god4    ,and thou   
shalt eat the herb of the field4 ,these 
words are for  his comfort1 under all   
the sorrow sin should bring upon him2   
,thou  shalt eat the herb3 ,the herb was
 a type of the gosepl-comforts  which   
the destroying angels were forbidden to 
smite 7,rev #g3c74 ,of  these medicinal 

and healing herbs therefore ,adam and   
his seed are  admitted to eat1 that     
their soul may be replenished in the    
midst  of their sorrow4    ,ver4 #ai4   
,in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
 bread1 till thou  return unto the      
ground2 for out of it wast thou taken3  
for dust  thou art1 and unto dust shalt 
thou return4    ,in the sweat of thy    
face4 ,this is true1 whether literally  
or  allegorically understood3 ,for as   
touching the things that pertain  to    
this life1 as they become not ours      
without toil and labour2 so  the        
spiritual comforts of the kingdom of    
heaven are not obtained  without travail
 and sweat3 ,labour saith ,christ for   
the bread  and meat which endureth to   
everlasting life 7,john #f3bg74    ,in  
the sweat of thy face4 ,those that make 
conscience of walking  in the           
commandments of ,god1 they shall be     
blessed with the bread of  life1 when   
others shall be hunger-bit4 ,that may   
also be mystically  applied1 ,on all    

hills that shall be digged with the     
mattock1  there shall not come thither  
the fear of briars and thorns2 but  it  
shall be for the sending forth of oxen1 
and for the treading  of lesser cattle  
7,isa #g3be74 ,the meaning is1 ,where   
people are  diligent according to the   
word of ,god1 especially in spiritual   
and  heavenly things1 they shall be fat 
and flourishing1 though sorrow  be mixed
 therewith3 ,when men are cast down3    
then thou shalt say1  there is lifting  
up2 and he shall save the humble person 
7,job  #bb3bi74    ,till thou return to 
the ground4 ,a ,christian should not    
leave off  sweating labour so long as he
 is above the ground2 even until he     
returneth thither1 he ought to be       
diligent in the way and worship  of     
,god4 ,jacob1 when sick1 would worship  
,god1 though so weak as  not able to do 
it1 without leaning upon the top of his 
staff3 ,a  blessed example for the      
diligent1 and reproof for those that are
  slothful 7,heb #aa3ba74    ,for out of

 it wast thou taken4 ,that is1 out of   
the ground4 ,behold  how the ,lord doth 
mix his doctrine6 ,now he tells him of  
his sin1  then he promiseth to give him 
a ,saviour1 then again he shews him  the
 fruits of his sin1 and immediately     
after the comforts of the  promise2 yet 
again1 he would have him remember that  
he is but a  mortal creature1 not to    
live here for ever2 neither made of     
silver  nor gold1 but even of a clod of 
dust3 ,for dust thou art4 ,observe      
therefore1 that in the midst of all our 
enjoyments1 ,god would have  us consider
 our frame1 that we may know how frail  
we are4    ,for out of it was thou      
taken4 ,it is hard for us to believe it1
  though we daily see it is the way even
 of all the earth1 to return  thither   
again3 ,for dust thou art1 and to dust  
shalt thou return4    ,whether this was 
spoken to ,adam1 as a judgment1 or a    
mercy1 or  both1 is not hard to         
determine1 7this first premised1 that   
,adam  had received the promise27 for as

 it was the fruit of sin1 so a  judgment
 and a token of ,god's displeasure2 for 
the wages of sin  is death 7,rom #f3bc74
 ,but as it is made by the wisdom of    
,god1 a  prevention of further          
wickedness1 and a conveyance through    
faith  in ,christ1 to a more perfect    
enjoyment of ,god in the heavens2 so  it
 is a mercy and blessing of ,god 7,isa  
#eg3a1b72 ,for thus to die  is gain4    
,wherefore thus we may praise the dead1 
that are already  dead1 more than the   
living1 which are yet alive 7,eccl      
#d3b74 ,this  made ,paul desire to      
depart2 for he knew that through death  
was  the way to have more perfect sight 
of1 and more close and higher  communion
 with the ,father1 and the ,son1 and the
 ,spirit in the  heavens 7#b ,cor #e3f74
 ,i have a desire to depart1 and be with
 ,christ1  which is far better 7,phil   
#a3ba-bc74 ,thus therefore those things 
that in their own nature are the proper 
fruits and wages of sin1  may yet       
through the wisdom of ,god be turned    

about for our good  7,jer #bd3e72 but   
let not this embolden to sin1 but rather
 minister  occasion to us to magnify the
 wisdom of ,god 7,rom #h3bh74    ,ver4  
#bj4 ,and ,adam called his wife's name  
,eve2 because she was the  mother of all
 living4    ,by this act ,adam returneth
 to his first station and authority  in 
which ,god had placed him1 from which he
 fell when he became a  scholar to his  
wife2 for to name the creatures1 was in 
,adam a note  of sovereignty and power3 
,this he attained to1 as an effect of   
his  receiving the promise2 for before  
the promise is received1 man  cannot    
serve ,god in his station1 because as he
 wanteth the power  of will1 so also a  
good understanding2 but when he hath    
received  the promise1 he hath also     
received the ,holy ,ghost1 which giveth 
to  the godly to know and do his duty in
 his station3 ,the spiritual  man       
discerneth1 and so judgeth all things2  
but he is not discerned  nor judged of  
any 7#a ,cor #b3ae74    ,and he called  

his wife's name ,eve1 or ,hevah3        
,because she gave  life to1 or was the  
first mother of all mankind4 ,this then 
admits  of two positions4 ,first1 ,that 
the world was created when ,adam  was   
created4 ,and1 ,secondly1 ,that there   
were none of the sons of  men in the    
world before ,adam1 as some have not    
only vainly1 but  irreligiously and     
blasphemously suggested4 ,eve is the    
mother of  all living3 ,not a man       
therefore that is the son of man1 but   
had  his being since the woman was made4
    ,ver4 #ba4 ,unto ,adam also and to  
his wife did the ,lord ,god make  coats 
of skins1 and clothed them4    ,by this 
action the ,lord ,god did preach to     
,adam1 and to his wife1  the meaning of 
that promise that you read of in verse  
#ae4 ,namely1  ,that by the means of    
,jesus ,christ1 ,god himself would      
provide  a sufficient clothing for those
 that accept of his grace by the        
gospel3 ,the coats here1 being a type of
 that blessed and durable               

righteousness4    ,the ,lord ,god made  
the coats4 ,not ,adam now1 because now  
he is  received into a covenant of grace
 with ,god3 ,indeed before he entered   
into this covenant1 he made his own     
clothing1 such as it was1 but  that     
could not cover his nakedness2 but now  
the ,lord will make  them3 ,and unto    
,adam also and to his wife did the ,lord
 ,god make  coats3 ,their righteousness 
is of me1 saith the ,lord 7,isa #ed3ag74
  ,of me1 that is1 of my providing1 of  
my performing4 ,and this is  the name   
whereby he shall be called1 ,,the ,,lord
 ,,our ,,righteousness  7,jer #bc3f74   
,he made them coats1 and clothed them4  
,as the righteousness by  which a sinner
 stands just in the sight of ,god from  
the curse1 is  a righteousness of ,god's
 providing2 so also it is of his putting
  on4 ,no man can put on the            
righteousness of ,christ1 otherwise     
than by ,god's imputation3 if ,god      
reckon it ours then it is ours  indeed2 
but if he refuseth to shew that mercy1  

who can impute that  righteousness to   
me8 ,blessed are they to whom the ,lord 
imputeth  righteousness 7,rom #d74      
,cursed then must they needs be to whom 
,god  hath not imputed the righteousness
 of his ,son4 ,the ,lord clothed  them1 
according to that of ,paul1 ,christ is  
made unto us of ,god  wisdom and        
righteousness1 c4 7#a ,cor #a3cj74 ,and 
of that ,god who  hath made him thus to 
us1 even of him are we in ,christ       
,jesus4    ,did the ,lord ,god make     
coats of skins4 ,the coats were made of 
the  skins of beasts1 of the skins of   
the slain1 which were slain either  for 
food only1 or for sacrifice also3 ,this 
being so1 the effects  of that promise  
mentioned before were by this action the
 more  clearly expounded unto ,adam2 to 
wit1 ,that ,christ1 in the fulness  of  
time1 should be born of a woman clothed 
with flesh2 and as so  considered1      
should be made a curse1 and so die that 
cursed death  which by sin we had       
brought upon ourselves2 the effects and 

fruits  of which should to us be durable
 clothing2 that is1 ,everlasting        
righteousness 7,dan #i3bd74 ,ver4 #bb1  
#bc4 ,and the ,lord ,god said1  ,behold1
 the man is become as one of us1 to know
 good and evil3 and  now1 therefore lest
 he put forth his hand1 and take also of
 the  tree of life1 and eat1 and live   
for ever3 therefore the ,lord ,god  sent
 him forth from the garden of ,eden1 to 
till the ground from  whence he was     
taken4    ,behold the man is become as  
one of us4 ,these words respect the     
temptation of the devil2 the argument   
that prevailed with ,adam2  and the     
fruits of their consenting3 ,and        
therefore ,i understand them  as spoken 
ironically1 or in derision to ,adam4 ,as
 if ,god had said1  ,now ,adam1 you see 
what a god you are become3 ,the serpent 
told you  you should be as gods1 as one 
that was infinite in wisdom4 ,but       
behold1 your godhead is horrible        
wickedness1 even pollution of body  and 
soul by sin4 ,a thing you little thought

 of when you pleased  yourself with the 
thought of that high attainment2 and now
 if  you be not prevented1 you will     
proceed from evil to evil2 for          
notwithstanding ,i have made promise of 
sending a ,saviour1 you will1  through  
the pollution of your mind1 forget and  
set at nought my  promise2 and seek life
 and salvation by that tree of life     
which  was never intended for the       
justification of sinners2 therefore ,i  
will turn you out of the garden1 to till
 the ground whence thou  wast taken4    
#a4 ,hence observe1 ,that it often falls
 out1 after the promised  blessing is   
come1 that ,god yet maketh us to possess
 our former  sins1 not that the guilt   
thereof might be charged to             
condemnation1  but that remembering of  
them1 we might blush before ,god1 and be
  the more effectually driven to a      
continual embracing of the mercy        
promised4    #b4 ,observe again1 ,that  
as ,god would have us to remember our   
former  sins1 so he would not that we   

should feed upon ought but the very     
mercy promised4 ,we must not rest in    
shadowish sacraments1 as the  typical   
tree of life1 but must remember it is   
our duty to live by  faith in the       
promised seed4    #c4 ,observe also1    
,that even our outward and temporal     
employments1  if they be lawful and     
honest1 are so ordered of ,god1 as that 
we  may gather some heavenly mystery    
from them3 ,to till the ground  from    
whence he was taken3 ,mysteriously      
intimating two things to  ,adam4 7#a47  
,that seeing he was of the earth1 he    
stood in as much  need to be ordered and
 dressed by ,god1 in order to his future
  happiness1 as the ground1 in order to 
its thrift and fruitfulness4  7#b47     
,again1 ,seeing he was taken from the   
ground1 he is neither  ,god1 nor angel1 
but a poor earthen vessel1 such as ,god 
can easily  knock in pieces1 and cause  
to return to the ground again4 ,these   
things therefore ,adam was to learn from
 his calling1 that he might  neither    

think too highly of himself1 nor forget 
to live by faith1  and depending on the 
,lord ,god1 to be blessed of him4       
,ver4 #bd4 ,so he drove out the man2 and
 he placed at the east of the  garden of
 ,eden ,cherubims1 and a flaming sword  
which turned every  way1 to keep the way
 of the tree of life4    ,so he drove   
out the man4 ,adam was loth to forsake  
this garden of  ,eden1 because there was
 the tree of life4 ,the promise will    
hardly  satisfy1 where faith is weak and
 low4 ,had this man with great  faith   
received and retained the gospel        
preached before1 he would  not have so  
hankered after a shadow2 but the        
conscience being  awakened1 and faith   
low and weak there1 because faith wants 
the  flower or bloom of assurance1 the  
ceremonial or moral law doth  with ease 
engender bondage4    ,and he placed at  
the east of the garden of ,eden         
,cherubims1 and  a flaming sword4 ,this 
shows the truth of what ,i said before2 
to  wit1 ,that ,adam was loth to forsake

 the garden1 loth to forsake  his doing 
of something2 but ,god sets a shaking   
sword against him1  a sword to keep that
 way1 or to prevent that ,adam should   
have life  by eating of the tree of     
life4    ,observe1 ,this tree of life1  
though lawful for ,adam to feed on      
before  he had transgressed1 yet now is 
wholly forbidden him2 intimating1  that 
that which would have nourished him     
before he brake the law1  will now avail
 him nothing as to life before the      
justice of ,god3  the tree of life might
 have maintained his life before he     
sinned2  but having done that1 he hath  
no ways now but to live by faith in  the
 promise2 which that he might           
effectually do1 ,god takes from  him the
 use of all other things1 he driveth him
 out of the garden1  and sets to keep   
him from the tree of life1 ,cherubims1  
and a  flaming sword4    ,and he placed 
at the east of the garden ,cherubims1   
and a flaming  sword4 ,these cherubims  
are one sort of the angels of ,god1 at  

this  time made ministers of justice1   
shaking the flaming sword of ,god's     
severity against ,adam for sin1         
threatening to cut him off thereby1  if 
he ever return by the way that he went4 
,we read also1 that the law was         
delivered to ,israel from ,sinai1 by    
the hand and disposition of angels      
7,acts #g72 the gospel1 only by  the    
,son himself 7,heb #a3b74    ,to keep   
the way4 ,hence the apostle implicitly  
concludes it a way1  that is1 to death  
and damnation2 by opposing another      
against it1  even the new and living    
one2 a new1 not this the old2 a living  
one1 not this the dead one 7,heb #aj74  
,for1 for that the cherubims  are here  
placed with a flaming1 shaking sword1 to
 keep the tree  of life1 it is evident  
that death is threatened to him that    
shall  at any time attempt to come at1  
or that seeks for life that way4    ,a  
flaming sword1 turning every way to     
keep1 c4 ,this still shews  us1 that    
man1 though he hath already received the

 promise1 is yet  exceeding prone to    
seek life by another way than free grace
 by  ,jesus ,christ2 to wit1 either by  
the law he hath broken1 or by the  law  
and ,christ together2 and so though not 
directly1 yet as it  were by the works  
of the law 7,rom #i3cb74 ,but all is to 
no purpose1  they are every way         
prevented4 ,for1 forsake the simplicity 
of the  promise in the gospel1 and thou 
shalt meet with the stroke of  the      
justice of ,god2 for that flaming sword 
of his vengeance1 it  turneth every way1
 and therefore will in every way lay    
wrath upon  thee1 if thou seek life by  
ought but ,christ4    ,,chapter ,,iv4   
,ver4 #a4 ,and ,adam knew ,eve his wife2
 and she conceived1  and bare ,cain1 and
 said1 ,i have gotten a man from the    
,lord4    ,now we are come to the       
generation of mankind4 ,adam knew his   
wife3  ,a modest expression2 and it     
should teach us1 in all such matters    
where things are discoursed of1 that are
 either the fruits of  sin1 or the      

proper effects of man's natural         
infirmities1 there to  endeavour the use
 of such expressions1 as neither to     
provide to  lust1 nor infect us with    
evil and uncivil communication4 ,adam   
knew his wife2 ,jacob1 ,samson1 ,david1 
and others1 are said to go  in unto     
them4 ,so as to our natural infirmities 
of the stool1 the  scripture expression 
is1 ,when thou goest abroad to ease     
thyself1  thou shalt turn again and     
cover that which cometh from thee3      
,modest and bashful expressions1 and    
such as become the godly1  being those  
that are furthest off of occasioning    
evil1 and nearest  to an intimation1    
that such infirmities bespeak us infirm 
and  imperfect creatures4    ,and she   
conceived and bare ,cain4 ,the first    
sprout of a disobedient  couple1 a man  
in shape1 but a devil in conditions4    
,this is he that  is called elsewhere1  
,the child of that wicked one 7#a ,john 
#c3ab74    ,and she said1 ,i have gotten
 a man from the ,lord4 ,if ,eve by these

  words did only ascribe the blessing of
 children to be the gift of  ,god1 then 
she spake like a godly woman2 but if she
 supposed that  this man ,cain was      
indeed the seed promised1 then it shows1
 that  she in this was also deceived1   
and was therein a figure of all  such as
 make false and strange delusions1 signs
 of the mercy of  ,god towards them3    
,the man she thought she had got from   
the ,lord  as a mercy1 and to be a      
,saviour1 he proved a man of the devil1 
a  curse1 and to be a destroyer4        
,ver4 #b4 ,and she again bare his       
brother ,abel1 ,and ,abel was a keeper  
of sheep1 but ,cain was a tiller of the 
ground4    ,observe here1 ,that the good
 child is not the first-born1 but ,abel1
  a breath 7#a ,cor #a3bg1bh74 ,god     
often doth as ,jacob did1 even  cross   
hands1 in bestowing blessings1 giving   
that which is best to  him that is least
 esteemed3 ,for ,cain was the man in    
,eve's esteem2  she thought1 when she   
had him1 she had got an inheritance2 but

 as  for ,abel1 he was little worth2 by 
his name they showed how little  they   
set by him4 ,it is so with the sincere  
to this day2 they  bear not the name of 
glory with the world3 ,cain with them is
 the  profitable son2 ,abel is of no    
credit with them1 neither see they  form
 or comeliness in him2 he is the        
melancholy1 or lowering child1  whose   
countenance spoileth the mirth of the   
world3 ,the heart of  the wise is in the
 house of mournings2 but the heart of   
fools is  in the house of mirth 7,eccl  
#g3d74    ,and ,abel was a keeper of    
sheep1 but ,cain was a tiller of the    
ground4 ,by this it seems yet further1  
that ,cain was the man in  favour1 even 
him that should1 by his ,father's       
intentions1 have been  heir1 and have   
enjoyed the inheritance3 ,he was        
nurtured up in his  father's employment1
 but ,abel was set in the lower rank4   
,it was also thus with ,isaac and       
,jacob1 ,ishmael and ,esau1 being the   
eldest1 and those that by intention were

 to be heirs4    ,now in the inheritance
 lay1 of old1 a great blessing3 so that 
,esau in  losing his father's           
inheritance1 lost also the blessing of  
grace1  and moreover the kingdom of     
heaven 7,heb #ab3af1ag74 ,wherefore     
,cain  had by this the better of ,abel1 
even as the ,jews by their privileges   
had the better of the ,gentiles 7,rom   
#c3a1b74 ,but mark it1 the blessing  of 
grace is not led by outward order1 but  
by electing love3 ,where  the person    
then is under the blessing of election1 
be he the first  or the second son1 the 
highest or lowest in the family1 or     
whether  he be more or less loved of his
 friends1 'tis he that with ,abel  hath 
the everlasting blessing4    ,ver4 #c4  
,and1 in process of time1 it came to    
pass that ,cain brought  of the fruit of
 the ground an offering unto the ,lord4 
,mark here1 ,that the devil can suffer  
his children1 in outward  forms of      
worship1 to be godly and righteous men3 
,cain1 a limb of  the devil1 and yet the

 first in order that presents himself   
and  his service to ,god4    ,cain      
brought of the fruit of the ground1 as  
of wheat1 oil1 honey1  or the like2     
which things were also clean and good4  
,hence it is  intimated1 that his       
offering was excellent2 and ,i conceive1
 not at  all1 as to the matter itself1  
inferior to that of ,abel's2 for in     
that it is said that ,abel's was more   
excellent1 it is not with  respect to   
the excellency of the matter or things  
with which they  sacrificed1 but with   
respect to ,abel's faith1 which gave    
glory  and acceptableness to his        
offering with ,god1 ,by faith he offered
  unto ,god a more excellent sacrifice  
than ,cain 7,heb #aa3d74    ,and ,abel1 
he also brought of the firstlings of his
 flock and of  the fat thereof c4       
,abel1 last in appearance1 but in truth 
the first in grace2 as  it also is at   
this day3 ,who do so flutter it out as  
our ruffling  formal worshippers8 ,alas6
 the good1 the sincere and humble1 they 

seem to be least and last2 but the      
conclusion of the tragedy will  make    
manifest that the first is last1 and the
 last first2 for the  many are but      
called1 the few are chosen4    ,and the 
,lord had respect unto ,abel1 and to his
 offering4 ,herein  are the true        
footsteps of grace discovered2 to wit1  
the person must  be the first in favour 
with ,god1 the person first1 the        
performance  afterwards4    ,and the    
,lord had respect to ,abel4 ,but how can
 ,god respect a  man1 before he respect 
his offering8 ,a man's gift 7saith      
,solomon7  makes way for him3 ,it should
 seem therefore that there lies no such 
stress in the order of words1 but that  
it might as well be read1  ,the ,lord   
had respect to ,abel1 because he        
respected his offering4    ,answ4 ,not  
so3 ,for though it be true among men1   
that the gift makes  way for the        
acceptance of the person1 yet in the    
order of grace it  is after another     
manner2 for if the person be not first  

accepted1  the offering must be         
abominable2 for it is not a good work   
that  makes a good man1 but a good man  
makes a good work4 ,the fruit  doth not 
make a good tree1 but a good tree       
bringeth forth good  fruit4 ,make 7saith
 ,christ7 the tree good1 and his fruit  
good2 or  the tree evil1 and his fruit  
evil3 ,do men gather grapes of thorns1  
or figs of thistles8 ,had ,abel been a  
thorn1 he had not brought forth  grapes2
 had he been a thistle1 he had not      
brought forth figs4 ,so  then1 ,abel's  
person must be first accepted1 and after
 that his  works4    ,object4 ,but ,god 
accepteth no man while he remains a     
sinner1 but  all men are sinners before 
they do good works1 how then could the  
person of ,abel be accepted first8      
,answ4 ,abel was ,,just before he did   
offer sacrifice4 ,just1 ,i say1 in  the 
sight of ,god4 ,this ,god witnessed by  
testifying of his gift3 ,by  faith ,abel
 offered unto ,god a more excellent     
sacrifice than ,cain1  by which he      

obtained witness that he was righteous3 
,that is1 ,god  by accepting of the gift
 of ,abel1 did testify that ,abel was a 
righteous man2 for we know ,god heareth 
not sinners3 ,the prayers  of the wicked
 are an abomination unto ,god4 ,but     
,abel was accepted1  therefore he was   
righteous first4    ,hence observe1     
,that a man must be righteous before he 
can do any  good work4    ,quest4       
,righteous6 ,with what righteousness8   
,answ4 ,with the righteousness of faith4
 ,and therefore it is said1  that ,abel 
had faith before he offered sacrifice4  
,by faith he  offered 7,heb #aa3d74     
,where faith is made to precede or go   
before  the work which by faith he      
offered unto ,god4    ,quest4 ,but are  
not good works the righteousness of     
faith8    ,answ4 ,they are the fruits of
 faith3 ,as here in the case of ,abel2  
his faith produced an offering2 but     
before he gave his offering1  his faith 
had made him righteous2 for faith       
respects a promise of  grace1 not a work

 of mine3 ,now the promise of grace1    
being this1  that the seed of the woman1
 which is ,christ1 should destroy  the  
power of the devil2 by this ,abel saw   
that it was ,christ that  should abolish
 sin and death by himself1 and bring in 
everlasting  righteousness for sinners4 
,thus believing1 he had accepted of     
,christ for righteousness1 which because
 he had done1 ,god in truth  proclaims  
him righteous1 by accepting of his      
person and performances  when offered4  
,abel then presented his person and     
offering1 as shrouding both1 by  faith1 
under the righteousness of ,christ1     
which lay wrapped up in  the promise2   
but ,cain stands upon his own legs1 and 
so presents  his offering4 ,abel        
therefore is accepted1 both his person  
and his  offering1 while ,cain remains  
accursed4    ,ver4 #e4 ,but unto ,cain1 
and to his offering1 he the ,lord had   
not  respect4 ,and ,cain was very wroth1
 and his countenance fell4    ,mark3 ,as
 first ,abel's person is accepted1 and  

then his offering2  so first ,cain's    
person is rejected1 and afterwards his  
offering3  ,for ,god seeth not sin in   
his own institutions1 unless they be    
defiled by them that worship him2 and   
that they needs must1 when  persons     
by#ah themselves offer sacrifice to     
,god1 because then  they want the       
righteousness of faith4    ,this then   
made the difference betwixt ,abel and   
his brother2 ,abel  had faith1 but ,cain
 had none4 ,abel's faith covered him    
with ,jesus  ,christ1 therefore he stood
 righteous in his person before ,god3   
,this  being so1 his offering was       
accepted1 because it was the offering   
of one that was righteous4    ,but unto 
,cain1 and to his offering1 the ,lord   
had not respect4  ,hence note1 ,that a  
,christless man is a wicked man1 let him
 be never  so full of actions that be   
righteous2 for righteous actions make   
not a righteous man1 the man himself    
must first be righteous4#ai             
,wherefore1 though ,cain was the eldest1

 and first in the worship2  yet ,abel   
was the wisest1 and the most acceptable 
therein4    ,and ,cain was very wroth1  
and his countenance fell4 ,from these   
words it may be gathered1 that ,cain had
 some evident token from the            
observation of ,god's carriage towards  
both himself and brother2  that his     
brother was smiled upon1 but he         
rejected3 ,he was wroth3  wroth with    
,god1 and wroth with his brother4 ,and  
indeed1 before  the world hate us1 they 
must needs hate ,jesus ,christ3 ,it     
hated  me saith he before it hated you  
7,john #ae3ah74 ,he was wroth3  and why8
 ,wroth because his sacrifice was not   
accepted of ,god3 ,and  yet the fault   
was not in the ,lord1 but ,cain3 ,he    
came not before  the ,lord1 as already  
made righteous with the righteousness of
  ,christ1 which indeed had been doing  
well1 but as a cursed wicked  wretch1 he
 thought that by his own good works he  
must be just  before the ,lord4    ,the 
difference therefore that was between   

these worshippers1  it lay not in that  
they worshipped divers gods1 but in that
 they  worshipped the same ,god after a 
diverse manner3 ,the one in faith1  the 
other without2 the one as righteous1 the
 other as wicked4    ,and even thus it  
is between us and our adversaries3 ,we  
worship not  divers gods1 but the same  
,god in a diverse manner3 ,we according 
to faith2 and they according to their   
,,own ,,inventions4#bj    ,and ,cain was
 wroth4 ,this further shows us the force
 of the law1  and the end of those that 
would be just by the same2 namely1 ,that
  in conclusion they will quarrel with  
,god2 for when the soul in its  best    
performances1 and acts of righteousness1
 shall yet be rejected  and cast off by 
,god1 it will fret and wrangle1 and in  
its spirit  let fly against ,god4 ,for  
thus it judgeth1 ,that ,god is austere  
and  exacting2 it hath done what it     
could to please him1 and he is not      
pleased therewith4 ,this again offendeth
 ,god1 and makes his justice  curse and 

condemn the soul4 ,condemn it1 ,i say1  
for imagining that  the righteousness of
 a poor1 sinful1 wretched creature1     
should be  sufficient to appease eternal
 justice for sin4 ,thus the law worketh 
wrath1 because it always bindeth our    
transgression to us1 and still          
reckoneth us sinners1 and accursed1 when
 we have done our utmost  to answer and 
fulfil it 7,rom #d3ae74    ,and his     
countenance fell4 ,however1 an          
hypocrite1 while ,god  forbeareth to    
smite him1 may triumph and joy in his   
goodness2 yet  when ,god shall pronounce
 his judgment according as he approve of
  his act1 he needs must lower and fall 
in his countenance2 for his  person and 
gift are rejected1 and he still counted 
a sinner4    ,ver4 #f4 ,and the ,lord   
said unto ,cain1 ,why art thou wroth8   
and why  is thy countenance fallen8     
,these words are applied to ,cain1 for a
 further conviction of his  state to be 
miserable4 ,why art thou wroth8 ,is it  
because ,i have  not accepted thy       

offering8 ,this is without ground1 thy  
person is  yet an abomination to me3    
,must ,i be made by thy gift1 which is  
polluted1 for and by thy person1 to     
justify thee as righteous8 ,thou  hast  
not yet done well4 ,wherefore1 ,cain had
 no cause to be wroth2  ,for ,god       
rejected only that which was sinful1 as 
was both his person1  and gift for the  
sake thereof3 ,neither had he grounds to
 lift up  his looks on high1 when he    
came to offer his sacrifice2 because he 
came not as a man in a justify'd state4 
,but there is a generation  that are    
pure in their ow eyes1 and yet is not   
washed from their  filthiness4 ,there is
 a generation1--,o how lofty are their  
eyes6  and their eyelids are lifted up  
7,pro #cj3ab1ac74 ,such an one1 or  the 
father of these1 was ,cain2 he counted  
himself clean1 and yet  was not washed2 
he lifted up his looks on high1 before  
he was  changed from his iniquity4      
,ver4 #g4 ,if thou doest well1 shalt    
thou not be accepted8 and if  thou doest

 not well1 sin lieth at the door4 ,and  
unto thee shall  be his desire1 and thou
 shalt rule over him4 ,if thou do well4 
,why1 is not worshipping of ,god1       
well-doing8 ,it may1 and may not1  even 
as the person that worships is found4   
,if he be found righteous  at his coming
 to worship1 and if he worship according
 to rule1  then he does well1 then he is
 accepted of ,god2 but if he be not     
found righteous before1 be you sure he  
cannot do well1 let the  matter with    
which he worshippeth be wrong or right4 
,who can bring  a clean thing out of an 
unclean8 7,john #ad3d74 ,let ,cain be   
clean1  and his offering will be clean1 
because brought to ,god in a vessel     
that is clean2 but if ,cain be unclean1 
all the holy things he  toucheth1 or    
layeth up in his skirt1 it is made      
unclean by the  uncleanness of his      
person3 ,and so is this nation before   
me1 saith  the ,lord2 and so is every   
work of their hands1 and that which they
  offer there is unclean 7,haggai       

#b3aa-ad74ba    ,men therefore ought to 
distinguish between doing and           
well-doing1  even in the worship of     
,god4 ,all that worship do not do well1 
though  the matter of worship be good in
 itself4 ,cain's offering you find  not 
blamed1 as if it had been of a          
superstitious complexion2 but  he came  
not aright to worship4 ,why8 he came not
 as one made righteous  before4         
,wherefore1 as ,i have already touched1 
the difference  that lay between the    
gifts of ,abel and ,cain1 was not in the
 gifts  themselves1 but the             
qualifications of the persons4 ,abel's  
faith1  and ,cain's works1 made ,god    
approve and reject the offering3 by     
faith ,abel offered to ,god a more      
excellent sacrifice than ,cain3  ,for1  
as ,i said1 ,faith in ,christ1 as       
promised to come1 made him  righteous1  
because thereby he obtained the         
righteousness of ,god2  for so was      
,christ in himself1 and so to be to him 
that by faith  received and accepted of 

him3 ,this1 ,i say1 ,abel did2 wherefore
 now  he is righteous or just before    
,god4 ,this being so1 his offering is   
found to be an offering of ,abel the    
just1 and is here said to obtain        
witness even of ,god1 that he was       
righteous1 because he accepted  his     
gift4    ,wherefore1 he that does well  
must first be good3 ,he that doeth      
righteousness is must first be righteous
 7#a ,john #c3g74 ,he  is righteous     
first2 he is righteous even as ,christ  
is righteous1  because ,christ himself  
is the righteousness of such a person4  
,and so on the contrary2 the reason why 
some men's good deeds are  accursed of  
,god1 it is because in truth1 and       
according to the law1  the ,lord finds  
sin in them2 which sins he cannot       
pardon1 because  he finds them not in   
,christ4 ,thus they being evil for want 
of  the righteousness of the ,son of    
,god1 they worship ,god as sinners1     
according to that of the apostle1       
,because they are not good1  therefore  

they do not good1 no1 not one of them   
7,rom #c3aj-ab74    ,the way therefore  
to do well1 it is first to receive the  
mercy of  ,god in ,christ2 which act of 
thine will be more pleasing to the      
,divine ,majesty1 than all whole        
burnt-offerings and sacrifices3 ,i  will
 have mercy saith ,god ,i will have     
mercy1 and not sacrifice  7,matt #i3ac2 
#ab3g74 ,this ,cain did not understand1 
therefore he goes  to ,god in his sins1 
and without faith in the mercy of ,god  
through  ,christ1 he offereth his       
sacrifice4 ,wherefore because his       
sacrifice  could not take away his sin1 
therefore it still abode upon him4      
,but if thou doest not well1 sin lieth  
at the door4 ,this reasoning  therefore 
was much to ,cain's condition2 he would 
be wroth1 because  ,god did not accept  
his offering1 and yet he did not well3  
,now1 if  he had done well1 ,god1 by    
receiving of his brother's sacrifice1   
shows1 he would have accepted him2 for  
this is evident1 they were  both alike  

by nature2 their offerings also were in 
themselves one  as holy as the other3   
,how then comes it to pass that both    
were  not accepted1 they both offered to
 ,god8 ,why1 ,abel only sacrificed      
well1 because he first by faith in      
,christ was righteous3 ,this  because   
,cain wanted1 sin abideth at his door4  
,and to thee shall be his desire1 and   
thou shalt rule over him4  ,that is if  
sin abideth at thy door still1 to thee  
shall be his  desire2 he shall love1    
pity1 pray for thee1 and endeavour thy  
conversions2 but thou shalt be lord over
 him1 and shalt put thy  yoke upon his  
neck4 ,this was ,jacob's portion also2  
for after ,esau  had got head1 he broke 
,jacob's yoke from off his neck1 and    
reigned  by nineteen or twenty dukes and
 princes1 before there was any king  in 
,israel 7,gen #bg3dj74    ,it is the lot
 of ,cain's brood1 to be lords and      
rulers first1 while  ,abel and his      
generation have their necks under       
persecution2 yet  while they lord it1   

and thus tyrannically afflict and       
persecute1  our very desire is towards  
them1 wishing their salvation3 ,while   
they curse1 we bless2 and while they    
persecute1 we pray4    ,ver4 #h4 ,and   
,cain talked with ,abel his brother3 and
 it came to  pass1 when they were in the
 field1 that ,cain rose up against ,abel
  his brother1 and slew him4    ,when   
,cain saw that by ,god's judgment ,abel 
was the better worshipper1  and that    
himself must by no means be admitted for
 well-doing1 his  heart began to be more
 obdurate and hard1 and to grow into    
that  height of desperateness1 as to    
endeavour the extirpating of all  true  
religion out of the world2 which it     
seems he did1 by killing  his brother1  
mightily accomplish1 until the days of  
,enos2 for  then began men again to call
 upon the name of the ,lord 7v #bf74    
,hence see the spite of the children of 
hell against ,god3 ,they have  slain thy
 prophets1 and digged down thine altars 
7#a ,kings #ai3aj74  ,if they may have  

their wills1 ,god must be content with  
their  religion1 or none2 other they    
will not endure should have show  within
 their reach1 but with ,cain1 will      
rather kill their brother2  or with the 
,pharisees1 kill their ,lord2 and with  
the evil kings  of old1 will rather kill
 their sons and subjects4 ,that the     
truth1  ,i say1 may fall to the ground1 
and their own inventions stand  for     
acceptable sacrifices1 they will not    
only envy1 but endeavour  to invalidate 
all the true worship and worshippers of 
,god in the  world2 the which if they   
cannot without blood accomplish1 they   
will slay and kill till their cruelty   
hath destroyed many ten  thousands1 even
 as ,cain1 who slew his brother         
,abel4#bb    ,and ,cain talked with his 
brother4 ,he had not a law whereby to   
arraign him1 but malice enough1 and a   
tongue to set all on fire1 of  which no 
doubt1 by the goodly replies of his     
brother1 was easily  blown up into      
choler and madness1 the end of which was

 the blood  of his brother4    ,and     
,cain talked with ,abel1 c4 ,to wit1    
about the goodness and  truth of his    
religion4 ,for that the ,new ,testament 
seems to import1  he slew him because   
his works were righteous 7#a ,john      
#c3ab72 which  ,abel1 no doubt1 had     
justified before his brother1 even then 
when  he most set himself to oppose him4
 ,besides this1 the connection  of the  
relation importeth1 he talked with him1 
he slew him2 he  talked with him and    
slew him1 purely upon a religious       
account1  because his works were        
righteous4    ,hence note1 ,that when   
wicked men have the head in the world1  
professors had need be resolved to      
hazard the worst1 before they  do enter 
debate with ungodly men about the things
 that pertain to  the kingdom of ,god4  
,for behold here1 words did not end in  
words1  but from words came blows1 and  
from blows blood4 ,the counsel          
therefore is1 ,that you sit down first1 
and count up the cost1  before ye talk  

with ,cain of religion 7,luke           
#ad3bg-cc74 ,they make a  man an        
offender for a word1 and lay a snare for
 him that reproveth  in the gate1 and   
turn aside the just for a thing of      
nought 7,isa  #bi3ba74    ,and ,cain    
talked with ,abel his brother4 ,with    
,abel his only brother1  who also was a 
third part of the world4 ,but tyrants   
matter nothing1  neither nearness of    
kin1 nor how much they destroy3 ,the    
brother  shall betray the brother to    
death1 c4    ,and it came to pass1 when 
they were in the field1 that ,cain rose 
up against ,abel his brother1 and slew  
him4 ,when they were in the  field1 from
 home1 out of the sight1 and far from   
the help of his  father3 ,subtle        
persecutors love not to bite1 till they 
can make  their teeth to meet2 for which
 they observe their time and place4     
,joseph was also hated of his brethren1 
but they durst not meddle  till they    
found him in the field 7,gen #cg3ae74   
,here it is also that  the holy virgin  

falleth3 ,he found her in the           
field1--and there  was none to save her 
7,deut #bb3bg74    ,hence observe again1
 ,that be the danger never so imminent1 
and the  advantage of the adversary     
never so great1 the sincere professor   
of the truth stands his ground against  
wind and weather4 ,bloody  ,cain daunted
 not holy ,abel2 no1 though now he have 
his advantage of  him 7,dan #c3af-ah74  
,he rose up against ,abel his brother1  
and slew  him4 ,and wherefore slew he   
him8 ,because his own works were evil1  
c4 7#a ,john #c3ab74 ,it is therefore   
hence to be observed1 ,that it  is a    
sign of an evil way1 be it covered with 
the name of the worship  of ,god1 when  
it cannot stand without the shedding of 
innocent  blood4 ,wherefore slew he him8
 ,because his own works were evil4  ,had
 his works been good1 they had been     
accepted of ,god3 ,he had  also had the 
joy thereof in his conscience1 as       
doubtless ,abel  had2 which joy and     
peace would have produced love and pity 

to his  brother1 as it was with his     
brother towards him2 but his works      
being evil1 they minister to him no     
heavenly joy1 neither do they  beget in 
him love to his brother2 but            
contrariwise1 his heart fill  his eye   
with evil also2 which again provoketh   
7while it beholdeth  the godly carriage 
of ,abel7 the heart to more desperate   
resolutions1  even to set upon him with 
all his might1 and to cut him off from  
the earth4 ,thus the goodness of ,god's 
people provoketh to envy the  wicked    
heart of the hypocrite4 ,as it was      
betwixt ,saul and ,david2  for after    
,saul had seen that ,god had rejected   
him for his wickedness1  the more he    
hated the goodness of ,david3 ,and ,saul
 saw and knew  that the ,lord was with  
,david 7#a ,sam #ah3h-ae74 ,and ,saul   
was yet the  more afraid of ,david2 and 
,saul became ,david's enemy continually 
7v #bi74    ,ver4 #i4 ,and the ,lord    
said unto ,cain1 ,where is ,abel thy    
brother8  ,and he said1 ,i know not3 ,am

 ,i my brother's keeper8    ,cain       
thought it had been no more but to kill 
his brother1 and his  intentions and    
desires must needs be accomplished1 and 
that himself  should then be the only   
man4 ,come1 let us kill him1 and the    
inheritance shall be ours 7,mark #ab3g74
 ,but stay1 ,abel was beloved  of his   
,god1 who had also justified his        
offering1 and accepted it  as a service 
more excellent than his brother's4 ,so  
then1 because  the quarrel arose between
 them upon this very account1 therefore 
,abel's ,god doth reckon himself as     
engaged 7seeing he is not7 to  take up  
his servant's cause himself4    ,and the
 ,lord said unto ,cain1 ,where is ,abel 
thy brother8 ,a  question not grounded  
on uncertainty1 but proposed as a       
beginning  of further reasoning2 and    
also to make way to this wicked wretch1 
to discover the desperate wickedness of 
his bloody heart the more4  ,for        
questions that stand at first afar off1 
do draw out more of the  heart of       

another3 and also do minister more      
occasion for matter1  than if they had  
been placed more near to the matter4    
,where is ,abel8 ,god missed the        
acceptable sacrifices of ,abel2 ,abel   
was dead1 and his sacrifices ceased1    
which had wont to be savoury  in the    
nostrils of ,god2 ,cain could not supply
 them2 his sacrifices  were deficient1  
they were not of faith4 ,hence note1    
that if tyrants  should have their will1
 even to the destroying of all the      
remnant  of ,god1 their sacrifices and  
worship would be yet before ,god as     
abominable as they were before4    ,and 
the ,lord said unto ,cain1 ,where is    
,abel8 ,o dreadful question6  ,the      
beginning of ,cain's hell1 for now ,god 
entereth into judgment  with him4       
,wherefore1 however this wretch         
endeavoured at first to  stifle and     
choke his conscience1 yet this was to   
him the arrow  of death3 ,abel crieth1  
but his brother would not hear him while
  alive1 and now being dead ,god hears  

the cry of his blood4 ,when he  maketh  
inquisition for blood1 he remembereth   
them3 he forgetteth  not the cry of the 
humble 7,psa #i3ab74 ,blood that is shed
 for the  sake of ,god's word1 shall not
 be forgotten or disregarded of ,god3   
,precious in his sight is the death of  
his saints 7,psa #aaf3ae74  ,and        
precious shall their blood be in his    
sight 7,psa #gb3ad74    ,where is ,abel 
thy brother8 ,this word1 thy brother1   
must not be  left out1 because it doth  
greatly aggravate his wickedness4 ,he   
slew  his brother2 which horrid act the 
very law and bond of nature  forbiddeth4
 ,but when a man is given up of ,god1 it
 is neither this  nor another relation  
that will bind his hands1 or make him   
keep  within the bound of any law4      
,judas will seek his master's1 and      
,absalom his father's blood4 ,where is  
,abel thy brother8    ,and he said1 ,i  
know not4 ,he knew full well what he had
 done1 and  that by his hands his       
brother's blood was fallen to the       

ground1  but now being called into      
question for the same1 he endeavoureth  
to plead ignorance before ,god4 ,i know 
not4 ,when men have once  begun to sin1 
they know not where they shall end2 he  
slew his  brother1 and endeavours to    
cover his fact with a lie4 ,david also  
little thought his act of adultery would
 have led him to have  spilt the blood  
of ,uriah1 and afterwards to have       
covered all with  dissembling lips and a
 lying tongue 7#b ,sam #aa74    ,i know 
not3 am ,i my brother's keeper8    ,this
 is the way of all ungodly men1 they    
will not abide that guilt  should be    
fastened4 ,sin they love1 and the lusts 
and delights  thereof1 but to count for 
it they cannot abide2 they will put it  
off with excuses1 or denials3 ,even like
 ,saul1 who though he had  spared the   
cattle and ,agag contrary to the command
 of ,god1 yet  would needs bear ,samuel 
down1 that he had kept1 yea performed   
the  commandment of the ,lord 7#a ,sam  
#ae3ac1bj74 ,but they are denials to  no

 boot1 and excuses that will not profit1
 that are made to hide  the sin of the  
soul from the sight and judgment of     
,god4 ,lies and  falsehood will here do 
nothing4    ,ver4 #aj4 ,and he said1    
,what hast thou done8 the voice of thy  
brother's blood crieth unto me from the 
ground4    ,poor ,cain1 thy feeble      
shifts help thee nothing1 thy excuses   
are  drowned by the cries of the blood  
which thou hast shed4    ,what hast thou
 done8 the blood of thy brother cries4  
,beware  persecutors1 you think that    
when you have slain the godly1 you are  
then rid of them2 but you are far wide1 
their blood which you have  shed1 cries 
in the ears of ,god against you4 ,o the 
cries of blood  are strong cries1 they  
are cries that reach to heaven2 yea they
  are cries that have a continual voice1
 and that never cease to  make a noise1 
until they have procured vengeance form 
the hands  of the ,lord of sabbath 7,job
 #af3ah73 ,and therefore this is the    
word  of the ,lord against all those    

that are for the practice of ,cain3  ,as
 ,i live1 saith the ,lord ,god1 ,i will 
prepare thee unto blood  and blood shall
 pursue thee3 sith thou hast not hated  
blood1 that  is1 hated to shed it1 even 
blood shall pursue thee 7,eze #ce3f74   
,the voice of thy brother's blood crieth
 unto me4 ,the apostle  makes this voice
 of the blood of ,abel1 a type of the   
voice of the  justice of the law1 and so
 extends it further than merely to the  
act of murder2 intimating that he sheds 
blood1 that breaks any of  the commands 
of ,god1 7and indeed so he doth1 he     
layeth wait of  his own blood1 and      
privily lurketh for his own life 7,prov 
#a3ah774  ,wherefore the apostle        
compareth the blood of ,abel and the    
blood  of ,christ together2 but so as by
 the rule of contraries1 making  betwixt
 them a contrary voice1 even as there is
 between a broken  command and a promise
 of grace1 the one calling for vengeance
 and  damnation2 the other calling for  
forgiveness and salvation2 the  blood of

 sprinkling it speaketh better things   
than the blood of  ,abel 7,heb #ab3bd72 
that is1 it calls to ,god to forgive the
 sinner2  but ,abel's blood1 of the     
breach of the law1 that cries damn them1
  damn them4 ,christ also sets his own  
blood in opposition to the  blood of all
 that was shed before him2 concluding   
that the proper  voice of all the blood 
of the godly1 is to call for vengeance  
on the persecutors1 even from the blood 
of ,abel to the blood of  ,zecharias1   
that was slain between the altar and the
 temple 7,matt  #bc3ce74 ,and let me    
here take leave to propound my private  
thoughts3  namely1 that the ,zecharias  
that here is mentioned1 might not be  he
 that we find in the book of ,chronicles
 7#b ,chron #bd3ba72 but  one of that   
name that lived in the days of ,christ1 
possibly ,john  ,baptist's father1 or   
some other holy man4 ,my reasons for    
this  conjecture1 are1 #a4 ,because the 
murderers are convict by ,christ        
himself3 ,zecharias1 whom ye slew       

between the altar and the temple4  #b4  
,because ,christ makes a stop at the    
blood of ,zecharias1 not  at the blood  
of ,john the ,baptist3 wherefore1 if the
 person here  mentioned were not        
murdered after1 but before ,john the    
,baptist1  then ,christ seems to excuse 
them for killing his servant ,john2  for
 the judgment stops at the including of 
the guilt of the blood  of ,zecharias4  
#c4 ,i think such a thing1 because the  
voice of all  holy blood that hath been 
shed before the law by the adversary1   
excepting only the blood of ,jesus1 must
 needs be included here2  the proper    
voice of his1 only being to plead for   
mercy to the  murderers4 ,however1 the  
voice of blood is a very killing voice1 
and  will one day speak with such       
thunder and terror in the consciences   
of all the brood of ,cain1 that their   
pain and burthen will be for  ever      
insupportable4    ,ver4 #aa4 ,and now   
art thou cursed from the earth1 which   
hath opened  her mouth to receive thy   

brother's blood from thy hand4    ,here 
begins the sentence of ,god against this
 bloody man2 a sentence  fearful and    
terrible1 for it containeth a removing  
of him from  all the privileges of grace
 and mercy1 and a binding of him over   
to the punishment and pains of the      
damned4    ,and now art thou cursed from
 the earth4 ,peace on earth1 is one     
branch of those blessed tidings that    
were brought into the world1  at the    
coming of the ,messias 7,luke #b3ad74   
,again1 before ,christ  was come in the 
flesh1 it is said1 ,he rejoiced in the  
habitable  part of his earth 7,pro      
#h3cj74 ,wherefore1 by the earth in this
  place1 ,i understand the state that   
the men are in1 to whom1 by the  mind of
 ,god1 the gospel and grace of ,god is  
to be tendered4 ,now1  whether it       
respect that state of man by nature1 or 
the state of  those that are saints1    
from both these privileges ,cain is     
separate1  as are all whom the ,lord    
hath utterly rejected4 ,not but that yet

  they may live long in the world1 but  
,god hath cut them off from  the earth1 
and all the gospel privileges therein1  
and set them in  the condition of       
devils2 so that as to grace and mercy   
they are  separate therefrom1 and stand 
as men1 though alive1 bound over to     
eternal judgment4 ,and as to their      
lives1 it matters not how long  they    
live1 there is no sacrifice for their   
sins1 but a certain  fearful looking for
 of judgment and fiery indignation1     
which  shall devour the adversaries     
7,heb #aj3bf1bg74 ,so that ,i say1 as   
the devils be bound in hell1 so such lie
 bound in earth2 bound ,i  say in the   
chains of darkness1 and their own       
obstinate heart1 over  to the day of    
wrath and revelation of the righteous   
judgment of  ,god4 ,cain therefore by   
these words is denied the blessing of   
future  means of grace1 and stands bound
 over to answer for his brother's       
blood1 which the ground had received    
form his cruel hand4    ,ver4 #ab4 ,when

 thou tillest the ground1 it shall not  
henceforth  yield to thee her strength2 
a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou  be
 in the earth4    ,this is a branch1 or 
the fruits of this wilful murder4       
,indeed1 sins  carry in them not only a 
curse with respect to eternity1 but are 
also the cause of all the miseries of   
this life4 ,god turneth--a  fruitful    
land into barrenness1 for the wickedness
 of them that  dwell therein 7,psa      
#ajg3cd74    ,when thou tillest the     
ground4 ,sin committed doth not always  
exclude the sinner from an enjoyment of 
,god's mercies1 but yet if  unrepented  
of1 bringeth a curse upon them4 ,i will 
curse1 saith  ,god1 your blessings3 yea1
 ,i have cursed them already1 because ye
  do not lay it to heart 7,mal #b3b74   
,this also is the reason that the  table
 of some is made their snare1 their     
trap1 a stumbling-block  and a          
recompence unto them 7,rom #aa3i72 men  
ought not therefore to  judge of the    
goodness of their state1 by their       

enjoyment of ,god's  creatures1 but     
rather should tremble while they enjoy  
them1 lest  for sin they should become  
accursed to them1 as were the enjoyments
  of this wicked man4    ,a fugitive and
 a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth4 
,the meaning  is1 thou shalt not have   
rest in the world1 but shalt be         
continually  possessed with a guilty    
conscience1 which shall make thy        
condition  restless1 and void of        
comfort4 ,for the man that indeed is    
linked  in the chains of guilt and      
damnation1 as ,cain here was2 he cannot 
rest1 but 7as we say7 fudge up and down 
from place to place1  because his       
burthen is insupportable4 ,as ,david    
said1 ,let their  eyes be darkened that 
they see not1 and make their loins      
continually  to shake 7,psa #fi3bc74 ,a 
continual shaking and restlessness doth 
therefore possess such persons as are   
given up of ,god1 and swallowed  up of  
guilt4    ,a fugitive and vagabond shalt
 thou be in the earth4 ,some men        

certainly know1 even while they are in  
this world1 their state  to be most     
miserable1 and damnable1 as ,cain1 ,saul
 and ,judas did2  which knowledge1 as ,i
 have hinted1 puts them besides the very
  course of other carnal men2 who while 
they behold them at quiet  under their  
enjoyments1 these cannot but wonder1    
fear1 and be  amazed with the deep      
cogitations which will abide upon them1 
of  their certain misery and everlasting
 perdition4    ,ver4 #ac4 ,and ,cain    
said unto the ,lord1 ,my punishment is  
greater  than ,i can bear4 ,or as the   
margin hath it1 ,mine iniquity is       
greater than that it may be forgiven4   
,and both readings are true3  for       
however some men please themselves in   
lessening sin1 and the  punishment      
thereof1 yet a burdened conscience      
judgeth otherwise4  ,and if ,cain failed
 in either1 it was in that he counted   
his sin 7if  he did so7 beyond the reach
 of ,god's mercy4 ,but again1 when men  
persecute the worship and people of     

,god1 as ,cain did his blessed  and     
religious brother1 even of spite1 and   
because he envied the  goodness of his  
brother's work2 ,i question whether it  
be lawful for  a minister to urge to    
such the promise of grace and           
forgiveness2  and also whether it be the
 mind of ,god such persons should hope  
therein4 ,he that sins the sin unto     
death1 is not to be prayed for  7#a     
,john #e3af71 but contrariwise he is to 
be taken from ,god's altar  that he may 
die 7,exo #ba3ad74 ,this was ,cain's    
case1 and now he  knew it2 therefore as 
one excluded of ,god from his mercy and 
all  the means thereof1 he breaks out   
with roaring under the intolerable      
burden of the judgment of ,god upon him1
 concluding his punishment at  present  
greater than he could bear1 and that yet
 his sin should  remain unpardonable for
 ever3 ,as saith our ,lord ,jesus       
,christ1 ,he  hath neither forgiveness  
here nor in the world to come 7,matt    
#ab3cb74    ,ver4 #ad4 ,behold1 thou    

hast driven me out this day from the    
face  of the earth2 and from thy face   
shall ,i be hid2 ,and ,i shall be a     
fugitive and a vagabond in the earth1   
and it shall come to pass1  that every  
one that findeth me shall slay me4      
,by these words is confirmed what was   
said before1 to wit1 to be  cursed from 
the earth1 was to be separate from the  
privileges of  the gospel4 ,for ,cain   
was not now to die1 neither was he      
driven  into any den or cave2 yet driven
 out from the face of the earth1  that  
is1 as ,i have said1 he was excluded    
from a share in those  special mercies  
that by the gospel were still offered by
 grace  to the others that inhabited the
 world3 ,the mercies1 ,i say1 that  are 
offered by the gospel1 as namely1 ,the  
mercy of eternal life3  ,for as to the  
blessings of this world1 he had yet a   
notable  share thereof4 ,besides1 he    
groaneth under this judgment1 as an     
insupportable curse3 ,thou hast driven  
me out this day from the  face of the   

earth4 ,and indeed1 if we take it       
according as ,i have  laid it down1 it  
is a curse that would break the whole   
world to  pieces2 for he that is denied 
a share in the grace that is now        
offered1 must needs be denied a portion 
in ,god's kingdom4 ,and  this ,cain saw2
 wherefore he adds in the process of his
 complaint1  ,and from thy face shall ,i
 be hid3 ,i shall never come into thy   
kingdom1 ,i shall never see thy face in 
heaven4 ,this is therefore  the highest 
of all complaints2 namely1 for a man    
from a certain  conviction that his     
condition must without fail be damnable1
 to  condole and bemoan his forlorn     
condition4    ,thou hast driven me out4 
,o6 when ,god shall bind one over for   
his sin1 to eternal judgment1 who then  
can release him8 ,this was  ,cain's     
state1 ,god had bound him over4 ,the    
blood of his brother was  to rest upon  
him and not to be purged with sacrifice 
for ever4    ,thou hast driven me out   
,,this ,,day4 ,he knew by the sentence  

that  fell from heaven upon him1 even   
from that very day that he was  made a  
companion of1 and an associate with     
devils4 ,this day1 or  for this day's   
work1 ,i am made an inhabitant of the   
pit with the  devil and his angels4     
,hence note1 ,that ,god doth sometimes  
smite  the reprobate so apparently1 that
 himself from that day may make  a      
certain judgment of the certainty of his
 damnation4 ,thus did  ,balaam3 ,i shall
 see him1 but not now3 ,i shall behold  
him1 but not  nigh 7,num #bd3ag74 ,where
 by now1 he respects the time of grace2 
and by nigh1 the time or day of         
judgment3 ,as who should say1 ,i1  for  
my sorceries1 and wicked divinations1 am
 excluded a portion in  the day of      
grace1 and therefore shall not see the  
,saviour ,,now3 ,i  am also rejected1 as
 to a portion in the blessed world to   
come3  and therefore when he judgeth1 ,i
 shall not see him ,,nigh3 ,nigh1 as  a 
friend1 as a saviour to my soul4 ,i     
doubt this is the condition  of many now

 alive1 who for their perfidiousness and
 treachery to  ,christ1 and his church1 
have already received1 even in          
themselves1  that recompence of their   
error which was meet 7,rom #a3bg74      
,ishmael also1 in the day he laughed at 
,isaac 7,gen #ba3i71 and ,esau  in the  
day he sold his birthright 7,gen #bg2   
#bh71 might have gathered1  the one from
 ,god's concurring with the judgment of 
,sarah1 the  other1 from his father's   
adhering to his brother2 his adhering1  
,i  say1 in a prophetic spirit 7,gal    
#d3bi72 that from thenceforth they  both
 were excluded grace and glory1 as the  
apostle by the ,holy  ,ghost afterwards 
doth 7,heb #ab3af1ag74    ,and from thy 
face shall ,i be hid4 ,by face here1 we 
are to  understand ,god's favour1 and   
blessed presence1 which is enjoyed by   
the saints both here1 and in the world  
to come 7,psa #d3f1g2 #af3aa74  ,both   
which this wicked man1 for the murdering
 of his brother1 and  his envy to the   
truth1 now knew himself excluded from4  

,from thy face shall ,i be ,,hid4 ,the  
pit of hell1 to which the  damned go1   
besides the torment that they meet with 
there1 is such  a region of darkness1   
and at such a distance from the heavens1
 and  the glorious comfortable presence 
of ,god1 that those that shall be  found
 the proper subjects of it1 shall for   
ever be estranged from  one glimpse of  
him3 besides1 sin shall bind all their  
faces in  secret1 and so confound them  
with horror1 shame1 and guilt that  they
 shall not be able from thenceforth for 
ever1 so much as once  to think of ,god 
with comfort4    ,from thy ,,face4 ,as  
it were all the glory of heaven1 it     
lieth in  beholding the face of ,god3 ,a
 thing the ungodly little think of2  yet
 the men that have received in          
themselves already the sentence  of     
eternal damnation1 they know it after a 
wonderful rate2 and  the thoughts of the
 loss of his face and presence1 doth1 do
 what  they can1 as much torment them1  
as the thoughts of all the misery  they 

are like to meet withal besides4    ,and
 a fugitive and a vagabond shall ,i be  
on the earth4 ,even from  the present   
frame of his spirit1 ,now1 having       
received the sentence1  he knew1 the    
judgment past being unrevokable1 how it 
would be with  him all his life long2   
that he should spend his days in trouble
  and guilt1 rolling under the justice  
of ,god1 being always a terror  and     
burthen to himself1 to the day he was to
 be cut off from the  earth1 that he    
might go to the place appointed for him4
    ,and it shall come to pass1 that    
every one that findeth me shall  slay   
me4 ,guilt is a strange thing1 it makes 
a man think that  every one that sees   
him1 hath knowledge of his iniquity4 ,it
 also  bringeth such a faintness into   
the heart 7,lev #bf3cf71 that the  sound
 of a shaken leaf doth chase such       
persons3 and above all  things1 the     
cries of blood are most fearful in the  
conscience2 the  cries of the blood of  
the poor innocents1 which the seed of   

,cain  hath shed on the face of the     
earth 7,jer #b3cd2 #ai3d74 ,thus far of 
,cain's complaint4    ,ver4 #ae4 ,and   
the ,lord said unto him1 ,therefore     
whosoever slayeth  ,cain1 vengeance     
shall be taken on him seven-fold4 ,and  
the ,lord  set a mark upon ,cain1 lest  
any finding him should kill him4    ,by 
these words1 the judgment is confirmed1 
which ,cain1 in the verse  before1 so   
mournfully pronounced against his own   
soul4 ,as if the  ,lord had said1 ,cain1
 thy judgment is as thou hast said1 ,i  
have  driven thee out this day from a   
share in my special favour2 and when    
thy life is ended1 thou shalt be hid    
from my face1 and a blessed  presence   
for ever2 and seeing it is thus1        
therefore ,i will not  suffer that thou 
die before thy time3 ,alas1 thy glass   
will be quickly  run6 ,besides1 thy     
days1 while thou art here1 will         
sufficiently  be filled with vexation   
and distress2 for thou shalt always     
carry  in thy conscience the cries of   

innocent blood1 and the fear of  the    
wrath of ,god3 ,i have said it1 and will
 perform it3 ,i am not  a man1 that ,i  
should repent3 ,so that thus shall thy  
judgment be3  ,therefore he that killeth
 ,cain1 ,i will take vengeance on him4  
,hence note1 ,that none need to add to  
the sorrows of the persecutors4  ,they  
above all men are prepared unto wrath4  
,let them alone 7saith  ,christ7 they   
will quickly fall into the ditch4       
,besides1 ,god hath  taken the          
revengement of the blood of his servants
 into his own  hand1 and will execute   
his wrath himself4 ,therefore he saith  
to his  saints 7as in this case71       
,dearly beloved1 avenge not yourselves1 
but rather give place unto wrath3 for it
 is written1 ,vengeance is  mine1 ,i    
will repay1 saith the ,lord 7,rom       
#ab3ai74 ,and the reason  is1 because   
the quarrel is in special between the   
prosecutor and  ,god himself4 ,for we   
are not hated because we are men1 nor   
because we  are men of evil and         

debauched lives2 but because we are     
religious2  because we stand to maintain
 the truth of ,god4 ,therefore no man   
must  here intercept1 but must leave the
 enemy in the hand of that ,god  he hath
 slighted and condemned4 ,this made     
,moses that he meddled  not with ,corah 
and his company1 but left them to that  
new thing  which the ,lord himself would
 do unto them1 because they had         
condemned the ordinance of ,god 7,num   
#af3be-ce74 ,this made ,david  also that
 he meddled not with ,saul1 but left him
 to the vengeance  of ,god1 though he   
had opportunity to have destroyed him   
7#a ,sam  #bd and #bf3aj-ab74 ,let us   
learn therefore to be quiet and patient 
under the hand of wicked and            
blood-thirsty men4 ,let us fall before  
them like holy ,abel2 it is and will be 
grief enough to them1  that when we are 
dead1 our blood will cry from the ground
 against  them4#bc    ,therefore he that
 killeth ,cain1 vengeance shall be      
taken1 c4 ,he  now that shall1 after    

this admonition1 plead for religious    
blood  with the sword1 vengeance shall  
be taken on him1 because he giveth  not 
place to the wrath of ,god1 but         
intercepts with his own1 which  worketh 
not the righteousness of ,god 7,james   
#a3ai1bj74 ,say therefore  with ,david1 
when you are vexed with the persecutor1 
,mine hand  shall not be upon him2 but  
as the ,lord liveth1 the ,lord shall    
smite him2 or1 his day shall come to    
die2 or1 he shall descend in  battle1   
and perish4    ,vengeance shall be taken
 on him seven fold4 ,it would not be    
hard  to shew how little they have      
prevailed1 who have taken upon them  to 
take vengeance for the blood of saints1 
on them that have been  the spillers of 
it4 ,but my business here is brevity1   
therefore ,i  shall not launch into that
 deep1 only shall say to such as shall  
attempt it hereafter1 ,put up thy sword 
into his place2 for all they  that take 
the sword shall perish with the sword6  
7,matt #bf3eb74  ,and here is the       

patience and faith of the saints 7,rev  
#ac3aj74  ,let ,cain and ,god alone1 and
 do you mind faith and patience2 suffer 
with ,abel1 until your righteous blood  
be spilt3 even the work of  persecutors1
 is1 for the present1 punishment enough2
 the fruits  thereof being the provoking
 ,god to jealousy1 a denying of them the
  knowledge of the way of life1 and a   
binding of them over to the  pains and  
punishment of hell4    ,and the ,lord   
set a mark upon ,cain4 ,what the opinion
 of others is  about this mark1 ,i know 
not2 to me it seems like those in       
,timothy1  who had their conscience     
seared with a hot iron 7#a ,tim #d3b74  
,which words are an allusion to the way 
of the magistrates in their  dealing    
with rogues and felons2 who that they   
may be known to  all1 are either in the 
hand1 shoulder1 or cheek branded with a 
hot  iron4 ,so ,cain was marked of ,god 
for a reprobate1 for one that had       
murdered a righteous man1 even of envy  
to the goodness of his  work3 ,but the  

mark 7as it was on those in ,timothy7   
was not on any  outward or visible part 
of his body1 but 7as there the apostle  
expresseth it7 even upon his very       
conscience2 his conscience then  had    
received the fire-mark of the wrath and 
displeasure of ,god1  which1 as a       
burning iron doth to the flesh1 had left
 such deep  impression therein1 that it 
abode as a scar or brand upon him1 in   
token that good would for ever after    
hold him for a fugitive rogue  or       
vagabond4    ,and the ,lord set a mark  
upon ,cain1 lest any finding him should 
kill him4 ,for though the mark was      
branded with burning upon his           
conscience1 and so inward and invisible2
 yet the effects of this  hot iron might
 be visible1 and seen of all3 the       
effects1 ,i say1  which were1 or might  
be1 his restlessness in every place1 his
  dejectedness1 the sudden and fearful  
pangs and agonies of his  mind1 which   
might break out into dolorous and       
amazing complaints2  besides1 his       

timorous carriage before all he met1    
lest they should  kill him2 gave all to 
understand1 that ,god had with a        
vengeance  branded him4 ,and indeed this
 was such a mark as was amazing to  all 
that beheld him1 and did ten times more 
make them afraid of  spilling blood1    
than if any visible mark had been set   
upon him2  of for by his trouble and    
distress of mind1 they saw1 what was    
the guilt of blood3 and by his continual
 fear and trembling under  the judgment 
of ,god1 what it was to be in fear of1  
nay1 to have  the first fruits of       
everlasting damnation4 ,thus therefore  
,god  reserved ,cain to the judgment    
which he had appointed for him4    ,ver4
 #af4 ,and ,cain went out from the      
presence of the ,lord1 and  dwelt in the
 land of ,nod1 on the east of ,eden4    
,the right carriage of a reprobate1 and 
the infallible fruits of  final         
desperation4 ,for a man that hath       
received in his mind the  stroke of the 
judgment of ,god1 and that is denied all

 means of  saving and sanctifying grace1
 7as the great transgressors are17  the 
presence of ,god is to such most        
dreadful2 whether we understand  the    
knowledge of him as he is in himself1 or
 as he discovereth  himself in his      
church2 for the thought of his being1   
and eternal  majesty1 keeps the wound   
open1 and makes terror and guilt revive4
  ,to such it would be the best of news1
 to hear that the ,godhead  doth cease  
to be1 or that themselves were high     
above him4 ,but that  they are in the   
hand of the living ,god1 this is the    
dreadful and  fearful thought4    ,and  
,cain went out from the presence of the 
,lord4 ,these words may  be taken many  
ways4    #a4 ,that he separated himself 
from the church 7the place of ,god's    
presence7 7#b ,cor #f3af7 which then    
consisted of his father and  mother1 and
 of those other children they had4 ,and 
this appears by  the text1 ,he went out 
from the presence of the ,lord1 and     
dwelt in  the land of ,nod4    #b4 ,a   

man goes out from the presence of ,god1 
when he withdraws his  thoughts from    
holy meditations1 and employeth the     
strength of his  mind about the things  
of this life 7,job #ba3ad-ah74 ,and thus
 he  also did2 he went into the land of 
,nod1 and there fell to building  a     
city1 and to recreate himself with the  
pleasures of the flesh  what he might4  
#c4 ,a man goes out from the presence of
 ,god1 when he throweth up  the worship 
and way of ,god2 and this he did in     
departing from the  church 7#b ,chron   
#ai3a-c74    #d4 ,besides1 his going out
 from the presence of the ,lord1        
implieth1  that he hardened his heart   
against him1 that he set his spirit     
against him2 that he said to ,god1      
,depart from me 7,heb #c3ab72 that  he  
grew an implacable enemy to him1 and to 
every appearance of  good in the world  
7,job #ae3ab1ac74    ,and ,cain went out
 from the presence of the ,lord4 ,these 
words may  also respect his being thrust
 out from ,god1 as one anathematized1   

accursed1 or cut off1 in effect the same
 with excommunication4  ,but be it so1  
the act was extraordinary1 being        
administered by ,god  himself2 even as  
he served ,corah and his company1 though
 in kind  there was a difference1 the   
one1 even ,cain1 being yet permitted to 
live for a while in the world2 the other
 being sent down quick into  hell2 but  
both1 for their villany against the     
worship and people  of ,god1 stand bound
 over to answer it at the eternal       
judgment4    ,ver4 #ag4 ,and ,cain knew 
his wife2 and she conceived1 and bare   
,enoch3  and he builded a city1 and     
called the name of the city1 after the  
name of his son1 ,enoch4    ,cain's wife
 was his sister1 or near kinswoman2 for 
she sprang of  the same loins with      
himself2 because his mother was the     
mother  of all living 7,gen #c3bj74     
,this wife bare him a son2 for whose    
sake1 as it seems1 he built  the city4  
,hence note1 ,that men who are shut out 
of heaven1 will  yet use some means to  

be honourable on earth4 ,cain being     
accursed  of ,god1 yet builds him a     
city2 the renown of which act1 that it  
might not be forgotten1 he calleth it   
after the name of his son4  ,much like  
this was that carnal act of blasted     
,absalom2 because  he had no child1 he  
would erect a pillar1 which must        
forsooth be  called ,absalom's place1   
after the name of ,absalom1 to keep his 
name in remembrance upon earth 7#b ,sam 
#ah3ah74    ,and he builded a city1 c4  
,note1 ,that it is the design of ,satan1
  and the deceitful heart of man1 to    
labour to quiet a guilty  conscience1   
not by faith in the blood of ,christ1   
but by over much  business in the things
 of this world4    ,and called the name 
of the city1 after the name of his son1 
,enoch4 ,although ,cain had a mind to   
keep up his name with fame in  the      
world1 yet he would not venture to      
dedicate the city to his  own name2 that
 would have been too gross2 and perhaps 
others would  have called it1 ,the      

,,city ,,of ,,the ,,murderer2 but he    
calleth it after  the name of his son1  
his son ,enoch2 whom he pretended was a 
man  both taught1 and dedicate1 as it   
seems his name imports4 ,hence  note    
again1 ,that men who themselves are     
accursed of ,god1 will yet  put as fair 
glosses on their actions1 as their      
hypocritical hearts  can invent4 ,who   
must this city be dedicated to1 but to  
him whom  ,cain had dedicated and       
taught4 ,i will not say that in truth he
  gave him to ,god1 for that his        
reprobate heart would not suffer2  but  
being given up of ,god1 yet retaining1  
with ,saul1 considerations  of honour3  
therefore1 as is the custom of ungodly  
hypocrites1 he  would put the best show 
on his ungodly actions4    ,thus ,saul1 
when he had received the sentence of the
 ,lord against  him2 yet1 ,turn again   
with me 7saith he to ,samuel7 yet honour
 me  now before--the people1 and before 
,israel 7#a ,sam #ae3cj74 ,so the  money
 wherewith the high priests and scribes 

had bought the life1  and obtained the  
death of ,christ2 with that they make   
some shew of  godliness1 in buying with 
it a piece of ground to bury strangers  
in 7,matt #bg3c-g74    ,ver4 #ah4 ,and  
unto ,enoch was born ,irad3 and ,irad   
begat ,mehujael3  and ,mehujael begat   
,methusael3 and ,methusael begat        
,lamech4    ,these are the offspring of 
,cain2 the ,english of whose names1 if  
the  nature and disposition of the      
persons were according1 they might  well
 be called1 with abhorrence1 the brood  
of wicked ,cain1 even  the generation   
whom the ,lord had cursed1              
notwithstanding ,enoch was  their       
father4 ,enoch begat ,irad1 a wild ass2 
,irad begat ,mehujael1  one presumptuous
 above measure1 his name signifies1 one 
teaching  ,god4 ,but who hath directed  
the ,spirit of the ,lord8 7,isa #dj3ac74
 ,or  ,shall any teach ,god knowledge8  
7,job #ba3bb74 ,the son of this man  was
 ,methusael1 asking death1 the true     
fruit of all such presumptuous  ones1   

his confidence shall be rooted out of   
his tabernacle1 and  it shall bring him 
to the king of terrors 7,job #ah3ad74   
,his son  was ,lamech1 one poor or      
smitten3 ,the first1 that1 as we read1  
did  break the order of ,god in the     
matter of marriage4    ,ver4 #ai4 ,and  
,lamech took unto him two wives3 the    
name of the one  was ,adah1 and the name
 of the other ,zillah4    ,this man was 
the first that brake the first          
institution of ,god  concerning         
marriage4 ,he took unto him two wives4  
,the ,new ,testament  says1 ,let every  
man have his own wife4 ,and so said the 
law in its  first institution3 therefore
 plurality of wives first came into     
practice by the seed of cursed ,cain1   
and for a time was suffered  in the     
world through the hardness of man's     
heart4    ,ver4 #bj1 #ba4 ,and ,adah    
bare ,jabal3 he was the father of such  
as  dwell in tents1 and of such as have 
cattle4 ,and his brother's name  was    
,jubal3 he was the father of all such as

 handle the harp and  organ4    ,jabal  
signifies bringing1 or budding2 ,jubal1 
bringing or fading4 ,so  then in these  
two sons might be shewed unto us the    
world1 as it is  in its utmost glory3   
that is1 it brings buds1 it brings      
fading3  today in the field1 tomorrow in
 the oven3 ,all flesh is grass1  and all
 the goodliness thereof1 is as the      
flower of the field4  ,the grass        
withereth1 the flower fadeth3 because   
the ,spirit of the  ,lord bloweth upon  
it3 surely the people is grass 7,isa    
#dj3f-h74    ,and observe in these1 the 
last was the musical one4 ,indeed1 the  
spirit of the world1 after things have  
budded1 is so far off from  remembering 
that they again must fade2 that then it 
begins its  ,requiem2 then it saith to  
itself1 ,eat1 drink1 and be merry2 then 
it is for handling the harp and organ   
7,luke #ab3af-bj74    ,ver4 #bb4 ,and   
,zillah1 she also bare ,tubal-,cain1 an 
instructor of  every artificer in brass 
and iron3 and the sister of ,tubal-,cain

  was ,naamah4    ,tubal-,cain1 a       
worldly possession2 and ,naamah1 one    
that by her name  should be beautiful4  
,lamech his fruit then was1 a budding1  
fading1  worldly possession1 with a     
little deceitful1 vain beauty1 for      
favour is deceitful1 and beauty is vain3
 but a woman that feareth  the ,lord1   
she shall be praised 7,pro #ca3cj74     
,ver4 #bc4 ,and ,lamech  said unto his  
wives1 ,adah and ,zillah1 hear my voice2
 ye wives  of ,lamech1 hearken unto my  
speech3 for ,i have slain a man to my   
wounding1 and a young man to my hurt4   
,he that sticks not to exceed in one    
point1 will not fear to transgress  in  
another4 ,he had hardened his heart1 by 
breaking the modest and  orderly bounds 
of marriage1 and so fitted himself to   
shed blood1  or do any other wickedness4
    ,hearken to me1 ye wives4 ,lustful  
men break their minds to their  fleshly 
companions1 sometimes1 sooner than to   
wiser counsellors4  ,even as ,ahab1 in  
the business of the vineyard of ,naboth1

 breaks  his mind to that ungodly       
,jezebel his wife4    ,i have slain a   
man to my wounding4 ,who1 or what man   
this murdered  person was1 therein the  
word is silent3 yet this ,lamech being  
the  son of a bloody murderer1 it is    
possible he was some godly man1  one of 
,adam's other children1 or of his       
grandchildren1 the son of  ,seth3 for   
these sons of ,cain1 and namely this in 
special1 as it  seems1 took not heed to 
the mark wherewith ,god branded ,cain2  
but  like ,belshazzar1 he hardened his  
heart1 though he knew it1 and  would    
turn murderer also 7,dan #e3ah-bb74     
,i have slain a man to my wounding4 ,the
 guilt of blood who can  bear8 or who   
can help himself thereby8 ,it is a      
wounding thing1 it  is a hurtful thing1 
he that sheds man's blood wrongfully1   
cannot  establish himself thereby 7,matt
 #bb3f1g74 ,the ,jews thought to have   
preserved themselves and country by     
killing ,jesus ,christ2 but this  so    
provoked the justice of ,god1 that for  

this thing's sake he sent  the ,gentiles
 upon them to burn up their city2 who   
when they were  come1 if stories be     
true1 slew of them eleven hundred       
thousand2  and those of them that were  
taken alive1 were sold to who would  buy
 them1 ,thirty a penny4 ,ye shed blood  
says ,god and shall ye  possess the     
land8 ,ye stand upon your sword1 ye work
 abomination1  and ye defile every one  
his neighbour's wife3 and shall ye      
possess  the land8 7,eze #cc3be1bf74    
,ver4 #bd4 ,if ,cain shall be avenged   
sevenfold1 truly ,lamech seventy  and   
sevenfold4    ,though wicked men may be 
willingly ignorant of that part of the  
judgments of ,god1 that are to premonish
 them1 that they do not that  wicked    
thing for which the judgment was        
executed2 yet if there be  anything like
 favour mixed with the judgment1 of that
 they will  take notice1 to encourage   
themselves to evil3 even as this ungodly
  person1 he would not be stopped from  
blood by the judgment of ,god  upon     

,cain2 but rather1 as it seems1 because 
the judgment was not  speedily executed1
 his heart was fully set in him to do   
evil 7,eccl  #h3aa74 ,much like that of 
the ,jews1 who because ,jehoiakim had   
slain  ,uriah the prophet1 and yet ,god 
spared the land2 therefore make  that an
 argument to prevail with ,zedekiah to  
kill ,jeremiah also  7,jer #bf3bj-bc74  
,if ,cain shall be avenged sevenfold1   
truly ,lamech seventy and  sevenfold4   
,give wicked men leave to judge of      
themselves1 and they  will pass a       
sentence favourable enough4 ,though     
,lamech had not pity  when he spilt     
blood2 yea1 though the judgment of ,god 
upon ,cain  could not hold his murderous
 hands3 yet now he is guilty1 let him   
but make a law in the case1 and woe be  
to him that killeth ,lamech3  ,vengeance
 shall be taken of him seventyfold and  
seven4 ,joab could  with pitiless hands 
spill the blood of men more righteous   
than  himself1 not regarding what became
 of their souls3 but when his  blood was

 by vengeance required for the same1    
then he would take  sanctuary at the    
horns of the altar 7#a ,kings #b3bh74   
,but judgment  is not wholly left to me1
 the ,lord is judge himself2 before whom
  both ,cain and ,lamech1 and all their 
successors1 shall be arraigned1  and    
receive just doom1 and that never to be 
reversed4    ,ver4 #be4 ,and ,adam knew 
his wife again2 and she bare a son1 and 
called his name ,seth3 for ,god1 said   
she1 hath appointed me another  seed    
instead of ,abel1 whom ,cain slew4      
,now we have done1 for a while1 with    
,cain1 and are come again to  the church
 of ,god4 ,cain had slain ,abel1 and by 
that means1 for a  while1 had greatly   
suppressed the flourishing of religion2 
in which  time his own brood began to be
 mighty upon earth2 so increasing1  as  
if religion was put to an end for ever4 
,but behold their  disappointment6 ,adam
 knew his wife again1 7for ,adam's      
family was  then the true church of     
,god27 or take ,adam for a type of      

,christ1  and his wife for a type of the
 church1 and then this observation      
followeth2 namely1 ,that so long as     
,christ and the church hath to  do with 
one another1 it is in vain for ,cain to 
think of suppressing  religion4    ,adam
 knew his wife again4 ,if ,eve had now  
been barren1 or ,adam  had died without 
farther issue1 then ,cain might have    
carried the  day2 but behold another    
seed6 a seed to stand in ,abel's place3 
therefore she called his name ,seth2    
that is1 ,set or ,put1 as namely1 in    
the room of ,abel1 to stand up for1 and 
to defend the truth against  all the    
army and power of ,cain4 ,as ,paul also 
saith of himself1  ,i am set1 or put1   
for the defence of the gospel 7,phil    
#a3ag74  ,this man therefore1 so far as 
can be gathered1 was the first that  put
 check to the outrage of ,cain and his  
company4 ,but mark some  observations   
about him4    #a4 ,he was set in the    
stead or place of ,abel2 not an inch    
behind  him1 but even at the place where

 his blood was spilt4 ,so that he  that 
will revive lost religion1 must avow it 
as ,god's ,abels have  done before him3 
every talker cannot do this4 ,the blood 
that was  shed before his face1 must not
 put check to his godly stomach2 yea1   
he must say to religion1 as ,ruth said  
once to her mother1 ,where  thou diest1 
,i will die1 and there will ,i be buried
 7,ruth #a3ag74  ,this is the way to    
revive and to maintain the ways of ,god1
 in  despite of bloody ,cain4#bd    #b4 
,this ,seth that was set to put check to
 ,cain1 did not do it  of his own brain1
 but the hand of ,god was principal in  
the work4  ,god1 said she1 hath         
appointed me another seed to be set in  
the  place of ,abel4 ,and indeed it is  
otherwise in vain1 when religion  is    
once suppressed1 to think it should ever
 revive again4 ,alas6  where is the man1
 if he want ,god's ,spirit1 that will   
care for the  flourishing state of      
religion8 and that in truth will make   
the ,lord  his delight3 ,this is ,zion1 

whom no man seeketh for1 or seeketh     
after 7,jer #cj3ag74 ,all men here say1 
,see to thine own house1  ,david 7#a    
,kings #ab3af74 ,but when ,seth comes1  
then the ground is  made good again2    
then a living saint is found to stand   
and maintain  that truth which but now  
his brother bled for4 ,when ,james was  
killed1 ,peter stands up1 c4 7,acts     
#ab3a-c74 ,and therefore ,seth  is said 
to be another seed1 a man of another    
spirit3 ,one who was  principled with a 
spirit beyond and above the spirit of   
the world4  ,another seed1 one that was 
spirited for ,god's word1 and ,god's    
worship1 and that would maintain his    
brother's cause4    #c4 ,observe1 ,that 
when ,seth maintains his brother's lot1 
you hear  no more of the brood of ,cain4
 ,and indeed1 the way to weary out      
,god's enemies1 it is to maintain and   
make good the front against  them3      
,resist the devil1 and he will fly      
7,james #d3g74 ,now if  the ,captain1   
their king ,apollion1 be made to yield1 

how can his  followers stand their      
ground8 ,the dragon1--the devil1        
,satan1--he  was cast out into the      
earth1 and his angels were cast out with
 him  7,rev #ab3i74 ,but how8 ,it was by
 fighting3 ,michael and his angels      
fought against the dragon2--and overcame
 him by the blood of the  ,lamb1 and by 
the word of their testimony1 and by not 
loving of  their lives unto the death   
7,rev #ab3g1h1ab74    #d4 ,let this1 in 
the last place1 serve for persecutors1  
,that when  you have cast down many ten 
thousands1 and also the truth to the    
ground2 there is yet a ,seth1 another   
seed behind1 that ,god hath  appointed  
to stand in the stead of his brethren1  
by whom you will  certainly be put to   
flight1 and made to cease from          
oppressing the  truth4    ,ver4 #bf4    
,and to ,seth1 to him also there was    
born a son2 and he  called his name     
,enos3 ,then began men to call upon the 
name of the  ,lord4    ,the ,holy       
,ghost1 in recording the birth of ,enos1

 goeth out of his  ordinary style1 in   
that he doubleth the mentioning of his  
father1  with respect to the birth of   
this son4 ,and indeed it is worth the   
observing2 for it staggereth the faith  
of some1 to think that the  man that    
makes good the ground of a murdered     
brother1 should not  leave issue behind 
him3 ,but to ,seth1 to him was born a   
son4 ,our  faithfulness to the truth1   
shall be no hindrance to the flourishing
  state of our offspring1 take them     
either for the fleshly or spiritual     
seed of ,god's servants1 but sons1      
7especially in the latter sense1  if we 
truly stand by the word of ,god7 shall  
surely be born unto  us4    ,and to     
,seth1 to him also there was born a son2
 and he called his  name ,enos4 ,enos1 a
 man2 not a devil1 like ,cain1 but a    
man2 or1 a  man that was miserable in   
this world1 for the sake and cause of   
,god2#be for it seems1 as was his       
father1 so was he1 even both  given up  
to maintain ,god's truth2 which cannot  

be done but with  great hazard1 so long 
as ,cain or his offspring remain4 ,his  
father  therefore1 by his very name1 did
 offer him up to bear all hardships  for
 the name and cause of ,god3 ,behold ,i 
send you forth saith  ,christ as lambs  
in the midst of wolves4 ,in effect1 he  
called  their name ,enos1 men to be     
acquainted with grief and miseries3     
,but mark1 ,then began men to call upon 
the name of the ,lord4    ,then1 when   
,seth maintained ,abel's ground1 and    
when ,enos endured  all miseries for the
 same3 ,for indeed this makes spectators
 believe  that religion is more than a  
fictitious notion3 ,the hardships1      
miseries1 and blood of the saints1 will 
make men1 otherwise heedless1  consider 
and ponder their cause aright4    ,then 
began4 ,for1 as ,i also before have     
hinted1 the outrage of  bloody ,cain did
 put1 for a time1 a stop to the         
flourishing state  of ,god's worship2   
which in all probability was not so     
little as  half a hundred years1 even   

till ,seth1 and the son of ,seth1 stood 
up to maintain the same2 but then1      
,,then men began more men than  ,seth   
and ,enos to call upon the name of the  
,lord4    ,note again1 ,that all true   
religion beginneth with fervent prayer3 
,or thus1 ,that when men begin to be    
servants to ,god1 they begin it  with   
calling upon him4 ,thus did ,saul1      
,behold he prayeth 7,acts  #i73 ,and1   
,lord have mercy upon me1 is the first  
of the groans of  a sanctified heart4   
,the margin hath it1 ,they began to call
 themselves by the name of  the ,lord4  
,as ,god saith in another place1 ,my    
name is called on  them4 ,the disciples 
were called ,christians1 7nay1 the      
saints are  called the anointed ones1   
and the church is called ,christ7 7#a   
,cor  #ab3ab74 ,but note1 ,that fervent 
prayer ends in faith and confidence  in 
,god4 ,they called themselves by the    
name2 they counted themselves  not from 
a vain and groundless opinion1 but      
through the faith they  had in the mercy

 of ,god1 ,the saints and holy people of
 ,god4    ,they began to publish        
themselves1 in contradistinction to the 
offspring of ,cain1 the holy people of  
,god4 ,wherefore1 a separation  from the
 wicked began betimes2 the one going by 
the name of the  sons of ,god2 the      
other1 by the sons and daughters of men 
7#f3a1b73  ,then began men to call upon 
the name of the ,lord4    ,,chapter ,v4 
,ver4 #a4 ,this is the book of the      
generations of ,adam4 ,in the day  that 
,god created man1 in the likeness of    
,god made he him4 ,the  ,holy ,ghost    
having thus largely treated of ,cain and
 his offspring1  and of the head made   
against him by ,seth and ,enos1 and of  
the  good success that followed1 he now 
comes to treat of the church in         
particular1 and of the flourishing state
 of the same4    ,this is the book4 ,the
 ,holy ,ghost cuts off the genealogy of 
,cain1  accounting him none of the race 
of the church1 although before he  was  
within the pale thereof4 ,john observing

 this1 calls him1 a  child of that      
wicked one 7#a ,john #c3ab71 as our     
,lord also accounted  ,judas4           
,wherefore1 he here begins his book     
again1 that this wicked  race might be  
quite excluded4 ,let them be blotted out
 of the book  of the living1 and not be 
written with the righteous 7,psa        
#fi3bh74    ,in the day that ,god       
created man1 in the likeness of ,god    
made  he him4 ,although by this new     
beginning the ,holy ,ghost excludeth    
,cain1 yet he fetcheth the genealogy of 
the church from the day that  man was   
created2 intimating that ,god1 in the   
very act of creation1  had a special    
intention to plant him a church in the  
world2 and  therefore1 even before sin  
was in the world1 the image of ,god was 
upon man1 as a token of his special     
respect1 and of the great  delight that 
he intended to take in that creature    
above all that  he had made 7,pro       
#h3cj1ca74    ,ver4 #b4 ,male and female
 created he them2 and blessed them1 and 

called their name ,adam1 in the day when
 they were created4    ,when ,adam was  
created1 the ,lord created two in one3  
,so when ,christ1  the head of the      
church1 was chosen1 the church was also 
chosen in  him4    ,and blessed them4   
,with the blessing of generation3 ,a    
type of the  blessing of regeneration   
that was to be by ,christ in the church1
  according to that which is written1   
,so shall thy seed be 7,eph  #a3d74     
,and called their name ,adam1 in the day
 when they were created4  ,so that in   
the man the woman is included3 ,neither 
is the man  without the woman1 neither  
the woman without the man1 in the ,lord 
7#a ,cor #aa3aa74 ,for the ,holy ,ghost1
 in the work of the new creation1  of   
which this creation was a type1 counteth
 not by male and female1  but ye are all
 one in ,christ ,jesus 7,gal #c3bh74    
,wherefore1 women  are not to be        
excluded out of the means of salvation2 
nay1 they  have1 if they believe1 a     
special right to all the promises of    

grace  that ,god hath made to his saints
 in all ages3 ,yea1 she shall be  saved 
in childbearing1 though she bear        
children1 if she continue  in faith1 and
 charity1 and holiness with sobriety 7#a
 ,tim #b3ae74    ,ver4 #c4 ,and ,adam   
lived an hundred and thirty years1 and  
begat a  son in his own likeness1 after 
his image2 and called his name ,seth4   
,here also by the book of ,chronicles1  
the ,holy ,ghost carrieth away  the     
genealogy1 because ,abel had no         
children1 saying ,adam1 ,seth1  c4 7#a  
,chron #a3a74    ,an hundred and thirty 
years4 ,behold the rage of hell6 ,for   
until  ,seth stood in ,abel's place1    
religion was greatly hindered1 and that 
was after the world had stood an hundred
 and thirty years4 ,indeed1  ,abel1     
while he had his breath1 did hold it up 
in the world2 but  ,cain1 who was of    
that wicked one1 smote him and religion 
both to  the ground4    ,and begat a son
 in his own likeness4 ,who can bring a  
clean thing  out of an unclean8 not one 

7,job #ad3d74 ,if the father be polluted
  with the inward filth of sin1 the son 
must needs be like him3  ,i was shapen  
in iniquity2 said ,david and in sin did 
my mother  conceive me 7,psa #ea3e74    
,seth then was no better than we by     
nature1  but came into the world in the 
blood of his mother's filth3 ,what  is  
man1 that he should be clean8 and he    
which is born of a woman1  that he      
should be righteous8 7,job #ae3ad74     
,this therefore should teach us not to  
count of our election1 and  of our      
effectual calling but by the word of    
,god4 ,seth by nature  was a sinful man1
 and yet the chosen servant of ,god2 the
 first  that took up ,god's quarrel     
after the death of blessed ,abel4       
,this should also help us to hold up the
 bucklers against the kingdom  of the   
devil and hell4 ,seth was subject to    
like infirmities with  us1 and yet he   
got ground of the children of iniquity4 
,i know a  sense of our own infirmities 
is apt to weaken our hand in so mighty  

an undertaking1 but it should not3      
,although we be like old ,adam  by      
nature1 yet ,god is able to make us     
stand4    ,ver4 #d4 ,and the days of    
,adam1 after he had begotten ,seth1 were
  eight hundred years3 and he begat sons
 and daughters4    ,adam therefore1 as a
 type of ,christ1 reigned in the church 
almost  a thousand years4 ,the world    
therefore beginning thus1 doth shew  us 
how it will end2 namely1 by the reign of
 the second ,adam1 as  it began with the
 reign of the first4    ,these          
long-lived men therefore shew us the    
glory that the church  shall have in the
 latter day1 even in the seventh        
thousand years  of the world1 that      
sabbath when ,christ shall set up his   
kingdom on  earth1 according to that    
which is written1 ,they lived and       
reigned  with ,christ a thousand years  
7,rev #bj3a-d74 ,they3--,who8 ,the      
church  of ,god1 according also as it   
was with ,adam4 ,therefore they are     
said by ,john to be holy1 as well as    

blessed3 ,blessed and holy is  he that  
hath part in the first resurrection3 on 
such the second  death hath no power1   
but they shall be priests of ,god1 and  
of  ,christ1 and shall reign with him a 
thousand years 7v #f74 ,in all  which   
time the wicked in the world shall      
forbear to persecute1 as  did also the  
brood of wicked ,cain in the days of    
,adam1 ,seth1 c4  ,hence therefore we   
find in the first place the dragon      
chained for  these thousand years4      
,ver4 #e4 ,and all the days that ,adam  
lived were nine hundred and  thirty     
years3 and he died4    ,adam therefore  
lived to see the translation of ,enoch3 
,in whose  translation a conquest was   
got over all the enemies of his soul    
and body3 ,so ,christ shall reign in and
 among his saints till all  his enemies 
be destroyed4 ,the last enemy that shall
 be destroyed  is death 7#a ,cor        
#ae3bf72 which shall be swallowed up    
when the  members of that glorious head 
have put on incorruption1 and their     

mortal shall have put on immortality4   
,adam's reigning therefore  until       
,enoch's translation1 looks like a      
prophecy of the perfection  of ,christ's
 kingdom3 ,for he shall reign till he   
hath delivered  up the kingdom to ,god1 
even the ,father 7v #bd73 ,as ,adam1    
till his  ,enoch was translated and took
 up to ,god4    ,ver4 #f4 ,and ,seth    
lived an hundred and five years1 and    
begat ,enos4    ,seth therefore stood by
 the truth of ,god1 a long time1 without
  much help or encouragement from man2  
which was a great trial to  his spirit1 
and proof of the truth of his faith1 and
 tended much  to the perfection of his  
patience4 ,somewhat like this was that  
of  ,paul1 who had no man stood with him
 when he stood before ,nero4    ,seth   
was set in the stead of ,abel1 to keep  
the gap against the  children of hell2  
which1 by the grace of ,god1 he         
faithfully did1  even till ,enos was    
sent to his aid and assistance4    ,seth
 therefore was the forlorn hope of the  

church in those days4  ,so set of ,god  
to put check to the enemy1 until the    
church was  increased1 and more able to 
defend herself from the outrage4        
,this therefore should teach the saints 
of ,god1 especially those  that are sent
 before1 against the offspring of ,cain1
 to stand their  ground1 and not to     
shrink like ,saul1 till ,god shall send 
others  to take part with them 7#a ,sam 
#aj3h2 #ac3h-ad74    ,thus ,david stood1
 as it were1 by himself1 against the    
wicked that  was in his day2 which made 
him cry1 ,who will rise up for me       
against  the evil doers1 or who will    
stand up for me against the workers  of 
iniquity8 7,psa #id3af74    ,ver4 #g4   
,and ,seth lived after he begat ,enos   
eight hundred and seven  years1 and     
begat sons and daughters4    ,hence also
 we may gather great encouragement who  
are set in the  front of the army of the
 ,lamb1 against the army and regiment of
  ,cain4 ,seth1 saith the ,spirit1 was  
set in the stead of ,abel1 there  as    

forlorn1 to defend religion3 ,must he   
not now be swallowed up8  ,will the     
blood-hounds let him escape8 ,behold1   
therefore his life  must be accounted a 
wonder6 ,as was also that of ,paul 7#a  
,cor #f3i74  ,but for ,seth to stand    
eight hundred years against such a      
murderous  crew1 and yet to have his    
breath in his nostrils6 ,our times are  
in  thy hands1 and thou1 ,lord1 holdeth 
our soul in life 7,psa #ff3i74    ,and  
all the days of ,seth were nine hundred 
and twelve years1 and  he died 7v #h74  
,his life was therefore eighteen years  
shorter than that of ,adam2  he lived   
fifty-five years after ,enoch1 and died 
six hundred and  fourteen years before  
the flood4    ,ver4 #i4 ,and ,enos lived
 ninety years1 and begat ,cainan4       
,cainan  signifieth a buyer1 or owner4  
,let it be with respect to religion1    
and then the sense may be1 that he had  
this privilege in religion  by the      
hazard of his father and grandfather's  
life2 they bought  it for him1 and made 

him the owner of it3 ,as ,paul saith1   
,he gave  not place to the false        
,apostles1 that the truth of the gospel 
might continue with the ,galatians      
7#b3e74 ,as ,jotham also said to        
,shechem1 ,my ,father fought for you1   
and adventured his life far1  and       
delivered you out of the hand of ,midian
 7,jude #i3ag74 ,namely1  that they     
might still be owners of the inheritance
 that the ,lord  had given them4 ,this  
shews us then1 that the fruit of a      
constant  standing to the word of ,god1 
is1 ,that the generations yet unborn    
shall be made the possessors and owners 
of it4    ,ver4 #aj4 ,and ,enos lived   
after he begat ,cainan eight hundred and
  fifteen years1 and begat sons and     
daughters4    ,he lived then to see his 
son enjoy the fruits of his own         
constancy  to the truth1 so long a time 
as eight hundred years1 c4 as we hope   
,god's people now may do4 ',tis true1   
they now do own the truth with  hazard1 
and do hold it up by enduring much      

misery1 according to  the rage of wicked
 men2 but1 ,i say1 'tis hoped others    
will reap  the fruits of our travails1  
and that some of us shall live to see   
it1 as ,enos lived to see his ,cainan   
possess religion eight hundred          
years4#bf    ,ver4 #aa4 ,and all the    
days of ,enos were nine hundred and five
  years3 and he died4    ,he lived then 
one hundred fifty-three years after     
,enoch1 and died  five hundred and      
sixteen years before the flood4    ,ver4
 #ab4 ,and ,cainan lived seventy years1 
and begat ,mahalaleel4    ,mahalaleel1  
signifieth praising ,god4 ,wherefore he 
was born in  settled times1 wherein     
religion met with little or no          
molestation4 ,it  began to be as        
hereditary in the days of blessed       
,cainan2 wherefore  it was requisite    
that the very next that should possess  
the truth1  should spend their days in  
praising ,god 7,rev #aa3ae74 ,and thus  
it  will be at the downfall of          
,antichrist3 ,after this saith ,john ,i 

heard a great voice of much people in   
heaven1 saying ,allelujah2  ,salvation1 
and glory1 and honour1 and power unto   
the ,lord our  ,god444,and a voice came 
out of the throne saying1 ,praise our   
,god1  all ye his servants2 and ye that 
fear him1 both small and great  7,rev   
#ai3a-f74    ,the whole earth saith the 
,prophet is at rest and is quiet1 they  
break forth into singing4 ,yea1 the     
fir-trees rejoice at thee1 ,o  thou     
brood of the blood-thirsty ,cain1 and   
the cedars of ,lebanon1  saying1 ,since 
thou art laid down1 no feller is come up
 against us  7,isa #ad3g1h74    ,ver4   
#ac4 ,and ,cainan lived after he begat  
,mahalaleel eight hundred  and forty    
years1 and begat sons and daughters4    
,god gave him a long possession and     
enjoyment of the fruits of his  father's
 labours4 ,they sowed 7as ,christ said7 
and he was entered  into their labours3 
,they sowed in tears1 and he reaped in  
joy4  ,mahalaleel1 or praise our ,god1  
was the language of those times4        

,ver4 #ad4 ,and all the days of ,cainan 
were nine hundred and ten  years3 and he
 died4    ,he lived then two hundred and
 forty-eight years after ,enoch1 and    
died four hundred twenty-one years      
before the flood4    ,ver4 #ae4 ,and    
,mahalaleel lived sixty and five years1 
and begat  ,jared4    ,jared signifies  
ruling1 and sheweth us what is the holy 
fruits of  peace and thanksgiving in the
 church2 to wit1 government according   
to the testament of ,christ 7,acts      
#i3ca74 ,it is hard to have all  things 
according to rule1 in the day of the    
church's affliction2  because of the    
weakness and fearfulness of some2 and   
because possibly  those who have most   
skill in that matter1 may for a time be 
laid  up in chains3 but now when the    
church hath rest and quietness1  then as
 she praiseth ,god1 so she conceiveth   
and bringeth forth  governors1 and good 
government and rule among her members4  
,david1  a man of blood1 could not build
 that house to the ,lord1 which         

peaceable ,solomon1 that man of rest1   
afterwards did 7#a ,chron  #bh3c1f74    
,when armies are engaged1 and hot in    
battle1 'tis harder  to keep them in    
rank and file1 than when they have rest1
 and time  for discipline4 ,jared       
therefore is the fruits of thanksgiving1
 as  thanksgiving is the fruits of peace
 and possession4    ,ver4 #af4 ,and     
,mahalaleel lived after he begat ,jared 
eight hundred  and thirty years1 and    
begat sons and daughters4    ,he lived  
not only to give thanks unto ,god1 but  
to shew to all that  he gave thanks in  
truth1 by submitting his neck the rest  
of the  hundred of years that he lived1 
to the holy law and word of ,god4    ,a 
good rule to prove people by2 for all   
that pretend to give thanks  for        
liberty1 put not their neck under the   
yoke1 but rather use  their liberty as  
an occasion for the flesh1 than by love 
to serve  and advantage one another in  
the things of the kingdom of ,christ    
7,gal #e3ac2 #a ,peter #b3af74 ,but as  

the bramble said to the rest  of the    
trees1 so saith ,christ to such feigned 
thanksgivers1 ,if  in truth ye anoint me
 king over you1 then come and put your  
trust  in my shadow 7,judg #i3ae74      
,submit to my law1 and be governed by   
my testament4 ,let your thanksgiving    
bring forth ,jared1 and walk  with ,god 
in the days of ,jared4    ,ver4 #ag4    
,and all the days of ,mahalaleel were   
eight hundred ninety  and five years3   
and he died4 ,he lived then three       
hundred and three  years after ,enoch1  
and died three hundred and sixty-six    
years  before the flood4    ,ver4 #ah4  
,and ,jared lived an hundred sixty and  
two years1 and he  begat ,enoch4        
,enoch1 is taught1 or dedicate3 ,the    
true effect of rule or government1  be  
it good or bad3 in ,cain's posterity it 
was bad2 for an evil  tree cannot bring 
forth good fruit4 ,by ,enoch here1 we   
are to  understand1 one taught in1 and  
dedicated unto1 ,god4 ,this ,enoch      
therefore was a son that would hear the 

rules1 and submit to the  government of 
his father ,jared4 ,as an ear-ring of   
gold1 and an  ornament of fine gold1 so 
is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear 
7,pro #be3ab74    ,ver4 #ai4 ,and ,jared
 lived after he begat ,enoch eight      
hundred years1  and begat sons and      
daughters4    ,he lived therefore to see
 the fruit of his good rule and         
government  in the church1 even to see  
his teachable and dedicated son caught  
up to ,god1 and to his throne4 ,a good  
encouragement to all rulers  in the     
house of ,god1 and also to all godly    
parents to teach and  rule in the fear  
of ,god2 for that is the way to part    
with church  members1 and children with 
comfort2 yea1 that is the way1 if we    
shall out-live them1 to send them to    
heaven1 and to ,god before  us4    ,ver4
 #bj4 ,and all the days of ,jared were  
nine hundred sixty and  two years3 and  
he died4    ,he lived then three hundred
 thirty-five years after ,enoch1 and    
died  two hundred thirty-four before the

 flood4    ,ver4 #ba4 ,and ,enoch lived 
sixty and five years1 and begat         
,methuselah4    ,methuselah signifieth1 
,spoiling his death3 this therefore is  
the  true fruits of one that is truly   
taught in1 and dedicate to the  service 
of ,god1 as ,enoch was2 by this means he
 spoileth his death3  wherefore he adds1
 ,and ,enoch walked with ,god4 ,walking 
with ,god1  spoileth death1 or overcomes
 it1 or it shall be prevented1 he shall 
not be hurt therewith3 ,as ,christ      
saith1 ,if a man keep my saying1  he    
shall never taste death 7,john #h3eb74  
,ver4 #bb4 ,and ,enoch walked with ,god1
 after he begat ,methuselah  three      
hundred years1 and begat sons and       
daughters4    ,these words after he     
begat ,methuselah may have respect      
either  to his beginning to walk with   
,god1 or to the number of the years     
that he lived after the birth of        
,methuselah1 or both4    ,if it respect 
the fist1 then it sheweth that the only 
encouragement  that a sinner hath to    

walk with ,god1 it is to see            
,methuselah1  or his death spoiled3 for 
when a man seeth death1 and all evils1  
conquered and overcome1 then his soul is
 encouraged in holiness  7#a ,cor       
#ae3ee-eh74 ,no encouragement to walking
 with ,god like this3  ,enoch walked    
with ,god after he begat ,methuselah4   
,as ,paul saith1  ,now being made free  
from sin1--which indeed is the sting of 
death ye have your fruit unto holiness1 
and the end everlasting  life 7,rom     
#f3bb74    ,if it respect the second1   
then it shews us the invincible nature  
of true faith1 7for by faith ,enoch     
walked with ,god37 ,i say1 it  sheweth  
us the invincible nature of true faith1 
in that it would  hold up a man in close
 communion with ,god for the space of   
three  hundred years4    ,he walked with
 ,god three hundred years4 ,how will the
 conversation  of ,enoch rise up in     
judgment with this generation1 that walk
 not  with ,god at all6 ,or if they do1 
do it so by fits1 as if walking  with   

,god was but a work by the by4    ,he   
walked with ,god and begat sons and     
daughters4 ,and kept house1  and lived  
with his wife1 according to knowledge4  
,this shews then1  that it is sin1 not  
our lawful and honest employment1 that  
hindreth  one's walking with ,god4      
,ver4 #bc1 #bd4 ,and all the days of    
,enoch were three hundred and  sixty and
 five years3 ,and ,enoch walked with    
,god3 ,and he was not2  for ,god took   
him 7vv #bc1bd74    ,the ,new ,testament
 saith1 ,by faith ,enoch was translated 
that he  should not see death2 and was  
not found1 because ,god had translated  
him3 for before his translation he had  
this testimony1 that he  pleased ,god4  
,and all the days of ,enoch were three  
hundred and sixty and five  years4      
,enoch therefore lived here but a while2
 he was too good to  live long in this  
world1 the world was not worthy of him2 
neither  would he be spared so long out 
of heaven1 for ,god took him4 ,the  end 
of walking with ,god or the path-way    

thereof1 it leads men to  heaven1 to the
 enjoyment of the glory of ,god4 ,thus  
also it was  with blessed ,elijah1 he   
followed ,god from place to place1 till 
at  length he was caught up into heaven 
7#b ,kings #b3a-aa74    ,a word or two  
more of ,enoch4 ,jude observes1 ,that he
 was the  seventh from ,adam3 ,closely  
intimating 7as ,i conceive7 that by him 
,god prefigured the resurrection and end
 of the world3 ,and intimated1  ,that in
 the seventh great day of the world this
 resurrection should  be1 each          
generation from ,adam being a type of a 
thousand years3  ,so that ,enoch1 the   
seventh from ,adam1 was a type of the   
seventh  thousand1 in which the ,lord   
will reign with his church a thousand   
years4    ,there are two things in      
,enoch that incline me to this opinion4 
,first1  he crieth out1 ,behold the     
,lord comes6 and then is translated     
that he should not see death4 ,the right
 posture and end of those  that shall   
live at the day of ,god ,almighty2 and  

that shall1 like  ,enoch1 be found      
walking with ,god1 when the ,lord shall 
come from  heaven 7,jude #ad1ae74       
,ver4 #be4 ,and ,methuselah lived an    
hundred eighty and seven years1  and    
begat ,lamech4    ,lamech signifieth    
poor1 or smitten2 wherefore ,i doubt    
that the  apostacy that you read of in  
the next chapter1 began either in the   
days of1 or by1 this man3 he being1 as  
it seems1 more dry and void  of grace   
than those that went before him2 poor1  
or smitten4    ,hence note1 ,that faith 
and godliness1 though often it goeth    
from the  father to the son1 as from    
,seth to ,enos1 and from him to ,cainan1
  yet it is not tied here1 but runs     
according to electing love1 as  also do 
the fruits thereof4    ,ver4 #bf1 #bg4  
,and ,methuselah lived after he begat   
,lamech seven  hundred eighty and two   
years1 and begat sons and daughters4    
,and  all the days of ,methuselah were  
nine hundred sixty and nine years1  and 
he died4    ,methuselah1 the spoiling of

 death1 is the longest liver in the     
world2 yet he died in the year that the 
flood was upon the earth2  not by the   
flood1 but by the course of nature1 as  
also did ,lamech  his son1 for the      
wicked reprobate only was swept away by 
that1  according to the apostle ,peter4 
,ver4 #bh1 #bi4 ,and ,lamech lived an   
hundred eighty and two years1 and begat 
a son3 and he called his  name ,noah1   
saying1 ,this same shall comfort us     
concerning our work  and toil of our    
hands1 because of the ground which the  
,lord hath  cursed4    ,and he called   
his name ,noah4 ,noah signifieth rest2  
his name  was therefore according to his
 work1 for he was a preacher of         
righteousness1 which giveth rest to all 
that embraceth it4 ,besides1  it was he 
that prepared the ark1 the place of rest
 to the church  of ,god4    ,this same  
shall comfort us concerning our work and
 toil of our  hands1 because of the     
ground which the ,lord hath cursed4     
,these words seem to carry in them1     

repentance for the apostacy that  before
 was mentioned4 ,this same shall comfort
 us1 by restoring  the church to her    
former rest1 and by delivering us from  
the toil  of our hands2 for sin once    
admitted of in the church1 is not       
without much toil extirpated1 and driven
 forth of the same2 yea  sometimes it   
getteth such footing and root1 that it  
cannot again  be purged and destroyed1  
but by breaking the very being of the   
church where it is4 ,thus it was as to  
the case in hand1 and is  signified also
 by pulling down the house in which the 
leprosy was  7,lev #ad3dc-de74 ,yea     
,ephesus itself was almost thus far     
infected1  had not a threatening        
prevented 7,rev #b3a-c74    ,because of 
the ground which the ,lord hath cursed4 
,the ,lord did  curse it for the sin of 
,adam3 ,he also renewed the curse to    
,cain1  because he was guilty of the    
blood of his brother4 ,i incline also   
to think1 that the curse here mentioned1
 is the first1 reiterated  for the      

grievous apostacy of this congregation2 
according to that  which is written1 ,if
 ye walk contrary unto me1 ,i will      
punish  you seven times more3 ,i will   
bring seven times more plagues upon     
you1 according to your sins 7,lev       
#bf3ah-ba74    ,ver4 #cj4 ,and ,lamech  
lived after he begat ,noah1 five hundred
 ninety  and five years1 and begat sons 
and daughters4 ,wherefore ,lamech  heard
 the preaching of ,noah1 who was the    
only minister of ,god in  those days1 to
 recover the church to repentance from  
their apostacy1  which also he did in   
some good measure effect1 while he      
condemned1  the world for their unbelief
 7,heb #aa3g74    ,ver4 #ca4 ,and all   
the days of ,lamech were seven hundred  
seventy  and seven years3 and he died4  
,he died five years before the flood4   
,methuselah therefore was the longest   
liver of those godly that fell  on the  
other side the flood1 for he died not   
before the very year  the flood came1   
not by the water1 but before4 ,the      

righteous is  taken away from the evil  
to come2 though1 as the prophet saith1  
no man of the wicked laid it to heart4  
,ver4 #ca4 ,and ,noah was five hundred  
years old3 and ,noah begat ,shem1  ,ham1
 and ,japhet4    ,,chapter ,,vi4        
,ver4 #a4 ,and it came to pass1 when men
 began to multiply on the  face of the  
earth1 and daughters were born unto     
them4    ,moses now leaveth the         
genealogy for a while1 and searcheth    
into the  state and condition of the    
church now after so long a time as its  
standing upwards of1 or above1 a        
thousand years3 where he presently      
findeth two things4 #a4 ,the church     
declined4 #b4 ,and ,god provoked4       
,wherefore he maketh inquiry into the   
nature of the church's sin2  which he   
relateth in this following chapter4     
,and it came to pass1 when men began to 
multiply4 ,the men here  ,i understand  
to be the children of ,cain1 the church 
and synagogue  of ,satan1 because they  
are mentioned by way of antithesis to   

the  church and sons of ,god4    ,and   
daughters were born unto them4 ,a snare 
that was often used  in the hand of the 
devil1 to intangle withal the church of 
,god2  yea1 and doth so usually speed1  
that it hath often been counted  by him 
as infallible2 so that this is the      
doctrine of his prophet  ,balaam1 and it
 prevailed1 when all the engines of hell
 beside were  prevented4 ,the people    
began to commit whoredom with the       
daughters  of ,moab 7,num #be3a1b74 ,it 
may be this child of hell1 in this his  
advice to ,balak looked back to the     
daughters of ,cain1 and calling  to     
remembrance how of old they intangled   
the church1 advertised  him to put the  
same into practice again 7,rev #b3ad74  
,ver4 #b4 ,that the sons of ,god saw the
 daughters of men1 that they  were fair2
 and they took them wives of all which  
they chose4    ,this was the way then of
 the sons of ,cain1 to let their fair   
daughters be shewed to the sons of ,god 
7,pro #bb3ad74 ,for it seems  all other 

their wiles and devices were not able to
 bring the church  and the world        
together1 and to make them live as in   
one communion4  ,these to the church    
were such1 whose hearts were snares and 
nets1  and whose hands were bands to    
intangle and hold them from observing   
the laws and judgments of ,god 7,eccl   
#g3bf74    ,and they took them wives4   
,first their eye saw them1 and then     
their heart lusted after them4 ,thus the
 devil deceived the woman1  and by this 
means perished cursed ,achan4 ,and      
,achan answered  ,joshua1 and said1     
,indeed ,i have sinned against the      
,lord1 and thus  and thus have ,i done3 
,when ,i saw among the spoils a goodly  
,babylonish  garment1 c41 then ,i       
coveted them 7,josh #g3bj1ba74    ,note 
therefore1 that it is not good to behold
 with the eye that  which ,god hath     
forbid us to touch with our hand4 ,i    
made a covenant  with mine eyes1 saith  
,job 7,job #cj3a74 ,and again1 if at    
unawares  a thing was cast before him1  

the beholding of which was of an        
intangling nature1 he forthwith would   
hold back his heart as with  a bridle1  
lest the design of hell should be       
effected upon him 7v  #g74    ,crush sin
 then in the conception1 lest it bring  
forth death in thy  soul4    ,ver4 #c4  
,and the ,lord said1 ,my ,spirit shall  
not always strive with  man1 for that he
 also is flesh3 yet his days shall be an
 hundred  and twenty years4    ,by these
 words is aggravated the sin of the     
church1 that she would  attempt to close
 with1 and hold a sinful communion1     
against the  dissuasions of the ,spirit 
of ,god4    ,my ,spirit shall not always
 strive4 ,to wit1 my ,spirit in ,noah1  
for  he was the only preacher of        
righteousness to the church in those    
backsliding times4    ,by this then1 ,i 
find1 that the doctrine of ,noah1 was1  
,to declare  against a sinful communion1
 or to command the church1 in the  name 
of ,god1 that she still maintain a      
separation from the cursed  children of 

,cain3 ,as he said to the prophet       
,jeremiah1 ,if thou  separate the       
precious from the vile1 thou shalt be as
 my mouth  7#ae3ai74    ,noah therefore 
had a hard task1 when he preached this  
doctrine  among them3 for this above all
 is hard to be borne1 for by this he    
condemned the world4    ,the first great
 quarrel therefore that ,god had with   
his church1  it was for their holding   
unwarrantable communion with others4    
,the  church should always dwell alone1 
and not be reckoned among the  nations  
7,num #bc3i74 ,the church is a chosen   
generation1 a royal  priesthood1 an holy
 nation1 a peculiar people 7#a ,peter   
#b3i74  ,therefore the work of the      
church of ,god1 is not to fall in with  
any sinful fellowship1 or receive into  
their communion the ungodly  world1 but 
to shew forth the praises and virtues of
 him who hath  called them out from     
among such communicants into his        
marvellous  light4    ,my ,spirit shall 
not always strive4 ,hence note1 that the

 people  that shall continue to grieve  
the ,spirit of ,god1 and to resist the  
doctrine of ,noah1 they are appointed   
for heavy judgments4 ,come  out of her1 
my people1 that ye be not partakers of  
her sins1 and  that ye receive not of   
her plagues 7,rev #ah3d74 ,this because 
those  7finally impenitent7 in ,noah's  
time refused to do1 therefore the  wrath
 of ,god overtook them1 and swept them  
off the face of the  earth4    ,yet his 
days shall be an hundred and twenty     
years4 ,noah therefore  began his       
preaching about the four hundred and    
fourscore year of  his life1 which      
continuing the space of sixscore more1  
it reached  to the day that the flood   
came4    ,in which time doubtless his   
faith was sufficiently tried1 both by   
the hard censures of the hypocrites of  
the church1 and the open  profane of the
 world1 against whom he daily pronounced
 the judgments  of ,god for maintaining 
their forbidden communion 7,gen #c3ae74 
,yet his days shall be an hundred and   

twenty years4 ,god also would  yet have 
patience with these people1 if          
peradventure they would  repent that his
 hand might not be upon them4    ,ver4  
#d4 ,there were giants in the earth in  
those days2 and also  after that1 when  
the sons of ,god came in unto the       
daughters of  men1 and they bare        
children to them1 the same became mighty
 men1  which were of old1 men of renown4
    ,there were giants in the earth in  
those days4 ,these words seem to  be    
spoken1 to shew us the hazards that     
,noah ran1 while he preached  the truth 
of ,god3 ,he incurred the displeasure of
 the giants1 which  doubtless made all  
men tremble1 and kept the whole world in
 awe4  ,but ,noah must engage the       
giants1 he must not fear the face of a  
giant4 ,this way ,god took also with    
,moses1 and with his people of  ,israel1
 they must go to possess the land of the
 giants1 a people  high and tall as the 
cedars1 a people of whom went that      
proverb1  ,who can stand before the     

children of ,anak8 7,deu #i3b74 ,they   
must  not be afraid of ,og the king of  
,bashan1 though his head be as high  as 
the ridge of a house1 and his bedstead a
 bedstead of iron 7,deu  #c3aa74        
,this should teach us then not to fear  
the faces of men3 no1 not  the faces of 
the mighty2 not to fear them1 ,i say1 in
 the matters  of ,god1 though they      
should run upon us like a giant4        
,these giants ,i suppose were the       
children of ,cain1 because mentioned  as
 another sort than those that were the  
fruit of their forbidden  and ungodly   
communion3 ,for he adds1 ,and also after
 that1 or  besides them1 when the sons  
of ,god came in unto the daughters  of  
men1 and they bare children to them1 the
 same1 or they also  became mighty men  
which were of old1 men of renown4       
,then ,noah found giants every where3   
,giants in the world1 and giants  in    
this confused communion4 ,and thus it is
 at this day2 we do not  only meet with 
giants abroad1 among the most ungodly   

and uncircumcised  in heart1 but even   
among those that seem to be of the      
religious1  among them we also meet with
 giants2 men mighty to oppose the       
truth1 and very profound to make        
slaughter3 ,but mark the advice of  the 
,lord1 ,fear not their fear1 nor be     
afraid4 ,sanctify the ,lord  of hosts   
himself1 who is stronger than all the   
giants that are  upon the face of the   
earth and let him be your fear1 and let 
him  be your dread 7,isa #h3ab1ac74     
,and when the sons of ,god came in unto 
the daughters of men1 and  they bare    
children to them1 the same became mighty
 men2 much  like to the giants4 ,the    
fruit therefore of ungodly communion is 
monstrous1 and of a very strange        
complexion4 ,they are like unto  them   
that worshipped the ,lord1 and served   
their own gods also 7#b  ,kings         
#ag3bd1da72 or like to those of the     
church1 of whom ,nehemiah  speaks1 that 
had mixed themselves with the children  
of ,ashdod1  ,ammon and ,moab1 whose    

children were a monstrous brood1 that   
spake  half the language of ,ashdod1 and
 could not speak the ,jews' language    
7,neh #ac3bc1bd74    ,by both these     
sorts of giants was faithful ,noah      
despised1 and his  work for ,god        
condemned4 ,in ,david's time also       
,goliath defied ,israel1  and so did his
 brethren also 7#a ,sam #ag3aj74        
,giants1 the sons of  the giant2 but    
,david and his servants must engage     
them1 and fight  them1 though they were 
giants 7#a ,chron #bj3d-h74    ,mighty  
men which were of old4 ,persecution     
therefore1 or the  appearance of the    
giants against the servants of ,god1 is 
no new  business2 not a thing of        
yesterday1 but of old1 even when ,noah  
did  minister for ,god in the world4    
,there were giants in the earth in      
those days1 to oppose him4    ,men of   
renown4 ,not for faith and holiness1 but
 for some other  high achievements1 may 
be1 mighty to fight1 and to shed man's  
blood2 or to find out arts1 and the     

nature of things2 both which  did render
 them famous1 and men to be noted in    
their place4 ,such  kind of men might be
 ,corah1 ,dathan1 and their company     
also2 yet  they opposed ,moses and      
,aaron1 yea1 ,god1 his way and worship1 
and  perished after an unheard of manner
 7,num #af3a1b74 ,as also did the       
opposers of righteous ,noah1 in the day 
of the flood4    ,ver4 #e4 ,and ,god saw
 that the wickedness of man was great in
 the  earth1 and that every imagination 
of the thoughts of his heart was  only  
evil continually4 ,the margin saith1 not
 only the imagination1  but also the    
purposes and desires4    ,these words   
are to be understood1 as still          
respecting the apostacy  that we read of
 in the first and second verses1 and are
 7in my  thoughts7 to be taken as the   
effect of their degeneracy4 ,for though 
it be true1 that the best of men1 in    
their most holy and godly  behaviour1   
have wicked and sinful hearts2 yet so   
long as they walk  sincerely according  

to the rules prescribed of ,god1 there  
is no  such character upon them2        
especially as it stands related to the  
words that immediately follow2 to wit1  
that it repented the ,lord  that he made
 them4    ,these evil and wicked        
purposes then were in special the fruit 
of  their apostacy3 for indeed1 when men
 are once fallen from ,god1  they then1 
as the judgment of ,god upon them1 are  
given up to all  unrighteousness4       
,again1 apostatizing persons are counted
 abhorrers  of ,god 7,zech #aa3h74 ,yet 
persons in this condition will seek     
their  own justification1 turning things
 upside down1 traversing their  ways    
like the dromedaries2 bearing us still  
in hand1 that they  stand not guilty of 
sin1 but that what they do is allowable1
 or  winked at of ,god4 ,besides1 they  
say their hearts are still upright  with
 ,god1 and that they have not forsaken  
the simplicity of his  way1 of a wicked 
and ungodly design1 with an hundred more
 the  like pretences2 all which are     

condemned of ,god1 and held by him  as  
abominable and vile 7,jer #b3ca-cg74    
,and ,god saw1 c4 ,they covered their   
shame from men1 like the adulterous     
woman in the ,proverbs1 and would speak 
with oily mouths1 thereby  to cozen the 
world 7,pro #cj3bj72 but ,god knew their
 hearts1 and  had revealed their sin to 
his servant ,noah2 he therefore in the  
,spirit of ,god1 as one alone1 cried out
 against their wickedness4    ,hence    
learn to judge of apostates1 not by     
their words1 nor pretences1  nor ungodly
 coverings1 whereby they may seek to    
hide themselves  from the stroke of a   
convincing argument1 but judge them by  
the  words of ,god2 for however they    
think of themselves1 or would be        
accounted of others1 ,god sees their    
wickedness is great4    ,and that every 
imagination of the thoughts of his      
heart1 was only  evil continually4 ,if  
they think they have not sinned2 if they
 think  they promote religion2 if they  
think to find out a medium to make      

peace between the seed of the woman1 and
 the wicked seed of ,cain2  all is alike
 ungodly1 they have forsaken the right  
way1 they have  dissembled the known    
truth1 they have rejected the word of   
the  ,lord3 ,and what wisdom or goodness
 is in them8    ,ver4 #f4 ,and it       
repented the ,lord that he had made man 
on the  earth1 and it grieved him at his
 heart4    ,repentance is in us a change
 of the mind2 but in ,god1 a change of  
his dispensations2 for otherwise he     
repenteth not1 neither can he2  because 
it standeth not with the perfection of  
his nature3 ,in him  is no variableness1
 neither shadow of turning 7,james      
#a3ag74    ,wherefore1 it is man1 not   
,god1 that turns4 ,when men therefore   
reject the mercy and ways of ,god1 they 
cast themselves under his  wrath and    
displeasure2 which because it is        
executed according to  the nature of his
 justice1 and the severity of his law1  
they miss  of the mercy promised before 
7,num #bc3ai74 ,which that we may know1 

those shall one day feel that shall     
continue in final impenitency4          
,therefore1 ,god speaking to their      
capacity1 he tells them1 he hath        
repented of doing them good4 ,the ,lord 
repented that he had made  ,saul king   
7#a ,sam #ae3ce74 ,and yet this         
repentance was only a  change of the    
dispensation1 which ,saul by his        
wickedness had put  himself under2      
otherwise the strength1 the eternity of 
,israel1  will not lie nor repent 7v    
#bi74    ,the sum is therefore1 that men
 had now by their wickedness put        
themselves under the justice and law of 
,god2 which justice by  reason of its   
perfection1 could not endure they should
 abide on  the earth any longer2 and    
therefore now1 as a just reward of their
  deed1 they must be swept from the face
 thereof4    ,and it grieved him at his 
heart4 ,this is spoken to show1 that  he
 did not feign1 but was simple and      
sincere in his promise of  remission and
 forgiveness of sins1 had they kept     

close to his word1  according as he had 
commanded4 ,wherefore ,god's heart went 
not with  them in their backsliding1 but
 left them1 and was offended with  them4
    ,ver4 #g4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,i   
will destroy man whom ,i have created1  
from the face of the earth1 both man1   
and beast1 or from man to  beast1 and   
the creeping thing1 and the fowls of the
 air2 for it  repenteth me that ,i have 
made them4    ,this may be either       
understood as a threatening1 or a       
determination3  if as a threatening then
 it admitted of time for repentance2 but
  if it was spoken as a determination1  
then they had stood out the  day of     
grace1 and had laid themselves under    
unavoidable judgment4  ,if it respected 
the first1 then it was in order to the  
ministry  of ,noah1 or in order to the  
effecting the ends of its sending2      
which were either to soften or harden1  
or bring to repentance1 or  to leave    
them utterly and altogether inexcusable4
 ,but if it respected  the second1 as it

 might1 then it was pronounced as an    
effect of  ,god's displeasure1 for their
 abuse of his patience1 his minister1   
and word4 ,as it also was with ,israel  
of old2 ,they mocked the  messengers of 
,god1 and despised his words1 and       
misused his prophets1  until the wrath  
of the ,lord arose against his people1  
till there  was no remedy 7#b ,chron    
#cf3af74    ,and the ,lord said1 ,i will
 destroy man whom ,i have created4 ,this
  word created1 is added1 on purpose to 
show that the world is under  the power 
of his hand2 for who can destroy1 but he
 that can create8  ,or who can save     
alive1 when the maker of the world is   
set against  them8 ,there is one        
lawgiver1 who is able to save and to    
destroy  7,james #d3ab74 ,and again1    
,fear him which is able to destroy both 
soul and body in hell 7,matt #aj3bh74   
,in both which places power  to destroy 
is insinuated from his power and        
,godhead3 ,as he saith  in another      
place1 ,all souls are mine2--the soul   

that sinneth1 it  shall die 7,eze       
#ah3d74    ,both man and beast1 and the 
creeping thing1 and the fowls1 c4  ,thus
 it was at first the sin of a man       
brought a curse and judgment  upon other
 the creatures whom ,god had made3 ,as  
,paul says1 ,the  whole creation        
groaneth 7,rom #h3bb74    ,but again1   
,this threatening upon the beasts1 the  
fowls1 and creeping  thing1 might arise 
from a double consideration3 ,first1 ,to
 show1  that when ,god intends the      
destruction of man1 he will also destroy
  the means of his preservation 7,josh  
#f3bj74 ,or1 secondly1 ,to shew1  that  
when he is determined to execute his    
judgments1 he will cut  off all that    
stands in his way 7#b ,chron #ce3ba74   
,he could not destroy  the earth without
 a flood1 and preserve the beast1 c41   
alive2  therefore he destroys them also4
    ,for it repenteth me that ,i have   
made them4 ,this seems to fall  under   
the first consideration1 to wit1 ,that  
,god repented that he  made the beasts  

and fowls2 because now they were used to
 sustain  his implacable enemies4       
,ver4 #h4 ,but ,noah found grace in the 
eyes of the ,,lord4    ,this word       
,,grace1 must in special be observed2   
for grace is it which  delivereth from  
all deserved judgments and destruction4 
,noah1 by nature was no better than     
other men3 therefore the reason  why he 
perished not with others1 it was because
 he found grace in  the eyes of the     
,lord4 ,ye are saved by grace 7,eph     
#b3h74 ,and thus  was ,noah1 as is      
evident1 because he was saved by faith  
7,heb #aa3g74  ,for faith respecteth not
 works1 but grace3 ,ye are saved by     
grace  through faith4 ,as ,paul says    
again1 ,therefore it is of faith that   
it might be by grace1 c4 7,rom #d3af74  
,we must therefore1 in our  deliverance 
from all the judgments of ,god1 sing    
grace1 grace1 unto  it4    ,ver4 #i4    
,these are the generations of ,noah3    
,noah was a just man1  and perfect in   
his generations2 and ,noah walked with  

,god4    ,the ,holy ,ghost here makes a 
short digression from his progress1 in  
his relation of the wickedness of the   
world2 and yet not impertinently2  for  
seeing ,noah was the man that escaped   
the judgment1 his escape  must be for   
some reason2 which was1 because ,god was
 gracious to  him1 and because ,god had 
justified him4 ,besides ,noah being now 
made righteous1 faithfully walketh with 
,god4    ,he was just and perfect in his
 generations4 ,but why it is said1      
,generations8 ,it might be1 because he  
was faithful to ,god and man1  having   
the armour of righteousness on the right
 hand1 and on the  left4 ,it is said in 
,isaiah1 ,that ,christ made his grave   
with the  wicked1 and with the rich in  
his death 7#ec3i74 ,to import1 ,that    
they only have benefit by him to eternal
 life1 that die by his  example1 as well
 as live by his blood2 for in his death 
was both  merit and example2 and they   
are like to miss in the first1 that  are
 not concerned in the second 7,phil     

#h3af74    ,perfect in his generations4 
,in his carriage1 doctrines and life1   
before both ,god and man4 ,and thus     
ought every preacher to be2 he  ought to
 do in the sight of ,god1 what he       
commands to men2 by this  means he      
saveth both himself1 and them that hear 
him 7#a ,tim #d3af74    ,besides1 ,noah 
was a man1 as well as a saint1 and in   
either sense  had a generation3 to both 
of which grace made him faithful2 and he
  that shall not serve his generation as
 a man1 will hardly serve  his          
generation as a ,christian4 ,but ,noah  
was perfect in both1 he  was perfect in 
his generations4    ,and ,noah walked   
with ,god4 ,this shews he was sincere in
 his work2  for a hypocrite may1 as to  
outward shew1 do as the saint of ,god3  
but he doth it with respect to men1 not 
,god1 and therefore he is  a hypocrite4 
,to walk with ,god then1 is not only to 
do the duty  commanded1 but to do it as 
,god requireth it2 that is1 to do it    
with  faith1 and son-like fear1 as in   

,god's sight1 with singleness of  heart4
    ,ver4 #aj4 ,and ,noah begat three   
sons1 ,shem1 ,ham1 and ,japheth4        
,these are the offspring of ,noah1 and  
by these was the earth  replenished     
after the flood1 as will be further seen
 hereafter4    ,ver4 #aa4 ,the earth    
also was corrupt before ,god1 and the   
earth was  filled with violence4    ,he 
has now returned to the matter in hand  
before2 to wit1 the  causes of the      
flood4    ,the earth also was corrupt4  
,by earth1 he may here mean1 those  that
 are without the church3 and if so1 then
 by corrupt here1 we  must understand1  
wicked after a most high manner2 for    
albeit the  world and generation of     
,cain be always sinners before ,god1 yet
  the ,lord cutteth not off the world in
 general1 nor a nation in  particular1  
but because of the commission of eminent
 outrage and  wickedness4 ,thus it was  
with those of ,sodom1 a little before   
the  ,lord with fire devoured them4 ,the
 men of ,sodom saith the text  were     

wicked1 and sinners before the ,lord    
exceedingly 7,gen #ac3ac74    ,again3   
,as by corrupt1 we may understand1      
corrupt by way of eminency2  so again1  
they were corrupt incurably4 ,this is   
evident1 because  they were not brought 
off from sin by the ministry of ,noah1  
the  only appointed means of their      
conversion4    ,hence note1 ,that when  
men are sinners exceedingly1 and when   
the means  of grace appointed of ,god   
for their recovery1 prove ineffectual1  
then they are near some signal judgment 
7#b ,chron #cf74 ,thus  back-sliding    
,jerusalem1 because she was wicked with 
an high hand  7,eze #bd3ac1ad71 and     
could not be cured by the ministry of   
the  prophets1 therefore her sons must  
go forth of her into captivity1  and the
 city burned to the ground with fire    
7,jer #ae3a-c74    ,and the earth was   
filled with violence4 ,first1 they had  
violated  the law of ,god1 in making and
 maintaining ungodly and wicked         
communion2 according to that of the     

prophet1 ,her priests have  violated my 
law1 and have profaned mine holy things4
 ,but how8  ,they have put no difference
 between the holy and profane1 neither  
have they shewed difference between the 
unclean and the clean  7,eze #bb3bf74   
,they also perverted judgment between a 
man and his neighbour3  adhering to     
their own party1 in disaffection to the 
religious4 ,this  is supposed1 because  
of the exceeding latitude of the        
expression1  ,the earth was filled with 
violence2 that is1 all manner of        
violence1 outrage and cruelty was       
committed by this sort of people4  ,this
 takes in that saying of ,solomon1 the  
oppression of the poor1  especially     
,god's poor1 is included1 in a violent  
perverting of  judgment and justice     
7,eccl #e3h74    ,they also shewed      
violence to the lives of good men1 as   
may be  gathered by the act of ,lamech1 
one of the sons of ,cain4 ,in a word1   
,the earth was filled with violence2    
violence of every kind2 lust  and       

wickedness was outrageous1 there was a  
world of ungodliness  among these       
ungodly men4    ,ver4 #ab4 ,and ,god    
looked upon the earth1 and1 behold1 it  
was  corrupt2 for all flesh had         
corrupted his way upon the earth4    ,by
 these words therefore is confirmed the 
sense of the former  verse1 ,the earth  
was corrupt2 for ,god saw it was so3    
,the earth  was full of violence1 for   
they had corrupted ,god's way4    ,and  
,god looked upon the earth4 ,this shews 
us1 ,that the ,lord doth  not with      
haste1 or in a rash inconsiderate way1  
pour his judgments  upon the world2 but 
that with judgment and knowledge1 the   
wickedness  first being certain1 and of 
merit deserving the same4 ,this is  seen
 in his way of dealing with ,sodom4 ,and
 the ,lord said1 ,because  the cry of   
,sodom and ,gomorrah is great1 and      
because their sin is  very grievous1 ,i 
will go down now1 and see whether they  
have done  altogether according to the  
cry of it1 which is come unto me2 and   

if not1 ,i will know 7,gen #ah3ba74     
,and1 behold1 it was corrupt2 for all   
flesh had corrupted his way  upon the   
earth4 ,it proved1 as that of ,sodom    
did1 according to the  cry thereof2 for 
all flesh had corrupted his way4 ,god's 
,,way1  by violating his law1 and       
perverting of judgment1 as was hinted   
before4 ,all flesh had corrupted it1    
therefore the evil needed not to  be    
long in searching out3 ,as ,god saith by
 the prophet ,jeremiah1 ,i  have not    
found it by diligent search1 but upon   
all these 7#b3cd74  ,here upon the whole
 earth1 none exempted but righteous     
,noah4    ,ver4 #ac4 ,and ,god said unto
 ,noah1 ,the end of all flesh is come   
before me2 for the earth is filled with 
violence through them2 and1  behold1 ,i 
will destroy them with the earth4       
,and ,god said unto ,noah1 or told ,noah
 his purpose3 ,the same way  he went    
with ,abraham3 ,shall ,i hide from      
,abraham that thing which  ,i do8 7,gen 
#ah3ag74 ,surely the ,lord will do      

nothing1 but he  revealeth his secrets  
unto his servants the prophets 7,amos   
#c3g74    ,the end of all flesh is come4
 ,the time or expiration of the world   
is at hand4 ,god speaks before he       
smites4 ,thus he did also by the        
prophet ,ezekiel1 saying1 ,an end is    
come1 the end is come3 ,and  again1 ,an 
end is come1 the end is come3 it        
watcheth for thee2  behold1 it is come  
7#g3a-f74    ,the end of all flesh is   
come before me4 ,sin and wickedness doth
  not put an end to the ungodly before  
their own face1 yet it brings  their end
 before the face of ,god4 ,it is said of
 these very people1  they knew not of   
their destruction1 until the day the    
flood  came1 and took them all away     
7,matt #bd3cg-ci74 ,indeed1 the nature  
of sin is to blind the mind1 that the   
person concerned may neither  see mercy 
nor judgment2 but ,god sees their end3  
,the end of all  flesh is come before   
me4    ,the end of all flesh4 ,by these 
words1 the souls are left to1 and       

reserved for another judgment3          
,wherefore1 though here we find the     
flesh consumed2 yet ,peter saith1 their 
spirits are still in prison1  even the  
souls that ,christ once preached to in  
the days1 and by the  ministry of ,noah3
 ,even the souls which sometime were    
disobedient  when once the              
long-suffering of ,god waited in the    
days of ,noah1  while the ark was a     
preparing1 c4 7#a ,peter #c3ai1bj74     
,ver4 #ad4 ,make thee an ark of gopher  
wood2 rooms shalt thou make  in the ark1
 and shalt pitch it within and without  
with pitch4    ,this is the fruits of   
the grace of ,god3 ,he said before1     
,that ,noah  found grace in the eyes of 
the ,lord3 ,which grace appoints to him 
the means of his preservation4    ,make 
,,thee an ark4 ,he saith not1 ,make one2
 or1 ,make one for me3  ,but1 ,make one2
 make one for thee3 ,make ,,thee an ark 
of gopher  wood4    ,noah therefore1    
from this word ,,thee1 did gather1 ,that
 ,god did intend  to preserve him from  

the judgment which he had appointed in  
this  his work3 ,therein lay his own    
profit and comfort2 not a thought  which
 he had1 not a blow that he struck1     
about the preparing the  ark1 but he    
preached1 as to others their ruin1 to   
himself1 his  safeguard and deliverance3
 ,he prepared an ark1 to the saving of  
his house 7,heb #aa3g74    ,this        
therefore must needs administer much    
peace and content to his  mind1 while he
 preached to others their overthrow4 ,as
 the prophet  saith1 ,the work of       
righteousness shall be peace2 and the   
effect  of righteousness quietness and  
assurance for ever4 ,and my people      
shall dwell in a peaceable habitation   
7,isa #cb3ag1ah74 ,thus did  ,noah when 
he dwelt in the ark1 and in sure        
dwellings1 and in quiet  resting-places4
    ,make thee an ark4 ,the ark was a   
figure of several things4 #a4 ,of       
,christ1 in whom the church is preserved
 from the wrath of ,god4 #b4  ,it was a 
figure of the works of the faith of the 

godly3 ,by faith  he prepared an ark2 by
 which the followers of ,christ are     
preserved  from the rage and tyranny of 
the world 7for the rage of the water    
was a type of that1 as ,i shall shew you
 hereafter74 ,so then ,noah1  by        
preparing an ark1 or by being bid so to 
do of ,god1 was thereby  admonished1    
,first1 ,to live by the faith of        
,christ1 of whom the  ark was a type3   
and hence it is said1 that in preparing 
the ark1  he became heir of the         
righteousness which is by faith2 because
  he understood the mind of ,god        
therein1 and throughout his figure      
acted faith upon ,christ4 ,but1         
,secondly1 ,his faith was not to be     
idle1  and therefore he was bid to work4
 ,this begat in him an obediential  fear
 of doing ought which ,god had          
forbidden3 ,by faith ,noah1 being       
warned of ,god of things not seen as    
yet1 moved with fear1 prepared  an ark1 
to the saving of his house2 by the which
 he condemned the  world1 and became    

heir of the righteousness which is by   
faith  7,heb #aa3g74    ,rooms nests    
shalt thou make in the ark4 ,to wit1 for
 himself1  and the beasts1 and birds of 
the field1 c4 ,implying1 that in the    
,lord ,jesus there is room for ,jews and
 ,gentiles4 ,yea1 forasmuch as  these   
rooms were prepared for beasts of every 
sort1 and for fowls of  every wing3 it  
informs us1 that for all sorts1 ranks   
and qualities  of men1 there is         
preservation in ,jesus ,christ3 ,compel 
them to  come in2 drive them 7in a      
gospel sense as ,noah did the beasts of 
old into the ark71 that my house may be 
full1 and yet there is  room #bg 7,luke 
#ad3bb1bc74    ,and thou shalt pitch it 
within and without with pitch4 ,this was
  to secure all from the flood1 or to   
keep them that were in the ark  from    
perishing in the waters4    ,ver4 #ae4  
,and this is the fashion which thou     
shalt make it of3 the  length of the ark
 shall be three hundred cubits1 the     
breadth of it  fifty cubits1 and the    

height of it thirty cubits4    ,a vessel
 fit to swim upon the waters4    ,and   
this is the fashion1 c4 ,god's          
ordinances must be according  to ,god's 
order and appointment1 not according to 
our fancies1 ,this  is the fashion1 to  
wit1 according to what is after         
expressed4    ,by these words therefore 
,noah was limited and bound up1 as to a 
direction from which he must not vary2  
according to that of the  angel to the  
prophet1 ,son of man saith he behold    
with thine  eyes1 and hear with thine   
ears1 and set thine heart upon all that 
,i shall shew thee3 for to the intent   
that ,i might shew them unto  thee1 art 
thou brought hither 7,eze #dj3d74 ,as   
the ,lord said also  to his servant     
,moses1 ,in all things that ,i have said
 unto you1 be  circumspect 7,exo        
#bc3ac74 ,and so again1 about making the
 tabernacle  in the wilderness1 which   
the apostle also takes special notice   
of1 saying1 ,see1 saith he1 that thou   
make all things according  to the       

pattern shewed to thee in the mount     
7,heb #h3e74    ,hence note1 ,that      
,god's command must be the rule whereby 
we order  all our actions1 especially   
when we pretend to worship that is      
divine and religious4 ,if our works1    
orders1 and observances1 have  not this 
inscription upon them1 ,this is the     
fashion1 or ,this is  according to the  
pattern1 such works and orders will     
profit us  nothing3 neither have we any 
promise when all is done1 it wanting    
the order of ,god1 that we should escape
 those judgments which those  shall     
assuredly escape1 that have their eye in
 their work to the  pattern revealed in 
the word4#bh    ,ver4 #af4 ,a window    
shalt thou make to the ark1 and in a    
cubit shalt  thou finish it above2 and  
the door of the ark shalt thou set in   
the side thereof3 with lower1 second1   
and third stories shalt thou  make it4  
,i told you before1 ,that the ark was a 
type of ,christ1 and also of  the works 
of the faith of the godly4 ,and now he  

seems to bring in  more1 and to make it 
a type of the church of ,christ3 as     
indeed the  prophet also does1 when he  
calls the church1 one afflicted1 and    
tossed with tempests2 and compareth her 
troublers to the waters of  ,noah1      
saying1 ,this is as the waters of ,noah 
7,isa #ed3i74    ,now as the ark was a  
type of the church1 so according to the 
description of this verse she hath three
 most excellent things  attending her4  
#a4 ,light4 #b4 ,a door4 #c4 ,stories of
 a lower and higher  rank4    #a4 ,she  
hath a window for light1 and that when  
she was to be tossed  upon the waters4  
,hence note1 ,that the church of ,christ
 wanteth not  light1 no1 not in the     
worst of times4 ,this light is the ,word
 and  ,spirit of ,god which ,christ hath
 given to them that obey him 7,john     
#ag74    #b4 ,she hath a door4 ,this    
door was a type of ,christ2 so was also 
the door of the tabernacle4 ,and hence  
it is that you read1 ,that  ,moses1 when
 he went to talk with ,god1 would stand 

to talk in the  door of the tabernacle2 
also that the cloudy pillar stood at the
  door 7,exo #cc3i1aj74 ,i saith ,christ
 am the door3 ,again1 ,i am  the door of
 the sheep 7,john #aj74 ,by this door   
then1 entered all  that went into the   
ark1 as by ,christ all must enter that  
enter  aright into the church4    #c4   
,she had stories in her1 of first1      
second1 and third degree3 ,to  shew that
 also in the church of ,christ there are
 some higher than  some1 both as to     
persons and states3 #a4 apostles2 #b4   
evangelists2  #c4 pastors and teachers4 
,and again1 there are in the church     
degrees  of states1 as also there are in
 heaven4    ,ver4 #ag4 ,and1 behold1 ,i1
 even ,i1 do bring a flood of waters    
upon  the earth1 to destroy all flesh1  
wherein is the breath of life from      
under heaven2 and every thing that is in
 the earth shall die4    ,this is the   
reason of the former commandment1 of    
making an ark3  ,but some time was yet  
to intervene3 the flood was hereafter to

  overflow the world3 wherefore1 from   
this it is that those words are         
inserted1 of things not seen as yet3    
,and that the ark was a work1  or the   
fruit of ,noah's faith3 by faith ,noah1 
being warned of ,god  of things not seen
 as yet1 c4 7,heb #aa74    ,and1 behold1
 ,i1 even ,i1 c4 ,these words excuse    
,noah of treason  or rebellion1         
forasmuch as his preparation for        
himself1 and his  warning and           
threatening the whole world with death  
and judgment  for their transgression1  
was solely grounded upon the word of    
,god3  ,god bid him prepare1 ,god said  
he would punish the world for their     
iniquity4    ,hence note1 ,that a man is
 not to be counted an offender1 how     
contrary soever he lieth1 either in     
doctrine or practice1 to men1  c4 if    
both have the command of ,god1 and are  
surely grounded upon  the words of his  
mouth4 ,this made ,jeremiah1 though he  
preached1  ,that the city of ,jerusalem 
should be burnt with fire1 the king and 

people should go into captivity2 yet    
stand upon his own vindication  before  
his enemies1 and plead his innocency    
against them that  persecuted him 7,jer 
#bf3aj-ae74 ,daniel also1 though he did 
openly  break the king's decree1 and    
refused to stoop to his idolatrous and  
devilish demand2 yet purged himself of  
both treason and sedition1  and         
justifies his act as innocent and       
harmless1 even in the sight  of ,god4   
,my ,god saith he hath sent his angel1  
and hath shut the  lions' mouths1 that  
they have not hurt me3 forasmuch as     
before him  innocency was found in me2  
and also before thee1 ,o king1 have ,i  
done no hurt 7,dan #f3bb74    ,further1 
,paul also1 although by his doctrine he 
did cry down the  ceremonies of the     
,jews1 and the idolatry of the heathen  
emperor1  yet he quits himself of blame 
from either side3 ,neither against  the 
law of the ,jews1 saith he1 neither     
against the temple1 nor  yet against    
,caesar1 have ,i offended anything at   

all 7,acts #be3h74  ,the reason is1     
because the words of ,god1 how severely 
soever they  threaten sinners1 and how  
sharply soever 7the preacher keeping    
within the bowels of the word7 this     
doctrine be urged on the world1  if it  
destroy1 it destroyeth but sin and      
impenitent sinners1 even  as the waters 
of ,noah must do4    ,this then affords 
us another note worth remarking1 to wit1
 ,that what  ,god hath said in his word1
 how offensive soever it be to ungodly  
men1 ,,that we that are ,christians     
ought to observe3 whether it  direct us 
to declare against others' enormities1  
or to provide  for ourselves against the
 judgment to come4    ,and1 behold1 ,i1 
even ,i1 do bring a flood1 c4 ,hence    
note again1  ,let us preach and practise
 well1 and let ,god alone the execute   
his  judgments4 ,it is said of ,samuel1 
,that not one of his words did fall  to 
the ground 7#a ,sam #c3ai74 ,he         
preached1 and ,god1 according to his    
blessing or cursing1 did either spare   

and forgive1 or execute his  judgments4 
,and1 behold1 ,i1 even ,i4 ,note again1 
,that when sinners have with  the utmost
 contempt slighted and despised the     
judgment threatened1  yet forasmuch as  
the execution thereof is in the hand of 
an omnipotent  majesty1 it must fall    
with violence upon the head of the      
wicked4  ,i1 even ,i1 therefore1 were   
words of a strong encouragement to      
,noah1 and the godly with him2 but      
black1 and like claps of thunder  to the
 pestilent unbelieving world3 as the    
prophet says1 ,he is  strong that       
executes his word3 ,and again1 ,not one 
of his judgments  fail4    ,and1 behold1
 ,i1 even ,i1 do bring a flood4 ,the    
flood was a type  of three things4      
#a4 ,a type of the enemies of the church
 7,isa #ed3i-ad74    #b4 ,a type of the 
water baptism under the new testament   
7#a ,peter  #c3bj1ba74    #c4 ,a type of
 the last and general overthrow of the  
world by fire  and brimstone 7#b ,peter 
#c3f1g74    ,but here1 as it simply     

respecteth the cause1 which 7as is afore
  related7 was the sin that before you  
read of2 so it precisely was  a type of 
the last of these1 and to that end put  
an end to the  world that then was4 ,the
 world that then was1 being overflowed  
with water1 perished1 to signify1 ,that 
the heavens and the earth  which are    
now1 are reserved unto fire1 against the
 day of judgment1  and perdition of     
ungodly men4    ,i bring a flood of     
waters upon the earth1 to destroy all   
flesh1  wherein is the breath of life   
from under heaven3 and every thing  that
 is in the earth shall die4 ,by these   
latter words1 as the  cause1 so the     
extension of this curse is expressed2   
and that under  a threefold denotation4 
#a4 ,every thing that is in the earth4  
#b4 ,all flesh wherein is the breath of 
life4    #c4 ,every thing that is under 
heaven4 ,so then1 this deluge was       
universal1 and extended itself not only 
to those parts of the  world where ,noah
 and that generation lived1 which we    

find repeated  before1 but even over the
 face of all the earth2 and it took hold
  of the life of every living thing that
 was either on all the  earth1 or in the
 air1 excepting only those in the ark1  
as will  the general judgment do3 ,and  
,noah only remained alive1 and they     
that were with him in the ark 7,gen     
#g3bc74    ,ver4 #ah4 ,but with thee    
will ,i establish my covenant2 and thou 
shalt  come into the ark1 thou1 and thy 
sons1 and thy wife1 and thy sons'  wives
 with thee4    ,but with thee1 c4 ,this 
concerns what was said before concerning
  the universality of the flood3 ,as he 
also said above1 ,but ,noah  found grace
 in the eyes of the ,,lord4 ,this ,peter
 also notes1 ,he  saved ,noah the eighth
 person1 a preacher of righteousness1   
bringing  in the flood upon the world of
 the ungodly 7#a ,peter #b3e74    ,with 
thee will ,i establish my covenant4 ,my 
covenant of mercy1  or my promise to    
save thee when ,i drown the whole world 
for their  iniquity3 ,and therefore he  

adds1 ,and thou shalt come into the     
ark4    ,i will establish4 ,making and  
establishing of promises are not  always
 the same3 ,he made his promise to      
,abraham1 he seconded it  with an oath  
unto ,isaac1 and he confirmed1 or       
established it to  ,jacob2 for by him he
 multiplied the seed of ,abraham as the 
stars  of heaven for multitude 7,psa    
#aje3h-aj74    ,with thee will ,i       
establish4 ,or1 unto thee will ,i       
perform my  promise1 ,thou shalt come   
into the ark4    ,hence note again1     
,that we ought to look upon signal and  
great  deliverances from sore and       
imminent dangers1 to be confirmations   
of the promise or covenant of ,god4 ,or 
thus1 ,when ,god finds means  of        
deliverance1 and instateth our souls in 
a special share of  that means1 this we 
should take as a sign1 ,that with us    
,god hath  confirmed1 or established1   
his covenant 7,luke #a3fh-gh74    ,thou1
 and thy sons1 and thy wife1 and thy    
sons' wives with thee4  ,because in that

 family did now reside the whole of the 
visibility  of the church upon the      
earth2 all the rest were lost1 as ,peter
  also intimates1 when he calleth ,noah 
the eighth person1 or one1  and the     
chief of the eight that made up the     
visible church1 or  that maintained the 
purity of the worship of ,god upon the  
face of  the whole earth3 ,as he        
explains it a little after3 ,for thee   
have  ,i seen righteous before me in    
this generation 7#g3a74    ,ver4 #ai4   
,and of every living thing of all flesh1
 two of every sort  shalt thou bring    
into the ark1 to keep them alive with   
thee2 they  shall be male and female4   
,by these words1 ,noah should seem to   
be1 in this action1 a figure  or        
semblance of ,christ2 who before the    
,lord shall rain fire and  brimstone    
from heaven1 shall gather into his ark1 
the church1 of  all kindreds1 and       
tongues1 and people1 and nations 7,luke 
#ac3bi2  #ad3ba74 ,even as ,noah was to 
gather of all1 of everything1 of all    

flesh1 of every sort1 with him into the 
ark4    ,two of every sort4 ,this two1  
in special1 respecteth the unclean      
7#g3b71 which were a type of the        
,gentiles1 and so further confirms  the 
point4    ,they shall be male and       
female4 ,he would not make a full end1  
he  would in judgment remember mercy    
7,acts #aj3aa1ab1ag1bh74    ,ver4 #bj4  
,of fowls after their kind1 and of      
cattle after their  kind1 of every      
creeping thing of the earth after his   
kind3 two of  every sort shall come unto
 thee1 to keep them alive4    ,of fowls 
after their kind1 and of cattle after   
their kind4 ,this1  still respecting the
 antitype1 may shew us also1 how that   
,god1  for proof of the prophecy of the 
spreading of the gospel1 doth  not only 
tell us1 that the ,gentiles were        
gathered into his ark1  but as here the 
beasts and birds1 according to their    
kind1 are  specified3 so the ,gentiles  
are also denominated according to their 
several countries1 ,galatians1          

,corinthians1 ,ephesians1 ,colossians1  
,thessalonians1 ,bereans1 c41 these1    
after their country and nation1  were   
gathered unto ,jesus to be preserved    
from the flood of wrath  that at last   
shall fall from ,god who dwells in      
heaven1 to the  burning up of the sinner
 and ungodly4    ,two of every sort     
shall come unto thee1 to keep them      
alive4 ,if  the emphasis lieth in ,come1
 as ,i am apt to think1 and as the      
eighth  verse of the next chapter fairly
 allows me to judge2 then we must       
observe still1 ,that ,noah was not only 
first in the ark1 as our  ,lord and     
,christ is the first from the dead2 but 
that the cattle1  the fowls1 and the    
creeping things1 did come to him into   
the  ark1 by a special instinct from    
heaven of the fruits of a divine        
election4#bi ,noah therefore1 as a man1 
did not make choice which  of every     
kind2 but he went first into the ark1   
and then of clean  beasts by sevens1 and
 of unclean beasts by twos1 went in unto

 ,noah  into the ark1 as the ,lord      
commanded ,noah4    ,and thus it is in  
the antitype3 ,unto thee shall all flesh
 come1  saith the prophet 7,psa #fe3b74 
,and again1 ,to him shall the gathering 
of the people be 7,gen #di3aj74 ,but    
how8 ,why1 by an instinct from  heaven1 
the fruit of a divine election3 ,all    
that the ,father giveth  me shall come  
to me2 but no man can come to me saith  
,christ  except the ,father which hath  
sent me draw him 7,john #f3cg1dd74  ,the
 beasts therefore which came into the   
ark1 were neither chosen  by men1       
neither came they in by any instinct of 
nature which was  common to them all1   
but as being by a divine hand singled   
out  and guided thither1 so they entered
 in3 the rest were left to the  fury of 
the flood4 ,like to this also is the    
antitype1 sinners come  not to ,jesus by
 any work or choice of flesh and blood1 
nor yet by  any instinct of nature that 
is common to all the world2 but they    
come1 as being by a divine hand singled 

out from others2 and as  guided of the  
,father1 so they come to ,christ into   
the ark3 ,the  rest are left to the fury
 of the wrath of ,god1 which1 in the day
  of judgment1 shall swallow them up for
 ever4    ,they shall come unto thee to 
keep them alive4 ,indeed1 they lived    
not for their own sakes1 they being not 
better than them that  perished2 but    
they shall come unto thee to save them3 
for1 for  the sake of ,noah they were   
preserved1 when many millions were      
drowned in the waters4 ,bring this also 
to the antitype1 and you find  them look
 like one another3 for the reason why   
some are saved from  the wrath to come1 
it is not for that they are better in   
themselves1  for both ,jews and         
,gentiles are all under sin3 ,but it is 
,christ that  saveth by his             
righteousness1 as ,noah saved the beasts
 and fowls1  c4 ,let us therefore1 as   
the beasts did1 go to ,jesus ,christ1   
that  he may keep us alive from         
perishing in the day of judgment4       

,ver4 #ba4 ,and take thou unto thee of  
all food that is eaten1 and  thou shalt 
gather it to thee1 and it shall be for  
food for thee1  and for them4    ,this  
therefore was for the preservation of   
the life of those that  were in the ark2
 by which action there is1 as in the    
former1 inclosed  a gospel-mystery4     
,take thou unto thee of all food4 ,this 
food was not to be at the  will and     
dispose of unruly beasts2 but ,noah was1
 as the lord of all  that was in the    
ark1 to take it into his own custody3   
and therefore  he doubleth the command1 
,take it unto thee2 ,gather it unto     
thee2  to wit1 to dispose of after thy  
discretion and faithfulness4 ,in  this  
therefore he was a type of ,christ1 whom
 ,god hath set as ,lord  and ,king in   
the church1 and to feed his flock as a  
shepherd2 for  the bread of ,god is in  
the hand of ,christ1 for him to         
communicate  unto his spouses1 saints1  
and children2 as ,joseph did to ,egypt1 
according to the power committed to him1

 and trust reposed in  him4 ,and hence  
it is said1 as concerning the bread that
 endureth  to everlasting life1 the ,son
 of man shall give it you2 for ,him     
hath ,god the ,father sealed1 or        
appointed thereunto 7,john #f3bg73  and 
therefore1 that he giveth1 we receive1  
and no more of the  bread of ,god3 ,that
 thou givest them1 they gather3 thou    
openest  thine hand1 they are filled    
with good 7,psa #ajd3bh74    ,take unto 
thee all food4 ,that is1 to be eaten by 
man and beast2  the fowl also1 and the  
creeping thing4 ,this still followed1   
and  brought in to the gospel1 it shews 
us1 that1 even then1 when the  church is
 driven up into a hole1 and tossed upon 
the waves of the  rage and fury of the  
world1 as the ark was upon the face of  
the  waters1 that even then her ,noah   
hath all food for her1 or food of  all  
sorts for her support and refreshment3  
,bread shall be given  him2 his waters  
shall be sure 7,isa #cc3af74    ,take   
unto thee4 ,how blessedly was this      

answered1 when the ,lion  of the tribe  
of ,judah took the book out of the hand 
of him that  sat upon the throne 7,rev  
#e3g72 for in the book is contained the 
words of everlasting life2 and the words
 of ,god are the food of  his church1   
which this ,noah hath received to       
nourish them withal3  ,man liveth not by
 bread only1 but by every word that     
proceedeth  out of the mouth of the     
,lord1 doth man live 7,matt #d3d2 ,deu  
#h3c74    ,and it shall be for food for 
thee1 and for them4 ,that is1 each      
according to their kind4 ,the same is   
true also under our present             
consideration2 ,christ is the shepherd1 
we are the sheep1 yet ,he  feedeth with 
us in the ark3 ,i will come in to him1  
and will sup  with him1 and he with me  
7,rev #c3bj74 ,again1 here ,christ      
transcends  this action of ,noah2 for he
 was to have his food of his own1 but   
,christ feedeth on the same with us1    
even on the words of ,god3 ,yet  herein 
again we differ2 he feedeth as a ,lord1 

we as servants2 he as  a ,saviour1 we as
 the saved2 but in general1 respecting  
the words  of ,god1 we feed all but of  
one dish1 but at one table2 the bread   
therefore that he hath provided1        
gathered and taken to him1 it was  food 
for him1 as well as for us4    ,ver4    
#bb4 ,thus did ,noah2 according to all  
that ,god commanded him1  so did he4    
,these words therefore present us with a
 description of the sincerity  and      
simplicity of the faith of ,noah2 who   
received the word at the  mouth of ,god2
 not to hear only1 but to do and live in
 the same4    ,thus did ,noah4 ,as it is
 also said of his servant ,moses1 ,as   
the  ,lord commanded ,moses1 so did he3 
,as the ,lord commanded ,moses1  so did 
he1 ,yea1 to shew us how pleasant a     
thing the ,holy ,ghost  accounteth this 
holy obedience of faith1 he is not weary
 with  repeating1 and repeating again   
not less than eight times in one        
chapter1 the punctuality of ,moses's    
conformity with the word of  ,god1 in   

this manner1 ,thus did ,moses2 according
 to all that the  ,lord commanded       
,moses1 so did he 7,exo                 
#dj3af1ai1ba1bc1be1bg1bi1cb74    ,thus  
did ,noah1 ,this note therefore is1 as  
it were1 a character  or mark by which  
the ,lord's people are known from the   
world3 ,they  have special regard to the
 word4 ,all his saints are in thy hand3 
they sat down at thy feet2 every one    
shall receive of thy words  7,deu       
#cc3c74 ,as ,christ said1 ,i have given 
them thy words and they  have received  
them 7,john #ag3e1f73 ,yea1 and they    
have kept thy  word4    ,thus did ,noah4
 ,let this then be the discriminating   
character of  the saints from the men of
 this world4 ,it was so in the days of  
,noah1 when all the world went a whoring
 from their ,god1 and said1  ,we desire 
not the knowledge of thy ways 7,job     
#ba3ad74 ,then ,noah  kept the words of 
,god4 ,thus did ,noah2 according to all 
that ,god  commanded him1 so did he4    
,,chapter ,,vii4    ,ver4 #a4 ,and the  

,lord said unto ,noah1 ,come thou and   
all thy house  into the ark2 for thee   
have ,i seen righteous before me in this
  generation4    ,the ark being now     
prepared1 and the day of ,god's patience
 come  to an end1 he now is resolved to 
execute his threatening upon the  world 
of ungodly men2 but withal1 in the first
 place1 to secure  his saints1 and them 
that have feared his name4 ,in this     
therefore  we have a semblance of the   
last judgment1 and how ,god will dispose
  of his friends and enemies4    ,come  
thou into the ark4 ,god1 ,i say1 will   
take care of1 and  safely provide for us
 that have feared him1 when he most     
eminently  entereth into judgment with  
the world3 ,as he also saith by ,isaiah 
the prophet1 ,come1 my people1 enter    
thou into thy chambers1 and  shut thy   
doors about thee3 hide thyself as it    
were for a little  moment1 until the    
indignation be over-past 7#bf3bj74 ,he  
shall send  forth his angels with a     
great sound of a trumpet1 and they shall

  gather together his elect from the    
four winds1 from one end of  heaven to  
another4    ,come thou and all thy      
house4 ,not an hoof must be left behind2
  ,god will not lose the very dust of   
his people3 ,of all that thou  hast     
given me have ,i lost nothing1 but will 
raise it up at the  last day 7,john     
#f3ci74 ,god therefore was careful not  
only of ,noah1  but of all that were in 
his house2 because they were all of his 
visible church1 they must therefore be  
preserved from the rage  and fury of the
 deluge4 ,gather my saints together unto
 me2 saith  he those that have made a   
covenant with me by sacrifice 7,psa     
#ej3e74    ,for thee have ,i seen       
righteous before me4 ,this is not to be 
understood as the meritorious cause1 but
 as the characteristical  note that     
distinguisheth them that are gods1 from 
others that are  subjects of his wrath  
and displeasure3 wherefore1 those that  
at  this time perished1 bear the badge  
of ungodliness1 as that which  made them

 obnoxious to this overflowing judgment3
 ,as also we have  it in the book of    
,job1 ,hast thou saith ,eliphaz marked  
the old  way which wicked men have      
trodden8 ,which were cut down out of    
time1 whose foundation was overflown    
with a flood 7,job #bb3ae1af74          
,righteousness therefore1 is the        
distinguishing character whereby  the   
good are known from the bad4 ,thus it   
was in ,ezekiel's time3  ,set a mark    
saith ,god upon the foreheads of the men
 that sigh  and that cry for all the    
abominations that be done in the midst  
of the city 7,eze #i3d74 ,which mark was
 to distinguish them from  those that   
were profane1 and that for their        
wickedness were to be  destroyed by the 
ministers of ,god's justice4    ,for    
thee have ,i seen righteous before me4  
,these words1 before  me1 are inserted  
on purpose to shew us1 that ,noah was no
 feigned  worshipper1 but one who did   
all things in the sight of ,god4        
,indeed1 there are two things which are 

of absolute necessity for  the obtaining
 of this approbation of ,god4 #a4 ,all  
things must be  done as to manner       
according to the word4 #b4 ,all things  
must be  done as to the matter of them  
also according to the word4 ,both  which
 were found in ,noah's performances2 and
 therefore he is said  to be perfect in 
his generations1 and that he walked with
 ,god4  ,thus it was also with          
,zacharias and ,elizabeth1 they were    
both  righteous before ,god2 that is1   
sincere and unfeigned in their          
obedience 7,luke #a3f74    ,righteous   
before me in this generation4 ,by this  
we see1 righteousness1  or the truth of 
,god's worship in the world1 was now    
come to a low  ebb2 the devil1 and the  
children of ,cain1 had bewitched the    
church  of ,god1 and brought the        
professors thereof so off from the truth
  of his way1 that had they got ,noah   
also1 the church had been quite         
extinct1 and gone3 wherefore1 it now was
 time for ,god to work1 and  to cherish 

what was left1 even by sending a besom  
of destruction  upon all the face of the
 earth1 to sweep away all the workers of
  iniquity4    ,ver4 #b1 #c4 ,of every  
clean beast thou shalt take to thee by  
sevens1  the male and his female3 and of
 beasts that are not clean by two1  the 
male and his female4--,of fowls also of 
the air by sevens1 the  male and his    
female2 to keep seed alive upon the face
 of all the  earth4    ,something hath  
been said to this already2 only this ,i 
will add  further1 ,that by this        
commandment of ,god1 both ,noah1 and all
 that  were with him1 were              
pre-admonished to look to their hearts2 
that  they continued unfeigned before   
him4 ,for if ,god would save unclean    
beasts1 and fowls1 from the present and 
terrible destruction2 why  also might   
not some of them1 though they partook of
 this temporal  deliverance1 be still   
reputed as unclean in his sight8 ,as    
indeed  it came to pass2 for a cursed   
,ham was there4 ,wherefore1 read  not   

lightly the commands of ,god1 there may 
be both doctrine and  exhortation2 both 
item1#cj as well as an obligation to a  
duty  containd therein4 ,circumcision   
was a duty incumbent as to the  letter  
of the commandment2 but there was also  
doctrine in it1 as to  a more high and  
spiritual teaching than the letter      
simply imported4    ,note then from     
hence1 ,that when you read that unclean 
beasts  and unclean birds1 may be in the
 ark of ,noah3 ,that unclean men1  and  
unclean women1 may be in the church of  
,god3 ,one of you is a  devil1 was an   
admonition to all the rest3 ,let this   
also of the  beasts unclean be an       
admonition to you4    ,ver4 #d4 ,for yet
 seven days1 and ,i will cause it to    
rain upon the  earth forty days and     
forty nights2 and every living substance
 that  ,i have made1 will ,i destroy1   
or1 blot out from off the face of  the  
earth4    ,now the judgment is at the   
door2 it is time to make haste1 and     
pack into the ark4 ,god doth not love to

 have his people have much  vacancy from
 employment while they are in this      
world4 ,idle times  are dangerous2      
,david found it so in the business of   
,uriah's wife4  ,wherefore ,noah having 
finished the ark1 he hath another work  
to do1  even to get himself1 with his   
family and household1 fitly settled  in 
the vessel that was to save him from the
 deluge1 and that at  his peril in seven
 days' time4    ,for yet seven days1 and
 ,i will bring a flood4 ,note again1    
,that it  hath been the way of ,god1    
even when he doth execute the severest  
judgments1 to tell it in the ears of    
some of his saints sometime  before he  
doth execute the same3 ,yea1 it seems to
 me1 that it will  be so even in the    
great day of ,god ,almighty2 for ,i     
read1 that before  the bridegroom came1 
thee was a cry made1 ,behold the        
bridegroom  cometh6 7,matt #be3f74      
,which cry doth not seem to me1 to be   
the  ordinary cry of the ministers of   
the gospel1 but a cry that was  effected

 by some sudden and marvellous          
awakening1 the product of  some new and 
extraordinary revelation4 ,that also    
seems to look  like some fore-word to   
the church1 ,then shall appear the sign 
of  the ,son of man in heaven 7,matt    
#bd3cj73 ,some strange and unusual      
revelation of that notable day to be    
near1 which in other ages was  not made 
known to the world2 upon which sign he  
presently appears4  ,now whether this   
sign will be the appearing of the angels
 first2  or whether the opening of the  
heavens1 or the voice of the arch-angel1
  and the trump of ,god1 or what1 ,i    
shall not here presume to determine2    
but a fore-word there is like to be1 yet
 so immediately followed  with the      
personal presence of ,christ1 that they 
who had not grace  before1 shall not    
have time nor means to get it then3 ,and
 while  they went to buy1 the bridegroom
 came2 and they that were ready  went in
 with him1 and the door was shut 7,matt 
#be74    ,and ,i will cause it to rain  

forty days and forty nights4 ,this      
length of time doth fore-pronounce the  
completing of the judgment3  ,as who    
should say1 ,i will cause it to rain    
until ,i have blotted  out all the      
creatures1 both of men1 beasts1 and     
fowls3 and so the  after-words import2  
,and every living substance that ,i have
 made1  will ,i destroy from off the    
face of the earth4    ,ver4 #e4 ,and    
,noah did according to all that the     
,lord commanded  him4    ,this note1 as 
already ,i have said1 doth denote him to
 be a righteous  man2 one that might    
with honour to his ,god1 escape the     
judgment  now to be executed3 wherefore1
 the reiterating of this character is   
much for the vindicating of ,god's      
justice1 and for the justification  of  
his overthrowing the world of ungodly   
sinners4    ,but again1 these words seem
 to respect in special1 what ,noah did  
in the last seven days1 in order to the 
commandment laid before  him in the     
three first verses of this chapter2 and 

so they signify  his faithfulness to the
 word1 and his observance of the law of 
his  ,god1 even to the day that the rain
 began to fall upon the earth4  ,and    
therefore they preach unto us1 not only 
that he began well1  but that he        
continued in godly and unfeigned        
perseverance2 which  when perfected1 is 
the most effectual proof1 that what     
before  he did1 he did with uprightness 
of heart1 and therefore now must  escape
 the judgment4 ,as it is said in the    
gospel of ,matthew1 ,he  that shall     
endure unto the end1 the same shall be  
saved 7,matt  #bd3ac74 ,ver4 #f4 ,and   
,noah was six hundred years old when the
 flood  of waters was upon the earth4   
,four hundred and fourscore of which the
 world had leisure to study  the        
prophecy that ,god gave of him by the   
mouth of his father ,lamech  7,gen      
#e3bi72 the other hundred and twenty he 
spent in a more open  testifying1 both  
by word1 and his preparing the ark1 that
 ,god  would one day overtake them with 

judgment2 yet to the day that  the flood
 came1 the world was ignorant thereof   
7,matt #bd3ch1ci74  7,astonishing is the
 fruits of sin37 ,so it came to pass1   
that in  the six hundredth year of      
,noah's life1 which was the one thousand
  six hundred fifty sixth year of the   
world's age1 the flood of  waters were  
upon the earth1 to the utter destruction
 of all that  was found upon the face   
thereof1 ,noah only being left alive1   
and  they that were with him in the ark4
    ,ver4 #g4 ,and ,noah went in1 and   
his sons1#ca and his wife1 and his      
sons' wives with him1 into the ark1     
because of the waters of the  flood4    
,they had hardly done their work in the 
world1 by that it began to  rain1 by    
that the first drops of the judgment    
appeared4 ,they went  into the ark1 says
 the text1 because of the waters of the 
flood4  ,this should teach ,christians  
diligence1 lest they be called for  by  
,god's dispensations1 either of death or
 judgment1 before they  have served     

completely their generations1 by the    
will of ,god4 ,noah  had done it1 but it
 seems he had but done it2 his work was 
ended  just as the judgment came3 ,be ye
 also ready2 for in such an hour  as ye 
think not the ,son of man cometh 7,matt 
#bd3dd74    ,ver4 #h1 #i4 ,of clean     
beasts1 and of beasts that are not      
clean1 and  of fowls1 and of everything 
that creepeth upon the earth1 there     
went in two and two unto ,noah into the 
ark1 the male and the  female1 as ,god  
had commanded ,noah4    ,by these words 
it seems 7as ,i also touched before7    
that the beasts1  and fowls1 both clean 
and unclean1 did come in to ,noah into  
the  ark2 not by ,noah's choice1 nor by 
any instinct that was common to  all1   
but by an instinct from above1 which so 
had determined the life  and death of   
these creatures1 even to a very sparrow2
 for not one  of them doth fall to the  
ground without the providence of our    
heavenly ,father4    ,they went in unto 
,noah4 ,and let no man deride1 for that 

,i say1  ,by an instinct from above2 for
 ,god hath not only wrought wonders  in 
men1 but even in the beasts1 and fowls  
of the air2 to the  making of them act  
both above and against their own nature4
 ,how  did ,baalam's ass speak6 7,num   
#bb3bh-cj74 ,and the cows that drew  the
 ark1 have it right to the place which  
,god had appointed1 not  regarding their
 sucking calves6 7#a ,sam #f3aj-ad74    
,yea1 how did  those ravenous creatures1
 the ravens1 bring the prophet bread and
  flesh twice a day1 but by immediate   
instinct from heaven8 7#a ,kings        
#ag3f74 ,even by the same did these go  
in to ,noah1 into the ark4    ,ver4 #aj4
 ,and it came to pass after seven days1 
that the waters of  the flood were upon 
the earth4    ,just as the ,lord had    
denounced before3 ,look therefore1 what 
,god  hath said1 shall assuredly come to
 pass1 whether it be believed1  or      
counted an idle tale4 ,the confirmation 
therefore of what ,god  hath spoken1    
depended not upon the credence of man1  

because it  came not by the will of man3
 ,he hath said it1 and shall he not     
make it good8 ,it will therefore        
assuredly come to pass1 whatever  ,god  
hath spoken1 be it to save his ,noahs1  
or be it to drown his  enemies2 and the 
reason is1 ,because to do otherwise1 is 
inconsistent  with his nature4 ,he is   
faithful1 holy and true1 and cannot deny
  himself1 that is1 the word which he   
hath spoken4    ,ver4 #aa4 ,in the six  
hundredth year of ,noah's life1 in the  
second  month1 the seventeenth day of   
the month1 the same day were all  the   
fountains of the great deep broken up1  
and the windows or  flood-gates of      
heaven were opened4    ,as to the month1
 and the day of the month ,i have but   
little to say3  though doubtless1 had   
not there been something worthy of      
knowing  therein1 it would not so       
punctually have been left upon record2  
for ,i dare not say this scribe wrote   
this in vain1 or that it was  needless  
thus to punctilio it2 a mystery is in   

it1 but my darkness  sees it not2 ,i    
must speak according to the proportion  
of faith4    ,the same day were all the 
fountains of the great deep broken up4  
,by these words1 it seems that it did   
not only rain from heaven1  but also the
 springs and fountains were opened2     
which together  with the great rain of  
his strength1 did overflow the world the
  sooner4    ,this great deep1 in mine  
opinion1 was also a type of the         
bottomless  pit1 that mouth and gulf of 
hell1 which at the day of judgment      
shall gape upon the world of ungodly    
men1 to swallow them up from  the face  
of the earth1 and to carry them away    
from the face and  presence of ,god4    
,and the windows or flood-gates of      
heaven were opened4 ,that  is1 that the 
water might descend without measure or  
order1 even in  its own natural force1  
with violence upon the head of the      
wicked4  ,it came as water out of his   
buckets upon them1 judgment without     
mercy 7,num #bd3g74    ,this opening of 

the flood-gates of heaven1 was a type of
 the way  that shall be made for the    
justice of ,god upon ungodly men1 when  
,christ hath laid aside his             
mediatorship2 for he indeed is the      
sluice  that stoppeth this justice of   
,god from its dealing according to  its 
infinite power and severity with men4   
,he stands1 like ,moses1  and1 as it    
were1 holdeth the hands of ,god4 ,oh6   
but when he shall  be taken away6 ,when 
he shall have finished his mediatory    
work3 then  will the flood-gates of     
heaven be opened1 and then will the     
justice  and holiness of ,god deal with 
men without stint or diminution1  even  
till it hath filled the vessels of wrath
 with vengeance till  they run over4 ,it
 is a fearful thing to fall into the    
hands of  the living ,god4    ,ver4 #ab4
 ,and the rain was upon the earth forty 
days and forty  nights4    ,that is1 ,it
 rained so long without stop or sting 7v
 #d74    ,ver4 #ac4 ,in the self same   
day entered ,noah1 and ,shem1 and ,ham1 

and  ,japheth1 the sons of ,noah1 and   
,noah's wife1 and the three wives  of   
his sons with them1 into the ark4       
,this therefore more fully approveth of 
what ,i said before2 to  wit1 ,that they
 had hardly done their work in the      
world1 by that  it began to rain2 but so
 soon as they had done1 the flood was   
upon  the earth4 ,much like this is that
 of ,lot2 it was not to rain fire  and  
brimstone upon ,sodom1 till he was got  
to ,zoar3 ,but when ,lot  was entered1  
but just entered1 ,then the ,lord rained
 upon ,sodom1  and upon ,gomorrah1      
brimstone and fire from the ,,lord out  
of heaven  7,gen #ai3ba-bd74    ,hence  
note1 ,that the reason why ,god doth    
forbear to destroy the  world for the   
wickedness of them that dwell therein1  
it is for  the sake of the elect2       
because his work upon them is not fully 
perfected4 ,the ,lord is not slack      
concerning his promise 7#b ,peter       
#c3i72 no1 nor as concerning his        
threatening neither1--but is            

long-suffering to us-ward who are the   
elect2 not willing that any  of us      
should perish3 ,but when ,christ1 head  
and members1 are complete  in all       
things1 let the world look for patience 
and forbearance no  longer2 for in that 
self same day the trump of ,god will    
sound1 and  the ,lord descend with a    
shout from heaven1 to execute his anger 
with fury1 and his rebukes with flames  
of fire4 ,behold1 he is now  ready to   
judge the quick and the dead6 7#a ,peter
 #d3e7 ready to be  revealed in the last
 time6 7#a ,peter #a3e74 ,the judge also
 stands at  the door 7,james #e3i72 it  
is but opening therefore1 and his hand  
is  upon you1 which most assuredly he   
will do when his body is full  and      
complete4    ,observe again1 that       
providence sometimes so ordereth it1    
that as  touching the command of the    
,lord1 necessity is as it were the great
  wheel that brings men into the        
performances of them1 as here the  flood
 drove them into the ark2 as he said    

above1 they went in  because of the     
waters of the flood3 ,so concerning the 
ordinance  of unleavened bread1 the     
first institution of that law1 was as it
  were accompanied with an unavoidable  
necessity1 it was unleavened1  saith the
 text1 because they were thrust out of  
,egypt1 and could  not tarry1 neither   
had they prepared for themselves any    
victual  7,exo #ab3ci74    ,it will be  
thus also at the day of judgment3       
,israel will be sufficiently  wary of   
this world1 they will even as it were   
unexpressibly groan  to be taken up from
 hence2 wherefore the ,lord will come1  
as making  use of the weariness and     
groaning of his people1 and will take   
them up into his chambers of rest1 and  
will wipe away all tears  from their    
eyes1 as here ,noah and his sons1 c4 did
 enter into  the ark4    ,ver4 #ad4     
,they1 and every beast after his kind1  
and all the cattle  after their kind1   
and every creeping thing that creepeth  
upon the  earth after his kind1 and     

every fowl after his kind1 every bird of
  every sort or wing4    ,without doubt 
this careful repetition is not without a
 cause1 and  have also in the bowels of 
it some comfortable doctrine for the    
church of ,god2 every beast1 all cattle1
 every creeping thing that  creepeth2   
every fowl and bird of every wing4      
,fist this sheweth1 that ,god hath      
respect to the fulfilling of his  word  
in the midst of all his zeal and anger  
against sin 7,gen #ai74  ,he doth not as
 we1 being angry1 run headlong upon the 
offenders1  but if there be but three in
 a kingdom1 or one in four cities1 he   
will have respect to them 7,eze         
#ad3ai1bj74    ,secondly1 ,it sheweth   
that1 how inconsiderable soever the     
persons  are1 that are within the       
compass1 and care of the love and mercy 
of ,god1 that inconsiderableness shall  
not be a let to their safety  and       
preservation3 ,yea1 though they are but 
as these creeping things1  that creep   
upon the earth1 or as the saying is1 but

 as a flea1 a  dead dog1 or a           
grasshopper1 or one of the least of the 
grains of  wheat1 not one of them1 nay1 
not a hair of the head of them shall    
fall to the ground and perish4    ,ver4 
#ae1 #af4 ,and they went in unto ,noah  
into the ark1 two and two  of all flesh1
 wherein is the breath of life4 ,and    
they that went  in1 went in male and    
female of all flesh1 as ,god had        
commanded  him3 and the ,lord shut him  
in4    ,the ,holy ,ghost in this        
relation is wonderfully punctual and    
exact3  every beast1 all cattle1 every  
creeping thing1 every fowl1 and every   
bird1 after their kind went in2 and     
saith he again1 they that went  in1 went
 in two and two2 as if there had been an
 intelligence among  these irrational   
creatures1 that the flood was shortly to
 be upon  the earth4 ,indeed1 many among
 the sensitives have strange instincts1 
as appendixes to their nature1 by which 
they do1 and leave to do1  to the       
astonishment of them that have reason3  

,but that any instinct  in nature should
 put them upon afore providing of       
shelter from  the flood1 by going into  
the ark1 7a place to secure them1 rather
  than to save them1 had not the        
occasion and command of ,god been       
otherwise7 it cannot be once with reason
 imagined4 ,wherefore1 as  their going  
into the ark1 so their going in two by  
two1 and that  too male and female1     
plainly declares that their motion was  
ordered  and governed by heaven1        
themselves being utterly ignorant       
thereof4    ,and they that went in went 
in male and female of all flesh1 both   
man and beast and the ,lord shut him in1
 that is ,noah2 and those  that were    
with him4    ,these latter words are of 
great importance1 and do shew us the    
distinguishing grace of ,god1 for by his
 thus shutting the door of the  ark1 he 
not only confirmed his mercy to ,noah1  
but also discovered  the bounds and     
limits thereof4 ,as who should say1 ,now
 ,noah you  have your full tale1 just   

thus many ,i will save from the flood3  
and  with that he shut the door leaving 
all other1 both man and beast1  c4 to   
the fury of the waters4 ,god therefore  
by this act hath shewed  how it will go 
in the day of judgment with men4 ,those 
that 7like  those beasts1 and birds1 and
 creeping things7 shall come to ,christ1
  into his ark1 before it rain fire and 
brimstone from heaven1 those  will ,god 
shut up in the ark1 and they shall live 
in that day2 but  those that shall then 
be found in the world strangers to      
,jesus  ,christ1 those will ,god shut   
out3 ,they that were ready went in with 
him to the marriage3 and the door was   
shut 7,matt #be3aj74    ,and observe1 it
 is not said1 that ,noah shut the door1 
but the ,lord  shut him in3 ,if ,god    
shuts in or out1 who can alter it8 ,i   
shut1 and  no man openeth 7,rev #c3g74  
,doubtless before the flood had carried 
off the ark1 others besides would with  
gladness have had there a  lodging room1
 though no better than a dog-kennel2 but

 now it was  too late1 the ,lord had    
shut the door4 ,besides1 had there been 
now  in the heart of ,noah1 bowels or   
compassion to those without the  ark1 or
 had he had desire to have received them
 to him1 all had  been worth nothing1   
the ,lord had shut him in4 ,this        
signifying1  that at the day of         
judgment1 neither the bowels of ,jesus  
,christ1  neither the misery that damned
 men shall be in1 will anything at  all 
avail with ,god to save one sinner more1
 the door is shut4    ,where you read   
therefore both in ,matthew and ,luke of 
the shutting  of the door1 understand   
that by such expressions ,christ        
alludeth  to the door in ,noah's ark1   
which door was open while ,noah and his 
attendants were entering into the ark1  
but they being got in1 the  ,lord shut  
the door4 ,then they that stood without 
and knocked1 did  weep1 and knock1 and  
ask too late4 ,as ,christ saith1 ,when  
once  the master of the house is risen  
up1 and hath shut to the door1  and ye  

begin to stand without1 and to knock at 
the door1 saying1  ,lord1 ,lord1 open   
unto us2 and he shall answer and say    
unto you1 ,i  know you not whence ye    
are3 ,then shall ye begin to say1 ,we   
have  eaten and drunk in thy presence1  
and thou hast taught in our  streets1 as
 ,noah did of old4 ,but he shall say1 ,i
 tell you1 ,i know  you not whence ye   
are2 depart from me1 all ye workers of  
iniquity4  ,there shall be weeping and  
gnashing of teeth1 when ye shall see    
,abraham1 and ,isaac and ,jacob1 and all
 the prophets1 in the kingdom  of ,god1 
and you yourselves thrust out 7,luke    
#ac3be-bh74    ,ver4 #ag4 ,and the flood
 was forty days upon the earth1 and the 
waters increased1 and bare up the ark1  
and it was lift up above  the earth4    
,while the ark rested1 and abode in his 
place1 no doubt but the  ears of ,noah  
were filled with doleful cries from the 
wretched and  miserable people1 whom    
,god had shut without the ark1 one while
  crying1 another while knocking1       

according to what but now was  related2 
which for ought ,i know might be many of
 the forty days1  but when the waters   
much increased1 and lift up the ark     
above the  earth1 this miserable company
 were soon shaken off4#cb    ,it will be
 thus also in the day of judgment2 at   
the beginning of  that day the ears of  
the godly will sufficiently be filled   
with  the cries and tears of the damned 
and miserable world2 but when  the ark  
shall be taken up1 that is1 when the    
godly shall ascend  into the clouds1 and
 so go hence with ,jesus1 they will soon
 lose  this company1 and be out of the  
hearing of their lamentable dolours4    
,and the waters increased4 ,god's       
judgments have no ears to receive  the  
cries1 nor heart to pity the miseries of
 the damned4 ,they cry1  it rains2 they 
increase their cries1 and the ,lord does
 increase his  judgment4 ,and it came to
 pass1 that as he cried1 and they would 
not hear2 so they cried1 and ,i would   
not hear1 saith the ,lord of  hosts     

7,zech #g3ac74    ,again1 ,as the waters
 were a type of the wrath of ,god that  
in the  day of judgment shall fall upon 
ungodly men3 ,so they were also a  type 
of those afflictions and persecutions   
that attend the church2  for that very  
water that did drown the ungodly1 that  
did also  toss and tumble the ark about2
 wherefore by the increase of the       
waters1 we may also understand1 how     
mighty and numerous sometimes  the      
afflictions and afflictors of the godly 
be3 ,as ,david said1  ,lord1 how are    
they increased that trouble me8 many are
 they that  rise up against me 7,psa    
#c3a74    ,and the waters increased1 and
 bare up the ark4 ,the higher the  rage 
and tyranny of this world goeth against 
the church of ,god1  the higher is the  
ark lifted up towards heaven1 the most  
proud  wave lifts it highest3 ,the      
church is also by persecution more      
purged and purified from earthly and    
carnal delights2 therefore  it is added1
 the waters bare up the ark1 and it was 

lift up above  the earth4    ,ver4 #ah4 
,and the waters prevailed1 and were     
increased greatly  upon the earth2 and  
the ark went upon the face of the       
waters4#cc    ,these words are still to 
be considered under the former double   
consideration1 to wit1 both1 as they    
present us with ,god's wrath  at the    
last judgment1 and as they present us   
with a sign of the  rage and malice of  
ungodly men4    ,and the waters         
prevailed2 that is1 over all ungodly    
sinners2  though they were mighty1 and  
stout1 and cared for none1 yet the      
waters prevailed against them1 as the   
fire and brimstone will do  over all the
 world at the day and coming of our     
,lord ,jesus ,christ4  ,wherefore1 well 
may it be said to all impenitent        
sinners1 ,can thy  heart endure1 or can 
thy hands be strong1 in the days that ,i
 shall  deal with thee 7,eze #bb3ad71   
saith the ,lord ,god8 ,oh they cannot1  
the waters of the wrath of ,god will    
prevail against1 and increase  upon     

them1 until they have utterly swallowed 
them up4    ,and the waters prevailed4  
,take it now as a type of the nature  of
 persecution1 and then it sheweth1 that 
as the waters here did  swallow up all  
but the ark1 so when persecution is     
mighty in the  world1 it prevaileth to  
swallow up all but the church2 for none 
else can aright withstand or oppose     
their wickedness4 ,it is said1  when the
 beast had power to work1 the whole     
world wondered after  the beast 7,rev   
#ac3c71 and all men who were not sealed1
 and that  had not the mark of ,god in  
their foreheads1 fell in with the       
worship of the beast2 as it is said1    
,and all that dwell upon the  earth     
shall worship him1 whose names are not  
written in the book  of life of the     
,lamb c4 7v #h71 ,so then it might well 
be said1  ,the waters prevailed and     
increased4    ,and the ark went upon the
 face of the waters4 ,it is said that   
in the beginning the ,spirit of ,god    
moved upon the face of the  waters1 and 

here that the ark went upon the face of 
them4 ,indeed  the ,spirit of ,god      
moveth1 and the church1 as ,god1 walketh
 in  strange and unthought of stations4 
,it is said1 that ,god hath a  way in   
the whirlwind1 and in the storm 7,nahum 
#a3c74 ,so he hath  upon the very face  
of the persecution of the day1 but none 
but  the church can follow him here2 it 
is the ark that can follow him  upon the
 face of the waters4 ,deep things are   
seen by them that are  upon the waters3 
,they that go down to the sea in ships1 
that do  business in great waters2 ,they
 see the works of the ,lord1 and his    
wonders in the deep 7,psa #ajg3bc1bd74  
,indeed it oft falls out1  that the     
church seeth more of ,god in affliction1
 than when she is  at rest and ease2    
when she is tumbled to and fro in the   
waters1  then she sees the works of     
,god1 and his wonders in the deep4      
,and this makes persecution so pleasant 
a thing1 this makes the ark  go upon the
 face of the waters1 she seeth more in  

this her state1  than in all the        
treasures of ,egypt 7,heb #aa3bd1be74   
,ver4 #ai4 ,and the waters prevailed    
exceedingly upon the earth2 and  all the
 high hills1 that were under the whole  
heaven1 were covered4    ,this second   
repetition of the prevailing of the     
waters1 doth also  call for a second    
consideration4    #a4 ,it shews us1 that
 all hope that any ungodly man might    
have at  the beginning of the flood to  
escape the rage thereof1 was now        
swallowed up in death4 ,indeed it is    
natural to the creatures1 when  floods  
and inundations are upon the earth1 to  
repair to the high  places1 as they only
 that are left for preservation of life2
 where  life may be also continued if   
the waters do not overflow them3 but    
when it comes to pass as here we read1  
that all the hills under  the heavens   
are covered3 then life takes its        
farewell1 and is gone  from the world1  
as was the effect of the waters of      
,noah4    ,the hills therefore were     

types of the hope of the hypocrite1 upon
  which they clamber till their heads do
 touch the clouds1 thinking  thereby to 
escape the judgment of ,god2 but though 
they hide  themselves in the top of     
,carmel1 ,i will search and take them   
out  thence1 saith ,god 7,amos #i3b1c74 
,the flood of his wrath will come       
thither1 even over the tops of all the  
hills4 ,so that safety is  only in the  
ark with ,noah1 in the church with      
,christ1 all other  places must be      
drowned with the flood4    #b4 ,we may  
also understand by this verse1 how ,god 
in a time  of persecution will cut off  
the carnal confidence of his people4    
,we are apt to place our hope somewhere 
else than in ,god1 when  persecution    
ariseth because of the word4 ,we hope   
that such a man1  or that such outward  
means may prevent our being swept away  
with  this flood4 ,but because this     
confidence is not after ,god1 but       
tendeth to weaken our stedfast          
dependence on him2 therefore this  flood

 shall cover all our hills1 not one     
shall be found for us under  the whole  
heaven 7,jer #b3cf1cg74 ,when the king  
of ,babylon came up  against ,jerusalem 
to war1 then ,israel1 instead of        
trusting in  ,god1 put their confidence 
in the king of ,egypt1 but he also was  
swallowed up by this flood1 that ,israel
 might be ashamed of such  confidence2  
and this at last they confessed4 ,as for
 us1 said  they1 our eyes as yet failed 
for our vain help3 in our watching1  we 
have watched for a nation that could not
 save us 7,lam #d3ag74    ,it was       
requisite therefore that the hills      
should be covered1 that  ,noah might not
 have confidence in them2 but surely    
this dispensation  of ,god was an       
heart-shaking providence to ,noah1 and  
they that were  with him2 for here      
indeed was his faith tried1 there was no
 hill  left in all the world2 now were  
his carnal helpers gone1 there  was none
 shut up or left3 ,now therefore1 if    
they could rejoice1  it must be only in 

the power of ,god4 ,as ,david said1     
,shall ,i lift  up mine yes to the      
hills8 whence should my help come8 ,so  
the  margin3 ,my help cometh from the   
,lord that made heaven and earth  7,psa 
#aba3a1b74    ,ver4 #bj4 ,fifteen cubits
 upward did the waters prevail2 and the 
mountains were covered4 ,the height of  
,goliath was but six cubits  and a span 
7#a ,sam #ag3d71 neither was ,og's      
bedstead any more than  nine 7,deu      
#c3aa74 ,wherefore this flood prevailed 
far the highest of  those mighty ones3  
even fifteen cubits above the highest   
mountains4    ,ver4 #ba1 #bb1 #bc4 ,and 
all flesh died that moved upon the      
earth1  both of fowl1 and of cattle1 and
 of beast1 and of every creeping  thing 
that creepeth upon the earth1 and every 
man3 ,all in whose  nostrils was the    
breath of life1 of all that was in the  
dry land1  died4 ,and every living      
substance was destroyed1 which was upon 
the  face of the ground1 both man1 and  
cattle1 and the creeping things1  and   

the fowls of the heaven2 and they were  
destroyed from the earth1  and ,noah    
only remained alive1 and they that were 
with him in the  ark4    ,in these words
 you have the effects of the flood1     
which was punctually  according to the  
judgment threatened4 ,but observe1 ,i   
pray you1  how the ,holy ,ghost1 by     
repeating1 doth amplify the matter4 ,all
  flesh1 ,all in whose nostrils was the 
breath of life2 ,all that  was in the   
dry land1 every living substance1 every 
man2 and  they were destroyed from off  
the earth3 ,by which manner of language 
doubtless there is insinuated a         
threatening to them who should          
afterward live ungodly4 ,and indeed the 
,holy ,ghost affirmeth1 that  these     
judgments1 with that of ,sodom1 are but 
examples set forth  before our eyes1 to 
shew us that such sins1 such punishment4
 ,making  them an ensample1 saith       
,peter1 unto those that after should    
live  ungodly 7#b ,peter #b3f74 ,nay1   
,jude saith1 they are set forth  in     

their overthrow1 for that very purpose  
7v #g74 ,wherefore this  careful        
repeating of this judgment of ,god1 doth
 carry threatening  in it1 assuredly    
foreshewing the doom and downfall of    
those that  shall continue to tread     
their steps4    ,yea1 mind how ,peter   
hath it3 ,for if ,god spared not the old
  world1 c4 7#b ,peter #b3e74 ,secretly 
intimating1 that those that  then lived1
 being the first of his workmanship1 and
 far surpassing  in magnificence1 if he 
would have spared1 he would have spared 
them2 but seeing he so dreadfully swept 
them away1 let no man be  so bold to    
presume that wickedness shall now       
deliver him that is  given to it4       
,and ,noah only remained alive1 and they
 that were with him in the  ark4 ,noah  
was that man of ,god that had set       
himself against a world  of ungodly men4
 ,the man that had hazarded life and    
limb for the  word of ,god committed to 
him2 he only remained alive1 c4 ,hence  
note1 ,that he was the man that outlived

 the world1 that would for  ,god venture
 life against all the world4 ,wherefore 
the saying in  the gospel is true1 ,he  
that will lose his life for my sake1    
shall  save it unto life eternal4 ,thus 
did ,noah1 and passed the end1  and went
 over the bounds1 that ,god had         
appointed for every living  thing4      
,behold6 he was a man in both worlds1   
yea1 the world then to  come was given  
him for a possession4    ,and the waters
 prevailed upon the earth an hundred and
 fifty days4  ,about the same time the  
scorpions mentioned of ,john1 had power 
to  hurt the earth 7,rev #i3aj74        
,wherefore1 the thus prevailing of the  
water1 might be a type of our           
persecution now in the ,new ,testament  
days4 ,all which time doubtless ,noah   
was sufficiently tried1 while  the waves
 of the water had no pity for him4      
,,chapter ,,viii4    ,ver4 #a4 ,and ,god
 remembered ,noah1 and every living     
thing1 and all  the cattle that was with
 him in the ark2 and ,god made a wind to

  pass over the earth1 and the waters   
asswaged4    ,moses having thus related 
the judgment of the waters1 as they     
respected the drowning of the world1 and
 so typed forth the last  judgment3 he  
now returneth to speak of them more     
largely1 as they  were a type of the    
persecution and afflictions of the      
church1 and  so sheweth how ,god        
delivered ,noah from the merciless      
violence of  the waves thereof4    ,and 
,god remembered ,noah4 ,this word       
remembered is usual in scripture2  both 
when ,god is about to deliver his people
 out of affliction1  and to grant them  
the petition which they ask of him4 ,it 
is said1  ,god remembered ,abraham2 and 
sent ,lot out of ,sodom 7,gen #ai3bi72  
that he remembered ,rachel1 and         
hearkened to her 7#cj3bb72 that he  also
 remembered his covenant with ,abraham1 
when he went to bring  ,israel out of   
their bondage 7,exo #b3bd74    ,hence   
note1 that ,noah was not both in an     
afflicted and a praying  condition2     

afflicted with the dread of the waters1 
and prayed for  their asswaging4 ,it is 
a question accompanied with             
astonishment1  ,how the ark being of no 
bigger an hull or bulk should contain so
  many creatures1 with sustenance for   
them8 ,and verily1 ,i think that  ,noah 
himself was put to it1 to believe and   
wait for so long a time4  ,but ,god     
remembered him1 and also the beasts1 and
 every living  thing that was with him1 
and began to put an end to these mighty 
afflictions1 by causing the waters to   
asswage4    ,and ,god made a wind to    
pass over the earth4 ,the waters being  
here a type of persecutors and          
persecution3 this wind was a type  of   
the breath of the ,lord's mouth1 by     
which he is said to slay  the wicked4   
,he shall smite the earth with the rod  
of his mouth1  and with the breath of   
his lips shall he slay the wicked 7,isa 
#aa3d74 ,it was a wind also that blew   
away the locusts of ,egypt 7,exo        
#aj3ai71 which locusts were a type of   

our graceless clergy1 that  have covered
 the ground of our land4#cd ,again the  
kingdom of  ,babel was to be destroyed  
by a destroying wind1 which the ,lord   
would send against her 7,jer #ea3a1b71  
which ,paul expounds to be  by the      
breath of the ,lord's mouth1 and by the 
brightness of his  coming4 ,this wind   
therefore1 as ,i said1 was a type of the
 breathing  of the ,spirit of the ,lord1
 by which means these tumultuous waves  
shall be laid over1 and ,god's ark in a 
while made to rest upon the  top of his 
mountain 7#b ,sam #bb3ai74 ,for by the  
breath of the ,lord  the earth is       
lightened1 and by this lightning coals  
are kindled2  yea1 he sent out his      
arrows and scattered them1 and he shot  
out  lightnings1 and discomfited them4  
,then the channels of waters  were seen1
 and the foundations of the world were  
discovered at thy  rebuke1 ,o ,lord1 at 
the blast of the breath of thy nostrils 
7,psa  #ah3ad1ae74 ,and ,god made a wind
 to pass over the earth1 and the  waters

 asswaged4 ,that is1 in ,new ,testament 
language1 the afflictors  and           
afflictions of the church did cease and 
decay1 and came to  nought4    ,and the 
waters asswaged3 ,to wit1 by the blowing
 of this wind1  wherefore1 as this wind 
did assault the waters1 so it did       
refresh  the spirit of this servant of  
,god1 because by it the affliction  was 
driven away4 ,thus then by the wind of  
the ,lord were these dry  bones         
refreshed1 and made to stand upon their 
feet 7,eze #cg3i1aj74    ,and ,god made 
a wind to pass over4 ,and ,god made it2 
when ,god  blows1 the enemies of his    
truth shall pass away like waters that  
fail4    ,ver4 #b4 ,the fountains also  
of the deep and the windows of heaven   
were stopped1 and the rain from heaven  
was restrained4    ,by these words we   
see1 that when the church of ,god is    
afflicted1  both heaven and hell have   
their hand therein1 but so as from  a   
differing consideration1 and to a       
diverse end4 ,from heaven it  comes1    

that we may remember we have sinned1 and
 that we may be  made white1 and tried  
7,dan #aa3ce72 but from hell1 from the  
great  deep1 that we might sin the more1
 and that we might despair1 and  be     
damned 7,job #a3aa2 #b3e74    ,and the  
fountains of the great deep4 ,when ,god 
begins to slack  and abate the          
afflictions of his church1 he rebukes1  
as it were  first1 the powers of hell2  
for should he take off his own hand1    
while they have leave to do what they   
list1 the church for this  would be     
worse not better3 ,but first he rebuketh
 them3 ,the ,lord  rebuke thee1 ,o      
,satan1 that's the first2 and then he   
clothes them  with change of raiment    
7,zech #c3a-e73 ,the fountains of the   
great  deep were stopped1 and then the  
bottles of heaven 7,gen #ae3ad74    ,and
 the rain from heaven was restrained1 or
 held back1 or made  to cease4          
,afflictions are governed by ,god1 both 
as to time1 number1  nature and measure4
 ,in measure when it shooteth forth1    

thou wilt  debate with it3 he stayeth   
his rough wind in the day of his east   
wind 7,isa #bg3h74 ,our times therefore1
 and our conditions in those  times1 are
 in the hand of ,god2 yea1 and so are   
our souls and  bodies1 to be kept and   
preserved from the evil1 while the rod  
of  ,god is upon us 7,jer #ae3a-c74     
,ver4 #c4 ,and the waters returned from 
off the earth continually3  and after   
the end of the hundred and fifty days   
the waters were  abated4    ,the verse  
before doth treat of the original1 the  
fountains of the  deep1 and the windows 
of heaven1 that they were shut1 or      
stopped2  which being done1 the effect  
beginneth to cease4 ,hence note1 that   
case and release from persecution and   
affliction cometh not by  chance1 or by 
the good moods1 or gentle dispositions  
of men1 but  the ,lord doth hold them   
back from sin1 the ,lord restraineth    
them4  ,it is said the ,lord stirred up 
the adversaries of ,solomon 7#a ,kings  
#aa3ad1bc74 ,again1 when the ,syrians   

fought against ,jehoshaphat1 the  ,lord 
helped him1 and ,god moved them to      
depart from him 7#b ,chron  #ah3ca74    
,the ,lord sent the flood1 and the ,lord
 took it away4    ,and the waters       
returned from off the earth continually4
 ,when ,god  ceaseth to be angry1 the   
hearts and dispositions of the          
adversaries  shall be palliated1 and    
made more flexible4 ,it is said1 when   
the  afflictions of ,israel were ended  
in ,egypt1 the hearts of the people     
were turned to pity them2 yea1 he caused
 them to be pitied of  all those that   
carried them captives 7,psa #ajf3df74   
,when you see therefore1 that the hearts
 of kings and governors  begin to be    
moderated toward the church of ,god1    
then acknowledge  that this is the hand 
of ,god4 ,i1 saith he1 will cause the   
enemy to entreat thee well in the time  
of evil1 and in the time  of affliction 
7,jer #ae3aa74 ,for by waters here are  
typed out the  great and mighty of the  
world1 by the flowing of them1 their    

rage2  and by their ebbing and returning
 their stillness and moderation4  ,and  
the waters returned4 ,that is1 to the   
sea 7,gen #a3i1aj74 ,he  gathereth the  
waters of the sea together as an heap3  
he layeth up  the depth in store houses 
7,psa #cc3g74    ,by gathering up1 the  
persecutors may be understood1 his      
gathering  them to their graves1 as he  
did ,herod1 who stood in the way of     
,christ 7,matt #b3ai1bj74 ,and as he did
 those in ,ezekiel1 who hindered  the   
promotion of truth1 and the exaltation  
of the gospel 7#ca3ad74    ,and after   
the end of the hundred and fifty days   
the waters were  abated4 ,these words   
then imply1 that for so long time1      
,noah1 and  the church with him1 were to
 exercise patience4 ,they also show us1 
,that when the waters are up1 they do   
not suddenly fall3 ,they were  up four  
hundred years1 from ,abraham to ,moses  
7,gen #ae3ac74 ,they  were up threescore
 and ten years in the days of the       
captivity of  ,babylon 7,jer #be3ab2    

,zech #a3ab74 ,they were up ten mystical
 days in  the persecution that was in   
the days of ,antipas 7,rev #b3aj74 ,and 
are  to be up forty and two months1 in  
the reign1 and under the tyranny  of    
antichrist 7#ac3e74 ,but they will      
abate2 the house of ,saul will  grow    
weaker2 yea1 they shall be gathered to  
their sea1 and shall  be laid in the    
pit2 yea1 they shall not be on the      
earth1 when ,god  shall set glory in the
 land of the living 7,eze #bf3ai-ba74   
,ver4 #d4 ,and the ark rested in the    
seventh month1 on the seventeenth  day  
of the month1 upon the mountains of     
,ararat4    ,these instances therefore  
were a type of ,christ1 the munition of 
rocks 7,isa #cc3af71 who is elsewhere   
called1 the mountain of the  ,lord's    
house 7,micah #d3a72 the rock upon which
 he will build his  church1 and the     
gates of hell shall not prevail against 
it 7,matt  #af3ah74 ,for after the ark  
had felt the ground1 or had got         
settlement  upon the tops of these      

mountains2 however1 the waters that came
  from the great deep1 did              
notwithstanding1 for some time1 shake1  
and make it stir1 yet off from these    
mountains they could not get  it with   
all their rage and fury4 ,it rested     
there2 these gates of  hell could not   
prevail4 ,but mark1 it did rest on these
 mountains  almost a quarter of a year1 
before any ground appeared to ,noah4  ,a
 right figure of saving faith2 for that 
maketh not outward  observation a ground
 and foundation for faith1 but ,christ  
the  rock1 who as to sense and feeling  
is at first quite out of sight4  ,hence 
the hope of the godly is compared to the
 anchor of a ship1  which resteth on1 or
 taketh hold of the rock that is now    
invisible  under the water1 at the      
bottom of the sea 7,heb #f3ai74    ,this
 then should learn us to stay on the    
,lord ,jesus1 and there to  rest when   
the waters have drowned all the world1  
and when all the  mountains and hills   
for help are as if they were cast into  

the  midst of the sea4    ,that is an   
excellent saying of the prophet1 ,god is
 our refuge and  strength1 a very       
present help in trouble4 ,therefore will
 not we  fear1 though the earth be      
removed1 as now it seemed and though    
the mountains be carried into the midst 
of the sea2 ,though the  waters thereof 
roar and be troubled2 though the        
mountains shake  with the swelling      
thereof4 ,selah 7,psa #df3a-c74    ,ver4
 #e4 ,and the waters decreased          
continually until the tenth month3  in  
the tenth month1 on the first day of the
 month1 were the tops  of the mountains 
seen4    ,in the third verse we read1   
that after an hundred and fifty days    
flood1 the waters returned2 that is1    
began to return1 from off the  earth3   
,which beginning of their return1 was1  
because that ,god had  mercifully       
remembered the prayer and affliction of 
,noah4 ,again1 in  this verse we read1  
that from the day that the ark did rest 
upon  the mountains of ,ararat1 the     

waters decreased continually4 ,now the  
resting of the ark on the mountain1 was 
a figure of our trusting  on ,christ4   
,hence it follows1 that the tumults and 
raging of the  mystical waters1 are made
 to decrease by the power of faith3     
,this  is the victory1 even our faith   
7#a ,john #e3d74 ,as it is also said  of
 ,moses1 ,by faith they passed through  
the ,red sea 7,heb #aa3bi74  ,but above 
all take that as most pertinent1        
,through faith they  subdued            
kingdoms1--stopped the mouths of        
lions1--and turned to  flight the armies
 of aliens 7,heb #aa3cc1cd74 ,here you  
see faith  made the waters decrease2 it 
took away the heat and rage of the      
adversary4    ,and the waters decreased 
continually until the tenth month1      
another period of time1 and in the first
 day of the tenth month  were the tops  
of the mountains seen4 ,these mountains 
were before  the flood1 a type of the   
hope of the hypocrites1 and therefore   
then were swallowed up1 fifteen cubits  

under the waters4 ,but now1  methinks1  
they should be a figure to the church of
 some visible  ground of deliverance    
from the flood2 for almost three months 
the  ark did rest on the invisible      
mountains of ,ararat4 ,but now are the  
tops of the mountains seen3 ,a further  
sign that the waters were  abated2 and a
 ground1 that at length they would be   
quite dried up4  ,let these mountains   
then be types of the high and mighty1   
which  ,god is used to stir up to       
deliver his church from the heat and    
rage  of tyranny and persecution1 as    
they are often termed and called in     
scripture1 the mountains of ,israel1 for
 this very end4 ,so then1  from our thus
 considering the mountains1 ,two things 
we are taught  thereby4    #a4 ,that    
when the great ones of this world begin 
to discover  themselves to the church1  
by way of encouragement1 it is a sign   
that the waters are now decreasing4 ,or 
thus3 ,when ,god lets us see  the tops  
of the mountains1 then we may certainly 

conclude1 that  the rage of the waters  
abate4    ,doubtless when ,god made     
promise of raising up ,josias to        
,israel1  in ,canaan 7#a ,kings         
#ac3a-c72 and of raising up for them    
,cyrus1 in  ,babylon 7,isa #de2 ,eze    
#a3a-c74 ,the thus appearing of the tops
 of  these mountains1 was comfort to the
 church in her day of affliction4    #b4
 ,this should teach us while we are in  
affliction1 to look this way  and that1 
if it may be that the tops of the       
mountains may be seen  by us 7#a ,sam   
#aa3a-c74 ,for though it be too much    
below a ,christian  to place his        
confidence in men1 yet when ,god shall  
raise up ,josias  or a ,cyrus1 we may   
take encouragement at this working of   
,god4  ,therefore is that in the ,psalms
 read both ways1 shall ,i look to the   
mountains8 ,i will lift up mine eyes    
unto the hills1 from whence  cometh my  
help4 ,yet so1 as that he would also    
conclude his help  did come from the    
,lord 7,psa #aba3a1b74 ,so then1 we must

 take heed  that we look not to the     
mountains alone4 ,again1 it is our      
wisdom  to look to the mountains3 only  
look not to them but when ,god          
discovers them4 ,look unto them if ,god 
discovereth them2 yet then  but so as   
means of ,god's appointing4 ,but again1 
,god doth not let  us see the hills for 
our help1 before we have first of all   
seen  them drowned4 ,look not to them   
therefore while the water is at  the    
rising2 but if they begin to cease their
 raging1 if they begin  to fall1 and    
with that the tops of the mountains be  
seen1 you may  look upon them with      
comfort1 they are tokens of ,god's      
deliverance4    ,ver4 #f4 ,and it came  
to pass at the end of forty days1 that  
,noah  opened the window of the ark     
which he had made4    ,these forty days 
seem to commence from the discovery of  
the tops  of the mountains4 ,wherefore  
he did not presently go out of the  ark1
 but stayed there above fourteen days   
still1 signifying unto  us1 that we must

 not be therefore delivered so soon as  
the tops of  the mountains are seen1 but
 may yet be assaulted with the waters   
of the flood1 days1 and weeks1 and      
months1 c4    ,when ,moses was sent to  
deliver ,israel1 they came not presently
 out  of ,egypt2 neither seemed their   
burthens ever the light to sense or     
feeling1 though faith indeed did see the
 end 7,exo #e3ae-bc74 ,again1  ,when he 
had brought them forth of ,egypt1 they  
came not in a day1  or a month1 to      
,canaan2 but1 saith the ,holy ,ghost1   
,he brought them  out1 7or1 forth of    
affliction7 after that he had showed    
wonders  and signs in the land of       
,egypt1 and in the ,red sea1 and in the 
wilderness forty years4    ,let us      
therefore take heed of a feverish       
spirit1 while we behold  the tops of the
 mountains2 possibly1 for all they are  
visible  tokens to us of deliverance1   
themselves may be yet much under  water4
 ,we see what work ,moses1 ,gideon1     
,jephthah and ,samson had  to deliver   

,israel1 even after more than their tops
 were seen4 ,be  content to stay yet    
forty days4 ,david stayed1 after he was 
anointed1  till years and times went    
over him1 before he could deliver       
,israel  from the tyranny of its        
opposers4    ,at the end of forty days  
,noah opened the window of the ark4     
,this  opening of the window also1 was a
 type1 that now he was preparing  to    
take possession of the world4 ,it also  
might be a type of the  opening the law 
and testimony1 that light might by that 
come into  the church2 for we find not  
that this window had any other use1  but
 to be a conveyance of light into the   
ark1 and as a passage for  the raven and
 the dove1 as may be further showed     
after4 ,now much  like this1 is that of 
,john3 ,the temple of ,god was opened in
 heaven1  and there was seen in his     
temple the ark of his testament 7,rev   
#aa3ai74 ,and again1 ,i looked1 and1    
behold1 the temple of the  tabernacle of
 the testimony in heaven was opened4    

,and then1 as  the raven1 and the dove  
came out of the window of the ark2 so   
the  angels1 that is1 the ,lord's       
executioners1 came out of the temple    
that was opened in heaven 7,rev         
#ae3e1f74    ,hence note1 ,that though  
men may be borne with1 if they lie in   
their  holes in the height of the       
tempest2 but to do it when the tops of  
the mountains were seen1 if they then   
shall forbear to open their  window1    
they are worthy of blame indeed4 ,when  
the lepers saw the  ,assyrians were     
fled1 and that liberty from heaven was  
granted to  ,samaria1 then they feared  
to conceal the thing any further2 ,they 
feared1 ,i say1 that if they went not to
 the city to declare it1  some judgment 
of ,god would befall them 7#b ,kings    
#g3i74    ,ver4 #g1 #h4 ,and he sent    
forth a raven1 which went forth to and  
fro1 until the waters were dried up from
 off the earth4 ,also he  sent forth a  
dove from him1 to see if the waters were
 abated from  off the face of the       

ground4    ,behold1 the raven and dove  
are now sent out at the window of the   
ark1 as the angels are said to come out 
of the temple1 when it was  opened in   
heaven4 ,this raven therefore1 and the  
dove1 were figures  and types of those  
angels 7,rev #ae3e1f74    ,but to speak 
to them both apart4 ,the raven went     
forth1 but returned  not again to the   
ark4 ,this is intimated by these words1 
,she went  to and fro1 until the waters 
were abated1 and dried up4 ,this is     
further evident by that antithesis that 
the word doth put between  the practice 
of the raven and the dove4 ,the raven   
went forth1 and  went to and fro till   
the waters were dried up4 ,but mark it1 
,but  the dove found no rest for the    
sole of her foot1 and she returned  unto
 him into the ark 7v #i74 ,the raven    
then did find rest elsewhere1  the raven
 then returned not to him into the ark4 
,but what did the raven then do8 ,why1  
certainly she made a banquet  of the    
carcasses of the giants that were       

drowned by the flood2 it  fed upon the  
flesh of the men that had sinned against
 the ,lord4    ,the raven therefore was 
a type of those messengers that ,god    
sends  out of his temple against        
,antichrist2 that is1 for eating the    
flesh  of kings1 and the flesh of       
captains1 and the flesh of mighty men1  
and the flesh of horses4 ,he was1 ,i    
say1 a type of those professors  that   
,god saith he hath a great sacrifice to 
sacrifice unto1 a  sort of professors in
 his church2 as the raven was one that  
had  his being in the ark3 ,these are   
they which ,ezekiel mentions1 that  were
 to eat flesh1 and drink blood2 to eat  
the fat till they be  filled1 and to    
drink blood till they be drunken        
7#ci3ag-bj74 ,these  also are the guests
 that ,zephaniah mentions1 and saith1   
,god hath  bidden to the same feast also
 7#a3g-ad74    ,and let no man be       
offended that ,i say these birds are in 
the church3  ,for one effect of the     
sixth vial1 was that battle of the great

 day  of ,god ,almighty 7,rev #af3af74  
,further1 ,the angel that proclaims this
  feast1 calls to those that are ,god's 
guests1 by the name of1 the  fowls that 
fly in the midst of heaven3 ,that they  
should come and  gather together to the 
supper of the great ,god3 ,that they may
 eat  the flesh of kings1 and the flesh 
of captains1 and the flesh of  mighty   
men1 c4 7,rev #ai3ag1ah74 ,besides1 this
 supper is the effect  of the going     
forth of the ,king of kings against the 
,antichristian  whore1 whose going forth
 was at the opening of heaven1 as the   
going forth of the raven was at the     
opening of the window of the  ark 7v    
#aa-af74    ,note therefore1 ,that ,god1
 in the overthrow of the kingdom of     
,antichrist1 and at the asswaging of the
 rage of her tumultuous  waves1 will    
send forth his birds amongst her fat    
ones1 to partake  of the banquet that he
 hath appointed2 who when they shall be 
tolerated by that angel that standeth in
 the sun1 will come down  to their feast

 with such greediness1 that neither king
 nor captain  shall keep them from their
 prey3 ,they will eat flesh1 and fat1   
till they be full1 and drink the blood  
till they be drunk4    ,also he sent    
forth a dove from him1 to see if the    
waters were  abated4 ,this dove was a   
type of another sort of professors in   
the  church1 that are of a more gentle  
nature 7,matt #aj3af72 for all  the     
saints are not for such work as the     
raven2 they are not all  for feeding    
upon the carcasses1 the kingdoms and    
estates of the  ,antichristian party1   
but are for spending their time1 and for
  bending their spirits to a more       
spiritual and retired work2 even  as the
 dove is said to be harmless1 and to    
mourn for communion  with her companion 
7,isa #ch3ad71 and that is content if   
she hath  her nest in the sides of the  
rock1 ,christ 7,jer #dh3bh74 ,wherefore 
he adds1    ,ver4 #i4 ,but the dove     
found no rest for the sole of her foot1 
and  she returned unto him into the ark1

 for the waters were on the  face of the
 whole earth1 c4    ,the dove could not 
live as the raven2 the raven being      
content1 so  long as she found the      
carcasses2 but the dove found no rest   
till  she returned again to ,noah4      
,the raven therefore1 though he was in  
the ark1 was not a type of  the most    
spiritual ,christian2 nay rather1 ,i    
think1 of the worldly  professor1 who   
gets into the church in the time of her 
affliction1  as ,ziba did into the army 
of ,david1 in the day of his trouble2   
not  for love to the grace of ,david1   
but that1 if time should serve1 he      
might be made the ,lord of his master's 
inheritance 7#b ,sam #af3a-d74  ,but    
,david was content to let him go with   
him1 and that too as  under such a      
consideration3 as ,christ also lets     
these ravens to  herd with his innocent 
doves2 because he hath flesh to give    
them1  which the doves care not for     
eating4#ce    ,but the dove found no    
rest4 ,it seems the raven did1 as it  is

 also with some professors1 who when    
they by their profession  have advanced 
themselves to some worldly honour1 they 
have ease  and rest1 though1 like the   
raven1 they have it by going out of  the
 church4    ,but the dove found no rest4
 ,though all the enemies of ,god lay    
tumbling in the sea1 this could not     
satisfy a gracious soul3 divide  her    
from the ark1 and she finds no rest1 she
 is not at ease till  she be with ,noah4
 ,and she returned unto him into the    
ark2--and  he put forth his hand1 and   
took her1 and pulled her in unto him    
into the ark 7v #i74    ,noah here was a
 type of ,christ1 who took the dove unto
 him3  ,and it shows us1 ,that ,christ  
hath a bosom open for the cries and     
complaints of his people2 for the dove  
returned a-weary with the  tidings of   
this1 that the waters still raged4 ,a   
fit figure of those  of the saints that 
are groaning and weary under the        
oppression  and cruelty of the enemy4   
,hence note1 ,that though thou hast no  

other tidings to ,christ but  sighs and 
groans1 and weariness1 because of the   
rage of the waters2  yet he will not    
despise thee2 yea1 he invites thee1 as  
weary1 to  come 7,matt #aa3bh-cj74      
,ver4 #aj4 ,and he stayed yet other     
seven days2 and again he sent  forth the
 dove out of the ark4    ,this staying  
shows us1 ,that he exercised patience1  
waiting ,god's  leisure till the flood  
should be taken away4 ,this grace       
therefore  had yet seven day's work to  
do1 before he obtained any further      
testimony that the waters were          
decreasing4 ,o this staying work is     
hard work6 ,alas6 sometimes patience is 
accompanied with so much  heat and      
feverishness1 that every hour seems     
seven until the end  of the trial1 and  
the blessing promised be possessed by   
the waiting  soul4 ,it may be ,noah     
might not be altogether herein a        
stranger3 ,i  am sure the ,psalmist was 
not1 in that he often under affliction1 
cries1 ,but how long1 ,o ,lord6 for     

ever6 7,psa #f3c2 #gi3e2 #ac3a2 #gd3a2  
#hi3df74 ,make haste6 ,o ,lord1 how     
long6 7#ij3ac2 #id3c74    ,and again he 
sent forth the dove4 ,the first time he 
sent her1  she brought no good news1 but
 came panting and weary home2 yet he    
sends her a second time4    ,this should
 teach us1 not to make conclusions too  
suddenly about  ,god's dispensation1    
saying it must be now or never2 for it  
may be  the seven days are not out4 ,the
 men of ,david said1 ,this is the  day  
that the ,lord will give thee the       
kingdom of ,israel3 ,but ,david         
perceived otherwise1 and therefore adds 
yet to his temperance1  patience 7#a    
,sam #bd3a-d2 #bf3h-aj74 ,not sullenly  
saying like that  wicked king1 ,why     
should ,i wait on the ,lord any longer8 
7#b ,kings  #f3cb74 ,but comforts       
himself with the truth of the promise1  
saying1  ,his time shall come to die1 c4
 ,he that believeth1 maketh not  haste1 
but waiteth patiently1 for the          
perfecting ,god's work in  ,god's time4 

,that is excellent in the song3 ,i      
charge you saith the  church that ye    
stir not up1 nor awake my love1 until he
 please  7,cant #h3d74 ,noah was much   
for this1 wherefore he stayed yet other 
seven days4    ,and again he sent forth 
the dove4 ,elias did much like this1    
when  his servant1 at the first sending1
 brought him no tidings of rain1  he    
gave him his errand again1 saying1 ,go  
again3 go seven times  7#a ,kings       
#ah3dc-de74 ,as ,noah here did with the 
dove1 and again he  sent her4 ,seeming  
delays are no hindrance to faith2 they  
ought to  try it1 and put it into       
exercise3 ,as here it was with this good
  man about the waters of the flood2 he 
fainted not1 but believed  to see the   
goodness of the ,lord4 ,that in the     
prophet is notable  as to this1 ,the    
vision is yet for an appointed time1 but
 at the  end it shall speak1 and not    
lie3 thought it tarry1 wait for it2     
because it will surely come1 it will not
 tarry 7,hab #b3c74    ,ver4 #aa4 ,and  

the dove came in to him in the evening2 
and lo6 in  her mouth was an olive-leaf 
plucked off3 so ,noah knew that the     
waters were abated from off the earth4  
,and the dove came in to him in the     
evening4 ,wherefore his  patience was   
tried this day also4 ,all the day he    
heard nothing of  his dove4 ,surely she 
could not keep the wing all the day4 ,is
 she  drowned ,i tro8 ,is she lost8 ,o1 
no6 ,she comes at last1 though she      
stayed long4 ,samuel also stayed long   
before he came to ,saul2 but  ,saul     
could not wait as ,noah did1 therefore  
he had not the benefit  of the mercy    
promised4    ,the dove came in to him in
 the evening1 and lo1 in her mouth was  
an olive-leaf1 c4 ,now he is recompensed
 for the exercise of  patience3 ,as also
 was ,abraham when ,god gave him ,isaac2
 for after  he had patiently endured1 he
 obtained the promise4    ,and lo1 an   
olive-leaf4 ,a sign that ,god was going 
through with  his work of diminishing   
the waters3 ,a sign1 ,i say1 and a good 

experience of the continued love of ,god
 to his servant2 according  to that of  
,paul1 patience worketh experience2 that
 is1 it at  last obtaineth the blessing 
promised1 and so settleth the soul in  a
 fresh experience of the love and       
faithfulness of ,god4    ,and lo6 ,this 
word ,lo1 it is1 as it were an appeal to
 all readers  to judge1 whether ,god to 
,noah was faithful or no4 ,so then1 this
  was not written for his sake only1 but
 for us also that believe  in ,god1 that
 we might now exercise patience1 as     
,noah2 and obtain  the tokens of ,god's 
goodness1 as he2 for lo the dove1 at    
last1  though 'twas night first1 came to
 ,noah into the ark1 and lo in  her     
mouth was an olive-leaf plucked off3 so 
,noah knew that the  waters were abated4
    ,an olive-leaf plucked off4 ,these  
words1 an olive-leaf plucked  off1 do   
intimate1 that ,noah was now inquisitive
 and searching how  the dove obtained   
the leaf2 that is1 whether she found it 
as dead1  and upon the waters2 or       

whether she plucked it off some tree3   
,but  he found by the greenness and     
freshness of the slip1 that she  plucked
 it off from the olive4 ,wherefore1 he  
had good ground now  to be comforted2   
for if this leaf was plucked off from a 
tree1 then  the waters could not be     
deep2 especially1 because as the story  
tells us1 the olive used also to stand  
in the bottoms1 or valleys4    ,this    
should teach us1 ,that not over highly  
we conclude messages or  tokens1 to be  
signs of ,god's mercy4 ,there are lying 
visions1 and  they are causes of        
banishment2 they we should beware of1 or
 else  we are not only at present       
deceived1 but our faith is in danger  of
 the rocks2 for not a few have cast up  
all1 because the truth  of some seeming 
vision hath failed4 ,mark how ,david    
handleth the  messenger that brought him
 tidings of the death of ,saul3 says he1
  ,how dost thou know that ,saul is     
dead8 ,what proof canst thou make  of   
the truth of this story8 7#a ,sam       

#a3a-aj74 ,so should we say of  all     
those visions or messengers that come to
 persuade us1 that  either inward or    
outward deliverance is for us at the    
door4 ,prove  these stories2 look if    
they be not dead and lifeless fancies2  
see  if you can find that they were     
plucked off from the tree that is       
green4    ,ver4 #ab4 ,and he stayed yet 
other seven days2 and sent forth the    
dove2 which returned not again unto him 
any more4    ,we read before of forty   
days' patience1 and after that of seven 
days' patience2 and that after the      
waters began to return from off  the    
earth1 and here again of seven days     
more4 ,whence not1 ,that the  best of   
,god's people1 in the times of trials1  
find their patience  too short-winded to
 hold out the whole length of a trial1  
unless  the time be1 as it were1 cut in 
pieces4 ,the prophet when he was to  lay
 siege against ,jerusalem1 he must rest 
the one side1 by turning  him upon the  
other 7,eze #d3b-f74 ,it was with holy  

,job exceeding  hard1 when he might not 
have time to swallow his spittle1 when  
he  might not a little sit down and rest
 him4 ,and if you observe him1  he doth 
not desire an absolute deliverance as   
yet1 but only time  to take wind and    
breathe awhile2 and then1 if ,god will1 
to engage  in the combat again3#cf ,how 
long saith he wilt thou not depart  from
 me4 ,depart3 what quite8 ,o6 ,no1 saith
 he1 ,i beg not that  absolutely1 but   
only so long as till a man might swallow
 down  his spittle 7,job #g3ai74 ,this  
the church in ,ezra's time took as  an  
exceeding favour4 ,and now say they for 
a little space1 grace  hath been shewed 
from the ,lord our ,god1 to leave us a  
remnant to  escape1 and to give us a    
nail in his holy place1 that our ,god   
may  lighten our eyes1 and give us a    
little reviving in our bondage  7,ezra  
#i3h74    ,and he stayed yet other seven
 days4 ,note again1 ,that it is not     
,god's way with his people to shew them 
all their troubles at once2  but first  

he shews them a part2 first forty days1 
after that seven  other days1 and yet   
again seven days more2 that1 they coming
 upon  them by piecemeal1 they may the  
better be able to travel through  them4 
,while ,israel was in affliction in     
,egypt1 they knew not the  trial that   
would meet them at the ,red ,sea4       
,again1 ,when they had  gone through    
that1 they little thought that yet for  
forty years  they must be tempted and   
proved in the wilderness4    ,and thus  
it was with this blessed ,noah2 he      
thought that by the  first seven days   
his trials might be ended4 ,but behold1 
there is  yet seven days more behind3   
and he stayed yet other seven days4     
,further3 ,there may also be by these   
words thus much insinuated1  ,that these
 periods of time might be also of       
,noah's prefixing3 and  if so1 then     
note1 ,that the people of ,god in these 
days are not  the first that have been  
under mistake1 as to the timing of their
  afflictions4 ,noah counted it would   

end many days before it ended  indeed1  
even seven days1 and seven days1 and    
seven days to that2  for he sent forth  
his dove about the beginning of the     
first month1  in which month also were  
his two seven days' trials4 ,again1     
after  that he had stayed two seven days
 more1 to wit1 to the end of that  first
 month4 ,again1 he stayed almost four   
sevens more2 for he came  not out of the
 ark till the twenty-seventh day of the 
second month4    ,hence therefore let   
,christians beware that they set not    
times for  ,god1 lest all men see their 
folly4 ,it is not for you to know the   
times or the seasons1 which the ,father 
hath put in his own power  7,acts #a3g74
 ,yea1 ,i say again1 take heed lest that
 for thy setting  of ,god a seven days' 
time1 he set not thee so many as seven  
times  seven4    ,and he sent forth the 
dove1 which returned not again unto him 
any more4 ,this is the third time that  
the dove was sent to see  how the waters
 were abated on the face of the earth4  

,the first  time she1 by her            
restlessness1 bespake the waters to be  
high and  mighty4 ,the second time1 by  
her olive-leaf1 she notifieth that the  
waters were low and ebbing4 ,but this   
third time1 she seems to be  weary or   
her service1 she returned not again to  
him any more2 yet  in her so absenting  
herself1 she gives confirmation to      
,noah1 that  the waters were even in a  
manner quite gone4 ,if he will take this
  for a proof let him1 if not1 let him  
hang in suspense with himself4  ,hence  
note1 that ,god will not be always      
testifying1 by renewing of  his tokens1 
to that about which we have had         
sufficient conviction  before2 for in so
 doing he should gratify and humour our 
unbelief4  ,noah had received already   
two sufficient testimonies that the     
waters  were decreasing4 ,first by his  
seeing the tops of the mountains1 and   
then by the olive-leaf2 but             
notwithstanding these two testimonies1  
his unbelief in part remains2 but ,god  

will not humour such  a groundless      
mistrust1 by giving him any further     
token1 than the  very absenting of the  
dove4 ,much like this was that of       
,samson's  father2 the angel once had   
told his wife1 that she should have  a  
son that should deliver ,israel2 well1  
,manoah heard of this1 he  also desired 
that he might see that man that had told
 his wife this  happy news4 ,now ,god   
thus far condescends1 as to send the    
angel a  second time2 but then1 this    
being now a sufficient antidote against 
their unbelief1 the angel after the next
 departing1 was not seen  again of them 
at all4 ,but saith the word1 ,the angel 
of the ,lord  did no more appear to     
,manoah1 and to his wife3 ,so that now  
they  must live by faith1 or not at all 
7,judg #ac3c1i1ba74    ,god's dealing   
with his people with respect to their   
spiritual  condition1 is much like this4
 ,the ,holy ,ghost doth not use to      
confirm  us by new revelations of grace 
and justification1 so often as by  our  

fond doubts or mistrust we call for and 
desire the same4 ,but  having confirmed 
in us the testimony of ,christ1 it may  
be twice  or thrice1 7for the testimony 
of two men are true7 he then expects  we
 should live by faith4 ,and observe it1 
if we have after such  testimony joyful 
communion with ,god1 it is either by    
retreating to  former experience1 or by 
arguing according to faith2 that because
  ,god hath done thus before1 he        
therefore hath given me interest in     
such and such promises and mercies      
besides4    ,i speak now of the first   
seals of the love of ,god to the soul1  
after we have been sufficiently tossed  
upon the waves of unbelief1  as ,noah   
was by the waters of the flood3 such    
seals are few1 the  ,lord gave them to  
,solomon twice 7#a ,kings #aa3i74 ,and  
also twice to  his servant ,paul 7,acts 
#bb3f1ah74 ',tis enough that they have  
seen  the tops of the mountains1 and    
have had brought to them the            
olive-leaf4 ,let them now believe this  

confirmation of mercy is  sufficient1   
and if they will not believe now1 they  
shall not be  established4    ,ver4 #ac4
 ,and it came to pass in the six        
hundredth and first year1  in the first 
month1 the fist day of the month1 the   
waters were  dried up from off the      
earth3 and ,noah removed the covering of
 the  ark1 and looked1 and behold1 the  
face of the ground was dry4    ,and it  
came to pass4 ,that is1 by the working  
of ,god1 that the  waters were dried up4
 ,this came to pass in ,god's time1 to  
wit1 in  the six hundredth and first    
year1 in the first month1 the first  day
 of the month2 not in the times of      
,noah's prefixing4 ,god's  time is ,,the
 time1 the best time1 because it is the 
time appointed  by him for the proof and
 trial of our graces1 and that in which 
so much1 and so much of the rage of the 
enemy1 and of the power  of ,god's      
mercy1 may the better be discovered unto
 us2 ,i the ,lord  will hasten it in    
,,his time 7,isa #fj3bb71 not before1   

though we  were the signet upon his     
right hand 7,jer #bb3bd74    ,noah the  
only man with ,god in that generation1  
could not be restored  before the time2 
no more could ,israel from the thraldom 
of ,egypt  7,exo #ac3d74 ,yea1 the ,son 
of ,god himself must here give place and
  be content4 ,and when ,satan had ended
 all the temptation1 when he  had ended 
all1--then he departed from him for a   
season 7,luke  #d3ac74    ,and ,noah    
removed the covering of the ark1 and    
looked4 ,the failing  again of his      
expected comforter1 caused him to be up 
and doing2  probably he had not as yet  
uncovered the ark1 that is1 to look     
round about him had the dove by         
returning pleased his humour2 but  she  
failing him1 he stirs up himself1 ,thus 
it should also be with  the ,christian  
now3 doth he dove forbear to come to    
thee with  a leaf in her bill as before1
 let not this make thee sullen and      
mistrustful1 but uncover the ark1 and   
look1 and by looking thou  shalt see a  

further testimony of what thou          
receivedst by the first  manifestations3
 ,he looked1 and behold the earth was   
dry4 ,paul  tells us1 that by looking we
 have a testimony like1 or as that1     
which at first was given us by the      
,spirit of the ,lord 7#b ,cor #c3ah74   
,and behold the face of the earth was   
dry4    ,ver4 #ad4 ,and in the second   
month1 on the seven and twentieth day   
of the month1 was the earth dried4      
,this prospect was like the rain that we
 read of in another place1  that        
confirmed ,god's inheritance when it was
 weary3 ,it was a  comfortable sight to 
,noah to see that the face of the earth 
was  dry2 and now he could wait upon    
,god with less trial and strain to  his 
patience the remaining days1 which were 
fifty and four1 to  wit1 from the first 
of the first1 to the twenty-seventh of  
the  second month1 than he could one of 
the sevens that he met with  before4    
,indeed the path is narrowest just at   
entrance as also our  nature is then the

 most untoward2 but after we are in1 the
 walk  seems to be wider and easy2 the  
flesh is also then more mortified  and  
conformable4 ,the walk is but a cubit   
wide at the door1 but  inward ten times 
as broad 7,eze #db3d1aa74    ,and in the
 second month1 on the seven and         
twentieth day of the  month1 was the    
earth dried4 ,so that from the first day
 it began  to rain1 which was the       
seventeenth day of the second month in  
the year before1 unto this day1 was     
,noah in the ark2 it was just  a year   
and ten days4 ,that was the time then   
that ,god had appointed  to try his     
servant ,noah1 by the waters of the     
flood3 in which time  he was so         
effectually crucified to the things of  
the world1 that  he was as if he was    
never more to enjoy the same4 ,wherefore
 ,peter  making mention of this estate  
of his1 he tells us1 it was even  like  
unto our baptism2 wherein we profess    
ourselves dead to the  world1 and alive 
to ,god by ,jesus ,christ 7#a ,peter    

#c3ba74    ,in the first verse of this  
chapter1 we read that ,god remembered   
,noah2 but till now we read not1 that   
the face of the earth was  dried4 ,hence
 note that our being under the rage of  
the enemy1 doth  not argue that we are  
therefore forgotten of ,god1 he         
remembereth  us in our low estate1 even 
when tossed to and fro by the waters  of
 a flood of temptations4    ,ver4 #ae1  
#af4 ,and ,god spake unto ,noah1 saying1
 ,go forth of the ark1  thou1 and thy   
wife1 and thy sons1 and thy sons' wives 
with thee4    ,now we are come to the   
end of the trial1 and so to the time of 
,noah's deliverance1 and behold as he   
went in1 so he came out3 ,he  went into 
the ark at the commandment of the ,lord4
 ,and the ,lord  said unto ,noah1 ,come 
thou and all thy house into the ark     
7,gen  #g3a74 ,and here again1 ,and ,god
 spake unto ,noah1 saying1 ,go forth  of
 the ark4 ,hence note1 that             
notwithstanding the earth was dry  about
 fifty-four days before1 yet ,noah      

waited for the word of ,god  for his    
commission to bring him forth of the    
ark4 ,providence seemed  to smile       
before1 in that the earth was dry1 to   
which had but ,noah  added reason1 he   
must have concluded1 the time is come   
for me to  go forth of the ark4 ,but    
,noah knew1 that as well the providences
  of ,god1 as the waters of the flood   
might be to try his dependence  on the  
word of the ,lord3 wherefore1 though he 
saw this1 yet because  he had no answer 
of ,god1 he will not take the           
opportunity4    ,it is dangerous1 or at 
least very difficult1 to make the most  
smiling providence of ,god our rule to  
act by3 ,had ,david done it1  he had    
killed ,saul before the time1 ,but      
,david respected the word  of ,god 7#b  
,sam #bd3ag-bj74 ,elisha also would not 
suffer the king  to make that           
improvement of the providence of ,god1  
which reason  should be put in          
execution1 when he rebuked the king's   
desire  that he had to have killed the  

,syrians1 and commanded that bread      
should be set before them1 that they    
might eat1 and go home again  to their  
master 7#b ,kings #f3ai-bc74 ,hear the  
word of the ,lord1  ye that tremble at  
his word4 ,at the commandment of the    
,lord the  children of ,israel          
journeyed1 and at the commandment of the
 ,lord  they pitched4--,at the          
commandment of the ,lord they rested in 
their  tents1 and at the commandment of 
the ,lord they journeyed2 they  kept the
 charge of the ,lord1 at the commandment
 of the ,lord1 by  the hand of ,moses   
7,num #i3ah-bc74    ,go forth of the    
ark1 thou1 and thy wife1 and thy sons1  
and thy  sons' wives with thee4    ,when
 ,god delivereth1 he delivereth         
completely4 ,thus ,israel also  went out
 of ,egypt1 they1 their wives1 their    
children1 with their  flocks and herds1 
not an hoof was left behind 7,exo       
#aj3bd-bf74 ,when  ,david's time was    
come to possess the kingdom1 he brought 
along  with him those six hundred men   

that had been his companions in his     
suffering state1 every man with his     
household4 ,but ,i say1 he went  up to  
possess it1 not simply by the voice of  
providence1 though  ,saul was dead1 but 
,david inquired of the ,lord1 saying1   
,shall ,i go  up into any of the cities 
of ,judah8 ,nay1 a general answer1 even 
from ,god1 would not satisfy this holy  
man4 ,the ,lord said1--,go1  but ,david 
replied1 ,whither shall ,i go8 and he   
said unto ,hebron  7#a ,sam #b3a74 ,oh6 
it is safe to regard the word of the    
,lord2 this  makes us all come safe to  
land4 ,when men wrest themselves from   
under  the hand of ,god1 taking such    
opportunities for their deliverance1    
which are laid before them only for     
trial of obedience to the  word3 they   
may1 it is probable1 have a seeming     
success2 the end  will be as with       
,zedekiah king of ,judah1 affliction    
with addition4  ,the ,jews that were    
left in the land of ,israel1 from the   
hand of  the king of ,babylon1 would    

flee to the land of ,egypt 7,jer        
#da3ag71  that they might have quietness
 there1 but they went without the  word 
of ,god1 and therefore their rest       
brought them to their ruin  7#db2 #dc74 
,noah therefore chose the safest way1   
even to stay in the ark1 till  ,god's   
word came4 ,as it is also said of       
,joseph1 ,the word of the  ,lord tried  
him2 till the word of the ,lord came to 
deliver him1  and then he had           
deliverance indeed 7,psa #aje3ai71 as   
,noah also and  ,david had safe         
deliverance for himself and relations4  
,ver4 #ag4 ,bring forth with thee every 
living thing that is with  thee1 of all 
flesh1 both of fowl1 and of cattle1 and 
of every  creeping thing that creepeth  
upon the earth2 that they may breed     
abundantly in the earth1 and be         
fruitful1 and multiply upon the  earth4 
,noah was not only to have in this      
deliverance1 respect to himself  and    
family1 but to the good of all the      
world4 ,men's spirits are too  narrow   

for the mind of ,god1 when their chief  
end1 or their only  design in their     
enjoying this or the other mercy1 is for
 the sake  of their ownselves only4 ,it 
cannot be according to ,god1 that such  
desires should be encouraged3 none of us
 liveth unto himself1  why then should  
we desire life only for ourselves4      
,the church cries thus1 ,god be merciful
 unto us1 and bless us2 and  cause his  
face to shine upon us4 ,why8 ,that thy  
way may be known  upon earth1 thy saving
 health among all nations 7,psa         
#fg3a1b74    ,so ,david1 ,restore unto  
me the joy of thy salvation2 and uphold 
me with thy free spirit4 ,then will ,i  
teach transgressors thy ways2  and      
sinners shall be converted unto thee    
7,psa #ea3ab1ac74 ,so then1  we must not
 desire to come out of trials and       
afflictions alone1 or  by ourselves1 but
 that in our deliverance the salvation  
of many  may be concerned4 ,it is said1 
when ,israel went up out of ,egypt1     
there went up with them a mixed         

multitude1 to wit1 of ,egyptians1  and  
other nations3 ,this going out of       
captivity was right1 they  carried out  
with them the fowls1 the beasts1 and the
 creeping  things2 to wit1 the heathens 
of other lands1 and so added increase   
to the church of ,god 7,exo #ab3cg1ch74 
,in ,esther's time also1 when  the ,jews
 came from under the snare of ,haman1   
they brought with them  to ,god many of 
the people of the provinces4 ,many of   
the people  of the land became ,jews    
7,esth #h3ag74    ,these words          
therefore1 bring forth with thee every  
living thing1  c4 are not lightly to be 
passed over2 for they shew us1 that we  
ought in our deliverance to have special
 respect to the deliverance  of others4 
,and if our deliverance be with the word
 and liking of  ,god1 it must needs have
 this effect4 ,when ,i shall bring again
  their captivity1 the captivity of     
,sodom and her daughters1 and the       
captivity of ,samaria1 and her          
daughters1 then will ,i bring again  the

 captivity of thy captives in the midst 
of them 7,eze #ag3ec74    ,and indeed   
there is reason for this1 for in every  
affliction and  persecution1 the devil's
 design is to impair ,christ's kingdom3 
wherefore no marvel1 that ,god designeth
 in our deliverance1 the  impairing and 
lessening the kingdom of sin and ,satan4
 ,wherefore1  ,o thou church of ,god in 
,england1 which art now upon the waves  
of  affliction1 and temptation1 when    
thou comest out of the furnace1  if thou
 come out at the bidding of ,god1 there 
shall come out  with thee the fowl1 the 
beast1 and abundance of creeping things4
  ,o ,judah1 he hath set an harvest for 
thee1 when ,i returned the  captivity of
 my people 7,hosea #f3aa74    ,that they
 may breed abundantly in the earth1 and 
be fruitful1 and  multiply upon the     
earth4    ,this was ,god's end in       
preserving the creatures from the flood1
 that  again the earth might be         
replenished therewith4 ,the same end he 
hath in his suffering of the            

persecutors1 and all manner of adversity
  to take away but a part1 some 7,amos  
#g3d74 ,some of them they shall  kill   
and crucify1 leaving a remnant alive in 
the world1 namely1  that they might     
breed abundantly in the earth1 and be   
fruitful1  and multiply upon the earth4 
,as he saith by the prophet ,isaiah1    
,he shall cause them that come of ,jacob
 to take root3 ,israel shall  blossom   
and bud1 and fill the face of the world 
with fruit 7,isa  #bg3f74 ,and this     
after their deliverance from            
persecution3 ,according  as he saith    
again1 ,the remnant that is escaped of  
the house of  ,judah1 shall again take  
root downward1 and bear fruit upward3   
,for  out of ,jerusalem shall go forth a
 remnant that is yet to replenish  the  
earth with converts 7#cg3cb74 ,as ,luke 
observes1 that when the  churches in    
,judea1 ,galilee1 and ,samaria had rest1
 they walking in  the fear of the ,lord1
 and in the comfort of the ,holy ,ghost1
 were  multiplied 7,acts #i3ca74        

,ver4 #ah4 ,and ,noah went forth1 and   
his sons1 and his wife1 and his  sons'  
wives with him4 ,obedience is better    
than sacrifice4 ,noah is  at the beck of
 ,god1 what he bid him do1 that does he2
 and indeed  this is in truth to worship
 ,god1 yea1 this is to know and worship 
,god4 ,it is said of ,abraham1 when he  
went at ,god's command to offer  up     
,isaac1 that he counted it going to     
worship the ,lord 7,gen #bb3e74  ,and   
,god saith of ,hezekiah1 that he did    
judgment and justice1  judging the cause
 of the poor and needy2 and then adds1  
,is not  this to know me1 saith the     
,lord8 7,jer #bb3ae1af74 ,i bring these 
to shew1 that obedience to the word of  
,god1 is the true character  of ,god's  
people in all ages2 and this very text1 
as also such  others before1 is on      
purpose recorded by the ,holy ,ghost1 to
 shew  you1 that ,noah was obedient in  
all things2 yea1 ,i may add1 these      
commands were to discover the proof of  
him1 whether he would  be obedient in   

all things2 and this was also his way   
with ,new  ,testament churches 7#b ,cor 
#b3i74 ,the sincerity of love1 and of   
the  uprightness of the heart1 is       
greatly discovered by the commandments  
of ,god4 ,he that hath my commandments1 
and keepeth them1 saith  ,christ1 he it 
is that loveth me c4 7,john #ad3ba74    
,ver4 #ai4 ,every beast1 every creeping 
thing1 and every fowl1 and  whatsoever  
creepeth upon the earth after their     
kinds1 went forth  out of the ark4      
,these words are yet a further          
expression of the sincerity of ,noah's  
obedience1 for that he at the command of
 ,god1 did carefully search  and seek   
out every little creeping thing that    
,god had brought to  him into the ark4  
,obedience in little things do ofttimes 
prove us  most2 for we through the pride
 of our hearts are apt to look over     
little things1 because though commanded1
 they are but little 7,jer  #bc3ch74 ,o1
 but ,noah was of another spirit1 he    
carefully looked  after little things1  

even after every thing1 whatsoever      
creepeth  upon the earth2 and not only  
so1 but sought diligently that they     
might go out in order1 to wit1 male and 
female1 according to their  kind4       
,sometimes ,god would have men exact to 
a word1 sometimes  exact to a tache1 or 
pin1 or loop 7,exo #cf3ab1ac72 sometimes
 to a  step 7,eze #dj3c1d1cg74 ,be      
careful then in little things1 but yet  
leave not the other undone 7,matt       
#bc3bc74    ,indeed the command of ,god 
is great2 if ,,he therefore commands us 
to worship him1 though but with a bird1 
we must not count such  ordinances      
insignificant1 or below a human creature
 7,lev #ad3eb74    ,ver4 #bj4 ,and ,noah
 builded an altar unto the ,,lord1 and  
took of every  clean beast1 and of every
 clean fowl1 and offered burnt-offerings
  on the altar4    ,this is the fist    
work that we read ,noah did1 when he    
came forth of  the ark2 and it shews us1
 that at this time he had a deep sense  
of the distinguishing mercy of ,god4    

,and indeed he had sufficient  cause to 
wonder1 for the whole world was drowned1
 save only himself1  and they that were 
with him in the ark4    ,but ,i say1    
this was the first work1 to wit1 to     
worship ,god4 ,hence  note1 ,that a     
sense of mercy1 of distinguishing mercy1
 naturally  engageth the heart to       
worship4 ,it is said of ,moses1 when the
 name  of the ,lord was proclaimed      
before him1 as merciful and gracious1   
--and abundant in goodness and          
truth1--and that he pardoned iniquity1  
transgression and sin2 that he made     
haste1 and bowed his head  toward the   
earth1 and worshipped 7,exo #cd3h74     
,and ,noah builded an altar4 ,although  
this altar be the first that  we read   
of1 yet forasmuch as there was before a 
blessed church1  and also an open       
profession of godliness1 together with  
offering  sacrifice1 in all probability 
this was not the first altar that  was  
builded unto the ,lord4 ,besides1 we    
read not of any immediate  revelation1  

from which ,noah had light and          
instruction to build it4  ,the text only
 saith1 he built an altar unto the      
,lord2 which may be  aptly expounded1   
according as he was wont in the other   
world4    ,this altar was a type of     
,christ1 as capacitated to bear the sin 
of  the world 7for the altar was it1    
upon which the sacrifices were  burnt27 
wherefore it1 in mine opinion1 in       
special respected his  ,godhead1 by the 
power of which he offered himself1 that 
is1 his  flesh4 ,again it is said1 ,the 
altar sanctifieth the gift 7,matt       
#bc3ai74 ,so did the ,godhead the       
humanity of ,christ1 through which      
eternal ,spirit1 he offered himself     
without spot to ,god 7,heb  #i3ad74 ,by 
this altar then this blessed man        
preached to his family  the ,godhead and
 eternity of ,christ4    ,and took of   
every clean beast1 and of every clean   
fowl4 ,these  beasts and fowls were     
types of the flesh of the ,son of ,god1 
as ,paul  in the ninth and tenth        

chapters to the ,hebrews affirms2       
wherefore  by this act he also preached 
to his family the incarnation of the    
,lord ,christ1 how that in the fulness  
of time he should in our  flesh offer   
himself a sacrifice for us2 for as all  
the ordinances  of the ,new ,testament  
ministration preach to us1 ,that ,christ
 is  come2 so all the ordinances of     
worship under the ,old ,testament       
preached to them that were under it1    
,christ1 as yet ,,to come4    ,of every 
clean beast and of every clean fowl4    
,this was to shew1  ,that when ,christ  
did come1 he should not take hold of the
 ,jew1 and  exclude the ,gentile2 but   
that in his flesh he should present unto
  ,god ,,every clean beast1 and ,,every 
clean fowl2 that is1 all the  elect1    
both of ,jew and ,gentile 7,acts        
#aj3aa-af74    ,and it was requisite    
that this by ,noah should be preached1  
because  the whole world was yet in his 
family2 from whence1 at the             
multiplication of men1 if through their 

rebellion and idolatry they  lost not   
this doctrine1 they might to all their  
offspring preach  the ,lord ,jesus4     
,wherefore1 the doctrine of the gospel1 
had the world been faithful1  might have
 been to this day retained amongst them 
that now are the  most barbarous        
people4#cg    ,ver4 #ba4 ,and the ,lord 
smelled a sweet savour2 a savour of     
rest2  and the ,lord said in his heart1 
,i will not again curse the ground  any 
more for man's sake2 for the imagination
 of man's heart is  evil from his youth2
 neither will ,i again smite any more   
every  living thing1 as ,i have done4   
,these words more fully shew1 that this 
sacrifice of ,noah was a  type of the   
offering up of the body of ,jesus       
,christ1 he being said  to be that      
blessed sacrifice that is as perfume in 
the nostrils  of ,god3 ,he gave himself 
for us an offering and a sacrifice to   
,god for a sweet-smelling savour 7,eph  
#e3b74 ,besides1 this offering  of ,noah
 was a burnt-offering to ,god2 which    

burning signified1 the  curse of ,god1  
which ,christ was made in his death for 
us4 ,wherefore1  the burnt offerings    
were all along a type of him2 as by     
reading  the epistle to the ,hebrews you
 may see3 ,it is the burnt-offering1    
saith ,god1 because of the burning upon 
the altar all night unto  the morning1  
and the fire of the altar shall be      
burning in it  7,lev #f3i74 ,which was a
 type of the fire of the law1 and the   
guilt  of sin1 that ,christ1 when he    
offered himself1 should undergo for  the
 sins of man4    ,and the ,lord smelled 
a sweet savour4 ,this signifies the     
content  and satisfaction that for the  
sin of the world1 ,god should have by   
the offering upon of his ,son for us    
upon the cross3 ,wherefore1 he  is said 
to be now in ,christ1 reconciling the   
world unto himself1  not imputing their 
trespasses unto them 7#b ,cor #e3ai74   
,now it is observable1 ,that ,noah was a
 man of faith long before  this4 ,hence 
note two things4    #a4 ,that men1 even 

of eminent faith have yet need of a     
continual  remembrance of the death and 
sufferings of ,christ2 yea1 and that  in
 the most plain and easiest manner to   
understand4    #b4 ,they have need also1
 notwithstanding they have faith before1
 to  present themselves before ,god1    
through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord3 ,for  
as our persons are not accepted1 but in 
and through him1 no more  are our       
performances2 yea1 though they be       
spiritual services or  sacrifices2 it is
 the blood that maketh the atonement1 as
 well  for work as persons 7,lev #ag3aa2
 ,heb #i3ba74 ,as he saith in another   
place1 ,i will accept you with your     
sweet savour1 but not without it  7#a   
,peter #b3e2 ,eze #bj3da74 ,as he also  
said to his church in ,egypt1  ,when ,i 
see the blood1 ,i will pass over you1   
and the plague shall  not be upon you to
 destroy you1 when ,i smite the land of 
,egypt  7,exo #ab3ac74    ,and the ,lord
 said in his heart1 ,i will not again   
curse1 c4 ,by  heart here1 we may       

understand two things4    #a4 ,that ,god
 was altogether unfeigned in this       
promise4 ,he spake  it from his very    
heart3 which we use to count the most   
sincere  expressing of our mind3        
,according to that of the prophet1 ,yea1
 ,i  will rejoice over them to do them  
good1 and ,i will plant them in  this   
land assuredly--in truth1 in stability1 
with my whole heart1  and with my whole 
soul 7,jer #cb3da74 ,mark1 ,i will      
rejoice to do  it1 ,i will do it        
assuredly1 ,i will do it in truth1 even 
with my  whole heart1 and with my whole 
soul4    #b4 ,by his saying1 ,in his    
heart1 we may understand the secrecy of 
his purpose2 for this doctrine1 ,of not 
cursing again1 it is hid  from all but  
those to whom it is revealed by the     
,spirit of ,god4  ,for this purpose1 in 
the heart of ,god1 is one of the depths1
  or of the deep things of ,god1 which  
the spirit of a man cannot  understand4 
,who hath known the mind of the ,lord8  
,none of all the  sons of men1 but those

 that have the ,holy ,ghost3 ,therefore 
,paul  applieth that to himself and     
fellows1 as that which is peculiar  to  
them to know1 ,we have the mind of      
,christ 7#a ,cor #b3af74 ,it is  said1  
that after ,christ had by his parables  
preached his gospel to  the world1 he in
 private expounded all things to his    
disciples  7,mark #d3cd74    ,hence     
note1 ,that they that will hear ,god    
speak this1 they must be  near his very 
heart4 ,they that are in his heart1 may 
hear it3 but  to them that are without1 
in parables4 ,this secret1 in revelation
  of the gospel1 is also expressed in   
other terms3 as1 ,that the  ,lord spake 
in mine ears 7,isa #e3i71 and it was    
revealed in mine  ears 7,isa #bb3ad74   
,and again1 ,hear now this word that ,i 
speak in  thine ears 7,jer #bh3g74    ,i
 will not again curse the ground any    
more4 ,these words are also  under      
,moses' veil2 for in them is contained  
the sin of the world1  and damnation    
thereof4 ,he said1 when he was to bring 

the flood1  that the earth was corrupt1 
and that he would destroy the earth     
7#f3aa1ac72 but his great meaning1 was1 
of the sinners that dwelt  therein2 as  
the effect of that flood declared4 ,so  
he saith again1  he will not bring any  
more a flood to destroy the earth2 and  
that  the bow in the cloud should be a  
sign of peace between him and  the      
earth3 ,by all which is meant in        
special1 the men that dwell  on the     
earth 7,psa #aad3g2 ,deu #cb3a2 ,jer    
#f3ai2 #bb3bi72 and they are  called1   
the ,ground1 and the ,earth1 because    
they came from thence4  ,so then1 there 
is1 as it were1 the foundation of all   
spiritual  blessedness couched under    
these words1 ,i will not curse the      
ground1 ,i will not destroy man4 ,and   
that this must needs be the  meaning    
thereof1 consider1 that this promise    
ariseth from the  sweet savour that he  
smelt before in the burnt-offering2     
which was  a figure of ,christ1 who was 
made a curse for us 7,gal #c3ac71 to    

deliver us from the curse of the law2   
that we might through him  obtain the   
blessing of forgiveness of sins2 to     
which the curse  stands directly        
opposite4    ,i will not again curse the
 ground for man's sake2 for the         
imagination  of man's heart is evil from
 his youth4 ,the imagination of man's   
heart was the ground of this dreadful   
curse2 and the effect  of this curse1   
was1 to lay them up in chains in hell3  
,wherefore  ,peter saith1 ,these men are
 now in prison4 ,the curse therefore1   
in its most eminent extension1 reached  
the souls of those ungodly  ones that   
were swept away with the flood4 ,but it 
seems a strange  argument1 or reason    
rendered of ,god1 why again he would not
 curse  the ground1 if it was because of
 the evil imagination of man's  heart1  
this being the only argument that       
prevailed with him to send  the flood4  
,the meaning therefore is rather this1  
,that because of  the satisfaction that 
,christ hath given to ,god for sin1     

therefore  he said in his heart1 he     
would not again curse the ground1 for   
the evil imagination of man2 that is1 he
 would not do it1 for  want of a        
sacrifice that had in it a sufficient   
propitiation 7,john  #c3ah1ai74         
,hence note1 ,that the great cause now  
of man's condemnation1 is not  because  
of his inherent pollution1 but because  
he accepteth not1  with ,noah1 of the   
satisfaction made by ,christ2 for to all
 them that  have so accepted thereof1   
there is now no curse nor condemnation  
7,rom #h3a71 though still the           
imagination of their heart be evil4 ,if 
any man sin1 we have an advocate with   
the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the         
righteous 7#a ,john #b3a74    ,for the  
imagination of man's heart is evil from 
his youth4 ,these  words seem to        
insinuate the cause of these evil       
imaginations2 and  that is1 from the    
corruption of their youth4 ,now how soon
 their  youth was corrupted1 ,david     
shows by these words1 ,i was shapen in  

iniquity2 and in sin did my mother      
conceive me 7,psa #ea3e74 ,ezekiel  also
 shows1 we were polluted in the day that
 we were born 7,eze  #af3a-h74 ,further1
 ,god to ,moses strongly affirms it1 in 
that he  commands1 ,that for the        
firstborn1 in whom the rest were        
included1  an offering should be        
offered1 by that they were a month old  
7,exo  #ac3ac2 #cd3bj74 ,god seems      
therefore1 by this word1 to look back to
  the transgression of our first        
parents1 by whom sin came into our      
natures2 and by so doing he not only    
intimateth1 yea1 promiseth  a pardon to 
personal miscarriages2 but assureth us1 
,that neither  them1 nor yet our inward 
pollutions1 shall destroy us1 because of
  the rest that he found before in      
,christ 7,rom #e74    ,neither will ,i  
again smite any more every living thing1
 as ,i have  done4 ,the creatures       
therefore also have some kind of benefit
 by  the death and blood of ,christ2    
that is1 so as to live1 and have a      

being2 for infinite justice is so       
perfectly just1 as that without  a      
sacrifice it could not have suffered the
 world to stand1 after  sin was in the  
world1 but must have destroyed1 for the 
sake of  sin1 the world which he had    
made4    ,for although it be foully     
absurd to say that beasts and fowls are 
defiled with sin1 as man2 yet doubtless 
they received detriment  thereby4 ,the  
creature was made subject to vanity1 by 
reason of him  who hath subjected the   
same1 c4 ,that is1 by ,adam's sin4      
,which  vanity they also show by divers 
of their practise2 as both in  their    
enmity to man1 and one to another1 with 
which they were not  created2 this came 
by the sin of man4 ,now that man lives1 
yea1 that  beasts live1 it is because of
 the offering up of ,christ3 ,wherefore 
it is said in that of the ,colossians1  
,the gospel is preached to  every       
creature2 in every creature under       
heaven2 to wit1 in that  they live and  
have a being 7#a3bc74    ,neither will  

,i again smite any more every living    
thing1 as ,i have  done4 ,these words1  
as ,i have done1 doth not exempt the    
creature  from every judgment of ,god1  
but from this1 or such as this2 for we  
know1 that other judgments do befall    
ungodly men now2 and if they  continue  
in final impenitence1 they shall partake
 of far greater  judgments than to be   
drowned by the waters of a flood4 ,the  
wicked  is reserved unto judgment 7,job 
#ba3cj74 ,yea1 the heavens and the      
earth that now are1 are reserved unto   
fire1--and perdition of  ungodly men 7#b
 ,peter #c3g74    ,ver4 #bb4 ,while the 
earth remaineth1 seed time and harvest1 
and  cold and heat1 and summer and      
winter1 and day and night1 shall not    
cease4 ,while the earth remaineth4      
,these words may have respect  both to  
the words before1 and to them that      
follow after4 ,if they  respect the     
words before1 then they are as limits to
 that large  promise1 of not destroying 
the world again3 not but that the day   

will come1 as ,i said1 in which another 
general judgment1 and that  too far more
 dreadful than this of water1 will      
overflow the world1  and every living   
thing shall again be cut off from the   
face  of all the earth3 as now by rain  
of water1 then by rain of fire  and     
brimstone3 ,which day and sore judgment1
 ,god showed unto men1  when he burned  
,sodom and ,gomorrah with fire and      
brimstone from  heaven4 ,but1    ,while 
the earth remaineth1 this shall not be4 
,but in the end1 then  indeed both it   
and the works that are therein1 shall as
 ,peter  saith be burned up 7#b ,peter  
#c3aj74 ,but so long as it remaineth1   
that is1 until it be overtaken with this
 second1 and that too the  beginning of 
eternal judgment1 no universal judgment 
shall overrun  the earth3 ,for albeit   
that since that flood1 the earth hath   
been  smitten with many a curse2 yet it 
hath been but here and there1 not  in   
every place at once4 ,famines1 and      
earthquakes1 and pestilences1  have been

 in divers places1 but yet at the same  
time hath there  been seed time and     
harvest also 7,mark #ac3h2 ,luke        
#ba3aa74    ,seed time and harvest1 and 
cold and heat1 and summer and winter1   
and day and night1 shall not cease4     
,these words were some of the  first1   
with that of the bow in the cloud1 that 
prevailed with me  to believe that the  
scriptures were the word of ,god4       
,for my reason tells me1 they are1 and  
have continued a true  prophecy1 from   
the day that they were related2         
otherwise the world  could not have     
subsisted2 for take away seed time and  
harvest1  cold and heat1 c41 and an end 
is put to the#ch beginning of the       
universe4    ,besides1 if these words be
 taken in a spiritual sense1 they have  
also  stood true from that very day2    
otherwise the church had ceased to  have
 a being long before this3 ,for take    
away seed time and harvest  from the    
church1 with cold and heat1 and day and 
night1 and those  ordinances of heaven  

are taken from her1 which were ordained 
for  her begetting and continuation4    
,this head might with much largeness  be
 insisted on2 but to pass it1 and to    
come to the next chapter4    ,,chapter  
,,ix4    ,ver4 #a4 ,and ,god blessed    
,noah1 and his sons1 and said unto them1
  ,be fruitful and multiply1 and        
replenish the earth4    ,noah having    
thus waded through these great          
temptations1 and being  made also to    
partake of the mercy of ,god1 in        
preserving and saving  him from the evil
 thereof1 and being brought to partake  
of the  beginning of a new world1 while 
the ungodly that were before the  flood 
were perished for their iniquity3 he    
receiveth now from the  mouth of the    
,lord1 before whom he walked before the 
flood1 laws  and ordinances1 as rules by
 which he should still govern his  life 
before him4 ,but mark1 ,before he       
receiveth these rules and  commandments1
 he receiveth blessing from ,god2       
blessing1 ,i say1 as  that which should 

yet fore-fit him to do his will4    ,and
 ,god blessed ,noah4 ,blessed him with  
spiritual and special  grace2 for       
without that1 no man can walk1 with     
,god's acceptance  before him4 ,he      
blessed him with grace suitable to the  
work he was  now to begin2 to wit1 for  
the replenishing and governing the new  
world ,god had brought him to3 so that  
,noah did not without precedent         
qualifications take this work upon him4 
,god also gave ,caleb and  ,joshua      
another spirit1 and then they followed  
him fully4 ,that of  ,david is for this 
remarkable1 ,who am ,i1 said he and what
 is my  people1 that we should be able  
to offer so willingly after this  sort8 
for all things come of thee1 and of     
thine own have we given  thee4 ,o ,lord 
our ,god1 saith he1 all this store that 
we have  prepared to build thee an house
 for thine holy name1 cometh of  thine  
hand1 and is all thine own 7#a ,chron   
#bi3aj-af74 ,so is faith1  love1        
strength1 wisdom1 sincerity1 and all    

other good things  wherewith and by     
which we walk with ,god1 worship him1   
and do his  will3 all which is comprised
 in these words1 ,i will give them an   
heart to know me1 that ,i am the ,,lord3
 and they shall be my people1  and ,i   
will be their ,god2 for they shall      
return unto me with their  whole heart  
7,jer #bd3g74 ,a new heart also will ,i 
give them 7,eze  #cf3be-bi74 ,and again1
 ,i will put my fear in their hearts1   
that  they shall not depart from me     
7,jer #cb3cg-dj74    ,and ,god blessed  
,noah and his sons1 and said unto them1 
,be fruitful1  and multiply1 and        
replenish the earth4 ,after he had      
blessed him1  then he tells him what    
they should do2 namely1 ,be fruitful1   
and  multiply4 ,this he spake with      
respect to the seed that he and his     
sons should beget1 therewith to people  
the world2 which was now  the remaining 
part of his work1 and he had three      
arguments to  encourage him thereto4    
,first1 ,he was delivered from the      

wicked and  sinners of the old world3   
#b4 ,he was made the heir of a new      
world2  and #c4 ,was to leave it as an  
heritage to his children4    ,this      
therefore should teach us1 who are      
brought into the kingdom  of ,christ1   
that new world that hath taken its      
beginning in the word  of the gospel1   
not to be idle1 but to be fruitful1 and 
to labour  to fill the world with a     
spiritual seed to ,god3 for as ,noah1 so
  are we made heirs of this blessed     
kingdom2 and shall also1 as that  good  
man1 leaven1 when we sleep in ,jesus1   
this spiritual seed to  possess the     
kingdom after us4    ,ver4 #b4 ,and the 
fear of you and the dread of you shall  
be upon  every beast of the earth1 and  
upon every fowl of the air1 upon all    
that moveth upon the earth1 and upon all
 the fishes of the sea2 into  your hand 
are they delivered4 ,these words seem to
 be a promise  of what shall be a       
consequence of their putting into       
practice what  was commanded in the     

verse before2 namely1 of their being    
fruitful1  and of their multiplying in  
the earth4 ,hence note1 ,that the       
faithful observation of ,god's word1    
puts majesty1 and dread1 and  terror    
upon them that do it3 ,therefore it is  
said1 that when the  church is fair as  
the moon1 and clear as the sun1 she is  
terrible  as an army with banners 7,cant
 #f3d1aj74 ,the presence of godly       
,samuel made the elders of ,bethlehem   
tremble2 yea1 when ,elisha was  sought  
for by the king of ,syria1 he durst not 
engage him1 but with  chariots and      
horses1 and an heavy host 7#b ,kings    
#f3ac1ad74 ,godliness  is a wonderful   
thing1 it commandeth reverence1 and the 
stooping  of the spirits1 even of the   
world of ungodly ones 7,acts #e3ac74    
,and the fear of you and the dread of   
you shall be upon every beast4  ,this is
 true in the letter2 for because there  
is upon man1 as man1  more of the image 
and similitude of ,god1 than there is   
upon other  creatures2 therefore the    

beasts1 and all the creatures1 are made 
to stoop and fall before them2 yea1     
though in themselves they are  mighty   
and fierce4 ,every kind or1 nature of   
birds1 and of serpents1  and things in  
the sea1 is tamed1 and hath been tamed  
by mankind  7,james #c3g74    ,but to   
allegorize the word1 for by the word1   
ungodly men are  beasts2 then1 as ,i    
said before1 godliness puts such a      
majesty and  dread upon the professors  
of it1 that their enemies are afraid of 
them2 yea1 even then when they rage     
against them1 and lay heavy  afflictions
 upon them4 ,it is marvellous to see in 
what fear the  ungodly are1 even of     
godly men1 and godliness2 in that they  
stir  up the mighty1 make edicts against
 them2 yea1 and raise up armies1  and   
what else can be imagined1 to suppress  
them2 while the persons  thus opposed1  
if you consider them as to their state  
and capacity  in this world2 they are   
most inconsiderable2 but as a dead dog1 
or a flea 7#a ,sam #bd3ad74 ,o but they 

are clothed with godliness6  ,the image 
and presence of ,god is upon them6 ,this
 makes the beasts  of this world afraid4
 ,one of you shall chase a thousand4    
,into your hands are they delivered4    
,that is1 the beasts1 birds1  and fish  
of the sea 7as ,david saith7 to be for  
the service of  man4 ,but again1 ,this  
is also true in a higher nature2 for    
taking  these beasts1 c4 for men1 even  
they are delivered into the hand  of the
 church1 by whose doctrine1 power and   
faith1 they are smitten  with severest  
judgments 7#b ,cor #b3ae1af74 ,laying   
all that reject  them even in the depth 
of death1 and smiting them with all     
plagues  as often as they will 7,rev    
#aa3f74 ,the world is therefore in our  
hand1 and disposed of by our doctrine1  
by our faith and prayers1  although they
 think far otherwise1 and shall one day 
feel their  judgments are according4    
,ver4 #c4 ,every moving thing that      
liveth shall be meat for you2 even  as  
the green herb have ,i given you all    

things4    ,from these words some would 
insinuate1 that before the flood men    
lived only upon herbs1 not eating flesh2
 as here they have authority  granted to
 do3 but1 in mine opinion1 such should  
be mistaken1 for  this reason1 if there 
were no other3 because they offered     
sacrifice  before2 sacrifices1 ,i say1  
as types and representatives to the     
church1  of the death and sufferings of 
,christ4 ,now1 of such sacrifices the   
offerers used to eat1 as is clear by the
 lamb of the passover1 and  many other  
offerings3 so that these words seem to  
be but a renewing  of their former      
privileges1 not a granting new liberty  
to the  world4    ,every moving thing4  
,this must be taken with this           
restriction1  ,that is wholesome and    
good for food3 for by the law of nature1
  nothing of that is forbidden to man1  
though for some significations  many    
such creatures were forbidden us to use 
for a time 7,deu #ad74    ,even as the  
green herb4 ,for which they expressly   

had liberty  granted them1 in the first 
chapter of this book 7v #bi74 ,and this 
liberty might afresh be here repeated1  
from some scruple that might  arise in  
,noah1 c4 ,he remembering that the world
 before might1 for  the abuse of the    
creatures of ,god1 as well as for the   
abuse of his  worship1 be drowned with  
the flood2 for sometimes the abuse of   
that which is lawful to one1 may be a   
snare1 abuse and stumbling  to another  
7#a ,cor #g3a2 #h74    ,ver4 #d4 ,but   
flesh with the life thereof1 which is   
the blood thereof  shall ye not eat4    
,this law seems to be ceremonial1       
although given long before ,moses  was2 
as also some sacrifices and circumcision
 were 7,john #g3bb74  ,wherefore we must
 seek for the reason of this            
prohibition4 ,whatsoever  man saith ,god
 there be of the house of ,israel1--that
 eateth any  manner of blood1 ,i will   
even set my face against that soul that 
eateth blood1 and will cut him off from 
among his people4 ,why8  ,for the life  

of the flesh is in the blood3 and ,i    
have given it  to you upon the altar to 
make an atonement for your souls3 for it
  is the blood that maketh an atonement 
for the soul4 ,therefore ,i  said unto  
the children of ,israel1 ,no soul of you
 shall eat blood  7,lev #ag3aj-ab74     
,again1 ,as here the prohibition is only
 concerning  blood2 so in another place1
 the word is as well against our eating 
the fat2 ,it shall be a perpetual       
statute for your generations1           
throughout all your dwellings1 that ye  
neither eat fat nor blood4  ,and the    
reason rendered1 is1 ,for all the fat is
 the ,,lord',s 7,lev  #c3af1ag74    ,so 
then the meaning1 the spiritual meaning1
 seems to be this1 ,that  forasmuch as  
the blood is the life1 and that which   
maketh the  atonement2 and the fat1 the 
glory1 and the ,lord's2 therefore they  
both were to be offered to the ,lord4   
,that is1 we ought always to offer  the 
merit of our salvation to ,god1 by a    
continual acknowledgment1  that it was  

through the blood of ,christ2 and we    
ought always to give  him the glory     
thereof1 and this is the fat of all our 
performances  7,isa #be3f74 ,now this is
 so blessed a thing1 and calleth for    
that  grace1 that every professor hath  
not1 every one cannot ascribe  to the   
blood of the ,lamb1 the whole of his    
reconciliation to ,god2  nor offer up   
the fat1 the glory1 which is ,god's1 to 
the ,lord for  so great a benefit3 this 
is the benefit of a peculiar people1    
even  of the priests the ,levites1 the  
sons of ,zadok1 or they that are        
justified1 or just thereby2 7,for so    
,zadok signifies7 that kept the  charge 
of my sanctuary1 when the children of   
,israel went astray  from me2 they shall
 come near to me1 to minister unto me1  
and  they shall stand before me to offer
 unto me the fat and the blood1  saith  
the ,lord ,god 7,eze #dd3ae74           
,wherefore1 for men to ascribe to their 
own works the merit of their  salvation1
 or to take the glory thereof to        

themselves2 it is as  eating the blood  
and the fat themselves1 and they shall  
be cut  off from the people of ,god4    
,ver4 #e4 ,and surely your blood of your
 lives will ,i require2 at the  hand of 
every beast will ,i require it1 and at  
the hand of man2 at  the hand of every  
man's brother1 will ,i require the life 
of man4    ,these words are spoken to   
the church1 which then resided in this  
family3 ,not but that ,god will avenge  
the blood that is wrongfully  shed1     
though the person murdered be most      
carnal and irreligious4  ,a man that    
doeth violence to the blood of any      
person1 shall flee  to the pit2 let no  
man stay him 7,pro #bh3ag74    ,but ,i  
say1 these words respect the church in a
 more special and  eminent way4 ,surely 
saith ,god your blood of your lives will
 ,i  require4 ,thus also ,david         
insinuates the thing3 when he maketh    
the inquisition for blood1 he           
remembereth them3 the saints and  godly 
in special1 he forgetteth not the cry of

 the humble1 the  afflicted 7,psa       
#i3ab74    ,at the hand of every beast  
will ,i require it4 ,the beasts are here
  also to be taken for men1 to whom they
 are frequently likened in  scripture2  
and that because they have cast off     
human affections2  and1 like savage     
creatures1 make a prey of those that are
 better  than themselves4 ,ignorance    
therefore or brutishness1 ,o thou wicked
  man6 will not excuse thee in the day  
of judgment2 all the injuries  that thou
 doest to the people of ,god1 shall for 
certain be required  of thee4    ,at the
 hand of man will ,i require it4 ,by man
 here1 we may  understand1 such as have 
greater placed and shew of reason       
wherewith  they manage their cruelty1   
than those that are as the natural      
beast3  for all persecutors are not     
brutish alike2 some are in words as     
smooth as oil2 others can shew a        
semblance of reason of state1  why they 
should see the righteous for silver1 and
 the poor for a  pair of shoes 7,amos   

#b3f74 ,these act1 to carnal reason1    
like men1  as ,saul against ,david1 for 
the safety of his kingdom2 but these    
must give an account of their cruelty1  
for blood is in their hands4    ,at the 
hand of every man's brother will ,i     
require the life of man4  ,this word    
brother may reach to all the apostatized
 hypocrites that  forsake or betray the 
godly1 for brother shall betray the     
brother  to death 7,matt #aj3ba74 ,such 
are spoken of in ,isaiah1 ,your brethren
  that hated you1 saith ,god1 and that  
cast you out for my name's  sake1 said1 
,let the ,,lord be glorified3 but he    
shall appear to your  joy1 and they     
shall be ashamed 7,isa #fe3e74 ,so that 
let them be  as vile as the brute1 or as
 reasonable in appearance as men1 or  as
 near in relation as a brother2 neither 
their ignorance1 nor  their reason1 nor 
their relation to the saints1 shall     
secure them  from the stroke of the     
judgment of ,god4 ,ver4 #f4 ,whoso      
sheddeth  man's blood1 by man shall his 

blood be shed3 for in the image of  ,god
 made he man4    ,in these words we have
 both a threatening and a command2 and  
the  same words carry both3 ,by man     
shall his blood be shed1 there is  the  
threatening2 ,by man shall his blood be 
shed1 there is the  command4 ,for as    
they threaten1 so they instruct us1 that
 he is  worthy of the loss of his own   
blood1 that doth wickedly shed the      
blood of another 7,matt #bf3eb2 ,rev    
#ac3aj74 ,blood for blood1 equal        
measure3 ,as he also saith elsewhere1   
,an eye for an eye1 a tooth  for a tooth
 7,exo #ba3bd71 wound for wound1 burning
 for burning 7,lev  #bd3bj2 ,deu        
#ai3ba74    ,for in the image of ,god   
made he man4 ,this seems as the reason  
of this equal law2 because no man can   
slay his neighbour1 but he  striketh at 
the image of ,god4 ,it is counted a     
heinous crime for  a man to run his     
sword at the picture of a king1 how much
 more to  shed the blood of the image of
 ,god8 ,he that mocketh1 or oppresseth1 

the poor reproacheth his ,maker2 but he 
that honoureth him1 hath  mercy on the  
poor 7,pro #ad3ca2 #ag3e74 ,and if so1  
how much more do  they reproach1 yea1   
despise and abhor their ,maker1 that    
slay and  murder his image6 ,but most of
 all those do prove themselves the      
enemies of ,god1 that make the holiness1
 the goodness1 the religion  and        
sobriety that is found in the people of 
,god1 the object of their  wrath and    
hellish cruelty4 ,hence murder is1 in   
the ,new ,testament1  imputed to that   
man that hated holy and godly man3 ,he  
that hateth  his brother1 is a murderer2
 and ye know that no murderer hath      
eternal life abiding in him 7#a ,john   
#c3ae74    ,ver4 #gl4 ,and you1 be ye   
fruitful1 and multiply2 bring forth     
abundantly in the earth1 and multiply   
therein4 ,thus he doubleth  the blessing
 and command1 of multiplying and        
increasing the church  in the earth1 for
 that is the delight of ,god1 and of    
,christ4    ,ver4 #h1 #i4 ,and ,god     

spake unto ,noah1 and to his sons with  
him1  saying1 ,and ,i1 behold1 ,i       
establish my covenant with you1 and with
  your seed after you4    ,god having   
thus blessed them1 and given them laws  
and judgments  to walk by1 for the      
further confirmation of their hope in   
,god1 he  propoundeth to them the       
immutability of his mind1 by the        
establishing  of his covenant with them2
 for a covenant is that1 which not only 
concludeth the matter concerned between 
the persons themselves2  but it         
provideth remedy against after          
temptations1 and fears1 and  mistrusts1 
as to the faithful performance of that  
which is spoken  of4 ,as ,laban said to 
,jacob1 ,now therefore said he come     
thou1  let us make a covenant1 ,i and   
thou2 and let it be for a witness       
between me and thee 7,gen #ca3dd74 ,thus
 also the apostle insinuates2  where    
making mention of the promise and oath  
of ,god1 he saith1 this  promise and    
oath are both immutable1 that we might  

have a strong  consolation1 or always   
ground for great rejoicing who have fled
  for refuge to lay hold upon the hope  
set before us 7,heb #f3ah74    ,this    
covenant therefore1 it was for the      
encouragement of ,noah and  his sons1   
that they might walk before ,god without
 fear4 ,yea1 it  was to maintain their  
hope in his promise of forgiveness1     
though  they should find their          
after-performances mixed with           
infirmities2  for so he had told them   
before1 namely1 ,that he would not again
  destroy the earth for man's sake1     
albeit the imagination of man's  heart  
be evil from his youth4 ,i will         
establish my covenant with  you1 and    
with your seed after you4    ,ver4 #aj4 
,and with every living creature that is 
with you3 of the  fowl1 of the cattle1  
and of every beast of the earth with    
you2  from all that go out of the ark1  
to every beast of the earth4  ,these    
words respect the whole creation 7see   
chapter #h72 for all  the things in the 

world1 devils only excepted1 have a     
benefit  by this covenant of ,god4 ,and 
hence it is1 that not man only1 but     
every thing that hath breath1 is        
commanded to praise the ,lord  7,psa    
#aej3f73 ,but observe it2 as for the sin
 of man1 they before  were destroyed by 
the flood2 so now by reason of the mercy
 of  ,god to man1 they are spared1 and  
partake of mercy also4 ,this is         
intimated by these words3 ,every        
creature that is with you2 every  beast 
of the earth with you4    ,ver4 #aa4    
,and ,i will establish my covenant with 
you1 neither shall  all flesh be cut off
 any more by the waters of a flood2     
neither  shall there any more be a flood
 to destroy the earth4    ,this is the  
sum of the covenant1 as it respecteth   
the letter1 and  the type1 and the whole
 creation in general4 ,but yet as to the
  spirit and gospel of it1 the ,holy    
,ghost must needs have a further  reach1
 an intention of more glorious things1  
as may further be  shewed anon4    ,and 

,i will establish my covenant with you4 
,for you that are men1  and especially  
the members of the church1 have the most
 peculiar  share therein4    ,neither   
shall all flesh be cut off any more by  
the waters of  a flood4 ,for because of 
my covenant which ,i establish with you1
  ,i will spare them also1 and give them
 the taste of my mercy and  goodness4   
,neither shall there any more be a flood
 to destroy the earth4  ,this covenant  
therefore1 is not of that nature as the 
covenant  was which was made with ,adam1
 to wit1 a covenant of works1 as the    
only conditions of life2 for by that was
 the ground1 for man's  sin1 accursed1  
accursed1 and accursed again4 ,but now  
the ,lord goeth  another way1 the way of
 grace1 and forgiveness of sins3        
,wherefore  now1 not the curse1 but the 
mercy of ,god1 comes in on the back and 
neck of sin1 still sparing and forgiving
 man1 the great transgressor1  and the  
beast1 c4 and the earth1 for the sake of
 him4    ,ver4 #ab1 #ac4 ,and ,god said1

 ,this is the token of the covenant     
which  ,i make between me and you and   
every living creature that is with  you1
 for perpetual generations4 ,i do set my
 bow in the cloud1 and  it shall be for 
a token of a covenant between me and all
 the earth4    ,so then1 the way to find
 out the covenant1 what that is1 it is  
to  see if we can find out this token of
 it2 to wit1 the ,,bow1 of which  the   
rainbow is but a type4 ,i find then by  
the scriptures1 where  this ,,bow is    
mystically spoken of1 that the ,lord    
,jesus ,christ  himself is encompassed  
with the bow4 ,the first is this3       
,and above the firmament that was over  
their heads was the likeness  of a      
throne1 as the appearance of a sapphire 
stone3 and upon the  likeness of the    
throne was the likeness1 as the         
appearance of  a man above upon it4 ,and
 ,i saw1 as the colour of amber1 as the 
appearance of fire round about within   
it1 from the appearance of  his loins   
even upward1 and from the appearance of 

his loins even  downward1 ,i saw as it  
were the appearance of fire1 and it had 
brightness round about4 ,as the         
appearance of the bow that is in the    
cloud in the day of rain1 so was the    
appearance of the brightness  round     
about4 ,this was the appearance of the  
likeness of the glory  of the ,,lord    
7,eze #a3bf-bh71 the man1 the ,lord's   
,christ1 c4    ,the second scripture is 
this4 ,i was in the ,spirit3 and1 behold
 a  throne was set in heaven1 and one   
sat on the throne4 ,and he that sat  was
 to look upon like a jasper and a       
sardine stone3 and there was  a rainbow 
round about the throne1 in sight like   
unto an emerald  7,rev #d3b1c74 ,in     
these two texts there is mention of the 
rainbow1  that was1 not to be the       
covenant1 but the token or sign thereof4
  ,now then the covenant itself must    
needs be the man that was set  in the   
midst of the bow upon the throne2 for so
 he saith by the  prophet1 ,i the ,,lord
 have called thee in righteousness1 and 

will  hold thine hand1 and will keep    
thee1 and give thee for a covenant  of  
the people 7,isa #db3f74 ,the covenant  
therefore is ,jesus ,christ  the        
,saviour1 whom the bow in the clouds was
 a sign or a token of4  ,so then the sum
 of the text is this1 ,that ,god1 for   
the sake of  the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  
will not again all the days of the      
earth1  bring an universal judgment upon
 the creature1 as in the days of  ,noah1
 and of the old world he did2 for       
,christ by the worth of his  blood and  
righteousness hath pacified the justice 
of the law for  sin4 ,so then the whole 
universe standeth not upon a bottom of  
its  own1 but by the word and power of  
,christ 7,heb #a3b1c74 ,the earth  said 
he and all the inhabitants thereof are  
dissolved3 ,i bear  up the pillars of it
 7,psa #ge3c74    ,quest4 ,but how must 
,christ be reckoned of ,god1 when he    
maketh him  the poize against all the   
sin of the world4    ,the prophet tells 
us thus3 ,he shall be the covenant of   

the people1  or he shall be accounted   
the conditions and worth of the world2  
,he  shall be the covenant1 or works1 or
 righteousness of the people2  for1 ,he 
as the high-priest under the law1 is set
 for the people  to ,godward2 that is1  
he standeth always in the presence of   
,god1  as the complete obedience of the 
people4 ,so then1 so long as the  ,lord 
,christ bears up his mediatorship1 ,god 
in justice will neither  destroy the    
world1 nor the things that are therein4 
,in this covenant therefore1 the justice
 as well as the mercy of ,god  is       
displayed in its perfection1 inasmuch as
 without the perfection  of the mediator
 ,christ1 the world could not be saved  
from judgment4    ,ver4 #ad4 ,and it    
shall come to pass1 when ,i bring a     
cloud over the  earth1 that the bow     
shall be seen in the cloud4    ,by these
 words the ,lord looks back to the flood
 that before had  drowned the earth2 for
 in these clouds there was no bow1 no   
token  of ,christ1 or of the mercy of   

,god4 ,but now1 saith ,god1 ,i will do  
far otherwise2 from henceforth when ,i  
bring a cloud1 and there  be showers of 
rain on the earth1 these clouds shall   
not be as the  other4 ,but my bow shall 
be therein4    ,the cloud then that here
 is spoken of1 must be understood of the
  judgment of ,god for sin1 like those  
before1 and at the overthrow of  the    
world2 only with this difference1 they  
were clouds1 judgments  without mercy1  
but these judgments mixed therewith2 and
 often the  clouds are thus to be       
understood4 ,job when he curseth his    
day1  saith1 ,let a cloud dwell upon it 
7#c3e74 ,so the judgments of ,god  upon 
,zion1 are called the covering of a     
cloud 7,lam #b3a74 ,so in ,joel  also1  
to the darkness of clouds1 are the      
judgments of the church  compared       
7#b3b72 yea1 that pillar that went      
before the children of  ,israel1 it     
being a judgment to the people of       
,egypt1 goes under this  epithet1 as a  
term most fit to express this judgment  

by1 it was  a cloud and darkness to them
 7,exo #ad3bj74    ,and now to the cloud
 in hand1 the cloud in which is the bow1
 the  cloud of rain1 although by the    
mercy and grace of ,god it is so  great 
a blessing as it is1 yet it sometimes   
becomes a judgment1  it comes for       
correction1 as a rod to afflict the     
inhabitants of  the world withal 7,job  
#cg3ac74 ,thus it was in the days of    
,ezra1  and very often both before and  
since 7#aj3ab-ad74    ,the bow shall be 
seen in the cloud4 ,this is the mercy of
 ,god to  the world1 and that by which  
it hath been hitherto preserved2 ,the   
bow shall be seen in the cloud4 ,you    
know ,i told you of the bow  before1    
that it was a sign or token of the      
covenant of ,god with  the world1 and   
that the covenant itself was ,christ1 as
 given of  ,god unto us1 with all his   
good conditions1 merit1 and worth4 ,so  
then1 in that1 ,god set this bow in the 
cloud1 and especially  in the clouds    
that he sends for judgment1 he would    

have the world  remember1 that there    
comes no judgment as yet on the world1  
but  it is mixed with1 or poized by the 
mercy of ,god in ,christ4    ,the bow   
shall be seen in the cloud4 ,this may   
respect ,god1 or the  world1 that is1   
the seeing of the bow in the cloud2 if  
it respect  ,god1 then it tells us he in
 judgment will remember mercy2 if it    
respect the world1 then it admonisheth  
us not to despond1 or sink  in despair  
under the greatest judgment of ,god1 for
 the bow1 the  token of his covenant1 is
 seen in the judgments that he          
executeth4    ,when the vision of the   
ruin of ,jerusalem was revealed to the  
prophet  ,ezekiel1 he saw that yet      
,christ sat under the bow 7#a3bh74      
,when antichrist was to come against the
 saints of ,god1 the commission  came   
from ,christ1 as he sat under the bow   
7,rev #d3c74 ,this ,john  did see and   
relate1 of which we should take special 
notice3 for  by this token ,god would   
have us to know that these clouds1      

though  they come for correction1 yet   
not to destroy the church4 ,my bow      
shall be seen in the cloud4    ,ver4    
#ae4 ,and ,i will remember my covenant1 
which is between me and  you1 and every 
living creature of all flesh2 and the   
waters shall  no more become a flood to 
destroy all flesh4    ,and ,i will      
remember my covenant4 ,much like this is
 that of the  ,lord to ,israel1 when    
they are under all1 or any of those     
forty  judgments mentioned 7,lev #bf74  
,if they shall confess their iniquity1  
saith he1 and the iniquity of their     
fathers1 c41 ,then will ,i  remember my 
covenant with ,jacob1 and also my       
covenant with ,isaac1  and also my      
covenant with ,abraham will ,i remember2
 and ,i will  remember the land 7,lev   
#bf3dj-db74 ,his usual way in other     
sayings  is1 to begin with ,abraham1 but
 here he ends with him2 and the reason  
is1 because there1 as it were1 the great
 promise of the ,messiah  to that people
 began1 ,saying1 in thy seed shall all  

nations be  blessed4    ,and ,i will    
remember my covenant which is between me
 and you4 ,we  read not here of any     
compact or agreement between ,noah and  
,god  ,almighty2 wherefore such         
conditions and compacts could not be    
the terms between him and us4 ,what     
then8 why that covenant that  he calls  
his1 which is his gift to us1 ,i will   
give thee for a  covenant1 this is the  
covenant which is between ,god and us3  
,there  is one ,god1 and one mediator   
between ,god and man1 the man ,christ   
,jesus4 ,this then is the reason why all
 the waters1 why all the  judgments of  
,god1 and why all the sins that have    
provoked those  judgments1 cannot become
 a flood to destroy all flesh4    ,ver4 
#af4 ,and the bow shall be in the cloud2
 and ,i will look upon  it1 that ,i may 
remember the everlasting covenant       
between ,god and  every living creature 
of all flesh that is upon the earth4    
,and the bow shall be in the cloud4 this
 is a kind of a repetition2  for this he

 had told us before1 saying1 ,i do set  
my bow in the  cloud1 and the bow shall 
be seen in the cloud3 which repetition  
is very needful1 for it is hard for us  
to believe that ,christ  and grace are  
wrapped up in the judgments of ,god 7#a 
,peter #a3ab74  ,wherefore it had need  
be attested twice and thrice4 ,to write 
the  same things to you1 saith ,paul1 to
 me indeed is not grievous1  but for you
 it is safe7,phil #c3a74    ,and ,i will
 look upon4 ,a familiar expression1 and 
suited to our  capacity1 and spoken to  
prevent a further ground of mistrust2   
much  like to that of ,god1 when he was 
to send the plague upon ,egypt3    ,the 
blood1 saith ,god1 of the ,lamb1 shall  
be to you for a token  upon the houses  
where ye are3 and when ,i see the blood 
,i will pass  over you1 and the plague  
shall not be upon you1 to destroy you1  
when ,i smite the land of ,egypt 7,exo  
#ab3ac74    ,and ,i will look upon it   
that ,i may remember4 ,not that ,god is 
forgetful1 ,he is ever mindful of his   

covenant4 ,but such expressions  are    
used to shew and persuade us that the   
whole heart and delight  of ,god is in  
it4 ,that ,i may remember the           
everlasting covenant4  ,this word       
covenant is also the sixth repetition   
thereof2 my  covenant1 the covenant1 a  
covenant1 and the everlasting covenant4 
,o how fain would ,god beat it into the 
heads of the world1 that he  hath for   
men a covenant of grace4    ,the        
everlasting covenant4 ,because the      
parties on both sides are  faithful1    
perfect1 and true2 the ,father being the
 one1 and the ,son  of his love the     
other2 for this covenant1 as ,i said    
before1 is  not a compact and agreement 
betwixt ,god and the world1 but his     
,son1 as his gift to men1 is set for    
them to ,godward 7,zech #i3aa74  ,so    
that what conditions there are1 they are
 perfectly found in  ,christ1 by whose  
blood the covenant is sealed and        
established1  and indeed becomes        
everlasting1 hence it is called the     

blood of  the everlasting covenant 7,heb
 #ac3bj74 ,and again1 the ,new          
,testament  is said to be in this blood4
 ,besides1 the promises are all in      
,christ1 ,i mean the promises of this   
covenant2 in him they are yea1  and in  
him amen1 to the glory of ,god the      
,father3 now they being  all in him1 and
 yea and amen no where else1 the        
covenant itself  must needs be of pure  
grace and mercy1 and the bow in the     
cloud1  not qualifications in us1 but   
the proper token of this covenant4      
,ver4 #ag4 ,and ,god said unto ,noah1   
,this is the token of the covenant1     
which ,i have established between me and
 all flesh that is upon  the earth4     
,behold a repetition of all things that 
were essential either to the  covenant  
itself1 or to our faith therein1 the    
making of the covenant1  the looking on 
the covenant1 and the token of the      
covenant2 how  often are they mentioned1
 that we might be more fully convinced  
of  the unchangeable nature of it4 ,as  

,joseph said unto ,pharaoh1 ,for  that  
the dream was doubled unto ,pharaoh     
twice1 it is because the  thing is      
established by ,god 7,gen #da3cb74      
,and ,god said unto ,noah4 ,where ,god  
loveth1 he delighteth to apply  himself 
to such1 in a more than general way2 he 
singleth out the  person1 ,noah1        
,abraham1 and the like4 ,i know thee by 
name1 saith  he to ,moses1 and thou hast
 found grace in my sight4    ,this is   
the token of the covenant4 ,it still    
wants beating into  people's heads1     
where they should look for the covenant 
itself1  to wit1 the throne which the   
rainbow compasseth round about2 for     
that is the token of the presence of the
 ,messias1 and thither  we are to look  
for salvation from all plagues1 and from
 all the  judgments that are due to sin3
 ,the ,lord for ,christ's sake forgave  
you1 this is the token of the covenant4 
,of the covenant which ,i have          
established4    ,this word ,i1 as also  
hinted before1 doth intimate that this  

covenant  is the covenant of grace and  
mercy1 for a covenant of works cannot   
be established2 that is1 settled between
 ,god and men1 before  both parties have
 either by sureties1 or performance     
ratified and  confirmed the same4       
,indeed it may be so established1 as    
that ,god  will appoint no other2 but to
 be so established1 as to give us the   
fruits thereof1 that must be the effects
 of his being well pleased  with the    
conditions of those concerned in the    
making thereof4 ,but  that is not the   
world1 but the ,son of ,god1 and        
therefore it is called  his covenant1   
and he as given to us of ,god1 is so    
reckoned our  condition and worth 7,zech
 #i3aa74    ,which ,i have established4 
,to wit1 upon better promises than      
duties purely commanded1 or than the    
obedience of all the angels  in heaven4 
,i have established it in the truth and 
faithfulness1 in  the merit and worth of
 the blood of my ,son1 of whom the      
rainbow  that you see in the cloud is a 

token4    ,ver4 #ah4 ,and the sons of   
,noah1 that went forth of the ark1 were 
,shem1 and ,ham1 and ,japheth3 and ,ham 
is the father of ,canaan4    ,by these  
words ,moses is returned again to the   
history of ,noah4  ,and the sons of     
,noah that went forth of the ark4 ,if   
these words1  that went forth of the    
ark1 bear the emphasis of this part of  
the  verse1 then it may seem that ,noah 
had more children than these2  but they 
were not accounted of2 for they being   
ungodly1 as the rest  of the world1 they
 perished with them in their            
ungodliness4 ,these  only went in1 and  
came out of the ark with him2#ci to wit1
    ,shem1 and ,ham1 and ,japheth4 ,the 
names thus placed are not according  to 
their birth2 for ,japheth was the elder1
 ,ham the younger1 and  ,shem the       
middlemost of the two4    ,shem         
therefore takes the place1 because of   
his eminency in godliness  7#i3bd72     
also1 because from him went the line up 
to ,christ 7#aj3b74  ,for which cause   

also the family of the sons of ,judah1  
though he  was but the fourth son of    
,israel1 was reckoned before the family 
of ,reuben1 ,jacob's first born2 or     
before the rest of the sons of  his     
brethren 7#a ,chron #b3c74 ,sometimes   
persons take their place in  genealogy1 
from the fore-sight of the mightiness of
 their offspring4  ,thus was ,ephraim   
placed before ,manasseh2 for truly said 
,jacob  his younger brother shall be    
greater than he 7,gen #dc3ag-bj74 ,and  
he set ,ephraim before ,manasseh4       
,ham is the next in order2 not for the  
sake of his birthright1 or  because he  
was much1 if anything1 now for          
godliness2 but for that  he was the next
 to be eminent in his offspring1 for    
opposing and  fighting against the same4
    ,shem and ,ham therefore the two    
heads1 or chief1 from whence sprang     
good and evil men1 by way of eminency4  
,ham is the father of  ,canaan1 or of   
the ,canaanites1 the people of ,god's   
curse1 whom the  sons of ,shem who      

afterwards sprang from ,abraham1 ,isaac1
 and ,jacob1  were to cut off from the  
earth1 for their most high abominations4
    ,japheth comes in1 in the first     
place1 as one that at present was  least
 concerned either in the mercy or       
displeasure of ,god2 being  neither1 in 
his offspring1 to be devoutly religious1
 nor yet  incorrigibly wicked1 though   
afterwards he was to be persuaded to    
dwell in the tents of ,shem4    ,ver4   
#ai4 ,these are the three sons of ,noah2
 and of them was the  whole earth       
overspread4    ,thus though ,noah's     
beginning was small1 his latter end did 
greatly  increase4    ,ver4 #bj1 #ba4   
,and ,noah began to be an husbandman1   
and he planted  a vineyard3--,and he    
drank of the wine1 and was drunken2 and 
he  was uncovered within his tent4      
,this is the blot in this good man's    
scutcheon2 and a strange blot  it is1   
that such an one as ,noah should be thus
 overtaken with  evil6 ,one would have  
thought that ,moses should now have     

began  with a relation of some eminent  
virtues1 and honourable actions  of     
,noah1 since now he was saved from the  
death that overtook  the whole world1   
and was delivered1 both he and his      
children1 to  possess the whole earth   
himself4 ,indeed1 he stepped from the   
earth  to the altar2 as ,israel of old  
did sing on the shore of the red  ,sea3 
,but1 as they1 he soon forgat2 he       
rendered evil to ,god for  good4#dj     
,neither is ,noah alone in this matter3 
,lot also being delivered from  that    
fire from heaven that burnt up ,sodom   
and ,gomorrah1 falls soon  after into   
lewdness with the children of his body1 
and begetteth  his own two daughters    
with child 7,gen #ai3cj-cf74    ,gideon 
also1 after he was delivered out of the 
hands of his enemies1  took that very   
gold which ,god had given him1 as the   
spoil of them  that hated him1 and made 
himself idols therewith 7,judg          
#h3bd-bg74  ,what shall ,i say of       
,david8 and of ,solomon also1 who after 

he had  been twenty years at work for   
the service of the true ,god1 both in   
building and preparing for his worship1 
and in writing of ,proverbs  by divine  
inspiration2 did1 after this1 make      
temples for idols2  yea1 almost for the 
gods of all countries8 ,yea1 he did it  
when  he was old1 when he should have   
been preparing for his grave1 and  for  
eternity4 ,it came to pass1 when        
,solomon was old1 that his  wives turned
 away his heart after other gods3--,for 
,solomon went  after ,ashtoreth1 the    
goddess of the ,zidonians2 and after    
,milcom1  the abomination of the        
,ammonites4--,he did also build an high 
place  for ,chemosh1 the abomination of 
,moab1 in the hill that is before       
,jerusalem2 and for ,molech1 the        
abomination of the children of  ,ammon4 
,and likewise did he for all his strange
 wives1 which burnt  incense and        
sacrificed unto their gods 7#a ,kings   
#aa3d-h74    ,all these sins were sins  
against mercies2 yea1 and doubtless     

against  covenants1 and the most solemn 
resolutions to the contrary4 ,for  who  
can imagine1 but that when ,noah was    
tossed with the flood1  and ,lot within 
the scent and smell of the fire and     
brimstone that  burnt down ,sodom1 with 
his sons1 and his daughters2 and        
,gideon1  when so fiercely engaged with 
so great an enemy1 and delivered by  so 
strange a hand2 should in the most      
solemn manner both promise and  vow to  
,god4 ,but behold6 now they in truth are
 delivered and saved1  they recompense  
all with sin4 ,lord1 what is man6       
,how--abominable  and filthy is man1    
which drinketh iniquity like water 7,job
 #ae3af74  ,let these things learn us to
 cease from man1 whose breath is in  his
 nostrils3 for wherein is he to be      
accounted of8 7,isa #b3bb74  ,indeed1 it
 is a vain thing to build our faith upon
 the most godly  man in the world1      
because he is subject to err2 yea1 far  
better  than ,he1 was so4    ,if ,noah1 
and ,lot1 and ,gideon1 and ,david1 and  

,solomon1 who wanted  not matter from   
arguments1 and that of the strongest    
kind2 as  arguments that are drawn from 
mercy and goodness be1 to engage to     
holiness1 and the fear of ,god2 yet     
after all1 did so foully fall1  as we   
see3 let us admire grace1 that any      
stand2 let the strongest  fear1 lest he 
fearfully fall2 and let no man but      
,jesus ,christ himself  be the absolute 
platform and pattern of faith and       
holiness4 ,as the  prophet saith1 ,let  
us cease from man4 ,but to return3      
,and ,noah began to be an husbandman4   
,this trade he took up for  want of     
better employment2 or rather1 in mine   
opinion1 from some  liberty he took to  
himself1 to be remiss in his care and   
work1 as  a preacher4 ,for seeing the   
church was now at rest1 and having the  
world before them1 they still retaining 
outward sobriety1 poor  ,noah1 good man1
 now might think with himself1 ,i need  
not now be  so diligent1 watchful and   
painful in my ministry as formerly2 the 

church is but small1 without opposition1
 and also well settled in  the truth2 ,i
 may now take to myself a little time to
 tamper with  worldly things4 ,so he    
makes an essay upon husbandry4 ,he began
  to be an husbandman4 ,ha1 ,noah6 it   
was better with thee when thou  wast    
better employed6 ,yea1 it was better    
with thee1 when a world  of ungodly men 
set themselves against thee6 ,yea1 when 
every day  thy life was in danger to be 
destroyed by the giants1 against whom   
thou wast a preacher above a hundred    
years6 ,for then thou didst  walk with  
,god2 ,then thou wast better than all   
the world2 but now  thou art in the     
relapse6    ,hence note1 ,that though   
the days of affliction1 of temptation   
and  distress1 are harsh to flesh and   
blood2 yet they are not half so         
dangerous as are the days of peace and  
liberty4 ,wherefore ,moses              
pre-admonished ,israel1 ,that when they 
had received the land of  ,canaan1 and  
had herds1 and silver and gold in       

abundance1 that then  their heart be not
 lifted up to forget the ,lord their    
,god4 ,jesurun  kicked when he was fat4 
,o6 ,when provender pricks#da us1 we are
  apt to be as the horse or mule1 that  
is without understanding 7,deu          
#h3aj-ae74    ,he planted a vineyard3   
and he drank of the wine1 and was       
drunken4  ,although in the course of    
godliness1 many men have but a          
speculative  knowledge of things2 yet it
 is not so in the ways of this world    
and sin1 the practical part of these    
things are lived in by all  the world4  
,they are sinners indeed1 ,he drank of  
the wine4    ,he drank of the wine1 and 
was drunken4 ,the ,holy ,ghost1 when it 
hath to do with sin1 it loveth to give  
it its own name3 drunkenness  must be   
drunkenness1 murder must be murder1 and 
adultery must bear  its own name4 ,nay1 
it is neither the goodness of the man1  
nor his  being in favour with ,god1 that
 will cause him to lessen or mince  his 
sin4 ,noah was drunken2 ,lot lay with   

his daughters2 ,david killed  ,uriah2   
,peter cursed and swore in the garden1  
and also dissembled  at ,antioch4 ,but  
this is not recorded1 to the intent that
 the name  of these godly should rot or 
stink3 but to shew1 that the best  men  
are nothing without grace2 and1 that he 
that standeth1 should  not be high      
minded1 but fear4 ,yea1 they are also   
recorded1 for the  support of the       
tempted1 who when they are fallen1 are  
oft raised  up by considering the       
infirmities of others4 ,whatsoever      
things  were written aforetime were     
written for our learning1 that we       
through patience1 and comfort of the    
scriptures might have hope  7,rom       
#ae3d74    ,and he was uncovered within 
his tent4 ,that is1 he lay like a       
drunken man1 that regarded not who saw  
his shame4 ,hence note1 how  beastly a  
sin drunkenness is2 it bereaveth a man  
of consideration1  and civil behaviour2 
it makes him as brutish and shameless as
 a  beast2 yea1 it discovereth his      

nakedness to all that behold4    ,and he
 was uncovered4 ,that is1 lay naked1    
,behold ye now1 that  a little of the   
fruit of the vine1 lays gravity1 grey   
hairs1 and  a man that for hundreds of  
years was a lover of faith1 holiness1   
goodness1 sobriety1 and all             
righteousness2 shamelessly1 as the      
object to the eye of the wicked1 with   
his nakedness in his tent4    ,he was   
uncovered within his tent4 ,the best    
place of retirement  he had1 but it     
could not hide him from the eye of the  
ungodly2 it  is not therefore thy secret
 chamber1 nor thy lurking in holes1     
that will hide thee from the eye of the 
reproacher3 nothing can  do this but    
righteousness1 goodness1 sobriety and   
faithfulness to  ,god2 this will hide   
thee2 these are the garments1 which1 if 
they  be on thee1 will keep thee1 that  
the shame of thy nakedness do  not      
appear 7,rev #af3ae74    ,ver4 #bb4 ,and
 ,ham1 the father of ,canaan1 saw the   
nakedness of his  father1 and told his  

two brethren without4    ,ham was the   
unsanctified one1 the father of the     
children of the  curse of ,god4 ,he saw 
the nakedness of his father1 and he     
blazed  abroad the matter4 ,hence note1 
,that the wicked and ungodly man1  is he
 that doth watch for the infirmities of 
the godly3 as ,david  says1 ,they       
watched for my halting4 ,indeed1 they   
know not else how  to justify their own 
ungodliness2 but this1 instead of       
excusing  them of their wickedness1 doth
 but justify the word against them2  for
 by this they prove themselves          
graceless1 and men that watch  for      
iniquity4 ,let them not say in their    
hears said ,david ,ah6  so would we have
 it 7,psa #ce3be74 ,ammon said1 ,aha6   
against the  sanctuary when it was      
profaned2 and against the land of       
,israel  when it was desolate1 and      
against the house of ,judah when it went
  into captivity 7,eze #be3c74 ,the     
enmity that is in the hearts of  ungodly
 men1 will not suffer them to do        

otherwise2 when they see  evil befall   
the saint1 they rejoice and skip for joy
 7,eze #bf3b2  #cf3b74    ,he saw the   
nakedness of his father4 ,hence note1   
,that saints can  rarely slip1 but the  
eyes of the ,canaanites will see them4  
,this  should make us walk in the world 
with jealous eyes1 with eyes that  look 
round about1 not only to what we are and
 do1 but also1 how  what we do is#db    
resented in the world 7,gen #ac3g74     
,abraham was  good at this1 and so was  
,isaac and ,jacob 7#cd3cj72 for they    
tendered  more the honour and glory of  
,god1 than they minded their own        
concerns4    ,he saw the nakedness of   
his father4 ,who was the nearest and    
dearest  relation he had in the world2  
yet neither relation nor kin1 nor  all  
the good that his father had done him1  
could keep his polluted  lips from      
declaring his father's follies1 but out 
they must go2  the sin of his own       
defiled heart must take place of the    
fifth  commandment1 and must rather     

solace itself in rejoicing in his       
father's iniquity1 than in covering his 
father's nakedness4 ,wicked  men regard 
not kindred2 and no marvel1 for they    
love not godliness4  ,he that loveth not
 ,god1 loveth not his brother1 or       
father3 nay1  he wrongeth his own soul  
7,pro #h3cf74    ,and told his two      
brethren without4 ,he told them1 that   
is1 mockingly1  reflecting not only upon
 ,noah but also upon his brethren2 to   
all  of whom himself was far inferior1  
both as to grace and humanity4    ,ver4 
#bc4 ,and ,shem and ,japheth took a     
garment1 and laid it upon  both their   
shoulders1 and went backward1 and       
covered the nakedness  of their father2 
and their faces were backward1 and they 
saw not  their father's nakedness4      
,shem and ,japheth did it3 ,this is     
recorded for the renown of these1  as   
the action of ,ham is for his perpetual 
infamy4    ,they took a garment1 and    
went backward1 and covered their father1
  and saw not his nakedness4 ,love will 

attempt to do that with  difficulty1    
that it cannot accomplish otherwise4 ,i 
think it might  be from this action1    
that the wise man gathereth his proverb 
from4  ,hatred stirreth up strifes2 but 
love covereth all sins 7,pro #aj3ab74   
,indeed1 ,ham would fain have made      
variance between his father and  his    
brethren1 by presenting the folly of the
 one1 to the shame and  provocation of  
the other4 ,but ,shem1 and his brother  
,japheth1 they  took the course to      
prevent it2 they covered their father's 
nakedness4    ,ver4 #bd4 ,and ,noah     
awoke from his wine1 and knew what his  
younger  son had done unto him4    ,by  
these words more is implied than        
expressed2 for this awaking of  ,noah1  
not only informeth us of natural awaking
 from sleep1 but of  his spiritual      
awaking from his sin4 ,he awoke from his
 wine4 ,as  ,ely said to ,hannah1 ,how  
long wilt thou be drunken8 ,put away thy
  wine from thee 7#a ,sam #a3ad74 ,by   
which words he exhorteth to  repentance4

 ,it is said of ,nabal1 ,that his wine  
went from him1 as  many men's sins      
forsake them1 because they are decayed1 
and want  strength and opportunity to   
perform them4 ,now this may be done1    
where the heart remaineth yet           
unsanctified3 but ,noah awoke from  his 
wine1 put it away1 or1 repented him of  
the evil of his doing4  ,a just man     
falleth seven times1 and riseth up      
again3 but the  wicked shall fall into  
mischief 7,pro #bd3af74 ,wherefore they 
have  cause to say to all the ,hams in  
the world1 ,rejoice not against  me1 ,o 
mine enemy3 when ,i fall1 ,i shall arise
 7,micah #g3h72 but  your fall1 is a    
fall into mischief4    ,he knew what his
 younger son had done unto him4 ,whether
 this was  by revelation from heaven1 or
 through the information of ,japheth    
and ,shem1 ,i determine not2 but so it  
was1 that the good man had              
understanding thereof3 which might be   
requisite upon a double  account2 not   
only that he might now be ashamed       

thereof2 but take  notice1 that he had  
caused the enemies of ,god to reproach2 
for  this sinks deep into a good man's  
heart1 and afflicteth him so  much the  
more4    ,ver4 #be4 ,and he said1       
,cursed be ,canaan2 a servant of        
servants  shall he be unto his brethren4
    ,by these words one would think that
 ,canaan1 the grand-child of  ,noah1 was
 the first that discovered his          
nakedness2 but of this ,i  am uncertain3
 ,i rather think that ,noah1 in a spirit
 of prophecy1  determined the           
destruction of ,ham's posterity1 from   
the prodigiousness  of his wicked       
action1 and of his name1 which          
signifieth indignation1  or heat2 for   
names of old were ofttimes given        
according to the  nature and destiny of 
the persons concerned4 ,is not he       
rightly  called ,jacob8 7,gen #bg3cf74  
,and again1 ,as his name is1 so is he   
7#a ,sam #be3be74 ,besides1 by this act 
did ,ham declare himself void  of the   
grace of ,god2 for he that rejoiceth in 

iniquity1 or that  maketh a mock1 as    
being secretly pleased with or at the   
infirmities  of the godly1 he is        
declared already1 by the ,spirit of     
,god1 to be  nothing 7#a ,cor #ac74     
,a servant of servants shall he be unto 
his brethren4 ,this was  accomplished   
when ,israel took the land of ,canaan1  
and made the  offspring of this same    
,ham1 even so many as escaped the edge  
of  the sword1 to be captives and       
bondsmen1 and tributers unto them4      
,hence note1 that the censures of good  
men are dreadful1 and not  lightly to be
 passed over1 whether they prophesy of  
evil or good2  because they speak in    
judgment1 and according to the tenor of 
the  word of ,god4    ,ver4 #bf4 ,and he
 said1 ,blessed be the ,,lord ,god of   
,shem2 and ,canaan  shall be his        
servant4    ,shem seems by this to be   
the first in that action of love to his 
father3 and that ,japheth did help      
through his persuasion2 for ,shem  is   
blessed in a special manner1 and ,canaan

 is made his servant4    ,hence note1   
,that forwardness in things that are    
good1 is a blessed  sign that the ,lord 
is our ,god3 ,blessed be the ,lord ,god 
of ,shem4 ,it  is said of ,hananiah1    
,that he was a faithful man1 and feared 
,god  above many 7,neh #g3b74 ,now such 
men are provocations to good1 as  ,i    
doubt not but ,shem's was to ,japheth3  
,as ,paul saith of some1 ,your  zeal    
hath provoked very many 7#b ,cor #i3b74 
,ver4 #bg4 ,god shall enlarge ,japheth1 
and he shall dwell in the  tents of     
,shem4    ,in the margin1 it is ,god    
shall persuade3 ,and it looks like  a   
confirmation of what ,i said before1 and
 is a prophecy of that  requital of love
 that ,god should one day give his      
posterity1 for his  kindness to ,noah   
his father4 ,as if ,noah had said1      
,well1 ,japheth1  thou wast soon        
persuaded by ,shem to shew kindness to  
me thy father1  and the ,lord shall     
hereafter persuade thy posterity to     
trust in  the ,god of ,shem4    ,god    

shall enlarge4 ,this may respect liberty
 of soul1 or how great  the church of   
the ,gentiles should be2 for ,japheth   
was the father  of the ,gentiles 7,gen  
#aj3e74    ,if it respect the fist1 then
 it shows that sin is as fetters and    
chains that holds souls in captivity and
 thraldom4 ,and hence1 when  ,christ    
doth come in the gospel1 it is to preach
 deliverance to  the captives1--and to  
set at liberty them that are bruised    
7,luke  #d3ah74    ,god shall persuade4 
,that is1 ,god shall enlarge him by     
persuasion2  for the gospel knows no    
other compulsion1 but to force by       
argumentation4 ,them therefore that ,god
 brings into the tents1  or churches of 
,christ1 they by the gospel are enlarged
 form the  bondage and thraldom of the  
devil1 and persuaded also to embrace    
his grace to salvation4    ,ver4 #bh4   
,and ,noah lived after the flood three  
hundred and fifty  years4    ,he lived  
therefore to see ,abraham fifty and     
eight years old3 ,he  lived also to see 

the foundation of ,babel laid2 nay1 the 
top stone  thereof3 and also the        
confusion of tongues4 ,he lived to see  
of the  fruit of his loins1 mighty kings
 and princes4 ,but in all this time  he 
lived not to do one work that the ,holy 
,ghost thought worthy to  record for the
 savour of his name1 or the edification 
and benefit  of his church1 save only1  
,that he died at nine hundred and fifty 
years2 so great a breach did this       
drunkenness make upon his spirit4       
,ver4 #bi4 ,so all the days of ,noah    
were nine hundred and fifty  years3 and 
he died4    ,,chapter ,x4    ,ver4 #a4  
,now these are the generations of the   
sons of ,noah1 ,shem1  ,ham1 and        
,japheth3 and unto them were sons born  
after the flood4    ,having thus passed 
over the flood1 with what ,noah and his 
sons  did after2 we now come to the     
second plantation of the world1 to  wit1
 by the three sons of ,noah2 for by     
these three was the world  replenished  
after the flood4 ,shem was the father of

 the ,jews2  ,ham the father of the     
,canaanites2 and ,japheth1 the father of
 the  ,gentiles4 ,so then1 of ,shem came
 the then present visible church2  of   
,ham the opposers and enemies of it2 but
 of ,japheth came those  that should be 
received into the church afterwards2 as 
also  abundance of the haters of the    
,lord4    ,ver4 #b4 ,the sons of        
,japheth2 ,gomer1 and ,magog1 and       
,madai1 and  ,javan1 and ,tubal1 and    
,meshech1 and ,tiras4    ,gomer1 a      
consumer2 ,magog1 covering1 or melting2 
,madai1 measuring1  or judging2 ,javan1 
making sad2 ,tubal1 born1 brought1 or   
worldly2  ,meshech1 prolonging2 ,tiras1 
a destroyer2 these are the ,english of  
their names4    ,gomer1 and ,magog1 and 
,meshech1 and ,tubal1 are the great     
persecutors of  the church in the latter
 days 7,eze #ch3b74 ,they shall be      
persecuted  then by consumers1 melters1 
and men of this world 7,rev #bj3h74     
,madai1 and ,javan1 7as some say17 were 
the fathers of the ,medes and  ,greeks4 

,these therefore did sometimes help1 and
 not always hinder  the church4    ,ver4
 #c1 #d4 ,and the sons of ,gomer2       
,askenaz1 and ,riphath1 and ,togarmah4  
,and the sons of ,javan2 ,elishah1 and  
,tarshish1 ,kittim1 and ,dodanim4       
,riphath1 medicine1 or release2         
,elishah1 the ,lamb of ,god2 ,dodanim1  
beloved4 ,either these names were given 
them by way of prophecy2  implying1 that
 of their seed should arise many        
,gentile churches2  or to show us1 that 
when men1 as their fathers1 have left or
 lost  the power of godliness1 yet      
something of the notion they may yet    
retain 7,isa #fj3i74    ,ver4 #e4 ,by   
these were the isles of the ,gentiles   
divided in their  lands1 every one after
 his tongue1 after their families1 in   
their  nations4    ,but this must be    
understood to be after the building of1 
and  confusion at ,babel2 for before    
they had all but one tongue2 and        
besides1 they kept all together         
7#aa3a1b74    ,ver4 #f4 ,and the sons of

 ,ham2 ,cush1 and ,mizraim1 and ,phut1  
and  ,canaan4    ,cush1 black4 ,of ,ham 
and ,mizraim came the ,ethiopians1 or   
blackamoor  7,psa #aje3bc73 ,the land of
 ,ham was the country about ,egypt2     
wherefore  ,israel was first afflicted  
by them4    ,ver4 #g4 ,and the sons of  
,cush2 ,seba and ,havilah1 and ,sabtah1 
and  ,raamah1 and ,sabtechah3 and the   
sons of ,raamah2 ,sheba and ,dedan4     
,seba and ,sheba1 sometimes look well   
upon the church2 but when they  did not1
 ,god gave them for her ransom 7,psa    
#gb3aj2 ,isa #dc3c74    ,ver4 #h4 ,and  
,cush begat ,nimrod3 or the rebellious  
one2 he began  to be a mighty one in the
 earth4    ,the begetting of ,nimrod1 is
 accounted a thing that is over and     
above1 and is laid by the ,holy ,ghost  
as a blot upon ,cush for ever2  for when
 men would vilify1 they used to say1    
,thou art the son of  the rebellious1   
the son of a murderer4 ,so again1 ,he   
that begetteth  ,solomon's fool1 7or1   
wicked one7 he begetteth him to his own 

shame  7,prov #ag3ba74    ,cush begat   
,nimrod4 ,so then1 the curse came       
betimes upon the sons  of ,ham2 for he  
was the father of ,cush4 ,for the curse1
 as it were1  begins in rebellion1 and a
 rebellious one was ,nimrod1 both by    
name  and nature4    ,he began to be a  
mighty one in the earth4 ,i am apt to   
think he  was the first that in this new
 world sought after absolute monarchy4  
,he began to be a mighty one in the     
earth1 7or1 among the children  of men74
 ,i suppose him to be a giant2 not only 
in person1 but  in disposition2 and so1 
through the pride of his countenance1   
did  scorn that others1 or any1 should  
be his equal2 nay1 could not be         
content1 till all made obeisance to him4
 ,he therefore would needs  be the      
author and master of what religion he   
pleased2 and would  also subject the    
rest of his brethren thereto1 by what   
ways his  lusts thought best4 ,wherefore
 here began a fresh persecution4  ,,that
 sin therefore which the other world was

 drowned for was again  revived by this 
cursed man1 even to lord it over the    
sons of ,god1  and to enforce idolatry  
and superstition upon them2 and hence he
  is called the mighty hunter4    ,ver4 
#i4 ,he was a mighty hunter before the  
,,lord3 wherefore it is  said1 even as  
,nimrod the mighty hunter before the    
,,lord4    ,he was a mighty hunter4     
,that is1 a persecutor3 ,wherefore      
,saul's  persecuting of ,david is       
compared to hunting 7#a ,sam #bf3bj73   
and so  is the persecution of others    
7,lam #d3ah74 ,they hunt every man his  
brother with a net 7,micah #g3b73 and it
 may well be compared thereto2  of the  
dog or lion that hunteth1 is void of    
bowels and pity2 and  if they can but   
satisfy their doggish and lionish       
nature1 they care  neither for          
innocence1 nor goodness1 nor life of    
that they pursue  7#a ,sam #bd3aa74 ,the
 life1 the blood1 the extirpation of the
 contrary  party1 is the end of their   
course of hunting 7,eze #ac3ah1bb74dc   

,he was a mighty hunter4 ,as it is said 
of ,jabin1 ,he mightily  oppressed      
,israel twenty years2 that is1 he did it
 exceedingly2  he went beyond others2 he
 was more cruel and barbarous2 he was  a
 mighty hunter4 ,wherefore the children 
of blessed ,shem1 by this  monster1 had 
sore affliction 7,judg #d3b1c74 ,noah   
therefore lived  to see ,nimrod1 the    
mighty one1 make havock of the children 
of his  bowels1 to his no little grief  
and compunction of spirit4    ,he was a 
mighty hunter before the ,,lord2 or1 in 
the presence of  the ,lord2 or1 in      
defiance to him4 ,this shows1 ,that the 
hand of  ,god was stretched forth       
against his work2 as also it was against
  ,jeroboam's1 by that man of ,god that 
from ,judah went down to prophesy       
against him2 but he abode obdurate and  
hard2 he regarded not the  ,lord1 nor   
the operation of his hands 7#a ,kings   
#ac3a-c74 ,as he also  saith in another 
place of the cursed brood of            
,antichrist1 ,when  they fall upon the  

sword1 they shall not be wounded 7,joel 
#b3h74  ,let them do things never so    
much against the plain text1 they feel  
not the wounds of conscience2 but this  
is a sore judgment1 and that  under     
which this hunter was2 and therefore the
 presence and hand  of ,god would not   
break him off1 nor hinder his hunting of
 souls4  ,but even before the face of   
the keeper of the godly1 would ,nimrod1 
the rebel1 hunt for their precious life 
to destroy it4    ,wherefore it is said1
 even as ,nimrod1 the mighty hunter1    
before  the ,lord4 ,these words1 as it  
seems1 was the proverb that went of  him
 among the godly in after generations2  
for he had so left his  marks in the    
sides of the church1 that she could not 
quickly forget  him4 ,wherefore1 when at
 any time there arose another that      
showed  cruelty to the ways of ,god1 he 
was presently compared to ,nimrod1  that
 hunted before the ,lord4 ,nimrod       
therefore was rebellious  to a proverb3 
,and as it is said of ,ahab1 so might it

 be said  of him1 ,there was none like  
,nimrod1 which did sell himself to  work
 wickedness in the sight of1 or1 before 
the ,,lord 7#a ,kings  #ba3be74dd       
,ver4 #aj4 ,and the beginning of his    
kingdom was ,babel1 and ,erech1  and    
,accad1 and ,calneh1 in the land of     
,shinar4    ,by these words1 as ,i      
suppose1 are those in the chapter that  
followeth  expounded3 ,where it says1   
,let us build us a city1 and a tower2   
for this work was chiefly the invention 
of ,nimrod1 who1 with his  wicked       
council1 contrived this work2 and as one
 that had made  himself head of the     
people1 he enjoined them to set to the  
work4    ,and the beginning of his      
kingdom was ,babel4 ,babel therefore was
  the first great seat of oppressors    
after the flood2 whose situation  was in
 the land of ,shinar1 in that land which
 is now called ,babylon4  ,by this we   
may also gather1 by whom our mystical   
,babel was builded2  to wit1 by those   
that rebelled 7as ,nimrod7 from the     

simplicity  of the gospel of ,christ2   
for the builders1 especially the chief1 
have a semblance one of another4 ,it was
 even such as came of the  seed of the  
godly1 as these did of blessed ,noah2   
who1 in time1  apostatizing from the    
word1 and desiring mastership over their
  brethren2 they1 as lords1 fomented    
their own conceptions1 and then         
enjoined the people to build4 ,as       
,rehoboam forsook the counsel  of the   
ancients1 that stood before his father  
,solomon2 so these  have forsaken the   
counsel of the old men1 the apostles    
that stood  before ,jesus ,christ2 and  
hearkening to the counsel of a younger  
sort of wanters of their grace and      
wisdom1 they imagine and build  a       
,babel4#de    ,ver4 #aa1 #ab4 ,out of   
that land went forth ,asshur1 and       
builded ,nineveh1  and the city         
,rehoboth1 and ,calah1 and ,resen1      
between ,nineveh1 and  ,calah3 ,the same
 is a great city4    ,nimrod having     
began to exalt himself2 others1 that    

were big  with desires of ostentation1  
did soon follow his example1 making     
themselves captains and heads of the    
people1 and built them strong  holds for
 the supportation of their glory4 ,but  
they did it1 as ,i  said1 by ,nimrod's  
example2 wherefore it is said they went 
out of  that land4 ,just thus it was at 
the beginning of mystical ,babel3       
,first the tyranny began at ,babel      
itself1 where the usurper was  seen to  
sit in his glory1 before whose face the 
world did tremble4  ,now other inferior 
persons1 inferior1 ,i say1 in power1 but
 not  in pride1 having desire to be     
lords1 as ,nimrod himself1 they will    
also go build them cities2 by which     
means ,nimrod's invention could  not be 
kept at ,rome1 but hath spread itself in
 many and mighty  kingdoms4#df    ,out  
of that land went forth ,asshur1 and    
builded ,nineveh1 c4  ,asshur seems to  
be the second son of ,shem 7v #bb74 ,a  
fit resemblance  of those persons that  
have come from mystical ,babel1 to build

  their ,ninevehs1 and ,rehoboths1 and  
,calnehs1 in all lands4 ,still  they    
have pretended religion4 ,that they had 
their orders from the  apostolical see4 
,that they were the true sons of ,shem1 
or disciples  of ,christ4 ,but the      
seeing ,christian should remember1 that 
some of  the children of ,shem were in  
,babel with rebellious ,nimrod4 ,that   
instead of learning humility of their   
father1 through the pride  and rebellion
 of their own vain-glorious fancies1    
they learned  wickedness and rebellion  
of cursed and prodigious ,nimrod4       
,hence note1 that what cities1 that is1 
churches soever have been  builded by   
persons that have come from ,romish     
,babel1 those builders  and cities are  
to be suspected for such as had their   
founder and  foundation from ,babel     
itself4 ,wherefore let ,israel say1     
,asshur  shall not save us 7,hosea      
#ad3c71 for he shall not save himself   
7,num #bd3bd72 but as the star of ,jacob
 ariseth1 he shall fade and  perish for 

ever4 ,so perish all the builders and   
building that hath  had its pattern from
 mystical ,babel1 unless a miracle of   
grace  prevents4    ,it was ,asshur that
 carried away the ten tribes 7,ezra     
#d3b72 it is  ,asshur that joineth with 
the enemies of the church 7,psa #hc3h72 
it  is ,asshur that with others upholds 
the great mart of the nations  7,eze    
#bg3bc74 ,wherefore ,asshur and all his 
company1 must at last  go down into     
their pit 7,eze #cb3bb74    ,so then1   
let ,augustine the monk1 come from ,rome
 into ,england1  and let him build his  
,nineveh here2 let others go also into  
other  countries1 and build their       
,resens and ,calahs there2 these are all
  but brats of ,babel1 and their end    
shall be1 ,that they perish for  ever4  
,john saw it1 and the cities1 that is1  
the churches of the  nations1 or the    
national churches1 fell2 and great      
,babylon1 their  inventor and founder1  
came into remembrance before ,god1 to   
give  unto her the cup of the wine of   

the fierceness of his wrath 7,rev       
#af3ai74    ,ver4 #ac1 #ad4 ,and        
,mizraim begat ,ludim1 and ,anamim1 and 
,lehabim1  and ,naphtuhim1 and          
,pathrusim1 and ,casluhim1 out of whom  
came  ,philistim1 and ,caphtorim4       
,ludim1 as ,i suppose1 may be the same  
with ,lubim that came up with  the      
,egyptians and ,ethiopians against      
,israel 7#b ,chron #ab3c2 #af3h71  of   
whose cruelty ,nahum complains2 where he
 saith1 ,they also helped  ,nineveh     
against the children of ,god 7#c3i74    
,the rest of them were  of the same     
disposition1 especially the ,philistine 
that came of  ,casluhim2 for they1 both 
in ,saul and ,david's days1 were        
implacable  against the church and      
people of ,god2 they were a giantish    
people1  and trusted in their strength1 
and seldom overcome but when ,israel    
went against them in the name of the    
,lord their ,god4    ,ver4 #ae-ah4 ,and 
,canaan begat ,sidon his first born1 and
 ,heth1 and  the ,jebusite1 and the     

,amorite1 and the ,girgasite1 and the   
,hivite1  and the ,arkite1 and the      
,sinite1 and the ,arvadite1 and the     
,zemarite1  and the ,hamathite3 ,and    
afterward were the families of the      
,canaanites  spread abroad4    ,these   
are the children of ,canaan1 the son of 
,ham1 the accursed  of the ,lord4 ,these
 did chiefly possess the land of ,canaan
 before  ,israel went out of ,egypt3    
they were a mighty giantish people1 yet 
,israel must fight with them1           
notwithstanding they were1 in comparison
  to these1 but as the grasshopper4     
,ver4 #ai4 ,and the border of the       
,canaanites was from ,sidon1 as  thou   
comest to ,gerar1 unto ,gaza2 as thou   
goest1 unto ,sodom1 and  ,gomorrah1 and 
,admah1 and ,zeboim1 even unto ,lasha4  
,they bordered therefore upon the       
,philistines on the one side 7,gen      
#bf3ae1ah1ai72 for ,gerar and ,gaza     
belonged to them1 and they touched  upon
 ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 c4 on the other  
7,judg #af3a1ba74 ,they  were placed    

therefore1 by the judgment of ,god1     
between these two  wicked and sinful    
people1 that they might1 as a punishment
 for  their former sins1 be infected    
with the sight and infection of  their  
ungodly and monstrous abominations4     
,they that turn aside  unto their       
crooked ways1 the ,,lord shall lead them
 forth with the  workers of iniquity    
7,psa #abe3e74    ,ver4 #bj4 ,these are 
the sons of ,ham1 after their families1 
after  their tongues1 in their          
countries1 and in their nations4    ,ham
 had a mighty offspring2 but the        
judgment of ,god was1 ,that they  should
 be wicked men1 idolaters1 persecutors1 
sinners with a high  hand2 such as ,god 
was resolved to number to the sword1    
both in  this world1 and that to come2  
,i mean1 for the generality of them4    
,ver4 #ba4 ,unto ,shem also1 the father 
of all the children of ,eber1  the      
brother of ,japheth the elder1 even to  
him were children born4    ,the manner  
of style which the ,holy ,ghost here    

useth in his preamble  to the genealogy 
of ,shem1 is worthy to be taken notice  
of2 as that  he is called1 the father of
 all the children of ,eber1 and the     
brother of ,japheth4    ,by his being   
called1 the father of all the children  
of ,eber1 we  may suppose1 that from    
,eber to ,abraham1 7by whom the         
reckoning of  the genealogy was cut off 
from ,eber1 and entailed to the name of 
,abraham17 all the children of ,eber    
were1 as it were1 the disciples  of     
,shem1 for he lived awhile after        
,abraham4 ,his doctrine therefore  they 
might profess1 though possibly with some
 mixture of those  inventions that came 
in among men afterwards2 which ,i think 
were  at the greatest about ,abraham's  
time4 ,besides1 he shews by this1  that 
the other children of ,shem1 as ,elam1  
,asshur1 ,lud and ,aram1  with ,uz1     
,hul1 ,gether and ,mash1 went away with 
,nimrod1 and the rest  of that company1 
into idolatry1 tyranny and other        
profaneness2 so  that only the line from

 ,shem to ,eber1 and from thence to     
,abraham1  c4 were the visible church in
 those days4    ,the brother of         
,japheth4 ,so he was of ,ham1 but       
because ,ham was  cut off for his       
wickedness to his father1 therefore both
 ,shem and  ,japheth did hold him in    
abomination1 and would not own that     
relation  that before was between them1 
especially in things pertaining to  the 
kingdom of ,god1 and of ,christ3        
,wherefore the ,holy ,ghost also1  in   
reckoning up the kindred of ,shem1      
excludeth ,ham the younger  brother1 and
 stops after he had mentioned ,japheth3 
,the brother  of ,japheth the elder4    
,unto him were children born1 unto ,shem
 also4 ,unto him were  children born3   
,the ,holy ,ghost doth secretly here1 as
 he did before  in the generation of    
,seth1 insinuate a wonder4 ,for         
considering the  godliness of ,shem1 and
 the ungodliness of ,ham1 and the       
multitude  of his tyrannical brood1 it  
is a wonder that there should such a    

thing as the offspring of ,shem be found
 upon the face of the earth4  ,for ,i am
 apt to think that ,shem1 with his      
posterity1 did testify  against the     
actions of ,nimrod2 as also against the 
children of  ,ham1 in their wickedness  
and rebellion against the way of ,god2  
as  may be hinted after4 ,wherefore he1 
with his seed1 were in jeopardy1  among 
that tumultuous generation4 ,yet ,god   
preserved him and his  seed upon the    
face of the earth4 ,for let the number  
and wickedness  of men be never so great
 in the world1 there must be also a     
church1  by whose actions the ways of   
the wicked must be condemned4    ,ver4  
#bb4 ,the children of ,shem2 ,elam1 and 
,asshur1 and ,arphaxad1  and ,lud1 and  
,aram4    ,these children were born unto
 ,shem3 ,the book of ,chronicles        
mentions  four more1 as ,uz1 and ,hul1  
and ,gether1 ,meshech1 or ,mash2 but    
these  were the natural sons of ,aram1  
,shem being only their father's  father4
    ,elam and ,asshur1 as also ,lud and 

,aram1 notwithstanding they were  the   
sons of ,shem1 struck off1 as ,i think1 
with ,nimrod1 and left  their father1   
for the glory of ,babel2 yea1 they had a
 province  there in the days of ,daniel 
7#h3b74 ,wherefore great judgments are  
threatened against ,elam2 as1 ,that     
,elam shall drink the cup of ,god's     
fury3 ,that their bow shall be broken3  
,that ,god would bring upon  him the    
four winds 7,jer #di3cf74 ,and1 ,that   
there should be no nation  whither the  
captives of ,elam should not come3 ,yet 
,god would save  them in the latter days
 7v #ci74    ,as for ,lud although      
through the wickedness of his heart he  
forsook  his father ,shem1 and so the   
true religion2 yet a promise is made  of
 his conversion1 when ,god calls home   
the children of ,japheth1  and          
persuadeth them to dwell in the tents of
 ,shem4 ,i will set  a sign among them  
saith ,god1 and ,i will send those that 
escape  of them1 unto the nations to    
,tarshish1 ,pul and ,lud1--to ,tubal and

  ,javan1 to the isles afar off1 that   
have not heard my fame 7,isa  #ff3ai74  
,yea1 thus it shall be1 although they   
were once the soldiers  of the          
adversaries of the church1 and bare the 
shield and helmet  against her 7,eze    
#bg3aj74 ,of ,asshur ,i have spoken     
before4 ,aram became  also an heathen1  
and dwelt among the mountains of the    
east3 ,out  of him came ,balaam the     
soothsayer that ,balak sent for1 to     
curse  the children of ,israel 7,num    
#bc3g74    ,in ,arphaxad1 though he was 
not the eldest1 remained the line that  
went from ,abraham to ,david2 and from  
him to ,jesus ,christ 7,luke  #c3cf74   
,ver4 #bc4 ,and the children of ,aram2  
,uz1 and ,hul1 and ,gether1 and  ,mash4 
,uz went also off from ,shem1 but yet   
good men came from his loins2  for ,job 
himself was of that land 7,job #a3a74   
,yet the wrath of ,god  was threatened  
to go forth against them1 because they  
had a hand  in the persecution of the   
children of ,israel1 c4 7,jer #be3bj2   

,lam  #d3ba74    ,ver4 #bd1 #be4 ,and   
,arphaxad begat ,salah2 and ,salah begat
 ,eber4 ,and  unto ,eber were born two  
sons3 the name of one was ,peleg2 for in
  his days was the earth divided2 and   
his brother's name was ,joktan4    ,this
 ,eber was a very godly man1 the next   
after ,shem that vigorously  stood up to
 maintain religion4 ,two things are     
entailed upon him to  his everlasting   
honour3 ,first1 ,the children of ,god1  
even ,abraham  himself1 was not ashamed 
to own himself one of this man's        
disciples1  or followers2 and hence he  
is called ,abraham the ,hebrew1 or      
,ebrew  7,gen #ad3ac74 ,joseph also will
 have it go there3 ,i was stolen 7said  
he7 out of the land of the ,hebrews     
7,gen #dj3ae74 ,nay1 the ,lord ,god     
himself1 to show how he honoured this   
man's faith and life1 doth  style       
himself the ,god of his fathers1 to wit1
 the ,god of the  ,hebrews1 the ,lord   
,god of the ,hebrews 7,exo #c3ah2 #g3af2
 #i3a1ac74  ,secondly1 ,this was the man

 that kept that language with which     
,adam  was created1 and that in which   
,god spake to the fathers of old1  from 
being corrupted and confounded by the   
confusion of ,babel2  and therefore it  
is for ever called his1 the ,hebrew     
tongue 7,john  #e3b2 #ai3ac1bj71 the    
tongue in which ,christ spake from      
heaven to  and by ,saul 7,acts #ba3dj2  
#bb3b2 #bf3ad74 ,this man therefore1 was
  a stiff opposer of ,nimrod2 neither   
had he a hand in the building  of       
,babel2 for all that had1 had their     
language confounded by that  strange    
judgment of ,god4    ,and unto ,eber    
were born two sons3 the name of the one 
was ,peleg1  or ,division1 for in his   
days was the earth divided2 and his     
brother's name was ,joktan4 ,this       
division1 in mine opinion1 was  not only
 that division that was made by the     
confusion of tongues1  but a division   
also that was made among men by the     
blessed doctrine  of ,god1 which most   
eminently rested in the bosom of ,shem  

and  ,eber1 neither of which had their  
hands in the monstrous work4#dg         
,wherefore1 as ,eber by abstaining kept 
entire the holy language2 so  ,shem1 to 
shew that he was clear from this sin    
also1 is by the ,holy  ,ghost called1   
,the father of all the children of      
,eber4 ,implying1  that ,eber and ,shem 
did mightily labour to preserve a seed  
from  the tyranny and pollution of      
,nimrod and ,babel2 and by that means   
made a division in the earth2 unto whom 
because the rebels would  not adhere1   
therefore did ,god the ,lord smite them 
with confusion  of tongues1 and scatter 
them abroad upon the face of all the    
earth4    ,ver4 #bf4 ,and ,joktan begat 
,almodad1 and ,sheleph1 and             
,hazarmaveth1  and ,jerah4    ,here     
again he hath left the holy line1 which 
is from ,eber to  ,abraham1 and makes a 
stop upon ,joktan's genealogy1 and so   
comes  down to the building of ,babel4  
,ver4 #bg-cj4 ,these therefore begat    
,joktan3 ,he also begat ,hadoram1  and  

,uzal1 and ,diklah1 and ,obal1 and      
,abimael1 and ,sheba2 and ,ophir1  and  
,havilah1 and ,johab3 ,all these were   
the sons of ,joktan4--,and  their       
dwelling was from ,mesha1 as thou goes1 
unto ,sephar a mount  of the east4      
,ver4 #ca4 ,these are the sons of ,shem1
 after their families1 after  their     
tongues1 in their lands1 after their    
nations4    ,moses1 as ,i said1 by this 
relation1 respecteth1 and handleth      
chiefly  those1 or them persons1 who    
were at first the planters of the world 
after the flood2 leaving the church1 or 
a relation of that1 and  its seed1 to be
 discoursed after the building of       
,babel1 unto the  tenth verse of the    
next chapter4 ,hence methinks one might 
gather1  that these above mentioned1    
whose genealogies are handled at  large1
 as the families of ,japheth1 of ,ham1  
and ,joktan are1 were  both1 in their   
persons and offsprings engaged 7some few
 only  excepted1 who might adhere to    
,noah1 ,shem1 and ,eber7 in that foul   

work1 the building of ,babel4 ,now that 
which inclineth me thus to  think1 it is
 because immediately after their thus   
being reckoned  by ,moses1 even before  
he taketh up the genealogy of ,shem1 he 
bringeth in the building thereof2 the   
which he not only mentioneth1  but also 
enlargeth upon2 yea1 and also telleth of
 the cause of  the stopping of that     
work1 before he returneth to the church1
 and  the line that went from ,shem to  
,abraham4    ,ver4 #cb4 ,these are the  
families of the sons of ,noah after     
their  generations1 in their nations3   
and by these were the nations divided   
in the earth after the flood4           
,,chapter ,,xi4    ,ver4 #a4 ,and the   
whole earth was of one language1 and of 
one  speech4    ,moses having thus      
briefly passed through the genealogies  
of  ,japheth1 ,ham1 and ,joktan2 in the 
next place he cometh to shew us  their  
works which they had by this time       
engaged to do2 and that  was1 to build a
 ,babel1 whose tower might reach to     

heaven4 ,now1  in order to this their   
work1 or rather to his relation thereof1
  he maketh a short fore-speech1 which  
consisteth of two branches4  ,the first 
is1 ,that now they had all one language 
or lip4#dh ,the  other was1 ,that they  
yet had kept themselves together1 either
  resting or walking1 as an army        
compact4 ,an excellent resemblance  of  
the state of the church1 before she     
imagined to build her  a ,babel4 ,for   
till then1 however one might outstrip   
another in  knowledge and love2 yet so  
far as they obtained1 their language  or
 lip was but one4 ,having but one heart1
 and one soul1 they with  one mouth did 
glorify ,god1 even the ,father4    ,and 
the whole earth was of one language4 ,by
 these words therefore1  we may conceive
 the reason why so great a judgment as  
that great  wickedness1 ,babel1 should  
be contrived1 and endeavoured to be     
accomplished4 ,the multitude was one4   
,not but that it is a blessed  thing for
 the church to be one3 as ,christ saith1

 ,my beloved is  but one 7,john #ag3aa74
 ,but here was an oneness1 not only in  
the  church1 but in her mixing with the 
world4 ,the whole earth1 among  which1  
as ,i suppose1 is included ,noah1 ,shem1
 and others2 who  being overtopt by     
,nimrod1 the mighty hunter1 might       
company with  him until he began to     
build ,babel4 ,therefore it is said in  
the  next verse1 that they companied    
together from the east1 to the  land of 
,shinar4    ,hence note1 ,that the first
 and primitive churches were safe and   
secure1 so long as they kept entire by  
themselves2 but when once  they admitted
 of a mixture1 great ,babel1 as a       
judgment of ,god1 was  admitted to come 
into their mind4    ,ver4 #b4 ,and it   
came to pass1 as they journeyed from the
 east1 that  they found a plain in the  
land of ,shinar2 and they dwelt there4  
,by these words1 we gather1 that the    
first rest of ,noah1 and so  the        
inhabiting of his posterity1 was still  
eastward from ,babylon1  towards the sun

 rising4    ,but to gospelise3 ,they    
journeyed from the east3 and so         
consequently  they turned their backs   
upon the rising of the sun4 ,so did also
  the primitive church1 in the day when 
she began to decline from  her first and
 purest state4 ,indeed1 so long as she  
kept close to  the doctrine and         
discipline of the gospel1 according to  
the word  and commandment of the ,lord  
,jesus1 then she kept her face still    
towards the sun rising3 ,according to   
the type in ,ezekiel1 who saith  of the 
second and mystical temple1 ,her fore   
front1 or face1 did  stand towards the  
east 7#dg3a74 ,also he saith1 when he   
saw the glory  of ,god1 how it came unto
 this temple1 it came from the way of   
the  east 7#dc3b74 ,their journeying    
therefore from the east1 was1 their     
turning their backs upon the sun4 ,and  
to us1 in gospel times1 it  holdeth     
forth such a mystery as this3 ,that     
their journey was thus  recorded1 to    
show they were now apostatized2 for     

assuredly they  had turned their back   
upon the glorious ,sun of               
,righteousness1 as  upon that which     
shineth in the firmament of heaven4     
,they found a plain in the land of      
,shinar4 ,shinar is the land of         
,babylon 7,dan #a3b2 ,zech #e3aa71 as   
those scriptures in the margin  declare4
    ,they found a plain4 ,or1 place of  
fatness and plenty1 as usually  the     
plains are2 and are1 upon that account1 
great content to our  flesh3 ,this made 
,lot separate from ,abraham1 and choose 
to dwell with  the sinners of ,sodom2   
why1 the country was a plain1 and       
therefore  fat and plentiful1 even like 
the garden of the ,lord1 and the land   
of ,egypt4 ,here therefore they made a  
stop2 here they dwelt and  continued    
together4 ,a right resemblance of the   
degenerators'  course in the days of    
general apostacy from the true          
apostolical  doctrine1 to the church of 
our ,romish ,babel4 ,so long as the     
church  endured hardship1 and           

affliction1 she was greatly preserved   
from  revolts and backslidings2 but     
after she had turned her face from  the 
sun1 and had found the plain of ,shinar2
 that is1 the fleshly  contents that the
 pleasures1 and profits1 and honours of 
this world  afford2 she forgetting the  
word and order of ,god1 was content1    
with ,lot1 to pitch towards ,sodom2 or1 
with the travellers in the  text1 to    
dwell in the land of ,babel4    ,ver4   
#c4 ,and they said one to another1 ,go  
to1 let us make brick1  and burn them   
thoroughly and burn them to a burning4  
,and they  had brick for stone1 and     
slime had they for mortar4    ,now they 
being filled with ease and plenty1 they 
begin to lift  up the horn1 and to      
consult one with another what they were 
best  to do3 ,whereupon1 after some time
 of debate1 they came to this           
conclusion1 ,that they would go build a 
,babel4    ,and they said one to        
another1 ,go to4 ,this manner of phrase 
is  often used in scripture2 and is some

 times1 as also here1 used to  show1    
,that the thing intended1 must come to  
pass1 what opinion or  contradiction to 
the contrary soever there be4 ,it       
argueth that a  judgment is made in the 
case1 and proceedings shall be          
accordingly4  ,thus it is also to be    
taken in ,judges #g3c2 ,ecclesiastes    
#b3a2 ,isaiah  #e3e2 ,james #e3a1 c4    
,wherefore it shows1 that these men had 
cast  off the fear of ,god1 and1 like   
,israel in the days of the prophet      
,jeremiah1 they resolved to follow their
 own imagination1 let ,god  or his      
judgments speak never so loud to the    
contrary4 ,and so indeed  he says of    
them at verse the sixth3 ,and this they 
begin to do3  saith ,god and now nothing
 will be restrained from them4    ,this 
is all ,mr4 ,bunyan hath writ of this   
,,exposition1 as we perceive  by the    
blank paper following the manuscript4#di
      ,,footnotes3      #a;,although no 
mortal mind can by searching find out   
the ,almighty to  perfection1 yet       

,bunyan's views of the ,divine ,being is
 an approach  to perfection4 ,it is     
worthy the pen of the most profound     
,christian  philosopher4--,ed4    #b,the
 more extensive our inquiries are into  
the wonders of  creation1 the more      
deeply will our souls be humbled4 ,the  
answer to  the inquiry1 ,what is man8   
can then1 and only then1 be made in  the
 language of ,isaiah1                   
,nothing--vanity--a drop of a           
bucket--the  small dust of the balance1 
#dj3ae4--;,ed4    #c;,how sad1 but true1
 is this type of many governments1      
especially  of the olden times2 the     
strong devour the weak--strong in person
 or  by subtilty1 or by combination4    
,should this earth ever be blessed  with
 a ,christian government1 the governors 
will exclusively seek  the welfare and  
happiness of the governed4--,ed4        
#d,this is one of those beautiful       
discoveries which modern geology  fully 
confirms4 ,the earth is created1        
matured1 prepared and fitted  for him1  

before man is created4 ,that modern     
popular work1 ,the  ,vestiges of        
,creation1 elucidates the same fact from
 the phenomena  of nature3 but the      
philosopher who wrote that curious book 
little  thought that these sublime      
truths were published more than a       
century  and a half ago1 by an          
unlettered mechanic1 whose sole source  
of  knowledge was his being deeply      
learned in the holy oracles4 ,they      
discover in a few words that which      
defies centuries of philosophic         
researches of the most learned men4 ,a  
wondrous book is ,god's  ,book6--,ed4   
#e;,in what pointed language are these  
solemn warnings put4 ,reader1  in the   
sight of god1 let the heart-searching   
inquiry of the  apostle's be yours2     
,lord1 is it ,i8    #f;,bunyan          
beautifully illustrates this view of    
divine truth  in his controversy with   
,edward ,fowler1 ,bishop of ,gloucester4
 ,see  ,the ,defence of the ,doctrine of
 ,justification by ,faith in ,jesus     

,christ4--,ed4    #g;,christian1 you are
 specially cautioned to beware of the   
flatterer4 ,the ,pilgrim's ,christian   
and ,hopeful forgot the caution1  and a 
man black of flesh but covered with a   
very light robe1  caught them in his    
net1 and they were chastised sore4--,ed4
    #h,much allowance must be made for  
the state of female education in        
,bunyan's days4 ,every effort was made  
to keep women in subordination--a  mere 
drudging1 stocking mending help meet for
 man4 ,now we feel  that the more highly
 she is cultivated1 the more valuable   
help she  becomes1 and that in intellect
 she is on a perfect equality with      
man4--,ed4    #i ,and sensed4 ,not now  
used as a verb4 ,the meaning is1 that   
,eve1  instead of instantly rejecting   
the temptation1 because contrary  to    
,god's command1 she reasoned upon it1   
and sought counsel of her  carnal       
senses4--,ed4    #aj,this passage would 
have done honour to ,bishop ,taylor1 or 
any  one of our best ,english writers4  

,how blessed are we1 if our eyes  have  
been thus painfully opened to see and   
feel the awful state  into which sin    
plunges us4--,ed4    #aa;,how solemn are
 these awful facts1 and how impressively
 does  ,bunyan fix them on our hears4   
,as ,adam and ,eve attempted to hide    
their guilt and themselves by fig-leaves
 and bushes1 so does man  now endeavour 
to screen his guilt from the omniscient 
eye of ,god  by refuges of lies1 which1 
like the miserable fig-leaf apron1 will 
be burnt up by the presence of ,god4    
,oh1 sinner6 seek shelter in  the robe  
of the ,redeemer's righteousness2 the   
presence of your ,god  will add to its  
lustre1 and make it shine brighter and  
brighter4--,ed4    #ab,the remaining    
words of this alarming verse are very   
striking1  ,though they be hid from my  
sight in the bottom of the sea1 thence  
will ,i command the serpent1 and he     
shall bite them4 ,oh1 sinner6  whither  
can you flee from the punishment of sin1
 but to the ,saviour's  bosom8 ,leave   

your sins and fly to him2 that almighty 
eternal refuge  is open night and       
day4--,ed4    #ac;,how art thou fallen1 
oh ,adam6 thus to lay the blame of thy  
sin upon ,god1--the woman whom thou     
gavest me1 she tempted me4  ,well does  
,bunyan term these defences--pitiful    
fumbling speeches1  faulteringly made4  
,how would the glorified spirits of     
,adam and ,aaron  embrace him1 when he  
entered heaven1 for such honest         
dealing4--,ed4    #ad;,a decided        
,christian cannot obey human laws       
affecting divine  worship4 ,all such are
 of ,antichrist2 ,ye cannot obey ,god   
and  mammon4 ,god requires an undivided 
allegiance4--,ed4    #ae;,genevan or    
,puritan version4    #af,many are the   
anxieties1 sorrows1 and pains1 that     
females undergo1  from which man is     
comparatively exempt4 ,how tenderly then
 ought  they to be cherished4--,ed4     
#ag,most married men find this to be an 
exceedingly difficult  duty4 ,there are 
few ,eves but whose dominant passion is 

to rule a  husband4 ,perhaps the only   
way to govern a wife is to lead her to  
think that she rules1 while in fact she 
is ruled4 ,one of the late  ,abraham    
,booth's maxims to young ministers1 was1
 ,if you would rule  in your church1 so 
act as to allow them to think that they 
rule  you4--,ed4    #ah ,by themselves4 
,this does not mean without human       
company1 but  without divine aid1       
without the sanction and presence of    
,god4--,ed4    #ai,there is no error    
more universal1 nor more fatal1 than    
that which  ,bunyan here1 as well as in 
other of his treatises1 so admirably    
elucidates and explodes4 ,no sooner does
 a poor sinner feel the  necessity of   
flying from the wrath to come1 than     
,satan suggests  that some good works   
must be pleaded1 instead of casting the 
soul1  burthened with sin1 upon the     
compassion of the ,lord1 and pleading   
for unconditional mercy4 ,good works    
must flow from1 but cannot be  any cause
 of grace4--,ed4    #bj;,adversaries to 

,christ and his church1 although        
professing to  be ,christians2          
worshipping according to the traditions 
of men1  and putting the saints into    
wretched prisons1 and to a frightful    
death4 ,an awful state of self-delusion2
 how ,cain-like6--,ed4    #ba;,if it be 
asked1 ,why take your unregenerate      
children1 and invite  the ungodly1 to   
the place of worship8 ,our answer is1   
,,there the ,lord  is pleased to meet   
with sinners--convince1 convert1 and    
purify  them--giving them a good hope   
that their persons and services are     
accepted4--,ed4    #bb;,how awfully is  
this illustrated by acts of uniformity4 
,if it  be lawful to pass such acts1 it 
must be requisite and a duty to  enforce
 them4 ,it was this that filled ,europe 
with tears1 and the  saints with        
anguish1 especially in ,piedmont1       
,france1 and ,england4  ,mercifully1 the
 tyrant ,antichrist's power is          
curtailed4--,ed4    #bc;,how solemn are 
these injunctions1 and how opposed to   

the violent  conduct of mankind4 ,a most
 appalling murder has been committed2--a
  virtuous and pious young man is       
brutally murdered by his  only          
brother3--what is the divine judgment8  
,if any man kill him1  vengeance shall  
be taken on him sevenfold3 set a mark   
upon  him--drive him from the abodes of 
man--shut him up in a cage like  a wild 
beast--but shed not his blood4--,ed4    
#bd,when ,bunyan was in prison1 under   
sentence to be hung1 all his  thoughts  
were1 not how to escape1 but1 how so to 
suffer as to  glorify ,god2 ,i thought  
with myself if ,i should make a         
scrabbling  shift to clamber up the     
ladder1 yet ,i should either with       
quaking  or other symptoms of faintings1
 give occasion to the enemy to  reproach
 the way of ,god and his people for     
their timorousness4  ,this1 therefore1  
lay with great trouble upon me1 for1    
methought1 ,i  was ashamed to die with a
 pale face and tottering knees for such 
a cause as this4--,grace ,abounding1    

,no4 #ccd4--;,ed4    #be;,bunyan has    
taken the meaning of all these          
,scripture names from  the first table  
to the ,genevan or ,puritan version1    
vulgarly called  ,the ,breeches ,bible1 
as invaluable translation4--,ed4        
#bf;,bunyan1 after suffering much1 and  
witnessing the cruel havoc  made with   
the church of ,god in his time1 fell    
asleep in peace on the  eve of the      
glorious revolution2--while many of his 
cotemporaries  did1 he did not live to  
see it4 ,he died ,august #ca1 #afhh--;as
  ,james the ,second fled and lost his  
crown on the #aath of ,december         
following4--,ed4    #bg ,and yet there  
is room4 ,as in ,christ1 the ark of his 
church1  so it was in ,noah's ark4 ,the 
best calculations1 allowing eighteen    
inches to a cubit1 show that the ark was
 capable of receiving many  more than   
this selection from all the animals now 
known1 together  with their requisite   
provender4 ,dr4 ,hunter estimated the   
tonnage  at #db1dac tons                

measurement4--,ed4    #bh;,how          
astonishing is the fact1 that man dares 
to introduce  his miserable inventions  
to deform the scriptural simplicity  of 
divine worship2 as if ,,he who make all 
things perfect1 had1  in this important 
institution1 forgotten to direct the use
 of  liturgies--organs--vestments--pomps
 and ceremonies4 ,when will man1  with  
child-like simplicity1 follow gospel    
rules8--,ed4    #bi;,how mysterious are 
,god's ways3 some animals of every kind 
are  saved1 and all the rest destroyed4 
,so throughout every age some  animals  
have been treated with kindness1 and    
others of the same  species cruelly     
maltreated4 ,can those who stumble at   
the doctrine  of election1 account for  
this difference4 ,reason must submit    
with  reverence to the voice of ,christ2
 ,what ,i do1 thou knowest not  ,,now2  
but thou shalt know hereafter4--,ed4    
#cj ,item1 a new article added2 a       
caution or warning4--,ed4    #ca;,every 
edition1 but the first1 has left out    

,noah's sons66 from  the ark1 while they
 all put in his sons' wives4--,ed4      
#cb,they perish in sight of a place of  
security which they cannot  reach2 they 
perish with the bitter remorse of having
 despised and  rejected the means of    
escape1 like the rich man in hell1 whose
  torment was grievously augmented by   
the sight of ,lazarus1 afar  off1 in the
 bosom of ,abraham4--,ed4    #cc;,calmet
 says1 ,apres que l',arche eut fait le  
tour du monde  pendant l'espace de six  
mois4--,supplement to ,dictionary4 ,he  
gives  no authority for this improbable 
notion4--,ed4    #cd ,a graceless       
clergy66 ,so numerous as to cover the   
ground of  our land66 ,how awful a      
fact--taking the name of ,god on        
polluted  lips1 and professing to teach 
what they do not comprehend4 ,men in  a 
state of rebellion against heaven1      
calling upon others to submit  to ,god's
 gospel4 ,solemn hypocrites1 fearful    
will be your end4--,ed4    #ce,this     
should prompt every professing          

,christian to self-examination--,am  ,i 
of the raven class1 or that of the dove8
 ,may my heart1 while  trembling at the 
thought that there are ravens in the    
church1  appeal to the heart-searching  
,god1 ,lord1 is it ,i8--,ed4    #cf,this
 may have suggested an idea to ,bunyan  
in writing the second  part of his      
,pilgrim4 ,in the battle between ,great 
,heart and ,giant  ,maul the sophist1   
after an hour's hard fighting1 they sat 
down  to rest them1 but ,mr4 ,great     
,heart betook him to prayer4 ,when they 
had rested them1 and taken breath1 they 
both fell to it again4--,ed4            
#cg;,instead of progressing to the      
meridian sunshine of ,christianity1     
they have retrograded to a darker gloom 
than the twilight of ,judaism4  ,still1 
some vestiges of knowledge remain--some 
idea of a future  state1 and of         
sacrifice for sin4 ,christian1 how      
blessed art thou6  ,how ought your light
 to shine among men1 to the glory of    
your  heavenly ,father6--,ed4    #ch    

,the beginning1 the foundation2 that    
which is essential to the  existence1   
as1 ,the fear of the ,lord is the       
beginning of wisdom4  ,take away the    
fear of the ,lord1 and this heavenly    
wisdom ceaseth  to exist4--,ed4         
#ci,that absurd jumble1 called ,the     
,koran1 mentions a fourth son  of ,noah1
 named ,kinan1 who refused to enter the 
ark with his family1  preferring to     
trust them on the top of a mountain1    
where they all  perished4 ,see the      
chapter entitled ,hod4--,ed4            
#dj;,faithful is the record of ,holy    
,writ4 ,no excuse is offered for  the   
sin of this great patriarch4 ,grapes    
eaten from the vine1 or  after having   
been dried1 are nutritious1 like grain  
from the ear  of corn2 pressed out and  
fermented1 they lose that               
nutriment--acquire a  fiery force--mount
 to the brain--lead reason captive--and 
triumphs  over decency3 the most        
enlightened man becomes the             
savage4--,ed4    #da,to prick--to       

incite--to spur--to dress oneself for   
show2 thus it  was commonly used in     
,bunyan's time1 but in this sense has   
become  obsolete4--,ed4    #db,to       
resent--to consider as an injury or     
affront--to take ill4--,ed4    #dc;,how 
dreadfully was this exemplified in the  
cruelties perpetrated  on the dissenters
 in the valleys of ,piedmont1 and on the
 ,english  dissenters in the reign of   
,mary1 of ,elizabeth1 and of the        
,stuarts4--,ed4    #dd ,the hunting     
tribes of air and earth1 ,respect the   
brethren of  their birth2 ,the eagle    
pounces on the lamb2 ,the wolf devours  
the  fleecy dam2 ,even tiger fell1 and  
sullen bear1 ,their likeness and  their 
lineage spare4 ,man only mars this      
household plan1 ,and turns  the fierce  
pursuit on man2 ,since ,nimrod1 ,cush's 
mighty son1 ,at  first the bloody game  
begun4 ,scott's ,rokeby    #de;,great   
allowances might be made for ,bunyan's  
severe language  with respect to state  
interference in matters of faith and    

worship1  because he so cruelly suffered
 by it in his own person4 ,but had he   
escaped persecution1 the same awful     
reflections are just and true4  ,if a   
,christian monarchy robs1 imprisons1 and
 murders dissenters1  surely a          
,mohammedan state may do the same to all
 those who refuse  to curse ,christ and 
bless ,mahomet4 ,bunyan appears to      
consider  that the great wickedness of  
man which caused the flood arose from   
the state interfering with faith and    
worship4 ,this is certainly a  fruitful 
source of those dreadful crimes1        
hypocrisy and persecution1  but whether 
it was the cause of that awful event1   
the flood1 or  of that splendid         
absurdity1 the tower of ,babel1 the     
reader must  judge for himself4--,ed4   
#df;,first ,rome1 then the ,greek and   
,russian church2 then ,henry the  ,,viii
 and the church over which that         
lascivious monster was the  supreme     
head2 then the ,lutheran church of      
,germany and ,holland2 and  then444,how 

admirably true is the genealogy of      
,antichrist as drawn  out by            
,bunyan4--,ed4    #dg ,that monstrous   
work1 the attempting to build the tower 
of  ,babel4--,ed4    #dh ,language or   
lip4 ,a lip1 is also used for speech4   
,in the  figurative language1 of one    
lip1 means that they all spoke one      
language2 so in ,job #aa3b1 literally1 a
 man of lips1 is translated  a man full 
of talk4--,ed4    #di,that ,bunyan      
intended to have continued this         
commentary there can  be no doubt1 not  
only from the abrupt termination of his 
labours1  and the blank paper following 
the manuscript1 but from an observation 
he makes on the sabbath--the sabbath of 
years1 the jubilee1 c41  of all which1  
more in their place1 ,,if ,,god         
,,permit4 ,see ,genesis  #b3c4--;,ed4   
999999    ,a ,,holy ,,life ,,the        
,,beauty ,,of ,,christianity3 or1 ,,an  
,,exhortation ,,to  ,,christians ,,to   
,,be ,,holy4 ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan4      
,holiness becometh thine house1 ,o      

,lord1 for ever4'--,psalm #ic3e         
,london1 by ,b4 ,w41 for ,benj4 ,alsop1 
at the ,angel and ,bible1 in the        
,poultrey4 #afhd4      ,,the ,,editor',s
 ,,advertisement4    ,this is the most  
searching treatise that has ever fallen 
under  our notice4 ,it is an invaluable 
guide to those sincere ,christians1     
who1 under a sense of the infinite      
importance of the salvation of  an      
immortal soul1 and of the deceitfulness 
of their hearts1 sigh  and cry1 ,o ,lord
 of hosts1 that judgest righteously1    
that triest  the reins 7most secret     
thoughts7 and the heart4' ,try ,,my     
reins and  my heart4' for it is         
deceitful above all things1 and         
desperately  wicked3 who can know it8 ,i
 the ,lord search the heart1 ,i try the 
reins1 even to give every man according 
to his ways1 and according  to the fruit
 of his doings4' ,he1 in whose heart the
 ,holy ,spirit  has raised the solemn   
inquiry1 ,what must ,i do to be saved8' 
flies  from his own estimate of himself1

 with distrust and fear1 and  appeals to
 an infallible and unerring scrutiny4   
,search me1 ,o ,god1  and know my heart3
 try me1 and know my thoughts3 ,and see 
if there  be any wicked way in me1 and  
lead me in the way everlasting4'        
,reader1 are you desirous of having your
 hopes of pardon1 and of  heaven1       
weighed in the unerring balances of the 
sanctuary2 while  you are yet in a state
 of probation8 ,meditate and ponder over
  this faithful little work4 ,if        
accompanied by the ,divine blessing1  it
 will test your faith and practice in   
the crucible and by the  fire of ,god's 
word4 ,it is intended to turn your      
spirit inside  out--to lay bare every   
insidious enemy that may have crept in  
and  lie lurking in the walls of        
,mansoul4 ,it exhibits sin in all its   
hideous deformity1 stript of its        
masquerade and disguises2 so that  it   
appears1 what it really is1 the great   
enemy to human happiness4  ,it is       
calculated to stir up our pure minds to 

incessant vigilance1  lest we should    
wander upon tempting1 but forbidden     
paths2 and be  caught by ,giant         
,despair1 to become the object of his   
cruelty in  ,doubting ,castle4    ,this 
work was first published in #afhd1 in a 
pocket volume1  comprising nine sheets  
duodecimo2 but became so rare1 as to    
have  escaped the researches of ,wilson1
 ,whitefield1 and other editors  of the 
collected works of ,mr4 ,bunyan1--until 
about the year #aghj1  when it was first
 re-published in an edition of his      
works1 with  notes1 by ,mason and       
,ryland4 ,the evident object of this    
treatise  was to aid ,christian efforts1
 under the ,divine blessing1 in         
stemming the torrent of iniquity1 which1
 like an awful flood1 was  overspreading
 this country4 ,the moral and religious 
restraints1  which the government under 
the ,commonwealth had imposed1 were     
dissolved by the accession of a         
debauched prince to the throne of       
,england2 a prince who was bribed1 to   

injure or destroy the best  interests of
 the country1 by the voluptuous court of
 ,france4 ,he  had taken refuge there   
from the storm2 and had been defiled and
  corrupted beyond ordinary conception4 
,the king and his court were  surrounded
 by pimps1 panders1 courtesans1 and     
flatterers4 ,the  example of the court  
spread throughout the country--religion 
became  a jest and laughing-stock2 and  
those who were not to be cajoled  out of
 their soul's eternal happiness--whose  
vital godliness  preserved them in the  
midst of such evil examples and         
allurements1  were persecuted with      
unrelenting rigour4 ,the virtuous ,lord 
,william ,russel1 and the illustrious   
,sydney1 fell by the hands of  the      
executioner3 ,john ,hampden was fined   
forty thousand pounds4  ,the hand of    
,god was stretched out4 ,an awful       
pestilence carried  off nearly seventy  
thousand of the inhabitants of ,london4 
,in the  following year1 that rich and  
glorious city1 with the cathedral--the  

churches--public buildings-and          
warehouses1 replenished with            
merchandise--were reduced to ashes4 ,the
 ,dutch fleet sailed up the  ,thames and
 threatened destruction to our navy1 and
 even to the  government1--filling the  
court and country with terror4 ,still   
profligacy reigned in the court and     
country--a fearful persecution  raged   
against all who refused to attend the   
church service4 ,thousands  perished in 
prison1 and multitudes were condemned to
 expatriate  themselves4 ,the timid and 
irresolute abandoned the                
faith1--desolation  spread over the     
church of ,god4 ,at this time1 at       
imminent risk1 ,john  ,bunyan not only  
fearlessly preached1 but published his  
faithful  ,advice to ,sufferers2' which 
was immediately followed by this        
important work1 calling upon every one  
who named the name of  ,christ1 'at all 
hazards1 to depart from iniquity4' ,they
 were words  in season1' and were good1'
 like apples of gold in pictures of     

silver4' 7,prov4 #be3aa7    ,the        
contrast in public manners must have    
been painfully felt by  one1 who had    
seen and enjoyed the general            
appearances1 and doubtless  many real   
proofs of piety1 which prevailed under  
the protectorate  of ,cromwell4 ,he was 
now called to witness the effects of    
open  and avowed wickedness among       
governors and nobles1 by which the      
fountains of iniquity were opened up1   
and a flood of immorality let  loose    
upon all classes2 demoralizing the      
nation1 and distressing  the church4 ,it
 must have been difficult to form any   
thing like  an accurate estimate of the 
number of those who abandoned their     
,christian profession4 ,the immoral     
conduct of one bad man is more          
conspicuous than the unobtrusive        
holiness of ninety-nine good men2  more 
especially1 when a professor becomes    
profane4 ,thus ,bunyan  argues1 ',one   
black sheep is quickly espied among five
 hundred  white ones1 and one mangey one

 will soon infect many4 ,one also1      
among the saints1 that is not clean1 is 
a blemish to the rest1  and as ,solomon 
says1 ',one sinner destroyeth much      
good4' p4 #ebg4 ,it  is more congenial  
to our fallen nature to notice1 and be  
grieved  with1 evil conduct1 than it is 
to rejoice over that excellence  which  
may cast the observer into the shade2   
besides the jaundiced  fear that good   
works may arise from improper motives4  
,these principles  equally applied to   
the state of society under the          
,presbyterian  government3 but when the 
restoration to the old system took      
place1  so vast a change passed over    
society1 like a pestilence1 'that sin1  
through custom1 became no sin4 ,the     
superfluity of naughtiness1'  says      
,bunyan1 'is at this day become no sin  
with many4' p4 #eji4  ',there are a good
 many professors now in ,england that   
have nothing  to distinguish them from  
the worst of men1' but their praying1   
reading1 hearing of sermons1 baptism1   

church fellowship1 and  breaking of     
bread4 ,separate them but from these1   
and every where  else they are as black 
as others1 even in their whole life and 
conversation4' p4 #ejh4 ',it is         
marvellous to me to see sin so high     
amidst the swarms of professors that are
 found in every corner  of this land4'  
,if the conduct of many professors were 
so vile1 as  there can be no doubt but  
that it was1 how gross must have been   
that of the openly profane8 ,it accounts
 for the wicked wit and  raillery of    
,hudibras1 when so many professors threw
 off the mask  and gloried in their     
hypocrisy--,butler shut his eyes to the 
cruel  sufferings of thousands who      
perished in jails1 the martyrs to the   
sincerity of their faith and conduct4   
,the falling away was indeed  great2 and
 ,bunyan1 with all earnestness1 warns   
his readers that1  ',to depart from     
iniquity is to shun those examples1     
those beastly  examples to              
drunkenness--to whoredom--to            

swearing--to lying--to  stealing--to    
sabbath-breaking--to pride--to          
covetousness--to  deceit--to hypocrisy1 
that in every corner of the country     
present  themselves to men4' p4 #eag4   
',o the fruits of repentance thick sown 
by preachers1 come up but thinly6 ,where
 are they found8 ,confession  of sin1   
shame for sin1 amendment of life1       
restitution for cozening1  cheating1    
defrauding1 beguiling thy               
neighbour1--where shall these  fruits of
 repentance be found8 ,repentance is the
 bitter pill1  without the sound working
 of which1 base and sinful humour rest  
unstirred1 unpurged1 undriven out of the
 soul4' p4 #eai4    ',i would not be    
austere1' said ,bunyan1 'but were       
wearing of gold1  putting on of apparel1
 dressing up houses1 decking of         
children1  learning of compliments1     
boldness in women1 lechery in men1      
wanton  behaviour1 lascivious words1 and
 tempting carriages1 signs of           
repentance2 then ,i must say1 the fruits

 of repentance swarm in our  land4'     
',the tables of ,god's book are turned  
upside down4 ,love1  to their doctrine1 
is gone out of the country4' ',love is  
gone1 and  now coveting1 pinching1      
griping1 and such things1 are in        
fashion2  now iniquity abounds instead  
of grace1 in many that name the name  of
 ,christ4' p4 #ebi1 #ebj4 ',alas6 alas6 
there is a company of half  priests in  
the world2 they dare not teach the      
people the whole  counsel of ,god1      
because they would condemn themselves1  
and their  manner of living in the      
world3 where is that minister now to  be
 found1 that dare say to his people1    
walk as you have me for  an example1 or 
that dare say1 what you see and hear to 
be in me1  do1 and the ,god of peace    
shall be with you4' p4 #ebj4 ,such was  
the  general character of the parish    
priests1 after the black ,bartholomew   
,act had driven the pious and godly     
ministers from the parish  churches4 ,it
 is almost a miracle that ,bunyan       

escaped persecution  for his plain      
dealing4 ,we cannot wonder1 that under  
such teachers1  ',christians learned to 
be proud one of another1 to be covetous1
  to be treacherous1 and false1 to be   
cowardly in ,god's matters1 to  be      
remiss and negligent in christian       
duties1 one of another4' p4  #ebe4 ,a   
scandal was thus brought upon religion4 
',upon this ,i write  with a sigh2 for  
never more than now4 ,there is no place 
where the  professors of religion are1  
that is free from offence and scandal4  
,iniquity is so entailed to religion1   
and baseness of life to the  naming the 
name of ,christ1 that ',all places are  
full of vomit and  filthiness4' ',ah6   
,lord ,god1 this is a lamentation1 that 
a sore  disease is got into the church  
of ,god4' p4 #ebi4 ,it was a period     
when a more awful plague raged as to    
morals and religion1 than  that which1  
about the same time1 had ravaged ,london
 with temporal  death--the plague of    
hypocrisy--of naming the name of        

,christ1 and  still living in sin4      
',hypocrisies are of that nature1 that  
they  spread themselves over the mind as
 the leprosy does over the body4  ,it   
gets in the pulpit1 in conference1 in   
closets1 in communion of  saints1 in    
faith1 in love1 in repentance1 in zeal1 
in humility1  in alms1 in the prison1   
and in all duties1 and makes the whole a
  loathsome stink in the nostrils of    
,god4' p4 #ech ,these licentious  times1
 in which we live1 are full of          
iniquity4' p4 #eci4 ',they change  one  
bad way for another1 hopping1 as the    
squirrel1 from bough to  bough1 but not 
willing to forsake the tree1--from      
drunkards to be  covetous1 and from that
 to pride and lasciviousness--this is a 
grand  deceit1 common1 and almost a     
disease epidemical among professors4'   
p4 #ecb4 ',the sins of our day are      
conspicuous and open as ,sodom's  were2 
pride and covetousness1 loathing of the 
gospel1 and contemning  holiness1 have  
covered the face of the nation4' p4     

#ecd4 ,the infection  had spread into   
the households of professors4 ',bless   
me1 saith a  servant1 are those the     
religious people6 ,are these the        
servants  of ,god1 where iniquity is    
made so much of1 and is so highly       
entertained6 ,and now is his heart      
filled with prejudice against  all      
religion1 or else he turns hypocrite    
like his master and  his mistress1      
wearing1 as they1 a cloak of religion to
 cover all  abroad1 while all naked and 
shameful at home4' p4 #ecf4 ',he looked 
for a house full of virtue1 and behold  
nothing but spider-webs2  fair and      
plausible abroad1 but like the sow in   
the mire at home4'  ,the immoral taint  
infected the young4 '#j6 it is horrible 
to  behold how irreverently1 how easily1
 and malapertly1 children1  yea1        
professing children1 at this day1 carry 
it to their parents2  snapping and      
checking1 curbing and rebuking of them1 
as if they  had received a dispensation 
from ,god to dishonour and disobey      

parents4' p4 #ece4 ',this day1 a sea and
 deluge of iniquity has  drowned those  
that have a form of godliness4 ,now     
immorality shall1  with professors1 be  
in fashion1 be pleaded for1 be loved and
 more  esteemed than holiness2 even     
those that have a form of godliness1    
hate the life and power thereof1 yea1   
they despise them that are  good4' p4   
#edc4    ,this melancholy picture of    
vice and profligacy was drawn by one    
whose love of truth rendered him        
incapable of deceit or of  exaggeration4
 ,it was published at the time1 and was 
unanswered1  because unanswerable4 ,it  
was not painted from imagination by an  
ascetic2 but from life by an enlightened
 observer--not by the poor  preaching   
mechanic when incarcerated in a jail for
 his godliness2  but when his painful   
sufferings were past--when his ,pilgrim1
  produced by the folly of persecutors1 
had rendered him famous through         
,europe--when his extraordinary pulpit  
talents were matured and  extensively   

known1 so that thousands crowded to hear
 him preach--when  his labours were     
sought in ,london and in the            
country--when his  opportunities of     
observation had become extended far     
beyond most of  his fellow-ministers4   
,the tale is as true as it is full of   
painful  interest4 ,the causes of all   
this vice are perfectly apparent4       
,whenever a government abuses its powers
 by interfering with divine  worship--by
 preferring one sect above all others2  
whether it be  ,presbyterian1           
,independent1 or ,episcopalian--such a  
requiring the  things that are ,god's to
 be rendered unto ,caesar1 must be the  
prolific source of persecution1         
hypocrisy1 and consequent immorality    
and profaneness4 ,the impure process of 
immorality as checked by  the rival     
labours of all the sects to promote     
vital godliness4  ,can we wonder that   
such a state of society was not long    
permitted  to exist8 ,in three troublous
 years from the publication of this     

book1 the licentious monarch was swept  
away by death1 not without  suspicion of
 violence1 and his besotted popish      
successor fled to  die in exile4 ,an    
enlightened monarch was placed upon the 
vacant  throne1 and persecution was     
deprived of its tiger claws and teeth   
by the act of toleration4    ,however   
interesting to the christian historian1 
and humbling to  human pride1 the facts 
may be which are here disclosed2 it was 
not the author's intention thus to      
entertain his readers4 ,no2 this        
invaluable tract has an object in view  
of far greater importance4 ,it  is an   
earnest1 affectionate1 but pungent      
appeal to all professors  of every age1 
and nation1 and sect1 to the end of     
time4 ,the  admonition of the text is to
 you1 my reader1 and to me2 whether  we 
be rich or poor1 ministers or ministered
 unto1 it comes home  equally to every  
heart1 from the mightiest potentate     
through  every grade of society to the  
poorest peasant4 ,may the sound ever    

reverberate in our ears and be engraven 
upon our hearts1 ',let  every one that  
nameth the name of ,christ depart from  
iniquity4'    ,the analysis of this book
 exhibits--,how solemn a thing it is to 
name  the name of ,christ1 as the author
 and finisher of our faith--,god        
manifest in the flesh1 to bear the curse
 for us1 and to work out  our           
everlasting salvation4 ,the hosts of    
heaven rejoice over the  penitent sinner
 ransomed from the pit of wrath4 ,is it 
possible for  the soul that has escaped 
eternal burnings--that has experienced  
the bitterness and exceeding sinfulness 
of sin--that has felt the  misery of    
transgression--that has been brought up 
out of that deep  and horrible pit--to  
backslide and plunge again into misery1 
with  his eyes open to see the smoke of 
their torments ascending up  before him8
 ,is it possible that he should         
heedlessly enter the  vortex1 and be    
again drawn into wretchedness8 ,yes2 it 
is alas too  true4 ,well may the ,lord1 

by his prophet1 use these striking      
words1  ',be astonished1 ,o ye heavens1 
at this1 and be horribly afraid1  be ye 
very desolate1 saith the ,lord4 ,for my 
people have committed  two evils2 they  
have forsaken me1 the fountain of living
 waters1  and hewed out broken cisterns1
 that can hold no water4' 7,jer4        
#b3ab1ac7    ,the extreme folly of such 
conduct would render the fact almost    
incredible1 did we not too frequently   
witness it in others1 and  feel it in   
our own hearts4 ,this volume places     
these facts plainly  before us1 and     
affectionately exhorts us to be         
watchful1 and  diligently to inquire    
into the causes of such evil1 and the   
remedies  which ought to be applied4 ,it
 shews us the great varieties that  are 
found in the tempers and qualities of   
,god's children1 in words  calculated to
 make an indelible impression4    ',but 
in this great house of ,god there will  
not only be golden and  silver          
,christians1 but wooden and earthly     

ones4 ,and if any man  purge himself    
from these earthly ones1 from their     
companies and  vices1 he shall be a     
vessel to honour1 sanctified1 and meet  
for  the masters use1 and prepared for  
every good work4' p4 #eah ,bunyan       
earnestly cautions his readers to       
constant watchfulness1 'for sin  is one 
of the most quick and brisk things that 
are4' p4 #eae4 ,and  jealousy over      
ourselves1 lest our hearts should       
deceive us4 ',the  young man in the     
gospel that cried to ,christ to shew him
 the way  to life1 had some love to his 
salvation2 but it was not a love that   
was strong as death1 cruel as the grave1
 and hotter than coals of  juniper4'    
7,song #h3f7 ,it cost nothing--no self  
denial1 no sacrifice4  ',such will love 
as long as mouth and tongue can wag'    
will pray and  hear sermons1 but will   
not cut off a darling lust2 such deceive
  their own souls4 ,some are allured but
 not changed3 ',there is some  kind of  
musicalness in the word2 when well      

handled and fingered  by a skilful      
preacher1' it has a momentary influence2
 'they hear  thy words1 but do them     
not4' 7,eze4 #cc3cj7 ,above all things1 
beware  of hypocrisy1 for when it once  
enters1 it spreads over the soul1  as   
the leprosy does over the body4 p4 #eba4
 ',he is the same man1  though he has   
got a new mouth4 p4 #ecb4 ',many that   
shew like saints  abroad1 yet act the   
part of devils when they are at home4   
,wicked  professors are practical       
atheists4 ',the dirty life of a         
professor  lays stumbling blocks in the 
way of the blind4' p4 #ede4 ',a         
professor  that hath not forsaken his   
iniquity1 is like one that comes out  of
 the pest-house1 among the whole1 with  
his plaguey sores running  upon him4    
,this is the man that hath the breath of
 a dragon2  he poisons the air round    
about him4 ,this is the man that slays  
his children1 his kinsmen1 his friend1  
and himself4 ,they are the  devil's most
 stinking tail1 with which he casts many

 a professor  into carnal delights1 with
 their filthy conversations4' p4 #ecj4  
',oh6 the millstone that ,god will      
shortly hang about your necks1 when  the
 time is come that you must be drowned  
in the sea and deluge  of ,god's wrath4'
 p4 #ecj4 ,rather than thus rush upon   
,jehovah's  fiercest anger1 ',tell the  
world1 if you will not depart from      
iniquity1 that ,christ and you are      
parted1 and that you have left  him to  
be embraced by them to whom iniquity is 
an abomination4'  p4 #ecj4 ,thus        
faithfully and affectionately did       
,bunyan deal with  his hearers and      
readers4 ,and he takes an occasion1 now 
in his  maturer years1 to confirm the   
sentiments which he had formerly        
published in his ',differences in       
,judgment about ,water ,baptism  no ,bar
 to ,communion4' ',it is strange to see 
at this day how1  notwithstanding1 all  
the threatenings of ,god1 men are wedded
 to  their own opinions1 beyond what the
 law of grace and love will  admit4     

,here is a ,presbyterian1 here an       
,independent1 here a ,baptist1  so      
joined each man to his own opinion1 that
 they cannot have that  communion one   
with another1 as by the testament of the
 ,lord ,jesus  they are commanded and   
enjoined4' ',to help thee in this1 keep 
thine  eye much upon thine own base     
self1 be clothed with humility1 and     
prefer thy brother before thyself2 and  
know that ,christianity  lieth not in   
small matters1 neither before ,god nor  
understanding  men4' ,i have often said 
in my heart1 what is the reason that    
some  of the brethren should be so shy  
of holding communion with those1  every 
whit as good1 if not better than        
themselves8 ,is it because  they think  
themselves unworthy of their holy       
fellowship8 ,no1  verily2 it is because 
they exalt themselves4' p4#ech4 ,he goes
 on to  declare that the difficulties   
which sin and ,satan place in the way   
of the ,christian pilgrim ought never to
 be concealed4 ,salvation is  to be     

worked out with fear and trembling4 ,it 
is only by divine  aid1 by dependence   
upon our heavenly ,father1 that it can  
be  accomplished4 ',to depart from      
iniquity to the utmost degree of        
requirement1 is a copy too fair for     
mortal flesh exactly to imitate1  while 
we are in this world4 ,but with good    
paper1 good ink1 and  a good pen1 a     
skilful and willing man may go far4' p4 
#edf1 #edg4  ,mr4 ,ryland's note on the 
,christian's trials is1 'when the love  
of  sin is subdued in the conscience1   
then peace will flow in like a  river1  
,god will be glorified1 ,christ exalted2
 and the happy soul1  under the         
teachings and influence of the all-wise1
 omnipotent  ,spirit1 will experience   
sweet peace and joy in believing4'      
,millions  of pilgrims have entered the 
celestial city1 having fought their  way
 to glory2 and then1 while singing the  
conqueror's song1 all  their troubles by
 the way must have appeared as          
sufferings but  for a moment1 which     

worked out for them an eternal and      
exceeding  weight of glory1 ,and then   
how blessed the song to him that hath   
loved us1 and washed us from our sins in
 his own blood1 and made  us kings and  
priests unto our ,god4 ,to him be glory 
and dominion  for ever and ever4        
,amen4--,geo4 ,offor4      ,,an         
,,introduction ,,to ,,the ,,following   
,,discourse    ,when ,i write of        
justification before ,god from the      
dreadful curse  of the law2 then ,i must
 speak of nothing but grace1 ,christ1   
the  promise1 and faith4 ,but when ,i   
speak of our justification before  men  
then ,i must join to these good works4  
,for grace1 ,christ1 and  faith1 are    
things invisible1 and so not to be seen 
by another1  otherwise than through a   
life that becomes so blessed a gospel as
  has declared unto us the remission of 
our sins for the sake of  ,jesus        
,christ4 ,he then that would have       
forgiveness of sins1 and so be          
delivered from the curse of ,god1 must  

believe in the righteousness  and blood 
of ,christ3 but he that would shew to   
his neighbours  that he hath truly      
received this mercy of ,god1 must do it 
by good  works2 for all things else to  
them is but talk3 as for example1  a    
tree is known to be what it is1 to wit1 
whether of this or that  kind1 by its   
fruit4 ,a tree it is1 without fruit1 but
 as long as  it so abideth1 there is    
ministered occasion to doubt what manner
  of tree it is4    ,a professor is a   
professor1 though he hath no good works2
 but  that1 as such1 he is truly godly1 
he is foolish that so concludeth4       
7,matt4 #g3ag1ah2 ,james #b3ah7 ,not    
that works makes a man good2 for  the   
fruit maketh not a good tree1 it is the 
principle1 to wit1  ,faith1 that makes a
 man good1 and his works that shew him  
to be  so4 7,matt4 #g3af2 ,luke #f3dd7  
,what then8 why all professors that have
 not good works flowing  from their     
faith are naught2 are bramble bushes2   
are 'nigh unto  cursing1 whose end is to

 be burned4' 7,heb4 #f3h7 ,for          
professors by  their fruitlessness      
declare that they are not of the        
planting of  ,god1 nor the wheat1 'but  
tares and children of the wicked one4'  
7,matt4 #ac3cg1 #ch7    ,not that faith 
needeth good works as an help to        
justification  before ,god4 ,for in this
 matter faith will be ignorant of all   
good  works1 except those done by the   
person of ,christ4 ,here1 then1 the     
good man 'worketh not1 but believeth4'  
7,rom4 #d3e74 ,for he is not  now to    
carry to ,god1 but to receive at his    
hand the matter of his  justification by
 faith2 nor is the matter of his        
justification  before ,god ought else   
but the good deeds of another man1 to   
wit1  ,christ ,jesus4    ,but is there1 
therefore1 no need at all of good works1
 because a  man is justified before ,god
 without them8 or can that be called  a 
justifying faith1 that has not for its  
fruit good works8 7,job  #bb3c2 ,james  
#b3bj1 #bf7 ,verily good works are      

necessary1 though ,god  need them not2  
nor is that faith1 as to justification  
with ,god1  worth a rush1 that abideth  
alone1 or without them4    ,there is1   
therefore1 a twofold faith of ,christ in
 the world1 and  as to the notion of    
justifying righteousness1 they both     
concur and  agree1 but as to the manner 
of application1 there they vastly       
differ4  ,the one1 to wit1 the          
non-saving faith1 standeth in           
speculation  and naked knowledge of     
,christ1 and so abideth idle3 but the   
other  truly seeth and receives him1 and
 so becometh fruitful4 7,john  #a3ab2   
,heb4 #aa3ac2 ,rom4 #aj3af7 ,and hence  
the true justifying faith  is said to   
receive1 to embrace1 to obey the ,son of
 ,god1 as tendered  in the gospel3 by   
which expression is shewed both the     
nature of  justifying faith1 in its     
actings in point of justification1 and  
also the cause of its being full of good
 works in the world4 ,a  gift is not    
made mine by my seeing of it1 or because

 ,i know the  nature of the thing so    
given2 but then it is mine if ,i receive
 and  embrace it1 yea1 and as to the    
point in hand1 if ,i yield myself  up to
 stand and fall by it4 ,now1 he that    
shall not only see1 but  receive1 not   
only know1 but embrace the ,son of ,god1
 to be justified  by him1 cannot but    
bring forth good works1 because ,christ 
who is  now received and embraced by    
faith1 leavens and seasons the spirit   
of this sinner1 through his faith1 to   
the making of him capable so  to be     
justified47,acts #ae3i2 ,gen4 #ah3ai2   
,heb4 #aa3aa7 ,faith made  ,sarah       
receive strength to conceive seed1 and  
we are sanctified  through faith1 which 
is in ,christ4 ,for faith hath joined   
,christ and  the soul together1 and     
being so joined1 the soul is one spirit 
with him2 not essentially1 but in       
agreement and oneness of  design4       
,besides1 when ,christ is truly received
 and embraced to  the justifying of the 
sinner1 in that man's heart he dwells by

  his word and ,spirit1 through the same
 faith also4 ,now ,christ by  his       
,spirit and word must needs season the  
soul he thus dwells in3  so then the    
soul being seasoned1 it seasoneth the   
body2 and body  and soul1 the life and  
conversation4    ,we know it is not the 
seeing1 but taking of a potion1 that    
maketh  it work as it should1 nor is the
 blood of ,christ a purge to this  or   
that conscience1 except received by     
faith4 7,heb4 #i3ad7    ,shall that then
 be counted right believing in ,christ  
unto  justification1 that amounts to no 
more than to an idle speculation1  or   
naked knowledge of him8 shall that      
knowledge of him1 ,i say1  be counted   
such1 as only causes the soul to behold1
 but moveth it  not to good works8 ,no1 
verily4 ,for the true beholding of      
,jesus to  justification and life1      
changes from glory to glory4 7#b ,cor4  
#c3ah7    ,nor can that man that hath so
 believed1 as that by his faith he  hath
 received and embraced ,christ for life 

before ,god1 be destitute  of good      
works3 for1 as ,i said1 the word and    
,spirit comes also by  this faith1 and  
dwells in the heart and conscience4     
,now1 shall  a soul where the word and  
,spirit of ,christ dwells1 be a soul    
without good works8 ,yea1 shall a soul  
that has received the love1  the mercy1 
the kindness1 grace and salvation of    
,god through the  sorrows1 tears1       
groans1 cross1 and cruel death of       
,christ1 be yet  a fruitless tree6 ,god 
forbid4 ,this faith is as the salt which
 the  prophet cast into the spring of   
bitter water1 it makes the soul  good   
and serviceable for ever4 7#b ,kings    
#b3ai-bb7 ,if the receiving  of a       
temporal gift naturally tends to the    
making of us to move our  cap and knee1 
and binds us to be the servant of the   
giver1 shall  we think that faith will  
leave him who by it has received        
,christ1  to be as unconcerned as a     
stock or stone1 or that its utmost      
excellency is to provoke the soul to a  

lip-labour1 and to give  ,christ a few  
fair words for his pains and grace1 and 
so wrap up  the business8 ,no1 no2 'the 
love of ,christ constraineth us' thus   
to judge that it is but reasonable1     
since he gave his all for us1  that we  
should give our some for him4 7#b ,cor4 
#e3ad1ae7    ,let no man1 then1 deceive 
himself1 as he may and will if he takes 
not heed with true notions1 but examine 
himself concerning his  faith1 to wit2  
,whether he hath any8 and if some1      
,whether of that  kind that will turn to
 account in the day when ,god shall     
judge  the world4    ,i told you before 
that there is a twofold faith1 and now  
,i will  tell you that there are two    
sorts of good works2 and a man may  be  
shrewdly guessed at with reference to   
his faith1 even by the  works that he   
chooseth to be conversant in4    ,there 
are works that cost nothing1 and works  
that are chargeable4  ,and observe it1  
the unsound faith will choose to itself 
the most  easy works it can find4 ,for  

example1 there is reading1 praying1     
hearing of sermons1 baptism1 breaking of
 bread1 church fellowship1  preaching1  
and the like2 and there is mortification
 of lusts1  charity1 simplicity1        
open-heartedness1 with a liberal hand to
 the  poor1 and their like also4 ,now   
the unsound faith picks and chooses1    
and takes and leaves1 but the true faith
 does not so4    ,there are a great many
 professors now in ,england that have   
nothing  to distinguish them from the   
worst of men1 but their praying1        
reading1 hearing of sermons1 baptism1   
church-fellowship1 and breaking  of     
bread4 ,separate them but from these1   
and everywhere else they  are as black  
as others1 even in their whole life and 
conversation4  ,thus they have chosen to
 them the most easy things to do them1  
but  love not to be conscionably found  
in the practice of the other2  a certain
 sign their faith is nought1 and that   
these things1 even  the things they are 
conversant in1 are things attended to of

 them1  not for the ends for which ,god 
has appointed them1 but to beguile  and 
undo themselves withal4    ,praying1    
hearing1 reading2 for what are these    
things ordained1  but that we might by  
the godly use of them attain to more of 
the  knowledge of ,god1 and be          
strengthened by his grace to serve him  
better according to his moral law8      
,baptism1 fellowship1 and the  ,lord's  
supper1 are ordained for these ends     
also4 ,but there is a  vast difference  
between using of these things1 and a    
using of them  for these ends4 ,a man   
may pray1 yea pray for such things1 had 
he  them1 as would make him better in   
morals1 without desire to be  better in 
morals1 or love to the things he prays  
for4 ,a man may  read and hear1 not to  
learn to do1 though to know2 yea he may 
be  dead to doing moral goodness1 and   
yet be great for reading and  hearing   
all his days4 ,the people then among all
 professors that  are zealous of good   
works are the peculiar ones to ,christ4 

7,titus  #b3ad7 ,what has a man done    
that is baptized1 if he pursues not  the
 ends for which that appointment was    
ordained4 ,the like ,i say  of          
fellowship1 of breaking of bread1 etc44 
,for all these things  we should use to 
support our faith1 to mortify the flesh1
 and  strengthen us to walk in newness  
of life by the rule of the moral  law4  
,nor can that man be esteemed holy whose
 life is tainted with  immoralities1 let
 him be what he can in all things else4 
,i am  of that man's mind as to         
practical righteousness1 who said to    
,christ upon this very question1 ',well1
 master1 thou hast said the  truth2--for
 to love the ,lord our ,god with all the
 heart1 and with  all the understanding1
 and with all the soul1 and with all the
  strength1 and to love his neighbour as
 himself1 is more than all  whole       
burnt-offerings and sacrifices4' 7,mark 
#ab3bh-cc7 ,to love  my neighbour as    
myself1 to do as ,i would be done unto1 
this is  the law and the prophets4 ,and 

he that is altogether a stranger to     
these things1 how dwelleth the love of  
,god in him2 or how will he  manifest to
 another that his faith will save him8  
,satan is afraid that men should hear of
 justification by ,christ1  lest they   
should embrace it4 ,but yet1 if he can  
prevail with them  to keep fingers off1 
though they do hear and look on1 and    
practise  lesser things1 he can the     
better bear it2 yea1 he will labour  to 
make such professors bold to conclude   
they shall by that kind  of faith enjoy 
him1 though by that they cannot embrace 
him1 nor  lay hold of him4 ,for he knows
 that how far soever a man engages  in a
 profession of ,christ with a faith that
 looks on1 but cannot  receive nor      
embrace him1 that faith will leave him  
to nothing but  mistaken and            
disappointments at last4    ,the gospel 
comes to some in word only1 and the     
faith of such stands  but in a verbal   
sound2 but the apostle was resolved not 
to know  or take notice of such a faith4

 7#a ,thess4 #a3d1 #e7 ',for the kingdom
  of ,god1 saith he1 'is not in word1   
but in power4' 7#a ,cor4 #a3ah-bj7'  ,he
 whose faith stands only in a saying1 ,i
 believe1 has his works  in bare words  
also1 and as virtual is the one as the  
other1 and  both insignificant enough4  
',if a brother or sister be naked1 and  
destitute of daily food1 and one of you 
say unto them1 ,depart in  peace1 be ye 
warmed and filled2 notwithstanding ye   
give them not  those things which are   
needful to the body2 what doth it       
profit8  ,even so faith1 if it hath not 
works is dead1 being alone4' 7,james    
#b3ae-ag7 ,this faith1 therefore1 ,satan
 can allow1 because it is  somewhat of  
kin to his own4 7vs4 #aj7    ,besides1  
what greater contempt can be cast upon  
,christ than by  such wordy professors  
is cast upon him8 ,these are the men    
that by  practice say1 the gospel is but
 an empty sound4 ,yet1 the more they    
profess1 the louder they proclaim it    
thus to be1 to his disgrace1  while     

they1 not withstanding their profession 
of faith1 hold and  maintain their      
league with the devil and sin4 ,the ,son
 of ,god was  manifest that he might    
destroy the works of the devil1 but     
these  men profess his faith and keep   
these works alive in the world4  7#a    
,john #c7 ,shall these pass for such as 
believe to the saving of  the soul8 ,for
 a man to be content with this kind of  
faith1 and to  look to go to salvation  
by it1 what to ,god is a greater        
provocation8    ,the devil laugheth     
here1 for he knows he has not lost his  
vassal  by such a faith as this1 but    
that rather he hath made use of the     
gospel1 that glorious word of life1 to  
secure his captive1 through1  his       
presumption of the right faith1 the     
faster in his shackles4    ,it is       
marvellous to me to see sin so high     
amidst the swarms of  professors that   
are found in every corner of this land4 
,nor can  any other reason be given for 
it1 but because the gospel has lost  its

 wonted virtue1 or because professors   
want faith therein4 ,but  do you think  
it is because of the first8 no1 the word
 of our ,god  shall stand in its        
strength for ever2 the faith of such    
therefore  is not right2 they have for  
shields of gold1 made themselves        
shields of brass2 or instead of the     
primitive faith1 which was  of the      
operation of ,god1 they have got to     
themselves a faith that  stands by the  
power1 and in the wisdom of man4 7#b    
,chron4 #ab3i1 #aj2  ,col4 #b3ab2 #a    
,cor4 #b3d1 #e7 ,and1 to say no more to 
this1 for what  is ,god so angry with   
this land1 but for the sin of the       
professors  that dwell therein1 while   
they have polluted his name with their  
gifts1 and with their idols8 ,god1 ,i   
say1 has been provoked most  bitterly by
 us1 while we have profaned his name1   
making use of  his name1 his word1 and  
ordinances1 to serve ourselves1 '#j     
,lord1  what wilt thou do to this land4'
 ,we are every one looking for          

something2 even for something that      
carrieth terror and dread in  the sound 
of its wings as it comes1 though we know
 not the form  nor visage thereof4#a    
,one cries out1 another has his hands   
upon  his loins1 and a third is made mad
 with the sight of his eyes1 and  with  
what his ears do hear4 ,and as their    
faith hath served them  about           
justification1 so it now serves them    
about repentance and  reformation3 it   
can do nothing here neither2 for though1
 as was  said1 men cry out1 and are with
 their hands upon their loins for  fear2
 yet1 where is the church1 the house1   
the man that stands in  the gap for the 
land1 to turn away this wrath by        
repentance1 and  amendment of life8     
,behold the ,lord cometh forth out of   
his place1  and will come down and tread
 upon the places of the earth1 and  the 
mountains shall be molten under him1 and
 the valleys shall be  cleft1 as wax    
before the fire1 and as the waters that 
are poured  down a steep place4 ,but    

what is the cause of all this8--,for the
  transgression of ,jacob is all this1  
and for the sins of the house  of       
,israel4 7,micah #a3e7    ,it is that   
that is observed by them that can make  
observation1  that all that ,god has    
done to us already has been ineffectual 
as  to cause that humility and          
reformation1 by which his judgments     
must be turned away4 ,repentance is rare
 this day1 and yet without  doubt1 that 
without which1 things will grow worse   
and worse4 ,as  for them that hope that 
,god will save his people1 though but   
from  temporal judgments1 whether they  
repent and reform1 or do otherwise1  ,i 
must leave them and their opinions      
together3 this ,i have found1  that     
sometimes the repentance1 even of the   
godly1 has come too  late to divert such
 judgments4 ,and1 how some of the godly 
should  be so indulged as to be saved   
from punishment without repentance1     
when the true and unfeigned repentance  
of others will not deliver  them1 leaves

 me1 ,i confess1 in a wilderness6 ,but  
that which is most  of all to be        
lamented is1 that sin1 through custom1  
is become no  sin4 ,the superfluity of  
naughtiness is at this day become no sin
  with many4 ,surely this was the case  
with ,israel1 else how could  they say  
when the prophets so bitterly denounced 
,god's judgments  against them1         
',because we are innocent1 surely his   
anger shall  turn from us4' 7,jer4      
#b3ce7 ,when custom or bad example has  
taken  away the conscience of sin1 it is
 a sign that that soul is in  a         
dangerous lethargy2 and yet this is the 
condition of the most  that profess     
amongst us this day4 ,but to leave this 
and to proceed4    ,as there is a       
twofold faith1 two sorts of good works1 
and the like1  so there is also a       
twofold love to ,christ2 the one        
standing1 or  stopping1 in some passions
 of the mind and affections2 the other  
is that which breaks through all        
difficulties to the holy commandment  to

 do it4 ,of both these there is mention 
made in the scripture2  and though all  
true love begins at the heart1 yet that 
love is  but little set by that breaks  
not through to practice4 ,how many  are 
there in the world that seem to have the
 first1 but how few  shew the second4   
,the young man in the gospel1 7,mark    
#aj3ag7 did  by his running1 kneeling1  
crying1 inquiring1 and entreating of    
,christ1 to shew him the way to life1   
shew that he had inward love  to ,christ
 and his own salvation2 but yet it was  
not a love that  was 'strong as death1' 
'cruel as the grave1' and hotter than   
the  coals of juniper4 7,song #h3f7 ,it 
was a love that stopped in mind  and    
affection1 but could not break out into 
practice4 ,this kind  of love1 if it be 
let alone1 and not pressed to proceed   
till it  comes into a labouring         
practising of the commandment1 will love
  as long as you will1 to wit1 as long  
as mouth and tongue can wag2  but yet   
you shall not1 by all your skill drive  

this love farther  than the mouth2 'for 
with their mouth they shew much love1   
but  their heart goeth after their      
covetousness4' 7,ezek4 #cc3ca7    ,nor  
may this love be counted for that of the
 right kind1 because  it is in the      
heart1 for the heart knows how to       
dissemble about  love1 as much as about 
other matters4 ,this is feigned love1 or
  love that pretends to dear affections 
for ,christ1 but can bestow  no cost    
upon him4 ,of this kind of love the     
world is full at this  day1 especially  
the professors of this age2 but as ,i   
said1 of  this the ,lord ,jesus makes   
little or no account1 for that it hath  
in it an essential defectiveness4 ,thus1
 therefore1 ,christ and his  servants   
describe the love that is true and of   
the right kind1  and that with reference
 to himself and church4    ,first1 with 
reference to himself4 ',if a man love   
me1' saith he1  'he will keep my words4'
 7,john #ad3bc7 ,and again1 ',he that   
hath  my commandments1 and keepeth them1

 he it is that loveth me4' ,and1  ',he  
that loveth me not1 keepeth not my      
sayings4' ',and the word  which ye hear 
is not mine1 but the ,father's which    
sent me4' ,behold  you now where ,christ
 placeth a sign of love1 it is not in   
word  nor in tongue1 not in great and   
seemingly affectionate gestures1  but in
 a practical walking in the law of the  
,lord4 ,hence such1  and such only1 are 
called the undefiled in the way4 ,you   
know who  says1 ',i am the way4'        
',blessed1' saith ,david1 'are the      
undefiled  in the way1 who walk in the  
law of the ,lord4' 7,ps4 #aai3a7    ,but
 here again the hypocrite will give us  
the slip by betaking  himself to        
exterior matters1 as to his 'mint and   
anise and cummin4'  7,matt4 #bc3bc7     
,still neglecting the more weighty      
matters of the  law1 to wit1 judgment1  
mercy1 faith2 or else to the            
significative  ordinances1 still        
neglecting to do to all men as he would 
they should do to him4 ,but let such    

know that ,god never ordained           
significative ordinances1 such as       
baptism1 the ,lord's supper1 or  the    
like1 for the sake of water1 or of bread
 and wine2 nor yet  because he takes any
 delight that we are dipped in water1 or
 eat  that bread2 but they were ordained
 to minister to us by the aptness  of   
the elements1 through our sincere       
partaking of them1 further  knowledge of
 the death1 burial1 and resurrection of 
,christ1 and of  our death and          
resurrection by him to newness of life4 
,wherefore1  he that eateth and         
believeth not1 and he that is baptized1 
and  is not dead to sin1 and walketh not
 in newness of life1 neither  keepeth   
these ordinances nor pleaseth ,god4 ,now
 to be dead to sin1  is to be dead to   
those things forbidden in the moral law4
 ,for sin  is the transgression of that1
 and it availeth not to vaunt that  ,i  
am a saint and under this or that       
significative ordinance1 if  ,i live in'
 the transgression of the law4'7#a ,john

 #c3d7 ,for ,i am  convicted of the law 
as a transgressor1 and so concluded to  
be one  that loveth not ,christ1 though 
,i make a noise of my obedience to      
,christ1 and of my partaking of his     
significative ordinances4 ,the  ,jews of
 old made a great noise with their      
significative ordinances1  while they   
lived in the breach of the moral law1   
but their practice  of significative    
ordinances could not save them from the 
judgment  and displeasure of their ,god4
 ,they could frequent the temple1 keep  
their feasts1 slay their sacrifices1 and
 be mighty apt about all  their         
significative things4 ,but they loved   
idols1 and lived in the  breach of the  
second table of the law3 wherefore ,god 
cast them out  of his presence3 hark    
what the prophet saith of them1 7,amos  
#d3d7  ',come to ,bethel1 and           
transgress2 at ,gilgal multiply         
transgression2  and bring your          
sacrifices every morning1 and your      
tithes after  three years3 and offer a  

sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven1  
and proclaim and publish the free-will  
offerings3 for this liketh  you1 #j ye  
children of ,israel1 saith the ,lord    
,god4' ,thus1 as ,i  said1 the hypocrite
 gives us the slip2 for when he heareth 
that  love is in the keeping of the     
commandments of ,god1 then he betakes   
him to the more external parts of       
worship1 and neglecteth the more        
weighty matters to the provoking of the 
,god of ,israel4    ,second1 ,as love to
 ,god is shewed by keeping of his       
commandments2  so love to my neighbour1 
is the keeping of the commandments of   
,god likewise4 ',by this we know that we
 love the children of ,god1  when we    
love ,god1 and keep his commandments4   
,for this is the love  of ,god1'--in us1
 both to ,god and man1 'that we keep his
 commandments3  and his commandments are
 not grievous4' 7#a ,john #e3b1 #c7 ,he 
that  keepeth not ,god's commandments1  
loves neither ,god nor men4    ,thus    
then we must learn to love one another4 

,he that keepeth ,god's  commandment1   
doth to his brother what is right1 for  
that is ,god's  commandment4 ,he that   
keeps ,god's commandment1 doth to his   
brother  even as he would be done unto  
himself1 for that is ,god's commandment4
  ,he that keeps ,god's commandment1    
shutteth not up his bowels of           
compassion from him1 for the contrary is
 his commandment4 ,further1  he that    
keepeth ,god's commandment sheweth his  
brother what he must  do to honour the  
,christ that he professeth1 aright3     
therefore1 he  that keeps the           
commandment1 loves his brother4 ,yea1   
the keeping  of the commandment is      
loving the brethren4    ,but if all     
love1 which we pretend to have one to   
another1 were  tried by this one text1  
how much of that that we call so1 would 
be found to be nothing less8            
,preposterous are our spirits in all    
things1 nor can they be guided right1   
but by the word and ,spirit  of ,god2   
the which1 the good ,lord grant unto us 

plentifully1 that  we may do that which 
is well pleasing in his sight1 through  
,jesus  ,christ our ,lord4 ,yea1 and    
that there may1 by them1 be wrought     
sound repentance in us for all that hath
 been done by us amiss1  lest he give   
',jacob to the spoil1 and ,israel to the
 robbers2' for  that they have sinned   
against him by not walking in his ways1 
and  by not being obedient to his law4  
7,isa4 #db3bd7    ,let me add1 lest ,god
 doth not only punish us in the sight1  
and by  the hand of the wicked2 but     
embolden them to say1 it was ,god that  
set them on2 yea1 lest they make those  
sins of ours1 which we  have not        
repented of1 not only their bye-word    
against us to after  generations1 but   
the argument1 one to another1 of their  
justification  for all the evil that    
they shall be suffered to do unto us3   
saying1  when men shall ask them1       
',wherefore hath the ,lord done thus    
unto  this land8 what meaneth the heat  
of this great anger8' 7,deut4  #bi3bd2  

#a ,kings #i3h2 ,jer4 #bb3h7 ',even     
because they have forsaken  the covenant
 of the ,lord ,god of their fathers1 and
 walked not in  his ways4'    ,,john    
,,bunyan        ,a ,,holy ,,life ,,the  
,,beauty ,,of ,,christianity    ',,and1 
,,let ,,every ,,one ,,that ,,nameth     
,,the ,,name ,,of ,,christ ,,depart     
,,from  ,,iniquity1--#b ,,tim4 #b3ai    
,,timothy1 unto whom this epistle was   
writ1 was an evangelist1 that  is1      
inferior to apostles and extra-ordinary 
prophets1 and above  ordinary pastors   
and teachers4 7#b ,tim4 #d3e2 ,eph4     
#d3aa7 ,and he  with the rest of those  
under his circumstances was to go with  
the  apostles hither and thither1 to be 
disposed of by them as they saw  need1  
for the further edification of those who
 by the apostolical  ministry were      
converted to the faith3 and hence it is1
 that ,titus  was left at ,crete1 and   
that this ,timothy was left at ,ephesus4
 7#a  ,tim4 #a3c7 ,for they were to do a
 work for ,christ in the world1  which  

the apostles were to begin1 and leave   
upon their hands to  finish4 ,now when  
the apostles departed from places1 and  
had left  these evangelists in their    
stead1 usually there did arise some  bad
 spirits among those people1 where these
 were left for the  furtherance of the  
faith4 ,this is manifest by both the    
epistles  to ,timothy1 and also by that 
to ,titus3 wherefore ,paul1 upon whom   
these two evangelists waited for the    
fulfilling of their ministry1  writeth  
unto them while they abode where he left
 them1 concerning  those turbulent      
spirits which they met with1 and to     
teach them how  yet further they ought  
to behave themselves in the house of    
,god1  which is the church of the living
 ,god1 the pillar and ground  of truth4 
,and to this purpose he gives them1     
severally1 divers  instructions1 as the 
judicious reader may easily understand1 
by  which he encourageth them to the    
prosecution of that service which  for  
,christ they had to do for those people 

where he had left them1  and also       
instructeth them how to carry it towards
 their disturbers1  which last he doth1 
not only doctrinally1 but also by       
shewing  them1 by his example and       
practice1 what he would have them do4   
,this done1 he laboureth to comfort     
,timothy with the remembrance  of the   
steadfastness of ,god's eternal decree  
of election1 because  grounded on his   
foreknowledge2 saying1 though ,hymeneus 
and ,philetus  have erred from the      
faith1 and1 by their fall1 have         
overthrown the  faith of some1 ',yet the
 foundation of ,god standeth sure1      
having  this seal1 ,the ,lord knoweth   
them that are his4' ,now lest this  last
 hint should still encourage some to be 
remiss and carnally  secure1 and        
foolish1 as ,i suppose this doctrine    
abused1 had  encouraged them to be      
before2 therefore the apostle           
immediately  conjoineth to it this      
exhortation2 ',and1 let every one that  
nameth2  the name of ,christ depart from

 iniquity4' ,two truths strangely1  but 
necessarily joined together1 because so 
apt to be severed by  the children of   
men2 for many1 under the pretence of    
their being  elected1 neglect to pursue 
holiness2 and many of them again that   
pretend to be for holiness1 quite       
exclude the doctrine and motives  that  
election gives thereto4 ,wherefore the  
apostle1 that he might  set men's       
notions as to these things right1 he    
joins these two  together1 signifying   
thereby1 that as electing love doth     
instate  a man in the blessing of       
eternal life2 so holiness is the path   
thereto2 and1 that he that refuseth to  
depart from iniquity shall  be dammed2  
notwithstanding he may think himself    
secured from hell  by the act of ,god's 
electing love4 ,for election designeth  
men not  only to eternal glory1 but to  
holiness of life1 a means1 thereto4     
7,eph4 #a3d1 #e7 ,and the manner of this
 connection of truth is the  more to be 
noted by us1 because the apostle seems  

to conjoin#b  them1 in an holy heat of  
spirit1 saying1 ',the foundation of ,god
  standeth sure1 having this seal1 ,the 
,lord knoweth them that are  his4' ,and1
 'let every one that shall but so much  
as name the name  of ,christ1 depart    
from iniquity2' or1 as who should say1  
,god will  be revenged upon them for    
all1 or1 notwithstanding1 they          
appropriate  unto themselves the        
benefits of election4    ,in the text we
 have1 ,,first1 ,an exhortation4        
,,second1 ,the extension  of that       
exhortation4 ,the exhortation is1 ,that 
men depart from  iniquity4 ,the         
extension of it is1 to them1 all of     
them1 every  one of them that name the  
name of ,christ4 ',and let every one    
that  nameth the name of ,christ1 depart
 from iniquity4'      ,,first1 ,,the    
,,exhortation--,,that ,,men ,,depart    
,,from ,,iniquity    ,in the exhortation
 there are several things to be taken   
notice of1  because insinuated by the   
apostle4 ,the first is1 that iniquity is

  a very dangerous and hurtful thing1 as
 to the souls of sinners in  general2 so
 to them that name the name of ,christ4 
,first1 ,iniquity is a very dangerous   
and hurtful thing to men in  general2   
for it is that which did captivate the  
world at the  beginning1 and that made  
it a bond-slave to the devil4 ,it has   
also  done great hurt to mankind ever   
since4 ,to instance a few things3    #a4
 ,it is that which hath stupefied and   
besotted the powers of  men's souls1 and
 made them even next to a beast and     
brute in all  matters supernatural      
heavenly4 7#b ,peter #b3ab7 ,for as the 
beast  minds nothing but his lusts and  
his belly1 by nature1 so man minds      
nothing but things earthly1 sensual1 and
 devilish1 by reason of  iniquity4      
#b4 ,it has blinded and darkened the    
powers of the soul1 so that  it can     
neither see where it is1 nor which is   
the way out of this  besotted condition4
 7,eph4 #d3ah7    #c4 ,it has hardened  
the heart against ,god1 and against all 

admonition  and counsel in the things of
 the gospel of ,christ4 7,rom4 #b3e7    
#d4 ,it has alienated the will1 the     
mind1 and affections1 from the  choice  
of the things that should save it1 and  
wrought them over  to an hearty delight 
in those things that naturally tend to  
drown  it in perdition and destruction4 
7,col4 #a3ba7    #e4 ,it has made man   
odious in ,god's eyes1 it has provoked  
the  justice of ,god against him1 and   
made him obnoxious to hell-fire4        
7,ezek4 #af3e7    #f4 ,yea1 it so holds 
him1 so binds him1 so reserves him to   
this1  that not he himself1 nor yet all 
the angels of heaven1 can deliver  him  
from this deplorable condition4 7,prov4 
#e3bb7    #g4 ,to say nothing of their  
pleasure and delight that it makes him  
take in that way to hell in which he    
walketh4 7,isa4 #ff3c2 ,prov4  #g3bb1   
#bc7 ,never went fat ox so gamesomely to
 the shambles1 nor  fool so merrily to  
the correction of the stocks1 nor silly 
bird  so wantonly to the hidden net1 as 

iniquity makes men go down her  steps to
 the pit of hell and damnation4 ,o it is
 amazing1 it is  astonishing to consider
 what hurt sin hath done to man1 and    
into  how many dangers it has brought   
him2 but let these few hints at  this   
time suffice as to this4 ,i will now    
speak a word to the other  particular1  
namely1    ,second1 ,that as iniquity is
 dangerous and hurtful to the souls of  
men in general1 so it is to them that   
name the name of ,christ4 ,as  to the so
 and so naming of him1 to that ,i shall 
speak by and by1  but at this time take 
it thus3 ,that religiously name his     
name4  ,and ,i say iniquity is hurtful  
to them4    #a4 ,it plucks many a one of
 them from ,christ and the religious    
profession of him4 ,i have even seen1   
that men who have devoutly and          
religiously professed ,jesus ,christ1   
have been prevailed withal1  by         
iniquity1 to cast him and the profession
 of his name quite  off1 and to turn    
their backs upon him4 ',israel1' saith  

the prophet1  'hath cast off the thing  
that is good4' 7,hosea #h3c7 ,but why8  
',of  their silver and their gold have  
they made them idols4' ,the sin of      
idolatry threw their hearts from ,god2  
their love to that iniquity  made them  
turn their backs upon him4 ,wherefore   
,god complains1  that of forwardness to 
their iniquity1 and through the         
prevalence  thereof1 they had cast him  
behind their back4 7,ezek4 #bc3ce7      
#b4 ,as it plucks many a professor from 
,christ1 so it keeps many a  one from an
 effectual closing with him4 ,how many  
are there that  religiously profess and 
make mention of the name of ,christ1    
that  yet of love to1 and by the        
interest that iniquity hath in their    
affections1 never close with him unto   
salvation1 but are like  to them1 of    
whom you read in ,paul to ,timothy1 that
 they are ever  learning and never able 
to come to the knowledge of the truth4  
7#b  ,tim4 #c3a-g7    #c4 ,and          
concerning those that have indeed come  

to him1 and that  have effectually      
closed with him1 and that name his name 
to good  purpose2 yet how hath iniquity 
hurt and abused many of them4 7#a47  ,it
 has prevailed with ,god to hide his    
face from them1 a thing more  bitter    
than death4 7#b47 ,it has prevailed with
 ,god to chastise1 and  to afflict them 
sorely1 a thing in which he taketh no   
pleasure4  7,lam #c3cc7 7#c47 ,it has   
provoked ,god to give them over to the  
hand  of the enemy1 and to deliver them 
to the tormentors4 7,jer4 #ab3g2  ,matt4
 #ah3cd7 7#d47 ,it hath brought them to 
question their interest  in ,christ1 and
 whether they ever had grace in their   
souls4 7,psa4  #ca3bb7 7#e47 ,and for   
those that have yet believed they were  
in his  favour1 this iniquity hath      
driven them to fear that ,god would cast
  them away1 and take all his good      
things from them4 7,psa4 #ea7    ,yea1  
he that would know the hurt that        
iniquity hath done to them  that name   
the name of ,christ1 let him consider   

the cries1 the sighs1  the tears1 the   
bemoanings1 the bewailings1 the         
lamentations1 the  sorrows1 the         
confessions1 the repentings and griefs  
wherewith they  have been attended1     
while they have complained that they    
have been  put in the stocks1 laid in   
the dungeon1 had their bones broken1    
suffered the terrors of ,god1 been      
distressed almost to distraction1  and  
have been fed with gravel1 gall1        
wormwood1 and with the water  of        
astonishment1 for days1 yea1 years      
together4 7,job #ac3bg2 ,psa4  #f3f2    
,psa4 #ca3i1 #aj2 ,psa4 #ch3h2 ,psa4    
#fj3c2 ,psa4 #hh2 ,psa4 #aaf3c2  ,jer4  
#h3ad2 ,jer4 #bc3ae2 ,jer4 #ca3ah2 ,lam4
 #c3d1 #af2 ,ezek4 #d3af2 #b  ,cor4     
#ab3ba7 ,by all which1 and many more    
which might be mentioned1  it appears   
that iniquity is a dangerous and hurtful
 thing4      ,,second1 ,,the ,,extension
 ,,of ,,the ,,exhortation--,,to ,,every 
,,one ,,that ,,nameth  ,,the ,,name ,,of
 ,,christ4    ,but ,i proceed1 and come 

in the next place to the extension of   
the  exhortation1 namely1 that it       
reacheth to all those that name the     
name of ,christ4 ',and let every one    
that nameth the name of ,christ  depart 
from iniquity4'    ,to handle this a    
little1 and to shew you what the apostle
 here  means by naming of the name of   
,christ3 he meaneth not an irreligious  
naming of that worthy name1 nor those   
that name it irreligiously4  ,this is   
evident1 because he passeth by their    
manner of naming of  it without the     
least reproof1 the which he would not   
have done had  the fault been in their  
manner of naming of the name of ,christ4
  ,now ,i say1 if he intendeth not those
 that name the name of ,christ          
irreligiously1 then1 though the         
exhortation1 'let every one1' seems  to 
extend itself to all1 and all manner of 
persons1 that any ways  name the name of
 ,christ1 yet it is limited by this1 to 
wit1 that  rightly1 religiously1 or     
according to the way of the professors  

of ,christ1 name his worthy name4 ,and  
it must needs be so taken1  and that for
 these reasons3    ,first1 ,for that1 as
 ,i said before1 the apostle taketh no  
notice of  their manner of naming of his
 name1 so as to reprove any indecency   
or unseemliness in their naming of him2 
wherefore he alloweth of  the manner of 
their naming of him4    ,secondly1      
because the apostle's design in this    
exhortation was1  and is1 that the      
naming of the name of ,christ might be  
accompanied  with such a life of        
holiness as might put an additional     
lustre  upon that name whenever named in
 a religious way2 but this cannot  be   
applied to every manner of naming the   
name of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4 ,for 
if a man shall name the name of ,christ 
unduly1 or  irreligiously1 though he    
shall never so much therewithal depart  
from iniquity1 and be circumspect to the
 utmost in all civility  and morality1  
yet he answers not the apostle's end1   
which he seeks  by this his exhortation4

 ,for1    #a4 ,suppose a man should name
 the name of ,christ vainly1 idly1 in   
vain mirth1 wantonness1 false or vain   
swearing1 or the like1 and  shall back  
this1 his manner of naming the name of  
,christ1 with  all manner of justness   
and uprightness of life1 would this     
answer  the apostle's end in this his   
exhortation8 ,verily no2 for this       
manner of naming the name is worthy     
reprehension2 ',thou shalt  not take my 
name in vain1' or vainly make use       
thereof3 and moral  goodness attending  
the so-naming of the name of ,christ    
will do  more hurt than good4 7,ex4 #bj7
    #b4 ,there is a reproachful and     
scandalous naming of the name of        
,christ1 such as the ,jews and          
,pharisees did accustom themselves      
unto1 as to call him ,jesus1 the        
deceiver2 and ,christ1 in a way  of     
scorn and contempt4 ,nor were these men 
quite destitute of that  which put a    
lustre upon their opinions2 for1 said   
the ,lord ,christ  himself unto them1   

',ye indeed appear beautiful outward4'  
7,matt4  #bc3bg7    #c4 ,there is such a
 naming of the name of ,christ as to    
make it  a cloak for false and dangerous
 errors3 that men1 by the use of  that  
name1 and the putting of it upon such   
errors and delusions1  may put off their
 errors to others the better4 ',many    
shall come  in my name1 to wit1 with    
their delusions1 presenting them1 in my 
name1 to the world1 and shall put them  
off1 in my name1 to the  destruction of 
the soul4 7,matt4 #bd3e7 ,now1 can any  
imagine that  the apostle should extend 
his exhortation to such1 that they1     
thus continuing to name the name of     
,christ1 should depart from  iniquity4  
,to what end should such be comprehended
 in this of  exhortation of his8 to no  
purpose at all3 for the more an         
erroneous  person1 or a deceiver of     
souls1 shall back his errors with a     
life that is morally good1 the more     
mischievous1 dangerous1 and  damnable is
 that man and his delusions2 wherefore  

such a one is  not concerned in this    
exhortation4    #d4 ,there is a naming  
of the name of ,christ magically1 and   
after  the manner of exorcism1 or1      
conjuration2 as we read in the ,acts of 
the apostles4 vagabond ,jews1 the       
exorcists1 there say1 ',we adjure  you  
by ,jesus1 whom ,paul preacheth4' 7,acts
 #ai3ac-ae7 ,thus they  called over them
 that had evil spirits1 the name of the 
,lord  ,jesus4 ,but what if these should
 clothe this1 their devilish art1  and  
devilish way1 of using or naming of the 
name of the ,lord  ,jesus1 with         
departing from iniquity1 so as to       
commend their whole  life to            
by-standers1 for such3 as is morally    
good3 what advantage  would ,christ1 or 
,paul1 or the gospel1 get thereby8      
verily none at  all2 but rather damage  
and reproach1 as will soon appear to any
  man's reason1 if it be considered that
 goodness of life1 joined  to badness of
 principles is like the devil clothed in
 white1 or  ,satan transformed into an  

angel of light4 ,and ,paul was grieved  
in his spirit1 when the wench that had a
 spirit of divination did  acknowledge  
him to be the servant of the most high  
,god1 for he  knew it would nothing     
further1 or help forward1 the ,lord's   
design1  but be rather an hinderance    
thereto4 ,for when witches and devils   
come once to commend1 or make use of the
 name of ,christ1 ,christ  and ,paul    
like it not2 therefore ,paul's          
exhortation1 which here  are presented  
with by the text1 is not extended to any
 of the four  sorts aforenamed1 but1    
,third1 ,to those upon whom his name is 
called1 they should depart  from        
iniquity4 ,i say those whom ,god has so 
far dignified1 as to  put the name of   
,christ upon them4 7,acts #ae3ag7 ,and  
,i will add1 that  apply that name to   
themselves4 ,and the reason is1 because 
,god is  now concerned4 7ch4 #aa3bf7    
,god has changed thy name from ,pagan to
  ,christian1 and thou choosest to call 
thyself by that name1 saying1  ',i      

belong to ,christ4' ,now thou must      
depart from iniquity1 for that  notice  
is taken of thee1 both by heaven and    
earth1 that thou art  become a disciple1
 and 'let every one that' so 'nameth the
 name  of ,christ1' or that nameth it1  
being himself by ,god and himself  put  
under such circumstances as these1      
'depart from iniquity4' 7#a  ,peter     
#d3af7    ,fourthly1 ,it is spoken to   
those that name the name of ,christ     
either in the public or private worship 
of ,god1 being themselves  professed    
worshippers of him2 and the reason is1  
for that the  ordinances1 as well as the
 name of ,god1 is holy1 and 'he will be 
sanctified in them that come nigh him4' 
7,lev4 #aj3c7 ,he therefore  that       
approacheth the presence of ,christ in  
prayer1 or any other  divine            
appointment1 must take heed of regarding
 'iniquity in  his heart4' 7,psa4       
#ff3ah7 ,else the ,lord will stop his   
ears to his  prayers1 and will shut his 
eyes1 and not take notice of such kind  

of worship or worshippers4    ,fifthly1 
,those that the apostle in this place   
exhorts to depart  from iniquity are    
such as have taken unto themselves the  
boldness  to say1 that they are in him1 
abide in him1 and consequently are  made
 partakers of the benefits that are in  
him4 ',he that saith he  abideth in him1
 ought himself also to walk1 even as he 
walked4'  7#a ,john #b3f7 ,and the      
reason is1 because ,christ is a fruitful
 root1  and a free conveyer of sap into 
the branches2 hence it is written1  that
 'the trees of the ,lord are full of    
sap4' 7,psa4 #ajd3af7 ,so then1  he that
 nameth the name of ,christ by way of   
applying to himself  his benefits1 and  
as counting that he is found of ,god in 
him1 and  so abideth1 ought himself to  
walk even as he walked1 that he may     
give proof of what he saith to be true1 
by bearing forth before  men that       
similitude of righteousness that is in  
his root and stem3  for such as the     
stock or tree is1 such let the branches 

be1 but  that cannot be known but by the
 fruit3 'ye shall know them by  their   
fruit4' 7,matt4 #g3af7 ,so then1 he that
 thus shall name the  name of ,christ1  
let him depart from iniquity3 yea1 let  
every such  man do so4    ,sixthly1     
,this exhortation is spoken to them that
 name ,christ as  their ,sovereign ,lord
 and ,king3 let them 'depart from       
iniquity4'  ',the ,lord is our judge1   
the ,lord is our ,lawgiver1 the ,lord is
 our  ,king2 he will save us4' 7,isa4   
#cc3bb7 ,these are great words2 and  as 
they cannot be spoken by every one1 so  
they ought not to be  spoken lightly by 
them that can4 ,nor may he that claims  
so high a  privilege be but obedient1   
submissive1 apt to learn1               
conscientiously  to put in practice what
 he hath learnt of his ,judge1 his      
,lawgiver1  and his ,king4 ,lest when   
some shall hear him say that ,christ1 by
  name1 is his ,lawgiver and his ,king1 
and shall yet observe him to  do things 
evil1 and to walk in ways that are not  

good1 they shall  think evil1 and speak 
so of his ,king2 saying1 ,learnt you    
this of  ,christ your ,king8 or doth    
your ,king countenance you in ways that 
are so bad8 or1 do you by thus and thus 
doing submit to the laws  of your king8 
yea1 your ,king1 his name and gospel    
shall bear the  burden of the evil1     
together with the shame thereof1 if thou
 that  namest the name of ,christ shalt 
not depart from iniquity4    ,lastly1   
,whatever man he be that by his naming  
of the name of ,christ  shall intimate  
that he hath any reverence of love to1  
or delight  in that ,christ1 whose name 
he nameth1 that man should depart from  
iniquity1 not only for the reasons that 
are above mentioned1 but  for those that
 may be named afterwards4    ,but having
 thus far opened the word1 and shewed   
who and what manner  of man the apostle 
had in his eye1 in this his exhortation1
 ,i  shall come1 in the next place1 to  
make some observations upon the  text4  
,as1      ,,observation ,,first4        

,that it is incident to men to name the 
name of ,christ religiously1  that is1  
rightly as to words and nations1 and not
 to 'depart from  iniquity4' ,this was  
the occasion of this exhortation1 for   
,paul saw  that there were some that did
 so2 to wit1 that named the name of     
,christ well1 as to words1 but did not  
depart from iniquity4 ,some  such he    
also ,i found among them at ,corinth1   
which made him say1  ',awake to         
righteousness1 and sin not4' 7#a ,cor4  
#ae3cd7 ,he found  such at ,ephesus1 and
 cries out to them most earnestly1      
saying1  ',awake thou that sleepest1 and
 arise from the dead4' 7,eph4 #e3ad7    
,for albeit they were professors of     
,christ1 yet they lived too much  like  
those that were dead in trespasses and  
sins1 ,this he also  found among the    
,hebrews1 wherefore he saith to them1   
',let us lay  aside every weight1 and   
the sin which doth so easily beset us1  
and  let us run with patience the race  
that is set before us4' 7,heb4  #ab3a7  

,these professors are easily beset with 
sin1 yea1 it did hang  upon them as     
weights to hinder them from making of   
that profession  of ,christ1 whose name 
they named1 as beautiful as did become  
both  him and them4    ,in my discourse 
upon this subject1 ,i must endeavour to 
shew you  two things4 ,,first1 ,what    
,paul means when he saith1 'depart from 
iniquity4' ,,secondly1 ,why some1 that  
as to words1 rightly name the  name of  
,christ1 do not 'depart from iniquity4' 
,the first of those doth need some      
explanation1 because in some  sense even
 the best of saints cannot depart from  
sin1 or iniquity4    #a4 ,because as to 
the being of it1 it is seated and rooted
 in their  flesh1 and hath its dwelling 
there4 ,yea1 it hath1 and so will  have 
an abiding there1 so long as man is on  
this side that state  of perfection1    
which is not to be enjoyed while we are 
in the  flesh3 'for in me1 that is1 in  
my flesh1' sin dwells1 7,rom4 #g3ah7    
nor doth any thing else but sin dwell   

there3 'for in me1 that is1  in my      
flesh1 said ,paul1 'dwelleth no good    
thing3' therefore the  apostle must not 
be understood as if he intended to      
insinuate that  there was a possibility 
that the nature and being of sin could  
be  plucked up by the roots1 and so cast
 clean away from us1 as to  the very    
nature thereof4 ,no1 that will abide    
with us1 for it hath  its dwelling in   
us4    #b4 ,and as they cannot depart   
from the nature1 of it as such1 that    
is1 as they cannot be rid of the being  
of sin1 so neither can they  depart from
 the motions and stirrings of sin1 no   
more than they  can stir from the       
motions or stirrings of their natural   
senses1  or of their natural reason3 the
 motions of sin1 which ,paul also  calls
 the lusts thereof1 will be where the   
nature and being of  sin is1 because it 
is not dead2 for that which liveth1 what
 manner  of life soever it hath1 will   
have motion according to the manner  of 
life which it hath2 and sin being one of

 the most quick and  brisk things that  
are1 it will also have its motions and  
lusts  accordingly4 ,hence ,paul says1  
it lusts1 and will lust1 where it is    
and dwells2 though the very ,spirit of  
,god and the utmost diligence  of a     
,christian be also there to oppose it4  
7,rom4 #f3ab2 ,gal4 #e3ag7    #c4       
,again1 as the being and motions of sin 
will be with us1 so also  will it in its
 endeavours4 ,it will endeavour to      
overcome us1 and  to make us captives to
 itself and to ,satan2 and these        
endeavours  will be with us4 7,eph4     
#f3aa1 #ab2 #b ,cor4 #aj3e2 ,heb4 #ab3d7
 ,nor can  we so depart from iniquity1  
as to be utterly rid of all sense and   
feeling of what endeavours there are in 
sin and iniquity to be  master and lord1
 and reign4 ,sin will endeavour to      
defile the mind1  to defile the         
conscience1 to defile the life and      
conversation2  and this endeavour1 as   
endeavour1 we cannot depart from2 that  
is1  cause that it should not be in our 

flesh2 for there it will be1  since sin 
in its being is there4    #d4 ,as the   
being1 motions1 and endeavours of sin   
will still abide  in our flesh1 so      
consequently will its polluting fumes be
 upon us2  nor doth the apostle mean1   
when he bids us depart from iniquity1   
that we should think that we can so be1 
or so do1 in this life1  as that our    
being or doing should not smell of the  
strong scent  of sin4 ',who can bring a 
clean thing out of an unclean8 not      
one4'7  ,job #ad3d7 ',we are all as an  
unclean thing1 and' therefore 'all  our 
righteousnesses are as filthy rags4'    
7,isa4 #fd3f7 ,the scent1  the smell1   
the rank and odious stink of sins abide 
upon1 yea1 and  will abide upon us1 when
 most spiritual here1 and upon our most 
spiritual actions too1 until they be    
taken away by ,christ4 ,thus  far1      
therefore1 we cannot be concerned in the
 exhortation4 ,for  should ,paul exhort 
us to depart from the being1 motion1    
endeavour1  and polluting fumes and     

scent of sin--,i mean so to depart from 
them1 as that there shall no such thing 
have place1 or motion1  or striving1 or 
scent in1 or upon us--he would exhort us
 to that  which is altogether impossible
 for us to perform1 yea1 to perform     
through that working of the ,spirit of  
,god1 which is to be with  us and in us 
here4 ,yea1 he must exhort us to that   
which be could  not perform himself4    
,but such exhortations did not stand    
with the  wisdom of an apostle4         
,wherefore there is a certain meaning in
 this  exhortation1 from the which if we
 swerve1 we shall both wrong the        
apostle and ourselves4    ,,first--,let 
us inquire then what ,paul should mean1 
where he bids  them 'that name the name 
of ,christ depart from iniquity4' ,and  
for  our better understanding of him1 we
 must consider that there is  an        
iniquity that is inherent in us1 and an 
iniquity that is apart1  and at a       
distance from us4 ,now if he means1 as  
certainly he doth1  that they that name 

the name of ,christ should depart from  
that  sin and iniquity that is in       
themselves2 then1 though he cannot  mean
 that we should separate that from our  
persons1 for that is  impossible1 yet he
 would have us1    ,first1 ,take off and
 withdraw our ,,minds and ,,affections  
therefrom4  ,and he tells us that they  
that are ,christ's do so4 ',and they    
that  are ,christ's have crucified the  
flesh with the affections and  lusts4'  
7,gal4 #e3bd7 ,sinful lusts and sinful  
motions our minds and  affections should
 depart from them4 ,there are the       
affections and  lusts of sin2 and there 
are the affections and lusts1 or desires
  of the soul2 and again1 there are the 
affections and lusts of the  new man in 
saints4 ,now this is that that the      
apostle would have1  to wit1 that the   
affections and passions of our souls    
should not  choose but depart from the  
affections and lusts of our old man1    
and should be renewed and made willing  
to be led by the ,holy  ,ghost from     

them4 ',this ,i say1' says he1 ',walk in
 the ,spirit1 and  ye shall not fulfil  
the lust of the flesh4' 7ver4 #af7      
,wherefore1 when he saith1 depart from  
iniquity1 if he means from  our own     
inherent iniquity1 then he must mean    
thus1 take your mind  and your          
affections off1 carry your minds away   
from them1 set  your minds and          
affections upon other objects1 and let  
your minds  and affections be yielded up
 to the conduct of the word and ,spirit 
of ,god1 ',let not sin therefore reign  
in your mortal body1 that ye  should    
obey it in the lusts thereof4' 7,rom4   
#f3ab7 ,now a man1 in  mind and         
affections1 may depart from that which  
yet will not depart  from him2 yea1 a   
man in mind may depart from that which  
yet will  dwell in him as long as he    
lives4    ,for instance1 there are many 
diseases that cleave to men1 from       
which1 in their minds1 they willingly   
depart4 ,yea1 their greatest            
disquietment is1 that so bad a distemper

 will abide by them1  and might they but
 have their desire accomplished1 they   
would be  as far therefrom as the ends  
of the earth are asunder1 and while     
they are found to continue together1 the
 mind departs therefrom1  and is gone   
either to ,god or to physicians for help
 and deliverance  from it4    ,and thus 
it is with the saint1 and should be with
 every one that  by way of profession   
nameth the name of ,christ1 he should   
depart  from his indwelling sin1 with   
his mind4 ',with his mind he should     
serve the law of ,god4' 7,rom4 #g3be7   
,and this is an excellent thing  to do1 
and can be done by none but such as are 
possessed with  an excellent spirit4    
,ah6 to find a man that really departs  
from  himself1 and that draweth the     
affections of the soul1 from the        
affections and lusts of his flesh is    
rare thing4 7,ezek4 #aa3ai-ba7  ,the    
heart of the most of professors goeth   
after their detestable  lusts1 and after
 their inward abominations4 ,but such   

shall of  the flesh reap corruption1'   
notwithstanding they name the name of   
,christ4 7,gal4 #f3h7    ,sin is sweet  
to him that is nothing but flesh1 or    
that can savour  nothing but what is of 
the flesh4 7,job #bj3ab7 ,nor can it be 
that  be that is such should depart from
 himself1 his sweet self4 7,rom4        
#h3e-h7 ,no1 they that are after the    
flesh do mind the things of the  flesh2 
wherefore they that are in the flesh1   
though they profess  religion and name  
the name of ,christ1 cannot please ,god2
 for  such1 instead of walking in and   
after the ,spirit1 have put the         
stumbling-block of their iniquity before
 their faces1 to hinder  their departing
 therefrom4 7,ezek4 #ad3g1 #h7 nor will 
all their  inquiring of ,god1 nor their 
seeking and praying to him1 keep them   
from stumbling and falling1 and         
splitting themselves in sunder  upon the
 rocks and ruins that are provided for  
them1 as a reward  of the evil of their 
doings4 7,job #ad3af7 ,yea1 they shall  

suck the poison of asps1 and the viper's
 tongue shall slay them1                
notwithstanding all their profession4   
,question4 ,but some may say1 how shall 
,i know that ,i do depart from  the     
iniquity of my flesh1 from the iniquity 
that is in me4    ,answer4 ,i shall     
answer this question briefly thus3      
7#a47 ,how is iniquity in thine eye1    
when severed from the guilt  and        
punishment that attends it8 ,is it as   
separate from these1  beauteous1 or     
ill-favoured8 ,i ask thee how it looks1 
and how thou  likest it1 suppose there  
were no guilt or punishment to attend   
thy love to1 or commission of it8 ,for  
if in its own nature it be  desirable to
 thy mind1 and only therefore shunned   
for fear of the  punishment that attends
 the commission of it1 without doubt    
thou  art none of them that do depart   
from it2 all that thou dost is1  thou   
shunnest the sin1 not of abhorrence of  
the sin1 but for fear  of the punishment
 that attends it4 ,like the thief that  

yet refuseth  to take away his          
neighbour's horse1 not of hatred of     
theft1 but  for fear of the gallows4    
7#b47 ,how dost thou like thyself1 as   
considered possessed with a  body of    
sin1 and as feeling and finding that sin
 worketh in thy  members8 doth this     
yield thee inward pleasedness of mind1  
and a  kind of secret sweetness1 or bow8
 for to be sure1 where a sanctified     
mind is1 there is nothing more2 odious  
in itself1 nor that makes  a man so in  
his own eyes1 as doth this sight1 the   
sight of sin in  him1 of the working of 
lust in him4 7,job #db3f2 ,ezek4 #af3fc2
 ,rom4  #f3ab7 ,it is this that makes   
the good man ashamed1 that makes him    
blush1 and that makes him abhor himself4
    7#c47 ,how look thy duties in thine 
eyes1 ,i mean thy duties which  thou    
doest in the service of ,god8 ,i say1   
how look the best of  these1 the most   
warm and spiritual of these1 since not  
one of them  can be performed1 but they 
do catch the stain of sin1 as coming    

from thee8 or art thou through the      
ignorance that is in thee as  one       
unacquainted with these things8    7#d47
 ,why wouldst thou go to heaven8 ,is it 
because thou wouldst be  saved from     
hell1 or because thou wouldst be freed  
from sin8 ,i say1  wouldst thou go to   
heaven1 because it is a place that is   
holy1 or  because it is a place remote  
from the pains of hell8 ,i ask again1   
wherein dost thou think the blessedness 
of heaven consists8 is  it in the       
holiness that is there1 or in the       
freedom that is there  from hell8 ,there
 is not a man alive but would go to     
heaven1 that  he may be saved from hell3
 but how many would go thither that they
  might be saved from the pleasures of  
sin1 from the inward pleasure  of sin2  
of that ,i will be silent1 though surely
 they are those  that are out of love   
with sin1 and that do depart from       
iniquity4    ,verily1 my brethren1 it is
 a great thing to depart from iniquity2 
it is a great thing to have my will1 my 

mind1 and my affections  departing from 
it4 ,but1    ,second1 ,as they that     
depart from iniquity withdraw their     
minds and  affections from the lusts and
 motions of it1 so they depart also     
from the ,,occasions of it2 there are   
occasions by which sin worketh  to bring
 forth the fruits thereof1 and some seek
 those occasions4  7,rom4 #ad3ac2 #a    
,tim4 #e3d2 ,ex4 #bc3g2 ,prov4 #e3h2 #b 
,tim4 #b3af7 ,but  he that hath set     
himself to depart from sin in himself1  
will not  seek occasions from abroad to 
do it4 ,such a man as will keep far     
from an evil matter will not company    
with a person that pollutes  and        
defiles1 nor will he come near the door 
of the adulteress's  house2 he will shun
 profane and vain babbling1 for fear of 
the  ungodliness that attends it2 he    
will walk with wise men that he may  be 
wise1 knowing that 'a companion of fools
 shall be destroyed4'  7,prov4 #ac3bj7  
,now there are occasions given and      
occasions taken to sin against  the     

,lord ,jesus2 but he that departeth from
 iniquity departeth from  them both4 ,he
 is not for giving any occasion to      
others to sin2 he  had rather wrong     
himself and put up with injuries done1  
than give  occasion to others to do     
iniquity2 and as he is for giving none1 
so neither is he for taking any3 he is  
for partaking of no man's  sins1 but for
 keeping of himself pure4 7#a ,tim4     
#e3bb7    ,third1 ,to depart from       
iniquity1 is to depart from it in those 
,,examples that are set before us       
thereto3 occasions and examples  are    
sometimes the same1 but there may be    
occasions to sin where  there are no    
examples thereto1 and therefore in that 
they differ4  ,and to depart from       
iniquity is to shun and depart from     
those  examples1 those beastly examples1
 that in every corner of the  country   
present themselves to men4    ,examples 
to drunkenness2 examples to whoredom2   
examples to  swearing1 to lying1 to     
stealing1 to sabbath-breaking1 to pride1

  to covetousness1 to deceit1 to        
hypocrisy1 and to what not1 are         
now-a-days common among men1 and he that
 is to seek in this matter1  and that   
know not how to be expertly base1 may   
have patterns and  examples thereto in  
every hole4 ,but to depart from iniquity
 is  to depart from sinful examples1 to 
shut the eyes at them1 to turn  the back
 upon them1 and to cry out to heaven for
 grace to be kept  in the path of life4 
,and1 ',let every one that nameth the   
name of  ,christ depart from iniquity4' 
,fourth1 ,to depart from iniquity is to 
depart from the ,,enticings  of         
iniquity4 ,there is that in iniquity    
that is of an enticing  nature4 ,its    
pleasures1 profits1 honours1 delights1  
and sweetnesses  are enticing1 and he   
that hankers after these is not departed
 nor  departing from iniquity4 ,a man   
must be weaned from these things1  and  
must find some things somewhere else    
that are better than  these1 else he    
cannot depart from iniquity4            

,question4 ,but some may say1 ,i go from
 it and it follows me2 ,i  reject it and
 it returns upon me2 ,i have said it    
nay1 a thousand  times1 and yet it      
offereth itself and its deceits to me   
again1  what would you have me do8      
,answer4 ,i would answer thus2          
,departing from iniquity is not a  work 
of an hour1 or a day1 or a week1 or a   
month1 or a year2 but  it is a work that
 will last thee thy lifetime1 and there 
is the  greatness and difficulty of it3 
were it to be done presently1 or  were  
the work to be quickly over1 how many   
are there that would  be found to have  
departed from iniquity2 but for that it 
is a work  of continuance1 and not worth
 anything1 unless men hold out to the   
end1 therefore it is that so few are    
found actors or overcomers  therein4    
,departing from iniquity1 with many1 is 
but like the  falling out of two        
neighbours1 they hate one another for a 
while1  and then renew their old        
friendship again4    ,but again1 since  

to depart from iniquity is a work of    
time--of all  thy time1 no wonder if it 
dogs thee1 and offereth to return upon  
thee again and again2 for ,,that is     
mischievous1 and seeks nothing  less    
than thy ruin3 wherefore thou must1 in  
the first place1 take  it for granted   
that thus it will be and so cry the     
harder to ,god  for the continuing of   
his presence and grace upon thee in this
  blessed work1 that as thou hast begun 
to call upon the name of  the ,lord     
,jesus1 and begun to depart from        
iniquity1 so thou mayest  have strength 
to do it to the last gasp of thy life4  
,and further1 for that departing from   
iniquity is a kind of a  warfare with   
it1 for iniquity will hang in thy flesh 
what it can1  and will not be easily    
kept under2 therefore no marvel if thou 
find it wearisome work1 and that the    
thing that thou wouldest be  rid of1 is 
so unwilling to let thee depart from it4
    ,and since the work is so weighty1  
and that it makes thee to go  groaning  

on1 ,i will for thy help give thee here 
a few things to  consider of3 and       
remember1    #a4 ,remember that ,god    
sees thee1 and has his eyes open upon   
thee1  even then when sin and temptation
 is lying at thee to give it some       
entertainment4 ,this was that that made 
,joseph depart from it1 when  solicited 
to embrace it by a very powerful        
argument4 7,gen4 #cd3f-g7    #b4        
,remember that ,god's wrath burns       
against it1 and that he will  surely be 
revenged on it1 and on all that give it 
entertainment4  ,this made ,job afraid  
to countenance it1 and put him upon     
departing  from it2 ',for destruction   
from ,god was a terror to me1 and by    
reason of his highness ,i could not     
endure4' 7,job #ca3bc7    #c4 ,remember 
the mischiefs that it has done to those 
that have  embraced it1 and what        
distress it has brought upon others4    
,this  made the whole congregation of   
,israel tremble to think that any  of   
their brethren should give countenance  

to it4 7,josh4 #bb3af-ah7    #d4        
,remember what ,christ hath suffered by 
it1 that he might deliver  us from the  
power of it4 ,this made ,paul so        
heartily to depart from  it1 and wish   
all ,christians to do so as well as he4 
7#b ,cor4 #e3ad7    #e4 ,remember that  
those that are now in hell-fire went    
thither  for that they loved iniquity1  
and would not depart from it4 7,psa4    
#i3ag2 #aa3f7    #f4 ,remember that a   
profession is not worth a pin1 if they  
that  make it do not depart from        
iniquity4 7,james #b3af1 #ag7    #g4    
,remember that thy death-bed will be    
very uneasy to thee1 if  thy conscience 
at that day shall be clogged with the   
guilt of thy  iniquity4 7,hosea #g3ac1  
#ad7    #h4 ,remember that at the       
judgment-day ,christ will say to those1 
,depart from me1 that have not here     
departed from their sin and  iniquity4  
7,luke #ac3bg2 ,matt4 #be3da7           
,lastly1 ,remember well1 and think much 
upon what a blessed reward  the ,son of 

,god will give unto them at that day    
that have joined  to their profession of
 faith in him a holy and blessed        
conversation4    ,having thus briefly   
showed you these things1 ,i shall come  
in the  next place1    ,,second1 ,to    
show you1 why some1 that as to words    
rightly name the  name of ,christ1 do   
not depart from iniquity4 ,that it is   
incident  to men to name the name of    
,christ religiously1 and not to depart  
from iniquity1 ,i have proved already1  
and now ,i must show you why  it is so1 
and the reasons are of three sorts3     
,first1 ,some profess him1 yet have not 
saving faith in him1 nor  yet received  
grace from him4 ,that some profess him  
that have not  faith in him1 nor        
received grace from him1 ,i will make   
appear  first2 and then that they do not
 depart from iniquity1 shall be  shown  
afterwards4    ,that the first is true  
consider1 ,christ says to his disciples1
  ',there are some of you that believe  
not4' ,and again1 ',for ,jesus  knew    

from the beginning who they were that   
believed not1 and who  should betray    
him4' 7,john #d3fd7 ,now if they believe
 not1 they have  none of his grace in   
them2 for faith is the first and head   
grace1  the beginning and leading grace2
 he1 therefore1 that is destitute  of   
that is empty of all the rest4 ,besides1
 other scriptures also  confirm this    
truth4 ,james calls ,i some of the      
professors of ,christ  that were in his 
day vain or empty men4 7,james #b3bj7   
,that is1 men  void of grace4 ,and the  
apostle suggesteth in the very words    
below  the text1 that as in ,god's house
 there are golden and silver saints1  so
 there are also earthy and wooden ones4 
,for 'in a great house'  as ,god's is1  
'are not only vessels of gold and       
silver1 but also  of wood and of earth1 
and some to honour1 and some to         
dishonour4'  7#b ,tim #b3bj7 ,that is1  
some for heaven and some for hell4 7,rom
 #i3  #bj-bc7    ,now they are these    
wooden and earthy professors that he    

aimeth  at in the text2 to wit1 that    
they should depart from iniquity1 or    
else their profession would do them no  
good1 and these also that  he despaireth
 of in the next words1 saying1 ,but in  
this great  house of ,god there will not
 only be golden and silver ,christians1 
but wooden and earthly ones3 ,and if any
 man purge himself from  these1 from    
these men's companies1 and from these   
men's vices1 he  shall be a vessel to   
honour1 sanctified1 and meet for the    
master's  use1 and prepared to every    
good work4 ,from all which it is        
gathered that there are some that name  
the name of ,christ in a  way of        
profession1 that have neither faith nor 
grace in them1 and  so1 consequently1   
that do not depart from iniquity4 ,for1 
,these want that principle1 that holy   
and blessed principle1 that  should     
induce them thereunto2 to wit1 the great
 and principal  graces of the ,spirit1  
and they are four4    #a4 ,as ,i have   
said1 they want ,,faith1 that           

heart-purifying grace1  for the heart is
 purified by faith4 7,acts #ae3i7 ,i    
have showed you  already that departing 
from iniquity must be with the mind and 
affections1 or with the heart4 ,but how 
can that be1 where the  heart is not    
sanctified and made holy8 ,for1 an      
unsanctified mind  cannot depart from   
iniquity1 no more than the ,ethiopian   
can change  his skin4 7,jer4 #ac3c7 ,but
 nothing can purify the heart but faith4
  ,therefore nothing can make a         
professor depart from iniquity where    
faith is wanting4 ,so then1 when men    
professedly name the name of  ,christ   
without having holy faith in him1 they  
still abide by their  iniquity2 they    
depart not from their iniquity1 but     
rather make  of their profession a cloak
 for their iniquity1 for their malice1  
and for their covetousness1 and the     
like4 7#a ,thess #b3ae2 #a ,peter       
#b3af7 ,it is not profession1 but faith1
 that bringeth ,god and the  soul       
together2 and as long as ,god and the   

soul are at a distance1  whatever       
profession is made1 there is not a      
departing1 not  an heart-departing from 
iniquity4 ,wherefore to these professors
  ,james writeth thus1 ',draw nigh to   
,god1 and he will draw nigh  to you4    
,cleanse your hands1 ye sinners3 and    
purify your hearts1  ye double-minded4' 
7,james #d3h7 ,men1 far from ,god1      
cannot think  reverently of him1 nor so 
speak and profess him1 as standeth with 
the nature of gospel religion2 wherefore
 ,god saith1 draw near  hither1 that is 
by faith2 and again1 'let them come     
near1 then  let them speak1' then let   
them profess4 7,isa #da3a7 ,without     
faith  a man cannot please ,god1 because
 he cannot without it stand before  him 
in the spotless righteousness of        
,christ1 nor yet depart from  iniquity1 
and live a holy life4 7,heb #aa3f7      
,there are three things in faith1 that  
directly tend to make a man  depart from
 iniquity4 7l47 ,it apprehendeth the    
truth of the being  and greatness of    

,god1 and so it aweth the spirit of a   
man4 7#b47 ,it  apprehendeth the love of
 this ,god in ,christ1 and so it        
conquereth  and overcometh the spirit of
 a man4 7#c47 ,it apprehendeth the      
sweetness and blessedness of the nature 
of the ,godhead1 and thence  persuadeth 
the soul to desire here1 communion with 
him1 that it  may be holy1 and the      
enjoyment of him1 when this world is    
ended1  that it may be happy in1 and by 
him1 for ever4    ,but without faith    
these things cannot be apprehended1 and 
therefore  those that want it1 whatever2
 their profession is1 they will not     
depart from iniquity4    #b4 ,they want 
,,repentance4 ,repentance is another of 
the great  and principal graces which   
the ,holy ,ghost worketh in the heart4  
,wherefore1 without this also there can 
be no departing from iniquity4  ,it is  
in vain to expect it of any man1 let his
 profession be never  so stately and    
great1 if he is a stranger to sound     
repentance4 ,how  many are there in our 

day1 since the gospel is grown so       
common1  that catch up a notion of good 
things and from that notion make  a     
profession of the name of ,christ1 get  
into churches1 and obtain  the title of 
a brother1 a saint1 a member of a gospel
 congregation1  that have clean escaped 
repentance4 ,i say1 they have catched up
  a notion of good things1 and have     
through that adventured to name  the    
name of ,christ1 quite forgetting to    
take repentance with them4  ,repentance 
should be1 and is one of the first steps
 into the true  gospel profession4      
7,mark #a3ae2 ,prov #c3g2 #af3f7 ,but   
some know nothing  of it1 until they    
come to the end of all1 and their       
repentance  will do them no good4       
,repentance is not but where the true   
fear  of ,god is2 yea1 the fear of ,god 
is one ground of repentance4            
,repentance is the scouring grace1 it is
 that which purges4 ,repentance  is1 as 
,i may call it1 that bitter pill without
 the taking1 and  sound working of      

which1 base and sinful humours will rest
 unstirred1  unpurged1 undriven out of  
the soul4 ,can repentance be where godly
  sorrow is not8 or can repentance be   
where the fruits of repentance  are not8
 ,o the fruits of repentance1 thick sown
 by preachers1 but  it comes up but     
thinly6 7,mark #a3d1e2 ,rom #f3ba2 ,jer 
#g3c1e7 ,where  shall the fruits of     
repentance be found8 ,confession of sin 
is one  fruit of repentance2 shame for  
sin is another fruit of repentance2     
amendment of life is another fruit of   
repentance2 restitution  for couzening1 
cheating1 defrauding1 beguiling thy     
neighbour1 is  another fruit of         
repentance4 7,luke #ai3e-h7 ,yea1 if you
 would see  the fruits of repentance as 
described by the ,holy ,ghost1 and put  
together for the further conviction and 
shame of the impenitent  professor1 look
 into the second epistle to the         
,corinthians1 #ab3i-aa4    ,but this is 
a day that was never read of1 a day     
wherein conversion  is frequent without 

repentance2 such a conversion as it is1 
and  therefore doth the church of ,god  
now swarm with them that religiously    
name the name of ,christ1 and yet depart
 not from iniquity4 ,alas6  all houses1 
all tables1 all shops1 have hanging up  
in them the  sign of the want of        
repentance4 7,eccl #g3bg1bh7 ,to say    
nothing of  the talk1 of the beds and   
the backs of most that profess1 by which
  of these is it that one of a thousand 
for men2 and for women1  one of ten     
thousand1 do show that they have        
repentance8 ,no marvel  then that the   
name of ,christ is so frequently        
mentioned there1  where iniquity dwells1
 yea1 reigns1 and that with the consent 
of  the mind4    ,i would not be        
austere1 but were wearing of gold1      
putting on of  apparel1 dressing up     
houses1 decking of children1 learning of
  compliments1 boldness in women1       
lechery in men1 wanton behaviour1       
lascivious words1 and tempting          
carriages1 signs of repentance2  then ,i

 must say1 the fruits of repentance     
swarm in our land2 but  if these be none
 of the fruits of repentance then1 ,o1  
the multitude  of professors1 that      
religiously name the name of ,christ1   
and do  not depart from iniquity4#c     
,but1    #c4 ,they want ,,love4 ,love is
 another of those great and principal   
graces which the ,holy ,ghost worketh in
 the heart2 wherefore let  profession be
 never so high1 yet if love be wanting  
there1 to be  sure such professors      
'depart not from iniquity1' 7#a ,cor    
#ac7 ,hence  all profession1 and        
subjecting to profession1 are counted   
nothing1  where love is not4 ,love is   
counted a most infallible sign that a   
man is in a state of salvation4 ',he    
that loveth dwells in ,god1 is  born of 
,god1 and knoweth him4' 7#a ,john       
#d3g1af1ba7 ,love divideth  itself1 to  
,god1 and to my neighbour4 ,love to ,god
 is1 that we  keep his sayings1 his     
commandments1 his laws4 ',if a man love 
me1'  saith ,christ1 'he will keep my   

words2--and he that loveth me not1      
keepeth not my sayings4' 7,john         
#ad3bc1bd7 ,for this is the love of     
,god1 that we keep his commandments3 and
 his commandments are not  grievous4'   
7#a ,john #e3c7 ,so then1 that professor
 that hath not love1  cannot depart from
 iniquity4 7l47 ,where no love is1 men  
cannot  be tender of the name of ,god1  
they are not afflicted because men  keep
 not ,god's law4 7,psa #aai3acf2 #a ,col
 #ac3e7 7#b47 ,where no love  is1 men   
cannot deny themselves of that which    
otherwise they might  lawfully do1 lest 
the weak should fall1 and the world be  
destroyed4  7,rom #ad3ae7 7#c47 ,where  
love to ,god is1 there is hatred against
  iniquity2 'ye that love the ,lord1    
hate evil4' 7,psa4 #ig3aj7    ,a man    
cannot love ,god that loves not         
holiness2 he loves not holiness  that   
loves not ,god's word2 he loves not     
,god's word that doth not  do it4 ,it is
 a common thing to find men partial in  
,god's law1  setting much by small      

things1 and neglecting the weightier    
matters1  paying tithe of mint1 and     
anise1 and cummin1 and neglecting the   
weightier matters4 ,these turn the      
tables of ,god's book upside  down2     
making little laws of great ones2 and   
great ones of little  ones2 counting    
half an hour's bodily service better    
than a moral  life4 ,love6 love is gone 
out of the country2 love to the doctrine
  of the first table1 love to the       
doctrine of the second table4 ,o  how   
many professors1 in ,god's eyes1 are    
accounted of no more than  sounding     
brass1 for want of this ornament1 love6 
7#a ,cor #ac7    ,to speak nothing of   
the first table1 where is he that hath  
his  love manifested by the second8     
where are they that feed the hungry  and
 clothe the naked1 and send portions to 
them1 for whom nothing  is prepared8    
,where is ,paul that would not eat meat 
while the world  standeth1 lest he made 
his brother offend8 7#a ,cor #h3ac7     
,where is  ,dorcas1 with her garments   

she used to make for the widow1 and for 
the fatherless8 7,acts #i3cf-ci7 ,yea1  
where is that rich man that1  to his    
power1 durst say as ,job does8 as       
recorded in ,job #cj3be2  #ca3ac1cb4    
,love6 love is gone1 and now coveting1  
pinching1 griping1  and such things are 
in fashion3 now iniquity abounds1       
instead of  grace1 in many that name the
 name1 of ,christ4 ,they want love1 and 
therefore cannot depart from iniquity4#d
    #d4 ,they want ,,hope4 ,hope is     
another of those great and principal    
graces1 which the ,holy ,ghost worketh  
in the heart1 and without  which1 let a 
man be never so high in profession1 and 
so open in  naming the name of ,christ1 
he cannot depart from iniquity4 ,as was 
said before of faith1 so we say now of  
hope4 ',and every man that  hath this   
hope in him purifieth himself1 even as  
he is pure4' 7#a  ,john #c3c7 ,here is  
that excellent office1 or rather effect 
of hope  made manifest1 it purifieth1 it
 cleanseth a man2 it makes him make  the

 ,lord ,jesus his example1 as well as   
his ,saviour4 ,he purifieth  himself    
even as he is pure2 to wit1 in soul1 in 
body1 in spirit1  in life and           
conversation4 ,hope of life1 eternal by 
,christ1 makes  a man purify himself in 
obeying the truth through the ,spirit4  
,hope to be with ,christ hereafter1 will
 make me strive to believe  him here4   
,hope of being with angels then1 will   
make a man strive  to live like an angel
 here4 ,alas6 alas6 there is a company  
of  half-priests in the world1 and they 
cannot1 they dare not teach  the people 
the whole counsel of ,god1 because in so
 doing they  will condemn themselves and
 their manner of living in the world2   
where is that minister now to be found  
that dare say to his people1  ,look on  
me1 and walk as you have me for an      
example8 or that dare  say1 ,what you   
see and hear to be in me1 do1 'and the  
,god of peace  shall be with you 8'     
7,phil #c3ag2 #d3i7 ,these men had hope 
and hope  purified them to an example1  

till they became patterns to others4    
,is not this now far off from some      
professors in the world8 ,are  they     
purified1 are they clean that name the  
name of ,christ8 are  they weaned from  
that milk1 and drawn from the breasts8  
,no1 nor  their profession is not       
attended with grace2 they name the name 
of ,christ2 well1 but they do not depart
 from iniquity4 ,let a man  believe a   
lie1 and according to the reality of his
 belief1 such  will his obedience be2   
let a man hope for that for which he    
hath  no ground to hope1 yet his hope   
will work with him according to  the    
power thereof2 and yet we have a        
generation of men that profess  the     
blessed gospel1 which yieldeth the most 
substantial ground for  faith and hope2 
yea1 we have a company of men that will 
be naming  the name of ,christ1 which is
 the sweetest1 the most taking1 and     
desirable name that is named among the  
sons of men1 and for all  that1 this    
gospel1 this worthy name1 nor yet their 

naming of it1  doth make them depart    
from iniquity4 ,but what's the reason8  
why1  they have taken up a profession1  
but want the grace of ,christ2 the      
faith1 the repentance1 the love and hope
 of the gospel4 ,no marvel  then1 if    
they abide among the wooden sort of     
professors3 no marvel  then1 though the 
iniquity of their heels still follows   
them1 and  that it droppeth from them   
wherever they go4 ,but so much for the  
first reason1 why men do name the name  
of ,christ and yet do not  depart from  
iniquity4    ,second1 ,the second       
reason1 why some that name the name of  
,christ1  depart not from iniquity1 is1 
for that1 though they rest not in  bare 
notions1 as those forementioned1 yet    
they take up as they1  short of the     
saving grace of ,god4 ,there are bare   
notions1 there  are common workings1 and
 there is a work that is saving1 and    
that  will do the soul good to eternity4
    #a4 ,there are bare notions1 and    
they that have them are such unto  whom 

the gospel comes ,,in ,,word ,,only4 7#a
 ,thess #a3e2 #a ,cor #d3ai1bj7  ,such  
whose religion stands in word only1 and 
is not attended with  a power suitable2 
that is1 there goeth not along with the 
word1 a  power sufficient to subdue1 and
 work over the heart to a cordial  and  
gracious close with that word that comes
 to them4 ,yet such is  the noise and   
sound of the word1 that they are willing
 to become  professors thereof2 there is
 some kind of musicalness in it1        
especially when well handled and        
fingered by a skilful preacher4  ,and   
lo1 saith ,god unto such preachers1 when
 their auditory is made  up of such kind
 of hearers1 ',and lo1 thou art unto    
them as a very  lovely song1' or as one 
that sings a song of loves1 'of one that
  hath a pleasant voice1 and can play   
well on an instrument3 for  they hear   
thy words but they do them not4' 7,eze4 
#cc3cj-cb7    #b4 ,but then1 besides    
these1 there is another sort1 and they  
go  further than these4 ,for to them the

 word came1 not in word only1  but also 
in ,,power3 though not in that or in    
such a power as is  sufficient          
absolutely against all attempts         
whatsoever to bring the  soul to glory4 
,of these we read in several places2 to 
wit1 that  they have tasted of the      
powers of the world to come2 but not so 
as to bring them safe to glory4 ,yet    
thus far they go4 7#a47 ,they  attain   
light or illumination1 to see much of   
their state by nature  with4 7,heb #f3d7
 7#b47 ,this light standeth not in bare 
speculation1  but lets fall upon the    
conscience convincing arguments to the  
bowing and humbling of the spirit4 7#a  
,kings #ba3bg-bi7 7#c47 ,they  submit to
 these convictions1 and reform1 and may 
for a time not only  come out from them 
that live in error1 but escape the      
pollutions  of the world1 by the        
knowledge of our ,lord and ,saviour     
,jesus ,christ4  7#b ,peter #b3ah-bj2   
,gal #c3d2 #d3bj7 7#d47 ,yea1 so        
powerful will this  dispensation be1    

that it will prevail with them to do and
 suffer  many things for the vindication
 of the truth of that gospel which  they
 profess4 ,for the word will be sweet   
unto them4 ,christ1 the  gift of ,god1  
will be relished by them4 7,heb #f3d1e7 
,the powers of  the world to come will  
be in them4 ,some workings of the ,holy 
,ghost  will be in them4 ,and joy1 which
 is as oil to the wheels1 will be  with 
their souls4 7,luke #h3ac7    ,thus1 ,i 
say1 it is with some professors1 who yet
 cannot be said  to depart from         
iniquity1 that is1 for all ado1 because 
the things  that now are upon them1     
abide with them but awhile4 ',for awhile
  they believe3 they rejoice in the     
light for a season4' 7,luke  #h3ac1     
,john #e3ce1 #b ,peter #b3ba7 ,so they  
clean escape from them1  who live in    
error for a little1 or awhile2 and after
 that return  to their old course1 and  
are again entangled with their          
iniquities  and overcome4 ,this is      
called1 ',a turning with the dog to his 

own  vomit again1 and with the sow that 
was washed1 to her wallowing in  the    
mire4' ,and some of these are set forth 
by this and such like  sayings1 ',when  
the unclean spirit is gone out of a man1
 he walketh  through dry places1 seeking
 rest1 and finding none4 ,then he saith1
  ,i will return into my house from     
whence ,i came out2 and when he  is     
come1 he findeth it empty1 swept1 and   
garnished4 ,then goeth  he1 and taketh  
with himself seven other spirits more   
wicked than  himself1 and they enter in 
and dwell there3 and the last state of  
that man is worse than the first4'      
7,matt #ab3dd1de7    ,now the causes of 
this declension1 returning1 or falling  
away  again into iniquity1 are many4    
,first ,cause of falling away4 ,one is  
for that this work1 this  work of power 
that they have been made partakers of1  
has not  been thorough enough upon all  
the powers of their souls4 ,their       
understandings1 their judgments and     
consciences have been dealt  with1 but  

the power of ,god has not been upon     
their wills and  minds1 and affections1 
rightly to subdue them to the grace of  
the  gospel4 7,psa4 #aaj3c7 ,indeed     
there seems to be subjection of the     
will1 and an overruling of the mind1 and
 affections also1 else  they could not  
for a time lay aside their iniquity1    
come off from  the pollutions of the    
world1 and for a season rejoice in the  
world  and be pleased with the light    
thereof4 ,but we may consider1 that     
this may be1 not for that a sound work  
of ,god hath passed upon these  powers  
of the soul1 but that rather this was by
 reason of those  reflex acts1 that the 
understanding now enlightened1 the      
judgment  now informed1 and the         
conscience now convinced1 had upon these
  other powers of the soul4 ,and ,i the 
rather think it so1 because             
willingness1 mindfulness of1 and        
affection for1 this gospel1 lasted  no  
longer than the light shined in their   
understandings1 or than  the things were

 relished by their judgment and         
conscience4 ,so that  when the light of 
their candle went out1 and when the     
taste of  this sugar-plum was out of    
their mouth1 their wills and affections1
  not being possessed with the fear of  
,god1 they returned again to  their     
course1 and went away as before with    
iniquity4    ,nor do ,i by anything here
 discoursed1 lay blame or fault at the  
door of ,god4 ,for1    #a4 ,he is a free
 agent to do what he pleaseth1 and may1 
if he please1  refuse to give anything1 
or if he gives something1 why may he not
  give what he pleases also8 ,he may    
give special grace to one1 and  that    
which is not so to another3 he may open 
,balaam's eyes1 7,num4  #bd3c7 and open 
,lydia'a heart2 7,acts #af3ad7 he may   
give some but  a taste1 and cause some  
to eat abundantly4 7,heb4 #f2 ,songs    
#e3a7  ,he may suffer some to fall away1
 and keep others1 by his power1  through
 faith unto salvation4    #b4 ,besides1 
,god's withdrawing1 to wit1 of those    

common workings1  if they were withdrawn
 without1 a cause given--which yet ,i   
question--yet why may they not be       
withdrawn from these1 as well  as from  
his own peculiar ones4 ,he knows but    
little1 that doth  not know that ,god   
ofttimes hides his face from his own1   
and also  withdraws from them the light 
and great influences of the ,holy       
,ghost3 and turns them over1 at least in
 their own apprehensions1  to the       
ungodly1 and to fallen angels for their 
chastisement1 or  trial2 or instruction1
 c4    #c4 ,and why may not ,god1 since 
these rebels had such working with      
them1 as that their minds1 by their     
understanding1 their will and           
affections2 by their judgment and       
consciences were somewhat taken  and    
allured1 cause a withdrawing of these   
for trial1 and to see  if they would cry
 after him to return4    ,but we will   
let these things pass1 and call you     
again to remembrance  of what is in     
hand3 we are now shewing that there be  

them that  name the name of ,christ1    
'that yet depart not from iniquity1' and
  in shewing the cause of their not so  
doing1 one was for that the  gospel came
 to them in word only2 and the other    
was1 for that  though it came to others 
in power1 yet not in power1 or in that  
power1 that effectually keepeth some to 
salvation4 ,upon this  second reason ,i 
now am1 and am shewing how it comes to  
pass that  they that are under the power
 of the things that we have afore       
discoursed1 should notwithstanding that1
 return to their vomit  again4 ,one     
cause of this declension1 or going back 
to iniquity1  ,i have just now touched  
upon1 and we have some more behind4     
,second ,cause of falling away4         
,therefore such persons upon the        
withdrawing of those influences that at 
present are mighty upon  them1 do       
forthwith2 forget1 both what they had1  
and what work it  made upon them4       
,straightway they forget what manner of 
men they  were4 ,it is said of ,israel1 

they sang his praises1 they soon forgot 
his word4 ,so these they forget4    #a4 
,they forget what light and what        
conviction they had4    #b4 ,they forget
 what sorrow for sin they had4    #c4   
,they forget what tastes of ,christ and 
his word they had4    #d4 ,they forget  
what joy and comfort they had4    #e4   
,they forget how fair for heaven they   
were4    #f4 ,and they forget how       
cleansed once they were4    ',they have 
forgotten that they were purged from    
their old sins4'  7#b ,peter #a3i7 ,now 
forgetfulness makes things that are past
 as  nothing2 and if so1 then it can lay
 no obligations upon the mind1  to      
engage it to the delight of them1 and to
 the enjoying of them1  no not in the   
thoughts of them1 as if they were       
remembered by us4  ,forgetfulness is a  
very dangerous thing3 it makes preaching
 vain1  profession vain1 faith vain1 and
 all to no purpose4 7#a ,cor4 #ae3a1    
#b7 ,such profession is but a dream1 and
 the professors but as  dreamers3 all   

vanishes in the morning4 ,this made     
,paul so caution  the ,corinthians1 that
 they forgot not the preaching2 and the 
author  to the ,hebrews1 so earnestly   
calls them1 in their back-sliding1  back
 to the remembrance of former days1 and 
to the recollecting  of what it was that
 then had made them so willingly endure 
their  great fight of affliction4 7,heb4
 #aj3cb1 #cc7    ,forgetfulness1 ,i say1
 makes things nothing2 it makes us as if
  things had never been2 and so takes   
away from the soul one great  means of  
stay1 support1 and encouragement2 when  
choice ,david was  dejected1 the        
remembrance of the hill ,hermon was his 
stay2 when  he was to go out against    
,goliah1 the remembrance of the lion and
  the bear was his support3 so when     
those that have had the power  of the   
things of ,god upon them1 can think of  
this2 when they are  withdrawn1 it will1
 even the thinking of it1 have some kind
 of  operation upon the soul4 ,and      
therefore you shall find1 that the      

recovering of a backslider usually      
begins at the remembrance of  former    
things4 ',remember therefore from whence
 thou art fallen1  and repent1 and do   
the first works4' 7,rev4 #b3e7    ,it is
 marvellous to see how some men are     
captivated with this  forgetfulness4    
,those that sometimes have prayed1      
cried1 groaned1  and sighed1 for eternal
 life2 those that sometimes thought no  
pains too much1 no way too far1 no      
hazards too great to run1 for  eternal  
life2 those who sometimes were          
captivated with the word1  and with the 
comforts and joy thereof1 and that1 had 
it been  possible1 could have pulled out
 their eyes1 and have given them to  a  
gospel minister1 so dear and sweet were 
the good tidings which  they brought to 
such4 7,gen4 #d3ad1 #ae7 ,i say it is   
marvellous to  see how such men are     
captivated with the forgetfulness of    
this4  ,they are as if they never had   
been those men2 they are as if they  had
 never had such things2 or1 as if they  

never had thought about  them4 ,yea1    
they are strange1 and carry it strangely
 to all those  that still are under the 
power of that word1 and of that mighty  
band by which sometimes themselves were 
guided4    ,should one say to some1 ,art
 not thou the man that ,i once saw      
crying  under a sermon1 that ,i once1   
heard cry out1 ,what must ,i do to  be  
saved8 and1 that some time ago ,i heard 
speak well of the holy  word of ,god8   
how askew will they look upon one2 or if
 they will  acknowledge that such things
 were with them once1 they do it more   
like images and rejected ghosts1 than   
men4 ,they look as if they  were        
blasted1 withered1 cast out1 and dried  
to powder1 and now  fit for nothing but 
to be cast into the fire1 and burned4   
7,john  #ae3f7 ,the godliness from which
 they are departed1 and the iniquity    
unto which again they have joined       
themselves1 has so altered1 so          
metamorphosed and changed their heart1  
and mind1 and ways4 ,this  therefore as 

the second thing which shews why some   
that have been  under something of the  
power of things1#e are again with       
iniquity  entangled and overcome4       
,third ,cause of falling away4 ,another 
thing that makes these  enlightened     
ones1 that they continue not to depart  
from iniquity1  is the persecution that 
always attends the word3 for persecution
  always attends the word1 that of the  
tongue1 or that of the sword4  ,now     
these men that were once enlightened1   
though they cannot  remember what they  
were themselves1 yet ,satan helps them  
to think  that their neighbours remember
 what they were3 and having now  lost   
the savour1 the sense of what they once 
had1 and sinned away  that ,spirit that 
brought it to them1 they grow weak2 yea 
are above  all men the most unable to   
stand up1 to abide the shock and trial1 
that for their profession is coming upon
 them4 ,wherefore1 by and  by they are  
offended2 to wit1 with their own        
profession1 and call  themselves an     

hundred fools1 for being so heedless1 so
 witless1 and  unwary1 to mind ,god's   
holy things in such a time and day4     
7,matt4  #d3af1 #ag2 ,luke #h3ac7 ,then 
they bethink with themselves1 how to    
make an honourable retreat1 which they  
suppose they usually do1  by finding    
fault1 first with their own             
unadvisedness1 and of the               
over-persuasiveness of others2 they also
 now begin to say farewell  conscience1 
yea1 ,god and heaven and all1 and join  
in confederacy  with the world again4   
,thus are they in fear1 where no fear   
is2  and the sound of a shaken leaf doth
 chase them4 ,and there are four  things
 that are the cause of this4    #a4 ,for
 that not withstanding the former power 
that attended the  word to their hearts1
 their hearts did still abide as hard as
  a rock1 there was no true and sound   
breaking1 nor softening in  that2       
wherefore there the word wanted depth of
 earth1 as our ,lord  is pleased to call
 it2 and anon when the sun was up1 that 

which  remained was presently scorched1 
and so withered away4    #b4            
,notwithstanding what they had sometimes
 enjoyed1 yet the grace  of the fear of 
,god was wanting in them4 7,eccl4       
#g3af-ah7 ,so wanting  that1 what should
 hinder but that they should return to  
go as  they came1 and leave ,christ1 the
 gospel1 and the people of ,god to      
shift as well as they can for           
themselves4    #c4 ,all that they       
enjoyed did not estrange their hearts   
from their  lusts1 though when they were
 in the power of things1 they were      
deader to them than formerly2 ,i say    
than formerly4 7,psa4 #gh3cj1  #cf1 #cg7
 ,and it is even with such1 as with     
them1 who are for a time  taken off from
 what yet they love1 by some new employ 
in which  they are engaged4 ,saul went  
out to look for ,david to kill him1  but
 when he came at ,naioth1 in ,ramah1 the
 ,spirit of ,god came upon  him1 and he 
prophesied4 7#a ,sam4 #ai3ah1 #bd7 ,but 
this lasted but  for a while4 ,saul soon

 returned to his old envy against the   
holy  man again4    #d4 ,it comes upon  
them even of judgment and wrath1 for    
since they  so soon give way to sin1 and
 forget1 ,god suffereth them to fall    
into the fear of men1 and to force their
 hearts to comply with bad              
things1--even as ,judas and ,demas      
did1--till they are swallowed up  of    
that gulph1 into which the ungodly      
descend4 ',as for such as  turn aside   
unto their crooked ways1 the ,lord shall
 lead them forth  with the workers of   
iniquity4' 7,psa4 #abe3e7    ,when once 
,god is angry with a people1 he can deal
 with them1 he  can give them up to     
those lusts in judgment1 that they will 
not  be separated from by mercy4 ,yea1  
he can make a way for his anger  to     
overtake them that have made a way1 by  
the deceits of their  hearts1 to go     
a-whoring from under him4    ,and these 
are the causes why those that were once 
enlightened1 and  have tasted the good  
word of ,god1 and the powers of the     

world to  come1 return with the dog to  
his own vomit again2 and so1 though     
they have or do name the name of        
,christ1 yet depart not from  iniquity4 
,third1 ,a third reason1 why they that  
name the name of ,christ do not  depart 
from iniquity1 may be1 because ,,grace  
,,is ,,weak and ,,corruption  ,,strong4 
,i speak now of them that are truly     
gracious2 for as those  that never had  
nothing but notion1 did never at all    
depart from  iniquity3 and as those that
 never had saving grace1 though common  
workings were with them1 do but a little
 depart from iniquity2 so  those that   
yet have the grace of ,god in them1 in  
truth1 do not1  as they should1 depart  
from iniquity2 wherefore the exhortation
 is  as much to them as it is to any    
body else2 'and let them that name  the 
name of ,christ1' with gracious lips1   
'depart from iniquity4'  ,for though    
there is a great difference betwixt     
these and the two  sorts that ,i        
mentioned before1--these having the true

 principles of  holiness in them1 but   
the other nothing thereof1--yet they1   
even  they1 also have need of this      
exhortation2 for they do not1 as  they  
should1 'depart from iniquity4' ,their  
graces1 as ,i said1 are  weak1 and that 
is the reason thereof4    ,that these do
 not depart from iniquity1 as they      
should1 is clear4    #a4 ,for that their
 highest acts of holiness are tainted   
therewith1  and made imperfect thereby4 
7,isa4 #fd3f2 ,psa4 #adc3b2 ,heb4       
#ab3ae2  ,matt4 #f3bc7 ,this is         
manifest1 because they still are afraid 
to  shew themselves before ,god in their
 own works1 and because they  betake    
them for acceptation with ,god1 to the  
priestly office of  ,christ1 and pray by
 him1 'forgive us our trespasses4'      
#b4 ,this is clear also1 because we are1
 while in this world1 nowhere  by the   
word said to have attained to the mark  
and point of absolute  perfection2 but  
are bid to grow1 to follow on1 to press 
forward1  and to perfect holiness in the

 fear of ,god4 7#b ,peter #c3ah2 ,heb4  
#f3ab2 ,phil4 #c3ab-ad2 #b ,cor4 #g3a7  
,yea1 the best of us all1 even  the     
apostles and prophets1 have not only    
made it manifest by their               
imperfections1 that as yet they have not
 departed from iniquity as  they should2
 but they have confessed1 and denied    
not1 that they  were yet in the pursuit 
of righteousness1 and had not already   
attained4    #c4 ,this is clear also1   
for that the righteousness1 by the which
 the  best of saints are justified in   
the sight of ,god1 is a righteousness   
of another1 not their own2 the          
righteousness of another man1 for  that 
there is not any upon earth that doth   
good and sins not4  ,and what need we   
pray1 'forgive us our trespasses1'      
approach ,god  in the perfections of    
another1 and be bid 'to perfect         
holiness1'  if we had already attained1 
or were already perfect1 or were so     
departed from iniquity as we should4    
#d4 ,alas1 the complaints of ,god       

concerning this matter1 doth            
sufficiently testify the truth of what  
,i say4 ,when ,god came to his  people  
in ,egypt1 and bid them forsake the     
idols of ,egypt1 they did  not4 ,but    
they rebelled against me1 says he1 and  
would not hearken  unto me2 they did    
not1 every man1 cast away the           
abominations of  his eyes1 neither did  
they forsake the idols of ,egypt4 ,well1
 he  saved them out of ,egypt1 and      
brought them into the wilderness1  and  
said to them there1 ,obey my laws1 and  
my commandments2 but  the house of      
,israel rebelled against me in the      
wilderness1 they  walked not in my      
statutes1 they despised my judgments4   
,well1 then  he had them from the       
wilderness to ,canaan1 and then said to 
them1  ,keep my laws4 7,eze4 #bj7 ,but  
when he had brought them into the  land1
 then they also polluted themselves1 and
 sinned1 against him  as before4 ,again1
 when ,god brought them out of          
captivity1 both  they1 and every thing  

that they did1 was unclean4 7,hag4      
#b3ad7    ,to be short1 what says ,paul 
in the seventh to the ,romans8 what     
says ,james in the third chapter of his 
epistle8 7ch4 #c3b7 ,and what  says     
,john in his first epistle1 and first   
chapter8 7#a ,john #a3i7  ,do they not  
all confess1 though themselves were     
apostles1 and so  for grace and gifts   
beyond any that breathe in this world1  
that  sin and iniquity was yet with     
them2 and so consequently1 that  there  
was not as yet that departing by them   
therefrom1 as there  should4 ,and the   
reason1 as ,i have said1 is1 because    
grace is weak1  weak in the beat and    
most strong of the saints of ,god4      
,hence the  greatest saints use to      
complain1 when much assaulted with      
corruptions1  or attended with very hard
 service for ,god1 of their weakness and
  insufficiency1 as to a completeness of
 doing the will of ,god4    7#a47       
,moses1 when ,god did but bid him       
nourish and succour ,israel in  the     

wilderness1 and carry them in his bosom1
 as the nursing-father  beareth the     
sucking child1 was stricken with such   
fear of  miscarrying1 through the       
weakness of his graces and the power of 
his corruptions1 that he cried to ,god1 
saying1 ',i am not able to  bear all    
this people alone1 because it too heavy 
for me4 ,and if  thou deal thus with me1
 kill me1 ,i pray thee1 out of          
hand1--and  let me not see my           
wretchedness4' 7,num4 #aa3ad1 #ae7      
7#b47 ,job1 when he was1 for a proof of 
his integrity1 to be exercised  a while 
with some of the judgments of ,god1     
cries out1 in a sense  of his weakness  
to bear them1 and to go through as he   
should1 ',is  my strength the strength  
of stones8 or is my flesh of brass8'    
,and  again1 ',am ,i a sea1 or a whale1 
that thou settest a watch over  me8     
,wilt thou break a leaf driven to and   
fro8 ,and wilt thou pursue  the dry     
stubble8' 7,job #f3ab2 #h3ab2 #ac3be7   
7#c47 ,so ,daniel1 when he was but to   

stand and talk with the angel1  how weak
 did he find himself2 ',there remained1'
 saith he1 'no  strength in me2' and1   
'#j my ,lord1 by the vision my sorrows  
are  turned upon me1 and ,i have        
retained no strength4 ,for how can the  
servant of this my ,lord talk with this 
my ,lord8 for as for me1  straightway   
there remained no strength in me1       
neither is there  breath left in me4'   
7,dan4 #aj7 ,some may say1 but this is  
natural  weakness4 ,but ,i ask1 how came
 nature to be so weak1 but through  sin8
 the remains whereof abiding still upon 
the best of saints1  make them1 not     
withstanding their graces1 incapable to 
do any  thing as they should4    7#d47  
,paul1 a man of men1 who had so much    
grace1 revelation of  grace and         
communion with ,christ1 that sometimes  
he knew not whether  he was in or out of
 the body1 and yet you find him making  
bitter  complaint of the weakness of his
 grace1 and of the power of his         
corruptions4 ',i am carnal1' saith he1  

and what ,i hate that do  ,i4 ',how to  
perform that which is good ,i find not2'
 'when ,i would  do good evil is present
 with me4' ',but ,i see another law in  
my  members1 warring against the law of 
my mind1 and bringing me into  captivity
 to the law of sin1 which is in my      
members4' '#j wretched  man that ,i am1'
 c4 ,what complaints1 what confessions1 
what bewailing  of weakness is here8    
,and what need was there of any of this1
 if  ,paul could1 as he would1 have     
departed from iniquity8 7,rom4 #h7    ,i
 have instanced in these four men1      
because as to failings and  miscarriages
 they are as free--by what the holy     
record saith--as  any four of whose     
lives you shall read in all the ,bible2 
but you  see that they were too weak to 
do good and depart from iniquity  as    
they would4    ,grace may be said to be 
weak1 either when a lower or less degree
  thereof is compared with a higher and 
greater degree of the same2  or it may  
be said to be weak when1 in what degree 

of it you will1  it shall be engaged by1
 or engage itself against sin1 c4       
,there are degrees of grace in the      
world1 some have less1 and some  bigger 
measures thereof1 and according to the  
measure of grace  received1 so is a     
,christian capable of action4 ,he that  
has little1  acts but weakly2 he that   
has much1 acts more strongly2 and he  of
 the saints that has most1 acteth best  
of all3 but yet none of  these three can
 act so as they should and would1 and1  
consequently1  so depart from iniquity  
as is their duty4 ,witness those four   
that  ,i mentioned but now1 for they are
 among the first-rate of saints1  yet   
you see what they did1 and hear what    
they said4    ,sin is a mighty tyrant2  
it is also installed in our flesh1 and  
has moreover that in it which suiteth   
with whatever is sensual in  us4 ,the   
flesh relisheth it well1 though the     
spirit of the ,christian  is against it4
    ,sin is an active beast1 and will   
not admit that the soul should  attempt 

to put forth itself in any good thing1  
without opposition  and contradiction4  
',when ,i should do good evil is present
 with  me4'#f    ,sin is of a polluting 
and defiling nature1 and what grace     
soever  it toucheth it staineth1 and in 
staining makes it weaker1 than  were it 
not so defiled it would be4 ,besides1   
not a grace1 nor an  act of grace in the
 soul can escape untouched4    ,unbelief
 stands ready to annoy faith in the     
grace1 as well as in  the act of faith4 
,hardness of heart will not let love so 
affectionately and  sympathisingly act  
as it should4    ,sense and reason being
 polluted will not let hope be so       
steadfastly  fixed upon unseen things as
 it should4    ,pride will not let us be
 so humble as we ought1 nor self so self
  denying4 ,passion often interrupts our
 patience1 and angry motions  our       
meekness4 ,by these1 and more that might
 be named1 it appears  that sin is in   
us1 opposeth our graces1 and letteth#g  
them from  acting as they should2 and   

because this sin has part of ourself  in
 its possession1 therefore though our   
more noble part be utterly  against it1 
yet we depart not from it as we should4 
,god chargeth ,moses with rash and      
unadvised words1 and so he doth  ,job   
also3 ,daniel did wear the name of an   
idol god1 and ,paul freely  confesseth  
himself unfirm4 7,num4 #bj3ab2 ,psa4    
#ajf3cb2 ,job #ch3b2  ,job #db3f2 ,dan4 
#d3h2 ,rom4 #g3bd7    ,nor may what hath
 now been said be applied to those that 
are weak  in faith1 and so in every     
other grace2 for the strongest grace    
when acted as well as we can1 cannot    
cause that we depart from  iniquity as  
we should4 7l47 ,because the strongest  
grace cannot  act without opposition4   
7#b47 ,because we that are the actors   
are  lame1 infirm1 and made weak by sin 
that dwells in us4 7#c47 ,because  grace
 and a state of grace is not that       
wherein the perfection  designed for us 
doth lie1 for that is in another world4 
7a47 ,this  is a place to act faith in4 

7b47 ,this is a place to labour and     
travel in4 7c47 ,this is a place to     
fight and wrestle in4 7d47 ,this  is a  
place to be tried in4    ,and therefore 
this is no place of perfection1 and     
consequently no  place where ,god's     
people can depart from iniquity as they 
should4  ,now there is a twofold way of 
departing from iniquity4 ,i4 ,one is    
when the mind is set against it1 and    
withdrawn from the love and  liking of  
it4 ,,ii4 ,the other is when the        
practice of it is shunned  by the whole 
man4    ,i4 ,the first of these ways1   
the saints1 though they truly do depart 
from iniquity1 yet depart not from it as
 they should4 7#a47 ,their              
understanding sees not the utmost       
baseness that is in it4 7#b47 ,their    
judgment is not informed about the      
vileness of it to perfection4  7#c47    
,the conscience has not yet been        
convinced of all the evil that  is in   
it4 ,then1 7a47 ,how should the soul    
abhor it as it should8  7b47 ,how should

 the desires depart from it with that   
fervency as  they should8 7c47 ,and the 
will and affections so turn away from   
it as they should8    ,,ii4 ,second1 ,as
 to the shunning of the acts of sin1    
there we also  come wonderful short4    
,we shun not the sins of others as we   
should4 ,this is made appear1  7#a47    
,for that we shun not the company of    
base men as we should4  7#b47 ,nor shun 
or refuse to imitate them in their evil1
 as we should4  ,how easily are good men
 persuaded to comply with bad men's     
ways4  ,yea1 ,jehoshaphat himself said  
to ,ahab1 that base one3 ,behold1 ',i   
am as thou art1 my people as thy people1
 my horses as thy horses4'  7#a ,kings  
#bb3d7 ,joseph could learn in ,pharaoh's
 court1 to 'swear  by ,pharaoh's life4' 
7,gen4 #db3ae1 #af7 ,peter also1 when   
dissembling1  was in fashion among the  
people1 could learn to dissemble        
likewise4  7,gal4 #b3aa-ad7    ,we shun 
not our own sins or the sine of our own 
company as we  should4 ,christians learn

 to be proud one of another1 to be      
covetous  one of another1 to be         
treacherous and false one of another1   
to be cowardly in ,god's matters one of 
another1 to be remiss and  negligent in 
christian duties one of another4        
,besides1 if ,i should go about to shew 
here1 how ,christians will  hide        
iniquity1 as ,david4 7#b ,sam4 #ab3ab7  
,how they will excuse it1  as did       
,aaron4 7,ex4 #cb3bb-bd7 ,how they will 
plead for it1 as did  the men of the    
city of ,joash for ,baal4 7,jud4        
#f3bi-ca7 and the like1  ,i might soon  
make it abundantly appear1 that         
,christians do not  depart from iniquity
 as they should2 and therefore the      
exhortation  stands2 good1 and of use to
 the best of saints on earth1 that  they
 and every of them 'should depart from  
iniquity4' ,yea1 the  observation also  
that they do not do it as they should1  
doth still  stand good against us4      
,wherefore1 as it is true in those that 
have nothing but notion1  and that it is

 true in those that are wrought upon1   
but not  effectually1 so it is true upon
 those that are truly gracious2         
observation proves it1 fears of         
damnation prove it1 the outcry  of the  
world proves it1 and the confession of  
the best men proves  it4                
,,observation ,,second4    ,i come now  
to another observation with which ,i    
will present you1  and that is this1    
namely1 that every one that in way of   
profession and  religion names the name 
of ,christ1 ',,should ,,depart from     
iniquity4'  ,i say1 that every one that 
in a way of profession and religion1    
'nameth the name of ,christ1 should     
depart from iniquity4' ,this  truth     
needs more practice than proof4 ,for ,i 
think there are none  that have either  
scripture or reason by them1 but will   
freely  consent to this4    ,nor is     
there any thing ambiguous in the        
observation1 that we need  now to stand 
upon the explaining of4 ,for1    ,what  
iniquity is1 who knows not8    ,that it 

cleaves to the best1 who knows not8     
,that it is disgraceful to profession1  
who knows not8 and therefore  that it   
ought to be departed from1 who knows    
not8    ,but because the motives in     
particular may not be so much considered
  as they ought1 and because it is      
,satan's design to tempt us to  be      
unholy1 and to keep iniquity and the    
professing man together2  therefore ,i  
will in this place spend some arguments 
upon you that  profess1 and in a way of 
profession do name the name of ,christ1 
that you depart from iniquity2 to wit1  
both in the inward thought  and in the  
outward practice of it4 ,and those      
arguments shall  be of four sorts1 some 
respecting ,christ1 some his ,father1   
some  ourselves1 and some the world4    
,first1 ,arguments that respect         
,,christ4    ,first1 ,the ,christ1 whom 
you profess1 whose name you name1 and   
whose disciples you pretend to be1 is   
holy4 ',be ye holy1 for ,i  am holy1'   
7#a ,peter #a3af7 ,this is natural to   

our discourse2 for if  ,christ be holy1 
and if we profess him1 and in professing
 of him1  declare that we are his       
disciples1 we ought therefore to depart 
from iniquity1 that we may shew the     
truth of our profession to  the world4  
,second1 ,they that thus name the name  
of ,christ should depart from  iniquity1
 because this ,christ1 whose name we    
name1 is loving4 ,those  that have a    
loving master1 a master that is         
continually extending  his love unto his
 servants1 should be forward in doing of
 his  will1 that thereby they may shew  
their sense1 and acceptation of  the    
love of their master4 ,why1 this is his 
will1 'that we depart  from iniquity1   
that we throw sin away2 that we fly     
every appearance  of evil4' 7#a ,thess4 
#e3bb2 ,heb4 #g3bf7    ,third1 ,they    
that thus name the name of ,christ      
should depart from  iniquity1 because of
 the honour and reputation of their     
,lord4 ,it  is a disparagement to       
,christ1 that any of his servants1 and  

that  any that name his name1 should yet
 abide by1 and continue with1  iniquity4
 ',a son honoureth his father1 and a    
servant his master3  if then ,i be a    
,father1 where is mine honour8 and if ,i
 be a ,master1  where is my fear8 saith 
the ,lord of hosts1 unto you1 ,o        
priests1  that despise my name4 ,and ye 
say1 ,wherein have we despised thy      
name8' 7,mal4 #a3f7    ,fourth1 ,they   
that name the name of ,christ should    
depart from iniquity1  because of his   
name1 that his name may not be evil     
spoken of by  men2 for our holiness puts
 a lustre and a beauty upon the name  of
 ,christ1 and our not departing from    
iniquity draws a cloud upon  it4        
,wherefore we ought to depart from      
iniquity1 that the name of  the ,lord   
,jesus may be glorified1 and not        
reproached through us4    ,fifth1 ,they 
that name the name of ,christ should    
depart from iniquity1  because of the   
gospel of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4     
,that the gospel of  our ,lord ,jesus   

,christ1 which they profess1 may not be 
evil spoken  of by our neighbours4 ,the 
gospel is called holy1 therefore let    
them  be holy that profess it4 7#b      
,peter #b3ba7 ,the which they can by no 
means be1 if they depart not from       
iniquity4 ,men cannot serve the  designs
 of the gospel1 and their own worldly   
and fleshly designs4  ,but they that    
profess the name of ,christ1 they should
 be tender  of his gospel1 that they    
keep that in good esteem and reputation 
in the world4 ,the which they can by no 
means do1 unless they depart  from      
iniquity4    ,sixth1 ,they that name the
 name of ,christ should depart from     
iniquity1  because the very profession  
of that name is holy4 ,the profession   
is an holy profession4 ,be ye clean that
 bear the vessels of the  ,lord2 the    
vessels1 that is1 the profession1 for by
 that is as it  were carried about the  
name and gospel of ,jesus ,christ4 ,we  
must  therefore lay aside all iniquity1 
and superfluity of naughtiness1  and do 

as persons professing godliness1 as     
professing a profession1  that ,christ  
is the priest of1 yea the high-priest of
 #a ,thess4  #b3cj2 ,heb4 #c3c4 ,it is a
 reproach to any man to be but a bungler
  at his profession1 to be but a sloven 
in his profession4 ,and  it is the      
honour of a man to be excellent in the  
managing of his  profession4 ,christians
 should be excellent in the management  
of  their profession1 and should make   
that which is good in itself1  good to  
the church and to the world1 by a sweet 
and cleanly managing  of it4            
,seventh1 ,they that profess the name of
 ,christ1 or that name it  religiously1 
should to their utmost depart from      
iniquity1 because of  the church of     
,christ which is holy4 ,he that         
religiously professeth  the name of     
,christ1 has put himself into the church
 of ,christ1  though not into a         
particular one1 yet into the universal  
one4 ,now  that is holy4 ,what agreement
 then hath the temple of ,god with      

idols8  ,ay1 or any pillar1 or post1 or 
pin1 or member of that temple4 7#b      
,cor4 #f3af7 ,one black sheep is quickly
 espied among five hundred  white ones1 
and one mangey one will soon affect     
many4 ,one also  among the saints1 that 
is not clean1 is a blemish to the rest1 
and1 as ,solomon says1 'one sinner      
destroyeth much good4' 7,eccl4  #i3ah7  
,eighth1 ,they that profess the name of 
,christ1 or that name that  name        
religiously1 should depart from         
iniquity1 because of the  ordinances of 
,christ1 for they are holy4 7,ex4       
#cj3ag-ca7 ,men of  old before they went
 in to meddle with holy things1 were to 
wash  their hands and their feet in a   
vessel prepared for that purpose4  ,now 
since they that name that name          
religiously do also meddle with         
,christ's appointments1 they must also  
wash and be clean2 cleanse  your hands  
ye sinners1 if you mean to meddle with  
,christ in his  appointment2 wash lest  
,god cut you off for your not departing 

from  iniquity4    ,ninth1 ,they that   
name the name of ,christ religiously    
should depart  from iniquity1 because of
 ,christ's observers4 ,there are many   
that  keep their eye upon ,christ1 and  
that watch for an opportunity to  speak 
against him1 even through the sides of  
those that profess  him4 ',behold1 this 
child is set for the fall and rising    
again  of many in ,israel2 and for a    
sign that shall be spoken against4'     
7,luke #b3cd7 ,some take occasion to    
speak against him1 because of  the      
meanness of his person2 here some again 
speak against him1  because of the      
plainness of his doctrine2 also some    
speak against  him1 because of the      
meanness of his followers2 and some     
speak  against him1 because of the evil 
deeds of some that profess him4  ,but if
 he that gives just occasion of offence 
to the least of the  saints had better  
be drowned in the sea with a mill-stone 
about  his neck2 what think you shall   
his judgment be1 who1 through his       

mingling of his profession of ,christ's 
name with a wicked life  shall tempt or 
provoke men to speak against ,christ8   
,,second1 ,i come now to those arguments
 that respect ,,god ,,the ,,father4     
,first1 ,then1 they that profess the    
name of ,christ should depart  from     
iniquity2 because of ,god the ,father1  
because ,god the ,father  has made      
,christ to be to us what he is2 to wit1 
the ,apostle and  high-priest of our    
profession4 ',he that honoureth not the 
,son1  honoureth not the ,father which  
hath sent him4' 7#a ,cor4 #a3cj2  ,john 
#e3bc2 #ae3h7 ,nor can the ,father be   
honoured by us1 but by our  departing   
from iniquity4 ,all our talk and        
profession of ,christ1  adds no glory to
 his ,father1 who has made him our      
,king1 and  ,priest1 and ,prophet1 if it
 be not joined to an holy conversation4 
,wherefore1 if you profess the name of  
,christ1 and would hold the  word in    
hand1 that you have believed in him1    
depart from iniquity1  for the ,father's

 sake that hath sent him4    ,second1   
,as it is the ,father which hath made   
,christ to us what he  is2 so it is the 
,father who hath called us to partake of
 ,christ  and all his benefits4         
',wherefore we must depart from iniquity
  that profess the name of ,christ1 that
 we may glorify him for his  call4' 7#a 
,cor4 #a3i2 ,heb4 #c3a7 ,he has called  
us to the fellowship  of his ,son ,jesus
 ,christ2 that is1 to partake of all    
that good  that is in him1 as ,mediator1
 and to be done by him for those that   
trust in him4 ,nor had we ever come out 
of a cursed and condemned  condition1 to
 ,christ1 for life and blessedness1 but 
by the call  of the ,father2 ',for it is
 not of works1 but of him that calleth4'
  7,rom4 #i3aa7 ,now since he has called
 us to this privilege--even  us whom he 
has called--and left others in their    
sins to perish by  his judgments1 it is 
meet we should depart from iniquity4    
7,heb4  #c3a2 #b ,peter #a3b1 #c7       
,especially since the call by which he  

called  us is heavenly1 and holy1 and   
because he has not only called us  to   
glory1 but to virtue4    ,third1 ,we    
that religiously name the name of       
,christ1 should depart  from iniquity1  
because ,god the ,father of our ,lord   
,jesus ,christ  has commanded us to do4 
,wherefore gird up the loins of your    
minds1  be sober1 and hope to the ene   
for the grace that is to be brought     
unto you at the revelation of ,jesus    
,christ4 ,as obedient children1  not    
fashioning yourselves according to your 
former lusts in your  ignorance2 but as 
he that has called you is holy1 so be ye
 holy  in all manner of conversation3   
because it is written1 ',be ye holy1  as
 ,i am holy4'    ,fourth1 ,they that    
religiously name the name of ,christ    
should depart  from iniquity1 that they 
may answer the end for which they are   
called to profess his name4 ,the ,father
 has1 therefore1 called them  to profess
 his name1 that they might be trees of  
righteousness1 the  planting of the     

,lord1 that he might be glorified4 ,dost
 thou then  profess the name of ,christ3
 bring forth those fruits that become   
that holy profession1 that you may be   
called 'trees of righteousness1'  and   
that ,god may be glorified for and by   
your professed subjection  to the gospel
 of his ,son4 7,isa4 #fa3c7    ,fifth1  
,they that name--as afore--the name of  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  should depart
 from iniquity1 that they may shew to   
the world  the nature and power of those
 graces1 which ,god the ,father has     
bestowed upon them that do religiously  
name the name of ,christ4  ,and the     
rather1 because he that religiously     
nameth that name1  declareth even by his
 so naming of him1 that he has received 
grace  of the ,father1 to enable him so 
to do4 ,now he cannot declare this  by  
deeds1 unless he depart from iniquity2  
and his declaring of it  by words alone1
 signifies little to ,god or man4       
7,titus #a3af7    ,sixth1 ,we therefore 
that religiously name the name of       

,christ1 should  also depart from       
iniquity1 because the ,spirit of the    
,father will  else be grieved4 7,eph4   
#d3cj7 ,the countenancing of iniquity1  
the not  departing therefrom1 will      
grieve the ,holy ,spirit of ,god1 by    
which  you 'are sealed to the day of    
redemption2' and that is a sin of  a    
higher nature that men commonly are     
aware of4 ,he that grieveth  the ,spirit
 of ,god shall smart for it here1 or in 
hell1 or both4  ,and that ,spirit that  
sometimes did illuminate1 teach1 and    
instruct  them1 can keep silence1 can   
cause darkness1 can withdraw itself1    
and suffer the soul to sin more and     
more2 and this last is the  very        
judgment of judgments4 ,he that grieves 
the ,spirit1 quenches  it2 and he that  
quenches it1 vexes it2 add he that vexes
 it1  sets it against himself1 and      
tempts it to hasten destruction upon    
himself4 7#a ,thess4 #e3ai7 ,wherefore  
take heed1 professors1 ,i say  take     
heed1 you that religiously name the name

 of ,christ1 that you  meddle not with  
iniquity1 that you tempt not the ,spirit
 of the ,lord  to do such things against
 you1 whose beginnings are dreadful1 and
  whose end in working of judgments is  
unsearchable4 7,isa4 #fc3aj2  ,acts     
#e3i7 ,a man knows not whither he is    
going1 nor where he shall  stop1 that is
 but entering into temptation2 nor      
whether he shall  ever turn back1 or go 
out at the gap that is right before him4
 ,he  that has begun to grieve the ,holy
 ,ghost1 may be suffered to go on  until
 he has sinned that sin which is called 
the sin against the  ,holy ,ghost4 ,and 
if ,god shall once give thee up to that1
 then thou  art in the iron cage1 out of
 which there is neither deliverance  nor
 redemption4 ,let every one1 therefore1 
that nameth the name of  ,christ1 depart
 from iniquity1 upon this second        
consideration4      ,,third1 ,in the    
next place1 ,i come now to those        
arguments that do  respect ,,thyself4   
,first1 ,those that religiously name the

 name of ,christ should1  must1 depart  
from iniquity1 because else our         
profession of him is  but a lie4 ',if we
 say that we have fellowship with him1  
and walk  in darkness1 we lie4' 7,i     
,john #a3f7 ',and walk in darkness2'    
that  is1 and walk in iniquity1 and     
depart not from a life that is          
according to the course of this world4  
',he that saith1 ,i know him1  and      
heepeth not his commandments1 is a liar1
 and the truth is not  in him4' 7ch4    
#b3d7 ,the truth that he professes to   
know1 and that  he saith he hath        
experience of1 is not in him4 ,every man
 that  nameth the name of ,christ is not
 therefore a man of ,god1 nor is  the   
word in every man's mouth1 truth1 though
 he makes profession  of that worthy    
name4 7#a ,kings #ag3bd7 ,it is then    
truth in him1  and to others with       
reference to him1 when his mouth and his
 life  shall agree4 7,rev4 #b3b1 #i2    
#c3i7 ,men may say they are apostles1   
and be liars3 they may say they are     

,jews1 that is1 ,christians1 and  lie1  
and be liars1 and lie in so saying4 ,now
 this is the highest  kind of lying1 and
 certainly must therefore work the      
saddest sort  of effects4 ,thus man's   
best things are lies4 ,his very saying1 
,i  know him1 ,i have fellowship with   
him1 ,i am a ,jew1 a ,christian1 is  a  
lie4 ,his life giveth his mouth the lie3
 and all knowing men are  sure he lies4 
#a4 ,he lies unto ,god3 he speaks lies  
in the presence1  and to the very face  
of ,god4 ,now this is a daring thing3 ,i
 know  their lies1 saith he2 and shall  
he not recompense for this8 ,see  ,acts 
#e3d2 ,rev4 #ba3h1 #bg2 #bb3ae4 and take
 heed4 ,i speak to you that  religiously
 name the name of ,christ1 and yet do   
not depart from  iniquity4 #b4 ,he lies 
unto men2 every knowing man2 every man  
that  is able to judge of the tree by   
the fruit1 knows that that man  is a    
liar1 and that his whole profession as  
to himself is a lie1  if he doth not    
depart from iniquity4 ,thus ,paul called

 the slow  bellies1#h the unsound       
professors among the ,cretians1 liars4  
,they were so in his eyes1 for that     
their profession of the name  of ,christ
 was not seconded with such a life as   
became a people  professing godliness4  
7,titus #a3ab-af7 ,they did not depart  
from  iniquity4 ,but again1 #c4 ,such a 
man is a liar to his own soul4          
,whatever such an one promiseth to      
himself1 his soul will find it  a lie4  
,there be many in the world that profess
 the name of ,christ1  and consequently 
promise their soul the enjoyment of that
 good1  that indeed is wrapt up in him1 
but they will certainly be mistaken     
hereabout1 and with the greatest terror 
will find it so1 when they  shall hear  
that direful sentence1 ',depart from me1
 all ye workers  of iniquity4' 7,luke   
#h3bg7 ,christ is resolved that the     
loose-lived  professor shall not stand  
in the judgment1 nor any such sinners   
in the congregation of the righteous4   
,they have lied to ,god1 to  men1 and to

 themselves2 but ,jesus then will not   
lie unto them3 he  will plainly tell    
them that he hath not known them1 and   
that they  shall not abide in his       
presence4 ,but1    ,second1 ,those that 
religiously name the name of ,christ    
should  depart from iniquity1 else1 as  
they are liars in their profession1  so 
they are self deceivers4 ,i told you but
 now such lie to themselves1  and so    
consequently they deceive themselves4   
',but be ye doers of  the word1 and not 
hearers only1 deceiving your ownselves4'
 7,john  #a3bb7 ,it is a sad thing for a
 man1 in and about eternal things1  to  
prove a deceiver of others2 but for a   
man to deceive himself1  his ownself of 
eternal life1 this is saddest of all2   
yet there  is in man a propenseness so  
to do4 ,hence the apostle says1 be not  
deceived1 and let no man deceive        
himself4 ,and again1 verse #bf1  ',if   
any man among you seem to be religious1 
and bridleth not his  tongue1 but       
deceiveth his own heart1 this man's     

religion is vain4'  ,these words1 'but  
deceiveth his own heart1' ,i have much  
mused about3  for they seem to me to be 
spoken to show how bold and prodigiously
  desperate some men are1 who yet       
religiously name the name of ,christ3   
desperate1 ,i say1 at self deceiving4   
,he deceiveth his own heart2  he        
otherwise persuadeth it1 than of its    
ownself it would go3  ordinarily men are
 said to be deceived by their hearts1   
but here  is a man that is said to      
deceive his own heart1 flattering it off
  from the scent and dread of those     
convictions1 that by the ,word1         
sometimes it hath been under3 persuading
 of it that there needs  no such        
strictness of life be added to a        
profession of faith in  ,christ1 as by  
the gospel is called for3 or that since 
,christ has  died for us1 and rose      
again1 and since salvation is alone in  
him1  we need not be so concerned1 or be
 so strict to matter how we  live4 ,this
 man is a self deceiver2 he deceives his

 own heart4 ,self  deceiving1 and that  
about spiritual and eternal things1     
especially  when men do it willingly1 is
 one of the most unnatural1             
unreasonable1  and unaccountable actions
 in the world4 #a4 ,it is one of the    
most  unnatural actions2 for here a man 
seeks his own ruin1 and privily  lurks  
for his own life4 7,prov4 #a3ah7 ,we all
 cry out against him  that murders his  
children1 his wife1 or his own body1 and
 condemn  him to be one of those that   
has forgot the rules and love of        
nature4 ,but behold the man under       
consideration is engaged in such        
designs as will terminate in his own    
destruction3 he deceiveth  his own soul4
 #b4 ,this is also the most unreasonable
 act2 there  can no cause1 nor crumb of 
cause that has the least spark or dram  
of reason1 or of anything that looks    
like reason1 be shown why a  man should 
deceive himself1 and bereave his soul of
 eternal life4  ,therefore1 #c4 ,such   
men are usually passed over with        

astonishment  and silence4 ',be         
astonished1 ,o ye heavens1 at this6 and 
be horribly  afraid1 for my people have 
committed two evils2 they have forsaken 
me the fountain of living waters1 and   
hewed them out cisterns1  broken        
cisterns1 that can hold no water4'      
7,jer4 #b3aa-ac7    ,but1 above all     
this1 as to this head1 is the most      
amazing place1  where it is said1 that  
the self deceiver makes his self        
deceiving his  sport3 ',sporting        
themselves with their own deceivings4'  
7#b ,peter  #b3ac7 ,these are a people  
far gone1 to be sure1 that are arrived  
to such a height of negligence1         
carelessness1 wantonness1 and           
desperateness of spirit1 as to take     
pleasure in1 and make a sport  of1 that 
which will assuredly deceive them for   
ever4 ,but this  is the fruit of        
professing of ,christ1 and of not       
departing from  iniquity4 ,the wisdom   
and judgment of ,god is such1 as to give
 such  over to the sporting of          

themselves in their own deceivings4     
,,fourth4 ,those arguments that respect 
,,the ,,world4    ,first1 ,those that   
religiously name the name of ,christ    
should depart  from iniquity1 because of
 the scandal that will else assuredly   
come upon religion1 and the things of   
religion1 through them4  ,upon this head
 ,i may begin to write with a sigh1 for 
never more  of this kind than now6      
,there is no place1 where the professors
  of religion are1 that is clean and    
free from offence and scandal4          
,iniquity is so entailed to religion1   
and baseness of life to the  naming of  
the name of ,christ1 that one may say of
 the professors  of this age1 as it was 
said of them of old1 ',all tables are   
full  of vomit and filthiness1 so that  
there is no place clean4' 7,isa4  #bh3h7
 ,where are they even amongst those that
 strive for the rule1  that mind it at  
all1 when it pinches upon their lusts1  
their  pride1 avarice1 and wantonness8  
,are not1 now-a-days1 the bulk of       

professors like those that 'strain at a 
gnat and swallow a camel8'  7,matt4     
#bc3bd7 ,yea1 do not professors teach   
the wicked ones to be  wicked8 7,jer4   
#b3cc7 ,ah6 ,lord ,god1 this is a       
lamentation1 and will  be for a         
lamentation4 ,what a sore disease is now
 got into the  church of ,god1 that the 
generality of professors should walk    
with  scandal6    ,no fashion1 no       
vanity1 no profuseness1 and yet no      
niggardliness1  but is found among      
professors4 ,they pinch the poor1 and   
nip from  them their due1 to maintain   
their own pride and vanity4 ,i shall    
not need to instance particulars2 for   
from the rich to the poor1  from the    
pastor to the people1 from the master to
 his man1 and  from the mistress to her 
maiden1 all are guilty of scandal1 and  
of reproaching1 by their lives1 the name
 of the ,lord2 for they  profess1 and   
name that worthy name of ,christ1 but   
are not as they  should be1 departed    
from iniquity4    #a4 ,hence the name of

 ,god is polluted and reproached1 even  
till  ,god is weary and cries out1      
',pollute ye my name no more with your  
gifts and with your idols4' 7,eze4      
#bj3ci7 ,o do not pollute my name1  says
 ,god2 rather leave off profession1 and 
go every one to his  wickedness4 ,tell  
the world1 if you will not depart from  
iniquity1  that ,christ and you are     
parted1 and that you have left him1 to  
be embraced by them to whom iniquity is 
an abomination4 ,it would  far better   
secure the name of ,god from scandal and
 reproach1 than  for you to name the    
name of ,christ1 and yet not to depart  
from  iniquity4 ,then1 though you sin1  
as now you do1 the poor world would  not
 cry out1 ,ay1 this is your religion6   
,then they would not have  occasion to  
vilify religion because of you1 since   
you tell them  that ,christ and you are 
parted4 ,but1    #b4 ,if you will not   
leave off to name the name of ,christ1  
nor yet  depart from iniquity1 you also 
scandal the sincere professors  of      

religion1 and that is a grievous thing4 
,there are a people in  the world that  
have made it their business1 ever since 
they knew  ,christ1 to cleanse          
themselves from all filthiness of flesh 
and  spirit1 and that desire to perfect 
holiness in the fear of ,god2  and you  
scandalous professors mixing yourselves 
with them1 'make  their gold look dim4' 
7,lam4 #d3a7 ,you are spots and         
blemishes to  them2 ,jude #ab1 you are  
an evil mixing itself with their good1  
and  a scandal to their holy profession4
 7#b ,peter #b3ac7 ,you are they  that  
make the heart of the righteous sad1    
whom ,god would not have1  sad2 you are 
they that offend his little ones4 ,oh6  
the millstone  that ,god will shortly   
hang about your necks1 when the time is 
come  that you must be drowned in the   
sea and deluge of ,god's wrath4    #c4  
,if you will not leave off to name the  
name of ,christ1 nor yet  depart from   
iniquity1 you continue to extend your   
scandal also  to the word and doctrine  

of ,god4 ,they that name the name of    
,jesus  religiously1 should so carry it 
in the world1 that they might  adorn the
 doctrine of ,god their ,saviour2 but   
thou that professest  and yet departest 
not from iniquity1 thou causest the name
 and  doctrine which thou professest to 
be blasphemed and reproached by  the men
 of this world2 and that is a sad thing1
 a thing that will  bring so heavy a    
load upon thee1 when ,god shall open    
thine eyes1  and he will open them      
either here or in hell-fire1 that thou  
wilt  repent it with great bitterness of
 soul4 7#a ,tim4 #f3a7 ,the ,lord smite 
thee to the making of thee sensible to  
thy shame and conversion1  if it be his 
blessed will4 ,amen6 ,but1    #d4 ,if   
thou wilt not leave off to name the name
 of ,christ1 nor yet  depart from       
iniquity1 thou wilt bring reproach1     
scorn1 and contempt  upon thyself4 ,for 
'sin is a reproach to any people4'      
7,prov4  #ad3cd74 7#a47 ,these are they 
that ,god will hold in great contempt   

and scorn4 7,isa4 #a7 7#b47 ,these are  
they that his people shall  have in     
great contempt4 ',therefore1' saith he1 
'have ,i also made  you contemptible and
 base before all the people1 according  
as ye  have not kept my ways1' but have 
lifted up the face against my  law4#i   
7,mal4 #b3i2 ,jer4 #be3i1 #ah7 #c4 ,such
 shall also be contemned  and had in    
derision of the men of this world4 ,they
 shall be  a hissing1 a bye-word1 a     
taunt1 and a reproach among all people4 
',for them that honour me1' saith ,god1 
',i will honour1 and they  that despise 
me shall be lightly esteemed4 7#a ,sam4 
#b3cj7 ,i remember  that ,philpot used  
to tell the ,papists that they danced   
with their  buttocks uncovered1 in a    
net1#aj because of the evil of their    
ways2 7,isa4 #bj3d7 and the ,lord bids  
professors have a care1 'that  the shame
 of thy nakedness do not appear1' or    
lest they walk  naked1 and their shame  
be discovered4 ,for those professors    
that  depart not from iniquity1 however 

they think of themselves1 their         
nakedness is seen of others3 and if it  
be a shame to the modest  to have their 
nakedness seen of others1 what bold and 
brazen brows  have they who are not     
ashamed to show their nakedness1 yea1   
the  very shame of it1 to all that dwell
 about them8 ,and yet thus doth  every  
one that religiously names the name of  
,christ1 and yet doth  not depart from  
iniquity4    ,second1 ,those that       
religiously name the name of ,christ1   
and do  not depart from iniquity1 they  
are the cause of the perishing of  many4
 ',woe1' saith ,christ1 'unto the world 
because of offences1'  7,matt4 #ah3g74  
,and again1 ',woe to that man by whom   
the offence  cometh6' ,these are they   
that cause many to stumble at sin1 and  
fall into hell4 ,hark1 you that are     
such1 what ,god says to you3 ',ye  have 
caused many to stumble at the law1' and 
at religion4 7,mal4  #b3h7 ,men that are
 for taking of occasion you give it     
them2 men  that would enter into the    

kingdom1 you puzzle and confound them   
with your iniquity1 while you name the  
name of ,christ1 and do not  depart     
therefrom4 ,one sinner destroyeth much  
good2 these are the  men that encourage 
the vile to be yet more vile2 these be  
the  men that quench weak desires in    
others2 and these be the men that  tempt
 the ignorant to harden themselves      
against their own salvation4  ,a        
professor that hath not forsaken his    
iniquity1 is like one that  comes out of
 the pest-house1 among the whole1 with  
his plague  sores running upon him4     
,this is the man that hath the breath of
 a  dragon1 he poisons the air round    
about him4 ,this is the man that  lays  
his children1 his kinsmen1 his friend1  
and himself4 ,what shall  ,i say8 ,a man
 that nameth the name of ,christ1 and   
that departeth  not from iniquity1 to   
whom may he be compared8 ,the           
,pharisees1 for  that they professed    
religion1 but walked not answerable     
thereto1  unto what doth ,christ compare

 them but to serpents and vipers8  ,what
 does he call them but hypocrites1      
whited walls1 painted  sepulchres1      
fools1 and blind8 and tells them that   
they made men more  the children of hell
 than they were before4 7,matt4 #bc7    
,wherefore  such an one cannot go out of
 the world by himself3 for as he gave   
occasion of scandal when he was in the  
world1 so is he the cause  of the       
damnation of many4 ',the fruit of the   
righteous is a tree  of life4' 7,prov4  
#aa3cj7 ,but what is the fruit of the   
wicked1 of  the professors that are     
wicked8 why1 not to perish alone in     
their  iniquity4 7,job #bb3bj7 ,these1  
as the dragon1 draw many of the stars   
of heaven1 and cast them to the earth   
with their most stinking  tail4 7,rev4  
#ab3d7 ,cast many a professor into      
earthly and carnal  delights1 with their
 most filthy conversations4    ,the     
apostle did use to weep when he spake of
 these professors1  such offence he knew
 they were and would be in the world4   

7,acts  #bj3cj2 ,phil #c3ah1 #ai7 ,these
 are the chief of the engines of ,satan1
  with these he worketh wonders4 ,one   
,baalam1 one ,jeroboam1 one ,ahab2  ,o  
how many fish bring such to ,satan's    
net6 ,these are the tares that  he      
strives to sow among the wheat1 for he  
knows they are mischief  to it4         
',wherefore1 let every one that nameth  
the name of ,christ  depart from        
iniquity4'    ,fifth1 ,those that       
religiously name the name of ,christ1   
and do not  depart from iniquity1 how   
will they die2 and how will they look   
that man in the face1 unto the          
profession of whose name they have      
entailed an unrighteous conversation8   
,or do they think that he  doth not know
 what they have done1 or that they may  
take him off  with a few cries and      
wringing of hands1 when he is on the    
throne  to do judgment against          
transgressors8 ,oh6 it had been better  
they  had not known1 had not professed2 
yea1 better they had never been  born2  

for as ,christ said of ,judas1 so may it
 be said of these1  it had been good for
 that man if he had never been born2 and
 as  ,christ says it had been good1 so  
,peter says it had been better4 7,mark  
#ad3ba2 #b ,peter #b3bj1 #ba7 ,good they
 had not been born1 and better  they had
 not known and made profession of the   
name of ,christ4    ,but perhaps some   
may ask me1      ,,what ,,iniquity      
,,they ,,must ,,depart ,,from ,,that    
,,religiously ,,name ,,the ,,name  ,,of 
,,christ8    ,first1 ,i answer first1 in
 general1 those that religiously profess
  the name of ,christ1 must depart from 
,,all iniquity4 ,they should  lay aside 
every weight2 they should fly 'all      
appearance of evil4'  7,heb #ab3b2 #a   
,thess4 #e3bb7 ,many there be that are  
willing to part  with some sins1 some   
pleasures1 some unjust profits1 if they 
may  be saved2 but this selling of all1 
parting with all1 forsaking of  all1 is 
a very hard chapter4    ,and yet the    
,lord ,jesus lays it there1 saying so   

likewise1  'whosoever he be of you1' of 
any of you that professeth my name1     
'that forsaketh not all that he hath1 he
 cannot be my disciple4'  7,luke #ad3cc7
 ,christ by this text requireth more of 
them that are  his than to forsake all  
iniquity4 ,wherefore1 to be sure1 every 
sin is included4 ,no less than universal
 obedience will prove a  man sincere4 ,a
 divided heart is a faulty one4 7,hosea 
#aj3b7 ,he that  forsaketh not every sin
 is partial in the law1 nor can he have 
respect to all ,god's commandments4     
7,job #bj3ac2 ,john #ad3ba-bd7  ,there  
can be no true love to ,christ where    
there are reserves2 he  that will hide  
any one sin in his bosom1 or that will  
keep it1  as the phrase is1 under his   
tongue1 is a secret enemy to ,jesus     
,christ4 ,he loveth not ,christ that    
keepeth not his sayings4 ,to halt       
between two is nought1 and no man can   
serve two masters4 ,christ  is a master1
 and sin is a master2 yea1 and masters  
are they so  opposite1 that he that at  

all shall cleave to the one shall by the
  other be counted his enemy4 ,if sin at
 all be countenanced1 ,christ  counts   
himself despised4 ,what man would count 
himself beloved  of his wife that knows 
she hath a bosom for another8 ',thou    
shalt  not be for another man' saith he1
 'so will ,i be for thee4' 7,hosea      
#c3c7 ,would the king count him a loyal 
subject who would hide in  his house1   
nourish in his bed1 and feed at his     
table1 one that  implacably hateth and  
seeketh to murder his majesty8 ,why1 sin
 is  such an enemy to the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ2 therefore1 as kings command    
that traitors be delivered up to        
justice1 so ,christ commands  that we   
depart from iniquity4 ',take away all   
iniquity1' is a good  prayer1 and to    
'resist unto blood1 striving against    
sin1' is a  good warfare1 and he that   
brings 'every thought to the obedience  
of ,christ' gets a brave victory4       
7,hosea #ad3b2 ,heb4 #ab3d2 #b ,cor4    
#aj3e7 ,grace leaveneth the whole soul1 

and so consequently all the  parts      
thereof4 ,now where the whole is        
leavened1 the taste must  needs be the  
same throughout4 ,grace leaves no power1
 faculty1 or  passion of the soul       
unsanctified1 wherefore there is no     
corner in  a sanctified soul where sin  
may hide his head1 to find rest and     
abode without control4 ,consequently1 he
 that has a harbour for  this or that   
sin1 and that can find a hiding-place   
and an abode  for it in his heart1 is no
 ,christian man4 ,let them then that    
christianly name the name of ,christ1   
make it manifest that they  do not do it
 feignedly1 by departing from iniquity4 
,but1    ,second1 ,and more             
particularly1 they that name the name of
 ,christ1  as above1 let them depart    
from their ,,constitution-,,sin1 or1 if 
you  will1 the sin that their temper    
most inclines them to4 ,every man  is   
not alike inclined to the same sin1 but 
some to one and some  to another4 ,now  
let the man that professes the name of  

,christ  religiously1 consider with     
himself1 unto what sin or vanity am  ,i 
most inclined2 ,is it pride8 ,is it     
covetousness8 ,is it fleshly  lusts8    
,and let him labour1 by all means1 to   
leave off and depart  from that4 ,this  
is that which ,david called his own     
iniquity1 and  saith1 ',i was also      
upright before him1 and ,i kept myself  
from  mine iniquity4' 7,psa4 #ah3bc7    
,rightly are these two put together1    
for it is not possible that he should be
 an upright man that indulgeth  or      
countenanceth his constitution-sin2 but 
on the contrary1 he  that keeps himself 
from that will be upright as to all the 
rest2  and the reason is1 because if a  
man has that grace1 as to trample  upon 
and mortify his darling1 his bosom1 his 
only sin1 he will  more easily and more 
heartily abhor and fly the rest4        
,and1 indeed1 if a man will depart from 
iniquity1 he must depart  from his      
darling sin first2 for as long as that  
is entertained1  the others1 at least   

those that are most suiting with that   
darling1  will always be haunting of    
him4 ,there is a man that1 has such and 
such haunt his house1 and spend his     
substance1 and would be rid  of them1   
but cannot2 but now1 let him rid himself
 of that1 for  the sake of which they   
haunt his house1 and then he shall with 
case be rid of them4 ,thus it is with   
sin4 ,there is a man that is  plagued   
with many sins1 perhaps because he      
embraceth one3 well1  let him turn that 
one out of doors1 and that is the way to
 be rid  of the rest4 ,keep thee from   
thy darling1 thy bosom1 thy             
constitution-sin4    ,motives to prevail
 with thee to fall in with this         
exhortation1  are several4    #a4 ,there
 can no great change appear in thee1    
make what profession  of ,christ thou   
wilt1 unless thou cast away thy bosom   
sin4 ,a man's  constitution-sin is1 as  
,i may call it1 his visible sin2 it is  
that  by which his neighbours know him  
and describe him1 whether it be  pride1 

covetousness1 lightness1 or the like4   
,now if these abide  with thee1 though  
thou shouldest be much reformed in thy  
notions1  and in other parts of thy     
life1 yet say thy neighbours1 he is the 
same man still2 his faith has not saved 
him from his darling2 he  was proud     
afore1 and is proud still2 was covetous 
afore1 and is  covetous still2 was light
 and wanton afore1 and is so still4 ,he 
is the same man1 though he has got a new
 mouth4 ,but now1 if thy                
constitution-sin be parted with1 if thy 
darling be cast away1 thy  conversion is
 apparent1 it is seen of all1 for the   
casting away of  that is death to the   
rest1 and ordinarily makes a change     
throughout4    #b4 ,so long as thy      
constitution-sin remains1 as winked at  
by thee1  so long thou art an hypocrite 
before ,god1 let thy profession be  what
 it will2 also1 when conscience shall   
awake and be commanded  to speak to thee
 plainly what thou art1 it will tell    
thee so1 to  thy no little vexation and 

perplexity4    #c4 ,besides1 do what    
thou canst1 so long as thou remainest   
thus thou  wilt be of a scandalous life4
 ,no honour is brought to religion by   
such4 ,but1    ,again1 ,as they that    
name the name of ,christ 'should depart 
from  their constitution-sin1 so they   
should depart from the sins  of other   
men's tempers also4 ,much harm among    
professors is done  by each others'     
sins4 ,there is a man that has clean    
escaped from  those who live in error1  
has shaken off the carnal world and the 
men thereof1 and is come among          
professors2 but1 behold1 there also  he 
meeteth with wicked men1 with men that  
have not departed from  iniquity2 and   
there he is entangled4 ,this is a sad   
thing1 and yet  so it is4 ,i doubt there
 are some in the world1 ,i mean         
professors1  that will curse the day    
that ever they were acquainted with some
  professors4 ,there are professors that
 are defilers1 professors  that are     
'wicked men1' professors of whom a      

wicked man may learn  to sin4 7,jer4    
#e3bf2 #b3cc7 ,take heed of these1 lest1
 having fled  from thine own sins1 thou 
shouldest be taken with the sins of     
others4 ',be not partakers of other     
men's sins1' is the counsel  and caution
 that ,paul giveth to ,timothy1 if he   
would keep himself  pure4 7#a ,tim4     
#e3bb7    #d4 ,dost thou profess the    
name of ,christ1 and dost thou pretend  
to be a man departing from iniquity8    
,then take heed thou dost not  deceive  
thyself1 by changing one bad way of     
sinning for another  bad way of sinning4
 ,this was a trick that ,israel played  
of old2 for  when ,god's prophets       
followed them hard with demands of      
repentance  and reformation1 then they  
would 'gad about to change their ways4' 
7,jer4 #b3cf7 ,but1 behold1 they would  
not change a bad way for a  good1 but   
one bad way for another1 hopping1 as the
 squirrel1 from  bough to bough1 but not
 willing to forsake the tree4 ,hence    
they  were said to return1 but not to   

the ,most ,high4 ,take heed1 ,i say1  of
 this4 ,many leave off to be drunkards1 
and fall in with covetousness4  ,many   
fall off from covetousness to pride and 
lasciviousness3 take  heed of this4     
7,hosea #g3af7 ,this is a grand deceit1 
and a common one  too1 a deceit of a    
long standing1 and almost a disease     
epidemical  among professors4    ,many  
times men change their darling sins1 as 
some change their  wives and servants3  
that which would serve for such an one  
this  year may not serve to be so for   
the year ensuing4 ,hypocrisy would  do  
awhile ago1 but now debauchery4         
,profaneness would do when  profaneness 
was in fashion1 but now a deceitful     
profession4 ,take  heed1 professor1 that
 thou dost not throw away thy old       
darling  sin for a new one4 ,men's      
tempers alter4 ,youth is for pride and  
wantonness2 middle age for cunning and  
craft2 old age for the world  and       
covetousness4 ,take heed1 therefore1 of 
deceit in this thing4    #e4 ,dost thou 

profess the name of ,christ1 and dost   
thou pretend  to be a man departing from
 iniquity8 take heed1 lest thy departing
  from iniquity should be but for a     
time4 ,some do depart from  iniquity1 as
 persons in wrangling fits depart from  
one another2  to wit1 for a time1 but   
when the quarrel is over1 by means of   
some  intercessor1 they are reconciled  
again4 ,o6 ,satan is the intercessor    
between the soul and sin1 and though the
 breach between these two  may seem to  
be irreconcilable2 yea1 though the soul 
hath sworn  it will never give          
countenance to so vile a thing as sin is
 more2  yet he can tell how to make up  
this difference1 and to fetch them  back
 to their vomit again1 who1 one would   
have thought1 had quite  escaped his    
sins1 and been gone4 7#b ,peter         
#b3ah-bb7 ,take heed1  therefore1 ,o    
professor4 ,for there is danger of this1
 and the height  of danger lies in it2  
and ,i think that ,satan1 to do this    
thing1  makes use of those sins again1  

to begin this rejoinder1 which he       
findeth most suitable to the temper and 
constitution of the sinner4  ,these are1
 as ,i may call them1 the master sins2  
they suit1 they  jump with the temper of
 the soul4 ,these1 as the little end of 
the  wedge1 enter with ease1 and so make
 way for those that come after1  with   
which ,satan knows he can rend the soul 
in pieces4 ,wherefore1    #f4 ,to help  
this1 take heed of parleying with thy   
sins again1 when  once thou hast        
departed from them3 sin has a smooth    
tongue2 if  thou hearken to its         
enchanting language1 ten thousand to one
 but  thou art entangled4 ,see the      
saying of the wise man1 'with her  much 
fair speech she caused him to yield1    
with the flattering of  her lips she    
forced him4 ,he goeth after her         
straightway1 as an  ox goeth to the     
slaughter1 or as a fool to the          
correction of the  stocks4' 7,prov4     
#g3ba1 #bb7 ,he heard her charm1 and by 
hearing is  noosed1 and led away to her 

house1 which is the way to hell1 'going 
down to the chambers of death4'7ver4    
#bg7 ,take heed1 therefore1  of         
listening to the charms wherewith sin   
enchanteth the soul4 ,in  this1 be like 
the deaf adder1 stop thine ear1 plug it 
up to sin1  and let it only be open to  
hear the words of ,god4    ,third1 ,let 
them that name the name of ,christ      
depart from the iniquity  of ,,the      
,,times4 ,there are sins that may be    
called the iniquity of  the day4 ,it was
 thus in ,noah's day1 it was thus in    
,lot's day1 and  it was thus in         
,christ's day--,i mean1 in the days of  
his flesh3  and it is a famous thing for
 professors to keep themselves from  the
 iniquities of the times4 ,here lay     
,noah's excellency1 here lay  ,lot's    
excellency1 and here will lie thy       
excellency1 if thou keep  thyself from  
the iniquity of this day4 ,keep or 'save
 yourselves  from this untoward         
generation1' is seasonable counsel1     
7,acts  #b3dj7 but taken of but few2 the

 sin of the time1 or day1 being as  a   
strong current or stream that drives all
 before it4 ,hence ,noah  and ,lot were 
found1 as it were1 alone1 in the        
practice of this  excellent piece of    
righteousness in their generation4      
,hence it is  said of ,noah1 that he    
'was a just man1 and perfect in his     
generations4'  7,gen4 #f3i7 ,and again1 
the ,lord said unto ,noah1 ',come thou  
and all  thy house into the ark1 for    
thee have ,i seen righteous before me1  
in this generation4' ,the meaning is1 he
 kept himself clear of the  sin of his  
day1 or of the generation among which he
 lived4 7,gen4  #g3a7    ,the same ,i   
say of ,lot1 he kept himself from the   
sin of ,sodom2 and  hence ,peter cries  
him up for such a righteous man4 ',just 
,lot1'  saith he1 'that righteous man1' 
whose righteous soul was vexed  with the
 filthy conversation of the wicked4     
,mark1 'a just man1'  'a righteous man1'
 'his righteous soul1' c4 ,but how      
obtained  he this character8 ,why1 he   

abhorred the sin of his time1 he fell   
not in with the sin of the people1 but  
was afflicted and vexed  thereabout2    
yea1 it was to him a daily burden4 ',for
 that righteous  man dwelling among     
them1 in seeing and hearing1 vexed his  
righteous  soul from day to day1 with   
their unlawful deeds4 ,so ,david1 ',i   
beheld1' saith he1 'the transgressors1  
and was grieved1 because  they kept not 
thy word4' 7,psa4 #aai3aeh7 ,the sin of 
the times is to  ,god the worst of sins2
 and to fall in with the sin of the     
times is  counted as the highest of     
transgressions4 ,consequently1 to keep  
from them1 though a man should1 through 
infirmity1 be guilty of  others1 yet he 
is accounted upright4 ,and hence it is1 
,i think1 that  ,david was called a man 
after ,god's own heart2 to wit1 because 
he  served his own generation by the    
will of ,god2 or1 as the margent  reads1
 after he had1 in his own age1 served   
the will of ,god4  7,acts #ac7 ,by the  
sin of the times1 ,satan1 as it were1   

set up his  standard in defiance to     
,god2 seeking then to cause his name1 in
  a signal way1 to be dishonoured1 and  
that by the professors of  that age4    
,and hence it is that the ,lord doth    
manifest such wrath  against his people 
that are guilty of the common sin of    
their  day1 and that he shews such      
special favour to them that abstain     
therefrom4 ,was there no more1 think    
you1 but ,noah1 in his generation1  that
 feared ,god8 ,yes1 several1 no doubt2  
but he was the man that  kept clear of  
the sin of his day1 therefore he and his
 family  must be partakers of ,god's    
deliverance2 the other must die before1 
and not be permitted to the mercy of the
 ark1 nor to see the new  world with    
,noah4 ,unbelief was the sin of the day 
when ,israel was  going from ,egypt to  
,canaan2 therefore all that were guilty 
of that  transgression must be denied to
 go in to see that good land1 yea1      
though it were ,moses himself4 ',and the
 ,lord spake unto ,moses and  ,aaron1   

,because ye believed me not1 to sanctify
 me in the eyes of  the children of     
,israel1 therefore ye shall not bring   
this congregation  into the land which  
,i have given them4' 7,num4 #bj3ab7     
,the sin of the day is an high          
transgression2 from the which1 because  
,caleb and ,joshua1 kept then selves1   
,god kept them from all the  blasting   
plagues that overtook all the rest1 and 
gave them the land  which he had        
promised to their fathers4 ',but my     
servant ,caleb1  because he had another 
spirit with him1 and hath followed me   
fully1 him will ,i bring into the land  
whereinto he went2 and his  seed shall  
possess it4' 7,num4 #ad3bd7 ,idolatry   
was the sin of the  day just before     
,israel were carried captive into       
,babylon4 ,now  those of the priests    
that went astray then1 even they say1   
,god  shall bear their iniquity4 ',but  
the priests1 the ,levites1 the sons  of 
,zadok1 that kept the charge of my      
sanctuary when the children  of ,israel 

went astray from me1 they shall come    
near unto me1 to  minister unto me2 and 
they shall stand before me1 to offer    
unto me  the fat and the blood1 saith   
the ,lord ,god4 ,they shall enter into  
my sanctuary1 and they shall come near  
to my table1 to minister  unto me1 and  
they shall keep my charge4' 7,ezek4     
#dd3ae1 #af7    ,great complaints have  
we now among professors1 of deadness in 
duties1 barrenness of the ministry1 and 
of the withdrawing of ,god  from his    
people2 but ,i can tell you a cause of  
all this1 namely1  the sin of the day is
 got into the church of ,god1 and has   
defiled  that holy place4 ,this is the  
ground and cause of all these things2   
nor is it like to be otherwise1 till the
 cause shall be removed4  ,if any should
 ask me what are the sins of our day1 ,i
 would say  they are conspicuous1 they  
are open1 they are declared as ,sodom's 
were4 7,isa4 #c3i7 ,they that have      
embraced them1 are not ashamed of  them2
 yea1 they have got the boldness to     

plead for them1 and to  count them their
 enemies that seek to reform them4 ,all 
tables are  full of vomit and           
filthiness4 ,and for pride and          
covetousness1 for  loathing of the      
gospel1 and contemning holiness1 as     
these have  covered the face of the     
nation1 as they have infected most of   
them  that now name the name of ,christ4
    ,and ,i say again1 when you find out
 a professor that is not horribly       
tainted with some of these things1 ,i   
exclude not the ministers  nor their    
families1 let him be as a beacon upon a 
hill1 or as an  ensign in our land4 ,but
 says one1 ,would you have us singular8 
and  says another1 ,would you have us   
make ourselves ridiculous8 and  says a  
third1 ,such and such1 more godly-wise  
than we1 do so4 ,but  ,i answer1 if ,god
 has made you singular1 and called you  
to grace1  that is singular2 and bid you
 walk in ways that are singular1  and   
diverse from the ways of all others4    
,yea1 if to depart from  iniquity will  

make you ridiculous1 if to be holy in   
all manner  of conversation will make   
you ridiculous1 then be contented to be 
counted so4 ,as for the godly-wise you  
speak of1 let them manifest  themselves 
to be such by departing from iniquity4  
,i am sure that  their being tainted    
with sins of the day1 will not prove    
them  godly-wise4 ',behold1 ,i have     
taught you1' said ,moses1 'statute and  
judgments1 even as the ,lord my ,god    
commanded me2 that ye should  do so in  
the land whither you go to possess it4  
,keep therefore1  and do them1 for this 
is your wisdom1 and your understanding  
in  the sight of the nations1 which     
shall hear of all these statutes1  and  
say1 ,surely this great nation is a wise
 and understanding  people4' ,here then 
is wisdom1 and this is that that        
manifesteth a  people to be1            
understanding1 and godly-wise1 even the 
keeping of  the commandments of ,god4   
,and why follow the apish fashions of   
the  world8 ,hath the ,god of wisdom set

 them on foot among us8 or is  it       
because the devil and wicked men1 the   
inventors of these vain  toys1 have     
outwitted the law of ,god8 'what nation 
is there so  great1 who hath ,god so    
nigh unto them' as his people have1 and 
as  he 'is in all things that we call   
upon him for8 ,and what nation  is there
 so great1 that hath statutes and       
judgments so righteous1  as all this    
law1' said ,moses1 which ,i set before  
you this day8'  7,deut4 #d3e-h7 ,this   
then is that which declareth us to be   
godly-wise1  when we keep our soul      
diligently to the holy words of ,god2   
and  fit not only our tongues and lips1 
but also our lives thereto4    ,fourth1 
,but again1 let them that name the name 
of ,christ depart  from the iniquity1   
that is1 as ,i may call it1 from        
,,family ,,iniquity4  ,there is a house 
iniquity2 an iniquity that loves not to 
walk  abroad1 but to harbour within     
doors4 ,this the holy man ,david was    
aware of1 therefore he said that he     

would behave himself 'wisely1  in a     
perfect way2' yea1 saith he1 ',i will   
walk within my house  with a perfect    
heart4' 7,psa4 #aja3b7    ,now this     
house iniquity standeth in these things4
 7l47 ,in domestic  broils and quarrels4
 7#b47 ,in domestic chamberings and     
wantonness4  7#c47 ,in domestic         
misorders of children and servants4     
#a4 ,for house broils and quarrels1 it  
is an iniquity to be departed  from1    
whether it be betwixt husband and wife1 
or otherwise4 ,this1  as ,i said1 is an 
iniquity that loves not to walk abroad1 
but yet  it is an horrible plague within
 doors4 ,and1 many that shew like       
saints abroad1 yet act the part of      
devils when they are at home1  by giving
 way to this house iniquity2 by         
cherishing of this house  iniquity4     
,this iniquity meeteth the man and his  
wife at the very  threshold of the door1
 and will not suffer them to enter1 no  
not  with one foot into the house in    
peace1 but how far this is from  walking

 together as heirs of the grace of life1
 is easy to be  determined4 ,men should 
carry it in love to their wives1 as     
,christ  doth to his church2 and wives  
should carry it to their husbands1  as  
the church ought to carry it to her     
,saviour4 7,eph4 #e3ba-bh2  #a ,peter   
#c3g7 ,and until each relation be       
managed with respect to  these things1  
this house iniquity will be cherished   
there4 ,o6 ,god  sees within doors as   
well as without1 and will judge too for 
the  iniquity of the house as well as   
for that more open4    #b4 ,as house    
iniquity standeth in domestic broils and
 contentions2  so it also standeth in   
chamberings and wantonness4 7,rom4      
#ac3ac7  ,wherefore the apostle putteth 
them both together1 saying1 'not  in    
chambering and wantonness1 not in strife
 and envying4' ,this  chambering and    
wantonness is of a more general extent1 
being  entertained by all1 insomuch1    
that sometimes from the head to  the    
foot all are horribly guilty4 ,but1 'it 

is a shame to speak of  those things    
that are done of some in secret2' for   
'through the  lusts of their own hearts1
 they dishonour their own bodies between
  themselves1' 'working that which is   
unseemly1' 7,eph4 #e3ab2 ,rom4  #a3bd1  
#bg7 to their ignominy and contempt1 if 
not with their fellows  et with ,god1   
who sees them1 for the darkness hideth  
not from him4'  7,psa4 #aci3ab7 ,it was 
for this kind of iniquity with other1   
that  ,god told ,eli that he would      
'judge his house for ever4' 7#a ,sam4   
#c3ac7 also the words that follow are to
 be trembled at1 that say1  ',the       
iniquity of ,eli's house shall not be   
purged with sacrifice  nor offering for 
ever4' 7ver4 #ad7 ,such an evil thing is
 house  iniquity in the eyes of the ,god
 that is above4    #c4 ,as domestic     
iniquity standeth in these1 so also in  
the  disorders of children and servants4
 ,children's unlawful carriages  to     
their parents is a great house iniquity2
 yea1 and a common one  too4 7#b ,tim4  

#c3b1 #c7 ,disobedience to parents is   
one of the sins  of the last days4 ,o6  
it is horrible to behold how            
irreverently1  how irrespectively1 how  
saucily and malapertly1 children1 yea1  
professing children1 at this day1 carry 
it to their parents2  snapping1 and     
checking1 curbing and rebuking of them1 
as if they  had never received their    
beings by them1 or had never been       
beholden  to them for bringing of them  
up2 yea1 as if the relation was lost1   
or as if they had received a            
dispensation from ,god to dishonour  and
 disobey parents4    ,i will add1 that  
this sin reigns in little and great1 for
 not only  the small and young1 but men1
 are disobedient to their parent2 and   
indeed1 this is the sin with a shame1   
that men shall be disobedient  to       
parents2 the sin of the last times1 that
 men shall be 'disobedient  to parents1'
 and 'without natural affection4' ,where
 now-a-days  shall we see children that 
are come to men and women's estate1     

carry it as by the word they are bound1 
to their aged and worn-out  parents8 ,i 
say1 where is the honour they should put
 upon them8  who speaks to their aged   
parents with that due regard to that    
relation1 to their age1 to their        
worn-out condition1 as becomes  them8   
,is it not common now-a-days1 for       
parents to be brought into  bondage and 
servitude by their children8 ,for       
parents to be under1  and children      
above2 for parents to be debased1 and   
children  to lord it over them4 ,nor    
doth this sin go alone in the families  
where it is2 no1 those men are lovers of
 their ownselves2 covetous1  boasters1  
proud1 blasphemous1 that are disobedient
 to their parents4  ,this is that the   
prophet means1 when he saith1 ',the     
child shall  behave himself proudly     
against the ancient1 and the base       
against  the honourable4' 7,isa4 #c3e7  
,this is a common sin1 and a crying     
sin1 and to their shame be it spoken    
that are guilty2 a sin that  makes men  

vile to a high degree1 and yet it is the
 sin of professors4  ,but behold how the
 apostle brands them2 he saith1 such    
have but  'a form of godliness1 but     
denying the power thereof1' and bids    
the godly shut them out of their        
fellowship4 7#a ,tim4 #c3e7 ,this sin   
also is1 ,i fear1 grown to such a height
 in some1 as to make them  weary of     
their parents1 and of doing their duty  
to them4 ,yea1  ,i wish that some are   
not 'murderers of fathers and mothers1' 
by  their thoughts1 while they secretly 
long after1 and desire their  death1    
that the inheritance may be theirs1 and 
that they may be  delivered from        
obedience to their parents47#a ,tim4    
#a3i7 ,this is a  sin in the house1 in  
the family1 a sin that is kept in       
hugger-mugger1  close2 but ,god sees it1
 and hath declared his dislike against  
it1  by an implicit threatening1 to cut 
them off that are guilty of it4  7,eph4 
#e3a-e7 ,let them then that name the    
name of ,christ1 depart  from this      

iniquity4    ,disorders of servants is  
also an house iniquity1 and to be       
departed  from by the godly4 ',he that  
worketh deceit shall not dwell within   
my1 house2' said ,david2 and 'he that   
telleth lies shall not tarry  in my     
sight4' 7,psa4 #aja3g7 ,one of the      
rarities in ,solomon's house1  and which
 the queen of ,sheba was so taken with1 
was the goodly  order of his servants4  
7#b ,chron4 #i3d7    ,some of the       
disorders of servants are to be imputed 
to the governors  of families1 and some 
to the servants themselves4 ,those that 
are  to be imputed to the governors of  
families1 are such as these3  7#a47     
,when the servant learns his vileness of
 his master1 or of  her mistress4 7#b47 
,when servants are countenanced by the  
master  against the mistress2 or by the 
mistress against the master2 or  when in
 opposition to either1 they shall be    
made equals in things4  7#c47 ,when the 
extravagancies of servants are not      
discountenanced  and rebuked by their   

superiors1 and the contrary taught them 
by  word and life4    ,those to be      
imputed to the servants themselves are3 
7#a47 ,their  want of reverence to their
 superiors4 7#b47 ,their backbiting and 
slandering of them4 7#c47 ,their        
unfaithfulness in serving of them4      
7#d47 ,their murmuring at their lawful  
commands1 c4    ,from all these domestic
 iniquities1 let every one depart that  
religiously nameth the name of ,christ4 
,and before ,i leave this  head1 let me1
 to enforce my exhortation1 urge upon   
you a few  considerations to work with  
you yet further to depart from these    
house iniquities4    ,consider #a4 ,a   
man's house1 and his carriage there1    
doth more bespeak  the nature and temper
 of his mind1 than all public           
profession4  ,if ,i were to judge of a  
man for my life1 ,i would not judge of  
him by his open profession1 but by his  
domestic behaviours4 ,open  profession  
is like a man's best cloak1 the which is
 worn by him  when he walketh abroad1   

and with many is made but little use of 
at home4 ,but now what a man is at home1
 that he is indeed4 ,there  is abroad1  
my behaviour to my friends1 and         
customers1 my outward  honesty in       
dealing and avoiding gross sins4 ,there 
is at home1 my  house1 my closet1 my    
heart2 and my house1 my closet1 shew    
most  what ,i am3 though not to the     
world1 yet to my family1 and to  angels4
 ,and a good report from those most     
near1 and most capable  of advantage to 
judge1 is like to be truer than to have 
it only  from that which is gotten by my
 observers abroad4 ,the outside of  the 
platter and cup may look well1 when     
within they may be full  of excess4     
7,matt4 #bc3be-bh7 ,the outward shew and
 profession may  be tolerable1 when     
within doors may be bad enough4 ,i and  
my house  'will serve the ,lord1' is the
 character of a godly man4 7,josh4      
#bd3ae7    ,consider #b4 ,as the best   
judgment is made upon a man from his    
house1  so that man is like to have the 

approbation of ,god for good1 that  is  
faithful in all his house4 ',i know     
,abraham1' says ,god1 'that he  will    
command his children1 and his household 
after him1 and they  shall keep the way 
of the ,lord4' 7,gen4 #ah3ae7 ,to make  
religion  and the power of godliness the
 chief of my designs at home1 among     
those among whom ,god by a special hand 
has placed me1 is that which  is        
pleasing to ,god1 and that obtaineth a  
good report of him4 ,but  to pass these1
 and to come to other things4           
,consider #c4 ,a master of a family1 and
 mistress of the same1 are  those that  
are entrusted of ,god with those under  
their tuition  and care1 to be brought  
up for him1 be they children or         
servants4  ,this is plain from the text 
last mentioned2 wherefore here is  a    
charge committed to thee of ,god4 ,look 
to it1 and consider with  thyself1      
whether thou hast done such duty and    
service for ,god in  this matter1 as1   
setting common frailties aside1 thou    

canst with  good conscience lift up thy 
face unto ,god2 the which to be sure    
thou canst by no means do1 if iniquity1 
to the utmost1 be not  banished out of  
thy house4    ,consider #d4 ,and will it
 not be a sad complaint that thy servant
  shall take up against thee1 before the
 ,judge at the last day1 that  he learnt
 the way to destruction in thy house1   
who art a professor4  ,servants1 though 
themselves be carnal1 expect1 when they 
come  into the house of professors1 that
 there they shall see religion  in its  
spangling colours2 but behold1 when he  
enters thy door1 he  finds sin and      
wickedness there4 ,there is pride       
instead of humility1  and height and    
raillery#aa instead of meekness and     
holiness of  mind4 ,he looked for a     
house full of virtue1 and behold nothing
  but spider-webs2 fair and plausible   
abroad1 but like the sow in  the mire at
 home4 ,bless me1 saith such a servant1 
are these the  religious people6 ,are   
these the servants of ,god1 where       

iniquity  is made so much of1 and is so 
highly entertained6 ,and now is his     
heart filled with prejudice against all 
religion1 or else he turns  hypocrite   
like his master and his mistress1       
wearing1 as they1 a  cloak of religion  
to cover all abroad1 while all naked and
 shameful  at home4 ,but perhaps thy    
heart is so hard1 and thy mind so united
  to the pleasing of thy vile           
affections1 that thou wilt say1 ',what  
care ,i for my servant8 ,i took him to  
do my work1 not to train him  up in     
religion4 ,well1 suppose the soul of thy
 servant be thus little  worth in thine 
eyes2 yet what wilt thou say for thy    
children1 who  behold all thy ways1 and 
are as capable of drinking up the poison
  of thy footsteps1 as the swine is of  
drinking up swill3 ,i say1  what wilt   
thou do for them8 ,children will learn  
to be naught of  parents1 of professing 
parents soonest of all4 ,they will be   
tempted  to think all that they do is   
right4 ,i say1 what wilt thou say to    

this8 ,or art thou like the ostrich whom
 ,god hath deprived of wisdom1  and has 
hardened her heart against her young8   
7,job #ci3ac-ag7 ,will  it please thee  
when thou shalt see that thou hast      
brought forth  children to the murderer8
 or when thou shalt hear them cry1 ,i   
learnt to go on in the paths of sin by  
the carriages of professing  parents4#ab
 7,heb4 #i3ac7 ,if it was counted of old
 a sad thing for  a man to bring forth  
children to the sword1 as ,ephraim did1 
what  will it be for a man to bring up  
children for hell and damnation8  ,but1 
,fifth1 ,let those that name the name of
 ,christ depart from the  iniquity of   
,,their ,,closet4 ,this may be called   
part of the iniquity  of the house2 but 
because it is not public1 but as a      
retired part1  therefore ,i put it here 
by itself4 ,there are many closets sins 
that professors may be guilty of1 and   
from which they have need  to depart4   
,as1    #a4 ,there is the pride of a    
library1 that is1 the study or closet1  

and ,i doubt this sin and iniquity to   
this day is with many great  professors1
 and in my judgment it is thus          
manifested4 7l47 ,when  men secretly    
please themselves to think it is known  
what a stock  of books they have1 or    
when they take more pleasure in the     
number  of1 than the matter contained   
in1 their books4 7#b47 ,when they  buy  
books rather to make up a number than to
 learn to be good and  godly men        
thereby4 7#c47 ,when1 though they own   
their books to be  good and godly1 yet  
they will not conform thereto4    ,this 
is an iniquity now on foot in this land1
 and ought to be  departed from4 ,it is 
better to have no books1 and depart from
  iniquity1 than to have a thousand1 and
 not to be bettered in my  soul thereby4
    #b4 ,there is an iniquity that      
attends the closet1 which ,i may call   
by the name of vacancy4 ,when men have a
 closet to talk of1 not to  pray in2 a  
closet to look upon1 not to bow before  
,god in3 a closet  to lay up gold in1   

but not to mourn in for the sins of my  
life2  a closet that could it speak1    
would say1 ,my owner is seldom here     
upon his knees before the ,god of       
heaven2 seldom here humbling  himself   
for the iniquity of his heart1 or to    
thank ,god for the  mercies of his life4
    #c4 ,then also a man is guilty of   
closet-iniquity1 when though he  doth   
not utterly live in the neglect of duty1
 he formally1 carnally1  and without    
reverence1 and godly fear1 performs it4 
,also1 when he  asketh ,god for that    
which he cannot abide should be given   
him1 or  when he prayeth for that in his
 closet1 that he cannot abide in  his   
house1 nor in his life4    #d4 ,then    
also a man is guilty of closet-iniquity1
 when he desireth  that the sound of the
 devotion he doth there1 may be heard by
 them  without in the house1 the street1
 or of those that dwell by2 for  a      
closet is only for the man and ,god to  
do things in secretly4  7,matt4 #f3f7   
,these things let the professor beware  

of1 lest he add to his  iniquity1 sin1  
until he and it comes to be loathsome4  
,the closet  is by ,god appointed for   
men to wait upon him in1 and to do it   
without hypocrisy2 to wait there for his
 mind and his will1 and  also for grace 
to perform it4 ,and how can a man that  
went last  time out of his closet to be 
naught1 have the face to come thither   
again8 ,if ,i regard iniquity in my     
heart1 the ,lord will not hear  my      
prayer2 and if so1 then he will not meet
 me in my closet2 and  if so1 then ,i   
shall quickly be weary thereof1 being   
left to myself1  and the vanity of my   
mind4    ,it is a great thing to be a   
closet ,christian1 and to hold it2 he   
must be a close ,christian1 that will be
 a closet ,christian4 ,when  ,i say a   
closet ,christian1 ,i mean one that is  
so in the hidden part1  and that also   
walks with ,god4 ,many there be that    
profess ,christ  who do oftener1 in     
,london#ac frequent the coffee-house    
than  their closet2 and that sooner in a

 morning run to make bargains  than to  
pray unto ,god1 and begin the day with  
him4 ,but for thee1  who professest the 
name of ,christ1 do thou depart from all
 these  things2 do thou make conscience 
of reading and practising2 do thou      
follow after righteousness2 do thou make
 conscience of beginning  the day with  
,god2 for he that begins it not with him
 will hardly  end it with him2 he that  
runs from ,god in the morning will      
hardly  find him at the close of the    
day2 nor will he that begins with  the  
world and the vanities thereof1 in the  
first place1 be very  capable of walking
 with ,god all the day after4 ,it is he 
that  finds ,god in his closet that will
 carry the savour of him into  his      
house1 his shop1 and his more open      
conversation4 ,when ,moses  had been    
with ,god in the mount his face shone1  
he brought of that  glory into the camp4
 7,exo4 #cd7    ,sixth1 ,i add again1   
let those that name the name of ,christ 
depart  from the iniquity ,,that        

,,cleaveth ,,to ,,opinions4 ,this is a  
sad age  for that2 let opinions in      
themselves be never so good1 never so   
necessary1 never so innocent1 yet there 
are spirits in the world  that will     
entail iniquity to them1 and will make  
the vanity so  inseparable with the     
opinion1 that it is almost impossible   
with  some to take in the opinion and   
leave out the iniquity1 that by  the    
craft and subtility of ,satan is joined 
thereto4 ,nor is this  a thing new1 and 
of yesterday2 it has been thus almost in
 all  ages of the church of ,god1 and   
that not only in things small and       
indifferent1 but in things fundamental  
and most substantial4 ,i  need instance 
in none other for proof thereof1 but the
 doctrine  of faith and holiness4 ,if   
faith be preached as that which is      
absolutely necessary to justification1  
then faith fantastical1 and  looseness  
and remissness in life1 with some1 are  
joined therewith4  ,if holiness of life 
be preached as necessary to salvation1  

then  7they say that7 faith is          
undervalued1 and set below its place1   
and  works as to justification1 with    
,god set up and made co-partners  with  
,christ's merits in the remission of    
sins4 ,thus iniquity  joineth itself    
with the great and most substantial     
truths of the  gospel1 and it is hard to
 receive any good opinion whatever1 but 
iniquity will join itself thereto4      
7,eph4 #e3ab1 #ac7 ,wicked spirits  do  
not only tempt men to transgress the    
moral law1 but do present  themselves in
 heavenly things1 working there1 and    
labouring in them1  to wrest the        
judgment1 and turn the understanding and
 conscience  awry in those high and most
 important things4 ,wherefore1 ,i say1  
we must be the more watchful and careful
 lest we be abused in our  notions and  
best principles1 by the iniquities that 
join themselves  thereto4    ,it is     
strange to see at this day how1 not     
withstanding all the  threatenings of   
,god1 men are wedded to their own       

opinions1 beyond  what the law of grace 
and love will admit4 ,here is a         
,presbyter1  here is an ,independent1   
and a ,baptist1 so joined each man to   
his own  opinion1 that they cannot have 
that communion one with another1  as by 
the testament of the ,lord ,jesus they  
are commanded and  enjoined4 ,what is   
the cause8 ,is the truth8 ,no8 ,god is  
the author  of no confusion in the      
church of ,god4 7#a ,cor4 #ad3cc7 ,it   
is1 then1  because every man1 makes too 
much of his own opinion1 abounds too    
much in his own sense1 and takes not    
care to separate his opinion  from the  
iniquity that cleaveth thereto4 ,that   
this confusion is  in the church of     
,christ1 ,i am of ,paul1 ,i of ,apollos1
 ,i of ,cephas1  and ,i of ,christ1 is  
too manifest4 ,but what unbecoming      
language  is this for the children of   
the same father1 members of the same    
body1 and heirs of the same glory1 to be
 accustomed to8 ,whether  is it pride1  
or hypocrisy1 or ignorance1 or self1 or 

the devil1  or the jesuit1 or all these 
jointly working with the church1 that   
makes and maintains these names of      
distinction8 ,this distinction  and want
 of love1 this contempt of one another1 
those base and  undervaluing thoughts of
 brethren1 will be better seen1 to the  
shame and confusion of some1 in the     
judgment4    ,in the meantime1 ,i advise
 thee with whom ,i am at this time      
concerned1  to take heed of this        
mixture1 this sinful mixture of truth   
and  iniquity together2 and to help thee
 in this thing1 keep thine eye  much    
upon thine own base self1 labour also to
 be sensible of the  imperfections that 
cleave to thy best performances1 be     
clothed  with humility1 and prefer thy  
brother before thyself2 and know that   
,christianity lieth not in small        
matters1 neither before ,god1 nor       
understanding men4 ,and it would be well
 if those that so stickle  by their     
private and unscriptural notions1 which 
only is iniquity  cleaving to truth1--,i

 say1 it would be well if such were more
  sound in faith and morals1 and if by  
their lives they gave better  conviction
 to the world that the truth and grace  
of ,christ is in  them4    ,sometimes so
 much iniquity is mixed with good       
opinions1 that it  prevails1 not only to
 hurt men in this world1 but to drown   
them  in misery everlasting4 ,it was    
good that the ,jews did own and allow   
the ceremonies of the law1 but since the
 iniquity that joined itself  thereto   
did prevail with them to make those     
ceremonies copartners  with ,christ in  
those matters that pertained to ,christ 
alone1  therefore they perished in them4
 ,the ,galatians also1 with many of  the
 ,corinthians1 had like to have been    
overthrown by these things4  ,take heed1
 therefore1 of that iniquity that       
seeketh to steal with  the truth into   
thy heart1 thy judgment1 and            
understanding4    ,nor doth one iniquity
 come without another2 they are linked  
together1 and come by companies1 and    

therefore usually they that  are        
superstitious in one thing1 are         
corrupted in several other4  ,the more a
 man stands upon his points#ad to       
justify himself and  to condemn his holy
 brethren1 the more danger he is in of  
being  overcome of diverse evils4 ,and  
it is the wisdom of ,god to let  it be  
so1 that flesh might not glory in his   
presence4 ',his soul1  which is lifted  
up1' 7,hab4 #b3d7 to wit1 with his good 
doings1  with his order and methods in  
religion1 'his soul is not upright  in  
him4' ,i have often said in my heart1   
,what is the reason that  some of the   
brethren should be so shy of holding    
communion with  those every whit us     
good1 if not better than themselves8 ,is
 it  because they think themselves      
unworthy of their holy fellowship8  ,no1
 verily2 it is because they exalt       
themselves1 they are leavened  with some
 iniquity that hath mixed itself with   
some good opinions  that they hold1 and 
therefore it is that they say to others1

  ',stand by thyself1 come not near to  
me1 for ,i am holier than thou4'  7,isa4
 #fe3e7 ,but what is the sentence of    
,god concerning those8 ,why1  these are 
a smoke in my nose1 a fire that burneth 
all the day4  ,wherefore1 as ,i said    
before1 so ,i say now again1 take heed  
of the  iniquity that cleaveth to good  
opinions2 the which thou wilt in  nowise
 be able to shun unless thou be clothed 
with humility4#ae  ,but1    ,seventh1   
,let them that name the name of ,christ 
depart from ,,hypocrisies4  ,this       
exhortation is as the first1 general2   
for hypocrisies are  of that nature1    
that they spread themselves as the      
leprosy of the  body1 all over2 not the 
faculties of the soul only1 but all the 
duties of a man4 ,so that here is a     
great iniquity to be parted  from1 an   
over-spreading iniquity4 ,this sin will 
get into all thy  profession1 into every
 whit of it1 and will make the whole of 
it  a loathsome stink in the nostrils of
 ,god4 ,hypocrisy will be in  the       

pulpit1 in conference1 in closets1 in   
communion of saints1  in faith1 in love1
 in repentance1 in zeal1 in humility1 in
 alms1  in the prison1 and in all       
duties4 7,ezek4 #h3ab2 ,mal4 #b3b2      
,matt4  #f3b2 #h3bj1 #ba2 #bc3ae2 ,luke 
#ab3a1 #b2 #bj3ai1 #bj2 #a ,cor4 #ac3c2 
#b  ,cor4 #f3f2 ,col4 #b3bc2 #b ,tim4   
#a3e7 ,so that here is1 for the keeping 
of thy soul upright and sincere1 more   
than ordinary diligence to  be used4    
,hypocrisy is one of the most abominable
 of iniquities4  ,it is a sin that dares
 it with ,god4 ,it is a sin that saith  
,god  is ignorant1 or that he delighteth
 in iniquity4 ,it is a sin that         
flattereth1 that dissembleth1 that      
offereth to hold ,god1 as it were1  fair
 in hand1 about that which is neither   
purposed nor intended4  ,it is also a   
sin that puts a man upon studying and   
contriving to  beguile and deceive his  
neighbour as to the bent and intent of  
the heart1 and also as to the cause and 
end of actions4 ,it is a  sin that      

persuadeth a man to make a show of      
civility1 morality1  or ,christian      
religion1 as a cloak1 a pretence1 a     
guise to deceive  withal4 ,it will make 
a man preach for a place and praise1    
rather  than to glorify ,god and save   
souls2 it will put a man upon talking1  
that he may be commended2 it will make a
 man1 when he is at prayer  in his      
closet1 strive to be heard without      
doors2 it will make a  man ask for that 
he desireth not1 and show zeal in       
duties1 when  his heart is as cold1 as  
senseless1 and as much without savour   
as a clod2 it will make a man pray to be
 seen and heard of men1  rather than to 
be heard of ,god2 it will make a man    
strive to weep  when he repenteth not1  
and to pretend much friendship when he  
doth  not love2 it will make a man      
pretend to experience and sanctification
  when he has none1 and to faith and    
sincerity when he knows not  what they  
are4 ,there is opposed to this sin      
simplicity1 innocency1  and godly       

sincerity1 without which three graces   
thou wilt be a  hypocrite1 let thy      
notions1 thy knowledge1 thy profession1 
and  commendations from others1 be what 
they will4    ,helps against this sin   
there are many1 some of which ,i shall  
now  present thee with4 7,psa4 #af3b2   
#ba3b2 ,luke #af3ae74 #a4 ,believe that 
,god's eye is always upon thy heart1 to 
observe all the ways1 all  the turnings 
and windings of it4 #b4 ,believe that he
 observeth all  thy ways and marks thy  
actions4 ',the ways of man are before   
the  eyes of the ,lord1 and he pondereth
 all his goings4' 7,prov4 #e3ba7  #c4   
,believe that there is a day of judgment
 a-coming1 and that  then all things    
shall be revealed and discovered as they
 are4 ',for  there is nothing covered   
that shall not be revealed2 neither hid 
that shall not be known4 ,therefore     
whatsoever ye have spoken in  darkness  
shall be heard in the light1 and that   
which ye have spoken  in the ear in     
closets shall be proclaimed upon the    

house-tops4'  7,luke #bb3b1c7 #d4       
,believe that a hypocrite1 with the     
cunning and  shrouds for his hypocrisy1 
can go unseen no further than the grave1
  nor can he longer flatter himself with
 thoughts of life4 ,for 'the  triumphing
 of the wicked is short1 and the joy of 
the hypocrite  but for a moment4 ,though
 his excellency mount up to the heavens1
  and his head reach unto the clouds2   
yet he shall perish for ever1  like his 
own dung3 they which have seen him shall
 say1 ,where is  he8 ,he shall fly away 
as a dream1 and shall not be found2 yea1
 he  shall be chased away as a vision of
 the night4' 7,job #bj3e-h7 #e4         
,believe that ,god will not spare a     
hypocrite in the judgment1 no1  nor     
punish him neither with ordinary        
damnation2 but as they have  here sinned
 in a way by themselves1 so there they  
shall receive  greater damnation4 7,luke
 #bj3dg7    ,of all sins1 the sin of    
hypocrisy bespeaks a man most in love   
with  some lust1 because he dissembleth 

both with ,god and man to keep  it4     
,for a conclusion upon this sevenfold   
answer to the question above            
propounded1 let me advise those that are
 tender of the name of  ,christ1 to have
 regard to these things4    ,advice     
,first1 as well acquainted with the     
,word1 and with the general  rules of   
holiness2 to wit1 with the moral law2   
the want of this  is a cause of much    
unholiness of conversation4 ,these      
licentious  and evil times wherein we   
live are full of iniquity2 nor can we1  
though we never so much love ,god1 do   
our duty1 as we are enjoined1  if we do 
not know it4 ,the law is cast behind the
 back of many1 when  it should be       
carried in the hand and heart1 that we  
might do it1  to the end that the gospel
 which we profess might be glorified  in
 the world4 ,let then the law be with   
thee to love it1 and do it  in the      
spirit of the gospel1 that thou be not  
unfruitful in thy  life4 ,let the law1  
,i say1 be with thee1 not as it comes   

from  ,moses1 but from ,christ2 for     
though thou art set free from the law   
as a covenant of life1 yet thou still   
art under the law to ,christ2  and it is
 to be received by thee as out of his   
hand1 to be a rule  for thy conversation
 in the world4 7#a ,cor4 #i3ah7 ,what   
then thou  art about to do1 do it or    
leave it undone1 as thou shalt find it  
approved or forbidden by the law4 ,and  
when ought shall come into  thy mind to 
be done1 and thou art at a stand1 and at
 a loss about  the lawfulness or        
unlawfulness thereof1 then betake       
thyself to  the law of thy ,god1 which  
is in thy hand1 and ask if this thing   
be good or to be avoided4 ,if this were 
practised by professors1  there would   
not be so much iniquity found in their  
beds1 their  houses1 their shops1 and   
their conversations1 as there is4       
,advice ,second1 ,as thou must be       
careful to find out the lawfulness  or  
unlawfulness of a thing before thou     
puttest forth thy hand  thereto1 so thou

 must also consider again whether that  
which is  lawful is expedient4 ,a thing 
may be lawful in itself1 and may yet  be
 unlawful to thee2 to wit1 if there be  
an inconveniency1 or an  inexpediency   
attending the doing of it4 ',all things 
are lawful  unto me1' says the apostle1 
'but all things are not expedient2  all 
things are lawful for me1 but all things
 edify not4' 7#a ,cor4  #f3ab2 #aj3bc7  
,this then thou must consider1 and this 
also thou must  practise4    ,but this  
is a hard lesson1 and impossible to be  
done1 except thou  art addicted to      
self-denial2 for this text1 and so the  
practice  of what is contained therein1 
has respect chiefly to another1 to  wit1
 to thy neighbour1 and his advantage and
 edification2 and it  supposeth1 yea1   
enjoineth thee1 if thou wilt depart from
 iniquity1  to forbear also some things 
that are lawful1 and consequently       
profitable to thee1 for the sake of1 and
 of love to1 thy neighbour4  ,but how   
little of this is found among men8      

,where is the man that  will forbear    
some lawful things1 for fear of hurting 
the weak  thereby8 ,alas6 how many are  
there that this day profess1 that  will 
not forbear palpable wickedness2 no1    
though the salvation of  their own souls
 are endangered thereby2 and how then   
should these  forbear things that are   
lawful1 even of godly tenderness to the 
weakness of their neighbour8    ,thus   
much have ,i thought good to speak in   
answer to this question1  ,what iniquity
 should we depart from that religiously 
name the name  of ,christ8 ,and now we  
will make some use of what hath been    
spoken4    ,,use ,,first4 ,and the first
 shall be a use of examination4 ,art    
thou  a professor8 ,dost thou           
religiously name the name of ,christ8   
,if  so1 ,i ask1 dost thou1 according to
 the exhortation here1 ',depart  from   
iniqnity8' ,i say1 examine thyself about
 this matter1 and be  thou faithful in  
this work1 for the deceit in this will  
fall upon  thine own pate4 ,deceive     

thyself thou mayest1 but beguile ,god   
thou  shalt not4 ',be not deceived1 ,god
 is not mocked3 for whatsoever  a man   
soweth1 that shall he also reap4' 7,gal4
 #f3g7 ,wherefore  let no man deceive   
himself1 either in professing while he  
lives  viciously1 or in examining       
whether his profession of this name1 and
  his life1 and conversation1 do answer 
one another4 ,what departing  from      
iniquity is1 ,i have already showed in  
the former part of this  book2 wherefore
 ,i shall not here handle that point    
farther1 only  press upon thee the      
necessity of this exhortation1 and the  
danger  of the not doing of it          
faithfully4 ,the necessity of it is     
urged1    ,first1 ,from the             
deceitfulness of man's heart which will 
flatter  him with promises of peace and 
life1 both now and hereafter1 though  he
 live in iniquity while he professeth   
the name of ,christ4 ,for  there are    
that say in their hearts1 or that have  
their hearts say  unto them1 ',i shall  

have peace though ,i walk in the        
imagination  of mine heart1 to add      
drunkenness to thirst4' 7,deut4 #bi3ai7 
,and  what will become of them that so  
do1 you may see by that which  followeth
 in the text4 ,the heart therefore is   
not to be trusted1  for it will promise 
a man peace in the way of death and     
damnation4  ,i doubt not but many are   
under this fearful judgment to this day4
  ,what means else their quietness of   
mind1 their peace and boasts  of heaven 
and glory1 though every step they take1 
as to life and  conversation1 is an     
apparent step to hell and damnation1    
',the  heart is deceitful4' 7,jer4      
#ag3i7 and1 ',he that trusteth in his   
own heart is a fool4' 7,prov4 #bh3bf7   
,these sayings were not written  without
 a cause4 ,let as many1 therefore1 as   
would examine themselves  about this    
matter1 have a jealous eye over their   
own heart1 and  take heed of being      
beguiled thereby2 let them mix hearty   
prayer  with this matter unto ,god1 that

 he will help them to be faithful  to   
themselves in this so great a matter2   
yea1 let them compare  their lives with 
the holy commandment1 and judge by that 
rather  than by the fleshly fondness    
that men naturally are apt to have  for1
 and of1 their own actions2 for by the  
verdict of the ,word  thou must stand   
and fall1 both now1 at death1 and in the
 day of  judgment4 ,take heed1          
therefore1 of thy heart1 thy carnal     
heart1  when thou goest into thy life1  
to make a search for iniquity4  ,take   
the ,word with thee1 and by the ,word do
 thou examine thyself4  7,john #ab3dh7  
,second1 ,it is urged from the cunning  
of ,satan4 ,wouldest thou  examine      
thyself faithfully as to this thing1    
then take heed of  the flatteries of the
 devil3 can he help it1 thou shalt never
 find  out the iniquity of thy heels4   
,he will labour to blind thy mind1  to  
harden thy heart1 to put such virtuous  
names upon thy foulest  vices1 that thou
 shalt never1 unless thou stoppest thine

 ear to  him1 after a godly sort1 truly 
examine and try thy ways1 according  as 
thou art commanded4 7,lam4 #c3dj2 #b    
,cor4 #ac3e7 ,wherefore take  heed of   
him1 for he will be ready at thy side   
when thou goest  about this work4 ,now  
for thy help in this matter1 set ,god1  
the  holy ,god1 the all-seeing ,god1 the
 sin--revenging ,god1 before thine      
eyes2 'for our ,god is a consuming      
fire4' 7,heb4 #ab3bi7 ,and believe  that
 he hath pitched his eyes upon thy      
heart2 also that 'he pondereth  all thy 
goings1' and that thy judgment1 as to   
thy faithfulness1  or unfaithfulness1 in
 this work1 must proceed out of the     
mouth of  ,god4 7,prov4 #e3ba2 #ba3b7   
,this will be thy help in this thing1   
that  is1 if thou usest it faithfully2  
also this will be thy hindrance1  if    
thou shalt neglect it1 and suffer       
thyself to be abused by the  devil4     
,third1 ,it is urged from the           
dangerousness of the latter days4       
,wouldst thou examine thyself1 then make

 not the lives of others  any rule to   
thee in this matter4 ,it is prophesied  
long ago1 by  ,christ and by ,paul1     
concerning the latter times1 'that      
iniquity  shall abound1 and be very high
 among professors4' 7,matt4 #bd3ab2 #b  
,tim4 #c3a-h7 ,therefore it will be a   
rare thing to find an exemplary  life   
among professors4 ,wherefore cease from 
man1 and learn of the  ,word1 try       
thyself by the ,word1 receive conviction
 from the ,word2  and to take off       
thyself from taking of encouragement    
from others1  set the judgment before   
thine eyes1 and that account that ,god  
will  demand of thee then2 and know that
 it will be but a poor excuse  of thee  
to say1 ,lord1 such a one doth so1 did  
so1 would do so3  and they professed1 c4
 ,whether thou wilt hear me or not1 ,i  
know  not1 yet this ,i know1 ',if thou  
be wise1 thou shalt be wise for         
thyself3 but if thou scornest1 thou     
alone shalt bear it4' 7,prov4  #i3ab7   
,let me then1 to press this use further 

upon thee1 show thee in  a few          
particulars the danger of not doing of  
it1 that is1 of not  departing from     
iniquity1 since thou professest4        
,danger #a4 ,the iniquity that cleaveth 
to men that profess1 if they  cast it   
not away1 but countenance it1 will a#aa 
prove nettles and  briars to them2 and  
,i will assure thee1 yea1 thou knowest1 
that  nettles and thorns will sting and 
scratch but ill-favouredly4 ',i  went1' 
saith ,solomon1 'by the field of the    
slothful1 and by the  vineyard of the   
man void of understanding4 ,and lo1 it  
was all  grown over with thorns1 and    
nettles had covered the face thereof1   
and the stone wall thereof was broken   
down4' 7,prov4 #bd3cj1 #ca7    ,suppose 
a man were1 after work all day1 to be   
turned into a bed of  nettles at night3 
or after a man had been about such a    
business1  should be rewarded with      
chastisements of briars and thorns3 this
  would for work be but little help1    
relief1 or comfort to him2 why  this is 

the reward of a wicked man1 of a wicked 
professor from  ,god2 nettles and thorns
 are to cover over the face of his      
vineyard1  his field1 his profession1   
and that at the last of all2 for this   
covering over the face of his vineyard1 
with nettles and thorns1  is to show    
what fruit the slovenly1 slothful1      
careless professor1  will reap out2 of  
his profession1 when reaping time shall 
come4    ,nor can he whose vineyard1    
whose profession is covered over with   
these nettles and thorns of iniquity1   
escape being afflicted with  them in his
 conscience3 for look as they cover the 
face of his  vineyard through his sloth 
now1 so will they cover the face of his 
conscience1 in the day of judgment4 ,for
 profession and conscience  cannot be   
separated long2 if a man then shall make
 profession without  conscience of      
,god's honour in his conversation1 his  
profession  and conscience will meet in 
the day of his visitation4 ,nor will    
he1 whose condition this shall be1 be   

able to ward off the guilt  and sting of
 a slothful and bad conversation1 from  
covering the  face of his conscience1 by
 retaining in his profession the name   
of ,jesus ,christ3 for naming and       
professing of the name of ,christ  will1
 instead of salving such a conscience1  
put venom1 sting1 and  keenness into    
those nettles and thorns1 that then     
shall be spread  over the face of such  
consciences4 ,this will be worse than   
was  that cold wet cloth that ,hazael   
took and spread over the face of        
,benhadad1 that he died4 7#b ,kings     
#h3ae7 ,this will sting worse1 tear     
worse1 torment worse1 kill worse4       
,therefore look to it6    ,danger #b4   
,nor may men shift this danger by their 
own neglect of  inquiring into the truth
 of their separation from iniquity1 for 
that ,god himself will search them4 ,i  
search the reins and the  heart1 saith  
he1 'to give unto every one of you      
according to your  works4' 7,rev4 #b3bc7
    ,there are many that wear the name  

of ,christ for a cloak1 and so  make    
their advantages by their iniquity2 but 
,christ1 at death  and judgment1 will   
rend this cloak from off such shoulders1
 then  shall they walk naked1 yea1 the  
shame of their nakedness shall  then    
appear4 ,now since no man can escape the
 search of ,god1 and  so1 not his       
judgment2 it will be thy wisdom to      
search thine own  ways1 and to prevent  
judgment by judging of thyself4         
,danger #c4 ,christ will deny those to  
be his that do not depart  from         
iniquity1 though they shall name his    
name among the rest of  his people4     
',depart from me1' saith he1 'all you   
that departed  not from iniquity4'      
7,luke #ac3be-bg7 ,yea1 they that shall 
name his  name religiously1 and not     
depart from iniquity1 are denied by him 
all along4 #a4 ,he alloweth them not now
 to call him ,lord4 ',and why  call ye  
me ,lord1 ,lord1' saith he1 'and do not1
 the things which ,i  say8' 7,luke      
#f3df7 ,he cannot abide to be reputed   

the ,lord of those  that presume to     
profess his name1 and do not depart from
 iniquity4  7,ezek4 #bj3ci7 ,the reason 
is1 for that such do but profane his    
name1 and stave others off from falling 
in love with him and his  ways4 ,hence  
he says again ',behold1 ,i have sworn by
 my great name1  saith the ,lord1 that  
my name shall no more be named in the   
mouth  of any man of ,judah4' 7,jer4    
#dd3bf2 ,rom4 #b3bd7 #b4 ,he regardeth  
not  their prayers4 ',if ,i regard      
iniquity in my heart1 the ,lord will not
  hear' my prayer4 7,psa4 #ff3ah7 ,and  
if so1 then whatever thou hast  at the  
hand of ,god1 thou hast it1 not in      
mercy1 but in judgment1  and to work out
 farther thine everlasting misery4 #c4  
,he will not  regard their soul1 but at 
the last day will cast it from him1 as  
a thing abhorred by him4 ,as is         
evidently seen by that thirteenth  of   
,luke1 but now noted above4             
,wherefore1 from these few hints1 thou1 
whoever thou art1 mayest  well perceive 

what a horrible thing it is to make a   
profession  of the name of ,christ1 and 
not to depart from iniquity4 ,therefore 
let me exhort thee again to examine     
thyself1 if thou hast1 and  dost--since 
thou professest that name--depart from  
iniquity4    ,and here ,i would         
distinguish1 for there is two parts in  
iniquity1  to wit1 the guilt and filth4 
,as for the guilt that is contracted  by
 iniquity1 ,i persuade myself1 no man   
who knows it1 needs to  be bid to desire
 to depart from that2 nay1 ,i do believe
 that the  worst devil in hell would    
depart from his guilt1 if he could1  and
 might3 but this is it1 to wit1 to      
depart from the sweet1 the  pleasure1   
and profit of iniquity4 ,there are that 
call evil good1  iniquity good1 and that
 of professors too3 this is that to be  
departed from1 and these are they that  
are exhorted to forsake  it upon the    
pains and penalties before threatened4  
,therefore1 as  ,i said1 let such look  
to it1 that they examine themselves if  

they  depart from iniquity4    ,and     
come1 now thou art going about this     
work1 let me help thee  in this matter4 
,i4 ,ask thy heart1 ,what evil dost thou
 see in sin8  ,,ii4 ,how sick art thou  
of sin8 ,,iii4 ,what means dust thou use
 to  mortify thy sins8 ,,iv4 ,how much  
hast thou been grieved to see others    
break ,god's law1 and to find           
temptations in thyself to do it8    ,i4 
,for the first1 ,there is a             
soul-polluting evil in iniquity4  ,there
 is a ,god-provoking evil in iniquity4  
,there is a soul-damning evil in        
iniquity4 ,and until thou comest        
experimentally to know these things1    
thou wilt have neither list1  nor will1 
to depart from iniquity4    ,,ii4 ,for  
the second4 ,i mean not sick with guilt1
 for so the damned  in hell are sick1   
but ,i mean sick of the filth1 and      
polluting  nature of it4 ,thus was      
,moses sick of sin1 thus ,jabez was sick
 of  sin1 and thus was ,paul sick of    
sin4 7,num4 #aa3ad1 #ae2 #a ,chron4     

#d3i1  #aj2 ,rom4 #g3ad2 #b ,cor4       
#e3a-c2 ,phil4 #c3aj-ad7    ,,iii4 ,for 
the third4 ,you know that those that are
 sensible of a  sickness1 will look out 
after the means to be recovered2 there  
is  a means also for this disease1 and  
dost thou know what that means  is1 and 
hast thou indeed a desire to it8 yea1   
couldest thou be  willing even now to   
partake of the means that would help    
thee to  that means1 that can cure thee 
of this disease8 there are no means  can
 cure a man that is sick of sin1 but    
glory2 and the means to  come by that is
 ,christ1 and to go out of this world by
 the faith  of him4 ,there is no grace  
can cure this disease2 yes1 grace doth  
rather increase it2 for the more grace  
any man has1 the more is he  sick of    
sin2 the greater an offence is iniquity 
to him4 ,so then1  there is nothing can 
cure this disease1 but glory3 but       
immortal  glory4 ,and dost thou desire  
this medicine8 and doth ,god testify    
that thy desire is true1 not feigned8   

7#b ,cor4 #e3d7 ,i know that  there are 
many things that do make some even wish 
to die3 but the  question is not whether
 thou dost wish to die3 for death can   
cure  many diseases3 but is this that   
that moveth thee to desire to  depart3  
to wit1 that thou mightest be rid1 quite
 rid1 and stripped  of a body of death1 
because nothing on this side the grave  
can rid thee and strip thee of it4 ,and 
is hope1 that this day is  approaching1 
a reviving cordial to thee8 and doth the
 hope of this  strike arrows into the   
heart of thy lusts1 and draw off thy    
mind  and affections yet farther from   
iniquity4    ,,iv4 ,to the fourth4 ,how 
much hast thou been grieved to see      
others  break ,god's law1 and to find   
temptations in thyself to do it8 ',i    
beheld the transgressors1 and was       
grieved1' said ,david1 'because  men    
kept not thy word4' 7,psa4 #aai3aeh7    
,the same also had ,paul1  because of   
that body of sin and death which was in 
him4 ,professor1  ,i beseech thee be    

thou serious about this thing because it
 will  be found1 when ,god comes to     
judge1 that those that profess ,christ1 
and yet abide with their iniquity1 are  
but wooden1 earthy professors1  and none
 of the silver or golden ones3 and so1  
consequently1 such  as shall be vessels1
 not to honour1 but to dishonour2 not to
 glory1  but to shame4    ,,use         
,,second4 ,my next shall be a use of    
terror4 ,has ,god commanded  by the     
mouth of his holy apostles and prophets1
 that those that  name the name of      
,christ should depart from iniquity3    
then what  will become of those that    
rebel against his ,word4 ,where the word
  of a king is1 there is power2 and if  
the wrath of a king be as  the roaring  
of a lion1 what is1 and what will be the
 wrath of ,god1  when with violence it  
falls upon the head of the wicked8      
,sirs1 ,i beseech you consider this1    
namely1 that the man that  professeth   
the name of ,christ1 and yet liveth a   
wicked life1 is  the greatest enemy that

 ,god has in the world1 and1            
consequently1  one that ,god1 in a way  
most eminent1 will set his face against4
  ,hence he threateneth such so hotly1  
saying1 ',and the destruction  of the   
transgressors and of the sinner shall be
 together1' and  that 'they that forsake
 the ,lord shall be consumed4' 7,isa4   
#a3bh2  #cc3ad7 ,but what sinners are   
these8 why1 the sinners in ,zion1 the   
hypocrites in the church4 ,so again the 
,lord shall 'purge out from  among you  
the rebels1 and them that transgress    
against him4' 7,ezek4  #bj3ch7 ',all the
 sinners of my people shall die by the  
sword1 which  say1 ,the evil shall not  
overtake nor prevent us4' 7,amos #i3aj7 
,for  though such do think that by      
professing of the name of ,christ1  they
 shall prevent their going down to hell1
 yet they shall go  down thither1 with  
those that have lived openly wicked and 
profane3  ,egypt1 and ,judah1 the       
circumcised with them that are not1 for 
it  is not a profession of faith that   

can save them4 7,jer4 #i3bf7 ',whom     
dost thou pass in beauty1' saith ,god8  
wherein art thou bettered by  the       
profession1 than the wicked8 'go down1  
and be thou laid with  the              
uncircumcised4' 7,ezek4 #cb3ai7    ,this
 in general2 but more particularly1 the 
wrath of ,god manifesteth  itself       
against such kind of professors4 ,in    
that the gospel and  means of salvation 
shall not be effectual for their        
salvation1 but  that it shall work      
rather quite contrary effects4 ,it shall
 bring  forth1 as ,i said1 quite        
contrary effects4 7#b ,cor4 #b3ae1 #af7 
,as1    ,first1 ,the preaching of the   
,word shall be to such the savour of    
death unto death1 and that is a fearful 
thing4    ,second1 ,yea ,christ ,jesus  
himself shall be so far off from being  
a savour unto them1 that he shall be a  
snare1 a trap and a gin to  catch them  
by the heel withal2 that they may go and
 fall backward1  and be broken1 and     
snared1 and taken4' 7,isa4 #h3ad1 #ae2  

#bh3ac7    ,third1 ,the ,lord also will 
choose out such delusions1 or such as   
will  best suit with the workings of    
their flesh1 as will effectually bring  
them down1 with the bullocks and with   
the bulls to the slaughter3  yea1 he    
will lead such forth with the workers of
 iniquity4 7,isa4  #ff3c1 #d2 ,psa4     
#abe3e7    ,fourth1 ,such1 above all1   
lie open to the sin against the ,holy   
,ghost1  that unpardonable sin1 that    
must never be forgiven4 ,for alas1 it   
is not the poor ignorant world1 but the 
enlightened professor that  committeth  
the sin that shall never be forgiven4   
,i say1 it is one enlightened1 one that 
has tasted the good word  of ,god1 and  
something of the powers of the world to 
come4 7,heb4  #f3d2 #a ,john #e3af7 ,it 
is one that was counted a brother1 that 
was  with us in our profession3 it is   
such an one that is in danger  of       
committing of that most black and bloody
 sin4 ,but yet all and  every one of    
those that are such are not in danger of

 this2 but  those among these that take 
pleasure in unrighteousness1 and that   
rather than they will lose that         
pleasure1 will commit it presumptuously4
  ,presumptuously1 that is1 against     
light1 against convictions1 against     
warnings1 against mercies4 ,or thus1 a  
presumptuous sin is such  an one as is  
committed in the face of the command1 in
 a desperate  venturing to run the      
hazard1 or in a presuming upon the mercy
 of  ,god1 through ,christ1 to be saved 
not withstanding3 this is a leading  sin
 to that which is unpardonable1 and will
 be found with such  professors2 that do
 hanker after iniquity4 ,i say1 it is   
designed  by the devil1 and suffered by 
the just judgment of ,god1 to catch  and
 overthrow the loose and carnal         
gospellers4 ,and hence it is  that      
,david cries unto ,god1 that he would   
hold him back from these  sort of sins4 
',cleanse thou me from secret faults1'  
says he4 ,and  then adds1 ',keep back   
thy servant also from presumptuous sins2

  let them not have dominion over me3   
then shall ,i be upright1 and  ,i shall 
be innocent from the great              
transgression4' 7,psa4 #ai3ab1  #ac7    
,if there were any dread of ,god1 or of 
his word1 in the hearts of  the men of  
this generation1 the consideration of   
this one test is  enough to shake them  
in pieces3 ,i speak of those that name  
the name  of ,christ1 but do not depart 
from iniquity4 ,but the word of ,god    
must be fulfilled2 in the last days     
iniquity must abound2 wherefore  these  
days will be perilous and dangerous to  
professors4 ',in the  last days perilous
 times shall come1 for men shall be     
lovers of  their ownselves1 covetous1   
boasters1 proud1 blasphemers1           
disobedient  to parents1 unthankful1    
unholy4' 7#b ,tim4 #c3a1 #b2 ,matt4     
#bd3ab7  ,i do the oftener harp upon    
this test at this time1 because it is  a
 prediction of what shall be in the     
latter days1 to wit1 what  a sea and    
deluge of iniquity shall in the latter  

days overspread  and drown those that   
then shall have a form of godliness1 and
 of  religion4 ,so that this day is more
 dangerous than were the days  that have
 been before us4 ,now iniquity1 even    
immorality1 shall  with professors be in
 fashion1 be pleaded for1 be loved and  
more  esteemed than holiness itself4    
,now godliness and self denial shall  be
 little set by2 even those very men that
 have a form of godliness  hate the life
 and power thereof2 yea1 they shall     
despise them that  are good4 ,now       
therefore ministers must not think that 
what they  say of the doctrine of self  
denial among professors1 will be  much1 
if at all regarded4 ,i say1 regarded1 so
 as to be loved and  put in practice by 
them that name the name of ,christ4 ,for
 the strong  hold that iniquity shall   
have of their affections will cause that
  but little effectualness to this end  
will be found to attend the  preaching  
of the ,word unto them4    ,but what    
will these kind of men do1 when ,god    

that is just1 ,god  that is holy1 and   
,god that is strong to execute his word1
 shall  call them to an account for     
these things8    ,now some may say1 ,but
 what shall we do to depart from        
iniquity8  ,i answer1    #a4 ,labour to 
see the odiousness and unprofitableness 
thereof1 which  thou mayest do by the   
true knowledge of the excellent nature  
of  the holiness of ,god4 ,for until    
thou seest a beauty in holiness1  thou  
canst not see odiousness in sin and     
iniquity4 ,danger thou  mayest see in   
sin before1 but odiousness thou canst   
not4    #b4 ,be much in the             
consideration of the power1 justice1 and
  faithfulness of ,god to revenge       
himself on the workers of iniquity4     
#c4 ,be much in the consideration of the
 greatness and worth of thy  soul4      
#d4 ,be often asking of thyself what    
true profit did ,i ever get by  the     
commission of any sin4    #e4 ,bring thy
 last day often to thy bedside4    #f4  
,be often thinking of the cries and     

roarings of the damned in  hell4    #g4 
,be often considering the lastingness of
 the torments of hell4    #h4 ,be often 
thinking what would those that are now  
in hell give  that they might live their
 lives over again4    #i4 ,consider     
often of the frailty of thy life1 and   
that there is  no repentance to be found
 in the grave1 whither thou goest4      
#aj4 ,consider that hell is a doleful   
place1 and that the devils  are but     
uncomfortable companions4    #aa4       
,again1 consider together with those how
 the patience of ,god  has been abused  
by thee2 yea1 how all his attributes    
have been  despised by thee1 who art a  
professor1 that does not depart from    
iniquity4    #ac4 ,moreover1 ,i would   
ask with what face thou canst look the  
,lord  ,jesus in the face1 whose name   
thou hast profaned by thine iniquity8   
#ac4 ,also1 how thou wilt look on those 
that are truly godly1 whose  hearts thou
 has grieved1 while they have beheld the
 dirt and dung  that hath cloven to thee

 and to thy profession4    #ad4 ,but    
especially consider with thyself how    
thou wilt bear1  together with thine    
own1 the guilt1 of the damnation of     
others4  ,for as ,i have often said1 a  
professor1 if he perishes1 seldom       
perishes alone1 but casteth others down 
to hell with himself4 ,the  reason is1  
because others1 both weak professors and
 carnal men1  are spectators and        
observers of his ways2 yea1 and will    
presume  also to follow him especially  
in evil courses1 concluding that he  is 
right4 ,we read that the tail of the    
dragon1 or that the dragon  by his tail1
 did draw and cast down abundance of the
 stars of  heaven to the earth4 7,rev4  
#ab3d2 ,isa4 #i3ad1 #ae7 ,the tail6     
',the  prophet that teacheth lies1 he is
 the tail4' ,the prophet that  speaketh 
lies1 either by opinion or practice1 he 
is the tail1 the  dragons's tail1 the   
serpentine tail of the devil4 7,isa4    
#i3ad1 #ae7  ,and so in his order1 every
 professor that by his iniquity draweth 

both himself and others to hell1 he is  
the tail4 ,the tail1 says  the ,holy    
,ghost1 draws them down2 draws down even
 the stars of  heaven2 but whither doth 
he draw them8 ,the answer is1 from      
heaven1  the throne of ,god1 to earth1  
the seat of the dragon2 for he is  the  
god of this world4 ,the professor then  
that is dishonourable  in his           
profession1 he is the tail4 ',the       
ancient and honourable1 he  is the head2
 and the prophet that teacheth lies1 he 
is the tail4'  ,nor can ,satan work such
 exploits by any1 as he can by          
unrighteous  professors4 ,these he useth
 in his hand1 as the giant useth his    
club2 he1 as it were1 drives all before 
him with it4 ,it is said  of ,behemoth1 
that 'he moveth his tail like a cedar4' 
7,job #dj3g7  ,behemoth is a type of the
 devil1 but behold how he handleth his  
tail1 even as if a man should swing     
about a cedar4 7,rev4 #i3aj1  #ai7 ,this
 is spoken to shew the hurtfulness of   
the tail1 as it is  also said in another

 place4 ,better no professor than a     
wicked  professor4 ,better open profane 
than a hypocritical namer of the  name  
of ,christ2 and less hurt shall such an 
one do to his own  soul1 to the poor    
ignorant world1 to the name of ,christ1 
and to  the church of ,god4    ,let     
professors1 therefore1 take heed to     
themselves1 that they  join to their    
naming of the name of ,christ an holy   
and godly  conversation2 for away they  
must go else with the workers of        
iniquity to the pit1 with more guilt1   
and bigger load1 and more  torment by   
far than others1 ,but1    ,,use ,,third4
 ,my next word shall be to those that   
desire to be true1  sincere professors  
of the name of ,christ4    ,first1 ,do  
you bless ,god1 for that he has put not 
only his name  into your lips1 but grace
 into your hearts1 that thereby that    
profession which thou makest of him may 
be seasoned with that  salt4 ',every    
sacrifice shall be seasoned with salt4' 
7,mark #i3di7  ,now naming of the name  

of ,christ is a sacrifice1 and a        
sacrifice  acceptable1 when the salt of 
the covenant of thy ,god is not         
lacking1 but mixed therewith4 7,heb4    
#ac3ae2 ,lev4 #b3ac7 ,therefore  ,i say1
 since ,god has put his name into thy   
mouth to profess the  same1 and grace   
into thy heart to season that profession
 with  such carriage1 such behaviour1   
such life1 and such conversation  as    
doth become the same1 thou hast great   
cause to thank ,god4 ,a man  into whose 
mouth ,god has put the name of ,christ  
to profess it1 is  as a man that is to  
act his part upon a stage in the market 
place2  if he doth it well1 he brings   
praise both to his master and himself2  
but if he doth it ill1 both are brought 
into contempt4 ,no greater  praise can  
by man be brought to ,god1 than by      
joining to the  profession of the name  
of ,christ a fruitful life and          
conversation4  ',herein1' saith ,christ1
 'is my ,father glorified1 that ye bear 
much fruit2 so shall ye be my           

disciples4' 7,john #ae3h7 ,fruitful     
lives ,god expecteth of all that profess
 the name of ,christ4 ,and  let every   
one that nameth the name of ,christ     
depart from iniquity4  ,bless ,god1     
therefore1 if he hath kept thee from    
blotting and  blemishing of thy         
profession2 if thy conversation has not 
been  stained with the blots and evils  
of the times4 ,what thou feelest1       
fightest with1 and groanest under1 by   
reason of the working  of thine inward  
corruptions1 with that ,i meddle not2   
nor is thy  conversation the worse for  
that1 if thou keepest them from breaking
  out4 ,thou also shalt be counted holy 
unto ,god1 through ,christ1 if  thou be 
of an upright conversation2 though      
plagued every day with  the working of  
thine own corruption4    ,ad ,god's     
grace is the salt of saints1 so saints  
are the salt of  ,god4 ,the one is the  
salt of ,god in the heart1 and the other
 is the  salt of ,god in the world4 ',ye
 are the salt of the earth3' 7,matt4    

#e3ac7 that is the salt of ,god in the  
earth4 ,for the earth would  be wholly  
corrupt1 and would altogether stink1 if 
professors were  not in it4 ,but now if 
the professor1 which is the salt1 shall 
indeed  lose his savour1 and hath       
nothing in his conversation to season   
that part of the earth1 in which ,god   
has placed him1 wherewith  shall it be  
seasoned8 ,the place where he dwells1 as
 well as his  profession1 will both     
stink odiously in the nostrils of the   
,lord1  and so both come to ruin and    
desolation4    ,indeed1 as ,i have      
shewed1 the professor will come to the  
worst of  it2 for that ,god doth deny   
further to give him salt4 ',if the salt 
have lost his savour1 wherewith shall it
 be seasoned8' 7,luke #ad3cd7           
,wherewith shall the salt be salted8    
with nothing4 ,therefore it  is         
thenceforth good for nothing4 ,no1 not  
for the dunghill1 but to  be cast out1  
and trodden under foot of men4 ',he that
 hath ears to  hear let him hear4'      

,how much1 therefore1 is the            
tender-hearted1 and he that laboureth   
to beautify his profession with a gospel
 conversation1 bound to  bless ,god for 
the salt of his grace1 by the which his 
heart is  seasoned1 and from his heart1 
his conversation4    ,second1 ,as such  
,christians should bless ,god1 so let   
them watch1  let them still watch1 let  
them still watch and pray1 watch against
  ,satan1 and pray yet for more grace1  
that they may yet more and  more        
beautify their profession of the worthy 
name of ,christ with  a suitable        
conversation4 ,blessed is he that       
watcheth and keepeth his  garment2 that 
is1 his conversation clean1 nor is there
 anything1  save the overthrowing of our
 faith1 that ,satan seeketh more to     
destroy4 ,he knows holiness in them that
 rightly1 as to doctrine1  name the name
 of ,christ1 is a maul and destruction  
to his kingdom1  an allurement to the   
ignorant1 and a cutting off those       
occasions  to stumble1 that by the dirty

 life of a professor is laid in the  way
 of the blind4 7,lev4 #ai3ad7 ,he knows 
that holiness of lives1  when they shine
 in those that profess the name of      
,christ1 doth  cut off his lies that he 
seeketh to make the world believe1 and  
slanders that he seeketh to fasten upon 
the professors of the  gospel4          
,wherefore1 as you have begun to glorify
 ,god in your body  and in your spirit1 
which are ,god's2 so ,i beseech you do  
it more  and more4    ,third1 ,to this  
end1 shun those professors that are     
loose of life  and conversation3 ',from 
such withdraw thyself1' saith ,paul1 and
  follow 'righteousness1 faith1 charity1
 peace1 with them that call  on the     
,lord out of a pure heart4' 7#a ,tim4   
#f3e2 #b ,tim4 #b3bb7 ,if a  man1 if a  
good man takes not good heed to himself1
 he shall soon  bring his soul into a   
snare4 ,loose professors are defilers   
and  corrupters2 a man shall get nothing
 but a blot by having company  with     
them4 7,isa4 #a3d7 ,besides1 as a man   

shall get a blot by having  much to do  
with such2 so let him beware that his   
heart learn none  of their ways4 ,let   
thy company be the excellent in the     
earth even  those that are excellent for
 knowledge and conversation4 ',he that  
walketh with wise men shall be wise2 but
 a companion of fools  shall be         
destroyed4'    ,be content to be counted
 singular1 for so thou shalt1 if thou   
shalt follow after righteousness1 41 in 
good earnest2 for holiness  is a rare   
thing now in the world4 ,i told thee    
before that it is  foretold by the      
,word1 that in the last days perilous   
times shall  come1 and that men shall   
walk after their own lusts2 yea1        
professors1  to their destruction4 ,nor 
will it be easy to keep thyself         
therefrom4  ,but even as when the       
pestilence is come into a place1 it     
infecteth  and casteth down the         
healthful2 so the iniquity of the last  
times  will infest and pollute the      
godly4 ,i mean the generality of them4  

,were but our times duly compared with  
those that went before1  we should see  
that which now we are ignorant of4 ,did 
we but look  back to the ,puritans1 but 
especially to those that1 but a little  
before them1 suffered for the word of   
,god1 in the ,marian days1 we  should   
see another life than is now among men1 
another manner of  conversation than now
 is among professors4 ,but1 ,i say1     
predictions  and prophecies must be     
fulfilled2 and since the ,word says     
plainly1  that 'in the last days there  
shall come scoffers1 walking after      
their own lusts1' 7#b ,peter #c3ag7 and 
since the ,christians shall  be         
endangered thereby1 let us look to it1  
that we acquit ourselves  like men1     
seeing we know these things before2     
'lest we1 being led  away with the error
 of the wicked1 fall from our own       
steadfastness4'    ,singularity in      
godliness1 if it be in godliness1 no man
 should  be ashamed of4 ,for that is no 
more than to be more godly1 than  to    

walk more humbly with ,god than others2 
and1 for my part1 ,i had  rather be a   
pattern and example of piety4 ,i had    
rather that my  life should be          
instructing to the saints1 and          
condemning to the  world1 with ,noah and
 ,lot1 than to hazard myself among the  
multitude  of the drossy4    ,i know    
that many professors will fall short of 
eternal life1 and  my judgment tells me1
 that they will be of the slovenly sort 
of  professors that so do4 ,and for my  
part1 ,i had rather run with the        
foremost and win the prize1 than come   
behind1 and lose that1 and  my labour1  
and all4 ',if a man also strive for     
masteries1 yet is he  not crowned1      
except he strive lawfully4' ,and when   
men have said  all they can1 they are   
the truly redeemed 'that are zealous of 
good works4' 7#a ,cor4 #i3bd2 #b ,tim4  
#b3d1 #e2 ,titus #b3ad7    ,not that    
works do save us1 but faith1 which      
layeth hold on ,christ's  righteousness 
for justification1 sanctifies the heart1

 and makes  men desirous to live in this
 world1 to the glory of that ,christ    
who died in this world to save us from  
death4    ,for my part ,i doubt of the  
faith of many1 and fear that it will    
prove no better at the day of ,god than 
will the faith of devils4  ,for that it 
standeth in bare speculation1 and is    
without life and  soul to that which is 
good4 ,where is the man that walketh    
with  his cross upon his shoulder8      
,where is the man that is zealous of    
moral holiness8 ,indeed1 for those      
things that have nothing of the  cross  
of the purse1 or of the cross of the    
belly1 or of the cross  of the back1 or 
of the cross of the vanity of household 
affairs2  for those things1 ,i find we  
have many1 and those1 very busy         
sticklers2 but otherwise1 the cross1    
self denial1 charity1 purity  in life   
and conversation1 is almost quite out of
 doors among  professors4 ,but1 man of  
,god1 do thou be singular as to these   
and  as to their conversation4 ',be not 

ye therefore partakers with them1'      
7,eph4 #e3g71 in any of their ways1 but 
keep thy soul diligently2  for if damage
 happeneth to thee1 thou alone must bear
 it4    ,but he that will depart from   
iniquity must be well fortified  with   
faith1 and patience1 and the love of    
,god2 for iniquity has  its beauty spots
 and its advantages attending on it2    
hence it is  compared to a woman1 for it
 allureth greatly4 7,zech4 #e3g7        
,wherefore1  ,i say1 he that will depart
 therefrom had need have faith1 that    
being it which will help him to see     
beyond it1 and that will shew  him more 
in things that are invisible1 that can  
be found in sin1  were it ten thousand  
times more entangling than it is4 7#b   
,cor4  #d3ah7 ,he has need of patience  
also to hold out in this work of        
departing from iniquity4 ,for1 indeed1  
to depart from that1 is to  draw my mind
 off from that1 which will follow me    
with continual  solicitations4 ,samson  
withstood his ,delilah for a while1 but 

she  got the mastery of him at the last2
 why so8 ,because he wanted  patience1  
he grew angry and was vexed1 and could  
withstand her  solicitation no longer4  
7,judges #af3ae-ag7 ,many there be also1
 that  can well enough be contented to  
shut sin out of doors for a while2  but 
because sin has much fair speech1       
therefore it overcomes at  last4 7,prov4
 #g3ba7 ,for sin and iniquity will not  
be easily said  nay2 it is like her of  
whom you read--she has a whore's        
forehead1  and refuses to be ashamed4   
7,jer4 #c3c7 ,wherefore1 departing from 
iniquity is a work for length1 as long  
as life shall last4 ,a work  did ,i say8
 ,it is a war2 a continual combat2      
wherefore he that will  adventure to set
 upon this work must needs be armed with
 faith  and patience1 a daily exercise  
he will find himself put upon by  the   
continual attempts of iniquity to be    
putting forth itself4  7,matt4 #bd3ac2  
,rev4 #c3aj7 ,this is called an enduring
 to the end1 a  continuing in the word  

of ,christ and also a keeping of the    
word of  his patience4 ,but what man in 
the world can do this whose heart  is   
not seasoned with the love of ,god and  
the love of ,christ8  ,therefore1 he    
that will exercise himself in this work 
must be  often considering of the love  
of ,god to him in ,christ2 for the  more
 sense1 or apprehension1 a man shall    
have of that1 the more  easy and        
pleasant will this work be to him3 yea1 
though the doing  thereof should cost   
him his heart's blood4 ',thy            
loving-kindness is  before mine eyes1'  
says ,david1 'and ,i have walked in thy 
truth4'  7,psa4 #bf3c7 ,nothing like the
 sense1 sight1 or belief of that1 to    
the man of ,god1 to make him depart from
 iniquity4    ,but what shall ,i do1 ,i 
cannot depart therefrom as ,i should8   
,keep thine eye upon all thy            
shortnesses1 or upon all thy failures1  
for that that is profitable for thee4   
#a4 ,the sight of this will  make thee  
base in thine own eyes4 #b4 ,it will    

give thee occasion  to see the need and 
excellency of repentance4 #c4 ,it will  
put  thee upon prayer to ,god for help  
and pardon4 #d4 ,it will make thee      
weary of this world4 #e4 ,it will make  
grace to persevere the more  desirable  
in thine eyes4    ,also1 it will help   
thee in the things which follow3--l4 ,it
 will  make thee see the need of        
,christ's righteousness4 #b4 ,it will   
make  thee see the need of ,christ's    
intercession4 #c4 ,it will make thee    
see thy need of ,christ's advocateship4 
#d4 ,it will make thee see the  riches  
of ,god's patience4 #e4 ,and it will    
make heaven and eternal  life the       
sweeter to thee when thou comest there4 
,but to the question4 ,get more grace1  
for the more grace thou hast  the       
further is thine heart set off of       
iniquity1 the more1 also1 set  against  
it1 and the better able to depart from  
it when it cometh  to thee1 tempteth    
thee1 and entreats thee for             
entertainment4 ,now  the way to have    

more grace is to have more knowledge of 
,christ1  and to pray more fervently in 
his name2 also1 to subject thy soul  and
 thy lusts1 with all thy power1 to the  
authority of that grace  thou hast1 and 
to judge and condemn thyself most       
heartily before  ,god1 for every secret 
inclination that thou findest in thy    
flesh  to sinward4    ,the improvement  
of what thou hast is that1 as ,i may    
say1 by which  ,god judges how thou     
wouldest use1 if thou had it1 more2 and 
according  to that so shalt thou have1  
or not have1 a farther measure4 ,he that
  is faithful in that which is least is 
faithful1 and will be so1  also in much2
 and he that is unjust in the least1 is1
 and will  be1 unjust also in much4 ,i  
know ,christ speaks here about the      
unrighteous mammon1 but the same may be 
applied also unto the  thing in hand4   
7,luke #af3aj-ab7    ,and if ye have not
 been faithful in that which is another 
man's1  who will commit unto you that   
which is your own8 ,that is a remarkable

  place to this purpose in the          
,revelation--',behold1' saith he1 ',i   
have set before thee an open door1' that
 thou mayest have what thou  wilt1 as   
was also said to the improving woman of 
,canaan1 'and no  man can shut it3 for  
thou hast a little strength1 and hast   
kept  my word1 and hast not denied my   
name4' 7,rev4 #c3h2 ,matt4 #ae3bh7    ,a
 good improvement of what we have of the
 grace of ,god at present  pleases ,god1
 and engages him to give us more2 but an
 ill improvement  of what we at present 
have will not do so4 ',to him that      
hath1'  that hath an heart to improve   
what he hath1 to him shall be given2    
but to him that hath not1 from him shall
 be taken even that which  he hath4'    
7,matt4 #be3bd-cj7 ,well1 weigh the     
place and you shall find  it so4    ,i  
know that to depart from iniquity so as 
is required1 that is1  to the utmost    
degree of the requirement1 no man can1  
for it is  a copy too fair for mortal   
flesh exactly to imitate while we are   

in this world4 ,but with good paper1    
good ink1 and a good pen1  a skilful and
 willing man may go far4 ,and it is well
 for thee if  thy complaint be sincere1 
to wit1 that thou art troubled that thou
  canst not forsake iniquity as thou    
shouldest2 for ,god accepteth of  thy   
design and desire1 and it is counted by 
him as thy kindness4  7,prov4 #ai3bb7   
,but if thy complaint in this matter be 
true1 thou  wilt not rest nor content   
thyself in thy complaints1 but wilt1  as
 he that is truly hungry or greatly     
burdened useth all lawful  means to     
satisfy his hunger and to ease himself  
of his burden1  use all thy skill and   
power to mortify and keep them under1 by
  the word of ,god4 ,nor can it         
otherwise be but that such a man must   
be a growing man4 ',every branch that   
beareth fruit1 he purgeth  it1 that it  
may bring forth more fruit' 7,john      
#ae3b7 ,such a man  shall not be a      
stumbling in religion1 nor a scandal to 
it1 in  his calling2 but shall1         

according to ,god's ordinary way with   
his  people1 be a fruitful and          
flourishing bough4    ,and ,i would to  
,god this were the sickness of all them 
that profess  in this nation2 for then  
should we soon have a new leaf turned   
over  in most corners of this nation2   
then would graciousness of heart1  and  
life1 and conversation be more prized1  
more sought after1  and better improved 
and practised than it is2 yea1 then     
would the  throats of ungodly men be    
better stopt1 and their mouths faster   
shut up1 as to their reproaching of     
religion1 than they are4  ,a ,christian 
man must be the object of the envy of   
the world2 but  it is better1 if the    
will of ,god be so1 that we be          
reproached  for well-doing than for     
evil4 7#a ,peter #b3c7 ,if we be        
reproached  for evil-doing1 it is our   
shame2 but if for well-doing1 it is our 
glory4 ,if we be reproached for our     
sins1 ,god cannot vindicate  us2 but if 
we be reproached for a virtuous life1   

,god himself is  concerned1 will espouse
 our quarrel1 and1 in his good time1    
will  shew our foes our righteousness1  
and put them to shame and silence4      
,briefly1 a godly life annexed to faith 
in ,christ is so necessary1  that a man 
that professes the name of ,christ is   
worse than a beast  without it4    ,but 
thou wilt say unto me1 ,why do men      
profess the name of ,christ  that love  
not to depart from iniquity8 ,i answer1 
there are  many reasons for it4 #a4 ,the
 preaching of the gospel1 and so the    
publication of the name of ,christ1 is  
musical and very taking to  the children
 of men4 ,a ,saviour6 a ,redeemer6 a    
loving1 sin-pardoning  ,jesus6 what     
better words can come from man8 what    
better melody  can be heard8 ',son of   
man1' said ,god to the prophet1 ',lo1   
thou  art unto them as a very lovely    
song'2 or1 as a song of loves1 'of  one 
that hath a pleasant voice1 and can play
 well on an instrument4'  7,ezek4       
#cc3cb7 ,the gospel is a most melodious 

note and sweet tune to  any that are not
 prepossessed with slander1 reproach1   
and enmity  against the professors of   
it4 ,now1 its melodious notes being  so 
sweet1 no marvel if it entangle some    
even of them that yet  will not depart  
from iniquity to take up and profess so 
lovely a  profession4 ,but1    #b4      
,there are a generation of men that are 
and have been frightened  with the law1 
and terrified with fears of perishing   
for their sins1  but yet have not grace 
to leave them4 ,now1 when the sound of  
the  gospel shall reach such men's ears1
 because there is by that made  public  
the willingness of ,christ to die for   
sin1 and of ,god to  forgive them for   
his sake2 therefore they presently      
receive and  profess those notions as   
the only ones that can rid them from    
their  frights and terrors1 falsely     
resting themselves content with that    
faith thereof which standeth in naked   
knowledge2 yea1 liking of  that faith   
best that will stand with their pride1  

covetousness1  and lechery1 never       
desiring to hear of practical holiness1 
because  it will disturb them2 wherefore
 they usually cast dirt at such1        
calling them legal preachers4    #c4    
,here also is a design of ,satan set on 
foot2 for these carnal  gospellers are  
his tares1 the children of the wicked   
one2 those  that he hath sowed among the
 wheat of purpose1 if possible1 that    
that might be rooted up by beholding and
 learning to be vile and  filthy of     
them4 7,matt4 #ac3cf-dc7    #d4 ,another
 cause hereof is this1 the hypocrites   
that begin to  profess find as bad as   
themselves already in a profession of   
this  worthy name2 and1 think they1     
these do so and so1 and1 therefore1  so 
will ,i4    #e4 ,this comes to pass1    
also1 through the righteous judgment of 
,god1 who1 through the anger that he has
 conceived against some  men for their  
sins1 will lift them up to heaven before
 he casts  them down to hell1 that their
 fall may be the greater and their      

punishment the more intolerable4 7,matt4
 #aa3bj-bd7 ,i have now done  when ,i   
have read to you my text over           
again--',and1 let every one  that nameth
 the name of ,christ depart from        
iniquity4'        ,,footnotes4    #a4   
,how clearly is here portrayed the      
wretched state of this country  towards 
the close of the reign of ,charles ,,ii4
 ,it is the natural  eloquence of one   
whose very thoughts were governed by    
scriptural  expressions4 ,the martyrdoms
 of ,essex1 of ,russel1 and of          
,sydney--the  uncertainty of the life of
 a debauched monarch1 with the gloomy   
prospect of a popish successor1 filled  
the country with dismal                 
forebodings4--,,ed4    #b4 ,this is a   
solemn truth1 which ought ever to be    
recollected when  studying the mysteries
 of electing love4 ,election is as much 
to  a holy life as it is to eternal     
glory4-,,ed4    #c4 ,how much is it to  
be feared that some towering professors1
  upon impartial self-examination1 will 

find upon themselves some  of these     
black spots2 all of which are utterly   
inconsistent with  that humility which  
is the proper and only becoming garb of 
a  ,christian4--,ryland--,,ed4    #d4   
,selfishness is the great enemy to      
happiness4 ,a heart steeled  against    
all1 naturally brings upon itself the   
hostility of all4  ,love to the         
,redeemer1 for emancipation from that   
great curse1 is  the only antidote to   
selfishness4--,,ed4    #e4 ',power of   
things2' the influence of convictions   
and hopes named  in the six divisions on
 the preceding page4--,,ed4    #f4      
,plato says that some men are impotent  
by reason of sin2 but  ,christianity    
alone develops the awful fact1 that sin 
has poisoned  our nature1 and that its  
effects are felt in the holiest of      
saints4  ,the reference to the          
experience of ,paul in ,romans #h is    
conclusive  of the fact4--,,ed4    #g4  
',letteth2' hindereth or obstructeth3   
now obsolete4--,,ed4    #h4 ',slow      

bellies2' gluttons1 drunkards1 slothful1
 idle1 eating  the bread of others      
without working4--,,ed4    #i4 ,margin4 
#aj4 ,fox #ast edit41 p4 #adcb4    #aa4 
',raillery2' jesting1 merriment4    #ab4
 ,a ,christian parent has peculiar and  
solemn duties to perform1  in addition  
to those of every other class of        
,christians4 ,this ought  to lead him   
perpetually to seek wisdom from his     
heavenly ,father2  and in such close    
communion he becomes as peculiarly      
blessed as  he is burthened4--,,ed4     
#ac4 ,bunyan was in the habit of        
visiting ,london1 the seat of           
government1 and doubtless saw a sad     
change in the conduct of many           
professors1 under a profligate monarch1 
to what it had been under  the pious    
protector4--,,ed    #ad4 ',his points2' 
an heraldic term1 expressive of the     
exact position  of the various bearing  
on the shield--a scrupulous or          
superstitious  niceness as to points of 
doctrine4--,,ed4    #ae4 ,these are     

faithful words1 giving offence to bigots
 of every  sect4 ,the church of ,england
 excluded all from her communion except 
conformists--,independents held no      
fellowship with ,baptists1 nor          
,baptists with ,independents4 ,happily1 
,christians are coming to  their senses4
 ,the ,test ,act is repealed--nor dare  
we now call that  unclean which ,god has
 cleansed4--,,ed4    999999             
,,christian ,,behavior    ,being the    
fruits of true ,christianity3           
,teaching husbands1 wives1 parents1     
children1 masters1 servants1 etc41  how 
to walk so as to please ,god4    ,with a
 word of direction to all backsliders4  
,advertisement by the ,editor    ,this  
valuable practical treatise1 was first  
published as a pocket  volume about the 
year #afgd1 soon after the author's     
final release  from his long and        
dangerous imprisonment4 ,it is evident  
from the  concluding paragraph that he  
considered his liberty and even his     
life to be still in a very uncertain    

state2 not from the infirmities  of age1
 for he was then in the prime of life2  
but from the tyranny  of the government1
 and probably from the effects of his   
long  incarceration in a damp1 unhealthy
 jail4 ,it is the best and most         
scriptural guide that has ever appeared 
to aid us in the performance  of        
relative duties3 written with           
originality of thought and that         
peculiar and pious earnestness which so 
distinguishes all his works4    ,no one 
can read this book1 without finding in  
it his own portrait  truly and correctly
 drawn to the life4 ,many have been the 
hearers  of the word in its public      
ministration1 who have been astonished  
that a faithful minister has not only   
opened their outward conduct1  but the  
inward recesses of their heartsand have 
inquired with  wonder1 ',where could he 
get such a knowledge of my heart8' ,the 
usages  and feelings of every part of   
the human family the rich and poor      
outward professors or openly profane    

,god fearers or ,god defiersare         
displayed in the following pages as     
accurately as if the author had  been   
present in every family upon earth1 and 
had not only witnessed  the conduct of  
the happy and of the miserable in every 
grade2 but  he goes within and unvails  
that mystery of iniquity the human      
heart1  its secret springs1 feelings1   
and machinations4 ,what mysterious      
power could this uneducated man have    
possessed1 thus to dive  into the most  
subtle of all secret repositories1 the  
human heart6  ,could he have left his   
body at times and his invisible spirit  
have entered all chambers1 as was said  
of an ancient philosopher1  #a still    
time would have been too short even to  
have transiently  surveyed outward      
conduct2 and then he could not have     
entered into  the thoughts of others4   
,reader1 the fountain of all hidden     
things  was open to him4 ,shut up for   
many years in prison1 with the key  in  
his possession which unlocks all the    

mysteries of earth1 and  heaven1 and    
hellhe diligently used his time and all 
was revealed  to him4 ,he makes the     
source of his knowledge no secret1 but  
invites  you to search1 as he did1 this 
storehouse of things new and old4  ,it  
was the ,bible which unfolded to him all
 the great events of time  and of       
eternity all the secret springs of      
states1 and families1 and  individuals  
wonderous book6 ,it made an uneducated  
artizan wiser than  all the philosophers
 who have been contented with ,plato1   
,aristotle1  ,pliny1 ,plutarch1 and the 
most renowned of human writers4 ,not    
only  is the real state of human nature 
revealed with unerring truth1 as        
suffering under a cruel malady1         
strangely diverse in its operations1    
but all tending to the downward1 dark1  
dreary road to misery temporal  and     
eternal3 but it also displays the       
antidote2 an infallible remedy  against 
all the subtilties of this tortuous     
disease4 ,reader1 this  treasure is in  

our hands4 ,how great is the            
responsibility4 ,how  blessed are those 
who with earnest prayer for divine      
illumination  read ponder and relying   
upon the aid of the ,holy ,spirit1      
understand  and instantly obey the      
sacred precepts which its pages unfold4 
,weigh well their nature and tendency1  
as ,bunyan opens them in  this          
invaluable treatise4 ,they lead step by 
step from darkness to  light4 ,it may be
 a tempestuous passage in the dim       
twilight1 as it  was with him but it is 
safe and leads to the fountain of       
happiness  the source of blessedness the
 presence and smiles of ,god and the    
being conformed to his image4 ,in       
proportion as we are thus transformed   
in our minds1 we shall be able to fulfil
 all our duties and behavior  as        
becometh ,christians4 ,we dare not seek 
to avoid these duties  because they are 
full of anxieties4 ,blessed are those   
who know and  feel the ties of church   
fellowship or the nearer union of       

husband  and wife1 that type of the     
mystical union of ,christ and his       
church4  ,happy are those who piously   
discharge parental and filial duties1   
that figure of the relationship which   
the ,almighty1 in infinite              
condescension1 owns between him and his 
fallen but renewed creatures4  ,vows of 
celibacy disturb all the order and      
harmonies of creation1  and are fleshly1
 sensual1 devilish4 ,the unmarried are  
strangers  to those delightful or       
painful sensibilities which drive the   
soul  to continual converse with ,god1  
either in heart-felt praises or  for    
divine assistance to glorify him in the 
discharge of domestic  duties4 ,they who
 vow celibacy1 fly in the face of the   
infinitely  wise eternal1 who said1 ',it
 is not good for man to be alone4' ,he  
sets up his puny antagonism to          
omnipotence4 ,it is true1 that in  the  
prospect of the desolations which were  
foretold by the ,saviour  and were about
 to be poured out upon ,jerusalem1 'for 

the present  distress1' 'the short time'
 ,paul advised1 not commanded1 a        
temporary  deviation from the order of  
naturelike an eclipse of the sun or     
moonfor a 'short time' which no one     
could wish to be prolonged4  ,we are    
bound1 in the expectation of the divine 
approbation1 not to  shrink from duties1
 but to seek wisdom to fulfil them2 and 
in this  little work we have a          
scriptural guide to which we shall do   
well  to take heed4 ,it is a peculiarly 
solemn legacythe author's ardent  desire
 is thus expressed2 ',before ,i die as  
the greatest of all the  duties he had  
to perform let me provoke you to faith  
and holiness4'  ,be it our duty and     
privilege to examine our conduct        
faithfully by  those portions of holy   
writ1 with which this treatise is       
beautifully  adorned4 ,it was written in
 the prospect of sufferings and death1  
and yet how serene was his soul4 ,no    
cloud1 no doubts or fears are  seen2 his
 legacy to us as well as to those who   

survived him is1  ',love one another    
when ,i am deceased4' ,my labours of    
love to you  are limited to this world4 
',though there ,i shall rest from my    
labours1 and be in paradise1 as through 
grace1 ,i comfortably believe2  yet it  
is not there but here ,i must do you    
good4' ,consider what  he has advanced1 
and the scriptures by which every       
sentence is  confirmed1 and may his     
concluding and fervent prayer be        
answered to  our souls3 ',the ,lord give
 us understanding in all things4        
,farewell4'    ,,geo4 ,,offor4          
,the ,epistle to the ,reader            
,courteous ,reader1    ,having formerly 
writ some small matter touching the     
doctrine  of faith1 as justification by 
grace through the faith of ,christ's    
blood1 c41 ,i do here1 as the second to 
that doctrine1 present thee  with a few 
lines touching good works1 that ,i      
might1 as at first  ,i showed thee the  
good and glory of the one1 so now show  
thee the  beauty and excellency of the  

other3 for though we are justified      
freely by grace through ,christ before  
,god 7,rom #c3bd1 c472 yet we  are      
justified before men by our works       
7,james #b3ah73 nay1 a life of  holiness
 flowing from faith in us that are saved
 by grace1 it doth  justify that grace  
before the world1 that justifies us     
before ,god  7#b ,cor #f3a1c2 #i3ab1ac2 
#a ,peter #b3aa1ab74    ,i have not here
 only in general treated of this        
doctrine of good  works1 but            
particularly1 after some discourse about
 works flowing  from faith1 and what    
makes it truly and gospelly good1 ,i    
discourse  of them as we stand under our
 several relations in this world among  
men4    ,as1 ,the duty of the master of 
a family3 ,of the husband to his wife2  
and of hers to him3 ,of the duty of     
parents to their children2 and  of      
children to their parents3 ,of masters  
also to their servants2 and  of the     
servant again to his master3 with a     
brief touch upon good  neighbourhood2   

and a discovery of covetousness1 pride1 
and uncleanness1  which are great       
obstructions to a truly gospel          
conversation4    ,i know there are many 
that have treated of good works in large
 and  learned discourses2 but ,i doubt  
all have not so gospelized their        
discourses as becomes them1 and as the  
doctrine of the grace of ,god  calleth  
for4 ,however1 ,i thought it my duty to 
add this discourse  to all that are     
past2 and that for these reasons4    #a4
 ,to take away those aspersions that the
 adversaries cast upon  our doctrineas  
also in the days of ,paulthat because we
 preach  justification without works of 
the law2 therefore they pretend we      
plead for looseness of life3 'whose     
damnation is just' 7,rom #c3h74    #b4  
,because1 though there be much discourse
 about works in general1 yet  a         
particular discourse of them1 as before 
is touched1 is too much  neglected2 and 
by this means every one too much left at
 uncertainties  7as from them7 of their 

several works under their particular    
relations2 which ,i think is one reason 
of that disorder in families  and places
 where ,god's people live2 to their     
shame1 and the dishonour  of ,god4      
#c4 ,because these few books that do    
particularly treat thus of  good works1 
are1 ,i think1 now so scarce1 or so big1
 that but few  have them1 and few buy   
them1 if they may be had1 especially our
  new converts1 for whose sakes         
principally this short discourse is     
intended2 and indeed1 this is one reason
 of my brevity1 that the  price might   
neither be burdensome1 nor the reading  
long and tedious4  ,multitude of words  
drown the memory2 and an exhortation in 
few words  may yet be so full1 that the 
reader may find that in one side of a   
sheet1 which some are forced to hunt for
 in a whole book4 ,the ,lord  teach us  
this wisdom4    #d4 ,i have written this
 book1 to show that ,i bear a           
fellow-testimony  and witness1 with all 
that know ,god1 of the operation that   

grace  hath1 and will have1 in the heart
 that hath savingly received it4        
,lastly1 ,i have thus written1 because  
it is amiable and pleasant to  ,god1    
when ,christians keep their rank1       
relation1 and station1 doing  all as    
becometh their quality and calling4     
,when ,christians stand  every one in   
their places1 and do the work of their  
relations1 #b  then they are like the   
flowers in the garden1 that stand and   
grow  where the gardener hath planted   
them1 and then they shall both  honour  
the garden in which they are planted1   
and the gardener that  hath so disposed 
of them4 ,from the hyssop in the wall1  
to the cedar  in ,lebanon1 their fruit  
is their glory4 #c ,and seeing the stock
 into  which we are planted1 is the     
fruitfullest stock1 the sap conveyed    
thereout the fruitfullest sap1 and the  
dresser of our souls the  wisest        
husbandman1 7,john #ae3a7 how contrary  
to nature1 to example1  and expectation1
 should we be1 if we should not be rich 

in good  works6    ,wherefore take heed 
of being painted fire1 wherein is no    
warmth2  and painted flowers1 which     
retain no smell2 and of being painted   
trees1 whereon is no fruit4 ',whoso     
boasteth himself of a false  gift1 is   
like clouds and wind without rain'      
7,prov #be3ad74 ,farewell4    ,the ,lord
 be with thy spirit1 that thou mayest   
profit for time to  come4    ,j4        
,,bunyan4  ,christian ,behavior         
',,that ,,being ,,justified ,,by ,,his  
,,grace1 ,,we ,,should ,,be ,,made      
,,heirs ,,according  ,,to ,,the ,,hope  
,,of ,,eternal ,,life4 ,,this ,,is ,a   
,,faithful ,,saying1 ,,and ,,these      
,,things ,i ,,will ,,that ,,thou        
,,affirm ,,constantly1 ,,that ,,they    
,,which ,,have  ,,believed ,,in ,,god   
,,might ,,be ,,careful ,,to ,,maintain  
,,good ,,works4 ,,these  ,,things ,,are 
,,good ,,and ,,profitable ,,unto        
,,men4',,titus #c3g1h4    ,i shall not  
at this time discourse of every         
particular at large  included in these  

words2 but shall briefly fall upon those
 things  that ,i judge most necessary   
for the people of ,god4 ,neither shall  
,i  need to make any great preamble to  
the words for their explication2  they  
themselves being plain1 and without that
 ambiguity that  calleth for such a     
thing2 the general scope being this1    
,,that ,,they  ,,which ,,have ,,believed
 ,,in ,,god ,,should ,,be ,,careful ,,to
 ,,maintain ,,good ,,works4    ,but yet1
 to prosecute what ,i intend1 with what 
clearness ,i may1 ,i  shall in a word or
 two make way for what is to be the main
 of this  book4 ',this is a faithful    
saying4' ,this2 ,which8 ,why1 that which
  goeth before1 namely1 ',that being    
justified by his grace1 we should  be   
made heirs according to the hope of     
eternal life4 ,this is a  faithful      
saying1 and these things ,i will that   
thou affirm constantly4'    ,why so8    
,why1 ',that they which have believed in
 ,god1 might be careful to  maintain    
good works4' ,the meaning is1 that the  

way to provoke others  to good works1 is
 constantlyin the evidence and          
demonstration of  the spiritto show them
 the certainty of their these believers 
being by grace made heirs of eternal    
life4    ,from this scripture1          
therefore1 ,i do gather these things    
observable4    ,,first1 ,that good works
 do flow from faith4 ,yea1    ,,second1 
,that every one that believeth should be
 careful that their  works be good4     
,,third1 ,that every believer should not
 only be careful that their  works be   
good1 and for the present do them1 but  
should also be  careful to maintain     
them2 that is1 they should carefully    
study to  keep in a constant course of  
good works4    ,,fourth1 and lastly1    
,that the best way to provoke both      
ourselves  and others to this work1 it  
is to be often affirming to others the  
doctrine of justification by grace1 and 
to believe it ourselves3  ',this is a   
faithful saying1 and these things ,i    
will1' saith ,paul1  'that thou affirm  

constantly1 that they which have        
believed in ,god  might be careful to   
maintain good works4'    ,,first4 ,i    
begin with the first4 ,that good works  
do flow from faith4  ,this is evident   
divers ways4    ,first1 ,from the       
impossibility of their flowing from any 
other thing2  they must either flow from
 faith1 or not at all3 ',for whatsoever 
is not of faith1 is sin' 7,rom #ad3bc74 
,and again1 ',without faith  it is      
impossible to please him' 7,heb #aa3f74 
,every man by nature1  before faith1 is 
an evil and a corrupt tree2 and a       
corrupt tree  cannot bring forth good   
fruit3 ',do men gather grapes of thorns1
  or figs of thistles8' 7,matt          
#g3af1ag74 ,now a man is made good by   
faith1 and by that bringeth forth the   
fruits that are acceptable  to ,god     
7,heb #aa3d2 ,col #a3d-f74    ,wherefore
 sinners1 before faith1 are compared to 
the wilderness1 whose  fruits are briars
 and thorns2 and whose hearts are the   
habitation  of dragons2 that is1 of     

devils #d 7,isa #ce3f1g2 ,heb #f3g1h74  
,and hence again it is1 that they are   
said to be ,godless1 ,christless1       
,spiritless1 faithless1 hopeless2       
without the covenant of grace1  without 
strength2 enemies in their minds by     
wicked works1 and  possessed by the     
spirit of wickedness1 as a castle by a  
conqueror  7,eph #b3ab2 ,jude #ai2 #b   
,thess #c3b2 ,col #a3ba2 ,luke #aa3ba74 
,now1 these things being thus1 it is    
impossible that all the men  under      
heaven1 that are unconverted1 should be 
able to bring forth  one work rightly   
good2 even as impossible1 as for all the
 briars and  thorns under heaven to     
bring forth one cluster of grapes1 or   
one  bunch of figs2 for indeed they want
 the qualification4 ,a thorn  bringeth  
not forth figs1 because it wanteth the  
nature of the  fig-tree2 and so doth the
 bramble the nature of the vine4 ,good  
works must come from a good heart4 ,now1
 this the unbeliever wanteth1  because  
he wanteth faith2 for it is that which  

purifieth the heart  7,luke #f3de2 ,acts
 #ae3i74 ,good works must come from love
 to the ,lord  ,jesus2 but this the     
unbeliever wanteth also1 because he     
wanteth  faith3 ,for faith 'worketh by  
love1' and by that means doth good      
7,gal #e3f74    ,and hence again it is1 
that though the carnal man doth never so
  much which he calleth good1 yet it is 
rejected1 slighted1 and turned  as dirt 
in his face again2 his prayers are      
abominable 7,prov #ae3h71  his ploughing
 is sin 7,prov #ba3d71 and all his      
righteousness as  menstruous rags 7,isa 
#fd3f74    ,thus you see that without   
faith there are no good works4    ,now  
then1 to show you that they flow from   
faith3 and that1 ,for  that ,,faith is a
 principle of life1 by which a          
,christian lives 7,gal  #b3ai1bj71 a    
principle of motion1 by which it walks  
towards heaven  in the way of holiness  
7,rom #d3ab2 #b ,cor #e3g74 ,it is also 
a principle  of strength1 by which the  
soul opposeth its lust1 the devil1 and  

this world1 and overcomes them4 ',this  
is the victory1 even our  faith' 7#a    
,john #e3d1e7 ,faith1 in the heart of a 
,christian1 is like  the salt that was  
thrown into the corrupt fountain1 that  
made the  naughty waters good1 and the  
barren land fruitful 7#b ,kings         
#b3ai-bb74  ,faith1 when it is wrought  
in the heart1 is like leaven hid in the 
meal1 7,matt #ac3cc7 or like perfume    
that lighteth upon stinking  leather1   
turning the smell of the leather into   
the savour of the  perfume2 faith being 
then planted in the heart1 and having   
its  natural inclination to holiness4   
,hence it is that there followeth  an   
alteration of the life and conversation1
 and so bringeth forth  fruit           
accordingly4 ',a good man out of the    
good treasure of his heart  bringeth    
forth that which is good' 7,luke #f3de74
 ,which treasure1 ,i  say1 is this faith
 7,james #b3e2 #a ,peter #a3g74 ,and    
therefore it is  that faith is called   
'the faith according to godliness1'     

7,titus  #a3a7 and the 'most holy faith'
 7,jude #bj74    ,second1 ,good works   
must needs flow from faith1 or no way2  
because  that alone carrieth in it an   
argument sufficiently prevalent to  win 
upon our natures1 to make them comply   
with holiness4    ,faith showeth us that
 ,god loveth us1 that he forgiveth us   
our sins1  that he accounteth us for his
 children1 having freely justified us   
through the blood of his ,son 7,rom     
#c3bd1be2 #d2 ,heb #aa3ac2 #a ,peter    
#a3h74    ,faith receiveth the promise1 
embraceth it1 and comforteth the soul   
unspeakably with it4 ,faith is so great 
an artist in arguing and  reasoning with
 the soul1 that it will bring over the  
hardest heart  that it hath to deal     
with4 ,it will bring to my remembrance  
at once1  both my vileness against ,god1
 and his goodness towards me2 it will   
show me1 that though ,i deserve not to  
breathe in the air1 yet that  ,god will 
have me an heir of glory4    ,now1 there
 is no argument greater than this4 ,this

 will make a man  run through ten       
thousand difficulties1 to answer ,god1  
though he  never can1 for the grace he  
hath bestowed on him4    ,further1      
,,faith will show me how                
distinguishingly this love of ,god  hath
 set itself upon me2 it will show me1   
that though ,esau was  ,jacob's brother1
 yet he loved ,jacob 7,mal #a3b74 ,that 
though there  were thousands more       
besides me that were as good as me1 yet 
,i must  be the man that must be chosen4
    ,now this1 ,i say1 is a marvellous  
argument1 and unspeakably prevaileth    
with the sinner1 as saith the apostle3  
',for the love of ,christ  constraineth 
us2 because we thus judge1 that if one  
died for all1  then were all dead3 ,and 
that he died for all2 that they which   
live1'  that is1 by faith1 'should not  
henceforth live unto themselves1  but   
unto him which died for them1 and rose  
again' 7#b ,cor #e3ad1ae74  ',love1'    
saith the wise man1 'is strong as death2
 ,many waters cannot  quench love1      

neither can the floods drown it3 if a   
man would give  all the substance of his
 house for love1 it would utterly be    
contemned'  7,song #h3f1g74 ,oh6 when   
the broken1 dying1 condemned soul1 can  
but  see1 by faith1 the love of a       
tender-hearted ,saviour1 and also see   
what he underwent to deliver it from    
under that death1 guilt1 and  hell1 that
 now it feels and fears2 which also it  
knoweth it hath  most justly and highly 
deserved2 ',then bless the ,lord1 ,o my 
soul'  7,psa #ajc3a1b1c72 and ',what    
shall ,i render unto the ,lord for all  
his benefits8' 7,psa #aaf3a-ad74        
,thus is faith a prevailing argument to 
the sinner1 whereby he is  fetched off  
from what he was1 and constrained to    
bend and yield to  what before he       
neither would nor could 7#a ,cor #b3ad2 
,rom #h3g74    ,and hence it is1 that   
gospel obedience is called 'the         
obedience of  faith1' as well as        
obedience to the faith 7,rom #af3bf74   
,for it must  be by the faith of ,christ

 in my heart1 that ,i submit to the word
  of faith in the ,bible1 otherwise all 
is to no profit3 as saith the  apostle1 
',the word preached did not profit them1
 not being mixed  with faith in them    
that heard it' 7,heb #d3b74 ,for faith  
alone can  see the reality of what the  
gospel saith2 and so ,i say1 argue over 
the heart to the embracing of it4       
,third1 ,faith is such a grace1 as will 
represent to the soul  all things in    
their proper colours4 ,it doth not1 as  
doth unbelief  and ignorance1 show us   
all things out of order2 putting        
darkness  for light1 and bitter for     
sweet2 but will set every thing in its  
proper place before our eyes2 ,god and  
,christ shall be with it1 the  chiefest 
good1 the most lovely and amiable2 a    
heavenly life shall  be of greater      
esteem1 and more desirable1 than all the
 treasures  of ,egypt6 ,righteousness   
and sanctification will be the thing    
after  which it will most vehemently    
press2 because it seeth not only  death 

and damnation as the fruits of sin1 but 
sin also in itself1  distinct from the  
punishment belonging to it1 a           
detestable1 horrible1  and odious thing 
7,heb #aa3be-bg2 ,phil #c3g-ab2 ,rom    
#ab3i74    ,by faith we see that this   
world hath no abiding in it for us1 nor 
no satisfaction if it were otherwise    
7,prov #c3ce2 ,heb #aa3ae1af2  #ac3ad2  
#a ,cor #g3i-ca74 ,and hence it is1 that
 the people of ,god have  groaned to be 
gone from hence1 into a state that is   
both sinless and  temptationless4 ,and  
hence it is again that they have run    
through  so many trials1 afflictions1   
and adversities1 even because of  that  
love to holiness of life that faith     
being in their hearts did  prompt them  
to1 by showing them the worth and       
durableness of that  which was good1 and
 the irksomeness and evil of all things 
else 7#b  ,cor #e3a-h2 ,heb #aa3cc-ci74 
,fourth1 ,faith layeth hold of that     
which is able to help the soul  to bring
 forth good works3 it layeth hold of1   

and engageth the  strength of ,christ1  
and by that overcometh that which       
oppresseth2  ',i can do all things      
through ,christ which strengtheneth me' 
7,phil  #d3ac74    ,in a word1 a life of
 holiness and godliness in this world1  
doth so  inseparably follow a principle 
of faith1 that it is both monstrous  and
 ridiculous to suppose the contrary4    
,what1 shall not he that  hath life have
 motion6 7,gal #b3bj74 ,he that hath by 
faith received  the spirit of holiness1 
shall not he be holy8 7,gal #c3b74 and  
he  that is called to glory and virtue1 
shall not he add to his faith  virtue8  
7#b ,peter #a3d1e74 ,we are by faith    
made good trees1 and shall  not we bring
 forth good fruit8 7,luke #f3dc74 ,they 
that believe are  created in ,christ    
,jesus unto good works2 and ,god hath1  
before the  world was1 ordained that we 
should walk in them2 and shall both our 
second creation1 and ,god's             
foreordination be made frustrate8 7,eph 
#a3d2 #b3aj74 ,besides1 the children of 

faith are the children of  light1 and of
 the day 7#a ,thess #e3e74 ,lights upon 
a hill1 and candles  on a candlestick1  
and shall not they shine8 ,they are the 
salt of  the earth1 shall not they be   
seasoning8 7,matt #e3ac-af74    ,the    
believer is the alone man1 by whom ,god 
showeth to the world  the power of his  
grace1 the operation of his people's    
faith1 c4  ,the unbelievers read indeed 
of the power of grace2 of the faith1    
hope1 love1 joy1 peace1 and             
sanctification of the heart of the      
,christian2 but they feel nothing of    
that sin-killing operation that  is in  
these things2 these are to them as a    
story of ,rome or ,spain4  ,wherefore to
 show them in others1 what they find not
 in themselves1  ,god worketh faith1    
hope1 love1 c41 in a generation that    
shall  serve him2 and by them they shall
 see what they cannot find in           
themselves2 and by this means they shall
 be convinced1 that though  sin1 and the
 pleasures of this life1 be sweet to    

them1 yet there  is a people otherwise  
minded2 even such a people1 that do     
indeed  see the glory of that which     
others read of1 and from that sight     
take pleasure in those things which they
 are most averse unto4 ,to  this1 ,i    
say1 are ,christians called2 herein is  
,god glorified2 hereby  are sinners     
convinced2 and by this the world        
condemned 7#a ,thess  #d3g2 #a ,peter   
#b3ab2 #c3a2 ,heb #aa3g74    ,object4   
,but if faith doth so naturally cause   
good works1 what  then is the reason    
that ,god's people find it so hard a    
matter to  be fruitful in good works8   
,answer    #a4 ,god's people are        
fruitful in good works according to the 
proportion  of their faith2 if they be  
slender in good works1 it is because    
they are weak in faith4 ,little faith is
 like small candles1 or weak  fire1     
which though they shine and have heat2  
yet but dim shining  and small heat1    
when compared with bigger candles and   
greater fire4  ,the reason why ,sardis  

had some in it whose works were not     
perfect  before ,god1 it was1 because   
they did not hold fast by faith the     
word that they had formerly heard and   
received 7,rev #c3a-c74    #b4 ,there   
may be a great mistake in our judging of
 our own fruitfulness4  ,the soul that  
indeed is candid and right at heart1 is 
taught by  grace to judge itself1 though
 fruitful1 yet barren upon two accounts4
  7#a47 ,when it compareth its life to  
the mercy bestowed upon it3 for  when a 
soul doth indeed consider the greatness 
and riches of the  mercy bestowed upon  
it1 then it must needs cry out1 ',o     
wretched  man that ,i am1' 7,rom #g3bd7 
for it seeth itself wonderfully to fall 
short of a conversation becoming one who
 hath received so great a  benefit4     
7#b47 ,it may also judge itself barren1 
because it falleth  so far short of that
 it would attain unto1 'it cannot do the
 thing  that it would' 7,gal #e3ag74    
#c4 ,the heart of a ,christian is       
naturally very barren2 upon which1      

though the seed of grace1 that is the   
fruitfullest of all seeds1  be sown1 yet
 the heart is naturally subject to bring
 forth weeds  7,mat #ae3ai74 ,now1 to   
have a good crop from such ground1 doth 
argue the fruitfulness of the seed4     
,wherefore ,i conclude upon these  three
 things1 7#a47 ,that the seed of faith  
is a very fruitful seed1  in that it    
will be fruitful in so barren a soil4   
7#b47 ,that faith  is not beholden to   
the heart1 but the heart to it1 for all 
its  fruitfulness4 7#c47 ,that therefore
 the way to be a more fruitful          
,christian1 it is to be stronger in     
believing4    ,,second    ,now for the  
second thing1 to wit1 ,that every one   
that believeth  should be careful that  
their works be good4 ,this followeth    
from  what went just before2 to wit1    
,that the heart of a ,christian is a    
heart subject to bring forth weeds4     
,there is flesh as well as spirit in the
 best of saints3 and as the  spirit of  
grace will be always putting forth      

something that is good1  so the flesh   
will be putting forth continually that  
which is evil4  ',for the flesh lusteth 
against the ,spirit1 and the ,spirit    
against  the flesh' 7,gal #e3ag74       
,now this considered1 is the cause why  
you find so often in the  ,scriptures so
 many items and cautions to the         
,christians to look  to their lives and 
conversations4 ,as1 ',keep thy heart    
with all  diligence' 7,prov #d3bc74     
',watch ye1 stand fast in the faith1    
quit  you like men1 be strong' 7#a ,cor 
#af3ac74 ',be not deceived2 ,god is  not
 mocked3 for whatsoever a man soweth1   
that shall he also reap4  ,for he that  
soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh  
reap corruption2  but he that soweth to 
the ,spirit shall of the ,spirit reap   
life  everlasting' 7,gal #f3g1h74       
,all works are not good that seem to be 
so4 ,it is one thing for a  man's ways  
to be right in his own eye1 and another 
for them to be  right in ,god's4 ,often 
'that which is highly esteemed among men

 is  abomination in the sight of ,god'  
7,prov #cj3ab2 ,luke #af3ae74    ,seeing
 corruption is not yet out of our       
natures1 there is a proneness  in us to 
build even upon the right foundation1   
wood1 hay1 and  stubble1 instead of gold
 and silver1 and precious stones 7#a    
,cor  #c3aa-ae74 ,how was both ,david   
the king1 ,nathan the prophet1 and      
,uzza the priest1 deceived1 touching    
good works6 7#a ,chron #ag3a-d2         
#ac3i-aa74 ,peter also1 in both his     
defending his ,master in the  garden1   
and in dissuading of him from his       
sufferings1 though both  out of love and
 affection to his ,master1 was deceived 
touching good  works4 7,matt #af3bb1bc2 
,john #ah3aj1aa74 ,many have miscarried 
both  as to doctrine1 worship1 and the  
prosecution of each4    ,first1 ,for    
doctrine4 ,christ tells the ,jews1 that 
they taught for  the doctrines of ,god  
the doctrines and traditions of men     
7,matt  #ae3i2 ,mark #g3g74 ,as also1   
saith the apostle1 ,they teach 'things  

they ought not1 for filthy lucre's sake'
 7,titus #a3aa74    ,second1 ,also      
touching worsphip1 we find how          
frequently men  have mistaken1 both for 
time1 place1 and matter1 with which they
  worshipped4    #a4 ,for time4 ,it hath
 been that which man hath devised1 not  
which  ,god hath commanded 7#a ,kings   
#ab3cb74 ,they 'change the ordinance1'  
saith ,isaiah1 #bd3e4 ,they change      
,god's 'judgments into wickedness1'     
saith ,ezekiel #e3f4    #b4 ,for place4 
,when they should have worshipped at    
,jerusalem1 they  worshipped at ,bethel1
 at ,gilgal and ,dan1 in gardens1 under 
poplars  and elms4 7#a ,kings #ab3bf-cj2
 ,hosea #d3ac-ae2 ,isa #fe3b-e74    #c4 
,for the matter with which they         
worshipped4 ,instead of bringing        
according to the commandment1 they      
brought the lame1 the torn1 and  the    
sick2 they would sanctify themselves in 
gardens1 with swine's  flesh and mice1  
when they should have done it at        
,jerusalem1 with  bullocks and lambs    

7,isa #ff3ag74    ,third1 ,again1       
touching men's prosecuting their zeal   
for their worship1  c41 that they do    
think right2 how hot hath it been1      
though with  no reason at all8          
,nebuchadnezzar will have his fiery     
furnace1 and  ,darius his lions' den for
 ,nonconformists 7,dan #c3f2 #f3g1 c47  
,again1  they have persecuted men even  
to strange cities2 have laid traps  and 
snares in every corner1 to entrap and to
 entangle their words2  and if they     
could at any time but kill the persons  
that dissented  from them1 they would   
think they did ,god good service 7,acts 
#bf3aa2  ,luke #aa3ec1ed2 ,john         
#ai3a1b74 ,but what need we look so far 
from  home1 were it not that ,i would   
seal my sayings with truth4 ,we need    
look no farther to affirm this position1
 than to the ,papists and  their        
companions4 ,how many have they in all  
ages hanged1 burned1  starved1 drowned1 
racked1 dismembered1 and murdered1 both 
openly  and in secret8 and all under a  

pretence of ,god1 his worship1 and  good
 works4 #e ,thus you see how wise men   
and fools1 saints and  sinners1         
,christians and heathens1 have erred in 
the business of  good works2 wherefore  
every one should be careful to see that 
their  works ,,be good4    ,now1 then1  
to prevent1 if ,god will1 miscarriage in
 this matter1 ,i  shall propound unto   
you what it is for a work to be rightly 
good4  ,first1 ,a good work must have   
the word for its authority4 ,second1    
,it must1 as afore was said1 flow from  
faith4 ,third1 ,it must be both  rightly
 timed and rightly placed4 ,fourth1 ,it 
must be done willingly1  cheerfully1 c4 
,first1 ,it must have the word for its  
authority4 ,zeal without  knowledge is  
like a mettled horse without eyes1 or   
like a sword in  a madman's hand2 and   
there is no knowledge where there is not
 the  word3 for if they reject the word 
of the ,lord1 and act not by that1      
'what wisdom is in them8' saith the     
prophet 7,jer #h3i2 ,isa #h3bj74        

,wherefore see thou have the word for   
what thou dost4    ,second1 ,as there   
must be the word for the authorising of 
what thou  dost1 so there must be faith1
 from which it must flow1 as ,i showed  
you before3 'for whatsoever is not of   
faith is sin2' and 'without  faith it is
 impossible to please ,god4' ,now1 ,i   
say1 without the  word there is no      
faith1 7,rom #aj3ag71 as without faith  
there is no  good1 let men's pretences  
be what they will4    ,third1 ,as it    
must have these two aforenamed1 so also 
it must have1  #a4 ,right time2 and1 #b4
 ,right place4    #a4 ,it must be       
rightly timed4 ,every work is not to be 
done at the  same time2 every time not  
being convenient for such a work2 ,there
  is a time for all things1 and every   
thing is beautiful in its time  7,eccl  
#c3aa74 ,there is a time to pray1 a time
 to hear1 a time to  read1 a time to    
confer1 a time to meditate1 a time to   
do1 and a  time to suffer4 ,now1 to be  
hearing when we should be preaching and 

doing1 that is1 yielding active         
obedience to that under which we  ought 
to suffer1 is not good4 ,christ was very
 wary1 that both his  doings and        
sufferings were rightly timed 7,john    
#b3c1d2 #ac3a1b74 ,and  herein we ought 
to follow his steps4 ,to be at plough in
 the field1  when ,i should be hearing  
the word1 is not good2 and to be talking
  abroad1 when ,i should be instructing 
my family at home1 is as bad3  ',whoso  
keepeth the commandment1 shall feel no  
evil thing3 'and  a wise man's heart    
discerneth both time and judgment'      
7,eccl #h3e74  ,good things mistimed1   
are fruitless1 unprofitable1 and vain4  
#b4 ,as things must have their right    
time1 so they must be rightly  placed2  
for the misplacing of any work is as bad
 as the mistiming  of it4 ,when ,i say1 
things1 if good1 must be rightly placed1
 ,i mean1  we should not give to any    
work more than the word of ,god alloweth
  it1 neither should we give it less4   
,mint1 anise1 and cummin1 are  not so   

weighty matters as faith and the love of
 ,god2 as in 7,matt  #bc3bc74 ,for a    
pastor to be exercising the office of a 
deacon1  instead of the office of a     
pastor1 it is misplacing of works 7,acts
  #f3b74 ,for ,martha to be making      
outward provision for ,christ1 when  she
 should have sat at his feet to hear his
 word1 was the misplacing  a work2 and  
for her sister to have done it at her   
requestthough  the thing in itself was  
goodhad been her sin also 7,luke        
#aj3ci-db74  ,now1 to prevent the       
misplacing of good works1    7#a47 ,they
 misplace them that set them in the room
 of ,christ 7,rom  #aj3 #a-c74    7#b47 
,they also misplace them that make them 
copartners with him 7,rom  #i3ca1cb2    
,acts #ae3a74 ,this is setting up our   
post by ,god's posts1  and man's        
righteousness by the righteousness of   
,christ 7,eze #dc3g1h74  ,these are said
 to be teachers of the law1 not knowing 
what they  say1 nor whereof they affirm 
7#a ,tim #a3g74    7#c47 ,they also     

misplace works1 who ascribe to a work of
 less moment  that honour that belongeth
 to a work more noble4 ,and such are 7a7
  ,those who count the ceremonial part  
of an ordinance as good as  the doctrine
 and signification of it4 #f 7b7 ,such  
who account the  dictates and impulses  
of a mere natural conscience1 as good1  
as high1  and divine1 as the leadings   
and movings of the ,spirit of ,christ4  
7c7 ,those also who count it enough to  
do something of what ,god  hath         
commanded1 and that something1 possibly 
the least1 instead  of all1 and the     
things more necessary and weighty4 7d7  
,they also  much misplace them1 who     
count things indifferent as high as     
those  that are absolutely necessary in 
the worship of ,god4 7e7 ,but  the      
grosser1 who place men's traditions     
above them4 7f7 ,and they  greatest of  
all1 who put bitter for sweet1 and      
darkness for light4  ,all these things  
we must shun and avoid1 as things       
absolutely  obstructive to good works4  

,wherefore touching good works2         
obedience is better than sacrifice2     
that is1 to do things according to the  
word of ,god1 is better  than to do them
 according to my fancy and conceit 7#a  
,sam #ae3bb74  ',wherefore1 let all     
things be done decently and in order'   
7#a ,cor  #ad3dj74    ,fourth1 ,again1  
as good works should be ordered and     
qualified1 as  before is touched1 so    
they should be done from the heart1     
willingly1  cheerfully1 with simplicity 
and charity1 according to what a man    
hath 7#a ,john #e3c2 #b ,cor #i3g2 ,rom 
#ab3h2 ,col #c3ab2 #a ,cor #aj3bd2 #b   
,cor #h3ab74    ,farther1 there are     
three things that a man should have in  
his eye  in every work he doth4 #a4 ,the
 honour of ,god 7#a ,cor #f3bj74 #b4    
,the  edification of his neighbour 7#a  
,cor #ad3bf74 #c4 ,the expediency or    
inexpediency of what ,i am to do 7#a    
,cor #f3ab74 ,and always observe  it1   
that the honour of ,god is wrapped up in
 the edification of thy  neighbour2 and 

the edification of thy neighbour in the 
expediency  of what thou dost4          
,again1 if thou wouldst walk to the     
edification of thy neighbour1  and so to
 ,god's honour1 in the midst of thy     
observers1 beware1    #ast4 ,that thou  
in thy words and carriages dost so      
demean thyself1  that ,christ in his    
precious benefits may be with clearness 
spoken  forth by thee2 and take heed1   
that thou dost not enter into doubtful  
points with them that are weak 7,rom    
#ae3a74 ,but deal chiefly1  lovingly1   
and wisely1 with their consciences about
 those matters  that tend to their      
establishment in the faith of their     
justification1  and deliverance from    
death and hell4 ',comfort the           
feeble-minded1'  confirm the weak 7#a   
,thess #e3ad74    #bndly4 ,if thou be   
stronger than thy brother1 take heed    
that thou do  not that before him1 that 
may offend his weak conscience2 ,i mean1
  things that in themselves may be      
lawful4 ,all that is lawful is not      

expedient2 all that is lawful edifieth  
not 7#a ,cor #f3ab74 ,wherefore  here is
 thy wisdom and love1 that thou in some 
things deny thyself  for thy brother's  
sake4 ',i will eat no flesh while the   
world  standeth1' saith ,paul1 'lest ,i 
make my brother to offend' 7#a ,cor     
#h3ac74 ,wherefore have this faith to   
thyself before ,god 7,rom #ad3bb74  ,but
 if thou walk otherwise1 know1 thou     
walkest not charitably1 and  so not to  
edification1 and so not to ,christ's    
honour1 but dost sin  against ,christ1  
and wound thy weak brother1 for whom    
,christ died  7,rom #ad3ae2 #a ,cor     
#h3ab74 ,but ,i say1 all this while keep
 thy eye  upon the word2 take heed of   
going contrary to that under any        
pretence  whatever2 for without the     
word1 there is nothing to ,god's glory1 
nor thy brother's edification4          
,wherefore1 walk 'wisely in a perfect   
way' 7,psa #aja3b1 #c74    ,having thus1
 in few words1 showed you what are works
 rightly good1  ,i beseech you in the   

name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that  
you put  yourselves into a conscientious
 performance of them1 that you may1     
while you live here1 be vessels of      
honour1 and fit for the master's  use1  
and prepared to every good work 7#a ,tim
 #f3ah74 ,study to approve  things that 
are excellent1 'that you may be sincere1
 and without  offence1 until the day of 
,christ' 7,phil #a3aj74 ,covet communion
 with  ,god3 'covet earnestly the best  
gifts' 7#a ,cor #ab3ca74 ,ah6 we that   
are redeemed from among men 7,rev       
#ad3d71 and that rejoice in the  hope of
 the glory of ,god 7,rom #e3b71 we that 
look1 ,i say1 for the  blessed hope1 and
 the glorious appearing of the great    
,god and our  ,saviour ,jesus ,christ   
7,titus #b3ac71 'what manner of persons 
ought  we to be in all holy conversation
 and godliness' 7#b ,peter #c3aa74      
,to conclude1 for your farther          
edification1 take a plain rehearsal  of 
your several general duties and works1  
to which ,god engageth you  in his word1

 according to your places1 callings1 and
 relations in  this world2    ,,duties  
,,of ,,the ,,master ,,of ,a ,,family4   
,if thou have under thee a family1 then 
thou art to consider the  several       
relations thou standest under2 and art  
to know1 that thou  in each of them hast
 a work to do for ,god1 and that he     
expecteth  thy faithful deportment under
 every one of them4 ,as1 in general2    
,,duty ,,to ,,the ,,family ,,in         
,,general4    ,he that is the master of 
a family1 he hath1 as under that        
relation1 a  work to do for ,god2 to    
wit1 the right governing of his own     
family4  ,and his work is twofold4      
,first1 ,touching the spiritual state   
thereof4 ,second1 ,touching the outward 
state thereof4    ,first1 ,as touching  
the spiritual state of his family2 he   
ought to  be very diligent and          
circumspect1 doing his utmost endeavour 
both  to increase faith where it is     
begun1 and to begin it where it is  not4
 ,wherefore1 to this end1 he ought      

diligently and frequently to  lay before
 his household such things of ,god1 out 
of his word1 as  are suitable for each  
particular4 ,and let no man question his
 rule  in the word of ,god for such a   
practice2 for if the thing itself  were 
but of good report1 and a thing tending 
to civil honesty1 it  is within the     
compass and bounds even of nature       
itself1 and ought  to be done2 much more
 things of a higher nature2 besides1 the
 apostle  exhorts us to ',whatsoever    
things are honest1 whatsoever things are
  just1 pure1 lovely1 and of good       
report1 to think of them1' that is1  to 
be mindful to do them 7,phil #d3h74 ,but
 to be conversant in this  godly        
exercise in our family1 is very worthy  
of praise1 and doth  much become all    
,christians4 ,this is one of the things 
for which  ,god so highly commended his 
servant ,abraham1 and that with which   
his heart was so much affected4 ,i know 
,abraham1 saith ,god1 ',i  know him' to 
be a good man in very deed1 for 'he will

 command his  children1 and his         
household after him1 and they shall keep
 the way  of the ,lord' 7,gen #ah3ai74  
,this was a thing also which good       
,joshua  designed should be his practice
 as long as he had a breathing time  in 
this world4 ',as for me1' saith he1 ,i  
'and my household1 we will  serve the   
,lord' 7,josh #bd3ae74    ,further1 we  
find also in the ,new ,testament1 that  
they are looked  upon as ,christians of 
an inferior rank that have not a due    
regard  to this duty2 yea1 so inferior  
as not fit to be chosen to any office   
in the church of ,god4 ,a bishop or     
pastor must be one that ruleth  well his
 own house1 having his children in      
subjection with all  gravity2 ,for if a 
man know not how to rule his own house1 
how shall  he take care of the church of
 ,god8 ',the deacon' also1 saith he1    
must 'be the husband of one wife1 ruling
 their children1 and their  own house   
well' 7#a ,tim #c74 ,mark a little1 the 
apostle seems to lay  down thus much1   

that a man that governs his family well1
 hath one  qualification belonging to a 
pastor or deacon in the house of ,god1  
for he that knoweth not how to rule his 
own house1 how shall he  take care of   
the church of ,god8 which thing         
considered1 it giveth  us light into the
 work of the master of a family1        
touching the  governing of his house4   
#a4 ,a pastor must be sound and         
uncorrupt in his doctrine2 and indeed   
so must the master of a family 7,titus  
#a3i2 ,eph #f3d74    #b4 ,a pastor      
should be apt to teach1 to reprove1 and 
to exhort2 and  so should the master of 
a family 7#a ,tim #c3b2 ,deut #f3g74    
#c4 ,a pastor must himself be exemplary 
in faith and holiness2 and  so also     
should the master of a family 7#a ,tim  
#c3b-d2 #d3ab74 ',i1'  saith ,david1    
'will behave myself in a perfect way2 ,i
 will walk in1'  or before1 'my house   
with a perfect heart' 7,psa #aja3b74    
#d4 ,the pastor is for getting the      
church together2 and when they  are so  

come together1 then to pray among them1 
and to preach unto  them4 ,this is also 
commendable in ,christian masters of    
families4    ,object4    ,but my family 
is ungodly and unruly1 touching all that
 is good4  ,what shall ,i do8           
,answer4    #a4 ,though this be true1   
yet thou must rule them1 and not they   
thee6  ,thou are set over them of ,god1 
and thou art to use the authority  which
 ,god hath given thee1 both to rebuke   
their vice1 and to show  them the evil  
of their rebelling against the ,lord4   
,this did ,eli1  though not enough2 and 
thus did ,david 7#a ,sam #b3bd1 #be2 #a 
,chron  #bh3i74 ,also1 thou must tell   
them how sad thy state was when thou    
wast in their condition1 and so labour  
to recover them out of the  snare of the
 devil 7,mark #e3ai74    #b4 ,thou      
oughtest also to labour to draw them    
forth to ,god's public  worship1 if     
peradventure ,god may convert their     
souls4 ,saith ,jacob  to his household1 
and to all that were about him1 ',let us

 arise  and go up to ,bethel2 and ,i    
will make there an altar unto ,god1 who 
answered me in the day of my distress'  
7,gen #ce3c74 ,hannah would  carry      
,samuel to ,shiloh1 that he might abide 
with ,god for ever  7#a ,sam #a3bb74    
,indeed a soul rightly touched1 will    
labour to draw1  not only their         
families1 but a whole city after ,jesus 
,christ 7,john  #d3bh-cj74    #c4 ,if   
they are obstinate1 and will not go     
forth with thee1 then do  thou get godly
 and sound men to thy house1 and there  
let the word  of ,god be preached1 when 
thou hast1 as ,cornelius1 gathered thy  
family and friends together 7,acts #aj74
 ,you know that the jailor1  ,lydia1    
,crispus1 ,gaius1 ,stephanus1 and       
others1 had not only themselves1  but   
their families1 made gracious by the    
word preached1 and that  some of them1  
if not all1 by the word preached in     
their houses  7,acts #af3ad-cd2 #ah3g1  
#h2 #a ,cor #a3af74 ,and this1 for ought
 ,i know1  might be one reason among    

many1 why the apostles taught in their  
day1 not only publicly1 but from house  
to house2 ,i say1 that they  might1 if  
possible1 bring in those in some family1
 which yet remained  unconverted1 and in
 their sins 7,acts #aj3bd2 #bj3bj1 #ba74
 ,for some1  you know how usual it was  
in the day of ,christ1 to invite him to 
their houses1 if they had any afflicted1
 that either would not or  could not    
come unto him 7,luke #g3b1 #c2 #h3da74  
,if this be the way  with those that    
have outward diseases in their families1
 how much  more then1 where there are   
souls that have need of ,christ1 to save
  them from death and eternal damnation6
    #d4 ,take heed that thou do not     
neglect family duties among them        
thyself2 as1 reading the word and       
prayer2 if thou hast one in thy  family 
that is gracious1 take encouragement2   
nay1 if thou art alone1  yet know that  
thou hast both liberty to go to ,god    
through ,christ1  and also art at that  
time in a capacity of having the        

universal  church join with thee for the
 whole number of those that shall be    
saved4    #e4 ,take heed that thou      
suffer not any ungodly1 profane1 or     
heretical  books1 or discourse in thy   
house4 ',evil communications corrupt    
good  manners' 7#a ,cor #ae3cc74 ,i mean
 such profane or heretical books1  c41  
as either tend to provoke to looseness  
of life1 or such as do  oppose the      
fundamentals of the gospel4 ,i know that
 ,christians must  be allowed their     
liberty as to things indifferent2 but   
for those  things that strike either at 
faith or holiness1 they ought to  be    
abandoned by all ,christians1 and       
especially by the pastors of  churches1 
and masters of families2 which practice 
was figured out  by ,jacob's commanding 
his house1 and all that was with him1 to
 put  away the strange gods from among  
them1 and to change their garments      
7,gen #ce3b74 ,all those in the ,acts   
set a good example for this1 who  took  
their curious books and burned them     

before all men1 though  they were worth 
fifty thousand pieces of silver 7,acts  
#ai3ah1 #ai74  ,the neglect of this     
fourth particular hath occasioned ruin  
in many  families1 both among children  
and servants4 ,it is easier for vain    
talkers1 and their deceivable works1 to 
subvert whole households1  than many are
 aware of 7,titus #a3aj1 #aa74 ,thus    
much touching the  spiritual state of   
thy household4 ,and now to its outward4 
,second1 ,touching the outward state of 
thy family1 thou art to  consider these 
three things4    #a4 ,that it lieth upon
 thee to care for them that they have  a
 convenient livelihood4 ',if any man    
provide not for his own1 and  specially 
for those of his own house1 he hath     
denied the faith1  and is worse than an 
infidel' 7#a ,tim #e3h74 ,but mark1 when
 the ,word  saith1 thou art to provide  
for thy house1 it giveth thee no license
  to distracting carefulness2 neither   
doth it allow thee to strive  to grasp  
the world in thy heart1 or coffers1 nor 

to take care for  years or days to come1
 but so to provide for them1 that they  
may  have food and raiment2 and if      
either they or thou be not content  with
 that1 you launch out beyond the rule of
 ,god 7#a ,tim #f3h2 ,matt  #f3cd74     
,this is to labour1 that you may have   
wherewith 'to maintain  good works for  
necessary uses' 7,titus #c3ad74 ,and    
never object1  that unless you reach    
farther1 it will never do2 for that is  
but  unbelief4 ,the word saith1 ',that  
,god feedeth ravens1 careth for         
sparrows1 and clotheth the grass2' in   
which three1 to feed1 clothe1  and care 
for1 is as much as heart can wish 7,luke
 #ab3f-bh74    #b4 ,therefore though    
thou shouldest provide for thy family2  
yet let  all thy labour be mixed with   
moderation2 ',let your moderation be    
known unto all men' 7,phil #d3e74 ,take 
heed of driving so hard after  this     
world1 as to hinder thyself and family  
from those duties  towards ,god1 which  
thou art by grace obliged to2 as private

 prayer1  reading the scriptures1 and   
,christian conference4 ,it is a base    
thing  for men so to spend themselves   
and families after this world1 as  that 
they disengage their heart to ,god's    
worship4 ,christians1 ',the  time is    
short3 it remaineth that both they that 
have wives be as  though they had none2 
and they that weep1 as though they wept 
not2  and they that rejoice1 as though  
they rejoiced not2 and they that  use   
this world1 as not abusing it2 for the  
fashion of this world  passeth away' 7#a
 ,cor #g3bi-ca74 ,many ,christians live 
and do in this  world1 as if religion   
were but a by-business1 and this world  
the  one thing necessary2 when indeed   
all the things of this world are  but   
things by the by2 and religion only the 
one thing needful 7,luke  #aj3dj-db74   
#c4 ,if thou wouldst be such a master of
 a family as becomes thee1  thou must   
see that there be that ,christian       
harmony among those under  thee1 as     
becomes that house where one ruleth that

 feareth ,god4    7#a47 ,thou must look 
that thy children and servants be under 
subjection  to the word of ,god2 for    
though it is of ,god only to rule the   
heart1  yet he expecteth that thou      
shouldest rule their outward man2 which 
if thou dost not1 he may in a short time
 cut off all they stock1  even every    
male 7#a ,sam #c3aa-ad74 ,see therefore 
that thou keep  them temperate in all   
things1 in apparel1 in language1 that   
they  be not gluttons1 nor drunkards2   
not suffering either thy children       
vainly to domineer over thy servants1   
nor they again to carry  themselves     
foolishly towards each other4    7#b47  
,learn to distinguish between that      
injury that in thy family  is done to   
thee1 and that which is done to ,god2   
and though thou  oughtest to be very    
zealous for the ,lord1 and to bear      
nothing that  is open transgression to  
him2 yet here will be thy wisdom1 to    
pass  by personal injuries1 and to bury 
them in oblivion3 ',love covereth  a    

multitude of sins4' ,be not then like   
those that will rage and  stare like    
madmen1 when they are injured2 and yet  
either laugh1  or at least not soberly  
rebuke1 and warn1 when ,god is          
dishonoured4  ',rule thy own house well1
 having thy childrenwith others in thy  
familyin subjection1 with all gravity'  
7#a ,tim #c3d74 ,solomon was so         
excellent sometimes this way1 that he   
made the eyes of his beholders  to      
dazzle 7#b ,chron #i3c1 #d74 #g ,but to 
break off from this general1  and to    
come to particulars4    ,,duty ,,in     
,,relation ,,to ,,the ,,wife4    ,hast  
thou a wife8 ,thou must consider how    
thou oughtest to behave  thyself under  
that relation3 and to do this aright1   
thou must  consider the condition of thy
 wife1 whether she be one that indeed   
believeth or not4 ,first1 ,if she       
believeth1 then1    #a4 ,thou art       
engaged to bless ,god for her3 ',for her
 price is far  above rubies1 and she is 
the gift of ,god unto thee1 and is for  

thy adorning and glory' 7,prov #ab3d2   
#ca3aj2 #a ,cor #aa3g74 ',favour is     
deceitful1 and beauty is vain3 but a    
woman that feareth the ,lord1  she shall
 be praised' 7,prov #ca3cj74    #b4     
,thou oughtest to love her1 under a     
double consideration3 7#a47  ,as she is 
thy flesh and thy bone3 ',for no man    
ever yet hated his  own flesh' 7,eph    
#e3bi74 7#b47 ,as she is together with  
thee an heir  of the grace of life 7#a  
,peter #c3g74 ,this1 ,i say1 should     
engage thee  to love her with ,christian
 love2 to love her1 as believing you    
both  are dearly beloved of ,god and the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and as those     
that must be together with him in       
eternal happiness4 #c4 ,thou  oughtest  
so to carry thyself to and before her1  
as doth ,christ to  and before his      
church2 as saith the apostle3 ,so ought 
men to love  their wives1 'even as      
,christ loved the church1 and gave      
himself  for it' 7,eph #e3be74 ,when    
husbands behave themselves like husbands

  indeed1 then will they be not only    
husbands1 but such an ordinance  of ,god
 to the wife1 as will preach to her the 
carriage of ,christ  to his spouse4     
,there is a sweet scent wrapped up in   
the relations  of husbands and wives1   
that believe 7,eph #d3cb72 the wife1 ,i 
say1  signifying the church1 and the    
husband the head and saviour thereof1   
',for the husband is the head of the    
wife1 even as ,christ is the  head of   
the church' 7,eph #e3bc74 and he is the 
,saviour of the body4    ,this is one of
 ,god's chief ends in instituting       
marriage1 that ,christ  and his church1 
under a figure1 might be wherever there 
is a couple  that believe through grace4
 ,wherefore that husband that carrieth  
it undiscreetly towards his wife1 he    
doth not only behave himself  contrary  
to the rule1 but also maketh his wife   
lose the benefit of  such an ordinance1 
and crosseth the mystery of his         
relation4    ,therefore1 ,i say1 ',so   
ought men to love their wives as their  

own  bodies4 ,he that loveth his wife1  
loveth himself4 ,for no man ever  yet   
hated his own flesh2 but nourisheth and 
cherisheth it1 even  as the ,lord the   
church3' 7,eph #e3 #h1 #bi74 ,christ    
laid out his life  for his church1      
covereth her infirmities1 communicates  
to her his  wisdom1 protecteth her1 and 
helpeth her in her employments in this  
world2 and so ought men to do for their 
wives4 ,solomon and ,pharaoh's  daughter
 had the art of thus doing1 as you may  
see in the book  of ,canticles4         
,wherefore bear with their weaknesses1  
help their  infirmities1 and honour them
 as the weaker vessels1 and as being  of
 a frailer constitution 7#a ,peter      
#c3g74    ,in a word1 be such a husband 
to thy believing wife1 that she may     
say1 ,god hath not only given me a      
husband1 but such a husband as          
preacheth to me every day the carriage  
of ,christ to his church4    ,second1   
,if thy wife be unbelieving or carnal1  
then thou hast also  a duty lying before

 thee1 which thou art engaged to perform
 under  a double engagement3 #a4 ,for   
that she lieth liable every moment to   
eternal damnation4 #b4 ,that she is thy 
wife that is in this evil  case4    ,oh6
 how little sense of the worth of souls 
is there in the heart  of some husbands2
 as is manifest by their unchristian    
carriage to  and before their wives6    
,now1 to qualify thee for a carriage    
suitable1    #a4 ,labour seriously after
 a sense of her miserable state1 that   
thy  bowels may yearn towards her soul4 
#b4 ,beware that she take no occasion   
from any unseemly carriage of  thine1 to
 proceed in evil4 ,and here thou hast   
need to double thy  diligence1 for she  
lieth in thy bosom1 and therefore is    
capable of  espying the least           
miscarriage in thee4    #c4 ,if she     
behave herself unseemly and unruly1 as  
she is subject to  do1 being ,christless
 and graceless1 then labour thou to     
overcome  her evil with thy goodness1   
her forwardness with thy patience and   

meekness4 ,it is a shame for thee1 who  
hast another principle1 to  do as she4  
#d4 ,take fit opportunities to convince 
her4 ,observe her disposition1  and when
 she is most likely to bear1 then speak 
to her very heart4    #e4 ,when thou    
speakest1 speak to purpose4 ,it is no   
matter for many  words1 provided they be
 pertinent4 ,job in a few words answers 
his  wife1 and takes her off from her   
foolish talking3 ',thou speakest1'      
saith he1 'as one of the foolish women4 
,what8 shall we receive good  at the    
hand of ,god1 and shall we not receive  
evil8' 7,job #b3aj74    #f4 ,let all be 
done without rancour1 or the least      
appearance  of anger3 ',in meekness     
instructing those that oppose           
themselves1  ifperadventure they may    
recover themselves out of the snare of  
the  devil1 who are taken captive by him
 at his will' 7#b ,tim #b3be1 #bf74     
',and how knowest thou1 ,o man1 whether 
thou shalt save thy wife' 7#a  ,cor     
#g3af74    ,,duty ,,of ,,parents ,,to   

,,children ,if thou are a parent1 a     
father1 or a  mother1 then thou art to  
consider thy calling under this         
relation4    ,thy children have souls1  
and they must be begotten of ,god as    
well  as of thee1 or they perish4 ,and  
know also1 that unless thou be very     
circumspect in thy behavior to and      
before them1 they may perish  through   
thee3 the thoughts of which should      
provoke thee1 both to  instruct1 and    
also to correct them4    ,first1 ,to    
instruct them as the scripture saith1   
and to 'bring  them up in the nurture   
and admonition of the ,lord'2 and to do 
this  diligently1 'when thou sittest in 
thine housewhen thou liest down1  and   
when thou risest up' 7,eph #f3d2 ,deu   
#f3g74    ,now to do this to purpose3   
#a4 ,do it in terms and words easy to be
 understood3 affect not high            
expressions1 they will drown your       
children4 ,thus ,god spake to his       
children 7,hosea #ab3aj71 and ,paul to  
his 7#a ,cor #c3b74    #b4 ,take heed of

 filling their heads with whimsies1 and 
unprofitable  notions1 for this will    
sooner learn them to be malapert and    
proud1  than sober and humble4 ,open    
therefore to them the state of man  by  
nature2 discourse with them of sin1 of  
death1 and hell2 of a  crucified        
,saviour1 and the promise of life       
through faith3 ',train  up a child in   
the way he should go3 and when he is    
old1 he will  not depart from it' 7,prov
 #bb3f74    #c4 ,there must be much     
gentleness and patience in all thy      
instructions1  'lest they be            
discouraged' 7,col4 #c3ba74 ,and1    #d4
 ,labour to convince them by a          
conversation answerable1 that the       
things of which thou instructest them   
are not fables1 but realities2  yea1 and
 realities so far above what can be here
 enjoyed1 that all  things1 were they a 
thousand times better than they are1 are
 not  worthy to be compared with the    
glory and worthiness of these things4#h 
,isaac was so holy before his children1 

that when ,jacob remembered  ,god1 he   
remembered that he was 'the ,fear of his
 father ,isaac' 7,gen  #ca3ec74 ,ah6    
when children can think of their        
parents1 and bless  ,god for that       
instruction and good they have received 
from them1  this is not only profitable 
for children1 but honourable1 and       
comfortable to parents3 ',the father of 
the righteous shall greatly  rejoice3   
and he that begetteth a wise child shall
 have joy of him'  7,prov #bc3bd1 #be74 
,second1 ,the duty of correction4    #a4
 ,see if fair words will win them from  
evil4 ,this is ,god's way  with his     
children 7,jer #be3d1 #e74    #b4 ,let  
those words you speak to them in your   
reproof1 be both  sober1 few1 and       
pertinent1 adding always some suitable  
sentence of  the scripture therewith2   
as1 if they lie1 then such as 7,rev     
#ba3h1  #bg74 ,if they refuse to hear   
the word1 such as 7#b ,chron #be3ad-af74
    #c4 ,look to them1 that they be not 
companions with those that are  rude and

 ungodly2 showing with soberness a      
continual dislike of  their naughtiness2
 often crying out to them1 as ,god did  
of old unto  his1 ',oh1 do not this     
abominable thing that ,i hate' 7,jer    
#dd3d74    #d4 ,let all this be mixed   
with such love1 pity1 and compunction   
of spirit1 that if possible they may be 
convinced you dislike not  their        
persons1 but their sins4 ,this is ,god's
 way 7,psa #ii3h74    #e4 ,be often     
endeavouring to fasten on their         
consciences the day  of their death1 and
 judgment to come4 ,thus also ,god deals
 with his  7,deu #cb3bi74    #f4 ,if    
thou art driven to the rod1 then strike 
advisedly in cool  blood1 and soberly   
show them1 7#a47 their fault2 7#b47 how 
much it is  against thy heart thus to   
deal with them2 7#c47 and that what thou
  dost1 thou dost in conscience to ,god1
 and love to their souls2 7#d47  and    
tell them1 that if fair means would have
 done1 none of this  severity should    
have been4 ,this1 ,i have proved it1    

will be a means  to afflict their hearts
 as well as their bodies2 and it being  
the  way that ,god deals with his1 it is
 the most likely to accomplish  its end4
    #g4 ,follow all this with prayer to 
,god for them1 and leave the issue  to  
him3 ',foolishness is bound in the heart
 of a child2 but the rod  of correction 
shall drive it far from him' 7,prov     
#bb3ae74    ,lastly1 ,observe these     
cautions1    #a4 ,take heed that the    
misdeeds for which thou correctest thy  
children  be not learned them by thee4  
,many children learn that wickedness  of
 their parents for which they beat and  
chastise them4    #b4 ,take heed thou   
smile not upon them1 to encourage them  
in small  faults1 lest that thy carriage
 to them be an encouragement to them  to
 commit greater4    #c4 ,take heed thou 
use not unsavoury and unseemly words in 
thy  chastising of them1 as railing1    
miscalling1 and the like3 this is       
devilish4    #d4 ,take heed thou do not 
use them to many chiding words and      

threatenings1 mixed with lightness and  
laughter2 this will harden4  ,speak not 
much1 nor often1 but pertinent to them  
with all gravity4 #i    ,,duties ,,of   
,,masters ,,to ,,servants4 ,masters also
 have a work to do as  they stand       
related to their servants4 ,and1        
,first1 ,if possibly they can1 to get   
them that fear ,god3 ',he that  worketh 
deceit1' saith ,david1 'shall not dwell 
within my house2 he  that telleth lies1 
shall not tarry in my sight' 7,psa      
#aja3g74    ,second1 ,but if none at the
 present but unbelievers can be got to  
do thy labour1 then1    #a4 ,know that  
it is thy duty so to behave thyself to  
thy servant1  that thy service may not  
only be for thy good1 but for the good  
of  thy servant1 and that both in body  
and soul4 ,wherefore deal with  him1 as 
to admonition1 as with thy children2    
given him the same  bread of ,god thou  
givest to them2 and who knows1 but that 
if thou  with spiritual delicates       
bringest up thy servant1 but he may     

become  thy spiritual son in the end    
7,prov #bi3ba74    #b4 ,take heed thou  
do not turn thy servants into slaves1 by
 overcharging  them in thy work1 through
 thy greediness4 ,to make men serve with
  rigour1 is more like to ,israel's     
enemies than ,christian masters  7,exo  
#a3ad74 #aj    #c4 ,take heed thou carry
 not thyself to thy servant as he of    
whom  it is said1 ',he is such a man of 
,belial1 that his servants could  not   
speak to him4' 7#a ,sam #be3ad-ag74     
,and the apostle bids you forbear to    
threaten them1 because you also  have a 
,master in heaven 7,eph #f3i74 ,as who  
should say1 ,your servants  cannot be   
guilty of so many miscarriages against  
you1 as you are  guilty of against      
,christ4 ,wherefore do with1 and to your
 servants1  as you would have your      
master do with you4    #d4 ,take heed   
that thou neither circumvent him at his 
coming in to  thy service1 nor at his   
going out4 ,servants1 at their going    
into  service1 may be beguiled two ways4

    7#a47 ,by their masters lying unto  
them1 saying1 their work is so  small   
and so easy1 when it is indeed1 if not  
too burdensome1 yet  far beyond what at 
first was said of it4 ,this is beguiling
 of them4    7#b47 ,the other way is1   
when masters greedily seek to wire-draw 
their  servants to such wages as indeed 
is too little and inconsiderable  for   
such work and labour4 ,both these the   
apostle opposeth1 where  he saith1      
',masters give unto your servants that  
which is just1'  just labour1 and just  
wages1 'knowing that ye also have a     
master  in heaven' 7,col #d3a74    ,as  
servants may be circumvented at their   
coming into their labour1  so also they 
may be at their going out3 which is done
 by masters  that either change their   
wages1 like heathenish ,laban1 7,gen    
#ca3g74  or by keeping it back1 like    
those against whom ,god will be a swift 
witness 7,mal #c3e74    #e4 ,take heed  
that thou make not a gain of thy place1 
because thou  art gracious1 or livest   

conveniently for the means of grace4 #aa
    ,servants that are truly godly they 
care not how cheap they serve  their    
masters1 provided they may get into     
godly families1 or where  they may be   
convenient for the word4 ,but now1 if a 
master or mistress  should take this    
opportunity to make a prey of their     
servants1 this  is abominable1 this is  
making a gain of godliness1 and         
merchandise  of the things of ,god1 and 
of the soul of thy brother 7#a ,tim     
#f3e74    ,i have heard some poor       
servants say1 ,that in some carnal      
families  they have had more liberty to 
,god's things1 and more fairness of     
dealing1 than among professors4 ,but    
this stinketh4 ,and as ,jacob  said     
concerning the cruelty of his two sons1 
so may ,i say of such  masters1 they    
make religion stink before the          
inhabitants of the  land 7,gen #cd3cj74 
,in a word1 learn of the ,lord ,jesus to
 carry yourselves well to  your         
servants1 that your servants also may   

learn something of the  kindness of     
,christ by your deportment to them4     
,servants are goers  as well as comers2 
take heed that thou give them no        
occasion to  scandal the gospel when    
they are gone1 for what they observed   
thee  unrighteously to do when they were
 with thee4 ,then masters carry  it     
rightly toward their servants1 when they
 labour both in word  and life to       
convince them that the things of ,god   
are the one thing  necessary4 ,that     
which servants are commanded to do1     
touching their  fear1 their singleness  
of heart1 their doing what they do as to
  the ,lord1 and not to men2 the master 
is commanded to do the same  things unto
 them4 7,eph #f3f-i74    ,,the ,,duty   
,,of ,,wives4 ,but passing the master of
 the family1 ,i shall  speak a word or  
two to those that are under him4        
,and1 first1 to the wife3 ,the wife is  
bound by the law to her husband1  so    
long as her husband liveth 7,rom #g3b74 
,wherefore she also hath  her work and  

place in the family1 as well as the     
rest4    ,now there are these things    
considerable in the carriage of a wife  
toward her husband1 which she ought     
conscientiously to observe4    ,first1  
,that she look upon him as her head and 
lord4 ',the head of  the woman is the   
man' 7#a ,cor #aa3c74 ,and so ,sarah    
called ,abraham  lord 7#a ,peter #c3f74 
,second1 ,she should therefore be       
subject to him1 as is fit in the  ,lord4
 ,the apostle saith1 ',that the wife    
should submit herself to  her husband1  
as to the ,lord' #ab 7#a ,peter #c3a2   
,col #c3ah2 ,eph #e3bb74  ,i told you   
before1 that if the husband doth walk   
towards his wife  as becomes him1 he    
will therein be such an ordinance of    
,god to  her1 besides the relation of a 
husband1 that shall preach to her  the  
carriage of ,christ to his church4 ,and 
now ,i say also1 that the  wife1 if she 
walk with her husband as becomes her1   
she shall preach  the obedience of the  
church to her husband4 ',therefore as   

the church  is subject unto ,christ1 so 
let the wives be to their own husbands  
in everything' 7,eph #e3bd74 ,now for   
thy performing of this work1  thou must 
first shun these evils4    #a4 ,the evil
 of a wandering and a gossiping spirit2 
this is evil  in the church1 and is evil
 also in a wife1 who is the figure of a 
church4 ,christ loveth to have his      
spouse keep at home2 that is1 to  be    
with him in the faith and practice of   
his things1 not ranging  and meddling   
with the things of ,satan2 no more      
should wives be given  to wander and    
gossip abroad4 ,you know that ,proverbs 
#g3aa saith1  ',she is loud and         
stubborn2 her feet abide not in her     
house4' ,wives  should be about their   
own husbands' business at home2 as the  
apostle saith1 ,let them 'be discreet1  
chaste1 keepers at home1  good1 obedient
 to their own husbands4' ,and why8      
,because otherwise  'the word of ,god   
will be blasphemed' 7,titus #b3e74      
#b4 ,take heed of an idle1 talking1 or  

brangling tongue4 ,this also is  odious1
 either in maids or wives1 to be like   
parrots1 not bridling  their tongue2    
whereas the wife should know1 as ,i said
 before1  that her husband is her lord1 
and is over her1 as ,christ is over  the
 church4 ,do you think it is seemly for 
the church to parrot it  against her    
husband8 ,is she not to be silent before
 him1 and to  look to his laws1 rather  
than her own fictions8 ,why so1 saith   
the  apostle1 ought the wife to carry it
 towards her husband8 ',let the  woman1'
 saith ,paul1 'learn in silence with all
 subjection4 ,but ,i  suffer not a woman
 to teach1 nor to usurp authority over  
the man1  but to be in silence' 7#a ,tim
 #b3aa1 #ab74 ,it is an unseemly thing  
to see a woman so much as once in all   
her lifetime to offer to  overtop her   
husband2 she ought in everything to be  
in subjection  to him1 and to do all she
 doth1 as having her warrant1 licence1  
and  authority from him4 ,and indeed    
here is her glory1 even to be under     

him1 as the church is under ,christ3    
,now 'she openeth her mouth with        
wisdom1 and in her tongue is the law of 
kindness' 7,prov #ca3bf74    #c4 ,take  
heed of affecting immodest apparel1 or a
 wanton gait2 this  will be evil both   
abroad and at home2 abroad1 it will not 
only give  ill example1 but also tend to
 tempt to lust and lasciviousness2  and 
at home it will give an offence to a    
godly husband1 and be  cankering to     
ungodly children1 c4 ,wherefore1 as     
saith the apostle1  ,let women's apparel
 be modest1 as becometh women professing
  godliness1 with good works1 'not with 
broidered hair1 or gold1 or  pearls1 or 
costly array' 7#a ,tim #b3i1 #aj74 ,and 
as it is said again1  ',whose adorning1 
let it not be that outward adorning of  
plaiting  the hair1 and of wearing of   
gold1 or of putting on of apparel3  ,but
 let it be the hidden man of the heart1 
in that which is not  corruptible1 even 
the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit1
 which is  in the sight of ,god of great

 price4 ,for after this manner in the   
old  time the holy women also1 who      
trusted in ,god1 adorned themselves1    
being in subjection unto their own      
husbands' 7#a ,peter #c3c-e74    ,but   
yet1 do not think that by the subjection
 ,i have here mentioned1  that ,i do    
intend women should be their husbands'  
slaves4 ,women are  their husbands'     
yokefellows1 their flesh and their      
bones2 and he  is not a man that hateth 
his own flesh1 or that is bitter against
  it 7,eph #e3bi74 ,wherefore1 let every
 man 'love his wife even  as himself2   
and the wife see that she reverence her 
husband' 7,eph  #e3cc74 ,the wife is    
master next her husband1 and is to rule 
all in  his absence2 #ac yea1 in his    
presence she is to guide the house1  to 
bring up the children1 provided she so  
do it1 as the adversary  have no        
occasion to speak reproachfully 7#a ,tim
 #e3aj1 #ac74 ',who can  find a virtuous
 woman8 for her price is far above      
rubies4 ,a gracious  woman retaineth    

honour3' and guideth her affairs with   
discretion  7,prov #ca3aj2 #aa3af2      
#ab3d74    ,object4    ,but my husband  
is an unbeliever2 what shall ,i do8     
,answer4    ,if so1 then what ,i have   
said before lieth upon thee with an     
engagement  so much the stronger4 ,for1 
#a4 ,thy husband being in this          
condition1  he will be watchful to take 
thy slips and infirmities1 to throw them
  as dirt in the face of ,god and thy   
,saviour4 #b4 ,he will be apt to  make  
the worst of every one of thy words1    
carriages1 and gestures4  #c4 ,and all  
this doth tend to the possessing his    
heart with more  hardness1 prejudice1   
and opposition to his own salvation2    
wherefore1  as ,peter saith1 'ye wives1 
be in subjection to your husbands2      
that1 if any obey not the word1 they may
 also without the word be  won by the   
conversation of the wives2 while they   
behold your chaste  conversation1       
coupled with fear' 7#a ,peter #c3a1 #b74
 ,thy husband's  salvation or damnation 

lieth much in thy deportment and        
behaviour  before him2 wherefore1 if    
there be in thee any fear of ,god1 or   
love to thy husband1 seek1 by a carriage
 full of meekness1 modesty1  and        
holiness1 and a humble behaviour before 
him1 to win him to the  love of his own 
salvation2 and by thus doing1 how       
'knowest thou1  ,o wife1 whether thou   
shalt save thy husband8' 7#a ,cor       
#g3af74    ,object4    ,but my husband  
is not only an unbeliever1 but one very 
froward1  peevish1 and testy1 yea1 so   
froward1 c41 that ,i know not how to    
speak to him1 or behave myself before   
him4    ,answer4    ,indeed there are   
some wives in great slavery by reason of
 their  ungodly husbands2 and as such   
should be pitied1 and prayed for2  so   
they should be so much the more watchful
 and circumspect in all  their ways4    
#a4 ,therefore be thou very faithful to 
him in all the things of this  life4    
#b4 ,bear with patience his unruly and  
unconverted behaviour2 thou  art alive1 

he is dead2 thou art principled with    
grace1 he with  sin4 ,now1 then1 seeing 
grace is stronger than sin1 and virtue  
than  vice2 be not overcome with his    
vileness1 but overcome that with thy    
virtues 7,rom #ab3ba74 ,it is a shame   
for those that are gracious to  be as   
lavishing in their words1 c41 as those  
that are graceless3  ,they that are     
'slow to wrath are of great             
understanding2 but they  that are hasty 
of spirit1 exalteth folly' 7,prov       
#ad3bi74    #c4 ,thy wisdom1 therefore1 
if at any time thou hast a desire to    
speak  to thy husband for his           
conviction1 concerning anything1 either 
good  or evil1 it is to observe         
convenient times and seasons3 ,there is 
'a time to keep silence1 and a time to  
speak' 7,eccl #c3g74 ,now for  the right
 timing thy intentions1    7#a47        
,consider his disposition2 and take him 
when he is farthest off  of those filthy
 passions that are thy afflictions4     
,abigail would  not speak a word to her 

churlish husband till his wine was gone 
from him1 and he in a sober temper 7#a  
,sam #be3cf1 #cg74 ,the want of  this   
observation is the cause why so much is 
spoken1 and so little  effected4 #ad    
7#b47 ,take him at those times when he  
hath his heart taken with  thee1 and    
when he showeth tokens of love and      
delight in thee4 ,thus  did ,esther with
 the king her husband1 and prevailed    
7,ester #e3c1 #f2  #g3a1 #b74    7#c47  
,observe when convictions seize his     
conscience1 and then follow  them with  
sound and grave sayings of the          
,scriptures4 ,somewhat like  to this    
dealt ,manoah's wife with her husband   
7,judg #ac3bb1 #bc74 ,yet  then1    7a7 
,let thy words be few4    7b7 ,and none 
of them savouring of a lording it over  
him2 but speak  thou still as to thy    
head and lord1 by way of entreaty and   
beseeching4    7c7 ,and that in such a  
spirit of sympathy1 and bowels of       
affection  after his good1 that the     
manner of thy speech and behaviour in   

speaking may be to him an argument that 
thou speakest in love1 as  being        
sensible of his misery1 and inflamed in 
thy soul with desire  after his         
conversion4    7d7 ,and follow thy words
 and behaviour with prayers to ,god for 
his  soul4    7e7 ,still keeping thyself
 in a holy1 chaste1 and modest behaviour
  before him4    ,object4    ,but my    
husband is a sot1 a fool1 and one that  
hath not wit enough  to follow his      
outward employment in the world4        
,answer4    #a4 ,though all this be     
true1 yet thou must know he is thy head1
 thy  lord1 and thy husband4    #b4     
,therefore thou must take heed of       
desiring to usurp authority over  him4  
,he was not made for thee2 that is1 for 
thee to have dominion  over him1 but to 
be thy husband1 and to rule over thee   
7#a ,tim #b3ab2  #a ,cor #aa3c1 #h74    
#c4 ,wherefore1 though in truth thou    
mayest have more discretion than  he1   
yet thou oughtest to know that thou1    
with all that is thine1  is to be used  

as under thy husband2 even 'every thing'
 7,eph #e3bd74  ,take heed therefore1   
that what thou dost goes not in thy     
name1 but  his2 not to thy exaltation1  
but his2 carrying all things so1 by thy 
dexterity and prudence1 that not one of 
thy husband's weaknesses  be discovered 
to others by thee3 ',a virtuous woman is
 a crown to  her husband3 but she that  
maketh ashamed1 is as rottenness in his 
bones4' ,for then1 as the wise man      
sayeth1 'she will do him good  and not  
evil1 all the days of her life' 7,prov  
#ab3d2 #ca3ab74    #d4 ,therefore act1  
and do still1 as being under the power  
and  authority of thy husband4    ,now  
touching thy carriage to thy children   
and servants4 ,thou art  a parent1 and a
 mistress1 and so thou oughtest to      
demean thyself4  ,and besides1 seeing   
the believing woman is a figure of the  
church1  she ought1 as the church1 to   
nourish and instruct her children1  and 
servants1 as the church1 that she may   
answer in that particular  also2 and    

truly1 the wife being always at home1   
she hath great  advantage that way2     
wherefore do it1 and the ,lord prosper  
your  proceeding4    ,,duties ,,of      
,,children ,,to ,,parents4    ,there    
lieth also a duty upon children to their
 parents1 which  they are bound both by 
the law of ,god and nature              
conscientiously  to observe3 ',children1
 obey your parents in the ,lord3 for    
this is  right4' ,and again1 ',children1
 obey your parents in all things2 for   
this is well pleasing unto the ,lord'   
7,eph #f3a2 ,col #c3bj74    ,there are  
these general things in which children  
should show forth  that honour that is  
due to their parents from them4         
,first1 ,they should always count them  
better than themselves4 ,i  observe a   
vile spirit among some children1 and    
that is1 they are  apt to look over     
their parents1 and to have slighting and
 scornful  thoughts of them4 ,this is   
worse than heathenish2 such an one hath 
got just the heart of a dog or a beast1 

that will bite those that  begot them1  
and her that brought them forth4        
,object4    ,but my father1 c41 is now  
poor1 and ,i am rich1 and it will be a  
disparagement1 or at least a hinderance 
to me1 to show that respect  to him as  
otherwise ,i might4    ,answer4    ,i   
tell thee thou arguest like an atheist  
and a beast1 and standest  in this full 
flat against the ,son of ,god 7,mark    
#g3i-ac74 ,must a  gift1 and a little of
 the glory of the butterfly1 make thee  
that  thou shalt not do for1 and honour 
to1 thy father and mother8 ',a wise  son
 maketh a glad father3 but a foolish man
 despiseth his mother'  7,prov #ae3bj74 
,though thy parents be never so low1 and
 thou thyself  never so high1 yet he is 
thy father1 and she thy mother1 and they
  must be in thy eye in great esteem3   
',the eye that mocketh at his  father1  
and despiseth to obey his mother1 the   
ravens of the valley  shall pick it out1
 and the young eagles shall eat it'     
7,prov #cj3ag74    ,second1 ,thou       

oughtest to show thy honour to thy      
parents1 by a  willingness to help them 
with such necessaries and accommodations
  which they need4 ',if anyhave children
 or nephews1 let them learn to  show    
piety #ae at home1 and to requite their 
parents3' saith ,paul1  'for that is    
good and acceptable before ,god' 7#a    
,tim #e3d74 ,and this  rule ,joseph     
observed to his poor father1 though he  
himself was next  the king in ,egypt    
7,gen #dg3ab2 #da3ci-dd74    ,but mark1 
let them 'requite their parents4' ,there
 are three things  for which1 as long as
 thou livest1 thou wilt be a debtor to  
thy  parents4    #a4 ,for thy being in  
this world4 ,they are they from whom1   
immediately  under ,god1 thou didst     
receive it4    #b4 ,for their care to   
preserve thee when thou wast helpless1  
and  couldst neither care for1 nor      
regard thyself4    #c4 ,for the pains   
they have taken with thee to bring thee 
up4 ,until  thou hast children of thy   
own1 thou wilt not be sensible of the   

pains1 watchings1 fears1 sorrow1 and    
affliction1 that they have  gone under  
to bring thee up2 and when thou knowest 
it1 thou wilt  not easily yield that    
thou has recompensed them for thy favour
 to  thee4 ,how often have they         
sustained thee in thy hunger1 clothed   
thy nakedness8 ,what care have they     
taken that thou mightest have  wherewith
 to live and do well when they were dead
 and gone8 ,they  possibly have spared  
it from their own belly and back for    
thee1 and  have also impoverished       
themselves1 that thou mightest live like
 a  man4 #af ,all these things ought    
duly1 and like a man1 to be considered  
by thee2 and care ought to be taken on  
thy part to requite them4  ,the         
,scripture saith so1 reason saith so1   
and there be none but dogs  and beasts  
that deny it4 ,it is the duty of parents
 to lay up for  their children2 and the 
duty of children to requite their       
parents4    ,third1 ,therefore show1 by 
all humble and son-like carriage1 that  

thou dost to this day1 with thy heart1  
remember the love of thy  parents4 ,thus
 much for obedience to parents in       
general4    ,again1 if thy parents be   
godly1 and thou wicked1 as thou art1 if 
thou hast not a second work or birth    
from ,god upon thee1 then thou  art to  
consider1 that thou art more strongly   
engaged to respect and  honour thy      
parents1 not now only as a father in the
 flesh1 but as  godly parents2 thy      
father and mother are now made of ,god  
thy teachers  and instructors in the way
 of righteousness4 ,wherefore1 to allude
  to that of ,solomon1 ',my son1 keep   
thy father's commandment1 and  forsake  
not the law of thy mother2 bind them    
continually upon thine  heart1 and tie  
them about thy neck' 7,prov #f3bj1 #ba74
    ,now1 to provoke thee hereto1       
consider1    #a4 ,that this hath been   
the practice always of those that are   
and  have been obedient children2 yea1  
of ,christ himself to ,joseph and       
,mary1 though he himself was ,god       

blessed for ever 7,luke #b3ea74    #b4  
,thou hast also the severe judgments of 
,god upon those that have  been         
disobedient1 to awe thee4 ,as1 7#a47    
,ishmael1 for but mocking  at one good  
carriage of his father and mother1 was  
both thrust out  of his father's        
inheritance and the kingdom of heaven1  
and that  with ,god's approbation 7,gen 
#ba3i-ad2 ,gal #d3cj74 7#b47 ,hophni and
  ,phinehas1 for refusing the good      
counsel of their father1 provoked  the  
great ,god to be their enemy3 ',they    
hearkened not unto the voice  of their  
father1 because the ,lord would slay    
them' 7#a ,sam #b3bc-be74  7#c47        
,absalom was hanged1 as ,i may say1 by  
,god himself1 for rebelling  against his
 father 7#b ,sam #ah3i74    ,besides1   
little dost thou know how heart-aching a
 consideration it  is to thy parents1   
when they do but suppose thou mayest be 
damned6  ,how many prayers1 sighs1 and  
tears1 are there wrung from their       
hearts upon this account8 ,every        

miscarriage of thine goeth to their     
heart1 for fear ,god should take an     
occasion thereat to shut thee  up in    
hardness for ever4 ,how did ,abraham    
groan for ,ishmael8 ',o1'  saith he1 to 
,god1 'that ,ishmael might live before  
thee6' 7,gen  #ag3ah74 ,how was ,isaac  
and ,rebecca grieved for the miscarriage
 of  ,esau8 7,gen #bf3cd1 #ce74 ,and how
 bitterly did ,david mourn for his  son1
 who died in his wickedness8 7#b ,sam   
#ah3cb1 #cc74    ,lastly1 ,and can any  
imagine1 but that all these carriages of
 thy  godly parents1 will be to thee the
 increase of thy torments in  hell1 if  
thou die in thy sins notwithstanding8   
,again1 if thy parents1 and thou also1  
be godly1 how happy a thing  is this8   
,how shouldest thou rejoice1 that the   
same faith should  dwell both in thy    
parents and thee8 ,thy conversion1      
possibly1 is  the fruits of thy parents'
 groans and prayers for thy soul2 and   
they cannot choose but rejoice2 do thou 
rejoice with them4 ,it is  true1 in the 

salvation of a natural son1 which is    
mentioned in the  parable3 ',this my son
 was dead1 and is alive again2 he was   
lost1 and  is found4 ,and they began to 
be merry' 7,luke #ae3bd74 ,let therefore
  the consideration of this1 that thy   
parents have grace1 as well as  thee1   
engage thy heart so much the more to    
honour1 reverence1 and  obey them4      
,thou art better able now to consider   
the pains and care that thy  friends    
have been at1 both for thy body and     
soul2 wherefore strive  to requite them4
 ,thou hast strength to answer in some  
measure the  command3 wherefore do not  
neglect it4 ,it is a double sin in a    
gracious  son not to remember the       
commandment1 yea1 the first commandment 
with promise 7,eph #f3a1 #b74 ,take heed
 of giving thy sweet parents  one       
snappish word1 or one unseemly carriage4
 ,love them because they  are thy       
parents1 because they are godly1 and    
because thou must be  in glory with     
them4    ,again1 if thou be godly1 and  

thy parents wicked1 as often it sadly   
falls out2 then1    #a4 ,let thy bowels 
yearn towards them2 it is thy parents   
that are  going to hell6    #b4 ,as ,i  
said before to the wife1 touching her   
unbelieving husband1  so now ,i say to  
thee1 ,take heed of a parroting tongue3 
speak to  them wisely1 meekly1 and      
humbly2 do for them faithfully without  
repining2 and bear1 with all child-like 
modesty1 their reproaches1  their       
railing1 and evil speaking4 ,watch fit  
opportunities to lay  their condition   
before them4 ,o6 how happy a thing would
 it be1  if ,god should use a child to  
beget his father to the faith6 ,then    
indeed might the father say1 ,with the  
fruit of my own bowels hath  ,god       
converted my soul4 ,the ,lord1 if it be 
his will1 convert our  poor parents1    
that they1 with us1 may be the children 
of ,god4 #ag    ,,concerning ,,servants4
    ,servants also1 they have a work to 
do for ,god1 in their place and  station
 among men4    ,the apostles assert     

masters under a threefold consideration4
 ,first1  ,the believing master4        
,second1 ,the unbelieving master4       
,third1 ,the  froward master4    ,for   
all which1 servants are furnished with  
counsel and advice in  the word1 for the
 demeaning of themselves1 under each of 
them4    ,but before ,i speak in        
particular to any of these1 ,i will in  
general  show you the duty of servants4 
#a4 ,thou art to look upon thyself as   
thou art2 that is1 as a servant1  not a 
child1 nor a wife2 thou art inferior to 
these2 wherefore  count thyself under   
them1 and be content with that station4 
',for  three things the earth is        
disquieted1 and for four which it cannot
  bear4' ,one is 'a servant when he     
reigneth' 7,prov #cj3ba1 #bb74 ,it is   
out of thy place1 either to talk or do1 
as one that reigneth4    #b4 ,consider1 
that thou being a servant1 what is under
 thy hand is  not thy own but thy       
master's4 ,now1 because it is not thy   
own thou  oughtest not to dispose of it2

 but because it is thy master's1  thou  
oughtest to be faithful4 ,thus it was   
with ,joseph 7,gen #ci3h1  #i74 ,but if 
thou do otherwise1 know that thou shalt 
receive of ,god  for the wrong that thou
 dost2 and there is with ,god 'no       
respect of  persons' 7,col #c3be74      
,wherefore1    #c4 ,touching thy work   
and employment1 thou art to do it as    
unto the  ,lord1 and not for man2 and1  
indeed1 then servants do their business 
as becomes them1 when they do all in    
obedience to the ,lord1 as knowing  that
 the place in which they now are1 it is 
the place where ,christ  hath put them1 
and in which he expecteth they should be
 faithful4  ',servants1' saith ,paul1   
'be obedient to them that are your      
master's1--with fear and trembling1 in  
singleness of your heart  as unto       
,christ2 not with eye-service1 as       
men-pleasers2 but as the  servants of   
,christ1 doing the will of ,god from the
 heart' 7,eph #f3e1  #f74    ,observe a 
little the word of ,god to servants4 #a4

 ,servants must  be obedient2 yet1 #b4  
,not with that obedience that will serve
 man  only4 ,servants must have their   
eye on the ,lord1 in the work they do   
for their masters4 #c4 ,that their work 
in this service is the will  and        
ordinance of ,god4 ,from which ,i       
conclude1 that thy work in  thy place   
and station1 as thou art a servant1 is  
as really ,god's  ordinance1 and as     
acceptable to him1 in its kind1 as is   
preaching1  or any other work1 for ,god2
 and that thou art as sure to receive a 
reward for thy labour1 as he that hangs 
or is burnt for the gospel4             
,wherefore1 saith the apostle to        
servants1 ',whatsoever ye do1 do  it    
heartily1 as to the ,lord1 and not unto 
men1 knowing that of the  ,lord ye shall
 receive the reward of the inheritance2 
for ye serve  the ,lord ,christ' 7,col  
#c3bc1 #bd74 ,and now touching the three
 sorts  of masters mentioned before4    
,first1 ,for the believing master2 saith
 ,paul1 ',they that have believing      

masters1 let them not despise them1     
because they are brethren2 but  rather  
do them service1 because they are       
faithful and beloved1 and  partakers1   
with the servants1 'of the' heavenly    
'benefit' 7#a ,tim  #f3b74 ,servants1 if
 they have not a care of their hearts1  
will be  so much in the consideration of
 the relation that is betwixt their     
masters and they1 as brethren1 that they
 will forget the relation  that is      
between them as masters and servants4   
,now1 though they  ought to remember the
 one1 yet let them take heed of         
forgetting  the other4 ,know thy place1 
as a servant1 while thou considerest    
that  thy master and thee are brethren1 
and do thy work for him faithfully1     
humbly1 and with meekness1 because he is
 a master faithful and  beloved1 and    
partaker of the heavenly benefit4 ',if  
any man teach  otherwise1' saith the    
apostle ,paul1 'and consent not to      
wholesome  words1 even the words of our 
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and to the        

doctrine  which is according to         
godliness2 he is proud1 knowing nothing1
 but  doting about questions1 and       
strifes of words2 whereof cometh envy1  
strife1 railings1 evil surmisings1      
perverse disputings of men of  corrupt  
minds1 and destitute of the truth1      
supposing that gain is  godliness3 from 
such withdraw thyself' 7#a ,tim #f3c-e74
    ,second1 ,for the unbelieving       
masters1 for of them ,paul speaks in the
  first verse of the #fth of ,timothy1  
',let as many servants1' saith  he1 'as 
are under the yoke count their own      
masters worthy of all  honour1 that the 
name of ,god and his doctrine be not    
blasphemed4'  ,servants living with     
unbelieving masters1 are greatly engaged
 to  be both watchful1 faithful1 and    
trusty4 ,engaged1 ,i say1 #a4 ,from  the
 consideration of the condition of their
 master2 for he being  unbelieving1 will
 have an evil eye upon thee1 and upon   
thy doings1  and so much the more       
because thou professest4 ,as in the case

 of  ,saul and ,david 7#a ,sam #ah3h1 #i
 c74 #b4 ,thou art engaged because of   
the profession thou makest of the word  
of ,god2 for by thy profession  thou    
dost lay both ,god and his word before  
thy master1 and he  hath no other wit   
but to blaspheme them1 if thou behave   
thyself  unworthily4 ,wherefore ,paul   
bids ,titus 'exhort servants to be      
obedient  to their own masters1 and to  
please them well in all things1 not     
answering again2' not giving parroting  
answers1 or such as are cross  or       
provoking1 not purloining1 but showing  
all good fidelity1 that  they may adorn 
the doctrine of ,god our ,saviour in all
 things'  7,titus #b3i1 #aj74 ,that     
servant1 who in an unbeliever's family  
doth  his work before ,god1 as ,god's   
ordinance1 he shall adorn the doctrine  
of ,god1 if not save his master by so   
doing2 but if he doth otherwise1  he    
shall both stumble the unbeliever1      
dishonour ,god1 offend the  faithful1   
and bring guilt upon his own soul4      

,third1 ,for the froward master1 though 
,i distinguish him from the  unbeliever1
 yet it is not because he may not be    
such1 but because  every unbeliever doth
 not properly go under that name4 ,now  
with  this froward and peevish fellow1  
thou art to serve as faithfully  for the
 time thou standest bound1 as with the  
most pleasant and  rational master in   
the world3 ',servants1' saith ,peter1   
'be subject  to your masters with all   
fear2 not only to the good and gentle1  
but  also to the froward' 7#a ,peter    
#b3ah74 ,and if thy peevish master will 
still be froward1 either out of spite to
 thy religion1 or because  he is without
 reason concerning thy labour thou to   
the utmost of  thy power labouring      
faithfully ,god then reckoneth thee a   
sufferer  for well-doing1 as truly as if
 thou wert called upon the stage  of    
this world before men1 for the matters  
of thy faith4 ,wherefore  ,peter adds   
this encouragement to servants1 to the  
exhortation he  gave them before3 ',this

 is thank worthy1' saith he1 'if a man  
for  conscience toward ,god endure      
grief1 suffering wrongfully4 ,for what  
glory is it1 if when ye be buffeted for 
your faults1 ye shall take  it          
patiently8 ,but if when ye do well1 and 
suffer for it1 ye take  it patiently1   
this is acceptable with ,god' 7#a ,peter
 #b3ai1 #bj74  ,wherefore be comforted  
concerning thy condition1 with          
considering  that ,god looks upon thee1 
as on ,jacob in the family of ,laban2   
and  will right all thy wrongs1 and     
recompense thee for thy faithful1  wise1
 and godly behaviour1 before1 and in the
 service of thy froward  master4        
,wherefore1 be patient1 ,i say1 and     
abound in faithfulness  in thy place and
 calling1 till ,god make a way for thy  
escape from  this place2 and when thou  
mayest be made free1 use it rather 7#a  
,cor #g3ba74    ,,duties ,,of           
,,neighbours ,,each ,,to ,,other4       
,having thus in few words showed you    
what is duty under your several         

relations1 ,i shall now at last speak1  
in a word or two1 touching  good        
neighbourhood1 and then draw towards a  
conclusion4 ,touching  neighbourhood1   
there are these things to be considered 
and practised1  if thou wilt be found in
 the practical part of good             
neighbourhood4    ,first1 ,thou must be 
of a good and sound conversation in thy 
own  family1 place1 and station1 showing
 to all1 the power that the  gospel and 
the things of another world hath in thy 
heart1 ',that ye  may be blameless1 and 
harmless1 the sons of ,god1 without     
rebuke1  in the midst of a crooked and  
perverse nation1 among whom ye shine  as
 lights in the world' 7,phil #b3ae1     
#af74    ,second1 ,as persons must be of
 good behavior at home1 that will be    
good neighbours1 so they must be full of
 courtesy and charity to them  that have
 need about them 7,luke #aj3cf1 #cg74   
,right good neighbourhood  is for men   
readily to communicate1 as of their     
spirituals1 so of  their temporalities1 

as food1 raiment1 and help to those that
 have  need2 to be giving to the poor as
 thou seest them go by thee1 or  to     
inquire after their condition1 and      
according to thy capacity to  send unto 
them 7,job #ca3ae-ag1 c74    ,third1    
,thou must be always humble and meek    
among them1 as also grave  and gracious2
 not light and frothy1 but by thy words 
and carriage  ministering 'grace to the 
hearers' 7,eph #d3bi74 ,thus also ,job  
honoured  ,god among his neighbours     
7,job #bi3f-ab74    ,fourth1 ,thy wisdom
 will be1 rightly to discountenance sin1
 and to  reprove thy neighbour for the  
same 7,lev #ai3ag71 denying thyself in  
some things1 for the preventing an      
injury to thy neighbour1 that  thou     
mayest please him for his edification   
7,rom #ae3b74    ,fifth1 ,if thou       
wouldest be a good neighbour1 take heed 
of thy tongue  upon two accounts4    #a4
 ,that thou with it give no offensive   
language to thy neighbour1  to the      
provoking of him to anger4 ,bear much1  

put up wrongs1 and  say little3 ',it is 
an honour for a man to cease from       
strife3 but  every fool will be         
meddling' 7,prov #bj3 #c74 ,and again1  
',he loveth  transgression that loveth  
strife' 7,prov #ag3ai74    #b4 ,and as  
thou shouldest take heed that thou be   
not the original  of contention and     
anger1 so also take heed that thou be   
not  an instrument to beget it between  
parties1 by tale-bearing and  a         
gossiping spirit3 ',he that passeth by1 
and meddleth with strife  belonging not 
to him1 is like one that taketh a dog by
 the ears4 ,as  coals are to burning    
coals1 and wood to fire2 so is a        
contentious  man to kindle strife'      
7,prov #bf3ag-ba74 ,i do observe two    
things very  odious in many professors2 
the one is a head-strong and            
stiff-necked  spirit1 that will have its
 own way2 and the other is1 a great deal
  of tattling and talk about religion1  
and but a very little1 if  anything1 of 
those ,christian deeds that carry in    

them the cross of  a ,christian in the  
doing thereof1 and profit to my         
neighbour4    7#a47 ,when ,i say a      
head-strong and stiff-necked spirit1 ,i 
mean1  they are for pleasing themselves 
and their own fancies1 in things  of no 
weight1 though their so doing be as the 
very slaughter-knife  to the weak       
conscience of a brother or neighbour4   
,now this is  base4 ,a ,christian1 in   
all such things as intrench not the     
matters  of faith and worship1 should be
 full of self-denial1 and seek to       
please others rather than themselves2   
',give none offence--to the  ,jews1 nor 
to the #ah ,greeks1 nor to the church of
 ,god3--not seeking  mine own profit1   
but the profit of many1 that they may be
 saved'  7#a ,cor #aj3cb1 #cc74    7#b47
 ,and the second is as bad1 to wit1 when
 professors are great  prattlers and    
talkers1 and disputers1 but do little of
 anything  that bespeaketh love to the  
poor1 or self-denial in outward things4 
,some people think religion is made up  

of words2 a very wide mistake6  ,words  
without deeds is but a half-faced       
religion3 ',pure religion1  and         
undefiled before ,god and the ,father is
 this1 ,to visit the  fatherless and    
widows in their affliction1 and to keep 
himself  unspotted from the world'      
7,james #a3bg74 ,again1 ',if a brother  
or  sister be naked1 and destitute of   
daily food1 and one of you say  unto    
them1 ,depart in peace1 be warmed and   
filled1' which are very  fine words1 yet
 if you 'give them not those things that
 are needful  to the body1 what doth it 
profit8' 7,james #b3ae1 #af74    ,sins  
which interfere with the duties of      
,christian ,brotherhood and  ,civil     
,neighbourhood4    ,now then1 before ,i 
go any farther1 ,i will here take an    
occasion to  touch a little upon those  
sins that are so rife in many professors
  in this day3 and they are1            
covetousness1 pride1 and uncleanness4   
,i would speak a word to them in this   
place1 the rather because  they are they

 which spoil both ,christian            
brotherhood1 and civil  neighbourhood1  
in too great a measure4    ,,of         
,,covetousness4    ,first1 ,for         
,covetousness4    #a4 ,covetousness2 it 
is all one with desire2 he that desires1
 covets1  whether the thing he desires  
be evil or good4 ,wherefore that which  
is called coveting1 in ,exodus #bj3ag1  
is called desire1 in ,deuteronomy       
#e3ba4 ,as the apostle also saith1 ',i  
had not known lust1 except the  law had 
said1 ,thou shalt not covet' 7,rom      
#g3g74 ,that is1 ,i had not  known lust 
to be a sin1 unless the law had forbid  
it4 ,wherefore1  though lawful desires  
are good 7#a ,cor #ab3ca71 and to be    
commended1  yet covetousness1 as        
commonly understood1 is to be fled from1
 and  abhorred1 as of the devil4    #b4 
,covetousness1 or evil desire1 it is the
 first mover1 and giveth  to every sin  
its call1 as ,i may say1 both to move   
and act2 as was  said before1 the       
apostle had not known sin1 except the   

law had  said1 ,thou shalt not desire or
 covet2 for where there is no desire  to
 sin1 there appears no sin4    #c4      
,therefore covetousness carrieth in it  
every sinwe speak of sins  against the  
second tableeven as a serpent carrieth  
her young ones  in her belly4 ,this the 
scripture affirms1 where it saith1      
',thou  shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
wife1 nor his man-servant1 nor his      
maid-servant1 nor his ox1 nor his ass1  
nor anything that is thy  neighbour's'  
7,exo #bj3ag74 ,covetousness will meddle
 with anything4    ,now1 there are in my
 mind at present these eight notes of   
covetousness1 which hinder good works1  
and a ,christian coversation  among men1
 wherever they are harboured4    7#a47  
,when men1 to whom ,god hath given a    
comfortable livelihood1  are yet not    
content therewith4 ,this is against the 
apostle1 where  he saith1 ',let your    
conversation be without covetousness2   
and be  content with such things as ye  
have3 for he hath said1 ,i will never   

leave thee1 nor forsake thee' 7,heb     
#ac3e74    7#b47 ,it is covetousness in 
the seller1 that puts him to say of his 
traffic1 it is better than it is1 that  
he may heighten the price of  it2 and   
covetousness in the buyer1 that prompts 
him to say worse  of a thing than he    
thinks in his conscience it is1 and that
 for  an abatement of a reasonable      
price4 ,this is that which the apostle  
forbids under the name of defraud1 #a   
,corinthians #f3h1 and that  which      
,solomon condemns 7,prov #bj3ad74       
7#c47 ,it is through covetousness that  
men think much of that which  goeth     
beside their own mouth1 though possibly 
it goeth to those  that have more need  
than themselves1 and also that better   
deserve  it than they4    7#d47 ,it     
argueth covetousness1 when men will     
deprive themselves1  and those under    
them1 of the privileges of the gospel1  
for more of  this world2 and is         
condemned by ,christ 7,luke #ad3ah-bj74 
7#e47 ,it argueth covetousness1 when men

 that have it1 can go by1  or hear of   
the poor1 and shut up their bowels and  
compassions from  them 7#a ,john #c3ag74
    7#f47 ,also when men are convinced  
it is their duty to communicate to  such
 and such that have need1 yet they defer
 it1 and if not quite  forget it1 yet   
linger away the time1 as being loth to  
distribute  to the necessities of those 
in want4 ,this is forbidden by the ,holy
  ,ghost3 ',withhold not good from them 
to whom it is due1 when it is  in the   
power of thine hand to do it4' ,now1 it 
is due from thee to  the poor1 by the   
commandment of ,god1 if they want1 and  
thou hast  it2 ',say not unto thy       
neighbour1 ,go1 and come again1 and     
tomorrow  ,i will give2 when thou hast  
it by thee' 7,prov #c3bg1 #bh74    7#g47
 ,it argueth a greedy mind also1 when1  
after men have cast in  their minds what
 to give1 they then from that will be   
pinching and  clipping1 and taking away2
 whereas the ,holy ,ghost saith1 ',every
  man according as he purposeth in his  

heart1 so let him give1 not  grudgingly1
 or of necessity3 for ,god loveth a     
cheerful giver' 7#b  ,cor #i3g74        
7#h47 ,and lastly1 ,it argueth a filthy 
greedy heart also1 when a  man1 after he
 hath done any good1 then in his heart  
to repent1 and  secretly wish that he   
had not so done1 or at least1 that he   
had  not done so much3 this is to be    
weary of well-doing2 7,i speak now  of  
communicating17 and carrieth in it two  
evils1 ,first1 ,it spoileth  the work   
done4 ,and1 secondly1 ,it1 if           
entertained1 spoileth the heart  for    
doing any more so4 ',the vile person    
shall be no more called  liberal1 nor   
the churl said to be bountiful1' for    
'the liberal  deviseth liberal things2  
and by liberal things shall he stand'   
7,isa #cb3e1 #h74 ,now then1 to dissuade
 all from this poisonous sin1  observe1 
that above all sins in the ,new         
,testament1 this is called  idolatry    
7,eph #e3e2 ,col #c3e74 ,and therefore  
,god's people should be  so far from    

being taken with it1 that they should be
 much afraid of  the naming of it one   
among another1 lest it should1 as       
adulterous  thoughts1 infect the heart1 
by the talking of it 7,eph #e3c74       
,quest4    ,but why is covetousness     
called idolatry8    ,answer4    #a4     
,because it engageth the very heart of  
man in it1 to mind earthly  things2 it  
gets our love1 which should be set on   
,god2 and sets it  upon poor empty      
creatures2 it puts our affections out of
 heaven1  where they should be1 and sets
 them on earth1 where they should  not  
be 7,eze #cc3ca2 ,phil #c3ah1 #ai2 ,col 
#c3a-c74 ,thus it changeth the  object  
on which the heart should be set1 and   
setteth it on that on  which it should  
not4 ,it makes a man forsake ,god1 'the 
fountain of  living waters1' and causeth
 him to hew to himself 'cisterns1 broken
  cisterns1 that can hold no water'     
7,jer #b3aa-ac74 ,for1    #b4 ,it       
rejecteth the care1 government1 and     
providence of ,god towards  us1 and     

causeth us to make of our care and      
industry a god1 to whom1  instead of    
,god1 we fly continually1 both for the  
keeping what we  have and for getting   
more4 ,this was ,israel's idolatry of   
old1 and  the original of all her       
idolatrous practices4 ',for their mother
  hath played the harlot1' that is1     
committed idolatry3 'she that  conceived
 them hath done shamefully3 for she     
said1 ,i will go after  my lovers1 that 
gave me my bread and my water1 my wool  
and my flax1  mine oil and my drink'    
7,hosea #b3e74    #c4 ,it disalloweth of
 ,god's way of disposing his creatures1 
and  would have them ordered and        
disposed of otherwise than his heavenly 
wisdom seemeth meet2 and hence ariseth  
all discontents about ,god's  dealing   
with us4 ,covetousness never yet said1  
,it is the ,lord1 let  him do what he   
pleaseth2 but is ever objecting1 like a 
god1 against  everything that goeth     
against it2 and it is that which1 like  
a god1 draweth away the heart and soul  

from the true ,god1 and his  ,son ,jesus
 ,christ3 ',and he went away sorrowful2 
for he had great  possessions' 7,matt   
#ai3af-bb74 ,now then1 that which       
engageth the  heart1 that rejecteth the 
providence of ,god1 and that is for     
ordering  and disposing of things       
contrary to ,god1 and for breaking with 
,god  upon these terms1 is idolatry2 and
 all these do covetousness4 ',the       
wicked boasteth of his heart's desire1  
and blesseth the covetous1  whom the    
,lord abhorreth' 7,psa #aj3c74 ,now the 
way to remedy this  disease is1 to learn
 the lesson which ,paul had got by      
heart2 to  wit1 ',in whatsoever state   
you are1 therewith to be content' 7,phil
  #d3aa74    ,,of ,,pride4    ,second1  
,i come1 in the second place1 to speak a
 word of pride1 and  loftiness of heart 
and life4    #a4 ,pride1 in general1 it 
is that which causeth a man to think of 
man and his things1 above what is       
written 7#a ,cor #d3f74    #b4 ,it hath 
its seat in the heart among these       

enormities1 fornications1  adulteries1  
lasciviousness1 murders1 deceit1 c4     
7,mark #g3ba-bc7  and showeth itself in 
these following particulars4    7#a47   
,when you slight this or that person1   
though gracious2 that  is1 look over    
them1 and shun them for their poverty in
 this world1  and choose rather to have 
converse with others1 that possibly  are
 less gracious1 because of their        
greatness in this world4 ,this  the     
apostle ,james writes against1 ,james   
#b3a-c1 under the name of  partiality2  
'for indeed the fruits of a puffed-up   
heart is to deal  in this manner with   
,christians' 7#a ,cor #d3f1 #g74 ,now   
this branch of  pride floweth from      
ignorance of the vanity of the creature1
 and of  the worth of a gracious heart2 
wherefore get more of the knowledge  of 
these two1 and this sprig will be nipped
 in the head1 and you  will learn to    
condescend to men of low degree 7,rom   
#ab3af74    7#b47 ,it argues pride of   
heart1 when men will not deny themselves

 in  things that they may1 for the good 
and profit of their neighbours4  ,and it
 argueth now1 that pride has got so much
 up into self-love  and self-pleasing1  
that they little care who they grieve or
 offend1  so they may have their way    
7,oba #ab-ae74    7#c47 ,it argueth     
pride of heart1 when sober reproofs for 
sin1 and  unbeseeming carriages1 will   
not down with thee1 but that rather     
thou snuffest1 and givest way to thy    
spirit to be peevish1 and to  retain    
prejudice against those that thus       
reprove thee4 ,saith the  prophet1      
',hear ye1 and give ear2 be not proud3  
for the ,lord hath  spoken4' ,that is1  
hear the reproofs of ,god for your sins1
 and break  them off by repentance2 'but
 if ye will not hear it1 my soul shall  
weep in secret for your pride1' c4 7,jer
 #ac3ae-ag74 ,so also in  ,hosea1 ',they
 will not frame their doings to turn    
unto their ,god3  for the spirit of     
whoredoms is in the midst of them1 and  
they have  not know the ,lord4 ,and the 

pride of ,israel doth testify to his    
face'  c4 7,hosea #e3d1 #e74 ,this      
argueth great senselessness of ,god1 and
  a heart greatly out of frame4    7#d47
 ,it argueth pride also1 when a reproof 
or admonition will not  down as well    
from the poorest saint1 as from the     
greatest doctor2  and it argueth a glory
 in men1 #a ,corinthians #c3ba1 and that
 they  would1 that their faith should   
stand in their wisdom1 and not 'in  the 
power of ,god2' that is1 of naked truth 
#a ,corinthians #b3e4    7#e47 ,it      
argueth pride of heart1 when a man that 
hath this or that  in his heart to do1  
in reference to ,god1 but yet will      
slight a sober  asking counsel and      
direction of ,god in this matter3 ',the 
wicked1  through the pride of his       
countenance1 will not seek after ,god1' 
saith ,david 7,psa #aj3d74    7#f47 ,it 
argueth pride of heart1 when persons are
 tickled with  thoughts of their own    
praise1 that secretly lust after it2    
that  think of themselves and others    

above what is written2 which those  do  
who do not acknowledge that man in his  
best estate is altogether  vanity3 but  
such kind of people have forgot the     
exhortation1 ',be  not high-minded1 but 
fear3' 7,rom #aa3bj74 ,and also1 ,that  
there is  a knowledge that puffeth up1  
and edifieth neither themselves nor     
others 7#a ,cor #h3a1 #b74 ,wherefore1  
to such the apostle saith1 ,be  'not    
desirous of vain-glory1' but in         
lowliness of mind 'let each  esteem     
others better than themselves' 7,phil   
#b3c2 ,gal #e3bf74    ,pride also there 
is in outward carriage1 behaviour1 and  
gesture1  which is odious for           
,christians to be tainted with2 and this
 pride  is discovered by mincing words1 
a made carriage1 and an affecting  the  
toys and baubles that ,satan1 and every 
lightheaded fool bringeth  into the     
world4 ,as ,god speaketh of the         
daughters of ,zion1 'they  walk with    
stretched forth necks1 and wanton eyes1 
mincing as they  go1 and making a       

tinkling with their feet' 7,isa #c3af74 
,a very  unhandsome carriage for a      
people that profess godliness1 and that 
use to come before ,god to confess their
 sins1 and to bemoan themselves  for    
what they have done4 ,how can a sense of
 thy own baseness1 of  the vileness of  
thy heart1 and of the holiness of ,god1 
stand with  such a carriage8 ,dost thou 
see the vileness of thy heart1 the      
fruit of sin8 ,and art thou afflicted   
with that disagreement that  is between 
,god and thy heart1 that layest the     
reins on the neck of  thy lusts1 and    
lettest them run whither they will8 ,be 
not deceived1  pride ariseth from       
ignorance of these things 7#a ,tim #f3c1
 #d74 ,a sense  of my vileness1 of what 
,i have deserved1 and of what           
continually  in my heart opposeth ,god1 
cannot stand with a foolish1 light1 and 
wanton carriage3 thou wilt then see     
there is other things to mind  than to  
imitate the butterfly4 ,alas1 all these 
kind of things are  but a painting the  

devil1 and a setting a carnal gloss upon
 a castle  of his2 thou art but making  
gay the spider3 is thy heart ever the   
sounder for thy fine gait1 they mincing 
words1 and thy lofty looks8  ,nay1 doth 
not this argue1 that thy heart is a     
rotten1 cankered1  and besotted heart8  
,oh6 that ,god would but let thee see a 
little  of thy own inside1 as thou hast 
others to behold thy outside3 thou      
painted sepulchre1 thou whited wall1    
will these things be found  virtues in  
the day of ,god8 ,or1 is this the way   
that thou takest to  mortify sin8 ',an  
high look1 and a proud heart1 the       
plowing of the  wicked1 is sin' 7,prov  
#ba3d74 ,pride is the ringleader of the 
seven  abominations that the wise man   
nameth1 ,proverbs #f3af1 #ag1 and is    
that above all that causeth to fall into
 the condemnation of the  devil 7#a ,tim
 #c3f74    ,,of ,,adultery ,,or         
,,uncleanness4    ,now ,i come in the   
last place to touch a word or two of    
adultery1  and then to draw towards a   

conclusion4 ,adultery1 it hath its place
  in the heart1 among the rest of those 
filthinesses ,i mentioned  before 7,mark
 #g3ba1 #bb7 of which sin ,i observe two
 things4    #a4 ,that almost in every   
place where the apostle layeth down a   
catalogue of wickednesses1 he layeth    
down adultery1 fornication1  and        
uncleanness in the front2 as that in    
,mark #g3ba1 ,romans #a3bi1  #a         
,corinthians #f3 #i1 ,galatians #e3ai1  
,ephesians #e3c1 #a ,thessalonians      
#d3c-e1 ,hebrews #ab3af1 ,james #b3aa1  
#a ,peter #b3aa1 and #b ,peter #b3aj4   
,from this ,i gather that the sin of    
uncleanness is a very predominant  and  
master sin1 easy to overtake the sinner1
 as being one of the  first that is     
ready to offer itself on all occasions  
to break the  law of ,god4    #b4 ,i    
observe that this sin is committed      
unawares to many1 even so  soon as a man
 hath but looked upon a woman3 ',i say  
unto you1' saith  ,christ1 'that        
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust1'  

or desire1  'after her1 he hath         
committed adultery with her already in  
his heart'  7,matt #e3bh74 ,this sin of 
uncleanness1 ,i say1 is a very taking   
sin2  it is natural above all sins to   
mankind2 as it is most natural1  so it  
wants not tempting occasions1 having    
objects for to look on  in every corner3
 wherefore there is need of a double and
 treble  watchfulness in the soul       
against it4 ,it is better here to make a
  covenant with our eyes1 like ,job     
7,job #ca3a7 than to let them wander  to
 ,god's dishonour1 and our own          
discomfort4    ,there are these three   
things which discover a man or woman too
 much  inclining to the uncleanness of  
their own hearts4    7#a47 ,the first is
 a wanton eye1 or an eye that doth      
secretly  affect itself with such       
objects as are tickling of the heart    
with  the thoughts of immodesty and     
uncleanness4 ,isaiah calls this a       
wanton eye3 and ,peter an eye full of   
adultery1 that cannot cease  from sin   

7#b ,peter #b3ad2 ,isa #c3af74 ,this is 
that also which ,christ  calleth an evil
 eye1 and ,john the lust of the flesh1  
and of the  eyes1 and doth defile those 
who are not very watchful over their    
own hearts 7,mark #g3bb2 #a ,john       
#b3af74 ,this wanton eye is that which  
the most holy saints should take heed   
of1 because it is apt to seize  upon    
them also4 ,when ,paul bids ,timothy    
beseech the young women to  walk as     
becomes the gospel1 he bids him do it   
with all purity 7#a ,tim  #e3a1 #b74    
,as1 who should say1 ,take heed that    
while thou instructest  them to         
holiness1 thou thyself be not corrupted 
with the lust of  thy eye4 ,o how many  
souls1 in the day of ,god1 will curse   
the day  that ever they gave way to a   
wanton eye6    7#b47 ,the second thing  
that discovereth one much inclining to  
the  lusts of uncleanness1 it is wanton 
and immodest talk2 such as that         
brazen-faced whore in the #gth of the   
,proverbs had1 or such as they  in      

,peter1 who allured 'through the lusts  
of the flesh1 through  much wantonness1 
those that were clean escaped from them 
who live  in error' 7#b ,peter #b3ah74  
',out of the abundance of the heart the 
mouth speaketh1' wherefore if we be     
saints1 let us take heed1 as  of our    
eye1 so of our tongue1 and let not the  
lust of uncleanness1  or of adultery1 be
 once named among us1 'named among us as
 becometh  saints' 7,eph #e3c74 ,mark1  
',let it not be once named4' ,this      
implies1  that the lusts of uncleanness 
are devilishly taking1 they will  both  
take the heart with eyes and tongue3    
',let it not be once named  among you1' 
c4    7#c47 ,another thing that bespeaks
 a man or woman inclining to  wantonness
 and uncleanness1 it is an adorning     
themselves in light  and wanton apparel4
 ,the attire of an harlot is too        
frequently in  our day the attire of    
professors2 a vile thing1 and argueth   
much  wantonness and vileness of        
affections4 ,if those that give way to  

a wanton eye1 wanton words1 and immodest
 apparel1 be not whores1  c41 in their  
hearts1 ,i know not what to say4 ,doth a
 wanton eye  argue shamefacedness8 ,doth
 wanton talk argue chastity8 ,and doth  
immodest apparel1 with stretched-out    
necks1 naked breasts1 a made  speech1   
and mincing gaits1 c41 argue            
mortification of lusts8 ,if  any say1   
that these things may argue pride as    
well as carnal lusts2  well1 but why are
 they proud8 ,is it not to trick up the 
body8 ,and  why do they with pride trick
 up the body1 if it be not to provoke   
both themselves and others to lusts8    
,god knoweth their hearts  without their
 outsides3 and we know their hearts by  
their outsides4    ,my friends1 ,i am   
here treating of good works1 and        
persuading you to  fly those things that
 are hindrances to them3 wherefore bear 
with  my plainness when ,i speak against
 sin4 ,i would strike it through  with  
every word1 because else it will strike 
us through with many  sorrows 7#a ,tim  

#f3i1 #aj74 ,i do not treat of good     
works as if the  doing of them would    
save us1 for we are justified by his    
grace1  according to the hope of eternal
 life2 yet our sins and evil works  will
 lay us obnoxious to the judgments both 
of ,god and man4 ,he  that walketh not  
uprightly1 according to the truth of the
 gospel1  is like to have his peace     
assaulted often1 both by the devil1 the 
law1 death1 and hell2 yea1 and is like  
to have ,god hide his face  from him    
also1 for the iniquity of his           
covetousness 7,isa #eg3ag74    ,how can 
he that carrieth himself basely in the  
sight of men1 think  he yet well        
behaveth himself in the sight of ,god8  
,and if so dim  a light as is in man can
 justly count thee as a transgressor1   
how  shall thy sins be hid from him     
whose 'eye-lids try the children of     
men8' 7,psa #aa3d74    ,it is true1     
faith without works justifies us before 
,god 7,rom #c3bh2  #d3e73 yet that faith
 that is alone1 will be found to leave  

us  sinners in the sight both of ,god   
and man 7,james #b3ah74 ,and though     
thou addest nothing to that which saveth
 thee by what thou canst  do1 yet thy   
righteousness may profit the son of man2
 as also saith  the text3 but if thou   
shalt be so careless as to say1 ,what   
care ,i  for being righteous to profit  
others8 ,i tell thee1 that the love  of 
,god is not in thee 7,job #ce3h2 #a     
,john #c3ag2 #a ,cor #ac3a-c74 ,walk    
therefore in ,god's ways1 and do them1  
for this is your wisdom and  your       
understanding in the sight of the       
nations1 which shall hear  of all these 
statutes1 and say1 ',this great nation  
is a wise and  understanding people'    
7,deu #d3f74    ,,third4 ,observe4      
,every believer should not only take    
heed that his  works be good1 and so for
 the present do them1 but should        
carefully  study to maintain them2 that 
is1 to keep in a continual exercise  of 
them4    ,it is an easier matter to     
begin to do good1 than it is to continue

  therein2 and the reason is1 there is  
not so much of a ,christian's  cross in 
the beginning of a work1 as there is in 
a continual1  hearty1 conscientious     
practice thereof4 ,therefore ,christians
 have  need1 as to be pressed to do     
good1 so to continue the work4 ,man1 by 
nature1 is rather a hearer than a doer1 
,athenian like1 continually  listening  
after some new thing2 seeing many       
things1 but observing  nothing 7,acts   
#ag3bj2 ,isa #db3bj74 ,it is observable1
 that after  ,christ had divided his    
hearers into four parts1 he condemned   
three  of them for fruitless hearers    
7,luke #h3e-h74 ,o it is hard continuing
  believing1 continuing loving1         
continuing resisting all that opposeth2 
we are subject to be weary of well-doing
 7,gal #f3i74 ,to pluck out  right eyes1
 to cut off right hands and feet1 is no 
pleasant thing  to flesh and blood2 and 
yet none but these shall have the       
promise  of life2 because none but these
 will be found to have the effectual    

work of ,god's grace in their souls     
7,matt #ah3h1 #i73 ',if ye continue  in 
my word1 then are you my disciples'     
,,indeed 7,matt #bd3ac2 ,john  #h3ca74  
,and hence it is1 that you find so many 
,,ifs in the ,scripture  about men's    
happiness2 as1 'if children1 then       
heirs2' and 'if  ye continue in the     
faith2' and 'if we hold the beginning of
 our  confidence steadfast unto the end'
 7,rom #h3ag2 ,col #a3bc2 ,heb #c3ad74  
,not that their continuing in the way of
 ,god is the cause of the  work being   
right2 but the work being right causeth 
the continuance  therein4 ,as ,john     
saith in another place1 ',they went out 
from us1  but they were not of us2 for  
if they had been of us1 saith he  they  
would1 no doubt1 have continued with us'
 7#a ,john #b3ai74 ,but  ,i say1 where  
the work of ,god indeed is savingly     
begun1 even there  is flesh1 corruption1
 and the body of death to oppose it4    
,therefore  should ,christians take     
heed1 and look that against these       

opposites  they maintain a continual    
course of good works among men4         
,besides1 as there is that in our own   
bowels that opposeth goodness1  so there
 is the tempter1 the wicked one1 both to
 animate these lusts1  and to join with 
them in every assault against every     
appearance  of ,god in our souls4 ,and  
hence it is1 that he is called the      
devil1  the enemy1 the destroyer1 and   
him that seeks continually to devour  us
 7#a ,peter #e3h71 ,i need say no more  
but this4 ,he that will walk  like a    
,christian indeed1 as he shall find it  
is requisite that he  continue in good  
works1 so his continuing therein will be
 opposed2  if therefore he will continue
 therein1 he must make it his business  
to study how to oppose those that oppose
 such a life1 that he may  continue     
therein4    ,,fourth4 ,now then to help 
in this1 here fitly comes in the last   
observation1 to wit1 ,that the best way 
both to provoke ourselves  and others to
 good works1 it is to be often affirming

 to others the  doctrine of             
justification by grace1 and to believe  
it ourselves4  ',this is a faithful     
saying1 and these things ,i will that   
thou  affirm constantly1 that they which
 have believed in ,god1 might be        
careful to maintain good works' 7,titus 
#c3h74    ,i told you before1 that good 
works must flow from faith3 and now ,i  
tell you1 that the best way to be       
fruitful in them1 is to be much  in the 
exercise of the doctrine of             
justification by grace2 and they  both  
agree2 for as faith animates to good    
works1 so the doctrine of  grace        
animates faith4 ,wherefore1 the way to  
be rich in good works1  it is to be rich
 in faith2 and the way to be rich in    
faith is to  be conscientiously         
affirming the doctrine of grace to      
others1 and  believing it ourselves4    
,first1 ,to be constantly affirming it  
to others4 ,thus ,paul tells  ,timothy1 
that if he put the brethren in mind of  
the truths of the  gospel1 he himself   

should not only be a good minister of   
,christ1 but  should be nourished up in 
the words of faith and of good doctrine 
7#a ,tim #d3f74 ,it is the ordinance of 
,god1 that ,christians should  be often 
asserting the things of ,god each to    
others2 and that by  their so doing they
 should edify one another 7,heb #aj3bd1 
#be2a ,thess  #e3aa74    ,the doctrine  
of the gospel is like the dew and the   
small rain that  distilleth upon the    
tender grass1 wherewith it doth         
flourish1 and  is kept green 7,deu      
#cb3b74 ,christians are like the several
 flowers  in a garden1 that have upon   
each of them the dew of heaven1 which   
being shaken with the wind1 they let    
fall their dew at each other's  roots1  
whereby they are jointly nourished1 and 
become nourishers  of one another4 ,for 
,christians to commune savourly of      
,god's matters  one with another1 it is 
as if they opened to each other's       
nostrils  boxes of perfume4#ai ,saith   
,paul to the church at ,rome1 ',i long  

to  see you1 that ,i may impart unto you
 some spiritual gift1 to the end  ye may
 be established2 that is1 that ,i may be
 comforted together  with you1 by the   
mutual faith both of you and me' 7,rom  
#a3aa1 #ab74  ,christians should be     
often affirming the doctrine of grace1  
and  justification by it1 one to        
another4    ,second1 ,as they should be 
thus doing1 so they should live in the  
power of it themselves2 they should by  
faith suck and drink in  this doctrine1 
as the good ground receiveth the rain2  
which being  done1 forthwith there is   
proclaimed good works4 ,paul to the     
,colossians  saith thus1 ',we give      
thanks to ,god and the ,father of our   
,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 praying always   
for you1 since we heard of your faith in
  ,christ ,jesus1 and love to all the   
saints2 for the hope which is  laid up  
for you in heaven1 whereof ye heard     
before in the word of  the truth of the 
gospel1 which is come unto you1 as it is
 in all  the world1 and bringeth forth  

fruit1 as it doth also in you4' ,but    
how long ago8 ,why1 'since the day ye   
heard it1 saith he1 and knew  the grace 
of ,god in truth' 7,col #a3c-f74        
,apples and flowers are not made by the 
gardener2 but are an effect  of the     
planting and watering4 ,plant in the    
sinner good doctrine1  and let it be    
watered with the word of grace2 and as  
the effect  of that1 there is the fruits
 of holiness1 and the end everlasting   
life 7,rom #f3bb74    ,good doctrine is 
the doctrine of the gospel1 which       
showeth to men1  that ,god clotheth them
 with the righteousness of his ,son     
freely1  and maketh him with all his    
benefits over to them2 by which free    
gift the sinner is made righteous before
 ,god2 and because he is  so1 therefore 
there is infused a principle of grace   
into the heart1  whereby it is both     
quickened1 and bringing forth fruit     
7,rom #c3ba-bf2  #a ,cor #a3cj2 #b ,cor 
#e3ba2 ,john #a3af74    ,now then1      
seeing good works do flow from faith1   

and seeing faith  is nourished by an    
affirming of the doctrine of the gospel1
 c41  take here these few considerations
 from the doctrine of the gospel1  for  
the support of thy faith1 that thou     
mayest be indeed fruitful  and rich in  
good works4    ,consider #a4 ,the whole 
,bible was given for this very end1 that
 thou  shouldest both believe this      
doctrine1 and live in the comfort and   
sweetness of it3 ',for whatsoever things
 were written aforetime were  written   
for our learning1 that we through       
patience and comfort of  the ,scriptures
 might have hope' 7,rom #ae3d2 ,john    
#bj3ca74    ,consider #b4 ,that         
therefore every promise in the ,bible is
 thine1 to  strengthen1 quicken1 and    
encourage thy heart in believing4       
,consider #c4 ,that there is nothing    
that thou dost1 can so please ,god  as  
believing2 ',the ,lord taketh pleasure  
in them that fear him1 in  those that   
hope in his mercy' 7,psa #adg3aa74 ,they
 please him1 because  they embrace his  

righteousness1 c4    ,consider #d4 ,that
 all the withdrawings of ,god from thee1
 are not  for the weakening1 but for the
 trial of thy faith2 and also1 that     
whatever he suffers ,satan1 or thy own  
heart to do1 it is not to  weaken faith 
7,job #bc3h-aj2 #a ,peter #a3g74        
,consider #e4 ,that believing is that   
which will keep in thy view the  things 
of heaven and glory2 and that at which  
the devil will be  discouraged1 sin     
weakened1 and thy heart quickened and   
sweetened  7,heb #aa3bg2 ,james #d3g2 #a
 ,peter #e3i2 ,eph #f3af2 ,rom #ae3ac74 
,consider lastly1 ,by believing1 the    
lover of ,god is kept with warmth  upon 
the heart1 and that this will provoke   
thee continually to bless  ,god for     
,christ1 for grace1 for faith1 hope1 and
 all these things1  either in ,god1 or  
thee1 that doth accompany salvation 7#b 
,cor #b3ad2  ,psa #ajc3a-c74    ,third1 
,the doctrine of the forgiveness of sins
 received by faith1  will make notable  
work in the heart of a sinner1 to bring 

forth  good works4 ,but1 ,forasmuch as  
there is a body of death and sin  in    
every one that hath the grace of ,god in
 this world2 and because  this body of  
death will be ever opposing that which  
is good1 as  the apostle saith 7,rom    
#g3ba71 therefore take these few        
particulars  further1 for the           
suppressing that which will hinder a    
fruitful  life4    #a4 ,keep a continual
 watch over the wretchedness of thy own 
heart1  not to be discouraged at the    
sight of thy vileness1 but to prevent   
its wickedness2 for that will labour    
either to hinder thee from  doing good  
works1 or else will hinder thee in the  
doing thereof2  for evil is present with
 thee for both these purposes4 ,take    
heed  then1 that thou do not listen to  
that at any time1 but deny1 though  with
 much struggling1 the workings of sin to
 the contrary4    #b4 ,let this be      
continually before thy heart1 that      
,god's eye is  upon thee1 and seeth     
every secret turning of thy heart1      

either to  or from him3 ',all things are
 naked and opened unto the eyes of him  
with whom we have to do' 7,heb #d3ac74  
#c4 ,if thou deny to do that good which 
thou oughtest1 with what thy  ,god hath 
given thee2 then consider1 that though  
he love thy soul1  yet he can chastise2 
,first1 ,thy inward man with such       
troubles1  that thy life shall be       
restless and comfortless4 ,secondly1    
,and can  also so blow upon thy outward 
man1 that all thou gettest shall be  put
 in a bag with holes 7,psa #hi3ca-cc2   
,hag #a3f74 ,and set the case  he should
 licence but one thief among thy        
substance1 or one spark  of fire among  
thy barns1 how quickly might that be    
spent ill1 and  against thy will1 which 
thou shouldest have spent to ,god's     
glory1  and with thy will2 and ,i tell  
thee further1 that if thou want a heart 
to do good when thou hast about thee1   
thou mayest want comfort in  such things
 thyself from others1 when thine is     
taken from thee4  ,see ,jude #a3f1 #g4  

#d4 ,consider1 that a life full of good 
works is the only way1 on  thy part1 to 
answer the mercy of ,god extended to    
thee2 ,god hath  had mercy on thee1 and 
hath saved thee from all thy distresses2
 ,god  hath not stuck to give thee his  
,son1 his ,spirit1 and the kingdom  of  
heaven4 ,saith ,paul1 ',i beseech you   
therefore by the mercies of  ,god1 that 
ye present your bodies a living         
sacrifice1 holy1 acceptable  unto ,god1 
which is your reasonable service' 7,rom 
#ab3a2 ,matt #ah3cb1  #cc74    #e4      
,consider1 that this is the way to      
convince all men1 that the power  of    
,god's things hath taken hold of thy    
heart ,i speak to them that  hold the   
head #bj;and say what thou wilt1 if thy 
faith be not accompanied  with a holy   
life1 thou shalt be judged a withered   
branch1 a wording  professor1 salt      
without savour1 and as lifeless as a    
sounding brass1  and a tinkling cymbal  
7,john #ae2 ,matt #ac3a ,cor #ac3a1 #b74
 ,for1 say  they1 show us your faith by 

your works1 for we cannot see your      
hearts 7,james #b3ah74 ,but ,i say on   
the contrary1 if thou walk as  becomes  
thee who art saved by grace1 then thou  
wilt witness in  every man's conscience1
 that thou art a good tree2 now thou    
leavest  guilt on the heart of the      
wicked 7#a ,sam #bd3af1 #ag74 ,now thou 
takest  off occasion from them that     
desire occasion2 and now thou art clear 
from the blood of all men 7#b ,cor      
#aa3ab2 ,acts #bj3bf1 #ca-ce74 ,this  is
 the man also that provoketh others to  
good works4 ,the ear that  heareth such 
a man shall bless him2 and the eye that 
seeth him  shall bear witness to him4   
',surely1' saith ,david1 'he shall not  
be  moved for ever3 ,the righteous shall
 be in everlasting remembrance'  7,heb  
#aj3bd2 ,job #bi3aa2 ,psa #aab3 #f74    
#f4 ,again1 ,the heart that is fullest  
of good works1 hath in it  at least room
 for ,satan's temptations4 ,and this is 
the meaning of  ,peter1 where he saith1 
',be sober1 be vigilant2' that is1 be   

busying  thyself in faith and holiness1 
'because1 your adversary the devil1  as 
a roaring lion1 walketh about1 seeking  
whom he may devour' 7#a  ,peter #e3h74  
',he that walketh uprightly1 walketh    
safely2 and they  that add to faith1    
virtue2 to virtue1 knowledge2 to        
knowledge1  temperance2 to temperance1  
brotherly kindness2 and to these        
charity2  and that abounds therein1 he  
shall neither be barren nor unfruitful2 
he shall never fall2 but so an entrance 
shall be ministered to him  abundantly1 
into the everlasting kingdom of our     
,lord and ,saviour  ,jesus ,christ' 7#b 
,peter #a3e-aj2 ,prov #aj3i74    #g4    
,the man who is fullest of good works1  
he is fittest to live and  fittest to   
die3 ',i am now1' at any time1 'ready to
 be offered1'  saith fruitful ,paul 7#b 
,tim #d3f74 ,whereas he that is barren1 
he is  neither fit to live1 nor fit to  
die3 to die1 he himself is convinced  he
 is not fit1 and to live ,god himself   
saith he is not fit2 'cut  him down1 why

 doth he cumber the ground8' 7,luke     
#h3g74    ,lastly1 ,consider1 to provoke
 thee to good works1 thou shalt have  of
 ,god when thou comest to glory1 a      
reward for everything thou dost  for him
 on earth4 ,little do the people of ,god
 consider1 how richly  ,god will reward1
 what from a right principle and to a   
right end1  is done for him here2 not a 
bit of bread to the poor1 not a draught 
of water to the meanest of them that    
belong to ,christ1 or the loss  of a    
hair of your head1 shall in that day go 
without its reward  7,luke #ad3ac1 #ad2 
,matt #aj3db74    ',for our light       
affliction1' and so all other pieces of 
self-denial1  'which is but for a       
moment1 worketh for us a far more       
exceeding and  eternal weight of glory' 
7#b ,cor #d3ag74 ,i tell thee1          
,christian1 be  but rich in good works1 
and thou shalt have more than salvation2
  thy salvation thou hast freely by     
grace through ,christ1 without  works   
7,eph #b3h-aj71 but now being justified 

and saved1 and as the  fruits hereof1   
renewed by the ,holy ,ghost2 after this1
 ,i say1 thou  shalt be rewarded for    
every work that proved good2 ',for ,god 
is not  unrighteous to forget your work 
and labour of love1 which ye have       
showed toward his name1 in that ye have 
ministered to the saints1  and do       
minister' 7,heb #f3aj2 #a ,cor #c3ad74  
,moses counted the reward  that he was  
to have1 for a short suffering with the 
people of  ,god1 of greater worth than  
the treasures of ,egypt1 the smiles of  
the king1 or the honour of his kingdom  
7,heb #aa3be-bg74 ,in a word1  let the  
disappointments that do1 and shall most 
surely befall the  fruitless professors1
 provoke thee to look with all diligence
 to  thy standing4 ,for1    #a4 ,such a 
one is but deceived and disappointed    
touching the work of  grace he supposeth
 to be in his heart2 he thinks he is a  
,christian1  and hath grace1 as faith1  
hope1 and the like1 in his soul1 yet  no
 fruits of these things manifest        

themselves in him2 indeed his  tongue is
 tipt with a talk and tattle of         
religion4 ,poor man1 poor  empty man6   
,faith without works is dead2 thy hope  
shall be as the  giving up of the ghost2
 thy gifts with which thy soul is       
possessed1  are but such as are common  
to reprobates2 thou art therefore       
disappointed2 ,god reputes thee still   
but wicked1 though thou comest  and     
goest to the place of the ,holy 7,james 
#b3ai1 #bj2 ,job #aa3bj2 #a  ,cor       
#ac3a-c74    #b4 ,therefore all thy joy 
and comfort must needs fall short of    
saving  comfort1 and so leave thee in   
the suds notwithstanding2 thy joy is    
the joy of the ,pharisees 7,john #e3ce71
 and thy gladness as that of  ,herod    
7,mark #f3bj71 and the longest time it  
can last1 it is but a  ,scripture-moment
 7,job #bj3e74 ,alas6 in all thy        
gladness and content  with thy religion1
 thou art but like the boy that plays   
with brass  instead of gold2 and with   
counters instead of that which will go  

for current coin4 ,thus1 'if a man think
 himself to be something when  he is    
nothing1 he deceiveth or disappoints    
himself' 7,gal #f3c74    #c4 ,this is   
not all1 but look thou certainly for an 
eternal disappointment  in the day of   
,god2 for it must be2 thy lamp will out 
at the first  sound the trump of ,god   
shall make in thine ears2 thou canst not
  hold up at the appearance of the ,son 
of ,god in his glory2 his very  looks   
will be to thy profession as a strong   
wind is to a blinking  candle1 and thou 
shalt be left only to smoke4    ,oh the 
alteration that will befal a foolish    
virgin6 ,she thought she  was happy1 and
 that she should have received happiness
 with those  that were right at the     
heart2 but behold the contrary1 her lamp
 is  going out1 she is now to seek for  
saving grace1 when the time of  grace is
 over8 ,her heaven she thought of1 is   
proved a hell1 and  her god is proved a 
devil4 ,god hath cast her out of his    
presence1  and claps the door upon her4 

,she pleads her profession1 and the     
like1 and she hath for her answer       
repulses from heaven4 ',so are  the     
paths of all that forget ,god2 and the  
hypocrite's hope shall  perish2 whose   
hope shall be cut off1 and whose trust  
shall be a  spider's web4 ,he shall lean
 upon his house but it shall not stand2 
he shall hold it fast1 but it shall not 
endure' 7,matt #be3a-aj2 ,luke  #h3be1  
#bf2 ,job #h3ac-ae74    ,take heed      
therefore2 thy soul1 heaven1 and        
eternity1 lies at stake2  yea1 they turn
 either to thee or from thee upon the   
hinge of thy  faith2 if it be right1 all
 is thine3 if wrong1 then all is lost1  
however thy hopes and expectations are  
to the contrary3 ',for in ,jesus        
,christ neither circumcision availeth   
any thing1 nor uncircumcision2  but     
faith which worketh by love4 ,let no man
 deceive you with vain  words3 for      
because of these things cometh the wrath
 of ,god upon the  children of unbelief4
 #ba ,for the earth which drinketh in   

the rain  that cometh oft upon it1 and  
bringeth forth herbs meet for them by   
whom it is dressed1 receiveth blessing  
from ,god3 but that which  beareth      
thorns and briars is ,,rejected1 and is 
nigh unto cursing1  whose end is to be  
burned' 7,gal #e3f2 ,eph #e3c-f2 ,heb   
#f3g1 #h74    ,object4 ,but what shall  
,i do1 who am so cold1 slothful1 and    
heartless1 that ,i cannot find any heart
 to do any work for ,god in  this world8
 ,indeed time was when his dew rested   
all night upon my  branches1 and when ,i
 could with desire1 with earnest desire1
 be  doing and working for ,god2 but1   
alas6 now it is otherwise4    ,answer4  
,if this be true1 thy case is sad1 thou 
art to be pitied2 the ,lord  pity thee4 
,and for thy recovery out of this       
condition1 ,i would give  thee no other 
counsel than was given to ,ephesus when 
she had lost  her first love4    #a4    
',remember1' saith ,christ1 'from whence
 thou art fallen1 and  repent1 and do   
the first works1' c4 7,rev #b3e74       

,mark3 ,thy first work is to enter into 
a serious considering1 and  remembrance 
from whence thou art fallen4 ,remember  
that thou hast  left thy ,god1 the stay 
of thy soul1 and him without whom there 
is no stay1 comfort1 or strength1 for   
thee either to do or suffer  anything in
 this world3 ',without me1' saith he1   
'ye can do nothing'  7,john #ae3e74 ,a  
sad condition2 the remembrance of this1 
for certain1  is the first step to the  
recovering a backsliding heart2 for the 
right remembrance of this doth bring to 
mind what loss that soul  hath sustained
 that is in this condition1 how it hath 
lost its  former visits1 smiles1 and    
consolations of ,god4 ,when thy         
conscience  was suppled with the blood  
of thy ,saviour2 when every step thou   
tookest was1 as it were1 in honey and   
butter2 and when thy heart  could       
meditate terror with comfort 7,job      
#bi3b-f2 ,isa #cc3ad-ai74  ,instead of  
which1 thou feelest darkness1 hardness  
of heart1 and  the thoughts of ,god are 

terrible to thee 7,psa #gg3c74 ,now ,god
 never  visits thee2 or if he doth1 it  
is but as a wayfaring man1 that         
tarrieth but for a night 7,jer #ad3h1   
#i74    ,this also brings to mind how   
the case is altered with thee1 touching 
thy confidence in ,god for thy future   
happiness1 how uncertain thou  now art  
of thy hopes for heaven1 how much this  
life doth hang in  doubt before thee    
7,deu #bh3fe1 #ff74    #b4 ',remember   
therefore from whence thou art fallen1  
and repent4'  ,these are words well put 
together2 for a solid considering of    
what  ,i have lost in my declining1 will
 provoke in my heart a sorrow1 and      
godly heaviness1 whereby ,i shall be    
forced to bemoan my condition1  and say1
 ',i will go and return to my first     
husband1 for then was  it better with me
 than now' 7,hos #b3g74 ,and believe it1
 the reason  of ,god's standing off from
 giving the comfortable communion with  
himself1 it is that thou mightest first 
see the difference between  sticking    

close to ,god1 and forsaking of him2 and
 next1 that thou  mightest indeed       
acknowledge thy offence1 and seek his   
face 7,hos  #e3ae74 ,he taketh no       
pleasure in thy forlorn condition2 he   
had rather  thou shouldest have him in  
thy bosom1 only he will have it in his  
own way4 ',he looketh upon men1 and if  
any say1 ,i have sinned1 and  perverted 
that which was right1 and it profited me
 not2 then he  will deliver his soul    
from going into the pit1 and his life   
shall  see the light' 7,job #cc3bg1     
#bh74    #c4 ',remember from whence thou
 art fallen1 and repent1 and do the     
first works4'    ,as there should be a  
remembering and a repenting so there    
should  be a hearty doing our first     
works2 a believing as before1 a laying  
hold of the things of heaven and glory1 
as at the first2 for now  is ,god       
returned to thee1 as before 7,zech      
#a3af74 ,and though thou  mayest1       
through the loss of thy locks1 with     
,samson1 be weak at the  first1 yet1 in 

short time1 thy hair will grow again2   
that is1 thy  former experience will in 
short space be as long1 large1 and      
strong1  as in the former times4 ,indeed
 at the first thou wilt find all the    
wheels of thy soul rusty1 and all the   
strings of thine heart out  of tune2 as 
also when thou first beginnest to stir1 
the dust and  filth of thy heart will1  
like smoke1 trouble thee from that clear
  beholding the grace of thy ,god1 and  
his love to thy soul2 but yet  wait1 and
 go on1 and though thou findest thyself 
as unable to do  anything as thou       
formerly couldest2 yet ,i say1 up1 and  
be doing1  and the ,lord will be with   
thee2 for he hath not despised the day  
of thy small things 7#a ,chron #bb3af2  
,zech #d3aj74    ,i know thou wilt be   
afflicted with a thousand temptations to
 drive  thee to despair1 that thy faith 
may be faint1 c4 ,but against all  them 
set thou the word of ,god1 the promise  
of grace1 the blood of  ,christ1 and the
 examples of ,god's goodness to the     

great backsliders  that are for thy     
encouragement recorded in the scriptures
 of truth2  and remember1 that turning  
to ,god after backsliding1 is the       
greatest  piece of service thou canst do
 for him1 and the greatest honour  thou 
canst bring to the blood of ,christ2 and
 know farther1 that  ,god1 to show his  
willing reception of so unworthy a      
creature1 saith1  there shall be joy in 
heaven at thy conversion to him again   
7,luke  #ae3g1 #aj74    ,,to ,,conclude4
    ,if thou yet1 notwithstanding what  
hath been said1 dost remain a           
backslider3    #a4 ,then remember that  
thou must die2 and remember also1 that  
when  the terrors of ,god1 of death1 and
 a backslidden heart1 meet together1    
there will be sad work in that soul2    
this is the man that hangeth  tilting   
over the mouth of hell1 while death is  
cutting the thread  of his life4    #b4 
,remember1 that though ,god doth        
sometimes1 yea1 often1 receive          
backsliders1 yet it is not always so4   

,some draw back into perdition2  for1   
because they have flung up ,god1 and    
would none of him1 he in  justice flings
 up them and their souls for ever 7,prov
 #a3bd-bh74    ,i have observed1 that   
sometimes ,god1 as it were in revenge   
for  injury done him1 doth snatch away  
souls in the very nick of their         
backsliding1 as he served ,lot's wife1  
when he turned her into  a pillar of    
salt1 even while she was looking over   
her shoulder to  ,sodom 7,gen #ai3bf74  
,an example that every backslider should
 remember  with astonishment 7,luke     
#ag3cb74    ,thus have ,i1 in few words1
 written to you1 before ,i die1 a word  
to  provoke you to faith and holiness1  
because ,i desire that you may  have the
 life that is laid up for all them that 
believe in the  ,lord ,jesus1 and love  
one another1 when ,i am deceased4       
,though there  ,i shall rest from my    
labours1 and be in paradise1 as through 
grace  ,i comfortably believe1 yet it is
 not there1 but here1 ,i must do  you   

good4 ,wherefore1 ,i not knowing the    
shortness of my life1 nor  the hindrance
 that hereafter ,i may have of serving  
my ,god and you1  ,i have taken this    
opportunity to present these few lines  
unto you  for your edification4         
,consider what hath been said2 and the  
,lord give you understanding  in all    
things4 ,farewell4    ,,footnotes    #a 
,hermotimus of ,lucian4 ,during one of  
these wanderings his wife  thought him  
dead1 and his body was burnt4 ,whether  
the poor soul1  thus suddenly ejected1  
obtained another habitation is not      
narrated4    #b ',of their relations1'  
related or belonging to themselves4 ,ed4
    #c ,also where the gardener hath set
 them1 there they stand1 and  quarrel   
not one with another4 ,pilgrim1 part #b4
 ,interpreter's ,house1  vol4 #c4 #ahf2 
see also vol4 #b4 #egj4 ,ed4    #d      
',where the great red dragon ,satan had 
his seat4',dr4 ,gill's  ,commentary4    
,see also ,revelation #ab ,ed4    #e    
,this manly1 bold1 and upright statement

 of truth1 was published  in #afgd1 only
 two years afer the author's deliverance
 from twelve  years and a half's        
incarceration in a damp1 miserable jail1
 for  nonconformity6 ,none but those    
whose close communion with ,god inspires
  them with the confessor's courage1 can
 understand the spirit which  dictated  
such language4 ,had all dissenters used 
such faithful words1  the church would  
long ago have been emancipated from     
persecution  in this country4 ,ed4    #f
 ,this is a very extensive and awful    
delusion4 ,to mistake the  'outward and 
visible sign' for the 'inward and       
spiritual grace' is  a very general and 
fatal error4 ,of it's sad effects all   
religious  parties have warned their    
members4 ,it has done infinite mischief 
to the souls of men4 ,ed4    #g ,the    
queen of ,sheba was as much or more     
delighted with the order1  harmony1 and 
happiness of ,solomon's household than  
she was with  all his splendour and     
magnificence4 ,it is to this ,bunyan    

refers in  this quotation4 ,ed4    #h   
',though the words of the wise--are as  
nails fastened by the master  of        
assemblies 7,eccl4 #ab3aa7 yet sure     
their examples are the hammer  to drive 
them in to take the deeper hold4 ,a     
father that whipt his  son for swearing1
 and swore himself while he whipt him1  
did more  harm by his example than good 
by his correction4',fuller's ,holy      
,state1 p4 #aa4 ,ed4    #i ,how         
exceedingly admirable are all these     
scriptural directions1  warnings1 and   
cautions4 ,happy are those parents and  
their children  where such wisdom is    
manifested in that painful duty of      
administering  counsel and correction4  
,ed4 #aj ,one of the ,saxon laws was1   
that  if a serf or villain work on      
,sunday by his lord's command1 he shall 
be a free man4 ,spelman's ,concilia1    
,an4 #fib4 ,ed4    #aa ,the rust of     
money in the rich man's purse1 unjustly 
detained  from the labourer1 will poison
 and infect his whole estate4 ,fuller's 

,holy ,state1 p4 #af4 ,ed4    #ab ,the  
apostle ,peter1 in his solemn           
injunctions to married persons1         
commences with the wife4 ,fuller        
observes upon this1 ',and sure it  was  
fitting that women should first have    
their lesson given them1  because it is 
harder to be learned1 and therefore they
 need have  the more time to con it4'   
,holy ,state1 p4 #a4 ,ed4    #ac ',in   
her husband's absence she is wife and   
deputy husband1 which  makes her double 
the files of her diligence4 ,at his     
return he finds  all things so well1    
that he wonders to see himself at home  
when he  was abroad4',fuller's ,holy    
,state1 p4 #b4 ,ed4    #ad ',she never  
crosseth her husband in the spring-tide 
of his anger1  but stays till it be     
ebbing water4',fuller's ,maxims4 ,ed4   
#ae ,bunyan's words are 'to show pity1' 
probably taken from the  word 'goodness'
 in the margin of the ,bible2 but lest  
it might be a  typographical error1 the 
usual rendering is given in this        

quotation4  ,ed4    #af ',what is the   
child but a piece of the parents wrapped
 up in another skin4',flavel4      ,on  
seeing a ,mother with her ,infant asleep
 in her ,arms4      ',thine is the morn 
of life1      ,all laughing1 unconscious
 of the evening with her anxious cares1 
,thy mother filled with the purest      
happiness and bliss      ,which an      
indulgent ,heaven bestows upon a lower  
world1      ,watches and protects her   
dearest life1 now sleeping in her arms4'
          ,german ,poem4 ,ed4    #ag    
,bunyan's silence1 in all his writings1 
concerning the state of  his parents as 
to godliness1 may lead us to fear that  
this fervent  ejaculation had often been
 poured forth by his own soul on behalf 
of his father and mother4 ,all that we  
know of them is1 that they  were poor1  
but gave their children the best        
education their means  afforded2 as to  
their piety he is silent4 ,ed4    #ah   
',to the ,greeks4' ,bunyan in this      
follows the ,puritan translation4  ,the 

word ',greeks' is in the margin of the  
authorized ,bible4 ,ed4    #ai ,this is 
a most beautiful passage1 unequalled by 
any ancient or  modern author4 ,such a  
view of church fellowship does honour to
 the  head and heart of the prince of   
allegorists4 ,it is worthy to be        
printed in letters of gold1 and         
presented to every candidate for  church
 fellowship among all ,christian        
societies of every denomination4  ,see  
p4 #eej1 and note4 ,ed4    #bj ,to 'hold
 the head' is to make a very prominent  
profession of  religion4 ,ed4    #ba    
',of unbelief' see margin of the ,bible4
 ,ed4    999999    ,a ,,caution ,,to    
,,stir ,,up ,,to ,,watch ,,against ,,sin
    ,,by ,j4 ,,bunyan                   
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,this faithful and affectionate appeal  
to conscience1 was originally  published
 on a half-sheet of copy paper1 and     
being only printed  on one side of the  
leaf was called a broadside2 probably   
intended  to hang up in the house1 or to

 be pasted inside the cover of the      
family bible4    ,charles ,doe gives the
 date #afhe2 but a copy of this rare    
sheet1  clean and perfect as when first 
printed1 was lately discovered  in the  
,stowe ,library1 among a great number of
 single-sheet poems1  songs1 and        
proclamations2 a memorandum on it1 in   
the writing of  ,narcissus ,luttrel1    
shews that he bought it for one penny1  
on the  #hth of ,april1 #afhd4 ,by the  
liberal permission of ,mr4 ,pickering1  
of ,piccadilly1 the present owner of    
that extraordinary collection1  ,i have 
been able accurately to correct the very
 numerous alterations  and errors which 
abound in all the later editions4       
,reader1 whoever thou art1 but          
especially the young1 this unassuming   
poem is most worthy of being committed  
to memory4 ,it is a striking  detection 
of the devil's sophistry4 ,strive1 as   
you value your  peace and happiness1 to 
escape the depths of moral degradation  
and misery1 by avoiding the ,,first     

overtures of sin4--,,geo4 ,,offor4      
,,caution ,,to ,,stir ,,up ,,to ,,watch 
,,against ,,sin    ,the first eight     
lines one did commend to me1  ,the rest 
,i thought good to commend to thee3     
,reader1 in reading be thou rul'd by me1
  ,with rhimes nor lines1 but truths1   
affected be4#a  #h ,april #afhd    ,i4  
,sin will at first1 just like a beggar1 
crave  ,one penny or one half-penny to  
have2  ,and if you grant its first suit1
 'twill aspire1  ,from pence to pounds1 
and so will still mount higher  ,to the 
whole soul3 but if it makes its moan1   
,then say1 here is not for you1 get you 
gone4  ,for if you give it entrance at  
the door1  ,it will come in1 and may go 
out no more4    ,,ii4  ,sin1 rather than
 'twill out of action be1  ,will pray to
 stay1 though but a while with thee2    
,one night1 one hour1 one moment1 will  
it cry1  ,embrace me in thy bosom1 else 
,i die3  ,time to repent saith it ,i    
will allow1  ,and help1 if to repent    
thou know'st not how4  ,but if you give 

it entrance at the door1  ,it will come 
in1 and may go out no more4    ,,iii4   
,if begging doth not do1 sin promise    
will  ,rewards to those that shall its  
lusts fulfill3  ,penny in hand1 yea     
pounds 'twill offer thee1  ,if at its   
beck and motion thou wilt be4  ',twill  
seem heaven to out-bid1 and all to gain 
,thy love1 and win thee it to entertain4
  ,but give it not admittance at thy    
door1  ,lest it comes in1 and so goes   
out no more4    ,,iv4  ,if begging and  
promising will not do1  ',twill by its  
wiles attempt to flatter you4  ,i'm     
harmless1 mean no ill1 be not so shy    
,will ev'ry soul-destroying motion cry4 
',twill hide its sting1 'twill change   
its native hue1  ,vile 'twill not1 but a
 beauty seem to you4  ,but if you give  
it entrance at the door1  ,its sting    
will in1 and may come out no more4      
,v4  ,rather than fail1 sin will itself 
divide1  ,bid thee do this1 and lay the 
rest aside4  ,take little ones 7'twill  
say7 throw great ones by1  7,as if for  

little sins men should not die47  ,yea  
,,sin with ,,sin a quarrel will         
maintain1  ,on purpose that thou by it  
might'st be slain4  ,beware the cheat   
then1 keep it out of door1  ,it would   
come in1 and would go out no more4      
,,vi4  ,sin1 if you will believe it1    
will accuse1  ,what is not hurtful and  
itself excuse3  ',twill make a vice of  
virtue1 and 'twill say  ,good is        
destructive1 doth men's souls betray2   
',twill make a law1 where ,god has made 
man free1  ,and break those laws by     
which men bounded be4  ,look to thyself 
then1 keep it out of door1  ,thee       
'twould entangle1 and enlarge thy score4
    ,,vii4  ,,sin is that beastly thing 
that will defile  ,soul1 body1 name1 and
 fame in little while2  ',twill make    
him1 who some time ,god's image was1    
,look like the devil1 love1 and plead   
his cause2  ,like to the plague1 poison1
 or leprosy  ,defile 'twill1 and infect 
contagiously4  ,wherefore beware1       
against it shut the door2  ,if not1 it  

will defile thee more and more4         
,,viii4  ,,sin1 once possessed of the   
heart1 will play  ,the tyrant1 force its
 vassal to obey3  ',twill make thee     
thine own happiness oppose  ,and offer  
open violence to those  ,that love thee 
best2 yea make thee to defy  ,the law   
and counsel of the deity4  ,beware then1
 keep this tyrant out of door1  ,lest   
thou be his1 and so thy own no more4    
,,ix4  ,,sin harden can the heart       
against its ,god1  ,make it abuse his   
grace1 despise his rod1  ',twill make   
one run upon the very pikes1  ,judgments
 foreseen bring such to no dislikes  ,of
 sinful hazards2 no1 they venture shall 
,for one base lust1 their soul1 and     
heav'n and all4  ,take heed then1 hold  
it1 crush it at the door1  ,it comes to 
rob thee1 and to make thee poor4    ,x4 
,,sin is a prison1 hath its bolts and   
chains1  ,brings into bondage who it    
entertains2  ,hangs shackles on them1   
bends them to its will1  ,holds them1 as
 ,samson grinded at the mill1  ',twill  

blind them1 make them deaf2 yea1 'twill 
them gag1  ,and ride them as the devil  
rides his hag4  ,wherefore look to it1  
keep it out of door1  ,if once its      
slave1 thou may'st be free no more4     
,,xi4  ,though ,,sin at first its rage  
dissemble may1  ',twill soon upon thee  
as a lion prey2  ',twill roar1 'twill   
rend1 'twill tear1 'twill kill out-     
right1  ,its living death will gnaw thee
 day and night3  ,thy pleasures now to  
paws and teeth it turns1  ,in thee its  
tickling lusts1 like brimstone burns4   
,wherefore beware1 and keep it out of   
door1  ,lest it should on thee as a lion
 roar4    ,,xii4  ,,sin will accuse1    
will stare thee in the face1  ,will for 
its witnesses quote time and place      
,where thou committedst it2 and so      
appeal  ,to conscience1 who thy facts   
will not conceal2  ,but on thee as a    
judge such sentence pass1  ,as will to  
thy sweet bits prove bitter sauce4      
,wherefore beware1 against it shut thy  
door1  ,repent what's past1 believe and 

sin no more4    ,,xiii4  ,,sin is the   
worm of hell1 the lasting fire1  ,hell  
would soon lose its heat1 could ,,sin   
expire2  ,better sinless1 in hell1 than 
to be where  ,heav'n is1 and to be found
 a sinner there4  ,one sinless1 with    
infernals might do well1  ,but ,,sin    
would make a very heav'n a hell4  ,look 
to thyself then1 to keep it out of door1
  ,lest it gets in1 and never leaves    
thee more4    ,,xiv4  ,no match hast sin
 save ,god in all the world1  ,men1     
angels it has from their stations       
hurl'd3  ,holds them in chains1 as      
captives1 in despite  ,of all that here 
below is called ,might4  ,release1 help1
 freedom from it none can give1  ,but he
 by whom we also breathe and live4      
,watch therefore1 keep this giant out of
 door  ,lest if once in1 thou get him   
out no more4    ,,xv4  ,fools make a    
mock at ,,sin1 will not believe1  ,it   
carries such a dagger in its sleeve2    
,how can it be 7say they7 that such a   
thing1  ,so full of sweet1 should ever  

wear a sting3  ,they know not that it is
 the very ,,spell  ,of ,,sin1 to make   
men laugh themselves to hell4  ,look to 
thyself then1 deal with ,,sin no more1  
,lest he that saves1 against thee shuts 
the door4    ,,xvi4  ,now let the ,god  
that is above1  ,that hath for sinners  
so much love2  ,these lines so help thee
 to improve1  ,that towards him thy     
heart may move4  ,keep thee from enemies
 external1  ,help thee to fight with    
those internal3  ,deliver thee from them
 infernal1  ,and bring thee safe to life
 eternal4--,,amen4    ,london3 ,printed 
for ,n4 ,ponder at the ,peacock in the  
,poultrey4        ,,footnote3    #a4    
,this same sentiment is well expressed  
in ,bunyan's verses at  the conclusion  
of the ,pilgrim1 part ,first4      ',nor
 let my figure or similitude  ,put thee 
into a laughter or a feud2  ,leave this 
to boys and fools1 but as for thee1  ,do
 thou the substance of my matter see4'  
999999    ,a ,,discourse ,,of ,,the     
,,building1 ,,nature1 ,,excellency1     

,,and ,,government  ,,of ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,god2 ,,with ,,counsels ,,and     
,,directions ,,to ,,the ,,inhabitants   
,,thereof4    ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan1 ,,of
 ,,bedford4    ',lord1 ,i have loved the
 habitation of thy house1 and the place 
where thine honour dwelleth4'--,psalm   
#bf3h    ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the     
,,editor4    ,beautiful in its          
simplicity is this treatise on the      
,church of  ,christ1 by ,john ,bunyan4  
,he opens1 with profound knowledge and  
eminent skill1 all those portions of    
sacred writ which illustrate the        
nature1 excellency1 and government of   
the house of ,god1 with the  personal   
and relative duties of its inhabitants4 
,it was originally  published in a      
pocket volume of sixty-three pages1 by  
,g4 ,larkin1  #afhh1 and is now for the 
first time reprinted4 ,we are deeply    
indebted to the unknown owner of this   
rare volume1 and to ,mr4  ,creasy1      
bookseller1 ,sleaford1 through whom the 
copy was borrowed  to enrich this       

edition4    ,what is the church8 is a   
question upon which all the subtilty of 
jesuitic schoolmen and casuists has been
 exhausted1 to mystify  and mislead the 
honest inquirer in every age4 ,the      
,jews1 ,papists1  ,greeks1 ,english1    
have each claimed the divine favour as  
being  exclusively limited to their     
respective sects4 ,apostolic descent    
has been considered to depend upon human
 ceremonies1 instead  of its consisting 
in a similarity of mind and conduct to  
that of  the apostles1 through the      
powerful influences of the ,holy ,spirit
  upon the heart4 ,judging from this    
latter mode1 we conclude that  ,bunyan  
the brazier was very nearly related to1 
and descended from1  ,paul the          
tentmaker1 and the other apostles4 ,but 
we form a very  different judgment as to
 the descent of ,bonner and other       
persecuting  bishops4    ,a visible     
church of ,christ is a congregation of  
the faithful1 who  having personally and
 individually given themselves to the   

,saviour1  unite together to promote    
each other's spiritual happiness4 ,such 
were the churches to whom the epistles  
in the ,new ,testament were  addressed4 
,the instructions given to this         
spiritual community1 in  the following  
treatise1 are drawn solely from the     
sacred volume1  and are full of peace   
and righteousness--tending purely to its
  happiness and prosperity4 ,if these   
directions were strictly and  constantly
 followed1 our churches1 notwithstanding
 the liability  of the members to err1  
would each present 'a little heaven     
below4'    ,the officers in these       
communities are--,i4 ,bishops1 or       
preaching  elders1 to dispense the word 
and ordinances2 a plurality in every    
church1 to supply the services of such  
as suffered under affliction  of body1  
or were imprisoned for conscience-sake4 
,,ii4 ,ruling elders1  to assist the    
preachers--to admit the serious         
inquirer1 or shut  out the profane      
backslider1 and to re-admit the         

penitent--to watch  over the members1   
that they be diligent in their worldly  
callings1  that there be no drones or   
idlers--to heal offences--to feed the   
church with admonitions1 and to visit   
and comfort the sick4 ,,iii4  ,deacons1 
to manage the temporal affairs--provide 
for the ,lord's  table and for that of  
the bishops and elders--and to          
distribute  the alms to the infirm and  
needy4 ,,iv4 ,female deacons1 to nurse  
the  sick1 and direct their attention to
 that home where there shall  be no more
 sorrow2 and generally to aid the       
deacons and elders4    ,the duty of the 
private members is to walk humbly with  
,god1 and  to be devoted to each other's
 happiness4 ,in all these particulars   
,dr4 ,john ,cotton of ,new ,england1 in 
his ',true ,constitution of a  ,visible 
,church1'#a fully concurs with ,bunyan1 
as does also ,dr4  ,john ,owen1 in his  
',nature of a ,gospel ,church1'         
excepting that he is  silent as to      
female deacons4 ,let every church be    

thus affectionately  and scripturally   
governed1 and in their works of faith   
and labours  of love they will become   
terrible to the enemy 'as an army with  
banners' 7,cant #f3d74    ,at the       
present day1 great laxity of discipline 
has crept in4 ,some  offices have been  
discontinued1 others altered1 and it    
becomes  us most solemnly to judge      
ourselves by the unerring word of the   
living ,god1 whether we have deviated   
from the order recorded by  the ,holy   
,ghost1 and if so1 to repent and return 
to the scriptural  model4--,,geo4       
,,offor          ,a ,,discourse ,,of    
,,the ,,building1 c41 ,,of ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,god4    ,i4    ,,by ,,whom      
,,this ,,house ,,is ,,built4    ,the    
builder's ,god1 materials his ,elect2   
,his ,son's the rock on which it is     
erect2  ,the ,scripture is his rule1    
plummet1 or line1  ,which gives         
proportion to this house divine1  ,his  
working-tools his ordinances are1  ,by  
them he doth his stones and timber      

square1  ,affections knit in love1 the  
couplings are2  ,good doctrine like to  
mortar doth cement  ,the whole together1
 schism to prevent3  ,his compass1 his  
decree2 his hand's the ,spirit  ,by     
which he frames1 what he means to       
inherit1  ,a holy temple1 which shall   
far excel  ,that very place1 where now  
the angels dwell4    ,call this a temple
 or a house of prayer1  ,a palace1      
oracle1 or spouse most fair2  ,or what  
you will3 ,god's love is here displayed1
  ,and here his treasure safely up is   
laid2  ,for his own darling none can    
find a place1  ,where he1 as here1 is   
wont to show his face4    ,what though  
some slight it1 it a cottage call1      
,give't the reproachful name of beggar's
 hall2  ,yea1 what though to some it an 
eyesore is1  ,what though they count it 
base1 and at it hiss1  ,call it an      
alms-house1 builded for the poor2  ,yet 
kings of old have begged at the door4   
,,ii4    ,,of ,,the ,,beauty ,,of ,,the 
,,church4    ,lo her foundations laid   

with sapphires are2  ,her goodly windows
 made of agates fair1  ,her gates are   
carbuncles1 or pearls2 nor one  ,of all 
her borders but's a precious stone2     
,none common1 nor o' th' baser sort are 
here1  ,nor rough1 but squar'd and      
polish'd everywhere2  ,her beams are    
cedars1 fir her rafters be1  ,her       
terraces are of the algum-tree2  ,the   
thorn or crab-tree here are not of us2  
,who thinks them here utensils1 puts    
abuse  ,upon the place1 yea1 on the     
builder too2  ,would they be thus       
controll'd in what they do8  ,with      
carved-work of lily1 and palm-tree1     
,with cherubims and chains adorned be   
,the doors1 the walls1 and pillars of   
this place2  ,forbidden beasts here must
 not show their face4  ,with grace like 
gold1 as with fine painting1 he  ,will  
have this house within enriched be2     
,fig-leaves nor rags1 must here keep out
 no cold1  ,this builder covers all with
 cloth of gold1  ,of needle-work prick'd
 more than once or twice  7,the oft'ner 

prick'd1 still of the higher price7     
,wrought by his ,,son1 put on her by his
 merit1  ,applied by faith1 revealed by 
the ,spirit4      ,,iii4    ,,of ,,the  
,,conveniences ,,of ,,this ,,house4     
,within these walls the builder did     
devise  ,that there the householders    
might sacrifice2  ,here is an altar1 and
 a laver too1  ,and priests abundance1  
temple work to do2  ,nor want they      
living offerings1 nor yet fire1  ,nor   
holy garments2 what divine desire       
,commands1 it has bestowed on this      
place2  ,here be the censors1 here's the
 throne of grace2  ,none of the         
householders need go elsewhere1  ,to    
offer incense1 or good news to hear4    
,a throne for judgment he did here      
erect1  ,virtue to cherish1 folly to    
detect2  ,statutes and laws1 unto this  
house he gave1  ,to teach who to        
condemn1 and who to save3  ,by things   
thus wholesome taught is every brother  
,to fear his ,god1 and to love one      
another4    ,and now for pleasure1      

solace1 recreation1  ,here's such as    
helpeth forward man's salvation4  ,equal
 to these none can be found elsewhere1  
,all else turn to profuseness1 sin1 and 
care4  ,so situate it is1 so roomy1     
fair1  ,so warm1 so blessed1 with such  
wholesome air1  ,that 'tis enticing3    
whoso wishes well  ,to his soul's       
health1 should covet here to dwell4     
,here's necessaries1 and what will      
delight  ,the godly ear1 the palate1    
with the sight  ,of each degree and sex2
 here's everything  ,to please a beggar1
 and delight a king4  ,chambers and     
galleries1 he did invent1  ,both for a  
prospect and a retirement4  ,for such as
 unto music do incline1  ,here are both 
harps and psalteries divine3  ,her      
cellars and banqueting-house have been1 
,in former days1 a palace for a queen4  
,o house6 what title to thee can be     
given1  ,so fit as that which men do    
give to heaven6      ,,iv4    ,,of ,,the
 ,,strength ,,and ,,defence ,,of ,,this 
,,house4    ,this house1 you may be     

sure1 will always stand2  ,she's builded
 on a rock1 not on the sand2  ,storms1  
rain1 yea floods have oft upon her beat1
  ,yet stands she1 here's a proof she is
 no cheat2  ,fear not therefore in her  
for to abide1  ,she keeps her ground1   
come weather1 wind or tide4  ,her       
corner-stone has many times been try'd1 
,but never could the scorn1 or rage1 or 
pride1  ,of all her foes1 by what force 
they could make1  ,destroy her          
battlements1 or ground-work shake4      
,here's ,god the ,lord encamping round  
about  ,his dwelling place2 nor ought we
 once to doubt  ,but that he as a       
watchman succour will  ,those that do   
dwell upon his holy hill4  ,a wall of   
fire about her ,i will be1  ,and glory  
in the midst of her1 and she  ,shall be 
the place where ,i my name record2      
,here ,i will come and bless you1 saith 
the ,lord4    ,the holy watchers at her 
gates do stand1  ,with their destroying 
weapons in their hand1  ,those to       
defend1 that in this house do dwell1    

,from all her enemies in earth and hell2
  ,safety6 where is it1 if it is not    
here8  ,god dwelleth in her1 doth for   
her appear1  ,to help her early1 and her
 foes confound1  ,and unto her will make
 his grace abound2  ,safety is here1 and
 also that advance1#b  ,will make a     
beggar sing1 a cripple dance4      ,v4  
,,the ,,delicateness ,,of ,,the         
,,situation ,,of ,,this ,,house4    ,as 
her foundation and her beauty's much2   
,conveniences1 and her defences such    
,as none can parallel1 so doth the field
  ,about her richest1 rarest dainties   
yield4  ,moriah1 where ,isaac was       
offered1  ,where ,david from his sin was
 ransomed2  ,where ,solomon the temple  
did erect1  ,compar'd with this is      
worthy no respect4  ,under the very     
threshold of this place  ,arise those   
goodly springs of lasting grace1  ,whose
 crystal streams minister like to those 
,that here of love to her1 make their   
repose4  ,sweet is her aid1 7as one may 
well infer7  ',cause 'tis the breathings

 of the comforter4  ,the pomegranates at
 all her gates do grow1  ,mandrakes and 
vines1 with other dainties mo2#c  ,her  
gardens yield the chief1 the richest    
spice1  ,surpassing them of ,adam's     
paradise3  ,here be sweet ointments1 and
 the best of gums2  ,here runs the milk1
 here drops the honey-combs4  ,here are 
perfumes most pleasant to the sense1    
,here grows the goodly trees of         
frankincense2  ,her arbours1 walks1     
fountains1 and pleasant springs1        
,delightful formerly have been to kings4
    ,such mountains round about this    
house do stand  ,as one from thence may 
see the holy land4  ,her fields are     
fertile1 do abound with corn2  ,the     
lilies fair1 her vallies do adorn4  ,the
 birds that do come hither every spring1
  ,for birds1 they are the very best    
that sing4  ,her friends1 her neighbours
 too1 do call her blest2  ,angels do    
here go by1 turn in and rest4  ,the road
 to paradise lies by her gate1  ,here   
pilgrims do themselves accommodate      

,with bed and board1 and do such stories
 tell  ,as do for truth and profit all  
excel4  ,nor doth the porter here say   
any nay1  ,that hither would turn in1   
that there would stay4  ,this house is  
rent-free2 here the man may dwell  ,that
 loves his landlord1 rules his passions 
well4      ,,vi4    ,,the ,,way ,,of    
,,receiving ,,those ,,that ,,would      
,,here ,,inhabit4    ,and wouldst thou  
know the customs of this place1  ,how   
men are here admitted to this grace2    
,and consequently whether thou mayst be 
,made one of this most blest fraternity8
  ,come hither then1 unto me lend an    
ear2  ,and what is doubtful to thee1 ,i 
will clear4    #a4 ,this place1 as      
mercy's arms1 stands ope to those  ,that
 their own happiness us'd to oppose2    
,those under hedges1 high-way men1 or   
they  ,that would not ,god1 nor yet good
 men obey2  ,those that among the bushes
 us'd to browse1  ,or under hedges us'd 
themselves to louze4  ,the vilest men1  
of sinners who are chief1  ,a           

fornicator1 liar1 or a thief1  ,may turn
 in hither1 here take up and dwell      
,with those who ransom'd are from death 
and hell4    #b4 ,this place1 as        
hospitals1 will entertain1  ,those which
 the lofty of this world disdain3  ,the 
poor1 the lame1 the maimed1 halt and    
blind1  ,the leprous1 and possessed too1
 may find  ,free welcome here1 as also  
such relief  ,as ease them will of      
trouble1 pain and grief4    #c4 ,this   
place1 as ,david's heart1 with free     
consent  ,opens to th' distressed1 and  
the discontent2  ,who is in debt1 that  
has not wherewithal  ,to quit his       
scores1 may here be free from thrall3   
,that man that fears the bailiff1 or the
 jail1  ,may find one here that will    
become his bail4    #d4 ,art thou bound 
over to the great assize1  ,for         
heark'ning to the devil and his lies2   
,art thou afraid thereat to shew thy    
head1  ,for fear thou then be sent unto 
the dead8  ,thou may'st come hither1    
here is room and place1  ,for such as   

willingly would live by grace4    #e4   
,this place1 as father's house in former
 days1  ,is a receptacle for runaways2#d
  ,he that1 like to the ox1#e           
backslidden is1  ,forfeited hath for sin
 his share of bliss2  ,may yet come     
hither1 here is room and rest2  ,of old 
such have come hither and been blest4   
,had this been false1 ,o woe had been to
 ,david6  ,nor ,peter had1 nor          
,magdalen1 been saved4  ,nor ,jonah1 nor
 ,manasseh1 nor the rest2  ,no runaway  
from ,god could been blest  ,with kind  
reception at his hands2 return  ,would  
here come too late1 if nought but burn  
,had been the lot of the backsliding    
man3  ,but we are told there's no       
rebellion can  ,prevent1 or hinder him  
from being saved1  ,that mercy heartily 
of ,god hath crav'd4  ,she that went    
from her ,god to play the whore1        
,returning may be as she was before3    
,he that refuses to his ,god to turn1   
,that is resolved in hell fire to burn2 
,if he bethinks himself1 and turns      

again1  ,may find them here that will   
him entertain4    #f4 ,but bring thou   
with thee a certificate1  ,to show thou 
seest thyself most desolate2  ,writ by  
the master1 with repentance seal'd1  ,to
 shew also that here thou would'st be   
heal'd1  ,by those fair leaves of that  
most blessed tree1  ,by which alone poor
 sinners healed be2  ,and that thou dost
 abhor thee for thy ways4  ,and wouldst 
in holiness spend all thy days2  ,and   
here be entertained2 or thou wilt find  
,to entertain thee here are none        
inclin'd4#f      ,,vii4    ,,of ,,the   
,,governors ,,of ,,this ,,house4    ,the
 governors that here in office are1     
,such be as service do with love and    
care2  ,not swerving from the rule1 nor 
yet intrude  ,upon each other's work1   
nor are they rude  ,in managing their   
own3 but to their trust  ,they labour to
 be honest1 faithful1 just4  #a4 ,the   
chief is he who is the ,lord of all1    
,the ,saviour2 some him physician call4 
,he's cloth'd in shining raiment to the 

ground1  ,a golden girdle doth begirt   
him round2  ,his head and hairs are     
white as any snow1  ,his eyes are like a
 flame of fire also2  ,his feet are like
 fine brass1 as if they burn'd  ,within 
a furnace1 or to fire were turn'd2  ,his
 voice doth like to many waters sound2  
,in his right hand1 seven glittering    
stars are found4  ,out of his mouth goes
 a two-edged sword1  ,sharper than any  
7'tis his holy word7    ,and for his    
countenance1 'tis as the sun  ,which    
shineth in its strength1 till day is    
done4  ,his name is call'd holy1 ,the   
,,word ,,of ,,god2  ,the wine-press of  
his father's wrath he trod2  ,at all the
 power of sin he doth deride1  ,the keys
 of hell and death hang at his side4    
,this is our governor1 this is the      
chief1  ,from this physician comes our  
soul's relief4  ,he is the tree of life 
and hidden manna2  ',tis he to whom the 
children sing hosanna4  ,the white stone
 he doth give with a new name2  ,in     
heaven and earth he is of worthy fame4  

,this man hath death destroy'd and slain
 the devil1  ,and doth secure all his   
from damning evil4  ,he is the prince of
 life1 the prince of peace2  ,he doth us
 from the bonds of death release4  ,his 
work is properly his own2 nor may1  ,in 
what he doth1 another say him nay4      
',tis he who pays our hospitalian       
scores1  ,he's here to search1 supple1  
and bind up sores2  ,he is our          
plaster-maker1 he applies  ,them to our 
wounds1 he wipes our wetted eyes4  ',tis
 he that gives us cups of consolation1  
',tis he renews the hopes of our        
salvation4  ,he'll take our parts1 oft  
times to us unknown1  ,and make as if   
our failings were his own2  ,he'll plead
 with ,god his name and doings too1     
,and save us will1 from those would us  
undo4    ,his name is as an ointment    
poured forth2  ',tis sweet from east to 
west1 from south to north4  ,he's white 
and ruddy2 yea of all the chief2  ,his  
golden head is rich beyond belief4  ,his
 eyes are like the doves which waters   

wet1  ,well wash'd with milk1 and also  
fitly set1  ,his cheeks as beds of      
spices1 and sweet flowers4  ,he us'd to 
water with those crystal showers1       
,which often flowed from his cloudy     
eyes2  ,better by far than what comes   
from the skies4  ,his lips like lilies1 
drop sweet-smelling myrrh1  ,scenting as
 do those of the comforter4  ,his hands 
are as gold rings set with the beryls2  
,by them we are delivered out of perils2
  ,his legs like marble1 stand in boots 
of gold1  ,his countenance is ex'lent to
 behold4  ,his mouth1 it is of all a    
mouth most sweet1  ,o kiss me then1     
,lord1 every time we meet6  ,thy sugar'd
 lips1 ,lord1 let them sweeten mine1    
,with the most blessed scent of things  
divine4    #b4 ,this is one ,governor2  
and next in place1  ,one call'd the     
,ghost1 in ,honour and in ,grace  ,no   
whit inferior to him2 and ,,he  ,will   
also in this house our helper be1  ,he  
'twas who did at first brood the        
creation2  ,and he's the cause of man's 

regeneration4  ',tis he by whom the     
heavens were garnished1  ,with all their
 host they then abroad did spread       
7,like spangles1 pearls1 diamonds or    
richest gems7  ,far richer than the     
fairest diadems4  ',twas he who with his
 cloven tongues of fire  ,made all those
 wise ones of the world admire1  ,who   
heard his breathing in unlearned men4   
,o blessed ruler6 now the same as then6 
,his work our mind is to illuminate     
,with things divine1 and to accommodate 
,us with those graces1 which will us    
adorn1  ,and make us look like men      
indeed new-born4  ,for our inheritance  
he makes us meet2  ,he makes us also in 
this world discreet4  ,prudent and wise 
in what we take in hand1  ,to do and    
suffer at our ,lord's command4  ',tis he
 that leads us to the tomb and cross1   
,where ,jesus crucified and buried was2 
,he shews us also1 that he did revive1  
,and doth assure us that he is alive2   
,and doth improve the merit of his      
blood1  ,at grace's throne for our      

eternal good4  ,dark riddles he doth    
here to us unfold1  ,yea1 makes us      
things invisible behold4  ,he sheds     
abroad ,god's love in every heart1      
,where he doth dwell1 yea to them doth  
impart1  ,such tokens of a future       
happiness1  ,that's past the tongue of  
angels to express4  ',tis he which      
helpeth us1 that to perform1  ,whether  
becalm'd1 or whether in a storm1  ,which
 ,god commands3 without him we do nought
  ,that's good1 either in deed1 or word1
 or thought4    ',tis he that doth with 
jewels us bedeck1  ',tis he puts chains 
of gold about our neck2  ',tis he that  
doth us with fine linen gird1  ,that    
maketh us ofttimes live as a bird4      
,that cureth us of all our doubts and   
fears1  ,puts bracelets on our hands1   
rings on our ears2  ,he sanctifies our  
persons1 he perfumes  ,our spirits also2
 he our lust consumes2  ,our stinking   
breath he sweetens1 so that we  ,to ,god
 and all good men sweet-scented be2  ,he
 sets ,god's mark upon us1 and doth seal

  ,us unto life1 and life to us reveal4 
,,viii4    ,,under ,,officers4    #c4   
,another sort of officers here are1     
,but such as must not with these first  
compare2  ,they're under-officers1 but  
serviceable1  ,not only here to rule1   
but wait at table4  ,those clothed are  
with linen1 fine and white1  ,they      
glitter as the stars of darksome night4 
,they have ,saint ,peter's keys1 and    
,aaron's rod2  ,they ope and shut1 they 
bind and loose for ,god4  ,the chief of 
these are watchmen1 they have power  ,to
 mount on high and to ascend the tower  
,of this brave fabric1 and from thence  
to see  ,who keeps their ground1 and who
 the stragglers be4  ,these have their  
trumpet1 when they do it sound  ,the    
mountains echo1 yea it shakes the       
ground4  ,with it they also sound out an
 alarm1  ,when they perceive the least  
mischief or harm  ,is coming1 so they do
 this house secure  ,there from1 or else
 prepare it to endure  ,most manfully   
the cross1 and so attain  ,the crown    

which for the victor doth remain4       
,this officer is call'd a steward too1  
',cause with his master's cash he has to
 do1  ,and has authority it to disburse 
,to those that want1 or for that        
treasure thirst4  ,the distributor of   
the word of grace  ,he is1 and at his   
mouth1 when he's in place1  ,they seek  
the law1 he also bids them do it2  ,he  
shews them sin1 and learns them to      
eschew it4  ,by this example too he     
shews them how  ,to keep their garments 
clean1 their knees to bow  ,before the  
king1 when he comes into place2  ,and   
when they do him supplicate for grace4  
,another bade this officer doth wear1   
,is that of overseer2 because the care  
,of the whole house is with him1 he's to
 see  ,they nothing want1 nor yet abused
 be  ,by false intruders1 doctrines1 or 
7perchance7  ,by the misplacing of an   
ordinance4#g  ,these also are to see    
they wander not  ,from place or duty1   
lest they get a blot  ,to their         
profession1 or bring some disease  ,upon

 the whole1 or get a trick to lease1    
,or lie unto their ,god1 by doing what  
,by sacred statutes he commanded not4   
,call them your cooks1 they're skill'd  
in dressing food  ,to nourish weak1 and 
strong1 and cleanse the blood3  ,they've
 milk for babes1 strong meat for men of 
age2  ,food fit for who are simple1 who 
are sage1  ,when the great pot goes on1 
as oft it doth1  ,they put not          
coloquintida#h in broth1  ,as do those  
younglings1 fondlings of their skill1   
,who make not what's so apt to cure as  
kill4    ,they are your sub-physicians1 
and know  ,what sickness you are        
incident unto2  ,let them but feel your 
pulse1 and they will tell  ,you quickly 
whether you are sick or well4  ,have you
 the staggers8 ,they can help you there2
  ,or if the falling-sickness1 or do    
fear  ,a lethargy1 a fever1 or the gout1
  ,god blessing of their skill1 you need
 not doubt  ,a cure1 for long experience
 has made  ,these officers the masters  
of their trade4#i  ,their physic works  

by purge and vomit too1  ,fear not1 nor 
full nor fasting but 'twill do1  ,have  
but a care1 and see you catch no cold1  
,and with their physic then you may be  
bold4    ,you may them ,prophets call1  
for they can tell  ,of things to come1  
yea1 here they do excel4  ,they prophesy
 of man's future event1  ,whether to    
weal or woe his mind is bent1  ,yea1 so 
expert are they in their predictions1   
,their arguments so full are of         
convictions1  ,that none who hear them1 
but are forced to say1  ,woe unto them  
who wander from the way4  ,art bound for
 hell against all wind and weather8  ,or
 art thou one a going backward thither8 
,or dost thou wink1 because thou        
would'st not see8  ,or dost thou        
sideling go1 and would'st not be        
,suspected8 ,yet these prophets can thee
 tell1  ,which way thou art a going down
 to hell4  ,for him that would eternal  
life attain1  ,yet will not part with   
all1 that life to gain1  ,but keepeth   
some thing close1 he should forsake1    

,or slips the time1 in which he should  
awake2  ,or saith he lets go all1 yet   
keepeth some  ,of what will make him    
lose the world to come4  ,these prophets
 can tell such a man his state1  ,and   
what at last will surely be his fate4   
,if thou art one who tradeth in both    
ways1  ,god's now1 the devil's then2 or 
if delays  ,thou mak'st of coming to thy
 ,god for life2  ,or if thy light1 and  
lusts are at a strife  ,about who should
 be master of thy soul1  ,and lovest    
one1 the other dost control2  ,these    
prophets tell thee can1 which way thou  
bendest1  ,on which thou frown'st1 to   
which a hand thou lendest4  ,art one of 
those whose fears do go beyond  ,their  
faith8 when thou should'st hope1 dost   
thou despond8  ,dost keep thine eye upon
 what thou hast done1  ,and yet hast    
licence to look on the sun8  ,dost thou 
so covet more1 as not to be  ,affected  
with the grace bestowed on thee8  ,art  
like to him1 that needs must step a mile
  ,at every stride1 or think it not     

worth while  ,to follow ,christ8 ,these 
prophets they can tell  ,to cure this   
thy disease1 and make thee well4        
,this officer is also call'd a guide1   
,nor should the people but keep by his  
side2  ,or tread his steps in all the   
paths they walk1  ,by his example they  
should do and talk4  ,he is to be to    
them instead of eyes1  ,he must before  
them go in any wise2  ,and he must lead 
them by the water side1  ,this is the   
work of this our ,faithful ,guide4      
,since snares1 and traps1 and gins are  
for us set1  ,since here's a hole1 and  
there is spread a net1  ,o let no body  
at my muse deride1  ,no man can travel  
here without a guide4  ,here's tempting 
apples1 here are baited hooks1  ,with   
turning1 twisting1 cramping1 tangling   
crooks  ,close by the way2 woe then to  
them betide1  ,that dare to venture here
 without a guide4  ,here haunt the      
fairies with their chanting voice2      
,fiends like to angels1 to bewitch our  
choices2  ,baits for the flesh lie here 

on every side3  ,who dares set here one 
foot without a guide  ,master delusion  
dwelleth by our walks1  ,who with       
confusion1 sings and prays and talks2   
,he says the straight path's his1 and   
ours the wide3  ,what then can we do    
here without a guide  ,let ,god then    
give our leaders always eyes2  ,yea1 let
 him make them holy1 bold1 and wise2    
,and help us fast by them for to abide1 
,and suffer not the blind to be our     
guide4#aj    #d4 ,here are of rulers1   
yet another sort1  ,such as direct our  
manners to comport  ,with our professed 
faith1 that we to view1  ,may let       
beholders know that we are new4  ,these 
are our conversations to inspect1  ,and 
us in our employments to direct1  ,that 
we in faith and love do every thing1    
,that reacheth from the peasant to the  
king4  ,that there may be no scandal in 
our ways1  ,nor yet in our profession   
all our days4  ,these should after our  
busy-bodies look1  ,tale-bearers also1  
they have undertook  ,to keep in order1 

also they must see  ,none that can work 
among us idle be2  ,jars1 discords1     
frauds1 with grievances and wrongs1     
,these they're to regulate2 to them     
belongs  ,the judgment of all matters of
 this kind1  ,and happy is the house    
thus disciplined4    #e4 ,another sort  
of officers we have1  ,deacons we call  
them 'cause their work's to save  ,and  
distribute those crumbs of charity      
,unto the poor1 for their subsistency1  
,that contributed is for their relief1  
,which of their bus'ness is indeed the  
chief4  ,these must be grave1 not of a  
double tongue1  ,not given to wine1 not 
apt to do a wrong  ,unto the poor1      
through love to lucre4 7,just  ,in this 
their office1 faithful to their trust7  
,the wife must answer here as face doth 
face2  ,the husband's fitness to his    
work and place1  ,that ground of scandal
 or of jealousy  ,obstructs not proof   
that he most zealously  ,performs his   
office well1 for then shall he  ,be bold
 in faith1 and get a good degree  ,of   

credit with the church2 yea what is     
more1  ,he shall possess the blessings  
of the poor4  ,his wisdom teach him     
will1 to find out who  ,is poor of      
idleness1 and who comes to  ,a low      
estate by sickness1 age1 or 'cause  ,the
 want of limbs1 or sight1 or work it was
  ,that brought them to it2 or such     
destiny  ,as sometimes maketh low1 who  
once were high4  ,they must remember    
too1 that some there are  ,who halt     
before they're lame1 while others care  
,not to make known their want1 they'll  
rather die1  ,than charge the churches  
with their poverty4  ,this done1 they   
must bestow as they see cause2  ,making 
the word the rule1 and want the laws    
,by which they act1 and then they need  
not pause4  ,the table of the ,lord1 he 
also must  ,provide for1 'tis his duty  
and his trust4  ,the teacher too should 
have his table spread  ,by him2 thus    
should his house be clad and fed2  ,thus
 he serves tables with the church's     
stock1  ,and so becomes a blessing to   

the flock4#aa    ,i read of widows also 
that should be  ,employed here for      
further decency2  ,i dare not say they  
are in office1 though  ,a service here  
they are appointed to3  ,they must be   
very aged1 trusty1 meek1  ,such who have
 done much good1 that do not seek       
,themselves2 they must be humble1       
pitiful1  ,or they will make their      
service void and null4  ,these are to   
teach the younger women what  ,is proper
 to their sex and state1 what not3  ,to 
be discreet1 keepers at home1 and       
chaste2  ,to love their husbands1 to be 
good2 shamefac'd3  ,children to bear1 to
 love them1 and to fly  ,what to the    
gospel would be infamy4  ,i think those 
to the sick should look also1  ,a work  
unfit for younger ones to do4           
,wherefore he saith1 ,the younger ones  
refuse2  ,perhaps because their weakness
 would abuse  ,them1 and subject them   
unto great disgrace1  ,when such a one  
as ,amnon is in place4  ,and since the  
good old woman this must do  ',tis fit  

she should be fed and clothed too1  ,out
 of the deacon's purse1 let it so be2   
,and let this be her service            
constantly4#ab      ,,ix4    ,,the      
,,order ,,and ,,manner ,,of ,,the       
,,government ,,here4    ,as ,i have     
shew'd you who in office are1  ,so ,i   
will tell you how1 and with what care   
,those here intrusted with the          
government1  ,keep to the statutes made 
to that intent4  ,by rules divine this  
house is governed2  ,not sanguinary     
ones1 nor taught nor fed  ,by human     
precepts3 for the scripture saith1  ,the
 word's our ghostly food2 food for our  
faith4  ,nor are all forced to the same 
degree  ,in things divine1 tho' all     
exhorted be  ,to the most absolute      
proficiency  ,that law or duty can to   
them descry4    ,alas6 here's children1 
here are great with young2  ,here are   
the sick and weak1 as well as strong4   
,here are the cedar1 shrub1 and bruised 
reed2  ,yea1 here are such who wounded  
are1 and bleed4  ,as here are some who  

in their grammar be1  ,so here are      
others in their ,a1 ,b1 ,c4  ,some apt  
to teach1 and others hard to learn2     
,some see far off1 others can scarce    
discern  ,that which is set before them 
in the glass2  ,others forgetful are1   
and so let pass1  ,or slip out of their 
mind what they did hear  ,but now2 so   
great our differences appear  ,wherefore
 our ,jacob's must have special care    
,they drive their flocks1 but as their  
flocks can bear2  ,for if they be       
o'erdriven1 presently  ,they will be    
sick1 or cast their young1 or die4  ,the
 laws therefore are more and less of    
force1  ,according as they bring us to  
the source1  ,or head1 or fountain1 or  
are more remote  ,to what at first we   
should ourselves devote4  ,be we then   
wise in handling of the laws1  ,not     
making a confused noise like daws  ,in  
chambers1 yea let us seek to excel1  ,to
 each man's profit2 this is ruling well4
  ,with fundamentals then let us begin1 
,for they strike at the very root of    

sin4  ,so the foundation being strongly 
laid1  ,let us go on1 as the wise       
builder said1  ,for ,i don't mean1 we   
should at all disdain  ,those that are  
less1 we always should maintain  ,that  
due respect to either which is meet2    
,this is the way to sit at ,jesus' feet4
    ,repent ,i must1 or ,i am cast away2
  ,believe ,i must1 or nothing ,i obey3 
,love ,god ,i must1 or nothing ,i can   
do1  ,that's worth so much as loosing of
 my shoe4  ,if ,i do not1 bear after    
,christ1 my cross2  ,if love to holiness
 is at a loss2  ,if ,i my lusts seek not
 to mortify2  ,if to myself1 my flesh1  
,i do not die2  ,what law1 should ,i    
observe't1 can do me good8  ,in little  
duties life hath never stood4    ,one   
reads1 he prays1 he catechises too2     
,but doth he nothing else1 what doth he 
do8  ,i read to know my duty1 ,i do pray
  ,to ,god to help me do it day by day2 
,if this be not my end in what ,i do1   
,i am a sot1 an hypocrite also4  ,i am  
baptiz'd1 what then8 unless ,i die  ,to 

sin1 ,i cover folly with a lie4  ,at the
 ,lord's table1 ,i do eat2 what though8 
,there some have eat their own damnation
 too4    ,i will suppose1 ,i hear1 ,i   
sing1 ,i pray1  ,and that ,i am baptiz'd
 without delay1  ,i will suppose ,i do  
much knowledge get1  ,and will also     
suppose that ,i am fit  ,to be a        
preacher1 yet nought profits me  ,if to 
the first1 poor ,i a stranger be3  ,they
 are more weighty therefore2 in compare 
,these unto them1 but mint and anise    
are4    ,not that ,i would the least of 
duty slight1  ,because the least        
command1 of divine right1  ,requires    
that ,i myself subject thereto2         
,willful resisters do themselves undo4  
,but let's keep order1 let the first be 
first2  ,repent1 believe1 and love2 and 
then ,i trust  ,i have that right1 which
 is divine1 to all  ,that is enjoined2  
be they great or small4  ,only ,i must  
as cautionary speak1  ,in one word more1
 a little to the weak2  ,thou must not  
suffer men so to enclose  ,thee in their

 judgments1 as to discompose  ,thee in  
that faith and peace thou hast with him2
  ,this would be like the losing of a   
limb2  ,or like to him who thinks he    
doth not well1  ,unless he lose the     
kernel for the shell4  ,thou art no     
captive1 but a child and free2  ,thou   
wast not made for laws1 but laws for    
thee2  ,and thou must use them as thy   
light will bear it2  ,they that say     
otherwise1 do rend and tear it1  ,more  
like to wicked tyrants1 who are cruel1  
,and add unto a little fire1 more fuel4 
,but those who are true shepherds of the
 sheep1  ,to quench such burnings would 
most gladly weep4  ,but ,i am yet but   
upon generals2  ,particulars our        
legislator calls  ,for at our hands1 and
 that in order to  ,consummate what we  
have begun to do4    #a4 ,my brother ,i 
must love1 in very deed4  ,i'm taught of
 ,god to do it3 let me heed  ,this      
divine duty1 and perform it well1  ,who 
loves his brother1 ,god in him doth     
dwell2  ,the argument which on me this  

imposes1  ,smells like to ointment1 or  
the sweetest roses4  ,shall ,god love1  
shall he keep his faith to me8  ,and    
shall not ,i8 shall ,i unfaithful be8   
,shall ,god love me a sinner8 and shall 
,i  ,not love a saint8 ,yea1 shall my   
,jesus die  ,to reconcile me to my ,god8
 and shall  ,i hate his child1 nor hear 
his wants that call  ,for my little     
assisting of him8 fie  ,on such a       
spirit1 on such cruelty2  ,fie on the   
thought that would me alienate1  ,or    
tempt me my worst enemy to hate4#ac     
#b4 ,he that dwells here1 must also be a
 sharer  ,in others' griefs2 must be a  
burden-bearer  ,among his brethren1 or  
he cannot do  ,that which the blessed   
gospel calls him to4  ,in order         
hereunto1 humility  ,must be put on1 it 
is our livery1  ,we must be clothed with
 it1 if we will  ,the law obey1 our     
master's mind fulfil4  ,if this be so1  
then what should they do here1  ,who in 
their antic pranks of pride appear8     
,let lofty men among you bear no sway1  

,the ,lord beholds the proud man far    
away4  ,it is not fit that he inhabit   
there  ,where humbleness of mind should 
have the chair4  ,can pride be where a  
soul for mercy craves8  ,shall pride be 
found among redeemed slaves8  ,shall he 
who mercy from the gallows brought1     
,look high1 or strut1 or entertain a    
thought  ,that tends to tempt him to    
forget that fate1  ,to which for sin he 
destin'd was of late1  ,and could not   
then at all delivered be1  ,but by      
another's death and misery8  ,pride is  
the unbecoming'st thing of all3         
,besides1 'tis the forerunner of a fall4
  ,he that is proud1 soon in the dirt   
will lie1  ,but honour followeth        
humility4  ,let each then count his     
brother as his better1  ,let each esteem
 himself another's debtor4  ,christ bids
 us learn of him1 humble to be1         
,profession's beauty is humility4    #c4
 ,forgive1 is here another statute law2 
,to be revenged is not worth a straw1   
,he that forgives shall also be         

forgiven1  ,who doth not so1 must lose  
his part in heaven2  ,nor must thou     
weary of this duty be  ',cause ,god's   
not weary of forgiving thee4    ,thou   
livest by forgiveness2 should a stop    
,be put thereto one moment1 thou wouldst
 drop  ,into the mouth of hell4 ,then   
let this move  ,thee thy dear brother to
 forgive in love4    ,and we are bid in 
our forgivenesses  ,to do as ,god doth  
in forgiving his4  ,if any have a       
quarrel against any1  7,as quarrels we  
have oft against a many7  ,why then1 as 
,god1 for ,christ's sake1 pardons you1  
,for ,christ's sake1 pardon thou thy    
brother too4  ,we say1 ,what freely     
comes1 doth freely go2  ,then let all   
our forgivenesses be so4  ,i'm sure ,god
 heartily forgiveth thee1  ,my loving   
brother1 prithee forgive me2  ,but then 
in thy forgiveness be upright2  ,do't   
with thine heart1 or thou'rt an         
hypocrite4    #d4 ,as we forgive1 so we 
must watch and pray2  ,for enemies we   
have1 that night and day1  ,should we   

not watch1 would soon our graces spoil1 
,should we not pray1 would our poor     
souls defile4  ,without a watch1 resist 
a foe who can8  ,who prays not1 is not  
like to play the man8  ,complaint that  
he is overcome1 he may2  ,but who would 
win the field1 must watch and pray4     
,who watches1 should know who and who's 
together3  ,know we not friends from    
foes1 how know we whether  ,of them to  
fight1 or which to entertain8  ,some    
have instead of foes1 familiars slain4  
,sometimes a lust will get into the     
place1  ,or work1 or office1 of some    
worthy grace2  ,till it has brought our 
souls to great decay4  ,unless we       
diligently watch and pray1  ,our pride  
will our humility precede3  ,by th'     
nose1 our unbelief our faith will lead4 
,self-love will be where self-denial    
should2  ,and passion heat1 what        
patience sometime cool'd4  ,and thus it 
will be with us night and day1  ,unless 
we diligently watch and pray4           
,besides what these domestics do1 there 

are  ,abroad such foes as wait us to    
ensnare2  ,yea1 they against us stand in
 battle-'ray1  ,and will us spoil1      
unless we watch and pray4  ,there is the
 world with all its vanities1  ,there is
 the devil with a thousand lies2  ,there
 are false brethren with their fair     
collusions1  ,also false doctrines with 
their strong delusions2  ,these will us 
take1 yea carry us away  ,from what is  
good1 unless we watch and pray4  ,long  
life to many1 is a fearful snare2  ,of  
sudden death we also need beware2  ,the 
smiles and frowns of men1 temptations   
be2  ,and there's a bait in all we hear 
and see4  ,let them who can1 to any shew
 a way1  ,how they should live1 that    
cannot watch and pray4    ,nor is't     
enough to keep all well within1  ,nor   
yet to keep all out that would be sin1  
,if entertained2 ,i must myself concern 
,with my dear brother1 as ,i do discern 
,him tempted1 or a wand'ring from the   
way2  ,else as ,i should1 ,i do not     
watch and pray4  ,pray then1 and watch1 

be thou no drowsy sleeper1  ,grudge1 nor
 refuse1 to be thy brother's keeper1    
,seest thou thy brother's graces at an  
ebb8  ,is his heel taken in the spider's
 web8  ,pray for thy brother2 if that   
will not do1  ,to him1 and warn him of  
the present woe  ,that is upon him2 if  
he shall thee hear  ,thou wilt a saviour
 unto him appear4#ad    #e4 ,sincerity1 
to that we are enjoined1  ,for ,i do in 
our blessed law-book find1  ,that       
duties1 how well done soe'er they seem1 
,with our great ,god1 are but of small  
esteem  ,if not sincerely done2 then    
have a care  ,for hypocrites are hateful
 everywhere4  ,things we may do1 yea1   
and may let men see  ,us do them too1   
design but honestly2  ,vain-gloriously  
let us not seek for praise1             
,vain-glory's nothing worth in gospel   
days4  ,sincerity seeks not an open     
place1  ,to do1 tho' it does all with   
open face2  ,it loves no guises1 nor    
disfigurations4  ',tis plain1 'tis      
simple1 hates equivocations4            

,sincerity's that grace by which we     
poise1  ,and keep our duties even3 nor  
but toys  ,are all we do1 if no         
sincerity  ,attend our works1 lift it up
 ne'er so high4  ,sincerity makes heav'n
 upon us smile1  ,lo1 here's a man in   
whom there is no guile6  ,nathaniel1 an 
,israelite indeed6'  ,with duties he    
sincerely doth proceed2  ,under the     
fig-tree heav'n saw him at prayer1      
,there is but few do their devotions    
there4  ,sincerity6 ,grace is thereto   
entailed1  ,the man that was sincere1   
,god never fail'd4  ,one tear that      
falleth from sincerity1  ,is worth ten  
thousand from hypocrisy4    #f4         
,meekness is also here imposed by law1  
,a froward spirit is not worth a straw4 
,a froward spirit is a bane to rest1    
,they find it so1 who lodge it in their 
breast4  ,a froward spirit suits with   
self-denial1  ,with taking up the cross1
 and ev'ry trial1  ,as cats and dogs1   
together by the ears2  ,as scornful men 
do suit with frumps#ae and jeers4  ,meek

 as a lamb1 mute as a fish1 is brave1   
,when anger boils1 and passions vent do 
crave4  ,the meek1 ,god will in paths of
 judgment guide2  ,good shall the meek  
eat1 and be satisfied2  ,the ,lord will 
lift the meek to highest station2  ,will
 beautify the meek with his salvation4  
,the meek are blest1 the earth they     
shall inherit3  ,the meek is better than
 the proud in spirit4  ,meekness will   
make you quiet1 hardy1 strong1  ,to bear
 a burden1 and to put up wrong4         
,meekness1 though divers troubles you   
are in1  ,will bridle passion1 be a curb
 to sin4  ,thus ,god sets forth the meek
 before our eyes2  ,a meek and quiet    
spirit ,god doth prize4    #g4          
,temp'rance also1 is on this house      
imposed1  ,and whoso has it not1 is     
greatly nosed#af  ,by standers by1 for  
greedy1 lustful men3  ,nor can all we   
can say1 excuse us1 when  ,intemp'rance 
any where to them shall be  ,apparent2  
though we other vices flee4             
,temperance1 the mother is of           

moderation1  ,the beauty also of our    
conversation4  ,temperance will our     
affections moderate1  ,and keep us from 
being inordinate  ,in our embraces1 or  
in our salutes  ,of what we have1 also  
in our pursuits  ,of more1 and in a     
sedate settlement  ,of mind1 will make's
 in all states be content4  ,nor want we
 here an argument to prove  ,that who1  
inordinate is1 in his love  ,of worldly 
things1 doth better things defy1  ,and  
slight salvation for the butterfly4     
,what argument can any man produce1     
,why we should be intemperate in the use
  ,of any worldly good8 ,do we not see  
,that all these things from us a        
fleeting be8  ,what can we hold8 ,what  
can we keep from flying  ,from us8 ,is  
not each thing we have a dying8  ,my    
house1 my wife1 my child1 they all grow 
old1  ,nor am ,i e'er the younger for my
 gold2  ,here's none abiding1 all things
 fade away1  ,poor ,i at best am but a  
clod of clay4    ,if that be true1 man  
doth not live by bread1  ,he that has   

nothing else1 must needs be dead2  ,take
 bread for what can in this world be    
found1  ,yet all that therein is1 is but
 a sound1  ,an empty sound1 there is no 
life at all1  ,it cannot save a sparrow 
from her fall4  ,let us then use this   
world as we are bid1  ,and as in olden  
times1 the godly did4  ,who buy1 should 
be as if they did possess  ,none of     
their purchase1 or themselves did bless 
,in what they have2 and he that doth    
rejoice  ,in what he hath1 should rather
 out of choice1  ,withdraw his mind from
 what he hath below1  ,and set his heart
 on whither he must go4  ,for those that
 weep under their heavy crosses1  ,or   
that are broken with the sense of       
losses1  ,let them remember1 all things 
here are fading1  ,and as to nature1 of 
a self-degrading  ,and wasting temper2  
yea1 both we and they  ,shall waste1 and
 waste1 until we waste away4  ,let      
temperance then1 with moderation be  ,as
 bounds to our affections1 when we see1 
,or feel1 or taste1 or any ways enjoy   

,things pleasing to the flesh1 lest we  
destroy  ,ourselves therewith1 or bring 
ourselves thereby  ,to surfeits1 guilt1 
or ,satan's slavery4    #h4 ,patience1  
another duty1 as we find  ,in holy writ1
 is on this house enjoined2  ,her state1
 while here1 is such1 that she must have
  ,this grace abounding in her1 or a    
slave  ,she'll quickly be unto their    
lusts and will1  ,that seek the mind of 
,satan to fulfil4  ,he who must bear all
 wrongs without resistance1  ,and that  
with gladness too1 must have assistance 
,continually from patience1 thereunto1  
,or he will find such work too hard to  
do4  ,who meets with taunts1 with mocks1
 with flouts and squibs1  ,with         
raileries1 reproaches1 checks1 and      
snibs2  ,yea1 he who for well-doing is  
abused1  ,robb'd1 spoiled1 and goal'd1  
and ev'ry way misused2  ,has he not     
patience soon will be offended1  ,yea   
his profession too will soon be ended4  
,a ,christian for religion must not     
fight1  ,but put up wrongs1 though he be

 in the right2  ,he must be merciful1   
loving1 and meek1  ,when they smite one1
 must turn the other cheek4  ,he must   
not render railing for reviling  ,nor   
murmur when he sees himself a spoiling1 
,when they shall curse1 he must be sure 
to bless1  ,and thus with patience must 
his soul possess4  ,i doubt our         
frampered#ag ,christians will not down  
,with what ,i say1 yet ,i dare pawn my  
gown1  ,do but compare my notes with    
sacred story1  ,and you will find       
patience the way to glory4  ,patience   
under the cross1 a duty is1  ,whoso     
possess it1 belongs to bliss2  ,if it is
 present work accomplisheth2  ,if it    
holds out1 and still abideth with  ,the 
,truth2 then may we look for that       
reward1  ,promised at the coming of the 
,lord4    #i4 ,to entertain good men    
let's not forget  ,some by so doing have
 had benefit2  ,yea for to recompense   
this act of theirs1  ,angels have lodged
 with them unawares4  ,yea to encourage 
such a work as this1  ,the ,lord himself

 makes it a note of his1  ,when hungry  
or when thirsty ,i have been1  ,or when 
a stranger1 you did take me in4         
,strangers should not to strangers but  
be kind  ,specially if conferring notes1
 they find  ,themselves1 though         
strangers here1 one brotherhood1  ,and  
heirs1 joint heirs1 of everlasting good2
  ,these should as mother's sons1 when  
they do meet  ,in a strange country1 one
 another greet  ,with welcome2 come in1 
brother1 how dost do8  ,whither art     
wand'ring8 ,prithee let me know  ,thy   
state8 ,dost want or meat1 or drink1 or 
cloth8  ,art weary8 ,let me wash thy    
feet1 ,i'm loth  ,thou shouldst depart1 
abide with me all night2  ,pursue thy   
journey with the morning light4      ,x4
    ,,the ,,way ,,of ,,reducing         
,,what',s ,,amiss1 ,,into ,,order       
,,here4    ,although this house thus    
honourable is1  ,yet 'tis not sinless1  
many things amiss  ,do happen here1     
wherefore them to redress1  ,we must    
keep to our rules of righteousness2     

,nor must we think it strange1 if sin   
shall be  ,where virtue is2 don't all   
men plainly see  ,that in the holy      
temple there was dust1  ,that to our    
very gold1 there cleaveth rust8  ,in    
,abraham's family was a derider  ,i' th'
 palace of a king will be the spider4   
,who saith1 we have no sin1 doth also   
say  ,we have no need at all to watch   
and pray2  ,to live by faith1 the flesh 
to mortify1  ,or of more of the spirit  
to sanctify  ,our nature4 ,all this     
wholly needless is  ,with him1 who as to
 this1 has nought amiss4  ,but we       
confess1 'cause we would not be liars1  
,that we still feel the motions and     
desires  ,of sin within us1 and should  
fall away1  ,did not ,christ intercede  
and for us pray4  ,we therefore do      
conclude that sin is here1  ,but that it
 may not to our shame appear1  ,we have 
our rules1 thereby with it to deal1     
,and plaisters too1 our deadly wounds to
 heal4  ,and seeing idleness gives great
 occasions  ,to th' flesh1 to make its  

rude and bold invasions  ,upon good     
orders1 'tis ordained we see1  ,that    
none dwell here1 but such as workers be3
  ,so plain's the law for this1 and so  
complete1  ,it bids who will not work1  
forbear to eat2  ,let then each one be  
diligent to do  ,what grace or nature   
doth oblige them to4  ,who have no need 
to work for meat or clothes1  ,should   
work for those that want4 ,not that the 
sloth  ,of idleness should be           
encouraged1  ,but that those1 poor      
indeed1 be clad and fed4  ,dorcas did   
thus1 and 'tis to sacred story          
,committed for her praise and lasting   
glory4    ,this house then is no nurse  
to idleness2  ,fig-trees are here to    
keep1 and vines to dress2  ,here's work 
for all2 yea1 work that must be done2   
,yet work1 like that1 to playing in the 
sun2  ,the toil's a pleasure1 and the   
labour sweet1  ,like that of ,david's   
dancing in the street2  ,the work is    
short1 the wages are for ever1  ,the    
work like me1 the wages like the giver  

,no drone must hide himself under those 
eaves2  ,who sows not1 will in harvest  
reap no sheaves4  ,the slothful man     
himself1 may plainly see1  ,that honey's
 gotten by the working bee4  ,but here's
 no work for life1 that's freely given2 
,meat1 drink1 and cloths1 and life1 we  
have from heav'n2  ,work's here         
enjoined1 'cause it is a pleasure1      
,vice to suppress1 and augment heavenly 
treasure  ,moreover1 'tis to shew1 if   
men profess  ,the faith1 and yet abide  
in idleness1  ,their faith is vain1 no  
man can ever prove  ,he's right1 but by 
the faith that works by love4  ,if this 
good counsel is by thee rejected2  ,if  
work and labour is by thee neglected2   
,if thou1 like ,david1 lollest on thy   
bed2  ,or art like to a horse1 pamper'd 
and fed  ,with what will fire thy lusts1
 and so lay snares  ,for thine own soul1
 when thou shalt be i' th' wars3  ,then 
take what follows1 sin must be detected1
  ,and thou without repentance quite    
rejected4    ,this is the house of ,god1

 his dwelling-place1  ',tis here that we
 behold his lovely face2  ,but if it    
should polluted be with sin1  ,and so   
abide1 he quickly will begin  ,to leave 
it desolate1 and then woe to it1  ,sin  
and his absence quickly will undo it4   
,and since sin is1 of things the worst  
of all1  ,and watcheth like a serpent on
 a wall1  ,or flyeth like an eagle in   
the air1  ,or runs as desperate ships1  
void of all care1  ,or1 7as great       
,solomon hath wisely said7  ,is as the  
way of wantons with a maid1  ,who tick1 
and toy1 and with a tempting giggle     
,provoke to lust1 and by degrees1 so    
wriggle  ,them into their affections1   
that they go  ,the way to death1 so do  
themselves undo3  ,as it is said1 this  
mischief to prevent1  ,let all men      
watch1 yea1 and be diligent  ,observers 
of its motions1 and then fly1  ,this is 
the way to live1 and not to die4  ,he   
that would never fall1 must never slip1 
,who would obey the call1 must fear the 
whip4  ,god would also that every       

stander by  ,that in the grass doth see 
the adder lie1  ,should cry as he did1  
death is in the pot1  ,that many by its 
poison perish not4  ,but if that beastly
 thing shall hold its hold1  ,and make  
the man possessed basely bold  ,in      
pleading for it1 or shall it deny1  ,or 
it shall seek to cover with a lie2      
,then take more aid1 and make a fresh   
assault  ,at it again1 diminish not the 
fault1  ,but charge it home4 ,if yet he 
will not fear1  ,but still unto his     
wickedness adhere1  ,then tell the house
 thereof4 ,but if he still  ,persist in 
his abomination will1  ,then fly him1   
'cause he is a leprous man1  ,count him 
with heathens and the publican4  ,but if
 he falls before thee at the first1     
,then be thou to him faithful1 loving1  
just4  ,forgive his sin1 tell it not to 
a brother1  ,lest thou thyself be served
 so by another4    ,if he falls not1 but
 in the second charge1  ,spread not his 
wickedness abroad at large4  ,but1 if   
thou think his sorrow to be sound1      

,forgive his sin1 and hide it under     
ground4  ,if he shall stand the first   
and second shot2  ,if he before the     
church1 repenteth not1  ,deal with him  
as the matter shall require1  ,let not  
the house for him be set on fire4  ,if  
after all1 he shall repent and turn  ,to
 ,god1 and you1 you must not let him    
burn  ,for ever under sense of sin and  
shame1  ,you must his sin forgive in    
,christ his name4    ,confirm your love 
to him in ,christ1 you must1  ,by all   
such ways as honest are1 and just4  ,shy
 be not of him1 carry't not aloof1  ,but
 rather give him of your love such      
proof1  ,that he may gather thence1 ye  
do believe  ,to mercy ,christ again doth
 him receive4    ,two things1 monish    
you1 as to this1 ,i would2  ,the first1 
to shew the church wherein she should   
,in all her actions so herself behave1  
,as to convince the fault1 she would    
save  ,his soul2 and that 'tis for this 
very thing1  ,she doth him unto open    
judgment bring4  ,then would ,i shew the

 person they reject1  ,what will1       
without repentance1 be th' effect  ,of  
this tremendous censure1 so conclude2   
,leaving my judgment to the multitude   
,of those who sober and judicious be1   
,begging of each of them a prayer for   
me4    #a4 ,this house1 in order to this
 work1 must be  ,affected with the sin  
and misery1  ,of this poor creature1    
yea1 must mourn and weep1  ,to think    
such tares1 in your neglect1 or sleep1  
,should spring up here1 nor must they   
once invent  ,to think1 till he's cast  
out1 you're innocent4    #b4 ,thus      
leaven1 the whole lump has leavened2    
,israel was guilty of what ,achan did2  
,and so must stand1 until they purged   
are1  ,till ,achan doth1 for sin1 his   
burden bear4  ,the reason is1 ,achan a  
member was  ,of that great body1 and by 
nature's laws1  ,the hand1 foot1 eye1   
tongue1 ear1 or one of these1  ,may     
taint the whole with ,achan's foul      
disease4  ,the church must too be       
sensible of this1  ,some lep'rous stones

 make all the house amiss3  ,and as the 
stones must thence removed be1  ,in     
order to the house's sanctity1  ,so it  
must purged be 7in any wise7  ,before   
'tis counted clean 7by sacrifice74      
#c4 ,next have a care1 lest sin1 which  
you should purge  ,becomes not unto you 
a farther scourge1  ,the which it will1 
if such shall judges be1  ,which from   
its spots and freckles are not free2    
,pluck thou the beam first out of thine 
own eye1  ,else the condemned will thee 
vilify  ,and say1 let not the pot the   
kettle judge2  ,if otherwise1 it will   
beget a grudge1  ,a great one 'twixt the
 church and him that sinned1  ,nor by   
such means1 can ever such be winned  ,to
 a renew'd embrace of holiness2  ,more  
like be tempted further to transgress4  
#d4 ,again1 let those that loud against 
it cry1  ,see they don't entertain it   
inwardly2  ,sin1 like to pitch1 will to 
the fingers cleave1  ,look to it then1  
let none himself deceive2  ',tis        
catching2 make resistances afresh1      

,abhor the garment spotted by the flesh4
  ,some at the dimness of the candle    
puff1  ,who yet can daub their fingers  
with the snuff4    #e4 ,beware1         
likewise1 lest rancour should appear    
,against the person1 do in all things   
fear3  ,bewail the man1 while you abhor 
his sin2  ,pity his soul2 the flesh you 
still are in2  ,thyself consider thou   
may'st tempted be1  ,hast thou no pity1 
who will pity thee8    #f4 ,see that the
 ground be good on which you go3  ,sin1 
but not virtue show dislike unto4  ,take
 heed of hypocritical intentions1  ,and 
quarrel not at various apprehensions    
,about some smaller matter1 lest it     
breed  ,needless debates1 and lest that 
filthy seed  ,contention1 should o'errun
 your holy ground1  ,and lest not love1 
but nettles there are found4    #g4 ,you
 must likewise allow each man his       
grains1  ,for that none perfect are1 sin
 yet remains1  ,and human frailties do  
attend the best2  ,to bear and forbear  
here1 will tend to rest4  ,vain         

jangling1 jars1 and strifes will there  
abound1  ,where moles are mountains     
made1 or fault is found1  ,with every   
little1 trivial1 petty thing2  ,this    
spirit snib1 or 'twill much mischief    
bring  ,into this house1 and 'tis for   
want of love1  ',tis entertain'd3 it is 
not of the dove4    #h4 ,for those that 
have private opinions too  ,we must make
 room1 or shall the church undo3        
,provided they be such as don't impair  
,faith1 holiness1 nor with good         
conscience jar3  ,provided also those   
that hold them shall  ,such faith hold  
to themselves1 and not let fall  ,their 
fruitless notions in their brother's    
way1  ,do this1 and faith and love will 
not decay4    #i4 ,we must also in these
 our dealings shew  ,we put a difference
 'twixt those sins that do  ,clash with 
the light of nature1 and what we        
,perceive against the faith of ,christ  
to be4  ,those against nature1 nature   
will detect2  ,those against faith1     
faith from them must direct  ,the       

judgment1 conscience1 understanding too1
  ,or there will be no cure1 whate'er   
you do4  ,when men are caught in        
immoralities1  ,nature will start1 the  
conscience will arise  ,to judgment2 and
 if impudence doth recoil1  ,yet guilt1 
and self-condemnings will embroil  ,the 
wretch concerned1 in such unquietness   
,or shame1 as will induce him to confess
  ,his fault1 and pardon crave of ,god  
and man1  ,such men with ease therefore 
we conquer can4    ,but 'tis not thus   
with such as swerve in faith  ,with     
them1 who1 as our wise ,apostle saith1  
,entangled are at unawares1 with those  
,cunning to trap1 to snare1 and to      
impose  ,by falsifyings1 their          
prevarications3  ,no1 these are slyly   
taken from their stations1  ,unknown to 
nature2 yea1 in judgment they  ,think   
they have well done to forsake the way4 
,their understanding1 and their judgment
 too  ,doth like1 or well approve of    
what they do4  ,these are1 poor souls1  
beyond their art and skill1  ,ta'en     

captive by the devil1 at his will1      
,here therefore you must patience       
exercise1  ,and suffer long1 ye must not
 tyrannize  ,it over such1 but must all 
meekness shew2  ,still dropping of good 
doctrine as the dew1  ,against their    
error2 so its churlishness  ,you conquer
 will1 and may their fault redress4     
,the reason why we must not exercise    
,that roughness here1 as where          
conviction lies  ,in nature1 is because 
those thus ensnared  ,want nature's     
light and help to be repair'd4  ,a      
spirit hath them taken1 they are gone1  
,delusions supernat'ral they're on  ,the
 wing of2 ,they are out o' th' reach of 
man  ,nothing but ,god1 and gospel reach
 them can4  ,now since we cannot give   
these people eyes1  ,nor regulate their 
judgment1 wherein lies1  ,our work with 
them1 if not1 as has been said1  ,in    
exercising patience4 ,while display'd   
,the holy word before their faces is1   
,by which alone they must see what's    
amiss  ,with their poor souls1 and so   

convert again1  ,to him with whom       
salvation doth remain4    ,obj4 ,but    
they are turbulent1 they would confound 
,the truth1 and all in their perdition  
drown'd4    ,ans4 ,if turbulent and     
mischievous they are1  ,imposing their  
opinions without care  ,who they offend1
 or do destroy thereby4  ,then must the 
church deal with them presently1  ,lest 
tainted be the whole with their         
delusion1  ,and brought into disorder   
and confusion4      ,,xi4    ,,the      
,,present ,,condition ,,of ,,those      
,,thus ,,dealt ,,with4    ,the man that 
worthily rejected is1  ,and cast out of 
this house1 his part in bliss  ,is lost 
for ever1 turns he not again1  ,true    
faith and holiness to entertain4  ,nor  
is it boot1 for who are thus cast out1  
,themselves to flatter1 or to go about  
,to shift the censure2 nothing here will
 do1  ,except a new conversion thou come
 to4  ,he that is bound on earth1 is    
bound in heaven1  ,nor is his loosing1  
but the sin forgiven2  ,repentance too1 

forgiveness must precede1  ,or thou must
 still abide among the dead4      ,,xii4
    ,,an ,,expostulation ,,with ,,such  
,,to ,,return4    ,o shame6 ,is't not a 
shame for men to be  ,for sin1 spu'd out
 from good society6  ,for man           
enlightened to be so base6  ,to turn his
 back upon the ,god of grace6  ,for one 
who for his sins has mourn'd and cry'd1 
,to slight him1 who for sin hath bled   
and died6  ,what fool would sell his    
part in paradise1  ,that has a soul1 and
 that of such a price8  ,what parallel  
can suit with such so well1  ,as those1 
for sin cast down from heaven to hell6  
,but let me tell thee1 here is          
aggravation2  ,the angels1 though they  
did fall from their station  ,had not   
the caution thou hast had2 they fell2   
,this thou hast seen1 and seeing1 didst 
rebel4  ,one would a thought1 the noise 
of this their fall1  ,a warning2 yea1 a 
warning1 and a call1  ,should unto thee 
have been1 to have a care  ,of falling  
too3 ,o how then didst thou dare1       

,since ,god did not spare them1 thus to 
presume  ,to tempt him in his wrath1    
thee to consume4  ,nor did the angels   
from a ,jesus fall1  ,redeemed they were
 not1 from a state of thrall2  ,but     
thou6 as one redeem'd1 and that by      
blood1  ,redemption hast despised2 and  
the mud  ,or mire of thine own filth    
again embracest3  ,a dying bleeding     
,jesus thou disgracest6  ,what wilt thou
 do8 see's not how thou hast trod       
,under thy foot1 the very ,son of ,god8 
,o fearful hand of ,god6 ,and fearful   
will  ,thy doom be1 when his wrath thy  
soul shall kill4    ,yea1 with a signal 
these must hear their sin1  ,this dirty 
sow from mire has washed been1  ,yet    
there did wallow1 after wash'd she was2 
,so to procure a lust1 obtain'd this    
loss4  ,o shame6 is't not a shame for   
man to be1  ,so much averse to his      
felicity1  ,that none can make him leave
 to play the fool1  ,till to the devil  
he be put to school1  ,to learn his own 
salvation to prize8  ,o fool6 must now  

the devil make thee wise8  ,o sot6 that 
will in wickedness remain1  ,unless the 
devil drives thee back again4    ,hast  
quite forgot how thou wast wont to pray1
  ,and cry out for forgiveness night and
 day8  ,or dost thou count they were but
 painted fears  ,which from thine eyes  
did squeeze so many tears8  ,remember   
man1 thy prayers and tears will cry     
,thee down to hell1 for thine apostacy4 
,who will not have what he has prayed   
for1  ,must die the death1 his prayer   
shall him abhor4  ,hast thou forgotten  
that most solemn vow  ,thou mad'st to   
,god1 when thou didst crave he bow  ,his
 ear unto thee would1 and give thee     
grace1  ,and would thee also in his arms
 embrace8  ,that vow1 ,i say1 whereby   
thou then didst bind  ,thyself to him1  
that now thy roving mind  ,recoil       
against him should1 and fling away      
,from him1 and his commandments disobey4
  ,what has he done8 wherein has he     
offended8  ,thou actest now1 as if thou 
wast intended  ,to prove him guilty of  

unrighteousness1  ,of breach of promise1
 or that from distress  ,he could1 or   
would not save thee1 or that thou  ,hast
 found a better good than he2 but how   
,thou wilt come off1 or how thou wilt   
excuse  ,thyself1 'cause thou art gone1 
and did refuse  ,to wait upon him that  
consider well2  ,thou art as yet alive1 
on this side hell4  ,is't not a shame1 a
 stinking shame to be  ,cast forth      
,god's vineyard as a barren tree8  ,to  
be thrown o'er the pales1 and there to  
lie1  ,or be pick'd up by th' next that 
passeth by8    ,well1 thou hast turn'd  
away1 return again2  ,bethink thyself1  
thy foot from sin refrain2  ,hark6 thou 
art call'd upon1 stop not thine ear3    
,return1 backsliding children1 come1    
draw near  ,unto your ,god2 repent1 and 
he will heal  ,your base backslidings1  
to you will reveal  ,that grace and     
peace which with him doth remain1  ,for 
them that turn away1 and turn again4    
,take with thee words1 come to the      
throne of grace  ,there supplicate thy  

,god1 and seek his face2  ,like to the  
prodigal1 confess thy sin1  ,tell him   
where1 and how vicious thou hast been4  
,suppose he shall against thee shut the 
door1  ,knock thou the louder1 and cry  
out the more2  ,what if he makes thee   
there to stand a while8  ,or makes as if
 he would not reconcile  ,to thee again8
 ,yet take thee no denial1  ,count all  
such carriages but as a trial  ,whether 
thou art in earnest in thy suit1  ,as   
one truly forlorn and destitute2  ,but  
hide thou nought of all that thou hast  
done1  ,open thy bosom1 make confession 
,of all thy wickedness1 tell every whit2
  ,hast thou a secret sin8 don't cover  
it2  ,confess1 thyself judge1 if thou   
wouldst not die2  ,who doth himself     
judge1 ,god doth justify4    ,to sin1   
and stand in't1 is the highest evil2    
,this makes a man most like unto the    
devil2  ,this bids defiance unto ,god   
and grace2  ,this man resists him       
spitteth in his face1  ,scorns at his   
justice1 mocketh at his power1  ,tempts 

him1 provokes him1 grieves him every    
hour3  ,when he ariseth1 he will        
recompense  ,this sturdy rebel for his  
impenitence3  ,be not incorrigible then1
 come back again1  ,there's hope1 beg   
mercy while life doth remain4    ,obj4  
,but ,i fear ,i am lost and cast away1  
,sentence is past1 and who reverse it   
may8    ,ans4 ,the sentence past1       
admitteth or reprieve2  ,yea1 of a      
pardon1 canst thou but believe4  ,,turn 
,,again ,,sinner1 ,,never ,,make ,a     
,,doubt1  ,,come1 ,,the ,,lord ,,jesus  
,,will ,,not ,,cast ,,thee ,,out4       
,,footnotes3    #a4 #dto1 ,london1      
#afdb4 ,in the editor's library4    #b4 
',that advance1' preferment1 or progress
 towards perfection4--,ed4    #c4 ',mo1'
 a usual contraction for more in former 
times1 now  obsolete4--,ed4    #d4      
,probably referring to the parable of   
the prodigal son1 ,luke  #ae4--;,ed4    
#e4 ,this may refer to the ,levitical   
law1 ,exodus #ba3bh-cf4 ,the ox  that   
had gored any one to death1 'shall be   

surely stoned' without  possibility of  
escape1 but the backslider or manslayer1
 although  he lie equally under the     
sentence of death1 yet may escape to the
  city of refuge4--,ed4    #f4 ,these   
stanzas afford an excellent illustration
 to the meaning  of ,bunyan in his      
,pilgrim's ,progress1 where ,christian1 
before the  cross1 receives the roll or 
certificate--loses it for a season in   
the arbour on the hill ,difficulty1 when
 loitering and sleeping on  his way to  
the ,interpreter's house1 but regains it
 by repentance  and prayers1 and        
eventually1 having crossed the river1   
gives it  in at the gate of the         
,celestial ,city1 and is admitted4--,ed4
    #g4 ,bunyan considered that baptism 
is to follow belief1 and that           
christening a child was a misplacing the
 ordinance4 ,so also with  he ,lord's   
,supper--that it was to be a public     
showing forth the  death of the         
,saviour1 and if administered in        
private1 or with any  other view1 it was

 misplaced4--,ed4    #h4 ,it is a rare  
thing for ,bunyan to use a foreign word2
 but all  pious persons in his time were
 familiar with1 and generally used1  the
 ,puritan or ,genevan ,bible1 vulgarly  
called the ,breeches ,bible1  an        
extremely valuable book2 in the marginal
 notes of which1 on this  passage is the
 following explanation1 'wilde gourdes1 
which the  apoticaries call             
coloquintida1 and is most vehement and  
dangerous  in purging4'--,ed4    #i4    
,the university or college in which     
,bunyan so highly graduated1  is the    
only one where ministers can be         
instructed in this spiritual  physic4   
,it is ,christ's college or school1     
neither at ,oxford  or ,cambridge1 but  
in the ,bible4 ,there1 and there only1  
under the  teaching of the ,holy        
,spirit1 can the ,christian bishop or   
under  shepherd receive instruction in  
the precious remedies against  ,satan's 
devices1 or in specifics to cure        
spiritual maladies4--,ed4    #aj4 ',he  

had in his pocket ,a ,,map of all ways  
leading to or from the  celestial city2 
wherefore he struck a light1 for he     
never went  without his tinder box1 and 
took a view of his book or map2 which   
bid him be careful1 in that place1 to   
turn to the right hand way4  ,and had he
 not here been careful to look in his   
map1 they had1 in  all probability1 been
 smothered in the mud2 for just before  
them1  and that in the cleanest way1 was
 a pit1 and none knows how deep1  full  
of nothing but mud1 there made on       
purpose to destroy pilgrims  in4 ,then  
thought ,i with myself1 who that goeth  
on pilgrimage1 but  would have one of   
these maps about him1 that he may look  
when he  is at a stand which is the way 
he must take4'--,pilgrim's ,progress1   
,part ,second4    #aa4 ,these hints to  
deacons are invaluable4 ,they must have 
been  the result of long intimacy and   
enlightened watchfulness over the       
conduct of the poor4 ,to distinguish    
between the noisy beggar and  the       

unobtrusive sufferer--to administer     
relief in just proportions1  'the word  
the rule1 and want the law1' in spite of
 all that influence  which is constantly
 brought to bear upon those who         
distribute any  common charity fund4 ,it
 requires much of the fear of ,god in   
the  heart1 and a solemn sense of       
responsibility at the great day4  ,the  
terms1 'crumbs of charity1' are         
beautifully expressive of the  general  
poverty of ,christian churches4--,ed4   
#ab4 ,bunyan's idea of this scriptural  
order of female deacons is  very        
striking1 and worthy the solemn         
consideration of all ,christian         
churches4 ,they are to be chosen from   
such as are 'widows indeed1  who trust  
in ,god1 and continue in supplications  
and prayers night  and day1' #a ,timothy
 #e3e4 ,they are to devote themselves to
 the  sick--to be patterns of good      
works--and1 if needful1 to be fed and   
clothed at the expense of the church1   
verse #af4 ,if to this were  added to   

examine and educate the children1 they  
might be most  eminently useful4--,ed4  
#ac4 ,these instructions are like       
'apples of gold in pictures of  silver4'
 ,thrice happy are those churches whose 
members act  in conformity with these   
scriptural rules4 ,but is there a member
  who dares to violate them8 ,poor      
wretched creature1 the ,lord have  mercy
 on thee4--,ed4    #ad4 ,happy is that  
,christian1 who1 in obedience to his    
,lord's  command1 is so humble as to    
seek out the brother who has offended   
him2 ',go and tell him his fault between
 thee and him alone1' is  the divine    
command4 ,is it not at the peril of our 
souls wilfully  to violate this         
self-humiliating but imperative         
law8--,ed4    #ae4 ,to 'frump1' to mock 
or browbeat4--,ed4    #af4 ',greatly    
nosed1' taken by the nose1              
ridiculed4--,ed4    #ag4 ',frampered' or
 frampold1 peevish1 crossgrained1       
rugged2 now  obsolete4--,ed4    999999  
,,john ,,bunyan ,,on ,,the ,,terms ,,of 

,,communion ,,and ,,fellowship ,,of     
,,christians  ,,at ,,the ,,table ,,of   
,,the ,,lord2    ,,comprising    ,i4    
,,his ,,confession ,,of ,,faith1 ,,and  
,,reason ,,of ,,his ,,practice2  ,,ii4  
,,differences ,,about ,,water ,,baptism 
,,no ,,bar ,,to ,,communion2 ,,and      
,,iii4  ,,peaceable ,,principles ,,and  
,,true#a      ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the
 ,,editor4    ,reader1 these are        
extraordinary productions that will well
 repay  an attentive perusal4 ,it is the
 confession of faith of a ,christian    
who had suffered nearly twelve years'   
imprisonment1 under persecution  for    
conscience sake4 ,shut up with his      
,bible1 you have here the  result of a  
prayerful study of those holy oracles4  
,it produced a  difference in practice  
from his fellow ,christians of ,,all    
denominations1  the reasons for which   
are added to this confession2 with a    
defence  of his principles and practice1
 proving them to be peaceable  and true4
 ,in all this an unlettered man displays

 the acumen of a  thoroughly educated   
polemical theologian4 ,the author was   
driven  to these publications to defend 
himself from the slanders which  were   
showered down upon him1 by all parties1 
for nearly eighteen  years1 and by the  
attempts which were made to take away   
his members1  injure the peace of his   
congregation1 and alienate him from the 
church to which he was tenderly         
attached4 ,his first inquiry is1  ,who  
are to be admitted to the ,lord's table2
 and his reply is1  ,those whom ,god has
 received3 they have become his         
children1 and  are entitled to sit at   
their ,father's table3 such only as have
  examined themselves1 and by their     
conduct lead the church to hope  that   
they have passed from death unto life4  
,the practice of those  who admit       
ungodly persons because they have       
submitted to some  outward ceremonies1  
he severely condemns4 ,the mixture of   
the church  and the world he deems to be
 spiritual adultery1 the prolific       

source of sin1 and one of the causes of 
the deluge4 ,the ,lord's  table is      
scripturally fenced around3 ',be ye not 
unequally yoked  together with          
unbelievers'2 'what communion hath light
 with darkness2  ,christ with ,belial2  
the temple of ,god with idols8 be ye    
separate1  touch not the unclean thing1 
and ,i will receive you4' ',receive ye  
one another1 as ,christ also received us
 to the glory of ,god1 not  to doubtful 
disputations4' ',withdraw from them that
 walk disorderly1  working not2 but busy
 bodies2 unless with quietness they work
 and  eat their own bread4 ,if any are  
proud1 doting about questions and       
strifes of words1 evil surmisings1      
perverse disputings1 supposing  that    
gain is godliness2 from such withdraw4' 
,bunyan rests all upon  the word1--the  
characters are described who are to be  
excluded  from the ,lord's table2 but in
 no instance is it upon record that  any
 one was excluded because he had not    
been baptized in water4  ,and who will  

dare to make any addition to holy writ8 
,the practice of making the mode in     
which water baptism was  administered a 
term of communion1 existed among the    
,independents  long before ,bunyan's    
time4 ,crosby1 in his ,history of the   
,baptists1  makes some long extracts    
from a book entitled1 ',the sin and     
danger of admitting ,anabaptists to     
continue in the congregational          
churches1 and the inconsistency of such 
a practice with  the principles of      
both4' ,in ,america1 ,cotton and the    
,independents  severely persecuted their
 ,baptist brethren1 even to deportation4
  ,as the ,baptists increased in        
numbers1 they refused to admit any  to  
the ,lord's table1 even to occasional   
communion1 who had not  been baptized in
 water upon a profession of faith3 in   
fact1 the  difference between those who 
consider baptism to be a relative  duty 
to be performed by parents in having    
their infants sprinkled1  and those who 
deem it a personal duty to be immersed  

in water1  as a public putting on of    
,christ1 is so great1 as to require the 
utmost powers of charity to preserve    
peace4 ,thus it was in the  primitive   
churches1 where great differences       
prevailed even as to  the duty of       
preaching the gospel to the ,gentiles2  
the keeping of  days probably extending 
to the ,jewish sabbath1 and to the      
abstaining  from certain meats1 with    
other ordinances of the ,jewish law4    
,bunyan saw all the difficulties of this
 question3 he was satisfied  that       
baptism is a personal duty1 in respect  
to which every individual  must be      
satisfied in his own mind1 and over     
which no church had  any control2 and   
that the only inquiry as to the fitness 
of a  candidate for church fellowship   
should be1 whether the regenerating     
powers of the ,holy ,ghost had baptized 
the spirit of the proposed  member into 
newness of life4 ,this is the only      
livery by which a  ,christian can be    
known4 ,bunyan very justly condemns the 

idea of  water baptism being either the 
,christian's livery or his marriage  to 
the ,saviour4    ,we do well1 in our    
examinations into this subject1 to note 
carefully the various applications of   
the word baptize1 and not  always attach
 the use of water to the term4 ,there is
 a being  baptized in a cloud1 and in   
the sea1 to protect ,god's ,israel from 
their deadly foes2 a baptism in         
sufferings2 a baptism in water  unto    
repentance2 a baptism in fire1 or the   
,holy ,ghost2 a baptism  into the       
doctrine of the ,trinity 7,matt #bh3ai74
 ,bunyan had no doubt  upon this        
subject2 he deemed water baptism an     
important personal  duty2 and that a    
death to sin1 and resurrection to       
newness of  life--a different tint1 or  
dye1 given to the character--was best   
figured by immersion in water3 still he 
left it to every individual  to be      
satisfied in his own mind as to this    
outward sign of the  invisible grace4   
',strange1' he says1 'take two          

,christians equal  on all points but    
this2 nay1 let one go far beyond the    
other for  grace and holiness2 yet this 
circumstance of water shall drown and   
sweep away all his excellencies2 not    
counting him worthy of that  reception  
that with hand and heart shall be given 
to a novice in  religion1 because he    
consents to water4'    ,for these       
catholic principles he was most roughly 
handled4 ,deune1  in a pamphlet in the  
,editor's possession1 called him a      
devil2 and  likened him to ,timri1 who  
slew his master4 ,the most learned of   
the ,baptist ministers entered upon the 
controversy4 ,they invited  him to a    
grand religious tournament1 where he    
would have stood  one against a legion4 
,a great meeting was appointed1 in      
,london1  for a public disputation--as  
was common among the puritans--and  in  
which the poor country mechanic was to  
be overwhelmed with  scholastic learning
 and violence2 but ,bunyan wisely       
avoided a  collision which could have   

answered no valuable purpose1 and which 
bid fair to excite angry feelings4 ,he  
had appealed to the press  as the       
calmest and best mode of controversy2   
and to that mode of  appeal he adhered4 
,three learned men undertook the cause  
against  ,bunyan3 these were1           
,d',anvers1 ,w4 ,kiffin1 and ,t4 ,paul4 
,when these  lettered1 able1 and        
distinguished disputants published their
  joint answer1 it contained much       
scurrilous abuse4 ,their brother1       
,bunyan1 was in prison1 and they visited
 him with gall and wormwood4  ,he closes
 his reply with these remarkable words1 
',thine to serve  thee1 ,christians1 so 
long as ,i can look out at those eyes   
that  have had so much dirt thrown at   
them by many4'    ,the late ,mr4 ,robert
 ,hall1 in his controversy upon this    
subject  with ,mr4 ,kinghorn1 in        
which--having demolished ,kinghorn's    
castle  in a few pages--he1 in order to 
make a book1 amused the public  by      
kicking the ruins about1 thus adverts to

 these treatises3 ',the  most virulent  
reproaches were cast upon the admirable 
,bunyan1  during his own time1 for      
presuming to break the yoke2 and whoever
  impartially examines the spirit of    
,mr4 ,booth's ,apology1 will  perceive  
that its venerable author regards him1  
together with his  successors1 much in  
the light of rebels and insurgents1 or1 
to  use the mildest terms1 as           
contumacious despisers of legitimate    
authority4'#b    ,we cannot have a more 
decided proof of ,bunyan's great powers1
 and  of his being much in advance of   
his times1 than by the opinions  of     
which he was the ,christian pioneer     
having spread so extensively  through   
the ,baptist denomination4 ,in this his 
predictions were  fully verified4 ,it is
 surprising that pious dissenters should
 ever  have made uniformity in outward  
ceremonies of more importance than      
inward holiness1 as a term of communion4
 ,such sentiments naturally  attach to  
state churches2 and ought to be found   

only with those  bodies which exist     
merely for political purposes1 and for  
it  are rewarded with earthly power1    
pomp1 and wealth4 ,i close these        
observations by quoting the words of    
,bunyan's learned antagonists1          
published within a few years of this    
controversy1 and during his  lifetime4  
his sentiments appear to have had a     
hallowed effect even  upon their minds1 
and produced an apology for their       
conduct4 ,it  is in the appendix to the 
,baptist confession of faith1           
republished  in #afgg3 ',we would not be
 misconstrued1 as if the discharge of   
our consciences did any way disoblige or
 alienate our affections  or            
conversations from any others that fear 
the ,lord3 earnestly  desiring to       
approve ourselves to be such as follow  
after peace with  holiness4 ,we continue
 our practice1 not out of obstinacy1 but
 we  do therein according to the best of
 our understandings1 in that  method    
which we take to be most agreeable to   

the scriptures4 ,the  christening of    
infants1 we find by church history1 to  
have been a  very ancient practice2     
still we leave every one to give an     
account  of himself to ,god4 ,and if in 
any case debates between ,christians    
are not plainly determinable by the     
scriptures1 we leave it to the  second  
coming of ,christ4' ,in #afhi1 the year 
after ,bunyan's death1  this appendix   
was omitted from the ,baptist confession
 of faith4    ,may the time soon arrive 
when water shall not quench love1 but   
when all the churches militant shall    
form one army1 with one  object1--that  
of extending the ,redeemer's            
kingdom4--,,geo4 ,,offor4        ,a     
,,confession ,,of ,,my ,,faith1 ,,and ,a
 ,,reason ,,of ,,my ,,practice2 ,,or1   
,,with  ,,who1 ,,and ,,who ,,not1 ,i    
,,can ,,hold ,,church ,,fellowship1 ,,or
 ,,the ,,communion  ,,of ,,saints4      
,,shewing1 ,,by ,,diverse ,,arguments1  
,,that ,,though ,i ,,dare ,,not         
,,communicate  ,,with ,,the ,,openly    

,,profane1 ,,yet ,i ,,can ,,with ,,those
 ,,visible ,,saints ,,that  ,,differ    
,,about ,,water-,,baptism4 ,,wherein    
,,is ,,also ,,discoursed1 ,,whether     
,,that ,,be ,,the ,,entering ,,ordinance
 ,,into ,,fellowship1 ,,or ,,no4    ',i 
believed1 therefore have ,i             
spoken4'--,psalm #aaf3aj      ,,to ,,the
 ,,reader4    ,sir1    ,i marvel not    
that both you and others do think my    
long imprisonment  strange1 7or rather  
strangely of me for the sake of that7   
for  verily ,i should also have done it 
myself1 had not the ,holy ,ghost  long  
since forbidden me 7#a ,peter #d3ab2 #a 
,john #c3ac74 ,nay1 verily1  that       
notwithstanding1 had the adversary but  
fastened the supposition  of guilt upon 
me1 my long trials might by this time   
have put  it beyond dispute2 for ,i have
 not hitherto been so sordid1 as  to    
stand to a doctrine right or wrong2 much
 less when so weighty  an argument as   
above eleven years' imprisonment1 is    
continually  dogging of me to weigh and 

pause1 and pause again1 the grounds and 
foundation of those principles1 for     
which ,i thus have suffered2#c  but     
having not only at my trial asserted    
them1 but also since1 even  all this    
tedious tract of time1 in cool blood1 a 
thousand times1  by the word of ,god1   
examined them1 and found them good2 ,i  
cannot1  ,i dare not now revolt or deny 
the same1 on pain of eternal damnation4 
,and that my principles and practice may
 be open to the view and  judgment of   
all men1 though they stand and fall to  
none but the  word of ,god alone1 ,i    
have in this small treatise presented to
 this  generation1 ',a ,confession of my
 ,faith1 and a ,reason of my ,practice  
in the ,worship of ,god'2 by which1     
although it be brief1 candid            
,christians may1 ,i hope1 without a     
violation to faith or love1  judge that 
,i may have the root of the matter found
 in me4    ,neither have ,i in this     
relation abusively presented my reader1 
with other doctrines or practices1 than 

what ,i held1 professed1 and  preached  
when apprehended1 and cast in prison4   
,nor did ,i then or  now retain a       
doctrine besides1 or which is not       
thereon grounded4  ,the subject ,i      
should have preached upon1 even then    
when the  constable came1 was1 ',dost   
thou believe on the ,son of ,god8' ,from
  whence ,i intended to shew1 the       
absolute need of faith in ,jesus        
,christ2 and that it was also a thing of
 the highest concern for  men to inquire
 into1 and to ask their own hearts      
whether they had  it or no4    ,faith   
and holiness are my professed           
principles1 with an endeavour1  so far  
as in me lieth1 to be at peace with all 
men4 ,what shall ,i  say1 let mine      
enemies themselves be judges1 if        
anything in these  following doctrines1 
or if ought that any man hath heard me  
preach1  doth savour1 or hath according 
to the true intent of my words1         
savoured either of heresy or rebellion4 
,i say again1 let they  themselves be   

judges1 if ought they find in my writing
 or preaching1  doth render me worthy of
 almost twelve years' imprisonment1 or  
one that deserveth to be hanged1 or     
banished for ever1 according  to their  
tremendous sentence4 ,indeed my         
principles are such1 as  lead me to a   
denial to communicate in the things of  
the kingdom  of ,christ1 with the       
ungodly and openly profane2 neither can 
,i in  or by the superstitious          
inventions of this world1 consent that  
my  soul should be governed in any of my
 approaches to ,god1 because  commanded 
to the contrary1 and commended for so   
refusing4 ,wherefore  excepting this one
 thing1 for which ,i ought not to be    
rebuked2  ,i shall1 ,i trust1 in despite
 of slander and falsehood1 discover     
myself at all times a peaceable and an  
obedient subject4 ,but  if nothing will 
do1 unless ,i make of my conscience a   
continual  butchery1 and slaughter-shop1
 unless putting out my own eyes1 ,i     
commit me to the blind to lead me1 as ,i

 doubt is desired by some1  ,i have     
determined1 the ,almighty ,god being my 
help and shield1 yet  to suffer1 if     
frail life might continue so long1 even 
till the  moss shall grow on mine       
eyebrows1 rather than thus to violate my
  faith and principles4 ',will a man    
leave the snow of ,lebanon1 which       
cometh from the rock of the field8 or   
shall the cold flowing waters  that come
 from another place be forsaken8' 7,jer 
#ah3ad74 ',hath  a nation changed their 
gods1 which are yet no gods8' 7,jer     
#b3aa74  ',for all people will walk     
every one in the name of his god1 and   
we will walk in the name of the ,,lord  
our ,god for ever and ever'  7,micah    
#d3e74    ,touching my practice as to   
communion with visible saints1 although 
not baptized with water2 ,i say it is my
 present judgment so to  do1 and am     
willing to render a farther reason      
thereof1 shall ,i  see the leading hand 
of ,god thereto4    ,thine in bonds for 
the gospel1    ,,john ,,bunyan4         

,a ,,confession ,,of ,,my ,,faith1 ,,and
 ,a ,,reason ,,of ,,my ,,practice1      
,,etc4    ',be ready always to give an  
answer to every man that asketh you a   
reason of the hope that is in you with  
meekness and fear3 having  a good       
conscience2 that whereas they speak evil
 of you1 as  of evil-doers1 they may be 
ashamed that falsely accuse your good   
conversation in ,christ4'--#a ,peter    
#c3ae1 #af4    #a4 ,i believe1 that     
there is but one only true ,god1 and    
there is  none other but he4 ',to us    
there is but one ,god1 the ,father1 of  
whom are all things' 7#a ,cor #h3f74    
',and this is life eternal1 that  they  
might know thee the only true ,god' c4  
7,john #ag3c1 see also  ,mark #ab3cb2   
,acts #ag3bd74    #b4 ,i believe1 that  
this ,god is almighty1 eternal1         
invisible1  incomprehensible1 c4 ',i am 
the ,almighty ,god2 walk before me1  and
 be thou perfect' 7,gen #ag3a74 ',the   
eternal ,god is thy refuge'  7,deut     
#cc3bg74 ',now unto the ,king eternal1  

immortal1 invisible1  the only wise     
,god1 be honour and glory for ever and  
ever' 7#a ,tim  #a3ag1 see also ,job    
#aa3g2 ,rom #aa3cc74    #c4 ,i believe1 
that this ,god is unspeakably perfect in
 all his  attributes of power1 wisdom1  
justice1 truth1 holiness1 mercy1 love1  
c4 his power is said to be eternal 7,rom
 #a3bj71 his understanding  and wisdom  
infinite 7,psa #adg3e72 he is called the
 just ,lord in  opposition to all things
 7,zeph #c3e74 ,he is said to be truth  
itself  and the ,god thereof 7#b ,thess 
#b3aj2 ,deut #cb3d74 ,there is none holy
  as the ,lord4 ',god is love4' ',canst 
thou by searching find out ,god8  canst 
thou find out the ,almighty unto        
perfection8' 7,job #aa3g74    #d4 ,i    
believe1 that in the ,godhead1 there are
 three persons or  subsistances4 ',there
 are three that bear record in heaven3  
the  ,father1 the ,word1 and the ,holy  
,ghost' 7#a ,john #e3g1 see also ,gen   
#a3bf1 #c3bb1 #aa3g2 ,isa #f3h74    #e4 
,i believe1 that these three are in     

nature1 essence1 and eternity1  equally 
one4 ',these three are one' 7#a ,john   
#e3g74    #f4 ,i believe1 that there is 
'a world to come' 7,heb #b3e1 #f3e74    
#g4 ,i believe1 that there shall be 'a  
resurrection of the dead1 both  of the  
just and unjust' 7,acts #bd3ae74 ',many 
of them that sleep in  the dust of the  
earth shall awake1 some to everlasting  
life1 and  some to shame and everlasting
 contempt' 7,dan #ab3b74 ',marvel not   
at this3 for the hour is coming1 in the 
which all that are in the  graves shall 
hear his voice1 and shall come forth2   
they that have  done good1 unto the     
resurrection of life2 and they that have
 done  evil1 unto the resurrection of   
damnation' 7,john #e3bh74    #h4 ,i     
believe1 that they that 'shall be       
accounted worthy to obtain  that world1 
and the resurrection from the dead1     
neither marry nor  are given in         
marriage3 neither can they die any more3
 for they  are equal unto the angels2   
and are the children of ,god1 being  the

 children of the resurrection' 7,luke   
#bj3cd-cf1 see also ,john  #aj3bg-bi2   
,rev #g3af1 #bj3f74    #i4 ,i believe1  
that those that die impenitent1 shall be
 tormented  with the devil and his      
angels1 and shall be cast with them into
  'the lake that burneth with fire and  
brimstone' 7,rev #ba3h74 ',where  their 
worm dieth not1 and the fire is not     
quenched' 7,mark #i3dc1dh1  see also    
,matt #be3da1df2 ,john #e3bi74    #aj4  
,i believe1 that because ,god is        
naturally holy and just1 even1  as he is
 good and merciful2 therefore1 all      
having sinned1 none can  be saved1      
without the means of a redeemer4 ',then 
he is gracious  unto him1 and saith1    
,deliver him from going down to the pit3
 ,i  have found a ransom' 7,job #cc3bd74
 ',we have redemption through his       
blood1 even the forgiveness of sins'    
7,col #a3ad74 ,for which 'without       
shedding of blood1 is no remission'     
7,heb #i3bb74    #aa4 ,i believe that   
,jesus ,christ our ,lord himself is the 

redeemer4  ',they remembered that ,god  
was their rock1 and the high ,god their 
redeemer' 7,psa #gh3ce74 ',forasmuch as 
ye know that ye were not  redeemed with 
corruptible things1 as silver and gold1 
from your  vain conversation received by
 tradition from your fathers2 but  with 
the precious blood of ,christ1 as of a  
lamb without blemish1  and without spot'
 7#a ,peter #a3ah1ai74    #ab4 ,i       
believe1 that the great reason why the  
,lord1 the second person  in the        
,godhead1 did clothe himself with our   
flesh and blood1 was  that he might be  
capable of obtaining the redemption1    
that before  the world1 was intended for
 us4 ',forasmuch then as the children   
are partakers of flesh and blood1 he    
also himself likewise took  part of the 
same2 mark that through death he might  
destroy him  that had the power of      
death1 that is1 the devil2 and deliver  
them  who through fear of death1 were   
all their lifetime subject to  bondage' 
7,heb #b3ad1ae74 ',when the fulness of  

time was come1 ,god  sent forth his     
,son1 made of a woman1 made under the   
law1 to redeem  them that were under the
 law' 7,gal #d3d1e74 ',wherefore it     
behoved  him in all things to be made   
like unto his brethren1 and that he     
might be a merciful and faithful high   
priest in things pertaining  to ,god1 to
 make reconciliation for the sins of the
 people4 ,for in  that he himself hath  
suffered being tempted1 he is able to   
succour  them that are tempted' 7,heb   
#b3ag1ah74 ',christ hath redeemed us    
from the curse of the law1 being made a 
curse for us3 for it  is written1       
,cursed is every one that hangeth on a  
tree3 ,that the  blessing of ,abraham   
might come on the ,gentiles through     
faith in  ,jesus ,christ' 7,gal         
#c3ac1ad74    #ac4 ,i believe1 that the 
time when he clothed himself with our   
flesh1  was in the days of the reign of 
,caesar ,augustus2 then1 ,i say1 and    
not till then1 was the ,word 'made      
flesh1' or clothed with our nature      

7,john #a3ad2 #a ,tim #c3af74 ',and it  
came to pass in those days1 that  there 
went out a decree from ,caesar          
,augustus1 that all the world  should be
 taxed4 ,and ,joseph also went up from  
,galilee1 out of the  city of ,nazareth1
 into ,judea1 unto the city of ,david1  
which is  called ,bethlehem2 7because he
 was of the house and lineage of        
,david37 ,to be taxed with ,mary his    
espoused wife1 being great with  child4 
,and so it was1 that1 while they were   
there1 the days were  accomplished that 
she should be delivered' 7,luke         
#b3a1d-f74 ,this  child was he of whom  
godly ,simeon was told by the ,holy     
,ghost1  when he said1 ,that he should  
not see death until he had seen the     
,lord's ,christ 7vv #be-bg74    #ad4 ,i 
believe1 therefore1 that this very      
child1 as afore is  testified1 is both  
,god and man2 the ,christ of the living 
,god4 ',and  she brought forth her      
firstborn son1 and wrapped him in       
swaddling  clothes1 and laid him in a   

manger2 because there was no room for   
them in the inn4 ,and there were in the 
same country shepherds--keeping  watch  
over their flock by night4 ,and1 lo1 the
 angel of the ,lord  came upon them1 and
 the glory of the ,lord shone round     
about them3  and they were sore afraid4 
,and the angel said unto them1 ,fear    
not3  for1 behold1 ,i bring you good    
tidings of great joy1 which shall  be to
 all people4 ,for unto you is born this 
day in the city of  ,david a ,saviour1  
which is ,christ the ,lord4 ,and this   
shall be a  sign unto you2 ye shall find
 the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes  
lying in a manger' 7,luke #b3g-ab74     
,again1 ',but while he thought  on these
 things1 behold1 the angel of the ,lord 
appeared unto  him2--saying1 ,joseph1   
thou son of ,david1 fear not to take    
unto  thee ,mary thy wife3 for that     
which is conceived in her is of the     
,holy ,ghost4 ,and she shall bring forth
 a son1 and thou shalt call  his name   
,,jesus3 for he shall save his people   

from their sins4 ,now  all this was     
done1 that it might be fulfilled which  
was spoken of  the ,lord by the prophet1
 saying1 ,behold1 a virgin shall be with
  child1 and shall bring forth a son1   
and they shall call his name  ,emmanuel1
 which being interpreted is1 ,god with  
us' 7,matt #a3ba1bb74    #ae4 ,i        
believe1 therefore1 that the            
righteousness1 and redemption1  by which
 we that believe1 stand just before     
,god1 as saved from  the curse of the   
law1 is the righteousness1 and          
redemption1 that  consists in the       
personal acts and performances of this  
child  ,jesus2 this ,god-man the ,lord's
 ,christ3 it consisteth1 ,i say1 in  his
 personal fulfilling the law for us1 to 
the utmost requirement  of the justice  
of ,god4 ',think not saith he that ,i am
 come to  destroy the law1 or the       
prophets3 ,i am not come to destroy1 but
  to fulfil' 7,matt #e3ag74 ,by which   
means he became 'the end of the  law for
 righteousness to every one that        

believeth' 7,rom #aj3d74  ',for what the
 law could not do1 in that it was weak  
through the  flesh1 ,god sending his own
 ,son in the likeness of sinful flesh1  
and for sin1 condemned sin in the flesh'
 7,rom #h3c74 ,so finishing             
transgressions1 and making an end of    
sins1 and making reconciliation  for    
iniquity1 ,he brought in everlasting    
righteousness 7#a ,john #c3h2  #b ,tim  
#a3i2 ,heb #aj3e-aj2 ,dan #i3bd74       
#af4 ,i believe1 that for the completing
 of this work1 he was always  sinless   
7,heb #d3ae72 did always the things that
 pleased ,god's  justice 7,john #h3bi71 
that every one of his acts1 both of     
doing  and suffering1 and rising again  
from the dead1 was really and           
infinitely perfect1 being done by him as
 ,god-man 7,heb #g3bf-bh73  wherefore   
his acts before he died1 are called1    
'the righteousness  of ,god' 7,rom      
#c3ba1bb71 his blood1 'the blood of     
,god' 7,acts #bj3bh71  and 'hereby      
perceive we the love of ,god1 because he

 laid down his  life for us' 7#a ,john  
#c3af74 ,the ,godhead which gave virtue 
to all  the acts of the human nature1   
was then in perfect union with it1  when
 he hanged upon the cross for our sins  
7,acts #aj3cf2 ,john #bj3bh2  ,rom      
#a3d74    #ag4 ,i believe then1 that the
 righteousness that saveth the sinner   
from the wrath to come1 is properly and 
personally ,christ's1 and  ours but as  
we have union with him2 ,god by grace   
imputing it to us4  ',yea doubtless1 and
 ,i count all things but loss for the   
excellency  of the knowledge of ,christ 
,jesus my ,lord3 for whom ,i have       
suffered  the loss of all things1 and do
 count them but dung that ,i may win    
,christ1 and be found in him1 not having
 mine own righteousness1  which is of   
the law1 but that which is through the  
faith of ,christ1  the righteousness    
which is of ,god by faith' 7,phil       
#c3h1i74 ',but  of him are ye in ,christ
 ,jesus1 who of ,god is made unto us    
wisdom1  and righteousness1 and         

sanctification1 and redemption' 7#a ,cor
  #a3cj74 ',for he hath made him to be  
sin for us1 who knew no sin2  that we   
might be made the righteousness of ,god 
in him' 7#b ,cor #e3ba7  ',,in the      
,,lord have ,i righteousness and        
strength' 7,isa #de3bd74    #ah4 ,i     
believe1 that ,god1 as the reward of    
,christ's undertakings  for us1 hath    
exalted him to his own right-hand1 as   
our mediator1  and given him a name     
above every name2 and hath made him     
,lord of  all1 and judge of quick and   
dead3 and all this that we who believe  
might take courage to believe1 and hope 
in ,god 7,eph #a3ag-bb74 ',and  being   
found in fashion as a man1 he humbled   
himself--unto death1  even the death of 
the cross1 where he died for our sins4  
,wherefore  ,god also hath highly       
exalted him2 and given him a name--above
 every  name3 ,that at the name of      
,jesus every knee should bow1 of things 
heaven1 and things in earth1 and things 
under the earth2 ,and that  every tongue

 should confess that ,jesus ,christ is  
,lord1 to the glory  of ,god the        
,father' 7,phil #b3h-aa74 ',and he      
commanded us to preach  unto the people1
 and to testify that it is he which was 
ordained  of ,god to be the ,judge of   
quick and dead' 7,acts #aj3db1 #ag3ca74 
',who verily was foreordained before the
 foundation of the world1  but was      
manifest in these last times for you1   
who by him do believe  in ,god that     
raised him up from the dead1 and gave   
him glory2 that  your faith and hope    
might be in ,god' 7#a ,peter #a3ai-ba74 
#ai4 ,i believe1 that being at the right
 hand of ,god in heaven1  he doth there 
effectually exercise the offices of his 
excellent  priesthood1 and mediatorship1
 presenting himself continually before  
,god1 in the righteousness which is     
accomplished for us1 when he  was in the
 world4 ,for by the efficacy of his     
blood1 he not only  went into the holy  
place1 but being there1 and having by it
 obtained  eternal redemption for us2   

now1 as receiving the worth and merit   
thereof from the ,father2 doth bestow   
upon us grace1 repentance1  faith1 and  
the remission of sins3 yea he also      
received for us1 the  ,holy ,ghost to be
 sent unto us1 to ascertain#d us of our 
adoption  and glory3 ',for if he were on
 earth1 he should not be a priest'      
7,heb #h3d74 ',seeing then that we have 
a great high priest1 that is  passed    
into the heavens1 ,jesus the ,son of    
,god1 let us hold fast our  profession' 
7,heb #d3ad74 ',for there is one ,god1  
and one mediator  between ,god and men1 
the man ,christ ,jesus' 7#a ,tim #b3e74 
,for 'by his  own blood he entered in   
once into the holy place1 having        
obtained  eternal redemption for        
us4--,for ,christ is not entered into   
the  holy places made with hands1 which 
are the figures of the true2 but  into  
heaven itself1 now to appear in the     
presence of ,god for us'  7,heb         
#i3ab1bd74 ',therefore being by the     
right hand of ,god exalted1  and having 

received of the ,father the promise of  
the ,holy ,ghost1  he hath shed forth   
this1 which ye now see and hear' 7,acts 
#b3bc1  #e3ca74e    #bj4 ,i believe1    
that being there1 he shall so continue  
till the  restitution of all things1 and
 then he shall come again in glory1  and
 shall sit in judgment upon all flesh4  
,and ,i believe1 that  according to his 
sentence so shall their judgment be4    
',repent ye  therefore and be converted1
 that your sins may be blotted out1     
when the times of refreshing shall come 
from the presence of the  ,lord2 and he 
shall send ,jesus ,christ1 which before 
was preached unto  you3 whom the heaven 
must receive until the times of         
restitution  of all things1--spoken by  
the mouth of all his holy prophets since
  the world began' 7,acts #c3ai-ba74    
,for 'this same ,jesus1 which is  taken 
up from you into heaven1 shall so come  
in like manner as ye  have seen him go  
into heave' 7,acts #a3aa74 ',for the    
,lord himself  shall descend from heaven

 with a shout1 with the voice of the    
archangel1 and with the trump of ,god'2 
c4 7#a ,thess #d3af74 ',when  the ,son  
of man shall come in his glory1 and all 
the holy angels  with him1 then shall he
 sit upon the throne of his glory3 ,and 
before him shall be gathered all        
nations3 and he shall separate  them one
 from another1 as a shepherd divideth   
his sheep from the  goats4 ,and he shall
 set the sheep on his right hand1 but   
the goats  on the left4 ,then shall the 
king say unto them on his right hand1   
,come1 ye blessed of my ,father1 inherit
 the kingdom prepared for  you from the 
foundation of the world4 ,then shall he 
say also unto  them on the left hand1   
,depart from me1 ye cursed1 into        
everlasting  fire1 prepared for the     
devil and his angels3 ,and these shall  
go away into everlasting punishment3 but
 the righteous into life  eternal'      
7,matt #be3ca-cc1da1df74 ,for 'the day  
of the ,lord will come  as a thief in   
the night1 in the which the heavens     

shall pass away  with a great noise1 and
 the elements shall melt with fervent   
heat1  the earth also and the works that
 are therein shall be burned up4        
,seeing then that all these things shall
 be dissolved1 what manner  of persons  
ought ye to be in all holy conversation 
and godliness1  looking for and hasting 
unto the coming of the day of ,god1     
wherein  the heavens being on fire shall
 be dissolved1 and the elements  shall  
melt with fervent heat' 7#b ,peter      
#c3aj-ab74    #ba4 ,i believe that when 
he comes1 his saints shall have a reward
  of grace1 for all their work and      
labour of love which they showed  to his
 name in the world4 ',and every man     
shall receive his own  reward1 according
 to his own labour' 7#a ,cor #c3h74     
',and then shall  every man have praise 
of ,god' 7#d3e74 ',and behold1 ,i come  
quickly2  and my reward is with me1 to  
give every man according as his work    
shall be' 7,rev #bb3ab74 ',therefore1 my
 beloved brethren1 be ye  stedfast1     

unmovable1 always abounding in the work 
of the ,lord1  forasmuch as ye know that
 your labour is not in vain in the      
,lord' 7#a ,cor #ae3eh74 ',knowing that 
of the ,lord ye shall receive  the      
reward of the inheritance3 for ye serve 
the ,lord ,christ' 7,col  #c3bd74       
,how ,christ is made ours2 or by what   
means this or that man1 hath  that      
benefit by him1 as to stand just before 
,god now1 and in the  day of judgment4  
,of ,justification4    #a4 ,i believe1  
we being sinful creatures in ourselves1 
that no  good thing done by us1 can     
procure of ,god the imputation of the   
righteousness of ,jesus ,christ4 ,but   
that the imputation thereof  is an act  
of grace1 a free gift without our       
deserving4 ',being  justified freely by 
his grace through the redemption that is
 in  ,christ ,jesus' 7,rom #c3bd1       
#e3ag74 ',who hath saved us1 and called 
us  with an holy calling1 not according 
to our works1 but according  to his own 
purpose and grace1 which was given us in

 ,christ ,jesus'  7#b ,tim #a3i74    #b4
 ,i believe also1 ,that the power of    
imputing righteousness  resideth only in
 ,god by ,christ3 #a4 ,sin being the    
transgression  of the law4 #b4 ,the soul
 that hath sinned being his creature1   
and  the righteousness also his1 and his
 only4 ',even as ,david also  describeth
 the blessedness of the man1 unto whom  
,god imputeth  righteousness without    
works1 saying1 ,blessed are they whose  
iniquities are forgiven1 and whose sins 
are covered4 ,blessed is  the man to    
whom the ,lord will not impute sin'     
7,rom #d3f-h74 ,hence  therefore it is  
said again1 ,that men 'shall abundantly 
utter the  memory of thy great goodness1
 and shall sing of thy righteousness'   
7,psa #ade3g74 ',for he saith to ,moses1
 ,i will have mercy on whom ,i  will    
have mercy1 and ,i will have compassion 
on whom ,i will have  compassion4 ,so   
then it is not of him that willeth1 nor 
of him  that runneth1 but of ,god that  
showeth mercy' 7,rom #i3ae1af74    #c4  

,i believe1 that the offer of this      
righteousness1 as tendered  in the      
gospel1 is to be received by faith2 we  
still in the very  act of receiving it1 
judging ourselves sinners in ourselves4 
',oh  wretched man that ,i am6 who shall
 deliver me from the body of this       
death8 ,i thank ,god through ,jesus     
,christ' 7,rom #g3bd1be74 ',believe  on 
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt
 be saved' 7,acts #af3ca74  ,the gospel 
is preached in all nations for the      
obedience of faith4  ',being justified  
freely by his grace through the         
redemption that  is in ,christ ,jesus2  
whom ,god hath set forth to be a        
propitiation1  a sacrifice to appease   
the displeasure of ,god through faith in
  his blood4 ,to declare his            
righteousness for the remission of sins 
that are past through the forbearance of
 ,god2 to declare ,i say1  at this time 
his righteousness3 that he might be     
just1 and the  justifier of him which   
believeth on ,jesus' 7,rom #c3bd-bf74   

',be it  known unto you therefore1 men  
and brethren1 that through this man  is 
preached unto you the forgiveness of    
sins3 ,and by him all that  believe are 
justified from all things1 from which ye
 could not be  justified by the law of  
,moses' 7,acts #ac3ch1ci74    #d4 ,i    
believe1 that this faith1 as it         
respecteth the imputation of  this      
righteousness1 for justification before 
,god1 doth put forth  itself in such    
acts1 as purely respect the offer of a  
gift4 ,it  receiveth1 accepteth of1     
embraceth1 or trusteth to it4 ',as many 
as received him to them gave he power to
 become the sons of ,god1  even to them 
that believe on his name' 7,john #a3ab74
 ',this is a  faithful saying1 and      
worthy of all acceptation1 that ,christ 
,jesus  came into the world to save     
sinners2 of whom ,i am chief' 7#a ,tim  
#a3ae2 ,heb #aa3ac74 ',in whom ye also  
trusted1 after that ye heard  the word  
of truth1 the gospel of your salvation3 
,in whom also  after that ye believed1  

ye were sealed with that holy spirit of 
promise' 7,eph #a3ac74 ,i believe       
therefore1 that as to my justification  
from the curse of the law1 ,i am1 as ,i 
stand in myself1 ungodly1  to receive1  
accept of1 embrace1 and trust to the    
righteousness1  that is already provided
 by1 and wrapt up in the personal doings
  and sufferings of ,christ2 it being   
faith in that1 and that only1  that can 
justify a sinner in the sight of ,god4#f
    #e4 ,i believe1 that the faith that 
so doth1 is not to be found with  any   
but those1 in whom the ,spirit of ,god  
by mighty power doth work  it3 all      
others being fearful and incredulous1   
dare not venture  their souls and       
eternity upon it4 ,and hence it is      
called the faith  that is wrought by the
 exceeding great and mighty power of    
,god2  the faith of the operation of    
,god4 ,and hence it is that others are  
said to be fearful1 and so unbelieving4 
,these with other ungodly  sinners must 
have their part in the lake of fire     

7,eph #a3ah1ai2  ,col #b3ab2 ,eph #b3h2 
,phil #a3ai2 ,rev #ba3h74    #f4 ,i     
believe1 that this faith is effectually 
wrought in none1 but  those which before
 the world were appointed unto glory4   
',and as  many as were ordained unto    
eternal life believed' 7,acts #ac3dh74  
',that he might make known the riches of
 his glory on the vessels  of mercy1    
which he had afore prepared unto glory' 
7,rom #i3bc74 ',we  give thanks to ,god 
always for you all1 making mention of   
you in  our prayers2 remembering without
 ceasing your work of faith1 and  labour
 of love1 and patience of hope in our   
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 in  the sight of  
,god2--knowing1 brethren beloved1 your  
election of  ,god' 7#a ,thess #a3b-d74  
,but of the rest he saith1 'ye believe  
not  because ye are not of my sheep1 as 
,i said' 7,john #aj3bf71 which latter   
words relate to the #afth verse1 which  
respecteth the election of  ,god4       
',therefore they could not believe1     
because that ,esaias said again1  ,he   

hath blinded their eyes1 and hardened   
their heart2 that they  should not see  
with their eyes1 nor understand with    
their heart1  and ,i should heal them'  
7,john #ab3ci1dj74    ,of ,election4    
#a4 ,i believe that election is free and
 permanent1 being founded  in grace1 and
 the unchangeable will of ,god4 ',even  
so then at this  present time also there
 is a remnant according to the election 
of grace4 ,and if by grace1 then it is  
no more of works3 otherwise  grace is no
 more grace4 ,but if it be of works1    
then is it no more  of grace3 otherwise 
work is no more work' 7,rom #aa3e1f74   
',nevertheless  the foundation of ,god  
standeth sure1 having this seal1 the    
,lord  knoweth them that are his' 7#b   
,tim #b3ai74 ',in whom also we have     
obtained an inheritance1 being          
predestinated according to the  purpose 
of him who worketh all things after the 
counsel of his  own will' 7,eph #a3aa74 
#b4 ,i believe1 that this decree1 choice
 or election1 was before  the foundation

 of the world2 and so before the elect  
themselves1  had being in themselves3   
,for ',god who quickeneth the dead1 and 
calleth those things which be not as    
though they were' 7,rom #d3ag71  stays  
not for the being of things1 to         
determine his eternal purpose  by2 but  
having all things present to him1 in his
 wisdom1 he made  his choice before the 
world was 7,eph #a3d2 #b ,tim #a3i74    
#c4 ,i believe1 that the decree of      
election is so far off from  making     
works in us foreseen1 the ground or     
cause of the choice3  that it containeth
 in the bowels of it1 not only the      
persons1 but  the graces that accompany 
their salvation4 ,and hence it is1 that 
it is said2 we are predestinated 'to be 
conformed to the image of  his ,son'    
7,rom #h3bi72 not because we are1 but   
'that we ,,should be  holy and without  
blame before him in love' 7,eph #a3d74  
',for we are  his workmanship1 created  
in ,christ ,jesus unto good works1 which
  ,god hath before ordained that we     

should walk in them' 7,eph #b3aj74  ,he 
blessed us according as he chose us in  
,christ4 ,and hence it  is again that   
the salvation and calling of which we   
are now made  partakers1 is no other    
than what was given us in ,christ ,jesus
  before the world began2 according to  
his eternal purpose which he  purposed  
in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord 7,eph       
#c3h-aa2 #b ,tim #a3i2 ,rom #h3bi74     
#d4 ,i believe that ,christ ,jesus is he
 in whom the elect are always           
considered1 and that without him there  
is neither election1  grace1 nor        
salvation4 ',having predestinated us    
unto the adoption  of children1 by      
,jesus ,christ to himself1 according to 
the good  pleasure of his will1 to the  
praise of the glory of his grace3       
wherein he hath made us accepted in the 
beloved4 ,in whom we have  redemption   
through his blood1 the forgiveness of   
sins1 according  to the riches of his   
grace4--,that in the dispensation of the
  fulness of times1 he might gather     

together in one all things in  ,christ1 
both which are in heaven1 and which are 
in earth1 even  in him' 7,eph           
#a3e-g1aj74 ',neither is there salvation
 in any other3  for there is none other 
name under heaven given among men1      
whereby  we must be saved' 7,acts       
#d3ab74    #e4 ,i believe1 that there is
 not any impediment attending the       
election  of ,god1 that can hinder their
 conversion1 and eternal salvation4     
',moreover whom he did predestinate1    
them he also called3 and whom  he       
called1 them he also justified3 and whom
 he justified1 them  he also glorified4 
,what shall we then say to these things8
 ,if ,god  be for us1 who can be against
 us8--,who shall lay any thing to the   
charge of ,god's elect8 ,it is ,god that
 justifieth4 ,who is he that            
condemneth8' c4 7,rom #h3cj-ce74 ',what 
then8 ,israel hath not obtained  that   
which he seeketh for2 but the election  
hath obtained it1  and the rest were    
blinded' 7,rom #aa3g74 ',for ,israel    

hath not been  forsaken1 nor ,judah of  
his ,god1 of the ,,lord of hosts3 though
 their  land was filled with sin1       
against the holy one of ,israel' 7,jer  
#ea3e74 ,when ,ananias made intercession
 against ,saul1 saying1 ',lord1 ,i  have
 heard by many of this man1 how much    
evil he hath done to thy  saints at     
,jerusalem3 and here he hath authority  
from the chief  priests to bind all that
 call on thy name4' ,what said ,god unto
  him8 ',go thy way1 for he is a chosen 
vessel unto me1 to bear my  name before 
the ,gentiles1 and kings1 and the       
children of ,israel'  7,acts #i3ab1ae74 
#f4 ,i believe that no man can know his 
election1 but by his calling4  ,the     
vessels of mercy1 which ,god afore      
prepared unto glory1 do thus  claim a   
share therein3 ',even us1 say they1 whom
 he hath called1  not of the ,jews only1
 but also of the ,gentiles8 ,as he saith
 also  in ,hosea2 ,i will call them my  
people1 which were not my people1  and  
her beloved1 which was not beloved'     

7,rom #i3bd1be74    #g4 ,i believe      
therefore1 that election doth not       
forestal or prevent  the means which are
 of ,god appointed to bring us to       
,christ1 to  grace and glory2 but rather
 putteth a necessity upon the use and   
effect thereof2 because they are chosen 
to be brought to heaven  that way3 that 
is1 by the faith of ,jesus ,christ1     
which is the  end of effectual calling4 
',wherefore the rather1 brethren1 give  
diligence to make your calling and      
election sure' 7#b ,peter #a3aj2  #b    
,thess #b3ac2 #a ,peter #a3ab74    ,of  
,calling4    ,i believe1 that to        
effectual calling1 the ,holy ,ghost must
 accompany  the word of the gospel1 and 
that with mighty power3 ,i mean that    
calling1 which of ,god is made to be the
 fruit of electing love4  ',knowing1'   
saith ,paul to the ,thessalonians1      
'brethren beloved1 your  election of    
,god4 ,for our gospel came not unto you 
in word only1  but also in power1 and in
 the ,holy ,ghost1 and in much          

assurance1'  c4 7#a ,thess #a3d1e74     
,otherwise men will not1 cannot1 hear   
and  turn4 ,samuel was called four      
times1 before he knew the voice of  him 
that spake from heaven 7#a ,sam         
#c3-faj74 ,it is said of them in        
,hosea1 ,that as the prophets called    
them so they went from them2  and       
instead of turning to them1 'sacrificed 
to ,baalim1 and burned  incense to      
graven images' 7,hosea #aa3b74 ,the     
reason is1 because men  by nature are   
not only dead in sins1 but enemies in   
their minds  by reason of wicked works3 
the call then is1 ',awake thou that     
sleepest1 and arise from the dead1 and  
,christ shall give thee  light' 7,eph   
#e3ad74 ,understand1 therefore1 that    
effectual calling  is like that word of 
,christ that raised ,lazarus from the   
dead2  a word attended with an arm that 
was omnipotent4 ',lazarus1 come  forth' 
7,john #aa3dc74 ,it was a word to the   
dead2 but not only so3  it was a word   
for the dead2 a word that raised him    

from the dead2  a word that outwent all 
opposition2 and that brought him forth  
of the grave1 though bound hand and foot
 therein 7,gal #a3ae74 ,and  hence it   
is1 that calling is sometimes expressed 
by quickening  7,eph #b3a1b71 awakening1
 illuminating1 or bringing them forth of
  darkness to light1 that amazeth and   
astonisheth them 7,heb #aj3cb2  ,acts   
#i3f74 ,for as it is a strange thing for
 a man that lay long  dead1 or never saw
 the light with his eyes1 to be raised  
out of  the grave1 or to be made to see 
that which he could not so much  as once
 think of before1 so it is with         
effectual calling4 ,hence it  is that   
,paul1 when called1 stood 'trembling and
 was astonished'3  and that ,peter      
saith1 'he hath called us out of        
darkness into his  marvellous light' 7#a
 ,peter #b3i2 ,eph #d3bd2 ,acts #i3f74  
,in effectual  calling the voice of ,god
 is heard1 and the gates of heaven are  
opened3#g when ,god called ,abraham1 he 
appeared to him in glory4  ,that of     

,ananias to ,saul is experienced but by 
few4 ',the ,god of  our fathers hath    
chosen thee1 saith he1 that thou        
shouldest know  his will1 and see that  
just one1 and shouldest hear the voice  
of  his mouth' 7,acts #bb3ad74 ,true1   
,saul's call was out of the ordinary    
way1 but yet as to the matter1 and truth
 of the work1 it was no  other than all 
the chosen have1 viz4    7#a47 ,an      
effectual awakening about the evil of   
sin2 and especially  of unbelief 7,john 
#af3i74 ,and therefore when the ,lord   
,god called  ,adam1 he also made unto   
him an effectual discovery of sin2      
insomuch  that he stript him of all his 
righteousness 7,gen #c74 ,thus he also  
served the gaoler 7,acts #af3bi1cj74    
,yea it is such an awakening1 as  by it1
 he sees he was without ,christ1 without
 hope1 and a stranger  to the           
commonwealth of ,israel1 'and without   
,god in the world' 7,eph  #b3ab74 ,oh   
the dread and amazement that the guilt  
of sin brings  with it1 when it is      

revealed by the ,god of heaven2 and like
 to  it is the sight of mercy1 when it  
pleaseth ,god1 who calleth us by  his   
grace1 to reveal his ,son in us4        
7#b47 ,in effectual calling there is    
great awakenings about the world  to    
come1 and the glory of unseen things2   
the resurrection of the  dead1 and      
eternal judgment2 the salvation that    
,god hath prepared  for them that love  
him2 with the blessedness that will     
attend us1  and be upon us1 at the      
coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 are 
great  things in the soul that is under 
the awakening calls of ,god4 ,and  hence
 we are said to be called to glory 7#a  
,thess #b3ab74 ',to the  obtaining of   
the glory of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ'  
7#b ,thess #b3ad74    7#c47 ,in         
effectual calling there is also a       
sanctifying virtue2  and hence we are   
said to be called with an holy calling  
7#a ,thess  #d3g71 with an 'heavenly    
calling' 7,heb #c3a74 ,called to glory  
and virtue4 ',but ye are a chosen       

generation1 a royal priesthood1  an holy
 nation1 a peculiar people2 that ye     
should show forth the  praises of him   
who hath called you out of darkness into
 his marvellous  light' 7#a ,peter      
#b3i74 ,yea1 effectual calling hath     
annexed to it1  as its inseparable      
companion1 the promise of thorough      
sanctification4  ',faithful is he that  
calleth you1 who also will do it' 7#a   
,thess  #e3bd74    ,of ,faith4    ,i    
believe1 that effectual calling doth    
therefore produce1 #a4  ,,faith2 and    
therefore it is said1 that 'faith cometh
 by hearing'  7,rom #aj3ag72 by hearing 
the word that calleth us 'unto the grace
  of ,christ' 7,gal #a3f74 ,for by the  
word that calleth us1 is ,jesus  ,christ
 held forth to us2 and offered to be our
 righteousness2 and  therefore the      
apostle saith again1 that ,god hath     
called us 'unto  the fellowship of his  
,son ,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,cor #a3i72    
that is1 to  be made partakers of the   
riches of grace1 and the righteousness  

that  is in him4 #b4 ,it produceth hope4
 ,it giveth a ground to hope2 and       
therefore hope is said to be the hope of
 our calling 7,eph #a3ah74  ,and again1 
',even as ye are called in one hope of  
your calling'  7,eph #d3d74 ,now the    
godly wise know1 whoso misseth of       
effectual  calling1 misseth of eternal  
life2 because ,god justifieth none  but 
them whom he calleth2 and glorifies none
 but those whom he  justifies3 and      
therefore it is that ,peter said before1
 ',make your  calling1 and so your      
election sure'3 make it sure1 that is1  
prove  your calling right1 by the word  
of ,god4 ,for whoso staggereth at  the  
certainty of his calling1 cannot        
comfortably hope for a share  in eternal
 life4 ',remember the word unto thy     
servant1 upon which  thou hast caused me
 to hope4 ,my soul fainteth for thy     
salvation1  but ,i hope in thy word'    
7,psa #aai3di1ha74 #c4 ,it produceth    
repentance2  for when a man hath heaven 
and hell before his eyes 7as he will    

have  if he be under the power of       
effectual calling7 or when a man hath  a
 revelation of the mercy and justice of 
,god1 with an heart-drawing  invitation 
to lay hold on the tender forgiveness of
 sins2 and  being made also to behold   
the goodly beauty of holiness2 it must  
needs be1 that repentance appears1 and  
puts forth itself1 unto  self-revenging 
acts1 for all its wickedness which in   
the days of  ignorance it delighted in4 
,and hence is that saying1 ',i came not 
to call the righteous1 but sinners to   
repentance' 7,mark #b3ag74 ,for  the    
effecting of which1 the preaching of the
 word of the kingdom1  is most proper3  
',repent3 for the kingdom of heaven is  
at hand'  7,matt #d3ag74    ,of         
,repentance4    ,repentance is a turning
 the heart to ,god in ,christ3 a turning
 of  it from sin1 and the devil1 and    
darkness2 to the goodness1 and  grace1  
and holiness that is in him4 ,wherefore1
 they that of old  are said to repent1  
are said to loath and abhor themselves1 

for  all their abominations4 ',i abhor  
myself1' said ,job1 'and repent  in dust
 and ashes' 7,job #db3f1 see also ,eze  
#f3i1 #bj3dc1 #cf3ca1  #db3f1 #af3fc74  
,godly repentance doth not only affect  
the soul with the loathsome  nature of  
sin that is past2 but filleth the heart 
with godly  hatred of sins that yet may 
come4 ,when ,moses feared that through  
his being overburthened with the care of
 the children of ,israel1  some unruly  
or sinful passions might show themselves
 in him1 what  saith he8 ',kill me1 ,i  
pray thee1 out of hand1 if ,i have found
  favour in thy sight1 and let me not   
see my wretchedness' 7,num  #aa3ae74    
,see also how that which ,paul calleth  
godly repentance1  wrought in the       
upright ,corinthians1 ',behold1' saith  
he1 this self  same thing1 that ye      
sorrowed after a godly sort1 what       
carefulness  it wrought in you1 yea1    
what clearing of yourselves1 yea1 what  
indignation1 yea1 what fear1 yea1 what  
vehement desire1 yea1 what  zeal1 yea1  

what revenge6 ,in all things ye have    
approved yourselves  to be clear in this
 matter 7#b ,cor #g3aa74    ,of ,love4  
,it effectual calling produceth also    
love3 wherefore ,paul1 when  he had put 
the church in remembrance that they were
 called of  ,god1 adds1 ,that concerning
 brotherly love1 they had no need that  
he should write unto them 7#a ,thess    
#d3i74 ,as who should say1 ,if  ,god be 
so kind to us1 to forgive us our sins1  
to save our souls1  and to give us the  
kingdom of heaven2 let these be motives 
beyond  all other to provoke us to love 
again4 ,farther1 if we that are thus    
beloved of ,god1 are made members of one
 man's body1 all partakers  of his      
grace1 clothed all1 with his glorious   
righteousness1 and  are together        
appointed to be the children of the next
 world2 why  should we not love one     
another8 ',beloved1 if ,god so loved us1
 we  ought also to love one another' 7#a
 ,john #d3aa74 ,and truly so we  shall1 
if the true grace of ,god be upon us2   

because we also see  them to be the     
called of ,jesus4 ,travellers1 that are 
of the same  country1 love and take     
pleasure one in another1 when they meet 
in a strange land4#h ,why1 we sojourn   
here in a strange country1  with them   
that are heirs together with us of the  
promised kingdom  and glory 7,heb       
#aa3i74 ,now1 as ,i said1 this holy love
 worketh by  love3 mark1 love in ,god   
and ,christ when discovered1            
constraineth  us to love one another 7#b
 ,cor #e3ad74    ,the name1 therefore1  
and word1 and truth of ,god in ,christ1 
together  with the sincerity of grace1  
of faith1 and holiness in us1 are  the  
delightful objects of this love 7,psa   
#aai3dg1abg1acb1aei1 #e3aa1  #fi3cf1    
#aja3f74 ,for it embraceth with delight 
and complacency1 but  as it discerneth  
the image of ,god1 and of ,christ in the
 soul1 his  presence in the ministry1   
and a suitableness in our worship to    
the word and mind of ,christ 7,psa      
#bf3h1 #bg3d1 #hd3a-d2 #a ,thess #e3ac2 

,phil #a3c-g2 ,eph #d3cb74    ,love also
 hath a blessed faculty1 and heavenly1  
in bearing and  suffering afflictions1  
putting up wrongs1 overlooking the      
infirmities  of the brethren1 and in    
serving in all ,christian offices the   
necessities of the saints4 ',charity    
suffereth long and is kind2  charity    
envieth not2 charity vaunteth not       
itself1 is not puffed  up1 doth not     
behave itself unseemly1 seeketh not her 
own1 is not  easily provoked1 thinketh  
no evil2 rejoiceth not in iniquity1 but 
rejoiceth in the truth2 beareth all     
things1 believeth all things1  hopeth   
all things1 endureth all things4        
,charity never faileth' 7#a  ,cor       
#ac3d-h1 also #a ,peter #d3h2 ,gal      
#e3ac74 ,in a word1 it designeth  a holy
 conversation in this world2 that ,god1 
and ,christ1 and the  word of ,christ1  
'may be glorified thereby' 7#b ,cor     
#aa3aj-ab2 #a  ,peter #a3ab1 #c3af74    
,of the ,scriptures4    ,touching which 
word of ,god ,i thus believe and        

confess1 #a4 ,that  all the holy        
scriptures are the words of ,god4 ',all 
scripture is  given by inspiration of   
,god' 7#b ,tim #c3af74 ,for the prophecy
 of  the scripture came not in old time 
by the will of man3 but holy  men of    
,god spake as they were moved by the    
,holy ,ghost 7#b ,peter  #a3ba74 #b4 ,i 
believe that the holy scriptures1 of    
themselves1 without  the addition of    
human inventions1 are able to make the  
man of ,god  perfect in all things2 and 
'thoroughly to furnish him unto all good
  works4' ,they are able 'to make thee  
wise unto salvation1 through  faith     
which is in ,christ ,jesus' 7#b ,tim    
#c3ae74 ,and to instruct thee  in all   
other things1 that either respect the   
worship of ,god1 or  thy walking before 
all men 7#b ,tim #c3ag2 #b ,peter       
#a3ai-ba74 #c4 ,i  believe the great end
 why ,god committed the scriptures to   
writing  was2 that we might be          
instructed to ,christ1 taught how to    
believe  7#a ,john #e3ac71 and be       

encouraged to patience and hope1 for the
  grace that is to be brought unto us at
 the revelation of ,jesus  ,christ      
7,john #bj3ca2 ,rom #ae3d74 ,also that  
we might understand what  is sin1 and   
how to avoid the commission thereof4    
',concerning the  works of men said     
,david by the word of thy lips1 ,i have 
kept me  from the paths of the          
destroyer' 7,psa #ag3d74 ',through thy  
precepts  ,i get understanding3         
therefore ,i hate every false way' 7,psa
 #aai3ajd74  ',thy word have ,i hid in  
mine heart1 that ,i might not sin       
against  thee' 7,psa #aai3aa74 #d4 ,i   
believe that they cannot be broken1 but 
will certainly be fulfilled in all the  
prophecies1 threatenings1  and promises1
 either to the salvation or damnation of
 men4 ,they  are like that flying roll1 
that will go over all the earth to cut  
off and curse 7,ze #e3b-d74 ,in them is 
contained also the blessing1  they      
preach to us also the way of salvation  
7,gal #c3h74 ',beware1  therefore1 lest 

that come upon you1 which is spoken of  
in the  prophets2 ,behold1 ye despisers1
 and wonder1 and perish3#i for ,i  work 
a work in your days1 a work which ye    
shall in no wise believe1  though a man 
declare it unto you' 7,acts #ac3dj1da1  
see also ,john  #aj3ce1 #ab3cg-da1      
#c3ag-ai74 #e4 ,i believe that ,jesus   
,christ1 by the  word of the scriptures1
 will judge all men at the day of doom2 
for that is the book of the law of the  
,lord1 according to ,paul's  gospel     
7,john #ab3dd-ej2 ,rom #b3af74 #f4 ,i   
believe1 that this ,god  'made the world
 and all things that are therein' 7,acts
 #ag3bd71  for 'in six days the ,lord   
made heaven and earth1 the sea1 and all 
that in them is' 7,exo #bj3aa74 ,also1  
that after the time of the  making      
thereof1 he disposed of it to the       
children of men1 with a  reserve thereof
 for the children of ,god1 that should  
in all ages  be born thereunto4 ',when  
the ,most ,high divided to the nations  
their  inheritance1 when he separated   

the sons of ,adam1 he set the bounds  of
 the people according to the number of  
the children of ,israel'  7,deut #cb3h71
 for as he 'made of one blood all       
nations of men for  to dwell on all the 
face of the earth1 so he hath determined
  the times before appointed1 and the   
bounds of their habitation'  7,acts     
#ag3bf74    ,of ,magistracy4    ,i      
believe1 that magistracy is ,god's      
ordinance1 which he hath  appointed for 
the government of the whole world2 and  
that it is a  judgment of ,god1 to be   
without those ministers of ,god1 which  
he  hath ordained to put wickedness to  
shame 7,ju #ah3g74 ',whosoever          
therefore resisteth the power1 resisteth
 the ordinance of ,god3  and they that  
resist shall receive to themselves      
damnation4 ,for  rulers are not a terror
 to good works1 but to the evil4 ,wilt  
thou  not then be afraid of the power8  
do that which is good1 and thou  shalt  
have praise of the same3 for he is the  
minister of ,god to  thee for good4 ,but

 if thou do that which is evil1 be      
afraid2 for  he beareth not the sword in
 vain3 for he is the minister of ,god1 a
  revenger to execute wrath upon him    
that doeth evil4 ,wherefore ye  must    
needs be subject1 not only for wrath1   
but also for conscience  sake4 ,for this
 cause pay ye tribute also3 for they are
 ,god's  ministers1 attending           
continually upon this very thing' 7,rom 
#ac3b-f74  ,many are the mercies we     
receive1 by a well qualified magistrate1
  and if any shall at any time be       
otherwise inclined1 let us shew  our    
,christianity in a patient suffering1   
for well doing1 what it  shall please   
,god to inflict by them4#aj        ,a   
,,reason ,,of ,,my ,,practice ,,in      
,,worship4    ,having thus made         
confession of my faith1 ,i now come to  
shew you my  practice in worship1 with  
the reasons thereof4 ,the which ,i shall
  have occasion to touch1 under two     
distinct heads4    ,i4 ,with whom ,i    
dare not hold communion4    ,,ii4 ,with 

whom ,i dare4    ,only1 first1 note1    
that by the word communion1 ,i mean     
fellowship  in the things of the kingdom
 of ,christ1 or that which is commonly  
called church communion1 the communion  
of saints4 ,for in civil  affairs1 and  
in things of this world that are honest1
 ,i am not  altogether tied up from the 
fornicators thereof 7#a ,cor #e3i1aj72  
wherefore in my following discourse     
understand me in the first              
sense3--,now1 then1    ,,first1 ,i dare 
not have communion with them that       
profess not faith  and holiness2 or that
 are not visible saints by calling3 but 
note1  that by this assertion1 ,i meddle
 not with the elect2 but as he  is a    
visible saint by calling2 neither do ,i 
exclude the secret  hypocrite1 if he be 
hid from me by visible saintship4       
,wherefore ,i  dare not have communion  
with men from a single supposition1 that
  they may be elect1 neither dare ,i    
exclude the other from a single         
supposing that he may be a secret       

hypocrite4 ,i meddle not here with      
these things2 ,i only exclude him that  
is not a visible saint4 ,now  he that is
 visibly or openly profane1 cannot be   
then a visible  saint2 for he that is a 
visible saint must profess faith1 and   
repentance1 and consequently holiness of
 life3 and with none else  dare ,i      
communicate4    ,first1 ,because ,god   
himself hath so strictly put the        
difference1  both by word and deed2 for 
from the beginning1 he did not only  put
 a difference between the seed of the   
woman and the children  of the wicked   
7,gen #c3ae71 only the instinct of grace
 and change of  the mind is his own1 but
 did cast out from his presence the     
father  of all the ungodly1 even cursed 
,cain1 when he shewed himself openly    
profane1 and banished him to go into the
 land of the runnagate1  or vagabond1   
where from ,god's face1 and so the      
privileges of the  communion of saints1 
he was ever after hid 7,gen #d3h-af74   
,besides1 when after this1 through the  

policy of ,satan1 the children  of      
,cain1 and the seed of ,seth1 did commix
 themselves in worship1  and by that    
means had corrupted the way of ,god3    
what followed1 but  first1 ,god judged  
it wickedness1 raised up ,noah to preach
 against  it1 and after that1 because   
they would not be reclaimed1 he brought 
the flood upon the whole world of these 
ungodly2 and saved only  ,noah alive1   
and his because he had kept himself     
righteous 7,gen  #f3a-ac7aa4 ,here ,i   
could enlarge abundantly1 and add many  
more  instances of a like nature1 but ,i
 am here only for a touch upon  things4 
,second1 ,because it is so often        
commanded in the scriptures1 ,that  all 
the congregation should be holy4 ',i am 
the ,lord your ,god3 ye  shall therefore
 sanctify yourselves1 and ye shall be   
holy2 for ,i  am holy' 7,lev #aa3dd74   
',ye shall be holy1 for ,i the ,lord    
your ,god  am holy' 7#ai3b74 ',sanctify 
yourselves therefore1 and be ye holy3   
for ,i am the ,lord your ,god' 7#bj3g2  

#a ,peter #a3ae1af74 ,besides1 #a4  ,the
 gates of the temple were to be shut    
against all other4 ',open  ye the gates1
 that the righteous nation which keepeth
 the truth  may enter in' 7,isa #bf3b74 
',this gate of the ,lord1 into which the
  righteous shall enter' 7,psa #aah3bj74
 ',thus saith the ,lord ,god3  ,no      
stranger1 uncircumcised in heart1 nor   
uncircumcised in flesh1  shall enter    
into my sanctuary1 of any stranger that 
is among the  children of ,israel' 7,eze
 #dd3i74 #b4 ,because the things of     
worship  are holy2 ',be ye clean that   
bear the vessels of the ,lord' 7,isa    
#eb3aa74 #c4 ,because all the limits and
 bounds of communion are holy4  ',this  
is the law of the house2 ,upon the top  
of the mountain1 the  whole limit       
thereof--shall be most holy4 ,behold1   
this is the law  of the house' 7,eze    
#dc3ab7ab4    ,third1 ,i dare not have  
communion with them2 because the example
  of ,new ,testament churches before us1
 have been a community of  visible      

saints4 ,paul1 to the ,romans1 writes   
thus3 ',to all that be  in ,rome1       
beloved of ,god1 called to be saints'   
7#a3g74 ,and to the  rest of the        
churches thus3 ',unto the church of ,god
 which is at  ,corinth1 to them that are
 sanctified in ,christ ,jesus2 called to
  be saints' 7#a ,cor #a3b74 ',to the   
saints which are at ,ephesus1 and  to   
the faithful in ,christ ,jesus' 7,eph   
#a3a74 ',to all the saints  which are at
 ,philippi1 with the bishops and        
deacons' 7,phil #a3a74  ',to the saints 
and faithful brethren in ,christ which  
are at ,colosse'  7,col #a3b74 ',to the 
church of the ,thessalonians1 which is  
in ,god  the ,father1 and in the ,lord  
,jesus ,christ1' c4 7#a ,thess          
#a3a74,thus  you see under what         
denomination those persons went of old1 
who  were counted worthy to be members  
of a visible church of ,christ4         
,besides1 the members of such churches  
go under such characters as  these4     
7#a47 ',the called of ,christ ,jesus'   

7,rom #a3f74 7#b47 ,men that have  drank
 into the ,spirit of ,jesus ,christ 7#a 
,cor #ab3ac74 7#c47 ,persons  in whom   
was ,god the ,father 7,eph #d3f74 7#d47 
,they were all made  partakers of the   
joy of the gospel 7,phil #a3g74 7#e47   
,persons that  were circumcised inwardly
 7,col #b3aa74 7#f47 ,persons that      
turned  from idols to serve the living  
and true ,god 7#a ,thess #a3i74 7#g47   
,those that were the body of ,christ1   
and members in particular1  that is1    
those that were visibly such2 because   
they made profession  of faith1 of      
holiness1 of repentance1 of love to     
,christ1 and of  self-denial1 at their  
receiving into fellowship4    ,fourth1  
,i dare not hold communion with the open
 profane4    7#a47 ,because it is       
promised to the church1 that she shall  
dwell  by herself2 that is1 as she is a 
church1 and spiritual2 ,lo1 the  people 
shall dwell alone1 and shall not be     
reckoned among the  nations 7,num       
#bc3i74 7#b47 ,because this is their    

privilege4 ',but  ye are a chosen       
generation1 a royal priesthood1 an holy 
nation1  a peculiar people2 that ye     
should shew forth the praises of him    
who hath called you out of darkness into
 his marvellous light'  7#a ,peter      
#b3i1aj74 7#c47 ,because this is the    
fruit of the death of  ,christ1 'who    
gave himself for us1 that he might      
redeem us from  all iniquity1 and purify
 unto himself a peculiar people1 zealous
  of good works' 7,titus #b3ad74 7#d47  
,because this is the commandment3       
',save yourselves from this untoward    
generation' 7,acts #b3dj74 7#e47        
,because with such it is not possible we
 should have true and spiritual         
communion4 ,be ye not unequally yoked   
together with unbelievers3  for what    
fellowship hath righteousness with      
unrighteousness8 and  what communion    
hath light with darkness8 ,and what     
concord hath  ,christ with ,belial8 or  
what part hath he that believeth with an
  infidel8 ,and what agreement hath the 

temple of ,god with idols8  for ye are  
the temple of the living ,god1 as ,god  
hath said1 ,i will  dwell in them and   
walk in them2 and ,i will be their ,god1
 and they  shall be my people4          
,wherefore come out from among them1 and
 be ye  separate1 saith the ,lord1 and  
touch not the unclean thing2 and ,i     
will receive you1 and will be a ,father 
unto you1--saith the ,lord  ,almighty   
7#b ,cor #f3ad-ah74    ,fifth1 ,i dare  
not hold communion with the open        
profane4 ,because    7#a47 ,this would  
be ploughing with an ox1 and an ass     
together  7,deut #bb3aj73 heavenly      
persons suit best for communion in      
heavenly  matters4 7#b47 ,it subjecteth 
not the nature of our discipline1  which
 is not forced1 but free1#ac in a       
professed subjection to  the will and   
commandment of ,christ3 others being    
excluded by ,god's  own prohibition     
7,lev #a3c2 ,rom #f3ag2 #b ,cor #h3ab1  
#i3g1ac1 #h3e74  ,paul also1 when he    
exhorteth ,timothy to follow after      

righteousness1  faith1 charity1 peace1  
c41 7which are the bowels of church     
communion17 he saith1 do it 'with them  
that call on the ,lord1 out  of a pure  
heart' 7#b ,tim #b3bb74    ,sixth1 ,in a
 word1 to hold communion with the open  
profane1 is most  pernicious and        
destructive4 7#a47 ',twas the wicked    
multitude that  fell a lusting1 and that
 tempted ,christ in the desert 7,num    
#aa3d74  7#b47 ,it was the profane      
heathen1 of whom ,israel learned to     
worship  idols4 ,they 'were mingled     
among the heathen1 and learned their    
works4 ,and served their idols2 which   
were a snare unto them' 7,psa           
#ajf3ce1cf74 7#c47 ,it is the mingled   
people that ,god hath threatened  to    
plague with those deadly punishments of 
his1 with which he hath  threatened to  
punish ,babylon itself2 saying1 ,when a 
sword is upon  her liars1 her mighty1   
her chariots1 and treasures2 a sword    
also  shall be upon the mingled people  
that are in the midst of her4    ,and no

 marvel3 for1 7#a47 ,mixed communion    
polluteth the ordinances  of ,god4 ,say 
to the rebels1 saith the ,lord ,god1    
',let it suffice  you of all your       
abominations1 in that ye have brought   
into my  sanctuary strangers1           
uncircumcised in heart1 and             
uncircumcised in  flesh1 to be in my    
sanctuary1 to pollute it1 even my house1
 when  ye offer my bread1 the fat and   
the blood1 and they have broken  my     
covenant1 because of all your           
abominations' 7,eze #dd3f1g74 7#b47  ,it
 violateth he law4 ',her priests have   
violated my law1 and have  profaned mine
 holy things3 how ,they have put no     
difference  between the holy and        
profane1 neither have they shewed       
difference  between the unclean and the 
clean' 7,eze #bj3bf74 7#c47 ,it         
profaneth  the holiness of ,god4 ',judah
 hath dealt treacherously1 and an       
abomination is committed in ,israel and 
in ,jerusalem2 for ,judah  hath profaned
 the holiness of the ,lord which he     

loved1 and hath  married the daughter of
 a strange god' 7,mal #b3aa74 7#d47 ,it 
defileth  the truly gracious4 ',know ye 
not that a little leaven leaveneth  the 
whole lump8' 7#a ,cor #e3f74 ,look      
diligently therefore1 'lest  any root of
 bitterness springing up trouble you1   
and thereby many  be defiled' 7,heb     
#ab3ae74    ,lastly1 ,to conclude1 it   
provoketh ,god to punish with severe    
judgments3 ,and therefore heed well4    
7#a47 ,as ,i said before1 ,the  drowning
 of the whole world was occasioned by   
the sons of ,god  commixing themselves  
with the daughters of men2 and the      
corruption  of worship that followed    
thereupon 7,gen #f1 #g74 7#b47 ,he sent 
a  plague upon the children of ,israel1 
for joining themselves unto  the people 
of ,moab2 and for following their       
abominations in worship  7,num #be3a-e2 
,josh #bb3ag73 and let no man think1    
that now ,i have  altered the state of  
the question3 for it is all one with the
  church to communicate with the        

profane2 and to sacrifice and offer     
their gifts to the devil 7,deut         
#cb3af-ai2 ,psa #ajf3cf-dj7ad3 the      
reason is1 because such have by their   
sin forsaken the protection  of heaven1 
and are given up to their own           
heart-lusts2 and left to  be overcome of
 the wicked1 to whom they have joined   
themselves  7,deut #ab1 #g3a-f74 join   
not yourselves1 said ,god1 to the       
wicked1  neither in religion nor        
marriages2 ',for they will turn away thy
  son from following me1 that they may  
serve other gods3 so will  the anger of 
the ,lord be kindled against you1 and   
destroy thee  suddenly' 7,deut #g3e74   
',did not ,solomon king of ,israel sin  
by these  things8 yet among many nations
 was there no king like him who was     
beloved of his ,god' 7,neh #ac3bf74     
,hear how ,paul handleth the point2     
',but ,i say1 that the things which the 
,gentiles or openly profane  sacrifice1 
they sacrifice to devils1 and not to    
,god2 and ,i would  not that ye should  

have fellowship with devils4 ,ye cannot 
drink  the cup of the ,lord1 and the cup
 of devils3 ,ye cannot be partakers  of 
the table of the ,lord1 and of the table
 of devils4 ,do we provoke  the ,lord to
 jealousy8 ,are we stronger than he8'   
7#a ,cor #aj3bj-bb74  ,i conclude1 that 
therefore it is an evil1 and a dangerous
 thing  to hold church communion with   
the openly profane and ungodly4 ,it     
polluteth his ordinances3 it violateth  
his law3 it profaneth his  holiness3 it 
defileth his people2 and provoketh the  
,lord to severe  and terrible judgments4
    ,object4 ,but we can prove in all   
ages that there have been the  open     
profane in the church of ,god4    ,ans4 
,in many ages indeed it hath been so3   
but mark1 they appeared  not such1 when 
first they were received unto communion 
7,exo #ab3dh71  neither were they with  
,god's liking1 as such1 to be retained  
among  them1 but in order to their      
admonition1 repentance and amendment  of
 life3 of which1 if they failed1 ,god   

presently threatened the  church2 and   
either cut them off from the church1 as 
he did the  idolators1 fornicators1     
murmurers1 tempters1 sabbath breakers2  
with  ,korah1 ,dathan1 ,achan1 and      
others 7#b ,cor #f2 #a ,cor #e2 ,exo    
#cb3be2  ,num #be3a-i1 #ba3e1f1 #ad3cg1 
#af1 #ae3cb-cf2 ,josh #g2 #b ,kings #ag2
 ,eze  #bb1 #bc7 or else cut off them   
with the church and all1 as he served   
the ten tribes at one time1 and the two 
tribes at another4 ',my  ,god will cast 
them away1 because they did not hearken 
unto him3  and they shall be wanderers  
among the nations' 7,hosea #i3ag74 ,i   
might here greatly enlarge1 but ,i      
intend brevity2 yet let me tell  you1   
that when ,nehemiah understood by the   
book of the law of the  ,lord1 that the 
,ammonite and the ,moabite should not   
come into the  congregation of ,god3    
',they separated from ,israel all the   
mixed  multitude' 7,neh #ac3a-c74 ,many 
have pleaded for the profane1 that  they
 should abide in the church of ,god2 but

 such hath not considered1  that ,god's 
wrath at all times hath with great      
indignation been  shewed against such   
offenders and their conceits4 ,indeed   
they like  not for to plead for them    
under that notion1 but rather as ,korah1
  and his company3 ',all the            
congregation are holy every one of them'
  7,num #af3c74 ,but it maketh no matter
 by what name they are called2  if by   
their deeds they shew themselves openly 
wicked3 for names and  notions sanctify 
not the heart and nature2 they make not 
virtues  of vice1 neither can it save   
such advocates from the heavy curse     
both of ,god and men 7,prov #ag3ae1     
#bd3bd74 ',the righteous men1 they      
shall judge them after the manner of    
adulteresses1 and after the  manner of  
women that shed blood2 because they are 
adulteresses1  and blood is in their    
hands' 7,eze #bc3de74    ,,second1 ,thus
 have ,i shewed you with whom ,i dare   
not have communion3  and now to shew you
 with whom ,i dare4 ,but in order       

thereto1 ,i  desire you    ,first1 ,to  
take notice2 ,that touching shadowish1  
or figurative  ordinances2 ,i believe   
that ,christ hath ordained but two in   
his  church1 viz41 ,water baptism and   
the supper of the ,lord3 both which  are
 of excellent use to the church in this 
world2 they being to  us representations
 of the death and resurrection of       
,christ2 and  are1 as ,god shall make   
them1 helps to our faith therein4 ,but  
,i  count them not the fundamentals of  
our ,christianity1 nor grounds  or rule 
to communion with saints3 servants they 
are1 and our  mystical ministers1 to    
teach and instruct us in the most       
weighty  matters of the kingdom of ,god3
 ,i therefore here declare my reverent  
esteem of them2 yet dare not remove     
them1 as some do1 from the  place and   
end1 where by ,god they are set and     
appointed2 nor ascribe  unto them more  
than they were ordered to have in their 
first and  primitive institution4 ,it is
 possible to commit idolatry even with  

,god's own appointments3 but ,i pass    
this1 and come to the thing  propounded4
    ,second1 then1 ,i dare have         
communion1 church communion1 with those 
that are visible saints by calling3 with
 those that1 by the word  of the gospel1
 have been brought over to faith and    
holiness3 and  it maketh no matter to   
me1 what their life was heretofore1 if  
they  now be 'washed1' if they be       
'sanctified1' if they be 'justified in  
the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 and by the
 ,spirit of our ,god' 7#a ,cor  #f3aa74 
,now in order to the discovery of this  
faith and holiness1  and so to          
fellowship in church communion3 ,i hold 
it requisite  that a faithful relation  
be made thereof by the party thus to be 
received2 yea1 if need be1 by witnesses 
also1 for the satisfaction  of the      
church1 that she may receive in faith   
and judgment1 such  as best shall suit  
her holy profession 7,acts #i3bf-bh2 #a 
,cor #af3aj2  #b ,cor #h3bc74 ,observe  
it2 these texts do respect extraordinary

  officers2 and yet see1 that in order  
to their reception by the  church1 there
 was made to them a faithful relation of
 the faith  and holiness of those very  
persons2 for no man may intrude himself 
upon1 or thrust himself upon1 or thrust 
himself into a church of  ,christ2      
without the church have first the       
knowledge and liking of  the person to  
be received3 if otherwise1 there is a   
door opened  for all the heretics in the
 world2 yea1 for devils also if they    
appear in human shapes4 ,but ,paul shows
 you the manner of receiving1  by       
pleading 7after some disgrace thrown    
upon him by the false  apostles7 for his
 own admission of his companions3       
',receive us1  saith he1 we have wronged
 no man1 we have corrupted no man2 we   
have defrauded no man' 7#b ,cor #g3b74  
,and so concerning ,timothy3 ',if       
,timotheus come1 saith he1 see that he  
may be with you without  fear3 for he   
worketh the work of the ,lord1 as ,i    
also do' 7#a ,cor  #af3aj74 ,also1 when 

,paul supposed that ,titus might be     
suspected by  some2 see how he pleads   
for him3 ,if 'any do enquire of ,titus1 
he  is my partner and fellow-helper     
concerning you3 or our brethren  be     
enquired of1 they are the messengers of 
the churches1 and the  glory of ,christ'
 7#b ,cor #h3bc74 ,phebe also1 when she 
was to be  received by the church at    
,rome2 see how he speaketh in her       
behalf3  ',i commend unto you ,phebe our
 sister1 which is a servant of the      
church which is sat ,cenchrea3 that ye  
receive her in the ,lord1  as becometh  
saints1 and that ye assist her in       
whatsoever business  she hath need of   
you2 for she hath been a succourer of   
many1 and  of myself also' 7,rom        
#af3a1b74 ,yea1 when the apostles and   
brethren  sent their epistles from      
,jerusalem to ,antioch2 under what      
characters  do those go1 that were the  
messengers to them8 ',it seemed good    
unto the ,holy ,ghost and to us1--to    
send chosen men unto you with  our      

beloved ,barnabas and ,paul1 men that   
have hazarded their lives  for the name 
of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1' c4 7,acts 
#ae3be-bg74 ,now  though the occasions  
upon which these commendations were     
written  were not simply1 or only1 in   
order to church relation1 but also  for 
other causes2 yet because the persons   
concerned were of the  churches to be   
received as faithful1 and such who would
 partake  of church privileges with     
them1 they have1 therefore1 their faith 
and faithfulness related to the         
churches1 as those that were            
particularly embodied there4 ,besides   
,timothy and ,titus being  extraordinary
 officers1 stood as members and officers
 in every  church where they were       
received4 ,likewise ,barnabas and ,saul1
 ,judas  and ,silas1 abode as members   
and officers where they were sent4  ,it 
was requisite1 therefore1 that the      
letters of recommendation  should be in 
substance the same with that relation   
that ought to  be made to the church1 by

 or for the person that is to be        
embodied  there4 ,but to return1 ,i     
,,dare ,,have ,,communion1 ,,church     
,,communion1  ,,with ,,those ,,that     
,,are ,,visible ,,saints ,,by ,,calling4
    ,quest4 ,but by what rule would you 
receive them into fellowship  with      
yourselves8    ,ans4 ,even by a         
discovery of their faith and holiness1  
and their  declaration of willingness to
 subject themselves to the laws and     
government of ,christ in his church4    
,quest4 ,but do you not count that by   
water baptism1 and not otherwise1  that 
being the initiating and entering       
ordinance2 they ought to  be received   
into fellowship8    ,ans4 ,no2 ,but     
tarry1 and take my sense with my word4  
,for herein  lies the mistake1 ,to think
 that because in time past baptism was  
administered upon conversion1 that      
therefore it is the initiating  and     
entering ordinance into church          
communion3 when by the word no  such    
thing is testified of it4 ,besides1 that

 it is not so will be  manifest1 if we  
consider the nature and power of such an
 ordinance4    ,that ordinance then1    
that is1 the initiating or entering     
ordinance  as before doth give to them  
that partake thereof a right to1  and a 
being of1 membership with that          
particular church by which  it is       
administered4 ,i say1 a right to1 and a 
being of1 membership1  without the      
addition of another church act4 ,this is
 evident by the  law of circumcision1   
which was the initiating law of old2 for
 by  the administration of that very    
ordinance1 the partaker thereof  was    
forthwith a member of that congregation1
 without the addition  of another church
 act 7,gen #ag74 ,this is declared in   
its first  institution1 and therefore it
 is called the token of the covenant4   
,the token or sign of righteousness1 of 
,abraham's faith1 and of the  visible   
membership of those that joined         
themselves to the church  with him2 the 
very inlet into church communion that   

gave a being  of membership among them4 
,and thus ,moses himself expounds it2   
'every man's servant1 that is bought for
 money1 when thou hast  circumcised him1
 then shall eat' of the passover 7,exo  
#ab3dd71 without  the addition of       
another church act1 to empower him      
thereunto2 his  circumcision hath       
already given him a being there1 and so 
a right  to1 and privilege in church    
relation3 ',a foreigner and an hired    
servant shall not eat thereof1 because  
not circumcised4 ,and when  a stranger  
shall sojourn with thee1 and will keep  
the passover to  the ,,lord1 let all his
 males be circumcised1 and then let him 
come  near and keep it2 ,for then he is 
one of the church and he shall  be as   
one born in the land3 for no            
uncircumcised person shall eat  thereof'
 7,exo #ab3dh74 ,neither could any other
 thing1 according to  the law of        
circumcision1 give the devoutest person 
that breathed  a being of membership    
with them4 ',he that is born in thy     

house1  and he that is bought with thy  
money1 must needs be circumcised3--and  
the uncircumcised man child1 whose flesh
 of his foreskin is not  circumcised1   
that soul shall be cut off from his     
people' 7,gen  #ag3ac1ad74 ,note then1  
that that which is the initiating       
ordinance  admitteth none into church   
communion but these that first partake  
thereof4 ,the angel sought to kill      
,moses himself1 for attempting  to make 
his child a member without it 7,exo     
#d3bd-bf74 ,note again1  that as it     
admitteth of none to membership without 
it2 so as ,i  said1 the very act of     
circumcising them1 without the addition 
of  another church act1 gave them a     
being of membership with that  very     
church1 by whom they were circumcised4  
,but none of this can  be said of       
baptism4 ,first1 there is none debarred 
or threatened  to be cut off from the   
church1 if they be not first baptized4  
,secondly1 ,neither doth it give to the 
person baptized a being  of membership  

with this or that church1 by whose      
members he hath  been baptized4 ,john   
gathered no particular church1 yet was  
he the  first and great baptizer with   
water2 he preached ,christ to come1  and
 baptized with the baptism of           
repentance1 and left his disciples  to  
be gathered by him 7,acts #ai3c-e74     
',and unto him shall the  gathering of  
the people be' 7,gen #di3aj74 ,besides1 
after ,christ's  ascension1 ,philip     
baptized the eunuch1 but made him by    
that no  member of any particular       
church14 ,we only read1 that ,philip was
  caught away from him1 and that the    
eunuch saw him no more1 but  went on his
 way rejoicing to his master and country
 of ,ethiopia  7,acts #h3ce-dj74        
,neither was ,cornelius made a member of
 the church  at ,jerusalem1 by his being
 baptized at ,peter's command at        
,cesarea  7,acts #aj1 #aa74 ,neither    
were they that were converted at        
,antioch1  by them that were scattered  
from the church at ,jerusalem1 by their 

baptism1 if they were baptized in water 
at all1 joined to the  church at        
,jerusalem 7,acts #aa3ai74 ,no1 they    
were after gathered and  embodied among 
themselves by other church acts 7,acts  
#af74 ,what  shall ,i say8 into what    
particular church was ,lydia baptized by
  ,paul1 or those first converts at     
,philippi8 ,yea even in the second  of  
the ,acts1 baptizing and adding to the  
church appear to be acts  distinct3 but 
if baptism were the initiating          
ordinance1 then was  he that was        
baptized made a member2 made a member of
 a particular  church1 by the very act  
of water baptism4 ,neither ought any by 
,god's  ordinance to have baptized any1 
but with respect to the admitting  them 
by that act to a being of membership in 
this particular church4  ,for if it be  
the initiating ordinance1 it entereth   
them into the  church3 ,what church8    
,into a visible church4 ,now there is no
 church  visible but that which is      
particular2 the universal being utterly 

invisible1 and known to none but ,god4  
,the person then that is  baptized      
stands by that a member of no church at 
all1 neither of  the visible1 nor yet of
 the invisible4 ,a visible saint he is1 
but  not made so by baptism2 for he must
 be a visible saint before1  else he    
ought not to be baptized 7,acts #h3cg1  
#i3ag1 #af3cc74    ,take it again2      
,baptism in water makes thee no member  
of the  church1 neither particular nor  
universal3 neither doth it make  thee a 
visible saint3 ,it therefore gives thee 
neither right to  nor being of          
membership at all4    ,quest4 ,but why  
then were they baptized8    ,ans4 ,that 
their own faith by that figure might be 
strengthened in  the death and          
resurrection of ,christ4 ,and that      
themselves might  see1 that they have   
professed themselves dead1 and buried1  
and  risen with him to newness of life  
7,col #b3ab2 ,rom #f3d74 ,it did not    
seal to the church that they were so    
7their satisfaction as to  that arose   

from better arguments7 but taught the   
party himself  that he ought so to be4  
,farther1 it confirmed to his own       
conscience  the forgiveness of sins1 if 
by unfeigned faith he laid hold upon    
,jesus ,christ 7,gal #c3bf2 #a ,cor     
#ae3bi2 ,acts #b3ch1 #bb3af2 #a ,peter  
#c3ba74 ,now then1 if baptism be not the
 initiating ordinance1 we  must seek for
 entering some other way1 by some other 
appointment  of ,christ1 unless we will 
say that without rule1 without order1   
and without an appointment of ,christ1  
we may enter into his visible  kingdom4 
,the church under the law had its       
initiating and entering  ordinance3 it  
must not therefore be1 unless we should 
think that  ,moses was more punctual and
 exact than ,christ1 but that also our  
,lord hath his entering appointment4    
,now that which by ,christ is  made the 
door of entrance into the church1 by    
that we may doubtless  enter2 and seeing
 baptism is not that ordinance1 we ought
 not to  seek to enter thereby1 but may 

with good conscience enter without  it4 
,quest4 ,but by what rule then would you
 gather persons into church  communion8 
,ans4 ,even by that rule by which they  
are discovered to the church  to be     
visible saints2 and willing to be       
gathered into their body  and           
fellowship4 ,by that word of ,god       
therefore1 by which their  faith1       
experience and conversation1 being      
examined1 is found good2  by that the   
church should receive them into         
fellowship with them4  ,mark2 not as    
they practice things that are           
circumstantial1 but as  their faith is  
commended by a word of faith1 and their 
conversation  by a moral precept4       
,wherefore that is observable1 that     
after ,paul  had declared himself sound 
of faith1 he falls down to the body  of 
the law3 ',receive us1 saith he1 we have
 wronged no man1 we  have corrupted no  
man1 we have defrauded no man4' ,he     
saith not1 ,i  am baptized1 but ,i have 
wronged no man1 c4 7#b ,cor #g3b1 see   

also  #e3ah-ba74 ,and if churches after 
the confession of faith made more  use  
of the ten commandments1 to judge of the
 fitness of persons  by2 they might not 
exceed by this seeming strictness1      
,christian  tenderness towards them they
 receive to communion4    ,i will say   
therefore1 that by the word of faith1   
and of good  works1 moral duties        
gospelized1 we ought to judge of the    
fitness  of members by1 by which we     
ought also to receive them to           
fellowship3  ,for he that in these      
things proveth sound1 he hath the       
antitype  of circumcision1 which was    
before the entering ordinance4 ',for he 
is not a ,jew1 which is one outwardly2  
neither is that circumcision1  which is 
outward in the flesh4 ,but he is a ,jew1
 which is one  inwardly2 and            
circumcision is that of the heart1 in   
the spirit1--whose  praise is not of    
men1 but of ,god' 7,rom #b3bh1bi3 ,phil 
#c3a-d74 ,now  a confession of this by  
word and life1 makes this inward        

circumcision  visible2 when you know him
 therefore to be thus circumcised1 you  
ought to admit him to the ,lord's       
passover3 he1 if any1 hath a share  not 
only in church communion1 but a visible 
right to the kingdom  of heaven4 ,again1
 ',for the kingdom of ,god1 or our      
service to  ,christ is not meat and     
drink1 but righteousness1 peace and joy 
in the ,holy ,ghost4 ,for he that in    
these things serveth ,christ1  is       
acceptable to ,god1 and approved of men'
 7,rom #ad3ag1ah2 ,deut  #bh3dg74 ,by   
which word ,righteousness1 he meaneth as
 ,james doth1 the  royal law1 the       
perfect law1 which is the moral precept 
evangelized1  or delivered to us by the 
hand of ,christ 7,john #b3h4i74 ,the law
 was  given twice on ,sinai3 the last   
time it was given with a proclamation   
of grace and mercy of ,god1 and of the  
pardon of sins going before  7,exo #ai1 
#cd3a-aj74 ,the second giving is here   
intended2 for so  it cometh after faith1
 which first receiveth the proclamation 

of  forgiveness2 hence we are said to do
 this righteousness in the joy  and     
peace of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,now he that 
in these things serveth  ,christ1 is    
accepted of ,god1 and approved of men4  
,for who is he  that can justly find    
fault with him1 that fulfilleth the     
royal  law from a principle of faith and
 love4 ',if ye fulfil the royal  law    
according to the scripture1 ,thou shalt 
love thy neighbour as  thyself1 ye do   
well'2 ye are approved of men4 ,again1  
he that hath  loved another hath        
fulfilled the law1 for love is the      
fulfilling  of the law4 ,he then that   
serveth ,christ according to the royal  
law1  from faith and love going before1 
he is a fit person for church           
communion2 ,god accepteth him1 men      
approve him4 ,now that the royal  law is
 the moral precept1 read the place      
7,john #b3h-ab74 ,it is also  called the
 law of liberty1 because the bondage is 
taken away by  forgiveness going before2
 and this is it by which we are judged1 

as is said1 meet or unmeet for church   
communion1 c4    ,therefore ,i say1 the 
rule by which we receive church-members1
  it is the word of the faith of        
,christ1 and of the moral precept       
evangelized1 as ,i said before1 ,i am   
'under the law to ,christ1'  saith ,paul
 7#a ,cor #i3ba74 ,so when he forbiddeth
 us communion with  men1 they be such as
 are destitute of the faith of ,christ1 
and  live in the transgression of a     
moral precept3 ',i have written unto    
you1 saith he1 not to keep company1 if  
any man that is called a  brother be a  
fornicator1 or covetous1 or an idolater1
 or a railer1  or a drunkard1 or an     
extortioner1 with such an one no not to 
eat'  7#a ,cor #e3aa74 ,he saith not1 if
 any man be not baptized in water1  have
 not hands laid on him1 or join with the
 unbaptized1 these are  fictious1       
scriptureless notions4 ',for this1 ,thou
 shalt not commit  adultery1 ,thou shalt
 not kill1 ,thou shalt not steal1 thou  
shalt  not bear false witness1 ,thou    

shalt not covet2 ,and if there be any   
other commandment1 it is briefly        
comprehended in this saying1  namely1   
,thou shalt love thy neighbour as       
thyself4 ,love worketh  no ill to his   
neighbour3 therefore love is the        
fulfilling of the  law' 7,rom #ac3i1aj74
 ,the word of faith1 and the moral      
precept1  is that which ,paul enjoins   
the ,galatians and ,philippians1 still  
avoiding outward circumstances3 hence   
therefore when he had to the  ,galatians
 treated of faith1 he falls point blank 
upon moral duties4  ',for in ,christ    
,jesus neither circumcision availeth    
anything1 nor  uncircumcision1 but a new
 creature4 ,and as many as walk         
according  to this rule1 peace be on    
them1 and mercy1 and upon the ,israel of
  ,god' 7,gal #f3ae1af74 ,as many as    
walk according to this rule3 ,what      
rule8 ,the rule by which men are proved 
new creatures3 ,the word  of faith1 and 
the moral precept4 ,wherefore ,paul     
exhorteth the  ,ephesians not to walk1  

'as other ,gentiles1 in the vanity of   
their  mind'2 seeing they had received  
,christ1 and had 'heard him1 and  had   
been taught by him as the truth is in   
,jesus4' ,that they would  put off the  
old man2 what is that8 ,why1 'the former
 conversation1'  which is 'corrupt      
according to the deceitful lusts'2      
lying1  anger1 sin1 giving place to the 
devil1 corrupt communication1 all       
bitterness1 wrath1 clamour1             
evil-speaking1 with all malice4 ,and    
that they would 'put on the new man4'   
,what is that8 ,that which is  'created 
in righteousness and true holiness'2 a  
being 'renewed  in the spirit' of their 
mind1 and a putting away all these      
things  7,eph #d74 ',for in ,christ     
,jesus'2 these words are put in1 on     
purpose  to shew us the nature of ,new  
,testament administrations1 and how     
they differ from the old4 ,in ,moses an 
outward conformity to an  outward and   
carnal ordinance1 was sufficient to give
 7they subjecting  themselves thereto7 a

 being of membership with the ,jews2 but
 in  ,christ ,jesus it is not so2 of    
,abraham's flesh was the national       
,jewish congregation2 but it is         
,abraham's faith that makes ,new        
,testament churches3 ,they that are of  
faith1 are the children of  faithful    
,abraham4 ,they that are of faith1 the  
same are the children  of ,abraham 7,gal
 #c3g-i74 ,so then the seed being now   
spiritual1  the rule must needs be      
spiritual also1 viz4 ,the word of faith 
and holiness4 ,this is the gospel       
concision knife1 sharper than  any      
two-edged sword2 and that by which ,new 
,testament saints are  circumcised in   
heart1 ears1 and lips4 ',for in ,christ 
,jesus1' is  no outward and             
circumstantial thing1 but the new       
creature2 none  are subjects of the     
visible kingdom of ,christ but visible  
saints  by calling3 now that which      
manifesteth a person to be a visible    
saint1 must be conformity to the word of
 faith and holiness4 ',and  they that   

are ,christ's1 have crucified the flesh 
with the affections  and lusts' 7,gal   
#e3bd74 ,hearken how delightfully ,paul 
handleth the  point3 ,the new creatures 
are the ,israel of ,god4 ,the new       
creature  hath a rule by himself to walk
 by2 and as many as walk according  to  
this rule1 peace be on them1 and mercy1 
and upon the ,israel  of ,god4 ,paul to 
the ,philippians commandeth as much2    
where treating  of his own practice in  
the doctrine of faith and holiness1     
requireth  them to walk by the same     
rule1 to mind the same thing4 ,i desire 
to be found in ,christ1 saith he1 ,i    
reach forward toward the things  that   
are before2 my conversation is in       
heaven1 and flatly opposite  to them    
whose ,god is their belly1 who glory in 
their shame1 and  who mind earthly      
things4 ,brethren1 saith he1 'be        
followers together  of me1 and mark them
 which walk so' 7,phil #c3ag74 ,mark    
them2 for  what8 ,for persons that are  
to be received into fellowship1 and the 

choicest communion of saints4 ,and      
indeed this is the safest way to  judge 
of the meetness of persons by3 for take 
away the confession  of faith and       
holiness2 and what can distinguish a    
,christian from  a ,turk8 ,he that      
indeed receiveth faith1 and that        
squareth his life  by the royal1        
perfect1 moral precept2 and that walketh
 therein1  in the joy and peace of the  
,holy ,ghost1 no man can reject him2 he 
cannot be a man if he object against    
him2 not a man in ,christ2  not a man in
 understanding4 ',the law is not made   
for a righteous  man'2 neither to debar 
him the communion of saints if he desire
  it1 nor to cast him out if he were in4
 ',but for the lawless  and disobedient1
 for the ungodly and for sinners1 for   
unholy and  profane1 for murderers of   
fathers and murderers of mothers1 for   
manslayers1 for whoremongers1 for them  
that defile themselves  with mankind1   
for men-stealers1 for liars1 for        
perjured persons1  and if there be any  

other thing that is contrary to sound   
doctrine2  according to the glorious    
gospel of the blessed ,god1 which was   
committed to my trust' 7#a ,tim         
#a3i-aa74 ,paul also1 when he would     
leave an everlasting conviction upon the
 ,ephesians1 concerning his  faith and  
holiness1 treating first of the         
sufficiency of ,christ's  blood1 and the
 grace of ,god to save us2 he adds1 ',i 
have coveted  no man's silver1 or gold1 
or apparel1' he bringeth them to the    
moral precept1 to prove the sincerity of
 his good conversation  by 7,acts       
#bj3cc74 ,and when men have juggled what
 they can1 and  made never such a       
prattle about religion2 yet if their    
greatest  excellency1 as to the         
visibility of their saintship1 lieth in 
an  outward conformity to an outward    
circumstance in religion1 their         
profession is not worth two mites4 ',let
 us walk honestly1 as in  the day2 not  
in rioting and drunkenness1 not in      
chambering and  wantonness1 not in      

strife and envying4 ,but put ye on the  
,lord  ,jesus ,christ1 and make not     
provision for the flesh1 to fulfil the  
lusts thereof' 7,rom #ac3ac1ad74 ,and it
 is observable1 that after  the apostle 
had in the #ith and #ajth verses of this
 chapter told  us1 that the moral       
precept is the rule of a good           
conversation1  and exhorted us to make  
no provision for the flesh2 he adds1    
these  things provided1 we may receive  
any that believe in ,christ ,jesus  unto
 communion with us2 how weak soever and 
dark in circumstantials2  and chiefly   
designs the proof thereof in the        
remaining part of  his epistle4 ,for he 
that is of sound faith1 and of          
conversation  honest in the world2 no   
man1 however he may fail in             
circumstantials1  may lightly reproach  
or vilify him4 ,and indeed such persons 
are  the honour of ,christian           
congregations4 ,indeed he is prejudiced1
  for want of light in these things     
about which he is dark1 as  of baptism1 

or the like2 but seeing that is not the 
initiating  ordinance1 or the visible   
character of a saint2 yea1 seeing it    
maketh no breach in a good and holy     
life3 nor intrencheth upon  any man's   
right but his own2 and seeing his faith 
may be effectual  without it1 and his   
life approved by the worst of his       
enemies2  why should his friends1 while 
he keeps the law1 dishonour ,god by     
breaking of the same8 ',speak not evil  
one of another1 brethren4  ,he that     
speaketh evil of his brother1 and       
judgeth his brother1  speaketh evil of  
the law1 and judgeth the law3 ,but if   
thou judge  the law1 thou art not a doer
 of the law1 but a judge' 7,james       
#d3aa74  ,he that is judged1 must needs 
fail somewhere in the apprehension  of  
him that judgeth him1 else why is he    
judged4 ,but he must fail  in substance1
 for then he is worthy to be judged 7#a 
,cor #e3ab74  ,his failure is then in a 
circumstance1 for which he ought not to 
be judged4    ,object4 ,but             

notwithstanding all that you have said1 
water baptism  ought to go before the   
church-membership2 shew me one in all   
the  ,new ,testament1 that was received 
into fellowship without it4    ,ans4 #a4
 ,that water baptism hath formerly gone 
first is granted3  but that it ought of 
necessity so to do1 ,i never saw proof4 
#b4  ,none ever received it without     
light going before1 unless they did     
play the hypocrite3 and besides no      
marvel though in the primitive  times it
 was so generally practised first1 for  
the unconverted  themselves know1 it    
belonged to the disciples of ,jesus     
,christ  7,john #a3bd-bg74 ,yet that all
 that were received into fellowship     
were even then baptized first1 would    
strain a weak man's wit to  prove it1 if
 arguments were closely made upon these 
three texts of  holy scripture 7#a ,cor 
#a3ad-af2 ,gal #c3bg2 ,rom #f3c74 ,but  
,i pass them1  and say1 ,if you can shew
 me the ,christian1 that in the         
primitive  times remained dark about it1

 ,i will shew you the ,christian that   
was received without it4 ,but should ,i 
grant more than can be  proved1 viz4    
,that baptism was the initiating        
ordinance2 and that  it once did1 as    
circumcision of old1 give a being of    
membership  to the partakers2 yea set   
the case that men were forbidden then   
to enter into fellowship without it3 yet
 the case may so be1 that  these things 
notwithstanding1 men might be received  
into fellowship  without it4 ,all these 
things intailed to circumcision2 that   
was the  initiating ordinance2 that gave
 being of membership2 that was it       
without which it was positively         
commanded none should be received  into 
fellowship 7,josh #e74 ,yet for all this
 more than six hundred  thousand were   
received into the church without it1 yea
 received1  and also retained there1 and
 that by ,moses and ,joshua1 even those 
to whom the land was promised1 when the 
uncircumcised were cut  off4 ,but why   
then were they not circumcised8         

,doubtless there was  a reason2 either  
they wanted time1 or opportunity1 or    
instruments1  or something4 ,but they   
could not render a bigger reason than   
this1  ,i have no light therein3 which  
is the cause at this day that many  a   
faithful man denieth to take up the     
ordinance of baptism3 but  ,i say       
whatever the hindrance was1 it mattereth
 not2 our brethren  have a manifest one1
 an invincible one1 one that all the men
 on  earth1 nor angels in heaven can    
remove3 ,for it is ,god that createth   
light2 and for them to do it without    
light would but prove them  unfaithful  
to themselves1 and make them sinners    
against ,god2 ',for  whatsoever is not  
of faith is sin' 7,rom #ad3bc74 ,if     
therefore ,moses  and ,joshua thought   
fit to communicate with six hundred     
thousand  uncircumcised persons2 when by
 the law not one such ought to  have    
been received among them2 why may not ,i
 have communion1 the  closest communion 
with visible saints as afore described1 

although  they want light in1 and so    
cannot submit to that1 which of ,god    
was never made the wall of division     
betwixt us4 ,i shall therefore  hold    
communion with such4    ,first1 ,because
 the true visible saint hath already    
been subjected  to that which is better2
 even to the righteousness of ,god1     
which  is by faith of ,jesus ,christ2 by
 which he stands just before ,god2  he  
also hath made the most exact and strict
 rule under heaven1  that whereby he    
squares his life before men4 ,he hath   
like precious  faith with the best of   
saints1 and a conversation according to 
light received1 becoming the gospel of  
,christ4 ,he is therefore  to be        
received1 received ,i say1 not by ,,thy 
light1 not for that in  circumstances he
 jumpeth with thy opinion2 but according
 to his own  faith which he ought to    
keep to himself before ,god4            
',conscience1  ,i say1 not thine own1   
but of the other2 for why is my liberty 
judged of another man's conscience' 7#a 

,cor #aj3bi74 ,some indeed  do object1  
that what the apostles wrote1 they wrote
 to gathered  churches1 and so to such  
as were baptized4 ,and therefore the    
arguments that are in the epistles about
 things circumstantial1  respect not the
 case in hand4 ,but ,i will tell such1  
that as to the  first part of their     
objection1 they are utterly under a     
mistake4  ,the first to the             
,corinthians1 the epistle of ,james1    
both them of  ,peter1 and the first     
epistle of ,john1 were expressly written
 to  all the godly1 as well as          
particular churches4 ,again2 if water   
baptism1 as the circumstances with which
 the churches were pestered  of old1    
trouble their peace1 wound the          
consciences of the godly1  dismember and
 break their fellowship2 it is1 although
 an ordinance1  for the present to be   
prudently shunned2 for the edification  
of  the church1 as ,i shall shew anon1  
is to be preferred before it4           
,second1 and observe it2 ',one          

,spirit1--one hope1--one ,lord1 one     
faith1 one baptism not of water1 for by 
one ,spirit are we all  baptized into   
one body one ,god and ,father of all1   
who is above all1  and through all1 and 
in you all' 7,eph #d3a-f74 ,this is a   
sufficient  rule for us to hold         
communion by1 and also to endeavour the 
maintaining that communion1 and to keep 
it in unity1 within the  bond of peace  
against all attempts whatsoever 7#a ,cor
 #ab3af74    ,third1 ,i am bold         
therefore to have communion with such   
7,heb  #f3a1b74 ,because they also have 
the doctrine of baptism3 ,i say the     
doctrine of them4 ,for here you must    
note1 ,i distinguish between  the       
doctrine and practice of water baptism2 
,the doctrine being  that which by the  
outward sign is presented to us1 or     
which by  the outward circumstance of   
the act is preached to the believer3    
viz4 ,,the ,,death ,,of ,,christ2 ,,my  
,,death ,,with ,,christ2 also his       
resurrection  from the dead1 and mine   

with him to newness of life4 ,this is   
the  doctrine which baptism preacheth1  
or that which by the outward  action is 
signified to the believing receiver4    
,now ,i say1 he that  believeth in      
,jesus ,christ hath richer and better   
than that of  baptism in water1 viz4 is 
dead to sin1 and that lives to ,god by  
him1 he hath the ,,heart1 ,,power and   
,,doctrine of baptism3 all then  that he
 wanteth1 is but the sign1 the shadow1  
or the outward  circumstances thereof4  
,nor yet is ,,that despised but forborne
 for  want of light4 ,the best of       
baptisms he hath2 he is baptized by     
that one ,spirit2 he hath the heart of  
water baptism1 he wanteth  only the     
outward shew1 which if he had would not 
prove him a truly  visible saint2 it    
would not tell me he had grace in his   
heart4 ,it  is no characteristical note 
to another1 of my sonship with ,god4    
,indeed it is a sign to the person      
baptized1 and an help to his own  faith4
 ,he should know by that circumstance1  

that he hath received  remission of     
sins2 if his faith be as true1 as his   
being baptized  is felt by him4 ,but if 
for want of light1 he partake not of    
that sign1 his faith can see it in other
 things1 exceeding great  and precious  
promises4 ,yea1 as ,i also have hinted  
already1 if he  appear not a brother    
before1 he appeareth not a brother by   
that3  ,and those that shall content    
themselves to make that the note of     
visible church-membership2 ,i doubt make
 things not much better1  the note of   
their sonship with ,god4    ,fourth1 ,i 
am bold to hold communion with visible  
saints as afore  described2 because ,god
 hath communion with them2 whose        
examples  in the case1 we are straitly  
commanded to follow4 ',receive ye one   
another as ,christ also received us     
saith ,paul1 to the glory of  ,god'     
7,rom #ae3a-g74 ,yea1 though they be    
saints of opinions contrary  to you2    
though it goeth against the mind of them
 that are strong4  ',we then that are   

strong ought to bear the infirmities of 
the  weak1 and not to please ourselves' 
7,rom #ae3a74 ,what infirmities8  ,those
 that are natural are incident to all1  
they are infirmities  then that are     
sinful1 that cause a man1 for want of   
light1 to err  in circumstantials2 ,and 
the reason upon which he grounds this   
admonition is1 that ',christ pleased not
 himself2 but1 as it is  written1 ,the  
reproaches of them that reproached thee1
 fell on me4'  ,you say1 to have        
communion with such weak brethren1      
reproacheth  your opinions1 and         
practice4 ,grant it1 your dulness and   
deadness1  and imperfections also       
reproach the holiness of ,god2 if you   
say  no1 for ,christ hath borne our     
sins2 the answer is still the same1     
,their sins also are fallen upon        
,christ2 he then that hath taken  away  
thy sins from before the throne of ,god2
 hath taken away their  shortness in    
conformity to an outward circumstance in
 religion4 ,both  your infirmities are  

fallen upon ,christ2 yea1 if            
notwithstanding  thy great sins1 thou   
standest by ,christ complete before the 
throne  of ,god2 why may not thy        
brother1 notwithstanding his little     
ones1  stand complete before thee in the
 church4    ,vain man6 think not by the 
straitness of thine order1 in outward   
and bodily conformity1 to outward and   
shadowish circumstances1  that thy peace
 is maintained with ,god1 for peace with
 ,god is by  faith in the blood of his  
cross2 who hath borne the reproaches of 
you both4 ,wherefore he that hath       
communion with ,god for ,christ's  sake1
 is as good and as worthy of the        
communion of saints as  thyself4 ,he    
erreth in ,a ,,circumstance1 thou errest
 in ,a ,,substance2  who must bear these
 errors8 ,upon whom must these          
reproaches fall8  7,phil #a3aj74 ,some  
of the things of ,god that are          
excellent1 have  not been approved by   
some of the saints3 ,what then8 must    
these  for this be cast out of the      

church8 ,no1 these reproaches by which  
the wisdom of heaven is reproached have 
fallen upon me1 saith  ,christ4 ,but to 
return2 ,,god ,,hath ,,received ,,him1  
,christ hath received  him1 therefore do
 you receive him4 ,there is more        
solidity in this  argument1 than if all 
the churches of ,god had received him4  
,this  receiving then1 because it is set
 as an example to the church1 is  such  
as must needs be visible to them2 and is
 best described by  that word which     
discovereth the visible saint4 ,whoso1  
therefore1  you can by the word1 judge a
 visible saint1 one that walketh with   
,god2 you may judge by the selfsame word
 that ,god hath received  him4 ,now him 
that ,god receiveth and holdeth         
communion with1 him  you should receive 
and hold communion with4 ,will any say  
we cannot  believe that ,god hath       
received any but such as are baptized in
  water8 ,i will not suppose a brother  
so stupefied2 and therefore  to that ,i 
will not answer4    ,receive him ',,to  

,,the ,,glory ,,of ,,god4' ,to the glory
 of ,god1 is put in  on purpose1 to show
 what dishonour they bring to ,god1 who 
despise  to have communion with them2   
who yet they know have communion  with  
,god4 ,for how doth this man1 or that   
church1 glorify ,god1 or  count the     
wisdom and holiness of heaven beyond    
them1 when they  refuse communion with  
them1 concerning whom1 they are by the  
word  convinced1 that they have         
communion with ,god4 ',now the ,god of  
patience and consolation grant you to be
 like minded one towards  another       
according to ,christ ,jesus' 7,rom      
#ae3e74 ,by this word  patience1 ,paul  
insinuateth how many imperfections1 the 
choicest  ,christians do mingle their   
best performances with4 ,and by this  of
 consolation1 how readily ,god          
overlooks1 passeth by them1 and         
comforteth you notwithstanding4 ,now    
that this mind should be in  ,christians
 one to another1 is manifest2 because   
,paul prays that  it might be so4 ,but  

this is an heavenly gift1 and therefore 
must  be fetched from thence4 ,but let  
the patience of ,god1 and the           
willingness of ,christ1 to bear the     
reproaches of the weak2 and  the        
consolations that they have in ,god1    
notwithstanding1 moderate  your         
passions1 and put you upon prayer1 to be
 minded like ,jesus  ,christ4    ,fifth1
 ,because a failure in such a           
circumstance as water1 doth  not        
unchristian us4 ,this must needs be     
granted1 not only from what  was said   
before2 but for that thousands of       
thousands that could  not consent       
thereto as we have1 more gloriously than
 we are like  to do1 acquitted          
themselves and their christianity before
 men1 and  are now with the innumerable 
company of angels and the spirits of    
just men made perfect4 ,what is said of 
eating1 or the contrary1  may as to this
 be said of water baptism4 ,neither if  
,i be baptized1  am ,i the better1      
neither if ,i be not1 am ,i the worse3  

not the  better before ,god3 not the    
worse before men3 still meaning as ,paul
  doth1 provided ,i walk according to my
 light with ,god3 otherwise  it is      
false2 for if a man that seeth it to be 
his duty shall  despisingly neglect it2 
or if he that hath no faith therein     
shall  foolishly take it up2 both these 
are for this the worse1 being  convicted
 in themselves for transgressors4 ,he   
therefore that doth  it according to his
 light1 doth well1 and he that doth it  
not1 or  dare not do it for want of     
light1 doth not ill2 for he approveth   
his heart to be sincere with ,god2 he   
dare not do any thing but by  light in  
the word4 ,if therefore he be not by    
grace a partaker of  light1 in that     
circumstance which thou professest2 yet 
he is a  partaker of that liberty and   
mercy by which thou standest4 ,he hath  
liberty to call ,god father1 as thou3   
and to believe he shall be  saved by    
,jesus3 his faith1 as thine1 hath       
purified his heart3 he  is tender of the

 glory of ,god as thou art3 and can     
claim by grace  an interest in heaven2  
which thou must not do because of water3
  ye are both then ,christians before   
,god and men without it3 he  that can1  
let him preach to himself by that3 he   
that cannot1 let  him preach to himself 
by the promises2 but yet let us rejoice 
in  ,god together3 let us exalt his name
 together4 ,indeed the baptized  can    
thank ,god for that1 for which another  
cannot2 but may not he  that is         
unbaptized thank ,god for that which the
 baptized cannot8  ,wouldest thou be    
content that ,i should judge thee1      
because thou  canst not for my light    
give thanks with me8 why then should he 
judge me1 for that ,i cannot give thanks
 with him for his8 ',let us  not        
therefore judge one another any more3   
but judge this rather1  that no man put 
a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall 
in  his brother's way' 7,rom #ad3ac74   
,and seeing the things wherein we       
exceed each other1 are such as neither  

make nor mar ,christianity2  let us love
 one another and walk together by that  
glorious rule  above specified1 leaving 
each other in all such circumstances  to
 our own master1 to our own faith4 ',who
 art thou that judgest  another man's   
servant8 to his own master he standeth  
or falleth4  ,yea1 he shall be holden   
up3 for ,god is able to make him stand' 
7,rom #ad3d74    ,sixth1 ,i am therefore
 for holding communion thus1 because the
  edification of souls in the faith and 
holiness of the gospel1 is  of greater  
concernment than an agreement in outward
 things2#af  ,i say1 it is of greater   
concernment with us1 and of far more    
profit to our brother2 than our agreeing
 in1 or contesting for the  business of 
water baptism 7,john #af3ac2 #a ,cor    
#ad3bf2 #b ,cor #aj3h1  #ab3ai2 ,eph    
#d3ab2 #b ,tim #c3ag2 #a ,cor #h3a1     
#ac3a-d74 ,that the edification  of the 
soul1 is of the greatest concern1 is out
 of measure evident  because heaven and 
eternal happiness are so immediately    

concerned  therein4 ,besides1 this is   
that for which ,christ died1 for which  
the ,holy ,ghost was given1 yea for     
which the scriptures and the  gifts of  
all the godly are given to the church2  
yea1 and if gifts  are not bent to this 
very work1 the persons are said to be   
proud  or uncharitable that have them2  
and stand but for cyphers or  worse     
among the churches of ,god4 ,farther1   
edification is that that  cherisheth all
 grace1 and maketh the ,christians quick
 and lively1  and maketh sin lean and   
dwindling1 and filleth the mouth with   
thanksgiving to ,god4 ,but to contest   
with gracious men1 with men  that walk  
with ,god2 to shut such out of the      
churches2 because they  will not sin    
against their souls1 rendereth thee     
uncharitable 7,rom  #ad3ae1bj74 ,thou   
seekest to destroy the word of ,god2    
thou begettest  contentions1 janglings1 
murmurings1 and evil surmisings1 thou   
ministerest occasion for whisperings1   
backbitings1 slanders and  the like1    

rather than godly edifying2 contrary to 
the whole current  of the scriptures and
 peace of all communities4 ,let us      
therefore  leave off these contentions1 
'and follow after the things that  make 
for peace1 and things wherewith one may 
edify another' 7,rom  #ad3ai74 ,and know
 that the edification of the church of  
,god dependeth  not upon1 neither is    
tied to this or that circumstance4      
,especially  when there are in the      
hearts of the godly1 different          
persuasions  about it2 then it becometh 
them in the wisdom of ,god1 to take     
more care for their peace and unity2    
than to widen or make large  their      
uncomfortable differences4    ,although 
,aaron transgressed the law1 because he 
ate not the  sin-offering of the people2
 yet seeing he could not do it with     
satisfaction to his own conscience1     
,moses was content that he left  it     
undone 7,lev #aj3af-bj74 ,joshua was so 
zealous against ,eldad and  ,medad1 for 
prophesying in the camp1 without first  

going to the  ,lord to the door of the  
tabernacle1 as they were commanded1 that
  he desired ,moses to forbid them 7,num
 #aa3bg1bh74 ,but ,moses calls  his zeal
 envy1 and prays to ,god for more such  
prophets2 knowing  that although they   
failed in a circumstance1 they were     
right in  that which was better4 ,the   
edification of the people in the camp   
was that which pleased ,moses4    ,in   
,hezekiah's time1 though the people came
 to the passover in  an undue manner1   
and 'did eat it otherwise than it was   
written'2  yet the wise king would not  
forbid them1 but rather admitted it1    
knowing that their edification was of   
greater concern1 than to  hold them to a
 circumstance or two 7#b ,chron         
#cj3ac-bg74 ,yea1 ,god  himself did like
 the wisdom of the king1 and healed1    
that is1  forgave1 the people at the    
prayer of ,hezekiah4 ,and observe it1   
notwithstanding this disorder1 as to    
circumstances1 the feast was  kept with 
great gladness2 and the ,levites and the

 priests praised  the ,lord day by day1 
singing with loud instruments unto the  
,lord2  yea1 there was not the like joy 
in ,jerusalem from the time of  ,solomon
 unto that same time4 ,what shall we    
say1 all things must  give place to the 
profit of the people of ,god4 ,yea1     
sometimes laws  themselves1 for their   
outward preservation1 much more for     
godly  edifying4 ,when ,christ's        
disciples plucked the ears of corn on   
the sabbath1 no doubt for very hunger1  
and were rebuked by the  ,pharisees for 
it1 as for that which was unlawful2 how 
did their  ,lord succour them8 ,by      
excusing them1 and rebuking their       
adversaries4  ',have ye not read1' said 
he1 'what ,david did when he was an     
hungered1  and they that were with him2 
how he entered into the house of ,god1  
and did eat the shew bread1 which was   
not lawful for him to eat1  neither for 
them which were with him1 but only for  
the priests8  ,or have ye not read in   
the law1 how that on the sabbath days   

the  priests in the temple profaned the 
sabbath1 and are blameless8'  7,matt    
#ab3a-e74 ,why blameless8 because they  
did it in order to the  edification of  
the people4 ,if laws and ordinances of  
old have been  broken1 and the breach of
 them borne with1 when yet the          
observance  of outward things was more  
strictly commanded than now1 when the   
profit and edification of the people    
came in competition1 how much  more may 
not we have communion1 church communion1
 where no law is  transgressed thereby4 
,seventh1 ,therefore ,i am for holding  
communion thus1 because love1  which    
above all things we are commanded to put
 on1 is of much more  worth than to     
break about baptism2 ,love is also more 
discovered  when it receiveth for the   
sake of ,christ and grace1 than when it 
refuseth for want of water3 and observe 
it1 as ,i have also said  before1 this  
exhortation to love is grounded upon the
 putting  on of the new creature2 which 
new creature hath swallowed up all      

distinctions1 that have before been     
common among the churches4 ,as  ,i am a 
,jew1 you are a ,greek2 ,i am           
circumcised1 you are not3 ,i am  free1  
you are bound4 ,because ,christ was all 
in all these1 ',put  on therefore1'     
saith he1 'as the elect of ,god1 holy   
and beloved1  bowels of mercies1        
kindness1 humbleness of mind1 meekness1 
long-suffering1' that is1 with reference
 to the infirmities of  the weak1       
'forbearing one another1 and forgiving  
one another1 if  any man have a quarrel 
against any3 even as ,christ forgave    
you1  so also do ye3 and above all these
 things put on charity1 which  is the   
bond of perfectness' 7,col #c3ab-ad74   
,which forbearing and  forgiving        
respecteth not only private and personal
 injuries1 but  also errors in judgment 
about inclinations and distinctions     
tending  to divisions1 and separating   
upon the grounds laid down in verse  #aa
 which how little soever they now seem  
to us1 who are beyond  them1 were       

strong1 and of weight to them who in    
that day were  entangled with them4     
,some saints then were not free to      
preach to  any but the ,jews3 denying   
the word of life to the ,gentiles1 and  
contending with them who preferred it to
 them3 which was a greater  error than  
this of baptism 7,acts #aa3a-ai74 ,but  
what should we do  with such kind of    
saints8 ,why love them still1 forgive   
them1 bear  with them1 and maintain     
church communion with them4 ,why8       
because  they are new creatures1 because
 they are ,christ's3 for this swallows  
up all distinctions4 ,farther1 because  
they are elect and beloved  of ,god4    
,divisions and distinctions are of      
shorter date than election2  let not    
them therefore that are but momentary1  
and hatched in  darkness1 break that    
bond that is from everlasting4 ,it is   
love1  not baptism1 that discovereth us 
to the world to be ,christ's  disciples4
 ,it is love1 that is the undoubted     
character of our  interest in1 and      

sonship with ,god3 ,i mean when we love 
as saints1  and desire communion with   
others1 because they have fellowship    
one with another1 in their fellowship   
with ,god the ,father1 and  his ,son    
,jesus ,christ 7#a ,john #a3c74 ,and now
 though the truth and  sincerity of our 
love to ,god1 be then discovered when we
 keep his  commandments1 in love to his 
name2 yet we should remember again1     
that the two head and chief             
commandments1 are faith in ,jesus1 and  
love to the brethren 7#a ,john #c3bc74  
,so then he that pretendeth  to love1   
and yet seeks not the profit of his     
brother in chief2 he  loveth1 but they  
are his own opinions and froward notions
 7,james  #d3aa2 ,rom #ad3ba74 ',love is
 the fulfilling of the law'2 but he     
fulfils it not who judgeth and setteth  
at nought his brother2  that stumbleth1 
offendeth1 and maketh weak his brother2 
and all  for the sake of a circumstance1
 that to which he cannot consent1       
except he sin against his own soul1 or  

,papist like1 live by  an implicit      
faith4#ag ,love therefore is sometimes  
more seen and  showed1 in forbearing to 
urge and press what we know1 than in    
publishing and imposing4 ',i could not1'
 7saith ,paul1 love would  not let me7  
'speak unto you as unto spiritual1 but  
as unto carnal1  even as unto babes in  
,christ4 ,i have fed you with milk1 and 
not  with meat3 for hitherto ye were not
 able to bear it1 neither yet  now are  
ye able' 7#a ,cor #c3a1b74 ,the apostle 
considered not only  the knowledge that 
he had in the mysteries of ,christ2 but 
the  temper1 the growth1 and strength of
 the churches1 and accordingly  kept    
back1 or communicated to them1 what     
might be for their profit  7,acts       
#bj3ah-bj74 ,so ,christ1 ',i have yet   
many things to say unto  you1 but ye    
cannot bear them now' 7,john #af3ab74   
,it may be some  will count these old   
and threadbare texts2 but such must     
know1  that the word of the ,lord must  
stand for ever 7,isa #dj3h74 ,and ,i    

should dare to say to such1 if the best 
of thy new shifts1 be to  slight1 and   
abuse old scriptures2 it shews thou art 
more fond of  thy unwarrantable opinion1
 than swift to hear1 and ready to yield 
to the authority that is infallible4    
,but to conclude this1 when we attempt  
to force our brother beyond  his light1 
or to break his heart with grief2 to    
thrust him beyond  his faith1 or to bar 
him from his privilege3 how can we say1 
,i  love8 ,what shall ,i say8 ,to have  
fellowship one with another for  the    
sake of an outward circumstance1 or to  
make that the door to  fellowship which 
,god hath not2 yea to make that the     
including1  excluding charter2 the      
bounds1 bar1 and rule of communion2 when
  by the word of the everlasting        
testament there is no warrant for  it2  
to speak charitably1 if it be not for   
want of love1 it is  for want of        
knowledge in the mysteries of the       
kingdom of ,christ4  ,strange6 take two 
,christians equal in all points but     

this1 nay1  let one go beyond the other 
far1 for grace and holiness2 yet  this  
circumstance of water shall drown and   
sweep away all his  excellencies1 not   
counting him worthy of that reception1  
that with  hand and heart shall be given
 to a novice in religion1 because he    
consents to water4    ,eighth4 ,but for 
,god's people to divide into parties1 or
 to shut  each other from church        
communion2 though from greater points1  
and  upon higher pretences1 than this of
 water baptism2 hath heretofore  been   
counted carnal1 and the actors herein   
babyish ,christians4  ,paul and         
,apollos1 ,cephas and ,christ1 were     
doubtless higher things  than those     
about which we contend3 yet when they   
made divisions for  them2 how sharply   
are they rebuked8 ,are ye not ,,carnal1 
,,carnal1  ,,carnal8 ,for whereas there 
are among you1 envyings1 strife1        
divisions1  or factions3 'are ye not    
carnal' 7#a ,cor #a3aa1ab1 #c3a-d74     
,while  one saith1 ,i am of ,paul1 and  

another ,i am of ,apollos1 are ye not   
carnal8 ,see therefore from whence arise
 all they endeavours1 zeal1  and labour1
 to accomplish divisions among the      
godly3 let ,paul  or ,cephas1 or ,christ
 himself1 be the burthen of thy song1   
yet the  heart from whence they flow is 
carnal2 and thy actions1 discoveries  of
 childishness4 ,but1 doubtless when     
these contentions were among  the       
,corinthians1 and one man was vilified1 
that another might be  promoted2 a lift 
with a carnal brother1 was thought great
 wisdom  to widen the breach4 ,but why  
should ,,he be rebuked1 that said he    
was for ,christ8 ,because he was for him
 in opposition to his holy  apostles4   
,hence he saith1 ',is ,christ divided1' 
or separate from  his servants8 ,note   
therefore that these divisions are      
deserted  by the persons the divisions  
were made about2 neither ,paul1 nor     
,apollos1 nor ,cephas1 nor ,christ is   
here4 ,let the cry be never so  loud1   
,christ1 order1 the rule1 the command1  

or the like2 carnality  is but the      
bottom1 and they are but babes that do  
it2 their zeal  is but a puff 7#a ,cor  
#d3f74 ,and observe it1 the great       
division at  ,corinth1 was helped       
forward by water baptism3 this the      
apostle intimates  by1 ',were ye        
baptized in the name of ,paul8' ,ah1    
brethren6 ,carnal  ,christians with     
outward circumstances1 will1 if they be 
let alone1  make sad work in the        
churches of ,christ1 against the        
spiritual  growth of the same4 ,but ',i 
thank ,god1' saith ,paul1 'that ,i      
baptized  none of you1' c4 ,not but that
 it was then an ordinance of ,god1  but 
they abused it1 in making parties       
thereby4 ',i baptized none  of you1 but 
,crispus and ,gaius1--and the household 
of ,stephanus'3  men of note among the  
brethren1 men of good judgment1 and     
reverenced  by the rest2 they can tell  
you ,i intended not to make a party to  
myself thereby4 ',besides1 ,i know not  
whether ,i baptized any other4'  ,by    

this negligent relating1 who were       
baptized by him2 he showeth  that he    
made no such matter of baptism1 as some 
in these days do2  nay1 that he made no 
matter at all thereof1 with respect to  
church  communion2 for if he did not    
heed who himself had baptized2 he much  
less heeded1 who were baptized by       
others2 but if baptism had been  the    
initiating1 or entering ordinance1 and  
so appointed of ,god2  no doubt he had  
made more conscience thereof1 than so   
lightly to  pass it over4 ',for ,christ 
sent me not to baptize1 but to preach   
the gospel4' ,the gospel then may be    
effectually preached1 and  yet baptism  
neither administered nor mentioned4 ,the
 gospel being  good tidings to sinners1 
upon the account of free grace through  
,christ2 but baptism with things of like
 nature1 are duties enjoined  such a    
people who received the gospel before4  
,i speak not this1  because ,i would    
teach men to break the least of the     
commandments  of ,god2 but to persuade  

my brethren of the baptized way1 not to 
hold too much thereupon1 not to make it 
an essential of the gospel  of ,christ1 
nor yet of communion of saints4    ',he 
sent me not to baptize'3 these words are
 spoken with holy  indignation against  
them that abuse this ordinance of       
,christ4 ,so  when he speaketh of the   
ministers themselves1 which also they   
had  abused2 in his speaking1 he as it  
were trampleth upon them1 as if  they   
were nothing at all4 ',who then is      
,paul1 and who is ,apollos8'  ',he that 
planteth is not any thing1 neither is he
 that watereth1  but ,god that giveth   
the increase' 7#a ,cor #c3e1g74 ,yet for
 all this1  the ministers and their     
ministry are a glorious appointment of  
,god in the world4 ,baptism also is a   
holy ordinance1 but when ,satan  abuseth
 it1 and wrencheth it out of its place2 
making that which  was ordained of ,god 
for the edification of believers1 the   
only  weapon to break in pieces the     
love1 the unity1 the concord of  saints2

 then ,what is baptism8 then neither is 
baptism anything4  ,and this is no new  
doctrine2 for ,god by the mouth of his  
prophets  of old1 cried out against his 
own institutions1 when abused by  his   
people3 ',to what purpose is the        
multitude of your sacrifices  unto me1' 
saith the ,,lord3 ',i am full of the    
burnt-offerings of  rams1 and the fat of
 fed beasts2 and ,i delight not in the  
blood  of bullocks1 or of lambs1 or of  
he goats4 ,when ye come to appear       
before me1 who hath required this at    
your hands1 to tread my  courts8 ,bring 
no more vain oblations1 incense is an   
abomination  to me2 the new moons and   
sabbaths1 the calling of assemblies1  ,i
 cannot away with it2 it is iniquity1   
even the solemn meeting4  ,your new     
moons and your appointed feasts my soul 
hateth3 they are  a trouble unto me1 ,i 
am weary to bear them' 7,isa #a3aa-ad74 
,and  yet all these were his own        
appointments4 ,but why then did he thus 
abhor them8 ,because they retained the  

evil of their doings1 and  used them as 
they did other of his appointments1     
viz41 ',for strife  and debate1 and to  
strike with the fist of wickedness'     
7#eh3d73  ,wherefore when that of ,god  
that is great1 is overweighed by that   
which is small2 it is the wisdom of them
 that see it1 to put load  to the other 
end of the scale2 until the things thus 
abused1 poise  in their own place4 ,but 
to pass this and proceed4    ,ninth1 ,if
 we shall reject visible saints by      
calling saints that  have communion with
 ,god1 that have received the law at the
 hand of  ,christ1 that are of an holy  
conversation among men2 they desiring   
to have communion with us1 as much as in
 us lieth1 we take from  them their very
 privileges1 and the blessings to which 
they were  born of ,god4 ,for ,paul     
saith not only to the gathered church at
  ,corinth1 but to all scattered saints 
that in every place call upon  the name 
of the ,lord2 ,that ,jesus ,christ is   
theirs1 ,that ,paul1 and  ,apollos1 and 

the world1 and life1 and death1 and all 
things are  theirs1 because they are    
,christ's1 and ,christ is ,god's4 ,but  
saith  he1 let no man glory in men1 such
 as ,paul and ,cephas1 though these     
were excellent3 because this privilege  
comes to you upon another  bottom1 even 
by faith of ,jesus ,christ1 ',drink you 
all of this1' is  entailed to faith1 not
 baptism3 nay1 baptized persons may yet 
be  excluded this2 when he that         
discerneth the ,lord's body hath right  
and privilege to it 7#a ,cor #aa3bh1bi74
 ,but to exclude ,christians from       
church communion and to debar them their
 heaven-born privileges1  for the want  
of that which yet ,god never made a wall
 of division  between us4    7#a47 ,this
 looks too like a spirit of persecution 
7,job #ai3bh74 7#b47  ,it respecteth    
more a form1 than the spirit and power  
of godliness  7#b ,tim #c3e74 7#c47     
,this is to make laws1 where ,god hath  
made none1  and to be wise above what is
 written1 contrary to ,god's word1 and  

our own principles4 7#d47 ,it is a      
directing of the ,spirit of ,god4  7#e47
 ,it bindeth all men's faith and light  
to mine opinion4 7#f47 ,it  taketh away 
the children's bread4 7#g47 ,it         
withholdeth from them  the increase of  
faith4 7#h47 ,it tendeth to harden the  
hearts of  the wicked4 7#i47 ,it tendeth
 to make wicked the hearts of weak      
,christians4 7#aj47 ,it setteth open a  
door to all temptations4 7#aa47  ,it    
tempteth the devil to fall upon those   
that are alone1 and have  none to help  
them4 7#ab47 ,it is the nursery of all  
vain janglings1  back-bitings1 and      
strangeness among the ,christians4      
7#ac47 ,it  occasioneth the world to    
reproach us4 7#ad47 ,it holdeth         
staggering  consciences1 in doubt of the
 right way of the ,lord4 7#ae47 ,it     
giveth  occasion to many to turn aside  
to most dangerous heresies4 7#af47  ,it 
abuseth the holy scriptures2 ,it        
wresteth ,god's ordinances out  of their
 place4 7#ag47 ,it is a prop to         

antichrist4 7#ah47 ,shall ,i  add1 ,is  
it not that which greatly prevailed to  
bring down these  judgments1 which at   
present we feel and groan under2#ah ,i  
will  dare to say1 it was#ai a cause    
thereof4    ,tenth1 and lastly1 ,bear   
with one word farther4 ,what greater    
contempt can be thrown upon the saints  
than for their brethren to  cast them   
off1 or to debar them church communion8 
,think you not  that the world may      
groundly say1 ,some great iniquity lies 
hid in  the skirts of your brethren2    
when in truth the transgression is  yet 
your own8 ,but ,i say1 what can the     
church do more to the sinners  or open  
profane8 ,civil commerce you will have  
with the worst1 and  what more have you 
with these8 ,perhaps you will say we can
 pray and  preach with these2 and hold  
them ,christians1 saints1 and godly4    
,well1 but let me ask you one word      
farther3 ,do you believe1 that  of very 
conscience they cannot consent1 as you1 
to that of water  baptism8 ,and that if 

they had light therein1 they would as   
willingly  do it as you8 ,why then1 as  
,i have shewed you1 our refusal to hold 
communion with them is without a ground 
from the word of ,god4 ,but  can you    
commit your soul to their ministry1 and 
join with them in  prayer2 and yet not  
count them meet for other gospel        
privileges8  ,i wold know by what       
scripture you do it8 ,perhaps you will  
say1 ,i  commit not my soul to their    
ministry1 only hear them occasionally   
for trial4 ,if this be all the respect  
thou hast for them and their  ministry1 
thou mayest have as much for the worst  
that pisseth  against the wall4 ,but if 
thou canst hear them as ,god's          
ministers1  and sit under their ministry
 as ,god's ordinance2 then shew me where
  ,god hath such a gospel ministry1 as  
that the persons ministering  may not1  
though desiring it1 be admitted with you
 to the closest  communion of saints4   
,but if thou sittest under their        
ministry for  fleshly politic ends1 thou

 hearest the word like an atheist1 and  
art thyself1 while thou judgest thy     
brother1 in the practice of  the worst  
of men4 ,but ,i say1 where do you find  
this piece-meal  communion with men that
 profess faith and holiness as you1 and 
separation from the world4 ,if you      
object1 that my principles lead  me to  
have communion with all2 ,i answer with 
all as afore described2  if they will   
have communion with me4    ,object4     
,then you may have communion with the   
members of antichrist4    ,ans4 ,if     
there be a visible saint yet remaining  
in that church2  let him come to us1 and
 we will have communion with him4       
,quest4 ,what1 though he yet stand a    
member of that sinful number1  and      
profess himself one of them4    ,ans4   
,you suppose an impossibility2 for it   
cannot be that1 at the  same time1 a man
 should visibly stand a member of two   
bodies  diametrically opposite one to   
another4 ,wherefore it must be supposed1
  that he who professeth himself a      

member of a church of ,christ1  must    
forthwith1 nay before1 forsake the      
antichristian one4 ,the  which if he    
refuseth to do1 it is evident he doth   
not sincerely  desire to have fellowship
 with the saints4    ,quest4 ,but he    
saith he cannot see that that company to
 which  you stand opposite1 and conclude
 antichristian1 is indeed the           
antichristian church4    ,ans4 ,if so1  
he cannot desire to join with another1  
if he know  them to be professedly and  
directly opposite4 ,i hold therefore  to
 what ,i said at first2 ,that if there  
be any saints in the  antichristian     
church1 my heart1 and the door of our   
congregation  is open to receive them1  
into closest fellowship with us4        
,object4 ,but how if they yet retain    
some antichristian principles4    ,ans4 
,if they be such as eat out the bowels  
of a church1 so soon as  they are       
detected he must either be kept out1    
while out1 or cast  out1 if in3 for it  
must be the prudence of every community 

to  preserve its own unity with peace   
and truth3 the which the churches  of   
,christ may do2 and yet as ,i have      
shewed already1 receive such  persons as
 differ upon the point of water baptism4
 ,for the doing  or not doing of that   
neither maketh nor marreth the bowels or
  foundation of church communion4       
,object4 ,but this is receiving for     
opinion sake2 as before you said  of us4
    ,ans4 ,no2 we receive him for the   
sake of ,christ1 and grace1 and  for our
 mutual edification in the faith2 and   
that we respect  not opinions1 ,i mean  
in lesser matters1 'tis evident2 for    
things  wherein we differ are no breach 
of communion among us2 we let  every man
 have his own faith in such things to   
himself before ,god4      ,i ,,now      
,,come ,,to ,a ,,short ,,application4   
,i4 ,keep a strict separation1 ,i pray  
you1 from communion with the  open      
profane2 and let not man use his liberty
 in church relation  as an occasion to  
the flesh2 but in love serve one        

another4 ',looking  diligently--lest any
 root of bitterness--any poisonful herb 
7,deut  #bi3ah7 spring up trouble you1  
and thereby many be defiled' 7,heb      
#ab3ae74 ,and let those that before were
 reasons for my separation1  be motives 
to you to maintain the like3 and        
remember that when  men have said what  
they can for a sinful mixture in the    
worship  of ,god2 the arm of the ,lord  
is made bare against it4    ,,ii4 ,in   
the midst of your zeal for the ,lord1   
remember that the  visible saint is his2
 and is privileged in all those         
spiritual  things that you have in the  
word and live in the practice of1 and   
that he is to partake thereof1 according
 to his light therein4  ,quarrel not    
with him about things that are          
circumstantial2 but  receive him in the 
,lord1 as becometh saints3 if he will   
not have  communion with you1 the       
neglect is his1 not yours4 ,but saith   
the open profane1 why cannot we be      
reckoned saints also8 ,we have  been    

christened1 we go to church1 we take the
 communion4#bj ,poor  people6 ,this will
 not do2 for so long as in life and     
conversation  you appear to be open     
profane1 we cannot1 unless we sin1      
receive  you into our fellowship3 for by
 your ungodly lives you shew that  you  
know not ,christ2 and while you are such
 by the word1 you are  reputed but      
beasts3 now then judge yourselves1 if it
 be not a  strange community that       
consisteth of men and beasts3 let beasts
  be with the beasts1 you know          
yourselves do so2 you receive not  your 
horse nor your hog to your table1 you   
put them in a room by  themselves4      
,besides ,i have shewed you before1 that
 for many reasons  we cannot have       
communion with you4    7#a47 ,the church
 of ,god must be holy 7,lev #aa3dd1     
#ai3b1 #bj3g2 #a  ,peter #a3ae1af2 ,isa 
#bf3b2 ,psa #aah3bj2 ,eze #dc3ab1 #dd3i2
 ,isa #eb3aa74    7#b47 ,the example of 
the churches of ,christ before1 hath    
been a  community of visible saints     

7,rom #a3g2 #a ,cor #a3b2 ,eph #a3a2    
,col  #a3b2 #a ,thess #a3a2 #b ,thess   
#a3a-e74 ,poor carnal man1 there are    
many  other reasons urged in this little
 book1 that shew why we cannot  have    
communion with thee3 not that we refuse 
of pride or stoutness1  or because we   
scorn you as men4 ,no1 we pity you1 and 
pray to ,god  for you2 and could1 if you
 were converted1 with joy receive you   
to fellowship with us3 ,did you never   
read in ,daniel1 ,that iron  is not     
mixed with miry clay8 7#b3dc74 ,no more 
can the saints with  you1 in the worship
 of ,god1 and fellowship of the gospel1 
,when  those you read of in the fourth  
of ,ezra1 attempted to join in temple   
work with the children of the captivity2
 what said the children  of ,judah8 ',ye
 have nothing to do with us to build an 
house unto  our ,god2 but we ourselves  
together will build unto the ,lord ,god 
of ,israel1' c 7,eze #d3c74    ,i return
 now to those that are visible saints by
 calling1 that  stand at a distance one 

from another1 upon the accounts before  
specified3 ,brethren2 ,,close2 ,,close2 
be one1 as the ,father in ,christ  is   
one4    #a4 ,this is the way to convince
 the world that you are ,christ's1  and 
the subjects of one ,lord2 whereas the  
contrary makes them  doubt it 7,john    
#ac3cd1ce1 #ag3bc74 #b4 ,this is the way
 to increase  love2 that grace so much  
desired by some1 and so little enjoyed  
by others 7#b ,cor #g3ae74 #c4 ,this is 
the way to savour and taste  the ,spirit
 of ,god in each other's experience2 for
 which if you  find it in truth you     
cannot but bless1 if you be saints1 the 
name  of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ 7#a   
,thess #a3b-d74 #d4 ,this is the way to 
increase knowledge1 or to see more in   
the word of ,god3 for that  may be known
 by two2 that is not seen by one 7,isa  
#eb3h74 #e4 ,this  is the way to remove 
secret jealousies and murmurings one    
against  the other3 yea this is the way 
to prevent much sin1 and greatly  to    
frustrate that design of hell 7,prov    

#f3af-ai74 #f4 ,this is the  way to     
bring them out of the world into        
fellowship that now stand  off from our 
gospel privileges1 for the sake of our  
vain janglings4  #g4 ,this is the way to
 make antichrist shake1 totter1 and     
tremble  7,isa #aa3ac1ad74 #h4 ,this is 
the way to leave ,babylon as an         
habitation  for devils only2 and to make
 it a hold for foul spirits1 and a  cage
 only for every unclean and hateful     
bird4 #i4 ,this is the way  to hasten   
the work of ,christ's kingdom in the    
world2 and to forward  his coming to the
 eternal judgment4 #aj4 ,and this is the
 way to  obtain much of that1 ,,well    
,,done1 ,,good ,,and ,,faithful         
,,servant1 when  you stand before his   
face4 ,in the words of ,paul ',i beseech
 you1  brethren1 suffer the word of     
exhortation3 for ,i have written a      
letter unto you in a few words' 7,heb   
#ac3bb74      ,,footnotes3    #a4 ,it is
 much to be regretted that these books1 
in common withall  ,mr4 ,bunyan's       

,works1 were grossly corrupted in the   
text in all the  editions published     
since #agcg1--'poor peace indeed1' was  
changed  to 'pure peace indeed'2 'here  
is ,rome enough1' meaning popery        
enough1 was altered to 'here is room    
enough'2 ',baptist1' was  printed       
',papist1' c41 c43 all the typographical
 errors have now  been carefully        
corrected by ,bunyan's editions4    #b4 
,reply to ,kinghorn4 #ahah1 p4 xii4     
#c4 ,king ,charles the #bnd1 about a    
year after this time1 pardoned  near    
five hundred ,quakers1 who had been     
languishing in prison for  not attending
 the church service4 ,upon this ,mr4    
,bunyan1 and his  fellow prisoners at   
,bedford1 petitioned for liberty1 and at
 a  court of privy council at           
,whitehall1 the #agth ,may1 #afgb1      
present1  the ,king and twenty-four of  
his councillors1 the following minute   
was made3--',whereas1 by order of the   
,board of the #hth instant1  the humble 
petition of ,john ,penn1 ,john ,bunyan1 

,john ,dunn1 ,thomas  ,haynes1 ,simon   
,haynes1 and ,george ,parr1 prisoners in
 the goale of  ,bedford1 convicted upon 
several statutes for not conforming to  
the rights and ceremonyes of the church 
of ,england1 and for being  at unlawful 
meetings1 was referred to the ,sheriff  
of the county  of ,bedford1 who was     
required to certify this ,board whether 
the  said persons were committed for the
 crimes in the said petition  mentioned1
 ,,and ,,for ,,no ,,other2 which he     
having accordingly done1  by his        
certificate dated the #aath instant4 ,it
 was thereupon1 this  day1 ordered by   
his ,ma7tie7 in council1 ,that the said 
petition and  certificate be 7and are   
herewith7 sent to his ,ma7tie's7        
,attorney  ,general1 who is authorized1 
and required1 to insert them into the   
general pardon to be passed for the     
,quakers4' ,this fully confirms  what   
,bunyan says as to the cause of his long
 and dangerous  imprisonment4 ,it was   
for being absent from the state church  

and  worshipping ,god according to ,his 
will1 as expressed in the ,bible4  ,see 
,introduction to ,pilgrim's ,progress1  
,hansard ,knollys edition4    #d4 ',to  
ascertain us1' in the #agth century     
meant 'to make us  confident1' 'to      
assure us4' ',it ascertaining me that ,i
 am one of  ,god's children4'--,hammond4
 ,ed4    #e4 ,eternal blessings on our  
,emmanuel1 who faithfully performed     
,his promise of sending the ,comforter  
to unlock the mysteries of  the kingdom 
of grace1 and guide us into all truth3  
without ,his  powerful aid we can       
neither know or perform any thing to a  
good  or saving purpose4--,mason4    #f4
 ,the gracious soul believes in ,christ 
for justification1 from  a sense of     
utter inability to obtain justification 
by works4 ,this  is effected by the     
power of the ,holy ,spirit1 the         
glorifier of  ,jesus4--,mason4    #g4   
,effectual calling is evidenced by the  
soul's love to ,god1 in  his dear ,son2 
a superior delight in ,him1 as a        

reconciled ,father1  cleaving to ,him1  
,his ways1 and people2 and longing for  
the full  fruition and final enjoyment  
of ,him in glory4--,mason4    #h4 ,how  
great is the delight of meeting in a    
foreign country1 after  a long absence  
from home1 with one who speaks your own 
language  and sympathizes with your     
national feelings4 ,how much more strong
  are those enjoyments arising from the 
communion of saints1 while  travelling  
through an enemy's country1 with        
difficult duties  to perform1--animated 
by a kindred spirit1 and seeking the    
same  eternal home4--,ed4    #i4 ,the   
despising and disregarding the ,holy    
,scriptures1 rejecting  ,jesus and the  
way of salvation by ,him1 especially    
after having  attained to the knowledge 
and conviction of the truth of it by    
the gospel1 is the unpardonable sin1 and
 renders men obdurate and               
impenitent4--,mason4    #aj4 ,how       
strongly must have been the principle of
 humble submission  to the will of ,god 

implanted and rooted in ,bunyan's mind4 
,he writes  this peaceful advice from   
his dungeon1 after twelve years' cruel  
imprisonment for his love and obedience 
to the ,saviour4 ,it requires  a holy   
flame of ,divine love to enable us to   
take the spoiling of  our goods         
joyfully2 but how much more strongly    
must this principle  pervade the heart  
to enable us to suffer the loss of      
liberty1  deprived of the society of a  
much loved wife and family1 and in      
daily fear of an ignominious death6 ,we 
cannot sufficiently admire  the grace of
 ,god in the sufferer1 nor abhor the    
tyranny under  which he suffered4--,ed4 
#aa4 ,this idea is found in other of    
,bunyan's ,works4 ,certainly the        
mixture of saints and sinners in a      
national church established for  worldly
 purposes1 must engender hypocrisy and  
pride1 intolerance  and persecution4    
,such leaders in ,satan's army were     
calculated  mightily to assist1 if they 
were not the original cause1 of the     

overspreading of sin which called forth 
the flood to wash away4--,ed4    #ab4   
,bishop ,hall describes a ,christian    
indeed as 'having white hands  and a    
clean soul1 fit to lodge ,god in2 all   
the rooms whereof are  set apart for his
 holiness4'--,ed4    #ac4 ,submission to
 the disciples of a ,christian church   
must be  voluntary1 and not by the      
constraint of force or hypocrisy4 ,in   
,christ's church ,,all must be free1 and
 not a mixture of free-men  and the     
slaves of sin4--,ed4    #ad4 ,what      
faithfulness and plain dealing is here4 
,if any church  communicates with the   
profane it is offering sacrifice to the 
devil4--,ed4    #ae4 ,one of the most   
touching scenes in the ,pilgrim's       
,progress  beautifully illustrates this 
fact4 ,when ,christian led ,hopeful     
into ,bye-path ,meadow1 so that they    
fell into the hands of ,giant  ,despair1
 ,hopeful says1 ',i wold have spoke     
plainer1 but that you  are older than   
,i4' ,that whole scene manifests the    

most delicate  sensibility and christian
 feeling4--,ed4    #af4 ,how strange    
that pious men should have been prone to
 punish  their fellows for              
non-conformity in an outward sign4 ,they
 themselves  were suffering             
inconceivable miseries under acts of    
uniformity in  rites and ceremonies4    
,how applicable to the framers of such  
acts  of parliament are our ,lord's     
words1 ',woe unto you1 pharisees1 who   
whiten and garnish the outside of a     
sepulchre1 while within it is  full of  
uncleanness1 hypocrisy1 and iniquity'   
7,matt #bc74--;,ed4    #ag4 ',an        
implicit faith'2 faith in things without
 inquiry1 or in  things not             
expressed4--,ed4    #ah4 ',these        
judgments we feel and groan under4' ,so 
frightful were  the persecutions of the 
dissenters by the church in #afgj1 that 
the narrative says1 ',the town of       
,bedford was so thin of people1  and the
 shops shut down1 that it seemed like a 
place visited with  the pest1 where     

usually is written upon the door1 ,lord1
 have  mercy upon us4' ,had the         
dissenters been united1 the church would
  not have dared to exercise such       
barbarities--men and women in           
jails--some hanged for not going to     
church--all their goods swept  away1 and
 their children perishing4--,ed4    #ai4
 ,the printer had inserted 'the cause'2 
,bunyan's manuscript was  'a cause4'    
,see marginal note1 in his ,differences 
in ,judgment4--,ed4    #bj4 ,this is a  
much more extensive evil than many would
 credit4 ,i  have met with these very   
expressions not only among the poor but 
the rich4 ,it is an awful               
delusion4--,ed4    999999               
,,differences ,,in ,,judgment ,,about   
,,water ,,baptism1 ,,no ,,bar ,,to      
,,communion3  ,,or1 ,,to ,,communicate  
,,with ,,saints1 ,,as ,,saints1 ,,proved
 ,,lawful4    ,,in ,,answer ,,to ,a     
,,book ,,written ,,by ,,the ,,baptists1 
,,and ,,published ,,by ,,mr4  ,t4 ,,paul
 ,,and ,,mr4 ,w4 ,,kiffin1 ,,entitled1  

',,some ,,serious ,,reflections  ,,on   
,,that ,,part ,,of ,,mr ,,bunyan',s     
,,confession ,,of ,,faith1 ,,touching   
,,church  ,,communion ,,with            
,,unbaptized ,,believers4'    ,,wherein 
,,their ,,objections ,,and ,,arguments  
,,are ,,answered1 ,,and ,,the ,,doctrine
  ,,of ,,communion ,,still ,,asserted   
,,and ,,vindicated4 ,,here ,,is ,,also  
,,mr4 ,,henry  ,,jesse',s ,,judgment    
,,in ,,the ,,case1 ,,fully ,,declaring  
,,the ,,doctrine ,i ,,have  ,,asserted4 
,,by ,,john ,,bunyan4    ',should not   
the multitude of words be answered8 and 
should a man  full of talk be justified8
 should thy lies make men hold their    
peace8 and when thou mockest1 shall no  
man make thee an  answer                
unashamed8'--,job #aa3b1 #c    ,london3 
,printed for ,john ,wilkins1 and are to 
be sold at his shop  in ,exchange       
,alley1 next door to the ,exchange      
,coffee ,house1 over  against the ,royal
 ,exchange1 #afgc4        ,courteous    
,reader1    ,be intreated to believe me1

 ,i had not set pen to paper about this 
controversy1 had we been let alone at   
quiet in our ,christian  communion4 ,but
 being assaulted for more than sixteen  
years1 wherein  the brethren of the     
baptized way1 as they had their         
opportunity1  have sought to break us in
 pieces1 merely because we are not1 in  
their way1 all baptized first3 ,i could 
not1 ,i durst not1 forbear  to do a     
little1 if it might be1 to settle the   
brethren1 and to  arm them against the  
attempts1 which also of late they begin 
to  revive upon us4 ,that ,i deny the   
ordinance of baptism1 or that  ,i have  
placed one piece of an argument against 
it1 though they  feign it1 is quite     
without colour of truth4 ,all ,i say is1
 ,that the  church of ,christ hath not  
warrant to keep out of their communion  
the ,christian that is discovered to be 
a visible saint by the  word1 the       
,christian that walketh according to his
 light with ,god4  ,i will not make     
reflections upon those unhandsome brands

 that my  brethren have laid upon me for
 this1 as that ,i am a machivilian1  a  
man devilish1 proud1 insolent1          
presumptuous1 and the like1  neither    
will ,i say as they1 ,the ,lord rebuke  
thee2 ,words fitter  to be spoken to the
 devil than a brother4 ,but reader1 read
 and  compare2 lay aside prejudice and  
judge4 ,what ,mr4 ,kiffin hath done  in 
the matter ,i forgive1 and love him     
never the worse1 but must  stand by my  
principles because they are peaceable1  
godly1 profitable1  and such as tend to 
the edification of my brother1 and as ,i
 believe  will be justified in the day  
of judgment4    ,i have also here       
presented thee with the opinion of ,mr4 
,henry ,jesse1  in the case1 which      
providentially ,i met with as ,i was    
coming to  ,london to put my papers to  
the press2 and that it was his judgment 
is asserted to me1 known many years     
since to some of the ,baptists1  to whom
 it was sent1 but never yet answered2   
and will yet be  attested if need shall 

require4 ,farewell4    ,thine in all    
,christian service1 according to my     
light and power1    ,,john ,,bunyan4    
,,differences ,,in ,,judgment ,,about   
,,water ,,baptism1 ,,no ,,bar ,,to      
,,communion4      ,sir1    ,your        
seemingly serious reflections upon that 
part of my plain-hearted  confession of 
faith1 which rendereth a reason of my   
freedom  to communicate with those of   
the saints and faithful who differ  from
 me about water baptism2 ,i have read   
and considered1 and have  weighed them  
so well as my rank and abilities will   
admit me to  do4 ,but finding yours1 if 
,i mistake not1 far short of a candid   
replication1 ,i thought it convenient1  
not only to tell you of those           
impertinencies everywhere scattered up  
and down in your book2 but  also1 that  
in my simple opinion1 your rigid and    
church-disquieting  principles are not  
fit for any age and state of the church4
    ,but before ,i enter the body of    
your book1 give me leave a little  to   

discourse you about your preamble to the
 same1 wherein are two  miscarriages    
unworthy your pretended seriousness1    
because void of  love and humility4 ,the
 first is1 ,in that you closely disdain 
my  person because of my low descent    
among men1 stigmatising me for a  person
 of ,,that rank1 that need not to be    
heeded or attended unto4#a    ,ans4     
,what it is that gives a man reverence  
with you1 ,i know not2  but for certain4
 ,he that despiseth the poor reproacheth
 his ,maker2  yet1 'a poor man is better
 than a liar4' ,to have gay clothing1 or
  gold rings1 or the persons that wear  
them in admiration2 or to be  partial in
 your judgment1 or respects1 for the    
sake1 or upon the  account of1 flesh and
 blood1 doubtless convicteth you to be  
of  the law a transgressor1 and not     
without partiality1 c41 in the  midst of
 your seeming sanctity4    ,again1 you  
say1 ',i had not meddled with the       
controversy at all1 had  ,i found any of
 parts that would divert themselves to  

take notice  of ,,you4'    ,ans4 ,what  
need you1 before you have shewed one    
syllable of a  reasonable argument in   
opposition to what ,i assert1 thus      
trample  my person1 my gifts1 and grace1
 have ,i any1 so disdainfully under     
your feet8 ,what kind of a ,,you am     
,i8#b ,and why is ,,my rank so  mean1   
that the most gracious and godly among  
you1 may not duly  and soberly consider 
of what ,i have said8 ,was it not the   
art of  the false apostles of old to say
 thus8 ,to bespatter a man1 that  his   
doctrine might be disregarded4 ',is not 
this the carpenter8'  ,and1 ',his bodily
 presence is weak and his speech        
contemptible'  7#a ,cor #aj3aj71 did not
 use to be in the mouths of the saints2 
for  they knew that 'the wind bloweth   
where it listeth' 7,john #c3h74         
,neither is it high birth1 worldly      
breeding1 or wealth2 but electing  love1
 grace1 and the wisdom that comes from  
heaven1 that those  who strive for      
strictness of order in the things and   

kingdom of  ,christ1 should have in     
regard and esteem 7,james #c3ag74 ,need 
,i read  you a lecture8 ',hath not ,god 
chosen the foolish1--the weak1--the     
base1 yea1 and things which are not1 to 
bring to nought things  that are8' 7#a  
,cor #a3bg1bh74 ,why then do you despise
 my rank1 my  state1 and quality in the 
world8    ,as for my confession of      
faith1 which you also secretly despise4 
,if it be good and godly1 why may it not
 be accepted8 ,if ,i have  spoken evil1 
bear witness of the evil2 but if well1  
why smitest thou  me8 ,if you1 and the  
brethren of your way1 did think it      
convenient  to shew to the world what   
you held2 if perhaps by that means you  
might escape the person3 why might not  
,i1 after above eleven years'  endurance
 there1 give the world a view of my     
faith and practice2  if peradventure1   
wrong thoughts1 and false judgments of  
me1 might  by that means be abated1 and 
removed4 ,but you suggest2 ,i did it1   
because ,i was so willing to be known in

 the world by my ,,singular  faith and  
practice4#c ,how singular my faith and  
practice is1 may  be better known to you
 hereafter3 but that ,i did it for a    
popular  applause and fame1 as your     
words seem to bear1 for they proceed    
from a taunting spirit1 that will be    
known to you better in the  day of ,god1
 when your evil surmises of your        
brother1 and my designs  in writing my  
book1 will be published upon the        
house-tops 7,luke  #ab3a-d74    ,and    
even now1 before ,i go any further1 ,i  
will give you a touch of  the reason of 
my publishing that part thereof which   
you so hotly  oppose4 ,it was because of
 those continual assaults that the rigid
  brethren of your way1 made1 not only  
upon this congregation1 to  rend it2 but
 also upon many others about us4 ,if    
peradventure they  might break us in    
pieces1 and draw from us disciples after
 them4  ,assaults1 ,i say1 upon this    
congregation by times1 for no less than 
these sixteen or eighteen years4 ,yea1  

myself they have sent for1  and         
endeavoured to persuade me to break     
communion with my brethren2  also with  
many others they have often tampered1 if
 haply their  seeds of division might   
take4 ,neither did they altogether fail 
of  their purpose1 for some they did    
rend and dismember from us2 but  none   
but those1 of whom now they begin to be 
ashamed4 ,the judgment  of ,god so      
following their design1 that the persons
 which then  they prevailed upon1 are   
now a stink1 and reproach to religion4  
,neither were these spirits content with
 that discord they did sow  among us1   
but they proceeded to seize upon others4
 ,but to pass  these4 ,the wild1 and    
unsound positions they have urged to    
maintain  their practice1 would be too  
large here to insert4 ,now1 ,sir1 to    
settle the brethren1 the brethren of our
 community1 and to prevent  such        
disorders among others1 was the cause of
 my publishing my  papers3 and          
considering my concern in the house of  

,god1 ,i could do  no less than to give 
them warning1 ',that every man might    
deliver  his soul4'    ,you proceed1    
saying1 ',it is my liberty1 as well as  
others into whose  hands it falls1 to   
weigh what you have said in truth's     
balance1  and if it be found too light1 
to reject it whether you will or  no4'  
,ans4 ,do but grant me1 without mocking 
of me1 the liberty you desire  to take1 
and ,god helping me1 ,i desire no more  
than to shift for  myself among you4 ,as
 to your saying1 that ,i proudly and    
imperiously  insult1 because ,i say they
 are 'babes and carnal1 that attempt  to
 break the peace and communion of       
churches1 though upon better  pretences 
than water4' ,you must know ,i am still 
of that mind1 and  shall be1 so long as 
,i see the effects that follow1 viz4    
,the breach  of love1 taking off        
,christians from the more weighty things
 of  ,god2 and to make them quarrel and 
have heart-burnings one against         
another4    ,where you are pleased to   

charge me with raging1 for laying those 
eighteen particular crimes to the charge
 of such who exclude  ,christians from  
church communion1 and debar them their  
heaven-born  privileges1 for the want of
 that1 which yet ,god never made the    
wall of division between us4 ,i say1    
when you can prove1 ,that ,god  hath    
made water baptism that wall1 and that  
the stress of the after  eighteen       
charges lie wholly and only in that2    
then you may1 time  enough1 call my     
language such as wanteth charity3 but ,i
 question  though that was granted1     
whether your saying1 ,i ,,rage1 will be 
justified in the day of judgment4    ,my
 great noise1 as you call it1 about an  
initiating ordinance1  you say1 you     
shall take no notice of4    ,ans4 #a4   
,although you do not1 ,i must3 ,for if  
baptism be not that1  but another2 and  
if visible saints may enter into        
fellowship by  that other1 and are      
nowhere forbidden so to do1 because they
 have  not light into water baptism3 it 

is of weight to be considered by  me2   
yea1 and of others too who are          
unprejudiced4 #b4 ,how ignorant  you are
 of such as hold it the initiating      
ordinance ,i know not3  nor how long you
 have been of that persuasion ,i know   
not4 ,this ,i  know1 that men of your   
own party1 as serious1 godly1 and it may
 be1  more learned than yourself1 have  
within less than this twelve-month      
urged it4 ,mr4 ,d4 in my hearing1 did   
from ,romans #f3a1 #b in the  meeting in
 ,lothbury affirm it3 also my much      
esteemed ,mr4 ,d4 ,a4#d  did twice in a 
conference with me assert it4 #c4 ,but  
whatever you  say1 whether for1 or      
against1 'tis no matter2 for while you  
deny  it be the entering ordinance1 you 
account it the wall1 bar1 bolt1  and    
door2 even that which must separate     
between the righteous  and the          
righteous2 nay1 you make want of light  
therein1 a ground  to exclude the most  
godly your communion1 when every novice 
in  religion shall be received into your

 bosom1 and be of esteem with  you      
because he hath1 and from what ground   
,god knows1 submitted to  water baptism4
    ,i am glad that you conclude with me
 what is the initiating ordinance3  but 
withal1 give me leave to correct1 as ,i 
think1 one extravagant  expression of   
yours4 ,you say1 ',it is ,,consent on   
all hands and  ,,nothing else1 that     
makes them members of particular        
churches1 and  not faith and baptism4'  
,you might have stopped at1 and nothing 
else1 you need not in particular have   
rejected faith3 your first  error was   
bad enough3 what1 ,,nothing else but    
consent8 ,what1 not so  much as a       
respect to the matter or end8 ,why then 
are not all the  communities of all the 
highwaymen in the land1 truly           
constituted  churches of ,christ2 unless
 you can prove that they hold together1 
but not by consent8 ,what8 consent and  
nothing else8 ,but why do  ,,you throw  
out ,,faith8 why1 ,i throw out baptism2 
which because you  cannot as to the case

 in hand fetch in again1 therefore out  
must  faith go too4 ,your action is much
 like that harlot's1 that stood  to be  
judged by ,solomon1 who because her own 
child was dead1 would  have her         
neighbour's killed also 7#a ,kings      
#c3bf74 ,faith1 ,sir1 both  in the      
profession and confession of it1 is of  
immediate and also  absolute concern1   
even in the very act of the church's    
reception1  of this or another member4  
,throw out faith1 and there is no such  
thing as a ,christian1 neither visible  
nor invisible4 ,you ought  to receive no
 man1 but upon a comfortable            
satisfaction to the  church1 that you   
are now receiving a believer4 ,faith1   
whether it  be savingly there or no1 is 
the great argument with the church in   
receiving any3 we receive not men as    
men1 but the man immediately  under that
 supposition2 ,he hath faith1 he is a   
,christian4 ,sir1  consent simply1      
without faith1 makes no man a member of 
the church  of ,god3 because then would 

a church not cease to be a church1      
whoever they received among them4 ,yea1 
by this assertion you have  justified   
the church of ,rome itself1 to be to    
this day both good1  and godly1 unless  
you can prove that they did at first1   
and do  now receive their unbelieving   
members1 without their own consent4     
,the church hath no such liberty to     
receive men without respect to  faith2  
yea1 faith and holiness must be the     
essentials1 or basis1  upon1 and for the
 sake of which you receive them3        
holiness1 ,i say1  yet not such as is   
circumstantial1 but that which is such  
in the  very heart of it3 pray you in   
your next therefore word it better1     
lest while you slight and trample upon  
me1 you stand before all1  blame-worthy 
yourself4    ,the scriptures you speak  
of1 ,i did not in my first produce to   
shew persons unbaptized in water might  
hold communion with the  church1 though 
,i am fully convinced they may1 but to  
shew1 that  knowledge of those persons1 

of their faith and holiness in general1 
ought first to be shewed to the church1 
before she can lawfully  receive them   
7,acts #i3bf-ca2 #a ,cor #af3aj2 #b ,cor
 #h3bc74 ,as to  my answer to a question
 which you have of your's corrupted1 and
  then abused3 ,i tell you again1 ,that 
a discovery of the faith and  holiness1 
and a declaration of the willingness of 
a person to subject  himself to the laws
 and government of ,christ in his       
church1 is a  ground sufficient to      
receive such a member4    ,but you      
descant2 ,is baptism one of the laws of 
,christ8    ,ans4 ,it is none of those  
laws1 neither any part of them1 that the
  church1 as a church1 should shew her  
obedience by4 ,for albeit that  baptism 
be given by ,christ our ,lord to the    
church1 yet not for  them to worship him
 by as a church4 ,shew me what          
church-ordinance  it is2 and when1 or   
where the church1 as a church1 is to    
practise  it1 as one of those laws and  
appointments that he hath commanded  his

 church to shew to him her obedience by4
 ,again1 ,that submitting  to water     
baptism1 is a sign or note1 that was    
ever required by  any of the primitive  
churches1 of him that would hold        
fellowship  with them2 or that it       
infuseth such grace and holiness into   
those  that submit thereto1 as to       
capacitate them for such a privilege2   
or that they did acknowledge it a sign  
thereof1 ,i find not in all  the ,bible4
    ,i find not1 as ,i told you in my   
first1 that baptism is a sign to  any1  
but the person that is baptized 7,col   
#b3ab2 ,rom #f3a-d2 #a ,cor  #ae3bi2    
,acts #b3ch1 #bb3af74 ,the church hath  
her satisfaction of the  person1 from   
better proof 7#a ,peter #c3ba74    ,i   
told you also1 ,that baptism makes thee 
no member of the church1  neither doth  
it make thee a visible saint3 ,it giveth
 thee therefore1  neither right to1 nor 
being of membership at all4 ,why1 ,sir1 
did you  not answer these things8 but   
slip them with others1 as if you were   

unconcerned2 troubling your reader with 
such kind of insinuations1  as must     
needs be unsavoury to godly ears4 ,you  
make the moral law  none of ,christ's   
but ,moses'2 not the son's but the      
servant's2 and  tell me1 because ,i     
plead for faith and holiness1 according 
to moral  duties gospelized1 7they are  
my words7 whereby we ought to judge  of 
the fitness of members2 that therefore  
,moses is more beholden  to me than     
,christ4    ,sir1 know you not yet1 that
 a difference is to be put betwixt      
those rules that discover the essentials
 of holiness1 and those  that in        
themselves are not such2 and that that  
of faith and the  moral law is the one1 
and baptism1 c4 the other4 ,is not love 
to  ,god1 abhorrence of idols1 to       
forbear blaspheming1 to honour our      
parents1 to do no murder1 to forbear    
theft1 not to bear false  witness1 nor  
covet1 c4 are not 7,i say7 these the    
precepts of the  ,lord ,jesus1 because  
delivered by ,moses8 ,or1 are these such

 as may  better be broken1 than for want
 of light to forbear baptism with       
water8 ,or1 doth a man while he liveth  
in the neglect of these1  and in the    
mean time bustle about those you call   
gospel commands1  most honour ,christ1  
or best fit himself for fellowship with 
the  saints8 ,need ,i tell you1 ,that   
the faith of ,christ1 with the ten      
commandments1 are as much now gospel    
commands as baptism2 and  ought to be in
 as much1 and far more respect with the 
holy ones  than that1 or other the      
like4#e    ,yea1 shall ,i tell you1     
,that baptism will neither admit a man  
into  fellowship1 nor keep him there1 if
 he be a transgressor of a moral        
precept2 and that a man who believeth in
 ,jesus1 and fulfilleth  the royal law1 
doth more glorify ,god1 and honour      
religion in the  world1 than he that    
keepeth1 if there were so many1 ten     
thousand  figurative laws4 ,as to those 
commands that respect ,god's instituted 
worship in a church1 as a church1 ,i    

have told you that baptism is  none of  
them1 and you have been driven to       
confess it4 ,the church  then must first
 look to faith1 then to good living     
according to the  ten commandments2     
after that she must respect those       
appointments  of our ,lord ,jesus that  
respects her outward order and          
discipline1  and then she walks as      
becomes her1 sinning if she neglecteth  
either2 sinning if she overvalueth      
either4 ,but why did you not  answer    
those tests ,i produced for the         
strengthening of my argument  7,rom     
#ad3ag1ah2 ,deut #bg3dg2 ,james #b3h-ab2
 #a ,cor #i3ba1 #e3i-aa2 ,gal  #f3ae1af2
 ,phil #c2 #a ,tim #a3i-aa2 ,acts       
#bj3bh-cb2 ,rom #ac3ac2 ,james #d3aa2   
#a ,cor #e3ab74 ,deal fairly2 ,answer   
those texts1 with the argument  made    
upon them2 and when you have after a    
godly manner done that1  you may the    
more boldly condemn4    ,you tell me1   
that ,i say1 ',none ever received       
baptism without light  therein4'        

,what if ,i did8 7as ,i did not7 but you
 grant it3 and now ,i will ask  you1 and
 pray deal fairly in your answer4 ,may a
 man be a visible  saint without light  
therein8 ,may he have a good conscience 
without  light therein8 ,and seeing that
 baptism is none of the worship that    
,christ instituted in his church for    
them to practice as a church1  must he  
be kept dark about all other things     
concerning the worship  of ,god in his  
church1 until he receive light therein8 
,you have answered already1 ',that they 
ought to be ashamed1 and  to repent of  
that abomination their sprinkling       
,,before they come  to have a sight of  
the pattern of the house of ,god1 the   
goings  in and the comings out thereof' 
7,eze #dc3aj1aa74 ,but1 ,sir1 where  do 
you find that want of light in water    
baptism1 or because a  man hath been    
sprinkled1 that he is to be kept dark in
 all other  temple-institutions1 till he
 be ashamed and repent of that8 ,pray   
produce the texts1 for ,ezekiel helps   

you nothing3 he speaks only  of the     
pattern of the house1 the goings out1   
and comings in thereof4  ,as for the    
coming in1 you have already confessed1  
,that baptism is  not the entering      
ordinance4 ,and as for the worship that 
,christ  hath instituted in his church1 
as a church1 ,i say1 7and you also  have
 said it7 baptism is none of the forms  
thereof1 none of the  ordinances        
thereof1 none of the laws thereof2 for  
baptism is1 as  to the practice of it1  
that which is without the church1       
without  the house of ,god4#f ,then by  
your own text1 if a man do repent  him  
of his christening in his childhood1 he 
may be received into  fellowship without
 submitting to baptism3 but ,i will not 
strain  you too far4    ,you add1 ',is  
it a person's light that giveth being to
 a precept8'    ,ans4 ,who said it8 ,yet
 it is his light and faith about it1    
that  can make him to do it acceptably4 
,you ask again1 ',suppose men plead want
 of light in other commands8'    ,ans4  

,if they be not such1 the forbearance of
 which1 discapacitates  him of          
membership1 he may yet be received to   
fellowship4    ',but what if a man want 
light in the supper8'    ,ans4 ,there is
 more to be said in that case than in   
the other3 for  that is a part of that  
worship which ,christ hath instituted   
for  his church1 to be conversant in as 
a church2 presenting them as  such1 with
 their communion with their ,head1 and  
with one another  as members of him4    
',the cup of blessing which we bless1 is
 it not  the communion of the blood of  
,christ8 ,the bread which we break1  is 
it not the communion of the body of     
,christ8 ,for we being many  are one    
bread1 and one body2 for we are all     
partakers of that one  bread' 7#a ,cor  
#aj3af1ag74 ,wherefore this being a duty
 incumbent  on the church1 as a church2 
and on every member of that body as     
such1 they are obliged in that case more
 closely to deal with the  members1 than
 in that wherein they are not so        

concerned2 and with  which as such1 they
 have nothing to do4 ,no man baptizeth  
by virtue  of his office in the church2 
no man is baptized by virtue of his     
membership there4    ',but what if a man
 want light in his duty to the poor8'   
,ans4 ,if he doth1 ,god must give it    
him2 ,i mean to know his duty  as a     
church member4 ,now ,i will add1 but    
what if he that can give  a shilling1   
giveth nothing8 ,i suppose all that the 
church can do  in that case1 is but to  
warn1 to exhort1 and charge him1 and to 
shew him his duty3 and if he neglect1 to
 shew him1 that ',he which  soweth      
sparingly1 shall reap also sparingly'   
7#b ,cor #i3f74 ,but to  cut a man off  
for this1 as you forwardly urge1 would  
argue that  church1 at least ,i think   
so1 a little too bold with so high and  
weighty a censure4 ,i plead not here for
 the churl1 but seek to  allay your     
heat3 and should it be granted that such
 deserve as  you would have it1 this    
makes no matter to the case in hand4    

,now  whereas you suggest1 ',that moral 
evils are but sins against men1'  you   
are too much unadvised3 the moral evil1 
as you call it1  whether you respect the
 breach of the first or second table1 is
  first and immediately a sin against   
,god2 and more insufferable1 yea  and   
damnable1 than for a man for want of    
light to forbear either  baptism or the 
,lord's ,supper4    ,but say you1 ',we  
have now found an advocate for sin      
against ,god1  in the breach of one of  
,,his holy commands8'    ,ans4 ,as if   
none of the moral precepts were ,,his4  
,but1 ,sir1 who have  ,i pleaded for1 in
 the denial of any one ordinance of     
,god8 ,yea1 or  for their neglect of it 
either8 ,what ,i say1 is but that men   
must  have light1 that they may not do  
in darkness1 or ,papist-like1 live  by  
an implicit faith4    ,but ,i see you   
put no difference between an open breach
 of the  law1 and a forbearing that     
which to him is doubtful4 ,but ,i will  
suppose a case3 ,there is a man wants   

light in baptism1 yet by  his neighbour 
is pressed to it3 he saith he seeth it  
not to be  his duty2 the other saith1 he
 sins if he doth it not3 now seeing     
'whatsoever is not of faith is sin'     
7,rom #ad3bc72 what should this  man do8
 ,if you say1 let him use the means3 ,i 
say so too4 ,but what1  if when he hath 
used it1 he still continueth dark about 
it2 what  will you advise him now8 ,if  
you bid him wait1 do you not encourage  
him to live in sin1 as much as ,i do8   
,nay1 and seeing you will  not let him  
for want of light in that1 obey ,god in 
other his  institutions2 what is it but 
to say1 ,seeing you live for want  of   
light in the neglect of baptism1 we will
 make you1 while you  continue so1 live1
 though quite against your light1 in the
 breach  of all the rest4 ,and ,,where  
you are commanded thus1 you may shew    
the place when you find it4    ,now     
where you urge1 that you are one of them
 that say1 ',the epistles  were writ to 
particular churches1 and so serve       

nothing at all for  our kind of         
communion4' ,urging further1 ',that it  
will be difficult  for me to prove1 that
 they were also directed to particular  
saints4'    ,ans4 ,i wish there were    
nothing harder1 that were good for me to
  do4 ,but what should be the reason    
that our author1 with others  of his    
opinion1 should stickle so hard to prove
 that all the  epistles were wrote to   
particular churches8 ,why1 because those
  members were1 as they think1 every one
 baptized2 and so the epistles  from    
which we fetch our arguments for the    
love and concord of  saints1 to be only 
proper to themselves4#g ,but if this be 
true1  there is virtue indeed1 and more 
than ever ,i dreamed of1 in partaking   
of water baptism3 for if that shall take
 away the epistles1 and  consequently   
the whole ,bible1 from all that are not 
baptized2  then are the other churches1 
and also particular saints1 in a very   
deplorable condition4 ,for he asketh me 
very devoutly1 ',whether  any unbaptized

 persons were concerned in these        
epistles8' ,but why  would they take    
from us the ,holy ,scriptures8 ,verily1 
that we might  have naught to justify   
our practice withal3 for if the         
,scriptures  belong only to baptized    
believers1 they then belong not to the  
rest2 and in truth1 if they could       
persuade us to yield them this  grant1  
we should but sorrily justify our       
practice4 ,but ,i would ask  these men1 
',if the word of ,god came out from     
them8 ,or if it came  to them only8' 7#a
 ,cor #ad3cf74 ,or1 whether ,christ hath
 not given his  whole word to every one 
that believeth1 whether they be         
baptized1  or in1 or out of church      
fellowship 7,james #ag3ad74 ,or1 whether
 every  saint in some sort1 hath not the
 keys of the kingdom of heaven1  which  
are the ,scriptures and their power8    
,would to ,god they  had learned more   
modesty1 than thus to take from all     
others1 and  appropriate to themselves1 
and that for the sake of their observing

  a circumstance in religion1 so high1  
and glorious a privilege4    ,but we    
will come a little to proof3 what church
 will this author  find in ,rome1 that  
time the epistle was sent to the        
brethren  there1 besides that church    
that was in ,aquila's house1 although   
many more saints were then in the city8 
7,rom #af3e74 ,yea1 the  apostle in his 
salutation at the beginning1 embraceth  
them only  as brethren1 without the     
least intimation of their being gathered
  into fellowship3 ',to all that be in  
,rome1 beloved of ,god1 called  to be   
saints3 ,grace to you1' c4 7#a3g74 ,to  
all there1 to all  in that city1 beloved
 of ,god1 and that are converted to the 
,lord  ,jesus ,christ4 ,a church there  
was in ,aquila's house1 and that  there 
were many more saints besides1 is1 and  
that by the text1 as  manifest4         
,besides1 considering the rules that are
 given them in  the #adth and #aeth     
chapters about their receiving one      
another1 doth  yet strongly suggest to  

me1 that they were not yet in           
fellowship1  but as it were now about   
it1 when ,paul wrote his epistle to     
them4    ,the first epistle written to  
,corinth1 was also wrote to all them    
'that in every place call upon the name 
of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord'  7#a3b74   
,but it will be hard work for our author
 to make it manifest1  that none in     
those days did call on the name of our  
,lord1 but those  that were first       
baptized4 ,the second epistle also1 was 
not only  written to the church at      
,corinth1 but also to 'all the saints   
which  were in all ,achaia' 7#b ,cor    
#a3a74 ,to the ,galatians and           
,thessalonians  indeed1 his salutation  
was only to the churches there3 ,but the
  three epistles before were as well to 
all other saints3 ,as also  that to the 
,ephesians1 ,philippians1 and           
,colossians1 in which the  faithful and 
,,saints in ,christ ,jesus were also    
every one comprehended4  ,besides1 to   
what particular church was the epistle  

to the ,hebrews  wrote8 ,or the epistle 
of ,james8 ,both those of ,peter1 and   
the first  of ,john8 ,nay1 that of ,john
 was wrote to some at that time out of  
fellowship1 'that also may have         
fellowship with us' the church          
7#a3a-d74 ,so that these brethren must  
not have all the scriptures4  ,we have  
then a like privilege with all saints1  
to use the scriptures  for our godly    
edifying1 and to defend ourselves       
thereby1 from the  assaults of those    
that would make spoil of us4 ,but to    
pass this1  and come to the next4       
,you object for that ,i said1 ',if water
 baptism as the circumstances  with     
which the church was pestered of old    
trouble the peace1 and  wound the       
consciences of the godly1 dismember and 
break their  fellowships2 it is1        
although an ordinance1 for the present  
prudently  to be shunned4' ,at this 7as 
,i said7 you object1 and say1 ',did ,i  
ever find baptism a pest or plague to   
churches8 ,and did ever ,god  send an   

ordinance to be a pest and plague to his
 people8'    ,i answer3 ,i said not that
 ,god did send it for any such end at   
all2  ,god's ordinances are none of this
 in themselves3 nor if used as1  and for
 the end for which ,god sent them4 ,but 
yet both baptism1  and the supper of the
 ,lord1 have1 by being wrested out of   
their  place1 been a great affliction to
 the godly both in this and  other ages4
 ,what say you to breaking of bread1    
which the devil1 by  abusing1 made an   
engine in the hand of ,papists1 to burn1
 starve1  hang and draw thousands8 ,what
 say you to ,john of ,leyden8 ,what     
work did he make by the abuse of the    
ordinance of water baptism8  ,and ,i    
wish this age had not given cause1      
through the church-rending  spirits that
 some are possessed with1 to make       
complaint of this  matter2 who have also
 had for their engine the baptism with  
water4  ,yea1 yourself1 ,sir1 so far as 
,i can perceive1 could you get but  the 
opportunity2 yourself 7,i say7 under    

pretence of this innocent  ordinance1 as
 you term it1 would not stick to make   
inroads1  and outroads too1 in all the  
churches1 that suit not your fancy1  in 
the land4 ,for you have already been    
bold to affirm1 ',that all  those that  
have baptized infants1 ought to be      
ashamed and repent1  before they be     
showed the pattern of the house4' ,and  
what is this  but to threaten1 that     
could you have your will of them1 you   
would  quickly take from them their     
present church privileges1 and let  them
 see nothing thereof1 till those        
qualifications1 especially  subjection  
to water baptism1 was found to attend   
each of them4    ,as to the persons you 
speak of1 ',who have rent churches in   
pieces1  by making preaching by method1 
doctrine1 reason and use1 to be         
anti-christian'3 ,or1 because they could
 not have other ministrations  performed
 after their fancies 'the imprudence of 
such with yourselves1  hath been        
heart-breaking to many a gracious soul2 

an high occasion  of stumbling to the   
weak1 and a reproach to the ways of the 
,lord4'  ,that it may be prudently      
shunned1 ,i referred you then for proof1
  to what should be offered after3 but  
at this you cry out1 and so  pass it4   
,and now1 reader1 although this author  
hath thus objected against  some        
passages in this my first argument for  
communion with persons  unbaptized2 yet 
the body of my argument he misseth and  
passeth over1  as a thing not worth the 
answering2 whether because he forgot1 or
  because he was conscious to himself1  
that he knew not what to do  therewith1 
,i will not now determine4 #a4 ,i       
effectually prove1 ',that  baptism is   
not the initiating ordinance4' #b4 ,i   
prove1 ',that though  it was1 yet the   
case may so fall out1 that members might
 be received  without it4' #c4 ,i prove1
 ',that baptism makes no man a visible  
saint1 nor giveth any right to church   
fellowship4' #d4 ,i prove1  ',that      
faith1 and a life becoming the law of   

the ten commandments1  should be the    
chief and most solid argument with true 
churches to  receive saints to          
fellowship4'#h #e4 ,i prove1 ',that     
circumcision  in the flesh1 which was   
the entering ordinance of old1 was a    
type  of circumcision in the heart1' c4 
,these things1 with others1 our  author 
letteth pass2 although in the proof of  
them abideth the  strength of this first
 argument2 to which ,i must entreat him 
in  his next1 to cast his eye1 and give 
fair answer2 as also to the  scriptures 
on which each are built1 or he must     
suffer me to say1  ,i am abused4        
,further1 ,i make a question upon three 
scriptures1  ,whether all the saints1   
even in the primitive times1 were       
baptized  with water8 to which also he  
answereth nothing2 whereas he ought  to 
have done it1 if he will take in hand to
 confute4 ,the scriptures  are #a       
,corinthians #a3ad-af2 ,romans #f3c2    
,galatians #c3bg4 ,yet were  they       
effectually answered1 my argument is    

nothing weakened4    ,you come to my    
second argument1 drawn from ,ephesians  
#d3d-f4 ,upon  which a little more now  
to enlarge1 and then to take notice of  
your objection4 ,the apostle then in    
that fourth of the ,ephesians1          
exhorteth the church there 'with all    
lowliness and meekness1 with  long      
suffering1 forbearing one another in    
love2 endeavouring to  keep the unity of
 the spirit in the bond of peace' 7vv   
#b1c74 ,this  done1 he presents them    
with such arguments1 as might fasten his
  exhortation to purpose upon them4     
#a4 ,the first is1 because the body is  
,,one2 ,there is 'one body'2  therefore 
they should not divide4 ,for if the     
church of ,christ be  a body1 there     
ought not to be a rent or schism among  
them 7#a ,cor  #ab74    #b4 ,his second 
argument is1 ,there is 'one spirit1' or 
one quickening  principle by which the  
body is made to live2 for having        
asserted  before that ,christ hath      
indeed a body1 it was meet that he      

showed  also1 that this body hath life1 
and motion4 ,now that life1 being  none 
other1 than that nourishment1 or spirit 
of life1 from which  'the whole body    
fitly joined together and compacted by  
that which  every joint supplieth1      
according to the effectual working of   
the  measure in every part1 maketh      
increase of the body unto the edifying  
of itself in love' 7,eph #d3af74 ,now   
this spirit1 being first1 and  chiefly1 
in the head1 therefore none other but   
those that hold the  head can have this 
nourishment ministered to them3 besides1
 this  is the spirit that knits the body
 together1 and makes it increase  with  
the increase of ,god 7,col #b3ai74 ,this
 is 'the unity of the  spirit' which he 
before exhorts them to keep4    #c4 ,the
 third argument is1 ,because their hope 
is also but one4 ',even  as ye are      
called saith he in one hope of your     
calling'3 as who  should say1 ,my       
brethren1 if you are called with one    
calling1 if  your hope1 both as to the  

grace of hope1 and also the object1 be  
but one3 if you hope for one heaven1 and
 for one eternal life3  then maintain   
that unity of the spirit1 and hope1     
while here1 in  love1 'and the bond of  
peace' 7,eph #d3c74    #d4 ,the fourth  
argument is1 ,there is 'one ,lord1' or  
husband1 or prince1  to whom this church
 belongs3 therefore if we have husbands1
 but  one1 ,lord and prince but one1 let
 us not read into many parties1  as if  
we had many husbands1 lords1 and        
princes1 to govern us1  as his wife1 his
 house1 and kingdom4 ',is ,christ       
divided8' 7#a ,cor  #a3ac74    #e4 ,the 
fifth argument is1 ,there is 'one       
faith1' by which we all  stand justified
 by one ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 'one      
faith' by which we  escape the wrath of 
,god2 'one faith' by which only they    
that have  it are blessed2 yea1 seeing  
there is but 'one faith1' by which  we  
are all put into one way of salvation1  
let us hold together as  such4    #f4   
,the sixth argument is1 ,there is 'one  

baptism4' ,now we are come  to the      
pinch1 viz41 ,whether it be that of     
water1 or no8 which  ,i must positively 
deny4 7#a47 ,because water baptism hath 
nothing  to do in a church1 as a church2
 it neither bringeth us into the        
church1 nor is any part of our worship  
when we come there2 how then  can the   
peace and unity of the church depend    
upon water baptism8  ,besides1 he saith 
expressly1 ,it is the 'unity of the     
spirit1' not  water1 that is here       
intended3 and the arguments brought to  
enforce  it1 are such as wholly and     
immediately relate to the duty of the   
church1 as a church4 7#b47 ,further1    
,that other text1 that treateth  of our 
being baptized into a body1 saith       
expressly it is done by  the spirit3    
',for by one spirit are we all baptized 
into one body'  7#a ,cor #ab3ac74 ,here 
is the church presented as under the    
notion  of 'one body'2 here is a baptism
 mentioned1 by which they are  brought1 
or initiated into this body3 ,now that  

this is the baptism  of water1 is       
utterly against the words of the text2  
',for by one  spirit are we all baptized
 into one body4' ,besides1 if the       
baptism  here be of water1 then is it   
the initiating ordinance2 but the       
contrary ,i have proved1 and this author
 stands by my doctrine4  ,so then1 the  
baptism here respecting the church as   
one body1 and  water1 having nothing to 
do to enter men into the church1 nor to 
command them to practise it as a church1
 in order to their peace  or communion1 
or respecting the worship of ,god as    
such3 and 7,i say  again7 the baptism in
 the sixth argument1 being urged        
precisely  for no other purpose1 but    
with respect to the church's peace as  a
 body2 it must needs be ,,that baptism1 
by virtue of which1 they  were          
initiated1 and joined together in one2  
and that baptism being  only that which 
the ,spirit executeth2 this therefore is
 that one  baptism4    #g4 ,the other   
argument is also effectual2 there is    

',one ,god and  ,father of all1 who is  
above all1 and through all1 and in you  
all' 7,eph #d3f74 ,if we are 'one body'2
 if to it there be but 'one  spirit'2 if
 we have but 'one hope1 one faith1' and 
be all baptized  by 'one spirit' into   
that 'one' body2 and if we have but 'one
  ,lord1 one ,god1' and he in every one 
of us2 let us be also 'one'3  and let   
them that are thus qualified1 both join 
together1 and hold  in one4    ,but our 
author against this1 objecteth1 ,that1  
'now ,i employ my pen  against every    
man2 and give the lie to all expositors1
 for they  hold this one baptism1 to be 
none other than that of water4'#i       
,ans4 ,what if ,i should also send you  
to answer those expositors  that expound
 certain scriptures for infant baptism1 
and that by  them brand us for          
anabaptists2 must this drive you from   
your belief  of the truth8 ,,expositors 
,i reverence1 but must live by mine own 
faith 7,habb #b3d74 ,god hath no where  
bound himself to them more  than to     

others1 with respect to the revelation  
of his mind in his  word4 ,but it       
becomes not you to run thus to          
expositors1 who are1  as to your notions
 in many things1 but of yesterday3 'to  
the law1  and to the testimony' 7,isa   
#h3bj73 for ',out of the mouth of babes'
  the ,lord hath 'ordained strength'    
7,psa #h3b74    ,but you bid me tell    
you1 ',what ,i mean by spirit baptism8' 
,ans4 ,sir1 you mistake me1 ,i treat not
 here of our being baptized  with the   
,spirit1 with respect to its coming from
 heaven into us2  but of that act of the
 spirit1 when come1 which baptizeth us  
into  a body or church4 ,it is one thing
 to be baptized with the ,spirit  in the
 first sense2 and another to be baptized
 by it in the sense  ,i treat of3 for   
the ,spirit to come upon me1 is one     
thing2 and  for that when come1 to      
implant1 embody1 or baptize me into the 
body of ,christ1 is another4 ,your      
question therefore is grounded  on a    
mistake1 both of my judgment1 and the   

words of the apostle4  ,wherefore thus  
,i soon put an end to your objections4  
,for the  ,spirit to come down upon me1 
is one thing2 and for the ,spirit to    
baptize1 or implant me into the church1 
is another3 for to be  possessed with   
the spirit1 is one thing2 and to be led 
by that  spirit1 is another4 ,i conclude
 then2 seeing the argument taken  from  
that one baptism1 respecteth church     
fellowship properly2  and seeing water  
baptism meddleth not with it as such2 it
 is the  other1 even that in #a         
,corinthians #ab3af that is here        
intended1  and no other4    ,but you    
add1 ',if nothing but extraordinary     
gifts are called the  baptism of the    
,spirit in a strict sense2 then that    
baptism 7#a ,cor  #ab7 must be water    
baptism1 as well as that in the         
,ephesians4'    ,hold3 you make your    
conclusions before you have cause2      
first1 prove  that in the ,ephesians to 
be meant of water baptism1 and that the 
baptism in #a ,corinthians #ab3af is the

 baptism you would have it2  and then   
conclude my argument void4 ,that it is  
the baptism of the  ,holy ,ghost        
according to the common notion1 ,i say  
not2 for you to  assert it is the       
baptism of water1 gives the lie to the  
text3 but  that it is an act of the     
,holy ,ghost1 baptizing the saints into 
a body1 or church1 you will hardly be   
able to make the contrary  appear to be 
truth4 ',but behold1 while here you     
would have this  to be baptism with     
water1 how you contradict and condemn   
your own  notion3 you say water baptism 
is not the entering ordinance2 yet  the 
baptism here is such as baptizeth us    
into a body3 wherefore  before you say  
next time that this in #a ,corinthians  
#ab3af is meant  of water baptism2      
affirm that water baptism is the        
initiating or  entering ordinance1 that 
your opinion and doctrine may hang      
better  together4'    ,we come to my    
third argument2 which is to prove1 that 
it is lawful  to hold church communion  

with the godly sincere believer1 though 
he hath not be baptized with water1     
because he hath the ,,doctrine  of      
baptisms 7,heb #f3b74 ,which doctrine ,i
 distinguish from the  practice of it2  
the doctrine being that which by the    
outward sign  is presented to us2 or    
which by the outward circumstance of the
  act is preached to the believer1 viz41
 the death of ,christ1 my  death with   
,christ2 also his resurrection from the 
dead1 and mine  with him to newness of  
life4 ',this our author calleth one of  
the  strangest paradoxes that he hath   
,,lightly observed4'    ,ans4 ,how light
 he is in his observation of things1 ,i 
know not2 this  ,i am sure1 the apostle 
makes mention of the doctrine of        
baptisms2  now that the doctrine of a   
man1 or ordinance1 is the signification 
of what is preached1 is apparent to very
 sense4 ,what is ,christ's  doctrine1   
,paul's doctrine1 scripture doctrine1   
but the truth couched  under the words  
that are spoken8 so the doctrine of     

baptism1 yea  and the doctrine of the   
,lord's supper1 are those truths or     
mysteries  that such ordinances preach  
unto us4 ,and that the doctrine of      
baptism1 in this sense1 is the great end
 for which that1 and the  ,lord's       
supper1 was instituted1 is apparent from
 all the scriptures3  it is that which  
the apostle seeketh for in that eminent 
sixth  of the ,romans1 ',know ye not    
that so many of us as were baptized     
into ,jesus ,christ1 were baptized into 
his death8 ,therefore we are  buried    
with him by baptism into death3 that    
like as ,christ was  raised up from the 
dead by the glory of the ,father1 even  
so we  also should walk in newness of   
life4 ,for if we have been planted      
together in the likeness of his death1  
we shall be also in the  likeness of his
 resurrection' 7#c-e74 ,what is here    
discoursed1 but  the doctrine of or that
 which baptism teacheth2 with an        
intimation2  that that was the chief1   
for the sake of which that shadow was   

instituted2 as also that they that have 
the doctrine1 or that  which is         
signified thereby1 they only must reign 
with ,christ4    ,again1 ,this is that  
which he seeketh for among the          
,corinthians2  ',if the dead rise not at
 all1' saith he1 'why then were you     
baptized for the dead8' 7#a ,cor        
#ae3bi74 ,why then were you baptized8   
,what did baptism teach you8 ,what      
doctrine did it preach to you8  further1
 ',buried with him in baptism1 wherein  
also ye are risen  with him through the 
faith of the operation of ,god1 who hath
 raised  him from the dead' 7,col       
#b3ab74 ,what is here in chief asserted1
  but the doctrine only which water     
baptism preacheth8 with an  intimation1 
that they1 and they only1 are the saved 
of the ,lord1  that have heard1         
received1 and that live in this         
doctrine4    ,the same may be said of   
the ,lord's supper1 it also hath its    
doctrine4 ,but against this our author  
objecteth1 saying1 ',that  this is      

called the doctrine of baptism1 ,i am   
yet to learn4'    ,ans4 ,your ignorance 
of the truth makes it not an error3 but 
,i pray  you1 what is the doctrine of   
baptism1 if not that which baptism      
teacheth1 even that which is signified  
thereby8 ,as that is the  doctrine of   
,christ1 and the scriptures2 which he   
and they teach  as the mind of ,god4    
,but you say1 ',i took the doctrine of  
baptism to be the command  that a       
believer should be baptized1 for such   
ends as the gospel  expresseth4'        
,ans4 ,to assert that a figurative      
ordinance is of ,god1 is one thing2  but
 the doctrinal signification of that    
ordinance is another4 ,a  man may preach
 the command1 yet none of the doctrine  
which baptism  preacheth4 ,the doctrine 
lieth not in the command1 but the       
mystery  discovered to faith1 by the    
act4    ,you object1 ',if the           
resurrection be the doctrine of baptism1
 why  doth the apostle make that1 and   
the doctrine of baptism1 things         

distinct1 in ,hebrews #f4'    ,ans4 ,the
 resurrection simply considered1 is not 
the doctrine of  baptism1 but ,christ's1
 and mine by him4 ,besides1 there is    
more in  it than the mystery of this    
resurrection2 there is my death first1  
and then my rising with him4    ,but you
 add1 ',under the law1 all the          
sacrifices of that dispensation1  with  
their sabbaths1 were types of that      
,christ1 who was the substance  of all  
those ceremonies4 ,if any of them then  
that professed faith  in the ,messias to
 come1 should upon scruples1 or want of 
pretended  light1 neglect the whole1 or 
part of that typical worship2 why  may  
not a man say of them1 as this advocate 
of the practice under  debate1 they had 
the richer and better sacrifice4'       
,ans4 ,first1 that the brethren which   
refuse to be baptized1 as  you and ,i   
would have them1 refuse it for want of  
pretended light1  becomes you not to    
imagine1 unless your boldness will lead 
you  to judge1 that all men want        

sincerity1 that come not up to our      
judgment4 ,their conscience may be      
better than either yours or mine2  yet  
,god1 for purposes best known to        
himself1 may forbear to give  them      
conviction of their duty in this        
particular4 ,but what1 because  they are
 not baptized1 have they not ,jesus     
,christ8 ,or1 must we  now be afraid to 
say that ,christ is better than water   
baptism8#aj  ,yea1 ,god himself for the 
sake of this better thing1 hath suffered
  in his church a suspension of some of 
his ordinances1 yet owned  them for his 
truly constituted congregation4 ,what   
say you to the  church in the           
wilderness8 ,i touched you with it in my
 first1 but  perceive you listed not to 
meddle therewith4 ,that church received 
members1 the way which was not          
prescribed by1 but directly against  the
 revealed mind of ,god2 yet stood a true
 church1 their members  true members2   
also that church in that state1 was such
 before  whom1 among whom1 and to whom  

,god continually made known himself  to 
be their ,god1 and owned them for his   
peculiar treasure4    ,and now ,i am    
fallen upon it1 let me a little enlarge3
 this church1  according to the then    
instituted worship of ,god1 had         
circumcision  for their entering        
ordinance 7,gen #ag3ac1ad71 without     
which it was  unlawful to receive any   
into fellowship with them3 yea1 he that 
without it was received1 was to be cut  
off1 and cast out again4  ,further1 as  
to the passover1 the uncircumcised were 
utterly  forbidden to eat it 7,exo      
#ab3dh74 ,now if our brethren had as    
express prohibition to justify their    
groundless opinion1 as here  is to      
exclude the uncircumcised from the      
communion of the church  and the        
passover3 ,i say1 if they could find it 
written1 ',no  unbaptized person shall  
enter1 no unbaptized person shall eat of
  the supper'2 what a noise would they  
make about it8 ,but yet let  the reader 
observe1 that although circumcision was 

the entering  ordinance1 and our author 
saith baptism is not2 yea1 though this  
church was expressly forbidden to       
receive the uncircumcised1 and  we have 
not a syllable now to forbid the        
unbaptized1 yet this church  received   
members without1 and otherwise than by  
this entering  ordinance4 ,they also    
admitted them to the passover2 yea1     
entertained1 retained1 and held         
communion with them so long as  forty   
years without it4 ,i say again1 ,that   
the number of this sort  of communicants
 was not so few as six hundred thousand4
 ,moreover1  to these uncircumcised was 
the land of ,canaan given1 yea1 a       
possession of part thereof before they  
were circumcised2 but the  old          
circumcised ones might not enter        
therein4 ,i am the larger in  this1     
because our author hath overlooked my   
first mention thereof4  ,and now ,i ask1
 ,what was the reason that ,god         
continued his presence  with this church
 notwithstanding this transgression8    

,was it not  because they had that      
richer and better thing1 'the ,lord     
,jesus  ,christ8' ,for they did all eat 
of that spiritual bread1 and drink  of  
that 'spiritual rock that followed them3
 and that rock was  ,christ' 7#a ,cor   
#aj3c1d74 ,i confess ,i find them under 
rebukes and  judgments in the           
wilderness1 and that they were many     
times threatened  to be destroyed2 but  
yet ,i find not so much as one check for
 their  receiving of members            
uncircumcised4 ,further1 in the ,new    
,testament1  where we have a catalogue  
of their sins1 and also of their        
punishment  for them2 we find not a word
 about circumcision1 nor the smallest   
intimation of the least rebuke for      
neglecting the entering ordinance  7#a  
,cor #aj3e-aj74 ,i will therefore say of
 them1 as ,i have also  said of my      
brethren1 ',they had the richer and     
better thing4'    ,but you object1      
',that this putteth the whole of ,god's 
instituted  worship both under the law  

and gospel1 to the highest              
uncertainties4'    ,ans4 ,this putteth  
our opposers out of their road1 and     
quencheth the  flame of their           
unwarrantable zeal4 ,for if the entering
 ordinance1  if the ordinance without   
which no man might be added to the      
church1  was laid aside for forty years2
 yea1 if more than six hundred  thousand
 did communicate with them without it3  
,i say again1 ,if  they did it1 and held
 communion with ,god1 that              
notwithstanding2  yea1 and had not1 that
 we read of1 all that time one small    
check  for so doing2 why may not we now 
enter communion1 hold communion1        
maintain communion1 church communion1   
without being judged1  and condemned by 
you8 because we cannot for want of light
 be all  baptized before2 especially    
considering baptism makes no man a      
saint1 is not the entering ordinance1 is
 no part of the worship  of ,god        
enjoined the church as a church4 ,to    
conclude1 although we  receive members  

unbaptized in after1 we leave not ,god's
 instituted  worship at uncertainties1  
especially what he hath commanded us  as
 his church2 we only profess our want of
 light in some things2  but see no word 
to warrant the forbearance of our duty  
in all1  for want of persuasion in one4 
,you object1 ',i call baptism a         
circumstance1 an outward-shew ,i        
,,nickname it4'    ,ans4 ,deep reproof6 
but why did you not shew me my evil in  
thus  calling it1 when opposed to the   
substance1 and the thing signified8  ,is
 it the substance1 is it the thing      
signified8 ,and why may not ,i  give it 
the name of a shew2 when you call it a  
symbol1 and compare  it to a gentleman's
 livery8    ,but you say1 ,i call it an 
outward shew4    ,ans4 ,is it an inward 
one8 ,what is it8    ',it is a command4'
    ,ans4 ,but doth that install it in  
that place and dignity1 that was  never 
intended for it8    ,you object further1
 ',they cannot have the doctrine of     
baptism that  understand not our way of 

administering it4'    ,this is your     
mistake1 both of the doctrine and thing 
itself4 ,but  if you will not ,,scorn to
 take notice of me1 ,i advise you again 
to consider1 ,that a man may find       
baptism to be commanded1 may  be        
informed who ought to administer it2 may
 also know the proper  subject2 and that
 the manner of baptizing is dipping2 and
 may desire  to practise it because it  
is commanded1 and yet know nothing of   
what water baptism preacheth2 or of the 
mystery baptism sheweth  to faith4 ,but 
that the doctrine of baptism is not the 
practice of  it1 not the outward act1   
but the thing signified2 and that every 
believer hath that1 must argue you more 
than too bold to deny it4    ,but say   
you1 ',who taught you to divide betwixt 
,christ and his  precepts1 that you word
 it at such a rate8 ,that he that hath  
the  one1' c4    ,ans4 ,to say nothing  
of faith1 and the word2 verily reason   
itself  teacheth it4 ,for if ,christ be 
my righteousness1 and not water2 if     

,christ be my advocate1 and not water2  
if there be that good and  blessedness  
in ,christ1 that is not in water2 then  
is ,jesus ,christ  better than water2   
and also in these to be eternally       
divided from  water2 unless we will make
 them co-saviours1 co-advocates1 and    
such as are equally good and profitable 
to men4    ,but say you1 ',i thought    
that he that hath ,christ1 had an       
orderly  right to all ,christ's promises
 and precepts2 and that the precepts  of
 ,christ1 are part of the riches that a 
believer hath in and by  ,christ4'      
,ans4 ,a believer hath more in ,christ  
than either promise or precept2  but all
 believers know not all things1 that of 
,god are given to  them by ,christ4 ,but
 must not they use1 and enjoy what they 
know1  because they know not all4 ,or   
must they neglect the weightier         
matters1 because they want mint1 and    
anise1 and cummin8 ,your  pretended     
orderly right is your fancy2 there is   
not a syllable  in the whole bible1 that

 bids a ,christian to forbear his duty  
in  other things1 because he wanteth1 as
 you term it1 the symbol1 or  water     
baptism4    ,but say you1 ',he that     
despiseth his birthright of ordinances1 
our  church privileges1 will be found to
 be a profane person1 as ,esau  in      
,god's account4'    ,baptism is not the 
privilege of a church as such4 ,but     
what8 are  they all ,esau's indeed8     
,must we go to hell1 and be damned1 for 
want of faith in water baptism8 ,and    
take notice1 ,i do not plead  for a     
despising of baptism1 but a bearing with
 our brother1 that  cannot do it for    
want of light4 ,the best of baptism he  
hath1  viz4 the signification thereof3  
he wanteth only the outward shew1  which
 if he had1 would not prove him a truly 
visible saint2 it  would not tell me he 
had the grace of ,god in his heart2 it  
is no  characteristical note to another 
of my ,sonship with ,god4 ,but why  did 
you not answer these parts of my        
argument8 ,why did you only  cavil at   

words8 which if they had been left out1 
the argument yet  stands good4 ',he that
 is not baptized in water1 if yet a true
  believer1 hath the ,,doctrine of      
baptism2 yea1 he ought to have it       
before he be convicted1 it is his duty  
to be baptized1 or else he  playeth the 
hypocrite4 ,there is therefore no       
difference between  that believer that  
is1 and he that is not yet baptized with
 water2  but only his going down into   
the water1 there to perform an outward  
ceremony1 the substance of which he hath
 already2 which yet he is  not commanded
 to do with respect to membership with  
the church2  but to obtain by that1     
further understanding of his privilege  
by  ,christ1 which before he made       
profession of1 and that as a visible    
believer4'#aa    ,but to come to my     
fourth argument1 which you so tenderly  
touch  as if it burnt your fingers3 ',i 
am bold say ,i to have communion  with  
visible saints as before1 because ,god  
hath communion with them1  whose example

 in the case we are strictly commanded  
to follow4'  ',receive ye one another1  
as ,christ also received us to the glory
  of ,god' 7,rom #ae3g74 ,yea1 though   
they be saints1 in opinion contrary  to 
you1 or ,i4 ',we that are strong ought  
to bear the infirmities  of the weak1   
and not to please ourselves' 7,rom      
#ae3a74 ,infirmities  that are sinful3  
for they that are natural are incident  
to all4  ,infirmities therefore they    
are1 that for want of light1 cause  a   
man to err in circumstantials3 and the  
reason upon which ,paul  groundeth this 
admonition is2 ',for even ,christ       
pleased not himself1  but1 as it is     
written1 ,the reproaches of them that   
reproached thee  fell on me' 7,rom      
#ae3c74    ,you say to this1 ',that it  
is ,paul's direction to the church at   
,rome how to receive their brethren     
church members4'    ,i answer1 #a4      
,what8 are not the poor saints now in   
this city8 are  not they concerned in   
these instructions8 or is not the church

  by these words at all directed how to 
carry it to those that were  not yet in 
fellowship8 ,a bold assertion6 but      
grounded upon nothing1  but that you    
would have it so4 #b4 ,but how will you 
prove that there  was a church1 a       
rightly constituted church1 at ,rome1   
besides that  in ,aquila's house8 7chap4
 #af74 ,neither doth this epistle1 nor  
any  other in the whole book of ,god    
affirm it4 ,besides1 since ,paul in     
this last chapter saluteth the church1  
as in this man's house1  but the other1 
only as particular saints1 it giveth    
further ground  of conviction to you1   
that those others were not as yet       
imbodied  in such a fellowship4 #c4 ,but
 suppose there was another church       
besides2 it doth not therefore follow1  
that the apostle exhorteth  them only to
 receive persons already in fellowship2 
but ',him1'  even every ',him that is   
weak in the faith receive ye1 but not to
  doubtful disputations' 7#ad3a74 #d4   
,suppose again1 the receiving  here     

exhorted to1 be such as you would have  
it1 yet the rule by  which they are     
directed to do it1 is that by which we  
perceive  that ,christ hath received    
them4 ,but ,christ did not receive them 
by  water baptism1 but as given to him  
by the ,father4 ,him1 therefore1        
concerning whom we are convinced1 that  
he by the ,father is given  to ,christ1 
',him should we receive4' #e4 ,but what 
need ,i grant you1  that which cannot be
 proved8 yet if you could prove it1 it  
availeth  nothing at all2 because you   
may not1 cannot1 ought not to dare to   
limit the exhortation to receiving of   
one another into each other's           
affections only2 and not also receiving 
saints into communion4    ,but you      
object3 ',to make ,god's receiving the  
rule of our receiving1  in all cases    
will not hold4'    ,ans4 ,keep to the   
thing1 man3 if it hold in the case in   
hand1 it  is enough1 the which you have 
not denied4 ,and that it holds thus1  is
 plain1 because commanded4 ,but let the 

reader know1 that your  putting in that 
way of his receiving which is invisible 
to us2  is but an unhandsome straddling 
over my argument1 which treateth  only  
of a visible receiving2 such as is      
manifest to the church4  ,this you knew1
 but sought by evading to turn the      
reader from  considering the strength of
 this my argument4 ',the receiving then 
said ,i because it is set as an example 
to the church1 is such  as must needs be
 visible unto them2 and is best         
discovered by that  word that describeth
 the visible saint4 ,whoso then you can 
judge  a visible saint1 one that walketh
 with ,god1 you may1 nay ought to  judge
 by the same word1 that ,god hath       
received him4 ,now him that  ,god       
receiveth1 him should you receive4' ,but
 will any object2 they  cannot believe  
that ,god receiveth the unbaptized      
saints2 ,i will  not suppose you so much
 stupefied1 and therefore shall make no 
answer4    ,but you seem to be much     
offended1 because ,i said1 ',vain man6  

,think  not by the straightness of thine
 order in outward1 and bodily           
conformity to outward and shadowish     
circumstances1 that thy peace  is       
maintained with ,god8' ,but why so much 
offended at this8 ,it is  say you       
',because you intend by this the        
brethren of the baptized  way4'    ,ans4
 ,if they be vain men1 and set up their 
,,own order1 how straight  soever they  
make it1 they are worthy to be reproved2
 if 'they  have rejected the word of the
 ,lord2 what wisdom is in them8' 7,jer  
#h3i74 ,and as you suggest the first1 ,i
 affirm the second4 ,but if  you would  
be justified in excluding those1 with   
whom yet you see  ,god hath communion1  
because they yet see not a shadow with  
you2  produce the scripture for such    
order1 that we may believe it is the    
order of ,god4 ,but deal fairly1 lest we
 shew your nakedness1 and  others see   
your shame4 ,you tell me of the order of
 the ,colossians  7#b3e74 ,but if you   
can prove that that church refused to   

hold  communion with that saint whom    
they knew to be received by ,christ1    
and held communion with him ,christ1 or 
that none but those that  are baptized  
in water are received by and hold       
communion with  him1 then you justify   
your order4 ,in the mean while the whole
 of  mine argument stands firm against  
you2 ',you must have communion  with    
visible saints1 because ,god hath       
communion with them1 whose  example in  
the case we are strictly commanded to   
follow4'    ,but you ask me1 ',if       
outward and bodily conformity be become 
a  crime8'    ,ans4 ,i nowhere said it2 
but know that to glorify ,god with our  
bodies1 respecteth chiefly far higher   
and more weighty things1  than that of  
water baptism2 ',whatsoever is not of   
faith is sin'  7,rom #ad3bc72 and to set
 up an ordinance1 though an ordinance of
  ,god1 that by it the church may be    
pulled in pieces1 or the truly  visible 
saints excluded communion with their    
brethren2 ,i say again1  to make water  

baptism a bar and division between saint
 and saint1  every whit otherwise       
gracious and holy alike3 ,this is like  
fasting  'for strife and debate1 and to 
smite with the fist of wickedness'      
7,isa #eh3d72 and is not to be found    
within the whole bible1 but  is wholly  
an order of your own devising4 ,as to   
the peace you make  an objection about  
you have granted me what ,i intended2   
and now ,i  add further1 that for church
 peace to be founded in water baptism1  
or any other external rite1 not having  
to do with the church1 as  a church1 is 
poor peace indeed3 ,church peace is     
founded in blood2  and love to each     
other for ,jesus' sake 7,phil #b3a-d74  
,bearing with1  and forbearing one      
another1 in all things circumstantial1  
that  concern not church worship as such
 7,eph #d3ca1cb74 ,and in my other      
treatise ,i have proved that baptism is 
not such1 and therefore  ought not to be
 urged to make rents and divisions among
 brethren4    ,but you ask1 ',is my     

peace maintained in a way of            
disobedience8  and conclude if it be1   
you fear it is false4'    ,ans4 ,if the 
first were true2 you need not to doubt  
of the second2  but it may be thought he
 hath little to say in the controversy1 
who is forced to stuff out his papers1  
with such needless prattles  as these4  
,my fifth argument is1 ',that a failure 
in such a circumstance as  water        
baptism1 doth not unchristian us'2 this 
you are compelled  to grant4 ,and ,i    
conclude with your words1 persons ought 
to be  ,christians before visible       
,christians2 such as any congregation in
  the land may receive to communion with
 themselves1 because ,god  hath shewed  
us that he has received them4 ',receive 
him to the glory  of ,god4' ,to the     
glory of ,god1 is put in on purpose1 to 
shew what  dishonour they bring to him1 
who despise to have communion with      
such1 whom they know do maintain        
communion with ,god4 ,i say again1  ,how
 doth this man1 or that church1 glorify 

,god1 or count the wisdom  and holiness 
of heaven beyond them1 when they refuse 
communion  with them1 concerning whom   
yet they are convinced1 that they  have 
communion with ,god8 ,but my argument   
you have not denied2 nor  meddled with  
the conclusion at all2 which is1 ',that 
therefore1  even because a failure here1
 doth not unchristian us1 doth not  make
 us insincere'2 and ,i add1 doth not lay
 us open to any revealed  judgment or   
displeasure of ,god 7if it doth1 shew   
where7 therefore  it should not1 it     
ought not to make us obnoxious to the   
displeasure  of the church of ,god4     
,but you say1 ',i rank gospel precepts1 
with ,old ,testament abrogated          
ceremonies4'    ,ans4 ,you should have  
given your reader my words1 that he     
might  have judged from my own mouth3 ,i
 said then1 speaking before of          
,christianity itself1 'that thousands of
 thousands that could not  consent to   
water1 as we1 are now with the          
innumerable company of  angels1 and the 

spirits of just men made perfect4' ,what
 was said of  eating1 or the contrary1  
may as to this be said of water baptism3
  neither if ,i be baptized1 am ,i the  
better8 neither if ,i be not1  am ,i the
 worse8 not the better before ,god1 not 
the worse before  men3 still meaning as 
,paul1 provided ,i walk according to my 
light  with ,god2 otherwise it is false4
 ,for if a man that seeth it to  be his 
duty1 shall despisingly neglect it2 or  
if he that hath not  faith about it1    
shall foolishly take it up3 both these  
are for  this the worse2 ,i mean1 as to 
their own sense1 being convicted in     
themselves1 as transgressors4 ,he       
therefore that doth it according  to his
 light1 doth well2 and he that doth it  
not1 for want of light1  doth not ill2  
for he approveth his heart to be sincere
 with ,god1  even by that his           
forbearance4 ,and ,i tell you again1 ,it
 is nowhere  recorded1 that this man is 
under any revealed threatening of ,god1 
for his not being baptized with water1  

he not having light therein1  but is    
admitted through his grace to as many   
promises as you4 ,if  therefore he be   
not a partaker of that circumstance1 yet
 he is of  that liberty1 and mercy1 by  
which you stand with ,god4    ,but that 
,i practise instituted worship1 upon the
 same account as  ,paul did             
circumcision1 and shaving1 is too bold  
for you to presume  to imagine4 ,what8  
because ,i will not suffer water to     
carry away  the epistles from the       
,christians2 and because ,i will not let
  water baptism be the rule1 the door1  
the bolt1 the bar1 the wall  of division
 between the righteous1 and the         
righteous2 must ,i  therefore be judged 
to be a man without conscience to the   
worship  of ,jesus ,christ8 ,the ,lord  
deliver me from superstitious and       
idolatrous thoughts about any of the    
ordinances of ,christ and of  ,god4 ,but
 my fifth argument standeth against you 
untouched2 you  have not denied1 much   
less confuted the least syllable        

thereof4    ,you tell me my sixth       
argument is1 ,edification4    ,ans4 ,if 
it be1 why is it not embraced8 ,but my  
own words are these3  ',i am for holding
 communion thus4 ,because the           
edification of souls  in the faith and  
holiness of the gospel1 is of greater   
concern than  an agreement in outward   
things2 ,i say1 it is of greater concern
  with us1 and of far more profit to our
 brother1 than our agreeing  in1 or     
contesting for1 water baptism' 7,john   
#af3ac2 #a ,cor #ad3ab2  #b ,cor #aj3h1 
#ab3ai2 ,eph #d3ab2 #a ,cor #ac3a1b2    
#h3a74 ,now why did you  not take this  
argument in pieces1 and answer those    
scriptures1 on  which the strength      
thereof depends2 but if to contest1 and 
fall  out about water baptism1 be better
 than to edify the house of ,god1       
produce the texts1 that we may be       
informed4    ,you say1 ',edification is 
the end of all communion1 but all things
  must be done in order1 orderly4'      
,ans4 ,when you have proved that there  

is no such thing as an orderly  edifying
 of the church1 without water baptism   
precede1 then it  will be time enough to
 think you have said something4    ,you 
add1 ',edification as to church         
fellowship being a building up1  doth   
suppose the being of a church2 but pray 
you shew us a church  without baptism4' 
,ans4 ,see here the spirit of these men1
 who for the want of water  baptism1    
have at once unchurched all such        
congregations of ,god  in the world2 but
 against this ,i have1 and do urge1     
,that water  baptism giveth neither     
being1 nor well-being to a church1      
neither  is any part of that instituted 
worship of ,god1 that the church1 as    
such1 should be found in the practice   
of4 ,therefore her edification  as a    
church may1 yea and ought to be attained
 unto without it4    ,but you say1      
',shew us a ,new ,testament church      
without baptism4'    ,ans4 ,what say you
 to the church all along the ,revelation
 quite  through the reign of            

,antichrist8 ,was that a ,new ,testament
 church1  or no8 ,again1 ,if baptism be 
without the church1 as a church1  if it 
hath nothing to do in the constituting  
of a church2 if it  be not the door of  
entrance into the church1 if it be no   
part of  church-worship as such2 then1  
although all the members of that  church
 were baptized1 yet the church is a     
church without water  baptism4 ,but all 
the churches in the ,new ,testament were
 such3  therefore1 c4 ,again1 ,if       
baptism respect believers1 as particular
  persons only2 if it respects their own
 conscience only2 if it  make a man no  
visible believer to me1 then it hath    
nothing to do  with church-membership4  
,because1 that which respects my own    
person  only1 my own conscience only3   
that which is no character of my        
visible saintship to the church1 cannot 
be an argument unto them  to receive me 
into fellowship with themselves4 ,but   
this is true4  ,therefore1 c4    ,you   
proceed1 ',if by edification1 be meant  

the private increase  of grace1 in one  
another1 in the use of private means1 as
 private  ,christians in meeting        
together2 how doth the principle you    
oppose  hinder that8 ,endeavour to make 
men as holy as you can1 that they  may  
be fitted for church-fellowship1 when   
,god shall shew them the  orderly way to
 it4'    ,ans4 ,what a many private     
things have we now brought out to public
  view8 ,private ,christians1 private   
means1 and a private increase  of grace4
 ,but1 ,sir1 ,are none but those of your
 way the public  ,christians8 ,or1 ought
 none but them that are baptized to have
 the  public means of grace8 ,or1 must  
their graces be increased by none  but  
private means8 ,was you awake now8 ,or1 
are you become so high  in your own     
phantasies1 that none have1 or are to   
have but private  means of grace8 ,and1 
are there no public ,christians1 or     
public  christian meetings1 but them of 
your way8 ,i did not think that  all but
 baptists1 should only abide in holes4  

,but you find fault because ,i said1    
',edification is greater than           
contesting about water baptism4'        
,ans4 ,if it be not1 confute me2 if it  
be1 forbear to cavil3 water  baptism1   
and all ,god's ordinances1 are to be    
used to edification2  not to beget heats
 and contentions among the godly1       
wherefore  edification is best4         
,object4 ',i had thought that the       
preaching1 and opening baptism1  might  
have been reckoned a part of our        
edification4'    ,ans4 ,the act of water
 baptism hath not place in church       
worship1  neither in whole nor in part2 
wherefore pressing it upon the church   
is to no purpose at all4    ,object4    
',why may you not as well say1 that     
edification is greater  than breaking of
 bread4'    ,ans4 ,so it is1 else that  
should never have been instituted to    
edify withal2 that which serveth1 is not
 greater than he that is  served        
thereby4 ,baptism and the ,lord's supper
 both1 were made for  us1 not we for    

them2 wherefore both were made for our  
edification1  but no one for our        
destruction4 ,but again1 ,the ,lord's   
supper1  not baptism1 is for the church1
 as a church2 therefore as we will      
maintain the church's edifying1 that    
must be maintained in it2 yea1  sued    
oft1 to shew the ,lord's death till he  
come 7#a ,cor #aa3bb-bf74  ,besides1    
because it is a great part of church    
worship1 as such1  therefore it is      
pronounced blessed1 the ,lord did openly
 bless it  before he gave it2 yea and we
 ought to bless it also2 ',the cup of   
blessing which we bless1' not to say    
more4 ,therefore your reasoning  from   
the one to the other will not hold4     
,object4 ',how comes contesting for     
water baptism to be so much  against    
you8'    ,ans4 ,first1 ,because weak    
brethren cannot bear it2 whom yet we are
  commanded to receive1 but not to      
doubtful disputation2 doubtful  to them1
 therefore for their sakes1 ,i must     
forbear it 7,rom #ad3a74  ,secondly1    

,because ,i have not seen any good      
effect1 but the contrary1  wherever such
 hot spirits have gone before me3 ',for 
where envying  and strife is1 there is  
confusion1' or tumults1 'and every evil 
work' 7,james #c3af74ab ,thirdly1       
,because by the example of the  ,lord1  
and ,paul1 we must consider the present 
state of the church1  and not trouble   
them with what they cannot bear 7,john  
#af3ac2 #a  ,cor #c3a-c74 ,i conclude   
then1 edification in the church is to be
  preferred above what the church1 as a 
church1 hath nothing to do  withal4     
',all things1 dearly beloved1 are for   
our edifying' 7#a ,cor  #ad3e1 #ab3bf2  
#b ,cor #ab3ai2 ,eph #d3af2 ,rom #ae3b2 
#a ,cor #ad3c2 #b ,cor  #aj3h1 #ac3aj2  
,rom #ad3ai74 ,before ,i wind up this   
argument1 ,i present  you with several  
instances1 shewing that the breach of   
some of  ,god's precepts have been borne
 with1 when they come in competition    
with edification4 ,as first1 ,that of   
,aaron1 who let the offering for  sin be

 burnt1 that should have indeed been    
eaten 7,lev #aj3af-bj74  ,yet because he
 could not do it to his edification1    
,moses was  content4 ,but the law was   
thereby transgressed1 ',the priest that 
offereth it for sin1 shall eat it'      
7#f3bf74    ,to this you reply1 ',that  
was not a constant1 continued forbearing
  of ,god's worship1 but a suspending of
 it for a season4'    ,ans4 ,we also    
suspend it but for a season2 when       
persons can be  baptized to their       
edification1 they have the liberty4     
,but1 ,this  was not a bare suspension1 
but a flat transgression of the law4    
',ye  should indeed have eaten it4' ,yet
 ,moses was content 7,lev #aj3af-bj74   
,but say you1 ',perhaps it was suspended
 upon just and legal grounds1  though   
not expressed4'    ,ans4 ,the express   
rule was against it2 ',ye should indeed 
said  ,moses have eaten it in the holy  
place3 as ,i commanded' 7v #ah74 ,but   
good ,sir1 are you now for unwritten    
verities8 for legal grounds1  though not

 expressed8 ,i will not drive you       
further1 here is ,rome  enough4 ,as for 
,eldad and ,medad1 it cannot be denied1 
but that their  edifying of the people1 
was preferred before their conforming to
  every circumstance 7,num #aa3af-bf74  
,you add1 ',that ,paul for a seeming low
 thing did withstand ,peter4'    ,sir1  
,if you make but a seeming low thing of 
dissembling1 and teaching  others so to 
do1 especially where the doctrine of    
justification  is endangered1 ,i cannot 
expect much good conscience from you    
7,gal  #b3aa-ac74    ,as for your answer
 to the case of ,hezekiah1 it is faulty 
in two  respects3 #a4 ,for that you make
 the passover a type of the ,lord's     
supper1 when it was only a type of the  
body and blood of the ,lord3  ',for even
 ,christ our passover is sacrificed for 
us' 7#a ,cor #e3g74  #b4 ,in that you   
make it an example to you to admit      
persons unprepared  to the ,lord's      
supper4    ,ans4 ,may you indeed receive
 persons into the church unprepared  for

 the ,lord's supper2 yea1 unprepared for
 that1 with other solemn  appointments8 
,for so you word it4 ,o what an engine  
have you made  of water baptism4 ,thus1 
gentle reader1 while this author teareth
  us in pieces for not making water     
baptism the orderly rule  for receiving 
the godly and conscientious into        
communion2 he can  receive persons if   
baptized1 though unprepared for the     
supper1 and  other solemn appointments8 
,i would have thee consult the place1   
and see if it countenanceth such an act4
 ,that a man who pleadeth  for a water  
baptism above the peace and edification 
of the church1  ought to be received1   
although unprepared1 into the church to 
the  ,lord's supper1 and other solemn   
appointments2 especially considering    
the nature of right church constitution1
 and the severity  of ,god towards those
 that came unprepared to his table of   
old 7#a  ,cor #aa3bh-cj74 ,a riddle     
indeed1 ,that the ,lord should1 without 
a  word1 so severely command1 that all  

which want light in baptism1  be        
excluded church privileges2 and yet     
against his word1 admit  of persons     
unprepared1 to the ,lord's table1 and   
other solemn  appointments4    ,but good
 ,sir1 why so short-winded8 why could   
not you make the same  work with the    
other scriptures1 as you did with these8
 ,i must leave  them upon you           
unanswered2 and standing by my argument 
conclude1  ,that if laws and ordinances 
of old have been broken1 and the breach 
of them born with1 when yet the         
observation of outward things was  more 
strictly commanded than now1 if the     
profit and edification  of the church   
come in competition2 how much more1 may 
not we have  communion1 church          
communion1 when no law of ,god is       
transgressed  thereby4 ,and note1 ,that 
all this while ,i plead not1 as you1 for
  persons unprepared1 but godly1 and    
such as walk with ,god4    ,we come now 
to my seventh argument1 for communion   
with the godly1  though unbaptized      

persons2 which you say is ,,love4 ,my   
argument  is this2 ',therefore ,i am for
 communion thus2 because love1 which    
above all things we are commanded to put
 on1 is of much more worth  than to     
break about baptism4' ,and let the      
reader note1 ,that of  this argument you
 deny not so much as one syllable1 but  
run to  another story2 but ,i will      
follow you4 ,i add further1 ,that love  
is  more discovered when we receive for 
the sake of ,christ1 than when  we      
refuse his children for want of water3  
,and tell you again1 ,that  this        
exhortation to love is grounded not upon
 water baptism1  but the putting on of  
the new creature1 which hath swallowed  
up  all distinctions 7,col #c3i-ad74    
,yea1 there are ten arguments in  this  
one1 which you have not so much as      
touched2 but thus object1    ',that man 
that makes affection the rule of his    
walking1 rather  than judgment1 it is no
 wonder if he go out of the way4'       
,ans4 ,love to them1 we are persuaded   

that ,god hath received1 is  love that  
is guided by judgment2 and to receive   
them that are  such1 because ,god hath  
bidden us 7,rom #ad71 is judgment guided
 by  rule4 ,my argument therefore hath  
forestalled all your noise1 and         
standeth still on its legs against you4 
,as to the duties of piety  and charity1
 you boast of1 sound not a trumpet1 tell
 not your  left hand of it2 we are      
talking now of communion of saints1     
church  communion1 and ,i plead1 that to
 love1 and hold together as such1  is   
better than to break in pieces for want 
of water baptism4 ,my  reason is1       
because we are exhorted in all things to
 put on love2  the love of church       
communion3 contrariwise you oppose1     
,above all  things put on water4 ,for   
the best saint under heaven that hath   
not that1 with him you refuse communion4
 ,thus you make baptism1  though no     
church ordinance1 a bar to shut out the 
godly1 and a  trap-door to let the      
unprepared into churches1 to the ,lord's

  supper1 and other solemn appointments4
    ,but you object1 ',must our love to 
the unbaptized indulge them  in an act  
of disobedience8 ,cannot we love their  
persons1 parts1  graces1 but we must    
love their sins8'    ,ans4 ,we plead not
 for indulging1 ',but are there not with
 you1  even with you1 sins against the  
,lord your ,god8' 7#b ,chron #bh3aj74   
,but why can you indulge the baptists in
 many acts of disobedience8  ,for to    
come unprepared into the church1 is an  
act of disobedience3  ,to come          
unprepared to the supper is an act of   
disobedience2 and to  come so also to   
other solemn appointments1 are acts of  
disobedience4    ',but for these        
things1' you say1 'you do not cast1 nor 
keep any  out of the church4'    ,ans4  
,but what acts of disobedience do we    
indulge them in8    ',in the sin of     
infant baptism4'    ,ans4 ,we indulge   
them not2 but being commanded to bear   
with the  infirmities of each other1    
suffer it2 it being indeed in our eyes  

such2 but in theirs they say a duty1    
till ,god shall otherwise  persuade     
them4 ,if you be without infirmity1 do  
you first throw a  stone at them3 ,they 
keep their faith in that to themselves1 
and  trouble not their brethren         
therewith3 we believe that ,god hath    
received them2 they do not want to us a 
proof of their sonship  with ,god2      
neither hath he made water a wall of    
division between  us1 and therefore we  
do receive them4    ,object4 ',i take it
 to be the highest act of friendship to 
be  faithful to these professors1 and to
 tell them they want this one  thing in 
gospel order1 which ought not to be left
 undone4'    ,ans4 ,if it be the highest
 piece of friendship1 to preach water   
baptism to unbaptized believers1 the    
lowest act thereof must needs  be very  
low4 ,but contrariwise1 ,i count it so  
far off from being  any act of          
friendship1 to press baptism in our     
notion on those  that cannot bear it2   
that it is a great abuse of the peace of

  my brother1 the law of love1 the law  
of ,christ1 or the society  of the      
faithful4 ,love suffereth long1 and is  
kind1 is not easily  provoked3 let us   
therefore follow after the things that  
make for  peace1 and things wherewith   
one may edify another3 let every one  of
 us please his neighbour1 for his good  
to edification3 ,bear you  one another's
 burdens1 and so fulfil the law of      
,christ 7#a ,cor #ac2  ,rom #ad3ai1     
#ae3b2 ,gal #f3b74    ,but say you1 ',i 
doubt when this comes to be weighed in  
,god's  balance1 it will be found no    
less than flattery1 for which you  will 
be reproved4'    ,ans4 ,it seems you do 
but doubt it1 wherefore the principles  
from  which you doubt it1 of that       
methinks you should not be certain2  but
 this is of little weight to me2 for he 
that will presume  to appropriate the   
epistles to himself and fellows1 for the
 sake  of baptism1 and that will condemn
 all the churches of ,christ in  the    
land for want of baptism1 and that will 

account his brother  as profane ,esau   
and rejected1 as idolatrous ,ephraim    
because he  wanteth his way of water    
baptism2 he acts out of his wonted way1 
of rigidness1 when he doth but doubt1   
and not affirm his brother  to be a     
flatterer4 ,i leave therefore this your 
doubt to be resolved  at the day of     
judgment1 and in the mean time trample  
upon your harsh  and unchristian        
surmises4 ,as to our love to ,christians
 in other  cases1 ,i hope we shall also 
endeavour to follow the law of the      
,lord2 but because it respects not the  
matter in hand1 it concerns  us not now 
to treat thereof4    ,my argument       
treateth of church communion2 in the    
prosecution of  which ,i prove4 #a4     
,that love is grounded upon the new     
creature 7,col  #c3aj-ae74 #b4 ,upon our
 fellowship with the ,father and ,son   
7#a ,john  #a3b1c74 #c4 ,that with      
respect to this1 it is the fulfilling of
 the  royal law 7,james #d3aa2 ,rom     
#ad3ba74 #d4 ,that it shews itself in   

acts  of forbearing1 rather than in     
publishing some truths3 communicating   
only what is profitable1 forbearing to  
publish what cannot be born  7#a ,cor   
#c3a1b2 ,acts #bj3ah-bj2 ,john          
#c3af1ag74 #e4 ,i shew further1 ,that   
to have fellowship for1 to make that the
 ground of1 or to receive  one another  
chiefly upon the account of an outward  
circumstance2  to make baptism the      
including and excluding charter3 the    
bounds1  bar1 and rule of communion1    
when by the word of the everlasting     
testament1 there is no word for it1 to  
speak charitably1 if it  be not for want
 of love1 it is for want of light in the
 mysteries  of the kingdom of ,christ4  
,strange6 ,take two ,christians equal in
  all points but this2 nay1 let one go  
beyond the other in grace and  goodness1
 as far as a man is beyond a babe1 yet  
water shall turn  the scale1 shall open 
the door of communion to the less2 and  
command the other to stand back3 yet is 
no proof to the church of  this babe's  

faith and hope1 hath nothing to do with 
his entering  into fellowship1 is no    
part of the worship of the church4#ac   
,these things should have been answered1
 seeing you will take upon  you so      
roundly to condemn our practice4    ,you
 come now to my eighth argument2 which  
you do not only render  falsely1 but by 
so doing abuse your reader4 ,i said not 
that the  church at ,corinth did shut   
each other out of communion2 but1 for   
,god's people to divide into parties1 or
 to shut each other from  church        
communion1 though for greater points1   
and upon higher  pretences1 than that of
 water baptism1 hath heretofore been    
counted  carnal1 and the actors therein 
babyish ,christians3 and then bring  in 
the factions1 that was in the church at 
,corinth4 ,but what6 ,may  not the evil 
of denying church communion now1 if     
proved naught  by a less crime in the   
church at ,corinth1 be counted carnal   
and  babyish2 but the breach of         
communion must be charged upon them at  

,corinth also8    ,that my argument is  
good you grant1 saying1 ',the divisions 
of the  church at ,corinth were about   
the highest fundamental principles1  for
 which they are often called carnal'2   
yet you cavil at it4 ,but  if they were 
to be blamed for dividing1 though for   
the highest  points2 are not you much   
more for condemning your brethren to    
perpetual banishment from church        
communion1 though sound in all  the     
great points of the gospel1 and right in
 all church ordinances  also1 because   
for want of light they fail only in the 
point of  baptism8    ,as to your       
quibble about ,paul and ,apollos1       
whether they1 or  others1 were the      
persons1 though ,i am satisfied you are 
out1 yet  it weakeneth not my argument2 
for if they were blame worthy for       
dividing1 though about the highest      
fundamental principles1 as you  say1 how
 ought you to blush for carrying it as  
you do to persons1  perhaps1 more godly 
than ourselves1 because they jump not   

with  you in a circumstance8 ,that the  
divisions at ,corinth were helped  on by
 the abuse of baptism1 to me is evident1
 from ,paul's so oft  suggesting it3    
',were ye baptized in the name of ,paul8
 ,i thank ,god  that ,i baptized none of
 you1--lest any should say1 ,i had      
baptized  in mine own name' 7#a3ac-ae74 
,i do not say1 that they who baptized   
them designed this1 or that  baptism in 
itself effected it2 nor yet1 though our 
author feigns  it1 'that they were most 
of them baptized by their factious      
leaders4' ,but that they had their      
factious leaders1 is evident2  and that 
these leaders made use of the names of  
,paul1 ,apollos1  and ,christ1 is as    
evident2 for by these names they were   
beguiled  by the help of ,,abused       
baptism4    ,but say you1 ',wherein lies
 the force of this man's argument       
against  baptism as to its place1 worth1
 and continuance8'    ,i answer3 ,i have
 no argument against its place1 worth or
 continuance1  although thus you seek to

 scandalize me4 ,but this kind of       
sincerity  of yours1 will never make me 
one of your disciples4 ,have not ,i told
  you even in this argument1 ',that ,i  
speak not as ,i do1 to persuade  or     
teach men to break the least of ,god's  
commandments2 but that  my brethren of  
the baptized way may not hold too much  
thereupon1  may not make it an essential
 of the gospel1 nor yet of the communion
  of saints4' ,yet he feigns that ,i    
urge two arguments against it4  ,but    
reader1 thou mayest know ,i have no such
 reason in my book4  ,besides1 ,i should
 be a fool indeed1 were ,i against it1  
should ,i  make use of such weak        
arguments4 ,my words then are these3 ',i
 thank  ,god1' said ,paul1 'that ,i     
baptized none of you but ,crispus1' c4  
',not but that then it was an ordinance1
 but they abused it in making  parties  
thereby1 as they abused also ,paul1 and 
,cephas4 ,besides1  said he1 ,i know not
 whether ,i baptized any other4 ,by this
 negligent  relating who were baptized  

by him1 he sheweth that he made no  such
 matter thereof1 as some in these days  
do4 ,nay1 that he made  no matter at all
 thereof with respect to a church       
communion4 ,for  if he did not heed who 
himself had baptized1 much less did he  
heed  who were baptized by others8 ,but 
if baptism had been the initiating      
ordinance1 and ,i now add1 essential to 
church communion2 then no  doubt he had 
made more conscience of it1 than thus   
lightly to pass  it by4'    ,i add      
further1 where he saith1 ,he 'was not   
sent to baptize'2 that  he spake with an
 holy indignation against those that had
 abused  that ordinance4 ',baptism is an
 holy ordinance1 but when ,satan        
abuseth it1 and wrencheth it out of its 
place1 making that which  is ordained of
 ,god1 for the edification of believers1
 the only  weapon to break in pieces the
 love1 unity1 and concord of the        
saints2 than as ,paul said of himself   
and fellows 7#a ,cor #c3e-g74  ,what is 
baptism8 ,neither is baptism any thing8 

,this is no new  doctrine1 for ,god by  
the mouth of the prophet of old1 cried  
out  against his own appointments1 when 
abused by his own people 7,isa          
#a3aa-ae72 because they used them for   
strife1 and debate1 and to  smite with  
the fist of wickedness' 7#eh3d74 ,but to
 forbear1 to  take notice thus of these 
things1 my argument stands firm against 
you3 ',for if they at ,corinth were     
blame worthy for dividing1  though their
 divisions were1 if you say true1 about 
the highest  fundamentals1 you ought to 
be ashamed1 thus to banish your brethren
  from the privileges of church         
communion for ever1 for the want of  so 
low a thing as water baptism4' ,i call  
it not low1 with respect  to ,god's     
appointment1 though so1 it is far from  
the highest place1  but in comparison of
 those fundamentals1 about which you    
say1 'the  ,corinthians made their      
divisions4'    ,you come next to my     
ninth argument1 and serve it as ,hanun  
served  ,david's servants 7#b ,sam      

#aj3d71 you have cut off one half of its
  beard1 and its garments to its        
buttocks1 thinking to send it home  with
 shame4 ,you state it thus3 ',that by   
denying communion with  unbaptized      
believers1 you take from them their     
privileges to which  they are born4'    
,ans4 ,have ,i such an argument1 in all 
my little book8 ,are not my  words      
verbatim these8 ',if we shall reject    
visible saints by  calling1 saints that 
have communion with ,god2 that have     
received  the law at the hand of        
,christ2 that are of an holy            
conversation  among men1 they desiring  
to have communion with us2 as much  as  
in us lieth1 we take from them their    
very privileges1 and the  blessings to  
which they were born of ,god4' ,this is 
mine argument3  now confute it4    ,paul
 saith1 not only to the gathered church 
at ,corinth1 but to  all scattered      
saints1 that in every place call upon   
the name of  the ,lord 7#a ,cor #a3b74  
,that if ,jesus ,christ is theirs2 that 

,paul  and ,apollos1 and ,cephas1 and   
the world1 and all things else was      
theirs 7#c3bb74    ,but you answer1 ',we
 take from them nothing1 but we keep    
them from  a disorderly practice of     
gospel ordinances1 we offer them their  
privileges1 in the way of gospel order4'
    ,ans4 ,where have you one word of   
,god1 that forbiddeth a person1 so      
qualified1 as is signified in mine      
argument1 the best communion  of saints 
for want of water8 ,there is not a      
syllable for this in  all the book of   
,god4 ,so then1 you in this your        
plausible defence1  do make your        
scriptureless light1 which in very deed 
is darkness  7,isa #h3bj71 the rule of  
your brother's faith2 and how well you  
will come off for this in the day of    
,god1 you might1 were you not  wedded to
 your wordless opinion1 soon begin to   
conceive4    ,i know your reply1 ',new  
,testament saints are all baptized      
first4'    ,ans4 ,suppose it granted3   
,were they baptized1 that thereby they  

might be qualified for their right to   
communion of saints1 so  that1 without  
their submitting to water1 they were to 
be denied  the other8 ,further1 suppose 
,i should grant this groundless notion1 
,were not the ,jews in ,old ,testament  
times to enter the church by            
circumcision8 7,gen #ag2 ,exo #ab74 ,for
 that1 though water is not1  was the    
very entering ordinance4 ,besides1 as ,i
 said before1 there  was a full         
forbidding of all that were not         
circumcised from entering  into         
fellowship1 with a threatening to cut   
them off from the church  if they       
entered in without it3 yet more than six
 hundred thousand  entered that church  
without it4 ,but how now1 if such an one
 as  you had then stood up and objected1
 ,sir ,moses1 ,what is the reason  that 
you transgress the order of ,god1 to    
receive members without  circumcision8  
,is not that the very entering          
ordinance8 ,are not you  commanded to   
keep out of the church all that are not 

circumcised8  ,yea1 and for all those   
that you thus received1 are you not     
commanded  to cast them out again1 to   
cut them off from among this people     
7,gen #ag3ac1ad2 ,exo #ab3dd-df74 ,i    
say1 ,would not this man have had  a far
 better argument to have resisted       
,moses1 than you1 in your  wordless     
notion1 have to shut out men from the   
church1 more holy  than many of         
ourselves8 ,but do you think that ,moses
 and ,joshua1  and all the elders of    
,israel1 would have thanked this fellow1
 or  have concluded that he spake on    
,god's behalf8 ,or1 that they should    
then1 for the sake of a better than what
 you call order1 have set  to the work  
that you would be doing1 even to break  
the church in  pieces for this8    ,but 
say you1 ',if any will find or force    
another way into the sheep  fold than by
 the footsteps of the flock1 we have no 
such custom  nor the churches of ,god4' 
,ans4 ,what was done of old ,i have     
shewed you1 that ,christ1 not  baptism1 

is the way to the sheep fold1 is        
apparent3 and that the  person who thus 
enters1 in mine argument1 is entitled to
 all  these1 to wit1 ,christ1 grace1 and
 all the things of the kingdom  of      
,christ in the church1 is1 upon the     
scriptures urged1 as evident4    ,but   
you add1 ',that according to mine old   
confidence1 ,i affirm1  ,that drink ye  
all of this is entailed to faith1 not   
baptism3 a  thing1' say you1 'soon said1
 but yet never proved4'    ,ans4 #a4    
,that it is entailed to faith1 must be  
confessed of all  hands4 #b4 ,that it is
 the privilege of him that discerneth   
the ,lord's  body1 and that no man is to
 deny him it1 is also by the text as    
evident1 'and so let him eat1' because  
he is worthy4 ,wherefore  he1 and he    
only1 that discerneth the ,lord's body1 
he is the worthy  receiver1 the worthy  
receiver in ,god's estimation2 but that 
none  discern the ,lord's body but the  
baptized in water1 is both fond  and    
ridiculous once to surmise4             

,wherefore to exclude ,christians1 and  
to debar them their heaven-born         
privileges1 for want of that which yet  
,god never made the wall of  division   
betwixt us3 ,this looks too like a      
spirit of persecution  7,job #ai3bh71   
and carrieth in it those eighteen       
absurdities which  you have so hotly    
cried out against4 ,and ,i do still add1
 ',is  it not that which greatly        
prevailed with ,god to bring down those 
judgments which at present we the people
 of ,god groan under1  ,i will dare to  
say it was1#ad ,a cause thereof4' ,yea1 
,i will yet  proceed2 ,i fear1 ,i       
strongly fear1 that the rod of ,god is  
not yet  to be taken from us2 for what  
is a more provoking sin among           
,christians than to deny one another    
their rights and privileges1  to which  
they are born of ,god8 ,and then to     
father these their  doings upon ,god1   
when yet he hath not commanded it1      
neither in  the ,new ,testament nor the 
,old4    ,but ,i may not lightly pass   

this by1 for because ,i have gathered   
eighteen absurdities from this abuse of 
,god's ordinances1 or from  the sin of  
binding the brethren to observe order1  
not founded on  the command of ,god2 and
 ,i am sure you have none to shut out   
men as  good1 as holy1 and as sound in  
faith as ourselves1 from communion4     
,therefore you call my conclusion       
devilish1 top-full of ignorance  and    
prejudice1 and me1 one of ,machiavel's  
scholars1 also proud1  presumptuous1    
impeaching the judgment of ,god4        
,ans4 ,but what is there in my          
proposition1 that men1 considerate1  can
 be offended at8 ,these are my words3   
',but to exclude ,christians  from      
church communion1 and to debar them     
their heaven-born  privileges1 for the  
want of that which yet ,god never made a
 wall  of division between us3 this     
looks too like a spirit of persecution3 
this respecteth more the form than the  
spirit and power of godliness1  c4      
,shall ,i add1 ,is it not that which    

greatly prevailed to bring  down those  
judgments which at present we feel and  
groan under8  ,i will dare to say1 it   
was a cause thereof4' ,a was in my copy1
  instead whereof the printer put in    
the2 for this1 although ,i  speak only  
the truth1 ,i will not beg of you       
belief2 besides1 the  bookseller desired
 me1 because of the printer's haste1 to 
leave  the last sheet to be overlooked  
by him1 which was the cause it  was not 
among the erratas4 ,but ,i say1 wherein 
is the proposition  offensive8 ,is it   
not a wicked thing to make bars to      
communion1  where ,god hath made none8  
,is it not a wickedness to make that a  
wall of division betwixt us which ,god  
never commanded to be so8 ,if  it be    
not1 justify your practice2 if it be1   
take shame4 ,besides1  the proposition  
is universal1 why then should you be the
 chief  intended8 ,but you have in this 
done like to the lawyers of old1  who1  
when ,christ reproved the pharisees of  
wickedness before them1  said1 ',master1

 thus saying thou reproachest us also'  
7,luke #aa3de74    ,but you feign1 and  
would also that the world should        
believe1 that  the eighteen absurdities 
which naturally flow from the           
proposition  ,i make1 to be the effects 
of baptism1 saying to me1 ',none but    
yourself could find an innocent truth   
big with so many monstrous              
absurdities4'    ,i answer3 ,this is but
 speaking wickedly for ,god1 or rather  
to  justify your wordless practice4 ,i  
say not that baptism hath any  absurdity
 in it1 though your abusing it1 hath    
them all1 and many  more1 while you make
 it1 without warrant from the word1 as  
the  flaming sword1 to keep the         
brotherhood out of communion1 because   
they1 after your manner1 cannot consent 
thereto4 ,and let no man  be offended1  
for that ,i suggest that baptism may be 
abused to the  breeding such monstrous  
absurdities1 for greater truths than    
that  have been as much abused4 ,what   
say you to1 ',this is my body8' ,to     

instance no more1 although ,i could     
instance many1 are not they the  words  
of our ,lord8 ,are not they part of the 
scriptures of truth8  and yet behold1   
even with those words1 the devil1 by    
abusing  them1 made an engine to let out
 the heart-blood of thousands4#ae       
,baptism also may be abused1 and is1    
when more is laid upon it  by us than is
 commanded by ,god4 ,and that you do so1
 is manifest  by what ,i have said      
already1 and shall yet say to your      
fourteen  arguments4    ,my last        
argument1 you say1 is this3 ',the world 
may wonder at your  carriage to these   
unbaptized persons1 in keeping them out 
of  communion8'    ,ans4 ,you will set  
up your own words1 and then fight       
against them2  but my words are these3  
',what greater contempt can be thrown   
upon  the saints1 than for their        
brethren to cut them off from1 or to    
debar them church communion4' ,and now  
,i add1 ,is not this to deliver  them to
 the devil 7#a ,cor #e71 or to put them 

to shame before all  that see your acts8
 ,there is but one thing can hinder     
this1 and  that is1 by-standers see that
 these1 your brethren1 that you thus    
abuse1 are as holy men as ourselves4 ,do
 you more to the openly  prophane1 yea1 
to all wizards and witches in the       
land8#af ,for  all you can do to them1  
,i speak now as to church acts1 is no   
other  than to debar them the communion 
of saints4    ,and now ,i say again1 the
 world may well wonder1 when they see   
you deny holy men of ,god that liberty  
of the communion of saints  which you   
monopolise to yourselves3 and though    
they do not understand  the grounds of  
profession1 or communion1 yet they can  
both see  and say1 these holy men of    
,god1 in all visible acts of holiness1  
are not one inch behind you4 ,yea1 ,i   
will put it to yourselves1 ,if  those   
many1 yea1 very many1 who thus severely1
 but with how little  ground1 is seen by
 men of ,god1 you deny communion with2  
are not  of as good1 as holy1 as        

unblameable in life1 and as sound1 if   
not  sounder in the faith than many     
among ourselves3 ,here only they  make  
the stop1 they cannot1 without light1 be
 driven into water  baptism1 ,i mean    
after our notion of it3 but what if they
 were1 it  would be little sign to me1  
that they were sincere with ,god4    ,to
 conclude this2 when you have proved    
that water baptism1 which  you yourself 
have said is not a church ordinance1 is 
essential  to church communion1 and that
 the church may1 by the word of ,god1   
bolt1 bar1 and for ever shut out those1 
far better than ourselves1  that have   
not1 according to our notion1 been      
baptized with water2  then it will be   
time enough to talk of ground for so    
doing4 ,in  the mean time ,i must take  
leave to tell you1 ',there is not in all
  the ,bible one syllable for such a    
practice1 wherefore your great  cry     
about your order is wordless1 and       
therefore faithless1 and  is a mere     
human invention4'      ,i ,,come ,,now  

,,to ,,your ,,fourteen ,,arguments1     
,,and ,,shall ,,impartially  ,,consider 
,,them4    ,your first argument to prove
 it lawful to reject the unbaptized     
saint1 is1 ',because the great          
commission of ,christ 7,matt #bh71  from
 which all persons have their authority 
for their ministry1  if any authority at
 all1 doth clearly direct the contrary4 
,by that  commission ministers are first
 to disciple1 and then to baptize  them 
so made disciples1 and afterwards to    
teach them to observe  all that ,christ 
commanded them1 as to other ordinances  
of worship4  ,if ministers have no other
 authority to teach them other parts of 
gospel worship1 before they believe and 
are baptized1 it may be  strongly       
supposed they are not to admit them to  
other ordinances  before they have      
passed this first enjoined in the       
commission4'    ,ans4 #a4 ,that the     
ministers are to disciple and baptize1  
is granted4  ,but that they are         
prohibited1 by the commission 7,matt    

#bh71 to  teach the disciples other     
parts of gospel worship that have not   
light in baptism1 remains for you to    
prove4 ,shall ,i add1 this  position is 
so absurd and void of truth1 that none  
that have  ever read the love of        
,christ1 the nature of faith1 the end of
 the  gospel1 or of the reason of       
instituted worship 7which is            
edification7  with understanding1 should
 so much as once imagine4    ,but where 
are they here forbidden to teach them   
other truths before  they be baptized8  
,this text as fairly denieth to the     
unbaptized  believer heaven and glory4  
,nay1 our author1 in the midst of all   
his flutter about this #bhth of         
,matthew1 dare venture to gather  no    
more therefrom1 but that it may be      
strongly supposed4 ,behold  therefore1  
gentle reader1 the ground on which these
 brethren lay  the stress of their      
separation from their fellows1 is       
nothing else  but a supposition1 without
 warrant1 screwed out of this blessed   

word of ,god4 ,strongly supposed6 but   
may it not be as strongly  supposed that
 the presence and blessing of the ,lord 
,jesus1 with  his ministers1 is laid    
upon the same ground also8 for thus he  
concludes the text1 ',and lo1 ,i am with
 you alway even unto the  end of the    
world4' ,but would1 ,i say1 any man from
 these words  conclude1 that ,christ    
,jesus hath here promised his presence  
only  to them that1 after discipling1   
baptize those that are so made2  and    
that they that do not baptize shall     
neither have his presence  nor his      
blessing8 ,i say again1 should any so   
conclude hence1 would  not all          
experience prove him void of truth8 ,the
 words therefore  must be left1 by you1 
as you found them1 they favour not at   
all  your groundless supposition4    ,to
 conclude1 these words have not laid    
baptism in the way to debar  the saint  
from fellowship of his brethren1 no more
 than to hinder  his inheritance in life
 and glory4 ,mark reads it thus3 ',he   

that  believeth and is baptized shall be
 saved2 but he that believeth  not shall
 be damned' 7,mark #af3af74 ,letting    
baptism1 which he  mentioned in the     
promise1 fall1 when he came at the      
threatening4  ,god also doth thus with  
respect to his worship in the church1 he
  commands all and every whit of his    
will to be done1 but beareth  with our  
coming short in this1 and that1 and     
another duty4 ,but  let's go on4        
,your second argument is1 ',that the    
order of ,christ's commission1  as well 
as the matter therein contained to be   
observed1 may easily  be concluded1 from
 ,god's severity towards them that      
sought him not  according to due order  
7#a ,chron #ae3ac74 ,was ,god so exact  
with his  people then1 that all things  
to a pin must be according to the       
pattern  in the mount 7,heb #h3e1       
#i3aa71 whose worship then              
comparatively1  to the gospel1 was but  
after the law of a carnal commandment2  
and  can it be supposed he should be so 

indifferent now to leave men  to their  
own liberty1 to time and place his      
appointments1 contrary  to what he had  
given an express rule for in his word as
 before8  7,eze #dd3g1i1aj74 ,it was the
 priest's sin1 formerly to bring the    
uncircumcised in heart and flesh into   
his house4'    ,ans4 ,that there is no  
such order in that commission as you    
feign1  ,i have proved4 ,as for your    
far-fetch'd instance 7#a ,chron #ae71   
it is quite beside your purpose4 ,the   
express word was1 ,that the  priest1 not
 a cart1 should bear the ark of ,god4   
,also they were  not to touch it1 and   
yet ,uzza did 7,exo #be3ad2 #a ,chron   
#ae3ab-af2  ,num #d3ae2 #a ,chron #ac74 
,now1 if you can make that #bhth of     
,matthew  say1 ,receive none that are   
not baptized first2 or that ,christ     
would have them of his1 that are not yet
 baptized1 kept ignorant  of all other  
truths that respect church communion2   
then you say  something1 else you do but
 raise a mist before the simple reader3 

but whoso listeth may hang on your      
sleeve4 ,as for the pins and  tacks of  
the tabernacle1 they were expressly     
commanded2 and when  you have proved by 
the word of ,god1 ,that you ought to    
shut saints  out of your communion for  
want of baptism1 then you may begin more
  justly to make your parallel4 ,how    
fitly you have urged 7,eze #dd7  to     
insinuate that unbaptized believers are 
like the uncircumcised  in heart and    
flesh1 ,i leave it to all gospel-novices
 to consider4    ,your third argument   
is1 ',the practice of the first         
gospel-ministers1  with them that first 
trusted in ,christ1 discovers the truth 
of  what ,i assert4 ,certainly they that
 lived at the spring-head1 or  fountain 
of truth1 and had the law from ,christ's
 own mouth1 knew  the meaning of his    
commission better than we3 but their    
constant  practice in conformity to that
 commission1 all along the ,acts of  the
 ,apostles1 discovers that they never   
arrived to such a latitude  as men plead

 for now-a-days4 ,they that gladly      
received the word  were baptized1 and   
they1 yea they only1 were received into 
the  church4'    ,ans4 ,how well you    
have proved what you have asserted1 is  
manifest  by my answer to the two former
 arguments4 ,i add1 ,that the ministers 
and servants of ,jesus ,christ in the   
first churches1 for that you  are to    
prove1 were commanded to forbear to     
preach other truths to  the unbaptized  
believers2 or that they were to keep    
them out of  the church2 or that the    
apostles1 and first fathers1 have given 
you to understand by their example1 that
 you ought to keep as  good out of      
churches as yourselves1 hath not yet    
been shewed by  the authority of the    
word4 ,the second of the ,acts proveth  
not1  ,that the three thousand were     
necessitated to be baptized in order  to
 their fellowship with the church1      
neither doth it say ,,they1 yea  they   
only1 were received into the church4    
,but suppose all this1  as much was done

 at the first institution of            
circumcision1 c41  yet afterwards       
thousands were received without it4     
,your fourth argument is1 ',none of the 
scripture saints ever attempted  this   
church privilege without baptism1 if    
they did1 let it be  shewn4 ,the eunuch 
first desired baptism before anything   
else2 ,paul  was first baptized before  
he did essay to join with the church4   
,our ,lord ,christ1 the great example of
 the ,new ,testament1 entered  not upon 
his public ministry1 much less any other
 gospel ordinance  of worship1 till he  
was baptized4'    ,ans4 ,that none of   
the scripture saints1 if there be any   
unscripture  ones1 so much as attempted 
this church-privilege first1 remains    
for you to prove4 ,but suppose they were
 all baptized1 because  they had light  
therein1 what then8 ,doth this prove    
that baptism  is essential to church    
communion8 ,or1 that ,christ commanded  
in  the #bhth of ,matthew1 or gave his  
ministers by that1 authority1  not to   

make known to believers other parts of  
gospel-worship1 if  they shall want     
light in baptism8 ,the eunuch1 ,paul1   
and our blessed  ,lord ,jesus1 did none 
of them1 by their baptism1 set          
themselves to  us examples how to enter 
into church communion2 what church was  
the eunuch baptized into1 or made a     
member of2 but where is it  said1 that  
the unbaptized believer1 how excellent  
soever in faith  and holiness1 must1 for
 want of water baptism1 be shut out from
 the  communion of saints1 or be        
debarred the privilege of his ,father's 
house8 ,this you are to prove4    ,your 
fifth argument is1 ',if ,christ himself 
was made manifest to  be the ,,sent of  
,god by baptism1 as appears 7,mark      
#a3i1aj71 then why  may not baptism1 as 
the first fruits of faith1 and the first
 step  of gospel-obedience1 as to       
instituted worship1 be a manifesting    
discovering ordinance upon others who   
thus follow ,christ's steps4'    ,ans4  
,that ,jesus ,christ was manifested as  

the ,,sent of ,god by baptism1  or that 
baptism is the first fruit of faith and 
the first step to  gospel-obedience1 as 
to instituted worship1 is both without  
proof  and truth2 the text saith not1 he
 was manifest to be the 'sent'  of ,god 
by baptism2 nay it saith not1 that by   
that he was manifest  to others to be   
anything thereby3 you have therefore but
 wronged  the text to prove your        
wordless practice by4 ,yea1 ,john       
himself1  though he knew him before he  
was baptized1 to be a man of ,god1  for1
 saith he1 ',i have need to be baptized 
of thee1 and comest  thou to me' 7,matt 
#c3ad71 and knew him after to be the    
'sent' of  ,god2 yet not in1 or by1 but 
after he was baptized1 to wit1 by the   
descending of the ,holy ,ghost1 after he
 was come out of the water1  as he was  
in prayer1 for the heavens were opened  
to ,john 7,john  #a3cj-cd71 and he saw1 
and bare record1 because he saw the     
,spirit  descend from heaven1 and abide 
upon ,jesus1 after his baptism1 as  he  

was in prayer 7,matt #c3ac-ag2 ,luke    
#c3ba1bb74 ,thus we find him  made known
 before and after1 but not at all by    
baptism1 to be the  'sent' of ,god4     
,and that baptism is the fruit of faith1
 or that faith ought to be  tied to take
 its first step in water baptism1 in the
 instituted  worship of ,god2 this you  
must prove1 it is not found expressed   
within the whole ,bible4 ,faith acts    
according to its strength and  as it    
sees1 it is not tied or bound to any    
outward circumstance2  one believeth he 
may1 and another believeth he may not1  
either do  this or that4    ,your sixth 
argument is1 ',if baptism be in any     
sense any part of  the foundation of a  
church1 as to order 7,heb #f3a1b71 it   
must  have place here or no where3 why  
are those things called first           
principles1 if not first to be believed 
and practised8 ,why are  they rendered  
by the learned the ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 of a     
,christian1 and  the beginning of       
,christianity1 milk for babes1 if it be 

no matter  whether baptism be practised 
or no8 ,if it be said water baptism  is 
not there intended1 let them shew me how
 many baptisms there  are besides water 
baptism8 ,can you build and leave out a 
stone in  the foundation8 ,i intend not 
baptism a foundation any other ways  but
 in respect of order1 and it is either  
intended for that or  nothing4'    ,ans4
 ,baptism is in no sense the foundation 
of a church4 ,i find  no foundation of a
 church but ,jesus ,christ himself      
7,matt #af3ah2  #a ,cor #c3aa74 ,yea1   
the foundation mentioned 7,heb #f3a1b7  
is nothing  else but this very ,christ4 
,for he is the foundation1 not only of  
the church1 but of all that good that at
 any time is found in her4  ,he is the  
foundation ,,of our repentance1 and ,,of
 our faith towards  ,god 7vv #a1b74     
,further1 baptisms are not here         
mentioned with  respect to the act in   
water1 but of the doctrine2 that is1 the
  signification thereof4 ',the doctrine 
of baptisms4' ,and observe1  neither    

faith1 nor repentance1 nor baptisms1 are
 called here  foundations3 ,another     
thing1 for a foundation1 is here by the 
,holy  ,ghost intended1 even a          
foundation for them all3 a foundation of
  faith1 of repentance1 of the doctrine 
of baptisms1 of the resurrection  of the
 dead1 and of eternal judgment4 ,and    
this foundation is ,jesus  ,christ      
himself1 and these are the first        
principles1 the milk1 the  ,a1 ,b1 ,c1  
and the beginning of ,christian religion
 in the world4  ,i dare not say1 ,no    
matter whether water baptism be         
practised or  no4 ,but it is not a stone
 in the foundation of a church1 no not  
respecting order2 it is not1 to another1
 a sign of my sonship  with ,god2 it is 
not the door into fellowship with the   
saints1 it  is no church ordinance1 as  
you1 yourself1 have testified4 ,so then 
as to church work1 it hath no place at  
all therein4    ,your seventh argument  
is1 ',if ,paul knew the ,galatians only 
upon  the account of charity1 ,no other 

ways to be the sons of ,god by  faith2  
but by this part of their obedience1 as 
he seems to import1  then the same way  
we judge of the truth of men's          
profession of  faith1 when it shows     
itself by this selfsame obedience4      
,baptism  being an obligation to all    
following duties' 7,gal #c3bf1bg74      
,ans4 ,this your argument1 being builded
 upon no more than a ,,seeming  import1 
and having been above ten times         
overthrown already2 ,i might  leave     
still with you1 till your seeming import
 is come to a real  one1 and both to a  
greater persuasion upon your own        
conscience4  ,but verily ,sir1 you      
grossly abuse your reader2 must imports1
 yea1  must seeming imports now stand   
for arguments1 thereby to maintain  your
 confident separation from your         
brethren8 ,yea1 must such things  as    
these1 be the basis on which you build  
those heavy censures and  condemnations 
you raise against your brethren1 that   
cannot comply  with you1 because you    

want the word8 ,a seeming import4 ,but  
are  these words of faith8 or do the    
scriptures only help you to seeming     
imports1 and me-hap-soes#ag for your    
practice8 ,no1 nor yet to them  neither1
 for ,i dare boldly affirm it1 and      
demand1 if you can1 to  prove1 that     
there is so much as a seeming import in 
all the word of  ,god1 that             
countenanceth your shutting men1 better 
than ourselves1  from the things and    
privileges of our ,father's house4 ,that
 to the  ,galatians1 saith not1 that    
,paul knew them to be the sons of ,god  
by faith1 no other way1 but by ,,this   
part of their obedience2 but  puts them 
upon concluding themselves the sons of  
,god1 if they  were baptized into the   
,lord ,jesus1 which could not1          
ordinarily1  be known but unto          
themselves alone2 because1 being thus   
baptized1  respecteth a special act of  
faith1 which only ,god and him that     
hath1 and acteth it1 can be privy to4   
,it is one thing for him  that          

administereth1 to baptize in the name of
 ,jesus1 and another  thing for him that
 is the subject1 by that to be baptize  
,,into ,jesus  ,christ3 ,baptizing into 
,christ1 is rather the act of the faith 
of  him that is baptized1 than his going
 into water and coming out  again4 ,but 
that ,paul knew this to be the state of 
the ,galatians  no other way1 but by    
their external act of being baptized    
with  water1 is both wild and unsound1  
and a miserable ,,import indeed4        
,your eighth argument is1 ',if being    
baptized into ,christ1 be a  putting on 
of ,christ1 as ,paul expressed1 then    
they have not put on  ,christ1 in that  
sense he means1 that are not baptized2  
if this  putting on of ,christ1 doth not
 respect the visibility of              
,christianity2  assign something else as
 its signification2 great men's servants
  are known by their master's liveries1 
so are gospel believers by  this livery 
of water baptism1 that all that first   
trusted in ,christ  submitted unto2     

which is in itself as much an obligation
 to all  gospel obedience1 as           
circumcision was to keep the whole law4'
    ,ans4 ,for a reply to the first part
 of this argument1 go back to  the      
answer to the seventh4 ,now that none   
have put on ,christ in  ,paul's sense2  
yea1 in a saving1 in the best sense2 but
 them that  have1 as you would have     
them1 gone into water1 will be hard for 
you to prove1 yea1 is ungodly for you to
 assert4 ,your comparing  water baptism 
to a gentleman's livery1 by which his   
name is known  to be his1 is            
fantastical4 ,go you but ten doors from 
where men have  knowledge of you1 and   
see how many of the world1 or           
,christians1  will know you by this     
goodly livery1 to be one that hath put  
on  ,christ4 ,what6 known by water      
baptism to be one that hath put on      
,christ1 as a gentleman's man is known  
to be his master's servant1  by the gay 
garment his master gave him4 ,away fond 
man1 you do  quite forget the text4 ',by

 ,,this shall all men know that ye are  
my disciples1 if ye have love one to    
another' 7,john #ac3ce74 ,that  baptism 
is in itself obliging1 to speak         
properly1 it is false1 for  set it by   
itself1 and it stands without the stamp 
of heaven upon  it1 and without its     
signification also3 and how1 as such1 it
  should be obliging1 ,i see not4 ,where
 you insinuate1 it comes in  the room   
of1 and obligeth as circumcision3 you   
say1 you know not  what 7,acts #ae3a1b74
 ,circumcision was the initiating       
ordinance1 but  this you have denied to 
baptism4 ,further1 circumcision then    
bound  men to the whole obedience of the
 law1 when urged by the false  apostles1
 and received by an erroneous conscience
 7,gal #e3a-d74  ,would you thus urge   
water baptism6 would you have men to    
receive  it with such consciences8      
,circumcision in the flesh1 was a type  
of  circumcision in the heart1 and not  
of water baptism 7,rom #b3bh1bi2  ,phil 
#c3c74    ,your ninth argument is1 ',if 

it were commendable in the              
,thessalonians1  that they followed the 
footsteps of the church of ,judea 7#a   
,thess  #b3ad71 who it appears followed 
this order of adding baptized  believers
 unto the church2 then they that have   
found out another  way of making church 
members1 are not by that rule           
praiseworthy1  but rather to be blamed2 
it was not what was since in corrupted  
times1 but that which was from the      
beginning3 the first churches  were the 
purest pattern4'    ,ans4 ,that the text
 saith there was a church of ,judea1 ,i 
find not  in #a ,thessalonians #b3ad4   
,and that the ,thessalonians are        
commended  for refusing to have         
communion with the unbaptized believers1
  for that is our question1 prove it by 
the word1 and then you do  something4   
,again1 that the commendations 7#a      
,thess #b3ad7 do chiefly1  or at all1   
respect their being baptized3 or1       
because they followed  the churches of  
,god1 which in ,judea were in ,christ   

,jesus1 in the  example of water baptism
 is quite beside the word4 ,the verse   
runs  thus3 ',for ye1 brethren1 became  
followers of the churches of ,god  which
 in ,judea are in ,christ ,jesus3 for ye
 also have suffered like  things of your
 own countrymen1 even as they have of   
the ,jews4'  ,this text then commends   
them1 not for that they were baptized   
with  water1 but1 for that they stood   
their ground1 although baptized  with   
suffering1 like them in ,judea1 for the 
name of the ,lord ,jesus4  ,for         
suffering like things of their own      
countrymen1 as they did of  the ,jews4  
,will you not yet leave off to abuse the
 word of ,god1 and  forbear turning it  
out of its place1 to maintain your      
unchristian  practice of rejecting the  
people of ,god1 and excluding them their
  blessed privileges4 ,the unbaptized   
believer1 instead of taking  shame for  
entering into fellowship without it1    
will be ready1 ,i  doubt1 to put you to 
shame for bringing scriptures so much   

beside  the purpose1 and for stretching 
them so miserably to uphold you  in your
 fancies4    ,your tenth argument is1   
',if so be1 that any of the members at  
,corinth1 ,galatia1 ,colosse1 ,rome1 or 
them that ,peter wrote to1  were not    
baptized1 then ,paul's arguments for the
 resurrection to  them1 or to press them
 to holiness from the ground 7,rom #f2  
,col  #b2 #a ,cor #ae7 was out of doors1
 and altogether needless1 yea1 it       
bespeaks his ignorance1 and throweth    
contempt upon the ,spirit's  wisdom     
7,heb #f2 #a ,peter #c3ba7 by which he  
wrote2 if that must be  asserted as a   
ground to provoke them to such an end1  
which had no  being3 and if all the     
members of all those churches were      
baptized1  why should any plead for an  
exemption from baptism1 for any church  
member now8'    ,ans4 ,suppose all1 if  
all these churches were baptized1 what  
then8  that answereth not our question4 
,we ask where you find it written1  that
 those that are baptized1 should keep   

men as holy1 and as much  beloved of the
 ,lord ,jesus as themselves1 out of     
church communion1  for want of light in 
water baptism4 ,why we plead for their  
admission1  though ye see not yet1 that 
this is their duty1 is because we  are  
not forbidden1 but commanded to receive 
them1 because ,god and  ,christ hath    
done it 7,rom #ad1 #ae74    ,your       
eleventh argument is1 ',if unbaptized   
persons must be received  into churches1
 only because they are believers1 though
 they deny  baptism2 then why may not   
others plead for the like privilege1    
that are negligent in any other gospel  
ordinance of worship1 from  the same    
ground of want of light1 let it be what 
it will4 ,so then  as the consequence of
 this principle1 churches may be made up
 of  visible sinners1 instead of visible
 saints4'    ,ans4 #a4 ,i plead not for 
believers simply because they are       
believers1  but for such believers of   
whom we are persuaded by the word1 that 
,god hath received them4 #b4 ,there are 

some of the ordinances1 that  be they   
neglected1 the being of a church1 as to 
her visible gospel  constitution1 is    
taken quite away2 but baptism is none of
 them1  it being no church ordinance as 
such1 nor any part of faith1 nor  of    
that holiness of heart1 or life1 that   
sheweth me to the church  to be indeed a
 visible saint4 ,the saint is a saint   
before1 and  may walk with ,god1 and be 
faithful with the saints1 and to his    
own light also though he never be       
baptized4 ,therefore to plead for  his  
admission1 makes no way at all for the  
admission of the open  prophane1 or to  
receive1 as you profess you do1 persons 
unprepared  to the ,lord's table1 and   
other solemn appointments4    ,your     
twelfth argument is1 ',why should       
professors have more light  in breaking 
of bread1 than baptism8 ,that this must 
be so urged for  their excuse3 ,hath    
,god been more sparing in making out his
 mind  in the one1 rather than the      
other8 ,is there more precepts or       

precedents for the supper1 than baptism8
 ,hath ,god been so bountiful  in making
 out himself about the supper1 that few 
or none that own  ordinances scruple it8
 ,and must baptism be such a rock of    
offence  to professors1 that very few   
will enquire after it1 or submit to  it8
 ,hath not man's wisdom interposed to   
darken this part of ,god's  counsel8 ,by
 which professors seem willingly led1   
though against  so many plain commands  
and examples1 written as with a sun     
beam1  that he that runs may read8 ,and 
must an advocate be entertained  to     
plead for so gross a piece of ignorance1
 that the meanest babes  of the first   
gospel times were never guilty of8'     
,ans4 ,many words to little purpose4 #a4
 ,must ,god be called to an  account by 
you1 why he giveth more light about the 
supper than  baptism8 ,may he not shew  
to1 or conceal from this1 or another of 
his servants1 which of his truths he    
pleaseth4 ,some of the members  of the  
church at ,jerusalem had a greater truth

 than this kept  from them1 for ought ,i
 know1 as long as they lived 7,acts     
#aa3ai71  yet ,god was not called in    
question about it4 #b4 ,breaking of     
bread1 not baptism1 being a church      
ordinance1 and that such also  as must  
be often reiterated2 yea1 it being an   
ordinance so full of  blessedness1 as   
lively to present union and communion   
with ,christ  to all the members that   
worthily eat thereof3 ,i say1 the       
,lord's  supper being such1 that while  
the members sit at that feast1 they     
shew to each other the death and blood  
of the ,lord1 as they ought  to do1 till
 he comes 7#a ,cor #aj3ae-ag1           
#aa3be1bf74 ,the church as a  church1 is
 much more concerned in that1 than in   
water baptism1 both  as to her faith and
 comfort2 both as to her union and      
communion4  #c4 ,your supposition1 that 
very few professors will seriously      
inquire  after water baptism1 is too    
rude4 ,what1 must all the children of   
,god1 that are not baptized for want of 

light1 be still stigmatised  with want  
of serious inquiry after ,god's mind in 
it4 #d4 ,that ,i am an  advocate1       
entertained to plead for so gross a     
piece of ignorance1  as want of light in
 baptism1 is but like the rest of your  
jumbling4  ,i plead for communion with  
men1 godly and faithful1 ,i plead that  
they may be received1 that ,god hath    
shewed us he hath received1  and        
commanded we should receive them4       
,your thirteenth argument is1 ',if      
obedience must discover the truth  of a 
man's faith to others1 why must baptism 
be shut out1 as if  it was no part of   
gospel obedience8 ,is there no precept  
for this  practice1 that it must be thus
 despised1 as a matter of little  use8  
,or shall one of ,christ's precious     
commands be blotted out of  a           
,christian's obedience1 to make way for 
a church fellowship of  man's devising4'
    ,ans4 #a4 ,this is but round1 round1
 the same thing over and over4  ,that my
 obedience to water1 is not a discovery 

of my faith to  others1 is evident1 from
 the body of the ,bible1 we find nothing
  that affirms it4 ,and ,i will now add1
 ,that if a man cannot shew  himself a  
,christian without water baptism2 he    
shall never shew  either saint or       
sinner1 that he is a ,christian by it4  
#b4 ,who soever  they are that despise  
it1 ,i know not but that church         
membership  may be without it1 7seeing  
even you yourself have concluded it  is 
no church ordinance1 nor the entering   
ordinance7 standeth both  with scripture
 and reason1 as mine arguments make     
manifest4 ,so  that all your arguments  
prove no more but this1 ',that you are  
so  wedded to your wordless notions1    
that charity can have no place  with    
you4' ,have you all this while so much  
as given me one small  piece of a text  
to prove it unlawful for the church1 to 
receive  those whom she1 by the word1   
perceiveth the ,lord ,god and her       
,christ hath received8 ,no3 and         
therefore you have said so much as      

amounts to nothing4    ,your last       
argument is1 ',if the baptism of ,john  
was so far honoured  and dignified1 that
 they that did submit to it1 are said to
 justify  ,god2 and those that did it   
not1 are said to reject his counsel     
against themselves3 so that their       
receiving1 or rejecting the whole       
doctrine of ,god1 hath its denomination 
from this single practice4  ,and is     
there not as much to be said of the     
baptism of ,christ1  unless you will say
 it is inferior to ,john's in worth and 
use4'    ,ans4 #a4 ,that our            
denomination of believers1 and of our   
receiving  the doctrine of the ,lord    
,jesus1 is not to be reckoned from our  
baptism1 is evident2 because according  
to our notion of it1 they  only that    
have before received the doctrine of the
 gospel1 and  so shew it us by their    
confession of faith1 they only ought to 
be baptized4 ,this might serve for an   
answer for all3 but1 #b4 ,the  ,baptism 
of ,john was 'the baptism of repentance1

 for the remission  of sins' 7,mark     
#a3d2 ,matt #c2f2 ,luke #c3c71 of which 
water was but  an outward signification4
 ,now what is the baptism of repentance1
  but an unfeigned acknowledgment that  
they were sinners1 and so  stood in need
 of a ,saviour1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,this   
baptism1 or baptism  under this notion1 
the ,pharisees would not receive 7,luke 
#g3bi1cj74  ,for they 'trusted in       
themselves that they were righteous1'   
that  they were 'not as other men1' that
 they had need of no repentance  7,luke 
#ah3i1 #aj3bi1 #ae3g74 ,not but that    
they would have been baptized  with     
water1 might that have been without an  
acknowledgment that  they were sinners  
7,matt #c3g72 wherefore seeing the      
counsel of ,god  respected rather the   
remission of sins by ,jesus ,christ1    
than the  outward act of water baptism1 
ye ought not1 as you do1 by this  your  
reasoning1 to make it rather1 at least  
in the revelation  of it1 to terminate  
in the outward act of being baptized1   

but in  unfeigned and sound repentance1 
and the receiving of ,jesus ,christ  by 
faith 7,eph #a3g1h1aa74    ,further1 ,a 
desire to submit to ,john's water       
baptism1 or of being  baptized by him in
 water1 did not demonstrate by that     
single act1  the receiving of the whole 
doctrine of ,god as you suggest4 ',why  
did ,john reject the ,pharisees that    
would have been baptized 7,matt  #c3g71 
and ,paul examine them that were8'      
7,acts #ai3b1c74 ,if your  doctrine be  
true1 why did they not rather say1 ,oh6 
seeing you  desire to be baptized1      
seeing you have been baptized1 you need 
not  to be questioned any further2 your 
submitting to ,john's water1 to  us is a
 sufficient testimony1 even that single 
act1 that you have  received the whole  
doctrine of ,god4 ,but ,i say1 why did  
,john call  them vipers8 ,and ,paul     
asked them1 ,whether they had yet       
'received  the ,holy ,ghost8' ,yea1 it  
is evident1 that a man may be desirous  
of water1 that a man may be baptized1   

and neither own the doctrine  of        
repentance1 nor know on whom he should  
believe2 evident1 ,i say1  and that by  
the same texts 7,matt #c3g2 ,acts       
#ai3b-d74    ,you have grounded         
therefore this your last argument1 as   
also the  rest1 upon an utter mistake of
 things4      ,i ,,come ,,now ,,to      
,,your ,questions2 ,,which ,,although   
,,they ,,be ,,mixed ,,with  ,,gall1 ,i  
,,will ,,with ,,patience ,,see ,,if ,i  
,,can ,,turn ,,them ,,into ,,food4      
,quest4 #a4 ,your first question is1 ',i
 ask your own heart1 whether  popularity
 and applause of variety of professors1 
be not in the  bottom of what you have  
said2 that hath been your snare to      
pervert  the right ways of the ,lord1   
and to lead others into a path wherein  
we can find none of the footsteps of the
 flock in the first ages8'    ,ans4     
,setting aside a retaliation1 like your 
question1 ,i say1 and  ,god knows ,i    
speak the truth1 ,i have been tempted to
 do what ,i have  done1 by a provocation

 of sixteen years long2 tempted1 ,i say1
 by  the brethren of your way3 who1     
whenever they saw their opportunity1    
have made it their business to seek to  
rend us in pieces2 mine  ownself they   
have endeavoured to persuade to forsake 
the church2  some they have rent quite  
off from us1 others they have attempted 
and attempted to divide and break off   
from us1 but by the mercy  of ,god1 have
 been hitherto prevented4 ,a more large 
account you  may have in my next1 if you
 think good to demand it2 but ,i thank  
,god that ,i have written what ,i have  
written4    ,quest4 #b4 ',have you dealt
 brotherly1 or like a ,christian1 to    
throw so much dirt upon your brethren1  
in print1 in the face of  the world1    
when you had an opportunity to converse 
with them of  reputation amongst us1    
before printing1 being allowed the      
liberty  by them1 at the same time for  
you to speak among them8'    ,ans4 ,i   
have thrown no dirt upon them1 nor laid 
any thing to their  charge1 if their    

practice be warrantable by the word2 but
 you  have not been offended at the dirt
 yourselves have thrown at all  the     
godly in the land that are not of our   
persuasion1 in counting  them unfit to  
be communicated with1 or to be          
accompanied with in  the house of ,god4 
,this dirt you never complained of1 nor 
would1  ,i doubt1 to this day1 might you
 be still let alone to throw it4  ,as to
 my book1 it was printed before ,i spake
 with any of you1 or  knew whether ,i   
might be accepted of you4 ,as to them of
 reputation  among you1 ,i know others  
not one tittle inferior to them1 and    
have  my liberty to consult with who ,i 
like best4    ,quest4 #c4 ',doth your   
carriage answer the law of love or      
civility1  when the brethren used means 
to send for you for a conference1  and  
their letter was received by you1 that  
you should go out again  from the city  
after knowledge of their desires1 and   
not vouchsafe  a meeting with them1 when
 the glory of ,god1 and the vindication 

of so many churches is concerned4'      
,ans4 ,the reason why ,i came not       
amongst you1 was partly because ,i      
consulted mine own weakness1 and counted
 not myself1 being a dull  headed man1  
able to engage so many of the chief of  
you1 as ,i was  then informed intended  
to meet me4 ,i also feared1 in personal 
disputes1 heats and bitter contentions  
might arise1 a thing my  spirit hath not
 pleasure in3 ,i feared also1 that both 
myself and  words would be              
misrepresented2 and that not without    
cause1 for  if they that answer a book  
will alter1 and screw arguments out of  
their place1 and make my sentences stand
 in their own words1 not  mine1 when ,i 
say my words are in a book to be seen1  
what would you  have done1 had ,i in the
 least1 either in matter or manner1     
though  but seemingly miscarried among  
you4 ,as for the many churches which    
you say are concerned1 as also the glory
 of ,god1 ,i doubt not to  say they are 
only your wordless opinions that are    

concerned2 the  glory of ,god is        
vindicated3 ,we receive him that ,god   
hath received1  and that 'to the glory  
of ,god' 7,rom #ae3g74    ,quest4 #d4   
',is it not the spirit of ,diotrephes of
 old1 in you1 who  loved to have the    
pre-eminence1 that you are so bold to   
keep out  all the brethren1 that are not
 of your mind in this matter1 from      
having any entertainment in the churches
 or meetings to which you  belong1      
though you yourself have not been denied
 the like liberty1  among them that are 
contrary minded to you8 ,is this the way
 of  your retaliation8 ,or are you      
afraid lest the truth should invade     
your quarters8'    ,ans4 ,i can say1 ,i 
would not have the spirit you talk of2  
what  ,i have of it1 ,god take it from  
me4 ,but what was the spirit of         
,diotrephes8 ,why1 not to receive the   
brethren into the church1 and  to forbid
 them that would 7#c ,john #i1aj74 ,this
 do not ,i2 ,i am for  communion with   
saints1 because they are saints3 ,i shut

 none of the  brethren out of the       
churches1 nor forbid them that would    
receive  them4 ,i say again1 shew me the
 man that is a visible believer1 and    
that walketh with ,god2 and though he   
differ with me about baptism1  the doors
 of the church stand open for him1 and  
all our heaven-born  privileges he shall
 be admitted to them4 ,but how came     
,diotrephes so  lately into our parts8  
,where was he in those days that our    
brethren  of the baptized way1 would    
neither receive into the church1 nor    
pray with men as good as themselves1    
because they were not baptized2  but    
would either1 like ,quakers1 stand with 
their hats on their  heads1 or else     
withdraw till we had done4    ,as to our
 not suffering those you plead for to   
preach in our  assemblies1 the reason   
is1 because we cannot yet prevail with  
them1 to repent of their church-rending 
principles4 ,as to the  retaliation1    
mind the hand of ,god1 and remember     
,adonibezek 7,judg  #a3g74 ,let the     

truth come into our quarters and        
welcome1 but  sowers of discord1 because
 the ,lord hates it 7,prov #f3ai71 we   
also  ourselves will ,,avoid them 7,rom 
#af3ag1ah74    ,quest4 #e4 ',is there no
 contempt cast upon the brethren1 who   
desired  your satisfaction1 that at the 
same time1 when you have opportunity  to
 speak to them1 instead of that1 you    
committed the letters to  others1 by way
 of reflection upon them8'    ,ans4 ,it 
is no contempt at all to consult men    
more wise and judicious  than him that  
wrote1 or myself either4 ,but why not   
consult  with others4 ,is wisdom to die 
with you8 ,or do you count all that     
yourselves have no hand in1 done to your
 disparagement8    ,quest4 #f4 ',did not
 your presumption prompt you to provoke 
them to  printing1 in your letter to    
them1 when they desired to be found in  
no such practice1 lest the enemies of   
truth should take advantage  by it8'    
,ans4 ,what provoked you to print1 will 
be best known at the day of  judgment1  

whether your fear of losing your        
wordless opinion1 or  my plain answer to
 your letter3 ,the words in my letter   
are1 ',as  for my book never defer its  
answer till you speak with me1 for ,i   
strive not for mastery but truth4'      
,though you did not desire to  write1   
yet with us there was continual labour  
to rend us to pieces1  and to prevent   
that1 was my first book written4 ,and   
let who will  take advantage1 so the    
truth of ,god1 and the edification of my
  brother be promoted4    ,quest4 #g4   
',whether your principle and practice is
 not equally  against others as well as 
us1 viz4 ,episcopal1 ,presbyterians1 and
  ,independents1 who are also of our    
side1 for our practice1 though  they    
differ with us about the subject of     
baptism4 ,do you delight  to have your  
hand against every man8'    ,ans4 ,i own
 water baptism to be ,god's ordinance1  
but ,i make no  idol of it4 ,where you  
call now the ,episcopal to side with    
you1 and  also the ,presbyterian1 c4 you

 will not find them easily persuaded  to
 conclude with you against me4 ,they are
 against your manner of  dipping1 as    
well as the subject of water baptism2   
neither do you1  for all you flatter    
them1 agree together in all but the     
subject4  ,do you allow their           
sprinkling8 ,do you allow their signing 
with  the cross8 ,why then have you so  
stoutly1 an hundred times over1         
condemned these things as antichristian4
 ,i am not against every  man1 though by
 your abusive language you would set    
every one  against me2 but am for union1
 concord1 and communion with saints1  as
 saints1 and for that cause ,i wrote my 
book4    ,to conclude1--#a4 ,in all ,i  
have said1 ,i put a difference between  
my  brethren of the baptized way2 ,i    
know some are more moderate than  some4 
#b4 ,when ,i plead for the unbaptized1  
,i chiefly intend those  that are not so
 baptized as my brethren judge right1   
according  to the first pattern4 #c4 ,if
 any shall count my papers worth the    

scribbling against1 let him deal with my
 arguments1 and things  immediately     
depending upon them1 and not conclude   
that he hath  confuted a book1 when he  
hath only quarrelled at words4 #d4 ,i   
have  done when ,i have told you1 that  
,i strive not for mastery1 nor to  shew 
myself singular2 but1 if it might be1   
for union and communion  among the      
godly4 ,and count me not as an enemy1   
because ,i tell you  the truth4 #e4 ,and
 now1 dissenting brethren1 ,i commend   
you to ,god1  who can pardon your sin1  
and give you more grace1 and an         
inheritance  among them that are        
sanctified by faith in ,jesus ,christ4  
,amen4      ,,here ,,followeth ,,mr4    
,,henry ,,jessey',s ,,judgment ,,upon   
,,the ,,same ,,argument4    ',him that  
is weak in the faith receive ye1'       
c4--,romans #ad3a    ,whereas some      
suppose the receiving there mentioned1  
was but receiving  into brotherly       
affection1 such as were in church       
fellowship2 but  not a receiving of such

 as were weak into the church4 ,for     
answer  unto which consider1    ,that in
 the texts are two things to be inquired
 into4 ,first1  ,what weakness of faith 
this is1 that must not hinder receiving4
  ,secondly1 by whom1 and to what1 he   
that is weak in the faith is  to be     
received8    ,first1 ,to the first1     
,what weakness of faith this is that    
must not  hinder receiving1 whether was 
it weakness in the graces of faith1  or 
in the doctrine of faith8 ,it is        
conceived that the first is  included1  
but the second principally intended4    
#a4 ,that some of the ,lord's people are
 weak in the graces of faith1  will be  
confessed by all 7,mark #i3bd2 ,luke    
#bd3be7 and that the ,lord  would have  
his lambs fed as well as his sheep1 and 
his children  as well as grown men1 and 
that he hath given the right to gospel  
privileges1 not to degrees of grace1 but
 to the truth2 'him  that is weak in the
 faith receive ye'3 or unto you1 as some
 ,,good  translations read it 7,rom     

#ad3a74ah    #b4 ,it is supposed1 that  
this command of receiving him that is   
weak  in the faith1 doth principally    
intend1 that is weak in the doctrine  of
 faith1 and that not so much in the     
doctrine of justification1  as in gospel
 institutions1 as doth appear by the    
second and sixth  verses3 which shew1   
that it was in matters of practice1     
wherein  some were weak1 and at which   
others were offended2 notwithstanding   
the glorious ,lord who bears all his    
,israel upon his heart receives  them 7v
 #c7 and commandeth1 'him that is weak  
in the faith receive  ye1' or unto you4 
,second1 ,therefore1 here we are to     
inquire of the receiving in the  text1  
,by whom1 and to what he that is weak in
 the faith1 should  be received4 ,in    
which inquiry there are two parts4 #a4  
,by whom4 #b4  ,to what4    #a4 ,to the 
first4 ,the text makes answer1 ',him    
that is weak in the  faith receive ye1' 
or unto you2 which must be the church at
 ,rome1  to whom the epistle was writ2  

as also to all 'beloved of ,god1 called 
to be saints' 7,rom #a3g74 ,and as to   
them1 so unto all churches and  saints1 
,beloved and called throughout the      
world4    ,note1 ,that epistles are as  
well to direct how churches are to      
carry things towards saints without1 as 
to saints within2 and also  toward all  
men so as to give no offence to ,jew or 
,gentile1 nor to  the church of ,god 7#a
 ,cor #aj3cb74    #b4 ,the second part  
of the inquiry is1 to what he that is   
weak in  the faith is to be received8   
whether only unto mutual affection1  as 
some affirm1 as if he were in church    
fellowship before1 that  were weak in   
the faith8 ,or whether the text doth as 
well1 if not  rather intend1 the        
receiving such as were1 and are weak in 
the  faith1 ,not only unto mutual       
affection if in the church1 but unto    
church fellowship also1 if they were    
out4 ,for clearing of which  consider1  
to whom the epistle was written 7,rom   
#a3g74 ,not only  to the church there1  

but unto all that were beloved of ,god1 
and  called to be saints in all ages4   
,and as at ,rome it is like there  then 
were1 and in other places now are1      
saints weak in the faith1  both in and  
out of church fellowship2 and it is     
probable there  then were1 and elsewhere
 now are1 those that will cast such out 
of their mutual affection4 ,and if they 
will cast such out of their  mutual     
affection that are within1 no doubt they
 will keep out of  their church         
fellowship those that are without4      
,arg4 #a4 ,whereas the ,lord's care     
extends to all his1 and if it  were a   
good argument in the third verse1 for   
them to receive those  within1 because  
,god hath received them1 it would be as 
good an  argument to receive in those   
without1 for ,god hath received them    
also3 unless it could be proved1 that   
all that were and are weak  in the      
faith1 were and are in church           
fellowship1 which is not  likely3 for if
 they would cast such out of their      

affection that are  within1 they would  
upon the same account keep them out of  
church  fellowship that were without3   
therefore as it is a duty to receive    
those within unto mutual affection1 so  
it is no less a duty1 by  the text1 to  
receive such weak ones as are without1  
into church  fellowship4    ,arg4 #b4   
,is urged from the words themselves1    
which are1 ',receive  him that is weak  
in the faith'2 wherein the ,lord puts   
,,no limitation  in this text or in any 
other2 and who is he then that can      
restrain  it1 unless he will limit the  
,holy ,one of ,israel8 ,and how would   
such an interpretation foolishly charge 
the ,lord1 as if he took  care ,,only of
 those within1 but not like care of     
those without2  whereas he commandeth   
them to receive them1 and useth this    
motive1  he had received them1 and he   
receiveth those that are weak in the    
faith1 if without1 as well as those     
within4    ,from the example1 to wit1   
,that ,god had received them2 whereas   

had  he been of the church1 they would  
have been persuaded of that before  the 
motive was urged3 for no true church of 
,christ's would take  in1 or keep in    
any1 whom they judged the ,lord had not 
received2  but those weak ones were such
 as they questioned whether the ,lord   
had received them1 else the text had not
 been an answer sufficient  for their   
receiving them3 ,there might have been  
objected1 they  hold up ,jewish         
observations of meats and days1 which by
 the death  of ,christ were abolished1  
and so did deny some of the effects of  
his death2 yet the ,lord who was        
principally wronged could pass  this by1
 and commandeth others to receive them  
also4 ,and if it  be a good argument to 
receive such as are weak in any thing1  
whom  the ,lord hath received1 then     
there can be no good argument to  reject
 for any thing for which the ,lord will 
not reject them3 for  else the command  
in the first verse1 and his example in  
the third  verse were insufficient1     

without some other arguments unto the   
church1 besides his command and example4
    ,some object1 ',receive ye one      
another1 as ,christ also received us  to
 the glory of ,god' 7,rom #ae3g74 ,and  
from thence supposing they  were all in 
church fellowship before1 whereas the   
text saith not  so3 for if you consider 
the eighth and ninth verses1 you may see
  he speaks unto ,jews and ,gentiles in 
general1 that if the ,jews had  the     
receiving1 they should receive          
,gentiles2 and if the ,gentiles  had the
 receiving1 they should receive ,jews1  
for had they not been  on both sides    
commanded3 the ,jews might have said to 
the ,gentiles1  you are commanded to    
receive us1 but we are not commanded to 
receive  you2 and if the weak had the   
receiving1 they should receive the      
strong2 and if the strong had the       
receiving1 they should not keep  out the
 weak2 and the text is reinforced with  
the example of the  ,son's receiving us 
unto the glory of ,god1 that as he      

receiveth ,jews  and poor ,gentiles1    
weak and strong1 in church fellowship1  
or out  of church fellowship2 so should 
they to the glory of ,god4 ,and as  the 
,lord ,jesus received some1 though they 
held some things more  than were        
commanded1 and some things less than    
were commanded1 and  as those that were 
weak and in church fellowship1 so those 
that  were weak and out of church       
fellowship2 and that not only into      
mutual affection1 but unto fellowship   
with himself2 and so should  they1 not  
only receive such as were weak within   
into mutual  affection1 but such as were
 without1 both to mutual affection and  
to church fellowship3 or else such weak 
ones as were without1 had  been excluded
 by the text4 ,oh6 how is the heart of  
,god the ,father  and the ,son set upon 
this1 to have his children in his house1
 and  in one another's hearts as they   
are in his1 and are borne upon the      
shoulders and breasts of his ,son their 
high priest8 and as if all  this will   

not do it1 but the devil will divide    
them still1 whose  work it properly is2 
,but 'the ,god of peace' will come in   
shortly1  'and bruise ,satan under their
 feet1' as in ,romans #af3bj4 ,and they 
will agree to be in one house1 when they
 are more of one heart2 in  the mean    
time prays1 as in chapter #ae3e1 ',now  
the ,god of patience  and consolation   
grant you to be like-minded one toward  
another  according to ,christ ,jesus4'  
,i shall endeavour the answering of some
 objections1 and leave it  unto         
consideration4    ,object4 ,some say    
this bearing or receiving1 were but in  
things  indifferent4    ,ans4 ,that     
eating1 or forbearing upon a civil      
account1 are things  indifferent1 is    
true3 but not when done upon the account
 of  worship1 as keeping of days1 and   
establishing ,jewish observations  about
 meats1 which by the death of ,christ   
are taken away2 and it  is not fairly to
 be imagined the same church at ,rome   
looked so  upon them as indifferent2 nor

 that the ,lord doth2 that it were  all 
alike to him to hold up ,jewish         
observations1 or to keep days  or no    
days1 right days or wrong days1 as      
indifferent things1 which  is a great   
mistake1 and no less than to make ,god's
 grace little  in receiving such4 ,for  
if it were but in things wherein they   
had  not sinned1 it were no great matter
 for the ,lord to receive1 and  it would
 have been as good an argument or motive
 to the church1 to  say the things were 
indifferent1 as to say the ,lord had    
received  them4 ,whereas the text is to 
set out the riches of grace to the      
vessels of mercy1 as ,romans #i3ae4     
,that as at first he did freely  choose 
and accept them2 so when they fail and  
miscarry in many  things1 yea about his 
worship also1 although he be most       
injured  thereby1 yet he is first in    
passing it by1 and persuading others  to
 do the like4 ,that as the good         
,samaritan did in the ,old              
,testament1#ai so our good ,samaritan   

doth in the ,new1 when priest  and      
,levite passed by1 pastor and people    
pass by1 yet he will  not1 but pours in 
oil1 and carries them to his inn1 and   
calls for  receiving1 and setting it    
upon his account4    ,object4 ,that this
 bearing with1 and receiving such as are
 weak in  the faith1 must be limited to 
meats and days1 and such like things    
that had been old ,jewish observations1 
but not unto the being  ignorant in1 or 
doubting of any ,new ,testament         
institution4    ,ans4 ,where the ,lord  
puts no limitation1 men should be wary  
how  they do it1 for they must have a   
command or example1 before they  can    
limit this command2 for although the    
,lord took this occasion  from their    
difference about meats and days to give 
this command1  yet the command is not   
limited there1 no more than ,matthew    
#ab3a-h4  ,that when they made use of   
his good law rigorously in the letter1  
he presently published an act of grace  
in the #gth verse1 and  tells them1 ,had

 they known what this meaneth1 ',i will 
have mercy  and not sacrifice1' they    
would not have condemned the guiltless2 
as also ,matthew #i3ac1 ',go ye and     
learn what that meaneth1 ,i will  have  
mercy and not sacrifice1' which is not  
to be limited unto what  was the present
 occasion of publishing the command1 but
 observed  as a general rule upon all   
occasions1 wherein mercy and sacrifice  
comes in competition1 to shew the ,lord 
will rather have a duty  omitted that is
 due to him1 than mercy to his creatures
 omitted  by them4 ,so in the text1 when
 some would not receive such as were    
weak in the faith1 as to matters of     
practice1 the ,lord was pleased  to     
publish this act of grace3 ',him that is
 weak in the faith  receive ye1 but not 
to doubtful disputations4' ,now unless  
it be  proved1 that no saint can be weak
 in the faith in any thing but  meats   
and days1 or in some ,old ,testament    
observations1 and that  he ought not to 
be judged a saint that is weak in the   

faith as it  relates to gospel          
institutions1 in matters of practice2   
you cannot  limit the text1 and you must
 also prove his weakness ,,such1 as     
that the ,lord will not receive him2    
else the command in the first  verse1   
and the reason or motive in the third   
verse1 will both be  in force upon you2 
to wit1 ',him that is weak in the faith 
receive  ye1' or unto you1--'for ,god   
hath received him4'    ,object4 ,but    
some may object from #a ,corinthians    
#ab3ac1 ',for by one  spirit are we all 
baptized into one body1 whether we be   
,jews or  ,gentiles4' ,some there are   
that affirm this to be meant of water   
baptism1 and that particular churches   
are formed thereby1 and  all persons are
 to be admitted and jointed unto such   
churches by  water baptism4    ,ans4    
,that the baptism intended in the text  
is the ,spirit's baptism1  and not water
 baptism2 and that the body the text    
intends1 is not  principally the church 
of ,corinth1 but all believers1 both    

,jews  and ,gentiles1 being baptized    
into one mystical body1 as ,ephesians   
#d3d1 ',there is one body and one       
,spirit1' wherein there is set out  the 
uniter and the united2 therefore in the 
third verse they are  exhorted to keep  
the unity of the ,spirit in the bond of 
peace4 ,the  united are all the faithful
 in one body2 into whom8 in the fifth   
verse1 in one ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 by  
what8 one faith1 one baptism1  which    
,,cannot be meant of water baptism2 for 
water baptism doth  not unite all this  
body1 for some of them never had water  
baptism1  and are yet of this body1 and 
by the ,spirit gathered into one ,lord  
,jesus ,christ 7,eph #a3aj71 'both which
 are in heaven and in earth1'  ,jew and 
,gentile 7,eph #b3af71 'that he might   
reconcile both unto  ,god in one body by
 the cross4' ,the instrument you have in
 verse  #ah1 'by one spirit' 7,eph      
#c3f74 ',that the ,gentiles should be   
fellow-heirs1 and of the same body' 7v  
#ae74 ',of whom the whole  family in    

heaven and earth is named4' ,and the    
reasons of their  keeping 'the unity of 
the ,spirit1' in ,ephesians #d3c is laid
 down  in verses #d1 #e being 'one      
body1' 'one ,spirit1' having 'one hope1'
  'one ,lord1' 'one faith1' 'one        
baptism1' whether they were ,jews  or   
,gentiles1 such as were in heaven or in 
earth1 which ,,cannot be  meant of water
 baptism1 for in that sense they had not
 all one  baptism1 nor admitted and     
united thereby4 ,so in #a ,corinthians  
#ab3ac1  ',for by one ,spirit we are all
 baptized into one body1 whether we  be 
,jews or ,gentiles1 whether we be bond  
or free2 and have been  all made to     
drink into one ,spirit'2 which cannot be
 meant of water  baptism1 in regard all 
the body of ,christ1 ,jews and          
,gentiles1 bond  and free1 partook not  
thereof4    ,object4 ,but ,ephesians    
#d3e saith1 there is but 'one baptism'2 
and  by what hath been said1 if granted1
 water baptism will be excluded1  or    
else there is more baptisms than one4   

,ans4 ,it followeth not that because the
 ,spirit will have no  corrival1 that   
therefore other things may not be in    
their places4  ,that because the ,spirit
 of ,god taketh the pre-eminence1       
therefore  other things may not be      
subservient 7#a ,john #b3bg74 ,the      
apostle  tells them1 ,that the anointing
 which they have received of him1       
abideth in them2 and you need not1 saith
 he1 'that any man teach  you1 but as   
the same anointing teacheth you of all  
things4' ,by  this some may think ,john 
excludes the ministry2 no such matter1  
though the ,holy ,ghost had confirmed   
and instructed them so in the  truth of 
the gospel1 as that they were furnished 
against seducers  in verse #bf yet you  
see ,john goes on still teaching them in
 many  things3 as also in ,ephesians    
#d3aa-ac1 ',he gave some1               
apostles2--some  evangelists1 and some  
pastors1 and teachers2 for the          
perfecting  of the saints1 for the work 
of the ministry1 for the edifying of    

the body of ,christ3 ,till we all come  
in the unity of the faith1  and of the  
knowledge of the ,son of ,god1 unto a   
perfect man1 unto  the measure of the   
stature of the fulness of ,christ4' ,so 
in the  ,spirit's baptism1 though it    
have the pre-eminence1 and appropriateth
  some things1 as peculiar to itself1 it
 doth not thereby destroy  the use and  
end of water baptism1 or any other      
ordinance in its  place3 for water      
baptism is a means to increase grace1   
and in it1  and by it sanctification is 
forwarded1 and remission of sins more   
cleared and witnessed2 yet the giving   
grace1 and regenerating and  renewing1  
is the ,holy ,spirit's peculiar4        
,consider 7,titus #c3e71  ',by the      
washing of regeneration1 and renewing of
 the ,holy ,ghost'2  ,baptism being the 
outward sign of the inward graces       
wrought by  the ,spirit1 a              
representation or figure1 as in #a      
,peter #c3ba1 ',the  like figure        
whereunto even baptism doth also now    

save us not the  putting away of the    
filth of the flesh1 but the answer of a 
good  conscience toward ,god1 by the    
resurrection of ,jesus ,christ'2  not   
excluding water baptism2 but shewing1   
,that the spiritual part  is chiefly to 
be looked at3 though such as slight     
water baptism1  as the ,pharisees and   
lawyers did 7,luke #g3cj71 reject the   
counsel  of ,god against themselves1 not
 being baptized4 ,and such as would  set
 water baptism in the ,spirit's place1  
exalt a duty against the  deity and     
dignity of the ,spirit1 and to give the 
glory due unto  him1 as ,god blessed for
 ever1 unto a duty4    ,by which mistake
 of setting up water baptism in the     
,spirit's place1  and assigning it a    
work1 which was never appointed unto it2
 of  forming the body of ,christ1 either
 in general1 as in #a ,corinthians      
#ab3ac2 ,ephesians #d3e or as to        
particular churches of ,christ1 we  may 
see the fruit2 that instead of being the
 means of uniting as  the ,spirit doth2 

that it hath not only rent his seamless 
coat1  but divided his body which he    
hath purchased with his own blood1  and 
opposed that great design of ,father1   
,son1 and ,spirit1 in uniting  poor     
saints1 thereby pulling in pieces what  
the ,spirit hath put  together4 ',him   
that is weak in the faith receive       
ye1--for ,god hath  received him'2 being
 such as the ,spirit had baptized and   
admitted  of the body of ,christ1 he    
would have his churches receive them    
also3 whose baptism is the ,,only       
baptism1 and so is called the  ,,one    
baptism4 ,therefore consider1 whether   
such a practice1 hath  a command or an  
example1 that persons must be joined    
into church  fellowship by water        
baptism2 for ,john baptized many1 yet he
 did  not baptize some into one church1 
and some into another1 nor all  into one
 church1 as the church of ,rome doth4   
,and into what church  did ,philip      
baptize the eunuch1 or the apostle the  
jailor and his  house8 ,and all the rest

 they baptized1 were they not left free 
to  join themselves for their           
convenience and edification8 ,all which 
,i leave to consideration4 ,i might have
 named some inconveniences1  if not     
absurdities that would follow the       
assertion3 as to father  the mistakes of
 the baptizers on the ,spirit's act1 who
 is not  mistaken in any ,,he baptizeth2
 no false brethren creep in unawares    
into the mystical body by him2 and also1
 how this manner of forming  churches   
would suit a country1 where many are    
converted1 and  willing to be baptized2 
but there being no church to be baptized
  into1 how shall such a church state   
begin8 ,the first must be  baptized into
 no church1 and the rest into him as the
 church1 or  the work stand still for   
want of a church4    ,object4 ',but ,god
 is a ,god of order1 and hath ordained  
order in  all the churches of ,christ2  
and for to receive one that holds the   
baptism he had in his infancy1 there is 
no command nor example  for1 and by the 

same rule children will be brought in to
 be church  members4'    ,ans4 ,that    
,god is a ,god of order1 and hath       
ordained orders in all  the churches of 
,christ is true2 and that this is one of
 the orders  to receive him that is weak
 in the faith1 is as true4 ,and though  
there be no example or command1 in so   
many words1 receive such an  one that   
holds the baptism he had in his infancy1
 nor to reject  such a one3 but there is
 a command to receive him that is weak  
in  the faith1 without limitation1 and  
it is like this might not be  a doubt in
 those days1 and so not spoken of in    
particular4    ,but the ,lord provides a
 remedy for all times in the text1 ',him
  that is weak in the faith receive ye'2
 for else receiving would  not be upon  
the account of saintship2 but upon      
knowing1 and doing  all things according
 to rule and order1 and that must be    
perfectly1  else for to deny any thing1 
or to affirm too much is disorderly1    
and would hinder receiving3 but the     

,lord seals not so with his  people1 but
 accounts ',,love the fulfilling of the 
law1' though  they be ignorant in many  
things both as to knowing and doing2 and
  receives them into communion and      
fellowship with himself1 and  would have
 others do the same also4 ,and if he    
would have so much  bearing in the      
apostle's days1 when they had infallible
 helps to  expound truths unto them1    
much more now1 the church hath been so  
long in the wilderness and in captivity1
 and not that his people  should be     
driven away in the dark day1 though they
 are sick and  weak 7,eze #cd3af1ba74   
,and that it should be supposed such    
tenderness  would bring in children in  
age to be church members1 yea and       
welcome1 if any body could prove them in
 the faith1 though never  so weak2 for  
the text is1 ',him that is weak in the  
faith1 receive  ye'3 ,it is not ,he1 and
 his wife and children1 unless it can be
  proved they are ,,in ,,the ,,faith4   
,object4 ',by this1 some ordinances may 

be lost or omitted1 and is  it to be    
supposed the ,lord would suffer any of  
his ordinances to  be lost or omitted in
 the ,old or ,new ,testament1 or the    
right use  of them1 and yet own such for
 true churches1 and what reason can     
there be for it48'    ,ans4 ,the ,lord  
hath suffered some ordinances to be     
omitted and lost  in the ,old           
,testament1 and yet owned the church4   
,though circumcision  were omitted in   
the wilderness1 yet he owned them to be 
his  church 7,acts #g3ch72 and many of  
the ordinances were lost in the         
captivity3 see ,ainsworth upon ,exodus  
#bh1 #cj c4 which shewed what  the      
high-priest was to put on1 and were not 
to be omitted upon  pain of death1 as   
the ,urim and ,thummim1 yet being lost1 
and several  other ordinances1 the ark1 
with the mercy-seat and cherubims1 the  
fire from heaven1 the majesty and divine
 presence1 c4 yet1 he  owns the second  
temple1 though short of the first1 and  
filled it  with his glory1 and honoured 

it with his ,son1 being a member and  a 
minister therein 7,mal #c3a71 ',the     
,lord whom ye seek shall suddenly  come 
to his temple'3 ,so in the ,new         
,testament1 since their wilderness      
condition1 and great and long captivity1
 there is some darkness  and doubts1 and
 want of light in the best of the       
,lord's people1  in many of his         
ordinances1 and that for several ages1  
and yet how  hath the ,lord owned them  
for his churches1 wherein he is to have 
glory and praise 'throughout all ages'  
7,eph #c3ba74 ,and so should  we own    
them1 unless we will condemn the        
generation of the just4  ,it must be    
confessed1 ,that if exact practice be   
required1 and  clearness in gospel      
institutions before communion2 who dare 
be  so bold as to say his hands are     
clean1 and that he hath done all  the   
,lord's commands1 as to institutions in 
his worship8 and must  not confess the  
change of times doth necessitate some   
variation1  if not alteration1 either in

 the matter or manner of things         
according to primitive practice2 yet    
owned for true churches1 and  received  
as visible saints1 though ignorant      
either wholly1 or in  great measure1 in 
laying on of hands1 singing1 washing of 
feet1  and anointing with oil1 in the   
gifts of the ,spirit1 which is the      
,urim and ,thummim of the gospel4 ,and  
it cannot be proved1 that the  churches 
were so ignorant in the primitive times1
 nor yet that  such were received into  
fellowship2 yet now herein it is thought
  meet their should be bearing1 and why 
not in baptism1 especially  in such as  
own it for an ordinance1 though in some 
things miss it1  and do yet shew their  
love unto it1 and unto the ,lord1 and   
unto  his law therein1 that they could  
be willing to die for it rather  than to
 deny it2 and to be baptized in their   
blood2 which sheweth1  they hold it in  
conscience their duty1 while they have  
further light  from above1 and are      
willing to hear and obey as far as they 

know1  though weak in the faith1 as to  
clearness in gospel institutions3       
surely the text is on their side1 or    
else it will exclude all the  former1   
',him that is weak in the faith receive 
ye1--but not to  doubtful disputations' 
7,rom #ad3e74 ,let every man be fully   
persuaded  in his own mind1 and such the
 ,lord hath received4    ,as to the     
query1 ,what reason is there1 why the   
,lord should suffer  any of his         
ordinances to be lost8    ,ans4 ,if     
there were no reason to be shewn1 it    
should teach us  silence1 for he doth   
nothing without the highest reason2 and 
there  doth appear some reasons in the  
,old ,testament1 why those ordinances   
of ,urim and ,thummim1 c4 were suffered 
to be lost in the captivity1  that they 
might long and look for the ,lord       
,jesus1 the priest1  that was to stand  
up with ,urim and ,thummim 7,ezra #b3fc2
 ,neh #g3fe71  which the ,lord by this  
puts them upon the hoping for1 and to be
  in the expectation of so great a      

mercy1 which was the promise of  the    
,old ,testament1 and all the churches   
losses in the ,new ,testament4  ,by all 
the dark night of ignorance she hath    
been in1 and long  captivity she hath   
been under1 and in her wandering        
wilderness  state1 wherein she hath     
rather been fed with manna from heaven1 
than by men upon earth2 and after all   
her crosses and losses1 the  ,lord lets 
light break in by degrees1 and          
deliverance by little  and little2 and  
she is 'coming out of the wilderness    
leaning upon  her beloved'2 and the     
,lord hath given the valley of ,achor   
for  a door of hope1 that ere long she  
may receive the promise of the  gospel  
richly1 by the ,spirit1 to be poured    
upon us from on high 7,isa  #cb3ae71 and
 the wilderness be a fruitful field1 and
 the fruitful  field become a forest1   
and then the ,lord will take away the   
covering  cast over all people 7,isa    
#be3g71 and the vail that is spread     
over all nations 7,isa #aa3i72 ',for the

 earth shall be full of the  knowledge  
of the ,lord1 as the waters cover the   
sea' 7v #ac74 ,then  ',ephraim shall not
 envy ,judah1 and ,judah shall not vex  
,ephraim4'  ,thus will the ,god of peace
 bruise ,satan under foot shortly2 and  
one  reason why the ,lord may suffer all
 this darkness and differences  that    
have been1 and yet are1 is1 that we     
might long and look for  this blessed   
promise of the gospel1 the pourings out 
of the ,spirit4    ,object4 ,but many   
authors do judge1 that the weak and     
strong were  all in church fellowship   
before1 and that the receiving 7,rom    
#ad3a7  was but into mutual affection4  
,ans4 ,it ought to be seriously weighed 
how any differ from so many  worthy     
authors1 is confessed2 to whom the world
 is so much beholden  for their help in 
many things2 but it would be of         
dangerous  consequence to take all for  
granted they say1 and unlike the noble  
,bereans 7,acts #ag3aa74 ,though they   
had some infallible teachers1  yet they 

took not their words or doctrine upon   
trust2 and there  may be more ground to 
question expositors on this text1 in    
regard  their principles necessitate    
them to judge that the sense2 for if  it
 be in their judgments a duty to compel 
all to come in1 and to  receive all1 and
 their children1 they must needs judge  
by that  text1 they were all of the     
church1 and in fellowship1 before their 
scrupling meats and days1 because that  
is an act of grown persons  at years of 
discretion2 and therefore the receiving 
is judged by  them to be only into      
mutual affection1 for it is impossible  
for  them to hold their opinion1 and    
judge otherwise of the text2 for  in    
baptism1 they judge infants should be   
received into church  fellowship2 and   
then scrupling meats and days must needs
 be after  joining4 ,their judgments    
might as well be taken1 that it is a    
duty  to baptize infants1 as that they  
can judge of this text rightly1  and    
hold their practice4    ,object4 ,but no

 uncircumcised person was to eat the    
passover 7,exo  #ab74 ,and doth not the 
,lord as well require the sign of       
baptism now1  as of circumcision then8  
and is there not like reason for it8    
,ans4 ,the ,lord1 in the ,old           
,testament1 expressly commanded  no     
uncircumcised person should eat the     
passover 7,exo #ab3dh2 ,eze  #dd3i71    
that no stranger1 uncircumcised in      
heart1 or uncircumcised  in flesh1      
should enter into his sanctuary4#bj ,and
 had the ,lord  commanded1 that no      
unbaptized person should enter into his 
churches1  it had been clear4 ,and no   
doubt1 ,christ was as faithful as a son 
in all his house1 as ,moses was as a    
servant2 and although there  had been   
little reason1 if the ,lord had         
commanded it so to be1  yet in ,god's   
worship we must not make the likeness of
 any thing  in our reason1 but the will 
of ,god1 the ground of duty2 for upon   
such a foundation some would build the  
baptizing of infants1  because it would 

be like unto circumcision1 and so break 
the  second commandment1 in making the  
likeness of things of their own         
contrivance1 of force with institutions 
in the worship of ,god4    ,the most    
that ,i think can be said is1 ,that we  
have no gospel  example for receiving   
without baptism1 or rejecting any for   
want  of it4 ,therefore it is desired1  
what hath been said1 may be  considered2
 lest while we look for an example1 we  
do not overlook  a command upon a       
mistake1 supposing that they were all in
 church  fellowship before2 whereas the 
text saith not so1 but ',him that  is   
weak in the faith receive ye1' or unto  
you4    ,we may see also how the ,lord  
proceeds under the law1 though he       
accounts those things that were done    
contrary to his law1 sinful1  though    
done ignorantly2 yet never required the 
offender to offer  sacrifice till he    
knew thereof 7,lev #e3e compared with vv
 #ae1af74  ,and that may be a man's own 
sin through his ignorance2 that though  

it may be another's duty to endeavour to
 inform him in1 yet not  thereupon to   
keep him out of his ,father's house2 for
 surely the  ,lord would not have any of
 his children kept out1 without we have 
a word for it4 ,and though they scruple 
some meats in their ,father's  house1   
yet it may be dangerous for the stronger
 children to deny  them all the rest of 
the dainties therein1 till the weak and 
sick  can eat strong meat2 whereas      
,peter had meat for one1 and milk for   
another2 and ,peter must feed the poor  
lambs as well as the sheep2  and if     
others will not do it1 the great        
shepherd will come ere long  and look up
 what hath been driven away 7,eze       
#cd3d1aa2 ,isa #dj3aa74  ,he will feed  
his flock like a shepherd2 he shall     
gather the lambs  into his bosom1 and   
gently lead those that are with young4  
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,who is there that  
reads these revilings of ,bunyan for his
 poverty  and mean descent1 but must be 
struck with the unsearchable wisdom  of 

the ,almighty4 ,the salvation of the    
church requires that ',,god  should be  
manifest in the flesh4' ,does he appear 
in his glory8 ,does  he honour riches1  
and power1 and wisdom1 by descending in 
one of  these classes8 ,no2 the poor1   
the despised in this world1 claim       
kindred with him--',is not this the     
carpenter's son8' ',have any of  the    
rulers or pharisees believed on him8'   
,even with these examples  before them1 
his ,baptist ministerial brethren1 who  
sat at his  feet when he came to        
,london1 and listened to his eloquence1 
now1  in their hot dispute1 revile and  
taunt him with his imprisonment--his    
poverty--his want of book learning4     
,refused the communion of some  eminent 
earthly saints1 it drove him to closer  
communion with his  ,god1 and the       
prison1 became a ,bethel--none other    
than the house  of ,god1 and the very   
gate of heaven2 and in a holy1 happy    
frame  of soul1 he breathes forgiveness3
 ',what ,mr4 ,kiffin hath done in  the  

matter ,i forgive1 and love him never   
the worse'66--,ed4    #b4 ,how do these 
verses cut down all the carnal pride of 
man4 ,who  is ,,the ,,blessed8 not the  
rich1 or powerful1 or worldly wise1 but 
those that delight in the word of       
,god4--,ed4    #c4 ,nearly all the      
,baptist churches of that day limited   
communion  to them who had been baptized
 in water on a profession of their      
faith4 ,it is very different now2       
,bunyan's principles have spread1  are  
spreading1 and must soon become         
universal4--,ed4    #d4 ,mr4 ,h4        
,d',anvers3 ',a seventh end of baptism  
is1 that the baptized  person may       
orderly thereby have an entrance into   
the visible church4  ,none were esteemed
 members1 or did partake of its         
ordinances1 before  they were baptized1 
being so ,god's hedge or                
boundary4'--,treatise  of ,baptism1 p4  
#bj1 ed4 #afgd4    #e4 ,a modern writer1
 in a critique on ,bunyan1 says that he 
did as  much justice to grace as his    

,calvinism would allow him66 ,may all   
the world be such ,calvinists4--,ed4    
#f4 ',without the church1' previous to  
having entered into the church1  a      
personal obedience to the divine        
command2 having repented1 then  be      
baptized3 neither of these are duties to
 be performed by the  church1 as such1  
but individually4--,ed4    #g4 ',to     
themselves1' to the particular churches 
only to which they  were written4       
,contrary to the word1 ',all scripture  
is given--to  be profitable to the man  
of ,god' in every church 7#b ,tim       
#c3af74--;,ed4    #h4 ,to these ten     
commandments must be added that new     
command given  by the ,saviour1 ',that  
ye love one another' 7,john #ab3cd72 or 
rather  the evangelical sum of the whole
 law1 ',thou shalt love the ,lord  thy  
,god with all thy heart1 and thy        
neighbour as thyself4' ,this  happy     
state of mind can only be attained by   
the baptism of the  ,holy ,ghost4 ,how  
awful the thought that multitudes of    

professing  ,christians rely upon       
outward ceremonies1 a fleshly carnal    
confidence  in ordinances1 while they   
are dead as to union with ,god and to   
spiritual communion with his saints4    
,reader1 how is it with your  own       
soul4--,ed4    #i4 ,bunyan's adversaries
 were wrong in stating that all the     
expositors agreed in referring this 'one
 baptism' to be that in  or with water4 
,john ,caime1 #affb1 refers to #a       
,corinthians #ab3ac1  as an illustration
 of ,ephesians #d3e1 ',one baptism1' 'by
 one ,,spirit  are we all baptized4'    
,the ,assembly's ,annotations1 #afeg1   
infers  that 'one' means 'once1' and    
refers to the ,nicene creed1 which      
says1 'one baptism for the remission of 
sins'2 this surely cannot  mean that the
 application of water remits sins4      
,diodati1 #afdh1 is  silent on this     
subject4 ,dr4 ,hammond1 #afec1 says1    
'the same vow  to be administered to    
all4' ,very similar to this is the      
,dutch  annotations of ,theodore        

,haak4--,ed4    #aj4 ,heaven forbid that
 we should be afraid or ashamed of      
saying  that ,christ is better than     
water baptism4 ,christ is the heavenly  
manna1 the sweet1 pleasant1 nourishing  
food of the soul4 ,baptism  is only once
 for life1 but ,christ is our essential 
food all through  the wilderness--every 
hour of life until we enter the gates of
  the celestial and eternal city4--,ed4 
#aa4 ,while we acknowledge the          
importance of water baptism1 to which   
,christ submitted1 yet we do well to    
consider that it was not  intended as a 
means of purifying his infinite purity2 
no more does  it purify the believer who
 follows his ,redeemer in this          
ordinance4  ,he was as much a believer  
before as he is after the ceremony4 ,he 
submits to it as an act of obedience to 
the divine command1 in  the humble hope 
that his faith may be strengthened and  
his soul  refreshed4--,ed4    #ab4 ',the
 wrath of man worketh not the           
righteousness of ,god' 7,james  #a3bj74 

,the angry passions of man work evil4   
,such fiery zeal  is contrary to the    
spirit of ,christ4 ,the ignorant must be
 won by  meekness to embrace the        
truth4--,ed4    #ac4 ,it becomes all    
prayerfully to follow divine commands in
 ,,all  ,,things4 ,nothing is           
indifferent or non-essential that ,god  
hath  ordained for the believer4 ,but if
 disciples differ about days1 or  meats1
 or water1 ought such differences to    
prevent their communion  and fellowship 
more than differences in personal       
stature1 or beauty1  or in mental       
powers4 ,uniformity in anything but love
 to ,god and  to each other is a fool's 
paradise1 contrary to the experience of 
the apostolic and all ages1 and opposed 
to every law of nature4--,ed4    #ad4   
,this typographical error in ',the      
,reasons of my ,practice' is  corrected 
in this edition for the first           
time4--,ed4    #ae4 ,the doctrine of the
 real presence1 called                  
transubstantiation1  was the test of    

adherence to the ,romish church1 which  
unless all  persons pretended to believe
 they were sacrificed with brutal       
ferocity4--,ed4    #af4 ,in ,bunyan's   
days1 both the laws of the land1 the    
judges1 and  the commonalty1 gave       
credence to the wicked gambols of       
wizards and  witches4 ,many a poor      
iniquitous old woman1 from some         
mysterious  hints of her power to tell  
fortunes1 or to gratify the revengeful  
feelings of her neighbours1 was put to a
 cruel death4 ,more  enlightened times  
have dissipated this illusion1 and      
driven these  imaginary imps of darkness
 into benighted countries4--,ed4    #ag4
 ',me-hap-soes1' a contraction of 'it   
may so happen4'--,ed4    #ah4 ,tyndale1 
and all the early ,english translations1
 rend it 'unto  you1' until the         
,elisabethan ,state ,bible1 called the  
,bishop's1 in  #aefh4 ,do not the words 
mean that ,christians are to receive    
such as  are weak in the faith into     
their hearts by love1 without troubling 

their heads with perplexing             
disputes8--,ed4    #ai4 ,under the ,old 
,testament dispensation2 the parable or 
history  is recorded in ,luke           
#aj4--;,ed4    #bj4 ,we cannot offer to 
,god any acceptable sacrifice until     
spiritually  baptized4 ,first joined to 
,god by a living faith in the atoning   
sacrifice of ,christ1 and then bringing 
forth the fruits of this  internal and  
purifying baptism1 we must give         
ourselves to his  church in the bonds of
 the gospel4--,ed4    999999            
,,peaceable ,,principles ,,and ,,true3  
,,or1 ,a ,,brief ,,answer ,,to ,,mr4    
,d',,anver',s  ,,and ,,mr4 ,,paul',s    
,,books ,,against ,,my ,,confession ,,of
 ,,faith1 ,,and ,,differences  ,,in     
,,judgment ,,about ,,baptism ,,no ,,bar 
,,to ,,communion4    ,,wherein ,,their  
,,scriptureless ,,notions ,,are         
,,overthrown1 ,,and ,,my ,,peaceable    
,,principles ,,still ,,maintained4      
',do ye indeed speak righteousness1 ,o  
congregation8 do ye judge  uprightly1 ,o

 ye sons of men8'--,psalm #eh3a         
,,sir1    ,i have received and          
considered your short reply to my       
differences  in judgment about water    
baptism no bar to communion2 and        
observe1  that you touch not the        
argument at all3 but rather labour what 
you  can1 and beyond what you ought1 to 
throw odiums upon your brother  for     
reproving you for your error1 viz4      
',that those believers that  have been  
baptized after confession of faith made 
by themselves1  ought and are in duty   
bound to exclude from their church      
fellowship1  and communion at the table 
of the ,lord1 those of their holy       
brethren  that have not been so         
baptized4' ,this is your error4 ,error1 
,i  call it1 because it is not founded  
upon the word1 but a mere human  device2
 for although ,i do not deny1 but       
acknowledge1 that baptism  is ,god's    
ordinance2 yet ,i have denied1 that     
baptism was ever  ordained of ,god to be
 a wall of division between the holy and

 the  holy2 the holy that are1 and the  
holy that are not1 so baptized  with    
water as we4 ,you1 on the contrary1 both
 by doctrine and  practice1 assert that 
it is2 and therefore do separate        
yourselves  from all your brethren that 
in that matter differ from you2         
accounting them1 notwithstanding their  
saving faith and holy  lives1 not fitly 
qualified for church communion1 and all 
because  they have not been1 as you1    
baptized4 ,further1 you count their     
communion among themselves unlawful1 and
 therefore unwarrantable2  and have     
concluded1 'they are joined to idols1   
and that they ought  not to be shewed   
the pattern of the house of ,god1 until 
they be  ashamed of their sprinkling in 
their infancy1 and accept of and        
receive baptism as you4' ,yea1 you count
 them as they stand1 not  the churches  
of ,god2 saying1 ',we have no such      
custom1 nor the  churches of ,god4' ,at 
this ,i have called for your proofs1 the
 which  you have attempted to produce2  

but in conclusion have shewed none      
other1 but ',that the primitive churches
 had those they received1  baptized     
before so received4'    ,i have told    
you1 that this1 though it were granted1 
cometh not up  to the question2 for we  
ask not1 'whether they were so baptized8
  ,but whether you find a word in the   
,bible that justifieth your  concluding 
that it is your duty to exclude those of
 your holy  brethren that have not been 
so baptized8' ,from this you cry out1   
that ,i take up the arguments of them   
that plead for infant baptism3  ,i      
answer1 ,i take up no other argument but
 your own1 viz4 ',that  there being no  
precept1 precedent1 nor example in all  
the scripture1  for our excluding our   
holy brethren that differ in this point 
from  us1 therefore we ought not to dare
 to do it1' but contrariwise to  receive
 them2#a because ,god hath given us     
sufficient proof that  himself hath     
received them1 whose example in this    
case he hath  commanded us to follow    

7,rom #ad3c1ae74 ,this might serve for  
an answer  to your reply4 ,but because1 
perhaps1 should ,i thus conclude1 some  
might make an ill use of my brevity2 ,i 
shall therefore briefly step  after you1
 and examine your short reply2 at least1
 where shew of  argument is4    ,your   
first five pages are spent to prove me  
either proud or a liar2  for inserting  
in the title-page of my ',differences1' 
c4 that your  book was written by the   
,baptist1 or brethren of your way4      
,in answer to which2 whoso readeth your 
second1 your fifth and  sixth questions 
to me1 may not perhaps be easily        
persuaded to the  contrary2 but the two 
last in your reply1 are omitted by you2 
whether  for verity's sake1 or because  
you were conscious to yourself1 that    
the sight of them would overthrow your  
insinuations1 ,i leave to  the sober to 
judge4 ,but put the case ,i had failed  
herein1 ,doth  this warrant your        
unlawful practice8    ,you ask me next1 
',how long is it since ,i was a         

,baptist8' and then  add1 ',it is an ill
 bird that bewrays his own nest4'       
,ans4 ,i must tell you1 avoiding your   
slovenly language1 ,i know none  to whom
 that title is so proper as to the      
disciples of ,john4 ,and  since you     
would know by what name ,i would be     
distinguished from  others2 ,i tell you1
 ,i would be1 and hope ,i am1 ,a        
,,christian2 and  choose1 if ,god should
 count me worthy1 to be called a        
,christian1  a ,believer1 or other such 
name which is approved by the ,holy     
,ghost  7,acts #aa3bf74 ,and as for     
those factious titles of ,anabaptists1  
,independents1 ,presbyterians1 or the   
like1 ,i conclude1 that they  came      
neither from ,jerusalem1 nor ,antioch1  
but rather from hell  and ,babylon2 for 
they naturally tend to divisions1 'you  
may know  them by their fruits4'        
,next1 you tell us of your goodly       
harmony in ,london2 or of the  'amicable
 christian correspondency betwixt those 
of divers  persuasions there1 until my  

turbulent and mutineering spirit got    
up4'    ,ans4 ,the cause of my writing1 
,i told you1 which you have neither     
disapproved in whole1 nor in part4 ,and 
now ,i ask what kind of  christian      
correspondency you have with them8 ,is  
it such as relateth  to church          
communion2 or such only as you are      
commanded to have with  every brother   
that walketh disorderly1 that they may  
be ashamed  of their church communion1  
which you condemn8 if so1 your great    
flourish will add no praise to them2 and
 why they should glory  in a            
correspondency with them as ,christians1
 who yet count them  under such deadly  
sin1 which will not by any means1 as    
they now  stand1 suffer you to admit    
them to their ,father's table1 to me is 
not easy to believe4    ,farther1 ,your 
christian correspondency1 as you call   
it1 will not  keep you now and then1    
from fingering some of their members    
from  them2 nor from teaching them that 
you so take away1 to judge and  condemn 

them that are left behind3 ,now who     
boasteth in this besides  yourself1 ,i  
know not4    ,touching ,mr4 ,jesse's    
judgment in the case in hand1 you know  
it  condemneth your practice2 and since 
in your first1 you have called  for an  
author's testimony1 ,i have presented   
you with one1 whose  arguments you have 
not condemned4    ,for your insinuating 
my abusive and unworthy behaviour1 as   
the cause  of the brethren's attempting 
to break our ,christian communion2 it   
is not only false but ridiculous4       
,false2 for they have attempted to  make
 me also one of their disciples1 and    
sent to me1 and for me  for that        
purpose4 ,besides1 it is ridiculous2    
surely their pretended  order1 and as   
they call it1 our disorder1 was the     
cause2 or they  must render themselves  
very malicious1 to seek the overthrow of
 a  whole congregation1 for1 if it had  
been so1 the unworthy behaviour  of one4
    ,now1 since you tell me ',that ,mr4 
,kiffin hath no need of my forgiveness  

for the wrong he hath done me in his    
epistle4'    ,i ask1 did he tell you so8
 ,but let it lie as it doth2 ,i will at 
this time turn his argument upon him1   
and desire his direct answer3  ,there   
being no precept1 precedent or example  
for ,mr4 ,kiffin to  exclude his holy   
brethren from ,christian communion that 
differ  with him about baptism1 he ought
 not to do it2 but there is neither     
precept1 precedent1 nor example2        
therefore1 c4    ,you blame me for      
writing his name at length3 but ,i know 
he is not  ashamed of his name3 and for 
you1 though at the remotest rate1 to    
insinuate it1 must needs be damage to   
him4    ,your artificial squibbling#b   
suggestions to the world about myself1  
imprisonment1 and the like ,i freely    
bind unto me as an ornament  among the  
rest of my reproaches1 till the ,lord   
shall wipe them  off at his coming4 ,but
 they are no argument that you have a   
word  that binds you to exclude the holy
 brethren communion4    ,now what if1 as

 you suggest1 the sober ,dr4 ,owen1     
though he told  me and others at first  
he would write an epistle to my book1   
yet  waved it afterwards2 this is also  
to my advantage2 because it was  through
 the earnest solicitations of several of
 you that at that  time stopped his     
hand2 ,and perhaps it was more for the  
glory of  ,god that truth should go     
naked into the world1 than as seconded  
by so mighty an armour-bearer as he4    
,you tell me also1 that some of the     
sober ,independents have shewed  dislike
 to my writing on this subject3 ,what   
then8 ,if ,i should also  say1 as ,i can
 without lying1 that several of the     
,baptists have  wished yours burnt      
before it had come to light2 is your    
book ever  the worse for that8    ,you  
tell us1 you meddle not with            
,presbyterians1 ,independents1 mixed    
,communionists 7a new name71 but are for
 liberty for all according  to their    
light4    ,ans4 ,i ask then1 suppose an 
holy man of ,god1 that differeth from   

you1 as those above-named do1 in the    
manner of water baptism2  ,i say1       
suppose such an one should desire       
communion with you1 yet  abiding by his 
own light1 as to the thing in question1 
,would you  receive him to fellowship8  
,if no1 do you not dissemble8    ,but   
you add1 ',if unbaptized believers do   
not walk with us1 they  may walk with   
them with whom they are better agreed4' 
,ans4 ,then it seems you do but flatter 
them4 ,you are not1 for all  you pretend
 to give them their liberty1 agreed they
 should have it  with you4 ,thus do the 
,papists give the ,protestants their    
liberty1  because they can neither will 
nor choose4    ,again1 ,but do you not  
follow them with clamours and out-cries1
 that  their communion1 even amongst    
themselves1 is unwarrantable8 ,now1  how
 then do you give them their liberty8   
,nay1 do not even these  things declare 
that you would take it away if you      
could8    ',for the time that ,i have   
been a ,baptist 7say you 7 ,i do not    

remember that ever ,i knew that one     
unbaptized person did so much  as offer 
themselves to us for church fellowship4'
    ,ans4 ,this is no proof of your love
 to your brethren2 but rather  an       
argument that your rigidness was from   
that day to this so  apparent1 that     
those good souls despaired to make such 
attempts2  we know they have done it    
elsewhere1 where they hoped to meet with
  encouragement4    ,you seem to retract
 your denial of baptism to be the       
initiating  ordinance4 ,and indeed ,mr4 
,d',anvers told me1 that you must       
retract  that opinion1 and that he had1 
or would speak to you to do it2 yet  by 
some it is still so acknowledged to be2 
and in particular1 by  your great       
helper1 ,mr4 ,denne1 who strives to     
maintain it by several  arguments2 but  
your denial may be a sufficient         
confutation to him2  so ,i leave you    
together to agree about it1 and conclude
 you have  overthrown him4    ,but it   
seems though you do not now own it to be

 the inlet into a  particular church2   
yet1 as you tell us of your last1 'you  
never  denied that baptism doth not make
 a believer a member of the  universal1 
orderly1 church visible4 ,and in this   
,mr4 ,d',anvers and  you agree4'        
',persons enter into the visible church 
thereby1' saith  he4    ,ans4           
,universal1 that is1 the whole church3  
,this word now comprehendeth  all the   
parts of it1 even from ,adam to the very
 world's end1  whether in heaven or     
earth1 c4 ,now that water baptism makes 
a man a member of this church1 ,i do not
 yet believe1 nor can you  shew me why  
,i should4 #b4 ,the universal1 orderly  
church4 ,what church  this should be1 if
 by orderly you mean harmony or         
agreement in  the outward parts of      
worship1 ,i do not understand neither4  
,and yet thus you should mean1 because  
you add the word visible to  all at the 
last2 ',the universal1 orderly1 visible 
church4' ,now ,i  would yet learn of    
this brother where this church is2 for  

if it  be visible1 he can tell and also 
shew it4 ,but1 to be short1 there  is no
 such church3 the universal church      
cannot be visible2 a great  part of that
 vast body being already in heaven1 and 
a great part  as yet1 perhaps1 unborn4  
,but if he should mean by universal1 the
 whole of that part of  this church that
 is on earth1 then neither is it        
'visible' nor  'orderly4' #a4 ,not      
visible2 for the part remains always to 
the best  man's eye utterly invisible4  
#b4 ,this church is not orderly2 that   
is1 hath not harmony in its outward and 
visible parts of worship2  some parts   
opposing and contradicting the other    
most severely4  ,yea1 would it be       
uncharitable to believe that some of the
 members  of this body could willingly  
die in opposing that which others of    
the members hold to be a truth of       
,christ8 ,as for instance at home2      
could not some of those called ,baptists
 die in opposing infant  baptism8 ,and  
again1 some of them that are for infant 

baptism die  for that as a truth8 ,here 
therefore is no order1 but an evident   
contradiction3 and that too in such     
parts of worship1 as both  count visible
 parts of worship indeed4    ,so then by
 'universal1 orderly1 visible church1'  
this brother must  mean those of the    
saints only that have been1 or are      
baptized as  we2 this is clear1 because 
baptism1 saith he1 maketh a believer  a 
member of this church2 his meaning then 
is1 that there is an  universal1        
orderly1 visible church1 and they alone 
are the ,baptists2  and that every one  
that is baptized is by that made a      
member of  the universal1 orderly1      
visible church of ,baptists1 and that   
the  whole number of the rest of saints 
are utterly excluded4    ,but now if    
other men should do as this man1 how    
many universal  churches should we have8
 ,an 'universal1 orderly1 visible church
  of ,independents'2 an 'universal1     
orderly1 visible church of              
,presbyterians1' and the like4 ,and who 

of them1 if as much confused  in their  
notions as this brother1 might not1 they
 judging by their  own light1 contend   
for their universal church1 as he for   
his8 ,but  they have more wit4    ,but  
suppose that this unheard of fictitious 
church were the only  true universal    
church2 yet whoever they baptize must be
 a visible  saint first1 and if a       
visible saint1 then a visible member of 
,christ2 and if so1 then a visible      
member of his body1 which is the        
church1 before they be baptized2 now he 
which is a visible member  of the church
 already1 that which hath so made him1  
hath prevented  all those claims that by
 any may be made or imputed to this or  
that  ordinance to make him so 7,acts   
#h3cg1 #ai3ag1 #af3cc74 ,his visibility 
is already2 he is already a visible     
member of the body of ,christ1  and     
after that baptized4 ,his baptism then  
neither makes him a  member nor a       
visible member of the body of ,jesus    
,christ4    ,you go on1 ',that ,i said  

it was consent that makes persons       
members  of particular churches is      
true4'    ,ans4 ,but that it is consent 
and nothing else1 consent without       
faith1 c41 is false4 ,your              
after-endeavour to heal your unsound    
saying will do you no good3 ',faith     
gives being to1 as well as  probation   
for membership4'    ,what you say now of
 the epistles1 that they were written to
  particular saints1 and those too out  
of churches as well as in1 ,i  always   
believed3 but in your first you were    
pleased to say1 ',you  were one of them 
that objected against our proofs out of 
the epistles1  because they were written
 to particular churches1 intending these
  baptized and that they were written to
 other saints1 would be  hard for me to 
prove'3 but you do well to give way to  
the truth4    ,what ,i said about       
baptism's being a ,,pest1 take my words 
as they  lie1 and ,i stand still        
thereto3 ',knowing that ,satan can make 
any  of ,god's ordinances a ,,pest and  

plague to his people1 even baptism1  the
 ,lord's table1 and the holy scriptures2
 yea1 the ministers also  of ,jesus     
,christ may be suffered to abuse them1  
and wrench them  out of their place4'   
,wherefore ,i pray1 if you write again1 
either  consent to1 or deny this        
position1 before you proceed in your    
outcry4    ,but ,i must still continue  
to tell you1 though you love not to hear
  thereof1 ,that supposing your opinion 
hath hold of your conscience1  if you   
might have your will1 you would make    
inroads and outroads  too in all the    
churches that are not as you in the     
land4 ,you reckon  that church          
privileges belong not to them who are   
not baptized as  we1 saying1 ',how can  
we take these privileges from them      
before they  have them1 we keep them    
from a disorderly practice of           
ordinances1  especially among           
ourselves'2 intimating you do what you  
can also  among others3 and he that     
shall judge those he walketh not with1  

or say1 as you1 that they1 like         
,ephraim1 are 'joined to an idol1  and  
ought to repent and be ashamed of that  
idol before they be  shewed the pattern 
of the house'2 and then shall back all  
with  the citation of a text2 doth it   
either in jest or in earnest2 if  in    
jest it is abominable2 if in earnest his
 conscience is engaged2  and being      
engaged1 it putteth him upon doing what 
he can to  extirpate the thing he       
counteth idolatrous and abominable1 out 
of  the churches abroad1 as well as that
 he stands in relation unto4  ,this     
being thus1 it is reasonable to         
conclude1 you want not an  heart1 but   
opportunity for your inroads and        
outroads among them4    ,touching those 
five things ,i mentioned in my second2  
you should  not have counted they were  
found no where1 because not found under 
that head which ,i mention3 and now lest
 you should miss them again1  ,i will   
present you with them here4    #a4      
',baptism is not the initiating         

ordinance4 #b4 ,that though it was1  the
 case may so fall out1 that members     
might be received without  it4 #c4 ,that
 baptism makes no man a visible saint4  
#d4 ,that faith1  and a life becoming   
the ten commandments1 should be the     
chief and  most solid argument with     
churches to receive to fellowship4 #e4  
,that circumcision in the flesh was a   
type of circumcision in the  heart1 and 
not of water baptism4' ,to these you    
should have given  fair answers1 then   
you had done like a workman4    ,now we 
are come where you labour to insinuate1 
'that a transgression  against a        
positive precept1 respecting instituted 
worship1 hath  been punished with the   
utmost severity that ,god hath executed 
against men1 on record1 on this side    
hell4'    ,ans4 ,mr4 ,d',anvers says1   
',that to transgress a positive precept 
respecting worship1 is a breach of the  
first and second commandments4'  ,if so1
 then it is for the breach of them1 that
 these severe rebukes  befall the sons  

of men4 #b4 ,but you instance the case  
of ,adam his  eating the forbidden      
fruit2 yet to no great purpose4 ,adam's 
first  transgression was1 that he       
violated the law that was written  in   
his heart2 in that he hearkened to the  
tempting voice of his  wife2 and after1 
because he did eat of the tree3 he was  
bad then  before he did eat of the tree2
 which badness was infused over his     
whole nature2 and then he bare this evil
 fruit of eating things  that ,god hath 
forbidden 7,gen #c74 ,either make the   
tree good1 and  his fruit good2 or the  
tree bad1 and his fruit bad 7,matt      
#g3ag2  ,luke #f3dc1dd74 ,men must be   
bad1 ere they do evil2 and good1 ere    
they do good4 ,again1 which was the     
greatest judgment1 to be defiled  and   
depraved1 or to be put out of paradise1 
do you in your next  determine4    ,but 
as to the matter in hand1 ,what positive
 precept do they  transgress that will  
not reject him that ,god bids us        
receive1 if  he want light in baptism8  

,as for my calling for scripture to     
prove it lawful thus to exclude  them2  
blame me for it no more2 verily ,i still
 must do it2 and had  you but one to    
give1 ,i had had it long before this4   
,but you wonder  ,i should ask for a    
scripture to prove a negative4    ,ans4 
#a4 ,are you at that door1 my brother8  
,if a drunkard1 a swearer1  or          
whoremonger should desire communion with
 you1 and upon your  refusal1 demand    
your grounds2 would you think his       
demands such  you ought not to answer8  
would you not readily give him by       
,,scores8  ,so1 doubtless would you deal
 with us1 but that in this you are      
without the lids#c of the ,bible4 #b4   
,but again1 you have acted as  those    
that must produce a positive rule4 ',you
 count it your duty1  a part of your    
obedience to ,god1 to keep those out of 
church  fellowship that are not baptized
 as you4' ,i then demand what precept   
bids you do this8 where are you         
commanded to do it8    ,you object1     

,that in ,ephesians #d3e and #a         
,corinthians #ab3ac is not  meant of    
,spirit baptism3 but ,mr4 ,jesse says it
 is not1 cannot be  the baptism with    
water3 and you have not at all refuted  
him4 ,and  now for the church in the    
wilderness2 ',you thought1 as you say1  
,i  would have answered myself in the   
thing'2 but as yet ,i have not1  neither
 have you4 ,but let us see what you urge
 for an answer4    ,i4 ,say you1        
',though ,god dispensed with their      
obedience to circumcision  in that time 
7,gen #ag2 ,exo #ab7 it follows not that
 you or ,i should  dispense with the    
ordinance of water baptism now4'        
,ans4 ,god commanded it1 and made it the
 initiating ordinance to  church        
communion4 ,but ,moses1 and ,aaron1 and 
,joshua1 and the  elders of ,israel1    
dispensed with it for forty years2      
therefore the  dispensing with it was   
ministerial1 and that with ,god's       
allowance1  as you affirm4 ,now if they 
might dispense with circumcision1 though

  the initiating ordinance2 why may not 
we receive ,god's holy ones  into       
fellowship1 since we are not forbidden  
it1 but commanded2  yea1 why should we  
make water baptism1 which ,god never    
ordained  to that end1 a bar to shut out
 and let in to church communion8        
,,ii4 ,you ask1 ',was circumcision      
dispensed with for want of light1  it   
being plainly commanded8'    ,ans4      
,whatever was the cause1 want of light  
is as great a cause3 and  that it must  
necessarily follow1 they must needs see 
it1 because  commanded1 favours too much
 of a tang of free will1 or of the      
sufficiency of our understanding1 and   
intrencheth too hard on the  glory of   
the ,holy ,ghost2 whose work it is 'to  
bring all things to  our remembrance1   
whatsoever ,christ hath said to us'     
7,john #ad3bf74    ,,iii4 ,you ask1     
',cannot you give yourself a reason1    
that their moving1  travelling state    
made them incapable1 and that ,god was  
merciful8  ,can the same reason1 or     

anything like it1 for refusing baptism1 
be given now8'    ,ans4 ,i cannot give  
myself this reason1 nor can you by it   
give me  any satisfaction4 ,because     
their travelling state could not hinder2
 if  you consider that they might1 and  
doubtless did lie still in one  place   
years together4 #a4 ,they were forty    
years going from ,egypt  to ,canaan3 and
 they had but forty-two journies        
thither4 #b4 ,they  at times went       
several of these journies in one and the
 same year4  ,they went1 as ,i take it1 
eleven of them by the end of the third  
month after they came out of the land of
 ,egypt4 ,compare ,exodus  #ai3a with   
,numbers #cc3ae4 #c4 ,again1 in the     
fortieth year1 we find  them in ,mount  
,hor1 where ,aaron died1 and was buried4
 ,now that was  the year they went into 
,canaan2 and in that year they had nine 
journies more1 or ten1 by that they got 
over ,jordan 7,num #cc3ch71  c4 ,here   
then were twenty journies in less than  
one year and an  half4 ,divide then the 

rest of the time to the rest of the     
journies1  and they had above           
thirty-eight years to go their two and  
twenty  journies in4 ,and how this      
should be such a traveling moving       
state1 as that it should hinder their   
keeping this ordinance in  its season1  
to wit1 to circumcise their children the
 eighth day2  especially considering to 
circumcise them in their childhood1 as  
they were born1 might be with more      
security1 than to let them live  while  
they were men1 ,i see not4    ,if you   
should think that their wars in the     
wilderness might hinder  them2 ,i       
answer1 ,they had1 for ought ,i can     
discern1 ten times as  much fighting in 
the land of ,canaan1 where they were    
circumcised1  as in the wilderness where
 they were not4 ,and if carnal or       
outward  safety had been the argument1  
doubtless they would not have           
circumcised themselves in the sight1 as 
it were1 of one and thirty  kings 7,josh
 #e1 #ab74 ,i say1 they would not have  

circumcised their  six hundred thousand 
warriors1 and have laid them open to the
  attempts and dangers of their enemies4
 ,no such thing1 therefore1  as you are 
pleased to suggest1 was the cause of    
their not being  as yet circumcised4    
,,vi4 ',an extraordinary instance to be 
brought into a standing rule1  are no   
parallels'3 ,that is the sum of your    
fourth4    ,ans4 ,the rule was ordinary2
 which was circumcision2 the laying     
aside of this rule became as ordinary1  
so long a time as forty  years1 and in  
the whole church also4 ,but this is a   
poor shift1 to  have nothing to say1 but
 that the case was extraordinary1 when  
it  was not4    ,but you ask1 ',might   
they do so when they came into ,canaan8'
    ,ans4 ,no1 no4 ,no more shall we do 
as we do now 'when that which is        
perfect is come4'    ,you add1 ',because
 the church in the wilderness 7,rev #ab7
 could not  come by ordinances1 c4      
therefore when they may be come at1 we  
need not practise them4'    ,ans4 ,no   

body told you so4 ,but are you out of   
that wilderness  mentioned8 7,rev #ab74 
,is ,antichrist down and dead to ought  
but  your faith8 ,or are we only out of 
that ,egyptian darkness1 that in        
baptism have got the start of our       
brethren8 ,for shame be silent3         
yourselves are yet under so great a     
cloud1 as to imagine to  yourselves a   
,rule of ,practice not found in the     
,bible2 that is1 to  count it a sin to  
receive your holy brethren1 though not  
forbidden  but commanded to do it 7,rom 
#ad1 #ae74    ,your great flourish      
against my fourth argument1 ,i leave to 
them  that can judge of the weight of   
your words2 as also what you say  of the
 fifth or sixth4    ,for the instance ,i
 give you of ,aaron1 ,david1 and        
,hezekiah1 who did  things not          
commanded1 and that about holy matters1 
and yet were  held excusable2 you1 nor  
yet your abettors for you1 can by any   
means overthrow4 ,aaron transgressed the
 commandment 7,lev #f3bf1  #aj3ah72     

,david did what was not lawful2 and they
 in ,hezekiah's  time1 'did eat the     
passover otherwise than it was written' 
7#b  ,chron #cj3ah74 ,but here ,i       
perceive the shoe pincheth2 which makes 
you glad of ,mr4 ,denne's evasion for   
help ,at this also ,mr4 ,d',anvers      
cries out1 but yet to no purpose1       
charging me with asserting1  that       
ignorance absolves from sin of omission 
and commission4 ,but1  ,sirs1 fairly    
take from me the texts1 with others that
 ,i can urge2  and then begin to accuse4
 ,you have healed your suggestion of    
unwritten verities poorly4 ,but any     
shift to shift off the force of  truth4 
,after the same manner also you have    
helped your asserting1  'that you       
neither keep out1 nor cast out from the 
church1 if  baptized1 such as come      
unprepared to the supper1 and other     
solemn  appointments4' ,let us leave    
yours and mine to the pondering of      
wiser men4    ,my seventh argument1 as  
,i said1 you have not so much as        

touched2  nor the ten in that one1 but  
only derided at the ten4 ,but we will   
show them to the reader4 #a4 ,love1     
which above all other things we  are    
commanded to put on1 is much more worth1
 than to break about  baptism 7,col     
#c3ad74 #b4 ,love is more discovered1   
when we receive  for the sake of ,christ
 and grace1 than when we refuse for want
 of  water4 #c4 ,the church at ,colosse 
was charged to receive and forbear  the 
saints1 because they were new creatures4
 #d4 ,some saints were  in the church at
 ,jerusalem1 that opposed the preaching 
of salvation  to the ,gentiles2 and yet 
retained their membership4 #e4          
,divisions  and distinctions among      
saints are of later date than election1 
and the signs of that2 and therefore    
should give place4 #f4 ,it is  love1 not
 baptism1 that discovereth us to the    
world to be ,christ's  disciples 7,john 
#ac3ce74 #g4 ,it is love that is the    
undoubted  character of our interest in1
 and fellowship with1 ,christ 7,rom     

#ab3aj1 #af3aj74 #h4 ,fellowship with   
,christ is sufficient to invite  to1 and
 the new creature the great rule of our 
fellowship with1  ,christ 7#a ,john     
#a3b74 #i4 ,love is the fulfilling of   
the law1 wherefore  he that hath it is  
accepted with ,god1 and ought to be     
approved  of men2 but he fulfils it not1
 who judgeth and setteth at nought  his 
brother 7,gal #f3af2 ,phil #c3af2 ,rom  
#ad2 ,james #d3aa74 #aj4 ,love  is      
sometimes more seen1 and showed in      
forbearing to urge and press  what we   
know1 than in publishing and imposing   
7,john #af3ab2 #a ,cor  #c3a1b74 #aa4   
,when we attempt to force our brother   
beyond his light1  or to break his heart
 with grief1 to trust him beyond his    
faith1  or bar him from his privileges1 
how can we say ,i love8 #ab4 ,to  make  
that the door to communion which ,god   
hath not2 to make that  the including1  
excluding charter1 the bar1 bounds1 and 
rule of  communion1 is for want of love4
 ,here are two into the bargain4    ,if 

any of these1 ,sir1 please you not in   
this dress2 give me a  word2 and ,i     
shall1 as well as my wit will serve1    
give you them in  a syllogistical mode4 
,now that you say 7practically7 for some
 speak with their feet  7their walking  
7,prov #f3ac77 that water is above love2
 and all other  things are evident2     
because have they all but water1 you    
refuse  them for want of that2 yea1 and 
will be so hardy1 though without  ,god's
 word1 to refuse communion with them4   
,in our discourse about the carnality   
that was the cause of the  divisions    
that were at ,corinth1 you ask1 ,who    
must the charge of  carnality fall upon1
 them that defend1 or them that oppose  
the  truth8    ,ans4 ,perhaps on both2  
but be sure upon them that oppose1      
wherefore  look you to yourselves1 'who 
without any command of ,god to warrant  
you1 exclude your brother from          
communion2 your brother whom ,god  hath 
commanded you to receive4'    ,my ninth 
argument1 you make yourself merry with  

in the beginning3  but why do you by and
 by so cut and hack1 and cast it as it  
were  in the fire4 ,those seventeen     
absurdities you can by no means avoid4  
,for if you have not1 as indeed you have
 not1 though you mock me  for speaking a
 word in ,latin1 one word of ,god that  
commands you  to shut out your brethren 
for want of water baptism1 from your    
communion2 ,i say1 if you have not one  
word of ,god to make this  a duty to    
you1 then unavoidably1 #a4 ,you do it by
 a spirit of  persecution4 #b4 ,with    
more respect to a form1 than the spirit 
and  power of godliness4 #c4 ,this also1
 makes laws1 where ,god makes none2  and
 is to be wise above what is written4   
#d4 ,it is a directing the  ,spirit of  
the ,lord4 #e4 ,and bindeth all men's   
consciences to our  light and opinion4  
#f4 ,it taketh away the children's      
bread4 #g4 ,and  withholdeth from them  
the increase of faith4 #h4 ,it tendeth  
to make  wicked the hearts of weak      
,christians4 #i4 ,it tendeth to harden  

the  hearts of the wicked4 #aj4 ,it     
setteth open a door to all temptations4 
#aa4 ,it tempteth the devil to fall upon
 them that are alone4 #ab4 ,it  is the  
nursery of all vain janglings4 #ac4 ,it 
occasioneth the world  to reproach us4  
#ad4 ,it holdeth staggering consciences 
in doubt1  of the right ways of the     
,lord4 #ae4 ,it abuseth the holy        
scriptures4  #af4 ,it is a prop to      
,antichrist4 #ag4 ,and giveth occasion  
to many  to turn aside to most dangerous
 errors4    ,and though the last is so  
abhorred by you1 that you cannot contain
  yourselves when you read it3 yet do ,i
 affirm1 as ,i did in my first  ',that  
to exclude ,christians from church      
communion1 and to debar  them their     
heaven-born privileges1 for the want of 
that which ,god  never yet made a wall  
of division between us2 did1 and doth1  
and  will prevail with ,god to send     
those judgments we have1 or may         
hereafter feel4' ,like me yet as you    
will4    ,i come next to what you have  

said in justification of your fourteen  
arguments4 ',such as they were1' say    
you1 ',i am willing to stand  by them3  
,what ,i have offered1 ,i have offered  
modestly3 according  to the utmost light
 ,i had into those scriptures upon which
  they are bottomed2 having not arrived 
unto such a peremptory way  of          
dictatorship1 as what ,i render must be 
taken for laws binding  to others in    
faith and practice2 and therefore       
express myself by  suppositions1 strong 
presumptions1 and fair seeming          
conclusions  from the premises4'        
,ans4 ,your arguments1 as you truly say1
 are builded upon1 or drawn  from       
suppositions and presumptions2 and all  
because you want for  your help the     
words of the holy scripture4 ,and let   
the reader  note4 ,for as ,i have often 
called for the word1 but as yet could   
never get it1 because you have it not1  
neither in precept1 precedent1  nor     
example1 therefore come you forth with  
your seeming imports  and presumptions4 

,the judicious reader will see in this  
last1 that not only here1 but  in other 
places1 what poor shifts you are driven 
to1 to keep your  pen going4 ,but1 ,sir1
 since you are not peremptory in your   
proof2  how came you to be so absolute  
in your practice8 ,for notwithstanding  
all your seeming modesty1 you will      
neither grant these communion  with you2
 nor allow their communion among        
themselves1 that turn  aside from your  
'seeming imports'2 and that go not with 
you in  your strong presumptions4 ,you  
must not2 you dare not2 lest you        
countenance their idolatry2 and nourish 
them up in sin2 they live  in the breach
 of gospel-order2 and ,ephraim-like are 
joined to  an idol4 ,and as for your    
love1 it amounts to this1 you thus deal 
with them1 and withdraw from them1 and  
all because of some strong  presumptions
 and suppositions4    ,but you tell me1 
',i use the arguments of the            
paedo-baptist1 to  wit1 ,but where are  
infants forbidden to be baptized8'      

,but ,i ingenuously tell you1 ,i know   
not what paedo means3 and how  then     
should ,i know his arguments4 #a4 ,i    
take no man's argument  but ,mr4 ,k4's1 
,i must not name him farther1 ,i say ,i 
take no man's  argument but his now1    
viz4 ',that there being no precept1     
precedent  or example1 for you to shut  
your holy brethren out of church        
communion2 therefore you should not do  
it4' ,that you have no  command to do   
it1 is clear1 and you must of necessity 
grant it4  ,now where there is no       
precept for a foundation2 it is not what
  you by all your reasonings can        
suggest2 can deliver you from the  guilt
 of adding to his word4 ,are you        
commanded to reject them2 ,if  yea1     
where is it8 ,if nay1 for shame be      
silent4    ',let us say what we will1'  
say you1 'for our own practice2 unless  
we bring positive scriptures that yours 
is forbidden1 though  nowhere written2  
you will be as a man in a rage without  
it2 and  would have it thought you go   

away with the garland4'    ,ans4 #a4 ,i 
am not in a rage1 but contend with you  
earnestly for  the truth4 ,and say what 
you will or can1 though with much more  
squibbing frumps#d and taunts than      
hitherto you have mixed our  writing    
with1 ,scripture1 scripture1 we cry     
still4 ,and it is a bad  sign that your 
cause is naught2 when you snap and snarl
 because  ,i call for scripture4 #b4    
,had you a scripture for this practice1 
that you ought to shut your brethren out
 of communion for want  of water baptism
 ,i had done2 but you are left of the   
word of ,god1  and confess it6 #c4 ,and 
as you have not a text that justifies   
your  own2 so neither that condemns our 
holy and ,christian communion4  ,we are 
commanded also to receive him that is   
weak in the faith1  for ,god hath       
received him4 ,i read not of garlands1  
but those in  the ,acts2 take you them4 
,and ,i say moreover1 that honest and   
holy  ,mr4 ,jesse hath justified our    
practice1 and you have not condemned    

his arguments4 ,they therefore stand all
 upon their feet against  you4    ,i    
leave your #b1 #c1 #d1 #e and #f        
arguments under my answers where  they  
are suppressed4 ,in your seventh you    
again complain1 for that  ,i touch your 
'seeming imports'2 saying1 ',i do not   
use to say as  ,john ,bunyan1 this ,i   
say1 and ,i dare to say4 ,i please      
myself by  commending my apprehensions  
soberly1 and submissively to others     
much above me4'    ,ans4 #a4 ,seeming   
imports are a base and unworthy         
foundation for  a practice in religion2 
and therefore ,i speak against them4 #b4
  ,where you say1 you submit your       
apprehensions soberly to those much     
above you2 it is false2 unless you      
conclude none are above you1  but those 
of your own opinion4 ,have you soberly1 
and submissively  commended your        
apprehensions to those congregations in 
,london1  that are not of your          
persuasion in the case in hand8 and have
  you consented to stand by their       

opinion8 ,have you commended your       
apprehensions soberly and submissively  
to those you call ,independents  and    
,presbyters8 ,and are you willing to    
stand by their judgment in  the case8   
,do you not reserve to yourself the     
liberty of judging  what they say8 and  
of choosing what you judge is right1    
whether  they conclude with you or no8  
,if so2 why do you so much dissemble    
with all the world1 in print2 to pretend
 you submit to others'  judgment1 and   
yet abide to condemn their judgments8   
you have but  one help3 perhaps you     
think they are not above you2 and by    
that  proviso secure yourself2 but it   
will not do4    ,for the offence you    
take at any comment upon your calling   
baptism1  'a livery'3 and for your      
calling it 'the ,spirit's metaphorical  
description of baptism'3 both phrases   
are boldness1 without the  word4        
,neither do ,i find it called a listing 
ordinance1 nor the  solemnization of the
 marriage betwixt ,christ and a         

believer4 ,but  perhaps you had this    
from ,mr4 ,d',anvers1 who pleaseth      
himself with  this kind of wording it3  
and says moreover in justification of   
you1 ',that persons entered into the    
visible church thereby by  baptism1     
which is untrue1 though ,mr4 ,baxter    
also saith it are  by consent admitted  
into particular congregations1 where    
they may  claim their privileges due to 
baptized believers1 being orderly  put  
into the body1 and put on ,christ by    
their baptismal vow and  covenant3 for  
by that public declaration of consent1  
is the  marriage and solemn contract    
made betwixt ,christ and a believer  in 
baptism4 ,and1 saith he1 if it be       
preposterous and wicked for  a man and  
woman to cohabit together1 and to enjoy 
the privileges  of a married state      
without the passing of that public      
solemnity3  ,so it is ,,no less         
disorderly upon a spiritual account1 for
 any to  claim the privileges of a      
church1 or be admitted to the same1 till

  the passing of this solemnity by      
them4'    ,ans4 ,but these words are    
very black4 ,first1 ,here he hath not   
only  implicitly forbidden ,jesus       
,christ to hold communion with the      
saints  that are not yet his by water   
baptism2 but is bold to charge  him with
 being as preposterous and wicked if he 
do1 as a man that  liveth with a woman  
in the privileges of a married state1   
without  passing that public solemnity4 
,secondly1 ,he here also chargeth  him  
as guilty of the same wickedness1 that  
shall but dare to claim  church         
communion without it2 yea1 and the whole
 church too1 if  they shall admit such  
members to their fellowship4    ,and now
 since cleaving to ,christ by vow and   
covenant1 will not do  without baptism1 
after personal confession of faith2 what
 a state  are all those poor saints of  
,jesus in1 that have avowed themselves  
to be his a thousand times without      
,,this baptism8 ,yea1 and what  a case  
is ,jesus ,christ in too1 by your       

argument1 to hold that  communion with  
them1 that belongeth only unto them that
 are married  to him by this solemnity6 
,brother1 ,god give him repentance4 ,i  
wot  that through ignorance and a       
preposterous zeal he said it3 unsay  it 
again with tears1 and by a public       
renunciation of so wicked  and horrible 
words2 but ,i thus sparingly pass you   
by4#e    ,i shall not trouble the world 
any farther with an answer to the  rest 
of your books3 ,the books are public to 
the world3 let men read  and judge4 ,and
 had it not been for your endeavouring  
to stigmatize  me with reproach and     
scandal1 a thing that doth not become   
you1  ,i needed not have given you two  
lines in answer4    ,and now1 my angry  
brother1 if you shall write again1 pray 
keep to  the question1 namely1 ',what   
precept1 precedent1 or example have you 
in ,god's word to exclude your holy     
brethren from church communion  for want
 of water baptism4' ,mr4 ,denne's great 
measure1 please  yourself with it1 and  

when you shall make his arguments your  
own1  and tell me so1 you perhaps may   
have an answer1 but considering  him1   
and comparing his notions with his      
conversation1 ,i count it  will be      
better for him to be better in morals1  
before he be worthy  of an answer4      
,,the ,,conclusion4    ,reader1 when    
,moses sought to set the brethren that  
strove against  each other1 at one1 he  
that did the wrong thrust him away1  as 
unwilling to be hindered in his ungodly 
attempts2 but ,moses  continuing to make
 peace betwixt them1 the same person    
attempted  to charge him with a         
murderous and bloody design1 saying1    
',wilt  thou kill me as thou didst the  
,egyptian yesterday8' 7,exo #b3ad7 a    
thing too commonly thrown upon those    
that seek peace1 and ensue  it 7,acts   
#g3bd-bi74 ',my soul1' saith ,david1    
'hath long dwelt with  him that hateth  
peace4 ,i am for peace1 said he but when
 ,i speak1  they are for war' 7,psa     
#abj3f1g74 ,one would think that even   

nature  itself should count peace and   
concord a thing of greatest worth  among
 saints1 especially since they1 above   
all men1 know themselves2  for he that  
best knoweth himself is best able to    
pity and bear  with another 7,heb #e3b72
 yet even amongst these1 such will      
arise1  as will make divisions among    
their brethren1 and seek 'to draw  away 
disciples after them' 7,acts #bj3cj71   
crying still that they1  even they are  
in the right1 and all that hold not with
 them in  the wrong1 and to be withdrawn
 from 7,rom #af3ag74 ,but when every    
,,he1 hath said all that he can1 it is  
one of the things which the  ,lord      
hateth1 to sow 'discord among brethren' 
7,prov #f3ai74f    ,yet many years'     
experience we have had of these         
mischievous  attempts1 as also have     
others in other places1 as may be       
instanced  if occasion requireth it1 and
 that especially by those of the rigid  
way of our brethren1 the ,baptists so   
called1 whose principles will  neither  

allow them to admit to communion1 the   
saint that different  from them about   
baptism1 nor consent they should        
communicate  in a church-state among    
themselves3 but take occasion still ever
  as they can1 both to reproach their   
church-state1 and to finger  from       
amongst them who they can to themselves4
 ,these things being  grievous to those 
concerned1 as we are1 though perhaps    
those at  quiet are too little concerned
 in the matter1 therefore when ,i  could
 no longer forbear1 ,i thought good to  
present to public view  the             
warrantableness of our holy communion1  
and the unreasonableness  of their      
seeking to break us to pieces4 ,at this 
,mr4 ,william  ,kiffin1 ,mr4 ,thomas    
,paul1 and ,mr4 ,henry ,d',anvers1 and  
,mr4 ,denne1  fell with might and main  
upon me2 some comparing me to the devil1
  others to a bedlam1 others to a sot1  
and the like1 for my seeking  peace and 
truth among the godly4 ,nay1 further1   
they began to cry out  murder1 as if ,i 

intended nothing less than to accuse    
them to the  magistrate1 and to render  
them incapable of a share in the        
commonwealth1  when ,i only struck at   
their heart-breaking1 church-rending    
principles  and practice2 in their      
excluding their holy brethren's         
communion  from them1 and their         
condemning of it eve among themselves4  
,they  also follow me with slanders and 
reproaches1 counting1 it seems1  such   
things arguments to defend themselves4  
,but ,i in the meantime call for proof1 
scripture proof1 to convince  me it is a
 duty to refuse communion with those of 
the saints that  differ from them about 
baptism3 at this ,mr4 ,paul takes       
offence1  calling my demanding of proof 
for their rejecting the unbaptized      
believer1 how excellent soever in faith 
and holiness1 a clamorous  calling for  
proof1 with high and swelling words1    
which he counteth  not worthy of answer2
 but ,i know the reason1 he by this     
demand is  shut out of the ,bible1 as   

himself also suggesteth3 wherefore when 
coming to assault me with arguments1 he 
can do it but by seeming  imports1      
suppositions1 and strong presumptions1  
and tells you  farther in his reply1    
',that this is the utmost of his light  
in  the scriptures urged for his        
practice'2 of which light thou mayest   
easily judge1 good reader1 that hast but
 the common understanding  of the mind  
of ,god1 concerning brotherly love4     
,strange6 that the  scripture that      
everywhere commandeth and presseth to   
love1 to  forbearance1 and bearing the  
burden of our brother2 should yet       
imply1 or implicitly import that we     
should shut them out of our  ,father's  
house2 or that those scriptures that    
command us to receive  the weak1 should 
yet command us to shut out the strong6  
,thinkest  thou1 reader1 that the       
scripture hath two faces1 and speaketh  
with  two mouths8 yet it must do so1 by 
these men's doctrine4 ,it saith         
expressly1 ',receive one another1 as    

,christ also received us to  the glory  
of ,god' 7,rom #ae3g74 ,but these men   
say1 it is not duty1  it is             
preposterous1 and idolatrous2 concluding
 that to receive  this brother1 is not a
 custom of them1 not yet of the churches
  of ,god3 consequently telling thee1   
that those that receive such a  brother 
are not 7let them talk while they will7 
any of the churches  of ,god3 see their 
charity1 their candour and love1 in the 
midst  of their great pretensions of    
love4    ,but be thou assured1 christian
 reader1 that for these their           
uncharitable words and actions1 they    
have not footing in the word  of ,god1  
neither can they heal themselves with   
suggesting their  amicable              
correspondence to the world4 ,church    
communion ,i plead  for1 church         
communion they deny them1 yet church    
communion is  scripture communion1 and  
we read of none other among the saints4 
,true1 we are commanded to withdraw     
'from every brother that  walketh       

disorderly1--that he may be ashamed1 yet
 not to count him  as an enemy1 but to  
admonish him as a brother' 7#b ,thess   
#c3f1ad1ae74  ,if this be that they     
intend1 for ,i know not of another      
communion1  that we ought to have with  
those1 to whom we deny church communion2
  then what ground of rejoicing those   
have that are thus respected  by their  
brethren1 ,i leave it to themselves to  
consider of4    ,in the meanwhile1 ,i   
affirm1 'that baptism with water1 is    
neither  a bar nor bolt to communion of 
saints1 nor a door nor inlet to         
communion of saints4' ,the same which is
 the argument of my books2  and as some 
of the moderate among themselves have   
affirmed1 that  neither ,mr4 ,k41 ,mr4  
,p4 nor ,mr4 ,d',anvers1 have made      
invalid1 though  sufficiently they have 
made their assault4    ,for ,mr4 ,denne1
 ,i suppose they count him none of      
themselves1 though  both he1 and ,mr4   
,lamb1 like to like1 are brought for    
authors and  abetters of their practice1

 and to refel my peaceable principle4   
,for ,mr4 ,denne1 if either of the three
 will make his arguments  their own1    
they may see what their servant can do3 
but ,i shall  not bestow paper and ink  
upon him1 nor yet upon ,mr4 ,lamb2 the  
one  already1 having given his          
profession the lie1 and for the other   
perhaps they that know his life1 will   
see little of conscience in  the whole  
of his religion1 and conclude him not   
worth the taking  notice of4 ,besides   
,mr4 ,p4 hath also concluded against    
,mr4 ,denne1  ,that baptism is not the  
initiating ordinance1 and that his      
utmost  strength for the justification  
of his own practise is1 'suppositions1  
imports1 and strong presumptions1'      
things that they laugh at1  despise and 
deride1 when brought by their brethren  
to prove infant  baptism4    ,railing   
for railing1 ,i will not render1 though 
one of these opposers1  ,mr4 ,dan4 by   
name1 did tell me1 that ,mr4 ,paul's    
reply when it came  out1 would          

sufficiently provoke me to so beastly a 
work3 but what  is the reason of his so 
writing1 if not the peevishness of his  
own spirit1 or the want of better       
matter4    ,this ,i thank ,god for1 that
 some of the brethren of this way1 are  
of late more moderate than formerly1 and
 that those that retain  their former   
sourness still1 are left by their       
brethren1 to the  vinegar of their own  
spirits1 their brethren ingeniously     
confessing1  that could these of their  
company bear it1 they have liberty in   
their own souls to communicate with     
saints as saints1 though they  differ   
about water baptism4    ,well1 ,god     
banish bitterness out of the churches1  
and pardon them  that are the           
maintainers of schisms and divisions    
among the godly4  ',behold1 how good and
 how pleasant it is for brethren to     
dwell  together in unity6 ,it is like   
the precious ointment upon the head1    
that ran down upon the beard1 even      
,aaron's beard3 that went down  to the  

skirts of his garments2 farther it is   
,as the dew of ,hermon1  that descended 
upon the mountains of ,zion3 ,mark for  
there the  ,,lord commanded the         
blessing1 even life for evermore' 7,psa 
#acc74    ,i was advised by some1 who   
considered the wise man's proverb1 not  
to  let ,mr4 ,paul pass with all his    
bitter invectives1 but ,i consider  that
 the wrath of man worketh not the       
righteousness of ,god2 therefore  ,i    
shall leave him to the censure and      
rebuke of the sober1 where  ,i doubt not
 but his unsavoury ways with me will be 
seasonably  brought to his remembrance4 
,farewell4    ,i am thine to serve thee1
 ,christian1 so long as ,i can look out 
at  those eyes1 that have had so much   
dirt thrown at them by many4    ,j4     
,,bunyan        ,,of ,,the ,,love ,,of  
,,christ    ,the love of ,christ1 poor  
,i may touch upon3  ,but 'tis           
unsearchable4 ,oh6 there is none  ,its  
large dimensions can comprehend1        
,should they dilate thereon1 world      

without end4  ,when we had sinned1 in   
his zeal he sware1  ,that he upon his   
back our sins would bear4  ,and since   
unto sin is entailed death1  ,he vowed1 
for our sins he'd lose his breath4  ,he 
did not only say1 vow1 or resolve1  ,but
 to astonishment did so involve         
,himself in man's distress and misery1  
,as for1 and with him1 both to live and 
die4  ,to his eternal fame in sacred    
story1  ,we find that he did lay aside  
his glory1  ,stept from the throne of   
highest dignity2  ,became poor man1 did 
in a manger lie2  ,yea was beholden upon
 his1 for bread2  ,had of his own not   
where to lay his head3  ,though rich1 he
 did1 for us1 become thus poor1  ,that  
he might make us rich for evermore4     
,nor was this but the least of what he  
did2  ,but the outside of what he       
suffered4  ,god made his blessed ,son   
under the law2  ,under the curse1 which1
 like the lion's paw1  ,did rend and    
tear his soul1 for mankind's sin1  ,more
 than if we for it in hell had been4    

,his cries1 his tears1 and bloody agony1
  ,the nature of his death doth testify4
  ,nor did he of constraint himself thus
 give  ,for sin1 to death1 that man     
might with him live4  ,he did do what he
 did most willingly1  ,he sung1 and gave
 ,god thanks1 that he must die4  ,but do
 kings use to die for captive slaves8   
,yet we were such1 when ,jesus died to  
save us4  ,yea1 when he made himself a  
sacrifice1  ,it was that he might save  
his enemies4  ,and1 though he was       
provoked to retract  ,his blest         
resolves1 for such1 so good an act1  ,by
 the abusive carriages of those1  ,that 
did both him1 his love1 and grace       
oppose3  ,yet he1 as unconcerned with   
such things  ,goes on1 determines to    
make captives kinds  ,yea1 many of his  
murderers he takes  ,into his favour1   
and them princes makes4                 
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,a tender           
conscience1 jealous of grieving or      
offending the  ,holy ,spirit1 is of an  
inestimable value4 ,if in our           

conscientious  conclusions we offend    
others1 we must leave to them an equal  
right  to their own conclusions without 
harsh judgment4--,ed4    #b4            
',squibbling1' feeble1 ill-natured      
ridicule2 now obsolete4--,ed4    #c4    
',without the lids of the ,bible1' not  
within it2 a popular ,puritan           
saying4--,ed4    #d4 ',frump1' to mock1 
flout1 scoff4 ',you must learn to mock2 
to  frump your own father on occason4'  
,ironically used in ,ruggle's           
,ignoramus4--,ed4    #e4 ,mr4           
,d',anvers1 in a postscript to his      
,history of ,baptism1 the first         
edition1 #afgc1 thus violently attacks  
his brother ,bunyan3--',having  read his
 book1 ,i took myself concerned to give 
some short return  to it1 leaving his   
manifold absurdities1 contradictions1   
unbrotherly tauntings and reflections1  
contemptions1 traducings  the wisdom of 
,christ1 and his holy appointments1 to  
be called to  account by that band that 
hath so well begun to reckon with him4' 

,he was in prison1 and his brother thus 
visits him with gall and  wormwood      
instead of consoling cordials4 ,he goes 
on to confound  water baptism with that 
of the ,spirit1 and charges ,bunyan with
  'ignorance and folly--dangerous and   
destructive to religion itself1'        
'contradicting the authority of         
,christ1' calls him 'egregiously        
ignorant1' 'self-condemning4' ,all this 
uncharitable vituperation  was because  
,mr4 ,bunyan would hold communion with  
all those who  had been baptized into1  
and put on1 ,christ4 ,the passage quoted
 is  correct1 except that 'married      
estate' should be 'marriage state4'  ,so
 satisfied was ,d',anvers with the just 
and ,christian correction  given him for
 so egregious a blunder1 that if he did 
not repent  with tears1 he took special 
care to leave out all this absurd       
reference to the marriage ceremony      
performed in water from his  second     
edition4--,ed4    #f4 ,strife and       
contention--evil speaking of surmisings 

among  professors1 are tokens of a      
carnal mind1 injurious to spiritual     
peace1 and abominable to ,god4 ,the     
envious1 discontented1 and  malicious1  
are the devil's working tools4 ,if such 
die unsubdued  by divine grace1 they    
plunge themselves into the bottomless   
pit4  ,true wisdom avid strife and      
contention1 is moderate in doubtful     
opinions1 patient and cautious in       
judging others4--,ed4    999999    ,a   
,,case ,,of ,,conscience ,,resolved2    
,,viz41    ,,whether1 ,,where ,a        
,,church ,,of ,,christ ,,is ,,situate1  
,,it ,,is ,,the ,,duty ,,of  ,,the      
,,women ,,of ,,that ,,congregation1     
,,ordinarily1 ,,and ,,by ,,appointment1 
,,to ,,separate ,,themselves ,,from     
,,their ,,brethren1 ,,and ,,so ,,to     
,,assemble  ,,together1 ,,to ,,perform  
,,some ,,parts ,,of ,,divine ,,worship1 
,,as ,,prayer1  ,,etc41 ,,without       
,,their ,,men8    ,,and ,,the           
,,arguments ,,made ,,use ,,of ,,for     
,,that ,,practice1 ,,examined4    ,,by  

,,john ,,bunyan4    ,,editor',s         
,,advertisement4    ,this exceedingly   
rare tract was first published in #afhc1
 and was  not reprinted1 either         
separately1 or in any edition of        
,bunyan's  works4 ,the public are       
indebted to the owner of a copy in      
perfect  preservation1 who kindly lent  
it1 with a painful prohibition that  he 
is to remain unknown2 but with full     
allowance to any one who  wishes to     
collate it with this new edition1 by    
applying to the  editor4    ,at the time
 this case was drawn and submitted to   
,mr4 ,bunyan for his  opinion1 he was   
one of the most popular preachers in the
 kingdom1  and universally esteemed in  
all the churches of ,christ1 for his    
profound knowledge of the sacred        
,scriptures4 ,this may account for  such
 a case being sent to him1 in preference
 to those illustrious  divines1 who for 
learning and talent have been unrivalled
 in any  age4    ,the ,reformation had  
progressed through state impediments so 

slowly1 that the masses of the people   
were involved in the grossest  darkness4
 ,so ,mr4 ,keach complained--,the church
 is but newly come  out of the          
wilderness of popish darkness2 and not  
so fully neither  as to be as clear as  
the sun2 as in due time she shall4#a,the
  era of the commonwealth let loose a   
flood of religious light and  liberty3  
those who had just emerged from the     
darkness of ,popery1  and those who had 
received1 implicitly1 and without       
investigation1  their religion from the 
formal services of the ,liturgy1 were   
now  alarmed with the thunder of        
faithful exhortations1 personally  and  
prayerfully to examine the sacred       
,scriptures1 upon pain of  everlasting  
death4 ,a light so new1 and so          
marvellous1 dazzled and  perplexed those
 who rushed into it1 without earnest    
prayer for  divine guidance4 ,they were 
like men who had been born and brought  
up in a dark1 a deep1 a noisome mine1   
when1 suddenly emerging into  light1 are

 overpowered by its splendour4 ,long and
 sharp was the  controversy whether     
singing ought to be used in public      
worship2  whether the seventh day of the
 week or the first was to be            
consecrated2 whether ministers were to  
be paid for their services2  and in this
 case1 to define the privileges and     
duties of women as  helpers in the      
gospel2 and it is surprising that this  
question is  almost as new now as it was
 then4 ,it is thus stated--,whether it  
is the duty of the women of the churches
 of ,christ to separate  themselves from
 their brethren1 and1 as so separate1 to
 perform  divine worship by themselves4 
,it appears that some females in        
,bedford were in the habit of thus      
meeting1 under the advice of a ,mr4 ,k4 
,they held prayer meetings  for special 
purposes1 at the imminent risk of       
imprisonment2 but  whether1 in these    
meetings1 they exhorted1 or preached to 
each  other1 does not appear4 ,john     
,bunyan was applied to for advice1      

which he plainly gives4 ,he was a stern 
advocate for scriptural  authority in   
all things pertaining to divine worship2
 and one  who1 in regarding the         
invaluable virtues of women1 most       
admired  retiring modesty as the        
loveliest adornment of the female       
character4  ,the terms he uses1 and the 
spirit in which he writes1 intimate     
plainly that his own wife1 who was      
remarkable for her devotion to  ,god and
 her affectionate attachment to her     
husband1 was also the  most obedient of 
her sex4    ,in this tract we find no   
unmeaning gallant fribbling1 but the    
solemn language of one who had death and
 judgment before his face4  ,he conducts
 the inquiry with great care1 as becomes
 a subject of  such universal interest3 
and the great majority of ,christians   
remain  to this day his disciples4 ,the 
,society of ,friends is an exception1   
as to females being admitted to the     
ministry2 while the ,wesleyan           
,methodists have gained a most          

beneficial influence1 by embracing1  to 
the full extent1 ,bunyan's notions of   
rendering available the  tender zeal1 in
 comparatively private labours1 of their
 pious  females1 in spreading the       
hallowed influences of ,christianity4   
,the ,society of ,friends stands upon   
high ground in justifying its  practice 
in allowing females to minister in holy 
things4 ,j4 ,j4 ,gurney  says--,friends 
believe it right1 freely and equally to 
allow the  ministry of both sexes4 ,his 
reason is--,that all true ministry is   
under the immediate spirit of the       
influence of ,christ3 therefore we  are 
bound to make way for the exercise of   
the gift of all persons  that the       
,spirit may direct into this service4   
,we dare not say to  the modest and     
pious female1 ',thou shalt not declare  
the word of  the ,lord1' when we believe
 that an infinitely higher authority    
has issued a directly opposite          
injunction4#b    ,the difference arises 
as to the more public work of the       

ministry  in proclaiming or preaching   
the kingdom of ,christ to the world4    
,in the ordinary ministry1 by teaching  
the young--by a godly  conversation--by 
visiting and praying with the sick and  
afflicted--by  encouraging the inquirers
 and directing their way to the kingdom 
of heaven1--in these important duties   
there appears to be neither  male nor   
female in ,christ ,jesus--all are equal4
    ,john ,bunyan would have united to a
 great degree with ,john ,gurney  in    
these sentiments4 ,but as our ,lord     
appointed no female evangelists1  or    
apostles1 or missionaries2 and as the   
,holy ,ghost has directed1  that all    
bishops or elders should be married     
,,men1 it would appear  a strange       
innovation to place a female in the     
pastoral office4  ,bunyan believed that 
,god usually commissions men and not    
women  to this important work4 ,j4 ,j4  
,gurney fully admits that women are     
forbidden to usurp authority over the   
man1 and therefore no active  part is   

assigned to them in public assemblies   
for the settlement  of the affairs of   
the church4 #c ,the women's meetings    
were  established for the purpose of    
exercising a wholesome care over  their 
own sex4 #d ,that faithful women should 
be helps to the  men in the service of  
truth1 as they are outwardly in civil   
and  temporal things4 #e ,and to this   
who can refuse his hearty ,,amen4       
,there is too much sectarian spirit in  
all our controversies4  ,reader1 in     
considering this subject1 endeavour to  
forget for the  time those opinions in  
which you have been trained4 ,examine   
the  question by the ,word alone1 and   
may the ,holy ,spirit inscribe upon     
your hearts that divine record1 which is
 to be found only in the  ,christian    
system3 ,there is neither male nor      
female3 for ye are all  one in ,christ  
,jesus 7,gal #c3bh74 ,g4 ,,offor4 ,,the 
,,epistle ,,dedicatory  ,,to ,,those    
,,godly ,,women ,,concerned ,,in ,,the  
,,following ,,treatise4    ,,honoured   

,,sisters1    ',tis far from me to      
despise you1 or to do anything to your  
reproach4  ,i know you are beloved of   
,god for the sake of ,christ1 and that  
you stand fixed for ever by faith upon  
the same foundation with  ,,us4 ,i also 
know that the ,lord doth put no         
difference betwixt male  and female1 as 
to the communications of his saving     
graces1 but  hath often made many of    
your sex eminent for piety2 yea1 there  
hath  been of you1 ,i speak now of      
ordinary ,christians1 that for holiness 
of life have outgone many of the        
brethren3 ,nor can their virtuous  lives
 but be renown and glory to ,,you1 and  
conviction to those of  ,,us that have  
come behind you in faith and holiness4  
,the love of  women in spirituals1 as   
well as naturals1 ofttimes outgoes that 
of men4    ,when ,christ was upon earth1
 we read not that any man did to1 and   
for him1 as did the woman that was a    
sinner1 ,joanna1 ,susanna1 and  many    
others 7,luke #g3cf-ch1 #h3a-c74 ,and as

 they have shewed themselves  eminent   
for piety1 so for ,christian valour and 
fortitude of mind1  when called of ,god 
to bear witness to1 and for his name in 
the  world3 as all histories of that    
nature doth sufficiently testify4  ,they
 were ,,women1 as ,i take it as well as 
men1 that were tortured1  and that would
 not accept of deliverance1 that they   
might obtain  a better resurrection     
7,heb #aa3ce74 ,wherefore ,i honour and 
praise  your eminency in virtue2 and    
desire to be provoked by the exceeding  
piety of any of you1 in all holy        
conversation and godliness4    ,and     
although1 as you will find1 ,i have not 
without a cause1 made  a question of the
 lawfulness of your assembling together1
 by  yourselves1 to perform1 without    
your men1 solemn worship to ,god3 yet   
,i dare not make you yourselves the     
authors of your own miscarriage  in     
this4 ,i do therefore rather impute it  
to our leaders1 who whether  of a fond  
respect to some seeming abilities they  

think is in you  for this1 or from a    
persuasion that you have been better    
than  themselves in other things2 or    
whether from a preposterous zeal1  they 
have put you upon a work so much too    
heavy for you3 ,i shall  not at this    
time concern myself to inquire into4    
,but this is  certain1 at least it is so
 in my apprehension1 that in this matter
  you are tempted by them to take too   
much upon you4    ,i am not insensible  
but that for my thus writing1 though ,i 
thereby  have designed your honour and  
good order2 ,i am like enough to run    
the gauntlet among you1 and to partake  
most smartly of the scourge  of the     
tongues of some1 and to be soundly      
brow-beaten for it by  others3 specially
 by our author1 who will find himself   
immediately  concerned1 for that ,i have
 blamed him for what he hath irregularly
  done1 both with the ,word1 to you1 and
 me4 ,i look also to be  sufficiently   
scandalized1 and counted a man not for  
prayer1 and  meetings for prayer1 and   

the like2 but ,i will labour to bear    
them  with patience1 and seek their good
 that shall be tempted to abuse  me4    
,i had not1 indeed ,i had not1 spoke a  
word to this question in this  manner1  
had not ,mr4 ,k4 sent his paper abroad1 
and amongst us1 for  the encouraging    
this practice with us1 in opposition to 
our peace4  ,i do not say he designed   
our breach1 but his arguments tended    
thereto2 and had not our people been of 
a wise and quiet temper1  his paper     
might have set us into a flame4 ,but    
thanks be to ,god1  we are at quiet1 and
 walk in love1 notwithstanding the      
,,lifts that  have been to make us do   
otherwise4 ,there are also the mouths of
  some opened against me for this1 who  
lie at wait for occasions1  and shew    
that they are glad to take them before  
they are given  by me3 to whom ,i now   
shew by this ensuing discourse1 that ,i 
had  a reason to do what ,i did4    ,i  
commend you to ,god1 and to the word of 
his grace1 which is able  to build you  

up1 and to give you an inheritance among
 them that are  sanctified by faith in  
,jesus ,christ3 to whom be honour and   
glory  for ever4 ,and remain1 your      
faithful friend and brother to pray  for
 you1 to love you in the gospel1 and to 
do you what ,christian  service ,i can1 
,,john ,,bunyan4      ,the ,women's     
,prayer ,meeting ,a ,,case ,,of         
,,conscience ,,resolved1 c4    ,the     
occasion of my meddling in this manner  
with this controversy1  is this4 ,after 
,i had1 for reasons best known to       
myself1 by searching  found1 that those 
called the women's meetings wanted for  
their  support1 a bottom in the word3 ,i
 called them in our fellowship  into    
question4 ,now having so done1 my       
reasons for so doing1 as  was but       
reason1 were demanded2 and ,i gave them1
 to the causing of  that practice with  
us to cease4 ,so subject to the word    
were our  women1 and so willing to let  
go what by that could not be proved  a  
duty for them to be found in the        

practice of4 ,but when ,i had so  done1 
by what means ,i know not1 ,mr4 ,k41    
hearing of my proceeding  in this       
matter1 though ,i think he knew little  
of question or  answer1 sets pen to     
paper1 and draws up four arguments for  
the  justification of these meetings4   
,the which1 when done1 were sent  down  
into our parts2 not to me1 but to some  
of his own persuasion1  who kept them1  
or sent them1 or lent them whither they 
thought  good3 ,and so about two years  
after1 with this note immediately       
following1 they were conveyed to my     
hand4      ,bro3 ,bunyan1 ,this         
enclosed1 was sent to me from godly     
women1  whose custom for a long time    
hath been to meet together to pray3  who
 hearing of your contrary opinion1 sent 
this4 ,it came from ,mr4  ,k41 who would
 desire to know what objections you have
 against it3  and he is ready to give   
his further advice4 ,pray be pleased to 
give your answer in writing1 for ,mr4   
,k4 expects it4    ,your friends in the 

,lord1 ,s4 ,b4 ,s4 ,f4 ,pray be pleased 
to leave  your answer with ,s4 ,f4 #f;in
 ,bedford4      ,now having received the
 papers1 and considering the contents   
thereof3  ,i was at first at a question 
with myself1 whether the thing was      
feigned1 or true2 and to that purpose1  
writ to these women again3  but calling 
to mind1 that ,i had heard something of 
this before1  ,i concluded there was    
ground to believe1 as ,i do1 that it was
  true1 and not feigned3 ,and so        
resolved to answer his demand and       
expectation4 ,but to say nothing more as
 to this1 ,i will next  present you with
 the arguments he sent1 and then with my
 manner  of handling of them4 ,mr4 ,k4's
 ,arguments for ,female ,prayer         
,meetings4    ,he begins with this      
question1 ,whether women fearing ,god   
may meet  to pray together1 and whether 
it be lawful for them so to do8 ,which  
done1 he falls to a wonderment1 saying1 
,it seems very strange to  me1 that any 
who profess the fear of ,god1 can make  

any question  touching the lawfulness   
thereof3 ,the rule for praying being so 
general to all1 and there being so many 
instances for the practice  thereof1    
upon several occasions in the word of   
,god1 for their  encouragement therein4 
,he next presents us with his arguments1
 which are in number four1  but in      
verity not one1 to prove that thing for 
the which he urgeth  them3 as ,i hope to
 make appear by that ,i have done4      
,first1 saith he1 ,if women may praise  
,god together for mercies  received for 
the church of ,god1 or for themselves8  
then they may  pray together3 ,the proof
 whereof is plain 7,exo #ae3bj1ba74 ,if 
it be  objected the case was            
extraordinary1 and that ,miriam was a   
prophetess2  ,to which ,i answer1 ,that 
the danger of ruin and destruction1 and 
our deliverance from it1 if the ,lord   
grant it1 cannot be looked  at but as   
extraordinary4 ,the designs of ruin to  
the church1 and  servants of ,god1 being
 as great as at that time when ,god     

delivered  his people from the hand of  
,pharaoh4 #g ,and will call for praises1
  if the ,lord please to send it1 as    
then4 ,and whereas it is further        
objected1 that ,miriam was an           
extraordinary person4 ,to which ,i      
answer1  ,that the duty itself of       
praising ,god for the mercy1 was        
incumbent  upon all1 in as much as they 
were partakers of the mercy4 ,and the   
same spirit of ,christ that was in her1 
is also in all his servants3  given for 
the same end1 both to pray for mercies  
we stand in need  of1 and to praise ,god
 for them4    ,second1 ,if women have in
 imminent danger to themselves and the  
church of ,god1 prayed jointly together 
for deliverance1 and ,god  hath answered
 and approved of the same3 then may     
women jointly  pray together4 ,the      
instance we have is famous 7,esth       
#d3af74 ,we there  see she and her      
maidens did pray and fast together1 and 
the ,lord  gave a gracious answer and   
deliverance4    ,third1 ,if ,god hath in

 gospel times promised the pouring out  
of  his ,spirit to women1 to that very  
end that they may pray together  apart  
from men2 then it is not only their     
liberty1 but duty to  meet and pray     
together4 ,but ,god hath promised his   
,spirit to that  end 7,zech #ab3aj-ac74 
,which ,scripture is plain is a promise 
of  gospel times4 ,and it is to be noted
 that the text doth not in the  singular
 number1 say ,he shall pray apart1 and  
his wife apart2 but  ,,they shall pray  
apart1 and ,,their wives apart4 ,and    
7,mal #c3af7 ,god  takes notice of all  
them that speak often together1 and call
 upon  his name4    ,fourth1 ,if ,god   
hath so approved of women's meeting     
together to pray  in gospel times1 as   
then1 and at that time to take an       
advantage  to make known to them his    
mind and will concerning ,jesus ,christ3
  then it is lawful for women to pray   
together4 ,but ,god hath so  approved of
 their meeting to pray together 7,acts  
#af3ac74 ,by which  text it appeareth it

 was a frequent practice for women to   
meet  and pray together4      ,these are
 ,mr4 ,k4's arguments2 the conclusion of
 his paper follows4  ,and besides all   
these particular instances1 says he1    
what means  those general rules to build
 up one another in our most holy faith1 
and pray in the ,holy ,ghost 7,jude     
#bj74 ,but it extends to all that       
believe1 both men and women2 unless any 
will say women are not to  be built up  
in their most holy faith4 ,therefore let
 not any hinder  you from a duty so     
incumbent upon you in a special manner1 
in such  a day as this is4 ,cannot many 
women that have used this practice1  by 
experience1 say1 they have met with the 
,lord in it1 and have  found many       
blessed returns of prayer from ,god1    
both to themselves and  the church1     
wherein ,god hath owned them8 ,therefore
 what ,god hath  borne witness to1 and  
approved of1 let no man deter you from4 
,pray  turn to the ,scriptures quoted1  
which ,i hope will give you full        

satisfaction4 ,mr4 ,bunyan's ,answer4   
,these are his arguments1 and this his  
conclusion1 in which ,i cannot  but say1
 there is not only boldness1 but        
flattery4 ,boldness1 in  fathering of   
his misunderstanding upon the authority 
of the word  of ,god3 and flattery1 in  
soothing up persons in a way of their   
own1 by making of them the judges in    
their own cause3 the which  ,i hope to  
make farther appear anon4    ,for since 
his women in their letter told me that  
,mr4 ,k4 expects  my answer1 ,i count   
myself called to shew the unsoundness of
 his  opinion4 ,indeed he would1 as they
 insinuate1 confine me to answer  by    
writing4 ,but his papers have been ,i   
know not where1 and how to  put check to
 his extravagancies1 that also1 ,i know 
not1 but by  scattering mine answer     
abroad4 ,and as ,i will not be confined 
to  an answer in writing3 so neither to 
his methods of argumentation4  ,what    
scholar he is1 ,i know not2 for my part1
 ,i am not ashamed to  confess1 that ,i 

neither know the mode nor figure of a   
syllogism1  nor scarce which is major or
 minor4 ,methinks ,i perceive but little
  sense1 and far less truth in his      
arguments3 also ,i hold that he  has    
stretched and strained the holy ,word   
out of place1 to make  it1 if it might  
have been1 to shore up his fond         
conceits4 ,i shall  therefore1 first    
take these texts from the errors to     
which he hath  joined them1 and then    
fall to picking the bones of his        
syllogisms4  #h    ,but as ,i shall not 
confine myself to his mode and way of   
arguing1  so neither shall ,i take      
notice of his question upon which he    
stateth  the matter in controversy4 ,but
 shall propound the same question  here1
 which1 for the substance of it1 was    
handled among us1 when  the thing itself
 was in doubt among us1 namely1         
,whether1 where a church of ,christ is  
situate1 it is the duty of  the women of
 that congregation1 ordinarily1 and by  
appointment1  to separate themselves    

from their brethren1 and so to assemble 
together1 to perform some parts of      
divine worship1 as prayer1 c4  without  
their men8    ,this was our question1   
this we debated1 and this ,mr4 ,k4 might
 have  sent for1 and have spoken to1    
since he will needs be a confuter4      
,and1 courteous reader1 since ,i have   
here presented thee with the  question1 
,i will also present thee with the      
method which ,i took  when ,i handled it
 among my brethren4    ,first1 ,i opened
 the terms of the question4    ,second1 
,then shewed what assemblies they were  
that used to perform  divine worship to 
,god4    ,third1 ,and so shewed whose   
prayers in such worship was used1 or  by
 ,paul and others desired4      ,first1 
,by church of ,christ1 ,i mean1 one     
gathered or constituted  by1 and walking
 after the rule of the ,word of ,god4   
,by situate1 ,i  mean1 where such church
 shall happen to be1 in whole1 or in the
  parts thereof4 ,by separating1 ,i     
mean1 their meetings together by        

appointment of their own1 and as so met1
 to attempt to perform  divine worship  
by prayer without their men4    ,second1
 ,to shew what manner of assemblies they
 were that used to  perform divine      
worship to ,god of old4 ,now ,i find    
that there have  been three sorts of    
assemblies1 in which divine worship has 
been  performed4    #a4 ,it has been    
performed in mixed assemblies2 in       
assemblies made  up of saints and       
sinners4 ,i say divine worship has been 
performed  in such assemblies1 for1 that
 there1 the saints have been edified1   
sinners convinced and converted1 and    
made to confess their sins1  to the     
glory of ,god4 ,of these assemblies we  
read 7,matt #e3a1 #ac3a1  #bc3a2 ,mark  
#d3a1 #b3a1 #f3b1 #aj3a2 ,luke #e3a1 #h1
 #ab3a1 #ac3a1 #ae3a1  #bj3a2 #a ,cor   
#ad3bc74 ,and in many other scriptures4 
#b4 ,i also find that the church1 by    
herself1 or as distinct from the  world1
 have met together to perform it by     
themselves 7,mark #d3cd2  ,acts #b3a-d1 

#ac3a1b2 #ae3d1 #bj3g2 ,john #bj3ai-bf74
    #c4 ,i find also that assemblies for
 divine worship have been made  up of   
the elders1 and principal brethren of   
the church1 none of  the rest of the    
congregation being present 7,matt #aj3a2
 ,luke #i3a2  ,acts #a3c1 #b3ag1ah2 ,gal
 #b3a1b7 with several other scriptures  
beside4  ,but in all the ,scripture1 ,i 
find not that the women of the churches 
of ,christ1 did use to separate         
themselves from their brethren1 and  as 
so separate1 perform worship together   
among themselves1 or in  that their     
congregation3 or that they made1 by     
allowance of the  ,word1 appointment so 
to do4 ,thus far therefore this must    
stand  for a human invention1 and ,mr4  
,k4 for the promoter thereof4    ,third1
 ,this done1 in the third place1 ,i come
 to shew you whose  prayers1 or by whose
 mouth prayer in such assemblies1 as are
 above  proved lawful1 used to be made1 
or by ,paul or others were desired4     
#a4 ,whose prayers were used1 or who was

 the mouth8 and ,i find them  called the
 prayers of the church in general1 or of
 the principal  men thereof in          
particular 7,judg #b3d1e1 #bj3h1bf2     
,joel #a3ad1 #b3ae-ag2  ,acts #ab3e1    
#ac3a-c74    #b4 ,also when ,paul1 or   
others1 desired that prayers should be  
made  of others for them4 ,they either  
desired the prayers of the church  in   
general1 or of the brethren in          
particular 7but never desireth1  or     
biddeth a woman's meeting1 that prayers 
might there be made  for them74 7#a47   
,he desireth the prayers of the church  
in general  7,col #d3b2 ,phil #a3ai1    
#d3f2 #a ,thess #e3ag2 ,heb #ac3ah74    
7#b47 ,or if  he desireth prayers of    
certain persons1 he only calls upon the 
men  and brethren in particular2 but    
never upon a woman by name nor sex  to  
do it 7#a ,thess #e3be2 #b ,thess #c3a2 
,rom #ae3cj2 #a ,tim #b3h74 ,nor  was1  
as ,i said1 the apostle alone in this   
thing4 ,christ speaks a  parable to this
 end1 that ,,men ought always to pray   

7,luke #ah3a74  ,james saith1 the       
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous 
,,man 7#e3af74  ,moses sent the young   
men to sacrifice 7,exo #bd3e74 ,and the 
people  in the time of ,zacharias1 sent 
their ,,men to pray before the ,lord    
7,zech #g3b74 ,i do not believe that by 
any of these the prayers of  women are  
despised1 but by these we are taught1   
who1 as the mouth  in assemblies to     
pray1 is commended unto us4    ,one word
 more1 ,the women in the time of        
,jeremiah the prophet1  when they had   
made their cakes to the queen of heaven1
 7though the  thing which they did was  
as right in their own eyes1 as if they  
had done true worship indeed7 and was   
questioned by the prophet  for what they
 had done1 could not justify what they  
had done as  to the act1 but by         
pleading1 ,they did it not without their
 men  7,jer #dd3ag-ai74    ,thus having 
premised these few things1 ,i shall now 
come more  directly to discourse of the 
question itself1 ,,to ,,wit1 ,whether1  

where a church of ,christ is situate1 it
 is the duty of the women  of that      
congregation1 ordinarily1 and by        
appointment1 to separate  themselves    
from their brethren1 and as so separate1
 to assemble  together to perform divine
 worship1 by prayer1 without their men8 
,this was our question1 and this ,i will
 now give a negative answer  unto4 ,for 
,i find not in ,christ's testament any  
command so to do2  no nor yet example3  
and where there is none of these1 it    
cannot be  a duty upon them2 no1 nor yet
 liberty1 but presumption to attempt    
it4    ,the command1 says ,mr4 ,k41 is  
general to all4 ,but ,i answer1 yet     
limited1 and confined to order and      
manner of performance4 ,women  may1 yea 
ought to pray2 what then8 ,is it their  
duty to help to  carry on prayer in     
public assemblies with men1 as they8    
,are they  to be the audible mouth      
there1 before all1 to ,god8 ,no verily1 
and  yet the command is general to all  
to pray4 ,women of the respective       

churches of ,christ1 have no command to 
separate themselves from the  men of    
their congregations1 to perform prayer  
in their own company  without them1 and 
yet the command is general to all to    
pray4 ,we  must therefore distinguish of
 between persons and performances1      
though we may not exclude either4 ,the  
manner also1 and order in which  such   
and such duties must be done1 ,mr4 ,k4  
knows is as essential1  in some cases1  
as the very matter of worship4 ,but we  
will come  to my reasons for my         
dissenting from ,mr4 ,k4 in this4 ,after
 which  ,i will consider his arguments1 
and the scriptures that he would        
under-prop them with4 ,as for my reasons
 for my dissenting from  him1 they are  
these3--    ,first1 ,to appoint meetings
 for divine worship1 either in the whole
  church or in the parts of it1 is an   
act of power3 which power1  resideth in 
the elders in particular1 or in the     
church in general4  ,but never in the   
women as considered by themselves4 ,mr4 

,k4 indeed  doth insinuate that this    
power also resided in them2 for he      
saith1  ,god hath in gospel times       
promised the ,spirit to women to that   
very end1 that they may pray together1  
apart from men4 ,now if the  ,spirit is 
given them to ,,this very end1 that they
 may do it apart  from men1 then they   
have a power residing in themselves to  
call  their own sex together to do it4  
,and what brave doings will such  a     
conclusion make1 even the blind himself 
will perceive4 ,but further  of this    
anon2 meanwhile we will attend to our   
own assertion4  ,namely1 that to call   
the church1 or parts thereof together1  
to  perform divine worship to ,god1 is  
an ,,act of ,,power1 which power        
resideth in the church in general1 or in
 the elders in particular4  ,we will    
treat of the last first4    #a4 ,for the
 eldership1 ,moses and ,aaron of old    
were they1 with the  priests1 that were 
to call the church together to perform  
divine  worship to ,god1 and that both  

as to the whole1 or as to the parts  of 
it 7,num #aj3g1h2 ,deut #d3ad1          
#ca3aa1ab2 ,exo #d3bi1 #ab3ba1 #ag3e74  
,also1 in after times1 they were the    
elders and chief of the church1  that   
did it 7,josh #bd3a2 ,ezra #aj3e-i2     
,acts #ad3bg1 #ae3c74 ,or1    #b1 if    
their calling together to perform divine
 worship1 was not  by the elders alone3 
yet it was by the power that resided in 
the  church for that thing1 who jointly 
ordered the same 7,judg #bj3h1ah3  ,ezra
 #c3a2 ,zeph #b3a-c2 ,acts #ab3ab2 #a   
,cor #e3d1 #aa3bj74 ,all these are      
plain cases4 ,but never1 as ,i ever did 
read of in the ,bible1 did  women1      
ordinary believing ones1 assume this    
power of the elders1  or of the church1 
to themselves4    ,if it be asked1 ,who 
did appoint that meeting made mention of
 in  ,acts #ab3ab8    ,i answer1 ,it was
 appointed by the power of the church1  
who1 for  her own conveniency1 if she   
cannot come all into one place at once  
to perform the duty1 as it is not likely

 four or five thousand  should1 in times
 of persecution1 which was their case1  
they may  meet some here1 some there1   
for their edification and comfort4      
,compare verse #e with #ab and #ag4 ,nor
 do ,i question the lawfulness  of this 
or that part of the church's assembling 
together for  prayer3 though the elders1
 and greatest part of the brethren1 be  
absent4 ,if1 first1 such ,,men that call
 such assemblies are countenanced  by   
the elders1 or church1 to do it 7#a ,tim
 #b3h2 #b ,tim #b3bb74 ,but  that the   
sisters of this or that church1 may call
 their own sex  together to perform such
 worship by themselves to ,god 7for this
  is the thing in debate7 ,i find no    
warrant for4    ,second1 ,because this  
kind of worship1 when done in and by a  
company1  is ,,ministerial to that      
company1 as well as petitionary to ,god4
  ,that is1 they that1 as the mouth in  
assemblies pray to ,god1 teach  that    
assembly1 as well as beg mercies of him4
 ,and ,i find not  that women may       

assemble to do thus4 ,that such prayer  
is a kind of  ministering in the word to
 standers by1 consider well #a          
,corinthians  #ad3ae-ai4 ,wherefore let 
them keep silence in the church1 and in 
the parts thereof1 when assembled to    
worship ,god4    ,in all public worship 
by prayer1 teaching is set on foot1 two 
ways3 #a4 ,by propounding to that       
assembly the things that must1 by       
agreement1 be prayed for4 #b4 ,and by   
proving them to suit with the  will of  
,god1 that prayer may be made in faith  
7#a ,john #e3ad74    #a4 ,for all such  
prayer must be made for the things      
agreed upon  first2 and consequently for
 things that by the word are proved     
good1 and suitable for the seasons1     
persons1 or things1 for or  about which 
such prayers are made4 ,for they that   
have meetings  for prayer1 without this1
 pray at random1 and not by rule4    ,if
 two of you shall agree on earth1 as    
touching anything that they  shall ask  
according to ,god's will it shall be    

done for them1  saith ,christ1 of my    
,father which is in heaven 7,matt       
#ah3ai74 ,now1  ,i say1 if things prayed
 for in assemblies must first be jointly
  agreed upon1 then must such things1 by
 some one1 or more of that  assembly1 be
 first propounded1 expounded1 and proved
 to be good  by the word4 ,good for such
 persons1 seasons1 or things1 for which 
such prayer is made4 ,and1 besides1 the 
gifts required to do this1  if this is  
not teaching ,i am out4 ,and yet this   
must first be done  to instruct all     
present1 to help their faith1 and to    
quicken their  spirits to1 and in that  
worship4 ,that they may as one man have 
their eyes unto the ,lord 7,zech #i3a74 
,but that this power is given  to women1
 to ordinary believing ones that are in 
the highest  account in churches1 ,i do 
not believe4 ,i do not believe they     
should minister to ,god in prayer before
 the whole church1 for then  ,i should  
be a ,ranter or a ,quaker2 nor do ,i    
believe they should do  it in their own 

womanish assembly1 for the reason urged 
before4  ,and ,i will add1 if brethren  
not heretofore called by the church  to 
open scriptures1 or to speak in the     
church to ,god in prayer1  #i are not at
 first to be admitted to do this1 but   
before the  elders or principal         
brethren1 that they may hear and judge  
7#a ,cor  #ad3bf-bi74 ,how can it be    
thought to be meet or lawful for women1 
of whom it must be supposed1 that they  
have received no such gifts1  that they 
should use this power8 ,i say1 how can  
it be imagined  that the women should be
 bound of ,god to do this in such sort  
as  doth utterly exclude the elders and 
all the men in the congregation  from a 
possibility of understanding and of     
judging of what they  do8 ,and yet this 
is the doctrine of ,mr4 ,k42 for he     
saith1 ,that  the ,spirit of ,god is    
promised to women to this very end1 that
 they  may pray together1 apart from    
men4 ,but ,god is not the author of     
this confusion in the churches4    #b4  

,but secondly1 ,as teaching by prayer in
 assemblies1 is thus set  on foot2 so   
every one also that shall in such       
meetings be the mouth  of the whole1 to 
,god1 ministereth so1 doctrine to that  
assembly1  as well as presenteth        
petitions to ,god4 ,else how can that   
assembly  say ,,amen at their prayer or 
giving of thanks8 ,for to say ,,amen is 
an effect of conviction1 or of          
edification received of the stander  by1
 from him that now is so ministering in 
that assembly before  ,god 7#a ,cor     
#ad3ae-ag74 ,yea1 ,i believe that they  
that pray in  assemblies1 or that shall 
give thanks for mercies received there1 
ought to labour to speak1 not only with 
fervency of words1 but  with such       
soundness of doctrine while they        
mention1 urge1 or plead  the promise    
with ,god1 that that whole assembly may 
be enlightened1  taught1 taken1 and     
carried away in their spirits1 on the   
wing  of that prayer1 and of faith1 to  
,god1 whose face they are come  to seek1

 and whose grace they are gathered      
together to beg4 ,now  this is called   
praying and praising1 to the teaching   
and edifying  of others1 as by the      
scripture afore named is made appear 7#a
 ,cor  #ad3ad-ai74 ,but by what word of 
,god the sisters of the respective      
churches may set up this way of teaching
 of one another in their  assemblies1 ,i
 am ignorant of4    ,third1 ,the ,holy  
,ghost doth particularly insist upon the
 inability  of women1 as to their well  
managing of the worship now under       
consideration1 and therefore it ought   
not to be presumed upon  by them4 ,they 
are forbidden to teach1 yea to speak in 
the church  of ,god4 ,and why forbidden1
 but because of their inability4 ,they  
cannot orderly manage that worship to   
,god1 that in assemblies is  to be      
performed before him2 ,i speak now of   
our ordinary believing  ones1 and ,i    
know none extraordinary among the       
churches4 ,they  are not builded to     
manage such worship1 they are not the   

image  and glory of ,god1 as the men are
 7#a ,cor #aa3g74 ,they are placed      
beneath1 and are called the glory of the
 man4 ,wherefore they are  weak1 and not
 permitted to perform public worship to 
,god4 ,when our  first mother1 who was  
not attended with those weaknesses1     
either  sinful or natural1 as our women 
now are1 stept out of her place  but to 
speak a good word for worship1 you see  
how she was baffled1  and befooled      
therein2 she utterly failed in the      
performance1 though  she briskly        
attempted the thing4 ,yea she so failed 
thereabout1 that  at one clap she       
overthrew1 not only1 as to that1 the    
reputation  of women for ever1 but her  
soul1 her husband1 and the whole world  
besides 7,gen #c3a-g74 ,the fallen angel
 knew what he did when he  made his     
assault upon the woman4 ,his subtilty   
told him that the  women was the weaker 
vessel4 ,he knew also that the man was  
made  the head in worship1 and the      
keeper of the garden of ,god4 ,the ,lord

  ,god took the man1 said unto the man1 
commanded the man1 and made  him keeper 
of the garden 7,gen #b3ae-ag74          
,wherefore the management  of worship   
belonged to him4 ,this1 the serpent1 as 
,i said1 was  aware of4 ,and therefore  
he comes to the woman1 says to the      
woman1  and deals with the woman about  
it1 and so overcomes the world4         
,wherefore it is from this consideration
 that ,paul tells ,timothy  that he     
permitted not a woman to teach1 nor to  
usurp authority  over the man1 but to be
 in silence4 ,but to call the church or 
parts  thereof together1 to perform     
solemn worship1 and in such a call  to  
exclude or shut out the men1 is an      
usurping of that authority  over them to
 a high degree4 ,and he renders the     
reason of this  his prohibition thus1   
,for ,adam was first formed1 then ,eve1 
and  therefore had the headship in      
worship4 ,and ,adam was not deceived1   
but the woman being deceived1 was in the
 transgression 7#a ,tim  #b3ac1ad74 ,but

 again1 it should seem1 methinks1 if    
women must needs  be managers of worship
 in assemblies1 they should do it1 as   
,eve1  before ,adam1 in presence of the 
men3 ,but that ,i think none will       
allow1 though that would be the way best
 to correct miscarriages2  how then     
should it be thought convenient for them
 to do it alone4  ,if children are not  
thought fit to help to guide the ship   
with  the mariners1 shall they be       
trusted so much as with a boat at sea   
alone4 ,the thing in hand is a parallel 
case4    ,fourth1 ,if the weightiness of
 this worship be1 as indeed it is1 so   
great1 that the strongest and best able 
to perform it do usually  come off with 
blushing1 and with repentance for their 
shortness1  as to the well performance  
thereof2 though they engage therein by  
good and lawful authority2 what will    
they do who are much weaker  here1 and  
when1 as ,eve1 they set to it in a way  
of usurping of  authority1 and of their 
own head and will4 ,to offer strange    

fire  with incense1 which was a type of 
prayer1 you know what it cost  ,nadab   
and ,abihu1 though men1 and the sons of 
,aaron4 ,yet ,mr4 ,k4  cries the        
sisters1 the women1 the women's         
meetings1 and the like1  and how they   
have prevailed with heaven4 ,poor man1  
,i am sorry for  his weakness1 and that 
he should show that himself is so       
nunnish#aj  in such a day as this4      
,but to return1 as all worship in       
assemblies ought to be performed  with  
the most exact order and solemnity2 so  
this of prayer with  that1 if possible1 
that is more than all the rest2 and     
therefore  this makes it more heavy     
still4 ,when men preach they have to do 
with men1 but when they pray in         
assemblies they have to do both with    
men and with ,god at once4 ,and ,i say1 
if it be so great a matter to  speak to 
men before ,god2 how great a matter is  
it to speak to men  and ,god at once2 to
 ,god by way of petition1 and to men by 
way of  instruction4 ,but ,i am         

persuaded if those most fond of the     
women's  meetings for prayer were to    
petition the king for their lives1  they
 would not set women to be their        
advocates to him2 specially  if the king
 should declare beforehand by law1 that 
he permitted  not a woman in an open    
auditory to speak before him4    ,there 
are also many temptations that attend   
the duty of praying in  assemblies1     
especially those that are immediately   
employed therein4  ,these temptations1  
they awake1 are aware of1 are forced to 
wrestle  with1 and greatly to groan     
under4 ,wherefore we put not the weak   
upon this service2 not the weak1 though 
they be men2 not they in  the presence  
of the strong4 ,how then should the     
weakest of all  be put upon it1 and that
 when together by themselves4 ,men1     
though  strong1 and though acting by    
lawful authority in this1 are not able1 
but with unutterable groans1 to do it3  
how then shall all those  that attempt  
it without that authority1 perform it as

 acceptable  worship to ,god8 ,this     
work1 therefore1 is as much too heavy   
for  our women now1 as that about which 
,eve engaged in at first1 was  too heavy
 for her4 ,but1    ,fifth1 ,if this     
worship may be managed by the sisterhood
 of the  churches1 being congregated    
together in the absence of their men3   
of what signification is it that man is 
made head of the woman as  well in      
worship as in nature8 7#a ,cor #aa3c1g74
 ,yea more1 why are  the elders of the  
churches called watchmen1 overseers1    
guides1  teachers1 rulers1 and the like8
 ,if this kind of worship may be        
performed1 without their conduct and    
government8 7,eze #c3ag1 #cc3g2  ,acts  
#bj3bh2 ,eph #d3aa2 ,psa #bh3gb2 ,heb   
#ac3ag74    #a4 ,why is man made the    
head of the woman in worship1 in the    
worship now under debate1 in that       
worship that is to be performed  in     
assemblies8 ,and why are the women      
commanded silence there1 if  they may   
congregate by themselves1 and set up and

 manage worship  there8 ,worship was    
ordained before the woman was made1     
wherefore  the word of ,god at the first
 did not immediately come to her1  but  
to him that was first formed1 and made  
the head in worship  7,gen #b3af-ah2 #a 
,cor #ad3ce1cf74 ,and hence it is that  
women are so  strictly tied up to this  
headship2 that if they will learn1 they 
must ask their husbands at home 7v #ce71
 not appoint meetings of  their own sex 
to teach one another4 ,but what must    
they do that have  unbelieving ones8 and
 what must they do that have none8      
,answer1  ,let them attend upon those   
ordinances that ,god has appointed for  
the building up and perfecting of the   
body of ,christ 7,eph #d3aa-ac71  and   
learn as the angels do 7,eph #c3aj2 #a  
,peer #a3ab74    #b4 ,but ,i say1 if    
they must do as ,mr4 ,k4 says1 they are 
in duty  bound1 to wit1 meet by         
themselves apart from their men1 and as 
so  met1 perform this most solemn       
worship to ,god3 how shall the elders   

and overseers1 the watchmen1 rulers1 and
 guides in worship1 perform  their duty 
to ,god1 and to the church of ,god1 in  
this1 since from  this kind of worship  
they are quite excluded1 and utterly    
shut  out of doors3 unless it be said1  
that to watch1 to oversee1 and to       
guide1 in the matter and manner of      
performance of this worship in          
assemblies1 is no part of the watchman  
or overseer's work2 or in  their lawful 
absence1 the work of the principal men  
of the church4  ,nor will the faithful  
and dutiful overseer leave worship1 no1 
not  in the best part of the            
congregation assembled to worship1 to be
  performed by every weak brother1      
though ,i believe it might with more    
warrant be left to them1 than to the    
strongest among our ordinary  ones of   
the other sex4    ,also our elders and  
watchmen covet1 if we have unbelievers  
to  behold1 that our worship be         
performed by the most able4 ,how then   
shall it be thought that they should be 

so silly1 to turn a company  of weak    
women loose to be abused by the fallen  
angels8 ,can it  be thought that their  
congregation1 since they have it without
 a  command1 shall fare better among    
those envious spirits than those  that  
are lawfully called shall fare before   
the world8 ,watchman1  watchman1 see to 
thy duty1 look well to the manner of    
worship that  is to be performed        
according to thy commission4 ,trust not 
,eve1 as  ,adam did1 with worship1 and  
with its defence4 ,look that all things 
be done in worship as becomes thee--a   
head1 both in nature and by  office--and
 leave not so solemn a part of worship  
as prayer1 in  company1 is1 and ought to
 be accounted to be done2 thou canst by 
no means tell how4 ,watch in and over   
all such worship thyself4 ,be  diligent 
to know the state of thy flocks1 whether
 they be flocks  of men1 or women2 and  
look well to thy herds1 and thou shalt  
have milk enough1 not only for men and  
babes1 but also for the  maintenance and

 life of thy maidens4 ,so that they need
 not go with  their pitchers to seek    
water there where their ,god has not    
sent  them 7,prov #bg3bc-bg74 ,besides  
the shepherds' tents is provision       
sufficient for them 7,cant #a3h74 ,but1 
for a conclusion of this1 ,i  will ask  
this man1 ,if he doth not1 by pleading  
for these women's  meetings1 declare1   
that the women1 without their men1 are  
better  able by themselves to maintain  
divine worship1 than the men are        
without their elders8 forasmuch as he   
himself will not allow that  the men    
should always perform worship without   
his oversight and  inspection1 and yet  
will plead for the women to have such   
worship  in their congregation1 among   
themselves1 excluding for ever the  men 
therefrom4 ,for1 saith he1 the ,spirit  
is promised to be given to  them to that
 very end1 that they may meet together  
to pray apart  without their men4       
,and now for ,mr4 ,k4's arguments1      
which1 as ,i said1 are in number  four4 

#a4 ,we will take the scriptures from   
them2 and1    #b4 ,then pick the bones  
of their carcasses4      ,yet in my     
taking of the scriptures from his       
arguments1 ,i will do  it in a way that 
is most to his advantage1 making of each
 of them  as formidable an objection as 
,i can against myself4    ,objection4   
,miriam took a timbrel in her hand1 and 
went out1 and all the  women went out   
after her1 praising ,god with timbrels  
and dances  for their deliverances4     
,therefore the women of the churches of 
,christ may appoint meetings of their   
own1 as separate from their  brethren1  
and then and there perform divine       
worship1 by prayer1  in that1 their     
congregation1 without their men 7,exo   
#ae3bj1ba74  ,answer    #a4 ,miriam was 
a prophetess3 and1 ,i suppose1 that none
 of our women  will pretend to be such4 
,and though ,mr4 ,k4 labours to get over
  this1 by saying that the work of      
praising was incumbent upon all3  yet by
 his leave1 judgment1 and discretion1   

and a spirit of conduct  suitable to the
 duty1 as we read of1 was found among   
the women in  none but she4 ,why is it  
else said1 ,miriam led them forth2      
,miriam  the prophetess did it4         
,another1 by ,mr4 ,k4's argument1 might 
have  done it as well4 ,thus degrades he
 the prophetess1 that he may get  favour
 with the ordinary women1 and prompt    
them on to a work that  he has a        
superstitious affection for4    #b4 ,but
 his assertion is of no weight4 ,the    
women were not left in  that            
extraordinary service to the spirit of  
ordinary believers4  ,nor can ,i count  
it but crooked dealing to bring in      
extraordinary  persons1 in their        
extraordinary acts1 to prove it lawful  
for  ordinary persons to do that which  
is not commanded them4    #c4 ,but      
though ,miriam did go forth1 or come out
 with the women1  yet not from the men1 
into some remote place in the wilderness
 to  worship by themselves4 ,she rather 
went or came out1 and the women         

followed her from the place by the sea1 
where now they were1  after ,moses1 to  
sing as her sex became her2 for she1    
though an  extraordinary woman1 might   
not make herself an equal with ,moses   
and ,aaron1 therefore she came behind in
 worship1 yet with the  body of the     
people1 as it is said1 ,so ,moses       
brought ,israel from  the ,red ,sea     
7,exo #ae3bb74 ,women1 though           
prophetesses1 must wear  some badge or  
other of inferiority to those that are  
prophets  indeed 7#a ,cor #aa3c-i74 ,and
 ,i choose to understand that ,miriam   
did  this4 7#a47 ,because the text last 
mentioned says so4 7#b47 ,because       
,miriam1 and all the women1 did sing    
with the words of the men1  verse #a    
compared with #ba4 7#c47 ,for that they 
did sing them after  the men1 as taking 
them from their mouth4 ,for1 saith the  
text1  ,miriam answered them1 and so    
handed it down to them of her sex1      
saying1 ,sing ye to the ,lord1 for he   
hath triumphed gloriously  7vv #a1ba74  

7#d47 ,for that she commanded the women 
that they should  sing the same song3   
hence it is called the song of ,moses1  
not of  ,miriam 7,rev #ae3c74 7#e47     
,from all which ,i conclude1 that       
,miriam did  not draw the women away    
into some such place where neither      
,moses1  nor ,aaron1 nor the elders of  
,israel could see1 behold1 and observe  
their manner of worship4 ,but that she1 
as her modesty became her1  did lead    
them out from that place where they     
were1 to sing1 and  to dance1 and to    
praise ,god1 after the men4 7#f47 ,this 
scripture  therefore favoureth not this 
man's opinion1 to wit1 ,that it is the  
duty of the women of the churches of    
,christ to separate themselves  from    
their brethren1 and as so separate1 to  
perform divine worship  by themselves4  
,objection4    ,esther1 the queen1      
performed1 with her maidens1 this duty  
of  prayer1 without their men3 therefore
 the women of gospel churches  may      
separate themselves from their brethren1

 and perform it among  themselves 7,esth
 #d3af74    ,answer4    #a4 ,esther was 
in the house of the king's chamberlain1 
and could not  at this time come to her 
brethren2 ,no1 not to her uncle1        
,mordecai1  to consult how to prevent an
 approaching judgment4 ,yea1 ,mordecai  
and she were fain to speak one to       
another by ,hatach1 whom the king  had  
appointed to attend upon the queen 7vv  
#e-i74 ,so she could by no  means1 at   
that time1 have communion with the      
church4 ,no marvel1  therefore1 if she  
fasted with her maidens alone3 for so   
she  must now do1 or not do it at all4  
,but ,i will here ask this1 our         
argumentator1 whether ,esther did count 
it a burden or a privilege  thus now to 
be separated form her brethren1 and so  
forced to  perform this work as she did8
 ,if a privilege1 let him prove it4  ,if
 a burden1 he has little cause to make  
use of it to urge that1  her practice   
then1 for a ground to women that are at 
liberty1 to  separate from their        

brethren to perform such worship by     
themselves  in their company1 without   
their men4    #b4 ,we do not read that  
she desired that any of the women that  
were  at liberty should come from the   
men to be with her2 whence we may       
gather1 that she preferred their liberty
 to worship with men1 far  beyond a     
woman's meeting4 ,she counted that too  
many1 by herself  and her maidens1 were 
in such bondage already4    #c4 ,neither
 did she attempt to take that           
unavoidable work upon  herself1 but as  
begging of the men that she might1 by   
their faith  and prayers1 be borne up   
therein2 clearly concluding that she    
did count such work too hard for women  
to perform by themselves1  without the  
help of men 7vv #ae1af74    #d4 ,besides
 this woman's meeting1 as ,mr4 ,k4 would
 have it1 was made  up of none but the  
queen and her household maids1 and with 
but few  of them2 nor will we complain  
of our honest women when the case  is so
 that they cannot go out to the church  

to do this1 if they  pray with their    
maids at home4    #e4 ,but what if      
,esther did pray with her maids in her  
closet1  because she could not come out 
to her brethren4 ,is it fair to make    
the necessity of a woman in bondage a   
law to women at liberty8 ,this          
argument1 therefore1 is erroneous1 and  
must not have this text to  show it up2 
we therefore take it away from his words
 and proceed  to a sight of his next4   
,objection4    ,but it is said by the   
prophet ,zecharias1 that the ,spirit is 
promised  to be given1 in ,new          
,testament times1 to women1 that they   
may pray  together apart from men 7,zech
 #ab3aa-ac74    ,answer4 ,the text says 
nothing so1 but is greatly abused by    
this  man4 ,indeed1 it says their wives 
shall mourn apart1 but it saith  not1   
they shall do so together4 ,yea1 that   
they shall separate  themselves by the  
dictate of ,god1 from their brethren1 to
 do so1  is that which this text knows  
nothing of4 ,sometimes many may be      

together1 apart from others2 but why    
,mr4 ,k41 to serve his purpose1  should 
rack and strain this text to justify his
 woman's meeting1  ,i see no reason at  
all4 ,my reason against him is1 for that
 the  look here upon him whom we have   
pierced1 which is to be the cause  of   
this mourning1 is to be by an immediate 
revelation of the ,holy  ,ghost1 who    
doth not use to tell before hand when he
 will so come  down upon us4 ,but such a
 meeting as ,mr4 ,k4 intends must be the
  product of consultation and time4 ,i  
will pour1 saith ,god1 upon  the house  
of ,david--the spirit of grace and of   
supplications3 and  then they shall     
look2 that is1 when that spirit so      
worketh with  them as to enable them so 
to do4 ,now1 ,i say1 ,i would know1     
since  this mourning is to be the effect
 of this look1 and so before one  is    
aware 7,cant #f3ab71 whether ,mr4 ,k4   
can prove that these women  were to have
 an item beforehand1 when they should   
have this look4  ,but as it would be    

ridiculous thus to conclude1 so as      
ridiculous  is it to think to prove his 
women's meetings from hence4    ,nor    
doth the conclusion that he hath made   
hereupon prove more but  that he is     
ignorant of the work of the ,spirit in  
this matter1 or  that his fondness for  
the women's meetings hath made him      
forget  his own experience4 ,for how can
 one that never had but one such  look  
upon ,jesus ,christ1 draw such a        
conclusion from hence4 ,and  that all   
those women should have this look at the
 same time1 even  all the women of the  
house of ,david and of the inhabitants  
of  ,jerusalem1 that they might1 all of 
them1 by the direction of the  ,holy    
,ghost1 separate themselves from their  
men to hold a woman's  meeting or       
meetings by themselves for this1 is more
 fictitious than  one would imagine a   
man should dream4 ,if he says that the  
women  have a promise to have this look 
when they please1 or that they  are sure
 to have it because it is entailed to   

,,their meeting1 for  this seems to come
 nearest his conclusion3 yet what       
unavoidable  inconveniences will flow   
therefrom1 ,i leave to any to judge4    
,but  ,i take this mourning to be       
according as another of the prophets    
says1 ,they shall be on the mountains   
like doves of the valleys1  all of them 
mourning1 every one for his iniquity    
7,eze #g3af74 ,all  those souls1        
therefore1 that shall be counted worthy 
to have this  look shall mourn apart1 or
 by themselves1 when they have it4 ,for 
though a man cannot appoint to himself  
when he will repent of  his sins1 or    
when the ,holy ,ghost will work1 yet he 
shall repent  indeed2 he shall do it1 ,i
 say1 when ,,he doth so work1 not       
staying  till another can do so too4    
,and since our own iniquity will then   
make us best consider our own case1     
mourning apart1 or every one  for their 
own iniquity1 is most naturally proper  
thereto4 ,and this  is the mourning that
 shall be in the house of ,david1       

,jerusalem1  the church1 both with men  
and women1 at all times when the ,holy  
,ghost shall help us to look upon him   
whom we have pierced4 ,pray  ,god give  
,mr4 ,k4 and myself more of these looks 
upon a crucified  ,christ1 for then we  
shall understand this and other such    
like  scriptures otherwise than to draw 
such incoherent inferences from  them as
 he doth4    ,objection4    ,women were 
wont in gospel times to meet together to
 pray4 ,therefore  the women in gospel  
churches may separate themselves from   
their  brethren to perform divine       
worship by themselves without their  men
 7,acts #af3ac74 ,this is another of his
 scriptures1 brought to  uphold this    
fancy3 ,but1    ,answer    #a4 ,it is   
not said that the women of churches met 
together alone  to pray4 ,but that ,paul
 went down to a river-side where prayer 
was  wont to be made1 and spake unto the
 women that resorted thither4  ,it looks
 therefore most agreeable to the word1  
to think that there  the law was read by

 the ,jewish priests to the proselyted  
women  of that city1 and that prayer1 as
 was their custom in all such  service1 
was intermixed therewith4 ,but this is  
but conjectural4  ,and yet1 for all     
that1 it is better grounded1 and hath   
more reason  on its side1 than hath any 
of this man's arguments for the opinion 
of his women's meetings4 ,but1    #b4   
,there was there at that time no gospel 
church of ,christ1 nor  before that any 
gospel ministry1 consequently no church 
obedience4  ,should it then be granted1 
that there were none but women at that  
meeting1 and that their custom was to   
meet at that river-side to  pray1 it    
doth not therefore follow1 that their   
practice was to be  a pattern1 a rule1 a
 law to women in churches1 to separate  
from  their brethren1 to perform divine 
worship1 in their own woman's           
congregation without their men4    #c4  
,there was there no gospel believer4    
,lydia herself1 before ,paul  came      
thither1 had her heart shut up against  

the faith of ,jesus  ,christ2 and how a 
company of strangers to gospel faith1   
should in  that their doing1 be a       
pattern to the women in churches1 a     
pattern  of ,christian worship1 ,i do   
not understand4    #d4 ,if ,paul's call 
to ,philippi had been by the vision of a
 woman1  or woman's meeting3 what an    
argument would this man have drawn  from
 thence to have justified his women's   
meetings8 ,but since  it was by a man1  
he hath lost an argument thereby4       
,though he1  notwithstanding1 doth      
adventure to say1 that ,god so approved 
of  that meeting1 as then1 and at that  
time1 to take advantage to make  known  
his mind and will to them concerning    
,jesus ,christ4    #e4 ,and now ,i am   
in1 since ,mr4 ,k4 will needs have this 
scripture  to justify such a practice1  
,i wonder that he so lightly overlooked 
,paul's going to that meeting1 for      
thither he went to be sure 7,acts       
#af3ac-af74 ,yea how fairly1 to his     
thinking1 might he have pleaded1  that  

,paul by this act of his1 was a great   
lover1 countenancer and  commender of   
those he calls the women's meetings4    
,paul went to the  women's meeting at   
,philippi1 therefore it is lawful for   
the women  of gospel churches to        
separate from their brethren1 and to    
congregate  by themselves for the       
performance of some parts of divine     
worship4  ,i say how easily might he    
have said this1 and then have popt in   
those two verses above quoted1 and so   
have killed the old one8  #aa;,for the  
word lies liable to be abused by the    
ignorance of  men1 and it had been      
better than it is1 if this had been the 
first  time that this man had served it 
so1 for the justification of his  rigid 
principles2 but when men1 out of a fond 
conceit of their own  abilities1 or of  
prejudice to them that contradict their 
errors1  are tempted to shew their      
folly1 they will not want an opportunity
  from false glosses put upon the text1 
to do it4    #f4 ,but ,paul went to that

 company to preach ,christ's gospel to  
them1 not for that they merited his     
coming1 but of the grace of  ,god1 as   
also did ,peter and ,john1 when at the  
hour of prayer they  went up into the   
temple1 and ,paul into the synagogue at 
,antioch  7,acts #c3a-c1 #ac3ad-af74    
,but as fairly might this man have      
urged1  that the healing of the lame man
 that lay at that time at the  gate of  
the temple1 and the conversion of them  
by ,paul at ,antioch1  was by the       
procurement of the prayers of the       
sisters and by their  reading of the law
 in that synagogue at ,antioch1 as to   
argue as  he has done1 that ,god was so 
well pleased1 or so well approved  of   
that woman's meeting as he feigns it at 
,philippi1 as to send1  c4 to them his  
minister4    #g4 ,but again1 that this  
woman's meeting should be so deserving1 
and that while they were without the    
faith of ,christ1 as to procure  a      
gospel minister to be sent unto them1   
that ,christ might to them  be made     

known1 and yet that so few of them      
should be converted  to the faith1 seems
 a greater paradox to me4 ,for we read  
not that  one of the women then1 or of  
them of the town1 that did use to go  to
 that meeting 7for ,lydia was of        
,thyatira71 was ever converted  to      
,christ2 brethren we read of several1   
but we hear not of any one  more of     
those women 7v #dj74 ,but ,lydia        
worshipped ,god1 therefore  her practice
 might prevail4 ,although it is said she
 worshipped  ,god1 yet she was but a    
proselyte1 as those ,acts #ac were1 and 
knew no more of ,christ than the eunuch 
did 7,acts #h74 ,but hold1  she had     
faith1 will that make all practice      
acceptable2 yea1 law  and commandment to
 others1 and the work of those that have
 none1  meritorious8 ,but we must touch 
upon these things anon4    ,objection4  
,but 7saith ,mr4 ,k47 ,malachi #c3af    
doth countenance these meetings4        
,answer4    ,not at all2 though ,mr4 ,k4
 has pleased to change a term in the    

text1  to make it speak his mind2 for he
 has put out thought1 and put in  call2 
but all will not do his work2 for when  
he has done what he  can1 it will be    
difficult to make that scripture say1   
,it is the  duty of women in gospel     
churches to separate from their         
brethren1  to perform divine worship    
among themselves4      ,objection4      
,but ,jude #bj doth justify these       
meetings1 except1 saith he1 any  will   
say1 women are not to be built up in    
their most holy faith4    ,answer4      
,how fain would the man lay hold on     
something1 only he wants divine  help1  
that is1 the word of ,god1 to bottom his
 things upon4 ,but  doth the apostle    
here at all treat of the women and their
 meetings1  or are they only the        
beloved2 and to be built up1 c4 speaks  
he  not there to the church1 which      
consisteth of men and women8 and  are   
not men the more noble part in all the  
churches of ,christ8  ,but can women no 
other way be built up in their most holy

 faith1  but by meetings of their own   
without their men8 ,but1 ,building up   
,,yourselves1 ,i suppose is the thing he
 holds by4 ,but cannot the  church1 and 
every woman in it1 build up themselves  
without their  woman's meetings8        
wherefore have they the word1 their     
closet1 and  the grace of meditation1   
but to build up themselves withal8 ,he  
saith not1 ,build up one another1 but if
 he had1 it might well  have been done  
without a woman's meeting4 ,but anything
 to save a  drowning man4 ,this text    
then is written to the church of        
,christ1  by which it is exhorted to    
faith and prayer2 but it speaks not a   
word of a woman's meeting1 and therefore
 it is fooling with the  word to suggest
 it4 ,i cannot therefore1 while ,i see  
this impertinent  dealing1 but think our
 argumentator dotes1 or takes upon him  
to  be a head of those he thinks to rule
 over4 ,the woman's letter to  me also  
seems to import the same1 when they say1
 ,mr4 ,k4 would  desire to know what    

objections you have against it 7his     
arguments71  and he is ready to give his
 further advice4      ,thus having taken
 from his arguments those holy words of 
,god which  he has abused1 to make them 
stand2 ,i come next to the arguments    
themselves1 and intend to pick their    
bones for the crows4    #astly1    ,he  
saith1 ,that the same spirit that was in
 ,miriam1 is also in  all ,god's        
servants for the same end1 both to pray 
for mercies we  stand in need of1 and to
 praise ,god for mercies received4      
,answer4    #a4 ,but the question is1   
whether ,miriam did1 as she led out the 
women to dance1 act only as an ordinary 
saint4 ,and if you evade  this1 you     
choose the tongue of the crafty1 and use
 the words of  deceit2 for she managed  
that work as she was ,miriam the        
prophetess2  and in your next1 pray tell
 your women so4    #b4 ,but as ,miriam  
the prophetess1 she did not lead the    
women from  their men1 to worship in    
some place remote by themselves1 as we  

have shewed before4    #b;dly1 ,he      
saith1 ,that ,god hath promised to pour 
out his ,spirit  in gospel times to that
 very end1 that women might pray        
together  apart from men4    ,answer4   
#a4 ,not mentioning again what was said 
before3 ,i add1 if by men1  he means the
 brethren1 the prophet will not be his  
voucher1 for he  neither saith nor      
intimates such a thing4    #b4 ,and how 
far short this saying is1 of making of  
,god and his holy  prophet1 the author  
of schism in worship1 and an            
encouragement  unto schism therein1 it  
is best in time that he looks to it4    
,for  if they may withdraw to do thus at
 one time1 they may withdraw to  do thus
 at another4 ,and if the ,spirit is     
given to them to this very  end1 that   
they may go by themselves from the      
church1 to perform  this divine worship 
at one time1 they may1 for what bounds  
this  man has set them1 go by themselves
 to do thus always4 ,but1 as ,i  said1  
the whole of this proposition being     

false1 the error is still  the greater4 
#c;dly1    ,god1 saith he1 hath so well 
approved of women meeting together  to  
pray in gospel times1 as then1 and at   
that time1 to take occasion  to make    
known his mind and will to them         
concerning ,jesus ,christ  7,acts       
#af3ac74    ,answer4    ,let the reader 
consider what was said before1 and now  
it follows2  if this assertion be true1 
then the popish doctrine of merit is    
good1 yea the worst sort of it1 which   
is1 works done before faith4  ,for that 
we read of none of these women save     
,lydia feared or  worshipped ,god2 and  
yet saith he1 ,god so approved of that  
meeting  as then1 and at that time1 to  
send them his gospel1 which is one  of  
the richest blessings2 nor will it help 
to lay ,cornelius1 now  in my way1 for  
the deservings here were1 for ought we  
read1 of  women that feared not ,god4   
,here ,lydia only bare that character2  
it is said ,,she worshipped ,god1 but   
she was not all the women4  ,but ,mr4   

,k4 saith thus of them all4 ,i know also
 there was faith in  some in ,messias to
 come1 though when he came1 they knew   
not his  person2 but this is not the    
case neither2 these women1 who held  up 
as he feigned1 this meeting1 were not as
 we read of1 of this  people4    #dthly1
    ,he said1 ,that ,esther and her     
maids fasted and prayed1 and the  ,lord 
gave a gracious return1 or answer and   
deliverance4 ,that is1  to the church1  
that then was under the rage of ,haman4 
,answer4    ,let the reader remember    
what was said before1 and now ,i ask    
this  man1    #a4 ,whether ,mordecai and
 the good men then did not pray and fast
  as well as she8 ,and if so1 ,whether  
they might not obtain at least1  some   
little of the mercy1 as well as those   
women8 ,if so1    #b4 ,whether ,mr4 ,k41
 in applying the deliverance of this    
people to  the prayer of the queen and  
her maids1 for he lays it only there1   
be not deceitfully arguing1 and do not  
tend to puff up that sex1  to their hurt

 and damage6 ,yea whether it doth not   
tend to make  them unruly and           
headstrong8 ,but if they be more gently 
inclined  to obedience1 no thanks to    
,mr4 ,k4    #c4 ,and if ,i should ask   
,mr4 ,k4 who gave him authority to      
attribute  thus the deliverance of this 
people1 to who and what prayers he      
please1 ,i suppose it would not be easy 
for him to answer4 ,the text  saith not 
that the prayers of these women procured
 the blessing4  ,but ,mr4 ,k4 hath here 
a woman's meeting to vindicate1 and     
therefore  it is that he is thus out in 
his mind4 ,prayers were heard and the   
church was delivered4 ,and ,i doubt not 
but that these good women  had hand and 
heart in the work4 ,but should all be   
admitted that  ,mr4 ,k4 hath said as to 
this also1 yet this scripture1 as hath  
already been proved1 will not justify   
his woman's meeting4    #ethly1    ,he  
makes his appeal to the women1 if they  
have not obtained1 by  their prayers in 
these their meetings1 many blessed      

returns of  prayer from ,god1 both to   
themselves and the church of ,god4      
,answer4    ,i count this no whit better
 than the very worst of his paper1 for  
besides the silliness of his appeal1 by 
which he makes these good  women to be  
judges in their own cause1 his words    
have a direct  tendency in them to puff 
them up to their destruction4 ,i have   
wondered  sometimes1 to see when        
something extraordinary hath happened to
  the church of ,god for good1 that a   
few women meeting together to  pray1    
should be possessed with a conceit1 that
 they fetched the  benefit down from    
heaven1 when perhaps ten thousand men in
 the  land prayed for the mercy as hard 
as they4 ,yea ,i have observed1  that   
though the things bestowed1 were not so 
much as thought of  by them1 yet they   
have been apt to conclude that their    
meeting  together has done it4 ,but poor
 women1 you are to be pitied2 your      
tempter is to bear the blame1 to wit1   
this man and his fellows4    ,i come now

 to some objections that may yet be     
thought on3 and will  speak a word to   
them4    ,objection4    ,it is said1    
,where two or three are gathered        
together in my name1  there am ,i in the
 midst of them 7matt #ah3bj74           
,answer4    ,to gather together in      
,christ's name1 is to gather together by
 his  authority2 ,that is1 by his law   
and commandment 7,acts #d3ag1ah1cj1     
#e3bh1dj2 ,col #c3ag74 ,but we have no  
law of ,christ1 nor commandment1  that  
the women of this or that church1 should
 separate themselves  from their        
brethren1 to maintain meetings among    
themselves1 for the  performing of      
divine worship3 and therefore such      
meetings cannot  be in his name2 that   
is1 by his authority1 law1 and          
commandment2  and so ought not to be at 
all4    ,objection4    ,but women may1  
if sent for by them of their own sex1   
come to see  them when they are sick1   
and when so come together1 pray in that 
assembly before they part4    ,answer4  

,the law of ,christ is1 ,is any sick    
among you8 let him and the  woman is    
included in the man call for the elders 
of the church2  and let them pray over  
him1 c4 ,and to this injunction there is
 a  threefold promise made4 7#a47 ,and  
the prayer of faith shall save  the     
sick4 7#b47 ,and the ,lord shall raise  
him up4 7#c47 ,and if he  have committed
 sins1 they shall be forgiven him 7,john
 #e3ad1ae74  ,and considering1 that this
 advice is seconded with so much grace3 
,i think it best in all such cases1 as  
in all other1 to make the  word of ,god 
our rule4    ,objection4    ,but women  
have sometimes cases1 which modesty will
 not admit  should be made known to men1
 what must they do then8    ,answer4    
,their husbands and they are one flesh1 
and are no more to be  accounted two4   
,let them tell their grief to them4     
,thus ,rachel asked  children of her    
husband1 and went not to a nest of women
 to make  her complaint to them 7,gen   
#cj3a74 ,or let them betake themselves  

to  their closets1 with ,rebecca 7,gen  
#be3bj-bc74 ,or if they be in the       
assembly of the saints1 let them pray in
 their hearts1 with ,hannah4  ,and if   
their petition be lawful1 ,i doubt not  
but they may be heard  7#a ,sam #a3ac74 
,our author1 perhaps1 will say1 ,i have 
not spoken to his question2  which was1 
,whether women1 fearing ,god1 may meet  
to pray together8  ,and whether it be   
lawful for them so to do8    ,but ,i    
answer1 ,i have3 with respect to all    
such godly women as are  in the churches
 of the saints 7#a ,cor #ad3cc-ce       
compared with vv  #ae-ag74 ,and when he 
has told us1 that his question respected
 only  those out of churches1 then will 
,i confess that ,i did mistake him4     
,yet he will get nothing thereby1       
forasmuch as his question1 to be  sure1 
intends those in special4 ,also his     
arguments are for the  justifying of    
that their practice4 ,now the reason why
 ,i waved the  form of his question1    
was1 because it was both scanty and lean

 of  words1 as to the matter of the     
controversy in hand3 also ,i thought  it
 best to make it more ample1 and        
distinct1 for the edification  of our   
reader4 ,and if after all1 ,mr4 ,k4 is  
not pleased at what  ,i have done1 let  
him take up the question1 and answer it 
better4  ,the man perhaps may fly to the
 case of utter necessity1 and so  bring 
forth another question1 to wit1 whether1
 if the men of a  church should all die1
 be murdered1 or cast into prison3 the  
women  of that church may not meet      
together to pray8 ,and whether it be    
not lawful for them so to do8 ,but when 
he produceth a necessity  for the       
putting of such a question1 and then    
shall put it to me2  ,i will1 as ,god   
shall help me1 give him an answer       
thereto4    ,but1 may some say1 ,our    
women in this do not what they do of    
their  own heads1 they are allowed to do
 what they do by the church4    ,i      
answer1 ,no church allowance is a       
foundation sufficient to justify  that  

which is neither commanded nor allowed  
by the word4 ,besides1  who knows not1  
that have their eyes in their heads1    
what already  has1 and what further may1
 come into the churches1 at such a gap  
as this4 ,and now to give the reader a  
cautionary conclusion4    ,caution #a4  
,take heed of letting the name1 or good 
show of a thing1 beget in  thy heart a  
religious reverence of that thing2 but  
look to the word  for thy bottom1#ab for
 it is the word that authorizeth1       
whatever  may be done with warrant in   
worship to ,god2 without the word       
things are of human invention1 of what  
splendour or beauty soever  they may    
appear to be4 ,without doubt the ,friars
 and ,nuns1 and  their religious orders1
 were of a good intent at first1 as also
  compulsive vows of chastity1 single   
life1 and the like4 ,but they  were all 
without the word1 and therefore1 as     
their bottom wanted  divine authority1  
so the practice wanted sanctity by the  
,holy  ,ghost4 ,the word prayer is1 of  

itself1 in appearance so holy1 that  he 
forthwith seems to be a devil that      
forbids it4 ,and yet we find  that      
prayers have been out of joint1 and     
disorderly used2 and  therefore may by  
one1 without incurring the danger of    
damnation1  be called into question2 and
 if found without order by him1 he may  
labour to set them in joint again 7,matt
 #f3e-h1 #bc3ad2 ,james #d3c74    ,i am 
not of the number of them that say1     
,what profit should we  have if we pray 
unto ,god8 7,job #ba3ae74 ,but finding  
no good footing  in the word for that   
kind of service we have treated about   
above1  and knowing that error and human
 inventions in religion will not  offer 
themselves1 but with wiped lips1 and a  
countenance as demure  as may be1 and   
also being persuaded that this opinion  
of ,mr4  ,k4 is vagrant1 yea a mere     
alien as to the scriptures1 ,i being an 
officer1 have apprehended it1 and put it
 in the stocks1 and there  will keep it1
 till ,i see by what authority it has   

leave to pass  and repass as it lists1  
among the godly in this land4           
,caution #b4    ,yet by all that ,i have
 said1 ,i never meant to intimate in the
 least1  but that believing women are   
saints as well as men3 and members  of  
the body of ,christ4 ,and ,i will add1  
that as they1 and we1  are united to    
,christ1 and made members of his        
mystical body1 the  fulness of him that 
fills all in all1 so there is no        
superiority1  as ,i know of1 but we are 
all one in ,christ4 ,for1 the man is not
  without the woman1 nor the woman      
without the man1 in the ,lord1  7#a ,cor
 #aa3aa7 nor are we counted as male or  
female in him 7,gal  #c3bh2 ,eph #a3bc74
 ,only we must observe that this is     
spoken of that  church which is his true
 mystical body1 and not of every        
particular  congregation of professing  
,christians4 ,the churches of ,christ   
here  and there are also called his     
body4 ,but no church here1 though  never
 so famous1 must be taken for that of   

which mention was made  afore4 #ac;,as  
,christ then has a body mystical1 which 
is called  his members1 his flesh1 and  
his bones 7,eph #e3cj71 so he has a body
  politic1 congregations modelled by the
 skill that his ministers have  in his  
word1 for the bearing up of his name1   
and the preserving of  his glory in the 
world against ,antichrist4 ,in this     
church1 order  and discipline1 for the  
nourishing up of the true mystical body 
of ,christ1 has been placed from the    
foundation of the world4  ,wherefore in 
this1 laws1 and statutes1 and           
government1 is to be  looked after1 and 
given heed unto1 for the edification of 
that  which is to arrive at last to a   
perfect man3 to the measure of  the     
stature of the fulness of ,christ 7#a   
,cor #ab3bg-cj2 ,eph #d3aa-ac74    ,now1
 where there is order and government by 
laws and statutes1  there must1 of      
necessity1 be also a distinction of sex1
 degrees1  and age4 ,yea1 offices and   
officers must also be there1 for our    

furtherance and joy of faith4 ,from     
which government and rule our  ordinary 
women are excluded by ,paul2 nor should 
it1 since it is  done by the wisdom of  
,god1 be any offence unto them4    ,in  
this church there are ofttimes many     
hypocrites1 and formal  professors1 and 
heresies1 ,that they which are approved 
may be made  manifest 7#a ,cor #aa3ai74 
,these therefore being there1 and being 
suffered to act as they many times do1  
provoke the truly godly  to contend with
 them by the word2 for that these       
hypocrites1 and  formal professors1     
naturally incline to a denial of the    
power of  godliness1 and to set up forms
 of their own in the stead thereof      
7,mar #g3f-i2 #b ,tim #c3e74    ,and    
this is done for the sake and for the   
good of those that are the  true members
 of the body of ,christ1 and that are to
 arrive at his  haven of rest3 from whom
 those others at last shall be purged1  
and  with them1 all their things that   
offend4 ,then shall the righteous  shine

 forth as the sun in the kingdom of     
their ,father4 ,who hath  ears to hear  
let him hear 7,matt #ac3dc74    ,this   
church1 that thus consisteth of all     
righteous1 that are so in  ,god's       
account3 they are to have a house in    
heaven1 and to be for  ,god's habitation
 there4 ,who1 then1 shall be governed by
 their head  without those officers and 
laws that are necessary here4 ,and both 
at last shall be subject to him1 that   
sometime did put all things  under      
,christ1 that ,god may be all in all    
7,john #ad3a-c2 ,eph #b3ba2  #a ,cor    
#ae3bc-bg74 ,wherefore1 my beloved      
sisters1 this inferiority  of yours will
 last but a little while4 ,when the day 
of ,god's salvation  is come1 to wit1   
when our ,lord shall descend from       
heaven1 with a  shout1 with the voice of
 the archangel1 and the trump of ,god1  
these  distinctions of sexes shall be   
laid aside1 and every pot shall be      
filled to the brim4 ,for with a         
notwithstanding you shall be saved1  and

 be gathered up to that state of        
felicity if you continue in  faith1 and 
charity1 and holiness1 with sobriety 7#a
 ,tim #b3ae74    ,caution #c4    ,i     
doubt not at all of the lawfulness of   
women's praying1 and that1  both in     
private and public3 only when they pray 
publicly1 they  should not separate     
from1 but join with the church in that  
work4  ,they should also not be the     
mouth of the assembly1 but in heart1    
desires1 groans1 and tears1 they should 
go along with the men4 ,in  their       
closets they are at liberty to speak    
unto their ,god1 who can  bear with1 and
 pity them with us2 and pardon all our  
weakness for  the sake of ,jesus        
,christ4    ,and here ,i will take an   
occasion to say1 there may be a twofold 
miscarriage in prayer1 one in doctrine1 
the other in the frame  of the heart4   
,all are too much subject to the last1  
women more  easily to the first4 ,and   
for this cause it is1 at least so ,i    
think1  that women are not permitted to 

teach1 nor speak in assemblies1 for     
divine worship1 but to be and to learn  
in silence 7#a ,cor #ad3cc-ce1  #ae3cc74
 ,for he that faileth as to the frame of
 his spirit1 hurteth  only himself3 but 
he that faileth in doctrine corrupteth  
them that  stand by4 ,let the women be  
alone with ,rebecca in the closet2 or1  
if in company1 let her1 with ,hannah1   
speak to herself and to ,god2  and not  
doubt1 but if she be humble1 and keep   
within compass1 she  shall be a sharer  
with her brethren in the mercy4         
,caution #d4    ,nor are women1 by what 
,i have said1 debarred from any work or 
employ1 unto which they are enjoined by 
the word4 ,they have often  been called 
forth to be ,god's witnesses1 and have  
borne famous  testimony for him against 
the sons of the sorceress and the       
whore4#ad ,i remember many of them with 
comfort1 even of these  eminent         
daughters of ,sarah1 whose daughters you
 also are1 so long  as you do well1 and 
are not afraid with any amazement 7#a   

,peter  #c3a-f74 ,what by the word of   
,god1 you are called unto1 what by the  
word is enjoined you do2 and the ,lord  
be with you4    ,but this of the women's
 meetings2 since1 indeed1 there is      
nothing  for its countenance in the     
word1 and since the calling together  of
 assemblies for worship is an act of    
power1 and belongeth to  the church1    
elders1 or chief men of the same3 let me
 intreat you  to be content1 to be under
 subjection and obedience1 as also saith
  the law4 ,we hold that it is ,god's   
word that we are to look to1 as  to all 
things pertaining to worship1 because it
 is the word that  authorizeth and      
sanctifieth what we do4    ,caution #e4 
,,women6 ,they are an ornament in the   
church of ,god on earth1 as the         
,,angels are in the church in heaven4   
,betwixt whom also there is  some       
comparison1 for they cover their faces  
in acts of worship  7,isa #f3b2 #a ,cor 
#aa3aj74 ,but as the angels in heaven   
are not ,christ1  and so not admitted to

 the mercy-seat to speak to ,god1 so    
neither  are women on earth1 but the    
man2 who is to worship with open  face  
before him1 and to be the mouth in      
prayer for the rest4 ,as the  angels    
then cry1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 with     
faces covered in heaven3  ,so let the   
women1 cry1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 with   
their faces covered  on earth3 ,yea1    
thus they should do1 because of the     
angels4 ,for  this cause ought the woman
 to have power1 that is a covering1 on  
her head1 because of the angels 7#a ,cor
 #aa3aj74 ,not only because  the angels 
are present1 but because women and      
angels1 as to their  worship1 in their  
respective places1 have a semblance4    
,for the  angels are inferior to the    
great man ,christ1 who is in heaven2    
and the woman is inferior to the man1   
that truly worships ,god in  the church 
on earth4    ,methinks1 holy and beloved
 sisters1 you should be content to wear 
this power1 or badge of your            
inferiority1 since the cause thereof    

arose at first from yourselves4 ,it was 
the woman that at first  the serpent    
made use of1 and by whom he then        
overthrew the world3  wherefore the     
women1 to the world's end1 must wear    
tokens of her  underlingship in all     
matters of worship4 ,to say nothing of  
that  which she cannot shake off1 to    
wit1 her pains and sorrows in           
child-bearing1 which ,god has riveted to
 her nature1 there is her  silence1 and 
shame1 and a covering for her face1 in  
token of it1  which she ought to be     
exercised with1 whenever the church     
comes  together to worship 7,gen #c3af2 
#a ,tim #b3ae2 #a ,cor #aa3ac2 #a ,tim  
#b3i74    ,do you think that ,god gave  
the woman her hair1 that she might deck 
herself1 and set off her fleshly beauty 
therewith8 ,it was given  her to cover  
her face with1 in token of shame and    
silence1 for that  by the woman sin came
 into the world 7#a ,tim #b3i74 ,and    
perhaps the  reason why the angels cover
 their faces when they cry1 ,holy1      

,holy1  ,holy1 in heaven1 is to shew    
that they still bear in mind1 with a    
kind of abhorrence1 the remembrance of  
their fellows falling from  thence4     
,modesty1 and shame-facedness1 becomes  
women at all times1  especially in times
 of public worship1 and the more of this
 is  mixed with their grace and         
personage1 the more beautiful they are  
both to ,god and men4 ,but why must the 
women have shame-facedness1  since they 
live honestly as the men8 ,i answer1 ,in
 remembrance of  the fall of ,eve1 and  
to that the apostle applies it4 ,for a  
woman1  necessity has no law1 to shave  
her head1 and to look with open  face in
 worship1 as if she could be a leader   
there1 is so far from  doing that which 
becomes her1 that it declares her to    
have forgot  what ,god would have her   
for ever with shame remember4           
,caution #f4    ,in what ,i have said   
about the women's meetings1 ,i have not 
at all  concerned myself about those    
women1 that have been extraordinary     

ones1 such as ,miriam1 ,deborah1        
,huldah1 ,anna1 or the rest1 as the     
daughters of ,philip the evangelist1    
,priscilla1 the women that  ,paul said  
laboured with him in the gospel1 or such
 like2 for they  might teach1 prophecy1 
and had power to call the people        
together  so to do4 ,though this ,i must
 say concerning them1 they ought to1    
and did1 notwithstanding so high a      
calling1 still bear about with  them the
 badge of their inferiority to them that
 were prophets  indeed4 ,and hence it is
 said1 under pain of being guilty of    
disorder1  that if they prayed in the   
church1 or prophesied there1 with their 
head uncovered1 they then dishonoured   
their head 7#a ,cor #aa3e74    ,the     
prophetesses were below the prophets1   
and their covering for  their heads was 
to be worn in token thereof1 and perhaps
 it was  for want of regard to this     
order1 that when ,miriam began to perk  
it  #ae before ,moses1 that ,god covered
 her face with a leprous-scab  7,num    

#ab3aj74 ,hence these women1 when       
prophets were present1 did  use to lie  
still as to acts of power1 and leave    
that to be put  forth by them that were 
higher than they4 ,and even ,miriam     
herself1  though she was one indeed1 yet
 she came always behind1 not only in    
name but worship1 unless when she was in
 her own disorders 7,num  #ab3a74       
,and it is worth your farther noting1   
that when ,god tells ,israel  that they 
should take heed in the plague of       
leprosy1 that they  diligently observed 
to do what the priest and ,levites      
taught them1  that he conjoins with that
 exhortation1 that they should remember 
what ,god did unto ,miriam by the way   
7,deut #bd3h1i74 ,intimating surely     
that they should not give heed to women1
 that would be perking  up in matters of
 worshipping ,god4 ,much less should we 
invest them  with power to call         
congregations of their own1 there to    
perform  worship without their men4     
,yet1 will ,i say1 notwithstanding all  

this1 that if any of these high  women  
had1 but we never read that they did1   
separate themselves1 and  others of     
their own sex with them1 apart to       
worship by themselves3  or if they had  
given out commandment so to do1 and had 
joined ,god's  name to that commandment1
 ,i should have freely consented that   
our  women should do so too1 when led   
out1 and conducted in worship1  by so   
extraordinary a one4 ,yea more1 ,if any 
of these high women  had given it out   
for law1 that the women of the churches 
in ,new  ,testament times1 ought to     
separate themselves from their men1 and 
as so separate1 perform divine worship  
among themselves3 ,i should  have       
subscribed thereto4 ,but finding nothing
 like this in the  word of ,god1 for the
 sanctifying of such a practice3 and    
seeing  so many scriptures wrested out  
of their place to justify so fond  a    
conceit3 and all this done by a man of  
conceit1 and of one that1  as his       
sisters say1 expects my answer3 ,i found

 myself engaged to  say something for   
the suppressing of this his opinion4    
,but to return to the good women in the 
churches1 and to make up  my discourse  
with them4    ,first1 ,these meetings of
 yours1 honourable women1 wherein you   
attempt to perform divine worship by    
yourselves1 without your  men1 not      
having the authority of the word to     
sanctify them1 will  be found           
will-worship1 in the day when you1 as to
 that1 shall  be measured with that     
golden reed1 the law of ,god4 ,and who  
hath  required this at your hand8 may   
put you to your shifts for an  answer1  
notwithstanding all ,mr4 ,k4 has said to
 uphold you 7,isa  #a3ab2 ,rev #aa3a74  
,secondly1 ,these meetings of yours need
 not be2 there are elders  or brethren  
in all churches1 to call to1 and manage 
this worship  of ,god1 in the world3 if 
you abide in your subjection and worship
  as you are commanded4    ,thirdly1    
,these meetings of yours1 instead of    
being an ornament  to the church in     

which you are1 are a shame and blemish  
to those  churches4 ,for they manifest  
the unruliness of such women1 or that   
the church wants skill to govern them   
7#a ,cor #ad3bc74 ,have you not  in your
 flock a male8 7,mal #a3ad74            
,fourthly1 ,suppose your meetings in    
some cases were lawful1 yet  since by   
the brethren they may be managed better1
 you and your  meetings ought to give   
place4 ,that the church together1 and   
the  brethren1 as the mouth to ,god1 are
 capable of managing this solemn        
worship best3 consider--#a4 ,the gifts  
for all such service are most  to be    
found in the elders and leading men in  
the church3 and not  in the women       
thereof4 #b4 ,the spirit for conduct and
 government in  that worship1 is not in 
the women1 but in the men4 #c4 ,the men 
are  admitted in such worship1 to stand 
with open face before ,god1 a  token of 
much admittance to liberty and boldness 
with ,god1 a thing  denied to the women 
7#a ,cor #aa3d1e74 #d4 ,for that when   

meetings  for prayers are commanded1 the
 men1 to be the mouth to ,god1 are      
mentioned1 but not in ordinary women1 in
 all the ,scriptures4 ,where  the women 
and children1 and them that suck the    
breasts are called1  with the bride and 
bridegroom1 and the whole land1 to      
mourn3 yet  the ministers1 and elders1  
and chiefest of the brethren1 are they1 
and they only1 that are bid to say1     
,spare thy people1 ,o ,lord6 and  give  
not thine heritage to reproach 7,joel   
#a3ac1ad1 #b3ae-ag74 #e4  ,the word for 
encouragement to pray believingly in    
assemblies is  given to men4 ,and it is 
the word that makes1 and that sanctifies
  an ordinance of ,god3 men1 therefore1 
in all assemblies for worship1  should  
be they that should manage it1 and let  
others join in their  places4           
,objection4    ,but the women is        
included in the man1 for the same word  
signifies  both4    ,answer4    #a4 ,if 
the woman is included here1 let her not 
exclude the man4 ,but  the man is by    

them excluded3 ,the man is excluded by  
this woman's  meeting from worship2 from
 worship1 though he be the head in      
worship over the women1 and by ,god's   
ordinance appointed to manage  it1 and  
this is an excluding of the worst       
complexion 7#a ,cor #aa3c74    #b4      
,though the woman is included1 when the 
man sometimes is named1  yet the man is 
not excluded1 when himself as chief is  
named4 ,but  to cut him off from being  
the chief in all assemblies for worship1
  is to exclude him1 and that when he   
for that in chief is named4    #c4 ,the 
woman is included when the man is named1
 yet but in her  place1 and if she      
worships in assemblies1 her part is to  
hold her  tongue1 to learn in silence2  
and if she speaks1 she must do it1 ,i   
mean as to worship1 in her heart to     
,god4    #d4 ,nor1 do ,i think1 that any
 woman that is holy and humble1 will    
take offence at what ,i have said2 for  
,i have not in anything sought  to      
degrade them1 or to take from them what 

either nature or grace1  or an          
appointment of ,god hath invested them  
with3 but have laboured  to keep them in
 their place4 ,and doubtless to abide   
where ,god has  put us1 is that which   
not only highly concerns us1 but that1  
which  becomes us best4 ,sisters1 ,i    
have said what ,i have said to set you  
right1 and to prevent your attempting to
 do things in such sort  unto which you 
are not appointed4 ,remember what ,god  
did to ,miriam1  and be afraid4      ,be
 as often in your closets as you will2  
the oftener there the  better4 ,this is 
your duty1 this is your privilege3 this 
place is  sanctified to you for service 
by the holy ,word of ,god4 ,here you    
may be1 and not make ordinances         
interfere1 and not presume upon  the    
power of your superiors1 and not thrust 
out your brethren1 nor  put them behind 
your backs in worship4    ,be also as   
often as possibly you can1 in worship1  
when the church1  or parts thereof1 are 
assembled for that end1 according to    

,god's  appointment4 ,and when you are  
there1 join with heart and soul with    
your brethren in all holy petitions to  
,god4 ,let the men in prayer  be the    
mouth to ,god1 and the women list after 
with groans and  desires4 ,let the men  
stand with open face in this worship1   
for that  they are the image and glory  
of ,god1 and let the women be clothed   
in modest apparel1 with shame-facedness1
 in token of the remembrance  of what   
has been touched afore4    ,when women  
keep their places1 and men manage their 
worshipping of  ,god as they should1 we 
shall have better days for the church of
  ,god1 in the world 7,jer #bi3aj-ad74  
,women are not to be blamed for  that   
they are forward to pray to ,god1 only  
let them know their  bounds2 and ,i wish
 that idleness in men be not the cause  
of their  putting their good women upon 
this work4 ,surely they that can  scarce
 tie their shoes1 and their garters1    
before they arrive  at the tavern1 or   
get to the coffee-house door in a       

morning1 can  scarce spare time to be a 
while in their closets with ,god4       
,morning  closet-prayers are now1 by    
most ,london professors1 thrown away2   
and what kind of ones they make at      
night1 ,god doth know1 and their        
conscience1 when awake1 will know2      
however ,i have cause1 as to  this1 to  
look at home3 ,and ,god mend me and all 
his servants about  it1 and wherein we  
else are out4    ,i have done1 after ,i 
have said1 that there are some other    
things1  concerning women1 touching     
which1 when ,i have an opportunity1 ,i  
may  also give my judgment4 ,but at     
present1 ,i intreat that these lines  be
 taken in good part1 for ,i seek        
edification1 not contention4            
,,footnotes3    #a ,breach ,repaired1 a 
defence of singing in public worship1   
then  newly and partially introduced4   
#agjj1 p4 #b4    #b ,distinguishing     
,practices of ,friends1 p4 #bhj-a4    #c
 ,p4 #die4    #d ,p4 #eji4    #e ,sketch
 of ,friends' ,discipline1 p4 #ce4    #f

 ,probably a female branch of the family
 of ,john or ,samuel ,fenn1  hatters at 
,bedford1 who1 in #afgj1 were cruelly   
persecuted for  suffering a meeting for 
religious worship to take place in the  
house of ,john ,fenn4 ,not only all     
their stock of hats1 materials1  and    
tools1 but the whole of their household 
furniture was seized  and carried off to
 satisfy ruinous fines4 ,one ,john      
,bardolf was  also cruelly persecuted   
for ,christ's sake at the same          
time4--,vide  ,narrative of ,arbitrary  
,proceedings at ,bedford1 #dto1 #afgj1  
in the  editor's possession4    #g ,in  
times of such severe trial and suffering
 to our pilgrim  forefathers1 they knew 
the value of prayer2 and at the risk of 
property1 liberty1 and even life1 held  
frequent meetings to implore  their ,god
 and ,father to mitigate their          
sufferings1 and to have  mercy upon     
their cruel persecutors4 ,not only      
working tools and  stock1 but commonly  
all the furniture1 was taken from the   

,christians1  while their ministers and 
members1 both men and women1 were       
imprisoned in miserable jails4 ,one of  
these1 ,mr4 ,robert ,kalder1  dying1 was
 buried in the churchyard2 but those    
furious bigots  dug up his naked body1  
and dragged it to the gates of his      
former  residence1 leaving it there1 a  
frightful spectacle to his widow  and   
family4 ,they had meetings for prayer2  
and how does it become  their           
descendants in the faith to have days of
 thanksgiving and  nights of            
praise8--,see ,broadmead ,records and   
,crosby's ,history of  ,baptists1 vol4  
ii41 p4 #bdj4--;,ed4    #h ,syllogism1 a
 form of reasoning1 consisting of three 
propositions1  having this property2    
that the conclusion necessarily follows 
from  the two premises3 so that if the  
first and second be granted1 the        
conclusion must be granted in like      
manner4 ,no wonder that ,bunyan  neither
 understood nor was awed by this hard   
word4 ,armed with holy  ,writ1 he goes  

to work to pick the bones of the        
syllogism4--,ed4    #i ,much stress was1
 and is now1 laid in many churches upon 
the  necessity of all persons1 before   
praying or preaching in public1  being  
guided by the opinion of the church4    
,the taking advice in  so important a   
step must be proper2 but any pledge to  
abide by  it1 contrary to the           
conscientious conviction of the         
individual1  would be a violation of the
 duty of private judgment4 ,if in their 
ministrations they were false or        
foolish1 the church must exercise       
discipline2 but if they became useful1  
surely no objection could  be urged as  
to the validity of their call to the    
ministry1 because  the church had not   
been first consulted or had advised them
 not to  proceed4 ,the desire--the      
ability1 by sound views of divine truth1
  and a happy way of illustrating and   
enforcing them--with the  opportunity of
 so doing1 is the divine call to this   
holy work4--,ed4    #aj ,so nunnish1 a  

singular mode of expression1 alluding to
 the  nuns being separated from the     
world1 and shut up by themselves4  ,they
 were not permitted to exercise the     
priestly office4 ,father  confessors and
 chaplains were appointed for these     
duties4--,ed4    #aa ,to have said that 
the spirit of divination1 which was cast
 out1  was so far killed by virtue of a 
female prayer meeting1 would have  been 
as true as to have said1 that these     
meetings were limited to  females       
only4--,ed4    #ab ,bottom1 or          
foundation4    #ac ,a dangerous error1  
originating in the sectarian pride of   
,antichrist1 prevails to a very great   
extent4 ,it is that some one  visible   
church1 or set of united churches1 is   
the mystical body  of ,christ1 and      
entitled to be called                   
,t,h,e,c,h,u,r,c,h,every congregation   
of pious men and women1 united together 
in the faith1 is a church  of ,christ4  
,but ,,the church comprises all the     
saints of ,god who ever  lived--live    

now1 or will live on the earth2 until   
their number is  completed1 and this    
creation shall give place to the new    
heavens  and the new earth4 ,every      
church is as distinct as it is equal2   
whether  it meet at ,corinth1 ,rome1 or 
,ephesus1 at ,london or ,edinburgh4 ,be 
it ,episcopalian1 ,independent1         
,presbyterian1 ,baptist1 or a church  of
 the ,society of ,friends2 each is      
entitled1 according to the ,new         
,testament1 to equal honour and         
privilege4--,ed4    #ad ,the usual      
appellations of ,popery4--,ed4    #ae   
,to perk it1 to hold up her head with   
affected superiority  or spiritual      
pride4--,ed4    999999    ,,instruction 
,,for ,,the ,,ignorant3    ,,being ,a   
,,salve ,,to ,,cure ,,that ,,great      
,,want ,,of ,,knowledge1 ,,which ,,so   
,,much  ,,reigns ,,both ,,in ,,young    
,,and ,,old4    ,,prepared ,,and        
,,presented ,,to ,,them ,,in ,a ,,plain 
,,and ,,easy ,,dialogue1 ,,fitted  ,,to 
,,the ,,capacity ,,of ,,the ,,weakest4  

',my people are destroyed for lack of   
knowledge4'--,hosea #d3f                
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,this little catechism is upon a plan   
perfectly new and unique4  ,it was first
 published as a pocket volume in #afge1 
and has been  republished in every      
collection of the author's works2 and   
recently  in a separate tract4 ,the     
earliest edition that has been          
discovered  bears the date of #afia2    
from which our copy has been prepared   
for  the press4 ,this is the first book 
of this class that was composed  upon   
the broad basis of ,christianity1       
perfectly free from sectarian  bias or  
peculiarity4 ,it is an exhibition of    
scriptural truths1  before which error  
falls without the trouble of pulling it 
down4  ,it is in the world1 like the ark
 of ,god in the temple of ,dagon4 ,it   
is alike admirably calculated to convey 
the most important truths  to the       
inmates of a palace or of a             
workhouse1--to the young or  to the     

aged1--to the ignorant ,roman ,catholic1
 or to the equally  ignorant            
,protestant4 ,its broad catholicity is  
its distinguishing  excellence4 ,in the 
separate communions included within the 
general  church of ,christ are various1 
and in many respects1 inestimable       
compendiums of ,christian truth1        
arranged for the catechetical           
instruction of the young and ignorant2  
but it cannot be denied  that these1 one
 and all1 exhibit some marks of         
sectarian feeling  and dogmatic teaching
 in the details that relate to the      
special  views which each communion     
takes of certain scriptural doctrines4  
,the reason why this should be the case 
is very obvious3 there  would be no     
differences of opinion amongst          
,christians except  from conviction that
 these differences are essential1 and   
such  conviction naturally leads to     
these points of disagreement being  7may
 we not say87 rather too obtrusively    
enforced as part and  portion of a      

saving belief4 ,all ,bunyan's efforts   
were to awaken  sinners to a sense of   
their degradation1 misery1 and danger1  
and  to direct them to the only refuge  
from the wrath to come--the hope  set   
before them in the gospel2 and then     
leaving the pious convert  to the       
guidance of his ,bible in forming his   
connections in the  pilgrimage of life4 
,bunyan is solemnly in earnest2 his     
desire is1  that poor sinners should be 
relieved from ignorance1 darkness1  and 
destruction1 and be introduced into the 
glorious liberty of  the sons of ,god4  
,may his impressive injunction be       
indelibly fixed  upon our souls1 ',to   
read1 ponder over1 and receive the      
wholesome  medicine as we shall answer  
in the day of the terrible              
judgment4'--,,geo4  ,,offor4    ,,to    
,,the ,,church ,,of ,,christ ,,in ,,and 
,,about ,,bedford1 ,,walking ,,in ,,the 
,,faith ,,and ,,fellowship ,,of ,,the   
,,gospel1 ,,your ,,affectionate         
,,brother ,,and  ,,companion ,,in ,,the 

,,kingdom ,,and ,,patience ,,of ,,jesus 
,,christ1 ,,wisheth  ,,all ,,grace ,,and
 ,,mercy ,,by ,,jesus ,,christ4 ,,amen4 
,holy and beloved1    ,although ,i have 
designed this little treatise for public
 and common  benefit1 yet considering   
that ,i am to you a debtor not only in  
common charity2 but by reason of special
 bonds which the ,lord hath  laid upon  
me to you-ward1 ,i could do no less1    
being driven from  you in presence1 not 
affection1 but first present you with   
this  little book2 not for that you are 
wanting in the things contained  herein1
 but to put you again in remembrance of 
first things1 and  to give you occasion 
to present something to your carnal     
relations1  that may be1 if ,god will1  
for their awakening and conversion3     
accept it therefore as a token of my    
christian remembrance of you4    ,next  
,i present it to all those unconverted1 
old and young1 who  have been at any    
time under my preaching1 and yet remain 
in their  sins3#a and ,i entreat them   

also that they receive it as a token  of
 my love to their immortal souls2 yea1  
,i charge them as they  will answer it  
in the day of terrible judgment1 that   
they read1  ponder over1 and receive    
this wholesome medicine prepared for    
them4 ,now the ,god of blessing bless it
 to the awakening of many  sinners1 and 
the salvation of their souls by faith in
 ,jesus ,christ4  ,amen4    ,yours1 to  
serve you by my ministry1 when ,i can1#b
 to your edification  and consolation1  
,,john ,,bunyan4          ,,instruction 
,,for ,,the ,,ignorant    ,quest4 ,how  
many gods are there8--,answ4 ,to the    
,christians there is  but one ,god1 the 
,father of whom are all things1 and we  
of him 7#a  ,cor #h3f74    ,q4 ,why is  
not the ,god of the ,christians the ,god
 of them that are  no ,christians8--,a4 
,he is their maker and preserver2 but   
they have  not chosen him to be their   
,god 7,acts #ag3bd2 ,psa #cf3f2 ,ju     
#aj3ad74    ,q4 ,are there then other   
gods besides the ,god of the            

,christians8--,a4  ,there is none other 
true ,god but ,,he2 but because they    
want the  grace of ,christians1         
therefore they choose not him1 but such 
gods  as will suit with and countenance 
their lusts 7,john #h3dd74    ,q4 ,what 
gods are they that countenance the lusts
 of wicked men8--,a4  ,the devil1 who is
 the god of this world2 the belly1 that 
god of  gluttons1 drunkards1 and riotous
 persons2 and idle pleasures and        
vanities1 which are1 for the most part1 
the gods of the youth  7,job #h3d2 #b   
,cor #d3d2 ,phil #c3ai2 ,exo #cb3f2 #a  
,cor #aj3g2 #b ,tim #b3b2  #a ,john     
#e3ba74    ,q4 ,who is a                
,christian8--,a4 ,one that is born      
again1 a new creature2  one that sits at
 ,jesus' feet to hear his word2 one that
 hath his  heart purified and sanctified
 by faith1#c which is in ,christ  7,john
 #c3c1e1g2 ,acts #aa3bd1 #ae3i1 #bf3ah2 
#b ,cor #e3ag74    ,q4 ,how do you      
distinguish the ,god of the ,christians 
from the gods  of other people8--,a4 ,he

 is a ,spirit 7,john #d3bd74    ,q4 ,is 
there no other spirit but the true      
,god8--,a4 ,yes1 there are  many spirits
 7#a ,john #d3a74    ,q4 ,what spirits  
are they8--,a4 ,the good angels are     
spirits2 the bad  angels are spirits2   
and the souls of men are spirits 7,heb  
#a3g1ad2  #a ,kings #bb3ba1bb2 ,rev     
#af3ac1ad2 ,acts #g3ei2 ,heb #ab3bc74   
,q4 ,how then is the true ,god          
distinguished from other spirits8--,a4  
,thus3 ,no ,spirit is eternal but ,,he1 
no ,spirit is almighty but ,,he1  no    
,spirit is incomprehensible and         
unsearchable but ,,he3 ,,he is also     
most merciful1 most just1 most holy     
7,deut #cc3bg2 ,gen #ag3a2 ,psa  #ade3c2
 ,micah #g3ah2 ,job #cd3ag2 #a ,sam     
#b3b74    ,q4 ,is this ,god1 being a    
,spirit1 to be known8--,a4 ,yes1 and    
that by  his works of creation1 by his  
providences1 by the judgments that  he  
executeth1 and by his word4    ,q4 ,do  
you understand him by the works of      
creation8--,a4 ',the heavens  declare   

the glory of ,god2 and the firmament    
sheweth his handy work'  7,psa #ai3a74  
',for the invisible things of him from  
the creation of  the world are clearly  
seen1 being understood by the things    
that  are made1 even his eternal power  
and ,godhead' 7,rom #a3bj74    ,q4 ,do  
his works of providence also declare    
him8--,a4 ,they must  needs do it1 since
 through his providence the whole       
creation is  kept in such harmony as it 
is1 and that in despite of sin and      
devils2 also1 if you consider that from 
an angel to a sparrow1  nothing falls to
 the ground without the providence of   
our heavenly  ,father 7,matt #aj3bi74   
,q4 ,is he known by his judgments8--,a4 
',the ,lord is known by the  judgments  
which he executeth2 the wicked is snared
 in the work of  his own hands' 7,psa   
#i3af74    ,q4 ,is he known by his      
word8--,a4 ,yes1 most clearly3 for by   
that he  revealeth his attributes1 his  
decrees1 his promises1 his way of       
worship1 and how he is to be pleased by 

us4    ,q4 ,of what did ,god make the   
world8--,a4 ',things which are seen were
  not made of things which do appear'   
7,heb #aa3c74    ,q4 ,how long was he in
 making the world8--,a4 ',in six days   
the ,lord  made heaven and earth1 the   
sea1 and all that in them is' 7,exo     
#bj3aa74 ',and on the seventh day ,god  
ended his work which he had  made' 7,gen
 #b3b74    ,q4 ,of what did ,god make   
man8--,a4 ',the ,,lord ,god formed man  
of the  dust of the ground1 and breathed
 into his nostrils the breath of  life2 
and man became a living soul' 7,gen     
#b3g74    ,q4 ,why doth it say1 ,god    
breathed into him the breath of life2 is
  man's soul of the very nature of the  
,godhead8--,a4 ,this doth not  teach    
that the soul is of the nature of the   
,godhead1 but sheweth  that it is not of
 the same matter as his body1 which is  
dust 7,gen  #ah3bg74    ,q4 ,is not the 
soul then of the nature of the          
,godhead8--,a4 ,no1 for  ,god cannot    
sin1 but the soul doth2 ,god cannot be  

destroyed in  hell1 but the souls of the
 impenitent shall 7,eze #ah3d2 ,matt    
#aj3bh74    ,q4 ,how did ,god make man  
in the day of his first creation8--,a4  
,god  made man upright 7,eccl #g3bi74   
',in the image of ,god created he him'  
7,gen #a3bg74    ,q4 ,did ,god1 when he 
made man1 leave him without a rule to   
walk  by8--,a4 ,no3 he gave him a law in
 his nature1 and imposed upon him  a    
positive precept1 but he offered        
violence to them1 and brake  them both  
7,gen #c3c1f74    ,q4 ,what was the due 
desert of that transgression8--,a4      
,spiritual death  in the day he did it1 
temporal death afterwards1 and          
everlasting  death last of all 7,gen    
#b3ag1 #c3ai2 ,matt #be3df74    ,q4     
,what is it to be spiritually dead8--,a4
 ,to be alienate from ,god1  and to live
 without him in the world1 through the  
ignorance that  is in man1 and through  
the power of their sins 7,eph #d3ah1ai74
    ,q4 ,wherein doth this alienation   
from ,god appear8--,a4 ,in the love     

they have to their sins1 in their being 
loth to come to him1 in  their pleading 
idle excuses for their sins1 and in     
their ignorance  of the excellent       
mysteries of his blessed gospel 7,eph   
#b3b1c1aa1ab1  #d3ah1ai2 ,rom #a3bh74   
,q4 ,what is temporal death8--,a4 ,to   
have body and soul separated  asunder1  
the body returning to the dust as it    
was1 and the spirit  to ,god that gave  
it 7,gen #c3ai2 ,eccl #ab3g74    ,q4    
,what is everlasting death8--,a4 ,for   
body and soul to be separate  for ever  
from ,god1 and to be cast into hell fire
 7,luke #ac3bg2 ,mark  #i3dc74    ,q4   
,do men go body and soul to hell so soon
 as they die8--,a4 ,the  body abideth in
 the grave till the sound of the last   
trump2 but  the soul1 if the man dies   
wicked1 goes presently from the face of 
,god into hell1 as into a prison1 there 
to be kept till the day of  judgment 7#a
 ,cor #ae3eb2 ,isa #bd3bb2 ,luke        
#ab3bj74    ,q4 ,do we come into the    
world as upright as did our first       

parent8--,a4  ,no3 he came into the     
world sinless1 being made so of ,god    
,almighty1  but we came into the world  
sinners1 being made so by his           
pollution4#d    ,q4 ,how doth it appear 
that we came into the world             
polluted8--,a4  ,we are the fruit of an 
unclean thing1 are defiled in our very  
conception1 and are by nature the       
children of wrath 7,job #ad3d2  ,psa    
#ea3e2 ,eph #b3c74    ,q4 ,can you make 
further proof of this8--,a4 ,yes1 it is 
said1 ,that  by one man came sin1 death1
 judgment1 and condemnation upon all    
men 7,rom #e3ab-ai74    ,q4 ,do we then 
come sinners into the world8--,a4 ,yes1 
we are  transgressors from the womb1 and
 go astray as soon as we are born1      
speaking lies 7,isa #dh3h2 ,psa #eh3c74 
,q4 ,but as ,adam fell with us in him1  
so did he not by faith rise  with us in 
him8 for he had no seed until he had the
 promise4--,a4 ,he  fell as a public    
person1#e but believed the promise as a 
single  person4 ,adam's faith saved not 

the world1 though ,adam's sin  overthrew
 it4    ,q4 ,but do not some hold that  
we are sinners only by imitation8--,a4  
,yes1 being themselves deceived4 ,but   
,god's word saith1 we are  children of  
wrath by nature1 that is1 by birth and  
generation4    ,q4 ,can you bring       
further proof of this8--,a4 ,yes3 in    
that day that  we were born1 we were    
polluted in our own blood1 and cast out 
to  the loathing of our persons4 ,again1
 the children of old that were          
dedicated unto the ,lord1 a sacrifice   
was offered for them at a  month old1   
which was before they were sinners by   
imitation 7,eze  #af3d-i2 ,num          
#ah3ad-af74    ,q4 ,can you make this   
appear by experience8--,a4 ,yes3 the    
first  things that bloom and put forth  
themselves in children1 shew their      
ignorance of ,god1 their disobedience to
 parents1 and their innate  enmity to   
holiness of life2 their inclinations    
naturally run  to vanity4 ,besides      
little children die1 but that they could

 not1  were they not of ,god counted    
sinners2 for death is the wages of  sin 
7,rom #f3bc74    ,q4 ,what is sin8--,a4 
,it is a transgression of the law 7#a   
,john #c3d74    ,q4 ,a transgression of 
what law8--,a4 ,of the law of our       
nature1 and  of the law of the ten      
commandments as written in the holy     
scriptures  7,rom #b3ab-ae2 ,exo #bj74  
,q4 ,when doth one sin against the law  
of nature8--,a4 ,when you do  anything  
that your conscience tells you is a     
transgression against  ,god or man 7,rom
 #b3ad1ae74    ,q4 ,when do we sin      
against the law as written in the ten   
commandments8--,a4  ,when you do        
anything that they forbid1 although you 
be ignorant  of it 7,psa #ai3ab74    ,q4
 ,how many ways are there to sin against
 this law8--,a4 ,three3 by  sinful      
thoughts1 by sinful words1 and also by  
sinful actions 7,rom  #g3g1 #b3f2 ,matt 
#e3bh1 #ab3cg74    ,q4 ,what if we sin  
but against one of the ten              
commandments8--,a4  ,whosoever shall    

keep the whole law1 and yet offend in   
one point1  he is guilty of all2 ',for  
he that said1 ,do not commit adultery1  
said also1 ,do not kill4 ,now1 if thou  
commit no adultery1 yet if thou  kill1  
thou art become a transgressor of the   
law' 7,james #b3aj1aa74    ,q4 ,where   
will ,god punish sinners for their      
sins8--,a4 ,both in this  word and in   
that which is to come 7,gen #c3bd1      
#d3aj-ab2 ,job #ba3cj74    ,q4 ,how are 
men punished in this world for sin8--,a4
 ,many ways1 as  with sickness1 losses1 
crosses1 disappointments and the like3  
sometimes also ,god giveth them up to   
their own heart's lusts1 to  blindness  
of mind also1 and hardness of heart2    
yea1 and sometimes  to strong delusions 
that they might believe lies1 and be    
damned  7,lev #bf3ae1bf2 ,amos #d3g1aj2 
,rom #a3bd1bh2 ,exo #d3ba1 #i3ab-ad2    
,zeph  #a3ag2 ,rom #aa3g1h2 #b ,thess   
#b3aa1ab74    ,q4 ,how are sinners      
punished in the world to come8--,a4     
,with a worm  that never dies1 and with 

a fire that never shall be quenched     
7,mark #i3dd74    ,q4 ,whither do       
sinners go to receive this              
punishment8--,a4 ',the  wicked shall be 
turned into hell1 and all the nations   
that forget  ,god' 7,psa #i3ag74    ,q4 
,what is hell8--,a4 ,it is a place and a
 state most fearful 7,luke  #ac3bh1     
#af3bh2 ,acts #a3be74    ,q4 ,why do you
 call it a place8--,a4 ,because in hell 
shall all the  damned be confined as in 
a prison1 in their chains of darkness   
for ever 7,luke #ab3e1eh1 #af3bf2 ,jude 
#f74    ,q4 ,what kind of place is      
hell8--,a4 ,it is a dark bottomless     
burning lake of fire1 large enough to   
hold all that perish 7,matt  #bb3ac2    
,rev #bj3a1ae2 ,isa #cj3ce2 ,prov       
#bg3bj74    ,q4 ,what do you mean when  
you say it is a fearful state8--,a4 ,i  
mean1 that it is the lot of those that  
are cast in thither to be  tormented in 
most fearful manner1 to wit1 with wrath 
and fiery  indignation 7,rom #b3i2 ,heb 
#aj3bf1bg74    ,q4 ,in what parts shall 

they be thus fearfully tormented8--,a4  
,in  body and soul3 for hell-fire shall 
kindle upon both beyond what  now can be
 thought 7,matt #aj3bh2 ,luke #af3bd2   
,james #e3c74f    ,q4 ,how long shall   
they be in this condition8--,a4 ',these 
shall go  away into everlasting         
punishment' 7,matt #be3df74 ',and the   
smoke  of their torment ascendeth up for
 ever and ever1 and they have no  rest  
day nor night' 7,rev #ad3aa74 ,for they 
'shall be punished with  everlasting    
destruction from the presence of the    
,lord1 and from  the glory of his power'
 7#b ,thess #a3i74    ,q4 ,but why might
 not the ungodly be punished with this  
punishment  in this world1 that we might
 have seen it and believe8--,a4 ,if the 
ungodly should with punishment have been
 rewarded in this world1  it would in   
all probability have overthrown the     
whole order that  ,god hath settled here
 among men4 ,for who could have endured 
here  to have seen the flames of fire1  
to have heard the groans1 and to  have  

seen the tears1 perhaps1 of damned      
relations1 as parents or  children8     
,therefore as ,tophet of old was without
 the city1 and as  the gallows and      
gibbets are built without the towns2#g  
so ,christ  hath ordered that they who  
are to be punished with this kind of    
torment1 shall be taken away3 ',take him
 away1' saith he 7out of  this world7   
'and cast him into outer darkness1' and 
let him have  his punishment there      
'there shall be weeping and gnashing of 
teeth' 7,matt #bb3ac74 ,besides1 faith  
is not to be wrought by looking  into   
hell1 and seeing the damned tormented   
before our eyes1 but  by 'hearing the   
word of ,god' 7,rom #aj3ag74 ,for he    
that shall not  believe ,moses and the  
prophets1 will not be persuaded should  
one  come from the dead1 yea should one 
come to them in flames to  persuade them
 7,luke #af3bg-ca74    ,q4 ,are there   
degrees of torments in hell8--,a4 ,yes1 
for ,god will  reward every one         
according to their works4 ',wo unto the 

wicked1  it shall be ill with him1 for  
the reward of his hands shall be  given 
him' 7,isa #c3aa74    ,q4 ,who are like 
to be most punished there1 men or       
children8--,a4  ,the punishment in hell 
comes not upon sinners according to age1
  but sin2 so that whether they be men  
or children1 the greater sin1  the      
greater punishment2 ',for there is no   
respect of persons with  ,god' 7,rom    
#b3aa74h    ,q4 ,how do you distinguish 
between great sins and little ones8--,a4
  ,by their nature1 and by the          
circumstances that attend them4    ,q4  
,what do you mean by their nature8--,a4 
,i mean when they are very  gross in    
themselves 7#b ,chron #cc3b2 ,eze       
#af3db74    ,q4 ,what kind of sins are  
the greatest8--,a4 ,adultery1           
fornication1  murder1 theft1 swearing1  
lying1 covetousness1 witchcraft1        
sedition1  heresies1 or any the like 7#a
 ,cor #f3i1aj2 ,eph #e3c-f2 ,col #c3e1f2
  ,gal #e3ai-ba2 ,rev #ba3h74    ,q4    
,what do you mean by circumstances that 

attend sin8--,a4 ,i mean  light1        
knowledge1 the preaching of the ,word1  
godly acquaintance1  timely caution1 c4 
,q4 ,will these make an alteration in   
the sin8--,a4 ,these things  attending  
sinners1 will make little sins great1   
yea greater than  greater sins that are 
committed in grossest ignorance4    ,q4 
,how do you prove that8--,a4 ,sodom and 
,gomorrah wallowed in all  or most of   
those gross transgressions above        
mentioned3 yea1 they  were said to be   
sinners exceedingly1 they lived in such 
sins as  may not be spoken of without   
blushing1 and yet ,god swears that      
,israel1 his church1 had done worse than
 they 7,eze #af3dh71 and the  ,lord     
,jesus also seconds it in that          
threatening of his1 ',i say unto  you1  
,that it shall be more tolerable for the
 land of ,sodom in the  day of judgment 
than for thee' 7,matt #aa3bd2 ,luke     
#aj3ab74    ,q4 ,and was this the       
reason1 namely1 because they had such   
circumstances  attending them as ,sodom 

had not8--,a4 ,yes1 as will plainly     
appear1  if you read the three chapters 
above mentioned4    ,q4 ,when do ,i sin 
against light and knowledge8--,a4 ,when 
you sin  against convictions of         
conscience1 when you sin against a known
 law  of ,god1 when you sin against     
counsels1 and dissuasion of friends1    
then you sin against light and knowledge
 7,rom #a3cb74    ,q4 ,when do ,i sin   
against preaching of the word8--,a4     
,when you refuse  to hear ,god's        
ministers1 or hearing them1 refuse to   
follow their  wholesome doctrine 7#b    
,chron #cf3af2 ,jer #be3d-g1 #ce3ae74   
,q4 ,when else do ,i sin against        
preaching of the ,word8--,a4 ,when you  
mock1 or despise1 or reproach the       
ministers2 also when you raise  lies and
 scandals of them1 or receive such lies 
or scandals  raised2#i you then also sin
 against the preaching of the ,word1    
when you persecute them that preach it1 
or are secretly glad to  see them so    
used 7#b ,chron #cj3a1aj2 ,rom #c3h2    

,jer #bj3aj2 #a ,thess  #b3ae1af74      
,q4 ,how will godly acquaintance greaten
 my sin8--,a4 ,when you sin  against    
their counsels1 warnings1 or persuasions
 to the contrary2  also when their lives
 and conversations are a reproof to you1
 and  yet against all you will sin4     
,thus sinned ,ishmael1 ,esau1 ,eli's    
sons1 ,absalom and ,judas1 they had good
 company1 good counsels1 and  a good    
life set before them by their godly     
acquaintance1 but they  sinned against  
all1 and their judgment was the greater4
 ,ishmael  was cast away 7,gen #ba3aj71 
,esau hated 7,gal #d3cj71 ,eli's sons   
died  suddenly 7,mal #a3b2 #a ,sam      
#b3be1cd1 #d3aa71 ,absalom and ,judas   
were  both strangely hanged 7#b ,sam    
#ah2 ,matt #bg74    ,q4 ,are sins thus  
heightened1 distinguished from others by
 any  special name8--,a4 ,yes2 they are 
called rebellion1 and are compared  to  
the sin of witchcraft 7#a ,sam #ae3bc71 
they are called willful  sins 7,heb     
#aj3bf71 they are called briars and     

thorns1 and they  that bring them forth 
are 'nigh unto cursing1 whose end is to 
be  burned' 7#f3g1h74    ,q4 ,are there 
any other things that can make little   
sins great  ones8--,a4 ,yes2 as when you
 sin against the judgments of ,god4  ,as
 for example1 you see the judgments of  
,god come upon some for  their          
transgressions1 and you go on in their  
iniquities2 as also  when you sin       
against the patience1 long-suffering1   
and forbearance  of ,god1 this will make
 little sins great ones 7,dan #e3ba-bd2 
,rom  #b3d1e74    ,q4 ,did ever ,god    
punish little children for sin against  
him8--,a4  ,yes2 when the flood came1 he
 drowned all the little children that   
were in the old world3 he also burned up
 all the little children  which were in 
,sodom2 and because upon a time the     
little children  at ,bethel mocked the  
prophet as he was a going to worship    
,god1  ,god let loose two she-bears upon
 them1 which tore forty and two  of them
 to pieces 7#b ,kings #b3bc1bd74    ,q4 

,alas6 what shall we little children    
do8#aj--;,a4 ,either go on  in your     
sins1 or remember now your ,creator in  
the days of your  youth1 before the evil
 days come 7,eccl #ab3a74    ,q4 ,why do
 you mock us1 to bid us go on in our    
sins8 you had need  pray for us that    
,god would save us4--,a4 ,i do not mock 
you1 but  as the wise man doth2 and     
besides1 ,i pray for you and wish your  
salvation4    ,q4 ,how doth the wise man
 mock us8--,a4 ,thus2 ',rejoice1 ,o     
young  man1 in thy youth2 and let thy   
heart cheer thee in the days of  thy    
youth1 and walk in the ways of thine    
heart1 and in the sight  of thine eyes3 
but know thou1 that for all these things
 ,god will  bring thee into judgment'   
7,eccl #aa3i74    ,q4 ,what a kind of   
mocking is this8--,a4 ,such an one as is
 mixed with  the greatest seriousness2  
as if he should say1 ,ay1 do1 sinners1  
go on in your sins if you dare2 do1 live
 in your vanities1 but  ,god will have a
 time to judge you for them4    ,q4 ,is 

not this just as when my father bids me 
be naught if ,i will3  but if ,i be     
naught he will beat me for it8--,a4     
,yes2 or like that  saying of ,joshua1  
',if it seem evil unto you to serve the 
,lord1  choose you this day whom ye will
 serve'2 serve your sins at your  peril 
7,josh #bd3ae74    ,q4 ,is it not best  
then for me to serve ,god8--,a4 ,yes2   
for they that  serve the devil must be  
where he is1 and they that serve ,god   
and  ,christ1 must be where they are    
7,john #ab3bf2 ,matt #be3da74    ,q4    
,but when had ,i best begin to serve    
,god8--,a4 ,just now3 ',remember  ,,now 
thy ,creator1' ,,now thou hast the      
gospel before thee1 ,,now thy  heart is 
tender and will be soonest broken4      
,q4 ,but if ,i follow my play and sports
 a little longer1 may ,i not  come time 
enough8--,a4 ,i cannot promise thee     
that1 for there be  little graves in the
 churchyard2 and who can tell but that  
thy  young life is short2 or if thou    
dost live1 perhaps thy day of grace  may

 be as short as was ,ishmael's of old3  
read also ,proverbs #a3bd-bf4    ,q4    
,but if ,i stay a little longer before  
,i turn1 ,i may have more  wit to serve 
,god than now ,i have1 may ,i not8--,a4 
,if thou stayest  longer1 thou wilt have
 more sin1 and perhaps less wit3 for the
  bigger sinner1 the bigger fool 7,prov 
#a3bb74    ,q4 ,if ,i serve ,god        
sometimes1 and my sin sometimes1 how    
then8--,a4  ',no man can serve two      
masters4' ,thou canst not serve ,god and
 thy  sins 7,matt #f3bd74 ,god saith1   
',my ,son1 give me thine heart' 7,prov  
#bc3bf74 ,also thy soul and body are    
his2 but the double-minded man  is      
forbidden to think that he shall receive
 any thing of the ,lord  7#a ,cor #f3bj2
 ,james #a3g1h74    ,q4 ,do you find    
many such little children as ,i am1     
serve ,god8--,a4  ,not many2 yet some ,i
 do1 ,samuel served him being a child   
7#a ,sam  #c3a74 ,when ,josiah was young
 he began to seek after the ,god of his 
father ,david 7#b ,chron #cd3c74 ,and   

how kindly did our ,lord ,jesus  take   
it1 to see the little children run      
tripping before him1 and  crying1       
,hosannah to the ,son of ,david8 7,matt 
#ba3ae1af74    ,q4 ,then ,i am not like 
to have many companions if ,i thus young
  begin to serve ,god1 am ,i8--,a4      
',strait is the gate1 and narrow is  the
 way1 which leadeth unto life1 and few  
there be that find it'  7,matt #g3ad74  
,yet some companions thou wilt have4    
,david counted  himself a companion of  
all them that love ,god's testimonies   
7,psa  #aai3fc74 ,all the godly1 though 
grey-headed1 will be thy companions2    
yea1 and thou shalt have either one or  
more of the angels of ,god  in heaven to
 attend on1 and minister for thee 7,matt
 #ah3aj74    ,q4 ,but ,i am like to be  
slighted1 and despised by other little  
children1  if ,i begin already to serve 
,god1 am ,i not8--,a4 ,if children be so
  rude as to mock the prophets and      
ministers of ,god1 no marvel if  they   
also mock thee2 but it is a poor heaven 

that is not worth  enduring worse things
 than to be mocked for the seeking and  
obtaining of 7#b ,kings #b3bc1bd74      
,q4 ,but how should ,i serve ,god8 ,i do
 not know how to worship him4--,a4  ,the
 true worshippers1 worship ,god in      
spirit and truth 7,john #d3bd2  ,phil   
#c3c74    ,q4 ,what is meant by         
worshipping him in the spirit8--,a4 ,to 
worship  him in ,god's ,spirit and in   
mine own2 that is1 to worship him1      
being wrought over in my very heart by  
the good ,spirit of ,god1 to  an hearty 
compliance with his will 7,rom #a3i1    
#f3ag2 ,psa #aja3a-c74    ,q4 ,what is  
it to worship him in truth8--,a4 ,to do 
all that we do  in his worship according
 to his word1 for his word is truth1 and
  to do it without dissimulation 7,heb  
#h3e2 ,john #ag3ag2 ,psa #bf3f1         
#ajh3ai1bj74 ,you may take the whole    
thus1 ,then do you worship ,god  aright1
 when in heart and life you walk        
according to his word4    ,q4 ,how must 
,i do to worship him with my spirit and 

heart8--,a4 ,thou  must first get the   
good knowledge of him4 ',and thou1      
,solomon my  son1' said ,david1' know   
thou the ,god of thy father1 and serve  
him  with a perfect heart' 7#a ,chron   
#bh3i74 ,mind you1 he first bids know   
him1 and then serve him with a perfect  
heart4    ,q4 ,is it easy to get a true 
knowledge of ,god8--,a4 ,no2 ,thou must 
cry after knowledge1 and lift up thy    
voice for understanding4  ',if thou     
seekest her as silver1 and searchest for
 her as for hid  treasures2 then shalt  
thou understand the fear of the ,lord1  
and  find the knowledge of ,god' 7,prov 
#b3d1e74    ,q4 ,how comes it to be so  
difficult a thing to attain the true    
knowledge of ,god8--,a4 ,by reason of   
the pride and ignorance that  is in us1 
as also by reason of our wicked ways    
7,psa #aj3d2 ,eph  #d3ah1ai2 ,titus     
#a3af74    ,q4 ,but do not every one    
profess that they know ,god8--,a4 ,yes2 
but  their supposed knowledge of him    
varieth as much as do their faces  or   

complexions1 some thinking he is this1  
and some that4    ,q4 ,will you shew me 
a little how they vary in their thoughts
 about  him8--,a4 ,yes2 ,some count him 
a kind of an heartless ,god1 that  will 
neither do evil nor good 7,zeph #a3ab74 
,some count him a kind  of an ignorant  
and blind ,god1 that can neither know   
nor see through  the clouds 7,job       
#bb3ac74 ,some again count him an       
inconsiderable  ,god1 not worth the     
enjoying1 if it must not be but with the
 loss  of this world1 and their lusts   
7,job #ba3i-ae74 ,moreover1 some think  
him to be altogether such an one as     
themselves1 one that hath as  little    
hatred to sin as themselves1 and as     
little love to holiness  as themselves  
7,psa #ej3ba74    ,q4 ,are there any    
more false opinions of ,god8--,a4 ,yes2 
,there are  three other false opinions  
of ,god4 #a4 ,some think he is all mercy
  and no justice1 and that therefore    
they may live as they list 7,rom  #c3h74
 #b4 ,others think he is all justice and

 no mercy1 and that  therefore they had 
as good go on in their sins and be      
damned1 as  turn and be never the better
 7,jer #b3be74 #c4 ,others think he is  
both  justice and mercy1 but yet think  
also1 that his justice is such  as they 
can pacify with their own good works1   
and save themselves  with their own     
right hand 7,job #dj3ad72 contrary to   
these scriptures  7,habb #a3ac2 ,isa    
#de3ba74    ,q4 ,how then shall ,i know 
when ,i have the true knowledge of      
,god8--,a4  ,when thy knowledge of him  
and the holy ,scriptures agree4    ,q4  
,the ,scriptures6 ,do not all false     
opinions of him flow from  the          
,scriptures8--,a4 ,no1 in no wise2 it is
 true1 men father their  errors upon the
 ,scriptures1 when indeed they flow from
 the ignorance  of their hearts 7,eph   
#d3ah74    ,q4 ,but how if ,i do not    
understand the holy ,bible1 must ,i then
 go  without the true knowledge of      
,god8--,a4 ,his name is manifested by   
his ,word3 the ,scriptures are they that

 testify of him 7,john #ag3f-h1  #e3ci74
 ,and they are able to make the man of  
,god perfect in all  things1 and wise   
unto salvation through faith in ,jesus  
,christ 7#b  ,tim #c3ae1af74    ,q4 ,but
 what must one that knoweth not ,god do1
 to get the knowledge  of ,god8--,a4    
,let him apply his heart unto the       
,scriptures 7,prov  #bb3ag1 #bc3ab74    
',as unto a light that shineth in a dark
 place1'  even this world1 'until the   
day dawn1 and the day star arise in  his
 heart' 7#b ,peter #a3ai1bj74    ,q4    
,but how shall ,i know when ,i have     
found by the ,scriptures the  true      
knowledge of ,god8--,a4 ,when thou hast 
also found the true  knowledge of       
thyself 7,isa #f3e2 ,job #db3e74    ,q4 
,what is it for me to know myself8--,a4 
,then thou knowest thyself1  when thou  
art in thine own eyes1 a loathsome1     
polluted1 wretched1  miserable sinner2  
and that not anything done by thee1 can 
pacify  ,god unto thee 7,job #db3e2 ,eze
 #bj3dc1dd2 ,rom #g3bd74aa      ,of     

,confession of ,sin4    ,q4 ,you have   
shewed me1 if ,i will indeed worship    
,god1 ,i must first  know him aright1   
now then to the question in hand1 pray  
how must  ,i worship him8--,a4 ,in      
confessing unto him 7,neh #i3a-c74      
,q4 ,what must ,i confess8--,a4 ,thou   
must confess thy transgressions  unto   
the ,lord 7,psa #cb3e74    ,q4 ,was this
 the way of the godly of old8--,a4 ,yes2
 ,nehemiah confessed  his sins 7,neh    
#a3f74 ,david confessed his sins 7,psa  
#cb3e74 ,daniel  confessed his sins     
7,dan #i3d74 ,and they that were        
baptized by ,john  in ,jordan confessed 
their sins 7,matt #c3f74    ,q4 ,what   
sins must ,i confess to ,god8--,a4 ,all 
sins whatsoever3 for  ',he that covereth
 his sins shall not prosper1 but whoso  
confesseth  and forsaketh them shall    
have mercy' 7,prov #bh3ac2 #a ,john     
#a3i74    ,q4 ,but how if ,i do neither 
know nor remember all my sins8--,a4     
,thou  must then search and try thy ways
 by the holy ,word of ,god 7,lam  #c3dj2

 ,psa #gg3f74    ,q4 ,but how if ,i do  
not make this search after my sins8--,a4
 ,if thou  dost not1 ,god will2 if thou 
dost not search them out and confess    
them1 ,god will search them out and     
charge them upon thee1 and tear  thee in
 pieces for them 7,psa #ej3ba1bb74      
,q4 ,where must ,i begin to confess my  
sins8--,a4 ,where ,god beginneth  to    
shew thee them4 ,observe1 then1 where   
,god beginneth with conviction  for sin1
 and there begin thou with confession of
 it4 ,thus ,david  began to confess1    
thus ,daniel began to confess 7#b ,sam  
#ab3g-ad2  ,dan #i3c-i74    ,q4 ,what   
must ,i do when ,god hath shewed me any 
sin1 to make right  confession          
thereof8--,a4 ,thou must follow that    
conviction until it  shall bring thee to
 the original and fountain of that sin1 
which  is thine own heart 7#a ,kings    
#h3ch2 ,psa #ee3e74    ,q4 ,is my heart 
then the fountain and original of       
sin8--,a4 ,yes2  ',for from within1 out 
of the heart of men1 proceed evil       

thoughts1  adulteries1 fornications1    
murders1 thefts1 covetousness1          
wickedness1  deceit1 lasciviousness1 an 
evil eye1 blasphemy1 pride1 foolishness4
  ,all these evil things come from      
within1 and defile the man' 7,mark      
#g3ba1bc74    ,q4 ,when a man sees this1
 what will he think of himself8--,a4    
,then  he will not only think but       
conclude1 that he is an unclean  thing1 
that his heart has deceived him1 that it
 is most desperate  and wicked1 that it 
may not be trusted by any means1 that   
every  imagination and thought of his   
heart1 naturally1 is only evil1  and    
that continually 7,isa #fd3f2 ,prov     
#bh3bf2 ,isa #dd3bj2 ,gen #f3e74    ,q4 
,you have given me a very bad character 
of the heart1 but how  shall ,i know    
that it is so bad as you count it8--,a4 
,both by the  text and by experience4   
,q4 ,what do you mean by                
experience8--,a4 ,keep thine eyes upon  
thy  heart1 and also upon ,god's word1  
and thou shalt see with thine own  eyes1

 the desperate wickedness that is in    
thine heart1 for thou  must know sin by 
the law1 that bidding1 thee do one      
thing1 and  thy heart inclining to      
another 7,rom #g3g-aj74    ,q4 ,may ,i  
thus then know my heart8--,a4 ,yes1 that
 is something of  it1 especially the    
carnality of thy mind1 ',because the    
carnal mind  is enmity against ,god2 for
 it is not subject to the law of ,god1  
neither indeed can be' 7,rom #h3g74     
,q4 ,can you particularize some few     
things wherein the wickedness  of the   
heart of man shews itself8--,a4 ,yes2 by
 its secret hankering  after sin1       
although the ,word forbids it2 by its   
deferring of  repentance2 by its being  
weary of holy duties2 by its aptness to 
forget ,god1 by its studying to lessen  
and hide sin2 by its feigning  itself to
 be better than it is2 by being glad    
when it can sin  without being seen of  
men2 by its hardening itself against the
  threatenings and judgments of ,god2 by
 its desperate inclinings  to unbelief1 

atheism1 and the like 7,prov #a3bd-bf2  
,isa #dc3bb2 ,mal  #a3ab1ac2 ,ju #c3g2  
,jer #b3cb2 ,psa #ajf3ba2 ,hosea #b3ac2 
,prov #cj3bj2  ,jer #b3be2 ,rom #a3cb1  
#b3e2 ,zeph #a3aa-ac74ab    ,q4 ,is     
there any thing else to be done in order
 to a right confession  of sin8--,a4    
,yes3 ,let this conviction sink down    
into thy heart1  that ,god sees much    
more wickedness in thee than thou canst 
see in  thyself4 ',if our heart condemn 
us1 ,god is greater than our heart1  and
 knoweth all things' 7#a ,john #c3bj72  
besides1 he hath set thy  secret sins in
 the light of his countenance 7,psa     
#ij3h74    ,q4 ,is there any thing else 
that must go to a right confession of   
sin8--,a4 ,yes2 ,in thy confessions thou
 must greaten and aggravate  thy sin by 
all just circumstances4    ,q4 ,how must
 ,i do that8--,a4 ,by considering       
against how much light  and mercy thou  
hast sinned1 against how much patience  
and forbearance  thou hast sinned2 also 
against what warnings and judgments thou

  hast sinned2 and against how many of  
thine own vows1 promises and            
engagements1 thou hast sinned3 these    
things heighten and aggravate  sin      
7,ezra #i3aj-ad74    ,q4 ,but what need 
,i confess my sins to ,god1 seeing he   
knows them  already8--,a4 ,confession of
 sin is necessary1 for many reasons4    
,q4 ,will you show me some of those     
reasons8--,a4 ,yes2 ,one is1 by a       
sincere and hearty confession of sin    
thou acknowledgest ,god to be  thy      
,sovereign ,lord1 and that he hath right
 to impose his law upon  thee 7,exo     
#bj74    ,q4 ,can you show me another   
reason8--,a4 ,yes2 ,by confessing thy   
sin1  thou subscribest to his righteous 
judgments that are pronounced  against  
it 7,psa #ea3c1d74    ,q4 ,can you show 
me another reason8--,a4 ,yes2 ,by       
confessing of sin1  thou showest how    
little thou deservest the least mercy   
from ,god4    ,q4 ,have you yet another 
reason why ,i should confess my         
sins8--,a4  ,yes2 ,by so doing thou     

showest whether thy heart loves it1 or  
hates  it4 ,he that heartily confesseth 
his sin1 is like him who having  a thief
 or a traitor in his house1 brings him  
out to condign  punishment2 but he that 
forbears to confess1 is like him who    
hideth a thief or traitor against the   
laws and peace of our ,lord  the ,king4 
,q4 ,give me one more reason why ,i     
should confess my sins to ,god8--,a4    
,he that confesseth his sin1 casteth    
himself at the feet of ,god's  mercy1   
utterly condemns and casts away his own 
righteousness1  concludeth there is no  
way to stand just and acquit before     
,god1  but by and through the           
righteousness of another2 whether ,god  
is  resolved to bring thee1 if ever he  
saves thy soul 7,psa #ea3a-c2 #a  ,john 
#a3i2 ,phil #c3f-h74    ,q4 ,what frame 
of heart should ,i be in when ,i confess
 my sins8--,a4  ,do it ,,heartily1 and  
to the best of thy power thoroughly4    
,for to  feign1 in this work1 is        
abominable2 to do it by the halves1 is  

wickedness2 to do it without sense of   
sin cannot be acceptable4  ,and to      
confess it with the mouth1 and to love  
it with the heart1  is a lying unto     
,god1 and a provocation of the eyes of  
his glory4    ,q4 ,what do you mean by  
feigning and dissembling in this        
work8--,a4  ,when men confess it1 yet   
know not what it is2 or if they think   
they know it1 do not conclude it so bad 
as it is2 or when men ask  pardon of    
,god1 but do not see their need of      
pardon2 this man must  needs dissemble4 
,q4 ,what do you mean by doing it by the
 halves8--,a4 ,when men confess  some1  
but not all that they are convinced of2 
or if they confess  all1 yet labour in  
their confession to lessen it 7,prov    
#bh3ac2 ,job  #ca3cc74 ,or when in their
 confession they turn not from all sin  
to  ,god1 but from one sin to another   
7,james #c3ab74 ,they turned1 'but  not 
to the most ,high1' none of them did    
exalt him 7,hosea #g3af74    ,q4 ,what  
is it to confess sin without the sense  

of sins8--,a4 ,to do  it through custom1
 or tradition1 when there is no guilt   
upon the  conscience1 now this cannot be
 acceptable4    ,q4 ,what is it to      
confess it with the mouth and to love it
 with  the heart8--,a4 ,when men condemn
 it with their mouth1 but refuse  to let
 it go 7,job #bj3ab1ac2 ,jer #h3e72 when
 'with their mouth they  show much love1
 but their heart goeth after their      
covetousness'  7,eze #cc3ca74    ,q4    
,but ,i asked you what frame of heart ,i
 should be in1 in my  confessions8--,a4 
,i have showed you how you should not   
be4 ,well1  ,i will show you now what   
frame of heart becomes you in your      
confessions of sin4 ,labour by all means
 for a sense of the evil  that is in    
sin4    ,q4 ,what evil is there in      
sin8--,a4 ,no man with tongue can       
express  what may by the heart be felt  
of the evil of sin2#ac but this  know1  
it dishonoureth ,god 7,rom #b3bc74 ,it  
provoketh him to wrath  7,eph #e3e1f74  
,it damneth the soul 7#b ,thess #b3ab74 

,q4 ,what else would you advise me to in
 this great work8--,a4 ,when  we confess
 sin1 tears1 shame1 and brokenness of   
heart becomes us  7,jer #ej3d2 ,isa     
#bb3ab2 ,psa #ea3ag2 ,jer #ca3ai74      
,q4 ,what else becomes me in my         
confessions of sin8--,a4 ,great         
detestation of sin1 with unfeigned sighs
 and groans1 that express  thou dost it 
heartily 7,job #db3f2 ,eze #i3d2 ,jer   
#ca3i74    ,q4 ,is here all8--,a4 ,no2  
,tremble at the word of ,god2 tremble at
  every judgment1 lest it overtake thee2
 tremble at every promise1  lest thou   
shouldest miss thereof3 for1 saith ,god1
 ',to this man  will ,i look1 even to   
him that is poor and of a contrite      
spirit1  and trembleth at my word' 7,isa
 #ff3b2 ,heb #d3a1b74    ,q4 ,what if ,i
 cannot thus confess my sins8--,a4      
,bewail the hardness  of thy heart1 keep
 close to the best preachers1 remember  
that  thou hangest over hell1 by the    
weak thread of an uncertain life4  ,and 
know1 ,god counts it a great evil1 not  

to be ashamed of1 not  to blush at sin  
7,isa #fc3ag2 ,jer #f3ae1 #h3ab74    ,q4
 ,are there no thanks to be rendered to 
,god in confessions8--,a4  ,o ,yes4     
,thank him that he hath let thee see thy
 sins1 thank him  that he hath given    
thee time to acknowledge thy sins2 thou 
mightest  now have been confessing in   
hell3 thank him also that he hath so    
far condescended as to hear the         
self-bemoaning sinner1 and that  he hath
 promised1 ,,surely to have mercy upon  
such 7,jer #ca3ah-bj74      ,of ,faith  
in ,christ4    ,q4 ,i am glad that you  
have instructed me into this part of the
  worship of ,god1 ,i pray tell me also 
how else ,i should worship  him8--,a4   
,thou must believe his word4    ,q4 ,is 
that worshipping of ,god8--,a4 ,yes2    
',after the way which they  call heresy1
 so worship ,i the ,god of my fathers1  
believing all  things which are written 
in the law and in the prophets1' c4     
7,acts #bd3ad74    ,q4 ,why should      
believing be counted a part of ,god's   

worship8--,a4  ,because without faith it
 is impossible to please him 7,heb      
#aa3f74    ,q4 ,why not possible to     
please him without believing8--,a4      
,because  in all true worship1 a man    
'must believe that ,god is1 and that he 
is a rewarder of them that diligently   
seek him4' ,besides1 he that  worships  
,god1 must also of necessity believe his
 word1 else he  cannot worship with that
 reverence and fear that becomes him1   
but  will do it in a superstitious      
profane manner3 ',for whatsoever is  not
 of faith is sin' 7,rom #ad3bc74    ,q4 
,but do not all believe as you have     
said8--,a4 ',that which is  born of the 
flesh is flesh3 and that which is born  
of the ,spirit  is ,spirit' 7,john      
#c3f74 ,and again 'the children of the  
flesh1 these  are not the children of   
,god3 but the children of the promise   
are  counted for the seed' 7,rom #i3h74 
,q4 ,what do you mean by that8--,a4     
,thou must be born twice before  thou   
canst truly believe once 7,john #c3c1e74

    ,q4 ,how do you prove that8--,a4    
,because believing is a christian  act1 
and none are true ,christians but those 
that are born again4  ,but ,i mean by   
believing1 believing unto salvation4    
,q4 ,can you prove this8--,a4 ,yes4     
,they that believe in the name of       
,christ are such which are born 'not of 
blood1 nor of the will of  the flesh1   
nor of the will of man1 but of ,god'    
7,john #a3ac74    ,q4 ,what is          
believing8--,a4 ,it is such an act of a 
gracious soul1  as layeth hold on ,god's
 mercy through ,christ 7,acts #ae3aa74  
,q4 ,why do you call it an act of a     
gracious soul8--,a4 ,because their      
minds are disposed that way1 by 'the    
power of the ,holy ,ghost' 7,rom        
#ae3ac74    ,q4 ,if such a poor sinner  
as ,i am would be saved from the wrath  
to come1 how must ,i believe8--,a4 ,thy 
first question should be on  whom must  
,i believe8 7,john #i3ce1cf74    ,q4 ,on
 whom then must ,i believe8--,a4 ,on the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ 7,acts  #af3ca74  

,q4 ,who is ,jesus ,christ that ,i might
 believe in him8--,a4 ,he is the  only  
begotten ,son of ,god 7,john #c3af74    
,q4 ,why must ,i believe on him8--,a4   
,because he is the ,saviour of  the     
world 7#b ,peter #a3a2 #a ,john #d3ad74 
,q4 ,how is he the ,saviour of the      
world8--,a4 ,by the ,father's           
designation  and sending3 ',for ,god    
sent not his ,son into the world to     
condemn  the world1 but that the world  
through him might be saved' 7,john      
#c3ag74    ,q4 ,how did he come into the
 world8--,a4 ,in man's flesh1 in which  
flesh he fulfilled the law1 died for our
 sins1 conquered the devil  and death1  
and obtained eternal redemption for us  
7,gal #d3d2 ,rom  #aj3d1 #h3c2 ,heb     
#b3ad1ae1 #f3bj74    ,q4 ,but is there  
no other way to be saved but by         
believing in ,jesus  ,christ8--,a4      
',there is none other name under heaven1
 given among  men1 whereby we must be   
saved' 7,acts #d3ab72 and therefore 'he 
that  believeth not1 shall be damned'   

7,mark #af3af2 ,john #c3ah1cf74    ,q4  
,what is believing on ,jesus            
,christ8--,a4 ,it is a receiving of  him
 with what is in him1 as the gift of    
,god to thee a sinner 7,john  #a3ab74   
,q4 ,what is in ,jesus ,christ to       
encourage me to receive him8--,a4       
,infinite righteousness to justify thee1
 and the ,spirit without  measure to    
sanctify thee 7,isa #de3bd1be2 ,dan     
#i3bd2 ,phil #c3g-i2 ,john  #c3cd74     
,q4 ,is this made mine if ,i receive    
,christ8--,a4 ,yes2 ,if thou receive    
him as ,god offereth him to thee 7,john 
#c3af74    ,q4 ,how doth ,god offer him 
to me8--,a4 ,even as a rich man freely  
offereth an alms to a beggar1 and so    
must thou receive him 7,john  #f3cb-ce74
    ,q4 ,hath he indeed made amends for 
sin8 and would he indeed have me  accept
 of what he hath done8--,a4 ,that he    
hath made amends for sin  it is evident1
 because ,god1 for ,christ's sake1      
forgiveth thee4 ,and  it is as evident  
that he would have thee accept thereof1 

because  he offereth it to thee1 and    
hath sworn to give thee the utmost      
benefit1 to wit1 eternal life1 if thou  
dost receive it2 yea1 and  hath         
threatened thee with eternal damnation1 
if1 after all this1  thou shalt neglect 
so great salvation 7,eph #d3cb2 ,rom    
#c3bd2 ,matt  #bh3ah-bj2 ,acts          
#ac3cb-ci2 ,heb #f3ag1ah1 #b3c2 ,mark   
#af3af74    ,q4 ,but how must ,i be     
qualified before ,i shall dare to       
believe in  ,christ8--,a4 ,come sensible
 of thy sins1 and of the wrath of ,god  
due unto them1 for thus thou art bid to 
come 7,matt #aa3bh74    ,q4 ,did ever   
any come thus to ,christ8--,a4 ,david   
came thus 7,psa  #ea3a-c72 ,paul and the
 jailor came thus 7,acts #i3f1 #af3cj72 
also  ,christ's murderers came thus     
7,acts #b3cg74    ,q4 ,but doth it not  
seem most reasonable that we should     
first mend  and be good8--,a4 ,the      
'whole have no need of the physician1   
but  they that are sick'2 ,christ came  
'not to call the righteous1 but  sinners

 to repentance' 7,mark #b3ag74    ,q4   
,but is it not the best way1 if one can1
 to mend first8--,a4 ,this  is just as  
if a sick man should say1 ,is it not    
best for me to be  well before ,i go to 
the physician2 or as if a wounded man   
should  say1 ,when ,i am cured ,i will  
lay on the plaster4#ad    ,q4 ,but when 
a poor creature sees its vileness1 it is
 afraid to  come to ,christ1 is it      
not8--,a4 ,yes2 but without ground1 for 
he  hath said1 ',say to them that are of
 a fearful heart1 ,be strong1  fear     
not'3 and 'to this man will ,i look1    
even to him that is poor  and of a      
contrite spirit1 and trembleth at my    
word' 7,isa #ce3d1  #ff3b74    ,q4 ,what
 encouragement can be given us thus to  
come8--,a4 ,the prodigal  came thus1 and
 his father received him1 and fell upon 
his neck  and kissed him 7,luke #ae74   
,thus he received the ,colossians1 and  
consequently all that are saved 7,col   
#b3ac74    ,q4 ,will you give me one    
more encouragement8--,a4 ,the promises  

are  so worded1 that they that are      
scarlet sinners1 crimson sinners1       
blasphemous sinners1 have encouragement 
to come to him with hopes of  life 7,isa
 #a3ah2 ,mark #c3bh2 ,john #f3cg2 ,luke 
#bd3db1dc2 ,acts #ac3bf74    ,q4 ,shall 
every one that believeth be saved8--,a4 
,if they believe  as the ,scriptures    
have said1 if the ,scriptures be        
fulfilled in  their believing 7,john    
#g3ch2 ,james #b3bc74    ,q4 ,what do   
you mean by that8--,a4 ,when faith1     
which a man saith  he hath1 proveth     
itself to be of the right kind by its   
acts and  operations in the mind of a   
poor sinner 7,james #b3ai-bc74    ,q4   
,why1 are there many kinds of           
faith8--,a4 ,yes4 ,there is a faith     
that will stand with a heart as hard as 
a rock2 a short-winded  faith1 which    
dureth for a while1 and in time of      
temptation such  fall away 7,luke       
#h3ac74    ,q4 ,is there any other kind 
of faith8--,a4 ,yes4 ,there is a faith  
that  hath no more life in it than hath 

the body of a dead man 7,james  #b3bf74 
,q4 ,is there yet another of these      
unprofitable faiths8--,a4 ,yes4 ,there  
is a faith that is of ourselves1 and not
 of the special grace of  ,god 7,eph    
#b3h74    ,q4 ,tell me if there be yet  
another8--,a4 ,there is a faith that    
standeth 'in the wisdom of men1' and not
 'in the power of ,god' 7#a  ,cor #b3e74
    ,q4 ,is here all8--,a4 ,no4 ,there  
is a faith that seems to be holy1  but  
it will not do1 because it is not the   
most holy faith 7#b ,peter  #b3i2 ,jude 
#bj74    ,q4 ,alas6 if there be so many 
kinds of faith that will not profit  to 
salvation1 how easy is it for me to be  
deceived8--,a4 ,it is easy  indeed1 and 
therefore the ,holy ,ghost doth in this 
thing so often  caution us1 ',be not    
deceived' 7#a ,cor #f3i74 ',let no man  
deceive  you' 7,eph #e3f71 and ',if a   
man think himself to be something when  
he is nothing1 he deceiveth himself'    
7,gal #f3c74    ,q4 ,but is there no way
 to distinguish the right faith from    

that  which is wrong8--,a4 ,yes2 and    
that by the manner of its coming and    
operation4    ,q4 ,what do you mean by  
the manner of its coming8--,a4 ,nay1 you
 must  make two questions of this one2  
that is1 what is it for faith to  come1 
and in what manner doth it come8    ,q4 
,well then1 what is it for faith to     
come8--,a4 ,this word1 faith  comes1    
supposeth thou wert once without it2 it 
also supposeth that  thou didst not     
fetch it whence it was2 it also         
supposeth it hath  a way of coming 7,gal
 #c3bc-be74    ,q4 ,that ,i was once    
without it1 you intimated before1 but   
must ,i  take it without proof for      
granted8--,a4 ,i will give you a proof  
or  two3 ',god hath concluded them all  
in unbelief' 7,rom #aa3cb74 ,and  again 
it is said1 'faith cometh' 7,rom        
#aj3ag74 ,and again1 the ,holy  ,ghost  
insinuateth our estate to be dreadful   
'before faith came'  7,gal #c3bc74      
,q4 ,why1 how is it with men1 before    
faith comes8--,a4 ,without faith1  or   

before faith comes1 it is impossible to 
please ,god1 for whether  their actions 
be civil or religious1 they sin in all  
they do4 ,the  sacrifice of the wicked  
is an abomination1 and the ploughing of 
the wicked is sin 7,prov #ba3d1bg74     
,q4 ,is not this a very sad             
condition8--,a4 ,yes2 but this is not   
all1  for their present unbelief bindeth
 them over to wrath1 by shutting  them  
up to the law2 it also draweth them away
 from ,god1 and will  drown them in     
everlasting damnation1 if the grace of  
,god prevent  not 7,gal #c3bc2 ,heb     
#c3ag1ah2 ,john #c3cf74    ,q4 ,what if 
a man saw himself in this               
condition8--,a4 ,there are many  see    
themselves in this condition4    ,q4    
,how came they to see it8--,a4 ,by the  
preaching and hearing the  ,word of ,god
 7,john #af3h1i74    ,q4 ,and what do   
such think of themselves8--,a4 ,they do 
not only  think1 but know that in this  
condition they are 'without ,christ1    
without hope1 and without ,god in the   

world' 7,eph #b3ab74    ,q4 ,are not    
they happy that see not themselves in   
this condition8--,a4  ,yes4 ,if they    
have seen themselves delivered therefrom
 by a work  of faith in their souls1    
else not4    ,q4 ,how do you mean8--,a4 
,i mean if they have seen themselves    
delivered  from this state1 by being by 
the ,word and ,spirit of ,god implanted 
into the faith of ,christ 7,rom         
#aa3ag-ai74    ,q4 ,are not they happy  
that are never troubled with this sad   
sight  of their condition8--,a4 ,they   
are just so happy as is that man  who   
lieth fast asleep in his house while it 
is on fire about his  ears4 ,can a man  
be happy1 that is ignorant that he is   
without ,god  and ,christ1 and hope8    
,can a man be happy that is ignorant    
that  he is hanging over hell by the    
poor weak thread of an uncertain  life8 
,for this is the state of such an       
one4#ae    ,q4 ,but may not faith come  
to a man without he see himself to be   
first in this condition8--,a4 ,it is    

,god's ordinary way to convince  men of 
this their sad condition before he      
revealeth to them the  righteousness of 
faith1 or work faith in them to lay hold
 of that  righteousness 7,john #af3i-aa2
 ,gal #c3bc-be74    ,q4 ,how then do you
 conclude of them that never saw        
themselves  shut up by unbelief under   
sin and the curse of ,god8--,a4 ,i will 
not  judge them for the future1 ,god may
 convert them before they die2  but at  
present their state is miserable3 for   
because they are  shut up and held      
prisoners by the law1 by their lusts1   
and by the  devil1 and unbelief2        
therefore they cannot so much as with   
their  hearts desire that ,god would    
have mercy upon them1 and bring them    
out of their snares and chains4    ,q4  
,then do you count it better for a man  
to see his condition by  nature than to 
be ignorant thereof8--,a4 ,better a     
thousand times  to see it in this world 
than to see it in hell fire1 for he must
  see it there or here3 now if he sees  

it here1 this is the place  of prayer2  
here is the preaching of the word1 which
 is ,god's  ordinance1 to beget faith4  
,besides1 here ,god applieth promises   
of mercy to the desolate1 and ,christ   
also hath protested that he  that cometh
 to him he 'will in no wise cast out'   
7,john #f3cg74    ,q4 ,i am convinced   
that ,i was once without faith1 and also
 that ,i  cannot fetch it1 but pray tell
 me the way of its coming8--,a4 ',faith 
cometh by hearing1 and hearing by the   
,word of ,god' 7,rom #aj3ag74    ,q4    
,how by hearing8--,a4 ,god mixeth it    
with the ,word when he absolutely       
intendeth the salvation of the sinner   
7,heb #d3b2 ,acts #ac3dh74    ,q4 ,and  
how do men hear when faith is mixed with
 the ,word8--,a4 ,they  hear the ,word1 
'not as the word of men1 but1 as it is  
in truth1 the  ,word of ,god1 which     
effectually worketh also in you that    
believe'  7#a ,thess #b3ac74    ,q4     
,pray tell me now the manner of its     
coming8--,a4 ,it comes through          

difficulty1 it comes gradually4    ,q4  
,what are the difficulties which oppose 
it at its coming8--,a4  ,sense of       
unworthiness1 guilt of conscience1      
natural reason1  unbelief1 and arguments
 forged in hell1 and thence suggested by
  the devil into the heart against it   
7,luke #e3h2 ,mark #i3bd2 ,isa #f3e2    
,rom #d3ah-ba74    ,q4 ,how doth faith  
come gradually8--,a4 ,perhaps at first  
it is but  like a grain of mustard-seed1
 small1 and weak 7,matt #ag3bj74    ,q4 
,will you explain it further8--,a4      
,faith1 at first1 perhaps may  have its 
excellency lie in view only1 that is1 in
 seeing where  justification and        
salvation is2 after that it may step a  
degree  higher1 and be able to say1 it  
may be1 or who can tell but ,i may      
obtain this salvation8 again1 it may    
perhaps go yet a step higher  and arrive
 to some short and transient assurance  
7,heb #aa3ac2 ,joel  #b3ac1ad2 ,zeph    
#b3c2 ,psa #cj3g74af    ,q4 ,but doth   
faith come only by hearing8--,a4 ,it is 

usually begotten  by the word preached1 
but after it is begotten1 it is         
increased  several ways4 ,it is         
increased by prayer 7,luke #ag3e2 ,mark 
#i3bd74 ,it  is increased by christian  
conference 7,rom #a3ab74 ,it is         
increased  by reading 7,rom #af3be1bf74 
,it is increased by meditation 7#a ,tim 
#d3ab-af74 ,it is increased by the      
remembrance of former experiences       
7,matt #af3h1i74    ,q4 ,what do these  
things teach us8--,a4 ,they teach us1   
that the men  of this world are very    
ignorant of1 and as much without desire 
after faith3 they neither hear1 nor     
pray1 confer1 nor read1 nor  meditate   
for the sake of faith4    ,q4 ,but you  
said even now1 that this faith was      
distinguished from  that which profiteth
 not to salvation1 as by the manner of  
its  coming1 so by its operation3 pray  
what is its operation8--,a4 ,it  causeth
 the soul to see in the light thereof1  
that there is no  righteousness in this 
world that can save the sinner 7,isa    

#fd3f74    ,q4 ,how doth it give the    
soul this sight8--,a4 ,by giving him to 
understand the law1 and his own         
inability to fulfil it 7,gal #b3af74    
,q4 ,and doth it always shew the soul   
where justifying righteousness  is8--,a4
 ,yes4 ,it shews that justifying        
righteousness is only to be  found in   
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 in what he    
hath done and suffered  in the flesh    
7,isa #de3bd1be2 ,phil #c3c-i74    ,q4  
,how doth faith find this righteousness 
in ,christ8--,a4 ,by the  word1 which is
 therefore called the word of faith1    
because faith1  by that1 findeth        
sufficient righteousness in him 7,rom   
#aj3f-i74    ,q4 ,how else doth it      
operate in the soul8--,a4 ,it applieth  
this  righteousness to the sinner1 and  
also helps him to embrace it 7,rom      
#c3ba1bb2 #a ,cor #a3cj2 ,gal #b3bj74   
,q4 ,how else doth it operate8--,a4 ,by 
this application of ,christ1  the soul  
is quickened to life1 spiritualized and 
made heavenly4 ,for  right faith        

quickeneth to spiritual life1 purifies  
and sanctifies  the heart2 and worketh  
up the man that hath it1 into the image 
of  ,jesus ,christ 7,col #b3ab1ac2 ,acts
 #ae3i1 #bf3ah2 #b ,cor #c3ah74    ,q4  
,how else doth it operate8--,a4 ,it     
giveth the soul peace with  ,god through
 ,jesus ,christ 7,rom #e3a74    ,q4     
,surely ,christ is of great esteem with 
them that have this  faith in him1 is he
 not8--,a4 ,yes1 ,yes4 ,unto them       
therefore which  believe he is precious1
 precious in his person1 precious in his
  undertakings1 precious in his ,word   
7#a ,peter #b3g1 #a3ah1ai2 #b ,peter    
#a3c1d74    ,q4 ,can these people then1 
that have this faith1 endure to have    
this ,christ spoken against8--,a4 ,o6   
,no6 ,this is a sword in their  bones1  
and a burden that they cannot bear 7,psa
 #db3aj2 ,zeph #c3ai74ag    ,q4 ,doth it
 not go near them when they see his ways
 and people  discountenanced8--,a4 ,yes2
 and they also choose rather to be      
despised  and persecuted with them1 than

 to enjoy the pleasures of sin for  a   
season 7,heb #aa3bd1be74    ,q4 ,do they
 not pray much for his second           
coming8--,a4 ,yes1 yes2  they would fain
 see him on this side the clouds of     
heaven1 their  'conversation is in      
heaven1 from whence also they look for  
the  ,saviour1 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ'
 7,phil #c3bj74    ,q4 ,and do they live
 in this world as if he were to come    
presently8--,a4  ,yes2 for his coming   
will be glorious and dreadful1 full of  
mercy  and judgment4 ',the day of the   
,lord will come as a thief in the       
night2 in the which the heavens shall   
pass away with a great noise1  and the  
elements shall melt with fervent heat1  
the earth also and  the works that are  
therein shall be burned up4 ,seeing then
 that  all these things shall be        
dissolved1 what manner of persons ought 
we to be in all holy conversation and   
godliness' 7#b ,peter #c3aj1aa74        
,of ,prayer4    ,q4 ,well1 ,i am glad   
that you have shewed me that ,i must    

worship  ,god by confession of sin1 and 
faith in ,jesus ,christ3 ,is there any  
other thing a part of the true worship  
of ,god8--,a4 ,yes1 several2  ,i will   
mention only two more at this time4     
,q4 ,what are they8--,a4 ,prayer and    
self-denial4    ,q4 ,is prayer then a   
part of the worship of ,god8--,a4 ,yes2 
a great  part of it4    ,q4 ,how do you 
prove that8--,a4 ',o come let us worship
 and bow down3  let us kneel before the 
,lord our maker' 7,psa #ie3f74    ,q4   
,is there another scripture proves      
it8--,a4 ,yes2 ',then came she  and     
worshiped him1 saying1 ,lord1 help me'  
7,matt #ae3be74    ,q4 ,what is         
prayer8--,a4 ,a sincere1 sensible1      
affectionate pouring  out of the soul to
 ,god in the name of ,christ for what   
,god hath  promised 7,prov #ae3h2 ,jer  
#ca3ah1ai2 ,psa #db3b-e2 ,john          
#ad3ac1ad2 #a  ,john #e3ad74    ,q4     
,doth not every body pray8--,a4 ,no2    
',the wicked1 through the  pride of his 
countenance1 will not seek after ,god3  

,god is not in  all his thoughts' 7,psa 
#aj3d74    ,q4 ,what will become of them
 that do not pray8--,a4 ,they do not    
worship ,god1 and he will destroy them2 
',pour out thy fury said  the prophet   
upon the heathen1--and upon the families
 that call  not on thy name' 7,jer      
#aj3be2 ,psa #gi3f74    ,q4 ,but seeing 
,god knoweth what we want1 why doth he  
not give us  what we need1 without      
praying8--,a4 ,his counsel and wisdom   
leadeth  him otherwise4 ',thus saith the
 ,lord ,god1 ,i will yet for this be    
enquired of by the house of ,israel1 to 
do it for them' 7,eze #cf3cg74    ,q4   
,why will ,god have us pray8--,a4       
,because he would be acknowledged  by   
thee1 that he is above thee1 and        
therefore would have thee come  to him  
as the mean come to the mighty4 ,thus   
,abraham came unto him  7,gen           
#ah3bg1cj74    ,q4 ,is there another    
reason why ,i should pray8--,a4 ,yes4   
,for by prayer  thou acknowledgest1 that
 help is not in thine own power 7#b     

,chron  #bj3f1ab74    ,q4 ,what reason  
else have you why ,i should pray8--,a4  
,by prayer thou  confessest that help is
 only in him 7,psa #fb3a74    ,q4 ,what 
other reason have you8--,a4 ,by prayer  
thou confessest thou  canst not live    
without his grace and mercy 7,matt      
#ad3cj2 ,heb #d3af74    ,q4 ,are all    
that pray heard of the ,lord8--,a4 ,no2 
',they looked1'  that is prayed1 'but   
there was none to save2 even unto the   
,lord1  but he answered them not' 7#b   
,sam #bb3db74    ,q4 ,to what doth ,god 
compare the prayers which he refuseth to
  answer8--,a4 ,he compareth them to the
 howling of a dog 7,hosea #g3ad74    ,q4
 ,who be they whose prayers ,god will   
not answer8--,a4 ,theirs1 who  think to 
be heard for their much speaking1 and   
vain repetition  7,matt #f3g74    ,q4   
,is there any other whose prayer ,god   
refuseth8--,a4 ,yes2 ,there  are that   
ask and have not1 because what they ask1
 they would spend  upon their lusts     
7,james #d3c74    ,q4 ,is there any     

other whose prayer ,god refuseth8--,a4  
,yes2 ',if ,i  regard iniquity in my    
heart1 the ,lord will not hear me' 7,psa
  #ff3ah74ah    ,q4 ,is the regarding of
 sin in our heart such a deadly         
hinderance  to prayer8--,a4 ',son of    
man1' saith ,god1 'these men have set up
  their idols in their heart1 and have  
put the stumblingblock of  their        
iniquity before their face2 should ,i be
 enquired of at all  by them8 ,i will   
set my face against that man1 and will  
make him  a sign and a proverb4 ,and ,i 
will cut him off from the midst of my   
people' 7,eze #ad3c1h74    ,q4 ,whose   
prayers be they that ,god will          
hear8--,a4 ,the prayers of  the poor and
 needy 7,psa #cd3f2 ,isa #da3ag74    ,q4
 ,what do you mean by the poor8--,a4    
,such as have poverty in spirit  7,matt 
#e3c74    ,q4 ,who are they that are    
poor in spirit8--,a4 ,they that are     
sensible  of the want and necessity of  
all those things of ,god1 that prepare  
a man to the kingdom of heaven4    ,q4  

,what things are they8--,a4 ,faith1     
hope1 love1 joy1 peace1 a new  heart1   
the ,holy ,ghost1 sanctification4 ,see  
,james #b3e2 #b ,thessalonians  #b3af2  
,ezekiel #cf3bf1bg4    ,q4 ,what do you 
mean by the needy8--,a4 ,those whose    
souls long and  cannot be satisfied     
without the enjoyment of these blessed  
things  7,psa #fc3a1 #aai3bj74    ,q4   
,will ,god hear the prayers of          
such8--,a4 ,yes2 ',for he satisfieth    
the longing soul1 and filleth the hungry
 soul with goodness' 7,psa  #ajg3i74    
,q4 ,how shall ,i know that ,i am one of
 those to whom ,god will give  these    
things8--,a4 ,if thou seest a beauty in 
them beyond the beauty  of all other    
things 7,psa #aaj3c74    ,q4 ,how else  
shall ,i know that he heareth me8--,a4  
,if thou desirest  them for their       
beauty's sake 7,psa #ij3ad1ag74    ,q4  
,how else should ,i know ,i shall have  
them8--,a4 ,when thy groanings  after   
them are beyond expression 7,rom        
#h3bf74ai    ,q4 ,how else should ,i    

know1 and so be encouraged to pray8--,a4
  ,when thou followest hard after ,god  
in all his ordinances for the  obtaining
 of them 7,isa #d3a1c1 #fd3e74    ,q4   
,how else should ,i know8--,a4 ,when    
thou makest good use of that  little    
thou hast already 7,rev #c3h74    ,q4   
,are here all the good signs that my    
prayers shall be heard8--,a4  ,no2 there
 is one more without which thou shalt   
never obtain4    ,q4 ,pray what is      
that8--,a4 ,thou must plead with ,god1  
the name and  merits of ,jesus ,christ1 
for whose sake only ,god giveth thee    
these things4 ,if we ask any thing in   
his name1 he heareth us1 and  whatsoever
 you ask the ,father in my name1 saith  
,christ ,i will do  it 7,john           
#ad3ac1ad74    ,q4 ,doth ,god always    
answer presently8--,a4 ,sometimes he    
doth1 and  sometimes he doth not 7,isa  
#cj3ai2 ,dan #aj3ab74    ,q4 ,is not    
,god's deferring1 a sign of his         
anger8--,a4 ,sometimes it  is not1 and  
sometimes it is4    ,q4 ,when is it no  

sign of his anger8--,a4 ,when we have   
not wickedly  departed from him by our  
sins 7,luke #ah3g74    ,q4 ,when is it a
 sign of his anger8--,a4 ,when we have  
backslidden1  when we have not repented 
some former miscarriages 7,hosea        
#e3ad1ae74    ,q4 ,why doth ,god defer  
to hear their prayers that hath not     
wickedly  departed from him8--,a4 ,he   
loves to hear their voice1 to try their 
faith1 to see their importunity1 and to 
observe how they can  wrestle with him  
for a blessing 7,cant #b3ad2 ,matt      
#ae3bb-bh2 ,luke  #aa3e-h2 ,gen         
#cb3be-bh74    ,q4 ,but is not deferring
 to answer prayer a great discouragement
 to  praying8--,a4 ,though it is1       
because of our unbelief1 yet it ought   
not1 because ,god is faithful4          
,therefore 'men ought always to pray1   
and not to faint' 7,luke #ah3a-h74bj    
,of ,self-,denial4    ,q4 ,i am glad you
 have thus far granted my request3 but  
you told  me that there was another part
 of ,god's worship2 pray repeat that    

again8--,a4 ,it is self-denial4    ,q4  
,now ,i remember it well2 pray how do   
you prove that self-denial  is called a 
part of ,god's worship8--,a4 ,it is said
 of ,abraham1  that when he went to     
offer up his son ,isaac upon the altar  
for a  burnt-offering1 which was to him 
a very great part of self-denial1  that 
he counted that act of his worshipping  
,god4    ,q4 ,will you be pleased to    
read the text8--,a4 ,yes2 ',and ,abraham
  said unto his young men1 ,abide ye    
here with the ass2 and ,i and  the lad  
will go yonder and worship1' c4 ,this   
now was when he was  a-going to slay    
,isaac 7,gen #bb3e74    ,q4 ,what is    
self-denial8--,a4 ,it is for a man to   
forsake his ,,all1  for the sake of     
,jesus ,christ4    ,q4 ,will you prove  
this by a scripture or two8--,a4 ,yes2  
',whosoever  he be of you that forsaketh
 not all that he hath1 he cannot be my  
disciple' 7,luke #ad3cc74    ,q4 ,indeed
 this is a full place1 can you give me  
one more8--,a4 ,yes2  ',what things were

 gain to me1 those ,i counted loss for  
,christ4 ,yea1  doubtless1 and ,i count 
all things but loss for the excellency  
of  the knowledge of ,christ ,jesus my  
,lord3 for whom ,i have suffered  the   
loss of all things1 and do count them   
but dung1 that ,i may  win ,christ1' c4 
7,phil #c3g1h74    ,q4 ,these two are   
indeed a sufficient answer to my        
question2 but pray  will you now give me
 some particular instances of the       
self-denial  of them that have          
heretofore been the followers of        
,christ8--,a4  ,yes2 ,abel denied       
himself to the losing of his blood 7,gen
 #d3h74  ,abraham denied himself to the 
losing of his country and his  father's 
house 7,gen #ab3a-d74 ,moses denied     
himself of a crown and  a kingdom1 and  
of ease and tranquility 7,heb           
#aa3bd-bg74 ,joseph  denied himself of  
fleshly lusts 7,gen #ci3g-i74    ,q4    
,but these men each of them denied      
themselves but of some things1  did     
they8--,a4 ,you see ,abel lost all1 his 

blood and all2 ,abraham  lost his       
country to the hazard of his life 7,gen 
#ab3ac74 ,so did  ,moses in leaving the 
crown and kingdom 7,heb #aa3bg74 ,and   
,joseph in  denying his mistress 7,gen  
#ci3aj-ae74    ,q4 ,will you discourse a
 little particularly of                 
self-denial8--,a4  ,with all my heart4  
,q4 ,first then1 pray in what spirit    
must this self-denial be                
performed8--,a4 ,it must be done in the 
spirit of faith1 of love1  and of a     
sound mind4 ,otherwise1 if a man should 
sell all that he  hath and give to the  
poor1 and his body to be burnt besides1 
it  would profit him nothing 7#a ,cor   
#ac3a-c74    ,q4 ,who are like to       
miscarry here8--,a4 ,they whose ends in 
self-denial  are not according to the   
proposals of the gospel4    ,q4 ,who are
 they8--,a4 ,they that suffer through   
strife and vain-glory2  or thus1 they   
who seek in their sufferings the praise 
of men more  than the glory of ,christ1 
and profit of their neighbour4    ,q4   

,who else are like to miscarry          
here8--,a4 ,they that have designs  like
 ,ziba to ingratiate themselves by their
 pretended self-denial  into the        
affections of the godly1 and to enrich  
themselves by this  means 7#b ,sam      
#af3a-d74    ,q4 ,are there any other   
like to miscarry here8--,a4 ,yes4 ,they 
that  by denying themselves think with  
the ,pharisee1 to make themselves  stand
 more righteous in ,god's eyes than     
others 7,luke #ah3aa1ab74    ,q4 ,who   
else are in danger of miscarrying       
here8--,a4 ,they who have  fainted in   
their works1 they whose self-denial hath
 at last been  overcome by self-love    
7,gal #c3d1 #f3i74    ,q4 ,shall ,i     
propound a few more questions8--,a4 ,if 
you please4    ,q4 ,what then if a man  
promiseth to deny himself hereafter and 
not  now1 is not this one step to this  
kind of worship8--,a4 ,no1 by no  means2
 for the reason why this man refuseth to
 deny himself now1  is because his heart
 at present sticks closer to his lusts  

and  the world1 than to ,god and        
,christ4#ba    ,q4 ,can you give me a   
,scripture instance to make this        
out8--,a4  ,yes2 ,esau never intended   
for ever to part with the blessing1 he  
intended to have it hereafter2 but ,god 
counted his not choosing  of it at      
present1 a despising of it1 and a       
preferring of his lusts  before it3 and 
therefore when he would1 ,god would not1
 but reject  both him and his tears     
7,gen #be3cj-cd2 ,heb #ab3ad-af74    ,q4
 ,how and if a man shall say thus1 ,i am
 willing to deny myself  in many things1
 though he cannot deny himself in all1  
is not this  one step in this part of   
this worship of ,god8--,a4 ,no1 in no   
wise2  for this man doth1 just like     
,saul1 he will slay a part1 and will    
keep a part alive2 the kingdom must be  
taken from him also 7#a ,sam  #ae74     
,q4 ,how if a man he willing to lose all
 but his life8--,a4 ,he that  'will save
 his life shall lose it1' but he that   
'will lose his  life for my sake1' saith

 ,christ1 'shall keep it unto life      
eternal'  7,matt #af3be2 ,john #ab3be74 
,q4 ,how if a man has been willing to   
lose all that he hath1 but  is not now1 
will not ,god accept of his willingness 
in time past1  though he be otherwise   
now8--,a4 ,no2 for the true disciple    
must  deny himself daily1 take up his   
cross daily1 and go after ,jesus        
,christ 7,luke #i3bc74    ,q4 ,but how  
if a man carrieth it well outwardly1 so 
that he doth  not dishonour the gospel  
before men1 may not this be counted     
self-denial8--,a4 ,no1 if he be not     
right at heart2 for though man  looketh 
on the outward appearance1 ,god looketh 
at the heart 7#a  ,sam #af3g74    ,q4   
,but if ,i be afraid my heart may       
deceive me in this great work1  if hard 
things come upon me hereafter1 is there 
no way to find  out whether it will     
deceive me then or no8--,a4 ,i will give
 you a  few answers to this question1   
and will shew you first whose heart  is 
like to deceive him in this work4    ,q4

 ,will you befriend me so much8--,a4    
,yes4 #a4 ,he that makes not  daily     
conscience of self-denial1 is very      
unlike to abide a disciple  for times to
 come1 if difficult4 ,judas did not deny
 himself daily1  and therefore fell when
 the temptation came 7,john #ab3f74     
,q4 ,will you give me another sign8--,a4
 ,yes4 ,he that indulgeth any  one      
secret lust under a profession1 is not  
like to deny himself  in all things for 
,christ4    ,q4 ,who are they that      
indulge their lusts8--,a4 ,they that    
make  provision for them1 either in     
apparel1 or diet1 or otherwise 7,rom    
#ac3ab-ad2 ,isa #c3f-bd2 ,amos #f3c-f74 
,q4 ,who else do so8--,a4 ,they that    
excuse their sins1 and keep them        
disguised that they may not be          
reprehended1 as ,saul did1 c4 7#a  ,sam 
#ae3ah-bb74    ,q4 ,who else are they   
that indulge their lusts8--,a4 ,they    
that heap  up to themselves such        
teachers as favour their lusts 7#b ,tim 
#d3c1d2  ,isa #cj3aj74    ,q4 ,who else 

do indulge their sins8--,a4 ,they that  
choose rather to  walk by the imperfect 
lives of professors than by the holy    
,word of  ,god3 or thus1 they that make 
the miscarriages of some good men an    
encouragement unto themselves to forbear
 to be exact in self-denial1  these eat 
up the sins of ,god's people as men eat 
bread 7,hosea  #d3g-i74    ,q4 ,will you
 now shew me who are like to do this    
part of ,god's  worship acceptably8--,a4
 ,yes2 he whose heart is set against sin
 as  sin1 is like to deny himself       
acceptably 7,rom #g3ac1ad74    ,q4 ,who 
else8--,a4 ,he that hath the sense and  
savour of forgiveness  of sins upon his 
heart 7#b ,cor #e3ad74    ,q4 ,who else 
is like to deny himself well8--,a4 ,he  
that hath his  affections set upon      
things above1 where ,christ sitteth at  
the  right hand of ,god 7,col #c3a-e74  
,q4 ,who else is like to deny himself   
well for ,christ8--,a4 ,he that  seeth a
 greater treasure in self-denial1 than  
in self-seeking 7#b  ,cor #ab3i-aa2 ,heb

 #aa3bd-bf74    ,q4 ,are there none     
other signs of one that is like to do   
this part  of ,god's worship            
acceptably8--,a4 ,yes2 he that takes up 
his cross  daily1 and makes ,christ's   
doctrine his example 7,luke #f3dg1dh2   
,john  #ab3be1bf74    ,q4 ,but how do   
you discover a man to be such a         
one8--,a4 ,he keepeth  this heart with  
all diligence1 he had rather die than   
sin2 ill  carriages of professors break 
his heart1 nothing is so dear to  him as
 the glory of ,christ 7,prov #d3bc2 ,num
 #aa3ae2 ,phil #c3ah2 ,acts  #bj3bd74bb 
,q4 ,pray1 can yo give me some motive to
 self-denial8--,a4 ,yes2 the  ,lord     
,jesus denied himself for thee2 what    
sayest thou to that8    ,q4 ,wherein did
 ,christ deny himself for me8--,a4 ,he  
left his heaven  for thee1 he denied for
 thy sake to have so much of this world 
as hath a fox or a bird1 and he spilt   
his most precious blood for  thee 7,john
 #f3ch2 ,luke #i3eh2 #b ,cor #h3i2 ,rev 
#a3e74    ,q4 ,can you give another     

motive to self-denial8--,a4 ,yes2 ',what
 shall  it profit a man1 if he shall    
gain the whole world1 and lose his  own 
soul8' 7,mark #h3cf74    ,q4 ,but why   
doth ,god require self-denial of them   
that will be  saved8--,a4 ,god doth not 
require self-denial as the means to     
obtain  salvation1 but hath laid it down
 as a proof of the truth of a  man's    
affections to ,god and ,christ4    ,q4  
,how is self-denial a proof of the truth
 of a man's affections  to ,god8--,a4   
,in that for the sake of his service1 he
 leaveth all  his enjoyments in this    
world4 ,thus he proved ,abraham's       
affections  7,gen #bb3ab74 ,thus he     
proved ,peter's affections 7,matt       
#d3ah-bb7  and thus he proved their     
affection that you read of in the gospel
  7,luke #i3eg-gc74    ,q4 ,what reason 
else can you produce why ,god requireth 
self-denial8--,a4  ,self-denial is one  
of the distinguishing characters by     
which true  ,christians are manifested  
from the feigned ones3 for those that   

are feigned1 flatter ,god with their    
mouths1 but their hearts seek           
themselves2 but the sincere1 for the    
love that he hath to ,christ1  forsaketh
 all that he hath for his sake 7,psa    
#gh3cf1cg2 ,eze  #cc3ca1cb74bc    ,q4   
,is there yet another reason why ,god   
requireth self-denial of  them that     
profess his name8--,a4 ,yes2 because by 
self-denial the  power and goodness of  
the truths of ,god are made manifest to 
the  incredulous world4 ,for they cannot
 see but by the self-denial  of ,god's  
people1 that there is such power1 glory1
 goodness1 and  desirableness in ,god's 
truth as indeed there is 7,dan #c3af1bh2
 ,phil  #a3ab1ac74    ,q4 ,have you     
another reason why ,god requireth       
self-denial8--,a4 ,yes2  because        
self-denial prepareth a man1 though not 
for the pardon  of his sin1 yet for that
 far more exceeding and eternal weight  
of glory1 that is laid up only for them 
that deny all that they  have for the   
,lord ,jesus1 his name1 and cause in    

this world 7#b ,cor  #d3h-aj1ag2 #b     
,thess #a3e1f74    ,q4 ,before you      
conclude1 will you give me a few        
instances of the  severity of ,god's    
hand upon some professors1 that have not
 denied  themselves when called thereto 
by him8--,a4 ,yes1 willingly2 ,lot's    
wife for but looking behind her towards 
,sodom1 when ,god called  her from it1  
was stricken from heaven1 and turned    
into a pillar  of salt2 therefore       
remember ,lot's wife 7,gen #ai3ag1bf2   
,luke #ag3ca1cb74    ,q4 ,can you give  
me another instance8--,a4 ,yes2 ,esau   
for not denying  himself of one morsel  
of meat was denied a share in the       
blessing1  and could never obtain it    
after1 though he sought it carefully    
with tears 7,gen #be3cb-cd2 ,heb        
#ab3af1ag74    ,q4 ,have you at hand    
another instance8--,a4 ,yes2 ,judas for 
not denying  himself1 lost ,christ1 his 
soul1 and heaven3 and is continued the  
great object of ,god's wrath among all  
damned souls 7,john #ab3e1f2  ,luke     

#bb3c-f2 ,matt #bf3ad-af2 ,acts #a3be74 
,q4 ,will you give me one more instance1
 and so conclude8--,a4 ,yes2  ,ananias  
and ,sapphira his wife1 did for the want
 of self-denial1  pull upon themselves  
such wrath of ,god1 that he slew them1  
while  they stood in the midst before   
the apostles 7,acts #e3a-aa74      ,the 
,conclusion4    ,before ,i wind up this 
discourse1 ,i would lay down these few  
things  for you to consider of1 and     
meditate upon4    ,i4 ,consider1 that   
seeing every one by nature are accounted
 sinners2  it is no matter whether thy  
actual sins be little or great1 few  or 
many1 thy sinful nature hath already    
lain thee under the curse  of the law4  
,,ii4 ,consider1 ,that therefore thou   
hast already ground for humiliation1    
sins to repent of1 wrath to fly from1 or
 a soul to be damned4    ,,iii4         
,consider1 ,that time stays not for     
thee1 and also that as  time goes1 sin  
increaseth2 so that at last the end of  
thy time1  and the completing of thy    

sin1 are like to come upon thee in one  
moment4    ,,iv4 ,bring thy last day    
often to thy bedside1 and ask thy heart1
  if this morning thou wast to die1 if  
thou be ready to die or no4    ,v4 ,know
 it is a sad thing to lie a dying1 and  
to be afraid to  die2 to lie a dying and
 not to know whither thou art going2 to 
lie  a dying1 and not to know whether   
good angels or bad must conduct  thee   
out of this miserable world4    ,,vi4   
,be often remembering what a blessed    
thing it is to be saved1  to go to      
heaven1 to be made like angels1 and to  
dwell with ,god  and ,christ to all     
eternity4    ,,vii4 ,consider how sweet 
the thought of salvation will be to thee
  when thou seest thyself in heaven1    
whilst others are roaring in  hell4#bd  
,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with thy   
spirit4        ,,footnotes3    #a4 ,how 
awful the thought that persons should   
sit under so faithful  and searching a  
ministry1 and still remain in their     
sins4 ,is it  so to the present day     

under a faithful ministry8 then1 ,oh my 
soul1  how is it with thee8--,ed4    #b4
 ,a painful recollection of his long and
 cruel imprisonment for  conscience sake
 led ,bunyan to feel the value of       
liberty4 ,still he  forcibly appeals to 
his reader on the necessity of private  
judgment  in divine things4 ,his twelve 
years' converse with ,god and his  word 
in prison had confirmed his principles2 
while divine love  had swallowed up the 
fear of man4--,ed4    #c4 ,faith is the 
only principle that1 by the power of the
 ,holy ,ghost1  can purify the heart4   
,it leads the soul into holy communion  
with  a pure and holy ,god1 and thus    
cleanses the heart4--,ed4    #d4 ,all   
mankind1 as born into the world1 show1  
as soon as the mental  powers open1     
aversion to ,god1 to his purity1 his    
law1 his gospel2  the doctrines of grace
 and the work of the ,spirit upon the   
heart4  ,a solemn proof of the universal
 taint given by original sin4--,ed4     
#e4 ,by the word 'public' is to be      

understood a federal head1 or the       
representative of all his posterity4    
,adam's faith can only save  his own    
soul2 his sin taints all his seed4--,ed4
    #f4 ,a state of hostility to ,god   
plunges the soul into mental darkness1  
rage1 horror1 anguish1 despair1 and     
endless and unutterable  misery and woe4
 ,how ought we to love the ,lord ,jesus 
for his ,,great  salvation6--,ed4    #g4
 ,it is a very modern custom to have the
 place of execution within  a           
city--formerly they were always         
without--their position being  still    
noted by the name ',gallow ,knowe1' the 
knoll or mound of the  gallows2         
',gallowgate1' the gate or way leading  
to the gallows2  and so on4 ,happily for
 the well-being of society1 these       
exhibitions  are less frequent than they
 formerly were4    #h4 ',that servant   
which knew his lord's will1 and prepared
 not  himself1 neither did according to 
his will1 shall be beaten with  many    
stripes' 7,luke #ab3dg7--;,ed4    #i4   

,which is the greatest sinner2 he who   
invents scandal1 or he who  encourages  
the inventor to retail it8 ,if there    
were no receivers1  there would be no   
thieves4--,ed4    #aj4 ,the terms in    
which this question is put1 shows that  
the little  children here intended were 
capable of repentance and faith4 ,that  
,bunyan believed1 as ,toplady did1 the  
salvation of all that die in  infancy by
 the atonement of ,christ1 there can be 
no doubt4 ',in my  remarks on ,dr4      
,rowell1 ,i testified my firm belief    
that the souls  of all departed infants 
are with ,god in glory4' ,see the       
,introduction  to ,toplady's ,historic  
,proof4--,ed4    #aa4 ,the knowledge of 
ourselves as vile and abominable1       
hopeless  and helpless1 is an essential 
step towards our recovery4 ,the next    
step that leads to heaven1 and lands us 
there1 is to 'know the  only true ,god1 
and ,jesus ,christ whom he has sent1' as
 revealed in  the word of truth4 ',this 
is eternal life4'--,ed4    #ab4 ,the    

unrenewed heart is the sink of sin1 the 
fountain of pollution4  ',out of the    
heart proceeds evil thoughts1 murders1  
adulteries1  fornications1 thefts1 false
 witness1 blasphemies2 these defile a   
man4' ,create in us a clean heart1 ,o   
,god6--,ed4    #ac4 ,no poor soul was   
more severely visited with these        
feelings  than ,bunyan4 ',now ,i beheld 
the condition of the dog and toad2 and  
counted the state of every thing that   
,god had made far better than  this     
state of mine4'--,grace ,abounding1 ,no4
 #ajd4--;,ed4    #ad4 ,how pointed and  
forcible is this illustration of the    
absurdity  of neglecting the ,physician 
of souls1 when the malady of sin is     
felt4 ,the more desperate our disease1  
the faster we should fly to  ,christ for
 cure4--,ed4    #ae4 ,the awful         
condition of the unconverted consists in
 their being  in a state of separation  
from ,god1 insensible of that dismal    
state1  utterly unable to extricate     
themselves out of it1 and loathsome  to 

,god while they continue in it4 ,reader1
 do you recollect when  this was your   
state2 if not1 what hope is there that  
you have  passed from death unto        
life8--,ed4    #af4 ,the operation of   
faith is by steps4 ',to open their      
eyes1' 'to  turn them from darkness to  
light1' 'from power of ,satan to ,god1' 
'forgiveness of sins1' 'the heavenly    
inheritance' 7,acts #bf3ah74--;,ed4     
#ag4 ,under a fear lest he had spoken   
against ,christ1 ,bunyan thus  expresses
 his misery2 ',i fell into a very deep  
pause about the  most fearful state my  
sin had brought me to2 and1 lifting up  
my  head1 ,i saw as if the sun did      
grudge to give me light1 and as if  the 
very stones in the street1 and tiles    
upon the houses1 did bend  themselves   
against me4'--,grace ,abounding1 ,no4   
#ahf4--;,ed4    #ah4 ',the sacrifice of 
the wicked is an abomination to the     
,lord2  but the prayer of the upright is
 his delight4 ,he loveth him that       
followeth after righteousness' 7,prov   

#ae3h1i74 ,that our prayers  may be     
heard1 the heart should be right with   
,god1 and our souls  at peace with him  
through the ,son of his                 
love4--,mason4--,ed4    #ai4 ,these are 
parts of a ,christian's experience1     
admirably  illustrated in that          
extraordinary book by ,bunyan1 ',grace  
,abounding  to the ,chief of            
,sinners4'--,ed4    #bj4 ,all-prevailing
 prayers must be offered up through the 
mediation of  ,christ1 in obedience to  
,god's command1 with an eye to his      
glory1  and for what is agreeable to his
 will and heavenly wisdom to grant4     
',lifting up holy hands1 without wrath  
and doubting' 7#a ,tim #b3h74  ,god's   
service must be in faith1 love1 and     
purity of heart4--,ryland4--,ed4    #ba4
 ,how debased is the human heart1 to    
delay one moment in giving  up its poor 
all for ,christ4 ,in him dwells the     
fulness of the ,godhead2  he has        
unsearchable riches of wisdom and       
knowledge to bestow2  all-sufficient    

grace and strength1 to enable us to do  
and suffer  his will2 and everlasting   
glory at the close of our               
pilgrimage4--,ed4    #bb4 ,no tongue can
 utter1 or heart conceive1 the          
unspeakable reward  which an unwearied1 
unfainting diligence in well-doing1     
attends  the humble believer2 it begins 
in this world1 and is consummated  in   
endless glory4--,ed4    #bc4 ,christian1
 you are not your own1 you are bought   
with a price  far above all the         
treasures of the earth4 ,you must not do
 as you  please1 but study to do the    
will of your heavenly ,father4 ,the  man
 who is bent upon doing his own will1   
renounces the name of  ,christian4      
,,rebel against ,god is inscribed upon  
all who do not his  will4--,ed4    #bd4 
,how blessed is the hope of the         
,christian2 full of life1 power1  and   
much assurance4 ,the salvation by       
,christ is infinitely precious2  it     
redeems the souls from all possible     
misery1 and introduces  it to the       

favour1 love1 and protection of almighty
 ,god1 who will  save it from the ruins 
of time1 till possessed of the riches of
  eternity4--,ed4    999999             
,,seasonable ,,counsel3 ,,or1 ,,advice  
,,to ,,sufferers4    ,,by ,,john        
,,bunyan4    ,london3 ,printed for      
,benjamin ,alsop1 at the ,angel and     
,bible in the  ,poultry1 #afhd4         
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,,this valuable treatise was first      
published in a pocket volume in  #afhd1 
and has only been reprinted in          
,whitfield's edition of ,bunyan's       
works1 #b vols4 folio1 #agfg4    ,no man
 could have been better qualified to    
give advice to sufferers  for           
righteousness' sake1 than ,john ,bunyan3
 and this work is  exclusively devoted  
to that object4 ,shut up in a noisome   
jail1  under the iron hand of           
persecution1 for nearly thirteen years1 
in  the constant fear of being hanged as
 a malefactor1 for refusing  conformity 
to the national liturgy1 he well knew   

what sufferings  were1 and equally well 
did he know the sources of consolation4 
,it was wisely ordered by ,divine       
,providence1 that before the king       
pardoned him1 he had a legal return     
under the hand and seal of the  sheriff 
of ,bedfordshire1 certifying the reasons
 of this frightful  imprisonment4 ,this 
is entered in the minutes of the ,privy 
,council  on the #hth and #aeth of ,may1
 #afgb2 and it proves that he was thus  
cruelly punished for being at           
conventicles for nonconformity and  for 
no other cause4 ,in this ,advice we find
 his opinion on the  origin of          
persecution--the instruments--the       
motives--its cruelty--with  cautions1   
counsels1 and support to the persecuted4
 ,he considers  persecution a strange   
anomaly1--,the reason is that           
,christianity  is a harmless thing--that
 be it never so openly professed it     
hurts  no man4 ,simple-hearted1 honest  
,john1 thou dreamest4 ,what wouldest    
thou have thought of a system by which  

all would have been taught  to tag their
 laces and mend their own pots and      
kettles8 ,what would  have become of thy
 trade as a brazier8 ,christianity      
teaches all  mankind not to trust in    
those empirics who profess to cure souls
  for ,peter's pence1 tithes1           
mortuaries1 and profits2 but to go by   
themselves to the ,great ,physician1 and
 he will pour in his wine  and oil1 his 
infallible remedies for a sin-sick soul1
 without  money and without price4 ,to  
,bunyan this was not only harmless to   
others1 but the most boundless mercy    
that ,god could bestow upon  man4 ,what 
could be more destructive to the        
hierarchy of popes1  cardinals1 and     
papal nuncios of the ,latin1 with the   
patriarchs1  archimandrites1 and papas  
of the ,greek churches8 ,a system by    
which  all their services are dispensed 
with1 and priestly and prelatic  pride  
is leveled with the dust4 ,can we wonder
 that those who  preached the holy1     
humbling1 self-denying doctrines of the 

cross1  were persecuted to the death8   
,bunyan's opinion is1 that ,satan  is   
the author of persecution1 by which he  
intended to root out  ,christianity4    
,the whirlwind and the tempest drives   
away those who  are not rooted and      
grounded in the faith1 some of whom may 
have  stood like stately cedars until   
the trying time of trial came4  ,but the
 humble ,christian in such a season     
takes deeper root--a  stronger grasp4   
,faith1 his anchor1 is sure and         
steadfast2 it enters  eternity and      
heaven1 where ,satan can find no        
entrance to disturb  its hold4 ,in      
persecution1 men are but the devil's    
tools1 and little  think that they are  
doing his drudgery4    ,the man of ,god 
declares the truth in plain terms1 ,no  
one is a  ,christian except he is born  
of ,god by the anointing of the ,holy   
,one4 ,carnal men cannot endure this2   
and then the game begins1  how such     
troublesome fellows may be put out of   
the way1 and their  families be robbed  

of their possessions to enrich the      
persecutors4  ,the holy places1         
vestures1 gestures--the shows and       
outward greatness  of false religion1   
are in danger4 ,their sumptuous         
ceremonies1  glorious ornaments1        
new-fashioned carriages1#a will fall    
before  the simplicity and majesty of   
truth4 ,the ,christian falls out with   
sin at home1 and then with sinful       
ceremonies in divine worship4  ,with him
 all that is not prescribed in the word 
of ,god is forbidden4  ,sentiments like 
these are a blow at the root of         
superstition with  all its fraudful     
emoluments4 ,hence the storms of        
persecution which  fall on the faithful 
followers of ,christ4 ,antichrist       
declares the  excellency of human       
inventions to supply what he considers  
defects  in ,god's system4    ,such is  
the mad folly of the human heart6 ,dust 
and ashes find fault  with a system     
which is the perfection of wisdom1      
mercy1 and love4  ,and such their       

infatuation1 that none must be suffered 
to live and  breathe that refuseth      
conformity thereto4 ,mr4 ,bunyan's      
cautions  and counsels are full of      
peace--submission to the powers that    
be4 ,pray for the persecutor--return    
good for his evil4 ,he is in  the hand  
of ,god1 who will soon level him with   
the dust1 and call  his soul to solemn  
judgment4 ,although the sufferer's cause
 is good1  do not run yourself into     
trouble--,christ withdrew himself--,paul
  escaped by being lowered down the city
 wall in a basket4 ,if they  persecute  
you in one city1 flee to another4 ,a    
minister can quickly  pack up and carry 
his religion with him1 and offer what he
 knows  of his ,god to another people4  
,god is the support of his persecuted   
ones4 ,his power in holding up some1 his
 wrath in leaving of  others2 his making
 of shrubs to stand1 and his suffering  
of cedars  to fall2 his infatuating of  
the counsels of men1 and his making  of 
the devil to outwit himself2 his giving 

of his presence to his  people1 and his 
leaving of his foes in the dark2 his    
discovering  the uprightness of the     
hearts of his sanctified ones1 and      
laying  open the hypocrisy of others1 is
 a working of spiritual wonders  in the 
day of his wrath1 and of the whirlwind  
and storm4 ,alas6  we have need of these
 bitter pills at which we so much winch 
and  shuck4 ,the physician has us in    
hand4 ,may ,god by these try and  judge 
us as he judges his saints1 that we may 
not be condemned  with the world4 ,such 
were the feelings of ,john ,bunyan after
 his  long sufferings2 they are the     
fruits of a sanctified mind4 ,reader1   
great are our mercies--the arm of the   
persecutor is paralysed by  the         
extension of the knowledge of ,christ4  
,still we have to pass  through taunts  
and revilings1 and sometimes the loss of
 goods2 but  we are saved from those    
awful trials through which our pilgrim  
forefathers passed4 ,may our mercies be 
sanctified1 and may grace  be bestowed  

upon us in rich abundance1 to enable us 
to pity and  forgive those sects who1 in
 a bye-gone age1 were the tools of      
,satan1 and whose habitations were full 
of cruelty4--,,geo4 ,,offor4        ,,to
 ,,the ,,christian ,,reader4 ,,beloved1 
,i thought it convenient1 since  many at
 this day are exposed to sufferings1 to 
give my advice  touching that to thee4  
,namely1 that thou wouldest take heed to
  thyself1 and keep thy soul diligently1
 and not suffer thyself to  be entangled
 in those snares that ,god hath suffered
 to be laid in  the world for some4     
,beware of men in the counsel of ,christ
 for  they will deliver you up 7,matt   
#aj3ag74 ,keep thou therefore within    
the bounds of uprightness and integrity 
towards both ,god and man3  for that    
will fortify1 that will preserve thee1  
if not from1 yet  under the rage of men1
 in a comfortable and quiet frame of    
heart4  ,wherefore do that1 and that    
only1 that will justify thy innocency1  
and that will help thee1 not with forced

 speech1 but with good  conscience1 when
 oppressed1 to make thy appeals to ,god1
 and to  the consciences of all men4    
,this is the advice that1 ,i thank ,god1
 ,i have taken myself3 for ,i  find that
 there is nothing1 next to ,god and his 
grace by ,christ1  that can stand one in
 such stead1 as will a good and harmless
  conscience4#b    ,i hope ,i can say   
that ,god has made me a ,christian3 and 
a ,christian  must be a harmless man1   
and to that end1 must embrace nothing   
but  harmless principles4 ,a            
,christian's business1 as a ,christian1 
is  to believe in ,jesus ,christ1 and in
 ,god the ,father by him2 and to  seek  
the good of all about him1 according as 
his place1 state and  capacity in this  
world will admit1 not meddling with     
other men's  matters1 but ever following
 that which is good4 ,a ,christian is  a
 child of the kingdom of ,god1 and that 
kingdom1 take it as it  begins in grace1
 or as it is perfected in glory1 is not 
of this  world but of that which is to  

come3 and though men of old1 as some    
may now1 be afraid of that kingdom3 yet 
that kingdom will hurt  no man1 neither 
with its principles1 nor by itself4 ,to 
instance  somewhat1 ,faith in ,christ3  
what harm can that do8 ,a life regulated
  by a moral law1 what hurt is in that8 
,rejoicing in spirit for the  hope of   
the life to come by ,christ1 who will   
that harm8 ,nor is the  instituted      
worship of our ,lord of any evil        
tendency1 ,christianity  teaches us also
 to do our enemies good1 to ,bless them 
that hate  us1 and to pray for them that
 despitefully use us and persecute  us1 
and what evil can be in that8 ,this is  
the sum of the ,christian  religion1 as 
by the word may be plainly made appear3 
wherefore ,i  counsel thee to keep close
 to these things1 and touch with nothing
  that jostleth therewith4    ,nor do   
thou marvel1 thou living thus1 if some  
should be so foolish  as to seek thy    
hurt1 and to afflict thee1 because thy  
works are  good 7#a ,john #c3ab1ac74    

,for there is need that thou shouldest  
at  sometimes be in manifold            
temptations1 thy good and innocent life 
notwithstanding 7#a ,peter #a3f74 ,for1 
to omit other things1 there  are some of
 the graces of ,god that are in thee1   
that as to some  of their acts1 cannot  
shew themselves1 nor their excellency1  
nor  their power1 nor what they can do3 
but as thou art in a suffering  state4  
,faith and patience1 in persecution1 has
 that to do1 that  to shew1 and that to 
perform1 that cannot be done1 shewed1   
nor  performed any where else but there4
 ,there is also a patience of  hope2 a  
rejoicing in hope1 when we are in       
tribulation1 that is1  over and above   
that which we have when we are at ease  
and quiet4  ,that also that all graces  
can endure1 and triumph over1 shall not 
be known1 but when1 and as we are in a  
state of affliction4 ,now  these acts of
 our graces are of that worth and esteem
 with ,god1  also he so much delighteth 
in them3 that occasion through his      

righteous judgment1 must be ministered  
for them to shew their  beauty1 and what
 bravery #c there is in them4    ,it is 
also to be considered that those acts of
 our graces1 that  cannot be put forth1 
or shew themselves in their splendour1  
but  when we ,christianly suffer1 will  
yield such fruit to those whose  trials 
call them to exercise1 that will1 in the
 day of ,god1 abound  to their comfort1 
and tend to their perfection in glory   
7#a ,peter  #a3g2 #b ,cor #d3ag74       
,why then should we think that our      
innocent lives will exempt us  from     
sufferings1 or that troubles shall do us
 such harm8 ,for verily  it is for our  
present and future good that our ,god   
doth send them  upon us4 ,i count       
therefore1 that such things are         
necessary for the  health of our souls1 
as bodily#d pains and labour are for the
  health of the body4 ,people that live 
high1 and in idleness1  bring diseases  
upon the body3 and they that live in all
 fullness  of gospel-ordinances1 and are

 not exercised with trials1 grow  gross1
 are diseased and full of bad humours in
 their souls4 ,and  though this may to  
some seem strange3 yet our day has given
 us  such an experimental proof of the  
truth thereof1 as has not been  known   
for some ages past4    ,alas6 we have   
need of those bitter pills1 at which we 
so winch and  shuck3#e and it will be   
well if at last we be purged as we      
should  thereby4 ,i am sure we are but  
little the better as yet1 though  the   
physician has had us so long in hand4   
,some bad humours may  possibly ere long
 be driven out3 but at present the      
disease is so  high1 that it makes some 
professors fear more a consumption will 
be made in their purses by these doses1 
than they desire to be  made better in  
their souls thereby4 ,i see that ,i     
still have need  of these trials2 and if
 ,god will by these judge me as he      
judges  his saints1 that ,i may not be  
condemned with the world1 ,i will  cry1 
,grace1 grace for ever4 ,the            

consideration also that we have         
deserved these things1 much#f silences  
me as to what may yet happen  unto me4  
,i say1 to think that we have deserved  
them of ,god1 though  against men we    
have done nothing1 makes me lay my hand 
upon my  mouth1 and causes me to hold my
 tongue4 ,shall we deserve correction8  
,and be angry because we have it6 ,or   
shall it come to save us8 and  shall we 
be offended with the hand that brings   
it6 ,our sickness  is so great that our 
enemies take notice of it2 let them know
 too  that we also take our purges      
patiently4 ,we are willing to pay for   
those potions that are given us for the 
health of our body1 how  sick soever    
they make us3 and if ,god will have us  
pay too for  that which is to better our
 souls1 why should we grudge thereat8   
,those that bring us these medicines    
have little enough for their  pains3 for
 my part1 ,i profess1 ,i would not for a
 great deal1 be  bound1 for their wages1
 to do their work4 ,true1 physicians are

 for  the most part chargeable1 and the 
niggards are too loth to part  with     
their money to them3 but when necessity 
says they must either  take physic1 or  
die3 of two evils they desire to choose 
the least4  ,why1 affliction is better  
than sin1 and if ,god sends the one to  
cleanse us from the other1 let us thank 
him1 and be also content  to pay the    
messenger4    ,and thou that art so loth
 to pay for thy sinning1 and for the    
means  that puts thee upon that exercise
 of thy graces1 as will be for  thy good
 hereafter3 take heed of tempting of    
,god lest he doubleth  this potion unto 
thee4 ,the child1 by eating of raw      
fruit1 stands  in need of physic1 but   
the child of a childish humour refuseth 
to  take the potion1 what follows but a 
doubling of the affliction1  to wit1    
frowns1 chides1 and further threatenings
 and a forcing  of the bitter pills upon
 him4 ,but let me1 to persuade thee to  
lie  down and take thy potion1 tell     
thee1 it is of absolute necessity1  to  

wit1 for thy spiritual and internal     
health4 ,for1 ,first1 ,is  it better    
that thou receive judgment in this      
world1 or that thou  stay for it to be  
condemned with the ungodly in the next8 
,second1  ,is it better that thou       
shouldest1 as to some acts of thy       
graces1  be foreign1 and a stranger1 and
 consequently that thou shouldest  lose 
that far more exceeding1 and eternal    
weight of glory that is  prepared as the
 reward thereof8 or that thou shouldest 
receive it  at the hand of ,god1 when   
the day shall come that every man shall 
have praise of him for their doings8    
,third1 ,and ,i say again1  since       
chastisements are a sign of sonship1 a  
token of love3 and  the contrary a sign 
of bastardy1 and a token of hatred 7,heb
 #ab3f-h2  ,hosea #d3ad74 ,is it not    
better that we bear those tokens and    
marks  in our flesh that bespeak us to  
belong to ,christ1 than those that      
declare us to be none of his8 ,for my   
part1 ,god help me to choose  rather to 

suffer affliction with the people of    
,god1 than to enjoy  the pleasures of   
sin for a season3 and ,god of his mercy 
prepare  me for his will4 ,i am not for 
running myself into sufferings1 but  if 
godliness will expose me to them1 the   
,lord ,god make me more  godly still3   
for ,i believe there is a world to come4
 ,but1 ,christian  reader1 ,i would not 
detain thee from a sight of those sheets
 in  thy hand3 only let me beg of thee1 
that thou wilt not be offended  either  
with ,god1 or men1 if the cross is laid 
heavy upon thee4  ,not with ,god1 for he
 doth nothing without a cause1 nor with 
men1  for they are the hand of ,god3 and
 will they1 nill they2 #g they are  the 
servants of ,god to thee for good 7,psa 
#ag3ad2 ,jer #bd3e74 ,take  therefore   
what comes to thee from ,god by them1   
thankfully4 ,if the  messenger that     
brings it is glad that it is in his     
power to do thee  hurt1 and to afflict  
thee2 if he skips for joy at thy        
calamity3  be sorry for him2 pity him1  

and pray to thy ,father for him3 he  is 
ignorant and understandeth not the      
judgment of thy ,god1 yea he  sheweth by
 this his behavior1 that though he1 as  
,god's ordinance1  serveth thee by      
afflicting of thee3 yet means he nothing
 less than  to destroy thee3 by the     
which also he prognosticates before thee
  that he is working out his own        
damnation by doing of thee good4  ,lay  
therefore the woeful state of such to   
heart1 and render him  that which is    
good for his evil2 and love for his     
hatred to thee2  then shalt thou shew   
that thou art acted by a spirit of      
holiness1  and art like thy heavenly    
,father4 ,and be it so1 that thy pity   
and prayers can do such an one no good1 
yet they must light some  where1 or     
return again1 as ships come loaden from 
the ,indies1 full  of blessings into    
thine own bosom4    ,and besides all    
this1 is there nothing in dark          
providences1 for  the sake of the sight 
and observation of which1 such a day may

 be  rendered lovely1 when it is upon   
us8 ,is there nothing of ,god1 of  his  
wisdom and power and goodness to be seen
 in thunder1 and  lightning1 in         
hailstones8 in storms8 and darkness and 
tempests8  ,why then is it said1 he hath
 his way in the whirlwind and in the    
storm 7,nahum #a3c74 ,and why have      
,god's servants of old made such  notes1
 and observed from them such excellent  
and wonderful things4  ,there is that of
 ,god to be seen in such a day as cannot
 be seen  in another4 ,his power in     
holding up some1 his wrath in leaving of
  others2 his making of shrubs to stand1
 and his suffering of cedars  to fall2  
his infatuating of the counsels of men1 
and his making  of the devil to outwit  
himself2 his giving of his presence to  
his  people1 and his leaving of his foes
 in the dark2 his discovering  the      
uprightness of the hearts of his        
sanctified ones1 and laying  open the   
hypocrisy of others1 is a working of    
spiritual wonders  in the day of his    

wrath1 and of the whirlwind and storm4  
,these  days6 these days are the days   
that do most aptly give an occasion  to 
,christians1 of any1 to take the        
exactest measures and scantlings  of    
ourselves4 ,we are apt to overshoot1 in 
days that are calm1 and  to think       
ourselves far higher1 and more strong   
than we find we be1  when the trying day
 is upon us4 ,the mouth of ,gaal and the
 boasts  of ,peter were great and high  
before the trial came1 but when that    
came1 they found themselves to fall far 
short of the courage they  thought they 
had 7,judg #i3ch74 ,we also1 before the 
temptation comes1  think we can walk    
upon the sea1 but when the winds blow1  
we feel  ourselves begin to sink4 ,hence
 such a time is rightly said to be a    
time to try us1 or to find out what we  
are1 and is there no good  in this8 ,is 
it not this that rightly rectifies our  
judgment about  ourselves1 that makes us
 to know ourselves1 that tends to cut   
off  those superfluous sprigs of pride  

and self-conceitedness1 wherewith  we   
are subject to be overcome8 ,is not such
 a day1 the day that  bends us1 humbleth
 us1 and that makes us bow before ,god1 
for our  faults committed in our        
prosperity8 and yet doth it yield no    
good  unto us8 we cold not live without 
such turnings of the hand of  ,god upon 
us4 ,we should be overgrown with flesh1 
if we had not our  seasonable winters4  
,it is said that in some countries trees
 will  grow1 but will bear no fruit1    
because there is no winter there4  ,the 
,lord bless all seasons to his people1  
and help them rightly  to behave        
themselves1 under all the times that go 
over them4  ,farewell4 ,i am thine to   
serve thee in the gospel1 ,,john        
,,bunyan4    ,,advice ,,to ,,sufferers4 
,,wherefore ,,let ,,them ,,that ,,suffer
 ,,according ,,to ,,the ,,will ,,of     
,,god1  ,,commit ,,the ,,keeping ,,of   
,,their ,,souls ,,to ,,him ,,in ,,well  
,,doing1 ,,as ,,unto  ,a ,,faithful     
,,creator--#a ,,peter #d3ai4    ,this   

epistle was written to saints in        
affliction1 specially those of  the     
circumcision1 for whom this ,peter was  
an apostle4 ,and it was  written to them
 to counsel1 and comfort them in their  
affliction4  ,to counsel them as to the 
cause1 for which they were in           
afflictions1  and as to the right       
management of themselves1 and their     
cause1  under their affliction4 ,to     
comfort them also both with respect  to 
their present help from ,god1 and also  
with reference to the  reward that 7they
 faithfully continuing to the end7      
should of  ,god be bestowed upon them3  
all which we shall have occasion1 more  
distinctly1 to handle in this following 
discourse4 ,the text is a  conclusion1  
drawn from the counsel and comfort which
 the apostle  had afore given them in   
their suffering state4 ,as who should   
say1  my brethren1 as you are now       
afflicted1 so sufferings are needful    
for you1 and therefore profitable and   
advantageous3 wherefore be  content to  

bear them4 ,and that you may indeed bear
 them with such  ,christian             
contentedness1 and patience as becomes  
you2 commit the  keeping of your souls  
to your ,god as unto a faithful         
,creator4 ,let  them that suffer        
according to the will of ,god1 commit   
the keeping  of their souls to him in   
well doing1 as unto a faithful ,creator4
    ,in this conclusion1 therefore1 we  
have three things very fit for          
sufferers to concern themselves with4   
,,first1 ,a direction to a duty  of     
absolute necessity4 ,,second1 ,a        
description of the persons1 who  are    
unto this1 so necessary a duty1         
directed4 ,,third1 ,an insinuation  of  
the good effect that will certainly     
follow to those that after  a due manner
 shall take this blessed advice4    ,the
 duty so absolutely necessary is1 that  
sufferers commit  the keeping of their  
souls to ,god4 ,the sufferers here      
intended1  are those that suffer        
according to the will of ,god4 ,the good

  insinuated1 that will be the effect of
 our true doing of this1 is1  we shall  
find ,god a faithful ,creator4          
,,first--,,the ,,duty ,,to ,,which      
,,sufferers ,,are ,,directed4 ,we will  
first begin with the duty1 that         
sufferers are here directed to1 namely1 
the committing of their  souls to ,god4 
,let them--commit the keeping of their  
souls to him1  in well doing4    ,and ,i
 find two things in it that first call  
for explaining before  ,i proceed4 #a4  
,what we must here understand by the    
soul4 #b4 ,what  by committing the soul 
to ,god4    #a4 ,for the first3 ,the    
soul1 here1 is to be taken for that most
  excellent part of man1 that dwelleth  
in the body2 that immortal1  spiritual  
substance1 that is1 and will be capable 
of life1 and  motion1 of sense and      
reason2 yea1 that will abide a rational 
being1  when the body is returned to the
 dust as it was4 ,this is that great    
thing1 that our ,lord ,jesus intends1   
when he bids his disciples in  a day of 

trial1 fear him that can destroy both   
body and soul in  hell 7,luke #ab3e74   
,that great thing1 ,i say1 that he there
 cautions  them to take care of4        
,according to ,peter here1 ,let them    
commit  the keeping of their soul to him
 in well doing4    #b4 ,now to commit   
this soul to ,god1 is to carry it to    
him1 to  lift it to him1 upon my bended 
knees1 and to pray him for the ,lord    
,jesus ,christ's sake1 to take it into  
his holy care1 and to let it  be under  
his keeping4 ,also1 that he will please 
to deliver it from  all those snares    
that are laid for it1 betwixt this and  
the next  world1 and that he will see   
that it be forthcoming1 safe and sound1 
at the great and terrible judgment1     
notwithstanding so many have  engaged   
themselves against it4 ,thus ,david     
committed his soul to  ,god1 when he    
said ,arise1 ,o ,lord1 disappoint him1  
cast him down3  deliver my soul1 ,o     
,lord1 from the wicked1 which is thy    
sword 7,psa  #ag3ac74 ,and again1 ,be   

pleased1 ,o ,lord1 to deliver me3 ,o    
,lord1  make hast to help me4 ,let them 
be ashamed and confounded together  that
 seek after my soul to destroy it 7,psa 
#dj3ac1ad74    ,thus1 ,i have shewed you
 what the soul is1 and what it is to    
commit  the soul to ,god4 ,this then is 
the duty that the apostle here          
exhorteth the sufferers to1 namely1 to  
carry their soul to ,god1  and leave it 
with him while they engage for his name 
in the world4  ,now from the apostle's  
exhortation to this great duty1 ,i will 
draw  these following conclusions4      
,conclusion ,first1 ,that when          
persecution is raised against a people1 
there is a design laid for the ruin of  
those people's souls4 ,this1  ,i say1   
doth naturally follow from the          
exhortation4 ,why else1 need  they to   
commit the keeping of their souls to    
,god4 ,for by this  word1 ,unto ,god to 
keep them1 is suggested2 there is that  
would  destroy them1 and that therefore 
persecution is raised against  them4 ,i 

am not so uncharitable1 as to think1    
that persecuting  men design this4      
#h;,but ,i verily believe that the devil
 doth design  this1 when he stirs them  
up to so sorry a work4 ,in times of     
trial1  says ,peter1 your adversary the 
devil walketh about as a roaring  lion1 
seeking whom he may devour 7#a ,peter   
#e3h74    ,alas6 men in their acts of   
this nature1 have designs that are      
lower1 and of a more inferior rank4     
,some of them look no higher  than      
revenge upon the carcass2 than the      
spoiling of their neighbour  of his     
estate1 liberty1 or life2 than the      
greatening of themselves  in this world1
 by the ruins of those that they have   
power to spoil4  ,their possessors slay 
them1 and hold themselves not guilty3   
and  they that sell them say1 ,blessed  
be the ,lord1 for ,i am rich 7,zech     
#aa3e74    ,ay6 ,but ,satan will not be 
put off thus3 it is not a bag of money1 
or the punishing of the carcass of such 
a people1 that will please  or satisfy  

him4 ,it is the soul that he aims at2   
the ruin of the  precious soul that he  
hath bent himself to bring to pass4 ,it 
is this  therefore that ,peter here hath
 his heart concerned with4 ,as1 who     
should say1 ,my brethren1 are you       
troubled and persecuted for your  faith8
 look to it1 the hand of ,satan is in   
this thing1 and whatever  men drive at  
by doing as they do1 the devil designs  
no less than  the damnation of your     
souls4 ,ware hawk1 saith the falconer1  
when  the dogs are coming near her3     
especially if she be too much minding   
of her belly1 and too forgetful of what 
the nature of the dog is4  ,beware      
,christian1 take heed ,christian2 the   
devil is desirous to  have thee4 ,and   
who could better give this exhortation  
than could  ,peter himself4 ,who for not
 taking heed as to this very thing1 had 
like by the devil to have been swallowed
 up alive3 as is manifest  to them that 
heedfully read1 and consider how far he 
was gone1  when that persecution was    

raised against his ,master 7,luke #bb74 
,when a tyrant goes to dispossess a     
neighbouring prince of what is  lawfully
 his own3 the men that he employeth at  
arms to overcome1  and get the land1    
they fight for half-crowns1 and the     
like1 and  are content with their wages3
 ,but the tyrant is for the kingdom1    
nothing will serve him but the          
kingdom4#i ,this is the case3 ,men  when
 they persecute1 are for the stuff1 but 
the devil is for the  soul1 nor will any
 thing less than that satisfy him4 ,let 
him then  that is a sufferer commit the 
keeping of his soul to ,god3 lest       
stuff1 and soul1 and all be lost at     
once4    ,conclusion ,second1 ,a second 
conclusion that followeth upon these    
words1 is this3 ,that sufferers1 if they
 have not a care1 may be  too negligent 
as to the securing of their souls with  
,god1 even  when persecution is upon    
them4 ,for these words1 as they are an  
instruction1 so they are an awakening   
instruction2 they call as to  people in 

danger2 as to people1 not so aware of   
the danger2 or as  unto a people that   
forget1 too much1 that their souls1 and 
the ruin  of them1 are sought after by  
,satan1 when trouble attends them for   
the gospel sake4 ,as1 who should say1   
when troubles are upon you  for the     
gospel's sake1 then take heed that you  
forget not to commit  your souls to the 
keeping of ,god4 ,we are naturally apt  
with that  good man ,gideon1 to be      
threshing out our wheat1 that we may    
hide  it from the ,midianites 7,judg    
#f3aa74 ,but we are not so naturally apt
  to be busying ourselves to secure our 
souls with ,god4 ,the reason  is1 for   
that we are more flesh than spirit1 and 
because the voice  of the world makes a 
bigger sound in our carnal mind1 than   
the word  of ,god doth4 ,wherefore      
,peter1 here1 calls upon us as upon men 
of  forgetful minds1 saying1 ,let them  
that suffer according to the  will of   
,god1 have a care of their souls1 and   
take heed1 that the  fears of the loss  

of a little of this world1 do not make  
them  forget the fear of the losing of  
their souls4 ,that sufferers are        
subject to this1 may appear by the stir 
and bustle that at such  a time they    
make to lock all up safe that the hand  
of man can  reach1#aj while they are    
cold1 chill1 remiss1 and too indifferent
  about the committing of their soul to 
,god to keep it4 ,this is seen  also1 in
 that many1 in a time of trouble for    
their profession1  will study more to   
deceive themselves by a change of       
notions1 by  labouring to persuade their
 consciences to admit them to walk more 
at large1 by hearkening to opinions that
 please and gratify the  flesh1 by      
adhering to bad examples1 and taking    
evil counsels1 than  they will to make  
straight steps for their feet3 and to   
commit  the keeping of their souls to   
,god4 ,what shall ,i say1 have there    
not been many1 that so long as peace has
 lasted1 have been great  swaggerers for
 religion1 who yet so soon as the sun   

has waxed  warm1 have flagged1 have been
 discontented1 offended1 and turned     
away from him that speaketh from heaven8
 ,all which is because men  are         
naturally apt to be more concerned for  
their goods1 carnal  peace1 and a       
temporal life1 than they are about      
securing of their  souls with ,god4     
,wherefore ,i say1 these words are      
spoken to awaken  us to the             
consideration of soul-concerns1 and how 
that should be  safely lodged under the 
care1 protection1 and mercy of ,god1 by 
our committing of it to him1 for that   
purpose1 by ,jesus ,christ  our ,lord4  
,conclusion ,third1 ,another conclusion 
that followeth upon this  exhortation1  
is this3 ,that persecution doth1        
sometimes1 so hotly  follow ,god's      
people1 as to leave them nothing but a  
soul to care  for4 ,they have had no    
house1 no land1 no money1 no goods1 no  
life1  no liberty1 left them to care    
for4 ,,all ,,is ,,gone ,,but ,,the      
,,soul4  ,goods have been confiscated1  

liberty has been in irons1 the life     
condemned1 the neck in a halter1 or the 
body in the fire4 ,so then  all1 to     
such1 has been gone1 and they have had  
nothing left them  to care for1 but     
their soul4 ,let them commit the keeping
 of their  soul to ,god4 ,this          
conclusion1 ,i say1 doth naturally flow 
from  the words4 ,for that the apostle  
here doth make mention only of  the     
soul1 as of that which is left1 as of   
that which yet remains  to the sufferer 
of all that ever he had4 ,thus they     
served ,christ2  they left him nothing  
but his soul to care for4 ,thus they    
served  ,stephen2 they left him nothing 
but his soul to care for1 and they  both
 cared for that1 ,father1 into thy hands
 ,i commend my spirit1  said ,jesus     
7,luke #bc3df74 ,and1 ,lord ,jesus1     
receive my spirit1  said ,stephen 7,acts
 #g3ei74 ,as for all other things1 they 
were gone4  ,they parted the very       
clothes of ,christ among themselves     
before his  face1 even while he did hang

 pouring out his life before them1  upon
 the tree4 ,they parted my garments     
among them1 said he1  and upon my       
vesture did they cast lots 7,matt       
#bg3ce2 ,mark #ae3bd2  ,john #ai3bd74   
,this also has oftentimes been the      
condition of later  ,christians1 all has
 been gone1 they have been stripped of  
all1  nothing has been left them but    
soul to care for4 ,job said that he  had
 escaped with the skin of his teeth2 and
 that is but a little3  but he doth not 
escape with so much1 that loses all that
 he has1  life and all1 we now except   
the soul4 ,but1    ,conclusion ,fourth1 
,another thing that followeth from the  
words is  this2 namely1 ,that when the  
devil and wicked men have done what     
they could1 in their persecuting of the 
godly2 they have yet had  their souls at
 their own dispose4 #aa ,they have not  
been able to  rob them of their souls1  
they are not able to hurt their souls4  
,the soul is not in their power to      
touch1 without the leave of ,god1  and  

of him whose soul it is4 ,and fear not  
them1 saith ,christ1  which kill the    
body1 but are not able to kill the soul 
7,matt  #aj3bh74 ,this1 ,i say1 lies    
clear also in the text2 for the         
exhortation  supposes1 that whatever the
 sufferers1 there made mention of1 had  
lost1 they had yet their souls at their 
own dispose4 ,let them that  suffer1    
even to the loss of goods1 liberty1 or  
life1 commit the  keeping of their souls
 to ,god4 ,as1 who should say1 though   
the  enemy hath reached them to their   
all1 and stripped them of their  all1   
yet ,i know1 that their soul is not     
among that all3 ,for their  soul is yet 
free from them1 at liberty1 and may be  
disposed of1  even as the sufferer will4
 ,wherefore1 let him commit the keeping 
of his soul to ,god1 lest he also       
through his negligence or  carelessness 
be also spoiled of that4 ,the sufferer1 
therefore1  hath his soul at his own    
dispose1 he may give that away to ,god  
,almighty1 in spite of all that the     

devil and the world can do4 ,he  may1   
indeed1 see men parting his land1 his   
household stuff1 yea1  his very raiment 
among themselves1 but they cannot so    
dispose of  his soul4#ab ,they have no  
more that they can do 7,luke #ab3d74    
,conclusion ,fifth1 ,another conclusion 
that followeth from these  words is     
this1 ,that a man1 when he is a         
sufferer1 is not able to  secure his own
 soul from the hand of hell by any other
 means1 but  by the committing of the   
keeping thereof to ,god4 ,do you suffer8
  ,are you in affliction for your       
profession8 ,then keep not your  soul in
 your own hand1 for fear of losing that 
with the rest4 ,for  no man can keep    
alive his own soul 7,psa #bb3bi74 ,no1  
not in the  greatest calm2 no1 not when 
the lion is asleep3 how then should  he 
do it at such a time1 when the horrible 
blast of the terrible  ones shall beat  
against his wall4 ,the consideration of 
this was  that that made holy ,paul1 who
 was a man upon whom persecution        

continually attended1 commit his soul to
 ,god 7,acts #bj3bb-bd2 #b ,tim  #a3ab74
 ,god1 as ,i shall shew you by and by1  
is he1 and he alone  that is able to    
keep the soul1 and deliver it from      
danger4 ,man  is naturally a            
self-deceiver1 and therefore is not to  
be trusted1  any farther than as the    
watchful eye of ,god is over him4 ,but  
as  to his soul1 he is not to be trusted
 with that at all1 that must  be wholly 
committed to ,god1 left altogether with 
him2 laid at  his feet1 and he also must
 take the charge thereof1 or else it is 
gone1 will be lost1 and will perish for 
ever and ever4 ,wherefore  it is a      
dangerous thing for a man that is a     
sufferer1 to be a senseless  man1 as to 
the danger that his soul is in1 and a   
prayerless man1  as to the committing of
 the keeping of it to ,god4 ,for he that
  is such1 has yet his soul1 and the    
keeping thereof1 in his own  deceitful  
hand4 ,and so has he also that stays    
himself upon his  friends1 upon his     

knowledge1 the promise of men1 or the   
mercy of  his enemies1 or that has set  
in his mind a bound to himself1 how  far
 he will venture for religion1 and where
 he will stop4 ,this  is the man that   
makes not ,god his trust1 and that      
therefore will  surely fall in the day  
of his temptation4 ,satan1 who now      
hunteth  for the precious soul to       
destroy it1 has power1 as well as       
policy1  beyond what man can think4 ,he 
has power to blind1 harden1 and to  make
 insensible1 the heart4 ,he also can    
make truth in the eyes of  the suffering
 man1 a poor1 little1 and insignificant 
thing4 ,judas  had not committed the    
keeping of his soul to ,god1 but abode  
in  himself1 and was left in his        
tabernacle3 and you by and by see  what 
a worthy price he set upon himself1 his 
,christ1 and heaven1  and all4 ,all to  
him was not now worth thirty pieces of  
silver4    ,and as he can make truth in 
thy esteem to be little1 so he can make 
sufferings great1 and ten times more    

terrible1 than he that hath  committed  
the keeping of his soul to ,god shall   
ever find them4  ,a jail shall look as  
black as hell1 and the loss of a few    
stools  and chairs1 as bad as the loss  
of so many bags of gold4 #ac ,death  for
 the ,saviour of the world1 shall seem  
to be a thing both  unreasonable and    
intolerable4 ,such will choose to run   
the hazard  of the loss of a thousand   
souls1 in the way of the world1 rather  
than the loss of one poor1 sorry1       
transitory life for the holy  ,word of  
,god4 ,but the reason1 as ,i said1 is1  
they have not committed  the keeping of 
their soul to ,god4 ,for he that indeed 
has committed  the keeping of his soul  
to that great one1 has shaken his hands 
of  all things here4 ,has bid adieu to  
the world1 to friends1 and life3  and   
waiteth upon ,god in a way of close     
keeping to his truth1 and  walking in   
his ways1 having counted the cost1 and  
been persuaded  to take what cup ,god   
shall suffer the world to give him for  

so  doing4    ,conclusion ,sixth1       
,another conclusion that followeth from 
these  words1 is1 ,that ,god is very    
willing to take the charge and care  of 
the soul 7that is committed unto him7 of
 them that suffer for  his sake in the  
world4 ,if this were not true1 the      
exhortation  would not answer the end4  
,what is intended by1 ,let him commit   
the  keeping of his soul to ,god1 but   
that the sufferer should indeed  leave  
that great care with him2 but if ,god be
 not willing to  be concerned with such 
a charge1 what bottom#ad is there for   
the  exhortation8 ,but the exhortation  
has this for its bottom1 therefore  ,god
 is willing to take the charge and care 
of the soul of him  that suffereth for  
his name in this world4 ,the ,lord      
redeemeth the  soul of his servants3 and
 none of them that trust in him shall   
be desolate 7,psa #cd3bb2 #a ,sam       
#be3bh1bi74 ,none1 not one that         
committeth his soul to ,god's keeping in
 a way of well doing1 but  shall find   

him willing to be concerned therewith4  
,ay1 this1 saith  the sufferer1 if ,i   
could believe this1 it would rid me of  
all my  fears4 ,but ,i find myself      
engaged for ,god1 for ,i have made a    
profession  of his name1 and cannot     
arrive to this belief that ,god is      
willing  to take the charge and care of 
my soul4 ,wherefore ,i fear1 that if    
trials come so high1 as that life1 as   
well as estate1 must go1 that  both     
life1 and estate1 and soul1 and all will
 be lost at once4    ,well1 honest      
heart1 these are thy fears1 but let them
 fly away1 and  consider the text again1
 ,let them that suffer according to the 
will of ,god1 commit the keeping of     
their souls to him1--as unto  a faithful
 ,creator4 ,these are ,god's words1     
,christ's words1 and  the invitation of 
the ,holy ,ghost4 ,when1 therefore1 thou
 readest  them1 be persuaded that thou  
hearest the ,father1 and the ,son1 and  
the ,holy ,ghost1 all of them jointly   
and severally speaking to thee  and     

saying1 ,poor sinner1 thou art engaged  
for ,god in the world1  thou art        
suffering for his ,word3 leave thy soul 
with him as with  one that is more      
willing to save it1 than thou art       
willing he  should3 act faith1 trust    
,god1 believe his ,word1 and go on in   
thy  way of witness-bearing for him1 and
 thou shalt find all well1 and          
according to the desire of thy heart at 
last4 ,true1 ,satan will  make it his   
business to tempt thee to doubt of this1
 that thy way  be made yet more hard and
 difficult to thee4 ,for he knows that  
unbelief is a soul-perplexing sin1 and  
makes that which would  otherwise be    
light1 pleasant1 and easy1 unutterably  
heavy and  burdensome to the sufferer4  
,yea1 this he doth in hope to make  thee
 at last1 to cast away thy profession1  
thy cause1 thy faith1  thy conscience1  
thy soul1 and all4 ,but hear what the   
,holy ,ghost  saith again3 ,he shall    
spare the poor and needy1 and shall save
  the souls of the needy4 ,he shall     

redeem their soul from deceit and       
violence3 and precious shall their blood
 be in his sight 7,psa  #gb3ac1ad74     
,these words also are spoken for the    
comfort of sufferers1  ver4 #ab4 ,for he
 shall deliver the needy when he crieth2
 the poor  also1 and him that hath no   
helper4 ,wherefore1 let them that are   
,god's sufferers1 pluck up a good heart2
 let them not be afraid to  trust ,god  
with their souls1 and with their eternal
 concerns4 ,let  them cast all their    
care upon ,god1 for he careth for them  
7#a ,peter  #e3g74    ,but ,i am in the 
dark4    ,i answer1 never stick at that4
 ,it is most bravely done1 to trust     
,god with my soul in the dark1 and to   
resolve to serve ,god for  nothing1     
rather than give out4 ,not to see1 and  
yet to believe1 and  to be a follower of
 the ,lamb1 and yet to be at            
uncertainty1 what  we shall have at     
last1 argues love1 fear1 faith1 and an  
honest  mind1 and gives the greatest    
sign of one that hath true sincerity  in

 his soul4 ,it was this that made ,job  
and ,peter so famous1 and  the want of  
it that took away much of the glory of  
the faith of  ,thomas 7,job #a3h-aj1ba2 
,matt #ai3bg2 ,john #bj3bi74 ,wherefore 
believe1  verily1 that ,god is ready1   
willing1 yea1 that he looks for1 and    
expects that thou who art a sufferer    
shouldest commit the keeping  of thy    
soul to him1 as unto a faithful         
,creator4    ,conclusion ,seventh4      
,another conclusion that followeth from 
these  words is this1 namely1 ,that ,god
 is able1 as well as willing1 to  secure
 the souls of his suffering saints1 and 
to save them from  the evil of all their
 trials1 be they never so many1 divers1 
or  terrible4 ,let him commit the       
keeping of his soul to ,god1 but to     
what boot1 if he be not able to keep it 
in his hand1 and from the  power of him 
that seeks the soul to destroy it8 ,but 
my ,father  which gave them me1 saith   
,christ1 is greater than all2 and no    
man is able to pluck them out of my     

,father's hand 7,john #aj3bi74  ,so then
 there can be no sorrow1 affliction1 or 
misery invented1  by which the devil may
 so strongly prevail1 as thereby to     
pluck  the soul out of the hand of him  
who has received it1 to keep it  from   
falling1 and perishing thereby4 ,the    
text therefore supposeth  a sufficiency 
of power in ,god to support1 and a      
sufficiency of  comfort and goodness to 
embolden the soul to endure for him3 let
  ,satan break out1 and his instruments 
too1 to the greatest degree  of their   
rage and cruelty4    #a4 ,there is in   
,god a sufficiency of power to keep them
 that have  laid their soul at his foot 
to be preserved4 ,and hence he is called
  the soul-keeper1 the soul-preserver1  
7,prov #bd3ab7 ,the ,lord is thy        
keeper3 the ,lord is thy shade upon thy 
right hand4 ,the sun shall  not smite   
thee by day1 nor the moon by night4 ,the
 ,lord shall  preserve thee from all    
evil3 he shall preserve thy soul 7,psa  
#aba3e-g74 ,the sun shall not smite     

thee3 that is1 persecution  shall not   
dry and wither thee away to nothing     
7,matt #ac3f1ba74 ,but  that            
notwithstanding1 thou shalt be kept and 
preserved1 carried  through and         
delivered from all evil4 ,let him       
therefore commit the  keeping of his    
soul to him1 if he is in a suffering    
condition1  that would have it secured  
and found safe and sound at last4 ,for1 
7#a47 ,then thine own natural weakness1 
and timorousness shall not  overcome    
thee4--,for it shall not be too hard for
 ,god4 ,god can  make the most soft     
spirited man as hard as an adamant1     
harder than  flint1 yea harder than the 
northern steel4 ,shall iron break the   
northern iron and the steel8 7,jer      
#ae3ab74 ,the sword of him is  used in  
vain that lays at a ,christian1 when he 
is in the way of  his duty to ,god3 if  
,god has taken to him the charge and    
care of  his soul1 he can shoe him with 
brass1 and make his hoofs of iron       
7,deut #cc3be74 ,he can strengthen the  

spoiled against the strong1  so that the
 spoiled shall come against the fortress
 7,amos #e3h2  ,eze #ac3i74    ,he can  
turn thee into another man1 and make    
thee that which thou  never wast4       
,timorous ,peter1 fearful ,peter1 he    
could make as bold  as a lion4 ,he that 
at one time was afraid of a sorry girl1 
he could  make at another to stand      
boldly before the council 7,matt #bf2   
,acts  #d3ac74 ,there is nothing too    
hard for ,god4 ,he can say to them that 
are of a fearful heart1 ,be strong1 fear
 not 7,isa #ce3d74 ,he can  say1 ,let   
the weak say ,i am strong2 by such a    
word1 by which he  created the world    
7,zech #ab3h74    7#b47 ,thine own      
natural darkness and ignorance shall not
 cause thee  to fall2 thy want of wit he
 can supply4--,he can say to the fools1 
be wise2 not only by way of correction1 
but also by way of  instruction too4 ,he
 hath chosen the foolish things of the  
world  to confound the wise2--yea1      
things which are despised1--and things  

which are not1 hath ,god chosen to bring
 to nought things that are  7#a ,cor    
#a3bg1bh74 ,wisdom and might are his3   
and when1 and where  he will work1 none 
can at all withstand him4 ,he can give  
thee the  ,spirit of wisdom and         
revelation in the knowledge of his ,son 
7,eph  #a3ag74 ,yea1 to do this1 is that
 which he challengeth1 as that  which is
 peculiar to himself4 ,who hath put     
wisdom in the inward  parts8 or who hath
 given understanding to the heart8 7,job
 #ch3cf74  ,and that he will do this    
that he hath promised1 yea1 promised to 
do it to that degree1 as to make his1   
that shall be thus concerned  for him1  
to top1 and overtop all men that shall  
them oppose4 ,i1 saith  he1 will give   
you a mouth and wisdom1 that all your   
adversaries  shall not be able to       
gainsay nor resist 7,luke #ba3ae74      
7#c47 ,thine own doubts and mistrusts   
about what he will do1 and about        
whither thou shalt go1 when thou for him
 hast suffered awhile1 he  can resolve1 

yea1 dissolve1 crush1 and bring to      
nothing4--,he can  make fear flee far   
away3 and place heavenly confidence in  
its room4  ,he can bring invisible and  
eternal things to the eye of thy soul1  
and make thee see that in those things  
in which thine enemies shall  see       
nothing1 that thou shalt count worth the
 loss of ten thousand  lives to enjoy4  
,he can pull such things out of his     
bosom1 and  can put such things into thy
 mouth2 yea1 can make thee choose to  be
 gone1 though through the flames1 than  
to stay here and die in  silken sheets4 
,yea1 he can himself come near and bring
 his heaven  and glory to thee4 ,the    
,spirit of glory and of ,god resteth    
upon  them that are but reproached for  
the name of ,christ 7#a ,peter #d3ad74  
,and what the ,spirit of glory is1 and  
what is his resting upon his  sufferers1
 is quite beyond the knowledge of the   
world1 and is but  little felt by saints
 at peace4 ,they be they that are       
engaged1  and that are under the lash of

 ,christ2 they are they1 ,i say1 that   
have it and that understand something of
 it4    ,when ,moses went up the first  
time into the mount to ,god1 the people 
reproached him for staying with him so  
long1 saying1 ,as for this  ,moses1--we 
wot not what is become of him 7,exo     
#cb3a74 ,well1 the  next time he went up
 thither1 and came down1 the ,spirit of 
glory  was upon him2 his face shone1    
though he wist it not1 to his honour1   
and their amazement 7,exo #cd3bi-ce74   
,also while ,stephen stood before  the  
council to be accused1 by suborned men1 
,all that sat in the  council1 looking  
steadfastly on him1 saw his face as it  
had been  the face of an angel 7,acts   
#f3ae74 ,those that honour ,god1 he will
  honour1 yea1 will put some of his     
glory upon them1 but they shall  be     
honoured4 ,there is none can tell what  
,god can do4 ,he can make  those things 
that in themselves are most fearful and 
terrible  to behold1 the most pleasant1 
delightful1 and desirable things4  ,he  

can make a jail more beautiful than a   
palace2 restraint1 more  sweet by far   
than liberty4 ,and the reproach of      
,christ greater  riches than the        
treasures in ,egypt 7,heb #aa3bf74 ,it  
is said of  ,christ1 ,that for the joy  
that was set before him1 he endured the 
cross1 despising the shame 7,heb #ab3b74
 ,but1    #b4 ,as there is in ,god a    
sufficiency of power to uphold1 so there
  is in him also a sufficiency of       
comfort and goodness to embolden  us3 ,i
 mean communicative comfort and         
goodness4 ,variety of1 and  the         
terribleness that attends afflictions1  
call1 not only for the  beholding of    
things1 but also a laying hold of them  
by faith and  feeling2 now this also is 
with ,god to the making of ,,his to sing
 in  the night4 ,paul and ,silas sang in
 prison1 the apostles went away  from   
the council rejoicing1 when they had    
shamefully beaten them for  their       
preaching in the temple 7,acts #e74 ,but
 whence came this but  from an inward   

feeling by faith of the love of ,god1   
and of ,christ1  which passeth          
knowledge8 ,hence he says to those under
 afflictions1  ,fear none of those      
things which thou shalt suffer 7,rev    
#b3aj74  ,there are things to be        
suffered1 as well as places to suffer   
in2  and there are things to be let into
 the soul for its emboldening1  as well 
as things to be showed to it 7,rom      
#e3e74    ,now the things to be suffered
 are many1 some of which are thus       
counted  up3 ,they were tortured1--had  
cruel mockings and scourgings2--they    
were stoned1 were sawn asunder1 were    
slain with the sword1--were             
tempted2--they wandered about in        
sheep-skins1 and goat-skins1  being     
destitute1 afflicted1 tormented 7,heb   
#aa3ce-cg74 ,these are  some of the     
things that good men of old have        
suffered for their  profession of the   
name of ,jesus ,christ4 ,all which they 
were enabled  by him to bear1 to bear   
with patience2 to bear with rejoicing2  

knowing in themselves that they had in  
heaven a better1 and an  enduring       
substance 7,heb #aj3cb-cd74 ,and it is  
upon this account  that ,paul doth call 
to mind the most dreadful of his        
afflictions1  which he suffered for the 
gospel sake with rejoicing2 and that he 
tells us that he was most glad1 when he 
was in such infirmities4  ,yea1 it is   
upon this account that he boasteth1 and 
vaunteth it  over death1 life1 angels1  
principalities1 powers1 things present1 
things to come1 height1 depth1 and every
 other creature3 for he  knew that there
 was enough in that love of ,god1 which 
was set on  him through ,christ1 to     
preserve him1 and to carry him through  
all  7#b ,cor #ab3i1aj2 ,rom #h3cg-ci74 
,that ,god has done thus1 a thousand    
instances might be given2 and that ,god 
will still do thus1 for  that we have   
his faithful promise 7,isa #dc3b2 #a    
,cor #aj3ac74    ,to the adversaries of 
the church these things have also       
sometimes  been shewed1 to their        

amazement and confusion4 ,god shewed to 
the  king of ,babylon that he was with  
the three children in the fiery  furnace
 7,dan #c3bd74 ,god shewed to the king  
of ,babylon again1 that  he would be    
where ,,his were1 though in the lion's  
den 7#f3bd74    ,also1 in later days1   
whoso reads ,mr4 ,fox's ,acts and       
,monuments1 will  also find several     
things to confirm this for truth4 ,god  
has power  over all plagues1 and        
therefore can either heighten1 or       
moderate  and lessen them at pleasure4  
,he has power over fire1 and can take   
away the intolerable heat thereof4 ,this
 those in the ,marian days  could also  
testify1 namely1 ,hauks and ,bainham1   
and others1 who  could shout for joy1   
and clap their hands in the very flames 
for  joy4 ,god has power over hunger1   
and can moderate it1 and cause  that one
 meal's meat shall go as far as forty   
were wont to do4  ,this is witness in   
,elias1 when he went for his life to the
 mount  of ,god1 being fled from the    

face of ,jezebel 7#a ,kings #ai3h74 ,and
  what a good night's lodging had ,jacob
 when he fled from the face  of his     
brother ,esau3 when the earth was his   
couch1 the stone#ae  his pillow1 the    
heavens his canopy1 and the shades of   
the night  his curtains#af 7,gen        
#bg3ab-af74    ,i can do all things1    
said ,paul1 through ,christ             
strengthening  me4 ,and again1 ,i take  
pleasure in infirmities1 in reproaches1 
in  necessities1 in persecutions1 in    
distresses for ,christ's sake4 ,but  how
 can that be1 since no affliction for   
the present seems joyous8  ,i answer1   
though they be not so in themselves1 yet
 ,christ1 by  his presence1 can make    
them so3 for then his power rests upon  
us4  ,when ,i am weak1 saith he1 then ,i
 am strong2 then ,christ doth in  me    
mighty things3 for my strength1 saith   
,christ1 is made perfect  in weakness2  
in affliction1 for the gospel sake4     
,for when my people are afflicted and   
suffer great distress for  me1 then they

 have my comforting1 supporting1        
emboldening1 and  upholding presence to 
relieve them3 an instance of which you  
have  in the three children and in      
,daniel1 made mention of before4 ,but   
what1 think you1 did these servants of  
the ,god of ,jacob feel1 feel  in their 
souls1 of his power and comforting      
presence when they1  for his name1 were 
suffering of the rage of their          
enemies1--while1  also1 one1 like the   
,son of ,god1 was walking in the fire   
with the  three2 and while ,daniel sat  
and saw that the hands of the angels    
were made muzzles for the lions' mouths4
    ,i say1 was it not worth being in   
the furnace and in the den to see  such 
things as these8 ,o6 the grace of ,god1 
and his ,spirit and power  that is with 
them that suffer for him1 if their      
hearts be upright  with him2 if they are
 willing to be faithful to him2 if they 
have  learned to say1 here am ,i1       
whenever he calls them1 and whatever  he
 calls them to4 ,wherefore1 when ,peter 

saith1 let them that  suffer according  
to the will of ,god1 commit the keeping 
of their  souls to him in well-doing1 as
 unto a faithful ,creator4 ,he          
concludes1  that how outrageous1        
furious1 merciless1 or cruel soever the 
enemy  is1 yet there1 with him1 they    
shall find help and succour1 relief  and
 comfort2 for ,god is able to make such 
as do so1 stand4    ,conclusion ,eighth4
 ,we will now come to touch upon that   
which may  more immediately be called   
the reason of this exhortation2 for1    
although all these things that have been
 mentioned before may1 or  might be     
called reasons of the point1 yet there  
are those1 in my  judgment1 that may be 
called reasons1 which are yet behind4   
,as1    #a4 ,because1 when a man has1 by
 faith and prayer1 committed the        
keeping of his soul to ,god1 he has the 
advantage of that liberty  of soul to do
 and suffer for ,god that he cannot     
otherwise have4 ,he  that has committed 
his soul to ,god to keep is rid of that 

care1  and is delivered from the fear of
 its perishing for ever4 ,when  the     
,jews went to stone ,stephen they laid  
their clothes down at  a distance from  
the place1 at a young man's feet1 whose 
name was  ,saul1 that they might not be 
a cumber or a trouble to them1 as to    
their intended work4 ,so we1 when we go 
about to drive sin out of  the world1 in
 a way of suffering for ,god's truth    
against it1#ag we  should lay down our  
souls at the feet of ,god to care for1  
that we  may not be cumbered with the   
care of them ourselves2 also1 that  our 
care of ,god's truth may not be weakened
 by such sudden and  strong doubts as   
will cause us faintingly to say1 ,but   
what will  become of my soul8 ,when     
,paul had told his son ,timothy that he 
had  been before that lion ,nero1 and   
that he was at present delivered  out of
 his mouth1 he adds1 ,and the ,lord     
shall deliver me from  every evil work1 
and will preserve me unto his heavenly  
kingdom4  ,he shall and will4 ,here is a

 man at liberty1 here are no cumbersome 
fears4 ,but how came the apostle by this
 confidence of his well-being  and of   
his share in another world8 ,why1 he had
 committed the  keeping of his soul to  
,god1 compare #b ,timothy #a3ab with    
#d3ah4 ,for  to commit the keeping of   
the soul to ,god1 if it be done in faith
  and prayer1 it leaves1 or rather      
brings this holy boldness and           
confidence into the soul4    ,suppose a 
man in the country were necessitated to 
go to ,london1  and had a great charge  
of money to pay in there2 suppose1 also1
  that the way thither was become       
exceeding dangerous because of the      
highwaymen that continually abide       
therein1--what now must this  man do to 
go on his journey cheerfully8 ,why1 let 
him pay in his  money to such an one in 
the country as will be sure to return it
  for him at ,london safely4 ,why1 this 
is the case1 thou art bound for  heaven1
 but the way thither is dangerous4 ,it  
is beset everywhere  with evil angels1  

who would rob thee of thy soul1 ,what   
now8 ,why1  if thou wouldest go         
cheerfully on in thy dangerous journey1 
commit  thy treasure1 thy soul1 to ,god 
to keep2 and then thou mayest say1  with
 comfort1 ,well1 that care is over3 for 
whatever ,i meet with in  my way        
thither1 my soul is safe enough3 the    
thieves1 if they meet  me1 can not come 
at that2 ,i know to whom ,i have        
committed my soul1  and ,i am persuaded 
that he will keep that to my joy and    
everlasting  comfort against the great  
day4#ah    ,this1 therefore1 is one     
reason why we should1 that suffer for   
,christ1 commit the keeping of our souls
 to ,god2 because a doubt  about the    
well-being of that will be a clog1 a    
burden1 and an  affliction to our       
spirit3 yea1 the greatest of            
afflictions1 whilst  we are taking up   
our cross and bearing it after ,christ4 
,the joy of  the ,lord is our strength1 
and the fear of perishing is that which 
will be weakening to us in the way4     

#b4 ,we should commit the keeping of our
 souls to ,god1 because the  final      
conclusion that merciless men do        
sometimes make with the  servants of    
,god is all on a sudden4 ,they give no  
warning before  they strike4 ,we shall  
not need here to call you to mind about 
the  massacres that were in ,ireland1   
,paris1 ,piedmont1 and other places1    
where the godly1 in the night before    
they were well awake1 had1  some of     
them1 their heart blood running on the  
ground4 ,the savage  monsters crying    
out1 ,kill1 kill1 from one end of a     
street or a  place to the other4 ,this  
was sudden2 and he that had not         
committed  his soul to ,god to keep it  
was surely very hard put to it now2  but
 he that had done so was ready for such 
sudden work4 ,sometimes1  indeed1 the   
axe1 and halter1 or the faggot is shewed
 first2 but  sometimes1 again1 it is    
without that warning4 ,up1 said ,saul to
 ,doeg1  the ,edomite1 and slay the     
priests of the ,lord 7#a ,sam           

#bb3aa1ah1ai74  ,here was sudden work3  
fall on1 said ,saul1 and ,doeg fell upon
 them1  and slew on that day four score 
and five persons that did wear a  linen 
ephod4 ,nob1 also1 the city of the      
priests1 smote he with  the edge of the 
sword1 both men and women1 children and 
sucklings1  c4 ,here was but a word and 
a blow4 ,thinkest thou not1 who readest 
these lines1 that all of these who had  
before committed their soul  to ,god to 
keep were the fittest folk to die8      
,and immediately the king sent an       
executioner1 and commanded his  head to 
be brought 7,mark #f3bg74 ,the story is 
concerning ,herod  and ,john the        
,baptist3 ,herod's dancing girl had     
begged ,john the  ,baptist's head1 and  
nothing but his head must serve her     
turn2  well1 girl1 thou shalt have it4  
,have it8 ,ay1 but it will be long      
first4 ,no2 thou shalt have it now1 just
 now1 immediately4 ,and  immediately he 
sent an executioner1 and commanded his  
head to be  brought4    ,here is sudden 

work for sufferers2 here is no          
intimation beforehand4  ,the executioner
 comes to ,john2 now1 whether he was at 
dinner1 or  asleep1 or whatever he was  
about1 the bloody man bolts in upon     
him1 and the first word he salutes him  
with is1 ,sir1 strip1 lay  down your    
neck1 for ,i am come to take away your  
head4 ,but hold1  stay2 wherefore8 pray1
 let me commit my soul to ,god4 ,no1 ,i 
must not  stay2 ,i am in haste3 slap1   
says his sword1 and off falls the good  
man's head4 ,this is sudden work2 work  
that stays for no man2 work  that must  
be done by and by2 immediately1 or it is
 not worth a  rush4 ,i will1 said she1  
that thou give me1 by and by1 in a      
charger1  the head of ,john the         
,baptist4 ,yea1 she came in haste1 and  
hastily  the commandment went forth1 and
 immediately his head was brought4      
#c4 ,unless a man commits the keeping of
 his soul to ,god1 it is a  question    
whether he can hold out and stand his   
ground1 and wrestle  with all           

temptations4 ,this is the victory1--even
 our faith2 and  who is he that         
overcometh the world1 but he that       
believeth8 ,and  what encouragement has 
a man to suffer for ,christ1 whose heart
  cannot believe1 and whose soul he     
cannot commit to ,god to keep  it8 ,and 
our ,lord ,jesus intimates as much when 
he saith1 ,be thou  faithful unto death 
and ,i will give thee a crown of life4  
,wherefore  saith he thus8 but to       
encourage those that suffer for his     
truth  in the world1 to commit the      
keeping of their souls to him1 and  to  
believe that he hath taken the charge   
and care of them4 ,paul's  wisdom was1  
that he was ready to die before his     
enemies were ready  to kill him4 ,i am  
now ready1 saith he1 to be offered and  
the  time of my departure is at hand 7#b
 ,tim #d3f74    ,this is1 therefore1 a  
thing of high concern2 to wit1 the      
committing  of the soul to ,god to keep 
it4 ,it is1 ,i say1 of concern to do it 
now1 just now1 quickly1 whether thou art

 yet engaged or no2 for  it is a good   
preparatory to1 as well as profitable   
in1 a time of  persecution3 consider it1
 ,i say4 ,the apostle ,paul saith that  
he  and his companions were bold in     
their ,god1 to profess and stand  to the
 word of ,god 7#a ,thess #b3b74 ,but how
 could that be if they  had the         
salvation of their souls to seek1 and   
that to be sure  they would have had1   
had they not committed the keeping of   
their  souls to him in well-doing8      
,quest4 ,but what is committing of the  
soul to ,god8    ,answ4 ,i have1 in     
general1 briefly spoken to that already1
 and now1  for thy further help1 we will
 a little enlarge4 ,wherefore1    7#a47 
,to commit is to deliver up to custody  
to be kept4 ,hence  prisoners1 when sent
 to the jail1 are said to be committed  
thither4  ,thus ,paul1 haling men and   
women1 committing them to prison  7,acts
 #h3c74 ,and thus ,joseph's master      
committed all his prisoners  to him1 to 
his custody1 to be kept there according 

to the law 7,gen  #ci3bb74    7#b47 ,to 
commit1 is not only to deliver up to    
custody1 but to give  in charge2 that   
that which is committed be kept safe1   
and not suffered  to be lost 7,luke     
#af3aa74 ,thus ,paul was committed to   
prison1 the  jailor being charged to    
keep him safely 7,acts #af3bc74    7#c47
 ,to commit1 is to leave the whole      
disposal1 sometimes1 of that  which is  
committed to those to whom such thing is
 committed4 ,thus  were the shields of  
the temple committed to the guard 7#a   
,kings  #ad3bg7 ,and ,jeremiah to the   
hands of ,gedaliah 7,jer #ci3ad74       
,and thus thou must commit thy soul to  
,god and to his care and  keeping4 ,it  
must be delivered up to his care and put
 under his  custody4 ,thou mayest also1 
though ,i would speak modestly1 give    
him a charge to take the care of it4    
,concerning my sons and  concerning my  
daughters and concerning the work of my 
hands1 command  ye me 7,isa #de3aa74    
,thou must also leave all the concerns  

of thy  soul and of thy being an        
inheritor of the next world wholly to   
the care of ,god4 ,he that doth this in 
the way that ,god has bid him  is safe1 
though the sky should fall4 ,the poor   
committeth himself  unto thee1 thou art 
the helper of the fatherless 7,psa      
#aj3ad74    ,and for encouragement to do
 this1 the ,lord has bidden us1 the     
,lord has commanded us1 the ,lord       
expecteth that we should thus do4  ,yea1
 thou art also bidden to commit thy way 
unto him 7,psa #cg3e74  ,thy work unto  
him 7,prov #af3c74 ,thy cause unto him  
7,job #e3h74 ,thy  soul to him1 and he  
will take care of all4 ,and if we do    
this1 as  we should1 ,god will not only 
take care of us and of our souls in  the
 general1 but that our work and ways be 
so ordered that we may  not fail in     
either4 ,i have trusted1 said ,david1 in
 the ,lord1  therefore ,i shall not     
slide 7,psa #bf3a74    ,before ,i leave 
this1 ,i will speak something of the way
 in which  this commitment of the soul  

to ,god must be2 and that is1 in a way  
of well-doing4 ,let them commit the     
keeping of their souls to him  in       
well-doing2 or1 in a way of well-doing4 
,that is1 therefore1  the course that a 
godly man should be found in1 at1 in1   
and after  he hath committed his soul to
 ,god to keep4 ,and1 as the apostle     
says in another place1 this is but a    
reasonable service 7,rom  #ab3a74 ,for  
if ,god be so gracious as to take care  
of my soul at my  request1 why should   
not ,i also be so gracious as to be     
found in  a way of well-doing at his    
bidding8 ,take care1 master1 of me for  
meat and wages1 and ,i will take care1  
master1 that thy work shall  be         
faithfully done4 ,this is honest1 and   
thus should ,christians  say to ,god3   
and he that heartily1 in this1 shall    
mean as he saith1  shall find that      
,god's ways shall be strength unto him4 
,a ,christian is not to commit his soul 
unto ,god to keep1 and so to  grow      
remiss1 carnal1 negligent1 cold1 and    

worldly2 concluding as  if he had now   
bound ,god to save him1 but sets himself
 at liberty  whether he will longer     
serve him in trying and troublesome     
times  or no4 ,he must commit the       
keeping of his soul to him in           
well-doing4  ,he may not now relinquish 
,god's cause1 play the apostate1 cast   
off the cross1 and look for heaven      
notwithstanding4 ,he that doth  thus    
will find himself mistaken1 and be made 
to know at last that  ,god takes the    
care of no such souls4 ,if any man draws
 back1 saith  he1 my soul shall have no 
pleasure in him4 ,wherefore1 he that    
committeth the keeping of his soul to   
,god must do it in that way  which ,god 
has prescribed to him1 which is in a way
 of well-doing4  ,alas6 alas6 there is  
never such a word in it2 it must be done
 in  a way of well-doing4 ,you must     
think of this that would commit  your   
souls to ,god in suffering and          
troublesome times4 ,you must do  it in  
well-doing4    ,in well-doing1 that is1 

in persevering in ways of godliness1    
both with respect to morals and also    
instituted worship4 ,thou1  therefore1  
that wouldest have ,god take care of thy
 soul1 as thou  believest1 so thou must 
do well2 that is1 do good to the poor1  
to  thy neighbour1 to all men1          
especially to the household of faith4   
,benjamin must have a ,benjamin's mess2 
and all others1 as thou art  capable1   
must feel and find the fruit of thy     
godliness4 ,thou must  thus serve the   
,lord with much humility of mind1 though
 through  many difficulties and much    
temptation4    ,thou must also keep     
close to gospel worship1 public and     
private2  doing of those things that    
thou hast warrant for from the word1    
and leaving of that or those things for 
others that will stick  to them--that   
have no stamp of ,god upon them4 ,thou  
must be found  doing of all with all thy
 heart1 and if thou sufferest for so    
doing1 thou must bear it patiently4 ,for
 what ,peter saith to the  women he     

spake to1 may be applied to all         
believers1 whose daughters  ye are1     
saith he1 meaning ,sarah's1 as long as  
ye do well1 and  are not afraid with any
 amazement 7#a ,peter #c3f74    ,so     
then1 the man that has committed his    
soul to ,god to keep has  not at all    
disengaged himself from his duty1 or    
took himself off  from a perseverance in
 that good work that1 under a suffering 
condition1 he was bound to do before4   
,no2 his very committing of  his soul to
 ,god to keep it has laid an engagement 
upon him to abide  to ,god in that      
calling wherein he is called of ,god4   
,to commit my  soul to ,god1 supposes my
 sensibleness of hazard and danger2 but 
there is none no danger among men when  
the offence of the cross  is ceased4 ,to
 commit my soul to ,god to keep1        
concludes my resolution  to go on in    
that good way of ,god that is so        
dangerous to my soul1  if ,god taketh   
not the charge and care thereof4 ,for he
 that saith  in his heart1 ,i will now  

commit my soul to ,god1 if he knows what
  he says1 says thus3 ,i am for holding 
on in a way of bearing of  my cross     
after ,christ1 though ,i come to the    
same end for so doing  as he came to    
before me4 ,this is committing the soul 
to him in  well-doing4 ,look to         
yourselves1 therefore1 whoever you are  
that  talk of leaving your souls with   
,god1 but do live loose1 idle1  profane1
 and wicked lives4 ,god will not take   
care of such men's  souls2 they commit  
them not unto him as they should4 ,they 
do but  flatter him with their lips and 
lie unto him with their tongue1  and    
think to deceive the ,lord2 but to no   
purpose4 ,he that soweth  to the flesh  
shall of the flesh reap corruption4 ,it 
is he that  sows to the ,spirit that    
shall reap life everlasting 7,gal       
#f3g1h74    ,,second--,a ,,description  
,,of ,,the ,,persons ,,who ,,are        
,,directed ,,to ,,commit  ,,the         
,,keeping ,,of ,,their ,,souls ,,to     
,,god4    ,i shall now come to the      

second thing contained in the text1     
namely1  to give you a more distinct    
description of the men that are thus    
bid to commit the keeping of their souls
 to ,god4 ,and they are thus  described3
 they that suffer according to the will 
of ,god4 ,let  them that suffer         
according to the will of ,god commit the
 keeping  of their souls to him in      
well-doing1 as unto a faithful ,creator4
    ,two things are here to be inquired 
into4 ,,first1 ,what the apostle  here  
means by the will of ,god4 ,,second1    
,what suffering according  to the will  
of ,god is4    ,,first1 ,for the will of
 ,god1 it is divers ways taken in the   
scriptures2  as1 sometimes1 for         
electing1 justifying1 sanctifying acts  
of ,god2  sometimes for faith1 good     
life1 and sometimes for suffering for   
his name 7,rom #i2 ,eph #a3aa2 ,john    
#g3ag2 #a ,john #c3bc2 #a ,thess #d3c2  
,matt #g3ba74 ,but1 by will of ,god here
 we must1 ,first1 ,understand  ,,his    
,,law ,,and ,,testament4 ,second1 ,,his 

,,order ,,and ,,designment4    ,,the    
,,will ,,of ,,god ,,means ,,his ,,law   
,,and ,,testament4    ,first1 ,by his   
will ,i understand his law and          
testament4 ,this  is called the revealed
 will of ,god1 or that by which he has  
made  himself1 and how he will be       
worshiped1 known unto the children  of  
men4 ,now1 ,i1 understanding these words
 thus1 must1 before ,i go  further1 make
 this distinction1 to wit1 that there is
 a difference  to be put betwixt them   
that suffer for the breach and those    
that  suffer for keeping of this law and
 testament2 for though both of  them may
 suffer by the will of ,god1 yet they   
are not both concerned  in this text4 ,a
 malefactor that suffereth for his evil 
deeds the  due punishment thereof1      
suffereth1 as other texts declare1      
according  to the will of ,god4 ,but1 ,i
 say1 this text doth not concern itself 
with them2 for both this text and this  
epistle is writ for the  counsel and    
comfort of those that suffer for keeping

 the law and  testament of ,god2 that   
suffer for well-doing 7#a ,peter        
#c3ac1ad1ag2  #d3ac1ad74    ,the man    
then that is concerned in this advice is
 he that suffereth  from the hands of   
men for keeping of the word of ,god2 and
 this is  he that has licence1 leave1   
yea1 a command to commit the keeping  of
 his soul to ,god in well-doing1 as unto
 a faithful ,creator4 ,we  will a little
 enlarge upon this4    ,what it is to   
suffer according to the will of ,god1 or
 his law and  testament4    ,he that    
keepeth the word of ,god is such an one 
that has regard to  both the matter and 
manner thereof4 ,the matter is the      
truth1 the  doctrine contained therein2 
the manner is that comely1 godly1       
humble1 faithful way of doing it which  
becomes a man that has to  do with the  
law and testament of ,god2 and both     
these are contained  in the text4 ,for1 
first1 here is the will of ,god to be   
done2 and  then1 secondly1 to be done   
according to his will4 ,let them that   

suffer according to his will3 which     
words1 ,i say1 take in both  matter and 
manner of doing4 ,so then1 the man that 
here we have  to do with1 and to        
discourse of1 is a man that1 in the     
sense now  given1 suffereth4 ,that which
 makes a martyr1 is suffering for the   
word of ,god after a right manner2 and  
that is1 when he suffereth1  not only   
for righteousness1 but for              
righteousness' sake2 not only  for      
truth1 but of love to truth2 not only   
for ,god's word1 but  according to it1  
to wit1 in that holy1 humble1 meek      
manner as the  word of ,god requireth4  
,a man may give his body to be burned   
for  ,god's truth1 and yet be none of   
,god's martyrs 7#a ,cor #ac3a-c74 ,yea1 
a man may suffer with a great deal of   
patience1 and yet be none  of ,god's    
martyrs 7#a ,peter #b3bj74 ,the one1    
because he wanteth that  grace that     
should poise his heart1 and make him    
right in the manner  of doing2 the      
other1 because he wanteth that word of  

the ,holy ,one  that alone can make his 
cause good1 as to matter4 ,it is1       
therefore1  matter and manner that makes
 the martyr2 and it is this man that  is
 intended in the text which is aforesaid
 described4 ,so then1  they that suffer 
for the law and testament of ,god in    
that holy  and humble manner that the   
,word requires1 they are they that1 by  
this ,word of ,god1 are commanded to    
commit the keeping of their  souls to   
,god4    ,from this consideration1 two  
things present themselves to our  sight4
 #a4 ,that a man may be a ,christian1   
and suffer1 and yet not  suffer1 in the 
sense last given1 according to the will 
of ,god4 #b4  ,there have been1 and may 
yet be a people in the world that have1 
and may suffer in the sense of the      
apostle here1 according to the  will of 
,god4    #a4 ,a ,christian may suffer1  
but not in the sense of the apostle1    
according to the will of ,god4    ,a few
 words to the first of these1 namely1   
that a man may be  a ,christian1 and    

suffer1 and yet not suffer1 in the sense
 of the  apostle in the text1 according 
to the will of ,god4 ,he may be  a      
,christian and yet not suffer as a      
,christian4 ,he may want the  matter1   
or1 he may want the manner1 of suffering
 as a ,christian4    ,this is evident   
from what this apostle suggests in      
several places  of this epistle4 ,for1  
,saith he1 ,if ye be buffeted for your  
faults 7#a ,peter #b3bj74 ,this         
supposeth that a ,christian may so be2  
for he speaketh here to the  same       
people1 unto whom he speaketh in the    
text1 though he putteth  them not under 
the same circumstance1 as suffering for 
well-doing4  ,if ye be buffeted for your
 faults1 for what ,god's word calls     
faults1 what thank have you from ,god1  
or good men1 though you take  it        
patiently8    ,so again1 ,for it is     
better1 if the will of ,god be so1 that 
ye suffer  for well-doing1 than for     
evil-doing 7#a ,peter #c3ag74 ,here it  
is  plainly supposed that a ,christian  

man may suffer for evil-doing1 yea1     
that the will of ,god may be1 that he   
should suffer for evil-doing4  ,for     
,god1 if ,christians do not well1 will  
vindicate himself by  punishing of them 
for their doing ill4 ,yea1 and will not 
count  them worthy1 though they be his  
own1 to be put among the number  of     
those that suffer for doing well4       
,again1 ,but let none of you suffer as a
 murderer1 or as a thief1 or  as an     
evildoer1 or as a busybody in other     
men's matters 7#a ,peter  #d3ae74 ,these
 are cautions to ,christians to persuade
 them to take  heed to themselves1 their
 tongues and their actions1 that all  be
 kept within the bounds of the ,word4   
,for it would be a foolish  thing to    
say1 that these are cautions to persuade
 to take heed of  that1 into which it is
 not possible one should fall4 ,it is   
possible  for ,christians to suffer for 
evil-doing1 and therefore let           
,christians  beware2 it is possible for 
,christians to be brought to public     

justice for their faults1 and therefore 
let ,christians beware4 ,it  is possible
 for ,christians to suffer justly by the
 hand of the  magistrate1 and therefore 
let ,christians beware4 ,this also is   
insinuated in the text itself1 and      
therefore let ,christians beware4       
,the causes of this are many1 some of   
which ,i shall now briefly  touch upon4 
7#a47 ,sin is in the best of men3 and as
 long as it is so1 without  great       
watchfulness1 and humble walking with   
,god1 we may be exposed  to shame and   
suffering for it4 ,what sin is it that a
 child of ,god  is not liable to commit1
 excepting that which is the sin        
unpardonable8  ,nor have we a promise of
 being kept from any other sin1 but on  
condition that we do watch and pray     
7,matt #bf3da74    7#b47 ,it is possible
 for a ,christian to have an erroneous  
conscience  in some things1 yea1 in such
 things as1 if ,god by his grace        
prevents  not1 may bring us to public   
justice and shame4 ,abishai1 though a   

good man1 would have killed the king1   
and that of conscience to  ,god1 and    
love to his master 7#a ,sam #bf3g1h74   
,and had ,david delivered  him up to    
,saul for his attempt1 he had in all    
likelihood died as  a traitor4 ,peter   
drew his sword1 and would have fought   
therewith1  a thing for which he was    
blamed of his ,master1 and bid with a   
threatening1 to put it up again 7,matt  
#bf3eb74 ,besides1 oppression  makes a  
wise man mad2 and when a man is mad what
 evils will he not  do8 ,further1 ,the  
devil1 who is the great enemy of the    
,christians1  can send forth such       
spirits into the world as shall not only
 disturb  men1 but nations1 kings1 and  
kingdoms1 in raising divisions1         
distractions and rebellions4 ,and can so
 manage matters that  the looser sort of
 ,christians#ai may be also dipped and  
concerned  therein4 ,in ,absalom's      
conspiracy against his father1 there    
were  two hundred men called out of     
,jerusalem to follow him1 and they  went

 in their simplicity1 not knowing any   
thing 7#b ,sam #ae3aa74 ,i  thank ,god  
,i know of no such men1 nor thing3 but  
my judgment tells  me1 that if          
,christians may be drawn into           
fornication1 adultery1  murder1 theft1  
blasphemy or the like1 as they may2 why 
should it  be thought impossible for    
them to be drawn in here4 ,wherefore ,i 
say again1 watch and pray1 fear ,god1   
reverence his ,word1 approve  of his    
appointments1 that you may be delivered 
from every evil  work and way4 ,i said  
afore that the will of ,god may be1 that
 a  ,christian should suffer as an      
evil-doer2 but then it is because  he   
keepeth not within the bounds of that1  
which is also called  the will of ,god4 
,the will of ,god is1 that sin should be
 punished1  though committed by the     
,christians2 punished according to the  
quality of transgressions3 and therefore
 it is that he hath ordained            
magistrates4 ,magistrates1 to punish    
sin1 though it be the sin of            

,christians4 ,they are the ministers of 
,god1 revengers1 to execute  wrath1 the 
wrath of ,god upon them that do evil    
7,rom #ac74 ,wherefore1  though the     
,christian as a ,christian is the only  
man at liberty1  as called thereunto of 
,god2 yet his liberty is limited to     
things  that are good3 he is not        
licensed thereby to indulge the flesh4  
,holiness and liberty are joined        
together1 yea our call to liberty1  is a
 call to holiness4#bj ,seek1 and you    
shall find1 that a quiet  and peaceable 
life1 in our respective places1 under   
the government1  is that which we should
 pray for1 to wit1 that we may without  
molestation1 if it were the will of     
,god1 spend our days in all  godliness  
and honesty among our neighbours4 ,see  
#a ,timothy #b3a-h2  #a ,peter #b3ac-ag4
    ,first4 ,caution to ,christians as  
,christians4--,i would improve  this a  
little1 and first1 to ,christians as    
,christians3 beware the  cautions1 that 
are here presented to you1 be not       

neglected by  you4 ,the evils are       
burning hot1 as hot as a red hot iron4  
,it is  the greatest blemish that can be
 to a ,christian1 to suffer as an       
evil-doer4 ,to say nothing of the       
reproach that such do bring to  the name
 of ,christ1 their ,lord2 to his law1   
their rule2 and to  the ,christian      
profession1 which should be their glory3
 the guilt  and shame that evil actions 
will load the conscience with at such  a
 time1 can hardly be stood under4 ,the  
man that suffereth as an  evil-doer1 and
 yet weareth the name of a ,christian1  
what stumbling  blocks doth he lay in   
the way of the ignorant in a kingdom8   
,the  devil told them before1 that a    
,christian was a mischievous man2 and   
to suffer for evil-doing1 confirms them 
in that belief4 ,consider  also the     
difficulties that surely such must meet 
with in the last  minutes of their life4
 ,for can it be imagined but that such  
an one  must have combats and conflicts 
at the last1 who carry in their         

consciences the guilt and condemnation  
that is due to their deeds1  to the     
place which magistrates have appointed  
for them to receive  the reward of their
 works at4 ,such an one bereaves not    
only his  own soul of peace1 and his    
name of credit1 but himself of life1    
his friends of all cause of rejoicing1  
and casteth reproach upon  religion1 as 
he is stepping out of the world4 ,what  
shall ,i say1  ,christians as           
,christians have other things to do than
 to concern  themselves in evil things1 
or to meddle in other men's matters4    
,let us mind our own business1 and leave
 the magistrate to his  work1 office and
 calling among men also4    ,i speak now
 to them that are not by the king called
 to that employ4  ,a ,christian as such 
has enough to do at home1 in his heart1 
in  his house1 in his shop1 and the     
like4 ,but if thou must needs be        
meddling1 consider what place1 office1  
calling or relation1 ,god  has put thee 
in1 and busy thyself by the rule of the 

,word to a  conscientious performance of
 that4 ,nor shalt thou want dignity1    
though thou art but a private           
,christian4 ,every ,christian man is    
made a king by ,christ 7,rev #e3aj74    
,but then1 his dominion as such1  doth  
reach no further than to himself4 ,he   
has not dominion over  another's faith  
7#b ,cor #a3bd74 ,his office is to      
govern1 and bridle1  and keep under1    
himself2 to watch over himself1 and to  
bring his  body into subjection to the  
will of ,god4 ,the weapons that he has  
for this purpose are not carnal1 but    
spiritual1 and mighty through  ,god4    
,let him govern then1 if he will be a   
governor1 his whole man  by the ,word4  
,let him bring down1 if he must be      
bringing down1 his  own high            
imaginations1 and every high thing that 
exalts itself  against the knowledge of 
,god4 ,if he must be a warrior1 let him 
levy war against his own unruly         
passions1 and let him fight against     
those lusts that war against his soul#ba

 7#b ,cor #aj3c-e2 ,gal #e3ag2  ,james  
#c3c-h2 #a ,peter #b3aa74    ,i say     
therefore1 if thou wilt needs be a      
ruler1 thou hast a tongue1  rule that2  
lusts1 rule them2 affections1 govern    
them2 yea1 thou hast  excellent graces1 
manage them1 cherish1 strengthen and    
replenish  them according to the mind of
 that great one who has bestowed such   
power to rule1 upon thee4 ,mortify      
therefore your members which are  upon  
the earth2 fornication1 uncleanness1    
inordinate affection1  evil             
concupiscence1 and covetousness1 which  
is idolatry 7,col #c3e74  ,nor do ,i    
think that murmuring1 shrinking1        
wincing1 complaining1  and the like1    
when men1 governors1 lay a yoke upon our
 necks1  flow from any thing else1 but  
love to our flesh1 and distrust of  the 
faithfulness of ,god to manage men1     
things1 and actions for  his church4    
,the powers that be are ordered as well 
as ordained of  ,god4 ,they are also    
always in ,god's hand1 as his rod or    

staff for  the good and benefit of his  
people4 ,wherefore we ought with all    
meekness and humbleness of mind to      
accept of what our ,god by them  shall  
please to lay upon us 7#a ,peter #e3f74 
,by what ,i now say1 ,i do  not forbid  
groaning and crying to ,god under       
affliction4 ,i speak  against striving  
to deliver ourselves from the           
affliction4 ,and  since men are1 as ,i  
said1 the rod1 staff or sword in ,god's 
hand1  we should apply ourselves unto   
him in faith in a way of prayer1        
intercession1 supplication and giving of
 thanks for governors4 ,for  since they 
are sent of ,god1 they must needs come  
with some good in  their hand for us1   
also our prayers may make them more     
profitable  to us4 ,and this we ought to
 do without wrath and doubting2 for     
this is that which is good1 and         
acceptable unto ,god 7#a ,tim #b74      
,besides1 it is a sign that we forget   
ourselves when we complain for  the     
punishment of our sins4 ,if we look into

 ourselves1 and ways1  we shall see     
cause of more heavy stripes than yet    
,god by men has  laid upon us4 ,what sin
 has yet been suppressed by all that has
  happened to us3 if pride1             
covetousness1 looseness1 treacherous    
dealing1 schisms1 and other things1     
redressed by all the affliction  that we
 have had8 ,yea1 do we not grow worse   
and worse8 ,wherefore  then should we   
complain8 ,where is repentance1         
reformation1 and  amendment of life     
amongst us8 ,why1 then1 do we shrink and
 winch4  ,for my part1 ,i have ofttimes 
stood amazed both at the mercy of  ,god1
 and the favour of the ,prince towards  
us2 and can give thanks  to ,god for    
both3 and do make it my prayer to ,god  
for the king1 and  that ,god will help  
me with meekness and patience to bear   
whatever  shall befall me for my        
professed subjection to ,christ1 by men4
    ,we are bid1 as ,i said afore1 to   
give thanks to ,god for all men1  for   
kings1 and for all that are in          

authority4 ,because1 as ,i said1  there 
is no man with whom we have to do1 we   
doing as we should1  but he bringeth    
some good thing to us1 or doth some good
 thing for  us4 ,we will now descend    
from them that are supreme in authority1
  and will come to inferior men3 and    
suppose some of them to act  beyond     
measure1 cruelly4 ,what8 ,can no good   
thing come to us out  of this8 ,do not  
even such things as are most bitter to  
the flesh1  tend to awaken ,christians  
to faith and prayer1 to a sight of the  
emptiness of this world1 and the        
fadingness of the best it yields8  ,doth
 not ,god by these things ofttimes call 
our sins to remembrance1  and provoke us
 to amendment of life8 how then can we  
be offended  at things by which we reap 
so much good1 and at things that ,god   
makes so profitable for us8 ,doth not   
,god1 ofttimes1 even take  occasions by 
the hardest of things that come upon us1
 to visit our  souls with the comforts  
of his ,spirit1 to lead us into the     

glory  of his word1 and to cause us to  
savour that love that he has had  for   
us1 even from before the world began1   
till now4 ,a nest of bees  and honey did
 ,samson find1 even in the belly of that
 lion that  roared upon him4 ,and is all
 this no good8 or can we be without     
such holy appointments of ,god8 ,let    
these things be considered by  us1 and  
let us learn like ,christians to kiss   
the rod1 and love  it4    ,i have       
thought1 again1 my brethren1 since it is
 required of us  that we give thanks to 
,god for all these men1 it follows that 
we  do with quietness submit ourselves  
under what ,god shall do to us  by them4
 ,for it seems a paradox to me1 to give 
thanks to ,god for  them1 that yet ,i am
 not willing should abide in that place 
that  ,god has set them in for me4 ,i   
will then love them1 bless them1  pray  
for them1 and do them good4 ,i speak now
 of the men that hurt  me as was hinted 
afore4 ,and ,i will do thus1 because it 
is good  so to do1 because they do me   

good by hurting of me1 because ,i  am   
called to inherit a blessing1 and       
because ,i would be like my  heavenly   
,father4 ,therefore if mine enemy       
hunger1 let me feed him2  if he thirst1 
let me give him drink #bb 7,matt        
#e3dc-dh2 #a ,peter #c3i2  ,rom         
#ab3ag-bj74 7#a47 ,we must see good in  
that1 in which other men  can see none4 
7#b47 ,we must pass by those injuries   
that other men  would revenge4 7#c47 ,we
 must shew we have grace1 and that we   
are  made to bear what other men are not
 acquainted with4 7#d47 ,many of  our   
graces are kept alive by those very     
things that are the death  of other     
men's souls4    ,where can the          
excellency of our patience1 of our      
meekness1 of our  long-suffering1 of our
 love1 and of our faith appear1 if it be
  not under trials1 and in those things 
that run cross to our flesh8  ,the      
devil1 they say1 is good when he is     
pleased4 ,but ,christ and  his saints1  
when displeased4#bc    ,let us therefore

 covet to imitate ,christ and the       
scripture saints4  ,let us shew out of a
 good conversation1 our works with      
meekness  of wisdom4 ,let us take heed  
of admitting the least thought in our   
minds of evil1 against ,god1 the king1  
or them that are under him  in employ1  
because1 the cup1 the king1 all men1 and
 things are  in the hand of ,god 7,psa  
#ge3h2 ,prov #h3ae2 #ba3a2 ,lam #c3cg74 
,and he  can make them better to us1    
than if they were as our flesh desireth 
they should4    ,i have often thought   
that the best ,christians are found in  
the  worst of times3 and ,i have thought
 again1 that one reason why we  are no  
better1 is because ,god purges us no    
more 7,john #ae74 ,i know  these things 
are against the grain of the flesh1 but 
they are not  against the graces of the 
,spirit4 ,noah and ,lot1 who so holy as 
they1 in the day of their affliction8   
,noah and ,lot1 who so idle  as they in 
the day of their prosperity8 ,i might   
have put in ,david  too1 who1 while he  

was afflicted1 had ways of serving ,god 
that were  special2 but when he was more
 enlarged1 he had ways that were not  so
 good4 ,wherefore the first ways of     
,david are the ways that ,god  has      
commended3 but the rest of his ways1    
such as had not pre-eminence  7#b ,chron
 #ag3c74    ,we have need of all1 and of
 more than all that has yet befallen    
us3 and are to thank ,god1 since his    
word and patience have done no  more    
good to us1 that he hath appointed men  
to make us better4#bd  ,wherefore for a 
conclusion1 as we are to receive with   
meekness the  engrafted word of ,god1 so
 also we are with patience to bear what 
,god1 by man1 shall lay upon us4 ,o that
 saying of ,god to them of old1  ,why   
criest thou for thine affliction8 thy   
sorrow is incurable for  the multitude  
of thine iniquity3 because thy sins were
 increased1  ,i have done these things  
unto thee 7,jer #cj3ae74 ,we have need  
to consider of1 and to sit still and be 
quiet1 and reverence the  ordinance of  

,god3 ,i mean affliction4 ,and until we 
can in truth  get hither in our spirits1
 ,i neither look to find very right     
,christianity amongst us1 nor much of   
,god among professors4 ,when ,i  think  
of ,mordecai1 and ,daniel1 yea1 and of  
,david too1 and of the  behaviour of    
them all with respect to the powers that
 they were  under1 ,i cannot but think  
that a sweet1 meek1 quiet1 loving1 godly
  submission unto men for the ,lord's   
sake1 is an excellent token of  the     
grace of ,god in us4 ,but1    ,second   
,caution to ,weak ,christians4--,as ,i  
cannot but condemn  the actions of such 
,christians as have been touched before1
 so ,i  would caution weak ,christians  
not to be offended with true religion   
for the miscarriages of their fellows4  
,there are two things that  are very apt
 to be an occasion of offence to the    
weak3 one is1  when the cross attends   
religion2 the other is1 when others that
  profess religion do suffer for        
evil-doing4 ,to both these ,i would  say

 this3--    #a4 ,though the cross1      
indeed1 is grievous to the flesh1 yet we
  should with grace bear up under it1   
and not be offended at it4    #b4 ,and  
as to the second1 though we should and  
ought to be offended  with such         
miscarriage2 yet not with religion1     
because of such  miscarriage4 ,some1    
indeed1 when they see these things1 take
 offence  against religion itself2 yea1 
perhaps1 are glad of the occasion1  and 
so fall out with ,jesus ,christ1 saying 
to him1 because of the  evils that      
attend his ways1 as the ten tribes said 
to ,rehoboam1 the  son of ,solomon the  
king1 ,what portion have we in ,david8  
neither  have we inheritance in the son 
of ,jesse2 to your tents1 ,o ,israel3   
now see to thine own house1 ,david1 7#a 
,kings #ab3af72 and so go  quite away   
from him1 and cleave no more unto him1  
to his people1  or to his ways3 but this
 is bad4 ,shun1 therefore1 the evil ways
  of ,christians1 but cleave to the way 
that is ,christian3 cast away  that bad 

spirit that thou seest in any1 but hold 
fast to thy ,head  and ,lord4 ,whither  
canst thou go8 the ,lord ,jesus has the 
words  of eternal life 7,john #f3fh74   
,whither wilt thou go8 there is  not    
salvation in any other 7,acts #d3ab74   
,take heed1 therefore1 of  picking a    
quarrel with ,jesus ,christ1 and with   
his ways1 because  of the evil-doings of
 some of his followers4 ,judas sold him1
 ,peter  denied him1 and many of his    
disciples went back and did walk no     
more with him2 but neither himself nor  
his ways were the worse  for that4      
,beware1 therefore1 that thou truly     
distinguish between  the good ways of   
,jesus ,christ and the evil ways of them
 that  profess him2 and take not an     
occasion to throw away thy own soul     
down the throat of hell1 because others 
have vilely cast away  their lives by   
transgressing of the law of ,god4 ,nay1 
let other  men's faults make thee more  
wary2 let other men's falls make thee   
look better to thy goings3 shun the rock

 that he that went before  thee did     
split his ship against2 and cry to ,god 
to lead thee in  a path that is plain   
and good1 because of thy observers4     
,further1 ,let not opposite ,christians 
rejoice when they see that  evil hath   
taken their brother by the heel4 ,hate  
the garment1 the  thing that is bad1 and
 by which the name1 and fame1 and life  
of  thy brother is so vilely cast away1 
thou shouldest2 and take good  heed lest
 it also touch thee1 but yet thou       
shouldest pity thy  brother1 mourn for  
his hard hap1 and grieve that a thing so
 much  unbecoming ,christianity should  
be suffered to show the least part  of  
itself among any of those that profess  
the gospel4    ,directions for the      
shunning of suffering for evil-doing1   
are they  that come next to hand4       
,direction #a4 ,therefore1 wouldest thou
 not suffer as an evil-doer1  then take 
heed of committing of evil4 ,evil       
courses bring to evil  ends2 shun all   
appearance of evil1 and ever follow that

 which is  good4 ,and if ye be followers
 of that which is good1 who will harm   
you 7#a ,peter #c3ac78 ,or if there     
should be such enemies to goodness  in  
the world as to cause thee for that to  
suffer1 thou needest  not be ashamed of 
thy suffering for well-doing1 nor can   
there be  a good man1 but he will dare  
to own and stand by thee in it4 ,yea1   
thy sufferings for that will make thee  
happy1 so that thou canst  by no means  
be a loser thereby4    ,direction #b4   
,wouldest thou not suffer for           
evil-doing1 then take heed  of the      
occasions of evil4 ,take heed of        
tempting company4 ,beware  of men1 for  
they will deliver thee up4 ,there have  
been men in  the world that have sought 
to make themselves out of the ruins of  
other men4 ,this did ,judas1 and some of
 the ,pharisees 7,matt #aj3ag2  ,luke   
#bj3ai1bj74 ,take heed to thy mouth3 ,a 
fool's mouth calleth  for strokes1--and 
his lips are the snare of his soul      
7,prov #ah3g74  ,take heed of indulging1

 and hearkening to the ease of the      
flesh1  and of carnal reasonings1 for   
that will put thee upon wicked  things4 
,direction #c4 ,wouldest thou not suffer
 as an evil-doer1 then take  heed of    
hearing of any thing spoken that is not 
according to sound  doctrine3 thou must 
withdraw thyself from such in whom thou 
perceivest  not the words of knowledge4 
,let not talk against governors1 against
  powers1 against men in authority be   
admitted2 keep thee far from  an evil   
matter4 ,my son1 says ,solomon1 fear    
thou the ,lord1 and the  ,king1 and     
meddle not with those that are given to 
change4    ,direction #d4 ,wouldest thou
 not suffer as an evil-doer1 addict not 
thyself to play with evil1 #be to joke  
and jest1 and mock at men  in place and 
power4 ,gaal mocked at ,abimelech1 and  
said1 ,who is  ,abimelech that we should
 serve him8 ,but he paid for his        
disdainful  language at last 7,judg #i74
 ,i have heard of an innkeeper here in  
,england1 whose sign was the crown1 and 

he was a merry man4 ,now he  had a boy1 
of whom he used to say1 when he was     
jovial among his  guests1 ,this boy is  
heir to the crown1 or this boy shall be 
heir  to the crown2 and if ,i mistake   
not the story1 for these words he  lost 
his life4#bf ,it is bad jesting with    
great things1 with things  that are     
,god's ordinance1 as kings and governors
 are4 ,yea1 let them  rather have that  
fear1 that honour1 that reverence1 that 
worship1  that is due to their place1   
their office1 and dignity4 ,how ,paul   
gave honour and respect unto those that 
were but deputy-kings and  heathen      
magistrates1 will greatly appear1 if you
 do but read his  trials before them in 
the book called1 ,the ,acts of the      
,apostles4  ,and what a charge both he  
and ,peter have left behind them to the 
churches to do so too1 may be found to  
conviction1 if we read  their epistles4 
,direction #e4 ,wouldest thou not suffer
 for evil-doing1 then take  heed of     
being offended with magistrates1 because

 by their state  acts they may cross thy
 inclinations4 ,it is given to them to  
bear  the sword1 and a command is to    
thee1 if thy heart cannot acquiesce     
with all things with meekness and       
patience1 to suffer4 ,discontent  in the
 mind sometimes puts discontent into the
 mouth2 and discontent  in the mouth    
doth sometimes also put a halter about  
the neck4 ,for  as a man1 by speaking a 
word in jest may for that be hanged in  
earnest2 so he that speaks in discontent
 may die for it in sober  sadness4      
,adonijah's discontent put him upon     
doing that which cost  him his life 7#a 
,kings #b3ac1bc74 ,great peace have they
 that love  thy law1 and nothing shall  
offend them2 for they are subjected to  
the will and foot of ,god4    ,direction
 #f4 ,but1 above all1 get thy conscience
 possessed yet more  with this1 that the
 magistrate is ,god's ordinance1 and is 
ordered  of ,god as such3 that he is the
 minister of ,god to thee for good1  and
 that it is thy duty to fear him1 and   

pray for him1 to give  thanks to ,god   
for him1 and to be subject to him as    
both ,paul and  ,peter admonish us2 and 
that not only for wrath1 but for        
conscience  sake 7,rom #ac3e74 ,for all 
other arguments come short of binding   
the soul1 where this argument is        
wanting2 until we believe that  of ,god 
we are bound thereto4 ,i speak not these
 things1 as knowing  any that are       
disaffected to the government2 for ,i   
love to be  alone1 if not with godly    
men1 in things that are convenient4 ,but
  because ,i appear thus in public1 and 
know not into whose hands  these lines  
may come1 therefore thus ,i write4 ,i   
speak it also to  show my loyalty to the
 king1 and my love to my                
fellow-subjects2  and my desire that all
 ,christians should walk in ways of     
peach  and truth4    #b4 ,that          
,christians may1 and have1 suffered     
according to the will  of ,god4    ,i   
come now to the second thing propounded 
to be spoken to1 as to  suffering1 which

 is this4--,that there have been1 and   
yet may be1  a people in the world that 
have1 and may1 suffer in the sense of   
the apostle here1 according to the will 
of ,god1 or for righteousness'  sake4   
,that there have been such a people in  
the world1 ,i think nobody  will deny1  
because many of the prophets1 ,christ1  
and his apostles1  thus suffered4       
,besides1 since the ,scriptures were    
written1 all  nations can witness to    
this1 whose histories tell at large of  
the patience and goodness of the        
sufferers1 and of the cruelty of  those 
that did destroy them4 ,and that the    
thing will yet happen1  or come to pass 
again1 both ,scripture and reason       
affirm4    ,first1 ,scripture4 ,the text
 tells us1 ,that ,god hath put enmity   
betwixt the woman and her seed1 and the 
serpent and his seed 7,gen  #c3ae74     
,this enmity put1 is so fixed that none 
can remove it so1  but that it still    
will remain in the world4 ,these two    
seeds have  always had1 and will have1  

that which is essentially opposite  to  
one another1 and they are the spirit of 
truth and the spirit  of error 7#a ,john
 #d3f71 sin and righteousness 7#c3g1h71 
light and  darkness 7#a ,thess #e3e74   
,hence an unjust man is an abomination  
to the just2 and he that is upright in  
the way is abomination to  the wicked   
7,prov #bi3bg74 ,so that unless you     
could sanctify and  regenerate all men1 
or cause that no more wicked men should 
any  where be in power for ever1 you    
cannot prevent but that sometimes  still
 there must be sufferers for            
righteousness' sake4 ,yea1 and  all that
 will live godly in ,christ ,jesus shall
 suffer persecution  7#b ,tim #c3ab74   
,second1 ,to prove this by reason is    
easy4 ,the devil is not yet shut  up in 
the bottomless pit--,antichrist is yet  
alive4 ,the government  in all kingdoms 
is not yet managed with such light1 and 
goodness  of mind1 as to let the saints 
serve ,god1 as he has said1 whatever  it
 is in some4 ,and until then there will 

be in some places1 though  for my part  
,i cannot predict where1 a people that  
will yet suffer  for well-doing1 or for 
righteousness' sake4    ,in order to a  
right handling of this matter1 ,i shall 
divide this  head into these two        
parts--,a4 ,show you what it is to      
suffer for  well-doing1 or for          
righteousness4 ,b4 ,show you what it is 
to suffer  for righteousness' sake4 ,i  
put this distinction1 because ,i find   
that it is one thing to suffer for      
righteousness1 and another to  suffer   
for righteousness' sake4    ,a4 ,what it
 is to suffer for righteousness4    ,to 
begin with the first1 namely1 to show   
you what it is to suffer  for           
righteousness4 ,now that may be done    
either passively or actively4    #a4    
,passively1 as when any suffer for      
righteousness without their own  will1  
or consent thereto4 ,thus1 the little   
children at ,bethlehem  suffered by the 
hands of bloody ,herod1 when they died  
for1 or  in the room and stead of1      

,jesus ,christ 7,matt #b3af74 ,every one
 of  those children died for            
righteousness1 if ,christ is            
righteousness2  for they died upon his  
account1 as being supposed to be he     
himself4  ,thus also the children of    
,israel's little ones1 that were        
murdered  with their parents1 or        
otherwise1 because of the religion of   
them  that begat and bare them1 died for
 righteousness4 ,the same may  be said  
concerning those of them that suffered  
in the land of the  ,chaldeans upon the 
same account4 ,i might here also bring  
in those  poor infants that in ,ireland1
 ,piedmont1 ,paris1 and other places1   
have had their throats cut1 and their   
brains dashed out against  the walls1   
for none other cause but for the        
religion of their  fathers4 ,many1 many 
have suffered for righteousness after   
this  manner4 ,their will1 nor consent1 
has been in the suffering1 yet  they    
have suffered for religion1 for         
righteousness4 ,and as this  hath been1 

so it may be again2 for if men may yet  
suffer for  righteousness1 even so1 for 
ought ,i know1 even in this sense1 may  
their children also4    ,now1 although  
this is not the chief matter of my text1
 yet a few  words here may do no harm4  
,the children that thus suffer1 though  
their own will and consent be not in    
what they undergo1 may yet1  for all    
that1 be accepted as an offering unto   
the ,lord4 ,their  cause is good2 it is 
for religion and righteousness4 ,their  
hearts  do not recoil against the cause 
for which they suffer2 and although     
they are children1 ,god can deal with   
them as with ,john the ,baptist1  cause 
them in a moment to leap for joy of     
,christ2 or else can save  them by his  
grace1 as he saveth other his elect     
infants1 and thus  comprehend them1     
though they cannot apprehend him2 yea1  
why may  they not only be saved1 but in 
some sense be called martyrs of  ,jesus 
,christ1 and those that have suffered   
for ,god's cause in the  world8 ,god    

comforted ,rachel concerning her        
children that ,herod  murdered in the   
stead1 and upon the account of          
,christ4#bg    ,he bids her refrain     
herself from tears1 by this promise1    
that her  children should come again    
from the land of the enemy1 from death4 
,and again1 said he1 ,thy children shall
 come again to their own  border2 which 
,i think1 if it be meant in a gospel    
sense1 must be  to the heavenly         
inheritance4 ,compare ,jeremiah         
#ca3ae-ag with ,matthew  #b3ah4bh       
,and methinks this should be mentioned1 
not only for her and their  sakes1 but  
to comfort all those that either have   
had1 or yet may  have1 their children   
thus suffer for righteousness4 ,none of 
these  things1 as shall be further      
showed anon1 happen without the         
determinate  counsel of ,god4 ,he has   
ordered the sufferings of little        
children  as well as that of persons    
more in years4 ,and it is easy to think 
that ,god can as well foresee which of  

his elect shall suffer by  violent hands
 in their infancy1 as which of them     
shall then die  a natural death4 ,he has
 saints small in age as well as in      
esteem  or otherwise and sometimes the  
least member of the body suffereth      
violence1 as well as the head or other  
chief parts4 ,and although  ,i desire   
not to see these days again1 yet        
methinks it will please  me to see those
 little ones that thus have already     
suffered for  ,jesus1 to stand in their 
white robes with the elders of their    
people1 before the throne1 to sing unto 
the ,lamb4    #b4 ,actively4 ,but to    
pass this1 and to come to that which is 
more  directly intended to be spoken to1
 namely1 to show you who doth  actively 
suffer for righteousness4 ,and1    7#a47
 ,it is he that chooseth by his own will
 and consent to suffer  for it4 ,all    
suffering that can be called active     
suffering1 must  be by the consent of   
the will2 and that is done when a man   
shall  have sin and suffering set before

 him1 and shall choose suffering  rather
 than sin4 ,he chose rather to suffer   
affliction with the  people of ,god1    
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a
 season  7,heb #aa3be74 ,and again1     
,they did not accept of deliverance1    
that  is1 of base and unworthy terms1   
that they might obtain a better         
resurrection 7verse #ce74    ,indeed1 no
 man can force a ,christian to suffer as
 a ,christian1  without his own consent4
 ,all ,christians are sufferers of will 
and  consent4 ,hence it is said1 they   
must take up their cross1 by which      
taking up1 an act of their will is      
intended 7,matt #aj3ch2 #af3bd74  ,so   
again1 ,take my yoke upon you1 which    
also intends an act of  the will        
7#aa3bi74 ,this1 therefore1 is the first
 thing that ,i would  present you with4 
,not that an act of the will is enough  
to declare  a man a sufferer for        
righteousness1 it standing alone2 for a 
man1  through the strength of delusion1 
and the power of an erroneous           

conscience1 may be willing to suffer for
 the grossest opinions  in the world4   
,but ,i bring it to show that actual    
suffering for  righteousness must also  
be by the consent of the will--the mind 
of the man must be in it4    7#b47 ,he  
that suffereth for righteousness thus1  
must also have a  good cause4 ,a good   
cause is that which is essential to     
suffering  for righteousness4 ,a good   
cause1 what is that8 ,why1 verily1 it is
  the truth of ,god1 either in the whole
 of it1 as contained in the  ,scriptures
 of truth1 or in the parts of it1 as set
 before me to  believe1 or do1 by any   
part of that holy ,word4 ,this may be   
called  the matter for which one        
suffereth2 or1 as it is called in       
another  place1 the word of             
righteousness 7,heb #e3ac74 ,it may also
 be  called the form of sound doctrine1 
or the like4 ,because without  this     
,word1 the matter and nature of ,god's  
truths cannot be known4  ,pilate's      
question1 ,what is truth8 will still    

abide a question1  to those that have   
not1 or regard not the ,word1 the rule  
of  righteousness 7,john #ah3ch74 ,see  
then that thy cause be good1 thou  that 
wouldest know what it is to suffer for  
righteousness2 step  not an hair's      
breadth without the bounds of the ,word 
of truth2  also take heed of            
misunderstanding1 or of wringing out of 
its  place1 any thing that is there4    
,let the words of the upright stand     
upright1 warp them not1 to the end they 
may comply in show with  any crooked    
notion4 ,and to prevent this1 take these
 three words  as a guide1 in this matter
 to thee4 ,they show men their sins1 and
  how to close with a ,saviour2 they    
enjoin men to be holy and humble2  they 
command men to submit themselves to     
authority4 ,and whatever  is cross to   
these1 comes from ignorance of1 or from 
wresting1 the  rule of righteousness out
 of its place4    ,but more             
particularly1 the word of               
righteousness--thy cause1  within the   

bounds of which thou must keep1 if thou 
wilt suffer for  righteousness1 is to be
 divided into two parts4 7#a47 ,it      
containeth  a revelation of moral       
righteousness4 7#b47 ,it containeth a   
revelation  of evangelical              
righteousness4 ,as for moral            
righteousness1 men  seldom suffer2 only1
 for that4 ,because that is the         
righteousness  of the world1 and that1  
simply as such1 that sets itself up in  
every man's conscience1 and has a       
testimony for itself1 even in  the light
 of nature4 ,besides1 there is nothing  
that maketh head  against that2 but that
 which every man is ashamed1 by words to
  plead for1 and that is immorality4    
,and this is that which ,peter  intends 
when he saith1 ,and if ye be followers  
of that which is  good1 who will harm   
you8 7#a ,peter #c3ac74 ,if ye be       
followers of  moral goodness4 ,but if it
 should so happen1 for the case is rare1
  that any man should make you sufferers
 because you love ,god1 and  do good to 

your neighbour1 happy are ye4 ,though ,i
 do not think  that the apostle's       
conclusion terminates there4 ,but more  
of these  things anon4    ,for let a man
 be a good neighbour in morals2 let him 
feed the hungry1  clothe the naked1 give
 freely out of his purse to the poor1   
and  do that which he would another     
should do to him2 and stop there1  and  
not meddle with the name of ,christ1 and
 he shall have but few  enemies in the  
world4 ,for it is not the law1 but      
,christ1 that is  the stumbling-block1  
and the rock of offence to men 7,isa    
#h3ad1ae2  ,rom #i3ca-cc74              
,wherefore1 there is in ,god's ,word a  
revelation of another  righteousness--a 
righteousness which is not so visible   
to1 yea1  and that suiteth not so with1 
the reason of man as that moral         
righteousness doth4 ,wherefore this     
righteousness makes men righteous  in   
principle1 and practise so1 as is       
foreign to natural men4 ,hence  it is   
said to be foolishness to them 7#a ,cor 

#b3ad74 ,and again1  ,its praise is not 
of men 7,rom #b3bi74 ,this righteousness
 is also  revealed in the ,scriptures1  
but the blind cannot see it4 ,it is  the
 work of the ,holy ,ghost in the heart1 
and is therefore called  the fruits of  
the ,spirit2 and the grace1 which in the
 head and  fullness of it1 is only to be
 found in ,christ 7,john #a3af2 ,col    
#a3ai2 #a ,tim #a3ad74 ,this            
righteousness being planted in the      
heart1  leads a man out by the ,word of 
,god1 to seek for another righteousness1
  as invisible to1 and foreign from1 the
 natural man1 as this4 ,and  that       
righteousness is that which properly is 
the righteousness of  ,jesus ,christ--a 
righteousness that standeth in his      
obedience to  his ,father's law1 as he  
was considered a common or public       
person--a  righteousness which he       
brought into the world1 not for himself1
  as considered in a private capacity1  
but for those that shall by  faith      
venture themselves upon him1 to obtain  

by him life eternal  7,rom #e3ai2 ,phil 
#c3g-aj74    ,again1 ,this closing by   
faith1 with this righteousness thus     
found  in ,christ1 and being taken      
therewith1 leads me yet to another      
righteousness1 which is instituted      
worship1 appointed by ,christ1  for all 
his followers to be conversant in2 this 
worship is grounded  on positive        
precepts1 and so on words of            
righteousness1 called  ,christ's words1 
,christ's sayings1 c4    ,now1 upon this
 bottom begins the difference betwixt   
the men of ,god  and the world4 ,for1   
first1 by this inward principle of      
righteousness  we come to see1 and say1 
that men by nature are not ,christians1 
what  privileges soever they may account
 themselves partakers thereof4  ,but    
whosoever is a ,christian1 of ,god's    
making so1 is begotten and  born of     
,god1 and made a new creature by the    
anointing received  from the ,holy ,one 
7,james #a3ah2 ,john #c3c1e2 #b ,cor    
#e3ag1ah2 #a3ba2  #a ,john #b3bj1bd1bg74

 ,now1 this these carnal men cannot     
endure to  hear of2 because it quite    
excludes them1 as such1 from a share  in
 the kingdom of heaven4 ,to this1 again1
 the ,christian stands  and backs what  
he says by the ,word of ,god4 ,then the 
game begins1  and the men of the world  
are thoughtful how they may remove such 
troublesome fellows out of the way4 ,but
 because the ,christians  love their    
neighbours1 and will not let them thus  
easily die in  their sins1 therefore    
they contend with them1 both by         
reasonings1  writings1 sermons1 and     
books of gospel divinity2 and stand to  
what  they say4 ,the world1 again1 are  
angry with these sayings1 sermons1  and 
books1 for that by them they are        
concluded to be persons that  are       
without repentance1 and the hope of     
eternal life4 ,here again1  the carnal  
world judges that these people are      
proud1 self-willed1  pragmatical1       
contentious1 self-conceited1 and so     
unsufferable people4  ,the ,christian   

yet goes on and stands to what he has   
asserted4 ,then  the poor world at their
 last shift begins to turn1 and overturn
  the gospel-man's sayings2 perverting1 
forcing1 stretching1 and  dismembering  
of them2 and so making of them speak    
what was never  thought1 much less      
intended by the believer4    ,thus they 
served our ,lord2 for1 not being able to
 down with#bi his  doctrine1 they began 
to pervert his words1 and to make1 as   
also  they said afterwards of ,luther's1
 some offensive1 some erroneous1  some  
treasonable1 and that both against ,god 
and ,caesar1 and so they  hanged him up1
 hoping there to put an end to things4  
,but this is  but the beginning of      
things2 for the ,christian man1 by the  
word  of the gospel1 goes further with  
his censure4 ,for he also findeth  fault
 with all that this man1 by the ability 
of nature1 can do  for the freeing      
himself from the law of sin and death4  
,he condemns  him by the ,word1 because 
he is in a state of nature1 and he      

condemneth also whatever1 while in that 
state1 he doth1 as that  which by no    
means can please ,god 7,rom #ad3bc2 ,heb
 #aa3f74 ,this now  puts him more out2  
this is a taking of his gods away from  
him4  ,this is to strip him of his      
raiment1 such as it is1 and to turn  him
 naked into the presence of ,god4 ,this1
 ,i say1 puts him out and  out4 ,these  
wild-brained fellows1 quote he1 are     
never content1 they  find fault with us 
as to our state2 they find fault with us
 as to  our works1 our best works4 ,they
 blame us because we are sinners1  and  
they find fault with us1 though we mend2
 they say1 by nature  we are no         
,christians1 and that our best doings   
will not make  us such4 ,what would they
 have us do8 ,thus1 therefore1 they     
renew  their quarrel2 but the ,christian
 man cannot help it1 unless he  would   
see them go to hell1 and saying nothing4
 ,for the ,word of ,god  doth as        
assuredly condemn man's righteousness1  
as it doth condemn  man's sin2 it       

condemneth not man's righteousness among
 men1 for  there it is good and         
profitable 7,job #ce3f-h71 but with     
,god1 to  save the soul1 it is no better
 than filthy rags 7,isa #fd3f74 ,nor    
will this ,christian man suffer these   
carnal ones to delude themselves  with a
 change of terms2 for the devil1 who is 
the great manager  of carnal men in     
things that concern their souls1 and in 
the plea  that they make for themselves1
 will help them to tricks and shifts  to
 evade the power of the ,word of ,god4  
,teaching them to call  the beauties of 
nature grace1 and the acts of natural   
powers the  exercise of the graces of   
the ,spirit1 he will embolden them also 
to call man's righteousness the         
righteousness of ,christ1 and that  by  
which a sinner may be justified in the  
sight of ,god from the  law4 ,these     
tricks the ,christian sees1 and being   
faithful to ,god's  truth1 and desiring 
the salvation of his neighbour1 he      
laboureth  to discover the fallacy of1  

and to propound better terms for this   
poor creature to embrace1 and venture   
his soul upon2 which terms  are         
warranted by the ,new ,testament1 a     
stranger to which the natural  man is4  
,but1 ,i say1 the things which the      
,christian presseth1 being  so foreign  
to nature1 and lying so cross to man's  
best things1 are  presently judged by   
the natural man to be fables or         
foolishness  7#a ,cor #b3ad74 ,wherefore
 here again1 he takes another occasion  
to  maintain his strife1 and contention 
against the righteous man2  raising of  
slanders upon him1 and laying things to 
his charge that  he understandeth not2  
charging also his doctrine with many    
grievous  things4 ,namely1 that he      
holdeth that man was made to be damned2 
that man's righteousness is no better   
than sin2 that a man had as  good to do 
ill as well2 that we may believe1 and do
 what we list2  that holiness pleaseth  
not ,god2 and that sinning is the way to
 cause  grace to abound4 ,besides1 say  

they1 he condemneth good motions1  and  
all good beginnings of heart to         
,god-ward2 he casteth away that  good we
 have1 and would have us depend upon a  
justice to save us  by1 that we can by  
no means approve of4 ,and thus the      
quarrel is  made yet wider between the  
men of the world and ,christian man4    
,but there is not a stop put here4      
,for it is possible for the carnal man  
to be beaten out of all his  arguments  
for himself and his own things1 by the  
power and force  of the ,word2 and to be
 made to consent to what the ,christian 
has  said as to the notion of the truth4
 ,i must not speak this of all4  ,but   
yet the breach doth still abide2 for    
that yet there appears  to be no more   
with the man1 but only the notion of    
things4 ,for  though the notion of      
things are those that of ,god are made  
the  means of conveying of grace into   
the heart1 yet grace is not always  with
 the notion of things2 the ,word        
ofttimes standeth in man's              

understanding alone1 and remaineth      
there1 as not being accompanied  with   
such grace as can make it the power of  
,god to salvation4 ,now1  when it is    
thus with the soul1 the danger is as    
great as ever1  because there is a      
presumption now begotten in the heart   
that  the man is in a saved             
condition1--a presumption1 ,i say1      
instead  of faith1 which puffeth up1    
instead of enabling the soul after a    
godly manner to depend upon ,god for    
mercy through ,christ4 ,this is  called 
the word of them that are puffed up2 the
 word only1 because  not accompanied    
with saving grace 7#a ,cor #d3ai2 #h3a2 
#a ,thess #a3e74    ,this the ,christian
 also sees1 and says it is too weak to  
conduct  the soul to glory4 ,and this1  
indeed1 he says1 because he would not   
that his neighbour should come short    
home4 ,but neither can this be  borne2  
but here again1 the natural man with his
 notion of things  is offended2 and     
takes pet against his friend1 because he

 tells  him the truth1 and would that he
 so should digest the truth1 that  it   
may prove unto him eternal life4        
,wherefore he now begins to  fall out   
again1 for as yet the enmity is not     
removed2 he therefore  counts him an    
unmerciful man1 one that condemneth all 
to hell but  himself2 and as to his     
singularity in things1 those he counteth
  for dreams1 for enthusiasms1 for      
allegorical whimsies1 vain  revelations1
 and the effects of an erroneous        
judgment4 ,for the  ,lord has put such  
darkness betwixt ,egypt and ,israel1 as 
will not  suffer them to come together4 
,but this is not all4    ,for it is     
possible for these carnal men to be so  
much delighted  in the notion of things1
 as to addict themselves to some kind   
of worship of ,christ1 whose notions of 
truth have by them been  received4 ,and 
because their love is yet but carnal1   
and because  the flesh is swelling1 and 
is pleased with pomp and sumptuousness1 
therefore1 to show how great an esteem  

such have for ,christ1 whom  they are   
now about to worship1 they will first   
count his testament1  though good1 a    
thing defective1 and not of fullness    
sufficient  to give1 in all particular  
things1 direction how they should1 to   
their own content1 perform their        
glorious doctrine4 ,for here and  there1
 and in another place1 cry they1 there  
is something wanting4  ,here1 say they1 
is nothing said of those places1        
vestures1 gestures1  shows1 and outward 
greatness that we think seemly to be    
found in  and with those that worship   
,jesus4 ,here wants sumptuous           
ceremonies1  glorious ornaments1 new    
fashioned carriages1 #cj all which are  
necessary to adorn worship withal4      
,but now here again1 the truly godly1 as
 he comes to see the evil of  things1   
maketh his objections1 and findeth      
fault1 and counts them  unprofitable and
 vain 7,isa #bi2 ,matt #ae2 ,mark #g74  
,but they again1  seeing the things they
 have made are the very excellencies of 

human  invention1 and things added as a 
supplement to make up what1 and         
wherein1 as they think1 that man that   
was faithful over his own  house as a   
son was defective4 ,they are resolved to
 stand upon  their points1 and not to   
budge an inch from the things that are  
so  laudable1 so necessary1 so          
convenient1 and so comely2 the things   
that have been judged good1 by so many  
wise1 learned1 pious1 holy1  reverend1  
and good men4 ,nay1 if this were all1   
the godly would  make a good shift2 but 
their zeal is so great for what they    
have  invented1 and their spirits so hot
 to make others couch and bend  thereto1
 that none must be suffered to their    
power to live and  breathe1 that        
refuseth to conform thereto4#ca ,this   
has been proved  too true1 both in      
,france1 ,spain1 ,germany1 ,italy1 and  
other places2  and upon this account it 
is that persecution has been kept alive 
so many hundred years in some places    
against the church of ,god4    ,from    

what has been said as to these things1  
this ,i collect as the  sum--,first1    
,that man by nature is in a state of    
wrath and condemnation  7,eph #b3a-d2   
,john #c3ah74 ,secondly1 ,that the      
natural man1 by all  his natural        
abilities1 is not able to recover       
himself from this  his condemned        
condition 7,john #f3dd2 ,eph #a3ai1bj74 
,thirdly1 ,that  a man may have right   
notions of gospel things1 that hath no  
grace  in his heart 7#a ,cor #ac3b1c74  
,fourthly1 ,that to add human inventions
  to ,christ's institutions1 and to make
 them of the same force and  necessity1 
of the same authority and efficacy1 is  
nought2 and not  to be subjected to     
7,isa #bi3ac2 ,matt #ae3h1i2 ,mark      
#g3f1g74    ,so then1 he that saith     
these things1 saith true2 for the       
,scriptures  say the same4 ,this1 then1 
is a good cause to suffer for1 if men   
will that ,i shall suffer for saying so2
 because it is that which  is founded   
upon the ,word of ,god2 and the ,word is

 the ground and  foundation of all true 
doctrine4 ,let him1 then1 that believeth
  what is here discoursed1 and that     
liveth soberly and peaceably in  this   
belief among his neighbours1 stand by   
what he hath received1  and rejoice that
 he hath found the truth4 ,and if any   
shall afflict  or trouble him for       
holding of these things1 they afflict or
 trouble  him for holding to good       
things2 and he suffereth at their hands 
because his cause is good4    ,and such 
an one may with boldness1 as to this1   
make his appeal to  the ,bible1 which is
 the foundation of his principles1 and  
to ,god  the author of that foundation1 
if what he holds is not good4 ,he  may  
say1 ,lord1 ,i have said1 that man by   
nature is in a state of  condemnation1  
and they make me suffer for that4 ,lord1
 ,i have  asserted that man1 by all his 
natural abilities1 is not able to       
recover himself from this his condemned 
state1 and they make me  suffer for     
that4 ,lord1 ,i have said that a natural

 man may have  right notions of the     
gospel1 and yet be without the saving   
grace  thereof1 and they make me suffer 
for that4 ,lord1 ,i cannot consent  that
 human inventions and doctrines of men  
should be joined with thy  institution  
as matters of worship1 and imposed upon 
my conscience  as such1 and they make me
 suffer for that4 ,lord1 ,i own the     
government1  pray for my superiors1 live
 quietly among my neighbours1 give to   
all their dues1 feed the hungry1 clothe 
the naked1 relieve the  afflicted1 and  
show myself1 by my faith and life1 to be
 a true  ,christian man1 and yet my     
neighbours will not let me alone4 ,true1
  ,i cannot comply with all that some   
men would have me comply with2  no more 
did ,daniel1 no more did ,paul2 and yet 
,daniel said1 that he  had to the king  
done no hurt 7,dan #f3bb71 and ,paul    
said1 'neither  against the law of the  
,jews1 neither against the temple1 nor  
yet  against ,caesar1 have ,i offended  
anything at all' 7,acts #be3h74    ,for 

he that keeps within the compass of     
,god's ,word1 hurts no man1  gives just 
offence to no man1 though he complieth  
not with all that  are modes and ways of
 worship in the world4 ,nor can this    
appeal  be judged injurious1 if it be   
not attended with intercessions  against
 them that hate us4 ,but we will pass   
this1 and come to a  second thing4      
7#c47 ,as he that suffereth for         
righteousness must have a good cause1   
so he that suffereth for righteousness  
must have a good call4    ,a man1 though
 his cause be good1 ought not by undue  
ways to run  himself into suffering for 
it2 nature teaches the contrary1 and so 
doth the law of ,god4 ,suffering for a  
truth ought to be cautiously  took in   
hand1 and as warily performed4 ,i know  
that there are some  men that are more  
concerned here than some2 the preacher  
of the  ,word is by ,god's command made 
the more obnoxious man1 for he must     
come off with a woe1 if he preaches not 
the gospel 7#a ,cor #i3af74  ,he1       

therefore1 ,i say1 doth and ought more  
to expose himself than  other           
,christians are called to do4 ,yet it   
behoveth him also to  beware1 because   
that ,christ has said to him1 ,behold1  
,i send you  forth as sheep1 or lambs1  
in the midst of wolves3 be ye therefore 
wise as serpents1 and harmless as doves 
7,matt #aj3af2 ,luke #aj3c74  ,a man is 
not bound by the law of his ,lord1 to   
put himself into  the mouth of his      
enemy4 ,christ withdrew himself2 ,paul  
escaped the  governor's hands1 by being 
let down in a basket over the wall of   
the city 7#b ,cor #aa3cb1cc74 ,and      
,christ hath said1 ,if they persecute   
you in one city1 flee ye to another4 ,if
 they will not let me  preach here1 ,i  
will take up my ,bible1 and be gone4    
,perhaps this is  because ,i must preach
 in some other place4 ,a minister can   
quickly  pack up1 and carry his religion
 with him1 and offer what he  knows of  
his ,god to another people#cb 7,acts    
#ac3dd-dg74 ,nor should  a minister     

strive1 ,i think1 with the magistrate   
for place1 or time4  ,but let him       
hearken to hear what ,god shall say by  
such opposition4  ,perhaps the          
magistrate must drive thee out of this  
place1 because  the soul is in another  
place that is to be converted1 or helped
  by thy sermon today4 ,we must also in 
all things1 show ourselves  to be such  
as by our profession we would that men  
should believe  we are1 to wit1 meek1   
gentle1 not strivers1 but take our ,lord
 and  our brethren the prophets for our 
examples4    ,but ,i will not here      
presume to give instructions to         
ministers2 but  will speak a few words  
in the general about what ,i think may  
be a  sufficient call to a man to suffer
 for righteousness4    ,first1 ,every   
,christian man is bound by ,god's ,word 
to hold to1 or  stand by his profession1
 his profession of faith1 and to join to
  that profession an holy godly life2   
because the ,apostle and ,high  priest  
of his profession is no less a one than 

,christ ,jesus 7,heb  #c3a2 #aj3bc74    
,this by ,christ himself is expressed   
thus1 ,let your  light so shine 7,matt  
#e3af74 ,no man lighteth a candle to put
 it  under a bushel4 ,let your loins be 
girded about1 and your lights  burning  
7,luke #ab3ce74 ,and ,paul bids the     
,philippians hold forth  the word of    
life 7,phil #b3af74    ,and more        
particularly1 by all this1 this is      
intended1 that we  should hide our faith
 in ,christ from no man1 but should     
rather make  a discover of it by a life 
that will do so2 for our profession1    
thus managed1 is the badge1 and the     
,lord's livery1 by which we  are        
distinguished from other men4#cc ,so    
then1 if1 while ,i profess  the truth of
 ,christ1 and so walk as to make my     
profession of it  more apparent1 ,i be  
made a sufferer for it1 my call is good1
 and  ,i may be bold in ,god and in my  
profession4 ,this1 ,peter intends  when 
he saith1 ,but and if ye suffer for     
righteousness sake1 happy  are ye1 and  

be not afraid of their terror1 neither  
be troubled2  but sanctify the ,lord    
,god in your hearts1 and be ready always
 to  give an answer to every man that   
asketh you a reason of the hope  that is
 in you1 with meekness and fear 7#a     
,peter #c3ad1ae74 ,here1  then1 is a    
call not to meddle with the other1 but  
to mind our own  business2 to walk in   
our ,christian profession1 and to adorn 
it  with all good works2 and if any man 
will meddle with me1 and ask  me a      
reason of the hope that ,i have1 to give
 it him with meekness  and fear1        
whatever follows thereupon4 ,this1      
,peter should have done  himself there1 
where he denies his ,master thrice4     
,the reason is1 for that ,christianity  
is so harmless a thing1 that1  be it    
never so openly professed1 it hurts no  
man4 ,i believe that  ,christ will save 
me2 what hurt is this to my neighbour8  
,i love  ,christ because he will save   
me2 what hurt is this to any8 ,i will   
for this worship ,christ as he has bid  

me2 what hurt is this to  anybody8 ,i   
will also tell my neighbours what a     
loving one my ,christ  is1 and that he  
is willing to be good to them as he has 
been good  to me2 and what hurt is this 
to the governor of a kingdom8 ,but and  
if any man will afflict me for this1 my 
cause is good1 and also  my call to     
stand full godly to my profession4      
,secondly1 ,there is sometimes a call to
 suffer for righteousness1 even  from   
the voice of necessity4 ,that is1 either
 when1 by my silence1  the truth must   
fall to the ground2 or when1 by my      
shrinking1 the  souls of other men are  
in danger4 ,this1 ,i say1 is a call to  
suffer  even by the voice of necessity4 
,the case may be when ,god's ways  may  
be trodden under foot2 yea1 his ,word1  
and ways1 and name1 and  people1 and    
all4 ,thus ,goliath did do1 for several 
days together  7#a ,sam #ag71 and       
vaunted in his doing2 and there was not 
a man1  no1 not in ,israel1 that durst  
answer him a word4 ,and now was the     

spirit of ,david stirred in him1 and he 
would put his life in his  hand1 and    
give this man an answer2 and he saw     
there was reason  for it--necessity gave
 him a call4 ,is there not a cause1     
saith  he1 lies bleeding upon the       
ground1 and no man of heart or spirit   
to put a check to the bold blasphemer8  
,i will go fight with him2  ,i will put 
my life in my hand2 if ,i die1 ,i die4  
,consider also what ,daniel did when the
 law was gone out to forbid1  for thirty
 days1 petitioning any god or man1 save 
the king only4  ,at that time1 also1 not
 a man of ,israel peeped 7,dan #f3g74   
,now  necessity walks about the streets1
 crying1 ,who is on the ,lord's  side8  
,who1 c4 ,and ,daniel answers1 ,i am1 by
 opening of his window1  and praying1 as
 at other times1 three times a day1 with
 his face  towards ,jerusalem 7verse    
#aj74 ,he heard this voice of necessity1
  and put his life in his hand1 and     
complied with it1 to the hazard  of     
being torn in pieces by the lions4      

,much like this was that of the three   
children2 for when that golden  image   
was set up1 and worship commanded to be 
done unto it1 not  one1 that we read of1
 durst stand upright when the time was  
come  that bowing was the sign of       
worship4 ,only the three children would 
not bow3 it was necessary that some     
should show that there was a  ,god in   
heaven1 and that divine worship was due 
alone to him 7,dan  #c3aj-ab74 ,but they
 run the hazard of being turned to      
ashes1 in  a burning fiery furnace1 for 
so doing4 ,but necessity has a loud     
voice1 and shrill in the ears of a      
tender conscience3 this voice  will     
awake jealousy and kindle a burning fire
 within1 for the  name1 and cause1 and  
way1 and people1 of the ,god of heaven4 
,thirdly1 ,there is sometimes a call to 
suffer for righteousness by  the voice  
of providence4 ,that is1 when1 by       
providence1 ,i am cast  for my          
profession into the hands of the enemies
 of ,god and his  truth2 then ,i am     

called to suffer for it what ,god shall 
please to  let them lay upon me4 ,only1 
for the making of my way more clear  in 
this matter1 ,i will deliver what ,i    
have to say1 with a caution  or two4 #a4
 ,thou must take heed that thy call be  
good to this or  that place1 at which1  
by providence1 thou art delivered up4   
#b4  ,thou must also take heed that1    
when thou art there1 thou busiest       
thyself in nothing but that that good   
is4 #c4 ,thou must also take  heed that 
thou stay there no longer than while    
thou mayest do  good or receive good    
there4 #d4 ,thus far a man is in the way
 of  his duty1 and therefore may        
conclude that the providence of ,god1   
under which now he is1 is such as has   
mercy and salvation in the  bowels of   
it1 whatsoever is by it1 at the present1
 brought upon  him4    ,christ ,jesus1  
our ,lord1 though his death was         
determined1 and of  absolute necessity1 
and that chiefly for which he came into 
the  world1 chose rather to be taken in 

the way of his duty than in any  other  
way or anywhere else4 ,wherefore1 when  
the hour was come1  he takes with him   
some of his disciples1 and goeth into a 
garden1  a solitary place1 to pray2     
which done1 he sets his disciples to    
watch1 and falleth himself to prayer4   
,so he prays once2 he prays  twice2 he  
prays thrice3 and he giveth also good   
doctrine to his  disciples4 ,and now1   
behold1 while he was here1 in the way of
 his  duty1 busying himself in prayer to
 ,god1 and in giving of good            
instruction to his followers1 upon him  
comes ,judas and a multitude with       
swords and staves1 and weapons1 to take 
him2 to which providence  he1 in all    
meekness1 submits1 for he knew that by  
it he had a call  to suffer 7,matt      
#bf3cf-dg74    ,in this way1 also1 the  
apostles were called to suffer1 even    
while  they were in the way of their    
duty4 ,yea1 ,god bid them go into the   
temple to preach1 and there delivered   
them into the hands of their  enemies   

7,acts #d3a-c2 #e3bj-bf74    ,be we in  
the way of our duty1 in the place and   
about the work  unto which we are called
 of ,god1 whether that work be religious
  or civil1 we may1 without fear1 leave 
the issue of things to ,god1  who only  
doth wonderful things4 ,and he who lets 
not a sparrow fall  to the ground       
without his providence1 will not suffer 
a hair of  our head to perish but by his
 order 7,luke #ab3f1g74 ,and since he   
has engaged us in his work1 as he has if
 he has called us to it1  we may expect 
that he will manage1 and also bear us   
out therein2  either so as by giving of 
us a good deliverance by way of         
restoration  to our former liberty and  
service for him1 or so as to carry us   
well out of this world to them that1    
under the altar1 are crying1  ,how long1
 holy and true3 nor shall we1 when we   
come there1 repent  that we suffered for
 him here4 ,oh6 how little do saints1 in
 a  suffering condition1 think of the   
robes1 the crowns1 the harps1  and the  

,son that shall be given to them2 and   
that they shall have  when they come    
upon mount ,zion 7,rev #f3aa2 #ad3a-g74 
,fourthly1 ,there is sometimes a call to
 suffer for righteousness by  an        
immediate and powerful impulse of the   
,spirit of ,god upon the  heart4 ,this1 
,i say1 is sometimes1 and but sometimes2
 for this is  not ,god's ordinary way1  
nor are many of his servants called     
after  this manner to suffer for        
righteousness4 ,moses was called thus   
to suffer when he went so often unto    
,pharaoh with the message of  ,god in   
his mouth4 ,and he endured1 as seeing   
him who is invisible  7,heb #aa3be-bg74 
,paul was called thus to suffer1 and he 
obeyed1 and went1 and  performed that   
work1 according to the will of ,god4    
,this kind of  call ,paul calls a       
binding1 or a being bound in the        
,spirit1 because  the ,holy ,ghost had  
laid such a command upon him to do so1  
that  he could not1 by any means1 get   
from under the power of it4 ,and  now1  

behold1 saith he1 ,i go bound in the    
,spirit unto ,jerusalem1  not knowing   
the things that shall befal me there    
7,acts #bj3bb74  ,for he that is under  
this call has1 as ,i said1 bonds laid   
upon  his spirit1 which carry him to the
 place where his testimony is  to be    
borne for ,god2 nor shall he1 if he     
willingly submits and  goes1 as ,paul   
did1 but have an extraordinary presence 
of ,god with  him1 as he4 ,and see what 
a presence he had2 for after the second 
assault was given him by the enemy1 even
 the night following1 the  ,lord stood  
by him1 and said1 ,be of good cheer1    
,paul2 for as thou  hast testified of me
 in ,jerusalem1 so must thou bear       
witness  also at ,rome 7,acts #bc3aa74  
,thus ,god meeteth his people in their  
service for him1 when he calls them     
aloud to do great service for  him4 ,the
 power of such a call as this1 ,i say1  
is great1 and men  of ordinary spirits  
must needs give place thereto1 and leave
 a man  thus bound to the ,god that thus

 has bound him4 ,all the help such  can 
afford him is to follow him with our    
prayers1 not to judge him  or grieve    
him1 or lay stumbling-blocks before him4
 ,no2 they must  not weep nor mourn for 
him1 so as to make him sorrowful 7,acts 
#ba3ab-ad74    ,his friends may suggest 
unto him what is like to attend his     
present errand1 as ,agabus did by the   
,spirit to ,paul when he took  his      
girdle and bound himself therewith1 to  
show him how his enemies  should serve  
him whither he went4 ,thus said the     
,holy ,ghost1 said  he1 so shall the    
,jews at ,jerusalem bind the man that   
owneth this  girdle1 and shall deliver  
him into the hands of the ,gentiles     
7,acts  #ba74 ,but if this call be      
indeed upon a man1 all sorrow is turned 
into joy before him2 for he is ready1   
not only to be bound1 but  also to die  
at ,jerusalem for the name of the ,lord 
,jesus 7,acts  #ba3ac74    ,instances1  
also1 of later times might be given of a
 call extraordinary  to suffer for      

righteousness4 ,for many1 in the first  
three hundred  years' persecution1 when 
nobody knew what they were1 would boldly
  come up to the face of their enemies  
and tell what they were1  and suffer for
 what they professed1 the death4 ,i     
remember1 also1  the woman who1 when her
 friends were gone before to suffer1 how
  she came running and panting after1   
for fear she should not come  thither   
time enough to suffer for ,jesus        
,christ4 ,but ,i will give  you an      
instance of later times1 even in the    
beginning of ,queen  ,elizabeth's reign1
 of an ,hertfordshire man that went as  
far as  ,rome to bear his testimony for 
,god against the wickedness of that     
place4 ,this man1 when he was arrived   
there1 and had told them  wherefore he  
was come1 they took and condemned him to
 death1  to wit1 to be burned for an    
heretic4 ,now he was to ride from the   
prison to the place of execution upon an
 ass1 with his face to  the beast's     
tail1 and was to be stripped from the   

shoulders to  the waist1 that he might  
be tormented all the way he went with   
burning torches continually thrust to   
his sides2 but he1 nothing  at all      
afraid1 spake in his exhortation to the 
people to fly from  their sin and       
idolatry2 he would also catch hold of   
the torches  and put them to his sides1 
to show how little he esteemed the      
worst that they could do4 ,also1 when he
 was come to the place of  execution1 he
 suffered there such cruelty1 with so   
unconcerned a  mind1 and with such      
burning zeal for ,god's truth1 testified
 against  them while he could speak2    
that1 all amazed1 his enemies cried1  he
 could not have suffered as he did but  
by the help of the devil4  ,his name ,i 
have now forgot1 but you will find it1  
with the story  at large1 in the third  
volume of ,acts and ,monuments1 at the  
#ajbb  page4 #cd ,but we will pass this1
 and come to our second particular1     
namely1    ,b4 ,what it is to suffer for
 righteousness' sake4    ,to show when  

it may be said a man doth not only      
suffer for  righteousness1 but also for 
righteousness' sake4    ,to suffer for  
righteousness' sake must be either with 
the intention  of the persecutor or else
 of the persecuted4 ,the persecutor1    
whatever the person's suffering is1 if  
he afflicteth this person  for a        
supposed good that he thinketh he hath  
or professeth1 he  make him suffer for  
righteousness' sake4 ,so that1 in this  
sense1  a man that hath no grace may not
 only suffer for righteousness1  but    
also for righteousness' sake4 ,but this 
,i intend not1 because  the text is not 
concerned with it4    ,the thing1       
therefore1 now intended to be spoken to1
 is this1  namely1 when a man may be    
said to suffer what he suffereth upon a 
religious account1 of love to1 or for   
the sake of1 that good that  he finds in
 the truths of ,god1 or because his     
heart is joined and  espoused to the    
good of the truths that he professeth2  
not that  there is any thing in any     

truth of ,god that is not good2 but a   
man may profess truth1 not for the sake 
of the goodness that is  in it1 but upon
 a remote account4 ,judas professed     
truth1 not of  love to the truth1 but of
 love to the bag1 and to the money that 
was put therein4 ,men may profess for a 
wife1 for a trade1 for  friendship1 or  
because profession is at such a time or 
in such  a place1 in fashion4 ,i wish   
that there were no cause to say this4   
,now there is not any of these that     
profess the truth for the truth's  sake1
 that profess the truth of love to it2  
nor shall they1 should  they suffer as  
professors1 never so long1 never so     
much1 never  so grievously1 be counted  
of ,god among them that suffer for      
righteousness' sake2 that is1 of        
unfeigned love to righteousness4        
,wherefore1 that ,i may show you who may
 be said to suffer for  righteousness'  
sake1 ,i will propound and speak to     
several things4    #a4 ,then1 he that   
suffereth in the apostle's sense1 for   

well-doing1  or for righteousness' sake1
 sets his face against nothing but sin4 
,he resisteth unto blood1 striving      
against sin4 ,sin is the object  of his 
indignation1 because it is an enemy to  
,god1 and to his  righteous cause in the
 world 7,heb #ab3c1d74 ,sin1 ,i say1 is 
that  which such a man singleth out as  
his opposite1 as his antagonist1  and   
that against which his heart is set4 ,it
 is a rare thing to  suffer aright1 and 
to have my spirit1 in my suffering1 bent
 only  against ,god's enemy--sin2 sin in
 doctrine1 sin in worship1 sin  in life1
 sin in conversation4 ,now then1 he that
 suffereth for  righteousness' sake has 
singled out sin to pursue it to death1  
long  before he comes to the cross4 ,it 
is sin1 alas1 and his hatred to  it that
 have brought him into this condition4  
,he fell out with sin  at home1 in his  
own house1 in his own heart1 before he  
fell out  with sin in the world1 or with
 sin in public worship4 ,for he that    
can let sin go free and uncontrolled at 

home within1 let him suffer  while he   
will1 he shall not suffer for           
righteousness' sake4 ,and  the reason   
is1 because a righteous soul1 as the    
phrase is1 #b ,peter  #b3h1 has the     
greatest antipathy against that sin that
 is most ready  to defile it1 and that  
is1 as ,david calls it1 one's own       
iniquity1  or the sin that dwelleth in  
one's own flesh4 ,i have kept me1 says  
he1 from mine iniquity1 from mine own   
sin4 ,people that are afraid  of fire   
are concerned most with that that       
burneth in their own  chimney2 they have
 the most watchful eye against that that
 is like  to burn down their own house  
first4    ,he also that suffereth for   
righteousness' sake1 doth it also       
because  he would not that sin should   
cleave to the worship of ,god2 and1     
indeed1 this is mostly the cause of the 
sufferings of the godly4  ,they will not
 have to do with that worship that hath 
sinful  traditions commixed with ,god's 
appointments1 because they know  that   

,god is jealous of his worship2 and has 
given a strict charge  that all things  
be done according to the pattern showed 
to us in  the mount4 ,he knows also that
 ,god will not be with that worship1    
and those worshippers1 that have not    
regard to worship by the  rule of the   
testament of ,christ4 ,he is also       
against the sin that  is apt to cleave  
to himself while he standeth in the     
presence of  ,god4 ,i will wash mine    
hands in innocency1 so will ,i compass  
thine  altar1 ,o ,lord4 ,this man also  
chooses to be in the practical parts  of
 worship1 if possible1 for he knows that
 to have to do about  holy things       
sincerely is the way to be at the       
remotest distance  from sin4 ,he chooses
 also to be with those holy ones that   
are  of the same mind with him against  
sin2 for he knows that two are  better  
than one1 and that a threefold cord is  
not easily broken4  ,wherefore look to  
yourselves1 you that do1 or may be      
called to  suffer for religion3 if you  

bend not yourselves against sin1 if to  
be revenged of sin be not the cause of  
your suffering1 you cannot  be said to  
suffer for righteousness' sake4 ,take   
heed1 therefore1  that something else be
 not an inducement to thee to suffer4 ,a
  man may suffer to save what he has3   
there is credit also and an  applause2  
there is shame to conform2 there is     
carnal stoutness of  spirit2 there is   
hatred of persecutors and scorn to      
submit2 there  is fear of contempt and  
of the reproach of the people1 c4 ,these
  may be motives and arguments to a     
suffering state1 and may really  be the 
ground of a man's being in the jail2    
though he cries out  in the meanwhile of
 popery1 of superstition1 and idolatry1 
and of  the errors that attend the      
common modes of the religions of the    
world4 ,i charge no man as though ,i    
knew any such thing by any2 but  ,i     
suggest these things as things that are 
possible1 and mention  them because ,i  
would have sufferers have a care of     

themselves2  and watch and pray1 because
 no man can be upright here that is not 
holy1 that cannot pray1 and watch1 and  
deny himself for the love  that he has  
to righteousness4 ,i said it before1 and
 will say  it again1 it is a rare thing 
to be set in downrightness of heart     
against sin4    #b4 ,is it for the sake 
of righteousness that thou sufferest8   
,then  it is because thou wouldest have 
righteousness promoted1 set up1  and    
established in the world2 also thou art 
afflicted at those  advantages that     
iniquity gets upon men1 upon things1 and
 against  thyself4 ,i beheld1 said      
,david1 the transgressors1 and was      
grieved2 because men kept not thy word  
7,psa #aai3aeh74 ,and again1  ,these are
 they that mourn for the abominations   
that are done among  men 7,eze #i3d74   
,there is a great deal of talk about    
religion1 a  great deal of pleading for 
religion1 namely1 as to the formalities 
of this and the other way4#ce ,but to   
choose to be religious1 that  ,i might  

be possessed with holiness1 and to      
choose that religion  that is most apt  
to possess me with it1 if ,i suffer for 
this1 ,i  suffer for righteousness'     
sake4 ,wherefore say thus to thy soul1  
thou that art like to suffer for        
righteousness1 ,how is it with  the most
 inward parts of my soul8 ,what is      
there8 ,what designs1  desires1 and     
reachings out are there8 ,why do ,i     
pray8 ,why do ,i read8  ,why do ,i hear8
 ,why do ,i haunt and frequent places   
and ordinances  appointed for worship8  
,is it because ,i love holiness8 would  
promote  righteousness1 because ,i love 
to see godliness show itself in  others1
 and because ,i would feel more of the  
power of it in myself8  ,if so1 and if  
thou sufferest for thy profession1 thou 
sufferest1  not only for righteousness1 
but also for righteousness' sake4 ,dost 
thou thus practise1 because thou        
wouldest be taught to do outward  acts  
of righteousness1 and because thou      
wouldest provoke others to  do so too8  

,dost thou show to others how thou      
lovest righteousness1  by taking        
opportunities to do righteousness8 ,how 
is it1 dost thou  show most mercy to thy
 dog1 #cf or to thine enemy1 to thy     
swine1  or to the poor8 ,whose naked    
body hast thou clothed8 ,whose hungry   
belly hast thou fed8 ,hast thou taken   
delight in being defrauded and          
beguiled8 ,hast thou willingly sat down 
by the loss with quietness1  and been as
 if thou hadst not known1 when thou hast
 been wronged1  defamed1 abused1 and all
 because thou wast not willing that     
black-mouthed men should vilify and     
reproach religion upon thy  account 7#a 
,cor #f3g78    ,he that loveth          
righteousness will do thus1 yea1 and do 
it as unto  ,god1 and of tenderness to  
the ,word of ,god which he professeth4  
,and  he that thinks to make seeing men 
believe1 that when he suffereth1  he    
suffereth for righteousness' sake1 and  
yet is void in his life  of moral       
goodness1 and that has no heart to      

suffer and bear1 and  put up1 and pass  
by injuries in his conversation among   
his enemies  at home1 is deceived4      
,there are some ,scriptures that are as 
if they were out of date  among some    
professors1 specially such as call for  
actual holiness  and acts of self-denial
 for ,god2 but it will be found1 at the 
day of judgment1 that they only are the 
peculiar people that are  zealous of    
good works 7,titus #b3ad74 ,god help us1
 it is hard now  to persuade professors 
to come up to negative holiness1 that   
is1  to leave undone that which is bad2 
and yet this of itself comes  far short 
of ones being found in practical        
goodness4    ,but this is the man that  
suffereth1 when he suffereth for        
righteousness'  sake1 that makes it his 
business1 by all lawful means1 according
  to the capacity that ,god has put him 
in1 to promote1 set up1 and  establish  
righteousness in the world2 ,i say this 
is the man that  suffereth for          
righteousness' sake1 that suffereth for 

so doing2 and  ,i am sure that a life   
that is moral1 when joined to the       
profession  of the faith of the things  
that are of the ,spirit of ,god1 is     
absolutely necessary to the promoting of
 righteousness in the world4  ,hence    
,peter tells them that suffer for       
righteousness' sake1 that  they must    
have a good conscience--a good          
conscience towards ,god1  towards men1  
towards friends1 towards enemies 7#a    
,peter #c3ad-af2  ,acts #bd3af2 #bc3a74 
,they must have a good conscience in all
  things1 being willing1 ready1 desirous
 to live honestly1 godly1  and          
righteously in this world1 or else they 
cannot1 though they may  suffer for the 
best doctrine under heaven1 suffer for  
righteousness'  sake 7,heb #ac3ah74     
,wherefore1    #c4 ,is it for           
righteousness' sake that thou sufferest8
 then thy  design is the ruin of sin4   
,this depends upon what was said before2
  for he that strives against sin1 that 
seeks to promote righteousness1  he     

designs the ruin of sin4 ,be not1 said  
,paul to the suffering  ,romans1        
overcome of evil1 but overcome evil with
 good 7,rom #ab3ba74  ,to overcome evil 
with good is a hard task4 ,to rail it   
down1 to cry  it down1 to pray kings1   
and parliaments1 and men in authority to
  put it down1 this is easier than to   
use my endeavour to overcome  it with   
good1 with doing of good1 as ,i said    
before4#cg ,and sin must  be overcome   
with good at home1 before thy good can  
get forth of  doors#ch to overcome evil 
abroad4    ,abraham overcame evil with  
good1 when he quieted the discontent of 
,lot and his herdsmen1 with allowing of 
them to feed their cattle  in the best  
of what ,god had given him 7,gen        
#ac3g1h74    ,david overcame evil with  
good1 when he saved the life of his     
bloody enemy that was fallen into his   
hand2 also when he grieved  that any    
hurt should come to them that sought    
nothing so much as  his destruction4    
,they rewarded me1 saith he1 evil for   

good1 to  the spoiling of my soul4 ,but 
as for me1 when they were sick1 my      
clothing was sackcloth4 ,i humbled my   
soul with fasting1 ,i behaved  myself as
 though he had been my friend or        
brother2 ,i bowed down  heavily1 as one 
that mourneth for his mother4 ,this is  
to overcome  evil with good 7,psa       
#ce3ab-ad74    ,job saith concerning his
 enemy1 that he did not rejoice when    
evil  found him2 neither have ,i1 said  
he1 suffered my mouth to sin by  wishing
 a curse to his soul4 ,he means he did  
the quite contrary1  and so overcame    
evil with good 7,job #ca3bi1cj74        
,elisha overcame evil with good1 when he
 received the men that came  for his    
life1 and had them where he might feast1
 and comfort them1  and sent them home  
in peace to their master 7#b ,kings     
#f3ai-bc74    ,the ,new ,testament also 
is full of this1 both in exhortations   
and  examples1 ,in exhortations where it
 is said1 resist not evil1 that  is1    
with evil1 but overcome evil with good  

7,prov #bd3bi74 ,but  whosoever shall   
smite thee on thy right cheek1 turn to  
him the other  also4--,and whosoever    
shall compel thee to go a mile1 go with 
him  twain4 ,give to him that asketh    
thee2 and from him that would borrow  of
 thee1 turn not thou away4--,love your  
enemies1 bless them that  curse you1 do 
good to them that hate you1 and pray for
 them which  despitefully use you1 and  
persecute you2 that ye may be the       
children  of your ,father which is in   
heaven1 for he maketh his sun to rise   
on the evil1 and on the good--on the    
just1 and on the unjust  7,matt         
#e3ci-de74 ,bless them that persecute   
you3 bless and curse  not 7,rom #ab3ad74
 ,not rendering evil for evil1 or       
railing for  railing1 but contrariwise1 
blessing2 knowing that ye are thereunto 
called1 that ye should inherit a        
blessing 7#a ,peter #c3i2 ,rom #ab3ad74 
,this is righteousness--these are       
righteous courses4 ,and as these  are   
preceptively propounded1 so they were as

 practically followed  by them that were
 eminently godly in the primitive       
church4    ,we are fools for ,christ's  
sake1 said ,paul1 we are despised1 we   
are hungry1 thirsty1 naked1 and         
buffeted4--,being reviled1 we bless2    
being persecuted1 we suffer it2 being   
defamed1 we entreat3 we are  made as the
 filth of the earth1 and are the        
offscouring of all  things unto this day
 7#a ,cor #d3aj-ac74 ,this is overcoming
 of evil  with good1 and he that has    
chosen to himself that religion that    
teaches these things1 and that loves    
that religion because it so  teacheth   
him2 if he suffereth for it1 he         
suffereth for righteousness'  sake4     
#d4 ,he that suffereth for              
righteousness' sake1 will carry         
righteousness  whithersoever he goes4   
,neither the enemy1 nor thy sufferings1 
shall be able to take righteousness from
 thee4 ,righteousness must  be thy      
chamber mate1 thy bed companion1 thy    
walking mate3 it is  that without which 

thou wilt be so uncouth1 as if thou     
couldest  not live 7,psa #bf3 #be3ba74  
,paul in his sufferings would have      
righteousness with him1 for it  must be 
as it were his armour-bearer2 yea1 his  
very armour itself  7#b ,cor #f3g74 ,it 
is an excellent saying of ,job1 ,i put  
on righteousness1  and it clothed me2 my
 judgment was as a robe and a diadem4 ,i
 was  eyes to the blind1 and feet was ,i
 to the lame2 ,i was a father to  the   
poor1 c4 7,job #bi3aa-af74 ,princes1    
said ,david also1 did  sit and speak    
against me1 but thy servant did meditate
 in thy  statues 7,psa #aai3bc74 ,a man 
that loves righteousness doth as        
,abraham did with his ,sarah1 carry it  
every where with him1 though  he goes1  
because of that1 in danger of his life4 
,righteousness6  ,it is the only        
intimate that a ,christian has4 ,it is  
that by which  he takes his measures1   
that with which he consults1 with       
respect  to what he doth1 or is to do1  
in the world4 ,thy testimonies1  said   

,david also1 are my delight1 and my     
counsellors4 ,the men of  my counsel1 in
 the margin 7,psa #aai3bd74    ,david6  
,he was the man of affliction2 the      
suffering man in his day2  but in all   
places where he came1 he had            
righteousness1 the law and  godly       
practice with him4 ,it was his          
counsellor1 as he was a man1  a saint1 a
 king4 ,i dare say1 for the man that    
suffers righteousness  to be rent away  
from him by the violence and rage of    
men1 and  that casts it away1 as ,david 
did ,saul's armour1 that he may secure  
himself2 he has no great love for       
righteousness1 nor to the cross  for    
righteousness' sake4 ,my righteousness  
,i hold fast1 said ,job1  and will not  
let it go3 my heart shall not reproach  
me so long  as ,i live 7,job #bg3f74    
,what8 part with righteousness6 ,a      
righteous  ,lord6 ,a righteous ,word6 ,a
 righteous profession6 ,a righteous     
life6  to sleep in a whole skin3 the    
,lord forbid it me1 and all that he  has

 counted worthy to be called by his     
name4 ,let us carry it with  us from the
 bed to the cross1 and then it shall    
carry us from  thence to the crown4 ,let
 it be our companion to prison and      
death1  then shall we show that we are  
lovers of righteousness1 and that  we   
choose to suffer for righteousness'     
sake4    #e4 ,dost thou suffer for      
righteousness' sake8 why then1  thy     
righteousness is not diminished1 but    
rather increased by thy  sufferings4    
,righteousness thriveth best in         
affliction1 the more  afflicted1 the    
more holy man2 the more persecuted1 the 
more shining  man 7,acts #f3ae74 ,the   
prison is the furnace1 thy graces are   
the silver  and the gold2 wherefore1 as 
the silver and the gold are refined  by 
the fire1 and so made more to show their
 native brightness1 so  the ,christian  
that hath1 and that loveth              
righteousness1 and that  suffereth for  
its sake1 is by his sufferings refined  
and made  more righteous1 and made more 

,christian1 more godly 7,zech #ac3i74   
,some1 indeed1 when they come there1    
prove lead1 iron1 tin1 and  at the best1
 but the dross of silver2 and so are fit
 for nothing1  but there to be left and 
consumed1 and to bear the badge1 if ever
  they come from thence1 of reprobate   
silver from the mouth and  sentence of  
their neighbours 7,eze #bb3ah-bb2 ,jer  
#f3bh-cj74 ,but when  ,i1 says ,job1 am 
tried1 ,i shall come forth as gold 7,job
 #bc3aj74    ,when ,saul had cast one   
javelin at ,david1 it made him walk     
wisely  in all his ways4 ,but when he   
added to his first fury1 plots to take  
away his life1 then ,david behaved      
himself yet more wisely 7#a ,sam        
#ah3aj-cj74 ,the hotter the rage and    
fury of men are against righteous  ways1
 the more those that love righteousness 
grow therein4 ,for  they are concerned  
for it1 not to hide it1 but to make it  
spangle2  not to extinguish it1 but to  
greaten it1 and to show the excellency  
of it in all its features1 and in all   

its comely proportion4 ,now  such an one
 will make straight steps for his feet1 
let that which  is lame be turned out of
 the way 7,heb #ab3ac74 ,now he shows to
  all men what faith is1 by charity1 by 
self-denial1 by meekness1  by           
gentleness1 by long-suffering1 by       
patience1 by love to enemies1  and by   
doing good to them that hate us2 now he 
walketh upon his  high places4 ,yea1    
will not now admit that so slovenly a   
conversation  should come within his    
doors1 as did use to haunt his house in 
former times4 ,now it is ,christmas1#ci 
now it is suffering time1 now  we must  
keep holy day every day4 ,the reason is1
 for that a man1  when he suffereth for 
,christ1 is set upon a hill1 upon a     
stage1  as in a theatre1 to play a part 
for ,god in the world4 ,and you  know   
when men are to play their parts upon a 
stage1 they count  themselves1 if       
possible1 more bound to circumspection2 
and that  for the credit of their       
master1 the credit of their art1 and the

  credit of themselves4 ,for then the   
eyes of every body are fixed1  they gape
 and stare upon them 7,psa #bb3ag74 ,and
 a trip here is as  bad as a fall in    
another place4 ,also now ,god himself   
looks on4 ,yea1  he laugheth1 as being  
pleased to see a good behaviour         
attending  the trial of the innocent4   
7#a47 ,he that suffereth for            
righteousness' sake suffereth for his   
goodness1 and he is now to labour by    
works and ways to convince  the world   
that he suffereth as such an one4 7#b47 
,he that suffereth  for righteousness'  
sake has many that are weak to          
strengthen by his  sweet carriages under
 the cross1 wherefore he had need to    
exceed  in virtue4 7#c47 ,he also is by 
well-doing to put to silence the        
ignorance of foolish men1 he had need be
 curious and circumspect  in all his    
actions4 7#d47 ,he is to come in1 and to
 be a judge1  and to condemn1 by his    
faith and patience in his sufferings1   
the  world1 with his ,lord and fellows1 

at the appearing of ,jesus ,christ2  he 
had need be holy himself4 ,this1        
therefore1 is the fit sign of  suffering
 for righteousness' sake 7#a ,cor       
#f3a-e2 ,heb #aa3g2 #b ,thess  #a3e1f2  
#a ,peter #d3c-e74    #f4 ,he that      
suffereth1 not only for righteousness1  
but also for  righteousness' sake1 will 
not exchange his cause1 though for it   
in a jail1 for all the ease and pleasure
 in the world4 ,they that  suffered for 
righteousness' sake of old1 were tempted
 before they  were sawn asunder 7,heb   
#aa74 ,tempted1 that is1 allured1 to    
come out  of their present sufferings1  
and leave their faith and profession  in
 irons behind them4 ,tempted with       
promises of promotion1 of ease1  of     
friendship1 of favour with men4 ,as the 
,devil said to ,christ1  so persecutors 
of old did use to make great promises to
 sufferers1  if they would fall down and
 worship4 ,but his is alone as if they  
should say1 ,butcher1 make away with    
your righteousness1#dj and a  good      

conscience1 and you shall find the      
friendship of the world4  ,for there is 
no way to kill a man's righteousness but
 by his own  consent4 ,this1 ,job's wife
 knew full well1 hence she tempted him  
to lay violent hands upon his own       
integrity 7,job #b3i74    ,the ,devil1  
nor men of the world can kill thy       
righteousness or love  to it1 but by thy
 own hand2 or separate that and thee    
asunder1  without thine own act4 ,nor   
will he that doth indeed suffer for the 
sake of it1 or of love he bears thereto1
 be tempted to exchange  it for the     
goods of all the world4 ,it is a sad    
sight to see a man  that has been       
suffering for righteousness1 restored to
 his former  estate1 while the          
righteousness for which he suffered1    
remains under  locks and irons1 and is  
exposed to the scorn1 contempt1 reproach
  of the world1 and trodden under the   
foot of men4#da ,it is better1  said    
,paul1 for me to die1 than that any man 
should make my glorying  void4 ,and it  

had been a hundred times better for that
 man1 if he  had never known the way of 
righteousness1 than after he has known  
it1 to turn from the holy commandment   
delivered unto him4      ,the striving  
is1 in persecution1 for righteousness2  
to wit1 whether  it shall be set up1 or 
pulled down4 ,the sufferer1 he is for   
setting  up1 and the persecutors are for
 pulling down4 ,thus they strive  for   
the mastery4 ,now1 if a man stands by   
his righteousness1 and  holds fast his  
good profession1 then is righteousness  
set up2  nor can it1 so long1 be pulled 
down4 ,hence1 so long a man is said  to 
overcome2 and overcome he doth1 though  
he be killed for his  profession4 ,but  
if he starts back1 gives place1 submits1
 recants1  or denieth any longer to own 
that good thing that he professed1  and 
exposed himself to suffering for2 then  
he betrays his cause1  his profession1  
his conscience1 his righteousness1 his  
soul1 and  all2 for he has delivered up 
his profession to be murdered before    

his face3 ,a righteous man falling down 
before the wicked1 is as a  troubled    
fountain1 and a corrupt spring 7,prov   
#be3bf74 ,but this1 ,i  hope1 will not  
he do that loveth righteousness1 and    
that suffereth  for righteousness' sake4
 ,i do not say but that a man may slip  
here1  with ,peter1 ,origen1 ,hierom1   
,cranmer1 ,baynham1 ,ormis1#db and other
  good folk2 but be he one of the right 
kind1 a lover of righteousness  indeed1 
he will return1 and take revenge upon   
himself in a godly  way1 for so ungodly 
a fact4    #g4 ,he that suffereth not   
only for righteousness1 but also for    
righteousness sake1 is not so wedded to 
his own notions as to slight  or        
overlook the good that is in his        
neighbour4 ,but righteousness  he loves 
wherever he finds it1 though it be in   
him that smiteth  him 7,psa #ada3e74    
,yea1 he will own and acknowledge it for
 the only  thing that is of beauty and  
glory in the world4 ,with the excellent 
in the earth is all such a man's        

delight4 ,wherefore ,i put a difference 
betwixt suffering for an opinion and    
suffering for righteousness2  as ,i put 
a difference between suffering for      
righteousness and  suffering for        
righteousness' sake4    ,if             
righteousness1 if the stamp of ,god1 if 
divine authority1 is  not found upon    
that thing which ,i hold1 let men never 
suffer for  it under the notion of      
righteousness4 ,if sin1 if superstition1
  if idolatry1 if derogation from the   
wisdom of ,christ1 and the  authority   
and perfection of his ,word1 be not     
found in1 nor joined  to that thing that
 ,i disown in worship1 let me never open
 my mouth  against it4 ,i had rather    
fall in with1 and be an associate of a  
righteous man that has no true grace1   
than with a professor that  has no      
righteousness4 ,it is said of the young 
man1 though he went  away from ,christ1 
that he looked upon him and loved him   
7,mark  #aj3ag-bb74 ,but it is not said 
that ever he loved ,judas4 ,i know  that

 the righteousness for which a good man 
suffereth1 is not  then embraced of the 
world1 for that at such a time it is    
under  a cloud4 ,but yet there is       
righteousness also in the world1 and    
wherever ,i see it1 it is of a high     
esteem with me4 ,david acknowledged     
some of his enemies to be more righteous
 than he acknowledged  some of his      
servants to be 7#b ,sam #d3i-aa2        
#c3ca-ce74 ,it is a brave  thing to have
 righteousness1 as righteousness1 to be 
the top-piece  in mine affections4 ,the 
reason why ,christ was anointed with the
 oil  of gladness above his fellows1    
was1 because he loved righteousness1    
and hated iniquity more than they 7,heb4
 #a3i74 ,love to righteousness  flows   
from golden graces1 and is that1 and    
that only1 that can  make a man capable 
of suffering1 in our sense1 for         
righteousness'  sake4    #h4 ,he that   
suffereth not only for righteousness1   
but also for  righteousness' sake1 will 
take care that his sufferings be so     

managed with graciousness of words and  
actions1 that it may live  when he is   
dead2 yea1 and it will please him too1  
if righteousness  flourishes1 though by 
his loss4 ,hence it is that ,paul said1 
he  rejoiced in his suffering1          
,colossians #a3bd2 namely1 because      
others  got good thereby4 ,and that he  
said1 ,yea1 and if ,i be offered upon   
the sacrifice and service of your faith1
 ,i joy1 and rejoice with  you all      
7,phil #b3ag74 ,but why rejoice in this8
 ,why1 because though  his sufferings   
were to the distressing of his flesh1   
yet they  were to the refreshing1       
comfort1 and stability of others4 ,this 
was it also that made him jostle with   
the false brethren among  the churches2 
to wit1 that the truth of the gospel    
might continue  with them 7,gal #b3e74  
,when a man shall run the hazard of the 
ruin of what he has1 and is1  for       
righteousness1 for the good and benefit 
of the church of ,god2  that man1 he    
managing himself by the rule1 if he     

suffers for so  doing1 suffers not only 
for righteousness1 but also for         
righteousness'  sake4 ,i endure all     
things1 said ,paul1 for the elect's     
sake1  that they may also obtain the    
salvation which is in ,christ ,jesus    
with eternal glory 7#b ,tim #b3aj74     
,here was love1 you will say1 to        
persons2 and ,i will say also1 to       
things2 to all the righteousnesses  of  
,god that are revealed in the world1    
that all the elect might  enjoy them to 
their eternal comfort and glory1 by     
,christ ,jesus4  ,for whether we be     
afflicted1 says he1 it is for your      
consolation  and salvation1 which is    
effectual in the enduring of the same   
sufferings which we also suffer3 or     
whether we be comforted1 it  is for your
 consolation and salvation 7#b ,cor     
#a3f74    ,the end of a man and his     
design1 if that be to promote           
righteousness1  he using lawful means to
 accomplish it1 is greatly accepted of  
,god by ,christ2 and it is a sign he is 

a lover of righteousness2  and that if  
he suffereth for so doing1 he suffereth 
not for  well-doing1 only as to matter  
of fact1 but also for his love to  the  
good thing done1 and for its sake4    ,i
 have now done with that first head that
 was to be spoken to1  as touching the  
law and testament2 which we have said   
was to be  understood of the will of    
,god spoken of in the text3 ,let them   
that suffer according to the will of    
,god1 that is1 according to  his law and
 testament4 ,now we have showed what it 
is to suffer  according to that2 we come
 to another thing1 namely3--    ,,the   
,,will ,,of ,,god ,,means ,,his ,,order 
,,and ,,designment4    ,second1 ,that by
 the will of ,god1 we also understand   
his order  and designment4 ,for the will
 of ,god is active1 to dispose of his   
people1 as well as preceptive1 to show  
unto us our duty4 ,he then  that suffers
 for righteousness' sake1 as he suffers 
for that which  is good as to the matter
 of it1 and as he suffers for that which

  is good1 after that manner as becomes 
that truth for which he  suffereth2 so  
he that thus suffereth1 suffereth by the
 order and  designment of ,god4 ,that1  
then1 is the next thing that is to be   
spoken to1 namely3--    ,god is the     
great orderer of the battle that is     
managed in the world  against           
antichrist4 ,hence that battle is       
called1 ,the battle of  that great day  
of ,god ,almighty 7,rev #af3ad74 ,it is 
not what enemies  will1 nor what they   
are resolved upon1 but what ,god will1  
and what  ,god appoints2 that shall be  
done4 ,this doctrine ,christ teacheth   
when he saith1 ,are not five sparrows   
sold for two farthings1 and  not one of 
them is forgotten before ,god8 ,but even
 the very hairs  of your head are all   
numbered4 ,fear not therefore3 ye are of
 more  value than many sparrows 7,luke  
#ab3f1g74 ,he speaks in the verses      
before of killing1 and bids them that   
they should not be afraid  for that4 ,be
 not afraid of them that kill the body1 

and after  that have no more that they  
can do4 ,but ,i will forewarn you whom  
ye shall fear3 ,fear him1 which after he
 hath killed hath power  to cast into   
hell2 yea1 ,i say unto you1 ,fear him4  
,then he leads  them to the             
consideration of this1 that the will of 
,god governs1  and disposes of his      
people to suffering2 as well as declares
 to  them for what1 and how they should 
suffer1 saying1 ,are not five  sparrows 
sold for two farthings1 c4    ,also in  
,isaiah #h3i1aj and in ,isaiah #b3ab1ac1
 you have in sum the  same thing        
inserted again4 ,but we will not stay   
upon proof1 but  will proceed to        
demonstration hereof4    ,pharaoh said  
he would1 ay1 that he would1 but he     
could not touch  so much as a thread or 
a rag of ,israel1 because the will of   
,god  was in that thing contrary to him4
 ,saul said that he would have  ,david1 
and to that end would search for him    
among the thousands of  ,judah2 but     
,david was designed for another purpose1

 and therefore  ,saul must go without   
him 7#a ,sam #bc3be7 ,rabshakeh said    
that he was  come from ,assyria to      
,jerusalem to make ,judah eat their own 
dung1  and drink their own piss 7,isa   
#cf3ab74 ,but ,god said he should not   
shoot an arrow there4 ,and it came to   
pass as ,god had said 7,isa  #cg3cc2 #b 
,kings #ah2 #b ,chron #bh74 ,jeremiah   
and ,baruch's enemies would  have killed
 them1 but they could not1 for ,god hid 
them4 ,how many  times had the ,jews a  
mind to have destroyed ,jesus ,christ2  
but they  could not touch a hair of his 
head until his hour was come4    ,those 
also that bound themselves in a curse1  
that they would  neither eat nor drink  
until they had killed ,paul1 were forced
 to  be foresworn1 for the will of ,god 
was not that ,paul should die as  yet   
7,acts #bc3ab74 ,this therefore should  
be well considered of ,god's  church1 in
 the cloudy and dark day4 ,all his      
saints are in thy  hand 7,deut #cc3c74  
,it is not the way of ,god to let the   

enemies of  ,god's church do what they  
will2 no1 the ,devil himself can devour 
but whom he may 7#a ,peter #e3h74 ,and  
as no enemy can bring suffering  upon a 
man when the will of ,god is otherwise1 
so no man can save  himself out of their
 hands when ,god will deliver him up for
 his  glory4 ,it remaineth1 then1 that  
we be not much afraid of men1 nor  yet  
be foolishly bold2 but that we wait upon
 our ,god in the way  of righteousness1 
and the use of those means which his    
providence  offereth to us for our      
safety2 and that we conclude that our   
whole  dispose1 as to liberty or        
suffering1 lieth in the will of ,god1   
and that we shall1 or shall not suffer1 
even as it pleaseth him4  ,for1         
,first1 ,god has appointed ,,who shall  
suffer4 ,suffering comes not  by chance1
 or by the will of man1 but by the will 
and appointment  of ,god4 ,let no man1  
said ,paul1 be moved by these           
afflictions2  for yourselves know that  
we are appointed thereunto 7#a ,thess   

#c3c74 ,we are apt to forget ,god when  
affliction comes1 and to think  it a    
strange thing that those that fear ,god 
should suffer indeed  7#a ,peter #d3ab74
 ,but we should not1 for we suffer by   
the will and  appointment of ,god4      
,hence they under the altar were bid to 
rest  for a while1 even until their     
fellow-servants also1 and their         
brethren that should be killed--mark    
that--should be killed1 as  they were1  
should be fulfilled 7,rev #f3aa74       
,wherefore1 suffering  for righteousness
 and for righteousness' sake1 is by the 
will of  ,god4 ,god has appointed who   
shall suffer4 ,that is the first4       
,second1 ,as ,god has appointed who     
shall suffer1 so he has appointed       
,,when they shall suffer for his truth  
in the world4 ,sufferings  for such and 
such a man are timed1 as to when he     
shall be tried  for his faith4 ,hence1  
when ,paul was afraid1 at ,corinth1 that
 the  heathens would fall about his     
ears1 the ,lord spake to him by night   

in a vision1 saying1 ,be not afraid1 but
 speak1 and hold not thy  peace2 for ,i 
am with thee1 and no man shall set on   
thee to hurt  thee 7,acts #ah3i1aj74    
,his time of suffering was not yet come 
there4  ,it is also said concerning     
,jesus ,christ1 that even then when they
  sought to take him1 no man laid hands 
on him1 because his hour  was not yet   
come 7,john #g3cj74 ,the times1 then1   
and the seasons1  even for the          
sufferings of the people of ,god1 are   
not in the hands  of their enemies1 but 
in the hand of ,god2 as ,david said1 ,my
 times  are in thy hand4 ,by the will of
 ,god1 then1 it is that such shall      
suffer at1 but not until1 that time4    
,but1    ,third1 ,as ,god has appointed 
who and when1 so he has appointed       
,,where  this1 that1 or the other good  
man shall suffer4 ,moses and ,elias1    
when they appeared on the holy mount1   
told ,jesus of the sufferings  which he 
should accomplish at ,jerusalem4        
,jerusalem was the place  assigned for  

,christ to suffer at2 also1 there must  
the whole  of his sufferings be         
accomplished 7,luke #i3cj1ca74 ,the     
saints are  sprinkled by the hand of    
,god here and there1 as salt is         
sprinkled  upon meat to keep it from    
stinking4 ,and as they are thus         
sprinkled1  that they may season the    
earth2 so1 accordingly1 where they must 
suffer is also appointed for the better 
confirming of the truth4  ,christ said1 
it could not be that a prophet should   
perish out of  ,jerusalem 7,luke        
#ac3cc74 ,but why could it not be that  
they should  perish other where8 ,were  
there no enemies but in ,jerusalem8     
,were  there no good men but at         
,jerusalem8 ,no1 no2 that was not the   
reason4  ,the reason was1 for that ,god 
had appointed that they should suffer   
there4 ,so then1 who1 when1 and where1  
is at the will of ,god1 and  they1      
accordingly1 are ordered by that will4  
,fourth1 ,as ,god has appointed who1    
when1 and where1 so he has also         

appointed ,,what ,,kind of sufferings   
this or that saint shall undergo1  at   
this place and at such a time4 ,god said
 that he would show ,paul  beforehand   
how great things he should suffer for   
his sake 7,acts  #i3af74 ,and it is said
 that ,christ did signify to ,peter     
beforehand  by what death he should     
glorify ,god 7,john #ba3ai74 ,when      
,herod  had beheaded ,john the ,baptist1
 and when the ,jews had crucified       
,christ1 it is said that they had but   
fulfilled what was written  of them     
7,mark #i3ac2 ,acts #ac3bi74 ,our       
sufferings1 as to the nature  of them1  
are all writ down in ,god's book2 and   
though the writing  seem as unknown     
characters to us1 yet ,god understands  
them very  well4 ,some of them they     
shall kill and crucify1 and some of them
  they shall scourge in their synagogue1
 and persecute them from  city to city  
7,matt #bc3cd74 ,shall ,god1 think you1 
say1 some of them  they shall serve     
thus1 and some of them they shall do so 

to2 and  yet not allot which some to    
this1 and which to that1 and which to   
the other trial8    ,doubtless our      
sufferings fall by the will of ,god unto
 us1 as they  fell of old upon the      
people of ,jerusalem4 ,it was appointed 
by ,god  who of them should die of      
hunger1 who with sword1 who should go   
into captivity1 and who should be eaten 
up of beasts 7,jer #ae3b1c74  ,so is the
 case here1 namely1 as ,god has         
appointed who1 when1 where1  and the    
like1 so he has1 also1 what manner of   
sufferings this or  that good man shall 
undergo for his name4 ,let it then be   
concluded1  that hitherto it appears1   
that the sufferings of saints are       
ordered  and disposed by the will of    
,god4 ,but1    ,fifth1 ,as all this is  
determined by the will of ,god1 so it is
 also  appointed ,,for ,,what ,,truth   
this or that saint shall suffer this or 
that kind of affliction4 ,every saint   
has his course1 his work1  and his      
testimony1 as is allotted him of ,god   

7,mark #ac3cd74 ,john  had a course1 a  
testimony to fulfil for ,god 7,acts     
#ac3be71 and so  had holy ,paul 7#b ,tim
 #d3f1g71 and so has every saint3 also1 
he that  is to suffer has his truth     
appointed him to suffer for4 ,christ    
had a truth peculiar to himself to bear 
witness to in a way of  suffering 7,mark
 #ad3fa1fb74 ,john had a truth peculiar 
to himself  to bear witness to in a way 
of suffering 7,mark #f3ag1ah74 ,stephen 
had also a truth1 divers from them both1
 to which he bare a holy  testimony1 and
 for which he bravely died 7,acts       
#g3ea-ec74    ,if you read the book of  
,acts and ,monuments1 you may see a     
goodly  variety as to this2 and yet in  
all a curious harmony4 ,some are  there 
said to suffer for the ,godhead1 some   
for the manhood1 some  for the          
ordinances of ,christ1 and some laid    
down their lives  for the brethren4 ,and
 thus far we see that he that suffers   
for  righteousness' sake1 suffers1 in   
this sense1 according to the will  of   

,god4    ,sixth1 ,as it is appointed    
who1 when1 where1 what kind1 and for    
what  truth1 by the will of ,god1 this  
and that saint should suffer2 so  also  
it is appointed ,,by ,,whose ,,hand this
 or that man shall suffer  for this or  
that truth4 ,it was appointed that      
,moses and ,israel  should suffer by the
 hand of ,pharaoh4 ,and for this very   
purpose1  said ,god1 have ,i raised thee
 up1 that is1 to be a persecutor1  and  
to reap the fruits thereof 7,exo #i3af74
 ,it was also determined  that ,christ  
should suffer by the hand of ,herod and 
,pontius ,pilate2  ,for of a truth1 said
 they1 against thy holy child           
,jesus--both  ,herod1 and ,pontius      
,pilate1 with the ,gentiles1 and the    
people of  ,israel1 were gathered       
together1 for to do whatsoever thy hand 
and  thy counsel determined before to be
 done 7,acts #d3bg74    ,these are great
 instances1 from which we may gather how
 all these  things are ordered from     
thence down hitherto4 ,for if a sparrow 

falls not to the ground without ,god1   
she shall not be killed  without ,god2  
not by he knows not who4 ,and if a      
,christian man is  better than many     
sparrows1 it follows1 that ,god concerns
 himself  more with1 for1 and about him 
than with1 for1 or about many sparrows4 
,it follows1 therefore1 in right reason1
 that as the person who is  appointed to
 be the sufferer1 so the persons who are
 appointed to  be the rod and sword     
thereby to afflict withal4 ,thus far1   
therefore1  the will of ,god is it that 
ordereth and disposeth of us and of  our
 sufferings4    ,seventh1 ,as all these 
pass through the hand of ,god1 and come 
not  to us but by his will1 so ,,how as 
also ,,long is really determined  as any
 of them all4 ,it is not in man1 but    
,god1 to set the time  how long the rod 
of the wicked shall rest upon the lot of
 the  righteous4 ,abraham must be       
informed of this4 ,abraham1 says ,god1  
know of a surety that thy seed shall be 
a stranger in a land that  is not       

theirs1 and shall serve them2 and they  
shall afflict them  four hundred years  
7,gen #ae3ac74 ,so the thraldom of      
,israel in ,babylon  was not only in the
 general appointed1 but the time        
prefixed1 how  long 7,jer #be3aa1ab2    
#bi3aj74 ,the time of the beast's reign 
and of  the witnesses walking in        
sackcloth are punctually fixed1 and that
  beyond which they cannot go 7,rev #aa1
 #ab1 #ac74    ,i know these are        
generals1 and respect the church in the 
bulk of  it1 and not particular persons4
 ,but1 as was hinted afore1 we must     
argue from the greater to the lesser1   
that is1 from four hundred  years to ten
 days1 from ten days to three1 and so   
from the church  in general to each     
particular member1 and to the time and  
nature  of their sufferings 7,rev #b3aj2
 ,hosea #f3b2 ,acts #bc3aa74    ,and    
thus1 in a word or two1 ,i have finished
 the first two parts  of the text1 and  
showed you what there is in ,peter's    
counsel and  advice2 and showed you     

also1 to whom his advice is given3 in   
which  last1 as you see1 ,i have showed 
you both what the will of ,god is1  and 
what to suffer according to it4 ,and    
particularly1 ,i have1 in  a few words1 
handled this last1 to show you that our 
sufferings  are ordered and disposed by 
him1 that you might always1 when you    
come into trouble for his name1 not     
stagger nor be at a loss1 but  be       
stayed1 composed1 and settled in your   
minds1 and say1 ,the will  of the ,lord 
be done 7,acts #ba3ad74 ,i will also say
 unto you this  by the way1 that the    
will of ,god doth greatly work1 even to 
order  and dispose of the spirits of    
,christians1 in order to willingness1   
disposedness1 readiness1 and resignation
 of ourselves to the mind  of ,god4 ,for
 with respect to this were those words  
last recited  spoken4 ,paul saw that he 
had a call to go up to ,jerusalem1 there
  to bear his testimony for ,christ and 
his gospel2 but those unto  whom he made
 know his purpose entreated him1 with   

much earnestness1  not to go up thither1
 for that1 as they believed1 it would   
endanger  his life4 ,but he answereth1  
,what1 mean ye to weep1 and to break  my
 heart8 for ,i am ready1 not to be bound
 only1 but also to die  at ,jerusalem   
for the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,and  
when he would  not be persuaded1 says   
,luke1 we ceased1 saying1 ,the will of  
the  ,lord be done4 ,from what has been 
thus discoursed1 many things will       
follow2 as1    #a4 ,that the rod1 as    
well as the child1 is ,god's2           
persecutors1 as  well as the persecuted1
 are his1 and he has his own designs    
upon  both4 ,he has raised them up1 and 
he has ordered them for himself1  and   
for that work that he has for them to   
do4 ,hence ,habakkuk1  speaking of the  
church's enemies1 saith1 ,thou hast     
ordained them  for judgment2 and1 ,o    
mighty ,god1 thou hast established them 
for  correction 7,hab #a3ab74 ,and1     
therefore1 they are in other places     
called the rod of ,god's anger2 his     

staff 7,isa #aj3e71 his hand2  his sword
 7,psa #ag3ac1ad74    ,indeed1 to be    
thus disposed of1 is a sad lot2 the lot 
is not fallen  to them in pleasant      
places1 they have not the goodly        
heritage2  but the judgments of ,god are
 a great deep4 ,the thing formed may    
not say to him that formed it1 ,why hast
 thou made me thus8 ,to be  appointed1  
to be ordained1 to be established to be 
a persecutor1  and a troubler of ,god's 
church--,o tremendous judgment6 ,o      
amazing  anger6    ,three things the    
people of ,god should learn from hence4 
7#a47 ,learn to pity and bewail the     
condition of the enemy2 ,i know  thou   
canst not alter the counsel of ,god2    
appointed they are1  established they   
are for their work1 and do it they must 
and shall4  ,but yet it becomes them    
that see their state1 and that their day
  is coming1 to pity and bewail their   
condition1 yea1 and to pray  for them   
too2 for who knows whether it is        
determined that they  should remain     

implacable to the end1 as ,herod2 or    
whether they  may through grace obtain  
repentance of their doings1 with ,saul4 
,and ,i say again1 if thy prayer should 
have a casting hand in the  conversion  
of any of them1 it would be sweet to thy
 thoughts when  the scene is over4      
7#b47 ,never grudge them their present  
advantages4 ,fret not thyself  because  
of evil men1 neither be thou envious at 
the workers of  iniquity 7,prov #bd3ai74
 ,fret not1 though they spoil thy       
resting-place4  ,it is ,god that has    
bidden them do it1 to try thy faith and 
patience  thereby4 ,wish them no ill    
with what they get of thine2 it is their
  wages for their work1 and it will     
appear to them ere long that  they have 
earned it dearly4 ,their time is to     
rejoice but as in a  moment1 in what    
thus is gotten by them2 and then they1  
not repenting1  are to perish for ever1 
like their own dung 7,job #bj3e-g74     
,poor man1  thou that hast thy time to  
be afflicted by them1 that thy golden   

graces may shine the more1 thou art in  
the fire1 and they blow  the bellows4   
,but wouldest thou change places with   
them8 ,wouldest  thou sit upon their    
place of ease8 ,dost thou desire to be  
with  them 7,prov #bd3a78 ,o rest       
thyself contented2 in thy patience      
possess  thy soul1 and pity and bewail  
them in the condition in which they     
are4    7#c47 ,bless ,god that thy lot  
did fall on the other side1 namely1 to  
be one that should know the truth1      
profess it1 suffer for it1 and  have    
grace to bear thee up thereunder1 to    
,god's glory1 and thy  eternal comfort4 
,this honour have not all his saints2   
all are not  counted worthy thus to     
suffer shame for his name4 ,do this1 ,i 
say1  though they get all1 and leave    
thee nothing but the shirt on thy  back1
 the skin on thy bones1 or an hole in   
the ground to be put  in 7,heb          
#aa3bc-bf74    #b4 ,labour to be patient
 under this mighty hand of ,god1 and be 
not  hasty to say1 ,when will the rod be

 laid aside8 mind thou thy duty1  which 
is to let patience have its perfect     
work4 ,and bear the  indignation of the 
,lord1 because thou hast sinned against 
him1  until he please to awake1 to      
arise1 and to execute judgment for  thee
 7,micah #g3i74 ,but to pass this4 ,are 
things thus ordered8  then this should  
teach us that there is a cause4 ,the rod
 is not  gathered without a cause2 the  
rod is fore-determined1 because the  sin
 of ,god's people is foreseen1 and      
ofttimes the nature of the  sin1 and the
 anger of the ,father1 is seen in the   
fashion of the  rod4 ,the rod of my     
anger1 saith ,god4 ,a bitter and hasty  
nation  must be brought against         
,jerusalem2 an enemy fierce and cruel   
must  be brought against the land of    
,israel4 ,their sins called for such  a 
rod1 for their iniquities were grievous 
7,hab #a3f74    ,this should teach us   
with all earnestness to be sorry for our
 sins1  and to do what we can to prevent
 these things1 by falling upon  our face

 in a way of prayer before ,god4 ,if we 
would shorten such  days1 when they come
 upon us1 let us be lovers of           
righteousness1  and get more of the     
righteousness of faith1 and of          
compliance  with the whole will of ,god 
into our hearts4 ,then ,i say1 the days 
shall be shortened1 or we fare as well1 
because the more harmless  and innocent 
we are1 and suffer1 the greater will our
 wages1 our  reward1 and glory be1 when 
pay-day shall come2 and what if we wait 
a little for that8    ,these things are 
sent to better ,god's people1 and to    
make them  white1 to refine them as     
silver1 and to purge them as gold1 and  
to cause that they that bear some fruit1
 may bring forth more3 we  are          
afflicted1 that we may grow 7,john      
#ae3b74 ,it is also the will  of ,god1  
that they that go to heaven should go   
thither hardly or  with difficulty4 ,the
 righteous shall scarcely be saved4     
,that is1  they shall1 but yet with     
great difficulty1 that it may be the    

sweeter4 ,now that which makes the way  
to heaven so strait1 so  narrow1 so     
hard1 is the rod1 the sword1 the        
persecutor1 that lies  in the way1 that 
marks where our haunt is1 that mars our 
path1  digs a pit1 and that sets a net1 
a snare for us in the way 7#a ,sam      
#bc3bb2 ,job #cj3ab-ad2 ,psa #i3ae2     
#ca3d2 #ce3g2 #aai3aaj2 #adj3e2 #adb3c74
    ,this1 ,i say1 is that which puts us
 to it1 but it is to try1 as ,i  said1  
our graces1 and to make heaven the      
sweeter to us4 ,to come  frighted and   
hard pursued thither1 will make the     
safety there the  more with exceeding   
gladness to be embraced4 ,and ,i say1   
get thy  heart yet more possessed with  
the power of godliness2 that the love   
of righteousness may be yet more with   
thee4 ,for this blessedness1  this      
happiness1 he shall be sure of1 that    
suffereth for righteousness'  sake4     
#c4 ,since the rod is ,god's as well as 
the child1 let us not look  upon our    
troubles as if they came from1 and were 

managed only by  hell4 ,it is true1 a   
persecutor has a black mark upon him1   
but yet  the ,scriptures say that all   
the ways of the persecutor are ,god's   
7,dan #e3bc74 ,wherefore as we should1  
so again we should not1  be afraid of   
men3 we should be afraid of them1       
because they will  hurt us2 but we      
should not be afraid of them1 as if they
 were let  loose to do to us1 and with  
us1 what they will4 ,god's bridle is    
upon them1 ,god's hook is in their nose3
 yea1 and ,god has determined  the      
bounds of their rage1 and if he lets    
them drive his church into  the sea of  
troubles1 it shall be but up to the     
neck1 and so far  it may go1 and not be 
drowned 7#b ,kings #ai3bh2 ,isa #cg3bi2 
#h3g1h74  ,i say the ,lord has hold of  
them1 and orders them2 nor do they  at  
any time come out against his people but
 by his licence and  commission how far 
to go1 and where to stop4 ,and now for  
two or  three objections3--    #a4      
,object4 ,but may we not fly in a time  

of persecution8 ,your  pressing upon us1
 that persecution is ordered and managed
 by ,god1  makes us afraid to fly4      
,answ4 ,first1 having regard to what was
 said afore about a call to  suffer2    
thou mayest do in this even as it is in 
thy heart4 ,if it is  in thy heart to   
fly1 fly3 if it be in thy heart to      
stand1 stand4  ,any thing but a denial  
of the truth4 ,he that flies1 has       
warrant  to do so2 he that stands1 has  
warrant to do so4 ,yea1 the same man    
may both fly and stand1 as the call and 
working of ,god with his  heart may be4 
,moses fled 7,exo #b3ae71 ,moses stood  
7,heb #aa3bg74  ,david fled 7#a ,sam    
#ai3ab71 ,david stood 7#bd3h74 ,jeremiah
 fled 7,jer  #cg3aa1ab71 ,jeremiah stood
 7#ch3ag74 ,christ withdrew himself     
7,luke  #i3aj71 ,christ stood 7,john    
#ah3a-h74 ,paul fled 7#b ,cor #aa3cc71  
,paul  stood 7,acts #bj3bb1bc74         
,there are therefore few rules in this  
case4 ,the man himself is  best able to 
judge concerning his present strength1  

and what weight  this or that argument  
has upon his heart to stand or fly4 ,i  
should  be loath to impose upon any man 
in these things2 only1 if thou  fliest1 
take two or three cautions with thee3-- 
7#a47 ,do not fly out of a slavish fear1
 but rather because flying is  an       
ordinance of ,god1 opening a door for   
the escape of some1 which  door is      
opened by ,god's providence1 and the    
escape countenanced  by ,god's ,word    
7,matt #aj3bc74    7#b47 ,when thou art 
fled1 do as much good as thou canst in  
all  quarters where thou comest1 for    
therefore the door was opened to  thee1 
and thou bid to make thy escape 7,acts  
#h3a-e74    7#c47 ,do not think thyself 
secure when thou art fled2 it was       
providence that opened the door1 and the
 ,word that did bid thee  escape3 but   
whither1 and wherefore1 that thou       
knowest not yet4  ,uriah the prophet    
fled into ,egypt1 because there dwelt   
men that  were to take him1 that he     
might be brought again to ,jerusalem to 

die there 7,jer #bf3ba74    7#d47       
,shouldest thou fly from where thou art1
 and be taken in another  place2 the    
most that can be made of it--thy taking 
the opportunity  to fly1 as was         
propounded at first--can be but this1   
thou wast  willing to commit thyself to 
,god in the way of his providence1 as   
other good men have done1 and thy being 
now apprehended has made  thy call clear
 to suffer here or there1 the which     
before thou wert  in the dark about4    
7#e47 ,if1 therefore1 when thou hast    
fled1 thou art taken1 be not  offended  
at ,god or man3 not at ,god1 for thou   
art his servant1 thy  life and thy all  
are his2 not at man1 for he is but      
,god's rod1 and  is ordained1 in this1  
to do thee good4 ,hast thou escaped8    
,laugh4  ,art thou taken8 ,laugh4 ,i    
mean1 be pleased which way soever things
  shall go1 for that the scales are     
still in ,god's hand4    7#f47 ,but fly 
not1 in flying1 from religion2 fly not1 
in flying1  for the sake of a trade2 fly

 not1 in flying1 that thou mayest have  
ease for the flesh3 this is wicked1 and 
will yield neither peace  nor profit to 
thy soul2 neither now1 nor at death1 nor
 at the day  of judgment4    #b4        
,object4 ,but if ,i fly1 some will blame
 me3 what must ,i do now8    ,answ4 ,and
 so many others if thou standest2 fly   
not1 therefore1 as  was said afore1 out 
of a slavish fear2 stand not1 of a      
bravado4  ,do what thou dost in the fear
 of ,god1 guiding thyself by his ,word  
and providence2 and as for this or that 
man's judgment1 refer thy  case to the  
judgment of ,god4    #c4 ,object4 ,but  
if ,i be taken and suffer1 my cause is  
like to be  clothed with scandals1      
slanders1 reproaches1 and all manner of 
false1 and evil speakings2 what must ,i 
do8    ,answ4 ,saul charged ,david with 
rebellion 7#a ,sam #bb3h1ac74 ,amos was 
charged with conspiring against the king
 7,amos #g3aj74 ,daniel was  charged    
with despising the king2 and so also    
were the three children  7,dan #f3ac2   

#c3ab74 ,jesus ,christ himself was      
accused of perverting  the nation1 of   
forbidding to give tribute to ,caesar1  
and of saying  that himself was ,christ 
a king 7,luke #bc3b74 ,these things     
therefore  have been4 ,but1    7#a47    
,canst thou1 after a due examination of 
thyself1 say that  as to these things   
thou art innocent and clear8 ,i say1    
will thy  conscience justify thee here8 
,hast thou made it thy business to  give
 unto ,god the things that are ,god's1  
and unto ,caesar the things  that are   
his1 according as ,god has commanded8   
,if so1 matter not  what men shall say1 
nor with what lies and reproaches they  
slander  thee1 but for these things     
count thyself happy4 ,blessed are ye1   
when men shall revile you--and shall say
 all manner of evil against  you falsely
 7lying7 for my sake 7saith ,christ74   
,rejoice1 and be  exceeding glad3 for   
great is your reward in heaven3 for so  
persecuted  they the prophets which were
 before you 7,matt #e3aa1ab74 ,comfort  

thyself therefore in the innocency of   
thy soul1 and say1 ,i am  counted a     
rebel1 and yet am loyal2 ,i am counted a
 deceiver1 and  yet am true 7#a ,sam    
#bd3h-ab1 #b ,cor #f3h74 ,also refer thy
 cause to the  day of judgment2 for if  
thou canst rejoice at the thoughts that 
thou shalt be cleared of all slanders   
and evil speakings then1  that will bear
 up thy heart as to what thou mayest    
suffer now4  ,the answer of a good      
conscience will carry a man through hell
 to  heaven4 ,count these slanders part 
of thy sufferings1 and those  for which 
,god will give thee a reward1 because   
thou art innocent1  and for that they   
are laid upon thee for thy profession's 
sake4  ,but if thou be guilty1 look to  
thyself2 ,i am no comforter of such4    
,,third1 ,,the ,,good ,,effect ,,of     
,,committing ,,the ,,soul ,,to ,,god',s 
,,keeping4    ,i come now to speak to   
the third and last part of the text1    
namely1  of the good effect that will   
certainly follow to those that1 after  a

 due manner1 shall take the advice afore
 given4 ,let them that  suffer according
 to the will of ,god1 commit the keeping
 of their  souls to him in well-doing1  
as unto a faithful ,creator4    ,two    
things from the last clause of the text 
lie yet before us4 ,and  they are they  
by which will be shown what good effect 
will follow  to those that suffer       
according to the will of ,god1 and that 
commit  their souls to his keeping4 #a4 
,such will find him to themselves a     
,creator4 #b4 ,they will find him a     
faithful ,creator4 ,let them commit  the
 keeping of their souls to him1 as unto 
a faithful ,creator4    ,in this phrase1
 a ,faithful ,creator1 behold the wisdom
 of the ,holy  ,ghost1 how fitly and to 
the purpose he speaketh4 ,king is a     
great  title1 and ,god is sometimes     
called a ,king2 but he is not set forth 
by this title here1 but by the title of 
a ,creator2 for it is not  always in the
 power of a king to succour and relieve 
his subjects1  that are suffering for   

his crown and dignity4 ,father is a     
sweet  title--a title that carrieth in  
it an intimation of a great deal  of    
bowels and compassion1 and ,god is often
 set forth also by this  title in the   
holy ,scriptures4 ,but so he is not     
here1 but rather  as a ,creator4 ,for a 
father1 a compassionate father1 cannot  
always  help1 succour1 or relieve his   
children1 though he knows they are      
under affliction6 ,oh6 but a ,creator   
can4 ,wherefore1 ,i say1 he is  set     
forth here under the title of ,creator4 
,,first1 ,a ,creator6 nothing can die   
under a ,creator's hands4 ,a ,creator   
can sustain all4 ,a ,creator can1 as a  
,creator1 do what he pleases4  ,the     
,lord1 the everlasting ,god1 the        
,creator of the ends of the  earth1     
fainteth not1 neither is weary 7,isa    
#dj3bh74    ,the cause of ,god1 for     
which his people suffer1 had been dead  
and  buried a thousand years ago1 had it
 not been in the hand of a  ,creator4   
,the people that have stood by his cause

 had been out of  both as to persons1   
name1 and remembrance1 had they not been
 in  the hand of a ,creator4 ,who could 
have hoped1 when ,israel was going  in1 
even into the mouth of the ,red ,sea1   
that ever his cause1 or  that people1   
should have revived again4 ,a huge host 
of the ,egyptians  were behind them1 and
 nothing but death before and on every  
hand  of them2 but they lived1 they     
flourished1 they outlived their         
enemies1 for they were in the hand of a 
,creator4    ,who could have hoped that 
,israel should have returned again from 
the land1 from the hand1 and from under 
the tyranny of the king  of ,babylon8   
,they could not deliver themselves from 
going thither1  they could not preserve 
themselves from being diminished when   
they  came there1 their power was gone1 
they were in captivity1 their  distance 
from home was far1 their enemies        
possessed their land1  their city of    
defence was ruined1 and their houses    
burned down  to the ground2 and yet they

 came home again3 there is nothing      
impossible to a ,creator4    ,who could 
have thought that the three children    
could have lived in  a fiery furnace8   
that ,daniel could have been safe among 
the lions8  that ,jonah could have come 
home to his country1 when he was in  the
 whale's belly8 or that our ,lord should
 have risen again from  the dead8 ,but  
what is impossible to a ,creator8       
,this1 therefore1 is a rare             
consideration for those to let their    
hearts be acquainted with that suffer   
according to the will of  ,god1 and that
 have committed the keeping of their    
souls to him in  well-doing4 ,they have 
a ,creator to maintain and uphold their 
cause1  a ,creator to oppose its        
opposers4 ,and hence it is said1 all    
that  burden themselves with ,jerusalem 
shall be cut in pieces1 though  all the 
people of the earth be gathered together
 against it 7,zech  #ab3c74    ,,second1
 ,a ,creator6 ,a ,creator can not only  
support a dying cause1  but also        

fainting spirits4 ,for as he fainteth   
not1 nor is weary1  so he giveth power  
to the faint1 and to them that have no  
might  he increaseth strength 7,isa     
#dj3bi74 ,he is the ,god of the spirits 
of all flesh1 and has the life of the   
spirit of his people in his  own hand4  
,spirits have their being from him2 he  
is the ,father of  spirits4 ,spirits are
 made strong by him1 nor can any crush  
that  spirit that ,god the ,creator will
 uphold4    ,is it not a thing amazing  
to see one poor inconsiderable man1 in  
a spirit of faith and patience1 overcome
 all the threatenings1  cruelties1      
afflictions1 and sorrows1 that a whole  
world can lay upon  him8 ,none can      
quail#dc him1 none can crush him1 none  
can bend down  his spirit4 ,none can    
make him to forsake what he has received
 of  ,god--a commandment to hold fast4  
,his holy1 harmless1 and profitable     
notions1 because they are spiced with   
grace1 yield to him more  comfort1 joy1 
and peace1 and do kindle in his soul so 

goodly  a fire of love to1 and zeal for 
,god1 that all the waters of the  world 
shall never be able to quench4    ,ay1  
say some1 that is because his is        
headstrong1 obstinate1 and one  that    
will hear no reason4 ,no1 say ,i1 but it
 is because his spirit  is in the hand1 
under the conduct and preservation1 of a
 ,creator4  ,a ,creator can make        
spirits1 uphold spirits1 and make one   
spirit  stronger to stand1 than are all 
the spirits of the world to cast  down4 
,to stand1 ,i say1 in a way of patient  
enduring in well-doing1  against all    
that hell can do to suppress4           
,,third1 ,a ,creator6 ,a ,creator can   
bring down the spirits that oppose1  and
 make them weak and unstable as water4  
,the ,lord1 the everlasting  ,god1 the  
,creator of the ends of the earth1      
fainteth not1 nor is  weary2 there is no
 searching of his understanding4 ,he    
gives power  to the faint1 and to those 
that have no might1 he increaseth       
strength2 now mark1 even the young shall

 faint and be weary1 and  the young men 
shall utterly fall4 ,a ,creator can dash
 the spirits  of the enemies with fear4 
,god can put them in fear1 and make them
  know that they are men and not ,god1  
and that their horses are flesh  and not
 spirit4 ,when the enemy came to take   
,jesus ,christ1 their  spirits fainted1 
their hearts died in them2 they went    
backwards1  and fell to the ground4     
,they had hard work to strengthen their 
spirits to a sufficiency of boldness and
 courage1 though they  brought halberts1
 and staves1 and swords1 and weapons    
with them1  to take a naked#dd man      
7,john #ah3c-g74    ,and although this  
is that which is not so visible to the  
world  as some other things are1 yet ,i 
believe that ,god treads down the       
spirits of men in a day when they       
afflict his people1 oftener than  we are
 aware of1 or than they are willing to  
confess4 ,how was the  hostile spirit of
 ,esau trod down of ,god1 when he came  
out to meet  his poor naked brother1    

with no less than four hundred armed    
men8  ,he fainted before his brother1   
and instead of killing1 kissed him      
7,gen #cc3d74 ,how was the bloody spirit
 of ,saul trod down1 when ,david  met   
him at the mouth of the cave1 and also  
at the hill ,hachilah  7#a ,sam #bd2    
#bf78 ,god is a ,creator1 and as a      
,creator1 is a spirit  maker1 a spirit  
reviver1 a spirit destroyer2 he can     
destroy body  and soul in hell 7,luke   
#ab3e74    ,,fourth1 ,a ,creator6 ,as a 
,creator1 he is over all arts1          
inventions1  and crafts of men that are 
set on work to destroy ,god's people1   
whether they be soldiers1 excellent     
orators1 or any other whatsoever2  we   
will single out one--the smith1 that    
roaring fellow1 who with  his coals and 
his bellows makes a continual noise4 ,i 
have created  the smith1 said ,god1 that
 bloweth the coals in the fire1 and     
that bringeth forth an instrument for   
his work2 and ,i have created  the      
waster to destroy 7,isa #ed3af74 ,the   

smith1 what is he8 ,i  answer1 an idol  
maker1 a promoter of false worship1 and 
one that  makes instruments of cruelty1 
therewith to help to suppress the  true 
worship 7,isa #da3g2 #dd3ab2 #df3f74    
,i have created the smith1 saith ,god1  
that bloweth the coals in  the fire4    
,the idol inventor1 the idol maker1 the 
supporter of  idol worship1 he is my    
creature1 saith ,god1 to teach that he  
has  power to reach him1 and to command 
his sword to approach him at  his       
pleasure1 notwithstanding his roaring   
with his bellows1 and  his coals in the 
fire4 ,so then1 he cannot do what he    
will in the  fire1 nor with his idol    
when he has made it2 the instrument1    
also  that he makes for the defence of  
his idol1 and for the suppressing  of   
,god's true worship1 shall not do the   
thing for the which it  is designed by  
him4 ,and so the very next verse saith3 
,no weapon  that is formed against thee 
shall prosper1 and every tongue that    
shall rise against thee in judgment thou

 shalt condemn4 ,this is  the heritage  
of the servants of the ,lord1 and their 
righteousness  is of me1 saith the ,lord
 7,isa #ed3ag74 ,and the text saith     
moreover1  ,i have created the waster to
 destroy4 ,the waster1 what is that8    
,why1 the smith makes an idol1 and ,god 
has made the rust2 the  smith makes a   
sword1 and ,god has made the rust4 ,the 
rust eats them  up1 the moth shall eat  
them up1 the fire shall devour them4    
,the  wicked1 saith the ,psalmist1 have 
drawn out the sword1 and have  bent     
their bow1 to cast down the poor and    
needy1 and to slay such  as be of       
upright conversation4 ,their sword shall
 enter into their  own heart1 and their 
bows shall be broken 7,psa #cg3ad1ae74  
,all this can ,god do1 because he is a  
,creator1 and none but ,god can  do it4 
,wherefore by this peculiar title of    
,creator1 the apostle  prepareth support
 for suffering saints1 and also shows   
what  a good conclusion is like to be   
made with them that suffer for          

righteousness' sake1 according to his   
will2 and that commit the  keeping of   
their souls to him in well-doing1 as    
unto a faithful  ,creator4    ,,fifth1  
,a ,creator6 ,a ,creator can make such  
provision for a suffering  people1 in   
all respects1 as shall answer all their 
wants4 ,have  they lost their peace with
 the world8 ,have they no more peace    
with this world8 ,why1 a ,creator can   
make1 create peace1 can create  peace1  
peace2 peace with ,god1 and peace with  
his conscience2 and  that is better than
 all the peace that can be found        
elsewhere in  the world 7,isa #eg3ai74  
,have they lost a good frame of heart8  
,do  they want a right frame of spirit8 
,why1 though this is to be had  no where
 in the world1 yet a ,creator can help  
them to it 7,psa  #ea3aj74 ,have they   
lost their spiritual defence8 ,do they  
lie too  open to their spiritual foes8  
,why1 this a ,creator can help4 ,and    
the ,lord will create upon every        
dwelling place of ,mount ,zion1 and     

upon her assemblies1 a cloud and smoke  
by day1 and the shining  of a flaming   
fire by night3 for upon all the glory   
shall be a  defence4 7,isa #d3e7        
,this is the work of the ,spirit2 for   
though the ,spirit itself be  uncreated1
 yet all the holy works of it in the    
heart are verily  works of creation4    
,our new man is a creation2 our graces  
are a  creation2 our joys and comforts  
are a creation#de 7#b ,cor #e3ag1ah2    
,eph #d3bd2 ,isa #fe3ag-ai74 ,now a     
creation none can destroy but a         
,creator2 wherefore here is comfort4    
,but again1 ,god hath created  us in    
,christ ,jesus2 that is another thing4  
,the sun is created in  the heavens2 the
 stars are created in the heavens2 the  
moon is  created in the heavens4 ,who   
can reach them1 touch them1 destroy     
them1 but the ,creator8 ,why1 this is   
the case of the saint2 because  he has  
to do with a ,creator1 he is fastened to
 ,christ2 yea1 is in  him by an act of  
creation 7,eph #b3aj71 so that unless   

,christ and  the creation of the ,holy  
,ghost can be destroyed1 he is safe that
  is suffering according to the will of 
,god1 and that hath committed  the      
keeping of his soul to him in           
well-doing1 as unto a faithful          
,creator4 ,and this ,i would have you   
consider moreover2 the man  that        
suffereth according to the will of ,god1
 committeth not such  a soul to this    
,creator as dwells in carnal men--a     
naked soul1 a  graceless soul1 a soul   
that has nothing in it but sin2 but he  
commits  a converted soul1 a regenerate 
soul1 a soul adorned1 beautified1  and  
sanctified1 with the jewels1 and        
bracelets1 earrings1 and  perfumes of   
the blessed ,spirit of grace4 ,and ,i   
say again1 this  is the work of a       
,creator1 and a ,creator can maintain it
 in its  gallantry1    ,,footnote8      
,gallantry2 splendour of appearance1    
grandeur1  nobleness4--,ed4    and he   
will do so1 but he will put forth acts  
of creating power  for it every day4    

,,sixth1 ,a ,creator6 ,he that can      
create can turn and alter any thing1  to
 what himself would have it4 ,he that   
made the seven stars and  ,orion1 and   
turneth the shadow of death into the    
morning 7,amos  #e3h71 he can make the  
wilderness a pool of water1 and the dry 
land springs of water 7,isa #da3ah74    
,our most afflicted and desolate        
conditions1 he can make as a little     
haven unto us2 he can make us  sing in  
the wilderness1 and can give us our     
vineyards from thence  7,hosea          
#b3ad1ae74 ,he can make ,paul sing in   
the stocks1 and good  ,rowland ,taylor  
dance as he goeth to the burning stake4 
,jails1 and  mocks1 and scourgings1 and 
flouts and imprisonments1 and hunger1   
and nakedness1 and peril1 and sword1 and
 dens1 and caves1 and  rocks1 and       
mountains1 ,god can so sweeten with the 
honey of his  ,word1 and make so famous 
for situation by the glory of his       
presence1  and so rich and fruitful by  
the communications of the ,holy ,ghost1 

and so easy by the spreading of his     
feathers over us1 that we  shall not be 
able to say1 that in all the world a    
more commodious  place1 or comfortable  
condition1 can be found4 ,some have know
 this1  and have been rather ready to   
covet to be here1 than to shun and  fly 
from it1 as a most unsavoury condition4 
#df    ,all these things1 ,i say1 ,god  
doth as a ,creator4 ,he hath created    
antipathies1 and he can make antipathies
 close1 and have favour  one for        
another4 ,the lion and the calf1 the    
wolf and the lamb1 the  little boy and  
the cockatrice's den he can reconcile1  
and make  to be at agreement4 ,so1      
sufferings and the saint2 the prison and
  the saint2 losses1 crosses1 and       
afflictions1 and the saint3 he can  make
 to lie down sweetly together4          
,,seventh1 ,a ,creator6 ,a ,creator can 
make up all that thou hast  or shalt    
lose for the sake of thy profession by  
the hands of the  children of men1 be   
they friends1 relations1 a world1 life1 

or  what you can conceive of4    #a4    
,hast thou lost thy friend for the sake 
of thy profession8 ,is  the whole world 
set against thee for thy love to ,god1  
to ,christ1  his cause1 and             
righteousness8 ,why1 a ,creator can make
 up all4  ,here1 therefore1 is the      
advantage that he hath that suffereth   
for  righteousness' sake4 ,jonathan1 the
 very son of bloody ,saul1 when  ,david 
had lost the help of all his own        
relations1 he must fall in  with him1   
stick to him1 and love him as he loved  
his own soul 7#a  ,sam #ah3a-c74        
,obadiah1 ,ahab's steward1 when the     
saints were driven  even under ground by
 the rage of ,jezebel the queen1 he is  
appointed  of ,god to feed them in caves
 and holes of the earth 7#a ,kings      
#ah3ac74  ,yea1 the very raven complied 
with the will of a ,creator to bring    
the prophet bread and flesh in the      
morning1 and bread and flesh  at night  
7#ag3f74 ,when ,jeremiah the prophet was
 rejected of all1  yea1 the church that 

then was1 could not help him2 he was    
cast  into the dungeon1 and sunk to a   
great depth there in the mire4  ,god the
 ,creator1 who ruleth the spirits of all
 men1 stirred up  the heart of          
,ebed-melech the ,ethiopian both to     
petition for his  liberty1 and to put   
him out of the dungeon by the help of   
thirty  men 7,jer #ch3g-ac74 ,these now1
 as ,christ says1 were both fathers1    
mothers1 brothers1 sisters1 and as a    
loving wife or child 7,matt  #ai3bi74   
#b4 ,hast thou1 for the sake of thy     
faith and profession thereof1  lost thy 
part in the world8 ,why1 a ,creator can 
make thee houses  as he did for the     
midwives of ,egypt 7,exo #a3bj1ba71 and 
can build  thee a sure house as he did  
for ,david his servant1 who ventured all
  for the love that they had to the fear
 of ,god and his way 7#b ,sam  #g74     
,david was thrust out of ,saul's house1 
and driven from his own1  and ,god      
opened the heart of ,achisch the king of
 ,gath to receive  him1 and to give him 

,ziklag4 ,david1 when under the tyranny 
of  ,saul1 knew not what to do with his 
father and his mother1 who were         
persecuted for his sake1 but a ,creator 
inclined the heart of the  king of ,moab
 to receive them to house and harbour   
7#a ,sam #bg3e2  #bb3c1d74    #c4 ,is   
thy life at stake--is that like to go   
for thy profession1  for thy harmless   
profession of the gospel8 ,why1 ,god the
 ,creator  is ,lord of life1 and to ,god
 the ,lord belong the issues from death4
  ,so then1 he can1 if he will1 hold thy
 breath in thy nostrils1 in  spite of   
all the world2 or if he shall suffer    
them to take away this  for his glory1  
he can give thee another ten times as   
good for thy  comfort4 ,he that loveth  
his life shall lose it2 and he that     
hateth  his life in this world shall    
keep it unto life eternal 7,john        
#ab3be74    #d4 ,is thy body to be      
disfigured1 dismembered1 starved1       
hanged1 or  burned for the faith and    
profession of the gospel8 ,why1 a       

,creator  can either prevent it1 or1    
suffering it1 can restore it the very   
same to thee again1 with great and      
manifold advantage4 ,he that  made thee 
to be now what thou art1 can make thee  
to be what thou  never yet wast4 ,it    
doth not yet appear what we shall be1   
further  than only by general words 7#a 
,john #c3b2 ,phil #c3ba74    ,,eighth1  
,a ,creator6 ,peter sets him before us  
here as a ,creator1  because he would   
have us live upon him as such2 as well  
as upon  his grace1 love1 and mercy4 ,in
 ,job's day this was bewailed1 that     
none or but a few said1 ,where is ,god  
my maker1 who giveth songs  in the      
night8 7,job #ce3aj74    ,creator1 as   
was hinted before1 is one of ,god's     
peculiar titles4  ,it is not given to   
him above five or six times in all the  
,book  of ,god2 and usually1 when given 
him1 it is either to show his           
greatness1 or else to convince us that  
of duty we ought to depend  upon him2   
and not to faint1 if he be on our side1 

for or under  any adversity1 according  
as we are bidden in the text3 ,let them 
that suffer according to the will of    
,god1 commit the keeping of  their souls
 to him in well-doing1 as unto a        
faithful creator4  ,shall ,god display  
his glory before us under the character 
and  title of a ,creator1 and shall we  
yet fear man8 ,shall he do this  to us  
when we are under a suffering condition1
 and that on purpose  that we might     
commit our souls to him in well-doing1  
and be quiet1  and shall we take no     
notice of this8 ,who art thou1 that thou
  shouldest be afraid of a man that     
shall die1 and of the son of man  which 
shall be made as grass2 and forgettest  
the ,lord thy maker1  that hath         
stretched forth the heavens1 and laid   
the foundations  of the earth8 c4 7,isa 
#ea3ab1ac74    ,had ,god concealed      
himself1 as to his being a ,creator1 yet
 since  he presenteth himself unto us by
 his ,word under so many excellent      
titles as are given to no other ,god    

besides1 methinks it should  make us    
bold in our ,god2 but when1 for our     
relief1 he shall add  to all other that 
he verily is a ,creator1 this should    
make us rest  in hope indeed4    ,every 
nation will have confidence for their   
own gods1 though but  gods that are made
 with hands--though but the work of the 
smith  and carpenter2 and shall not we  
trust in the name of the ,lord our      
,god1 who is not only a ,god1 but a     
,creator and former of all things       
7,micah #d3e71 consequently1 the only   
living and true ,god1 and one  that     
alone can sustain us8 ,we therefore are 
to be greatly blamed  if we overlook the
 ground1 such ground of support and     
comfort as  presenteth itself unto us   
under the title of a ,creator2 but then 
most of all1 if1 when we have heard1    
believed1 and known that our  ,god is   
such1 we shall yet be afraid of a man   
that shall die1 and  forget the ,lord   
our maker4 ,we1 ,i say1 have heard1     
seen1 known1  and believed1 that our    

,god is the ,creator4 ,the heavens      
declare  his glory1 and the firmament   
showeth his handy-work1 and thus he  has
 showed unto us his eternal power and   
,godhead 7,rom #a3bj74    ,behold1 then1
 thou fearful worm1 ,jacob1 the heavens1
 the sun1 the  moon1 the stars2 behold  
the earth1 the sea1 the air1 the fire1  
and  vapours4 ,behold1 all living       
things1 from leviathan and behemoth  to 
the least that creepeth in the earth and
 waters4 ,yea1 behold  thyself1 thy     
soul1 thy body1 thy fashion1 thy        
building1 and consider2  thy ,god hath  
made even all these things1 and hath    
given to thee  this being2 yea1 and all 
this also he made of that which doth    
not appear 7,heb #aa3a-c74 ,this is that
 which thou art called to  the          
consideration of by ,peter1 in the text2
 when he letteth fall  from his         
apostolical meditation that thy ,god is 
the ,creator1 and  commandeth that thou1
 in thy suffering for him according to  
his  will1 shouldest commit the keeping 

of thy soul to him as unto a  faithful  
,creator4    ,he that has the art thus  
to do1 and that can do it in his        
straits1  shall never be trodden down4  
,his ,god1 his faith2 his faith1 his    
,god1 are able to make him stand4 ,for  
such a man will thus conclude1  that    
since the ,creator of all is with him1  
what but creatures are  there to be     
against him8 ,so1 then1 what is the axe1
 that it should  boast itself against   
him that heweth therewith8 or the saw1  
that  it should magnify itself against  
him that shaketh it8 as if the  rod     
should shake itself against him that    
lifteth it up2 or as if  the staff      
should lift up itself as if it were not 
wood 7,isa #aj3ae74  ,read also ,isaiah 
#dj3ab-ca1 and then speak1 if ,god as   
,creator is  not a sure confidence to   
all the ends of the earth that trust in1
  and wait upon him4 ,as ,creator1 he   
hath formed and upholdeth all  things2  
yea1 his hands have formed the crooked  
serpent1 wherefore  he also is at his   

bay 7,job #bf3ac74 ,and thou hast made  
the dragon  in the sea2 and therefore it
 follows that he can cut and wound him  
7,isa #ea3i71 and give him for meat to  
the fowls1 and to the beasts  inheriting
 the wilderness 7,psa #gd3ac1ad71 if he 
will seek to  swallow up and destroy the
 church and people of ,god 7,eze        
#bi3c1d74    ,,ninth1 ,a ,creator is    
,god6 the ,god unto whom they that      
suffer according  to his will are to    
commit the keeping of their souls--the  
,creator4  ,and doth he take charge of  
them as a ,creator8 ,then this should   
teach us to be far off from being       
dismayed1 as the heathens are1  at his  
tokens2 for our ,god1 the ,lord1 is the 
true ,god1 the living  ,god1 the ,king  
of eternity 7,jer #aj3a1b1aj74 ,we      
should tremblingly  glory and rejoice   
when we see him in the world1 though    
upon those  that are the most terrible  
of his dispensations4 ,god the ,creator 
will sometimes mount himself and ride   
through the earth in such  majesty and  

glory1 that he will make all to stand in
 the tent  doors to behold him4 ,o how  
he rode in his chariots of salvation    
when he went to save his people out of  
the land of ,egypt6 ,how he  shook the  
nations6 ,then his glory covered the    
heavens1 and the  earth was full of his 
praise4 ,and his brightness was as the  
light2  he had horns coming out of his  
hand3 and there was the hiding of  his  
power4 ,before him went the pestilence1 
and burning coals went  forth at his    
feet4 ,he stood1 and measured the earth3
 he beheld1  and drove asunder the      
nations2 and the everlasting mountains  
were  scattered1 the perpetual hills did
 bow3 his ways are everlasting4  ,then  
said the prophet1 ,i saw the tents of   
,cushan in affliction3  and the curtains
 of the land of ,midian did tremble4    
,was the ,lord  displeased against the  
rivers8 was thine anger against the     
rivers8  was thy wrath against the sea1 
that thou didst ride upon thine  horses 
and thy chariots of salvation8 7,hab    

#c3c-h74    ,so ,david3 ,the earth shook
 and trembled1 said he2 the foundations 
also of the hills moved and were shaken1
 because he was wroth4  ,there went up a
 smoke out of his nostrils1 and fire out
 of his  mouth devoured3 coals were     
kindled by it4 ,he bowed the heavens    
also1 and came down3 and darkness was   
under his feet4 ,and he rode  upon a    
cherub1 and did fly3 yea1 he did fly    
upon the wings of the  wind4 ,he made   
darkness his secret place2 his pavilion 
round about  him were dark waters and   
thick clouds of the skies4 ,at the      
brightness  that was before him his     
thick clouds passed1 hail stones and    
coals  of fire4 ,the ,lord also         
thundered in the heavens1 and the       
,highest  gave his voice2 hail stones   
and coals of fire4 ,yea1 he sent out    
his arrows1 and scattered them2 and he  
shot out lightnings1 and  discomfited   
them4 ,then the channels of waters were 
seen1 and the  foundations of the world 
were discovered at thy rebuke1 ,o ,lord1

  at the blast of the breath of thy     
nostrils 7,psa #ah3g-ae74    ,these are 
glorious things1 though shaking         
dispensations4 ,god is  worthy to be    
seen in his dispensations as well as in 
his ,word1  though the nations tremble  
at his presence4 ,oh that thou wouldest 
rend the heavens1 that thou wouldest    
come down1 saith the prophet1  that the 
mountains might flow down at thy        
presence6 7,isa #fd3a74  ,we know ,god1 
and he is our ,god1 our own ,god2 of    
whom or of what  should we be afraid8   
7,psa #df74 ,when ,god roars out of     
,zion1 and  utters his voice from       
,jerusalem1 when the heavens and the    
earth do  shake1 the ,lord shall be the 
hope of his people1 and the strength  of
 the children of ,israel 7,joel #c3af74 
,every man stayeth up1 or letteth his   
spirit fail1 according to  what he      
knoweth concerning the nature of a      
thing4 ,he that knows  the sea1 knows   
the waves will toss themselves3 he that 
knows a  lion1 will not much wonder to  

see his paw1 or to hear the voice  of   
his roaring4 ,and shall we that know our
 ,god be stricken with  a panic fear1   
when he cometh out of his holy place to 
punish the  inhabitants of the earth for
 their iniquity8 ,we should stand like  
those that are next to angels1 and tell 
the blind world who it  is that is thus 
mounted upon his steed1 and that hath   
the clouds  for the dust of his feet1   
and that thus rideth upon the wings of  
the wind3 we should say unto them1 ,this
 ,god is our ,god for ever  and ever1   
and he shall be our guide even unto     
death4    ,our ,god6 the ,creator6 ,he  
can turn men to destruction1 and say1   
,return1 ye children of men4 ,when our  
,god shows himself1 it is  worth the    
while to see the sight1 though it costs 
us all that we  have to behold it4 ,some
 men will bless and admire every        
rascally  juggler that can but make     
again that which they only seem to mar1 
or do something that seems to outgo     
reason2 yea1 though they make           

thunderings and noise in the place where
 they are1 as though the  devil himself 
were there4 ,shall saints1 then1 like   
slaves1 be afraid  of their ,god1 the   
,creator2 of their own ,god1 when he    
rendeth the  heavens1 and comes down8   
,when ,god comes into the world to do   
great  things1 he must come like        
himself--like him that is a ,creator3   
wherefore the heavens and the earth must
 move at his presence1 to  signify that 
they acknowledge him as such1 and pay   
him that homage  that is due to him as  
their ,god and great ,creator4    ,we   
that are ,christians have been trained  
up by his ,son in his  school this many 
a day1 and have been told what a ,god   
our ,father  is1 what an arm he has1 and
 with what a voice he can thunder2 how  
he can deck himself with majesty and    
excellency1 and array himself  with     
beauty and glory2 how he can cast abroad
 the rage of his wrath1  and behold     
every one that is proud1 and abase him  
7,job #dj3i-aa74  ,have we not talked of

 what he did at the ,red ,sea1 and in   
the land  of ,ham many years ago1 and   
have we forgot him now8 ,have we not    
vaunted and boasted of our ,god both in 
church1 pulpit1 and books2  and spake to
 the praise of them that1 instead of    
stones1 attempted  to drive antichrist  
out of the world with their lives and   
their  blood2 and are we afraid of our  
,god8 ,he was ,god1 a ,creator1 then2   
and is he not ,god now8 and will he not 
be as good to us as to them  that have  
gone before us8 or would we limit him to
 appear in such  ways as only smile upon
 our flesh2 and have him stay1 and not  
show  himself in his heart-shaking      
dispensations until we are dead and     
gone8 ,what if we must go now to heaven1
 and what if he is thus  come down to   
fetch us to himself8 ,if we have been   
wise as serpents1  and innocent as      
doves--if we can say1 ,neither against  
the law of  the ,jews1 neither against  
the temple1 nor against ,caesar1 have we
  offended anything at all1 of what     

should we be afraid8 ,let heaven  and   
earth come together1 ,i dare say they   
will not hurt us4 ,our  ,lord ,jesus1   
when dilating upon some of the great and
 necessary works  of our ,creator1 puts 
check beforehand to all uncomely fears2 
to  such fears as become not the faith  
and profession of a ,christian4         
,brother1 saith he1 shall deliver up the
 brother to death1 and  the father the  
child3 and the children shall rise up   
against their  parents1 and cause them  
to be put to death4 ,and ye shall be    
hated  of all men for my name's sake4   
,what follows8 7verse #bh71 ,fear  them 
not2 and again1 in verse #ca1 ,fear ye  
not 7,matt #aj3ba1bb74    ,so again     
7,matt #bd73 ,nation shall rise against 
nation--there shall  be famines1        
pestilences1 and earthquakes1 c4 ,they  
shall deliver you  up to be afflicted1  
and shall kill you4--,many shall be     
offended1  and shall betray one         
another4--,and many false prophets shall
  arise1 and deceive many4 ,and yet for 

all this we are bid not  to be afraid1  
for all these things1 with all other are
 ordered1  limited1 enlarged and        
straitened1 bounded and butted by the   
will1  and hand1 and power of that ,god 
unto whom ,peter bids us commit  the    
keeping of our souls1 as unto a faithful
 ,creator 7verse #g-aa2  ,mark #ac3e-i74
 ,to wait for ,god in the way of his    
judgments doth  well become a           
,christian4    ,to believe he loves us  
when he shows himself terrible to us1 is
  also very much becoming of us4        
,wherefore has he given us grace8  ,is  
it that we should live by sense8        
,wherefore has he sometimes  visited us8
 ,is it that our hearts might be        
estranged from him1 and  that we still  
should love the world8 ,and ,i say      
again1 wherefore  has he so plainly told
 us of his greatness1 and of what he can
  do8 ,is it not that we might be still 
when the world is disturbed2  and that  
we might hope for good things to come   
out of such providences  that1 to sense1

 look as if themselves would eat up and 
devour all8    ,let us wait upon ,god1  
walk with ,god1 believe in ,god1 and    
commit  ourselves1 our soul1 our body1  
to ,god1 to be kept4 ,yea1 let us be    
content to be at the disposal of ,god1  
and rejoice to see him act  according to
 all his wondrous works4 ,for this is a 
posture highly  becoming them that say  
of ,god he is their ,father1 and that   
have  committed the keeping of their    
souls to him as unto a ,creator4  ,a    
comely thing it is for the soul that    
feareth ,god1 to love and  reverence him
 in all his appearances4 ,we should be  
like the spaniel  dog1 even lie at the  
foot of our ,god1 as he at the foot of  
his  master2 yea1 and should be glad1   
could we but see his face1 though  he   
treads us down with his feet4    ,ay1   
says one son1 so ,i could1 if ,i thought
 this high ,god would  regard me1 and   
take notice of my laying of my soul at  
his foot1  while ,i suffer for his ,word
 and truth in the world4 ,why1 do but   

see now how the ,holy ,ghost1 for our   
help1 doth hedge up that way  in at     
which unbelief would come1 that there   
might1 as to this1  be no room left for 
doubting4 ,for as he calleth the ,god   
unto whom  we are bid to commit the     
keeping of our soul1 a ,creator1 so he  
saith that he is ,a ,,creator ,,that    
,,is ,,faithful4 ,let them commit the   
keeping of their souls unto him in      
well-doing1 as unto a faithful          
,creator--a ,creator that will concern  
himself with the soul committed  to his 
trust1 and that will be faithful to it1 
according to all  that he has promised4 
,this1 therefore1 of ,god's faithfulness
 being added to his might and  power1 is
 in itself a ground of great support to 
those that have  in a way of well-doing 
committed themselves1 their souls1 to   
him  to keep4 ,a ,creator2 what is it   
that a ,creator cannot do8 ,a faithful  
,creator2 what is it that one that is   
faithful will not do1 that  is1 when he 
is engaged8 ,and now he is engaged1     

because thou hast  committed thy soul to
 him to keep1 and because he has bid    
thee  do so4 ,let them commit the       
keeping of their soul to him1 as unto  a
 faithful ,creator4 ,i have sometimes   
seen an unfaithful man engaged1  when a 
thing has been committed to him to keep4
 ,a man that is a  thief1 a cheater1 a  
defrauder1 will yet be faithful to him  
that  will commit a charge to him to    
keep4 ,and the reason is1 because1      
though he can steal1 cheat1 defraud1    
without being taken notice  of2 yet he  
must be seen and known1 if he be false  
in that which  is committed to him to   
keep4 ,i know the comparison is odious1 
yet  such have been made by a holier    
mouth than mine1 and as the case  may   
be1 they may be aptest of all to        
illustrate that which a man  is about to
 explain4 ,hark what the unjust judge   
saith1 says the  ,lord ,jesus ,christ   
7,luke #ah74    ,to commit thy soul to  
,god is to trust him with it2 to commit 
thy  soul to ,god is to engage him to   

look to it4 ,and if he should not  be   
faithful now1 he will not be so in any  
case4 ,for himself has  bidden thee do  
it2 he has also promised to keep it1 as 
has been  already showed in the former  
part of this discourse4 ,besides1 he is 
here said to be faithful--to be a       
faithful ,creator4 ,he challenges  this 
of faithfulness to himself alone3 ,yea1 
let ,god be true1 but  every man a liar 
7,rom #c3d74 ,this1 therefore1 doth     
still help to  encourage them that would
 be faithful to him1 to commit the      
keeping  of our soul to him4 ,a faithful
 man will encourage one much2 how  much 
more should the faithfulness of ,god    
encourage us8    ,here1 therefore1 we   
have a closing word indeed2 a word to   
wrap  up the text with that is as full  
of good as the sun is of light4  ,what  
can be fitter spoken8 ,what can be      
added8 ,what now is wanting  to the help
 of him that has committed his soul to  
,god to keep it  while he is suffering  
according to his will in the world8 ,he 

is  engaged1 as ,i said1 by that act2   
thou hast committed thy soul to  him to 
keep2 he is engaged by his own ,word2 he
 has bidden thee  commit thy soul to him
 to keep4 ,he is engaged by his         
declaring  of himself to be faithful2   
for that has encouraged thee to commit  
thy soul to him to keep4 ,besides1 he   
has promised to do it2 he  has sworn to 
do it4    ,for when ,god made promise to
 ,abraham1 because he could swear by  no
 greater1 he sware by himself1 saying1  
,surely blessing ,i will  bless thee1   
and multiplying ,i will multiply thee4  
,and so1 after he  had patiently        
endured1 7as thou must do17 he obtained 
the promise4  ,for men verily swear by  
the great3 and an oath for confirmation 
is  to them an end of all strife4       
,wherein ,god1 willing more abundantly  
to shew unto the heirs of promise the   
immutability of his counsel1  confirmed 
it by an oath3 that by two immutable    
things1 in which it  was impossible for 
,god to lie1 we might have a strong     

consolation1  who have fled for refuge  
to lay hold upon the hope set before    
us3 which hope we have as an anchor of  
the soul1 both sure and  steadfast1 and 
which entereth into that within the     
veil2 whither  the forerunner is for us 
entered1 even ,jesus1 made an           
,high-priest  for ever after the order  
of ,melchisedec 7,heb #f3ac-bj74        
,thus you see what ground we have who   
suffer according to the will  of ,god1  
and that have committed the keeping of  
our souls to him in  well-doing1 as unto
 a faithful ,creator4 ,here1 therefore1 
,i might  make a stop and conclude as to
 this advice2 but now we are in1 we     
will proceed a little further1 and will 
fall upon three or four  more           
particulars4    ,first1 then1 ,he will  
be faithful to us in this3 ,he will keep
 us from  those allurements of the world
 that a suffering saint is subject  to4 
,they that suffer have other kinds of   
temptations upon this  account than     
other ,christians have4 ,the liberty of 

others1 while  they are in bonds1 is a  
temptation to them4 ,the peace of       
others1  while they are in trouble1 is a
 temptation to them4 ,the enjoyments  of
 others1 while their houses are empty   
and their goods taken  away1 while their
 own water is sold unto them1 and while 
they are  buying their own wood1 is a   
great temptation to them 7,lam #e3d74   
,and this temptation1 were it not that  
we have to do with a ,god  that is      
faithful1 would assuredly be a great    
snare unto them4 ,but  ,god is faithful1
 who will not suffer you to be tempted1 
as to  this1 above that ye are able 7#a 
,cor #aj3ac74    ,nay1 a suffering man  
has not only these things lying before  
him  as a temptation1 but perhaps the   
wife of the bosom lies at him1  saying1 
,o do not cast thyself away2 if thou    
takest this course1  what shall ,i do8  
,thou has said thou lovest me2 now make 
it manifest  by granting this my small  
request4 ,do not still remain in thine  
integrity4 ,next to this come the       

children1 all which are like to  come to
 poverty1 to beggary1 to be undone for  
want of wherewithal  to feed1 and       
clothe1 and provide for them for time to
 come4 ,now  also come kindred1 and     
relations1 and acquaintance2 some chide1
  some cry1 some argue1 some threaten1  
some promise1 some flatter1  and some do
 all1 to befool him for so unadvised an 
act as to cast  away himself1 and to    
bring his wife and children to beggary  
for  such a thing as religion4 ,these   
are sore temptations4#dg    ,next to    
those come the terrors of men1 the      
gripes of the laws1  the shadow of      
death1 and no man can tell what4 ,all   
which are  sufficient to pull a man from
 the gates of life1 were he there1 if   
the faithful ,creator stands not to him4
 ,but ,god is faithful1 who  will not   
suffer you to be tempted above that ye  
are able2 but will  with the temptation 
make a way to escape1 that ye may be    
able to  bear it4--,but ,god is         
faithful4 ,it saith not1 that thou art3 

but  ,god is faithful--to his ,son1 to  
whom he has given thee2 to his  promise1
 the which he has given thee2 to his    
cause1 to which he  has called thee2 and
 to thy soul1 the which thou hast       
committed  to his trust1 and the which  
he also has taken the charge of1 as he  
is a faithful ,creator4    ,and will not
 suffer thee to be tempted4 ,how1 not   
tempted8 ,no2  not above what thou art  
able4 ,he that tempts thee doth not at  
all  consider thy strength1 so as to    
stop when he sees thou art weak2  he    
would have thee overthrown1 for         
therefore it is that he tempteth  thee4 
,but ,god will not suffer that1 because 
he is faithful1 and  because thou hast  
committed the keeping of thy soul unto  
him in  well-doing1 as unto a faithful  
,creator4 ,not tempted above that  ye   
are able4 ,he saith not1 above that ye  
are well able4 ,indeed1  thy strength   
shall be proportioned to the temptation1
 but thou  mayest have none over and    
above to spare2 thou shalt not have a   

bigger load than ,god will give thee    
shoulders to bear4 ,christ did  bear his
 burden1 but it made him cry out1 and   
sweat as it were  great drops of blood1 
to carry it4 ,bear thy burden thou      
shalt1  and not be destroyed by it2 but 
perhaps thou mayest sometimes roar      
under it by reason of the disquietness  
of thy heart4 ,but he will  with the    
temptation make a way of escape4 ,with  
the temptation1  not without it2 thou   
must be tempted1 and must escape too4   
,with  the temptation4 ,as sure as      
,satan is licensed1 so sure he is       
limited2 and when ,satan has ended all  
the temptation1 he shall  depart from   
thee 7,luke #d3ac74 ,he will with the   
temptation--by  such a managing of it as
 shall beak its own neck4 ,god can admit
  ,satan to tempt1 and make the         
,christian wise to manage the temptation
  for his own escape4    ,make a way4   
,it may be thou seest no way of escape4 
,it may be there  is no way--no way in  
all the world1 to escape4 ,well2 but    

,god can  make a way4 ,when ,israel was 
hemmed in at the ,red ,sea1 there was as
  then no way--no way in all the world1 
to escape4 ,o6 but ,god made  a way1 and
 a pathway too1 and that through the    
mighty waters 7,exo  #ae3h1af2 ,psa     
#ajf3i2 #gh3ac74 ,he will make a way    
with the temptation1  or will with the  
temptation make a way to escape1 that ye
 may be  able to bear it4 ,these are the
 words of the ,holy ,ghost1 who is      
,god2 and they are spoken1 yea1         
committed to record for this very       
purpose1 that those that are under      
affliction might commit the  keeping of 
their soul to him in well-doing1 as unto
 a faithful  ,creator4 ,that is the     
first4    ,second1 ,he will also be     
faithful to us as to this3 ,he will give
 us  a competent measure of wisdom1 that
 in our suffering condition we  may in  
all things be made able to manage our   
state with discretion4  ,we are perhaps 
weak of natural abilities1 parts of     
utterance1 or  the like2 and our        

adversaries are learned1 eloquent1 and  
ripe of  parts4 ,thou hast the          
disadvantage on thy side1 and they have 
what  the world can afford to encourage 
them2 thou art weak of spirit1  they are
 bold and strong4 ,the great and the    
mighty are with thy  enemies1 but on thy
 side there is no comforter 7,eccl      
#d3a74    ,why now here is1 as to this1 
and to what else can it be objected1    
the faithfulness of ,god engaged4       
,first1 in a general promise2 ,i will   
not fail thee1 nor forsake thee 7,heb   
#ac3e1f74 ,secondly1 we have  an        
invitation to come to this faithful ,god
 for wisdom to assist  and help4 ,for   
after he had said1 ,my brethren1 count  
it all joy  when ye fall into divers    
temptations--and let patience have her  
perfect work2 he adds1 ,if any man lack 
wisdom1 let him ask of  ,god1 that      
giveth to all men liberally1 and        
upbraideth not1 and it  shall be given  
him 7,james #a3b-e74 ,here is more than 
an invitation1  here is a promise--it   

shall be given him2 and all to show us  
what a  faithful ,creator we have       
committed our souls unto4 ,doth any lack
  wisdom to know how to carry it in a   
time of trial3 let them ask it  of      
,god--of the ,god that is wisdom itself2
 let him ask it of ,god1  the liberal   
giver1 who giveth to all men all that   
they have1 and  upbraideth not for their
 unworthiness4 ,nor doth the ,holy      
,ghost  stop here1 but enlarges himself 
in a more particular way to those  that 
suffer according to the text1 saying1   
,but when they deliver  you up1 take no 
thought how or what ye shall speak3 for 
it shall  be given you in that same hour
 what ye shall speak 7,matt #aj3ai74  ,i
 have often been amazed in my mind at   
this text1 for how could  ,jesus ,christ
 have said such a word if he had not    
been able to  perform it8 ,this text1   
therefore1 declares him to be ,god4 ,it 
is  also a proof of faithfulness to     
those that suffer for him4    ,for it is
 as if he should say1 ,try me and trust 

me2 if ,i stand not  by you in a day of 
distress1 never believe me more2--you1  
suffering  according to the will of     
,god1 and committing your souls to him  
in  well-doing2 ,i will give you a mouth
 and wisdom1 which all your  adversaries
 shall not be able to gainsay or resist1
 for so he has  it in ,luke #ba3ae4     
,here is no consideration of what       
capacity the  people might be of1 that  
were to be persecuted2 but what matters 
what they are8 if fools1 it is no       
matter2 if wise1 it helpeth  nothing4 ,a
 mouth and wisdom is to be given2 that  
of itself shall  do4 ,and this is       
according to that other scripture       
mentioned afore1  where it saith1 ,no   
weapon that is formed against thee shall
  prosper2 and every tongue that shall  
rise against thee in judgment  thou     
shalt condemn 7,isa #ed3ag74 ,although  
it may happen in this1  as in the former
 temptation1 the devil and his agents   
may give the  saints1 in their pleading 
for the truth1 their bellies full both  

of cross answers1 equivocations1        
sophistications1 wrong glosses  and     
erroneous interpretations2 but truth    
shall prevail1 shall turn  the scale1   
and bear away the victory4    ,third1   
,he will also be faithful to us in this3
 we shall not want  spiritual support to
 help us to bear up under our particular
 parts  of suffering4 ,i do not say that
 thou shalt be comforted all the  while2
 but ,i say he will be to thee so       
faithful as to comfort thee  under those
 thodes1#dh gusts1 blasts1 or battering 
storms that beat  against thy wall 7,isa
 #cb3b74    ,look then what present     
degrees or aggravating appearances are  
in  thy afflictions2 to such a degree   
shalt thou at times be supported4  ,for 
as surely as ever the ,spirit of ,god   
moved ,samson at times in  the camp of  
,dan1 when he lay against the           
,philistines2 so will the  ,spirit of   
,god move in and upon thee to comfort   
and to strengthen  thee1 whilst thou    
sufferest for his name in the world4 ,as

 our  afflictions abound for ,christ1 so
 shall our consolations abound by  him  
7#b ,cor #a3e74 ,i have observed that   
,god lays this1 that he useth  to       
comfort his people in a time of         
sufferings1 as an aggravation  of sin   
upon them that did use to shuck#di and  
shrink under sufferings4  ,i1 saith he1 
even ,i1 am he that comforteth you2 who 
art thou  that thou shouldest be afraid 
of a man that shall die 7,isa #ea3ab78  
,god1 says the wise man1 hath set the   
one over against the other1  the day of 
adversity and the day of prosperity1 to 
the end that  man should find nothing   
after him to complain of 7,eccl #g3ad74 
,for as certainly as there is a time to 
mourn1 so certainly there  is a time to 
rejoice3 set1 ,i say1 for them that     
suffer for ,god's  cause according to   
,god's will 7,eccl #c3d74    ,there are 
several degrees of suffering for        
righteousness2 there  is the scourge of 
the tongue1 the ruin of an estate1 the  
loss of  liberty1 a jail1 a gibbet1 a   

stake1 a dagger4 ,now1 answerable to    
these are the comforts of the ,holy     
,ghost prepared1 like to like1  part    
proportioned to part1 only the          
consolations are said to abound  7#b    
,cor #a74    ,but the lighter the       
sufferings are1 the more difficult it is
 to  judge of the comforts of the       
,spirit of ,god1 for it is common for  a
 man to be comfortable under sufferings 
when he suffereth but  little1 and knows
 also that his enemy can touch his      
flesh1 his  estate1 or the like1 but    
little3 ,i say1 it is common for such a 
man to be comfortable in his sufferings1
 from the consideration  that his       
enemies can touch him no further4 ,and  
this may be the  joy of the flesh--the  
result of reason1 and may be very much1 
if  not altogether1 without a mixture of
 the joy of the ,holy ,ghost  therewith4
 ,the more deep1 therefore1 and the more
 dreadful the  sufferings are1 the more 
clearly are seen the comforts of the    
,spirit1 when a man has comfort where   

the flesh is dead1 stirreth  not1 and   
can do nothing4 ,when a man can be      
comfortable at the loss  of all--when he
 is under the sentence of death1 or at  
the place  of execution--when a man's   
cause1 a man's conscience1 the promise1 
and the ,holy ,ghost1 have all one      
comfortable voice1 and do all1  together
 with their trumpets1 make one sound in 
the soul2 then  the comforts are good1  
of the right kinds1 of ,god and his     
,spirit4    ,i told you before that     
there are several degrees of sufferings2
  wherefore it is not to be expected    
that he that suffers but little  should 
partake of the comforts that are        
prepared for them that  suffer much4 ,he
 that has only the scourge of the       
tongue1 knows not  what are the comforts
 that are prepared for him that meets   
with  the scourge of the whip4 ,and how 
should a man know what manner  of       
comforts the ,holy ,ghost doth use to   
give at the jail and the  gibbet1 when  
himself1 for righteousness1 never was   

there8    ,but whether this or the other
 ,christian knows it1 ,god has his      
consolations for his suffering people2  
and those1 too1 such as  are            
proportioned to the nature or degree of 
their sufferings2 the  which shall      
assuredly be made appear to them that   
shall after a  godly manner stick to his
 truth1 and trust him with their souls4 
,joseph was cast into prison2 but ,god  
was with him4 ,john was  banished into  
the isle called ,patmos1 for the ,word  
of ,god2 but what  revelations of ,god  
had he there6 even such as he was a     
stranger  to all his life before3 this1 
therefore1 is to be well heeded4 ,for   
it is a demonstration of the            
faithfulness of ,god to those that1     
suffering according to his will1 do     
commit the keeping of their  souls to   
him in well-doing1 as unto a faithful   
,creator4    ,fourth1 ,he will also be  
faithful to us in this3 ,he will not let
 the  sharpness1 nor keenness1 nor venom
 of the arrows of the enemies  of his   

people1 reach so far as to destroy both 
body and soul at  once2 but he will     
preserve them1 when what can be done is 
done1  to his eternal kingdom and glory1
 is a marvellous thing2 but it  must be 
so1 because ,god has called them to it4 
,therefore1 after  ,peter had told them 
that the devil their adversary sought to
 devour  them1 and had bidden them      
resist him1 steadfast in the faith1  he 
saith1 ,but the ,god of all grace1 who  
hath called us unto his  eternal kingdom
 and glory by ,christ ,jesus1 after that
 ye have  suffered a while1 make you    
perfect1 stablish1 strengthen1 settle   
you 7#a ,peter #e3aj74 ,the truth is1   
persecution of the godly was1  of ,god1 
never intended for their destruction1   
but for their glory1  and to make them  
shine the more when they are beyond this
 valley  of the shadow of death4        
,indeed1 we ofttimes1 when we are       
persecuted1  do feel the terrors of our 
adversaries in our minds4 ,but it is not
  because they can shoot them thither1  

nor because they of themselves  have    
power to reach so far1 but we1 like     
fools1 by our ignorance  and unbelief1  
do admit them thither4    ,no suffering1
 nor inflicter of suffering1 can reach  
the peace of  the sufferer without his  
own consent4 ,this is provision of      
,god's  making2 yea1 and if through our 
folly their terror is admitted  to touch
 us1 yet since we are not our own1 but  
are bought with a  price1 we are not so 
at our own dispose1 but that ,god will  
have  the butting and bounding of their 
rage1 as also a power to uphold  and    
support our spirits4 ,when ,i said my   
foot slipped1 thy mercy1  ,o ,lord1 help
 me up4 ,and the reason why1 by ,god's  
ordinance1 the  spirit is not to be     
touched in suffering1 is1 because that  
is it  that is to sustain the infirmity 
of the sufferer2 therefore ,god  will   
have the spirit of his servants kept    
sound1 and in good health  7,prov       
#ah3ad2 ,isa #eg3af74 ,the room1        
therefore1 and the ground that  the     

enemy has to play upon1 is the body and 
outward substance  of the people of     
,god1 but the spirit is reserved1 for   
the reason  hinted before1 and also that
 it might be capable of maintaining  of 
communion with ,god4 ,and how else could
 they obey that command  that bids them 
rejoice in tribulation1 and glorify ,god
 in the  fires8 as it is 7,rom #ab2 ,isa
 #bd3ae74    ,but1 ,i say1 if they have 
not power to touch1 much less to destroy
  body and soul for ever4 ,the body is  
,god's1 and he gives that to  them to   
destroy2 the spirit is ,god's1 and he   
keeps that to himself1  to show that he 
has both power to do with us what he    
pleases1 and  that he will recover our  
body also out of their hand2 for if the 
spirit lives1 so must the body1 when men
 have done what they can  therewith4    
,this is the argument of our ,lord      
,jesus ,christ himself  7,luke          
#bj3cg1ch74 ,therefore the faithfulness 
of ,god not only is1  but also will be  
seen1 by them that dare trust him1 till 

the next  world1 to his glory and their 
eternal comfort4    ,we will now        
conclude with a short word by way of    
,,use4 ,you see how  ,i have opened the 
text1 and what hath naturally followed  
thereupon2  from the whole of which may 
be gathered3--    ,use ,first1 ,that the
 people of ,god are a suffering         
people--a people  subject to trouble for
 their faith and profession4 ,the reason
 is1  besides what hath been said       
already1 because the power of truth  is 
in their hearts1 and shows itself in    
their lives--a thing which  the devil   
and the world can by no means abide4 ,he
 that is born  after the flesh          
persecuteth him that is born after the  
,spirit 7,gal  #d3bi74 ,for they cannot 
agree in religion2 the godly are so     
devout  and the other are so profane1   
that they cannot do4 ,not but that      
,god's people1 as they are commanded1   
are willing to let them  alone2 but the 
other they cannot bear that they should 
serve ,god  as they have said 7,matt    

#ae3ad71 and hence ariseth persecution4 
,the world also would have the religion 
of the godly to be counted  false--a    
thing that the others can by no means   
endure1 but will  stand by and maintain1
 yet in all peaceable manner1 their own 
ways  before them1 whatever it costs4   
,the ,christian and the carnal professor
 are like those two harlots  that you   
read of in the book of ,kings1 who      
strove for the living  child1 whose it  
should be1 whose contest could not be   
decided  until it came to the sword of  
the king 7#a ,kings #c74 ,o1 but when   
the sword was drawn1 under a show as if 
the living child must now  be cut in    
two1 then the true mother was known from
 the false2 for  her bowels yearned upon
 her son 7verse #bf1bg74 ,the world1    
what  show soever they have for         
religion1 and however they urge it1 that
  the truth is with them1 have no       
yearning of bowels for it4 ,let it  be  
neither mine nor thine1 said she1 but   
divide it2 but the woman  whose the     

living child was1 had not a heart to say
 so4 ,religion  may lie and die in a    
ditch for all those that are given to   
their  sins2 nor doth their zeal appear1
 except when they are gripping  of the  
godly for his faith towards ,god4       
,bowels1 yearning of bowels  over ,god's
 condemned religion1 is only found in   
the souls of those  who own ,god has    
made it4    ,use ,second1 ,is it so8    
,are ,god's people a suffering people8  
,then this  should inform them that will
 be religious1 to prepare themselves    
for what is like to attend them for     
their religion4 ,to prepare1  ,i say1   
not with carnal weapons1 but with the   
graces of the ,spirit  of ,god2 that    
will help them with meekness and        
patience to endure4  ,sit down then1 ,i 
say1 and count up the cost1 before for  
religion  thou engagest too far2 lest   
thou take upon thee to meddle with  that
 which thou wilt not know what to do    
with in the end 7,prov  #be3h2 ,luke    
#ad3be-cj74    ,many there be that are  

faulty here2 they have taken upon them  
to  profess1 not considering what they  
have taken in hand may cost  them4      
,wherefore1 when troubles come indeed1  
then they start and  cry4 ,this they    
like not1 because they looked not for   
it2 and if  this be the way to heaven1  
let who will go on in it for them4 ,thus
  they take offence1 and leave ,christ's
 cause and people to shift  for         
themselves in the world 7,matt          
#ac3bj1ba74    ,use ,third1 ,but let    
,god's people think never the worse of  
religion1  because of the coarse        
entertainment it meeteth with in the    
world4  ,it is better to choose ,god and
 affliction than the world1 and sin1    
and carnal peace4 ,it is necessary that 
we should suffer1 because  that we have 
sinned4 ,and if ,god will have us suffer
 a little while  here for his ,word1    
instead of suffering for our sins in    
hell1  let us be content1 and count it a
 mercy with thankfulness4 ,the  wicked  
is reserved to the day of destruction3  

they shall be brought  forth to the day 
of wrath 7,job #ba3cj74 ,how kindly1    
therefore1  doth ,god deal with us1 when
 he chooses to afflict us but for a     
little1 that with everlasting kindness  
he may have mercy upon us  7,isa        
#ed3g1h74 ,and it is better1 if the will
 of ,god be so1 that  ye suffer for     
well-doing than for evil-doing 7#a      
,peter #c3ag74    ,use ,fourth1 ,look   
not1 therefore1 upon the sufferings of  
,god's people  for their religion1 to be
 tokens of ,god's great anger4 ,it is1  
to  be sure1 as our heavenly ,father    
orders it1 rather a token of his  love2 
for suffering for the gospel1 and for   
the sincere profession  of it1 is indeed
 a dignity put upon us--a dignity that  
all men are  not counted worthy of4     
,count it1 therefore1 a favour that ,god
 has  bestowed upon thee his truth1 and 
graces to enable thee to profess  it1   
though thou be made to suffer for it    
7,acts #e3da74 ,thou mightest  have been
 a sufferer for thy sins in hell1 but   

thou art not2 but  contrariwise art1    
perhaps1 suffering for conscience to    
,god2 this  is a dignity4 ,for that thou
 dost thus by virtue of a heavenly gift1
  on the behalf of ,christ1 for the     
gospel's sake1 and according to  the    
will of ,god4 ,this is a dignity that a 
persecutor shall not be  counted worthy 
of1 until he first convert to ,christ   
7,phil #a3bi74    ,use ,fifth1 ,take thy
 affliction with meekness and patience1 
though  thou endurest grief wrongfully4 
,for this is thankworthy1 if a man  for 
conscience toward ,god endure grief1    
suffering wrongfully 7#a  ,peter #b3ai74
 ,lay thy hand1 then1 upon thy mouth1   
and speak not a  word of ill against him
 that doth thee wrong2 leave thy cause  
and  thy enemy to ,god2 yea1 rather pray
 that his sin may not be laid to  his   
charge2 wherefore1 as ,i said before1   
now show thyself a good  man1 by loving1
 pitying1 praying for1 and by doing     
good1 as thou  art commanded1 to them   
that despitefully use thee 7,matt       

#e3dd74 ,i  know thy flesh will be apt  
to huff1 and to be angry1 and to wish1  
would thou mightest revenge thyself4    
,but this is base1 carnal1  sensual1    
devilish2 cast1 therefore1 such thoughts
 from thee1 as  thoughts that are not   
fit for a ,christian's breast1 and      
betake  thee to those weapons that are  
not carnal4 ,for the artillery of a     
,christian is the ,word1 faith1 and     
prayer2 and in our patience we  must    
possess our souls 7#b ,cor #aj3e2 ,luke 
#ba3af-ai74    ,use ,sixth1 ,be much in 
the consideration of the all-sufficiency
 of  thy ,father1 whose cause thou hast 
espoused1 whose ,word thou hast  chosen 
for thy heritage1 and whose paths thou  
delightest to walk  in4 ,i say1 be much 
in considering how all the world is     
sustained  by him1 and that all life and
 breath is in his hand1 to continue  or 
diminish as he pleases4 ,think with     
thyself also how able he is  to rescue  
thee from all affliction1 or to uphold  
thee in it with  a quiet mind4 ,go to   

him continually1 as to a fountain of    
life that  is open for the supply of the
 needy4 ,remember also1 if he comes  not
 at thy call1 and comforteth thee not so
 soon as thou desirest1  it is not of   
want of love or compassion to thy soul1 
but to try  thy graces1 and to show to  
the fallen angels that thou wilt serve  
,god for nought1 rather than give out4  
,also1 if it seemeth to thee1  as if    
,god took no care of thee to help thee1 
but that he hath  rather turned thee    
over to the ungodly2 count this also as 
a sign  that he delights to see thee    
hold fast his name1 though thou art     
laid under the greatest of              
disadvantages4 ,if the scourge slay     
suddenly1 that is more than it hath done
 to thee1 he will laugh  at the trial of
 the innocent 7,job #i3bc74    ,it is a 
great delight to our ,god to see his    
people hold fast  their integrity1 and  
not to deny his name1 when under such   
cloudy  dispensations and discouraging  
circumstances4 ,and considerations  that

 thy thus doing is pleasing in his sight
 through ,christ1 will  be a support    
unto thee4 ,god sees thee1 though thou  
canst not now  see him1 and he observeth
 now thy way1 though darkness is round  
about him2 and when he hath tried thee1 
thou shalt come forth like  gold4       
,use ,seventh1 ,take heed of setting of 
thyself a bound and period  to thy      
sufferings1 unless that period be the   
grave4 ,say not to thy  afflicters1     
,hitherto1 and no further1 and here     
shall your proud  waves be stayed4 ,i   
say1 take heed of doing thus1 for fear  
,god should  let them go beyond thee4   
,for a man is not prepared to suffer1   
further than he thinketh the enemy may  
be permitted to go4 ,hence  ,christ sets
 their bounds at the loss of life1 and  
no nearer4 ,so  then1 so far as they go 
beyond thee1 so far they will find thee 
unprovided1 and so not fortified for a  
reception of their onset  with that     
,christian gallantry which becomes thee4
 ,observe ,paul2  he died daily1 he was 

always delivered unto death1 he         
despaired  of life2 and this is the way 
to be prepared for any calamity4 ,when  
a man thinks he has only to prepare for 
an assault by footmen1  how shall he    
contend with horses8 ,or if he looks no 
further than  to horses1 what will he do
 at the swellings of ,jordan 7,jer      
#ab3e78  ,wherefore1 set thine enemies  
no bounds3 say not1 ,they shall not     
pursue me to the death2 have the        
sentence of death in thyself4 ,for      
though they may but tick and toy with   
thee at first1 their sword  may reach   
thy heart-blood at last4 ,the cat at    
play with the mouse  is sometimes a fit 
emblem of the way of the wicked with the
 children  of ,god4 ,wherefore1 as ,i   
said1 be always dying2 die daily3 he    
that  is not only ready to be bound1 but
 to die1 is fit to encounter  any       
amazement4    ,use ,eighth1 ,if thine   
enemies would1 or do1 put thee under a  
cloud1  if they wrap thee up in a bear's
 skin1 and then set the dogs  upon thee1

 marvel not at the matter2 this was     
,joseph's1 ,david's1  ,christ's1        
,stephen's portion1 only be thou        
innocent2 say nothing1  do nothing that 
should render thee faulty2 yea1 say and 
do always  that that should render thee 
a good neighbour1 a good ,christian1    
and a faithful subject4 ,this is the way
 to help thee to make with  boldness thy
 appeals to ,god2 this is the way to    
embolden thy face  against the faces of 
thine enemies2 this is the way to keep  
thy  conscience quiet and peaceable     
within thee2 and this is the way  to    
provoke ,god to appear for thy rescue1  
or to revenge thy blood  when thou art  
gone4 ,and do this because it is thy    
duty--we must  fear ,god and honour the 
king--and because this is the way to    
make  the rock of thy enemies hard3 few 
men have that boldness as to  say1 ,this
 ,i do against you1 because you profess 
,christ4 ,when they  persecuted the     
,lord himself1 they said to him1 ,for a 
good work  we stone thee not 7,john     

#aj3cc74 ,religion that is pure is a hot
  thing1 and it usually burns the       
fingers of those that fight against  it2
 wherefore it is not common for men to  
oppose religion under its  own naked    
complexion3 wherefore the ,jews sought  
to fasten other  matters upon ,christ to
 kill him for them2 though the great    
spite  they had against him was for his 
doctrine and miracles4 ,it was for  envy
 to that that they set themselves       
against him1 and that made  them invent 
to charge him with rebellion and treason
 7,matt #bg3ah2  ,luke #bc3b74    ,use  
,ninth1 ,wherefore it becomes all godly 
men to study to be quiet1  to mind their
 own business1 and as much as in them   
lies1 to be  at peace with all men2 to  
owe no man any thing but love4 ,pray1   
therefore1 for all that are in          
authority2 pray for the peace of  the   
country in which thou dwellest2 keep    
company with holy1 and  quiet1 and      
peaceable men4 ,seek by all good ways   
the promotion of  godliness1 put up     

injuries1 be good to the poor1 do good  
against  evil1 be patient towards all   
men2 for these things are good and      
profitable unto men 7,titus #c3h74      
,be not inclining to injure men behind  
their backs1 speak evil of  no man1     
reproach not the governor nor his       
actions1 as he is set  over thee2 all   
his ways are ,god's1 either for thy help
 or the trial  of thy graces4 ,wherefore
 he needs thy prayers1 not thy          
revilings2  thy peaceable deportment1   
and not a troublesome life4 ,i know that
  none of these things can save thee    
from being devoured by the  mouth of the
 sons of ,belial 7#a ,kings #ba3ab1ac74 
,only1 what ,i say  is duty1 is         
profitable1 is commendable1 is          
necessary2 and that  which will1 when   
the devil has done his worst1 render    
thee lovely  to thy friends1 terrible to
 thine enemies1 serviceable in thy      
place as a ,christian1 and will crown   
the remembrance of thy name1  to them   
that survive thee1 with a blessing2 ,the

 memory of the  just is blessed3 but the
 name of the wicked shall rot 7,prov    
#aj3g74    ,use ,tenth1 ,i will         
conclude1 then1 with a word to those    
professors1  if there be any such1 that 
are of an unquiet and troublesome       
spirit4 ,friends1 ,i may say to you1 as 
our ,lord said once to his  disciples1  
,ye know not what manner of spirit ye   
are of4 ,to wish  the destruction of    
your enemies doth not become you4 ,if ye
 be born  to1 and are called1 that you  
may inherit a blessing1 pray be free  of
 your blessing3 ,bless1 and curse not4  
,if you believe that the  ,god whom you 
serve is supreme governor1 and is also  
wise enough  to manage affairs in the   
world for his church1 pray keep fingers 
off1 and refrain from doing evil4 ,if   
the counsel of ,gamaliel was  good when 
given to the enemies of ,god's people1  
why not fit to be  given to ,christians 
themselves8 ,therefore refrain from     
these men1  and let them alone4 ,if the 
work that these men do is that which    

,god will promote and set up for ever1  
then you cannot disannul  it2 if not1   
,god has appointed the time of its fall4
    ,a ,christian6 and of a troublesome 
spirit2 for-shame1 forbear2 show1  out  
of a good conversation1 thy works1 with 
meekness of wisdom2  and here let me    
present thee with three or four things4 
#a4 ,consider1 ,that though ,cain was a 
very murderer1 yet ,god forbade  any    
man's meddling with him1 under a penalty
 of revenging his so  doing upon his own
 head sevenfold4 ,and the ,lord said    
unto him1  ,therefore1 whosoever slayeth
 ,cain1 vengeance shall be taken on  him
 sevenfold 7,gen #d3ae74 ,but why not   
meddle with ,cain1 since he  was a      
murderer8 ,the reason is1 because he    
persecuted his brother  for             
righteousness' sake1 and so espoused a  
quarrel against ,god2  for he that      
persecutes another for righteousness'   
sake sets himself  against ,god1 fights 
against ,god1 and seeks to overthrow    
him4 ,now1  such an one the ,christian  

must let alone and stand off from1 that 
,god may have his full blow at him in   
his time4#ej ,wherefore he saith  to his
 saints1 and to all that are forward to 
revenge themselves1  ,give place1 stand 
back1 let me come1 leave such an one to 
be  handled by me4 ,dearly beloved1     
avenge not yourselves1 but rather  give 
place unto wrath2 for it is written1    
,vengeance is mine1 ,i  will repay1     
saith the ,lord 7,rom #ab3ai74          
,wherefore the ,lord set  a mark upon   
,cain1 lest any finding him should slay 
him4 ,you must  not1 indeed1 you must   
not avenge yourselves of your enemies4  
,yea1  though it was lawful once so to  
do1 it is not lawful now4 ,ye have      
heard that it hath been said to them of 
old time1 ,thou shalt love  thy         
neighbour and hate thine enemy2 but ,i  
say1 said our ,lord1 ,love  them1 bless 
them1 do good to them1 and pray for them
 that hate  you 7,matt #e3dc1dd74    #b4
 ,consider1 ,revenge is of the          
flesh1--,i mean this our revenge of     

ourselves2 and it proceeds from anger1  
wrath1 impatience under  the cross1     
unwillingness to suffer1 from too much  
love to carnal  ease1 to estates1 to    
enjoyments1 to relations1 and the like4 
,it  also flows from a fearful1 cowardly
 spirit2 there is nothing of  greatness 
in it1 except it be greatness of        
untowardness4 ,i know  there may1 for   
all this1 be pretences to justice1 to   
righteousness1  to the liberty of the   
gospel1 the suppressing of wickedness1  
and  the promoting of holiness2 but     
these can be but pretences1 or1 at      
best1 but the fruits of a preposterous  
zeal4 ,for since1 as has  been often    
said in this treatise1 the ,lord hath   
forbidden us to do  so1 it cannot be    
imagined that he should yet animate any 
to such  a thing by the ,holy ,ghost and
 the effects of the graces thereof4     
,let them1 then1 if any such be1 that   
are thus minded1 be counted  the        
narrow-spirited1 carnal1 fleshly1 angry1
 waspish-spirited  professors--the      

professors that know more of the ,jewish
 than of  the ,christian religion1 and  
that love rather to countenance the     
motions1 passions1 and gross motions of 
and angry mind1 that with  meekness to  
comply with the will of a heavenly      
,father4 ,thou art  bid to be like unto 
him1 and also thou art showed wherein   
7,matt  #e3de-dh74    ,there is a man   
hates ,god1 blasphemes his name1        
despises his being2  yea1 says there is 
no ,god4 ,and yet the ,god that he      
carrieth it thus  towards doth give him 
his breakfast1 dinner1 and supper2      
clothes  him well1 and when night comes1
 has him to bed1 gives him good rest1   
blesses his field1 his corn1 his cattle1
 his children1 and raises  him to high  
estate4 #ea ,yea1 and this our ,god doth
 not only once  or twice1 but until     
these transgressors become old2 his     
patience  is thus extended1 years after 
years1 that we might learn of him  to do
 well4    #c4 ,consider1 ,a professor6  
and unquiet and troublesome1            

discontented1  and seeking to be        
revenged of thy persecutors2 where is1  
or what  kind of grace hast thou got8 ,i
 dare say1 they1 even these in which    
thou thus actest1 are none of the graces
 of the ,spirit4 ,the fruits  of the    
,spirit are love1 joy1 peace1           
long-suffering1 gentleness1  goodness1  
faith1 meekness1 temperance2 against    
such there is no  law2 but wrath1       
strife1 seditions1 traitors1 and        
inventors of evil  things are reckoned  
with the worst of sins1 and sinners1 and
 are  plainly called the works of the   
flesh 7,rom #a3bi-ca2 #b ,tim #c3c1d2   
,gal #e3ai-ba74    ,but ,i say1 where is
 thy love to thine enemy8 where is thy  
joy under  the cross8 where is thy peace
 when thine anger has put thee upon     
being unquiet8 ,where is thy            
long-suffering8 for1 as thou actest1    
not ought but thy waspishness can be    
seen4 ,where1 also1 is thy  sweet1 meek1
 and gentle spirit8 and is goodness seen
 in thy seeking  the life or the damage 

of thy enemy8 ,away1 away2 thy graces1  
if thou  hast any1 are by these1 thy    
passions1 so jostled up into corners1   
and so pent for want of room and liberty
 to show themselves1 that1  by the ,word
 of ,god1 thou canst not be known to be 
of the right  kind1 what a noise soever 
thou makest4    ,a ,christian1 when he  
sees trouble coming upon him1 should not
 fly  in the face of the instrument that
 brings it1 but in the face of  the     
cause of its coming4 ,now the cause is  
thyself1 thy base self1  thy sinful     
self1 and thy unworthy carriages towards
 ,god under all  the mercy1 patience1   
and long-suffering that ,god has        
bestowed upon  thee1 and exercised      
towards thee4 ,here thou mayest quarrel 
and be  revenged1 and spare not1 so thou
 take vengeance in a right way1  and    
then thou wilt do so when thou takest it
 by godly sorrow 7#b  ,cor #g3aj1aa74   
,a ,christian1 then1 should bewail his  
own doings1 his own unworthy  doings1 by
 which he has provoked ,god to bring a  

cloud upon him1  and to cover him with  
it in anger4 ,a ,christian should say1  
,this  is my wickedness1 when a         
persecutor touches him2 yea1 he should  
say it1 and then shut up his mouth1 and 
bear the indignation of the  ,lord1     
because he has sinned against him4 ,thy 
way and thy doings  have procured these 
things unto thee2 this is thy           
wickedness1  because it is bitter1      
because it reacheth unto thine heart    
7,jer  #d3ah74    #d4 ,consider1 ,what  
conviction of thy goodness can the      
actions that  flow from such a spirit   
give unto observers8 ,none at all2 yea1 
a spirit of unquietness under           
sufferings1 and that seeketh to be      
revenged of those that do1 for thy faith
 and the profession thereof1  persecute 
thee1 is so far off of giving conviction
 to beholders  that thou art right1 that
 it plainly tells them that thou art    
wrong4 ,even ,julian the apostate1 when 
he had cast away whatever  he could of  
,christ1 had this remaining with        

him--that a ,christian  ought to take   
with patience what affliction fell upon 
him for his  ,master's sake2 and would  
hit them in the teeth with an unbecoming
  behavior1 that complained or that     
sought redress of them that had  abused 
them for their faith and godly          
profession4 ,what will men  say if you  
shrink and winch1 and take your         
sufferings unquietly1  but that if you  
yourselves were uppermost1 you would    
persecute  also8 ,much more have they   
ground to say so1 when you will fight   
lying on your backs4 ,be quiet1 then1   
and if thine enemy strike  thee on one  
check1 turn to him the other2 and if he 
also revile  and curse thee1 down upon  
thy knees and pray for him4 ,this is the
  way to convince thy observers that    
thou art a godly man4 ,father1  forgive 
them1 for they know not what they do1   
was one of those  things that convinced 
the centurion that ,jesus was a         
righteous  man2 for he stood by the     
cross to watch and see how ,jesus       

carried  it in these his sufferings1 as 
well as to see execution done 7,matt    
#bg3ed2 ,luke #bc3cd-dg74    #e4        
,consider1 ,a professor1 unquiet and    
turbulent under sufferings1  and seeking
 his own revenge1 cannot be a victor    
over what he  should1 nor a keeper of   
,god's commandments4    7#a47 ,how can  
he be a victor over himself that is led 
up and down by  the nose by his own     
passions8 ,there is no man a ,christian 
victor  but he that conquers himself1   
but he that beats down and keeps  under 
this body1 his lusts1 his passions1 in  
the first place4  ,is he that is led    
away with divers lusts a victor8 ,is he 
that is  a servant to corruption a      
victor8 ,and if he that is captivated   
by his anger1 wrath1 passion1           
discontent1 prejudice1 c41 be not  led  
away by them1 ,i am under a mistake4 ,so
 then1 to quarrel with  superiors1 or   
with any that are troublesome to thee   
for thy faith  and thy profession1      
bespeaks thee over-mastered and captive1

 rather  than a master and a conqueror4 
7#b47 ,the same may be said upon the    
second head4 ,he keepeth not the        
commandments of ,god2 for those teach   
him other things1 as ,i have  also      
showed4 ,the great gospel commands      
terminate in self-denial2  but if       
self-revenge is self-denial1 ,i am      
besides the ,book4 ,christ1  in the book
 of the ,revelation1 sets him that keeps
 the commandments  of ,god a great way  
off from him that taketh and smiteth    
with the  sword3 ,he that killeth with  
the sword must be killed with the       
sword4 ,here is the patience and the    
faith of the saints 7,rev  #ac3aj74     
,that is1 in that they forbear to do    
thus1 and quietly  suffer under those   
that thus take it and afflict the godly 
with  it4 ,again1 ,here is the patience 
of the saints1 here are they that  keep 
the commandments of ,god and the faith  
of ,jesus 7#ad3ab74 ,a  patient         
continuing in well-doing2 and if        
suffering for righteousness  be         

well-doing1 then a patient continuing in
 that1 as in other  things1 is the way  
to keep ,god's commandments 7,rom #b3g74
    ,so that1 ,i say1 he keepeth not    
,god's commandments that is angry  with 
his enemies1 and that seeks to be       
revenged of him that doth  him ill4 ,you
 know the subject ,i am upon4 ,the wrath
 of man worketh  not the righteousness  
of ,god 7,james #a3bj74 ,wherefore1     
professors1  beware1 and take heed to   
your spirits1 and see that you let not  
out yourselves under your sufferings in 
such extravagancies of  spirit against  
your enemies as is no way seemly nor    
convenient4    #f4 ,consider1 ,men that 
are unquiet and discontented1 and that  
seek  revenge upon them that persecute  
them for their profession1 do1 by  so   
doing1 also put themselves upon the     
brink of those ruins that  others are   
further from4 ,these men are like the   
fly that cannot  let the candle alone   
until she hath burned herself in the    
flame4  ,magistrates and men in power   

have fortified themselves from being    
attacked with turbulent and unruly      
spirits by many and wholesome  laws4    
,and1 indeed1 should they not do so1 one
 or other1 perhaps1  would be quickly   
tempted to seek to disturb them in the  
due exercise  of their authority4 ,now  
the angry man1 he is the fly that must  
be tripping and running himself upon the
 point of these laws2 his  angry spirit 
puts him upon quarrelling with his      
superiors1 and his  quarrelling brings  
him1 by words spoke in heat1 within the 
reach  of the net1 and that1 with the   
help of a few more1 brings his neck  to 
the halter4 ,nor is this1 whatever men  
think1 but by the just  judgment of     
,god4 ,whosoever1 therefore1 resisteth  
the power1  resisteth the ordinance of  
,god2 and they that resist shall receive
  to themselves damnation 7,rom #ac3b2  
,esth #b3ba-bc74 ,wherefore1 let  the   
angry man take heed2 let the            
discontented man take heed4 ,he  that   
has a profession1 and has not grace to  

know1 in this matter1  to manage it1 is 
like to bring his profession to shame4  
,wherefore1  ,i say1 let such take heed2
 and the graces afore mentioned1 and the
  due exercise of them1 are they and    
that which can keep us out of  all such 
dangers4    #g4 ,consider1 ,and what    
comfort can such a man have who has1 by 
his  discontent and unruly carriages1   
brought himself1 in this manner1  to his
 end2 he has brought himself to shame1  
his profession to  shame1 his friends to
 shame1 and his name to contempt and    
scorn4  ,bad men rejoice at his fall2   
good men cannot own him1 weak men       
stumble at him2 besides1 his cause will 
not bear him out2 his heart  will be    
clogged with guilt2 innocency and       
boldness will take wings  and fly from  
him4 ,though he talketh of religion upon
 the stage#eb  or ladder1 that will     
blush to hear its name mentioned by them
  that suffer for evil-doing4           
,wherefore1 my brethren1 my friends1  my
 enemies1 and all men1 what religion1   

profession1 or opinion  soever you hold1
 fear ,god1 honour the king1 and do that
 duty  to both which is required of you 
by the ,word and law of ,christ1  and   
then1 to say no more1 you shall not     
suffer by the power for  evil-doing4    
,,footnotes3    #a ,not equipages to    
ride1 but dainty formalities4--,ed4     
#b ,a good and harmless conscience2 not 
as the procuring cause of  confidence in
 ,god's tender care of us1 but as the   
strong evidence  of our election and    
regeneration4--,ed4    #c ,bravery2     
magnificence or excellence4 ,like a     
stately ship1 with  all her bravery on1 
and tackle trim1 sails filled1          
c4--,samson  ,agonistes4--,ed4    #d    
,bodily pains2 bodily industry or       
painstaking4--,ed4    #e ,winch2 to     
wince or kick with impatience4 ,shuck2  
to shrug up  the shoulders1 expressive  
of dislike or aversion4--,ed4    #f     
,much2 in a great degree4    #g ,will   
they1 nill they2 nillan1 a ,saxon word1 
meaning not will  or contrary to the    

will--whether with or against their     
will4 ,need  hath no law2 will ,i1 or   
nill ,i1 it must be done4--,damon and   
,pathias1 #aega4    ,if now to man and  
wife to will and nill ,the self-same    
thing1 a note  of concord be1 ,i know no
 couple better can agree4--,ben         
,johnson4--,ed4    #h ,how little do    
persecutors imagine that they are mere  
tools for  the devil to work with1      
whether they are harassing ,christians  
by  taking their goods1 or are hunting  
down their liberties or lives4  ,all    
works together for good to the          
,christian1 but for unutterable  woe to 
the persecutor4 ,god give them          
repentance4--,ed4    #i ,wicked men sell
 themselves to do the devil's work4 ,how
 degrading  to the dignity of man6      
,enlisting under a foreign prince to    
destroy  their own nation1 and in so    
doing to destroy themselves4 ,for an    
account of the atrocities and horrors of
 this war1 read the history  of the     
,waldenses4--,ed4    #aj ,this          

frequently happened4 ,in ,bedford1 ,nic4
 ,hawkins attended a  meeting1 and was  
fined two pounds2 but when the harpies  
went to  take away his goods1 finding   
that they had been removed beforehand1  
and his house visited with the small    
pox1 the officers declined              
entering4--,persecution in ,bedford1    
#afgj1 p4 #f4--;,ed4    #aa ,dispose2   
power1 disposal4 ,all that is mine1 ,i  
leave at thy                            
dispose4--,shakespeare4--,ed4    #ab ,in
 ,ireland1 whole provinces were         
desolated1 both by ,protestants  and    
,papists1 with a ferocity scarcely      
credible4 ,in ,england1 the  state      
awfully tormented its pious ,christian  
subjects1 to whom  their ,lord's words  
must have been peculiarly consoling3    
,fear not  them which kill the body4    
,did they suffer8 ,how holy were their  
enjoyments6--,ed4    #ac ,an awful      
instance occurred soon after the        
publication of this  ,advice4 ,john     
,child1 a ,baptist minister1 one of     

,bunyan's friends1  to escape           
persecution1 conformed1 and became      
terrified with awful  compunction of    
conscience4 ,his cries were fearful3 ,i 
shall go to  hell2 ,i am broken in      
judgment2 ,i am as it were in a flame4  
,in a fit of desperation he destroyed   
himself on the #aeth ,october1          
#afhd4--;,ed4    #ad ,what bottom2 what 
ground or foundation4--,ed4    #ae ,this
 identical stone is said to be in the   
chair on which our  monarchs are crowned
 in ,westminster ,abbey4--,ed4    #af   
,in so unbounded1 eternal and           
magnificent a mansion1 well might  he   
exclaim1 ,this is none other but the    
house of ,god1 and this is  the gate of 
heaven4 ,where ,god meets us with his   
special presence1  we ought to meet him 
with the most humble reverence2         
remembering  his justice and holiness1  
and our own meanness and vileness4--,ed4
    #ag ,the only way of driving sin out
 of the world is to make known  the     
,saviour4 ,reader1 can you solve ,mr4   

,bunyan's riddle8 ,when fierce          
persecution rages--when the saints are  
tormented with burning1  hanging1 and   
imprisonment--then1 like ,stephen1 to   
fix our eyes  upon ,jesus1 and the gates
 of heaven open to receive us1          
submitting  with patience to the will of
 ,god4 ,this is the way to drive out    
sin4--,ed4    #ah ,how indescribably    
blessed is the ,christian4 ,it is true  
that he  has to perform his pilgrimage  
through an enemy's country1 beset  with 
snares1 pit-falls1 and temptations2 but 
in all his buffetings  and storms of    
sorrow1 his soul is safe2 ,god is a wall
 of fire  round about it1 and the glory 
in the midst of it4 ,he will guide  us  
by his counsel1 and then receive us to  
his glory4--,ed4    #ai ,looser sort of 
,christians2 among ,christians there are
 gradations  of character4 ,some are    
fixed upon the ,saviour1 and can say1   
,for  me to live is ,christ4 ,such      
decision ensures safety and happiness2  
while the looser sort are subject to    

many sorrows and continual  danger4 ,may
 we press on towards the mark4 ,lord1 ,i
 believe1 help  thou my unbelief4--,ed4 
#bj ,this truth ought to be imprinted on
 every heart4 ,as the absence  of       
darkness is light1 so liberty from the  
thraldom of sin1 and  from the slavery  
of ,satan1 essentially induces holiness 
of life4  ,thus holiness and liberty are
 joined together4--,ed4    #ba ,the     
whole of this beautiful passage is      
worthy our careful study  and prayerful 
obedience4 ,are we ambitious to govern3 
be it our  honour to rule our own       
spirits and tongues4 ,are we for war8   
let  it be levied upon our unruly       
passions4 ,this is laudable ambition4   
,this is honourable war1 producing the  
peace and happiness of man4  ,this is   
real glory to ,god and man1 the very    
opposite to those  horrors of desolation
 which gives joy among the devils of    
hell--the  burning cities1 the garments 
rolled in blood1 the shrieks of the     
wounded1 and the sickening miseries of  

the widows and orphans of  the          
slain4--,ed4    #bb ,if this was our    
conduct1 how soon should we get rid of  
our enemies3  for in so doing thou shalt
 heap coals of fire on his head4 ,who   
would risk such punishment a second     
time8--,ed4    #bc ,this old proverb is 
a very striking illustration of the     
words  of ,paul3 ,be not overcome of    
evil1 but overcome evil with good4--,ed4
    #bd ,the saint must be made meet for
 the inheritance4 ,if he neglects  the  
means given in the ,word1 his ,father1  
in mercy1 will chasten  him with the rod
 of men1 and with the stripes of the    
children of  men 7#b ,sam #g3ad74--;,ed4
    #be ,but if you give sin entrance at
 the door1 ,it's sting will in1  and may
 come out not more4 ,bunyan's ,caution4 
#bf ,an equally cruel scene took place  
in the presence of ,stow1  the          
historian1 in the reign of ,elizabeth4  
,the bailiff of ,romford  coming to     
,london1 was asked by the curate of     
,aldgate the news3 he  replied1 ,many   

men be up in ,essex1 ,qu4 not in bed84  
,for this  he was hung the next morning 
in front of ,mr4 ,stow's house4 ,how    
grateful ought we to be that such       
sanguinary laws have fled1 with  the    
dark mists of error and cruelty1 before 
the spreading light  of the             
gospel4--,ed4    #bg ,they shed their   
blood for ,him who afterwards shed his  
blood for  them4 ,these were the        
infantry of the noble army of martyrs4  
,if  these infants were thus baptized   
with blood1 though their own1  into the 
church triumphant1 it could be said that
 what they got  in heaven abundantly    
compensated for what they lost on       
earth4--,henry4    #bh ,nearly all      
,protestants agree as to the salvation  
of infants  dying in their              
infancy--,toplady and the ,calvinists on
 the ground  of their being in the      
covenant of grace2 others because they  
had  not personally transgressed2       
supposing that the sufferings and  death
 of the body is the penalty of original 

sin4 ,holy ,scripture  appears to settle
 this question very satisfactorily1 by  
requiring  childlike docility as a      
preparation for the ,spirit's working4  
,the  language of the ,saviour is1      
,suffer little children to come unto    
me1 and forbid them not2 for of such is 
the kingdom of ,god 7,luke  #ah3af74    
,such as die in infancy--such adults as1
 with childlike  simplicity1 search the 
,scriptures1 and fly for refuge to the  
,saviour4 ,it is ,,not the will of your 
,father which is in heaven  that one of 
these little ones should perish 7,matt  
#ah3ad74 ,it  were better for him that a
 milstone were hanged about his neck1   
and be cast into the sea1 than that he  
should offend one of these  little ones 
7,luke #ag3b74--;,ed4    #bi ,to down   
with2 to receive1 to swallow4 ,probably 
it will hardly  down with any body at   
first hearing4--,locke4--,ed4    #cj    
,new-fashioned carriages2 not equipages 
to ride in1 but dainty  formalities4    
,nor in my carriage a feigned niceness  

shown4--,dryden4  ,trades in the        
carriage of a holy                      
saint4--,shakespeare4--,ed4    #ca      
,bunyan1 when sent to prison1 was thus  
threatened3 ,if you do  not go to       
church1 or transport yourself1 you must 
stretch by the  neck for it4 ,this led  
to those painful reflections3 ,if ,i    
should  make a scrabbling shift to      
clamber up the ladder1 yet ,i should1   
either with quaking or other symptoms of
 faintings1 give occasion  to the enemy 
to reproach the way of ,god and his     
people for their  timorousness4--,grace 
,abounding1 ,no4 #ccd4--;,ed4    #cb    
,this is a truly ,bunyanish mode of     
expression--clear1 comprehensive1       
quaint2 but so striking as to make an   
indelible impression4--,ed4    #cc ,a   
life of faith and holiness is the       
,christian's badge and  livery4 ,no     
particular costume1 that may conceal a  
carnal heart--not  a baptismal          
profession1 that may be made by a       
hypocrite2 but it  is the hidden man of 

the heart1 evidenced by a meek and quiet
  spirit--in all holy conversations and 
godliness4 ,this is the  ,christian's   
badge and livery1 by which he becomes a 
living epistle1  known and read of all  
men4--,ed4    #cd ,these awful cruelties
 were practised upon ,richard ,atkins1  
in  ,july1 #aeha4 ,he went to ,rome to  
reprove the people of idolatry4  ,in    
,st4 ,peter's ,church1 he knocked the   
chalice out of the priest's  hand1 and  
spilt the wine2 he then endeavoured to  
seize the  host1 but was prevented4 ,for
 these mad pranks he suffered savage    
torments4--,fox1 edit4 #afca1 vol4 #c1  
p4 #ajbb4--;,ed4    #ce ,every          
,christian must be decided in his own   
conscience as to the  formalities of    
religion2 but he who prefers talking of 
forms and  ceremonies to communion in   
the substance1 is in a melancholy       
state4--,ed4    #cf ,what a severe      
reproach it is to human nature1 to see a
 lovely  child in rags and shoeless1    
running the streets1 exposed to  the    

pitiless weather1 while a splendid      
equipage passes1 in which  a lady holds 
up her lapdog at the window to give it  
an airing66  ,is not this a greater     
crime than sends many a poor wretch to  
the  treadmill8--,ed4    #cg ,revenge   
naturally rises in the mind of man under
 a sense of  injury4 ,to return good for
 evil is one of the effects of the new  
birth4 ,but while this is done1 it is   
also our duty to petition  kings and    
parliaments to remove evils4--,ed4      
#ch ,forth of doors2 out of doors1      
public4--,ed4    #ci ,now it is         
,christmas2 instead of keeping one day  
in the year  to commemorate the nativity
 of ,christ in excessive feasting1 every
  day must be kept holy1 in the         
recollection both of the birth and      
death of the ,saviour4 ,all eyes are    
upon the young convert1 watching  for   
his halting2 therefore1 let every day be
 holy4--,ed4    #dj ,a striking         
expression4 ,if a man's righteousness be
 killed1 it  must be by his own will4   

,he must be the butcher to kill         
himself4--,ed4    #da ,it is indeed sad 
to see professors1 for the sake of      
paltry pelf1  or to escape from         
persecution1 denying the ,lord ,jesus4  
,it subjects  religion to scorn and     
contempt1 and doubles the sorrows and   
sufferings of real ,christians4 ,bunyan 
expresses himself here in  a most       
admirable manner4--,ed4    #db ,bunyan's
 familiarity with these illustrious men 
was obtained  by reading ,fox's ,acts   
and ,monuments1 when in prison4--,ed4   
#dc ,quail2 to overpower4 ,well might   
the abettors of ,antichrist  wonder at  
the ,christian's support under the most 
cruel tortures4  ,while looking unto    
,jesus and the bright visions of eternal
 glory1  like ,stephen1 he can pray of  
his enemies1 and tranquilly fall  asleep
 while undergoing the most frightful    
sufferings4--,ed4    #dd ,a naked man2  
unarmed1 or defenceless4 ,had ,i but    
serv'd my  ,god with half the zeal ,i   
serv'd my king1 he would not in mine age

  ,have left me naked to mine enemies4  
,shakespeare's ,wolsey4--,ed4    #de    
,how impossible is it for a natural man 
to understand this new  creation--a new 
heart1 a new birth4 ,how different is   
regeneration  to water-baptism4 ,how    
awful the delusion to be mistaken in    
this1  the foundation of all hope of a  
blessed immortality4 ,create in  me a   
clean heart1 ,o ,god6 ,how consoling the
 fact3 ,now a creation  none can destroy
 but a ,creator6 and changes not1       
therefore we  are not consumed4--,ed4   
#df ,o happie he who doth possesse      
,christ for his fellow-prisoner1 who    
doth gladde  ,with heavenly sunbeames   
jails that are most sad4  ,written on   
the prison walls of the ,tower of       
,london by ,william  ,prynne4--,ed4     
#dg ,sore temptations poor ,bunyan found
 them4 ,when dragged from his  home to  
prison1 he speaks of his poor blind     
daughter in language  of impassioned    
solicitude3 ,poor child1 thought ,i1    
what sorrow  art thou like to have for  

thy portion in this world6 ,thou must be
  beaten1 must beg1 suffer hunger1 cold1
 nakedness1 and a thousand  calamities1 
though ,i cannot now endure the wind    
shall blow upon  thee6 ,oh6 the         
hardships ,i thought my blind one might 
go under  would break my heart to       
pieces4--,the parting with my wife and  
poor children hath oft been to me in    
this place as the pulling my  flesh from
 my bones4--,grace ,abounding1 #cbg1    
#cbh4--;,ed4    #dh ,thodes2 whirlwinds4
 ,this word does not occur in any       
,english  dictionary or glossary4 ,it   
gave me much trouble1 and a walk of     
seven miles1 to discover its meaning4   
,it is the ,saxon for noise1  whirlwind1
 turbulence4 ,this provincial word was  
probably derived  from some ,saxon tribe
 that settled in ,bedfordshire4--,ed4   
#di ,to shuck2 to shake violently--from 
which is the noun1 a  pea-shuck1 the    
shell from which peas have been         
shaken4--,ed4    #ej ,how correct1 but  
how dismal a picture is here drawn of   

the  persecutor6 ,god has wise and holy 
ends in protecting and prolonging  the  
lives even of very wicked men4 ,slay    
them not1 lest my people  forget2       
scatter them by thy power4 ,compare     
,ecclessiastes #h3aj4  ,pity the        
persecutor--pray for him2 but if he     
repent not1 stand  off2 ,god will have  
his full blow at him in his time1 and   
crush  him down into misery and         
despair4--,ed4    #ea ,like a multitude 
of passages in ,bunyan's writings1 this 
passage  is exceedingly striking4 ,it   
illustrates our ,lord's words in        
,matthew  #e3dd1de3 ,love your          
enemies--that ye may be the children of 
your  ,father which is in heaven4--,ed4 
#eb ,stage2 upon which many a           
,nonconformist stood with his head in   
the pillory4 ,ladder to the gallows1    
upon which victims suffered  death by   
hanging4--,ed4    999999    ,,an        
,,exhortation ,,to ,,peace ,,and ,,unity
        ,,advertisement ,,by ,,the      
,,editor    ,this treatise was first    

published in #afhh1 after ,bunyan's     
death1  at the end of the second edition
 of the ,barren ,fig ,tree1 with a      
black border round the title4 ,it was   
continued in the third edition  #afib1  
but was subsequently omitted1 although  
the ,barren ,fig ,tree  was printed for 
the same publisher4 ,it has been printed
 in every  edition of ,bunyan's ,works4 
,respect for the judgment of others     
leads  me to allow it a place in the    
first complete edition1 although  ,i    
have serious doubts whether it was      
written by him1 for these  reasons3--   
#a4 ,it appears to have been totally    
unknown to his personal friends1        
,charles ,doe and others1 who very      
carefully gathered up1 not only  all his
 published works1 but his manuscripts   
also4 ,an interesting  list of these was
 given in the ',struggler1' #afia4 ,nor 
is it found  in any publisher's list of 
,bunyan's ,works4    #b4 ,the style is  
not that of ,bunyan1 nor is it even     
,bunyanish4 ,it  has none of those      

striking remarks that render all his    
treatises  so deeply interesting4    #c4
 ,the author introduces scraps of ,latin
 references to ',machiavel1'  to the    
'learned ,stillingfleet1' and to ancient
 heathen writers4  ,the frequent        
recurrence of the words1 'as a certain  
learned man  observes1' is very foreign 
to ,bunyan's manner of confirming his   
sentiments4 ',thus saith the ,lord1' is 
the seal of his testimony4    #d4       
,misapplication of ,scripture 7,acts    
#i3ca7 as if the 'rest' was from        
internal dissensions1 when in fact it   
was from external persecution4    #e4   
,the terms 'infallible1'                
'excommunication1' and 'reason1' are    
used in a way not at all ,bunyanish4    
#f4 ,how would his spirit have been     
grieved at a sentence which occurs3     
',would a heathen god refuse to answer  
such prayers in which the  supplicants  
were not agreed2 and shall we think the 
true ,god will  answer them8' ,do stocks
 or stones answer prayers8    #g4       

,bunyan's peculiar practice of admitting
 all the ,lord's children  to the       
,lord's table2 all such as he hoped were
 spiritually baptized1  without         
reference to water-baptism1 is here     
directly opposed4 ,the  author refers to
 #a ,corinthians #ab3ac on which text he
 says--',i need  not go about to confute
 that notion that some of late have had 
of  this text1 viz41 that the baptism   
here spoken of is the baptism of  the   
,spirit1 because you have not owned and 
declared that notion  as your judgment1 
but on the contrary4' ,the fact is1 that
 ,bunyan  is one of those here noticed  
as 'some of late1' and his church did   
hold that judgment4 ,his comment on this
 text is1 'not of water1  for by one    
,,spirit are we all baptized into one   
body4'--,reason of  my ,practice4 ,and  
in his ',differences about              
,water-,baptism no ,bar  to ,communion1'
 he thus argues upon that text1 ',here  
is a baptism  mentioned by which they   
are initiated into one body2 now that   

this  is the baptism of water is utterly
 against the words of the text2  for by 
one ,,spirit we are all baptized into   
one body4'--',it is the  unity of the   
,spirit1 not water1 that is intended4'  
,bunyan was the  great champion for the 
practice of receiving all to            
church-communion  whom ,god had received
 in ,christ1 without respect to         
water-baptism2  and had he changed his  
sentiments upon a subject which         
occasioned  him so much hostility1 even 
from his ,baptist brethren1 it would    
have been heralded forth as a triumph4  
,in #afhd1 four years prior to his      
death1 he republished these sentiments  
in the first edition of ',a ,holy ,life 
the ,beauty of ,christianity'2  his     
words are--',men are wedded to their    
opinions more than the  law of grace and
 love will permit4 ,here is a           
,presbyter1 here an  ,independent1 a    
,baptist1 so joined each man to his own 
opinions1  that they cannot have that   
communion one with another1 as by the   

testament of the ,lord ,jesus they are  
commanded and enjoined4'  ,bunyan1 there
 can be no doubt1 lived and died in the 
conviction1  that differences were      
permitted among ,christians to stimulate
 them  to search the ,scriptures1 and to
 exercise the grace of forbearance1  as 
was the case in the primitive churches1 
in their disputes about  meats and days1
 and even as to whether the ,gentiles   
were to be  visited with the gospel4    
#h4 ,bunyan is ever pressing the duty of
 private judgment in all the  affairs of
 religion2 not to be scared with the    
taunts of 'schism1'  'division-makers1' 
'new separatists1' 'wiser than your     
teachers1'  and similar arrows1 drawn   
from ,satan's quiver1 which occur in    
this  exhortation4    ,judging from the 
style--the reference to the laying on of
 hands--the  ,latin quotations1 and     
those from learned men1 it appears      
somewhat  like the pen of ,d',anvers1   
who answered ,bunyan upon the           
question--,whether  water-baptism is a  

scriptural term of communion8 ,it is1   
however1  now faithfully reprinted1 that
 our readers may form their own         
judgment4    ,hackney1 ,new-,year's     
,day1 #ahej ,,george ,,offor4           
,an ,exhortationto ,peace and ,unity    
',endeavouring to keep the unity of the 
,spirit in the bond of                  
peace4'--,ephesians #d3c    ,beloved1   
religion is the great bond of human     
society1 and it were  well if itself    
were kept within the bond of unity2 and 
that it may  so be1 let us1 according to
 the text1 use our utmost endeavours    
'to keep the unity of the ,spirit in the
 bond of peace4'    ,these words contain
 a counsel and a caution3 the counsel   
is1 ',that  we endeavour the unity of   
the ,spirit'2 the caution is1 ',that we 
do  it in the bond of peace'3 as if he  
should say1 ,i would have you  live in  
unity2 but yet ,i would have you to be  
careful that you do  not purchase unity 
with the breach of charity4 ,let us1    
therefore1  be cautioned that we do not 

so press after unity in practice and    
opinion1 as to break the bond of peace  
and affection4    ,in the handling of   
these words1 ,i shall observe this      
method3--,first1  ,i shall open the     
sense of the text4 ,second1 ,i shall    
show wherein this  unity and peace      
consists4 ,third1 ,i shall show you the 
fruits and  benefits of it1 together    
with nine inconveniencies and mischiefs 
that attend those churches where unity  
and peace is wanting4  ,fourth1 and     
lastly1 ,i shall give you twelve        
directions and motives  for the         
obtaining of it4    ,first1 ,as touching
 the sense of the text2 when we are     
counselled to  keep the unity of the    
,spirit1 we are not to understand the   
,spirit  of ,god as personally so       
considered2 because the ,spirit of ,god1
 in  that sense1 is not capable of being
 divided2 and so there would  be no need
 for us to endeavour to keep the unity  
of it4    ,by the unity of the ,spirit1 
then1 we are to understand that unity of

  mind which the ,spirit of ,god calls  
for1 and requires ,christians to        
endeavour after2 hence it is that we are
 exhorted by 'one spirit1  with one mind
 striving together for the faith of the 
gospel' 7,phil  #a3bg74    ,but farther1
 the apostle in these words alludes to  
the state and  composition of a natural 
body2 and doth thereby inform us that   
the  mystical body of ,christ holds an  
analogy with the natural body of  a man4
 ,as1    #a4 ,in the natural body there 
must be a spirit to animate it2 for     
'the body without the spirit is dead'   
7,james #b3bf74 ,so it is in  the       
mystical body of ,christ2 the apostle no
 sooner tells us of  that one body1 but 
he minds us of that 'one spirit' 7,eph  
#d3d74    #b4 ,the body hath 'joints and
 bands' to unite all the parts2 so hath 
the mystical body of ,christ 7,col      
#b3ai74 ,this is that bond of peace     
mentioned in the text1 as also in       
,ephesians #d3af1 where 'the whole      
body' is said to be 'fitly joined       

together1 and compacted by that  which  
every joint supplieth4'    #c4 ,the     
natural body receives counsel and       
nourishment from the head2  so doth the 
mystical body of ,christ4 ,he is their  
counsellor1 and  him they must hear2 he 
is their head1 and him they must hold3  
hence it is that the apostle complaineth
 7,col #b3ai71 of some that  did 'not   
hold the head1 from which all the body  
by joints and  bands hath nourishment4' 
#d4 ,the natural body cannot well       
subsist1 if either the spirit be        
wounded or the joints broken or         
dislocated2 the body cannot bear a      
wounded or broken spirit2 ',a broken    
spirit drieth the bones' 7,prov         
#ag3bb71 and 'a wounded spirit who can  
bear8' 7,prov #ah3ad74 ,and on  the     
other hand1 how often has the           
disjointing of the body1 and the        
breakings thereof1 occasioned the       
expiration of the spirit8 ,in like      
manner it fares with the mystical body  
of ,christ3 how do divided  spirits     

break the bonds of peace1 which are the 
joints of this  body6 ,and how doth the 
breakings of the body and church of     
,christ  wound the spirit of            
,christians1 and oftentimes occasion the
 spirit  and life of ,christianity to   
languish1 if not to expire6 ,how needful
  is it1 then1 that we endeavour 'the   
unity of the spirit in the  bond of     
peace8'    ,second1 ,i now come to show 
you wherein this unity and peace        
consists1  and this ,i shall demonstrate
 in five particulars4    #a4 ,this unity
 and peace may consist in the ignorance 
of many truths1  and in the holding of  
some errors2 or else this duty of peace 
and  unity could not be practicable by  
any on this side perfection4 ,but  we   
must now endeavour the unity of the     
,spirit1 'till we all come  in the unity
 of the faith1 and of the knowledge of  
the ,son of ,god'  7,eph #d3ac74        
,because now1 as the apostle saith1 'we 
know in part1  and we prophesy in part1'
 and 'now we see through a glass1       

darkly'  7#a ,cor #ac3ab74 ,and as this 
is true in general1 so we may find it   
true if we descend to particular        
instances3 the disciples seemed  to be  
ignorant of that great truth which they 
had often1 and in  much plainness1 been 
taught by their ,master once and again1 
viz41  that his kingdom was not of this 
world1 and that in the world they       
should suffer and be persecuted1 yet in 
,acts #a3f we read1 that they  asked of 
him if he would 'at this time restore   
again the kingdom  to ,israel8' thereby 
discovering that ,christ's kingdom1 as  
they  thought1 should consist in his    
temporal jurisdiction over ,israel1     
which they expected should now commence 
and take place amongst  them4 ,again1   
our ,lord tells them that he had many   
things to say1  and these were many     
important truths which they could not   
now bear  7,john #af3ab74 ,and that     
these were important truths appears by  
the  #ajth and #aath verses1 where he is
 discoursing of righteousness  and      

judgment2 and then adds1 that he had yet
 many things to say  which they could   
not bear2 and thereupon promises the    
,comforter  to lead them into ,,all     
,,truth2 which implies that they were   
yet  ignorant of many truths1 and       
consequently held divers errors2 and    
yet for all this he prays for1 and      
presses them to their great  duty of    
peace and unity 7,john #ad3bg2 #ag3ba74 
,to this may be added  that of ,hebrews 
#e3aa1 where the author saith1 ,he had  
many things  to say of the priestly     
office of ,christ1 which1 by reason of  
their  dulness1 they were not capable to
 receive2 as also that in ,acts  #aj1   
where ,peter seems to be ignorant of    
that truth1 viz41 that the  gospel was  
to be preached to all nations2 and      
contrary hereunto1  he erred in thinking
 it unlawful to preach amongst the      
,gentiles4  ,i shall add two texts more2
 one is ,acts #ai3b1 where we read1     
,that  those disciples which had been   
discipled and baptized by ,john1  were  

yet ignorant of the ,holy ,ghost1 and   
knew not1 as the text  tells us1        
'whether there be any ,holy ,ghost1' or 
no2 though ,john  did teach constantly1 
that he that should come after him1     
should  baptize with the ,holy ,ghost   
and fire4 ,from hence we may easily and 
plainly infer1 that ,christians may be  
ignorant of many truths1 by  reason of  
weak and dull capacities1 and other such
 like impediments1  even while those    
truths are with much plainness delivered
 to  them4 ,again1 we read 7,heb #e3ac7 
of some that were 'unskillful in  the   
word of righteousness1' who nevertheless
 are called babes in  ,christ1 and with 
whom unity and peace is to be inviolably
 kept  and maintained4    #b4 ,as this  
unity and peace may consist in the      
ignorance of many  truths1 and in the   
holding some errors1 so it must consist 
with1  and it cannot consist without1   
the believing and practising those      
things which are necessary to salvation 
and church communion2 and  they are1    

7#a47 ,believing that ,christ the ,son  
of ,god died for the  sins of men4 7#b47
 ,that whoever believeth ought to be    
baptized4  7#c47 ,the third thing       
essential to this communion is a holy   
and a  blameless conversation4    7#a47 
,that believing that the ,son of ,god   
died for the sins of men  is necessary  
to salvation1 ,i prove by these texts1  
which tell us  that he that doth not    
believe shall be damned 7,mark #af3af2  
,john  #c3ah2 #b ,thess #b3ab2 ,rom     
#aj3aj74    ,that it is also necessary  
to church-communion1 appears from       
,matthew  #af3af-ah4 ,peter having      
confessed that ,christ was the ,son of  
the  living ,god1 ,christ thereupon     
assures ,peter1 that upon this rock1    
viz41 this profession of faith1 or this 
,christ which ,peter had  confessed1 he 
would build his church1 and the gates of
 hell should  not prevail against it4   
,and 7#a ,cor #c3aa71 the apostle having
 told  the ,corinthians they were ,god's
 building1 presently adds1 that  they   

could not be built upon any foundation  
but upon that which  was laid1 which was
 ,jesus ,christ4 ,all which proves1 that
 ,christian  society is founded upon the
 profession of ,christ2 and not only    
,scripture1 but the laws of right       
reason1 dictate this1 that some  rules  
and orders must be observed for the     
founding all society1  which must be    
consented to by all that will be of it4 
,hence it comes  to pass1 that to own   
,christ as the ,lord and head of        
,christians1  is essential to the       
founding ,christian society4    7#b47   
,the ,scriptures have declared that this
 faith gives the  professors of it a    
right to baptism1 as in the case of the 
eunuch  7,acts #h71 when he demanded why
 he might not be baptized8 ,philip      
answereth1 that if he believed with all 
his heart1 he might2 the  eunuch        
thereupon confessing ,christ1 was       
baptized4    ,now1 that baptism is      
essential to church-communion1 ,i prove 
from #a ,corinthians #ab1 where we shall

 find the apostle labouring  to prevent 
an evil use that might be made of       
spiritual gifts1 as  thereby to be      
puffed up2 and to think that such as    
wanted them1  were not of the body1 or  
to be esteemed members2 he thereupon    
resolves1 that whoever did confess      
,christ1 and own him for his  head1 did 
it by the ,spirit 7v #c71 though they   
might not have such  a visible          
manifestation of it as others had2 and  
therefore they  ought to be owned as    
members1 as appears 7v #bc74 ,and not   
only because  they have called him ,lord
 by the ,spirit1 but because they have1 
by the guidance and direction of the    
same ,spirit1 been baptized  7v #ac73   
',for by one ,spirit we are all baptized
 into one body1'  c4 ,i need not go     
about to confute that notion that some  
of late  have had of this text1 viz41   
that the baptism here spoken of is  the 
baptism of the ,spirit1 because you have
 not owned and declared  that notion as 
your judgment2 but on the contrary1 all 

of you that  ,i have ever conversed     
with1 have declared it to be understood 
of  baptism with water1 by the direction
 of the ,spirit4 ,if so1 then  it       
follows1 that men and women are declared
 members of ,christ's  body by baptism1 
and cannot be by ,scripture reputed and 
esteemed  so without it2 which farther  
appears from ,romans #f3e1 where men1   
by baptism1 are said to be planted into 
'the likeness of his death4'  ,and 7,col
 #b3ab71 we are said to be 'buried with 
him by baptism4'  ,all which1 together  
with the consent of all ,christians1    
7some few  in these late times          
excepted17 do prove that baptism is     
necessary  to the initiating persons    
into the church of ,christ4    7#c47    
,holiness of life is essential to       
church-communion1 because it  seems to  
be the reason why ,christ founded a     
church in the world1  viz41 that men    
might thereby be watched over and kept  
from falling2  and that if any be       
overtaken with a fault1 he that is      

spiritual  might restore him4    ,that  
by this means men and women might be    
preserved1 without  blame1 to the coming
 of ,christ2 and 'the grace of ,god     
teacheth us  to deny ungodliness and    
worldly lusts1 and to live soberly and  
uprightly in this present evil world'   
7,titus #b3aa1ab74 ',and let  every one 
that nameth the name of ,christ depart  
from iniquity' 7#b  ,tim #b3ai74 ,and   
,james tells us1 speaking of the        
,christian religion1  that 'pure        
religion1 and undefiled1 before ,god--is
 to visit the  fatherless and widows in 
their affliction1 and to keep himself   
unspotted from the world' 7,james       
#a3bg74 ,from all which1 together  with 
many more texts that might be produced1 
it appears that an  unholy and profane  
life is inconsistent with ,christian    
religion  and society1 and that holiness
 is essential to salvation and          
church-communion2 so that these three   
things--faith1 baptism1 and  a holy     
life1 as ,i said before1 all churches   

must agree and unite  in1 as those      
things which1 when wanting1 will destroy
 their  being4 ,and let not any think1  
that when ,i say believing the ,son  of 
,god died for the sins of men is        
essential to salvation and              
church-communion1 that ,i hereby would  
exclude all other articles  of the      
,christian creed as not necessary1 as   
the belief of the  resurrection of the  
dead and eternal judgment1 c42 which1   
for want  of time1 ,i omit to speak     
particularly to1 and the rather because 
,i understand this great article1 of    
believing the ,son of ,god died  for the
 sins of men1 is comprehensive of all   
others1 and is that  from whence all    
other articles may easily be inferred4  
,and here ,i would not be mistaken1 as  
though ,i held there were  nothing else 
for ,christians to practise1 when ,i say
 this is all  that is requisite to      
church-communion2 for ,i very well know 
that  ,christ requires many other things
 of us after we are members of  his     

body1 which1 if we knowingly or         
maliciously refuse1 may be the  cause1  
not only of excommunication1 but        
damnation4 ,but yet these  are such     
things as relate to the wellbeing1 and  
not to the being1  of churches2 as      
laying on of hands1 in the primitive    
times1 upon  believers1 by which they   
did receive the gifts of the            
,spirit--this1  ,i say1 was for the     
increase and edifying of the body1 and  
not  that thereby they might become of  
the body of ,christ1 for that  they were
 before4 ,and do not think that ,i      
believe laying on of  hands was no      
apostolical institution1 because ,i say 
men are not  thereby made members of    
,christ's body1 or because ,i say that  
it  is not essential to                 
church-communion4 ,why should ,i be     
thought to  be against a fire in the    
chimney1 because ,i say it must not be  
in  the thatch of the house8 ,consider1 
then1 how pernicious a thing  it is to  
make every doctrine1 though true1 the   

bound of communion2  this is that which 
destroys unity2 and1 by this rule1 all  
men must  be perfect before they can be 
in peace4 ,for do we not see daily1     
that as soon as men come to a clearer   
understanding of the mind  of ,god1 to  
say the best of what they hold1 that    
presently all men  are excommunicable1  
if not damnable1 that do not agree with 
them4  ,do not some believe and see that
 to be pride and covetousness1  which   
others do not1 because1 it may be1 they 
have more narrowly  and diligently      
searched into their duty of these things
 than others  have8 ,what then8 must all
 men that have not so large acquaintance
  of their duty herein be               
excommunicated8 ,indeed1 it were to be  
wished that more moderation in apparel  
and secular concernments  were found    
among churches2 but ,god forbid1 that if
 they should  come short herein1 that we
 should say1 as one lately said1 that   
he could not communicate with such a    
people1 because they were  proud and    

superfluous in their apparel4    ,let me
 appeal to such1 and demand of them1 if 
there was not a  time1 since they       
believed and were baptized1 wherein they
 did not  believe laying on of hands a  
duty2 and did they not then believe1    
and do they not still believe1 they were
 members of the body of  ,christ8 ,and  
was not there a time when you did not so
 well understand  the nature and extent 
of pride and covetousness as now you do8
  ,and did you not then believe1 and do 
you not still believe1 that  you were   
true members of ,christ1 though less    
perfect8 ,why1 then1  should you not    
judge of those that differ from you     
herein1 as you  judged of yourselves    
when you were as they now are8 ,how     
needful1  then1 is it for ,christians to
 distinguish1 if ever they would be  at 
peace and unity1 between those truths   
which are essential to                  
church-communion1 and those that are    
not6    #c4 ,unity and peace consists in
 our making one shoulder to practise    

and put in execution the things we do   
know4 ',nevertheless1 whereto  we       
have--attained1 let us walk by the same 
rule1 and mind the same  thing' 7,phil  
#c3af74 ,how sad is it to see our zeal  
consume us1 and  our precious time1 in  
things doubtful and disputable1 while we
 are  not concerned nor affected with   
the practice of those indisputable      
things we all agree in6 ,we all know    
charity to be the great  command1 and   
yet how few agree to practise it6 ,we   
all know they  that labour in the ,word 
and doctrine are worthy of double       
honour2  and that ,god hath ordained1   
that they which preach the gospel should
  live of the gospel2 these duties1     
however others have cavilled  at them1  
,i know you agree in them1 and are      
persuaded of your duty  herein2 but     
where is your zeal to practise8 ,o how  
well would it  be with churches if they 
were but half as zealous for the great1 
and plain1 and indisputable things1 and 
the more chargeable and  costly things  

of religion1 as they are for things     
doubtful or less  necessary1 or for     
things that are no charge to them1 and  
cost them  nothing but the breath of    
contention1 though that may be too great
  a price for the small things they     
purchase with it4    ,but further3 ,do  
we not all agree1 that men that preach  
the gospel  should do it like workmen   
that need not be ashamed8 and yet how   
little is this considered by many       
preachers1 who never consider1  before  
they speak1 of what they say1 or whereof
 they affirm6 ,how  few give themselves 
to study that they may be approved6 ,how
 few  meditate1 and give themselves to  
these things1 that their profiting  may 
appear to all6    ,for the ,lord's sake1
 let us unite to practise those things  
we know2  and if we would have more     
talents1 let us all agree to improve    
those we have4    ,see the spirit that  
was among the primitive professors1 that
 knowing  and believing how much it     
concerned them1 in the propagating of   

,christianity1 to show forth love to one
 another1 that so all might  know them  
to be ,christ's disciples1 rather than  
there should be  any complainings among 
them1 they sold all they had4 ,oh how   
zealous  were these to practise1 and1   
with one shoulder1 to do that that  was 
upon their hearts for ,god6 ,i might    
further add1 how often have  we agreed  
in our judgment8 and hath it not been   
upon our hearts1  that this and the     
other thing is good to be done to       
enlighten the  dark world1 and to repair
 the breaches of churches1 and to raise 
up those churches that now lie agasping1
 and among whom the soul  of religion is
 expiring8 ,but what do we more than    
talk of them8  ,do not most decline     
these things when they either call for  
their  purses or their persons to help  
in this and such like works as  these8  
,let us then1 in what we know1 unite1   
that we may put it in  practice1        
remembering that1 if we know these      
things1 we shall be  happy if we do     

them4    #d4 ,this unity and peace      
consists in our joining and agreeing to 
pray  for1 and to press after1 those    
truths we do not know4 ,the disciples   
in the primitive times were conscious of
 their imperfections1  and1 therefore1  
they1 with one accord1 continued in     
prayer and  supplications4 ,if we were  
more in the sense of our own ignorances 
and imperfections1 we should carry it   
better towards those that  differ from  
us2 then we should abound more in the   
spirit of meekness  and forbearance1    
that thereby we might bring others1 or  
be brought  by others1 to the knowledge 
of the truth2 this would make us go  to 
,god1 and say with ,elihu1 ,that which  
we know not1 teach thou us  7,job       
#cd3cb74 ,brethren1 did we but all agree
 that we were erring  in many things1 we
 should soon agree to go to ,god1 and   
pray for  more wisdom and revelation of 
his mind and will concerning us4    ,but
 here is our misery1 that we no sooner  
receive any thing for  truth1 but we    

presently ascend the chair of           
infallibility with it1  as though in    
this we could not err2 hence it is we   
are impatient  of contradiction1 and    
become uncharitable to those that are   
not  of the same mind2 but now a        
consciousness that we may mistake1  or  
that if my brother err in one thing ,i  
may err in another--this  will unite us 
in affection1 and engage us to press    
after perfection1  according to that of 
the apostle1 ',brethren1 ,i count not   
myself  to have apprehended3 but this   
one thing ,i do1 forgetting those       
things which are behind1 and reaching   
forth to those things  which are before1
 ,i press toward the mark1 for the prize
 of the  high calling of ,god in ,christ
 ,jesus1' 'and if in any thing ye  be   
otherwise minded1 ,god shall reveal even
 this unto you' 7,phil  #c3ac-ae74 ,o   
then1 that we could but unite and agree 
to go to ,god  for one another1 in      
confidence that he will teach us2 and   
that if  any one of us want wisdom1 as  

who of us does not1 we might agree  to  
ask of ,god1 who giveth to all men      
liberally1 and upbraideth no  man4 ,let 
us1 like those people spoken of in      
,isaiah #b1 say one to  another1 ,come1 
let us go to the ,lord1 for 'he will    
teach us of  his ways1 and we will walk 
in his paths4'    #e4 ,this unity and   
peace mainly consists in unity of love  
and affection2  this is the great and   
indispensable duty of all ,christians2  
by  this they are declared ,christ's    
disciples2 and hence it is that  love is
 called the great commandment1 the old  
commandment1 and  the new               
commandment--that which was commanded in
 the beginning1  and will remain to the 
end2 yea1 and after the end4 ',charity  
never  faileth3 but--whether there be   
tongues1 they shall cease2 whether      
there be knowledge1 it shall vanish     
away' 7#a ,cor #ac3h74 ',and now        
abideth faith1 hope1 charity--but the   
greatest of these is charity'  7v #ac74 
',above all these things put on charity1

 which is the bond  of perfectness'     
7,col #c3ad74 ,because charity is 'the  
end of the  commandment' 7#a ,tim #a3e74
 ,charity is therefore called the royal 
law2 and though it had a superintendency
 over other laws1 and1  doubtless1 is a 
law to which other laws must give place 
when they  come in competition with it4 
',above all things1 therefore1 have     
fervent charity among yourselves1 for   
charity shall cover the  multitude of   
sins' 7#a ,peter #d3h74 ,let us1        
therefore1 live in unity  and peace1 and
 the ,god of love and peace will be with
 us4    ,that you may so do1 let me     
remember you1 in the words of a learned 
man1 that the unity of the church is a  
unity of love and affection1  and not a 
bare uniformity of practice and opinion4
    ,third1 ,having shown you wherein   
this unity consists1 ,i now come to  the
 third general thing propounded1 and    
that is1 to show you the  fruits and    
benefits of unity and peace2 together   
with the mischiefs  and inconveniences  

that attend those churches where unity  
and peace  are wanting4    #a4 ,unity   
and peace is a duty well-pleasing to    
,god1 who is styled  the author of      
peace1 and not of confusion1 in all the 
churches4  ,god's ,spirit rejoiceth in  
the unity of our spirits2 but1 on the   
other hand1 where strife and divisions  
are1 there the ,spirit of  ,god is      
grieved4 ,hence is it that the apostle  
no sooner calls upon  the ,ephesians not
 to grieve the ,spirit of ,god1 but he  
presently  subjoins us a remedy against 
that evil3 that they put away bitterness
  and evil speaking1 'and be ye kind one
 to another1 tender-hearted1  forgiving 
one another1 even as ,god for ,christ's 
sake hath forgiven  you' 7,eph #d3cb74  
#b4 ,as unity and peace is pleasing to  
,god1 and rejoiceth his ,spirit1  so it 
rejoiceth the hearts and spirits of     
,god's people--unity and  peace brings  
heaven down upon earth among us4 ,hence 
it is that  the apostle tells us 7,rom  
#ad3ag7 that 'the kingdom of ,god is not

  meat and drink2 but righteousness1 and
 peace1 and joy in the ,holy  ,ghost4'  
,where unity and peace is1 there is     
heaven upon earth2 by  this we taste the
 first fruits of that blessed estate we 
shall one  day live in the fruition of1 
when we shall come 'to the general      
assembly and church of the first-born1' 
whose names are written  in heaven1 'and
 to ,god1 the judge of all1 and to the  
spirits of  just men made perfect' 7,heb
 #ab3bc74    ,this outward peace of the 
church1 as a learned man observes1      
distils into peace of conscience1 and   
turns writings and readings  of         
controversy into treatises of           
mortification and devotion4    ,and the 
psalmist tells us1 that it is not only  
good1 but pleasant  'for brethren to    
dwell together in unity' 7,psa #acc71   
but where  unity and peace is wanting1  
there are storms and troubles2 'where   
envy and strife is1 there is confusion  
and every evil work' 7,james  #c3af74   
,it is the outward peace of the church  

that increaseth our  inward joy1 and the
 peace of ,god's house gives us occasion
 to eat  our meat with gladness in our  
houses 7,acts #b3df74    #c4 ,the unity 
and peace of the church makes communion 
of saints  desirable4 ,what is it that  
embitters church-communion1 and makes it
  burdensome1 but divisions8 ,have you  
not heard many complain that  they are  
weary of church-communion1 because of   
church contention8  but now1 where unity
 and peace is1 there ,christians long   
for  communion4    ,david saith that he 
was glad when they said unto him1 ',let 
us go  into the house of the ,lord'     
7,psa #abb3a74 ,why was this1 but       
because1  as the third verse tells us1  
,jerusalem was a city compact together1 
where the tribes went up1 the tribes of 
the ,lord1 to give thanks  to his name4 
,and ,david1 speaking of the man that   
was once his  friend1 doth thereby let  
us know the benefit of peace and unity  
7,psa #ee3ad73 ',we1' saith he1 'took   
sweet counsel together1 and  walked unto

 the house of ,god in company4' ,where  
unity is strongest1  communion is       
sweetest and most desirable4 ,you see1  
then1 that peace  and union fill the    
people of ,god with desires after       
communion2 but1  on the other hand1 hear
 how ,david complains 7,psa #abj3e71    
',woe is  me that ,i sojourn in         
,meshech1 that ,i dwell in the tents of 
,kedar6'  ,the psalmist here is thought 
to allude to a sort of men that dwelt   
in the deserts of ,arabia1 that got     
their livings by contention2  and1      
therefore1 he adds 7v #f71 that his soul
 had long dwelt with  them that hated   
peace3 this was that which made him long
 for  the courts of ,god1 and esteem one
 day in his house better than  a        
thousand4 ,this made his soul even faint
 for the house of ,god1  because of the 
peace of it2 ',blessed are they1' saith 
he1 'that  dwell in thy house3 they will
 be still praising thee' 7,psa #hd3d74  
,there is a certain note of concord1 as 
appears 7,acts #b7 where we  read of    

primitive ,christians1 meeting with one 
accord1 praising  ,god4    #d4 ,where   
unity and peace is1 there many mischiefs
 and inconveniences  are prevented which
 attend those people where peace and    
unity  are wanting2 and of those many   
that might be mentioned1 ,i shall       
briefly insist upon these nine3--       
7#a47 ,where unity and peace are        
wanting1 there is much precious  time   
spent to no purpose4 ,how many days are 
spent1 and how many  fruitless journeys 
made to no profit1 where the people are 
not in  peace6 ,how often have many     
redeemed time1 even in seed-time and    
harvest1 when they could scarce afford  
it to go to church1 and by  reason of   
their divisions1 come home worse than   
they went1 repenting  they have spent so
 much precious time to so little        
benefit6 ,how sad  is it to see men     
spend their precious time1 in which they
 should  work out their salvation1 by   
labouring1 as in the fire1 to prove  an 
uncertain and doubtful proposition1 and 

to trifle away their  time1 in which    
they should make their calling and      
election sure1  to make sure of an      
opinion which1 when they have done all1 
they are  not infallibly sure whether it
 be true or no2 because all things      
necessary to salvation and              
church-communion are plainly laid down  
in ,scripture1 in which we may be       
infallibly sure of the truth of  them2  
but for other things that we have no    
plain texts for1 but  the truth of them 
depends upon our interpretations1 here  
we must  be cautioned that we do not    
spend much time in imposing those  upon 
others1 or venting those among others1  
unless we can assume                    
infallibility--otherwise1 we spend time 
upon uncertainty2 and whoever  casts    
their eyes abroad1 and doth open their  
ears to intelligence1  shall both see1  
and1 to their sorrow1 hear that many    
churches spend  most of their time in   
jangling and contending about those     
things  which are neither essential to  

salvation or church-communion1  and that
 which is worse1 about such doubtful    
questions which they  are never able to 
give an infallible solution of2 but now1
 where  unity and peace is1 there our   
time is spent in praising ,god1 and  in 
those great questions--what we should do
 to be saved8 and how  we may be more   
holy and more humble towards ,god1 and  
more charitable  and more serviceable to
 one another8    7#b47 ,where unity and 
peace is wanting1 there is evil         
surmising and  evil speaking1 to the    
damage and disgrace1 if not to the      
ruining  of one another 7,gal #e3ad1ae73
 ',the whole law is fulfilled in one    
word1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as 
thyself2 but if ye bite  and devour one 
another1 take heed that ye be not       
consumed one of  another4' ,no sooner   
the bond of charity is broken1 which is 
as a  wall about ,christians1 but soon  
they begin to make havoc and spoil  of  
one another2 then there is raising evil 
reports1 and taking  up evil reports    

against each other4 ,hence it is that   
whispering  and backbiting proceeds1 and
 going from house to house to blazon    
the faults and infirmities of others3   
hence it is that we watch  for the      
haltings of one another1 and do inwardly
 rejoice at the  miscarriages of others1
 saying in our hearts1 ,ah1 ah1 so we   
would  have it2 but now1 where unity and
 peace is1 there is charity2 and  where 
charity is1 there we are willing to hide
 the faults1 and  cover the nakedness of
 our brethren4 ',charity thinketh no    
evil'  7#a ,cor #ac3e71 and1 therefore1 
it cannot surmise1 neither will it      
speak evil4    7#c47 ,where unity and   
peace is wanting1 there can be no great 
matters  enterprised2 we cannot do much 
for ,god nor much for one another4      
,when the devil would hinder the        
bringing to pass of good in  nations and
 churches1 he divides their councils2   
and1 as one well  observes1 he divides  
their heads1 that he may divide their   
hands2  when ,jacob had prophesied of   

the cruelty of ,simeon and ,levi1 who   
were brethren1 he threatens them with   
the consequent of it 7,gen  #di3g73 ',i 
will divide them in ,jacob1 and scatter 
them in ,israel4' ,the  devil is not to 
learn that maxim he hath taught the     
,machiavellians  of the world1 divide et
 impera--divide and rule2 it is a united
  force that is formidable3 hence the   
spouse1 in the ,canticles1  is said to  
be 'but one1' 'and the only one of her  
mother' 7,cant  #f3i74 ,hereupon it is  
said of her 7v #aj7 that she is         
'terrible as  an army with banners4'    
,what can a divided army do1 or a       
disordered  army1 that have lost their  
banners1 or1 for fear or shame1 thrown  
them away8 ,in like manner1 what can    
,christians do for ,christ1 and  the    
enlarging his dominions in the world1 in
 bringing men from  darkness to light1  
while themselves are divided and        
disordered8  ,peace is1 to ,christians1 
as great rivers are to some cities1     
which1  besides other benefits and      

commodities1 are natural fortifications1
  by reason whereof those places are    
made impregnable2 but when1 by  the     
subtilty of an adversary or the folly of
 the citizens1 these  waters come to be 
divided into little petty rivulets1 how 
soon are  they assailed and taken6 ,thus
 it fares with churches2 when once  the 
devil1 or their own folly divides them1 
they will be so far  from resisting of  
him1 that they will be soon subjected by
 him4    ,peace is to churches as walls 
to cities2 nay1 unity hath defended     
cities that had no walls4 ,it was once  
demanded of ,agesilaus why  ,lacedemon  
had no walls2 he answers1 pointing back 
to the city1  that the concord of the   
citizens was the strength of the city4  
,in  like manner1 ,christians are strong
 when united2 then they are more        
capable to resist temptation1 and to    
succour such as are tempted4  ,when     
unity and peace is among the churches1  
then are they like a  walled town2 and  
when peace is the church's walls1       

salvation will  be her bulwarks4        
,plutarch tells us of one ,silurus that 
had eighty sons1 whom he  calls to him  
as he lay upon his death-bed1 and gave  
them a sheaf  of arrows2 thereby to     
signify1 that if they lived in unity    
they  might do much2 but1 if they       
divided1 they would come to nothing4    
,if ,christians were all of one         
piece--if they were all but one  lump1  
or but one sheaf or bundle1 how great   
are the things they  might do for       
,christ and his people in the world1    
whereas1 otherwise1  they can do little 
but dishonour him1 and offend his4      
,it is reported of the leviathan1 that  
his strength is in his scales  7,job    
#da3ae-ag73 ',his scales are his pride1 
shut up together1 as  with a close seal4
 ,one is so near to another1 that no air
 can come  between them4 ,they are      
joined one to another1 they stick       
together1  that they cannot be          
sundered4' ,if the church of ,god were  
united  like the scales of leviathan1 it

 would not be every brain-sick  notion1 
nor angry speculation1 that would cause 
their separation4    ,solomon saith1    
,two are better than one1 because if one
 fail1 the  other may raise him2 then   
surely twenty are better than two1 and  
an hundred are better than twenty1 for  
the same reason--because  they are more 
capable to help one another4 ,if ever   
,christians would  do any thing to raise
 up the fallen tabernacles of ,jacob1   
and to  strengthen the weak1 and comfort
 the feeble1 and to fetch back  those   
that have gone astray1 it must be by    
unity4    ,we read of the men of ,babel 
7,gen #aa3f71 ',the ,lord said1 ,behold 
the  people is one--,and now nothing    
will be restrained from them which  they
 have imagined to do4'    ,we learn1 by 
reason1 what great things may be done in
 worldly  achievements where unity is4  
,and shall not reason1 assisted with    
the motives of religion1 teach us that  
unity among ,christians may  enable them
 to enterprise greater things for       

,christ8 ,would not this  make ,satan   
fall from heaven like lightning8 ,for as
 unity built  literal ,babel1 it is     
unity that must pull down mystical      
,babel4  ,and1 on the other hand1 where 
divisions are1 there is confusion2  by  
this means1 a ,babel hath been built in 
every age4 ,it hath  been observed by a 
learned man1 and ,i wish ,i could not   
say truly  observed1 that there is most 
of ,babel and confusion among those     
that cry out most against it4    ,would 
we have a hand to destroy ,babylon1 let 
us have a heart to  unite one among     
another4    ,our ,english histories tell
 us1 that after ,austin the monk had    
been  some time in ,england1 that he    
heard of some of the remains of the     
,british ,christians1 which he convened 
to a place1 which ,cambden1 in  his     
,britannia1 calls ,austin's ,oak4 ,here 
they met to consult about  matters of   
religion2 but such was their division1  
by reason of  ,austin's imposing spirit1
 that our stories tell us that synod was

  only famous for this1 that they only  
met1 and did nothing4 ,this  is the     
mischief of divisions1 they hinder the  
doing of much good2  and if ,christians 
that are divided be ever famous for any 
thing1  it will be that they have often 
met together1 and talked of this  and   
the other thing1 but they did nothing4  
7#d47 ,where unity and peace is wanting1
 there the weak are wounded1  and the   
wicked are hardened4 ,unity may well be 
compared to precious  oil 7,psa #acc3b74
 ,it is the nature of oil to heal that  
which is  wounded1 and to soften that   
which is hard4 ,those men that have     
hardened themselves against ,god and his
 people1 when they shall  behold unity  
and peace among them1 will say1 ,god is 
in them indeed2  and1 on the other hand1
 are they not ready to say1 when they   
see  you divided1 that the devil is in  
you1 that you cannot agree8    7#e47    
,divisions1 and want of peace1 keep     
those out of the church  that would come
 in2 and cause many to go out that are  

in4    ',the divisions of ,christians   
7as a learned man observes7 are a       
scandal to the ,jews1 an opprobrium to  
the ,gentiles1 and an inlet  to atheism 
and infidelity4' ,insomuch that our     
controversies about  religion1          
especially as they have been of late    
managed1 have made  religion itself     
become a controversy4 ,o1 then1 how good
 and pleasant  a thing is it for        
brethren to dwell together in unity6    
,the peace  and unity that was among the
 primitive ,christians drew others to   
them4 ,what hinders the conversion of   
the ,jews1 but the divisions  of        
,christians8 ,must ,i be a ,christian1  
says the ,jew8 ,what ,christian  must ,i
 be2 of what sect must ,i be of8 ,the   
,jews1 as one observes1  glossing upon  
that text in ,isaiah #aa3f1 where it is 
prophesied1  that the lion and the lamb 
shall lie down together1 and that there 
shall be none left to hurt nor destroy  
in all ,god's holy mountain2  they      
interpreting these sayings to signify   

the concord and peace  that shall be    
among the people that shall own the     
,messiah1 do  from hence conclude that  
the ,messiah is not yet come1 because of
  the contentions and divisions that are
 among those that profess  him2 and the 
apostle saith 7#a ,cor #ad3bc71 that if 
an unbeliever  should see their         
disorders1 he would say they were mad2  
but where  unity and peace is1 there the
 churches are multiplied4 ,we read      
7,acts #i2ca7 that when the churches had
 rest1 they multiplied2 and  7,acts     
#b3df1dg7 when the church was serving   
,god 'with one accord1'  the ,lord added
 to them 'daily such as should be       
saved4'    ,it is unity brings men into 
the church1 and divisions keep them out4
  ,it is reported of an ,indian1 passing
 by the house of a ,christian1  and     
hearing them contending1 being desired  
to turn in1 he refused1  saying         
,habamach dwells there--meaning that the
 devil dwelt there2  but where unity and
 peace is1 there ,god is2 and he that   

dwells in  love1 dwells in ,god4 ,the   
apostle tells the ,corinthians1 that if 
they walked orderly1 even the unbeliever
 would hereby be enforced  to come and  
worship1 and say1 ,god was in them      
indeed2 and we read  7,zech #h3bc7 of a 
time when ten men shall take hold of a  
,jew1 and  say1 ',we will go with you2  
for we have heard that ,god is with     
you4'    ,and hence it is that ,christ  
prays 7,john #ag3ba7 that his disciples 
might be one1 as the ,father and he were
 one1 that the world might  believe the 
,father sent him4 ,as if he should say1 
you may preach  me as long as you will1 
and to little purpose1 if you are not at
  peace and unity among yourselves4     
,such was the unity of ,christians  in  
former days1 that the intelligent       
heathen would say of them1  that though 
they had many bodies1 yet they had but  
one soul4 ,and  we read the same of them
 7,acts #d3cb7 that 'the multitude of   
them  that believed were of one heart   
and of one soul4'    ,and as the learned

 ,stillingfleet observes1 in his        
,irenicum1--',the  unity and peace that 
was then among ,christians1 made        
religion amiable  in the judgment of    
impartial heathens4 ,christians were    
then known  by the benignity and        
sweetness of their dispositions1 by the 
candour  and ingenuity of their spirits1
 by their mutual love1 forbearance1  and
 condescension to one another3 but      
either this is not the  practice of     
,christianity1' viz41 a duty that       
,christians are now  bound to observe1  
'or else it is not calculated for our   
meridian1  where the spirits of men are 
of too high an elevation for it2 for  if
 pride and uncharitableness1 if         
divisions and strifes1 if wrath  and    
envy1 if animosities and contentions1   
were but the marks of  true ,christians1
 ,diogenes need never light his lamp at 
noon to  find out such among us2 but if 
a spirit of meekness1 gentleness1  and  
condescension2 if a stooping to the     
weaknesses and infirmities  of one      

another2 if pursuit after peace1 when it
 flies from us1 be  the indispensable   
duties and characteristical notes of    
,christians1  it may possibly prove a   
difficult inquest to find out such among
  the crowds of those that shelter      
themselves under that glorious  name4'  
,it is the unity and peace of churches  
that brings others to them1  and makes  
,christianity amiable4 ,what is         
prophesied of the church  of the ,jews1 
may in this case be applied to the      
,gentile church  7,isa #ff3ab7 that when
 once ,god extends peace to her like a  
river1  the ,gentiles shall come in like
 a flowing stream2 then1 and not  till  
then1 the glory of the ,lord shall arise
 upon his churches1  and his glory shall
 be seen among them2 then shall their   
hearts  fear and be enlarged1 because   
the abundance of the nations shall  be  
converted to them4    7#f47 ,as want of 
unity and peace keeps those out of the  
church that  would come in1 so it       
hinders the growth of those that are in4

 ,jars  and divisions1 wranglings and   
prejudices1 eat out the growth1 if  not 
the life1 of religion4 ,these are those 
waters of ,marah that  embitter our     
spirits1 and quench the ,spirit of ,god4
 ,unity and peace  is said to be like   
the dew of ,hermon1 and as a dew that   
descended  upon ,zion1 where the ,lord  
commanded his blessing 7,psa #acc3c74   
,divisions run religion into briers and 
thorns1 contentions and  parties4       
,divisions are to churches like wars in 
countries4 ,where  war is1 the ground   
lieth waste and untilled2 none takes    
care of  it4 ,it is love that edifieth1 
but division pulleth down4 ,divisions   
are1 as the northeast wind to the       
fruits1 which causeth them to  dwindle  
away to nothing2 but when the storms are
 over1 every thing  begins to grow4     
,when men are divided1 they seldom speak
 the truth  in love2 and then1 no marvel
 they grow not up to him in all things1 
which is the head4    ,it is a sad      
presage of an approaching famine1 as one

 well observes1  not of bread nor water1
 but of hearing the ,word of ,god2 when 
the  thin ears of corn devour the plump 
full ones2 when the lean kine  devour   
the fat ones2 when our controversies    
about doubtful things1  and things of   
less moment1 eat up our zeal for the    
more indisputable  and practical things 
in religion2 which may give us cause to 
fear  that this will be the character by
 which our age will be known to         
posterity1 that it was the age that     
talked of religion most and  loved it   
least4    ,look upon those churches     
where peace is1 and there you shall     
find prosperity4 ,when the churches had 
rest1 they were not only  multiplied1   
but1 walking in the fear of the ,lord1  
and the comforts  of the ,holy ,ghost1  
they were edified2 it is when the whole 
body  is knit together1 as with joints  
and bands1 that they increase  with the 
increase of ,god4    ,we are at a stand 
sometimes why there is so little growth 
among  churches2 why men have been so   

long in learning1 and are yet so  far   
from attaining the knowledge of the     
truth4 ,some have given one  reason1 and
 some another2 some say pride is the    
cause1 and others  say covetousness is  
the cause2 ,i wish ,i could say these   
were no  causes4 ,but ,i observe that   
when ,god entered his controversy with  
his  people of old1 he mainly insisted  
upon some one sin1 as idolatry1  and    
shedding innocent blood1 c41 as         
comprehensive of the rest2  not but that
 they were guilty of other sins1 but    
those that were  the most capital are   
particularly insisted on2 in like       
manner1 whoever  would but take a review
 of churches that live in contentions   
and  divisions1 may easily find that    
breach of unity and charity is  their   
capital sin1 and the occasion of all    
other sins4 ,no marvel1  then1 that the 
,scripture saith the whole law is       
fulfilled in love2  and if so1 then1    
where love is wanting1 it must needs    
follow the  whole law is broken4 ,it is 

where love grows cold that sin abounds2 
and therefore the want of unity and     
peace is the cause of that  leanness and
 barrenness that is among us3 it is true
 in spirituals  as well as temporals1   
that peace brings plenty4    7#g47      
,where unity and peace is wanting1 our  
prayers are hindered4  ,the promise is1 
that what we shall agree to ask shall be
 given us  of our heavenly ,father4 ,no 
marvel we pray and pray1 and yet are    
not answered2 it is because we are not  
agreed what to have4    ,it is reported 
that the people in ,lacedemonia1 coming 
to make  supplications to their         
idol-god1 some of them asked for rain1  
and  others of them asked for fair      
weather2 the oracle returns them  this  
answer1 ,that they should go first and  
agree among themselves4  ,would a       
heathen god refuse to answer such       
prayers in which the  supplicants were  
not agreed2 and shall we think the true 
,god will  answer them8    ,we see1     
then1 that divisions hinder our prayers1

 and lay a prohibition  on our          
sacrifice4 ',if thou bring thy gift to  
the altar1' saith  ,christ1 'and there  
remeberest that thy brother hath ought  
against  thee2 leave there thy gift--and
 go--and first be reconciled to thy     
brother1 and then come and offer it'    
7,matt #e3bd74 ,so that want of  unity  
and charity hinders even our particular 
prayers and devotions4    ,this hindered
 the prayers and fastings of the people 
of old from  finding acceptance 7,isa   
#eh3c72 the people ask the reason       
wherefore  they fasted1 and ,god did not
 see1 nor take notice of them4 ,he gives
  this reason1 because they fasted for  
strife and debate1 and hid  their face  
from their own flesh4 ,again 7,isa #ei71
 the ,lord saith1  ,his hand was not    
shortened1 that he could not save2 nor  
his  ear heavy1 that he could not hear3 
but their sins had separated  between   
their ,god and them4 ,and among those   
many sins they stood  chargeable with1  
this was none of the least1 viz41 that  

the way  of peace they had not known4   
,you see where peace was wanting1       
prayers were hindered1 both under the   
,old and ,new ,testament4    ,the       
sacrifice of the people in ,isaiah #fe1 
that said1 ,stand farther  off1 ,i am   
holier than thou1 was as smoke in the   
nostrils of the  ,lord4 ,on the other   
hand1 we read how acceptable those      
prayers were  that were made 'with one  
accord' 7,acts #d3bd1 compared with     
verse  #ca74 ,they prayed with one      
accord1 and they were all of one heart  
and of one soul4 ,and see the benefit of
 it2 'they were all filled  with the    
,holy ,ghost1 and they spake the ,word  
with boldness'3 which  was the very     
thing they prayed for1 as appears 7v    
#bi74 ,and the  apostle exhorts the     
husband to dwell with his wife1 that    
their  prayers might not be hindered 7#a
 ,peter #c3g74 ,we see1 then1 want  of  
unity and peace1 either in families or  
churches1 is a hindrance  of prayers4   
7#h47 ,it is a dishonour and            

disparagement to ,christ that his family
  should be divided4 ,when an army falls
 into mutiny and division1 it  reflects 
disparagement on him that hath the      
conduct of it4 ,in like  manner1 the    
divisions of families are a dishonour to
 the heads and  those that govern them4 
,and if so1 then how greatly do we      
dishonour  our ,lord and ,governor1 who 
gave his body to be broken1 to keep  his
 church from breaking1 who prayed for   
their peace and unity1  and left peace  
at his departing from them for a legacy1
 even a  peace which the world could not
 bestow upon them4    7#i47 ,where there
 is peace and unity1 there is a sympathy
 with each  other2 that which is the    
want of one will be the want of         
all1--,who  is afflicted1 saith the     
apostle1 and ,i burn not8#a we should   
then  remember them that are in bonds1  
as bound with them2 and them which      
suffer adversity1 as being ourselves    
also of the body 7,heb #ac3c74  ,but    
where the body is broken1 or men are not

 reckoned or esteemed  of the body1 no  
marvel we are so little affected with   
such as are  afflicted4 ,where divisions
 are1 that which is the joy of the one  
is the grief of another2 but where      
unity1 and peace1 and charity  abounds1 
there we shall find ,christians in      
mourning with them that  mourn1 and     
rejoicing with them that rejoice2 then  
they will not  envy the prosperity of   
others1 nor secretly rejoice at the     
miseries  or miscarriages of any4       
,fourth1 ,last of all1 ,i now come to   
give you twelve directions and  motives 
for the obtaining peace and unity4      
,if ever we would live in peace and     
unity1 we must pray for it4 ,we  are    
required to seek peace3 of whom1 then1  
can we seek it with  expectation to find
 it1 but of him who is a ,god of peace1 
and  hath promised to bless his people  
with peace8 ,it is ,god that hath       
promised to give his people one heart1  
and one way2 yet for all  these things  
he will be sought unto4 ,o then let us  

seek peace1 and  pray for peace1 because
 ,god shall prosper them that love it4  
,the peace of churches is that which the
 apostle prays for in all  his epistles2
 in which his desire is1 that grace and 
peace may be  multiplied and increased  
among them4    #a4 ,they that would     
endeavour the peace of the churches1    
must be  careful who they commit the    
care and oversight of the churches to2  
as1 first1 over and besides those       
qualifications that should be in  all   
,christians1 they that rule the church  
of ,god should be men of  counsel and   
understanding2 where there is an        
ignorant ministry1  there is commonly an
 ignorant people1--according as it was  
of old1  ,like priest1 like people4     
,how sad is it to see the church of ,god
 committed to the care of  such that    
pretend to be teachers of others1 that  
understand not what  they say1 or       
whereof they affirm4 ,no marvel the     
peace of churches  is broken1 when their
 watchmen want skill to preserve their  

unity1  which of all other things is as 
the church's walls2 when they are       
divided1 no wonder they crumble to      
atoms1 if there is no skilful  physician
 to heal them4 ,it is sad when there is 
no balm in ,gilead1  and when there is  
no physician there4 ,hence it is1 that  
the wounds  of churches become          
incurable1 like the wounds of ,god's    
people of  old2 either not healed at    
all1 or else slightly healed1 and to no 
purpose4 ,may it not be said of many    
churches at this day1 as ,god  said of  
the church of ,israel1 that he sought   
for a man among them  that should stand 
in the gap1 and make up the breach1 but 
he found  none8    ,remember what was   
said of old 7,mal #b3g71 ,the priest's  
lips should  preserve knowledge2 and the
 people 'should seek the law at his     
mouth4' ,but when this is wanting1 the  
people will be stumbling and  departing 
from ,god and one another2 therefore    
,god complains 7,hosea  #d3f7 that his  
people were 'destroyed for want of      

knowledge'2 that  is1 for want of       
knowing guides2 for if the light that is
 in them  that teach be darkness1 how   
great is that darkness2 and if the      
blind lead the blind1 no marvel both    
fall into the ditch4    ,how many are   
there that take upon them to teach      
others1 that  had need be taught in the 
beginning of religion2 that instead  of 
multiplying knowledge1 multiply words   
without knowledge2 and  instead of      
making known ,god's counsel1 darken     
counsel by words  without knowledge8    
,the apostle speaks of some that did    
more than  darken counsel1 for they     
wrested the counsel of ,god 7#b ,peter  
#c3af74 ,in ,paul's epistles1 saith he1 
are 'some things hard to be  understood1
 which they that are unlearned and      
unstable wrest1 as  they do also the    
other scriptures unto their own         
destruction4'  ,some things in the      
,scripture are hard to be known1 and    
they are  made harder by such unlearned 
teachers as utter their own notions  by 

words without knowledge4    ,none are   
more bold and adventurous to take upon  
them to expound  the dark mysteries and 
sayings of the prophets and revelations1
 and  the #ith of the ,romans1--which1  
,i believe1 contains some of those  many
 things which1 in ,paul's epistles1     
,peter saith were 'hard  to be          
understood4' ,i say1 none are more      
forward to dig in these  mines than     
those that can hardly give a sound      
reason for the  first principles of     
religion2 and such as are ignorant of   
many  more weighty things that are      
easily to be seen in the face and       
superficies of the ,scripture2 nothing  
will serve these but swimming  in the   
deeps1 when they have not yet learned to
 wade through the  shallows of the      
,scriptures4 ,like the ,gnostics of old1
 who thought  they knew all things1     
though they knew nothing as they ought  
to  know4 ,and as those ,gnostics did of
 old1 so do such teachers of late  break
 the unity and peace of churches4 ,how  

needful1 then1 is it1  that if we desire
 the peace of churches1 that we choose  
out men  of knowledge1 who may be able  
to keep them from being shattered  and  
scattered with every wind of doctrine2  
and who may be able to  convince and    
stop the mouths of gainsayers6    #b4   
,you must not only choose men of        
counsel2 but if you would design  the   
unity and peace of the churches1 you    
must choose men of courage  to govern   
them2 for as there must be wisdom to    
bear with some1 so  there must be       
courage to correct others2 as some must 
be instructed  meekly1 so others must be
 rebuked sharply1 that they may be sound
  in the faith2 there must be wisdom to 
rebuke some with long-suffering1  and   
there must be courage to suppress and   
stop the mouths of others4  ,the apostle
 tells ,titus of some 'whose mouths must
 be stopped1'  or else they would       
'subvert whole houses' 7,titus #a3aa74  
,where  this courage hath been wanting1 
not only whole houses1 but whole        

churches have been subverted4 ,and ,paul
 tells the ,galatians1 that  when he saw
 some endeavour to bring the churches   
into bondage1  that he did not give     
place to them1 'no1 not for an hour1' c4
  7,gal #b3e74 ,if this course had been 
taken by the rulers of churches1  their 
peace had not been so often invaded by  
unruly and vain  talkers4    ,in        
choosing men to rule1 if you would      
endeavour to keep the unity  of the     
spirit and the bond of peace thereby1 be
 careful you choose  men of peaceable   
dispositions4 ,that which hath much     
annoyed the  peace of churches1 hath    
been the froward and perverse spirits   
of the rulers thereof4 ,solomon         
therefore adviseth1 that 'with a        
furious man we should not go1 lest we   
learn his ways1 and get a  snare to our 
souls' 7,prov #bb3bd1be74 ,and with the 
froward we learn  frowardness4 ,how do  
some men's words eat like a canker2 who 
instead  of lifting up their voices like
 a trumpet1 to sound a parley for       

peace1 have rather sounded an alarm to  
war and contention4 ,if ever  we would  
live in peace1 let us reverence the feet
 of them that  bring the glad tidings of
 it4    ,o how have some men made it    
their business to preach contentions1   
and upon their entertainment of every   
novel opinion1 to preach  separation6   
,how hath ,god's ,word been stretched   
and torn1 to furnish  these men with    
arguments to tear churches6 ,have not   
our ears heard  those texts that saith1 
',come out from among them1 and be      
separate1'  c42 and1 ',withdraw from    
every brother that walks disorderly8' ,i
  say1 have we not heard these texts1   
that were written to prevent  disorder1 
brought to countenance the greatest     
disorder that ever  was in the church of
 ,god1 even schism and division8 whereas
 one  of these exhortations was written 
to the church of ,corinth1 to  separate 
themselves from the idol's temple1 and  
the idol's table1  in which many of them
 lived in the participation of1         

notwithstanding  their profession of the
 true ,god1 as appears #b ,corinthians  
#f3af1  #ag1 compared with #a           
,corinthians #h3g1 and #a ,corinthians  
#aj3ad1 #bj1  #bb recites3 and not for  
some few or more members1 who shall make
  themselves both judges and parties1 to
 make separation1 when and  as often was
 they please1 from the whole            
congregation and church  of ,god where  
they stood related2 for by the same     
rule1 and upon  the same ground1 may    
others start some new question among    
these new  separatists1 and become their
 own judges of the communicableness  of 
them1 and thereupon make another        
separation from these1 till  at last two
 be not left to walk together4 ,and for 
that other text  mentioned 7#b ,thess   
#c3f7 where ,paul exhorts the church of 
,thessalonica  to withdraw themselves   
from every brother that walks           
disorderly1  ,i cannot but wonder that  
any should bring this to justify their  
separation1 or withdrawing from the     

communion of a true1 though a           
disorderly1 church4 ,for1    7#a47      
,consider that this was not writ for a  
few members to withdraw  from the       
church1 but for the church to withdraw  
from disorderly  members4    7#b47      
,consider that if any offended members1 
upon pretence of  error1 either in      
doctrine or practice1 should by this    
text become  judges1 as well as parties1
 of the grounds and lawfulness of  their
 separation1 then it will follow1 that  
half a score notorious  heretics1 or    
scandalous livers1 when they have walked
 so as they  foresee the church are     
ready to deal with them1 and withdraw   
from  them1 shall anticipate the church1
 and pretend somewhat against  them1 of 
which themselves must be judges1 and so 
withdraw from the  church1 pretending   
either heresy or disorder2 and so       
condemn the  church1 to prevent the     
disgrace of being condemned by the      
church4  ,how needful1 then1 is it that 
men of peaceable dispositions1 and  not 

of froward and factious and dividing    
spirits1 be chosen to  rule the church  
of ,god1 for fear lest the whole church 
be leavened  and soured by them4    #d4 
,as there must be care used in choosing 
men to rule the church  of ,god1 so     
there must be a consideration had that  
there are many  things darkly laid down 
in ,scripture2 this will temper our     
spirits1  and make us live in peace and 
unity the more firmly in things in      
which we agree2 this will help us to    
bear one another's burden1 and  so      
fulfil the law of ,christ1 inasmuch as  
all things necessary to  salvation and  
church-communion are plainly laid down  
in ,scripture4  ,and where things are   
more darkly laid down1 we should        
consider  that ,god intended hereby to  
stir up our diligence1 that thereby  we 
might increase our knowledge1 and not   
our divisions2 for it may  be said of   
all discoveries of truth we have made in
 the ,scriptures1  as it is said of the 
globe of the earth1 that though men have

  made great searches1 and thereupon    
great discoveries1 yet there  is still a
 terra incognita--an unknown land2 so   
there is in the  ,scriptures2 for after 
men have travelled over them1 one age   
after  another1 yet still there is1 as  
it were1 a terra incognita1 an  unknown 
tract to put us upon farther search and 
inquiry1 and to  keep us from censuring 
and falling out with those who have not 
yet  made the same discoveries2 that so 
we may say with the ,psalmist1  when we 
reflect upon our short apprehensions of 
the mind of ,god1  that we have seen an 
end of all perfections1 but ,god's      
commands are  exceeding broad2 and as   
one observes1 speaking of the           
,scriptures1  that there is a path in   
them leading to the mind of ,god1 which 
lieth  a great distance from the        
thoughts and apprehensions of men4 ,and 
on the other hand1 in many other places1
 ,god sits1 as it were1 on  the         
superficies and the face of the letter1 
where he that runs may  discern him     

speaking plainly1 and no parable at all4
 ,how should the  consideration of this 
induce us to a peaceable deportment     
towards  those that differ4    #e4 ,if  
we would endeavour peace and unity1 we  
must consider how ,god  hath tempered   
the body1 that so the comely parts      
should not separate  from the uncomely1 
as having no need of them 7#a ,cor      
#ab3bb-be74  ,there is in ,christ's body
 and house some members and vessels less
  honourable 7#b ,tim #b3bj72 and       
therefore we should not1 as some        
now-a-days do1 pour the more abundant   
disgrace1 instead of putting  the more  
abundant honour1 upon them4 ,did we but 
consider this1  we should be covering   
the weakness and hiding the miscarriages
 of  one another1 because we are all    
members one of another1 and the  most   
useless member in his place is useful4  
#f4 ,if we would live in peace1 let us  
remember our relations to  ,god--as     
children to a father1 and to each other 
as brethren4 ,will  not the thoughts    

that we have one ,father quiet us1 and  
the thoughts  that we are brethren unite
 us8 ,it was this that made ,abraham    
propose terms of peace to ,lot 7,gen    
#ac73 ',let there be no strife1'  saith 
he1 'between us1 for we are brethren4'  
,and we read of ,moses1  in ,acts #g3bf1
 using this argument to reconcile those 
that strove  together1 and to set them  
at one again3 ',sirs1' saith he1 'ye are
  brethren2 why do ye wrong one to      
another8' ,a deep sense of this         
relation1 that we are brethren1 would   
keep us from dividing4    #g4 ,if we    
would preserve peace1 let us mind the   
gifts1 and graces1  and virtues that are
 in each other2 let these be more in our
 eye  than their failings and           
imperfections4 ,when the apostle        
exhorted  the ,philippians to peace1 as 
a means hereunto1 that so the peace  of 
,god might rule in their hearts1 he     
tells them 7#d3h71 that if  there were  
any virtue1 or any praise1 they should  
think of these  things4 ,while we are   

always talking and blazoning the faults 
of  one another1 and spreading their    
infirmities1 no marvel we are so  little
 in peace and charity2 for as charity   
covereth a multitude  of sins1 so malice
 covereth a multitude of virtues1 and   
makes us  deal by one another as the    
heathen persecutors dealt with          
,christians1  viz41 put them in bears'  
skins1 that they might the more readily 
become a prey to those dogs that were   
designed to devour them4    #h4 ,if we  
would keep unity and peace1 let us lay  
aside provoking  and dividing language1 
and forgive those that use them4        
,remember  that old saying1 ,evil words 
corrupt good manners4 ,when men think to
  carry all afore them1 with speaking   
uncharitably and disgracefully  of their
 brethren or their opinions1 may not    
such be answered as  ,job answered his  
unfriendly visitants 7,job #f3be71 ',how
 forcible  are right words6 ,but what   
doth your arguing reprove8' ,how healing
  are words fitly spoken6 ,a word in    

season1 how good is it6 ,if we  would   
seek peace1 let us clothe all our       
treaties for peace with  acceptable     
words2 and where one word may better    
accommodate than  another1 let that be  
used to express persons or things by1   
and let  us not1 as some do1 call the   
different practices of our brethren     
will-worship1 and their different       
opinions doctrines of devils1  and the  
doctrine of ,balaam1 who taught         
fornication1 c41 unless  we can plainly1
 and in expressness of terms1 prove it  
so2 such  language as this hath         
strangely divided our spirits1 and      
hardened  our hearts one towards        
another4    #i4 ,if we would live in    
peace1 let us make the best             
constructions of  one another's words   
and actions4 ,charity judgeth the best1 
and it  thinks no evil2 if words and    
actions may be construed to a good      
sense1  let us never put a bad          
construction upon them4 ,how much hath  
the  peace of ,christians been broken by

 an uncharitable interpretation  of     
words and actions8 ,as some lay to the  
charge of others that  which they never 
said1 so1 by straining men's words1     
others lay  to their charge that they   
never thought4    #aj4 ,be willing to   
hear and learn1 and obey those that ,god
 by his  providence hath set over you2  
this is a great means to preserve  the  
unity and peace of churches4 ,but when  
men1 yea1 and sometimes  women1 shall   
usurp authority1 and think themselves   
wiser than  their teachers1 no wonder if
 these people run into contentions and  
parties1 when any shall say they are not
 free to hear those whom  the church    
thinks fit to speak to them4 ,this is   
the first step to  schism1 and is       
usually attended1 if not timely         
prevented1 with a  sinful separation4   
#aa4 ,if you would keep the unity of the
 spirit in the bond of  peace1 be       
mindful that the ,god whom you serve is 
a ,god of peace1  and your ,saviour is a
 ,prince of peace1 and that his ways are

 ways  of pleasantness1 and all his     
paths are peace2 and that ,christ was   
sent into the world to give light to    
them that sit in darkness and  in the   
shadow of death1 and to guide our feet  
in the way of peace4    #ab4 ,consider  
the oneness of spirit that is among the 
enemies of  religion2 though they differ
 about other things1 yet to persecute   
religion1 and extirpate religion out of 
the earth1 here they will  agree3 the   
devils in the air1 and the devils in the
 earth1 all the  devils in hell1 and in 
the world1 make one at this turn4 ,shall
 the  devil's kingdom be united1 and    
shall ,christ's be divided8 ,shall  the 
devils make one shoulder to drive on the
 design of damning  men1 and shall not  
,christians unite to carry on the great 
design  of saving of them8 ,shall the   
,papists agree and unite to carry on    
their interest1 notwithstanding the     
multitudes of orders1 degrees1  and     
differences1 that are among them1 and   
shall not those that  call themselves   

reformed churches unite to carry on the 
common  interest of ,christ in the      
world1 notwithstanding some petty and   
disputable differences that are among   
them8 ,quarrels about religion1  as one 
observes1 were sins not named among the 
,gentiles4 ,what a  shame is it1 then1  
for ,christians to abound in them1      
especially  considering the nature of   
the ,christian religion1 and what large 
provisions the author of it hath made to
 keep the professors of it  in peace2   
insomuch1 as one well observes1 it is   
next to a miracle  that ever any1       
especially the professors of it1 should 
fall out  about it4    #ac4 ,consider   
and remember that the ,judge stands at  
the door2 let  this moderate our        
spirits1 that the ,lord is at hand4     
,what a sad  account will they have to  
make when he comes1 that shall be found 
to smite their fellow-servants1 and to  
make the way to his kingdom  more narrow
 than ever he made it8 ,let me close all
 in the words of  that great apostle 7#b

 ,cor #ac3aa73 ',finally1 brethren1     
farewell4 ,be  perfect1 be of good      
comfort1 be of one mind1 live in peace2 
and  the ,god of love and peace shall be
 with you4'    ,,postscript4    ,reader1
 ,i thought good to advertise thee that 
,i have delivered this  to thy hand in  
the same order and method in which it   
was preached1  and almost in the same   
words1 without any diminishings or      
considerable  enlargings1 unless it be  
in the thirteen last particulars1 upon  
some of which ,i have made some         
enlargements1 which ,i could not  then  
do for want of time2 but the substance  
of every one of them  was then laid down
 in the same particular order as here   
thou hast  them3 and now ,i have done1  
,i make no other account1 to use the    
words of a moderate man upon the like   
occasion1 but it will fall  out with me1
 as doth commonly with him that parts a 
fray1 both  parties may perhaps drive at
 me for wishing them no worse than      
peace4 ,my ambition of the public       

tranquility of the church of  ,god1 ,i  
hope1 will carry me through these       
hazards4 ,let both beat  me1 so their   
quarrels may cease2 ,i shall rejoice in 
those blows  and scars ,i shall take for
 the church's safety4      ,,footnote3  
#a ',who is weak1 and ,i am not weak8   
,who is offended1 and ,i burn           
not8'--,ed4    999999    ,,mr4          
,,bunyan',s ,,last ,,sermon3            
,preached ,august #ai,,th1 #afhh        
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor     
,this sermon1 although very short1 is   
peculiarly interesting3 how it  was     
preserved we are not told2 but it bears 
strong marks of having  been published  
from notes taken by one of the hearers4 
,there is  no proof that any memorandum 
or notes of this sermon was found in    
the autograph of the preacher4    ,in   
the list of ,bunyan's works published by
 ,chas4 ,doe1 at the end of  the        
',heavenly ,footman1' ,march #afij1 it  
stands ,no4 #dd4 ,he professes  to give 
the title-page1 word for word1 as it was

 first printed1  ,it is1 ',mr4 ,john    
,bunyan's last sermon1 at ,london1      
preached at ,mr4  ,gamman's             
meeting-house1 near ,whitechapel1       
,august #aith1 #afhh1 upon  ,john #a3ac3
 showing a resemblance between a natural
 and a spiritual  birth2 and how every  
man and woman may try themselves1 and   
know  whether they are born again or    
not4' ,published #afhi1 in about one    
sheet in #abmo4 ,from this it appears to
 have been preached only two  days      
before his fatal illness1 and twelve    
days before his decease1  which took    
place ,august #cast1 #afhh4 ,the disease
 which terminated  his invaluable life1 
was brought on by a journey to ,reading 
on  horseback1 undertaken with the      
benevolent design of reconciling  an    
offended father to his son4 ,having     
accomplished his object1 he  rode to    
,london2 on his way home1 through a     
heavy rain1 the effects  of which       
appeared soon after this1 his last      
sermon was preached4  ,he bore1 with    

most exemplary patience and resignation1
 the fever  which invaded his body2 and1
 at a distance from his wife and        
family1 in the house of his friend ,mr4 
,strudwick1 at ,snow ,hill1  his        
pilgrimage was ended1 and he fell asleep
 in perfect peace1 to  awake amidst the 
harmonies and glory of the celestial    
city4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4      ,mr4      
,bunyan's ,last ,sermon      ',which    
were born1 not of blood1 nor of the will
 of the flesh1 nor  of the will of man1 
but of ,god4'--,john #a3ac    ,the words
 have a dependance on what goes before1 
and therefore  ,i must direct you to    
them for the right understanding of it4 
,you  have it thus3 ',he came unto his  
own1 and his own received him not2  but 
as many as received him1 to them gave he
 power to become the  sons of ,god1 even
 to them that believe on his name3 which
 were  born1 not of blood1 nor of the   
will of the flesh--but of ,god4'    ,in 
the words before1 you have two things4  
,first1 ,some of his own  rejecting him1

 when he offered himself to them4       
,second1 ,others of  his own receiving  
him1 and making him welcome2 those that 
reject  him1 he also passes by2 but     
those that receive him1 he gives them   
power to become the sons of ,god4       
,now1 lest any one should look upon it  
as good luck or fortune1 says  he1 they 
'were born1 not of blood1 nor of the    
will of the flesh1  nor of the will of  
man1 but of ,god4' ,they that did not   
receive  him1 they were only born of    
flesh and blood2 but those that receive 
him1 they have ,god to their ,father2   
they receive the doctrine of  ,christ   
with a vehement desire4    ,,to         
,,explain ,,the ,,text4    ,,first1 ,i  
will show you what he means by blood4   
,they that believe  are born to it1 as  
an heir is to an inheritance--they are  
born of  ,god1 not of flesh1 nor of the 
will of man1 but of ,god2 not of blood1 
that is1 not by generation1 not born to 
the kingdom of heaven by  the flesh1 not
 because ,i am the son of a godly man or

 woman--that  is meant by blood 7,acts  
#ag3bf72 ,he 'hath made of one blood    
all nations4' ,but when he says here1   
'not of blood1' he rejects  all carnal  
privileges they did boast of3 they      
boasted they were  ,abraham's seed2 no1 
no says he1 it is not of blood2 think   
not to  say you have ,abraham to your   
father2 you must be born of ,god1 if    
you go to the kingdom of heaven4        
,,second1 ',nor of the will of the      
flesh4' ,what must we understand  by    
that8    ,it is taken for those vehement
 inclinations that are in man1 to  all  
manner of looseness1 fulfilling the     
desires of the flesh3 that  must not be 
understood here2 men are not made the   
children of ,god  by fulfilling their   
lustful desires4 ,it must be understood 
here  in the best sense3 there is not   
only in carnal men a will to be  vile1  
but there is in them a will to be saved 
also2 a will to go  to heaven also4 ,but
 this it will not do2 it will not       
privilege  a man in the things of the   

kingdom of ,god3 natural desires after  
the things of another world1 they are   
not an argument to prove a  man shall go
 to heaven whenever he dies4 ,i am not a
 free-willer1  ,i do abhor it2 yet there
 is not the wickedest man but he        
desires1  some time or other1 to be     
saved2 he will read some time or other1 
or1 it may be1 pray1 but this will not  
do3 ',it is not of him that  willeth1   
nor of him that runneth1 but of ,god    
that sheweth mercy4'  ,there is willing 
and running1 and yet to no purpose 7,rom
 #i3af74  ,israel1 which followed after 
the law of righteousness1 have not      
obtained it 7v #cj74 ,here1 ,i do not   
understand1 as if the apostle  had      
denied a virtuous course of life to be  
the way to heaven2  but that a man      
without grace1 though he have natural   
gifts1 yet  he shall not obtain         
privilege to go to heaven1 and be the   
son of  ,god4 ,though a man without     
grace may have a will to be saved1 yet  
he cannot have that will ,god's way4    

,nature1 it cannot know any  thing but  
the things of nature--the things of ,god
 knows no man  but by the ,spirit of    
,god2 unless the ,spirit of ,god be in  
you1 it  will leave you on this side the
 gates of heaven4 ',not of blood1 nor   
of the will of the flesh1 nor of the    
will of man1 but of ,god4' ,it  may be1 
some may have a will1 a desire that     
,ishmael may be saved2  know this1 it   
will not save thy child4 ,if it was our 
will1 ,i would  have you all go to      
heaven4 ,how many are there in the world
 that  pray for their children1 and cry 
for them1 and are ready to die  for     
them8 and this will not do4 ,god's will 
is the rule of all2  it is only through 
,jesus ,christ3 'which were born1 not of
 flesh1  nor of the will of man1 but of 
,god4'    ,now ,i come to the doctrine4 
,men that believe in ,jesus ,christ1 to 
the effectual receiving  of ,jesus      
,christ1 they are born to it4 ,he does  
not say they shall  be born to it1 but  
they are born to it--born of ,god unto  

,god and  the things of ,god1 before he 
receives ,god to eternal salvation4     
',except a man be born again1 he cannot 
see the kingdom of ,god4'  ,now1 unless 
he be born of ,god1 he cannot see it3   
suppose the kingdom  of ,god be what it 
will1 he cannot see it before he be     
begotten  of ,god4 ,suppose it be the   
gospel1 he cannot see it before he be   
brought into a state of regeneration4   
,believing is the consequence  of the   
new birth2 'not of blood1 nor of the    
will of man1 but of  ,god4'    ,first1  
,i will give you a clear description of 
it under one similitude  or two4 ,a     
child1 before it be born into the world1
 is in the dark  dungeon of its mother's
 womb3 so a child of ,god1 before he be 
born  again1 is in the dark dungeon of  
sin1 sees nothing of the kingdom  of    
,god2 therefore it is called a new      
birth3 the same soul has love  one way  
in its carnal condition1 another way    
when it is born again4    ,second1 ,as  
it is compared to a birth1 resembling a 

child in his  mother's womb1 so it is   
compared to a man being raised out of   
the  grave2 and to be born again1 is to 
be raised out of the grave  of sin2     
',awake1 thou that sleepest1 and arise  
from the dead1 and  ,christ shall give  
thee light4' ,to be raised from the     
grave of sin  is to be begotten and born
 7,rev #a3e72 there is a famous instance
  of ,christ2 ,he is 'the first begotten
 of the dead'2 he is the  first-born    
from the dead1 unto which our           
regeneration alludeth2  that is1 if you 
be born again by seeking those things   
that are  above1 then there is a        
similitude betwixt ,christ's            
resurrection  and the new birth2 which  
was born1 which was restored out of this
  dark world1 and translated out of the 
kingdom of this dark world1  into the   
kingdom of his dear ,son1 and made us   
live a new life--this  is to be born    
again3 and he that is delivered from the
 mother's  womb1 it is the help of the  
mother2 so he that is born of ,god1 it  

is by the ,spirit of ,god4 ,i must give 
you a few consequences of a  new birth4 
7#a47 ,first of all1 ,a child1 you know1
 is incident to cry as soon  as it comes
 into the world2 for if there be no     
noise1 they say it  is dead4 ,you that  
are born of ,god1 and ,christians1 if   
you be not  criers1 there is no         
spiritual life in you--if you be born of
 ,god1  you are crying ones2 as soon as 
he has raised you out of the dark       
dungeon of sin1 you cannot but cry to   
,god1 ,what must ,i do to be  saved8 ,as
 soon as ever ,god had touched the      
jailer1 he cries out1  ',men and        
brethren1 what must ,i do to be saved8' 
,oh6 how many prayerless  professors is 
there in ,london that never pray6       
,coffee-houses will  not let you pray1  
trades will not let you pray1           
looking-glasses  will not let you pray2 
but if you was born of ,god1 you would4 
7#b47 ,it is not only natural for a     
child to cry1 but it must crave  the    
breast2 it cannot live without the      

breast--therefore ,peter  makes it the  
true trial of a new-born babe3 the      
new-born babe  desires the sincere milk 
of the ,word1 that he may grow thereby3 
if you be born of ,god1 make it manifest
 by desiring the breast  of ,god4 ,do   
you long for the milk of the promises8  
,a man lives one  way when he is in the 
world1 another way when he is brought   
unto  ,jesus ,christ 7,isa #ff74 ,they  
shall suck and be satisfied2 if you  be 
born again1 there is no satisfaction    
till you get the milk of  ,god's ,word  
into your souls 7,isa #ff3aa74 ,to 'suck
 and be satisfied  with the breasts of  
her consolation4' ,oh6 what is a promise
 to  a carnal man8 ,a whore-house1 it   
may be1 is more sweet to him2 but  if   
you be born again1 you cannot live      
without the milk of ,god's  ,word4 ,what
 is a woman's breast to a horse8 ,but   
what is it to a  child8 there is its    
comfort night and day1 there is its     
succour  night and day4 ,o how loath are
 they it should be taken from them3     

minding heavenly things1 says a carnal  
man1 is but vanity2 but to  a child of  
,god1 there is his comfort4    7#c47 ,a 
child that is newly born1 if it have not
 other comforts  to keep it warm than it
 had in its mother's womb1 it dies2 it  
must have something got for its succour3
 so ,christ had swaddling  clothes      
prepared for him2 so those that are born
 again1 they must  have some promise of 
,christ to keep them alive2 those that  
are in  a carnal state1 they warm       
themselves with other things2 but those 
that are born again1 they cannot live   
without some promise of  ,christ to keep
 them alive2 as he did to the poor      
infant in ,ezekiel  #af3h3 ,i covered   
thee with embroidered gold3 and when    
women are  with child1 what fine things 
will they prepare for their child6  ,oh1
 but what fine things has ,christ       
prepared to wrap all in that  are born  
again6 ,oh what wrappings of gold has   
,christ prepared for  all that are born 
again6 ,women will dress their children1

 that  every one may see them how fine  
they are2 so he in ,ezekiel #af3aa3  ',i
 decked thee also with ornaments1 and ,i
 put bracelets upon thine  hands1 and a 
chain on thy neck2 and ,i put a jewel on
 thy forehead1  and ear-rings in thine  
ears1 and a beautiful crown upon thine  
head4'  ,and1 says he in verse #ac1     
',thou didst prosper into a kingdom4'   
,this is to set out nothing in the world
 but the righteousness of  ,christ and  
the graces of the ,spirit1 without which
 a new-born babe  cannot live1 unless   
they have the golden righteousness of   
,christ4    7#d47 ,a child1 when it is  
in its mother's lap1 the mother takes   
great  delight to have that which will  
be for its comfort2 so it is with       
,god's children1 they shall be kept on  
his knee 7,isa #ff3aa73 ',they  shall   
suck and be satisfied with the breasts  
of her consolations'2  verse #ac3 ',as  
one whom his mother comforteth1 so will 
,i comfort  you4' ,there is a similitude
 in these things that nobody knows of1  

but those that are born again4    7#e47 
,there is usually some similitude       
betwixt the father and the  child4 ,it  
may be the child looks like its father2 
so those that  are born again1 they have
 a new similitude--they have the image  
of  ,jesus ,christ 7,gal #d74 ,every one
 that is born of ,god has something  of 
the features of heaven upon him4 ,men   
love those children that  are likest    
them most usually2 so does ,god his     
children1 therefore  they are called the
 children of ,god2 but others do not    
look like  him1 therefore they are      
called ,sodomites4 ,christ describes    
children  of the devil by their         
features--the children of the devil1 his
  works they will do2 all works of      
unrighteousness1 they are the  devil's  
works3 if you are earthly1 you have     
borne the image of  the earthly2 if     
heavenly1 you have borne the image of   
the heavenly4    7#f47 ,when a man has a
 child1 he trains him up to his own     
liking--they  have learned the custom of

 their father's house2 so are those that
  are born of ,god--they have learned   
the custom of the true church  of ,god2 
there they learn to cry ',my ,father'   
and ',my ,god'2 they  are brought up in 
,god's house1 they learn the method and 
form of  ,god's house1 for regulating   
their lives in this world4    7#g47     
,children1 it is natural for them to    
depend upon their father  for what they 
want2 if they want a pair of shoes1 they
 go and  tell him2 if they want bread1  
they go and tell him2 so should  the    
children of ,god do4 ,do you want       
spiritual bread8 go tell ,god  of it4   
,do you want strength of grace8 ask it  
of ,god4 ,do you want  strength against 
,satan's temptations8 go and tell ,god  
of it4 ,when  the devil tempts you1 run 
home and tell your heavenly ,father--go1
  pour out your complaints to ,god2 this
 is natural to children2 if  any wrong  
them1 they go and tell their father2 so 
do those that  are born of ,god1 when   
they meet with temptations1 go and tell 

,god  of them4    ,,the ,,application4  
,the first use is this1 ,to make a      
strict inquiry whether you be  born of  
,god or not2 examine by those things ,i 
laid down before1  of a child of nature 
and a child of grace4 ,are you brought  
out  of the dark dungeon of this world  
into ,christ8 ,have you learned  to cry1
 ',my ,father8' 7,jer #c3d74 ',and ,i   
said1 ,thou shalt call me1  ,my         
,father4' ,all ,god's children are      
criers--cannot you be quiet  without you
 have a bellyful of the milk of ,god's  
,word8 cannot you  be satisfied without 
you have peace with ,god8 ,pray you1    
consider  it1 and be serious with       
yourselves2 if you have not these marks1
  you will fall short of the kingdom of 
,god--you shall never have  an interest 
there2 'there' is no intruding4 ,they   
will say1 ',lord1  ,lord1 open to us2   
and he will say1 ,i know you not4' ,no  
child of  ,god1 no heavenly inheritance4
 ,we sometimes give something to those  
that are not our children1 but we do not

 give them our lands4  ,o do not flatter
 yourselves with a portion among the    
sons1 unless  you live like sons4 ,when 
we see a king's son play with a beggar1 
this is unbecoming2 so if you be the    
king's children1 live like the  king's  
children2 if you be risen with ,christ1 
set your affections  on things above1   
and not on things below2 when you come  
together1  talk of what your ,father    
promised you2 you should all love your  
,father's will1 and be content and      
pleased with the exercises  you meet    
with in the world4 ,if you are the      
children of ,god1 live  together        
lovingly2 if the world quarrel with you1
 it is no matter2  but it is sad if you 
quarrel together2 if this be amongst    
you1 it  is a sign of ill-breeding2 it  
is not according to the rules you  have 
in the ,word of ,god4 ,dost thou see a  
soul that has the image  of ,god in him8
 ,love him1 love him2 say1 ,this man and
 ,i must go to  heaven one day2 serve   
one another1 do good for one another2   

and  if any wrong you1 pray to ,god to  
right you1 and love the brotherhood4    
,lastly1 ,if you be the children of     
,god1 learn that lesson--,gird  up the  
loins of your mind1 as obedient         
children1 not fashioning  yourselves    
according to your former conversation2  
but be ye holy  in all manner of        
conversation4 ,consider that the holy   
,god is  your ,father1 and let this     
oblige you to live like the children of 
,god1 that you may look your ,father in 
the face1 with comfort1  another day4   
9999 ,end of ,volume #b 9999      ,,the 
,,works ,,of ,,john ,,bunyan    ,,with  
,,an    ,,introduction ,,to ,,each      
,,treatise1 ,,notes1    ,,and ,a        
,,sketch ,,of ,,his ,,life1 ,,times1    
,,and ,,contemporaries4    ,,volume     
,,third4    ,,allegorical1 ,,figurative1
 ,,and ,,symbolical4    ,,edited ,,by   
,,george ,,offor1 ,,esq4                
,,the ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress2    ,,in  
,,the    ,,similitude ,,of ,a ,,dream4  
,,part ,i4    ,as ,i walked through the 

wilderness of this world1 ,i lighted on 
a certain place1 where was a den2#a and 
,i laid me down in that  place to sleep3
 and as ,i slept1 ,i dreamed a dream4 ,i
 dreamed1  and1 behold1 ,i saw a man    
clothed with rags1 standing in a certain
  place1 with his face from his own     
house1 a book in his hand1 and  a great 
burden upon his back1 7,isa4 #fd3f2     
,luke #ad3cc2 ,psa4 #ch3d2  ,hab4 #b3b2 
,acts #af3ca74 ,i looked1 and saw him   
open the book1#b  and read therein2 and 
as he read1 he wept and trembled2 and   
not  being able longer to contain1 he   
brake out with a lamentable cry1        
saying1 ,what shall ,i do8 7,acts       
#b3cg74c    ,in this plight1 therefore1 
he went home1 and refrained himself as  
long as he could1 that his wife and     
children should not perceive  his       
distress2 but he could not be silent    
long1 because that his  trouble         
increased4 ,wherefore at length he brake
 his mind to his  wife and children2 and
 thus he began to talk to them3 ,o my   

dear  wife1 said he1 and you1 the       
children of my bowels1 ,i1 your dear    
friend1 am in myself undone1 by reason  
of a burden that lieth hard  upon me2   
moreover1 ,i am for certain informed    
that this our city  will be burned with 
fire from ,heaven2 in which fearful     
overthrow1  both myself1 with thee1 my  
wife1 and you1 my sweet babes1 shall    
miserably come to ruin1 except 7the     
which yet ,i see not7 some way  of      
escape can be found1 whereby we may be  
delivered4 ,at this1 his  relations were
 sore amazed2 not for that they believed
 that what  he had said to them was     
true1 but because they thought that some
  frenzy distemper had got into his     
head2#d therefore1 it drawing  towards  
night1 and they hoping that sleep might 
settle his  brains1 with all haste they 
got him to bed4 ,but the night was as   
troublesome to him as the day2          
wherefore1 instead of sleeping1 he      
spent it in sighs and tears4 ,so when   
the morning was come1 they  would know  

how he did2 he told them1 worse and     
worse2 he also set  to talking to them  
again1 but they began to be hardened4   
,they also  thought to drive away his   
distemper by harsh and surly carriages  
to him4 ,sometimes they would deride1   
sometimes they would chide1  and        
sometimes they would quite neglect him4 
,wherefore he began  to retire himself  
to his chamber to pray for1 and pity    
them1 and  also to condole his own      
misery4 ,he would also walk solitarily  
in  the fields1 sometimes reading1 and  
sometimes praying2 and thus  for some   
days he spent his time4#e    ,now ,i saw
 upon a time1 when he was walking in the
 fields1 that he  was1 as he was wont1  
reading in his book1 and greatly        
distressed  in his mind2 and as he read1
 he burst out1 as he had done before1   
crying1 ,what shall ,i do to be saved8  
7,acts #af3cj1 #ca74    ,i saw also that
 he looked this way and that way1 as if 
he would  run2 yet he stood still1      
because1 as ,i perceived1 he could not  

tell  which way to go4#f ,i looked then1
 and saw a man named ,evangelist  coming
 to him1 who asked1 ,where fore dost    
thou cry8    ,he answered1 ,sir1 ,i     
perceive1 by the book in my hand1 that  
,i am  condemned to die1 and after that 
to come to judgment1 7,heb4 #i3bg72  and
 ,i find that ,i am not willing 7,job   
#af3ba1 #bb7 to do the first1  nor able 
7,eze4 #bb3ad7 to do the second4        
,then said ,evangelist1 ,why not willing
 to die1 since this life  is attended   
with so many evils8 ,the man answered1  
,because ,i fear  that this burden that 
is upon my back will sink me lower than 
the  grave2 and ,i shall fall into      
,tophet 7,isa4 #cj3cc74 ,and1 ,sir1 if  
,i be not fit to go to prison1 ,i am not
 fit1 ,i am sure1 to go to  judgment1   
and from thence to execution2 and the   
thoughts of these  things make me cry4  
,then said ,evangelist1 ,if this be thy 
condition1 why standest thou  still8 ,he
 answered1 ,because ,i know not whither 
to go4 ,then he gave  him a parchment   

roll1 and there was written within1 ,fly
 from the  wrath to come 7,matt4 #c3g74 
,the man therefore1 read it1 and looking
 upon ,evangelist very  carefully1 said1
 ,whither must ,i fly8 ,then said       
,evangelist1 pointing  with his finger  
over a very wide field1 ,do you see     
yonder wicket  gate8 7,matt4 #g3ac74    
,the man said1 ,no4 ,then said the      
other1 ,do you  see yonder shining      
light8 7,psa4 #aai3aje2 #b ,peter       
#a3ai74 ,he said1  ,i think ,i do4 ,then
 said ,evangelist1 ,keep that light in  
your eye1  and go up directly thereto1  
so shalt thou see the gate2 at which1   
when thou knockest1 it shall be told    
thee what thou shalt do4#g  ,so ,i saw  
in my dream that the man began to run4  
,now1 he had not  ran far from his own  
door1 but his wife and children         
perceiving  it1 began to cry after him  
to return 7,luke #ad3bf72 but the man   
put  his fingers in his ears1 and ran   
on1 crying1 ,life6 life6 ,eternal  life6
 ,so he looked not behind him 7,gen4    

#ai3ag71 but fled towards  the middle of
 the plain4#h    ,the neighbours also   
came out to see him run1 and as he ran1 
some  mocked1 others threatened1 and    
some cried after him to return2  and    
among those that did so1 there were two 
that were resolved  to fetch him back by
 force 7,jer4 #bj3aj74 ,the name of the 
one was  ,obstinate1 and the name of the
 other ,pliable4#i ,now by this time1   
the man was got a good distance from    
them2 but1 however1 they were  resolved 
to pursue him2 which they did1 and in a 
little time they  overtook him4 ,then   
said the man1 ,neighbours1 wherefore are
 ye come8  ,they said1 ,to persuade you 
to go back with us4 ,but he said1 ,that 
can by no means be4 ,you dwell1 said he1
 in the ,city of ,destruction1  the     
place also where ,i was born2 ,i see it 
to be so2 and dying  there1 sooner or   
later1 you will sink lower than the     
grave1 into  a place that burns with    
fire and brimstone4 ,be content1 good   
neighbours1 and go along with me4       

,what1 said ,obstinate1 and leave our   
friends and our comforts behind  us8#aj 
,yes1 said ,christian1 for that was his 
name1 because that all which  you shall 
forsake 7#b ,cor4 #d3ah71 is not worthy 
to be compared with  a little of that   
which ,i am seeking to enjoy2 and if you
 will go  along with me1 and hold it1   
you shall fare as ,i myself1 for there1 
where ,i go1 is enough and to spare     
7,luke #ae3ag74 ,come away1 and  prove  
my words4    ,,obst4 ,what are the      
things you seek1 since you leave all the
 world  to find them8    ,,chr4 ,i seek 
an inheritance incorruptible1 undefiled1
 and that  fadeth not away 7#a ,peter   
#a3d71 and it is laid up in ,heaven     
7,heb4  #aa3af71 and safe there1 to be  
bestowed1 at the time appointed1 on     
them that diligently seek it4 ,read it  
so1 if you will1 in my book4    ,,obst4 
,tush1 said ,obstinate1 away with your  
book2 will you go back  with us1 or no8 
,,chr4 ,no1 not ,i1 saith the other2    
because ,i have laid my hand to  the    

plough 7,luke #i3fb74    ,,obst4 ,come1 
then1 neighbour ,pliable1 let us turn   
again1 and go home  without him2 there  
is a company of these crazed-headed     
coxcombs1  that when they take a fancy  
by the end1 are wiser in their own  eyes
 than seven men that can render a reason
 7,prov4 #bf3af74    ,,pli4 ,then said  
,pliable1 ,do not revile2 if what the   
good ,christian  says is true1 the      
things he looks after are better than   
ours2 my  heart inclines to go with my  
neighbour4    ,,obst4 ,what6 more fools 
still8 ,be ruled by me1 and go back2 who
  knows whither such a brain-sick fellow
 will lead you8 ,go back1 go  back1 and 
be wise4    ,,chr4 ,nay1 but do thou    
come with thy neighbour ,pliable3 there 
are  such things to be had which ,i     
spoke of1 and many more glories         
besides2 if you believe not me1 read    
here in this book1 and for  the truth of
 what is expressed therein1 behold1 all 
is confirmed  by the blood of ,him that 
made it 7,heb4 #ac3bj1 #ba2 #i3ag-ba74  

,,pli4 ,well1 neighbour ,obstinate1     
saith ,pliable1 ,i begin to come to  a  
point2 ,i intend to go along with this  
good man1 and to cast in  my lot with   
him4 ,but1 my good companion1 do you    
know the way to  this desired place8    
,,chr4 ,i am directed by a man whose    
name is ,evangelist1 to speed  me to a  
little gate that is before us1 where we 
shall receive  instructions about the   
way4    ,,pli4 ,come then1 good         
neighbour1 let us be going4 ,then they  
went  both together4    ,,obst4 ,and ,i 
will go back to my place1 said          
,obstinate2 ,i will be  no companion of 
such misled fantastical fellows4    ,now
 ,i saw in my dream1 that when          
,obstinate was gone back1 ,christian    
and ,pliable went talking over the      
plain2 and thus they began their        
discourse4    ,,chr4 ,come1 neighbour   
,pliable1 how do you do8 ,i am glad you 
are  persuaded to go along with me2 had 
even ,obstinate himself but  felt what  
,i have felt1 of the powers and terrors 

of what is yet  unseen1 he would not    
thus lightly have given us the back4    
,,pli4 ,come1 neighbour ,christian1     
since there is none but us two here1    
tell me now further1 what the things    
are1 and how to be enjoyed1  whither we 
are going4    ,,chr4 ,i can better      
conceive of them with my mind1 than     
speak of  them with my tongue2 but yet  
since you are desirous to know1 ,i  will
 read of them in my book4    ,,pli4 ,and
 do you think that the words of your    
book are certainly  true8    ,,chr4     
,yes1 verily1 for it was made by ,him   
that cannot lie 7,titus  #a3b74         
,,pli4 ,well said4 ,what things are     
they8    ,,chr4 ,there is an endless    
kingdom to be inhabited1 and everlasting
  life to be given us1 that we may      
inhabit that kingdom forever  7,isa4    
#de3ag2 ,john #aj3bg-bi74    ,,pli4     
,well said4 ,and what else8    ,,chr4   
,there are crowns of glory to be given  
us1 and garments that  will make us     
shine like the sun in the firmament of  

,heaven6 7#b  ,tim4 #d3h2 ,rev4 #c3d2   
,matt4 #ac3dc74    ,,pli4 ,this is very 
pleasant4 ,and what else8    ,,chr4     
,there shall be no more crying1 nor     
sorrow2 for ,he that is  owner of the   
place will wipe all tears from our eyes 
7,isa4 #be3h2  ,rev4 #g3ag1 #ag2 #ba3d74
    ,,pli4 ,and what company shall we   
have there8    ,,chr4 ,there we shall be
 with seraphims1 and ,cherubims1        
creatures  that will dazzle your eyes to
 look on them4 ,there1 also1 you shall  
meet with thousands and ten thousands   
that have gone before us to  that       
,place2 none of them are hurtful1 but   
loving and holy1 everyone  walking in   
the sight of ,god1 and standing in ,his 
presence with  acceptance forever2 in a 
word1 there we shall see the elders with
  their golden crowns2 there we shall   
see the holy virgins with their  golden 
harps2 there we shall see men1 that by  
the world were cut  in pieces1 burnt in 
flames1 eaten of beasts1 drowned in the 
seas1  for the love that they bare to   

the ,lord of the ,place2 all well1  and 
clothed with immortality as with a      
garment#aa 7,isa4 #f3b2 #a  ,thess4     
#d3af1 #ag2 ,rev4 #g3ag2 #d3d2 #ad3a-e2 
,john #ab3be2 #b ,cor4 #e3b-e74         
,,pli4 ,the hearing of this is enough to
 ravish one's heart2 but are  these     
things to be enjoyed8 ,how shall we get 
to be sharers thereof8    ,,chr4 ,the   
,lord1 the ,governor of the country1    
hath recorded1 that  in this book1 the  
substance of which is1 if we be truly   
willing  to have it1 ,he will bestow it 
upon us freely 7,isa4 #ee3a1 #b1 #ab2   
,john #g3cg2 #f3cg2 ,psa4 #ba3f2        
#bb3ag74    ,,pli4 ,well1 my good       
companion1 glad am ,i to hear of these  
things2  come on1 let us mend our       
pace4#ab    ,,chr4 ,i cannot go so fast 
as ,i would1 by reason of this burden   
that is on my back4    ,now ,i saw in my
 dream1 that1 just as they had ended    
this talk1 they  drew near to a very    
miry slough that was in the midst of the
 plain2 and  they1 being heedless1 did  

both fall suddenly into the bog4 ,the   
name of  the slough was ,despond4#ac    
,here1 therefore1 they wallowed for a   
time1  being grievously bedaubed with   
the dirt2 and ,christian1 because of the
  burden that was on his back1 began to 
sink in the mire4    ,,pli4 ,then said  
,pliable1 ,ah6 neighbour ,christian1    
where are you  now8    ,,chr4 ,truly1   
said ,christian1 ,i do not know4        
,,pli4 ,at that ,pliable began to be    
offended1 and angrily said to  his      
fellow1 ,is this the happiness you have 
told me all this while  of8 ,if we have 
such ill speed at our first setting out1
 what may  we expect betwixt this and   
our journey's end8 ,may ,i get out again
  with my life1 you shall possess the   
brave country alone for me4  ,and with  
that he gave a desperate struggle or    
two1 and got out  of the mire on that   
side of the slough which was next to his
 own  house3 so away he went1 and       
,christian saw him no more4 ,wherefore  
,christian was left to tumble in the    

,slough of ,despond alone2 but  still he
 endeavoured to struggle to that side of
 the slough that  was still further from
 his own house1 and next to the         
wicket-gate2  the which he did1 but     
could not get out1 because of the burden
  that was upon his back4#ad ,but ,i    
beheld in my dream1 that a man  came to 
him1 whose name was ,help1 and asked him
 what he did there8    ,,chr4 ,sir1 said
 ,christian1 ,i was bid go this way by a
 man called  ,evangelist1 who directed  
me also to yonder gate1 that ,i might   
escape the wrath to come4 ,and as ,i was
 going thither1 ,i fell in  here4       
,,help4 ,but why did not you look for   
the steps8    ,,chr4 ,fear followed me  
so hard1 that ,i fled the next way1 and 
fell  in4#ae    ,,help4 ,then said he1  
,give me thy hand2 so he gave him his   
hand1  and he drew him out1 and set him 
upon sound ground1 and bid him  go on   
his way 7,psa4 #dj3b74    ,then ,i      
stepped to him that plucked him out1 and
 said1 ,sir1 wherefore  7since over this

 place is the way from the ,city of     
,destruction1  to yonder gate7 is it    
that this plat is not mended1 that poor 
travelers might go thither with more    
security8 ,and he said unto  me1 ,this  
miry slough is such a place as cannot be
 mended4 ,it is  the descent whither the
 scum and filth that attends conviction 
for  sin1 doth continually run1 and     
therefore it is called the ,slough  of  
,despond3 for still1 as the sinner is   
awakened about his lost  condition1     
there ariseth in his soul many fears1   
and doubts1 and  discouraging           
apprehensions1 which all of them get    
together1 and  settle in this place4    
,and this is the reason of the badness  
of  this ground4    ,it is not the      
pleasure of the ,king that this place   
should remain  so bad 7,isa4 #ce3c1 #d72
 his labourers1 also1 have1 by the      
directions  of his ,majesty's surveyors1
 been1 for above these #a1fjj years1    
employed about this patch of ground1 if1
 perhaps1 it might have  been mended2   

yea1 and to my knowledge1 said he1 here 
have been  swallowed up at least #bj1jjj
 cart-loads2 yea1 millions of wholesome 
instructions1 that have1 at all seasons1
 been brought from all  places of the   
,king's dominions1 and they that can    
tell1 say1 they  are the best materials 
to make good ground of the place1 if so 
be  it might have been mended2 but it is
 the ,slough of ,despond still2  and so 
will be when they have done what they   
can4#af    ,true1 there are1 by the     
direction of the ,lawgiver1 certain good
  and substantial steps1 placed even    
through the very midst of this  slough2 
but at such time as this place doth much
 spew out its  filth1 as it doth against
 change of weather1 these steps are     
hardly  seen2 or if they be1 men1       
through the dizziness of their heads1   
step besides1 and then they are bemired 
to purpose1 notwithstanding  the steps  
be there2 but the ground is good1 when  
they are once  got in at the gate#ag 7#a
 ,sam4 #ab3bc74    ,now ,i saw in my    

dream1 that1 by this time1 ,pliable was 
got home  to his house again2 so that   
his neighbours came to visit him2 and   
some of them called him wise man for    
coming back1 and some called  him fool  
for hazarding himself with ,christian2  
others1 again1 did  mock at his         
cowardliness1 saying1 ,surely1 since you
 began to  venture1 ,i would not have   
been so base to have given out for a few
  difficulties4 ,so ,pliable sat        
sneaking among them4 ,but1 at last1  he 
got more confidence1 and then they all  
turned their tales1  and began to deride
 poor ,christian behind his back4 ,and  
thus much  concerning ,pliable4    ,now 
as ,christian was walking solitarily by 
himself1#ah he espied  one afar off come
 crossing over the field to meet him2   
and their  hap was to meet just as they 
were crossing the way of each other4    
,the gentleman's name that met him was  
,mr4 ,worldly-wiseman2 he  dwelt in the 
town of ,carnal ,policy1 a very great   
town1 and also  hard by from whence     

,christian came4 ,this man1 then1       
meeting with  ,christian1 and having    
some inkling#ai of him1 for ,christian's
  setting forth from the ,city of       
,destruction was much noised abroad1    
not only in the town where he dwelt1    
but1 also1 it began to be the  town-talk
 in some other places4 ,master          
,worldly-wiseman1 therefore1  having    
some guess of him1 by beholding his     
laborious going1 by  observing his sighs
 and groans1 and the like1 began thus to
 enter  into some talk with ,christian4 
,,world4 ,how now1 good fellow1 whither 
away after this burdened  manner8       
,,chr4 ,a burdened manner1 indeed1 as   
ever1 ,i think1 poor creature  had6 ,and
 whereas you ask me1 ,whither away8 ,i  
tell you1 ,sir1 ,i am  going to yonder  
wicket-gate before me2 for there1 as ,i 
am informed1  ,i shall be put into a way
 to be rid of my heavy burden4          
,,world4 ,hast thou a wife and children8
    ,,chr4 ,yes2 but ,i am so laden with
 this burden1 that ,i cannot take  that 

pleasure in them as formerly2 methinks  
,i am as if ,i had none  7#a ,cor4      
#g3bi74    ,,world4 ,wilt thou hearken  
unto me if ,i give thee counsel8        
,,chr4 ,if it be good1 ,i will2 for ,i  
stand in need of good counsel4          
,,world4 ,i would advise thee1 then1    
that thou with all speed get  thyself   
rid of thy burden3 for thou wilt never  
be settled in thy  mind till then2 nor  
canst thou enjoy the benefits of the    
blessing  which ,god hath bestowed upon 
thee till then4    ,,chr4 ,that is that 
which ,i seek for1 even to be rid of    
this heavy  burden2 but get it off      
myself1 ,i cannot2 nor is there any man 
in our country that can take it off my  
shoulders2 therefore am ,i  going this  
way1 as ,i told you1 that ,i may be rid 
of my burden4    ,,world4 ,who bid you  
go this way to be rid of thy burden8    
,,chr4 ,a man that appeared to me to be 
a very great and honourable  person2 his
 name1 as ,i remember1 is ,evangelist4  
,,world4 ,i beshrew him for his counsel6

 there is not a more dangerous  and     
trouble some way in the world than is   
that unto which he hath  directed thee2 
and that thou shalt find1 if thou wilt  
be ruled by  his counsel4 ,thou hast met
 with something1 as ,i perceive already2
  for ,i see the dirt of the ,slough of 
,despond is upon thee2 but that  slough 
is the beginning of the sorrows that do 
attend those that  go on in that way4   
,hear me1 ,i am older than thou2 thou   
art like to  meet with1 on the way which
 thou goest1 wearisomeness1 painfulness1
  hunger1 perils1 nakedness1 sword1     
lions1 dragons1 darkness1 and1  in a    
word1 death1 and what not6 ,these things
 are certainly true1  having been       
confirmed by many testimonies4 ,and why 
should a man  so carelessly cast away   
himself1 by giving heed to a stranger8  
,,chr4 ,why1 ,sir1 this burden upon my  
back is more terrible to me  than are   
all these things which you have         
mentioned2 nay1 methinks  ,i care not   
what ,i meet with in the way1 if so be  

,i can also meet  with deliverance from 
my burden4    ,,world4 ,how camest thou 
by the burden at first8    ,,chr4 ,by   
reading this book in my hand4           
,,world4 ,i thought so2 and it is       
happened unto thee as to other  weak    
men1 who1 meddling with things too high 
for them1 do suddenly  fall into thy    
distractions2 which distractions do not 
only unman  men1 as thine1 ,i perceive1 
has done thee1 but they run them upon   
desperate ventures1 to obtain they know 
not what4    ,,chr4 ,i know what ,i     
would obtain2 it is ease for my heavy   
burden4    ,,world4 ,but why wilt thou  
seek for ease this way1 seeing so many  
dangers attend it8 especially since1    
hadst thou but patience to  hear me1 ,i 
could direct thee to the obtaining of   
what thou desirest1  without the dangers
 that thou in this way wilt run thyself 
into2  yea1 and the remedy is at hand4  
,besides1 ,i will add1 that1 instead  of
 those dangers1 thou shalt meet with    
much safety1 friendship1  and content4  

#bj    ,,chr4 ,pray1 ,sir1 open this    
secret to me4    ,,world4 ,why1 in      
yonder village-the village is named     
,morality-there  dwells a gentleman     
whose name is ,legality1 a very         
judicious man1  and a man of a very good
 name1 that has skill to help men off   
with such burdens as thine are from     
their shoulders3 yea1 to my  knowledge1 
he hath done a great deal of good this  
way2 aye1 and  besides1 he hath skill to
 cure those that are somewhat crazed in 
their wits with their burdens4#ba ,to   
him1 as ,i said1 thou mayest  go1 and be
 helped presently4 ,his house is not    
quite a mile from  this place1 and if he
 should not be at home himself1 be hath 
a  pretty young man to his son1 whose   
name is ,civility1 that can do  it 7to  
speak on7 as well as the old gentleman  
himself2 there1 ,i  say1 thou mayest be 
eased of thy burden2 and if thou art not
 minded  to go back to thy former       
habitation1 as1 indeed1 ,i would not    
wish  thee1 thou mayest send for thy    

wife and children to thee to this       
village1 where there are houses now     
stand empty1 one of which thou  mayest  
have at reasonable rates2 provision is  
there also cheap and  good2 and that    
which will make thy life the more happy 
is1 to be  sure1 there thou shalt live  
by honest neighbours1 in credit and     
good fashion4    ,now was ,christian    
somewhat at a stand2 but presently he   
concluded1  if this be true1 which this 
gentleman hath said1 my wisest course   
is to take his advice2 and with that he 
thus further spoke4    ,,chr4 ,sir1     
which is my way to this honest man's    
house8    ,,world4 ,do you see yonder   
hill8    ,,chr4 ,yes1 very well4        
,,world4 ,by that hill you must go1 and 
the first house you come at  is his4    
,so ,christian turned out of his way1 to
 go to ,mr4 ,legality's house  for help2
 but1 behold1 when he was got now hard  
by the hill1 it  seemed so high1 and    
also that side of it that was next the  
wayside1  did hang so much over1 that   

,christian was afraid to venture        
further1  lest the hill should fall on  
his head2 wherefore there he stood      
still1 and wotted#bb not what to do4    
,also his burden now seemed  heavier to 
him1 than while he was in his way4      
,there came also  flashes of fire out of
 the hill1 that made ,christian afraid  
that  he should be burned 7,exo4 #ai3af1
 #ah74 ,here1 therefore1 he sweat  and  
did quake for fear 7,heb4 #ab3ba74 ,and 
now he began to be sorry  that he had   
taken ,mr4 ,worldly-wiseman's counsel4  
,and with that he  saw ,evangelist      
coming to meet him2 at the sight also of
 whom he  began to blush for shame4 ,so 
,evangelist drew nearer and nearer2  and
 coming up to him1 he looked upon him   
with a severe and dreadful  countenance1
 and thus began to reason with          
,christian4    ,,evan4 ,what dost thou  
here1 ,christian8 said he3 at which     
words  ,christian knew not what to      
answer2 wherefore at present he stood   
speechless before him4 ,then said       

,evangelist further1 ,art not  thou the 
man that ,i found crying without the    
walls of the ,city of  ,destruction8    
,,chr4 ,yes1 dear ,sir1 ,i am the man4  
,,evan4 ,did not ,i direct thee the way 
to the little wicket-gate8    ,,chr4    
,yes1 dear ,sir1 said ,christian4       
,,evan4 ,how is it1 then1 that thou art 
so quickly turned aside8 for  thou art  
now out of the way4    ,,chr4 ,i met    
with a gentleman so soon as ,i had got  
over the ,slough  of ,despond1 who      
persuaded me that ,i might1 in the      
village before  me1 find a man that     
could take off my burden4    ,,evan4    
,what was he8    ,,chr4 ,he looked like 
a gentleman1#bc and talked much to me1  
and  got me at last to yield2 so ,i came
 hither3 but when ,i beheld this  hill1 
and how it hangs over the way1 ,i       
suddenly made a stand1 lest  it should  
fall on my head4    ,,evan4 ,what said  
that gentleman to you8    ,,chr4 ,why1  
he asked me whither ,i was going8 ,and  
,i told him4    ,,evan4 ,and what said  

he then8    ,,chr4 ,he asked me if ,i   
had a family8 ,and ,i told him4 ,but1   
said ,i1  ,i am so loaden with the      
burden that is on my back1 that ,i      
cannot  take pleasure in them as        
formerly4    ,,evan4 ,and what said he  
then8    ,,chr4 ,he bid me with speed   
get rid of my burden2 and ,i told him   
it was ease that ,i sought4 ,and1 said  
,i1 ,i am therefore going to  yonder    
gate1 to receive further direction how  
,i may get to the  place of deliverance4
 ,so he said that he would show me a    
better  way1 and short1 not so attended 
with difficulties as the way1  ,sir1    
that you set me in2 which way1 said he1 
will direct you to a  gentleman's house 
that hath skill to take off these       
burdens3 so ,i  believed him1#bd and    
turned out of that way into this1 if    
haply ,i  might be soon eased of my     
burden4 ,but when ,i came to this place1
  and beheld things as they are1 ,i     
stopped for fear 7as ,i said7 of        
danger3 but ,i now know not what to do4 

,,evan4 ,then1 said ,evangelist1 stand  
still a little1 that ,i may show  thee  
the words of ,god4 ,so he stood         
trembling4 ,then said ,evangelist1  ,see
 that ye refuse not ,him that speaketh4 
,for if they escaped  not who refused   
,him that spake on earth1 much more     
shall not we  escape1 if we turn away   
from ,him that speaketh from ,heaven    
7,heb4  #ab3be74 ,he said1 moreover1    
,now the just shall live by faith3  but 
if any man draw back1 ,my soul shall    
have no pleasure in him  7,heb4 #aj3ch74
 ,he also did thus apply them3 ,thou art
 the man that  art running into this    
misery2 thou hast begun to reject the   
counsel  of the ,most ,high1 and to draw
 back thy foot from the way of peace1   
even almost to the hazarding of thy     
perdition6    ,then ,christian fell down
 at his foot as dead1 crying1 ,woe is   
me1  for ,i am undone6 ,at the sight of 
which1 ,evangelist caught him by  the   
right hand1 saying1 ,all manner of sin  
and blasphemies shall  be forgiven unto 

men 7,matt4 #ab3ca2 ,mark #c3bh72 ,be   
not faithless1  but believing 7,john    
#bj3bg74 ,then did ,christian again a   
little  revive1 and stood up trembling1 
as at first1 before ,evangelist4#be     
,then ,evangelist proceeded1 saying1    
,give more earnest heed to the  things  
that ,i shall tell thee of4 ,i will now 
show thee who it was  that deluded thee1
 and who it was also to whom he sent    
thee4-,the  man that met thee is one    
,worldly-wiseman1 and rightly is he so  
called2  partly1 because he savoureth   
only the doctrine of this world 7#a     
,john #d3e71 7therefore he always goes  
to the town of ,morality to  church72   
and partly because he loveth that       
doctrine best1 for  it saveth him best  
from the cross 7,gal4 #f3ab74 ,and      
because he is  of this carnal temper1   
therefore he seeketh to prevent my ways1
  though right4 ,now there are three    
things in this man's counsel1  that thou
 must utterly abhor4    #a4 ,his turning
 thee out of the way4 #b4 ,his labouring

 to render  the cross odious to thee4   
,and1 #c4 ,his setting thy feet in that 
way that leadeth unto the administration
 of death4    ,first1 ,thou must abhor  
his turning thee out of the way2 yea1   
and  thine own consenting thereto3      
because this is to reject the counsel   
of ,god for the sake of the counsel of a
 ,worldly-wiseman4 ,the ,lord  says1    
,strive to enter in at the strait gate  
7,luke #ac3bd71 the  gate to which ,i   
send thee2 for strait is the gate which 
leadeth  unto life1 and few there be    
that find it 7,matt4 #g3ad74 ,from this 
little wicket-gate1 and from the way    
thereto1 hath this wicked  man turned   
thee1 to the bringing of thee almost to 
destruction2  hate1 therefore1 his      
turning thee out of the way1 and abhor  
thyself  for hearkening to him4         
,secondly1 ,thou must abhor his         
labouring to render the cross  odious   
unto thee2 for thou art to prefer it    
before the treasures  in ,egypt 7,heb4  
#aa3be1 #bf74 ,besides1 the ,king of    

glory hath told  thee1 that he that will
 save his life shall lose it 7,mark     
#h3ce2  ,john #ab3be2 ,matt4 #aj3ci74   
,and1 ,he that comes after ,him1 and    
hate  not his father1 and mother1 and   
wife1 and children1 and brethren1  and  
sisters1 yea1 and his own life also1 he 
cannot be ,my disciple  7,luke #ad3bf74 
,i say1 therefore1 for man to labour to 
persuade  thee1 that that shall be thy  
death1 without which1 ,,the ,,truth hath
  said1 thou canst not have eternal     
life2 this doctrine thou must  abhor4   
,thirdly1 ,thou must hate his setting of
 thy feet in the way that  leadeth to   
the ministration of death4 ,and for this
 thou must  consider to whom he sent    
thee1 and also how unable that person   
was to deliver thee from thy burden4    
,he to whom thou wast sent for ease1    
being by name ,legality1 is  the son of 
the bond woman which now is1 and is in  
bondage with her  children 7,gal4       
#d3ba-bg72 and is1 in a mystery1 this   
mount ,sinai1  which thou hast feared   

will fall on thy head4 ,now1 if she1    
with  her children1 are in bondage1 how 
canst thou expect by them to be  made   
free8 ,this ,legality1 therefore1 is not
 able to set thee free  from thy burden4
 ,no man was as yet ever rid of his     
burden by him2  no1 nor ever is like to 
be3 ye cannot be justified by the works 
of the law2 for by the deeds of the law 
no man living can be rid  of his burden3
 therefore1 ,mr4 ,worldly-wiseman is an 
alien1 and ,mr4  ,legality is a cheat2  
and for his son ,civility1              
notwithstanding  his simpering looks1 he
 is but a hypocrite1 and cannot help    
thee4  ,believe me1 there is nothing in 
all this noise1 that thou hast  heard of
 these sottish men1 but a design to     
beguile thee of thy  salvation1 by      
turning thee from the way in which ,i   
had set thee4  ,after this1 ,evangelist 
called aloud to the heavens for         
confirmation  of what he had said3 and  
with that there came words and fire out 
of the mountain under which poor        

,christian stood1 that made the  hair of
 his flesh stand up4 ,the words were    
thus pronounced3 ,as  many as are of the
 works of the law are under the curse2  
for it  is written1 ,cursed is everyone 
that continueth not in all things  which
 are written in the book of the law to  
do them#bf 7,gal4  #c3aj74    ,now      
,christian looked for nothing but death1
 and began to cry  out lamentably2 even 
cursing the time in which he met with   
,mr4 ,worldly-wiseman2 still calling    
himself a thousand fools for  hearkening
 to his counsel3 he also was greatly    
ashamed to think  that this gentleman's 
arguments1 flowing only from the flesh1 
should have the prevalency with him as  
to cause him to forsake the  right way4 
,this done1 he applied himself again to 
,evangelist1 in  words and sense as     
follows3-    ,,chr4 ,sir1 what think    
you8 ,is there hope8 ,may ,i now go     
back1 and  go up to the wicket-gate8    
,shall ,i not be abandoned for this1 and
  sent back from thence ashamed8 ,i am  

sorry ,i have hearkened to this  man's  
counsel4 ,but may my sin be forgiven8   
,,evan4 ,then said ,evangelist to him1  
,thy sin is very great1 for by  it thou 
hast committed two evils2 thou hast     
forsaken the way that  is good1 to tread
 in forbidden paths2 yet will the man at
 the gate  receive thee1 for he has     
good-will for men2 only1 said he1 take  
heed that thou turn not aside again1    
lest thou perish from the  way1 when    
,his wrath is kindled but a little      
7,psa4 #b3ab74 ,then  did ,christian    
address himself to go back2 and         
,evangelist1 after  he had kissed him1  
gave him one smile1 and bid him         
,god-speed4 ,so  he went on with haste1 
neither spake he to any man by the way2 
nor1 if any asked him1 would he         
vouchsafe them an answer4 ,he went  like
 one that was all the while treading on 
forbidden ground1 and  could by no means
 think himself safe1 till again he was  
got into  the way which he left1 to     
follow ,mr4 ,worldly-wiseman's counsel4 

,so1 in process of time1 ,christian got 
up to the gate4 ,now1 over  the gate    
there was written1 ,knock1 and it shall 
be opened unto  you 7,matt4 #g3h74      
,he knocked1 therefore1 more than once  
or twice1 saying--,may ,i now  enter    
here8 ,will ,he within ,open to sorry   
me1 though ,i have been  ,an undeserving
 rebel8 ,then shall ,i ,not fail to sing
 ,his lasting  praise on high4    ,at   
last there came a grave person to the   
gate1 named ,good-will1 who  asked who  
was there8 and whence he came8 and what 
he would have8#bg    ,,chr4 ,here is a  
poor burdened sinner4 ,i come from the  
,city of  ,destruction1 but am going to 
,mount ,zion1 that ,i may be delivered  
from the wrath to come4 ,i would1       
therefore1 ,sir1 since ,i am informed   
that by this gate is the way thither1   
know if you are willing to  let me in6  
,,good-,,will4 ,i am willing with all my
 heart1 said he2 and with that  he      
opened the gate4#bh    ,so when         
,christian was stepping in1 the other   

gave him a pull4  ,then said ,christian1
 ,what means that8 ,the other told him4 
,a little  distance from this gate1     
there is erected a strong castle1 of    
which  ,beelzebub is the captain2 from  
thence1 both he and them that are  with 
him shoot arrows at those that come up  
to this gate1 if haply  they may die    
before they can enter in4#bi    ,then   
said ,christian1 ,i rejoice and tremble4
 ,so when he was got  in1 the man of the
 gate asked him who directed him        
thither8    ,,chr4 ,evangelist bid me   
come hither1 and knock 7as ,i did72 and 
he  said that you1 ,sir1 would tell me  
what ,i must do4    ,,good-,,will4 ,an  
open door is set before thee1 and no man
 can shut  it4    ,,chr4 ,now ,i begin  
to reap the benefits of my hazards4     
,,good-,,will4 ,but how is it that you  
came alone8 ,,chr4 ,because none  of my 
neighbours saw their danger1 as ,i saw  
mine4    ,,good-,,will4 ,did any of them
 know of your coming8    ,,chr4 ,yes2 my
 wife and children saw me at the first1 

and called  after me to turn again2     
also1 some of my neighbours stood crying
  and calling after me to return2 but ,i
 put my fingers in my ears1  and so came
 on my way4    ,,good-,,will4 ,but did  
none of them follow you1 to persuade you
 to go  back8    ,,chr4 ,yes1 both      
,obstinate and ,pliable2 but when they  
saw that they  could not prevail1       
,obstinate went railing back1 but       
,pliable came  with me a little way4    
,,good-,,will4 ,but why did he not come 
through8    ,,chr4 ,we1 indeed1 came    
both together1 until we came at the     
,slough  of ,despond1 into the which we 
also suddenly fell4 ,and then was my    
neighbour1 ,pliable1 discouraged1 and   
would not adventure further4  ,wherefore
 getting out again on that side next to 
his own house1  he told me ,i should    
possess the brave country alone for him2
 so  he went his way1 and ,i came       
mine-he after ,obstinate1 and ,i to this
  gate4    ,,good-,,will4 ,then said    
,good-will1 ,alas1 poor man6 is the     

celestial  glory of so small esteem with
 him1 that he counteth it not worth     
running the hazards of a few            
difficulties to obtain it8    ,,chr4    
,truly1 said ,christian1 ,i have said   
the truth of ,pliable1  and if ,i should
 also say all the truth of myself1 it   
will appear  there is no betterment#cj  
betwixt him and myself4 ,it is true1 he 
went back to his own house1 but ,i also 
turned aside to go in the  way of death1
 being persuaded thereto by the carnal  
arguments#ca  of one ,mr4               
,worldly-wiseman4    ,,good-,,will4 ,oh6
 did he light upon you8 ,what6 he would 
have had you  a sought for ease at the  
hands of ,mr4 ,legality4 ,they are1 both
 of  them1 a very cheat4 ,but did you   
take his counsel8    ,,chr4 ,yes1 as far
 as ,i durst2 ,i went to find out ,mr4  
,legality1  until ,i thought that the   
mountain that stands by his house would 
have fallen upon my head2 wherefore1    
there ,i was forced to stop4            
,,good-,,will4 ,that mountain has been  

the death of many1 and will be  the     
death of many more2 it is well you      
escaped being by it dashed  in pieces4  
,,chr4 ,why1 truly1 ,i do not know what 
had become of me there1 had  not        
,evangelist happily met me again1 as ,i 
was musing in the midst  of my dumps2   
but it was ,god's mercy that he came to 
me again1 for  else ,i had never come   
hither4 ,but now ,i am come1 such a one 
as ,i  am1 more fit1 indeed1 for death1 
by that mountain1 than thus to  stand   
talking with my ,lord2 but1 ,o6 what a  
favour is this to me1  that yet ,i am   
admitted entrance here6                 
,,good-,,will4 ,we make no objections   
against any1 notwithstanding  all that  
they have done before they come hither4 
,they are in no  wise cast out 7,john   
#f3cg72 and therefore1 good ,christian1 
come a  little way with me1 and ,i will 
teach thee about the way thou must  go4 
,look before thee2 dost thou see this   
narrow way8 ,,that is the  way thou must
 go2 it was cast up by the patriarchs1  

prophets1  ,christ1 and ,his ,apostles2 
and it is as straight as a rule can make
  it4 ,this is the way thou must go4#cb 
,,chr4 ,but1 said ,christian1 are there 
no turnings nor windings1 by  which a   
stranger may lose his way8              
,,good-,,will4 ,yes1 there are many ways
 butt down upon this1 and they  are     
crooked and wide4 ,but thus thou mayest 
distinguish the right  from the wrong1  
the right only being straight and narrow
 7,matt4  #g3ad74    ,then ,i saw in my 
dream1 that ,christian asked him further
 if he  could not help him off with his 
burden that was upon his back2  for as  
yet he had not got rid thereof1 nor     
could he by any means  get it off       
without help4    ,he told him1 as to thy
 burden1 be content to bear it1 until   
thou  comest to the place of            
deliverance2 for there it will fall from
  thy back of itself4    ,then          
,christian began to gird up his loins1  
and to address himself  to his journey4 
,so the other told him1 ,that by that he

 was gone  some distance from the gate1 
he would come at the house of the       
,interpreter2 at whose door he should   
knock1 and he would show him  excellent 
things4 ,then ,christian took his leave 
of his friend1  and he again bid him    
,god-speed4    ,then he went on till he 
came at the house of the                
,interpreter1#cc  where he knocked over 
and over2 at last one came to the door1 
and  asked who was there4    ,,chr4     
,sir1 here is a traveler1 who was bid by
 an acquaintance of  the good man of    
this house to call here for my profit2  
,i would  therefore speak with the      
master of the house4 ,so he called for  
the  master of the house1 who1 after a  
little time1 came to ,christian1  and   
asked him what he would have4    ,,chr4 
,sir1 said ,christian1 ,i am a man that 
am come from the ,city  of ,destruction1
 and am going to the ,mount ,zion2 and  
,i was told by  the man that stands at  
the gate1 at the head of this way1 that 
if  ,i called here1 you would show me   

excellent things1 such as would  be a   
help to me in my journey4#cd    ,,inter4
 ,then said the ,interpreter1 ,come in2 
,i will show thee that  which will be   
profitable to thee4 ,so ,he commanded   
,his man to light  the candle1#ce and   
bid ,christian follow ,him3 so ,he had  
him into  a private room1 and bid ,his  
man open a door2 the which when he  had 
done1 ,christian saw the picture of a   
very grave person hang  up against the  
wall2 and this was the fashion of it4   
,it had eyes  lifted up to ,heaven1 the 
best of books in his hand1 the law of   
truth was written upon his lips1 the    
world was behind his back4  ,it stood as
 if it pleaded with men1 and a crown of 
gold did hang  over its head4#cf        
,,chr4 ,then said ,christian1 ,what     
meaneth this8    ,,inter4 ,the man whose
 picture this is1 is one of a thousand2 
he  can beget children 7#a ,cor4 #d3ae71
 travail in birth with children  7,gal4 
#d2ai71 and nurse them himself when they
 are born4 ,and whereas  thou seest him 

with his eves lift up to ,heaven1 the   
best of books  in his hand1 and the law 
of truth writ on his lips1 it is to show
  thee1 that his work is to know and    
unfold dark things to sinners2  even as 
also thou seest him stand as if he      
pleaded with men2 and  whereas thou     
seest the world as cast behind him1 and 
that a crown  hangs over his head1 that 
is to show thee that slighting and      
despising the things that are present1  
for the love that he hath  to his       
,master's service1 he is sure in the    
world that comes next  to have glory for
 his reward4 ,now1 said the             
,interpreter1 ,i have  showed thee this 
picture first1 because the man whose    
picture  this is1 is the only man whom  
the ,lord of the place whither thou  art
 going1 hath authorized to be thy guide 
in all difficult places  thou mayest    
meet with in the way2 wherefore1 take   
good heed to  what ,i have showed thee1 
and bear well in thy mind what thou hast
  seen1 lest in thy journey thou meet   

with some that pretend to  lead thee    
right1 but their way goes down to death4
    ,then ,he took him by the hand1 and 
led him into a very large parlour  that 
was full of dust1 because never swept2  
the which1 after ,he  had reviewed a    
little while1 the ,interpreter called   
for a man to  sweep4 ,now1 when he began
 to sweep1 the dust began so abundantly 
to fly about1 that ,christian had almost
 therewith been choked4  ,then said the 
,interpreter to a damsel that stood by1 
,bring hither  the water1 and sprinkle  
the room2 the which1 when she had done1 
it was swept and cleansed with pleasure4
    ,,chr4 ,then said ,christian1 ,what 
means this8    ,,inter4 ,the            
,interpreter answered1 ,this parlour is 
the heart of a  man that was never      
sanctified by the sweet grace of the    
,gospel2  the dust is his original sin  
and inward corruptions1 that have       
defiled the whole man4 ,he that began to
 sweep at first1 is the ,law2  but she  
that brought water1 and did sprinkle it1

 is the ,gospel4  ,now1 whereas thou    
sawest1 that so soon as the first began 
to  sweep1 the dust did so fly about    
that the room by him could not  be      
cleansed1 but that thou wast almost     
choked therewith2 this is  to show thee1
 that the law1 instead of cleansing the 
heart 7by its  working7 from sin1 doth  
revive1 put strength into1 and increase 
it  in the soul1 even as it doth        
discover and forbid it1 for it doth  not
 give power to subdue#cg 7,rom4 #g3f2 #a
 ,cor4 #ae3ef2 ,rom4 #e3bj74    ,again1 
as thou sawest the damsel sprinkle the  
room with water1  upon which it was     
cleansed with pleasure2 this is to show 
thee1  that when the ,gospel comes in   
the sweet and precious influences       
thereof to the heart1 then1 ,i say1 even
 as thou sawest the damsel  lay the dust
 by sprinkling the floor with water1 so 
is sin vanquished  and subdued1 and the 
soul made clean1 through the faith of   
it1  and consequently fit for the ,king 
of glory to inhabit 7,john #ae3c2  ,eph4

 #e3bf2 ,acts #ae3i2 ,rom4 #af3be1 #bf2 
,john #ae3ac74    ,i saw1 moreover1 in  
my dream1 that the ,interpreter took him
 by  the hand1 and had him into a little
 room1 where sat two little  children1  
each one in his chair4 ,the name of the 
elder was ,passion1  and the name of the
 other ,patience4 ,passion seemed to be 
much  discontented2 but ,patience was   
very quiet4 ,then ,christian asked1     
,what is the reason of the discontent of
 ,passion8 ,the ,interpreter  answered1 
,the ,governor of them would have him   
stay for his best  things till the      
beginning of the next year2 but he will 
have all  now2 but patience is willing  
to wait4    ,then ,i saw that one came  
to ,passion1 and brought him a bag of   
treasure1 and poured it down at his     
feet1 the which he took up  and rejoiced
 therein1 and withal laughed ,patience  
to scorn4 ,but ,i  beheld but a while1  
and he had lavished all away1 and had   
nothing  left him but rags4    ,,chr4   
,then said ,christian to the            

,interpreter1 ,expound this matter  more
 fully to me4    ,,inter4 ,so ,he said1 
,these two lads are figures3 ,passion1  
of the men  of this world2 and          
,patience1 of the men of that which is  
to come2  for1 as here thou seest1      
,passion will have all now this year1   
that  is to say1 in this world2 so are  
the men of this world3 they must  have  
all their good things now1 they cannot  
stay till next year1  that is1 until the
 next world1 for their portion of good4 
,that  proverb1 ,a bird in the hand is  
worth two in the bush1 is of  more      
authority with them than are all the    
,divine testimonies of  the good of the 
world to come4 ,but as thou sawest that 
he had  quickly lavished all away1 and  
had presently left him nothing but      
rags2 so will it be with all such men at
 the end of this world4#ch    ,,chr4    
,then said ,christian1 ,now ,i see that 
,patience has the best  wisdom1 and that
 upon many accounts4 ,first1 ,because he
 stays for  the best things4 ,second1   

,and also because he will have the glory
  of his1 when the other has nothing but
 rags4    ,,inter4 ,nay1 you may add    
another1 to wit1 the glory of the next  
world will never wear out2 but these are
 suddenly gone4 ,therefore  ,passion had
 not so much reason to laugh at         
,patience1 because he had  his good     
things first1 as ,patience will have to 
laugh at ,passion1  because he had his  
best things last2 for first must give   
place to  last1 because last must have  
his time to come2 but last gives place  
to nothing2 for there is not another to 
succeed4 ,he1 therefore1  that hath his 
portion first1 must needs have a time to
 spend it2  but he that hath his portion
 last1 must have it lastingly2 therefore
  it is said of ,dives1 ,thou in thy    
lifetime receivedst thy good  things1   
and likewise ,lazarus evil things2 but  
now he is comforted1  and thou art      
tormented 7,luke #af3be74    ,,chr4     
,then ,i perceive it is not best to     
covet things that are now1  but to wait 

for things to come4    ,,inter4 ,you say
 the truth3 ,for the things which are   
seen are  temporal2 but the things which
 are not seen are eternal 7#b ,cor4     
#d3ah74 ,but though this be so1 yet     
since things present1 and our  fleshly  
appetite1 are such near neighbours one  
to another2 and  again1 because things  
to come1 and carnal sense1 are such     
strangers  one to another2 therefore it 
is that the first of these so suddenly  
fall into amity1 and that distance is so
 continued between the  second4 ,then ,i
 saw in my dream that the ,interpreter  
took ,christian  by the hand1 and led   
him into a place where was a fire       
burning  against a wall1 and one        
standing by it1 always casting much     
water  upon it1 to quench it2 yet did   
the fire burn higher and hotter4        
,then said ,christian1 ,what means this8
    ,the ,interpreter answered1 ,this   
fire is the work of grace that is       
wrought in the heart2 he that casts     
water upon it1 to extinguish  and put it

 out1 is the ,devil2 but in that thou   
seest the fire  notwithstanding burn    
higher and hotter1 thou shalt also see  
the  reason of that4 ,so he had him     
about to the backside of the wall1      
where be saw a man with a vessel of oil 
in his hand1 of the which  ,he did also 
continually cast1 but secretly1 into the
 fire4#ci    ,then said ,christian1     
,what means this8    ,the ,interpreter  
answered1 ,this is ,christ1 who         
continually1 with the  oil of his grace1
 maintains the work already begun in the
 heart3  by the means of which1         
notwithstanding what the devil can do1  
the  souls of ,his people prove gracious
 still 7#b ,cor4 #ab3i74 ,and in  that  
thou sawest that the man stood behind   
the wall to maintain  the fire1 that is 
to teach thee that it is hard for the   
tempted  to see how this work of grace  
is maintained in the soul4    ,i saw    
also1 that the ,interpreter took him    
again by the hand1 and  led him into a  
pleasant place1 where was builded a     

stately palace1  beautiful to behold2 at
 the sight of which ,christian was      
greatly  delighted2 he saw also1 upon   
the top thereof1 certain persons        
walking1 who were clothed all in gold4  
,then said ,christian1 ,may we go in    
thither8    ,then the ,interpreter took 
him1 and led him up towards the door of 
the palace2 and behold1 at the door     
stood a great company of men1  as       
desirous to go in1 but durst not4 ,there
 also sat a man at a  little distance   
from the door1 at a table-side1 with a  
book and  his inkhorn before him1 to    
take the name of him that should enter  
therein2 he saw also1 that in the       
doorway stood many men in armour  to    
keep it1 being resolved to do the men   
that would enter what  hurt and mischief
 they could4 ,now was ,christian        
somewhat in amaze4  ,at last1 when every
 man started back for fear of the armed 
men1  ,christian saw a man of a very    
stout countenance come up to the  man   
that sat there to write1 saying1 ,set   

down my name1 ,sir3#dj  the which when  
he had done1 he saw the man draw his    
sword1 and put  an helmet upon his head1
 and rush toward the door upon the armed
  men1 who laid upon him with deadly    
force3 but the man1 not at all          
discouraged1 fell to cutting and hacking
 most fiercely4 ,so after  he had       
received and given many wounds to those 
that attempted to  keep him out1 he cut 
his way through them all 7,acts #ad3bb71
 and  pressed forward into the palace1  
at which there was a pleasant  voice    
heard from those that were within1 even 
of those that walked  upon the top of   
the palace1 saying--,come in1 come in2  
,eternal  glory thou shalt win4    ,so  
he went in1 and was clothed with such   
garments as they4 ,then  ,christian     
smiled and said1 ,i think verily ,i know
 the meaning of  this4#da    ,now1 said 
,christian1 let me go hence4 ,nay1 stay1
 said the ,interpreter1  till ,i have   
showed thee a little more1 and after    
that thou shalt  go on thy way4 ,so ,he 

took him by the hand again1 and led him 
into  a very dark room1 where there sat 
a man in an iron cage4    ,now the man1 
to look on1 seemed very sad2 he sat with
 his eyes  looking down to the ground1  
his hands folded together1 and he       
sighed as if he would break his heart4  
,then said ,christian1 ,what  means     
this8 ,at which the ,interpreter bid him
 talk with the man4    ,then ,said      
,christian to the man1 ,what art thou8  
,the man answered1  ,i am what ,i was   
not once4    ,,chr4 ,what wast thou     
once8    ,,man4 ,the man said1 ,i was   
once a fair and flourishing professor1  
both in mine own eyes1 and also in the  
eyes of others2 ,i once was1  as ,i     
thought1 fair for the ,celestial ,city1 
and had then even joy  at the thoughts  
that ,i should get thither 7,luke       
#h3ac74    ,,chr4 ,well1 but what art   
thou now8    ,,man4 ,i am now a man of  
despair1 and am shut up in it1 as in    
this  iron cage4 ,i cannot get out4 ,o  
now ,i cannot6    ,,chr4 ,but how camest

 thou in this condition8    ,,man4 ,i   
left off to watch and be sober2 ,i laid 
the reins upon the  neck of my lusts2 ,i
 sinned against the light of the ,word1 
and  the goodness of ,god2 ,i have      
grieved the ,spirit1 and ,he is gone2 ,i
  tempted the devil1 and he is come to  
me2 ,i have provoked ,god to  anger1 and
 ,he has left me2 ,i have so hardened my
 heart1 that ,i  cannot repent4    ,then
 said ,christian to the ,interpreter1   
,but is there no hope  for such a man as
 this8 ,ask him1 said the ,interpreter4 
,nay1 said  ,christian1 pray ,sir1 do   
you4    ,,inter4 ,then said the         
,interpreter1 ,is there no hope1 but you
 must  be kept in the iron cage of      
despair8    ,,man4 ,no1 none at all4    
,,inter4 ,why1 the ,son of the ,blessed 
is very pitiful4    ,,man4 ,i have      
crucified ,him to myself afresh 7,heb4  
#d3f72 ,i have  despised ,his person    
7,luke #ai3ad72 ,i have despised ,his   
righteousness2  ,i have counted ,his    
blood an unholy thing2 ,i have done     

despite  to the ,spirit of grace 7,heb4 
#aj3bh1 #bi74 ,therefore ,i have shut   
myself out of all the promises1 and     
there now remains to me nothing  but    
threatenings1 dreadful threatenings1    
fearful threatenings of  certain        
judgment and fiery indignation1 which   
shall devour me as  an adversary4#db    
,,inter4 ,for what did you bring        
yourself into this condition8    ,,man4 
,for the lusts1 pleasures1 and profits  
of this world2 in the  enjoyment of     
which ,i did then promise myself much   
delight2 but  now every one of those    
things also bite me1 and gnaw me like a 
burning worm4    ,,inter4 ,but canst    
thou not now repent and turn8    ,,man4 
,god hath denied me repentance4 ,his    
,word gives me no encouragement  to     
believe2 yea1 ,himself hath shut me up  
in this iron cage2 nor  can all the men 
in the world let me out4 ,o eternity6   
eternity6 how  shall ,i grapple with the
 misery that ,i must meet with in       
eternity6    ,,inter4 ,then said the    

,interpreter to ,christian1 ,let this   
man's misery  be remembered by thee1 and
 be an everlasting caution to thee4#dc  
,,chr4 ,well1 said ,christian1 this is  
fearful6 ,god help me to watch  and be  
sober1 and to pray that ,i may shun the 
cause of this man's  misery6#dd ,sir1 is
 it not time for me to go on my way     
now8#de    ,,inter4 ,tarry till ,i shall
 show thee one thing more1 and then thou
  shalt go on thy way4    ,so ,he took  
,christian by the hand again1 and led   
him into a chamber1  where there was one
 rising out of bed2 and as he put on his
  raiment1 he shook and trembled4 ,then 
said ,christian1 ,why doth this  man    
thus tremble8 ,the ,interpreter then bid
 him tell to ,christian  the reason of  
his so doing4 ,so he began and said1    
,this night1 as  ,i was in my sleep1 ,i 
dreamed1 and behold the heavens grew    
exceeding  black2 also it thundered and 
lightened in most fearful wise1 that  it
 put me into an agony2 so ,i looked up  
in my dream1 and saw the  clouds rack#df

 at an unusual rate1 upon which ,i heard
 a great  sound of a trumpet1 and saw   
also a man sit upon a cloud1 attended   
with the thousands of ,heaven2 they were
 all in flaming fire3 also  the heavens 
were in a burning flame4 ,i heard then a
 voice saying1  ,arise1 ye dead1 and    
come to judgment2 and with that the     
rocks  rent1 the graves opened1 and the 
dead that were therein came  forth4     
,some of them were exceeding glad1 and  
looked upward2 and  some sought to hide 
themselves under the mountains 7#a ,cor4
 #ae3eb2  #a ,thess4 #d3af2 ,jude #ad2  
,john #e3bh1 #bi2 #b ,thess4 #a3g1 #h2  
,rev4  #bj3aa-ad2 ,isa4 #bf3ba2 ,micah  
#g3af1 #ag2 ,psa4 #ie3a-c2 ,dan4 #g3aj74
 ,then  ,i saw the man that sat upon the
 cloud open the book1 and bid the  world
 draw near4 ,yet there was1 by reason of
 a fierce flame which  issued out and   
came from before him1 a convenient      
distance betwixt  him and them1 as      
betwixt the judge and the prisoners at  
the bar  7,mal4 #c3b1 #c2 ,dan4 #g3i1   

#aj74 ,i heard it also proclaimed to    
them  that attended on the man that sat 
on the cloud1 ,gather together  the     
tares1 the chaff1 and stubble1 and cast 
them into the burning  lake 7,matt4     
#c3ab2 #ac3cj2 ,mal4 #d3a74 ,and with   
that1 the bottomless  pit opened1 just  
whereabouts ,i stood2 out of the mouth  
of which  there came1 in an abundant    
manner1 smoke and coals of fire1 with   
hideous noises4 ,it was also said to the
 same persons1 ,gather  ,my wheat into  
the garner 7,luke #c3ag74 ,and with that
 ,i saw many  catched up and carried    
away into the clouds1 but ,i was left   
behind  7#a ,thess4 #d3af1 #ag74 ,i also
 sought to hide myself1 but ,i could    
not1 for the man that sat upon the cloud
 still kept his eye upon  me3 my sins   
also came into my mind2 and my          
conscience did accuse me  on every side 
7,rom4 #b3ad1 #ae74 ,upon this ,i awaked
 from my sleep4    ,,chr4 ,but what was 
it that made you so afraid of this      
sight8    ,,man4 ,why1 ,i thought that  

the day of judgment was come1 and that  
,i  was not ready for it3 but this      
frighted me most1 that the angels       
gathered up several1 and left me behind2
 also the pit of hell  opened her mouth 
just where ,i stood4 ,my conscience1    
too1 afflicted  me2 and1 as ,i thought1 
the ,judge had always his eye upon me1  
showing indignation in his              
countenance4#dg    ,then said the       
,interpreter to ,christian1 ,hast thou  
considered all  these things8    ,,chr4 
,yes1 and they put me in hope and       
fear4#dh    ,,inter4 ,well1 keep all    
things so in thy mind that they may be  
as  a goad in thy sides1 to prick thee  
forward in the way thou must  go4 ,then 
,christian began to gird up his loins1  
and to address  himself to his journey4 
,then said the ,interpreter1 ,the       
,comforter  be always with thee1 good   
,christian1 to guide thee in the way    
that  leads to the ,city4 ,so ,christian
 went on his way1 saying--,here ,i  have
 seen things rare and profitable2       

,things pleasant1 dreadful1  things to  
make me stable ,in what ,i have begun to
 take in hand2  ,then let me think on   
them1 and understand ,wherefore they    
showed  me were1 and let me be          
,thankful1 ,o good ,interpreter1 to     
thee4    ,now ,i saw in my dream1 that  
the highway up which ,christian was  to 
go1 was fenced on either side with a    
wall1 and that wall was  called         
,salvation 7,isa4 #bf3a74 ,up this way1 
therefore1 did burdened  ,christian run1
 but not without great difficulty1      
because of the  load on his back4#di    
,he ran thus till be came at a place    
somewhat ascending1 and upon  that place
 stood a cross1 and a little below1 in  
the bottom1  a sepulchre4 ,so ,i saw in 
my dream1 that just as ,christian came  
up with the cross1 his burden loosed    
from off his shoulders1 and  fell from  
off his back1 and began to tumble1 and  
so continued to  do1 till it came to the
 mouth of the sepulchre1 where it fell  
in1  and ,i saw it no more4    ,then was

 ,christian glad and lightsome1 and     
said1 with a merry  heart1 ,he hath     
given me rest by ,his sorrow1 and life  
by ,his  death4 ,then he stood still    
awhile to look and wonder2 for it was   
very surprising to him1 that the sight  
of the cross should thus  ease him of   
his burden4 ,he looked1 therefore1 and  
looked again1  even till the springs    
that were in his head sent the waters   
down  his checks 7,zech4 #ab3aj74ej     
,now1 as he stood looking and weeping1  
behold three ,shining ,ones came to him 
and saluted him with ,peace  be to thee4
 ,so the first said to him1 ,thy sins be
 forgiven thee  7,mark #b3ae73 the      
second stripped him of his rags1 and    
clothed him  with change of raiment     
7,zech4 #c3d72 the third also set a mark
  in his forehead1 and gave him a roll  
with a seal upon it1 which  he bade him 
look on as he ran1 and that he should   
give it in at  the ,celestial ,gate     
7,eph4 #a3ac74ea ,so they went their    
way4 ,then  ,christian gave three leaps 

for joy1 and went on singing--,thus  far
 ,i did come laden with my sin2 ,nor    
could aught ease the grief  that ,i was 
in ,till ,i came hither3 ,what a place  
is this6 ,must here  be the beginning of
 my bliss8 ,must here the burden fall   
from off  my back ,must here the strings
 that bound it to me crack8 ,blest      
cross6 blest sepulchre6 blest rather be 
,the man that there was  put to shame   
for me6#eb    ,i saw then in my dream1  
that he went on thus1 even until he came
  at a bottom1 where he saw1 a little   
out of the way1 three men  fast asleep1 
with fetters upon their heels4 ,the name
 of the one  was ,simple1 another       
,sloth1 and the third ,presumption4     
,christian then seeing them lie in this 
case1 went to them1 if  peradventure he 
might awake them1 and cried1 ,you are   
like them  that sleep on the top of a   
mast1 for the ,dead ,sea is under you-a 
gulf that hath no bottom 7,prov4        
#bc3cd74 ,awake1 therefore1 and come    
away2 be willing also1 and ,i will help 

you off with your irons4  ,he also told 
them1 ,if he that goeth about like a    
roaring lion  comes by1 you will        
certainly become a prey to his teeth 7#a
 ,peter  #e3h74 ,with that they looked  
upon him1 and began to reply in this    
sort3 ,simple said1 ,i see no danger2   
,sloth said1 ,yet a little  more sleep2 
and ,presumption said1 ,every fat#ec    
must stand upon  its own bottom2 what is
 the answer else that ,i should give    
thee8  ,and so they lay down to sleep   
again1 and ,christian went on his  way4 
,yet was he troubled to think that men  
in that danger should so  little esteem 
the kindness of him that so freely      
offered to help  them1 both by awakening
 of them1 counseling of them1 and       
proffering  to help them off with their 
irons4#ed ,and as he was troubled       
thereabout1 he espied two men come      
tumbling over the wall1 on the  left    
hand of the narrow way2 and they made up
 apace to him4 ,the  name of the one was
 ,formalist1 and the name of the other  

,hypocrisy4  ,so1 as ,i said1 they drew 
up unto him1 who thus entered with them 
into discourse4    ,,chr4 ,gentlemen1   
whence came you1 and whither go you8    
,,form4 and ,,hyp4 ,we were born in the 
land of ,vain-glory1 and are  going for 
praise to ,mount ,sion4    ,,chr4 ,why  
came you not in at the gate1 which      
standeth at the beginning  of the way8  
,know you not that it is written1 that  
he that cometh  not in by the door1 but 
climbeth up some other way1 the same is 
a thief and a robber8 7,john #aj3a74    
,,form4 and ,,hyp4 ,they said1 ,that to 
go to the gate for entrance  was1 by all
 their countrymen1 counted too far      
about2 and that1  therefore1 their usual
 way was to make a short cut of it1 and 
to  climb over the wall1 as they had    
done4    ,,chr4 ,but will it not be     
counted a trespass against the ,lord of 
the city whither we are bound1 thus to  
violate ,his revealed will8    ,,form4  
and ,,hyp4 ,they told him1 that1 as for 
that1 he needed not to  trouble his head

 thereabout2 for what they did1 they had
 custom  for2 and could produce1 if need
 were1 testimony that would witness  it 
for more than a thousand years4         
,,chr4 ,but1 said ,christian1 will your 
practice stand a trial at law8          
,,form4 and ,,hyp4 ,they told him1 ,that
 custom1 it being of so long a  standing
 as above a thousand years1 would1      
doubtless1 now be admitted  as a thing  
legal by any impartial judge2 and       
beside1 said they1  if we get into the  
way1 what's matter which way we get in8 
if we  are in1 we are in2 thou art but  
in the way1 who1 as we perceive1  came  
in at the gate2 and we1 are also in the 
way1 that came tumbling  over the wall2 
wherein1 now1 is thy condition better   
than ours8    ,,chr4 ,i walk by the rule
 of my ,master2 you walk by the rude    
working  of your fancies4 ,you are      
counted thieves already1 by the ,lord of
  the way2 therefore1 ,i doubt you will 
not be found true men at the  end of the
 way4 ,you come in by yourselves1       

without ,his direction2  and shall go   
out by yourselves1 without ,his         
mercy4#ee    ,to this they made him but 
little answer2 only they bid him look   
to himself4 ,then ,i saw that they went 
on every man in his way1  without much  
conference one with another2 save that  
these two men  told ,christian1 that as 
to laws and ordinances1 they doubted not
  but they should as conscientiously do 
them as he2 therefore1 said  they1 we   
see not wherein thou differest from us1 
but by the coat  that is on thy back1   
which was1 as we trow#ef given thee by  
some  of thy neighbours1 to hide the    
shame of thy nakedness4    ,,chr4 ,by   
laws and ordinances you will not be     
saved1 since you came  not in by the    
door 7,gal4 #a3af74 ,and as for this    
coat that is on  my back1 it was given  
me by the ,lord of the place whither ,i 
go2  and that1 as you say1 to cover my  
nakedness with4 ,and ,i take it as  a   
token of ,his kindness to me2 for ,i had
 nothing but rags before4  ,and1        

besides1 thus ,i comfort myself as ,i   
go3 ,surely1 think ,i1 when  ,i come to 
the gate of the city1 the ,lord thereof 
will know me for  good1 since ,i have   
,his coat on my back-a coat that ,he    
gave me in  the day that ,he stripped me
 of my rags4 ,i have1 moreover1 a mark  
in my forehead1 of which1 perhaps1 you  
have taken no notice1 which  one of my  
,lord's most intimate associates fixed  
there in the day  that my burden fell   
off my shoulders4 ,i will tell you1     
moreover1  that ,i had then given me a  
roll1 sealed1 to comfort me by reading1 
as ,i go on the way2 ,i was also bid to 
give it in at the ,celestial  ,gate1 in 
token of my certain going in after it2  
all which things1  ,i doubt1 you want1  
and want them because you came not in at
 the  gate4    ,to these things they    
gave him no answer2 only they looked    
upon  each other1 and laughed4#eg ,then 
,i saw that they went on all1  save that
 ,christian kept before1 who had no more
 talk but with  himself1 and that       

sometimes sighingly and sometimes       
comfortably2#eh  also he would be often 
reading in the roll that one of the     
,shining  ,ones gave him1 by which he   
was refreshed4    ,i beheld1 then1 that 
they all went on till they came to the  
foot  of the ,hill ,difficulty2 at the  
bottom of which was a spring4 ,there    
were also in the same place two other   
ways besides that which  came straight  
from the gate2 one turned to the left   
hand1 and the  other to the right1 at   
the bottom of the hill2 but the narrow  
way  lay right up the hill1 and the name
 of the going up the side of  the hill  
is called ,difficulty4 ,christian now   
went to the spring1  and drank thereof1 
to refresh himself 7,isa4 #di3aj71 and  
then began  to go up the hill1 saying-  
,the hill1 though high1 ,i covet to     
ascend1 ,the difficulty will not  me    
offend2 ,for ,i perceive the way to life
 lies here4 ,come1 pluck  up heart1     
let's neither faint nor fear2 ,better1  
though difficult1  the right way to go1 

,than wrong1 though easy1 where the end 
is  ,woe4    ,the other two also came to
 the foot of the hill2 but when they saw
  that the hill was steep and high1 and 
that there were two other  ways to go2  
and supposing also that these two ways  
might meet  again1 with that up which   
,christian went1 on the other side of   
the hill2 therefore they were resolved  
to go in those ways4 ,now  the name of  
one of those ways was ,danger1 and the  
name of the  other ,destruction4 ,so the
 one took the way which is called       
,danger1  which led him into a great    
wood1 and the other took directly up    
the way to ,destruction1 which led him  
into a wide field1 full of  dark        
mountains1 where he stumbled and fell1  
and rose no more4#ei    ,i looked1 then1
 after ,christian1 to see him go up the 
hill1 where  ,i perceived he fell from  
running to going1 and from going to     
clambering upon his hands and his knees1
 because of the steepness  of the place4
 ,now1 about the midway to the top of   

the hill was a  pleasant arbour1 made by
 the ,lord of the hill for the          
refreshing  of weary travelers2 thither1
 therefore1 ,christian got1 where also  
he sat down to rest him4 ,then he pulled
 his roll out of his bosom1  and read   
therein to his comfort2 he also now     
began afresh to take  a review of the   
coat or garment that was given him as he
 stood  by the cross4 ,thus pleasing    
himself awhile1 he at last fell into  a 
slumber1 and thence into a fast         
sleep1#fj which detained him  in that   
place until it was almost night2 and in 
his sleep his roll  fell out of his     
hand4#fa ,now1 as he was sleeping1 there
 came one  to him1 and awaked him1      
saying1 ,go to the ant1 thou sluggard2  
consider her ways1 and be wise 7,prov4  
#f3f74 ,and with that  ,christian       
suddenly started up1 and sped him on his
 way1 and went  apace1 till be came to  
the top of the hill4    ,now1 when he   
was got up to the top of the hill1 there
 came two  men running to meet him      

amain2 the name of the one was          
,timorous1  and of the other ,mistrust2 
to whom ,christian said1 ,sirs1 what's  
the matter8 ,you run the wrong way4     
,timorous answered1 that they  were     
going to the ,city of ,zion1 and had got
 up that difficult  place2 but1 said he1
 the further we go1 the more danger we  
meet  with2 wherefore we turned1 and are
 going back again4#fb    ,yes1 said     
,mistrust1 for just before us lie a     
couple of lions in  the way1 whether    
sleeping or waking we know not1 and we  
could not  think1 if we came within     
reach1 but they would presently pull us 
in pieces4    ,,chr4 ,then said         
,christian1 ,you make me afraid1 but    
whither shall ,i  fly to be safe8 ,if ,i
 go back to mine own country1 that is   
prepared  for fire and brimstone1 and ,i
 shall certainly perish there4 ,if ,i   
can get to the ,celestial ,city1 ,i am  
sure to be in safety there4  ,i must    
venture4 ,to go back is nothing but     
death2 to go forward  is fear of death1 

and life everlasting beyond it4 ,i will 
yet  go forward4#fc ,so ,mistrust and   
,timorous ran down the hill1 and        
,christian went on his way4 ,but1       
thinking again of what he heard  from   
the men1 be felt in his bosom for his   
roll1 that he might  read therein1 and  
be comforted2 but he felt1 and found it 
not4  ,then was ,christian in great     
distress1 and knew not what to do2 for  
he wanted that which used to relieve    
him1 and that which should  have been   
his pass into the ,celestial ,city4     
,here1 therefore1 he  began to be much  
perplexed1 and knew not what to do4#fd  
,at last1  he bethought himself1 that he
 had slept in the arbour that is on  the
 side of the hill2 and1 falling down    
upon his knees1 he asked  ,god's        
forgiveness for that his foolish act1   
and then went back to  look for his     
roll4 ,but all the way he went back1 who
 can sufficiently  set forth the sorrow 
of ,christian's heart6 ,sometimes he    
sighed1  sometimes he wept1 and         

oftentimes he chid himself for being so 
foolish to fall asleep in that place1   
which was erected only for  a little    
refreshment for his weariness4 ,thus    
therefore he went  back1 carefully      
looking on this side1 and on that1 all  
the way  as he went1 if happily he might
 find his roll1 that had been his       
comfort so many times in his journey4   
,he went thus1 till he came  again      
within sight of the arbour where he sat 
and slept2 but that  sight renewed his  
sorrow the more1 by bringing again1 even
 afresh1  his evil of sleeping into his 
mind 7,rev4 #b3e2 #a ,thess4 #e3g1 #h74 
,thus1 therefore1 he now went on        
bewailing his sinful sleep1 saying1  ,o 
wretched man that ,i am6 that ,i should 
sleep in the day time6  that ,i should  
sleep in the midst of difficulty6 that  
,i should  so indulge the flesh1 as to  
use that rest for ease to my flesh1     
which the ,lord of the hill hath erected
 only for the relief of  the spirits of 
pilgrims6#fe    ,how many steps have ,i 

took in vain6 ,thus it happened to      
,israel1  for their sin2 they were sent 
back again by the way of the ,red  ,sea2
 and ,i am made to tread those steps    
with sorrow1 which ,i might  have trod  
with delight1 had it not been for this  
sinful sleep4 ,how  far might ,i have   
been on my way by this time6 ,i am made 
to tread  those steps thrice over1 which
 ,i needed not to have trod but once2   
yea1 now also ,i am like to be          
benighted1 for the day is almost  spent4
 ,o that ,i had not slept6    ,now by   
this time be was come to the arbour     
again1 where for a  while he sat down   
and wept2 but at last1 as ,christian    
would have  it1 looking sorrowfully down
 under the settle1 there he espied  his 
roll2 the which he1 with trembling and  
haste1 catched up1 and  put it into his 
bosom4 ,but who can tell how joyful this
 man was  when he had gotten his roll   
again6 for this roll was the assurance  
of his life and acceptance at the       
desired haven4 ,therefore he  laid it up

 in his bosom1 gave thanks to ,god for  
directing his eye  to the place where it
 lay1 and with joy and tears betook     
himself  again to his journey4 ,but ,o  
how nimbly now did he go up the rest  of
 the hill6 ,yet1 before be got up1 the  
sun went down upon ,christian2  and this
 made him again recall the vanity of his
 sleeping to his  remembrance2 and thus 
he again began to condole with himself4 
,o thou sinful sleep6 how1 for thy sake 
am ,i like to be benighted  in my       
journey6 ,i must walk without the sun2  
darkness must cover  the path of my     
feet2 and ,i must hear the noise of the 
doleful  creatures1 because of my sinful
 sleep 7#a ,thess4 #e3f1 #g74 ,now also 
he remembered the story that ,mistrust  
and ,timorous told him of1  how they    
were frighted with the sight of the     
lions4 ,then said  ,christian to himself
 again1 ,these beasts range in the night
 for  their prey2 and if they should    
meet with me in the dark1 how should  ,i
 shift them8 ,how should ,i escape being

 by them torn in pieces8  ,thus he went 
on his way4 ,but while he was thus      
bewailing his  unhappy miscarriage1 he  
lift up his eyes1 and behold there was a
  very stately palace before him1 the   
name of which was ,beautiful2  and it   
stood just by the highway side4#ff      
,so ,i saw in my dream1 that he made    
haste and went forward1 that if         
possible he might get lodging there4    
,now before he had gone far1  be entered
 into a very narrow passage1 which was  
about a furlong  off of the porter's    
lodge2 and looking very narrowly before 
him  as he went1 he espied two lions in 
the way4#fg ,now1 thought he1  ,i see   
the dangers that ,mistrust and ,timorous
 were driven back by4  7,the lions were 
chained1 but he saw not the chains74    
,then he was  afraid1 and thought also  
himself to go back after them1 for he   
thought nothing but death was before    
him4 ,but the porter at the  lodge1     
whose name is ,watchful1 perceiving that
 ,christian made  a halt as if he would 

go back1 cried unto him1 saying1 ,is thy
  strength so small8 7,mark #ac3cd-cg74 
,fear not the lions1 for they  are      
chained1 and are placed there for trial 
of faith where it is1  and for discovery
 of those that have none4 ,keep in the  
midst of  the path1 and no hurt shall   
come unto thee4    ,then ,i saw that he 
went on1 trembling for fear of the      
lions1 but  taking good heed to the     
directions of the porter2 he heard them 
roar1 but they did him no harm4 ,then he
 clapped his hands1 and  went on till he
 came and stood before the gate1 where  
the porter  was4 ,then said ,christian  
to the porter1 ,sir1 what house is this8
  and may ,i lodge here tonight8 ,the   
porter answered1 ,this house was  built 
by the ,lord of the hill1 and ,he built 
it for the relief and  security of      
pilgrims4 ,the porter also asked whence 
he was1 and  whither he was going4      
,,chr4 ,i am come from the ,city of     
,destruction1 and am going to ,mount    
,zion2 but because the sun is now set1  

,i desire1 if ,i may1 to lodge  here    
tonight4    ,,por4 ,what is your name8  
,,chr4 ,my name is now ,christian1 but  
my name at the first was  ,graceless2 ,i
 came of the race of ,japheth1 whom ,god
 will persuade  to dwell in the tents of
 ,shem 7,gen4 #i3bg74    ,,por4 ,but how
 doth it happen that you come so late8  
,the sun is set4    ,,chr4 ,i had been  
here sooner1 but that1 wretched man that
 ,i am6  ,i slept in the arbour that    
stands on the hill side2 nay1 ,i had1   
notwithstanding that1 been here much    
sooner1 but that1 in my sleep1  ,i lost 
my evidence1 and came without it to the 
brow of the hill2  and then feeling for 
it1 and finding it not1 ,i was forced1  
with  sorrow of heart1 to go back to the
 place where ,i slept my sleep1  where  
,i found it1 and now ,i am come4        
,,por4 ,well1 ,i will call out one of   
the virgins of this place1 who  will1 if
 she likes your talk1 bring you in to   
the rest of the  family1 according to   
the rules of the house4 ,so ,watchful1  

the  porter1 rang a bell1 at the sound  
of which came out at the door  of the   
house1 a grave and beautiful damsel1    
named ,discretion1 and  asked why she   
was called4    ,the porter answered1    
,this man is in a journey from the ,city
 of  ,destruction to ,mount ,zion1 but  
being weary and benighted1 he asked  me 
if he might lodge here tonight2 so ,i   
told him ,i would call for  thee1 who1  
after discourse had with him1 mayest do 
as seemeth thee  good1 even according to
 the law of the house4    ,then she     
asked him whence he was1 and whither he 
was going2 and  he told her4 ,she asked 
him also how he got into the way2 and he
  told her4 ,then she asked him what he 
had seen and met with in the  way2 and  
he told her4 ,and last she asked his    
name2 so he said1 ,it  is ,christian1   
and ,i have so much the more a desire to
 lodge here  tonight1 because1 by what  
,i perceive1 this place was built by the
  ,lord of the hill1 for the relief and 
security of pilgrims4 ,so she  smiled1  

but the water stood in her eyes2 and    
after a little pause1  she said1 ,i will
 call forth two or three more of the    
family4 ,so  she ran to the door1 and   
called out ,prudence1 ,piety1 and       
,charity1  who1 after a little more     
discourse with him1 had him into the    
family2  and many of them meeting him at
 the threshold of the house1 said1      
,come in1 thou blessed of the ,lord2    
this house was built by the  ,lord of   
the hill1 on purpose to entertain such  
pilgrims in4#fh  ,then he bowed his     
head1 and followed them into the house4 
,so when  he was come in and sat down1  
they gave him something to drink1  and  
consented together1 that until supper   
was ready1 some of them  should have    
some particular discourse with          
,christian1 for the best  improvement of
 time2 and they appointed ,piety1 and   
,prudence1 and  ,charity to discourse   
with him2 and thus they began3          
,,piety4 ,come1 good ,christian1 since  
we have been so loving to you1  to      

receive you into our house this night1  
let us1 if perhaps we  may better       
ourselves thereby1 talk with you of all 
things that  have happened to you in    
your pilgrimage4    ,,chr4 ,with a very 
good will1 and ,i am glad that you are  
so well  disposed4    ,,piety4 ,what    
moved you at first to betake yourself to
 a pilgrim's  life8    ,,chr4 ,i was    
driven out of my native country1 by a   
dreadful sound  that was in mine ears2  
to wit1 that unavoidable destruction did
  attend me1 if ,i abode in that country
 place where ,i was4    ,,piety4 ,but   
how did it happen that you came out of  
your country  this way8    ,,chr4 ,it   
was as ,god would have it2 for when ,i  
was under the fears  of destruction1 ,i 
did not know whither to go2 but by      
chance there  came a man1 even to me1 as
 ,i was trembling and weeping1 whose    
name  is ,evangelist1 and he directed me
 to the wicket-gate1 which else  ,i     
should never have found1 and so set me  
into the way that hath  led me directly 

to this house4    ,,piety4 ,but did you 
not come by the house of the            
,interpreter8    ,,chr4 ,yes1 and did   
see such things there1 the remembrance  
of which  will stick by me as long as ,i
 live2 especially three things1 to  wit1
 how ,christ1 in despite of ,satan1     
maintains ,his work of grace  in the    
heart2 how the man had sinned himself   
quite out of hopes of  ,god's mercy2 and
 also the dream of him that thought in  
his sleep  the day of judgment was come4
    ,,piety4 ,why1 did you hear him tell
 his dream8    ,,chr4 ,yes1 and a       
dreadful one it was4 ,i thought it made 
my heart  ache as he was telling of it2 
but yet ,i am glad ,i heard it4         
,,piety4 ,was that all that you saw at  
the house of the ,interpreter8    ,,chr4
 ,no2 he took me and had me where he    
showed me a stately palace1  and how the
 people were clad in gold that were in  
it2 and how  there came a venturous man 
and cut his way through the armed men   
that stood in the door to keep him out2 

and how he was bid to come  in1 and win 
eternal glory4 ,methought those things  
did ravish my  heart6 ,i would have     
staid at that good man's house a        
twelvemonth1  but that ,i knew ,i had   
further to go4    ,,piety4 ,and what saw
 you else in the way8    ,,chr4 ,saw6   
why1 ,i went but a little further1 and  
,i saw one1 as  ,i thought in my mind1  
hang bleeding upon the tree2 and the    
very  sight of ,him made my burden fall 
off my back 7for ,i groaned under  a    
very heavy burden71 but then it fell    
down from off me4 ,it was  a strange    
thing to me1 for ,i never saw such a    
thing before2 yea1  and while ,i stood  
looking up1 for then ,i could not       
forbear looking1  three ,shining ,ones  
came to me4 ,one of them testified that 
my sins  were forgiven me2 another      
stripped me of my rags1 and gave me this
  broidered coat which you see2 and the 
third set the mark which you  see in my 
forehead1 and gave me this sealed roll4 
7,and with that  he plucked it out of   

his bosom74    ,,piety4 ,but you saw    
more than this1 did you not8    ,,chr4  
,the things that ,i have told you were  
the best1 yet some  other matters ,i    
saw1 as1 namely1 ,i saw three men1      
,simple1 ,sloth1  and ,presumption1 lie 
asleep a little out of the way1 as ,i   
came1  with irons upon their heels2 but 
do you think ,i could awake them8  ,i   
also saw ,formality and ,hypocrisy come 
tumbling over the wall1 to  go1 as they 
pretended1 to ,zion1 but they were      
quickly lost1 even  as ,i myself did    
tell them2 but they would not believe4  
,but above  all1 ,i found it hard work  
to get up this hill1 and as hard to come
  by the lions' mouths2 and truly if it 
had not been for the good  man1 the     
porter that stands at the gate1 ,i do   
not know but that  after all ,i might   
have gone back again2 but now1 ,i thank 
,god ,i am  here1 and ,i thank you for  
receiving of me4    ,then ,prudence     
thought good to ask him a few questions1
 and desired  his answer to them4       

,,prud4 ,do you not think sometimes of  
the country from whence you  came8      
,,chr4 ,yes1 but with much shame and    
detestation3 truly if ,i had been       
mindful of that country from whence ,i  
came out1 ,i might have had  opportunity
 to have returned2 but now ,i desire a  
better country1  that is1 an heavenly   
7,heb4 #aa3ae1 #af74    ,,prud4 ,do you 
not yet bear away with you some of the  
things that  then you were conversant   
withal8    ,,chr4 ,yes1 but greatly     
against my will2 especially my inward   
and  carnal cogitations1 with which all 
my countrymen1 as well as  myself1 were 
delighted2 but now all those things are 
my grief2 and  might ,i but choose mine 
own things1 ,i would choose never to    
think  of those things more2 but when ,i
 would be doing of that which is  best1 
that which is worst is with me 7,rom4   
#g74    ,,prud4 ,do you not find        
sometimes1 as if those things were      
vanquished1  which at other times are   
your perplexity8    ,,chr4 ,yes1 but    

that is but seldom2 but they are to me  
golden hours1  in which such things     
happen to me4#fi    ,,prud4 ,can you    
remember by what means you find your    
annoyances1 at  times1 as if they were  
vanquished8    ,,chr4 ,yes2 when ,i     
think what ,i saw at the cross1 that    
will do it2  and when ,i look upon my   
broidered coat1 that will do it2 also   
when ,i look into the roll that ,i carry
 in my bosom1 that will do  it2 and when
 my thoughts wax warm about whither ,i  
am going1 that  will do it4#gj          
,,prud4 ,and what is it that makes you  
so desirous to go to ,mount  ,zion8     
,,chr4 ,why1 there ,i hope to see ,him  
alive that did hang dead on the  cross2 
and there ,i hope to be rid of all those
 things that to this  day are in me an  
annoyance to me2 there1 they say1 there 
is no  death2 and there ,i shall dwell  
with such company as ,i like best       
7,isa4 #be3h2 ,rev4 #ba3d74 ,for1 to    
tell you truth1 ,i love ,him1 because   
,i was by ,him eased of my burden2 and  

,i am weary of my inward  sickness4 ,i  
would fain be where ,i shall die no     
more1 and with the  company that shall  
continually cry1 ,holy1 holy1 holy4     
,then said ,charity to ,christian1 ,have
 you a family8 ,are you a  married man8 
,,chr4 ,i have a wife and four small    
children4#ga    ,,char4 ,and why did you
 not bring them along with you8         
,,chr4 ,then ,christian wept1 and said1 
,o how willingly would ,i have  done it6
 but they were all of them utterly      
averse to my going on  pilgrimage4      
,,char4 ,but you should have talked to  
them1 and have endeavoured to  have     
shown them the danger of being behind4  
,,chr4 ,so ,i did2 and told them also   
what ,god had shown to me of the        
destruction of our city2 but ,i seemed  
to them as one that mocked1  and they   
believed me not 7,gen4 #ai3ad74         
,,char4 ,and did you pray to ,god that  
,he would bless your counsel to  them8  
,,chr4 ,yes1 and that with much         
affection2 for you must think that  my  

wife and poor children were very dear   
unto me4    ,,char4 ,but did you tell   
them of your own sorrow1 and fear of    
destruction8 for ,i suppose that        
destruction was visible enough to  you4 
,,chr4 ,yes1 over1 and over1 and over4  
,they might also see my fears  in my    
countenance1 in my tears1 and also in my
 trembling under  the apprehension of   
the judgment that did hang over our     
heads2  but all was not sufficient to   
prevail with them to come with me4      
,,char4 ,but what could they say for    
themselves1 why they came not8    ,,chr4
 ,why1 my wife was afraid of losing this
 world1 and my children  were given to  
the foolish delights of youth2 so what  
by one thing1  and what by another1 they
 left me to wander in this manner alone4
    ,,char4 ,but did you not1 with your 
vain life1 damp all that you by  words  
used by way of persuasion to bring them 
away with you8#gb    ,,chr4 ,indeed1 ,i 
cannot commend my life2 for ,i am       
conscious to  myself of many failings   

therein2 ,i know also1 that a man by his
  conversation may soon overthrow1 what 
by argument or persuasion  he doth      
labour to fasten upon others for their  
good4 ,yet this ,i  can say1 ,i was very
 wary of giving them occasion1 by any   
unseemly  action1 to make them averse to
 going on pilgrimage4#gc ,yea1 for  this
 very thing1 they would tell me ,i was  
too precise1 and that  ,i denied myself 
of things1 for their sakes1 in which    
they saw  no evil4 ,nay1 ,i think ,i may
 say1 that if what they saw in me did   
hinder them1 it was my great tenderness 
in sinning against ,god1  or of doing   
any wrong to my neighbour4    ,,char4   
,indeed ,cain hated his brother1 because
 his own works were  evil1 and his      
brother's righteous 7#a ,john #c3ab72   
and if thy wife  and children have been 
offended with thee for this1 they       
thereby  show themselves to be          
implacable to good1 and thou hast       
delivered  thy soul from their blood    
7,ezek4 #c3ai74    ,now ,i saw in my    

dream1 that thus they sat talking       
together until  supper was ready4#gd ,so
 when they had made ready1 they sat down
  to meat4 ,now the table was furnished 
with fat things1 and with  wine that was
 well refined3 and all their talk at the
 table was  about the ,lord of the hill2
 as1 namely1 about what ,he had done1   
and  wherefore ,he did what ,he did1 and
 why ,he had builded that house4  ,and  
by what they said1 ,i perceived that ,he
 had been a great warrior1  and had     
fought with and slain him that had the  
power of death1  but not without great  
danger to ,himself1 which made me love  
,him  the more#ge 7,heb4 #b3ad1 #ae74   
,for1 as they said1 and as ,i believe   
7said ,christian71 ,he did it  with the 
loss of much blood2 but that which put  
glory of grace into  all ,he did1 was1  
that ,he did it out of pure love to ,his
 country4  ,and besides1 there were some
 of them of the household that said     
they had been and spoke with ,him since 
,he did die on the cross2  and they have

 attested that they had it from ,his own
 lips1 that  ,he is such a lover of poor
 pilgrims1 that the like is not to be   
found from the east to the west4        
,they1 moreover1 gave an instance of    
what they affirmed1 and that  was1 ,he  
had stripped ,himself of ,his glory1    
that ,he might do this  for the poor2   
and that they heard ,him say and affirm1
 that ,he  would not dwell in the       
mountain of ,zion alone4 ,they said1    
moreover1  that ,he had made many       
pilgrims princes1 though by nature they 
were  beggars born1 and their original  
had been the dunghill 7#a ,sam4  #b3h2  
,psa4 #aac3g74    ,thus they discoursed 
together till late at night2 and after  
they  had committed themselves to their 
,lord for protection1 they betook       
themselves to rest3 the ,pilgrim they   
laid in a large upper chamber1  whose   
window opened toward the sun-rising2 the
 name of the chamber  was ,peace2#gf    
where he slept till break of day1 and   
then he awoke  and sang#gg-    ,where am

 ,i now8 ,is this the love and care ,of 
,jesus for the men  that pilgrims are8  
,thus to provide6 that ,i should be     
forgiven6  ,and dwell already the next  
door to ,heaven6    ,so1 in the morning1
 they all got up2 and after some more   
discourse1  they told him that he should
 not depart till they had shown him  the
 rarities of that place4 ,and first1    
they had him into the study1  where they
 showed him records of the greatest     
antiquity2 in which1  as ,i remember my 
dream1 they showed him first the        
pedigree of the  ,lord of the hill1 that
 ,he was the ,son of the ,ancient of    
,days1 and  came by that eternal        
generation4 ,here also was more fully   
recorded  the acts that ,he had done1   
and the names of many hundreds that  ,he
 had taken into ,his service2 and how   
,he had placed them in such             
habitations1 that could neither by      
length of days1 nor decays of  nature1  
be dissolved4    ,then they read to him 
some of the worthy acts that some of    

,his  servants had done3 as1 how they   
had subdued kingdoms1 wrought           
righteousness1 obtained promises1       
stopped the mouths of lions1  quenched  
the violence of fire1 escaped the edge  
of the sword1 out  of weakness were made
 strong1 waxed valiant in fight1 and    
turned  to flight the armies of the     
aliens 7,heb4 #aa3cc1 #cd74    ,they    
then read again in another part of the  
records of the house1  where it was     
showed how willing their ,lord was to   
receive into ,his  favour any1 even any1
 though they in time past had offered   
great  affronts to ,his person and      
proceedings4 ,here also were several    
other histories of many other famous    
things1 of all which ,christian  had a  
view2 as of things both ancient and     
modern2 together with  prophecies and   
predictions of things that have their   
certain  accomplishment1 both to the    
dread and amazement of enemies1 and  the
 comfort and solace of pilgrims4    ,the
 next day they took him and had him into

 the armoury1 where they  showed him all
 manner of furniture1 which their ,lord 
had provided  for pilgrims1 as sword1   
shield1 helmet1 breastplate1 all-prayer1
  and shoes that would not wear out4#gh 
,and there was here enough  of this to  
harness out as many men1 for the service
 of their ,lord1  as there be stars in  
the ,heaven for multitude4#gi    ,they  
also showed him some of the engines with
 which some of his  servants had done   
wonderful things4 ,they showed him      
,moses' rod2  the hammer and nail with  
which ,jael slew ,sisera2 the pitchers1 
trumpets1 and lamps too1 with which     
,gibeon put to flight the armies  of    
,midian4 ,then they showed him the ox's 
goad wherewith ,shamgar  slew #fjj men4 
,they showed him1 also1 the jaw-bone    
with which ,samson  did such mighty     
feats4 ,they showed him1 moreover1 the  
sling and  stone with which ,david slew 
,goliath of ,gath2 and the sword1 also1 
with which their ,lord will kill the    
,man of ,sin1 in the day that  he shall 

rise up to the prey4 ,they showed him1  
besides1 many  excellent things1 with   
which ,christian was much delighted4    
,this  done1 they went to their rest    
again4#hj    ,then ,i saw in my dream1  
that1 on the morrow1 he got up to go    
forward2 but they desired him to stay   
till the next day also2  and then1 said 
they1 we will1 if the day be clear1 show
 you the  ,delectable ,mountains1#ha    
which1 they said1 would yet further add 
to his comfort1 because they were nearer
 the desired haven than  the place where
 at present he was2 so he consented and 
staid4 ,when  the morning was up1 they  
had him to the top of the house1 and bid
  him look south2 so he did2 and1       
behold1 at a great distance1 he  saw a  
most pleasant mountainous country1      
beautified with woods1  vineyards1      
fruits of all sorts1 flowers also1 with 
springs and  fountains1 very delectable 
to behold 7,isa4 #cc3af1 #ag74 ,then he 
asked the name of the country4 ,they    
said it was ,immanuel's ,land2  and it  

is as common1 said they1 as this hill   
is1 to and for all  the pilgrims4 ,and  
when thou comest there1 from thence1    
said they1  thou mayest see to the gate 
of the ,celestial ,city1 as the         
shepherds  that live there will make    
appear4    ,now1 he bethought himself of
 setting forward1 and they were willing 
he should1 ,but first1 said they1 let us
 go again into the armoury4  ,so they   
did2 and when they came there1 they     
harnessed him from  head to foot with   
what was of proof1 lest1 perhaps1 he    
should meet  with assaults in the way4  
,he being1 therefore1 thus accoutred1   
walketh out with his friends to the     
gate1 and there he asked the  porter if 
he saw any pilgrims pass by4 ,then the  
porter answered1  ,yes4    ,,chr4 ,pray1
 did you know him8 said he4    ,,por4 ,i
 asked his name1 and he told me it was  
,faithful4    ,,chr4 ,o1 said           
,christian1 ,i know him2 he is my       
townsman1 my near  neighbour2 he comes  
from the place where ,i was born4 ,how  

far do  you think he may be before8     
,,por4 ,he is got by this time below the
 hill4    ,,chr4 ,well1 said ,christian1
 good ,porter1 the ,lord be with thee1  
and add to all thy blessings much       
increase1 for the kindness that  thou   
hast showed to me4    ,then he began to 
go forward2 but ,discretion1 ,piety1    
,charity1 and  ,prudence1 would         
accompany him down to the foot of the   
hill4 ,so  they went on together1       
reiterating their former discourses1    
till  they came to go down the hill4    
,then1 said ,christian1 as it was       
difficult coming up1 so1 so far as ,i   
can see1 it is dangerous  going down4   
,yes1 said ,prudence1 so it is1 for it  
is a hard matter  for a man to go down  
into the ,valley of ,humiliation1 as    
thou art  now1 and to catch no slip by  
the way2 therefore1 said they1 are  we  
come out to accompany thee down the     
hill4 ,so he began to go  down1 but very
 warily2 yet he caught a slip or two4#hb
 ,then ,i  saw in my dream that these   

good companions1 when ,christian was    
gone to the bottom of the hill1 gave him
 a loaf of bread1 a bottle  of wine1 and
 a cluster of raisins2 and then he went 
on his way4    ,but now1 in this ,valley
 of ,humiliation1 poor ,christian was   
hard  put to it2 for he had gone but a  
little way1 before he espied a  foul    
fiend coming over the field to meet him2
 his name is ,apollyon4  ,then did      
,christian begin to be afraid1 and to   
cast in his mind  whether to go back or 
to stand his ground4 ,but he considered 
again  that he had no armour for his    
back2 and1 therefore1 thought that  to  
turn the back to him might give him the 
greater advantage1 with  ease to pierce 
him with his darts4#hc ,therefore he    
resolved to  venture and stand his      
ground2 for1 thought he1 had ,i no more 
in  mine eye than the saving of my life1
 it would be the best way to  stand4    
,so he went on1 and ,apollyon met him4  
,now the monster was hideous  to behold2
 he was clothed with scales1 like a fish

 7and they are  his pride71 he had wings
 like a dragon1 feet like a bear1 and   
out  of his belly came fire and smoke1  
and his mouth was as the mouth  of a    
lion4#hd ,when he was come up to        
,christian1 he beheld him with  a       
disdainful countenance1 and thus began  
to question with him4    ,,apol4 ,whence
 come you8 and whither are you bound8   
,,chr4 ,i am come from the ,city of     
,destruction1 which is the place  of all
 evil1 and am going to the ,city of     
,zion4    ,,apol4 ,by this ,i perceive  
thou art one of my subjects1 for all    
that country is mine1 and ,i am the     
prince and god of it4 ,how is  it1 then1
 that thou hast run away from thy king8 
,were it not that  ,i hope thou mayest  
do me more service1 ,i would strike thee
 now1  at one blow1 to the ground4      
,,chr4 ,i was born1 indeed1 in your     
dominions1 but your service was  hard1  
and your wages such as a man could not  
live on1 for the  wages of sin is death 
7,rom4 #f3bc72 therefore1 when ,i was   

come  to years1 ,i did as other         
considerate persons do1 look out1 if1   
perhaps1 ,i might mend myself4          
,,apol4 ,there is no prince that will   
thus lightly lose his subjects1#he      
neither will ,i as yet lose thee2 but   
since thou complainest of thy  service  
and wages1 be content to go back2 what  
our country will  afford1 ,i do here    
promise to give thee4    ,,chr4 ,but ,i 
have let myself to another1 even to the 
,king of princes2  and how can ,i1 with 
fairness1 go back with thee8    ,,apol4 
,thou hast done in this according to the
 proverb1 ,changed a  bad for a worse2  
but it is ordinary for those that have  
professed  themselves ,his servants1    
after a while to give ,him the slip1 and
  return again to me4 ,do thou so too1  
and all shall be well4    ,,chr4 ,i have
 given ,him my faith1 and sworn my      
allegiance to ,him2  how1 then1 can ,i  
go back from this1 and not be hanged as 
a traitor8    ,,apol4 ,thou didst the   
same to me1 and yet ,i am willing to    

pass by  all1 if now thou wilt yet turn 
again and go back4    ,,chr4 ,what ,i   
promised thee was in my nonage2#hf and1 
besides1 ,i  count the ,prince under    
whose banner now ,i stand is able to    
absolve  me2 yea1 and to pardon also    
what ,i did as to my compliance with    
thee2 and besides1 ,o thou destroying   
,apollyon6 to speak truth1  ,i like ,his
 service1 ,his wages1 ,his servants1    
,his government1 ,his  company1 and     
country1 better than thine2 and1        
therefore1 leave off  to persuade me    
further2 ,i am ,his servant1 and ,i will
 follow ,him4    ,,apol4 ,consider      
again1 when thou art in cool blood1 what
 thou art  like to meet with in the way 
that thou goest4 ,thou knowest that1    
for the most part1 ,his servants come to
 an ill end1 because they  are          
transgressors against me and my ways4   
,how many of them have  been put to     
shameful deaths6 and1 besides1 thou     
countest ,his service  better than mine1
 whereas ,he never came yet from the    

place where  ,he is to deliver any that 
served ,him out of their hands2 but as  
for me1 how many times1 as all the world
 very well knows1 have ,i  delivered1   
either by power or fraud1 those that    
have faithfully  served me1 from ,him   
and ,his1 though taken by them2 and so  
,i will  deliver thee4    ,,chr4 ,his   
forbearing at present to deliver them is
 on purpose to  try their love1 whether 
they will cleave to ,him to the end2 and
  as for the ill end thou sayest they   
come to1 that is most glorious  in their
 account2 for1 for present deliverance1 
they do not much  expect it1 for they   
stay for their glory1 and then they     
shall have  it1 when their ,prince comes
 in ,his and the glory of the angels4   
,,apol4 ,thou hast already been         
unfaithful in thy service to ,him2  and 
how dost thou think to receive wages of 
,him8    ,,chr4 ,wherein1 ,o ,apollyon6 
have ,i been unfaithful to ,him8        
,,apol4 ,thou didst faint at first      
setting out1 when thou wast almost      

choked in the ,gulf of ,despond2 thou   
didst attempt wrong ways to  be rid of  
thy burden1 whereas against thou        
shouldest have stayed  till thy ,prince 
had taken it off2 thou didst sinfully   
sleep1 and  lose thy choice thing2 thou 
wast1 also1 almost persuaded to go back1
  at the sight of the lions2 and when   
thou talkest of thy journey1  and of    
what thou hast heard and seen1 thou art 
inwardly desirous  of vain-glory in all 
that thou sayest or doest4#hg    ,,chr4 
,all this is true1 and much more which  
thou has left out2  but the ,prince1    
whom ,i serve and honour1 is merciful1  
and ready  to forgive2 but1 besides1    
these infirmities possessed me in thy   
country1 for there ,i sucked them in2   
and ,i have groaned under  them1 been   
sorry for them1 and have obtained pardon
 of my ,prince4#hh    ,,apol4 ,then     
,apollyon broke out into a grievous     
rage1 saying1 ,i am  an enemy to this   
,prince2 ,i hate ,his person1 ,his laws1
 and people2  ,i am come out on purpose 

to withstand thee4    ,,chr4 ,apollyon1 
beware what you do2 for ,i am in the    
king's highway1  the way of holiness2   
therefore take heed to yourself4        
,,apol4 ,then ,apollyon straddled quite 
over the whole breadth of the  way1 and 
said1 ,i am void of fear in this matter3
 prepare thyself  to die2 for ,i swear  
by my infernal den1 that thou shalt go  
no  further2 here will ,i spill thy     
soul4    ,and with that he threw a      
flaming dart at his breast2#hi but      
,christian had a shield in his hand1    
with which he caught it1 and  so        
prevented the danger of that4    ,then  
did ,christian draw2 for he saw it was  
time to bestir him3 and  ,apollyon as   
fast made at him1 throwing darts as     
thick as hail2 by  the which1           
notwithstanding all that ,christian     
could do to avoid  it1 ,apollyon wounded
 him in his head1 his hand1 and foot4   
,this  made ,christian give a little    
back2 ,apollyon1 therefore1 followed    
his work amain1 and ,christian again    

took courage1 and resisted  as manfully 
as he could4 ,this sore combat lasted   
for above half  a day1 even till        
,christian was almost quite spent2 for  
you must  know1 that ,christian1 by     
reason of his wounds1 must needs grow   
weaker and weaker4    ,then ,apollyon1  
espying his opportunity1 began to gather
 up close  to ,christian1 and wrestling 
with him1 gave him a dreadful fall2  and
 with that1 ,christian's sword flew out 
of his hand4 ,then said  ,apollyon1 ,i  
am sure of thee now4#ij ,and with that  
he had almost  pressed him to death2 so 
that ,christian began to despair of     
life3  but as ,god would have it1 while 
,apollyon was fetching of his last      
blow1 thereby to make a full end of this
 good man1 ,christian nimbly  stretched 
out his hand for his sword1 and caught  
it1 saying1  ,rejoice not against me1 ,o
 mine enemy3 when ,i fall1 ,i shall     
arise  7,micah4 #g3h72 and with that    
gave him a deadly thrust1 which made    
him give back1 as one that had received 

his mortal wound4 ,christian  perceiving
 that1 made at him again1 saying1 ,nay1 
in all these  things we are more than   
conquerors1 through ,him that loved us  
7,rom4 #h3cg74 ,and with that ,apollyon 
spread forth his dragon's  wings1 and   
sped him away1 that ,christian for a    
season#ia saw him  no more#ib 7,james   
#d3g74    ,in this combat no man can    
imagine1 unless he had seen and heard as
  ,i did1 what yelling and hideous      
roaring ,apollyon made all the time  of 
the fight-he spake like a dragon2 and1  
on the other side1 what  sighs and      
groans burst from ,christian's heart4 ,i
 never saw him all  the while give so   
much as one pleasant look1 till he      
perceived he  had wounded ,apollyon with
 his two-edged sword2 then1 indeed1 he  
did smile1 and look upward2 but it was  
the most dreadful sight  that ever ,i   
saw4#ic    ,so when the battle was over1
 ,christian said1 ,i will here give     
thanks to ,him that delivered me out of 
the mouth of the lion1 to  ,him that did

 help me against ,apollyon4 ,and so he  
did1 saying-    ,great ,beelzebub1 the  
captain of this fiend1 ,design'd my     
ruin2  therefore to this end ,he sent   
him harness'd out2 and he with rage1    
,that hellish was1 did fiercely me      
engage4 ,but blessed ,michael helped    
me1 and ,i1 ,by dint of sword1 did      
quickly make him fly4 ,therefore  to him
 let me give lasting praise1 ,and thank 
and bless his holy  name always4        
,then there came to him a hand1 with    
some of the leaves of the tree  of life1
 the which ,christian took1 and applied 
to the wounds that  he had received in  
the battle1 and was healed              
immediately4#id  ,he also sat down in   
that place to eat bread1 and to drink of
 the  bottle that was given him a little
 before2 so being refreshed1  he        
addressed himself to his journey1 with  
his sword drawn in his  hand2 for he    
said1 ,i know not but some other enemy  
may be at hand4  ,but he met with no    
other affront from ,apollyon quite      

through this  valley4    ,now1 at the   
end of this valley1 was another1 ,the   
,valley of the  ,shadow of ,death4 and  
,christian must needs go through it1    
because  the way to the ,celestial ,city
 lay through the midst of it4 ,now  this
 valley is a very solitary place4 ,the  
prophet ,jeremiah thus  describes it3 ,a
 wilderness1 a land of deserts1 and of  
pits1 a  land of drought1 and of the    
shadow of death1 a land that no man     
7but a ,christian7 passed through1 and  
where no man dwelt 7,jer4  #b3f74       
,now here ,christian was worse put to it
 than in his fight with  ,apollyon2 as  
by the sequel you shall see4#ie    ,i   
saw then in my dream1 that when         
,christian was got to the borders  of   
the ,shadow of ,death1 there met him two
 men1 children of them  that brought up 
an evil report of the good land 7,num4  
#ac71 making  haste to go back2 to whom 
,christian spake as follows-    ,,chr4  
,whither are you going8    ,,men4 ,they 
said1 ,back6 back6 and we would have you

 to do so too1  if either life or peace 
is prized by you4    ,,chr4 ,why8 what's
 the matter8 said ,christian4    ,,men4 
,matter6 said they2 we were going that  
way as you are going1  and went as far  
as we durst2 and indeed we were almost  
past coming  back2 for had we gone a    
little further1 we had not been here to 
bring the news to thee4    ,,chr4 ,but  
what have you met with8 said ,christian4
    ,,men4 ,why1 we were almost in the  
,valley of the ,shadow of ,death2 but   
that1 by good hap1 we looked before us1 
and saw the danger before  we came to it
 7,psa4 #dd3ai2 #ajg3aj74    ,,chr4 ,but
 what have you seen8 said ,christian4   
,,men4 ,seen6 ,why1 the valley itself1  
which is as dark as pitch2 we  also saw 
there the hobgoblins1 satyrs1 and       
dragons of the pit2 we  heard also in   
that ,valley a continual howling and    
yelling1 as of  a people under          
unutterable misery1 who there sat bound 
in affliction  and irons2 and over that 
,valley hangs the discouraging clouds of

  confusion4 ,death also doth always    
spread his wings over it4 ,in a  word1  
it is every whit dreadful1 being utterly
 without order 7,job  #c3e2 #aj3bf74    
,,chr4 ,then said ,christian1 ,i        
perceive not yet1 by what you have      
said1 but that this is my way to the    
desired haven#if 7,jer4 #b3f74    ,,men4
 ,be it thy way2 we will not choose it  
for ours4 ,so they parted1  and         
,christian went on his way1 but still   
with his sword drawn in  his hand2 for  
fear lest he should be assaulted4    ,i 
saw then in my dream so far as this     
valley reached1 there was  on the right 
hand a very deep ditch3 that ditch is it
 into which  the blind have led the     
blind in all ages1 and have both there  
miserably perished#ig 7,psa4 #fi3ad1    
#ae74 ,again1 behold1 on the  left hand1
 there was a very dangerous quag1 into  
which1 if even  a good man falls1 he can
 find no bottom for his foot to stand   
on4  ,into that quag king ,david once   
did fall1 and had no doubt therein  been

 smothered1 had not ,,he that is able   
plucked him out4    ,the pathway was    
here also exceeding narrow1 and         
therefore good  ,christian was the more 
put to it2 for when he sought1 in the   
dark1  to shun the ditch on the one     
hand1 he was ready to tip over into  the
 mire on the other2 also when he sought 
to escape the mire1  without great      
carefulness he would be ready to fall   
into the ditch4  ,thus he went on1 and  
,i heard him here sigh bitterly2 for    
besides  the dangers mentioned above1   
the pathway was here so dark1 that      
ofttimes1 when he lift up his foot to   
set forward1 he knew not  where1 or upon
 what he should set it next4    ,about  
the midst of this valley1 ,i perceived  
the mouth of hell to  be1 and it stood  
also hard by the way-side4 ,now1 thought
 ,christian1  what shall ,i do8 ,and    
ever and anon the flame and smoke would 
come  out in such abundance1 with sparks
 and hideous noises 7things that  cared 
not for ,christian's sword1 as did      

,apollyon before71 that  he was forced  
to put up his sword1 and betake himself 
to another  weapon1 called ,all-prayer  
7,eph4 #d3ah74 ,so he cried in my       
hearing1  ,o ,lord1 ,i beseech ,thee1   
deliver my soul6 7,psa4 #aaf3d74 ,thus  
he went on a great while1 yet still the 
flames would be reaching  towards       
him4#ih ,also be heard doleful voices1  
and rushings to and  fro1 so that       
sometimes he thought he should be torn  
in pieces1 or  trodden down like mire in
 the streets4 ,this frightful sight was 
seen1 and these dreadful noises were    
heard by him for several miles          
together4 ,and1 coming to a place1 where
 be thought he heard a  company of      
fiends coming forward to meet him1 he   
stopped and began  to muse what he had  
best to do4 ,sometimes he had half a    
thought  to go back2 then again he      
thought he might be half way through    
the valley2 he remembered also how be   
had already vanquished many  a danger1  
and that the danger of going back might 

be much more  than for to go forward2 so
 he resolved to go on4 ,yet the fiends  
seemed to come nearer and nearer2 but   
when they were come even  almost at him1
 he cried out with a most vehement      
voice1 ,i will  walk in the strength of 
the ,lord ,god2 so they gave back1 and  
came  no further4    ,one thing ,i would
 not let slip2 ,i took notice that now  
poor  ,christian was so confounded1 that
 he did not know his own voice2  and    
thus ,i perceived it4 ,just when he was 
come over against the  mouth of the     
burning pit1 one of the wicked ones got 
behind him1  and stept up softly to him1
 and1 whisperingly1 suggested many      
grievous blasphemies to him1 which he   
verily thought had proceeded  from his  
own mind4 ,this put ,christian more to  
it than anything  that he met with      
before2 even to think that he should now
 blaspheme  ,him that he loved so much  
before2 yet1 if he could have helped it1
  he would not have done it2 but he had 
not the discretion either  to stop his  

ears1 or to know from whence these      
blasphemies came4#ii    ,when ,christian
 had traveled in this disconsolate      
condition some  considerable time1 he   
thought he heard the voice of a man1 as 
going before him1 saying1 ,though ,i    
walk through the valley of  the shadow  
of death1 ,i will fear no evil2 for     
,thou art with me  7,psa4 #bc3d74ajj    
,then he was glad1 and that for these   
reasons3    ,first1 ,because he gathered
 from thence1 that some who feared ,god1
  were in this valley as well as        
himself4    ,secondly1 ,for that he     
perceived ,god was with them1 though in 
that  dark and dismal state2 and why    
not1 thought he1 with me8 though1  by   
reason of the impediment that attends   
this place1 ,i cannot  perceive it      
7,job4 #i3aa74    ,thirdly1 ,for that he
 hoped1 could he overtake them1 to have 
company  by and by4 ,so he went on1 and 
called to him that was before2 but  he  
knew not what to answer2 for that he    
also thought himself to be  alone4 ,and 

by and by the day broke2 then said      
,christian1 ,he hath  turned the shadow 
of death into the morning 7,amos        
#e3h74aja    ,now morning being come1 he
 looked back1 not out of desire to      
return1 but to see1 by the light of the 
day1 what hazards he had  gone through  
in the dark4 ,so he saw more perfectly  
the ditch that  was on the one hand1 and
 the quag that was on the other2 also   
how narrow the way was which led betwixt
 them both2 also now he  saw the        
hobgoblins1 and satyrs1 and dragons of  
the pit1 but all  afar off 7for after   
break of day1 they came not nigh72 yet  
they  were discovered to him1 according 
to that which is written1 ,he           
discovereth deep things out of darkness1
 and bringeth out to light  the shadow  
of death 7,job #ab3bb74    ,now was     
,christian much affected with his       
deliverance from all the  dangers of his
 solitary way2 which dangers1 though he 
feared them  more before1 yet he saw    
them more clearly now1 because the light

  of the day made them conspicuous to   
him4 ,and about this time the  sun was  
rising1 and this was another mercy to   
,christian2 for you  must note1 that    
though the first part of the ,valley of 
the ,shadow  of ,death was dangerous1   
yet this second part which he was yet to
  go1 was1 if possible1 far more        
dangerous3#ajb for from the place  where
 he now stood1 even to the end of the   
valley1 the way was  all along set so   
full of snares1 traps1 gins1 and nets   
here1 and  so full of pits1 pitfalls1   
deep holes1 and shelvings down there1   
that had it now been dark1 as it were   
when he came the first part  of the way1
 had he had a thousand souls1 they had  
in reason been  cast away2#ajc but1 as  
,i said1 just now the sun was rising4   
,then  said he1 ,his candle shineth upon
 my head1 and by ,his light ,i walk     
through darkness 7,job #bi3c74    ,in   
this light1 therefore1 he came to the   
end of the valley4 ,now ,i  saw in my   
dream1 that at the end of this valley   

lay blood1 bones1  ashes1 and mangled   
bodies of men1 even of pilgrims that had
 gone  this way formerly2 and while ,i  
was musing what should be the  reason1  
,i espied a little before me a cave1    
where two giants1 ,,pope  and ,,pagan1  
dwelt in old time2 by whose power and   
tyranny the men  whose bones1 blood1    
ashes1 c41 lay there1 were cruelly put  
to  death4#ajd ,but by this place       
,christian went without much danger1    
whereat ,i somewhat wondered2 but ,i    
have learnt since1 that ,,pagan  has    
been dead many a day2 and as for the    
other1 though he be yet  alive1 he is1  
by reason of age1 and also of the many  
shrewd brushes  that he met with in his 
younger days1 grown so crazy and stiff  
in  his joints1 that he can now do      
little more than sit in his cave's      
mouth1 grinning at pilgrims as they go  
by1 and biting his nails  because he    
cannot come at them4#aje    ,so ,i saw  
that ,christian went on his way2 yet1 at
 the sight of the  ,old ,man that sat in

 the mouth of the cave1 he could not    
tell what  to think1 especially because 
he spake to him1 though he could not  go
 after him2 saying1 ,you will never     
mend1 till more of you be  burned4 ,but 
he held his peace1 and set a good face  
on it1 and so  went by and catched no   
hurt4#ajf ,then sang ,christian1    ,o  
world of wonders6 7,i can say no less7  
,that ,i should be preserv'd  in that   
distress ,that ,i have met with here6 ,o
 blessed be ,that  hand that from it    
hath deliver'd me6 ,dangers in darkness1
 devils1  hell1 and sin1 ,did compass   
me1 while ,i this vale was in3 ,yea1    
snares and pits1 and traps1 and nets1   
did lie ,my path about1 that  worthless1
 silly ,i ,might have been catch'd1     
entangled1 and cast  down2 ,but since ,i
 live1 let ,,jesus wear the crown4      
,now1 as ,christian went on his way1 he 
came to a little ascent1  which was cast
 up on purpose1 that pilgrims might see 
before them4  ,up there1 therefore1     
,christian went2 and looking forward1 he

 saw  ,faithful before him1 upon his    
journey4 ,then said ,christian aloud1   
,ho6 ho6 ,soho6 stay1 and ,i will be    
your companion4#ajg ,at that1  ,faithful
 looked behind him2 to whom ,christian  
cried again1 ,stay1  stay1 till ,i come 
up to you4 ,but ,faithful answered1 ,no1
 ,i am  upon my life1 and the avenger of
 blood is behind me4    ,at this1       
,christian was somewhat moved1 and      
putting to all his strength1  he quickly
 takes got up with ,faithful1 and did   
also overrun him2  so the last was      
first4 ,then did ,christian             
vain-gloriously smile1  because he had  
gotten the start of his brother2#ajh but
 not  taking good heed to his feet1 he  
suddenly stumbled and fell1 and  could  
not rise again1 until ,faithful came up 
to help him4    ,then ,i saw in my      
dream1 they went very lovingly on       
together1 and  had sweet discourse of   
all things that had happened to them in 
their pilgrimage2 and thus ,christian   
began4    ,,chr4 ,my honoured and       

well-beloved brother1 ,faithful1 ,i am  
glad that  ,i have overtaken you2 and   
that ,god has so tempered our spirits1  
that we can walk as companions in this  
so pleasant a path4    ,,faith4 ,i had  
thought1 dear friend1 to have had your  
company quite  from our town2 but you   
did get the start of me1 wherefore ,i   
was  forced to come thus much of the way
 alone4    ,,chr4 ,how long did you stay
 in the ,city of ,destruction1 before   
you  set out after me on your pilgrimage
    ,,faith4 ,till ,i could stay no     
longer2 for there was great talk        
presently after you were gone out1 that 
our city would1 in short  time1 with    
fire from ,heaven1 be burned down to the
 ground4    ,,chr4 ,what6 did your      
neighbours talk so8    ,,faith4 ,yes1 it
 was for a while in everybody's mouth4  
,,chr4 ,what6 and did no more of them   
but you come out to escape the  danger8 
,,faith4 ,though there were1 as ,i said1
 a great talk thereabout1 yet  ,i do not
 think they did firmly believe it4 ,for 

in the heat of the  discourse1 ,i heard 
some of them deridingly speak of you1   
and of  your desperate journey 7for so  
they called this your pilgrimage71  but 
,i did believe1 and do still1 that the  
end of our city will be  with fire and  
brimstone from above2 and therefore ,i  
have made my  escape4    ,,chr4 ,did you
 hear no talk of neighbour ,pliable8    
,,faith4 ,yes1 ,christian1 ,i heard that
 he followed you till he came  at the   
,slough of ,despond1 where1 as some     
said1 he fell in2 but he  would not be  
known to have so done2 but ,i am sure he
 was soundly  bedabbled with that kind  
of dirt4    ,,chr4 ,and what said the   
neighbours to him8    ,,faith4 ,he hath1
 since his going back1 been had greatly 
in derision1  and that among all sorts  
of people2 some do mock and despise him2
  and scarce will any set him on work4  
,he is now seven times worse  than if he
 had never gone out of the ,city4#aji   
,,chr4 ,but why should they be so set   
against him1 since they also  despise   

the way that he forsook8    ,,faith4 ,o6
 they say1 ,hang him1 he is a turn-coat2
 he was not true  to his profession4 ,i 
think ,god has stirred up even his      
enemies  to hiss at him1 and make him a 
proverb1 because he hath forsaken  the  
way 7,jer4 #bi3ah1 #ai74    ,,chr4 ,had 
you no talk with him before you came    
out8    ,,faith4 ,i met him once in the 
streets1 but be leered away on the      
other side1 as one ashamed of what he   
had done2 so ,i spake not to  him4      
,,chr4 ,well1 at my first setting out1  
,i had hopes of that man2 but  now ,i   
fear he will perish in the overthrow of 
the city2 ,for it is  happened to him   
according to the true proverb1 ,the dog 
is turned  to his own vomit again2 and  
the sow that was washed1 to her         
wallowing in the mire 7#b ,peter #b3bb74
    ,,faith4 ,these are my fears of him 
too2 but who can hinder that  which will
 be8    ,,chr4 ,well1 neighbour         
,faithful1 said ,christian1 let us leave
 him1  and talk of things that more     

immediately concern ourselves4 ,tell  me
 now1 what you have met with in the way 
as you came2 for ,i know  you have met  
with some things1 or else it may be writ
 for a wonder4    ,,faith4 ,i escaped   
the ,slough that ,i perceived you fell  
into1 and  got up to the gate without   
that danger2 only ,i met with one whose 
name was ,wanton1 who had like to have  
done me a mischief4    ,,chr4 ,it was   
well you escaped her net2 ,joseph was   
hard put to it by  her1 and he escaped  
her as you did2 but it had like to have 
cost  him his life 7,gen4 #ci3aa-ac74   
,but what did she do to you8    ,,faith4
 ,you cannot think1 but that you know   
something1 what a  flattering tongue she
 had2 she lay at me hard to turn aside  
with  her1 promising me all manner of   
content4    ,,chr4 ,nay1 she did not    
promise you the content of a good       
conscience4    ,,faith4 ,you know what  
,i mean2 all carnal and fleshly content4
    ,,chr4 ,thank ,god you have escaped 
her2 the abhorred of the ,lord  shall   

fall into her ditch 7,pro4 #bb3ad74     
,,faith4 ,nay1 ,i know not whether ,i   
did wholly escape her or no4    ,,chr4  
,why1 ,i trow#aaj you did not consent to
 her desires8    ,,faith4 ,no1 not to   
defile myself2 for ,i remembered an old 
writing  that ,i had seen1 which said1  
,her steps take hold on hell 7,prov4    
#e3e74 ,so ,i shut mine eyes1 because ,i
 would not be bewitched with  her looks 
7,job #ca3a74 ,then she railed on me1   
and ,i went my way4#aaa    ,,chr4 ,did  
you meet with no other assault as you   
came8    ,,faith4 ,when ,i came to the  
foot of the hill called ,difficulty1  ,i
 met with a very aged man1 who asked me 
what ,i was1 and whither  bound4 ,i told
 him that ,i am a pilgrim1 going to the 
,celestial  ,city4 ,then said the old   
man1 ,thou lookest like an honest       
fellow2  wilt thou be content to dwell  
with me for the wages that ,i shall     
give thee8 ,then ,i asked him his name1 
and where he dwelt4 ,he said  his name  
was ,adam the ,first1 and that he dwelt 

in the town of  ,deceit 7,eph4 #d3bb74  
,i asked him then1 what was his work1   
and what  the wages that he would give4 
,he told me1 that his work was many     
delights2 and his wages1 that ,i should 
be his heir at last4  ,i further asked  
him1 what house he kept1 and what other 
servants  he had4 ,so he told me1 that  
his house was maintained with all the   
dainties in the world2 and that his     
servants were those of his  own         
begetting4 ,then ,i asked if he had any 
children4 ,he said that  he had but     
three daughters2 the ,lust of the       
,flesh1 the ,lust of the  ,eyes1 and the
 ,pride of ,life1 and that ,i should    
marry them all#aab  if ,i would 7#a     
,john #b3af74 ,then ,i asked how long   
time he would  have me live with him8   
,and he told me1 ,as long as he lived   
himself4    ,,chr4 ,well1 and what      
conclusion came the old man and you to1 
at  last8    ,,faith4 ,why1 at first1 ,i
 found myself somewhat inclinable to go 
with the man1 for ,i thought he spake   

very fair2 but looking in  his forehead1
 as ,i talked with him1 ,i saw there    
written1 ,put off  the old man with his 
deeds4    ,,chr4 ,and how then8         
,,faith4 ,then it came burning hot into 
my mind1 whatever he said1  and however 
he flattered1 when he got me home to his
 house1 he  would sell me for a         
slave4#aac ,so ,i bid him forbear to    
talk1 for  ,i would not come near the   
door of his house4 ,then he reviled me1 
and told me1 that he would send such a  
one after me1 that should  make my way  
bitter to my soul4 ,so ,i turned to go  
away from him2  but just as ,i turned   
myself to go thence1 ,i felt him take   
hold of  my flesh1 and give me such a   
deadly twitch back1 that ,i thought  he 
had pulled part of me after himself4    
,this made me cry1 ,o  wretched man6    
7,rom4 #g3bd74 ,so ,i went on my way up 
the hill4    ,now when ,i had got about 
half way up1 ,i looked behind1 and saw  
one  coming after me1 swift as the wind2
 so he overtook me just about  the place

 where the settle stands4    ,,chr4     
,just there1 said ,christian1 did ,i sit
 down to rest me2 but  being overcome   
with sleep1 ,i there lost this roll out 
of my bosom    ,,faith4 ,but1 good      
brother1 hear me out4 ,so soon as the   
man overtook  me1 he was but a word and 
a blow1 for down he knocked me1 and laid
  me for dead4#aad ,but when ,i was a   
little come to myself again1 ,i  asked  
him wherefore he served me so4 ,he said1
 because of my secret  inclining to     
,adam the ,first3 and with that he      
struck me another  deadly blow on the   
breast1 and beat me down backward2 so ,i
 lay  at his foot as dead as before4    
,so1 when ,i came to myself again1  ,i  
cried him mercy2 but he said1 ,i know   
not how to show mercy2 and  with that   
knocked me down again4#aae ,he had      
doubtless made an  end of me1 but that  
,one came by1 and bid him forbear4      
,,chr4 ,who was that that bid him       
forbear4    ,,faith4 ,i did not know    
,him at first1 but as ,he went by1 ,i   

perceived  the holes in ,his hands1 and 
in ,his side2 then ,i concluded that ,he
  was our ,lord4 ,so ,i went up the     
hill4    ,,chr4 ,that man that overtook 
you was ,moses4 ,he spareth none1       
neither  knoweth he how to show mercy to
 those that transgress his law4         
,,faith4 ,i know it very well2 it was   
not the first time that he has  met with
 me4 ,it was he that came to me when ,i 
dwelt securely at  home1 and that told  
me he would burn my house over my head1 
if ,i  stayed there4    ,,chr4 ,but did 
you not see the house that stood there  
on the top of  the hill1 on the side of 
which ,moses met you8    ,,faith4 ,yes1 
and the lions too1 before ,i came at it2
 but for the  lions1 ,i think they were 
asleep2 for it was about noon2 and      
because  ,i had so much of the day      
before me1 ,i passed by the porter1 and 
came down the hill4    ,,chr4 ,he told  
me indeed1 that he saw you go by1 but ,i
 wish you  had called at the house1 for 
they would have showed you so many      

rarities1 that you would scarce have    
forgot them to the day of  your death4  
,but pray tell me1 ,did you meet nobody 
in the ,valley  of ,humility8           
,,faith4 ,yes1 ,i met with one          
,discontent1 who would willingly have   
persuaded me to go back again with him2 
his reason was1 for that  the valley was
 altogether without honour4 ,he told me1
 moreover1  that there to go was the way
 to disobey all my friends1 as ,pride1  
,arrogancy1 ,self-conceit1              
,worldly-glory1 with others1 who1 he    
knew1  as he said1 would be very much   
offended1 if ,i made such a fool of     
myself as to wade through this valley4  
,,chr4 ,well1 and how did you answer    
him8    ,,faith4 ,i told him that       
although all these that he named might  
claim kindred of me1 and that rightly1  
for indeed they were my  relations      
according to the flesh1 yet since ,i    
became a pilgrim1  they have disowned   
me1 as ,i also have rejected them2 and  
therefore  they were to me now no more  

than if they had never been of my       
lineage4    ,i told him1 moreover1 that 
as to this valley he had quite          
misrepresented  the thing2 for before   
honour is humility2 and a haughty spirit
  before a fall4 ,therefore1 said ,i1 ,i
 had rather go through this  valley to  
the honour that was so accounted by the 
wisest1 than  choose that which he      
esteemed most worthy our affections4    
,,chr4 ,met you with nothing else in    
that valley8    ,,faith4 ,yes1 ,i met   
with ,shame2 but of all the men that ,i 
met with  in my pilgrimage1 he1 ,i      
think1 bears the wrong name4 ,the others
  would be said nay1 after a little     
argumentation1 and somewhat  else2 but  
this bold-faced ,shame would never have 
done4#aaf    ,,chr4 ,why1 what did he   
say to you8    ,,faith4 ,what6 why1 he  
objected against religion itself2 he    
said it  was a pitiful1 low1 sneaking   
business for a man to mind religion2  he
 said that a tender conscience was an   
unmanly thing2 and that  for a man to   

watch over his words and ways1 so as to 
tie up himself  from that hectoring     
liberty1 that the brave spirits of the  
times  accustom themselves unto1 would  
make him the ridicule of the times4  ,he
 objected also1 that but few of the     
mighty1 rich1 or wise1 were  ever of my 
opinion 7#a ,cor4 #a3bf2 #c3ah2 ,phil4  
#c3g1 #h72 nor any of  them neither     
7,john #g3dh71 before they were         
persuaded to be fools1  and to be of a  
voluntary fondness1 to venture the loss 
of all1 for  nobody knows what4 ,he     
moreover objected the base and low      
estate  and condition of those that were
 chiefly the pilgrims1 of the  times in 
which they lived2 also their ignorance1 
and want of  understanding in all       
natural science4 ,yea1 he did hold me to
  it at that rate also1 about a great   
many more things than here ,i  relate2  
as1 that it was a shame to sit whining  
and mourning under  a sermon1 and a     
shame to come sighing and groaning home2
 that it  was a shame to ask my         

neighbour forgiveness for petty faults1 
or  to make restitution where ,i have   
taken from any4 ,he said also1  that    
religion made a man grow strange to the 
great1 because of a  few vices1 which he
 called by finer names2 and made him own
 and  respect the base1 because of the  
same religious fraternity4 ,and  is not 
this1 said he1 a shame8#aag    ,,chr4   
,and what did you say to him8           
,,faith4 ,say6 ,i could not tell what to
 say at the first4 ,yea1 he  put me so  
to it1 that my blood came up in my face2
 even this ,shame  fetched it up1 and   
had almost beat me quite off4 ,but1 at  
last1 ,i  began to consider1 that that  
which is highly esteemed among men1  is 
had in abomination with ,god 7,luke     
#af3ae74 ,and ,i thought again1  this   
,shame tells me what men are2 but it    
tells me nothing what  ,god1 or the     
,word of ,god is4 ,and ,i thought1      
moreover1 that at the  day of doom1 we  
shall not be doomed to death or life1   
according  to the hectoring spirits of  

the world1 but according to the wisdom  
and law of the ,highest4 ,therefore1    
thought ,i1 what ,god says is  best1    
indeed is best1 though all the men in   
the world are against  it4 ,seeing1     
then1 that ,god prefers ,his religion2  
seeing ,god prefers  a tender           
conscience2 seeing they that make       
themselves fools for the  kingdom of    
,heaven are wisest2 and that the poor   
man that loveth  ,christ is richer than 
the greatest man in the world that hates
  ,him2 ,shame1 depart1 thou art an     
enemy to my salvation4 ,shall ,i        
entertain thee against my sovereign     
,lord8 ,how then shall ,i look  ,him in 
the face at ,his coming8 ,should ,i now 
be ashamed of ,his ways  and servants1  
how can ,i expect the blessing8 7,mark  
#h3ch74 ,but1  indeed1 this ,shame was a
 bold villain2 ,i could scarce shake him
  out of my company2 yea1 he would be   
haunting of me1 and continually         
whispering me in the ear1 with some one 
or other of the infirmities  that attend

 religion2 but at last ,i told him it   
was but in vain  to attempt further in  
this business2 for those things that he 
disdained1 in those did ,i see most     
glory2 and so at last ,i got  past this 
importunate one4 ,and when ,i had shaken
 him off1 then ,i  began to sing-       
,the trials that those men do meet      
withal1 ,that are obedient to the       
heavenly call1 ,are manifold1 and suited
 to the flesh1 ,and come1  and come1 and
 come again afresh2 ,that now1 or       
sometime else1 we  by them may ,be      
taken1 overcome1 and cast away4 ,o let  
the pilgrims1  let the pilgrims1 then1  
,be vigilant1 and quit themselves like  
men4    ,,chr4 ,i am glad1 my brother1  
that thou didst withstand this villain  
so bravely2 for of all1 as thou sayest1 
,i think he has the wrong  name2 for he 
is so bold as to follow us in the       
streets1 and to  attempt to put us to   
shame before all men2 that is1 to make  
us  ashamed of that which is good2 but  
if he were not himself audacious1  he   

would never attempt to do as he does4   
,but let us still resist  him2 for      
notwithstanding all his bravadoes1 he   
promoteth the fool1  and none else4 ,the
 wise shall inherit glory1 said         
,solomon1 but  shame shall be the       
promotion of fools 7,prov4 #c3ce74      
,,faith4 ,i think we must cry to ,him   
for help against ,shame1 who  would have
 us to be valiant for the truth upon the
 earth4    ,,chr4 ,you say true2 but did
 you meet nobody else in that valley8   
,,faith4 ,no1 not ,i1 for ,i had        
sunshine all the rest of the way through
  that1 and also through the ,valley of 
the ,shadow of ,death4#aah    ,,chr4 ,it
 was well for you4 ,i am sure it fared  
far otherwise with  me2 ,i had for a    
long season1 as soon almost as ,i       
entered into that  valley1 a dreadful   
combat with that foul fiend ,apollyon2  
yea1 ,i  thought verily he would have   
killed me1 especially when he got me    
down and crushed me under him1 as if he 
would have crushed me to  pieces2 for as

 he threw me1 my sword flew out of my   
hand2 nay1 he  told me he was sure of   
me2 but ,i cried to ,god1 and ,he heard 
me1  and delivered me out of all my     
troubles4 ,then ,i entered into the     
,valley of the ,shadow of ,death1 and   
had no light for almost half  the way   
through it4#aai ,i thought ,i should    
have been killed there1  over and over2 
but at last day broke1 and the sun rose1
 and ,i went  through that which was    
behind with far more ease and quiet4    
,moreover1 ,i saw in my dream1 that as  
they went on1 ,faithful1 as he  chanced 
to look on one side1 saw a man whose    
name is ,talkative1#abj  walking at a   
distance besides them2 for in this      
place1 there was  room enough for them  
all to walk4 ,he was a tall man1 and    
something  more comely at a distance    
than at hand4 ,to this man ,faithful    
addressed himself in this manner4       
,,faith4 ,friend1 whither away8 ,are you
 going to the heavenly country8         
,,talk4 ,i am going to the same place4  

,,faith4 ,that is well2 then ,i hope we 
may have your good company4    ,,talk4  
,with a very good will1 will ,i be your 
companion4    ,,faith4 ,come on1 then1  
and let us go together1 and let us spend
  our time in discoursing of things that
 are profitable4    ,,talk4 ,to talk of 
things that are good1 to me is very     
acceptable1  with you1 or with any      
other2 and ,i am glad that ,i have met  
with  those that incline to so good a   
work2 for1 to speak the truth1  there   
are but few that care thus to spend     
their time 7as they are  in their       
travels71 but choose much rather to be  
speaking of things  to no profit2 and   
this hath been a trouble to me4         
,,faith4 ,that is indeed a thing to be  
lamented2 for what things so  worthy of 
the use of the tongue and mouth of men  
on earth1 as are  the things of the ,god
 of ,heaven8    ,,talk4 ,i like you     
wonderful well1 for your sayings are    
full of  conviction2 and ,i will add1   
what thing is so pleasant1 and what  so 

profitable1 as to talk of the things of 
,god8 ,what things so  pleasant 7that   
is1 if a man hath any delight in things 
that are  wonderful78 ,for instance1 if 
a man doth delight to talk of the       
history or the mystery of things2 or if 
a man doth love to talk of  miracles1   
wonders1 or signs1 where shall he find  
things recorded  so delightful1 and so  
sweetly penned1 as in the ,holy         
,scripture8    ,,faith4 ,that is true2  
but to be profited by such things in our
 talk  should be that which we design4  
,,talk4 ,that is it that ,i said2 for to
 talk of such things is most            
profitable2 for by so doing1 a man may  
get knowledge of many  things2 as of the
 vanity of earthly things1 and the      
benefit of  things above4 ,thus1 in     
general1 but more particularly1 by this1
  a man may learn the necessity of the  
new birth2 the insufficiency  of our    
works2 the need of ,christ's            
righteousness1 c4 ,besides1 by  this a  
man may learn1 by talk1 what it is to   

repent1 to believe1  to pray1 to suffer1
 or the like2 by this also a man may    
learn what  are the great promises and  
consolations of the ,gospel1 to his own 
comfort4 ,further1 by this a man may    
learn to refute false opinions1  to     
vindicate the truth1 and also to        
instruct the ignorant4#aba    ,,faith4  
,all this is true1 and glad am ,i to    
hear these things from  you4    ,,talk4 
,alas6 the want of this is the cause why
 so few understand  the need of faith1  
and the necessity of a work of grace in 
their  soul1 in order to eternal life2  
but ignorantly live in the works  of the
 law1 by which a man can by no means    
obtain the kingdom of  ,heaven4         
,,faith4 ,but1 by your leave1 heavenly  
knowledge of these is the  gift of ,god2
 no man attaineth to them by human      
industry1 or only  by the talk of them4 
,,talk4 ,all this ,i know very well4    
,for a man can receive nothing1  except 
it be given him from ,heaven2 all is of 
grace1 not of works4 ,i  could give you 

a hundred scriptures for the            
confirmation of this4    ,,faith4 ,well1
 then1 said ,faithful1 what is that one 
thing that we  shall at this time found 
our discourse upon8    ,,talk4 ,what you
 will4 ,i will talk of things heavenly1 
or things  earthly2 things moral1 or    
things evangelical2 things sacred1 or   
things profane2 things past1 or things  
to come2 things foreign1 or  things at  
home2 things more essential1 or things  
circumstantial2  provided that all be   
done to our profit4    ,,faith4 ,now did
 ,faithful begin to wonder2 and stepping
 to ,christian  7for he walked all this 
while by himself71 he said to him 7but  
softly71 ,what a brave companion have we
 got6 ,surely this man will  make a very
 excellent pilgrim4    ,,chr4 ,at this  
,christian modestly smiled1 and said1   
,this man1 with  whom you are so taken1 
will beguile1 with that tongue of his1  
#bj  of them that know him not4         
,,faith4 ,do you know him1 then8        
,,chr4 ,know him6 ,yes1 better than he  

knows himself4    ,,faith4 ,pray1 what  
is he8    ,,chr4 ,his name is           
,talkative2 he dwelleth in our town2 ,i 
wonder that  you should be a stranger to
 him1 only ,i consider that our town is 
large4    ,,faith4 ,whose son is he8    
,and whereabout does he dwell8    ,,chr4
 ,he is the son of one ,say-well2 he    
dwelt in ,prating ,row2 and  he is known
 of all that are acquainted with him1 by
 the name of  ,talkative in ,prating    
,row2 and notwithstanding his fine      
tongue1 he  is but a sorry fellow4#abb  
,,faith4 ,well1 he seems to be a very   
pretty man4    ,,chr4 ,that is1 to them 
who have not thorough acquaintance with 
him2  for he is best abroad2 near home1 
he is ugly enough4 ,your saying  that he
 is a pretty man1 brings to my mind what
 ,i have observed in  the work of the   
painter1 whose pictures show best at a  
distance1  but1 very near1 more         
unpleasing4    ,,faith4 ,but ,i am ready
 to think you do but jest1 because you  
smiled4    ,,chr4 ,god forbid that ,i   

should jest 7although ,i smiled7 in this
  matter1 or that ,i should accuse any  
falsely6 ,i will give you  a further    
discovery of him4 ,this man is for any  
company1 and for  any talk2 as he       
talketh now with you1 so will he talk   
when he  is on the ale-bench2 and the   
more drink he hath in his crown1 the    
more of these things he hath in his     
mouth2 religion hath no place  in his   
heart1 or house1 or conversation2 all he
 hath1 lieth in  his tongue1 and his    
religion is to make a noise therewith4  
,,faith4  ,say you so6 then am ,i in    
this man greatly deceived4#abc    ,,chr4
 ,deceived6 you may be sure of it2      
remember the proverb1 ,they  say1 and do
 not 7,matt4 #bc3c74 ,but the kingdom of
 ,god is not  in word1 but in power 7#a 
,cor4 #d3bj74 ,he talketh of prayer1 of 
repentance1 of faith1 and of the new    
birth2 but he knows but only  to talk of
 them4 ,i have been in his family1 and  
have observed  him both at home and     
abroad2 and ,i know what ,i say of him  

is the  truth4 ,his house is as empty of
 religion1 as the white of an egg  is of
 savour4 ,there is there1 neither       
prayer1 nor sign of repentance  for sin2
 yea1 the brute in his kind serves ,god 
far better than  he4 ,he is the very    
stain1 reproach1 and shame of religion1 
to all  that know him2 it can hardly    
have a good word in all that end of  the
 town where he dwells1 through him      
7,rom4 #b3bd1 #be74 ,thus say the       
common people that know him1 ,a saint   
abroad1 and a devil at home4  ,his poor 
family finds it so1 he is such a churl1 
such a railer  at1 and so unreasonable  
with his servants1 that they neither    
know  how to do for1 or speak to him4   
,men that have any dealings with  him1  
say1 it is better to deal with a ,turk  
than with him2 for fairer  dealing they 
shall have at their hands4 ,this        
,talkative 7if it be  possible7 will go 
beyond them1 defraud1 beguile1 and      
over-reach  them4 ,besides1 he brings up
 his sons to follow his steps2 and  if  

he findeth in any of them a foolish     
timorousness 7for so he  calls the first
 appearance of a tender conscience71 he 
calls them  fools1 and blockheads1 and  
by no means will employ them in much1   
or speak to their commendations before  
others4 ,for my part1 ,i  am of opinion1
 that he has1 by his wicked life1 caused
 many to  stumble and fall2 and will be1
 if ,god prevent not1 the ruin of  many 
more4#abd    ,,faith4 ,well1 my brother1
 ,i am bound to believe you2 not only   
because you say you know him1 but also  
because1 like a ,christian1  you make   
your reports of men4 ,for ,i cannot     
think that you speak  these things of   
ill-will1 but because it is even so as  
you say4    ,,chr4 ,had ,i known him no 
more than you1 ,i might perhaps have    
thought  of him as1 at the first1 you   
did2 yea1 had he received this report   
at their hands only that are enemies to 
religion1 ,i should have  thought it had
 been a slander-a lot that often falls  
from bad  men's mouths upon good men's  

names and professions2 but all these    
things1 yea1 and a great many more as   
bad1 of my own knowledge1  ,i can prove 
him guilty of4 ,besides1 good men are   
ashamed of him2  they can neither call  
him brother1 nor friend2 the very naming
  of him among them makes them blush1 if
 they know him4    ,,faith4 ,well1 ,i   
see that saying and doing are two       
things1 and  hereafter ,i shall better  
observe this distinction4    ,,chr4     
,they are two things indeed1 and are as 
diverse as are the  soul and the body2  
for as the body without the soul is but 
a dead carcass1 so saying1 if it be     
alone1 is but a dead carcass  also4 ,the
 soul of religion is the practical part3
 ,pure religion  and undefiled1 before  
,god and the ,father1 is this1 to visit 
the  fatherless and widows in their     
affliction1 and to keep himself         
unspotted from the world 7,james #a3bg2 
see ver4 #bb-bf74 ,this  ,talkative is  
not aware of2 he thinks that hearing and
 saying will  make a good ,christian1   

and thus he deceiveth his own soul4     
,hearing  is but as the sowing of the   
seed2 talking is not sufficient to      
prove that fruit is indeed in the heart 
and life2 and let us assure  ourselves1 
that at the day of doom men shall be    
judged according  to their fruits       
7,matt4 #ac3be74 ,it will not be said   
then1 ,did you  believe8 but1 ,were you 
doers1 or talkers only8 and accordingly 
shall  they be judged4 ,the end of the  
world is compared to our harvest2  and  
you know men at harvest regard nothing  
but fruit4 ,not that  anything can be   
accepted that is not of faith1 but ,i   
speak this  to show you how             
insignificant the profession of         
,talkative will be  at that day4        
,,faith4 ,this brings to my mind that of
 ,moses1 by which he describeth  the    
beast that is clean 7,lev4 #aa2 ,deut4  
#ad74 ,he is such a one that  parteth   
the hoof and cheweth the cud2 not that  
parteth the hoof  only1 or that cheweth 
the cud only4 ,the hare cheweth the cud1

 but  yet is unclean1 because be parteth
 not the hoof4 ,and this truly          
resembleth ,talkative1 he cheweth the   
cud1 he seeketh knowledge1 he  cheweth  
upon the word2 but he divideth not the  
hoof1 he parteth  not with the way of   
sinners2 but1 as the hare1 he retaineth 
the  foot of a dog or bear1 and         
therefore he is unclean4#abe    ,,chr4  
,you have spoken1 for aught ,i know1 the
 true ,gospel sense of  those texts4    
,and ,i will add another thing3 ,paul   
calleth some men1  yea1 and those great 
talkers too1 sounding brass1 and        
tinkling  cymbals1 that is1 as he       
expounds them in another place1 things  
without life1 giving sound 7#a ,cor4    
#ac3a-c2 #ad3g74 ,things without  life1 
that is1 without the true faith and     
grace of the ,gospel2  and consequently1
 things that shall never be placed in   
the kingdom  of ,heaven among those that
 are the children of life2 though their 
sound1 by their talk1 be as if it were  
the tongue or voice of an  angel4       

,,faith4 ,well1 ,i was not so fond of   
his company at first1 but ,i am  as sick
 of it now4 ,what shall we do to be rid 
of him8    ,,chr4 ,take my advice1 and  
do as ,i bid you1 and you shall find    
that  he will soon be sick of your      
company too1 except ,god shall touch    
his heart1 and turn it4    ,,faith4     
,what would you have me to do8    ,,chr4
 ,why1 go to him1 and enter into some   
serious discourse about  the power of   
religion2 and ask him plainly 7when he  
has approved  of it1 for that he will7  
whether this thing be set up in his     
heart1  house1 or conversation8#abf     
,,faith4 ,then ,faithful stepped forward
 again1 and said to ,talkative1  ,come1 
what cheer8 ,how is it now8    ,,talk4  
,thank you1 well4 ,i thought we should  
have had a great deal  of talk by this  
time4    ,,faith4 ,well1 if you will1 we
 will fall to it now2 and since you     
left it with me to state the question1  
let it be this3 ,how doth  the saving   
grace of ,god discover itself1 when it  

is in the heart  of man8    ,,talk4 ,i  
perceive then1 that our talk must be    
about the power of  things4 ,well1 it is
 a very good question1 and ,i shall be  
willing  to answer you4 ,and take my    
answer in brief1 thus3 ,first1 ,where   
the grace of work of ,god is in the     
heart1 it causeth there a great  outcry 
against sin4 ,secondly-    ,,faith4     
,nay1 hold1 let us consider of one at   
once4 ,i think you  should rather say1  
,it shows itself by inclining the soul  
to abhor  its sin4    ,,talk4 ,why1 what
 difference is there between crying out 
against1  and abhorring of sin8         
,,faith4 ,o6 a great deal4 ,a man may   
cry out against sin of policy1  but he  
cannot abhor it1 but by virtue of a     
godly antipathy against  it4 ,i have    
heard many cry out against sin in the   
pulpit1 who yet  can abide it well      
enough in the heart1 house1 and         
conversation4  ,joseph's mistress cried 
out with a loud voice1 as if she had    
been  very holy2 but she would          

willingly1 notwithstanding that1 have   
committed uncleanness with him 7,gen4   
#ci3ae74 ,some cry out against  sin1    
even as the mother cries out against her
 child in her lap1  when she calleth it 
slut and naughty girl1 and then falls to
  hugging and kissing it4#abg    ,,talk4
 ,you lie at the catch1 ,i perceive4#abh
    ,,faith4 ,no1 not ,i2 ,i am only for
 setting things right4 ,but what is  the
 second thing whereby you would prove a 
discovery of a work of  grace in the    
heart8    ,,talk4 ,great knowledge of   
,gospel mysteries4    ,,faith4 ,this    
sign should have been first2 but first  
or last1 it  is also false2 for         
knowledge1 great knowledge1 may be      
obtained in  the mysteries of the       
,gospel1 and yet no work of grace in the
 soul  7#a ,cor4 #ac74 ,yea1 if a man   
have all knowledge1 he may yet be       
nothing1 and so consequently be no child
 of ,god4 ,when ,christ said1  ,do you  
know all these things8 and the disciples
 had answered1  ,yes2 ,he addeth1       

,blessed are ye if ye do them4 ,he doth 
not lay  the blessing in the knowing of 
them1 but in the doing of them4  ,for   
there is a knowledge that is not        
attended with doing3 ,he  that knoweth  
his master's will1 and doeth it not4 ,a 
man may know  like an angel1 and yet be 
no ,christian1 therefore your sign of   
it is not true4 ,indeed1 to know is a   
thing that pleaseth talkers  and        
boasters2 but to do is that which       
pleaseth ,god4 ,not that the  heart can 
be good without knowledge2 for without  
that the heart  is naught4 ,there is1   
therefore1 knowledge and knowledge4     
,knowledge  that resteth in the bare    
speculation of things2 and knowledge    
that is accompanied with the grace of   
faith and love2 which puts  a man upon  
doing even the will of ,god from the    
heart3 the first  of these will serve   
the talker2 but without the other the   
true  ,christian is not content4 ,give  
me understanding1 and ,i shall keep     
,thy law2 yea1 ,i shall observe it with 

my whole heart 7,psa4 #aai3cd74         
,,talk4 ,you lie at the catch again2    
this is not for edification4#abi        
,,faith4 ,well1 if you please1 propound 
another sign how this work  of grace    
discovereth itself where it is4         
,,talk4 ,not ,i1 for ,i see we shall not
 agree4    ,,faith4 ,well1 if you will  
not1 will you give me leave to do it8   
,,talk4 ,you may use your liberty4      
,,faith4 ,a work of grace in the soul   
discovereth itself1 either to  him that 
hath it1 or to standers by4    ,to him  
that hath it thus3 ,it gives him        
conviction of sin1 especially  of the   
defilement of his nature and the sin of 
unbelief 7for the  sake of which he is  
sure to be damned1 if he findeth not    
mercy at  ,god's hand1 by faith in      
,jesus ,christ7 7,john #af3h2 ,rom4     
#g3bd2 ,john  #af3i2 ,mark #af3af74     
,this sight and sense of things worketh 
in him  sorrow and shame for sin2 he    
findeth1 moreover1 revealed in ,him the 
,saviour of the world1 and the absolute 

necessity of closing with  ,him for     
life1 at the which he findeth hungerings
 and thirstings  after ,him2 to which   
hungerings1 c41 the promise is made     
7,psa4  #ch3ah2 ,jer4 #ca3ai2 ,gal4     
#b3af2 ,acts #d3ab2 ,matt4 #e3f2 ,rev4  
#ba3fj74  ,now1 according to the        
strength or weakness of his faith in his
  ,saviour1 so is his joy and peace1 so 
is his love to holiness1 so  are his    
desires to know ,him more1 and also to  
serve ,him in this  world4 ,but though  
,i say it discovereth itself thus unto  
him1 yet  it is but seldom that he is   
able to conclude that this is a work  of
 grace2 because his corruptions now1 and
 his abused reason1 make  his mind to   
misjudge in this matter2 therefore1 in  
him that hath  this work1 there is      
required a very sound judgment before he
 can1  with steadiness1 conclude that   
this is a work of grace4    ,to others1 
it is thus discovered3    #a4 ,by an    
experimental confession of his faith in 
,christ 7,rom4  #aj3aj2 ,phil4 #a3bg2   

,matt4 #e3ai74    #b4 ,by a life        
answerable to that confession2 to wit1 a
 life of  holiness2 heart-holiness1     
family-holiness 7if he hath a family71  
and by conversation-holiness in the     
world2 which1 in the general1  teacheth 
him1 inwardly1 to abhor his sin1 and    
himself for that1 in  secret2 to        
suppress it in his family1 and to       
promote holiness in  the world2 not by  
talk only1 as a hypocrite or talkative  
person  may do1 but by a practical      
subjection1 in faith and love1 to  the  
power of the ,word 7,john #ad3ae2 ,psa4 
#a3bc2 ,job #db3e1 #f2 ,ezek4  #bj3dc74 
,and now1 ,sir1 as to this brief        
description of the work of  grace1 and  
also the discovery of it1 if you have   
aught to object1  object2 if not1 then  
give me leave to propound to you a      
second  question4    ,,talk4 ,nay1 my   
part is not now to object1 but to hear2 
let me1  therefore1 have your second    
question4    ,,faith4 ,it is this3 ,do  
you experience this first part of this  

description of it8 and doth your life   
and conversation testify the  same8 or  
standeth your religion in word or in    
tongue1 and not in  deed and truth8     
,pray1 if you incline to answer me in   
this1 say  no more than you know the    
,god above will say ,amen to2 and1 also1
  nothing but what your conscience can  
justify you in2 for1 not he  that       
commendeth himself is approved1 but whom
 the ,lord commendeth4  ,besides1 to    
say1 ,i am thus1 and thus1 when my      
conversation1 and  all my neighbours1   
tell me ,i lie1 is great wickedness4#acj
    ,,talk4 ,then ,talkative at first   
began to blush2 but1 recovering         
himself1 thus he replied3 ,you come now 
to experience1 to conscience1  and ,god2
 and to appeal to ,him for justification
 of what is spoken4  ,this kind of      
discourse ,i did not expect2 nor am ,i  
disposed to  give an answer to such     
questions1 because ,i count not myself  
bound  thereto1 unless you take upon you
 to be a catechiser1 and1 though  you   

should so do1 yet ,i may refuse to make 
you my judge4 ,but1 ,i  pray1 will you  
tell me why you ask me such             
questions8#aca    ,,faith4 ,because ,i  
saw you forward to talk1 and because ,i 
knew not  that you had aught else but   
notion4 ,besides1 to tell you all the   
truth1 ,i have heard of you1 that you   
are a man whose religion lies  in talk1 
and that your conversation gives this   
your mouth-profession  the lie4 ,they   
say1 you are a spot among ,christians2  
and that  religion fareth the worse for 
your ungodly conversation2 that some    
already have stumbled at your wicked    
ways1 and that more are in  danger of   
being destroyed thereby2 your religion1 
and an ale-house1  and covetousness1 and
 uncleanness1 and swearing1 and lying1  
and  vain company keeping1 c41 will     
stand together4 ,the proverb is  true of
 you which is said of a whore1 to wit1  
that she is a shame  to all women2 so   
are you a shame to all professors4#acb  
,,talk4 ,since you are ready to take up 

reports1 and to judge so  rashly as you 
do1 ,i cannot but conclude you are some 
peevish or  melancholy man1 not fit to  
be discoursed with2 and so adieu4#acc   
,,chr4 ,then came up ,christian1 and    
said to his brother1 ,i told you  how it
 would happen2 your words and his lusts 
could not agree2  he had rather leave   
your company than reform his life4 ,but 
he is  gone1 as ,i said2 let him go1 the
 loss is no man's but his own2  he has  
saved us the trouble of going from him2 
for he continuing  7as ,i suppose he    
will do7 as he is1 he would have been   
but a blot  in our company2 besides1 the
 apostle says1 ,from such withdraw      
thyself4    ,,faith4 ,but ,i am glad we 
had this little discourse with him2 it  
may happen that he will think of it     
again2 however1 ,i have dealt  plainly  
with him1 and so am clear of his blood1 
if he perisheth4    ,,chr4 ,you did well
 to talk so plainly to him as you did2  
there is  but little of this faithful   
dealing with men now-a-days1 and that   

makes religion to stink so in the       
nostrils of many1 as it doth2  for they 
are these talkative fools whose religion
 is only in word1  and are debauched and
 vain in their conversation1 that 7being
  so much admitted into the fellowship  
of the godly7 do puzzle the  world1     
blemish ,christianity1 and grieve the   
sincere4 ,i wish that  all men would    
deal with such as you have done2 then   
should they  either be made more        
conformable to religion1 or the company 
of  saints would be too hot for them4   
,then did ,faithful say1    ,how        
,talkative at first lifts up his plumes6
 ,how bravely doth he  speak6 ,how he   
presumes ,to drive down all before him6 
,but so soon  ,as ,faithful talks of    
heart-work1 like the moon ,that's past  
the  full1 into the wane he goes4 ,and  
so will all1 but he that ,,heart-,,work 
knows4    ,thus they went on talking of 
what they had seen by the way1 and  so  
made that way easy which would1         
otherwise1 no doubt1 have been  tedious 

to them2 for now they went through a    
wilderness4    ,now1 when they were got 
almost quite out of this wilderness1    
,faithful chanced to cast his eye back1 
and espied one coming after  them1 and  
he knew him4 ,oh6 said ,faithful to his 
brother1 ,who comes  yonder8 ,then      
,christian looked1 and said1 ,it is my  
good friend  ,evangelist4 ,aye1 and my  
good friend too1 said ,faithful1 for it 
was he that set me the way to the gate4 
,now was ,evangelist come  up unto them1
 and thus saluted them3    ,,evan4      
,peace be with you1 dearly beloved2 and 
peace be to your  helpers4 ,,chr4       
,welcome1 welcome1 my good ,evangelist2 
the sight of  thy countenance brings to 
my remembrance thy ancient kindness and 
unwearied labouring for my eternal good4
    ,,faith4 ,and a thousand times      
welcome1 said good ,faithful4 ,thy      
company1  ,o sweet ,evangelist1 how     
desirable it is to us poor pilgrims6#acd
    ,,evan4 ,then said ,evangelist1 ,how
 hath it fared with you1 my friends1    

since the time of our last parting8     
,what have you met with1 and  how have  
you behaved yourselves8    ,then        
,christian and ,faithful told him of all
 things that had happened  to them in   
the way2 and how and with what          
difficulty1 they had  arrived to that   
place4#ace    ,,evan4 ,right glad am ,i1
 said ,evangelist1 not that you have met
 with  trials1 but that you have been   
victors2 and for that you have1         
notwithstanding many weaknesses1        
continued in the way to this very  day4 
,i say1 right glad am ,i of this thing1 
and that for mine own sake  and yours4  
,i have sowed1 and you have reaped2 and 
the day is  coming1 when both he that   
sowed and they that reaped shall rejoice
  together2 that is1 if you hold out2   
for in due season ye shall  reap1 if ye 
faint not 7,john #d3cf2 ,gal4 #f3i74    
,the crown is before  you1 and it is an 
incorruptible one2 so run1 that you may 
obtain  it 7#a ,cor4 #i3bd-bg74 ,some   
there be that set out for this crown1   

and1 after they have gone far for it1   
another comes in1 and takes  it from    
them2 hold fast1 therefore1 that you    
have1 let no man take  your crown 7,rev4
 #c3aa74acf ,you are not yet out of the 
gun-shot  of the devil2 you have not    
resisted unto blood1 striving against   
sin2 let the kingdom be always before   
you1 and believe steadfastly  concerning
 things that are invisible4 ,let nothing
 that is on this  side the other world  
get within you2 and1 above all1 look    
well to  your own hearts1 and to the    
lusts thereof1 for they are deceitful   
above all things1 and desperately       
wicked2 set your faces like a  flint2   
you have all power in ,heaven and earth 
on your side4    ,,chr4 ,then ,christian
 thanked him for his exhortation2 but   
told him1  withal1 that they would have 
him speak further to them for their     
help the rest of the way1 and the       
rather1 for that they well knew  that he
 was a prophet1 and could tell them of  
things that might  happen unto them1 and

 also how they might resist and overcome
 them4  ,to which request ,faithful also
 consented4 ,so ,evangelist began as    
followeth3    ,,evan4 ,my sons1 you have
 heard in the words of the truth of the 
,gospel  that you must1 through many    
tribulations1 enter into the kingdom  of
 ,heaven4 ,and again1 that in every city
 bonds and afflictions  abide in you2   
and therefore you cannot expect that you
 should go  long on your pilgrimage     
without them1 in some sort or other4    
,you  have found something of the truth 
of these testimonies upon you  already1 
and more will immediately follow2 for   
now1 as you see1  you are almost out of 
this wilderness1 and therefore you will 
soon  come into a town that you will by 
and by see before you2 and in  that town
 you will be hardly beset with enemies1 
who will strain  hard but they will kill
 you2 and be you sure that one or both  
of  you must seal the testimony which   
you hold1 with blood2 but be you        
faithful unto death1 and the ,king will 

give you a crown of life4  ,he that     
shall die there1 although his death will
 be unnatural1  and his pain perhaps    
great1 he will yet have the better of   
his  fellow2 not only because he will be
 arrived at the ,celestial ,city        
soonest1 but because he will escape many
 miseries that the other  will meet with
 in the rest of his journey4 ,but when  
you are come  to the town1 and shall    
find fulfilled what ,i have here        
related1  then remember your friend and 
quit yourselves like men1 and commit    
the keeping of your souls to your ,god  
in well-doing1 as unto a  faithful      
,creator4#acg    ,then ,i saw in my     
dream1 that when they were got out of   
the wilderness1  they presently saw a   
town before them1 and the name of that  
town  is ,vanity2 and at the town there 
is a fair kept1 called ,vanity  ,fair3  
it is kept all the year long2 it beareth
 the name of ,vanity  ,fair1 because the
 town where it is kept is lighter than  
vanity2  and also because all that is   

there sold1 or that cometh thither1  is 
vanity4 ,as is the saying of the wise1  
,all that cometh is  vanity 7,eccl4 #a2 
#b3aa1 #ag2 #aa3h2 ,isa4 #dj3ag74       
,this fair is no new-erected business1  
but a thing of ancient  standing2 ,i    
will show you the original of it4       
,almost #e1jjj years agone1 there were  
pilgrims walking to the  ,celestial     
,city as these two honest persons are3  
and ,beelzebub1  ,apollyon1 and ,legion1
 with their companions1 perceiving by   
the  path that the pilgrims made1 that  
their way to the city lay through  this 
town of ,vanity1 they contrived here to 
set up a fair2 a fair  wherein should be
 sold all sorts of vanity1 and that it  
should last  all the year long3         
therefore at this fair are all such     
merchandise  sold1 as houses1 lands1    
trades1 places1 honours1 preferments1   
titles1 countries1 kingdoms1 lusts1     
pleasures1 and delights of  all sorts1  
as whores1 bawds1 wives1 husbands1      
children1 masters1  servants1 lives1    

blood1 bodies1 souls1 silver1 gold1     
pearls1  precious stones1 and what      
not4#ach ,and1 moreover1 at this fair   
there is at all times1 to be seen       
juggling1 cheats1 games1 plays1  fools1 
apes1 knaves1 and rogues1 and that of   
every kind4    ,here are to be seen too1
 and that for nothing1 thefts1 murders1 
adulteries1 false swearers1 and that of 
a blood-red colour4#aci    ,and as in   
other fairs of less moment1 there are   
the several rows  and streets1 under    
their proper names1 where such and such 
wares  are vended2 so here likewise you 
have the proper places1 rows1  streets  
7viz4 countries and kingdoms71 where the
 wares of this  fair are soonest to be  
found4 ,here is the ,britain ,row1 the  
,french  ,row1 the ,italian ,row1 the   
,spanish ,row1 the ,german ,row1 where  
several sorts of vanities are to be     
sold4 ,but1 as in other fairs1  some one
 commodity is as the chief of all the   
fair1 so the ware  of ,rome and her     
merchandise is greatly promoted in this 

fair2  only our ,english nation1 with   
some others1 have taken a dislike       
thereat4#adj    ,now1 as ,i said1 the   
way to the ,celestial ,city lies just   
through  this town where this lusty fair
 is kept2 and he that will go to  the   
,city1 and yet not go through this town1
 must needs go out  of the world 7#a    
,cor4 #e3aj74 ,the ,prince of princes   
,himself1 when  here1 went through this 
town to ,his own country1 and that upon 
a fair day too2 yea1 and as ,i think1 it
 was ,beelzebub1 the chief  lord of this
 fair1 that invited ,him to buy of his  
vanities2 yea1  would have made ,him    
lord of the fair1 would ,he but have    
done him  reverence as ,he went through 
the town 7,matt4 #d3h2 ,luke #d3e-g74   
,yea1  because ,he was such a person of 
honour1 ,beelzebub had ,him from  street
 to street1 and showed ,him all the     
kingdoms of the world  in a little time1
 that he might1 if possible1 allure the 
,blessed  ,one to cheapen and buy some  
of his vanities2 but ,he had no mind to 

the merchandise1 and therefore left the 
town1 without laying out  so much as one
 farthing upon these vanities4 ,this    
fair1 therefore1  is an ancient thing1  
of long standing1 and a very great fair4
 ,now  these ,pilgrims1 as ,i said1 must
 needs go through this fair4#ada  ,well1
 so they did2 but1 behold1 even as they 
entered into the  fair1 all the people  
in the fair were moved1 and the town    
itself  as it were in a hubbub about    
them2 and that for several reasons2     
for-    ,first1 ,the pilgrims were      
clothed with such kind of raiment as    
was diverse from the raiment of any that
 traded in that fair4 ,the  people1     
therefore1 of the fair1 made a great    
gazing upon them3  some said they were  
fools1 some they were bedlams1 and some 
they  are outlandish men#adb 7#a ,cor4  
#b3g1 #h74    ,secondly1 ,and as they   
wondered at their apparel1 so they did  
likewise at their speech2 for few could 
understand what they said2  they        
naturally spoke the language of ,canaan1

 but they that kept  the fair were the  
men of this world2 so that1 from one end
 of the  fair to the other1 they seemed 
barbarians each to the other4           
,thirdly1 ,but that which did not a     
little amuse the merchandisers  was1    
that these pilgrims set very light by   
all their wares2 they  cared not so much
 as to look upon them2 and if they      
called upon  them to buy1 they would put
 their fingers in their ears1 and cry1  
,turn away mine eyes from beholding     
vanity1#adc and look upwards1           
signifying that their trade and traffic 
was in ,heaven 7,psa4 #aai3cg2  ,phil4  
#c3ai1 #bj74    ,one chanced mockingly1 
beholding the carriage of the men1 to   
say  unto them1 ,what will ye buy8 ,but 
they1 looking gravely upon him1         
answered1 ,we buy the truth 7,psa4      
#bc3bc74add ,at that there  was an      
occasion taken to despise the men the   
more3 some mocking1  some taunting1 some
 speaking reproachfully1 and some       
calling upon  others to smite them4 ,at 

last things came to a hubbub1 and great 
stir in the fair1 insomuch that all     
order was confounded4 ,now was  word    
presently brought to the great one of   
the fair1 who quickly  came down1 and   
deputed some of his most trusty friends 
to take these  men into examination1    
about whom the fair was almost          
overturned4  ,so the men were brought to
 examination2 and they that sat upon    
them1 asked them whence they came1      
whither they went1 and what  they did   
there in such an unusual garb8 ,the men 
told them1 that  they were pilgrims and 
strangers in the world1 and that they   
were  going to their own country1 which 
was the heavenly ,jerusalem 7,heb4      
#i3ac-af72 and that they had given no   
occasion to the men of the  town1 nor   
yet to the merchandisers1 thus to abuse 
them1 and to  let them in their journey1
 except it was1 for that1 when one asked
  them what they would buy1 they said   
they would buy the truth4 ,but  they    
that were appointed to examine them did 

not believe them to  be any other than  
bedlams and mad1 or else such as came to
 put  all things into a confusion in the
 fair4 ,therefore they took them  and   
beat them1 and besmeared them with dirt1
 and then put them  into the cage1 that 
they might be made a spectacle to all   
the men  of the fair4 ,there1 therefore1
 they lay for some time1 and were  made 
the objects of any man's sport1 or      
malice1 or revenge1 the  great one of   
the fair laughing still at all that     
befell them4 ,but  the men being        
patient1 and not rendering railing for  
railing1 but  contrariwise1 blessing1   
and giving good words for bad1 and      
kindness  for injuries done1 some men in
 the fair that were more observing1  and
 less prejudiced than the rest1 began to
 check and blame the  baser sort for    
their continual abuses done by them to  
the men2 they1  therefore1 in angry     
manner1 let fly at them again1 counting 
them  as bad as the men in the cage1 and
 telling them that they seemed          

confederates1 and should be made        
partakers of their misfortunes4#ade     
,the other replied1 that for aught they 
could see1 the men were  quiet1 and     
sober1 and intended nobody any harm2 and
 that there  were many that traded in   
their fair1 that were more worthy to be 
put into the cage1 yea1 and pillory too1
 than were the men that  they had       
abused4 ,thus1 after divers words had   
passed on both  sides1 the men behaving 
themselves all the while very wisely and
  soberly before them1 they fell to some
 blows among themselves1  and did harm  
one to another4 ,then were these two    
poor men brought  before their examiners
 again1 and there charged as being      
guilty  of the late hubbub that had been
 in the fair4 ,so they beat them        
pitifully1 and hanged irons upon them1  
and led them in chains up  and down the 
fair1 for an example and a terror to    
others1 lest any  should speak in their 
behalf1 or join themselves unto         
them4#adf  ,but ,christian and ,faithful

 behaved themselves yet more wisely1 and
  received the ignominy and shame that  
was cast upon them1 with so  much       
meekness and patience1 that it won to   
their side1 though but  few in          
comparison of the rest1 several of the  
men in the fair4  ,this put the other   
party yet into greater rage1 insomuch   
that they  concluded the death of these 
two men4 ,wherefore they threatened1    
that the cage nor irons should serve    
their turn1 but that they  should die1  
for the abuse they had done1 and for    
deluding the men  of the fair4    ,then 
were they remanded to the cage again1   
until further order  should be taken    
with them4 ,so they put them in1 and    
made their  feet fast in the stocks4    
,here1 therefore1 they called again to  
mind what they had heard  from their    
faithful friend ,evangelist1 and were   
the more confirmed  in their way and    
sufferings1 by what he told them would  
happen  to them4#adg ,they also now     
comforted each other1 that whose lot  it

 was to suffer1 even he should have the 
best of it2 therefore  each man secretly
 wished that he might have that         
preferment3 but  committing themselves  
to the all-wise disposal of ,him that   
ruleth  all things1 with much content   
they abode in the condition in which    
they were1 until they should be         
otherwise disposed of4#adh    ,then a   
convenient time being appointed1 they   
brought them forth  to their trial1 in  
order to their condemnation4 ,when the  
time was  come1 they were brought before
 their enemies and arraigned4 ,the      
,judge's name was ,lord ,hate-good4     
,their indictment was one and the  same 
in substance1 though somewhat varying in
 form1 the contents  whereof were this- 
,that they were enemies to1 and         
disturbers of their trade2 that  they   
had made commotions and divisions in the
 town1 and had won  a party to their own
 most dangerous opinions1 in contempt of
 the  law of their prince4#adi    ,then 
,faithful began to answer1 that he had  

only set himself against  that which had
 set itself against ,him that is higher 
than the  highest4 ,and1 said he1 as for
 disturbance1 ,i make none1 being       
myself a man of peace2 the parties that 
were won to us1 were won  by beholding  
our truth and innocence1 and they are   
only turned from  the worse to the      
better4 ,and as to the king you talk of1
 since be  is ,beelzebub1 the enemy of  
our ,lord1 ,i defy him and all his      
angels4    ,then proclamation was made1 
that they that had aught to say for     
their lord the king against the prisoner
 at the bar1 should  forthwith appear   
and give in their evidence4 ,so there   
came in  three witnesses1 to wit1 ,envy1
 ,superstition1 and ,pickthank4 ,they   
were then asked if they knew the        
prisoner at the bar2 and what  they had 
to say for their lord the king against  
him4    ,then stood forth ,envy1 and    
said to this effect1 ,my ,lord1 ,i have 
known this man a long time1 and will    
attest upon my oath before  this        

honourable bench1 that he is-           
,,judge4 ,hold4 ,give him his oath4 7,so
 they sware him74 ,then he said-        
,,envy4 ,my ,lord1 this man1            
notwithstanding his plausible name1 is  
one of the vilest men in our country4   
,he neither regardeth prince  nor       
people1 law nor custom2 but doth all    
that he can to possess  all men with    
certain of his disloyal notions1#aej    
which he in the  general calls          
principles of faith and holiness4 ,and1 
in particular1  ,i heard him once myself
 affirm1 that ,christianity and the     
customs  of our town of ,vanity1 were   
diametrically opposite1 and could not   
be reconciled4 ,by which saying1 my     
,lord1 he doth at once not only  condemn
 all our laudable doings1 but us in the 
doing of them4    ,,judge4 ,then did the
 ,judge say to him1 ,hast thou any more 
to say8    ,,envy4 ,my ,lord1 ,i could  
say much more1 only ,i would not be     
tedious  to the court4 ,yet1 if need be1
 when the other gentlemen have given  in

 their evidence1 rather than anything   
shall be wanting that will  despatch    
him1 ,i will enlarge my testimony       
against him4 ,so he was  bid stand by4  
,then they called ,superstition1 and bid
 him look upon the prisoner4  ,they also
 asked1 what he could say for their lord
 the king against  him4 ,then they sware
 him2 so he began4    ,,super4 ,my      
,lord1 ,i have no great acquaintance    
with this man1 nor do  ,i desire to have
 further knowledge of him2 however1 this
 ,i know1  that he is a very pestilent  
fellow1 from some discourse that1  the  
other day1 ,i had with him in this town2
 for then talking with  him1 ,i heard   
him say1 that our religion was naught1  
and such by  which a man could by no    
means please ,god4 ,which sayings of    
his1  my ,lord1 your ,lordship very well
 knows1 what necessarily thence  will   
follow1 to wit1 that we do still worship
 in vain1 are yet  in our sins1 and     
finally shall be damned2 and this is    
that which  ,i have to say4#aea    ,then

 was ,pickthank sworn1 and bid say what 
he knew1 in behalf of  their lord the   
king1 against the prisoner at the bar4  
,,pick4 ,my ,lord1 and you gentlemen    
all1 ,this fellow ,i have known of  a   
long time1 and have heard him speak     
things that ought not to be  spoke2 for 
he hath railed on our noble prince      
,beelzebub1 and hath  spoken            
contemptibly of his honourable friends1 
whose names are  the ,lord ,old ,man1   
the ,lord ,carnal ,delight1 the ,lord   
,luxurious1  the ,lord ,desire of ,vain 
,glory1 my old ,lord ,lechery1 ,sir     
,having  ,greedy1 with all the rest of  
our nobility2 and he hath said1         
moreover1 ,that if all men were of his  
mind1 if possible1 there is  not one of 
these noblemen should have any longer a 
being in this  town4 ,besides1 he hath  
not been afraid to rail on you1 my      
,lord1  who are now appointed to be his 
judge1 calling you an ungodly  villain1 
with many other such like vilifying     
terms1 with which he  hath bespattered  

most of the gentry of our town4#aeb     
,when this ,pickthank had told his tale1
 the ,judge directed his  speech to the 
prisoner at the bar1 saying1 ,thou      
runagate1 heretic1  and traitor1 hast   
thou heard what these honest gentlemen  
have  witnessed against thee8           
,,faith4 ,may ,i speak a few words in my
 own defence8    ,,judge4 ,sirrah6      
,sirrah6 thou deservest to live no      
longer1 but to  be slain immediately    
upon the place2 yet1 that all men may   
see  our gentleness towards thee1 let us
 hear what thou1 vile runagate1  hast to
 say4    ,,faith4 #a4 ,i say1 then1 in  
answer to what ,mr4 ,envy hath spoken1  
,i never said aught but this1 ,that what
 rule1 or laws1 or custom1  or people1  
were flat against the ,word of ,god1 are
 diametrically  opposite to             
,christianity4 ,if ,i have said amiss in
 this1 convince  me of my error1 and ,i 
am ready here before you to make my     
recantation4    #b4 ,as to the second1  
to wit1 ,mr4 ,superstition1 and his     

charge  against me1 ,i said only this1  
,that in the worship of ,god there is   
required a ,divine faith2 but there can 
be no ,divine faith without  a ,divine  
revelation of the will of ,god4         
,therefore1 whatever is  thrust into the
 worship of ,god that is not agreeable  
to ,divine  revelation1 cannot be done  
but by a human faith1 which faith will  
not be profitable to eternal life4      
#c4 ,as to what ,mr4 ,pickthank hath    
said1 ,i say 7avoiding terms1 as  that  
,i am said to rail1 and the like71 that 
the prince of this  town1 with all the  
rabblement1 his attendants1 by this     
gentleman  named1 are more fit for a    
being in hell1 than in this town and    
country3 and so1 the ,lord have mercy   
upon me6#aec    ,then the ,judge called 
to the jury 7who all this while stood   
by1  to hear and observe72#aed          
,gentlemen of the jury1 you see this    
man about whom so great an uproar hath  
been made in this town4  ,you have also 
heard what these worthy gentlemen have  

witnessed  against him4 ,also you have  
heard his reply and confession4 ,it     
lieth now in your breasts to hang him1  
or save his life2 but yet  ,i think meet
 to instruct you into our law4    ,there
 was an ,act made in the days of        
,pharaoh the ,great1 servant  to our    
prince1 that lest those of a contrary   
religion should  multiply1 and grow too 
strong for him1 their males should be   
thrown into the river 7,exo4 #a74 ,there
 was also an ,act made in the  days of  
,nebuchadnezzar the ,great1 another of  
his servants1 that  whosoever would not 
fall down and worship his golden image1 
should  be thrown into a fiery furnace  
7,dan4 #c74 ,there was also an ,act made
  in the days of ,darius1 that whoso1   
for some time1 called upon any  ,god but
 him1 should be cast into the lions' den
 7,dan4 #f74 ,now the  substance of     
these laws this rebel has broken1 not   
only in thought  7which is not to be    
borne7 but also in word and deed2 which 
must  therefore needs be intolerable4   

,for that of ,pharaoh1 his law was made 
upon a supposition1 to  prevent         
mischief1 no crime being yet apparent2  
but here is a crime  apparent4 ,for the 
second and third1 you see he disputeth  
against  our religion2 and for the      
treason he hath confessed1 he deserveth 
to die the death4    ,then went the jury
 out1 whose names were1 ,mr4 ,blind-man1
 ,mr4  ,no-good1 ,mr4 ,malice1 ,mr4     
,love-lust1 ,mr4 ,live-loose1 ,mr4      
,heady1  ,mr4 ,high-mind1 ,mr4 ,enmity1 
,mr4 ,liar1 ,mr4 ,cruelty1 ,mr4         
,hate-light1  and ,mr4 ,implacable2 who 
every one gave in his private verdict   
against him among themselves1 and       
afterwards unanimously concluded  to    
bring him in guilty before the ,judge4  
,and first1 among themselves1  ,mr4     
,blind-man1 the foreman1 said1 ,i see   
clearly that this man is  a heretic4#aee
 ,then said ,mr4 ,no-good1 ,away with   
such a fellow  from the earth4 ,ay1 said
 ,mr4 ,malice1 for ,i hate the very     
looks of  him4 ,then said ,mr4          

,love-lust1 ,i could never endure him4  
,nor ,i1  said ,mr4 ,live-loose1 for he 
would always be condemning my way4 ,hang
  him1 hang him1 said ,mr4 ,heady4 ,a   
sorry scrub1 said ,mr4 ,high-mind4  ,my 
heart riseth against him1 said ,mr4     
,enmity4 ,he is a rogue1 said  ,mr4     
,liar4 ,hanging is too good for him1    
said ,mr4 ,cruelty4 ,let us  despatch   
him out of the way1 said ,mr4           
,hate-light4 ,then said ,mr4            
,implacable1 ,might ,i have all the     
world given me1 ,i could not  be        
reconciled to him2 therefore1 let us    
forthwith bring him in  guilty of       
death4#aef ,and so they did2 therefore  
he was presently  condemned1 to be had  
from the place where he was1 to the     
place  from whence he came1 and there to
 be put to the most cruel death  that   
could be invented4#aeg    ,they1        
therefore1 brought him out1 to do with  
him according to their  law2 and1 first1
 they scourged him1 then they buffeted  
him1 then  they lanced his flesh with   

knives2 after that1 they stoned him     
with stones1 then pricked him with their
 swords2 and1 last of all1  they burned 
him to ashes at the stake4 ,thus came   
,faithful to his  end4#aeh    ,now ,i   
saw that there stood behind the         
multitude1 a chariot and  a couple of   
horses1 waiting for ,faithful1 who 7so  
soon as his  adversaries had despatched 
him7 was taken up into it1 and          
straightway  was carried up through the 
clouds1 with sound of trumpet1 the      
nearest way to the ,celestial ,gate4#aei
 ,but as for ,christian1 he  had some   
respite1 and was remanded back to       
prison4 ,so he there  remained for a    
space2 but ,he that overrules all       
things1 having  the power of their rage 
in ,his own hand1 so wrought it about1  
that  ,christian for that time escaped  
them1 and went his way2#afj and  as he  
went1 he sang1 saying-    ,well1        
,faithful1 thou hast faithfully profest 
,unto thy ,lord2 with  whom thou shalt  
be blest1 ,when faithless ones1 with all

 their  vain delights1 ,are crying out  
under their hellish plights1 ,sing1     
,faithful1 sing1 and let thy name       
survive2 ,for1 though they kill'd  thee1
 thou art yet alive4    ,now ,i saw in  
my dream1 that ,christian went not forth
 alone1 for  there was one whose name   
was ,hopeful 7being made so by the      
beholding  of ,christian and ,faithful  
in their words and behaviour1 in their  
sufferings at the ,fair71 who joined    
himself unto him1 and1 entering  into a 
brotherly covenant1 told him that he    
would be his companion4  ,thus1 one died
 to bear testimony to the truth1 and    
another  rises out of his ashes1 to be a
 companion with ,christian in his       
pilgrimage4#afa ,this ,hopeful also told
 ,christian1 that there were  many more 
of the men in the ,fair1 that would take
 their time and  follow after4    ,so ,i
 saw that quickly after they were got   
out of the ,fair1 they  overtook one    
that was going before them1 whose name  
was ,by-ends2  so they said to him1     

,what countryman1 ,sir8 and how far go  
you this  way8 ,he told them1 that he   
came from the town of ,fair-speech1 and 
he was going to the ,celestial ,city1   
but told them not his name4    ,from    
,fair-speech6 said ,christian4 ,is there
 any good that lives  there8 7,prov4    
#bf3be74    ,,by-,,ends4 ,yes1 said     
,by-ends1 ,i hope4    ,,chr4 ,pray1     
,sir1 ,what may ,i call you8 ,said      
,christian4    ,,by-,,ends4 ,i am a     
stranger to you1 and you to me3 if you  
be going this  way1 ,i shall be glad of 
your company2 if not1 ,i must be        
content4    ,,chr4 ,this town of        
,fair-speech1 said ,christian1 ,i have  
heard of2  and1 as ,i remember1 they say
 it is a wealthy place4    ,,by-,,ends4 
,yes1 ,i will assure you that it is2 and
 ,i have very many  rich kindred there4 
,,chr4 ,pray1 who are your kindred      
there8 if a man may be so bold4         
,,by-,,ends4 ,almost the whole town2 and
 in particular1 my ,lord  ,turn-about1  
my ,lord ,time-server1 my ,lord         

,fair-speech 7from whose  ancestors that
 town first took its name71 also ,mr4   
,smooth-man1  ,mr4 ,facing-both-ways1   
,mr4 ,any-thing2 and the parson of our  
parish1  ,mr4 ,two-tongues1 was my      
mother's own brother1 by father's side2 
and to tell you the truth1 ,i am become 
a gentleman of good quality1  yet my    
great-grandfather was but a waterman1   
looking one way and  rowing another1 and
 ,i got most of my estate by the same   
occupation4    ,,chr4 ,are you a married
 man8    ,,by-,,ends4 ,yes1 and my wife 
is a very virtuous woman1 the daughter  
of a virtuous woman2 she was my ,lady   
,feigning's daughter1 therefore  she    
came of a very honourable family1 and is
 arrived to such  a pitch of breeding1  
that she knows how to carry it to all1  
even  to prince and peasant4 ,it is true
 we somewhat differ in religion  from   
those of the stricter sort1 yet but in  
two small points2  first1 we never      
strive against wind and tide2 secondly1 
we are  always most zealous when        

religion goes in his silver slippers2 we
  love much to walk with him in the     
street1 if the sun shines1 and  the     
people applaud him4#afb    ,then        
,christian stepped a little aside to his
 fellow ,hopeful1 saying1  ,it runs in  
my mind that this is one ,by-ends of    
,fair-speech2 and if  it be he1 we have 
as very a knave in our company1 as      
dwelleth in  all these parts4 ,then said
 ,hopeful1 ,ask him2 methinks he should 
not be ashamed of his name4 ,so         
,christian came up with him again1  and 
said1 ,sir1 you talk as if you knew     
something more than all the  world      
doth2#afc and if ,i take not my mark    
amiss1 ,i deem ,i have  half a guess of 
you3 ,is not your name ,mr4 ,by-ends1 of
 ,fair-speech8    ,,by-,,ends4 ,this is 
not my name1 but indeed it is a nickname
 that is  given me by some that cannot  
abide me2 and ,i must be content to     
bear it as a reproach1 as other good men
 have borne theirs before  me4    ,,chr4
 ,but did you never give an occasion to 

men to call you by this  name8          
,,by-,,ends4 ,never1 never6 ,the worst  
that ever ,i did to give them an        
occasion to give me this name was1 that 
,i had always the luck to  jump in my   
judgment with the present way of the    
times1 whatever it  was1 and my chance  
was to get thereby2 but if things are   
thus cast  upon me1 let me count them a 
blessing2 but let not the malicious     
load me therefore with reproach4        
,,chr4 ,i thought1 indeed1 that you were
 the man that ,i heard of2  and to tell 
you what ,i think1 ,i fear this name    
belongs to you more  properly than you  
are willing we should think it doth4    
,,by-,,ends4 ,well1 if you will thus    
imagine1 ,i cannot help it2 you  shall  
find me a fair company-keeper1 if you   
will still admit me  your associate4    
,,chr4 ,if you will go with us1 you must
 go against wind and tide2#afd  the     
which1 ,i perceive1 is against your     
opinion2 you must also own  religion in 
his rags1 as well as when in his silver 

slippers2 and  stand by him1 too1 when  
bound in irons1 as well as when he      
walketh  the streets with applause4     
,,by-,,ends4 ,you must not impose1 nor  
lord it over my faith2 leave me  to my  
liberty1 and let me go with you4        
,,chr4 ,not a step further1 unless you  
will do in what ,i propound1  as we4    
,then said ,by-ends1 ,i shall never     
desert my old principles1 since  they   
are harmless and profitable4 ,if ,i may 
not go with you1 ,i must  do as ,i did  
before you overtook me1 even go by      
myself1 until some  overtake me that    
will be glad of my company4#afe    ,now 
,i saw in my dream1 that ,christian and 
,hopeful forsook him1  and kept their   
distance before him2 but one of them    
looking back1  saw three men following  
,mr4 ,by-ends1 and behold1 as they came 
up  with him1 he made them a very low   
conge2 and they also gave him a         
compliment4 ,the men's names were ,mr4  
,hold-the-world1 ,mr4 ,money-love1  and 
,mr4 ,save-all2#aff men that ,mr4       

,by-ends had formerly been  acquainted  
with2 for in their minority they were   
schoolfellows1  and were taught by one  
,mr4 ,gripeman1 a schoolmaster in       
,love-gain1  which is a market town in  
the county of ,coveting1 in the north4  
,this  schoolmaster taught them the art 
of getting1 either by violence1         
cozenage1 flattery1 lying1 or by putting
 on a guise of religion2  and these four
 gentlemen had attained much of the art 
of their  master1 so that they could    
each of them have kept such a school    
themselves4    ,well1 when they had1 as 
,i said1 thus saluted each other1 ,mr4  
,money-love said to ,mr4 ,by-ends1 ,who 
are they upon the road before  us8 7for 
,christian and ,hopeful were yet within 
view74 ,,by-,,ends4  ,they are a couple 
of far countrymen1 that1 after their    
mode1 are  going on pilgrimage4         
,,money-,,love4 ,alas6 ,why did they not
 stay1 that we might have had  their    
good company8 for they1 and we1 and you1
 ,sir1 ,i hope1 are  all going on a     

pilgrimage4    ,,by-,,ends4 ,we are so1 
indeed2 but the men before us are so    
rigid1  and love so much their own      
notions1#afg and do also so lightly     
esteem the opinions of others1 that let 
a man be never so godly1  yet if he     
jumps not with them in all things1 they 
thrust him quite  out of their company4 
,,save-,,all4 ,that is had1 but we read 
of some that are righteous              
overmuch2#afh and such men's rigidness  
prevails with them to  judge and condemn
 all but themselves4 ,but1 ,i pray1     
what1 and how  many1 were the things    
wherein you differed8#afi               
,,by-,,ends4 ,why1 they1 after their    
headstrong manner1 conclude that  it is 
duty to rush on their journey all       
weathers2 and ,i am for  waiting for    
wind and tide4 ,they are for hazarding  
all for ,god at  a clap2 and ,i am for  
taking all advantages to secure my life 
and  estate4 ,they are for holding their
 notions1 though all other men  are     
against them2 but ,i am for religion in 

what1 and so far as the  times1 and my  
safety1 will bear it4 ,they are for     
religion when in  rags and contempt2 but
 ,i am for him when he walks in his     
golden  slippers1 in the sunshine1 and  
with applause4#agj    ,,mr4             
,,hold-,,the-,,world4 ,aye1 and hold you
 there still1 good ,mr4 ,by-ends2  for1 
for my part1 ,i can count him but a     
fool1 that1 having the  liberty to keep 
what he has1 shall be so unwise as to   
lose it4  ,let us be wise as serpents2  
it is best to make hay when the sun     
shines2 you see how the bee lieth still 
all winter1 and bestirs her  only when  
she can have profit with pleasure4 ,god 
sends sometimes  rain1 and sometimes    
sunshine2 if they be such fools to go   
through  the first1 yet let us be       
content to take fair weather along with 
us4 ,for my part1 ,i like that religion 
best1 that will stand with  the security
 of ,god's good blessings unto us2 for  
who can imagine1  that is ruled by his  
reason1 since ,god has bestowed upon us 

the  good things of this life1 but that 
,he would have us keep them  for ,his   
sake8 ,abraham and ,solomon grew rich in
 religion4 ,and ,job  says1 that a good 
man shall lay up gold as dust4 ,but he  
must not  be such as the men before us1 
if they be as you have described  them4 
,,mr4 ,,save-,,all4 ,i think that we are
 all agreed in this matter1 and         
therefore there needs no more words     
about it4#aga    ,,mr4 ,,money-,,love4  
,no1 there needs no more words about    
this matter  indeed2 for he that        
believes neither ,scripture nor reason  
7and  you see we have both on our side71
 neither knows his own liberty1  nor    
seeks his own safety4#agb    ,,mr4      
,,by-,,ends4 ,my brethren1 we are1 as   
you see1 going all on pilgrimage2  and  
for our better diversion from things    
that are bad1 give me  leave to propound
 unto you this question3 ,suppose a man1
 a minister1  or a tradesman1 c41 should
 have an advantage lie before him1  to  
get the good blessings of this life1 yet

 so as that he can by  no means come by 
them except1 in appearance at least1 he 
becomes  extraordinary zealous in some  
points of religion that he meddled  not 
with before2 may he not use this means  
to attain his end1 and  yet be a right  
honest man8    ,,mr4 ,,money-,,love4 ,i 
see the bottom of your question2 and1   
with these  gentlemen's good leave1 ,i  
will endeavour to shape you an answer4  
,and first to speak to your question as 
it concerns a minister  himself3        
,suppose a minister1 a worthy man1      
possessed but of a  very small benefice1
 and has in his eye a greater1 more fat1
 and  plump by far2 he has also now an  
opportunity of getting of it1 yet  so as
 by being more studious1 by preaching   
more frequently1 and  zealously1 and1   
because the temper of the people        
requires it1 by  altering of some of his
 principles2 for my part1 ,i see no     
reason  but a man may do this 7provided 
he has a call71 aye1 and more a  great  
deal besides1 and yet be an honest man4 

,for why-    #a4 ,his desire of a       
greater benefice is lawful 7this cannot 
be  contradicted71 since it is set      
before him by ,providence2 so then1  he 
may get it1 if he can1 making no        
question for conscience sake4    #b4    
,besides1 his desire after that benefice
 makes him more studious1  a more       
zealous preacher1 c41 and so makes him a
 better man2 yea1  makes him better     
improve his parts1 which is according to
 the mind  of ,god4    #c4 ,now1 as for 
his complying with the temper of his    
people1 by  dissenting1 to serve them1  
some of his principles1 this            
argueth-7l74  ,that he is of a          
self-denying temper4 7#b74 ,of a sweet  
and winning  deportment4 ,and so 7#c74  
,more fit for the ministerial function4 
#d4 ,i conclude then1 that a minister   
that changes a small for a  great1      
should not1 for so doing1 be judged as  
covetous2 but rather1  since he is      
improved in his parts and industry      
thereby1 be counted  as one that pursues

 his call1 and the opportunity put into 
his  hand to do good4#agc    ,and now to
 the second part of the question1 which 
concerns the  tradesman you mentioned4  
,suppose such an one to have but a poor 
employ in the world1 but by becoming    
religious1 he may mend his  market1     
perhaps get a rich wife1 or more1 and   
far better customers  to his shop2 for  
my part1 ,i see no reason but that this 
may be  lawfully done4 ,for why-    #a4 
,to become religious is a virtue1 by    
what means soever a man  becomes so4    
#b4 ,nor is it unlawful to get a rich   
wife1 or more custom to my  shop4    #c4
 ,besides1 the man that gets these by   
becoming religious1 gets  that which is 
good1 of them that are good1 by becoming
 good himself2  so then here is a good  
wife1 and good customers1 and good gain1
  and all these by becoming religious1  
which is good2 therefore1  to become    
religious to get all these1 is a good   
and profitable  design4#agd    ,this    
answer1 thus made by this ,mr4          

,money-love to ,mr4 ,by-end's  question1
 was highly applauded by them all2      
wherefore they concluded1  upon the     
whole1 that it was most wholesome and   
advantageous4 ,and  because1 as they    
thought1 no man was able to contradict  
it1 and  because ,christian and ,hopeful
 were yet within call1 they jointly     
agreed to assault them with the question
 as soon as they overtook  them2 and the
 rather because they had opposed ,mr4   
,by-ends before4  ,so they called after 
them1 and they stopped1 and stood still 
till  they came up to them2 but they    
concluded1 as they went1 that not  ,mr4 
,by-ends1 but old ,mr4 ,hold-the-world1 
should propound the question  to them1  
because1 as they supposed1 their answer 
to him would be  without the remainder  
of that heat that was kindled betwixt   
,mr4  ,by-ends and them1 at their       
parting a little before4    ,so they    
came up to each other1 and after a short
 salutation1 ,mr4  ,hold-the-world      
propounded the question to ,christian   

and his fellow1  and bid them to answer 
it if they could4    ,,chr4 then said   
,christian1 ,even a babe in religion may
 answer #aj1jjj  such questions4 ,for if
 it be unlawful to follow ,christ for   
loaves  7as it is in the sixth of       
,john71 how much more abominable is it  
to make of him and religion a           
stalking-horse1 to get and enjoy the    
world6#age ,nor do we find any other    
than heathens1 hypocrites1  devils1 and 
witches1 that are of this opinion4#agf  
#a4 ,heathens2 for when ,hamor and      
,shechem had a mind to the daughter  and
 cattle of ,jacob1 and saw that there   
was no ways for them  to come at them1  
but by becoming circumcised2 they say to
 their  companions1 if every male of us 
be circumcised1 as they are             
circumcised1 shall not their cattle1 and
 their substance1 and  every beast of   
theirs1 be ours8 ,their daughter and    
their cattle  were that which they      
sought to obtain1 and their religion the
  stalking-horse they made use of to    

come at them4 ,read the whole  story    
7,gen4 #cd3bj-bc74    #b4 ,the          
hypocritical ,pharisees were also of    
this religion2 long  prayers were their 
pretence2 but to get widows' houses was 
their  intent2 and greater damnation was
 from ,god their judgment 7,luke        
#bj3df1 #dg74    #c4 ,judas the devil   
was also of this religion2 he was       
religious  for the bag1 that he might be
 possessed of what was therein2 but  he 
was lost1 cast away1 and the very son of
 perdition4    #d4 ,simon the witch was 
of this religion too2 for he would have 
had the ,holy ,ghost1 that he might have
 got money therewith2 and  his sentence 
from ,peter's mouth was according 7,acts
 #h3ai-bj74    #e4 ,neither will it out 
of my mind1 but that that man that takes
  up religion for the world1 will throw 
away religion for the world2  for so    
surely as ,judas designed the world in  
becoming religious1  so surely did he   
also sell religion and his ,master for  
the same4  ,to answer the question      

therefore affirmatively1 as ,i perceive 
you  have done2 and to accept of1 as    
authentic1 such answer1 is both         
heathenish1 hypocritical1 and devilish2 
and your reward will be  according to   
your works4#agg ,then they stood staring
 one upon  another1 but had not         
wherewith to answer ,christian4 ,hopeful
 also  approved of the soundness of     
,christian's answer2 so there was a     
great silence among them4 ,mr4 ,by-ends 
and his company also staggered  and kept
 behind1 that ,christian and ,hopeful   
might outgo them4 ,then  said ,christian
 to his fellow1 ,if these men cannot    
stand before  the sentence of men1 what 
will they do with the sentence of ,god8 
,and if they are mute when dealt with by
 vessels of clay1 what will  they do    
when they shall be rebuked by the flames
 of a devouring  fire8#agh    ,then     
,christian and ,hopeful outwent them    
again1 and went till they  came at a    
delicate plain1 called ,ease1 where they
 went with much  content2 but that plain

 was but narrow1 so they were quickly   
got  over it4 ,now at the further side  
of that plain1 was a little ,hill       
called ,lucre1 and in that hill a silver
 mine1 which some of them  that had     
formerly gone that way1 because of the  
rarity of it1 had  turned aside to see2 
but going too near the brink of the pit1
 the  ground being deceitful under them1
 broke1 and they were slain2  some also 
had been maimed there1 and could not1 to
 their dying  day1 be their own men     
again4    ,then ,i saw in my dream1 that
 a little off the road1 over against    
the silver mine1 stood ,demas           
7gentleman-like7 to call to passengers  
to come and see2 who said to ,christian 
and his fellow1 ,ho6 turn  aside hither1
 and ,i will show you a thing4#agi      
,,chr4 ,what thing so deserving as to   
turn us out of the way to see  it8      
,,demas4 ,here is a silver mine1 and    
some digging in it for treasure4  ,if   
you will come1 with a little pains you  
may richly provide for  yourselves4     

,,hope4 ,then said ,hopeful1 ,let us go 
see4#ahj    ,,chr4 ,not ,i1 said        
,christian1 ,i have heard of this place 
before now2  and how many have there    
been slain2 and besides that1 treasure  
is a snare to those that seek it2 for it
 hindereth them in their  pilgrimage4   
,then ,christian called to ,demas1      
saying1 ,is not the  place dangerous8   
,hath it not hindered many in their     
pilgrimage8  7,hosea #ad3h74    ,,demas4
 ,not very dangerous1 except to those   
that are careless 7but  withal1 he      
blushed as he spake74    ,,chr4 ,then   
said ,christian to ,hopeful1 ,let us not
 stir a step1 but  still keep on our    
way4    ,,hope4 ,i will warrant you1    
when ,by-ends comes up1 if he hath the  
same invitation as we1 he will turn in  
thither to see4    ,,chr4 ,no doubt     
thereof1 for his principles lead him    
that way1 and  a hundred to one but he  
dies there4    ,,demas4 ,then ,demas    
called again1 saying1 ,but will you not 
come over  and see8    ,,chr4 ,then     

,christian roundly answered1 saying1    
,demas1 thou art an  enemy to the right 
ways of the ,lord of this way1 and hast 
been  already condemned for thine own   
turning aside1 by one of his  ,majesty's
 judges 7#b ,tim4 #d3aj72 and why       
seekest thou to bring us  into the like 
condemnation8 ,besides1 if we at all    
turn aside1 our  ,lord the ,king will   
certainly hear thereof1 and will there  
put us  to shame1 where we would stand  
with boldness before ,him4 ,demas  cried
 again1 ,that he also was one of their  
fraternity2 and that if  they would     
tarry a little1 he also himself would   
walk with them4    ,,chr4 ,then said    
,christian1 ,what is thy name8 ,is it   
not the same by  the which ,i have      
called thee8    ,,demas4 ,yes1 my name  
is ,demas2 ,i am the son of ,abraham4   
,,chr4 ,i know you2 ,gehazi was your    
great-grandfather1 and ,judas  your     
father2 and you have trod in their steps
 7#b ,kings #e3bj2 ,matt4  #bf3ad1 #ae2 
#bg3a-e74 ,it is but a devilish prank   

that thou usest2  thy father was hanged 
for a traitor1 and thou deservest no    
better  reward4 ,assure thyself1 that   
when we come to the ,king1 we will do   
,him word of this thy behaviour4 ,thus  
they went their way4    ,by this time   
,by-ends and his companions were come   
again within  sight1 and they1 at the   
first beck1 went over to ,demas4 ,now1  
whether they fell into the pit by       
looking over the brink thereof1  or     
whether they went down to dig1 or       
whether they were smothered  in the     
bottom by the damps that commonly arise1
 of these things  ,i am not certain2 but
 this ,i observed1 that they never were 
seen  again in the way4#aha ,then sang  
,christian-    ,by-ends and silver      
,demas both agree2 ,one calls1 the other
 runs1  that he may be ,a sharer in his 
lucre2 so these do ,take up in this     
world1 and no further go4    ,now ,i saw
 that1 just on the other side of this   
plain1 the ,pilgrims  came to a place   
where stood an old monument1 hard by the

 highway  strange side2 at the sight of 
which they were both concerned1  because
 of the strangeness of the form thereof2
 for it seemed to  them as if it had    
been a woman transformed into the shape 
of a  pillar2 here therefore they stood 
looking1 and looking upon it1 but  could
 not for a time tell what they should   
make thereof4 ,at last  ,hopeful espied 
written above the head thereof1 a       
writing in an  unusual hand2 but he     
being no scholar1 called to ,christian  
7for he  was learned7 to see if he could
 pick out the meaning2 so he came1  and 
after a little laying of letters        
together1 he found the same  to be this1
 ,remember ,lot's wife4 ,so he read it  
to his fellow2  after which they both   
concluded that that was the pillar of   
salt into which ,lot's wife was turned1 
for her looking back with  a covetous   
heart1 when she was going from ,sodom   
for safety#ahb  7,gen4 #ai3bfj72 which  
sudden and amazing sight gave them      
occasion  of this discourse4    ,,chr4  

,ah1 my brother6 this is a seasonable   
sight2 it came opportunely  to us after 
the invitation which ,demas gave us to  
come over to  view the ,hill ,lucre2 and
 had we gone over1 as he desired us1 and
  as thou wast inclining to do1 my      
brother1 we had1 for aught ,i  know1    
been made ourselves like this woman1 a  
spectacle for those  that shall come    
after to behold4    ,,hope4 ,i am sorry 
that ,i was so foolish1 and am made to  
wonder  that ,i am not now as ,lot's    
wife2 for wherein was the difference    
betwixt her sin and mine8 ,she only     
looked back2 and ,i had a desire  to go 
see4 ,let grace be adored1 and let me be
 ashamed1 that ever  such a thing should
 be in mine heart4    ,,chr4 ,let us    
take notice of what we see here1 for our
 help for time  to come4 ,this woman    
escaped one judgment1 for she fell not  
by the  destruction of ,sodom2 yet she  
was destroyed by another1 as we see  she
 is turned into a pillar of salt4       
,,hope4 ,true1 and she may be to us both

 caution and example2  caution1 that we 
should shun her sin2 or a sign of what  
judgment  will overtake such as shall   
not be prevented by this caution2 so    
,korah1 ,dathan1 and ,abiram1 with the  
#bej men that perished in their  sin1   
did also become a sign or example to    
others to beware 7,num4  #bf3i1 #aj74   
,but above all1 ,i muse at one thing1 to
 wit1 how ,demas  and his fellows can   
stand so confidently yonder to look for 
that  treasure1 which this woman1 but   
for looking behind her1 after 7for  we  
read not that she stepped one foot out  
of the way7 was turned  into a pillar of
 salt2 especially since the judgment    
which overtook  her did make her an     
example1 within sight of where they are2
 for  they cannot choose but see her1   
did they but lift up their eyes4        
,,chr4 ,it is a thing to be wondered at1
 and it argueth that their  hearts are  
grown desperate in the case2 and ,i     
cannot tell who  to compare them to so  
fitly1 as to them that pick pockets in  

the  presence of the judge1 or that will
 out purses under the gallows4#ahc  ,it 
is said of the men of ,sodom1 that they 
were sinners exceedingly1  because they 
were sinners before the ,lord1 that is1 
in ,his eyesight1  and notwithstanding  
the kindnesses that ,he had showed them 
7,gen4  #ac3ac71 for the land of ,sodom 
was now like the garden of ,eden        
heretofore 7,gen4 #ac3aj74 ,this1       
therefore1 provoked ,him the more to    
jealousy1 and made their plague as hot  
as the fire of the ,lord out  of ,heaven
 could make it4 ,and it is most         
rationally to be concluded1  that such1 
even such as these are1 that shall sin  
in the sight1 yea1  and that too in     
despite of such examples that are set   
continually  before them1 to caution    
them to the contrary1 must be partakers 
of severest judgments4    ,,hope4       
,doubtless thou hast said the truth2 but
 what a mercy is  it1 that neither thou1
 but especially ,i1 am not made myself  
this  example6 ,this ministereth        

occasion to us to thank ,god1 to fear   
before ,him1 and always to remember     
,lot's wife4#ahd    ,i saw1 then1 that  
they went on their way to a pleasant    
river2 which  ,david the king called the
 river of ,god1 but ,john the river of  
the water of life#ahe 7,psa4 #fe3i2     
,rev4 #bb2 ,ezek4 #dg74 ,now their  way 
lay just upon the bank of the river2    
here1 therefore1 ,christian  and his    
companion walked with great delight2    
they drank also  of the water of the    
river1 which was pleasant1 and          
enlivening to  their weary spirits3#ahf 
besides1 on the banks of this river1 on 
either side1 were green trees1 that bore
 all manner of fruit2 and  the leaves of
 the trees were good for medicine2 with 
the fruit  of these trees they were also
 much delighted2 and the leaves they    
eat to prevent surfeits1 and other      
diseases that are incident  to those    
that heat their blood by travels4 ,on   
either side of the  river was also a    
meadow1 curiously beautified with       

lilies1 and  it was green all the year  
long4 ,in this meadow they lay down1 and
  slept2 for here they might lie down   
safely4 ,when they awoke1 they  gathered
 again of the fruit of the trees1 and   
drank again of the  water of the river1 
and then lay down again to sleep 7,psa4 
#bc3b2  ,isa4 #ad3cj74 ,thus they did   
several days and nights4#ahg ,then they 
sang-    ,behold ye how these crystal   
streams do glide1 ,to comfort pilgrims  
by the highway side2 ,the meadows green1
 besides their fragrant  smell1 ,yield  
dainties for them3 and he that can tell 
,what pleasant  fruit1 yea1 leaves1     
these trees do yield1 ,will soon sell   
all1 that  he may buy this field4    ,so
 when they were disposed to go on 7for  
they were not1 as yet1  at their        
journey's end71 they ate and drank1 and 
departed4#ahh    ,now1 ,i beheld in my  
dream1 that they had not journeyed far1 
but  the river and the way for a time   
parted2 at which they were not a  little
 sorry2 yet they durst not go out of the

 way4 ,now the way  from the river was  
rough1 and their feet tender1 by reason 
of  their travels2 so the souls of the  
pilgrims were much discouraged  because 
of the way 7,num4 #ba3d74 ,wherefore1   
still as they went  on1 they wished for 
better way4#ahi ,now1 a little before   
them1  there was on the left hand of the
 road a meadow1 and a stile to  go over 
into it2 and that meadow is called      
,by-path ,meadow4 ,then  said ,christian
 to his fellow1 ,if this meadow lieth   
along by our  way-side1 let us go over  
into it4#aij ,then he went to the stile 
to see1 and behold1 a path lay along by 
the way1 on the other side  of the      
fence4 ,it is according to my wish1 said
 ,christian4 ,here is  the easiest      
going2 come1 good ,hopeful1 and let us  
go over4    ,,hope4 ,but how if this    
path should lead us out of the way8#aia 
,,chr4 ,that is not like1 said the      
other4 ,look1 doth it not go along  by  
the way-side8 ,so ,hopeful1 being       
persuaded by his fellow1 went  after him

 over the stile4 ,when they were gone   
over1 and were got  into the path1 they 
found it very easy for their feet2 and  
withal1  they1 looking before them1     
espied a man walking as they did 7and   
his name was ,vain-confidence72 so they 
called after him1 and asked  him whither
 that way led4 ,he said1 to the         
,celestial ,gate4#aib  ,look1 said      
,christian1 did not ,i tell you so8 ,by 
this you may see  we are right4 ,so they
 followed1 and he went before them4     
,but1  behold1 the night came on1 and it
 grew very dark2 so that they  that were
 behind1 lost the sight of him that went
 before4    ,he1 therefore1 that went   
before#aic 7,vain-confidence by name71  
not seeing the way before him1 fell into
 a deep pit 7,isa4 #i3af71  which was on
 purpose there made1 by the ,prince of  
those grounds1  to catch vain-glorious  
fools withal1 and was dashed in pieces  
with  his fall4#aid    ,now ,christian  
and his fellow heard him fall4 ,so they 
called to  know the matter1 but there   

was none to answer2 only they heard a   
groaning4 ,then said ,hopeful1 ,where   
are we now8 ,then was his fellow        
silent1 as mistrusting that he had led  
him out of the way2 and now  it began to
 rain1 and thunder1 and lighten#aie in a
 very dreadful  manner2 and the water   
rose amain4#aif    ,then ,hopeful       
groaned in himself1 saying1 ,o that ,i  
had kept on my  way6    ,,chr4 ,who     
could have thought that this path should
 have led us out  of the way8    ,,hope4
 ,i was afraid on it at the very first1 
and therefore gave  you that gentle     
caution4 ,i would have spoke plainer1   
but that you  are older than ,i4#aig    
,,chr4 ,good brother1 be not offended2  
,i am sorry ,i have brought  thee out of
 the way1 and that ,i have put thee into
 such imminent  danger2 pray1 my        
brother1 forgive me2 ,i did not do it of
 an evil  intent4#aih    ,,hope4 ,be    
comforted1 my brother1 for ,i forgive   
thee2 and believe  too that this shall  
be for our good4    ,,chr4 ,i am glad ,i

 have with me a merciful brother2 but we
 must not  stand thus3 let us try to go 
back again4    ,,hope4 ,but1 good       
brother1 let me go before4    ,,chr4    
,no1 if you please1 let me go first1    
that if there be any  danger1 ,i may be 
first therein1 because by my means we   
are both  gone out of the way4          
,,hope4 ,no1 said ,hopeful1 you shall   
not go first2 for your mind  being      
troubled may lead you out of the way    
again4 ,then1 for their  encouragement1 
they heard the voice of one saying1 ,set
 thine heart  toward the highway1 even  
the way which thou wentest2 turn again  
7,jer4 #ca3ba74 ,but by this time the   
waters were greatly risen1 by  reason of
 which the way of going back was very   
dangerous4 7,then  ,i thought that it is
 easier going out of the way when we are
 in1  than going in when we are out74   
,yet they adventured to go back1  but it
 was so dark1 and the flood was so high1
 that in their going  back they had like
 to have been drowned nine or #aj       

times4#aii    ,neither could they1 with 
all the skill they had1 get again to    
the stile that night4 ,wherefore1 at    
last1 lighting under a little  shelter1 
they sat down there until the day-break2
 but1 being weary1  they fell asleep4   
,now there was1 not far from the place  
where they  lay1 a castle1 called       
,doubting ,castle1 the owner whereof was
 ,giant  ,despair2#bjj and it was in his
 grounds they now were sleeping3        
wherefore he1 getting up in the morning 
early1 and walking up and  down in his  
fields1 caught ,christian and ,hopeful  
asleep in his  grounds4 ,then1 with a   
grim and surly voice1 he bid them awake2
  and asked them whence they were1 and  
what they did in his grounds4  ,they    
told him they were pilgrims1 and that   
they had lost their  way4 ,then said the
 ,giant1 ,you have this night trespassed
 on me1  by trampling in1 and lying on  
my grounds1 and therefore you must  go  
along with me4 ,so they were forced to  
go1 because he was stronger  than       

they4#bja ,they also had but little to  
say1 for they knew  themselves in a     
fault4 ,the ,giant therefore drove them 
before him1  and put them into his      
castle1 into a very dark dungeon1 nasty 
and  stinking to the spirits of these   
two men 7,psa4 #hh3ah74 ,here then  they
 lay from ,wednesday morning till       
,saturday night1 without one  bit of    
bread1 or drop of drink1 or light1 or   
any to ask how they  did2 they were     
therefore here in evil case1 and were   
far from  friends and acquaintance4 ,now
 in this place ,christian had double    
sorrow1#bjb because it was through his  
unadvised counsel that  they were       
brought into this distress4#bjc    ,now1
 ,giant ,despair had a wife1 and her    
name was ,diffidence4#bjd  ,so1 when he 
was gone to bed1 he told his wife what  
he had done2 to  wit1 that he had taken 
a couple of prisoners1 and cast them    
into  his dungeon1 for trespassing on   
his grounds4 ,then he asked her  also   
what he had best to do further to them4 

,so she asked him  what they were1      
whence they came1 and whither they were 
bound2 and  he told her4 ,then she      
counselled him1 that when he arose in   
the  morning he should beat them without
 any mercy4 ,so1 when he arose1  he     
getteth him a grievous crab-tree cudgel1
 and goes down into  the dungeon to     
them1 and there first falls to rating of
 them as if  they were dogs1 although   
they never gave him a word of distaste4 
,then he falls upon them1 and beats them
 fearfully1 in such sort1  that they    
were not able to help themselves1 or to 
turn them upon  the floor4 ,this done1  
he withdraws and leaves them1 there to  
condole  their misery1 and to mourn     
under their distress4 ,so all that day  
they spent the time in nothing but sighs
 and bitter lamentations4  ,the next    
night1 she1 talking with her husband    
about them further1  and understanding  
that they were yet alive1 did advise him
 to  counsel them to make away          
themselves4 ,so when morning was come1  

he goes to them in a surly manner as    
before1 and perceiving them  to be very 
sore with the stripes that he had given 
them the day  before1 he told them1 that
 since they were never like to come out 
of that place1 their only way would be  
forthwith to make an end  of themselves1
 either with knife1 halter1 or poison1  
for why1 said  he1 should you choose    
life1 seeing it is attended with so much
  bitterness8#bje ,but they desired him 
to let them go4 ,with that  he looked   
ugly upon them1 and1 rushing to them1   
had doubtless made  an end of them      
himself1 but that he fell into one of   
his fits 7for  he sometimes1 in sunshiny
 weather1 fell into fits71#bjf and lost 
for a time the use of his hand2         
wherefore he withdrew1 and left  them as
 before1 to consider what to do4 ,then  
did the prisoners  consult between      
themselves1 whether it was best to take 
his counsel  or no2 and thus they began 
to discourse3    ,,chr4 ,brother1 said  
,christian1 what shall we do8 ,the life 

that we  now live is miserable4 ,for my 
part1 ,i know not whether is best1  to  
live thus1 or to die out of hand4 ,my   
soul chooseth strangling  rather than   
life1 and the grave is more easy for me 
than this  dungeon 7,job #g3ae74 ,shall 
we be ruled by the ,giant8#bjg          
,,hope4 ,indeed1 our present condition  
is dreadful1 and death would  be far    
more welcome to me than thus for ever to
 abide2 but yet1  let us consider1 the  
,lord of the country to which we are    
going hath  said1 ,thou shalt do no     
murder3 no1 not to another man's person2
  much more1 then1 are we forbidden to  
take his counsel to kill  ourselves4    
,besides1 he that kills another1 can but
 commit murder  upon his body2 but for  
one to kill himself1 is to kill body and
  soul at once4 ,and1 moreover1 my      
brother1 thou talkest of ease in  the   
grave2 but hast thou forgotten the hell1
 whither for certain  the murderers go8 
,for no murderer hath eternal life1     
c4#bjh  ,and let us consider1 again1    

that all the law is not in the hand  of 
,giant ,despair4 ,others1 so far as ,i  
can understand1 have been  taken by him1
 as well as we2 and yet have escaped out
 of his hand4  ,who knows1 but that ,god
 that made the world may cause that     
,giant  ,despair may die8 or that1 at   
some time or other1 he may forget to    
lock us in8 or that he may1 in a short  
time1 have another of his  fits before  
us1 and may lose the use of his limbs8  
and if ever that  should come to pass   
again1 for my part1 ,i am resolved to   
pluck up  the heart of a man1 and to try
 my utmost to get from under his  hand4 
,i was a fool that ,i did not try to do 
it before2 but1 however1  my brother1   
let us be patient1 and endure a while4  
,the time may  come that may give us a  
happy release2 but let us not be our own
  murderers4 ,with these words1 ,hopeful
 at present did moderate the  mind of   
his brother2 so they continued together 
7in the dark7 that  day1 in their sad   
and doleful condition4#bji    ,well1    

towards evening1 the ,giant goes down   
into the dungeon again1  to see if his  
prisoners had taken his counsel2 but    
when he came  there1 he found them      
alive2 and truly1 alive was all2 for    
now1  what for want of bread and water1 
and by reason of the wounds  they       
received when he beat them1 they could  
do little but breathe4  ,but1 ,i say1 he
 found them alive2 at which he fell into
 a grievous  rage1 and told them1 that  
seeing they had disobeyed his counsel1  
it should be worse with them than if    
they had never been born4    ,at this   
they trembled greatly1#baj and ,i think 
that ,christian  fell into a swoon2#baa 
but1 coming a little to himself again1  
they renewed their discourse about the  
,giant's counsel1 and whether  yet they 
had best to take it or no4 ,now         
,christian again seemed to  be for doing
 it1#bab but ,hopeful made his second   
reply as followeth-    ,,hope4 ,my      
brother1 said he1 rememberest thou not  
how valiant thou  hast been heretofore8 

,apollyon could not crush thee1 nor     
could  all that thou didst hear1 or see1
 or feel1 in the ,valley of the  ,shadow
 of ,death4 ,what hardship1 terror1 and 
amazement hast thou  already gone       
through6 ,and art thou now nothing but  
fear6 ,thou seest  that ,i am in the    
dungeon with thee1 a far weaker man by  
nature  than thou art2 also1 this ,giant
 has wounded me as well as thee1  and   
hath also cut off the bread and water   
from my mouth2 and with  thee ,i mourn  
without the light4 ,but let us exercise 
a little more  patience2 remember how   
thou playedst the man at ,vanity ,fair1 
and  wast neither afraid of the chain1  
nor cage1 nor yet of bloody  death4     
,wherefore let us 7at least to avoid the
 shame1 that becomes  not a ,christian  
to be found in7 bear up with patience as
 well as  we can4#bac    ,now1 night    
being come again1 and the ,giant and his
 wife being in  bed1 she asked him      
concerning the prisoners1 and if they   
had taken  his counsel4 ,to which he    

replied1 ,they are sturdy rogues1 they  
choose rather to bear all hardship1 than
 to make away themselves4  ,then said   
she1 ,take them into the castle-yard    
tomorrow1 and show them  the bones and  
skulls of those that thou hast already  
despatched1  and make them believe1 ere 
a week comes to an end1 thou also  wilt 
tear them in pieces1 as thou hast done  
their fellows before  them4#bad    ,so  
when the morning was come1 the ,giant   
goes to them again1 and  takes them into
 the castle-yard1 and shows them1 as his
 wife had  bidden him4 ,these1 said he1 
were pilgrims as you are1 once1 and     
they trespassed in my grounds1 as you   
have done2 and when ,i thought  fit1 ,i 
tore them in pieces1 and so1 within #aj 
days1 ,i will do you4  ,go1 get you down
 to your den again2 and with that1 he   
beat them  all the way thither4 ,they   
lay1 therefore1 all day on ,saturday  in
 a lamentable case1 as before4#bae ,now1
 when night was come1  and when ,mrs4   
,diffidence and her husband1 the ,giant1

 were got to  bed1 they began to renew  
their discourse of their prisoners2 and 
withal the old ,giant wondered1 that he 
could neither by his blows  nor his     
counsel bring them to an end4 ,and with 
that his wife  replied1 ,i fear1 ,said  
she1 that they live in hope that some   
will  come to relieve them1 or that they
 have picklocks about them1 by  the     
means of which they hope to escape4 ,and
 sayest thou so1 my  dear8 said the     
,giant2 ,i will1 therefore1 search them 
in the morning4    ,well1 on ,saturday1 
about midnight1 they began to pray1 and 
continued  in prayer till almost break  
of day4#baf    ,now1 a little before it 
was day1 good ,christian1 as one        
half-amazed1  brake out in this         
passionate speech3 ,what a fool1 quoth  
he1 am  ,i1 thus to lie in a stinking   
dungeon1 when ,i may as well walk at    
liberty6 ,i have a key in my bosom1     
called ,promise1 that will1 ,i  am      
persuaded1 open any lock in ,doubting   
,castle4 ,then said ,hopeful1  ,that is 

good news1 good brother2 pluck it out of
 thy bosom1 and  try4#bag    ,then      
,christian pulled it out of his bosom1  
and began to try at  the dungeon door1  
whose bolt 7as he turned the key7 gave  
back1  and the door flew open with ease1
 and ,christian and ,hopeful both  came 
out4 ,then he went to the outward door  
that leads into the  castle-yard1 and1  
with his key1 opened that door also4    
,after1 he  went to the iron gate1 for  
that must be opened too2 but that lock  
went damnable hard1#bah yet the key did 
open it4 ,then they thrust  open the    
gate to make their escape with speed1   
but that gate1 as  it opened1 made such 
a creaking1 that it waked ,giant        
,despair1 who1  hastily rising to pursue
 his prisoners1 felt his limbs to fail1 
for his fits took him again1 so that he 
could by no means go after  them4#bai   
,then they went on1 and came to the     
,king's highway1 and  so were safe1     
because they were out of his            
jurisdiction4#bbj    ,now1 when they    

were gone over the stile1 they began to 
contrive  with themselves what they     
should do at that stile1 to prevent     
those that should come after1 from      
falling into the hands of ,giant        
,despair4#bba ,so they consented to     
erect there a pillar1 and to  engrave   
upon the side thereof this              
sentence-,over this stile is  the way to
 ,doubting ,castle1 which is kept by    
,giant ,despair1 who  despiseth the     
,king of the ,celestial ,country1 and   
seeks to destroy  ,his holy pilgrims4   
,many1 therefore1 that followed after1  
read  what was written1 and escaped the 
danger4 ,this done1 they sang  as       
follows-    ,out of the way we went1 and
 then we found ,what 'twas to tread upon
  forbidden ground2 ,and let them that  
come after have a care1 ,lest           
heedlessness makes them1 as we1 to fare4
 ,lest they for trespassing  his        
prisoners are1 ,whose castle's          
,doubting1 and whose name's  ,despair4  
,they went then till they came to the   

,delectable ,mountains1 which  mountains
 belong to the ,lord of that hill of    
which we have spoken  before2 so they   
went up to the mountains1 to behold the 
gardens  and orchards1 the vineyards and
 fountains of water2 where  also they   
drank and washed themselves1 and did    
freely eat of the  vineyards4#bbb ,now  
there were on the tops of these         
mountains1  shepherds feeding their     
flocks1 and they stood by the highway   
side4 ,the ,pilgrims therefore went to  
them1 and leaning upon their  staves 7as
 is common with weary pilgrims1 when    
they stand to talk  with any by the     
way71 they asked1 ,whose ,delectable    
,mountains are  these8 ,and whose be the
 sheep that feed upon them8    ,,shep4  
,these mountains are ,immanuel's ,land1 
and they are within  sight of ,his city2
 and the sheep also are ,his1 and ,he   
laid down  ,his life for them 7,john    
#aj3aa74    ,,chr4 ,is this the way to  
the ,celestial ,city8    ,,shep4 ,you   
are just in your way4    ,,chr4 ,how far

 is it thither8 ,,shep4 ,too far for any
 but those that  shall get thither      
indeed4    ,,chr4 ,is the way safe or   
dangerous8    ,,shep4 ,safe for those   
for whom it is to be safe2 but the      
transgressors  shall fall therein#bbc   
7,hosea #ad3i74    ,,chr4 ,is there1 in 
this place1 any relief for pilgrims that
 are  weary and faint in the way8       
,,shep4 ,the ,lord of these mountains   
hath given us a charge not to  be       
forgetful to entertain strangers 7,heb4 
#ac3b72 therefore the  good of the place
 is before you4    ,i saw also in my    
dream1 that when the ,shepherds         
perceived that  they were wayfaring men1
 they also put questions to them1 to    
which  they made answer as in other     
places2 as1 ,whence came you8 ,and1 ,how
  got you into the way8 ,and1 ,by what  
means have you so persevered  therein8  
,for but few of them that begin to come 
hither1 do show  their face on these    
mountains4 ,but when the ,shepherds     
heard their  answers1 being pleased     

therewith1 they looked very lovingly    
upon  them1 and said1 ,welcome to the   
,delectable ,mountains4#bbd    ,the     
,shepherds1 ,i say1 whose names were    
,knowledge1 ,experience1 ,watchful1  and
 ,sincere1 took them by the hand1 and   
had them to their tents1  and made them 
partake of that which was ready at      
present4#bbe  ,they said1 moreover1 ,we 
would that ye should stay here a while1 
to be acquainted with us2 and yet more  
to solace yourselves with  the good of  
these ,delectable ,mountains4 ,they then
 told them that  they were content to   
stay2 so they went to their rest that   
night1  because it was very late4       
,then ,i saw in my dream1 that in the   
morning the ,shepherds called  up       
,christian and ,hopeful to walk with    
them upon the mountains3 so  they went  
forth with them1 and walked a while1    
having a pleasant  prospect on every    
side4 ,then said the ,shepherds one to  
another1  ,shall we show these ,pilgrims
 some wonders8 ,so when they had        

concluded  to do it1 they had them first
 to the top of a hill ,error1 which  was
 very steep on the furthest side1 and   
bid them look down to  the bottom4 ,so  
,christian and ,hopeful looked down1 and
 saw at the  bottom several men dashed  
all to pieces by a fall that they had   
from the top4 ,then said ,christian1    
,what meaneth this8 ,the ,shepherds     
answered1 ,have you not heard of them   
that were made to err1 by  hearkening to
 ,hymeneus and ,philetus1 as concerning 
the faith of the  resurrection of the   
body8 7#b ,tim4 #b3ag1 #ah74 ,they      
answered1 ,yes4  ,then said the         
,shepherds1 ,those that you see lie     
dashed in pieces  at the bottom of this 
mountain are they2 and they have        
continued  to this day unburied1 as you 
see1 for an example to others to  take  
heed how they clamber too high1 or how  
they come too near  the brink of this   
mountain4#bbf    ,then ,i saw that they 
had them to the top of another mountain1
  and the name of that is ,caution1 and 

bid them look afar off2#bbg  which1 when
 they did1 they perceived1 as they      
thought1 several  men walking up and    
down among the tombs that were there2   
and they  perceived that the men were   
blind1 because they stumbled sometimes  
upon the tombs1 and because they could  
not get out from among  them4#bbh ,then 
said ,christian1 ,what means this8      
,the ,shepherds then answered1 ,did you 
not see a little below these  mountains 
a stile that led into a meadow1 on the  
left hand of  this way8 ,they answered1 
,yes4 ,then said the ,shepherds1 ,from  
that  stile there goes a path that leads
 directly to ,doubting ,castle1  which  
is kept by ,giant ,despair1 and these1  
pointing to them among  the tombs1 came 
once on pilgrimage as you do now1 even  
till they  came to that same stile2 and 
because the right way was rough in  that
 place1 they chose to go out of it into 
that meadow1 and there  were taken by   
,giant ,despair1 and cast into ,doubting
 ,castle3 where1  after they had been a 

while kept in the dungeon1 he at last   
did put  out their eyes1 and led them   
among those tombs1 where he has left    
them to wander to this very day1 that   
the saying of the wise man  might be    
fulfilled1 ,he that wandereth out of the
 way of understanding1  shall remain in 
the congregation of the dead 7,prov4    
#ba3af74bbi  ,then ,christian and       
,hopeful looked upon one another1 with  
tears  gushing out1 but yet said nothing
 to the ,shepherds4#bcj    ,then ,i saw 
in my dream1 that the ,shepherds had    
them to another  place1 in a bottom1    
where was a door in the side of a hill1 
and they  opened the door1 and bid them 
look in4 ,they looked in1 therefore1    
and saw that within it was very dark and
 smoky2 they also thought  that they    
heard there a rumbling noise as of fire1
 and a cry of  some tormented1 and that 
they smelt the scent of brimstone4 ,then
  said ,christian1 ,what means this8    
,the ,shepherds told them1 ,this  is a  
byway to hell1 a way that hypocrites go 

in at2 namely1 such  as sell their      
birthright1 with ,esau2 such as sell    
their master1  with ,judas2 such as     
blaspheme the ,gospel1 with ,alexander2 
and that  lie and dissemble1 with       
,ananias and ,sapphira his wife4#bca    
,then  said ,hopeful to the ,shepherds1 
,i perceive that these had on them1     
even every one1 a show of pilgrimage1 as
 we have now2 had they  not8    ,,shep4 
,yes1 and held it a long time too4      
,,hope4 ,how far might they go on in    
pilgrimage in their day1 since  they    
notwithstanding were thus miserably cast
 away8    ,,shep4 ,some further1 and    
some not so far1 as these mountains4#bcb
    ,then said the ,pilgrims one to     
another1 ,we had need to cry to the     
,strong for strength4    ,,shep4 ,aye1  
and you will have need to use it1 when  
you have it1  too4    ,by this time the 
,pilgrims had a desire to go forward1   
and the  ,shepherds a desire they       
should2 so they walked together towards 
the end of the mountains4 ,then said the

 ,shepherds one to another1  ,let us    
here show to the ,pilgrims the gates of 
the ,celestial ,city1  if they have     
skill to look through our perspective   
glass4#bcc  ,the ,pilgrims then loving  
accepted the motion2 so they had them to
  the top of a high hill1 called ,clear1
 and gave them their glass  to look4    
,then they essayed to look1 but the     
remembrance of that last thing  that the
 ,shepherds had showed them1 made their 
hands shake2 by  means of which         
impediment1 they could not look steadily
 through  the glass2 yet they thought   
they saw something like the gate1 and   
also some of the glory of the place4#bcd
 ,then they went away1  and sang this   
song-    ,thus1 by the ,shepherds1      
secrets are reveal'd1 ,which from all   
other  men are kept conceal'd ,come to  
the ,shepherds1 then1 if you would  see 
,things deep1 things hid1 and that      
mysterious be4#bce    ,when they were   
about to depart1 one of the ,shepherds  
gave them a  note of the way4 ,another  

of them bid them beware of the          
,flatterer4  ,the third bid them take   
heed that they sleep not upon the       
,enchanted  ,ground4 ,and the fourth bid
 them ,god speed4 ,so ,i awoke from my  
dream4#bcf    ,and ,i slept1 and dreamed
 again1 and saw the same two ,pilgrims  
going  down the mountains along the     
highway towards the city4 ,now1 a       
little below these mountains1 on the    
left hand1 lieth the country  of        
,conceit2#bcg from which country there  
comes into the way in  which the        
,pilgrims walked1 a little crooked lane4
 ,here1 therefore1  they met with a very
 brisk lad1 that came out of that       
country2 and  his name was ,ignorance4  
,so ,christian asked him from what parts
 he  came1 and whither he was going4    
,,ignor4 ,sir1 ,i was born in the       
country that lieth off there1 a  little 
on the left hand1 and ,i am going to the
 ,celestial ,city4    ,,chr4 ,but how do
 you think to get in at the gate8 for   
you may find  some difficulty there4    

,,ignor4 ,as other good people do1 said 
he4    ,,chr4 ,but what have you to show
 at that gate1 that may cause that  the 
gate should be opened to you8           
,,ignor4 ,i know my ,lord's will1 and ,i
 have been a good liver2 ,i pay  every  
man his own2 ,i pray1 fast1 pay tithes1 
and give alms1 and  have left my country
 for whither ,i am going4#bch    ,,chr4 
,but thou camest not in at the          
wicket-gate that is at the  head of this
 way2 thou camest in hither through that
 same crooked  lane1 and therefore1 ,i  
fear1 however thou mayest think of      
thyself1  when the reckoning day shall  
come1 thou wilt have laid to thy charge 
that thou art a thief and a robber1     
instead of getting admittance  into the 
city4    ,,ignor4 ,gentlemen1 ye be     
utter strangers to me1 ,i know you not2 
be  content to follow the religion of   
your country1 and ,i will follow  the   
religion of mine4 ,i hope all will be   
well4 ,and as for the  gate that you    
talk of1 all the world knows that that  

is a great  way off of our country4 ,i  
cannot think that any man in all our    
parts doth so much as know the way to   
it1 nor need they matter  whether they  
do or no1 since we have1 as you see1 a  
fine pleasant  green lane1 that comes   
down from our country1 the next way into
  the way4    ,when ,christian saw that 
the man was wise in his own conceit1  he
 said to ,hopeful1 whisperingly1 ,there 
is more hope of a fool  than of him     
7,prov4 #bf3ab74 ,and said1 moreover1   
,when he that is  a fool walketh by the 
way1 his wisdom faileth him1 and he     
saith  to everyone that he is a fool    
7,eccl4 #aj3c74 ,what1 shall we talk    
further with him1 or out-go him at      
present1 and so leave him to  think of  
what he hath heard already1 and then    
stop again for him  afterwards1 and see 
if by degrees we can do any good to him8
 ,then  said ,hopeful-    ,let          
,ignorance a little while now muse ,on  
what is said1 and let him  not refuse   
,good counsel to embrace1 lest he remain

 ,still ignorant  of what's the chiefest
 gain4 ,god saith1 those that no        
understanding  have1 ,although ,he made 
them1 them ,he will not save4    ,,hope4
 ,he further added1 ,it is not good1 ,i 
think1 to say all to him  at once2 let  
us pass him by1 if you will1 and talk to
 him anon1  even as he is able to bear  
it4#bci    ,so they both went on1 and   
,ignorance he came after4 ,now when they
  had passed him a little way1 they     
entered into a very dark lane1  where   
they met a man whom seven devils had    
bound with seven strong  cords1 and were
 carrying of him back to the door that  
they saw  on the side of the hill#bdj   
7,matt4 #ab3de2 ,prov4 #e3bb74 ,now good
  ,christian began to tremble1 and so   
did ,hopeful his companion2 yet  as the 
devils led away the man1 ,christian     
looked to see if he knew  him2 and he   
thought it might be one ,turn-away1 that
 dwelt in the  town of ,apostasy4 ,but  
he did not perfectly see his face1 for  
he  did hang his head like a thief that 

is found4#bda ,but being once  past1    
,hopeful looked after him1 and espied on
 his back a paper with  this            
inscription1 ,wanton professor1 and     
damnable apostate4#bdb  ,then said      
,christian to his fellow1 ,now ,i call  
to remembrance1 that  which was told me 
of a thing that happened to a good man  
hereabout4  ,the name of the man was    
,little-faith1 but a good man1 and he   
dwelt  in the town of ,sincere4 ,the    
thing was this3 ,at the entering in at  
this passage1 there comes down from     
,broad-way ,gate1 a lane called  ,dead  
,man's ,lane2#bdc so called because of  
the murders that are  commonly done     
there2 and this ,little-faith going on  
pilgrimage1  as we do now1 chanced to   
sit down there1 and slept4 ,now there   
happened1 at that time1 to come down the
 lane from ,broad-way ,gate1  three     
sturdy rogues1 and their names were     
,faint-heart1 ,mistrust1  and ,guilt    
7three brothers71 and they espying      
,little-faith1 where  he was1 came      

galloping up with speed4 ,now the good  
man was just  awake from his sleep1 and 
was getting up to go on his journey4    
,so they came up all to him1 and with   
threatening language bid him  stand4 ,at
 this1 ,little-faith looked as white as 
a cloud1 and had  neither power to fight
 nor fly4 ,then said ,faint-heart1      
,deliver thy  purse4 ,but he making no  
haste to do it 7for he was loath to lose
  his money71 ,mistrust ran up to him1  
and thrusting his hand into  his pocket1
 pulled out thence a bag of silver4     
,then he cried out1  ,thieves6 ,thieves6
 ,with that1 ,guilt1 with a great club  
that was  in his hand1 struck           
,little-faith on the head1 and with that
 blow  felled him flat to the ground2   
where be lay bleeding as one that  would
 bleed to death4#bdd ,all this while the
 thieves stood by4 ,but1  at last1 they 
hearing that some were upon the road1   
and fearing  lest it should be one      
,great-grace1 that dwells in the city of
  good-confidence1 they betook          

themselves to their heels1 and left     
this good man to shift for himself4     
,now1 after a while1 ,little-faith  came
 to himself1 and getting up1 made shift 
to scrabble on his  way4#bde ,this was  
the story4    ,,hope4 ,but did they take
 from him all that ever he had8         
,,chr4 ,no2 the place where his jewels  
were they never ransacked1 so  those he 
kept still4 ,but1 as ,i was told1 the   
good man was much  afflicted for his    
loss1 for the thieves got most of his   
spending-money4  ,that which they got   
not 7as ,i said7 were jewels1#bdf also  
he had  a little odd money left1 but    
scarce enough to bring him to his       
journey's end 7#a ,peter #d3ah72 nay1 if
 ,i were not misinformed1  he was forced
 to beg as be went1 to keep himself     
alive2 for his  jewels he might not     
sell4 ,but beg1 and do what he could1 he
 went  7as we say7 with many a hungry   
belly the most part of the rest of  the 
way4#bdg    ,,hope4 ,but is it not a    
wonder they got not from him his        

certificate1  by which he was to receive
 his admittance at the ,celestial ,gate8
    ,,chr4 ,it is a wonder2 but they got
 not that1 though they missed it  not   
through any good cunning of his2 for he1
 being dismayed with  their coming upon 
him1 had neither power nor skill to hide
 anything2  so it was more by good      
,providence than by his endeavour1 that 
they  missed of that good thing4#bdh    
,,hope4 ,but it must needs be a comfort 
to him1 that they got not  this jewel   
from him4#bdi    ,,chr4 ,it might have  
been great comfort to him1 had he used  
it as  he should2 but they that told me 
the story said1 that he made but  little
 use of it all the rest of the way1 and 
that because of the  dismay that he had 
in the taking away his money2 indeed1 he
 forgot  it a great part of the rest of 
his journey2 and besides1 when  at any  
time it came into his mind1 and he began
 to be comforted  therewith1 then would 
fresh thoughts of his loss come again   
upon  him1 and those thoughts would     

swallow up all 7#a ,peter #a3i74        
,,hope4 ,alas6 poor man4 ,this could not
 but be a great grief to him4    ,,chr4 
,grief6 aye1 a grief indeed4 ,would it  
not have been so to any  of us1 had we  
been used as he1 to be robbed1 and      
wounded too1 and  that in a strange     
place1 as he was8 ,it is a wonder he did
 not die  with grief1 poor heart6 ,i was
 told that he scattered almost all  the 
rest of the way with nothing but doleful
 and bitter complaints2  telling also to
 all that overtook him1 or that he      
overtook in the  way as he went1 where  
he was robbed1 and how2 who they were   
that  did it1 and what he lost2 how he  
was wounded1 and that he hardly  escaped
 with his life4#bej    ,,hope4 ,but it  
is a wonder that his necessity did not  
put him upon  selling or pawning some of
 his jewels1#bea that he might have     
wherewith to relieve himself in his     
journey4    ,,chr4 ,thou talkest like   
one upon whose head is the shell to this
  very day2 for what should he pawn     

them1 or to whom should he sell  them8  
,in all that country where he was       
robbed1 his jewels were  not accounted  
of2 nor did he want that relief which   
could from  thence be administered to   
him4 ,besides1 had his jewels been      
missing  at the gate of the ,celestial  
,city1 he had 7and that he knew well    
enough7 been excluded from an           
inheritance there2 and that would  have 
been worse to him than the appearance   
and villany of #aj1jjj  thieves4        
,,hope4 ,why art thou so tart1 my       
brother8 ,esau sold his birthright1 and 
that for a mess of pottage1 and that    
birthright was his greatest  jewel2 and 
if he1 why might not ,little-faith do so
 too8 7,heb4  #ab3af74    ,,chr4 ,esau  
did sell his birthright indeed1 and so  
do many besides1  and by so doing       
exclude themselves from the chief       
blessing1 as  also that caitiff did2 but
 you must put a difference betwixt ,esau
  and ,little-faith1 and also betwixt   
their estates4 ,esau's birthright  was  

typical1 but ,little-faith's jewels were
 not so2 ,esau's belly  was his god1 but
 ,little-faith's belly was not so2      
,esau's want lay  in his fleshly        
appetite1 ,little-faith's did not so4   
,besides1 ,esau  could see no further   
than to the fulfilling of his lusts2    
,behold  ,i am at the point to die 7said
 he71 and what profit shall this        
birthright do me8 7,gen4 #be3cb74 ,but  
,little-faith1 though it was  his lot to
 have but a little faith1 was by his    
little faith kept  from such            
extravagances1 and made to see and prize
 his jewels  more than to sell them1 as 
,esau did his birthright4 ,you read not 
anywhere that ,esau had faith1 no1 not  
so much as a little2 therefore  no      
marvel if1 where the flesh only bears   
sway 7as it will in that  man where no  
faith is to resist71 if he sells his    
birthright1 and  his soul and all1 and  
that to the devil of hell2 for it is    
with  such1 as it is with the ass1 who  
in her occasions cannot be turned  away 

7,jer4 #b3bd74 ,when their minds are set
 upon their lusts1 they  will have them 
whatever they cost4 ,but ,little-faith  
was of another  temper1 his mind was on 
things divine2 his livelihood was upon  
things that were spiritual1 and from    
above2 therefore1 to what  end should he
 that is of such a temper sell his      
jewels 7had there  been any that would  
have bought them7 to fill his mind with 
empty  things8 ,will a man give a penny 
to fill his belly with hay2 or can  you 
persuade the turtle-dove to live upon   
carrion like the crow8  ,though         
faithless ones can1 for carnal lusts1   
pawn1 or mortgage1  or sell what they   
have1 and themselves outright to boot2  
yet they  that have faith1 saving faith1
 though but a little of it1 cannot  do  
so4 ,here1 therefore1 my brother1 is thy
 mistake4    ,,hope4 ,i acknowledge it2 
but yet your severe reflection had      
almost  made me angry4#beb    ,,chr4    
,why1 ,i did but compare thee to some of
 the birds that are  of the brisker     

sort1 who will run to and fro in        
untrodden paths1  with the shell upon   
their heads2 but pass by that1 and      
consider  the matter under debate1 and  
all shall be well betwixt thee and  me4 
,,hope4 ,but1 ,christian1 these three   
fellows1 ,i am persuaded in  my heart1  
are but a company of cowards2#bec would 
they have run  else1 think you1 as they 
did1 at the noise of one that was coming
  on the road8 ,why did not             
,little-faith pluck up a greater heart8 
,he  might1 methinks1 ,have stood one   
brush with them1 and have yielded  when 
there had been no remedy4    ,,chr4     
,that they are cowards1 many have said1 
but few have found it  so in the time of
 trial4 ,as for a great heart1          
,littlefaith had  none2 and ,i perceive 
by thee1 my brother1 hadst thou been the
  man concerned1 thou art but for a     
brush1 and then to yield4 ,and1  verily1
 since this is the height of thy        
stomach1 now they are at  a distance    
from us1 should they appear to thee as  

they did to him1  they might put thee to
 second thoughts4    ,but1 consider     
again1 they are but journeymen thieves1 
they serve  under the king of the       
bottomless pit1 who1 if need be1 will   
come  in to their aid himself1 and his  
voice is as the roaring of a  lion      
7,psa4 #g3b2 #a ,peter #e3h74 ,i myself 
have been engaged as this  ,little-faith
 was1 and ,i found it a terrible thing4 
,these three  villains set upon me1 and 
,i beginning1 like a ,christian1 to     
resist1  they gave but a call1 and in   
came their master4 ,i would1 as the     
saying is1 have given my life for a     
penny2 but that1 as ,god would  have it1
 ,i was clothed with armour of proof4   
,aye1 and yet1 though  ,i was so        
harnessed1 ,i found it hard work to quit
 myself like a  man4 ,no man can tell   
what in that combat attends us1 but he  
that  hath been in the battle           
himself4#bed    ,,hope4 ,well1 but they 
ran1 you see1 when they did but suppose 
that  one ,great-grace was in the       

way4#bee    ,,chr4 ,true1 they have     
often fled1 both they and their master1 
when  ,great-grace hath but appeared2   
and no marvel2 for he is the ,king's    
,champion4 ,but1 ,i trow1#bef you will  
put some difference betwixt             
,little-faith and the ,king's ,champion4
 ,all the ,king's subjects  are not ,his
 champions1 nor can they1 when tried1 do
 such feats of  war as he4 ,is it meet  
to think that a little child should     
handle  ,goliath as ,david did8 ,or that
 there should be the strength of  an ox 
in a wren8 ,some are strong1 some are   
weak2 some have great  faith1 some have 
little4 ,this man was one of the weak1  
and therefore  he went to the wall4     
,,hope4 ,i would it had been            
,great-grace for their sakes4    ,,chr4 
,if it had been1 he might have had his  
hands full2 for ,i must  tell you1 that 
though ,great-grace is excellent good at
 his weapons1  and has1 and can1 so long
 as be keeps them at sword's point1 do  
well  enough with them2 yet1 if they get

 within him1 even ,faint-heart1         
,mistrust1 or the other1 it shall go    
hard but they will throw up  his heels4 
,and when a man is down1 you know1 what 
can he do8    ,whoso looks well upon    
,great-grace's face1 shall see those    
scars  and cuts there1 that shall easily
 give demonstration of what ,i  say4    
,yea1 once ,i heard that he should say  
7and that when he was  in the combat71  
,we despaired even of life4#beg ,how did
 these  sturdy rogues and their fellows 
make ,david groan1 mourn1 and roar8     
,yea1 ,heman and ,hezekiah1 too1 though 
champions in their day1  were forced to 
bestir them1 when by these assaulted2   
and yet1  notwithstanding1 they had     
their coats soundly brushed by them4    
,peter1 upon a time1 would go try what  
he could do2 but though some  do say of 
him that he is the prince of the        
apostles1 they handled  him so1 that    
they made him at last afraid of a sorry 
girl4    ,besides1 their king is at     
their whistle4 ,he is never out of      

hearing2  and if at any time they be put
 to the worst1 he1 if possible1 comes   
in to help them2 and of him it is said1 
,the sword of him that  layeth at him   
cannot hold2 the spear1 the dart1 nor   
the habergeon3  he esteemeth iron as    
straw1 and brass as rotten wood4 ,the   
arrow  cannot make him flee2 sling      
stones are turned with him into         
stubble4 ,darts are counted as stubble3 
he laugheth at the shaking  of a spear  
7,job4 #ab3bf-bi74 ,what can a man do in
 this case8 ,it  is true1 if a man      
could1 at every turn1 have ,job's horse1
 and had  skill and courage to ride him1
 he might do notable things2 for  his   
neck is clothed with thunder1 he will   
not be afraid of the  grasshopper2 the  
glory of his nostrils is terrible2 he   
paweth in  the valley1 and rejoiceth in 
his strength1 he goeth on to meet  the  
armed men4 ,he mocketh at fear1 and is  
not affrighted1 neither  turneth he back
 from the sword4 ,the quiver rattleth   
against him1  the glittering spear1 and 

the shield4 ,he swalloweth the ground   
with  fierceness and rage1 neither      
believeth he that it is the sound of    
the trumpet4 ,he saith among the        
trumpets1 ,ha1 ha6 and he smelleth  the 
battle afar off1 the thunder of the     
captains1 and the shouting  7,job       
#cd3ai-be74    ,but for such footmen as 
thee and ,i are1 let us never desire to 
meet with an enemy1 nor vaunt as if we  
could do better1 when we  hear of others
 that they have been toiled1 nor be     
tickled at the  thoughts of our own     
manhood2 for such commonly come by the  
worst  when tried4#beh ,witness ,peter1 
of whom ,i made mention before4 ,he     
would swagger1 aye1 he would2 he would1 
as his vain mind prompted  him to say1  
do better1 and stand more for his       
,master than all men2  but who so       
foiled1 and run down by these villains1 
as he8#bei    ,when1 therefore1 we hear 
that such robberies are done on the     
,king's  highway1 two things become us  
to do3    #a4 ,to go out harnessed1 and 

to be sure to take a shield with  us2   
for it was for want of that1 that he    
that laid so lustily at  ,leviathan     
could not make him yield2 for1 indeed1  
if that be wanting1  he fears us not at 
all4 ,therefore1 he that had skill hath 
said1  ,above all1 taking the shield of 
faith1 wherewith ye shall be able  to   
quench all the fiery darts of the wicked
 7,eph4 #f3af74    #b4 ,it is good1     
also1 that we desire of the ,king a     
convoy1#bfj yea1  that he will go with  
us ,himself4 ,this made ,david rejoice  
when in  the ,valley of the ,shadow of  
,death2 and ,moses was rather for dying 
where he stood1 than to go one step     
without his ,god 7,exo4 #cc3ae74  ,o my 
brother1 if ,he will but go along with  
us1 what need we  be afraid of ten      
thousands that shall set themselves     
against us8  7,psa4 #c3e-h2 #bg3a-c74   
,but1 without ,him1 the proud helpers   
fall  under the slain 7,isa4 #aj3d74    
,i1 for my part1 have been in the fray  
before now2 and though1  through the    

goodness of ,him that is best1 ,i am1 as
 you see1 alive2  yet ,i cannot boast of
 my manhood3 ,glad shall ,i be1 if ,i   
meet with  no more such brunts2 though1 
,i fear1 we are not got beyond all      
danger4#bfa ,however1 since the lion and
 the bear have not as  yet devoured me1 
,i hope ,god will also deliver us from  
the next  uncircumcised ,philistine4    
,then sang ,christian-    ,poor         
,little-faith6 ,hast been among the     
thieves8 ,wast robb'd8  ,remember this1 
whoso believes1 ,and gets more faith1   
shall then a  victor be ,over ten       
thousand1 else scarce over three4    ,so
 they went on1 and ,ignorance followed4 
,they went then till they  came at a    
place where they saw a way put itself   
into their way1  and seemed withal to   
lie as straight as the way which they   
should  go2 and here they knew not which
 of the two to take1 for both  seemed   
straight before them2 therefore1 here   
they stood still to  consider4 ,and as  
they were thinking about the way1 behold

 a man1  black of flesh1 but covered    
with a very light robe1 came to them1   
and asked them why they stood there4#bfb
 ,they answered1 they were  going to the
 ,celestial ,city1 but knew not which of
 these ways  to take4 ,follow me1 said  
the man1 it is thither that ,i am going4
  ,so they followed him in the way that 
but now came into the road1  which by   
degrees turned1 and turned them so from 
the city that they  desired to go to1   
that1 in little time1 their faces were  
turned  away from it2 yet they followed 
him4 ,but by and by1 before they  were  
aware1 he led them both within the      
compass of a net1 in which  they were   
both so entangled1 that they knew not   
what to do2 and  with that the white    
robe fell off the black man's back4     
,then they  saw where they were4        
,wherefore1 there they lay crying some  
time1  for they could not get themselves
 out4#bfc    ,,chr4 ,then said          
,christian to his fellow1 ,now do ,i see
 myself in an  error4 ,did not the      

,shepherds bid us beware of the         
flatterers8 ,as  is the saying of the   
wise man1 so we have found it this day1 
,a  man that flattereth his neighbour1  
spreadeth a net for his feet  7,prov4   
#bi3e74    ,,hope4 ,they also gave us a 
note of directions about the way1 for   
our more sure finding thereof2 but      
therein we have also forgotten  to read1
 and have not kept ourselves from the   
paths of the destroyer4  ,here ,david   
was wiser than we2 for1 saith he1       
,concerning the works  of men1 by the   
word of thy lips1 ,i have kept me from  
the paths of  the destroyer 7,psa4      
#af3d74 ,thus they lay bewailing        
themselves in  the net4 ,at last they   
espied a ,shining ,one coming towards   
them1  with a whip of small cord in his 
hand4 ,when he was come to the  place   
where they were1 he asked them whence   
they came1 and what  they did there4    
,they told him that they were poor      
pilgrims going  to ,zion1 but were led  
out of their way by a black man1 clothed

 in  white1 who bid us1 said they1      
follow him1 for he was going thither    
too4 ,then said he with the whip1 ,it is
 ,flatterer1 a false apostle1  that hath
 transformed himself into an angel of   
light 7,prov4 #bi3e2  ,dan4 #aa3cb2 #b  
,cor4 #aa3ac1 #ad74 ,so he rent the net1
 and let the men  out4 ,then said he to 
them1 ,follow me1 that ,i may set you in
 your  way again4 ,so he led them back  
to the way which they had left to       
follow the ,flatterer4 ,then he asked   
them1 saying1 ,where did you lie  the   
last night8 ,they said1 ,with the       
,shepherds1 upon the ,delectable        
,mountains4 ,he asked them then1 if they
 had not of those ,shepherds  a note of 
direction for the way4 ,they answered1  
,yes4 ,but did you1  said he1 when you  
were at a stand1 pluck out and read your
 note8  ,they answered1 ,no4 ,he asked  
them1 ,why8 ,they said1 they forgot4 ,he
  asked1 moreover1 if the ,shepherds did
 not bid them beware of the  ,flatterer4
 ,they answered1 ,yes1 but we did not   

imagine1 said they1  that this          
fine-spoken man had been he#bfd 7,rom4  
#af3ah74    ,then ,i saw in my dream1   
that he commanded them to lie down2     
which1  when they did1 he chastised them
 sore1 to teach them the good way       
wherein they should walk1 7,deut4       
#be3b72 and as he chastised them1  he   
said1 ,as many as ,i love1 ,i rebuke and
 chasten2 be zealous1  therefore1 and   
repent 7,rev4 #c3ai2 #b ,chron4 #f3bf1  
#bg74 ,this done1  he bid them go on    
their way1 and take good heed to the    
other  directions of the ,shepherds4 ,so
 they thanked him for all his  kindness1
 and went softly along the right way1   
singing-    ,come hither1 you that walk 
along the way2 ,see how the pilgrims    
fare that go astray6 ,they catched are  
in an entangling net1 ',cause  they good
 counsel lightly did forget3 ',tis true1
 they rescued were1  but yet you see1   
,they're scourg'd to boot4 ,let this    
your caution  be4    ,now1 after a      
while1 they perceived1 afar off1 one    

coming softly  and alone1 all along the 
highway to meet them4 ,then said        
,christian  to his fellow1 ,yonder is a 
man with his back toward ,zion1 and he  
is coming to meet us4    ,,hope4 ,i see 
him1 let us take heed to ourselves now1 
lest he should  prove a flatterer also4 
,so he drew nearer and nearer1 and at   
last  came up unto them4 ,his name was  
,atheist1 and he asked them whither     
they were going4    ,,chr4 ,we are going
 to the ,mount ,zion4    ,then ,atheist 
fell into a very great laughter4        
,,chr4 ,what is the meaning of your     
laughter8    ,,atheist4 ,i laugh to see 
what ignorant persons you are1 to take  
upon you so tedious a journey1 and yet  
are like to have nothing  but your      
travel for your pains4    ,,chr4 ,why1  
man1 do you think we shall not be       
received8    ,,atheist4 ,received6      
,there is no such place as you dream of 
in all  this world4#bfe    ,,chr4 ,but  
there is in the world to come4          
,,atheist4 ,when ,i was at home in mine 

own country1 ,i heard as you  now       
affirm1 and from that hearing went out  
to see1 and have been  seeking this city
 this #bj years2 but find no more of it 
than ,i  did the first day ,i set out   
7,jer4 #bb3ab2 ,eccl4 #aj3ae74    ,,chr4
 ,we have both heard and believe that   
there is such a place to  be found4     
,,atheist4 ,had not ,i1 when at home1   
believed1 ,i had not come thus  far to  
seek2 but finding none 7and yet ,i      
should1 had there been  such a place to 
be found1 for ,i have gone to seek it   
further than  you71 ,i am going back    
again1 and will seek to refresh myself  
with  the things that ,i then cast away1
 for hopes of that which1 ,i now  see1  
is not4#bff    ,,chr4 ,then said        
,christian to ,hopeful his fellow1 ,is  
it true which  this man hath said8      
,,hope4 ,take heed1 he is one of the    
flatterers2 remember what it hath  cost 
us once already for our hearkening to   
such kind of fellows4  ,what6 no ,mount 
,zion8 ,did we not see1 from the        

,delectable ,mountains1  the gate of the
 city8#bfg ,also1 are we not now to walk
 by faith8  ,let us go on1 said         
,hopeful1 lest the man with the whip    
overtake  us again#bfh 7#b ,cor4 #e3g74 
,you should have taught me that lesson1 
which ,i will round#bfi you  in the ears
 withal3 ,cease1 my son1 to hear the    
instruction that  causeth to err from   
the words of knowledge 7,prov4 #ai3ag74 
,i say1  my brother1 cease to hear him1 
and let us believe to the saving  of the
 soul 7,heb4 #aj3ci74    ,,chr4 ,my     
brother1 ,i did not put the question to 
thee1 for that ,i  doubted of the truth 
of our belief myself1 but to prove thee1
 and  to fetch from thee a fruit of the 
honesty of thy heart4 ,as for  this man1
 ,i know that he is blinded by the god  
of this world4 ,let  thee and ,i go on1 
knowing that we have belief of the      
truth1 and  no lie is of the truth 7#a  
,john #b3ba74    ,,hope4 ,now do ,i     
rejoice in hope of the glory of ,god4   
,so they turned  away from the man2 and 

he1 laughing at them1 went his way4     
,i saw then in my dream1 that they went 
till they came into a  certain country1 
whose air naturally tended to make one  
drowsy1  if he came a stranger into it4 
,and here ,hopeful began to be very     
dull and heavy of sleep2 wherefore he   
said unto ,christian1 ,i do  now begin  
to grow so drowsy that ,i can scarcely  
hold up mine eyes2  let us lie down     
here1 and take one nap4#bgj    ,,chr4   
,by no means1 said the other2 lest1     
sleeping1 we never awake  more4         
,,hope4 ,why1 my brother8 ,sleep is     
sweet to the labouring man2 we  may be  
refreshed if we take a nap4#bga         
,,chr4 ,do you not remember that one of 
the ,shepherds bid us beware  of the    
,enchanted ,ground8#bgb ,he meant by    
that1 that we should  beware of         
sleeping2 ,therefore let us not sleep1  
as do others1  but let us watch and be  
sober#bgc 7#a ,thess4 #e3f74    ,,hope4 
,i acknowledge myself in a fault2 and   
had ,i been here alone1  ,i had by      

sleeping run the danger of death4 ,i see
 it is true that  the wise man saith1   
,two are better than one4 ,hitherto hath
 thy  company been my mercy1 and thou   
shalt have a good reward for thy        
labour4 7,eccl4 #d3i74 ,,chr4 ,now then1
 said ,christian1 to prevent  drowsiness
 in this place1 let us fall into good   
discourse4    ,,hope4 ,with all my      
heart1 said the other4    ,,chr4 ,where 
shall we begin8    ,,hope4 ,where ,god  
began with us4 ,but do you begin1 if you
 please4    ,,chr4 ,i will sing you     
first this song-    ,when saints do     
sleepy grow1 let them come hither1 ,and 
hear how  these two pilgrims talk       
together3 ,yea1 let them learn of them1 
in  any wise1 ,thus to keep ope their   
drowsy slumb'ring eyes4 ,saints'        
fellowship1 if it be manag'd well1      
,keeps them awake1 and that in  spite of
 hell4    ,,chr4 ,then ,christian began1
 and said1 ,i will ask you a question4  
,how came you to think at first of so   
doing as you do now8    ,,hope4 ,do you 

mean1 how came ,i at first to look after
 the good of  my soul8    ,,chr4 ,yes1  
that is my meaning4    ,,hope4 ,i       
continued a great while in the delight  
of those things  which were seen and    
sold at our fair2 things which1 ,i      
believe now1  would have1 had ,i        
continued in them still1 drowned me in  
perdition  and destruction4    ,,chr4   
,what things were they8    ,,hope4 ,all 
the treasures and riches of the world4  
,also ,i delighted  much in rioting1    
revelling1 drinking1 swearing1 lying1   
uncleanness1  ,sabbath-breaking1 and    
what not1 that tended to destroy the    
soul4  ,but ,i found at last1 by hearing
 and considering of things that are     
,divine1 which indeed ,i heard of you1  
as also of beloved ,faithful1  that was 
put to death for his faith and good     
living in ,vanity ,fair1  that the end  
of these things is death 7,rev4         
#f3ba-bc74 ,and that  for these things' 
sake1 cometh the wrath of ,god upon the 
children  of disobedience 7,eph4 #e3f74 

,,chr4 ,and did you presently fall under
 the power of this conviction8          
,,hope4 ,no1 ,i was not willing         
presently to know the evil of sin1  nor 
the damnation that follows upon the     
commission of it2 but  endeavoured1 when
 my mind at first began to be shaken    
with the  ,word1 to shut mine eyes      
against the light thereof4    ,,chr4    
,but what was the cause of your carrying
 of it thus to the  first workings of   
,god's blessed ,spirit upon you8        
,,hope4 ,the causes were1 #a4 ,i was    
ignorant that this was the work  of ,god
 upon me4 ,i never thought that by      
awakenings for sin1 ,god  at first      
begins the conversion of a sinner4 #b4  
,sin was yet very  sweet to my flesh1   
and ,i was loath to leave it4 #c4 ,i    
could not tell  how to part with mine   
old companions1 their presence and      
actions  were so desirable unto me4 #d4 
,the hours in which convictions were    
upon me1 were such troublesome and such 
heart-affrighting hours1  that ,i could 

not bear1 no not so much as the         
remembrance of them  upon my heart4#bgd 
,,chr4 ,then1 as it seems1 sometimes you
 got rid of your trouble8    ,,hope4    
,yes1 verily1 but it would come into my 
mind again1 and then  ,i should be as   
bad1 nay1 worse than ,i was before4     
,,chr4 ,why1 what was it that brought   
your sins to mind again8    ,,hope4     
,many things2 as1    #a4 ,if ,i did but 
meet a good man in the streets2 or1     
#b4 ,if ,i have heard any read in the   
,bible2 or1    #c4 ,if mine head did    
begin to ache2 or1    #d4 ,if ,i were   
told that some of my neighbours were    
sick2 or1    #e4 ,if ,i heard the bell  
toll for some that were dead2 or1    #f4
 ,if ,i thought of dying myself2 or1    
#g4 ,if ,i heard that sudden death      
happened to others2    #h4 ,but         
especially1 when ,i thought of myself1  
that ,i must quickly  come to judgment4 
,,chr4 ,and could you at any time1 with 
ease1 get off the guilt of  sin1#bge    
when1 by any of these ways1 it came upon

 you8    ,,hope4 ,no1 not ,i1 for then  
they got faster hold of my conscience2  
and then1 if ,i did but think of going  
back to sin 7though my mind  was turned 
against it71 it would be double torment 
to me4    ,,chr4 ,and how did you do    
then8    ,,hope4 ,i thought ,i must     
endeavour to mend my life2 for else1    
thought  ,i1 ,i am sure to be damned4   
,,chr4 ,and did you endeavour to mend8  
,,hope4 ,yes2 and fled from not  only my
 sins1 but sinful company too2 and      
betook me to religious  duties1 as      
prayer1 reading1 weeping for sin1       
speaking truth to  my neighbours1 c4    
,these things did ,i1 with many others1 
too much  here to relate4    ,,chr4 ,and
 did you think yourself well then8      
,,hope4 ,yes1 for a while2 but1 at the  
last1 my trouble came tumbling  upon me 
again1 and that over the neck of all my 
reformations4    ,,chr4 ,how came that  
about1 since you were now reformed8     
,,hope4 ,there were several things      
brought it upon me1 especially  such    

sayings as these3 ,all our              
righteousnesses are as filthy rags      
7,isa4 #fd3f74 ,by the works of the law 
shall no flesh be justified  7,gal4     
#b3af74 ,when ye shall have done all    
those things1 say1 ,we  are unprofitable
 7,luke #ag3aj72 with many more such    
like4 ,from  whence ,i began to reason  
with myself thus3 ,if ,,all my          
righteousnesses  are filthy rags2 if1 by
 the deeds of the law1 ,,no man can be  
justified2 and if1 when we have done    
,,all1 we are yet unprofitable1  then it
 is but a folly to think of ,heaven by  
the law4 ,i further  thought thus3 ,if a
 man runs a hundred pounds into the     
shopkeeper's  debt1 and after that shall
 pay for all that he shall fetch2 yet1  
if this old debt stands still in the    
book uncrossed1 for that the  shopkeeper
 may sue him1 and cast him into prison  
till he shall  pay the debt4    ,,chr4  
,well1 and how did you apply this to    
yourself8    ,,hope4 ,why1 ,i thought   
thus with myself3 ,i have1 by my sins1  

run  a great way into ,god's book1 and  
that my now reforming will not  pay off 
that score2 therefore ,i should think   
still1 under all my  present amendments1
 ,but how shall ,i be freed from that   
damnation  that ,i have brought myself  
in danger of1 by my former              
transgressions8    ,,chr4 ,a very good  
application2 but1 pray1 go on4          
,,hope4 ,another thing that hath        
troubled me1 even since my late         
amendments1 is1 that if ,i look narrowly
 into the best of what ,i  do now1 ,i   
still see sin1 new sin1 mixing itself   
with the best of  that ,i do2 so that   
now ,i am forced to conclude1 that      
notwithstanding  my former fond conceits
 of myself and duties1 ,i have committed
  sin enough in one duty to send me to  
hell1#bgf though my former  life had    
been faultless4#bgg    ,,chr4 ,and what 
did you do then8    ,,hope4 ,do6 ,i     
could not tell what to do1 until ,i     
brake my mind to  ,faithful1 for he and 
,i were well acquainted4 ,and he told   

me1 that  unless ,i could obtain the    
righteousness of a man that never had   
sinned1 neither mine own1 nor all the   
righteousness of the world1  could save 
me4    ,,chr4 ,and did you think he     
spake true8    ,,hope4 ,had he told me  
so when ,i was pleased and satisfied    
with  mine own amendment1 ,i had called 
him fool for his pains2 but now1  since 
,i see mine own infirmity1 and the sin  
that cleaves to my  best performance1 ,i
 have been forced to be of his opinion4 
,,chr4 ,but did you think1 when at first
 he suggested it to you1  that there was
 such a man to be found1 of whom it     
might justly be  said1 that ,he never   
committed sin8    ,,hope4 ,i must       
confess the words at first sounded      
strangely1 but  after a little more talk
 and company with him1 ,i had full      
conviction  about it4    ,,chr4 ,and did
 you ask him what man this was1 and how 
you must be  justified by ,him8         
,,hope4 ,yes1 and he told me it was the 
,lord ,jesus1 that dwelleth on  the     

right hand of the ,most ,high4 ,and     
thus1 said he1 you must be  justified by
 ,him1 even by trusting to what ,he hath
 done by ,himself  in the days of ,his  
flesh1 and suffered when ,he did hang on
 the  tree4 ,i asked him further1 how   
that man's righteousness could be  of   
that efficacy to justify another before 
,god8 ,and he told me ,he  was the      
mighty ,god1 and did what ,he did1 and  
died the death also1  not for ,himself1 
but for me2 to whom ,his doings1 and the
 worthiness  of them1 should be imputed1
 if ,i believed on ,him 7,heb4 #aj2     
,rom4  #d2 ,col4 #a2 #a ,peter #a74     
,,chr4 ,and what did you do then8       
,,hope4 ,i made my objections against my
 believing1 for that ,i thought  ,he was
 not willing to save me4    ,,chr4 ,and 
what said ,faithful to you then8        
,,hope4 ,he bid me go to ,him and see4  
,then ,i said it was presumption2  but  
he said1 ,no1 for ,i was invited to come
 7,matt4 #aa3bh74 ,then he  gave me a   
book of ,jesus1 ,his inditing1 to       

encourage me the more  freely to come2  
and he said1 concerning that book1 that 
every  jot and tittle thereof stood     
firmer than ,heaven and earth 7,matt4   
#bd3ce74 ,then ,i asked him1 ,what ,i   
must do when ,i came2 and he told  me1  
,i must entreat upon my knees1 with all 
my heart and soul1 the  ,father to      
reveal ,him to me 7,psa4 #ie3f2 ,dan4   
#f3aj2 ,jer4 #bi3ab1 #ac74  ,then ,i    
asked him further1 how ,i must make my  
supplication to ,him8  ,and he said1    
,go1 and thou shalt find ,him upon a    
mercy-seat1 where  ,he sits all the year
 long1 to give pardon and forgiveness to
 them  that come4 ,i told him that ,i   
knew not what to say when ,i came4  ,and
 he bid me say to this effect1 ,god be  
merciful to me a sinner1  and make me to
 know and believe in ,jesus ,christ2 for
 ,i see1 that  if ,his righteousness had
 not been1 or ,i have not faith in that 
righteousness1 ,i am utterly cast       
away4#bgh ,lord1 ,i have heard  that    
,thou art a merciful ,god1 and hast     

ordained that ,thy ,son ,jesus  ,christ 
should be the ,saviour of the world2 and
 moreover1 that thou  art willing to    
bestow ,him upon such a poor sinner as  
,i am 7and ,i  am a sinner indeed71     
,lord1 take therefore this opportunity1 
and  magnify ,thy grace in the salvation
 of my soul1 through ,thy ,son  ,jesus  
,christ4 ,amen4 7,exo4 #be3bb2 ,lev4    
#af3b2 ,num4 #g3hi2 ,heb4 #d3af74       
,,chr4 ,and did you do as you were      
bidden8    ,,hope4 ,yes2 over1 and over1
 and over4    ,,chr4 ,and did the       
,father reveal ,his ,son to you8        
,,hope4 ,not at the first1 nor second1  
nor third1 nor fourth1 nor  fifth2 no1  
nor at the sixth time neither4    ,,chr4
 ,what did you do then8    ,,hope4      
,what6 why ,i could not tell what to do4
    ,,chr4 ,had you not thoughts of     
leaving off praying8    ,,hope4 ,yes1 a 
hundred times twice told4    ,,chr4 ,and
 what was the reason you did not8       
,,hope4 ,i believed that that was true  
which had been told me1 to  wit1 that   

without the righteousness of this       
,christ1 all the world  could not save  
me2 and therefore1 thought ,i with      
myself1 if ,i leave  off ,i die1 and ,i 
can but die at the throne of grace4 ,and
 withal1  this came into my mind1       
,though it tarry1 wait for it2 because  
it  will surely come1 it will not tarry 
7,hab4 #b3c74 ,so ,i continued  praying 
until the ,father showed me ,his        
,son4#bgi    ,,chr4 ,and how was ,he    
revealed unto you8    ,,hope4 ,i did not
 see ,him with my bodily eyes1 but with 
the eyes of  my understanding 7,eph4    
#a3ah1 #ai72 and thus it was3 ,one day  
,i was  very sad1 ,i think sadder than  
at any one time in my life1 and this    
sadness was through a fresh sight of the
 greatness and vileness  of my sins4    
,and as ,i was then looking for nothing 
but hell1 and  the everlasting damnation
 of my soul1 suddenly1 as ,i thought1   
,i saw the ,lord ,jesus look down from  
,heaven upon me1 and saying1  ,believe  
on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou   

shalt be saved 7,acts  #af3ca74    ,but 
,i replied1 ,lord1 ,i am a great1 a very
 great sinner4 ,and ,he  answered1 ,my  
grace is sufficient for thee#bhj 7#b    
,cor4 #ab3i74  ,then ,i said1 ,but1     
,lord1 what is believing8 ,and then ,i  
saw from  that saying1 ,he that cometh  
to ,me shall never hunger1 and he that  
believeth on ,me shall never thirst2    
that believing and coming  was all one2 
and that he that came1 that is1 ran out 
in his heart  and affections after      
salvation by ,christ1 he indeed believed
 in  ,christ 7,john #f3ce74 ,then the   
water stood in mine eyes1 and ,i asked  
further1 ,but1 ,lord1 may such a great  
sinner as ,i am1 be indeed  accepted of 
,thee1 and be saved by ,thee8 ,and ,i   
heard him say1 ,and  him that cometh to 
,me1 ,i will in no wise cast out 7,john 
#f3cg74  ,then ,i said1 ,but how1 ,lord1
 must ,i consider of ,thee in my coming 
to ,thee1 that my faith may be placed   
aright upon ,thee8 ,then ,he  said1     
,christ ,jesus came into the world to   

save sinners 7#a ,tim4  #a3ae74 ,he is  
the end of the law for righteousness to 
every one  that believeth 7,rom4 #aj3d74
 ,he died for our sins1 and rose again  
for our justification 7,rom4 #d3be74 ,he
 loved us1 and washed us  from our sins 
in ,his own blood 7,rev4 #a3e74 ,he is  
mediator betwixt  ,god and us 7#a ,tim4 
#b3e74 ,he ever liveth to make          
intercession  for us 7,heb4 #g3be74     
,from all which ,i gathered1 that ,i    
must look  for righteousness in ,his    
person1 and for satisfaction for my sins
  by ,his blood2 that what ,he did in   
obedience to ,his ,father's law1  and in
 submitting to the penalty thereof1 was 
not for ,himself1 but  for him that will
 accept it for his salvation1 and be    
thankful4  ,and now was my heart full of
 joy1 mine eyes full of tears1 and  mine
 affections running over with love to   
the name1 people1 and  ways of ,jesus   
,christ4#bha    ,,chr4 ,this was a      
revelation of ,christ to your soul      
indeed2 but tell  me particularly what  

effect this had upon your spirit4#bhb   
,,hope4 ,it made me see that all the    
world1 notwithstanding all the          
righteousness thereof1 is in a state of 
condemnation4 ,it made me  see that ,god
 the ,father1 though ,he be just1 can   
justly justify the  coming sinner4 ,it  
made me greatly ashamed of the vileness 
of my  former life1 and confounded me   
with the sense of mine own ignorance2   
for there never came thought into my    
heart before now1 that showed  me so the
 beauty of ,jesus ,christ4 ,it made me  
love a holy life1  and long to do       
something for the honour and glory of   
the name of  the ,lord ,jesus2 yea1 ,i  
thought that had ,i now a thousand      
gallons  of blood in my body1 ,i could  
spill it all for the sake of the ,lord  
,jesus4#bhc    ,i saw then in my dream  
that ,hopeful looked back and saw       
,ignorance1  whom they had left behind1 
coming after4 ,look1 said he to         
,christian1  how far yonder youngster   
loitereth behind4    ,,chr4 ,aye1 aye1  

,i see him2 he careth not for our       
company4    ,,hope4 ,but ,i trow it     
would not have hurt him1 had he kept    
pace with  us hitherto4    ,,chr4 ,that 
is true2 but ,i warrant you he thinketh 
otherwise4    ,,hope4 ,that ,i think he 
doth2 but1 however1 let us tarry for    
him4  ,so they did4    ,then ,christian 
said to him1 ,come away1 man1 why do you
 stay so  behind8    ,,ignor4 ,i take my
 pleasure in walking alone1 even more a 
great deal  than in company1 unless ,i  
like it the better4#bhd    ,then said   
,christian to ,hopeful 7but softly71    
,did ,i not tell you  he cared not for  
our company8 ,but1 however1 said he1    
come up1 and  let us talk away the time 
in this solitary place4 ,then1 directing
  his speech to ,ignorance1 he said1    
,come1 how do you8 ,how stands it       
between ,god and your soul now8         
,,ignor4 ,i hope well2 for ,i am always 
full of good motions1 that  come into my
 mind1 to comfort me as ,i walk 7,prov4 
#bh3bf74    ,,chr4 ,what good motions8  

pray1 tell us4    ,,ignor4 ,why1 ,i     
think of ,god and ,heaven4    ,,chr4 ,so
 do the devils and damned souls4        
,,ignor4 ,but ,i think of them1 and     
desire them4#bhe    ,,chr4 ,so do many  
that are never like to come there4 ,the 
soul of  the sluggard desireth1 and hath
 nothing 7,prov4 #ac3d74    ,,ignor4    
,but ,i think of them1 and leave all for
 them4    ,,chr4 ,that ,i doubt2 for    
leaving all is a hard matter2 yea1 a    
harder  matter than many are aware of4  
,but why1 or by what1 art thou          
persuaded that thou hast left all for   
,god and ,heaven8    ,,ignor4 ,my heart 
tells me so4    ,,chr4 ,the wise man    
says1 ,he that trusts his own heart is a
 fool#bhf  7,prov4 #bh3bf74    ,,ignor4 
,this is spoken of an evil heart1 but   
mine is a good one4    ,,chr4 ,but how  
dost thou prove that8    ,,ignor4 ,it   
comforts me in hopes of ,heaven4        
,,chr4 ,that may be through its         
deceitfulness2 for a man's heart may    
minister comfort to him in the hopes of 

that thing1 for which he  yet has no    
ground to hope4    ,,ignor4 ,but my     
heart and life agree together1 and      
therefore my hope  is well grounded4    
,,chr4 ,who told thee that thy heart and
 life agree together8    ,,ignor4 ,my   
heart tells me so4    ,,chr4 ,ask my    
fellow if ,i be a thief6 ,thy heart     
tells thee so6 ,except  the ,word of    
,god beareth witness in this matter1    
other testimony  is of no value4        
,,ignor4 ,but is it not a good heart    
that hath good thoughts8 and is  not    
that a good life that is according to   
,god's commandments8    ,,chr4 ,yea1    
that is a good heart that hath good     
thoughts1 and that  is a good life that 
is according to ,god's commandments2 but
 it is  one thing1 indeed1 to have      
these1 and another thing only to think  
so4    ,,ignor4 ,pray1 what count you   
good thoughts1 and a life according  to 
,god's commandments8    ,,chr4 ,there   
are good thoughts of divers kinds2 some 
respecting  ourselves1 some ,god1 some  

,christ1 and some other thing4          
,,ignor4 ,what be good thoughts         
respecting ourselves8    ,,chr4 ,such as
 agree with the ,word of ,god4          
,,ignor4 ,when do our thoughts of       
ourselves agree with the ,word of  ,god8
    ,,chr4 ,when we pass the same       
judgment upon ourselves which the ,word 
passes4 ,to explain myself-the ,word of 
,god saith of persons in a  natural     
condition1 ,there is none righteous1    
there is none that  doeth good 7,rom4   
#c74 ,it saith also1 that every         
imagination of  the heart of man is only
 evil1 and that continually 7,gen4      
#f3e74  ,and again1 ,the imagination of 
man's heart is evil from his youth      
7,gen4 #h3ba74 ,now then1 when we think 
thus of ourselves1 having  sense thereof
 then are our thoughts good ones1       
because according  to the ,word of ,god4
    ,,ignor4 ,i will never believe that 
my heart is thus bad4    ,,chr4         
,therefore thou never hadst one good    
thought concerning thyself  in thy life4

 ,but let me go on4 ,as the ,word       
passeth a judgment  upon our heart1 so  
it passeth a judgment upon our ways2 and
 when  our thoughts of our hearts and   
ways agree with the judgment which  the 
,word giveth of both1 then are both     
good1 because agreeing  thereto4        
,,ignor4 ,make out your meaning4        
,,chr4 ,why1 the ,word of ,god saith    
that man's ways are crooked ways2  not  
good1 but perverse 7,psa4 #abe2 ,prov4  
#b3ae74 ,it saith they are  naturally   
out of the good way1 that they have not 
known it 7,rom4  #c74 ,now1 when a man  
thus thinketh of his ways2 ,i say1 when 
he  doth sensibly1 and with heart       
humiliation1 thus think1 then hath  he  
good thoughts of his own ways1 because  
his thoughts now agree  with the        
judgment of the ,word of ,god4#bhg      
,,ignor4 ,what are good thoughts        
concerning ,god8    ,,chr4 ,even as ,i  
have said concerning ourselves1 when our
 thoughts  of ,god do agree with what   
the ,word saith of ,him2 and that is1   

when  we think of ,his being and        
attributes as the ,word hath taught1 of 
which ,i cannot now discourse at large2 
but to speak of ,him with  reference to 
us3 ,then we have right thoughts of     
,god1 when we think  that ,he knows us  
better than we know ourselves1 and can  
see sin  in us when and where we can see
 none in ourselves2 when we think  ,he  
knows our inmost thoughts1 and that our 
heart1 with all its  depths1 is always  
open unto ,his eyes2 also1 when we think
 that all  our righteousness stinks in  
,his nostrils1 and that1 therefore1 ,he 
cannot abide to see us stand before ,him
 in any confidence1 even  in all our    
best performances4    ,,ignor4 ,do you  
think that ,i am such a fool as to think
 ,god can see  no further than ,i8 or1  
that ,i would come to ,god in the best  
of my  performances8    ,,chr4 ,why1 how
 dost thou think in this matter8        
,,ignor4 ,why1 to be short1 ,i think ,i 
must believe in ,christ for             
justification4    ,,chr4 ,how6 think    

thou must believe in ,christ1 when thou 
seest  not thy need of ,him6 ,thou      
neither seest thy original nor actual   
infirmities2 but hast such an opinion of
 thyself1 and of what  thou dost1 as    
plainly renders thee to be one that did 
never see  a necessity of ,christ's     
personal righteousness to justify thee  
before ,god4#bhh ,how1 then1 dost thou  
say1 ,i believe in ,christ8    ,,ignor4 
,i believe well enough for all that4    
,,chr4 ,how dost thou believe8          
,,ignor4 ,i believe that ,christ died   
for sinners2 and that ,i shall  be      
justified before ,god from the curse1   
through ,his gracious  acceptance of my 
obedience to ,his law4 ,or thus1 ,christ
 makes my  duties1 that are religious1  
acceptable to ,his ,father1 by virtue   
of ,his merits2 and so shall ,i be      
justified4#bhi    ,,chr4 ,let me give an
 answer to this confession of thy faith4
    #a4 ,thou believest with a          
fantastical faith2 for this faith is    
nowhere described in the ,word4    #b4  

,thou believest with a false faith2     
because it taketh justification  from   
the personal righteousness of ,christ1  
and applies it to thy  own4#bij    #c4  
,this faith maketh not ,christ a        
justifier of thy person1 but  of thy    
actions2 and of thy person for thy      
actions' sake1 which is  false4#bia     
#d4 ,therefore1 this faith is deceitful1
 even such as will leave  thee under    
wrath1 in the day of ,god ,almighty2 for
 true justifying  faith puts the soul1  
as sensible of its lost condition by the
  law1 upon flying for refuge unto      
,christ's righteousness1 which          
righteousness of ,his is not an act of  
grace1 by which ,he maketh1 for         
justification1 thy obedience accepted   
with ,god2 but ,his personal  obedience 
to the law1 in doing and suffering for  
us what that  required at our hands2    
this righteousness1 ,i say1 true faith  
accepteth2 under the skirt of which1 the
 soul being shrouded1 and  by it        
presented as spotless before ,god1 it is

 accepted1 and acquit  from             
condemnation4#bib    ,,ignor4 ,what6    
would you have us trust to what ,christ1
 in ,his own  person1 has done without  
us8 ,this conceit would loosen the reins
  of our lust1 and tolerate us to live  
as we list2 for what matter  how we     
live1 if we may be justified by         
,christ's personal righteousness  from  
all1 when we believe it8    ,,chr4      
,ignorance is thy name1 and as thy name 
is1 so art thou2 even  this thy answer  
demonstrateth what ,i say4 ,ignorant    
thou art of  what justifying            
righteousness is1 and as ignorant how to
 secure  thy soul1 through the faith of 
it1 from the heavy wrath of ,god4  ,yea1
 thou also art ignorant of the true     
effects of saving faith  in this        
righteousness of ,christ1 which is1 to  
bow and win over  the heart to ,god in  
,christ1 to love ,his name1 ,his ,word1 
ways1 and  people1 and not as thou      
ignorantly imaginest4    ,,hope4 ,ask   
him if ever he had ,christ revealed to  

him from ,heaven4#bic    ,,ignor4 ,what6
 you are a man for revelations6 ,i      
believe that what  both you1 and all the
 rest of you1 say about that matter1 is 
but  the fruit of distracted brains4    
,,hope4 ,why1 man6 ,christ is so hid in 
,god from the natural apprehensions  of 
the flesh1 that ,he cannot by any man be
 savingly known1 unless  ,god the       
,father reveals ,him to them4#bid       
,,ignor4 ,that is your faith1 but not   
mine2 yet mine1 ,i doubt not1  is as    
good as yours1 though ,i have not in my 
head so many whimsies  as you4    ,,chr4
 ,give me leave to put in a word4 ,you  
ought not so slightly to  speak of this 
matter2 for this ,i will boldly affirm1 
even as my  good companion hath done1   
that no man can know ,jesus ,christ but 
by  the revelation of the ,father       
7,matt4 #aa3bg72 yea1 and faith too1  by
 which the soul layeth hold upon        
,christ1 if it be right1 must be        
wrought by the exceeding greatness of   
,his mighty power2 the working  of which

 faith1 ,i perceive1 poor ,ignorance1   
thou art ignorant  of 7#a ,cor4 #ab3c2  
,eph #a3ah1 #ai74 ,be awakened then1 see
 thine own  wretchedness1 and fly to the
 ,lord ,jesus2 and by ,his              
righteousness1  which is the            
righteousness of ,god1 for ,he ,himself 
is ,god1 thou  shalt be delivered from  
condemnation4#bie    ,,ignor4 ,you go so
 fast1 ,i cannot keep pace with you4 ,do
 you go on  before2 ,i must stay a while
 behind4#bif    ,then they said-        
,well1 ,ignorance1 wilt thou yet foolish
 be1 ,to slight good counsel1  ten times
 given thee8 ,and if thou yet refuse it1
 thou shalt know1  ,ere long1 the evil  
of thy doing so4 ,remember1 man1 in     
time1 stoop1  do not fear2 ,good counsel
 taken well1 saves3 therefore hear4 ,but
  if thou yet shalt slight it1 thou wilt
 be ,the loser 7,ignorance7  ,i'll      
warrant thee4    ,then ,christian       
addressed thus himself to his fellow-   
,,chr4 ,well1 come1 my good ,hopeful1 ,i
 perceive that thou and ,i must  walk by

 ourselves again4    ,so ,i saw in my   
dream that they went on apace before1   
and ,ignorance  he came bobbling after4 
,then said ,christian to his companion1 
,it  pities me much for this poor man1  
it will certainly go ill with  him at   
last4    ,,hope4 ,alas6 there are       
abundance in our town in his condition1 
whole families1 yea1 whole streets1 and 
that of pilgrims too2 and  if there be  
so many in our parts1 how many1 think   
you1 must there  be in the place where  
he was born8    ,,chr4 ,indeed the ,word
 saith1 ,he hath blinded their eyes1    
lest they  should see1 c4 ,but now we   
are by ourselves1 what do you think  of 
such men8 ,have they at no time1 think  
you1 convictions of sin1  and so        
consequently fears that their state is  
dangerous8    ,,hope4 ,nay1 do you      
answer that question yourself1 for you  
are the  elder man4    ,,chr4 ,then ,i  
say1 sometimes 7as ,i think7 they may2  
but they being  naturally ignorant1     
understand not that such convictions    

tend to  their good2 and therefore they 
do desperately seek to stifle them1  and
 presumptuously continue to flatter     
themselves in the way of  their own     
hearts4    ,,hope4 ,i do believe1 as you
 say1 that fear tends much to men's     
good1 and to make them right1 at their  
beginning to go on pilgrimage4    ,,chr4
 ,without all doubt it doth1 if it be   
right2 for so says the  ,word1 ,the fear
 of the ,lord is the beginning of       
wisdom#big 7,prov4  #a3g2 #i3aj2 ,psa4  
#aaa3aj2 ,job4 #bh3bh74    ,,hope4 ,how 
will you describe right fear8    ,,chr4 
,true or right fear is discovered by    
three things-    #a4 ,by its rise2 it is
 caused by saving convictions for sin4  
#b4 ,it driveth the soul to lay fast    
hold of ,christ for salvation4    #c4   
,it begetteth and continueth in the soul
 a great reverence of  ,god1 his ,word1 
and ways1 keeping it tender1 and making 
it afraid  to turn from them1 to the    
right hand or to the left1 to anything1 
that may dishonour ,god1 break its      

peace1 grieve the ,spirit1 or  cause the
 enemy to speak reproachfully4#bih      
,,hope4 ,well said2 ,i believe you have 
said the truth4 ,are we now  almost got 
past the ,enchanted ,ground8    ,,chr4  
,why1 art thou weary of this discourse8 
,,hope4 ,no1 verily1 but that ,i would  
know where we are4    ,,chr4 ,we have   
not now above two miles further to go   
thereon4 ,but  let us return to our     
matter4 ,now the ignorant know not that 
such  convictions as tend to put them in
 fear are for their good1 and  therefore
 they seek to stifle them4    ,,hope4   
,how do they seek to stifle them8       
,,chr4 #a4 ,they think that those fears 
are wrought by the devil  7though indeed
 they are wrought of ,god72 and1        
thinking so1 they  resist them as things
 that directly tend to their overthrow4 
#b4  ,they also think that these fears  
tend to the spoiling of their  faith1   
when1 alas for them1 poor men that they 
are1 they have none  at all6 and        
therefore they harden their hearts      

against them4 #c4  ,they presume they   
ought not to fear2 and therefore1 in    
despite of  them1 wax presumptuously    
confident4 #d4 ,they see that those     
fears  tend to take away from them their
 pitiful old self-holiness1#bii  and    
therefore they resist them with all     
their might4    ,,hope4 ,i know         
something of this myself2 for1 before ,i
 knew myself1  it was so with me4#cjj   
,,chr4 ,well1 we will leave1 at this    
time1 our neighbour ,ignorance  by      
himself1 and fall upon another          
profitable question4    ,,hope4 ,with   
all my heart1 but you shall still begin4
    ,,chr4 ,well then1 did you not know1
 about #aj years ago1 one ,temporary  in
 your parts1 who was a forward man in   
religion then8#cja    ,,hope4 ,know him6
 yes1 he dwelt in ,graceless1 a town    
about two miles  off of ,honesty1 and he
 dwelt next door to one ,turnback4      
,,chr4 ,right1 he dwelt under the same  
roof with him4 ,well1 that man  was much
 awakened once2 ,i believe that then he 

had some sight of  his sins1 and of the 
wages that were due thereto4    ,,hope4 
,i am of your mind1 for1 my house not   
being above three miles  from him1 he   
would ofttimes come to me1 and that with
 many tears4  ,truly ,i pitied the man1 
and was not altogether without hope of  
him2 but one may see1 it is not every   
one that cries1 ,lord1 ,lord4    ,,chr4 
,he told me once that he was resolved to
 go on pilgrimage1  as we do now2 but   
all of a sudden he grew acquainted with 
one  ,save-self1 and then he became a   
stranger to me4    ,,hope4 ,now1 since  
we are talking about him1 let us a      
little inquire  into the reason of the  
sudden backsliding of him and such      
others4    ,,chr4 ,it may be very       
profitable1 but do you begin4    ,,hope4
 ,well then1 there are in my judgment   
four reasons for it-    #a4 ,though the 
consciences of such men are awakened1   
yet their  minds are not changed2       
therefore1 when the power of guilt      
weareth  away1 that which provoked them 

to be religious ceaseth1 wherefore  they
 naturally turn to their own course     
again1 even as we see the  dog that is  
sick of what he has eaten1 so long as   
his sickness  prevails1 he vomits and   
casts up all2 not that he doth this  of 
a free mind 7if we may say a dog has a  
mind71 but because it  troubleth his    
stomach2 but now1 when his sickness is  
over1 and so  his stomach eased1 his    
desire being not at all alienate from   
his  vomit1 he turns him about and licks
 up all1 and so it is true which  is    
written1 ,the dog is turned to his own  
vomit again 7#b ,peter  #b3bb74cjb ,thus
 ,i say1 being hot for ,heaven1 by      
virtue only of  the sense and fear of   
the torments of hell1 as their sense of 
hell1  and the fears of damnation1      
chills and cools1 so their desires for  
,heaven and salvation cool also4 ,so    
then it comes to pass1 that  when their 
guilt and fear is gone1 their desires   
for ,heaven and  happiness die1 and they
 return to their course again4#cjc      

#b4 ,another reason is1 they have       
slavish fears that do overmaster  them2 
,i speak now of the fears that they have
 of men1 for the  fear of man bringeth a
 snare 7,prov4 #bi3be74 ,so then1 though
 they  seem to be hot for ,heaven1 so   
long as the flames of hell are about    
their ears1 yet1 when that terror is a  
little over1 they betake  themselves to 
second thoughts2 namely1 that it is good
 to be  wise1 and not to run 7for they  
know not what7 the hazard of losing     
all1 or1 at least1 of bringing          
themselves into unavoidable and         
unnecessary troubles1 and so they fall  
in with the world again4    #c4 ,the    
shame that attends religion lies also as
 a block in their  way2 they are proud  
and haughty1 and religion in their eye  
is low  and contemptible2 therefore1    
when they have lost their sense of  hell
 and wrath to come1 they return again to
 their former course4    #d4 ,guilt1 and
 to meditate terror1 are grievous to    
them4 ,they like  not to see their      

misery before they come into it2 though 
perhaps  the sight of it first1 if they 
loved that sight1 might make them  fly  
whither the righteous fly and are safe4 
,but because they do1  as ,i hinted     
before1 even shun the thoughts of guilt 
and terror1  therefore1 when once they  
are rid of their awakenings about the   
terrors and wrath of ,god1 they harden  
their hearts gladly1 and  choose such   
ways as will harden them more and more4 
,,chr4 ,you are pretty near the         
business1 for the bottom of all is1  for
 want of a change in their mind and     
will4 ,and therefore they  are but like 
the felon that standeth before the      
judge1 he quakes  and trembles1 and     
seems to repent most heartily1 but the  
bottom  of all is the fear of the       
halter2 not that he hath any detestation
  of the offence1 as is evident1        
because1 let but this man have his      
liberty1 and he will be a thief1 and so 
a rogue still1 whereas1  if his mind    
were changed1 he would be otherwise4    

,,hope4 ,now1 ,i have showed you the    
reasons of their going back1 do  you    
show me the manner thereof4#cjd         
,,chr4 ,so ,i will1 willingly4    #a4   
,they draw off their thoughts1 all that 
they may1 from the  remembrance of ,god1
 death1 and judgment to come4    #b4    
,then they cast off by degrees private  
duties1 as closet prayer1  curbing their
 lusts1 watching1 sorrow for sin1 and   
the like4    #c4 ,then they shun the    
company of lively and warm ,christians4 
#d4 ,after that1 they grow cold to      
public duty1 as hearing1 reading1  godly
 conference1 and the like4    #e4 ,then 
they begin to pick holes1 as we say1 in 
the coats of some  of the godly2 and    
that devilishly1 that they may have a   
seeming  colour to throw religion 7for  
the sake of some infirmity they have    
espied in them7 behind their backs4     
#f4 ,then they begin to adhere to1 and  
associate themselves with1  carnal1     
loose1 and wanton men4    #g4 ,then they
 give way to carnal and wanton          

discourses in secret2  and glad are they
 if they can see such things in any that
 are  counted honest1 that they may the 
more boldly do it through their         
example4    #h4 ,after this1 they begin 
to play with little sins openly4    #i4 
,and then1 being hardened1 they show    
themselves as they are4  ,thus1 being   
launched again into the gulf of misery1 
unless a  miracle of grace prevent it1  
they everlastingly perish in their  own 
deceivings4#cje    ,now ,i saw in my    
dream1 that by this time the ,pilgrims  
were got  over the ,enchanted ,ground1  
and entering into the country of        
,beulah1  whose air was very sweet and  
pleasant1 the way lying directly through
  it1 they solaced themselves there for 
a season 7,isa4 #fb3d74 ,yea1  here they
 heard continually the singing of birds1
 and saw every  day the flowers appear  
in the earth1 and heard the voice of the
  turtle in the land 7,song4 #b3aj-ab74 
,in this country the sun shineth  night 
and day2 wherefore this was beyond the  

,valley of the ,shadow  of ,death1 and  
also out of the reach of ,giant         
,despair1 neither  could they from this 
place so much as see ,doubting          
,castle4#cjf  ,here they were within    
sight of the city they were going to1   
also  here met them some of the         
inhabitants thereof2 for in this land   
the ,shining ,ones commonly walked1     
because it was upon the borders  of     
,heaven4 ,in this land also the contract
 between the bride and the  bridegroom  
was renewed2 yea1 here1 ,as the         
bridegroom rejoiceth  over the bride1 so
 did their ,god rejoice over them 7,isa4
 #fb3e74  ,here they had no want of corn
 and wine2 for in this place they met   
with abundance of what they had sought  
for in all their pilgrimage  7v4 #h74   
,here they heard voices from out of the 
city1 loud voices1  saying1 ,say ye to  
the daughter of ,zion1 ,behold1 thy     
salvation  cometh6 ,behold1 ,his reward 
is with ,him6 7v4 #aa74 ,here all the   
inhabitants of the country called them1 

,the holy people1 ,the  redeemed of the 
,lord1 ,sought out1 c4 7v4 #ab74        
,now1 as they walked in this land1 they 
had more rejoicing than in  parts more  
remote from the kingdom to which they   
were bound2 and  drawing near to the    
city1 they had yet a more perfect view  
thereof4  ,it was builded of pearls and 
precious stones1 also the street        
thereof was paved with gold2 so that by 
reason of the natural  glory of the     
city1 and the reflection of the sunbeams
 upon it1  ,christian with desire fell  
sick4 ,hopeful also had a fit or two  of
 the same disease4#cjg ,wherefore1 here 
they lay by it a while1  crying out1    
because of their pangs1 ,if ye find my  
,beloved1 tell  ,him that ,i am sick of 
love#cjh 7,song4 #e3h74    ,but being a 
little strengthened1 and better able to 
bear their  sickness1 they walked on    
their way1 and came yet nearer and      
nearer1  where were orchards1 vineyards1
 and gardens1 and their gates opened    
into the highway4 ,now1 as they came up 

to these places1 behold1  the gardener  
stood in the way1 to whom the ,pilgrims 
said1 ,whose  goodly vineyards and      
gardens are these8 ,he answered1 ,they  
are the  ,king's1 and are planted here  
for ,his own delight1 and also for the  
solace of pilgrims4 ,so the gardener had
 them into the vineyards1  and bid them 
refresh themselves with the dainties    
7,deut4 #bc3bd74  ,he also showed them  
there the ,king's walks1 and the        
arbours1 where  ,he delighted to be2 and
 here they tarried and slept4#cji       
,now ,i beheld in my dream1 that they   
talked more in their sleep at  this time
 than ever they did in all their        
journey2 and being in  a muse           
thereabout1 the gardener said even to   
me1 ,wherefore musest  thou at the      
matter8 ,it is the nature of the fruit  
of the grapes  of these vineyards to go 
down so sweetly1 as to cause the lips of
  them that are asleep to speak4#caj    
,so ,i saw that when they awoke1 they   
addressed themselves to go up  to the   

city4 ,but1 as ,i said1 the reflection  
of the sun upon the  city 7for the city 
was pure gold71 7,rev4 #ba3ah71 was so  
extremely  glorious1 that they could    
not1 as yet1 with open face behold it1  
but through an instrument made for that 
purpose 7#b ,cor4 #c3ah74 ,so  ,i saw1  
that as they went on1 there met them two
 men1 in raiment  that shone like gold2 
also their faces shone as the light4#caa
    ,these men asked the ,pilgrims      
whence they came2 and they told them4   
,they also asked them where they had    
lodged1 what difficulties and  dangers1 
what comforts and pleasures they had met
 in the way2 and  they told them4 ,then 
said the men that met them1 ,you have   
but two  difficulties more to meet with1
 and then you are in the city4#cab      
,christian then1 and his companion1     
asked the men to go along  with them2 so
 they told them they would4 ,but1 said  
they1 you must  obtain it by your own   
faith4 ,so ,i saw in my dream that they 
went  on together1 until they came in   

sight of the gate4    ,now1 ,i further  
saw1 that betwixt them and the gate was 
a river1  but there was no bridge to go 
over2 the river was very deep4 ,at the  
sight1 therefore1 of this river1 the    
,pilgrims were much stunned3  but the   
men that went with them said1 ,you must 
go through1 or you  cannot come at the  
gate4#cac    ,the ,pilgrims then began  
to inquire if there was no other way to 
the gate2 to which they answered1 ,yes2 
but there hath not any1  save two1 to   
wit1 ,enoch and ,elijah1 been permitted 
to tread that  path1 since the          
foundation of the world1 nor shall1     
until the  last trumpet shall sound 7#a 
,cor4 #ae3ea1 #eb74 ,the ,pilgrims then1
  especially ,christian1 began to       
despond in their minds1 and looked  this
 way and that1 but no way could be found
 by them1 by which  they might escape   
the river4#cad ,then they asked the men 
if the  waters were all of a depth4     
,they said1 ,no2 yet they could not     
help them in that case2 for1 said they1 

you shall find it deeper  or shallower1 
as you believe in the ,king of the      
place4    ,they then addressed          
themselves to the water2 and entering1  
,christian  began to sink1 and crying   
out to his good friend ,hopeful1 he     
said1  ,i sink in deep waters2 the      
billows go over my head1 all his waves  
go over me6 ,selah4#cae    ,then said   
the other1 ,be of good cheer1 my        
brother1 ,i feel the  bottom1 and it is 
good4 ,then1 said ,christian1 ,ah6 my   
friend1 the  sorrows of death have      
compassed me about2 ,i shall not see the
  land that flows with milk and honey2  
and with that a great darkness  and     
horror fell upon ,christian1 so that he 
could not see before  him4 ,also here he
 in great measure lost his senses1 so   
that he  could neither remember1 nor    
orderly talk of any of those sweet      
refreshments that he had met with in the
 way of his pilgrimage4  ,but all the   
words that he spake still tended to     
discover that he  had horror of mind1   

and heart fears that he should die in   
that  river1 and never obtain entrance  
in at the gate4 ,here also1 as they     
that stood by perceived1 he was much in 
the troublesome thoughts  of the sins   
that he had committed1 both since and   
before he began  to be a pilgrim4 ,it   
was also observed that he was troubled  
with  apparitions of hobgoblins and evil
 spirits2 for ever and anon he  would   
intimate so much by words4#caf ,hopeful1
 therefore1 here had  much ado to keep  
his brother's head above water2 yea1    
sometimes  he would be quite gone down1 
and then1 ere awhile1 he would rise  up 
again half dead4 ,hopeful also would    
endeavour to comfort him1  saying1      
,brother1 ,i see the gate1 and men      
standing by to receive  us2 but         
,christian would answer1 ,it is you1 it 
is you they wait  for2 you have been    
,hopeful ever since ,i knew you4#cag    
,and so  have you1 said he to           
,christian4 ,ah1 brother6 said he1      
surely if ,i  were right ,he would now  

arise to help me2 but for my sins ,he   
hath  brought me into the snare1 and    
hath left me4 ,then said ,hopeful1  ,my 
brother1 you have quite forgot the text1
 where it is said of  the wicked1 ,there
 are no bands in their death2 but their 
strength  is firm4 ,they are not in     
trouble as other men1 neither are they  
plagued like other men 7,psa4 #gc3d1    
#e74 ,these troubles and distresses     
that you go through in these waters are 
no sign that ,god hath  forsaken you2   
but are sent to try you1 whether you    
will call to  mind that which heretofore
 you have received of ,his goodness1 and
  live upon ,him in your distresses4#cah
    ,then ,i saw in my dream1 that      
,christian was as in a muse a while4    
,to whom also ,hopeful added this word1 
,be of good cheer1 ,jesus  ,christ      
maketh thee whole2#cai and with that    
,christian brake out  with a loud voice1
 ,o6 ,i see ,him again1 and ,he tells   
me1 ,when thou  passest through the     
waters1 ,i will be with thee2 and       

through the  rivers1 they shall not     
overflow thee 7,isa4 #dc3b74 ,then they 
both  took courage1 and the enemy was   
after that as still as a stone1  until  
they were gone over4 ,christian         
therefore presently found  ground to    
stand upon1 and so it followed that the 
rest of the river  was but shallow4     
,thus they got over4#cbj ,now1 upon the 
bank of  the river1 on the other side1  
they saw the two shining men again1  who
 there waited for them2 wherefore1 being
 come out of the river1  they saluted   
them1 saying1 ,we are ministering       
spirits1 sent forth  to minister for    
those that shall be heirs of salvation4 
,thus they  went along towards the      
gate4#cba ,now you must note that the   
city  stood upon a mighty hill1 but the 
,pilgrims went up that hill with  ease1 
because they had these two men to lead  
them up by the arms2  also1 they had    
left their mortal garments behind them  
in the  river1 for though they went in  
with them1 they came out without  them4 

,they1 therefore1 went up here with much
 agility and speed1  though the         
foundation upon which the city was      
framed was higher  than the clouds4#cbb 
,they1 therefore1 went up through the   
regions  of the air1 sweetly talking as 
they went1 being comforted1 because     
they safely got over the river1 and had 
such glorious companions  to attend     
them4#cbc    ,the talk they had with the
 ,shining ,ones was about the glory of  
the place2 who told them that the beauty
 and glory of it was  inexpressible4    
,there1 said they1 is the ,mount ,zion1 
the heavenly  ,jerusalem1 the           
innumerable company of angels1 and the  
spirits of  just men made perfect 7,heb4
 #ab3bb-bd74 ,you are going now1 said   
they1 to the paradise of ,god1 wherein  
you shall see the tree of  life1 and eat
 of the never-fading fruits thereof2 and
 when you  come there1 you shall have   
white robes given you1 and your walk    
and talk shall be every day with the    
,king1 even all the days of  eternity   

7,rev4 #b3g2 #c3d2 #bb3e74 ,there you   
shall not see again  such things as you 
saw when you were in the lower region   
upon the  earth1 to wit1 sorrow1        
sickness1 affliction1 and death1 for the
  former things are passed away4 ,you   
are now going to ,abraham1 to  ,isaac1  
and ,jacob1 and to the prophets-men that
 ,god hath taken away  from the evil to 
come1 and that are now resting upon     
their beds1  each one walking in his    
righteousness#cbd 7,isa4 #eg3a1 #b2     
#fe3ag74  ,the men then asked1 ,what    
must we do in the holy place8 ,to whom  
it was answered1 ,you must there receive
 the comforts of all your  toil1 and    
have joy for all your sorrow2 you must  
reap what you  have sown1 even the fruit
 of all your prayers1 and tears1 and    
sufferings for the ,king by the way     
7,gal4 #f3g74 ,in that place you  must  
wear crowns of gold1 and enjoy the      
perpetual sight and vision  of the ,holy
 ,one1 for there you shall see ,him as  
,he is 7#a ,john  #c3b74 ,there also you

 shall serve ,him continually with      
praise1  with shouting and thanksgiving1
 whom you desired to serve in the       
world1 though with much difficulty1     
because of the infirmity of  your flesh4
 ,there your eyes shall be delighted    
with seeing1 and  your ears with hearing
 the pleasant voice of the ,mighty ,one4
 ,there  you shall enjoy your friends   
again1 that are gone thither before     
you2 and there you shall with joy       
receive1 even every one that  follows   
into the holy place after you4 ,there   
also shall you be  clothed with glory   
and majesty1 and put into an equipage   
fit to  ride out with the ,king of      
glory4 ,when ,he shall come with sound  
of  trumpet in the clouds1 as upon the  
wings of the wind1 you shall  come with 
,him2 and when ,he shall sit upon the   
throne of judgment1  you shall sit by   
,him2 yea1 and when ,he shall pass      
sentence upon  all the workers of       
iniquity1 let them be angels or men1 you
 also  shall have a voice in that       

judgment1 because they were ,his and    
your  enemies 7#a ,thess4 #d3ac-ag2     
,jude #ad2 ,dan4 #g3i1 #aj2 #a ,cor4    
#f3b1 #c74  ,also when ,he shall again  
return to the city1 you shall go too1   
with sound of trumpet1 and be ever with 
,him4    ,now1 while they were thus     
drawing towards the gate1 behold a      
company  of the heavenly host came out  
to meet them2 to whom it was said1  by  
the other two ,shining ,ones1 ,these are
 the men that have loved  our ,lord when
 they were in the world1 and that have  
left all for  ,his holy name2 and ,he   
hath sent us to fetch them1 and we have 
brought them thus far on their desired  
journey1 that they may go  in and look  
their ,redeemer in the face with joy4   
,then the heavenly  host gave a great   
shout1 saying1 ,blessed are they which  
are  called unto the marriage supper of 
the ,lamb 7,rev4 #ai3i74 ,there  came   
out also at this time to meet them1     
several of the ,king's  trumpeters1     
clothed in white and shining raiment1   

who1 with melodious  noises1 and loud1  
made even the heavens to echo with their
 sound4  ,these trumpeters saluted      
,christian and his fellow with #aj1jjj  
welcomes from the world2 and this they  
did with shouting1 and  sound of        
trumpet4    ,this done1 they compassed  
them round on every side2 some went     
before1 some behind1 and some on the    
right hand1 some on the left  7as it    
were to guard them through the upper    
regions71 continually  sounding as they 
went1 with melodious noise1 in notes on 
high2  so that the very sight was to    
them that could behold it1 as if        
,heaven itself was come down to meet    
them4#cbe ,thus1 therefore1  they walked
 on together2 and as they walked1 ever  
and anon these  trumpeters1 even with   
joyful sound1 would1 by mixing their    
music  with looks and gestures1 still   
signify to ,christian and his brother1  
how welcome they were into their        
company1 and with what gladness  they   
came to meet them2 and now were these   

two men1 as it were1  in ,heaven1 before
 they came at it1 being swallowed up    
with the  sight of angels1 and with     
hearing of their melodious notes4 ,here 
also they had the city itself in view1  
and they thought they heard  all the    
bells therein to ring1 to welcome them  
thereto4 ,but above  all1 the warm and  
joyful thoughts that they had about     
their own  dwelling there1 with such    
company1 and that forever and ever4 ,o  
by what tongue or pen can their glorious
 joy be expressed6#cbf  ,and thus they  
came up to the gate4    ,now1 when they 
were come up to the gate1 there was     
written over  it in letters of gold1    
,blessed are they that do ,his          
commandments1  that they may have right 
to the tree of life1 and may enter in   
through the gates into the city 7,rev4  
#bb3ad74    ,then ,i saw in my dream1   
that the ,shining ,men bid them call at 
the  gate2 the which1 when they did1    
some looked from above over the  gate1  
to wit1 ,enoch1 ,moses1 and ,elijah1 c41

 to whom it was said1  ,these pilgrims  
are come from the ,city of ,destruction1
 for the love  that they bear to the    
,king of this place2 and then the       
pilgrims  gave in unto them each man his
 certificate1#cbg which they had        
received in the beginning2 those1       
therefore1 were carried into  the ,king1
 who1 when ,he had read them1 said1     
,where are the men8  ,to whom it was    
answered1 ,they are standing without the
 gate4 ,the  ,king then commanded to    
open the gate1 ,that the righteous      
nation1  said ,he1 which keepeth the    
truth1 may enter in#cbh 7,isa4 #bf3b74  
,now ,i saw in my dream that these two  
men went in at the gate2 and  lo1 as    
they entered1 they were transfigured1   
and they had raiment  put on that shone 
like gold4 ,there were also that met    
them with  harps and crowns1 and gave   
them to them-the harps to praise withal1
  and the crowns in token of honour4    
,then ,i heard in my dream that  all the
 bells in the city rang again for joy1  

and that it was said  unto them1 ,,enter
 ,,ye ,,into ,,the ,,joy ,,of ,,your    
,,lord4#cbi ,i also heard  the men      
themselves1 that they sang with a loud  
voice1 saying1  ,,blessing1 ,,and       
,,honour1 ,,and ,,glory1 ,,and ,,power1 
,,be ,,unto ,,him ,,that ,,sitteth      
,,upon ,,the ,,throne1 ,,and ,,unto     
,,the ,,lamb1 ,,forever ,,and ,,ever    
7,rev4 #e3ac74    ,now just as the gates
 were opened to let in the men1 ,i      
looked in  after them1 and1 behold1 the 
,city shone like the sun2 the streets   
also were paved with gold1 and in them  
walked many men1 with  crowns on their  
heads1 palms in their hands1 and golden 
harps to  sing praises withal4 ,there   
were also of them that had wings1 and   
they answered one another without       
intermission1 saying1 ,holy1  holy1     
holy1 is the ,lord 7,rev4 #d3h74 ,and   
after that1 they shut up  the gates2    
which1 when ,i had seen1 ,i wished      
myself among them4    ,now while ,i was 
gazing upon all these things1 ,i turned 

my head to  look back1 and saw          
,ignorance come up to the river side2   
but he  soon got over1 and that without 
half that difficulty which the  other   
two men met with4#ccj ,for it happened  
that there was then  in that place1 one 
,vain-hope1#cca a ferryman1 that with   
his boat  helped him over2 so he1 as the
 other ,i saw1 did ascend the hill1  to 
come up to the gate1 only he came alone2
 neither did any man  meet him with the 
least encouragement4 ,when he was come  
up to  the gate1 he looked up to the    
writing that was above1 and then  began 
to knock1 supposing that entrance should
 have been quickly  administered to him2
 but he was asked by the men that looked
 over  the top of the gate1 ,whence came
 you8 and what would you have8 ,he      
answered1 ,i have eat and drank in the  
presence of the ,king1 and ,he  has     
taught in our streets4 ,then they asked 
him for his certificate1  that they     
might go in and show it to the ,king2 so
 he fumbled in  his bosom for one1 and  

found none4 ,then said they1 ,have you  
none8  ,but the man answered never a    
word4 ,so they told the ,king1 but ,he  
would not come down to see him1 but     
commanded the two ,shining ,ones  that  
conducted ,christian and ,hopeful to the
 ,city1 to go out and  take ,ignorance1 
and bind him hand and foot1 and have him
 away4  ,then they took him up1 and     
carried him through the air1 to the door
  that ,i saw in the side of the hill1  
and put him in there4 ,then ,i  saw that
 there was a way to hell1 even from the 
gates of ,heaven1  as well as from the  
,city of ,destruction6#ccb ,so ,i awoke1
 and  behold it was a dream4    ,,the   
,,conclusion4    ,now1 ,,reader1 ,i have
 told my dream to thee2 ,see if thou    
canst  interpret it to me1 ,or to       
thyself1 or neighbour2 but take heed ,of
  misinterpreting2 for that1 instead ,of
 doing good1 will but thyself  abuse3   
,by misinterpreting1 evil ensues4       
,take heed also1 that thou be not       
extreme1 ,in playing with the  outside  

of my dream3 ,nor let my figure or      
similitude ,put thee  into a laughter or
 a feud4 ,leave this for boys and fools2
 but as  for thee1 ,do thou the         
substance of my matter see4    ,put by  
the curtains1 look within my veil1 ,turn
 up my metaphors1  and do not fail2     
,there1 if thou seekest them1 such      
things to find1  ,as will be helpful to 
an honest mind4    ,what of my dross    
thou findest there1 be bold ,to throw   
away1 but  yet preserve the gold2 ,what 
if my gold be wrapped up in ore8--,none 
throws away the apple for the core4 ,but
 if thou shalt cast all  away as vain1  
,i know not but 'twill make me dream    
again4    ,,the ,,end ,,of ,,the ,,first
 ,,part4        ,,footnotes3    #a ,the 
jail4 ,mr4 ,bunyan wrote this precious  
book in ,bedford  jail1 where he was    
imprisoned #ab years for preaching the  
,gospel4  ,his bonds were those of the  
,gospel2 and1 like ,peter1 he could     
sleep soundly in prison4 ,blessed be    
,god for even the toleration  and       

religious privileges we now enjoy in    
consequence of it4  ,our author1 thus   
prevented from preaching1 turned his    
thoughts  to writing2 and1 during his   
confinement1 composed ,the ,pilgrim's   
,progress1 and many other useful works4 
,thus the ,lord causes the  wrath of man
 to praise ,him4 ,the servants of       
,christ1 when restrained  by wicked laws
 from publishing the word of life from  
the pulpit1  have become more abundantly
 useful by their writings-7,g4 ,burder74
    #b ,you will observe what honour1   
from his ,pilgrim's first setting  out1 
,bunyan puts upon the ,word of ,god4 ,he
 would give to no inferior              
instrumentality1 not even to one of     
,god's providences1 the business  of    
awakening his ,pilgrim to a sense of his
 danger2 but he places  him before us   
reading his book1 awakened by the ,word4
 ,and he  makes the first efficacious   
motive in the mind of this ,pilgrim a   
salutary fear of the terrors of that    
,word1 a sense of the wrath  to come1   

beneath the burden of sin upon his      
soul-7,cheever1 ,lect4  #f74 ,the alarms
 of such an awakened soul are very      
different from the  terrors of          
superstitious ignorance1 which1 arising 
from fright  or danger1 are easily      
quitted1 with the silly mummeries of    
priestcraft-7,andronicus74    #c ,what  
shall ,i do8 ,this is his first         
exclamation4 ,he has not  as yet        
advanced so far as to say1 ,what shall  
,i do to be saved8-7,cheever1  ,lect4   
#f74    #d ,sometimes ,i have been so   
loaden with my sins1 that ,i could not  
tell where to rest1 nor what to do2 yea1
 at such times1 ,i thought  it would    
have taken away my senses-7,bunyan's    
,law and ,grace74 #e  ,see the picture  
of a true penitent2 a deep sense of     
danger1 and  solemn concern for his     
immortal soul1 and for his wife and     
children2  clothed with rags2 his face  
turned from his house2 studying the     
,bible with intense interest2 a great   
burden on his back2 praying2  the       

remembrance of his sins is grievous1 and
 the burden of them  is intolerable4    
,reader1 have you felt this8-7,dr4      
,dodd74    #f ,reader6 be persuaded to  
pause a moment1 and ask yourself the    
question-,what is my case8 ,did ,i ever 
feel a deep concern about my  soul8 ,did
 ,i ever see my danger as a sinner8 ,did
 ,i ever exclaim1 in  the agony of my   
spirit1 ,what must ,i do to be saved8   
,be assured  that real godliness begins 
in feeling the burden of sin-7,g4       
,border74    #g ,the advice is to fly at
 once to ,christ1 and that he will then 
be told what to do4 ,he is not told to  
get rid of his burden first1  by        
reforming his life1 and then to apply   
for further instruction  to the         
,saviour-7,j4 ,b474    #h ,when a sinner
 begins to fly from destruction1 carnal 
relations  will strive to prevent him2  
but the sinner who is in earnest for    
salvation will be deaf to invitations to
 go back4 ,the more he is  solicited by 
them1 the faster he will fly from       

them-7,mason74    #i ,the names of these
 two neighbours are admirably           
characteristic1  not confined to any age
 or place1 but always accompany the     
young  convert to godliness1 as the     
shadow does the substance4 ,christian   
is firm1 decided1 bold1 and sanguine4   
,obstinate is profane1 scornful1        
self-sufficient1 and contemns ,god's    
,word4 ,pliable is yielding1 and  easily
 induced to engage in things of which he
 understands neither  the nature nor the
 consequences-7,thomas ,scott74    #aj  
,objection4 ,if ,i would run as you     
would have me1 then ,i must  run from   
all my friends1 for none of them are    
running that way4  ,answ4 ,and if thou  
dost1 thou wilt run into the bosom of   
,christ1  and of ,god4 ,and what harm   
will that do thee8 ,objec4 ,but if ,i   
ran  this way1 ,i must run from all my  
sins4 ,answ4 ,that's true indeed2  yet  
if thou dost not1 thou wilt run into    
hell-fire4 ,objec4 ,but ,i  shall be    
mocked of all my neighbours4 ,answ4 ,but

 if thou lose the  benefit of ,heaven1  
,god will mock at thy calamity4 ,objec4 
,but1  surely1 ,i may begin this1 time  
enough a year or two hence4 ,answ4      
,hast thou any lease of thy life8 ,did  
ever ,god tell thee thou shalt  live    
half a year or two months longer8 ,art  
thou a wise man to let  thy immortal    
soul hang over hell by a thread of      
uncertain time1  which may soon be cut  
asunder by death8-7,bunyan's ,preface to
 the  ,heavenly ,footman74    #aa ,it is
 interesting to compare this account of 
,heaven with  that which ,bunyan gave in
 the ,preface to his ,sighs from ,hell1 
published #bj years before-,o sinner1   
sinner1 there are better  things than   
hell to be had1 and at a cheaper rate by
 the thousandth  part than that4 ,o     
there is no comparison2 there is        
,heaven1 there  is ,god1 there is       
,christ1 there is communion with an     
innumerable  company of saints and      
angels-7,,ed74 #ab ,here you have       
another  volume of meaning in a single  

touch of the pencil4 ,pliable is  one of
 those who is willing1 or think they are
 willing1 to have  ,heaven1 but without 
any sense of sin1 or of the labour and  
self-denial  necessary to enter ,heaven4
 ,but now his heart is momentarily fired
  with ,christian's ravishing           
descriptions1 and as he seems to have   
nothing to trouble his conscience1 and  
no difficulties to overcome1  the pace  
of an honest1 thorough inquirer1 the    
movement of a soul  sensible of its     
distresses and its sins1 and desiring   
comfort  only in the way of healing and 
of holiness1 seems much too slow  for   
him4 ,he is for entering ,heaven at     
once1 going much faster  than poor      
,christian can keep up with him4 ,then1 
said ,christian1  ,i cannot go so fast  
as ,i would1 by reason of this burden   
that is  on my back--7,cheever74 #ac    
,satan casts the professor into the     
mire1 to the reproach of religion1 the  
shame of their brethren1  the derision  
of the world1 and the dishonour of ,god4

 ,he holds our  hands while the world   
buffets us4 ,he puts bears' skins upon  
us1  and then sets the dogs at us4 ,he  
bedaubeth us with his own foam1  and    
then tempts us to believe that that     
bedaubing comes from  ourselves-7,good  
,news to the ,vilest of ,men1 vol4 #a1  
,p4 #fi74 #ad  ,guilt is not so much a  
wind and a tempest1 as a load and       
burden4  ,the devil1 and sin1 and the   
curse of the law1 and death1 are  gotten
 upon the shoulders of this poor man1   
and are treading of  him down1 that he  
may sink into1 and be swallowed up of1  
his miry  place 7,job                   
#da3cj7-7;,bunyan's ,saints' ,know ledge
 of ,christ's ,love1  vol4 #b1 p4 #f74  
#ae ,in this ,slough of ,despond there  
were good and firm steps1 sound         
promises to stand upon1 a causeway1     
indeed1 better than adamant1  clear     
across the treacherous quagmires2 but   
mark you1 fear followed  ,christian so  
hard1 that he fled the nearest way1 and 
fell in1 not  stopping to look for the  

steps1 or not thinking of them4 ,now    
this  is often just the operation of    
fear2 it sets the threatenings  against 
the promises1 when it ought simply to   
direct the soul  from the threatenings  
to the promises4 ,it is the object of   
the  threatenings to make the promises  
shine1 and to make the soul  lay hold   
upon them1 and that is the purpose and  
the tendency of  a salutary fear of the 
,divine wrath on account of sin1 to make
  the believer flee directly to the     
promises1 and advance on them  to       
,christ-7,cheever74 #af ,signifying that
 there is nothing but  despondency and  
despair in the fallen nature of sinful  
man3 the  best that we can do1 leaves us
 in the ,slough of ,despond1 as to  any 
hope in ourselves-7,mason74    #ag ,that
 is1 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,we never
 find good ground1  nor safe sounding1  
nor comfortable walking1 till we enter  
into  possession of ,christ by faith1   
and till our feet are set upon  ,christ1
 who is the ,rock of ages-7,mason74     

#ah ,and now you may think1 perhaps1    
that ,christian having got out  of the  
,slough of ,despond1 and fairly on his  
way1 it is all well  with him2 but not  
so1 for now he comes into a peril that  
is far  greater than the last-a peril   
through which we suppose that every     
soul that ever goes on pilgrimage       
passes1 and a peril in which  multitudes
 that get safely across the ,slough of  
,despond1 perish  forever-7,cheever74   
#ai ,some inkling2 some intimation1     
hint1 or slight knowledge3              
obsolete-7,,ed74    #bj ,there is great 
beauty in this dialogue1 arising from   
the exact  regard to character preserved
 throughout4 ,indeed1 this forms one  of
 our author's peculiar excellencies2 as 
it is a very difficult  attainment1 and 
always manifests a superiority of       
genius-7,scott74    #ba ,mr4            
,worldly-wiseman prefers morality to    
,christ the strait  gate4 ,this is the  
exact reasoning of the flesh4 ,carnal   
reason  ever opposes spiritual truth4   

,the notion of justification by our  own
 obedience to ,god's ,law ever works in 
us1 contrary to the way  of             
justification by the obedience of       
,christ4 ,self-righteousness  is as     
contrary to the faith of ,christ as     
indulging the lusts of  the flesh4 ,the 
former is the white devil of pride1 the 
latter the  black devil of rebellion and
 disobedience4 ,see the awful           
consequences  of listening to the       
reasonings of the flesh-7,mason74    #bb
 ,and wotted3 and knew4 ,from the ,saxon
 witen1 to know2 see  ,imperial         
,dictionary-7,,ed74    #bc;,beware of   
taking men by their looks4 ,they may    
look as gentle  as lambs1 while the     
poison of asps is under their tongue2   
whereby  they infect many souls with    
pernicious errors and pestilent         
heresies1  turning them from ,christ and
 the hope of full justification and     
eternal life through ,him ,,only1 to    
look to1 and rely upon1 their  own      
works1 in whole1 or in part1 for        

salvation-7,mason74    #bd ,as the      
belief of the truth lies at the fountain
 of the hope  of eternal life1 and is   
the cause of anyone becoming a pilgrim2 
so the belief of a lie is the cause of  
anyone's turning out of the  way which  
leads to glory-7,mason74 #be ,see the   
glory of ,gospel grace  to sinners4 ,see
 the amazing love of ,christ in dying   
for sinners4  ,o remember the price1    
which obtained the pardon of our sins1  
at  nothing less than ,his most precious
 blood6 ,believe ,his wonderful  love4  
,rejoice in ,his glorious salvation4    
,live in the love of ,him1  in the      
hatred of your sins1 and in humbleness  
of mind before  ,him-7,mason74    #bf   
,legality is as great an enemy to the   
cross of ,christ as  licentiousness2 for
 it keeps the soul from coming to1      
believing  in1 and trusting wholly in   
the blood of ,christ for pardon1 and the
  righteousness of ,christ for          
justification6 so that it keeps the soul
  in bondage1 and swells the mind with  

pride1 while licentiousness  brings a   
scandal on the cross--7,mason74 #bg ,the
 straitness of  this gate is not to be  
understood carnally1 but mystically4    
,this  gate is wide enough for all the  
truly sincere lovers of ,jesus  ,christ1
 but so strait that it will keep all    
others out4 ,the gate  of ,eden was wide
 enough for ,adam and his wife to go out
 at1 yet  it was too strait for them to 
go in at4 ,why8 ,they had sinned2 and   
the cherubim and the flaming sword made 
it too strait for them4  ,the gates of  
the temple were six cubits wide1 yet    
they were so  strait that none who were 
unclean might enter them-7,bunyan's     
,strait  ,gate1 vol4 #a1 p4 #cfg74      
#bh ,here behold the love of ,jesus1 in 
freely and heartily receiving  every    
poor sinner who comes unto ,him2 no     
matter how vile they have  been1 nor    
what sins they have committed1 ,he loves
 them freely and  receives them         
graciously2 for ,he has nothing but     
,,good-,,will to them4  ,hence1 the     

heavenly host sang at his birth1        
,good-will towards  men 7,luke          
#b3ad7-7,mason74    #bi ,as sinners     
become more decided in applying to      
,christ1 and  assiduous in the means of 
grace1 ,satan1 if permitted1 will be    
more  vehement in his endeavours to     
discourage them1 that1 if possible1  he 
may induce them to desist1 and so come  
short of the prize-7,scott74  ,a whole  
,heaven and eternal life is wrapped up  
in this little  word-,strive to enter   
in2 this calls for the mind and heart4  
,many professors make their striving to 
stand rather in an outcry  of words1    
than in a hearty labour against the     
lusts and love of  the world4 ,but this 
kind of striving is but a beating the   
air1  and will come to nothing at       
last-7,bunyan's ,strait ,gate1 vol4 #a1 
p4 #hff74 ,coming souls will have       
opposition from ,satan4 ,he casts  his  
fiery darts at them2 wanderings in      
prayer1 enticements to old  sins1 and   
even blasphemous thoughts1 assail the   

trembling penitent1  when striving to   
enter into the strait gate1 to drive him
 from  the way and the life-7,,ed74     
#cj ,no betterment is an admirable      
expression of the ,christian's          
humility-he set out in company1 but     
reached the gate alone2 still  it is not
 unto me1 but unto ,thy name be all the 
glory-7,,ed74    #ca ,carnal arguments  
is altered to carnal agreement1 in      
several of ,mr4 ,bunyan's editions3 see 
third to the ninth-7,,ed74    #cb       
,christian1 when admitted at the strait 
gate1 is directed  in the narrow way2   
not in the broad fashionable religion4  
,in the  broad road1 every man may      
choose a path suited to his             
inclinations1  shift about to avoid     
difficulties1 or accommodate himself  to
 circumstances2 and he may be sure of   
company agreeable to his  taste4 ,but   
,christians must follow one another in  
the narrow way  on the same track1      
facing enemies1 and bearing hardships1  
without  attempting to evade them2 nor  

is any indulgence given to different    
tastes1 habits1 or                      
propensities-7,scott74    #cc ,with gnat
 propriety ,bunyan places the house of  
the ,interpreter  beyond the strait     
gate2 for the knowledge of ,divine      
things1 that  precedes conversion to    
,god by faith in ,christ1 is very       
scanty1  compared with the diligent     
,christian's subsequent                 
attainments-7,scott74    #cd ,it would  
be difficult to find #ab consecutive    
pages in the  ,english language1 that   
contain such volumes of meaning1 in such
  beautiful and instructive lessons1    
with such heavenly imagery1  in so pure 
and sweet a style1 and with so thrilling
 an appeal to  the best affections of   
the heart1 as these pages descriptive of
  ,christian's sojourning in the house  
of the ,interpreter4 ,this good  man of 
the house1 the ,interpreter1 we are1    
without doubt1 to take  as the          
representative of the ,holy ,spirit1    
with ,his enlightening and  sanctifying 

influences on the heart-7,cheever74 ,the
 order in which  these heavenly lessons 
are taught1 is worthy of our            
admiration-7,,ed74    #ce ,as in        
creation1 so in conversion1 ,god's      
command is1 ,let there  be light2 it    
comes by the ,word2 no ,bible1 no light4
 ,god divided  the light from the       
darkness2 a blessed mystery to prove the
  ,christian indeed-light in his mind at
 variance with his native               
darkness-7,bunyan1 on ,genesis74    #cf 
,the ,,first object presented by the    
,holy ,spirit to the mind  of a young   
believer1 is the choice of his minister2
 not to be  submissive to human orders1 
but to choose for himself4 ,the leading 
features are1 that he be grave1         
devotional1 a lover of his ,bible1  one 
who rejects error and preaches the      
truth2 uninfluenced by  paltry pelf or  
worldly honours2 pleading patiently to  
win souls2  seeking only his ,master's  
approbation2 souls1 and not money1 for  
his hire2 an immortal crown for his     

reward4 ,with the laws of men  and      
friendship to mislead us1 how essential 
is the guidance of  the ,holy ,spirit in
 this important choice6-7,,ed74 ,and    
whose portrait  is ,bunyan describing   
here8 ,we think he had only ,mr4        
,gifford in  his eye as a faithful      
minister of ,christ2 but ,bunyan too had
 been  the pleader with men1 and over   
his own head the crown of gold was      
shining1 and while he wrote these words1
 you may be sure that his  spirit       
thrilled within him as he said1 ,and ,i 
too am a minister of  ,jesus            
,christ-7,cheever74    #cg;,christian   
well knew this in his own deep          
experience2 for the  burden of sin was  
on him still1 and sorely did he feel it 
while  the ,interpreter was making this 
explanation2 and had it not been  for   
his remembrance of the warning of the   
man at the gate1 he would  certainly    
have besought the ,interpreter to take  
off his burden4  ,the law could not take
 it off2 he had tried that2 and grace   

had  not yet removed it2 so he was      
forced to be quiet1 and to wait         
patiently4 ,but when the damsel came and
 sprinkled the floor1 and  laid the     
dust1 and then the parlour was swept so 
easily1 there  were the sweet influences
 of the ,gospel imaged2 there was       
,divine  grace distilling as the dew2   
there was the gentle voice of ,christ   
hushing the storm2 there were the       
corruptions of the heart1 which  the law
 had but roused into action1 yielding   
under the power of  ,christ2 and there  
was the soul made clean1 and fit for the
 ,king  of glory to inhabit4 ,indeed1   
this was a most instructive emblem4  ,o 
that my heart might be thus cleansed1   
thought ,christian1 and  then ,i verily 
believe ,i could bear my burden with    
great ease to  the end of my pilgrimage2
 but ,i have had enough of that fierce  
sweeper1 the ,law4 ,the ,lord deliver me
 from his besom6-7,cheever74    #ch     
,this was a vivid and striking emblem1  
and one which1 in its  general meaning1 

a child could understand4 ,passion      
stands for the  men of this world1      
,patience of that which is to come2     
,passion for  those who will have all   
their good things now1 ,patience for    
those  who are willing1 with            
self-denial1 to wait for something      
better2  ,passion for those who are     
absorbed in temporal trifles1 ,patience 
for those whose hearts are fixed upon   
eternal realities2 ,passion  the things 
which are seen1 and the impatient       
eagerness with which  they are followed1
 ,patience the things which are unseen1 
and the  faith1 humility1 and deadness  
to the world exercised in order to      
enjoy them4 ,it is a good commentary    
upon ,psalm #gc-7;,cheever74    #ci     
,this instructive vision springs from   
the author's painful1  but blessed      
experience4 ,the flame of love in a     
,christian's heart  is like the fire of 
despair in ,satan's spirit-unquenchable4
 ,before  ,bunyan had been behind the   
wall1 the tempter suggested to him-,you 

are very hot for mercy1 but ,i will cool
 you1 though ,i be seven  years in      
chilling your heart1 ,i can do it at    
last2 ,i will have you  cold before     
long-7,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #aaj74 ,he
 is the father of  lies4 ,thus he said  
to ,christian in the fight1 ,here will  
,i spill  thy soul2 instead of which1   
,apollyon was put to flight4 ,we cannot 
fail with such a prop1 ,that bears the  
earth's huge pillars up4  ,satan's water
 can never be so powerful to quench1 as 
,christ's oil  and grace are to keep the
 fire burning4 ,sinner1 believe this1   
and  love1 praise1 and rejoice in thy   
,lord4 ,he loves with an everlasting    
love2 ,he saves with an everlasting     
salvation2 without ,his perpetual  aid1 
we should perish2 ,christ is the ,alpha 
and ,omega of our safety2  but how      
mysterious is the ,saint's perseverance 
until we have seen  the secret          
supply6-7,,ed74    #dj ,for a man to    
fight his way through infernal enemies1 
is in  every age a fearful battle2 but  

in addition to this1 to enter his  name 
as a nonconformist in ,bunyan's time1   
demanded intrepidity of  no ordinary    
degree2 their enemies were the throne1  
the laws1 and  the bishops1 armed with  
malignity against these followers of    
,jesus  ,christ4 ,but there were noble  
spirits1 of very stout countenance1 that
  by the sword of the ,spirit cut their 
way through all opposition4  ,bunyan was
 one of these worthies-7,ivimey74 #da   
,verily thou didst1  noble ,christian6  
,and who is there that does not know the
 meaning  of it1 and what heart so cold 
as not to be ravished by it6 ,yea1  we  
should think that this passage alone    
might set any man out on  this          
pilgrimage1 might bring many a careless 
traveler up to the  gate of this        
glorious palace to say1 ,set down my    
name1 ,sir6 ,how  full of instruction is
 this passage6 ,it set ,christian's own 
heart  on fire to run forward on his    
journey1 although the battle was  before
 him-7,cheever74    #db ,all these      

deeply interesting pictures are intended
 for every  age and every clime4 ,this  
iron cage of despair has ever shut up   
its victims4 ,many have supposed that it
 had a special reference  to one ,john  
,child1 who1 under the fear of          
persecution1 abandoned  his profession1 
and1 in frightful desperation1 miserably
 perished  by his own hand4 ,see        
,introduction1 page #gc2 see also the   
sickness  and death of ,mr4 ,badman's   
brother-7,,ed74    #dc ,bunyan intended 
not to represent this man as actually   
beyond  the reach of mercy1 but to show 
the dreadful consequences of  departing 
from ,god1 and of being abandoned of    
,him to the misery  of unbelief and     
despair-7,cheever74    #dd ,an          
everlasting caution-,god help me to     
watch4 ,the battle  with ,apollyon1 the 
dread valley1 the trying scene at       
,vanity ,fair1  the exhilarating victory
 over ,by-ends and ,demas1 dissipated   
the  painful scene of the iron cage2 and
 want of prayerful caution led          

,christian into the dominion of         
,despair1 and he became for a season    
the victim shut up in this frightful    
cage4 ,reader1 may we be ever  found    
looking unto ,jesus1 then shall we be   
kept from ,doubting  ,castle and the    
iron cage-7,,ed74    #de ,in the midst  
of these heavenly instructions1 why in  
such  haste to go8 ,alas6 the burden of 
sin upon his back pressed him  on to    
seek deliverance-7,,ed74    #df ,rack4  
,driven violently by the wind-7,,ed74   
#dg ,we go about the world in the day   
time1 and are absorbed in  earthly      
schemes2 the world is as bright as a    
rainbow1 and it bears  for us no marks  
or predictions of the judgment1 or of   
our sins2  and conscience is retired1 as
 it were1 within a far inner circle  of 
the soul4 ,but when it comes night1 and 
the pall of sleep is  drawn over the    
senses1 then conscience comes out       
solemnly1 and  walks about in the silent
 chambers of the soul1 and makes her    
survey and her comments1 and sometimes  

sits down and sternly reads  the record 
of a life that the waking man would     
never look into1  and the catalogue of  
crimes that are gathering for the       
judgment4  ,imagination walks           
tremblingly behind her1 and they pass   
through  the open gate of the           
,scriptures into the eternal world-for  
thither  all things in man's being      
naturally and irresistibly tend-and     
there1 imagination draws the judgment1  
the soul is presented at  the bar of    
,god1 and the eye of the ,judge is on   
it1 and a hand of  fire writes1 ,thou   
art weighed in the balances1 and found  
wanting6  ,our dreams sometimes reveal  
our character1 our sins1 our destinies1 
more clearly than our waking thoughts2  
for by day the energies  of our being   
are turned into artificial channels1 by 
night our  thoughts follow the bent that
 is most natural to them2 and as man  is
 both an immortal and a sinful being1   
the consequences both of  his           
immortality and his sinfulness will     

sometimes be made to stand  out in      
overpowering light1 when the busy       
pursuits of day are not  able to turn   
the soul from wandering towards         
eternity-7,cheever74  ,bunyan profited  
much by dreams and visions4 ,even in my 
childhood  the ,lord did scare and      
affright me with fearful dreams1 and    
did terrify me with dreadful visions4   
,that is a striking vision  of church   
fellowship in the ,grace ,abounding1    
7,nos4 #ec-ef72 and  an awful dream is  
narrated in the ,greatness of the       
,soul-,once ,i  dreamed that ,i saw two 
persons1 whom ,i knew1 in hell2 and     
methought  ,i saw a continual dropping  
from ,heaven1 as of great drops of fire 
lighting upon them1 to their sore       
distress 7vol4 #a1 p4 #adh7-7;,,ed74    
#dh ,our safety consists in a due       
proportion of hope and fear4  ,when     
devoid of hope1 we resemble a ship      
without an anchor2 when  unrestrained by
 fear1 we are like the same vessel under
 full  sail without ballast4 ,true      

comfort is the effect of watchfulness1  
diligence1 and circumspection4 ,what    
lessons could possibly have  been       
selected of greater importance or more  
suited to establish the  new convert1   
than these are which our author has most
 ingeniously  and agreeably inculcated1 
under the emblem of the ,interpreter's  
curiosities8-7,scott74    #di ,this is  
an important lesson1 that a person may  
be in ,christ and  yet have a deep sense
 of the burden of sin upon the          
soul-7,cheever74  ,so also              
,bunyan-,every height is a difficulty to
 him that is loaden2  with a burden1 how
 shall we attain the ,heaven of         
heavens8-7,knowledge  of ,christ's      
,love74    #ej ,this efficacious sight  
of the cross is thus narrated in  ,grace
 ,abounding1 7,no4 #aae7-,traveling in  
the country1 and musing  on the         
wickedness and blasphemy of my heart1   
that scripture came  in my mind-,having 
made peace through the blood of ,his    
cross 7,col4  #a3bj74 ,i saw that day   

again and again1 that ,god and my soul  
were  friends by ,his blood2 yea1 that  
the justice of ,god and my soul  could  
embrace and kiss each other4 ,this was a
 good day to me2 ,i  hope ,i shall not  
forget it4 ,he was glad and lightsome1  
and had  a merry heart2 he was before   
inspired with hope1 but now he is a     
happy believer-7,,ed74    #ea ,none but 
those who have felt such bliss1 can     
imagine the joy  with which this        
heavenly visitation fills the soul4 ,the
 ,father  receives the poor penitent    
with1 ,thy sins be forgiven thee4 ,the  
,son clothes him with a spotless        
righteousness4 ,the prodigal when  he   
returned to his father was clothed with 
rags2 but the best  robe is brought out1
 also the gold ring and the shoes2 yea1 
they  are put upon him to his rejoicing 
7,come and ,welcome1 vol4 #a1 p4  #bfe74
 ,the ,holy ,spirit gives him a         
certificate2 thus described by  ,bunyan 
in the ,house of ,god--,but bring with  
thee a certificate1 ,to  show thou seest

 thyself most desolate2 ,writ by the    
,master1 with  repentance seal'd2 ,to   
show also1 that here thou would'st be   
healed  ,by those fair leaves of that   
most blessed tree ,by which alone poor  
sinners healed be3 ,and that thou dost  
abhor thee for thy ways1 ,and  would'st 
in holiness spend all thy days2 ,and    
here be entertained2  or thou wilt find 
,to entertain thee here are none        
inclined6  7,vol4 #b1 p4 #fhj74 ,such a 
certificate1 written upon the heart by  
the ,holy ,spirit1 may be lost for a    
season1 as in the arbour on  the hill1  
but cannot be stolen even by            
,faith-heart1 ,mistrust1 and  ,guilt4   
,for the mark in his forehead1 see #b   
,corinthians #c3b1 #c2  not with ink1   
but with the spirit of the living ,god1 
known and  read of all men-7,,ed74      
#eb ,he that has come to ,christ1 has   
cast his burden upon ,him4  ,by faith he
 hath seen himself released thereof2 but
 he that is  but coming1 hath it yet1 as
 to sense and feeling1 upon his own     

shoulders-7,come and ,welcome1 vol4 #a1 
p4 #bfd74    #ec ,fat2 a vessel in which
 things are put to be soaked1 or to     
ferment2 a vat-7,,ed74    #ed ,no sooner
 has ,christian received ,christ than he
 at once  preaches to the sleeping      
sinners the great salvation4 ,he stays  
not  for human calls or ordination1 but 
attempts to awaken them to a  sense of  
their danger1 and presently exhorts with
 authority the  formalist and hypocrite4
 ,so it was in the personal experience  
of ,bunyan2 after which1 when his       
brethren discovered his talent1  they   
invited him to preach openly and        
constantly4 ,dare anyone find  fault    
with that conduct1 which proved so      
extensively useful8-7,,ed74    #ee ,the 
formalist has only the shell of         
religion2 he is hot for  forms because  
it is all that he has to contend for4   
,the hypocrite  is for ,god and ,baal   
too2 he can throw stones with both      
hands4 ,he  carries fire in one hand1   
and water in the other-7,strait ,gate1  

vol4 #a1 p4 #chi74 ,these men range from
 sect to sect1 like wandering  stars1 to
 whom is reserved the blackness of      
darkness forever4 ,they  are barren     
trees2 and the axe1 whetted by sin and  
the law1 will  make deep gashes4 ,death 
sends ,guilt1 his first-born1 to bring  
them to the ,king of terrors-7,barren   
,fig-tree74    #ef ,we trow2 we believe 
or imagine3 from the ,saxon4 ,see       
,imperial  ,dictionary-7,,ed74    #eg   
,these men occupied the seat of the     
scorner2 they had always  been well     
dressed4 ,his coat might do for such a  
ragamuffin as he  had been1 but they    
needed no garment but their own         
righteousness-the  forms of their       
church4 ,the mark1 or certificate of the
 new birth1  was an object of scorn to  
them4 ,probably they pitied him as a    
harmless mystic1 weak in mind and       
illiterate4 ,alas6 how soon was  their  
laughter turned into mourning4 ,fear and
 calamity overwhelmed  them4 ,they      
trusted in themselves1 and there was    

none to deliver-7,,ed74    #eh ,the     
,christian can hold no communion with a 
mere formal  professor4 ,the ,christian 
loves to be speaking of the ,lord's     
grace  and goodness1 of his conflicts   
and consolations1 of the ,lord's        
dealings with his soul1 and of the      
blessed confidence which he is  enabled 
to place in ,him-7,j4 ,b474    #ei ,such
 is the fate of those who keep their    
sins with their  profession1 and will   
not encounter difficulty in cutting them
 off4  ,not all their pretences of      
seeking after and praying to ,god will  
keep them from falling and splitting    
themselves in sunder-7,a ,holy  ,life   
the ,beauty of ,christianity74 ,there   
are heights that build  themselves up in
 us1 and exalt themselves to keep the   
knowledge  of ,god from our hearts4     
,they oppose and contradict our         
spiritual  understanding of ,god and    
,his ,christ4 ,these are the dark       
mountains  at which we should certainly 
stumble and fall1 but for one who can   

leap and skip over them to our          
aid-7,saints' ,knowledge of ,christ's   
,love1 vol4 #b1 p4 #h74    #fj ,pleased 
with the gifts of grace1 rather than    
with the gracious  giver1 pride secretly
 creeps in2 and we fall first into a    
sinful  self-complacence1 and then into 
indolence and security4 ,this is        
intended by his falling fast            
asleep-7,dr4 ,dodd74    #fa ,sinful     
sloth deprives the ,christian of his    
comforts4 ,what  he intended only for a 
moment's nap1 like a man asleep during  
sermon-time in church1 became a deep    
sleep1 and his roll fell out  of his    
hand2 and yet he ran well while there   
was nothing special  to alarm him4      
,religious privileges should refresh and
 not puff  up-7,cheever74    #fb ,but   
why go back again8 ,that is the next way
 to hell4 ,never go  over hedge and     
ditch to hell4 ,they that miss life     
perish1 because  they will not let go   
their sins1 or have no saving           
faith-7,bunyan's  ,strait ,gate1 vol4   

#a1 p4 #chh74    #fc ,to go forward is  
attended with the fear of death1 but    
eternal  life is beyond4 ,i must        
venture4 ,my hill was further3 so ,i    
slung  away1 ,yet heard a cry ,just as  
,i went1 ,none goes that way ,and       
lives4 ,if that be all1 said ,i1 ,after 
so foul a journey1 death is  fair ,and  
but a chair4--7,g4 ,herbert's           
,temple-,the ,pilgrimage7    #fd ,he is 
perplexed for his roll2 this is right4  
,if we suffer  spiritual loss1 and are  
easy and unconcerned about it1 it is a  
sad sign that we indulge carnal security
 and vain confidences-7,mason74    #fe  
,the backslider is attended with fears  
and doubts such a he  felt not before1  
built on the vileness of his            
backsliding2 more  dreadful scriptures  
look him in the face1 with their        
dreadful  physiognomy4 ,his new sins all
 turn talking devils1 threatening       
devils1 roaring devils1 within him4     
,besides1 he doubts the truth  of his   
first conversion1 and thus adds lead to 

his heels in  returning to ,god by      
,christ4 ,he can tell strange stories1  
and yet  such as are very true4 ,no man 
can tell what is to be seen and  felt in
 the whale's belly but ,jonah-7,bunyan's
 ,christ a ,complete  ,saviour1 vol4 #a1
 p4 #bbd74    #ff ,beautiful for        
situation1 the joy of the whole earth1  
is  ,mount ,zion2 ,god is known in her  
palaces for a refuge4 ,those who  enter 
must joyfully submit to the laws and    
ordinances of this  house-7,andronicus74
    #fg ,the two lions1 civil despotism 
and ecclesiastical tyranny1  terrified  
many young converts1 when desirous of   
joining a ,christian  church1 here      
represented by the ,beautiful ,palace4  
,in the reign of  the ,tudors they      
committed sad havoc4 ,in ,bunyan's time1
 they were  chained1 so that few        
suffered martyrdom1 although many were  
ruined1  imprisoned1 and perished in    
dungeons4 ,when ,faithful passed they   
were asleep4 ,it was a short cessation  
from persecution4 ,in the  ,second      

,part1 ,great-heart slew ,giant         
,bloody-man1 who backed the  lions2     
probably referring to the wretched death
 of that monster1  ,judge ,jefferies4   
,and in the experience of ,mr4 ,fearing1
 it is clear  that the ,hill ,difficulty
 and the lions were intended to         
represent  temporal and bodily troubles1
 and not spiritual difficulties-,when   
we came at the ,hill ,difficulty1 he    
made no stick at that1 nor did  he much 
fear the lions2 for you must know that  
his trouble was not  about such things  
as these2 his fear was about his        
acceptance at  last-7,,ed74    #fh      
,christian1 after feeling the burden of 
sin1 entering by ,christ  the gate1     
taught by the ,holy ,spirit lessons of  
high concern in  the ,bible or ,house of
 the ,interpreter2 after losing his     
burden by  faith in his crucified       
,saviour1 his sins pardoned1 clothed    
with  his ,lord's righteousness1 marked 
by a godly profession1 he becomes  fit  
for church-fellowship2 is invited by    

,bishop ,gifford1 the porter2  and1 with
 the consent of the inmates1 he enters  
the house called  ,beautiful4 ,mark1    
reader1 not as essential to salvation2  
it is by  the side of the road1 not     
across it2 all that was essential had   
taken place before4 ,faithful did not   
enter4 ,here is no compulsion  either to
 enter or pay3 that would have converted
 it into the  house of arrogance or     
persecution4 ,it is upon the ,hill      
,difficulty1  requiring personal1       
willing efforts to scramble up2 and holy
  zeal and courage to bear the taunts of
 the world and the growling  frowns of  
the lions4 ,here he has new lessons to  
learn of ,discretion1  ,piety1          
,prudence1 and ,charity1 to bear with   
his fellow-members1  and they with him2 
and here he is armed for his journey4   
,many are  the blessed enjoyments of    
church-fellowship4 ,esther was had to   
the  house of the women to be purified1 
and so came to the king4 ,god  also hath
 appointed that those who come into ,his

 royal presence  should first go to the 
house of the women1 the church4 7,see   
,bunyan's ,greatness of the ,soul1 vol4 
#a1 p4 #ade74 ,every soul must  be      
fitted for the royal presence1 usually  
in church fellowship3  but these lovely 
maidens sometimes wait on and instruct  
those  who never enter the house        
,beautiful2 who belong to the church    
universal1 but not to any local body of 
,christians4 ,john directs  his         
,revelations to the seven churches in   
,asia2 ,paul1 his epistles to  the      
churches in ,galatia1 or to the church  
at ,corinth-all distinct  bodies of     
,christians2 ,james to the #ab tribes2  
and ,peter to the  strangers1 and to    
them that have obtained like precious   
faith1  of all churches-7,,ed74    #fi  
,the true ,christian's inmost feelings  
will best explain these  answers1 which 
no exposition can elucidate to those who
 are  unacquainted with the conflict to 
which they refer1 the golden  hours1    
fleeting and precious1 are earnests of  

the everlasting holy  felicity of       
,heaven-7,scott74 #gj ,the only true    
mode of vanquishing  carnal thoughts is 
looking at ,christ crucified1 or        
dwelling upon  ,his dying love1 the robe
 of righteousness which clothes his     
naked  soul1 his roll or evidence of his
 interest1 and the glory and happiness  
of ,heaven6 ,happy souls who ,,thus     
oppose their corruptions6-7,dr4  ,dodd74
    #ga,this was the fact as it regards 
,bunyan when he was writing  the        
,pilgrim4 ,he had a wife1 two sons1 and 
two daughters4 ,this  conversation was  
first published in the second edition1  
#afgh2  and if he referred to his own   
family1 it was to his second wife1  a   
most worthy and heroic woman2 but she   
and some of his children  were          
fellow-pilgrims with him4 ,his eldest   
son was a preacher #aa  years before the
 ,second ,part of the ,pilgrim was      
published-7,,ed74    #gb ,o soul6       
consider this deeply4 ,it is the life of
 a ,christian  that carries more        

conviction and persuasion than his      
words-7,mason74    #gc ,those that      
religiously name the name of ,christ1   
and do not  depart from iniquity1 cause 
the perishing of many4 ,a professor     
that hath not forsaken his iniquity is  
like one that comes out of  a pest-house
 to his home1 with all his plague-sores 
running4 ,he  hath the breath of a      
dragon1 and poisons the air round about 
him4  ,this is the man that slays his   
children1 his kinsmen1 his friends1  and
 himself4 ,o6 the millstone that ,god   
will shortly hang about  your necks1    
when you must be drowned in the sea and 
deluge of  ,god's wrath-7,bunyan's ,holy
 ,life1 vol4 #b1 p4 #ecj74    #gd ,how  
beautiful must that church be where     
,watchful is the  porter2 where         
,discretion admits the members2 where   
,prudence takes  the oversight2 where   
,piety conducts the worship2 and where  
,charity  endears the members one to    
another6 ,they partake of the ,lord's   
,supper1 a feast of fat things1 with    

wine well refined-7,j4,b474    #ge ,ah6 
theirs was converse such as it behooves 
,man to maintain1  and such as ,god     
approves--,christ and ,his character    
their only  scope1 ,their subject1 and  
their object1 and their hope4 ,o days of
  ,heaven1 and nights of equal praise6  
,serene and peaceful as those  heavenly 
days ,when souls drawn upwards in       
communion sweet1 ,enjoy  the stillness  
of some close retreat1 ,discourse1 as if
 releas'd  and safe at home1 ,of dangers
 past1 and wonders yet to               
come-7,cowper74    #gf ,when ,christiana
 and her party arrived at this house    
,beautiful1  she requested that they    
might repose in the same chamber1 called
  ,peace1 which was granted4 ,the       
author1 in his marginal note1 explains  
the nature of this resting-place by the 
words1 ,christ's bosom is  for all      
pilgrims-7,,ed74    #gg ,how suddenly   
that straight and glittering shaft ,shot
 'thwart  the earth6 ,in crown of living
 fire ,up comes the day6 ,as if they1   

conscious1 quaff'd ,the sunny flood1    
hill1 forest1 city1 spire1  ,laugh in   
the wakening light4 ,go1 vain ,desire6  
,the dusky lights  have gone2 go thou   
thy way6 ,and pining ,discontent1 like  
them expire6  ,be called my chamber     
,peace1 when ends the day1 ,and let me1 
with  the dawn1 like ,pilgrim1 sing and 
pray4 ,great is the ,lord our ,god1     
,and let ,his praise be great3 ,he makes
 ,his churches ,his abode1  ,his most   
delightful seat-7,dr4 ,watts74    #gh   
,should you see a man that did not go   
from door to door1 but  he must be clad 
in a coat of mail1 and have a helmet of 
brass  upon his head1 and for his       
life-guard not so few as a thousand  men
 to wait on him1 would you not say1     
,surely this man has store  of enemies  
at hand8 ,if ,solomon used to have about
 his bed no less  than threescore of the
 most valiant of ,israel1 holding       
swords1 and  being expert in war1 what  
guard and safeguard doth ,god's people  
need1 who are1 night and day1 roared on 

by the unmerciful fallen  angels8 ,why1 
they lie in wait for poor ,israel in    
every hole1 and  he is forever in danger
 of being either stabbed or             
destroyed-7,bunyan's  ,israel's ,hope1  
vol4 #a1 p4 #fjb74    #gi ,christ       
himself is the ,christian's armoury4    
,when he puts on  ,christ1 he is then   
completely armed from head to foot4 ,are
 his  loins girt about with truth8      
,christ is the truth4 ,has he on the    
breastplate of righteousness8 ,christ is
 our righteousness4 ,are  his feet shod 
with the ,gospel of peace8 ,christ is   
our peace4 ,does  he take the shield of 
faith1 and helmet of salvation8 ,christ 
is  that shield1 and all our salvation4 
,does he take the sword of the  ,spirit1
 which is the ,word of ,god8 ,christ is 
the ,word of ,god4 ,thus  he puts on the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 by his ,spirit   
fights the fight  of faith2 and1 in     
spite of men1 of devils1 and of his own 
evil  heart1 lays hold of eternal life4 
,thus ,christ is all in all-7,j4  ,b474 

#hj ,the church in the wilderness1 even 
her porch1 is full of  pillars-apostles1
 prophets1 and martyrs of ,jesus4 ,there
 are hung  up also the shields that the 
old warriors used1 and on the walls  are
 painted the brave achievements they    
have done4 ,there1 also1 are  such      
encouragements that one would think that
 none who came thither  would ever      
attempt to go back4 ,yet some forsake   
the place-7,bunyan's  ,house of         
,lebanon74    #ha ,the ,delectable      
,mountains1 as seen at a distance1      
represent  those distinct views of the  
privileges and consolations1 attainable 
in this life1 with which believers are  
sometimes favoured4 ,this  is the       
pre-eminent advantage of ,christian     
communion1 and can only  be enjoyed at  
some special seasons1 when the ,sun of  
,righteousness  shines upon the         
soul-7,scott74    #hb ,thus it is1 after
 a pilgrim has been favoured with any   
special  and peculiar blessings1 there  
is danger of his being puffed up  by    

them1 and exalted on account of them2 so
 was even holy ,paul2  therefore1 the   
messenger of ,satan was permitted to    
buffet him 7#b  ,cor4 #c3g7-7,mason74   
,we are not told here what these slips  
were2 but  when ,christian narrates the 
battle to ,hopeful1 he lets us into the 
secret-,these three villains1           
,faint-heart1 ,mistrust1 and ,guilt1    
set upon me1 and ,i beginning1 like a   
,christian1 to resist1 they  gave but a 
call1 and in came their master4 ,i      
would1 as the saying  is1 have given my 
life for a penny1 but that1 as ,god     
would have  it1 ,i was clothed with     
armour of proof4 ,in the ,second ,part1 
,great-heart attributed the sore combat 
with ,apollyon to have  arisen from the 
fruit of those slips that he got in     
going down  the hill4 ,great enjoyments 
need the most prayerful watchfulness  in
 going down from them1 lest those three 
villains cause us to  slip4 ,christian's
 heavenly enjoyment in the communion of 
saints  was followed by his humbling    

adventures in the valley-a needful      
proof of ,divine love to his soul4 ,whom
 the ,lord loveth ,he                   
chasteneth-7,,ed74 ,a broken heart1 ,o  
,god1 ,thou wilt not despise4  ,has ,he 
given it to thee1 my reader8 ,then ,he  
has given thee a cabinet  to hold ,his  
grace in4 ,true1 it is painful now1 it  
is sorrowful1  it bleeds1 it sighs1 it  
sobs1 well1 very well2 all this is      
because  ,he has a mind that thou mayest
 rejoice in ,heaven-7,bunyan's          
,acceptable  ,sacrifice74    #hc ,no    
armour for his back2 to desist is       
inevitable ruin4 ,he  sees no safety    
except in facing his enemy4 ,fear itself
 creates  additional courage1 and       
induces him to stand his                
ground-7,drayton74    #hd ,the          
description of ,apollyon is terrible4   
,this dreadful imagery  is collected    
from various parts of ,scripture1 where 
the attributes  of the most terrible    
animals are given him2 the attributes   
of leviathan1 the dragon1 the lion1 and 

the bear2 to denote his  strength1 his  
pride1 his rage1 his courage1 and his   
cruelty-7,andronicus74    #he ,in our   
days1 when emigration is so encouraged  
by the state1  it may be difficult for  
some youthful readers to understand this
  argument of ,apollyon's4 ,in ,bunyan's
 time1 every subject was deemed  to be  
,crown property1 and no one dared depart
 the realm without a  license4 ,thus1   
when ,cromwell and his heroes had hired 
ships1 and  were ready to start for     
,america1 ,charles ,,ii providentially  
detained  them1 to work out the great   
,revolution-7,,ed74    #hf ,promises or 
vows1 whether made by us or by others on
 our  behalf1 before we possessed powers
 of reason or reflection1 cannot  be    
binding4 ,the confirmation or rejection 
of all vows made by or  for us in our   
nonage1 should1 on arriving at years of 
discretion1  be our deliberate choice1  
for we must recollect that no personal  
dedication can be acceptable to ,god    
unless it is the result of  solemn      

inquiry-7,,ed74    #hg ,mark the        
subtlety of this gradation in           
temptation4 ,the profits  of the world  
and pleasures of sin are held out as    
allurements4  ,the apostasy of others   
suggested4 ,the difficulties1 dangers1  
and  sufferings of the ,lord's people1  
are contrasted with the prosperity  of  
sinners4 ,the recollections of our sins 
and backslidings1 under a  profession of
 religion4 ,the supposition that all our
 profession is  founded in pride and    
vain-glory4 ,all backed by our own      
consciences2  as if ,apollyon straddled 
quite across the way1 and stopped us    
from  going on-7,andronicus74    #hh    
,this dialogue is given1 in different   
words1 in the ,jerusalem  ,sinner       
,saved1 ,volume #a1 pages #gi1 #hj4     
,satan is loath to part with  a great   
sinner4 ,what1 my true servant1 quoth   
he1 my old servant1  wilt thou forsake  
me now8 ,having so often sold thyself to
 me to  work wickedness1 wilt thou      
forsake me now8 ,thou horrible wretch1  

dost not know that thou hast sinned     
thyself beyond the reach  of grace1 and 
dost thou think to find mercy now8 ,art 
not thou  a murderer1 a thief1 a harlot1
 a witch1 a sinner of the greatest      
size1 and dost thou look for mercy now8 
,dost thou think that  ,christ will foul
 ,his fingers with thee8 ,it is enough  
to make angels  blush1 saith ,satan1 to 
see so vile a one knock at ,heaven's    
gates  for mercy1 and wilt thou be so   
abominably bold to do it8 ,thus  ,satan 
dealt with me1 says the great sinner1   
when at first ,i came  to ,jesus        
,christ4 ,and what did you reply8 saith 
the tempted4 ,why1  ,i granted the whole
 charge to be true1 says the other4 ,and
 what1  did you despair1 or how8 ,no1   
saith he1 ,i said1 ,i am ,magdalene1 ,i 
am ,zaccheus1 ,i am the thief1 ,i am the
 harlot1 ,i am the publican1  ,i am the 
prodigal1 and one of ,christ's          
murderers-yea1 worse than  any of these2
 and yet ,god was so far off from       
rejecting of me1 as  ,i found           

afterwards1 that there was music and    
dancing in ,his house  for me1 and for  
joy that ,i was come home unto ,him4    
,when ,satan  charged ,luther with a    
long list of crimes1 he replied1 ,this  
is all  true2 but write another line at 
the bottom1 ,the blood of ,jesus        
,christ ,his ,son cleanseth us from all 
sin-7,,ed74    #hi ,the devil is that   
great and dogged leviathan1 that        
spreadeth  sharp pointed things upon the
 mire 7,job #dj3cj74 ,for be the        
spreading nature of our corruptions     
never so broad1 he will find  sharp     
pointed things enough to stick in the   
mire of them for our  affliction2 they  
are called fiery darts1 and he has      
abundance  of them with which he can and
 will sorely prick and wound our        
spirits-7,bunyan on ,christ's ,love1    
vol4 #b1 p4 #fe74    #ij ,when infidel  
thoughts prevail1 so that doubts of the 
truth  of ,scripture take hold of the   
mind1 the sword of the ,spirit flies    
out of the hand4 ,unarmed before a      

ferocious enemy1 it was an awful        
moment2 but ,god revives his faith in   
the ,divine ,word1 he recovers  his     
sword1 and gives his enemy a deadly     
plunge-,i shall rise-7,drayton74    #ia 
,for a season1 is only found in the     
first edition4 ,these  words may have   
been omitted1 in ,bunyan's subsequent   
editions1 by  a typographical error1 or 
have been struck out by him4 ,my        
impression  is1 that they were left out 
by the printer in error2 because1 in    
the ,second ,part1 when the pilgrims    
pass the spot and talk of the  battle1  
we are told that when ,apollyon was     
beat1 he made his  retreat to the next  
valley4 ,and there poor ,christian was  
awfully  beset with him again-7,,ed74   
#ib ,you will find1 from the perusal of 
,bunyan's own spiritual  life1 that he  
has here brought together1 in the       
assault of ,apollyon  upon ,christian1  
many of the most grievous temptations   
with which  his own soul was beset1 as  
also1 in ,christian's answers against   

them1 the very method of defence which  
he himself was taught by  ,divine grace 
in the midst of the conflict4 ,it is    
here condensed  into a narrow and vivid 
scene1 but it extended over years of    
,bunyan's life2 and the wisdom that is  
in it1 and the points of  experience    
illustrated1 were the fruit of many     
months of painfulness1  danger1 and     
desperate struggle with the adversary1  
which he had  to go through-7,cheever74 
#ic ,the literal history of this        
terrific conflict may be found in       
,bunyan's experience recorded in ,grace 
,abounding1 7,nos4 #aca-agc71  when he  
recovered his sword1 and put his enemy  
to flight4 ,he  describes his agonies in
 the combat as if he were being racked  
upon the wheel1 and states that it      
lasted for about a year4 ,floods  of    
blasphemies were poured in upon him1 but
 he was saved from  utter despair1      
because they were loathsome to him4 ,dr4
 ,cheever  eloquently says1 ,what made  
the fight a thousand times worse for    

poor ,christian was1 that many of these 
hellish darts were tipped1  by          
,apollyon's malignant ingenuity1 with   
sentences from ,scripture2  so that     
,christian thought the ,bible was       
against him4 ,one of these  fiery darts 
penetrated his soul with the awful      
words1 no place  for repentance2 and    
another with1 hath never forgiveness4   
,the  recovery of his sword was by a    
heavenly suggestion that ,he ,,begin    
did not refuse him that speaketh2 new   
vigour was communicated4  ,when ,i fall1
 ,i ,,shall arise1 was a home-thrust at 
,satan2 who left  him1 richly to enjoy  
the consolations of the ,gospel after   
this  dreadful battle-7,,ed74    #id ,by
 leaves here 7,rev4 #bb3 #b71 we are to 
understand the  blessed and precious    
promises1 consolations1 and             
encouragements1  that1 by virtue of     
,christ1 we find everywhere growing on  
the new  covenant1 which will be handed 
freely to the wounded conscience that   
is tossed on the reckless waves of doubt

 and unbelief4 ,christ's  leaves are    
better than ,adam's aprons4 ,he sent    
,his ,word1 and healed  them-7,bunyan's 
,holy ,city74    #ie ,however terrible  
these conflicts are1 they are what every
  ,christian pilgrim has to encounter   
that is determined to win  ,heaven4 ,sin
 and death1 reprobates and demons1 are  
against him4  ,the ,almighty1 all good  
angels and men1 are for him4 ,eternal   
life  is the reward4 ,be not            
discouraged1 young ,christian6 ,if ,god 
be for  us1 who can be against us8 ,we  
shall come off more than conquerors1    
through him that hath loved us4 ,equal  
to our day so shall be our  strength4   
,the enemies had a special check from   
our ,lord1 while ,mr4  ,fearing passed  
through4 ,though death and hell obstruct
 the way  ,the meanest saint shall win  
the day-7,,ed74    #if ,desired ,heaven1
 in some of ,bunyan's editions-7,,ed74  
#ig ,the ditch on the right hand is     
error in principle1 into which  the     
blind1 as to spiritual truth1 fall4 ,the

 ditch on the left hand  means outward  
sin and wickedness1 which many fall     
into4 ,both are  alike dangerous to     
pilgrims3 but the ,lord will keep the   
feet  of his saints 7#a ,sam4           
#b3i7-7,mason74 ,dr4 ,dodd considers    
that by  the deep ditch is intended     
presumptuous hopes1 and the no less     
dangerous quag to be despairing         
fears-7,,ed74    #ih ,the sight of an   
immortal soul in peril of its eternal   
interests1  beset with enemies1 engaged 
in a desperate conflict1 with hell      
opening her mouth before1 and fiends and
 temptations pressing  after1 is a      
sublime and awful spectacle4 ,man cannot
 aid him2 all  his help is in ,god      
only-7,cheever74    #ii ,and as for the 
secrets of ,satan1 such as are          
suggestions  to question the being of   
,god1 the truth of ,his ,word1 and to be
  annoyed with devilish blasphemies1    
none are more acquainted with  these    
than the biggest sinners at their       
conversion2 wherefore  thus also they   

are prepared to be helps in the church  
to relieve  and comfort                 
others-7,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1 vol4 
#a1 p4 #hj74 ,see also  a very          
interesting debate upon this subject in 
,come and ,welcome  to ,jesus ,christ1  
volume #a1 page #bej4 ,o1 no one knows  
the terrors  of these days but          
myself-7,grace ,abounding1 ,nos4        
#ajj-ajb74 ,satan  and his angels       
trouble his head with their stinking    
breath4 ,how  many strange1 hideous1 and
 amazing blasphemies have some1 that    
are coming to ,christ1 had injected upon
 their spirits against  ,him-7,christ a 
,complete ,saviour1 vol4 #a1 p4 #bji74  
,he brought me up  also out of a        
horrible pit2 a pit of noise of devils1 
and of my  heart answering them with    
distrust and fear-7,saint's ,knowledge  
of  ,christ's ,love74    #ajj ,the      
experience of other saints is very      
encouraging2 for the  soul finds that   
others have gone before him in dreadful1
 dark1  and dreary paths-7,mason74      

#aja ,to walk in darkness1 and not be   
distressed for it1 argues  stupidity of 
the soul4 ,to have the light of ,god's  
countenance  shine upon us1 and not to  
rejoice and be thankful for it1 is      
impossible-7,mason74    #ajb ,i would   
not be too confident1 but ,i apprehend  
that by this  second part of the valley 
we are taught that believers are not    
most in danger when under the deepest   
distress2 that the snares  and devices  
of the enemy are so many and various1   
through the  several stages of our      
pilgrimage1 as to baffle all            
description2  and that all the emblems  
of these valleys could not represent the
  thousandth part of them4 ,were it not 
that the ,lord guides ,his people  by   
the light of ,his ,word and ,spirit1    
they never could possibly  escape       
them-7,scott74    #ajc ,the wicked      
spirits have made and laid for us       
snares1 pits1  holes1 and what not1 if  
peradventure by something we may be     
destroyed4 ,yea1 and we should most     

certainly be so1 were it not  for the   
,rock that is higher than               
they-7,bunyan's ,saints' ,knowledge  of 
,christ's ,love1 vol4 #b1 p4 #h74       
#ajd ,alas1 my dear country6 ,i would to
 ,god it could not be said  to thee1    
since the departure of paganism and     
popery1 ,the blood of  the poor         
innocents is found in thy skirts1 not by
 a secret search1  but upon thy kings1  
princes1 priests1 and prophets 7,jer4   
#b3cd1  #bf74 ,let us draw a veil over  
the infamy of ,,protestant              
,,persecution1  and bless ,jehovah1 who 
has broken the arrow and the            
bow-7,andronicus74  ,it may be          
questioned whether popery may not yet so
 far recover  its vigour as to make one 
more alarming struggle against vital    
,christianity1 before that ,man of ,sin 
be finally destroyed4 ,our  author1     
however1 has described no other         
persecution than what  ,protestants1 in 
his time1 carried on against one another
 with very  great alacrity-7,scott74    

#aje ,the quaint and pithy point of this
 passage stamps it as one  of ,bunyan's 
most felicitous descriptions4 ,we who   
live in a later  age may1 indeed1       
suspect that he has somewhat antedated  
the death  of ,pagan1 and the impotence 
of ,pope2 but his picture of their  cave
 and its memorials1 his delineation of  
the survivor of this  fearful pair1 rank
 among those master-touches which have  
won such  lasting honour for his        
genius-7,bernard ,barton74    #ajf      
,christian having passed the gloomy     
whirlwind of temptation  to despair1 now
 walks in the light of the ,sun of      
,righteousness1  through the second part
 of the valley4 ,there he encounters the
  persecution of the state church4 ,act 
after act of ,parliament had  been      
passed-full of atrocious penalties1     
imprisonments1 transportation1  and     
hanging-to deter poor pilgrims from the 
way to ,zion4 ,the way  was full of     
snares1 traps1 gins1 nets1 pitfalls1 and
 deep holes4  ,had the darkness of      

mental anguish been added to these      
dangers1  he must have perished4 ,the   
butcheries of ,jefferies strewed the way
  with blood1 bones1 ashes1 and mangled 
bodies of pilgrims4 ,pope  reared his   
ugly head1 and growled out1 ,more of you
 must be burned4  ,the desolating       
tyranny of the church was curbed by the 
,king's  turning papist1 which paved the
 way for the glorious ,revolution  of   
#afhh4 ,it appears from the ,grace      
,abounding1 that to the time of         
,bunyan's imprisonment for preaching the
 ,gospel1 he was involved  frequently in
 deeply-distressing spiritual darkness2 
but1 from his  entering the prison1 be  
walked in the light of ,god's           
countenance  to his dying day-7,,ed74   
#ajg ,we are now to be introduced to a  
new pilgrim1 and ,christian  is no more 
to go on his way alone4 ,the sweet      
,christian communion  depicted in this  
book forms one of the most delightful   
features  in it1 and ,faithful and      
,hopeful are both of them portraits that

  stand out in as firm relief as that of
 ,christian himself4 ,faithful  is the  
,martyr ,pilgrim1 who goes in a chariot 
of fire to ,heaven1  and leaves         
,christian alone2 ,hopeful springs1 as  
it were1 out of  ,faithful's ashes1 and 
supplies his place all along the        
remainder  of the pilgrimage4 ,the      
communion between these loving          
,christians1  their sympathy and share  
in each other's distresses1 their mutual
  counsels and encouragements1          
temptations and dangers1 experience  and
 discipline1 their united joys and      
sorrows1 and their very  passing of the 
river of death together1 form the       
sweetest of all  examples of the true   
fellowship of saints1 united to the same
  ,saviour1 made to drink into the same 
,spirit1 baptized with the same         
sufferings1 partakers of the same       
consolations1 crowned with the  same    
crown of life1 entering together upon   
glory everlasting-7,cheever74  ,the     
author has displayed great skill in     

introducing a companion  to his ,pilgrim
 in this place4 ,thus far the personal  
adventures of  ,christian had been of   
the most extraordinary kind1 and        
sufficient of  themselves to exercise   
the reader's sympathies for him2 but    
these  feelings would have languished   
from weariness1 however intensely  the  
sequel might have been wrought1 had     
attention been claimed  for a solitary  
wanderer to the end of the journey4     
,here then the  history1 which had      
probably reached its climax in the      
preceding  scenes1 revives1 by taking a 
new form1 and exciting a fresh interest1
  rather doubled than divided1 though   
two have thenceforward to  share it     
instead of one4 ,besides1 the individual
 experience of one  man1 however varied1
 would not have been sufficient to      
exemplify  all the most useful lessons  
of the ,gospel1 unless the trials of    
many  persons1 of different age1 sex1   
and disposition1 were interwoven4  ,the 
instance at hand will illustrate this   

point-7,montgomery74    #ajh ,ah1 what a
 smile was that6 ,how much sin was there
 in it1  instead of humble spiritual    
gratitude1 and joy4 ,now see how  he    
that exalteth himself shall be abased1  
and how surely1 along  with spiritual   
pride1 comes carelessness1 false        
security1 and a  grievous               
fall-7,cheever74 ,the very person's hand
 we need to help  us1 whom we thought we
 had exceeded-7,mason74 ,when a         
consciousness  of superiority to other  
,christians leads to vain glory1 a fall 
will be the consequence2 but while it   
excites compassion1 it also  cements    
,christian friendship-7,ivimey74    #aji
 ,mr4 ,anything became a brisk man in   
the broil2 but both  sides were against 
him1 because he was true to none4 ,he   
had1 for  his malapertness1 one of his  
legs broken1 and he that did it wished  
it had been his neck-7,holy ,war74      
#aaj ,i trow1 ,i believe or imagine     
7,imp4 ,dict47-7,,ed74    #aaa ,if the  
experience of ,christian is an          

exhibition of ,bunyan's  own feelings1  
the temptations of ,madam ,wanton are   
very properly  laid in the way of       
,faithful1 and not of ,christian4 ,she  
would have  had no chance with the man  
who admired the wisdom of ,god in making
  him shy of women1 who rarely carried  
it pleasantly towards a woman1  and who 
abhorred the common salutation of       
women-7,grace ,abounding1  ,no4         
#caf7-;,,ed4    #aab ,all is omitted    
from every edition by ,bunyan1 except   
the  first2 probably a typographical    
error4    #aac ,an awful slavery6 ,none 
that go unto her return again1  neither 
take they hold of the paths of life     
7,prov4 #b3ai7--7;,,ed74    #aad ,that  
sinner who never had a threatening fiery
 visit from  ,moses1 is yet asleep in   
his sins1 under the curse and wrath of  
the law of ,god-7,c4,c4,v4,g474    #aae 
,as the law giveth no strength1 nor life
 to keep it1 so it  accepteth none of   
them that are under it4 ,sin and ,die1  
is forever  its language4 ,there is no  

middle way in the law4 ,it hath not     
ears to hear1 nor heart to pity1 its    
penitent ones--7,bunyan on              
,justification1 vol4 #a1 p4 #caf74      
#aaf ,the delineation of this character 
is a masterly grouping  together of the 
arguments used by men of this world     
against  religion1 in ridicule and      
contempt of it4 ,faithful's account of  
him1 and of his arguments1 is a piece of
 vigorous satire1 full of  truth and    
life-7,cheever74    #aag ,nothing can be
 a stronger proof that we have lost the 
image  of ,god1 than shame concerning   
the things of ,god4 ,this shame1 joined 
to the fear of man1 is a very powerful  
enemy to ,god's truths1  ,christ's      
glory1 and our soul's comfort4 ,better  
at once get out  of our pain1 by        
declaring boldly for ,christ and ,his   
cause1 than  stand shivering on the     
brink of profession1 ever dreading the  
loss  of our good name and reputation3  
for ,christ says 7awful words73         
,whosoever shall be ashamed of ,me and  

of ,my words1 in this  adulterous and   
sinful generation1 of him also shall the
 ,son of  man be ashamed when ,he cometh
 in the glory of ,his ,father 7,mark    
#h3ch74 ,it is one thing to be attacked 
by shame1 and another to be  conquered  
by it-7,mason74    #aah ,christian in a 
great measure escaped the peculiar      
temptations  that assaulted ,faithful1  
yet he sympathized with him2 nor did    
the latter deem the gloomy experiences  
of his brother visionary  or            
imaginative1 though he had been exempted
 from them4 ,one man1  from a           
complication of causes1 is exposed to   
temptations of which  another is        
ignorant2 and in this case he needs much
 sympathy1  which he seldom meets with2 
while they1 who are severe on him are   
liable to be baffled in another way1    
which1 for want of coincidence  in      
habit1 temperature1 and situation1 he is
 equally prone to  disregard4 ,thus     
,christians are often led reciprocally  
to censure1  suspect1 or dislike each   

other1 on those very grounds which would
  render them useful and encouraging    
counselors and companions6-7,scott74    
#aai ,bunyan1 in his ,pilgrim's         
,progress1 places the ,valley of  the   
,shadow of ,death1 not where we should  
expect it1 at the end of  ,christian's  
pilgrimage1 but about the middle of it4 
,those who have  studied the history of 
,bunyan and his times will hardly wonder
 at  this4 ,it was then safer to commit 
felony than to become a ,dissenter4     
,indeed1 a felon was far surer of a fair
 trial than any ,dissenting  minister1  
after the restoration of ,charles ,,ii4 
,this ,bunyan found4  ,simply and solely
 for preaching1 he was condemned by     
,keeling to  imprisonment4 ,that was to 
be followed by banishment if he did not 
conform1 and1 in the event of his return
 from banishment without  license from  
the ,king1 the judge added1 ,you must   
stretch by the  neck for it2 ,i tell you
 plainly4 ,christian endured1 in the    
first  portion of this dismal valley1   

great darkness and distress of mind     
about his soul's safety for eternity2   
and1 in the latter part of  the valley1 
the dread of an ignominious1 and cruel1 
and sudden  execution in the midst of   
his days-a fear more appalling than the 
prospect of a natural death4 ,this he   
was enabled to bear1 because  he then   
enjoyed the light1 the presence1 and the
 approbation of  his ,god-7,,ed74       
#abj ,the character now introduced under
 a most expressive name1  is an         
admirable portrait1 drawn by a masterly 
hand1 from some  striking original1 but 
exactly resembling numbers in every age 
and place1 where the truths of the      
,gospel are generally known4  ,such men 
are more conspicuous than humble        
believers1 but their  profession will   
not endure a strict                     
investigation-7,scott74 ,reader1  be    
careful not to judge harshly1 or despise
 a real believer1 who  is blessed with  
fluency of utterance on ,divine         
subjects-7,,ed74    #aba ,as an outward 

profession1 without a holy life1 is no  
evidence  of religion1 neither are      
excellent gifts any proof that the      
persons  who possess them are partakers 
of grace3 so it is an awful fact1  that 
some have edified the church by their   
gifts1 who have themselves  been        
destitute of the spirit of              
life-7,ivimey74 ,i concluded1 a  little 
grace1 a little love1 a little of the   
true fear of ,god1 is  better than all  
gifts-7,grace ,abounding74    #abb ,the 
,pharisee goes on boldly1 fears nothing1
 but trusteth  in himself that his state
 is good2 he hath his mouth full of many
  fine things1 whereby he strokes       
himself over the head1 and calls        
himself one of ,god's white boys1 that1 
like the ,prodigal's brother1  never    
transgressed-7,pharisee and ,publican1  
vol4 #b1 p4 #bae74    #abc ,talkative   
seems to have been introduced on purpose
 that the  author might have a fair     
opportunity of stating his sentiments   
concerning the practical nature of      

evangelical religion1 to which  numbers 
in his day were too inattentive2 so that
 this admired  allegory has fully       
established the important distinction   
between  a dead and a living faith1 on  
which the whole controversy             
depends-7,scott74 ,though ,i speak with 
the tongues of men and of  angels1 and  
have not charity1 ,i am as sounding     
brass or a tinkling  cymbal 7#a ,cor4   
#ac3a74 ,just thus it is with him who   
has gifts1  but wants grace4 ,shall ,i  
be proud1 because ,i am sounding brass8 
,is  it so much to be a fiddle8 ,hath   
not the least creature that hath  life1 
more of ,god in it than these8-7,grace  
,abounding1 ,no4 #big-cjj74  ,some      
professors are pretty busy and ripe1    
able to hold you in a  very large       
discourse of the glorious ,gospel2 but1 
if you ask them  concerning heart work1 
and its sweet influences and virtues on 
their souls and consciences1 they may   
answer1 ,i find by preaching  that ,i am
 turned from my sins in a good measure1 

and have learned  in tongue to plead for
 the ,gospel4 ,this is not far enough to
  prove them under the covenant of      
grace-7,law and ,grace1 vol4 #a1 p4     
#eae74    #abd ,read this1 and tremble1 
ye whose profession lies only on  your  
tongue1 but who never knew the love and 
grace of ,christ in  your souls4 ,o how 
do you trifle with the grace of ,god1   
with precious  ,christ1 and with the    
holy ,word of truth6 ,o what an awful   
account  have you to give hereafter to a
 holy1 heart-searching ,god6 ,ye  true  
pilgrims of ,jesus1 read this1 and give 
glory to your ,lord1  for saving you    
from resting in barren notions1 and     
taking up with  talking of truths2 and  
that he has given you to know the truth 
in its power1 to embrace it in your     
heart1 and to live and walk  under its  
constraining1 sanctifying influences4   
,who made you to  differ8-7,mason74     
#abe ,this spiritual application of the 
law of ,moses is found in  the narrative
 of ,bunyan's experience in the ,grace  

,abounding1 7,no4  #ga73 ,i was also    
made1 about this time1 to see something 
concerning  the beasts that ,moses      
counted clean and unclean4 ,i thought   
those  beasts were types of men3 the    
clean1 types of them that were the      
people of ,god2 but the unclean1 types  
of such as were the children  of the    
wicked one4 ,now1 ,i read1 that the     
clean beasts chewed the  cud2 that is1  
thought ,i1 they show us we must feed   
upon the ,word  of ,god2 they also      
parted the hoof1 ,i thought that        
signified we  must part1 if we would be 
saved with the ways of ungodly men4     
#abf ,true faith will ever show itself  
by its fruits2 real conversion1  by the 
life and conversation4 ,be not deceived2
 ,god is not to be  mocked with the     
tongue1 if the heart is not right       
towards ,him in  love and               
obedience-7,mason74    #abg ,this       
distinction between speaking against    
sin1 and feeling  a hatred to it1 is so 
vastly important1 that it forms the only

  infallible test to distinguish between
 those who are quickened  by the ,spirit
 of ,god1 and those who have a name to  
live and are  dead4 ,it is a very awful 
statement1 but1 it is to be feared1     
strictly correct1 that ministers may    
declaim against sin in the  pulpit1 who 
yet indulge it in the parlour4 ,there   
may be much head  knowledge1 where there
 is no heart religion-7,ivimey74    #abh
 ,christian faithfulness detects mere   
talkatives1 and they  complain1 in so   
saying thou condemnest us also2 they    
will bear  no longer1 but seek refuge   
under more comfortable preachers1 or  in
 more candid company1 and represent     
those faithful monitors as  censorious1 
peevish1 and melancholy men-lying at the
 catch-7,scott74    #abi ,in the        
,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1 ,bunyan      
explains his meaning  of lying at the   
catch in these solemn words1 referring  
to those  who abide in sin1 and yet     
expect to be saved by grace3 ,of this   
sort are they that build up ,zion with  

blood1 and ,jerusalem with  iniquity2   
that judge for reward1 and teach for    
hire1 and divine  for money1 and lean   
upon the ,lord 7,micah #c3aj1 #aa74     
,this is doing  things with a high hand 
against the ,lord our ,god1 and a taking
 ,him1  as it were1 at the catch6 ,this 
is1 as we say among men1 to seek  to put
 a trick upon ,god1 as if ,he had not   
sufficiently fortified  his proposals of
 grace by his ,holy ,word1 against all  
such kind of  fools as these-7,vol4 #a1 
p4 #ic74    #acj ,blessed faithful      
dealing6 ,o that it were more practised 
in the world1 and in the church6 ,how   
then would vain talkers be  detected in 
the one1 and driven out of the          
other-7,mason74    #aca ,heart          
searching1 soul examining1 and close    
questioning of  the conduct of life1    
will not do with talkative professors4  
,ring  a peal on the doctrines of grace1
 and many will chime in with you2  but  
speak closely how grace operates upon   
the heart1 and influences  the life to  

follow ,christ in self-denying          
obedience1 they cannot  bear it2 they   
are offended with you1 and will turn    
away from you1  and call you            
legal-7,mason74    #acb ,i observe that1
 as there are trees wholly noble1 so    
there  are also their semblance2 not    
right1 but ignoble4 ,there is the       
grape1 and the wild grape2 the rose1 and
 the canker rose2 the  apple and the    
crab4 ,now1 fruit from these wild trees1
 however it  may please children to play
 with1 yet the prudent count it of no   
value4 ,there are also in the world a   
generation of professors that  bring    
forth nothing but wild olive berries2   
saints only before  men1 devils and     
vipers at home2 saints in word1 but     
sinners in  heart and life4 ,well1 saith
 ,god1 this profession is but a cloak3  
,i will loose the reins of this man1 and
 give him up to his own  vile           
affections4 ,i will answer him by       
,myself 7,ezek4 #ad3g74 ,thou  art too  
hard for the church3 she knows not how  

to deal with thee4  ,well1 ,i will deal 
with that man ,myself-7,bunyan's ,barren
 ,fig-tree74    #acc ,where the heart is
 rotten1 it will ward off conviction1   
turn from a faithful reprover1 condemn  
him1 and justify itself4  ,faithful     
dealing will not do for unfaithful      
souls4 ,mind not that1  but be faithful 
to the truth-7,mason74    #acd ,how they
 rejoiced again to meet ,evangelist1 and
 listen  to his encouraging and         
animating exhortations2 of which1 as    
they  were now near the great town of   
,vanity ,fair1 they would stand in      
special need4 ,indeed1 it was to        
forewarn them of what they were  to meet
 with there1 and to exhort them1 amidst 
all persecutions1  to quit themselves   
like men1 that ,evangelist now came to  
them4  ,his voice1 so solemn and deep1  
yet so inspiring and animating1  sounded
 like the tones of a trumpet on the eve 
of battle-7,cheever74    #ace ,the      
pilgrims are now about to enter upon a  
new era-to leave  their privacy in the  

wilderness1 and commence a more public  
scene-perhaps alluding to ,bunyan's     
being publicly set apart to  the work of
 the ministry4 ,it was in the discharge 
of these public  duties that he was     
visited with such severe persecution4   
,this  interview with ,evangelist       
reminds one of the setting apart of     
,dissenting ministers4 ,it is usual1 on 
these occasions1 for the  ,christians   
entering on such important duties1 to   
give a short  account of what had       
happened in the way1 and their reasons  
for  hoping that they were called by    
,god to the work4 ,they receive the     
advice of their ministering elder1 and  
the pastor prays for their  peace and   
prosperity4 ,evangelist's address would 
make a good outline  of an ordination   
sermon4 ,bunyan's account of his being  
thus set  apart in #afef 7with seven    
other members of the same church7 is    
narrated in ,grace ,abounding1 ,nos4    
#bff-bgj4 ,the second address of        
,evangelist peculiarly relates to the   

miseries endured by ,nonconformist      
ministers in the reign of ,charles      
,,ii-7,,ed74    #acf ,shall the world   
venture their soul's ruin for a poor    
corruptible  crown2 and shall not we    
venture the loss of a few trifles for an
  eternal crown8 ,shall they venture the
 loss of eternal life for  communion    
with base1 drunken1 covetous wretches2  
and shall we not  labour as hard1 run as
 fast1 nay1 a hundred times more        
diligently1  for such glorious and      
eternal friends as ,god to love1 ,christ
  to redeem1 the ,holy ,spirit to       
comfort1 and saints and angels in       
,heaven for company8 ,shall it be said  
at the last day1 that the  wicked made  
more haste to hell than you to ,heaven8 
,o let it not  be so1 but run with all  
might and main6 ,they that will have    
,heaven  must run for it1 because the   
devil will follow them4 ,there is  never
 a poor soul that is gone to it1 but he 
is after that soul4  ,and ,i assure them
 the devil is nimble2 he is light of    

foot1 and  can run apace4 ,he hath      
overtaken many1 tripped up their heels1 
and given them an everlasting           
fall--7,heavenly ,footman74    #acg     
,bunyan illustrates the care of ,christ 
for his afflicted ones  with striking   
simplicity4 ,i love to play the child   
with children4  ,i have met with a child
 that had a sore finger1 so that it was 
useless4 ,then have ,i said1 ,shall we  
cut off this finger1 and buy  my child a
 better1 a brave golden finger8 ,at this
 he started1 and  felt indignation      
against me4 ,now1 if a child has such   
tenderness  for a useless member1 how   
much more tender is the ,son of ,god to 
his afflicted members8-7,saint's        
,privilege1 vol4 #a1 p4 #fgd74 ,the     
text here quoted forms the foundation of
 ,bunyan's admirable ,advice  to        
,sufferers1 in which he delightfully    
dwells upon the topics  which           
,evangelist addresses to the ,pilgrims1 
when on the verge of  bitter            
persecution-7,,ed74    #ach ,vanity     

,fair is the ,city of ,destruction in   
its gala dress1  in its most seductive  
and sensual allurements4 ,it is this    
world in  miniature1 with its various   
temptations4 ,hitherto we have observed 
the pilgrims by themselves1 in          
loneliness1 in obscurity1 in the  hidden
 life and experience of the people of   
,god4 ,the allegory  thus far has been  
that of the soul1 amidst its spiritual  
enemies1  toiling towards ,heaven2 now  
there comes a scene more open1 tangible1
  external2 the allurements of the world
 are to be presented1 with  the manner  
in which the true pilgrim conducts      
himself amidst  them4 ,it was necessary 
that ,bunyan should show his pilgrimage 
in  its external as well as its secret  
spiritual conflicts2 it was  necessary  
that he should draw the contrast between
 the pursuits  and deportment of the    
children of this world and the children 
of light2 that he should show how a true
 pilgrim appears1 and is  likely to be  
regarded1 who1 amidst the world's       

vanities1 lives  above the world1 is    
dead to it1 and walks through it as a   
stranger  and a pilgrim towards         
,heaven-7,cheever74    #aci ,a just     
description of this wicked world4 ,how  
many1 though  they profess to be        
pilgrims1 have never yet set one foot   
out of  this fair2 but live in it all   
the year round6 ,they walk according  to
 the course of this world 7,eph4 #b3b72 
for the god of this  world hath blinded 
their minds 7#a ,cor4 #d3d74 ,but all   
those for  whose sins ,jesus hath died  
,he delivers from this present evil     
world 7,gal4 #a3d74 ,you cannot be a    
pilgrim1 if you are not delivered  from 
this world and its vanities2 for if you 
love the world1 if  it has your supreme 
affections1 the love of ,god is not in  
you1 7#a  ,john #b3ae72 you have not one
 grain of precious faith in precious    
,jesus-7,mason74    #adj ,mr4 ,james1   
who1 in #ahae1 published the ,pilgrim in
 verse1  conjectures that ,bunyan's     
description of the ,fair arose from  his

 having been at ,sturbridge ,fair1 near 
,cambridge4 ,it was thus  described in  
#aghf-,the shops or booths are built in 
rows like  streets1 having each its     
name2 as ,garlick ,row1 ,bookseller's   
,row1  ,cook ,row1 c4 ,here are all     
sorts of traders1 who sell by wholesale 
or retail2 as goldsmith's toymen1       
braziers1 turners1 milliners1           
haberdashers1 hatters1 mercers1 drapers1
 pewterers1 china warehouses1  and in a 
word1 most trades that can be found in  
,london4 ,here are  also taverns1       
coffee-houses1 and eating-houses1 in    
great plenty4  ,the chief diversions are
 puppets1 rope-dancing1 and music       
booths4  ,to this ,fair1 people from    
,bedfordshire and the adjoining counties
  still resort4 ,similar kinds of fairs 
are now kept at ,frankfort and          
,leipzig4 ,these mercantile fairs were  
very injurious to morals2  but not to   
the extent of debauchery and villany1   
which reign in  our present annual      
fairs1 near the metropolis and large    

cities4  ,see an account of this fair in
 ,hone's ,year ,book1 page              
#aech-7;,,ed74  ,our author evidently   
designed to exhibit in his allegory the 
grand  outlines of the difficulties1    
temptations1 and sufferings1 to  which  
believers are exposed in this evil      
world2 which1 in a work  of this nature1
 must be related as if they came upon   
them one  after another in regular      
succession2 though in actual experience 
several may meet together1 many may     
molest the same person again  and again1
 and some harass him in every stage of  
his journey4 ,we  should1 therefore1    
singly consider the instruction conveyed
 by  every allegorical incident1 without
 measuring our experience1 or           
calculating our progress1 by comparing  
them with circumstances  which might be 
reversed or altered with almost endless 
variety4  ,in general1 ,vanity ,fair    
represents the wretched state of things 
in those populous places especially1    
where true religion is  neglected and   

persecuted2 and1 indeed1 in the whole   
world lying  in wickedness1 as          
distinguished from the church of        
redeemed  sinners-7,scott74    #ada     
,christ will not allow his followers to 
bury their talent in  the earth1 or to  
put their light under a bushel2 they are
 not to  go out of the world1 or to     
retire into cloisters1 monasteries1  or 
deserts2 but they ,,must all go through 
this fair4 ,thus our ,lord  endured all 
the temptations and sufferings of this  
evil world1  without being impeded or   
entangled by them1 or stepping in the   
least aside to avoid them2 and he was   
exposed to greater enmity  and contempt 
than any of ,his followers-7,scott74    
#adb ,the world will seek to keep you   
out of ,heaven with mocks1  flouts1     
taunts1 threatenings1 jails1 gibbets1   
halters1 burnings1  and deaths4 ,there  
ever was enmity between the seed of the 
serpent  and the seed of the woman1 and 
no endeavours can reconcile them4  ,the 
world says1 ,they will never come over  

to us2 and we again say1  ,by ,god's    
grace we will not go over to them4      
#adc ,holy ,hunt of ,hitchin1 as he was 
called1 a friend of ,bunyan's1  passing 
the market-place where mountebanks were 
performing1 one  cried after him1 ,look 
there1 ,mr4 ,hunt6 ,turning his head    
another  way1 he replied1 ,turn away    
mine eyes from beholding                
vanity-7,ivimey74    #add ,an odd reply4
 ,what do they mean8 ,that they are     
neither  afraid nor ashamed to own what 
was the one subject of their souls'     
pursuit-the truth4 ,understand hereby1  
that the whole world1 which  lieth in   
wickedness1 is deceived by a lie1 and is
 under the delusion  of the father of   
lies4 ,in opposition to this1 all       
believers in  ,christ are said to be of 
the truth 7#a ,john #c3ai74 ,they know  
and  believe that capital truth with    
which ,god spake from ,heaven1 ,this  is
 ,my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well   
pleased 7,matt4 #c3ag74 ,this           
truth-that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god1  

and our only ,saviour-lies at the       
foundation of all their hope2 and to get
 more and more acquainted  with ,him1 is
 the grand object of their pursuits4    
,for this the  world hates them2 and    
,satan1 who is an enemy to this truth1  
stirs  up the world against them4 ,for1 
says our ,lord1 they are not of  the    
world1 even as ,i am not of the world   
7,john #ag3af7-7,mason74    #ade ,in    
#afgj1 the town porters of ,bedford     
being commanded to  assist in a brutal  
attack upon the ,nonconformists1 ran    
away1  saying1 ,they would be hanged1   
drawn1 and quartered1 before they  would
 assist in that work2 for which cause   
the justices committed  two of them     
7which they could take7 to the jail4    
,the shops were  shut up1 so that it    
seemed like a place visited with the    
pest1  where usually is written upon the
 door1 ,lord1 have mercy upon           
us6-7,narrative of ,proceedings against 
,nonconformists1 p4 #e4 #dto1  #afgj74  
#adf ,this is a true representation of  

what took place in ,england  in         
,bunyan's time4 ,it was a disgrace to   
our nation1 that ,englishmen1  urged on 
by a fanatic church1 treated two young  
and interesting  women with a barbarity 
that would make savages 7so called7     
blush4  ,it was at ,carlisle that two   
female pilgrims1 ,dorothy ,waugh and    
,ann ,robinson1 were dragged through the
 streets1 with each an iron  instrument 
of torture1 called a bridle1 upon their 
heads2 and were  treated with gross     
indecency-7,,ed74    #adg ,the great    
object of the ,gospel is to fit man for 
his active  duties in this world1 and   
prepare him for heavenly enjoyments in  
the world to come4 ,not like those lazy 
creeping things that shut  themselves up
 in nunneries or monasteries to avoid   
the temptations  and troubles1 the      
resistance or hearing of which glorifies
 ,god4  ,christians are to be as        
lights-not hid under a bushel but seen  
of  all men4 ,the prayer of their ,lord 
was and is1 not that they should  be    

taken out of the world1 but kept from   
its evil contaminations-7,,ed74    #adh 
,in ,bunyan's account of his            
imprisonment1 he closes it with  these  
words-,thus have ,i1 in short1 declared 
the manner and occasion  of my being in 
prison2 where ,i lie waiting the good   
will of ,god  to do with me as ,he      
pleaseth2 knowing that not one hair of  
my head  can fall to the ground without 
the will of my ,father which is in      
,heaven4 ,let the rage and malice of men
 be ever so great1 they can  do no more1
 nor go any further1 than ,god permits  
them4 ,when they  have done their worst1
 'we know that all things work together 
for  good to them that love ,god' 7,rom4
 #h3bh74    #adi ,the description of the
 process against the pilgrims1 is       
framed in such a manner as emphatically 
to expose the secret reasons  which     
influence men thus to persecute their   
innocent neighbours4  ,the very names   
employed declare the several corrupt    
principles of  the heart from whence    

this atrocious conduct results-7,scott74
    #aej ,this is one of ,satan's lies1 
much used by his emissaries1  to the    
present day4 ,a ,christian fears ,god1  
and honours the king2  he renders unto  
civil government that which belongs to  
civil and  temporal things1 but he dares
 not render unto ,caesar the things     
that belong to ,god2 and for thus       
righteously doing he is called          
disloyal-7,,ed74    #aea ,superstition1 
or false devotion1 is a most bitter     
enemy to  ,christ's truth and his       
followers4 ,this fellow's evidence is   
very  true2 for as the lawyer said of   
,christ's doctrine1 ,master1 thus       
saying1 thou reproachest us also 7,luke 
#aa3de74 ,so false worshippers1  who    
rest in forms1 and rites1 and shadows1  
are stung to the quick  at those who    
worship ,god in the ,spirit1 rejoice in 
,christ ,jesus1  and have no confidence 
in the flesh2 such a conduct pours the  
utmost contempt upon all the            
will-worship1 and doctrines1 and        

superstition of carnal men-7,mason74    
,with such1 traditions1 human           
inventions1 forms1 and externals1 appear
 venerable and sacred2 and  they are    
mistaken with pertinaceous ignorance for
 the substance  of religion4 ,what is   
pompous and burdensome appears to such  
men  meritorious2 and the excitement of 
mere natural passions1 as at a  tragedy1
 is falsely deemed a needful help to    
true devotion4 ,their  zeal hardens     
their hearts1 and causes bitter rage1   
enmity1 and  calumny1 against the pious 
,christians-7,scott74    #aeb ,as soon  
as the poor sinner says1 ,o ,lord our   
,god1 other lords  beside ,thee have had
 dominion over us3 but by ,thee only    
will we  make mention of ,thy name      
7,isa4 #bf3ac71 your officious          
,pickthanks  are always ready to bear   
testimony against him2 and a blessed    
testimony this is2 it is well worth     
living to gain1 and dying in  the cause 
of4 ,if we are real disciples of        
,christ1 we shall1 as  ,he did1 testify 

of the world that the works thereof are 
evil1 and  the world will hate us for   
,his sake 7,john #g3g7-7,mason74        
,pickthank  has no real principle1 but  
puts on zeal for any party that will    
promote his interests2 he inwardly      
despises both the superstitious  and the
 spiritual worshipper-7,scott74    #aec 
,this is the ,christian's plea and      
glory4 ,while he knows the  tender      
mercies of the wicked are cruel 7,prov4 
#ab3aj71 yet he  also knows that the    
merciful kindness of the ,lord is great1
 and  the truth of the ,lord endureth   
forever 7,psa4 #aah3b7-7,mason74    #aed
 ,a more just and keen satirical        
description of such legal  iniquities   
can scarcely be imagined1 than that     
contained in this  passage4 ,the        
statutes and precedents adduced1 with a 
humourous  reference to the style in    
which charges are commonly given to     
juries1 show what patterns persecutors  
choose to copy1 and whose  kingdom they 
labour to uphold4 ,nor can any impartial

 man deny  that the inference is fair1  
which our author meant the reader to    
deduce1 namely1 that nominal            
,protestants1 enacting laws requiring   
conformity to their own creeds and      
forms1 and inflicting punishments  on   
such as peaceably dissent from them1 are
 actually involved in  the guilt of     
these heathen persecutors--7,scott74    
#aee ,these words1 and this trial1 were 
quoted 7,january #be1 #ahdh7  by the    
,attorney-,general1 at ,westminster     
,hall1 in answer to the  manner in which
 ,dr4 ,hampden was then charged with    
heresy by the  ,puseyites-7,,ed74       
#aef ,if the ,lord were to leave us in  
the hands of men1 we should  still find 
that their tender mercies are cruel4    
,such a jury as  tried ,faithful might  
be found in every county of             
,britain-7,burder74  ,to this may be    
added1 that the witnesses are still     
living-7,,ed74    #aeg ,nothing can be  
more masterly than the satire contained 
in  this trial4 ,the judge1 the         

witnesses1 and the jury1 are portraits  
sketched to the life1 and finished1     
every one of them1 in quick1  concise1  
and graphic touches2 the ready testimony
 of ,envy is  especially characteristic4
 ,rather than anything should be wanting
  that might be necessary to despatch   
the prisoner1 he would enlarge  his     
testimony against him to any requisite  
degree4 ,the language  and deportment of
 the judge are a copy to the life of    
some of  the infamous judges under ,king
 ,charles1 especially ,jefferies4 ,you  
may find1 in the trial of the noble     
patriot ,algernon ,sidney1 the  abusive 
language of the judge against ,faithful 
almost word for  word4 ,the charge to   
the jury1 with the ,acts and laws on    
which the  condemnation of the prisoner 
was founded1 wax full of ingenuity  and 
meaning-7,cheever74    #aeh ,bunyan     
gives a good portrait of ,faithful in   
his ,howe of  ,lebanon1 referring to the
 character of ,pomporius ,algerius1     
mentioned  in ,fox's ,book of ,martyrs4 

,was not this man1 think you1 a giant8  
did he not behave himself valiantly8 was
 not his mind elevated a  thousand      
degrees beyond sense1 carnal reason1    
fleshly love1 and  the desires of       
embracing temporal things8 ,this man had
 got that  by the end that pleased ,him2
 neither could all the flatteries1      
promises1 threats1 reproaches1 make him 
once listen to1 or inquire  after1 what 
the world1 or the glory of it could     
afford4 ,his mind  was captivated with  
delights invisible4 ,he coveted to show 
his  love to his ,lord1 by laying down  
his life for ,his sake4 ,he longed  to  
be where there shall be no more pain1   
nor sorrow1 nor sighing1  nor tears1 nor
 troubles4 ,he was a man of a thousand6 
,speaking  of the pillars in that house 
at ,lebanon1 he says1 ,these men had    
the faces of lions1 they have triumphed 
in the flames4    #aei ,this is a most  
exquisitely beautiful sketch2 it is     
drawn to  the life from many an era of  
pilgrimage in this world2 there are  in 

it the materials of glory1 that         
constituted spirits of such noble       
greatness as are catalogued in the      
eleventh of ,hebrews-traits of  cruel   
mockings and scourgings1 bonds and      
imprisonments-7,cheever74    #afj       
,political interests engage ungodly     
princes to promote  toleration1 and     
chain up the demon of persecution4 ,the 
cruelties  they exercise disgust the    
people1 and they are disheartened by    
the ill success of their efforts to     
extirpate the hated sect-7,scott74      
#afa ,i have often recorded it with     
thankfulness1 that though in  the dreary
 day of my pilgrimage1 the ,lord hath   
taken away a dear  and faithful         
,christian friend1 yet he has always    
raised up another4  ,a very great       
blessing this1 for which ,christians can
 never be  thankful enough-7,mason74    
#afb ,is not this too much the case with
 professors of this day8  ,the ,spirit  
of truth says1 ,all that will live godly
 in ,christ  ,jesus shall suffer        

persecution 7#b ,tim4 #c3ab74 ,but how  
many act  as if they had found the art  
of making the ,spirit of truth a liar6  
for they can so trim and shape their    
conduct1 as they vainly think  to follow
 ,christ1 and yet to keep in with the   
world1 which is at  enmity against      
,him-a most fatal and soul-deceiving    
error-7,mason74    #afc ,what is this   
something that ,by-ends knew more than  
all the  world8 ,how to unite ,heaven   
and hell-how to serve ,god and          
,mammon-how  to be a ,christian and a   
hypocrite at the same time4 ,o the depth
 of  the depravity of the human heart2  
alas6 how many similar characters  now  
exist1 with two tongues in one mouth1   
looking one way and  rowing             
another-7,,ed74    #afd ,fear not1      
therefore1 in her for to abide1 ,she    
keeps her ground1  come weather1 wind1  
or tide4--7,bunyan's ,house of ,god1    
vol4 #b1 p4  #egi74 ,if we will follow  
,christ1 ,he tells us that we must take 
up  our cross4 ,the wind sets always on 

my face2 and the foaming rage  of the   
sea of this world1 and the proud and    
lofty waves thereof  do continually beat
 upon the sides of the bark1 or ship1   
that  myself1 my cause1 and my followers
 are in-7,bunyan's ,greatness of  the   
,soul1 vol4 #a1 p4 #ajg74    #afe ,mind 
how warily these pilgrims acted to this 
deceitful  professor4 ,they did not too 
rashly take up an ill opinion against   
him2 but when they had full proof of    
what he was1 they did not hesitate  one 
moment1 but dealt faithfully with him1  
and conscientiously  withdrew from      
him-7,mason74 ,in a letter written in   
#affa1 from ,exeter  jail1 by ,mr4      
,abraham ,chear1 a ,baptist minister of 
,plymouth1 who  suffered greatly for    
nonconformity1 and at length died in a  
state  of banishment1 there is this     
remark1 ,we have many brought in here   
daily1 who go out again almost as soon1 
for a week in a prison  tries a         
professor more than a month in a        
church-7,ivimey74    #aff ,it might have

 been supposed that the persons here    
introduced  were settled inhabitants of 
the town of ,vanity1 or the ,city  of   
,destruction2 but1 indeed1 they         
professed themselves pilgrims1  and     
desired1 during the sunshine1 to        
associate with pilgrims1  provided they 
would allow them to hold the world1 love
 money1  and save all1 whatever became  
of faith and holiness1 of honesty1      
piety1 truth1 and charity8-7,scott74    
#afg ,pretended friends come with such  
expostulations as these3  ,why1 dear    
,sir1 will you give such offence8 ,how  
much would it be  for your comfort and  
interest in the world if you would but  
be a  little more complying1 and give   
way in some particular points and       
phrases4 ,o what a syren's song6 ,may   
the ,lord enable every faithful  servant
 to reply1 ,get thee behind me1         
,satan-7,j4 ,b474    #afh ,these words  
of ,solomon are thus wickedly misapplied
 by many  to the present day4           
,ecclesiastes #g3af1 #ag probably refers

 to the  administration of justice which
 should be tempered with mercy1 but  not
 with laxity2 or it may refer to the    
foolish opinions expressed  upon the    
characters of ,pharisee and publican1   
exalting the one  or decrying the other 
overmuch4 ,it cannot be meant to censure
  the utmost efforts after true         
righteousness1 nor to sanction the      
slightest degree of wickedness-7,,ed74  
#afi,woe unto them who wander from the  
way4 ,art bound for hell1  against all  
wind and weather8 ,or art thou one      
agoing backward  thither8 ,or dost thou 
wink1 because thou would'st not see8 ,or
 dost  thou sideling go1 and would'st   
not be ,suspected ,yet these prophets   
can thee tell1 ,which way thou art      
agoing down to hell4--7,acts  #g3bj-bb4 
,bunyan's ,house of ,god1 vol4 #b1 p4   
#ehb74    #agj ,notwithstanding ,by-ends
 could be reserved with faithful        
pilgrims1 yet he can speak out boldly to
 those of his own spirit  sad character4
 ,o the treacherous deceivings of the   

desperate  wickedness of the human      
heart6 ,who can know it8 ,no one but the
  heart-searching ,god-7,mason74    #aga
 ,some men's hearts are narrow upwards1 
and wide downwards3  narrow as for ,god1
 but wide for the world4 ,they gape for 
the one1  but shut themselves up against
 the other4 ,the heart of a wicked  man 
is widest downward2 but it is not so    
with the righteous man4  ,his desires1  
like the temple ,ezekiel saw in the     
vision1 are still  widest upwards1 and  
spread towards ,heaven4 ,a full purse1  
with a  lean soul1 is a great curse4    
,many1 while lean in their estates1  had
 fat souls2 but the fattening of their  
estates has made their  souls as lean as
 a rake as to good-7,bunyan's ,righteous
 ,man's  ,desires1 vol4 #a1 p4 #gde74   
#agb ,this dialogue is not in the least 
more absurd and selfish  than the       
discourse of many who now attend on the 
preaching of the  ,gospel4 ,if worldly  
lucre be the honey1 they imitate the    
bee1 and  only attend to religion when  

they can gain by it2 they determine  to 
keep what they have at any rate1 and to 
get more1 if it can be  done without    
open scandal-7,scott74    #agc ,there is
 a fund of satirical humour in the      
supposed case  here very gravely stated2
 and if the author1 in his accurate     
observations on mankind1 selected his   
example from among the  mercenaries that
 are the scandal of the ,established    
,church1 her  most faithful friends will
 not greatly resent this conduct of  a  
dissenter-7,scott74 ,dr4 ,paley would   
have done well to have read  this       
chapter in ,bunyan before composing some
 of the chapters in  his ,moral         
,philosophy1 and his ,sermon on the     
,utility of ,distinctions  in the       
,ministry-7,cheever74    #agd ,here is  
worldly wisdom1 infernal logic1 and the 
sophistry of  ,satan4 ,we hear this     
language daily1 from money-loving       
professors1  who are destitute of the   
power of faith4 ,but in opposition to   
all  this1 the ,holy ,ghost testifies1  

,the love of money is the root of  all  
evil 7#a ,tim4 #f3aj71 and a covetous   
man is an idolater 7,col4  #c3e74 ,hear 
this1 and tremble1 ye avaricious        
professors4 ,remember1  ye followers of 
the ,lamb1 ye are called to let your    
conversation  be without covetousness   
7,heb1 #ac3e72 your ,lord testifies1 ,ye
  cannot serve ,god and ,mammon 7,luke  
#af3ac7--7,mason74    #age ,how doth    
this commend itself to those who make   
merchandise  of souls4 ,what swarms of  
such locusts are there in this          
day6-7,j4,b474    #agf ,if thou art one 
who tradeth in both ways3 ,god's now1   
the  devil's then2 or if delays ,thou   
mak'st of coming to thy ,god for  life2 
,or if thy light and lusts are at a     
strife ,about who should  be master of  
thy soul1 ,and lovest one1 the other    
dost control2  ,these prophets tell thee
 can which way thou bendest1 ,on which  
thou  frown'st1 to which a hand thou    
lendest4--7,titus #a3af4 ,see vol4 #b1  
p4 #ehb74    #agg ,bunyan1 in his ,holy 

,life the ,beauty of ,christianity1 thus
  addresses such characters3 ,this is   
the man that hath the breath  of a      
dragon2 he poisons the air round about  
him4 ,this is the man  that slays his   
children1 his kinsmen1 his friend1 and  
himself-he  that offends ,god's little  
ones4 ,o the millstone that ,god will   
shortly hang about your neck1 when the  
time is come that you must  be drowned  
in the sea and deluge of ,god's         
wrath6-7,see vol4 #b1 p4  #eci74 ,the   
answer of ,christian1 though somewhat   
rough1 is so conclusive  as to fortify  
every honest mind against all the       
arguments which  the whole tribe of     
time-serving professors ever did1 or    
ever can  adduce1 in support of their   
ingenious schemes and insidious efforts 
to reconcile religion with covetousness 
and the love of the world1  or to render
 it subservient to their secular        
interests-7,scott74    #agh ,here see   
the blessedness of being mighty in the  
,scripture1  and the need of that       

exhortation1 ,let the ,word of ,christ  
dwell  in you richly 7,col4 #c3af74 ,for
 the ,word of ,god is quick and         
powerful1 and sharper than a two-edged  
sword2 it pierces through  all the      
subtle devices of ,satan1 and the       
cunning craftiness  of carnal           
professors2 and divideth asunder the    
carnal reasonings  of the flesh1 and the
 spiritual wisdom which cometh from     
above4    ,teach me1 my ,god and ,king1 
,in all things ,,thee to see1  ,and what
 ,i do in any thing  ,to do it as for   
,,thee--7,mason74    #agi ,the ,hill    
,lucre stands somewhat out of the way1  
but temptingly  near4 ,they that will   
profit by the mine must turn aside for  
it 7,prov4  #bh3bj1 #bb74 ,sir ,j4      
,mandeville1 in his ,travels1 says1 that
 in the  ,vale ,perilous is plenty of   
gold and silver1 and many ,christian    
men go in for the treasure1 but few come
 out again1 for this are  strangled of  
the devil4 ,but good ,christian men1    
that are stable  in the faith1 enter    

without peril-7,,ed74    #ahj ,eve      
expected some sweet and pleasant sight1 
that would tickle  and delight her      
deluded fancy2 but1 behold sin1 and the 
wrath of  ,god1 appear to the shaking of
 her heart2 and thus1 even to this  day1
 doth the devil delude the world4 ,his  
temptations are gilded  with sweet and  
fine pretences1 that men shall be wiser1
 richer1  more in favour1 live merrier1 
fare better1 or something2 and by  such 
like things the fools are easily        
allured4 ,but when their eyes  are      
opened1 instead of seeing what the devil
 falsely told them1  they see themselves
 involved in wrath-7,bunyan on ,genesis1
 vol4 #b4  p4 #dca74    #aha ,here you  
see the end of double-minded men1 who   
vainly attempt  to temper the love of   
money with the love of ,christ4 ,they go
 on  with their art for a season1 but   
the end makes it manifest what  they    
were4 ,take ,david's advice1 ,fret not  
thyself because of  evil-doers 7,psa4   
#cg3a7 ,be not thou afraid when one is  

made rich1  when the glory of his house 
is increased 7,psa4 #di3af74 ,but go    
thou into the sanctuary of thy ,god1    
read ,his ,word1 and understand  the end
 of these men-7,mason74 ,often1 as the  
motley reflexes of my  experience move  
in long processions of manifold groups  
before me1  the distinguished and       
world-honoured company of ,christian    
mammonists  appear to the eye of my     
imagination as a drove of camels heavily
  laden1 yet all at full speed2 and each
 in the confident expectation  of       
passing through the eye of the needle1  
without stop or halt1  both beasts and  
baggage-7,coleridge74    #ahb ,i have   
sometimes wondered at ,lot4 ,his wife   
looked behind  her1 and died            
immediately2 but he would not so much as
 look behind  him to see her4 ,we do not
 read that he did so much as once look  
where she was1 or what was become of    
her4 ,his heart was set upon  his       
journey2 and well it might4 ,there were 
the mountains before  him1 and the fire 

and brimstone behind him4 ,his life lay 
at stake2  and had he looked behind him 
he had lost it4 ,do thou so run1 and    
remember ,lot's wife-7,bunyan's         
,heavenly ,footman74    #ahc ,in former 
times1 the purse was carried hanging to 
a girdle  round the waist1 and great    
dexterity was requisite to cut and carry
  it away without the knowledge of the  
owner4 ,public executions for  theft had
 so little effect in repressing crime1  
that thefts were  committed in sight of1
 or even under the gallows-7,,ed74      
#ahd ,alas6 poor pilgrims1 like ,peter1 
you soon forgot the judgment1  although 
your sight of ,lot's wife had so        
affected your spirits4  ,how soon yon   
went into ,by-path ,meadow6 wherefore1  
let him that  thinketh he standeth1 take
 heed lest he fall 7#a ,cor4            
#aj3ab7-7;,,ed74    #ahe ,by this river1
 which is called a pure river of water  
of  life1 clear as crystal1 proceeding  
out of the throne of ,god and  of the   
,lamb 7,rev4 #bb3a71 we may understand  

clear and comfortable  views of ,god's  
everlasting love and electing grace4    
,they could see  in it ,god's glory     
shining in the face of ,jesus ,christ1  
and view  their own faces in it1 to     
their inexpressible joy4 ,this is the   
river  the streams whereof make glad the
 city of ,god 7,psa4 #df3d74 ,the       
stream which flow from this river of    
electing love1 are vocation  to ,christ1
 justification by ,christ1              
sanctification in ,christ1  perseverance
 through ,christ1 glorification with    
,christ1 and all  joy and peace in      
believing on ,christ4 ,all this these   
pilgrims now  enjoyed1 and all this     
every fellow-citizen of the saints is   
called  to enjoy in his pilgrimage to   
,zion4 ,god hath chosen us in ,christ1  
and blessed us with all spiritual       
blessings in ,him4 ,o how happy1        
peaceful1 and joyful are pilgrims1 when 
the ,spirit takes of the  things of     
,christ1 shows them to us1 and blesses  
us with a sense  of interest in all the 

love of ,god1 and finished salvation of 
,jesus6-7,mason74    #ahf ,blessed state
 indeed1 but of short duration6 ,too    
often these  desirable consolations of  
the ,spirit render the ,christian       
careless  and unwatchful-7,burder74     
#ahg ,a scene to soothe and calm a mind 
fretted and harassed with  the cares and
 turmoils of this every-day world2 a    
sunny vista  into the future1 welcome in
 a weary hour to the worn spirit1 which 
longs1 as for the wings of the dove1    
that it may flee away1 and  be at rest2 
a glimpse of ,sabbath quietness on      
earth1 given as a  pledge and foretaste 
of the more glorious and eternal        
,sabbath of  ,heaven-7,bernard ,barton74
    #ahh ,now had ,i an evidence1 as ,i 
thought1 of my salvation from  ,heaven1 
with many golden seals thereon1 all     
hanging in my sight4  ,now could ,i     
remember the manifestations of grace    
with comfort2  and longed that the last 
day were come1 that ,i might forever be 
inflamed with the sight1 and joy1 and   

communion with ,him1 whose  soul was    
made an offering for my sins4 ,before   
this ,i lay trembling  at the mouth of  
hell2 now ,i had got so far therefrom   
that ,i could  scarce discern it4 ,o1   
thought ,i1 that ,i were fourscore years
 old1  that ,i might die quickly1 and my
 soul be gone to rest--7,grace          
,abounding1 ,no4 #abh74    #ahi ,they   
should have said1 ,it is true this way  
is not so pleasant  as the meadow1 but  
it is the ,lord's way1 and the best1    
doubtless1  for us to travel in4 ,a man 
speedily enters into temptation when  he
 becomes discontented with ,god's       
allotments2 then ,satan presents        
allurements1 and from wishing for a     
better way1 the soul goes into  a worse4
 ,the discontented wish is father to a  
sinful will2 ,i wish  for a better is   
followed by1 ,i will have a better1 and 
so the  soul goes astray-7,cheever74    
#aij ,the transition into the by-path is
 easy1 for it lies close  to the right  
way2 only you must get over a stile1    

that is1 you must  quit ,christ's       
imputed righteousness1 and trust in your
 own inherent  righteousness2 and then  
you are in ,by-path ,meadow             
directly-7,mason74    #aia ,the best    
caution ,i can give to others1 or take  
myself1 is1 not  to be guided in matters
 of faith by men1 but to make the       
,scriptures  our only rule-to look to   
,god for the teaching of ,his blessed   
,spirit1 that ,he may keep our feet from
 the ways of death-7,j4,b474    #aib    
,there is a way that seems right unto a 
man1 but the end  thereof are the ways  
of death 7,prov4 #ad3ab74 ,vain         
confidence is  this very way4 ,o how    
easy do professors get into it6 yea1    
real  pilgrims are prone also to take up
 with it1 owing to that legality1       
pride1 and self-righteousness1 which    
work in their fallen mature4  ,see the  
end of it1 and tremble2 for it leads to 
darkness1 and  ends in death4 ,lord1    
humble our proud hearts1 and empty us of
  self-righteousness1 pride1 and vain   

confidence-7,mason74    #aic ,so1       
sometimes1 real pilgrims take counsel   
and example of  strangers1 of worldly   
men1 and of presumptuous careless       
persons4  ,vain confidence is a sad     
guide anywhere1 but especially when one 
has wandered out of the way--7,cheever74
    #aid ,if thou be prying into ,god's 
secret decrees1 or entertain  questions 
about nice curiosities1 thou mayest     
stumble and fall  to thine eternal ruin4
 ,take heed of that lofty spirit1 that1 
devil-like1 cannot be content with its  
own station--7,heavenly  ,footman74     
#aie ,the thunder and lightning plainly 
show that this by-path leads  to ,sinai1
 not to ,zion4 ,one step over the stile1
 by giving way to  a self-righteous     
spirit1 and you enter the territories of
 despair-7,j4  ,b474    #aif ,how varied
 is the experience of a ,christian6 he  
had just  before overcome ,demas1 and   
conquered ,by-ends and his companions2  
is warned by ,lot's wife1 and now elated
 with the strength of his  principles2  

boldness takes the place of caution2 he 
ventures upon  an easier path1 and is   
involved in misery-7,,ed74    #aig ,when
 ,bunyan pleaded1 so energetically1 for 
the communion of  saints1 irrespective  
of water-baptism1 one of his arguments  
was1  ,the strongest may sometimes be   
out of the way4 ,receive ye one  another
 as ,christ also received us-7,vol4 #b1 
p4 #faj74    #aih ,here see1 that as    
,christians are made helpful1 so also1  
through prevailing corruptions1 they are
 liable to prove hurtful  to each other4
 ,but observe how grace works3 it       
humbles1 it makes  the soul confess and 
be sorry for its misfortunes4 ,here is  
no  reviling one another2 but a tender  
sympathy and feeling concern  for each  
other4 ,o the mighty power of that grace
 and truth which  came by ,jesus        
,christ6 ,how does it cement souls in   
the fellowship  of love6--7,mason74     
#aii ,how easy it is to trace the path  
that led the pilgrims astray6  ,to avoid
 the roughness of the way1 they entered 

the by-path1 that  by measures of carnal
 policy they might avoid afflictions4   
,guided  by ,vain-confidence1 they were 
led from the road1 and when this        
,vain-confidence was destroyed1 they    
were involved in distress and           
danger-7,ivimey74    #bjj ,the          
personification of ,despair is one of   
the most instructive  and beautiful     
portions of ,bunyan's allegory4 ,it     
appeals either to  every man's          
experience1 or to every man's sense of  
what may come  upon him1 on account of  
sin4 ,it is at once1 in some respects1  
the  very gloomiest and very brightest  
part of the ,pilgrim's ,progress2  for  
it shows at once to what a depth of     
misery sin may plunge the  ,christian1  
and also to what a depth the mercy of   
,god in ,christ  may reach4 ,the        
colouring of the picture is extremely   
vivid1 the  remembrance of it can never 
pass from the mind2 and1 as in a gallery
  of beautiful paintings1 there may     
often be one that so strongly  reminds  

you of your own experience1 or that in  
itself is so  remarkably beautiful as to
 keep you dwelling upon it with unabated
  interest2 so it is with this          
delineation of ,giant ,despair1 among   
the many admirable sketches of ,bunyan's
 piety and genius4 ,it is  so full of   
deep life and meaning that you cannot   
exhaust it1 and  it is of such exquisite
 propriety and beauty that you are never
  tired with examining it-7,cheever74   
#bja ,sooner or later ,doubting ,castle 
will be the prison1 and  ,giant ,despair
 the keeper of all those who turn aside 
from ,christ  and ,his righteousness1 to
 trust in any wise in themselves1 and to
  their righteousness4 ,our ,god is a   
jealous ,god1 ever jealous of  ,his own 
glory1 and of the honour of ,his beloved
 ,son-7,mason74 ,so  under the old cut1 
illustrating the ,pilgrims in ,doubting 
,castle1  are these lines--,the pilgrims
 now1 to gratify the flesh1 ,will seek  
its ease2 but ,o6 how they afresh ,do   
thereby plunge themselves new  griefs   

into6 ,who seek to please the flesh1    
themselves undo4    #bjb ,blessed       
sorrow6 how many are there who never    
tasted the bread  of ,heaven1 nor the   
water of life from the wells of         
salvation2 who  are strangers to the    
communion of saints1 but do not feel    
themselves  to be in evil case1 nor have
 wept under a sense of their wretched   
state-7,,ed74    #bjc ,what6 such       
highly-favoured ,christians in ,doubting
 ,castle8  ,after having traveled so far
 in the way of salvation1 seen so many  
glorious things in the way1 experienced 
so much of the grace and  love of their 
,lord1 and having so often proved ,his  
faithfulness8  ,is not this strange8    
,no2 it is common-the strongest         
,christians  are liable to err and get  
out of the way1 and then to be beset    
with very great and distressing         
doubts-7,mason74 ,despair1 like  a      
tremendous giant1 will at last seize on 
the souls of all  unbelievers2 and when 
,christians conclude1 from some         

misconduct1  that they belong to that   
company1 they are exposed to be taken   
captive  by him4 ,they do not1 indeed1  
fall and perish with ,vain-confidence2  
but for a season they find it impossible
 to rise superior to  prevailing gloomy 
doubts bordering on despair1 or to      
obtain the  least comfortable hope of   
deliverance1 or encouragement to use    
the proper means of seeking it-7,scott74
    #bjd ,the wife of ,despair is       
,diffidence1 or a distrust of ,god's    
faithfulness1 and a want of confidence  
in ,his mercy4 ,when a  ,christian      
follows such counsels1 gloom and horror 
of mind will be  produced1 and life     
become a burden--7,ivimey74    #bje     
,bunyan1 in one of his delightful       
treatises of comfort against  despair1  
introduces the following striking       
colloquy-,says ,satan1  ,dost thou not  
know that thou art one of the vilest in 
all the pack  of professors8 ,yes1 says 
the soul1 ,i do4 ,says ,satan1 ,dost    
thou  not know that thou hast horribly  

sinned8 ,yes1 says the soul1 ,i  do4    
,well1 saith ,satan1 now will ,i come   
upon thee with my appeals4  ,art thou   
not a graceless wretch8 ,yes4 ,hast thou
 an heart to be  sorry for this         
wickedness8 ,no1 not as ,i should4 ,and 
albeit1 saith  ,satan1 thou prayest     
sometimes1 yet is not thy heart         
possessed with  a belief that ,god will 
not regard thee8 ,yes1 says the sinner4 
,why1  then1 despair1 and go hang       
thyself1 saith the devil4 ,and now we   
are at the end of the thing designed and
 driven at by ,satan4 ,but  what shall  
,i now do1 saith the sinner8 ,i answer1 
take up the words  of the text against  
him1 ,that ye may be able to comprehend 
the  breadth1 and length1 and depth1 and
 height2 and to know the love  of       
,christ1 which passeth                  
knowledge-7,saints' ,knowledge of       
,christ's  ,love1 vol4 #b1 p4 #cg74     
#bjf ,giant ,despair1 it seems1 has fits
 in sunshiny weather2  that is1 a gleam 
of hope1 from ,christ the ,sun of       

righteousness1  sometimes darted into   
their minds-7,burder74    #bjg ,satan   
and his angels will not be wanting to   
help forward  the calamity of the man1  
who1 in coming to ,christ1 is beat out  
of breath1 out of heart1 out of courage1
 by wind that blows him  backward4 ,they
 will not be wanting to throw up his    
heels in their  dirty places1 nor to    
trouble his head with the fumes of their
  foul breath4 ,and now it is hard      
coming to ,god2 ,satan has the art  of  
making the most of every sin2 he can    
make every hair on the head  as big as a
 cedar4 ,but1 soul1 ,christ can save    
unto the uttermost6  come1 man1 come4   
,he can do exceeding abundantly above   
all we can  ask or think6-7,bunyan's    
,complete ,saviour1 vol4 #a1 p4 #bji74  
,poor  ,christian6 ,what6 tempted to    
destroy thyself8 ,lord1 what is man6    
,but see1 despairing souls1 mark the    
truth of that word1 ,there hath  no     
temptation taken you but such as is     
common to man2 but ,god is  faithful1   

who will not suffer you to be tempted   
above that ye are  able2 but will1 with 
the temptation1 also make a way to      
escape1  that ye may be able to bear it 
7#a ,cor4 #aj3ac7-7,mason74    #bjh     
,bunyan had an acute sense of the       
exceeding sinfulness of  sin1 and no    
saint had suffered more severely from   
despair4 ,one of  his great objects1 in 
most of his works1 is to arm poor       
pilgrims  against desponding fears4     
,thus1 in his first treatise on ,gospel 
,truths-,he 7the devil7 will be sure to 
present to thy conscience  the most sad 
sentences of the ,scripture2 yea1 and   
set them home  with such cunning        
arguments1 that if it be possible he    
will make  thee despair1 and make away  
thyself as did ,judas-7,vol4 #b1        
p4#acb74  ,sin1 when seen in its        
colours1 and when appearing in its      
monstrous  shape and hue1 frighteth all 
mortals out of their wits1 away from    
,god1 and1 if ,he stops them not1 also  
out of the world4 ,this is  manifest by 

,cain1 ,judas1 ,saul1 and others4 ,they 
fly from before  ,god1 one to one fruit 
of despair1 and one to                  
another-7,pharisee  and ,publican1 vol4 
#b1 p4 #bfj74    #bji ,an admirable     
chain of reasoning1 pointing out the    
evils of  despair1 is to be found in the
 ,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved 7vol4 #a1    
pp4 #ia1 #ib71 under the head ,fifthly4 
,it will make a man his own  tormentor1 
and flounce and fling like a wild bull  
in a net 7,isa4  #ea3bj74 ,despair6 it  
drives a man to the study of his own    
ruin1 and  brings him at last to be his 
own executioner 7#b ,sam4               
#ag3c-e7-7;,,ed74    #baj ,alas1 how    
chang'd6 ,expressive of his mind1 ,his  
eyes are sunk1  arms folded1 head       
reclin'd2 ,those awful syllables1 hell1 
death1 and  sin1 ,though whisper'd1     
plainly tell what works                 
within4--7,cowper's  ,hope74    ,a      
wounded spirit who can bear8    #baa ,to
 bring the state of ,christian's mind   
before us1 read the  lamentations of the

 ,psalmist1 when he was a prisoner in   
,doubting  ,castle1 under ,giant        
,despair1 in ,psalm #hh2 and ,bunyan's  
experience1  as narrated in ,no4 #afc of
 ,grace ,abounding4 ,despair swallowed  
him  up1 and that passage fell like a   
hot thunderbolt upon his conscience1    
,he was rejected1 for he found no place 
for repentance-7,ivimey74    #bab ,dr4  
,donne1 the celebrated ,dean of ,st4    
,paul's1 had recently  published a      
thesis1 to prove that suicide1 under    
some circumstances1  was justifiable4   
,hopeful answers all his arguments1 and 
proves  it to be the foulest of murders4
 ,bunyan1 in his treatise on            
,justification1 volume #a1 page #cad1   
thus notices the jailer's intent  to    
commit suicide1 when the doors of the   
prison in which ,paul was  confined were
 thrown open-,even now1 while the       
earthquake shook  the prison1 he had    
murder in his heart-murder1 ,i say1 and 
that  of a high nature1 even to have    
killed his own body and soul at         

once-7,,ed74    #bac ,here is the       
blessing of a hopeful companion2 here is
 excellent  counsel4 ,let vain          
professors say what they may against    
looking  back to past experiences1 it is
 most certainly good and right so  to   
do2 not to encourage present sloth and  
presumption1 but to excite  fresh       
confidence of hope in the ,lord4 ,we    
have ,david's example1 and  ,paul's word
 to encourage us to this1 ,the ,lord    
that delivered me  out of the paw of the
 lion1 and out of the paw of the bear1  
he  will deliver me out of the hand of  
this ,philistine 7#a ,sam4 #ag3cg72  and
 says ,paul1 ,we had the sentence of    
death in ourselves1 that  we should not 
trust in ourselves1 but in ,god which   
raiseth the  dead 7#b ,cor4             
#a3i7-7,mason74    #bad ,it is a curious
 picture which ,bunyan has drawn of the 
intercourse between the giant and his   
wife ,diffidence4 ,they form  a very    
loving couple in their way2 and the     
giant takes no new step  in the         

treatment of the pilgrims without       
consulting ,mrs4 ,diffidence  over      
night1 so that the curtain lectures to  
which we listen  are very curious4 ,but 
,mrs4 ,diffidence ought rather to have  
been  called ,dame ,desperation1 or     
,desperate ,resolution2 for she seems1  
if anything1 the more stubborn genius of
 the two-7,cheever74 ,by  these         
conversations between ,diffidence and   
,despair1 after they  had retired to    
bed1 ,bunyan perhaps designed to        
intimate that1 as  melancholy persons   
seldom get rest at night1 the gloominess
 of  the season contributes to the      
distress of their minds4 ,so ,asaph     
complains3 ,my sore ran in the night1   
and ceased not3 my soul  refused to be  
comforted 7,psa4 #fg3b7-7;,ivimey74     
#bae ,how would the awful lesson of the 
man in the iron cage1 at  the           
,interpreter's house1 now recur to poor 
,christian's mind3 ,i  cannot get out1  
,o now ,i cannot6 ,i left off to watch1 
and am shut  up in this iron cage1 nor  

can all the men in the world let me out4
  ,christian's answer to the despairing 
pilgrim now soon broke upon  his memory3
 ,the ,son of the ,blessed is very      
pitiful-7,,ed74    #baf ,what6 ,pray in 
the custody of ,giant ,despair1 in the  
midst of  ,doubting ,castle1 and when   
their own folly brought them there too8 
,yes2 mind this1 ye pilgrims1 ye are    
exhorted1 ,i will that men  pray        
everywhere1 without doubting 7#a ,tim4  
#b3h74 ,we can be in no  place but ,god 
can hear1 nor in any circumstance but   
,god is able  to deliver us from4 ,and  
be assured1 that when the spirit of     
prayer  comes1 deliverance is nigh at   
hand-7,mason74 ,perhaps the author      
selected ,saturday at midnight for the  
precise time when the prisoners  began  
to pray1 in order to intimate that the  
preparation for the  ,lord's day1 which 
serious persons are reminded to make for
 its  sacred services1 are often the    
happy means of recovering those  that   
have fallen into sin and                

despondency-7,scott74    #bag ,all at   
once1 by a new revelation1 which none   
but the ,saviour  could make1 ,christian
 finds the promises4 ,christ had been   
watching  over his erring disciples-,he 
kept back the hand of ,despair from     
destroying them-,he binds up the broken 
heart1 and healeth all  their           
wounds-7,cheever74 ,as a key enters all 
the intricate wards  of a lock1 and     
throws back its bolts1 so the precious  
promises of  ,god in his ,word1 if      
turned by the strong hand of faith1 will
 open  all the doors which unbelief and 
despair have shut upon us-7,burder74    
#bah ,bunyan was a plain-spoken man1 and
 feared not to offend  delicate ears    
when truth required honest dealing4 ,in 
his treatise  on the ,law and ,grace1 he
 says3 ,and therefore1 my brethren1     
seeing  ,god1 our ,father1 hath sent us1
 damnable traitors1 a pardon from       
,heaven1 even all the promises of the   
,gospel1 and hath also sealed  to the   
certainty of it with the heart-blood of 

,his dear ,son1 let  us not be          
daunted-7,vol4 #a1 p4 #efb74    #bai    
,precious promise6 ,the promises of ,god
 in ,christ are the life  of faith1 and 
the quickeners of prayer4 ,o how oft do 
we neglect  ,god's great and precious   
promises in ,christ ,jesus1 while doubts
  and despair keep us prisoners6 ,so it 
was with these pilgrims2 they  were kept
 under hard bondage of soul for four    
days4 ,hence see what  it is to grieve  
the ,spirit of ,god3 for ,he only is the
 ,comforter3  and if ,he withdraws ,his 
influences1 who or what can comfort us8 
,though precious promises are revealed  
in the ,word1 yet we can get  no comfort
 from them but by the grace of the      
,spirit-7,mason74    #bbj ,it was       
,sabbath morning4 ,the sun was breaking 
over the hills1  and fell upon their    
pale1 haggard countenances1 it was to   
them a  new creation2 they breathed the 
fresh1 reviving air1 and brushed1  with 
hasty steps1 the dew from the untrodden 
grass1 and fled  the nearest way to the 

stile1 over which they had wandered4    
,they  had learned a lesson by          
suffering1 which nothing else could have
  taught them1 and which would remain   
with them to the day of their           
death--7,cheever74 ,the experience of   
these three or four dreadful  days is   
specially recorded in ,grace ,abounding1
 7,nos4 #bfa-bfc74 ,the  key which      
opened the doors in ,doubting ,castle   
was these words1  applied with power to 
his soul1 ,i must go to ,jesus1 in      
connection  with ,hebrews #ab3bb-bd4 ,of
 the first night of his deliverance  he 
says1 ,i could scarcely lie in my bed   
for joy and peace1 and  triumph through 
,christ-7,,ed74    #bba ,they fell to   
devising what soldiers1 and how many1   
,diabolus  should go against ,mansoul   
with1 to take it2 and after some debate1
  it was concluded that none were more  
fit for that expedition than  an army of
 terrible ,,doubters4 ,they therefore   
concluded to send  against ,mansoul an  
army of sturdy doubters4 ,diabolus was  

to beat  up his drum for #bj or #cj1jjj 
men in the ,land of ,doubting1 which    
land lieth upon the confines of a place 
called ,hell-gate ,hill4  ,captain ,rage
 was over the election doubters2 his    
were the red  colours2 his              
standard-bearer was ,mr4 ,destructive2  
and the great  red dragon he had for his
 scutcheon4 ,captain ,fury was over the 
vocation doubters2 his standard-bearer  
was darkness2 his colours  were pale2   
and his scutcheon the fiery flying      
serpent4 ,captain  ,damnation was over  
the grace doubters2 his were the red    
colours2  ,mr4 ,no-life bore them2 his  
scutcheon was the ,black ,den1 c4-7,holy
  ,war74    #bbb ,when offending        
,christians are brought to deep         
repentance1  renewed exercises of lively
 faith1 and willing obedience in those  
self-denying duties which they had      
declined1 the ,lord restores to  them   
the joy of ,his salvation1 and their    
former comforts become  more abundant   
and permanent4 ,the ,delectable         

,mountains seem intended  to represent  
those calm seasons of peace and         
comfort-7,scott74    #bbc ,o how many   
professors grow weary of the way1 fall  
short1 and  fail of coming to the end6  
,though the way be too far1 too strait1 
and too narrow for many who set out1 and
 never hold out to the  end2 yet all who
 are begotten by the ,word of grace1 and
 born of  the ,spirit of truth1 shall   
persevere to the end1 being kept by  the
 mighty power of ,god1 through faith1   
unto eternal salvation 7#a  ,peter      
#a3e7-7,mason74    #bbd ,there is in    
this laconic description of the homely  
dreamer  a richness of beauty which no  
efforts of the artist can adequately    
portray2 and in the concise dialogue of 
the speakers1 a simple  sublimity of    
eloquence which any commentary could    
only weaken4  ,while our feelings are   
excited by this description1 we cannot  
but remember that eye hath not seen nor 
ear heard1 neither have  entered into   
the heart of man3 the things which ,god 

hath prepared  for them that love       
,him-7,bernard ,barton74    #bbe        
,precious names6 ,what is a pilgrim     
without knowledge8 ,what  is            
head-knowledge without heart-experience8
 ,and watchfulness and  sincerity ought 
to attend us every step4 ,when these    
graces are in  us and abound1 they make 
delectable mountains indeed-7,mason74   
#bbf ,fine-spun speculations and curious
 reasonings lead men from  simple truth 
and implicit faith into many dangerous  
and destructive  errors-7,mason74       
#bbg ,it is well for us to be much on   
this mount4 ,we have constant  need of  
caution4 ,take heed and beware1 says our
 ,lord4 ,paul takes  the ,corinthians up
 to this ,mount ,caution1 and shows them
 what  awful things have happened to    
professors of old2 and he leaves  this  
solemn word for us1 ,wherefore1 let him 
that thinketh he  standeth1 take heed   
lest he fall 7#a ,cor4 #aj3ab7-7,mason74
    #bbh ,o the unthought-of            
imaginations1 frights1 fears1 and       

terrors1  that are effected by a        
thorough application of guilt1 yielding 
to desperation6 ,this is the man that   
hath his dwelling among the  tombs with 
the dead1 that is always crying out1 and
 cutting himself  with stones 7,mark    
#e3c74 ,but all in vain2 desperation    
will not  comfort him1 the old covenant 
will not save him-7,grace ,abounding1   
,no4 #ahe74    #bbi ,some retain the    
name of ,christ1 and the notion of ,him 
as a  ,saviour2 but cast ,him off in the
 very things wherein the essential      
parts of ,his sacrifice1 merits1 and    
priesthood consist4 ,in this  lies the  
mystery of their iniquity4 ,they dare   
not altogether deny  that ,christ doth  
save ,his people1 as a ,priest2 but then
 their  art is to confound ,his offices1
 until they jostle out of doors  the    
merit of ,his blood and the perfection  
of ,his justifying  righteousness4 ,such
 draw away the people from the cross    
7put out  their eyes71 and lead them    
among the infidels-7,bunyan's ,israel's 

,hope1 vol4 #a1 p4 #fae74    #bcj       
,probably to guard pilgrims against the 
,popish doctrine of  auricular          
confession-7,,ed74    #bca ,those seem  
to shun the common broad road2 but      
having only the  mark of religion1 while
 their hearts are not right with ,god1  
are  as effectually ruined as the most  
profligate and open offenders-7,burder74
    #bcb ,thus we read of some who were 
once enlightened1 and had  tasted of the
 heavenly gift1 and were made partakers 
of the world  to come 7,heb4 #f3f74 ,it 
is hard to say how far or how long a    
person  may carry on a profession1 and  
yet fall away1 and come short of  the   
kingdom at last4 ,this should excite to 
diligence1 humility1 and                
circumspection1 ever looking to ,jesus  
to keep us from falling-7,mason74       
#bcc ,it reflects the highest credit on 
the diffidence of ,bunyan's  genius-a   
genius as rich in its inventions1 and as
 aspiring in  its imaginative flights1  
as ever poet could possess or lay claim 

to-that1 after such an exordium1 he     
should have made no effort  minutely to 
describe what was in its own splendour  
of glory  indescribable4 ,how           
beautifully1 without exciting any       
disappointment  in a reader of taste1   
feeling1 and judgment1 does he1 by a few
  artless words1 render most impressive 
and sublime1 what more elaborate        
description could only have made        
confused and unsatisfactory4  ,nothing  
can be more admirable than this brief   
and indistinct report  of the           
perspective glass1 it cannot offend the 
most fastidious taste1  yet leaves scope
 for the exercise of the most ardent and
 aspiring  imagination-7,bernard        
,barton74 #bcd ,such mountains round    
about this  house do stand4 ,as one from
 thence may see the ,holy               
,land4--7,bunyan's  ,house of ,god1 vol4
 #b1 p4 #egi74    #bce ,after going     
through the conflict with ,apollyon1 the
 ,valley  of the ,shadow of ,death1 the 
scenes in ,vanity ,fair1 and the dread  

experience of the pilgrims in ,giant    
,despair's ,castle1 it is well  to note 
what a gallery of solemn ,,realities is 
here1 what a system  of ,divine truth1  
commending itself to all men's          
consciences4 ,it  is not so much the    
richness of imagination1 nor the        
tenderness  of feeling here exhibited1  
nor the sweetness and beauty of the     
imagery1 with which this book is filled1
 as it is the presence  of these        
,,realities that constitutes the secret 
of its unbounded  power over the soul4  
,walk up and down in this rich and      
solemn  gallery4 ,how simple are its    
ornaments6 ,how grave1 yet beautiful1   
its architecture6 ,amidst all this deep1
 serene beauty to the  imagination1 by  
how much deeper a tone do these pictures
 speak to  the inner spiritual being of 
the soul6 ,when you have admired the    
visible beauty of the paintings1 turn   
again to seek their meaning  in that    
light from eternity by which the artist 
painted them1 and  by which he would    

have all men examine their lessons1 and 
receive  and feel the full power of     
their colouring4 ,in this light1 the    
walls of this gallery seem moving with  
celestial figures speaking  to the soul4
 ,they are acting the drama of a life   
which1 by most  men1 is only dreamed of2
 but the drama is the reality1 and it is
  the spectators only who are walking in
 a vain show-7,cheever74    #bcf ,this  
is the first break in the dream1 and1   
doubtless1 had  an important meaning4   
,perhaps the pilgrimage may be divided  
into  four parts3 #a4 ,the convert      
flying from the wrath to come2          
instructed  at the ,interpreter's house2
 relieved of his burden at the cross2   
ascends the ,hill ,difficulty2 overcomes
 his timidity2 and1 #b4  ,enters a      
church at the ,house ,beautiful2 and1 as
 a private member1  continues his       
journey1 until1 #c4 ,he meets           
,evangelist1 near ,vanity  ,fair1 and is
 found fit to become an itinerant       
preacher2 in which  calling he suffers  

persecution1 and obtains that fitness   
which  enables him1 #d4 ,on the         
,delectable ,mountains1 to enter upon   
the  responsible duties of a ministering
 elder or pastor of a church1  and is   
ordained by ,knowledge1 ,experience1    
,watchful1 and ,sincere4  ,is this      
commencement of his public labours the  
important point  when the author awoke  
from his dream8-7,,ed74    #bcg ,this   
country we are all born in2 all are     
ignoramuses by  nature4 ,some live long 
in the country of ,conceit1 and many end
  their days in it4 ,are you come out of
 it8 ,so was ,ignorance2 but  he        
breathed his native air4 ,so long as a  
sinner thinks he can do  anything       
towards making himself righteous before 
,god1 his name is  ,ignorance2 he is    
full of self-conceit1 and destitute of  
the faith  of ,christ-7,mason74    #bch 
,now1 is it not very common to hear     
professors talk at this  rate8 ,yes1 and
 many who make a very high profession   
too2 their  hopes are plainly grounded  

upon what they are in themselves1  and  
how they differ from their former selves
 and other sinners1  instead of what    
,christ is to us and what we are in     
,christ4 ,but the  profession of such is
 begun with an ignorant1 whole1         
self-righteous  heart2 it is continued  
in pride1 self-seeking1 and             
self-exalting1  and ends in awful       
disappointment4 ,for such are called by 
our ,lord  thieves and robbers2 they rob
 ,him of the glory of ,his grace and    
the gift of ,his imputed                
righteousness-7,mason74    #bci ,it is  
best not to converse much at once with  
persons of  this character1 but1 after a
 few warnings1 to leave them to  their  
reflections2 for their self-conceit is  
often cherished by  altercations1 in    
which they deem themselves very expert1 
however  disgusting their discourse may 
prove to others-7,scott74    #bdj ,an   
awful scene was beheld by the pilgrims4 
,a professor1 named  ,turn-away1 bound  
with seven cords1 was led by devils to  

the by-way  to hell4 ,let everyone      
inquire1 ,who is this wanton            
professor8-,he  who discovers a         
trifling1 worldly1 wanton spirit1 dreads
 not  the appearance of evil1 complies  
with the fashions of the carnal  world1 
and associates with the enemies of our  
,lord2 and1 in time1  becomes a damnable
 apostate4 ,lord1 keep us from such a   
beginning  and such an end6-7,burder74  
#bda ,the very dark lane in which       
,turn-away was met by the  pilgrims1    
represents the total darkness of the    
minds of such  wicked professors2 for if
 the light that is in them be darkness1 
how great is that darkness6 ,when their 
characters are made  manifest1 they are 
ashamed to look their former pious      
friends in  the face4 ,the wicked shall 
be holden with the cords of his sins    
7,prov4 #e3bb7-7;,ivimey74    #bdb ,o   
beware of a light trifling spirit and a 
wanton behaviour4  ,it is often the     
forerunner of apostasy from ,god4 ,it   
makes one tremble  to hear those who    

profess to follow ,christ in the        
regeneration1  crying1 ,what harm is    
there in this game and the other        
diversion8  ,the warmth of love is gone1
 and they are become cold1 dead1 and    
carnal4 ,o how many instances of these  
abound6-7,mason74    #bdc ,in times of  
persecution1 loose professors are driven
 down  ,dead ,man's ,lane to ,broad-way 
,gate2 thus ,satan murders the souls  of
 men1 by threatening to kill their      
bodies4 ,believers that are  weak in    
faith are betrayed into sinful          
compliances2 they sleep  when they ought
 to watch1 they conceal or deny their   
profession1  and thus contract guilt2   
,faint-heart assaults them1 ,mistrust   
plunders them1 and ,guilt beats them    
down-7,scott74    #bdd ,the fly in the  
spider's net is the emblem of the soul  
in  such a condition4 ,if the soul      
struggleth1 ,satan laboureth to hold  it
 down4 ,if it make a noise1 he bites it 
with blasphemous mouth2  insomuch that  
it must needs die at last in the net1 if

 the ,lord  ,jesus help not4 ,believing 
is sure sweating work4 ,only strong     
faith can make ,satan flee4 ,o the toil 
of a gracious heart in this  combat1 if 
faith be weak6 ,the man can get no      
higher than his knees1  till an arm from
 ,heaven help him up-7,bunyan's ,holy   
,city74    #bde ,when ,bunyan was       
imprisoned1 his sentence was-,to be     
transported1  if he did not conform in  
three months2 and then1 if found as a   
,nonconformist1 in this country1 he     
should be hung4 ,determined at  all     
hazards not to be a traitor to his ,god1
 he anticipated being  hung2 and was    
anxious1 in such a cause1 to meet death 
with firmness4  ,when his fears         
prevailed1 he dreaded lest he should    
make but a  scrabbling shift to clamber 
up the ladder-7,see ,grace ,abounding1  
,no4 #ccd74    #bdf ,where there is a   
faint heart in ,god's cause1 and        
mistrust  of ,god's truths1 there will  
be guilt in the conscience1 and but     
little faith4 ,these rogues will prevail

 over1 and rob such souls  of the       
comforts of ,god's love and of ,christ's
 salvation4 ,by his  jewels1 we may     
understand those radical graces of the  
,spirit-faith1  hope1 and love4 ,by his 
spending-money1 the sealing and earnest 
of  the ,spirit in his heart 7#b ,cor4  
#a3bb74 ,of this ,divine assurance1  and
 the sense of the peace and joy in the  
,holy ,ghost1 he was robbed2  so that1  
though he still went on in the ways of  
the ,lord1 yet he  dragged on but       
heavily and uncomfortably-7,mason74     
#bdg ,bunyan throws great light upon    
this subject in his ,christ  a ,complete
 ,saviour1 7vol4 #a1 p4 #bae7-,we are   
saved by ,christ2  brought to glory by  
,christ2 and all our works are no       
otherwise made  acceptable to ,god1 but 
by the person and excellencies of       
,christ4  ,therefore1 whatever the      
jewels are1 and the bracelets and the   
pearls that thou shalt be adorned with1 
as a reward of service  done to ,god in 
this world1 for them thou must thank    

,christ1 and1  before all1 confess that 
,he was the meritorious cause thereof4  
#bdh ,what was this good thing8 ,his    
precious faith1 whose author1  finisher1
 and object is precious ,jesus4 ,and    
where he gives this  precious gift of   
faith1 though it be but little1 even as 
a grain  of mustard-seed1 not all the   
powers of earth and hell can rob the    
heart of it4 ,christ prayed for ,his    
disciple that his faith should  not     
fail1 or be totally lost2 therefore1    
though ,peter lost his  comforts for a  
season1 yet not his faith totally1 not  
his soul  eternally2 for1 says ,jesus1  
of all his dear flock1 yea1 of those  of
 little faith too1 ,none shall pluck    
them out of ,my hand4 ,there  is one    
blessed security1 not in ourselves1 but 
in our ,lord-7,mason74    #bdi ,hope1   
love1 humility1 meekness1 patience1     
longsuffering1  compassion1 and mercy1  
are gracious dispositions wrought in the
  heart by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,these are 
the believer's jewels2 and it  is his   

duty to keep them clean1 that their     
beauty and lustre may  be               
apparent-7,andronicus74    #bej         
,little-faith cannot come all the way   
without crying4 ,so  long as its holy   
boldness lasts1 so long it can come with
 peace1  but it will go the rest of the 
way with crying-7,bunyan's ,come and    
,welcome1 vol4 #a1 p4 #bhh74    #bea    
,bunyan shows the difference between his
 spending-money1 or  that treasure which
 the ,christian carries in his earthen  
vessel1  and his jewels1 in ,grace      
,abounding 7,no4 #bcb7-;,it was glorious
 to  me to see ,his ,christ's           
exaltation4 ,now ,i could look from     
myself  to ,him1 and should reckon that 
all those graces of ,god that  now were 
green in me1 were yet but like those    
cracked groats and                      
fourpence-halfpennies1 7,irish          
sixpences1 which1 in the dearth of      
silver coin in ,england1 were made      
current at fourpence-halfpenny-,,ed71   
that rich men carry in their purses1    

when their ,,gold is in their  trunks at
 home4 ,oh6 ,i saw that my gold was in  
my trunk at home1  in ,christ my ,lord  
and ,saviour4 ,now1 ,christ was all2 all
 my wisdom1  all my righteousness1 all  
my sanctification1 and all my           
redemption4    #beb ,hopeful was not the
 first pilgrim who has been almost made 
angry while holding a friendly debate   
upon that highly-important  subject1 the
 doctrine of the saints' final          
perseverance4 ,pilgrims  ought to debate
 upon those subjects without being      
angry-7,,ed74    #bec ,hopeful here     
expresses himself as if he had read     
,bunyan on  ,christ's ,love-,but to fear
 man is to forget ,god4 ,he taketh part 
with them that fear ,,him2 so that we   
may boldly say1 ,the ,lord is  my       
helper1 and ,i will not fear what man   
shall do unto me 7,heb4  #ac3f74 ,would 
it not be amazing to see a man          
encompassed with  chariots1 and horses1 
and weapons of defence1 yet afraid of   
being  sparrow-blasted1 or overrun by a 

grasshopper8-7,vol4 #b1 p4 #ac74    #bed
 ,who can stand in the evil day of      
temptation1 when beset with             
,faint-heart1 ,mistrust1 and ,guilt1    
backed by the power of their  master1   
,satan8 ,no one1 unless armed with the  
whole armour of ,god2  and even then1   
the power of such infernal foes makes it
 a hard  fight to the ,christian4 ,but  
this is our glory1 the ,lord shall      
fight for us1 and we shall hold our     
peace4 ,we shall be silent as  to       
ascribing any glory to ourselves1       
knowing our very enemies are  part of   
ourselves1 and that we are more than    
conquerors over all  these 7only7       
through ,,him who loved us 7,rom4       
#h3cg7-7,mason74    #bee ,one           
,great-grace2 a believer1 or minister1  
who having  honourably stood his ground1
 endeavours to restore the fallen4 ,the 
remembrance of such1 helps to drive away
 despondency1 and inspires  the         
trembling penitent with hope of         
mercy-7,scott74    #bef ,i trow2 ,i     

imagine or believe3 nearly              
obsolete-7,,ed74    #beg ,now here you  
see what is meant by ,great-grace1 who  
is so  often mentioned in this book1 and
 by whom so many valiant things  were   
done4 ,we read1 ,with great power the   
apostles gave witness  of the           
resurrection of ,jesus4 ,why was it8    
,because great grace  was upon them all 
7,acts #d3cc74 ,so you see all is of    
grace1 from  first to last1 in          
salvation4 ,if we do great things for   
,christ1  yet1 not unto us1 but unto the
 great grace of our ,lord1 be all  the  
glory-7,mason74    #beh ,if we saw our  
own weakness1 we should never court     
dangers1  nor run in the way of         
temptation2 yet1 if our temptations be  
ever  so sharp and strong1 and our      
dangers ever so great1 if the ,lord  is 
our strength1 we need not fear-7,j4     
,b474    #bei ,from this sweet and      
edifying conversation1 learn not to     
think more highly of yourself than you  
ought to think2 but to  think soberly1  

according to the measure of faith which 
,god hath  dealt to you 7,rom4 #ab3c74  
,now1 it is of the very essence of faith
  to lead us out of all self-confidence 
and vain vaunting4 ,for we  know not how
 soon ,faint-heart1 ,mistrust1 and      
,guilt may spring up  in us1 and rob us 
of our comforts1 and spoil our          
joys-7,mason74    #bfj ,instead of      
saying1 ,though all men deny thee1 yet  
will not  ,i1 it behooves us to use all 
means of grace diligently1 and to  be   
instant in prayer1 that the ,lord       
,himself may protect us by ,his  power1 
and animate us by ,his presence1 and    
then only shall we be  enabled to       
overcome both the fear of man and the   
temptations of  the devil-7,scott74     
#bfa ,but how contrary to this is the   
walk and conduct of some who  profess to
 be pilgrims1 and yet can willfully and 
deliberately go  upon the devil's       
ground1 and indulge themselves in carnal
 pleasures  and sinful diversions6 ,such
 evidently declare in plain language1   

that they desire not the presence of    
,god1 but that ,he should  depart from  
them2 but a day will come which will    
bring on terrible  reflections of mind  
for such things-7,mason74    #bfb ,mr4  
,ivimey's opinion is1 that this way     
which put itself  into their way1 and   
the flatterer1 relates to               
,antinomianism4 ,of  this ,i can form no
 accurate judgment1 never having met    
with an  ,antinomian1 or one who        
professed to be against the law of ,god4
 ,i  have met with those who consider   
that believers are bound to prefer  the 
law of ,god as revealed by ,jesus       
,christ1 in ,matthew #bb3cg-dj1  to be  
their rule of life1 instead of limiting 
themselves to the  law of ,god as given 
by ,moses1 in ,exodus #bj2 but it has   
been for  this reason1 that the law     
proclaimed by ,christ unites in it the  
law given by ,moses1 and ,,all the law  
and the prophets4 ,this law1  as given  
by ,christ1 is in a few words of        
beautiful simplicity1  which can neither

 be misunderstood nor be forgotten4     
,mason says1  ,it is plain the author   
means the way of self-righteousness1    
into  which the flatterer enticed the   
pilgrims1 out of the ,scripture  highway
 to ,heaven1 in the righteousness of    
,christ4 ,when ministers  differ1       
private ,christians must think for      
themselves4 ,my judgment  goes with ,mr4
 ,mason-7,,ed74 ,this way1 which seemed 
as straight  as the right way1 and in   
entering on which there was no stile to 
be passed1 must denote some very        
plausible and gradual deviation  from   
the simplicity of the ,gospel1 in       
doctrine or practice4 ,if1  in such a   
case1 instead of a personal prayerful   
searching the  ,scripture1 we rely upon 
the opinion of our friends1 and listen  
to the flatterer1 we shall certainly be 
misled-7,scott74    #bfc ,luther was    
wont to caution against the white devil 
as much  as the black one2 for ,satan   
transforms himself into an angel of     
light1 and his ministers as ministers of

 righteousness 7#b ,cor4  #aa3ad1 #ae74 
,and how do they deceive souls8 ,by     
flattery4 ,leading  poor sinners into a 
fine notion of some righteous character 
they  have in themselves1 what great    
advances they have made1 and what  high 
attainments they have arrived to1 even  
to be perfect in  themselves1 to be free
 from sin1 and full of nothing but love4
  ,these are black men clothed in       
white-7,mason74    #bfd ,by this shining
 one understand the loving ,lord the    
,holy  ,ghost1 the leader and guide of  
,christ's people4 ,when they err and    
stray from ,jesus the way1 and are drawn
 from ,him as the truth1  the ,spirit   
comes with ,his rod of convic-tion and  
chastisement1 to  whip souls for their  
self-righteous pride and folly1 back to 
,christ1  to trust wholly in ,him1 to   
rely only on ,him1 and to walk in sweet 
fellowship with ,him4 ,so he acted by   
the ,galatian church1 which was         
flattered into a notion of              
self-righteousness1 and                 

self-justification4  ,so ,david1 when he
 found himself nearly lost1 cries out1  
,he  restoreth my soul3 ,he leadeth me  
in the paths of righteousness for  ,his 
name's sake 7,psa4 #bc3c7-7,mason74 ,the
 devil1 in his attempts  after our      
destruction1 maketh use of the most     
suitable means4 ,the  serpent1 ,adam    
knew1 was subtle1 therefore ,satan useth
 him1 thereby  to catch this goodly     
creature1 man4 ,hereby the devil least  
appeared  this fine-spoken man1 and     
least appearing1 the temptation soonest 
took the tinder-7,bunyan on ,genesis1   
vol4 #b1 p4 #dbh74    #bfe ,the         
backsliding of a ,christian comes       
through the overmuch  persuading of     
,satan and lust2 that the man was       
mistaken1 and that  there was no such   
horror in the things from which he fled2
 nor  so much good in the things to     
which he hosted4 ,turn again1 fool1     
says the devil4 ,i wonder what frenzy it
 was that drove thee to  thy heels1 and 
that made thee leave so much good behind

 thee as  other men find in the lusts of
 the flesh and the good of the world4   
,as for the law1 and death1 and the day 
of judgment1 they are but  mere         
scarecrows1 set up by politic heads1 to 
keep the ignorant in  subjection4 ,well1
 he goes back1 fool as he is1 conscience
 sleeps1  and flesh is sweet2 but1      
behold1 he again sees his own           
nakedness-he  sees the law whetting his 
axe-the world is a bubble4 ,he also     
smells  the brimstone which begins to   
burn within him4 ,oh6 saith he1 ,i am   
deluded6 ,have mercy upon me1 ,o        
,god6-7,christ a ,complete ,saviour1    
vol4 #a1 p4 #bbc74    #bff ,a wicked    
man1 though he may hector it at times   
with his  proud heart1 as though he     
feared neither ,god nor hell2 yet again1
  at times1 his soul is even drowned    
with terrors4 ,if one knew the  wicked1 
when they are under warm convic-tions1  
then the bed shakes  on which they be2  
then the proud tongue doth falter in    
their mouth1  and their knees knock one 

against another4 ,then their conscience 
stares1 and roars1 and tears1 and       
arraigns them4 ,o6 none can  imagine    
what fearful plights a wicked man is in 
at times6-7,bunyan's  ,desires of the   
,righteous1 vol4 #a1 p4 #gdf74    #bfg  
,on the ,delectable ,mountains1 the     
pilgrims had a sight of the  ,celestial 
,city4 ,no matter if it were but a      
glimpse2 still they saw  it1 they really
 saw it1 and the remembrance of that    
sight never  left them4 ,there it was in
 glory6 ,their hands trembled1 their    
eyes  were dim with tears1 but still    
that vision was not to be mistaken4     
,there1 through the rifted clouds1 for a
 moment1 the gates of pearl  were       
shining1 the jasper walls1 the endless  
domes1 the jeweled  battlements6 ,the   
splendour of the city seemed to pour1   
like a  river of light1 down upon the   
spot where they were                    
standing--7,cheever74    #bfh ,see how  
we are surrounded with different        
enemies6 ,no sooner  have they escaped  

the self-righteous flatterer1 but they  
meet with  the openly profane and       
licentious mocker-aye1 and he set out1  
and  went far too2 yea1 further than    
they4 ,but1 behold1 he has turned  his  
back upon all2 and though he had been   
#bj years a seeker1 yet  now he proves1 
that he has neither faith nor hope1 but 
ridicules  all as delusion4 ,awful to   
think of6 ,o what a special mercy to be 
kept believing and persevering1 and not 
regarding the ridicule of               
apostates6-7,mason74    #bfi ,to round2 
to be open1 sincere1 candid4 ,maister   
,bland  answered flatly and             
roundly-7,fox's ,book of ,martyrs74     
#bgj ,upon the declaration for liberty  
of conscience1 the church  for a season 
was free from persecution4 ,it was like 
enchanted ground2  and some1 who had    
been watchful in the storm1 became      
careless and  sleepy in this short      
deceitful calm-7,,ed74    #bga ,ah1     
these short naps for pilgrims6 ,the     
sleep of death1 in  the enchanted air of

 this world1 usually begins with one of 
these  short naps-7,cheever74    #bgb   
,the ,enchanted ,ground may represent   
worldly prosperity2  agreeable          
dispensations succeeding long-continued 
difficulties4  ,this powerfully tends to
 produce a lethargic frame of mind2 the 
man attends to religious duties more    
from habit1 than from delight  in the   
service of ,god4 ,no situation requires 
so much watchfulness4  ,other           
experiences resemble storms1 which keep 
a man awake2 this  is a treacherous     
calm1 which lulls him to sleep-7,scott74
    #bgc ,o ,christian1 beware of       
sleeping on this enchanted ground6      
,when all things go easy1 smooth1 and   
well1 we are prone to grow  drowsy in   
soul4 ,how many are the calls in the    
,word against spiritual  slumber6 and   
yet how many professors1 through the    
enchanting  air of this world1 are      
fallen into the deep sleep of formality6
  ,be warned by them to cry to thy ,lord
 to keep thee awake to  righteousness1  

and vigorous in the ways of thy         
,lord-7,mason74    #bgd ,here you see1  
as our ,lord says1 ,it is the ,spirit   
who  quickeneth1 the flesh profiteth    
nothing 7,john #f3fc74 ,our carnal      
nature is so far from profiting in the  
work of conversion to  ,christ1 that it 
is at enmity against ,him1 and opposes  
the ,spirit's  work in showing us our   
want of ,him1 and bringing us to ,him4  
,man's  nature and ,god's grace are two 
direct opposites4 ,nature opposes1  but 
grace subdues nature1 and brings it to  
submission and subjection4  ,are we     
truly convinced of sin1 and converted to
 ,christ8 ,this is  a certain and sure  
evidence of it-we shall say from our    
hearts1  ,not unto us1 nor unto any     
yieldings and compliances of our nature1
  free-will1 and power1 but unto ,thy   
name1 ,o ,lord1 be all the glory4  ,for 
it is by ,thy free1 sovereign1          
efficacious grace1 we are what  we are4 
,hence1 see the ignorance1 folly1 and   
pride of those who  exalt free-will1 and

 nature's power1 c4 ,verily they do not 
know  themselves1 even as they are      
known-7,mason74    #bge ,not the evil of
 sin in the sight of ,god1 but the      
remorse  and fear of wrath1 with which  
the convinced sinner is oppressed1  and 
from which he1 at times1 seeks relief by
 means which exceedingly  increase his  
actual guilt4 ,nothing but a free       
pardon1 by faith  in the atoning        
sacrifice of ,christ1 can take away     
guilt2 but the  uneasiness of a man's   
conscience may be for a time removed by 
various expedients-7,scott74    #bgf ,in
 modern editions1 this has been altered 
to sin enough in  one day4 ,but in any  
period of time1 selecting that duty in  
the  discharge of which we have felt the
 most pure1 there has been  a mixture of
 sin4 ,for there is not a day1 nor a    
duty2 not a day  that thou livest1 nor a
 duty that thou dost1 but will need that
  mercy should come after to take away  
thy iniquity-7,bunyan's  ,saints'       
,privilege1 vol4 #a1 p4 #fgi74 ,these   

are solemn and humbling                 
reflections-7,,ed74    #bgg ,thus1 you  
see1 in conversion1 the ,lord does not  
act upon  us as though we were mere     
machines4 ,no1 we have understanding2   
,he  enlightens it4 ,then we come to a  
sound mind2 we think right1 and  reason 
justly4 ,we have wills2 what the        
understanding judges best1  the will    
approves1 and then the affections follow
 after2 and thus  we choose ,christ for 
our ,saviour1 and glory only in ,his    
righteousness  and salvation4 ,when the 
heavenly light of truth makes manifest  
what we are1 and the danger we are in1  
then we rationally flee  from the wrath 
to come1 to ,christ the refuge set      
before us-7,mason74    #bgh ,pray mind  
this4 ,the grand object of a sensible   
sinner is  righteousness4 ,he has it not
 in himself2 this he knows4 ,where  is  
it to be found8 ,in ,christ only4 ,this 
is a revealed truth2 and  without faith 
in this1 every sinner must be lost4     
,consider1 it  is at the peril of your  

soul that you reject the righteousness  
of  ,christ2 and do not believe that    
,god imputeth it without works for  the 
justification of the ungodly4 ,o ye     
stout-hearted1 self-righteous  sinners1 
ye who are far from righteousness1 know 
this and  tremble6-7,mason74    #bgi    
,the true nature of faith is to believe 
and rest upon the ,word  of truth1 and  
wait for the promised comfort4 ,that    
faith which is  the gift of ,god leads  
the soul to wait upon and cry to ,god1  
and  not to rest till it has some       
blessed testimony from ,god of interest 
in the love and favour of ,god in       
,christ ,jesus4 ,but ,o how many        
professors rest short of this6-7,mason74
    #bhj ,as ,i thought my case most sad
 and fearful1 these words did  with     
great power suddenly break in upon me1  
,my grace is sufficient  for thee1 three
 times together4 ,o6 methought every    
word was  a mighty word for me2 as ,my1 
and grace1 and sufficient1 and for      
thee2 they were then1 and sometimes are 

still1 far bigger than  others          
be-7,grace ,abounding1 ,no4 #bjf74      
#bha ,the ,lord's dealings with his     
children are various1 but all  lead to  
the same end2 some are shaken with      
terror1 while others  are more gently   
drawn1 as with cords of love4 ,in these 
things  believers should not make their 
experiences standards one for  another2 
still there is a similarity in their    
being brought to the  same point of     
rejecting both sinful and righteous     
self1 and believing  on the ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ as their complete              
salvation-7,andronicus74    #bhb ,christ
 did not appear to ,hopeful's senses1   
but to his  understanding2 and the words
 spoken are no other than texts of      
,scripture taken in their genuine       
meaning-not informing him1 as by  a new 
revelation1 that his sins were pardoned1
 but encouraging him  to apply for this 
mercy1 and all other blessings of       
salvation-7,scott74    #bhc ,since the  
dear hour that brought me to ,thy foot1 

,and cut up  all my follies by the root1
 ,i never trusted in an arm but ,thine1 
,nor hoped1 but in ,thy righteousness   
,divine4 ,my prayers and alms1          
imperfect and defiled1 ,were but the    
feeble efforts of a child4  ,howe'er    
perform'd1 it was their brightest part  
,that they proceeded  from a grateful   
heart4 ,cleans'd in ,thine own          
all-purifying blood1  ,forgive their    
evil1 and accept their good4 ,i cast    
them at ,thy  feet--my only plea ,is    
what it was1 ,,dependence ,,upon        
,,thee6--7,cowper74    #bhd ,not        
governed by the ,word of ,god1 but by   
his own will1 his  grounds of confidence
 for salvation unfitted him for         
,christian  fellowship1 unless he       
happened to fall in with a man who had  
imbibed his own notions-7,,ed74    #bhe 
,the desire of ,heaven-when its nature  
is not understood1  the proper means of 
obtaining it are neglected1 other       
objects  are preferred to it-is no proof
 that a man will be saved4 ,the         

expression1 ,the desire of grace is     
grace1 is very fallacious4 ,but  to     
hunger and thirst for ,god1 and ,his    
righteousness1 ,his favour1  image1 and 
service1 as the supreme good1 so that no
 other object  can satisfy the heart1 is
 grace indeed1 and shall be completed in
  glory-7,scott74    #bhf ,real         
,christians are often put to a stand1   
while they find  and feel the workings  
of all corruptions and sins in their    
nature2  and when they hear others talk 
so highly of themselves1 how full  their
 hearts are of love to ,god1 and of good
 motions1 without any  complainings of  
their hearts4 ,but all this is from the 
ignorance  of their own hearts2 and     
pride and self-righteousness harden them
  against feeling its desperate         
wickedness-7,mason74    #bhg ,i saw that
 it was not my good frame of heart that 
made my  righteousness better1 nor yet  
my bad frame that made my righteousness 
worse2 for my righteousness was ,jesus  
,christ1 the same yesterday1  and today1

 and forever 7,heb4 #ac3h7-7;,grace     
,abounding1 ,no4 #bbi74    #bhh ,here we
 see how naturally the notion of man's  
righteousness  blinds his eyes to1 and  
keeps his heart from believing1 that    
,christ's personal righteousness alone  
justifies a sinner in the  sight of     
,god2 and yet such talk bravely of      
believing1 but their  faith is only     
fancy4 ,they do not believe unto        
righteousness2 but  imagine they have   
now1 or shall get1 a righteousness of   
their own1  some how or other4 ,awful   
delusion6-7,mason74    #bhi ,here is the
 very essence of that delusion which    
works by a  lie1 and so much prevails1  
and keeps up an unscriptural hope in    
the hearts of so many professors4 ,do1  
reader1 study this point  well2 for here
 seems to be a show of scriptural truth1
 while the  rankest poison lies         
concealed in it4 ,for it is utterly     
subversive  of1 and contrary to1 the    
faith and hope of the ,gospel-7,mason74 
#bij ,the way of being justified by     

faith for which ,ignorance  pleads may  
well be called fanatical1 as well as    
false2 for it  is nowhere laid down in  
,scripture2 and it not only changes the 
way of acceptance1 but it takes away the
 rule and standard of  righteousness1   
and substitutes a vague notion1 called  
sincerity1 in  its place1 which never   
was1 nor can be1 defined with           
precision-7,scott74    #bia             
,justification before ,god comes1 not by
 imitating ,christ as  exemplary in     
morals1 but through faith in ,his       
precious blood4 ,to  feed on ,jesus is  
by respecting ,him as made of ,god a    
curse for our  sin4 ,i have been pleased
 with observing1 that none of the signs 
and wonders in ,egypt could deliver the 
children of ,israel thence1  until the  
lamb was slain--7,bunyan on             
,justification1 vol4 #b1 p4  #ccj74     
#bib ,under these four heads1 we have a 
most excellent detection  of a          
presumptive and most dangerous error    
which now greatly prevails1  as well as 

a scriptural view of the nature of true 
faith1 and the  object it flies on      
wholly and solely for justification     
before ,god1  and acceptance with ,god4 
,reader1 for thy soul's sake1 look to   
thy  foundation4 ,see that thou build   
upon nothing in self1 but all upon  that
 sure foundation which ,god hath laid1  
even his beloved ,son1  and his perfect 
righteousness-7,mason74    #bic ,this1  
by all natural men1 is deemed the very  
height of  enthusiasm2 but a spiritual  
man knows its blessedness1 and rejoices 
in its comfort4 ,it is a close question4
 ,what may we understand by  it8        
,doubtless1 what ,paul means when he    
says1 ,it pleased ,god to  reveal ,his  
,son in me1 7,gal4 #a3ae1 #af73 that is1
 he had such an  internal1 spiritual1   
experimental sight1 and knowledge of    
,christ1  and of salvation by ,him1 that
 his heart embraced ,him1 his soul      
cleaved to ,him1 his spirit rejoiced in 
,him2 his whole man was  swallowed up   
with the love of ,him1 so that he cried 

out in the joy  of his soul1 ,this is my
 ,beloved and my ,friend-my ,saviour1 my
 ,god1  and my ,salvation4 ,he is the   
chief of ten thousand1 and altogether   
lovely4 ,we know nothing of ,christ     
savingly1 comfortably1 and              
experimentally1 till ,he is pleased thus
 to reveal ,himself to us  7,matt4      
#aa3bg74 ,this spiritual revelation of  
,christ to the heart  is a blessing and 
comfort agreeable to1 and consequent    
upon1  believing on ,christ1 as revealed
 outwardly in the ,word4 ,therefore1    
every believer should wait1 and look1   
and long1 and pray for it4  ,beware you 
do not despise it2 if you do1 you will  
betray your  ignorance of spiritual     
things1 as ,ignorance did-7,mason74     
#bid ,many of these revelations appear  
in the ,grace ,abounding1 as  that      
scripture fastened on my heart 7,no4    
#bja72 that sentence  darted in upon me 
7,no4 #bjd72 these words did with great 
power  break in upon me 7,no4 #bjf72    
suddenly this sentence fell upon my     

soul 7,no4 #bbi72 and many              
others-7,,ed74    #bie ,that sinner is  
not thoroughly awakened1 who does not   
see  his need of ,christ's righteousness
 to be imputed to him4 ,nor is  he      
quickened1 who has not fled to ,christ  
as the end of the law  for righteousness
 to every one that believeth 7,rom4     
#aj3d7-7,mason74    #bif ,ignorant      
professors cannot keep pace with        
spiritual pilgrims1  nor can they relish
 the doctrine of making ,christ all in  
all1 in  the matter of justification and
 salvation1 and making the sinner       
nothing at all1 as having no hand in the
 work1 nor getting any  glory to himself
 by what he is able to do of himself4   
,free grace  and free will2 ,christ's   
imputed righteousness1 and the notion of
  man's personal righteousness1 cannot  
accord-7,mason74    #big ,take heed of  
hardening thy heart at any time1 against
  convictions or judgments4 ,i bid you  
before to beware of a hard  heart2 now  
,i bid you beware of hardening your soft

 heart4 ,the fear  of the ,lord is the  
pulse of the soul4 ,pulses that beat    
best are  the best signs of life2 but   
the worst show that life is present4    
,intermitting pulses are dangerous4     
,david and ,peter had an intermitting   
pulse1 in reference to this             
fear-7,bunyan on the ,fear of ,god1     
vol4 #a1 pp4 #dhg1 #dhi74 #bih ,mark    
well ,christian's definition of  fear4  
,it is one of those precious passages in
 which our author  gives us the subject 
matter of a whole treatise in a few     
short and  plain sentences4 ,treasure it
 up in your heart1 and often ponder  it 
there4 ,it will prove1 through the      
blessing of the ,spirit1 a  special     
means of enlivening1 when spiritual     
langour1 in consequence  of worldly     
ease1 is creeping upon your             
soul-7,andronicus74    #bii ,pitiful old
 self-holiness4 ,mind this phrase4 ,far 
was it  from the heart of good ,mr4     
,bunyan to decry personal holiness4 ,it 
is nothing but self-holiness1 or the    

holiness of the old man of  sin2 for    
true holiness springs from the belief of
 the truth1 and  love to the truth4 ,all
 besides this only tends to             
self-confidence1  and                   
self-applause-7,mason74    #cjj ,it is  
good to call to mind one's own          
ignorance1 when in our  natural estate1 
to excite humility of heart1 and        
thankfulness to  ,god1 who made us to   
differ1 and to excite pity towards those
 who are  walking in nature's pride1    
self-righteousness1 and                 
self-confidence-7,mason74    #cja       
,temporary2 one who is doctrinally      
acquainted with the  ,gospel1 but a     
stranger to its sanctifying power4 ,the 
reasons and  manner of such men's       
declensions and apostasy are very justly
 and  emphatically stated-7,scott74     
#cjb ,in ,hoffman's poetical version of 
the ,pilgrim1 this sentence  is1 ,and   
nature will return1 like ,pope1 to pork2
 alluding to one  of the ,popes1 who    
used daily to have a dish of pork2 but1 

being  sick1 his physicians forbade it1 
when the ,pope1 in a rage1 cried  out1  
,give me my pork1 in spite of           
,god-7,,ed74    #cjc ,a true description
 of the state of some professors4 ,here 
see the reason why so many saints1 as   
they are called1 fall away4  ,from      
hence1 some take occasion to deny the   
scriptural1 soul-comforting  doctrine1  
of the certain perseverance of ,god's   
saints unto eternal  glory4 ,so they    
display the pride of their own hearts1  
their ignorance  of ,god's ,word1 while 
they make ,god's promises of no effect1 
and  the ,gospel of his grace1 only much
 ado about nothing-7,mason74    #cjd    
,three young fellows1 ,mr4 ,tradition1  
,mr4 ,human-wisdom1 and  ,mr4           
,man's-invention1 proffered their       
services to ,shaddai4 ,the  captains    
told them not to be rash2 but1 at their 
entreaty1 they  were listed into        
,boanerges' company1 and away they went 
to the  war4 ,being in the rear1 they   
were taken prisoners4 ,then ,diabolus   

asked them if they were willing to serve
 against ,shaddai4 ,they  told him1 that
 as they did not so much live by        
religion as by the  fates of fortune1   
they would serve him4 ,so he made two of
 them  sergeants2 but he made ,mr4      
,man's-invention his ancient-bearer     
standard-bearer-7,bunyan's ,holy ,war74 
#cje ,see how gradually1 step by step1  
apostates go back4 ,it begins  in the   
unbelief of the heart1 and ends in open 
sins in the life4  ,why is the love of  
this world so forbidden8 ,why is        
covetousness  called idolatry8 ,because1
 whatever draws away the heart from     
,god1  and prevents enjoying close      
fellowship with him1 naturally tends  to
 apostasy from him4 ,look well to your  
hearts and affections4  ,keep thy heart 
with all diligence1 for out of it are   
the issues  of life 7,prov4 #d3bc74 ,if 
you neglect to watch1 you will be sure  
to  smart under the sense of sin on     
earth1 or its curse in hell4 ,see  then 
that ye walk circumspectly1 not as      

fools1 but as wise1 redeeming  the time1
 because the days are evil 7,eph4 #e3ae1
 #af7-7,mason74    #cjf ,o what a       
blessed state6 what a glorious frame of 
soul is  this6 ,job speaks of it as the 
candle of the ,lord shining upon his    
head 7#bi3c74 ,the church1 in a rapture1
 cries out1 ,sing1 ,o heavens2  and be  
joyful1 ,o earth2 break forth into      
singing1 ,o mountains3  for the ,lord   
hath comforted ,his people 7,isa4       
#di3ac74 ,paul calls  this1 ,the        
fullness of the blessing of the ,gospel 
of ,christ 7,rom4  #ae3bi74 ,o rest not 
short of enjoying the full blaze of     
,gospel  peace and spiritual            
joy-7,mason74 ,during the last days of  
that  eminent man of ,god1 ,dr4 ,payson1
 he once said1 ,when ,i formerly read   
,bunyan's description of the ,land of   
,beulah1 where the sun shines  and the  
birds sing day and night1 ,i used to    
doubt whether there  was such a place2  
but now my own experience has convinced 
me of  it1 and it infinitely transcends 

all my previous conceptions4 ,the  best 
possible commentary on the glowing      
descriptions in ,bunyan is  to be found 
in that very remarkable letter dictated 
by ,dr4 ,payson  to his sister1 a few   
weeks before his death-,were ,i to adopt
 the  figurative language of ,bunyan1 ,i
 might date this letter from the  ,land 
,beulah1 of which ,i have been for some 
weeks a happy inhabitant4  ,the         
,celestial ,city is full in my view4    
,its glories have been upon  me1 its    
breezes fan me1 its odours are wafted to
 me1 its sounds  strike upon my ears1   
and its spirit is breathed into my      
heart4  ,nothing separates me from it   
but the ,river of ,death1 which now     
appears but as an insignificant rill1   
that may be crossed at a single  step1  
whenever ,god shall give permission4    
,the ,sun of ,righteousness  has been   
gradually drawing nearer and nearer1    
appearing larger and  brighter as ,he   
approached1 and now ,he fills the whole 
hemisphere1  pouring forth a flood of   

glory1 in which ,i seem to float1 like  
an  insect in the beams of the sun2     
exulting1 yet almost trembling1  while  
,i gaze on this excessive brightness1   
and wondering1 with  unutterable wonder1
 why ,god should deign thus to shine    
upon a  sinful worm-7,cheever74 #cjg ,in
 the immediate view of heavenly         
felicity1 ,paul desired to depart hence1
 and be with ,christ1 as  far better    
than life4 ,david fainted for ,god's    
salvation4 ,in  the lively exercise of  
holy affections1 the believer grows     
weary  of this sinful world1 longs to   
have his faith changed for sight1  his  
hope swallowed up in enjoyment1 and his 
love perfected--7,scott74    #cjh ,no   
other language than that of ,bunyan     
himself1 perused in  the pages of his   
own sweet book1 could be successful in  
portraying  this beauty and glory2 for  
now he seems to feel that all the       
dangers of the pilgrimage are almost    
over1 and he gives up himself  without  
restraint so entirely to the sea of     

bliss that surrounds  him1 and to the   
gales of ,heaven that are wafting him   
on1 and to  the sounds of melody that   
float in the whole air around him1 that 
nothing in the ,english language can be 
compared with this whole  closing part  
of the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 for its    
entrancing  splendour1 yet serene and   
simple loveliness4 ,the colouring is    
that  of ,heaven in the soul2 and       
,bunyan has poured his own              
,heaven-entranced  soul into it4 ,with  
all its depth and power1 there is       
nothing  exaggerated1 and it is made up 
of the simplest and most scriptural     
materials and images4 ,we seem to stand 
in a flood of light1 poured  on as from 
the open gates of paradise4 ,it falls on
 every leaf and  shrub by the way-side2 
it is reflected from the crystal streams
  that1 between grassy banks1 wind      
amidst groves of fruit-trees  into      
vineyards and flower-gardens4 ,these    
fields of ,beulah are just  below the   
gate of ,heaven2 and with the light of  

,heaven there come  floating down the   
melodies of ,heaven1 so that here there 
is almost  an open revelation of the    
things which ,god hath prepared for them
  that love ,him--7,cheever74    #cji   
,this is the place1 this is the state1  
,of all that fear the  ,lord2 ,which men
 nor angels may relate ,with tongue1 or 
pen1 or word4  ,no night is here for to 
eclipse ,its spangling rays so bright2  
,nor  doubt1 nor fear1 to shut the lips 
,of those within this light4    ,the    
strings of music here are timed ,for    
heavenly harmony1 ,and every  spirit    
here perfumed ,with perfect sanctity4   
,here run the crystal  streams of life1 
,quite thorow all our veins2 ,and here  
by love we  do unite ,with glory's      
golden chains4--7,bunyan's ,one ,thing  
,needful74    #caj ,mr4 ,flavel1 being  
on a journey1 set himself to improve the
  time by meditation2 when his mind grew
 intent1 till at length he  had such    
ravishing tastes of heavenly joys1 and  
such full assurance  of his interest    

therein1 that he utterly lost the sight 
and sense  of this world and all its    
concerns1 so that for hours he knew not 
where he was4 ,at last1 perceiving      
himself faint1 he alighted from  his    
horse and sat down at a spring1 where he
 refreshed himself1  earnestly desiring1
 if it were the will of ,god1 that he   
might there  leave the world4 ,his      
spirit reviving1 he finished his journey
 in  the same delightful frame2 and all 
that night passed without a  wink of    
sleep1 the joy of the ,lord still       
overflowing him1 so that  he seemed an  
inhabitant of the other                 
world-7,pneumatologia1 #dto1  #b;d edit4
 p4 #baj74    #caa ,who are these       
ministering spirits1 that the author    
calls  men8 ,are they the glorified     
inhabitants of the ,celestial ,city8    
,moses and ,elias appeared at the       
transfiguration2 so the spirit who      
spake with ,john 7,rev4 #bj3aj71 was his
 fellow-servant4 ,are these  spirits of 
just men made perfect-the               

angel-ministering spirits  which are    
sent forth to minister for them who     
shall be heirs of  salvation8 7,heb4    
#a3ad2 #ab3bb1 #bc7-7;,,ed74    #cab    
,what are these two difficulties8 ,are  
they not death without1  and unbelief   
within8 ,it is through the latter that  
the former is  all-distressing to us4 ,o
 for a strong1 world-conquering1        
sin-subduing1  death-overcoming faith1  
in life and death6 ,jesus1 ,master1     
speak  the word1 unbelief shall flee1   
our faith shall not fail1 and our  hope 
shall be steady-7,mason74    #cac ,well1
 now the pilgrims must meet with1 and   
encounter1 their  last enemy1 death4    
,when he stares them in the face1 their 
fears  arise4 ,through the river they   
must go4 ,what have they to look at8    
,what they are in themselves1 or what   
they have done and been8 ,no4  ,only the
 same ,jesus who conquered death for us1
 and can overcome  the fear of death in 
us-7,mason74    #cad ,but tim'rous      
mortals start and shrink ,to cross this 

narrow  sea2 ,they linger1 shivering on 
the brink1 ,and fear to launch          
away-7,watts74 ,evodias could not join  
in the petition of the  ,liturgy-,from  
sudden death1 good ,lord1 deliver us4   
,he had his  wish2 and expired suddenly 
on a ,lord's-day morning1 while         
thousands  were assembling to hear him  
preach-7,andronicus74    #cae ,bunyan   
died in perfect peace1 though it is     
probable that he  expected darkness in  
the trying hour4 ,thus he says1 in his  
treatise  on ,paul's ,departure1 ,aye1  
this will make thee cry1 though thou  be
 as good as ,david4 ,wherefore learn by 
his sorrows to serve thy  generation1 by
 the will of ,god1 before falling       
asleep4 ,god can  pardon thy sins1 and  
yet make them a bitter thing and a      
burden at  death4 ,it is easy to ,,him  
to pardon1 and yet break all thy bones2 
or show ,himself in such dreadful       
majesty1 that ,heaven and earth  shall  
tremble at ,his presence4 ,let the      
thoughts of this prevail  with thee to  

manage thy time and work in wisdom1     
while thou art  well 7,vol4 #a1 p4      
#gcj7-7;,,ed74    #caf ,satan is        
suffered to be very busy with ,god's    
people in their  last moments1 but he   
too1 like death1 is a conquered enemy by
 our  ,jesus2 therefore1 amidst all his 
attacks1 they are safe4 ,he cannot      
destroy them whom ,jesus hath redeemed1 
for ,he is faithful to them1  and       
almighty to save-7,mason74    #cag      
,hopeful1 agreeably to his name1 was not
 only preserved from  terror1 but       
enabled to encourage his trembling      
companion telling  him the welcome news 
that he felt the bottom1 and it was     
good4  ,blessed experience6 ,if ,christ 
is our foundation1 we have nothing  to  
fear1 even in the swellings of ,jordan1 
for death itself cannot  separate us    
from the love of ,christ-7,burder74     
#cah ,when you visit a sick or death    
bed1 be sure that you take  ,god's ,word
 with you1 in your heart and in your    
mouth4 ,it is from  that only that you  

may expect a blessing upon1 and to the  
soul of1  the sick or the dying2 for it 
is by the ,word of ,god faith came at   
the first2 it is by that1 faith is      
strengthened at the last2 and  ,jesus is
 the sum and substance of the           
,scriptures-7,mason74    #cai ,jesus    
,christ1 ,he is indeed the ,alpha and   
,omega1 the first  and the last1 the    
beginning of our hope1 and the end of   
our  confidence4 ,we begin and end the  
,christian pilgrimage with ,him2  and   
all our temptations and trials speak    
loudly1 and fully confirm  to us that   
truth of our ,lord1 ,without ,me ye can 
do nothing 7,john  #ae3e7-7,mason74     
#cbj ,the temporary distresses of dying 
believers often arise  from bodily      
disease1 which interrupt the free       
exercise of their  intellectual powers4 
,of this ,satan will be sure to take    
advantage1  as far as he is permitted1  
and will suggest gloomy imaginations1   
not only to distress them1 but to       
dishearten others by their example4     

,generally they who1 for a time1 have   
been most distressed1 have  at length   
died most triumphantly-7,scott74    #cba
 ,i cannot trust myself to read the     
account of ,christian going  up to the  
,celestial ,gate1 after his passage     
though the ,river of  ,death-7,arnold74 
#cbb ,bunyan1 in his ,saint's ,knowledge
 of ,christ's ,love1 describes the      
feelings of the pilgrim1 while clothed  
with mortality1 looking up  to the      
heights of ,heaven4 ,christ could mount 
up-,elijah had a chariot  of fire-,enoch
 was taken by ,god4 ,but ,i1 poor ,i1   
how shall ,i get  thither8 ,how often   
are considering thoughts wanting in     
professors6 ,the  question is happily   
solved in ,christian and ,hopeful's     
experience2  they left all their mortal 
garments and burdens behind them in the 
river1 and their free spirits for the   
first time felt the sweets  of liberty  
in their perfection-7,,ed74    #cbc ,i  
know that all who go to paradise1 are   
conducted thither  by these holy ones2  

but yet1 for all that1 such as die under
 the  cloud1 for unchristian walking    
with ,god1 may meet with darkness  on   
that day1 and go heavily hence4 ,but as 
for those who have been  faithful to    
their ,god1 they shall see before them1 
or from earth  see glory-7,bunyan's     
,paul's ,departure1 vol4 #a1 p4 #gda74  
#cbd ,ah1 ,christian6 ,none can conceive
 or describe what it is  to live in a   
state separate from a body of sin and   
death4 ,surely  in some happy1          
highly-favoured moments1 we have had a  
glimpse1 a  foretaste of this1 and could
 realize it by faith4 ,o for more and   
more of this1 till we possess and enjoy 
it in all its fullness6  ,if ,jesus be  
so sweet to faith below1 who can tell   
what ,he is in  full fruition above8    
,this we must die to know-7,mason74     
#cbe ,bunyan has1 with great beauty and 
probability1 brought in the  ministry of
 angels1 and regions of the air1 to be  
passed through  in their company1       
rising1 and still rising1 higher and    

higher1  before they come to that mighty
 mount on which ,he has placed the      
gates of the ,celestial ,city4 ,the     
angels receive ,his pilgrims as  they   
come up from the ,river of ,death1 and  
form for them a bright1  glittering1    
seraphic1 loving convoy1 whose          
conversation prepares  them gradually   
for that exceeding and eternal weight of
 glory  which is to be theirs as they   
enter in at the gate4 ,bunyan has  thus1
 in this blissful passage from the river
 to the gate1 done  what no other devout
 writer1 or dreamer1 or speculator1 that
 we  are aware of1 has ever done2 he has
 filled what perhaps in most  minds is a
 mere blank1 a vacancy1 or at most a    
bewilderment and  mist of glory1 with   
definite and beatific images1 with      
natural  thoughts1 and with the         
sympathizing communion of gentle        
spirits1  who form1 as it were1 an outer
 porch and perspective of glory1        
through which the soul passes into      
uncreated light4 ,bunyan has  thrown a  

bridge1 as it were1 for the imagination1
 over the deep1  sudden1 open space of  
an untried spiritual existence2 where it
  finds1 ready to receive the soul that 
leaves the body1 ministering  spirits1  
sent forth to minister unto them who are
 to be heirs of  salvation-7,cheever74  
#cbf ,glory beyond all glory ever seen  
,by waking sense1 or by the  dreaming   
soul6 ,the appearance1 instantaneously  
disclosed1 ,was of  a mighty            
,city-boldly say ,a wilderness of       
building1 sinking far1 ,and             
self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth1   
,far sinking into splendour  without    
end6 ,fabric it seemed of diamond and of
 gold1 ,with alabaster  domes and silver
 spires1 ,and blazing terrace upon      
terrace1 high  ,uplifted3 here1 serene  
pavilions bright1 ,in avenues disposed2 
there1 towers begirt ,with battlements1 
that on their restless  fronts ,bore    
stars-illumination of all               
gems6--7,wordsworth74    #cbg;,a        
certificate1 ,to show thou seest thyself

 most desolate2 ,writ  by the ,master1  
with repentance seal'd4 ,to show also   
that here by  ,christ thou would'st be  
healed4 ,and that thou dost abhor thee  
for thy ways1 ,and would'st in holiness 
spend all thy days4--7,bunyan's  ,house 
of ,god1 vol4 #b1 p4 #ehj74    #cbh     
,blessed indeed is that man who1 while  
encumbered with a  sinful body1 can     
truly say1 ,i live1 yet not ,i1 but     
,christ liveth  in me4 ,in ,him all the 
commandments are obeyed-all my sins     
washed  away by ,his blood-and my soul  
clothed with righteousness and          
immortality4 ,blessed are the dead who  
die in the ,lord3 they enter  the       
,celestial ,city4 ,this is the righteous
 nation1 which keepeth the  truth4 ,o my
 reader1 would you be one of the        
glorified inhabitants  of that city     
whose builder and maker is ,god8 ,then  
must you live  the life of faith2 so run
 that ye may obtain2 ever be found      
looking  unto ,jesus-7,,ed74 ,prepare   
me1 ,lord1 for ,thy right hand1 ,then   

come  the joyful day2 ,come death1 and  
some celestial hand1 ,and fetch my  soul
 away4    #cbi ,o what acclamations of  
joy will there be1 when all the         
children of ,god meet together1 without 
the fear of being disturbed  by         
,antichrist6 ,how will the heavens echo 
of joy1 when the ,bride1  the ,lamb's   
wife1 shall come to dwell with her      
,husband6 ,if you would  be better      
satisfied what the beatific vision      
means1 my request  is1 that you would   
live holily1 and thus go and see4       
,christ is  the desire of all nations1  
the joy of angels1 the delight of the   
,father4 ,what solace1 then1 must that  
soul be filled with1 which  hath the    
possession of ,christ to all            
eternity8-7,bunyan's ,dying  ,sayings1  
vol4#a1 pp4 #fd1 #fe74    #ccj ,when a  
formal visit from a minister1 a few     
general questions1  and a prayer1 with  
or without the sacrament1 calm the mind 
of  a dying person1 whose life has been 
unsuitable to the ,christian            

profession2 no doubt1 could we penetrate
 the veil1 we should see  him wafted    
across the river in the boat of         
,vain-hope1 and meeting  with the awful 
doom that is here described4 ,from such 
fatal  delusions1 good ,lord1 deliver   
us6-7,scott74    #cca ,vain-hope ever   
dwells in the bosom of fools1 and is    
ever  ready to assist ,ignorance4 ,he   
wanted him at the last1 and he found    
him4 ,he had been his companion through 
life1 and will not forsake  him in the  
hour of death4 ,you see ,ignorance had  
no pangs in his  death1 no fears1       
doubts1 and sorrows1 no terror from the 
enemy1  but all was serene and happy4   
,vain-hope was his ferryman2 and he1  as
 the good folks say1 died like a lamb4  
,ah1 but did such lambs  see what was to
 follow1 when ,vain-hope had wafted them
 over the  river1 they would roar like  
lions6-7,mason74    #ccb ,this is a most
 awful conclusion4 ,consider it deeply4 
,weigh  it attentively1 so as to get    
good satisfaction from the ,word to     

these important questions-,am ,i in     
,christ1 the way1 the only way1  to the 
kingdom1 or not8 ,do ,i see that all    
other ways1 whether of  sin or          
self-righteousness1 lead to hell8 ,does 
,christ dwell in my  heart by faith8 ,am
 ,i a new creature in ,him8 ,do ,i      
renounce my own  righteousness1 as well 
as abhor my sins8 ,do ,i look alone to  
,christ  for righteousness1 and depend  
only on ,him for holiness8 ,is ,he the  
only hope of my soul1 and the only      
confidence of my heart8 ,and  do ,i     
desire to be found in ,him2 knowing by  
the ,word1 and feeling  by the teaching 
of ,his ,spirit1 that ,i am totally lost
 in myself8  ,thus1 is ,christ formed in
 me1 the only hope of glory8 ,do ,i     
study  to please ,him1 as well as hope  
to enjoy ,him8 ,is fellowship with  ,god
 the ,father1 and ,his ,son1 ,jesus     
,christ1 so prized by me1 as to  seek   
it1 and to esteem it above all things8  
,if so1 though ,i may find  all things  
in nature1 in the world1 and from       

,satan1 continually  opposing this1 yet 
,i am in ,christ the way1 and ,he is in 
me the truth  and the life-7,mason74    
,how far may such an one go8 ,this      
important  question is very solemnly    
argued in ,bunyan's ,law and ,grace4 ,he
 may  be received into                  
church-fellowship-and1 like the foolish 
virgins1  be clear from outward         
pollution-have gone forth from the      
rudiments  and traditions of men-and had
 their lamps1 but still lost their      
precious souls4 ,they may bear office in
 the church1 as ,judas carried  the bag1
 and as ,demas6 ,they may become        
preachers and ministers of  the ,gospel1
 with rare gifts1 and a fluent tongue1  
like an angel1  to speak of the hidden  
mysteries2 but may die under the curse4 
,they may have the gifts of the ,spirit 
and prophecy1 and be but  a ,balaam4    
,they may stand thus until ,christ come 
and reveal them4  ,they may1 with       
confidence1 say1 ,lord1 ,lord1 have we  
not eaten and  drank in ,thy presence1  

and taught in ,thy name1 and in ,thy    
name  have cast out devils8 and yet1    
poor creatures1 be shut out6-7,,ed74    
999999    ,,the ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress 
,,from    ,,this ,,world ,,to ,,that    
,,which ,,is ,,to ,,come4    ,,the      
,,second ,,part4    ,,delivered ,,under 
,,the ,,similitude ,,of ,a ,,dream4     
,,wherein ,,is ,,set ,,forth ,,the      
,,manner ,,of ,,the ,,setting ,,out ,,of
 ,,christian',s  ,,wife ,,and           
,,children1 ,,their ,,dangerous         
,,journey1 ,,and ,,safe ,,arrival ,,at  
,,the ,,desired ,,country4    ,by ,,john
 ,,bunyan4    ',i have used             
similitudes4'--,hosea #ab3aj4           
,london3 ,printed for ,nathaniel        
,ponder1 at the ,peacock in the         
,poultry1  near the ,church1 #afhd4     
,,the ,,author',s ,,way ,,of ,,sending  
,,forth ,,his ,,second ,,part ,,of ,,the
 ,,pilgrim4      ,go now1 my little     
book1 to every place1  ,where my first  
,pilgrim has but shown his face1  ,call 
at their door4 ,if any say1 ,who's      

there8  ,then answer thou1 ,,christiana 
is here4  ,if they bid thee come in1    
then enter thou1  ,with all thy boys2   
and then1 as thou know'st how1  ,tell   
who they are1 also from whence they     
came2  ,perhaps they know them by their 
looks1 or name4  ,but if they should    
not1 ask them yet again  ,if formerly   
they did not entertain  ,one            
,,christian1 a ,pilgrim8 ,if they say   
,they did2 and were delighted in his    
way3  ,then let them know1 that those   
related were  ,unto him2 yea1 his wife  
and children are4    ,tell them1 that   
they have left their house and home1    
,are turned ,pilgrims1 seek a world to  
come2  ,that they have met with         
hardships in the way1  ,that they do    
meet with troubles night and day2  ,that
 they have trod on serpents1 fought with
 devils1  ,have also overcome a many    
evils4  ,yea1 tell them also of the     
next1 who have  ,of love to pilgrimage1 
been stout and brave  ,defenders of that
 way1 and how they still  ,refuse this  

world1 to do their ,father's will4      
,go1 tell them also of those dainty     
things1  ,that pilgrimage unto the      
,pilgrim brings4  ,let them acquainted  
be1 too1 how they are  ,beloved of their
 ,king1 under ,his care3  ,what goodly  
mansions for them ,he provides1  ,tho'  
they meet with rough winds1 and swelling
 tides1  ,how brave a calm they will    
enjoy at last1  ,who to their ,lord1 and
 by ,his ways hold fast4    ,perhaps    
with heart and hand they will embrace   
,thee1 as they did my firstling1 and    
will grace  ,thee1 and thy fellows1 with
 such cheer and fare1  ,as show will    
they of ,pilgrims lovers are4           
,,objection #a4  ,but how1 if they will 
not believe of me  ,that ,i am truly    
thine2 cause some there be  ,that       
counterfeit the ,pilgrim and his name1  
,seek1 by disguise1 to seem the very    
same2  ,and by that means have wrought  
themselves into  ,the hands and houses  
of ,i know not who8    ,,answer4  ',tis 
true1 some have of late1 to counterfeit 

,my ,pilgrim1 to their own my title     
set2#a  ,yea others1 half my name and   
title too  ,have stitched to their book1
 to make them do2  ,but yet they1 by    
their features1 do declare  ,themselves 
not mine to be1 whose e'er they are4    
,if such thou meet'st with1 then thine  
only way  ,before them all1 is1 to say  
out thy say1  ,in thine own native      
language1 which no man  ,now useth1 nor 
with ease dissemble can4  ,if1 after    
all1 they still of you shall doubt1     
,thinking that you1 like gipsies1 go    
about      ,in naughty wise1 the country
 to defile1  ,or that you seek good     
people to beguile  ,with things         
unwarrantable2 send for me1  ,and ,i    
will testify you ,,pilgrims be4  ,yea1  
,i will testify that only you  ,my      
,pilgrims are2 and that alone will do4  
,,objection #b  ,but yet1 perhaps1 ,i   
may inquire for him1  ,of those that    
wish him damned1 life and limb4  ,what  
shall ,i do1 when ,i at such a door     
,for ,pilgrims ask1 and they shall rage 

the more8#b    ,,answer4  ,fright not   
thyself1 my book1 for such bugbears     
,are nothing else but ground for        
groundless fears4  ,my ,pilgrim's book  
has travell'd sea and land1  ,yet could 
,i never come to understand  ,that it   
was slighted1 or turn'd out of door  ,by
 any kingdom1 were they rich or poor4   
,in ,france and ,flanders1 where men    
kill each other1  ,my ,pilgrim is       
esteem'd a friend1 a brother4  ,in      
,holland too1 'tis said1 as ,i am told1 
,my ,pilgrim is with some worth more    
than gold4    ,highlanders and wild     
,irish can agree  ,my ,pilgrim should   
familiar with them be4  ',tis in ,new   
,england under such advance1  ,receives 
there so much loving countenance1  ,as  
to be trimm'd1 new cloth'd1 and deck'd  
with gems  ,that it may show its        
features and its limbs1  ,yet more2 so  
comely doth my ,pilgrim walk1  ,that of 
him thousands daily sing and talk4#c    
,if you draw nearer home1 it will       
appear1  ,my ,pilgrim knows no ground of

 shame or fear2  ,city and country will 
him entertain  ,with1 ,welcome ,pilgrim2
 yea1 they can't refrain  ,from smiling1
 if my ,pilgrim be but by1  ,or shows   
his head in any company4    ,brave      
gallants do my ,pilgrim hug and love1   
,esteem it much1 yea1 value it above    
,things of a greater bulk3 yea1 with    
delight1  ,say1 ,my lark's leg is better
 than a kite4    ,young ladies1 and     
young gentlewomen too1  ,do no small    
kindness to my ,pilgrim show4  ,their   
cabinets1 their bosoms1 and their       
hearts1  ,my ,pilgrim has1 'cause he to 
them imparts  ,his pretty riddles in    
such wholesome strains1  ,as yields them
 profit double to their pains  ,of      
reading2 yea1 ,i think1 ,i may be bold  
,to say1 some prize him far above their 
gold4    ,the very children that do walk
 the street1  ,if they do but my holy   
,pilgrim meet1  ,salute him well1 will  
wish him well1 and say1  ,he is the only
 stripling of the day4    ,they that    
have never seen him1 yet admire  ,what  

they have heard of him1 and much desire 
,to have his company1 and hear him tell 
,those pilgrim stories which he knows so
 well4    ,yea1 some who did not love   
him at the first1  ,but called him fool 
and noddy1 say they must1  ,now they    
have seen and heard him1 him commend    
,and to those whom they love1 they do   
him send4#d    ,wherefore1 my ,second   
,part1 thou need'st not be  ,afraid to  
show thy head2 none can hurt thee1      
,that wish but well to him that went    
before1  ',cause thou com'st after with 
a second store  ,of things as good1 as  
rich1 as profitable1  ,for young1 for   
old1 for stagg'ring1 and for stable4    
,,objection #c4  ,but some there he that
 say1 ,he laughs too loud  ,and some do 
say1 ,his head is in a cloud4  ,some    
say1 ,his words and stories are so dark1
  ,they know not how1 by them1 to find  
his mark4    ,,answer4  ,one may1 ,i    
think1 say1 ,both his laughs and cries1 
,may well be guess'd at by his wat'ry   
eyes4  ,some things are of that nature1 

as to make  ,one's fancy chuckle1 while 
his heart doth ache4  ,when ,jacob saw  
his ,rachel with the sheep1  ,he did at 
the same time both kiss and weep4       
,whereas some say1 ,a cloud is in his   
head1  ,that doth but show how wisdom's 
covered  ,with its own mantles1 and to  
stir the mind  ,to a search after what  
it fain would find4  ,things that seem  
to be hid in words obscure1  ,do but the
 godly mind the more allure  ,to study  
what those sayings should contain1      
,that speak to us in such a cloudy      
strain4    ,i also know a dark          
similitude  ,will on the fancy more     
itself intrude1  ,and will stick faster 
in the heart and head1  ,than things    
from similes not borrowed4  ,wherefore1 
my book1 let no discouragement  ,hinder 
thy travels4 ,behold1 thou art sent  ,to
 friends1 not foes2 to friends that will
 give place  ,to thee1 thy ,pilgrims1   
and thy words embrace4    ,besides1 what
 my first ,pilgrim left conceal'd       
,thou1 my brave second ,pilgrim1 hast   

reveal'd2  ,what ,,christian left lock'd
 up1 and went his way1  ,sweet          
,,christiana opens with her key4#e      
,,objection #d4  ,but some love not the 
method of your first2  ,romance they    
count it1 throw't away as dust1  ,if ,i 
should meet with such1 what should ,i   
say8  ,must ,i slight them as they      
slight me1 or nay8    ,,answer4  ,my    
,,christiana1 if with such thou meet1   
,by all means1 in all loving-wise1 them 
greet2  ,render them not reviling for   
revile2  ,but if they frown1 ,i prithee 
on them smile2  ,perhaps 'tis nature1 or
 some ill report1  ,has made them thus  
despise1 or thus retort4    ,some love  
no cheese1 some love no fish1 and some  
,love not their friends1 nor their own  
house or home2  ,some start at pig1     
slight chicken1 love not fowl1  ,more   
than they love a cuckoo1 or an owl2     
,leave such1 my ,,christiana1 to their  
choice1  ,and seek those who to find    
thee will rejoice2  ,by no means strive1
 but in humble-wise1  ,present thee to  

them in thy ,pilgrim's guise4    ,go1   
then1 my little book1 and show to all   
,that entertain1 and bid thee welcome   
shall1  ,what thou shalt keep close1    
shut up from the rest1  ,and wish what  
thou shalt show them may be blest  ,to  
them for good1 may make them choose to  
be  ,pilgrims better by far than thee or
 me4    ,go1 then1 ,i say1 tell all men 
who thou art2  ,say1 ,i am ,,christiana1
 and my part  ,is now1 with my four     
sons1 to tell you what  ,it is for men  
to take a ,pilgrims lot4    ,go also1   
tell them who and what they be1  ,that  
now do go on pilgrimage with thee2      
,say1 ,here's my neighbour1 ,mercy1 she 
is one  ,that has long time with me a   
,pilgrim gone4  ,come1 see her in her   
virgin race1 and learn  ',twixt idle    
ones and ,pilgrims to discern4  ,yea1   
let young damsels learn of her to prize 
,the world which is to come1 in any     
wise4  ,when little tripping maidens    
follow ,god1  ,and leave old doting     
sinners to ,his rod2  ',tis like those  

days wherein the young ones cried1      
,hosanna6 to whom old ones did deride4  
,next1 tell them of old ,honest1 who you
 found  ,with his white hairs1 treading 
the ,pilgrim's ground4  ,yea1 tell them 
how plain-hearted this man was1  ,how   
after his good ,lord he bare his cross4 
,perhaps with some gray head this may   
prevail  ,with ,christ to fall in love1 
and sin bewail4    ,tell them also1 how 
,master ,fearing went  ,on pilgrimage1  
and how the time he spent  ,in          
solitariness1 with fears and cries2     
,and how1 at last1 he won the joyful    
prize4  ,he was a good man1 though much 
down in spirit1  ,he is a good man1 and 
doth life inherit4    ,tell them of     
,master ,feeble-mind also1  ,who1 not   
before1 but still behind would go4      
,show them also1 how he had like been   
slain1  ,and how one ,great-heart did   
his life regain4  ,this man was true of 
heart1 though weak in grace1  ,one might
 true godliness read in his face4       
,then tell them of ,master              

,ready-to-halt1  ,a man with crutches1  
but much without fault2  ,tell them how 
,master ,feeble-mind and he  ,did love1 
and in opinions much agree4  ,and let   
all know1 though weakness was their     
chance1  ,yet sometimes one could sing1 
the other dance4    ,forget not ,master 
,valiant-for-the-truth1  ,that man of   
courage1 though a very youth4  ,tell    
everyone his spirit was so stout1  ,no  
man could ever make him face about2     
,and how ,great-heart and he could not  
forbear1  ,but put down ,doubting       
,castle1 slay ,despair4    ,overlook not
 ,master ,despondency1  ,nor            
,much-afraid1 his daughter1 though they 
lie  ,under such mantles1 as may make   
them look  7,with some7 as if their ,god
 had them forsook4  ,they softly went1  
but sure1 and at the end1  ,found that  
the ,lord of ,pilgrims was their friend4
  ,when thou hast told the world of all 
these things1  ,then turn about1 my     
book1 and touch these strings1  ,which1 
if but touch'd1 will such music make1   

,they'll make a cripple dance1 a giant  
quake4    ,these riddles that lie       
couch'd within thy breast1  ,freely     
propound1 expound2 and for the rest  ,of
 thy mysterious lines1 let them remain  
,for those whose nimble fancies shall   
them gain4    ,now may this little book 
a blessing be  ,to those who love this  
little book and me2  ,and may its buyer 
have no cause to say1  ,his money is but
 lost or thrown away2  ,yea1 may this   
,second ,pilgrim yield that fruit1  ,as 
may with each good ,pilgrim's fancy     
suit2  ,and may it persuade some that go
 astray1  ,to turn their feet and heart 
to the right way1  ,is the hearty prayer
 of   ,the ,author1  ,,john ,,bunyan4   
,,the ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress2    ,,in  
,,the ,,similitude ,,of ,a ,,dream4     
,,the ,,second ,,part4    ,,courteous   
,,companions1    ,,some time since1 to  
tell you my dream that ,i had of        
,christian the  ,pilgrim1 and of his    
dangerous journey towards the ,celestial
 ,country1  was pleasant to me1 and     

profitable to you4 ,i told you then1    
also1  what ,i saw concerning his wife  
and children1 and how unwilling they    
were to go with him on pilgrimage1      
insomuch that he was forced to  go on   
his progress without them2 for he durst 
not run the danger  of that destruction 
which he feared would come by staying   
with  them in the ,city of ,destruction4
 ,wherefore1 as ,i then showed you1  he 
left them and departed4#f    ,now it    
hath so happened1 through the           
multiplicity of business1 that  ,i have 
been much hindered and kept back from my
 wonted travels  into those parts whence
 he went1 and so could not1 till now1   
obtain  an opportunity to make further  
inquiry after whom he left behind1  that
 ,i might give you an account of them4#g
 ,but having had some  concerns that way
 of late1 ,i went down again            
thitherward4 ,now1  having taken up my  
lodgings in a wood1 about a mile off the
 place1  as ,i slept1 ,i dreamed        
again4#h    ,and as ,i was in my dream1 

behold1 an aged gentleman came by where 
,i lay2 and because he was to go some   
part of the way that ,i was  travelling1
 methought ,i got up and went with him4 
,so as we walked1  and as travelers     
usually do1 ,i was as if we fell into   
discourse1  and our talk happened to be 
about ,christian and his travels2 for   
thus ,i began with the old man3    ,sir1
 said ,i1 what town is that there below1
 that lieth on the left  hand of our    
way8    ,then said ,mr4 ,sagacity 7for  
that was his name71 ,it is the ,city of 
,destruction1 a populous place1 but     
possessed with a very ill-conditioned   
and idle sort of people4    ,i thought  
that was that city1 quoth ,i2 ,i went   
once myself through  that town1 and1    
therefore1 know that this report you    
give of it is  true4    ,,sag4 ,too     
true2 ,i wish ,i could speak truth in   
speaking better of  them that dwell     
therein4    ,well1 ,sir1 quoth ,i1 then 
,i perceive you to be a well-meaning    
man2  and so one that takes pleasure to 

hear and tell of that which is  good4   
,pray1 did you never hear what happened 
to a man some time ago  in this town1   
whose name was ,christian1 that went on 
pilgrimage  up towards the higher       
regions8    ,,sag4 ,hear of him6 ,aye1  
and ,i also heard of the molestations1  
troubles1  wars1 captivities1 cries1    
groans1 frights1 and fears that he met  
with and had in his journey2 besides1 ,i
 must tell you1 all our  country rings  
of him4 ,there are but few houses that  
have heard of  him and his doings but   
have sought after and got the records of
  his pilgrimage2 yea1 ,i think ,i may  
say that that his hazardous  journey1   
has got a many well-wishers to his ways2
 for though1  when he was here1 he was  
fool in every man's mouth1 yet1 now he  
is gone1 he is highly commended of all4 
,for1 it is said1 he lives  bravely     
where he is2 yea1 many of them that are 
resolved never to  run his hazards1 yet 
have their mouths water at his gains4#i 
,they may1 quoth ,i1 well think1 if they

 think anything that is true1  that he  
liveth well where he is2 for he now     
lives at and in the  ,fountain of ,life1
 and has what he has without labour and 
sorrow1  for there is no grief mixed    
therewith4 ,but1 pray1 what talk have   
the people about him8#aj    ,,sag4      
,talk6 the people talk strangely about  
him2 some say that he  now walks in     
white 7,rev4 #c3d2 #f3aa72 that he has a
 chain of gold  about his neck2 that he 
has a crown of gold1 beset with pearls1 
upon his head4 ,others say that the     
,shining ,ones1 that sometimes  showed  
themselves to him in his journey1 are   
become his companions1  and that he is  
as familiar with them in the place where
 he is as  here one neighbour is with   
another4 ,besides1 it is confidently    
affirmed concerning him1 that the ,king 
of the place where he is  has bestowed  
upon him already a very rich and        
pleasant dwelling  at court 7,zech4     
#c3g72 and that he every day eateth     
7,luke #ad3ae71  and drinketh1 and      

walketh1 and talketh with ,him2 and     
receiveth of  the smiles and favours of 
,him that is ,judge of all there4       
,moreover1  it is expected of some1 that
 his ,prince1 the ,lord of that country1
  will shortly come into these parts1   
and will know the reason1 if  they can  
give any1 why his neighbours set so     
little by him1 and  had him so much in  
derision1 when they perceived that he   
would  be a pilgrim 7,jude #ad1 #ae74   
,for1 they say1 that now he is so in    
the affections of his ,prince1 and that 
his ,sovereign is so much  concerned    
with the indignities that were cast upon
 ,christian1 when  he became a pilgrim1 
that ,he will look upon all as if done  
unto  ,himself2#aa and no marvel1 for it
 was for the love that he had  to his   
,prince that he ventured as he did#ab   
7,luke #aj3af74    ,i dare say1 quoth   
,i1 ,i am glad on it2 ,i am glad for the
 poor man's  sake1 for that he now has  
rest from his labour 7,rev4 #ad3ac72 and
  for that he now reapeth the benefit of

 his tears with joy 7,psa4  #abf3e1 #f72
 and for that he has got beyond the     
gunshot of his  enemies1 and is out of  
the reach of them that hate him4 ,i also
 am  glad1 for that a rumour of these   
things is noised abroad in this         
country2 who can tell but that it may   
work some good effect on  some that are 
left behind8 ,but1 pray ,sir1 while it  
is fresh in my  mind1 do you hear       
anything of his wife and children8 ,poor
 hearts6  ,i wonder in my mind what they
 do4#ac    ,,sag4 ,who6 ,christiana and 
her sons8 ,they are like to do as well  
as  did ,christian himself2 for though  
they all played the fool at the  first1 
and would by no means be persuaded by   
either the tears or  entreaties of      
,christian1 yet second thoughts have    
wrought wonderfully  with them2 so they 
have packed up1 and are also gone after 
him4#ad    ,better and better1 quoth ,i4
 ,but what6 wife and children1 and all8 
,,sag4 ,it is true2 ,i can give you an  
account of the matter1 for ,i  was upon 

the spot at the instant1 and was        
thoroughly acquainted  with the whole   
affair4    ,then1 said ,i1 a man1 it    
seems1 may report it for a truth8 ,,sag4
  ,you need not fear to affirm it2 ,i   
mean that they are all gone on          
pilgrimage1 both the good woman and her 
four boys4 ,and being 7we  are1 as ,i   
perceive7 going some considerable way   
together1 ,i will  give you an account  
of the whole of the matter4    ,this    
,christiana 7for that was her name from 
the day that she1 with  her children1   
betook themselves to a pilgrim's life71 
after her  husband was gone over the    
river1 and she could hear of him no     
more1 her thoughts began to work in her 
mind4 ,first1 for that she  had lost her
 husband1 and for that the loving bond  
of that relation  was utterly broken    
betwixt them4 ,for you know1 said he to 
me1  nature can do no less but entertain
 the living with many a heavy           
cogitation in the remembrance of the    
loss of loving relations4 ,this1        

therefore1 of her husband did cost her  
many a tear4 ,but this was  not all2 for
 ,christiana did also begin to consider 
with herself1  whether her unbecoming   
behaviour towards her husband was not   
one  cause that she saw him no more2 and
 that in such sort he was taken  away   
from her4 ,and upon this1 came into her 
mind1 by swarms1 all  her unkind1       
unnatural1 and ungodly carriages to her 
dear friend2  which also clogged her    
conscience1 and did load her with guilt4
  ,she was1 moreover1 much broken with  
calling to remembrance the  restless    
groans1 brinish tears1 and              
self-bemoanings of her husband1  and how
 she did harden her heart against all   
his entreaties1 and  loving persuasions1
 of her and her sons1 to go with him2   
yea1 there  was not anything that       
,christian either said to her or did    
before  her all the while that his      
burden did hang on his back1 but it     
returned upon her like a flash of       
lightning1 and rent the caul of  her    

heart in sunder4 ,specially that bitter 
outcry of his1 ',what  shall ,i do to be
 saved8' did ring in her ears most      
dolefully4#ae    ,then said she to her  
children1 ,sons1 we are all undone4 ,i  
have sinned  away your father1 and he is
 gone2 he would have had us with him1   
but ,i would not go myself4 ,i also have
 hindered you of life4#af  ,with that   
the boys fell all into tears1 and cried 
out to go after  their father4 ,o6 said 
,christiana1 that it had been but our   
lot to  go with him1 then had it fared  
well with us1 beyond what it is like  to
 do now2 for though ,i formerly         
foolishly imagined1 concerning  the     
troubles of your father1 that they      
proceeded of a foolish fancy  that he   
had1 or for that he was overrun with    
melancholy humours2  yet now it will not
 out of my mind but that they sprang    
from  another cause1 to wit1 for that   
the ,light of light was given him       
7,james #a3bc-be72 by the help of which1
 as ,i perceive1 he has escaped  the    

snares of death4#ag ,then they all wept 
again1 and cried out1  ,o woe worth the 
day6#ah    ,the next night ,christiana  
had a dream2 and1 behold1 she saw as if 
a broad parchment was opened before her1
 in which were recorded  the sum of her 
ways 7,luke #ah3ac72 and the times1 as  
she thought1  looked very black upon    
her4 ,then she cried out aloud in her   
sleep1  ',lord1 have mercy upon me a    
sinner6'#ai and the little children     
heard her4    ,after this1 she thought  
she saw two very ill-favoured ones      
standing  by her bedside1 and saying1   
,what shall we do with this woman8 for  
she cries out for mercy waking and      
sleeping2 if she be suffered to  go on  
as she begins1 we shall lose her as we  
have lost her husband4  ,wherefore we   
must1 by one way or other1 seek to take 
her off from  the thoughts of what shall
 be hereafter1 else all the world cannot
  help it but she will become a pilgrim4
    ,now she awoke in a great sweat1    
also a trembling was upon her2  but     

after a while she fell to sleeping      
again4 ,and then she thought  she saw   
,christian her husband in a place of    
bliss1 among many  immortals1 with a    
harp in his hand1 standing and playing  
upon it  before ,one that sat on a      
throne1 with a rainbow about ,his head4 
,she saw also as if he bowed his head1  
with his face to the paved  work that   
was under the ,prince's feet1 saying1 ,i
 heartily thank my  ,lord and ,king1 for
 bringing of me into this place4 ,then  
shouted  a company of them that stood   
round about1 and harped with their      
harps2 but no man living could tell what
 they said1 but ,christian  and his     
companions4#bj    ,next morning1 when   
she was up1 had prayed to ,god1 and     
talked with  her children a while1 one  
knocked hard at the door1 to whom she   
spake out1 saying1 ,if thou comest in   
,god's name1 come in4 ,so he  said1     
,amen1 and opened the door1 and saluted 
her with ',peace be  to this house4'    
,the which1 when he had done1 he said1  

,christiana1  knowest thou wherefore ,i 
am come8 ,then she blushed and trembled1
  also her heart began to wax warm with 
desires to know whence  he came1 and    
what was his errand to her4 ,so he said 
unto her1 ,my  name is ,secret2#ba ,i   
dwell with those that are high4 ,it is  
talked  of1 where ,i dwell1 as if thou  
hadst a desire to go thither2 also1     
there is a report1 that thou art aware  
of the evil thou hast formerly  done to 
thy husband1 in hardening of thy heart  
against his way1  and in keeping of     
these thy babes in their ignorance4     
,christiana1 the ,merciful ,one has sent
 me to tell thee1 that ,he is  a ,god   
ready to forgive1 and that ,he taketh   
delight to multiply to  pardon offences4
 ,he also would have thee know1 that ,he
 inviteth  thee to come into ,his       
presence1 to ,his table1 and that ,he   
will feed  thee with the fat of ,his    
house1 and with the heritage of ,jacob  
thy  father4    ,there is ,christian thy
 husband 7that was71 with legions more1 

his  companions1 ever beholding that    
face that doth minister life to         
beholders2 and they will all be glad    
when they shall hear the sound  of thy  
feet step over thy ,father's threshold4 
,christiana at this was greatly abashed 
in herself1 and bowing her  head to the 
ground1 this ,visitor proceeded1 and    
said1 ,christiana1  here is also a      
letter for thee1 which ,i have brought  
from thy  husband's ,king4 ,so she took 
it and opened it1 but it smelt after    
the manner of the best perfume 7,song4  
#a3c72 also it was written  in letters  
of gold4 ,the contents of the letter    
was1 ,that the ,king  would have her do 
as did ,christian her husband2 for that 
was the  way to come to ,his city1 and  
to dwell in ,his presence with joy      
forever4 ,at this the good woman was    
quite overcome2 so she cried  out to her
 visitor1 ,sir1 will you carry me and my
 children with  you1 that we also may go
 and worship this ,king8    ,then said  
the visitor1 ,christiana1 the bitter is 

before the sweet4  ,thou must through   
troubles1 as did he that went before    
thee1 enter  this ,celestial ,city4     
,wherefore ,i advise thee to do as did  
,christian  thy husband4 ,go to the     
wicket-gate yonder1 over the plain1 for 
that stands in the head of the way up   
which thou must go1 and ,i  wish thee   
all good speed4 ,also ,i advise that    
thou put this letter  in thy bosom2 that
 thou read therein to thyself1 and to   
thy children1  until you have got it by 
rote of heart1#bb for it is one of the  
songs that thou must sing while thou art
 in this house of thy  pilgrimage 7,psa4
 #aai3ed72 also this thou must deliver  
in at the  further gate4#bc ,now ,i saw 
in my dream1 that this old gentleman1   
as he told me this story1 did himself   
seem to be greatly affected  therewith4 
,he1 moreover1 proceeded and said1 ,so  
,christiana called  her sons together1  
and began thus to address herself unto  
them3  ,my sons1 ,i have1 as you may    
perceive1 been of late under much       

exercise in my soul1 about the death of 
your father2 not for that  ,i doubt at  
all of his happiness1 for ,i am         
satisfied now that he  is well4 ,i have 
been also much affected with the        
thoughts of mine  own state and yours1  
which ,i verily believe is by nature    
miserable4  ,my carriages1 also1 to your
 father in his distress1 is a great     
load to my conscience2 for ,i hardened  
both my own heart and yours  against    
him1 and refused to go with him on      
pilgrimage4#bd    ,the thoughts of these
 things would now kill me outright1 but 
that  for a dream which ,i had last     
night1 and but for the encouragement    
that this stranger has given me this    
morning4 ,come1 my children1  let us    
pack up and begone to the gate that     
leads to the ,celestial  ,country1 that 
we may see your father1 and be with him 
and his  companions in peace1 according 
to the laws of that land4    ,then did  
her children burst out into tears for   
joy1 that the heart  of their mother was

 so inclined4#be ,so their visitor bade 
them  farewell2 and they began to       
prepare to set out for their journey4   
,but while they were thus about to be   
gone1 two of the women1 that  were      
,christiana's neighbours1 came up to her
 house1 and knocked at  her door4 ,to   
whom she said as before1 ,if you come in
 ,god's name1  come in4 ,at this the    
women were stunned2 for this kind of    
language  they used not to hear1 or to  
perceive to drop from the lips of       
,christiana4#bf ,yet they came in2 but1 
behold1 they found the good  woman      
a-preparing to be gone from her house4  
,so they began and said1 ,neighbour1    
pray what is your meaning by  this8     
,christiana answered and said to the    
eldest of them1 whose name was  ,mrs4   
,timorous1 ,i am preparing for a        
journey4 7,this ,timorous was  daughter 
to him that met ,christian upon the     
,hill ,difficulty1 and  would have had  
him go back for fear of the lions74     
,tim4 ,for what journey1 ,i pray you8   

,,christ4 ,even to go after my good     
husband4 ,and with that she fell        
a-weeping4    ,tim4 ,i hope not so1 good
 neighbour2 pray1 for your poor         
children's  sakes1 do not so unwomanly  
cast away yourself4    ,,christ4 ,nay1  
my children shall go with me1 not one of
 them is  willing to stay behind4#bg    
,tim4 ,i wonder1 in my very heart1 what1
 or who has brought you into  this mind4
    ,,christ4 ,oh6 neighbour1 knew you  
but as much as ,i do1 ,i doubt not  but 
that you would go with me4    ,tim4     
,prithee1 what new knowledge hast thou  
got1 that so worketh  off thy mind from 
thy friends1 and that tempteth thee to  
go1 nobody  knows where8    ,,christ4   
,then ,christiana replied1 ,i have been 
sorely afflicted  since my husband's    
departure from me2 but especially since 
he went  over the river4 ,but that which
 troubleth me most1 is my churlish      
carriages to him1 when he was under his 
distress4 ,besides1 ,i am  now as he was
 then2 nothing will serve me but going  

on pilgrimage4  ,i was a-dreaming last  
night that ,i saw him4 ,o that my soul  
was  with him6 ,he dwelleth in the      
presence of the ,king of the country2   
he sits and eats with ,him at ,his      
table2 he is become a companion  of     
immortals 7#a ,cor4 #e3a-e71 and has a  
house now given him to  dwell in1 to    
which the best palaces on earth1 if     
compared1 seem  to me to be but as a    
dunghill4 ,the ,prince of the place has 
also  sent for me1 with promise of      
entertainment if ,i shall come to ,him2 
,his messenger was here even now1 and   
has brought me a letter1 which  invites 
me to come4 ,and with that she plucked  
out her letter1#bh  and read it1 and    
said to them1 ,what now will ye say to  
this8    ,tim4 ,o the madness that has  
possessed thee and thy husband1 to  run 
yourselves upon such difficulties6 ,you 
have heard1 ,i am sure1  what your      
husband did meet with1 even1 in a       
manner1 at the first  step that he took 
on his way1 as our neighbour ,obstinate 

can yet  testify1 for he went along with
 him2 yea1 and ,pliable too1 until      
they1 like wise men1 were afraid to go  
any further4 ,we also heard1  over and  
above1 how he met with the lions1       
,apollyon1 the ,shadow of  ,death1 and  
many other things4 ,nor is the danger   
that he met with  at ,vanity ,fair to be
 forgotten by thee2 for if he1 though a 
man1  was so hard put to it1 what canst 
thou1 being but a poor woman1  do8      
,consider also1 that these four sweet   
babes are thy children1  thy flesh and  
thy bones4 ,wherefore1 though thou      
shouldest be so  rash as to cast away   
thyself2 yet1 for the sake of the fruit 
of  thy body1 keep thou at home4#bi     
,but ,christiana said unto her1 ,tempt  
me not1 my neighbour4 ,i have  now a    
price put into my hand to get gain1 and 
,i should he a fool  of the greatest    
size1 if ,i should have no heart to     
strike in with  the opportunity4#cj ,and
 for that you tell me of all these      
troubles  that ,i am like to meet with  

in the way1 they are so far off from    
being to me a discouragement1 that they 
show ,i am in the right4  ',the bitter  
must come before the sweet1' and that   
also will make  the sweet the sweeter4  
,wherefore1 since you came not to my    
house  in ,god's name1 as ,i said1 ,i   
pray you to be gone1 and not to disquiet
  me farther4#ca    ,then ,timorous also
 reviled her1 and said to her fellow1   
,come1  neighbour ,mercy1 let us leave  
her in her own hands1 since she  scorns 
our counsel and company4 ,but ,mercy was
 at a stand1 and could  not so readily  
comply with her neighbour1 and that for 
a twofold  reason4 ,first1 her bowels   
yearned over ,christiana4 ,so she said  
within herself1 ,if my neighbour will   
needs be gone1 ,i will go  a little way 
with her and help her4 ,secondly1 her   
bowels yearned  over her own soul1 for  
what ,christiana had said had taken some
  hold upon her mind4#cb ,wherefore she 
said within herself again1  ,i will yet 
have more talk with this ,christiana1   

and if ,i find  truth and life in what  
she shall say1 myself with my heart     
shall  also go with her4 ,wherefore     
,mercy began thus to reply to her       
neighbour ,timorous4    ,,mercy4        
,neighbour1 ,i did1 indeed1 come with   
you to see ,christiana  this morning2   
and since she is1 as you see1 a-taking  
of her last  farewell of her country1 ,i
 think to walk1 this sun-shine morning1 
a little way with her1 to help her on   
the way4 ,but she told her  not of the  
second reason1 but kept that to herself4
    ,,tim4 ,well1 ,i see you have a mind
 to go a-fooling too1 but take  heed in 
time1 and be wise4 ,while we are out of 
danger1 we are out2  but when we are in1
 we are in4 ,so ,mrs4 ,timorous returned
 to her  house1 and ,christiana betook  
herself to her journey4#cc ,but when    
,timorous was got home to her house1 she
 sends for some of her  neighbours1 to  
wit1 ,mrs4 ,bat's-eyes1 ,mrs4           
,inconsiderate1 ,mrs4  ,light-mind1 and 
,mrs4 ,know-nothing4 ,so when they were 

come to her  house1 she falls to telling
 of the story of ,christiana1 and of her
  intended journey4 ,and thus she began 
her tale4#cd    ,,tim4 ,neighbours1     
having had little to do this morning1 ,i
 went to  give ,christiana a visit2 and 
when ,i came at the door1 ,i knocked1   
as you know it is our custom4 ,and she  
answered1 ,if you come in  ,god's name1 
come in4 ,so in ,i went1 thinking all   
was well4 ,but when  ,i came in1 ,i     
found her preparing herself to depart   
the town1 she1  and also her children4  
,so ,i asked her what was her meaning by
  that4 ,and she told me1 in short1 that
 she was now of a mind to go  on        
pilgrimage1 as did her husband4 ,she    
told me also a dream that  she had1 and 
how the ,king of the country where her  
husband was1  had sent her an inviting  
letter to come thither4    ,then said   
,mrs4 ,know-nothing1 what6 do you think 
she will go8    ,,tim4 ,aye1 go she     
will1 whatever come on't2 and methinks  
,i know it  by this2 for that which was 

my great argument to persuade her to    
stay at home 7to wit1 the troubles she  
was like to meet with in  the way7 is   
one great argument with her to put her  
forward on her  journey4 ,for she told  
me in so many words1 ',the bitter goes  
before  the sweet4' ,yea1 and forasmuch 
as it so doth1 it makes the sweet  the  
sweeter4    ,,mrs4 ,,bat',s-,,eyes4 ,o1 
this blind and foolish woman6 said she2 
will  she not take warning by her       
husband's afflictions8 ,for my part1 ,i 
see1 if he were here again1 he would    
rest him content in a whole  skin1 and  
never run so many hazards for nothing4  
,,mrs4 ,,inconsiderate also replied1    
saying1 ,away with such fantastical     
fools from the town6 ,a good riddance1  
for my part1 ,i say1 of  her4 ,should   
she stay where she dwells1 and retain   
this her mind1  who could live quietly  
by her8 for she will either be dumpish  
or  unneighbourly1 or talk of such      
matters as no wise body can abide2      
wherefore1 for my part1 ,i shall never  

be sorry for her departure4  ,let her   
go1 and let better come in her room4 ,it
 was never a good  world since these    
whimsical fools dwelt in it4#ce    ,then
 ,mrs4 ,light-mind added as             
followeth--,come1 put this kind of  talk
 away4 ,i was yesterday at ,madam       
,wanton's1 where we were as  merry as   
the maids4 ,for who do you think should 
be there1 but ,i  and ,mrs4             
,love-the-flesh1 and three or four more1
 with ,mr4 ,lechery1  ,mrs4 ,filth1 and 
some others4 ,so there we had music1 and
 dancing1  and what else was meet to    
fill up the pleasure4 ,and1 ,i dare say1
  my lady herself is an admirably       
well-bred gentlewoman1 and ,mr4         
,lechery is as pretty a fellow4    ,by  
this time1 ,christiana was got on her   
way1 and ,mercy went along  with her4   
,so as they went1 her children being    
there also1 ,christiana  began to       
discourse4 ,and1 ,mercy1 said           
,christiana1 ,i take this as an         
unexpected favour1 that thou shouldst   

set foot out of doors with  me1 to      
accompany me a little in my way4        
,,mercy4 ,then said young ,mercy 7for   
she was but young71 ,if ,i thought  it  
would be to purpose to go with you1 ,i  
would never go near the  town any more4 
,,christ4 ,well1 ,mercy1 said           
,christiana1 cast in thy lot with me2   
,i well know what will be the end of our
 pilgrimage4 ,my husband  is where he   
would not but be for all the gold in the
 ,spanish  mines4 ,nor shalt thou be    
rejected1 though thou goest but upon my 
invitation4#cf ,the ,king who hath sent 
for me and my children is  one that     
delighteth in mercy4 ,besides1 if thou  
wilt1 ,i will hire  thee1 and thou shalt
 go along with me as my servant2 yet we 
will  have all things in common betwixt 
thee and me2 only1 go along with  me4#cg
    ,,mercy4 ,but how shall ,i be       
ascertained that ,i also shall be       
entertained8 ,had ,i this hope but from 
one that can tell1 ,i would  make no    
stick at all1 but would go1 being helped

 by him that can  help1 though the way  
was never so tedious4#ch    ,,christ4   
,well1 loving ,mercy1 ,i will tell thee 
what thou shalt do4  ,go with me to the 
wicket-gate1 and there ,i will further  
inquire  for thee2 and if there thou    
shalt not meet with encouragement1 ,i   
will be content that thou shalt return  
to thy place4 ,i also will  pay thee for
 thy kindness which thou showest to me  
and my children1  in thy accompanying us
 in our way1 as thou dost4    ,,mercy4  
,then will ,i go thither1 and will take 
what shall follow2  and the ,lord grant 
that my lot may there fall1 even as the 
,king of  ,heaven shall have ,his heart 
upon me4#ci    ,christiana then was glad
 at her heart1 not only that she had a  
companion1 but also that she had        
prevailed with this poor maid to  fall  
in love with her own salvation4 ,so they
 went on together1 and  ,mercy began to 
weep4 ,then said ,christiana1 ,wherefore
 weepeth my  ,sister so8    ,,mercy4    
,alas6 said she1 who can but lament1    

that shall but rightly  consider1 what a
 state and condition my poor            
relations#dj are in  that yet remain in 
our sinful town8 and that which makes my
 grief  the more heavy is1 because they 
have no instructor1 nor any to  tell    
them what is to come4    ,,christ4      
,bowels becometh pilgrims2 and thou dost
 for thy friends as  my good ,christian 
did for me when he left me2 he mourned  
for that  ,i would not heed nor regard  
him2 but his ,lord and ours did gather  
up after his tears and put them into    
,his bottle2 and now both ,i and  thou1 
and these my sweet babes1 are reaping   
the fruit and benefit  of them4 ,i hope1
 ,mercy1 these tears of thine will not  
be lost2  for the truth hath said1 that 
',they that sow in tears shall reap  in 
joy' in singing4 ,and 'he that goeth    
forth and weepeth1 bearing  precious    
seed1 shall doubtless come again with   
rejoicing1 bringing  his sheaves with   
him' 7,psa4 #abf3e1 #f74      ,then said
 ,mercy--  ,let the ,most ,blessed be my

 guide1  ,if't be ,his blessed will2    
,unto ,his gate1 into ,his fold1  ,up to
 ,his holy hill4  ,and let ,him never   
suffer me  ,to swerve or turn aside     
,from ,his free grace1 and holy ways1   
,whate'er shall me betide4    ,and let  
,him gather them of mine1  ,that ,i have
 left behind2  ,lord1 make them pray    
they may be ,thine1  ,with all their    
heart and mind4#da      ,now my old     
friend proceeded1 and said3 ,but when   
,christiana came  up to the ,slough of  
,despond1 she began to be at a stand2   
for1 said  she1 this is the place in    
which my dear husband had like to have  
been smothered with mud4 ,she perceived1
 also1 that notwithstanding  the command
 of the ,king to make this place for    
pilgrims good1 yet  it was rather worse 
than formerly4 ,so ,i asked if that were
 true4  ,yes1 said the old gentleman1   
too true2 for that many there be  that  
pretend to be the ,king's labourers1 and
 that say they are  for mending the     
,king's highway1 that bring dirt and    

dung instead  of stones1 and so mar     
instead of mending4#db ,here            
,christiana1  therefore1 with her boys1 
did make a stand2 but1 said ,mercy1     
,come1  let us venture1 only let us be  
wary4 ,then they looked well to the     
steps1 and made a shift to get          
staggeringly over4#dc ,yet1 ,christiana 
had like to have been in1 and that not  
once nor twice4 ,now they  had no sooner
 got over1 but they thought they heard  
words that  said unto them1 ',blessed is
 she that believed2 for there shall be  
a performance of those things which were
 told her from the ,lord'  7,luke       
#a3de74    ,then they went on again2 and
 said ,mercy to ,christiana1 ,had ,i as 
good ground to hope for a loving        
reception at the wicket-gate as  you1 ,i
 think no ,slough of ,despond would     
discourage me4 ,well1 said  the other1  
you know your sore1#dd and ,i know mine2
 and1 good friend1  we shall all have   
enough evil before we come at our       
journey's end4    ,for can it be        

imagined1 that the people that design to
 attain such  excellent glories as we   
do1 and that are so envied that         
happiness  as we are2 but that we shall 
meet with what fears and scares1 with   
what troubles and afflictions they can  
possibly assault us with1  that hate us8
    ,and now ,mr4 ,sagacity left me to  
dream out my dream by myself4           
,wherefore1 methought ,i saw ,christiana
 and ,mercy1 and the boys1 go  all of   
them up to the gate2 to which1 when they
 were come1 they  betook themselves to a
 short debate about how they must manage
  their calling at the gate1 and what   
should be said to ,him that did  open to
 them4 ,so it was concluded1 since      
,christiana was the eldest1  that she   
should knock for entrance1 and that she 
should speak to  ,him that did open1 for
 the rest4 ,so ,christiana began to     
knock2  and1 as her poor husband did1   
she knocked1 and knocked again4 ,but1   
instead of any that answered1 they all  
thought that they heard  as if a dog    

came barking upon them2 a dog1 and a    
great one too1  and this made the women 
and children afraid3 nor durst they1 for
  a while1 to knock any more1 for fear  
the mastiff should fly upon  them4 ,now1
 therefore1 they were greatly tumbled up
 and down in  their minds1 and knew not 
what to do3 knock they durst not1 for   
fear of the dog2 go back they durst not1
 for fear the ,keeper of  that gate     
should espy them as they so went1 and   
should be offended  with them2 at last  
they thought of knocking again1 and     
knocked  more vehemently than they did  
at the first4 ,then said the ,keeper  of
 the gate1 ,who is there8 ,so the dog   
left off to bark1 and ,he  opened unto  
them4#de ,then ,christiana made low     
obeisance1 and said1  ,let not our ,lord
 be offended with his handmaidens1 for  
that we  have knocked at ,his princely  
gate4 ,then said the ,keeper1 ,whence   
come ye1 and what is that you would     
have8    ,christiana answered1 ,we are  
come from whence ,christian did come1   

and upon the same errand as he2 to wit1 
to be1 if it shall please  ,you1        
graciously admitted by this gate into   
the way that leads to  the ,celestial   
,city4 ,and ,i answer1 my ,lord1 in the 
next place1 that  ,i am ,christiana1    
once the wife of ,christian1 that now is
 gotten  above4#df    ,with that the    
,keeper of the gate did marvel1 saying1 
,what6 is she  become now a pilgrim     
that1 but a while ago1 abhorred that    
life  ,then she bowed her head1 and     
said1 ,yes1 and so are these my sweet   
babes also4    ,then ,he took her by the
 hand1 and let her in1 and said also1   
',suffer  the little children to come   
unto ,me'2 and with that ,he shut up the
  gate4 ,this done1 ,he called to a     
trumpeter that was above1 over the      
gate1 to entertain ,christiana with     
shouting and sound of trumpet  for joy4 
,so he obeyed1 and sounded1 and filled  
the air with his  melodious notes 7,luke
 #ae3g74    ,now all this while poor    
,mercy did stand without1 trembling and 

crying1 for fear that she was rejected4 
,but when ,christiana had  gotten       
admittance for herself and her boys1    
then she began to make  intercession for
 ,mercy4    ,,christ4 ,and she said1 ,my
 ,lord1 ,i have a companion of mine that
  stands yet without1 that is come      
hither upon the same account as  myself2
 one that is much dejected in her mind1 
for that she comes1  as she thinks1     
without sending for2 whereas ,i was sent
 to by my  husband's ,king to come4     
,now ,mercy began to be very impatient1 
for each minute was as long to  her as  
an hour2 wherefore she prevented        
,christiana from a fuller  interceding  
for her1 by knocking at the gate        
herself4 ,and she  knocked then so loud1
 that she made ,christiana to start4    
,then said  the ,keeper of the gate1    
,who is there8 and said ,christiana1 ,it
 is  my friend4    ,so ,he opened the   
gate and looked out1 but ,mercy was     
fallen down  without1 in a swoon1 for   
she fainted1 and was afraid that no gate

  would he opened to her4    ,then ,he  
took her by the hand1 and said1 ,damsel1
 ,i bid thee arise4  ,o ,sir1 said she1 
,i am faint2 there is scarce life left  
in me4 ,but  ,he answered1 ,that one    
once said1 ',when my soul fainted within
  me1 ,i remembered the ,lord2 and my   
prayer came in unto ,thee1 into  ,thine 
holy temple' 7,jonah #b3g74 ,fear not1  
but stand upon thy feet1  and tell ,me  
wherefore thou art come4#dg    ,,mercy4 
,i am come for that unto which ,i was   
never invited1 as my  friend ,christiana
 was4 ,hers was from the ,king1 and mine
 was but  from her4 ,wherefore ,i fear  
,i presume4#dh    ,,keep4 ,did she      
desire thee to come with her to this    
place8    ,,mercy4 ,yes2 and1 as my     
,lord sees1 ,i am come4 ,and1 if there  
is any  grace or forgiveness of sins to 
spare1 ,i beseech that ,i1 thy poor     
handmaid1 may be partaker thereof4      
,then ,he took her again by the hand1   
and led her gently in1 and  said1 ,i    
pray for all them that believe on ,me1  

by what means soever  they come unto    
,me4 ,then said ,he to those that stood 
by1 ,fetch  something1 and give it      
,mercy to smell on1 thereby to stay her 
fainting4 ,so they fetched her a bundle 
of myrrh2 and a while after1  she was   
revived4#di    ,and now was ,christiana 
and her boys1 and ,mercy1 received of   
the  ,lord at the head of the way1 and  
spoke kindly unto by ,him4 ,then  said  
they yet further unto ,him1 ,we are     
sorry for our sins1 and beg  of our     
,lord ,his pardon1 and further          
information what we must do4  ,i grant  
pardon1 said ,he1 by word and deed3 by  
word1 in the promise  of forgiveness2 by
 deed1 in the way ,i obtained it4 ,take 
the first  from ,my lips with a kiss1   
7,song4 #a3b72 and the other as it shall
  be revealed4#ej 7,john #bj3bj74       
,now1 ,i saw in my dream1 that ,he spake
 many good words unto them1  whereby    
they were greatly gladded4 ,he also had 
them up to the top  of the gate1 and    
showed them by what deed they were      

saved2 and  told them withal1 ,that that
 sight they would have again1 as they   
went along in the way1 to their comfort4
    ,so ,he left them a while in a      
summer parlour below1 where they entered
  into talk by themselves2 and thus     
,christiana began3 ,o ,lord6 how  glad  
am ,i that we are got in hither4        
,,mercy4 ,so you well may2 but ,i of all
 have cause to leap for joy4            
,,christ4 ,i thought one time1 as ,i    
stood at the gate 7because ,i had       
knocked1 and none did answer71 that all 
our labour had been lost1  especially   
when that ugly cur made such a heavy    
barking against  us4#ea    ,,mercy4 ,but
 my worse fear was after ,i saw that you
 was taken into  ,his favour1 and that  
,i was left behind4 ,now1 thought ,i1 it
 is  fulfilled which is written1 ',two  
women shall he grinding together1  the  
one shall be taken and the other        
left'#eb 7,matt4 #bd3da74 ,i  had much  
ado to forbear crying out1 ,undone6     
undone6#ec    ,and afraid ,i was to     

knock any more2 but when ,i looked up to
 what  was written over the gate1 ,i    
took courage4#ed ,i also thought that   
,i must either knock again1 or die2 so  
,i knocked1 but ,i cannot tell  how1 for
 my spirit now struggled betwixt life   
and death4    ,,christ4 ,can you not    
tell how you knocked8 ,i am sure your   
knocks  were so earnest that the very   
sound of them made me start2 ,i  thought
 ,i never heard such knocking in all my 
life2 ,i thought you  would have come in
 by violent hands1 or have taken the    
kingdom by  storm 7,matt4 #aa3ab74      
,,mercy4 ,alas6 to be in my case1 who   
that so was could but have done  so8    
,you saw that the door was shut upon me1
 and that there was a  most cruel dog   
thereabout4 ,who1 ,i say1 that was so   
faint-hearted  as ,i1 that would not    
have knocked with all their might8 ,but1
 pray1  what said my ,lord to my        
rudeness8 ,was ,he not angry with me8   
,,christ4 ,when ,he heard your lumbering
 noise1 ,he gave a wonderful  innocent  

smile2 ,i believe what you did pleased  
,him well enough1  for ,he showed no    
sign to the contrary4 ,but ,i marvel in 
my heart1  why ,he keeps such a dog2 had
 ,i known that before1#ee ,i fear ,i    
should not have had heart enough to have
 ventured myself in this  manner4 ,but  
now we are in1 we are in2 and ,i am glad
 with all my  heart4#ef    ,,mercy4 ,i  
will ask1 if you please1 next time ,he  
comes down1 why ,he  keeps such a filthy
 cur in ,his yard2 ,i hope ,he will not 
take it  amiss1    ,aye1 do1 said the   
children1 and persuade ,him to hang him2
 for we  are afraid he will bite us when
 we go hence4    ,so at last ,he came   
down to them again1 and ,mercy fell to  
the ground  on her face before ,him1 and
 worshipped1 and said1 ,let my ,lord    
accept of the sacrifice of praise which 
,i now offer unto ,him with  the calves 
of my lips4    ,so ,he said unto her1   
',peace be to thee1 stand up4' ,but she 
continued  upon her face1 and said1     
',righteous art ,thou1 ,o ,lord1 when ,i

 plead  with ,thee3 yet let me talk with
 ,thee of ,thy judgments' 7,jer4 #ab3a74
  ,wherefore dost ,thou keep so cruel a 
dog in ,thy yard1 at the sight  of      
which1 such women and children as we1   
are ready to fly from  ,thy gate for    
fear8    ,he answered and said1 ,that   
dog has another owner1 he also is kept  
close in another man's ground1 only ,my 
pilgrims hear his barking2  he belongs  
to the castle which you see there at a  
distance1 but can  come up to the walls 
of this place4 ,he has frighted many an 
honest  pilgrim from worse to better1 by
 the great voice of his roaring4        
,indeed1 he that owneth him doth not    
keep him of any goodwill to ,me  or     
,mine1 but with intent to keep the      
pilgrims from coming to ,me1  and that  
they may be afraid to knock at this gate
 for entrance4  ,sometimes also he has  
broken out1 and has worried some that ,i
  loved2 but ,i take all at present     
patiently4 ,i also give ,my pilgrims    
timely help1 so they are not delivered  

up to his power1 to do to  them what his
 doggish nature would prompt him to4    
,but what6 my  purchased one1 ,i trow1  
hadst thou known never so much          
beforehand1  thou wouldst not have been 
afraid of a dog4    ,the beggars that go
 from door to door will1 rather than    
they will  lose a supposed alms1 run the
 hazard of the bawling1 barking1 and    
biting1 too1 of a dog2 and shall a      
dog--a dog in another man's  yard1 a dog
 whose barking ,i turn to the profit of 
pilgrims--keep  any from coming to ,me8 
,i deliver them from the lions1 their   
darling  from the power of the dog4#eg  
,,mercy4 ,then said ,mercy1 ,i confess  
my ignorance2 ,i spake what ,i          
understood not2 ,i acknowledge that     
,thou dost all things well4    ,,christ4
 ,then ,christiana began to talk of     
their journey1 and to  inquire after the
 way4 ,so ,he fed them1 and washed their
 feet1 and  set them in the way of ,his 
steps1 according as ,he had dealt with  
her husband before4 ,so ,i saw in my    

dream1 that they walked on in  their    
way1 and had the weather very           
comfortable to them4      ,then         
,christiana began to sing1 saying--     
,blessed be the day that ,i began  ,a   
pilgrim for to be2  ,and blessed also be
 that man  ,that thereto moved me4      
',tis true1 'twas long ere ,i began  ,to
 seek to live forever3  ,but now ,i run 
fast as ,i can2  ',tis better late then 
never4    ,our tears to joy1 our fears  
to faith1  ,are turned1 as we see1      
,that our beginning1 as one saith1      
,shows what our end will be4      ,now  
there was1 on the other side of the wall
 that fenced in the  way up which       
,christiana and her companions were to  
go1 a garden1  and that garden belonged 
to him whose was that barking dog of    
whom  mention was made before4 ,and some
 of the fruit-trees that grew in  that  
garden shot their branches over the     
wall2 and being mellow1  they that found
 them did gather them up1 and oft eat of
 them to  their hurt4 ,so ,christiana's 

boys1 as boys are apt to do1 being      
pleased with the trees1 and with the    
fruit that did hang thereon1  did       
plash#eh them1 and began to eat4 ,their 
mother did also chide  them for so      
doing1 but still the boys went on4#ei   
,well1 said she1 my sons1 you           
transgress1 for that fruit is none  of  
ours2 but she did not know that they did
 belong to the enemy2  ,i will warrant  
you1 if she had1 she would have been    
ready to die  for fear4 ,but that       
passed1 and they went on their way4     
,now1 by  that they were gone about two 
bow-shots from the place that let  them 
into the way1 they espied two very      
ill-favoured ones coming  down apace to 
meet them4#fj ,with that1 ,christiana   
and ,mercy1 her  friend1 covered        
themselves with their veils1 and so kept
 on their  journey2 the children also   
went on before2 so that at last they    
met together4 ,then they that came down 
to meet them1 came just up  to the      
women1 as if they would embrace them2   

but ,christiana said1  ,stand back1 or  
go peaceably by1 as you should4 ,yet    
these two1 as  men that are deaf1       
regarded not ,christiana's words1 but   
began to  lay hands upon them4 ,at that 
,christiana1 waxing very wroth1 spurned 
at them with her feet4 ,mercy also1 as  
well as she could1 did what  she could  
to shift them4 ,christiana again said to
 them1 ,stand back1  and begone2 for we 
have no money to lose1 being pilgrims1  
as you  see1 and such1 too1 as live upon
 the charity of our friends4            
,,ill-,,favoured4 ,then said one of the 
two of the men1 ,we make no  assault    
upon you for money1 but are come out to 
tell you1 that if  you will but grant   
one small request1 which we shall ask1  
we will  make women of you forever4     
,,christ4 ,now ,christiana1 imagining   
what they should mean1 made  answer     
again1 ,we will neither bear1 nor       
regard1 nor yield to what  you shall    
ask4 ,we are in haste1 cannot stay2 our 
business is a  business of life and     

death4 ,so1 again1 she and her          
companions made  a fresh essay to go    
past them2 but they letted them in their
 way4    ,,ill-,,fav4 ,and they said1   
,we intend no hurt to your lives2 it is 
another thing we would have4            
,,christ4 ,ah1 quoth ,christiana1 you   
would have us body and soul1 for  ,i    
know it is for that you are come2 but we
 will die rather upon  the spot1 than   
suffer ourselves to be brought into such
 snares as  shall hazard our well-being 
hereafter4 ,and with that they both     
shrieked out1 and cried1 ,murder6       
murder6 and so put themselves under     
those laws that are provided for the    
protection of women 7,deut4  #bb3bc-bg74
 ,but the men still made their approach 
upon them1 with  design to prevail      
against them4 ,they1 therefore1 cried   
out again4#fa    ,now1 they being1 as ,i
 said1 not far from the gate in at which
  they came1 their voice was heard from 
where they were1 thither2  wherefore    
some of the house came out1 and knowing 

that it was  ,christiana's tongue1 they 
made haste to her relief4 ,but by that  
they were got within sight of them1 the 
women were in a very great  scuffle1 the
 children also stood crying by4 ,then   
did he that came  in for their relief   
call out to the ruffians1 saying1 ,what 
is that  thing that you do8 ,would you  
make my ,lord's people to transgress8   
,he also attempted to take them1 but    
they did make their escape  over the    
wall1 into the garden of the man to whom
 the great dog  belonged2 so the dog    
became their protector4 ,this ,reliever 
then came  up to the women1 and asked   
them how they did4 ,so they answered1   
,we thank thy ,prince1 pretty well2 only
 we have been somewhat  affrighted2 we  
thank thee also1 for that thou camest in
 to our  help1 for otherwise we had been
 overcome4    ,,reliever4 ,so after a   
few more words1 this ,reliever said as  
followeth3 ,i marveled much when you    
were entertained at the gate  above1    
being1 as ye knew1 that ye were but weak

 women1 that you  petitioned not the    
,lord there for a conductor2 then might 
you have  avoided these troubles and    
dangers1 for ,he would have granted you 
one4#fb    ,,christ4 ,alas6 said        
,christiana1 we were so with our present
 blessing1  that dangers to come were   
forgotten by us2 besides1 who could have
  thought1 that so near the ,king's     
palace1 there should have lurked  such  
naughty ones8 ,indeed1 it had been well 
for us1 had we asked  our ,lord for one2
 but1 since our ,lord knew it would be  
for our  profit1 ,i wonder ,he sent not 
one along with us6#fc    ,,rel4 ,it is  
not always necessary to grant things not
 asked for1 lest1  by so doing1 they    
become of little esteem2 but when the   
want of a  thing is felt1 it then comes 
under1 in the eyes of him that feels    
it1 that estimate that properly is its  
due1 and so1 consequently1  will be     
thereafter used4 ,had my ,lord granted  
you a conductor1 you  would not neither 
so have bewailed that oversight of      

yours1 in  not asking for one1 as now   
you have occasion to do4 ,so all things 
work for good1 and tend to make you more
 wary4    ,,christ4 ,shall we go back   
again to my ,lord1 and confess our      
folly1  and ask one8    ,,rel4 ,your    
confession of your folly ,i will present
 ,him with4 ,to go  back again you need 
not2 for in all places where you shall  
come1  you will find no want at all2 for
 in every of my ,lord's lodgings1  which
 ,he has prepared for the reception of  
,his pilgrims1 there is  sufficient to  
furnish them against all attempts       
whatsoever4 ,but1  as ,i said1 ',he will
 be inquired of by them1 to do it for   
them'  7,ezek4 #cf3cg74 ,and it is a    
poor thing that is not worth asking     
for4 ,when he had thus said1 he went    
back to his place1 and the  ,pilgrims   
went on their way4    ,,mercy4 ,then    
said ,mercy1 ,what a sudden blank is    
here6 ,i made  account we had now been  
past all danger1 and that we should     
never  see sorrow more4#fd    ,,christ4 

,thy innocency1 my sister1 said         
,christiana to ,mercy1 may  excuse thee 
much2 but as for me1 my fault is so much
 the greater1  for that ,i saw this     
dancer before ,i came out of the doors1 
and yet  did not provide for it where   
provision might have been had4 ,i am    
therefore much to be blamed4#fe         
,,mercy4 ,then said ,mercy1 ,how knew   
you this before you came from  home8    
,pray open to me this riddle4           
,,christ4 ,why1 ,i will tell you4       
,before ,i set foot out of doors1 one   
night1 as ,i lay in my bed1 ,i had a    
dream about this2 for1 methought ,i  saw
 two men1 as like these as ever the     
world they could look1 stand  at my     
bed's feet1 plotting how they might     
prevent my salvation4 ,i  will tell you 
their very words4 ,they said 7it was    
when ,i was in my  troubles71 ,what     
shall we do with this woman8 for she    
cries out1  waking and sleeping1 for    
forgiveness4 ,if she be suffered to go  
on  as she begins1 we shall lose her1 as

 we have lost her husband4  ,this1 you  
know1 might have made me take heed1 and 
have provided  when provision might have
 been had4    ,,mercy4 ,well1 said      
,mercy1 as by this neglect we have an   
occasion  ministered unto us1 to behold 
our own imperfections2 so our ,lord  has
 taken occasion thereby1 to make        
manifest the riches of ,his  grace2 for 
,he1 as we see1 has followed us with    
unasked kindness1  and has delivered us 
from their hands that were stronger than
 we1  of ,his mere good pleasure4#ff    
,thus1 now when they had talked away a  
little more time1 they drew  nigh to a  
house which stood in the way1 which     
house was built for  the relief of      
pilgrims2 as you will find more fully   
related in the  ,first ,part of these   
,records of the ,pilgrim's ,progress4   
,so they drew  on towards the house 7the
 ,house of the ,interpreter71 and when  
they  came to the door1 they heard a    
great talk in the house4 ,they then     
gave ear1 and heard1 as they thought1   

,christiana mentioned by name4  ,for you
 must know that there went along1 even  
before her1 a talk  of her and her      
children's going on pilgrimage4 ,and    
this thing was  the more pleasing to    
them1 because they had heard that she   
was  ,christian's wife1 that woman who  
was sometime ago so unwilling to  hear  
of going on pilgrimage4 ,thus1          
therefore1 they stood still1  and heard 
the good people within commending her1  
who1 they little  thought1 stood at the 
door4 ,at last ,christiana knocked1 as  
she had  done at the gate before4 ,now1 
when she had knocked1 there came to  the
 door a young damsel1 named ,innocent1  
and opened the door and  looked1 and    
behold two women were there4            
,,damsel4 ,then said the damsel to them1
 ,with whom would you speak  in this    
place8    ,,christ4 ,christiana         
answered1 ,we understand that this is a 
privileged  place for those that are    
become pilgrims1 and we now at this door
  are such2 wherefore we pray that we   

may be partakers of that for  which we  
at this time are come2 for the day1 as  
thou seest1 is  very far spent1 and we  
are loath tonight to go any further4    
,,damsel4 ,pray1 what may ,i call your  
name1 that ,i may tell it to my  ,lord  
within8    ,,christ4 ,my name is        
,christiana2 ,i was the wife of that    
pilgrim1 that  some years ago did travel
 this way1 and these be his four        
children4  ,this maiden also is my      
companion1 and is going on pilgrimage   
too4    ,,innocent4 ,then ran ,innocent 
in 7for that was her name7 and said to  
those within1 ,can you think who is at  
the door8 ,there is ,christiana  and her
 children1 and her companion1 all       
waiting for entertainment  here4 ,then  
they leaped for joy1 and went and told  
their ,master4  ,so ,he came to the     
door1 and looking upon her1 ,he said1   
,art thou  that ,christiana whom        
,christian1 the good man1 left behind   
him1  when he betook himself to a       
pilgrim's life8    ,,christ4 ,i am that 

woman that was so hard-hearted1 as to   
slight  my husband's troubles1 and that 
left him to go on in his journey  alone1
 and these are his four children2 but   
now ,i also am come1  for ,i am         
convinced that no way is right but this4
    ,,inter4 ,then is fulfilled that    
which also is written of the man that   
said to his son1 ',go1 work today in my 
vineyard4 ,he answered and  said1 ,i    
will not3 but afterward he repented and 
went' 7,matt4 #ba3bi74    ,,christ4     
,then said ,christiana1 ,so be it1      
,amen4 ,god make it a true  saying upon 
me1 and grant that ,i may be found at   
the last of ,him  in peace1 without     
spot1 and blameless6    ,,inter4 ,but   
why standest thou thus at the door8     
,come in1 thou  daughter of ,abraham4   
,we were talking of thee but now1 for   
tidings  have come to us before1 how    
thou art become a pilgrim4 ,come1       
children1 come in2 come1 maiden1 come   
in4 ,so ,he had them all into  the      
house4#fg    ,so1 when they were within1

 they were bidden sit down and rest     
them2  the which when they had done1    
those that attended upon the ,pilgrims  
in the house1 came into the room to see 
them4 ,and one smiled1 and  another     
smiled1 and they all smiled1 for joy    
that ,christiana was  become a pilgrim4 
,they also looked upon the boys4 ,they  
stroked  them over the faces with the   
hand1 in token of their kind reception  
of them4 ,they also carried it lovingly 
to ,mercy1 and bid them all  welcome    
into their ,master's house4#fh    ,after
 a while1 because supper was not ready1 
the ,interpreter took  them into his    
significant rooms1 and showed them what 
,christian1  ,christiana's husband1 had 
seen some time before4 ,here1 therefore1
  they saw the man in the cage1 the man 
and his dream1 the man that  cut his way
 through his enemies1 and the picture of
 the biggest of  them all1 together with
 the rest of those things that were then
 so  profitable to ,christian4    ,this 
done1 and after these things had been   

somewhat digested by  ,christiana and   
her company1 the ,interpreter takes them
 apart again1  and has them first into a
 room where was a man that could look no
  way but downwards1 with a muck-rake in
 his hand4 ,there stood also  one over  
,his head with a celestial crown in ,his
 hand1 and proffered  him that crown for
 his muck-rake2 but the man did neither 
look  up1 nor regard1 but raked to      
himself the straws1 the small sticks1   
and dust of the floor4#fi    ,then said 
,christiana1 ,i persuade myself that ,i 
know somewhat the  meaning of this2 for 
this is a figure of a man of this world1
 is  it not1 good ,sir8    ,,inter4     
,thou hast said the right1 said ,he1 and
 his muck-rake doth  show his carnal    
mind4 ,and whereas thou seest him rather
 give heed  to rake up straws and       
sticks1 and the dust of the floor1 than 
to  what ,he says that calls to him from
 above with the celestial crown  in ,his
 hand1 it is to show that ,heaven is but
 as a fable to some1  and that things   

here are counted the only things        
substantial4 ,now1  whereas1 it was also
 showed thee1 that the man could look no
 way  but downwards1 it is to let thee  
know that earthly things1 when  they are
 with power upon men's minds1 quite     
carry their hearts  away from ,god4#gj  
,,christ4 ,then said ,christiana1 ,o    
deliver me from this muck-rake6#ga      
,,inter4 ,that prayer1 ,said the        
,interpreter1 has lain by till it is    
almost rusty4 ',give me not riches1' is 
scarce the prayer of one  of ten        
thousand 7,prov4 #cj3h74 ,straws1 and   
sticks1 and dust1 with  most1 are the   
great things now looked after4#gb ,with 
that ,mercy  and ,christiana wept1 and  
said1 ,it is1 alas6 too true4#gc        
,when the ,interpreter had shown them   
this1 ,he has them into the very  best  
room in the house2 a very brave room it 
was4 ,so ,he bid them  look round about1
 and see if they could find anything    
profitable  there4 ,then they looked    
round and round2 for there was nothing  

there to be seen but a very great spider
 on the wall3 and that  they overlooked4
    ,,mercy4 ,then said ,mercy1 ,sir1 ,i
 see nothing2 but ,christiana held  her 
peace4    ,,inter4 ,but1 said the       
,interpreter1 look again1 and she       
therefore  looked again1 and said1 ,here
 is not anything but an ugly spider1    
who hangs by her hands upon the wall4   
,then said ,he1 ,is there but  one      
spider in all this spacious room8 ,then 
the water stood in  ,christiana's eyes1 
for she was a woman quick of            
apprehension2 and  she said1 ,yea1      
,lord1 there is here more than one4     
,yea1 and spiders  whose venom is far   
more destructive than that which is in  
her4 ,the  ,interpreter then looked     
pleasantly upon her1 and said1 ,thou    
hast  said the truth4 ,this made ,mercy 
blush1 and the boys to cover their      
faces1 for they all began now to        
understand the riddle4#gd    ,then said 
the ,interpreter again1 ',the spider    
taketh hold with their  hands 7as you   

see71 and is in kings' palaces' 7,prov4 
#cj3bh74 ,and  wherefore is this        
recorded1 but to show you1 that how full
 of the  venom of sin soever you be1 yet
 you may1 by the hand of faith1 lay     
hold of1 and dwell in the best room that
 belongs to the ,king's  house above6#ge
    ,,christ4 ,i thought1 said          
,christiana1 of something of this2 but  
,i could not imagine it all4 ,i thought 
that we were like spiders1  and that we 
looked like ugly creatures1 in what fine
 room soever  we were2 but that by this 
spider1 this venomous and ill-favoured  
creature1 we were to learn how to act   
faith1 that came not into  my mind4 ,and
 yet she has taken hold with her hands1 
as ,i see1 and  dwells in the best room 
in the house4 ,god has made nothing in  
vain4    ,then they seemed all to be    
glad2 but the water stood in their      
eyes2 yet they looked one upon another1 
and also bowed before the  ,interpreter4
    ,he had them then into another room1
 where was a hen and chickens1  and bid 

them observe a while4 ,so one of the    
chickens went to the  trough to drink1  
and every time she drank1 she lift up   
her head1  and her eyes towards ,heaven4
 ,see1 said ,he1 what this little chick 
doth1 and learn of her to acknowledge   
whence your mercies come1  by receiving 
them with looking up4 ,yet again1 said  
,he1 observe  and look2 so they gave    
heed1 and perceived that the hen did    
walk  in a fourfold method towards her  
chickens4 #a4 ,she had a common  call1  
and that she hath all day long4 #b4 ,she
 had a special call1  and that she had  
but sometimes4 #c4 ,she had a brooding  
note4 ,and  #d4 ,she had an outcry      
7,matt4 #bc3cg74    ,now1 said ,he1     
compare this hen to your ,king1 and     
these chickens  to ,his obedient        
ones4#gf ,for1 answerable to her1       
,himself has ,his  methods1 which ,he   
walketh in towards ,his people2 by ,his 
common call1  ,he gives nothing2 by ,his
 special call1 ,he always has something 
to  give2 ,he has also a brooding voice1

 for them that are under ,his  wing2 and
 ,he has an outcry1 to give the alarm   
when ,he seeth the  enemy come4#gg ,i   
chose1 ,my darlings1 to lead you into   
the room  where such things are1 because
 you are women1 and they are easy  for  
you4#gh    ,,christ4 ,and ,sir1 said    
,christiana1 pray let us see some more4 
,so  ,he had them into the              
slaughter-house1 where was a butcher    
killing  of a sheep2 and behold the     
sheep was quiet1 and took her death     
patiently4 ,then said the ,interpreter1 
,you must learn of this sheep  to       
suffer1 and to put up wrongs without    
murmurings and complaints4  ,behold how 
quietly she taketh her death1 and       
without objecting1  she suffereth her   
skin to be pulled over her ears4 ,your  
,king doth  call you ,his sheep4        
,after this ,he led them into ,his      
garden1 where was great variety of      
flowers2 and he said1 ,do you see all   
these8 ,so ,christiana ,said1 ,yes4     
,then said ,he again1 ,behold the       

flowers are diverse in stature1 in      
quality1 and colour1 and smell1 and     
virtue2 and some are better than  some2 
also where the gardener hath set them1  
there they stand1 and  quarrel not with 
one another4#gi    ,again1 ,he had them 
into ,his field1 which ,he had sowed    
with wheat  and corn2 but when they     
beheld1 the tops of all were cut off1   
only  the straw remained2 ,he said      
again1 ,this ground was dunged1 and     
ploughed1 and sowed2 but what shall we  
do with the crop8 ,then  said           
,christiana1 ,burn some1 and make muck  
of the rest4 ,then ,said  the           
,interpreter again1 ,fruit1 you see1 is 
that thing you look  for1#hj and for    
want of that you condemn it to the fire1
 and to  be trodden under foot of men3  
beware that in this you condemn not     
yourselves4#ha    ,then1 as they were   
coming in from abroad1 they espied a    
little  robin with a great spider in his
 mouth2 so the ,interpreter said1  ,look
 here4 ,so they looked1 and ,mercy      

wondered2 but ,christiana  said1 ,what a
 disparagement is it to such a little   
pretty bird as  the robin-redbreast is1 
he being also a bird above many1 that   
loveth  to maintain a kind of           
socialbleness with man2 ,i had thought  
they  had lived upon crumbs of bread1 or
 upon other such harmless matter2  ,i   
like him worse than ,i did4    ,the     
,interpreter then replied1 ,this robin  
is an emblem1 very apt  to set forth    
some professors by2 for to sight1 they  
are1 as this  robin1 pretty of note1    
colour1 and carriage4 ,they seem also to
  have a very great love for professors 
that are sincere2 and above  all other1 
to desire to sociate with them1 and to  
be in their  company1 as if they could  
live upon the good man's crumbs4 ,they  
pretend also1 that therefore it is that 
they frequent the house  of the godly1  
and the appointments of the ,lord2 but1 
when they are  by themselves1 as the    
robin1 they can catch and gobble up     
spiders1  they can change their diet1   

drink iniquity1 and swallow down  sin   
like water4#hb ,so1 when they were come 
again into the house1  because supper as
 yet was not ready1 ,christiana again   
desired that  the ,interpreter would    
either show or tell of some other things
 that  are profitable4 ,then the        
,interpreter began1 and said1 ,the      
fatter  the sow is1 the more she desires
 the mire2 the fatter the ox is1  the   
more gamesomely he goes to the          
slaughter2 and the more healthy  the    
lusty man is1 the more prone he is unto 
evil4    ,there is a desire in women to 
go neat and fine1 and it is a comely    
thing to be adorned with that that in   
,god's sight is of great price4  ,it is 
easier watching a night or two1 than to 
sit up a whole year  together4 ,so it is
 easier for one to begin to profess     
well1 than  to hold out as he should to 
the end4    ,every shipmaster1 when in a
 storm1 will willingly cast that        
overboard  that is of the smallest value
 in the vessel2 but who will throw  the 

best out first8 ,none but he that       
feareth not ,god4 ,one leak  will sink a
 ship2 and one sin will destroy a       
sinner4 ,he that  forgets his friend1 is
 ungrateful unto him2 but he that       
forgets  his ,saviour1 is unmerciful to 
himself4    ,he that lives in sin1 and  
looks for happiness hereafter1 is like  
him that soweth cockle1 and thinks to   
fill his barn with wheat or  barley4 ,if
 a man would live well1 let him fetch   
his last day to  him1 and make it always
 his company keeper4    ,whispering1 and
 change of thoughts1 prove that sin is  
in the world4  ,if the world1 which ,god
 sets light by1 is counted a thing of   
that  worth with men2 what is ,heaven1  
which ,god commendeth8    ,if the life  
that is attended with so many troubles1 
is so loath to  be let go by us1 what is
 the life above8    ,everybody will cry 
up the goodness of men2 but who is there
 that  is1 as he should1 affected with  
the goodness of ,god8    ,we seldom sit 
down to meat1 but we eat and leave2 so  

there is in  ,jesus ,christ more merit  
and righteousness than the whole world  
has  need of4#hc    ,when the           
,interpreter had done1 ,he takes them   
out into ,his garden  again1 and had    
them to a tree1 whose inside was all    
rotten and gone1  and yet it grew and   
had leaves4 ,then said ,mercy1 ,what    
means this8  ,this tree1 said ,he1 whose
 outside is fair1 and whose inside  is  
rotten1 it is to which many may be      
compared1 that are in the  garden of    
,god2 who with their mouths speak high  
in behalf of ,god1  but indeed will do  
nothing for ,him2 whose leaves are fair1
 but  their heart good for nothing but  
to be tinder for the devil's  tinder    
box4#hd ,now supper was ready1 the table
 spread1 and all  things set on the     
board2 so they sat down and did eat1    
when one  had given thanks4 ,and the    
,interpreter did usually entertain those
  that lodged with ,him1 with music at  
meals2 so the minstrels played4  ,there 
was also one that did sing1 and a very  

fine voice he had4  ,his song was this3 
,the ,lord is only my support1  ,and he 
that doth me feed2  ,how can ,i then    
want anything  ,whereof ,i stand in     
need8      ,when the song and music was 
ended1#he the ,interpreter asked        
,christiana what it was that at first   
did move her to betake herself  to a    
,pilgrim's life4 ,christiana answered1  
,first1 the loss of my  husband came    
into my mind1 at which ,i was heartily  
grieved2 but  all that was but natural  
affection4 ,then1 after that1 came the  
troubles and pilgrimage of my husband   
into my mind1 and also how  like a churl
 ,i had carried it to him as to that4   
,so guilt took  hold of my mind1 and    
would have drawn me into the pond2 but  
that  opportunely ,i had a dream of the 
well-being of my husband1 and a  letter 
sent me by the ,king of that country    
where my husband dwells1  to come to    
,him4 ,the dream and the letter together
 so wrought upon  my mind1 that they    
forced me to this way4    ,,inter4 ,but 

met you with no opposition before you   
set out of doors8    ,,christ4 ,yes1 a  
neighbour of mine1 one ,mrs4 ,timorous  
7she was akin  to him that would have   
persuaded my husband to go back1 for    
fear  of the lions74 ,she all to        
befooled me for1 as she called it1 my   
intended desperate adventure2 she also  
urged what she could to  dishearten me  
to it2 the hardship and troubles that my
 husband met  with in the way1 but all  
this ,i got over pretty well4#hf ,but a 
dream that ,i had of two ill-looked     
ones1 that ,i thought did plot  how to  
make me miscarry in my journey1 that    
hath troubled me much2  yea1 it still   
runs in my mind1 and makes me afraid of 
everyone  that ,i meet1 lest they should
 meet me to do me a mischief1 and to    
turn me out of the way4 ,yea1 ,i may    
tell my ,lord1 though ,i would  not have
 everybody know it1 that between this   
and the gate by  which we got into the  
way1 we were both so sorely assaulted   
that  we were made to cry out1 ,murder6 

and the two them made this assault  upon
 us were like the two that ,i saw in my 
dream4    ,then said the ,interpreter1  
thy beginning is good1 thy latter end   
shall greatly increase4 ,so ,he         
addressed ,himself to ,mercy1 and said  
unto her1 ,and what moved thee to come  
hither1 sweet heart8    ,then ,mercy    
blushed and trembled1 and for a while   
continued silent4    ,,inter4 ,then1    
said ,he1 be not afraid1 only believe1  
and speak thy  mind4    ,,mercy4 ,so she
 began1 and said1 ,truly1 ,sir1 my want 
of experience  is that which makes me   
covet to be in silence1 and that also   
that fills me with fears of coming short
 at last4 ,i cannot tell of  visions and
 dreams as my friend ,christiana can2   
nor know ,i what  it is to mourn for my 
refusing of the counsel of those that   
were  good relations4#hg    ,,inter4    
,what was it then1 dear heart1 that hath
 prevailed with thee  to do as thou hast
 done8    ,,mercy4 ,why1 when our friend
 here was packing up to be gone from    

our town1 ,i and another went           
accidentally to see her2 so we knocked  
at the door and went in4 ,when we were  
within1 and seeing what she  was doing1 
we asked what was her meaning4 ,she     
said1 she was sent  for to go to her    
husband2 and then she up and told us how
 she had  seen him in a dream1 dwelling 
in a curious place1 among immortals1    
wearing a crown1 playing upon a harp1   
eating and drinking at  his ,prince's   
table1 and singing praises to ,him for  
bringing him  thither1 c4 ,now1         
methought1 while she was telling these  
things  unto us1 my heart burned within 
me2 and ,i said in my heart1 ,if  this  
be true1 ,i will leave my father and my 
mother1 and the land  of my nativity1   
and will1 if ,i may1 go along with      
,christiana4 ,so  ,i asked her further  
of the truth of these things1 and if she
 would  let me go with her2 for ,i saw  
now that there was no dwelling1 but     
with the danger of ruin1 any longer in  
our town4 ,but yet ,i came  away with a 

heavy heart1 not for that ,i was        
unwilling to come  away1 but for that so
 many of my relations were left behind4 
,and  ,i am come1 with all the desire of
 my heart1 and will go1 if ,i may1  with
 ,christiana1 unto her husband1 and his 
,king4#hh    ,,inter4 ,thy setting out  
is good1 for thou hast given credit to  
the  truth4#hi ,thou art a ,ruth1 who   
did1 for the love she bare to ,naomi1   
and to the ,lord her ,god1 leave father 
and mother1 and the land of  her        
nativity1 to come out1 and go with a    
people that she knew not  heretofore4   
',the ,lord recompense thy work1 and a  
full reward be  given thee of the ,lord 
,god of ,israel1 under whose wings thou 
art  come to trust' 7,ruth #b3ab74      
,now supper was ended1 and preparation  
was made for bed2 the women  were laid  
singly alone1 and the boys by           
themselves4 ,now when ,mercy  was in    
bed1 she could not sleep for joy1 for   
that now her doubts  of missing at last1
 were removed further from her than ever

 they  were before4 ,so she lay blessing
 and praising ,god1 who had had  such   
favour for her4    ,in the morning they 
rose with the sun1 and prepared         
themselves for  their departure2 but the
 ,interpreter would have them tarry     
awhile1  for1 said ,he1 you must orderly
 go from hence4 ,then1 said ,he to the  
damsel that first opened unto them1     
,take them and have them into  the      
garden to the bath1 and there wash them1
 and make them clean  from the soil     
which they have gathered by travelling4 
,then ,innocent  the damsel took them1  
and had them into the garden1 and       
brought  them to the bath2 so she told  
them that there they must wash and  be  
clean1 for so her ,master would have the
 women to do that called  at ,his house1
 as they were going on pilgrimage4 ,they
 then went in  and washed1 yea1 they and
 the boys and all2 and they came out of 
that bath1 not only sweet and clean1 but
 also much enlivened and  strengthened  
in their joints4#ij ,so when they came  

in1 they looked  fairer a deal than when
 they went out to the washing4#ia       
,when they were returned out of the     
garden from the bath1 the  ,interpreter 
took them1 and looked upon them1 and    
said unto them1  ,fair as the moon4     
,then he called for the seal1 wherewith 
they used  to be sealed that were washed
 in ,his bath4 ,so the seal was brought1
  and ,he set ,his mark upon them1 that 
they might be known in the  places      
whither they were yet to go4 ,now the   
seal was the contents  and sum of the   
passover which the children of ,israel  
did eat when  they came out from the    
land of ,egypt1 and the mark was set    
between  their eyes4#ib ,this seal      
greatly added to their beauty1 for it   
was an ornament to their faces4 ,it also
 added to their gravity1 and  made their
 countenances more like them of         
angels#ic 7,exo4 #ac3h-aj74    ,then    
said the ,interpreter again to the      
damsel that waited upon  these women1   
,go into the vestry and fetch out       

garments for these  people2 so she went 
and fetched out white raiment1 and laid 
down  before ,him2 so ,he commanded them
 to put it on4 ',it was fine linen1     
white and clean4' ,when the women were  
thus adorned1 they seemed  to be a      
terror one to the other2 for that they  
could not see that  glory each one on   
herself1 which they could see in each   
other4 ,now1  therefore1 they began to  
esteem each other better than           
themselves4  ',for you are fairer than  
,i am1' said one2 and 'you are more     
comely  than ,i am1' said another4#id   
,the children also stood amazed to  see 
into what fashion they were brought4#ie 
,the ,interpreter then called for a     
man-servant of ,his1 one ,great-heart1  
and bid him take sword1 and helmet1 and 
shield2 and take these ,my  daughters1  
said ,he1 and conduct them to the house 
called ,beautiful1  at which place they 
will rest next4#if ,so he took his      
weapons  and went before them2 and the  
,interpreter said1 ,god speed4 ,those   

also that belonged to the family1 sent  
them away with many a good  wish4 ,so   
they went on their way and sang--       
,this place has been our second stage2  
,here we have heard and seen  ,those    
good things that1 from age to age1  ,to 
others hid have been4    ,the           
dunghill-racer1 spider1 hen1  ,the      
chicken1 too1 to me  ,hath taught a     
lesson2 let me then  ,conformed to it   
be4    ,the butcher1 garden1 and the    
field1  ,the robin and his bait1  ,also 
the rotten tree doth yield  ,me argument
 of weight2    ,to move me for to watch 
and pray1  ,to strive to be sincere2    
,to take my cross up day by day1  ,and  
serve the ,lord with fear4      ,now ,i 
saw in my dream1 that they went on1 and 
,great-heart went  before them3 so they 
went and came to the place where        
,christian's  burden fell off his back1 
and tumbled into a sepulchre4 ,here then
  they made a pause2 and here also they 
blessed ,god4 ,now1 said  ,christiana1  
it comes to my mind1 what was said to us

 at the gate1  to wit1 that we should   
have pardon by word and deed2 by word1  
that  is1 by the promise2 by deed1 to   
wit1 in the way it was obtained4  ,what 
the promise is1 of that ,i know         
something2 but what it is  to have      
pardon by deed1 or in the way that it   
was obtained1 ,mr4  ,great-heart1 ,i    
suppose you know2 wherefore1 if you     
please1 let us  hear you discourse      
thereof4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,pardon by 
the deed done1 is pardon obtained by    
someone1  for another that hath need    
thereof3 not by the person pardoned1    
but in the way1 saith another1 in which 
,i have obtained it4 ,so  then1 to speak
 to the question more at large1 the     
pardon that you  and ,mercy1 and these  
boys have attained1 was obtained by     
another1  to wit1 by ,him that let you  
in at the gate2 and ,he hath obtained   
it in this double way4 ,he has performed
 righteousness to cover  you1 and spilt 
blood to wash you in4#ig    ,,christ4   
,but if ,he parts with ,his             

righteousness to us1 what will  ,he have
 for ,himself8    ,,great-,,heart4 ,he  
has more righteousness than you have    
need of1 or  than ,he needeth ,himself4 
,,christ4 ,pray make that appear4       
,,great-,,heart4 ,with all my heart2 but
 first ,i must premise1 that ,he  of    
whom we are now about to speak is one   
that has not ,his fellow4  ,he has two  
natures in one ,person1 plain to be     
distinguished1  impossible to be        
divided4 ,unto each of these natures a  
righteousness  belongeth1 and each      
righteousness is essential to that      
nature2  so that one may as easily cause
 the nature to be extinct1 as to        
separate its justice or righteousness   
from it4 ,of these righteousnesses1     
therefore1 we are not made partakers1 so
 as that they1 or any of  them1 should  
be put upon us1 that we might be made   
just1 and live  thereby4 ,besides these1
 there is a righteousness which this    
,person  has1 as these two natures are  
joined in one3 and this is not the      

righteousness of the ,godhead1 as       
distinguished from the manhood2  nor the
 righteousness of the manhood1 as       
distinguished from  the ,godhead2 but a 
righteousness which standeth in the     
union of  both natures1 and may properly
 be called1 the righteousness that  is  
essential to ,his being prepared of ,god
 to the capacity of the  mediatory      
office1 which ,he was to be intrusted   
with4 ,if ,he parts with  ,his first    
righteousness1 ,he parts with ,his      
,godhead2 if ,he parts  with ,his second
 righteousness1 ,he parts with the      
purity of ,his  manhood2 if ,he parts   
with this third1 ,he parts with that    
perfection  that capacitates ,him to the
 office of mediation4 ,he has1          
therefore1  another righteousness1 which
 standeth in performance1 or obedience1 
to a revealed will2 and that is it that 
,he puts upon sinners1 and  that by     
which their sins are covered4 ,wherefore
 ,he saith1 ',as by  one man's          
disobedience1 many were made sinners2 so

 by the obedience  of one1 shall many be
 made righteous'#ih 7,rom4 #e3ai74      
,,christ4 ,but are the other            
righteousnesses of no use to us8        
,,great-,,heart4 ,yes2 for though they  
are essential to ,his natures and       
office and so cannot be communicated    
unto another1 yet it is by  virtue of   
them1 that the righteousness that       
justifies1 is1 for  that purpose1       
efficacious4 ,the righteousness of ,his 
,godhead gives  virtue to ,his          
obedience2 the righteousness of ,his    
manhood giveth  capability to ,his      
obedience to justify2 and the           
righteousness that  standeth in the     
union of these two natures to ,his      
office1 giveth  authority to that       
righteousness to do the work for which  
it is  ordained4    ,so then1 here is a 
righteousness that ,christ1 as ,god1 has
 no need of1  for ,he is ,god without   
it2 here is a righteousness that        
,christ1 as  man1 has no need of to make
 ,him so1 for ,he is perfect man without

  it2 again1 here is a righteousness    
that ,christ1 as ,god-man1 has  no need 
of1 for ,he is perfectly so without it4 
,here1 then1 is  a righteousness that   
,christ1 as ,god1 as man1 as ,god-man1  
has no  need of1 with reference to      
,himself1 and therefore ,he can spare   
it2 a justifying righteousness1 that ,he
 for ,himself wanteth not1  and         
therefore ,he giveth it away2 hence it  
is called 'the gift of  righteousness'  
7,rom4 #e3ag74 ,this righteousness1     
since ,christ ,jesus  the ,lord has made
 ,himself under the law1 must be given  
away2 for  the law doth not only bind   
him that is under it 'to do justly1'    
but to use charity4 ,wherefore he must1 
he ought1 by the law1 if  he hath two   
coats1 to give one to him that hath     
none4 ,now1 our  ,lord1 indeed1 hath two
 coats1 one for ,himself1 and one to    
spare2  wherefore ,he freely bestows one
 upon those that have none4 ,and  thus1 
,christiana1 and ,mercy1 and the rest of
 you that are here1  doth your pardon   

come by deed1 or by the work of another 
man4  ,your ,lord ,christ is ,he that   
has worked1 and has given away what  he 
wrought for1 to the next poor beggar ,he
 meets4#ii    ,but1 again1 in order to  
pardon by deed1 there must something be 
paid to ,god as a price1 as well as     
something prepared to cover us  withal4 
,sin has delivered us up to the just    
curse of a righteous law2  now1 from    
this curse we must be justified by way  
of redemption1 a  price being paid for  
the harms we have done 7,rom4 #d3bd72   
and this  is by the blood of your ,lord1
 who came and stood in your place and   
stead1 and died your death for your     
transgressions 7,gal4 #c3ac74  ,thus has
 ,he ransomed you from your             
transgressions by blood1 and  covered   
your polluted and deformed souls with   
righteousness4 ,for  the sake of which1 
,god passeth by you1 and will not hurt  
you1 when  ,he comes to judge the world4
    ,,christ4 ,this is brave4 ,now1 ,i  
see there was something to be learned   

by our being pardoned by word and deed4 
,good ,mercy1 let us labour  to keep    
this in mind2 and my children1 do you   
remember it also4  ,but1 ,sir1 was not  
this it that made my good ,christian's  
burden  fall from off his shoulder1 and 
that made him give three leaps  for     
joy8#ajj    ,,great-,,heart4 ,yes1 it   
was the belief of this1 that cut those  
strings1 that could not be cut by other 
means2 and it was to give  him a proof  
of the virtue of this1 that he was      
suffered to carry  his burden to the    
,cross4    ,,christ4 ,i thought so2 for 
though my heart was lightful and joyous 
before1 yet it is ten times more        
lightsome and joyous now4 ,and ,i  am   
persuaded by what ,i have felt1 though  
,i have felt but little as  yet1 that if
 the most burdened man in the world was 
here1 and did  see and believe as ,i now
 do1 it would make his heart the more   
merry  and blithe4#aja                  
,,great-,,heart4 ,there is not only     
comfort1 and the ease of a burden       

brought to us1 by the sight and         
consideration of these1 but an  endeared
 affection begot in us by it2 for who   
can1 if he doth but  once think that    
pardon comes not only by promise1 but   
thus1 but be  affected with the way and 
means of his redemption1 and so1 with   
the ,man that hath wrought it for him8  
,,christ4 ,true2 methinks it makes my   
heart bleed to think that ,he  should   
bleed for me4 ,o ,thou loving ,one6 ,o  
,thou blessed ,one6 ,thou  deservest to 
have me2 ,thou hast bought me2 ,thou    
deservest to have  me all2 ,thou hast   
paid for me ten thousand times more than
 ,i am  worth6 ,no marvel that this made
 the water stand in my husband's  eyes1 
and that it made him trudge so nimbly   
on2 ,i am persuaded he  wished me with  
him2 but1 vile wretch that ,i was1 ,i   
let him come  all alone4 ,o ,mercy1 that
 thy father and mother were here2 yea1  
and ,mrs4 ,timorous also2 nay1 ,i wish  
now with all my heart1 that  here was   
,madam ,wanton too4 ,surely1 surely     

their hearts would be  affected2 nor    
could the fear of the one1 nor the      
powerful lusts  of the other1 prevail   
with them to go home again1 and to      
refuse  to become good pilgrims4#ajb    
,,great-,,heart4 ,you speak now in the  
warmth of your affections4 ,will  it1   
think you1 be always thus with you8     
,besides1 this is not  communicated to  
everyone that did see your ,jesus bleed4
 ,there  were that stood by1 and that   
saw the blood run from ,his heart to    
the ground1 and yet were so far off     
this1 that1 instead of lamenting1  they 
laughed at ,him2 and1 instead of        
becoming ,his disciples1  did harden    
their hearts against ,him4 ,so that all 
that you have1  my daughters1 you have  
by a peculiar impression made by a      
,divine  contemplating upon what ,i have
 spoken to you4 ,remember that it  was  
told you1 that the hen1 by her common   
call1 gives no meat to  her chickens4   
,this you have1 therefore1 by a special 
grace4#ajc    ,now1 ,i saw still in my  

dream1 that they went on until they were
  come to the place that ,simple1 and   
,sloth1 and ,presumption1#ajd lay  and  
slept in1 when ,christian went by on    
pilgrimage2 and1 behold1  they were     
hanged up in irons a little way off on  
the other side4#aje    ,,mercy4 ,then   
said ,mercy to him that was their guide 
and conductor1  ,what are those three   
men8 and for what are they hanged there8
    ,,great-,,heart4 ,these three men   
were men of very bad qualities4 ,they   
had no mind to be pilgrims themselves1  
and whosoever they could  they hindered4
 ,they were for sloth and folly         
themselves1 and whoever  they could     
persuade with1 they made so too2 and1   
withal1 taught  them to presume that    
they should do well at last4 ,they were 
asleep  when ,christian went by2 and now
 you go by1 they are hanged4#ajf        
,,mercy4 ,but could they persuade any to
 be of their opinion8                   
,,great-,,heart4 ,yes2 they turned      
several out of the way4 ,there was      

,slow-pace that they persuaded to do as 
they4 ,they also prevailed  with one    
,short-wind1 with one ,no-heart1 with   
one ,linger-after-lust1  and with one   
,sleepy-head1 and with a young woman1   
her name was  ,dull1 to turn out of the 
way1 and become as they4 ,besides1 they 
brought up an ill report of your ,lord1 
persuading others that ,he  was a       
taskmaster4 ,they also brought up an    
evil report of the good  land1 saying it
 was not half so good as some pretend it
 was4 ,they  also began to vilify ,his  
servants1 and to count the very best of 
them meddlesome1 troublesome1           
busybodies4 ,further1 they could call   
the bread of ,god husks2 the comforts of
 ,his children1 fancies2  the travel and
 labour of pilgrims1 things to no       
purpose4#ajg    ,,christ4 ,nay1 said    
,christiana1 if they were such1 they    
shall never  be bewailed by me4 ,they   
have but what they deserve2 and ,i think
 it  is well that they hang so near the 
highway1 that others may see  and take  

warning4 ,but had it not been well if   
their crimes had  been engraven on some 
plate of iron or brass1 and left here1  
even  where they did their mischiefs1   
for a caution to other bad men8         
,,great-,,heart4 ,so it is1 as you well 
may perceive1 if you will go a  little  
to the wall4    ,,mercy4 ,no1 no2 let   
them hang1 and their names rot1 and     
their crimes  live forever against them4
 ,i think it a high favour that they    
were  hanged before we came hither2 who 
knows else what they might have  done to
 such poor women as we are8 ,then she   
turned it into a song1  saying--        
,now then1 you three1 hang there1 and be
 a sign  ,to all that shall against the 
truth combine4  ,and let him that comes 
after fear this end1  ,if unto pilgrims 
he is not a friend4  ,and thou1 my soul1
 of all such men beware1  ,that unto    
holiness opposers are4      ,thus they  
went on1 till they came at the foot of  
the ,hill  ,difficulty1#ajh where1      
again1 their good friend1 ,mr4          

,great-heart1  took an occasion to tell 
them of what happened there when        
,christian  himself went by4 ,so he had 
them first to the spring4 ,lo1 said  he1
 this is the spring that ,christian     
drank of1 before he went up  this hill2 
and then it was clear and good1 but now 
it is dirty with  the feet of some that 
are not desirous that pilgrims here     
should  quench their thirst 7,ezek4     
#cd3ah74 ,thereat ,mercy said1 ,and why 
so  envious1 trow8 ,but1 said their     
guide1 it will do1 if taken up1 and  put
 into a vessel that is sweet and good2  
for then the dirt will  sink to the     
bottom1 and the water come out by itself
 more clear4#aji  ,thus1 therefore1     
,christiana and her companions were     
compelled to  do4 ,they took it up1 and 
put it into an earthen pot1 and so let  
it stand till the dirt was gone to the  
bottom1 and then they drank             
thereof4#aaj ,next1 he showed them the  
two by-ways that were at the  foot of   
the hill1 where ,formality and          

,hypocrisy lost themselves4  ,and1 said 
he1 these are dangerous paths4 ,two were
 here cast away  when ,christian came   
by4 ,and although1 as you see1 these    
ways are  since stopped up with chains1 
posts1 and a ditch1 yet there are  that 
will choose to adventure here1 rather   
than take the pains to  go up this      
hill4#aaa    ,,christ4 ',the way of     
transgressors is hard' 7,prov4 #ac3ae74 
,it is a  wonder that they can get into 
those ways without danger of breaking   
their necks4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,they  
will venture4 ,yea1 if at any time any  
of the  ,king's servants do happen to   
see them1 and do call unto them1 and    
tell them that they are in the wrong    
ways1 and do bid them beware  the       
danger1 then they will railingly return 
them answer1 and say1  ',as for the word
 that thou hast spoken unto us in the   
name of  the ,lord1 we will not hearken 
unto thee2 but we will certainly  do    
whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our 
own mouth1' c4 7,jer4  #dd3af1 #ag74    

,nay1 if you look a little further1 you 
shall see that  these ways are made     
cautionary enough1 not only by these    
posts1  and ditch1 and chain2 but also  
by being hedged up1 yet they will       
choose to go there4#aab    ,,christ4    
,they are idle2 they love not to take   
pains2 uphill way is  unpleasant to     
them4 ,so it is fulfilled unto them as  
it is written1  ',the way of the        
slothful man is as an hedge of thorns'  
7,prov4  #ae3ai74 ,yea1 they will rather
 choose to walk upon a snare1 than  to  
go up this hill1 and the rest of this   
way to the city4    ,then they set      
forward1 and began to go up the hill1   
and up the  hill they went2 but before  
they got to the top1 ,christiana began  
to pant2 and said1 ,i dare say1 this is 
a breathing hill4 ,no marvel  if they   
that love their ease more than their    
souls1 choose to  themselves a smoother 
way4#aac ,then said ,mercy1 ,i must sit 
down2  also the least of the children   
began to cry4 ,come1 come1 said         

,great-heart1 sit not down here1 for a  
little above is the ,prince's  arbour4  
,then took he the little boy by the     
hand1 and led him up  thereto4    ,when 
they were come to the arbour1 they were 
very willing to sit  down1 for they were
 all in a pelting heat4 ,then said      
,mercy1 ,how  sweet is rest to them that
 labour#aad 7,matt4 #aa3bh74 ,and how   
good  is the ,prince of pilgrims1 to    
provide such resting-places for them6   
,of this arbour ,i have heard much2 but 
,i never saw it before4 ,but  here let  
us beware of sleeping2 for1 as ,i have  
heard1 for that it  cost poor ,christian
 dear4    ,then said ,mr4 ,great-heart  
to the little ones1 ,come1 my pretty    
boys1 how do you do8 ,what think you now
 of going on pilgrimage8  ,sir1 said the
 least1 ,i was almost beat out of heart8
 but ,i thank  you for lending me a hand
 at my need4#aae ,and ,i remember now   
what  my mother hath told me1 namely1   
that the way to ,heaven is as up  a     
ladder1 and the way to hell is as down a

 hill4 ,but ,i had rather  go up the    
ladder to life1 than down the hill to   
death4#aaf    ,then said ,mercy1 ,but   
the proverb is1 ,to go down the hill is 
easy4  ,but ,james said 7for that was   
his name71 ,the day is coming1 when1  in
 my opinion1 going down hill will be the
 hardest of all4 ',tis  a good boy1 said
 his ,master1 thou hast given her a     
right answer4  ,then ,mercy smiled2 but 
the little boy did blush4#aag           
,,christ4 ,come1 said ,christiana1 will 
you eat a bit1 a little to  sweeten your
 mouths1 while you sit here to rest your
 legs8 ,for ,i  have here a piece of    
pomegranate1 which ,mr4 ,interpreter put
 in my  hand1 just when ,i came out of  
,his doors4 ,he gave me also a piece  of
 a honeycomb1 and a little bottle of    
spirits4 ,i thought ,he gave  you       
something1 said ,mercy1 because ,he     
called you aside4 ,yes2 so  ,he did1    
said the other4 ,but1 said ,christiana1 
it shall still be1  as ,i said it       
should1 when at first we came from home1

 thou shalt  be a sharer in all the good
 that ,i have1 because thou so willingly
  didst become my companion4 ,then she  
gave to them1 and they did eat1  both   
,mercy and the boys4 ,and1 said         
,christiana to ,mr4 ,great-heart1  ,sir1
 will you do as we8 ,but he answered1   
,you are going on pilgrimage1  and      
presently ,i shall return4 ,much good   
may what you have do to  you4 ,at home  
,i eat the same every day4 ,now1 when   
they had eaten  and drank1 and had      
chatted a little longer1 their guide    
said to  them4 ,the day wears away1 if  
you think good1 let us prepare to  be   
going4 ,so they got up to go1 and the   
little boys went before4  ,but          
,christiana forgot to take her bottle of
 spirits with her2 so  she sent her     
little boy back to fetch it4 ,then said 
,mercy1 ,i think  this is a losing      
place4 ,here ,christian lost his roll2  
and here  ,christiana left her bottle   
behind her4 ,sir1 what is the cause of  
this8 ,so their guide made answer1 and  

said1 ,the cause is sleep or            
forgetfulness4 ,some sleep when they    
should keep awake2 and some  forget when
 they should remember2 and this is the  
very cause why1  often at the           
resting-places1 some pilgrims1 in some  
things1 come  off losers4 ,pilgrims     
should watch1 and remember what they    
have  already received under their      
greatest enjoyments2 but for want  of   
doing so1 ofttimes their rejoicing ends 
in tears1 and their  sunshine in a      
cloud4#aah ,witness the story of        
,christian at this  place4#aai    ,when 
they were come to the place where       
,mistrust and ,timorous met  ,christian 
to persuade him to go back for fear of  
the lions1 they  perceived as it were a 
stage1 and before it1 towards the road1 
a  broad plate1 with a copy of verses   
written thereon1 and underneath1  the   
reason of raising up of that stage in   
that place1 rendered4  ,the verses were 
these--      ,let him who sees this     
stage take heed  ,unto his heart and    

tongue2  ,lest if he do not1 here he    
speed1  ,as some have long agone4       
,the words underneath the verses were1  
',this stage1 was built  to punish such 
upon1 who through ,timorousness or      
,mistrust1 shall  be afraid to go       
further on pilgrimage2 also1 on this    
stage1 both  ,mistrust and ,timorous    
were burned through the tongue with a   
hot  iron1 for endeavouring to hinder   
,christian in his journey4'#abj  ,then  
said ,mercy1 ,this is much like to the  
saying of the ,beloved1  ',what shall be
 given unto thee8 or what shall be done 
unto thee1 thou  false tongue8 ,sharp   
arrows of the mighty1 with coals of     
juniper'  7,psa4 #abj3c-d74    ,so they 
went on1 till they came within sight of 
the lions4 ,now ,mr4  ,great-heart was a
 strong man1 ,so he was not afraid of a 
lion2 but  yet when they were come up to
 the place where the lions were1 the    
boys that went before were glad when to 
cringe behind1 for they  were afraid of 
the lions2 so they stepped back1 and    

went behind4  ,at this their guide      
smiled1 and said1 ,how now1 my boys1 do 
you  love to go before1 when no danger  
doth approach1 and love to come  behind 
so soon as the lions appear8    ,now1 as
 they went up1 ,mr4 ,great-heart drew   
his sword1 with intent  to make a way   
for the ,pilgrims1 in spite of the      
lions4 ,then there  appeared one1 that  
it seems1 had taken upon him to back the
 lions2  and he said to the ,pilgrims'  
guide1 ,what is the cause of your coming
  hither8 ,now the name of that man was 
,grim1 or ,bloody-man1 because  of his  
slaying of ,pilgrims1 and he was of the 
race of the giants4#aba                 
,,great-,,heart4 ,then said the         
,pilgrims' guide1 ,these women and      
children  are going on pilgrimage2 and  
this is the way they must go1 and go  it
 they shall1 in spite of thee and the   
lions4#abb    ,,grim4 ,this is not their
 way1 neither shall they go therein4 ,i 
am come  forth to withstand them1 and to
 that end will back the lions4#abc      

,now1 to say truth1 by reason of the    
fierceness of the lions1 and of  the    
grim carriage of him that did back them1
 this way had of late  lain much        
unoccupied1 and was almost all grown    
over with grass4    ,,christ4 ,then said
 ,christiana1 ,though the highways have 
been  unoccupied heretofore1 and though 
the travelers have been made in  time   
past to walk through by-paths1 it must  
not be so now ,i am  risen4 ,now ',i am 
risen a mother in ,israel' 7,judg4 #e3f1
 #g74    ,,grim4 ,then he swore by the  
lions1 but it should2 and therefore bid 
them turn aside1 for they should not    
have passage there4    ,,great-,,heart4 
,but their guide made first his approach
 unto ,grim1  and laid so heavily at him
 with his sword1 that he forced him to  
a retreat4#abd    ,,grim4 ,then said he 
that attempted to back the lions1 ,will 
you slay  me upon mine own ground8      
,,great-,,heart4 ,it is the ,king's     
highway that we are in1 and in ,his  way
 it is that thou hast placed thy lions2 

but these women and  these children1    
though weak1 shall hold on their way in 
spite  of thy lions4 ,and with that he  
gave him again a downright blow1  and   
brought him upon his knees4 ,with this  
blow he also broke his  helmet1 and with
 the next he cut off an arm4 ,then did  
the giant roar  so hideously1 that his  
voice frighted the women1 and yet they  
were  glad to see him lie sprawling upon
 the ground4 ,now the lions were        
chained1 and so of themselves could do  
nothing4#abe ,wherefore1  when old      
,grim1 that intended to back them1 was  
dead1 ,mr4 ,great-heart  said to the    
,pilgrims1 ,come now1 and follow me1 and
 no hurt shall  happen to you from the  
lions4 ,they therefore went on1 but the 
women  trembled as they passed by them2 
the boys also looked as if they  would  
die1 but they all got by without further
 hurt4#abf ,now then  they were within  
sight of the ,porter's ,lodge1 and they 
soon came  up unto it2 but they made the
 more haste after this to go thither1   

because it is dangerous travelling there
 in the night4 ,so when  they were come 
to the gate1 the guide knocked1 and the 
,porter  cried1 ,who is there8 ,but as  
soon as the guide had said1 ,it is ,i1  
he knew his voice1 and came down 7for   
the guide had oft before  that1 come    
thither1 as a conductor of pilgrims74   
,when he was come  down1 he opened the  
gate1 and seeing the guide standing just
 before  it 7for he saw not the women1  
for they were behind him71 he said  unto
 him1 ,how now1 ,mr4 ,great-heart1 what 
is your business here so  late tonight8 
,i have brought1 said he1 some pilgrims 
hither1 where1  by my ,lord's           
commandment1 they must lodge2 ,i had    
been here some  time ago1 had ,i not    
been opposed by the giant that did use  
to back  the lions2 but ,i1 after a long
 and tedious combat with him1 have  cut 
him off1 and have brought the ,pilgrims 
hither in safety4#abg    ,,porter4 ,will
 you not go in1 and stay till morning8  
,,great-,,heart4 ,no1 ,i will return to 

my ,lord tonight4    ,,christ4 ,oh1     
,sir1 ,i know not how to be willing you 
should leave us  in our pilgrimage1 you 
have been so faithful and so loving to  
us1  you have fought so stoutly for us1 
you have been so hearty in  counseling  
of us1 that ,i shall never forget your  
favour towards  us4    ,,mercy4 ,then   
said ,mercy1 ,o that we might have thy  
company to our  journey's end6 ,how can 
such poor women as we hold out in a way 
so  full of troubles as this way is1    
without a friend and defender8          
,,james4 ,then said ,james1 the youngest
 of the boys1 ,pray1 ,sir1 be  persuaded
 to go with us1 and help us1 because we 
are so weak1 and  the way so dangerous  
as it is4#abh    ,,great-,,heart4 ,i am 
at my ,lord's commandment2 if ,he shall 
allot me  to be your guide quite        
through1 ,i will willingly wait upon    
you4  ,but here you failed at first2    
for1 when ,he bid me come thus far  with
 you1 then you should have begged me of 
,him to have gone quite  through with   

you1 and ,he would have granted your    
request4 ,however1  at present1 ,i must 
withdraw2 and so1 good ,christiana1     
,mercy1 and  my brave children1 ,adieu4 
,then the ,porter1 ,mr4 ,watchful1 asked
 ,christiana of her country1 and  of her
 kindred2 and she said1 ,i came from the
 ,city of ,destruction2  ,i am a widow  
woman1 and my husband is dead2 his name 
was ,christian1  the ,pilgrim4 ,how6    
said the ,porter1 was he your husband8  
,yes1 said  she1 and these are his      
children2 and this1 pointing to ,mercy1 
is  one of my townswomen4 ,then the     
,porter rang his bell1 as at such  times
 he is wont1 and there came to the door 
one of the damsels1  whose name was     
,humble-mind2 and to her the ,porter    
said1 ,go tell it  within1 that         
,christiana1 the wife of ,christian1 and
 her children1  are come hither on      
pilgrimage4 ,she went in1 therefore1 and
 told  it4 ,but ,o what noise for       
gladness was there within1 when the     
damsel  did but drop that word out of   

her mouth6 ,so they came with haste  to 
the ,porter1 for ,christiana stood still
 at the door4 ,then some  of the most   
grave said unto her1 ,come in1          
,christiana1 come in1  thou wife of that
 good man2 come in1 thou blessed woman2 
come in1  with all that are with thee4  
,so she went in1 and they followed  her 
that were her children and her          
companions4 ,now when they were  gone   
in1 they were had into a very large     
room1 where they were  bidden to sit    
down2 so they sat down1 and the chief of
 the house  was called to see and       
welcome the guests4 ,then they came in1 
and  understanding who they were1 did   
salute each other with a kiss1  and     
said1 ,welcome1 ye vessels of the grace 
of ,god2 welcome to us  your            
friends4#abi    ,now1 because it was    
somewhat late1 and because the ,pilgrims
 were  weary with their journey1 and    
also made faint with the sight of  the  
fight1 and of the terrible lions1       
therefore they desired1 as  soon as     

might be1 to prepare to go to rest4     
,nay1 said those of the  family1 refresh
 yourselves first with a morsel of meat2
 for they  had prepared for them a lamb1
 with the accustomed sauce belonging    
thereto#acj 7,exo4 #ab3ba1 #bh2 ,john   
#a3bi72 for the ,porter had heard       
before of their coming1 and had told it 
to them within4 ,so when  they had      
supped1 and ended their prayer with a   
psalm1 they desired  they might go to   
rest4 ,but let us1 said ,christiana1 if 
we may be so  bold as to choose1 be in  
that chamber#aca that was my husband's  
when he was here2 so they had them up   
thither1 and they lay all in  a room4   
,when they were at rest1 ,christiana and
 ,mercy entered into  discourse about   
things that were convenient4            
,,christ4 ,little did ,i think once1    
that when my husband went on            
pilgrimage1 ,i should ever have         
followed4    ,,mercy4 ,and you as little
 thought of lying in his bed1 and in his
  chamber to rest1 as you do now4       

,,christ4 ,and much less did ,i ever    
think of seeing his face with  comfort1 
and of worshipping the ,lord the ,king  
with him2 and yet  now ,i believe ,i    
shall4    ,,mercy4 ,hark6 ,don't you    
hear a noise8    ,,christ4 ,yes2 it is1 
as ,i believe1 a noise of music1 for joy
 that  we are here4#acb    ,,mercy4     
,wonderful6 music in the house1 music in
 the heart1 and music  also in ,heaven1 
for joy that we are here6#acc ,thus they
 talked a  while1 and then betook       
themselves to sleep4 ,so1 in the        
morning1  when they were awake1         
,christiana said to ,mercy3    ,,christ4
 ,what was the matter that you did laugh
 in your sleep  tonight8 ,i suppose you 
were in a dream4    ,,mercy4 ,so ,i was1
 and a sweet dream it was2 but are you  
sure ,i  laughed8    ,,christ4 ,yes2 you
 laughed heartily2 but1 prithee1 ,mercy1
 tell me  thy dream4    ,,mercy4 ,i was 
a-dreamed that ,i sat all alone in a    
solitary place1  and was bemoaning of   
the hardness of my heart4 ,now1 ,i had  

not sat  there long1 but methought many 
were gathered about me1 to see  me1 and 
to hear what it was that ,i said4 ,so   
they hearkened1 and ,i  went on         
bemoaning the hardness of my heart4 ,at 
this1 some of them  laughed at me1 some 
called me fool1 and some began to thrust
 me  about4 ,with that1 methought ,i    
looked up1 and saw one coming with      
wings towards me4 ,so he came directly  
to me1 and said1 ,mercy1 what  aileth   
thee8 ,now1 when he had heard me make my
 complaint1 he said  ',peace be to      
thee4' ,he also wiped mine eyes with his
 handkerchief1  and clad me in silver   
and gold4 ,he put a chain about my neck1
 and  ear-rings in mine ears1 and a     
beautiful crown upon my head 7,ezek4    
#af3h-ab74 ,then he took me by the hand1
 and said1 ,mercy1 come after  me4 ,so  
he went up1 and ,i followed1 till we    
came at a golden gate4  ,then he        
knocked2 and when they within had       
opened1 the man went  in1 and ,i        
followed him up to a throne1 upon which 

one sat1 and  ,he said to me1 ,welcome1 
daughter4 ,the place looked bright and  
twinkling1 like the stars1 or rather    
like the sun2 and ,i thought  that ,i   
saw your husband there4 ,so ,i awoke    
from my dream4#acd ,but  did ,i laugh8  
,,christ4 ,laugh6 aye1 and well you     
might1 to see yourself so well4  ,for   
you must give me leave to tell you1 that
 ,i believe it was  a good dream2 and   
that1 as you have begun to find the     
first part  true1 so you shall find the 
second at last4 ',god speaketh once1    
yea twice1 yet man perceiveth it not4   
,in a dream1 in a vision of  the night1 
when deep sleep falleth upon men1 in    
slumberings upon  the bed'#ace 7,job    
#bh3ad1 #ae74 ,we need not1 when a-bed1 
lie awake  to talk with ,god4 ,he can   
visit us while we sleep1 and cause us   
then to hear ,his voice4 ,our heart     
ofttimes wakes when we sleep2  and ,god 
can speak to that1 either by words1 by  
proverbs1 by signs  and similitudes1 as 
well as if one was awake4#acf           

,,mercy4 ,well1 ,i am glad of my dream2 
for ,i hope1 ere long1 to see  it       
fulfilled1 to the making me laugh       
again4#acg    ,,christ4 ,i think it is  
now high time to rise1 and to know what 
we  must do4    ,,mercy4 ,pray1 if they 
invite us to stay awhile1 let us        
willingly  accept of the proffer4 ,i am 
the willinger to stay awhile here1 to   
grow better acquainted with these maids4
 ,methinks ,prudence1 ,piety1  and      
,charity have very comely and sober     
countenances4#ach    ,,christ4 ,we shall
 see what they will do4 ,so when they   
were up and  ready1 they came down1 and 
they asked one another of their rest1   
and if it were comfortable1 or not4     
,,mercy4 ,very good1 said ,mercy2 it was
 one of the best night's lodging  that  
ever ,i had in my life4    ,then said   
,prudence and ,piety1 ,if you will be   
persuaded to stay here  awhile1 you     
shall have what the house will afford4  
,,char4 ,aye1 and that with a very good 
will1 said ,charity4 ,so they  consented

 and staid there about a month1 or      
above1 and became very  profitable one  
to another4 ,and because ,prudence would
 see how  ,christiana had brought up her
 children1 she asked leave of her to    
catechise them4 ,so she gave her free   
consent4#aci ,then she began  at the    
youngest1 whose name was ,james4        
,,prudence4 ,and she said1 ,come1       
,james1 canst thou tell me who made     
thee8    ,,james4 ,god the ,father1 ,god
 the ,son1 and ,god the ,holy ,ghost4   
,,prud4 ,good boy4 ,and canst thou tell 
me who saves thee8    ,,james4 ,god the 
,father1 ,god the ,son1 and ,god the    
,holy ,ghost4    ,,prud4 ,good boy      
still4 ,but how doth ,god the ,father   
save thee8    ,,james4 ,by his grace4   
,,prud4 ,how doth ,god the ,son save    
thee8    ,,james4 ,by ,his              
righteousness1 death1 and blood1 and    
life4    ,,prud4 ,and how doth ,god the 
,holy ,ghost save thee8    ,,james4 ,by 
,his illumination1 by ,his renovation1  
and by ,his  preservation4#adj    ,then 

said ,prudence to ,christiana1 ,you are 
to be commended for  thus bringing up   
your children4 ,i suppose ,i need not   
ask the rest  these questions1 since the
 youngest of them can answer them so    
well4 ,i will therefore now apply myself
 to the next youngest4    ,,prud4 ,then 
she said1 ,come1 ,joseph 7for his name  
was ,joseph71 will  you let me catechise
 you8    ,,joseph4 ,with all my heart4  
,,prud4 ,what is man8    ,,joseph4 ,a   
reasonable creature1 so made by ,god1 as
 my brother said4    ,,prud4 ,what is   
supposed by this word 'saved'8          
,,joseph4 ,that man1 by sin1 has brought
 himself into a state of  captivity and 
misery4    ,,prud4 ,what is supposed by 
his being saved by the ,trinity8        
,,joseph4 ,that sin is so great and     
mighty a tyrant1 that none can  pull us 
out of its clutches1 but ,god2 and that 
,god is so good and  loving to man1 as  
to pull him indeed out of this miserable
 state4    ,,prud4 ,what is ,god's      
design in saving1 of poor men8          

,,joseph4 ,the glorifying of ,his name1 
of ,his grace1 and justice1  c41 and the
 everlasting happiness of ,his creature4
    ,,prud4 ,who are they that must be  
saved8    ,,joseph4 ,those that accept  
of ,his salvation4#ada    ,,prud4 ,good 
boy1 ,joseph2 thy mother has taught thee
 well1 and thou  hast hearkened to what 
she hath said unto thee4 ,then said     
,prudence  to ,samuel1 who was the      
eldest but one1    ,,prud4 ,come1       
,samuel1 are you willing that ,i should 
catechise you  also8    ,,samuel4 ,yes1 
forsooth1 if you please4    ,,prud4     
,what is ,heaven8    ,,sam4 ,a place and
 state most blessed1 because ,god       
dwelleth there4    ,,prud4 ,what is     
hell8    ,,sam4 ,a place and state most 
woeful1 because it is the dwelling-place
  of sin1 the devil1 and death4         
,,prud4 ,why wouldest thou go to        
,heaven8    ,,sam4 ,that ,i may see     
,god1 and serve ,him without weariness2 
that ,i  may see ,christ1 and love ,him 
everlastingly2 that ,i may have that    

fullness of the ,holy ,spirit in me that
 ,i can by no means here enjoy4         
,,prud4 ,a very good boy also1 and one  
that has learned well4 ,then  she       
addressed herself to the eldest1 whose  
name was ,matthew2 and  she said to him1
 ,come1 ,matthew1 shall ,i also         
catechise you8    ,,matthew4 ,with a    
very good will4    ,,prud4 ,i ask1 then1
 if there were ever anything that had a 
being  antecedent to1 or before ,god8   
,,matt4 ,no2 for ,god is eternal2 nor is
 there anything excepting  ,himself1    
that had a being until the beginning of 
the first day4  ',for in six days the   
,lord made ,heaven and earth1 the sea1  
and all  that in them is4'    ,,prud4   
,what do you think of the ,bible8       
,,matt4 ,it is the holy ,word of ,god4  
,,prud4 ,is there nothing written       
therein but what you understand8        
,,matt4 ,yes4 ,a great deal4    ,,prud4 
,what do you do when you meet with such 
places therein that  you do not         
understand8    ,,matt4 ,i think ,god is 

wiser than ,i4 ,i pray also that ,he    
will please  to let me know all therein 
that ,he knows will be for my good4#adb 
,,prud4 ,how believe you1 as touching   
the resurrection of the dead8    ,,matt4
 ,i believe they shall rise1 the same   
that was buried2 the  same in nature1   
though not in corruption4 ,and ,i       
believe this upon  a double account3    
,first1 because ,god has promised it    
secondly1  because ,he is able to       
perform it4#adc    ,then said ,prudence 
to the boys1 ,you must still hearken to 
your  mother1 for she can learn you     
more4 ,you must also diligently give    
ear to what good talk you shall hear    
from others2 for1 for your  sakes do    
they speak good things4 ,observe1 also1 
and that with  carefulness1 what the    
heavens and the earth do teach you2 but 
especially be much in the meditation of 
that ,book that was the cause  of your  
father's becoming a pilgrim4 ,i1 for my 
part1 my children1  will teach you what 
,i can while you are here1 and shall be 

glad  if you will ask me questions that 
tend to godly edifying4 ,now1  by that  
these ,pilgrims had been at this place a
 week1 ,mercy had  a visitor that       
pretended some goodwill unto her1 and   
his name was  ,mr4 ,brisk1 a man of some
 breeding1 and that pretended to        
religion2  but a man that stuck very    
close to the world4 ,so he came once or 
twice1 or more1 to ,mercy1 and offered  
love unto her4 ,now ,mercy was  of a    
fair countenance1 and therefore the more
 alluring4 ,her mind  also was1 to be   
always busying of herself in doing2 for 
when she  had nothing to do for herself1
 she would be making of hose and        
garments for others1 and would bestow   
them upon them that had  need4#add ,and 
,mr4 ,brisk1 not knowing where or how   
she disposed  of what she made1 seemed  
to be greatly taken1 for that he found  
her never idle4 ,i will warrant her a   
good housewife1 quoth he to             
himself4#ade    ,mercy then revealed the
 business to the maidens that were of   

the  house1 and inquired of them        
concerning him1 for they did know him   
better than she4#adf ,so they told her1 
that he was a very busy  young man1 and 
one that pretended to religion2 but was1
 as they  feared1 a stranger to the     
power of that which was good4 ,nay then1
  said ,mercy1 ,i will look no more on  
him2 for ,i purpose never to  have a    
clog to my soul4#adg    ,prudence then  
replied that there needed no great      
matter of  discouragement to be given to
 him1 her continuing so as she had      
begun to do for the poor1 would quickly 
cool his courage4 ,so the  next time he 
comes1 he finds her at her old work1    
a-making of  things for the poor4 ,then 
said he1 ,what6 always at it8 ,yes1 said
  she1 either for myself or for others4 
,and what canst thou earn a  day8 quoth 
he4 ,i do these things1 said she1 'that 
,i may he rich in  good works1 laying up
 in store a good foundation against the 
time  to come1 that ,i may lay hold on  
eternal life' 7#a ,tim4 #f3ag-ai74      

,why1 prithee1 what dost thou with them8
 said he4 ,clothe the naked1  said she4 
,with that his countenance fell4 ,so he 
forbore to come  at her again2 and when 
he was asked the reason why1 he said1   
that  ,mercy was a pretty lass1 but     
troubled with ill conditions4#adh  ,when
 he had left her1 ,prudence said1 ,did  
,i not tell thee1 that ,mr4  ,brisk     
would soon forsake thee8 yea1 he will   
raise up an ill report  of thee2 for1   
notwithstanding his pretence to         
religion1 and his  seeming love to      
,mercy1 yet ,mercy and he are of tempers
 so different1  that ,i believe they    
will never come together4    ,,mercy4 ,i
 might have had husbands afore now1     
though ,i spake not of  it to any2 but  
they were such as did not like my       
conditions1 though  never did any of    
them find fault with my person4 ,so they
 and ,i  could not agree4    ,,prud4    
,mercy in our days is little set by1 any
 further than as  to its name2 the      
practice1 which is set forth by thy     

conditions1  there are but few that can 
abide4    ,,mercy4 ,well1 said ,mercy1  
if nobody will have me1 ,i will die a   
maid1  or my conditions shall be to me  
as a husband4 ,for ,i cannot change  my 
nature2 and to have one that lies cross 
to me in this1 that ,i  purpose never to
 admit of as long as ,i live4 ,i had a  
sister named  ,bountiful1 that was      
married to one of these churls2 but he  
and she  could never agree2 but because 
my sister was resolved to do as she  had
 begun1 that is1 to show kindness to the
 poor1 therefore her  husband first     
cried her down at the cross1 and then   
turned her out  of his doors4#adi       
,,prud4 ,and yet he was a professor1 ,i 
warrant you4    ,,mercy4 ,yes1 such a   
one as he was1 and of such as he1 the   
world is  now full2 but ,i am for none  
of them all4    ,now ,matthew1 the      
eldest son of ,christiana1 fell sick1   
and his  sickness was sore upon him1 for
 he was much pained in his bowels1  so  
that he was with it1 at times1 pulled as

 it were both ends  together4#aej ,there
 dwelt also not far from thence1 one    
,mr4 ,skill1  an ancient and well       
approved physician4 ,so ,christiana     
desired it1  and they sent for him1 and 
he came4 ,when he was entered the room1 
and had a little observed the boy1 he   
concluded that he was sick  of the      
gripes4 ,then he said to his mother1    
,what diet has ,matthew  of late fed    
upon8 ,diet1 said ,christiana1 nothing  
but that which  is wholesome4 ,the      
physician answered1 ,this boy has been  
tampering  with something that lies in  
his maw undigested1 and that will not   
away without means4 ,and ,i tell you1 he
 must he purged1 or else he  will die4  
,,sam4 ,then said ,samuel1 ,mother1     
mother1 what was that which my  brother 
did gather up and eat1 so soon as we    
were come from the  gate that is at the 
head of this way8 ,you know that there  
was an  orchard on the left hand1 on the
 other side of the wall1 and some  of   
the trees hung over the wall1 and my    

brother did plash and did  eat4         
,,christ4 ,true1 my child1 said         
,christiana1 he did take thereof1 and   
did eat2 naughty boy as he was1 ,i did  
chide him1 and yet he would  eat        
thereof4#aea    ,,skill4 ,i knew he had 
eaten something that was not wholesome  
food2  and that food1 to wit1 that      
fruit1 is even the most hurtful of all4 
,it is the fruit of ,beelzebub's        
orchard4 ,i do marvel that none did     
warn you of it2 many have died thereof4 
,,christ4 ,then ,christiana began to    
cry2 and she said1 ,o naughty boy6  and 
,o careless mother6 ,what shall ,i do   
for my son6#aeb    ,,skill4 ,come1 do   
not be too much dejected2 the boy may do
 well  again1 but he must purge and     
vomit4    ,,christ4 ,pray1 ,sir1 try the
 utmost of your skill with him1 whatever
  it costs4    ,,skill4 ,nay1 ,i hope ,i
 shall be reasonable4 ,so he made him a 
purge1  but it was too weak2 it was     
said1 it was made of the blood of a     
goat1 the ashes of a heifer1 and with   

some of the juice of hyssop1  c4 7,heb4 
#aj3a-d74 ,when ,mr4 ,skill had seen    
that that purge was  too weak1 he made  
him one to the purpose2 it was made     
excarne  et sanguine ,christi #aec      
7,john #f3ed-eg2 ,heb4 #i3ad74 7,you    
know  physicians give strange medicines 
to their patients74 ,and it was  made up
 into pills1 with a promise or two1 and 
a proportionable  quantity of salt      
7,mark #i3di74 ,now he was to take them 
three at a  time fasting1 in half a     
quarter of a pint of the tears of       
repentance4  ,when this potion was      
prepared1 and brought to the boy1 he was
  loath to take it1 though torn with the
 gripes1 as if he should be  pulled in  
pieces4 ,come1 come1 said the physician1
 you must take  it4 ,it goes against my 
stomach1 said the boy 7,zech4 #ab3aj74  
,i must  have you take it1 said his     
mother4 ,i shall vomit it up again1 said
  the boy4 ,pray1 ,sir1 said ,christiana
 to ,mr4 ,skill1 how does it  taste8 ,it
 has no ill taste1 said the doctor2 and 

with that she  touched one of the pills 
with the tip of her tongue4 ,oh1        
,matthew1  said she1 this potion is     
sweeter than honey4 ,if thou lovest thy 
mother1 if thou lovest thy brothers1 if 
thou lovest ,mercy1 if thou  lovest thy 
life1 take it4 ,so with much ado1 after 
a short prayer  for the blessing of ,god
 upon it1 he took it1 and it wrought    
kindly  with him4 ,it caused him to     
purge1 it caused him to sleep1 and rest 
quietly2 it put him into a fine heat and
 breathing sweat1 and did  quite rid him
 of his gripes4#aed ,so in little time  
he got up1  and walked about with a     
staff1 and would go from room to room1  
and talk with ,prudence1 ,piety1 and    
,charity1 of his distemper1 and  how he 
was healed4#aee    ,so when the boy was 
healed1 ,christiana asked ,mr4 ,skill1  
saying1 ,sir1  what will content you for
 your pains and care to1 and of my      
child8  ,and he said1 ,you must pay the 
,master of the ,college of ,physicians1 
according to rules made in that case and

 provided 7,heb4 #ac3aa-af74            
,,christ4 ,but1 ,sir1 said she1 what is 
this pill good for else8    ,,skill4 ,it
 is an universal pill2 it is good       
against all the diseases  that ,pilgrims
 are incident to2 and when it is well   
prepared1 it  will keep good1 time out  
of mind4    ,,christ4 ,pray1 ,sir1 make 
me up twelve boxes of them2 for if ,i   
can  get these1 ,i will never take other
 physic4#aef    ,,skill4 ,these pills   
are good to prevent diseases1 as well as
 to  cure when one is sick4 ,yea1 ,i    
dare say it1 and stand to it1 that  if a
 man will but use this physic as he     
should1 it will make him  live forever  
7,john #f3ej74 ,but1 good ,christiana1  
thou must give  these pills no other way
 but as ,i have prescribed2 for1 if you 
do1 they will do no good4#aeg ,so he    
gave unto ,christiana physic  for       
herself1 and her boys1 and for ,mercy2  
and bid ,matthew take  heed how he eat  
any more green plums1 and kissed them1  
and went  his way4    ,it was told you  

before1 that ,prudence bid the boys1    
that if at any  time they would1 they   
should ask her some questions that might
 be  profitable1 and she would say      
something to them4    ,,matt4 ,then     
,matthew1 who had been sick1 asked her1 
,why1 for the  most part1 physic should 
he bitter to our palates4    ,,prud4 ,to
 show how unwelcome the ,word of ,god1  
and the effects  thereof1 are to a      
carnal heart4    ,,matt4 ,why does      
physic1 if it does good1 purge1 and     
cause that we  vomit8    ,,prud4 ,to    
show that the ,word1 when it works      
effectually1 cleanseth  the heart and   
mind4 ,for look1 what the one doth to   
the body1 the  other doth to the        
soul4#aeh    ,,matt4 ,what should we    
learn by seeing the flame of our fire go
  upwards8 and by seeing the beams and  
sweet influences of the sun  strike     
downwards8    ,,prud4 ,by the going up  
of the fire we are taught to ascend to  
,heaven1 by fervent and hot desires4    
,and by the sun's sending his  heat1    

beams1 and sweet influences downwards1  
we are taught that the  ,saviour of the 
world1 though high1 reacheth down with  
,his grace  and love to us below4       
,,matt4 ,where have the clouds their    
water8    ,,prud4 ,out of the sea4      
,,matt4 ,what may we learn from that8   
,,prud4 ,that ministers should fetch    
their doctrine from ,god4    ,,matt4    
,why do they empty themselves upon the  
earth8    ,,prud4 ,to show that         
ministers should give out what they know
 of ,god  to the world4    ,,matt4 ,why 
is the rainbow caused by the sun8       
,,prud4 ,to show that the covenant of   
,god's grace is confirmed to us  in     
,christ4    ,,matt4 ,why do the springs 
come from the sea to us1 through the    
earth8    ,,prud4 ,to show that the     
grace of ,god comes to us through the   
body  of ,christ4    ,,matt4 ,why do    
some of the springs rise out of the tops
 of high  hills8    ,,prud4 ,to show    
that the spirit of grace shall spring up
 in some that  are great and mighty1 as 

well as in many that are poor and low4  
,,matt4 ,why doth the fire fasten upon  
the candlewick8    ,,prud4 ,to show1    
that unless grace doth kindle upon the  
heart there  will be no true light of   
life in us4    ,,matt4 ,why is the wick 
and tallow1 and all1 spent to maintain  
the  light of the candle8    ,,prud4 ,to
 show that body and soul1 and all1      
should be at the service  of1 and spend 
themselves to maintain1 in good         
condition1 that  grace of ,god that is  
in us4    ,,matt4 ,why doth the pelican 
pierce her own breast with her bill8    
,,prud4 ,to nourish her young ones with 
her blood1 and thereby to  show that    
,christ the blessed so loveth ,his      
young1 ,his people1 as  to save them    
from death by ,his blood4    ,,matt4    
,what may one learn by hearing the cock 
crow8    ,,prud4 ,learn to remember     
,peter's sin1 and ,peter's repentance4  
,the  cock's crowing shows also that day
 is coming on2 let then the  crowing of 
the cock put thee in mind of that last  

and terrible day  of judgment4#aei      
,now1 about this time their month was   
out2 wherefore they signified  to those 
of the house that it was convenient for 
them to up and be  going4 ,then said    
,joseph to his mother1 ,it is convenient
 that you  forget not to send to the    
house of ,mr4 ,interpreter1 to pray him 
to  grant that ,mr4 ,great-heart should 
be sent unto us1 that he may be  our    
conductor the rest of our way4 ,good    
boy1 said she1 ,i had almost  forgot4   
,so she drew up a petition1#afj and     
prayed ,mr4 ,watchful1  the ,porter1 to 
send it by some fit man1 to her good    
friend ,mr4  ,interpreter2 who1 when it 
was come1 and ,he had seen the contents 
of the petition1 said to the messenger1 
,go tell them that ,i will  send him4   
,when the family where ,christiana was1 
saw that they had a purpose  to go      
forward1 they called the whole house    
together1 to give thanks  to their ,king
 for sending of them such profitable    
guests as these4  ,which done1 they said

 to ,christiana1 ,and shall we not show 
thee  something1 according as our custom
 is to do to pilgrims1 on which  thou   
mayest meditate when thou art upon the  
way8 ,so they took  ,christiana1 her    
children1 and ,mercy1 into the closet1  
and showed  them one of the apples that 
,eve did eat of1 and that she also did  
give to her husband1 and that for the   
eating1 of which they both  were turned 
out of ,paradise2 and asked her what she
 thought that  was8 ,then ,christiana   
said1 ,it is food or poison1 ,i know not
  which4#afa ,so they opened the matter 
to her1 and she held up her  hands and  
wondered#afb 7,gen4 #c3f2 ,rom4 #g3bd74 
,then they had her to a place1 and      
showed her ,jacob's ladder4 ,now at     
that time there were some angels        
ascending upon it4 ,so ,christiana      
looked1 and looked1 to see the angels go
 up2 and so did the rest  of the        
company4 ,then they were going into     
another place1 to show  them something  
else2 but ,james said to his mother1    

,pray1 bid  them stay here a little     
longer1 for this is a curious sight4#afc
  ,so they turned again1 and stood      
feeding their eyes with this so         
pleasant a prospect 7,gen4 #bh3ab2 ,john
 #a3ea74 ,after this1 they had  them    
into a place where did hang up a golden 
anchor1 so they bid  ,christiana take it
 down2 for1 said they1 you shall have it
 with you1  for it is of absolute       
necessity that you should1 that you may 
lay  hold of that within the veil1 and  
stand steadfast1 in case you should     
meet with turbulent weather2 so they    
were glad thereof#afd 7,heb4  #f3ai74   
,then they took them1 and had them to   
the mount upon which  ,abraham our      
father had offered up ,isaac his son1   
and showed them  the altar1 the wood1   
the fire1 and the knife1 for they remain
 to  be seen to this very day 7,gen4    
#bb3i74 ,when they had seen it1 they    
held up their hands and blessed         
themselves1 and said1 ,o what a man  for
 love to his ,master1 and for denial to 

himself1 was ,abraham6  ,after they had 
showed them all these things1 ,prudence 
took them into  the dining-room1 where  
stood a pair of excellent virginals2#afe
  so she played upon them1 and turned   
what she had showed them into  this     
excellent song1 saying--      ,eve's    
apple we have showed you1  ,of that be  
you aware2  ,you have seen ,jacob's     
ladder1 too1  ,upon which angels are4   
,an anchor you received have2  ,but let 
not these suffice1  ,until1 with        
,abr'am1 you have gave  ,your best a    
sacrifice4      ,now1 about this time1  
one knocked at the door2 so the ,porter 
opened1  and behold ,mr4 ,great-heart   
was there2 but when he was come in1     
what joy was there6 ,for it came now    
fresh again into their minds1  how but a
 while ago he had slain old ,grim       
,bloody-man the giant1  and had         
delivered them from the lions4    ,then 
said ,mr4 ,great-heart to ,christiana1  
and to ,mercy1 ,my ,lord  hath sent each
 of you a bottle of wine1 and also some 

parched corn1  together with a couple of
 pomegranates2 ,he has also sent the    
boys  some figs and raisins1 to refresh 
you in your way4#aff    ,then they      
addressed themselves to their journey2  
and ,prudence and  ,piety went along    
with them4 ,when they came at the gate1 
,christiana  asked the ,porter if any of
 late went by8 ,he said1 ,no2 only one  
some time since1 who also told me1 that 
of late there had been a  great robbery 
committed on the ,king's highway1 as you
 go2 but1 he  said1 the thieves are     
taken1 and will shortly he tried for    
their  lives4#afg ,then ,christiana and 
,mercy were afraid2 but ,matthew  said1 
,mother1 fear nothing1 as long as ,mr4  
,great-heart is to go  with us1 and to  
be our conductor4    ,then said         
,christiana to the ,porter1 ,sir1 ,i am 
much obliged to you  for all the        
kindnesses that you have showed me since
 ,i came hither2  and also for that you 
have been so loving and kind to my      
children2  ,i know not how to gratify   

your kindness4 ,wherefore1 pray1 as a   
token of my respects to you1 accept of  
this small mite2 so she put  a gold     
angel in his hand1 and he made her a low
 obeisance1 and  said1 ,let thy garments
 be always white1 and let thy head want 
no  ointment4#afh ,let ,mercy live1 and 
not die1 and let not her works  be few4 
,and to the boys he said1 ,do you fly   
youthful lusts1 and  follow after       
godliness with them that are grave and  
wise2 so shall  you put gladness into   
your mother's heart1 and obtain praise  
of  all that are sober-minded4 ,so they 
thanked the ,porter1 and departed4      
,now ,i saw in my dream1 that they went 
forward until they were come  to the    
brow of the hill1 where ,piety1         
bethinking herself1 cried  out1 ,alas6  
,i have forgot what ,i intended to      
bestow upon ,christiana  and her        
companions2 ,i will go back and fetch   
it4 ,so she ran and  fetched it4 ,while 
she was gone1 ,christiana thought she   
heard in a  grove1 a little way off1 on 

the right hand1 a most curious melodious
  note1 with words much like these--    
,through all my life ,thy favour is  ,so
 frankly show'd to me1  ,that in ,thy   
house for evermore  ,my dwelling-place  
shall be4      ,and1 listening still1   
she thought she heard another answer it1
  saying--      ,for why8 ,the ,lord our
 ,god is good1  ,his mercy is forever   
sure2  ,his truth at all times firmly   
stood1  ,and shall from age to age      
endure4      ,so ,christiana asked      
,prudence what it was that made those   
curious  notes8 ,they are1 said she1 our
 country birds2 they sing these notes   
but seldom1 except it be at the spring1 
when the flowers appear1 and  the sun   
shines warm1 and then you may hear them 
all day long#afi  7,song #b3aa1 #ab74 ,i
 often1 said she1 go out to hear them2  
we also  ofttimes keep them tame in our 
house4 ,they are very fine company for  
us when we are melancholy2 also they    
make the woods1 and groves1  and        
solitary places1 places desirous to be  

in4#agj    ,by this time ,piety was come
 again2 so she said to ,christiana1     
,look here1 ,i have brought thee a      
scheme of all those things that  thou   
hast seen at our house1 upon which thou 
mayest look when  thou findest thyself  
forgetful1 and call those things again  
to  remembrance for thy edification and 
comfort4#aga    ,now they began to go   
down the hill into the ,valley of       
,humiliation4  ,it was a steep hill1 and
 the way was slippery2 but they were    
very  careful1 so they got down pretty  
well4 ,when they were down in the       
,valley1#agb ,piety said to ,christiana1
 ,this is the place where  ,christian   
your husband met with the foul fiend    
,apollyon1 and where  they had that     
dreadful fight that they had2 ,i know   
you cannot but  have heard thereof1 ,but
 be of good courage1 as long as you have
  here ,mr4 ,great-heart to be your     
guide and conductor1 we hope you  will  
fare the better4 ,so when these two had 
committed the ,pilgrims  unto the       

conduct of their guide1 he went forward1
 and they went  after4                  
,,great-,,heart4 ,then said ,mr4        
,great-heart1 ,we need not to be so     
afraid  of this ,valley1 for here is    
nothing to hurt us1 unless we procure   
it to ourselves4 ,it is true1 ,christian
 did here meet with ,apollyon1  with    
whom he also had a sore combat2 but that
 fray was the fruit  of those slips that
 he got in his going down the hill2 for 
they  that get slips there1 must look   
for combats here4 ,and hence it is1     
that this ,valley has got so hard a     
name4 ,for the common people1  when they
 hear that some frightful thing has     
befallen such a one  in such a place1   
are of an opinion1 that that place is   
haunted  with some foul fiend1 or evil  
spirit2 when1 alas6 it is for the  fruit
 of their doing1 that such things do    
befall them there4    ,this ,valley of  
,humiliation is of itself as fruitful a 
place1 as  any the crow flies over2     
,christian was and ,i am persuaded1 if  

we  could hit upon it1 we might find    
somewhere hereabouts1 something  that   
might give us an account why ,christian 
was so hardly beset  in this place4     
,then ,james said to his mother1 ,lo1   
yonder stands a pillar1 and it  looks as
 if something was written thereon2 let  
us go and see what  it is4 ,so they     
went1 and found there written1 ',let    
,christian's  slips1 before he came     
hither1 and the battles that he met with
  in this place1 be a warning to those  
that come after4' ,lo1 said  their      
guide1 did not ,i tell you1 that there  
was something hereabouts1  that would   
give intimation of the reason why       
,christian was so hard  beset in this   
place8 ,then1 turning himself to        
,christiana1 he said1  ,no disparagement
 to ,christian1 more than to many       
others1 whose hap  and lot his was2 for 
it is easier going up1 than down this   
hill1  and that can he said but of few  
hills in all these parts of the  world4 
,but we will leave the good man1 he is  

at rest1 he also had  a brave victory   
over his enemy2 let ,him grant that     
dwelleth above1  that we fare no worse1 
when we come to be tried1 than he4      
,but we will come again to this ,valley 
of ,humiliation4 ,it is the  best and   
most useful brave piece of ground in all
 those parts4 ,it  is fat ground1 and1  
as you see1 consisteth much in meadows2 
and  if a man were to come here in the  
summer-time1 as we do now1 if  he knew  
not anything before1 thereof1 and if he 
also delighted  himself in the sight of 
his eyes1 he might see that that would  
be delightful to him4 ,behold how green 
this ,valley is1 also  how beautified   
with lilies#agc 7,song4 #b3a74 ,i have  
also known  many labouring men that have
 got good estates in this ,valley of    
,humiliation 'for ,god resisteth the    
proud1 but gives grace unto  the        
humble1' 7,james #d3f2 #a ,peter #e3e71 
for indeed it is a very  fruitful soil1 
and doth bring forth by handfuls4#agd   
,some also  have wished1 that the next  

way to their ,father's house were here1 
that they might be troubled no more with
 either hills or mountains  to go over2 
but the way is the way1 and there is an 
end4#age    ,now1 as they were going    
along and talking1 they espied a boy    
feeding his father's sheep4 ,the boy was
 in very mean clothes1 but  of a very   
fresh and well-favoured countenance2 and
 as he sat by  himself1 he sang4 ,hark1 
said ,mr4 ,great-heart1 to what the     
shepherd's  boy saith4 ,so they         
hearkened1 and he said--      ,he that  
is down needs fear no fall2  ,he that is
 low1 no pride2  ,he that is humble1    
ever shall  ,have ,god to be his        
guide47,phil4 #d3ab1 #ac7  ,i am content
 with what ,i have1  ,little be it1 or  
much2  ,and1 ,lord1 contentment still ,i
 crave1  ,because ,thou savest such4    
,fullness to such a burden is1  ,that go
 on pilgrimage2  ,here little1 and      
hereafter bliss1  ,is best from age to  
age4#agf7;,heb4 #ac3e7      ,then said  
the guide1 ,do you hear him8 ,i will    

dare to say1  that this boy lives a     
merrier life1 and wears more of that    
herb  called heart's-ease in his bosom1 
than he that is clad in silk and        
velvet2#agg but we will proceed in our  
discourse4    ,in this ,valley our ,lord
 formerly had ,his country house2 ,he   
loved  much to be here2 ,he loved also  
to walk these meadows1 for ,he found    
the air was pleasant4#agh ,besides1 here
 a man shall be free from  the noise1   
and from the hurryings of this life4    
,all states are full  of noise and      
confusion1 only the ,valley of          
,humiliation is that empty  and solitary
 place4 ,here a man shall not be so let 
and hindered in  his contemplation1 as  
in other places he is apt to be4 ,this  
is a  ,valley that nobody walks in1 but 
those that love a pilgrim's life4  ,and 
though ,christian had the hard hap to   
meet here with ,apollyon1  and to enter 
with him a brisk encounter1 yet ,i must 
tell you1 that  in former times men have
 met with angels here1 have found pearls

  here1 and have in this place found the
 words of life#agi 7,hosea  #ab3d1 #e74 
,did ,i say1 our ,lord had here in      
former days his country-house1 and  that
 ,he loved here to walk8 ,i will add1 in
 this place1 and to the  people that    
live1 and trace these grounds1 ,he has  
left a yearly  revenue1 to be faithfully
 paid them at certain seasons1 for their
  maintenance by the way1 and for their 
further encouragement to go  on in their
 pilgrimage 7,matt4 #aa3bi74            
,,samuel4#ahj ,now1 as they went on1    
,samuel said to ,mr4 ,great-heart2      
,sir1 ,i perceive that in this ,valley  
my father and ,apollyon had  their      
battle2 but whereabout was the fight8   
for ,i perceive this  ,valley is large4 
,,great-,,heart4 ,your father had that  
battle with ,apollyon1 at a place       
yonder1 before us1 in a narrow passage1 
just beyond ,forgetful  ,green4#aha ,and
 indeed1 that place is the most         
dangerous place in  all these parts4    
,for if at any time the pilgrims meet   

with any  brunt1 it is when they forget 
what favours they have received1  and   
how unworthy they are of them4#ahb ,this
 is the place also1  where others have  
been hard put to it2 but more of the    
place when  we are come to it2 for ,i   
persuade myself1 that to this day there 
remains either some sign of the battle1 
or some monument to testify  that such a
 battle there was fought4    ,,mercy4   
,then said ,mercy1 ,i think ,i am as    
well in this ,valley1 as ,i  have been  
anywhere else in all our journey2 the   
place1 methinks1  suits with my spirit4 
,i love to be in such places where there
 is  no rattling with coaches1 nor      
rumbling with wheels2 methinks1 here    
one may1 without much molestation1 be   
thinking what he is1 whence  he came1   
what he has done1 and to what the ,king 
has called him2  here one may think1 and
 break at heart1 and melt in one's      
spirit1  until one's eyes become like   
'the fish-pools of ,heshbon' 7,song4    
#g3d74 ,they that go rightly through    

this ,valley of ,baca1 make it  a well1 
the rain that ,god sends down from      
,heaven upon them that  are here1 also  
filleth the pools 7,psa4 #hd3f1 #g74    
,this ,valley is  that from whence also 
the ,king will give to ,his their       
vineyards  7,hosea #b3ae72 and they that
 go through it1 shall sing1 as          
,christian  did1 for all he met with    
,apollyon4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,it is   
true1 said their guide1 ,i have gone    
through  this ,valley many a time1 and  
never was better than when here4 ,i     
have also been a conductor to several   
pilgrims1 and they have  confessed the  
same4 ',to this man will ,i look 7saith 
the ,king71 even  to him that is poor   
and of a contrite spirit1 and trembleth 
at ,my  ,word'#ahc 7,isa4 #ff3b74       
,now they were come to the place where  
the afore-mentioned battle  was fought4 
,then said the guide to ,christiana1 her
 children1 and  ,mercy1 ,this is the    
place1 on this ground ,christian stood1 
and up  there came ,apollyon against    

him4 ,and look1 did not ,i tell you8    
here is some of your husband's blood    
upon these stones to this  day2 behold1 
also1 how here and there are yet to be  
seen upon the  place1 some of the       
shivers of ,apollyon's broken darts2 see
 also1  how they did beat the ground    
with their feet as they fought1 to  make
 good their places against each other2  
how also1 with their  by-blows1 they did
 split the very stones in pieces4       
,verily1  ,christian did here play the  
man1 and showed himself as stout1  as   
could1 had he been there1 even ,hercules
 himself4#ahd ,when  ,apollyon was beat1
 he made his retreat to the next        
,valley1 that  is called1 the ,valley of
 the ,shadow of ,death1 unto which we   
shall  come anon4#ahe    ,lo1 yonder    
also stands a monument1 on which is     
engraven this  battle1 and ,christian's 
victory1 to his fame throughout all     
ages4  ,so1 because it stood just on the
 wayside before them1 they stepped  to  
it1 and read the writing1 which word for

 word was this--      ,hard by1 here was
 a battle fought1  ,most strange1 and   
yet most true2#ahf  ,christian and      
,apollyon sought  ,each other to subdue4
  ,the man so bravely play'd the man1   
,he made the fiend to fly2  ,of which a 
monument ,i stand1  ,the same to        
testify4      ,when they had passed by  
this place1 they came upon the borders  
of  the ,shadow of ,death2 and this     
,valley was longer than the other2 a    
place1 also1 most strangely haunted with
 evil things1 as many are  able to      
testify2#ahg but these women and        
children went the better  through it1   
because they had daylight1 and because  
,mr4 ,great-heart  was their conductor4 
,when they were entered upon this       
,valley1 they thought that they heard  a
 groaning1 as of dead men1 a very great 
groaning4 ,they thought1  also1 they did
 hear words of lamentation spoken1 as of
 some in  extreme torment4 ,these things
 made the boys to quake1 the women  also
 looked pale and wan2 but their guide   

bid them be of good  comfort4    ,so    
they went on a little further1 and they 
thought that they felt  the ground begin
 to shake under them1 as if some hollow 
place was  there2 they heard also a kind
 of a hissing1 as of serpents1 but      
nothing as yet appeared4 ,then said the 
boys1 ,are we not yet at the  end of    
this doleful place8 ,but the guide also 
bid them be of good  courage1 and look  
well to their feet1 lest haply1 said he1
 you be  taken in some snare4#ahh       
,now ,james began to be sick1 but ,i    
think the cause thereof was fear2  so   
his mother gave him some of that glass  
of spirits that she had  given her at   
the ,interpreter's house1 and three of  
the pills that  ,mr4 ,skill had         
prepared1 and the boy began to revive4  
,thus they  went on1 till they came to  
about the middle of the ,valley1 and    
then ,christiana said1 ,methinks ,i see 
something yonder upon the  road before  
us1 a thing of such a shape such as ,i  
have not seen4  ,then said ,joseph1     

,mother1 what is it8 ,an ugly thing1    
child2 an  ugly thing1 said she4 ,but1  
mother1 what is it like8 said he4 ,it   
is like ,i cannot tell what1 said she4  
,and now it was but a little  way off2  
then said she1 ,it is nigh4    ,well1   
well1 said ,mr4 ,great-heart1 ,let them 
that are most afraid1  keep close to me4
 ,so the fiend came on1 and the         
conductor met it2  but when it was just 
come to him1 it vanished to all their   
sights4  ,then remembered they what had 
been said some time ago1 ',resist the   
devil1 and he will flee from you'       
7,james #d3g74    ,they went therefore  
on1 as being a little refreshed2 but    
they  had not gone far1 before ,mercy1  
looking behind her1 saw1 as she         
thought1 something most like a lion1 and
 it came a great padding  pace after2   
and it had a hollow voice of roaring2   
and at every  roar that it gave1 it made
 all the ,valley echo1 and their hearts 
to ache1 save the heart of him that was 
their guide4 ,so it came up2  and ,mr4  

,great-heart went behind1 and put the   
,pilgrims all before  him4 ,the lion    
also came on apace1 and ,mr4            
,great-heart addressed  himself to give 
him battle4 ,but when he saw that it was
 determined  that resistance should be  
made1 he also drew back1 and came no    
further#ahi 7#a ,peter #e3h1 #i74       
,then they went on again1 and their     
conductor did go before them1  till they
 came at a place where was cast up a pit
 the whole breadth  of the way2 and1    
before they could be prepared to go over
 that1  a great mist and darkness fell  
upon them1 so that they could not  see4 
,then said the ,pilgrims1 ,alas6 now    
what shall we do8 ,but their  guide made
 answer1 ,fear not1 stand still1 and see
 what an end will  be put to this also4 
,so they staid there1 because their path
 was  marred4 ,they then also thought   
that they did hear more apparently  the 
noise and rushing of the enemies2 the   
fire1 also1 and the  smoke of the pit1  
was much easier to be discerned4#aij    

,then said  ,christiana to ,mercy1 ,now 
,i see what my poor husband went        
through2  ,i have heard much of this    
place1 but ,i never was here before now4
  ,poor man1 he went here all alone in  
the night2 he had night almost  quite   
through the way2 also1 these fiends were
 busy about him1  as if they would have 
torn him in pieces4 ,many have spoke of 
it1  but none can tell what the ,valley 
of the ,shadow of ,death should  mean1  
until they come in it themselves4 ',the 
heart knows its own  bitterness2 and a  
stranger intermeddleth not with its     
joy4' ,to be  here is a fearful thing4  
,,great-,,heart4 ,this is like doing    
business in great waters1 or like  going
 down into the deep2 this is like being 
in the heart of the  sea1 and like going
 down to the bottoms of the mountains2  
now it  seems as if the earth1 with its 
bars1 were about us forever4 ,but  let  
them that walk in darkness1 and have no 
light1 trust in the  name of the ,lord1 
and stay upon their ,god#aia 7,isa4     

#a3aj74 ,for my  part1 as ,i have told  
you already1 ,i have gone often through 
this  ,valley1 and have been much harder
 put to it than now ,i am1 and  yet you 
see ,i am alive4 ,i would not boast1 for
 that ,i am not mine  own saviour2 but  
,i trust we shall have a good           
deliverance4 ,come1  let us pray for    
light to ,him that can lighten our      
darkness1 and  that can rebuke not only 
these1 but all the ,satans in hell4     
,so they cried and prayed1 and ,god sent
 light and deliverance1 for  there was  
now no let in their way2 no not there1  
where but now they  were stopped with a 
pit4 ,yet they were not got through the 
,valley2  so they went on still1 and    
behold great stinks and loathsome       
smells1  to the great annoyance of      
them4#aib ,then said ,mercy to          
,christiana1  ,there is not such        
pleasant being here1 as at the gate1 or 
at the  ,interpreter's1 or at the house 
where we lay last4    ,o but1 said one  
of the boys1 it is not so bad to go     

through here1  as it is to abide here   
always2 and for aught ,i know1 one      
reason  why we must go this way to the  
house prepared for us1 is1 that  our    
home might be made the sweeter to       
us4#aic    ,well said1 ,samuel1 quoth   
the guide1 thou hast now spoke like  a  
man4 ,why1 if ever ,i get out here again
 said the boy1 ,i think ,i  shall prize 
light and good way better than ever ,i  
did in all my  life4 ,then said the     
guide1 ,we shall he out by and by4#aid  
,so on they went1 and ,joseph said1     
,cannot we see to the end of this       
,valley as yet8 ,then said the guide1   
,look to your feet1 for you shall       
presently be among the snares4 ,so they 
looked to their feet1 and  went on2 but 
they were troubled much with the snares4
 ,now1 when  they were come among the   
snares1 they espied a man cast into the 
ditch on the left hand1 with his flesh  
all rent and torn4 ,then said  the      
guide1 ,that is one ,heedless1 that was 
agoing this way2 he has  lain there a   

great while4#aie ,there was one         
,take-heed with him1  when he was taken 
and slain2 but he escaped their hands4  
,you  cannot imagine how many are killed
 hereabout1 and yet men are so          
foolishly venturous1 as to set out      
lightly on pilgrimage1 and to  come     
without a guide4#aif ,poor ,christian6  
it was a wonder that he  here escaped2  
but he was beloved of his ,god3 also1 he
 had a good  heart of his own1#aig or   
else he could never have done it4 ,now  
they  drew towards the end of the way2  
and just there where ,christian  had    
seen the cave when he went by1 out      
thence came forth ,maul1 a  giant4 ,this
 ,maul did use to spoil young pilgrims  
with sophistry2  and he called          
,great-heart by his name1 and said unto 
him1 ,how many  times have you been     
forbidden to do these things8 ,then said
 ,mr4  ,great-heart1 ,what things8 ,what
 things8 quoth the giant2 you know  what
 things2 but ,i will put an end to your 
trade4 ,but pray1 said  ,mr4            

,great-heart1 before we fall to it1 let 
us understand wherefore  we must fight4 
,now the women and children stood       
trembling1 and knew  not what to do4    
,quoth the giant1 ,you rob the country1 
and rob it  with the worst of           
thefts4#aih ,these are but generals1    
said ,mr4  ,great-heart2 come to        
particulars1 man4 ,then said the giant1 
,thou  practisest the craft of a        
kidnapper2 thou gatherest up women  and 
children1 and carriest them into a      
strange country1 to the  weakening of my
 master's kingdom4 ,but now ,great-heart
 replied1  ,i am a servant of the ,god  
of ,heaven2 my business is to persuade  
sinners to repentance2 ,i am commanded  
to do my endeavour to turn  men1 women1 
and children1 'from darkness to light1  
and from the  power of ,satan unto      
,god'3 and if this be indeed the ground 
of thy  quarrel1 let us fall to it as   
soon as thou wilt4    ,then the giant   
came up1 and ,mr4 ,great-heart went to  
meet him2 and  as he went1 he drew his  

sword1 but the giant had a club4 ,so    
without  more ado1 they fell to it1 and 
at the first blow the giant struck  ,mr4
 ,great-heart down upon one of his      
knees2 with that the women  and children
 cried out2 so ,mr4 ,great-heart        
recovering himself1 laid  about him in  
full lusty manner1 and gave the giant a 
wound in his  arm2 thus he fought for   
the space of an hour1 to that height of 
heat1 that the breath came out of the   
giant's nostrils1 as the  heat doth out 
of a boiling caldron4    ,then they sat 
down to rest them1 but ,mr4 ,great-heart
 betook him to  prayer2 also the women  
and children did nothing but sigh and   
cry  all the time that the battle did   
last4#aii    ,when they had rested them1
 and taken breath1 they both fell to it 
again1#bjj and ,mr4 ,great-heart with a 
full blow1 fetched the giant  down to   
the ground4 ,nay1 hold1 and let me      
recover1 quoth he2 so ,mr4  ,great-heart
 fairly let him get up4 ,so to it they  
went again1 and  the giant missed but   

little of all-to-breaking ,mr4          
,great-heart's  skull with his club4    
,mr4 ,great-heart seeing that1 runs to  
him in the full heat of his  spirit1 and
 pierceth him under the fifth rib2 with 
that the giant  began to faint1 and     
could hold up his club no longer4 ,then 
,mr4  ,great-heart seconded his blow1   
and smote the head of the giant  from   
his shoulders4 ,then the women and      
children rejoiced1 and ,mr4             
,great-heart also praised ,god1 for the 
deliverance ,he had wrought4#bja  ,when 
this was done1 they among them erected a
 pillar1 and fastened  the giant's head 
thereon1 and wrote underneath in        
letters1 that  passengers might read--  
,he that did wear this head1 was one    
,that pilgrims did misuse2  ,he stopp'd 
their way1 he spared none1  ,but did    
them all abuse2  ,until that ,i1        
,great-heart1 arose1  ,the pilgrim's    
guide to be2  ,until that ,i did him    
oppose1  ,that was their enemy4         
,now ,i saw1 that they went to the      

ascent that was a little way off1  cast 
up to be a prospect for pilgrims 7that  
was the place from  whence ,christian   
had the first sight of ,faithful his    
brother72  wherefore here they sat down1
 and rested2 they also here did eat  and
 drink1 and make merry1 for that they   
had gotten deliverance  from this so    
dangerous an enemy4#bjb ,as they sat    
thus1 and did  eat1 ,christiana asked   
the guide if he had caught no hurt in   
the  battle4 ,then said ,mr4            
,great-heart1 ,no1 save a little on my  
flesh2  yet that also shall be so far   
from being to my detriment1 that it  is 
at present a proof of my love to my     
,master and you1 and shall  be a means1 
by grace1 to increase my reward at      
last#bjc 7#b ,cor4  #d74    ,,christ4   
,but were you not afraid1 good ,sir1    
when you saw him come  out with his     
club8#bjd    ,,great-,,heart4 ,it is my 
duty1 said he1 to distrust my own       
ability1  that ,i may have reliance on  
,him that is stronger than all4         

,,christ4 ,but what did you think when  
he fetched you down to the  ground at   
the first blow8    ,,great-,,heart4     
,why1 ,i thought1 quoth he1 that so my  
,master ,himself  was served1 and yet   
,he it was that conquered at the last4  
,,matt4 ,when you all have thought what 
you please1 ,i think ,god has  been     
wonderful good unto us1 both in bringing
 us out of this ,valley1  and in        
delivering us out of the hand of this   
enemy2 for my part1  ,i see no reason1  
why we should distrust our ,god any     
more1 since  ,he has now1 and in such a 
place as this1 given us such testimony  
of ,his love as this4    ,then they got 
up and went forward4 ,now a little      
before them stood  an oak2 and under it1
 when they came to it1 they found an old
 pilgrim  fast asleep2 they knew that he
 was a pilgrim by his clothes1 and  his 
staff1 and his girdle4    ,so the guide1
 ,mr4 ,great-heart1 awaked him1 and the 
old gentleman1  as he lift up his eyes1 
cried out1 ,what's the matter8 ,who are 

you8  and what is your business         
here8#bje    ,,great-,,heart4 ,come1    
man1 be not so hot1 here is none but    
friends2  yet the old man gets up1 and  
stands upon his guard1 and will know  of
 them what they were4 ,then said the    
guide1 ,my name is ,great-heart2  ,i am 
the guide of these ,pilgrims1 which are 
going to the ,celestial  ,country4      
,,honest4 ,then said ,mr4 ,honest1 ,i   
cry you mercy2 ,i feared that you  had  
been of the company of those that       
sometime ago did rob ,little-faith  of  
his money2 but now ,i look better about 
me1 ,i perceive you are  honester       
people4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,why1 what  
would1 or could you have done1 to have  
helped yourself1 if we indeed had been  
of that company4 ,,hon4 ,done6  why ,i  
would have fought as long as breath had 
been in me2 and had  ,i so done1 ,i am  
sure you could never have given me the  
worst on  it2 for a ,christian can never
 be overcome1 unless he should yield  of
 himself4#bjf    ,,great-,,heart4 ,well 

said1 father ,honest1 quoth the guide2  
for by  this ,i know thou art a cock of 
the right kind1 for thou hast said  the 
truth4    ,,hon4 ,and by this1 also1 ,i 
know that thou knowest what true        
pilgrimage  is2 for all others do think 
that we are the soonest overcome of     
any4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,well1 now we  
are so happily met1 pray let me crave   
your name1 and the name of the place you
 came from4    ,,hon4 ,my name ,i       
cannot2 but ,i came from the town of    
,stupidity2 it  lieth about four degrees
 beyond the ,city of ,destruction4      
,,great-,,heart4 ,oh6 are you that      
countryman1 then8 ,i deem ,i have  half 
a guess of you2 your name is ,old       
,honesty1 is it not8 ,so the  old       
gentleman blushed1 and said1 ,not       
,honesty1 in the abstract1#bjg  but     
,honest is my name2 and ,i wish that my 
nature shall agree to  what ,i am       
called4    ,,hon4 ,but1 ,sir1 said the  
old gentleman1 how could you guess that 
,i  am such a man1 since ,i came from   

such a place8    ,,great-,,heart4 ,i had
 heard of you before1 by my ,master2 for
 ,he knows  all things that are done on 
the earth2 but ,i have often wondered   
that any should come from your place1   
for your town is worse than  is the     
,city of ,destruction itself4    ,,hon4 
,yes1 we lie more off from the sun1 and 
so are more cold and  senseless2 but was
 a man in a mountain of ice1 yet if the 
,sun of  ,righteousness will arise upon 
him1 his frozen heart shall feel a      
thaw2 and thus it hath been with me4#bjh
    ,,great-,,heart4 ,i believe it1     
father ,honest1 ,i believe it2 for ,i   
know  the thing is true4    ,then the   
old gentleman saluted all the ,pilgrims 
with a holy kiss  of charity2 and asked 
them of their names1 and how they had   
fared  since they set out on their      
pilgrimage4#bji    ,,christ4 ,then said 
,christiana1 ,my name1 ,i suppose you   
have heard of2  good ,christian was my  
husband1 and these four were his        
children4  ,but can you think how the   

old gentleman was taken1 when she told  
him who she was6 ,he skipped1 he smiled1
 and blessed them with a  thousand good 
wishes1 saying3    ,,hon4 ,i have heard 
much of your husband1 and of his travels
 and wars1  which he underwent in his   
days4 ,be it spoken to your comfort1 the
  name of your husband rings over all   
these parts of the world3 his  faith1   
his courage1 his enduring1 and his      
sincerity under all1 has  made his name 
famous4 ,then he turned him to the boys1
 and asked  them of their names1 which  
they told him4 ,and then said he unto   
them3 ,matthew1 be thou like ,matthew   
the publican1 not in vice1  but in      
virtue 7,matt4 #aj3c74 ,samuel1 said he1
 be thou like ,samuel  the ,prophet1 a  
man of faith and prayer 7,psa4 #ii3f74  
,joseph1 said  he1 be thou like ,joseph 
in ,potiphar's house1 chaste1 and one   
that  flees from temptation 7,gen4 #ci74
 ,and ,james1 be thou like ,james  the  
,just1 and like ,james the brother of   
our ,lord 7,acts #a3ac1 #ad74  ,then    

they told him of ,mercy1 and how she had
 left her town and her  kindred to come 
along with ,christiana and with her     
sons4 ,at that  the old honest man said1
 ,mercy is thy name2 by ,mercy shalt    
thou be  sustained1 and carried through 
all those difficulties that shall       
assault thee in thy way1 till thou shalt
 come thither1 where thou  shalt look   
the ,fountain of ,mercy in the face with
 comfort4 ,all  this while the guide1   
,mr4 ,great-heart1 was very much        
pleased1 and  smiled upon his companion4
    ,now1 as they walked along together1
 the guide asked the old gentleman1  if 
he did not know one ,mr4 ,fearing1 that 
came on pilgrimage out  of his parts8   
,,hon4 ,yes1 very well1 said he4 ,he was
 a man that had the root of  the matter 
in him2 but he was one of the most      
troublesome pilgrims  that ever ,i met  
with in all my days4#baj                
,,great-,,heart4 ,i perceive you knew   
him2 for you have given a very  right   
character of him4    ,,hon4 ,knew him6  

,i was a great companion of his2 ,i was 
with him most  an end2 when he first    
began to think of what would come upon  
us  hereafter1 ,i was with him4         
,,great-,,heart4 ,i was his guide from  
my ,master's house to the gates  of the 
,celestial ,city4    ,,hon4 ,then you   
knew him to be a troublesome one4       
,,great-,,heart4 ,i did so1 but ,i could
 very well bear it2 for men of  my      
calling are oftentimes intrusted with   
the conduct of such as he  was4         
,,hon4 ,well then1 pray let us hear a   
little of him1 and how he managed       
himself under your conduct4             
,,great-,,heart4 ,why1 he was always    
afraid that he should come short  of    
whither he had a desire to go4          
,everything frightened him that  he     
heard anybody speak of1 that had but the
 least appearance of  opposition in it4 
,i hear that he lay roaring at the      
,slough of ,despond  for about a month  
together2 nor durst he1 for all he saw  
several  go over before him1 venture1   

though they1 many of them1 offered  to  
lend him their hand4 ,he would not go   
back again neither4#baa  ,the ,celestial
 ,city1 he said1 he should die if he    
came not to it2  and yet was dejected at
 every difficulty1 and stumbled at every
  straw that anybody cast in his way4   
,well1 after he had lain at the  ,slough
 of ,despond a great while1 as ,i have  
told you1 one sunshine  morning1 ,i do  
not know how1 he ventured1 and so got   
over2 but  when he was over1 he would   
scarce believe it4 ,he had1 ,i think1 a 
,slough of ,despond in his mind2 a      
slough that he carried everywhere  with 
him1 or else he could never have been as
 he was4 ,so he came  up to the gate1   
you know what ,i mean1 that stands at   
the head of  this way2 and there also he
 stood a good while1 before he would    
adventure to knock4 ,when the gate was  
opened1 he would give back1  and give   
place to others1 and say that he was not
 worthy4 ,for1  for all he got before   
some to the gate1 yet many of them went 

in  before him4 ,there the poor man     
would stand1 shaking and shrinking4  ,i 
dare say1 it would have pitied one's    
heart to have seen him2 nor  would he go
 back again4 ,at last1 he took the      
hammer that hanged  on the gate in his  
hand1 and gave a small rap or two2 then 
,one  opened to him1 but he shrank back 
as before4 ,he that opened stepped  out 
after him1 and said1 ,thou trembling    
one1 what wantest thou8  ,with that he  
fell down to the ground4 ,he that spoke 
to him wondered  to see him so faint4   
,so he said to him1 ,peace be to thee2  
up1 for  ,i have set open the door to   
thee4 ,come in1 for thou art blessed4   
,with that he got up1 and went in       
trembling2 and when he was in1 he  was  
ashamed to show his face4 ,well1 after  
he had been entertained  there a while1 
as you know how the manner is1 he was   
bid go on  his way1 and also told the   
way he should take4 ,so he came till  he
 came to our house4 ,but as he behaved  
himself at the gate1 so  he did ,his    

behaviour at my ,master the             
,interpreter's door4 ,he lay  thereabout
 in the cold a good while1 before he    
would adventure to  call2 yet he would  
not go back1 and the nights were long   
and cold  then4 ,nay1 he had a note of  
necessity in his bosom to my ,master1   
to receive him and grant him the comfort
 of ,his house1 and also  to allow him a
 stout and valiant conductor1 because he
 was himself  so chicken-hearted a man2 
and yet1 for all that1 he was afraid to 
call at the door4 ,so he lay up and down
 thereabouts1 till1 poor  man6 he was   
almost starved4 ,yea1 so great was his  
dejection1 that  though he saw several  
others1 for knocking1 get in1 yet he was
  afraid to venture4 ,at last1 ,i think1
 ,i looked out of the window1  and      
perceiving a man to be up and down about
 the door1 ,i went out  to him1 and     
asked what he was2 but1 poor man6 the   
water stood in  his eyes2 so ,i         
perceived what he wanted4 ,i went1      
therefore1 in and  told it in the house1

 and we showed the thing to our ,lord4  
,so ,he  sent me out again1 to entreat  
him to come in2 but1 ,i dare say1 ,i    
had hard work to do it4 ,at last he came
 in2 and ,i will say that  for my ,lord1
 ,he carried it wonderfully lovingly to 
him4 ,there were  but a few good bits at
 the table1 but some of it was laid upon
 his  trencher4 ,then he presented the  
note1 and my ,lord looked thereon1  and 
said his desire should he granted4 ,so1 
when he had been there  a good while1 he
 seemed to get some heart1 and to be a  
little more  comfortable2 for my        
,master1 you must know1 is one of very  
tender  bowels1 especially to them that 
are afraid2 wherefore ,he carried  it so
 towards him1 as might tend most to his 
encouragement4 ,well1  when he had had a
 sight of the things of the place1 and  
was ready to  take his journey to go to 
the city1 my ,lord1 as ,he did to       
,christian  before1 gave him a bottle of
 spirits1 and some comfortable things   
to eat4 ,thus we set forward1 and ,i    

went before him2 but the man  was but of
 few words1 only he would sigh aloud4   
,when we were come to where the three   
fellows were hanged1 he said  that he   
doubted that that would be his end also4
 ,only he seemed  glad when he saw the  
,cross and the ,sepulchre4 ,there1 ,i   
confess1  he desired to stay a little to
 look1 and he seemed1 for a while       
after1 to be a little cheery4 ,when we  
came at the ,hill ,difficulty1  he made 
no stick at that1 nor did he much fear  
the lions2 for you  must know that his  
trouble was not about such things as    
those2  his fear was about his          
acceptance at last4#bab    ,i got him in
 at the ,house ,beautiful1 ,i think1    
before he was willing4  ,also1 when he  
was in1 ,i brought him acquainted with  
the damsels  that were of the place2 but
 he was ashamed to make himself much    
for company4 ,he desired much to be     
alone1 yet he always loved good  talk1  
and often would get behind the screen to
 hear it4 ,he also  loved much to see   

ancient things1 and to be pondering them
 in  his mind4 ,he told me afterwards   
that he loved to be in those two  houses
 from which he came last1 to wit1 at the
 gate1 and that of  the ,interpreter1   
but that he durst not be so bold to ask4
    ,when we went also from the ,house  
,beautiful1 he went down the hill1  into
 the ,valley of ,humiliation1 he went   
down as well as ever ,i  saw man in my  
life2 for he cared not how mean he was1 
so he might  he happy at last4 ,yea1 ,i 
think1 there was a kind of a sympathy   
betwixt that valley and him2 for ,i     
never saw him better in all his         
pilgrimage than when he was in that     
valley4#bac    ,here he would lie down1 
embrace the ground1 and kiss the very   
flowers that grew in this valley 7,lam4 
#c3bg-bi74 ,he would now be  up every   
morning by break of day1 tracing and    
walking to and fro  in this valley4     
,but when he was come to the entrance of
 the ,valley of the ,shadow  of ,death1 
,i thought ,i should have lost my man2  

not for that he  had any inclination to 
go back2 that he always abhorred2 but he
  was ready to die for fear4 ,oh6 the   
hobgoblins will have me6 the  hobgoblins
 will have me6 cried he2 and ,i could   
not beat him out on  it4 ,he made such a
 noise1 and such an outcry here1 that1  
had they  but heard him1 it was enough  
to encourage them to come and fall  upon
 us4#bad    ,but this ,i took very great
 notice of1 that this valley was as     
quiet  while he went through it1 as ever
 ,i knew it before or since4 ,i  suppose
 these enemies here had now a special   
check from our ,lord1  and a command not
 to meddle until ,mr4 ,fearing was      
passed over it4    ,it would he too     
tedious to tell you of all4 ,we will1   
therefore1  only mention a passage or   
two more4 ,when he was come at ,vanity  
,fair1 ,i thought he would have fought  
with all at the men at the  fair4 ,i    
feared there we should both have been   
knocked on the head1  so hot was he     
against their fooleries4#bae ,upon the  

,enchanted  ,ground1 he was also very   
wakeful4 ,but when he was come at the   
river1 where was no bridge1 there again 
he was in a heavy case4  ,now1 now1 he  
said1 he should be drowned forever1 and 
so never see  that ,face with comfort   
that he had come so many miles to       
behold4    ,and here1 also1 ,i took     
notice of what was very remarkable2 the 
water of that river was lower at this   
time than ever ,i saw it in  all my     
life4 ,so he went over at last1 not much
 above wet-shod4#baf  ,when he was going
 up to the gate1 ,i began to take his   
leave of  him1 and to wish him a good   
reception above4 ,so he said1 ,i shall1 
,i shall4 ,then parted we asunder1 and  
,i saw him no more4    ,,hon4 ,then1 it 
seems1 he was well at last4             
,,great-,,heart4 ,yes1 yes2 ,i never had
 doubt about him2 he was a man  of a    
choice spirit1 only he was always kept  
very low1 and that made  his life so    
burdensome to himself1 and so           
troublesome to others  7,psa4 #hh74 ,he 

was1 above many1 tender of sin4 ,he was 
so afraid  of doing injuries to others1 
that he often would deny himself of     
that which was lawful1 because he would 
not offend 7,rom4 #ad3ba2  #a ,cor4     
#h3ac74    ,,hon4 ,but what should be   
the reason that such a good man should  
be  all his days so much in the         
dark8#bag    ,,great-,,heart4 ,there are
 two sorts of reasons for it3 ,one is1  
the  wise ,god will have it so2 some    
must pipe1 and some must weep 7,matt4   
#aa3af-ah74 ,now ,mr4 ,fearing was one  
that played upon this bass2 he  and his 
fellows sound the sackbut1 whose notes  
are more doleful  than the notes of     
other music are2 though1 indeed1 some   
say the  bass is the ground of music4   
,and1 for my part1 ,i care not at all   
for that profession that begins not in  
heaviness of mind4 ,the  first string   
that the musician usually touches is the
 bass1 when  he intends to put all in   
tune4 ,god also plays upon this string  
first1 when he sets the soul in tune for

 ,himself4 ,only here was  the          
imperfection of ,mr4 ,fearing1 he could 
play upon no other music  but this1 till
 towards his latter end4#bah    ,i make 
bold to talk thus metaphorically1 for   
the ripening of the  wits of young      
readers2 and because1 in the book of the
 ,revelations1  the saved are compared  
to a company of musicians that play upon
  their trumpets and harps1 and sing    
their songs before the throne  7,rev4   
#h3b2 #ad3b1 #c74    ,,hon4 ,he was a   
very zealous man1 as one may see by what
 relation you  have given of him2       
difficulties1 lions1 or ,vanity ,fair1  
he feared  not at all4 ,it was only sin1
 death1 and hell that was to him  a     
terror1 because he had some doubts about
 his interest in that  celestial        
country4#bai    ,,great-,,heart4 ,you   
say right4 ,those were the things that  
were his  troublers1 and they1 as you   
have well observed1 arose from the      
weakness of his mind thereabout1 not    
from weakness of spirit as  to the      

practical part of a pilgrim's life4 ,i  
dare believe that1  as the proverb is1  
'he could have bit a firebrand1 had it  
stood  in his way'2 but the things with 
which he was oppressed1 no man  ever yet
 could shake off with ease4    ,,christ4
 ,then said ,christiana1 ,this relation 
of ,mr4 ,fearing has  done me good4 ,i  
thought nobody had been like me2 but ,i 
see there  was some semblance betwixt   
this good man and ,i2 only we differed  
in two things3 ,his troubles were so    
great1 they break out2 but mine  ,i kept
 within4 ,his1 also1 lay so hard upon   
him1 they made him that  he could not   
knock at the houses provided for        
entertainment2 but  my trouble was      
always such as made me knock the louder4
    ,,mercy4 ,if ,i might also speak my 
heart1 ,i must say1 that something  of  
him has also dwelt in me2 for ,i have   
ever been more afraid of  the lake1 and 
the loss of a place in ,paradise1 than  
,i have been of  the loss of other      
things4 ,o1 thought ,i1 may ,i have the 

happiness  to have a habitation there1  
it is enough1 though ,i part with all   
the world to win it6    ,,matt4 ,then   
said ,matthew1 ,fear was one thing that 
made me think that  ,i was far from     
having that within me that accompanies  
salvation2  but if it were so with such 
a good man as he1 why may it not also   
go well with me8    ,,james4 ,no fears1 
no grace1 said ,james4 ,though there is 
not always  grace where thereis the fear
 of hell1 yet1 to be sure1 there is  no 
grace where there is no fear of         
,god4#bbj    ,,great-,,heart4 ,well     
said1 ,james1 thou hast hit the mark2   
for the  fear of ,god is the beginning  
of wisdom2 and1 to be sure1 they that   
lack the beginning1 have neither middle 
nor end4 ,but we will here  conclude our
 discourse of ,mr4 ,fearing1 after we   
have sent after  him this farewell4     
,well1 ,master ,fearing1 thou didst fear
  ,thy ,god1 and wast afraid  ,of doing 
anything1 while here1  ,that would have 
thee betray'd4  ,and didst thou fear the

 lake and pit8  ,would others did so    
too6  ,for1 as for them that want thy   
wit1  ,they do themselves undo4#bba     
,now ,i saw1 that they still went on in 
their talk2 for after ,mr4  ,great-heart
 had made an end with ,mr4 ,fearing1    
,mr4 ,honest began to  tell them of     
another1 but his name was ,mr4          
,self-will4 ,he pretended  himself to be
 a pilgrim1 said ,mr4 ,honest2 but ,i   
persuade myself he  never came in at the
 gate that stands at the head of the    
way4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,had you ever  
any talk with him about it8    ,,hon4   
,yes1 more than once or twice2 but he   
would always be like  himself1          
self-willed4 ,he neither cared for man1 
nor argument1 nor  yet example2 what his
 mind prompted him to1 that he would do1
 and  nothing else could he be got to4  
,,great-,,heart4 ,pray1 what principles 
did he hold8 for ,i suppose you  can    
tell4    ,,hon4 ,he held1 that a man    
might follow the vices as well as the   
virtues of the pilgrims2 and that if he 

did both1 he should be  certainly saved4
    ,,great-,,heart4 ,how6 if he had    
said1 ,it is possible for the heart to  
be guilty of the vices1 as well as to   
partake of the virtues of  pilgrims1 he 
could not much have been blamed2 for    
indeed we are  exempted from no vice    
absolutely1 but on condition that we    
watch  and strive4#bbb ,but this1 ,i    
perceive1 is not the thing2 but if ,i   
understand you right1 your meaning is1  
that he was of that opinion1  that it   
was allowable so to be4    ,,hon4 ,aye1 
aye1 so ,i mean2 and so he believed and 
practised4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,but what
 ground had he for his so saying8       
,,hon4 ,why1 he said he had the         
,scripture for his warrant4             
,,great-,,heart4 ,prithee1 ,mr4 ,honest1
 present us with a few particulars4     
,,hon4 ,so ,i will4 ,he said1 ,to have  
to do with other men's wives1 had  been 
practised by ,david1 ,god's beloved2 and
 therefore he could do  it4 ,he said1   
,to have more women than one1 was a     

thing that ,solomon  practised2 and     
therefore he could do it4 ,he said1     
,that ,sarah and  the godly midwives of 
,egypt lied1 and so did saved ,rahab2   
and  therefore he could do it4 ,he said1
 ,that the disciples went at  the       
bidding of their ,master1 and took away 
the owner's ass2 and  therefore he could
 do so too4 ,he said1 ,that ,jacob got  
the inheritance  of his father in a way 
of guile and dissimulation2 and         
therefore  he could do so too4#bbc      
,,great-,,heart4 ,highly base6 indeed4  
,and you are sure he was of this        
opinion8    ,,hon4 ,i have heard him    
plead for it1 bring ,scripture for it1  
bring  argument for it1 c4              
,,great-,,heart4 ,an opinion that is not
 fit to be with any allowance  in the   
world4    ,,hon4 ,you must understand me
 rightly4 ,he did not say that any man  
might do this2 but that those that had  
the virtues of those that  did such     
things1 might also do the same4         
,,great-,,heart4 ,but what more false   

than such a conclusion8 for this  is as 
much as to say1 that because good men   
heretofore have sinned  of infirmity1   
therefore he had allowance to do it of a
 presumptuous  mind2 or if1 because a   
child by the blast of the wind1 or for  
that  it stumbled at a stone1 fell down1
 and defiled itself in mire1  therefore 
he might willfully lie down and wallow  
like a boar therein4  ,who could have   
thought that anyone could so far have   
been blinded  by the power of lust8 ,but
 what is written must be true3 ,they    
'stumble at the ,word1 being            
disobedient2 whereunto also they were   
appointed' 7#a ,peter #b3h74    ,his    
supposing that such may have the godly  
men's virtues1 who  addict themselves to
 their vices1 is also a delusion as     
strong as  the other4 ,it is just as if 
the dog should say1 ,i have1 or may     
have1 the qualities of the child1       
because ,i lick up its stinking         
excrements4 ,to eat up the sin of ,god's
 people1 is no sign of one  that is     

possessed with their virtues 7,hosea    
#d3h74 ,nor can ,i believe1  that one   
that is of this opinion1 can at present 
have faith or  love in him4 ,but ,i know
 you have made strong objections against
  him2 prithee1 what can he say for     
himself8#bbd    ,,hon4 ,why1 he says1   
,to do this by way of opinion1 seems    
abundance  more honest1 than to do it1  
and yet hold contrary to it in opinion4 
,,great-,,heart4 ,a very wicked answer2 
for though to let loose the  bridle to  
lusts1 while our opinions are against   
such things1 is  bad2 yet1 to sin1 and  
plead a toleration so to do1 is worse4  
,the  one stumbles beholders            
accidentally1 the other pleads them into
  the snare4    ,,hon4 ,there are many  
of this man's mind1 that have not this  
man's  mouth2 and that makes going on   
pilgrimage of so little esteem as  it   
is4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,you have said  
the truth1 and it is to be lamented2    
but he that feareth the ,king of        
,paradise1 shall come out of them  all4 

,,christ4 ,there are strange opinions in
 the world2 ,i know one that  said1 ,it 
was time enough to repent when they come
 to die4#bbe    ,,great-,,heart4 ,such  
are not over wise4 ,that man would have 
been loath1  might he have had a week to
 run twenty miles in for his life1 to   
have deferred that journey to the last  
hour of that week4    ,,hon4 ,you say   
right2 and yet the generality of them1  
that count  themselves pilgrims1 do     
indeed do thus4 ,i am1 as you see1 an   
old  man1 and have been a traveler in   
this road many a day2 and ,i have  taken
 notice of many things4#bbf    ,i have  
seen some that have set out as if they  
would drive all the  world afore them1  
who yet have1 in few days1 died as they 
in the  wilderness1 and so never got    
sight of the promised land4 ,i have     
seen some that have promised nothing1 at
 first setting out to be  pilgrims1 and 
that one would have thought could not   
have lived a  day1 that have yet proved 
very good pilgrims4    ,i have seen some

 who have run hastily forward1 that     
again have1  after a little time1 run as
 fast just back again4    ,i have seen  
some who have spoken very well of a     
pilgrim's life at  first1 that1 after a 
while1 have spoken as much against it4  
,i have  heard some1 when they first set
 out for ,paradise1 say positively      
there is such a place2 who when they    
have been almost there1 have  come back 
again1 and said there is none4    ,i    
have heard some vaunt what they would   
do1 in case they should  he opposed1    
that have1 even at a false alarm1 fled  
faith1 the  pilgrim's way1 and all4#bbg 
,now1 as they were thus in their way1   
there came one running to  meet them1   
and said1 ,gentlemen1 and you of the    
weaker sort1 if you  love life1 shift   
for yourselves1 for the robbers are     
before you4#bbh    ,,great-,,heart4     
,then said ,mr4 ,great-heart1 ,they be  
the three that  set upon ,little-faith  
heretofore4 ,well1 said he1 we are ready
 for  them2 so they went on their way4  

,now1 they looked at every turning1     
when they should have met with the      
villains2 but whether they  heard of    
,mr4 ,great-heart1 or whether they had  
some other game1  they came not up to   
the ,pilgrims4    ,christiana then      
wished for an inn for herself and her   
children1  because they were weary4#bbi 
,then said ,mr4 ,honest1 ,there is one  
a little before us1 where a very        
honourable disciple1 one ,gaius1  dwells
 7,rom4 #af3bc74 ,so they all concluded 
to turn in thither1 and  the rather1    
because the old gentleman gave him so   
good a report4  ,so when they came to   
the door1 they went in1 not knocking1   
for  folks use not to knock at the door 
of an inn4 ,then they called for  the   
master of the house1 and he came to     
them4 ,so they asked if they  might lie 
there that night4    ,,gaius4 ,yes1     
gentlemen1 if ye be true men1 for my    
house is for none  but pilgrims4 ,then  
was ,christiana1 ,mercy1 and the boys1  
the more  glad1 for that the ,inn-keeper

 was a lover of pilgrims4 ,so they      
called for rooms1 and he showed them one
 for ,christiana and her  children1 and 
,mercy1 and another for ,mr4            
,great-heart and the old  gentleman4    
,,great-,,heart4 ,then said ,mr4        
,great-heart1 ,good ,gaius1 what hast   
thou  for supper8 for these pilgrims    
have come far today1 and are weary4     
,,gaius4 ,it is late1 said ,gaius1 so we
 cannot conveniently go out to  seek    
food2 but such as we have1 you shall be 
welcome to1 if that  will content4#bcj  
,,great-,,heart4 ,we will be content    
with what thou hast in the house2       
forasmuch as ,i have proved thee1 thou  
art never destitute of that  which is   
convenient4    ,then he went down and   
spake to the cook1 whose name was       
,taste-that-which-is-good1 to get ready 
supper for so many pilgrims4  ,this     
done1 he comes up again1 saying1 ,come1 
my good friends1 you  are welcome to me1
 and ,i am glad that ,i have a house to 
entertain  you2 and while supper is     

making ready1 if you please1 let us     
entertain one another with some good    
discourse4 ,so they all said1  ,content4
    ,,gaius4 ,then said ,gaius1 ,whose  
wife is this aged matron8 and whose     
daughter is this young damsel4          
,,great-,,heart4 ,the woman is the wife 
of one ,christian1 a ,pilgrim  of former
 times2 and these are his four children4
 ,the maid is one  of her acquaintance2 
one that she hath persuaded to come with
 her  on pilgrimage4 ,the boys take all 
after their father1 and covet to  tread 
in his steps2 yea1 if they do but see   
any place where the  old ,pilgrim hath  
lain1 or any print of his foot1 it      
ministereth  joy to their hearts1 and   
they covet to lie or tread in the same4 
,,gaius4 ,then said ,gaius1 ,is this    
,christian's wife8 and are these        
,christian's children8 ,i knew your     
husband's father1 yea1 also his         
father's father4 ,many have been good of
 this stock2 their ancestors  dwelt     
first at ,antioch 7,acts #aa3bf74       

,christian's progenitors 7,i  suppose   
you have heard your husband talk of     
them7 were very worthy  men4 ,they have1
 above any that ,i know1 showed         
themselves men of  great virtue and     
courage1 for the ,lord of the ,pilgrims1
 ,his ways1  and them that loved ,him4  
,i have heard of many of your husband's 
relations1 that have stood all trials   
for the sake of the truth4  ,stephen1   
that was one of the first of the family 
from whence your  husband sprang1 was   
knocked on the head with stones 7,acts  
#g3ei1  #fj74 ,james1 another of this   
generation1 was slain with the edge  of 
the sword 7,acts #ab3b74 ,to say nothing
 of ,paul and ,peter1 men  anciently of 
the family from whence your husband     
came1 there was  ,ignatius1 who was cast
 to the lions2#bca ,romanus1 whose flesh
  was cut by pieces from his bones1 and 
,polycarp1 that played the  man in the  
fire4 ,there was he that was hanged up  
in a basket in  the sun1 for the wasps  
to eat2 and he who they put into a sack1

 and  cast him into the sea to be       
drowned4 ,it would be utterly impossible
  to count up all of that family that   
have suffered injuries and  death1 for  
the love of a pilgrim's life4 ,nor can  
,i but be glad1 to  see that thy husband
 has left behind him four such boys as  
these4  ,i hope they will bear up their 
father's name1 and tread in their       
father's steps1 and come to their       
father's end4    ,,great-,,heart4       
,indeed1 ,sir1 they are likely lads2    
they seem to choose  heartily their     
father's ways4    ,,gaius4 ,that is it  
that ,i said2 wherefore ,christian's    
family is like  still to spread abroad  
upon the face of the ground1 and yet to 
be  numerous upon the face of the earth2
 wherefore1 let ,christiana look  out   
some damsels for her sons1 to whom they 
may be betrothed1 c41  that the name of 
their father and the house of his       
progenitors may  never be forgotten in  
the world4#bcb    ,,hon4 ,it is pity    
this family should fall and be extinct4 

,,gaius4 ,fall it cannot1 but be        
diminished it may2 but let ,christiana  
take my advice1 and that is the way to  
uphold it4    ,and1 ,christiana1 said   
this ,innkeeper1 ,i am glad to see thee 
and  thy friend ,mercy together here1 a 
lovely couple4 ,and may ,i advise1  take
 ,mercy into a nearer relation to thee2 
if she will1 let her be  given to       
,matthew1 thy eldest son2 it is the way 
to preserve you a  posterity in the     
earth4 ,so this match was concluded1 and
 in process  of time they were married2 
but more of that hereafter4    ,gaius   
also proceeded1 and said1 ,i will now   
speak on the behalf of  women1 to take  
away their reproach4 ,for as death and  
the curse came  into the world by a     
woman1 7,gen4 #c71 so also did life and 
health3  ',god sent forth ,his ,son made
 of a woman' 7,gal4 #d3d74 ,yea1 to show
  how much those that came after1 did   
abhor the act of the mother1  this sex1 
in the ,old ,testament1 coveted         
children1 if happily this  or that woman

 might be the mother of the ,saviour of 
the world4    ,i will say again1 that   
when the ,saviour was come1 women       
rejoiced  in ,him before either man or  
angel 7,luke #b74 ,i read not1 that ever
  any man did give unto ,christ so much 
as one groat2 but the women  followed   
,him1 and ministered to ,him of their   
substance 7,luke #h3b1  #c74 ,it was a  
woman that washed ,his feet with tears1 
and a woman  that anointed ,his body to 
the burial 7,luke #g3cg1 #ej2 ,john     
#aa3b2  #ab3c74 ,they were women that   
wept1 when ,he was going to the ,cross1 
and women that followed ,him from the   
,cross1 and that sat by ,his  sepulchre1
 when he was buried 7,luke #bc3bg2      
,matt4 #bg3ee1 #ef1 #fa74  ,they were   
women that were first with ,him at ,his 
resurrection-morn2  and women that      
brought tidings first to ,his disciples1
 that ,he  was risen from the dead      
7,luke #bd3bb1 #bc74 ,women1 therefore1 
are  highly favoured1 and show by these 
things that they are sharers  with us in

 the grace of life4    ,now the cook    
sent up to signify that supper was      
almost ready1 and  sent one to lay the  
cloth1 the trenchers1 and to set the    
salt and  bread in order4    ,then said 
,matthew1 ,the sight of this cloth1 and 
of this fore-runner  of the supper1     
begetteth in me a greater appetite to my
 food than  ,i had before4    ,,gaius4  
,so let all ministering doctrines to    
thee1 in this life1  beget in thee a    
greater desire to sit at the supper of  
the great  ,king in ,his kingdom2 for   
all preaching1 books1 and ordinances    
here1 are but as the laying of the      
trenchers1 and as setting of  salt upon 
the board1 when compared with the feast 
that our ,lord  will make for us when we
 come to ,his house4    ,so supper came 
up2#bcc and first1 a heave-shoulder1 and
 a wave-breast  7,lev4 #g3cb-cd2 #aj3ad1
 #ae71 were set on the table before     
them1 to  show that they must begin     
their meal with prayer and praise to    
,god 7,psa4 #be3a2 ,heb4 #ac3ae74 ,the  

heave-shoulder1 ,david lifted his  heart
 up to ,god with2 and with the          
wave-breast1 where his heart  lay1 with 
that he used to lean upon his harp when 
he played4 ,these  two dishes were very 
fresh and good1 and they all eat        
heartily well  thereof4    ,the next    
they brought up1 was a bottle of wine1  
red as blood 7,deut4  #cb3ad74 ,so      
,gaius said to them1 ,drink freely2 this
 is the juice of  the true vine1 that   
makes glad the heart of ,god and man    
7,judg4  #i3ac2 ,john #ae3a74 ,so they  
drank and were merry4    ,the next was a
 dish of milk well crumbed2 but ,gaius  
said1 ,let the  boys have that1 that    
they may grow thereby 7#a ,peter #b3a1  
#b74 ,then  they brought up in course a 
dish of butter and honey4 ,then said    
,gaius1 ,eat freely of this2 for this is
 good to cheer up1 and  strengthen your 
judgments and understandings4 ,this was 
our ,lord's  dish when ,he was a child3 
',butter and honey shall ,he eat1 that  
,he  may know to refuse the evil1 and   

choose the good' 7,isa4 #g3ae74    ,then
 they brought them up a dish of apples1 
and they were very  good tasted fruit4  
,then said ,matthew1 ,may we eat apples1
 since  they were such1 by1 and with    
which1 the serpent beguiled our first   
mother8    ,then said ,gaius-           
,apples were they with which we were    
beguil'd  ,yet sin1 not apples1 hath our
 souls defil'd4  ,apples forbid1 if eat1
 corrupt the blood2  ,to eat such1 when 
commanded1 does us good4  ,drink of ,his
 flagons1 then1 thou church1 ,his dove1 
,and eat ,his apples1 who are sick of   
love4      ,then said ,matthew1 ,i made 
the scruple1 because ,i awhile since was
  sick with eating of fruit4    ,,gaius4
 ,forbidden fruit will make you sick but
 not what our ,lord  has tolerated4     
,while they were thus talking1 they were
 presented with another  dish1 and it   
was a dish of nuts 7,song4 #f3aa74 ,then
 said some at the  table1 ,nuts spoil   
tender teeth1 especially the teeth of   
children2  which when ,gaius heard1 he  

said--      ,hard texts are nuts 7,i    
will not call them cheaters71  ,whose   
shells do keep their kernels from the   
eaters4  ,ope then the shells1 and you  
shall have the meat2  ,they here are    
brought for you to crack and eat4       
,then were they very merry1 and sat at  
the table a long time1 talking  of many 
things4 ,then said the old gentleman1   
,my good landlord1  while we are        
cracking your nuts1 if you please1 do   
you open this  riddle3#bcd      ,a man  
there was though some did count him mad1
  ,the more he cast away1 the more he   
had4      ,then they all gave good heed1
 wondering what good ,gaius would say2  
so he sat still awhile1 and then thus   
replied--      ,he that bestows his     
goods upon the poor1  ,shall have as    
much again1 and ten times more4         
,then said ,joseph1 ,i dare say1 ,sir1  
,i did not think you could have  found  
it out4    ,oh6 said ,gaius1 ,i have    
been trained up in this way a great     
while2  nothing teaches like experience2

 ,i have learned of my ,lord to be      
kind2 and have found by experience1 that
 ,i have gained thereby4  ',there is    
that scattereth1 and yet increaseth2 and
 there is that  withholdeth more than is
 meet2 but it tendeth to poverty'       
7,prov4  #aa3bd74 ',there is that maketh
 himself rich1 yet hath nothing2 there  
is that maketh himself poor1 yet hath   
great riches'#bce 7,prov4  #ac3g74 ,then
 ,samuel whispered to ,christiana1 his  
mother1 and said1  ,mother1 this is a   
very good man's house1 let us stay here 
a good  while1 and let my brother       
,matthew be married here to ,mercy1     
before  we go any further4#bcf    ,the  
which ,gaius the host overhearing1 said1
 ,with a very good will1  my child4     
,so they staid there more than a month1 
and ,mercy was given to  ,matthew to    
wife4    ,while they staid here1 ,mercy1
 as her custom was1 would be making     
coats and garments to give to the poor1 
by which she brought up a  very good    
report upon the ,pilgrims4#bcg    ,but  

to return again to our story4 ,after    
supper the lads desired a  bed2 for that
 they were weary with travelling3 then  
,gaius called  to show them their       
chamber2 but said ,mercy1 ,i will have  
them to  bed4 ,so she had them to bed1  
and they slept well2 but the rest  sat  
up all night2 for ,gaius and they were  
such suitable company1  that they could 
not tell how to part4 ,then after much  
talk of their  ,lord1 themselves1 and   
their journey1 old ,mr4 ,honest1 he that
 put  forth the riddle to ,gaius1 began 
to nod4 ,then said ,great-heart1  ,what1
 ,sir1 you begin to be drowsy2 come1 rub
 up2 now here is a  riddle for you4     
,then said ,mr4 ,honest1 ,let us hear   
it4 ,then said  ,mr4 ,great-heart1      
,he that will kill1 must first be       
overcome1  ,who live abroad would1 first
 must die at home4      ,ha6 said ,mr4  
,honest1 it is a hard one1 hard to      
expound1 and harder  to practise4 ,but  
come1 landlord1 said he1 ,i will1 if you
 please1  leave my part to you2 do you  

expound it1 and ,i will hear what you   
say4 ,no1 said ,gaius1 it was put to    
you1 and it is expected that  you should
 answer it4 ,then said the old          
gentleman1      ,he first by grace must 
conquer'd be1  ,that sin would mortify2 
,and who1 that lives1 would convince me1
  ,unto himself must die4#bch      ,it  
is right1 said ,gaius2 good doctrine and
 experience teaches  this4 ,for1 first1 
until grace displays itself1 and        
overcomes the  soul with its glory1 it  
is altogether without heart to oppose   
sin2  besides if sin is ,satan's cords1 
by which the soul lies bound1 how       
should it make resistance1 before it is 
loosed from that infirmity8             
,secondly1 nor will any1 that knows     
either reason or grace1 believe  that   
such a man can be a living monument of  
grace that is a slave  to his own       
corruptions4    ,and now it comes in my 
mind1 ,i will tell you a story worth the
  hearing4 ,there were two men that went
 on pilgrimage2 the one began  when he  

was young1 the other when he was old4   
,the young man had  strong corruptions  
to grapple with2 the old man's were     
decayed  with the decays of nature4 ,the
 young man trod his steps as even  as   
did the old one1 and was every way as   
light as he4 ,who now1  or which of     
them1 had their graces shining clearest1
 since both  seemed to be alike         
,,hon4 ,the young man's1 doubtless4 ,for
 that which heads it against  the       
greatest opposition1 gives best         
demonstration that it is  strongest2    
especially when it also holdeth pace    
with that that  meets not with half so  
much2 as1 to be sure1 old age does      
not4#bci  ,besides1 ,i have observed    
that old men have blessed themselves    
with  this mistake1 namely1 taking the  
decays of nature for a gracious         
conquest over corruptions1 and so have  
been apt to beguile  themselves4        
,indeed1 old men that are gracious1 are 
best able to  give advice to them that  
are young1 because they have seen most  

of the emptiness of things4 ,but yet1   
for an old and a young man  to set out  
both together1 the young one has the    
advantage of the  fairest discovery of a
 work of grace within him1 though the   
old  man's corruptions are naturally the
 weakest4    ,thus they sat talking till
 break of day4 ,now1 when the family was
  up1 ,christiana bid her son ,james    
that he should read a chapter2 so  he   
read the fifty-third of ,isaiah4 ,when  
he had done1 ,mr4 ,honest  asked1 why it
 was said that the ,saviour is said to  
come 'out of a  dry ground'2 and also1  
that ',he had no form or comeliness in  
him8'    ,,great-,,heart4 ,then said    
,mr4 ,great-heart1 ,to the first1 ,i    
answer1  ,because the church of the     
,jews1 of which ,christ came1 had then  
lost almost all the sap and spirit of   
religion4 ,to the second1 ,i  say1 ,the 
words are spoken in the person of the   
unbelievers1 who1  because they want    
that eye that can see into our ,prince's
 heart1  therefore they judge of ,him by

 the meanness of ,his outside4 ,just    
like those that know not that precious  
stones are covered over with  a homely  
crust2 who1 when they have found one1   
because they know  not what they have   
found1 cast it again away1 as men do a  
common  stone4    ,well1 said ,gaius1   
now you are here1 and since1 as ,i know1
 ,mr4  ,great-heart is good at his      
weapons1 if you please1 after we have   
refreshed ourselves1 we will walk into  
the fields1 to see if we can  do any    
good4#bdj ,about a mile from hence1     
there is one ,slay-good1  a giant that  
does much annoy the ,king's highway in  
these parts2  and ,i know whereabout his
 haunt is4 ,he is master of a number of 
thieves2 it would be well if we could   
clear these parts of him4 ,so  they     
consented1 and went1 ,mr4 ,great-heart  
with his sword1 helmet1  and shield1 and
 the rest with spears and staves4#bda   
,when they  came to the place where he  
was1 they found him with one            
,feeble-mind  in his hands1 whom his    

servants had brought unto him1 having   
taken  him in the way4 ,now the giant   
was rifling him1 with a purpose1 after  
that1 to pick his bones1 for he was of  
the nature of flesh-eaters4    ,well1 so
 soon as he saw ,mr4 ,great-heart and   
his friends at the  mouth of his cave1  
with their weapons1 he demanded what    
they wanted4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,we    
want thee2 for we are come to revenge   
the quarrel  of the many that thou hast 
slain of the pilgrims1 when thou hast   
dragged them out of the ,king's highway2
 wherefore1 come out of  thy cave4 ,so  
he armed himself and came out2 and to a 
battle they  went1 and fought for above 
an hour1 and then stood still to take   
wind4    ,,slay4 ,then said the giant1  
,why are you here on my ground8         
,,great-,,heart4 ,to revenge the blood  
of pilgrims1 as ,i also told thee       
before4 ,so they went to it again1 and  
the giant made ,mr4 ,great-heart  give  
back2 but he came up again1 and1 in the 
greatness of his mind1  he let fly with 

such stoutness at the giant's head and  
sides1 that  he made him let his weapon 
fall out of his hand2 so he smote him1  
and slew him1 and cut off his head1 and 
brought it away to the  inn4 ,he also   
took ,feeble-mind1 the pilgrim1 and     
brought him with  him to his lodgings4  
,when they were come home1 they showed  
his  head to the family1 and then set it
 up1 as they had done others  before1   
for a terror to those that shall attempt
 to do as he  hereafter4#bdb    ,then   
they asked ,mr4 ,feeble-mind how he fell
 into his hands8    ,,feeble-,,mind4    
,then said the poor man1 ,i am a sickly 
man1 as you  see2 and1 because death did
 usually once a day knock at my door1   
,i thought ,i should never be well at   
home2 so ,i betook myself to a          
pilgrim's life1 and have traveled hither
 from the town of ,uncertain1  where ,i 
and my father were born4 ,i am a man of 
no strength at all  of body1 nor yet of 
mind2 but would1 if ,i could1 though ,i 
can but  crawl1 spend my life in the    

pilgrim's way4#bdc ,when ,i came at  the
 gate that is at the head of the way1   
the ,lord of that place  did entertain  
me freely2 neither objected ,he against 
my weakly  looks1 nor against my feeble 
mind2 but gave me such things that  were
 necessary for my journey1 and bid me   
hope to the end4 ,when  ,i came to the  
house of the ,interpreter1 ,i received  
much kindness  there2 and because the   
,hill ,difficulty was judged too hard   
for  me1 ,i was carried up that by one  
of ,his servants4 ,indeed1 ,i have      
found much relief from pilgrims1 though 
none were willing to go so  softly as ,i
 am forced to do2 yet still1 as they    
came on1 they bid  me be of good cheer1 
and said that it was the will of their  
,lord  that comfort should be given to  
the feeble-minded1 and so went  on their
 own pace 7#a ,thess4 #e3ad74 ,when ,i  
was come up to ,assault  ,lane1 then    
this giant met with me1 and bid me      
prepare for an  encounter2 but1 alas6   
feeble one that ,i was1 ,i had more need

 of  a cordial4 ,so he came up and took 
me4 ,i conceited he should not  kill me4
 ,also1 when he had got me into his den1
 since ,i went not  with him willingly1 
,i believed ,i should come out alive    
again2  for ,i have heard1 that not any 
pilgrim that is taken captive by        
violent hands1 if he keeps heart-whole  
towards his ,master1 is1 by  the laws of
 ,providence1 to die by the hand of the 
enemy4 ,robbed  ,i looked to be1 and    
robbed to be sure ,i am2 but ,i am1 as  
you see1  escaped with life2 for the    
which ,i thank my ,king as author1 and  
you as the means4 ,other brunts ,i also 
look for2 but this ,i have  resolved on1
 to wit1 to run when ,i can1 to go when 
,i cannot run1  and to creep when ,i    
cannot go4 ,as to the main1 ,i thank    
,him that  loves me1 ,i am fixed4 ,my   
way is before me1 my mind is beyond the 
river that has no bridge1 though ,i am1 
as you see1 but of a feeble  mind4#bdd  
,,hon4 ,then said old ,mr4 ,honest1     
,have you not1 some time ago1 been      

acquainted with one ,mr4 ,fearing1 a    
pilgrim4    ,,feeble4 ,acquainted with  
him6 ,yes2 he came from the town of     
,stupidity1 which lieth four degrees to 
the northward of the ,city  of          
,destruction1 and as many off of where  
,i was born2 yet we were  well          
acquainted1 for1 indeed1 he was my      
uncle1 my father's brother4  ,he and ,i 
have been much of a temper4 ,he was a   
little shorter than  ,i1 but yet we were
 much of a complexion4    ,,hon4 ,i     
perceive you know him2 and ,i am apt to 
believe also1 that  you were related one
 to another2 for you have his whitely   
look1 a  cast like his with your eye1   
and your speech is much alike4          
,,feeble4 ,most have said so that have  
known us both2 and besides1  what ,i    
have read in him1 ,i have1 for the most 
part1 found in myself4    ,,gaius4      
,come1 ,sir1 said good ,gaius1 be of    
good cheer1 you are welcome  to me1 and 
to my house1 and what thou hast a mind  
to1 call for  freely2 and what thou     

wouldest have my servants do for thee1  
they  will do it with a ready mind4     
,then said ,mr4 ,feeble-mind1 ,this is  
unexpected favour1 and as the  sun      
shining out of a very dark cloud4 ,did  
,giant ,slay-good intend  me this favour
 when he stopped me1 and resolved to let
 me go no  further8 ,did he intend1 that
 after he had rifled my pockets1 ,i     
should go to ,gaius1 mine host8 ,yet so 
it is4#bde    ,now1 just as ,mr4        
,feeble-mind and ,gaius were thus in    
talk1 there  comes one running1 and     
called at the door1 and told that1 about
 a  mile and a half off1 there was one  
,mr4 ,not-right1 a pilgrim1 struck  dead
 upon the place where he was with a     
thunder-bolt4#bdf    ,,feeble4 ,alas6   
said ,mr4 ,feeble-mind1 is he slain8 ,he
 overtook me some  days before ,i came  
so far as hither1 and would be my       
company-keeper4  ,he also was with me   
when ,slay-good1 the giant1 took me2 but
 he  was nimble of his heels1 and       
escaped4 ,but1 it seems1 he escaped  to 

die1 and ,i was took to live4#bdg       
,what1 one would think1 doth seek to    
slay outright1  ,ofttimes delivers from 
the saddest plight4  ,that very         
providence1 whose face is death1  ,doth 
ofttimes to the lowly life bequeath4  ,i
 taken was1 he did escape and flee2     
,hands cross'd gives death to him1 and  
life to me4      ,now1 about this time1 
,matthew and ,mercy were married4 ,also 
,gaius  gave his daughter ,phoebe to    
,james1 ,matthew's brother1 to wife2    
after which time they yet staid above   
ten days at ,gaius' house1  spending    
their time1 and the seasons1 like as    
pilgrims used to  do4#bdh    ,when they 
were to depart1 ,gaius made them a      
feast1 and they did eat  and drink1 and 
were merry4 ,now the hour was come that 
they must  be gone2 wherefore1 ,mr4     
,great-heart called for a reckoning2 but
  ,gaius told him1 that at his house it 
was not the custom for pilgrims  to pay 
for their entertainment4 ,he boarded    
them by the year1 but  looked for his   

pay from the good ,samaritan1 who had   
promised him1  at his return1 whatsoever
 charge he was at with them1 faithfully 
to repay him 7,luke #aj3cd1 #ce74 ,then 
said ,mr4 ,great-heart to him1          
,,great-,,heart4 ',beloved1 thou dost   
faithfully whatsoever thou dost  to the 
brethren1 and to strangers2 which have  
borne witness of  thy charity before the
 church2 whom if thou 7yet7 bring       
forward  on their journey after a godly 
sort1 thou shalt do well' 7#c ,john  #e1
 #f74 ,then ,gaius took his leave of    
them all1 and of his children1  and     
particularly of ,mr4 ,feeble-mind4 ,he  
also gave him something  to drink by the
 way4    ,now ,mr4 ,feeble-mind1 when   
they were going out of the door1 made as
  if he intended to linger2 the which   
when ,mr4 ,great-heart espied1  he said1
 ,come1 ,mr4 ,feeble-,mind1 pray do you 
go along with us1 ,i  will be your      
conductor1 and you shall fare as the    
rest4    ,,feeble4 ,alas6 ,i want a     
suitable companion2 you are all lusty   

and  strong2 but ,i1 as you see1 am     
weak2 ,i choose1 therefore1 rather  to  
come behind1 lest1 by reason of my many 
infirmities1 ,i should  be both a burden
 to myself and to you4 ,i am1 as ,i     
said1 a man of  a weak and feeble mind1 
and shall be offended and made weak at  
that which others can bear4 ,i shall    
like no laughing2 ,i shall like  no gay 
attire2 ,i shall like no unprofitable   
questions4 ,nay1 ,i  am so weak a man1  
as to be offended with that which others
 have  liberty to do4 ,i do not yet know
 all the truth2 ,i am a very ignorant   
,christian man2 sometimes1 if ,i hear   
some rejoice in the ,lord1 it  troubles 
me1 because ,i can not do so too4 ,it is
 with me1 as it  is with a weak man     
among the strong1 or as with a sick man 
among  the healthy1 or as a lamp        
despised 7',he that is ready to slip    
with  his feet1 is as a lamp despised in
 the thought of him that is at  ease'   
,job #ab3e71 so that ,i know not what to
 do4#bdi    ,,great-,,heart4 ,but1      

brother1 said4 ,mr4 ,great-heart1 ,i    
have it in  commission to 'comfort the  
feeble-minded1' and to 'support the     
weak' 7#a ,thess4 #e3ad74 ,you must     
needs go along with us2 we will  wait   
for you2 we will lend you our help      
7,rom4 #ad3a72 we will deny  ourselves  
of some things1 both opinionative and   
practical1 for  your sake 7#a ,cor4 #h71
 we will not enter into doubtful        
disputations  before you2 we will be    
made all things to you1 rather than you 
shall be left behind#bej 7#a ,cor4      
#i3bb74    ,now all this while they were
 at ,gaius' door2 and behold1 as they   
were thus in the heat of their          
discourse1 ,mr4 ,ready-to-halt came  by1
 with his crutches promises in his hand 
7,psa4 #ch3ag72 and he  also was going  
on pilgrimage4    ,,feeble4 ,then said  
,mr4 ,feeble-mind to him1 ,man1 ,how    
camest thou  hither8 ,i was but just now
 complaining1 that ,i had not a suitable
  companion1 but thou art according to  
my wish4 ,welcome1 welcome1  good ,mr4  

,ready-to-halt1 ,i hope thee and ,i may 
be some help4    ,,ready-,,to-,,halt4 ,i
 shall be glad of thy company1 said the 
other2 and  good ,mr4 ,feeble-mind1     
rather than we will part1 since we are  
thus  happily met1 ,i will lend thee one
 of my crutches4#bea    ,,feeble4 ,nay1 
said he1 though ,i thank thee for thy   
goodwill1 ,i  am not inclined to halt   
before ,i am lame4 ,howbeit1 ,i think1  
when  occasion is1 it may help me       
against a dog4#beb    ,,ready4 ,if      
either myself or my crutches can do thee
 a pleasure1 we  are both at thy        
command1 good ,mr4 ,feeble-mind4        
,thus therefore they went on2 ,mr4      
,great-heart and ,mr4 ,honest went      
before1 ,christiana and her children    
went next1 and ,mr4 ,feeble-mind  and   
,mr4 ,ready-to-halt1 came behind with   
his crutches4#bec ,then  said ,mr4      
,honest1    ,,hon4 ,pray1 ,sir1 now we  
are upon the road1 tell us some         
profitable  things of some that have    
gone on pilgrimage before us4           

,,great-,,heart4 ,with a good will4 ,i  
suppose you have heard how ,christian   
of old did meet with ,apollyon in the   
,valley of ,humiliation2 and  also what 
hard work he had1 to go through the     
,valley of the ,shadow  of ,death4 ,also
 ,i think you cannot but have heard how 
,faithful  was put to it with ,madam    
,wanton1 with ,adam the first1 with one 
,discontent1 and ,shame1 four as        
deceitful villains as a man can  meet   
with upon the road4    ,,hon4 ,yes1 ,i  
have heard of all this2 but indeed1 good
 ,faithful was  hardest put to it with  
,shame2 he was an unwearied one4        
,,great-,,heart4 ,aye2 for1 as the      
,pilgrim well said1 he of all men had   
the wrong name4    ,,hon4 ,but pray1    
,sir1 where was it that ,christian and  
,faithful met  ,talkative8 ,that same   
was also a notable one4                 
,,great-,,heart4 ,he was a confident    
fool1 yet many follow his ways4         
,,hon4 ,he had like to have beguiled    
,faithful4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,aye1 but

 ,christian put him into a way quickly  
to  find him out4 ,thus they went on    
till they came at the place where       
,evangelist met with ,christian and     
,faithful1 and prophesied to them  of   
what should befall them at ,vanity      
,fair4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,then said   
their guide1 ,hereabouts did ,christian 
and  ,faithful meet with ,evangelist1   
who prophesied to them of what  troubles
 they should meet with at ,vanity ,fair4
    ,,hon4 ,say you so8 ,i dare say it  
was a hard chapter that then he did     
read unto them4#bed    ,,great-,,heart4 
,it was so2 but he gave them            
encouragement withal4 ,but  what do we  
talk of them8 they were a couple of     
lion-like men2 they  had set their faces
 like flint4 ,don't you remember how    
undaunted  they were when they stood    
before the judge8    ,,hon4 ,well1      
,faithful bravely suffered4             
,,great-,,heart4 ,so he did1 and as     
brave things came on it2 for ,hopeful   
and some others1 as the story relates   

it1 were converted by his  death4       
,,hon4 ,well1 but pray go on2 for you   
are well acquainted with things4        
,,great-,,heart4 ,above all that        
,christian met with after he had passed 
through ,vanity ,fair1 one ,by-ends was 
the arch one4    ,,hon4 ,by-ends6 ,what 
was he8    ,,great-,,heart4 ,a very arch
 fellow2 a downright hypocrite4 ,one    
that  would be religious which way ever 
the world went2 but so cunning1  that he
 would be sure neither to lose nor      
suffer for it4 ,he had  his mode of     
religion for every fresh occasion2 and  
his wife was as  good at it as he4 ,he  
would turn and change from opinion to   
opinion2  yea1 and plead for so doing   
too4 ,but1 so far as ,i could learn1  he
 came to an ill end with his by-ends2   
nor did ,i ever hear that  any of his   
children were ever of any esteem with   
any that truly  feared ,god4    ,now1 by
 this time1 they were come within sight 
of the town of  ,vanity1 where ,vanity  
,fair is kept4 ,so1 when they saw that  

they were  so near the town1 they       
consulted with one another1 how they    
should  pass through the town2 and some 
said one thing1 and some another4  ,at  
last ,mr4 ,great-heart said1 ,i have1 as
 you may understand1 often  been a      
conductor of pilgrims through this town2
 now ,i am acquainted  with one ,mr4    
,mnason1 a ,cyprusian by nation1 an old 
disciple1 at  whose house we may lodge  
7,acts #ba3af74 ,if you think good1 said
  he1 we will turn in there4#bee        
,content1 said old ,honest2 ,content1   
said ,christiana2 ,content1 said  ,mr4  
,feeble-mind2 and so they said all4     
,now1 you must think1 it was  even-tide 
by that they got to the outside of the  
town2 but ,mr4  ,great-heart knew the   
way to the old man's house4 ,so thither 
they  came2 and he called at the door1  
and the old man within knew his  tongue 
so soon as ever he heard it2 so he      
opened1 and they all  came in4 ,then    
said ,mnason their host1 ,how far have  
ye come today8  ,so they said1 ,from the

 house of ,gaius our friend4 ,i promise 
you1  said he1 you have gone a good     
stitch1 you may well be a weary2  sit   
down4 ,so they sat down4                
,,great-,,heart4 ,then said their guide1
 ,come1 what cheer1 ,sirs8 ,i dare  say 
you are welcome to my friend4           
,,mnason4 ,i also1 said ,mr4 ,mnason1 do
 bid you welcome1 and1 whatever  you    
want1 do but say1 and we will do what we
 can to get it for  you4    ,,hon4 ,our 
great want1 a while since1 was harbour  
and good company1  and now ,i hope we   
have both4    ,,mnason4 ,for harbour1   
you see what it is2 but for good        
company1  that will appear in the trial4
    ,,great-,,heart4 ,well1 said ,mr4   
,great-heart1 will you have the         
,pilgrims  up into their lodging8       
,,mnason4 ,i will1 said ,mr4 ,mnason4   
,so he had them to their respective     
places2 and also showed them a very fair
 dining-room1 where they  might be1 and 
sup together1 until time was come to go 
to rest4    ,now1 when they were set in 

their places1 and were a little cheery  
after their journey1 ,mr4 ,honest asked 
his landlord1 if there were  any store  
of good people in the town8    ,,mnason4
 ,we have a few1 for indeed they are but
 a few1 when compared  with them on the 
other side4    ,,hon4 ,but how shall we 
do to see some of them8 for the sight   
of good men to them that are going on   
pilgrimage1 is like to the  appearing of
 the moon and the stars to them that are
 sailing upon  the seas4#bef    ,then   
,mr4 ,mnason stamped with his foot1 and 
his daughter ,grace  came up2 so he said
 unto her1 ,grace1 go you1 tell my      
friends1 ,mr4  ,contrite1 ,mr4          
,holy-man1 ,mr4 ,love-saint1 ,mr4       
,dare-not-lie1 and ,mr4  ,penitent2 that
 ,i have a friend or two at my house    
that have a mind  this evening to see   
them4    ,so ,grace went to call them1  
and they came2 and1 after salutation    
made1 they sat down together at the     
table4    ,then said ,mr4 ,mnason1 their
 landlord1 ,my neighbours1 ,i have1 as  

you  see1 a company of strangers come to
 my house2 they are ,pilgrims2  they    
come from afar1 and are going to mount  
,zion4 ,but who1 quoth  he1 do you think
 this is8 pointing with his finger to   
,christiana2  it is ,christiana1 the    
wife of ,christian1 that famous         
,pilgrim1  who1 with ,faithful his      
brother1 were so shamefully handled in  
our  town4 ,at that they stood amazed1  
saying1 ,we little thought to see       
,christiana1 when ,grace came to call   
us2 wherefore this is a very            
comfortable surprise4 ,then they asked  
her of her welfare1 and if  these young 
men were her husband's sons8 ,and when  
she had told  them they were1 they said1
 ,the ,king whom you love and serve1    
make  you as your father1 and bring you 
where he is in peace6    ,,hon4 ,then   
,mr4 ,honest 7when they were all sat    
down7 asked ,mr4  ,contrite1 and the    
rest1 in what posture their town was at 
present8    ,,contrite4 ,you may be sure
 we are full of hurry in fair-time4 ,it 

is hard keeping our hearts and spirits  
in any good order1 when we  are in a    
cumbered condition4 ,he that lives in   
such a place as this  is1 and that has  
to do with such as we have1 has need of 
an item1  to caution him to take heed1  
every moment of the day4    ,,hon4 ,but 
how are your neighbours for quietness8  
,,contrite4 ,they are much more moderate
 now than formerly4 ,you know  how      
,christian and ,faithful were used at   
our town2 but of late1  ,i say1 they    
have been far more moderate4 ,i think   
the blood of  ,faithful lieth with load 
upon them till now2 for since they      
burned  him1 they have been ashamed to  
burn any more4 ,in those days we  were  
afraid to walk the streets1 but now we  
can show our heads4  ,then the name of a
 professor was odious2 now1 especially  
in some  parts of our town 7for you know
 our town is large71 religion is        
counted honourable4#beg    ,then said   
,mr4 ,contrite to them1 ,pray how fareth
 it with you in  your pilgrimage8 ,how  

stands the country affected towards you8
    ,,hon4 ,it happens to us as it      
happeneth to wayfaring men2 sometimes   
our way is clean1 sometimes foul1       
sometimes up hill1 sometimes  down hill2
 we are seldom at a certainty2 the wind 
is not always  on our backs1 nor is     
everyone a friend that we meet with in  
the  way4 ,we have met with some notable
 rubs already2 and what are yet  behind1
 we know not2 but for the most part1 we 
find it true1 that  has been talked of1 
of old1 ,a good man must suffer trouble4
    ,,contrite4 ,you talk of rubs2 what 
rubs have you met withal8    ,,hon4     
,nay1 ask ,mr4 ,great-heart1 our guide1 
for he can give the best  account of    
that4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,we have been 
beset three or four times already4      
,first1 ,christiana and her children    
were beset with two ruffians1  that they
 feared would a took away their lives4  
,we were beset with  ,giant ,bloody-man1
 ,giant ,maul1 and ,giant ,slay-good4   
,indeed we did  rather beset the last1  

than were beset of him4 ,and thus it    
was3  ,after we had been some time at   
the house of ',gaius1 mine host1 and  of
 the whole church' 7,rom4 #af3bc71 we   
were minded upon a time to  take our    
weapons with us1 and so go see if we    
could light upon any  of those that were
 enemies to pilgrims 7for we heard that 
there  was a notable one thereabouts74  
,now ,gaius knew his haunt better  than 
,i1 because he dwelt thereabout2 so we  
looked1 and looked1  till at last we    
discerned the mouth of his cave2 then we
 were  glad1 and plucked up our spirits4
 ,so we approached up to his den1  and  
lo1 when we came there1 he had dragged1 
by mere force1 into  his net1 this poor 
man1 ,mr4 ,feeble-mind1 and was about to
 bring  him to his end4 ,but when he saw
 us1 supposing1 as we thought1 he  had  
had another prey1 he left the poor man  
in his hole1 and came  out4 ,so we fell 
to it full sore1 and he lustily laid    
about him2  but in conclusion1 he was   
brought down to the ground1 and his     

head cut off1 and set up by the         
way-side1 for a terror to such as       
should after practise such ungodliness4 
,that ,i tell you the truth1  here is   
the man himself to affirm it1 who was as
 a lamb taken out  of the mouth of the  
lion4    ,,feeble-,,mind4 ,then said    
,mr4 ,feeble-mind1 ,i found this true1  
to my  cost1 and comfort2 to my cost1   
when he threatened to pick my bones     
every moment2 and to my comfort1 when ,i
 saw ,mr4 ,great-heart and  his friends 
with their weapons1 approach so near for
 my deliverance4    ,,holy-,,man4 ,then 
said ,mr4 ,holy-man1 ,there are two     
things that they  have need to be       
possessed with1 that go on pilgrimage2  
courage1  and an unspotted life4 ,if    
they have not courage1 they can never   
hold on their way2 and if their lives be
 loose1 they will make the  very name of
 a ,pilgrim stink4    ,,love-,,saint4   
,then said ,mr4 ,love-saint1 ,i hope    
this caution is not  needful amongst    
you4 ,but truly1 there are many that go 

upon the  road1 that rather declare     
themselves strangers to pilgrimage1 than
  strangers and pilgrims in the earth4  
,,dare-,,not-,,lie4 ,then said ,mr4     
,dare-not-lie1 ,it is true1 they neither
  have the pilgrim's need1 nor the      
pilgrim's courage2 they go not          
uprightly1 but all awry with their feet2
 one shoe goes inward1  another outward1
 and their hosen out behind2 there a    
rag1 and there  a rent1 to the          
disparagement of their ,lord4           
,,penitent4 ,these things1 said ,mr4    
,penitent1 they ought to be troubled    
for2 nor are the pilgrims like to have  
that grace put upon them  and their     
pilgrim's progress1 as they desire1     
until the way is  cleared of such spots 
and blemishes4    ,thus they sat talking
 and spending the time1 until supper was
 set  upon the table2 unto which they   
went and refreshed their weary  bodies2 
so they went to rest4 ,now they stayed  
in this fair a great  while1 at the     
house of this ,mr4 ,mnason1 who1 in     

process of time1  gave his daughter     
,grace unto ,samuel1 ,christiana's son1 
to wife1  and his daughter ,martha to   
,joseph4    ,the time1 as ,i said1 that 
they lay here1 was long 7for it was not 
now as in former times74 ,wherefore the 
,pilgrims grew acquainted  with many of 
the good people of the town1 and did    
them what service  they could4 ,mercy1  
as she was wont1 laboured much for the  
poor2  wherefore their bellies and backs
 blessed her1 and she was there an      
ornament to her profession4#beh ,and1 to
 say the truth for ,grace1  ,phoebe1 and
 ,martha1 they were all of a very good  
nature1 and did  much good in their     
place4 ,they were also all of them very 
fruitful2  so that ,christian's name1 as
 was said before1 was like to live in   
the world4    ,while they lay here1     
there came a monster out of the woods1  
and  slew many of the people of the     
town4 ,it would also carry away their   
children1 and teach them to suck its    
whelps4#bei ,now1 no man in  the town   

durst so much as face this monster2 but 
all men fled when  they heard of the    
noise of his coming4    ,the monster was
 like unto no one beast upon the earth2 
its body was  like a dragon1 and it had 
seven heads and ten horns 7,rev4 #ag3c74
  ,it made great havoc of children1 and 
yet it was governed by a  woman4#bfj    
,this monster propounded conditions to  
men1 and such  men as loved their lives 
more than their souls1 accepted of those
  conditions4 ,so they came under4#bfa  
,now this ,mr4 ,great-heart1 together   
with these that came to visit  the      
pilgrims at ,mr4 ,mnason's house1       
entered into a covenant to go  and      
engage this beast1 if perhaps they might
 deliver the people  of this town from  
the paws and mouth of this so devouring 
a serpent4    ,then did ,mr4            
,great-heart1 ,mr4 ,contrite1 ,mr4      
,holy-man1 ,mr4 ,dare-not-lie1  and ,mr4
 ,penitent1 with their weapons go forth 
to meet him4 ,now  the monster1 at      
first1 was very rampant1 and looked upon

 these  enemies with great disdain2 but 
they so belaboured him1 being  sturdy   
men at arms1 that they made him make a  
retreat2 so they  came home to ,mr4     
,mnason's house again4    ,the monster1 
you must know1 had his certain seasons  
to come out  in1 and to make his        
attempts upon the children of the people
 of the  town2 also these seasons did   
these valiant worthies watch him in1    
and did still continually assault him2  
insomuch1 that in process  of time he   
became not only wounded1 but lame2 also 
he has not made  that havoc of the      
townsmen's children1 as formerly he has 
done4  ,and it is verily believed by    
some1 that this beast will die of his   
wounds4#bfb    ,this1 therefore1 made   
,mr4 ,great-heart and his fellows of    
great fame  in this town2 so that many  
of the people that wanted their taste   
of things1 yet had a reverend esteem and
 respect for them4#bfc  ,upon this      
account therefore it was1 that these    
pilgrims got not  much hurt here4 ,true1

 there were some of the baser sort1 that
  could see no more than a mole1 nor    
understand more than a beast2  these had
 no reverence for these men1 nor took   
they notice of  their valour or         
adventures4#bfd    ,well1 the time grew 
on that the ,pilgrims must go on their  
way1  wherefore they prepared for their 
journey4 ,they sent for their  friends2 
they conferred with them2 they had some 
time set apart1  therein to commit each 
other to the protection of their        
,prince4  ,there were again1 that       
brought them of such things as they had1
  that were fit for the weak and the    
strong1 for the women and the  men1 and 
so laded them with such things as were  
necessary 7,acts  #bh3aj74    ,then they
 set forward on their way2 and their    
friends accompanying  them so far as was
 convenient1 they again committed each  
other to  the protection of their ,king1
 and parted4 ,they1 therefore1 that     
were of the ,pilgrims' company went on1 
and ,mr4 ,great-heart went  before them4

 ,now the women and children being      
weakly1 they were  forced to go as they 
could bear2 by this means ,mr4          
,ready-to-halt  and ,mr4 ,feeble-mind   
had more to sympathize with their       
condition4    ,when they were gone from 
the townsmen1 and when their friends had
  bid them farewell2 they quickly came  
to the place where ,faithful  was put to
 death2 there therefore they made a     
stand1 and thanked  ,him that had       
enabled him to bear his cross so well2  
and the rather  because they now found  
that they had a benefit by such a manly 
suffering as his was4#bfe    ,they went 
on1 therefore1 after this1 a good way   
further1 talking  of ,christian and     
,faithful2 and how ,hopeful joined      
himself to  ,christian after that       
,faithful was dead4    ,now they were   
come up with the ,hill ,lucre1 where the
 silver mine  was1 which took ,demas off
 from his pilgrimage1 and into which1 as
  some think1 ,by-ends fell and         
perished2 wherefore they considered     

that4 ,but when they were come to the   
old monument that stood over  against   
the ,hill ,lucre1 to wit1 to the pillar 
of salt that stood  also within view of 
,sodom and its stinking lake2 they      
marveled1  as did ,christian before1    
that men of that knowledge and ripeness 
of wit1 as they were1 should be so      
blinded as to turn aside here4  ,only   
they considered again1 that nature is   
not affected with the  harms that others
 have met with1 especially if that thing
 upon  which they look1 has an          
attracting virtue upon the foolish eye4 
,i saw now that they went on1 till they 
came at the river that was  on this side
 of the ,delectable ,mountains4 ,to the 
river where the  fine trees grow on both
 sides2 and whose leaves1 if taken      
inwardly1  are good against surfeits1   
where the meadows are green all the     
year long1 and where they might lie down
 safely 7,psa4 #bc74    ,by this river  
side1 in the meadow1 there were cotes   
and folds for  sheep1 a house built for 

the nourishing and bringing up of those 
lambs1 the babes of those women that go 
on pilgrimage 7,heb4 #e3b74  ,also there
 was here one that was intrusted with   
them1 who could  have compassion1 and   
that could gather these lambs with ,his 
arm1  and carry them in ,his bosom1 and 
that could gently lead those  that were 
with young 7,isa4 #dj3aa74 ,now to the  
care of ,,this ,,man1  ,christiana      
admonished her four daughters to commit 
their little ones1  that by these waters
 they might be housed1 harboured1       
succoured1  and nourished1 and that none
 of them might be lacking in time to    
come4#bff ,this ,man1 if any of them go 
astray1 or be lost1 ,he will  bring them
 again2 ,he will also bind up that which
 was broken1 and  will strengthen them  
that are sick 7,ezek4 #cd3aa-af74 ,here 
they  will never want meat1 and drink1  
and clothing2 here they will be  kept   
from thieves and robbers2 for this ,man 
will die before one  of those committed 
to ,his trust shall be lost 7,jer4      

#bc3d74    ,besides1 here they shall be 
sure to have good nurture and           
admonition1  and shall be taught to walk
 in right paths1 and that you know is  a
 favour of no small account4 ,also here1
 as you see1 are delicate  waters1      
pleasant meadows1 dainty flowers1       
variety of trees1 and  such as bear     
wholesome fruit2 fruit not like that    
that ,matthew ate  of1 that fell over   
the wall out of ,beelzebub's garden2 but
 fruit  that procureth health where     
there is none1 and that continueth and  
increaseth it where it is4#bfg    ,so   
they were content to commit their little
 ones to ,him2 and that  which was also 
an encouragement to them so to do1 was1 
for that  all this was to be at the     
charge of the ,king1 and so was as an   
hospital for young children and orphans4
    ,now they went on2 and when they    
were come to ,by-path ,meadow1 to  the  
stile over which ,christian went with   
his fellow ,hopeful1 when  they were    
taken by ,giant ,despair1 and put into  

,doubting ,castle2  they sat down and   
consulted what was best to be done2 to  
wit1 now  they were so strong1 and had  
got such a man as ,mr4 ,great-heart  for
 their conductor1 whether they had not  
best to make an attempt  upon the       
,giant1 demolish his castle1 and1 if    
there were any pilgrims  in it1 to set  
them at liberty1 before they went any   
further4 ,so  one said one thing1 and   
another said the contrary4 ,one         
questioned  if it were lawful to go upon
 unconsecrated ground2 another said     
they might1 provided their end was good2
 but ,mr4 ,great-heart said1  ,though   
that assertion offered last cannot be   
universally true1  yet ,i have a        
commandment to resist sin1 to overcome  
evil1 to fight  the good fight of faith2
 and1 ,i pray1 with whom should ,i fight
  this good fight1 if not with ,giant   
,despair8 ,i will1 therefore1  attempt  
the taking away of his life1 and the    
demolishing of ,doubting  ,castle4 ,then
 said he1 ,who will go with me8 ,then   

said old ,honest1  ,i will4 ,and so will
 we too1 said ,christiana's four sons1  
,matthew1  ,samuel1 ,james1 and ,joseph2
 for they were young men and strong 7#a 
,john #c3ac1 #ad74 ,so they left the    
women in the road1 and with them  ,mr4  
,feeble-mind and ,mr4 ,ready-to-halt    
with his crutches1 to be  their guard1  
until they came back2 for in that place 
though ,giant  ,despair dwelt so near1  
they keeping in the road1 a little child
  might lead them 7,isa4 #aa3f74 ,so    
,mr4 ,great-heart1 old ,honest1 and  the
 four young men1 went to go up to       
,doubting ,castle1 to look for  ,giant  
,despair4 ,when they came at the        
,castle-gate1 they knocked  for entrance
 with an unusual noise4 ,at that the old
 ,giant comes  to the gate1 and         
,diffidence1 his wife1 follows4 ,then   
said he1 ,who1  and what is he that is  
so hardy1 as after this manner to molest
  the ,giant ,despair8    ,mr4          
,great-heart replied1 ,it is ,i1        
,great-heart1 one of the ,king of  the  

,celestial ,country's conductors of     
pilgrims to their place2  and ,i demand 
of thee that thou open thy gates for my 
entrance4  ,prepare thyself also to     
fight1 for ,i am come to take away thy  
head1 and to demolish ,doubting ,castle4
    ,now ,giant ,despair1 because he was
 a giant1 thought no man could  overcome
 him2 and1 again1 thought he1 since     
heretofore ,i have  made a conquest of  
angels1 shall ,great-heart make me      
afraid6 ,so he  harnessed himself1 and  
went out4 ,he had a cap of steel upon   
his  head1 a breast-plate of fire girded
 to him1 and he came out in iron  shoes 
with a great club in his hand4 ,then    
these six men made up to  him1 and beset
 him behind and before4 ,also when      
,diffidence1 the  giantess1 came up to  
help him1 old ,mr4 ,honest cut her down 
at  one blow4 ,then they fought for     
their lives1 and ,giant ,despair was    
brought down to the ground1 but was very
 loath to die4 ,he struggled  hard1 and 
had1 as they say1 as many lives as a    

cat2 but ,great-heart  was his death1   
for he left him not till he had severed 
his head  from his shoulders4#bfh       
,then they fell to demolishing ,doubting
 ,castle1 that you know might  with ease
 be done1 since ,giant ,despair was     
dead4 ,they were seven  days in         
destroying of that2 and in it of        
pilgrims they found one  ,mr4           
,despondency1 almost starved to death1  
and one ,much-afraid1 his  daughter2    
these two they saved alive4 ,but it     
would have made you  a-wondered to have 
seen the dead bodies that lay here and  
there  in the castle-yard1 and how full 
of dead men's bones the dungeon  was4   
,when ,mr4 ,great-heart and his         
companions had performed this  exploit1 
they took ,mr4 ,despondency1 and his    
daughter ,much-afraid1  into their      
protection2 for they were honest people1
 though they  were prisoners in         
,doubting ,castle1 to that tyrant ,giant
 ,despair4  ,they1 therefore1 ,i say1   
took with them the head of the ,giant1  

for his body they had buried under a    
heap of stones1 and down to  the road   
and to their companions they came1 and  
showed them what  they had done4 ,now   
when ,feeble-mind and ,ready-to-halt saw
 that it  was the head of ,giant        
,despair indeed1 they were very jocund  
and  merry4#bfi ,now ,christiana1 if    
need was1 could play upon the viol1  and
 her daughter ,mercy upon the lute2 so1 
since they were so merry  disposed1 she 
played them a lesson1 and ,ready-to-halt
 would dance4  ,so he took              
,despondency's daughter1 named          
,much-afraid1 by the hand1  and to      
dancing they went in the road4 ,true1 he
 could not dance  without one crutch in 
his hand2 but1 ,i promise you1 he footed
  it well4 ,also the girl was to be     
commended1 for she answered the  music  
handsomely4    ,as for ,mr4             
,despondency1 the music was not much to 
him2 he was for  feeding rather than    
dancing1 for that he was almost starved4
 ,so  ,christiana gave him some of her  

bottle of spirits1 for present  relief1 
and then prepared him something to eat2 
and1 in little  time1 the old gentleman 
came to himself1 and began to be finely 
revived4    ,now ,i saw in my dream1    
when all these things were finished1    
,mr4  ,great-heart took the head of     
,giant ,despair1 and set it upon a pole 
by the highway side1 right over against 
the pillar that ,christian  erected for 
a caution to pilgrims that came after1  
to take heed of  entering into his      
grounds4#bgj      ,though ,doubting     
,castle be demolish'd1  ,and the ,giant 
,despair hath lost his head1  ,sin can  
rebuild the ,castle1 make't remain1     
,and make ,despair the ,giant live      
again4      ,then he writ under it1 upon
 a marble stone these verses following3 
,this the head of him1 whose name only  
,in former times did pilgrims terrify4  
,his ,castle's down2 and ,diffidence1   
his wife1  ,brave ,master ,great-heart  
has bereft of life4  ,despondency1 his  
daughter ,much-afraid1  ,great-heart for

 them also the man has play'd2  ,who    
hereof doubts1 if he'll but cast his eye
  ,up hither1 may his scruples satisfy4 
,this head also1 when doubting cripples 
dance1  ,doth show from fears they have 
deliverance4      ,when these men had   
thus bravely showed themselves against  
,doubting  ,castle1 and had slain ,giant
 ,despair1 they went forward2 and went  
on till they came to the ,delectable    
,mountains1 where ,christian  and       
,hopeful refreshed themselves with the  
varieties of the place4  ,they also     
acquainted themselves with the shepherds
 there1 who  welcomed them1 as they had 
done ,christian before1 unto the        
,delectable  ,mountains4    ,now the    
,shepherds1 seeing1 so great a train    
follow ,mr4 ,great-heart1  for with him 
they were well acquainted1 they said    
unto him1 ,good  ,sir1 you have got a   
goodly company here4 ,pray1 where did   
you find  all these8    ,then ,mr4      
,great-heart replied3      ,first1 here 
is ,christiana and her train1  ,her     

sons1 and her sons' wives1 who like the 
wain1#bga  ,keep by the pole1 and do by 
compass steer1  ,from sin to grace1 else
 they had not been here2  ,next1 here's 
old ,honest come on pilgrimage1         
,ready-to-halt1 too1 who1 ,i dare       
engage1  ,true-hearted is1 and so is    
,feeble-mind1  ,who willing was not to  
be left behind2  ,despondency1 good man1
 is coming after1  ,and so also is      
,much-afraid his daughter4  ,may we have
 entertainment here1 or must  ,we       
further go8 ,let's know whereon to      
trust4      ,then said the ,shepherds1  
,this is a comfortable company4 ,you are
  welcome to us1 for we have comfort for
 the feeble as for the  strong4 ,our    
,prince has an eye to what is done to   
the least of these2  therefore infirmity
 must not be a block to our             
entertainment 7,matt4  #be3dj74 ,so they
 had them to the palace door1 and then  
said unto  them1 ,come in1 ,mr4         
,feeble-mind2 ,come in1 ,mr4            
,ready-to-halt2 come  in1 ,mr4          

,despondency1 and ,mrs4 ,much-afraid1   
his daughter4#bgb  ,these1 ,mr4         
,great-heart1 said the ,shepherds to the
 guide1 we call  in by name1 for that   
they are most subject to draw back2 but 
as  for you1 and the rest that are      
strong1 we leave you to your wonted     
liberty4 ,then said ,mr4 ,great-heart1  
,this day ,i see that grace doth  shine 
in your faces1 and that you are my      
,lord's ,shepherds indeed2  for that you
 have not pushed these diseased neither 
with side nor  shoulder1 but have rather
 strewed their way into the palace with 
flowers1 as you should#bgc 7,ezek4      
#cd3ba74 ,so the feeble and weak  went  
in1 and ,mr4 ,great-heart and the rest  
did follow4 ,when they  were also set   
down1 the ,shepherds said to those of   
the weaker  sort1 ,what is it that you  
would have8 for1 said they1 all things  
must be managed here to the supporting  
of the weak1 as well as  the warning of 
the unruly4    ,so they made them a     
feast of things easy of digestion1 and  

that  were pleasant to the palate1 and  
nourishing2 the which1 when they  had   
received1 they went to their rest1 each 
one respectively unto  his proper place4
 ,when morning was come1 because the    
mountains  were high1 and the day clear1
 and because it was the custom of the   
,shepherds to show to the ,pilgrims1    
before their departure1 some            
rarities2#bgd therefore1 after they were
 ready1 and had refreshed  themselves1  
the ,shepherds took them out into the   
fields1 and  showed them first what they
 had showed to ,christian before4 ,then 
they had them to some new places4 ,the  
first was to ,mount ,marvel1  where     
looked1 and beheld a man at a distance1 
that tumbled the  hills about with      
words4 ,then they asked the ,shepherds  
what that  should mean8 ,so they told   
them1 that that man was a son of one    
,great-grace1 of whom you read in the   
,first ,part of the ,records of  the    
,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,and he is set    
there to teach pilgrims how  to believe 

down1 or to tumble out of their way1    
what difficulties  they shall meet with1
 by faith#bge 7,mark #aa3bc1 #bd74 ,then
 said  ,mr4 ,great-heart1 ,i know him4  
,he is a man above many4    ,then they  
had them to another place1 called ,mount
 ,innocent2 and  there they saw a man   
clothed all in white1 and two men1      
,prejudice  and ,ill-will1 continually  
casting dirt upon him4 ,now1 behold1 the
  dirt1 whatsoever they cast at him1    
would in little time fall off  again1   
and his garments would look as clear as 
if no dirt had been  cast thereat4#bgf  
,then said the ,pilgrims1 ,what means   
this8 ,the ,shepherds answered1  ,this  
man is named ,godly-man1 and this       
garment is to show the innocency  of his
 life4 ,now1 those that throw dirt at   
him1 are such as hate  his well-doing2  
but1 as you see the dirt will not stick 
upon his  clothes1 so it shall be with  
him that liveth truly innocently in  the
 world4 ,whoever they be that would make
 such men dirty1 they  labour all in    

vain2 for ,god1 by that a little time is
 spent1 will  cause that their innocence
 shall break forth as the light1 and    
their righteousness as the noon-day4    
,then they took them1 and had them to   
,mount ,charity1 where they  showed them
 a man that had a bundle of cloth lying 
before him1 out  of which he cut coats  
and garments for the poor that stood    
about  him2 yet his bundle or roll of   
cloth was never the less4 ,then said    
they1 ,what should this be8 ,this is1   
said the ,shepherds1 to show  you1 that 
he that has a heart to give of his      
labour to the poor1  shall never want   
wherewithal4 ,he that watereth shall be 
watered  himself4 ,and the cake that the
 widow gave to the ,prophet did not     
cause that she had ever the less in her 
barrel4    ,they had them also to a     
place where they saw one ,fool1 and one 
,want-wit1 washing of an ,ethiopian1    
with intention to make him  white2 but  
the more they washed him the blacker he 
was4 ,they then  asked the ,shepherds   

what that should mean4 ,so they told    
them1  saying1 ,thus shall it be with   
the vile person4 ,all means used to  get
 such a one a good name shall1 in       
conclusion1 tend but to make  him more  
abominable4 ,thus it was with the       
,pharisees1 and so shall  it be with all
 hypocrites4#bgg    ,then said ,mercy1  
the wife of ,matthew1 to ,christiana1   
her mother1  ,mother1 ,i would1 if it   
might be1 see the hole in the hill1 or  
that  commonly called the by-way to     
hell4 ,so her mother brake her mind  to 
the ,shepherds4 ,then they went to the  
door4 ,it was in the side of  a hill1   
and they opened it1 and bid ,mercy      
hearken awhile4 ,so she  hearkened1 and 
heard one saying1 ,cursed be my father1 
for holding  of my feet back from the   
way of peace and life2 and another said1
  ,o that ,i had been torn in pieces1   
before ,i had1 to save my life1  lost my
 soul6 and another said1 ,if ,i were to 
live again1 how would  ,i deny myself1  
rather than come to this place6 ,then   

there was as  if the very earth had     
groaned and quaked under the feet of    
this  young woman for fear4 ,so she     
looked white1 and came trembling  away1 
saying1 ,blessed be he and she that are 
delivered from this  place4#bgh ,now    
when the ,shepherds had shown them all  
these things1  then they had them back  
to the palace1 and entertained them with
  what the house would afford4 ,but     
,mercy being a young and breeding       
woman1 longed for something that she saw
 there1 but was ashamed  to ask4 ,her   
mother-in-law then asked her what she   
ailed2 for she  looked as one not well4 
,then said ,mercy1 ,there is a          
looking-glass  hangs up in the          
dining-room1 off which ,i cannot take my
 mind3 if1  therefore1 ,i have it not1  
,i think ,i shall miscarry4 ,then said  
her  mother1 ,i will mention thy wants  
to the ,shepherds1 and they will  not   
deny it thee4 ,but she said1 ,i am      
ashamed that these men should  know that
 ,i longed4 ,nay1 my daughter1 said she1

 it is no shame but  a virtue1 to long  
for such a thing as that4 ,so ,mercy    
said1 ,then1  mother1 if you please1 ask
 the ,shepherds if they are willing to  
sell it4    ,now the glass was one of a 
thousand4 ,it would present a man1 one  
way1 with his own features exactly      
7,james #a3bc72 and1 turn it but        
another way1 and it would show one the  
very face and similitude of  the ,prince
 of ,pilgrims ,himself 7#a ,cor4        
#ac3ab74 ,yea1 ,i have talked  with them
 that can tell1 and they have said1 that
 they have seen  the very crown of      
thorns upon ,his head1 by looking in    
that glass2  they have therein also seen
 the holes in ,his hands1 in ,his feet1 
and ,his side 7#b ,cor4 #c3ah74 ,yea1   
such an excellency is there in  that    
glass1 that it will show ,him1 to one   
where they have a mind  to see ,him2    
whether living or dead2 whether in earth
 or ,heaven2  whether in a state of     
humiliation1 or in ,his exaltation2     
whether  coming to suffer1 or coming to 

reign4#bgi    ,christiana1 therefore1   
went to the ,shepherds apart#bhj--now   
the names of the ,shepherds are         
,knowledge1 ,experience1 ,watchful1  and
 ,sincere--and said unto them1 ,there is
 one of my daughters1 a  breeding woman1
 that ,i think doth long for something  
that she hath  seen in this house2 and  
she thinks she shall miscarry1 if she   
shall  by you be denied4                
,,experience4 ,call her1 call her2 she  
shall assuredly have what we  can help  
her to4 ,so they called her1 and said to
 her1 ,mercy1 what  is that thing thou  
wouldst have8 ,then she blushed1 and    
said1 ,the  great glass that hangs up in
 the dining-room4 ,so ,sincere ran and  
fetched it1 and1 with a joyful consent1 
it was given her4 ,then she  bowed her  
head1 and gave thanks1 and said1 ,by    
this ,i know that ,i  have obtained     
favour in your eyes4    ,they also gave 
to the other young women such things as 
they  desired1 and to their husbands    
great commendations1 for that they  had 

joined with ,mr4 ,great-heart1 to the   
slaying of ,giant ,despair1  and the    
demolishing of ,doubting ,castle4       
,about ,christiana's neck1 the          
,shepherds put a bracelet1 and so they  
did about the necks of her four         
daughters2 also they put earrings  in   
their ears1 and jewels on their         
foreheads4#bha    ,when they were minded
 to go hence1 they let them go in peace1
 but  gave not to them those certain    
cautions which before were given to     
,christian and his companion4 ,the      
reason was1 for that these had          
,great-heart to be their guide1 who was 
one that was well acquainted  with      
things1 and so could give them their    
cautions more seasonably2  to wit1 even 
then when the danger was nigh the       
approaching4    ,what cautions          
,christian and his companion had        
received of the  ,shepherds1 they had   
also lost1 by that the time was come    
that they  had need to put them in      
practice4 ,wherefore1 here was the      

advantage  that this company had over   
the other4      ,from hence they went on
 singing1 and they said1  ,behold1 how  
fitly are the stages set  ,for their    
relief that pilgrims are become6  ,and  
how they us receive without one let1    
,that makes the other life our mark and 
home6    ,what novelties they have to us
 they give1  ,that we1 though ,pilgrims1
 joyful lives may live2  ,they do upon  
us1 too1 such things bestow1  ,that show
 we ,pilgrims are1 where'er we go4      
,when they were gone from the           
,shepherds1 they quickly came to the    
place where ,christian met with one     
,turn-away1 that dwelt in the  town of  
,apostasy4 ,wherefore of him ,mr4       
,great-heart1 their guide1  did now put 
them in mind1 saying1 ,this is the place
 where ,christian  met with one         
,turn-away1 who carried with him the    
character of  his rebellion at his back4
 ,and this ,i have to say concerning    
this  man2 he would hearken to no       
counsel1 but once falling1 persuasion   

could not stop him4    ,when he came to 
the place where the ,cross and the      
,sepulchre were1  he did meet with one  
that did bid him look there1 but he     
gnashed  with his teeth1 and stamped1   
and said1 he was resolved to go back  to
 his own town4 ,before he came to the   
gate1 he met with ,evangelist1  who     
offered to lay hands on him1 to turn him
 into the way again4  ,but this         
,turn-away resisted him1 and having done
 much despite  unto him1 he got away    
over the wall1 and so escaped his hand  
7,heb4  #aj3bf-bi74    ,then they went  
on2 and just at the place where         
,little-faith formerly  was robbed1     
there stood a man with his sword drawn1 
and his face  all bloody4 ,then said    
,mr4 ,great-heart1 ,what art thou8 ,the 
man made  answer1 saying1 ,i am one     
whose name is ,valiant-for-truth4 ,i am 
a  pilgrim1 and am going to the         
,celestial ,city4 ,now1 as ,i was in my 
way1 there were three men did beset me1 
and propounded unto me  these three     

things3 #a4 ,whether ,i would become one
 of them4 #b4 ,or  go back from whence  
,i came4 #c4 ,or die upon the place4#bhb
 ,to  the first1 ,i answered1 ,i had    
been a true man a long season1 and      
therefore it could not be expected that 
,i now should cast in my  lot with      
thieves 7,prov4 #a3aj-ad74 ,then they   
demanded what ,i would  say to the      
second4 ,so ,i told them that the place 
from whence ,i  came1 had ,i not found  
incommodity there1 ,i had not forsaken  
it at  all2 but finding it altogether   
unsuitable to me1 and very unprofitable 
for me1 ,i forsook it for this way4     
,then they asked me what ,i said  to the
 third4 ,and ,i told them1 ,my life cost
 more dear far1 than  that ,i should    
lightly give it away4 ,besides1 you have
 nothing to  do thus to put things to my
 choice2 wherefore1 at your peril be it1
  if you meddle4 ,then these three1 to  
wit1 ,wild-head1 ,inconsiderate1  and   
,pragmatic1 drew upon me1 and ,i also   
drew upon them4    ,so we fell to it1   

one against three1 for the space of     
above three  hours4 ,they have left upon
 me1 as you see1 some of the marks of   
their valour1 and have also carried away
 with them some of mine4  ,they are but 
just now gone4 ,i suppose they might1 as
 the saying  is1 heard your horse dash1 
and so they betook them to flight4      
,,great-,,heart4 ,but here was great    
odds1 three against one4    ,,valiant4  
,it is true2 but little or more are     
nothing to him that  has the truth on   
his side4 ',though an host should encamp
 against  me1' said one1 'my heart shall
 not fear2 though war should rise       
against me1 in this will ,i be          
confident' 7,psa4 #bg3c74 ,besides1     
saith he1 ,i have read in some records1 
that one man has fought  an army4 ,and  
how many did ,samson slay with the      
jaw-bone of an  ass8#bhc 7,judg4 #ae3ae1
 #af74    ,,great-,,heart4 ,then said   
the guide1 ,why did you not cry out1    
that  some might have come in for your  
succour8    ,,valiant4 ,so ,i did1 to my

 ,king1 who1 ,i knew1 could hear1 and   
afford  invisible help1 and that was    
sufficient for me4    ,,great-,,heart4  
,then said ,great-heart to ,mr4         
,valiant-for-truth1 ,thou  hast worthily
 behaved thyself4 ,let me see thy sword4
 ,so he showed  it him4 ,when he had    
taken it in his hand1 and looked thereon
 a  while1 he said1 ,ha6 it is a right  
,jerusalem blade 7,isa4 #b3c74          
,,valiant4 ,it is so4 ,let a man have   
one of these blades1 with a hand  to    
wield it and skill to use it1 and he may
 venture upon an angel  with it4 ,he    
need not fear its holding1 if he can but
 tell how to  lay on4 ,its edges will   
never blunt4 ,it will cut flesh and     
bones1  and soul and spirit1 and all    
7,eph4 #f3ab-ag2 ,heb4 #d3ab74          
,,great-,,heart4 ,but you fought a great
 while2 ,i wonder you was not  weary4   
,,valiant4 ,i fought till my sword did  
cleave to my hand2 and when  they were  
joined together1 as if a sword grew out 
of my arm1 and  when the blood ran      

through my fingers1 then ,i fought with 
most  courage#bhd 7#b ,sam4 #bc3aj74    
,,great-,,heart4 ,thou hast done well4  
,thou hast 'resisted unto blood1        
striving against sin4' ,thou shalt abide
 by us1 come in and go out  with us1 for
 we are thy companions4    ,then they   
took him1 and washed his wounds1 and    
gave him of what  they had to refresh   
him2 and so they went on together4 ,now1
 as  they went on1 because ,mr4         
,great-heart was delighted in him1 for  
he loved one greatly that he found to be
 a man of his hands1 and  because there 
were with his company them that were    
feeble and weak1  therefore he          
questioned with him about many things2  
as1 first1  what countryman he was8#bhe 
,,valiant4 ,i am of ,dark-land2 for     
there ,i was born1 and there my  father 
and mother are still4                   
,,great-,,heart4 ,dark-land1 said the   
guide2 doth not that lie up on  the same
 coast with the ,city of ,destruction8  
,,valiant4 ,yes1 it doth4 ,now1 that    

which caused me to come on  pilgrimage  
was this2 we had one ,mr4 ,tell-true    
came into our parts1  and he told it    
about what ,christian had done1 that    
went from the  ,city of ,destruction2   
namely1 how he had forsaken his wife and
  children1 and had betaken himself to a
 pilgrim's life4 ,it was also           
confidently reported1 how he had killed 
a serpent that did come out  to resist  
him in his journey1 and how he got      
through to whither he  intended4 ,it was
 also told1 what welcome he had at all  
his ,lord's  lodgings1 especially when  
he came to the gates of the ,celestial  
,city2  for there1 said the man1 he was 
received with sound of trumpet1  by a   
company of ,shining ,ones4 ,he told it  
also1 how all the bells  in the city did
 ring for joy at his reception1 and what
 golden  garments he was clothed with1  
with many other things that now ,i      
shall forbear to relate4 ,in a word1    
that man so told the story of           
,christian and his travels1 that my     

heart fell into a burning haste  to be  
gone after him2 nor could father or     
mother stay me6 ,so ,i got  from them1  
and am come thus far on my way4         
,,great-,,heart4 ,you came in at the    
gate1 did you not8    ,,valiant4 ,yes1  
yes2 for the same man also told us that 
all would  be nothing1 if we did not    
begin to enter this way at the gate4#bhf
    ,,great-,,heart4 ,look you1 said the
 guide to ,christiana1 the pilgrimage   
of your husband1 and what he has gotten 
thereby1 is spread abroad  far and near4
    ,,valiant4 ,why1 is this            
,christian's wife8    ,,great-,,heart4  
,yes1 that it is2 and these are also her
 four sons4    ,,valiant4 ,what6 and    
going on pilgrimage too8                
,,great-,,heart4 ,yes1 verily2 they are 
following after4    ,,valiant4 ,it glads
 me at heart4 ,good man6 how joyful will
 he be when  he shall see them that     
would not go with him1 yet to enter     
after  him in at the gates into the     
,city6    ,,great-,,heart4 ,without     

doubt it will be a comfort to him2 for1 
next  to the joy of seeing himself      
there1 it will be a joy to meet there   
his wife and children4    ,,valiant4    
,but1 now you are upon that1 pray let me
 hear your opinion  about it4 ,some make
 a question1 ,whether we shall know one 
another  when we are there4             
,,great-,,heart4 ,do they think they    
shall know themselves then1 or  that    
they shall rejoice to see themselves in 
that bliss8 and if  they think they     
shall know and do these1 why not know   
others1 and  rejoice in their welfare   
also8#bhg    ,again1 since relations are
 our second self1 though that state will
  be dissolved there2 yet why may it not
 be rationally concluded1  that we shall
 be more glad to see them there1 than to
 see they  are wanting8    ,,valiant4   
,well1 ,i perceive whereabouts you are  
as to this4 ,have you  any more things  
to ask me about my beginning to come on 
pilgrimage8#bhh    ,,great-,,heart1     
,yes4 ,was your father and mother       

willing that you  should become a       
pilgrim8    ,,valiant4 ,o no6 ,they used
 all means imaginable to persuade me to 
stay at home4    ,,great-,,heart1 ,what 
could they say against it8    ,,valiant4
 ,they said it was an idle life2 and if 
,i myself were  not inclined to sloth   
and laziness1 ,i would never countenance
 a  pilgrim's condition4#bhi            
,,great-,,heart4 ,and what did they say 
else8    ,,valiant4 ,why1 they told me  
that it was a dangerous way2 yea1 the   
most dangerous way in the world1 said   
they1 is that which the  pilgrims go4   
,,great-,,heart4 ,did they show wherein 
this way is so dangerous8    ,,valiant4 
,yes2 and that in many particulars4     
,,great-,,heart4 ,name some of them4    
,,valiant4 ,they told me of the ,slough 
of ,despond1 where ,christian  was well 
nigh smothered4 ,they told me that there
 were archers  standing ready in        
,beelzebub ,castle1 to shoot them that  
should  knock at the wicket-gate for    
entrance4 ,they told me also of the     

wood1 and dark mountains2 of the ,hill  
,difficulty2 of the lions2 and  also of 
the three giants1 ,bloody-man1 ,maul1   
and ,slay-good4 ,they  said1 moreover1  
that there was a foul fiend haunted the 
,valley of  ,humiliation1 and that      
,christian was by him almost bereft of  
life4  ,besides1 said they1 you must go 
over the ,valley of the ,shadow  of     
,death1 where the hobgoblins are2 where 
the light is darkness2  where the way is
 full of snares1 pits1 traps1 and gins4 
,they told  me also of ,giant ,despair1 
of ,doubting ,castle1 and of the ruin   
that  the ,pilgrims met with there4     
,further they said ,i must go over the  
,enchanted ,ground3 which was dangerous4
 ,and that1 after all this1 ,i  should  
find a river1 over which ,i should find 
no bridge1 and that  that river did be  
betwixt me and the ,celestial ,country4 
,,great-,,heart4 ,and was this all8     
,,valiant4 ,no4 ,they also told me that 
this way was full of deceivers1#bij  and
 of persons that laid in wait there to  

turn good men out of  the path4         
,,great-,,heart4 ,but how did they make 
that out8    ,,valiant4 ,they told me   
that ,mr4 ,worldly-wiseman did there lie
 in  wait to deceive4 ,they also said1  
that there was ,formality and           
,hypocrisy continually on the road4     
,they said also that ,by-ends1          
,talkative1 or ,demas would go near to  
gather me up2 that the ,flatterer  would
 catch me in his net2 or that1 with     
green-headed ,ignorance1  ,i would      
presume to go on to the gate1 from      
whence he always was  sent back to the  
hole that was in the side of the hill1  
and made  to go the by-way to hell4     
,,great-,,heart4 ,i promise you this was
 enough to discourage2 but did  they    
make an end here8    ,,valiant4 ,no2    
stay4 ,they told me also of many that   
had tried that  way of old1 and that had
 gone a great way therein1 to see if    
they  could find something of the glory 
there1 that so many had so much  talked 
of from time to time2 and how they came 

back again1 and  befooled themselves for
 setting a foot out of doors in that    
path1  to the satisfaction of all the   
country4 ,and they named several  that  
did so2 as ,obstinate and ,pliable1     
,mistrust and ,timorous1  ,turn-away and
 old ,atheist1 with several more1 who1  
they said1 had  some of them1 gone far  
to see if they could find2 but not one  
of  them found so much advantage by     
going as amounted to the weight  of a   
feather4#bia    ,,great-,,heart4 ,said  
they anything more to discourage you8   
,,valiant4 ,yes4 ,they told me of one   
,mr4 ,fearing who was a pilgrim2  and   
how he found this way so solitary1 that 
he never had comfortable  hour therein4 
,also that ,mr4 ,despondency had like to
 have been  starved therein2 yea1 and   
also1 which ,i had almost forgot1 that  
,christian himself1 about whom there has
 been such a noise1 after  all his      
ventures for a celestial crown1 was     
certainly drowned in  the ,black ,river1
 and never went foot further1 however it

 was  smothered up4#bib                 
,,great-,,heart4 ,and did none of these 
things discourage you8    ,,valiant4    
,no2 they seemed but as so many nothings
 to me4    ,,great-,,heart4 ,how came   
that about8    ,,valiant4 ,why1 ,i still
 believed what ,mr4 ,tell-true had said1
 and  that carried me beyond them all4  
,,great-,,heart4 ,then this was your    
victory1 even your faith4    ,,valiant4 
,it was so4 ,i believed1 by the grace of
 ,god1 and therefore  came out1 got into
 the way1 fought all that set themselves
 against  me1 and1 by believing1 am come
 to this place4#bic      ,who would true
 valour see1  ,let him come hither2     
,one here will constant be1  ,come wind1
 come weather4  ,there's no             
discouragement  ,shall make him once    
relent1  ,his first avow'd intent  ,to  
be a pilgrim4    ,who so beset him round
  ,with dismal stories1  ,do but        
themselves confound4  ,his strength the 
more is2  ,no lion can him fright1      
,he'll with a giant fight2  ,but he will

 have a right  ,to be a pilgrim4        
,hobgoblin nor foul fiend  ,can daunt   
his spirit2  ,he knows he at the end    
,shall life inherit4  ,then fancies fly 
away1  ,he'll fear not what men say2    
,he'll labour night and day  ,to be a   
pilgrim4      ,by this time they were   
got to the ,enchanted ,ground1#bid where
 the  air naturally tended to make one  
drowsy2 and that place was all  grown   
over with briars and thorns1 excepting  
here and there1 where  was an ,enchanted
 ,arbour1 upon which if a man sits1 or  
in which1 if  a man sleeps1 it is a     
question1 say some1 whether ever he     
shall  rise or wake again in this       
world4#bie ,over this forest1 therefore1
  they went1 both one and the other1 and
 ,mr4 ,great-heart went before1  for    
that he was the guide2 and ,mr4         
,valiant-for-truth1 he came  behind1    
being there a guard1 for fear1 lest     
peradventure some  fiend1 or dragon1 or 
giant1 or thief1 should fall upon their 
rear1  and so do mischief4 ,they went on

 here1 each man with his sword  drawn in
 his hand1 for they knew it was a       
dangerous place4 ,also  they cheered up 
one another as well as they could2      
,feeble-mind1  ,mr4 ,great-heart        
commanded1 should come up after him1 and
 ,mr4  ,despondency was under the eye of
 ,mr4 ,valiant4#bif    ,now they had not
 gone far1 but a great mist and darkness
 fell upon  them all1 so that they could
 scarce1 for a great while1 see the one 
the other2 wherefore they were forced1  
for some time1 to feel for  one another 
by words2 for they walked not by sight4 
,but anyone must think that here was but
 sorry going for the best  of them all2 
but how much worse for the women and    
children1 who  both of feet and heart1  
were but tender4 ,yet so it was1 that   
through  the encouraging words of he    
that led in the front1 and of him that  
brought them up behind1 they made a     
pretty good shift to wag along4    ,the 
way also was here very wearisome1       
through dirt and slabbiness4  ,nor was  

there on all this ground so much as one 
inn1 or victualling  house1 therein to  
refresh the feebler sort4 ,here1        
therefore1 was  grunting1 and puffing1  
and sighing4 ,while one tumbleth over a 
bush1  another sticks fast in the dirt2 
and the children1 some of them1  lost   
their shoes in the mire4 ,while one     
cries out1 ,i am down2 and  another1    
,ho6 where are you8 and a third1 ,the   
bushes have got such  fast hold on me1  
,i think ,i cannot get away from them4  
,then they came at an arbour1 warm1 and 
promising much refreshing  to the       
,pilgrims2 for it was finely wrought    
above the head1 beautified  with greens1
 furnished with benches and settles4#big
 ,it also had  in it a soft couch1      
whereon the weary might lean4 ,this1 you
 must  think1 all things considered1 was
 tempting2 for the ,pilgrims  already   
began to be foiled with the badness of  
the way2 but there  was not one of them 
that made so much as a motion to stop   
there4  ,yea1 for aught ,i could        

perceive1 they continually gave so good 
heed to the advice of their guide1 and  
he did so faithfully tell  them of      
dangers1 and of the nature of dangers1  
when they were at  them1 that usually1  
when they were nearest to them1 they did
 most  pluck up their spirits1 and      
hearten one another to deny the flesh4  
,this arbour was called ,the ,slothful's
 ,friend1 on purpose to allure1  if it  
might be1 some of the pilgrims there to 
take up their rest  when weary4    ,i   
saw then in my dream1 that they went on 
in this their solitary  ground1 till    
they came to a place at which a man is  
apt to lose  his way4#bih ,now1 though  
when it was light1 their guide could    
well enough tell how to miss those ways 
that led wrong1 yet in the  dark he was 
put to a stand2 but he had in his pocket
 a map of all  ways leading to1 or from 
the ,celestial ,city2 wherefore he      
struck  a light1 for he never goes also 
without his tinder-box1 and takes  a    
view of his book or map1 which bids him 

be careful1 in that  place1 to turn to  
the right-hand way4 ,and had he not here
 been  careful to look in his map1 they 
had all1 in probability1 been  smothered
 in the mud2 for1 just a little before  
them1 and that at  the end of the       
cleanest way too1 was a pit1 none knows 
how deep1  full of nothing but mud1     
there made on purpose to destroy the    
,pilgrims in4#bii    ,then thought ,i   
with myself1 who that goeth on          
pilgrimage1 but would  have one of these
 maps about him1 that he may look when  
he is at  a stand1 which is the way he  
must take4#cjj    ,they went on1 then1  
in this ,enchanted ,ground1 till they   
came to  where there was another arbour1
 and it was built by the highway-side4  
,and in that arbour there lay two men1  
whose names were ,heedless  and         
,too-bold4#cja ,these two went thus far 
on pilgrimage2 but here1  being wearied 
with their journey1 they sat down to    
rest themselves1  and so fell fast      
asleep4 ,when the ,pilgrims saw them1   

they stood  still1 and shook their      
heads2 for they knew that the sleepers  
were  in a pitiful case4 ,then they     
consulted what to do1 whether to go  on 
and leave them in their sleep1 or to    
step to them1 and try to  awake them4   
,so they concluded to go to them1 and   
awake them2 that  is1 if they could2 but
 with this caution1 namely1 to take heed
  that themselves did not sit down nor  
embrace the offered benefit  of that    
arbour4    ,so they went in1 and spake  
to the men1 and called each by his      
name1#cjb for the guide1 it seems1 did  
know them2 but there was  no voice nor  
answer4 ,then the guide did shake them1 
and do what  he could to disturb them4  
,then said one of them1 ,i will pay you 
when ,i take my money4 ,at which the    
guide shook his head4 ,i will  fight so 
long as ,i can hold my sword in my hand1
 said the other4  ,at that one of the   
children laughed4    ,then said         
,christiana1 ,what is the meaning of    
this8 ,the guide said1  ,they talk in   

their sleep4 ,if you strike them1 beat  
them1 or whatever  else you do to them1 
they will answer you after this fashion2
 or1  as one of them said in old time1  
when the waves of the sea did  beat upon
 him1 and he slept as one upon the mast 
of a ship1 ',when  shall ,i awake8 ,i   
will seek it yet again' 7,prov4 #bc3cd1 
#ce74 ,you  know1 when men talk in their
 sleep1 they say anything1 but their    
words are not governed either by faith  
or reason4 ,there is an  incoherency in 
their words now1 as there was before1   
betwixt their  going on pilgrimage1 and 
sitting down here4#cjc ,this1 then1 is  
the mischief of it1 when heedless ones  
go on pilgrimage1 it is  twenty to one  
but they are served thus2 for this      
,enchanted ,ground  is one of the last  
refuges that the enemy to pilgrims has4 
,wherefore  it is1 as you see1 placed   
almost at the end of the way1 and so  it
 standeth against us with the more      
advantage4 ,for when1 thinks  the enemy1
 will these fools be so desirous to sit 

down1 as when  they are weary8 and when 
so like to be weary1 as when almost at  
their journey's end8 ,therefore it is1  
,i say1 that the ,enchanted  ,ground is 
placed so nigh to the ,land ,beulah1 and
 so near the end  of their race4#cjd    
,wherefore1 let pilgrims look to        
themselves1  lest it happen to them as  
it has done to these1 that1 as you see1 
are fallen asleep1 and none can wake    
them4#cje    ,then the ,pilgrims        
desired1 with trembling1 to go forward2 
only they  prayed their guide to strike 
a light1 that they might go the rest  of
 their way by the help of the light1 of 
a lantern4#cjf ,so he  struck a light1  
and they went by the help of that       
through the rest  of this way1 though   
the darkness was very great 7#b ,peter  
#a3ai74    ,but the children began to be
 sorely weary2 and they cried out unto  
,him that loveth pilgrims1 to make their
 way more comfortable4 ,so  by that they
 had gone a little further1 a wind      
arose1 that drove  away the fog2 so the 

air became more clear4    ,yet they were
 not off1 by much1 of the ,enchanted    
,ground1 only now  they could see one   
another better1 and the way wherein they
 should  walk4    ,now1 when they were  
almost at the end of this ground1 they  
perceived  that1 a little before them1  
was a solemn noise of one that was  much
 concerned4 ,so they went on and looked 
before them2 and behold1  they saw1 as  
they thought1 a man upon his knees1 with
 hands and  eyes lift up1 and speaking1 
as they thought1 earnestly to ,one that 
was above4#cjg ,they drew nigh1 but     
could not tell what he said4  ,so they  
went softly till he had done4 ,when he  
had done1 he got up1  and began to run  
towards the ,celestial ,city4 ,then ,mr4
 ,great-heart  called after him1 saying1
 ,soho6 friend1 let us have your        
company1  if you go1 as ,i suppose you  
do1 to the ,celestial ,city4 ,so the man
  stopped1 and they came up to him4 ,but
 so soon as ,mr4 ,honest saw  him1 he   
said1 ,i know this man4 ,then said ,mr4 

,valiant-for-truth1  ,prithee1 who is   
it8 ,it is one1 said he1 who comes from 
whereabouts ,i  dwelt4 ,his name is     
,stand-fast2 he is certainly a right    
good pilgrim4    ,so they came up one to
 another2 and presently ,stand-fast said
 to  old ,honest1 ,ho1 father ,honest1  
are you there8 ,aye1 said he1 that ,i   
am1 as sure as you are there4 ,right    
glad am ,i1 said ,mr4 ,stand-fast1  that
 ,i have found you on this road4 ,and as
 glad am ,i1 said the  other1 that ,i   
espied you upon your knees4 ,then ,mr4  
,stand-fast  blushed1 and said1 ,but    
why1 did you see me8 ,yes1 that ,i did1 
quoth  the other1 and with my heart was 
glad at the sight4 ,why1 what did  you  
think8 said ,stand-fast4 ,think6 said   
old ,honest1 what should ,i  think8 ,i  
thought we had an honest man upon the   
road1 and therefore  should have his    
company by and by4 ,if you thought not  
amiss said  ,stand-fast1 how happy am   
,i2 but if ,i be not as ,i should1 ,i   
alone  must bear it4 ,that is true1 said

 the other2 but your fear doth  further 
confirm me1 that things are right       
betwixt the ,prince of  ,pilgrims and   
your soul2 for1 saith he1 ',blessed is  
the man that  feareth always4'          
,,valiant4 ,well1 but brother1 ,i pray  
thee tell us what was it that  was the  
cause of thy being upon thy knees even  
now8 ,was it for  that some special     
mercies laid obligations upon thee1 or  
how8    ,,stand-,,fast4 ,why1 we are1 as
 you see1 upon the ,enchanted ,ground2  
and as ,i was coming along1 ,i was      
musing with myself of what a  dangerous 
road the road in this place was1 and how
 many that had  come even thus far on   
pilgrimage had here been stopped1 and   
been  destroyed4 ,i thought also of the 
manner of the death with which  this    
place destroyeth men4 ,those that die   
here1 die of no violent  distemper4 ,the
 death which such die is not grievous to
 them2 for  he that goeth away in a     
sleep1 begins that journey with desire  
and pleasure2 yea1 such acquiesce in the

 will of that disease4    ,,hon4 ,then  
,mr4 ,honest1 interrupting of him1 said1
 ,did you see the  two men asleep in the
 arbour8    ,,stand-,,fast4 ,aye1 aye1  
,i saw ,heedless and ,too-bold there2   
and1 for  aught ,i know1 there they will
 lie till they rot 7,prov4 #aj3g74 ,but 
let me go on in my tale4 ,as ,i was thus
 musing1 as ,i said1 there  was one1 in 
very pleasant attire1 but old1 who      
presented herself  unto me1 and offered 
me three things2 to wit1 her body1 her  
purse1  and her bed4 ,now1 the truth is1
 ,i was both a-weary and sleepy2  ,i am 
also as poor as an owlet1#cjh and that1 
perhaps1 the witch  knew4 ,well1 ,i     
repulsed her once and twice1 but she put
 by my  repulses1 and smiled4 ,then ,i  
began to be angry2 but she mattered     
that nothing at all4 ,then she made     
offers again1 and said1 ,if ,i  would be
 ruled by her1 she would make me great  
and happy2 for1 said  she1 ,i am the    
mistress of the world1 and men are made 
happy by me4  ,then ,i asked her name1  

and she told me it was ,madam           
,bubble4#cji  ,this set me further from 
her2 but she still followed me with     
enticements4 ,then ,i betook me as you  
saw1 to my knees2 and with  hands lift  
up1 and cries1 ,i prayed to ,him that   
had said ,he would  help4#caj ,so1 just 
as you came up1 the gentlewoman went her
 way4  ,then ,i continued to give thanks
 for this my great deliverance2 for  ,i 
verily believe she intended no good1 but
 rather sought to make  stop of me in my
 journey4#caa    ,,hon4 ,without doubt  
her designs were bad4 ,but stay1 now you
 talk  of her1 methinks ,i either have  
seen her1 or have read some story  of   
her4    ,,stand-,,fast4 ,perhaps you    
have done both4    ,,hon4 ,madam        
,bubble6 is she not a tall1 comely dame1
 something of  a swarthy complexion8    
,,stand-,,fast4 ,right1 you hit it1 she 
is just such a one4    ,,hon4 ,doth she 
not speak very smoothly1 and give you a 
smile at the  end of a sentence8        
,,stand-,,fast4 ,you fall right upon it 

again1 for these are her very  actions4 
,,hon4 ,doth she not wear a great purse 
by her side2 and is not her  hand often 
in it1 fingering her money1 as if that  
was her heart's  delight8               
,,stand-,,fast4 ,it is just so2 had she 
stood by all this while1 you  could not 
more amply have set her forth before me1
 nor have better  described her         
features4    ,,hon4 ,then he that drew  
her picture was a good limner1 and he   
that  wrote of her said true4#cab       
,,great-,,heart4 ,this woman is a witch1
 and it is by virtue of her  sorceries  
that this ground is enchanted4 ,whoever 
doth lay their  head down in her lap1   
had as good lay it down upon that block 
over which the axe doth hang2 and       
whoever lay their eyes upon her  beauty1
 are counted the enemies of ,god 7,james
 #d3d2 #a ,john #b3ae74  ,this is she   
that maintaineth in their splendour all 
those that are  the enemies of pilgrims4
 ,yea1 this is she that hath bought off 
many a man from a pilgrim's life4 ,she  

is a great gossipper2 she  is always1   
both she and her daughters1 at one      
pilgrim's heels or  another1 now        
commending1 and then preferring the     
excellencies of  this life4 ,she is a   
bold and impudent slut2 she will talk   
with  any man4 ,she always laugheth poor
 pilgrims to scorn2 but highly  commends
 the rich4 ,if there be one cunning to  
get money in a  place1 she will speak   
well of him from house to house2 she    
loveth  banqueting and feasting mainly  
well2 she is always at one full  table  
or another4 ,she has given it out in    
some places1 that she  is a goddess1 and
 therefore some do worship her4 ,she has
 her times  and open places of cheating2
 and she will say and avow it1 that     
none can show a good comparable to hers4
 ,she promiseth to dwell  with          
children's children1 if they will but   
love and make much of  her4 ,she will   
cast out of her purse gold like dust1 in
 some places1  and to some persons4 ,she
 loves to be sought after1 spoken well  

of1  and to lie in the bosoms of men4   
,she is never weary of commending  her  
commodities1 and she loves them most    
that think best of her4  ,she will      
promise to some crowns and kingdoms1 if 
they will but  take her advice2 yet many
 hath she brought to the halter1 and ten
  thousand times more to hell4          
,,stand-,,fast4 ,o1 said ,stand-fast1   
what a mercy is it that ,i did  resist6 
for whither might she have drawn me6    
,,great-,,heart4 ,whither6 nay1 none but
 ,god knows whither4 ,but1 in  general1 
to be sure1 she would have drawn thee   
into 'many foolish  and hurtful lusts1  
which drown men in destruction and      
perdition'--7#a  ,tim4 #f3i74    ,it was
 she that set ,absalom against his      
father1 and ,jeroboam against  his      
master4 ,it was she that persuaded      
,judas to sell his ,lord1 and  that     
prevailed with ,demas to forsake the    
godly pilgrims' life2  none can tell of 
the mischief that she doth4 ,she makes  
variance  betwixt rulers and subjects1  

betwixt parents and children1 betwixt   
neighbour and neighbour1 betwixt a man  
and his wife1 betwixt a man  and        
himself1 betwixt the flesh and the      
heart4    ,wherefore1 good ,master      
,stand-fast1 be as your name is1 and    
'when  you have done all1 ,stand4'#cac  
,at this discourse there was1 among the 
,pilgrims1 a mixture of joy  and        
trembling2 but at length they brake out1
 and sang--      ,what danger is the    
pilgrim in6  ,how many are his foes6    
,how many ways there are to sin  ,no    
living mortal knows4  ,some of the ditch
 shy are1 yet can  ,lie tumbling in the 
mire2  ,some1 though they shun the      
frying-pan1  ,do leap into the fire4    
,after this1 ,i beheld until they were  
come unto the ,land of ,beulah1  where  
the sun shineth night and day4#cad      
,here1 because they were  weary1 they   
betook themselves a while to rest2 and1 
because this  country was common for    
pilgrims1 and because the orchards and  
vineyards that were here belonged to the

 ,king of the ,celestial  country1      
therefore they were licensed to make    
bold with any of ,his  things4 ,but a   
little while soon refreshed them here2  
for the bells  did so ring1 and the     
trumpets continually sound so           
melodiously1  that they could not sleep2
 and yet they received as much          
refreshing1  as if they had slept their 
sleep ever so soundly4 ,here also all   
the noise of them that walked in the    
streets1 was1 ,more pilgrims  are come  
to town4 ,and another would answer1     
saying1 ,and so many  went over the     
water1 and were let in at the golden    
gates today4  ,they would cry again1    
,there is now a legion of ,shining ,ones
 just  come to town1 by which we know   
that there are more pilgrims upon  the  
road2 for here they come to wait for    
them1 and to comfort  them after all    
their sorrow4 ,then the ,pilgrims got   
up1 and walked  to and fro2 but how were
 their ears now filled with heavenly    
noises1 and their eyes delighted with   

celestial visions6 ,in this  land they  
heard nothing1 saw nothing1 felt        
nothing1 smelled nothing1  tasted       
nothing1 that was offensive to their    
stomach or mind2 only  when they tasted 
of the water of the river over which    
they were  to go1 they thought that     
tasted a little bitterish to the palate1
  but it proved sweeter when it was     
down4    ,in this place there was a     
record kept of the names of them that   
had  been pilgrims of old1 and a history
 of all the famous acts that  they had  
done4 ,it was here also much discoursed 
how the river to  some had had its      
flowings1 and what ebbings it has had   
while others  have gone over4 ,it has   
been in a manner dry for some1 while it 
has overflowed its banks for others4    
,in this place the children of the town 
would go into the ,king's  gardens1 and 
gather nosegays for the ,pilgrims1 and  
bring them to them  with much affection4
 ,here also grew camphire1 with         
spikenard1 and  saffron1 calamus1 and   

cinnamon1 with all its trees of         
frankincense1  myrrh1 and aloes1 with   
all chief spices4 ,with these the       
,pilgrims'  chambers were perfumed1     
while they staid here2 and with these   
were  their bodies anointed1 to prepare 
them to go over the river when  the time
 appointed was come4    ,now1 while they
 lay here1 and waited for the good hour1
 there was  a noise in the town1 that   
there was a post come from the          
,celestial  ,city1 with matter of great 
importance to one ,christiana1 the wife 
of ,christian the ,pilgrim4 ,so inquiry 
was made for her1 and the  house was    
found out where she was2 so the post    
presented her with  a letter2 the       
contents whereof were1 ',hail1 good     
woman6 ,i bring  thee tidings that the  
,master calleth for thee1 and expecteth 
that  thou shouldest stand in ,his      
presence1 in clothes of immortality1    
within these ten days4'    ,when he had 
read this letter to her1 he gave her    
therewith a sure  token that he was a   

true messenger1 and was come to bid her 
make  haste to be gone4 ,the token was1 
an arrow with a point sharpened  with   
love1 let easily into her heart1 which  
by degrees wrought  so effectually with 
her1 that at the time appointed she must
 be  gone4#cae    ,when ,christiana saw 
that her time was come1 and that she was
 the  first of this company that was to 
go over1 she called for ,mr4            
,great-heart her guide1 and told him how
 matters were4 ,so he told  her he was  
heartily glad of the news1 and could    
have been glad  had the post come for   
him4 ,then she bid that he should give  
advice  how all things should be        
prepared for her journey4 ,so he told   
her1 saying1 thus and thus it must be2  
and we that survive will  accompany you 
to the river side4    ,then she called  
for her children1 and gave them her     
blessing1 and  told them1 that she yet  
read with comfort the mark that was set 
in their foreheads1 and was glad to see 
them with her there1 and  that they had 

kept their garments so white4 ,lastly1  
she bequeathed  to the poor that little 
she had1 and commanded her sons and her 
daughters to be ready against the       
messenger should come for them4  ,when  
she had spoken these words to her guide 
and to her children1  she called for    
,mr4 ,valiant-for-truth1 and said unto  
him1 ,sir1 you  have in all places      
showed yourself truehearted2 'be        
faithful unto  death1' and my ,king will
 give you 'a crown of life4' ,i would   
also  entreat you to have an eye to my  
children2 and if at any time  you see   
them faint1 speak comfortably to them4  
,for my daughters1  my sons' wives1 they
 have been faithful1 and a fulfilling of
 the  promise upon them will be their   
end4 ,but she gave ,mr4 ,stand-fast  a  
ring4 ,then she called for old ,mr4     
,honest1 and said of him1 ',behold  an  
,israelite indeed1 in whom is no guile4'
 ,then said he1 ,i wish  you a fair day1
 when you set out for ,mount ,zion1 and 
shall be glad  to see that you go over  

the river dry-shod4 ,but she answered1  
,come  wet1 come dry1 ,i long to be     
gone2 for1 however the weather is in  my
 journey1 ,i shall have time enough when
 ,i come there to sit down  and rest me1
 and dry me4    ,then came in that good 
man ,mr4 ,ready-to-halt1 to see her4 ,so
 she  said to him1 ,thy travel hither   
has been with difficulty2 but that  will
 make thy rest the sweeter4 ,but watch  
and be ready2 for at an  hour when you  
think not1 the messenger may come4      
,after him came  in ,mr4 ,despondency1  
and his daughter ,much-afraid1 to whom  
she said1  ,you ought with thankfulness1
 forever to remember your deliverance   
from the hands of ,giant ,despair1 and  
out of ,doubting ,castle4 ,the  effect  
of that mercy is1 that you are brought  
with safety hither4  ,be ye watchful1   
and cast away fear2 'be sober and hope  
to the  end4'    ,then she said to ,mr4 
,feeble-mind1 ,thou wast delivered from 
the  mouth of ,giant ,slay-good1 that   
thou mightest live in the light of  the 

living forever1 and see thy ,king with  
comfort2 only ,i advise  thee to repent 
thee of thine aptness to fear and doubt 
of ,his  goodness1 before ,he sends for 
thee2 lest thou shouldest1 when ,he     
comes1 be forced to stand before ,him1  
for that fault1 with blushing4  ,now the
 day drew on1 that ,christiana must be  
gone4 ,so the road was  full of people  
to see her take her journey4 ,but1      
behold1 all the  banks beyond the river 
were full of horses and chariots1 which 
were come down from above to accompany  
her to the city gate4 ,so  she came     
forth1 and entered the river1 with a    
beckon of farewell  to those that       
followed her to the river side4 ,the    
last words that  she was heard to say   
here1 were1 ,i come1 ,lord1 to be with  
,thee1  and bless ,thee4#caf    ,so her 
children and friends returned to their  
place1 for that those  that waited for  
,christiana had carried her out of their
 sight4  ,so she went and called1 and   
entered in at the gate with all the     

ceremonies of joy that her husband      
,christian had done before her4    ,at  
her departure her children wept4 ,but   
,mr4 ,great-heart and ,mr4  ,valiant    
played upon the well-tuned cymbal and   
harp for joy4 ,so all  departed to their
 respective places4#cag    ,in process  
of time there came a post to the town   
again1 and his  business was with ,mr4  
,ready-to-halt4 ,so he inquired him out1
 and  said to him1 ,i am come to thee in
 the name of ,him whom thou hast  loved 
and followed1 though upon crutches2 and 
my message is to  tell thee1 that ,he   
expects thee at ,his table to sup with  
,him1 in  ,his kingdom1 the next day    
after ,easter2 wherefore prepare thyself
  for this journey4#cah    ,then he also
 gave him a token that he was a true    
messenger1 saying1  ,i have broken thy  
golden bowl1 and loosed thy silver cord 
7,eccl4  #ab3f74    ,after this1 ,mr4   
,ready-to-halt called for his           
fellow-pilgrims1 and  told them1 saying1
 ,i am sent for1 and ,god shall surely  

visit you  also4 ,so he desired ,mr4    
,valiant to make his will2 and because  
he had nothing to bequeath to them that 
should survive him1 but  his crutches1  
and his good wishes1 therefore thus he  
said1 ,these  crutches ,i bequeath to my
 son that shall tread in my steps1 with 
a hundred warm wishes that he may prove 
better than ,i have done4  ,then he     
thanked ,mr4 ,great-heart for his       
conduct and kindness1 and  so addressed 
himself to his journey4 ,when he came at
 the brink of  the river1 he said1 ,now 
,i shall have no more need of these     
crutches1  since yonder are chariots and
 horses for me to ride on4 ,the last    
words he was heard to say was1 ,welcome 
life6#cai ,so he went his  way4         
,after this1 ,mr4 ,feeble-mind had      
tidings brought him1 that the post      
sounded his horn at his chamber door4   
,then he came in1 and told  him1 saying1
 ,i am come to tell thee1 that thy      
,master hath need of  thee2 and that1 in
 very little time1 thou must behold ,his

 face in  brightness4 ,and take this as 
a token of the truth of my message1     
',those that look out of the windows    
shall be darkened'#cbj 7,eccl4  #ab3c74 
,then ,mr4 ,feeble-mind called for his  
friends1 and told them what  errand had 
been brought unto him1 and what token he
 had received  of the truth of the      
message4 ,then he said1 ,since ,i have  
nothing  to bequeath to any1 to what    
purpose should ,i make a will ,as for   
my feeble mind1 that ,i will leave      
behind me1 for that ,i have no  need of 
that in the place whither ,i go4 ,nor is
 it worth bestowing  upon the poorest   
pilgrim2 wherefore1 when ,i am gone1 ,i 
desire that  you1 ,mr4 ,valiant1 would  
bury it in a dunghill4 ,this done1 and  
the  day being come in which he was to  
depart1 he entered the river as  the    
rest4 ,his last words were1 ,hold out1  
faith and patience4 ,so  he went over to
 the other side4    ,when days had many 
of them passed away1 ,mr4 ,despondency  
was sent  for2 for a post was come1 and 

brought this message to him3 ,trembling 
man1 these are to summon thee to be     
ready with thy ,king by the  next       
,lord's ,day1 to shout for joy for thy  
deliverance from all  thy doubtings4    
,and1 said the messenger1 that my       
message is true1 take this for  a proof2
 so he gave him the grasshopper to be a 
burden unto him  7,eccl4 #ab3e74 ,now1  
,mr4 ,despondency's daughter1 whose name
 was  ,much-afraid1 said1 when she heard
 what was done1 that she would go  with 
her1 father4 ,then ,mr4 ,despondency    
said to his friends1 ,myself  and my    
daughter1 you know what we have been1   
and how troublesomely we  have behaved  
ourselves in every company4 ,my will and
 my daughter's  is1 that our desponds   
and slavish fears be by no man ever     
received1  from the day of our          
departure1 forever2 for ,i know that    
after my  death they will offer         
themselves to others4#cba ,for1 to be   
plain  with you1 they are ghosts the    
which we entertained when we first      

began to be pilgrims1 and could never   
shake them off after2 and  they will    
walk about and seek entertainment of the
 pilgrims2 but1  for our sakes1 shut ye 
the doors upon them4#cbb    ,when the   
time was come for them to depart1 they  
went to the brink  of the river4 ,the   
last words of ,mr4 ,despondency were1   
,farewell  night1 welcome day4 ,his     
daughter went through the river singing1
  but none could understand what she    
said4#cbc    ,then it came to pass1 a   
while after1 that there was a post in   
the  town that inquired for ,mr4        
,honest4 ,so he came to his house where 
he was1 and delivered to his hand these 
lines3 ,thou art commanded  to be ready 
against this day sevennight1 to present 
thyself before  thy ,lord1 at ,his      
,father's house4 ,and for a token that  
my message  is true1 ',all thy daughters
 of music shall he brought low' 7,eccl4 
#ab3d74 ,then ,mr4 ,honest called for   
his friends1 and said unto them1  ,i    
die1 but shall make no will4 ,as for my 

honesty1 it shall go with  me2 let him  
that comes after be told of this4 ,when 
the day that  he was to be gone was     
come1 he addressed himself to go over   
the  river4 ,now the river at that time 
overflowed the banks in some places2    
but ,mr4 ,honest in his lifetime had    
spoken to one ,good-conscience  to meet 
him there1 the which he also did1 and   
lent him his hand1  and so helped him   
over4 ,the last words of ,mr4 ,honest   
were1 ,grace  reigns4 ,so he left the   
world4    ,after this1 it was noised    
abroad1 that ,mr4 ,valiant-for-truth was
  taken with a summons1 by the same post
 as the other2 and had this  for a token
 that the summons was true1 ',that his  
pitcher was broken  at the fountain'    
7,eccl4 #ab3f74 ,when he understood it1 
he called  for his friends1 and told    
them of it4 ,then1 said he1 ,i am going 
to my ,father's2 and though with great  
difficulty ,i am got hither1  yet now ,i
 do not repent me of all the trouble ,i 
have been at to  arrive where ,i am4 ,my

 sword ,i give to him that shall succeed
 me  in my pilgrimage1 and my courage   
and skill to him that can get it4  ,my  
marks and scars ,i carry with me1 to be 
a witness for me1 that  ,i have fought  
,his battles1 who now will be my        
,rewarder4 ,when the  day that he must  
go hence was come1 many accompanied him 
to the  river-side1 into which as he    
went1 he said1 ',death1 where is thy    
sting8' ,and as he went down deeper1 he 
said1 ',grave1 where is thy  victory8'  
,so he passed over1 and all the trumpets
 sounded for him  on the other side4#cbd
    ,then there came forth a summons for
 ,mr4 ,stand-fast--this ,mr4 ,stand-fast
  was he that the rest of the ,pilgrims 
found upon his knees in the  ,enchanted 
,ground--for the post brought it him    
open in his hands4  ,the contents       
whereof were1 that he must prepare for a
 change of  life1 for his ,master was   
not willing that he should be so far    
from  ,him any longer4 ,at this ,mr4    
,stand-fast was put into a muse4 ,nay1  

said the messenger1 you need not doubt  
of the truth of my message1  for here is
 a token of the truth thereof3 ',thy    
wheel is broken at  the cistern' 7,eccl4
 #ab3f74 ,then he called unto him ,mr4  
,great-heart1  who was their guide1 and 
said unto him1 ,sir1 although it was not
  my hap to be much in your good company
 in the days of my pilgrimage2  yet1    
since the time ,i knew you1 you have    
been profitable to me4  ,when ,i came   
from home1 ,i left behind me a wife and 
five small  children2 let me entreat    
you1 at your return 7for ,i know that   
you  will go1 and return to your        
,master's house1 in hopes that you may  
yet be a conductor to more of the holy  
pilgrims71 that you send  to my family1 
and let them be acquainted with all that
 hath1 or  shall happen unto me4 ,tell  
them1 moreover1 of my happy arrival to  
this place1 and of the present and late 
blessed condition that  ,i am in4 ,tell 
them also of ,christian1 and ,christiana
 his wife1 and  how she and her children

 came after her husband4 ,tell them also
  of what a happy end she made1 and     
whither she is gone4 ,i have a  little  
or nothing to send to my family1 except 
it be prayers and  tears for them2 of   
which it will suffice if thou acquaint  
them1 if  peradventure they may prevail4
    ,when ,mr4 ,stand-fast had thus set 
things in order1 and the time being     
come for him to haste him away1 he also 
went down to the river4  ,now there was 
a great calm at that time in the river2 
wherefore  ,mr4 ,stand-fast1 when he was
 about half-way in1 stood a while and   
talked to his companions that had waited
 upon him thither2 and he  said1 ,this  
river has been a terror to many2 yea1   
the thoughts of  it also have often     
frightened me4 ,now1 methinks1 ,i stand 
easy1 my  foot is fixed upon that upon  
which the feet of the priests that  bare
 the ark of the covenant stood1 while   
,israel went over this  ,jordan 7,josh4 
#c3ag74 ,the waters1 indeed1 are to the 
palate bitter1  and to the stomach cold2

 yet the thoughts of what ,i am going   
to1  and of the conduct that waits for  
me on the other side1 doth lie  as a    
glowing coal at my heart4    ,i see     
myself now at the end of my journey1 my 
toilsome days  are ended4 ,i am going   
now to see that ,head that was crowned  
with  thorns1 and that ,face that was   
spit upon for me4#cbe    ,i have        
formerly lived by hearsay and faith2 but
 now ,i go where  ,i shall live by      
sight1 and shall be with ,him in whose  
company ,i  delight myself4    ,i have  
loved to hear my ,lord spoken of2 and   
wherever ,i have seen  the print of ,his
 shoe in the earth1 there ,i have       
coveted to set my  foot too4    ,his    
name has been to me as a civet-box2 yea1
 sweeter than all  perfumes4 ,his voice 
to me has been most sweet2 and ,his     
countenance  ,i have more desired than  
they that have most desired the light   
of the sun4 ,his ,word ,i did use to    
gather for my food1 and for  antidotes  
against my faintings4 ',he has held me1 

and hath kept me  from mine iniquities2 
yea1 my steps hath ,he strengthened in  
,his  way4'#cbf    ,now1 while he was   
thus in discourse1 his countenance      
changed1 his  strong man bowed under    
him2 and after he had said1 ,take me1   
for ,i  come unto ,thee1 he ceased to be
 seen of them4    ,but glorious it was  
to see how the open region was filled   
with  horses and chariots1 with         
trumpeters and pipers1 with singers and 
players on stringed instruments1 to     
welcome the ,pilgrims as they  went up1 
and followed one another in at the      
beautiful gate of the  city4#cbg    ,as 
for ,christian's children1 the four boys
 that ,christiana brought  with her1    
with their wives and children1 ,i did   
not stay where ,i was  till they were   
gone over4 ,also1 since ,i came away1 ,i
 heard one say  that they were yet      
alive1 and so would be for the increase 
of the  ,,church in that place where    
they were1 for a time4#cbh    ,shall it 
be my lot to go that way again1 ,i may  

give those that desire  it an account of
 what ,i here am silent about4#cbi      
,meantime1 ,i bid  my reader ,,adieu4   
,,footnotes3      #a ,in #afhc1 the year
 before ,bunyan published his ,second   
,part1 a  little volume was printed     
under the same title1 by some anonymous 
author2 for a description of it1 see the
 ,introduction 7p4 #eg7--7;,,ed74    #b 
,while the carnal heart is in a state of
 such bitter enmity  against the        
,gospel1 it requires wisdom to introduce
 the subject  of religion2 still we have
 a duty to perform1 even if the truth   
should prove a savour of death unto     
death4 ,we must live the ,gospel  in the
 sight of such1 and not be daunted from 
inviting them to  become pilgrims to the
 ,celestial ,city--7,,ed74    #c ,i went
 over the ,tract ,house in ,new ,york1  
and was delighted to  see there six     
steam-presses4 ,during the last year1   
they printed  #ag1jjj copies of         
,bunyan's ',pilgrim's                   
,progress'--7,american ,scenes1  by     

,eben4 ,davies1 ,london1 #ahdi1 p4      
#bii74    #d ,this poem was written     
within six years of the first           
publication of  the ,first ,part4 ,in   
that short period it had become so      
wonderfully  popular as to have been    
extensively circulated in the languages 
which  the author names1 and to have had
 a large circulation in ,america4       
,after another four years1 namely in    
#afhh1 upwards of #ajj1jj copies  had   
been issued in ,english2 and to the     
present time it has been  steadily      
increasing in popularity1 so that1 after
 #agj years have  elapsed1 it is more   
popular than ever4 ,this is a fact      
without  parallel in the annals of      
literature--7,,ed74    #e ,after the    
author had heard the criticisms of      
friends and  foes upon the ,first ,part1
 he adopts this second narrative to be  
a key explaining many things which      
appeared dark in ,christian's           
journey--7,,ed74    #f ,this address    
prepares the reader for a greater       

variety of  experience and adventures   
than he meets with in the ,first ,part2 
all  of which are different3 and the    
behaviour of the several pilgrims1      
under their various calamities1 are     
beautifully described4 ,their  conflicts
 and their consolations being manifold1 
convince us that  the exercises of every
 experienced soul are for the most part 
dissimilar1 notwithstanding1 if they    
proceed from the operation  of the      
,spirit1 they have the same happy       
tendency--7,mason74 ,the  ,second ,part 
is peculiarly adapted to direct and     
encourage female  ,christians and young 
persons2 and it is hoped will be a      
blessing to  such--7,burder74 ,perhaps  
the ,second ,part of this pilgrimage    
comes  nearer to the ordinary experience
 of the great multitude of ,christians  
than the ,first ,part2 and this may have
 been ,bunyan's intention4  ,the ,first 
,part shows1 as in ,christian1          
,faithful1 and ,hopeful1  the great     
examples and strong lights of this      

pilgrimage2 it is as  if ,paul and      
,luther were passing over the scene4    
,the ,second ,part  shows a variety of  
pilgrims1 whose stature and experience  
are more  on a level with our own4 ,the 
,first ,part is more severe1 sublime1   
inspiring2 the ,second ,part is more    
soothing and comforting4 ,the  ,first   
,part has deep and awful shadows mingled
 with its light1  terribly instructive1 
and like warnings from hell and the     
grave4  ,the ,second ,part is more      
continually and uninterruptedly         
cheerful1  full of good nature and      
pleasantry1 and showing the pilgrimage  
in  lights and shades that are common to
 weaker ,christians--7,cheever74    #g  
,the ,first ,part had been published six
 years1 during which time  ,mr4 ,bunyan 
had been so fully occupied by his       
pastoral labours and  frequent preaching
 in different parts of ,england1 that he
 had not  been able to accomplish his   
design of publishing ,a ,,female        
,,pilgrim',s  ,,progress4 ,he was       

without exception the most popular      
preacher of  his day--7,ivimey74    #h  
,the ,first ,part was written in        
,bedford jail2 this is 'about a  mile   
off the place1' at the village of       
,elstow1 where ,mr4 ,bunyan  resided1   
and where his house is still standing--a
 very humble  cottage1 and an object of 
curiosity1 as is also the very ancient  
church and tower4 ,the tower answers to 
the description of the  'steeple-house' 
in which ,mr4 ,bunyan was engaged in    
ringing the  bells4 ',the main beam that
 lay overthwart the steeple from side   
to side1' and under which he stood lest 
'one of the bells should  fall and kill 
him1' presents exactly that             
appearance---7,ivimey74    #i ,this is  
quite natural1 and very common4 ,the men
 of this world  will canonize those for 
saints1 when dead1 whom they stigmatized
  with the vilest names when living4    
,besides many others ,i could  mention1 
this ,i have peculiarly remarked in     
respect to that man of  ,god1 that      

faithful minister of ,christ1 the late  
,rev4 ,mr4 ,whitefield4  ,scarce anyone 
went through more public reproach than  
he did2 yet  how often have ,i been     
amazed to hear persons who held him1 his
  character and conduct1 in the vilest  
contempt when living1 who1  now he is   
dead1 speak in the most respectful      
manner of him6 ,o let  us leave our     
characters to ,him who died for our     
sins1 and to whom  we can commit our    
souls--7,mason74 ',the memory of the    
just is  blessed4' ,all men's minds     
water at a pilgrim's gains1 while they  
are resolved never to run a pilgrim's   
hazards4 ,o let me die his  death6 all  
nature cries3 ,then live his life--all  
nature falters  there4    #aj ,these    
words were introduced after the author's
 decease4 ,not  being able to discover  
by what authority they were added1 ,i   
have  put them within brackets--7,,ed74 
#aa ,what a thunderbolt is this6        
,reader1 have you ever spoken  harshly  
to1 or persecuted1 a child of ,god--a   

poor penitent sinner8  ,hear the ,word  
of the ,judge of all the                
earth--',inasmuch as ye have  done it to
 the least of these ,my brethren1 ye    
have done it unto  ,me4'--7,,ed74 ,read 
this and tremble1 ye who speak evil of  
those  things which ye know not--7,j4   
,b474    #ab ,mark this well4 ,no matter
 what profession we make1 if the love   
of ,christ be not its foundation1 all is
 nothing without this love4  ,it is this
 love in the heart that1 like oil in the
 lamp1 keeps the  profession of ,christ 
burning bright4 ,the more this love is  
felt1  the more ardent the fire of zeal 
burns1 and the more steadily we  shall  
follow on to know the ,lord2 and never  
leave off nor give  over1 till we see   
and enjoy the ,lord in ,his             
kingdom--7,mason74    #ac ,it is not    
improbable that ,mr4 ,bunyan had an eye 
to his own  wife and four children1 and 
that these were the leading characters  
in this religious drama2 and also that  
the history of ,christians  of his      

acquaintance furnished the other        
personages--7,ivimey74 ,the  ,editor    
differs in this opinion1 believing that 
all the experience  narrated in the     
',pilgrim's ,progress' is drawn from the
 ,sacred  ,scriptures1 and which fits it
 for every age of the church1 to  the   
final consummation of all things4       
,others have agreed with ,mr4  ,ivimey4 
,reader1 you must form your own         
opinion--7,,ed74    #ad ,though moral   
suasion1 and all the affectionate       
arguments from  a tender husband1 or an 
affectionate parent1 may prove          
ineffectual  for the present2 yet1 when 
the ,lord works by ,his mighty power1   
then only they prove effectual to saving
 purposes4 ,then let us  not neglect our
 duty1 but be earnest in it1 and leave  
the event  to sovereign grace--7,mason74
    #ae ,those who cruelly and unkindly 
treat their godly relations and  friends
 on account of their religion1 must come
 to feel it in the  bitterness of their 
spirit1 and groan in the sorrow of their

 soul1  if ever the ,lord grants them   
repentance unto life--7,mason74         
#af;,happy is that death which brings   
the believer to ,heaven1 and  the       
surviving relatives to ,christ2 which   
opens the gate of glory  to one1 and the
 door of conversion to the              
other--7,barder74    #ag;,is it any     
marvel1 that a quickened enlightened    
sinner should be  judged by those around
 him1 who are yet dead in their sins1 to
 ,be  full of whims and melancholy8 ,no6
 it is very natural for them to  think  
us fools and mad2 but we know that they 
really are so--7,mason74    #ah ,one of 
,god's ends in instituting marriage is1 
that1 under  a figure1 ,christ and ,his 
church should be set forth4 ,there is a 
sweet scent wrapped up in that relation4
 ,be such a husband to thy  believing   
wife1 that she may say1 ,god hath given 
to me a husband  that preacheth         
,christ's carriage to the church every  
day4--,if thy  wife be unbelieving1 thou
 hast a duty to perform under a double  

obligation2 for she is liable every     
moment to eternal ruin4 ,o how  little  
sense of the worth of souls is there in 
the hearts of some  husbands6 ,this is  
manifest by their unchristian carriage  
to and  before their wives4--,wives also
 should be discreet1 chaste1 keepers  at
 home1 good1 obedient to their own      
husbands4 ,why8 ,because1  otherwise1   
the ,word of ,god will he blasphemed    
7,titus #b3e74 ,take  heed of an idling1
 talking1 wrangling tongue4 ,it is      
odious in maids  or wives to be like    
parrots1 not bridling the tongue4 ,it is
 unseemly  to see a woman1 as much as   
once in her lifetime1 to offer to       
over-top  her husband4 ,i do not intend 
that women should he slaves by this     
subjection3 ',let every man love his    
wife as himself and the wife  see that  
she reverence her husband' 7,eph4       
#e3cc74 ,abigail would  not speak a word
 to her churlish husband until he was in
 a sober  temper1 and his wine gone out 
of him--7,bunyan's ,christian           

,behaviour1  vol4 #b1 pp4 #eeh-efa74    
#ai ,this is the first cry of an        
awakened sinner--mercy for the  lost and
 miserable2 and no sooner are the       
sinner's eyes opened  to see his ruined1
 desperate state1 and to cry for mercy1 
but the  god of this world1 who hitherto
 had blinded the eyes1 and kept the     
heart securely by presumption1 now      
opposes the sinner's progress  to a     
,throne of ,grace1 to a ,god of mercy1  
and to the ,saviour of  the lost4 ,satan
 does not easily part with his prey4    
,but ,jesus1 the  strong man1 armed with
 almighty power and everlasting love1   
will  conquer and cast him out4 ,that is
 the sinner's mercy1 or none  could ever
 be saved--7,mason74    #bj ,the mind1  
during sleep1 is often occupied with    
those subjects  that have most deeply   
engaged the waking thoughts2 and it     
sometimes  pleases ,god to make use of  
ideas thus suggested1 to influence  the 
conduct by exciting fears or hopes4 ,but
 if we attempt to draw  conclusions on  

doctrines1 or to discover hidden things 
by them1  it becomes a dangerous species
 of enthusiasm--7,scott74 ,there  is no 
just reason to doubt that ,god still    
employs dreams for the  conversion of   
sinners4 ',in a dream1 in a vision of   
the night1 when  deep sleep falleth upon
 men1 in slumberings upon the bed2 then 
,he openeth the ears of men1 and sealeth
 their instruction' 7,job  #cc3ae1      
#af7--7;,ivimey74 ,dreams are sometimes 
of use to warn and  encourage a         
,christian1 and seem to be really 'from 
,god'2 but great  caution is necessary1 
lest they mislead us1 as they do weak   
and  enthusiastic persons4 ,they must   
never ,be depended on as the ground  of 
hope1 or the test of our state2 nothing 
must be put in the place  of the ,word  
of ,god--7,burder74    #ba ',the fear of
 the ,lord is the beginning of wisdom'  
7,psa4  #aaa3aj72 and 'the secret of the
 ,lord is with them that fear ,him'     
7,psa4 #be3ad74 ,the ,spirit1 the       
,comforter1 never convinces the soul  of

 sin1 but ,he also revives and comforts 
the heart with glad  tidings of free and
 full pardon of sin1 through the blood  
of  the ,lamb--7,mason74 ,probably the  
name of this visitor was derived  from  
what was said by the heavenly visitor to
 ,manoah 7,judg4  #ac3ah7--7;,ivimey74  
,the silent influences of the ,holy     
,spirit are here  personified4 ,the     
intimations of ,secret represent the    
teachings of  the ,holy ,spirit1 by     
which the sinner understands the real   
meaning of  the ,sacred ,scriptures as  
to the way of salvation--7,scott1       
abridged74    #bb ',rote of heart'2     
'rote' is to commit to memory1 so as to 
be able  to repeat fluently1 as a wheel 
runs round1 but without attaching  any  
idea or sense to the words2 'rote of    
heart' is to do this with  a full       
understanding of the meaning--7,,ed74   
#bc ,as the ,spirit testifies of        
,christ1 so ,he leads the soul to       
,christ1 that ,he may be the sinner's   
only hope1 righteousness1 and  strength4

      ,thus ,he glorifies               
,christ--7,mason74  ,but bring thou with
 thee a certificate1  ,to show thou     
seest thyself most desolate2  ,writ by  
the ,master1 with repentance seal'd4    
--7,house of ,god1 vol4 #b1 p4 #ehj74   
#bd ,blessed penitence6 ,christian's    
children1 when he set out in  his       
pilgrimage1 had been liable to ,mr4     
,bunyan's severe remarks in  his        
valuable book on ,christian             
,behaviour--',i observe a vile spirit   
amongst some children1 who overlook1 or 
have slighting or scornful  thoughts of 
their parents4 ,such an one hath got    
just the heart  of a dog or a beast1    
that will bite those that begot them4   
,but my  father is poor1 and ,i am rich1
 and it will he a hindrance to me  to   
respect him4 ,i tell thee1 thou arguest 
like an atheist and a  beast1 and       
standest full flat against the ,son of  
,god 7,mark #g3i-ac74  ,must a little of
 the glory of the butterfly make thee   
not honour  thy father and mother8      

,little dost thou know how many prayers1
  sighs1 and tears have been wrung from 
their hearts on thine  account4'--7,vol4
 #b1 pp4 #efb1 #efc7--7;,,ed74    #be   
,the awakening of a sinner may be       
effected by very different  means4      
,lydia's heart was opened through       
attending to ,paul's ministry2  the     
jailer's1 through the alarm produced in 
his mind by the fear  of disgrace and   
punishment4 ,christian was brought to a 
sense of his  lost condition by reading 
the ,scriptures2 ,christiana1 by        
reflecting1  after the death of her     
husband1 upon her unkind treatment of   
him  on account of his religion1 the    
thought of which 'rent the caul  of her 
heart in sunder'2 and the four boys1 by 
the conversation  of their mother with  
them about their departed father1 and   
about  her having neglected their souls4
 ,religion is a personal concern1  and  
begins with repentance and sorrow for   
sin4 ,children are  not saved by the    
faith of their parents1 but must be     

individually  brought to feel their own 
sinfulness1 and to confess their own    
guilt and danger2 nor will a mother's   
prayers save her children1  unless they 
heartily unite with her in              
them--7,ivimey74    #bf ,reader1 stop   
and examine4 ,did ever any of your      
carnal  acquaintance take knowledge of a
 difference of your language and        
conduct8 ,does it stun them8 ,or do they
 still like and approve of  you as well 
as ever8 ,what reason1 then1 have you to
 think yourself a  pilgrim8 ,if the     
heart be ever so little acquainted with 
the ,lord1  the tongue will discover it1
 and the carnal and profane will        
ridicule  and despise you for           
it--7,mason74    #bg ',is willing to    
stay behind4' ,mr4 ,bunyan has strongly 
intimated1  in this account1 that       
children1 very young persons1 may be the
  subjects of renewing grace1 and may   
experience the power of the  ,gospel    
upon their hearts1 producing that faith 
that is of the  operation of ,god1 and  

works meet for repentance4 ,this fact is
  abundantly confirmed by many living   
instances of very young persons  knowing
 the grace of ,god in truth1 and        
adorning the doctrine of  ,god our      
,saviour--7,ivimey74    #bh ,this was a 
love-letter1 full of the love of ,jesus1
 and the  precious invitations of ,his  
loving heart to sinners to come unto    
,him as recorded in his blessed ,word4  
,happy sinners1 whose eyes  are opened  
to read it6 ,but this the world calls   
madness--7,mason74    #bi ,the          
observations of the unconverted1 when   
they perceive the  conscience of a poor 
sinner alarmed for fear of the wrath to 
come1  are admirably put in ,bunyan's   
,come and ,welcome1 7vol4 #a1 p4 #bgh73 
',they attribute the change to          
melancholy--to sitting alone--to        
overmuch reading--to going to too many  
sermons--to too much studying  and      
musing on what they hear4 ,they conclude
 that it is for want of  merry          
company--for want of physic2 and they   

advise them to leave  off reading1 going
 to sermons1 the company of sober       
people1 and  to be merry1 to go         
a-gossiping4 ,but1 poor ignorant sinner1
 let  me deal with thee4 ,it seems that 
thou hast turned counsellor for  ,satan4
 ,thou judgest foolishly4 ,thou art like
 ,elymas the sorcerer1  that sought to  
turn the deputy from the faith1 to      
pervert the right  ways of the ,lord4   
,take heed1 lest some heavy judgment    
overtake  thee4' ,pilgrim1 beware of the
 solemn warnings of ,god in ,deuteronomy
  #ac3f1 and ,hebrews #aj3ch--7;,,ed74  
#cj ,bunyan probably alludes to         
,proverbs #ag3af3 ',wherefore is  there 
a price in the hand of a fool to get    
wisdom1 seeing he hath  no heart to     
it8'--7,ivimey74    #ca ,it is well to  
be bold in the name of the ,lord1 and   
blunt with  those who seek to turn us   
away from following on to know the      
,lord2  for nothing less than life and  
salvation1 or death and damnation1  will
 be the issue of it--7,mason74    #cb   

,the very things which excite the rage  
and scorn of some  persons1 penetrate   
the hearts of others4 ,thus the ,lord   
waked one  to differ from another1 by   
preparing the heart to receive the good 
seed of ,divine truth4 ,yet everyone    
willingly chooses the way he  takes1    
without constraint or hindrance1 except 
his own prevailing                      
dispositions--7,scott74    #cc ,here we 
see our ,lord's ,word verified1 ',the   
one shall be taken1  and the other left'
 7,matt4 #bd3da74 ,mercy is called1 and 
,timorous  left4 ,all1 to appearance1   
seems chance and accident2 but sovereign
  grace overrules all things4 ',all     
things are of ,god1 who hath  reconciled
 us to ,himself by ,jesus ,christ' 7#b  
,cor4 #e3ah7--7,mason74    #cd ,this    
tale1 by the names1 arguments1 and      
discourse introduced  into it1 shows    
what kind of persons despise and revile 
all those  that fear ,god1 and seek the 
salvation of their souls4 ,profligates1 
who never studied religion1 pass        

sentence upon the most difficult        
controversies without hesitation4 ,such 
persons call for our  compassion and    
prayers even more than our              
detestation--7,scott74    #ce ,o how do 
such carnal wretches sport with their   
own damnation1  while they despise the  
precious truths of ,god1 and ridicule   
,his  beloved1 chosen1 and called       
people6 ,but as it was in the beginning1
  he who was born after the flesh       
persecuted ,him who was born after  the 
,spirit1 so it is now1 and will be as   
long as the seed of the  woman and the  
seed of the serpent are upon the        
earth--7,mason74 ,such  characters are  
portrayed by the apostle1 in his solemn 
riddle 7#a  ,tim4 #e3f7--7;,ivimey74    
#cf ,the singular dispensations of      
,providence1 and the strong  impressions
 made by the ,word of ,god upon some    
minds1 seem to amount  to a special     
invitation2 while others are gradually  
and gently  brought to embrace the      
,gospel1 and these are sometimes        

discouraged  lest they have never been  
truly awakened4 ,they should recollect  
that the ,lord delighteth in mercy2 that
 ,christ will in no wise cast  out any  
that come to ,him2 and that they who    
trust in the mercy of  ,god1 solely     
through the redemption of ,his ,son1    
shall assuredly be  saved--7,scott74    
#cg ,such is the true spirit of real    
pilgrims1 that do not love to  eat their
 precious morsel alone4 ,they wish      
others to know ,christ1  and to become  
followers of ,him with                  
themselves--7,mason74    #ch ,though    
,christiana clearly knew her calling of 
,god1 yet ,mercy  did not2 therefore she
 is in doubt about it4 ,just so it is   
with  many at their first setting out4  
,hence they are ready to say--and  ,i   
have met with many who have said--that  
they could even wish to  have had the   
most violent convictions of sin1 and to 
have been1  as it were1 shook over the  
mouth of hell1 that they might have  a  
greater certainty of their being called 

of ,god4 ,but this is  speaking         
unadvisedly4 ,better to take the        
apostle's advice--',give  all diligence 
to make your calling sure4'--7,mason74  
#ci ,here is a precious discovery of a  
heart divinely instructed4  ,mind1 here 
is no looking to anything ,mercy was in 
herself1 nor to  anything she could do  
for herself1 for hope4 ,but all is      
resolved  into this--even ,,the ,,love  
,,of ,,the ,,heart ,,of ,,the ,,king    
,,of ,,heaven4  ,reader1 can you be     
content with this8 ,can you cast all1   
and rest  all1 upon the love of ,christ8
 ,then bless ,his loving name for giving
  you a pilgrim's heart--7,mason74      
,mercy clearly discovered a work  of    
grace on her heart4 ,she was anxious    
about her acceptance at  last2 she began
 to pray2 she threw herself on the mere 
mercy of  ,christ's heart2 and proved   
'the bowels of a pilgrim1' by lamenting 
the sad condition of her carnal         
relations--7,burder74    #dj ,this truth
 is exemplified in the ,holy ,war--',now

 ,mr4 ,desires1  when he saw that he    
must go on this errand1 besought that   
,mr4 ,wet-eyes  should go with him to   
petition the ,prince4 ,this ,mr4        
,wet-eyes was a  poor man1 a man of a   
broken spirit1 yet one that could speak 
well  to a petition4 ,then ,mr4         
,wet-eyes fell on his face to the       
ground1  and said1 ,o my ,lord1 ,i see  
dirt in my own tears1 and filthiness  at
 the bottom of my prayers2 but1 ,i pray 
,thee1 mercifully pass by  the sin of   
,mansoul4'--7,,ed74    #da ,perhaps the 
most delightful portion of the ,second  
,dream of  ,bunyan is its sweet         
representation of the female character4 
,there  never were two more attractive  
beings drawn than ,christiana and       
,mercy2 as different from each other as 
,christian and ,hopeful1 and  yet       
equally pleasing in their natural traits
 of character1 and  under the influence 
of ,divine grace1 each of them          
reflecting the  light of ,heaven in an  
original and lovely variety4 ,his own   

conception  of what constitutes a bright
 example of beauty and consistency of   
character in a ,christian woman1 ,bunyan
 has here given us1 as well  as in his  
,first ,dream1 the model of steadfast   
excellence in a  ,christian man4 ,the   
delineation1 in both ,christiana and    
,mercy1 is  eminently beautiful4 ,we    
have1 in these characters1 his own ideal
  of the domestic virtues1 and his own  
conception of a well-ordered  ,christian
 family's domestic happiness4 ,wherever 
he may have formed  his notions of      
female loveliness and excellence1 he    
has1 in the  combination of them in the 
,second ,part of the ',pilgrim's        
,progress1'  presented two characters of
 such winning modesty and grace1 such   
confiding truth and frankness1 such     
simplicity and artlessness1  such       
cheerfulness and pleasantness1 such     
native good sense and  ,christian       
discretion1 such sincerity1 gentleness1 
and tenderness1  that nothing could be  
more delightful4 ,the matronly virtues  

of  ,christiana1 and the maidenly       
qualities of ,mercy1 are alike pleasing 
and appropriate4 ,there is a mixture of 
timidity and frankness in  ,mercy1 which
 is as sweet in itself as it is         
artlessly and unconsciously  drawn2 and 
in ,christiana we discover the very     
characteristics  that can make the most 
lovely feminine counterpart1 suitable to
  the stern and lofty qualities of her  
husband--7,cheever74    #db ,instead of 
being what they profess1 the ,king's    
labourers1 ,paul  calls them            
soul-troublers 7,gal4 #e3aj74 ,for      
instead of preaching a  free1 full1 and 
finished salvation1 bestowed as a free  
gift1 by rich  grace1 upon poor sinners 
who can do nothing to entitle themselves
  to it2 behold1 these wretched daubers 
set forth salvation to sale  upon       
certain terms and conditions which      
sinners are to perform and  fulfil4     
,thus they distress the upright and     
sincere1 and deceive  the self-righteous
 and unwary1 into pride and delusion4   

,thus they  mar1 instead of mend1 the   
way2 and bring dirt and dung1 instead   
of stones1 to make the way sound and    
safe for pilgrims--7,mason74    #dc     
',looked well to the steps'2 that is1   
'the promises1' as ,bunyan  explains in 
the margin of ,part ,first4 ',struggling
 to be rid of our  burden1 it only sinks
 us deeper in the mire1 if we do not    
rest by  faith upon the promises1 and so
 come indeed to ,christ4 ,precious      
promises they are1 and so free and full 
of forgiveness and eternal  life1 that  
certainly the moment a dying soul feels 
its guilt and  misery1 that soul may lay
 hold upon them1 and find ,christ in    
them2  and were it not for unbelief1    
there need be no ,slough of ,despond for
 the  soul to struggle1 and plunge1 in  
its mire of                             
depravity4'--7,cheever7--7,,ed74    #dd 
,all the varieties in the experience of 
those who are walking  in the same path 
can never he enumerated2 some of their  
sores are  not only unreasonable but    

unaccountable1 through the weakness of  
the human mind1 the abiding effects of  
peculiar impressions1 the  remains of   
unbelief1 and the artifices of          
,satan--7,scott74    #de ,no sooner does
 a poor sinner open his lips in prayer  
to ,jesus1  but the devil will bark at  
him1 and by all means try to terrify and
  discourage him4 ,do you find this8    
,what is our remedy8 ',resist the       
devil1 and he will flee from you4 ,draw 
nigh to ,god1 and ,he will  draw nigh to
 you' 7,james #d3g1 #h7--7,mason74 ,when
 the fear of ,god  possesses the heart1 
such disturbances cannot long prevent   
earnest  cries for mercy1 but will      
eventually render them more fervent and 
importunate than ever--7,scott74    #df 
,think much of them that have gone      
before2 how safe they are  in the bosom 
of ,jesus4 ,would they be here again for
 a thousand  worlds8 ,sometimes when my 
base heart hath been inclining to  this 
world1 and to loiter in my journey      
towards ,heaven1 the very  consideration

 of the glorious saints and angels--what
 they enjoy1  what low thoughts they    
have of the things of this world1 how   
they  would befool me if they did but   
know that my heart was drawing          
back--this hath made me rush forward1   
and disdain those beggarly  things2 and 
say to my soul1 ,come1 soul1 let us not 
be weary2 let  us see what ,heaven is2  
let us venture all for it4 ,reader1 what
  sayest thou to this8 ,art thou        
resolved to follow me8 ,nay1 resolve  to
 get before me if thou canst--7,heavenly
 ,footman74    #dg ,being made to       
understand what great sinners the ,lord 
hath had  mercy upon1 and how large ,his
 promises were still to sinners1 this   
made me1 through the assistance of the  
,holy ,spirit1 to cleave to  ,him1 to   
hang upon ,him1 and yet to cry1 though  
as yet there were  no answer4 ,the ,lord
 help all ,his poor1 tempted1 afflicted 
people  to do the like--7,bunyan74      
#dh ,mercy's case is not singular4 ,many
 have set out just as she  did1 and have

 been discouraged by the same reason as 
she was4  ,she1 as many have been1 was  
encouraged to set out in the ways of    
the ,lord by her neighbour and friend4  
,hence she1 as many others  also have   
thought1 there was no cause to conclude 
that she was  effectually called by the 
,lord1 but it was only the effect of    
moral  persuasion1 and therefore doubted
 and fainted1 lest she should not  meet 
with acceptance4 ,but her very doubts1  
fears1 and distress1  proved the        
earnestness of her heart1 and the desire
 of her soul1  after the ,saviour2 and  
also that ,his attracting love and      
gracious  power had a hand in the work4 
,well therefore might ,bunyan call  upon
 his readers to mark her gracious       
reception by ,christ4 ,mark  this1 ye   
poor1 doubting1 fearing1 trembling      
souls1 who are halting  every step1 and 
fearing you have not set out aright1    
hear what  ,christ's angel said1 and be 
not discouraged3 ',fear not ye1 for ,i  
know that ye seek ,jesus6'--7,matt4     

#bh3e7--7,mason74    #di ,the prisoners 
taken in the ,holy ,war were affected   
like ,mercy4  ',why did you not cry to  
,me before1 said the ,prince1 yet ,i    
will  answer you so as will be for ,my  
glory4 ,at this ,mr4 ,wet-eyes gave  a  
great sigh1 and death seemed to sit on  
their eye-brows2 they  covered their    
faces1 and threw themselves down before 
,him4 ,then  the ,prince bid them stand 
upon their feet1 and said1 ,i have power
  to forgive1 and ,i do forgive4        
,moreover1 ,he stripped the prisoners   
of their mourning-weeds1 and gave them  
beauty for ashes4'--7,,ed74    #ej      
,pardon by word seems to denote the     
general discovery of free  salvation by 
,jesus ,christ to all that believe1     
which is sealed by  transient comforts  
and lively affections4 ,pardon by deed  
may relate  to the manner in which the  
blessing was purchased by the ,saviour2 
and when this is clearly understood1 the
 believer attains to stable  peace and  
hope--7,scott74    #ea ,the devil often 

barks most at us1 and brings his        
heaviest  accusations against us1 when  
mercy1 peace1 comfort1 and salvation    
are nearest to us4      ',press on1 nor 
fear to win the day1  ,though earth and 
hell obstruct the way'--7,mason74       
#eb ,many hellish darts are tipped by   
,apollyon's malignant ingenuity  with   
sentences of ,scripture1 made to flame  
just like the fiery  darts of the wicked
 one2 so that the ,scriptures appear to 
stand  against the trembling            
,christian--7,,ed74    #ec ,here is     
genuine humility2 no replying against   
,god--no calling  in question ,his      
sovereign right to receive or to reject4
 ,no2 all  that this poor humble heart  
thought was1 now is fulfilled what is   
written1 ',one shall be taken and the   
other left4' ,if so1 what had  she to   
say8 ,no impeachment of the ,lord's     
dealings1 but only1 ,i am  undone4 ,but 
yet1 on seeing what was written over the
 gate1 ',knock1  and it shall be        
opened1' from that1 and not from any    

sight  of worthiness in herself1 but    
lost as she felt herself1 she was       
encouraged to knock again1 or to cry and
 pray more vehemently  than ever4 ,here 
is a blessed example of deep humility1  
and of holy  boldness1 excited by the   
,divine ,word4 ,go thou1 ruined sinner1 
and  do likewise--7,mason74    #ed ,the 
express words of such invitations1      
exhortations1 and  promises1 ,,written  
in the ,bible1 are more efficacious to  
encourage  those who are ready to give  
up their hopes1 than all the consolatory
  topics that can possibly he           
substituted in their place--7,scott74   
#ee ,when a mariner enters upon a       
voyage1 or a soldier on  a campaign1    
they know not what hardships they may   
encounter1 nor  whether their lives may 
be sacrificed without attaining their   
object2 but whatever hardships the      
,christian has to encounter1  he will   
come off more than conqueror--he will   
reach the desired  haven in             
safety--through ,him that loved us4     

,fear not--',though  death and hell     
obstruct the way1 ,the meanest saint    
shall win the  day4'--7,,ed74    #ef    
,strive to enter in2 a whole ,heaven and
 eternal life is wrapped  up in this    
little word ,,in4 ,strive2 this calls   
for the mind and  heart4 ,many          
professors make their striving to stand 
rather in an  outcry of words1 than in a
 hearty labour against the lusts and    
love of the world1 and their own        
corruptions4 ,but this kind of  striving
 is but a beating the air1 and will come
 to nothing at  last--7,bunyan's ,strait
 ,gate1 vol4 #a1 p4 #hfi74    #eg ,thus 
the dog of hell may be of service1 not  
only in keeping  the sheep close        
together1 but in making them keep close 
to their  ,shepherd--7,j4 ,b474    #eh  
',plash' was1 in later editions1 altered
 to ',pluck4' ,to plash1  is to cut     
hedges or trees4 ,the boys did plash1 or
 had a cut at  the trees1 to knock the  
fruit off--7,,ed74    #ei ,what is this 
garden but the world8 ,what is the fruit

 they here  found8 ',the lust of the    
flesh1 the lust of the eye1 and the     
pride  of life' 7#a ,john #b3af74 ,of   
this the boys ate4 ,the mother chides   
them for taking that which did not      
belong to them1 but she did  not know   
that it grew in the devil's garden4     
,mark the consequence  of their eating  
this fruit hereafter--7,mason74 ,the    
terrifying  suggestions of ,satan the   
dog's barking give believers much       
present uneasiness1 yet they often do   
them great good1 and seldom  eventually 
hurt them2 but the allurements of those 
worldly objects  which he throws in     
their way are far more dangerous and    
pernicious4  ,many of these are very    
attractive to young persons2 but all    
parents who love the souls of their     
children should employ all  their       
influence and authority to restrain them
 from those vain  pleasures which 'war  
against the soul1' and are most         
dangerous  when least suspected4 ,this  
fruit may be found in the pilgrim's     

path1 but it grows in ,beelzebub's      
garden1 and should be shunned as        
poison4 ,many diversions and pursuits1  
both in high and low life1  are of this 
nature1 though often pleaded for as     
innocent1 by some  persons who ought to 
know better--7,scott74    #fj ,what are 
these ill-favoured ones8 ,such as you   
will be sure to  meet with in your      
pilgrimage2 some vile lusts1 or cursed  
corruptions1  which are suited to your  
carnal nature4 ,these will attack you1  
and  strive to prevail against you4     
,mind how these pilgrims acted1 and     
follow their example4 ,if one was to fix
 names to these ill-favoured  ones1 they
 might he called ,unbelief and          
,licentiousness1 which aim  to rob      
,christ's virgins of their chastity to  
,him--7,mason74    #fa ,here we see that
 the most violent temptation to the     
greatest  evil is not sin1 if resisted  
and not complied with4 ,our ,lord       
,himself was tempted in all things like 
as we are1 yet without sin4  ,therefore1

 ye followers of ,him1 do not be        
dejected and cut down1  though you      
should be exercised with temptations to 
the blackest  crimes1 and the most      
heinous sins4 ,you cannot be assaulted  
with  worse than your ,lord was4 ,he was
 tempted1 but ,he resisted ,satan1  and 
overcame all1 in our nature4 ,cry to    
,him2 ,he is the ,reliever  who will    
come in the hour of distress--7,mason74 
#fb ',ye have not1 because ye ask not4' 
7,james #d3b74    #fc ,it is well to be 
taken with present blessings1 to be     
joyful  in them1 and thankful for them2 
but it is wrong to forget our  dangers1 
and grow secure--7,mason74    #fd ,when 
the soul is happy in the love of ,god1  
it is ready to  conclude that dangers   
are past1 that doubts and fears are     
entirely  removed2 but as long as we are
 in this world1 we shall find the       
expediency of our ,lord's               
exhortation--',watch and pray4'--7,j4   
,b474  #fe ,here is a display of a truly
 ,christian spirit1 in that open  and   

ingenuous confession of her fault1      
taking all the blame upon  herself1 and 
excusing ,mercy4 ,this is not natural to
 us1 but the  grace of ,christ humbles  
the heart1 and silences the tongue to   
self-justifying pleas4 ,o for more of   
this precious grace6--7,mason74    #ff  
,mark those phrases--'the riches of ,his
 grace1' and ',his mere  good pleasure4'
 ,you cannot entertain too exalted ideas
 of these1  nor speak too highly of     
them4 ,pilgrims should be known by their
  language as well as their walk4 ,those
 who talk highly of their own           
perfection1 speak little1 if at all1 of 
the riches of ,god's grace1  and the    
good pleasure of ,his will4 ,beware of  
the infection of  pride and             
self-righteous leaven--7,mason74    #fg 
,the ,holy ,spirit1 the ,interpreter1   
who was promised by the ,lord  ,jesus to
 be sent in ,his name1 guides believers 
into all truth4 ',and  they shall be all
 taught of ,god' 7,john #f3de74 ,humble 
confession1  and serious consecration of

 heart1 are sacrifices acceptable1      
well-pleasing to ,god2 and such         
simple-hearted pilgrims are received  by
 the church with a hearty welcome4 ',the
 ,spirit and the bride  say1 ,come2 and 
let him that heareth say1 ,come' 7,rev4 
#bb3ag7--7;,,ed74    #fh ,here is joy   
indeed1 which strangers to the love of  
,christ  intermeddle not with4 ,surely1 
this is the joy of ,heaven2 and if thou 
hast this joy1 thou hast the love that  
reigns in ,heaven4 ,glory to  ,jesus1 ,i
 think ,i can truly say1 ,i have this   
blessed evidence in my  heart1 that ,i  
know somewhat of this joy arising from  
seeing poor  lost sinners converted to  
,jesus1 so as to love ,him and follow   
,him4  ,o for a spread and increase of  
this spirit among ,christians of all    
denominations6--7,mason74    #fi,the    
emblematical instruction at the         
,interpreter's house1 in  the former    
part1 was so important and              
comprehensive1 that we are  astonished  
at the striking additions here adduced4 

,the first emblem  is very plain2 and so
 apposite1 that it is wonderful any     
person  should read it without lifting  
up a prayer to the ,lord1 and saying1   
',o deliver me from this                
muck-rake6'--7,scott1 altered by ,,ed74 
,awful  thought6 ,straws1 and sticks1   
and dust1 ,preferred to ,christ and     
salvation6 ',if angels weep1 it is at   
such a sight6'--7,burder74    #gj ,our  
,lord said1 ',where your treasure is1   
there will your heart be  also4' ,to be 
carnally-minded is death1 but to be     
spiritually-minded  is life and peace4  
,if our treasure is in ,heaven1 we need 
not envy  those griping muck-worms who  
are cursed in their basket and in  their
 store--7,j4 ,b474      #ga--,the       
vulture of insatiate minds  ,still      
wants1 and wanting seeks1 and seeking   
finds  ,new fuel to increase her        
rav'nous fire4  ,the grave is sooner    
cloy'd than men's desire4  --7,quarles' 
,emblems74      #gb ,a full purse and a 
lean soul1 is a sign of a great curse4  

,o  it is a sad grant1 when the desire  
is only to make the belly big1  the     
estate big1 the name big2 when even by  
this bigness the soul  pines1 is made to
 dwindle1 to grow lean1 and to look like
 an anatomy6  ,like a man in a dropsy1  
they desire this world1 as he doth      
drink1  till they desire themselves     
quite down to hell--7,bunyan's ,desire  
of the ,righteous1 vol4 #a1 p4 #gfg74   
#gc ,reader1 didst thou never shed a    
tear for thy base and disingenuous      
conduct towards thy ,lord1 in preferring
 the sticks and straws of  this world to
 the unsearchable riches of ,christ1 and
 the salvation  of thy immortal soul8 ,o
 this is natural to us all6 and though  
made wise unto salvation1 yet this folly
 cleaves to our old nature  still4 ,let 
the thought humble us1 and make us weep 
before the  ,lord--7,mason74    #gd     
,they knew the venom of sin which was in
 their fallen nature4  ,this made them  
cover their faces with shame1 and sink  
into deep  humility of heart4 ,every    

true interpreter of ,god's ,word--yea1  
the  blessed ,interpreter of ,god's     
heart1 ,jesus--will look pleasantly     
upon such who confess the truth2 while  
,he beholds the proud1  self-righteous  
sinner afar off--7,mason74    #ge ,faith
 apprehends1 and then the soul dwells in
 the best room  indeed1 even in the very
 heart of ,god in ,christ4 ,the ,lord   
increase  our faith in this precious    
truth1 that we may the more love and    
glorify the ,god of grace and truth6 ,o 
let not our venom of sin  deject us1    
while there is the blood of ,christ to  
cleanse us6 ,o for  a stronger love to  
,christ1 and greater hatred of sin6     
,both spring  from believing--7,mason74 
,the emblem of the spider is illustrated
  in ,bunyan's invaluable treatise on   
the ,resurrection and ,eternal          
,judgment--',the spider will be a       
witness against man1 for she layeth     
hold with her hands1 and is in kings'   
palaces4 ,it is man only that  will not 
lay hold on the kingdom of ,heaven1 as  

the spider doth bid  him 7,prov4        
#cj3bh74'--7,vol4 #b1 p4 #aaa7--7;,,ed74
      --,call me not ugly thing2  ,god' 
wisdom hath unto the pismire given1     
,and spiders may teach men the way to   
,heaven4                                
7,bunyan's ,emblems74      #gf ,it is   
very humbling to human pride to be      
compared to chickens1  as dependants on 
the fostering care of the hen1 or as    
children  relying upon a parent4 ,in    
,bunyan's ,last ,sermon1 are some       
striking  allusions to the ,christian's 
dependence upon his heavenly            
,father--',it  is natural for a child1  
if he wants shoes1 to tell his father2  
if  he wants bread1 they go and tell    
him4 ,so should the children of ,god  do
 for spiritual bread--strength of       
grace--to resist ,satan4 ,when  the     
devil tempts you1 run home and tell your
 heavenly ,father--pour  out your       
complaints to ,god2 this is natural to  
children4 ,if any  wrong them1 they tell
 their father2 so do those that are born

  of ,god1 when they meet with          
temptations1 they go and tell ,god of   
them--7,vol4 #b1 p4 #geg7--7;,,ed74     
#gg ,common call1 the invitations2      
brooding voice1 the promises2  outcry1  
the warnings of the ,gospel--7,ivimey74 
#gh ,observations and experience justify
 this excellent simile4  ,god's common  
call is to all ,his creatures who live  
within the sound  of ,his ,gospel4 ,his 
special call is when ,he bestows the    
grace1  peace1 and pardon of the ,gospel
 of ,christ upon ,his people4 ,the      
brooding note is when ,he gathers them  
under ,his wings1 warms their  hearts   
with the comforts of ,his love1         
nourishes their souls with  close       
fellowship with ,himself1 and refreshes 
their spirits with  the overflowings of 
joy in the ,holy ,ghost4 ',in the shadow
 of ,thy  wings will ,i rejoice1' says  
,david 7,psa4 #fc3g74 ',i sat down under
  ,his shadow with great delight1 and   
,his fruit was sweet to my  taste'      
7,song4 #b3c74 ,o for more of these     

precious brooding notes1  to be gathered
 under the wing of ,immanuel6 ,but be   
our frames and  experiences what they   
may1 still we are ever in danger2 for   
our  enemies surround us on every side1 
and our worst are within us4  ,therefore
 our ,lord has an outcry2 ,he gives the 
alarm1 calls us1  and warns us of       
danger4 ,why8 ,that we should flee4 ,o  
pilgrims1  when dangers are near1 run   
unto ,him6 ,for 'the name of the ,lord  
is  a strong tower2 the righteous       
runneth into it1 and is safe' 7,prov4   
#ah3aj7--7,mason74    #gi ,the church is
 a garden enclosed1 ,christ is the      
,gardener1 ,his  people are called      
,god's husbandry4 ,the difference in the
 plants and  flowers shows the different
 effects of grace upon the heart--7,j4  
,b474 ,when ,christians stand everyone  
in his place1 and do their own  work1   
then they are like the flowers in the   
garden1 that stand and  grow where the  
,gardener hath planted them2 and then   
they shall  both honour the garden in   

which they are planted1 and the         
,gardener  that hath so disposed of     
them4 ,from the hyssop in the wall1 to  
the  cedar in ,lebanon1 their fruit is  
their glory4 ,christians are like  the  
several flowers in a garden1 that have  
upon each of them the  dew of ,heaven2  
which1 being shaken with the wind1 they 
let fall  their dew at each others'     
roots1 whereby they are jointly         
nourished1  and become nourishers of one
 another4 ,for ,christians to commune   
savourly of ,god's matters one with     
another1 it is as if they  opened to    
each others' nostrils boxes of perfume4 
,saith ,paul to  the church at ,rome1   
',i long to see you1 that ,i may impart 
unto  you some spiritual gift1 to the   
end ye may he established2 that  is1    
that ,i may be comforted together with  
you1 by the mutual faith  both of you   
and me' 7,rom4 #a3aa1 #ab7--7;,bunyan's 
,christian ,behaviour1  vol4 #b1 pp4    
#eej1 #egj74 ,i have observed1 that as  
there are herbs  and flowers in our     

gardens1 so there are their counterfeits
 in  the field2 only they are           
distinguished from the other by the name
  of wild ones4 ,there is faith and wild
 faith2 and wild faith is  presumption4 
,i call it wild faith1 because ,god     
never placed it in  ,his garden--,his   
church2 it is only to be found in the   
field--the  world--7,bunyan's ,good     
,news1 vol4 #a1 p4 #ic74 ,we ought not  
to be  contented with a situation among 
the noxious weeds of the desert2  but if
 we be planted among the ornamental and 
fragrant flowers of  the ,lord's garden1
 we are honoured indeed4 ,we should     
watch against  envy and ambition1       
contempt of our brethren and contention4
 ,we  ought to be satisfied in our      
places1 doing 'nothing through strife   
or vain glory1 or with murmurings and   
disputings'2 but endeavour1  in the     
meekness of wisdom1 to diffuse a        
heavenly fragrance around  us1 and to   
adorn the doctrine of ,god our ,saviour 
in all things--7,scott74    #hj ,the    

husbandman is not repaid by the straw or
 chaff4 ,so the  sufferings of ,christ1 
the preaching1 promises1 and ordinances 
of the ,gospel1 were not intended to    
bring men to profess certain  doctrines1
 or observe certain forms2 but to render
 men fruitful in  good works1 by the    
influences of the ,spirit of ,christ4   
,all profession  will terminate in      
everlasting misery1 which is not        
productive of  this good fruit4 ',true  
religion and undefiled' consists not in 
forms1 creeds1 and ceremonies1 but is   
'to visit and comfort the  widows and   
the fatherless'--7,scott74    #ha ,this 
is a necessary caution4 ,paul says1     
',thou art inexcusable1  ,o man1        
whosoever thou art that judgest2 for    
wherein thou judgest  another1 thou     
condemnest thyself1 for thou that       
judgest doest the  same things4' ,james 
has laid down an excellent rule of      
conduct--,o  that it were more attended 
to6--',so speak ye1 and so do1 as they  
that shall he judged by the law of      

liberty4' ,how inconsistent for a       
pardoned malefactor to insult even those
 who are under condemnation6  ,if any   
man seemeth to be religious1 and        
bridleth not his tongue  from commending
 himself and condemning others1 this    
man's religion  is vain4 ,he that       
judgeth his brother speaketh evil of the
 law1  and judgeth the law--7,j4 ,b474  
#hb ,a very striking emblem this1 and   
most pertinently applied2 and  if your  
soul is sincere1 it will cause a holy   
fear1 create a godly  jealousy1 put you 
upon self-examining1 and make you sigh  
out in  some such words as ,david1      
',search me1 ,o ,god1 and know my heart2
  try me1 and know my thoughts3 and see 
if there be any wicked way  in me1 and  
lead me in the way everlasting' 7,psa4  
#aci3bc1 #bd74 ,o  what will it avail in
 a dying hour1 or in the judgment day1  
that  we have worn the mark of          
profession1 and seemed to man1 what  we 
were not in heart and reality of life   
before ,god6 ,from all  self-deceiving1 

good ,lord1 deliver us6 for we are      
naturally prone  to it--7,mason74    #hc
 ,this observation is grounded on the   
good old distinction1  that the merit of
 ,christ's obedience unto death is      
sufficient all  who by faith apply for  
an interest in it4 ,nothing but pride1  
the  carnal mind1 and enmity to ,god and
 religion1 influence men to  neglect so 
great salvation2 and when the           
regenerating power of  the ,holy ,spirit
 accompanies the ,word1 sinners are made
 willing  to accept the proffered mercy1
 and encouraged by the invitations      
which before they sinfully              
slighted--7,scott74    #hd ,that is my  
very character1 says many a doubting1   
broken hearted  sinner4 ,well1 thank    
,god1 says many a self-confident1       
whole-hearted  ,pharisee1 it is far from
 being mine4 ,we can only say this1 he  
that knows most of his own superlatively
 deceitful and desperately  wicked      
heart1 suspects himself most1 and       
exercises most godly  jealousy over     

himself2 while persons1 who see least of
 themselves1  are most self-confident   
and daring4 ,even ,judas could as boldly
  ask1 ',master1 is it ,i' who shall    
betray ,thee8 as any of the rest  of    
,his disciples--7,mason74    #he ,mr4   
,ivimey supposes this to be intended by 
,mr4 ,bunyan to show  his approbation of
 the practice of singing in public      
worship4 ,it  was then a custom which   
had been recently introduced1 and was a 
subject of strong controversy4 ,soon    
after ,bunyan's death1 ,benjamin  ,keach
 vindicated the practice1 by proving    
that singing is an  ordinance of ,jesus 
,christ1 in answer to ,marlowe's        
,discourse against  ,singing4 ,it must  
not be forgotten1 that our pilgrim      
forefathers  generally met in secret1   
and that singing would have exposed them
  to imminent peril of their lives4 ,now
 we have no such fear2 we  can unite    
heart and voice in the language of ,dr4 
,watts--      ',lord1 how delightful    
'tis to see  ,a whole assembly worship  

,thee6  ,at once they sing4'      ,that 
is1 when singing men or women do not    
prevent the godly from  uniting in this 
delightful part of ,divine worship by   
introducing  new tunes1 to sing to the  
praise and glory of themselves4 ,let    
such  as are guilty of this solemnly ask
 the question1 ,was the late ,mr4       
,huntingdon right in estimating their   
piety at less than twopence  per        
dozen8--7,,ed74    #hf ,ah1 ,mrs4       
,timorous1 how many professed pilgrims  
hast thou  befooled and turned back6    
,how often does she attack and affright 
many real pilgrims6 ,i am sure she has  
often made my poor heart  ache with her 
ghastly looks and terrifying speeches4  
,o may we ever  say to her1 in our      
,lord's words1 ',get thee behind me1    
,satan2 thou  savourest not the things  
that be of ,god1 but those that be of   
men'  7,matt4 #af3bc7--7,mason74    #hg 
,a very simple and artless confession4  
,the ,lord works very  differently upon 
,his elect2 but always to the same end1 

namely1  to make us prize ,christ1 ,his 
salvation and ,his ways1 and to abhor   
ourselves1 the paths of sin1 and to cast
 off all self-righteous  hopes4 ,if this
 is effected in thy heart1 reader1 it is
 no matter  whether thou canst tell of  
visions and dreams1 or talk high of     
experiences4 ,where the soul is rooted  
and grounded in the knowledge  of       
,christ1 and love to ,his ways1 though  
there may be many fears1  yet this is an
 indubitable proof of a real and sincere
 pilgrim--7,mason74    #hh ,they who are
 acquainted with the manner in which    
persons are  received into              
,congregational churches1 by relating a 
verbal account  of their experience1    
will recognize in this narrative a      
resemblance  to that practice4          
,christiana1 a grave matron1 appears to 
have felt  no difficulty in complying   
with the requisition2 but ,mercy1 young 
and inexperienced1 blushed and trembled1
 and for awhile continued  silent4      
,their profession being approved1 the   

readiness of the  church to receive them
 is expressed by the warmest wishes for 
their spiritual prosperity--7,ivimey74  
#hi ',thou hast given credit to the     
truth'2 what is this but  faith--the    
faith of the operation of ,god8 ,but    
some may ask1 ,what6  is justifying1    
saving faith1 nothing more than a belief
 of the  truth8 ,if so1 the very devils 
believe2 yea1 more1 they tremble  also4 
,true2 but mind how ,mercy's faith      
wrought by her works4 ,she  fled for    
refuge to the hope set before her in the
 ,gospel4 ,she fled  from sin1 from the 
,city of ,destruction1 to ,christ for   
salvation4  ,though she had not the joy 
of faith1 yet she followed on to know   
the ,lord1 walking in ,his ways1 and    
hoping for comfort from the ,lord  in   
,his due time4 ,o6 if thou hast a grain 
of this precious faith  in thy heart1   
bless ,jesus for it1 and go on thy way  
rejoicing--7,mason74    #ij ,mr4 ,ivimey
 considers that this bath in the garden 
refers to  the baptism of the pilgrims  

by immersion1 after having related      
their experience1 as a publicly putting 
on of ,christ4 ',and now  why tarriest  
thou8 ,arise1 and be baptized1 and wash 
away thy sins1  calling on the name of  
the ,lord' 7,acts #bb3af74 ,innocent    
says that  'her ,master would have them 
do'2 and they went out into the garden  
to the bath1 and were much enlivened by 
it4 ,bunyan left it to the  convert to  
act for himself as to water-baptism2 all
 that he required1  as a prerequisite to
 church-communion1 was the new birth1 or
 the  baptism of the ,holy ,spirit4 ,he 
calls this the 'bath of sanctification'2
  no ,christian considers water-baptism 
a source of sanctification2  it is only 
the outward sign4 ,it must be left to   
the reader's candid  judgment to decide 
whether baptism1 upon a profession of   
faith1  is here intended by that that   
the ,master would have them do--7,,ed74 
#ia ,there is no travelling on          
pilgrimage without gathering soil4      
,there are no pilgrims but daily need to

 have recourse to this bath  of         
sanctification--the blood of ,jesus1    
which cleanses from all  sin 7#a ,john  
#a3g74 ,christ is the fountain opened   
for sin and for  uncleanness 7,zech4    
#ac3a74 ,christ is the soul's only bath4
 ,as all  baths are for the purification
 of the body1 such is this bath to  our 
soul4 ,but unless a bath be used1 this  
cannot be effected2 so1  unless we have 
recourse to ,christ1 we cannot enjoy the
 purification  of the soul2 but the     
,holy ,ghost1 the ,sanctifier1 convinces
 us  of sin1 shows us our               
fresh-contracted spots and defilements1 
and  leads us to the blood of the ,lamb4
 ,o how does this enliven and           
strengthen our souls1 by filling our    
conscience with joy and peace  in       
believing6--7,mason74    #ib ,baptism   
and the ,lord's ,supper ,i receive and  
own as signs  of the covenant of grace2 
the former as a sign of our engrafting  
into ,christ1 and the latter to show    
forth ,his death1 as an emblem  or type 

of the benefits purchased thereby to    
,his church and  people--7,philip       
,henry1 altered by ,,ed74    #ic ,this  
means the sealing of the ,spirit1       
whereby they were sealed  unto the day  
of redemption 7,eph4 #d3cj74 ,o this is 
blessed sealing6  ,none know the comfort
 and joy of it but those who have       
experienced  it4 ,it confirms our faith1
 establishes our hope1 and inflames  our
 affections to ,god the ,father for ,his
 everlasting love1 to ,god  the ,son for
 ,his everlasting atonement and         
righteousness1 and to  ,god the ,spirit 
for ,his enlightening mercy1            
regenerating grace1  quickening1        
sanctifying1 testifying1 and assuring   
influences1  whereby we know that we are
 the children of ,god2 for 'the ,spirit 
itself beareth witness with our spirits1
 that we are the children of  ,god'     
7,rom4 #h3af74 ,all the comfort of our  
souls lies in keeping this  seal clear  
in our view4 ,therefore grieve not the  
,holy ,spirit--7,mason74    #id ,they   

who have put on this raiment are clothed
 with humility2  they readily perceive  
the excellence of other believers1 but  
can  only discern their own in the glass
 of ,god's ,word4 ,at the same  time1   
they become very observant of their own 
defects1 and severe  in condemning them1
 but proportionally candid to their     
brethren2  and thus they learn the hard 
lesson of esteeming others better  than 
themselves--7,scott74    #ie ,this is   
always the case when souls are clothed  
in the robe of  ,christ's righteousness4
 ,they are little1 low1 and mean in     
their own  eyes1 and they esteem each   
other better than themselves2 whereas   
they who at all look to1 or depend upon1
 their own righteousness  for their     
clothing and justification before ,god1 
always look down  with an air of        
supercilious contempt upon others who   
they think  are not so righteous as     
themselves4 ,lord1 hide self-righteous  
pride  from my heart1 and sink me into  
the depth of humility1 that ,i may  ever

 glory in ,thee1 in whom ,i am perfectly
 righteous6--7,mason74  ,see also       
,romans #f3a-e1 and ,galatians          
#c3bg--7;,ivimey74    #if ,the          
conductor1 named ,great-heart1 is a     
,gospel minister under  the direction of
 the ,holy ,spirit2 courageous1 armed   
with the sword  of the ,spirit1 enjoying
 the hope of salvation1 and defended by 
the  shield of faith--7,barder74    #ig 
,this is the comfort1 joy1 and glorying 
of a pilgrim's heart4  ,hath ,jesus     
performed righteousness to cover us1 and
 spilled blood  to wash us8 ,have we the
 faith of this8 ,o how ought we to love 
,him1 rejoice in ,him1 and study to     
glorify ,him in every step of  our      
pilgrimage6--7,mason74    #ih ,here     
,bunyan gives a very clear and distinct 
account of that  righteousness of       
,christ1 as ,mediator1 which ,he wrought
 out by ,his  perfect obedience to the  
law of ,god for all ,his seed4 ,and by  
this  righteousness1 and no other1 are  
they fully justified from all           

condemnation in the sight of ,god4      
,reader1 study this point deeply1  so as
 to be established in it4 ,it is the    
essence of the ,gospel1 enters  into the
 life and joy of faith1 brings relief to
 the conscience1  and influence to the  
love of the ,lord our ,righteousness2   
and so  brings forth the fruits of      
righteousness which are by ,him to the  
praise and glory of ,god1 and           
administers ,divine consolation in  the 
hour of death--7,mason74    #ii ,is     
there righteousness in ,christ8 ,that is
 mine1 the believer  may say4 ,did ,he  
bleed for sins8 ,it was for mine4 ,hath 
,he overcome  the law1 the devil1 and   
hell8 ,the victory is mine4 ,and ,i do  
count  this a most glorious             
life8--,sometimes 7,i bless the ,lord7  
my soul  hath this life not only imputed
 to me1 but the glory of it upon my     
spirit4 ,upon a time1 when ,i was under 
many condemnings of heart1  and fearing 
,i should miss glory1 methought ,i felt 
such a secret  motion as this--,thy     

righteousness is in ,heaven4 ,the       
splendour and  shining of the ,spirit of
 grace upon my soul1 gave me to see     
clearly  that my righteousness1 by which
 ,i should be justified1 was the ,son   
of ,god ,himself representing me before 
the mercy-seat in ,his own  ,person2 so 
that ,i saw clearly1 that day and night1
 wherever ,i was1  and whatever ,i was  
doing1 there was my righteousness1 just 
before  the eyes of the ,divine glory1  
and continually at the right hand of    
,god4 ,at another time1 whilst musing1  
being afraid to die1 these  words came  
upon my soul1 ',being justified freely  
by ,his grace1  through the redemption  
which is in ,christ4' ,this stayed my   
heart4  ,and thus is the sinner made    
alive from the dead1 by being justified 
through the righteousness of ,christ1   
which is unto all and upon  all them    
that believe--7,bunyan's ,law and       
,grace74    #ajj ,sometimes ,i have been
 so loaden with my sins1 that ,i could  
not  tell where to rest1 nor what to do2

 yea1 at such times1 ,i thought  it     
would have taken away my senses2 yet1 at
 that time1 ,god through  grace hath all
 on a sudden so effectually applied the 
blood that  was spilt at ,mount ,calvary
 out of the side of ,jesus1 unto my     
poor1 wounded1 guilty conscience1 that  
presently ,i have found such  a sweet1  
solid1 sober1 heart-comforting peace1   
that ,i have been  in a strait to think 
that ,i should love and honour ,him no  
more4  ,sometimes my sins have appeared 
as big as all the sins of all the  men  
in the nation--7reader1 these things be 
not fancies1 for ,i have  smarted for   
this experience72 but yet the least     
stream of the  heart-blood ,jesus hath  
vanished all away1 and ,i have been     
delivered up  into sweet and heavenly   
peace and joy in the ,holy              
,ghost--7,bunyan's  ,law and ,grace1    
vol4 #a1 p4 #edi74    #aja ,while the   
soul lives upon the sweet impressions   
which are  made by the application of   
the promises1 it may be said to live    

upon frames and feelings2 for as its    
comforts abate1 so will its  confidence4
 ,the heart can never be established in 
grace1 till the  understanding is       
enlightened to discern what it is to    
have pardon  by the deed done--7,j4     
,b474    #ajb ,o brave ,christiana6 ,see
 what it is to have one's heart         
inflamed with a sense of the love of    
,christ4 ,christiana thinks  everyone   
would naturally be affected as she was1 
if they were  present2 but she forgets  
that which she sees and feels is of     
special1 peculiar1 distinguishing       
grace--7,mason74 ,shall ,i have my  sins
 and lose my soul8 ,would not ,heaven be
 better to me than my  sins8--the       
company of ,god1 ,christ1 saints1 and   
angels1 than the  company of ,cain1     
,judas1 ,balaam1 with the devils1 in the
 furnace  of fire8 ,canst thou now that 
readest1 or hearest these lines1 turn   
thy back1 and go on in thy              
sins8--7,bunyan's ,law and ,grace1 vol4 
#a1 p4 #ege74 ,reader1 thus would       

,christiana plead with ungodly          
relatives and friends2 and if thou art  
in such a case1 wilt thou  not listen to
 such a plea8--7,,ed74    #ajc ,mind how
 tenderly ,great-heart deals with       
warm-hearted  ,christiana4 ,he does not 
attempt to throw cold water upon the    
fire  of her affections1 but gently     
insinuates1 #a4 ,the peculiar frame  of 
the mind she speaks from2 #b4 ,suggests 
that she must not always  expect to be  
in such raptures2 and1 #c4 ,reminds her 
that her  indulgences were of a peculiar
 nature1 not common to all1 but         
bestowed upon the faithful in ,christ   
only2 and that1 therefore1  amidst all  
her joyful feelings1 she should know to 
whom she  was indebted for them1 and    
give all the glory to the ,god of all   
grace--7,mason74    #ajd ,simple1       
contented in gross ignorance2 ,sloth1 an
 indolence  which smothers all          
conviction2 ,presumption1 carnal        
security1 which  hardens against        
reproof--7,andronicus74 ,these are the  

great opposers  of vital religion4 ,the 
end of these things is death--7,barder74
    #aje ,it was a custom1 to a late    
period1 to hang up murderers  in irons1 
until the body dropped to pieces2 that  
such terrible  examples might deter     
others from the like crimes2 hence1     
under  the old wood-cut illustrating    
this passage1 is written--      ',behold
 here how the slothful are a sign1      
,hung up1 because holy ways they did    
decline4'  --7,,ed74      #ajf ,god1 as 
it were1 gibbets some professors1 and   
causes their  names and characters to be
 publicly exhibited1 as a terror to     
others1 and as a warning to ,his own    
people--7,mason74 ,the dreadful  falls  
and awful deaths of some professors are 
to put others upon  their guard against 
superficial1 slothful1 and presumptuous 
hopes4  ,the real occasion of turning   
aside lies in the concealed lusts of    
the heart--7,scott74    #ajg ,let us    
consider the characters of these three  
professors3 #a4  ,here is a ,simple1 a  

foolish credulous professor1 ever       
learning1  but never coming to the      
knowledge of the truth1 so as to believe
  it1 love it1 and be established on it2
 hence liable to be carried  away by    
every wind of doctrine4 #b4 ,sloth1 a   
quiet1 easy professor1  who never       
disturbs anyone by his diligence in the 
,word of ,god1  nor his zeal for the    
truths and glory of ,god4 #c4           
,presumption1 one  who expects salvation
 in the end1 without the means          
prescribed by  ,god for attaining it4 ,o
 beware of these three sorts of         
professors1  for they turn many         
aside6--7,mason74    #ajh ,what is meant
 by the ,hill ,difficulty8 ,christiana  
has set out  from ,destruction1 been    
received and encouraged at the          
wicket-gate1  and directed on her       
journey4 ,the path is comparatively     
easy1 until  she is about to put on a   
public profession1 by joining a church4 
,this  is situated upon the summit of   
this hill of difficult ascent4 ,is it   

intended to represent that prayerful1   
watchful1 personal investigation  into  
,divine truth1 which ought to precede   
church-fellowship8 ,nothing  is more    
difficult to flesh and blood than to be 
compelled1 upon  pain of endless ruin1  
to think for ourselves on matters of    
religion4  ,the formalist and hypocrite 
follow the persuasions of man1 and  take
 an easier path1 and are lost4 ,the fear
 of man causes some to  abandon the     
ascent4 ,dr4 ,cheever has1 in his ,hill 
,difficulty1 very  happily described the
 energy that is needful to enable the   
pilgrim  to make the ascent4 ,he        
forcibly proves the utter impossibility 
of  making the ascent by ceremonial     
observances1 or while encumbered  with  
worldly cares or pride in trinkets of   
gold and costly array4  ,he reminds us  
of the solemn advice of ,peter1 'be ye  
built up a  spiritual house1 a holy     
priesthood to offer up spiritual        
sacrifice  acceptable to ,god by ,jesus 
,christ4' ,every weight must be set     

aside1  and salvation must be worked out
 with fear and trembling--7,,ed74       
#aji ,the river of life is pure and     
clear as crystal4 ,is the doctrine      
offered to thee so8 ,or is it muddy1 and
 mixed with the doctrines  of men8      
,look1 man1 and see1 if the foot of the 
worshippers of ,baal  be not there1 and 
the water fouled thereby4 ,what water is
 fouled  is not the water of life1 or at
 least not in its clearness4            
,wherefore1 if thou findest it not      
right1 go up higher towards the         
spring-head1 for nearer the spring the  
more pure and clear is the              
water--7,bunyan's ,water of ,life74     
#aaj ,this represents to us that some   
preachers1 as the ,prophet says1  foul  
the water with their feet 7,ezek4       
#bd3ah72 that is1 though they  preach   
somewhat about ,christ1 and salvation by
 ,him1 yet they so clog1  mire1 and     
pollute the stream of free grace1 with  
pre-requisites1  terms1 and conditions1 
that the poor thirsty soul cannot drink 

the water1 nor allay his thirst with it2
 but is forced to let it  stand1 till   
these gross dregs sink to the bottom4   
,yea1 we ought  to beware of drinking   
such filthy dregs2 for they will        
certainly  swell us up with the company 
of pride of our free will1 human  merit1
 and self-righteousness1 which oppose   
the glory of ,jesus1  and comfort of our
 souls--7,mason74    #aaa ,although the 
cautious of ,holy ,writ are plain as    
posts and  chains1 and the warnings as a
 ditch1 and the solemn threatenings  of 
the ,new ,testament against pharisaic   
formalism and hypocrisy  are like a     
hedge1 to prevent pilgrims wandering    
into paths that  end in eternal misery1 
yet there are many who break through all
  these merciful restraints1 and rush   
upon destruction--7,,ed74    #aab       
,examine1 which do you like better1     
self-soothing or soul-searching         
doctrine8 ,formalists and hypocrites    
love the former1 and hate the  latter4  
,but the sincere and upright are        

discovered by desiring to  have their   
hearts searched to the quick1 and their 
ways tried to  the utmost2 and1         
therefore1 with ,david will cry1        
',search me1 ,o  ,god1 and know my      
heart2 try me1 and know my thoughts2 and
 see if  there be any wicked way in me1 
and lead me in the way everlasting'     
7,psa4 #abi3bc1 #bd7--7,mason74    #aac 
,heart-work is hard work2 it is hard    
work to be stripped2 it  is hard work to
 deny self1 take up your cross1 and     
follow ,jesus4  ,it is hard work to     
fight the fight of faith2 it is hard    
work  against hope to believe in hope4  
,a formalist and hypocrite will  go1 in 
outward things1 as far as the real      
,christian2 but touch  him on the inward
 work1 and he will start aside--7,j4    
,b474    #aad ,he who is a stranger to  
the hard work of self-denial1 and how   
difficult it is to the flesh1 knows not 
what this ,hill ,difficulty  means2 for 
the nearer to the arbour of ,jesus'     
rest1 the more  difficulties in the way1

 but the sweeter it is when             
attained--7,mason74    #aae ,regard not 
in thy pilgrimage how difficult the     
passage is1  but whither it tends2 not  
how delicate the journey is1 but where  
it ends4 ,if it be easy1 suspect it2 if 
hard1 endure it4 ,he that  cannot excuse
 a bad way1 accuseth his own sloth2 and 
he that sticks  in a bad passage1 can   
never attain a good journey's           
end--7,quarles'  ,enchiridion74    #aaf 
,there were stairs in the temple1 and   
but one pair1 and these  winding4 ,he   
that went up must turn with the stairs4 
,this is a type  of a twofold           
repentance2 that by which we turn from  
nature to  grace1 and that by which we  
turn from the imperfections of a state  
of grace to glory4 ,but this turning and
 turning still1 displeases  some much4  
,they say it makes them giddy2 but ,i   
say1 ,nothing like  this to make a man  
steady4 ,a straight stair is like the   
ladder  that leads to the gallows4 ,they
 are turning stairs that lead to  the   

heavenly mansion4 ,stay not at their    
foot2 but go up them1 and  up them1 and 
up them1 till you come to               
,heaven--7,bunyan's ,solomon's          
,temple74    #aag ,when we are praised1 
a conscious blush should pervade us1    
well  knowing how much we have to be    
ashamed of4 ,but some have got such     
vain confidence in their own            
righteousness1 merits1 and perfection1  
that they have hereby got what the      
,scriptures call a whore's  forehead1   
and refuse to be ashamed 7,jer4 #c3c74  
,o cry to the ,lord  continually against
 spiritual pride1 and for an humble     
heart1  knowing thyself to be a poor    
sinner6--7,mason74    #aah ,eve looking 
first into those worthy privileges which
 ,god had  given her1 and dilating      
delightfully of them before the devil1  
she lost the dread of the command from  
off her heart1 which ,satan  perceiving1
 now added to his former forged doubt a 
plain and flat  denial--',ye shall not  
surely die4' ,when people dally with the

  devil1 and sit too near their outward 
advantages1 they fall into              
temptation--7,bunyan on ,genesis1 vol4  
#b1 p4 #dbi74    #aai ,reader1 mind this
 well1 remember it often1 and it will do
 thee  good4 ,i am a witness against    
myself1 of how much ,i have lost by     
indulging the flesh1 and how much ,i    
have suffered by forgetfulness4  ,but ,o
 what a gracious ,lord do we serve6 this
 is no excuse for  our folly1 but an    
aggravation of our faults2 and ought to 
sink us  lower in shame1 and to excite  
us to greater care1 diligence1 and      
watchfulness2 else we shall surely smart
 for our folly1 if not in  hell1 yet in 
our consciences--7,mason74    #abj ,this
 may refer to the awful end of one of   
,bunyan's early  friends1 who became a  
notorious apostate--one ,john ,child1   
whose  sufferings were published with   
those of ,spira4 ,child was so afraid   
of persecution1 as to give up his       
profession2 and then1 overwhelmed by    
despair1 he committed suicide4 ,or to   

such an one as the professor1  in the   
,marian days1 who recanted to save      
burning1 but who was  burnt to death by 
his house catching fire--7,ivimey74     
#aba ,it is not very easy to determine  
the precise idea of the author  in each 
of the giants who assault the ,pilgrims1
 and are slain by  the conductor and his
 assistants4 ,some have supposed that   
unbelief  is here meant1 but ,grim or   
,bloody-man seem not to be opposite     
names for this inward foe2 nor can it be
 conceived1 that unbelief  should more  
violently assault those who are under   
the care of  a valiant conductor1 than  
it had done the solitary pilgrims4 ,i   
apprehend1 therefore1 that this giant   
was intended for the emblem  of certain 
active men who busied themselves in     
framing and executing  persecuting      
statutes1 which was done at the time    
when this was  written1 more violently  
than it had been before4 ,thus the      
temptation  to fear man1 which at all   
times assaults the believer when        

required  to make an open profession of 
his faith1 was exceedingly increased2   
and as heavy fines and severe penalties1
 in accession to reproach  and contempt1
 deterred men from joining themselves in
 communion  with dissenting churches1   
that way was almost unoccupied1 and the 
travelers went through bypaths1         
according to the author's sentiments  on
 the subject4 ,but the preaching of the 
,gospel1 by which the  ministers of     
,christ wielded the sword of the        
,spirit1 overcame  this enemy2 for the  
example and exhortations of such        
courageous  combatants animated even    
weak believers to overcome their fears1 
and to act according to their           
consciences1 leaving the event to  ,god4
 ,this seems to have been the author's  
meaning2 and perhaps  he also intended  
to encourage his brethren boldly to     
persevere in  resisting such persecuting
 statutes1 confidently expecting that   
they should prevail for the repeal of   
them2 by which1 as by the  death of the 

giant1 the pilgrims might be freed from 
additional  terror1 in acting           
consistently with their avowed          
principles--7,scott74    #abb ,this     
reminds us of the words of ,mr4         
,godly-fear to ,diabolus1  when ,captain
 ,credence sent a petition to ,immanuel 
for mercy--',we  are resolved to resist 
thee as long as a captain1 a man1 a     
sling1  or a stone shall be found in    
,mansoul to throw at thee4 ,then said   
the ,lord ,mayor to ,diabolus1 ,o thou  
devouring tyrant1 be it known  to thee1 
we shall hearken to none of thy         
words6'--7,bunyan's ,holy  ,war74 ,happy
 are the ,godly-fears and ,great-hearts 
who use such  decided language to the   
enemy of souls--7,,ed74    #abc ,sincere
 and earnest ,christiana1 at this time1 
had a proverbial  expression--',it is   
better that the body should die to this 
world  by the lions without1 than that  
body and soul should die eternally  by  
our lusts within4'--7,,ed74    #abd ,o  
pilgrims1 when dangers beset you1 and   

fears arise in you1  hear what the ,lord
 speaks to you2 and in the belief of his
 truth1  quit yourselves manfully3      
',fight the good fight of faith1' ever  
remembering that 'you are more than     
conquerors through ,christ who  hath    
loved you6' ,faith will exalt the love  
and power of ,christ  above the fear of 
every enemy--7,mason74    #abe ,o       
pilgrim1 it is sweet to reflect that    
every lion-like foe  is under the       
control of thy ,god1 and cannot come one
 link of the  chain nearer to thee than 
thy ,lord will permit6 ,therefore1 when 
fears and terrors beset thee1 think of  
thy ,lord's love to thee1  ,his power   
engages to preserve thee1 and ,his      
promises to comfort  thee4 ,for 'the    
,lord is nigh unto all them that call   
upon ,him'  7,psa4 #ade3ah7--7,mason74  
#abf ,from the deeply interesting       
narrative of the experience of  ,mr4    
,fearing1 it is plain that the lions and
 their backer1 ,giant  ,grim or         
,bloody-man1 relates entirely to        

temporal troubles2 most  likely to those
 infamous penal statutes under which    
,dissenters so  severely suffered4 ,the 
uniting in church-fellowship was not    
only  attended with the ordinary        
difficulties1 but with danger from  the 
lions--church and state2 especially when
 backed by ferocious  judges1 such as   
,jefferies and others4 ,spiritual       
enemies--sin1 death1  and hell--were the
 only terrors under which ,mr4 ,fearing 
suffered2  temporal                     
persecutions--'difficulties1 lions1 or  
,vanity ,fair--he  feared not at all4'  
,the battle probably refers to the      
flimsy  sophistry used in defence of    
persecution1 as opposed to the ,word  of
 ,god1 the sword of the ,spirit1 by     
which our ,puritan heroes  destroyed    
these anti-,christian arguments--7,,ed74
 ,now that the lions  are removed1 may  
we not fear that hypocrites will thrust 
themselves  into our churches8 ,it is   
easy1 cheap1 and almost fashionable1 to 
be religious3 this should promote solemn

 investigation--7,andronicus74    #abg  
,how mindful is our ,lord of us6 ,how   
gracious is ,he to us6 ,what  blessed   
provision doth ,he make for us6 ,if     
pilgrims are attacked  by ,giant ,grim1 
and terrified with the sight of lions1  
they may be  sure that it is only a     
prelude to some sweet enjoyment of their
  ,lord's love1 and that they are near  
to some asylum1 some sanctuary  of rest1
 peace1 and comfort4 ,some bitter       
generally precedes the  sweet1 and makes
 the sweet the sweeter--7,mason74       
#abh ,o it is hard work to part with    
,great-heart6 ,how many blessings  do we
 lose for want of asking6 ,great-heart  
is at the command of  our ,lord4 ,o for 
more power to cry incessantly to the    
,lord for the  presence of ,great-heart1
 that we may go on more cheerfully and  
more joyfully in the ways of the        
,lord6--7,mason74    #abi ,here is a    
blessed mark of being vessels of the    
grace of ,god1  when we delight in the  
sight of1 salute1 and welcome others in 

the  way to ,zion1 and mutually have our
 hearts and affections drawn out  to    
each other in love4 ,o how sweet is the 
fellowship of pilgrims  below6 ,what    
must it be above8 ,infinitely above     
conception--7,mason74    #acj ,reader1  
can you feed upon ,christ by faith8 ,is 
the ,lamb the  nourishment of thy soul1 
and the portion of thy heart8 ,canst    
thou  say1 from blessed experience1     
',his flesh is meat indeed1 and ,his    
blood is drink indeed8' ,is it thy      
delight to think of ,him1 hear  of ,him1
 speak of ,him1 abide in ,him1 and live 
upon ,him8 ,o bless  ,him and praise    
,him for ,his distinguishing mercy1 this
 spiritual  appetite6 ,it is peculiar to
 ,his beloved ones only--7,mason74      
#aca ,pray mind the above note1         
',christ's bosom is for all  pilgrims4' 
,this is the room in which they all lay1
 and its name  is ,peace--,,ed4 ,it is  
there the weary find rest1 and the      
burdened  soul ease4 ,o for more        
reclinings of soul upon the precious    

bosom  of our ,lord6 ,we can be truly   
happy nowhere else--7,mason74    #acb   
,immanuel also made a feast for them4   
,he feasted them with food  that grew   
not in the fields of ,mansoul1 nor in   
the whole kingdom  of the ,universe4 ,it
 came from the ,father's court4 ,there  
was music  also all the while at the    
table1 and man did eat angels' food4 ,i 
must not forget to tell you1 that the   
musicians were the masters  of the songs
 sung at the court of                   
,shaddai--7,bunyan's ,holy ,war74       
#acc ,o what precious harmony is this6  
,how joyful to be the subjects  of it1  
and to join in it6 ,the free1 sovereign 
grace of ,god is the  delightful theme1 
and glory to ,god in the highest the    
universal  chorus4 ,it is the wonder and
 joy of sinners on earth1 and of angels 
in ,heaven--7,mason74    #acd ,our      
author intimates that ,god sometimes    
communicates spiritual  knowledge and   
heavenly joy by 'dreams and visions of  
the night4'  ,the ,holy ,one 'worketh   

all things after the counsel of ,his own
  will1' and employs what means ,he     
pleases to bring into captivity  every  
thought to the obedience of ,christ4    
,the effect produced by  dreams must be 
brought to this test4 ,it is a good     
maxim1 that what  leads to ,god1 must   
have come from ,god--7,ivimey74    #ace 
,if ,mercy were sweetly surprised with  
this dream1 we are sure  that nothing   
but the surprise of mercy can overcome  
the hardened  sinner's heart1 who1      
expecting the stroke of justice1 instead
 of  the executioner with a             
death-warrant1 finds a messenger of     
peace1  with a pardon free and full1    
revealing the grace1 mercy1 and  love of
 ,god1 through the redemption which     
there is in the love of  ,god--7,j4     
,b474    #acf ,o how blessed are they   
who are watching and waiting continually
  to hear the small1 still voice of the 
,spirit1 speaking rest and  peace to    
their souls by the blood of the ,lamb6  
,o how condescending  is our ,lord1 thus

 to visit us1 and converse with us in   
the way to  his kingdom6--7,mason74 ,and
 how blessed is church fellowship when  
the members are governed by these       
heavenly principles1 watchfulness1      
humility of mind1 prudence1 piety1 and  
charity--7,,ed74    #acg ,the assurance 
that the dream should he accomplished1  
is  grounded on the effects produced    
upon ,mercy's heart2 there is no  danger
 of delusion1 when so scriptural an     
encouragement is inferred  even from a  
dream--7,scott74    #ach ,can we wonder 
that the pilgrims longed to spend some  
time with  such lovely companions8      
,reader1 how is your inclination8 ,add  
to  these ',simplicity1 ,innocence1 and 
,godly-sincerity2 without which  three  
graces thou wilt be a hypocrite1 let thy
 notions1 thy  knowledge1 thy           
profession1 and commendations from      
others1 be what  they will4'--7,holy    
,life1 vol4 #b1 p4 #eci74 ,christian1 in
 choosing  thy companions1 specially    
cleave to these six virgins1 for they   

not  only have very comely and sober    
countenances1 but ,christ dwells  with  
them--7,,ed74    #aci ,when ,christiana 
was admitted into the church1 care was  
taken  to inquire into the religious    
knowledge of her children4 ,this is  an 
important branch of ministerial and     
parental duty4 ,the answers  given by   
the children do their mother honour1 and
 prove that  she had not laboured in    
vain4 ,let every pious parent imitate   
her  example1 and hope for her          
success--7,burder74    #adj ,this is a  
very sensible mode of catechising the   
boys according  to their ages and       
acquirements1 with questions1 exciting  
their  attention to subjects of the     
gravest importance4 ,compare this with  
the custom of asking a child its name1  
and requiring it to narrate             
circumstances which took place in the   
time of unconscious babyhood2  instead  
of impressing upon it the existence of  
,god and the solemn  realities of       
eternity4 ,the ,assembly's1 ,dr4        

,watts'1 and especially  ,bunyan's      
catechisms1 are admirably adapted to    
assist a parent in  these important and 
responsible exercises--7,,ed74    #ada  
,the young pupil is not here taught to  
answer1 'all the  elect1' but           
practically 'those that accept of ,his  
salvation4'  ,this is perfectly         
consistent with the other1 while it     
instructs  and encourages the learner   
without perplexing him4 ,it is absurd to
  teach the hardest lessons to the      
youngest scholars in the school  of     
,christ--7,scott74    #adb ,though this 
is answered with the simplicity of a    
child2 yet  it is1 and ever will be1 the
 language of every father in ,christ4   
,happy those whose spirits are cast into
 this humble1 evangelical  mold6 ,o that
 this ,spirit may accompany us in all   
our researches1  in all our ways1 and   
through all our days6--7,mason74 ,our   
inability  to discover the meaning of   
these passages should teach us humility1
  and submission to the decisions of our

 infallible ,instructor--7,scott74      
#adc ,here is the foundation of faith1  
and the triumph of hope1  ,god's        
faithfulness to ,his promise1 and ,his  
power to perform4  ,having these to look
 to1 what should stagger our faith1 or  
deject  our hope8 ,we may1 we ought to  
smile at all carnal objections1 and     
trample upon all corrupt                
reasonings--7,mason74    #add ,this is  
an important lesson to young females1   
how they may  profitably employ their   
time1 adorn the ,gospel1 and be useful4 
,it  is much better to imitate ,dorcas1 
in making garments for the poor1  than  
to waste time and money in frivolous    
amusements1 or needless  decorations2 or
 in more elegant and fashionable        
accomplishments--7,scott74    #ade ,the 
character of ,mr4 ,brisk is portrayed to
 the life in ,bunyan's  ,emblems--      
',candles that do blink within the      
socket1  ,and saints whose eyes are     
always in their pocket1  ,are much      
alike3 such candles make us fumble2     

,and at such saints1 good men and bad do
 stumble4'      #adf ,the character of  
,mercy is lovely throughout the         
pilgrimage2  but in the important choice
 of a partner for life1 she manifests   
great prudence and shrewdness2 she asks 
the advice of those who  knew ,mr4      
,brisk1 and whose names proved how      
capable they were to  give it4 ,and she 
acted upon their knowledge of his       
character4 ,and  when she discovered the
 utter selfishness of his disposition1  
she  thankfully bid him1 ,good bye1     
sweet heart2 and parts for life--7,,ed74
    #adg ,most blessed resolution6 ,ah1 
pilgrims1 if ye were more wary1  lest1  
by your choice and conduct1 ye brought  
clogs to your souls1  how many troubles 
would ye escape1 and how much more happy
 would  you be in your pilgrimage6 ,it  
is for want of this wisdom and  conduct1
 that many bring evil upon              
themselves--7,mason74    #adh ,how      
easily are the best of characters       
traduced1 and false  constructions put  

upon the best of actions6 ,reader1 is   
this your  lot also8 ,mind your duty4   
,look to your ,lord4 ,persevere in ,his 
works and ways2 and leave your character
 with ,him1 to whom you can  trust your 
soul4 ',for if ,god be for us1 who shall
 be against us8  what shall harm us1 if 
we be followers of that which is        
good8'--7,mason74    #adi ,crying at the
 cross1 and turning a wife out of doors1
 refers  to a vulgar error1 which had   
its influence to a late period in       
,bedfordshire4 ,it was a speedy mode of 
divorce1 similar to that  practised in  
,london1 by leading a wife by a halter  
to ,smithfield1  and selling her4 ,the  
crying at the market cross that a man   
would  not be answerable for the debts  
that might be incurred by his  wife1 was
 the mode of advertising1 which was     
supposed to absolve  a husband from     
maintaining his wife2 a notion now fully
 exploded--7,,ed74    #aej ,see the     
effects of sin4 ,it will pinch and gripe
 the conscience1  and make the heart of 

a gracious soul sick--7,mason74         
,matthew1 in  being admitted a member of
 the church1 represented by the house   
,beautiful and its happy family1 had to 
relate his experience1 and  this brought
 to his recollection plashing the trees1
 and eating  the enemy's fruit1 of which
 his brother also reminds them--7,,ed74 
#aea ,how often do we suffer by         
neglecting the cautions of a pious      
parent or friend4 ',in time of          
temptation it is our duty to keep  close
 to the ,word1 then we have ,satan at   
the end of the staff4  ,when ,eve was   
tempted1 she went to the outside of her 
liberty1 and  sat herself on the brink  
of danger1 when she said1 we may eat of 
all but one4'--7,bunyan on ,genesis1    
vol4 #b1 p4 #dbi74 ,christiana  had     
chided the boys3 ',you transgress1 for  
that fruit is none of  ours4' ,still the
 boys went on1 and now ,matthew feels   
the bitterness  of repentance--7,,ed74  
#aeb ,although the mother did warn and  
chide her son1 yet she did  not use her 

authority to prevent his taking the     
fruit which belonged  to another4 ,she  
takes the fault home1 falls under the   
sense of it1  and is grieved for it4 ,a 
tender conscience is a blessed sign of  
a gracious heart4 ,ye parents1 who know 
the love of ,christ1 watch  over your   
children2 see to it1 lest you smart for 
your sins1 in  not warning and          
preventing them1 that 'the fear of the  
,lord is to  depart from all evil'2 yea1
 to abstain from the very appearance  of
 it--7,mason1 altered by ,,ed74    #aec 
,mr4 ,bunyan's great modesty and        
humility are truly admirable2  he quotes
 ,latin1 but is careful to tell us1     
',the ,latin ,i borrow'  in his notes4  
,the ,english is1 ',of the flesh and of 
the blood  of ,christ4' ,this is the    
only portion for sin-sick souls4        
,feeding  upon ,christ's flesh and blood
 by faith1 keeps us from sinning1  and  
when sick of sin1 these1 and nothing but
 these1 can heal and  restore us4 ,yet  
there is in our nature an unaccountable 

reluctance  to receive these1 through   
the unbelief which works in us4 ,so     
,matthew found it--7,mason74    #aed    
,see the blessed effects of receiving   
,christ1 when under the  sense of sin1  
and distressed for sin4 ,o what a       
precious ,saviour  is ,jesus6 ,what     
efficacy is there in ,his flesh and     
blood1 to purge  the conscience from    
guilt6 ,lord1 what a mercy is it1 that  
though  we sin1 yet ,thou art abundant  
to pardon1 yea1 multipliest ,thy        
pardons2 yea1 and also giveth poor1     
pained1 broken-hearted sinners  to know 
and feel ,thy pardoning love6--7,mason74
    #aee ,how correctly are the effects 
of an indulgence in sinful lusts        
described4 ,sin and sorrow are          
inseparable4 ,the burdened conscience   
of a backslider can be relieved in no   
other way1 than that in  which it was   
first 'purged from dead works1' by      
exercising faith  in the atoning blood  
of the ,lord ,jesus as the only         
sacrifice for  sin1 ',if a man be       

overtaken in a fault1 ye which are      
spiritual1  restore such an one in the  
spirit of meekness' 7,gal4 #f3a74 ',flee
  youthful lusts1' and be upon your     
guard against the fruit of  ,beelzebub's
 orchard--7,ivimey74    #aef ,the       
relation of ,matthew's sickness1 and the
 method of his  cure1 may be justly     
esteemed among the finest passages of   
this  work4 ,he ate the fruit of        
,beelzebub's orchard1 sin1 the disease  
of  the soul1 threatening eternal death4
 ,it is an unspeakable mercy  to be     
exceedingly pained with it4 ,such need  
the physician1 and  the remedy is at    
hand4      ,nothing but ,thy blood1 ,o  
,jesus6  ,can relieve us from our smart2
  ,nothing else from guilt release us   
,nothing else can melt the              
heart--7,hart74  ,it is the universal   
medicine2 blessed are those that will   
never take  any other physic--7,burder74
      #aeg ,this advice should be       
carefully noted4 ,numbers abuse the     
doctrine of free salvation by the merits

 and redemption of ,christ1  and presume
 on forgiveness1 when they are destitute
 of genuine  repentance1 and give no    
evidence of sanctification4 ,but this   
most  efficacious medicine in that case 
will do no good2 or rather1 the         
perverse abuse of it will increase their
 guilt1 and tend to harden  their hearts
 in sin--7,scott74    #aeh ,bunyan's    
bill of his ,master's water of          
life--',as men1 in their  bills1 do give
 an account of the persons cured1 and   
the diseases  removed1 so could ,i give 
you account of numberless numbers that  
have not only been made to live1 but to 
live forever1 by drinking  this pure    
water of life4 ,no disease comes amiss  
to it4 ,it cures  blindness1 deafness1  
dumbness1 deadness4 ,this right holy    
water 7all  other is counterfeit7 will  
drive away evil spirits4 ,it will make  
you  have a white soul1 and that is     
better than a white skin4'--7,bunyan's  
,water of ,life74 ,whoever offers to    
purify the heart1 and heal a wounded    

conscience1 by any other means1 is a    
deceiver and a soul-destroyer--7,,ed74  
#aei ,this conversation is adapted for  
the meditation of a restored            
backslider4 ,evangelical truth          
prescribes the most powerful antidotes  
to presumption and despair--',my little 
children1 these things  write ,i unto   
you1 that ye sin not4 ,and if any man   
sin1 we have  an ,advocate with the     
,father1 ,jesus ,christ the righteous'  
7#a ,john  #b3a7--7;,ivimey74    #afj   
,having experienced the great advantage 
of a pious minister or  elder1 they were
 naturally desirous of having such      
comfort through  their pilgrimage4 ,the 
petition may refer to the custom1 among 
dissenting churches1 of letters of      
dismission given to members  when they  
move to a distant locality--7,,ed74     
#afa ,how much is contained in that     
answer of ,christiana as to  the origin 
of evil--',it is food or poison1 ,i know
 not which6' ,to  believers1 it will be 
their elevation to a degree of bliss    

that  they would never have otherwise   
enjoyed2 to the faithless1 it will  be  
poison of the deadliest kind4 ,here is  
no attempt to explain the  origin of    
evil in our world2 a subject far beyond 
all our powers  of                      
investigation--7,,ed74    #afb ,it is   
not enough that the ,holy ,spirit       
convince us of sin at  our first setting
 out on pilgrimage1 and makes us        
sensible of our  want of ,christ2 but   
,he also keeps up a sight and sense of  
the evil  of sin in its original nature1
 as well as actual transgressions4      
,this often makes us wonder at sin1 at  
ourselves1 and at the love  of ,christ  
in becoming a sacrifice for our sins4   
,and this also humbles  us1 makes us    
hate sin the more2 and makes ,christ1   
,his atonement1  and righteousness1 more
 and more precious in our eyes1 and     
inestimable in our hearts--7,mason74    
#afc ,the ministration of angels is an  
animating theme to believers1  and is   
well adapted to promote their confidence

 in the care and  protection of ,god4   
',are they not all ministering spirits1 
sent  forth to minister for them who    
shall be heirs of salvation8' 7,heb4    
#a3ad7--7;,ivimey74    #afd ,this is the
 anchor of hope4 ,this keeps the soul   
safe1 and  steady to ,jesus1 who is the 
alone object of our hopes4 ,hope springs
  from faith4 ,it is an expectation of  
the fulfillment of those things  that   
are promised in the ,word of truth1 by  
the ,god of all grace4  ,faith receives 
them1 trusts in them1 relies upon them2 
and hope  waits for the full            
accomplishment and enjoyment of         
them--7,mason74    #afe ,bunyan loved   
harmony--he had a soul for music4 ,but  
whether  he intended by this to sanction
 the introduction of instrumental  music
 into public worship1 is not clear4     
',the late ,abraham ,booth and  ,andrew 
,fuller were extremely averse to it2    
others are as desirous  of it4 ,music   
has a great effect on the nervous       
system1 and of  all instruments the     

organ is the most impressive4 ,the      
,christian's  inquiry is1 whether       
sensations so produced assist the soul  
in  holding communion with the ,father  
of spirits1 or whether1 under our       
spiritual dispensation1 the ,holy ,ghost
 makes use of such means to  promote    
intercourse between our spirits and the 
unseen hierarchies  of ,heaven--7,,ed74 
#aff ,o how reviving and refreshing are 
those love-tokens from our  ,lord6      
,great-heart never comes empty-handed4  
,he always inspires  with courage and   
confidence4 ,let us look more into1 and 
heartily  believe the ,word of truth and
 grace2 and cry more to our precious    
,immanuel1 and we shall have more of    
,great-heart's company4 ,it is  but sad 
travelling without him--7,mason74       
#afg ,what this great robbery was1      
whether spiritual or temporal1  is left 
to the reader to imagine4 ,the          
sufferings of the ,dissenters  were     
awfully severe at this time4 ,had it    
been a year later1 we  might have       

guessed it to have referred to the      
sufferings of that  pious1 excellent    
woman1 ,elizabeth ,gaunt1 who was burnt1
 ,october #bc1  #afhe4 ,she was a       
,baptist1 and cruelly martyred4 ,penn1  
the ,quaker1  saw her die4 ',she laid   
the straw about her for burning her     
speedily1  and behaved herself in such a
 manner that all the spectators melted  
in tears4'--7,,ed74    #afh ,mr4 ,ivimey
 is of opinion that by this ,bunyan     
sanctioned  a hireling ministry1 but it 
appears more to refer to the common     
custom of rewarding servants to whom you
 have given trouble4 ,he  adduces ,luke 
#aj3g2 #a ,timothy #e3ah2 and #a        
,corinthians #i3aa-ad4 ,it  is a subject
 of considerable difficulty2 but how is 
it that no  minister ever thinks of     
referring to the plainest passage upon  
this  subject in the ,new ,testament8   
,it is ,acts #bj3ag-ch1 especially      
verses  #cc-ce4 ,the angel was a gold   
coin1 in value half a sovereign--7,,ed74
      #afi ,such mountains round about  

this house do stand  ,as one from thence
 may see the ,holy ,land 7,psa4 #abe3b74
  ,her fields are fertile1 do abound    
with corn2  ,the lilies fair her valleys
 do adorn 7,song4 #b3a74  ,the birds    
that do come hither every spring1  ,for 
birds1 they are the very best that sing 
7,song4 #b3aa1 #ab74  ,her friends1 her 
neighbours too1 do call her blest 7,psa4
 #dh3b72  ,angels do here go by1 turn   
in1 and rest 7,heb4 #ac3b74  ,the road  
to paradise lies by her gate 7,gen4     
#bh3ag71  ,here pilgrims do themselves  
accommodate  ,with bed and board2 and do
 such stories tell1  ,as do for truth   
and profit all excel4  ,nor doth the    
porter here say any nay1  ,that hither  
would turn in1 that here would stay4    
,this house is rent free2 here the man  
may dwell  ,that loves his landlord1    
rules his passions well4  --7,bunyan's  
,house of ,god1 vol4 #b p4 #egi74       
#agj ,it is sweet melody when we can    
sing with grace in the heart4  ,the joy 
arising from ,god's free grace and      

pardoning love1 is greater  than the joy
 of harvest1 or of one who rejoices when
 he divides  the spoil--7,j4 ,b474      
,those joyful notes spring from a sense 
of  nearness to the ,lord1 and a firm   
confidence in ,his ,divine truth and    
everlasting mercy4 ,o when the ,sun of  
,righteousness shines warmly  on the    
soul1 it makes the pilgrims sing most   
sweetly6 ,these  songs approach very    
nearly to the heavenly music in the     
realm of  glory--7,mason74    #aga      
,forgetfulness makes things nothings4   
,it makes us as if things  had never    
been2 and so takes away from the soul   
one great means  of stay1 support1 and  
encouragement4 ,when ,david was         
dejected1 the  remembrance of the hill  
,hermon was his stay4 ,when he was to go
  out against ,goliath1 the remembrance 
of the lion and the bear was  his       
support4 ,the recovery of a backslider  
usually begins at the  remembrance of   
former things--7,bunyan's ,holy ,life1  
vol4 #b1 p4 #ejg74    #agb ,after being 

thus highly favoured with sensible      
comforts1 in  the views of faith1 the   
comforts of hope1 and the joy of love1  
the  next step these pilgrims are to    
take is down the ,hill ,difficulty1     
into the ,valley of ,humiliation4 ,what 
doth this place signify8 ,a deep  and   
abiding sight and sense of our ruined   
state1 lost condition1  and desperate   
circumstances1 as fallen sinners4 ,this 
is absolutely  necessary1 lest we should
 think more highly of ourselves than we 
ought to think4 ,for the ,lord oft      
favours us with manifestations  of ,his 
love1 and the comforts of ,his ,spirit2 
but1 through the  corruption of our     
nature1 we are prone to be exalted in   
ourselves1  and1 as it were1 intoxicated
 by them4 ,hence we are exhorted 'to    
think soberly' 7,rom4 #ab3c74 ,this the 
,valley of ,humiliation causes  us to   
do--7,mason74    #agc ,thus beautifully 
does our author describe the grace of   
humility4 ,o that every reader may know 
its excellence by happy                 

experience6--7,burder74    #agd ,these  
are the rare times2 above all1 when ,i  
can go to ,god  as the ,publican1       
sensible of ,his glorius majesty1       
sensible of my  misery1 and bear up and 
affectionately cry1 ',god be merciful to
  me a sinner4' ,for my part1 ,i find it
 one of the hardest things ,i  can put  
my soul upon1 when warmly sesnsible that
 ,i am a sinner1  to come to ,god for a 
share in mercy and grace2 ,i cannot but 
with  a thousand tears say1 ',god be    
merciful to me a sinner4'--7,bunyan's   
,pharisee and ,publican1 vol4 #b1 p4    
#bfa74    #age ,though this ,valley of  
,humiliation1 or a clear sight and      
abiding sense of the sinfulness of our  
nature1 and the wickedness  of our      
hearts1 may be very terrifying to       
pilgrims1 after they have  been favoured
 with peace and joy1 and comforted by   
the views of  faith and hope1 yet it is 
a very safe place2 and though1 at first 
entering into it1 and seeing more of    
themselves than was ever  before showed 

them1 they may fear and tremble1 yet1   
after some  continuing here1 they are   
more reconciled and contented2 for here 
they find the visits of their ,lord1 and
 in the depths of their  humility1 they 
behold the heights of ,his love and the 
depths of ,his  mercy1 and cry out in   
joy1 ,where sin aboundeth1 grace        
superabounds4  ,though sin abounds in   
me1 the grace of ,jesus superabounds    
towards  me4 ,though ,i am emptied of   
all1 yet ,i have an inexhaustible       
fullness  in ,jesus1 to supply me with  
all ,i want and all ,i hope--7,mason74  
#agf ,the humble man is contented2 if   
his estate be low1 his heart  is lower  
still4 ,he that is little in his own    
eyes1 will not be  much troubled at     
being little in the eyes of             
others--7,watson74  ,those circumstances
 that will not disturb a humble man's   
sleep1  will break a proud man's        
heart--7,matthew ,henry74 ,they that get
 slips  in going down the hill1 or would
 hide his descent by deception1 or      

repine at it1 must look for combats when
 in the valley--7,ivimey74    #agg      
,perhaps the shepherd's boy may refer to
 the obscure but quiet  station of some 
pastors over small congregations1 who   
live almost  unknown to their brethren1 
but are1 in a measure1 useful and very  
comfortable--7,scott74    #agh ,our     
,lord chose retirement1 poverty1 and an 
obscure station2  remote from bustle1   
and favourable to devotion2 so that ,his
  appearance in a public character1 and 
in crowded scenes1 for the  good of     
mankind and the glory of the ,father1   
was a part of ,his  self-denial1 in     
which ',he pleased not ,himself4' ,some 
are banished  into this valley1 but the 
poor in spirit love to walk in it2 and  
though some believers here struggle with
 distressing temptations1  others1 in   
passing through it1 enjoy much communion
 with ,god--7,scott74    #agi ,ever     
remember the words of our ,lord1 ',it is
 enough for the  disciple that he be as 
his master4' ,if your ,lord made it his 

chief  delight to be in this ,valley of 
,humiliation1 learn from ,his example   
to prize this valley4 ,though you may   
meet with an ,apollyon or a  destroyer  
here1 yet you are safe in the arms and  
under the power  of your all-conquering 
,lord3 ',for though the ,lord is high1  
yet  hath ,he respect unto the lowly4'  
,therefore you may add with ,david1     
',though ,i walk in the midst of        
trouble1 ,thou wilt revive me3 ,thou    
shalt stretch forth ,thine hand against 
the wrath of mine enemies1  and ,thy    
right hand shall save me' 7,psa4        
#ach3g74 ,such are the  confidence1 the 
reasoning1 and the pleading of humble   
souls in the  power of faith1 which     
leads them quite out of themselves to   
their  ,lord--7,mason74    #ahj ,in the 
first edition this name is printed      
',simon'2 it was  corrected to ,samuel  
in ,bunyan's later editions--7,,ed74    
#aha ,it is marvellous to see how some  
men are led captive by  forgetfulness4  
,those that sometime thought no pains   

too much1 no  way too far1 no hazards   
too great to run for eternal life1      
become  as if they had never thought of 
such things4 ,should one say to         
some--,art not thou that man ,i saw     
crying out under a sermon1 ',what  shall
 ,i do to be saved8' that ,i heard speak
 well of the holy ,word  of ,god8 how   
askew they will look upon one4 ,or if   
they acknowledge  that such things were 
with them once1 they do it more like    
dejected  ghosts than as men--7,bunyan's
 ,holy ,life1 vol4 #b1 p4 #ejg74    #ahb
 ,o pilgrims1 attend to this6 ,pride and
 ingratitude go hand in  hand4 ,study1  
ever study the favours of your ,lord2   
how freely they  are bestowed upon you1 
and how utterly unworthy you are of the 
least of them4 ,beware of ,forgetful    
,green4 ,many1 after going some  way on 
pilgrimage1 get into this ,green1 and   
continue here2 and talk  of their own   
faithfulness to grace received1 the     
merit of their  works1 and a second     
justification by their works1 c4 ,hence 

it is  plain that they are fallen asleep
 on this ,forgetful ,green1 and talk    
incoherently1 as men do in their sleep2 
for they forget that they  are still    
sinners--poor1 needy1 wretched sinners2 
and that they want  the blood of ,christ
 to cleanse them1 the righteousness of  
,christ  to justify them1 and the       
,spirit of ,christ to keep them humble1 
and to enable them to live by faith upon
 the fullness of ,christ  to sanctify   
them1 as much as they did when they     
first set out as  pilgrims4 ,o it is a  
most blessed thing to be kept mindful of
 what  we are1 and of the ,lord's free  
grace and unmerited goodness to         
us6--7,mason74    #ahc ',trembles at    
,god's ,word1' so as not to dare pick   
and choose  which doctrines he will     
receive1 and which reject4 ,would you   
act  thus by ,god's holy commandments8  
,would you choose one and reject        
another8 ,are they not all of equal     
authority8 ,and are not all ,his  holy  
doctrines also stamped with the same    

,divine sanction8 ,where  there is true 
faith in them1 it will make a man       
tremble to act  thus by ,god's          
,word6--7,mason74    #ahd ,we ought to  
study the records of the temptations1   
conflicts1  faith1 patience1 and        
victories of believers2 mark their      
wounds1 by  what misconduct they were   
occasioned1 that we may watch and pray  
lest we fall in like manner4 ,learn how 
they repelled the assaults  of the      
tempter1 that we may learn to resist him
 steadfast in the  faith4 ,their        
triumphs should animate us to keep on   
the whole armour  of ,god1 that we may  
be able to withstand in the evil        
day--7,scott74    #ahe ,if ,satan be    
driven back from one attack1 prepare for
 another4  ,bless ,god for your armour4 
,never put it off--7,mason74    #ahf ,if
 this monument refers to the experience 
of ,bunyan1 as  exhibited in his ,grace 
,abounding to the ,chief of ,sinners1 it
 is  well called1 ',most strange1 and   
yet most true4'--7,,ed74    #ahg ,this  

valley represents the inward distress1  
conflict1 and  alarm1 arising from      
darkness and insensibility of mind4 ,it 
varies  according to the constitution1  
animal spirits1 health1 education1  and 
strength of mind of different           
persons--7,scott74    #ahh ,none know   
the distress1 anguish1 and fear that    
haunt pilgrims  in this valley1 but     
those who have been in it4 ,the         
hissings1  revilings1 and injections of 
that old serpent1 with all his infernal 
malice1 seem to be let loose upon       
pilgrims in this valley4 ,asaph  seems  
to be walking in this valley when he    
says1 ',as for me1 my feet  were almost 
gone1 my steps had well nigh slipped'   
7,psa4 #gc3b7--7,mason74    #ahi ,satan 
is often must dreadful at a distance1   
and1 courageously  resisted1 will not   
advance nearer4 ,this advice is ever    
needful1 ',be  sober2 be vigilant4'     
,these pilgrims kept up their watch4    
,satan did  come upon them unawares2    
still they heard his approach2 they were

  prepared for his attack2 lo1 ,satan   
drew back--7,mason74    #aij ,miserable1
 uncomfortable walking1 with a pit      
before us1 mid  darkness around1 yea1   
within us1 and hell seeming to move from
 beneath  to meet us who have been left 
to the darkness of our nature1 the      
terrors of a fiery law1 the sense of    
guilt1 and the fear of hell6 ,o  what an
 unspeakable mercy1 in such a           
distressing season1 to have  an         
,almighty ,saviour to look to and call  
upon for safety and  salvation6 ',for   
,he will hear our cry and save us'      
7,psa4 #ade3ai7--7,mason74    #aia ,this
 text has been a sheet anchor to my soul
 under darkness  and distress4 ,i doubt 
not but it has been so to many others4  
,o  there is an amazing depth of grace  
and a wonderful height of mercy  in it4 
,bless ,god for it4 ,study it           
deeply--7,mason74    #aib,what must the 
pure and holy ,jesus have suffered when 
,he tasted  death in all its bitterness8
 ,his soul was in an agony4 ,hell was   

let loose upon ,him4 ,this is your hour1
 said ,he1 and the power of  darkness1  
when ,he cried out1 ',my ,god1 ,my ,god1
 why hast ,thou  forsaken ,me8' ,it     
seemed as if the pains of hell had got  
hold of  ,him4 ,o what justice and      
judgment6 what love and mercy6 what     
power  and might were here displayed6   
,and all this for us1 and for our       
salvation4 ,what shall we render to the 
,lord for all ,his benefits8--7,j4      
,b474    #aic ,precious thought2 under  
the worst and most distressing          
circumstances think of this4 ,their     
continuance is short4 ,the  appointment1
 love4 ,their end shall be crowned with 
glory4 ,our dark  and distressing nights
 make us prize our light and joyful days
 the  more--7,mason74    #aid ,the      
tremendous horrors of the ,valley of the
 ,shadow of ,death1  figuratively       
represents the gloomy frame of mind in  
which fears  rise high1 and temptations 
greatly abound1 more especially when    
they are augmented by bodily disease4   

,few ,christians are wholly  exempted   
from such distressing seasons1 but all  
are not distressed  alike--7,burder74   
,bunyan's experience1 recorded in his   
,grace  ,abounding1 shows that he was1  
when under conviction1 very familiar    
with these horrors--7,,ed74    #aie     
,heedless professors1 be warned4 ,the   
doctrines of grace were  never intended 
to lull any asleep in carnal security4  
,if they do  so by you1 it is a sure    
sign that what should have been for your
  health proves an occasion of your     
falling--7,mason74 ,o the miserable  end
 of them that obey not the              
,gospel--punished with everlasting      
destruction from the presence of the    
,lord1 and the glory of ,his            
power--7,j4 ,b474      #aif ,prayer     
prevailed1 and they were delivered4  ,by
 glimm'ring hopes1 and gloomy fears1    
,we trace the sacred road2  ,through    
dismal deeps1 and dang'rous snares1  ,we
 make our way to ,god--7,burder74       
#aig ,by a good heart is here meant1    

that ,christian was endued  with        
boldness and courage from above2 as the 
,psalmist says1 ',wait  on the ,lord1 be
 of good courage1 and ,he shall         
strengthen thine  heart4'--7,j4 ,b474   
#aih ,satan's master argument is1 ,thou 
art a horrible sinner1 a  hypocrite1 one
 that has a profane heart1 and one that 
is an utter  stranger to a work of      
grace4 ,i say this is his ,maul1 his    
club1 his  master-piece4 ,he doth with  
this as some do by their most enchanting
  songs1 sings them everywhere4 ,i      
believe there are but few saints  in the
 world that have not had this temptation
 sounding in their  ears4 ,but were they
 but aware1 ,satan by all this does but 
drive  them to the gap1 out at which    
they should go1 and so escape his       
roaring4 ,saith he1 ,thou art a great   
sinner1 a horrible sinner1 a            
profane-hearted wretch1 one that cannot 
be matched for a vile one  in the       
country4 ,the tempted may say1 ,aye1    
,satan1 so ,i am1 a sinner of  the      

biggest size1 and1 therefore1 have most 
need of ,jesus ,christ2  yea1 because ,i
 am such a wretch ,jesus calls me first4
 ,i am he1  wherefore stand back1       
,satan1 make a lane2 my right is first  
to come  to ,jesus ,christ4 ,this1 now1 
would be like for like2 this would foil 
the devil3 this would make him say1 ,i  
must not deal with this man  thus2 for  
then ,i put a sword into his hand to cut
 off my head--7,good  ,news for the     
,vilest of ,men1 vol4 #a1 p #if74       
#aii ,the greatest heart cannot         
understand without prayer1 nor  conquer 
without the almighty power of ,god4 ,the
 belief of this will  excite            
prayer--7,mason74    #bjj ,the severity 
of ,job's sufferings probably suggested 
to the  author1 the idea of taking rest 
during the conflict4 ',how long wilt    
thou not depart from me1 nor let me     
alone till ,i swallow down my  spittle8'
 7,job #g3ai74 ,here is no timidly      
mincing the matter with  sophistry or   
infidelity2 but a manful1 prayerful1    

fighting it  out--7,,ed74    #bja ,mr4  
,ivimey considers1 that in ,giant ,maul 
is characterised that  erroneous but    
common notion1 that the church of       
,christ consists  exclusively of some   
one state religion1 to dissent from     
which is to  cause schism1 and to rend  
the seamless coat of ,christ4 ,maul     
dwelt  in the place where ,pagan and    
,pope had resided2 the club being the   
temporal power to compel uniformity4 ,if
 so1 the declaration for  liberty of    
conscience slew the giant1 and the ,act 
of toleration  prevented his            
resurrection4 ,alas1 how little do such 
,anti-,christians  know of that         
spiritual kingdom which extends over all
 the temporal  kingdoms of the earth1   
and which constitutes ,christ the ,king 
of kings--7,,ed74 ,carnal reasoning upon
 the equity of the ,divine  proceedings 
have mauled many a ,christian--robbed   
him of his  comfort1 and spoiled his    
simplicity4 ,as soon as we turn aside to
  vain janglings and doubtful           

disputations1 we get upon the devil's   
ground4 ,as ,great-heart was knocked    
down with this giant's club1  so many a 
faithful minister has been confounded   
with the subtle  arguments of a cunning 
disputer4 ,the way to overcome this     
giant is  to keep close to ,scripture1  
and pray for the teaching of the ,holy  
,spirit--7,j4,b474 ,though ,maul was    
baffled1 disabled1 and apparently       
slain2 it will appear that he has left a
 posterity on earth to  revile1 injure1 
and oppose the spiritual worshippers of 
,god in  every generation--7,scott74    
#bjb ,well may ,giant ,maul1 with his   
sophistry1 be called a dangerous  enemy4
 ,many of this tribe are mentioned in   
the ,holy ,war1 as ,lord  ,cavil1 the   
,lord ,brisk1 the ,lord ,pragmatic1 the 
,lord ,murmur1 and  one ,clip-promise1 a
 notorious villain4 ,these lords felt   
the edge of  ,lord ,will-be-will's      
sword1 for which his ,prince ,immanuel  
honoured  him4 ,clip-promise was set in 
the pillory1 whipped1 and hanged4 ,one  

clipper-of-promise does great abuse to  
,mansoul in a little time4  ,bunyan's   
judgment was1 that 'all those of his    
name and life should  be served even as 
he6'--7,,ed74    #bjc ,light            
afflictions1 but for a moment1 and which
 work out for  us an eternal weight of  
glory--'a little hurt on my flesh4' ,if 
this refers to ,bunyan's twelve years'  
imprisonment under the maul  of         
sophistry1 how must his natural temper  
have been subdued by  humility6--7,,ed74
    #bjd ,this club we may suppose to   
mean human power1 under  which many     
godly ministers1 in the seventeenth     
century1 suffered  greatly4 ,blessed be 
,god1 we have nothing of this to fear in
 our  day2 therefore1 the more shame for
 such professors who desert  ,christ    
when they have nothing to fear but the  
breath of reproach1  a nickname1 or a   
by-word of contempt--7,mason74    #bje  
,the experienced ,christian will be     
afraid of new acquaintance2  in his most
 unwatchful seasons he is fully         

convinced that no enemy  can hurt him1  
unless he is induced to yield to        
temptation1 and  commit sin--7,scott74  
#bjf ,the character of ,honesty is      
beautifully drawn by a masterly  hand4  
,the aged pilgrim1 worn out with        
fatigue1 can say without  fear1 ',i laid
 me down and slept2 ,i awaked2 for the  
,lord sustained  me4' ,he blushed when  
his name was mentioned1 and proved to be
 a  most valuable acquisition to the    
,pilgrim party--7,,ed74    #bjg ,by     
honesty1 in the abstract1 he means to   
distinguish between  his earnest desire 
to be honest1 and a perfect character4  
,every  ,christian is the subject of    
honesty or justice1 uprightness  and    
sincerity2 yet when we come to describe 
these virtues in the  abstract1 or what 
they really are in their strict purity  
and utmost  perfection1 where is the    
,christian but must wear the            
conscientious  blush1 as ,honesty did1  
under a sense of his                    
imperfections--7,mason74    #bjh ,this  

is the confession of an honest heart4   
,it is never afraid  of ascribing too   
much to the sovereignty of grace2 nor of
 giving  all the glory to the ,sun of   
,righteousness1 for shining upon1 and   
melting down its hard frozen            
soul--7,mason74    #bji ,if the kiss of 
charity be given1 great care should be  
taken  that it is a 'holy' kiss4 ',some 
have urged the holy kiss1 but then  ,i  
have asked why they made baulks2 why    
they did salute the most  handsome1 and 
let the ill-favoured go4 ,this has been 
unseemly in  my sight4'--7,grace        
,abounding1 ,no4 #cae74 ,however such a 
custom may  have been innocent in the   
oriental scenes of apostolic labours1   
it has been very properly discontinued  
in later ages1 unless it be  as in the  
case of old ,honest1 or the unexpected  
meeting of very  old friends and        
relatives--7,,ed74    #baj ,the         
character and narrative of ,fearing is  
drawn and arranged  with great judgment1
 and in a very affecting manner4        

,little-faith1  mentioned in the ,first 
,part1 was faint-hearted and            
distrustful2  and thus he contracted    
guilt1 and lost his comfort2 but        
,fearing  dreaded sin and coming short  
of ,heaven1 more than all that flesh    
could do unto him4 ,he was alarmed more 
at the fear of being  overcome by       
temptation1 than from a reluctance to   
undergo derision  or persecution4 ,the  
peculiarity of this description of      
,christians  must be traced back to     
constitution1 habit1 first impressions1 
disproportionate and partial views of   
truth1 and improper  instructions2      
these1 concurring with weakness of      
faith1 and the  common infirmities of   
human nature1 give a cast to their      
experience  and character1 which renders
 them uncomfortable to themselves1  and 
troublesome to others4 ,yet no competent
 judges doubt that they  have the root  
of the matter in them2 and none are more
 entitled  to the patient1 sympathizing1
 and tender attention of ministers  and 

,christians--7,scott74    #baa ,we      
cannot but admire the variety of        
experiences introduced  into the        
,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,many have died   
remarkably happy in the  ,lord1 who1    
till very near their last moments have  
been in bondage  through the fear of    
death4 ,we may be sure of this1 that    
wherever  the ,lord has begun a work1   
,he will carry it on to the great       
decisive  day4 ,the proof of this is 'he
 would not go back6' ',if ye continue   
in ,my ,word1 then are ye ,my disciples 
indeed4'--7,j4,b474    #bab ,see all    
through this character1 what a conflict 
there was  between fear1 and the        
influence of grace4 ,though it may not  
be  the most comfortable1 yet the end of
 ,mr4 ,fearing was very joyful4  ,o what
 a godly jealousy displayed itself all  
through his life6  ,better this1 than   
strong1 vain-glorious confidence4 ,the  
,valley of  ,humiliation suits well with
 fearing hearts--7,mason74    #bac ,when
 persons are naturally fearful and      

low-spirited1 it will  be found1        
notwithstanding the courage and comfort 
they sometimes  are favoured with1 that 
the constitutional bias of their tempers
  and dispositions will discover itself1
 more or less1 all through  their       
pilgrimage4 ,thus there is a kind of    
sympathy between ,fearing  and the      
,valley of ,humiliation1 which seems    
congenial to him--7,j4,b474    #bad ,o  
what a time of need is the day of death1
 when ,i am to pack  up all1 to be gone 
from hence2 now a man grows near the    
borders of  eternity2 he sees into the  
skirts of the next world4 ,now death is 
death1 and the grave the grave indeed4  
,has he laid up grace for this  day1    
while cold death strokes his hand over  
his face1 and over his  heart1 and is   
turning his blood into jelly2 while     
strong death is  loosing his silver     
cord1 and breaking his golden           
bowl8--7,bunyan's  ,saints' ,privilege1 
vol4 #a1 p4 #fgh74 ,can a great-hearted 
saint wonder  that ,mr4 ,fearing was at 

his wit's end8--7,,ed74    #bae ,here is
 a glorious display of a fearing heart4 
,full of courage  against evil1 and     
fired with zeal for ,god's              
glory--7,mason74    #baf ,o how gracious
 is our ,lord6 as thy day is1 ,o        
,pilgrim1 so  shall thy strength be4    
,even the river of death1 though there  
can  be no bridge to go over1 yet faith 
makes one2 and the ,lord of faith  makes
 the waters low1 to suit the state of   
,his beloved ones--7,mason74    #bag ,we
 know the least appearance of a sin     
better by its native  hue1 than we know 
a grace of the ,spirit4 ,sin is sooner  
felt in  its bitterness upon a          
sanctified soul than is the grace of    
,god4  ,sin is dreadful and murderous in
 the sight of a sanctified soul4  ,grace
 lies deep in the hidden part1 but sin  
floats above in the  flesh1 and is      
easier seen4 ,grace as to quantity1     
seems less than  sin4 ,what is leaven1  
or a grain of mustard seed1 to the bulky
 lump  of a body of death8 ,it is a rare

 thing for some ,christians to see      
their graces1 but a thing very common   
for such to see their sins1  to the     
shaking of their souls--7,bunyan's      
,desire of the ,righteous1  vol4 #a1 p4 
#gee74    #bah ,this is an every-day    
character in the church1 delicately and 
accurately drawn1 a man1 as ,mr4 ,ivimey
 says1 that 'carried the  ,slough of    
,despond in his mind everywhere with    
him1' not from the  difficulties of the 
way1 nor the frowns of the world1 but   
from  doubts lest sin1 death1 and hell1 
should prevail over them4 ,they  walk   
safely1 however sorrowfully2 and seldom 
give the enemy an  occasion to          
rejoice--7,,ed74    #bai ,here is a very
 striking lesson for professors4 ,talk  
not of  your great knowledge1 rich      
experience1 comfortable frames1 and     
joyful feelings2 all are vain and       
delusive1 if the ,gospel has not  a holy
 influence upon your practice4 ,on the  
other hand1 be not  dejected if you are 
not favoured with these2 for if a holy  

fear  of ,god1 and a godly jealousy over
 yourselves1 possess your heart1  verily
 you are a partaker of the grace of     
,christ--7,mason74    #bbj ,hatred to   
sin can only arise from the love of     
,god4 ,in vain  do men think of         
deterring others from sin1 or driving   
them to duty  by low terrors1 or low    
requirements4 ,the strong man armed will
  keep his palace1 till a stronger than 
he cometh and taketh from  him the      
armour wherein he trusted4 ,but herein  
they err1 not knowing  the ,scriptures1 
which set forth love as the constraining
 motive  to true obedience--7,j4,b474   
#bba ,christians who resemble ,fearing1 
are greatly retarded in their  progress 
by discouraging apprehensions2 they are 
apt to spend too  much time in          
unavailing complaints2 yet they cannot  
think of giving  up their feeble hopes1 
or of returning to their forsaken       
worldly  pursuits and pleasures4 ,they  
are indeed helped forward1 through  the 
mercy of ,god1 in a very extraordinary  

manner2 yet they still  remain exposed  
to alarms and discouragements1 in every 
stage of  their pilgrimage4 ,they are   
afraid even of relying on ,christ for   
salvation1 because they have not        
distinct views of ,his love1 and  the   
methods of ,his grace2 and imagine some 
other qualification to  be necessary    
besides the willingness to seek1 knock1 
and ask for  the promised blessings1    
with a real desire of obtaining them4   
,they imagine1 that there has been      
something in their past life1  or that  
there is some peculiarity in their      
present habits1 and way  of applying to 
,christ1 which may exclude them from the
 benefit3 so  that they pray with       
diffidence2 and1 being consciously      
unworthy1  can hardly believe that the  
,lord will grant their requests4 ,they  
are also prone to overlook the most     
decisive evidences of their             
reconciliation to ,god2 and to persevere
 in arguing with perverse  ingenuity    
against their own manifest happiness4   

,the same mixture of  humility and      
unbelief renders persons of this        
description backward  in associating    
with their brethren1 and in frequenting 
those  companies in which they might    
obtain further instruction2 for  they   
are afraid of being considered as       
believers1 or even serious  inquirers2  
so that affectionate and earnest        
persuasion is requisite  to prevail with
 them to join in those religious        
exercises1 by which  ,christians        
especially receive the teaching of the  
,holy ,spirit4 ,yet  this arises not    
from disinclination1 but diffidence2 and
 though  they are often peculiarly      
favoured with seasons of great comfort1 
to counterbalance their dejections1 yet 
they never hear or read of  those who   
'have drawn back to perdition1' but they
 are terrified  with the idea that they 
shall shortly resemble them2 so that    
every  warning given against hypocrisy  
or self-deception seems to point  them  
out by name1 and every new discovery of 

any fault or mistake  in their views1   
temper1 or conduct1 seems to decide     
their doom4  ,at the same time1 they are
 often remarkably melted into humble1   
admiring gratitude1 by contemplating the
 love and sufferings of  ,christ1 and   
seem to delight in hearing of that      
subject above all  others4 ,they do not 
peculiarly fear difficulties1           
self-denial1  reproaches1 or            
persecution1 which deter numbers from   
making an  open profession of religion2 
and yet they are more backward in  this 
respect than others1 because they deem  
themselves unworthy  to be admitted to  
such privileges and into such society1  
or else  are apprehensive of being      
finally separated from them or becoming 
a disgrace to religion--7,scott74       
#bbb ,this is a solid1 scriptural       
definition2 pray mind it4 ,here         
conditions may safely be admitted2 and  
happy is the ,christian who  keeps      
closest to these conditions1 in order to
 enjoy peace of  conscience1 and joy of 

heart in ,christ--7,mason74    #bbc     
,that heart1 which is under the teaching
 and influence of the  grace of ,god1   
will detect such horrid notions1 and cry
 out against  them4 ,god forbid that    
ever ,i should listen one moment to such
  diabolical sentiments6 for they are   
hatched in hell1 and propagated  on     
earth1 by the father of lies--7,mason74 
#bbd ,it is a horrible and blasphemous  
perversion of ,scripture1 to  take      
encouragement in sin1 from those sad    
examples of it in the  saints1 which are
 held up1 in terrorem1 as so many       
beacons by  which we may avoid the same4
 ,to talk1 and especially to act like   
,self-will affords the fullest proof    
that a man never came in at  the gate4  
,the ,lord change every such perverse   
will1 and preserve  the church from     
principles and practices so             
diabolical--7,burder74  ,what shall we  
say to these things8 ,lord1 keep        
me6--7,j4,b474    #bbe ,it may be       
seriously inquired as to whether in all 

,satan's  temptations1 any one is so    
fatal to immortal souls as the idea of  
a death-bed repentance4 ,have not       
prayers against sudden death a  tendency
 to interfere with or obstruct that     
daily walk with ,god1  which alone can  
fit us to meet the king of terrors8     
,when heart  and strength fail2 when the
 body is writhing in agony1 or lying  an
 insensible lump of mortality2 is that  
the time to make peace  with ,god8 ,such
 persons must he infatuated with strange
 notions  of the ,divine ,being4 ,no1 my
 reader1 life is the time to serve  the 
,lord1 the time to insure the great     
reward4 ,sudden death is a  release from
 much pain and anxiety4 ,it is the most 
merciful gate  by which we can enter    
upon immortality--7,,ed74    #bbf ,pray 
attentively mind1 and deeply consider   
the six following  observations2 they   
are just2 they are daily confirmed to us
 in the  different conduct of           
professors4 ,study1 and pray to improve 
them  to your soul's profit--7,mason74  

#bbg ,adam hid himself because he was   
naked4 ,but how could he be  naked1 when
 before he had made himself an apron8   
,o6 the approach  of ,god consumed and  
burnt off his apron6 ,his apron would   
not keep  him from the eye of the       
incorruptible ,god4 ,when ,god deals    
with such  men for sin1 assuredly they  
will find themselves naked--7,bunyan on 
,genesis1 vol4 #b1 p4 #dcb74 ,if the    
wicked flee when no man pursueth1  how  
can they stand when ,god lets loose     
death and eternity upon  their guilty   
souls8--7,,ed74    #bbh ,thou art bound 
to ,heaven1 but the way thither is      
dangerous4  ,it is beset everywhere with
 evil angels1 who would rob thee of thy 
soul4 ,if thou wouldest go on cheerfully
 in thy dangerous journey1  commit thy  
treasure--thy soul1 to ,god1 to keep2   
and then thou  mayest say with comfort1 
,well1 that care is over2 my soul is    
safe2  the thieves1 if they meet me1    
cannot come at that2 ,god will keep  it 
to my joy and comfort at the great      

day--7,bunyan's ,advice to  ,sufferers1 
vol4 #b1 p4 #gja74    #bbi ,the         
spiritual refreshment1 arising from     
experimental conversation1  seems to be 
especially intended2 but the name of    
,gaius suggests  also the importance of 
the ,apostle's exhortation1 ',use       
hospitality  without grudging4' ,this   
ought to be obeyed even to strangers1   
if they are certified to us as brethren 
in ,christ--7,scott74 ,every            
,christian's house should1 so far as    
ability is given1 be an inn  for the    
refreshment of weary                    
fellow-pilgrims--7,,ed74    #bcj ,this  
character is drawn from that of the     
well-beloved ,gaius1  in the third      
epistle of ,john4 ,although1 in         
comparison with the  great bulk of      
,christians1 there are but few such in  
the church2  yet in all ages1 and in    
most churches1 some hospitable ,gaius is
  to be found4 ,may their numbers be    
greatly increased--7,,ed74    #bca      
,ignatius1 a bishop or pastor of a      

church in ,antioch1 cruelly  martyred   
for the truth in the second century2 not
 ,ignatius ,loyola1  the ,jesuit4 ,mr4  
,bunyan obtained all this information   
from ,foxe's  ,book of ,martyrs1 which  
was written before ,satan had introduced
 the  ,jesuits into the world--7,,ed74  
#bcb ',marriage is honourable in all'   
7,heb4 #ac3d74 ,notwithstanding  all the
 cares of a family1 while the married   
have many troubles1 the  single have    
few1 if any1 real enjoyments of life4   
,the will of our  heavenly ,father is   
here enforced upon the pilgrims by      
,gaius--only  let pilgrims be united    
together1 marry in the ,lord1 and we may
 expect  his blessing to fit us to do   
,his will4 ,vows of celibacy are from   
beneath1 from the father of             
lies--contrary to the order of nature1  
and the expressed will of ,god4 ',it is 
not good to be alone4'--7,,ed74    #bcc 
,the different parts of social worship  
and ,christian fellowship  are here     
allegorically described4 ,the           

heave-shoulder and wave-breast  typify  
the power and love of our great ,high   
,priest2 that we should  devote to ,him 
our whole heart1 with fervent prayer1   
and grateful  praise4 ,the wine         
represents the exhilarating effects of  
the shedding  of ,christ's blood1 and   
its application to us by living faith4  
,the  milk is the simple instruction of 
the ,scriptures4 ,the butter and  honey 
are animating views of ,god and heavenly
 joy4 ,the apples are  the promises and 
privileges of ,christians 7see ,song4   
#b3c2 ,prov4  #be3aa74 ,and the nuts    
those difficult doctrines1 which amply  
repay  us the trouble of penetrating    
their meaning4 ,christians so employed  
have far sweeter enjoyments than they   
ever had in the mirth1  diversions1 and 
pleasures of the world--7,scott74       
#bcd ,bunyan takes advantage of the     
common past-time of solving  riddles1 to
 teach important truth in a way         
calculated to be impressed  on the      
memory4 ,thus1 in the treatise on the   

,covenants of the ,law  and ,grace1 the 
second ,adam was before the first1 and  
also the  second covenant before the    
first4 ,this is a riddle--7,vol4 #b1 p4 
#ebd7--7;,,ed74 ,observe here1 the feast
 of pilgrims was attended with  mirth4  
,christians have the greatest reason to 
be merry2 but then  it ought to be      
spiritual mirth1 which springs from     
spiritual views  and spiritual          
conversation--7,mason74    #bce ,when   
,christian intercourse is conducted with
 gravity and  cheerfulness united1 it is
 both pleasant and instructive4 ,speech 
should be 'always with grace1 seasoned  
with salt1 that it may  minister grace  
to the bearers1' and thus 'provoke one  
another unto  love1 and to good works'2 
thus are the young encouraged to follow 
that which is good--7,ivimey74    #bcf  
,here is a genuine discovery of a       
gracious heart2 when it is  delighted   
with spiritual company and conversation1
 and longs for  its continuance4 ,is it 
so with you8--7,mason74    #bcg ,if our 

love to sinners be only shown by seeking
 their spiritual  good1 it will be      
considered as a bigoted desire to       
proselyte them  to our sect2 but uniform
 diligent endeavours to relieve their   
temporal wants are intelligible to every
 man1 and bring a good  report on the   
profession of the ,gospel 7,matt4       
#e3af7--7,scott74    #bch ,o1 this dying
 to self1 to self-righteous pride1 vain 
confidence1  self-love1 and             
self-complacency1 is hard work to the   
old man2 yea1  it is both impracticable 
and impossible to him4 ,it is only grace
  that can conquer and subdue him2 and  
where grace reigns1 this  work is       
carried on day by day4 ,and yet the old 
man of sin1 and  self-righteousness1    
still lives in us--7,mason74    #bci    
,old age affords advantage in overcoming
 some propensities1  yet habits of      
indulgence often counterbalance the     
decays of nature2  and avarice1         
suspicion1 and peevishness1 with other  
evils1 gather  strength as men advance  

in years4 ,some old men may imagine that
  they have renounced sin1 because they 
are no longer capable of  committing the
 crimes in which they once              
lived--7,scott74    #bdj ,the           
refreshment of ,divine consolations1 and
 ,christian  fellowship1 are intended to
 prepare us for vigorously maintaining  
the good fight of faith2 not only       
against the enemies of our own  souls1  
but also against the opposers of our    
most holy religion4  ,we are soldiers1  
and should unite together under the     
,captain of  ,salvation1 to contend for 
the faith once delivered to the saints1 
by every method authorized by the ,word 
of ,god2 nor must we shrink  from danger
 and contumely in so good a             
cause--7,scott74    #bda ,it may he     
asked1 how for it is right to expose    
ourselves to  danger and difficulties1  
since it is rashness1 not courage1 to   
expose ourselves to unnecessary danger1 
or to give unnecessary  offence4 ,i     
would answer1 ,it can never be improper 

to expose error1  or oppose a prevailing
 vice1 by which ,god's children are in  
danger  of being beguiled--7,j4,b474    
#bdb ,giant ,slay-good represents a     
wicked1 cruel man--a mere  cannibal1    
invested with judicial authority--a     
selfish1 malignant  persecutor1 who     
intimidated feeble-minded professors by 
fines and  imprisonments1 to the hazard 
of their souls4 ,by the thieves1 of     
whom he was master1 were perhaps        
intended the common informers1  who got 
their living by giving evidence against 
,nonconformists2  some cruel magistrates
 pursued them to death4 ,the attack was 
by  scriptural and rational arguments1  
which led to a great alteration  in     
these accursed laws--7,ivimey and       
,scott74    #bdc ,all pilgrims are not  
alike vigorous1 strong1 and lively2 some
  are weak1 creep and crawl on1 in the  
ways of the ,lord4 ,no matter1  if there
 be but a pilgrim's heart1 all shall be 
well at last2 for  ,omnipotence itself  
is for us1 and then we may boldly ask1  

',who shall  be against us8'--7,mason74 
,constitutional timidity and lowness of 
spirits1 arising from a feeble frame1   
give a peculiar cast to the  views and  
nature of religious profession1 which   
unfits for hard and  perilous service4  
,the difference between ,feeble-mind and
 ,fearing  seems to be this--the former 
was more afraid of opposition1 and the  
latter more doubtful about the event1   
which perhaps may intimate1  that       
,slay-good rather represents persecutors
 than deceivers--7,scott74    #bdd ,what
 a sweet simple relation is here6 ,doth 
it not suit many  a feeble mind8 ,poor  
soul1 weak as he was1 yet his ,lord     
provided  against his danger4 ,he sent  
some strong ones to his deliverance1 and
  to slay his enemy4 ,mind his belief1  
even in his utmost extremity4  ,learn   
somewhat from this                      
,feeble-mind--7,mason74    #bde ,o how  
sweet to reflect1 that the most gigantic
 enemies shall  be conquered1 and their 
most malicious designs be overruled for 

our good2 yea1 what they intend for our 
ruin shall be made to work  for our     
health and prosperity--7,mason74    #bdf
 ',whosoever will save his life shall   
lose it2 and whosoever  will lose his   
life for ,my sake shall find it' 7,matt4
 #af3be7--7;,,ed74  ,here is a contrast 
between a feeble believer and a specious
  hypocrite2 the latter eludes          
persecutions by time-serving1 yet       
perishes in his sins2 the former suffers
 and trembles1 yet hopes  to be         
delivered and comforted4 ,the frequency 
with which this is  introduced1 and the 
variety of characters by which it is    
illustrated1  show us how important the 
author deemed such warnings--7,scott74  
#bdg ,events1 which at first appear big 
with misery and misfortune1  have been  
found afterwards to have been as so many
 dark passages1  to lead into brighter  
and more glorious displays of the       
,divine  power1 wisdom1 and             
goodness--7,j4,b474    #bdh ',marriage  
is honourable in all'2 nor will         

,christian females  find such a state   
any hindrance to their abounding in     
works of  charity and mercy4 ,by        
fulfilling the duties of the married    
life1  they will cause the ways of ,god 
to be well spoken of4 ,the desire  of   
,paul was1 ',that the younger women     
marry1 be sober1 love their  husbands1  
love their children1 be discreet1       
chaste1 keepers at  home1 good1 obedient
 to their own husbands1 that the ,word  
of ,god  be not blasphemed' 7,titus     
#b3d1 #e7--7;,ivimey74    #bdi ,what an 
open1 ingenuous confession is here6     
though feeble in  mind1 he was strong in
 wisdom and sound judgment--7,mason74   
,woe be  to those who offend one of     
these little ones2 no less dear to ,god 
than the most eminent and distinguished 
saints--7,j4,b474    #bej ,o that this  
were more practised among ,christians of
 different  standings1 degrees1 and     
judgments6 ,if they who are strong were 
thus  to bear with the weak1 as they    
ought1 how much more love1 peace1  and  

unanimity would prevail6--7,mason74     
#bea ,excellent6 ,see the nature of     
,christian love2 even to be ready  to   
spare to a brother1 what we ourselves   
have occasion for4 ,love  looketh not at
 the things of our own1 but to provide  
for the wants  of others--7,mason74     
#beb ,the character of ,feeble-mind     
seems to coincide1 in some  things1 with
 that of ,fearing1 and in others with   
the description  of ,little-faith4      
,constitutional timidity and lowness of 
spirits1  arising from a feeble frame1  
and frequent sickness1 while they  are  
frequently the means of exciting men to 
religion1 give also a  peculiar cast to 
their views and the nature of their     
profession--tend  to hold them under    
perpetual discouragements1 and unfit    
them for  hard and perilous services4   
,this seems implied in the name given   
to the native place of ,feeble-mind2 yet
 this is often connected  with evident  
sincerity1 and remarkable perseverance  
in the ways  of ,god--7,scott74    #bec 

,here1 very ingeniously1 an associate is
 found for poor  ,feeble-mind2 in one   
equally weak1 lame1 and limping in his  
religious  sentiments1 who1 instead of  
forming his own sentiments from the     
,word of ,truth1 leant upon the         
sentiments and opinions of others4  ,the
 hesitation of ,feeble-mind to accept   
one of his crutches1 is  humourously    
conceived4 ,he would1 weak as he was1   
think for himself2  though he had no    
objection to quote the opinion of       
another ,christian  against an          
adversary--7,ivimey74 ',as iron         
sharpeneth iron1 so a man  sharpeneth   
the countenance of his friend4' ,how    
great a comfort to  find a              
fellow-pilgrim whose experience agrees  
with our own1 and  with whom we can take
 sweet counsel6 ,still all our          
dependence must  be on ,ready-to-halt's 
crutches--'the promises4'--7,,ed74      
#bed ,the near prospect of persecution  
is formidable even to true  believers1  
notwithstanding all the encouragements  

of ,god's ,word4  ,it is useful to      
realize such scenes1 that we may pray1  
without  ceasing1 for wisdom1 fortitude1
 patience1 meekness1 faith1 and love    
sufficient for us1 should matters come  
to the worst--7,scott74    #bee ,how    
happy to find a family1 in ,vanity      
,fair1 whose master will  receive and   
entertain pilgrims4 ,blessed be ,god for
 the present  revival of religion in our
 day1 and for the many houses that are  
open to friends of the ,lamb--7,mason74 
#bef ,the inquiry of disciples1 after   
suitable company1 discovers  that they1 
with ,david1 love the ,lord's saints2   
and in the excellent  of the earth is   
all their delight 7,psa4 #af3c74 ,a     
genuine discovery  this of a gracious   
heart--7,mason74    #beg ,great1 indeed1
 was the change in the town of ,vanity1 
when  ,christiana and her party of      
pilgrims arrived1 compared with the  but
 recent period when ,faithful was       
martyred4 ,the declaration  of liberty  
of conscience had rendered the          

profession of vital  godliness more     
public1 still there was persecution     
enough to make  it comparatively pure4  
,dr4 ,cheever has indulged in a         
delightful  reverie1 in his lecture on  
,vanity ,fair1 by supposing1 at some    
length1 how our glorious dreamer would  
now describe the face of  society in our
 present ,vanity ,fair4 ,after          
describing the consequences  that had   
arisen from religion having become      
,,fashionable1 he hints  at the         
retrograde movement towards ,popery1    
known under the name  of ,puseyism4 ',it
 happened1 in process of time1 that a   
part of the  pilgrims who remained in   
,vanity ,fair1 began to visit the cave  
of  ,giant ,pope1 and it became a sort  
of fashionable pilgrimage to  that cave4
 ,they brushed up the giant1 and gave   
him medicines to  alleviate the hurts   
from those bruises which he had received
 in his  youth2 and1 to make the place  
pleasanter1 they carefully cleared  away
 the remains of the bones and skulls of 

burned pilgrims1 and  planted a large   
enclosure with flowers and evergreens4' 
',the cage  in which the ,pilgrims were 
once confined was now never used2 some  
said it was consecrated for church      
purposes1 and put under the  cathedral1 
in a deep cell1 from which it might     
again be brought forth  if occasion     
required it4' ,the ,doctor's description
 of the present  state of ,vanity ,fair 
is very deeply interesting and          
amusing--7,,ed74  ,when religion is     
counted honourable1 we shall not want   
professors2 but  trying times are       
sifting times4 ,as the chaff flies      
before the wind1  so will the formal    
professors before a storm of            
persecution--7,j4,b474  #beh ,kindness  
to the poor increases and builds up the 
church4 ,it  conquers the prejudices of 
the worldly1 secures their confidence1  
and brings them under the preaching of  
the ,gospel4 ,they rationally  conclude 
that they cannot be bad people who do so
 much good--7,ivimey74    #bei ,this    

monster is ,antichrist4 ,the devil is   
the head2 the  synagogue of ,satan is   
the body2 the wicked spirit of iniquity 
is  the soul4 ,the devil made use of the
 church the clergy to midwife  this     
monster into the world4 ,he had plums in
 his dragon's mouth1  and so came in by 
flatteries4 ,he metamorphosed himself   
into  a beast1 a man1 or woman2 and the 
inhabitants of the world loved  the     
woman dearly1 became her sons1 and took 
up helmet and shield  to defend her4    
,she arrayed herself in flesh-taking    
ornaments--gold1  and precious stones1  
like an harlot4 ,she made the kings     
drunken1  and they gave her the blood of
 saints and martyrs until she was       
drunken1 and did revel and roar4 ,but   
when her cup is drunk out1 ,god  will   
call her to such a reckoning1 that all  
her clothes1 pearls1  and jewels shall  
not be able to pay the shot4 ,this beast
 is compared  to the wild boar that     
comes out of the wood to devour the     
church  of ,god 7,psa4 #hj3ac74 ,the    

temporal sword will kill its body1 but  
spirit can only be slain by spirit2 the 
,lord the ,spirit will slay  its        
soul--7,bunyan on ,antichrist1 vol4 #b1 
p4 #dg74 ,is not ,antichrist  composed  
of all the ,state religions in the      
world8--7,,ed74    #bfj ,for this       
woman's name and costume see ,revelation
 #ag3a-d4 ,she  has just sent one of her
 illegitimate sons to ,england1 under   
the  impudent assumption of ,archbishop 
of ,westminster--7,,ed74    #bfa ,and   
that you may be convinced of the truth  
of this1 look back  and compare         
,antichrist four hundred years ago1 with
 ,antichrist as  he now is1 and you     
shall see what work the ,lord ,jesus has
 begun  to make with him2 kingdoms and  
countries ,he hath taken from her4      
,true1 the fogs of ,antichrist1 and the 
smoke that came with him  out of the    
bottomless pit1 has eclipsed the        
glorious light of the  ,gospel2 but you 
know1 in eclipses1 when they are        
recovering1 all  the creatures upon the 

face of the earth cannot put a stop to  
that  course1 until the sun or the moon 
have recovered their glory4 ,and  thus  
it shall be now1 the ,lord is returning 
to visit this people  with ,his         
primitive lustre2 he will not go back   
until the light  of the sun shall be    
sevenfold--7,bunyan's ,antichrist and   
his ruin1  vol4 #b1 p4 #dh74    #bfb    
,when nations have restored to the      
people the property of  which they have 
been plundered1 under the pretence of   
assisting to  obtain the pardon of sin  
and the favour of ,god1 the monster will
  soon die2 when neither rule1 nor      
honour1 nor pelf is to be gained  by    
hypocrisy--7,,ed74    #bfc ,this may    
refer to that noble band of eminent men 
who1 in  #afge1 preached the morning    
exercises against ,popery2 among others 
were ,owen1 ,manton1 ,baxter1           
,doolittle1 ,jenkyn1 ,poole1 and many   
others4 ,they were then1 and ever will  
be1 of great fame--7,,ed74    #bfd ,the 
plans of ,charles ,,ii and ,james ,,ii1 

to re-establish ,popery in  ,england1   
were defeated by the union of the       
eminent ,nonconformists  with some      
decided enemies to ,rome in the         
,established ,church2 this  brought them
 into esteem and respect4 ,mr4 ,scott's 
note on this  passage is--',the         
disinterested1 and bold decided conduct 
of many  dissenters1 on this occasion1  
procured considerable favour both  to   
them and their brethren1 with the best  
friends of the nation2  but the         
prejudices of others prevented them from
 reaping all the  advantage from it that
 they ought to have done4'--7,,ed74     
#bfe ,david ,hume1 in his ,history of   
,england1 admitted the invaluable       
services of the ,puritans1 ',by whom the
 precious spark of liberty  was kindled 
and preserved1 and to whom the ,english 
owe all the  blessings of their         
excellent constitution4'--7,,ed74       
#bff ,this is a most encouraging view of
 the tender care of the  ,saviour1 to   
the children of believers committed to  

,his care1 by  godly parents4 ,not by   
any ceremonial observance1 but by       
constant  fervent supplications to the  
,throne of ,grace on their behalf1 and  
by a consistent pious example to train  
them up in the way in which  they should
 go1 that when they are old they should 
not depart from  the new and living     
way--7,,ed74    #bfg ,here we frequently
 find our author speaking of our ,god   
and  ,saviour as ,man2 he excels in     
this4 ,it is to be wished that authors  
and preachers wrote and spake of the    
manhood of ,jesus1 who was a  perfect   
,man1 like unto us in all things except 
sin4 ,the view and  consideration of    
this is sweet to faith1 and endears our 
,saviour  to our hearts--7,mason74      
#bfh ,what cannot ,great-heart do8 what 
feats not perform8 what  victories not  
gain8 ,who can stand before             
,great-heart8 ,diffidence  shall fall1  
and ,giant ,despair be slain by the     
power of ,great-heart1  with 'the sword 
of the ,spirit1 which is the ,word of   

,god' 7,eph4 #f3ag72  even ,despondency1
 though almost starved1 shall be        
delivered1 and  his daughter            
,much-afraid shall be rescued4 ,o for   
more of ,great-heart's                  
company6--7,mason74 ,the struggle with  
,despair may be dangerous1 and  painful1
 and long-continued1 but it shall he    
finally successful4  ',i am persuaded1' 
saith the ,apostle1 'that neither death1
 nor life1  nor angels1 nor             
principalities1 nor powers1 nor things  
present1  nor things to come1 nor       
height1 nor depth1 nor any other        
creature1  shall be able to separate us 
from the love of ,god1 which is in      
,christ ,jesus our ,lord4' ,paul        
demolished the castle1 and slew the     
giant2 but1      ',sin can rebuild the  
castle1 make't remain1  ,and make       
,despair the ,giant live again4'--,,ed4 
#bfi ,how well does ,mr4 ,bunyan        
describe the experience of the          
,much-afraids1 ,ready-to-halts1 and the 
,feeble-minds1 in the ,come  and        

,welcome4 ',poor coming soul1 thou art  
like the man that would  ride full      
gallop1 whose horse will hardly trot6   
,now1 the desire of  his mind is not to 
be judged of by the slow pace of the    
dull jade  he rides on1 but by the      
hitching1 and kicking1 and spurring1 as 
he sits on his back4 ,thy flesh is like 
this dull jade2 it will  not gallop     
after ,christ1 it will be backward1     
though thy soul  and ,heaven lie at     
stake4 ,but be of good comfort1 ,christ 
judgeth  according to the sincerity of  
the heart4'--7,vol4 #a1 p4 #beb74       
#bgj ,this is the work and aim of every 
faithful minister of ,christ1  to       
destroy ,giant ,despair1 and demolish   
,doubting ,castle1 in the  hearts of    
,god's children4 ,a more awful character
 is not in the  world1 than the man who 
assumes the ministerial name and        
character1  without understanding the   
nature of that ministry of              
reconciliation  which is committed to   
everyone who is really called and sent  

of  ,god--7,j4,b474    #bga',the wain1' 
seven bright stars in the constellation 
of ,ursa  ,major1 called by country     
people1 the plough1 or the wain1 or     
,charles  ,i's chariot--7,,ed74         
#bgb,those ministers who exercise the   
greatest affection towards  weak and    
upright ,christians1 are most according 
to the description  of pastors1 after   
,god's own heart1 given in the          
,scriptures of  truth--7,ivimey74       
#bgc ,bunyan was peculiarly tender with 
the weak2 they are to  be received1 but 
not to doubtful disputations4 ,thus1    
with regard  to the great cause of      
separation among ,christians1 he says1  
',if  water-baptism' 7whether by        
sprinkling of infants1 or immersing of  
adults7 'trouble their peace1 wound the 
consciences of the godly1  and dismember
 their fellowships1 it is although an   
ordinance1 for  the present to be       
prudently shunned1 for the edification  
of the  church4' ',love is more         
discovered when we receive1 for the sake

 of  ,christ1 than when we refuse his   
children for want of water4'--7,bunyan  
on ,baptism1 vol4 #b1 p4 #fjh74 ,when   
will such peaceful sentiments  spread   
over the church8--7,,ed74    #bgd ,there
 are things taught by the ,gospel1 here 
called 'rarities1'  which1 though high  
and mysterious1 will yet1 when clearly  
stated1  prove the means of exciting    
,christians to live by faith1 and to    
cultivate whatsoever things are lovely  
and of good report--7,ivimey74    #bge  
,strong faith1 in the words of ,christ1 
will 'believe down'  mountains of       
afflictions1 or tumble them out of the  
,christian's way4  ,though it will not  
perform miracles1 it will remove        
difficulties  resembling                
mountains--7,ivimey74    #bgf ,the      
history of ,joseph1 with that of ,mr4   
,bunyan1 and of  thousands besides1     
proves1 that charges against a godly1   
innocent  man1 arising from the         
prejudice1 ill-will1 and malice of his  
enemies1  shall eventually turn out to  

his honour1 and to their confusion4     
',blessed are ye when men shall revile  
you1 and persecute you1 and  shall say  
all manner of evil against yon          
,,falsely1 for ,my sake'  7,matt4       
#e3aa7--7;,,ed74    #bgg ,this          
represents the folly of those who go    
about to reform the  manners1 without   
aiming at the conversion of the heart4  
,nature1 in  its highest state of       
cultivation and improvement1 is nature  
still4  ,that which is born of the flesh
 is flesh1 and that which is born  of   
the ,spirit is spirit--7,j4,b474    #bgh
 ,o1 damned souls will have thoughts    
that will clash with glory1  clash with 
justice1 clash with law1 clash with     
itself1 clash with  hell1 and with the  
everlastingness of misery2 but the      
point1 the  edge1 and the poison of all 
these thoughts will still be galling1   
and dropping their stings into the sore1
 grieved1 wounded1 fretted  place1 which
 is the conscience1 though not the      
conscience only2  for ,i may say of the 

souls in hell1 that they1 all over1 are 
but  one wound1 one sore--7,bunyan's    
,greatness of the ,soul1 vol4 #a1 p4    
#aai74 ,well might ,mercy say1 ',blessed
 are they that are delivered  from this 
place6'--7,,ed74    #bgi ,o what a      
blessed thing it is to long for the     
,word of ,god so  as not to be satisfied
 without it1 and to prize it above and  
beyond  all other things6 ,love to the  
,word excites the soul to say with      
,david1 ',i have longed for ,thy        
salvation1 ,o ,lord' 7,psa4 #aai3agd74  
,this is a special mark of a gracious   
soul--7,mason74 ,every true  believer   
longs to be more completely acquainted  
with the ,scriptures  from day to day1  
and to look into them                   
continually--7,scott74 ,abraham  ,cheer1
 who perished in prison for             
nonconformity in ,bunyan's time1        
published a little volume of ,poems1 in 
which he compares the ,bible  to a      
looking-glass1 in these very appropriate
 lines--',if morn by  morn you in this  

glass will dress you1 ,i have some hopes
 that ,god  by it may bless you4'--7,p4 
#cg7--7;,,ed74    #bhj ,this doubtless  
is meant to intimate1 that in times of  
great  anxiety1 and in prospect of      
seasons of difficulty1 ,christians      
desire above all things the special     
supports and consolations of  the ,word 
of ,god--7,ivimey74    #bha ,by this    
jewelry is probably intimated1 that they
 gave them  written testimonials of     
possessing the ornament of a meek and   
quiet spirit1 that they might he        
recognized as ,christian women by  other
 churches--7,ivimey74    #bhb ,from the 
names given to these opposers1 they     
appear to  represent certain wild       
enthusiasts who intrude themselves in   
the  way of professors1 to perplex their
 minds1 and persuade them that1  unless 
they adopt their reveries or            
superstitions1 they cannot  be saved4   
,an ungovernable imagination1 a mind    
incapable of sober  reflection1 and a   
dogmatizing spirit1 characterize these  

enemies of  the truth2 they assault     
religious persons with specious         
reasonings1  caviling objections1       
confident assertions1 bitter reproaches1
 proud  boastings1 sarcastic censures1  
and rash judgments4 ,they endeavour  to 
draw them to their party1 or drive them 
from attending to  religion at all4 ,but
 the ,word of ,god1 used with fervent1  
persevering  prayer1 will silence such  
dangerous assailants1 and confirm others
  also--7,scott74    #bhc ,truth will   
make a man valiant2 and valour for truth
 will make  a pilgrim fight with        
wild-headed1 inconsiderate1 and         
pragmatic  opposers4 ,the blood he loses
 in such a battle is his honour1 the    
scars he gets are his glory--7,mason74  
,he does not attempt to hide  himself1  
or run from his and his ,lord's enemies4
 ,o that pilgrims1  especially those    
that are young were better trained to   
this battle6  ,in ,bunyan's time1 there 
were comparatively few of these         
cavilers2  now their name is            

,legion--7,,ed74    #bhd ,in this       
battle1 this striving for the truth1    
three considerations  strike the        
mind--7#a74 ,reliance upon ,divine aid1 
without which we  can do nothing4 7#b74 
,a right ,jerusalem weapon1 forged in   
the fire  of love1 well tempered with   
,bible truths4 ,such a sword will make  
even the angel of the bottomless pit    
flee1 its edge will never  blunt1 and it
 will cut through everything opposed to 
it4 7#c74  ,decision of character1      
perseverance to the utmost2 no trimming 
or  meanly compounding for truth1 but a 
determination1 in the ,lord's  strength1
 to come off more than conquerors4 ,it  
is blessed fighting  when hand and heart
 are engaged1 and the sword grows united
 to  both--7,,ed74    #bhe ,the church  
of ,christ has produced heroes of the   
first class  in point of courage1 which 
they have displayed in circumstances  of
 great danger4 ,luther and ,knox1 and   
,latimer and ,bunyan1 were  men of this 
stamp1 each of whom might1 with great   

propriety1 have  been named             
,valiant-for-the-truth--7,ivimey74      
#bhf ,the reason why so many professors 
set out1 and go on for a  season1 but   
fall away at last1 is1 because they do  
not enter into  the pilgrim's path by   
,christ1 who is the gate4 ,they do not  
see  themselves quite lost1 ruined1     
hopeless1 and wretched2 their hearts    
are not broken for sin2 therefore they  
do not begin by receiving  ,christ as   
the only ,saviour of such miserable     
sinners4 ,but they set  out in nature's 
strength2 and not receiving nor living  
upon ,christ1  they fall away4 ,this is 
the reason of this inquiry1 ,did you    
come  in at the gate8 ,a question we    
ought to put to ourselves1 and be       
satisfied about--7,mason74    #bhg      
,among many puzzling questions which    
agitate the ,christian's  mind1 this is 
very generally a subject of inquiry4 ,at
 the mount of  transfiguration1 the     
,apostles knew the glorified spirits of 
,moses  and ,elias4 ,the rich man and   

,lazarus and ,abraham knew each other4  
,the most solemn inquiry is1 to         
reconcile with the bliss of ,heaven  the
 discovery that some dear relative has  
been shut out4 ,shall  we forget them8  
or will all our exquisite happiness     
centre in the  glory of ,god8 ,bunyan   
has no doubt upon personal identity in  
,heaven--      ',our friends that lived 
godly here   ,shall there be found      
again2  ,the wife1 the child1 and father
 dear1  ,with others of our train4      
,those ,god did use us to convert  ,we  
there with joy shall meet4  ,and jointly
 shall1 with all our heart1  ,in life   
each other greet4'  --7,one ,thing      
,needful1 ver4 #fi1 #ga7--7;,,ed74      
#bhh ,a sound ,christian is not afraid  
to be examined1 and sifted  to the      
bottom1 for he can give reason of the   
hope that is in him4  ,he knows why and 
wherefore he commenced his              
pilgrimage--7,mason74    #bhi ,this is a
 reproach cast upon religion in every   
age4 ,pharaoh  said to ,moses and the   

,israelites1 ',ye are idle1 ye are      
idle4'  ,men by nature imagine1 that    
time spent in reading the ,bible and  in
 prayer is wasted4 ,it behooves all     
believers to avoid every  appearance of 
evil2 and1 by exemplary diligence1      
frugality1 and good  management1 to put 
to silence the ignorance of foolish     
men--7,scott74    #bij ,worldly people1 
in opposing the ,gospel1 descant upon   
the  hypocrisy of religious persons2    
they pick up every vague report  that   
they hear to their disadvantage1 and    
narrowly watch for the  halting of such 
as they are acquainted with2 and then   
they form  general conclusions from a   
few distorted and uncertain stories4    
,thus they endeavour to prove that there
 is no reality in religion4  ,this is a 
frivolous sophistry1 often employed     
after all other  arguments have been    
silenced--7,scott74    #bia ,if ,judas  
the traitor1 or ,francis ,spira the     
backslider1 were  alive1 to whisper     
these men in the ear a little1 and to   

tell them  what it hath cost their souls
 for turning back1 it would surely      
stick by them as long as they have a day
 to live in the world4  ,agrippa gave a 
fair step on a sudden2 he stepped almost
 into the  bosom of ,christ in less than
 half an hour4 ',almost thou persuadest 
me to be a ,christian4' ,it was but     
almost1 and so he had as good  been not 
at all4 ,he stepped fair1 but stepped   
short4 ,he was hot  whilst he ran1 but  
he was quickly out of breath4 ,o this   
but ,,almost6  ,i tell you1 it lost his 
soul4 ,what a doom they will have1 who  
were  almost at ,heaven's gate1 but ran 
back again6--7,bunyan's ,heavenly       
,footman74    #bib ,how natural is it   
for carnal men to give an evil report of
  the ways of the ,lord2 and to         
discourage those who are just setting   
out1 by telling of the dangers and      
difficulties they shall meet  with6 ,but
 here is not one word of the pleasures1 
comforts1 and  joys1 that are           
experienced in the ways of the ,lord4   

,no1 they feel  them not1 they believe  
not one word about them2 therefore they 
cannot speak of them--7,mason74    #bic 
,here we see that valiant soldiers of   
,christ ascribe all  to faith4 ,they set
 out with faith1 and they hold on and   
hold out  by believing4 ,thus they give 
all the glory to ,christ1 who is the    
object1 author1 and finisher of         
faith--7,mason74    #bid ,various are   
the enemies we meet with in our         
,christian warfare4  ,the world1 with   
its enchantments1 has a tendency to     
stupefy1 and  bring on a fatal lethargy4
 ,how many professors receive           
principles1  by which they harden       
themselves in carnal pursuits and       
sensual  gratifications2 and others1    
still preserving a religious name and   
character1 are as dead in their souls1  
as devoted to the world as  these1      
though contending for legal principles1 
and high in their  religious            
pretensions6--7,j4,b474    #bie ,it     
behooves all who love their souls to    

shun that hurry of  business1 and       
multiplicity of affairs and projects1   
into which many  are betrayed by        
degrees1 in order to supply increasing  
expenses1  that might be avoided by     
strict frugality2 for they load the soul
  with thick clay1 are a heavy weight to
 the most upright1 render  a man's way  
doubtful and joyless1 and drown many in 
perdition--7,scott74    #bif ,old       
pilgrims1 ye who have set out well1 and 
gone on well for a  long season1        
consider ye are yet in the world1 which 
is enchanted  ground4 ,know your danger 
of seeking rest here1 or of sleeping in 
any of its enchanting arbours4 ,though  
the flesh may be weary1 the  spirit     
faint1 and the arbours inviting1 yet    
beware4 ,press on4 ,look  to the ,strong
 for strength2 and to the ,beloved for  
rest in ,his  way--7,mason74      #big  
,mark how the ready hands of death      
prepare2  ,his bow is bent1 and he hath 
notch'd his dart2  ,he aims1 he levels  
at thy slumb'ring heart4  ,the wound is 

posting2 ,o be wise1 beware6  ,what1 has
 the voice of danger lost the art  ,to  
raise the spirit of neglected care8     
,well1 sleep thy fill1 and take thy soft
 reposes2  ,but know1 withal1 sweet     
tastes have sour closes2  ,and he       
repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of
 roses4  --7,quarles' ,emblems1 #a--g74 
#bih ,this inculcates the duty of       
constant attention to the precepts  and 
counsels of ,scripture1 as well as      
reliance on its promises2  and a        
habitual application to the ,lord by    
prayer1 to teach us the  true meaning of
 ,his ,word1 that we may learn the way  
of peace and  safety in the most        
difficult and doubtful cases--7,scott74 
#bii ,the ,word of ,god is compared to a
 map and a lantern2 to these  we shall  
do well to take heed1 as to light       
shining in a dark place4  ,let this be  
the pilgrim's guide1 when the light of  
spiritual joy  or sensible comfort is   
withdrawn--7,burder74      #cjj--,to    
follow ,christ4  ,,he is to them instead

 of eyes1  ,,he must before them go in  
any wise2  ,and ,he must lead them by   
the water side1  ,this is the work of   
,him our faithful guide4  ,since snares1
 and traps1 and gins are for us set1    
,since here's a hole1 and there is      
spread a net1  ,o let nobody at my muse 
deride1  ,no man can travel here without
 a guide4          --7,bunyan's ,house  
of ,god1 vol4 #b1 p4 #ehb47      #cja   
,ignorance and pride may long maintain a
 form of godliness1  though it be a     
weariness to them2 but after a time they
 will be  gradually drawn back into the 
world1 retaining nothing of their       
religion except certain distorted       
doctrinal notions--7,scott74    #cjb ,it
 is the duty1 and will be the practice  
of pilgrims1 to  strive to be           
instrumental to the good of others4     
,but1 at the same  time1 it behooves    
them to take heed to themselves1 and    
watch1 lest  they catch harm from them  
and their conduct--7,mason74    #cjc    
,what a sound sleep of infatuation hath 

this enchanting world  cast many a      
professor into6 ,they are proof against 
all warnings1  and dead as to any means 
of arousing them4 ,when this sleep of   
death  seizes the soul1 it destroys     
faith1 infatuates reason1 and causes    
men to talk incoherently4 ,they have    
lost the language of pilgrims4  ,their  
state is awful2 beware of it2 pray      
against it4 ,for 'if any  man love the  
world1 the love of the ,father is not in
 him' 7#a ,john  #b3ae7--7,mason74      
#cjd ,this view of the ,enchanted       
,ground seems to vary from that  which  
has been considered in the ,first ,part4
 ,the circumstances of  believers who   
are deeply engaged in business1 and     
constrained to  spend much of their time
 among worldly people1 may here be      
particularly intended4 ,this may        
sometimes be unavoidable2 but it is     
enchanted ground4 ,many professors1     
fascinated by the advantages and        
connections thus presented to them1 fall
 asleep1 and wake no more2  and others  

are entangled by those thorns and briers
 which 'choke the  ,word1 and render it 
unfruitful4' ,the more soothing the     
scene the  greater the danger1 and the  
more urgent need is there for           
watchfulness and                        
circumspection--7,scott74    #cje ,this 
is a solemn period in the ,christian's  
pilgrimage4  ,in the ,heavenly ,footman1
 ,bunyan has given some admirable       
general  directions--',because ,i would 
have you think of them1 take all in     
short in this little bit of paper--#a4  
,get into the way4 #b4 ,then  study on  
it4 #c4 ,then strip and lay aside       
everything that would  hinder4 #d4      
,beware of by-paths4 #e4 ,do not gaze   
and stare much about  thee2 but be sure 
to ponder the path of thy feet4 #f4 ,do 
not stop  for any that call after thee1 
whether it be the world1 the flesh1  or 
the devil2 for all these will hinder thy
 journey if possible4  #g4 ,be not      
daunted with any discouragements thou   
meetest with as  thou goest4 #h4 ,take  

heed of stumbling at the ,cross4 ,and1  
#i4 ,cry  hard to ,god for an           
enlightened heart and a willing mind1   
and ,god  give thee a prosperous        
journey4 ,yet1 before ,i do quite take  
my  leave of thee1 a few motives4 ,it   
may be they will be as good as a  pair  
of spurs1 to prick on thy lumpish heart 
in this rich voyage4  ,if thou winnest1 
then ,heaven1 ,god1 ,christ1 glory      
eternal is thine4  ,if thou lose1 thou  
procurest eternal death4'--7,,ed74      
#cjf ,the ,word of ,god is the only     
light to direct our steps4 ,he who      
neglects this is a fool4 ,he who sets up
 and looks for any other  light to      
direct him is mad1 and knows not what he
 does4 ,as folly  and madness beset him1
 danger and distress will come upon him4
  ,trembling souls will attend closely  
to ,god's ,word--7,mason74    #cjg ,he  
who fears always1 will pray evermore4   
,the fear of the  heart will bring      
pilgrims on their knees4 ,he who fears  
to be or go  wrong1 will pray to be set 

right4 ,the ,lord will direct the heart1
  and order the goings of all who cry to
 ,him4 ,fear and prayer go  hand in     
hand4 ,joy shall attend them--7,mason74 
#cjh ,no more money than an owl loves   
light4 ',the antiquarian1  who delights 
to solace himself in the benighted days 
of monkish  owl-light1 sometimes passes 
for a divine4'--7,warburton7--7,,ed74   
#cji                 ,my soul1 what's   
lighter than a feather8 ,wind4  ,than   
wind8 ,the fire4 ,and what than fire8   
,the mind4  ,what's lighter than the    
mind8 ,a thought4 ,than thought8  ,this 
bubble world4 ,what than this bubble8   
,naught4                                
--7,quarles74  #caj--,prayer's arrow    
drawn  ,down to the head by nervous     
penitence1  ,or meek humility's         
compliant strings1  ,wings to the       
destin'd mark its certain way1  ,and    
ne'er was shot in vain6  --7,dodd's     
,epiphany1 p4 #cb1 #dto74      #caa ,o  
pilgrims1 beware of this ,madam ,bubble6
 ,know and consider  well1 that ye have 

a nature exactly suited to accept of her
 offers1  and to fall in love with her  
promises4 ,the riches1 honours1 and     
pleasures of this world1 what mortal can
 withstand8 or who can  forego them8 ,no
 one but he who sees more charms in     
,jesus1 more  glory in ,his ,cross1 and 
more comfort in the enjoyment of ,his   
love  and presence2 and therefore1 is   
continually looking and crying to  ,him1
 ',turn away mine eyes from beholding   
vanity4'--7,mason74 ,many1  indeed1 are 
her fair promises and golden dreams4    
,many hath she  brought to the halter1  
and ten thousand times more to ,hell4 ,o
 for  precious faith1 to overcome the   
world2 and to pass through it1 in       
pursuit of a nobler portion1 as         
strangers and pilgrims6--7,burder74     
#cab ,is she not rightly named ,bubble8 
,art thou convinced that  she is nothing
 more8 ,why then dost thou not break    
loose from her  hold8 ,i ask1 ,why has  
the world such hold of thee8 ,why dost  
thou  listen to her enchantments8 ,for  

shame6 ,stir up thy strength1 call      
forth thy powers6 ,what6 be convinced   
that the world is a bubble1  and be led 
captive by her4 ,shake her off1 you     
ought1 you should1  it is your duty4    
,let ,mr4 ,stand-fast answer these      
questions4 ,his  earnest and solemn     
prayers plainly prove the sense he had  
of his own  weakness and inability to   
extricate himself from her enchantments4
  ,though some may appear to despise the
 dominion of sin1 ,i am convinced  that 
it must be a ,divine power to deliver me
 from it--7,j4,b474    #cac ,it was     
amidst this ,enchanted ,ground that good
 ,mr4 ,stand-fast1  whom the ,pilgrims  
there found upon his knees1 was so hard 
beset and  enticed by ,madam ,bubble2   
and indeed it is by her sorceries that  
the ground itself is enchanted4 ,madam  
,bubble is the world1 with  its         
allurements and vanities2 and whosoever1
 as ,mr4 ,great-heart  said1 do lay     
their eyes upon her beauty are counted  
the enemies of  ,god2 for ,god hath said

 that the friendship of the world is    
enmity  against ,god2 and he hath said  
furthermore1 ',love not the world1  nor 
the things of the world2 if any man love
 the world1 the love  of the ,father is 
not in him4' ,so ,mr4 ,stand-fast did   
well to betake  him to his knees1       
praying to ,him that could help him4 ,so
 if all  pilgrims1 when worldly         
proposals and enticements allure them1  
and they feel the love of the world     
tempting them1 and gaining  on them1    
would thus go to more earnest prayer1   
and be made more  vigilant against      
temptations1 ,madam ,bubble would not   
gain so many  victories--7,cheever74    
#cad ,the ensuing description represents
 the happy state of those  that live in 
places favoured with many lively        
,christians1 united  in heart and       
judgment2 and where instances of        
triumphant deathbed  scenes are often   
witnessed4 ,aged believers1 in such     
circumstances1  have been remarkably    
delivered from fears and temptations1   

and  animated by the hopes and earnests 
of ,heaven2 so that1 while death  seemed
 bitter to nature1 it became pleasant to
 the soul to think  of the joy and glory
 that would immediately follow          
it--7,scott74      ,o scenes surpassing 
fable1 and yet true6  ,scenes of        
accomplished bliss1 which who can see1  
,though but in distant prospect1 and not
 feel  ,his soul refresh'd with         
foretaste of the joy8  ,bright as a sun 
the sacred ,city shines2  ,all kingdoms 
and all princes of the earth  ,flock to 
that light1 the glory of all lands      
,flows into her2 unbounded is her joy1  
,and endless her increase4 ,thy rams are
 there1  ,nebaioth1 and the flocks of   
,kellar there2  ,the looms of ,ormus1   
and the mines of ,ind1  ,and ,saba's    
spicy groves pay tribute there4  ,praise
 is in all her gates2 upon her walls1   
,and in her streets1 and in her spacious
 courts1  ,is heard ,salvation6         
#cae ,these messengers are the diseases 
or decays by which the ,lord  takes down

 the earthly tabernacle1 when ,he sees  
good to receive  the souls of ,his      
people into ,his immediate presence4 ,in
 plain  language1 it was reported that  
,christiana was sick and near death1    
and she herself became sensible of her  
situation4 ',the arrow sharpened  by    
love' implies1 that the time1 manner1   
and circumstances of the  believer's    
death1 are appointed by ,him 'who loved 
us1 and gave  ,himself for us4' ,he1 as 
it were1 says to the dying saint1 ',it  
is  ,i1 be not afraid4'--7,scott74      
#caf ,this is the faith and patience of 
this dying ,christian  heroine1 who     
began her pilgrimage with trembling     
steps1 maintained  her journey with holy
 zeal1 and thus finished her course with
  joy--7,ivimey74    #cag ,o how blessed
 is the death of the righteous1 who die 
in the  ,lord6 ,even a wicked ,balaam   
could wish for this4 ,but it will be    
granted to none but those who have lived
 in the ,lord2 whose souls  have been   
quickened by ,his ,spirit to come unto  

,jesus1 believe in  ,him1 and glory of  
,him as their righteousness and         
salvation--7,mason74    #cah ,evident   
decays of natural powers as effectually 
convince the  observing person1 as if a 
messenger had been sent to inform him4  
,but men in general cling to life1      
willfully overlook such tokens1  and try
 to keep up to the last the vain hope of
 recovering2 those  around them1 by a   
cruel compassion1 soothe them in the    
delusion2  so that numbers die of       
chronic diseases as suddenly as if they 
had  been shot through the heart4       
,perhaps the author had some reference  
to those inexplicable presages of death 
which some persons evidently            
experience--7,scott74    #cai ,see the  
joyful end of one ready to halt at every
 step4 ,take  courage hence1 ye lame1   
halting pilgrims--7,mason74    #cbj ,the
 tokens are taken from that well-known  
portion of  ,scripture1 ,ecclesiastes   
#ab3a-g2 in which the dealings of the   
,lord  are represented as uniformly     

gentle to the feeble1 trembling1 humble 
believer2 and the circumstances of their
 deaths comparatively  encouraging and  
easy--7,scott74    #cba ,in the ,holy   
,war1 the doubters having been          
dispersed1 three  or four thrust        
themselves into ,mansoul4 ,now1 to whose
 house should  these ,diabolic doubters 
go1 but to that of ,old                 
,evil-questioning4  ,so he made them    
welcome4 ,well1 said he1 be of what     
shire yon  will1 you have the very      
length of my foot1 are one with my      
heart4  ,so they thanked him4 ,i1 said  
one1 am an election-doubter2 ,i1  said  
another1 am a vocation-doubter2 then    
said the third1 ,i am a                 
salvation-doubter2 and the fourth said1 
,i am a grace-doubter4 ,i  am persuaded 
you are down boys1 and are one with my  
heart1 said  the old gentleman--7,,ed74 
#cbb ,pilgrims1 mind this4 ,it is as    
much your duty to strive1 in the        
strength of the ,lord1 against          
unreasonable doubts and slavish fears1  

as against sin2 nay1 are they not1 in   
their own nature1 the worst of  sins1 as
 they spring from infidelity1 and       
dishonour ,god's precious  truth1       
glorious grace1 and everlasting         
salvation8 ,never1 never1  then1 cherish
 or give way to them1 but resist1 and   
shut the door of  your hearts against   
them--7,mason74    #cbc ,how various is 
the experience of ,christians in the    
hour of  death4 ,christian and ,hopeful 
inquired 'if the waters were all of  a  
depth4' ,the answer was1 ',you shall    
find it deeper or shallower1  as you    
believe in the ,king of the place4'     
',what ailed thee1 ,o  ,jordan1 that    
thou wast driven back8' ,the answer is1 
',at the presence  of the ,lord3 at the 
presence of the ,god of ,jacob4' ,in    
proportion  as a ,christian can say1    
'for me to live is ,christ1' in that    
proportion may he hope to find the water
 shallow1 and feel support  to his feet 
in the trying passage--7,,ed74    #cbd  
,in the truth of ,jesus is victory4 ,he 

who is valiant for it  shall share most 
of its comforts in life1 and in death4  
,o ,lord1  increase our faith in the    
never-failing ,word of truth and grace1 
for ,thy glory and our soul's           
triumph6--7,mason74    #cbe ,such is the
 joy and blessedness of faith6 ,how does
 it bring  near and realize the sight of
 ,christ in glory6 ,do we indeed see    
,christ by the eye of faith8 ,is ,he the
 one1 the chief object of  our soul8    
,verily1 then we shall count our days on
 earth toilsome  ones1 and long for the 
full fruition of ,him in glory4 ,o it   
will  be our great glory to see that    
dear ,man1 whose blessed head was       
crowned with thorns1 and whose lovely   
face was spit upon1 for us4  ,o that we 
may be living every day upon ,him and to
 ,him1 till we  see ,him as ,he         
is6--7,mason74    #cbf ,this speech has 
been justly admired as one of the most  
striking passages in the whole work2 but
 it is so plain that it  only requires  
an attentive reader4 ,it may1 however1  

be worthy of  our observation1 that1 in 
all the instances before us1 the        
pilgrims  are represented as resting    
their only dependence1 at the closing   
scene1 on the mercy of ,god1 through the
 righteousness and atonement of  ,his   
,son2 and yet recollecting their        
conscious integrity1 boldness  in       
professing and contending for the truth1
 love to the cause1  example1 and words 
of ,christ1 obedience to ,his precepts1 
delight  in ,his ways1 preservation from
 their own iniquities1 and consistent   
behaviour1 as evidences that their faith
 was living1 and their  hope warranted2 
and in this way the retrospect conduced 
to their  encouragement4 ,moreover1 they
 all concur in declaring that1  while   
they left their infirmities behind them1
 they should take  their graces along   
with them1 and that their works would   
follow  them4'--7,scott74    #cbg ,o who
 is able to conceive the inexpressible1 
inconceivable  joys of ,heaven6 ,how    
will the heavens echo with joy1 when the

 bride1  the ,lamb's wife1 shall come to
 dwell with her husband forever6        
,christ1 the desire of nations1 the joy 
of angels1 the delight of  the ,father2 
what solace then must the soul be filled
 with1 that  hath the possession of ,him
 to all eternity6 ,o what acclamations  
of joy will there be1 when all the      
children of ,god shall meet  together1  
without fear of being disturbed by the  
anti-,christian and  ,cainish brood6 ,if
 you would be better satisfied what the 
beatific  vision means1 my request is1  
that you would live holily1 and go  and 
see--7,bunyan's ,dying ,sayings1 vol4   
#a1 p4 #fe74    #cbh ,it was not without
 design that our excellent author tells 
us1  that the four boys1 with their     
wives and children1 were suffered  to   
continue in life for a time1 for the    
increase of the church in  the place    
where they dwelt4 ,he doubtless intended
 to write a ,third  ,part of his        
',pilgrims ,progress1' founded upon this
 circumstance1  with a design1 probably 

to show the influence of real religion  
and evangelical sentiments on persons in
 business and in domestic               
life--7,ivimey74    #cbi ,the view of   
the peaceful and joyful death of the    
pilgrims1  cannot but affect every      
reader2 and many1 perhaps1 may be ready 
to  say1 ',let me die the death of the  
righteous1 and let my last end  be like 
his'2 but1 except they make it their    
principal concern to  live the life of  
the righteous1 such a wish will be      
frustrated4 ,if  any man1 therefore1    
doubt whether this allegory do indeed   
describe  the rise and progress of      
religion in the soul--the beginning1    
continuance1 and termination of the     
godly man's course to ,heaven1  let him 
diligently search the ,scriptures1 and  
fervently pray to  ,god1 from whom alone
 'cometh every good and perfect gift1'  
to enable  him to determine this        
question4 ,but let such as own          
themselves to  be satisfied that it     
does1 beware lest they rest in the      

pleasure  of reading an ingenious work  
on the subject1 or in the ability  of   
developing many of the author's emblems4
 ,let them beware lest  they be         
fascinated1 as it were1 into a          
persuasion that they actually  accompany
 the pilgrims in the life of faith and  
walking with ,god1  in the same measure 
as they keep pace with the author in    
discovering  and approving the grand    
outlines of ,his plan4 ,and let everyone
  carefully examine his state1          
sentiments1 experience1 motives1        
tempers1 affections1 and conduct1 by the
 various characters1  incidents1 and    
observations1 that pass under his       
review--assured  that this is a matter  
of the greatest consequence4 ,we ought  
not1  indeed1 to call any man master1 or
 subscribe absolutely to all  his       
sentiments2 yet the diligent practical  
student of ,scripture  can scarcely     
doubt that the warnings1 counsels1 and  
instructions  of this singular work     
agree with that sacred touchstone1 or   

that  characters and actions will at    
last be approved or condemned by the    
,judge of the world1 in a great degree  
according to the sentence  passed on    
them in this wise and faithful book4    
,the ,lord grant  that both the writer  
and readers of these observations 'may  
find  mercy in that day1' and be        
addressed in these gracious words1      
',come1 ye blessed of ,my ,father1      
inherit the kingdom prepared for  you   
from the foundation of the              
world4'--7,scott74    999999    ,,the   
,,holy ,,war1    ,,made ,,by ,,shaddai  
,,upon ,,diabolus1 ,,for ,,the          
,,regaining ,,of ,,the ,,metropolis     
,,of ,,the ,,world2    ,,or1 ,,the      
,,losing ,,and ,,taking ,,again ,,of    
,,the ,,town ,,of ,,mansoul4    ,,the   
,,author ,,of ',,the ,,pilgrim',s       
,,progress4'    ',i have used           
similitudes4'--,hosea #ab3aj4           
,london3 ,printed for ,dorman ,newman1  
at the ,king's ,arms in the ,poultry2   
and ,benjamin ,alsop1 at the ,angel and 

,bible in the ,poultry1 #afhb4          
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,bunyan's account of the ,holy ,war is  
indeed an extraordinary book1           
manifesting a degree of genius1         
research1 and spiritual knowledge1      
exceeding even that displayed in the    
',pilgrim's ,progress4' ,to  use the    
words of ,mr4 ,j4 ,montgomery1 ',it is a
 work of that master  intelligence1     
which was privileged to arouse kindred  
spirits from  torpor and inactivity1 to 
zeal1 diligence1 and success4'    ,it   
was first published in #afhb1 in a small
 octavo volume1 and1  like the first    
edition of the ,pilgrim1 it was printed 
in a very  superior manner to all the   
subsequent editions1 to a recent period4
  ,the portrait of the author1 by       
,white1 which faced the title-page1  is 
without doubt the best likeness that has
 ever appeared of our  great            
allegorist4#a ,in addition to this is a 
whole length figure  of the author1 with
 a representation of ,heart-castle on   

his left  breast2 the town of ,mansoul1 
behind1 being partly seen through  him2 
,emmanuel and his army on the heart     
side1 and ,diabolus with  his dragons on
 his right4 ,from the publication of    
this popular  book in #afhb1 it has been
 constantly kept in print1 so that it is
  impossible to calculate the numbers   
that have been circulated4 ,as  time    
rolls on1 the ',holy ,war1' allegorized 
by ,john ,bunyan1 becomes  more and more
 popular2 nor can there be a doubt1 but 
that so long  as the internal conflict  
and spiritual warfare between the       
renewed  soul and its deadly enemies are
 maintained1 this book will become      
increasingly popular4    ,the ',holy    
,war1' although so very extraordinary an
 allegory1 has not  been translated into
 so many languages1 nor has it been so  
much  read in ,english1 as the          
',pilgrim's ,progress4' ,this would     
naturally  arise from the ,pilgrimage   
being a more simple narrative4 ,it is a 
journey full of the most striking       

scenery and incidents1 which is  read   
with the deepest interest by all        
classes1 from the children  in a        
work-house to the profoundest ,christian
 philosopher4 ,the facts  which are     
intended to be impressed upon the mind  
by the force of  the allegory1 are seen 
and appreciated by the ,christian       
without  requiring much investigation2  
while the ',holy ,war' is carried on    
under an allegorical representation by  
no means so transparent4  ,man's soul is
 figured under the simile of a town1    
which having  surrendered to an         
insidious and mortal enemy1 is besieged 
by its  lawful ,sovereign with all the  
'pomp and circumstances' of war2  the   
arch-enemy is driven out1 the town      
retaken1 new-modelled1 and  garrisoned  
by ,emmanuel4    ,to the ,christian1    
whose aim and end is peace1 war presents
 a most  forbidding aspect4 ,he loves   
not to see the garments rolled in blood1
  nor to hear the dying groans of the   
wounded1 nor the heart-rending  cries of

 the bereaved1 especially those of the  
widow and the orphan4  ,spoliation and  
robbery are not the pastimes of the     
child of ,god1  nor is cruelty the      
element of his happiness or peace4 ,to  
read of  such scenes1 produces painfully
 interesting sensations2 but even  these
 are not so strong or intense as those  
delightful feelings which  pervade the  
mind while watching the poor pilgrim in 
his struggles  to get through the       
,slough of ,despond1 his terror under   
the flames  of ,mount ,sinai1 his       
passing unhurt the darts from           
,beelzebub's  castle1 and his finding   
refuge at the ,wicket ,gate4 ,it is     
true1 that  the most delicate ,christian
 must become a stern warrior--the most  
sensitive ear must be alarmed with the  
sound of ,diabolus' drum1 and  at times 
feel those inward groanings which cannot
 be uttered--pass  through 'the fiery   
trial1' and 'endure hardness1 as a good 
soldier  of ,jesus ,christ'2 while at   
other periods of his experience1 flushed

  with victory1 he will cry out1 ',who  
shall separate us from the  love of     
,christ8' ,we must fight the good fight 
of faith1 or we can  never lay hold on  
eternal life4 ,we must be engaged in    
this holy  war1 and ,,fight or ,,perish4
 ,there is no neutrality1 no excuse that
  can be awaiting at the day of         
judgment4 ,the servant of ,christ is    
therefore found trusting in the ,captain
 of salvation1 furnished  with the whole
 armour of ,god1 with which his soul is 
clothed  by the ,holy ,spirit--having   
the shield of faith1 the helmet1 the    
breastplate1 the two-edged sword4 ,it   
was being thus mysteriously1            
invulnerably armed1 that gave the       
delicate1 learned1 pious ,lady  ,anne   
,askew strength to triumph over her     
agonies1 when the ,papists  disjointed  
every bone and sinew of her body on the 
rack4 ,her  spiritual armour enabled her
 with patience to bless ,god at the     
stake1 when1 for refusing to worship    
,antichrist1 she was burned  in         

,smithfield1 and her soul ascended to   
heaven in a flaming fiery  chariot4 ,it 
is the same spiritual armour1 the same  
,captain to  guide1 the same ,spirit to 
sanctify1 the same ,father to bless us1 
by which alone we can become more than  
conquerors over our vigilant  and       
powerful enemies4 ,the ,holy ,war is in 
this volume presented to  us by an old1 
experienced1 faithful warrior2 it is an 
allegorical  narrative1 written by a    
master hand1 guided by deeply           
penetrating1  searching powers of mind4 
,it is his own severe brunts with the   
great enemy1 who is aided by his army of
 pomps1 vanities1 lusts1  and           
allurements1 many lurking within1       
disguised to appear like  angels1 while 
under their masquerade dress they are   
very devils4  ,it is written by one who 
possessed almost boundless resources of 
imagination4 ,it is more profound1 more 
deeply spiritual than the  pilgrimage   
from ,destruction to the ,celestial     
,city2 and to understand  its hidden    

meaning1 requires the close and mature  
application  of the renewed mind4 ,there
 are1 alas6 comparatively few that are  
blessed with spiritual discernment2 and 
even of these1 there are  but few       
inclined to mental investigation and    
research4 ,these are  reasons why it has
 not been so popular a book as the      
',pilgrim's  ,progress4' ,to aid those  
whose time for reading is limited1 notes
  are given1 by which obsolete words and
 customs are explained1 and  the reader 
assisted to appreciate the beauties1 and
 to understand  the meaning of this     
allegory4 ,it is earnestly hoped that   
many  will richly enjoy the comforts1   
instructions1 consolations1 and         
strength which the author ardently      
wished to convey to ,zion's  warriors1  
by the study of this important subject4 
,i have already1 in my long             
,introduction to the ',pilgrim's        
,progress1'  noticed the peculiar genius
 and originality which are conspicuous  
in all ,bunyan's works1 and which most  

resplendently appear in his  allegorical
 writings4 ,that genius became hallowed 
and sanctified  by prison discipline1 by
 an intense study of the ,sacred        
,scriptures1  and by his controversies  
with great men of various sects and     
parties4 ,in the ',holy ,war' ,bunyan's 
peculiar genius shines forth  in its    
most beauteous lustre2 the whole is new1
 genuine1 flowing  forth from his own   
deep and rich experience4 ,it is1 in    
fact1 the  same narrative that he had   
published under the title of ',grace    
,abounding to the ,chief of ,sinners1 or
 a brief and faithful relation  of the  
exceeding mercy of ,god1 in ,christ1 to 
his poor servant ,john  ,bunyan4' ,this 
simple1 heart-affecting narrative1 is   
here related  under the allegorical     
representation of the ',holy ,war4' ,in 
this1  all the circumstances of his     
conviction of sin1 and his conversion   
to ,god1 are narrated with startling    
interest from the first  alarm--his     
being roused from a state of death-like 

lethargy1 his  opposition to the grace  
of ,god1 his refusals of the invitations
 of  ,emmanuel1 and his being at length 
conquered to become a monument  of      
divine mercy--a temple of the ,holy     
,ghost4 ,then came his declension  by   
carnal security1 and his misery in that 
state1 until he was  finally            
reconquered2 and his heart is           
permanently occupied by  ,emmanuel4 ,the
 ',grace ,abounding1' aided by the      
marginal notes of  the author to the    
',holy ,war1' forms a very valuable key 
to the  mysteries of this allegory2     
without their aid some passages would   
be found deeply mysterious1 and hard to 
be understood4 ,nor can  this be        
considered extraordinary1 when it is    
recollected that the  whole of the      
allegory is a revelation of scenes1     
feelings1 hopes1  fears1 and enjoyments1
 which are unknown1 unfelt1 and         
invisible to  all except to those whose 
minds are enlightened by ,divine truth2 
and even of these1 very few have had the

 deep and trying experience  with which 
the author was exercised4    ,that the  
',holy ,war' allegorically represents   
,bunyan's personal  feelings1 is clearly
 declared by him in the poetical        
,introduction  or ,address to the       
,reader1 prefixed to the book4 ,he      
adverts to  books of fiction1 and       
solemnly declares--      ',i have       
somewhat else to do1  ,than with vain   
stories thus to trouble you1  ,for my   
part1 ,i 7myself7 was in the town1      
,both when 'twas set up1 and when       
pulling down2  ,i saw ,diabolus in his  
possession1--  ,yea1 ,i was there when  
she own'd him for ,lord4'      ,a       
remarkable verse describes his state    
before conversion--      ',when ,mansoul
 trampled upon things divine1  ,and     
wallowed in filth as doth a swine2      
,when she betook herself unto her arms1 
,fought her ,emmanuel1 despis'd his     
charms1  ,then ,i was there1 and did    
rejoice to see  ,diabolus and ,mansoul  
so agree4'      ,some editor1 imagining 

that ,bunyan could never have so        
rejoiced1  forgetting his own words in  
the fourth section of his ',grace       
,abounding'--',it was my delight to be  
taken captive by the devil1  at his     
will'--altered these words to--         
',then ,i was there1 and grieved for to 
see  ,diabolus and ,mansoul so agree4'  
,this alteration1 which perverts the    
author's meaning1 appears  in a ,london 
edition1 #ageb1 and has been copied into
 many modern  editions1 even into those 
by ,mason and ,burder4#b    ,the author 
having in the above lines described his 
unconverted  state1 goes on to delineate
 his convictions in these words3--      
',what is here in view1  ,of mine own   
knowledge1 ,i dare say is true4  ,i saw 
the ,prince's armed men come down1  ,i  
saw the captains1 heard the trumpets    
sound2  ,yea1 how they set themselves in
 battle-ray1  ,i shall remember to my   
dying day4'      ,the whole of this     
address is descriptive of what the      
author saw1  felt1 or heard--           

',what shall ,i say8 ,i heard the       
people's cries1  ,and saw the ,prince   
wipe tears from ,mansoul's eyes2  ,i    
heard the groans1 and saw the joy of    
many1  ,tell you of all1 ,i neither     
will1 nor can ,i2  ,but by what here ,i 
say1 you well may see  ,that ,mansoul's 
matchless wars no fables be4'      ,the 
narrative of this eventful war is       
authenticated by his personal  feelings 
while under the chastising1 correcting1 
hand of his heavenly  ,father2 in his   
new birth and subsequent experience2 in 
bringing  his soul from darkness to     
marvellous light1 and from the wretched 
bondage of sin to the glorious liberty  
of the gospel4 ,this address  is closed 
with a very important notice1 which all 
our readers  should keep constantly in  
mind--it is to attend to the author's   
key to the allegory1 and that is his    
marginal notes--      ',nor do thou go  
to work without my key1  7,in mysteries 
men soon do lose their way71  ,and also 
turn it right1 if thou would'st know    

,my riddle1 and would'st with my heifer 
plough1  ,it lies there in the window1  
fare thee well1  ,my next may be to ring
 thy passing-bell4'      ,the last line 
strongly reminds us of the author's     
difficulty to  quit the gin and         
beer-drinking practice of bell-ringing1 
to which  in his youth he was so much   
addicted4 ,it is recorded in his ',grace
  ,abounding1' ,nos4 #cc and #cd4c      
,the form and order of the narrative is 
exceedingly beautiful1 and  deeply      
interesting to those who have been      
engaged in a similar  warfare4 ,passing 
over the short and vivid narration of   
the fall of  man1 our personal feelings 
are excited by witnessing the methods   
of grace1 adapted by a covenant-keeping 
,god and ,father1 to rescue  his people 
from their natural state of ,diabolonian
 slavery4 ,many of  the incidents will  
bring1 to the enlightened reader's      
recollection1  the solemn and powerful  
impressions under which he struggled1   
when  opposing the invitations of       

,emmanuel4 ,his holy joy1 when a sense  
of pardoning love and mercy came over   
his soul2 and his anxieties1  when in   
conflict with doubts1 and fears1 and    
bloodmen4    ,our young readers must be 
cautioned not to give way to doubts  and
 fears for their soul's safety1 because 
they have never passed  through the same
 feelings which fitted ,bunyan for a    
sphere of  extraordinary usefulness4    
,god brings his lambs and sheep into the
  fold by such means as are agreeable to
 his infinite wisdom and  grace4 ,some  
surrender at the first summons2 others  
hold out during  a long and distressing 
siege4 ',god's ways are not our ways4'  
,all  our anxious inquiries should be1  
,is ,emmanuel in ,heart-castle8 is  he  
'formed in me the hope of glory8' do ,i 
live and believe in him  who has        
immutably decreed that 'whosoever'--be  
he rich or poor1  learned or            
unlearned--if he 'liveth and believeth  
in me1 shall never  die8' ,it matters   
not1 as to my salvation1 whether the    

siege was  long or short4 ,the vital    
question is1 ,has my heart been         
conquered2  do ,i love ,emmanuel8 ,if ,i
 do1 it is because he first loved me1   
and  he changeth not4 ,in proportion to 
the trouble that ,i gave to my          
,conqueror1 so should be my zealous1    
holy1 happy obedience to his  commands4 
,much is expected from those to whom    
much as been forgiven4  ,the ,conqueror1
 by his victory1 fits us for those      
peculiar duties  to which he intends to 
devote us in extending his kingdom4 ,in 
the history of this war1 the reader's   
attention will be naturally  arrested by
 the fact that ,mansoul1 having         
voluntarily surrendered  to the dominion
 of ,satan1 made no effort to relieve   
herself4 ,no  spiritual feelings lurked 
in the walls to disturb the reign of    
,diabolus2 not even a prayer or a sigh  
breaks forth from her heart  for        
deliverance2 she felt not her           
degradation nor her danger2 she  was    
dead while she yet lived--dead in sin2  

and from this state  would have sunk1 as
 thousands have1 from spiritual and     
temporal  death into eternal and        
irretrievable ruin4 ,the first          
conception of  a scheme for her         
deliverance from such awful danger1     
arises in  the celestial court of her   
,creator2 grace lays the foundation1    
and raises the top-stone4 ,all the      
redeemed of ,god will unite in  one     
song1 ',not unto us1 ,o ,lord2 not unto 
us1 but unto thy name  give glory4' ,a  
covenant is made1 ordered in all things 
and sure1 to  save ,mansoul2 and from   
this emanates the vast1 the costly      
design  of her deliverance4 ,to effect  
this great object1 the ,mosaic          
dispensation--the ,law1 with all its    
terrors1 is sent1 in fearful  array1 to 
conquer or destroy4 ,this is            
allegorically represented  under the    
similitude of an army of forty thousand 
warriors1 'stout1  rough-hewn men1 fit  
to break the ice1 and make their way by 
dint  of sword4' ,they are under the    

command of four captains1 each with  his
 ensign--,boanerges and ,thunder1       
,conviction and ,sorrow1 ,judgment  and 
,terror1 ,execution and ,justice4 ,to   
resist this force1 ,diabolus  arms the  
town1 hardens the conscience1 and       
darkens the understanding4  ,he places  
at ,eargate a guard of ,,deaf ,,men1    
under old ,mr4 ,prejudice1  and plants  
over that important gate two great guns1
 ,highmind and  ,heady4 ,he arms        
,mansoul with the whole armour of       
,satan1 which is  very graphically      
described4 ,summons after summons is    
unheeded4  ,the death of friends1       
sickness1 and troubles1 pass by         
apparently  without any good result4    
,they 'will not hearken to the voice  of
 charmers1 charming never so wisely4'   
,at length1 the town  is assaulted1     
conscience becomes alarmed1 but the will
 remains  stubborn4 ,the beleaguering of
 the town--planting the                 
ensigns--throwing  up batteries--the    
slings casting1 with irresistible force1

 portions  of the ,word into the        
mind--the battering-rams beating upon   
the  gates1 especially                  
,eargate--exciting alarm under the fear 
of the  just and awful punishment due to
 sin--all are described with an         
extraordinary knowledge of military     
terms and tactics4 ,the episode  of the 
three volunteers who enlisted under     
,shaddai1 into ,captain  ,boanerges'    
company--,tradition1 ,human-wisdom1 and 
,man's-invention--are  inimitably       
beautiful4 ,when they were aught in the 
rear1 and taken  prisoners--'as they did
 not live so much by religion as by the 
fates of fortune'--they offer their     
services to ,diabolus1 and are  joined  
to ,captain ,anything's company4 ,after 
a few sharp assaults1  convictions of   
sin alarm the conscience1 and six of    
,diabolus' new  ,aldermen are slain with
 one shot4 ,their names are well worthy 
an  attentive consideration1 showing    
what open vices are abandoned upon  the 
soul being first terrified with the fear

 of retribution--,swearing1  ,whoring1  
,fury1 ,stand-to-lies1 ,drunkenness1 and
 ,cheating4    ,alarms are continued by 
day and night1 until it is said to      
,mansoul1  ',upon all her pleasant      
things there was a blast1 and burning   
instead  of beauty2 with shows of the   
shadow of death4' ,thus was it with     
,david--',my soul is cast down within   
me3 deep calleth unto deep at  the noise
 of thy waterspouts2 all thy waves and  
thy billows are  gone over me' 7,psa    
#db3f1g74    ,all the assaults of ,moses
 and the ,law are ineffectual2 the gates
  remain closed against her ,king and   
,god4 ,the thunders of ,sinai and  the  
voice of the prophets may alarm1 but    
cannot conquer ,mansoul4  ,the          
thundering1 terrifying captains appeal  
to the celestial court1  and            
,emmanuel--,god with us--condescends to 
fight the battle1 and  secure the       
victory4 ,the angelic hosts desire to   
look into these  things--they are the   
peers of the heavenly realm--the news   

'flew  like lightning round about the   
court'--and the greatest peers  did     
covet to have commissions under         
,emmanuel4 ,the captains that  accompany
 him in this grand expedition are       
,faith1 ,hope1 ,charity1  ,innocence1   
and ,patience4 ,mansoul is to be won by 
persuasion to  receive her ,saviour4    
,the cost of the enterprise is vast     
indeed2  the army is numerous as our    
thoughts1 and who can number 'the       
multitude of his thoughts8' ,the        
battering rams and slings1 we are  told 
by the margin1 mean the books of ,sacred
 ,scripture1 sent to us  by the         
influence of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,emmanuel
 is irresistible--,mansoul  is          
taken--,diabolus is dragged out1        
stripped of his armour1 and sent  to the
 parched places in a salt land1 'seeking
 rest1 but finding  none4'    ,the heart
 at first trembles lest punishment      
should be justly poured  out upon her   
for treason1 but it becomes the throne  
of its lawful  ,king2 and instead of    

,god's anger1 his pardon and blessings  
are  proclaimed1 and ,mansoul is filled 
with joy1 happiness1 and glory4         
,reader1 can you call to mind the peace 
and holy enjoyment which  took          
possession of your soul1 when--having   
passed through the  fears and hopes1 the
 terrors and alarms1 of the new         
birth--you sat  down1 for the first     
time1 at the table of the ,lord1 to     
celebrate  the wonders of his grace8    
,then you rejoiced in hope full of      
immortality2 then you could exclaim1 ',o
 tidings6 glad tidings6 good  tidings of
 good1 and of great joy to my soul6'    
',then they leaped  and skipped upon the
 walls for joy1 and shouted1 ,let       
,emmanuel live  for ever6' ,and then you
 fondly thought that happiness was      
secure  for the rest of your pilgrimage1
 until your glorified spirit should     
enter into the celestial city4    ,alas6
 your enemies were not dead4 ,they      
insidiously seized an  unguarded moment4
 ,remiss in watchfulness1 and formal in 

prayer1  ,carnal-security invade the    
mind4 ,your ardent love is              
cooled--intercourse  with heaven is     
slight--and by slow degrees1 and almost 
unperceived1  ,emmanuel leaves          
,heart-castle2 and the prince of the    
power of the  air promotes the treason1 
and foments rebellion1 by the           
introduction  of loose thoughts1 under  
the name of harmless mirth4 ,the news   
soon reach ,diabolus1 and an infernal   
conference1 or dialogue of  devils1 is  
revealed by our author2 who had watched 
the course and  causes of spiritual     
declension1 and was not 'ignorant of    
,satan's  devices4'    ,the malignant   
craft and subtilty displayed in ,satan's
 counsel1 are  described in a manner far
 beyond an ordinary imagination4 ,they  
display the almost unbounded resources  
of genius and invention so  richly      
possessed by the prince of allegorists1 
,john ,bunyan4 ,it  reminds us of the   
dialogue between ,lucifer and           
,beelzebub1 in that  rare work by       

,barnardine ,ochine1 a reformer1        
published in #aedi1  called1 ,a ,tragedy
 or ,dialogue of the unjust usurped     
,primacy of  the ,bishop of ,rome4#d ,in
 this is represented1 in very popular   
language1 the designs of ,lucifer to    
ruin ,christianity by the  establishment
 of ,popery4 ,lucifer thus addresses his
 diabolical  conclave--',i have devised 
to make a certain new kingdom1          
replenished  with idolatry1             
superstition1 ignorance1 error1         
falsehoods1 deceit1  compulsion1        
extortion1 treason1 contention1 discord1
 tyranny1 and  cruelty2 with spoiling1  
murder1 ambition1 filthiness1 injuries1 
factions1 sects1 wickedness1 and        
mischief2 in the which kingdom  all     
kinds of abomination shall be committed4
 ,and notwithstanding  that it shall be 
heaped up with all kinds of wickedness1 
yet shall  the professed ,christian men 
think it to be a spiritual kingdom1     
most holy and most godly4 ,the supreme  
head of this kingdom shall  be a man    

which is not only sinful1 and an        
abominable robber and  thief1 but he    
shall be sin and abomination itself2 and
 yet1 for  all that1 shall be thought of
 ,christian men a ,god in earth1 and    
his members1 being most wicked1 shall be
 called of men most holy4  ,god sent his
 ,son into the world1 who1 for the      
salvation of mankind1  hath humbled     
himself even to the death of the cross4 
,i will send  my son into the world1    
who1 for the destruction and            
condemnation  of mankind1 shall so      
advance himself that he shall take upon 
him  to be made equal with ,god4' ',i   
will1 by craft and diligence1 shadow    
and cover superstition and idolatry with
 a fair face1 and beauty  of holy       
ceremonies1 that men shall be made so   
drunken and so amazed  with this outward
 pomp and show1 that they shall not be  
able to  discern truth from falsehood1  
when they be drowned in the flood  of   
idolatry and superstition4' ',i will    
cause them to be most cruel  tyrants and

 butchers of ,christ and his members1   
under a pretence  of zeal to the house  
of ,god4 ,they shall hide their         
uncleanness  and filthy behaviour with  
an exceeding wide cloak of hypocrisy1   
and with glorious shining titles4' ,thus
 this intrepid reformer  opened up the  
origin1 the development1 the            
desolations1 of ,popery2  and1 with a   
similar knowledge of ,satan's devices1  
the ,nonconformist  ,bunyan shows the   
means by which ,diabolus urges the young
 ,christian  into a backsliding state4  
',let our ,diabolonian friends in       
,mansoul  draw it into sin1 for there is
 nothing like sin to devour ,mansoul2   
while we will send against it an army of
 twenty or thirty thousand  sturdy      
terrible doubters4 ,sin renders ,mansoul
 sick and faint1 while  doubts are by it
 made fierce and strong4' ,at length    
,diabolus and  his army of doubts march 
from ,hellgate ,hill to ,mansoul3 the   
order  in which they are placed1 and the
 names of the officers1 are very        

instructive1 as well as curious4        
,election-doubteres1 under ,captain     
,rage--,vocation-doubters1 commanded by 
,captain ,fury--,grace-doubters1  led by
 ,captain ,damnation--,faith-doubters1  
under ,captain  led by ,captain         
,brimstone--,resurrection-doubters1 by  
,captain  ,torment--,salvation-doubters1
 under ,captain                         
,noease--,glory-doubters1  commanded by 
,captain ,sepulchre--,felicity-doubters1
 led by ,captain  ,pasthope4            
,incredulity was ,lord-general1 and     
,diabolus was ,king  and                
,commander-in-chief4 ,the roaring of the
 drum--their alarming  outcries1        
,hell-fire6 ,hell-fire6--their furious  
assaults--the  multitude of doubts--and 
the perplexity of poor distracted       
,mansoul1  are admirably and truly      
narrated4 ,the town makes a sortie in   
the  night1 but ,diabolus and his       
legions1 experienced in night work1     
drive them back1 and severely wound     
,captains ,faith1 ,hope1 and            

,experience4 ,again the gates are       
assaulted1 and ,diabolus and his        
doubters gain an entrance1 by the       
senses1 into the town1 but cannot  force
 the heart2 and ,mansoul is reduced to  
the greatest straits  and sadness4 ,in  
this extremity1 prayers are incessantly 
offered up  to ,emmanuel2 but1 for a    
long time1 they can obtain no           
satisfactory  answers4 ,both parties are
 on the alert2 but ,diabolus finds it   
impossible1 either by treachery or by   
storming with his legion  of doubts1 to 
gain possession of ,heart-castle4 ,being
 worsted in  a general engagement1 the  
doubters are slain1 and are buried with 
their armour2 yea1 all that did but     
smell of a ,diabolonian ,doubter4  ,the 
arch-fiend now enters upon a new mode of
 assault--he sends for  a reinforcement1
 to try the effect of persecution2 and  
obtains an  army of fifteen thousand    
,bloodmen1 from the province of         
,loathgood4 ,to  these were added ten   
thousand new ,doubters1 under their     

commander  old ,incredulity4 ,these     
,bloodmen were 'rugged villains1 and had
  done feats heretofore'2 'they were    
mastiffs1 and would fasten upon  father1
 mother1 brother1 yea1 upon the ,prince 
of princes4 ,among  their officers is   
,captain ,pope1 whose colours were the  
stake1 the  flame1 and the good man in  
it4' ,to these ,i would humbly suggest  
the  propriety of adding one more--it is
 ,captain ,state-religion1 upon  whose  
standard should be represented the      
,nonconformist ,john ,bunyan  in a damp1
 dreary dungeon1 writing his ',pilgrim's
 ,progress1' with  his poor blind child 
at his feet4 ,o persecutor1 whether you 
burn  or imprison a ,nonconformist1 or  
harass him in ,ecclesiastical  courts1  
or seize his goods to support forms or  
ceremonies which he  believes to be     
,antichristian1 your commander is old   
,incredulity--your  king is ,diabolus6  
,the ,bloodmen send a summons to        
,mansoul 'as hot as  a red hot iron1'   
threatening fire and sword1 and utter   

destruction2  but the ,god who visited  
our pious author in prison1 and         
cherished  and comforted him in his     
twelve years' sufferings under          
persecution1  came to the relief of     
,mansoul4 ,the ,diabolonian army is     
routed--the  ,doubters are slain1       
excepting a few who escaped--the        
,bloodmen  or persecutors were not to be
 slain1 but to be taken alive4 ,the     
prisoners are brought to trial1 with all
 the forms and solemnities  of law2 and 
the narrative concludes with a most     
admirable charge  from ,emmanuel to keep
 ,mansoul in a state of the most        
prayerful  vigilance4 ,enemies still    
lurk within1 to keep her humble2 that   
she  may feel her dependence upon ,god1 
and be found much in communion  with    
him4 ',believe that my love1' says      
,emmanuel1 'is constant to  thee4       
,watch1 hold fast1 till ,i come4'    ,in
 the whole detail of this war1 very     
singular skill is manifested4  ,a keen  
observer of all that passed before him1 

aided by a most  retentive memory1 and a
 fertile imagination1 enabled our       
pilgrim  forefather to gain much        
knowledge in a short time4 ,he had been 
engaged1 as a private soldier1 in the   
,civil war2 and was at the  siege of    
,leicester1 when it was taken by ,prince
 ,rupert4 ,this gave  him a knowledge of
 the meaning of trumpet or bugle sounds2
 so that1  when the trumpeters made     
their best music1 in the expectation of 
,emmanuel's speedy assistance to help   
,mansoul1 ,diabolus exclaims1  ',what do
 these madmen mean8 they neither sound  
to boot and saddle1  nor horse and away1
 nor a charge4'    ,bunyan had been     
released from his tedious and cruel     
imprisonment  for conscience sake about 
ten years1 when he published the ',holy 
,war4' ,in this interval of time1       
although labouring incessantly to  win  
souls to ,christ1 being a very popular  
preacher1 yet he must  have found time  
to gratify his incessant thirst for     
knowledge2  gaining that he might       

communicate1 and in imparting it1       
receiving  into his own mind a rich     
increase4 ,this would doubtless lead him
  to read the best of our ,puritan and  
,nonconformists' works1 so that  we find
 him using the ,latin words primum      
mobile1 carefully noting  in the margin 
that he meant 'the soul'2 and from hence
 he must  have scraped acquaintance with
 ,python1 ,cerberus1 and the furies of  
mythology1 whom he uses in this war1    
describing accurately their  names and  
qualities4    ,at first sight1 it may   
seem strange that the armies1 both      
within  and without the city1 should be 
so numerous1 as it is but one man  who  
is the object of attack and defence--one
 human body1 containing  one immortal   
,mansoul2 but if the reader reflects    
that every soldier  represents a        
thought1 who can number them8 ,at one   
time1 by the  sin-sickness1 eleven      
thousand--men1 women1 and children--died
 in  ,mansoul6 this is interpreted by   
,bunyan to mean1 that the men           

represented 'good thoughts'--the women1 
'good conceptions'--and  the children1  
'good desires4' ,the town is assaulted  
by thirty or  forty thousand doubts1    
very curiously and methodically         
arranged4    ,the value of the marginal 
notes is very great1 throwing immediate 
light upon many difficult passages4     
,every reader should make free  use of  
the key which lieth in the window the   
margin4 ,the value  of this key is seen 
by a few quotations4 ,thus1 when        
,diabolus beat  a charge against the    
town1 my ,lord ,reason was wounded in   
the  head--the brave ,lord ,mayor1 ,mr4 
,understanding1 in the eye--and  'many  
also of the inferior sort were not only 
wounded1 but slain  outright4' ,the     
margin explains this as meaning         
',hopeful thoughts4'  ,when the enemy   
broke into the town at ,feelgate1 during
 a night of  terror1 and got possession1
 it is described as being accompanied   
by all the horrors of war--by atrocities
 probably even greater  than those      

perpetrated by ,rupert's cavaliers at   
,leicester4 ',young  children were      
dashed in pieces1 yea1 those unborn were
 destroyed4'  ',the women were beastlike
 abused4' ,this is interpreted by two   
marginal notes--',good and tender       
thoughts1' ',holy conceptions of  good4'
    ,the storming of ,leicester took    
place in the night1 and furnished       
,bunyan1 who was an eyewitness1 with a  
correct notion of raising  the standard1
 beleaguering the city1 and forcing the 
gates1 and a  lively view of the        
desolations he describes4 ,awful as is  
his account  of the sacking of ,mansoul1
 with its murders and desolations1 yet  
it may prove to be a good description of
 the conduct of ,prince  ,rupert and his
 cavaliers at the storming of           
,leicester4 ,strike out  the name of    
,diabolus1 and insert ,rupert1 and put  
,leicester instead  of ,mansoul1 and the
 account of the brutal conduct of the   
,royal  army will be found accurately   
described4 ,lord ,clarendon1 who wrote  

to gain the smiles of royalty1 plainly  
tells us that1 when ,prince  ,rupert and
 the ,king took ,leicester1 ',the       
conquerors pursued  their advantage with
 the usual license of rapine and        
plunder1 and  miserably sacked the whole
 town1 without any distinction of       
persons  and places4 ,churches and      
hospitals1 as well as other houses1 were
  made a prey to the enraged and greedy 
soldier1 to the exceeding  regret of the
 ,king4' ,clarendon goes on to account  
for the exceeding  regret of ,charles3  
it was because many of his faithful     
friends  had suffered1 in the confusion 
of this murderous scene of rapine  and  
plunder4    ,in the ',holy ,war1'       
,bunyan has not been1 nor can he ever   
be1 charged  with copying from any      
author who preceded him4 ,erasmus1      
,gouge1  and many other of our          
,reformers1 ,puritans1 and              
,nonconformists1  commented upon the    
,christian's armour and weapons4        
,benjamin ,keach1  about the time that  

the ',holy ,war' appeared1 published his
 ,war  with the ,devil1 or1 the ,young  
,man's ,conflict with the ,powers of    
,darkness4 ,it is a series of admirable 
poetical dialogues on the  corruption   
and vanity of youth1 the horrible nature
 of sin1 and  deplorable condition of   
fallen man2 with the rule of conscience 
and of true conversion4 ,it has nothing 
allegorical in it1 but is  replete with 
practical warnings and exhortations4 ,no
 one had ever  attempted1 under the form
 of an allegory1 to describe the        
internal  conflict between the powers of
 darkness and of the mind in the        
renewed man2 the introduction of evil   
thoughts and suggestions1  their        
unnatural union with the affections1 and
 the offspring of  such union1 under the
 name of ,diabolonians1 who1 when       
,mansoul is  watchful unto prayer1 lurk 
in the walls2 but when in a backsliding 
state1 are tolerated and encouraged     
openly to walk the streets4  ,some have 
supposed that there is a slight         

similarity between the  description1    
given by ,john ,chrysostom of the battle
 between the  hosts of hell and mankind1
 and ,john ,bunyan's ',holy ,war4' ,it  
is  not at all probable that ,bunyan was
 acquainted with ,chrysostom on  the    
,priesthood1 which was then locked up in
 the ,greek language1  but has been     
since translated into ,english4 ,nor can
 we find any  similarity between the    
work of the pious apostolically         
descended  tinker1 and the learned      
,greek father4 ,chrysostom's picture of 
the  battle is contained in a letter to 
,basil1 urging him to become  a minister
 of the gospel4 ,it is in words to this 
effect3--',pent  up in this body1 like a
 dungeon1 we cannot discern the         
invisible  powers4 ,could you behold the
 black army of the devil and his mad    
conflict1 you would witness a great and 
arduous battle1 in which  there is no   
brass or steel1#e no horses or wheeled  
chariots1 no  fire and arrows1 but other
 instruments much more formidable4 ,no  

breastplates1 or shields1 or swords1 or 
darts4 ,the very sight of  this accursed
 host is alone sufficient to paralyze a 
soul which  is not imbued with courage  
furnished by ,god1 and with even greater
  foresight than valour4 ,could you     
calmly survey all this array  and war1  
you would see1 not torrents of blood or 
dead bodies1 but  fallen souls6 ,you    
would see wounds so grievous1 that human
 war1  with all its horrors1 is mere    
child's play or idle pastime1 in        
comparison to the sight of so many souls
 struck down every day by  ,satan4'     
,thus this learned ,greek father very   
eloquently represents  the great battle 
of ,satan and his hosts1 against all    
mankind4 ,but  for a description of the 
internal conflict1 ,diabolus and his    
army  of ,doubters and ,bloodmen arrayed
 against the powers of ,mansoul1        
,bunyan stands alone and most           
beautifully resplendent4    ,in this war
 there is no combination of souls to    
resist ,satan1 nor  can any human powers

 in any way assist us in the trying     
battle4  ,here1 ,o my reader1 you and ,i
 must stand alone far from the aid of   
our fellow-men4 ,we must call upon all  
the resources of our minds1  and while  
there is unity within1 no resisting or  
treason--while the  ,holy ,spirit       
strengthens and inclines the will1 the  
understanding1  the conscience1 the     
affections1 and all our powers are      
united  to resist ,satan1 ,god fights   
for us1 and the heart is safe under  the
 gracious smiles of our ,emmanuel4 ,may 
we never forget that  our spiritual life
 is totally dependent upon him1 in whom1
 as to  the body1 we live1 and move1 and
 have our being4 ,but when doubts       
enfeeble us1 and ,bloodmen harass us1   
there is no help from man4  ,no pope1   
cardinal1 archbishop1 minister1 or any  
human power can  aid us2 ,,all our hope 
is in ,god alone2 every effort for      
deliverance  must be by fervent prayer  
and supplication1 from the heart and    
conscience1 directly to ,god4 ,our      

petitions must be framed by the  ,holy  
,ghost1 and presented unto ,shaddai1 not
 by priest or prelate1 but  by our      
,emmanuel1 ,jesus ,christ1 the only     
intercessor and mediator4    ,the       
attentive reader of ,bunyan's works will
 notice the difference  between the     
trial of ,faithful in the ',pilgrim's   
,progress1' and  that of the prisoners  
brought to the bar as traitors in the   
',holy  ,war4' ,the judge and jury are  
particularly overbearing to ,faithful1  
much more so than to the ,diabolonians4 
,still there is one very  strong feature
 in which they all agree4 ,the prisoners
 are all  brought to their trial1 not   
that their guilt or innocence might  be 
proved1 but in order to their           
condemnation and execution4 ,all  are   
brought up in chains1 a custom which    
then was very prevalent1  if not        
universal1 but which is now only read of
 as a cruel practice  of a bygone age4  
,there are a few riddles or questions   
arising out of this narrative1  the     

solving of which may afford instructive 
amusement to the  reader4 ,what is meant
 by the drum of ,diabolus1 which so     
terrified  ,mansoul8 ,refer to          
,galatians #c3aj2 ,hebrews #f3d-h2 #a   
,john #e3af2 ,hebrews  #ab3bi4 ,why were
 the troops numbered at forty thousand1 
that came  up to alarm and convince     
,mansoul of sin1 or righteousness1 and  
of  judgment1 while ,emmanuel's army is 
not numbered8 ,see ,joshua #d3ac2       
,hebrews #ab3bb4 ,when the ,doubters are
 slain or driven from ,mansoul1  after  
her conversion1 they go straggling up   
and down the country  enslaving the     
barbarous people 7the margin informs us 
that the  unbeliever never fights the   
,doubters74 ,why do they go by fives1   
nines1 and seventeens8 ,do these odd    
numbers refer to the nine  companies of 
,doubters1 and eight of ,bloodmen1 who  
were under  the command of five fallen  
angels--,diabolus1 ,beelzebub1 ,lucifer1
  ,legion1 and ,apollyon8 ,fearful odds 
against a poor fallen sinner1  five evil

 spirits1 or nine classes of doubts1 or 
these nine doubts  united to eight kinds
 of ,bloodmen or persecutors4    ,in a  
work so highly allegorical1 and founded 
upon a plain narrative  of facts in the 
experience of the author1 the editor    
deemed it  needful to add numerous      
notes4 ,these contain all that appeared 
to  be explanatory or illustrative in   
other commentaries1 with many that  are 
original2 obsolete terms and customs are
 explain2 references  are given to about
 fifty passages in the ',grace          
,abounding1' that  the reader's         
attention may be constantly directed to 
the solemn  truths which are displayed  
under this delightful allegory4 ,the    
editor has the consolation of hoping    
that the result of great labour  can do 
no injury4 ,those whose deep experience 
in the spiritual  warfare enables them  
to understand and enjoy the allegory1   
can  pass them by2 while many of the    
poor but immortal souls engaged  in this
 warfare1 who are not deeply            

experienced1 may receive aid  and       
encouragement to persevere1 until they  
shall exclaim1 ,the  battle is fought1  
the victory is won1 eternal praises to  
the great  and gracious ,emmanuel4      
,reader1 ,i must not detain you much    
longer from the pleasure of  entering   
upon a narrative so deeply interesting  
to all who possess  the understanding   
heart--an allegory1 believed by very    
many to be  the most beautiful and      
extraordinary that mere human genius    
ever  composed in any language4 ,o      
consider the worth of an immortal soul6 
,god sent his servants1 ,moses and the  
prophets1 with their slings  and        
battering-rams1 their great and precious
 promises to the early  prophets1 who   
have faithfully handed them down to us2 
and then came  ,emmanuel and his        
heavenly army1 and all this to conquer  
,mansoul6  ,without the shedding of     
blood1 there is no remission of sin4    
,the  blood of bulls and of goats cannot
 wash out our stains4 ,we must  be found

 in ,christ as part of his mystical     
body1 and thus in  perfection obey the  
,divine law1 and then1 through the      
sin-atoning  offering of ,emmanuel1     
,god's equal1 eternal ,son1 a fountain  
is  opened for sin and uncleanness1 in  
which our souls1 being purified1  shall 
be clothed with the garment of          
salvation4 ,who can calculate  the worth
 of his immortal soul1 that ,god himself
 should pay so  costly a price for its  
redemption6 ,may the desire of every    
reader  be1 ,o that my soul may be      
engaged in this holy war1 my ears be    
alarmed by the infernal drum of         
,diabolus1 that my ,heart-castle  may   
receive the ,king of salvation1 and     
,christ be found there the  hope of     
glory4 ,then may we feel the stern      
necessity of incessant  watchfulness and
 prayer against carnal security1 or any 
other  cause of backsliding1 with its   
consequent miseries4    ,well may the   
world wonder1 how a poor travelling     
tinker could  gain the extraordinary    

knowledge1 which enabled him to become  
the  greatest allegorical writer that   
the world ever saw4 ,the reason is      
obvious1 he lived and moved and had his 
being in the atmosphere  of ,god's      
revealed will4 ,it was this that enabled
 him to take the  wings of the morning1 
and fly not only to the uttermost parts 
of  the visible but of the invisible    
world2 to enjoy scenes of light  and    
glory1 such as ,gabriel contemplated    
when he came from heaven  to ,nazareth1 
and revealed to ,mary her high          
destiny--that her ,son  should be the   
promised ,saviour1 who should bear the  
government of  the universe upon his    
shoulders--whose name was               
,wonderful--,counsellor--the  ,mighty   
,god--the everlasting ,father--the      
,prince of ,peace--,emmanuel1  ,god with
 us4    ,bunyan's industry and          
application must have been intense1 he  
could  not by possibility for a single  
moment say1 'soul take thine ease1'     
inglorious1 destructive ease4 ,his hands

 had to labour for his  bread1 and to   
provide for a most exemplary wife and   
four children1  one of them blind4      
,there was no hour of his life when he  
could have  said to his soul1 ,let all  
thy noble powers be absorbed in eating1 
drinking1 being merry--mere animal      
gratifications4 ,the ,holy ,war1  the   
solemn results depending upon it1       
salvation or eternal ruin1  the strong  
desire to glorify ,emmanuel1 the        
necessity to labour  for his            
household--that blessed industry left   
him no opportunity  for weaving a web of
 unmeaning casuistic subtilties1 in     
which  to entangle and engulph his soul1
 like a ,puseyite or a ,german          
,rationalist4 ,the thunders and         
lightnings of ,sinai had burnt up  all  
this wood1 hay1 and stubble1 and with   
child-like simplicity he  depended upon 
the ,holy ,spirit1 while drawing all his
 consolations  and all his spiritual    
supplies from the sacred ,scriptures4   
,bunyan's narrative of the ,holy ,war1  

from its commencement in the  fall of   
man to that splendid address of         
,emmanuel with which it  concludes1 has 
been the study of the ,editor for more  
than forty  years1 and he hopes that no 
future year of the residue of his life  
will be spent without reading this      
solemn1 soul-stirring1 delightful       
narrative4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4 ,hackney1 
,april #ahea          ,,to ,,the        
,,reader4    ',tis strange to me1 that  
they that love to tell  ,things done of 
old1 yea1 and that do excel  ,their     
equals in historiology1  ,speak not of  
,mansoul's wars1 but let them lie       
,dead1 like old fables1 or such         
worthless things1  ,that to the reader  
no advantage brings3  ,when men1 let    
them make what they will their own1     
,till they know this1 are to themselves 
unknown4  ,of stories ,i well know      
there's divers sorts1  ,some foreign1   
some domestic2 and reports  ,are thereof
 made1 as fancy leads the writers2  ,by 
books a man may guess at the inditers4  

,some will again of that which never    
was1  ,nor will be1 feign1 and that     
without a cause1  ,such matter1 raise   
such mountains1 tell such things  ,of   
men1 of laws1 of countries1 and of      
kings3  ,and in their story seem to be  
so sage1  ,and with such gravity clothe 
ev'ry page1  ,that though their         
frontispiece say all is vain1  ,yet to  
their way disciples they obtain#f  ,but1
 readers1 ,i have somewhat else to do1  
,than with vain stories thus to trouble 
you2  ,what here ,i say1 some men do    
know so well1  ,they can with tears and 
joy the story tell4  ,the town of       
,mansoul is well known to many1  ,nor   
are her troubles doubted of by any      
,that are acquainted with those         
histories  ,that ,mansoul1 and her wars1
 anatomize4  ,then lend thine ear to    
what ,i do relate  ,touching the town of
 ,mansoul and her state1  ,how she was  
lost1 took captive1 made a slave2  ,and 
how against him set1 that should her    
save4  ,yea1 how by hostile ways1 she   

did oppose  ,her ,lord1 and with his    
enemy did close4  ,for they are true2 he
 that will them deny  ,must needs the   
best of records vilify4  ,for my part1  
,i 7myself7 was in the town1  ,both when
 'twas set up1 and when pulling down1   
,i saw ,diabolus in his possession1     
,and ,mansoul also under his oppression4
  ,yea1 ,i was there when she own'd him 
for ,lord1  ,and to him did submit with 
one accord4  ,when ,mansoul trampled    
upon things ,divine1  ,and wallowed in  
filth as doth a swine2  ,when she betook
 herself unto her arms1  ,fought her    
,emmanuel1 despis'd his charms1  ,then  
,i was there1 and did rejoice to see    
,diabolus and ,mansoul so agree4#g  ,let
 no men1 then1 count me a fable-maker1  
,nor make my name or credit a partaker  
,of their derision2 what is here in     
view1  ,of mine own knowledge1 ,i dare  
say is true4  ,i saw the prince's armed 
men come down1  ,by troops1 by          
thousands1 to besiege the town4  ,i saw 
the captains1 heard the trumpets sound1 

,and how his forces cover'd all the     
ground4  ,yea1 how they set themselves  
in battle-ray1  ,i shall remember to my 
dying day4  ,i saw the colours waving in
 the wind1  ,and they within to mischief
 how combin'd1  ,to ruin ,mansoul1 and  
to make away  ,her primum mobile#h      
without delay4  ,i saw the mounts cast  
up against the town1  ,and how the      
slings were placed to beat it down4  ,i 
heard the stones fly whizzing by mine   
ears1  ,what longer kept in mind than   
got in fears1  ,i heard them fall1 and  
saw what work they made1  ,and how old  
,mors did cover with his shade  ,the    
face of ,mansoul2 and ,i heard her cry1 
,woe worth the day1 in dying ,i shall   
die6  ,i saw the battering rams1 and how
 they play'd1#i  ,to beat ope ,ear-gate1
 and ,i was afraid  ,not only ,ear-gate1
 but the very town1  ,would by those    
battering rams be beaten down4  ,i saw  
the fights1 and heard the captains      
shout1  ,and each in battle saw who     
faced about2  ,i saw who wounded were1  

and who were slain2  ,and who1 when     
dead1 would come to life again4  ,i     
heard the cries of those that wounded   
were1  ,while others fought like men    
bereft of fear1  ,and while the cry1    
,kill1 kill1 was in mine ears1  ,the    
gutters ran1 not so with blood as tears4
  ,indeed1 the captains did not always  
fight1  ,but then they would molest us  
day and night2  ,their cry1 ,up1 fall   
on1 let us take the town1  ,kept us from
 sleeping1 or from lying down4  ,i was  
there when the gates were broken ope1   
,and saw how ,mansoul then was stript of
 hope4#aj  ,i saw the captains march    
into the town1  ,how there they fought1 
and did their foes cut down4  ,i heard  
the prince bid ,boanerges go  ,up to the
 castle1 and there seize his foe1  ,and 
saw him and his fellows bring him down  
,in chains of great contempt quite      
through the town4  ,i saw ,emmanuel when
 he possest  ,his town of ,mansoul1 and 
how greatly blest  ,a town1 his gallant 
town of ,mansoul was1  ,when she        

received his pardon1 lived his laws6    
,when the ,diabolonians were caught1    
,when tried1 and when to execution      
brought1  ,then ,i was there2 yea1 ,i   
was standing by  ,when ,mansoul did the 
rebels crucify4  ,i also saw ,mansoul   
clad all in white1  ,and heard her      
prince call her his heart's delight4  ,i
 saw him put upon her chains of gold1   
,and rings1 and bracelets1 goodly to    
behold4  ,what shall ,i say8--,i heard  
the people's cries1  ,and saw the prince
 wipe tears from ,mansoul's eyes4  ,i   
heard the groans1 and saw the joy of    
many3  ,tell you of all1 ,i neither     
will1 nor can ,i4  ,but by what here ,i 
say1 you well may see  ,that ,mansoul's 
matchless wars no fables be4  ,mansoul6 
the desire of both princes was1  ,one   
keep his gain would1 t'other gain his   
loss2  ,diabolus would cry1 ,the town is
 mine2  ,emmanuel would plead a right   
,divine  ,unto his ,mansoul2 then to    
blows they go1  ,and ,mansoul cries1    
,these wars will me undo4  ,mansoul6 her

 wars seem'd endless in her eyes1       
,she's lost by one1 becomes another's   
prize4  ,and he again that lost her last
 would swear1  ,have her ,i will1 or her
 in pieces tear4  ,mansoul1 it was the  
very seat of war1  ,wherefore her       
troubles greater were by far1  ,than    
only where the noise of war is heard1   
,or where the shaking of a sword is     
fear'd1  ,or only where small skirmishes
 are fought1  ,or where the fancy       
fighteth with a thought4  ,she saw the  
swords of fighting men made red1  ,and  
heard the cries of those with them      
wounded2  ,must not her frights then be 
much more by far1  ,than theirs that to 
such doings strangers are8  ,or theirs  
that hear the beating of a drum1  ,but  
not made fly for fear from house and    
home8  ,mansoul not only heard the      
trumpet sound1  ,but saw her gallants   
gasping on the ground2  ,wherefore1 we  
must not think that she could rest      
,with them1 whose greatest earnest is   
but jest3  ,or where the blust'ring     

threat'ning of great wars  ,do end in   
parleys1 or in wording jars4  ,mansoul1 
her mighty wars1 they did portend  ,her 
weal or woe1 and that world without end2
  ,wherefore she must be more concerned 
than they  ,whose fears begin and end   
the self-same day3  ,or where none other
 harm doth come to him  ,that is        
engaged1 but loss of life or limb1#aa   
,as all must needs confess that now do  
dwell  ,in ,universe1 and can this story
 tell4  ,count me not then with them    
that to amaze  ,the people1 set them on 
the stars to gaze1  ,insinuating with   
much confidence1  ,that each of them is 
now the residence#ab  ,of some brave    
creatures2 yea1 a world they will  ,have
 in each star1 though it be past their  
skill  ,to make it manifest to any man1 
,that reason hath1 or tell his fingers  
can4#ac  ,but ,i have too long held thee
 in the porch1  ,and kept thee from the 
sunshine with a torch4  ,well1 now go   
forward1 step within the door1  ,and    
there behold five hundred times much    

more  ,of all sorts of such inward      
rarities  ,as please the mind will1 and 
will feed the eyes  ,with those1 which  
if a ,christian1 thou wilt see  ,not    
small1 but things of greatest moment be4
  ,nor do thou go to work without my key
  7,in mysteries men soon do lose their 
way71  ,and also turn it right if thou  
wouldst know  ,my riddle1 and wouldst   
with my heifer plough4  ,it lies there  
in the window1#ad fare thee well1  ,my  
next may be to ring thy passing-bell4   
,,jo4 ,,bunyan                ,a        
,,relation ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,war      
,,chapter ,i4    ,,contents3--,the      
original beauty and splendour of the    
town of  ,mansoul1 while under the      
dominion of ,shaddai--,its noble castle 
described--,its five gates--,the        
perfection of its inhabitants--,the     
origin of ,diabolus--,his pride and     
fall--,revenge meditated--,a council  of
 war held to deliberate on the best     
means of seducing the town  of          
,mansoul--,diabolus marches to the town1

 and sits down before  ,eye-gate--,his  
oration--,captain ,resistance slain--,my
 ,lord ,innocence  killed--,the town    
taken4    ,in my travels1 as ,i walked  
through many regions and countries1 it  
was my chance to happen into that famous
 continent of ,universe2  a very large  
and spacious country it is4 ,it lieth   
between the  two poles1 and just amidst 
the four points of the heavens4 ,it is  
a place well-watered1 and richly adorned
 with hills and valleys1  bravely       
situate2 and for the most part 7at least
 where ,i was7 very  fruitful1 also well
 peopled1 and a very sweet air4    ,the 
people are not all of one complexion1   
nor yet of one language1  mode1 or way  
of religion2 but differ as much as1 it  
is said1 do  the planets themselves4    
,some are right1 and some are wrong1    
even  as it happeneth to be in lesser   
regions4    ,in this country1 as ,i     
said1 it was my lot to travel1 and there
  travel ,i did2 and that so long1 even 
till ,i learned much of their           

mother-tongue1 together with the customs
 and manners of them among  whom ,i was4
 ,and to speak truth1 ,i was much       
delighted to see and  hear many things  
which ,i saw and heard among them4 ,yea1
 ,i had 7to  be sure7 even lived and    
died a native among them1 so was ,i     
taken  with them and their doings1 had  
not my ,master sent for me home to  his 
house1 there to do business for him1 and
 to over-see business  done4#ae    ,now 
there is in this gallant country of     
,universe a fair and delicate  town1 a  
corporation called ,mansoul4 ,a town for
 its building so  curious1 for its      
situation so commodious1 for its        
privileges so  advantageous--,i mean    
with reference to its original--that ,i 
may say  of it1 as was said before of   
the continent in which it is placed1    
,there is not its equal under the whole 
heaven4#af    ,as to the situation of   
this town1 it lieth just between the two
  worlds2 and the first founder and     
builder of it1 so far as by the  best   

and most authentic records ,i can       
gather1 was one ,shaddai2  and he built 
it for his own delight4#ag ,he made it  
the mirror  and glory of all that he    
made1 even the top-piece1 beyond        
anything  else that he did in that      
country 7,gen #a3bf74 ,yea1 so goodly a 
town  was ,mansoul when first built1    
that it is said by some1 the gods1  at  
the setting up thereof1 came down to see
 it1 and sang for joy4  ,and as he made 
it goodly to behold1 so also mighty to  
have dominion  over all the country     
round about4 ,yea1 all were commanded to
  acknowledge ,mansoul for their        
metropolitan1 all was enjoined to  do   
homage to it4 ,aye1 the town itself had 
positive commission and  power from her 
,king to demand service of all1 and also
 to subdue  any that anyways denied to  
do it4    ,there was reared up in the   
midst of this town a most famous and    
stately palace4 ,for strength1 it might 
be called a castle2 for  pleasantness1 a
 paradise2 for largeness1 a place so    

copious as to  contain all the world    
7,eccl #c3aa74 ,this place the ,king    
,shaddai  intended but for himself      
alone1 and not another with him2#ah     
partly  because of his own delights1 and
 partly because he would not that  the  
terror of strangers should be upon the  
town4 ,this place ,shaddai  made also a 
garrison of1 but committed the keeping  
of it only to  the men of the town4     
,the wall of the town was well built1   
yea1 so fast and firm was it  knit and  
compact together1 that1 had it not been 
for the townsmen  themselves1 they could
 not have been shaken or broken for     
ever4    ,for here lay the excellent    
wisdom of him that built ,mansoul1 that 
the walls could never be broken down1   
nor hurt1 by the most mighty  adverse   
potentate1 unless the townsmen gave     
consent thereto4    ,this famous town of
 ,mansoul had five gates1 in at which to
 come1  out at which to go1 and these   
were made likewise answerable to the    
walls1 to wit1 impregnable1 and such as 

could never be opened nor  forced but by
 the will and leave of those within4    
,the names of the  gates were these1    
,ear-gate1 ,eye-gate1 ,mouth-gate1      
,nose-gate1 and  ,feel-gate4#ai         
,other things there were that belonged  
to the town of ,mansoul1  which1 if you 
adjoin to these1 will yet give farther  
demonstration  to all of the glory and  
strength of the place4 ,it had always a 
sufficiency of provision within its     
walls2 it had the best1 most  wholesome1
 and excellent law that then was extant 
in the world4  ,there was not a rascal1 
rogue1 or traitorous person then within 
its  walls4 ,they were all true men1 and
 fast joined together2 and this1  you   
know1 is a great matter4 ,and to all    
these1 it had always--so  long as it had
 the goodness to keep true to ,shaddai  
the king--his  countenance1 his         
protection1 and it was his delight1 etc4
    ,well1 upon a time1 there was one   
,diabolus1#bj a mighty giant1  made an  
assault upon this famous town of        

,mansoul1 to take it1 and  make it his  
own habitation4 ,this giant was king of 
the blacks  or negroes1#ba and a most   
raving prince he was4 ,we will1 if you  
please1 first discourse of the original 
of this ,diabolus1 and then  of his     
taking of this famous town of ,mansoul4 
,this ,diabolus is indeed a great and   
mighty prince1 and yet both  poor and   
beggarly4 ,as to his original1 he was at
 first one of the  servants of ,king    
,shaddai1 made1 and taken1 and put by   
him into  most high and mighty place2   
yea1 was put into such principalities   
as belonged to the best of his          
territories and dominions4 ,this        
,diabolus was made son of the morning1  
and a brave place he had  of it 7,isa   
#ad3ab74 ,it brought him much glory1 and
 gave him much  brightness1 an income   
that might have contented his           
,luciferian  heart1 had it not been     
insatiable1 and enlarged as hell itself4
    ,well1 he seeing himself thus       
exalted to greatness and honour1 and    

raging in his mind for higher state and 
degree1 what doth he but  begins to     
think with himself how he might be set  
up as ,lord over  all1 and have the sole
 power under ,shaddai6 ,now that did the
 ,king  reserve for his ,son1 yea1 and  
had already bestowed it upon him4       
,wherefore he first consults with       
himself what had best to be done1  and  
then breaks his mind to some other of   
his companions1 to the  which they also 
agreed4 ,so1 in fine1 they came to this 
issue1  that they should make an attempt
 upon the ,king's ,son to destroy  him1 
that the inheritance might be theirs4   
,well1 to be short1 the  treason1 as ,i 
said1 was concluded1 the time appointed1
 the word  given1 the rebels            
rendezvoused1 and the assault           
attempted4#bb  ,now the ,king and his   
,son being ,,all and always ,,eye1 could
 not but  discern all passages in his   
dominions2 and he having always love    
for his ,son as for himself1 could not1 
at what he saw1 but be  greatly provoked

 and offended2 wherefore1 what does he1 
but takes  them in the very nick2 and1  
first trip that they made towards  their
 design1 convicts them of the treason1  
horrid rebellion1 and  conspiracy that  
they had devised1 and now attempted to  
put into  practice2 and casts them      
altogether out of all place of trust1   
benefit1 honour1 and preferment4 ,this  
done1 he banishes them the  court2 turns
 them down into the horrible pits1 as   
fast bound in  chains1 never more to    
expect the least favour from his hands1 
but  to abide the judgment that he had  
appointed1 and that for ever 7#b  ,peter
 #b3d2 ,jude #f74    ,and yet1 now1 they
 being thus cast out of all place of    
trust1  profit1 and honour1 and also    
knowing that they had lost their        
prince's favour for ever1 being banished
 his courts1 and cast down  to the      
horrible pits1 you may be sure they     
would now add to their  former pride    
what malice and rage against ,shaddai1  
and against his  ,son1 they could4      

,wherefore1 roving and ranging in much  
fury from  place to place1 if perhaps   
they might find something that was the  
,king's1 to revenge 7by spoiling of that
 themselves7 on him 7#a ,peter  #e3h72  
at last they happened into this spacious
 country of ,universe1  and steer their 
course towards the town of ,mansoul2 and
 considering  that that town was one of 
the chief works and delights of ,king   
,shaddai1 what do they but1 after       
counsel taken1 make an assault  upon    
that6 ,i say they knew that ,mansoul    
belonged unto ,shaddai2 for  they were  
there when he built it1 and beautified  
it for himself4#bc  ,so when they had   
found the place1 they shouted horribly  
for joy1  and roared on it as a lion    
upon the prey1 saying1 ,now we have     
found the prize1 and how to be revenged 
on ,king ,shaddai for what  he hath done
 to us4 ,so they sat down1 and called a 
council of war1  and considered with    
themselves what ways and methods they   
had best  to engage in1 for the winning 

to themselves this famous town of       
,mansoul2 and these four things were    
then propounded to be considered  of4   
,first4 ,whether they had best all of   
them1 to show themselves  in this design
 to the town of ,mansoul4 ,second4      
,whether they had  best to go and sit   
down against ,mansoul1 in their now     
ragged and  beggarly guise4 ,third4     
,whether they had best to show to       
,mansoul  their intentions1 and what    
design they came about1 or whether to   
assault it with words and ways of       
deceit4 ,fourth4 ,whether they had  not 
best1 to some of their companions1 to   
give out private orders  to take the    
advantage1 if they see one or more of   
the principal  townsmen1 to shoot them2 
if thereby they shall judge their cause 
and design will the better be promoted4 
,first4 ,it was answered to the first of
 these proposals in the  negative1 to   
wit1 that it would not be best that all 
should show  themselves before the town1
 because the appearance of many of  them

 might alarm and fright the town2       
whereas a few1 or but one  of them1 was 
not so likely to do it4 ,and to enforce 
this advice  to take place1 it was added
 further1 that if ,mansoul was frighted1
  or did take the alarm1 it is          
impossible1 said ,diabolus--for he      
spake now--that we should take the town2
 for that none can enter  into it       
without its own consent4#bd ,let        
therefore but few or but  one assault   
,mansoul1 and in mine opinion1 said     
,diabolus1 let me  be he4 ,wherefore to 
this they all agreed1 and then to the   
second  proposal they came1 namely1     
,second4 ,whether they had best go and  
sit down before ,mansoul in  their now  
ragged and beggarly guise4 ,to which it 
was answered also  in the negative1 ,by 
no means2 and that because though the   
town of  ,mansoul had been made to know 
and to have to do1 before now1 with     
things that are invisible1 they did     
never as yet see any of their           
fellow-creatures in so sad and rascal   

condition as they4 ,and this  was the   
advice of that fierce ,alecto4#be ,then 
said ,apollyon1 the  advice is          
pertinent1 for even one of us appearing 
to them as we  are now1 must needs both 
beget and multiply such thoughts in them
  as will both put them into a          
consternation of spirit1 and necessitate
  them to put themselves upon their     
guard4 ,and if so1 said he1 then1  as my
 ,lord ,alecto said but now1 it is in   
vain for us to think of  taking the     
town4 ,then said that mighty giant      
,beelzebub1 the advice  that already is 
given is safe2 for though the men of    
,mansoul have  seen such things as we   
once were1 yet hitherto they did never  
behold such things as we now are4 ,and  
it is best1 in mine opinion1  to come   
upon them in such a guise as is common  
to1 and most familiar  among them4#bf   
,to this1 when they had consented1 the  
next thing  to be considered was1 in    
what shape1 hue1 or guise1 ,diabolus had
  best to show himself1 when he went    

about to make ,mansoul his own4  ,then  
one said one thing1 and another the     
contrary2 at last ,lucifer  answered1   
that in his opinion it was best that his
 lordship should  assume the body of    
some of those creatures that they of the
 town  had dominion over4 ,for1 quoth   
he1 these are not only familiar to      
them1 but being under them1 they will   
never imagine that an attempt  should by
 them be made upon the town2 and1 to    
blind all1 let him  assume the body of  
one of these beasts that ,mansoul deems 
to be  wiser than any of the rest 7,gen 
#c3a2 ,rev #bj3a1b74 ,this advice was   
applauded of all2 so it was determined  
that the giant ,diabolus  should assume 
the dragon1 for that he was in those    
days as familiar  with the town of      
,mansoul as now is the bird with the    
boy4 ,for  nothing that was in its      
primitive state was at all amazing to   
them4#bg ,then they proceeded to the    
third thing1 which was1    ,third4      
,whether they had best to show their    

intentions or the design  of his coming 
to ,mansoul1 or no4 ,this also was      
answered in the  negative1 because of   
the weight that was in the former       
reasons1 to  wit1 for that ,mansoul were
 a strong people1 a strong people in a  
strong town1 whose wall and gates were  
impregnable1 to say nothing  of their   
castle1 nor can they by any means be won
 but by their own  consent4 ,besides1   
said ,legion1#bh 7for he gave answer to 
this71  a discovery of our intentions   
may make them send to their ,king  for  
aid1 and if that be done1 ,i know       
quickly what time of day it  will be    
with us4 ,therefore let us assault them 
in all pretended  fairness1 covering of 
our intentions with all manner of lies1 
flatteries1 delusive words2 feigning of 
things that never will be1  and         
promising of that to them that they     
shall never find4 ,this is  the way to  
win ,mansoul1 and to make them1 of      
themselves1 to open  their gates to us2 
yea1 and to desire us too1 to come in to

 them4    ,and the reason why ,i think  
that this project will do is1 because   
the people of ,mansoul now are every one
 simple and innocent2 all  honest and   
true2 nor do they as yet know what it is
 to be assaulted  with fraud1 guile1 and
 hypocrisy4 ,they are strangers to lying
 and  dissembling lips2 wherefore we    
cannot1 if thus we be disguised1 by     
them at all be discerned2 our lies shall
 go for true sayings1 and  our          
dissimulations for upright dealings4    
,what we promise them1  they will in    
that believe us1 especially if in all   
our lies and  feigned words we pretend  
great love to them1 and that our design 
is only their advantage and honour4 ,now
 there was not one bit of  a reply      
against this2 this went as current down 
as doth the water  down a steep descent2
 wherefore they go to consider of the   
last  proposal1 which was1    ,fourth4  
,whether they had not best to give out  
orders to some of  their company1 to    
shoot some one or more of the principal 

of the  townsmen1 if they judge that    
their cause may be promoted thereby4    
,this was carried in the affirmative1   
and the man that was designed  by this  
stratagem to be destroyed was one ,mr4  
,resistance1 otherwise  called ,captain 
,resistance4 ,and a great man in        
,mansoul this ,captain  ,resistance was2
 and a man that the giant ,diabolus and 
his band  more feared than they feared  
the whole town of ,mansoul besides4#bi  
,now who should be the actor to do the  
murder1 that was the next1  and they    
appointed one ,tisiphone1 a fury of the 
lake1 to do it4    ,they thus having    
ended their council of war1 rose up1 and
 essayed  to do as they had determined4 
,they marched towards ,mansoul1 but  all
 in a manner invisible1 save one1 only  
one2 nor did he approach  the town in   
his own likeness1 but under the shape   
and in the body  of the dragon4#cj      
,so they drew up1 and sat down before   
,ear-gate1 for that was the  place of   
hearing for all without the town1 as    

,eye-gate was the  place of perspection4
 ,so1 as ,i said1 he came up with his   
train  to the gate1 and laid his        
ambuscado for ,captain ,resistance      
within  bow-shot of the town4 ,this     
done1 the giant ascended up close to    
the gate1 and called to the town of     
,mansoul for audience4 ,nor took  he any
 with him1 but one ,all-pause1#ca who   
was his orator in all  difficult        
matters4 ,now1 as ,i said1 he being come
 up to the gate1  as the manner of those
 times was1 sounded his trumpet for     
audience4 ,at  which the chief of the   
town of ,mansoul1 such as my ,lord      
,innocent1  my ,lord ,will-be-will1#cb  
my ,lord ,mayor1 ,mr4 ,recorder1#cc and 
,captain ,resistance came down to the   
wall to see who was there1 and  what was
 the matter4 ,and my ,lord              
,will-be-will1 when he had looked  over 
and saw who stood at the gate1 demanded 
what he was1 wherefore  he was come1 and
 why he roused the town of ,mansoul with
 so unusual  a sound4    ,diab4         

,diabolus then1 as if he had been a     
lamb1 began his oration1  and said2     
,gentlemen of the famous town of        
,mansoul1 ,i am1 as you  may perceive1  
no far dweller from you1 but near1 and  
one that is  bound by the ,king to do   
you my homage1 and what service ,i can2 
wherefore1 that ,i may be faithful to   
myself1 and to you1 ,i have  somewhat of
 concern to impart unto you4 ,wherefore 
grant me your  audience1 and hear me    
patiently4 ,and1 first1 ,i will assure  
you1  it is not myself1 but you2 not    
mine1 but your advantage that ,i  seek1 
by what ,i now do1 as will full well be 
made manifest by that  ,i have opened my
 mind unto you4 ,for1 gentlemen1 ,i am1 
to tell you  the truth1 come to show you
 how you may obtain great and ample     
deliverance from a bondage that1        
unawares to yourselves1 you are         
captivated and enslaved under4 ,at this 
the town of ,mansoul began  to prick up 
its ears1 and what is it1 pray1 what is 
it1 thought  they2 and he said1 ,i have 

somewhat to say to you concerning your  
,king1 concerning his law1 and also     
touching yourselves4 ,touching  your    
,king1 ,i know he is great and potent1  
but yet all that he  hath said to you is
 neither true1 nor yet for your         
advantage4 #a4  ,it is not true1 for    
that wherewith he hath hitherto awed you
 shall  not come to pass1 nor be        
fulfilled1 though you do the thing that 
he hath forbidden4 ,but if there was    
danger1 what a slavery is it  to live   
always in fear of the greatest of       
punishments1 for doing  so small and    
trivial a thing as eating of a little   
fruit is8 #b4  ,touching his laws1 this 
,i say further1 they are both           
unreasonable1  intricate1 and           
intolerable4 ,unreasonable1 as was      
hinted before1 for  that the punishment 
is not proportioned to the offence4     
,there is  great difference and         
disproportion betwixt the life and an   
apple2  yet the one must go for the     
other1 by the law of your ,shaddai4     

,but it is also intricate1 in that he   
saith1 first1 you may eat of  all2 and  
yet after1 forbids the eating of one4   
,and then1 in the  last place1 it must  
needs be intolerable1 forasmuch as that 
fruit  which you are forbidden to eat   
of1 if you are forbidden any1 is  that1 
and that alone1 which is able1 by your  
eating1 to minister  to you a good as   
yet unknown by you4 ,this is manifest by
 the very  name of the tree2 it is      
called the tree of knowledge of good and
  evil2 and have you that knowledge as  
yet8 ,no1 no1 nor can you  conceive how 
good1 how pleasant1 and how much to be  
desired to make  one wise it is1 so long
 as you stand by your ,king's           
commandment4  ,why should you be holden 
in ignorance and blindness8 ,why should 
you not be enlarged in knowledge and    
understanding8 ,and now1  ah6 ye        
inhabitants of the famous town of       
,mansoul1 to speak more  particularly to
 yourselves1 you are not a free people6 
,you are  kept both in bondage and      

slavery1 and that by a grievous threat2 
no reason being annexed but1 so ,i will 
have it1 so it shall be4  ,and is it not
 grievous to think on1 that that very   
thing that you  are forbidden to do1    
might you but do it1 would yield you    
both  wisdom and honour2 for then your  
eyes will be opened1 and you  shall be  
as gods4 ,now1 since this is thus1 quoth
 he1 can you be  kept by any prince in  
more slavery1 and in greater bondage1   
than  you are under this day8 ,you are  
made underlings1 and are wrapped  up in 
inconveniences1 as ,i have well made    
appear4 ,for what bondage  greater than 
to be kept in blindness8 ,will not      
reason tell you that  it is better to   
have eyes than to be without them2 and  
so to be  at liberty1 to be better than 
to be shut up in a dark and stinking    
cave4    ,and just now1 while ,diabolus 
was speaking these words to ,mansoul1   
,tisiphone shot at ,captain ,resistance1
 where he stood on the gate1  and       
mortally wounded him in the head2 so    

that he1 to the amazement  of the       
townsmen1 and the encouragement of      
,diabolus1 fell down dead  quite over   
the wall4#cd ,now1 when ,captain        
,resistance was dead1  and he was the   
only man of war in the town1 poor       
,mansoul was wholly  left naked of      
courage1 nor had she now any heart to   
resist4 ,but  this was as the devil     
would have it4#ce ,then stood forth that
  ,he1#cf ,mr4 ,ill-pause1 that         
,diabolus brought with him1 who was  his
 orator1#cg and he addressed himself to 
speak to the town of  ,mansoul3 the     
tenour of whose speech here follows4    
,,ill-,,pause4 ,gentlemen1 quoth he1 it 
is my master's happiness that  he has   
this day a quiet and teachable          
auditory1#ch and it is hoped  by us that
 we shall prevail with you not to cast  
off good advice2  my master has a very  
great love for you1 and although1 as he 
very  well knows1 that he runs the      
hazard of the anger of ,king ,shaddai1  
yet love to you will make him do more   

than that4#ci ,nor doth there  need that
 a word more should be spoken to confirm
 for truth what  he hath said2 there is 
not a word but carries with it          
self-evidence  in its bowels2 the very  
name of the tree may put an end to all  
controversy in this matter4 ,i therefore
 at this time shall only  add this      
advice to you1 under1 and by the leave  
of my ,lord and  with that he made      
,diabolus a very low conge4 ,consider   
his words1  look on the tree1 and the   
promising fruit thereof2 remember also  
that yet you know but little1 and that  
this is the way to know  more2 and if   
your reasons be not conquered to accept 
of such good  counsel1 you are not the  
men that ,i took you to be4 ,but when   
the  towns-folk saw that the tree was   
good for food1 and that it was  pleasant
 to the eye1 and a tree to be desired to
 make one wise1  they did as old        
,ill-pause advised1 they took and did   
eat thereof4  ,now this ,i should have  
told you before1 that even then1 when   

this ,ill-pause was making of his speech
 to the townsmen1 my ,lord              
,innocency--whether by a shot from the  
camp of the giant1 or from  some sinking
 qualm that suddenly took him1 or       
whether by the  stinking breath of that 
treacherous villain old ,ill-pause1 for 
so ,i am most apt to think--sunk down in
 the place where he stood1  nor could he
 be brought to life again4#dj ,thus     
these two brave  men died2 brave men ,i 
call them1 for they were the beauty and 
glory of ,mansoul1 so long as they lived
 therein2 nor did there now  remain any 
more a noble spirit in ,mansoul1 they   
all fell down1 and  yielded obedience to
 ,diabolus1 and became his slaves and   
vassals1  as you shall hear4#da    ,now 
these being dead1 what do the rest of   
the towns-folk1 but as  men that had    
found a fool's paradise1 they presently1
 as afore was  hinted1 fall to prove the
 truth of the giant's words2 and first  
they  did as ,ill-pause had taught them1
 they looked1 they considered1  they    

were taken with the forbidden fruit1    
they took thereof1 and did  eat2 and    
having eaten1 they became immediately   
drunken therewith2  so they opened the  
gate1 both ,ear-gate and ,eye-gate1 and 
let in  ,diabolus with all his bands1   
quite forgetting their good ,shaddai1   
his law1 and the judgment that he had   
annexed with solemn threatening  to the 
breach thereof4#db    ,,chapter ,,ii4   
,,contents3--,diabolus takes possession 
of the castle--,the ,lord  ,mayor1 ,mr4 
,understanding1 is deposed1 and a wall  
built before his  house1 to darken      
it--,mr4 ,conscience1 the ,recorder1 is 
put out of  office1 and becomes very    
obnoxious both to ,diabolus and to the  
inhabitants--,my ,lord ,will-be-will1   
heartily espousing the cause  of        
,diabolus1 is made the principal        
governor of the town--,the image  of    
,shaddai defaced1 and that of ,diabolus 
set up in its stead--,mr4  ,lustings is 
made ,lord ,mayor1 and ,mr4             
,forget-good1 ,recorder--,new  alderman 

appointed--,three forts built to defend 
the town against  ,shaddai4    ,diabolus
 having now obtained entrance in at the 
gates of the town1  marches up to the   
middle thereof1 to make his conquest as 
sure as  he could1 and finding by this  
time the affections of the people       
warmly inclining to him1 he1 as thinking
 it was best striking while  the iron is
 hot1 made this further deceivable      
speech unto them1  saying1 ,alas1 my    
poor ,mansoul6 ,i have done thee indeed 
this  service1 as to promote thee to    
honour1 and to greaten thy liberty1  but
 alas6 alas6 poor ,mansoul1 thou wantest
 now one to defend thee1  for assure    
thyself that when ,shaddai shall hear   
what is done1 he  will come2 for sorry  
will he be that thou hast broken his    
bonds1  and cast his cords away from    
thee4 ,what wilt thou do--wilt thou     
after enlargement suffer thy privileges 
to be invaded and taken  away8 or what  
wilt resolve with thyself8 ,then they   
all with one  consent said to this      

bramble1 ,do thou reign over us4 ,so he 
accepted  the motion1 and became the    
king of the town of ,mansoul4 ,this     
being  done1 the next thing was to give 
him possession of the castle1 and  so of
 the whole strength of the town4        
,wherefore into the castle  he goes--it 
was that which ,shaddai built in        
,mansoul for his own  delight and       
pleasure--this now was become a den and 
hold for the  giant ,diabolus4#dc       
,now having got possession of this      
stately palace or castle1 what  doth he 
but make it a garrison for himself1 and 
strengthens and  fortifies it with all  
sorts of provision against the ,king    
,shaddai1  or those that should         
endeavour the regaining of it to him and
 his  obedience again4    ,this done1   
but not thinking himself yet secure     
enough1 in the next  place1 he bethinks 
himself of new-modelling the town2 and  
so he  does1 setting up one1 and putting
 down another at pleasure4#dd           
,wherefore my ,lord ,mayor1 whose name  

was my ,lord ,understanding1 and  ,mr4  
,recorder1 whose name was ,mr4          
,conscience1 those he puts out of  place
 and power4    ,as for my ,lord ,mayor1 
though he was an understanding man1 and 
one too that had complied with the rest 
of the town of ,mansoul in  admitting of
 the giant into the town1 yet ,diabolus 
thought not fit  to let him abide in his
 former lustre and glory1 because he was
 a  seeing man4 ,wherefore he darkened  
it not only by taking from him  his     
office and power1 but by building of a  
high and strong tower1  just between the
 sun's reflections1 and the windows of  
my ,lord's  palace 7#b ,cor #aj3d1e72 by
 which means his house and all1 and the 
whole of his habitation1 was made as    
dark as darkness itself4 ,and  thus     
being alienated from the light1 he      
became as one that was born  blind 7,eph
 #d3ah1ai74 ,to this his house my ,lord 
was confined as to  a prison2 nor might 
he be upon his parole go farther than   
within  his own bounds4 ,and now had he 

had a heart to do for ,mansoul1  what   
could he do for it or wherein could he  
be profitable to her8  ,so then1 so long
 as ,mansoul was under the power and    
government of  ,diabolus--and so long it
 was under him as it was obedient to    
him2  which was even until by a war it  
was rescued out of his hands--so  long  
my ,lord ,mayor was rather an impediment
 in1 than advantage to1  the famous town
 of ,mansoul4    ,as for ,mr4 ,recorder1
 before the town was taken he was a man 
well read in the laws of his ,king1 and 
also a man of courage and  faithfulness1
 to speak truth at every occasion2 and  
he had a tongue  as bravely hung as he  
had an head filled with judgment4 ,now  
this  man1 ,diabolus could by no means  
abide1 because1 though he gave  his     
consent to his coming into the town1 yet
 he could not1 by all  wiles1 trials1   
stratagems1 and devices that he could   
use1 make him  wholly his own4 ,true1 he
 was much degenerated from his former   
,king1  and also much pleased with many 

of the giant's laws and service2  but   
all this would not do1 forasmuch as he  
was not wholly his4 ,he  would now and  
then think upon ,shaddai1 and have dread
 of his law  upon him1 and then he would
 speak with a voice as great against    
,diabolus as when a lion roareth2#de    
yea1 and would also at certain  times   
when his fits were upon him--for you    
must know that sometimes  he had        
terrible fits--he would make the whole  
town of ,mansoul  shake with his voice3 
and1 therefore1 the now king of ,mansoul
  could not abide him4#df    ,diabolus  
therefore feared the ,recorder more than
 any that was left  alive in the town of
 ,mansoul1 because1 as ,i said1 his     
words did  shake the whole town2 they   
were like the rattling thunder1 and also
  like thunder-claps4 ,since therefore  
the giant could not make him  wholly his
 own1 what doth he do but studies all   
that he could to  debauch the old       
gentleman2 and by debauchery to stupefy 
his mind1  and more harden his heart in 

ways of vanity4 ,and as he attempted1   
so he accomplished his design2 he       
debauched the man1 and by little  and   
little so drew him into sin and         
wickedness1 that at last he  was not    
only debauched as at first1 and so by   
consequence defiled1  but was almost1 at
 last1 ,i say1 past all conscience of   
sin4 ,and  this was the furthest        
,diabolus could go4 ,wherefore he       
bethinks him  of another project2 and   
that was to persuade the men of the town
  that ,mr4 ,recorder was mad1 and so   
not to be regarded3 and for  this he    
urged his fits1 and said1 ,if he be     
himself1 why doth he  not do thus       
always8 but1 quoth he1 as all mad folks 
have their  fits1 and in them their     
raving language1 so hath this old and   
doating gentleman4    ,thus1 by one     
means or another1 he quickly got        
,mansoul to slight1  neglect1 and       
despise whatever ,mr4 ,recorder could   
say4#dg ,for  besides what already you  
have heard1 ,diabolus had a way to make 

the old gentleman1 when he was merry1   
unsay and deny what he in  his fits had 
affirmed2 and1 indeed1 this was the next
 way to make  himself ridiculous1 and to
 cause that no man should regard him4   
,also1 now he never spake freely for    
,king ,shaddai1 but always by  force and
 constraint2 besides1 he would at one   
time be hot against  that at which at   
another he would hold his peace1 so     
uneven was he  now in his doings4       
,sometimes he would be as if fast       
asleep1 and  again sometimes as dead1   
even then when the whole town of        
,mansoul  was in her career after       
vanity1 and in her dance after the      
giant's  pipe4    ,wherefore1 sometimes1
 when ,mansoul did use to be frightened 
with  the thundering voice of the       
,recorder that was1 and when they did   
tell ,diabolus of it1 he would answer   
that what the old gentleman  said was   
neither of love to him nor pity to them1
 but of a foolish  fondness that he had 
to be prating2 and so would hush1 still1

 and  put all to quiet again4 ,and that 
he might leave no argument unurged  that
 might tend to make them secure1 he     
said1 and said it often1  ,o ,mansoul6  
consider that notwithstanding the old   
gentleman's rage1  and the rattle of his
 high and thundering words1 you hear    
nothing  of ,shaddai himself1 when1 liar
 and deceiver that he was1 every  outcry
 of ,mr4 ,recorder against the sin of   
,mansoul was the voice  of ,god in him  
to them4 ,but he goes on and says1 ,you 
see that he  values not the loss1 nor   
rebellion of the town of ,mansoul1 nor  
will he trouble himself with calling of 
his town to a reckoning  for their      
giving of themselves to me4 ,he knows   
that though ye were  his1 now you are   
lawfully mine2 so1 leaving us one to    
another1 he  now hath shaken his hands  
of us4#dh    ,moreover1 ,o ,mansoul6    
quoth he1 consider how ,i have served   
you1  even to the uttermost of my power2
 and that with the best that ,i  have1  
could get1 or procure for you in all the

 world3 besides1 ,i  dare say1 that the 
laws and customs that you now are under1
 and  by which you do homage to me1 do  
yield you more solace and content  than 
did the paradise that at first you      
possessed4 ,your liberty  also1 as      
yourselves do very well know1 has been  
greatly widened  and enlarged by me2    
whereas ,i found you a pent-up people4  
,i have  not laid any restraint upon    
you2 you have no law1 statute1 or       
judgment of mine to frighten you2 ,i    
call none of you to account  for your   
doings1 except the madman 7you know who 
,i mean74 ,i have  granted you to live1 
each man1 like a prince1 in his own1    
even with  as little control from me as 
,i myself have from you4    ,and thus   
would ,diabolus hush up1 and quiet the  
town of ,mansoul1  when the ,recorder1  
that was1 did at times molest them2 yea1
 and  with such cursed orations as these
 would set the whole town in a  rage and
 fury against the old gentleman2 yea1   
the rascal crew at  some times would be 

for destroying of him4 ,they have often 
wished1  in my hearing1 that he had     
lived a thousand miles off from them3   
his company1 his words1 yea1 the sight  
of him1 and especially  when they       
remembered how in old times he did use  
to threaten and  condemn them1--for all 
he was now so debauched--did terrify and
  afflict them sore4#di    ,but all     
wishes were vain2 for ,i do not know    
how1 unless by the  power of ,shaddai1  
and his wisdom1 he was preserved in     
being amongst  them4 ,besides1 his house
 was as strong as a castle1 and stood   
hard  to a stronghold of the town4      
,moreover1 if at any time any of the    
crew or rabble attempted to make him    
away1 he could pull up the  sluices1 and
 let in such floods1 as would drown all 
round about  him4    ,but to leave ,mr4 
,recorder1 and to come to my ,lord      
,will-be-will1  another of the gentry of
 the famous town of ,mansoul4 ,this     
,will-be-will  was as high-born as any  
man in ,mansoul1 and was as much1 if not

  more1 a freeholder than many of them  
were3 besides1 if ,i remember  my tale  
aright1 he had some privileges peculiar 
to himself in the  famous town of       
,mansoul4 ,now1 together with these1 he 
was a man  of great strength1           
resolution1 and courage2 nor in his     
occasion  could any turn him away4 ,but 
,i say1 whether he was proud of his     
estate1 privileges1 strength1 or        
what--but sure it was through  pride of 
something--he scorns now to be a slave  
in ,mansoul2 and  therefore resolves to 
bear office under ,diabolus1 that he    
might1  such an one as he was1 be a     
petty ruler and governor in ,mansoul4#ej
  ,and1 headstrong man that he was1 thus
 he began betimes2 for this  man1 when  
,diabolus did make his oration at       
,ear-gate1 was one of  the first that   
was for consenting to his words1 and for
 accepting  of his counsel at wholesome1
 and that was for the opening of the    
gate1 and for letting him into the town3
 wherefore ,diabolus had  a kindness for

 him and therefore he designed for him a
 place2 and  perceiving the valour and  
stoutness of the man1 he coveted to have
  him for one of his great ones1 to act 
and to do in matters of the  highest    
concern4#ea    ,so he sent for him1 and 
talked with him of that secret matter   
that  lay in his breast1 but there      
needed not much persuasion in the  case2
 for as at first he was willing that    
,diabolus should be let  into the town1 
so now he was as willing to serve him   
there4 ,when  the tyrant therefore      
perceived the willingness of my ,lord to
 serve  him1 and that his mind stood    
bending that way1 he forthwith made  him
 the captain of the castle1 governor of 
the wall1 and keeper  of the gates of   
,mansoul2 yea1 there was a clause in his
 commission  that nothing without him   
should be done in all the town of       
,mansoul4  ,so that now1 next to        
,diabolus himself1 who but my ,lord     
,will-be-will  in all the town of       
,mansoul2 nor could anything now be     

done1 but  at his will and pleasure1    
throughout the town of ,mansoul4 ,he had
  also one ,mr4 ,mind#eb for his clerk1 
a man to speak on1 every way  like his  
master2 for he and his ,lord were in    
principle one1 and  in practice not far 
asunder 7,rom #h3g74 ,and now was       
,mansoul brought  under to purpose1 and 
made to fulfil the lusts of the will and
 of  the mind4    ,but it will not out  
of my thoughts1 what a desperate one    
this  ,will-be-will was1 when power was 
put into his hand4 ,first1 he flatly    
denied that he owed any suit or service 
to his former prince and  liege ,lord4  
,this done1 in the next place he took an
 oath1 and swore  fidelity to his great 
master ,diabolus1 and then1 being stated
 and  settled in his places1 offices1   
advancements1 and preferments1 oh6  you 
cannot think1 unless you had seen it1   
the strange work that  this workman made
 in the town of ,mansoul6    ,first1 he 
maligned ,mr4 ,recorder to death2 he    
would neither endure  to see him1 nor to

 hear the words of his mouth2 he would  
shut his  eyes when he saw him1 and stop
 his ears when he heard him speak3      
also1 he could not endure that so much  
as a fragment of the law  of ,shaddai   
should be anywhere seen in the town4    
,for example1 his  clerk1 ,mr4 ,mind1   
had some old1 rent1 and torn parchments 
of the  law of good ,shaddai in his     
house1#ec but when ,will-be-will saw    
them1 he cast them behind his back 7,neh
 #i3bf74 ,true1 ,mr4 ,recorder  had some
 of the laws in his study1 but my ,lord 
could by no means  come at them3 he also
 thought1 and said1 that the windows of 
my  old ,lord ,mayor's house were always
 too light for the profit of the  town  
of ,mansoul4 ,the light of a candle he  
could not endure4 ,now1  nothing at all 
pleased ,will-be-will but what pleased  
,diabolus his  ,lord4    ,there was none
 like him to trumpet about the streets  
the brave  nature1 the wise conduct1 and
 great glory of the ,king ,diabolus4 ,he
  would range and rove throughout all   

the streets of ,mansoul to cry  up his  
illustrious ,lord1 and would make       
himself even as an abject1  among the   
base and rascal crew1 to cry up his     
valiant prince4  ,and ,i say1 when and  
wheresoever he found these vassals1 he  
would  even make himself as one of them4
 ,in all ill courses he would act       
without bidding1 and do mischief without
 commandment4    ,the ,lord             
,will-be-will also had a deputy under   
him1 and his name  was ,mr4 ,affection2 
one that was also greatly debauched in  
his  principles1 and answerable thereto 
in his life 7,rom #a3be74 ,he was       
wholly given to the flesh1 and therefore
 they called him ,vile-affection4  ,now 
there was he1 and one ,carnal-lust1 the 
daughter of ,mr4 ,mind  7like to like1  
quoth the devil to the collier7 that    
fell in love1  and made a match1 and    
were married2 and1 as ,i take it1 they  
had  several children1 as ,impudent1    
,blackmouth1 and ,hate-reproof2 these   
three were black boys4 ,and besides     

these they had three daughters1  as     
,scorn-truth1 and ,slightgod1 and the   
name of the youngest was  ,revenge2     
these were all married in the town and  
also begot and  yielded many bad brats1 
too many to be here inserted4#ed ,but to
  pass by this4    ,when the giant had  
thus engarrisoned himself in the town of
 ,mansoul1  and had put down and set up 
whom he thought good2 he betakes        
himself to defacing4 ,now there was in  
the market-place in ,mansoul1  and also 
upon the gates of the castle1 an image  
of the blessed ,king  ,shaddai2 this    
image was so exactly engraven1 and it   
was engraven  in gold1 that it did the  
most resemble ,shaddai himself of       
anything  that then was extant in the   
world4 ,this he basely commanded to be  
defaced1 and it was as basely done by   
the hand of ,mr4 ,no-truth4  ,now you   
must know1 that as ,diabolus had        
commanded1 and that by the  hand of ,mr4
 ,no-truth1 the image of ,shaddai was   
defaced4 ,he likewise  gave order that  

the same ,mr4 ,no-truth should set up in
 its stead  the horrid and formidable   
image of ,diabolus2 to the great        
contempt  of the former ,king1 and      
debasing of his town of ,mansoul4       
,moreover1 ,diabolus made havoc of all  
remains of the laws and  statutes of    
,shaddai that could be found in the town
 of ,mansoul2 to  wit1 such as contained
 either the doctrines of morals1 with   
all  civil and natural documents4 ,also 
relative severities he sought  to       
extinguish4#ee ,to be short1 there was  
nothing of the remains  of good in      
,mansoul which he and ,will-be-will     
sought not to destroy2  for their design
 was to turn ,mansoul into a brute1 and 
to make it  like to the sensual sow1 by 
the hand of ,mr4 ,no-truth4#ef    ,when 
he had destroyed what law and good      
orders he could1 then1  further to      
effect his design--namely1 to alienate  
,mansoul from  ,shaddai1 her king--he   
commands1 and they set up his own vain  
edicts1  statutes1 and commandments1 in 

all places of resort or concourse  in   
,mansoul2 to wit1 such as gave liberty  
to the lusts of the flesh1  the lusts of
 the eyes1 and the pride of life1 which 
are not of  ,shaddai1 but of the world  
7#a ,john #b3af74 ,he encouraged1       
countenanced1  and promoted             
lasciviousness1 and all ungodliness     
there4 ,yea1 much  more did ,diabolus to
 encourage wickedness in the town of    
,mansoul2  he promised them peace1      
content1 joy1 and bliss in doing his    
commands1 and that they should never be 
called to an account for  their not     
doing the contrary4 ,and let this serve 
to give a taste  to them that love to   
hear tell of what is done beyond their  
knowledge1 afar off in other            
countries4#eg    ,now ,mansoul being    
wholly at his beck1 and brought wholly  
to his  bow1 nothing was heard or seen  
therein but that which tended to  set up
 him4    ,but now1 he having disabled   
the ,lord ,mayor and ,mr4 ,recorder from
  bearing of office in ,mansoul1 and    

seeing that the town1 before  he came to
 it1 was the most ancient of            
corporations in the world2  and fearing1
 if he did not maintain greatness1 that 
they at any  time should object that he 
had done them an injury1 therefore1 ,i  
say1 that they might see that he did not
 intend to lessen their  grandeur1 or to
 take from them any of their            
advantageous things1  he did choose for 
them a ,lord ,mayor and a ,recorder     
himself2 and  such as contented them at 
the heart1 and such also as pleased him 
wondrous well4    ,the name of the      
,mayor that was of ,diabolus' making was
 the ,lord  ,lustings2 a man that had   
neither eyes nor ears2 all that he did1 
whether as a man or as an officer1 he   
did it naturally1 as doth the  beast4#eh
 ,and that which made him yet the more  
ignoble1 though  not to ,mansoul1 yet to
 them that beheld and were grieved for  
its  ruins1 was1 that he never could    
savour good1 but evil4    ,the ,recorder
 was one whose name was ,forget-good2   

and a very sorry  fellow he was4 ,he    
could remember nothing but mischief1 and
 to  do it with delight4 ,he was        
naturally prone to do things that were  
hurtful2 even hurtful to the town of    
,mansoul1 and to all the  dwellers      
there4 ,these two1 therefore1 by their  
power and practice1  example and smiles 
upon evil1 did much more grammar1#ei and
 settle  the common people in hurtful   
ways4 ,for who doth not perceive1 but   
when those that sit aloft are vile1 and 
corrupt themselves1 they  corrupt the   
whole region and country where they     
are8#fj    ,besides these1 ,diabolus    
made several burgesses and aldermen in  
,mansoul2 such as out of whom the town1 
when it needed1 might choose  them      
officers1 governors1 and magistrates4   
,and these are the names  of the chief  
of them1 ,mr4 ,incredulity1 ,mr4        
,haughty1 ,mr4 ,swearing1  ,mr4         
,whoring1 ,mr4 ,hard-heart1 ,mr4        
,pitiless1 ,mr4 ,fury1 ,mr4 ,no-truth1  
,mr4 ,stand-to-lies1 ,mr4 ,false-peace1 

,mr4 ,drunkenness1 ,mr4 ,cheating1  ,mr4
 ,atheism--thirteen in all4 ,mr4        
,incredulity is the eldest1 and  ,mr4   
,atheism the youngest1 of the           
company4#fa    ,there was also an       
election of common councilmen1 and      
others2 as  bailiffs1 sergeants1        
constables1 and others2 but all of them 
like  to those afore-named1 being either
 fathers1 brothers1 cousins1 or  nephews
 to them2 whose names1 for brevity's    
sake1 ,i omit to mention4    ,when the  
giant had thus far proceeded in his     
work1 in the next  place he betook him  
to build some strongholds in the town4  
,and he  built three that seemed to be  
impregnable4 ,the first he called the   
,hold of ,defiance1 because it was made 
to command the whole town1  and to keep 
it from the knowledge of its ancient    
,king4 ,the second  he called           
,midnight-hold1 because it was built on 
purpose to keep  ,mansoul from the true 
knowledge of itself4 ,the third was     
called  ,sweet-sin-hold1 because by that

 he fortified ,mansoul against all      
desires of good4 ,the first of these    
holds stood close by ,eye-gate1  that as
 much might be light might be darkened  
there4 ,the second was  built hard by   
the old castle1 to the end that that    
might be made  more blind1 if possible4 
,and the third stood in the             
market-place4#fb    ,he that ,diabolus  
made governor over the first of these1  
was one  ,spite-god1 a most blasphemous 
wretch4 ,he came with the whole rabble  
of them that came against ,mansoul at   
first1 and was himself one  of          
themselves4 ,he that was made the       
governor of ,midnight-hold1 was  one    
,love-no-light1 he was also of them that
 came first against  the town4 ,and he  
that was made the governor of the hold  
called  ,sweet-sin-hold1 was one whose  
name was ,love-flesh2 he was also  a    
very lewd fellow1 but not of that       
country where the other are  bound4#fc  
,this fellow could find more sweetness  
when he stood  sucking of a lust1 than  

he did in all the paradise of ,god4     
,and now ,diabolus thought himself safe2
 he had taken ,mansoul2 he  had         
engarrisoned himself therein2 he had put
 down the old officers1  and had set up 
new ones2 he had defaced the image of   
,shaddai1 and  had set up his own2 he   
had spoiled the old law-books1 and had  
promoted his own vain lies2 he had made 
him new magistrates1 and  set up new    
aldermen2 he had built him new holds1   
and had manned  them for himself4#fd    
,and all this he did to make himself    
secure1  in case the good ,shaddai1 or  
his ,son1 should come to make an        
incursion upon him4    ,,chapter ,,iii4 
,,contents3--,information of the        
revolution carried to the court  of     
,king ,shaddai--,his great resentment of
 the rebellion--,his  gracious intention
 of restoring ,mansoul--,some           
intimations of this  published--,care of
 ,diabolus to suppress them--,his       
artifices to  secure the town1 and      
prevent its return to ,shaddai4    ,now 

you may well think1 that long before    
this time word1 by some  or other1 could
 not but be carried to the good ,king   
,shaddai1 how  his ,mansoul in the      
continent of ,universe was lost2 and    
that the  runagate giant ,diabolus1 once
 one of his ,majesty's servants1 had1   
in rebellion against the ,king1 made    
sure thereof for himself2 yea1  tidings 
were carried and brought to the ,king   
thereof1 and that to  a very            
circumstance4#fe    ,at first1 how      
,diabolus came upon ,mansoul--they being
 a simple  people1 and innocent1 with   
craft1 subtlety1 lies1 and guile4 ,item1
  ,that he had treacherously slain the  
right noble and valiant captain1  their 
,captain ,resistance1 as he stood upon  
the gate1 with the rest of  the         
townsmen4 ,item1 ,how my brave ,lord    
,innocent fell down dead--with  grief1  
some say1 or with being poisoned with   
the stinking breath  of one ,ill-pause1 
as say others--at the hearing of his    
just ,lord  and rightful prince ,shaddai

 so abused by the mouth of so filthy  a 
,diabolian as that varlet ,ill-pause    
was4 ,the messenger further  told1 that 
after this ,ill-pause had made a short  
oration to  the townsmen1 in behalf of  
,diabolus1 his master1 the simple town  
believing that what was said was true1  
with one consent did open  ,ear-gate1   
the chief gate of the corporation1 and  
did let him1 with  his crew into a      
possession of the famous town of        
,mansoul4 ,he further  showed how       
,diabolus had served the ,lord ,mayor   
and ,mr4 ,recorder1  to wit1 that he had
 put them from all place of power and   
trust4  ,item1 ,he showed also that my  
,lord ,will-be-will was turned a very   
rebel and renegade1 and that so was one 
,mr4 ,mind1 his clerk2 and  that they   
two did range and revel it all the town 
over1 and teach  the wicked ones their  
ways4 ,he said1 moreover1 that this     
,will-be-will  was put into great trust2
 and1 particularly1 that ,diabolus had  
put into ,will-be-will's hand all the   

strong places in ,mansoul2 and  that    
,mr4 ,affection was made my ,lord       
,will-be-will's deputy in his  most     
rebellious affairs4 ,yea1 said the      
messenger1 this monster1  ,lord         
,will-be-will1 has openly disavowed his 
,king ,shaddai1 and hath  horribly given
 his faith and plighted his troth to    
,diabolus4#ff    ',also1' said the      
messenger1 'besides all this1 the new   
king1 or  rather rebellious tyrant1 over
 the once famous1 but now perishing1    
town of ,mansoul1 has set up a ,lord    
,mayor and a ,recorder of his  own4 ,for
 ,mayor1 he has set up one ,mr4         
,lustings1 and for ,recorder1  ,mr4     
,forget-good2 two of the vilest of all  
the town of ,mansoul4'  ,this faithful  
messenger also proceeded1 and told what 
a sort of  new burgesses ,diabolus had  
made1 also that he had builed several   
strong forts1 towers1 and strongholds in
 ,mansoul4 ,he told too1  the which ,i  
had almost forgot1 how ,diabolus had put
 the town of  ,mansoul into arms1 the   

better to capacitate them on his behalf 
to make resistance against ,shaddai     
their king1 should he come to  reduce   
them to their former obedience4    ,now 
this tidings-teller did not deliver his 
relation of things in  private1 but in  
open court1 the ,king and his ,son1 high
 lords1 chief  captains1 and nobles1    
being all there present to hear4 ,but by
 that  they had heard the whole of the  
story1 it would have amazed one to  have
 seen1 had he been there to behold it1  
what sorrow and grief1  and compunction 
of spirit1 there was among all sorts1 to
 think that  famous ,mansoul was now    
taken2 only the ,king1 and his ,son     
foresaw  all this long before1 yea1 and 
sufficiently provided for the relief  of
 ,mansoul1 though they told not         
everybody thereof4 ,yet1 because  they  
also would have a share in condoling of 
the misery of ,mansoul1  therefore they 
also did1 and that at a rate of the     
highest degree1  bewail the losing of   
,mansoul4 ,the ,king said plainly1      

',that it  grieved him at his heart1'   
and you may be sure that his ,son was   
not a whit behind him 7,gen #f3e1f74    
,thus gave they conviction to  all about
 them1 that they had love and compassion
 for the famous  town of ,mansoul4      
,well1 when the ,king and his ,son were 
retired into  the privy-chamber1 there  
they again consulted about what they had
  designed before1 to wit1 that as      
,mansoul should in time be suffered  to 
be lost1 so as certainly it should be   
recovered again2 recovered  ,i say1 in  
such a way as that both the ,king and   
his ,son would get  themselves eternal  
fame and glory thereby4 ,wherefore after
 this  consult1 the ,son of ,shaddai1 a 
sweet and comely person1 and one  that  
had always great affection for those    
that were in affliction1  but one that  
had mortal enmity in his heart against  
,diabolus1  because he was designed for 
it1 and because he sought his crown  and
 dignity4 ,this ,son of ,shaddai1 ,i    
say1 having stricken hands#fg  with his 

,father1 and promised that he would be  
his servant to  recover his ,mansoul    
again1 stood by his resolution1 nor     
would he  repent of the same7,isa #di3e2
 #a ,tim #a3ae2 ,heb #ac3ad74 ,the      
purport  of which agreement was this3 to
 wit1 ,that at a certain time prefixed  
by both1 the ,king's ,son should take a 
journey into the country of  ,universe2 
and there1 in a way of justice and      
equity1 by making of  amends for the    
follies of ,mansoul1 he should lay a    
foundation of  her perfect deliverance  
from ,diabolus1 and from his tyranny4#fh
    ,moreover1 ,emmanuel resolved to    
make1 at a time convenient1 a war  upon 
the giant ,diabolus1 even while he was  
possessed of the town  of ,mansoul2 and 
that he would fairly1 by strength of    
hand1 drive  him out of his hold1 his   
nest1 and take it to himself1 to be his 
habitation4    ,this now being resolved 
upon1 order was given to the ,lord      
,chief  ,secretary1 to draw up a fair   
record of what was determined1 and to   

cause that it should be published in all
 the corners of the kingdom  of         
,universe4 ,a short breviate#fi of the  
contents thereof you may1  if you       
please1 take here as follows3    ',let  
all men know who are concerned1 ,that   
the ,son of ,shaddai1 the  great ,king1 
is engaged1 by covenant to his ,father1 
to bring his  ,mansoul to him again2    
yea1 and to put ,mansoul too1 through   
the  power of his matchless love1 into a
 far better1 and more happy  condition  
than it was in before it was taken by   
,diabolus4'#gj    ,these papers1        
therefore1 were published in several    
places1 to the  no little molestation of
 the tyrant ,diabolus1 for now1 thought 
he1 ,i shall be molested1 and my        
habitation will be taken from me4       
,but when this matter1 ,i mean this     
purpose of the ,king and his ,son1  did 
at first take air at court1 who can tell
 how the high lords1  chief captains1   
and noble princes1 that were there1 were
 taken  with the business4 ,first1 they 

whispered it one to another1 and  after 
that it began to ring out throughout the
 ,king's palace2 all  wondering at the  
glorious design that between the ,king  
and his ,son  was on foot for the       
miserable town of ,mansoul4 ,yea1 the   
courtiers  could scarce do anything1    
either for the ,king or kingdom1 but    
they  would mix with the doing thereof a
 noise of the love of the ,king  and his
 ,son1 that they had for the town of    
,mansoul4    ,nor could these lords1    
high captains1 and princes be content   
to keep this news at court1 yea1 before 
the records thereof were  perfected1    
themselves came down and told it in     
,universe4 ,at last  it came to the     
ears1 as ,i said1 of ,diabolus1 to his  
no little  discontent4 ,for you must    
think it would perplex him to hear of   
such  a design against him2 well1 but   
after a few casts in his mind1 he       
concluded upon these four things4       
,first4 ,that this news1 this good      
tidings1 if possible1 should be  kept   

from the ears of the town of            
,mansoul4#ga ,for1 said he1 if  they    
shall once come to the knowledge that   
,shaddai1 their former  ,king1 and      
,emmanuel1 his ,son1 are contriving of  
good for the town  of ,mansoul2 what can
 be expected by me1 but that ,mansoul   
will  make a revolt from under my hand  
and government1 and return again  to    
him4    ,now1 to accomplish this his    
design1 he renews his flattery with my  
,lord ,will-be-will1 and also gives him 
strict charge and command1  that he     
should keep watch by day and by night at
 all the gates of  the town1 especially 
,ear-gate and ,eye-gate4 ,for ,i hear of
 a design1  quoth he1 a design to make  
us all traitors1 and that ,mansoul must 
be reduced to its first bondage again4  
,i hope they are but flying  stories1   
quoth he2 however1 let no such news by  
any means be let  into ,mansoul1 lest   
the people be dejected thereat2 ,i      
think1 my ,lord1  it can be no welcome  
news to you1 ,i am sure it is none to   

me4 ,and  ,i think that at this time it 
should be all our wisdom and care  to   
nip the head of all such rumours as     
shall tend to trouble our  people4      
,wherefore1 ,i desire1 my ,lord1 that   
you will in this matter  do as ,i say1  
let there be strong guards daily kept at
 every gate  of the town4 ,stop also and
 examine from whence such come1 that    
you perceive do from far come hither to 
trade2 nor let them by any  means be    
admitted into ,mansoul1 unless you shall
 plainly perceive  that they are        
favourers of our excellent government4  
,i command1  moreover1 said ,diabolus1  
that there be spies continually walking 
up and down the town of ,mansoul1 and   
let them have power to suppress1  and   
destroy1 any that they shall perceive to
 be plotting against  us1 or that shall 
prate of what by ,shaddai and ,emmanuel 
is intended4    ,this1 therefore1 was   
accordingly done2 my ,lord ,will-be-will
 hearkened  to his ,lord and master1    
went willingly after the commandment1   

and1  with all the diligence he could1  
kept any that would from going  out     
abroad1 or that sought to bring this    
tidings to ,mansoul1 from  coming into  
the town4    ,secondly4 ,this done1 in  
the next place1 ,diabolus1 that he might
  make ,mansoul as sure as he could1    
frames and imposes a new oath and       
horrible covenant upon the townsfolk3 to
 wit1 ',that they should  never desert  
him1 nor his government1 nor yet betray 
him1 nor  seek to alter his laws2 but   
that they should own1 confess1 stand    
by1 and acknowledge him for their       
rightful king1 in defiance to  any that 
do1 or hereafter shall1 by any pretence1
 law1 or title  whatever1 lay claim to  
the town of ,mansoul4' ,thinking belike 
that  ,shaddai had not power to absolve 
them from this covenant with  death1 and
 agreement with hell 7,isa #bh3ae74 ,nor
 did the silly  ,mansoul stick or boggle
 at all at this most monstrous          
engagement1  but1 as if it had been a   
sprat in the mouth of a whale1 they     

swallowed it without any chewing4 ,were 
they troubled at it8 ,nay1  they rather 
bragged and boasted of their so brave   
fidelity to the  tyrant1 their pretended
 ,king1 swearing that they would never  
be  changelings1 nor forsake their old  
,lord for a new4#gb    ,thus did        
,diabolus tie poor ,mansoul fast2 but   
jealousy1 that never  thinks itself     
strong enough1 put him1 in the next     
place1 upon  another exploit1 which was 
yet more1 if possible1 to debauch this  
town of ,mansoul4 ,wherefore he caused1 
by the hand of one ,mr4 ,filth1  an     
odious1 nasty1 lascivious piece of      
beastliness to be drawn up  in          
writing1#gc and to be set upon the      
castle gates2 whereby he  granted and   
gave license to all his true and trusty 
sons in ,mansoul1  to do whatsoever     
their lustful appetites prompted them to
 do1 and  that no man was to let1       
hinder1 or control them1 upon pain of   
incurring the displeasure of their      
prince4    ,now this he did for these   

reasons3    #a4 ,that the town of       
,mansoul might be yet made weaker and   
weaker1  and so more unable1 should     
tiding come that their redemption was   
designed1 to believe1 hope1 or consent  
to the truth thereof4 ,for  reason says1
 the bigger the sinner1 the less grounds
 of hopes of  mercy4#gd    #b4 ,the     
second reason was1 ,if perhaps1         
,emmanuel1 the ,son of ,shaddai  their  
king1 by seeing the horrible and profane
 doings of the  town of ,mansoul1 might 
repent1 though entered into a covenant  
of  redeeming them1 of pursuing that    
covenant of their redemption2  for he   
knew that ,shaddai was holy1 and that   
his ,son ,emmanuel was  holy2 yea1 he   
knew it by woeful experience2 for1 for  
his iniquity  and sin was ,diabolus cast
 from the highest orbs4 ,wherefore what 
more rational than for him to conclude1 
that thus for sin it might  fare with   
,mansoul4 ,but fearing also lest this   
knot should break1  he bethinks himself 
of another1 to wit3    #c4 ,to endeavour

 to possess all hearts in the town of   
,mansoul that  ,shaddai was raising of  
an army1 to come to overthrow and       
utterly  to destroy this town of        
,mansoul1 and this he did to forestal   
any  tidings that might come to their   
ears of their deliverance2 for1  thought
 he1 if ,i first bruit#ge this1 the     
tidings that shall  come after1 will all
 be swallowed up of this2 for what else 
will  ,mansoul say1 when they shall hear
 that they must be delivered1  but that 
the true meaning is1 ,shaddai intends to
 destroy them2  wherefore1 he summons   
the whole town into the market-place1   
and there1 with deceitful tongue1 thus  
he addresses himself unto  them3--      
',gentlemen1 and my very good friends1  
,you are all1 as you know1 my  legal    
subjects1 and men of the famous town of 
,mansoul2 you know  how1 from the first 
day that ,i have been with you until    
now1 ,i have  behaved myself among you1 
and what liberty1 and great privileges  
you have enjoyed under my government1 ,i

 hope to your honour1 and  mine1 and    
also to your content and delight4 ,now1 
my famous ,mansoul1  a noise of trouble 
there is abroad1 of trouble to the town 
of  ,mansoul1 sorry ,i am thereof for   
your sakes4 ,for ,i received but  now by
 the post from my ,lord ,lucifer--and he
 useth to have good  intelligence--that 
your old ,king ,shaddai is raising of an
 army to  come against you1 to destroy  
you root and branch3#gf and this1  ,o   
,mansoul1 is now the cause that at this 
time ,i have called you  together2      
namely1 to advise what in this juncture 
is best to be  done2 for my part1 ,i am 
but one1 and can with ease shift for    
myself1  did ,i list to seek my own     
ease1 and to leave my ,mansoul in all   
the  danger4 ,but my heart is so firmly 
united to you1 and so unwilling  am ,i  
to leave you1 that ,i am willing to     
stand and fall with you1  to the utmost 
hazard that shall befall me4#gg ,what   
say you1 ,o  my ,mansoul8 ,will you now 
desert your old friend1 or do you think 

of standing by me8' ,then as one man1   
with one mouth1 they cried  out         
together1 ',let him die the death that  
will not4'    ,then said ,diabolus      
again1 ',it is in vain for us to hope   
for quarter1  for this ,king knows not  
how to show it3 true1 perhaps1 he at his
  first sitting down before us will talk
 of1 and pretend to1 mercy1  that       
thereby1 with the more ease1 and less   
trouble1 he may again  make himself the 
master of ,mansoul4 ,whatever therefore 
he shall say1  believe not one syllable 
or tittle of it1 for all such language  
is  but to overcome us1 and to make us1 
while we wallow in our blood1  the      
trophies of his merciless victory4 ,my  
mind is1 therefore1 that  we resolve1 to
 the last man1 to resist him1 and not to
 believe  him upon any terms2 for in at 
that door will come our danger4#gh  ,but
 shall we be flattered out of our lives8
 ,i hope you know more  of the rudiments
 of politics than to suffer yourselves  
so pitifully  to be served4    ',but    

suppose he should1 if he get us to      
yield1 save some of our  lives1 or the  
lives of some of them that are          
underlings in ,mansoul1  what help will 
that be to you that are the chief of the
 town2  especially of you whom ,i have  
set up1 and whose greatness has been    
procured by you through your faithful   
sticking to me8 ,and suppose  again1    
that he should give quarter to every one
 of you1 be sure he  will bring you into
 that bondage under which you were      
captivated  before1 or a worse2 and then
 what good will your lives do you8      
,shall you with him live in pleasure as 
you do now8 ,no1 no1 you  must be bound 
by laws that will pinch you1 and be made
 to do that  which at present is hateful
 to you2 ,i am for you1 if you are for  
me1 and it is better to die valiantly1  
than to live like pitiful  slaves4#gi   
,but ,i say1 the life of a slave will be
 counted a life  too good for ,mansoul  
now2 blood1 blood1 nothing but blood is 
in  every blast of ,shaddai's trumpet   

against poor ,mansoul now4#hj  ,pray1 be
 concerned1 ,i hear he is coming up2 and
 stand to your  arms1 that now while you
 have any leisure1 ,i may learn you some
  feats of war4 ,armour for you ,i have1
 and by me it is2 yea1 and it  is       
sufficient for ,mansoul from top to toe2
 nor can you be hurt by  what his force 
can do1 if you shall keep it well girt  
and fastened  about you4 ,come therefore
 to my castle1 and welcome1 and harness 
yourselves for the war4 ,there is       
helmet1 breastplate1 sword1 and  shield1
 and what not1 that will make you fight 
like men4    #a4 ',my helmet1 otherwise 
called an head-piece1 is hope of doing  
well at last1 what lives soever you     
live4 ,this is that which they  had1 who
 said1 that they should have peace      
though they walked  in the wickedness of
 their heart1 to add drunkenness to     
thirst  7,deut #bi3ai74 ,a piece of     
approved armour this is1 and whoever has
  it and can hold it1 so long no arrow1 
dart1 sword1 or shield can  hurt him2   

this therefore1 keep on1 and thou wilt  
keep off many a  blow1 my ,mansoul4#ha  
#b4 ',my breastplate is a breastplate of
 iron2 ,i had it forged  in mine own    
country1 and all my soldiers are armed  
therewith2 in  plain language it is a   
hard heart1 a heart as hard as iron1 and
  as much past feeling as a stone2 the  
which if you get1 and keep1  neither    
mercy shall win you1 nor judgment fright
 you 7,rev #i3i74  ,this1 therefore1 is 
a piece of armour most necessary for all
 to  put on that hate ,shaddai1 and that
 would fight against him under  my      
banner4    #c4 ',my sword is a tongue   
that is set on fire of hell 7,psa       
#eg3d71  and that can bend itself to    
speak evil of ,shaddai1 his ,son1 his   
ways1 and people 7,psa #fd3c74 ,use     
this2 it has been tried a thousand      
times twice told2 whoever hath it1 keeps
 it1 and makes that use  of it as ,i    
would have him1 can never be conquered  
by mine enemy  7,james #c3c-e74    #d4  
',my1 shield is unbelief1 or calling    

into question the truth  of the ,word1  
or all the sayings that speak of the    
judgment that  ,shaddai has appointed   
for wicked men4 ,use this shield 7,job  
#ae3bf74  ,many attempts he has made    
upon it1 and sometimes1 it is true1 it  
has been bruised 7,psa #gf3c74 ,but they
 that have writ of the wars  of         
,emmanuel against my servants1 have     
testified that he could do  no mighty   
work there because of their unbelief    
7,mark #f3e1f74 ,now1  to handle this   
weapon of mine aright1 it is not to     
believe things  because they are true1  
of what sort or by whomsoever asserted4 
,if  he speak of judgment1 care not for 
it2 if he speak of mercy1 care  not for 
it2 if he promise1 if he swear that he  
would do to ,mansoul1  if it turn1 no   
hurt but good1 regard not what is said2 
question  the truth of all2 for this is 
to wield the shield of unbelief  aright1
 and as my servants ought and do2 and he
 that doth otherwise  loves me not1 nor 
do ,i count him but an enemy to me4#hb  

#e4 ',another part or piece1' said      
,diabolus1 'of mine excellent armour  is
 a dumb and prayerless spirit--a spirit 
that scorns to cry for  mercy2 wherefore
 be you1 my ,mansoul1 sure that you make
 use of  this4#hc ,what6 cry for        
quarter1 never do that if you would be  
mine2 ,i know you are stout men1 and am 
sure that ,i have clad you  with that   
which is armour of proof2 wherefore1 to 
cry to ,shaddai  for mercy1 let that be 
far from you4 ,besides all this1 ,i have
 a  maul1 fire-brands1 arrows and death1
 all good hand-weapons1 and  such as    
will do execution4'#hd    ,after he had 
thus furnished his men with armour and  
arms1 he  addressed himself to them in  
such like words as these3--',remember1' 
quoth he1 'that ,i am your rightful     
king1 and that you have taken  an oath1 
and entered into covenant to be true to 
me and my cause2  ,i say1 remember this1
 and show yourselves stout and valiant  
men  of ,mansoul4 ,remember also the    
kindness that ,i have always showed  to 

you1 and that without your petitions3 ,i
 have granted to you  external things1  
wherefore the privileges1 grants1       
immunities1  profits and honours        
wherewith ,i endowed you1 do call for at
 your  hands returns of loyalty1 my     
lion-like men of ,mansoul2 and when  so 
fit a time to show it as when another   
shall seek to take my  dominion over    
you1 into their own hands8 ,one word    
more1 and ,i  have done1 ,can we but    
stand1 and overcome this one shock or   
brunt1  ,i doubt not but in little time 
all the world will be ours2 and when    
that day comes1 my true hearts1 ,i will 
make you kings1 princes1  and captains1 
and what brave days shall we have       
then8'#he    ,diabolus having thus      
armed1 and forearmed his servants and   
vassals  in ,mansoul1 against their good
 and lawful ,king ,shaddai2 in the  next
 place1 he doubleth his guards at the   
gates of the town1 and he  takes himself
 to the castle1 which was his           
stronghold4 ,his vassals  also1 to show 

their wills1 and supposed1 but ignoble1 
gallantry1  exercise themselves in their
 arms every day1 and teach one another  
feats of war2 they also defied their    
enemies1 and sang up the  praises of    
their tyrant2 they threatened also what 
men they would  be1 if ever things      
should rise so high as a war between    
,shaddai  and their king4#hf            
,,chapter ,,iv4    ,,contents3--,shaddai
 sends an army of forty thousand to     
reduce  ,mansoul1 under the direction of
 four captains1 ,boanerges1 ,conviction1
  ,judgment1 and ,execution1 who address
 the inhabitants with great  energy1 but
 to little purpose--,diabolus1          
,incredulity1 ,ill-pause1  and others1  
interfere to prevent                    
submission--,prejudice defends          
,ear-gate with a guard of sixty deaf    
men4    ,now all this time1 the good    
,king1 the ,king ,shaddai was preparing 
to send an army to recover the town of  
,mansoul again1 from under  the tyranny 
of their pretended king ,diabolus4 ,but 

he thought good1  at first1 not to send 
them by the hand and conduct of brave   
,emmanuel  his ,son1 but under the hand 
of some of his servants1 to see first1  
by them1 the temper of ,mansoul2 and    
whether by them they would be  won to   
the obedience of their ,king4 ,the army 
consisted of above  forty thousand1 all 
true men2 for they came from the ,king's
 own  court1 and were those of his own  
choosing4    ,they came up to ,mansoul  
under the conduct of four stout         
generals1  each man being a captain of  
ten thousand men1 and these are their   
names1 and their signs4 ,the name of the
 first was ,boanerges2 the  name of the 
second was ,captain ,conviction2 the    
name of the third was  ,captain         
,judgment2 and the name of the fourth   
was ,captain ,execution4  ,these were   
the captains that ,shaddai sent to      
regain ,mansoul4#hg    ,these four      
captains1 as was said1 the ,king thought
 fit1 in the  first place1 to send to   
,mansoul1 to make an attempt upon it2   

for  indeed1 generally in all his wars  
he did use to send these four  captains 
in the van1 for they were very stout and
 rough-hewn men1  men that were fit to  
break the ice1 and to make their way by 
dint  of sword1 and their men were like 
themselves 7,psa #fj3d74hh    ,to each  
of these captains the ,king gave a      
banner that it might be  displayed1     
because of the goodness of his cause1   
and because of  the right that he had to
 ,mansoul4    ,first to ,captain        
,boanerges1 for he was the chief2 to    
him1 ,i say1  was given ten thousand    
men4 ,his ensign was ,mr4 ,thunder2 he  
bare  the black colours1 and his        
scutcheon was three burning thunderbolts
  7,mark #c3ag74 ,the second captain was
 ,captain ,conviction2 to him was  also 
given ten thousand men4 ,his ensign's   
name was ,mr4 ,sorrow2 he  did bear the 
pale colours1 and his scutcheon was the 
book of the  law wide open1 from whence 
issued a flame of fire 7,deut #cc3b74   
,the  third captain was ,captain        

,judgment2 to him was given ten thousand
  men4 ,his ensign's name was ,mr4      
,terror2 he bare the red colours1  and  
his scutcheon was a burning fiery       
furnace 7,matt #ac3dj1da74  ,the fourth 
captain was ,captain ,execution2 to him 
was given ten  thousand men4 ,his ensign
 was ,mr4 ,justice2 he also bare the red
  colours1 and his scutcheon was a      
fruitless tree1 with an axe lying  at   
the root thereof 7,matt #c3aj74         
,these four captains1 as ,i said1 had   
every one of them under his  command ten
 thousand men2 all of good fidelity to  
the ,king1 and  stout at their military 
actions4#hi    ,well1 the captains1 and 
their forces1 their men and under       
officers1  being had upon a day by      
,shaddai into the field1 and there      
called all  over by their names1 were   
then and there put into such harness#ij 
as became their degree1 and that service
 that now they were going  about for    
their ,king4#ia    ,now1 when the ,king 
had mustered his forces--for it is he   

that  mustereth the host to the         
battle--he gave unto the captains their 
several commissions1 with charge and    
commandment1 in the audience  of all the
 soldiers1 that they should take heed   
faithfully and  courageously to do and  
execute the same4 ,their commissions    
were1  for the substance of them1 the   
same in form2 though as to name1  title1
 place1 and degree of the captains1     
there might be some1 but  very small    
variation4 ,and here let me give you an 
account of the  matter and sum contained
 in their commission4    ,a commission  
from the great ,shaddai1 ,king of       
,mansoul1 to his trusty  and noble      
,captain ,boanerges1#ib for his making  
war upon the town  of ,mansoul4    ',o  
thou ,boanerges1 one of my stout and    
thundering captains1 over  one ten      
thousand of my valiant and faithful     
servants2 go thou in  my name1 with this
 thy force1 to the miserable town of    
,mansoul2  and when thou comest thither1
 offer them first conditions of peace   

7,matt #aj3aa2 ,luke #aj3e71 and command
 them1 that casting off the  yoke and   
tyranny of the wicked ,diabolus1 they   
return to me1 their  rightful ,prince   
and ,lord2 command them1 also1 that they
 cleanse  themselves from all that is   
his in the town of ,mansoul1 and look   
to thyself that thou hast good          
satisfaction touching the truth of      
their obedience4 ,thus when thou hast   
commanded them1 if they in  truth submit
 thereto1 then do thou1 to the uttermost
 of thy power1  what in thee lies1 to   
set up for me a garrison in the famous  
town  of ,mansoul2 nor do thou hurt the 
least native that moveth or  breatheth  
therein1 if they will submit themselves 
to me1 but treat  thou such as if they  
were thy friend or brother--for all such
 ,i  love1 and they shall be dear unto  
me--and tell them that ,i will  take a  
time to come unto them1 and to let them 
know that ,i am  merciful 7#a ,thess    
#b3g-aj74    ',but if they              
shall--notwithstanding thy summons1 and 

the production  of thy                  
authority--resist1 stand out against    
thee1 and rebel1 then  do ,i command    
thee to make use of all thy cunning1    
power1 might1  and force1 to bring them 
under by strength of hand4 ,farewell4'  
,thus you see the sum of their          
commissions1 for1 as ,i said before1    
for the substance of them they were the 
same that the rest of the  noble        
captains had4    ,wherefore they having 
received each commander his authority1  
at  the hand of their ,king1 the day    
being appointed1 and the place of  their
 rendezvous prefixed1 each commander    
appeared in such gallantry  as became   
his cause and calling4 ,so1 after a new 
entertainment from  ,shaddai1 with      
flying colours1 they set forward to     
march towards  the famous town of       
,mansoul4 ,captain ,boanerges led the   
van2 ,captain  ,conviction and ,captain 
,judgment made up the main body1 and    
,captain  ,execution brought up the rear
 7,eph #b3ac1ag74 ,they then having  a  

great way to go1 for the town of        
,mansoul was far off from the  court of 
,shaddai1 they marched through the      
regions and countries  of many people1  
not hurting or abusing any1 but blessing
 wherever  they came4 ,they also lived  
upon the ,king's cost in all the way    
they went4#ic    ,having travelled thus 
for many days1#id at last they came     
within  sight of ,mansoul2 the which1   
when they saw1 the captains could for   
their hearts do no less than for a while
 bewail the condition of  the town1 for 
they quickly saw how that it was        
prostrate to the  will of ,diabolus1 and
 to his ways and designs4 ,well1 to be  
short1  the captains came up before the 
town1 march up to ,ear-gate1 sit  down  
there1 for that was the place of        
hearing4 ,so1 when they had  pitched    
their tents and entrenched themselves1  
they addressed  themselves to make their
 assault4    ,now the townsfolk at      
first1 beholding so gallant a company1  
so  bravely accoutred1 and so           

excellently disciplined1 having on their
  glittering armour1 and displaying of  
their flying colours1 could  not but    
come out of their houses and gaze4 ,but 
the cunning fox1  ,diabolus1 fearing    
that the people1 after this sight1      
should on  a sudden summons1 open the   
gates to the captains1 came down with   
all haste from the castle1 and made them
 retire into the body of the  town1 who1
 when he had them there1 made this lying
 and deceivable  speech unto them3--    
',gentlemen1' quoth he1 'although you   
are my trusty and well-beloved  friends1
 yet ,i cannot but a little chide you   
for your late uncircumspect  action1 in 
going out to gaze on that great and     
mighty force that  but yesterday sat    
down before1 and have now entrenched    
themselves1  in order to the maintaining
 of a siege against1 the famous town  of
 ,mansoul4 ,do you know who they are1   
whence they come1 and what  is their    
purpose in setting down before the town 
of ,mansoul8 ,they  are they of whom ,i 

have told you long ago1 that they would 
come  to destroy this town1 and against 
whom ,i have been at the cost to  arm   
you with cap-a-pie#ie for your body1    
besides great fortifications  for your  
mind4 ,wherefore1 then1 did you not     
rather1 even at the  first appearance of
 them1 cry out1 fire the beacons1 and   
give the  whole town an alarm concerning
 them1 that we might all have been  in a
 posture of defence1 and been ready to  
have received them with  the highest    
acts of defiance1 then had you showed   
yourselves men  to my liking2 whereas1  
by what you have done1 you have made me 
half-afraid2 ,i say half-afraid1 that   
when they and we shall come  to push a  
pike1 ,i shall find you want courage to 
stand it out any  longer4 ,wherefore    
have ,i commanded a watch1 and that you 
should  double your guards at the gates8
 ,wherefore have ,i endeavoured to  make
 you as hard as iron1 and your hearts as
 a piece of the nether  millstone8 ,was 
it1 think you1 that you might show      

yourselves  women1 and that you might go
 out like a company of innocents to     
gaze on your mortal foes8 ,fie1 fie1 put
 yourselves into a posture  of defence1 
beat up the drum1 gather together in    
warlike manner1  that our foes may know 
that1 before they shall conquer this    
corporation there are valiant men in the
 town of ,mansoul4    ',i will leave off
 now to chide1#if and will not further  
rebuke  you2 but ,i charge you that     
henceforwards you let me see no more    
such actions4 ,let not henceforward a   
man of you1 without order  first        
obtained from me1 so much as show his   
head over the wall of  the town of      
,mansoul4 ,you have now heard me1 do as 
,i have commanded1  and you shall cause 
me that ,i dwell securely with you1 and 
that  ,i take care as for myself1 so for
 your safety and honour also4           
,farewell4'    ,now were the townsmen   
strangely altered2 they were as men     
stricken  with a panic fear2 they ran to
 and fro through the streets of the     

town of ,mansoul1 crying out1 ',help1   
help6 the men that turn the  world      
upside down are come hither also2' nor  
could any of them be  quiet after1 but  
still1 as men bereft of wit1 they cried 
out1 ',the  destroyers of our peace and 
people are come4' ,this went down with  
,diabolus4 ',aye6' quoth he to himself1 
'this ,i like well1 now it  is as ,i    
would have it2 now you show your        
obedience to your prince1  hold you but 
here1 and then let them take the town if
 they can4'    ,well1 before the ,king's
 forces had sat before ,mansoul three   
days1  ,captain ,boanerges commanded his
 trumpeter to go down to ,ear-gate1  and
 there1 in the name of the great        
,shaddai1 to summon ,mansoul to  give   
audience to the message that he1 in his 
,master's name1 was  to them commanded  
to deliver4 ,so the trumpeter1 whose    
name was  ,take-heed-what-you-hear1 went
 up1 as he was commanded1 to ,ear-gate1 
and there sounded his trumpet for a     
hearing2 but there was none  that       

appeared that gave answer or regard2 for
 so had ,diabolus  commanded4 ,so the   
trumpeter returned to his captain1 and  
told him  what he had done1 and also how
 he had sped4 ,whereat the captain  was 
grieved1 but bid the trumpeter go to his
 tent4    ,again ,captain ,boanerges    
sendeth his trumpeter to ,ear-gate1 to  
sound1 as before1 for a hearing4 ,but   
they again kept close1 came  not out1   
nor would they give him an answer1 so   
observant were they  of the command of  
,diabolus their king4#ig    ,then the   
captains1 and other field-officers1     
called a council of  war1#ih to consider
 what further was to be done for the    
gaining  of the town of ,mansoul1 and1  
after some close and thorough debate    
upon the contents of their commissions1 
they concluded yet to give  to the town1
 by the hand of the fore-named          
trumpeter1 another  summons to hear2 but
 if that shall be refused1 said they1   
and that  the town shall stand it out   
still1 then they determined1 and bid    

the trumpeter tell them so1 that they   
would endeavour1 by what  means they    
could1 to compel them by force to the   
obedience of  their ,king 7,luke        
#ad3bc74    ,so ,captain ,boanerges     
commanded his trumpeter to go up to     
,ear-gate  again1 and1 in the name of   
the great ,king ,shaddai1 to give it a  
very loud summons1 to come down without 
delay to ,ear-gate1 there to  give      
audience to the ,king's most noble      
captains4 ,so the trumpeter  went and   
did as he was commanded4 ,he went up to 
,ear-gate and sounded  his trumpet1 and 
gave a third summons to ,mansoul2 he    
said1 moreover1  that if this they      
should still refuse to do1 the captains 
of his  ,prince would with might come   
down upon them1 and endeavour to  reduce
 them to their obedience by force 7,isa 
#eh3a74    ,then stood up my ,lord      
,will-be-will1 who was the governor of  
the  town2 this ,will-be-will was that  
apostate of whom mention was made       
before1 and the keeper of the gates of  

,mansoul4 ,he1 therefore1  with big and 
ruffling words1 demanded of the         
trumpeter who he was1  whence he came1  
and what was the cause of his making so 
hideous  a noise at the gate1 and       
speaking such insufferable words against
  the town of ,mansoul8    ,the         
trumpeter answered1 ',i am servant to   
the most noble captain1  ,captain       
,boanerges1 general of the forces of the
 great ,king ,shaddai1  against whom    
both thyself1 with the whole town of    
,mansoul1 have  rebelled1 and lift up   
the heel2 and my master1 the captain1   
hath  a special message to this town1   
and to thee as a member thereof2  the   
which1 if you of ,mansoul shall         
peaceably hear1 so2#ii and if  not1 you 
must take what follows4'    ,then said  
the ,lord ,will-be-will1 ',i will carry 
thy words to my  ,lord1 and will know   
what he will say4'#ajj ,but the         
trumpeter soon  replied1 saying4 ',our  
message is not to the giant ,diabolus1  
but  to the miserable town of ,mansoul4 

,nor shall we at all regard what  answer
 by him is made1 nor yet by any for him4
 ,we are sent to this  town to recover  
it from under his cruel tyranny1 and to 
persuade  it to submit1 as in former    
times it did1 to the most excellent     
,king ,shaddai4'    ,then said the ,lord
 ,will-be-will1 ',i will do your errand 
to the  town4' ,the trumpeter then      
replied1 ',sir1 do not deceive us1 lest 
in  so doing1 you deceive yourselves    
much more4' ,he added1 moreover1  ',for 
we are resolved1 if in peaceable manner 
you do not submit  yourselves1 then to  
make a war upon you1 and to bring you   
under by  force4 ,and of the truth of   
what ,i now say1 this shall be a sign   
unto you3 you shall see the black flag1 
with its hot-burning  thunder-bolts1 set
 upon the mount to-morrow1 as a token of
 defiance  against your prince1 and of  
our resolutions to reduce you to your   
,lord and rightful ,king4'    ,so the   
said ,lord ,will-be-will returned from  
off the wall1 and the  trumpeter came   

into the camp4 ,when the trumpeter was  
come into the  camp1 the captains and   
officers of the mighty ,king ,shaddai   
came  together to know if he had        
obtained a hearing1 and what was the    
effect of his errand4 ,so the trumpeter 
told1 saying1 ',when ,i had  sounded my 
trumpet1#aja and had called aloud to the
 town for a  hearing1 my ,lord          
,will-be-will1 the governor of the town1
 and he  that hath charge of the gates1 
came up1 when he heard me sound1  and   
looking over the wall1 he asked me what 
,i was1 whence ,i came1  and what was   
the cause of my making this noise8 ,so  
,i told him my  errand1 and by whose    
authority ,i brought it4 ,then1 said he1
 ,i will  tell it to the governor and to
 ,mansoul2 and then ,i returned to my   
,lords4'    ,then said the brave        
,boanerges1 ',let us yet for a while lie
 still  in our trenches1 and see what   
these rebels will do4' ,now when  the   
time drew nigh that audience by ,mansoul
 must be given to the  brave ,boanerges 

and his companions1 it was commanded    
that all the  men of war1 throughout the
 whole camp of ,shaddai1 should as one  
man stand to their arms1 and make       
themselves ready1 if the town  of       
,mansoul shall hear1 to receive it      
forthwith to mercy1 but if  not1 to     
force a subjection4 ,so the day being   
come1 the trumpeters  sounded1 and that 
throughout the whole camp1 that the men 
of war  might be in a readiness for that
 which then should be the work of  the  
day4 ,but when they that were in the    
town of ,mansoul heard the  sound of the
 trumpets throughout the camp of        
,shaddai1 and thinking  no other but    
that it must be in order to storming the
 corporation1  they at first were put to
 great consternation of spirit2 but     
after  they were a little settled again1
 they also made what preparation  they  
could for a war1 if they did storm1 else
 to secure themselves4    ,well1 when   
the utmost time was come1 ,boanerges was
 resolved to  hear their answer2        

wherefore he sent out his trumpeter     
again1 to  summons ,mansoul to a hearing
 of the message that they had brought   
from ,shaddai4 ,so he went and sounded1 
and the townsmen came up1  but made     
,ear-gate as sure as they could 7,zech  
#g3aa74 ,now when they  were come up to 
the top of the wall1 ,captain ,boanerges
 desired to  see the ,lord ,mayor1 but  
my ,lord ,incredulity was then ,lord    
,mayor1  for he came in the room of my  
,lord ,lustings4 ,so ,incredulity he    
came up and showed himself over the     
wall2 but when the ,captain  ,boanerges 
had set his eyes upon him1 he cried out 
aloud1 ',this is  not he1 where is my   
,lord ,understanding1 the ancient ,lord 
,mayor of  the town of ,mansoul8 for to 
him ,i would deliver my message8'       
,then said the giant--for ,diabolus was 
also come down--to the  captain1 ',mr4  
,captain1 you have by your boldness     
given to ,mansoul1  at least1 four      
summonses to subject herself to your    
,king1 by  whose authority ,i know not1 

nor will ,i dispute that now2 ,i ask1   
therefore1 what is the reason of all    
this ado1 or what would you  be at1 if  
you knew yourselves8'    ,then ,captain 
,boanerges1 whose was the black colours1
 and whose  escutcheon was the three    
burning thunder-bolts1 taking no notice 
of  the giant or of his speech1 thus    
addressed himself to the town of        
,mansoul3 ',be it known unto you1 ,o    
unhappy and rebellious ,mansoul1  that  
the most gracious ,king1 the great ,king
 ,shaddai1 my ,master1  hath sent me    
unto you with commission1' aand so he   
showed to the  town his broad seal1 'to 
reduce you to his obedience4 ,and he    
hath  commanded me1 in case you yield   
upon my summons1 to carry it to  you as 
if you were my friends1 or brother2 but 
he also hath bid1  that if after summons
 to submit1 you still stand out and     
rebel1  we should endeavour to take you 
by force4'    ,then stood forth ,captain
 ,conviction and said--his was the pale 
colours1 and for an escutcheon1 he had  

the book of the law wide open  from     
whence issued a flame of fire--',hear1  
,o ,mansoul6 ,thou1 ,o  ,mansoul1 wast  
once famous for innocency1 but now thou 
art degenerated  into lies and deceit   
7,rom #c3c1aj-bc1 #af3ag1ah74 ,thou hast
 heard  what my brother the ,captain    
,boanerges hath said2 and it is your    
wisdom1 and will be your happiness1 to  
stoop to1 and accept of1  conditions of 
peace and mercy when offered2 especially
 when offered  by one against whom thou 
hast rebelled1 and one who is of power  
to  tear thee in pieces1 for so is      
,shaddai our ,king2 nor1 when he is     
angry1 can anything stand before him    
7,psa #a3ba1bb74 ,if you say you  have  
not sinned1 nor acted rebellion against 
our ,king1 the whole  of your doings1   
since the day that you cast off his     
service--and  there was the beginning of
 your sin--will sufficiently testify    
against you4 ,what else means your      
hearkening to the tyrant1 and  your     
receiving him for your king8 ,what means

 else your rejecting  of the laws of    
,shaddai1 and your obeying of ,diabolus8
 ,yea1 what  means this your taking up  
of arms against1 and the shutting of    
your gates upon us1 the faithful        
servants of your ,king8 ,be ruled  then1
 and accept of my brother's invitation1 
and overstand not  the time of mercy1   
but agree with thine adversary quickly  
7,luke  #ab3eh1ei74 ,ah1 ,mansoul1      
suffer not thyself to be kept from      
mercy1  and to be run into a thousand   
miseries1 by the flattering wiles  of   
,diabolus4 ,perhaps that piece of deceit
 may attempt to make you  believe that  
we seek our own profit in this our      
service2#ajb but  know1 it is obedience 
to our ,king1 and love to your          
happiness1  that is the cause of this   
undertaking of ours4    ',again1 ,i say 
to thee1 ,o ,mansoul1 consider if it be 
not amazing  grace that ,shaddai should 
so humble himself as he doth4 ,now he1  
by  us reasons with you1 in a way of    
entreaty and sweet persuasions1  that   

you would subject yourselves to him4    
,has he that need of you1  that we are  
sure you have of him8 ,no1 no2 but he is
 merciful1 and  will not that ,mansoul  
should die1 but turn to him and live'   
7#b ,cor  #e3ah-ba74    ,then stood     
forth ,captain ,judgment1 whose was the 
red colours1 and  for an escutcheon he  
had the burning fiery furnace1 and he   
said1  ',o ye1 the inhabitants of the   
town of ,mansoul1 that have lived so    
long in rebellion and acts of treason   
against the ,king ,shaddai2  know that  
we come not to-day to this place1 in    
this manner1 with  our message of our   
own minds1 or to revenge our own        
quarrel2 it  is the ,king1 my ,master1  
that hath sent us to reduce you to your 
obedience to him1 the which if you      
refuse in a peaceable way to  yield1 we 
have commission to compel you thereto4  
,and never think  of yourselves1 nor yet
 suffer the tyrant ,diabolus to persuade
 you  to think1 that our ,king1 by his  
power1 is not able to bring you  down1  

and to lay you under his feet2 for he is
 the former of all  things1 and if he   
touches the mountains1 they smoke4 ,nor 
will the  gate of the ,king's clemency  
stand always open2 for the day that     
shall burn like an oven is before him1  
yea1 it hasteth greatly1  it slumbereth 
not 7,mal #d3a2 #b ,peter #b3c74    ',o 
,mansoul6 is it little in thine eyes    
that our ,king doth offer  thee mercy1  
and that1 after so many provocations8   
,yea1 he still  holdeth out his golden  
sceptre to thee1 and will not yet suffer
 his  gate to be shut against thee4     
,wilt thou provoke him to do it8 ,if    
so1 consider of what ,i say3--,to thee  
it is opened no more for ever  7,job    
#cf3ad74 ,if thou sayest thou shalt not 
see him1 yet judgment  is before him2   
therefore trust thou in him4 ,yea1      
because there  is wrath1 beware lest he 
take thee away with his stroke2 then  a 
great ransom cannot deliver thee 7v     
#ah74 ,will he esteem thy  riches8 ,no2 
not gold1 nor all the forces of         

strength4 ,he hath  prepared his throne 
for judgment 7,psa #i3g74 ,for he will  
come  with fire1 and with his chariots  
like a whirlwind1 to render his  anger  
with fury1 and his rebuke with flames of
 fire 7,isa #ff3ae74  ,therefore1 ,o    
,mansoul1 take heed1 lest after thou    
hast fulfilled  the judgment of the     
wicked1 justice and judgment should take
 hold  of thee4'    ,now1 while the     
,captain ,judgment was making this      
oration to the town  of ,mansoul1 it was
 observed by some that ,diabolus        
trembled4#ajc  ,but he proceeded in his 
parable1 and said1 ',o thou woful town  
of  ,mansoul6 wilt thou not yet set open
 thy gate to receive us1 the  deputies  
of thy ,king1 and those that would      
rejoice to see thee  live8 ,can thine   
heart endure1 or can thine hands be     
strong1 in the  days that he shall deal 
in judgment with thee8 7,eze #bb3ad74 ,i
  say1 canst thou endure to be forced to
 drink1 as one would drink  sweet wine1 
the sea of wrath that our ,king has     

prepared for ,diabolus  and his angels8 
,consider betimes1 consider4'    ,then  
stood forth the fourth captain1 the     
noble ,captain ,execution1  and said3   
',o town of ,mansoul6 once famous1 but  
now like the  fruitless bough2 once the 
delight of the high ones1 but now a den 
for ,diabolus3 hearken also to me1 and  
to the words that ,i shall  speak to    
thee in the name of the great ,shaddai4 
,behold the axe  is laid unto the root  
of the trees3 therefore every tree which
  bringeth not forth good fruit1 is hewn
 down1 and cast into the  fire 7,matt   
#c3g-aj74    ',thou1 ,o town of         
,mansoul6 hath hitherto been this       
fruitless tree2  thou bearest nought but
 thorns and briars4 ,thy evil fruit     
fore-bespeaks  thee not to be a good    
tree4 ,thy grapes are grapes of gall1   
thy  clusters are bitter 7,deut #cb3cb74
 ,thou hast rebelled against thy  ,king1
 and lo6 we1 the power and force of     
,shaddai1 are the axe that  is laid to  
thy roots4 ,what sayest thou1 wilt thou 

turn8 ,i say again1  tell me before the 
first blow is given1 wilt thou turn8    
,our axe  must first be laid to thy     
root1 before it be laid at thy root2 it 
must first be laid to thy root in a way 
of threatening1 before it  is laid at   
thy root by way of execution2 and       
between these two is  required thy      
repentance1 and this is all the time    
that thou hast4  ,what wilt thou do8    
wilt thou turn1 or shall ,i smite8 ,if  
,i fetch  my blow1 ,mansoul1 down you   
go2 for ,i have commission to lay my axe
  at as well as to thy roots1 nor will  
anything but yielding to our  ,king     
prevent doing of execution4 ,what art   
thou fit for1 ,o ,mansoul1  if mercy    
preventeth not1 but to be hewn down1 and
 cast into the  fire and burned8    ',o 
,mansoul6 patience and forbearance do   
not act for ever2 a year  or two1 or    
three1 they may2 but if thou provoke by 
a three years'  rebellion--and thou hast
 already done more than this--then what 
follows but1 cut it down8 ,nay1 ,after  

that thou shalt cut it down  7,luke     
#ac3i74 ,and dost thou think that these 
are but threatenings1  or that our ,king
 has not power to execute his words8 ,o 
,mansoul6  thou wilt find that in the   
words of our ,king1 when they are by    
sinners made little or light of1 there  
is not only threatening1  but burning   
coals of fire4 ,thou hast been a        
cumber-ground#ajd  long already1 and    
wilt thou continue so still8 ,thy sin   
has brought  this army to thy walls1 and
 shall it bring it in judgment to do    
execution into thy town8 ,thou hast     
heard what the captains have  said1 but 
as yet thou shuttest thy gates2 speak   
out1 ,mansoul1 wilt  thou do so still1  
or wilt thou accept of conditions of    
peace8'#aje    ,these brave speeches of 
these four noble captains the town  of  
,mansoul refused to hear1 yet a sound   
thereof did beat against  ,ear-gate1    
though the force thereof could not break
 it open4 ,in fine1  the town desired a 
time to prepare their answer to these   

demands4  ,the captains then told them1 
'that if they would throw out to  them  
one ,ill-pause1 that was in the town1   
that they might reward  him according to
 his works1 then they would give them   
time to  consider2 but if they would not
 cast him to them over the wall  of     
,mansoul1 then they would give them     
none2 for1' said they1 'we  know that so
 long as ,ill-pause draws breath in     
,mansoul1 all good  consideration will  
be confounded1 and nothing but mischief 
will  come thereon4'    ,then ,diabolus1
 who was there present1 being loth to   
lose his ,ill-pause1  because he was his
 orator1 7and yet be sure he had1 could 
the  captains have laid their fingers on
 him17 was resolved at this  instant to 
give them answer by himself2 but then1  
changing his  mind1 he commanded the    
then ,lord ,mayor1 the ,lord            
,incredulity1 to  do it1 saying1 ',my   
,lord1 do you give these runagates an   
answer2  and speak out1 that ,mansoul   
may hear1 and understand you4'    ,so   

,incredulity1 at ,diabolus' command1    
began and said3 ',gentlemen1  you have  
here1 as we do behold1 to the           
disturbance of our prince1  and the     
molestation of the town of ,mansoul1    
camped against it3 but  from whence you 
come we will not know1 and what you are 
we will  not believe4 ,indeed1 you tell 
us in your terrible speech that you     
have this authority from ,shaddai2 but  
by what right he commands  you to do it1
 of that we shall yet be ignorant4 ,you 
have also1 by  the authority aforesaid1 
summoned this town to desert her ,lord2 
and for protection1 to yield up herself 
to the great ,shaddai1 your  ,king2     
flatteringly telling her1 that if she   
will do it1 he will  pass by1 and not   
charge her with her past offences4      
,further1 you  have also1 to the terror 
of the town of ,mansoul1 threatened1    
with  great and sore destructions1 to   
punish this corporation1 if she         
consents not to do as your wills would  
have her4    ',now1 captains1 from      

whencesoever you come1 and though your  
designs  be never so right1 yet know ye1
 that neither my ,lord ,diabolus1 nor   
,i his servant ,incredulity1 nor yet our
 brave ,mansoul1 doth regard  either    
your persons1 message1 or the ,king that
 you say hath sent  you3 his power1 his 
greatness1 his vengeance1 we fear not2  
nor  will we yield at all to your       
summons4    ',as for the war that you   
threaten to make upon us1 we must       
therein  defend ourselves as well as we 
can2 and know ye1 that we are not       
without wherewithal to bid defiance to  
you4 ,and1 in short1 for  ,i will not be
 tedious1' ,i tell you that we take you 
to be some  vagabond runagate crew1     
that1 having shaken off all obedience   
to your ,king1 have gotten together in  
tumultuous manner1 and are  ranging from
 place to place to see if1 through the  
flatteries you  are skilled to make on  
the one side1 and threats wherewith you 
think to fright on the other1 to make   
some silly town1 city1 or  country1 to  

desert their place and leave it to you2 
but ,mansoul  is none of them4 ,to      
conclude1 we dread you not1 we fear you 
not1  nor will we obey your summons3 our
 gates we will shut upon you1  our place
 we will keep you out of2 nor will we   
long thus suffer  you to sit down before
 us4 ,our people must live in quiet2    
your  appearance doth disturb them      
7,luke #aa3ba72 wherefore arise with    
bag and baggage1 and begone1 or we will 
let fly from the walls  against         
you4'#ajf    ,this oration1 made by old 
,incredulity1 was seconded by desperate 
,will-be-will1 in words to this effect3 
',gentlemen1 we have heard  your        
demands1 and the noise of your threats1 
and have heard the  sound of your       
summons1 but we fear not your force2 we 
regard not  your threats1 but will still
 abide as you found us4 ,and we command 
you1 that in three days' time you cease 
to appear in these parts1  or you shall 
know what it is once to dare offer to   
rouse the lion  ,diabolus1 when asleep  

in his town of ,mansoul4'    ,the       
,recorder1 whose name was ,forget-good1 
he also added as  followeth3            
',gentlemen1 my ,lords1 as you see1     
have1 with mild and  gentle words1      
answered your rough and angry speeches2 
they have1  moreover1 in my hearing1    
given you leave quietly to depart as you
  came4 ,wherefore1 take their kindness1
 and begone4 ,we might have  come out   
with force upon you1 and have caused you
 to feel the dint  of our swords2 but as
 we love ease and quiet ourselves1 so we
 love  not to hurt or molest            
others4'#ajg    ,then did the town of   
,mansoul shout for joy2 as if1 by       
,diabolus and  his crew1 some great     
advantage had been gotten of the        
captains4 ,they  also rang the bells1   
and made merry1 and danced upon the     
walls4  ,diabolus also returned to the  
castle1 and the ,lord ,mayor and        
,recorder  to their place2 but the ,lord
 ,will-be-will took special care that   
the gates should be secured with double 

guards1 double bolts1  and double locks 
and bars4 ,and that ,ear-gate especially
 might the  better be looked to--for    
that was the gate in at which the       
,king's  forces sought most to          
enter--the ,lord ,will-be-will made one 
old  ,mr4 ,prejudice1 an angry and      
ill-conditioned fellow1 captain of  the 
ward at that gate1 and put under his    
power sixty men1 called  ,deafmen2#ajh  
men advantageous for that service1      
forasmuch as they  mattered no words of 
the captains1 nor of their soldiers4#aji
      ,,chapter ,v4    ,,contents3--,the
 captains resolve to give them          
battle--,the town  resolutely resists1  
and the captains retire to winter       
quarters--,tradition1  ,human-wisdom1   
and ,man's invention enlist under       
,boanerges1 but  are taken prisoners1   
and carried to ,diabolus2 they are      
admitted  soldiers for him1 under       
,captain ,anything--,hostilities are    
renewed1  and the town much molested--,a
 famine and mutiny in ,mansoul--,the    

town sounds a parley--,propositions made
 and rejected--,understanding  and      
,conscience quarrel with                
,incredulity--,a skirmish ensues1 and   
mischief is done on both sides4    ,now1
 when the captains saw the answer of the
 great ones1 and that  they could not   
get a hearing from the old natives of   
the town1 and  that ,mansoul was        
resolved to give the ,king's army       
battle1 they  prepared themselves to    
receive them1 and to try it out by the  
power of the arm4 ,and first1 they made 
their force more formidable  against    
,ear-gate2 for they knew that unless    
they could penetrate  that1 no good     
could be done upon the town4 ,this done1
 they put the  rest of their men in     
their places2 after which they gave out 
the  word1 which was1 ',,ye ,,must ,,be 
,,born ,,again4'#aaj ,then they sounded 
the trumpet2 then they in the town made 
them answer1 with shout  against shout1 
charge against charge1 and so the battle
 began4  ,now they in the town had      

planted upon the tower over ,ear-gate1  
two great guns1 the one called          
,highmind1 and the other ,heady4 ,unto  
these two guns they trusted much2 they  
were cast in the castle  by ,diabolus'  
founder1 whose name was ,mr4 ,puff-up2  
and mischievous  pieces they were4#aaa  
,but so vigilant and watchful1 when the 
captains saw them1 were they1 that      
though sometimes their shot  would go by
 their ears with a whiz1 yet they did   
them no harm4  ,by these two guns the   
towns-folk made no question but greatly 
to  annoy the camp of ,shaddai1 and well
 enough to secure the gate1  but they   
had not much cause to boast of what     
execution they did1  as by what follows 
will be gathered4    ,the famous        
,mansoul had also some other small      
pieces in it1 of the  which they made   
use against the camp of ,shaddai4       
,they from the camp also did as stoutly1
 and with as much of that as  may in    
truth be called valour1 let fly as fast 
at the town and at  ,ear-gate3 for they 

saw that unless they could break open   
,ear-gate1  it would be but in vain to  
batter the wall4 ,now the ,king's       
captains  had brought with them several 
slings1 and two or three battering-rams2
  with their slings1 therefore1 they    
battered the houses and people  of the  
town1 and with their rams they sought to
 break ,ear-gate  open4    ,the camp and
 the town had several skirmishes1 and   
brisk encounters1  while the captains1  
with their engines1 made many brave     
attempts  to break open1 or beat down1  
the tower that was over ,ear-gate1  and 
at the said gate to make their entrance4
 ,but ,mansoul stood it  out so lustily1
 through the rage of ,diabolus1 the     
valour of the  ,lord ,will-be-will1 and 
the conduct of old ,incredulity1 the    
,mayor1  and ,mr4 ,forget-good1 the     
,recorder1 that the charge and expense  
of  that summer's wars1 on the ,king's  
side1 seemed to be almost quite  lost1  
and the advantage to return to ,mansoul4
 ,but when the captains  saw how it was1

 they made a fair retreat1 and          
entrenched themselves  in their winter  
quarters4 ,now in this war1 you must    
needs think  there was much loss on both
 sides1 of which be pleased to accept   
of this brief account following3--#aab  
,the ,king's captains1 when they marched
 from the court to come up  against     
,mansoul to war1 as they came crossing  
over the country1  they happened to     
light upon three young fellows that had 
a mind  to go for soldiers2 proper men  
they were1 and men of courage and       
skill1 to appearance4 ,their names were 
,mr4 ,tradition1 ,mr4 ,human-wisdom1    
and ,mr4 ,man's-invention4 ,so they came
 up to the captains1 and  proffered     
their services to ,shaddai4 ,the        
captains then told them  of their       
design1 and bid them not to be rash in  
their offers2 but  the young men told   
them they had considered the thing      
before1 and  that hearing they were upon
 their march for such a design1 came    
hither on purpose to meet them1 that    

they might be listed under  their       
excellencies4 ,then ,captain ,boanerges1
 for that they were men  of courage1    
listed them into his company1 and so    
away they went  to the war4    ,now when
 the war was begun1 in one of the       
briskest skirmishes1 so  it was1 that a 
company of the ,lord ,will-be-will's men
 sallied out  at the sally-port1 or     
postern of the town1 and fell in upon   
the  rear of ,captain ,boanerges' men1  
where these three fellows happened  to  
be1 so they took them prisoners1 and    
away they carried them  into the town2  
where they had not lain long in durance1
 but it  began to be noised about the   
streets of the town what three notable  
prisoners the ,lord ,will-be-will's men 
had taken1 and brought in  prisoners out
 of the camp of ,shaddai4 ,at length    
tidings thereof  were carried to        
,diabolus to the castle1 to wit1 what my
 ,lord  ,will-be-will's men had done1   
and whom they had taken prisoners4      
,then ,diabolus called for              

,will-be-will1 to know the certainty of 
this matter4 ,so he asked him1 and he   
told him2 then did the giant  send for  
the prisoners1 who1 when they were come1
 demanded of them  who they were1 whence
 they came1 and what they did in the    
camp of  ,shaddai2 and they told him4   
,then he sent them to ward again4 ,not  
many days after1 he sent for them to him
 again1 and then asked  them if they    
would be willing to serve him against   
their former  captains4 ,they then told 
him that they did not so much live by   
religion1 as by the fates of fortune2   
and that since his lordship  was willing
 to entertain them1 they should be      
willing to serve  him4 ,now while things
 were thus in hand1 there was one       
,captain  ,anything1 a great doer in the
 town of ,mansoul1 and to this ,captain 
,anything did ,diabolus send these men1 
with a note under his hand  to receive  
them into his company2 the contents of  
which letter  were thus3--              
',anything1 my darling1 the three men   

that are the bearers of this  letter    
have a desire to serve me in the war1   
nor know ,i better to  whose conduct to 
commit them than to thine2 receive them1
 therefore1  in my name1 as need shall  
require1 make use of them against       
,shaddai  and his men4 ,farewell4' ,so  
they came1 and he received them2 and  he
 made of two of them serjeants1 but he  
made ,mr4 ,man's-invention  his         
armour-bearer4 ,but thus much for this1 
and now to return to  the camp4#aac     
,they of the camp did also some         
execution upon the town1 for they  did  
beat down the roof of the ,lord ,mayor's
 house1 and so laid him  more open than 
he was before4 ,they had almost1 with a 
sling1 slain  my ,lord ,will-be-will    
outright2 but he made a shift to recover
  again4 ,but they made a notable       
slaughter among the aldermen1 for  with 
one only shot they cut off six of them2 
to wit1 ,mr4 ,swearing1  ,mr4 ,whoring1 
,mr4 ,fury1 ,mr4 ,stand-to-lies1 ,mr4   
,drunkenness1 and ,mr4  ,cheating4#aad  

,they also dismounted the two guns that 
stood upon the tower over  ,ear-gate1   
and laid them flat in the dirt4#aae ,i  
told you before1  that the ,king's noble
 captains had drawn off to their winter 
quarters1 and had there entrenched      
themselves and their carriages1  so as  
with the best advantage to their ,king1 
and the greatest  annoyance to the      
enemy1 they might give seasonable and   
warm alarms  to the town of ,mansoul4   
,and this design of them did so hit1    
that1  ,i may say1 they did almost what 
they would to the molestation of  the   
corporation4    ,for now could not      
,mansoul sleep securely as before1 nor  
could  they now go to their debaucheries
 with that quietness as in times  past4 
,for they had from the camp of ,shaddai 
such frequent1 warm1  and terrifying    
alarms2 yea1 alarms upon alarms1 first  
at one gate1  and then at another1 and  
again at all the gates at once1 that    
they were broken as to former peace4    
,yea1 they had their alarms  so         

frequently1 and that when the nights#aaf
 were at longest1 the  weather coldest1 
and so consequently the season most     
unseasonable2  that that winter was to  
the town of ,mansoul a winter by itself4
  ,sometimes the trumpets would sound1  
and sometimes the slings  would whirl   
the stones into the town4 ,sometimes ten
 thousand of  the ,king's soldiers would
 be running round the walls of ,mansoul 
at midnight1 shouting1 and lifting up   
the voice for the battle4  ,sometimes1  
again1 some of them in the town would be
 wounded1  and their cry and lamentable 
voice would be heard1 to the great      
molestation of the now languishing town 
of ,mansoul4 ,yea1 so distressed  with  
those that laid siege against them were 
they1 that1 ,i dare  say1 ,diabolus     
their king had1 in these days1 his rest 
much broken4    ,in these days1 as ,i   
was informed1 new thoughts1 and thoughts
 that  began to run counter one to      
another1 began to possess the minds  of 
the men of the town of ,mansoul4 ,some  

would say1 ',there is no  living thus'2 
others would then reply1 ',this will be 
over shortly4'  ,then would a third     
stand up and answer1 ',let us turn to   
the ,king  ,shaddai1 and so put an end  
to these troubles4' ,and a fourth would 
come in with a fear1 saying1 ',i doubt  
he will not receive us4'#aag  ,the old  
gentleman too1 the ,recorder1 that was  
so before ,diabolus  took ,mansoul1 he  
also began to talk aloud2 and his words 
were now  to the town of ,mansoul as if 
they were great claps of thunder4 ,no   
noise now so terrible to ,mansoul as was
 his1 with the noise of the  soldiers1  
and shoutings of the captains4    ,also1
 things began to grow scarce in         
,mansoul2 now the things that  her soul 
lusted after were departing from her4   
,upon all her pleasant  things there was
 a blast1 and burning instead of beauty4
 ,wrinkles  now1 and some shows of the  
shadow of death1 were upon the          
inhabitants  of ,mansoul4#aah ,and now1 
,o how glad would ,mansoul have been to 

have enjoyed quietness and satisfaction 
of mind1 though joined  with the meanest
 condition in the world6#aai    ,the    
captains also1 in the deep of this      
winter1 did send1 by the  mouth of      
,boanerges' trumpeter1 a summons to     
,mansoul to yield up  herself to the    
,king1 the great ,king ,shaddai4 ,they  
said it once1 and  twice1 and thrice2   
not knowing but that at some times there
 might  be in ,mansoul some willingness 
to surrender up themselves unto them1   
might they but have the colour of an    
invitation to do it under4  ,yea1 so far
 as ,i could gather1 the town had been  
surrendered up to  them before now1 had 
it not been for the opposition of old   
,incredulity1  and the fickleness of the
 thoughts of my ,lord ,will-be-will4    
,diabolus  also began to rave1 wherefore
 ,mansoul1 as to yielding1 was not  yet 
all of one mind1 therefore1 they still  
lay distressed under  these perplexing  
fears4#abj    ,i told you but now that  
they of the ,king's army had this winter

  sent three times to ,mansoul1 to      
submit herself4    ,first4 ,the first   
time the trumpeter went1 he went with   
words of  peace1 telling of them1 ',that
 the captains1 the noble captains of    
,shaddai1 did pity and bewail the misery
 of the now perishing town  of ,mansoul2
 and were troubled to see them so much  
to stand in the  way of their own       
deliverance4' ,he said1 moreover1 ',that
 the captains  bid him tell them1 that  
if now poor ,mansoul would humble       
herself1  and turn1 her former          
rebellions and most notorious treasons  
should1  by their merciful ,king1 be    
forgiven them1 yea1 and forgotten too4' 
,and having bid them 'beware that they  
stood not in their own way1  that they  
opposed not themselves1 nor made        
themselves their own  losers1' he       
returned again into the camp4           
,second4 ,the second time the trumpeter 
went1 he did treat them  a little more  
roughly4 ,for after sound of trumpet1 he
 told them1  ',that their continuing in 

their rebellion did but chafe and heat  
the spirit of the captains1 and that    
they were resolved to make a  conquest  
of ,mansoul1 or to lay their bones      
before the town walls4'    ,third4 ,he  
went again the third time1 and dealt    
with them yet more  roughly2 telling of 
them1 ',that now1 since they had been so
 horribly  profane1 he did not know--not
 certainly know--whether the captains   
were inclining to mercy or judgment2    
only1' said he1 'they  commanded me to  
give you a summons to open the gates    
unto them4'  ,so he returned1 and went  
into the camp4    ,these three summons1 
and especially the two last1 did so     
distress  the town1 that they presently 
called a consultation2 the result of    
which was this1 that my ,lord           
,will-be-will should go up to ,ear-gate1
  and there1 with sound of trumpet1 call
 to the captains of the camp  for a     
parley4 ,well1 the ,lord ,will-be-will  
sounded upon the wall1  so the captains 
came up in their harness1#aba with their

 ten  thousands at their feet4 ,the     
townsmen then told the captains that    
they had heard and considered their     
summons1 and would come to an  agreement
 with them1 and with their ,king        
,shaddai1 upon such certain  terms1     
articles1 and propositions as1 with and 
by the order of  their prince1 they to  
them were appointed to propound--to wit1
  they would agree upon these grounds to
 be one people with them4    #a4 ',if   
that those of their own company1 as the 
now ,lord ,mayor and  their ,mr4        
,forget-good1 with their brave ,lord    
,will-be-will1 might1  under ,shaddai1  
be still the governors of the town1     
castle1 and  gates of ,mansoul4 #b4     
,provided that no man that now serveth  
under  their great giant ,diabolus1 be  
by ,shaddai cast out of house1 harbour1 
or the freedom that he hath hitherto    
enjoyed in the famous town of  ,mansoul4
 #c4 ,that it shall be granted them1    
that they of the town  of ,mansoul shall
 enjoy certain of their rights and      

privileges--to  wit1 such as have       
formerly been granted them2 and that    
they have  long lived in the enjoyment  
of1 under the reign of their king       
,diabolus1 that now is1 and long has    
been1 their only ,lord1 and  great      
defender4 #d4 ,that no new law1 officer1
 or executioner of  law or office1 shall
 have any power over them1 without their
 own  choice and consent4    ',these be 
our propositions or conditions of peace2
 and upon these  terms1' said they1 'we 
will submit to your ,king4'#abb    ,but 
when the captains had heard this weak   
and feeble offer of the  town of        
,mansoul1 and their high and bold       
demands1 they made to them  again1 by   
their noble captain1 the ,captain       
,boanerges1 this speech  following3--   
',o ye inhabitants of the town of       
,mansoul1 when ,i heard your trumpet    
sound for a parley with us1 ,i can truly
 say ,i was glad2 but when  you said you
 were willing to submit yourselves to   
our ,king and  ,lord1 then ,i was yet   

more glad4 ,but when1 by your silly     
provisoes  and foolish cavils1 you laid 
the stumbling-block of your iniquity    
before your own faces1 then my gladness 
turned into sorrows1 and  my hopeful    
beginnings of your return into          
languishing1 fainting  fears4    ',i    
count that old ,ill-pause1 the ancient  
enemy of ,mansoul1 did  draw up those   
proposals that now you present us with  
as terms of  an agreement1 but they     
deserve not to be admitted to sound in  
the  ear of any man that pretends to    
have service for ,shaddai4 ,we do1      
therefore1 jointly1 and that with the   
highest disdain1 refuse and  reject such
 things as the greatest of iniquities   
7#b ,tim #b3ai74abc    ',but1 ,o        
,mansoul6 ,if you will give yourselves  
into our hands1 or  rather into the     
hands of our ,king2 and will trust him  
to make such  terms with1 and for you1  
as shall seem good in his eyes--and ,i  
dare  say they shall be such as you     
shall find to be most profitable to     

you--then we will receive you1 and be at
 peace with you4 ,but if  you like not  
to trust yourselves in the arms of      
,shaddai our ,king1  then things are but
 where they were before1 and we know    
also what  we have to do4'    ,then     
cried out old ,incredulity1 the ,lord   
,mayor1 and said1 ',and  who1 being out 
of the hands of their enemies1 as ye see
 we are now1  will be so foolish as to  
put the staff out of their own hands1   
into  the hands of they know not who8   
,i1 for my part1 will never yield  to so
 unlimited a proposition4 ,do we know   
the manner and temper  of their ,king8  
,it is said by some1 that he will be    
angry with his  subjects if but the     
breadth of an hair they chance to step  
out of  the way2 and of others1 that he 
requireth of them much more than  they  
can perform4 ,wherefore it seems1 ,o    
,mansoul1 to be thy wisdom1  to take    
good heed what thou dost in this matter2
 for if you once  yield1 you give up    
yourselves to another1 and so you are no

 more  your own6 ,wherefore to give up  
yourselves to an unlimited power1  is   
the greatest folly in the world4 ,for   
now you indeed may repent2  but can     
never justly complain4 ,but do you      
indeed know1 when you  are his1 which of
 you he will kill1 and which of you he  
will save  alive2 or whether he will not
 cut off every one of us1 and send  out 
of his own country1 another new people1 
and cause them to  inhabit this         
town8'#abd    ,this speech of the ,lord 
,mayor undid all1 and threw flat to the 
ground their hopes of an accord4        
,wherefore the captains returned  to    
their trenches1 to their tents1 and to  
their men1 as they were2  and the ,mayor
 to the castle1 and to his ,king4       
,now ,diabolus had waited for his       
return1 for he had heard that they  had 
been at their points4 ,so when he was   
come into the chamber  of state1        
,diabolus saluted him with ',welcome1 my
 ,lord1 how went  matters betwixt you   
to-day8' ,so the ,lord ,incredulity1    

with a low  conge1#abe told him the     
whole of the matter1 saying1 ,thus and  
thus said the captains of ,shaddai1 and 
thus and thus said ,i4 ,the  which when 
it was told to ,diabolus1 he was very   
glad to hear it1  and said1 ',my ,lord  
,mayor1 my faithful ,incredulity1 ,i    
have proved  thy fidelity above ten     
times already1 but never yet found thee 
false4 ,i do promise thee1 if we rub    
over this brunt1 to prefer  thee to a   
place of honour1 a place far better than
 to be ,lord  ,mayor of ,mansoul4 ,i    
will make thee my ,universal ,deputy1   
and thou  shalt1 next to me1 have all   
nations under thy hand2 yea1 and thou   
shalt lay bands upon them that they may 
not resist thee1 nor shall  any of our  
vassals walk more at liberty1 but those 
that shall be  content to walk in thy   
fetters4'    ,now came the ,lord ,mayor 
out from ,diabolus1 as if he had        
obtained  a favour indeed2 wherefore to 
his habitation he goes in great  state1 
and thinks to feed himself well enough  

with hopes1 until  the time came that   
his greatness should be enlarged4       
,but now1 though the ,lord ,mayor and   
,diabolus did thus well agree1  yet this
 repulse to the brave captains put      
,mansoul into a mutiny4  ,for while old 
,incredulity went into the castle to    
congratulate his  ,lord with what had   
passed1 the old ,lord ,mayor that was so
 before  ,diabolus came to the town1 to 
wit1 my ,lord ,understanding1 and the   
old  ,recorder1 ,mr4 ,conscience1       
getting intelligence of what had passed 
at ,ear-gate1 for you must know that    
they might not be suffered  to be at    
that debate1 lest they should then have 
mutinied for the  captains4 ,but1 ,i    
say1 they got intelligence what had     
passed there1  and were much concerned  
therewith1 wherefore1 they1 getting some
  of the town together1 began to possess
 them with the reasonableness  of the   
noble captains' demands1 and with the   
bad consequences  that would follow upon
 the speech of old ,incredulity1 the    

,lord  ,mayor--to wit1 how little       
reverence he showed therein1 either to  
the captains1 or to their ,king2 also1  
how he implicitly charged  them with    
unfaithfulness1 and treachery3 for what 
less1 quoth  they1 could be made of his 
words1 when he said he would not yield  
to their proposition1 and added1        
moreover1 a supposition that he  would  
destroy us when before he had sent us   
word that he would  show us mercy4#abf  
,the multitude being now possessed with 
the  conviction of the evil that old    
,incredulity had done1 began to run     
together by companies in all places1 and
 in every corner of the  streets of     
,mansoul2 and first they began to       
mutter1 then to talk  openly1 and after 
that they run to and fro1 and cried as  
they  run1 ',o the brave captains of    
,shaddai6 ,would we were under the      
government of the captains1 and of      
,shaddai their ,king4'#abg ,when  the   
,lord ,mayor had intelligence that      
,mansoul was in an uproar1  down he     

comes to appease the people1 and thought
 to have quashed  their heat with the   
bigness and the show of his countenance4
 ,but  when they saw him1 they came     
running upon him1 and had doubtless     
done him a mischief1 had he not betaken 
himself to house4 ,however1  they       
strongly assaulted the house where he   
was1 to have pulled it  down about his  
ears2 but the place was too strong1 so  
they failed  of that4 ,so he taking some
 courage addressed himself1 out at a    
window1 to the people in this manner3-- 
',gentlemen1 what is the reason that    
there is here such an uproar  to-day8'  
,,und4 ,then answered my ,lord          
,understanding3 ',it is even because    
that  thou and thy master have carried  
it not rightly1 and as you should1  to  
the captains of ,shaddai2 for in three  
things you are faulty3--,first1  ,in    
that you would not let ,mr4 ,conscience 
and myself be at the  hearing of your   
discourse4 ,secondly1 ,in that you      
propounded such  terms of peace1 to the 

captains1 that by no means could be     
granted1  unless they had intended that 
their ,shaddai should have been only  a 
titular prince1 and that ,mansoul should
 still have had power by  law1 to have  
lived in all lewdness and vanity before 
him1 and so  by consequence ,diabolus   
should still here be king in power1 and 
the other only king in name4 ,thirdly1  
,for that thou didst thyself1  after the
 captains had showed us upon what       
conditions they would  have received us 
to mercy1 even undo all again with thy  
unsavoury1  and unseasonable1 and       
ungodly speech4'    ,,incred4 ,when old 
,incredulity had heard this speech1 he  
cried out1  ',treason1 treason3 ,to your
 arms1 to your arms1 ,o ye1 the trusty  
friends of ,diabolus in ,mansoul4'#abh  
,,und4 ',sir1 you may put upon my words 
what meaning you please1 but  ,i am sure
 that the captains of such an high ,lord
 as theirs is1  deserves a better       
treatment at your hands4'    ,,incred4  
,then said old ,incredulity1 ',this is  

but little better4  ,but1 ,sir1' quoth  
he1 'what ,i spake1 ,i spake for my     
prince1 for his  government1 and the    
quieting of the people1 whom by your    
unlawful  actions you have this day set 
to mutiny against us4'    ,,cons4 ,then 
replied the old ,recorder1 whose name   
was ,mr4 ,conscience1  and said1 ',sir1 
you ought not thus to retort upon what  
my ,lord  ,understanding hath said4 ,it 
is evident enough that he hath spoken   
the truth1 and that you are an enemy to 
,mansoul2 be convinced1  then1 of the   
evil of your saucy and malapert         
language1 and of the  grief that you    
have put the captains to2 yea1 and of   
the damages  that you have done to      
,mansoul thereby4 ,had you accepted of  
the  conditions1 the sound of the       
trumpet and the alarm of war had now    
ceased about the town of ,mansoul2 but  
that dreadful sound abides1  and your   
want of wisdom in your speech has been  
the cause of it4'    ,,incred4 ,then    
said old ,incredulity3 ',sir1 ,if ,i    

live ,i will do your  errand to         
,diabolus1 and there you shall have an  
answer to your  words4 ,meanwhile we    
will seek the good of the town1 and not 
ask  counsel of you4'    ,,und4 ',sir1  
your prince and you are both foreigners 
to ,mansoul1 and  not the natives       
thereof4 ,and who can tell but that when
 you have  brought us into greater      
straits1 when you also shall see that   
yourselves can be safe by no other means
 than by flight1 you may  leave us and  
shift for yourselves1 or set us on fire1
 and go away  in the smoke1 or by the   
light of our burning1 and so leave us in
  our ruins4'    ,,incred4 ',sir1 you   
forget that you are under a governor1   
and that  you ought to demean yourself  
like a subject1#abi and know ye1  when  
my ,lord the king shall hear of this    
day's work1 he will give  you but little
 thanks for your labour4'    ,now while 
these gentlemen were thus in their      
chiding words1 down  come1 from the     
walls and gates of the town1 the ,lord  

,will-be-will1  ,mr4 ,prejudice1 old    
,ill-pause1 and several of the new-made 
aldermen  and burgesses1 and they asked 
the reason of the hubbub and tumult4    
,and with that every man began to tell  
his own tale1 so that nothing  could be 
heard distinctly4 ,then was a silence   
commanded1 and the  old fox ,incredulity
 began to speak4 ',my ,lord1' quoth he1 
'here  are a couple of peevish          
gentlemen1 that have1 as a fruit of     
their  bad dispositions1 and1 as ,i     
fear1 through the advice of one ,mr4    
,discontent1 tumultuously gathered this 
company against me this  day2 and also  
attempted to run the town into acts of  
rebellion  against our prince4'    ,then
 stood up all the ,diabolonians that    
were present1 and affirmed  these things
 to be true4    ,now when they that took
 part with my ,lord ,understanding1 and 
with  ,mr4 ,conscience1 perceived that  
they were like to come to the worst1    
for that force and power was on the     
other side1 they came in for  their help

 and relief4 ,so a great company was on 
both sides4#acj  ,then they on          
,incredulity's side would have had the  
two old gentlemen  presently away to    
prison2 but they on the other side said 
they  should not4 ,then they began to   
cry up parties again2 the ,diabolonians 
cried up old ,incredulity1 ,forget-good1
 the new aldermen1 and their  great one 
,diabolus2 and the other party1 they as 
fast cried up  ,shaddai1 the captains1  
his laws1 their mercifulness1 and       
applauded  their conditions and ways4   
,thus the bickerment went awhile1 at    
last they passed from words to blows1   
and now there were knocks on  both      
sides4 ,the good old gentleman1 ,mr4    
,conscience1 was knocked down  twice by 
one of the ,diabolonians1 whose name was
 ,mr4 ,benumbing4  ,and my ,lord        
,understanding had like to have been    
slain with an  harquebus1 but that he   
that shot wanted to take his aim aright4
 ,nor  did the other side wholly escape1
 for there was one ,mr4 ,rashhead1  a   

,diabolonian1 that had his brains beaten
 out by ,mr4 ,mind1 the  ,lord          
,will-be-will's servant2 and it made me 
laugh to see how old  ,mr4 ,prejudice   
was kicked and tumbled about in the     
dirt4 ,for though  a while since he was 
made captain of a company of the        
,diabolonians1  to the hurt and damage  
of the town2 yet now they had got him   
under  their feet2 and ,i will assure   
you he had by some of the ,lord         
,understanding's party his crown soundly
 cracked to boot4 ,mr4  ,anything also1 
he became a brisk man in the broil1 but 
both sides  were against him1 because he
 was true to none4 ,yet he had for his  
malapertness one of his legs broken1 and
 he that did it wished  it had been his 
neck4 ,much harm more was done on both  
sides1 but  this must not be forgotten1 
it was now a wonder to see my ,lord     
,will-be-will so indifferent as he was2 
he did not seem to take  one side more  
than another1 only it was perceived that
 he smiled  to see how old ,prejudice   

was tumbled up and down in the dirt4    
,also when ,captain ,anything came      
halting up before him1 he seemed  to    
take but little notice of him4#aca      
,,chapter ,,vi4    ,,contents3--,lord   
,understanding and ,mr4 ,conscience     
imprisoned as  authors of the           
disturbance--,a conference of the       
besieging officers1  who agree to       
petition ,shaddai for further           
assistance--,the petition  approved at  
court--,emmanuel1 the ,king's son1 is   
appointed to conquer  the town--,marches
 with a great army and surrounds        
,mansoul1 which  is strongly fortified  
against him4    ,now when the uproar was
 over1 ,diabolus sends for my ,lord     
,understanding1 and ,mr4 ,conscience1   
and claps them both up in prison1  as   
the ring-leaders and managers of this   
most heavy riotous rout  in ,mansoul4   
,so now the town began to be quiet      
again1 and the  prisoners were used     
hardly2 yea1 he thought to have made    
them away1  but that the present        

juncture did not serve for that purpose1
 for  that war was in all their         
gates4#acb ,but let us return again to  
our story4 ,the captains1 when they were
 gone back from the gate1  and were come
 into the camp again1 called a council  
of war1 to  consult what was further for
 them to do4 ,now some said1 ,let us go 
up presently and fall upon the town1 but
 the greatest part thought  rather      
better it would be to give them another 
summons to yield2  and the reason why   
they thought this to be best was1       
because1 that  so far as could be       
perceived1 the town of ,mansoul now was 
more  inclinable than heretofore4 ,and  
if1 said they1 while some of them  are  
in a way of inclination1 we should by   
ruggedness give them  distaste1 we may  
set them further from closing with our  
summons1  than we would be willing they 
should4#acc    ,wherefore to this advice
 they agreed1 and called a trumpeter1   
put  words into his mouth1 set him his  
time1 and bid him ,god speed4  ,well1   

many hours were not expired before the  
trumpeter addressed  himself to his     
journey4 ,wherefore1 coming up to the   
wall of the  town1 he steereth his      
course to ,ear-gate1 and there sounded1 
as he  was commanded4 ,they1 then1 that 
were within came out to see what  was   
the matter1 and the trumpeter made them 
this speech following3--    ',o         
hard-hearted1 and deplorable town of    
,mansoul1 how long wilt thou  love thy  
sinful1 sinful simplicity1 and ye fools 
delight in your  scorning8 ,as yet      
despise you the offers of peace1 and    
deliverance8  ,as yet will ye refuse the
 golden offers of ,shaddai1 and trust to
  the lies and falsehoods of ,diabolus8 
,think you when ,shaddai shall  have    
conquered you1 that the remembrance of  
these your carriages  towards him1 will 
yield you peace and comfort2 or that1 by
 ruffling  language1 you can make him   
afraid as a grasshopper8 ,doth he       
entreat  you1 for fear of you8 ,do you  
think that you are stronger than he8    

,look to the heavens1 and behold1 and   
consider the stars1 how high  are they8 
,can you stop the sun from running his  
course1 and hinder  the moon from giving
 her light8 ,can you count the number of
 the  stars1 or stay the bottles of     
heaven8 ,can you call for the waters  of
 the sea1 and cause them to cover the   
face of the ground8 ,can  you behold    
every one that he is proud1 and abase   
him1 and bind  their faces in           
secret8#acd ,yet these are some of the  
works of  our ,king1 in whose name1 this
 day1 we come up unto you1 that you  may
 be brought under his authority4 ,in his
 name1 therefore1 ,i  summon you again1 
to yield up yourselves to his captains4'
    ,at this summons the ,mansoulians   
seemed to be at a stand1 and knew  not  
what answer to make2 wherefore ,diabolus
 forthwith appeared1  and took upon him 
to do it himself1 and thus he begins1   
but turns  his speech to them of        
,mansoul3--    ',gentlemen1' quoth he1  
'and my faithful subjects1 if it is true

  that this summoner hath said          
concerning the greatness of their       
,king1 by his terror you will always be 
kept in bondage1 and so be  made to     
sneak4 ,yea1 how can you now1 though he 
is at a distance1  endure to think of   
such a mighty one8 ,and if not to think 
of him1  while at a distance1 how can   
you endure to be in his presence8 ,i1   
your prince1 am familiar with you1 and  
you may play with me as you  would with 
a grasshopper4 ,consider1 therefore1    
what is for your  profit1 and remember  
the immunities that ,i have granted you4
  ,farther1 if all be true that this man
 hath said1 how comes it to  pass that  
the subjects of ,shaddai are so enslaved
 in all places  where they come8 ,none  
in the universe so unhappy as they1 none
 so  trampled upon as they4#ace         
,consider1 my ,mansoul4 ,would thou wert
  as loath to leave me as ,i am loath to
 leave thee6 ,but consider1  ,i say1 the
 ball is yet at thy foot2 liberty you   
have1 if you know  how to use it2 yea1 a

 king you have too1 if you can tell how 
to  love and obey him4'    ,upon this   
speech1 the town of ,mansoul did again  
harden their  hearts yet more against   
the captains of ,shaddai4 ,the thoughts 
of  his greatness did quite quash them1 
and the thoughts of his holiness  sunk  
them in despair4#acf ,wherefore1 after a
 short consultation1  they1 of the      
,diabolonian party they were1 sent back 
this word by  the trumpeter1 ',that1 for
 their parts1 they were resolved to     
stick  to their king2 but never to yield
 to ,shaddai4' ,so it was but in  vain  
to give them any further summons1 for   
they had rather die  upon the place than
 yield4 ,and now things seemed to be    
gone quite  back1 and ,mansoul to be out
 of reach or call2 yet the captains1    
who knew what their ,lord could do1     
would not yet be beat out of  heart4    
,they therefore sent them another       
summons1 more sharp and  severe than the
 last2 but the oftener they were sent   
to1 to be  reconciled to ,shaddai1 the  

further off they were4 ',as they called 
them1 so they went from them'3 yea1     
'though they called them to  the ,most  
,high' 7,hosea #aa3b1g74    ,so they    
ceased that way to deal with them any   
more1 and inclined  to think of another 
way4 ,the captains1 therefore1 did      
gather  themselves together1 to have    
free conference among themselves1 to    
know what was yet to be done to gain the
 town1 and to deliver it  from the      
tyranny of ,diabolus4 ,and one said     
after this manner1 and  another after   
that4 ,then stood up the right noble1   
the ,captain  ,conviction1 and said1    
',my brethren1 mine opinion is this3--  
',first4 ,that we continually play our  
slings into the town1 and keep  it in a 
continual alarm1 molesting of them day  
and night2 by thus  doing we shall stop 
the growth of their rampant spirit4 ,for
 a lion  may be tamed by continual      
molestation4#acg    ',second4 ,this     
done1 ,i advise that1 in the next place1
 we1 with one  consent1 draw up a       

petition to our ,lord ,shaddai2 by      
which1 after  we have showed our ,king  
the condition of ,mansoul1 and of       
affairs  here1 and have begged his      
pardon for our no better success1 we    
will  earnestly implore his ,majesty's  
help1 and that he will please to  send  
us more force and power2 and some       
gallant and well-spoken  commander to   
head them2 that so his ,majesty may not 
lose the benefit  of these his good     
beginnings1 but may complete his        
conquest upon  the town of              
,mansoul4'#ach    ,to this speech of the
 noble ,captain ,conviction1 they1 as   
one man1  consented2 and agreed that a  
petition should forthwith be drawn up1  
and sent by a fit man1 away to ,shaddai 
with speed4 ,the contents of  the       
petition were thus3--    ',most gracious
 and glorious ,king1 the ,lord of the   
best world1 and  the builder of the town
 of ,mansoul3 ,we have1 dread           
,sovereign1 at  thy commandment1 put our
 lives in jeopardy1 and at thy bidding  

made  a war upon the famous town of     
,mansoul4 ,when we went up against  it1 
we did1 according to our commission1    
first offer conditions  of peace unto   
it4 ,but they1 great ,king1 set light by
 our counsel1  and would none of our    
reproof 7,matt #bb3e2 ,prov #a3be-cj2   
,zech  #aj3aa1ab74 ,they were for       
shutting of their gates1 and for keeping
  us out of the town4 ,they also mounted
 their guns1 they sallied out  upon us1 
and have done us what damage they could2
 but we pursued  them1 with alarm upon  
alarm1 requiting of them with such      
retribution  as was meet1 and have done 
some execution upon the town4 ,diabolus1
  ,incredulity1 and ,will-be-will are   
the great doers against us2 now  we are 
in our winter quarters1 but so as that  
we do yet with an  high hand molest and 
distress the town4 ,once1 as we think1  
had  we had but one substantial friend  
in the town1 such as would but  have    
seconded the sound of our summons as    
they ought1 the people  might have      

yielded themselves4 ,but there were none
 but enemies there1  nor any to speak in
 behalf of our ,lord to the town2       
wherefore1  though we have done as we   
could1 yet ,mansoul abides in a state   
of rebellion against thee4#aci ,now1    
,king of kings1 let it please  thee to  
pardon the unsuccessfulness of thy      
servants1 who have been  no more        
advantageous in so desirable a work as  
the conquering of  ,mansoul is2 and     
send1 ,lord1 as we now desire1 more     
forces to ,mansoul1  that it may be     
subdued2 and a man to head them1 that   
the town may  both love and fear4 ,we do
 not thus speak because we are willing  
to relinquish the wars--for we are for  
laying of our bones against  the        
place--but that the town of ,mansoul may
 be won for thy ,majesty4  ,we also pray
 thy ,majesty for expedition in this    
matter1 that after  their conquest1 we  
may be at liberty to be sent about other
 thy  gracious designs4 ,amen4'    ,the 
petition thus drawn up was sent away    

with haste to the ,king1  by the hand of
 that good man1 ,mr4 ,love-to-,mansoul4 
,when this petition was come to the     
palace of the ,king1 who should  it be  
delivered to but to the ,king's ,son4   
,so he took it and read  it1 and because
 the contents of it pleased him well1 he
 mended1  and also in some things1 added
 to the petition himself4 ,so after  he 
had made such amendments and additions  
as he thought convenient1  with his own 
hand1 he carried it in to the ,king2 to 
whom when he  had with obeisance        
delivered it1 he put on authority1 and  
spake to  it himself4#adj    ,now the   
,king1 at the sight of the petition1 was
 glad2 but how much  more think you1    
when it was seconded by his ,son8 ,it   
pleased him  also to hear that his      
servants that camped against ,mansoul   
were so  hearty in the work1 and so     
steadfast in their resolves1 and that   
they had already got some ground upon   
the famous town of ,mansoul4            
,wherefore the ,king called to him      

,emmanuel his ,son1 who said1 ,here  am 
,i1 my ,father4 ,then said the ,king1   
,thou knowest1 as ,i do myself1  the    
condition of the town of ,mansoul1 and  
what we have purposed1  and what thou   
hast done to redeem it4 ,come now1      
therefore1 my ,son1  and prepare thyself
 for the war1 for thou shalt go to my   
camp at  ,mansoul4 ,thou shalt also     
there prosper1 and prevail1 and conquer 
the town of ,mansoul4    ,then said the 
,king's ,son1 ,thy law is within my     
heart4 ,i delight  to do thy will 7,heb 
#aj74 ,this is the day that ,i have     
longed for1  and the work that ,i have  
waited for all this while4 ,grant me1   
therefore1 what force thou shalt in thy 
wisdom think meet1 and ,i  will go1 and 
will deliver from ,diabolus1 and from   
his power1 thy  perishing town of       
,mansoul4 ,my heart has been often      
pained within  me for the miserable town
 of ,mansoul2 but now it is rejoiced1   
but  now it is glad4 ,and with that he  
leaped over the mountains for  joy1     

saying1 ,i have not1 in my heart1       
thought anything too dear  for ,mansoul2
 the day of vengeance is in mine heart  
for thee1  my ,mansoul2 and glad am ,i  
that thou1 my ,father1 hast made me the 
,captain of their salvation 7,heb       
#b3aj74 ,and ,i will now begin to       
plague all those that have been a plague
 to my town of ,mansoul1  and will      
deliver it from their hand4    ,when the
 ,king's ,son had said thus to his      
,father1 it presently flew  like        
lightning round about at court2 yea1 it 
there became the only  talk what        
,emmanuel was to go to do for the famous
 town of ,mansoul4  ,but you cannot     
think how the courtiers too were taken  
with this  design of the ,prince4 ,yea1 
so affected were they with this work1   
and with the justness of the war1 that  
the highest ,lord and greatest  peer of 
the kingdom did covet to have           
commissions under ,emmanuel1  to go to  
help to recover again to ,shaddai the   
miserable town of  ,mansoul4#ada        

,then was it concluded that some should 
go and carry tidings to  the camp that  
,emmanuel was to come to recover        
,mansoul1 and that  he would bring along
 with him so mighty1 so impregnable a   
force1  that he could not be resisted4  
,but oh1 how ready were the high  ones  
at court to run like lackeys to carry   
these tidings to the  camp that was at  
,mansoul6 ,now when the captains        
perceived that  the ,king would send    
,emmanuel his ,son1 and that it also    
delighted  the ,son to be sent on this  
errand by the great ,shaddai1 his       
,father1  they also1 to show how they   
were pleased at the thoughts of his     
coming1 gave a shout that made the earth
 rend at the sound thereof4  ,yea1 the  
mountains did answer again by echo1 and 
,diabolus himself  did totter and shake4
    ,for you must know1 that though the 
town of ,mansoul itself was not  much1  
if at all1 concerned with the           
project--for1 alas for them1  they were 
wofully besotted1 for they chiefly      

regarded their pleasure  and their      
lusts--yet ,diabolus their governor was2
 for he had his  spies continually      
abroad1 who brought him intelligence of 
all  things1 and they told him what was 
doing at court against him1 and  that   
,emmanuel would shortly certainly come  
with a power to invade  him4 ,nor was   
there any man at court1 nor peer of the 
kingdom1 that  ,diabolus so feared as he
 feared this ,prince4 ,for if you       
remember1  ,i showed you before that    
,diabolus had felt the weight of his    
hand  already4 ,so that1 since it was he
 that was to come1 this made him  the   
more afraid4 ,well1 you see how ,i have 
told you that the ,king's  ,son was     
engaged to come from the court to save  
,mansoul1 and that  his ,father had made
 him the ,captain of the forces4 ,the   
time1  therefore1 of his setting forth  
being now expired1 he addressed  himself
 for his march1 and taketh with him1 for
 his power1 five  noble captains and    
their forces4#adb    ,the first was that

 famous captain1 the noble ,captain     
,credence4  ,his were the red colours1  
and ,mr4 ,promise bore them1 and for a  
scutcheon he had the holy lamb and      
golden shield4 ,and he had ten  thousand
 men at his feet 7,john #a3bi2 ,eph     
#f3af74    ,the second was that famous  
captain1 the ,captain ,good-hope4 ,his  
were the blue colours1 his              
standard-bearer was ,mr4 ,expectation1  
and for a scutcheon he had the three    
golden anchors4#adc ,and he  had ten    
thousand men at his feet 7,heb #f3ai74  
,the third captain was that valiant     
captain1 the ,captain ,charity4  ,his   
standard-bearer was ,mr4 ,pitiful1 his  
were the green colours1  and for his    
scutcheon he had three naked orphans    
embraced in the  bosom4 ,and he had ten 
thousand men at his feet 7#a ,cor #ac74 
,the fourth was that gallant commander1 
the ,captain ,innocent4 ,his            
standard-bearer was ,mr4 ,harmless1 his 
were the white colours1 and  for his    
scutcheon he had the three golden doves 

7,heb #aj3af74    ,the fifth was the    
truly loyal and well-beloved captain1   
the ,captain  ,patience4 ,his           
standard-bearer was ,mr4 ,suffer-long1  
his were the  black colours1 and for a  
scutcheon he had three arrows through   
the  golden heart 7,heb #f3ab74         
,these were ,emmanuel's captains1 these 
their standard-bearers1  their colours1 
and their scutcheons1#add and these the 
men under  their command4 ,so1 as was   
said1 the brave ,prince took his march  
to go to the town of ,mansoul4 ,captain 
,credence led the van1 and  ,captain    
,patience brought up the rear4 ,so the  
other three1 with  their men1 made up   
the main body2 the ,prince himself      
riding in  his chariot at the head of   
them4#ade    ,but when they set out for 
their march1 oh how the trumpets        
sounded1  their armour glittered1 and   
how the colours waved in the wind6 ,the 
,prince's armour was all of gold1 and it
 shone like the sun in the  firmament4  
,the captains' armour was of proof1 and 

was in appearance  like the glittering  
stars4 ,there were also some from the   
court  that rode reformades1#adf for the
 love that they had to the ,king        
,shaddai1 and for the happy deliverance 
of the town of ,mansoul4#adg            
,emmanuel also1 when he had thus set    
forward to go to recover the  town of   
,mansoul1 took with him1 at the         
commandment of his ,father1  forty-four 
battering-rams1 and twelve slings1#adh  
to whirl stones  withal4 ,every one of  
these was made of pure gold2 and these  
they  carried with them in the heart and
 body of their army1 all along  as they 
went to ,mansoul4    ,so they marched   
till they came within less than a league
 of the  town4 ,and there they lay till 
the first four captains came thither1   
to acquaint him with matters4 ,then they
 took their journey to go  to the town  
of ,mansoul1 and unto ,mansoul they     
came4 ,but when the  old soldiers that  
were in the camp saw that they had new  
forces  to join with1 they again gave   

such a shout before the walls of  the   
town of ,mansoul1 that it put ,diabolus 
into another fright4 ,so  they sat down 
before the town1 not now as the other   
four captains  did1 to wit1 against the 
gates of ,mansoul only2 but they        
environed  it round on every side1 and  
beset it behind and before2 so that     
now1 let ,mansoul look which way it     
will1 it saw force and power  lie in    
siege against it4 ,besides1 there were  
mounts cast up against  it4    ,the     
,mount ,gracious was on the one side1   
and ,mount ,justice was on  the other2  
further1 there were several small banks 
and advance-ground--as  ,plain-truth    
,hill1 and ,no-sin ,banks--where many of
 the slings were  placed against the    
town4 ,upon ,mount ,gracious were       
planted four1  and upon ,mount ,justice 
were planted as many2 and the rest were 
conveniently placed in several parts    
round about the town4 ,five  of the best
 battering-rams--that is1 of the biggest
 of them--were  placed upon ,mount      

,hearken2 a mount cast up hard by       
,ear-gate1 with  intent to break that   
open4#adi    ,now1 when the men of the  
town saw the multitude of the soldiers  
that were come up against the place1 and
 the rams and slings1 and  the mounts on
 which they were planted1 together with 
the glittering  of the armour and the   
waving of their colours1 they were      
forced  to shift and shift1 and again to
 shift their thoughts1 but they  hardly 
changed for thoughts more stout1 but    
rather for thoughts  more faint4 ,for   
though before they thought themselves   
sufficiently  guarded1 yet now they     
began to think that no man knew what    
would  be their hap or lot4    ,when the
 good ,prince ,emmanuel had thus        
beleaguered ,mansoul2 in  the first     
place he hangs out the white flag1 which
 he caused to  be set up among the      
golden slings that were planted upon    
,mount  ,gracious4 ,and this he did for 
two reasons3 #a4 ,to give notice to     
,mansoul that he could and would yet be 

gracious if they turned  to him4 #b4    
,and that he might leave them the more  
without excuse1  should he destroy them1
 they continuing in their rebellion4    
,so the white flag1 with the three      
golden doves on it1 was hanged  out for 
two days together1 to give them time and
 space to consider4  ,but they1 as was  
hinted before1 as if they were          
unconcerned1 made  no reply to the      
favourable signal of the ,prince4 ,then 
he commanded1  and they set the red flag
 upon that mount called ,mount ,justice4
  ,it was the red flag of ,captain      
,judgment1 whose scutcheon was the      
burning fiery furnace1 and this also    
stood waving before them in  the wind   
for several days together4 ,but look how
 they carried it  under the white flag  
when that was hanged out1 so did they   
also  when the red one was1 and yet he  
took no advantage of them4    ,then he  
commanded again that his servants would 
hang out the  black flag of defiance    
against them1 whose scutcheon was the   

three  burning thunder-bolts4 ,but as   
unconcerned was ,mansoul at this as  at 
those that went before4 ,but when the   
,prince saw that neither  mercy1 nor    
judgment1 nor execution of judgment1    
would or could come  near the heart of  
,mansoul1 he was touched with much      
compunction1  and said1 ',surely this   
strange carriage of the town of ,mansoul
  doth rather arise from ignorance of   
the manner and feats of war1  than from 
a secret defiance of us1 and abhorrence 
of their own  lives2 or1 if they know   
the manner of the war of their own1 yet 
not  the rites and ceremonies of the    
wars in which we are concerned1  when ,i
 make wars upon mine enemy ,diabolus4'  
,therefore1 he sent to the town of      
,mansoul1 to let them know what  he     
meant by those signs and ceremonies of  
the flag1 and also to  know of them     
which of the things they would choose1  
whether grace  and mercy1 or judgment   
and the execution of judgment4 ,all this
  while they kept their gates shut with 

locks1 bolts1 and bars1 as  fast as they
 could2 their guards1 also1 were        
doubled1 and their  watch made as strong
 as they could4 ,diabolus also did pluck
 up  what heart he could to encourage   
the town to make resistance4    ,the    
townsmen also made answer to the        
,prince's messenger1 in  substance1     
according to that which follows3--      
',great ,sir1 as to what by your        
messenger you have signified to us1     
whether we will accept of your mercy or 
fall by your justice1 we  are bound by  
the law and custom of this place1 and   
can give you no  positive answer4 ,for  
it is against the law1 government1 and  
the  prerogative royal of our king1 to  
make either peace or war without  him4  
,but this we will do1 we will petition  
that our prince will  come down to the  
wall1 and there give you such treatment 
as he  shall think fit1 and profitable  
for us4'    ,when the good ,prince      
,emmanuel heard this answer1 and saw the
  slavery and bondage of the people1 and

 how much content they were  to abide in
 the chains of the tyrant ,diabolus1 it 
grieved him at  the heart4 ,and1 indeed1
 when at any time he perceived that any 
were contented under the slavery of the 
giant1 he would be affected  with it4   
,but to return again to our purpose4    
,after the town had carried this  news  
to ,diabolus1 and had told him1         
moreover1 that the ,prince that  lay in 
the leaguer#aej without the wall1 waited
 upon them for an  answer1 he refused1  
and huffed as well as he could1 but in  
heart  he was afraid4 ,then1 said he1 ,i
 will go down to the gates myself1  and 
give him such an answer as ,i think fit4
 ,so he went down to  ,mouth-gate1 and  
there addressed himself to speak to     
,emmanuel1 but  in such language as the 
town understood not1 the contents       
whereof  were as follows3--    ',o thou 
great ,emmanuel1 ,lord of all the world1
 ,i know thee that  thou art the ,son of
 the great ,shaddai6 ,wherefore art thou
 come  to torment me1 and to cast me out

 of my possession8 ,this town of        
,mansoul1 as thou very well knowest1 is 
mine1 and that by twofold  right4 #a4   
,it is mine by right of conquest1 ,i won
 it in the open  field4 ,and shall the  
prey be taken from the mighty1 or the   
lawful  captive be delivered8 #b4 ,this 
town of ,mansoul is mine also by  their 
subjection4 ,they have opened the gates 
of their town unto  me1 they have sworn 
fidelity to me1 and have openly chosen  
me to  be their king4 ,they have also   
given their castle into my hands2  yea1 
they have put the whole strength of     
,mansoul under me4    ,moreover1 this   
town of ,mansoul hath disavowed thee2   
yea1 they have  cast thy law1 thy name1 
thy image1 and all that is thine1 behind
  their back1 and have accepted1 and set
 up in their room1 my law1  my name1    
mine image1 and all that ever is mine4  
,ask else thy  captains1 and they will  
tell thee that ,mansoul hath1 in answer 
to  all their summons1 shown love and   
loyalty to me2 but always disdain1      

despite1 contempt1 and scorn to thee and
 thine4 ,now thou art the  ,just ,one   
and the ,holy1 and shouldest do no      
iniquity2 depart then1 ,i  pray thee1   
therefore1 from me1 and leave me to my  
just inheritance1  peaceably4'    ,this 
oration was made in the language of     
,diabolus himself4 ,for  although he    
can1 to every man1 speak in their own   
language--else he  could not tempt them 
all as he does--yet he has a language   
proper  to himself1 and it is the       
language of the infernal cave1 or black 
pit4    ,wherefore the town of ,mansoul1
 poor hearts1 understood him not1 nor   
did they see how he crouched and        
cringed1 while he stood before          
,emmanuel their ,prince4 ,yea1 they all 
this while took him to be  one of that  
power and force that by no means could  
be resisted4  ,wherefore1 while he was  
thus entreating that he might yet have  
his  residence there1 and that ,emmanuel
 would not take it from him by  force1  
the inhabitants boasted even of his     

valour1 saying1 ',who is  able to make  
war with him8'    ,well1 when this      
pretended king had made an end of what  
he would  say1 ,emmanuel1 the golden    
,prince1 stood up and spake1 the        
contents  of whose words follow3--      
',thou deceiving one1' said he1 ',i have
 in my ,father's name1 in  mine own     
name1 and on the behalf and for the good
 of this wretched  town of ,mansoul1    
somewhat to say unto thee4 ,thou        
pretendest  a right1 a lawful right1 to 
the deplorable town of ,mansoul1 when   
it is most apparent to all my ,father's 
court1 that the entrance  which thou    
hast obtained in at the gates of        
,mansoul was through  thy lies and      
falsehood4 ,thou beliedst my ,father1   
thou beliedst  his law1 and so          
deceivedst the people of ,mansoul4 ,thou
 pretendest  that the people have       
accepted thee for their king1 their     
captain1  and right liege-,lord1 but    
that also was by the exercise of deceit 
and guile4 ,now1 if lying wiliness1     

sinful craft1 and all manner  of        
horrible hypocrisy1 will go in my       
,father's court for equity  and right1  
in which court thou must be tried1 then 
will ,i confess  unto thee that thou    
hast made a lawful conquest4 ,but alas1 
what  thief1 what tyrant1 what devil is 
there that may not conquer  after this  
sort8 ,but ,i can make it appear1 ,o    
,diabolus1 that thou1  in all thy       
pretences to a conquest of ,mansoul1    
hast nothing of  truth to say4 ,thinkest
 thou this to be right1 that thou didst 
put  the lie upon my ,father1 and madest
 him1 to ,mansoul1 the greatest  deluder
 in the world8 ,and what sayest thou to 
thy perverting1  knowingly1 the right   
purport and intent of the law8 ,was it  
good  also that thou madest a prey of   
the innocency and simplicity of  the now
 miserable town of ,mansoul8 ,yea1 thou 
didst overcome ,mansoul  by promising to
 them happiness in their transgressions 
against my  ,father's law1 when thou    
knewest1 and couldest not but know1     

hadst  thou consulted nothing but thine 
own experience1 that that was the  way  
to undo them4 ,thou hast also           
thyself--,o thou master of enmity1  of  
despite--defaced my ,father's image in  
,mansoul1 and set up thy  own in its    
place1 to the great contempt of my      
,father1 the heightening  of thy sin1   
and to the intolerable damage of the    
perishing town  of ,mansoul4 ,thou hast1
 moreover--as if all these were but     
little  things with thee--not only      
deluded and undone this place1 but1 by  
thy lies and fradulent carriage hast set
 them against their own  deliverance4   
,how hast thou stirred them up against  
my ,father's  captains1 and made them to
 fight against those that were sent of  
him to deliver them from their bondage6 
,all these things and very  many more   
thou hast done against thy light1 and in
 contempt of  my ,father and of his law2
 yea1 and with design to bring under his
  displeasure for ever the miserable    
town of ,mansoul4 ,i am therefore  come 

to avenge the wrong that thou hast done 
to my ,father1 and to  deal with thee   
for the blasphemies wherewith thou hast 
made poor  ,mansoul blaspheme his name4 
,yea1 upon thy head1 thou prince of  the
 infernal cave1 will ,i require it4     
',as for myself1 ,o ,diabolus1 ,i am    
come against thee by lawful power1  and 
to take1 by strength of hand1 this town 
of ,mansoul out of thy  burning fingers4
 ,for this town of ,mansoul is mine1 ,o 
,diabolus1  and that by undoubted right1
 as all shall see that will diligently  
search the most ancient and most        
authentic records1 and ,i will  plead my
 title to it1 to the confusion of thy   
face4    ',first4 ,for the town of      
,mansoul1 my ,father built and did      
fashion it  with his hand4 ,the palace  
also that is in the midst of that town1 
he built it for his own delight4 ,this  
town of ,mansoul therefore is  my       
,father's1 and that by the best of      
titles2 and he that gainsays  the truth 
of this must lie against his soul4      

',second4 ,o thou master of the lie1    
this town of ,mansoul is mine4    '#a4  
,for that ,i am my ,father's heir1 his  
firstborn1 and the only  delight of his 
heart4 ,i am therefore come up against  
thee in mine  own right1 even to recover
 mine own inheritance out of thine hand 
7,heb #a3b2 ,john #af3ae74    '#b4 ,but 
further1 as ,i have a right and title to
 ,mansoul1 by being  my ,father's heir1 
so ,i have also by my ,father's         
donation4 ,his it  was1 and he gave it  
me 7,john #ag72 nor have ,i at any time 
offended  my ,father1 that he should    
take it from me and give it to thee4    
,nor have ,i been forced by playing the 
bankrupt to sell1 or set to  sale to    
thee1 my beloved town of ,mansoul 7,isa 
#a3a74 ,mansoul is my  desire1 my       
delight1 and the joy of my heart4 ,but1 
'#c4 ,mansoul is mine by right of       
purchase4 ,i have bought it1 ,o         
,diabolus1 ,i have bought it to myself4 
,now1 since it was my ,father's  and    
mine1 as ,i was his heir2 and since also

 ,i have made it mine  by virtue of a   
great purchase1 it followeth that1 by   
all lawful  right the town of ,mansoul  
is mine1 and that thou art an usurper1 a
  tyrant1 and traitor1 in thy holding   
possession thereof4 ,now1 the  cause of 
my purchasing of it was this3 ,mansoul  
had trespassed  against my ,father2 now 
my ,father had said1 that in the day    
that  they broke his law they should    
die4 ,now it is more possible for       
heaven and earth to pass away1 than for 
my ,father to break his  word 7,matt    
#e3ah74 ,wherefore1 when ,mansoul had   
sinned indeed by  hearkening to thy lie1
 ,i put in and became a surety to my    
,father1  body for body1 and soul for   
soul1 that ,i would make amends for     
,mansoul's transgressions2 and my       
,father did accept thereof4 ,so  when   
the time appointed was come1 ,i gave    
body for body1 soul for  soul1 life for 
life1 blood for blood1 and so redeemed  
my beloved  ,mansoul4    '#d4 ,nor did  
,i do this to the halves2 my ,father's  

law and justice  that were both         
concerned in the threatening upon       
transgression1  are both now satisfied1 
and very well content that ,mansoul     
should  be delivered4    '#e4 ,nor am ,i
 come out this day against thee but by  
commandment of  my ,father2 it was he   
that said unto me1 ,go down and deliver 
,mansoul4    ',wherefore1 be it known   
unto thee1 ,o thou fountain of deceit1  
and  be it also known to the foolish    
town of ,mansoul1 that ,i am not  come  
against thee this day without my        
,father4    ',and now1' said the        
golden-headed ,prince1 ',i have a word  
to the  town of ,mansoul'2 but so soon  
as mention was made that he had  a word 
to speak to the besotted town of        
,mansoul1 the gates were                
double-guarded1 and all men commanded   
not to give him audience1 so  he        
proceeded1 and said1 ',o unhappy town of
 ,mansoul1 ,i cannot but  be touched    
with pity and compassion for thee4 ,thou
 hast accepted  of ,diabolus for thy    

king1 and art become a nurse and        
minister of  ,diabolonians against thy  
,sovereign ,lord4 ,thy gates thou hast  
opened  to him1 but hast shut them fast 
against me2 thou hast given him  an     
hearing1 but hast stopped thine ears at 
my cry2 he brought  to thee thy         
destruction1 and thou didst receive both
 him and it3  ,i am come to thee        
bringing salvation1 but thou regardest  
me not4  ,besides1 thou hast1 as with   
sacrilegious hands1 taken thyself  with 
all that was mine in thee1 and hast     
given all to my foe1 and  to the        
greatest enemy my ,father has4 ,you have
 bowed and subjected  yourselves to him2
 you have vowed and sworn yourselves to 
be his4  ,poor ,mansoul6 what shall ,i  
do unto thee8 ,shall ,i save thee8 shall
  ,i destroy thee8 ,what shall ,i do    
unto thee8 shall ,i fall upon thee  and 
grind thee to powder1 or make thee a    
monument of the richest  grace8 ,what   
shall ,i do unto thee8 ,hearken1        
therefore1 thou town of  ,mansoul1      

hearken to my word1 and thou shalt live4
 ,i am merciful1  ,mansoul1 and thou    
shalt find me so2 shut me not out of thy
 gates  7,cant #e3b74    ',o ,mansoul1  
neither is my commission1 nor           
inclination1 at all to do  thee hurt2   
why fliest thou so fast from thy friend1
 and stickest  so close to thine enemy8 
,indeed1 ,i would have thee1 because it 
becomes thee1 to be sorry for thy sin2  
but do not despair of life1  this great 
force is not to hurt thee1 but to       
deliver thee from  thy bondage1 and to  
reduce thee to thy obedience 7,luke     
#i3ef2 ,john  #ab3dg74    ',my          
commission1 indeed1 is to make a war    
upon ,diabolus thy king1  and upon all  
,diabolonians with him2 for he is the   
strong man armed  that keeps the house1 
and ,i will have him out2 his spoils ,i 
must  divide1#aea his armour ,i must    
take from him1 his hold ,i must cast    
him out of1 and must make it an         
habitation for myself4 ,and this1  ,o   
,mansoul1 shall ,diabolus know1 when he 

shall be made to follow  me in chains1  
and when ,mansoul shall rejoice to see  
it so4    ',i could1 would ,i now put   
forth my might1 cause that forthwith he 
should leave you and depart2 but ,i have
 it in my heart so to deal  with him1 as
 that the justice of the war that ,i    
shall make upon  him may be seen and    
acknowledged by all4 ,he hath taken     
,mansoul  by fraud1 and keeps it by     
violence and deceit2 and ,i will make   
him bare and naked in the eyes of all   
observers4 ,all my words are  true1 ,i  
am mighty to save1 and will deliver my  
,mansoul out of his  hand4'#aeb    ,this
 speech was intended chiefly for        
,mansoul1 but ,mansoul would  not have  
the hearing of it4 ,they shut up        
,ear-gate1 they barricaded  it up1 they 
kept it locked and bolted2 they set a   
guard thereat1  and commanded that no   
,mansoulonian should go out to him1 nor 
that  any from the camp should be       
admitted into the town2 all this they   
did1 so horribly had ,diabolus enchanted

 them to do1 and seek to  do for him1   
against their rightful ,lord and        
,prince2 wherefore no  man1 nor voice1  
nor sound of man that belonged to the   
glorious  host1 was to come into the    
town4#aec    ,,chapter ,,vii4           
,,contents3--,emmanuel prepares to make 
war upon ,mansoul--,diabolus  sends ,mr4
 ,loth-to-stoop with proposals for      
peace--,these proposals  being          
dishonourable to ,emmanuel1 are all     
rejected--,again ,diabolus  proposes to 
patch up a peace by reformation1        
offering to become  ,emmanuel's deputy  
in that business--,this proposal also   
rejected--,new  preparations made for   
battle--,diabolus1 expecting to be      
obliged to  abandon the town1 does much 
mischief--,ear-gate1 violently assaulted
  by the battering-rams1 at length gives
 way1 and is broken to                  
pieces--,emmanuel's forces enter the    
town1 and take possession of  the       
,recorder's house--,several mischievous 
,diabolonians are killed4    ,so when   

,emmanuel saw that ,mansoul was thus    
involved in sin1 he  calls his army     
together1 since now also his words were 
despised1  and gave out a commandment   
throughout all his host to be ready     
against the time appointed4 ,now1       
forasmuch as there was no way  lawfully 
to take the town of ,mansoul1 but to get
 in by the gates1  and at ,ear-gate as  
the chief1 therefore he commanded his   
captains  and commanders to bring their 
rams1 their slings1 and their men1  and 
place them at ,eye-gate and ,ear-gate1  
in order to his taking  the town4       
,when ,emmanuel had put all things in   
readiness to give ,diabolus battle1  he 
sent again to know of the town of       
,mansoul if in peaceable manner  they   
would yield themselves1 or whether they 
were yet resolved  to put him to try the
 utmost extremity4 ,then they together1 
with  ,diabolus their king1 called a    
council of war1 and resolved upon       
certain propositions that should be     
offered to ,emmanuel1 if he  will accept

 thereof1 so they agreed2 and then the  
next was who  should be sent on this    
errand4 ,now there was in the town of   
,mansoul  an old man1 a ,diabolonian1   
and his name was ,mr4 ,loth-to-stoop1 a 
stiff man in his way1 and a great doer  
for ,diabolus2 him therefore  they sent1
 and put into his mouth what he should  
say4#aed ,so he  went1 and came to the  
camp to ,emmanuel2 and when he was come1
 a  time was appointed to give him      
audience4 ,so at the time he came1  and 
after a ,diabolonian ceremony or two1 he
 thus began1 and said1  ',great ,sir1   
that it may be known unto all men how   
good-natured a  prince my master is1 he 
hath sent me to tell your ,lordship that
  he is very willing1 rather than to go 
to war1 to deliver up into  your hands  
one-half of the town of ,mansoul 7,titus
 #a3af74 ,i am therefore  to know if    
your ,mightiness will accept of this    
proposition4'#aee    ,then said         
,emmanuel1 ',the whole is mine by gift  
and purchase1  wherefore ,i will never  

lose one-half4'    ,then said ,mr4      
,loth-to-stoop1 ',sir1 my master hath   
said1 that he  will be content that you 
shall be the nominal and titular ,lord  
of  all1 if he may possess but a part'  
7,luke #ac3be74    ,then ,emmanuel      
answered1 ',the whole is mine really2   
not in name  and word only3 wherefore ,i
 will be the sole ,lord and possessor of
  all1 or of none at all of ,mansoul4'  
,then ,mr4 ,loth-to-stoop said again1   
',sir1 behold the condescension  of my  
master6 ,he says that he will be        
content1 if he may but have  assigned to
 him some place in ,mansoul as a place  
to live privately  in1 and you shall be 
,lord of all the rest' 7,acts #e3a-e74  
,then said the golden ,prince1 ',all    
that the ,father giveth me1 shall  come 
to me2 and of all that he hath given me 
,i will lose nothing1  no1 not a hoof1  
nor a hair4 ,i will not therefore1 grant
 him1 no1  not the least corner of      
,mansoul to dwell in1 ,i will have all  
to  myself4'    ,then ,loth-to-stoop    

said again1 ',but1 sir1 suppose that my 
,lord  should resign the whole town to  
you1 only with this proviso1  that he   
sometimes1 when he comes into this      
country1 may1 for old  acquaintance'    
sake1 be entertained as a way-faring man
 for two  days1 or ten days or a month1 
or so2 may not this small matter be     
granted8'    ,then said ,emmanuel1 ',no3
 he came as a way-faring man to ,david1 
nor  did he stay long with him1 and yet 
it had like to have cost ,david  his    
soul 7#b ,sam #ab3a-e74 ,i will not     
consent that he ever should  have any   
harbour more there4'    ,then said ,mr4 
,loth-to-stoop1 ',sir1 you seem to be   
very hard4  ,suppose my master should   
yield to all that your lordship hath    
said1  provided that his friends and    
kindred in ,mansoul may have liberty  to
 trade in the town1 and to enjoy their  
present dwellings2 may  not that be     
granted1 sir8'    ,then said ,emmanuel1 
',no3 that is contrary to my ,father's  
will2 for  all1 and all manner of       

,diabolonians that now are1 or that at  
any  time shall be found in ,mansoul1   
shall not only lose their lands and     
liberties1 but also their lives' 7,rom  
#f3ac2 ,gal #e3bd2 ,col #c3e74    ,then 
said ,mr4 ,loth-to-stoop again1 ',but1  
sir1 may not my master1 and  great      
,lord1 by letters1 by passengers1 by    
accidental opportunities1  and the like1
 maintain1 if he shall deliver up all   
unto thee1 some  kind of old friendship 
with ,mansoul' 7,john #aj3h74           
,emmanuel answered1 ',no1 by no means2  
forasmuch as any such fellowship1       
friendship1 intimacy1 or acquaintance in
 what way1 sort1 or mode  soever        
maintained1 will tend to the corrupting 
of ,mansoul1 the  alienating of their   
affections from me1 and the endangering 
of  their peace with my ,father4'       
,mr4 ,loth-to-stoop yet added further2  
saying1 ',but1 great sir1  since my     
master hath many friends1 and those that
 are dear to him  in ,mansoul1 may he   
not1 if he shall depart from them1 even 

of his  bounty and good-nature1 bestow  
upon them1 as he sees fit1 some  tokens 
of his love and kindness1 that he had   
for them1 to the end  that ,mansoul1    
when he is gone1 may look upon such     
tokens of kindness  once received from  
their old friend1 and remember him who  
was  once their ,king1 and the merry    
times that they sometimes enjoyed  one  
with another1 while he and they lived in
 peace together4'    ,then said         
,emmanuel1 ',no2 for if ,mansoul come to
 be mine1 ,i shall  not admit of1 nor   
consent that there should be the least  
scrap1  shred1 or dust of ,diabolus left
 behind1 as tokens or gifts bestowed    
upon any in ,mansoul1 thereby to call to
 remembrance the horrible  communion    
that was betwixt them and him' 7,rom    
#f3ab-ac74    ',well sir1' said ,mr4    
,loth-to-stoop1 ',i have one thing more 
to  propound1 and then ,i am got to the 
end of my commission4 ,suppose  that    
when my master is gone from ,mansoul1   
any that shall yet live  in the town    

should have such business of high       
concerns to do1 that  if they be        
neglected the party shall be undone2 and
 suppose1 sir1  that nobody can help in 
that case so well as my master and      
,lord2  may not now my master be sent   
for upon so urgent an occasion as  this8
 ,or if he may not be admitted into the 
town1 may not he and  the person        
concerned meet in some of the villages  
near ,mansoul1 and  there lay their     
heads together1 and there consult of    
matters8'#aef  7#b ,kings #a3c1f1g74    
,this was the last of those ensnaring   
propositions that ,mr4  ,loth-to-stoop  
had to propound to ,emmanuel on behalf  
of his master  ,diabolus2 but ,emmanuel 
would not grant it1 for he said1 ',there
 can  be no case1 or thing1 or matter1  
fall out in ,mansoul1 when thy  master  
shall be gone1 that may not be          
salved#aeg by my ,father2  besides1 it  
will be a great disparagement to my     
,father's wisdom and  skill to admit any
 from ,mansoul to go out to ,diabolus   

for advice1  when they are bid before1  
in everything1 by prayer and            
supplication1  to let their requests be 
made known to my ,father 7#a ,sam       
#bh3ae2 #b  ,kings #a3b-c74 ,further1   
this1 should it be granted1 would be to 
grant  that a door should be set open   
for ,diabolus and the ,diabolonians  in 
,mansoul1 to hatch1 and plot1 and bring 
to pass treasonable designs1  to the    
grief of my ,father and me1 and to the  
utter destruction of  ,mansoul4'#aeh    
,when ,mr4 ,loth-to-stoop had heard this
 answer1 he took his leave of  ,emmanuel
 and departed1 saying1 that he would do 
word to his master  concerning this     
whole affair4 ,so he departed and came  
to ,diabolus  to ,mansoul1 and told him 
the whole of the matter1 and how        
,emmanuel  would not admit1 no1 not by  
any means1 that he1 when he was once    
gone out1 should for ever have anything 
more to do1 either in1  or with any that
 are of1 the town of ,mansoul4 ,when    
,mansoul and  ,diabolus had heard this  

relation of things1 they with one       
consent  concluded to use their best    
endeavour to keep ,emmanuel out of      
,mansoul1 and sent old ,ill-pause1 of   
whom you have heard before1  to tell the
 ,prince and his captains so4 ,so the   
old gentleman came  up to the top of    
,ear-gate1 and called to the camp for a 
hearing2  who1 when they gave audience1 
he said1 ',i have in commandment  from  
my high ,lord to bid you tell it to your
 ,prince ,emmanuel1 that  ,mansoul and  
their ,king are resolved to stand and   
fall together1  and that it is in vain  
for your ,prince to think of ever having
  of ,mansoul in his hand1 unless he can
 take it by force4' ,so some  went and  
told to ,emmanuel what old ,ill-pause1 a
 ,diabolonian in  ,mansoul1 had said4   
,then said the ,prince1 ',i must try the
 power  of my sword1 for ,i will not1   
for all the rebellions and repulses     
that ,mansoul has made against me1 raise
 my siege and depart1 but  will         
assuredly take my ,mansoul1 and deliver 

it from the hand of  her enemy' 7,eph   
#f3ag74 ,and with that he gave out a    
commandment  that ,captain ,boanerges1  
,captain ,conviction1 ,captain          
,judgment1  and ,captain ,execution1    
should forthwith march up to ,ear-gate  
with trumpets sounding1 colours flying1 
and with shouting for the  battle4 ,also
 he would that ,captain ,credence should
 join himself  with them4 ,emmanuel1    
moreover1 gave order that ,captain      
,good-hope  and ,captain ,charity should
 draw themselves up before ,eye-gate4   
,he bid also that the rest of his       
,captains1 and their men1 should  place 
themselves for the best of their        
advantage against the  enemy1 round     
about the town1 and all was done as he  
had commanded4  ,then he bid that the   
word should be given forth1 and the word
  was at that time ',,emmanuel4' ,then  
was an alarm sounded1 and the           
battering-rams were played1 and the     
slings did whirl stones into  the town  
amain1 and thus the battle began4 ,now  

,diabolus himself did  manage the       
townsmen in the war1 and that at every  
gate2 wherefore  their resistance was   
the more forcible1 hellish1 and         
offensive  to ,emmanuel4 ,thus was the  
good ,prince engaged and entertained by 
,diabolus and ,mansoul for several days 
together4 ,and a sight worth  seeing it 
was1 to behold how the captains of      
,shaddai behaved  themselves in this    
war4    ,and first for ,captain         
,boanerges1 not to under-value the rest1
 he  made three most fierce assaults1   
one after another1 upon ,ear-gate1  to  
the shaking of the posts thereof4       
,captain ,conviction1 he also  made up  
as fast with ,boanerges as possibly he  
could1 and both  discerning that the    
gate began to yield1 they commanded that
 the  rams should still be played       
against it4 ,now ,captain ,conviction   
going up very near to the gate1 was with
 great force driven back1  and received 
three wounds in the mouth4 ,and those   
that rode  ,reformades1 they went about 

to encourage the captains4    ,for the  
valour of the two captains made mention 
of before1 the  ,prince sent for them to
 his pavilion1 and commanded that a     
while  they should rest themselves1 and 
that with somewhat they should  be      
refreshed4 ,care also was taken for     
,captain ,conviction1 that he  should be
 healed of his wounds4 ,the ,prince also
 gave to each of  them a chain of gold1 
and bid them yet be of good courage4    
,nor did  ,captain ,good-hope nor       
,captain ,charity come behind in this   
most  desperate fight1 for they so well 
did behave themselves at ,eye-gate1     
that they had almost broken it quite    
open4#aei ,these also had a  reward from
 their ,prince1 as also had the rest of 
the captains1  because they did         
valiantly round about the town4#afj     
,in this engagement several of the      
officers of ,diabolus were slain1  and  
some of the townsmen wounded4 ,for the  
officers1 there was one  ,captain       
,boasting slain4 ,this ,boasting thought

 that nobody could  have shaken the     
posts of ,ear-gate1 nor have shaken the 
heart of  ,diabolus4 ,next to him there 
was one ,captain ,secure slain2 this    
,secure used to say that the blind and  
lame in ,mansoul were able to  keep the 
gates of the town against ,emmanuel's   
army 7#b ,sam #e3f74  ,this ,captain    
,secure did ,captain ,conviction cleave 
down the head  with a two-handed sword1 
when he received himself three wounds in
  his mouth4 ,besides these1 there was  
one ,captain ,bragman1 a very  desperate
 fellow1 and he was captain over a band 
of those that threw  fire-brands1       
arrows1 and death2 he also received1 by 
the hand of  ,captain ,good-hope at     
,eye-gate1 a mortal wound in the breast4
    ,there was1 moreover1 one ,mr4      
,feeling1 but he was no captain1 but  a 
great stickler to encourage ,mansoul to 
rebellion1 he received a  wound in the  
eye by the hand of one of ,boanerges'   
soldiers1 and  had by the captain       
himself been slain1 but that he made a  

sudden  retreat4    ,but ,i never saw   
,will-be-will so daunted in all my life3
 he was not  able to do as he was wont2 
and some say that he also received a    
wound in the leg1 and that some of the  
men in the ,prince's army have          
certainly seen him limp1 as he          
afterwards walked on the wall4#afa    ,i
 shall not give you a particular account
 of the names of the  soldiers that were
 slain in the town1 for many were maimed
 and  wounded1 and slain2 for when they 
saw that the posts of ,ear-gate  did    
shake1 and ,eye-gate was well-nigh      
broken quite open2 and also  that their 
captains were slain1 this took away the 
hearts of many  of the ,diabolonians2   
they fell also by the force of the shot 
that were sent by the golden slings into
 the midst of the town of  ,mansoul4#afb
    ,of the townsmen1 there was one     
,love-no-good1 he was a townsman1  but a
 ,diabolonian1 he also received his     
mortal wound in ,mansoul1  but he died  
not very soon4 ,mr4 ,ill-pause also1 who

 was the man that  came along with      
,diabolus when at first he attempted the
 taking of  ,mansoul1 he also received a
 grievous wound in the head1 some say   
that his brain-pan was cracked2 this ,i 
have taken notice of1 that  he was never
 after this able to do that mischief to 
,mansoul as  he had done in times past4 
,also old ,prejudice and ,mr4 ,anything 
fled4#afc    ,now when the battle was   
over1 the ,prince commanded that yet    
once  more the white flag should be set 
upon ,mount ,gracious1 in sight  of the 
town of ,mansoul2 to show that yet      
,emmanuel had grace for  the wretched   
town of ,mansoul4    ,when ,diabolus saw
 the white flag hanging out again1 and  
knowing  that it was not for him1 but   
,mansoul1 he cast in his mind to play   
another prank1 to wit1 to see if        
,emmanuel would raise his siege  and    
begone1 upon promise of a               
reformation4#afd ,so he comes down  to  
the gate one evening1 a good while after
 the sun was gone down1  and calls to   

speak with ,emmanuel1 who presently came
 down to the  gate1 and ,diabolus saith 
unto him3    ',forasmuch as thou makest 
it appear by thy white flag1 that thou  
art wholly given to peace and quiet2 ,i 
thought meet to acquaint  thee that we  
are ready to accept thereof upon terms  
which thou  mayest admit4    ',i know   
that thou art given to devotion1 and    
that holiness pleaseth  thee2 yea1 that 
thy great end in making a war upon      
,mansoul is that  it may be an holy     
habitation4 ,well1 draw off thy forces  
from the  town1 and ,i will bend        
,mansoul to thy bow4    ',thus ,i will  
lay down all acts of hostility against  
thee1 and  will be willing to become thy
 deputy1 and will1 as ,i have formerly  
been against thee1 now serve thee in the
 town of ,mansoul4 ,and more            
particularly--#a4 ,i will persuade      
,mansoul to receive thee for their      
,lord1 and ,i know that they will do it 
the sooner when they shall  understand  
that ,i am thy deputy4 #b4 ,i will show 

them wherein they  have erred1 and that 
transgression stands in the way to life4
 #c4  ,i will show them the holy law    
unto which they must conform1 even  that
 which they have broken4 #d4 ,i will    
press upon them the necessity  of a     
reformation according to thy law4 #e4   
,and1 moreover1 that  none of these     
things may fail1 ,i myself1 at my own   
proper cost and  charge1 will set up and
 maintain a sufficient ministry1 besides
  lectures1 in ,mansoul4#afe #f4 ,thou  
shalt receive1 as a token of  our       
subjection to thee continually1 year by 
year1 what thou shalt  think fit to lay 
and levy upon us1 in token of our       
subjection to  thee4'#aff    ,then said 
,emmanuel to him1 ',o full of deceit1   
how movable are thy  ways6 ,how often   
hast thou changed and rechanged1 if so  
be thou  mightest still keep possession 
of my ,mansoul1 though1 as has been     
plainly declared before1 ,i am the right
 heir thereof8 ,often hast  thou made   
thy proposals already1 nor is this last 

a whit better  than they4 ,and failing  
to deceive when thou showedst thyself   
in thy black1 thou hast now transformed 
thyself into an angel of  light1 and    
wouldest1 to deceive1 be now as a       
minister of righteousness  7#b ,cor     
#aa3ad74    ',but know thou1 ,o         
,diabolus1 that nothing must be regarded
 that thou  canst propound1 for nothing 
is done by thee but to deceive2 thou    
neither hast conscience to ,god1 nor    
love to the town of ,mansoul2  whence   
then should these thy sayings arise1 but
 from sinful craft  and deceit8 ,he that
 can of list and will propound what he  
pleases1  and that wherewith he may     
destroy them that believe him1 is to  be
 abandoned with all that he shall say4  
,but if righteousness be  such a        
beauty-spot in thine eyes now1 how is it
 that wickedness  was so closely stuck  
to by thee before4 ,but this is by the  
by4 ,thou  talkest now of a reformation 
in ,mansoul1 and that thou thyself1  if 
,i will please1 will be at the head of  

that reformation1 all the  while knowing
 that the greatest proficiency that man 
can make in  the law1 and the           
righteousness thereof1 will amount to no
 more  for the taking away of the curse 
from ,mansoul than just nothing  at all2
 for a law being broken by ,mansoul1    
that had before1 upon  a supposition of 
the breach thereof1 a curse pronounced  
against  him for it of ,god1 can never1 
by his obeying of the law1 deliver      
himself therefrom4 ,to say nothing of   
what a reformation is like to  be set up
 in ,mansoul1 when the devil is become  
corrector of vice4  ,thou knowest that  
all that thou hast now said in this     
matter is  nothing but guile and deceit2
 and is1 as it was the first1 so is it  
the last card that thou hast to play4   
,many there be that do soon  discern    
thee when thou showest them thy cloven  
foot2 but in thy  white1 thy light1 and 
in thy transformation thou art seen but 
of  a few4 ,but thou shalt not do thus  
with my ,mansoul1 ,o ,diabolus1  for ,i 

do still love my ,mansoul4    ',besides1
 ,i am not come to put ,mansoul upon    
works to live  thereby--should ,i do so1
 ,i should be like unto thee--but ,i am 
come  that by me1 and by what ,i have   
and shall do for ,mansoul1 they may  to 
my ,father be reconciled1 though by     
their sin they have provoked  him to    
anger1 and though by the law they cannot
 obtain mercy4    ',thou talkest of     
subjecting of this town to good1 when   
none desireth  it at thy hands4 ,i am   
sent by my ,father to possess it myself1
 and  to guide it by the skilfulness of 
my hands into such a conformity  to him 
as shall be pleasing in his sight4 ,i   
will therefore possess  it myself1 ,i   
will dispossess and cast thee out3 ,i   
will set up mine  own standard in the   
midst of them3 ,i will also govern them 
by new  laws1 new officers1 new motives1
 and new ways4 ,yea1 ,i will pull  down 
this town1 and build it again1 and it   
shall be as though it had  not been1 and
 it shall then be the glory of the whole

 universe4'#afg    ,when ,diabolus heard
 this1 and perceived that he was        
discovered in  all his deceits1 he was  
confounded and utterly put to a         
nonplus--2  but having in himself the   
fountain of iniquity1 rage and malice   
against both ,shaddai and his ,son1 and 
the beloved town of ,mansoul1  what doth
 he but strengthen himself what he      
could1 to give fresh  battle to the     
noble ,prince ,emmanuel8 ,so then1 now  
we must have  another fight before the  
town of ,mansoul is taken4 ,come up     
then1  to the mountains you that love to
 see military actions1 and behold  by   
both sides how the fatal blow is given3 
while one seeks to hold1  and the other 
seeks to make himself master of the     
famous town of  ,mansoul4    ,diabolus1 
therefore1 having withdrawn himself from
 the wall to his  force that was in the 
heart of the town of ,mansoul1 ,emmanuel
 also  returned to the camp2 and both of
 them1 after their divers ways1  put    
themselves into a posture fit to bid    

battle one to another4    ,diabolus1 as 
filled with despair of retaining in his 
hands the  famous town of ,mansoul1     
resolved to do what mischief he could1  
if  indeed1 he could do any1 to the army
 of the ,prince1 and to the  famous town
 of ,mansoul2 for1 alas6 it was not the 
happiness of the  silly town of ,mansoul
 that was designed by ,diabolus1 but the
 utter  ruin and overthrow thereof2 as  
now is enough in view4 ,wherefore  he   
commands his officers that they should  
then1 when they see that  they could    
hold the town no longer1 do it what harm
 and mischief  they could2 rending and  
tearing of men1 women1 and children     
7,mark  #i3bf-bg74 ,for1 said he1 we had
 better quite demolish the place1  and  
leave it like a ruinous heap1 than so   
leave it that it may be  an habitation  
for ,emmanuel4#afh    ,emmanuel again1  
knowing that the next battle would issue
 in his  being made master of the place1
 gave out a royal commandment to  all   
his officers1 high captains1 and men of 

war1 to be sure to  show themselves men 
of war against ,diabolus and all        
,diabolonians2  but favourable1         
merciful1 and meek to all the old       
inhabitants of  ,mansoul4 ,bend1        
therefore1 said the noble ,prince1 the  
hottest front  of the battle against    
,diabolus and his men4    ,so the day   
being come1 the command was given1 and  
the ,prince's men  did bravely stand to 
their arms2 and did1 as before1 bend    
their  main force against ,ear-gate1 and
 ,eye-gate4 ,the word then1 ',mansoul   
is won1' so they made their assault upon
 the town4 ,diabolus also1  as fast as  
he could with the main of his power1    
made resistance  from within1 and his   
high lords and chief captains for a time
  fought very cruelly against the       
,prince's army4    ,but after three or  
four notable charges by the ,prince1 and
 his  noble captains1 ,ear-gate was     
broken open1 and the bars and bolts     
wherewith it was used to be fast shut up
 against the ,prince1 were  broken into 

a thousand pieces4 ,then did the        
,prince's trumpets  sound1 the captains 
shout1 the town shake1 and ,diabolus    
retreat to  his hold4 ,well1 when the   
,prince's forces had broken open the    
gate1  himself came up and did set his  
throne in it2 also he set his  standard 
thereby1 upon a mount1 that before by   
his men was cast  up to place the mighty
 slings thereon4#afi ,the mount was     
called  ,mount ,hear-well2 there1       
therefore1 the ,prince abode1 to wit1   
hard  by the going in at the gate4 ,he  
commanded also that the golden  slings  
should yet be played upon the town1     
especially against the  castle1 because 
for shelter thither was ,diabolus       
retreated4 ,now  from ,ear-gate the     
street was straight1 even to the house  
of ,mr4  ,recorder that so was before   
,diabolus took the town1 and hard by    
his house stood the castle1 which       
,diabolus for a long time had  made his 
irksome den4 ,the captains1 therefore1  
did quickly clear  that street by the   

use of their slings1 so that way was    
made up to  the heart of the town4 ,then
 did the ,prince command that ,captain  
,boanerges1 ,captain ,conviction1 and   
,captain ,judgment should  forthwith    
march up the town to the old gentleman's
 gate4 ,then did  the captains in the   
most warlike manner enter into the town 
of  ,mansoul1 and marching in with      
flying colours1 they came up to the     
,recorder's house1 and that was almost  
as strong as was the castle4            
,battering-rams they took also with     
them1 to plant against the              
castle-gates4 ,when they were come to   
the house of ,mr4 ,conscience1  they    
knocked and demanded entrance4 ,now1 the
 old gentleman1 not  knowing as yet     
fully their design1 kept his gates shut 
all the  time of this fight4 ,wherefore 
,boanerges demanded entrance at his     
gates1 and no man making answer1 he gave
 it one stroke with the  head of a ram1 
and this made the old gentleman shake1  
and his  house to tremble and totter4   

,then came ,mr4 ,recorder down to the   
gate1 and1 as he could1 with quivering  
lips1 he asked who was  there4          
,boanerges answered1 ,we are the        
captains and commanders of  the great   
,shaddai1 and of the blessed ,emmanuel  
his ,son1 and we  demand possession of  
your house for the use of our noble     
,prince4  ,and with that the            
battering-ram gave the gate another     
shake2 this  made the old gentleman     
tremble the more1 yet durst he not but  
open  the gate4 ,then the ,king's forces
 marched in1 namely1 the three  brave   
captains mentioned before4 ,now the     
,recorder's house was a  place of much  
convenience for ,emmanuel1 not only     
because it was  near to the castle1 and 
strong1 but also because it was large1  
and fronted the castle1 the den where   
now ,diabolus was3 for he  was now      
afraid to come out of his hold4 ,as for 
,mr4 ,recorder1 the  captains carried it
 very reservedly to him2 as yet he knew 
nothing  of the great designs of        

,emmanuel2 so that he did not know what 
judgment to make1 nor what would be the 
end of such thundering  beginnings4 ,it 
was also presently noised in the town1  
how the  ,recorder's house was          
possessed1 his rooms taken up1 and his  
palace  made the seat of the war2 and no
 sooner was it noised abroad1 but  they 
took the alarm as warmly1 and gave it   
out to others of his  friends1 and you  
know as a snow-ball loses nothing by    
rolling1 so  in little time the whole   
town was possessed that they must expect
  nothing from the ,prince but          
destruction2 and the ground of the      
business was this4 ,the ,recorder was   
afraid1 the ,recorder trembled1  and the
 captains carried it strangely to the   
,recorder1 so many came  to see2 but    
when they with their own eyes did behold
 the captains  in the palace1 and their 
battering-rams ever playing at the      
castle  gates to beat them down1 they   
were riveted in their fears1 and it     
made them as in amaze4 ,and1 as ,i said1

 the man of the house would  increase   
all this1 for whoever came to him1 or   
discoursed with  him1 nothing would he  
talk of1 tell them1 or hear1 but that   
death  and destruction now attended     
,mansoul4#agj    ',for1' quoth the old  
gentleman1 'you are all of you sensible 
that  we all have been traitors to that 
once despised1 but now famously         
victorious and glorious ,prince         
,emmanuel4 ,for he now1 as you see1     
doth not only lie in close siege about  
us1 but hath forced his  entrance in at 
our gates2 moreover1 ,diabolus flees    
before him1 and  he hath1 as you behold1
 made of my house a garrison against the
  castle1 where he is4 ,i1 for my part1 
have transgressed greatly1 and he  that 
is clean it is well for him4 ,but1 ,i   
say1 ,i have transgressed  greatly in   
keeping silence when ,i should have     
spoken1 and in  perverting of justice   
when ,i should have executed the same4  
,true1  ,i have suffered something at   
the hand of ,diabolus1 for taking part  

with the laws of ,king ,shaddai2 but    
that1 alas6 what will that do8  ,will   
that make compensation for the          
rebellions and treasons that ,i  have   
done1 and have suffered without         
gainsaying1 to be committed  in the town
 of ,mansoul8 ,oh1 ,i tremble to think  
what will be the  end of this so        
dreadful and so ireful a beginning6'    
,now1 while these brave captains were   
thus busy in the house of the  old      
,recorder1 ,captain ,execution was as   
busy in other parts of the  town1 in    
securing the back streets1 and the      
walls4 ,he also hunted  the ,lord       
,will-be-will sorely2 he suffered him   
not to rest in any  corner4 ,he pursued 
him so hard1 that he drove his men from 
him1 and  made him glad to thrust his   
head into a hole4 ,also1 this mighty    
warrior did cut three of the ,lord      
,will-be-will's officers down  to the   
ground2 one was old ,mr4 ,prejudice1 he 
that had his crown  cracked in the      
mutiny2 this man was made by ,lord      

,will-be-will keeper  of ,ear-gate1 and 
fell by the hand of ,captain ,execution4
 ,there was  also one ,mr4              
,backward-to-all-but-naught1 and he also
 was one of  ,lord ,will-be-will's      
officers1 and was the captain of the two
 guns  that once were mounted on the top
 of ,ear-gate1 he also was cut  down to 
the ground by the hands of ,captain     
,execution4 ,besides  these two there   
was another1 a third1 and his name was  
,captain  ,treacherous1 a vile man this 
was1 but one that ,will-be-will did  put
 a great deal of confidence in2 but him 
also did this ,captain  ,execution cut  
down to the ground with the rest4#aga   
,he also made a very great slaughter    
among my ,lord ,will-be-will's          
soldiers1 killing many that were stout  
and sturdy1 and wounding of  many that  
for ,diabolus were nimble and active4   
,but all these were  ,diabolonians2     
there was not a man1 a native of        
,mansoul1 hurt4#agb    ,other feats of  
war were also likewise performed by     

other of the  captains1 as at           
,eye-gate1#agc where ,captain ,good-hope
 and ,captain  ,charity had a charge1   
was great execution done2 for the       
,captain  ,good-hope1 with his own      
hands1 slew one ,captain ,blindfold1 the
  keeper of that gate2 this ,blindfold  
was captain of a thousand  men1 and they
 were they that fought with mauls2 he   
also pursued  his men1 slew many1 and   
wounded more1 and made the rest hide    
their  heads in corners4    ,there was  
also at that gate ,mr4 ,ill-pause1 of   
whom you have heard  before2 he was an  
old man1 and had a beard that reached   
down to his  girdle3 the same was he    
that was orator to ,diabolus2 he did    
much  mischief in the town of ,mansoul1 
and fell by the hand of ,captain        
,good-hope4    ,what shall ,i say1 the  
,diabolonians in these days lay dead in 
every  corner1 though too many yet were 
alive in ,mansoul4#agd    ,,chapter     
,,viii4    ,,contents3--,the principal  
inhabitants hold a conference1 and agree

  to petition the ,prince for their     
lives--,the castle gates broken         
open--,emmanuel marches into            
,mansoul--,diabolus is made prisoner1   
and bound in chains--,the inhabitants1  
greatly distressed1 petition  again and 
again--,at length a free pardon is      
obtained1 and universal  joy succeeds4  
,now the old ,recorder1 and my ,lord    
,understanding1 with some others  of the
 chief of the town1 to wit1 such as knew
 they must stand  and fall with the     
famous town of ,mansoul1 came together  
upon a  day1 and after consultation had1
 did jointly agree to draw up a         
petition1 and send it to ,emmanuel1 now 
while he sat in the gate of  ,mansoul4  
,so they drew up their petition to      
,emmanuel1 the contents  whereof were   
this1 ,that they1 the old inhabitants of
 the now  deplorable town of ,mansoul1  
confessed their sin1 and were sorry     
that they had offended his princely     
,majesty1 and prayed that he  would     
spare their lives4#age    ,upon this    

petition he gave no answer at all1 and  
that did trouble  them yet so much the  
more4 ,now all this while the captains  
that  were in the ,recorder's house were
 playing with the battering-rams  at the
 gates of the castle1 to beat them down4
 ,so after some  time1 labour1 and      
travail1 the gate of the castle that was
 called  ,impregnable was beaten open1  
and broken into several splinters2  and 
so a way made to go up to the hold in   
which ,diabolus had hid  himself4#agf   
,then was tidings sent down to          
,ear-gate1 for ,emmanuel  still abode   
there1 to let him know that a way was   
made in at the  gates of the castle of  
,mansoul4 ,but oh6 how the trumpets at  
the  tidings sounded throughout the     
,prince's camp1 for that now the  war   
was so near an end1 and ,mansoul itself 
of being set free4#agg    ,then the     
,prince arose from the place where he   
was1 and took with  him such of his men 
of war as were fittest for that         
expedition1  and marched up the street  

of ,mansoul to the old ,recorder's      
house4    ,now the ,prince himself was  
clad all in armour of gold1 and so he   
marched up the town with his standard   
borne before him2 but he  kept his      
countenance much reserved all the way as
 he went1 so that  the people could not 
tell how to gather to themselves love or
 hatred  by his looks4 ,now as he       
marched up the street1 the townsfolk    
came  out at every door to see1 and     
could not but be taken with his  person1
 and the glory thereof1 but wondered at 
the reservedness of  his countenance2   
for as yet he spake more to them by his 
actions  and works1 than he did by words
 or smiles4 ,but also poor ,mansoul1  as
 in such cases all are apt to do1 they  
interpreted the carriages  of ,emmanuel 
to them1 as did ,joseph's brethren his  
to them1 even  all the quite contrary   
way4 ,for1 thought they1 if ,emmanuel   
loved  us1 he would show it to us by    
word or carriage2 but none of these  he 
doth1 therefore ,emmanuel hates us4 ,now

 if ,emmanuel hates us1  then ,mansoul  
shall be slain1 then ,mansoul shall     
become a dunghill4  ,they knew that they
 had transgressed his ,father's law1 and
 that  against him they had been in with
 ,diabolus his enemy4 ,they also  knew  
that the ,prince ,emmanuel knew all     
this2 for they were convinced  that he  
was as an ,angel of ,god1 to know all   
things that are done  in the earth4 ,and
 this made them think that their        
condition was  miserable1 and that the  
good ,prince would make them desolate4  
,and1 thought they1 what time so fit to 
do this in as now1 when he  has the     
bridle of ,mansoul in his hand4 ,and    
this ,i took special  notice of1 that   
the inhabitants1 notwithstanding all    
this1 could not2  no1 they could not1   
when they see him march through the     
town1 but  cringe1 bow1 bend1 and were  
ready to lick the dust of his feet4     
,they also wished a thousand times over1
 that he would become their  ,prince and
 ,captain1 and would become their       

protection4 ,they would  also one to    
another talk of the comeliness of his   
person1 and how  much for glory and     
valour he outstripped the great ones of 
the  world4 ,but1 poor hearts1 as to    
themselves their thoughts would  chance1
 and go upon all manner of extremes2    
yea1 through the working  of them       
backward and forward1 ,mansoul became as
 a ball tossed1 and  as a rolling thing 
before the whirlwind#agh 7,isa #ah3ac1  
#bc3ah74    ,now when he was come to the
 castle gates1 he commanded ,diabolus   
to appear1 and to surrender himself into
 his hands4 ,but oh6 how  loath was the 
beast to appear6 ,how he stuck at it6   
,how he shrunk6  aye1 how he cringed6   
,yet out he came to the ,prince4 ,then  
,emmanuel  commanded1 and they took     
,diabolus and bound him fast in chains1 
the better to reserve him to the        
judgment that he had appointed for  him4
 ,but ,diabolus stood up to entreat for 
himself1 that ,emmanuel  would not send 
him into the deep1 but suffer him to    

depart out of  ,mansoul in peace4       
,when ,emmanuel had taken him and bound 
him in chains1 he led him  into the     
marketplace1 and there1 before ,mansoul1
 stripped him of  his armour in which he
 boasted so much before4 ,this now was  
one  of the acts of triumph of ,emmanuel
 over his enemy2 and all the  while that
 the giant was stripping1 the trumpets  
of the golden  ,prince did sound amain2 
the captains also shouted1 and the      
soldiers  did sing for joy4 ,then was   
,mansoul called upon to behold the      
beginning of ,emmanuel's triumph over   
him in whom they so much had  trusted1  
and of whom they so much had boasted in 
the days when he  flattered them4       
,thus having made ,diabolus naked in the
 eyes of ,mansoul1 and before  the      
commanders of the ,prince1 in the next  
place he commands that  ,diabolus should
 be bound with chains to his chariot    
wheels4 ,then  leaving some of his      
forces1 to wit1 ,captain ,boanerges1 and
 ,captain  ,conviction1 as a guard for  

the castle-gates1 that resistance might 
be made on his behalf1 if any that      
heretofore followed ,diabolus  should   
make an attempt to possess it1 he did   
ride in triumph over  him quite through 
the town of ,mansoul1 and so out at1 and
 before  the gate called ,eye-gate1 to  
the plain where his camp did lie 7,eph  
#d74    ,but you cannot think unless you
 had been there1 as ,i was1 what a      
shout there was in ,emmanuel's camp when
 they saw the tyrant bound  by the hand 
of their noble ,prince1 and tied to his 
chariot wheels6  ,and they said1 ,he    
hath led captivity captive2 he hath     
spoiled  principalities and powers2     
,diabolus is subjected to the power of  
his sword1 and made the object of all   
derision6#agi    ,those also that rode  
,reformades1 and that came down to see  
the  battle1 they shouted with that     
greatness of voice1 and sung with  such 
melodious notes1 that they caused them  
that dwell in the  highest orbs to open 
their windows1 put out their heads1 and 

look  down to see the cause of that     
glory 7,luke #ae3g-aj74ahj    ,the      
townsmen also1 so many of them as saw   
this sight1 were as it  were1 while they
 looked1 betwixt the earth and the      
heavens4 ,true1  they could not tell    
what would be the issue of things as to 
them1  but all things were done in such 
excellent methods2 and ,i cannot  tell  
how1 but things in the management of    
them seemed to cast  a smile towards the
 town1 so that their eyes1 their heads1 
their  hearts1 and their minds1 and all 
that they had1 were taken and  held1    
while they observed ,emmanuel's         
order4#aha    ,so when the brave ,prince
 had finished this part of his triumph  
over  ,diabolus his foe1 he turned him  
up in the midst of his contempt  and    
shame1 having given him a charge no more
 to be a possessor of  ,mansoul4 ,then  
went he from ,emmanuel1 and out of the  
midst of his  camp to inherit the       
parched places in a salt land1 seeking  
rest  but finding none 7,matt #ab3dc74  

,now ,captain ,boanerges and ,captain   
,conviction were both of them men  of   
very great majesty1 their faces were    
like the faces of lions  7#a ,chron     
#ab3h71 and their words like the roaring
 of the sea2 7,isa  #e3bi-cj7 and they  
still quartered in ,mr4 ,conscience's   
house1 of  whom mention was made before4
 ,when therefore1 the high and mighty   
,prince had thus far finished his       
triumph over ,diabolus1 the townsmen    
had more leisure to view and to behold  
the actions of these noble  captains4   
,but the captains carried it with that  
terror and dread  in all that they did1 
and you may be sure that they had       
private  instructions so to do1 that    
they kept the town under continual      
heart-aching1 and caused1 in their      
apprehension1 the well-being of         
,mansoul for the future1 to hang in     
doubt before them1 so that1 for  some   
considerable time1 they neither knew    
what rest1 or ease1 or  peace1 or hope  
meant4#ahb    ,nor did the ,prince      

himself1 as yet1 abide in the town of   
,mansoul1  but in his royal pavilion in 
the camp1 and in the midst of his       
,father's forces4 ,so at a time         
convenient1 he sent special orders to   
,captain ,boanerges to summons ,mansoul1
 the whole of the townsmen1  into the   
castle-yard1 and then and there1 before 
their faces1 to  take my ,lord          
,understanding1 ,mr4 ,conscience1 and   
that notable one1  the ,lord            
,will-be-will1 and put them all three in
 ward1 and that  they should set a      
strong guard upon them there1 until his 
pleasure  concerning them were further  
known4 ,the which orders1 when the      
captains had put them in execution1 made
 no small addition to the  fears of the 
town of ,mansoul2 for now1 to their     
thinking1 were  their former fears of   
the ruin of ,mansoul confirmed4 ,now1   
what  death they should die1 and how    
long they should be in dying1 was  that 
which most perplexed their heads and    
hearts4 ,yea1 they were  afraid that    

,emmanuel would command them all into   
the deep1 the  place that the prince    
,diabolus was afraid of2 for they knew  
that  they had deserved it4 ,also to die
 by the sword in the face of the  town1 
and in the open way of disgrace1 from   
the hand of so good  and so holy a      
prince1 that1 too1 troubled them sore4  
,the town was  also greatly troubled for
 the men that were committed to ward1   
for that they were their stay and their 
guide1 and for that they  believed that 
if those men were cut off1 their        
execution would  be but the beginning of
 the ruin of the town of ,mansoul4#ahc  
,wherefore what do they1 but together   
with the men in prison1 draw  up a      
petition to the ,prince1 and sent it to 
,emmanuel by the hand  of ,mr4          
,would-live4 ,so he went and came to the
 ,prince's quarters1  and presented the 
petition2 the sum of which was this3--  
',great and wonderful ,potentate1 victor
 over ,diabolus1 and conqueror  of the  
town of ,mansoul1 ,we1 the miserable    

inhabitants of that  most woful         
corporation1 do humbly beg that we may  
find favour in  thy sight1 and remember 
not against us former transgressions1   
nor  yet the sins of the chief of our   
town1 but spare us according to  the    
greatness of thy mercy1 and let us not  
die1 but live in thy  sight2 so shall we
 be willing to be thy servants1 and if  
thou  shalt think fit1 to gather our    
meat under thy table4#ahd ,amen4'    ,so
 the petitioner went as was said with   
his petition to the ,prince1  and the   
,prince took it at his hand1 but sent   
him away with silence4  ,this still     
afflicted the town of ,mansoul1 but yet 
considering that  now they must either  
petition1 or die--for now they could not
 do  anything else--therefore they      
consulted again1 and sent another       
petition1 and this petition was much    
after the form and method of  the       
former4    ,but when the petition was   
drawn up1 by whom should they send it   
was the next question2 for they would   

not send this by him by whom  they sent 
the first1 for they thought that the    
,prince had taken  some offence at the  
manner of his deportment before him2 so 
they  attempted to make ,captain        
,conviction their messenger with it1 but
  he said that he neither durst1 nor    
would petition ,emmanuel for  traitors2 
nor be to the ,prince an advocate for   
rebels4 ,yet withal1  said he1 our      
,prince is good1 and you may adventure  
to send it by  the hand of one of your  
town1 provided he went with a rope about
  his head1 and pleaded nothing but     
mercy4#ahe    ,well1 they made1 through 
fear1 their delays as long as they      
could1 and longer than delays were good2
 but fearing at last the  dangerousness 
of them1 they thought1 but with many a  
fainting in  their minds1 to send their 
petition by ,mr4 ,desires-awake2 so they
  sent for ,mr4 ,desires-awake4 ,now he 
dwelt in a very mean cottage in         
,mansoul1 and he came at his neighbour's
 request4 ,so they told him  what they  

had done1 and what they would do        
concerning petitioning1  and that they  
did desire of him that he would go      
therewith to the  ,prince4    ,then said
 ,mr4 ,desires-awake1 why should not ,i 
do the best ,i can to  save so famous a 
town as ,mansoul from deserved          
destruction8 ,they  therefore delivered 
the petition to him1 and told him how he
 must  address himself to the ,prince1  
and wished him ten thousand good        
speeds4 ,so he comes to the ,prince's   
pavilion1 as the first1 and  asked to   
speak with his ,majesty2 so word was    
carried to ,emmanuel1  and the ,prince  
came out to the man4 ,when ,mr4         
,desires-awake saw the  ,prince1 he fell
 flat with his face to the ground1 and  
cried out1  oh that ,mansoul might live 
before thee6 and with that he presented 
the petition4 ,the which when the       
,prince had read1 he turned away  for a 
while and wept1 but1 refraining himself1
 he turned again  to the man1 who all   
this while lay crying at his feet as at 

the  first1 and said to him1 ,go thy way
 to thy place1 and ,i will consider  of 
thy requests4    ,now you may think that
 they of ,mansoul that had sent him1    
what with  guilt1 and what with fear1   
lest their petition should be rejected1 
could not but look with many a long     
look1 and that too with strange         
workings of heart1 to see what would    
become of their petition4 ,at  last1    
they saw their messenger coming back2 so
 when he was come1  they asked him how  
he fared1 what ,emmanuel said1 and what 
was  become of the petition4 ,but he    
told them that he would be silent  till 
he came to the prison to my ,lord       
,mayor1 my ,lord ,will-be-will1  and    
,mr4 ,recorder4 ,so he went forwards    
towards the prison-house1  where the men
 of ,mansoul lay bound4 ,but oh6 what a 
multitude flocked  after to hear what   
the messenger said4 ,so when he was come
 and had  shown himself at the grate of 
the prison1 my ,lord ,mayor himself     
looked as white as a clout1 the         

,recorder also did quake2 but they      
asked and said1 ,come1 good sir1 what   
did the great ,prince say to  you8 ,then
 said ,mr4 ,desires-awake1 when ,i came 
to my ,lord's pavilion1  ,i called1 and 
he came forth2 so ,i fell prostrate at  
his feet1 and  delivered to him my      
petition1 for the greatness of his      
person1 and  the glory of his           
countenance would not suffer me to stand
 upon my  legs4 ,now as he received the 
petition1 ,i cried1 oh that ,mansoul    
might live before thee6 ,so1 when for a 
while he had looked thereon1  he turned 
him about1 and said to his servant1 ,go 
thy way to thy  place again1 and ,i will
 consider of thy requests4 ,the         
messenger  added1 moreover1 and said1   
,the ,prince to whom you sent me is such
  a one for beauty and glory1 that whoso
 sees him must both love  and fear him2 
,i1 for my part1 can do no less2 but ,i 
know not what  will be the end of these 
things4#ahf ,at this answer they were   
all at a stand2 both they in prison1 and

 they that followed the  messenger      
thither to hear the news2 nor knew they 
what or what  manner of interpretation  
to put upon what the ,prince had said4  
,now1  when the prison was cleared of   
the throng1 the prisoners among         
themselves began to comment upon        
,emmanuel's words4 ,my ,lord ,mayor said
  that the answer did not look with a   
rugged face2 but ,will-be-will  said    
that it betokened evil2 and the         
,recorder1 that it was  a messenger of  
death4 ,now1 they that were left1 and   
that stood  behind1 and so could not so 
well hear what the prisoners said1  some
 of them catched hold of one piece of a 
sentence1 and some on  a bit of another2
 some took hold of what the messenger   
said1 and  some of the prisoners'       
judgment thereon2 so none had the right 
understanding of things2 but you cannot 
imagine what work these  people made1   
and what a confusion there was in       
,mansoul now4#ahg    ,for presently they
 that had heard what was said1 flew     

about the  town2 one crying one thing1  
and another the quite contrary1 and     
both were sure enough they told the     
truth1 for they did hear1 they  said1   
with their ears what was said1 and      
therefore could not be  deceived4 ,one  
would say1 ,we must all be killed2      
another would say1  ,we must all be     
saved2 and a third would say that the   
,prince would  not be concerned with    
,mansoul2 and a fourth that the         
prisoners  must be suddenly put to      
death4 ,and as ,i said1 every one stood 
to  it that he told his tale the        
rightest1 and that all others but he    
were out4 ,wherefore ,mansoul had now   
molestation upon molestation1  nor could
 any man know on what to rest the sole  
of his foot2 for  one would go by now1  
and as he went1 if he heard his         
neighbour  tell his tale1 to be sure he 
would tell the quite contrary1 and  both
 would stand in it that he told the     
truth4 ,nay1 some of them  had got this 
story by the end1 that the ,prince did  

intend to put  ,mansoul to the sword4   
,and now it began to be dark2 wherefore 
poor  ,mansoul was in sad perplexity all
 that night until the morning4#ahh      
,but1 so far as ,i could gather1 by the 
best information that ,i could  get1 all
 this hubbub came through the words that
 the ,recorder said1  when he told them 
that in his judgment the ,prince's      
answer was a  messenger of death4 ,it   
was this that fired the town1 and that  
began  the fright in ,mansoul1 for      
,mansoul1 in former times1 did use to   
count that ,mr4 ,recorder was a seer1   
and that his sentence was equal  to the 
best of oracles1 and thus was ,mansoul a
 terror to itself4    ,and now did they 
begin to feel what was the effects of   
stubborn  rebellion1 and unlawful       
resistance against their ,prince4 ,i say
  they now began to feel the effects    
thereof by guilt and fear1 that  now had
 swallowed them up1 and who more        
involved in the one1 but  they who were 
most in the other2 to wit1 the chief of 

the town of  ,mansoul4    ,to be brief1 
when the fame#ahi of the fright was out 
of the town1  and the prisoners had a   
little recovered themselves1 they take  
to  themselves some heart1 and think to 
petition the ,prince for life  again4   
,so they did draw up a third petition1  
the contents whereof  were this3--      
',prince ,emmanuel the ,great1 ,lord of 
all worlds1 and ,master of  mercy1 ,we1 
thy poor1 wretched1 miserable1 dying    
town of ,mansoul1  do confess unto thy  
great and glorious ,majesty that we have
 sinned  against thy ,father and thee1  
and are no more worthy to be called  thy
 ,mansoul1 but rather to be cast into   
the pit4 ,if thou wilt slay  us1 we have
 deserved it4 ,if thou wilt condemn us  
to the deep1 we  cannot but say thou art
 righteous4 ,we cannot complain1        
whatever  thou dost1 or however thou    
carriest it towards us4 ,but oh6 let    
mercy reign2 and let it be extended to  
us6 ,oh let mercy take hold  upon us1   
and free us from our transgressions1 and

 we will sing of  thy mercy and of thy  
judgment4 ,amen4'    ,this petition1    
when drawn up1 was designed to be sent  
to the ,prince  as the first1 but who   
should carry it1 that was the question4 
,some  said1 ,let him do it that went   
with the first2 but others thought not  
good to do that1 and that because he    
sped no better4 ,now there was  an old  
man in the town1 and his name was ,mr4  
,good-deed2 a man that  bare only the   
name1 but had nothing of the nature of  
the thing4  ,now some were for sending  
of him1 but the ,recorder was by no     
means  for that1 for1 said he1 we now   
stand in need of1 and are pleading  for 
mercy1 wherefore to send our petition by
 a man of this name  will seem to cross 
the petition itself4 ,should we make    
,mr4 ,good-deed  our messenger when our 
petition cries for mercy8    ',besides1'
 quoth the old gentleman1 'should the   
,prince now1 as he  receives the        
petition1 ask him and say1 ,what is thy 
name8 as nobody  knows but he will1 and 

he should say1 ,old ,good-deed1 what1   
think  you1 would ,emmanuel say but     
this1 ,aye6 is old ,good-deed yet alive 
in ,mansoul8 then let old ,good-deed    
save you from your distresses8  ,and if 
he says so1 ,i am sure we are lost2 nor 
can a thousand of  old ,good-deeds save 
,mansoul4'#aij    ,after the ,recorder  
had given in his reasons why old        
,good-deed should  not go with this     
petition to ,emmanuel1 the rest of the  
prisoners  and chief of ,mansoul opposed
 it also1 and so old ,good-deed was laid
  aside1 and they agreed to send ,mr4   
,desires-awake again2 so they  sent for 
him1 and desired him that he would a    
second time go with  their petition to  
the ,prince1 and he readily told them he
 would4  ,but they bid him that in      
anywise he would take heed that in no   
word or carriage he gave offence to the 
,prince1 for by doing so1  for ought we 
can tell1 you may bring ,mansoul into   
utter destruction1  said they4    ,now  
,mr4 ,desires-awake1 when he saw that he

 must go of this errand1  besought that 
they would grant that ,mr4 ,wet-eyes    
might go with  him4 ,now this ,mr4      
,wet-eyes was a near neighbour of ,mr4  
,desires1  a poor man1 a man of a broken
 spirit1 yet one that could speak  well 
to a petition4 ,so they granted that he 
should go with him4  ,wherefore they    
address themselves to their business4   
,mr4 ,desires  put a rope upon his head1
 and ,mr4 ,wet-eyes went with hands     
wringing  together4#aia ,thus they went 
to the ,prince's pavilion4    ,now when 
they went to petition this third time1  
they were  not without thoughts that by 
often coming they might be a burden  to 
the ,prince4 ,wherefore1 when they were 
come to the door of his  pavilion1 they 
first made their apology for themselves1
 and for  their coming to trouble       
,emmanuel so often2 and they said that  
they  came not hither to-day for that   
they delighted in being troublesome1  or
 for that they delighted to hear        
themselves talk1 but for that  necessity

 caused them to come to his ,majesty3   
they could1 they  said1 have no rest day
 nor night1 because of their            
transgressions  against ,shaddai1 and   
against ,emmanuel1 his ,son4 ,they also 
thought  that some misbehaviour of ,mr4 
,desires-awake the last time1 might     
give distaste to his ,highness1 and so  
cause that he returned from  so merciful
 a ,prince empty1 and without           
countenance4 ,so when they  had made    
this apology1 ,mr4 ,desires-awake cast  
himself prostrate  upon the ground as at
 the first1 at the feet of the mighty   
,prince1  saying1 ,oh that ,mansoul     
might live before thee6 and so he       
delivered  his petition4 ,the ,prince   
then having read the petition1 turned   
aside awhile1 as before1 and1 coming    
again to the place where  the petitioner
 lay on the ground1 he demanded what his
 name was1  and of what esteem in the   
account of ,mansoul2 for that he1 above 
all the multitude in ,mansoul1 should be
 sent to him upon such an  errand4 ,then

 said the man to the ,prince1 ',oh let  
not my ,lord be  angry2 and why         
inquirest thou after the name of such a 
dead dog  as ,i am8 ,pass by1 ,i pray   
thee1 and take no notice of who ,i am1  
because there is1 as thou very well     
knowest1 so great a disproportion       
between me and thee4 ,why the townsmen  
chose to send me on this  errand to my  
,lord1 is best known to themselves1 but 
it could not  be for that they thought  
that ,i had favour with my ,lord4 ,for  
my  part1 ,i am out of charity with     
myself2 who then should be in love  with
 me8 ,yet live ,i would1 and so would ,i
 that my townsmen should1  and because  
both they and myself are guilty of great
 transgressions1  therefore they have   
sent me1 and ,i am come in their names  
to beg  of my ,lord for mercy4 ,let it  
please thee therefore to incline to     
mercy1 but ask not what thy servants    
are4'    ,then said the ,prince1 ',and  
what is he that is become thy companion 
in this so weighty a matter8' ,so ,mr4  

,desires told ,emmanuel that  he was a  
poor neighbour of his1 and one of his   
most intimate  associates1 and his name1
 said he1 may it please your most       
excellent  ,majesty1 is ,wet-eyes1 of   
the town of ,mansoul4 ,i know that there
  are many of that name that are naught1
 but ,i hope it will be no  offence to  
my ,lord that ,i have brought my poor   
neighbour with me4    ,then ,mr4        
,wet-eyes fell on his face to the       
ground1 and made this  apology for his  
coming with his neighbour to his        
,lord3--    ',o my ,lord1' quoth he1    
'what ,i am ,i know not myself1 nor     
whether  my name be feigned or true1    
especially when ,i begin to think what  
some have said1 namely1 that this name  
was given me because ,mr4  ,repentance  
was my father4 ,good men have bad       
children1 and the  sincere do oftentimes
 beget hypocrites4 ,my mother also      
called me  by this name from the cradle1
 but whether because of the moistness   
of my brain1 or because of the softness 

of my heart1 ,i cannot tell4  ,i see    
dirt in mine own tears1 and filthiness  
in the bottom of my  prayers4#aib ,but  
,i pray thee'--and all this while the   
gentleman  wept--'that thou wouldest not
 remember against us our transgressions1
 nor  take offence at the               
unqualifiedness of thy servants1 but    
mercifully  pass by the sin of ,mansoul1
 and refrain from the glorifying of  thy
 grace no longer4'#aic    ,so at his    
bidding they arose1 and both stood      
trembling before him1  and he spake to  
them to this purpose3--    ',the town of
 ,mansoul hath grievously rebelled      
against my ,father1 in  that they have  
rejected him from being their ,king1 and
 did choose  to themselves for their    
captain a liar1 a murderer1 and a       
runagate  slave4 ,for this ,diabolus1   
and your pretended prince1 though once  
so highly accounted of by you1 made     
rebellion against my ,father  and me1   
even in our palace and highest court    
there1 thinking to  become a prince and 

king4 ,but being there timely discovered
 and  apprehended1 and for his          
wickedness bound in chains1 and         
separated  to the pit with those who    
were his companions1 he offered himself 
to you1 and you have received him4      
',now this is1 and for a long time hath 
been an high affront to my  ,father1    
wherefore my ,father sent to you a      
powerful army to reduce  you to your    
obedience4 ,but you know how those men1 
their captains1  and their counsels1    
were esteemed of you1 and what they     
received  at your hand4 ,you rebelled   
against them1 you shut your gates upon  
them1 you bid them battle1 you fought   
them1 and fought for ,diabolus  against 
them4 ,so they sent to my ,father for   
more power1 and ,i with  my men are come
 to subdue you4 ,but as you treated the 
servants1  so you treated their ,lord4  
,you stood up in hostile manner against 
me1 you shut up your gates against me1  
you turned the deaf ear  to me1 and     
resisted as long as you could2 but now  

,i have made  a conquest of you4 ,did   
you cry me mercy so long as you had     
hopes  that you might prevail against   
me8#aid ,but now ,i have taken the      
town1 you cry4 ,but why did you not cry 
before1 when the white  flag of my      
mercy1 the red flag of justice1 and the 
black flag  that threatened execution1  
were set up to cite you to it8 ,now ,i  
have conquered your ,diabolus1 you come 
to me for favour1 but why  did you not  
help me against the mighty8 ,yet ,i will
 consider your  petition1 and will      
answer it so as will be for my glory4   
',go1 bid ,captain ,boanerges and       
,captain ,conviction bring the prisoners
  out to me into the camp to-morrow1 and
 say you to ,captain ,judgment  and     
,captain ,execution1 ,stay you in the   
castle1 and take good heed  to          
yourselves that you keep all quiet in   
,mansoul until you hear  further from   
me4' ,and with that he turned himself   
from them1 and  went into his royal     
pavilion again4#aie    ,so the          

petitioners having received this answer 
from the ,prince1  returned as at the   
first to go to their companions again4  
,but they  had not gone far1 but        
thoughts began to work in their minds   
that no  mercy as yet was intended by   
the ,prince to ,mansoul2 so they went   
to the place where the prisoners lay    
bound2 but these workings of  mind about
 what would become of ,mansoul1 had such
 strong power  over them1 that by that  
they were come unto them that sent them1
  they were scarce able to deliver their
 message4    ,but they came at length to
 the gates of the town--now the townsmen
  with earnestness were waiting for     
their return--where many met  them1 to  
know what answer was made to the        
petition4 ,then they cried  out to those
 that were sent1 ,what news from the    
,prince8 and what  hath ,emmanuel said8 
,but they said that they must1 as       
before1 go  up to the prison1 and there 
deliver their message4 ,so away they    
went to the prison1 with a multitude at 

their heels4 ,now1 when  they were come 
to the grates of the prison1 they told  
the first  part of ,emmanuel's speech to
 the prisoners2 to wit1 how he reflected
  upon their disloyalty to his ,father  
and himself1 and how they  had chose and
 closed with ,diabolus1 had fought for  
him1 hearkened  to him1 and been ruled  
by him1 but had despised him and his    
men4  ,this made the prisoners look     
pale2 but the messengers proceeded1  and
 said1 ,he1 the ,prince1 said1 moreover1
 that yet he would consider  your       
petition1 and give such answer thereto  
as would stand with his  glory4 ,and as 
these words were spoken1 ,mr4 ,wet-eyes 
gave a great  sigh4 ,at this they were  
all of them struck into their dumps1 and
  could not tell what to say4 ,fear also
 possessed them in a marvelous  manner2 
and death seemed to sit upon some of    
their eyebrows4#aif  ,now1 there was in 
the company a notable sharp-witted      
fellow1  a mean man of estate1 and his  
name was old ,inquisitive4 ,this man    

asked the petitioners if they had told  
out every whit of what  ,emmanuel said4 
,and they answered1 ,verily1 no4 ,then  
said ,inquisitive1  ,i thought so1      
indeed4 ,pray1 what was it more that he 
said unto  you8 ,then they paused       
awhile2 but at last they brought out    
all1  saying1 ,the ,prince did bid us   
bid ,captain ,boanerges and ,captain    
,conviction bring the prisoners down to 
him to-morrow2 and that  ,captain       
,judgment and ,captain ,execution should
 take charge of  the castle and town    
till they should hear further from him4 
,they  said also that when the ,prince  
had commanded them thus to do1 he       
immediately turned his back upon them1  
and went into his royal  pavilion4      
,but ,o how this return1 and specially  
this last clause of it1 that  the       
prisoners must go out to the ,prince    
into the camp1 brake all  their loins in
 pieces6 ,wherefore1 with one voice1    
they set up a  cry that reached up to   
the heavens4#aig ,this done1 each of the

  three prepared himself to die2 and the
 ,recorder conscience said  unto them1  
,this was the thing that ,i feared2 for 
they concluded  that to-morrow1 by that 
the sun went down1 they should be       
tumbled  out of the world4 ,the whole   
town also counted of no other but  that1
 in their time and order1 they must all 
drink of the same  cup4 ,wherefore the  
town of ,mansoul spent that night in    
mourning1  and sackcloth1 and ashes4    
,the prisoners also1 when the time was  
come for them to go down before the     
,prince1 dressed themselves in  mourning
 attire1 with ropes upon their          
heads4#aih ,the whole town  of ,mansoul 
also showed themselves upon the wall1   
all clad in mourning  weeds1 if1        
perhaps1 the ,prince1 with the sight    
thereof1 might be  moved with           
compassion4 ,but ,o how the busy-bodies 
vain thoughts  that were in the town of 
,mansoul did now concern themselves6    
,they  did run here and there through   
the streets of the town by companies1   

crying out as they ran in tumultuous    
wise1 one after one manner1  and another
 the quite contrary1 to the almost utter
 distraction  of ,mansoul4    ,well1 the
 time is come that the prisoners must go
 down to the camp1  and appear before   
the ,prince4 ,and thus was the manner of
 their  going down4 ,captain ,boanerges 
went with a guard before them1 and      
,captain ,conviction came behind1 and   
the prisoners went down bound in  chains
 in the midst2 so1 ,i say1 the prisoners
 went in the midst1  and the guard went 
with flying colours behind and before1  
but the  prisoners went with drooping   
spirits4    ,or1 more particularly1     
thus3    ,the prisoners went down all in
 mourning2 they put ropes upon          
themselves2 they went on smiting        
themselves on the breasts1 but  durst   
not lift up their eyes to heaven4 ,thus 
they went out at the  gate of ,mansoul1 
till they came into the midst of the    
,prince's  army1 the sight and glory of 
which did greatly heighten their        

affliction4 ,nor could they now longer  
forbear1 but cry out aloud1  ,o unhappy 
men6 ,o wretched men of ,mansoul6 ,their
 chains still mixing  their dolorous    
notes with the cries of the prisoners1  
made noise  more lamentable4#aii    ,so1
 when they were come to the door of the 
,prince's pavilion1 they  cast          
themselves prostrate upon the place4    
,then one went in and  told his ,lord   
that the prisoners were come down4 ,the 
,prince then  ascended a throne of      
state1 and sent for the prisoners in2   
who when  they came1 did tremble before 
him1 also they covered their faces  with
 shame4 ,now as they drew near to the   
place where he sat1 they  threw         
themselves down before him4 ,then said  
the ,prince to the  ,captain ,boanerges1
 ,bid the prisoners stand upon their    
feet4 ,then  they stood trembling before
 him1 and he said1 ,are you the men that
  heretofore were the servants of       
,shaddai8 ,and they said1 ,yes1 ,lord1  
yes4 ,then said the ,prince again1 ,are 

you the men that did suffer  yourselves 
to be corrupted and defiled by that     
abominable one  ,diabolus8 ,and they    
said1 ,we did more than suffer it1      
,lord2 for we  chose it of our own mind4
 ,the ,prince asked further1 saying1    
,could  you have been content that your 
slavery should have continued under  his
 tyranny as long as you had lived8 ,then
 said the prisoners1  ,yes1 ,lord1 yes2 
for his ways were pleasing to our flesh1
 and we  were grown aliens to a better  
state4 ,and did you1 said he1 when ,i   
came up against this town of ,mansoul1  
heartily wish that ,i might  not have   
the victory over you8 ,yes1 ,lord1 yes1 
said they4 ,then  said the ,prince1 ,and
 what punishment is it1 think you1 that 
you  deserve at my hand for these and   
other your high and mighty sins8  ,and  
they said1 ,both death and the deep1#bjj
 ,lord2 for we have  deserved no less4  
,he asked again if they had aught to say
 for  themselves1 why the sentence that 
they confessed that they had  deserved  

should not be passed upon them8 ,and    
they said1 ,we can say  nothing1 ,lord2 
thou art just1 for we have sinned4 ,then
 said the  ,prince1 ,and for what are   
those ropes on your heads8 ,the         
prisoners  answered1 ,these ropes sins  
are to bind us withal to the place of   
execution1 if mercy be not pleasing in  
thy sight4 ,so he further  asked1 if all
 the men in the town of ,mansoul were in
 this confession  as they8 ,and they    
answered1 ,all the natives powers of the
 soul1  ,lord2 but for the ,diabolonians
 corruptions and lusts that came  into  
our town when the tyrant got possession 
of us1 we can say  nothing for them4#bja
    ,then the ,prince commanded that a  
herald should be called1 and that  he   
should1 in the midst1 and throughout the
 camp of ,emmanuel1  proclaim1 and that 
with sound of trumpet1 that the ,prince1
 the  ,son of ,shaddai1 had1 in his     
,father's name1 and for his ,father's   
glory1 gotten a perfect conquest and    
victory over ,mansoul1 and  that the    

prisoners should follow him1 and say1   
,amen4 ,so this was  done as he had     
commanded4 ,and presently the music that
 was in the  upper region sounded       
melodiously4 ,the captains that were in 
the  camp shouted1 and the soldiers did 
sing songs of triumph to the  ,prince1  
the colours waved in the wind1 and great
 joy was everywhere1  only it was       
wanting as yet in the hearts of the men 
of ,mansoul4#bjb    ,then the ,prince   
called for the prisoners to come and to 
stand  again before him1 and they came  
and stood trembling4 ,and he said  unto 
them1 ,the sins1 trespasses1 iniquities1
 that you1 with the  whole town of      
,mansoul1 have from time to time        
committed against  my ,father and me1 ,i
 have power and commandment from my     
,father to  forgive to the town of      
,mansoul2 and do forgive you            
accordingly4  ,and having so said1 he   
gave them written in parchment1 and     
sealed  with seven seals1 a large and   
general pardon1 commanding both my      

,lord ,mayor1 my ,lord ,will-be-will1   
and ,mr4 ,recorder1 to proclaim1  and   
cause it to be proclaimed to-morrow by  
that the sun is up1  throughout the     
whole town of ,mansoul4    ,moreover1   
the ,prince stripped the prisoners of   
their mourning weeds1  and gave them    
'beauty for ashes1 the oil of joy for   
mourning1 and  the garment of praise for
 the spirit of heaviness' 7,isa #fa3c7  
,then he gave to each of the three1     
jewels of gold1 and precious  stones1   
and took away their ropes1 and put      
chains of gold about  their necks1 and  
ear-rings in their ears4 ,now the       
prisoners1 when  they did hear the      
gracious words of ,prince ,emmanuel1 and
 had beheld  all that was done unto     
them1 fainted almost quite away2 for the
  grace1 the benefit1 the pardon1 was   
sudden1 glorious1 and so big1  that they
 were not able1 without staggering1 to  
stand up under  it4#bjc ,yea1 my ,lord  
,will-be-will swooned outright2 but the 
,prince  stepped to him1 put his        

everlasting arms under him1 embraced    
him1 kissed him1 and bid him be of good 
cheer1 for all should be  performed     
according to his word4 ,he also did     
kiss1 and embrace1  and smile upon the  
other two that were ,will-be-will's     
companions1  saying1 ,take these as     
further tokens of my love1 favour1 and  
compassion to you2 and ,i charge you1   
that you1 ,mr4 ,recorder1 tell  in the  
town of ,mansoul what you have heard and
 seen4    ,then were their fetters      
broken to pieces before their faces1 and
  cast into the air1 and their steps#bjd
 were enlarged under them4  ,then they  
fell down at the feet of the ,prince1   
and kissed his  feet1 and wetted them   
with tears2 also they cried out with a  
mighty  strong voice1 saying1 ',blessed 
be the glory of the ,lord from this     
place' 7,eze #c3ab74 ,so they were bid  
rise up1 and go to the town1  and tell  
to ,mansoul what the ,prince had done4  
,he commanded also  that one with a pipe
 and tabor should go and play before    

them all  the way into the town of      
,mansoul4 ,then was fulfilled what they 
never  looked for1 and they were made to
 possess that which they never  dreamed 
of4#bje ,the ,prince also called for the
 noble ,captain  ,credence1 and         
commanded that he and some of his       
officers should  march before the noble 
men of ,mansoul with flying colours into
  the town4 ,he gave also unto ,captain 
,credence a charge1 that about  that    
time that the ,recorder did read the    
general pardon in the town  of ,mansoul1
 that at that very time he should with  
flying colours  march in at ,eye-gate   
with his ten thousands at his feet1 and 
that  he should so go until he came by  
the high street of the town1  up to the 
castle gates1 and that himself should   
take possession  thereof against his    
,lord came thither4 ,he commanded1      
moreover1  that he should bid ,captain  
,judgment and ,captain ,execution to    
leave  the stronghold to him1 and to    
withdraw from ,mansoul1 and to return   

into the camp with speed unto the       
,prince4    ,and now was the town of    
,mansoul also delivered from the terror 
of  the first four captains and their   
men4#bjf    ,,chapter ,,ix              
,,contents3--,the liberated prisoners   
return to ,mansoul1 where they  are     
received with great joy--,the           
inhabitants request ,emmanuel to  take  
up his residence among them--,he        
consents--,makes a triumphal  entry amid
 the shouts of the people--,the town is 
new modeled1 and  the image of ,shaddai 
erected4    ,well1 ,i told you before   
how the prisoners were entertained by   
the  noble ,prince ,emmanuel1 and how   
they behaved themselves before him1  and
 how he sent them away to their home    
with pipe and tabor going  before them4 
,and now you must think that those of   
the town that  had all this while waited
 to hear of their death1 could not but  
be exercised with sadness of mind1 and  
with thoughts that pricked  like thorns4
 ,nor could their thoughts be kept to   

any one point2 the  wind blew with them 
all this while at great uncertainties1  
yea1  their hearts were like a balance  
that had been disquieted with a  shaking
 hand4 ,but at last1 as they with many a
 long look looked  over the wall of     
,mansoul1 they thought that they saw    
some returning  to the town2 and thought
 again1 ,who should they be too1 who    
should  they be8 ,at last they discerned
 that they were the prisoners2  but can 
you imagine how their hearts were       
surprised with wonder1  especially when 
they perceived also in what equipage and
 with what  honour they were sent home8 
,they went down to the camp in black1   
but they came back to the town in white2
 they went down to the  camp in ropes1  
they came back in chains of gold2 they  
went down  to the camp with their feet  
in fetters1 but came back with their    
steps enlarged under them2 they went    
also to the camp looking  for death1 but
 they came back thence with assurance of
 life2 they  went down to the camp with 

heavy hearts1 but came back again with  
pipe and tabor playing before them4 ,so1
 so soon as they were come  to          
,eye-gate1 the poor and tottering town  
of ,mansoul adventured to  give a shout1
 and they gave such a shout as made the 
captains in  the ,prince's army leap at 
the sound thereof4    ,alas for them1   
poor hearts6 who could blame them1 since
 their dead  friends were come to life  
again8 for it was to them as life from  
the dead1 to see the ancients of the    
town of ,mansoul shine in  such         
splendour4 ,they looked for nothing but 
the axe and the block2  but behold1 joy 
and gladness1 comfort and consolation1  
and such  melodious notes attending of  
them that was sufficient to make a  sick
 man well4 ,so when they came up1 they  
saluted each other with  ,welcome6      
welcome6 and blessed be he that has     
spared you 7,isa  #cc3bd74 ,they added  
also1 ,we see it is well with you1 but  
how must  it go with the town of        
,mansoul8 and1 ,will it go well with the

 town  of ,mansoul8 said they4 ,then    
answered them the ,recorder and my ,lord
  ,mayor1 ,oh tidings6 glad tidings6    
good tidings of good and of great  joy  
to poor ,mansoul6 ,then they gave       
another shout that made the  earth to   
ring again4 ,after this they inquired   
yet more particularly  how things went  
in the camp1 and what message they had  
from ,emmanuel  to the town1 ,so they   
told them all passages that had happened
  to them at the camp1 and everything   
that the ,prince did to them4  ,this    
made ,mansoul wonder at the wisdom and  
grace of the ,prince  ,emmanuel4 ,then  
they told them what they had received at
 his hands  for the whole town of       
,mansoul2 and the ,recorder delivered it
 in  these words--,,pardon1 ,,pardon1   
,,pardon for ,mansoul2 and this shall   
,mansoul know to-morrow4 ,then he       
commanded1 and they went and  summoned  
,mansoul to meet together in the        
market-place to-morrow1  there to hear  
their general pardon read4    ,but who  

can think what a turn1 what a change1   
what an alteration  this hint of things 
did make in the countenance of the town 
of  ,mansoul6 ,no man of ,mansoul could 
sleep that night for joy2#bjg  in every 
house there was joy and music1 singing  
and making merry1  telling and hearing  
of ,mansoul's happiness1 was then all   
that  ,mansoul had to do2 and this was  
the burden of all their song--,oh1  more
 of this at the rising of the sun6 more 
of this to-morrow6 ,who  thought        
yesterday1 would one say1 that this day 
would have been  such a day to us8 ,and 
who thought1 that saw our prisoners go  
down  in irons1 that they would have    
returned in chains of gold6 yea1 they   
that judged themselves as they went to  
be judged of their judge1  were by his  
mouth acquitted1 not for that they were 
innocent1 but  of the ,prince's mercy1  
and sent home with pipe and tabor4 ,but 
is  this the common custom of princes8  
do they use to show such kind  of       
favours to traitors8 ,no6 this is only  

peculiar to ,shaddai1 and  unto         
,emmanuel4 his ,son4#bjh    ,now morning
 drew on apace1 wherefore the ,lord     
,mayor1 the ,lord  ,will-be-will1 and   
,mr4 ,recorder came down to the         
market-place at  the time that the      
,prince had appointed1 where the        
townsfolk were  waiting for them2 and   
when they came1 they came in that attire
 and  in that glory that the ,prince had
 put them into the day before1 and  the 
street was lightened with their glory4  
,so the ,mayor1 ,recorder1  and my ,lord
 ,will-be-will drew down to ,mouth-gate1
 which was at the  lower end of the     
market-place1 because that of old time  
was the  place where they used to read  
public matters4 ,thither therefore  they
 came in their robes1 and their tabret  
went before them4 ,now  the eagerness of
 the people to know the full of the     
matter was  great4    ,then the         
,recorder stood up upon his feet1 and   
first beckoning with  his hand for a    
silence1 he read out with loud voice the

 pardon4  ,but when he came to these    
words1 ',the ,lord1 the ,lord ,god1     
merciful  and gracious1 pardoning       
iniquity1 transgression1 and sin'7,exo  
#cd3f72  and to these1 'all manner of   
sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven1'   
c4 7,mark #c3bh72 they could not forbear
 but leap for joy4 ,for this  you must  
know1 that there was conjoined herewith 
every man's name  in ,mansoul2 also the 
seals of the pardon made a brave        
show4#bji    ,when the ,recorder had    
made an end of reading the pardon1 the  
townsmen  ran up upon the walls of the  
town1 and leaped and skipped thereon    
for joy2 and bowed themselves seven     
times with their faces towards          
,emmanuel's pavilion1 and shouted out   
aloud for joy1 and said1 ,let  ,emmanuel
 live for ever6 ,then order was given to
 the young men in  ,mansoul1 that they  
should ring the bells for joy4 ,so the  
bells  did ring1 and the people sing1   
and the music go in every house in      
,mansoul4#baj    ,when the ,prince had  

sent home the three prisoners of        
,mansoul with  joy1 and pipe1 and tabor2
 he commanded his captains1 with all the
  field-officers and soldiers throughout
 his army1 to be ready in  that morning 
that the ,recorder should read the      
pardon in ,mansoul1  to do his further  
pleasure4 ,so the morning1 as ,i have   
showed1 being  come1 just as the        
,recorder had made an end of reading the
 pardon1  ,emmanuel commanded that all  
the trumpets in the camp should sound1  
that the colours should be displayed1   
half of them upon ,mount  ,gracious1 and
 half of them upon ,mount ,justice4#baa 
,he commanded  also that all the        
captains should show themselves in all  
their  harness1 and that the soldiers   
should shout for joy4 ,nor was  ,captain
 ,credence1 though in the castle1 silent
 in such a day1 but  he1 from the top of
 the hold1 showed himself with sound of 
trumpet  to ,mansoul1 and to the        
,prince's camp4    ,thus have ,i showed 
you the manner and way that ,emmanuel   

took to  recover the town of ,mansoul   
from under the hand and power of the    
tyrant ,diabolus4    ,now when the      
,prince had completed these1 the outward
 ceremonies of  his joy1 he again       
commanded that his captains and soldiers
 should  show unto ,mansoul some feats  
of war4 ,so they presently addressed    
themselves to this work4 ,but oh1 with  
what agility1 nimbleness1  dexterity1   
and bravery did these military men      
discover their skill  in feats of war to
 the now gazing town of ,mansoul6       
,they marched1 they counter-marched1    
they opened to the right and  left1 they
 divided and subdivided1 they closed1   
they wheeled1 made  good their front and
 rear with their right and left wings1  
and  twenty things more1 with that      
aptness1 and then were all as they  were
 again1 that they took1 yea1 ravished   
the hearts that were  in ,mansoul to    
behold it4 ,but add to this1 the        
handling of their  arms1 the managing of
 their weapons of war1 were marvellous  

taking  to ,mansoul and me4#bab    ,when
 this action was over1 the whole town of
 ,mansoul came out as  one man to the   
,prince in the camp to thank him1 and   
praise him for  his abundant favour1 and
 to beg that it would please his grace  
to  come unto ,mansoul with his men1 and
 there to take up their quarters  for   
ever4 ,and this they did in most humble 
manner1 bowing themselves  seven times  
to the ground before him4 ,then said he1
 ,all peace be  to you4 ,so the town    
came nigh1 and touched with the hand the
 top  of his golden scepter1 and they   
said1 ,oh that the ,prince ,emmanuel1   
with his captains and men of war1 would 
dwell in ,mansoul for ever2  and that   
his battering-rams and slings might be  
lodged in her for  the use and service  
of the ,prince1 and for the help and    
strength  of ,mansoul4 ',for1' said     
they1 'we have room for thee1 we have   
room for thy men1 we have also room for 
thy weapons of war1 and a  place to make
 a magazine for thy carriages4 ,do it1  

,emmanuel1 and  thou shalt be ,king and 
,captain in ,mansoul for ever4 ,yea     
govern  thou also according to all the  
desire of thy soul1 and make thou       
governors and princes under thee of thy 
captains and men of war1 and  we will   
become thy servants1 and thy laws shall 
be our direction4'    ,they added1      
moreover1 and prayed his ,majesty to    
consider thereof2  'for1' said they1 'if
 now1 after all this grace bestowed upon
 us  thy miserable town of ,mansoul1    
thou shouldest withdraw1 thou and  thy  
captains from us1 the town of ,mansoul  
will die4#bac ,yea1' said  they1 'our   
blessed ,emmanuel1 if thou shouldest    
depart from us now  thou hast done so   
much good for us1 and showed so much    
mercy unto  us2 what will follow but    
that our joy will be as if it had not   
been1  and our enemies will a second    
time come upon us with more rage  than  
at the first4 ,wherefore1 we beseech    
thee1 ,o thou the desire  of our eyes1  
and the strength and life of our poor   

town1 accept  of this motion that now we
 have made unto our ,lord1 and come and 
dwell in the midst of us1 and let us be 
thy people4 ,besides1 ,lord1  we do not 
know but that to this day many          
,diabolonians may be yet  lurking in the
 town of ,mansoul1 and they will betray 
us when thou  shalt leave us1 into the  
hand of ,diabolus again2 and who knows  
what designs1 plots1 or contrivances    
have passed betwixt them about  these   
things already2 loth we are to fall     
again into his horrible  hands4         
,wherefore1 let it please thee to accept
 of our palace for  thy place of        
residence1 and of the houses of the best
 men in our  town for the reception of  
thy soldiers1 and their furniture4'#bad 
,then said the ,prince1 ',if ,i come to 
your town1 will you suffer  me further  
to prosecute that which is in mine heart
 against mine  enemies and yours1 yea1  
will you help me in such undertakings8' 
,they answered1 ',we know not what we   
shall do2 we did not think  once that we

 should have been such traitors to      
,shaddai as we have  proved to be2 what 
then shall we say to our ,lord8 ,let him
 put no  trust in his saints1 let the   
,prince dwell in our castle1 and make   
of our town a garrison1 let him set his 
noble captains1 and his  warlike        
soldiers over us4 ,yea1 let him conquer 
us with his love1  and overcome us with 
his grace1 and then surely shall he be  
but  with us1 and help us1 as he was1   
and did that morning that our  pardon   
was read unto us1 we shall comply with  
this1 our ,lord1 and  with his ways1 and
 fall in with his word against the      
mighty4    ',one word more1 and thy     
servants have done1 and in this will    
trouble our ,lord no more4 ,we know not 
the depth of the wisdom of  thee our    
,prince4 ,who could have thought that   
had been ruled by his  reason1 that so  
much sweet as we do now enjoy should    
have come  out of those bitter trials   
wherewith we were tried at the first8   
but1 ,lord1 let light go before1 and let

 love come after2 yea1 take  us by the  
hand1 and lead us by thy counsels1 and  
let this always  abide upon us1 that all
 things shall be for the best for thy   
servants1 and come to our ,mansoul1 and 
do as it pleaseth thee4 ,or1  ,lord1    
come to our ,mansoul1 do what thou wilt1
 so thou keepest us  from sinning1 and  
makest us serviceable to thy            
,majesty4'#bae    ,then said the ,prince
 to the town of ,mansoul again1 ',go1   
return to  your houses in peace1 ,i will
 willingly in this comply with your     
desires4 ,i will remove my royal        
pavilion1 ,i will draw up my forces     
before ,eye-gate to-morrow1 and so will 
march forwards into the  town of        
,mansoul4 ,i will possess myself of your
 castle of ,mansoul1  and will set my   
soldiers over you2 yea1 ,i will yet do  
things in  ,mansoul that cannot be      
paralleled in any nation1 country or    
kingdom  under heaven4'    ,then did the
 men of ,mansoul give a shout1 and      
returned unto their  houses in peace2   

they also told to their kindred and     
friends the  good that ,emmanuel had    
promised to ,mansoul4 ,and to-morrow1   
said  they1 he will march into our town1
 and take up his dwelling1 he  and his  
men in ,mansoul4    ,then went out the  
inhabitants of the town of ,mansoul with
 haste to  the green trees1 and to the  
meadows1 to gather boughs and flowers1  
therewith to strew the streets against  
their ,prince1 the ,son  of ,shaddai1   
should come2 they also made garlands1   
and other fine  works1 to betoken how   
joyful they were1 and should be to      
receive  their ,emmanuel into ,mansoul2 
yea1 they strewed the street quite from 
,eye-gate to the castle-gate1 the place 
where the ,prince should be4  ,they also
 prepared for his coming what music the 
town of ,mansoul  would afford1 that    
they might play before him to the       
palace1 his  habitation4    ,so1 at the 
time appointed1 he makes his approach to
 ,mansoul1 and the  gates were set open 
for him1 there also the ancients and    

elders of  ,mansoul met him1 to salute  
him with a thousand welcomes4 ,then he  
arose and entered ,mansoul1 he and all  
his servants4 ,the elders of  ,mansoul  
did also go dancing before him till he  
came to the castle  gates4 ,and this was
 the manner of his going up thither4 ,he
 was clad  in his golden armour1 he rode
 in his royal chariot1 the trumpets     
sounded about him1 the colours were     
displayed1 his ten thousands  went up at
 his feet1 and the elders of ,mansoul   
danced before  him4#baf ,and now were   
the walls of the famous town of ,mansoul
  filled with the tramplings of the     
inhabitants thereof1 who went up        
thither to view the approach of the     
blessed ,prince1 and his royal  army4   
,also the casements1 windows1 balconies1
 and tops of the houses  were all now   
filled with persons of all sorts to     
behold how their  town was to be filled 
with good4 #bag ,now when he was come so
 far  into the town as to the           
,recorder's house1 he commanded that one

  should go to ,captain ,credence1 to   
know whether the castle of ,mansoul  was
 prepared to entertain his ,royal       
,presence1 for the preparation of  that 
was left to that captain1 and word was  
brought that it was  7,acts #ae3i74bah  
,then was ,captain ,credence commanded  
also to come  forth with his power to   
meet the ,prince1 the which was1 as he  
had  commanded1 done1 and he conducted  
him into the castle 7,eph #c3ag74  ,this
 done1 the ,prince that night did lodge 
in the castle with his  mighty captains 
and men of war1 to the joy of the town  
of ,mansoul4  ,now the next care of the 
townsfolk was how the captains and      
soldiers  of the ,prince's army should  
be quartered among them1 and the care   
was not how they should shut their hands
 of them1 but how they  should fill     
their houses with them2 for every man in
 ,mansoul now had  that esteem of       
,emmanuel and his men1 that nothing     
grieved them more  than because they    
were not enlarged enough1 every one of  

them to  receive the whole army of the  
,prince1 yea1 they counted it their     
glory to be waiting upon them1 and would
 in those days run at their  bidding    
like lackeys4 ,at last they came to this
 result3--#a4 ,that  ,captain ,innocency
 should quarter at ,mr4 ,reason's4 #b4  
,that ,captain  ,patience should quarter
 at ,mr4 ,mind's4 ,this ,mr4 ,mind was  
formerly  the ,lord ,will-be-will's     
clerk1 in time of the late rebellion4   
#c4 ,it  was ordered that ,captain      
,charity should quarter at ,mr4         
,affection's  house4 #d4 ,that ,captain 
,good-hope should quarter at my ,lord   
,mayor's4  ,now for the house of the    
,recorder1 himself desired1 because his 
house was next to the castle1 and       
because from him it was ordered by  the 
,prince1 that1 if need be1 the alarm    
should be given to ,mansoul2  it was1 ,i
 say1 desired by him that ,captain      
,boanerges and ,captain  ,conviction    
should take up their quarters with him1 
even they and all  their men4 #e4 ,as   

for ,captain ,judgment and ,captain     
,execution1 my ,lord  ,will-be-will took
 them1 and their men to him1 because he 
was to rule  under the ,prince for the  
good of the town of ,mansoul now1 as he 
had  before1 under the tyrant ,diabolus 
for the hurt and damage thereof  7,rom  
#f3ai2 ,eph #c3ag74 #f4 ,and throughout 
the rest of the town were  quartered    
,emmanuel's forces1 but ,captain        
,credence with his men abode  still in  
the castle4 ,so the ,prince1 his        
captains1 and his soldiers  were lodged 
in the town of ,mansoul4#bai ,now the   
ancients and elders  of the town of     
,mansoul thought that they never should 
have enough of  the ,prince ,emmanuel2  
his person1 his actions1 his words1 and 
behaviour1 were so pleasing1 so taking1 
so desirable to them4  ,wherefore1 they 
prayed him1 that though the castle of   
,mansoul was  his place of residence1   
and they desired that he might dwell    
there  for ever1 yet that he would often
 visit the streets1 houses1 and  people 

of ,mansoul4 ,for1 said they1 ,dread    
,sovereign1 thy presence1  thy looks1   
thy smiles1 thy words1 are the life1 and
 strength1 and  sinews of the town of   
,mansoul4#bbj ,besides this1 they craved
 that  they might have1 without         
difficulty or interruption1 continual   
access unto him1 so for that very       
purpose he commanded that the  gates    
should stand open1 that they might there
 see the manner of his  doings1 the     
fortifications of the place1 and the    
royal mansion-house  of the ,prince4    
,when he spake they all stopped their   
mouths and gave  audience2 and when he  
walked1 it was their delight to imitate 
him in  his goings4 ,now upon a time    
,emmanuel made a feast for the town of  
,mansoul1 and upon the feasting-day the 
townsfolk were come to the  castle to   
partake of his banquet4 ,and he feasted 
them with all  manner of outlandish     
food1 food that grew not in the fields  
of  ,mansoul1 nor in all the whole      
,kingdom of ,universe4 ,it was food that

  came from his ,father's court1 and so 
there was dish after dish set  before   
them1 and they were commanded freely to 
eat4 ,but still when a  fresh dish was  
set before them1 they would whisperingly
 say to each  other1 ,what is it8 7,exo 
#af3ae7 #bba ,for they wist not what to 
call  it4 ,they drank also of the water 
that was made wine2 and were very  merry
 with him4 ,there was music also all the
 while at the table1 and  man did eat   
angels' food1 and had honey given him   
out of the rock4  ,so ,mansoul did eat  
the food that was peculiar to the court1
 yea1  they had now thereof to the full 
7,psa #gh3bd1be74 #bbb ,i must not      
forget to tell you that as at this table
 there were musicians1 so  they were not
 those of the country1 nor yet of the   
town of ,mansoul2  but they were the    
masters of the songs that were sung at  
the court  of ,shaddai4#bbc ,now after  
the feast was over1 ,emmanuel was for   
entertaining the town of ,mansoul with  
some curious riddles of  secrets drawn  

up by his ,father's secretary1 by the   
skill and wisdom  of ,shaddai2 the like 
to these there is not in any kingdom4   
,these  riddles were made upon the ,king
 ,shaddai himself1 and upon ,emmanuel   
his ,son1 and upon his wars and doings  
with ,mansoul4 ,emmanuel also  expounded
 unto them some of those riddles        
himself1 but oh how they  were          
lightened6 ,they saw what they never    
saw1 they could not have  thought that  
such rarities could have been couched in
 so few and  such ordinary words4 ,i    
told you before whom these riddles did  
concern2 and as they were opened1 the   
people did evidently see it  was so4    
,yea1 they did gather that the things   
themselves were a kind  of portraiture1 
and that of ,emmanuel himself2 for when 
they read in  the scheme where the      
riddles were writ1 and looked in the    
face of  the ,prince1 things looked so  
like the one to the other that ,mansoul 
could not forbear but say1 ,this is the 
,lamb1 this is the ,sacrifice1  this is 

the ,rock1 this is the ,red ,cow1 this  
is the ,door1 and this is  the way2 with
 a great many other things more4#bbd    
,and thus he  dismissed the town of     
,mansoul4 ,but can you imagine how the  
people of  the corporation were taken   
with this entertainment8 ,oh they were  
transported with joy1 they were drowned 
with wonderment1 while they  saw and    
understood1 and considered what their   
,emmanuel entertained  them withal1 and 
what mysteries he opened to them2 and   
when they  were at home in their houses1
 and in their most retired places1 they 
could not but sing of him1 and of his   
actions4 ,yea1 so taken were  the       
townsmen now with their ,prince1 that   
they would sing of him in  their sleep4 
,now it was in the heart of the ,prince 
,emmanuel to new  model the town of     
,mansoul1 and to put it into such a     
condition as  might be more pleasing to 
him1 and that might best stand with the 
profit and security of the now          
flourishing town of ,mansoul4 ,he       

provided also against insurrections at  
home1 and invasions from  abroad2 such  
love had he for the famous town of      
,mansoul4 ,wherefore  he first of all   
commanded that the great slings that    
were brought  from his ,father's court1 
when he came to the war of ,mansoul1    
should  be mounted1 some upon the       
battlements of the castle1 some upon the
  towers1 for there were towers in the  
town of ,mansoul1 towers new  built by  
,emmanuel since he came thither4#bbe    
,there was also an  instrument invented 
by ,emmanuel1 that was to throw stones  
from the  castle of ,mansoul1 out at    
,mouth-gate2 an instrument that could   
not  be resisted1 nor that would miss of
 execution2 wherefore for the  wonderful
 exploits that it did when used1 it went
 without a name1  and it was committed  
to the care of1 and to be managed by the
 brave  captain1 the ,captain ,credence1
 in case of war4#bbf ,this done1        
,emmanuel called the ,lord ,will-be-will
 to him1 and gave him in  commandment to

 take care of the gates1 the wall1 and  
towers in  ,mansoul4 ,also the ,prince  
gave him the militia into his hand2 and 
a  special charge to withstand all      
insurrections and tumults that might  be
 made in ,mansoul1 against the peace of 
our ,lord the ,king1 and the  peace and 
tranquillity of the town of ,mansoul4   
,he also gave him in  commission1 that  
if he found any of the ,diabolonians    
lurking in any  corner in the famous    
town of ,mansoul1 he should forthwith   
apprehend  them1 and stay them1 or      
commit them to safe custody1 that they  
may  be proceeded against according to  
law4 ,then he called unto him the  ,lord
 ,understanding1 who was the old ,lord  
,mayor1 he that was put out  of place   
when ,diabolus took the town1 and put   
him into his former  office again1 and  
it became his place for his lifetime4   
,he bid him  also that he should build  
him a palace near ,eye-gate1 and that he
  should build it in fashion like a     
tower for defence4 ,he bid him also     

that he should read in the ,revelation  
of ,mysteries#bbg all the days  of his  
life1 that he might know how to perform 
his office aright4 ,he  also made ,mr4  
,knowledge the ,recorder2 not of        
contempt to old ,mr4  ,conscience1 who  
had been ,recorder before2 but for that 
it was in his  princely mind to confer  
upon ,mr4 ,conscience another employ2 of
 which  he told the old gentleman he    
should know more hereafter4 ,then he    
commanded that the image of ,diabolus   
should be taken down from the  place    
where it was set up1 and that they      
should destroy it utterly1  beating of  
it into powder1 and casting it unto the 
wind1 without the  town-wall2 and that  
the image of ,shaddai his ,father should
 be set up  again1 with his own1 upon   
the castle gates1 and that it should be 
more fairly drawn than ever2 forasmuch  
as both his ,father and  himself were   
come to ,mansoul in more grace and mercy
 than heretofore  7,rev #bb3d74 ,he     
would also that his name should be      

fairly engraven  upon the front of the  
town1 and that it should be done in the 
best  of gold1 for the honour of the    
town of ,mansoul4#bbh    999999    ,,the
 ,,heavenly ,,footman2 ,,or1 ,a         
,,description ,,of ,,the ,,man ,,that   
,,gets ,,to  ,,heaven3    ,,together    
,,with ,,the ,,way ,,he ,,runs ,,in1    
,,the ,,marks ,,he ,,goes ,,by2 ,,also1 
,,some  ,,directions ,,how ,,to ,,run   
,,so ,,as ,,to ,,obtain4    ',and it    
came to pass1 when they had brought them
 forth abroad1  that he said1 ,escape   
for thy life2 look not behind thee1     
neither  stay thou in all the plain3    
escape to the mountain1 lest thou be    
consumed4'--,genesis #ai3ag4    ,london3
 ,printed for ,john ,marshall1 at the   
,bible in ,gracechurch  ,street1 #afih4 
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,about forty years ago a gentleman1 in  
whose company ,i had commenced  my      
pilgrimage1 and who had joined me in    
communion with a ,baptist  church1 about
 four years previously1 came to my house

 one ,monday  morning1 greatly delighted
 with the sermon which our pastor had   
preached on the previous day1 while ,i  
was engaged in superintending  the      
,sunday school4 ,it had caused a very   
remarkable sensation1 which1  if        
properly followed up1 bid fair to       
occasion an extraordinary  revival of   
religion in the neighbourhood4 ,he1 with
 the deacons1  had begged of our        
minister to fill up his outline1 and    
prepare  the sermon for publication1 to 
which he had consented4 ,he wished  to  
ascertain from me1 as a publisher1 the  
expense of printing  five thousand      
copies1 being sure that the sale of it  
would be  unprecedented1 not only       
throughout the kingdom1 but as far as   
the ,english language was spoken4 ,in   
about a week1 the copy fairly  written  
was left with me4 ,the text was ,hebrews
 #ab3a1 ',let us run  with patience the 
race that is set before us4' ,after the 
introduction  that all men desire       
heaven1 but all do not run for it--the  

word  run was explained as a flying1    
pressing1 persevering4 ,then seven      
reasons1 and nine directions1 were      
followed by nine motives and  nine uses4
 ,this1 and the striking ideas and      
language of the sermon1  brought ,bunyan
 to my recollection1 and1 on comparison1
 it proved  to be the ,heavenly         
,footman1 with very slight alterations4 
,having  then very recently purchased a 
neat edition of the book1 at a very  low
 price1 my inquiry was1 whether they    
would not prefer having  the book in its
 genuine state1 especially as it was    
ready for  delivery4 ,i need not add1   
that all thoughts of circulating the    
sermon was at once abandoned4 ,in       
conversation with my excellent  pastor1 
who afterwards for many years bore the  
honour of a ,d4,d41  he acknowledge his 
obligation to me for detecting the      
plagiarism  before the sermon was       
published1 and explained to me that1    
when  very young1 he had read ,bunyan's 
,heavenly ,footman with intense         

interest1 and made a full analysis of   
it1 in the shape of notes1  which1      
having committed to memory1 he preached 
to a very delighted  and deeply         
impressed congregation2 that after a    
lapse of many  years1 looking over the  
outlines of his early sermons1 he was   
struck with it1 and believing it to be  
his own composition1 had  again used it 
with such extraordinary success1 as led 
his deacons  and members to request him 
to print it4 ,doubtless ,bunyan being   
dead has often similarly spoken--may his
 voice never be lost in  silence or be  
forgotten4    ,the title of ',heavenly  
,footman' was probably suggested by the 
words  of the prophet ,jeremiah1 ',if   
thou hast run with the footmen1 and     
they have wearied thee1 then how canst  
thou contend with horses8  ,and in the  
land of peace thou trustedst1 then how  
wilt thou do  in the swelling of        
,jordan8' 7#ab3e71 and ',let us run with
 patience  the race that is set before  
us' 7,heb #ab3a74 ,the word footman does

  not refer to that class of servants   
who are badged and dressed in  livery to
 gratify the pride of their masters1 nor
 to that description  of foot-soldiers  
or infantry1 whose business is          
designated by the  blood-stained colour 
of their clothes4 ,but it refers to     
those who  are travelling on foot to a  
distant country1 engaged on a pilgrimage
  from earth to heaven4 ,it is worthy of
 remark1 that the whole of  the children
 of ,god1 of every age and clime1 class 
and kindred1  the richest and the       
poorest1 all are upon terms of perfect  
equality  in running the race set before
 them4 ,no wealth1 nor grade1 can       
procure a horse to carry them1 or a     
carriage to ride in2 all must  run on   
foot4 ,the only carriage for the        
foot-sore1 weary pilgrim  is the bosom  
of ,christ2 he carries the lambs in his 
bosom1 and  there is room enough for    
all2 the poorest labourer and the       
noblest  aristocrat meet there upon a   
level with each other2 there is no      

first class for the rich1 and           
parliamentary train for the poor4  ,it  
is all first class4 ,in the varied      
adventures of ,christian and  his       
associates1 and of ,christiana1 her     
children1 and her lovely  friend ,mercy1
 they never ride4 ,the little one is led
 by the hand  up the steep and rough    
hill ,difficulty1 but his own feet carry
 him  throughout the wearisome road4    
,the only carriage was the fiery        
chariot which carried the soul of the   
martyred ,faithful to the  ,celestial   
,city2 there is no riding to heaven     
while in the body4  ,wealth may procure 
many pleasures to clog the soul in its  
journey4  ,it may purchase indulgencies2
 it may incline some disciples to look  
at sinful imperfections through the     
wrong end of the telescope2  it may     
purchase prayers--but devotional        
exercises1 bought by gold1  will freeze 
the soul4 ,it is the poor disciple that 
receives the  faithful admonitions of   
his equally poor fellow-saints4 ,the    

rich  have more ceremony1 while the     
labourer enjoys more richly1 more  free 
from restraint1 the warm outpourings of 
a devotional spirit4  ,still there is   
nothing to prevent the greatest nobleman
 or monarch  from running to heaven in  
company with the disciples of our lowly 
,master4 ,if he refuses this road and   
this company1 he must pursue  his       
downward course to destruction4    ,the 
order in which the allegorical works of 
,bunyan were written1  very naturally   
suggest itself from his own narratives1 
and from  the dates of their            
publication4 ,it was thus1 while        
suffering his  tedious and dangerous    
imprisonment for ,christ's sake1 he was 
led  to write an account of the dealings
 of ,god with his soul1 which  work he  
published in #afff1 under the title of  
,grace ,abounding to  the ,chief of     
,sinners4 ,while engaged in writing this
 remarkable  narrative1 the almost      
unbounded allegorical powers of his mind
  were brought into exercise--          

',and thus it was3 ,i writing of the way
  ,and race of saints1 in this our      
gospel-day1  ,fell suddenly into an     
allegory  ,about their journey1 and the 
way to glory4'      ,having finished his
 ,grace ,abounding1 he allowed his      
fertile imagination  its full scope1 and
 again wrote the result of his          
experience in  the form of an           
allegorical narrative1 called the       
,pilgrim's ,progress  from this ,world  
to that which is to ,come4 ,at first the
 thoughts  pressed upon him as fast as  
he could write them1 yet he says--      
',i did not think  ,to show to all the  
world my pen and ink  ,in such a mode4' 
,and it was several years before he     
ventured to publish his beautiful       
allegory4 ,he was released from prison  
in #afgb1 having been chosen  in the    
previous year to be the pastor1 or      
ministering elder of the  church at     
,bedford4 ,his time was then much       
occupied in re-organizing  the church1  
after years of tempest and fiery        

persecution4 ,at length1  having        
overcome his own and his friends'       
reluctance to publish so  solemn a work 
on the conversion of a sinner and his   
way to heaven1  in the form of an       
allegory1 the ,pilgrim's ,progress was  
printed in  #afgh4 ,the wonderful       
popularity of this book1 and the great  
good  it produced1 led him again to turn
 his ,grace ,abounding into a  different
 form of narrative1 in the more profound
 allegory of the  ,holy ,war2 this was  
published in #afhb1 and in two years    
afterwards  he completed the ,pilgrim by
 a delightful second part4 ,his long    
incarceration1 followed by sudden and   
great activity1 probably  brought down  
his robust constitution2 and as the end 
of his course  drew nigh1 he was doubly 
diligent1 for in #afhh1 before his      
death-day1  which was in ,august1 he    
published six important treatises1 and  
had prepared fourteen or fifteen others 
for the press4 ,among these  were his   
final and almost dying instructions to  

the pilgrim1 under  the title of ,the   
,heavenly ,footman1 the man whom he     
describes in  the poetical apology to   
the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 as he that    
',runs and runs1  ,till he unto the gate
 of glory comes4'      ,this treatise   
sheds a lustre over the latter days of  
our immortal  allegorist4 ,it is        
evidently the production of a mind      
expanded and  chastened with the rich   
experience of sanctified age4 ,in it we 
are reminded of those important         
directions to heavenly footmen1         
contained in his most admired books4 ,is
 there a ,slough of ,despond  to be     
passed1 and a hill ,difficulty to be    
overcome8 ,here the footman  is reminded
 of 'many a dirty step1 many a high     
hill1 a long and  tedious journey       
through a vast howling wilderness'2 but 
he is  encouraged1 'the land of promise 
is at the end of the way4' ,must  the   
man that would win eternal glory draw   
his sword1 put on his  helmet1 and fight
 his way into the temple--the heavenly  

footman  must press1 crowd1 and thrust  
through all that stand between heaven   
and his soul4 ,did ,ignorance1 who      
perished from the way1 say to  the      
pilgrims1 ',you go so fast1 ,i must stay
 awhile behind8' ,he who  runs to heaven
 is told that the heavy-heeled1 lazy1   
wanton1 and  foolish professor will not 
attain the prize4 ,the wicket-gate1  at 
the head of the way1 is all-important2  
none can get to heaven  unless they     
enter by ,christ1 the door and way1 so  
the footman is  reminded that it matters
 not how fast he runs1 he can never     
attain  the prize1 if he is in the wrong
 road4 ,did the pilgrims so severely    
suffer from entering upon               
,byepath-meadow1 and even after that    
bitter experience were they again misled
 into a bye path1 by a  black man       
clothed in white raiment8 ,our footman  
is warned--,beware  then of bye and     
crooked paths that lead to death and    
damnation2 the  way to heaven is one1   
still there are many well-beaten bye    

paths  that butt or shoot down upon it1 
and which lead to destruction4  ,to     
prevent vain and foolish company from   
calling you out of the  path1 or from   
loitering in it1 say1 ,i am in haste1 ,i
 am running  for a prize2 if ,i win ,i  
am made1 ,i win ,,all2 if ,i lose ,i    
lose all1  and am undone4 ,so it was    
with ,faithful when even ,christian1 who
  saw him before1 cried ,ho ho1 so ho4  
,faithful answered1 ',no1 ,i  am upon my
 life1 the avenger of blood is behind   
me4' ,in the same  way the pilgrims     
refused the invitations of ,demas with  
his silver  mine4 ,no1 says the heavenly
 footman1 ,i am running for heaven1 for 
my soul1 for ,god1 for ,christ1 from    
hell and everlasting damnation4  ,did   
the poor pilgrims go grunting1 puffing1 
and sighing1 one  tumbleth over a bush1 
another sticks fast in the dirt1 one    
cries  out1 ,i am down1 and another1    
,ho6 where are you8 ,pilgrim's          
,progress4  ,so the footman is told that
 he will 'meet with cross1 pain1 and    

wearisomeness to the flesh1 with briars 
and quagmires1 and other  encumbrances1'
 through all which he must persevere4   
,did ,formalist  and ,hypocrite turn off
 into bye ways at the foot of the hill  
,difficulty1 and miserably perish8 ,did 
,mistrust and ,timorous run  back for   
fear of the persecuting lions1 ,church  
and ,state8 ,so the  man that runs for  
heaven is cautioned--',some when they   
come at  the cross can go no further1   
but back again to their sins they  go1  
stumble and break their necks1 or turn  
aside to the left or  to the right1 and 
perish4' ,be not ready to halt1 nor run 
hobbling  and halting1 but1 like my     
,lord ,will-be-will in the ,holy ,war1  
when  fighting against ,diabolus1 get   
thy will tipt with heavenly grace1  and 
go full speed for heaven4 ,these        
quotations tend to prove that  this     
invaluable treatise is a summary of the 
guide books which ,bunyan  had before   
written4 ,it was doubtless one of the   
last productions  of his prolific pen4  

,two passages in the ,heavenly ,footman 
appear to favour the idea1  that a      
period in life is1 in some cases1 fixed1
 beyond which there  is no repentance2  
thus in a solemn warning against        
procrastination  he says1 ',dost thou   
know whether the day of grace will last 
a  week longer or no8 ,for the day of   
grace is past with some before  their   
life is ended'2 and 'sometimes sinners  
have not heaven gates  open to them so  
long as they suppose2 and if they be    
once shut  against a man1 they are so   
heavy that all the men in the world1    
nor all the angels in heaven1 can open  
them4 ,francis ,spira can  tell thee    
what it is to stay till the gate of     
mercy be quite shut4'  ,it becomes an   
interesting inquiry as to who ,bunyan   
means by the  'some' of whom he says1   
'that the day of grace is past before   
their life is ended4' ,this cannot refer
 to those who1 neglecting  the ,saviour1
 are in a perishing condition4 ,no      
minister felt a  more ardent desire to  

rouse them to a sense of their danger   
and  to guard them against despair than 
,john ,bunyan4 ,in his ,jerusalem       
,sinner ,saved he thus argues ',why     
despair8 thou art yet in the  land of   
the living4' ',it is a sin to begin to  
despair before one  sets his foot over  
the threshold of hell gates4' ',what1   
despair  of bread in a land that is full
 of corn8 ,despair of mercy when  our   
,god is full of mercy1 thou scrupulous  
fool2 despair when we  have a redeeming 
,christ alive4 ,let them despair that   
dwell where  there is no ,god1 and that 
are confined to those chambers of death 
which can be reached by no redemption4' 
,in ,bunyan's ,come and  ,welcome1 he   
proves that it would be 'high blasphemy 
and damnable  wickedness' to imagine    
that ,christ would cast out any that    
come to  ,god by him4 ,he cannot mean   
the backslider1 for ,bunyan was such4   
,david also1 to an awful extent1 and    
,peter to the denial of his  ,lord4 ,no1
 he may mean those who1 while neglecting

 the ,saviour1 are  overtaken by        
madness1 or more probably to such as    
,judas1 ,spira1 and  others who sell    
their ,master1 or renounce him4 ,if a   
man abandons  the ,saviour1 there is no 
other name under heaven whereby he can  
be saved2 'there remaineth no more      
sacrifice for sin'2 he is a  despiser of
 ,god's way of salvation1 and tramples  
under foot the  ,son of ,god4 ,while    
such a career continues1 fiery          
indignation must  be his wretched       
destiny4 ,they who contemn the heavenly 
gift--the  ,holy ,ghost--the word of    
,god--the powers of the world to        
come--if  they persevere unto death in  
such sentiments1 the day of grace  is   
past4 ,there have been some who1 like   
,esau1 having sold their  birthright1   
sought repentance even with tears1 but  
found it not--they  sought it not in    
,god's appointed way4 ,all hope depends 
upon such  sinners coming unto ,christ1 
humbled and broken-hearted4 ,he is      
willing1 ,he is able to save even then  

to the uttermost1 but they  will not4   
,he has promised1 and will perform his  
word1 'him that  cometh to me ,i will in
 nowise cast out4' ,the volume of       
inspiration  is crowned at its close    
with the same cheering encouragement1   
',and  the ,spirit and the bride say1   
,come4 ,and let him that is athirst     
come4 ,and ,,whosoever ,,will1 let him  
take the water of life freely4'  ,i     
cannot imagine that any man would have  
sung with greater pleasure  than ,bunyan
 that hymn of ,dr4 ,watts'--      ',life
 is the time to serve the ,lord1  ,the  
time to insure the great reward2  ,and  
while the lamp holds out to burn1  ,the 
vilest sinner may return4'      ,they   
only who reject the counsel and mercy of
 ,god1 shut heaven's  gates against     
their own souls1 and rush upon          
,jehovah's buckler  like ,judas1 or     
,spira1 or like one of ,bunyan's early  
friends1 ,john  ,childs1 who apostatized
 for fear of persecution1 and perished  
by  his own hand4 ,to such only the day 

of grace is past2 they have set         
themselves in the scorner's seat1 from  
which they will be hurled  into         
unutterable wretchedness4    ,bunyan    
well knew that idleness engenders       
poverty and crime1 and  is the parent of
 every evil2 and he exhorts his runner  
to the  greatest diligence1 not to 'fool
 away his soul' in slothfulness1  which 
induces carelessness1 until the sinner  
is remediless4 ,our  first care is to   
get into the right way1 and then so to  
run that  'the devil1 who is light of   
foot1' may not overtake and trip us  up4
 ,running to heaven does not prevent the
 true1 the real enjoyment  of earthly   
blessings1 but sanctifies and heightens 
them4 ,the great  impetus in our course 
is love to the prize--to ,christ1 to    
heaven2  'having our affections set upon
 things above4' ,looking unto ,jesus4   
,his righteousness imputed unto us by   
the shedding of his blood1  marks all   
the road1 and while we keep that in     
sight we cannot err4  ,in all earthly   

things we anticipate too much--but in   
the glories  of heaven1 our             
anticipations are feeble indeed1        
compared with  eternal realities4 ,could
 the saints in glory impart to us a     
sense  of their indescribable happiness1
 with what activity and perseverance  we
 should run4 ,the case of ,lot1 when    
flying from destruction1 is  put by     
,bunyan with peculiar force--he dared   
not to look back even  to see what had  
become of his wife1 lest death should   
overtake  his own soul4 ,o1 my reader1  
may we be stimulated so to run as to    
obtain that crown of glory which is     
imperishable1 immortal1 and  eternal4   
,charles ,doe1 one of ,bunyan's personal
 friends1 having purchased  the         
copyright of this work1 kept it for some
 years1 in hope  of publishing it with  
other treatises1 as a second folio      
volume1  to complete his works2 but     
failing in this object1 he printed it   
separately in #afih1 and appended an    
interesting list of ,bunyan's  works1   

with thirty cogent reasons why these    
invaluable labours  should be preserved 
and handed down1 to bless succeeding    
ages4    ,an earnest desire to preserve1
 in their perfect integrity1 all  the   
treatises as they were originally       
published1 will induce me1  at the end  
of the works1 to reprint those          
interesting additions4    ,,geo4        
,,offor4        ,,an ,,epistle ,,to     
,,all ,,the ,,slothful ,,and ,,careless 
,,people4    ,friends1    ,solomon      
saith1 that ',the desire of the slothful
 killeth him'2 and  if so1 what will    
slothfulness itself do to those that    
entertain  it8 7,prov #ba3be74 ,the     
proverb is1 ',he that sleepeth in       
harvest is  a son that causeth shame'   
7,prov #aj3e74 ,and this ,i dare be bold
 to  say1 no greater shame can befall a 
man1 than to see that he hath  fooled   
away his soul1 and sinned away eternal  
life4 ,and ,i am sure  this is the next 
way to do it2 namely1 to be slothful2   
slothful1  ,i say1 in the work of       

salvation4 ,the vineyard of the slothful
 man1  in reference to the things of    
this life1 is not fuller of briars1     
nettles1 and stinking weeds1 than he    
that is slothful for heaven1  hath his  
heart full of heart-choaking and        
soul-damning sin4    ,slothfulness hath 
these two evils3 ,first1 ,to neglect the
 time in  which it should be getting of 
heaven2 and by that means doth1 in  the 
,second place1 bring in untimely        
repentance4 ,i will warrant you1  that  
he who shall lose his soul in this world
 through slothfulness1  will have no    
cause to be glad thereat when he comes  
to hell4    ,slothfulness is usually    
accompanied with carelessness1 and      
carelessness is for the most part       
begotten by senselessness2 and          
senselessness doth again put fresh      
strength into slothfulness1  and by this
 means the soul is left remediless4     
,slothfulness shutteth out ,christ2     
slothfulness shameth the soul  7,cant   
#e3b-d2 ,prov #ac3d74    ,slothfulness1 

it is condemned even by the feeblest of 
all the  creatures4 ',go to the ant1    
thou sluggard1 consider her ways and  be
 wise 7,prov #f3f74 ,the sluggard will  
not plow by reason of the  cold'        
7#bj3d72 that is1 he will not break up  
the fallow ground  of his heart1 because
 there must be some pains taken by him  
that  will do it2 'therefore shall he   
beg in harvest1' that is1 when  the     
saints of ,god shall have their glorious
 heaven and happiness  given to them2   
but the sluggard shall 'have nothing1'  
that is1 be  never the better for his   
crying for mercy1 according to that in  
,matthew #be3aj-ab4    ,if you would    
know a sluggard in the things of heaven1
 compare him  with one that is slothful 
in the things of this world4 ,as1 #a4   
,he  that is slothful is loth to set    
about the work he should follow3  so is 
he that is slothful for heaven4 #b4 ,he 
that is slothful is  one that is willing
 to make delays3 so is he that is       
slothful for  heaven4 #c4 ,he that is a 

sluggard1 any small matter that cometh  
in between1 he will make it a sufficient
 excuse to keep him off  from plying his
 work3 so it is also with him that is   
slothful for  heaven4 #d4 ,he that is   
slothful doth his work by the halves2   
and  so it is with him that is slothful 
for heaven4 ,he may almost1 but  he     
shall never altogether obtain perfection
 of deliverance from  hell2 he may      
almost1 but he shall never1 without he  
mend1 be  altogether a saint4 #e4 ,they 
that are slothful1 do usually lose the  
season in which things are to be done3  
and thus it is also with  them that are 
slothful for heaven1 they miss the      
season of grace4  ,and therefore1 #f4   
,they that are slothful have seldom or  
never  good fruit3 so also it will be   
with the soul-sluggard4 #g4 ,they that  
are slothful they are chid for the same3
 so also will ,christ deal  with those  
that are not active for him4 ,thou      
wicked or slothful  servant1 out of     
thine own mouth will ,i judge thee2 thou

 saidst  ,i was thus1 and thus1         
wherefore then gavest not thou my money 
to  the bank8 c4 7,luke #ai3bb74 ,take  
the unprofitable servant1 and  cast him 
into utter darkness1 where shall be     
weeping and gnashing  of teeth 7,matt   
#be3bf-cj74    ,,what ,,shall ,i ,,say8 
,time runs2 and will you be slothful8   
,much of your  lives are past2 and will 
you be slothful8 ,your souls are worth a
  thousand worlds2 and will you be      
slothful8 ,the day of death and         
judgment is at the door2 and will you be
 slothful8 ,the curse of  ,god hangs    
over your heads2 and will you be        
slothful8 ,besides1 the  devils are     
earnest1 laborious1 and seek by all     
means every day1 by  every sin1 to keep 
you out of heaven1 and hinder you of    
salvation2  and will you be slothful8   
,also your neighbours are diligent  for 
things that will perish2 and will you be
 slothful for things  that will endure  
for ever8 ,would you be willing to be   
damned for  slothfulness8 ,would you be 

willing the angels of ,god should       
neglect  to fetch your souls away to    
heaven when you lie a-dying1 and the    
devils stand by ready to scramble for   
them8#a ,was ,christ slothful  in the   
work of your redemption8 ,are his       
ministers slothful in  tendering this   
unto you8 ,and1 lastly1 ,if all this    
will not move1  ,i tell you ,god will   
not be slothful or negligent to damn    
you--whose  damnation now of a long time
 slumbereth not--nor the devils will    
not neglect to fetch thee1 nor hell     
neglect to shut its mouth upon  thee4   
,sluggard1 art thou asleep still8 art   
thou resolved to sleep the  sleep of    
death8 ,wilt neither tidings from heaven
 or hell awake  thee8 ,wilt thou say    
still1 ',yet a little sleep1 a little   
slumber1'  and 'a little folding of the 
hands to sleep8' 7,prov #f3aj74 ,wilt   
thou yet turn thyself in thy sloth1 as  
the door is turned upon  the hinges8 ,o 
that ,i was one that was skilful in     
lamentation1 and  had but a yearning    

heart towards thee1 how would ,i pity   
thee6 ,how  would ,i bemoan thee6 ,o    
that ,i could with ,jeremiah let my eyes
 run  down with rivers of water for     
thee6 ,poor soul1 lost soul1 dying      
soul1 what a hard heart have ,i that ,i 
cannot mourn for thee6 ,if  thou        
shouldst lose but a limb1 a child1 or a 
friend1 it would not  be so much1 but   
poor man it is ,,thy ,,soul2 if it was  
to lie in hell  but for a day1 but for a
 year1 nay1 ten thousand years1 it would
  7in comparison7 be nothing4 ,but ,o it
 is for ever6 ,o this cutting  ,,ever6  
,what a soul-amazing word will that be1 
which saith1 ',depart  from me1 ye      
cursed1 into ,,everlasting fire'6 c4#b  
,object4 ,but if ,i should set in1 and  
run as you would have me1 then  ,i must 
run from all my friends2 for none of    
them are running that  way4    ,answ4   
,and if thou dost1 thou wilt run into   
the bosom of ,christ  and of ,god1 and  
then what harm will that do thee8       
,object4 ,but if ,i run this way1 then  

,i must run from all my sins4    ,answ4 
,that is true indeed2 yet if thou dost  
not1 thou wilt run  into hell-fire4     
,object4 ,but if ,i run this way1 then  
,i shall be hated1 and lose  the love of
 my friends and relations1 and of those 
that ,i expect  benefit from1 or have   
reliance on1 and ,i shall be mocked of  
all  my neighbours4    ,answ4 ,and if   
thou dost not1 thou art sure to lose the
 love and  favour of ,god and ,christ1  
the benefit of heaven and glory1 and be 
mocked of ,god for thy folly1 ',i also  
will laugh at your calamity2  ,i will   
mock when your fear cometh'2 and if thou
 wouldst not be hated  and mocked1 then 
take heed thou by thy folly dost not    
procure the  displeasure and mockings of
 the great ,god2 for his mocks and      
hatred  will be terrible1 because they  
will fall upon thee in terrible  times1 
even when tribulation and anguish taketh
 hold on thee2  which will be when death
 and judgment comes1 when all the men in
  the earth1 and all the angels in      

heaven1 cannot help thee 7,prov         
#a3bf-bh74    ,object4 ,but surely ,i   
may begin this time enough1 a year or   
two  hence1 may ,i not8    ,answ4 #a4   
,hast thou any lease of thy life8 ,did  
ever ,god tell thee  thou shalt live    
half a year1 or two months longer8 nay1 
it may  be thou mayst not live so long4 
,and therefore1 #b4 ,wilt thou be so    
sottish and unwise1 as to venture thy   
soul upon a little uncertain  time8 #c4 
,dost thou know whether the day of grace
 will last a week  longer or no8 ,for   
the day of grace is past with some      
before their  life is ended3 and if it  
should be so with thee1 wouldst thou not
  say1 ,o that ,i had begun to run      
before the day of grace had been  past1 
and the gates of heaven shut against me4
 ,but1 #d4 ,if thou  shouldst see any of
 thy neighbours neglect the making sure 
of  either house or land to themselves1 
if they had it proffered to  them1      
saying1 ,time enough hereafter1 when the
 time is uncertain2  and besides1 they  

do not know whether ever it will be     
proffered to  them again1 or no3 ,i say1
 ,wouldst thou not then call them fools8
  ,and if so1 then dost thou think that 
thou art a wise man to let  thy immortal
 soul hang over hell by a thread of     
uncertain time1  which may soon be cut  
asunder by death8    ,but to speak      
plainly1 all these are the words of a   
slothful spirit4  ,arise man1 be        
slothful no longer2 set foot1 and heart1
 and all  into the way of ,god1 and run1
 the crown is at the end of the race2   
there also standeth the loving          
fore-runner1 even ,jesus1 who hath      
prepared heavenly provision to make thy 
soul welcome1 and he will  give it thee 
with a willinger heart than ever thou   
canst desire it  of him4 ,o therefore do
 not delay the time any longer1 but put 
into  practice the words of the men of  
,dan to their brethren1 after they  had 
seen the goodness of the land of        
,canaan3 ',arise1' say they1  c41 'for  
we have seen the land1 and behold it is 

very good2 and  are ye still1' or do you
 forbear running8 ',be not slothful to  
go1  and to enter to possess the land'  
7,judg #ah3i74 ,farewell4    ,i wish our
 souls may meet with comfort at the     
journey's end4    ,,john ,,bunyan       
,,the ,,heavenly ,,footman    ',so run1 
that ye may obtain4'--#a ,corinthians   
#i3bd4    ,heaven and happiness is that 
which every one desireth1 insomuch that 
wicked ,balaam could say1 ',let me die  
the death of the righteous1  and let my 
last end be like his' 7,num #bc3aj74    
,yet for all this1  there are but very  
few that do obtain that                 
ever-to-be-desired glory1  insomuch that
 many eminent professors drop short of a
 welcome from  ,god into his pleasant   
place4    ,the apostle1 therefore1      
because he did desire the salvation of  
the  souls of the ,corinthians1 to whom 
he writes this epistle1 layeth  them    
down in these words1 such counsel1 which
 if taken1 would be  for their help and 
advantage4 ,first1 ,not to be wicked1   

and sit  still1 and wish for heaven2 but
 ,,to ,,run for it4 ,second1 ,not to    
content themselves with every kind of   
running2 but1 saith he1 ',so  ,,run1    
that ye may obtain4' ,as if he should   
say1 ,some1 because they  would not lose
 their souls1 they begin to run betimes 
7,eccl #ab3a71  they run apace1 they run
 with patience 7,heb #ab3a71 they run   
the  right way 7,matt #ad3bf74 ,do you  
so run8 ,some run from both father  and 
mother1 friends and companions1 and     
thus1 that they may have  the crown4 ,do
 you so run8 ,some run through          
temptations1 afflictions1  good report1 
evil report1 that they may win the pearl
 7#a ,cor #d3ac2  #b ,cor #f74 ,do you  
so run8 ',so run that ye may obtain4'   
,these words1 they are taken from men's 
running for a wager3 a very  apt        
similitude to set before the eyes of the
 saints of the ,lord4  ',know ye not    
that they which run in a race run all1  
but one  receiveth the prize8 ,so run1  
that ye may obtain4' ,that is1 do not   

only run1 but be sure you win as well as
 run4 ',so run1 that ye  may obtain4'   
,i shall not need to make any great ado 
in opening the words at  this time1 but 
shall rather lay down one doctrine that 
,i do find  in them2 and in prosecuting 
that1 ,i shall show you1 in some        
measure1  the scope of the words4    ,i4
 ,,the ,,doctrine ,,of ,,the ,,text4    
,the doctrine is this3 ,,they ,,that    
,,will ,,have ,,heaven1 ,,must ,,run    
,,for  ,,it2 ,i say1 they that will have
 heaven1 they must run for it4 ,i       
beseech you to heed it well4 ',know ye  
not that they which run in  a race run  
all1 but one receiveth the prize8 ,so   
run ye4' ,the prize  is heaven1 and if  
you will have it1 you must run for it4  
,you have  another scripture for this in
 the #abth of the ,hebrews1 the #ast1   
#b;d1 and #crd verses3 ',wherefore      
seeing we also1' saith the apostle1     
'are compassed about with so great a    
cloud of witnesses1 let us  lay aside   
every weight1 and the sin which doth so 

easily beset  us1 and let us run with   
patience the race that is set before    
us4'  ,and ,,let ,,us ,,run1 saith he4  
,again1 saith ,paul1 ',i therefore so   
run1  not as uncertainly1 so fight ,i1' 
c4    ,,ii4 ,,the ,,word ,,run ,,opened4
    ,but before ,i go any further1      
observe1    ,first--,,flying--,that this
 running is not an ordinary1 or any sort
  of running1 but it is to be understood
 of the swiftest sort of  running2 and  
therefore in the #fth of the ,hebrews it
 is called 'a  fleeing'2 that 'we might 
have a strong consolation1 who have fled
  for refuge1 to lay hold upon the hope 
set before us4' ,mark1 'who  have fled4'
 ,it is taken from that #bjth of        
,joshua1 concerning  the man that was to
 flee to the city of refuge1 when the   
avenger  of blood was hard at his heels1
 to take vengeance on him for the       
offence he had committed2 therefore it  
is a ,,running or ,,flying for  one's   
life4 ,a running with all might and     
main1 as we use to say4  ,so run6       

,second--,,pressing--this running in    
another place is called a  pressing4 ',i
 press toward the mark' 7,phil #c3ad72  
which signifieth1  that they that will  
have heaven1 they must not stick at any 
difficulties they meet with2 but press1 
crowd1 and thrust through  all that may 
stand between heaven and their souls4   
,so run6    ,third--,,continuing--this  
running is called in another place1 'a  
continuing in the way of life4 ,if ye   
continue in the faith grounded1  and    
settled1 and be not moved away from the 
hope of the gospel'  of ,christ 7,col   
#a3bc74 ,not to run a little now and    
then1 by fits  and starts1 or half-way1 
or almost thither2 but to run for my    
life1  to run through all difficulties1 
and to continue therein to the  end of  
the race1 which must be to the end of my
 life4 ',so run1  that ye may obtain4'  
,,iii4 ,,several ,,reasons ,,for        
,,clearing ,,this ,,doctrine4    ,and   
the reasons for this point are these1   
,first4 ,because all or every one that  

runneth doth not obtain the  prize2     
there be many that do run1 yea1 and run 
far too1 who yet  miss of the crown that
 standeth at the end of the race4 ,you  
know  that all that run in a race do not
 obtain the victory2 they all  run1 but 
one wins4 ,and so it is here2 it is not 
every one that  runneth1 nor every one  
that seeketh1 nor every one that        
striveth  for the mastery1 that hath it 
7,luke #ac74 ,though a man do strive    
for the mastery1 saith ,paul1 'yet he is
 not crowned1 except he  strive         
lawfully'2 that is1 unless he so run1   
and so strive1 as to  have ,god's       
approbation 7#b ,tim #b3e74 ,what1 do   
you think that every  heavy-heeled      
professor will have heaven8 ,what1 every
 lazy one2 every  wanton and foolish    
professor1 that will be stopped by      
anything1  kept back by anything1 that  
scarce runneth so fast heaven-ward  as a
 snail creepeth on the ground8 ,nay1    
there are some professors  do not go on 
so fast in the way of ,god as a snail   

doth go on the  wall2 and yet these     
think1 that heaven and happiness is for 
them4  ,but stay1 there are many more   
that run than there be that obtain2     
therefore he that will have heaven must 
,,run for it4    ,second1 ,because you  
know that though a man do run1 yet if he
 do not  overcome1 or win1 as well as   
run1 what will he be the better for  his
 running8 ,he will get nothing4 ,you    
know the man that runneth1  he doth do  
it that he may win the prize2 but if he 
doth not obtain1  he doth lose his      
labour1 spend his pains and time1 and   
that to no  purpose2 ,i say1 he getteth 
nothing4 ,and ah6 how many such runners 
will there be found at the day of       
judgment6 ,even multitudes1  multitudes 
that have run1 yea1 run so far as to    
come to heaven  gates1 and not able to  
get any further1 but there stand        
knocking1  when it is too late1 crying1 
,lord1 ,lord1 when they have nothing    
but rebukes for their pains4 ,depart    
from me1 you come not here1  you come   

too late1 you run too lazily2 the door  
is shut4#c ',when  once the master of   
the house is risen up1' saith ,christ1  
'and hath  shut to the door1 and ye     
begin to stand without1 and to knock at 
the door1 saying1 ,lord1 ,lord1 open    
unto us1 ,i will say1 ,i know ye  not1  
,depart1' c4 7,luke #ac3be74 ,o sad will
 the estate of those be  that run and   
miss2 therefore1 if you will have       
heaven1 you must  run for it2 and 'so   
run that ye may obtain4'    ,third1     
,because the way is long 7,i speak      
metaphorically71 and there  is many a   
dirty step1 many a high hill1 much work 
to do1 a wicked  heart1 world1 and      
devil1 to overcome2 ,i say1 there are   
many steps to  be taken by those that   
intend to be saved1 by running or       
walking1  in the steps of that faith of 
our father ,abraham4 ,out of ,egypt     
thou must go through the ,red ,sea2 thou
 must run a long and tedious  journey1  
through the vast howling wilderness1    
before thou come to  the land of        

promise4    ,fourth1 ,they that will go 
to heaven they must run for it2 because1
  as the way is long1 so the time in    
which they are to get to the  end of it 
is very uncertain2 the time present is  
the only time2  thou hast no more time  
allotted thee than that thou now        
enjoyest4  ',boast not thyself of       
tomorrow1 for thou knowest not what a   
day  may bring forth' 7,prov #bg3a74 ,do
 not say1 ,i have time enough to  get to
 heaven seven years hence2 for ,i tell  
thee1 the bell may  toll for thee before
 seven days more be ended2#d and when   
death  comes1 away thou must go1 whether
 thou art provided or not2 and          
therefore look to it2 make no delays2 it
 is not good dallying  with things of so
 great concernment as the salvation or  
damnation  of thy soul4 ,you know he    
that hath a great way to go in a little 
time1 and less by half than he thinks   
of1 he had need ,,run for it4    ,fifth1
 ,they that will have heaven they must  
run for it2 because the  devil1 the law1

 sin1 death1 and hell1 follow them4     
,there is never  a poor soul that is    
going to heaven1 but the devil1 the law1
 sin1  death1 and hell1 make after that 
soul4 ',your adversary1 the devil1  as a
 roaring lion1 walketh about1 seeking   
whom he may devour' 7#a  ,peter #e3h74  
,and ,i will assure you1 the devil is   
nimble1 he can  run apace1 he is light  
of foot1 he hath overtaken many1 he hath
  turned up their heels1 and hath given 
them an everlasting fall4  ,also the    
law1 that can shoot a great way1 have a 
care thou keep  out of the reach of     
those great guns1 the ten commandments4 
,hell  also hath a wide mouth2 it can   
stretch itself further than you are     
aware of4 ,and as the angel said to     
,lot1 ,take heed1 'look not behind      
thee1 neither tarry thou in all the     
plain1' that is1 any where  between this
 and heaven1 'lest thou be consumed'    
7,gen #ai3ag74e  ,so say ,i to thee1    
,take heed1 tarry not1 lest either the  
devil1  hell1 death1 or the fearful     

curses of the law of ,god1 do overtake  
thee1 and throw thee down in the midst  
of thy sins1 so as never to  rise and   
recover again4 ,if this were well       
considered1 then thou1  as well as ,i1  
wouldst say1 ,they that will have heaven
 must run  for it4    ,sixth1 ,they that
 will go to heaven must run for it2     
because perchance  the gates of heaven  
may be shut shortly4 ,sometimes sinners 
have  not heaven-gates open to them so  
long as they suppose2 and if  they be   
once shut against a man1 they are so    
heavy1 that all the  men in the world1  
nor all the angels in heaven1 are not   
able to  open them4 ,i shut1 'and no man
 openeth1' saith ,christ4 ,and how  if  
thou shouldst come but one quarter of an
 hour too late8 ,i tell  thee1 it will  
cost thee an eternity to bewail thy     
misery in4 ,francis  ,spira can tell    
thee what it is to stay till the gate of
 mercy be  quite shut2 or to run so     
lazily1 that they be shut before thou   
get within them4#f ,what1 to be shut    

out6 what1 out of heaven6  ,sinner1     
rather than lose it1 run for it2 yea1   
and 'so run that  thou mayst obtain4'   
,seventh1 ,lastly1 ,because if thou     
lose1 thou losest all1 thou losest      
soul1 ,god1 ,christ1 heaven1 ease1      
peace1 c4 ,besides1 thou layest  thyself
 open to all the shame1 contempt1 and   
reproach1 that either  ,god1 ,christ1   
saints1 the world1 sin1 the devil1 and  
all1 can lay  upon thee4 ,as ,christ    
saith of the foolish builder1 so will ,i
 say  of thee1 if thou be such a one who
 runs and missest2 ,i say1 even  all    
that go by will begin to mock at thee1  
saying1 ,this man began  to run well1   
but was not able to finish 7,luke       
#ad3bh-cj74 ,but more  of this anon4    
,quest4 ,but how should a poor soul do  
to run8 ,for this very thing  is that   
which afflicteth me sore1 as you say1 to
 think that ,i may  run1 and yet fall   
short4 ,methinks to fall short at last1 
,o1 it  fears me greatly4 ,pray tell me1
 therefore1 how ,i should run4    ,answ4

 ,that thou mightest indeed be satisfied
 in this particular1  consider these    
following things4    ,,iv4 ,,nine       
,,directions ,,how ,,to ,,run    ,the   
,first ,direction4 ,if thou wouldst so  
run as to obtain the kingdom  of heaven1
 then be sure that thou get into the way
 that leadeth  thither4 ,for it is a    
vain thing to think that ever thou shalt
 have  the prize1 though thou runnest   
never so fast1 unless thou art in  the  
way that leads to it4 ,set the case1    
that there should be a man  in ,london  
that was to run to ,york for a wager2   
now1 though he run  never so swiftly1   
yet if he run full south1 he might run  
himself  quickly out of breath1 and be  
never the nearer the prize1 but  rather 
the further off4 ,just so is it here2 it
 is not simply the  runner1 nor yet the 
hasty runner1 that winneth the crown1   
unless  he be in the way that leadeth   
thereto4#g ,i have observed1 that       
little time which ,i have been a        
professor1 that there is a great        

running to and fro1 some this way1 and  
some that way1 yet it is  to be feared  
most of them are out of the way1 and    
then1 though  they run as swift as the  
eagle can fly1 they are benefitted      
nothing  at all4    ,here is one runs   
a-quaking1 another a-ranting2 one again 
runs after  the ,baptism1 and another   
after the ,independency4 ,here is one   
for  free-will1 and another for         
,presbytery2 and yet possibly most of   
all these sects run quite the wrong way1
 and yet every one is for  his life1 his
 soul1 either for heaven or hell4#h     
,if thou now say1 ,which is the way8 ,i 
tell thee it is ,,christ1 ,,the  ,,son  
,,of ,,mary1 ,,the ,,son ,,of ,,god1    
,jesus saith1 ',i am the way1 and the   
truth1 and the life2 no man cometh unto 
the ,father but by me' 7,john  #ad3f74  
,so then thy business is1 if thou       
wouldst have salvation1  to see if      
,christ be thine1 with all his benefits2
 whether he hath  covered thee with his 
righteousness1 whether he hath showed   

thee  that thy sins are washed away with
 his heart-blood1 whether thou  art     
planted into him1 and whether thou have 
faith in him1 so as  to make a life out 
of him1 and to conform thee to him4     
,that is1  such faith as to conclude    
that thou art righteous1 because ,christ
  is thy righteousness1 and so          
constrained to walk with him as the  joy
 of thy heart1 because he saveth thy    
soul4 ,and for the ,lord's  sake take   
heed1 and do not deceive thyself1 and   
think thou art  in the way upon too     
slight grounds2 for if thou miss of the 
way1  thou wilt miss of the prize2 and  
if thou miss of that1 ,i am sure  thou  
wilt lose thy soul1 even that soul which
 is worth more than  the whole world4   
,but ,i have treated more largely on    
this in my book of the two  covenants1  
and therefore shall pass it now2 only ,i
 beseech thee  to have a care of thy    
soul1 and that thou mayest so do1 take  
this  counsel3 ,mistrust thy own        
strength1 and throw it away2 down on    

thy knees in prayer to the ,lord for the
 spirit of truth2 search  his word for  
direction2 fly seducers' company2 keep  
company with  the soundest ,christians1 
that have most experience of ,christ2   
and  be sure thou have a care of        
,quakers1 ,ranters1 ,freewillers2 also  
do not have too much company with some  
,anabaptists1 though ,i go  under that  
name myself4 ,i tell thee this is such a
 serious matter1  and ,i fear thou wilt 
so little regard it1 that the thoughts  
of the  worth of the thing1 and of thy  
too light regarding of it1 doth  even   
make my heart ache whilst ,i am writing 
to thee4 ,the ,lord teach  thee the way 
by his ,spirit1 and then ,i am sure thou
 wilt know it4  ,,so ,,run4    ,only by 
the way1 let me bid thee have a care of 
two things1 and  so ,i shall pass to the
 next thing4    ,i4 ,have a care of     
relying on the outward obedience to any 
of ,god's  commands1 or thinking thyself
 ever the better in the sight of ,god   
for that4 #b4 ,take heed of fetching    

peace for thy soul from any  inherent   
righteousness2 but if thou canst believe
 that as thou  art a sinner1 so thou art
 justified freely by the love of ,god1  
through the redemption that is in       
,christ2 and that ,god for ,christ's    
sake hath forgiven thee1 not because he 
saw any thing done1 or to  be done1 in  
or by thee1 to move him thereunto to do 
it2 for that  is the right way2 the     
,lord put thee into it1 and keep thee in
 it4    ,the ,second ,direction4 ,as    
thou shouldst get into the way so thou  
shouldst also be much in studying and   
musing on the way4 ,you  know men that  
would be expert in any thing1 they are  
usually much  in studying of that thing1
 and so likewise is it with those that  
quickly grow expert in any way4 ,this   
therefore thou shouldst do2  let thy    
study be much exercised about ,christ1  
which is the way2  what he is1 what he  
hath done1 and why he is what he is1 and
 why  he hath done what is done2 as1 why
 ',he took upon him the form of  a      

servant1' why he 'was made in the       
likeness of men' 7,phil #b3g74  ,why he 
cried2 why he died2 why he bear the sin 
of the world2 why  he was made sin1 and 
why he was made righteousness2 why he is
 in  heaven in the nature of man1 and   
what he doth there8 7#b ,cor #e3ba74    
,be much in musing and considering of   
these things2 be thinking  also enough  
of those places which thou must not come
 near1 but  leave some on this hand1 and
 some on that hand2 as it is with those 
that travel into other countries1 they  
must leave such a gate on  this hand1   
and such a bush on that hand1 and go by 
such a place1  where standeth such a    
thing4 ,thus1 therefore1 thou must do3  
,avoid  such things which are expressly 
forbidden in the ,word of ,god4         
',withdraw thy foot far from her1 and   
come not nigh the door of her  house1   
for her steps take hold on hell1 going  
down to the chambers  of death' 7,prov  
#e1 #g74 ,and so of every thing that is 
not in the  way1 have a care of it1 that

 thou go not by it2 come not near it1   
have nothing to do with it4 ,,so ,,run4 
,the ,third ,direction4 ,not only thus1 
but1 in the next place1 thou  must strip
 thyself of those things that may hang  
upon thee to the  hindering of thee in  
the way to the kingdom of heaven1 as    
covetousness1  pride1 lust1 or whatever 
else thy heart may be inclining unto1   
which may hinder thee in this heavenly  
race4 ,men that run for a  wager1 if    
they intend to win as well as run1 they 
do not use to  encumber themselves1 or  
carry those things about them that may  
be a hindrance to them in their running4
 ',every man that striveth  for the     
mastery is temperate in all things' 7#a 
,cor #i3be71 that is1  he layeth aside  
every thing that would be any ways a    
disadvantage  to him2 as saith the      
apostle1 ',let us lay aside every       
weight1 and  the sin which doth so      
easily beset us1 and let us run with    
patience  the race that is set before   
us' 7,heb #ab3a74 ,it is but a vain     

thing  to talk of going to heaven1 if   
thou let thy heart be encumbered  with  
those things that would hinder4 ,would  
you not say that such  a man would be in
 danger of losing1 though he run1 if he 
fill his  pockets with stones1 hang     
heavy garments on his shoulders1 and    
great lumpish shoes on his feet8#i ,so  
it is here2 thou talkest of  going to   
heaven1 and yet fillest thy pocket with 
stones1 i4e41  fillest thy heart with   
this world1 lettest that hang on thy    
shoulders1 with its profits and         
pleasures4 ,alas1 alas1 thou art  widely
 mistaken6 ,if thou intendest to win1   
thou must strip1 thou  must lay aside   
every weight1 thou must be temperate in 
all things4  ,thou must ,,so ,,run4     
,the ,fourth ,direction4 ,beware of     
by-paths2 take heed thou dost not  turn 
into those lanes which lead out of the  
way4 ,there are crooked  paths1 paths in
 which men go astray1 paths that lead to
 death and  damnation1 but take heed of 
all those 7,isa #ei3h74 ,some of them   

are dangerous because of practice 7,prov
 #g3be72 some because of  opinion1 but  
mind them not2 mind the path before     
thee1 look right  before thee1 turn     
neither to the right hand nor to the    
left1 but  let thine eyes look right on1
 even right before thee 7,prov #c3ag74  
',ponder the path of thy feet1 and let  
all thy ways be established4  ,turn not 
to the right hand nor to the left4      
,remove thy foot far  from evil' 7,prov 
#d3bf1bg74 ,this counsel being not so   
seriously taken  as given1 is the reason
 of that starting from opinion to       
opinion1  reeling this way and that way1
 out of this lane into that lane1  and  
so missing the way to the kingdom4      
,though the way to heaven  be but one1  
yet there are many crooked lanes and    
by-paths shoot  down upon it1 as ,i may 
say4 ,and again1 notwithstanding the    
kingdom  of heaven be the biggest city1 
yet usually those by-paths are most     
beaten1 most travellers go those ways2  
and therefore the way to  heaven is hard

 to be found1 and as hard to be kept in1
 by reason  of these4 ,yet1             
nevertheless1 it is in this case as it  
was with the  harlot of ,jericho2 she   
had one scarlet thread tied in her      
window1  by which her house was known   
7,john #b3ah74 ,so it is here1 the      
scarlet streams of ,christ's blood run  
throughout the way to the  kingdom of   
heaven2#aj therefore mind that1 see if  
thou do find  the besprinkling of the   
blood of ,christ in the way1 and if thou
  do1 be of good cheer1 thou art in the 
right way2 but have a care  thou beguile
 not thyself with a fancy1 for then thou
 mayst light  into any lane or way2 but 
that thou mayst not be mistaken1        
consider1  though it seem never so      
pleasant1 yet if thou do not find that  
in  the very middle of the road there is
 writing with the heart-blood  of       
,christ1 that he came into the world to 
save sinners1 and that  we are          
justified1 though we are ungodly2 shun  
that way2 for this  it is which the     

apostle meaneth when he saith1 ,we have 
'boldness  to enter into the holiest by 
the blood of ,jesus1 by a new and       
living way which he hath consecrated for
 us1 through the vail1 that  is to say1 
his flesh' 7,heb #aj3ai1bj74 ,how easy a
 matter is it in  this our day1 for the 
devil to be too cunning for poor souls1 
by  calling his by-paths the way to the 
kingdom6 ,if such an opinion  or fancy  
be but cried up by one or more1 this    
inscription being  set upon it by the   
devil1 ',this is the way of ,god1' how  
speedily1  greedily1 and by heaps1 do   
poor simple souls throw away themselves 
upon it2 especially if it be daubed over
 with a few external acts  of morality1 
if so good4#aa ,but this is because men 
do not know  painted by-paths from the  
plain way to the kingdom of heaven4     
,they  have not yet learned the true    
,christ1 and what his righteousness  is1
 neither have they a sense of their own 
insufficiency2 but are  bold1 proud1    
presumptuous1 self-conceited4 ,and      

therefore4    ,the ,fifth ,direction4   
,do not thou be too much in looking too 
high  in thy journey heavenwards4 ,you  
know men that run in a race do  not use 
to stare and gaze this way and that1    
neither do they use  to cast up their   
eyes too high1 lest happily1#ab through 
their  too too much gazing with their   
eyes after other things1 they in  the   
meantime stumble and catch a fall4 ,the 
very same case is this2  if thou gaze   
and stare after every opinion and way   
that comes  into the world2 also if thou
 be prying overmuch into ,god's secret  
decrees1 or let thy heart too much      
entertain questions about some  nice    
foolish curiosities1 thou mayst stumble 
and fall1 as many  hundreds in ,england 
have done1 both in ,ranting and         
,quakery1 to  their own eternal         
overthrow2 without the marvellous       
operation of  ,god's grace be suddenly  
stretched forth to bring them back      
again4  ,take heed therefore1 follow not
 that proud and lofty spirit1 that1     

devil-like1 cannot be content with his  
own station4 ,david was of  an excellent
 spirit where he saith1 ',lord1 my heart
 is not haughty1  nor mine eyes lofty1  
neither do ,i exercise myself in great  
matters1  or in things too high for me4 
,surely ,i have behaved and quieted     
myself as a child that is weaned of his 
mother3 my soul is even  as a weaned    
child' 7,psa #aca3a1b74 ,do thou ,,so   
,,run4    ,the ,sixth ,direction4 ,take 
heed that you have not an ear open to   
every one that calleth after you as you 
are in your journey4 ,men  that run1 you
 know1 if any do call after them1       
saying1 ,i would  speak with you1 or go 
not too fast1 and you shall have my     
company  with you1 if they run for some 
great matter1 they use to say1 ,alas1   
,i cannot stay1 ,i am in haste1 pray    
talk not to me now2 neither can  ,i stay
 for you1 ,i am running for a wager3 if 
,i win ,i am made1 if  ,i lose ,i am    
undone1 and therefore hinder me not4    
,thus wise are  men when they run for   

corruptible things1 and thus should thou
  do1 and thou hast more cause to do so 
than they1 forasmuch as they  run but   
for things that last not1 but thou for  
an incorruptible  glory4 ,i give thee   
notice of this betimes1 knowing that    
thou shalt  have enough call after thee1
 even the devil1 sin1 this world1 vain  
company1 pleasures1 profits1 esteem     
among men1 ease1 pomp1 pride1  together 
with an innumerable company of such     
companions2 one  crying1 ,stay for me2  
the other saying1 ,do not leave me      
behind2 a  third saying1 ,and take me   
along with you4 ,what1 will you go1     
saith  the devil1 without your sins1    
pleasures1 and profits8 ,are you so     
hasty8 ,can you not stay and take these 
along with you8 ,will you  leave your   
friends and companions behind you8 ,can 
you not do as  your neighbours do1 carry
 the world1 sin1 lust1 pleasure1 profit1
  esteem among men1 along with you8     
,have a care thou do not let  thine ear 
now be open to the tempting1 enticing1  

alluring1 and  soul-entangling          
flatteries of such sink-souls#ac as     
these are4  ',my son1' saith ,solomon1  
'if sinners entice thee1 consent thou   
not' 7,prov #a3aj74    ,you know what it
 cost the young man which ,solomon      
speaks of in  the #gth of the ,proverbs1
 that was enticed by a harlot1 ',with   
her  much fair speech she' won him1 and 
'caused him to yield1 with the          
flattering of her lips she forced him1' 
till he went after her  'as an ox to the
 slaughter1 or as a fool to the         
correction of the  stocks'2 even so far1
 'till the dart struck through his      
liver1 and  knew not that it was for his
 life4 ,hearken unto me now therefore1' 
saith he1 ',o ye children1 and attend to
 the words of my mouth1 let  not thine  
heart decline to her ways1 go not astray
 in her paths1  for she hath cast down  
many wounded1 yea1 many strong men have 
been  slain by her1' that is1 kept out  
of heaven by her1 'her house is  the way
 to hell1 going down to the chambers of 

death4' ,soul1 take  this counsel and   
say1 ,satan1 sin1 lust1 pleasure1       
profit1 pride1  friends1 companions1 and
 everything else1 let me alone1 stand   
off1 come not nigh me1 for ,i am running
 for heaven1 for my soul1  for ,god1 for
 ,christ1 from hell and everlasting     
damnation3 if  ,i win1 ,i win all1 and  
if ,i lose1 ,i lose all2 let me alone1  
for ,i  will not hear4 ,,so ,,run4      
,the ,seventh ,direction4 ,in the next  
place1 be not daunted though  thou      
meetest with never so many              
discouragements in thy journey  thither4
 ,that man that is resolved for heaven1 
if ,satan cannot win  him by flatteries1
 he will endeavour to weaken him by     
discouragements2  saying1 thou art a    
sinner1 thou hast broke ,god's law1 thou
 art  not elected1 thou comest too late1
 the day of grace is past1 ,god  doth   
not care for thee1 thy heart is naught1 
thou art lazy1 with  a hundred other    
discouraging suggestions4 ,and thus it  
was with  ,david1 where he said1 ',i had

 fainted1 unless ,i had believed to see 
the goodness of the ,lord in the land of
 the living' 7,psa #bg3ac1ad74  ,as if  
he should say1 the devil did so rage and
 my heart was so  base1 that had ,i     
judged according to my own sense and    
feeling1  ,i had been absolutely        
distracted2 but ,i trusted to ,christ in
 the  promise1 and looked that ,god     
would be as good as his promise1 in     
having mercy upon me1 an unworthy       
sinner2 and this is that which          
encouraged me1 and kept me from         
fainting4 ,and thus must thou  do when  
,satan1 or the law1 or thy own          
conscience1 do go about to  dishearten  
thee1 either by the greatness of thy    
sins1 the wickedness  of thy heart1 the 
tediousness of the way1 the loss of     
outward  enjoyments1 the hatred that    
thou wilt procure from the world1 or    
the like2 then thou must encourage      
thyself with the freeness of  the       
promises1 the tender-heartedness of     
,christ1 the merits of his  blood1 the  

freeness of his invitations to come in1 
the greatness  of the sin of others that
 have been pardoned1 and that the same  
,god1 through the same ,christ1 holdeth 
forth the same grace free  as ever4 ,if 
these be not thy meditations1 thou wilt 
draw very  heavily in the way to heaven1
 if thou do not give up all for lost1   
and so knock off from following any     
farther2 therefore1 ,i say1 take  heart 
in thy journey1 and say to them that    
seek thy destruction1  ',rejoice not    
against me1 ,o mine enemy1 when ,i fall 
,i shall arise1  when ,i sit in darkness
 the ,lord shall be a light unto me'    
7,micah  #g3h74 ,,so ,,run4    ,the     
,eighth ,direction4 ,take heed of being 
offended at the cross that  thou must go
 by1 before thou come to heaven4 ,you   
must understand1  as ,i have already    
touched1 that there is no man that goeth
 to heaven  but he must go by the cross4
 ,the cross is the standing way-mark  by
 which all they that go to glory must   
pass by4 ',we must through  much        

tribulation enter into the kingdom of   
,god' 7,acts #ad3bb74  ',yea1 and all   
that will live godly in ,christ ,jesus  
shall suffer  persecution' 7#b ,tim     
#c3ab74 ,if thou art in the way to the  
kingdom1  my life for thine thou wilt   
come at the cross shortly--the ,lord    
grant thou dost not shrink at it1 so as 
to turn thee back again4  ',if any man  
will come after me1' saith ,christ1 'let
 him deny  himself1 and take up his     
cross daily1 and follow me' 7,luke      
#i3bc74  ,the cross it stands1 and hath 
stood1 from the beginning1 as  a        
way-mark to the kingdom of heaven4#ad   
,you know if one ask you  the way to    
such and such a place1 you1 for the     
better direction1  do not only say1 this
 is the way1 but then also say1 you must
 go  by such a gate1 by such a style1   
such a bush1 tree1 bridge1 or such      
like4 ,why1 so it is here2 art thou     
inquiring the way to heaven8  ,why1 ,i  
tell thee1 ,christ is the way2 into him 
thou must get1 into  his righteousness1 

to be justified2 and if thou art in him1
 thou  wilt presently see the cross1    
thou must go close by it1 thou must     
touch it1 nay1 thou must take it up1 or 
else thou wilt quickly  go out of the   
way that leads to heaven1 and turn up   
some of those  crooked lanes that lead  
down to the chambers of death4    ,how  
thou mayest know the cross by these six 
things4 #a4 ,it  is known in the        
doctrine of justification4 #b4 ,in the  
doctrine of  mortification4 #c4 ,in the 
doctrine of perseverance4 #d4 ,in       
self-denial4  #e4 ,patience4 #f4        
,communion with poor saints4    #a4 ,in 
the doctrine of justification2 there is 
a great deal of the  cross in that3 a   
man is forced to suffer the destruction 
of his  own righteousness for the       
righteousness of another4 ,this is no   
easy matter for a man to do2 ,i assure  
to you it stretcheth every  vein in his 
heart before he will be brought to yield
 to it4 ,what1  for a man to deny1      
reject1 abhor1 and throw away all his   

prayers1  tears1 alms1 keeping of       
sabbaths1 hearing1 reading1 with the    
rest1  in the point of justification1   
and to count them accursed2#ae  and to  
be willing1 in the very midst of the    
sense of his sins1  to throw himself    
wholly upon the righteousness and       
obedience of  another man1 abhorring his
 own1 counting it as deadly sin1 as the 
open breach of the law2 ,i say1 to do   
this in deed and in truth1  is the      
biggest piece of the cross2 and         
therefore ,paul calleth this  very thing
 a suffering2 where he saith1 ',and ,i  
have ,,suffered the  loss of all        
things1' which principally was his      
righteousness1  'that ,i might win      
,christ1 and be found in him1 not       
having1' but  rejecting1 'mine own      
righteousness' 7,phil #c3h1i74 ,that is 
the  first4    #b4 ,in the doctrine of  
mortification is also much of the cross4
 ,is  it nothing for a man to lay hands 
on his vile opinions1 on his  vile sins1
 of his bosom sins1 of his beloved1     

pleasant1 darling  sins1 that stick as  
close to him1 as the flesh sticketh to  
the  bones8 ,what1 to lose all these    
brave things that my eyes behold1  for  
that which ,i never saw with my eyes8   
,what1 to lose my pride1  my            
covetousness1 my vain company1 sports1  
and pleasures1 and the  rest8 ,i tell   
you this is no easy matter2 if it were1 
what need  all those prayers1 sighs1    
watchings8 ,what need we be so backward 
to it8 ,nay1 do you not see1 that some  
men1 before they will set  about this   
work1 they will even venture the loss of
 their souls1  heaven1 ,god1 ,christ1   
and all8 ,what means else all those     
delays  and put-offs1 saying1 ,stay a   
little longer1 ,i am loth to leave my   
sins while ,i am so young1 and in       
health8 ,again1 what is the reason      
else1 that others do it so by the       
halves1 coldly and seldom1              
notwithstanding they are convinced over 
and over2 nay1 and also  promise to     
amend1 and yet all's in vain8 ,i will   

assure you1 to  cut off right hands1 and
 to pluck out right eyes1 is no pleasure
  to the flesh4    #c4 ,the doctrine of 
perseverance is also cross to the flesh2
 which  is not only to begin1 but for to
 hold out1 not only to bid fair1  and to
 say1 ,would ,i had heaven1 but so to   
know ,christ1 to put on  ,christ1 and   
walk with ,christ as to come to heaven4 
,indeed1 it is  no great matter to begin
 to look for heaven1 to begin to seek   
the  ,lord1 to begin to shun sin4 ,o but
 it is a very great matter to  continue 
with ,god's approbation6 ',my servant   
,caleb1' saith ,god1  is a man of       
'another spirit1 he hath followed me1'  
followed me  always1 he hath continually
 followed me1 'fully1 he shall possess  
the  land' 7,num #ad3bd74 ,almost all   
the many thousands of the children  of  
,israel in their generation1 fell short 
of perseverance when  they walked from  
,egypt towards the land of ,canaan4     
,indeed they  went to the work at first 
pretty willingly1 but they were very    

short-winded1 they were quickly out of  
breath1 and in their hearts  they turned
 back again into ,egypt4    ,it is an   
easy matter for a man to run hard for a 
spurt1 for a  furlong1 for a mile or    
two2 ,o1 but to hold out for a hundred1 
for  a thousand1 for ten thousand miles3
 that man that doth this1 he  must look 
to meet with cross1 pain1 and           
wearisomeness to the flesh1  especially 
if as he goeth he meeteth with briars   
and quagmires1  and other incumbrances1 
that make his journey so much the more  
painfuller4    ,nay1 do you not see with
 your eyes daily1 that perseverance is a
  very great part of the cross8 why else
 do men so soon grow weary8  ,i could   
point out a many1 that after they have  
followed the ways  of ,god about a      
twelvemonth1 others it may be two1      
three1 or four1  some more1 and some    
less years1 they have been beat out of  
wind1  have taken up their lodging and  
rest before they have got half-way  to  
heaven1 some in this1 and some in that  

sin2 and have secretly1  nay1 sometimes 
openly said1 that the way is too strait1
 the race  too long1 the religion too   
holy1 and cannot hold out1 ,i can go no 
farther4    #d1 #e1 #f4 ,and so likewise
 of the other three1 to wit1 patience1  
self-denial1 communion1 and             
communication with and to the poor      
saints4 ,how hard are these things8 ,it 
is an easy matter to deny  another man1 
but it is not so easy a matter to deny  
one's self2  to deny myself out of love 
to ,god1 to his gospel1 to his saints1  
of this advantage1 and of that gain2    
nay1 of that which otherwise  ,i might  
lawfully do1 were it not for offending  
them4 ,that scripture  is but seldom    
read1 and seldomer put in practice1     
which saith1 ',i  will eat no flesh     
while the world standeth1 if it make my 
brother  to offend' 7#a ,cor #h3ac74    
,again1 ',we that are strong ought to   
bear  the infirmities of the weak1 and  
not to please ourselves' 7,rom  #ae3a74 
,but how froward1 how hasty1 how        

peevish1 and self-resolved  are the     
generality of professors at this day6   
,also1 how little  considering the poor1
 unless it be to say1 ,be thou warmed   
and  filled6 ,but to give is a seldom   
work2 also especially to give to  any   
poor 7,gal #f3aj74 ,i tell you all      
things are cross to flesh and  blood2   
and that man that hath but a watchful   
eye over the flesh1  and also some      
considerable measure of strength against
 it1 he  shall find his heart in these  
things like unto a starting horse1  that
 is rid without a curbing bridle1 ready 
to start at everything  that is         
offensive to him2 yea1 and ready to run 
away too1 do what  the rider can4    ,it
 is the cross which keepeth those that  
are kept from heaven4 ,i  am persuaded1 
were it not for the cross1 where we have
 one professor1  we should have twenty2 
but this cross1 that is it which        
spoileth  all4    ,some men1 as ,i said 
before1 when they come at the cross they
 can  go no farther1 but back again to  

their sins they must go4 ,others  they  
stumble at it1 and break their necks2   
others again1 when they  see the cross  
is approaching1 they turn aside to the  
left hand1  or to the right hand1 and so
 think to get to heaven another way2    
but they will be deceived4 ',yea1 and   
all that will live godly in  ,christ    
,jesus ,,shall1' mark1 shall be sure to 
'suffer persecution'  7#b ,tim #c3ab74  
,there are but few when they come at the
 cross1 cry1  ',welcome cross1' as some 
of the martyrs did to the stake they    
were  burned at4 ,therefore1 if thou    
meet with the cross in thy journey1  in 
what manner soever it be1 be not        
daunted1 and say1 ,alas1 what  shall ,i 
do now6 ,but rather take courage1       
knowing1 that by the  cross is the way  
to the kingdom4 ,can a man believe in   
,christ and  not be hated by the devil8 
,can he make a profession of this       
,christ1  and that sweetly and          
convincingly1 and the children of ,satan
 hold  their tongue8 ,can darkness agree

 with light8 or the devil endure  that  
,christ ,jesus should be honoured both  
by faith and a heavenly  conversation1  
and let that soul alone at quiet8 ,did  
you never read1  that 'the dragon       
persecuteth the woman8' 7,rev #ab74 ,and
 that ,christ  saith1 ',in the world ye 
shall have tribulation' 7,john #af3cc74 
,the ,ninth ,direction4 ,beg of ,god    
that he would do these two things  for  
thee3 ,first1 ,enlighten thine          
understanding4 ,and1 ,second1  ,inflame 
thy will4 ,if these two be but          
effectually done1 there is  no fear but 
thou wilt go safe to heaven4    ,first1 
,enlighten thine understanding4 ,one of 
the great reasons  why men and women do 
so little regard the other world1 it is 
because they see so little of it4#af    
,and the reason why they see  so little 
of it is because they have their        
understandings darkened4  ,and          
therefore1 saith ,paul1 do not you      
believers 'walk as do other  ,gentiles1 
even in the vanity of their minds1      

having the understanding  darkened1     
being alienated from the life of ,god   
through the ignorance1'  or foolishness 
'that is in them1 because of the        
blindness of their  heart' 7,eph        
#d3ag1ah74 ,walk not as those1 run not  
with them3 alas1  poor souls1 they have 
their understandings darkened1 their    
hearts  blinded1 and that is the reason 
they have such undervaluing thoughts  of
 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and the      
salvation of their souls4 ,for  when men
 do come to see the things of another   
world1 what a ,god1  what a ,christ1    
what a heaven1 and what an eternal glory
 there is  to be enjoyed2 also when they
 see that it is possible for them  to   
have a share in it1 ,i tell you it will 
make them run through  thick and thin to
 enjoy it4 ,moses1 having a sight of    
this1 because  his understanding was    
enlightened1 he feared not the wrath of 
the  king1 but chose 'rather to suffer  
affliction with the people of  ,god1    
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a

 season4' ,he refused  to be called the 
son of the king's daughter2 accounting  
it wonderful  riches to be counted      
worthy of so much as to suffer for      
,christ1  with the poor despised saints2
 and that was because he saw him  who   
was invisible1 and 'had respect unto the
 recompence of the  reward' 7,heb       
#aa3bd-bg74 ,and this is that which the 
apostle usually  prayeth for in his     
epistles for the saints1 namely1 ',that 
they  might know what is the hope of    
,god's calling1 and the riches of  the  
glory of his inheritance in the saints' 
7,eph #a3ah74 ,and that  they might 'be 
able to comprehend with all saints1 what
 is the  breadth1 and length1 and depth1
 and height1 and to know the love  of   
,christ which passeth knowledge' 7,eph  
#c3ah1ai74 ,pray therefore  that ,god   
would enlighten thy understanding3 that 
will be very  great help unto thee4 ,it 
will make thee endure many a hard brunt 
for ,christ2 as ,paul saith1 ',after ye 
were illuminated1 ye endured  a great   

fight of afflictions4 ,you took joyfully
 the spoiling of  your goods1 knowing in
 yourselves that ye have in heaven a    
better  and an enduring substance' 7,heb
 #aj3cb-cd74 ,if there be never such  a 
rare jewel lie just in a man's way1 yet 
if he sees it not1 he  will rather      
trample upon it than stoop for it1 and  
it is because  he sees it not4 ,why1 so 
it is here1 though heaven be worth never
  so much1 and thou hast never so much  
need of it1 yet if thou see  it not1    
that is1 have not thy understanding     
opened or enlightened  to see it1 thou  
wilt not regard at all3 therefore cry to
 the ,lord  for enlightening grace1 and 
say1 ,lord1 open my blind eyes3 ,lord1  
take the vail off my dark heart1 show me
 the things of the other  world1 and let
 me see the sweetness1 glory1 and       
excellency of them  for ,christ his     
sake4 ,this is the first4    ,second1   
,inflame thy will4 ,cry to ,god that he 
would inflame thy  will also with the   
things of the other world4 ,for when a  

man's  will is fully set to do such or  
such a thing1 then it must be a  very   
hard matter that shall hinder that man  
from bringing about  his end4 ,when     
,paul's will was set resolvedly to go up
 to ,jerusalem1  though it was signified
 to him before what he should there     
suffer1  he was not daunted at all2 nay1
 saith he1 ',i am ready1' or willing1   
'not to be bound only1 but also to die  
at ,jerusalem for the name  of the ,lord
 ,jesus' 7,acts #ba3ac74 ,his will was  
inflamed with love  to ,christ2 and     
therefore all the persuasions that could
 be used  wrought nothing at all4 ,your 
self-willed people nobody knows what  to
 do with them2 we used to say1 ,he will 
have his own will1 do  all what you can4
 ,indeed to have such a will for heaven1
 is an  admirable advantage to a man    
that undertaketh the race thither2  a   
man that is resolved1 and hath his will 
fixed1 saith he1 ,i will  do my best to 
advantage myself2 ,i will do my worst to
 hinder my  enemies2 ,i will not give   

out as long as ,i can stand2 ,i will    
have  it or ,i will lose my life2       
'though he slay me yet will ,i trust  in
 him' 7,job #ac3ae74 ',i will not let   
thee go except thou bless  me' 7,gen    
#cb3bf74 ,i ,,will1 ,i ,,will1 ,i       
,,will1 ,o this blessed inflamed  will  
for heaven6 ,what is like it8 ,if a man 
be willing1 then any  argument shall be 
matter of encouragement2 but if         
unwilling1 then  any argument shall give
 discouragement2 this is seen both in   
saints  and sinners2 in them that are   
the children of ,god1 and also those    
that are the children of the devil4 ,as1
    #a4 ,the saints of old1 they being  
willing and resolved for heaven1  what  
could stop them8 ,could fire or faggot1 
sword or halter1  stinking dungeons1    
whips1 bears1 bulls1 lions1 cruel       
rackings1  stoning1 starving1 nakedness1
 c4 7,heb #aa74 ',nay1 in all these     
things they were more than conquerors1  
through him that loved  them' 7,rom     
#h3cg72 who had also made them 'willing 

in the day of  his power4'    #b4 ,see  
again1 on the other side1 the children  
of the devil1  because they are not     
willing to run to heaven1 how many      
shifts  and starting-holes they will    
have4 ,i have married a wife1 ,i have  a
 farm1 ,i shall offend my landlord1 ,i  
shall offend my master1  ,i shall lose  
my trading1 ,i shall lose my pride1 my  
pleasures1 ,i  shall be mocked and      
scoffed1 therefore ,i dare not come4 ,i1
 saith  another1 will stay till ,i am   
older1 till my children are out of      
sight1 till ,i am got a little aforehand
 in the world1 till ,i have  done this  
and that1 and the other business2 but   
alas1 the thing  is1 they are not       
willing2 for were they but soundly      
willing1 these1  and a thousand such as 
these1 would hold them no faster than   
the  cords held ,samson when he broke   
them like burned flax 7,judg #ae3ad74   
,i tell you the will is all3 that is one
 of the chief things which  turns the   
wheel either backwards or forwards2 and 

,god knoweth  that full well1 and so    
likewise doth the devil2 and therefore  
they  both endeavour very much to       
strengthen the will of their servants4  
,god1 he is for making of his a willing 
people to serve him2 and  the devil1 he 
doth what he can to possess the will and
 affection  of those that are his1 with 
love to sin2 and therefore when ,christ 
comes close to the matter1 indeed1 saith
 he1 ',ye will not come  to me' 7,john  
#e3dj74 ',how often would ,i have       
gathered you as a hen  doth her         
chickens1 and ye would not' 7,luke      
#ac3cd74 ,the devil had  possessed their
 wills1 and so long he was sure enough  
of them4  ,o therefore cry hard to ,god 
to inflame thy will for heaven and      
,christ3 thy will1 ,i say1 if that be   
rightly set for heaven1 thou  wilt not  
be beat off with discouragements2 and   
this was the reason  that1 when ,jacob  
wrestled with the angel1 though he lost 
a limb1  as it were1 and the hollow of  
his thigh was put out of joint1 as  he  

wrestled with him1 yet1 saith he1 ',i   
will not1' mark1 ',i ,,will  ,,not let  
thee go except thou bless me' 7,gen     
#cb3bd-bf74 ,get thy  will tipt with the
 heavenly grace1 and resolution against 
all  discouragements1 and then thou     
goest full speed for heaven2 but  if    
thou falter in thy will1 and be not     
found there1 thou wilt  run hobbling and
 halting all the way thou runnest1 and  
also to be  sure thou wilt fall short at
 the last4 ,the ,lord give thee a will  
and courage6    ,thus have ,i done with 
directing thee how to run to the        
kingdom2  be sure thou keep in memory   
what ,i have said unto thee1 lest thou  
lose thy way4 ,but because ,i would have
 thee think of them1 take  all in short 
in this little bit of paper4    #a4 ,get
 into the way4 #b4 ,then study on it4   
#c4 ,then strip1 and lay  aside         
everything that would hinder4 #d4       
,beware of bye-paths4 #e4 ,do  not gaze 
and stare too much about thee1 and be   
sure to ponder the  path of thy feet4   

#f4 ,do not stop for any that call after
 thee1  whether it be the world1 the    
flesh1 or the devil2 for all these  will
 hinder thy journey1 if possible4 #g4   
,be not daunted with any                
discouragements thou meetest with as    
thou goest4 #h4 ,take heed  of stumbling
 at the cross4 #i4 ,cry hard to ,god for
 an enlightened  heart1 and a willing   
mind1 and ,god give thee a prosperous   
journey4  ,yet before ,i do quite take  
my leave of thee1 let me give thee a    
few motives along with thee4 ,it may be 
they will be as good as a  pair of spurs
 to prick on thy lumpish heart in this  
rich voyage4#ag    ,v4 ,,nine ,,motives 
,,to ,,urge ,,us ,,on ,,in ,,the ,,way4 
,the ,first ,motive4 ,consider there is 
no way but this1 thou must  either win  
or lose4 ,if thou winnest1 then heaven1 
,god1 ,christ1  glory1 ease1 peace1     
life1 yea1 life eternal1 is thine2 thou 
must  be made equal to the angels in    
heaven2 thou shalt sorrow no more1  sigh
 no more1 feel no more pain2 thou shalt 

be out of the reach  of sin1 hell1      
death1 the devil1 the grave1 and        
whatever else may  endeavour thy hurt4  
,but contrariwise1 and if thou lose1    
then thy  loss is heaven1 glory1 ,god1  
,christ1 ease1 peace1 and whatever else 
which tendeth to make eternity          
comfortable to the saints2 besides1     
thou procurest eternal death1 sorrow1   
pain1 blackness1 and darkness1          
fellowship with devils1 together with   
the everlasting damnation  of thy own   
soul4    ,the ,second ,motive4 ,consider
 that this devil1 this hell1 death and  
damnation1 followeth after thee as hard 
as they can drive1 and  have their      
commission so to do by the law1 against 
which thou hast  sinned2 and therefore  
for the ,lord's sake make haste4    ,the
 ,third ,motive4 ,if they seize upon    
thee before thou get to the  city of    
,refuge1 they will put an everlasting   
stop to thy journey4  ,this also cries1 
,run for it4    ,the ,fourth ,motive4   
,know also1 that now heaven gates1 the  

heart of  ,christ1 with his arms1 are   
wide open to receive thee4 ,o methinks  
that this consideration1 that the devil 
followeth after to destroy1  and that   
,christ standeth open-armed to receive1 
should make thee  reach out and fly with
 all haste and speed6 ,and therefore1   
,the ,fifth ,motive4 ,keep thine eye    
upon the prize2 be sure that  thy eyes  
be continually upon the profit thou art 
like to get4 ,the  reason why men are so
 apt to faint in their race for heaven1 
it  lieth chiefly in either of these two
 things3    #a4 ,they do not seriously  
consider the worth of the prize2 or else
  if they do1 they are afraid it is too 
good for them2 but most lose  heaven for
 want of considering the price and the  
worth of it4 ,and  therefore1 that thou 
mayst not do the like1 keep thine eye   
much  upon the excellency1 the          
sweetness1 the beauty1 the comfort1 the 
peace1 that is to be had there by those 
that win the prize4 ,this  was that     
which made the apostle run through      

anything2 good report1  evil report1    
persecution1 affliction1 hunger1        
nakedness1 peril  by sea1 and peril by  
land1 bonds and imprisonments4 ,also it 
made  others endure to be stoned1 sawn  
asunder1 to have their eyes bored  out  
with augurs1 their bodies broiled on    
gridirons1 their tongues  cut out of    
their mouths1 boiled in cauldrons1      
thrown to the wild  beasts1 burned at   
the stakes1 whipped at posts1 and a     
thousand  other fearful torments1 'while
 they looked not at the things which    
are seen1' as the things of this world1 
'but at the things which  are not seen2 
for the things which are seen are       
temporal2 but the  things which are not 
seen are eternal' 7#b ,cor #d3ah74 ,o   
this word  'eternal1' that was it that  
made them1 that when they might have    
had deliverance1 they would not accept  
of it2 for they knew in the  world to   
come they should have a better          
resurrection 7,heb #aa3ce74    #b4 ,and 
do not let the thoughts of the rareness 

of the place make  thee say in thy      
heart1 ,this is too good for me2 for ,i 
tell thee1  heaven is prepared for      
whosoever will accept of it1 and they   
shall  be entertained with hearty good  
welcome4 ,consider1 therefore1  that as 
bad as thou have got thither2 thither   
went scrubbed1#ah  beggarly ,lazarus1 c4
 ,nay1 it is prepared for the poor3     
',hearken1  my beloved brethren1' saith 
,james1 take notice of it1 ',hath not   
,god chosen the poor of this world rich 
in faith1 and heirs of the  kingdom8'   
7,james #b3e74 ,therefore take heart and
 ,,run1 man4 ,and1    ,the ,sixth       
,motive4 ,think much of them that are   
gone before4 ,first1  ,how really they  
got into the kingdom4 ,secondly1 ,how   
safe they  are in the arms of ,jesus2   
would they be here again for a thousand 
worlds8 ,or if they were1 would they be 
afraid that ,god would not  make them   
welcome8 ,thirdly1 ,what would they     
judge of thee if they  knew thy heart   
began to fail thee in thy journey1 or   

thy sins began  to allure thee1 and to  
persuade thee to stop thy race8 would   
they  not call thee a thousand fools8   
and say1 ,o1 that he did but see  what  
we see1 feel what we feel1 and taste of 
the dainties that we  taste of6 ,o1 if  
he were here one quarter of an hour1 to 
behold1 to  see1 to feel1 to taste and  
enjoy but the thousandth part of what   
we enjoy1 what would he do8 ,what would 
he suffer8 ,what would he  leave undone8
 ,would he favour sin8 ,would he love   
this world below8  ,would he be afraid  
of friends1 or shrink at the most       
fearful  threatenings that the greatest 
tyrants could invent to give him8  ,nay1
 those who have had but a sight of these
 things by faith1  when they have been  
as far off from them as heaven from     
earth1 yet  they have been able to say  
with a comfortable and merry heart1 as  
the bird that sings in the spring1 that 
this and more shall not  keep them from 
running to heaven4 ,sometimes1 when my  
base heart  hath been inclining to this 

world1 and to loiter in my journey      
towards heaven1 the very consideration  
of the glorious saints  and angels in   
heaven1 what they enjoy1 and what low   
thoughts they  have of the things of    
this world together1 how they would     
befool  me if they did but know that my 
heart was drawing back2 this  hath      
caused me to rush forward1 to disdain   
these poor1 low1 empty1  beggarly       
things1 and to say to my soul1 ,come1   
soul1 let us not  be weary2 let us see  
what this heaven is2 let us even venture
 all  for it1 and try if that will quit 
the cost4 ,surely ,abraham1 ,david1     
,paul1 and the rest of the saints of    
,god1 were as wise as any are  now1 and 
yet they lost all for this glorious     
kingdom4 ,o6 therefore1  throw away     
stinking lusts1 follow after            
righteousness1 love the  ,lord ,jesus1  
devote thyself unto his fear1 ,i'll     
warrant thee he  will give thee a goodly
 recompense4 ,reader1 what sayst thou to
  this8 ,art thou resolved to follow me8

 ,nay1 resolve if thou canst  to get    
before me4 ',so run1 that ye may        
obtain4'    ,the ,seventh ,motive4 ,to  
encourage thee a little farther1 set to 
the  work1 and when thou hast run       
thyself down weary1 then the ,lord      
,jesus will take thee up1 and carry     
thee4 ,is not this enough to  make any  
poor soul begin his race8 ,thou1        
perhaps1 criest1 ,o but ,i  am feeble1  
,i am lame1 c43 well1 but ,christ hath a
 bosom2 consider1  therefore1 when thou 
hast run thyself down weary1 he will put
  thee in his bosom3 ',he shall gather  
the lambs with his arms1 and  carry them
 in his bosom1 and shall gently lead    
those that are with  young' 7,isa       
#dj3aa74 ,this is the way that fathers  
take to encourage  their children1      
saying3 ,run1 sweet babe1 while thou art
 weary1  and then ,i will take thee up  
and carry thee4 ',he will gather his    
lambs with his arm1 and carry them in   
his bosom4' ,when they are  weary they  
shall ride4#ai ,the ,eighth ,motive4 ,or

 else he will convey  new strength from 
heaven into thy soul1 which will be as  
well--',the  youths shall faint and be  
weary1 and the young men shall utterly  
fall2 but they that wait upon the ,lord 
shall renew their strength2  they shall 
mount up with wings as eagles2 they     
shall run and not  be weary1 they shall 
walk and not faint' 7,isa #dj3cj1ca74   
,what  shall ,i say besides what hath   
already been said8 ,thou shalt have     
good and easy lodging1 good and         
wholesome diet1 the bosom of  ,christ to
 lie in1 the joys of heaven to feed on4 
,shall ,i speak of  the satiety and of  
the duration of all these8 ,verily to   
describe  them to the height it is a    
work too hard for me to do4#bj    ,the  
,ninth ,motive4 ,again methinks the very
 industry of the devil1  and the        
industry of his servants1 c41 should    
make you that have  a desire to heaven  
and happiness to run apace4 ,why1 the   
devil1 he  will lose no time1 spare no  
pains1 also neither will his servants1  

both to seek the destruction of         
themselves and others3 and shall  not we
 be as industrious for our own          
salvation8 ,shall the world  venture the
 damnation of their souls for a poor    
corruptible crown2  and shall not we    
venture the loss of a few trifles for an
 eternal  crown8 ,shall they venture the
 loss of eternal friends1 as ,god to    
love1 ,christ to redeem1 the ,holy      
,spirit to comfort1 heaven for          
habitation1 saints and angels for       
company1 and all this to get and  hold  
communion with sin1 and this world1 and 
a few base1 drunken1  swearing1 lying1  
covetous wretches1 like themselves8 ,and
 shall  not we labour as hard1 run as   
fast1 seek as diligently1 nay1 a        
hundred times more diligently1 for the  
company of these glorious  eternal      
friends1 though with the loss of such as
 these1 nay1 with  the loss of ten      
thousand times better than these poor1  
low1 base1  contemptible things8 ,shall 
it be said at the last day1 that wicked 

men made more haste to hell than you did
 make to heaven8#ba ,that  they spent   
more hours1 days1 and that early and    
late1 for hell1  than you spent for that
 which is ten thousand thousand of      
thousands  times better8 ,o let it not  
be so1 but run with all might and main4 
,thus you see ,i have here spoken       
something1 though but little4 ,now  ,i  
shall come to make some use and         
application of what hath been  said1 and
 so conclude4    ,,vi4 ,,nine ,,uses    
,,of ,,this ,,subject4    ,the first    
use4 ,you see here1 that he that will go
 to heaven1 he  must run for it2 yea1   
and not only run1 but so run1 that is1  
as  ,i have said1 to run earnestly1 to  
run continually1 to strip off  every    
thing that would hinder in his race with
 the rest4 ,well  then1 do you so run8  
,and now let us examine a little4    #a4
 ,art thou got into the right way8 ,art 
thou in ,christ's  righteousness8 ,do   
not say yes in thy heart1 when in truth 
there  is no such matter4 ,it is a      

dangerous thing1 you know1 for a man  to
 think he is in the right way1 when he  
is in the wrong4 ,it is  the next way   
for him to lose his way1 and not only   
so1 but if he  run for heaven1 as thou  
sayst thou dost1 even to lose that too4 
,o  this is the misery of most men1 to  
persuade themselves that they  run      
right1 when they never had one foot in  
the way6 ,the ,lord  give thee          
understanding here1 or else thou art    
undone for ever4  ,prithee1 soul1 search
 when was it thou turned out of thy sins
 and  righteousness into the            
righteousness of ,jesus ,christ4 ,i say1
 dost  thou see thyself in him8 and is  
he more precious to thee than the  whole
 world8 ,is thy mind always musing on   
him8 ,dost thou love  to be talking of  
him--and also to be walking with him8   
,dost thou  count his company more      
precious than the whole world8 ,dost    
thou  count all things but poor1        
lifeless1 empty1 vain things1 without   
communion with him8 ,doth his company   

sweeten all things--and his  absence    
embitter all things8 ,soul1 ,i beseech  
thee1 be serious1 and  lay it to heart1 
and do not take things of such weighty  
concernment  as the salvation or        
damnation of thy soul1 without good     
ground4    #b4 ,art thou unladen of the 
things of this world1 as pride1         
pleasures1  profits1 lusts1 vanities8   
,what6 dost thou think to run fast      
enough  with the world1 thy sins and    
lusts in thy heart8 ,i tell thee1  soul1
 they that have laid all aside1 every   
weight1 every sin1 and  are got into the
 nimblest posture1 they find work enough
 to run2  so to run as to hold out4 ,to 
run through all that opposition1 all    
these jostles1 all these rubs1 over all 
these stumbling-blocks1  over all the   
snares from all these entanglements1    
that the devil1  sin1 the world1 and    
their own hearts1 lay before them2 ,i   
tell  thee1 if thou art agoing          
heavenward1 thou wilt find it no small  
or easy matter4 ,art thou therefore     

discharged and unladen of these  things8
 ,never talk of going to heaven if thou 
art not4 ,it is to be  feared thou wilt 
be found among the many that 'will seek 
to enter  in1 and shall not be able'    
7,luke #ac3bd74    ,the second use4 ,if 
so1 then1 in the next place1 what will  
become  of them that are grown weary    
before they are got half way thither8   
,why1 man1 it is he that holdeth out to 
the end that must be saved2  it is he   
that overcometh that shall inherit all  
things2 it is  not every one that       
begins4 ,agrippa gave a fair step for a 
sudden1  he steps almost into the bosom 
of ,christ in less than half an  hour4  
,thou1 saith he to ,paul1 hast 'almost  
persuaded me to be a  ,christian' 7,acts
 #bf3bf74 ,ah6 but it was but almost2   
and so he had  as good have been never a
 whit2 he stept fair indeed1 but yet he 
stept short2 he was hot while he was at 
it1 but he was quickly out  of wind4 ,o 
this but almost6 ,i tell you1 this but  
almost1 it lost  his soul4 ,methinks ,i 

have seen sometimes how these poor      
wretches  that get but almost to heaven1
 how fearfully their almost1 and their  
but almost1 will torment them in hell2  
when they shall cry out in  the         
bitterness of their souls1 saying1 ,i   
was almost a ,christian4  ,i was almost 
got into the kingdom1 almost out of the 
hands of  the devil1 almost out of my   
sins1 almost from under the curse of    
,god2 almost1 and that was all2 almost1 
but not altogether4 ,o that  ,i should  
be almost at heaven1 and should not go  
quite through6  ,friend1 it is a sad    
thing to sit down before we are in      
heaven1  and to grow weary before we    
come to the place of rest2 and if it    
should be thy case1 ,i am sure thou dost
 not so run as to obtain4  ,but again1  
,the third use4 ,in the next place1     
,what then will become of them  that    
some time since were running post-haste 
to heaven1 insomuch  that they seemed to
 outstrip many1 but now are running as  
fast  back again8 ,do you think those   

will ever come thither8 ,what1 to  run  
back again1 back again to sin1 to the   
world1 to the devil1 back  again to the 
lusts of the flesh8 ,o6 ',it had been   
better for them  not to have known the  
way of righteousness1 than after they   
have  known it1 to turn1' to turn back  
again1 'from the holy commandment'  7#b 
,peter #b3bb74 ,those men shall not only
 be damned for sin1 but  for professing 
to all the world that sin is better than
 ,christ2  for the man that runs back   
again1 he doth as good as say1 ',i have 
tried ,christ1 and ,i have tried sin1   
and ,i do not find so much  profit in   
,christ as in sin4'#bb ,i say1 this man 
declareth this1  even by his running    
back again4 ,o sad6 what a doom they    
will have1  who were almost at          
heaven-gates1 and then run back again4  
',if any  draw back1' saith ,christ by  
his apostle1 'my soul shall have no     
pleasure in him' 7,heb #aj3ch74 ,again1 
',no man having put his hand  to the    
plough1' that is1 set forward1 in the   

ways of ,god1 'and  looking back1'      
turning back again1 'is fit for the     
kingdom of  ,god' 7,luke #i3fb74 ,and if
 not fit for the kingdom of heaven1 then
  for certain he must needs be fit for  
the fire of hell4 ,and therefore1  saith
 the apostle1 those that 'bring forth'  
these apostatizing  fruits1 as 'briars  
and thorns1 are rejected1 and nigh unto 
cursing1  whose end is to be burned'    
7,heb #f3h74 ,o there is never another  
,christ to save them by bleeding and    
dying for them6 ,and if they  shall not 
escape that neglect1 then how shall they
 escape that  reject and turn their back
 upon 'so great a salvation8' 7,heb     
#b3c74 ,and if the righteous1 that is1  
they that run for it1 will  find work   
enough to get to heaven1 'then where    
will the ungodly'  backsliding 'sinner  
appear8' or if ,judas the traitor1 or   
,francis  ,spira the backslider1 were   
but now alive in the world to whisper   
these men in the ear a little1 and tell 
them what it hath cost  their souls for 

backsliding1 surely it would stick by   
them and  make them afraid of running   
back again1 so long as they had one  day
 to live in this world4    ,the fourth  
use4 ,so again1 fourthly1 how unlike to 
these men's  passions#bc will those be  
that have all this while sat still1  and
 have not so much as set one foot       
forward to the kingdom of  heaven4      
,surely he that backslideth1 and he that
 sitteth still in  sin1 they are both of
 one mind2 the one he will not stir1    
because  he loveth his sins1 and the    
things of this world2 the other he  runs
 back again1 because he loveth his sins1
 and the things of  this world3 is it   
not one and the same thing8 ,they are   
all one  here1 and shall not one and the
 same hell hold them hereafter6  ,he is 
an ungodly one that never looked after  
,christ1 and he is an  ungodly one that 
did once look after him and then ran    
quite back  again2 and therefore that   
word must certainly drop out of the     
mouth of ,christ against them both1     

',depart from me1 ye cursed1  into      
everlasting fire1 prepared for the devil
 and his angels'  7,matt #be3da74       
,the fifth use4 ,again1 here you may    
see1 in the next place1 that  is1 they  
that will have heaven must run for it2  
then this calls  aloud to those who     
began but a while since to run1 ,i say1 
for  them to mend their pace if they    
intend to win2 you know that they  which
 come hindmost1 had need run fastest4   
,friend1 ,i tell thee1  there be those  
that have run ten years to thy one1 nay1
 twenty  to thy five1 and yet if thou   
talk with them1 sometimes they will  say
 they doubt they shall come late enough4
 ,how then will it be  with thee8 ,look 
to it therefore that thou delay no time1
 not an  hour's time1 but speedily part 
with all1 with everything that is  an   
hindrance to thee in thy journey1 and   
run2 yea1 and so run that  thou mayest  
obtain4    ,the sixth use4 ,again1      
sixthly1 ,you that are old professors1  
take  you heed that the young striplings

 of ,jesus1 that began to strip  but the
 other day1 do not outrun you1 so as to 
have that scripture  fulfilled on you1  
',the first shall be last1 and the last 
first'2  which will be a shame to you1  
and a credit for them4 ,what1 for a     
young soldier to be more courageous than
 he that hath been used  to wars6 ,to   
you that are hindmost1 ,i say1 strive to
 outrun them  that are before you2 and  
you that are foremost1 ,i say1 hold your
  ground1 and keep before them in faith 
and love1 if possible2  for indeed that 
is the right running1 for one to strive 
to outrun  another2 even for the        
hindmost to endeavour to overtake the   
foremost1 and he that is before should  
be sure to lay out himself  to keep his 
ground1 even to the very utmost4 ,but   
then1    ,the seventh use4 ,again1 ,how 
basely do they behave themselves1 how   
unlike are they to win1 that think it   
enough to keep company with  the        
hindmost8 ,there are some men that      
profess themselves such  as run for     

heaven as well as any2 yet if there be  
but any lazy1  slothful1 cold1          
half-hearted professors in the country1 
they will  be sure to take example by   
them2 they think if they can but keep   
pace with them they shall do fair2 but  
these do not consider that  the hindmost
 lose the prize4 ,you may know it1 if   
you will1 that  it cost the foolish     
virgins dear for their coming too       
late--',they  that were ready went in   
with him1 and the door was shut4        
,afterward1'  mark1 'afterward came the 
other1' the foolish1 'virgins1 saying1  
,lord1 ,lord1 open to us2 but he        
answered1 and said1' ,depart1 ',i know  
you not' 7,matt #be3aj-ab74 ,depart1    
lazy professors1 cold professors1       
slothful professors4 ,o6 methinks the   
,word of ,god is so plain for  the      
overthrow of you lazy professors1 that  
it is to be wondered  men do take no    
more notice of it4 ,how was ,lot's wife 
served for  running lazily1 and for     
giving but one look behind her1 after   

the  things she left in ,sodom8 ,how was
 ,esau served for staying too long      
before he came for the blessing8 ,and   
how were they served that  are mentioned
 in the #acth of ,luke1 'for staying    
till the door was  shut8' ,also the     
foolish virgins2 a heavy after-groan    
will they  give that have thus staid too
 long4 ,it turned ,lot's wife into a    
pillar of salt 7,gen #ai3bf74 ,it made  
,esau weep with an exceeding  loud and  
bitter cry 7,heb #ab3ag74 ,it made      
,judas hang himself3 yea1  and it will  
make thee curse the day in which thou   
wast born1 if  thou miss of the kingdom1
 as thou wilt certainly do1 if this be  
thy course4 ,but1    ,the eighth use4   
,again1 ,how1 and if thou by thy lazy   
running  shouldst not only destroy      
thyself1 but also thereby be the cause  
of the damnation of some others1 for    
thou being a professor thou  must think 
that others will take notice of thee2   
and because thou  art but a poor1 cold1 
lazy runner1 and one that seeks to drive

  the world and pleasure along with     
thee3 why1 thereby others will  think of
 doing so too4 ,nay1 say they1 why may  
not we as well as  he8 ,he is a         
professor1 and yet he seeks for         
pleasures1 riches1  profits2 he loveth  
vain company1 and he is proud1 and he is
 so  and so1 and professeth that he is  
going for heaven2 yea1 and he  saith    
also he doth not fear but he shall have 
entertainment2 let  us therefore keep   
pace with him1 we shall fare no worse   
than he4  ,o how fearful a thing will it
 be1 if that thou shalt be instrumental 
of the ruin of others by thy halting in 
the way of righteousness6  ,look to it1 
thou wilt have strength little enough to
 appear before  ,god1 to give an account
 of the loss of thy own soul2 thou      
needest  not have to give an account for
 others2 why1 thou didst stop them  from
 entering in4 ,how wilt thou answer that
 saying1 ,you would  not enter in       
yourselves1 and them that would you     
hinder2 for that  saying will be        

eminently fulfilled on them that through
 their  own idleness do keep themselves 
out of heaven1 and by giving of  others 
the same example1 hinder them also4     
,the ninth use4 ,therefore1 now to speak
 a word to both of you1 and  so ,i shall
 conclude4    #a4 ,i beseech you1 in the
 name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that 
none  of you do run so lazily in the way
 to heaven as to hinder either          
yourselves or others4 ,i know that even 
he which runs laziest1 if  he should see
 a man running for a temporal life1 if  
he should so  much neglect his own      
well-being in this world as to venture1 
when  he is a-running for his life1 to  
pick up here and there a lock of  wool  
that hangeth by the way-side1 or to step
 now and then aside  out of the way for 
to gather up a straw or two1 or any     
rotten  stick1 ,i say1 if he should do  
this when he is a-running for his  life1
 thou wouldst condemn him2 and dost thou
 not condemn thyself  that dost the very
 same in effect1 nay worse1 that        

loiterest  in thy race1 notwithstanding 
thy soul1 heaven1 glory1 and all is  at 
stake4 ,have a care1 have a care1 poor  
wretched sinner1 have a  care4    #b4   
,if yet there shall be any that1        
notwithstanding this advice1  will still
 be flaggering and loitering in the way 
to the kingdom  of glory1 be thou so    
wise as not to take example by them4    
,learn  of no man further than he       
followeth ,christ4 ,but look unto       
,jesus1  who is not only 'the author and
 finisher of faith1' but who did1  'for 
the joy that was set before him1 endured
 the cross1 despising  the shame1 and is
 now set down at the right hand of ,god'
 7,heb  #ab3b74 ,i say1 look to no man  
to learn of him no further than he      
followeth ,christ4 ',be ye followers of 
me1' saith ,paul1 'even as  ,i also am  
of ,christ' 7#a ,cor #aa3a74 ,though he 
was an eminent man1  yet his exhortation
 was1 that none should follow him any   
further  than he followed ,christ4      
,,vii4 ,,provocation4 ,,to ,,run ,,with 

,,the ,,foremost4    ,now that you may  
be provoked to run with the foremost1   
take notice  of this4 ,when ,lot and his
 wife were running from cursed ,sodom   
to the mountains1 to save their lives1  
it is said that his wife  looked back   
from behind him1 and she became a pillar
 of salt2 and  yet you see that neither 
her practice1 nor the judgment of ,god  
that fell upon her for the same1 would  
cause ,lot to look behind  him4 ,i have 
sometimes wondered at ,lot in this      
particular2 his  wife looked behind her1
 and died immediately1 but let what     
would  become of her1 ,lot would not so 
much as look behind him to see  her4 ,we
 do not read that he did so much as once
 look where she was1  or what was become
 of her2 his heart was indeed upon his  
journey1  and well it might3 there was  
the mountain before him1 and the  fire  
and brimstone behind him2 his life lay  
at stake and he had  lost it if he had  
but looked behind him4 ,do thou so run3 
and in  thy race remember ,lot's wife1  

and remember her doom2 and remember  for
 what that doom did overtake her2 and   
remember that ,god made  her an example 
for all lazy runners1 to the end of the 
world3 and  take heed thou fall not     
after the same example4 ,but1 if this   
will  not provoke thee1 consider thus1  
#a4 ,thy soul is thy own soul1 that is  
either to be saved or lost2  thou shalt 
not lose my soul by thy laziness4 ,it is
 thy own soul1  thy own ease1 thy own   
peace1 thy own advantage1 or            
disadvantage4  ,if it were my soul that 
thou art desired to be good unto1       
methinks  reason should move thee       
somewhat to pity it4 ,but alas1 it is   
thy  own1 thy own soul4 ',what shall it 
profit a man if he shall gain  the whole
 world1 and lose his own soul8' 7,mark  
#h3cf74 ,god's people  wish well to the 
souls of others1 and wilt not thou wish 
well to  thy own8 ,and if this will not 
provoke thee1 then think again1    #b4  
,if thou lose thy soul1 it is thou also 
that must bear the blame4  ,it made     

,cain stark mad to consider that he had 
not looked to his  brother ,abel's soul4
 ,how much more will it perplex thee to 
think1  that thou hadst not a care of   
thy own8 ,and if this will not provoke  
thee to bestir thyself1 think again1    
#c4 ,that if thou wilt not run1 the     
people of ,god are resolved to  deal    
with thee even as ,lot dealt with his   
wife1 that is1 leave  thee behind them4 
,it may be thou hast a father1 mother1  
brother1  c41 going post-haste to       
heaven1 wouldst thou be willing to be   
left behind them8 ,surely no4 ,again1   
#d4 ,will it not be a dishonour to thee 
to see the very boys and  girls in the  
country to have more wit than thyself8  
,it may be the  servants of some men1 as
 the horsekeeper1 ploughman1 scullion1  
c41 are more looking after heaven than  
their masters4 ,i am apt  to think      
sometimes1 that more servants than      
masters1 that more  tenants than        
landlords1 will inherit the kingdom of  
heaven4 ,but  is not this a shame for   

them that are such8 ,i am persuaded you 
scorn1 that your servants should say    
that they are wiser than you  in the    
things of this world2 and yet ,i am bold
 to say1 that many  of them are wiser   
than you in the things of the world to  
come1  which are of great concernment4  
,,viii4 ,a ,,short ,,expostulation4     
,well then1 sinner1 what sayest thou8   
,where is thy heart8 ,wilt thou  run8   
,art thou resolved to strip8 ,or art    
thou not8 ,think quickly1  man1 it is no
 dallying in this matter4 ,confer not   
with flesh and  blood2 look up to       
heaven1 and see how thou likest it2 also
 to  hell--of which thou mayst          
understand something by my book1 called1
  ,a few ,sighs from ,hell2 or the      
,groans of a damned ,soul2 which ,i     
wish thee to read seriously over--and   
accordingly devote thyself4  ,if thou   
dost not know the way1 inquire at the   
,word of ,god4 ,if thou  wantest        
company1 cry for ,god's ,spirit4 ,if    
thou wantest encouragement1  entertain  

the promises4 ,but be sure thou begin by
 times2 get into  the way2 run apace and
 hold out to the end2 and the ,lord give
 thee  a prosperous journey4 ,farewell4 
,,footnotes3    #a ,it was the commonly 
received opinion that1 at the moment  of
 death1 the angels and devils strove to 
carry away the soul4  ,if the dying man 
had received the consecrated wafer1 the 
devils  were scared at it1 and lost     
their victim4 ,hence the prayer--',from 
lightning1 battle1 murder1 and sudden   
death1 good ,lord1 deliver  us'2 a      
curious contrast to1 ',thy will be      
done'6 ,were they sinners  above all men
 upon whom the tower in ,siloam fell and
 slew them8  7,luke #ac3d74 ,o that men 
would rely upon the righteousness of    
,christ  stimulating them to run for    
glory1 as heavenly footmen1 and not     
upon the nostrums of ,antichrist6--,ed4 
#b ,in a very beautifully ornamented    
,liturgy of the ,church of  ,england1   
prior to the ,reformation1 after the    
,salisbury use1 printed  in #aebf 7in   

the ,editor's library71 is this         
direction--',these iii4  prayers be     
wrytten in the chapel of the holy crosse
 in ,rome1 who  that deuoutly say them  
they shall obteyne ten hundred thousand 
years of pardon for deadly sins graunted
 of oure holy father ,jhon  xxii pope of
 ,rome4' ,the three prayers only occupy 
twenty-six short  lines1 and may be     
gravely repeated in two minutes4 ,such  
was and ,,is  ,popery66 ,but at the end 
of all this promised pardon for a       
million  of years--what then8 ,will     
eternal torments commence8--,ed4    #c  
,how awfully is this pictured to the    
soul in that solemn account  of the day 
of death and judgment in ,matthew #be2  
and how strikingly  applied in the      
,pilgrim's ,progress in the character of
 ,ignorance4--,ed4      #d ',when the   
bell begins to toll1  ,lord have mercy  
on the soul4'      ,the ,papists imagine
 that there is an extraordinary power in
 the  bell hallowed by baptism to drive 
away the spirits of darkness1 so  that  

the departing soul may take its journey 
without molestation66  ,it was also     
intended to rouse the faithful to pray  
for the  dead person's soul4 ,this1 and 
other superstitious practices1 were     
suspended during the ,protectorate in   
some parishes1 if not generally1  but   
were revived at the ,restoration1       
because the omission injured  the       
revenues of the church4--,see ,brand's  
,popular ,antiquities4--,ed4    #e ,this
 quotation1 probably made from memory1  
is a mixture of  the ,genevan and the   
present version4--,ed4    #f ,francis   
,spira1 in #aedh1 being a lawyer in     
great repute in  ,italy1 professed      
gospel principles1 but afterwards       
relapsed into  ,popery1 and became a    
victim of black despair4 ,the man in the
 iron  cage1 at the ,interpreter's      
house1 probably referred to ,spira4 ,the
  narrative of his fearful state is     
preceded by a poem3--      ',here see a 
soul that's all despair1 a man  ,all    
hell1 a spirit all wounds4 ,who can  ,a 

wounded spirit bear8  ,reader1 wouldst  
see what you may never feel1  ,despair1 
racks1 torments1 whips of burning steel8
  ,behold this man1 this furnace1 in    
whose heart  ,sin hath created hell4 ,o6
 in each part  ,what flames appear8     
,his thoughts all stings2 words1 swords2
  ,brimstone his breath2  ,his eyes1    
flames2 wishes1 curses2 life1 a death1  
,a thousand deaths live in him1 he not  
dead--  ,a breathing corpse in living   
scalding lead4'--,ed4      #g ,how plain
 and important is this direction4 ,saul 
the persecutor  ran fast1 but the faster
 he ran in his murderous zeal the       
further  he ran from the prize4 ,let    
every staunch sectarian examine         
prayerfully  his way1 especially if the 
sect he belongs to is patronized by     
princes1 popes1 or potentates1 and      
endowed with worldly honours4  ,he may  
be running from and not to heaven4--,ed4
    #h ,he that trusts in the sect to   
which he belongs is assuredly  in the   
wrong way1 whether it be the ,church of 

,rome or ,england1  ,quaking1 ,ranting1 
,baptists1 or ,independents4 ,trust in  
,christ must  be all in all4 ,first be  
,,in ,christ1 then run for heaven1      
looking  unto ,christ4 ,keep fellowship 
with those who are the purest1 and  run 
fastest in the ordinances of the gospel 
which are revealed in  the ,word4       
,follow no human authority nor craft1   
seek the influence  of the ,holy ,spirit
 for yourself1 that you may be led into 
all  truth1 then you will so run as to  
obtain4--,ed4    #i ,how plain is this  
direction1 and how does it commend      
itself to  our common-sense2 lumpish    
shoes1 and pockets filled with stones1  
how absurd for a man who is running a   
race66 ,stop1 my dear reader1  have you 
cast away all useless encumbrances1 and 
all easily besetting  sins8 ,is your    
heart full of mammon1 or pride1 or      
debauchery8 if  so1 you have no particle
 of strength to run for heaven1 but are 
running upon swift perdition4--,ed4     
#aj ,this is one of those beautiful     

ideas which so abound in all  ,bunyan's 
works4 ,our way to the kingdom is       
consecrated by the cross  of ,christ1   
and may be known throughout by the      
sprinkling of his  blood1 his groans1   
his agonies4 ,all the doctrines that put
 us in  the way are sanctified by the   
atonement2 all the spurs to a diligent  
running in that way are powerful as     
motives1 by our being bought  with that 
precious price1 the death of ,emmanuel4 
,o6 my soul1  be thou found looking unto
 ,jesus1 he is ,,the ,,way1 the only way
 to  heaven4--,ed4    #aa ,strange      
infatuation1 desperate pride1 that man  
should reject  the humbling simplicity  
of ,divine truth1 and run so anxiously1 
greedily1 and in hosts1 in the road to  
ruin1 because priestcraft  calls it 'the
 way of ,god'2 preferring the miserable 
sophistry of  ,satan and his emissaries 
to the plain directions of ,holy ,writ4 
,o6 reader1 put not your trust in man1  
but1 while ,god is ready to  direct you1
 rely solely on his ,holy ,word4--,ed4  

#ab ',happily1' or haply1 were formerly 
used to express the same  meaning4--,ed4
    #ac ',sink-souls' is one of         
,bunyan's strong ,saxonisms1 full of    
meaning1 ',sink' is that in which filth 
or foulness is deposited4      ',she    
poured forth out of her hellish sink1   
,her fruitful cursed                    
spawn4'--,spencer4--,ed4      #ad ,this 
is one of ,bunyan's most deeply         
expressive directions to  the           
heaven-ward pilgrim2 may it sink into   
our hearts4 ,christ is  the way1 the    
cross is the standing way-mark          
throughout the road1  never out of      
sight4 ,in embracing the humbling       
doctrines of grace1  in sorrow for sin1 
in crucifying self1 in bearing each     
other's  burdens1 in passing through the
 river that will absorb our             
mortality--from the new birth to our    
inheritance--the cross is  the          
way-mark4--,ed4    #ae ,our holiest1    
happiest duties1 ,,if they interfere    
with a simple  and exclusive reliance   

upon ,christ for justification1 must be 
accursed in our esteem2 while1 if they  
are fulfilled in a proper  spirit of    
love to him1 they become our most       
blessed privileges4  ,reader1 be jealous
 of your motives4--,ed4    #af ,this is 
very solemn warning4 ,but is it asked   
how are we  to see that that is         
invisible1 or to imagine bliss that is  
past  our understanding8 ,the reply is1 
treasure up in your heart those         
glimpses of glory contained in the      
,word4 ,be daily in communion  with the 
world of spirits1 and it may be your    
lot1 with ,paul1 to  have so            
soul-ravishing a sense of eternal       
realities1 as scarcely  to know whether 
you are in the body or not4--,ed4    #ag
 ,how characteristic of ,bunyan is this 
sentence1 'the rich  voyage4' ,god      
environing us about with his presence in
 time1 and  eternal felicity in the     
desired haven3 'the lumpish heart' at   
times apparently indifferent to the     
glorious harvest3 'a pair of  spurs' to 

prick us on in the course4 ,the word    
voyage 7from via1  a way7 was in        
,bunyan's time equally used for a       
journey by sea or  land1 it is now      
limited to travelling by sea4--,ed4     
#ah ',scrubbed'2 worthless1 vile1       
insignificant in the sight of  man1 who 
judges from the outward1 temporal       
condition2 but1 in the  case of         
,lazarus1 precious in the sight of      
,god4--,ed4    #ai ,what an             
inexhaustible source of comfort is      
contained in  this passage4 ,blessed    
carriage1 in which the poorest1 weakest 
of  ,christ's flock shall ride4         
,millions of gold could not purchase the
  privilege thus to ride in ease and    
safety1 supported and guarded  by       
,omnipotence1 and guided by             
,omniscience4--,ed4    #bj ,summed up by
 the ,psalmist1 ',happy is that people  
that is  in such a case4 ,happy is that 
people whose ,god is the ,lord' 7,psa   
#add3ae74--;,ed4    #ba ,how severe and 
cutting1 but how just1 is this          

reflection  upon many1 that wicked men1 
for the gratification of destructive    
propensities1 should evince greater zeal
 and perseverance to light  up the fire 
of hell in their consciences1 than some 
professing  ,christians do in following 
after peace and holiness1 ',go to the   
ant1 thou sluggard1 consider her ways   
and be wise4'--,ed4    #bb ,how awful a 
warning is this to the backslider4 ,a   
wicked  professor is a practical atheist
 and a contemptible hypocrite4  ,but the
 backslider is worse1 he proclaims1 in  
his downward course1  the awful         
blasphemy that 'sin is better than      
,christ'2 'hell is  preferable to       
heaven4' ,o6 that some poor bewildered  
backslider  may1 by a ,divine blessing  
upon the voice of ,bunyan1 be arrested  
in his mad career4--,ed4    #bc         
',passions'2 the old ,english term for  
sufferings4 ,it is used  in ,acts #a    
emphatically1 to express the last       
sufferings of the  ,saviour2 as also in 
what is called 'passion week4'--,ed4    

999999    ,,the ,,holy ,,city2 ,,or1    
,,the ,,new ,,jerusalem3    ,,wherein   
,,its ,,goodly ,,light1 ,,walls1        
,,gates1 ,,angels1 ,,and ,,the ,,manner 
,,of ,,their ,,standing1 ,,are          
,,expounded3 ,,also ,,her ,,length ,,and
 ,,breadth1  ,,together ,,with ,,the    
,,golden ,,measuring-,,reed ,,explained3
 ,,and ,,the ,,glory  ,,of ,,all        
,,unfolded4    ,,as ,,also ,,the        
,,numerousness ,,of ,,its ,,inhabitants2
 ,,and ,,what ,,the ,,tree ,,and        
,,water ,,of ,,life ,,are1 ,,by ,,which 
,,they ,,are ,,sustained4    ',glorious 
things are spoken of thee1 ,o city of   
,god4'-,psalm #hg3c    ',and the name of
 the city from that day shall be1 ,,the 
,,lord ,,is  ,,there4'-,ezekiel #dh3ce  
,london3 ,printed in the year #affe     
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor     
,reader1 it will require the utmost     
effort of your powers of faith  in      
perfectly well authenticated history to 
believe an almost  incredible fact1 but 
which certainly took place in ,england1 

under  the reformed church in #affe4 ,it
 is1 however1 true1 that a number  of   
eminently pious1 loyal1 sober1          
industrious citizens were immured1  by  
the forms of law1 within the walls of a 
small prison on ,bedford  ,bridge1 over 
the river ,ouse1 for refusing to attend 
the parish  church or join in the       
service prescribed by ,acts of          
,parliament1  according to the ,book of 
,common ,prayer4 ,the ,ruler of the     
universe  deigned to approve their      
conduct1 and to visit these prisoners   
with his peculiar approbation4 ,he made 
their prison a ,bethel1 the  house of   
,god1 and the very gate of heaven-thus  
richly blessing their  souls for        
refusing to render unto man the things  
that are ,god's4    ,on the ,lord's day 
they were in the habit of uniting in    
,divine worship4  ,their prison chamber 
had received no prelatic consecration1  
but  ,god was in their midst to bless   
them4 ,it happened one morning that  it 
came to the turn of a poor itinerant    

tinker1 of extraordinary  ability1 to   
address his fellow-prisoners-he had     
neither written  nor even prepared a    
sermon1 and felt1 for a time1 at a loss 
for  a text or subject4 ,at length1     
while turning over the sacred pages1    
his eye was directed to the description 
of the ,holy ,city-,new  ,jerusalem1    
which in the latter day will gloriously 
descend from  heaven4 ,his soul was     
enlarged and enlightened with the       
dazzling  splendour of that sacred      
city-his heart1 which had felt 'empty1  
spiritless1 and barren1' was baptized   
into his subject-'with a few  groans1 he
 carried his meditations to the ,lord   
,jesus for a blessing1  which he did    
forthwith grant according to his grace1 
and then the  preacher did set before   
his brethren the spiritual meat1 and    
they  did all eat and were well         
refreshed4 ,while distributing the      
truth1  it did so increase in his hand1 
that of the fragments he gathered  up a 
basket full1 and furnished this heavenly

 treatise4' ,such1 in  substance1 is the
 author's interesting account of the    
circumstances  under which he wrote this
 book4 ,he adds1 with humility1 that    
the men of this world would laugh1 in   
conceit1 that one so low1  contemptible1
 and inconsiderable should busy himself 
with so hard  and knotty a subject1 but 
humbly hopes1 that though but a babe in 
,christ1 these truths were revealed to  
him4 ,to the real followers  of the     
lowly ,jesus1 the poor carpenter's son1 
'who had not where  to lay his head'-of 
whom the ,jews said1 ',how knoweth this 
man  letters1 having never learned8'    
7,john #g3ae7-;despised by princes1     
prelates1 scribes1 and ,pharisees-to    
such1 the poverty1 the  occupation1 and 
the want of book-learning of our author 
needs no  apology4 ,it is all-sufficient
 to know that he was mighty in the      
,scriptures1 and deeply taught of the   
,holy ,spirit4 ,these are the  only     
sources of information relative to the  
,new ,jerusalem2 and  in this treatise  

the author has richly developed the     
treasures of  the ,bible in reference to
 this solemn subject4 ,to the same      
prison  discipline to which we are      
indebted for the ,pilgrim's ,progress1  
we owe this1 and other of the labours of
 that eminent servant  of ,christ1 ,john
 ,bunyan4 ,little did the poor tyrants  
who sent him  to jail think that1 in    
such a place1 he would have this blessed
  vision of the heavenly city1 or that  
his severe sufferings would  materially 
aid in destroying their wicked craft4   
,the subject is one of pure revelation4 
,the philosopher-the  theologian-the    
philologist-the historian1 and the      
antiquarian1  are utterly unable to     
grapple with that which is here so      
admirably  handled by a poor unlettered 
prisoner for ,christ1 who1 from the     
inexhaustible storehouse of ,god's      
,word1 brings forth things new  and old 
to comfort the pilgrim1 whether in a    
prison or a palace1  and to enliven his 
prospects on his way to this celestial  

city4  ,the ,new ,jerusalem is a sublime
 object1 and we are bound humbly to     
adore that majestic mercy which has     
condescended to give us such  a glimpse 
of the glory which1 in its unbounded    
extent1 passeth  all the powers of our  
earth-bound souls to conceive4    ,it is
 a city whose builder and maker is      
,god-perfect as his infinite            
wisdom-strong as his omnipotence-eternal
 as his existence4 ,who by  searching   
can find out the perfections of the     
,almighty-they can  only be traced by   
his revealed will1 and with our poor    
powers1 even  then but faintly4 ,no man 
ever possessed a more intimate knowledge
  of the ,bible1 nor greater aptitude in
 quoting it than ,bunyan3 he  must have 
meditated in it day and night2 and in   
this treatise his  biblical treasures   
are wisely used4 ,he begins with the    
foundation  of the walls1 and shows that
 they are based upon the truths taught  
to the twelve tribes1 and by the twelve 
apostles of the ,lamb4 ,all  these      

truths are perfectly handed down to us  
in holy ,writ1 alike  immutable and     
unalterable4 ,cursed are they that add  
to that book1  either by tradition or by
 the imposition of creeds1 rites1 and   
ceremonies1 and not less cursed are they
 that take from it4 ,these  solid       
foundations support walls and gates     
through which nothing  can enter that   
defileth4 ,it is a pattern to the church
 on earth1  into which none should be   
admitted but saints1 known from their   
conversation as living epistles4 ',not  
common stuff1 not raked out  of the     
dunghills and muck heaps of this world1 
and from among the  toys of antichrist1 
but spiritual1 heavenly and glorious    
precious  stones4' ,this city has but   
one street1 showing the perfect unity   
among all its inhabitants1 and it is    
only under the personal reign  of       
,christ that uniformity can exist4 ,the 
divisions among ,christians  arise1 as  
,bunyan justly concludes1 from          
'antichristian rubbish1  darkness1 and  

trumpery4' ,the cause of all the        
confusion is the lust  of man for       
domination over conscience1 the         
government of which is  the sole        
prerogative of ,god1 and this is        
strengthened by the hope  of passing    
through time in idleness1 luxury1 and   
honour1 under the  false pretence of    
apostolic descent transmitted through   
ceremonies  worse than childish4 ,in our
 ,lord's days there was union among his 
disciples1 as there must be under his   
personal reign in the ,new  ,jerusalem4 
,but in the times of the apostles the   
disciples were  divided-one was of      
,paul-another of ,apollos1 and others of
 ,cephas4  ,the ,holy ,ghost issued laws
 to regulate the church in their        
disputes-not  an act of uniformity1 but 
an injunction to the exercise of mutual 
forbearance1 ',who art thou that judges 
another man's servant4'  ',let every man
 be fully persuaded in his own mind'    
7,rom #ad3d1e74    ,after viewing the   
spiritual unity of the inhabitants of   

this wonderful  city1 we are introduced 
to its temple4 ,how vast the edifice1 to
  contain the millions on millions of   
worshippers-every inhabitant  being     
present in the general assembly and     
church of the first-born6  ,utterly     
beneath our notice are the most         
magnificent temples  raised by human    
ingenuity and vanity1 when compared with
 that of  the ,holy ,city4 ,its         
foundation1 the immutability of ,god-its
 extent1  his divine immensity-its      
walls1 the omnipotence of ,jehovah-its  
treasury1 the unsearchable riches of    
,christ-its worshippers1  the countless 
myriads of the nations of those that are
 saved-its  duration1 ,,eternity4 ,it is
 the inheritance of the ,son of ,god1   
,jehovah ,jesus1 and is worthy of ,,his 
inconceivable majesty4 ,in all  the     
multitude not one hypocrite will be     
found-not one sleeping  worshipper-no   
wandering thought-no fear of sin or of  
,satan and his  persecuting agents-death
 itself will be dead and swallowed up in

  life and immortality-all are          
pure-clothed in white robes-the palm  of
 victory in their hands-singing the     
glorious anthems of heaven4  ,o my soul6
 who are they that are thus unspeakably 
blessed8 ,shall ,i  be a citizen of that
 city8 ,god has told us who they are-not
 those  who have been cherished by the  
state-clothed with honour1 who  have    
eaten the bread of idleness4 ,no4       
',these are they which came  out of     
great tribulation' 7,rev #g3ad74 ,from  
all kindreds1 nations1  sects1 and      
parties-they who obeyed ,god and not man
 in all matters  of faith and           
holiness-those who submitted to the     
,saviour1 and have  washed their robes  
and made them white in the blood of the 
,lamb4  ,how vile is that sectarian     
spirit which in cold blood consigns all 
but its own sect to eternal misery4 ,how
 strange the calculation  of that       
,jewish ,rabbi1#a who1 dooming to       
miserable and eternal  slavery all but  
his own little party1 gives to every    

,jew two  thousand eight hundred souls  
to be tormented and tyrannically used   
as slaves4 ,the bitter sectarian who    
thus judges that all not of  his own    
party shall be destroyed1 will do well  
to listen to the  voice of truth1 ',with
 what judgment ye judge ye shall be     
judged4'  ,all these absurd and wicked  
feelings are fast wearing away before   
the advancing spirit of ,christianity4  
,when the leaven of ,divine  truth shall
 have spread over the whole earth1      
antichrist will  finally fall-then shall
 this ,new ,jerusalem descend from      
heaven1  and become the glory of the    
earth4 ,how distant soever that period  
may seem1 it is irresistibly hastening  
on4 ,since ,bunyan's days1  persecution 
has hid its ugly head-,north ,america1  
which was then a  land of darkness1 is  
now widely covered with gospel          
blessings-slavery  is coming to an      
end-,india1 the islands of the ,pacific1
 and the vast  territories of           
,australia1 are yielding their increase4

 ,a few more  centuries of progression1 
increasing in its ratio as time draws   
to a close1 will hasten on the coming of
 our ,lord4    ,the growth in grace of  
every ,christian goes on thus gradually4
 ,bunyan  draws a beautiful picture of  
this from ,ezekiel #dg3c-ab4 ,it is so  
slow as scarcely to be perceptible1 and 
one proof of its growth  in our hearts  
is a doubt as to whether we are         
progressing at all4  ,the more the light
 of heaven breaks in upon us1 the more  
clearly  it displays our sinful follies4
 ,according to the prophet1 the waters  
rise higher and higher1 but so slowly as
 to elude observation1  until we find   
that they have risen from the ancles to 
the knees1  and at length they rise and 
leave no standing for the feet-the      
earth recedes with time1 and the soul   
enters upon the ocean of  eternal grace 
and glory4 ,the time is coming when we  
shall no longer  worship in temples made
 with hands1 neither in the mountains of
  ,samaria1 nor in the temples of       

,jerusalem1 or ,rome1 or ,london4 ',the 
cloud-capt towers-the gorgeous          
palaces-the solemn temples-yea1 the     
great globe itself1 shall dissolve1 and1
 like the baseless fabric  of a vision1 
leave not a wreck behind4' ,or in       
language far more  solemn and striking1 
because they are the unerring words of  
truth1  ',the heavens shall pass away   
with a great noise1 and the elements    
shall melt with fervent heat2 the earth 
also1 and the works that  are therein1  
shall be burned up4' ,then shall the    
,holy ,city-the ,new  ,jerusalem-descend
 from heaven1 and all the ransomed of   
the ,lord  shall find in it a glorious  
and everlasting habitation4    ,bunyan  
published this ,book in a very small    
#hvo of #bid pages4 ,it was  never      
reprinted separately from his other     
works1 and even in them  it suffered    
from serious omissions and errors4 ,it  
is now accurately  printed from his     
original edition4 ,the copy in ,dr4     
,williams'  ,library1 ,redcross ,street1

 is remarkably fine and clean1 a        
present1  most probably1 in the first   
instance1 from the author1 having  an   
inscription on the fly leaf1 apparently 
in ,bunyan's autograph1  ',this for my  
good and dearly beloved frend mistris   
,backcraft4'  ,it has a false title1    
bearing the imprint of ',london1        
,printed for  ,francis ,smith1 at the   
,elephant and ,castle without ,temple   
,barr1  #affi4' ,the editor's copy1     
soiled and tattered1 cost him twenty    
shillings1 a striking proof of its      
rarity4 ,this has the original  title1  
with the real date1 #affe1 but without a
 printer's or publisher's  name-from    
which it may be inferred that no one    
dared to patronize  the labours of the  
poor prisoner-a circumstance tending to 
make  the book more prized by the lovers
 of ,christian liberty4 ,the four       
dedications are singular1 and truly     
,bunyanish4    ,,geo ,,offor4      ,,the
 ,,epistle ,,to ,,four ,,sorts ,,of     
,,readers    ,i4 ,,to ,,the ,,godly     

,,reader4    ,friend1-,though the men of
 this world1 at the sight of this book1 
will not only deride1 but laugh in      
conceit1 to consider that one  so low1  
contemptible1 and inconsiderable as ,i1 
should busy myself  in such sort1 as to 
meddle with the exposition of so hard   
and  knotty a ,scripture as here they   
find the subject matter of this  little 
book2 yet do thou remember that ',god   
hath chosen the foolish  things of the  
world to confound the wise1 and things  
which are  not1 to bring to nought      
things that are' 7#a ,cor #a3bg1bh74    
,consider  also1 that even of old it    
hath been his pleasure to 'hide these   
things from the wise and prudent1 and to
 reveal them unto babes'  7,matt #aa3be1
 #ba3ae1af74 ,i tell you that the       
operation of the ,word  and ,spirit of  
,god1 without depending upon that       
idol1#b so much  adored1 is sufficient  
of itself to search out 'all things1    
even  the deep things of ,god' 7#a ,cor 
#b3aj74    ,the occasion of my first    

meddling with this matter was  as       
followeth3-,upon a certain first-day1 ,i
 being together with my  brethren in our
 prison chamber1 they expected that1    
according to  our custom1 something     
should be spoken out of the ,word for   
our  mutual edification2 but at that    
time ,i felt myself1 it being my  turn  
to speak1 so empty1 spiritless1 and     
barren1 that ,i thought  ,i should not  
have been able to speak among them so   
much as five  words of truth with life  
and evidence2 but at last it so fell out
  that providentially ,i cast mine eye  
upon the eleventh verse of  the one and 
twentieth chapter of this prophecy2 upon
 which1 when  ,i had considered a while1
 methought ,i perceived something of    
that  jasper in whose light you there   
find this holy city is said to come  or 
descend2 wherefore having got in my eye 
some dim glimmerings  thereof1 and      
finding also in my heart a desire to see
 farther  thereinto1 ,i with a few      
groans did carry my meditations to the  

,lord ,jesus for a blessing1 which he   
did forthwith grant according  to his   
grace2 and helping me to set before my  
brethren1 we did all  eat1 and were well
 refreshed2 and behold also1 that while 
,i was in  the distributing of it1 it so
 increased in my hand1 that of the      
fragments that we left1 after we had    
well dined1 ,i gathered up  this        
basketful4 ,methought the more ,i cast  
mine eye upon the whole  discourse1 the 
more ,i saw lie in it4 ,wherefore       
setting myself to  a more narrow search1
 through frequent prayer to ,god1 what  
first  with doing1 and then with        
undoing1 and after that with doing      
again1  ,i thus did finish it4    ,but  
yet1 notwithstanding all my labour and  
travel in this matter1  ,i do not1      
neither can ,i expect that every godly  
heart should in  every thing see the    
truth and excellency of what is here    
discoursed2  neither would ,i have them 
imagine that ,i have so thoroughly      
viewed  this holy city1 but that much   

more than ,i do here crush out is yet   
left in the cluster4 ,alas6 ,i shall    
only say thus1 ,i have crushed  out a   
little juice to sweeten their lips      
withal1 not doubting but  in a little   
time more large measures of the         
excellency of this  city1 and of its    
sweetness and glory1 will by others be  
opened  and unfolded2 yea1 if not by the
 servants of the ,lord ,jesus1 yet  by  
the ,lord himself1 who will have this   
city builded and set in  its own place4 
,but1 ,i say1 for this discourse1 if any
 of the saints that read  herein think  
they find nought at all but words1 as   
many times it  falleth out even in their
 reading the ,scriptures of ,god        
themselves1  ,i beg1 ,i say1 of such1   
that they read charitably1 judge        
modestly1  and also that they would take
 heed of concluding that because they   
for the present see nothing in this or  
that passage1 that therefore  there is  
nothing in it3 possibly from that which 
thou mayest cast  away as an empty bone1

 others may pick both good and wholesome
  bits1 yea1 and also out of that suck  
much nourishing marrow4 ,you  find by   
experience1 that that very bit that will
 not down with one1  may yet not only   
down1 but be healthful and nourishing to
 another4  ,babes are more for milk than
 strong meat1 though meat will well     
digest with those that are of riper     
years4 ,wherefore that which  thy       
weakness will not suffer thee to feed   
on1 leave2 and go to  the milk and      
nourishment that in other places thou   
shalt find4    ,,ii4 ,,to ,,the         
,,learned ,,reader4    ,my second word  
is to my wise and learned reader4       
,sir1-,i suppose1 in your reading of    
this discourse1 you will be apt  to     
blame me for two things3 ,first1        
,because ,i have not so beautified  my  
matter with acuteness of language as you
 could wish or desire4  ,secondly1      
,because also ,i have not given you1    
either in the line  or in the margent1 a
 cloud of sentences from the learned    

fathers1  that have1 according to their 
wisdom1 possibly1 handled these  matters
 long before me4    ,to the first ,i    
say1 the matter indeed is excellent and 
high2 but  for my part ,i am weak and   
low2 it also deserveth a more full and  
profound discourse than my small pats   
will help me to make upon  the matter4  
,but yet seeing the ,lord looketh not at
 the outward  appearance1 but on the    
heart1 neither regardeth high-swelling  
words of vanity1 but pure and naked     
truth2 and seeing also that a  widow's  
mite being all1 even heart as well as   
substance1 is counted  more1 and better1
 than to cast in little out of much1 and
 that  little too perhaps the worst1 ,i 
hope my little1 being all1 my  farthing1
 seeing ,i have no more1 may be accepted
 and counted for  a great deal in the   
,lord's treasury4 ,besides1 ,sir1 words 
easy to  be understood do often hit the 
mark1 when high and learned ones  do    
only pierce the air4 ,he also that      
speaks to the weakest1 may  make the    

learned understand him2 when he that    
striveth to be high1  is not only for   
the most part understood but of a sort1 
but also  many times is neither         
understood by them nor by himself4      
,secondly1 ,the reason why you find me  
empty of the language of the  learned1  
,i mean their sentences and words which 
others use1 is  because ,i have them    
not1 nor have not read them3 had it not 
been  for the ,bible1 ,i had not only   
not thus done it1 but not at all4       
,lastly4 ,i do find in most such a      
spirit of whoredom and idolatry         
concerning the learning of this world1  
and wisdom of the flesh1  and ,god's    
glory so much stained and diminished    
thereby2 that had  ,i all their aid and 
assistance at command1 ,i durst not make
 use of  ought thereof1 and that for    
fear lest that grace1 and these gifts   
that the ,lord hath given me1 should be 
attributed to their wits1  rather than  
the light of the ,word and ,spirit of   
,god3 ,wherefore ',i  will not take' of 

them 'from a thread even to a           
shoe-latchet1--lest  they should say1   
,we have made ,abram rich' 7,gen        
#ad3bc74    ,sir1 ,what you find suiting
 with the ,scriptures take1 though it   
should not suit with authors2 but that  
which you find against the  ,scriptures1
 slight1 though it should be confirmed  
by multitudes of  them4 ,yea1 further1  
where you find the ,scriptures and your 
authors  jump1#c yet believe it for the 
sake of ,scripture's authority4 ,i      
honour the godly as ,christians1 but ,i 
prefer the ,bible before them2  and     
having that still with me1 ,i count     
myself far better furnished  than if ,i 
had without it all the libraries of the 
two universities4  ,besides1 ,i am for  
drinking water out of my own cistern2#d 
what  ,god makes mine by the evidence of
 his ,word and ,spirit1 that ,i  dare   
make bold with4 ,wherefore seeing1      
though ,i am without their  learned     
lines1 yet well furnished with the words
 of ,god1 ,i mean  the ,bible1 ,i have  

contented myself with what ,i there have
 found1  and having set it before your  
eyes1      ,i pray read and take1 ,sir1 
what you like best2  ,and that which you
 like not1 leave for the rest4          
,,iii4 ,,to ,,the ,,captious ,,reader4  
,my third word is to the captious and   
wrangling reader4    ,friend1-,however  
thou camest by this book1 ,i will assure
 thee thou  wast least in my thoughts   
when ,i writ it2 ,i tell thee1 ,i       
intended  this book as little for thee  
as the goldsmith intendeth his jewels   
and rings for the snout of a sow4       
,wherefore put on reason1 and  lay aside
 thy frenzy2 be sober1 or lay by the    
book 7,matt #g3f74    ,,iv4 ,,to ,,the  
,,mother ,,of ,,harlots1 c4    ,my      
fourth word is to the lady of kingdoms1 
the well-favoured harlot1  the mistress 
of witchcrafts1 and the abominations of 
the earth4    ,mistress1-,i suppose ,i  
have nothing here that will either      
please  your wanton eye or go down with 
your voluptuous palate4 ,here is  bread 

indeed1 as also milk and meat2 but here 
is neither paint  to adorn thy wrinkled 
face1 nor crutch to uphold or undershore
  thy shaking1 tottering1 staggering    
kingdom of ,rome2 but rather a  certain 
presage of thy sudden and fearful final 
downfall1 and of  the exaltation of that
 holy matron1 whose chastity thou dost  
abhor1  because by it she reproveth and 
condemneth thy lewd and stubborn  life4 
,wherefore1 lady1 smell thou mayest of  
this1 but taste thou  wilt not3 ,i know 
that both thy wanton eye1 with all thy  
mincing  brats that are intoxicated with
 thy cup and enchanted with thy         
fornications1 will1 at the sight of so  
homely and plain a dish as  this1 cry1  
,foh6 snuff1 put the branch to the      
nose1#e and say1  ,contemptible6 7,mal  
#a3ab1ac2 ,eze #h3ag74 ',but wisdom is  
justified of  all her children' 7,matt  
#aa3ai74 ',the virgin the daughter of   
,zion  hath despised thee1 and laughed  
thee to scorn2 ,jerusalem hath  shaken  
her head at thee' 7,isa #cg3bb71 yea1   

her ,god hath smitten  his hands at thy 
dishonest gain and freaks 7,eze         
#bb3g-aa1 c474  ',rejoice ye with       
,jerusalem1 and be glad for her1 all ye 
that love  her2 rejoice for joy with    
her1 all ye that mourn for her2 that ye 
may suck and be satisfied with the      
breasts of her consolations1  that ye   
may milk out and be delighted with the  
abundance of her  glory' 7,isa          
#ff3aj1aa74    ,,john ,,bunyan          
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,solomon ,jarchi4   
,see ,allen's ,modern ,judaism1 p4 #bge4
    #b4 ,by 'idol' is here meant human  
wisdom and school learning1 which  the  
men of this world adore1 and laugh in   
conceit at the attempt  of one who did  
not possess it to expound the mysteries 
of the  ,revelations-forgetting that    
they can only be spiritually            
discerned4-,ed4    #c4 ,where the ,bible
 and uninspired authors agree1 believe  
the truth  simply for the ,bible's sake4
 ,how properly jealous was ,bunyan as   
to the supremacy of ,god's              

authority4-,ed4    #d4 ,see ,isaiah     
#cf3af4 ,the fountain of living waters1 
and not the  broken cisterns alluded to 
in ,jeremiah #b3ac4-;,ed4    #e4        
,commentators differ as to the meaning  
of 'put the branch to the  nose1'       
,ezekiel #h3ag1 but all agree it was    
some well known mode of  expressing     
contempt for ,god and his worship4-,ed4 
,,the ,,holy ,,city2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,new  
,,jerusalem    ,by ,john ,bunyan        
,revelation #ba3aj-bg2 #bb3a-d ,and he  
carried me away in the spirit  to a     
great and high mountain1 and showed me  
that great city1 the  holy ,jerusalem1  
descending out of heaven from ,god1     
,having the  glory of ,god3 and her     
light was like unto a stone most        
precious1  even like a jasper stone1    
clear as crystal3 ,and had a wall great 
and high1 and had twelve gates1 and at  
the gates twelve angels  and names      
written thereon1 which are the names of 
the twelve tribes  of the children of   
,israel4 ,on the east three gates1 on   

the north  three gates1 on the south    
three gates1 and on the west three      
gates4  ,and the wall of the city had   
twelve foundations1 and in them the     
names of the twelve apostles of the     
,lamb4 ,and he that talked with  me had 
a golden reed to measure the city1 and  
the gates thereof  and the wall thereof4
 ,and the city lieth four-square1 and   
the  length is as large as the breadth3 
and he measured the city with  the reed1
 twelve thousand furlongs3 the length   
and the breadth and  the height of it   
are equal4 ,and he measured the wall    
thereof1 an  hundred and forty and four 
cubits1 according to the measure of a   
man1 that is of the angel4 ,and the     
building of the wall of it was  of      
jasper1 and the city was pure gold1 like
 unto clear glass4 ,and  the foundations
 of the wall of the city were garnished 
with all  manner of precious stones4    
,the first foundation was jasper2 the   
second1 sapphire2 the third1 a          
chalcedony2 the fourth1 an emerald2     

,the fifth1 sardonyx2 the sixth1        
sardius2 the seventh1 chrysolite2  the  
eighth1 beryl2 the ninth1 a topaz2 the  
tenth1 a chrysoprasus2  the eleventh1 a 
jacinth2 the twelfth1 an amethyst4 ,and 
the twelve  gates were twelve pearls1   
every several gate was of one pearl2    
and the street of the city was pure     
gold1 as it were transparent  glass4    
,and ,i saw no temple therein3 for the  
,lord ,god ,almighty1  and the ,lamb1   
are the temple of it4 ,and the city had 
no need of  the sun1 neither of the moon
 to shine in it3 for the glory of ,god  
did lighten it1 and the ,lamb is the    
light thereof4 ,and the nations  of them
 which are saved1 shall walk in the     
light of it3 and the  kings of the earth
 do bring their glory and honour into   
it4 ,and  the gates of it shall not be  
shut at all day by day3 for there  shall
 be no night there4 ,and they shall     
bring the glory and honour  of the      
nations into it4 ,and there shall in no 
wise enter into it  any thing that      

defileth1 neither whatsoever worketh    
abomination1  or maketh a lie3 but they 
which are written in the ,lamb's book of
  life4 ,and he showed me a pure river  
of water of life1 clear as  crystal1    
proceeding out of the throne of ,god and
 of the ,lamb4 ,in  the midst of the    
street of it1 and on either side of the 
river1  was there the tree of life1     
which bare twelve manner of fruits1  and
 yielded her fruit every month3 and the 
leaves of the tree were  for the healing
 of the nations4 ,and there shall be no 
more curse3  but the throne of ,god and 
of the ,lamb shall be in it2 and his    
servants shall serve him4 ,and they     
shall see his face1 and his  name shall 
be in their foreheads4      ,in my      
dealing with this mystery1 ,i shall not 
meddle where ,i see  nothing1 neither   
shall ,i hide from you that which at    
present ,i  conceive to be wrapt up     
therein2 only you must not from me look 
for much enlargement1 though ,i shall   
endeavour to speak as much  in few      

words1 as my understanding and capacity 
will enable me1  through the help of    
,christ4    ,in this description of this
 holy city1 you have these five general 
heads3    ,,first1 ,the vision of this  
city in general4 ,,second1 ,a discovery 
of  its defence1 entrances1 and fashion1
 in particular4 ,,third1 ,a relation  of
 the glory of each4 ,,fourth1 ,a        
discovery of its inhabitants1 their     
quality and numerousness4 ,,fifth1 ,a   
relation of its maintenance1  by which  
it continueth in life1 ease1 peace1     
tranquility1 and  sweetness for ever4   
,to all which ,i shall speak something  
in their  proper places1 and shall open 
them before you4    ,but before ,i begin
 with any of them1 ,i must speak a word 
or two  concerning ,john's              
qualification1 whereby he was enabled to
 behold  and take a view of this city2  
which qualification he relateth in      
these words following3    ,verse #aj4   
,and he carried me away in the spirit to
 a great and  high mountain1 and showed 

me that great city1 the holy ,jerusalem1
  descending out of heaven from ,god4   
,the angel being to show this holy man  
this great and glorious  vision1 he     
first1 by qualifying of him1 puts him   
into a suitable  capacity to behold and 
take the view thereof2 ',he carried me  
away  in the spirit4' ,when he saith1   
,he carried me away in the ,spirit1  he 
means he was taken up into the ,spirit1 
his soul was greatly  spiritualized4    
,whence take notice1 that an ordinary   
frame of spirit  is not able to         
comprehend1 nor yet to apprehend        
extraordinary  things4 ,much of the     
,spirit discerneth much of ,god's       
matters2 but  little of the ,spirit     
discerneth but little of them3 ',i could
 not  speak unto you as unto spiritual1 
but as unto carnal1 even as unto  babes 
in ,christ2 ,i have fed you with milk1  
and not with meat2 for  hitherto ye were
 not able to bear it1 neither yet now   
are ye able'  7#a ,cor #c3b74    ',and  
he carried me away in the spirit1' c4   

,thus it was with the  saints of old1   
when ,god had either special work for   
them to do1  or great things for them to
 see4 ,ezekiel1 when he had the vision  
of this city in the old law1 in the     
captivity at ,babylon1 he must  be first
 forefitted with a competent measure of 
the ,spirit 7,eze  #dj3b74 ,john also1  
when he had the whole matter of this    
prophecy  revealed unto him1 he must be 
in the ,spirit2 ',i was 7saith he7 in   
the ,spirit on the ,lord's day1 and     
heard behind me a great voice1  as of a 
trumpet' talking with me1 c 7,rev       
#a3aj1aa74 ,whence note  again1 that    
when ,god calls a man to this or that   
work for him1  he first fits him with a 
suitable spirit4 ,ezekiel saith1 when   
,god  bid him stand upon his feet1 that 
the ,spirit entered into him1 and  set  
him upon his feet 7,eze #b3a1b74        
',and he carried me away1' c4 ,mark1    
,and he carried me away c4  ,as a man   
must have much of the ,spirit that sees 
much of ,god1 and  his goodly matters2  

so he must be also carried away with it2
 he  must by it be taken off from things
 carnal and earthly1 and taken  up into 
the glory of things that are spiritual  
and heavenly4 ,the  ,spirit loveth to do
 what it doth in private2 that man to   
whom ,god  intendeth to reveal great    
things1 he takes him aside from the     
lumber  and cumber of this world1 and   
carrieth him away in the solace and     
contemplation of the things of another  
world2 ',and when they were  alone1 he  
expounded all things to his disciples'  
7,mark #d3cd74  ,mark1 and when they    
were ,,alone2 according to that of the  
prophet1  ',whom shall he teach         
knowledge1 and whom shall he make to    
understand  doctrine8 them that are     
weaned from the milk1 and drawn from the
  breasts' 7,isa #bh3i74 ,whence observe
 also1 he is the man that is  like to   
know most of ,god1 that is oftenest in  
private with him  7,luke #b3be-ch74 ,he 
that obeyeth when ,god saith1 ,come up  
hither1  he shall see the bride1 the    

,lamb's wife4 ,for 'through desire a    
man having separated himself1 seeketh   
and intermeddleth with all  wisdom'     
7,pro #ah3a74    ',and he carried me    
away in the spirit to a great and high  
mountain4'  ,thus having showed his     
frame1 and inward disposition of spirit1
  he now comes to tell us also of the   
place or stage on which he was  set2 to 
the end that now being fitted by        
illumination1 he might  not be hindered 
of his vision by ought that might       
intercept4 ,he  carried me away in the  
,spirit to a great and high mountain4   
,thus  did ,god of old also2 for when he
 showed to ,moses the patterns of  the  
heavenly things1 he must ascend to the  
,mount ,sinai 7,exo #ai3c74  ,he must   
into the mount also1 when he hath the   
view of the ,holy  ,land1 and of that   
goodly mountain ,lebanon 7,deu #cb3di74 
,whence we may  learn that the things of
 ,god are far from man1 as he is        
natural2  and also that there are very  
great things between us and the  sight  

of them3 none can see them but such as  
are carried away in  the ,spirit and set
 on high4    '444,to a great and high   
mountain4' ,this mountain therefore     
signifieth  the ,lord ,christ1 on which 
the soul must be placed1 as on a mighty 
hill1 whereby he may be able his eyes   
being anointed with spiritual  eye      
salve1 to see over the tops of those    
mighty corruptions1  temptations1 and   
spiritual enemies1 that like high and   
mighty towers  are built by the wicked  
one1 to keep the view of ,god's things  
from  the sight of our souls 7#b ,cor   
#aj3e1f74 ,wherefore ,christ is called  
the ,mountain of the ,lord's house1 or  
that on which the house of  ,god is     
placed2 he is also called the ,rock of  
ages1 and the ,rock  that is higher than
 we4 ',the hill of ,god is' an high     
hill1 as  ,bashan2 'an high hill1 as the
 hill of ,bashan' 7,psa #fh3ae74 ,this  
is the hill from whence the prophet     
,ezekiel had the vision of this  city   
7,eze #dj3b72 ',and upon this rock saith

 ,christ ,i will build  my church1 and  
the gates of hell shall not prevail     
against it'  7,matt #af3ah74    ,,first4
 ,the ,vision of the ,holy ,city in     
,general4    ',and he carried me away in
 the spirit to a great and high         
mountain1  and showed me that great     
city1 the holy ,jerusalem4' ,having thus
  told us how1 and with what he was     
qualified1 he next makes relation  of   
what he saw1 which was that great city1 
the holy ,jerusalem4    ,jerusalem1 in  
the language of the ,scripture1 is to be
 acknowledged  for the church and spouse
 of the ,lord ,jesus2 and is to be      
considered  either generally or more    
particularly4 ,now as she is to be taken
  generally1 so she is to be understood 
as being 'the whole family  in heaven   
and earth1' 7,eph #c3ae72 and as she is 
thus looked upon1  so she is not        
considered with respect to this or that 
state and  condition of the church here 
in the world1 but simply as she is the  
church3 therefore it is said1 when at   

any time any are converted  from ,satan 
to ,god1 that they 'are come unto ,mount
 ,zion1 and unto  the city of the living
 ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem2 and to  
an  innumerable company of angels2 to   
the general assembly and church  of the 
first-born which are written in heaven2 
to ,god the judge of  all1 and to the   
spirits of just men made perfect2 and to
 ,jesus1--and  to the blood of          
sprinkling' 7,heb #ab3bb1bd74    ,but   
again1 as ,jerusalem is thus generally  
to be understood1 so  also she is to be 
considered more particularly3 #a4       
,either as she  relates to her first and
 purest state2 or1 #b4 ,as she relates  
to  her declined and captivated state2  
or1 #c4 ,with reference to her  being   
recovered again from her apostatized and
 captivated condition4  ,thus it was    
with ,jerusalem in the letter2 which    
threefold state of  this city shall be  
most exactly answered by our gospel     
,jerusalem1  by our ,new ,testament     
church4 ,her first state was in the days

 of  ,christ and his apostles1 and      
answereth to ,jerusalem in the days  of 
,solomon2 her second state is in the    
days of antichrist1 and  answereth to   
the carrying away of the ,jews from     
their city into  ,babylon2 and her third
 state is this in the text1 and         
answereth to  their return from         
captivity1 and rebuilding their city and
 walls  again3 all which will be fully  
manifest in this discourse following4   
,this city is the gospel church         
returning out of antichristian          
captivity4    ,besides1 that this holy  
city that here you read of is the       
church1  the gospel church1 returning   
out of her long and antichristian       
captivity2 consider1    ,first1 ,she is 
here called a city1 the very name that  
our primitive  church went under 7,eph  
#b3ai72 which name she loseth all the   
while  of her apostatizing and captivity
 under antichrist2 for observe1  ,i say1
 all the while she is under the scourge 
of the dragon1 beast1  and the woman in 

scarlet1 c4 7,rev #ac71 she goeth under 
the name  of a woman1 a woman in        
travail1 a woman flying before the      
dragon1  a woman flying into the        
wilderness1 there to continue in an     
afflicted  and tempted condition1 and to
 be glad of wilderness nourishment1     
until the time of her enemies were come 
to an end 7,rev #ab74    ,now the reason
 why she lost the title of city at her  
going into  captivity is1 because then  
she lost her situation and strength2    
she followed others than ,christ1       
wherefore he suffered her enemies  to   
scale her walls1 to break down her      
battlements2 he suffered1  as you see   
here1 the great red dragon1 and beast   
with seven heads  and ten horns1 to get 
into her vineyard1 who made most fearful
 work  both with her and all her        
friends2 her gates also were now either 
broken down or shut up1 so that none    
could1 according to her laws  and       
statutes1 enter into her2 her charter   
also1 even the ,bible  itself1 was most 

grossly abused and corrupted1 yea1      
sometimes  burned and destroyed almost  
utterly2 wherefore the ,spirit of ,god  
doth take away from her the title of    
city1 and leaveth her to be  termed a   
wandering woman1 as aforesaid4 ',the    
court which is without  the temple saith
 the angel leave out1 and measure it    
not1 for  it is given unto the          
,gentiles2 and the holy city shall they 
tread  under foot forty and two months' 
7,rev #aa3b74 ',the holy city shall     
they tread under foot'2 that is1 all the
 city constitutions1 her  forts and     
strength1 her laws and privileges for a 
long time1 shall  be laid aside and     
slighted1 shall become a hissing1 a     
taunt1 and  a byword among the nations4 
,and truly thus it was in the letter1   
in the destruction of ,jerusalem by the 
king of ,babylon and his  wicked        
instruments1 by whose hands the city was
 broken up1 the  walls pulled down1 the 
gates burned1 the houses rifled1 the    
virgins  ravished1 and the children laid

 dead in the top of every street  7#b   
,chron #cf3ag-ba2 ,jer #eb2 ,lam #a2 #b2
 #c2 #d74 ,now was ,zion become a       
ploughed field1 and ,jerusalem turned to
 heaps2 a place of briars  and thorns1  
and of wasteness and desolation 7,micah 
#c3ab2 ,isa  #g3bc1bd74    ,second1 ,the
 phrase also that is joined with this of
 city doth much  concern the point2 she 
is here called 'the new and holy city1' 
which words are explained by these1     
'prepared as a bride and  adorned for   
her husband4' ,the meaning is1 that she 
is now got into  her form1 fashion1     
order1 and privileges again2 she is now 
ready1  adorned1 prepared1 and put into 
her primitive state2 mark1 though  she  
was in her state of affliction called a 
woman1 yet she was not  then either     
called a city or a woman adorned2 but   
rather a woman  robbed and spoiled1 rent
 and torn among the briars and thorns of
  the wilderness 7,isa #e3f2 #db3bb2    
#cb3ac1ad74 ,wherefore this city is     
nothing else but the church returned out

 of captivity from under  the reign of  
antichrist1 as is yet farther manifest1 
because1    ,third4 ,we find no city to 
answer that which was built after the   
,jews' return from captivity but this2  
for this1 and only this1 is  the city   
that you find in this prophecy that is  
nominated as the  antitype of that      
second of the ,jews2 wherefore ,john    
hath no relation  of her while towards  
the doom of antichrist1 and no          
description of  her in particular until 
antichrist is utterly overthrown2 as all
  may see that wisely read 7,rev        
#ag-bj74    ,why the church is called a 
city4    ',and showed me that great     
city4' ,the ,holy ,ghost is pleased at  
this time to give the church the name of
 a city1 rather than any  other name1   
rather than the name of spouse1 woman1  
temple1 and  the like-though he giveth  
us her under the name of a woman also1  
to help us to understand what he means2 
but1 ,i say1 the name of a  city is now 
the name in special1 under which the    

church must go1  and that for special   
reasons4    ,first4 ,to show us how     
great and numerous a people will then be
 in  the church2 the church may be a    
woman1 a temple1 a spouse1 when  she is 
but few1 a handful1 but two or three2   
but to be a city1 and  that in her      
glory1 it bespeaks great store of       
members1 inhabitants1  and citizens2    
especially when she goeth under the name
 of a great  city1 as here she does4 ,he
 'showed me that great city4'           
,second4 ,she goeth rather under the    
name of a city1 than temple or  spouse1 
to show us also how plentifully the     
nations and kingdoms  of men shall at   
that day traffic with her1 and in her1  
for her  goodly merchandize of grace and
 life2 to show us1 ,i say1 what         
wonderful custom the church of ,god at  
this day shall have among  all sorts of 
people1 for her heavenly treasures4 ,it 
is said of ,tyrus  and ,babylon1 that   
their merchandize went unto all the     
world1 and  men from all quarters under 

heaven came to trade and to deal with   
them for their wares 7,eze #bg2 ,rev    
#ah3b1c74 ,why thus it will be  in the  
latter day with the church of ,god2 the 
nations shall come  from far1 from      
,tarshish1 ,pul1 ,lud1 ,tubal1 ,javan1  
and the isles  afar off4 ,they shall    
come1 saith ,god1 out of all nations    
upon horses  and mules1 and upon swift  
beasts1 to my holy mountain ,jerusalem4 
',and it shall come to pass1 that from  
one new moon to another1  and from one  
sabbath to another1 shall all flesh come
 to worship  before me1 saith the ,lord'
 7,isa #ff3ai-bc74 ,alas1 the church at 
that  day when she is a woman only1 or a
 temple either1 may be without  that    
beauty1 treasure1 amiableness1 and      
affecting glory that she  will be       
endowed with when she is a prosperous   
city4 ,his marvellous  kindness is seen 
'in a strong city' 7,psa #ca3ba74 ,in   
cities1 you  know1 are the treasures1   
beauty1 and glory of kingdoms2 and it is
  thither men go that are desirous to   

solace themselves therewith4  ',out of  
,zion1 the perfection of beauty1 ,god   
hath shined' 7,psa  #ej3b74    ,third4  
,it is called a city1 rather than a     
woman or temple1 to show  us how        
strongly and securely it will keep its  
inhabitants at that  day4 ',in that day 
shall this song be sung1--,we have a    
strong city1  salvation will ,god       
appoint for walls and bulwarks' 7,isa   
#bf3a74 ,and  verily if the cities of   
the ,gentiles1 and the strength of their
  bars1 and gates1 and walls did so     
shake the hearts1 yea1 the very  faith  
of the children of ,god themselves1 how 
secure and safe will  the inhabitants of
 this city be1 even the inhabitants of  
that city  which ,god himself will      
build1' c4 7,deu #i3a1b2 ,num #ac3bh74  
,fourth4 ,but lastly1 and more          
especially1 the church is called here  a
 city1 chiefly to show us that now she  
shall be undermost no  longer4 ,babylon 
reigned1 and so shall ,jerusalem at that
 day4 ',and  thou1 ,o tower of the      

flock1 the stronghold of the daughter of
  ,zion1 unto thee shall it come1 even  
the first dominion1 the kingdom  shall  
come to the daughter of ,jerusalem'     
7,micah #d3h74 ,now shall  she1 when she
 is built and complete1 have a complete 
conquest and  victory over all her      
enemies2 she shall reign over them2 the 
law  shall go forth of her that rules   
them1 and the governors of all  the     
world at that day shall be ,jerusalem   
men4 ',and the captivity  of this host  
of the children of ,israel shall possess
 that of the  ,canaanites1 even unto    
,zarephath2 and the captivity of        
,jerusalem  which is in ,sepharad shall 
possess the cities of the south4 ,and   
saviours shall come up on mount ,zion1  
to judge the mount of ,esau1  and the   
kingdom shall be the ,lord's' 7,obad    
#bj1ba74a ',for the law  shall go forth 
of ,zion1 and the word of the ,lord from
 ,jerusalem4--,and  he shall judge among
 many people1 and rebuke strong nations 
afar  off1 and they shall beat their    

swords into plough-shares1 and  their   
spears into pruning-hooks3 nation shall 
not lift up a sword  against nation1    
neither shall they learn war any more'  
7,micah  #d3a-c74 ,there brake he 'the  
ships of ,tarshish with an east wind4   
,as  we have heard1 so have we seen in  
the city of the ,lord of hosts1  in the 
city of our ,god2 ,god will establish it
 for ever' 7,psa  #dh3a-h74 ,for observe
 it1 ,christ hath not only obtained the 
kingdom  of heaven for those that are   
his1 when this world is ended1 but  hath
 also1 as a reward for his sufferings1  
the whole world given  into his hand2   
wherefore1 as all the kings1 and        
princes1 and  powers of this world have 
had their time to reign1 and have glory 
in this world in the face of all1 so    
,christ will have his time at  this day1
 to show who is 'the only               
,potentate--and ,lord of lords'  7#a    
,tim #f3ae74 ,at which day he will not  
only set up his kingdom in  the midst of
 their kingdoms1 as he doth now1 but    

will set it up  even upon the top of    
their kingdoms2 at which day there will 
not  be a nation in the world but must  
bend to ,jerusalem or perish  7,isa     
#fj3ab74 ,for 'the kingdom and dominion1
 and the greatness of  the kingdom under
 the whole heaven1 shall be given to the
 people  of the saints of the ,most     
,high1 whose kingdom is an everlasting  
kingdom1 and all dominions shall serve  
and obey him' 7,dan #g3bg74  ',and his  
dominion shall be from sea to sea1 and  
from the river  to the ends of the      
earth' 7,zech #i3aj74 ,o holiness1 how  
shall it  shine in kings and nations1   
when ,god doth this6    ,this city      
descends out of heaven from ,god4       
',he showed me that great city1 the holy
 ,jerusalem1 descending out  of heaven  
from ,god4' ,in these words we are to   
inquire into three  things4 ,first4     
,what he here should mean by heaven4    
,second4 ,what  it is for this city to  
descend out of it4 ,third4 ,and why she 
is  said to descend out of it from ,god4

    ,first4 ,for the word heaven1 in    
,scripture it is variously to be        
understood1 but generally either        
materially or metaphorically2 now  not  
materially here1 but metaphorically2 and
 so is generally1 if  not always1 taken 
in this book4    ,now that it is not to 
be taken for the material heavens where 
,christ  in person is1 consider1 that   
the descending of this city is not  the 
coming of glorified saints with their   
,lord2 because that even  after the     
descending1 yea and building of this    
city1 there shall  be sinners converted 
to ,god2 but at the coming of the ,lord 
,jesus  from heaven with his saints1 the
 door shall be shut2 that is1 the  door 
of grace1 against all unbelievers 7,luke
 #ac3be2 ,matt #be3aj74    ,therefore   
heaven here is to be taken              
metaphorically1 for the church2  which1 
as ,i said before1 is frequently so     
taken in this prophecy1  as also in many
 others of the holy scriptures 7,rev    
#aa3ae2  #ab3a-c1g1h1aj1ac2 #ac3f2      

#ai3a1ad2 ,jer #ea3dh2 ,matt #be3a1 c474
  ,and observe it1 though the church of 
,christ under the tyranny of            
antichrist1 loseth the title of a       
standing city1 yet in the worst  of     
times she loseth not the title of       
heaven4 ,she is heaven when  the great  
red dragon is in her1 and heaven when   
the third part  of her stars are cast   
unto the earth2 she is heaven also when 
the  beast doth open his throat against 
her1 to blaspheme her ,god1 his         
tabernacle1 and those that dwell in her4
    ,second4 ,now1 then1 to show you    
what we are to understand by this1  that
 she is said to descend out of heaven2  
for indeed to speak  properly1          
,jerusalem is always in the ,scriptures 
set in the highest  ground1 and men are 
said to descend1 when they go down from 
her1  but to ascend1 or go up when they 
are going thitherwards 7,eze #c3a2  ,neh
 #ab3a2 ,matt #bj3ag1ah2 ,luke #ai3bh2  
#aj3cj74 ,but yet though this  be true1 
there must also be something significant

 in this word  descending2 wherefore    
when he saith1 he saw this city to      
descend  out of heaven1 he would have us
 understand1    #a4 ,that though the    
church under antichrist be never so low1
 yet out  of her loins shall they come  
that yet shall be a reigning city  7,heb
 #g3f1ac1ad74 ,generation is a          
descending from the loins of  our       
friends2 he therefore speaks of the     
generation of the church4  ,wherefore   
the meaning is1 ,that out of the church 
that is now in  captivity1 there shall  
come a complete city1 so exact in all   
things1  according to the laws and      
liberties1 privileges and riches of a   
city1 that she shall lie level with the 
great charter of heaven4  ,thus it was  
in the type1 the city after the         
captivity was builded1  even by those   
that once were in captivity1 especially 
by their seed  and offspring 7,isa #de72
 and thus it shall be in our ,new       
,testament  ,new ,jerusalem2 ',they that
 shall be of thee1' saith the prophet1  

that  is1 of the church of affliction1  
they 'shall build the old waste  places2
 thou shalt raise up the foundations of 
many generations2  and thou shalt be    
called1 ,the repairer of the breach1    
,the restorer  of paths to dwell in'    
7,isa #eh3ab72 and again1 they that     
sometimes  had ashes for gladness1 and  
the spirit of heaviness instead of  the 
garment of praise1 'they shall build the
 old wastes1 they shall  raise up the   
former desolations1 and they shall      
repair the waste  cities1 the           
desolations of many generations2 for    
your shame ye  shall have double1 and   
for confusion they shall rejoice in     
their  portion1' c4 7,isa #fa3c1d1g74   
,thus therefore by descending we may    
understand that the church's generation 
shall be this holy city1  and shall     
build up themselves the tower of the    
flock 7,micah #d3h74    #b4 ,when he    
saith1 ,this holy city descended out of 
heaven1 he would  have us understand    
also what a blessing and happiness this 

city  at her rebuilding will be to the  
whole world4 ,never were kind and       
seasonable showers more profitable to   
the tender new-mown grass  than will    
this city at this day be1 to the        
inhabitants of the  world2 they will    
come as a blessing from heaven upon     
them4 ,as the  prophet saith1 ',the     
remnant of ,jacob shall be in the midst 
of many  people1 as a dew from the      
,lord2 as the showers upon the grass1   
that tarrieth not for man1 nor waiteth  
for the sons of men' 7,micah  #e3g74 ,o 
the grace1 the light and glory that will
 strike with  spangling beams from this 
city1 as from a sun1 into the farthest  
parts of the world6 ',thus saith the    
,lord1 as the new wine is found  in the 
cluster1 and one saith1 ,destroy it not1
 for a blessing is  in it3 so will ,i do
 for my servants' sake1 that ,i may not 
destroy  them all3 ,i will bring forth a
 seed out of ,jacob1 and out of ,judah  
an inheritor of my' holy 'mountains3 and
 mine elect shall inherit  it1 and my   

servants shall dwell there4 ,and ,sharon
 where the  sweet roses grew1 7,cant    
#b3a71 shall be a fold for flocks1 and  
the  valley of ,achor a place for the   
herds to lie down in1 for my people     
that have sought me' 7,isa #fe3h-aj74   
',in that day shall ,israel  be the     
third with ,egypt and with ,assyria1    
even a blessing in the  midst of the    
land' 7,isa #ai3bd74 ',and it shall come
 to pass1 that  as ye were a curse among
 the heathen1 ,o house of ,judah1 and   
house  of ,israel2 so will ,i save you1 
and ye shall be a blessing4 ,fear  not1 
but let your hands be strong' 7,zech    
#h3ac74 ',as the dew of  ,hermon that   
descended upon the mountains of ,zion1  
for there the  ,lord commanded the      
blessing1 even life for evermore' 7,psa 
#acc3c74    ,third4 ,and now for the    
third particular1 namely1 ,what it is to
  descend out of heaven from ,god4      
#a4 ,to descend out of heaven1 that is1 
out of the church in captivity1  'from  
,god1' is this3 ,the church is the place

 in which ,god doth  beget all those    
that are the children of him2 wherefore 
in that  they are said to descend out of
 heaven 'from ,god1' it is as if  he had
 said1 the children of the church are   
heaven-born1 begotten  of ,god1 and     
brought forth in the church of ,christ4 
,for ',jerusalem  which is above is the 
mother of us all' 7,gal #d3bf74 ',the   
,lord shall  count when he writeth up   
the people1 that this man was born      
there'  7,psa #hg3e1f74    #b4 ,when he 
saith he saw this ,jerusalem come out of
 heaven from ,god1  he means that those 
of the church in captivity that shall   
build  this city1 they shall be a people
 peculiarly fitted and qualified  for   
this work of ,god4 ,it was not all the  
children of ,israel that  had their hand
 in building ,jerusalem after the       
captivity of old2  'their nobles put not
 their necks to the work of the ,lord'  
7,neh  #c3e74 ,also there were many of  
,judah that were sworn to ,tobiah1 the  
arch-opposer of the building of the     

city1 because of some kindred  and      
relation that then was between them and 
him 7,neh #f3ag-ai74 ,and  as it was    
then1 so we do expect it will be now2   
some will be even  at the beginning of  
this work1 in ,babylon1 at that time    
also some  will be cowardly and fearful1
 yea1 and even men hired to hinder  the 
work 7,neh #f3aj-ab74 ,wherefore ,i say1
 those of the church that  at that day  
builded the city1 they were men of a    
particular and  peculiar spirit1 which  
also will so be at the building of ,new 
,jerusalem4 ,they whose light breaks    
forth as the morning1 they that  are    
mighty for a spirit of prayer1 they that
 take away the yoke1  and speaking      
vanity1 and that draw out their soul to 
the hungry2  they that the ,lord shall  
guide continually1 that shall have fat  
bones1 and that shall be as a watered   
garden1 whose waters fail  not1 c4 7,isa
 #eh3h-ad74 ,of them shall they be that 
build the old  wastes1 and that raise up
 the foundations of many generations1 c4

  ,it was thus in all ages1 in every    
work of ,god1 some of his people1  some 
of his saints in special in all ages1   
have been used to promote1  and advance1
 and perfect the work of their          
generations4    #c4 ,this city descends 
or comes out of heaven from ,god1 that  
is1  by his special working and bringing
 to pass2 it was ,god that gave  them   
the pattern even when they were in      
,babylon2 it was ,god that  put it into 
their hearts while there1 to pray for   
deliverance2  it was ,god that put it   
into the hearts of the kings of the     
,medes  and ,persians to give them      
liberty to return and build2 and it was 
,god that quailed the hearts of those   
that by opposing did endeavour  to      
hinder the bringing the work to         
perfection2 yea1 it was ,god  that did  
indeed bring the work to perfection2    
wherefore she may  well be said to      
descend 'out of heaven from ,god'3 as he
 also saith  himself by the prophet1 ,i 
will cause the captivity of ,judah1 and 

the captivity of ,israel to return1 and 
,i will build them as at  the first     
7,ezra #d3a-d2 #g3bg2 ,neh #b3h-ah2     
#d3ae2 #f3ae1af2 ,jer #cc3g2  #cb3dd2   
,eze #cf3cc-cg2 #cg3aa-ae2 ,amos #i3aa74
    ,lastly1 ,when he saith he saw her  
descend from ,god out of heaven1  he may
 refer to her glory1 which at her       
declining departed from  her1 and       
ascended to ,god1 as the sap returns    
into the root at the  fall of the leaf2 
which glory doth again at her return    
descend1  or come into the church1 and  
branches of the same1 as the sap doth   
arise at the spring of the year1 for    
indeed the church's beauty  is from     
heaven1 and it either goeth up thither  
from her1 or else  comes from thence to 
her1 according to the natures of both   
fall  and spring 7,cant #b74,thus you   
see what this heaven is1 and what it  is
 for this city to descend out of it2    
also what it is for this  city to       
descend out of it from ,god4    ,this   
city has the glory of ,god4    ,ver4    

#aa4 ',having the glory of ,god4' ,these
 last words do put the  whole matter out
 of doubt1 and do most clearly show unto
 us that  the descending of this city is
 the perfect return of the church  out  
of captivity2 the church1 when she began
 at first to go into  captivity1 her    
glory began to depart from her2 and now 
she is  returning again1 she receiveth  
therewith her former glory1 'having  the
 glory of ,god4' ,thus it was in the    
type1 when ,jerusalem went  into        
captivity under the ,king of ,babylon1  
which was a figure of  the captivity of 
our ,new ,testament church under        
,antichrist1 it is  said that then the  
glory of ,god departed from them1 and   
went1 by  degrees1 first out of the     
temple to the threshold of the house1   
and from thence with the cherubims of   
glory1 for that time1 quite  away from  
the city 7,eze #aj3d-ah2 #aa3bb1bc c474 
,again1 ,as the glory of ,god departed  
from this city at her going into        
captivity1 so when she returned again1  

she had also then returned  to her the  
glory of ,god2 whereupon this very      
prophet that saw the  glory of ,god go  
from her at her going into captivity1   
did see it1  the very same2 and that    
according as it departed1 so return at  
her deliverance4 ',he brought me to the 
gate1' saith he-that is1  when by a     
vision he saw all the frame and patterns
 of the city and  temple1 in the state  
in which it was to be after the         
captivity4  ',he brought me to the      
gate--that looketh toward the east1 and 
behold  the glory of the ,god of ,israel
 came from the way of the east'-the     
very same way that it went when it was  
departed from the city 7,eze  #aa3bc74  
',his voice was like a noise of many    
waters1 and the earth  shined with is   
glory4 ,it was according to the         
appearance of the  vision which ,i saw1 
even according to the vision which ,i   
saw when  ,i came to destroy the city1  
and the visions were like the vision    
that ,i saw by the river ,chebar2 and ,i

 fell upon my face1 and the  glory of   
the ,lord came into the house by the way
 of the gate whose  prospect is toward  
the east2 so the ,spirit took me up1 and
 brought  me into the inner court1 and  
behold1 the glory of the ,lord filled   
the house' 7,eze #dc3a-e74    ,thus you 
see it was in the destruction and       
restoration of the ,jews'  ,jerusalem1  
by which ,god doth plainly show us how  
things will be  in our gospel church2   
she was to decline and lose her glory1  
she  was to be trampled-as she was a    
city-for a long time under the  feet of 
the unconverted and wicked world4       
,again1 she was after  this to be       
builded1 and to be put into her former  
glory2 at which  time she was to have   
her glory1 her former glory1 even the   
glory  of ,god1 returned to her again4  
',he showed me1' saith ,john1 'that     
great city1 the holy ,jerusalem1        
descending out of heaven from  ,god1    
having the glory of ,god4' ,as he saith 
by the prophet1 ',i am  returned to     

,jerusalem with mercies1 my house shall 
be built in it'  7,zech #a3af74 ,and    
again1 ',i am returned unto ,zion1 and  
will dwell  in the midst of ,jerusalem' 
7,zech #h3c74    ',having the glory of  
,god4' ,there is the grace of ,god1 and 
the glory  of that grace2 there is the  
power of ,god1 and the glory of that    
power2 and there is the majesty of ,god1
 and the glory of that  majesty 7,eph   
#a3f2 #b ,thess #a3i2 ,isa #b3ai74      
,it is true ,god doth not leave his     
people in some sense1 even in the  worst
 of times1 and in their most forlorn    
condition 7,john #ad3ah71  as he showeth
 by his being with them in their sad    
state in ,egypt  and ,babylon1 and other
 of their states of calamity 7,dan      
#c3be74 ,as  he saith1 ',although ,i    
have cast them far off among the        
heathen1  and although ,i have scattered
 them among the countries1 yet will  ,i 
be to them a little sanctuary in the    
countries where they shall  come' 7,eze 
#b3af74 ,god is with his church1 even in

 her greatest  adversity1 both to limit1
 bound1 measure1 and to point out to her
  quantity and quality1 her beginning   
and duration of distress and  temptation
 7,isa #bg3g-i2 ,rev #b3aj74 ,but yet ,i
 say the glory of  ,god1 in the notion  
of ,ezekiel and ,john1 when they speak  
of the  restoration of this city1 that  
is not always upon his people1 though   
always they are beloved and counted for 
his peculiar treasure4 ,she  may then   
have his grace1 but not at the same time
 the glory of  his grace2 his power1 but
 not the glory of his power2 she may    
also  have his majesty1 but not the     
glory thereof2 ,god may be with his     
church1 even then when the glory is     
departed from ,israel4    ,the          
difference that is between her having   
his grace1 power1 and  majesty1 and the 
glory of each1 is manifest in these     
following  particulars2-grace1 power1   
and majesty1 when they are in the church
  in their own proper acts1 only as we  
are considered saints before  ,god1 so  

they're invisible1 and that not only    
altogether to the  world1 but often to  
the very children of ,god themselves2   
but now  when the glory of these do rest
 upon the church1 according to  ,ezekiel
 and ,john2 why then it will be visible 
and apparent to all  beholders4 ',when  
the ,lord shall build up ,zion1 he shall
 ,,appear in  his glory' 7,psa #ajb3af71
 as he saith also in another place1     
',the  ,lord shall arise upon thee1 and 
his glory shall be seen upon thee'      
7,isa #fj3a-b74    ,now1 then1 to speak 
a word or two1 in particular to the     
glory of  ,god1 that at this day will be
 found to settle upon this city4        
,first4 ,therefore1 at her returning1   
she shall not only have his  grace upon 
her1 but the very glory of his grace    
shall be seen  upon her2 the glory of   
pardoning grace shall now shine in her  
own  soul1 and grace in the glory of it 
shall appear in all her doings4  ,now   
shall both our inward and outward man be
 most famously adorned  and beautified  

with salvation2 the golden pipes that   
are on the  head of the golden          
candlestick1 shall at this day convey1  
with  all freeness1 the golden oil      
thereout1 into our golden hearts and    
lamps 7,zech #d3b74 ,our wine shall be  
mixed with gall no longer1 we  shall now
 drink the pure blood of the grape2 the 
glory of pardoning  and forgiving mercy 
shall so show itself at this day in this
 city1  and shall so visibly abide there
 in the eyes of all spectators1  that   
all shall be enflamed with it4 ',for    
,zion's sake will ,i not  hold my peace1
 and for ,jerusalem's sake ,i will not  
rest1 until the  righteousness thereof  
go forth as brightness1 and the         
salvation  thereof as a lamp that       
burneth4 ,and the ,gentiles shall see   
thy  righteousness1 and all kings thy   
glory2 and thou shalt be called by  a   
new name1 which the mouth of the ,lord  
shall name' 7,isa #fb3a1b74  ,and again1
 ',the ,lord hath made bare his holy arm
 in the eyes  of all the nations1 and   

all the ends of the earth shall see the 
salvation of our ,god' 7,isa #eb3aj2    
,psa #ih3b74 ,at that day1 the  prophet 
tells us1 there shall be holiness upon  
the very horses'  bridles1 and that the 
pots in the ,lord's house shall be like 
the bowls before the altar1 and every   
pot in ,jerusalem shall be  holiness    
unto the ,lord 7,zech #ad3bj1ba74 ,the  
meaning of all these  places is1 that in
 the day that the ,lord doth turn his   
church and  people into the frame and   
fashion of a city1 and when he shall    
build them up to answer the first state 
of the church1 there will  such grace   
and plenty of mercy be extended unto    
her1 begetting  such faith and holiness 
and grace in her soul1 and all her      
actions1  that she shall convince all   
that are about her that she is the      
city1 the beloved city1 the city that   
the ,lord hath chosen2 for  after that  
he had said before1 he would return to  
,zion1 and dwell  in the midst of       
,jerusalem 7,zech #h3c71 he saith1      

moreover1 that  ,jerusalem shall be     
called a city of truth1 and the mountain
 of  the ,lord of hosts1 the holy       
mountain4 ',and all the people of the   
earth shall see that thou art called by 
the name of the ,lord1 and  they shall  
be afraid of thee' 7,deu #bh3aj74       
,second4 ,as the glory of the grace of  
,god will1 at this day1 be  wonderfully 
manifest in and over his city2 so also  
at that day  will be seen the glory of  
his power4 ',o my people1' saith ,god1  
'that dwellest in ,zion1 be not afraid  
of the ,assyrian2 he shall  smite thee  
with a rock1 and shall lift up his staff
 against thee1  after the manner of     
,egypt1' that is1 shall persecute and   
afflict  thee1 as ,pharaoh served thy   
friends of old2 but be not afraid1      
',for yet a very little while1 and the  
indignation shall cease1  and mine anger
 in their destruction3 and the ,lord of 
hosts shall  stir up a scourge for him1 
according to the slaughter of ,midian   
at the rock of ,oreb3 and as his rod was

 upon the sea1 so shall he  lift it up  
after the manner of ,egypt' 7,isa #g2   
#aj3bd-bf74 ,the sum  is1 ,god will1 at 
the day of his rebuilding the ,new      
,jerusalem1 so  visibly make bare his   
arm1 and be so exalted before all by his
  power towards his people1 that no     
people shall dare to oppose-or  stand1  
if they do make the least attempt to    
hinder-the stability  of this city4 ',i 
will surely gather1 or assemble1 ,o     
,jacob1 all  of thee1' saith ,god3 ',i  
will surely gather the remnant of       
,israel--as  the sheep of ,bozrah1 as   
the flock in the midst of the fold2 they
  shall make great noise by reason of   
the multitude of men4 ,the breaker  is  
come up before them1 they have broken up
 the antichristian  siege that hath been
 laid against them1 they have passed    
through  the gate1 and are gone out by  
it1 and their king shall pass before    
them1 and the ,lord on the head of them'
 7,micah #b3ab1ac74 ',like as  the lion 
and the young lion roaring on his prey1 

when a multitude  of shepherds are      
called forth against him1 he will not be
 afraid  of their voice1 nor abase      
himself for the noise of them3 so shall 
the ,lord of hosts come down to fight   
for ,mount ,zion1 and for the  hill     
thereof' 7,isa #ca3d74 ',the ,lord shall
 go forth as a mighty  man1 he shall    
stir up jealousy like a man of war2 he  
shall cry1  yea1 roar2 he shall prevail 
against his enemies' 7,isa #db3ac74 ,but
  'not by might1 nor yet by power1' that
 is1 the power and arm of  flesh1 but by
 the power of the ,word and ,spirit of  
,god1 which will  prevail1 and must     
prevail1 to quash and overturn all      
opposition  7,zech #ab3h2 ,zeph #c3h2   
,joel #c3af2 ,zech #d3f74    ,third4    
,the glory of his majesty4 ,when ,god   
hath thus appeared in  the glory of his 
grace1 and the glory of his power1 to   
deliver  his chosen1 then shall the     
implacable enemies of ,god shrink and   
creep into holes like the locusts and   
frogs of the hedges1 at the  appearance 

of the glory of the majesty of ,god4    
,now the high ones1  lofty ones1 haughty
 ones1 and the proud1 shall see so      
evidently the  hand of the ,lord towards
 his servants1 and his indignation      
towards  his enemies1 that 'they shall  
go into the holes of the rocks1  and    
into the caves of the earth1--and into  
the tops of the ragged  rocks1 for the  
fear of the ,lord1 and for the glory of 
his majesty1  when he ariseth to shake  
terribly the earth' 7,isa #b3ai1ba74    
,where the presence of the ,lord doth so
 appear upon a people1 that  those that 
are spectators perceive and understand  
it1 it must need  work on those         
spectators one of these two             
things2-either first  a trembling and   
astonishment1 and quailing of heart1 as 
it doth  among the implacable enemies   
7,josh #b3h-ac71 or else a buckling  and
 bending of heart1 and submission to his
 people and ways 7,josh  #i3bb-be74 ,as 
saith the prophet1 ',the sons also of   
them that  afflicted thee shall come    

bending unto thee1 and all they that    
despised thee shall fall#b down at the  
soles of thy feet2 and they  shall call 
thee ,the city of the ,lord1 the ,zion  
of the ,holy ,one of  ,israel' 7,isa    
#fj3ad74 ,as ,moses said to the children
 of ,israel1 ',the  ,lord your ,god     
shall lay the fear of you1 and the dread
 of you1  upon all the land that ye     
shall tread upon1 as he hath said unto  
you' 7,deu #aa3be74    ,at this day the 
footsteps of the ,lord will be so       
apparent and  visible in all his actions
 and dispensations in and towards his   
people1 this holy city1 that all shall  
see1 as ,i have said1 how  gracious1    
loving1 kind1 and good the ,lord is now 
towards his own  children2 such glory1  
,i say1 will be over them1 and upon     
them1  that they all will shine before  
the world2 and such tender bowels  in   
,god towards them1 that no sooner can an
 adversary peep1 or lift  up his head   
against his servants1 but his hand will 
be in the neck  of them2 so that in     

short time he will have brought his     
church  into that safety1 and her       
neighbours into that fear and           
submission1  that they shall not again  
so much as dare to hold up a hand       
against  her1 no1 not for a thousand    
years 7,rev #bj3c74 ',thus saith the    
,lord1  ,behold ,i will bring again the 
captivity of ,jacob's tents1 and have   
mercy on his dwelling-places2 and the   
city shall be builded on her  own heap1 
and the palace shall remain after the   
manner thereof4  ,and out of them shall 
proceed thanksgiving1 and the voice of  
them  that make merry2 and ,i will      
multiply them1 and they shall not be    
few2 and ,i will also glorify them1 and 
they shall not be small3  ,their        
children also shall be as aforetime1 and
 their congregation  shall be           
established before me1 and ,i will      
punish all that oppress  them' 7,jer    
#cj3ah-bj74    ,the light of this city4 
,having the glory of ,god4 ',and her    
light was like unto a stone most        

precious1 even like a jasper stone1     
clear as crystal4' ,having thus  told us
 of her glory1 even of 'the glory of    
,god1' how it at this  day will rest    
upon this city1 he now comes to touch a 
second  thing1 to wit1 'her light1' and 
that in which she descends1 and  by     
which1 as with the light of the sun1 she
 seeth before her1 and  behind her1 and 
on every side4 ,this therefore is       
another branch of  her duty2 she in her 
descending hath 'the glory of ,god1' and
 also  'the light of a stone most       
precious4'    ,ezekiel tells us1 that in
 the vision which he saw when he came to
  destroy the city-which vision was the 
very same that he saw again  at the     
restoring of it-he saith1 ,i say1 that  
in this vision1  among many other       
wonders1 he saw a fire enfolding itself1
 and a  brightness about it1 and that   
'the fire also was bright1 and that  out
 of it went forth lightning'2 that 'the 
likeness of the firmament  upon         
the--living creatures1 was as the colour

 of the terrible  crystal'2 that the    
throne also1 upon which was placed the  
likeness  of a man1 was like1 or 'as the
 appearance of a sapphire-stone'  7,eze 
#a3d1ac1ad1bb1bf74 ,all which words1    
with the nature of their  light and     
colour1 the ,holy ,ghost doth in the    
vision of ,john comprise1  and placeth  
within the colour of the jasper and the 
crystal-stone4  ,and indeed1 though the 
vision of ,john and ,ezekiel1 touching  
the  end of the matter1 be but one and  
the same1 yet they do very much  vary   
and differ in terms and manner of       
language2 ,ezekiel tells  us that the   
man that he saw come to measure the city
 and temple1  had in his hand 'a line of
 flax' 7#dj3c71 which line ,john calls a
  golden reed2 ,ezekiel tells us that   
the river came out of1 or 'from  under  
the threshold of the house' 7#dg3a72 but
 ,john saith it came  out of the throne 
of ,god and of the ,lamb4 ,ezekiel tells
 us that  on either side of this river  
grew ,,all trees for food 7v #ab72 ,john

  calls these ,,all trees but ,,one     
tree1 and tells us that it stood  on    
both sides of this river4 ,the like     
might also be showed you in  many other 
particulars2 as here you see they differ
 as touching the  terms of the light and
 brightness that appears upon this city 
at  her rebuilding1 which the ,holy     
,ghost represents to ,john under the    
light and glory of the jasper and       
crystal-stone2 for indeed the  end of   
,ezekiel's vision was to show us1 that  
as when the glory of  ,god departed from
 the city1 it signified that he would   
take away  from them the light of his   
,word1 and their clearness of worship1  
suffering them to mourn for the loss of 
the one1 and to grope  for the want of  
the other2 so at his return again he    
would give  them both their former light
 of truth1 and also the clearness of    
spirit to understand it1 which also     
,john doth show us shall last  for ever4
    '444,and her light was like unto a  
stone most precious444' ,this  stone it 

is to represent unto us the ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ1 in whose  light and clearness 
this city comes out of ,babylon2 for1 as
 he  saith1 she hath the glory of ,god1 
that is1 his visible hand of  grace1    
power1 and majesty1 to bring her forth2 
so she comes in the  light of this      
precious stone1 which terms1 ,i say1    
both the prophet  ,isaiah and the       
apostle ,peter do apply to the ,lord    
,jesus1 and none  else2 the one calling 
him 'a precious corner-stone1' the other
  calling him the 'chief corner-stone1  
elect and precious' 7,isa #bh3af2  #a   
,peter #b3f74 ,now then when he saith   
this city hath the light of  this stone 
to descend in1 he means that she comes  
in the shining  wisdom1 knowledge1      
understanding1 and influences of        
,christ1 out of  her afflicted and      
captivated state2 and observe it1 she is
 rather  said to descend in the light of
 this stone1 than in the light of  ,god1
 though both be true1 because it is the 
man ,christ1 the stone  which the       

builders rejected1 'in whom are hid all 
the treasures  of wisdom and knowledge1'
 of whose fulness we do all receive1 and
  grace for grace2 'for it pleased the  
,father that in him should all  fulness 
dwell' 7,col #b3c2 ,john #a3af2 ,col    
#a3ai4 ,see also ,acts #b3cc  and ,eph  
#d3aj-ac74    ,this showeth us1 then1   
these two things-    ,first4 ,that the  
time of the return of the saints to     
build the  ruinous city is near1 yea1   
very near1 when the light of the ,lord  
,jesus begins to shine unto perfect day 
in her4 ,god will not bring  forth his  
people out of ,babylon1 especially those
 that are to be  the chief in the       
building of this city1 without their own
 judgments4  ',they shall see eye to    
eye1 when the ,lord shall bring again   
,zion'  7,isa #eb3h74 ,as he saith also 
in another place1 ',the light of the    
moon shall be as the light of the sun1  
and the light of the sun  shall be      
sevenfold1 as the light of seven days1  
in the day that  the ,lord bindeth up   

the breach of his people1 and health the
 stroke  of their wound' 7,isa #cj3bf74 
',and the eyes of them that see shall   
not be dim1 and the ears of them that   
hear shall hearken4 ,the  heart also of 
the rash shall understand knowledge1 and
 the tongue  of the stammerers shall be 
ready to speak plainly' 7,isa #cb3c1d74 
,the ,lord shall be now exalted1 and be 
very high1 for he will fill  ,zion with 
judgment and righteousness1 and wisdom  
and knowledge  shall be the stability of
 thy times 7,isa #cc3e1f74 ,when ,israel
 went  out of ,egypt1 they wanted much  
of this1 they went out blindfolded1  as 
it were1 they went they knew not        
whither2 wherefore they went  not in the
 glory of that which this city          
descendeth in2 as ,moses  said1 ',the   
,lord hath not given you an heart to    
perceive1 nor eyes  to see1 nor ears to 
hear1 unto this day' 7,deu #bi3d74 ,but 
these  shall see every step they take2  
they shall be like the beasts that  had 
eyes both before and behind3 they shall 

see how far they are  come out of       
,antichrist1 and shall see also how far 
yet they have  to go1 to the complete   
rebuilding and finishing of this city4  
,second4 ,this showeth us how sweet and 
pleasant the way of this church  will be
 at this day before them4 ,light1       
knowledge1 and judgment  in ,god's      
matters doth not only give men to see   
and behold all the  things with which   
they are concerned1 but the things      
themselves  being good1 they do also by 
this means convey very great sweetness  
and pleasantness into the hearts of     
those that have the knowledge  of them4 
,every step1 ,i say1 that now they take1
 it shall be as it  were in honey and   
butter4 ',the ransomed of the ,lord     
shall return1  and come to ,zion with   
songs1 and everlasting joy see v #b upon
  their heads2 they shall obtain joy and
 gladness1 and sorrow and  sighing shall
 flee away' 7,isa #ce3aj74 ,as he saith1
 ',again ,i will  build thee1 and thou  
shalt be built2 ,o virgin of ,israel1   

thou shalt  again be adorned with       
tabrets1 and shall go forth in the      
dances of  them that make merry4-,for   
thus saith the ,lord1 ,sing with        
gladness  for ,jacob1 and shout among   
the chief of the nations3 publish ye1   
praise ye1 and say1 ,o ,lord1 save thy  
people1 the remnant of ,israel4         
,behold1 ,i will bring them from the    
north country1 and gather them  from the
 coasts of the earth1 and with them the 
blind and the lame1  the woman with     
child1 and her that travaileth with     
child together2  a great company shall  
return thither' 7,jer #ca3d1g1h74    ,by
 these words1 the blind and the lame1   
the woman with child1 and  her that     
travaileth1 he would have us understand 
thus much-    #a4 ,that the way of ,god 
shall1 by the illuminating grace of     
,christ1  be made so pleasant1 so sweet1
 and so beautiful in the souls of  all  
at that day1 that even the blindest     
shall not stumble therein1  neither     
shall the lame refuse it for fear of    

hurt2 yea1 the blind1  the lame1 the    
woman with child1 and her that          
travaileth shall1  though they be of all
 in most evil case to travel1 and go the
  journey1 yet1 at this day1 by reason  
of the glorious light and  sweetness    
that now will possess them1 even forget 
their impediments1  and dance1 as after 
musical tabrets4    #b4 ,this city1 upon
 the time of her rebuilding1 shall have 
her blind  men see1 her halt and lame   
made strong2 she also that is with      
child1 and her that travaileth1 shall   
jointly see the city-work  that at this 
day will be on foot1 and put into form  
and order1 yet  before the end4         
',behold1 at that time ,i will undo all 
that afflict  thee1' saith the ,lord to 
his people1 'and ,i will save her that  
halteth1 and gather her that was driven 
out1 and ,i will get them  praise and   
fame in every land where they have been 
put to shame4  ,at that time will ,i    
bring you again1 even in the time that  
,i gather  you1 for ,i will make you a  

name and a praise among all people of   
the earth1 when ,i turn back your       
captivity before your eyes1 saith  the  
,lord' 7,zeph #c3ai1bj74    ',and her   
light was like unto a stone most        
precious4' ,in that he  saith her light 
is like unto ',a ,,stone ,,most         
,,precious1' he showeth  us how welcome1
 and with what eagerness of spirit this 
light will  at this day be embraced by  
the ,lord's people4 ',truly the light is
  sweet1' saith ,solomon1 'and a        
pleasant thing it is for the eyes  to   
behold the sun' 7,eccl #aa3g74 ,and if  
so1 then how beautiful1  desirable1 and 
precious will that light be1 that is not
 only heavenly1  and from ,christ1 but  
that will be universal among all saints1
 to  show them the same thing1 and to   
direct them to and in the same  work4   
,the want of this hath1 to this day1    
been one great reason  of that crossness
 of judgment and persuasion that hath   
been found  among the saints1 and that  
hath caused that lingering and disputing

  about the glorious state of the church
 in the latter days2 some  being for its
 excellency to consist chiefly in       
outward glory2 and  others1 swerving on 
the other side1 conclude she shall not  
have  any of this3 some conceiving that 
this city will not be built  until the  
,lord comes from heaven in person2      
others again concluding  that when he   
comes1 then there shall be no longer    
tarrying here1  but that all shall      
forthwith1 even all the godly1 be taken 
up into  heaven3 with divers other      
opinions in these matters4 ,and thus    
many 'run to and fro1' but yet1 ,god be 
thanked1 knowledge does  increase1      
though the vision will be sealed1 even  
to the time of  the end 7,dan #ab3d74   
,but now1 ,i say1 at the time of the    
end1 the  ,spirit shall be poured down  
upon us from on high 7,isa #cb3ae72  now
 'they also that erred in spirit shall  
come to understanding'  7,isa #bi2bd72  
the city shall descend in the light of a
 stone most  precious4 ,the sun will be 

risen upon the earth1 when ,lot goeth   
from ,sodom unto ,zoar 7,gen #ai3bc74   
,now there shall be an oneness of       
judgment and understanding in the       
hearts of all saints2 they shall be now 
no more two1 but one in  the ,lord's    
hand 7,eze #cg3ai-ba74 ,alas6 the saints
 are yet but as  an army routed1 and are
 apt sometimes through fear1 and        
sometimes  through forgetfulness1 to    
mistake the word of their               
captain-general1  the ,son of ,god1 and 
are also too prone to shoot and kill    
even their  very right-hand man2 but at 
that day all such doing shall be laid   
aside1 for the knowledge of the glory of
 the ,lord shall cover the  earth as the
 waters cover the sea 7,isa #aa3i1ac74  
,which knowledge  shall then strike     
through the heart and liver of all      
swerving and  unsound opinions in       
,christ's matters2 for then shall every 
one of  the ,christians call upon the   
name of the ,lord1 and that with one    
pure lip or language1 'to serve him with

 one consent' 7,zeph #c3i74  ,it is     
darkness1 and not light1 that keepeth   
,god's people from knowing  one another1
 both in their faith and language2 and  
it is darkness  that makes them stand at
 so great a distance both in judgment   
and  affections1 as in these and other  
days they have done4 ,but then1  saith  
,god1 ',i will plant in the wilderness1'
 that is1 in the church  that is now    
bewildered1 'the cedar1 the shittah     
tree1 the myrtle1  and the oil tree2 ,i 
will set in the desert the fir tree1 the
 pine1  and the box tree together2 that 
they may see and know1 and consider  and
 understand together1 that the hand of  
the ,lord hath done this1  and the holy 
,one of ,israel hath created it' 7,isa  
#da3ai1bj74 ,and  again1 ',the glory of 
,lebanon shall come unto thee1 the fir  
tree1  and the pine tree1 and the box   
together1' to beautify the house of  my 
glory1 and to 'make the place of my feet
 glorious' 7,isa #fj3ac74    ,never was 
fair weather after foul-nor warm weather

 after cold-nor  a sweet and beautiful  
spring after a heavy1 and nipping1 and  
terrible winter1 so comfortable1 sweet1 
desirable1 and welcome  to the poor     
birds and beasts of the field1 as this  
day will be to  the church of ,god4     
,darkness6 it was the plague of ,egypt3 
it is  an empty1 forlorn1 desolate1     
solitary1 and discomforting state2      
wherefore light1 even the illuminating  
grace of ,god1 especially in  the       
measure that it shall be communicated   
unto us at this day1 it  must needs be  
precious4 ,in light there is warmth and 
pleasure2 it  is by the light of the sun
 that the whole universe appears unto us
  distinctly1 and it is by the heat     
thereof that everything groweth  and    
flourisheth2 all which will now be      
gloriously and spiritually  answered in 
this holy and new ,jerusalem 7#b ,thess 
#b74 ,o how clearly  will all the       
spiders1 and dragons1 and owls1 and foul
 spirits of  ,antichrist at that day be 
discovered by the light hereof6 7,rev   

#ah3a-d74 ,now also will all the pretty 
robins and little birds in  the ,lord's 
field most sweetly send forth their     
pleasant notes1 and  all the flowers and
 herbs of his garden spring4 ,then will 
it be  said to the church by her        
,husband and ,saviour1 ',rise up1 my    
love1  my fair one1 and come away2 for  
lo1 the winter is past the rain  is over
 and gone1 the flowers appear on the    
earth1 the time of  the singing of birds
 is come1 and the voice of the turtle is
 heard  in our land2 the fig tree       
putteth forth her green figs1 and the   
vines with the tender grape give a good 
smell' 7,cant #b3aj-ac74  ,you know how 
pleasant this is1 even to be fulfilled  
in the letter  of it1 not only to birds 
and beasts1 but men2 especially it is   
pleasant to such men that have for      
several years been held in the  chains  
of affliction4 ,it must needs1          
therefore1 be most pleasant  and        
desirable to the afflicted church of    
,christ1 who hath lain  now in the      

dungeon of ,antichrist for above a      
thousand years4 ,but1  ,lord1 how will  
this lady1 when she gets her liberty1   
and when  she is returned to her own    
city1 how will she then take pleasure   
in the warm and spangling beams of thy  
shining grace6 and solace  herself with 
thee in the garden1 among the nuts and  
the pomegranates1  among the lilies and 
flowers1 and all the chief spices 7,cant
  #g3aa-ac74    ',even like a jasper    
stone1 clear as crystal4' ,these words  
are the  metaphor by which the ,holy    
,ghost is pleased to illustrate the     
whole business4 ,indeed similitudes1 if 
fitly spoke and applied1 do  much set   
off and out#c any point that either in  
the doctrines of  faith or manners1 is  
handled in the churches4 ,wherefore1    
because  he would illustrate1 as well as
 affirm1 the glory of this ,jerusalem   
to the life1 therefore he concludes his 
general description of this  city with  
these comparisons3-,i saw1 saith he1 the
 holy city1 the  ,lamb's wife2 ,i saw   

her in her spangles1 and in all her     
adorning1  but verily she was most      
excellent4 ,she was shining as the      
jasper1  and as pure and clear as       
crystal4 ,the jasper1 it seems1 is a    
very beautiful and costly stone1        
inasmuch as that1 above all the         
precious stones1 is made use of by the  
,holy ,ghost to show us the  glory and  
shining virtues of the ,lord ,jesus in  
this ,new ,jerusalem2  and yet1 behold1 
the jasper is too short and slender to  
do the  business1 there must another    
stone be added1 even like a jasper      
stone1 clear as crystal4 ,yea1 saith the
 ,lord ,jesus1 her checks are  like rows
 of jewels1 and so are the joints of her
 thighs2 even like  the jewels that are 
'the work of the hands of a cunning     
workman'  7,cant #a3i1aj2 #g3a74    ,the
 crystal is a stone so clear and        
spotless1 that even her greatest        
adversaries1 in the midst of all their  
rage1 are not able justly  to charge her
 with the least mote or spot imaginable2

 wherefore  when he saith1 that this    
city in her descending is even like the 
jasper for light1 and like the crystal  
for clearness2 he would  have us further
 learn1 that at the day of the          
descending of this  ,jerusalem1 she     
shall be every way so accomplished with 
innocency1  sincerity1 and clearness in 
all her actions1 that none shall have   
from her1 or her ways1 any just occasion
 given unto them to slight1  contemn1 or
 oppose her4 ,for1    ,first1 ,as she   
descends1 she meddleth not with any     
man's matters  but her own2 she comes   
all along by the ,king's highway2 that  
is1  alone by the rules that her ,lord  
hath prescribed for her in his          
testament4 ,the governors of this world 
need not at all to fear  a disturbance  
from her1 or a diminishing of ought they
 have4 ,she  will not meddle with their 
fields nor vineyards1 neither will she  
drink of the water of their wells3 only 
let her go by the ,king's  highway1 and 
she will not turn to the right hand or  

to the left1  until she hath passed all 
their borders 7,num #bj3ah1ai3 #ba3bb74 
,it is a false report then that the     
governors of the nations have  received 
against the city1 this ,new ,jerusalem1 
if they believe1  that according to the 
tale that is told them1 she is and hath 
been  of old a rebellious city1 and     
destructive to kings1 and a diminisher  
of their revenues4 ,i say1 these things 
are lying words1 and forged  even in the
 heart of ',bishlam1 ,mithredath1       
,tabeel1 and the rest  of their         
companions' 7,eze #d3g74 ,for verily    
this city1 in her  descending1 is clear 
from such things1 even as clear as      
crystal4  ,she is not for meddling with 
anything that is theirs1 from a thread  
even to a shoe-latchet4 ,her glory is   
spiritual and heavenly1 and  she is     
satisfied with what is her own4#d ,it is
 true1 the kings and  nations of this   
world shall one day bring their glory   
and honour  to this city2 but yet not by
 outward force or compulsion2 none      

shall constrain them but the love of    
,christ and the beauty of this  city4   
',the ,gentiles shall come to thy light1
 and kings to the  brightness of thy    
rising' 7,isa #fj3c74 ,the light and    
beauty of  this city1 that only shall   
engage their hearts and overcome them4  
,indeed1 if any shall1 out of mistrust  
or enmity against this city  and her    
prosperity1 bend themselves to          
disappoint the designs of  the eternal  
,god concerning her building and glory1 
then they must  take what followeth4    
,her ,god in the midst of her is mighty1
 he  will rest in his love1 and rejoice 
over her with singing1 and will  ,,undo 
all that afflict her 7,zeph #c3ag-ai74  
,wherefore1 'associate  yourselves1 ,o  
ye people1 and ye shall be broken in    
pieces2 and  give ear1 all ye of far    
countries2 gird yourselves1 and ye shall
  be broken in pieces2 gird yourselves1 
and ye shall be broken in  pieces4 ,take
 counsel together1 and it shall come to 
naught2 speak  the word and it shall not

 stand2 for ,god is with us' 7,isa      
#h3i1aj74    ,what work did he make with
 ,og the king of ,bashan1 and with      
,sihon1  king of the ,amorites1 for     
refusing to let his people go peaceably 
by them1 when they were going to their  
own inheritance 7,num  #ba3bb-ce74 ,god 
is harmless1 gentle1 and pitiful2 but   
woe be to  that people that shall oppose
 or gainsay him4 ,he is gentle1 yet  a  
lion2 he is loth to hurt1 yet he will   
not be crossed2 ',fury is  not in me1'  
saith he2 yet if you set the briars and 
thorns against  him1 ,he 'will go       
through them1 and burn them together'   
7,isa  #bg3d74 ,jerusalem also1 this    
beloved city1 it will be beautiful  and 
profitable to them that love her2 but a 
cup of trembling1 and  a burthensome    
stone to all that burden themselves with
 her2 'all  that burthen themselves with
 it1 shall be cut in pieces1 though all 
the people of the earth be gathered     
together against her' 7,zech  #ab3b1c74 
,again1 she will be clear as crystal in 

the observation of all her  turns and   
stops1 in her journeying from ,egypt to 
,canaan1 from  ,babylon to this         
,jerusalem state4 ,she will1 ,i say1    
observe both  time and order1 and will  
go only as her ,god doth go before her2 
now one step in this truth1 and then    
another in that1 according  to the      
dispensation of ,god1 and the light of  
day she lives in4 ,as  the cloud goes1  
so will she2 and when the cloud stays1  
so will  she 7,rev #ad3d2 ,exo          
#dj3cf-ch74 ,she comes in perfect rank  
and file1  'terrible as an army with    
banners' 7,cant #f3aj74 ,no ,balaam can 
enchant her2 she comes 'out of the      
wilderness like pillars of  smoke1      
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense1   
with all spices#e of  the merchants'    
7,cant #c3f74 ,still 'leaning upon her  
beloved' 7,cant  #h3e74 ,the return of  
,zion from under the tyranny of her     
afflictors1 and  her recovery to her    
primitive purity1 is no headstrong      
brain-sick  rashness of her own1 but the

 gracious and merciful hand and         
goodness of ,god unto her1 therefrom to 
give her deliverance4 ',for  thus saith 
the ,lord1 ,that after seventy years be 
accomplished  at ,babylon that is1 the  
time of the reign of ,antichrist1 and   
his  tyranny over his church ,i will    
visit you1 and perform my good word     
toward you1 in causing you to return to 
this place' 7,jer #bi3aj74  ',therefore 
they shall come and sing in the height  
of ,zion1 and  shall flow together to   
the goodness of the ,lord1 for spiritual
  wheat1 and for wine1 and for oil1 and 
for the young of the flock  and of the  
herd2 and their soul shall be as a      
watered garden2 and  they shall not     
sorrow any more at all' 7,isa #eg3aa2   
,jer #ca3ab74      ,,second4 ,a         
,discovery of its ,defence1 ,entrances1 
and ,fashion in  ,particular4    ,verse 
#ab4 ',and had a wall great and high1   
and had twelve gates1  and at the gates 
twelve angels1 and names written        
thereon1 which  are the names of the    

twelve tribes of the children of        
,israel4'  ,these words do give us to   
understand1 that this holy city is now  
built1 and in all her parts complete1   
they give us also to understand  the    
manner of her strength1 c4    ',and had 
a wall4' ,having thus1 ,i say1 given us 
a description of  this city in general1 
he now descends to her strength and     
frame  in particular3 her frame and     
strength1 ,i say1 as she is a city      
compact together3 as also of her        
splendour and beauty4    ,and observe   
it1 that of all the particulars that you
 read of1 touching  the fence1 fashion1 
or frame of this city1 and of all her   
glory1  the firs thing that he          
presenteth to our view is her safety and
  security2 she 'had a wall4' ,a wall1  
you know1 is for the safety1  security1 
defence1 and preservation of a place1   
city1 or town2  therefore it is much to 
the purpose that in the first place     
after  this general description1 he     
should fall upon a discovery of  her    

security and fortification2 for what of 
all this glory and  goodness1 if there  
be no way to defend and preserve it in  
its high  and glorious state8 ,if a man 
had in his possession even mountains  of
 pearl and golden mines1 yet if he had  
not wherewith to secure  and preserve   
them to himself1 from those that with   
all their might  endeavour to get them  
from him1 he might not only quickly lose
  his treasure1 and become a beggar1 but
 also through the very fear  of losing  
them1 even lose the comfort of them1    
while yet in his  possession4 ,to speak 
nothing of the angels that fell1 and of 
the  glory that they then did lose4 ,i  
may instance to you the state  of ,adam 
in his excellency2 ,adam1 you know1 was 
once so rich and  wealthy1 that he had  
the garden of ,eden1 the paradise of    
pleasure1  yea1 and also the whole world
 to boot1 for his inheritance2 but      
mark1 in all his glory1 he was without a
 wall2 wherefore presently1  even at the
 very first assault of the adversary1 he

 was not only  worsted as touching his  
person and standing1 but even stripped  
of  all his treasure1 his paradise taken
 from him1 and he in a manner  left so  
poor1 that forthwith he was glad of an  
apron of fig-leaves  to cover his       
nakedness1 and to hide his shame form   
the face of  the sun 7,gen #c3g74       
,wherefore1 ,i say1 ,john speaks to the 
purpose in  saying she had a wall2 a    
wall for defence and safety1 for        
security  and preservation4 ,now then   
she shall lie no longer like blasted    
bones in an open field or valley2 that  
was her portion in the days  of her     
affliction 7,eze #cg3a1b74    ,the wall 
of the city4    ',and had a wall4' ,it  
is said of old ,jerusalem1 that she had 
a wall  and a wall1 two walls for her   
defence and safety 7,jer #ci3d2 ,jer    
#eb3g72 which two1 in my judgment1 did  
hold forth these two things4  ,the one1 
their eternal preservation and security 
from the wrath of  ,god1 through the    
benefits of ,christ2 and the other1 that

 special  protection and safeguard that 
the church hath always had from and  by 
the special providence of her ,god in   
the midst of her enemies1  ,wherefore   
one of these is called by the proper    
name of salvation1  which salvation ,i  
take in special to signify our          
fortification  and safety from the wrath
 of ,god1 and the curse and power of the
  law and sin 7,isa #bf3a2 ,acts #d3ab74
 ,the other is called1 ,a wall of  fire 
round about her2 and alludeth to the    
vision that the prophet's  servant was  
made to see for his comfort1 when he was
 put in fear1  by reason of the great   
company of the enemies that were bending
  their force against the life of his   
master 7,eze #b3e2 #b ,kings #f3ag74    
,but now in those days1 though there    
were for the defence of the  city those 
two walls1 yet they stood a little      
distance each from  other1 and had a    
ditch between them1 which was to signify
 that though  then they had the wall of 
salvation about them1 with reference to 

their eternal state1 yet the wall of    
,god's providence and special           
protection was not yet so nearly joined 
thereto but that they might1  for their 
foolishness1 have that broken down1 and 
they suffered  to fall into the ditch   
that was between them both 7,isa        
#bb3aj-ab74  ,and so he saith by the    
prophet1 ',i will tell you what ,i will 
do  to my vineyard that is1 to this city
 for the wickedness thereof1  ,i will   
take away the hedge thereof1 and it     
shall be eaten up2  and break down the  
wall thereof1 and it shall be trodden   
down'  7,isa #e3e-g74 ,which hedge and  
wall could not be that of eternal       
salvation1 for that stood sure1 though  
they should be scattered  among the     
nations 'as wheat is sifted in a sieve' 
7,amos #i3i74  ,it must therefore be the
 wall of her special preservation in her
  outward peace and happiness1 which    
wall was often in those days  broken    
down1 and they made havoc of1 of all    
that dwelt about them4    ,but now      

touching the safety of ,new ,jerusalem1 
the city of which ,i  here discourse1   
she is seen in the vision by ,john to   
have but one  only wall2 to signify that
 at this day the wall of her eternal    
salvation1 and of ,god's special        
providence to protect and defend  her1  
in her present visible and gospel glory1
 shall be so effectually  joined        
together1 that now they shall be no more
 two1 that is1 at  a distance1 with a   
ditch between1 but one sound and        
enclosing wall2  to show us that now the
 state of this ,jerusalem1 even touching
  her outward glory1 peace1 and         
tranquility1 will be so stable1         
invincible1 and lasting1 that unless    
that part of the wall which  is eternal 
salvation1 can be broken down1 the glory
 of this city  shall never be vailed    
more4 ,wherefore the prophet1 when he   
speaks  with reference to the happy     
state and condition of this city1 he    
saith1 ',violence shall no more be heard
 in thy land1 wasting nor  destruction  

within thy borders2 but thou shalt call 
thy walls  salvation1 and thy gates     
praise' 7,isa #fj3ah72 as he saith also 
in  another place1 ',thine eye shall see
 ,jerusalem a quiet habitation1  a      
tabernacle that shall not be taken down1
 not one of the stakes  thereof shall   
ever be removed1 neither shall any of   
the cords thereof  be broken' 7,isa     
#cc3bj74 ,the walls are now conjoined1  
both joined  into one2 the ,father hath 
delivered up the great red dragon into  
the hand of ,christ1 who hath shut him  
up and sealed him down1 even  down for a
 thousand years 7,rev #bj3a-c74         
,wherefore from the ,lord  shall there  
be 'upon every dwelling-place of ,mount 
,zion1 and  upon her assemblies a cloud 
and smoke by day1 and the shining of a  
flaming fire by night2 for upon all her 
glory shall be a defence'  7,isa #d3e74 
,and 'in that day shall this song be    
sung3 ,we have a  strong city1 salvation
 will ,god appoint for walls and        
bulwarks'  7,isa #bf3a1b74 ,the same in 

effect hath our prophet ,john1 saying   
',i  saw the holy city1 the ,new        
,jerusalem1' descending out of heaven   
from ,god1 'prepared as a bride adorned 
for her husband4 ,and ,i heard  a great 
voice out of heaven1 saying1--,the      
tabernacle of ,god is  with men1 and he 
will dwell with them3--and ,god himself 
shall be  with them1 and be their ,god4 
,and ,god shall wipe away all tears     
from their eyes2 and there shall be no  
more death1 neither sorrow1  nor crying2
 neither shall there be any more pain2  
for the former  things are passed away' 
7,rev #ba3a-d74    ',and had a wall     
great and high4' ,these words1 great and
 high1 are  added for illustration1 to  
set out the matter to the height2 and   
indeed the glory of a wall lieth in     
this1 that it is great and  high2 the   
walls of the ,canaanites were terrible  
upon this account1  and did even sink   
the hearts of those that beheld them    
7,deu #a3bh74  ,wherefore this city     
shall be most certainly in safety1 she  

hath a  wall about her1 a great wall3 a 
wall about her1 an high wall4 ,it  is   
great for compass1 it incloseth every   
saint2 it is great for  thickness1 it is
 compacted of all the grace and goodness
 of ,god1  both spiritual and temporal2 
and for height1 if you count from  the  
utmost side to the utmost1 then it is   
higher than heaven1 who  can storm it8  
7,heb #g3bf7 and for depth1 it is lower 
than hell1 who  can undermine it8 7,job 
#aa3h74    ,great mercies1 high mercies1
 great preservation1 and a high arm  to 
defend1 shall continually at this day   
encamp this city3 ,god  himself will be 
a continual life-guard to this city2 ',i
 will encamp1'  saith he1 'about mine   
house1 because of the army1 because of  
him  that passeth by1 and because of him
 that returneth2 and no oppressor  shall
 pass through them any more2 for now    
have ,i seen with mine  eyes' 7,zech    
#i3h74    ,the gates of the city4       
',and had twelve gates4' ,having thus   
showed us her wall1 he now  comes to her

 gates2 it had gates1 it had twelve     
gates4 ,by gates  in this place we are  
to understand the way of entrance2      
gates1 you  know1 are for coming in1 and
 for going out 7,jer #ag3ai1bj72 and do 
in this place signify two things4       
,first1 ,an entrance into communion     
with the ,god and ,saviour of this city4
 ,secondly1 ,entrance into  communion   
with the inhabitants and privileges of  
this city2 in  both which the gates do  
signify ,christ3 for as no man can come 
to  the knowledge and enjoyment of the  
,god1 and glorious ,saviour1 but  by and
 through the ,lord ,christ2 so no man   
can come into true and  spiritual       
communion with these inhabitants1 but by
 him also3 ',i  am the way1' saith he1  
'and the truth1 and the life2 no man    
cometh  unto the ,father but by me'3 and
 again1 ',i am the door1 by me if  any  
man enter in1 he shall be saved1 and    
shall go in and out1 and  find pasture' 
7,john #aj3a-i2 #ad3f74    ',and had    
twelve gates4' ,in that he saith twelve 

gates1 he alludeth  to the city of      
,jerusalem that was of old1 which had   
just so many  7,neh #c3 #ab3cg-bi72 and 
are on purpose put into the number of   
twelve1 to answer to the whole number of
 the elect of ,god1 which  are          
comprehended within the number of the   
twelve tribes1 whether  they are natural
 ,jews or ,gentiles2 for as all the     
godly ,jews are  the seed of ,abraham   
after the flesh1 though to godly1       
because  they are the children of the   
flesh of ,abraham2 so all the godly     
,gentiles are the children of ,abraham  
after the spirit1 though not  by that   
means made the children of the flesh of 
,abraham4 ,they both  meet then in the  
spirit and faith of the gospel1 as ,god 
saith to  the ,jews1 'when a stranger   
shall sojourn with thee1 and will keep  
the passover to the ,lord1' that is1    
become godly1 and receive the  faith of 
,christ1 let all his males be           
circumcised1 and then let  them come    
near1 and keep it1 c4 7,exo #ab3dh74    

,for they that are  of faith1 are the   
children of faithful ,abraham1 who is   
called the  very father of us all 7,gal 
#c3g2 ,rom #d3af74 ,thus you see all the
  godly come under the title of the     
children of ,abraham1 and of the  ,jews2
 and so under the denomination also of  
being persons belonging  to the tribes1 
the twelve tribes1 who answer to those  
twelve gates4  ,wherefore the ,psalmist 
minding this1 speaking indefinitely of  
all  the godly1 under the name of the   
tribes of ,israel2 saying1 ',our  feet  
shall stand within thy gates1 ,o        
,jerusalem4 ,jerusalem is  builded as a 
city that is compact together1 whither  
the tribes go  up1 the tribes of the    
,lord1 unto the testimony of ,israel1 to
 give  thanks unto the name of the      
,lord' 7,psa #abb3b-d74    ,but again1  
though ,i am certain that all the       
,gentiles that are at  any time         
converted1 are reckoned within the      
compass of some of  the tribes of       
,israel1 to which the gates of this city

 may truly be  said to answer2 yet the  
gates are here in a special manner      
called  by the name of twelve1 to answer
 to the happy return and restoration  of
 those poor distressed creatures the    
twelve tribes of the ,jews that  are    
scattered abroad1 and that are1 and for 
a long time have been  to our           
astonishment and their shame1 as        
vagabonds and stragglers  among the     
nations 7,hosea #i3ag71 there to        
continue 'many days1  without a king1   
and without a prince1 and without a     
sacrifice1  and without an ephod'       
7,hosea #c3d74 ,that is1 without the    
true ,god1  the true ,saviour1 and the  
true word and ordinances2 after which1  
saith the same prophet1 they shall even 
in the latter days1 that  is1 when this 
city is builded1 return and seek the    
,lord their  ,god1 and ,david their     
king1 and shall then 'fear the ,lord and
 his  goodness' 7,hosea #c3e74 ,this the
 apostle also affirmeth1 when he        
telleth the believing ,gentiles that    

blindness in part is happened  to       
,israel1 until the fulness of the       
,gentiles be come in3 which  ,israel in 
this place cannot by any means be taken 
for the ,gentiles  that are converted1  
for this ,israel must be rejected until 
the  bulk of the elect ,gentiles be     
converted2 besides he calleth this      
,israel by the name of ,israel1 even    
while unconverted2 but the  converted   
,gentiles still ,gentiles1 even when    
converted3 he calls  this ,israel the   
natural branches1 but the ,gentiles wild
 branches2  and tells us further1 that  
when they are converted1 they shall  be 
grafted into their own olive tree2 but  
when the ,gentiles  are converted1 they 
must be cut off of their own stock and  
tree3  read ,romans #aa throughout4     
,wherefore1 ,i say1 the gates are called
  twelve1 to answer these poor          
creatures1 who at this day shall be     
awakened1 and enlightened1 and converted
 to the faith of ,jesus4  ,these gates  
in another place are called a way1 and  

these ,jews1  the kings of the east2 and
 it is there said also1 that at present 
this way doth want preparing2 which is  
as much as to say this  city wants      
setting up1 and the gates want setting  
in their proper  places4 ,wherefore1    
saith ,john1 the sixth angel poured out 
his vial  upon the great river          
,euphrates1 that is1 destroyed the      
strength  and force of the ,roman       
antichrist-for the river ,euphrates was 
the fence of literal ,babylon1 the type 
of our spiritual one-which  force and   
fence1 when it is destroyed or dried up1
 then the way  of the kings of the east 
will be prepared1 or made ready for     
their  journey to this ,jerusalem 7,rev 
#af3ab74 ,of this the prophets are      
full1 crying1 ',cast ye up1 cast ye up1 
prepare the way1 take up  the stumbling 
block out of the way of my people' 7,isa
 #eg3ad74 ,and  again1 ',go through1 go 
through the gates1 prepare ye the way of
  the people2 cast up1 cast up the high 
way2 gather out the stones1  lift up a  

standard for the people4 ,behold1 the   
,lord hath proclaimed  unto the end of  
the world1 ,say ye to the daughter of   
,zion1 ,behold  thy salvation cometh2   
behold his reward is with him1 and his  
work  before him4 ,and they shall call  
them1 ,the holy people1 the redeemed  of
 the ,lord3 and thou shalt be called1   
,sought out2 ,a city not  forsaken'     
7,isa #fb3aj-ab74 ,all which doth most  
especially relate  to the conversion of 
the ,jews in the latter day1 who in     
great  abundance shall1 when all things 
are made ready1 come flocking in  to the
 ,son of ,god1 and find favour1 as in   
the days of old4    ,the angels at the  
gates1 what they are4    ',and at the   
gates twelve angels4' ,by angels in this
 place1 we are  to understand the       
messengers and ministers of the ,lord   
,jesus1 by  whom the mystery of eternal 
life and felicity is held forth and     
discovered before the sons of men2 and  
thus this word angel is  frequently     
taken in this prophecy 7,rev #a3bj2     

#b3a1h1ab1ah2 #c3a1g2  #ad3f74    ',and 
at the gates twelve angels'-    ,in     
these words1 then1 there are two things 
to be considered4 ,first4  ,why they    
should be called twelve4 ,and1 ,second4 
,why they are said  to stand at the     
twelve gates of this new and holy city4 
,first4 ,they are called twelve1 to     
signify two things4 #a4 ,the truth  of  
their doctrine4 ,and1 #b4 ,the          
sufficiency of their doctrine and       
ministry for the converting of the      
twelve tribes to the faith of  ,christ1 
and privileges of this city4    #a4 ,for
 the truth of their doctrine3 for by    
twelve here he would have  us to        
understand that he hath his eye upon the
 twelve apostles1  or upon the doctrine 
of the twelve1 the apostolical doctrine4
 ,as  if he should say1 ,this city1 the 
,new ,jerusalem1 shall be every  way    
accomplished with beauty and glory2 she 
shall have a wall for  her security1 and
 twelve gates to answer the twelve      
tribes2 yea1  and also at these gates   

the twelve apostles1 in their own pure1 
primitive1 and unspotted doctrine4 ,the 
,romish beasts have corrupted  this     
doctrine by treading it down with their 
feet1 and have muddied  this water with 
their own dirt and filthiness 7,eze     
#cd3ag1ah74f  ,but at this day1 this    
shall be recovered from under the feet  
of  these beasts1 and cleansed also from
 their dirt1 and be again in  the same  
glory1 splendour1 and purity1 as in the 
primitive times4  ,it is said that when 
,israel was passed out of ,egypt1 beyond
 the  sea1 they presently came to ,elim1
 where were twelve wells of water1  c41 
and that they encamped by the waters    
7,exo #ae3bg74 ,which twelve  wells did 
figure forth the doctrine of the twelve 
apostles1 out  of which the church1 at  
her return from captivity1 shall draw   
and  drink1 as out of the wells of      
salvation4 ,now shall the wells of  our 
father ,abraham1 which the ,philistines 
have for a great while  stopped2 now1 ,i
 say1 shall they again be opened by our 

,isaac1 his  son2 and shall be also     
called after their own names 7,gen      
#bf3ah74  ,this is generally held forth 
by the prophets1 that yet again the     
church shall be fed upon the mountains  
of ,israel1 and that they  'shall lie   
down in a good fold1 and a fat pasture'2
 yea1 ',i will  feed my flock1 and ,i   
will cause them to lie down1 saith the  
,lord  ,god' 7,eze #cd3ad1ae74    #b4   
,as by these twelve we are to understand
 the truth and purity  of the doctrine  
of the twelve1 so again1 by this word   
twelve1 we  are to understand the       
sufficiency of that doctrine and        
ministry to  bring in the twelve tribes 
to the privileges of this city4 ,mark1  
for the twelve tribes there are twelve  
gates1 for every tribe  a gate2 and at  
the twelve gates1 twelve angels1 at     
every gate an  angel4 ',o ,judah1' saith
 ,god1 'he hath set an harvest for thee1
 when  ,i returned the captivity of thy 
people' 7,hosea #f3aa74 ,and so for  the
 rest of the tribes2 before ,ephraim and

 ,benjamin1 and ,manasseh1  he will stir
 up his strength to save them 7,psa     
#hj3b74 ',i will  hiss for them1' saith 
,god1 'and gather them1 for ,i have     
redeemed  them2 and they shall increase 
as they have increased3 and ,i will  sow
 them among the people1 and they shall  
remember me in far  countries1 and they 
shall live with their children1 and     
return  again2 ,i will bring them again 
also out of the land of ,egypt1 and     
gather them out of ,assyria1 and ,i will
 bring them into the land of  ,gilead   
and ,lebanon1 and place shall not be    
found for them' 7,zech  #aj3h-aj74      
,second4 ,but to come to the second     
question1 that is1 ,why these  twelve   
angels are said to stand at the gate8   
which may be for  divers reasons4    #a4
 ,to show us that the doctrine of the   
twelve is the doctrine  that letteth in 
at these gates1 and that also that      
shutteth out4  ',whosesoever sins ye    
remit1 they are remitted1' saith        
,christ1 'and  whosesoever sins yet     

retain1 they are retained' 7,john       
#bj3bc2 ,matt  #ah3ah74 ,and hence it is
 that the true ministers1 in their right
  administration1 are called porters2   
because as porters stand at the  gate1  
and there open to1 or shut upon1 those  
that make an attempt  to enter in 7,mark
 #ac3cd72 so the ministers of ,christ1  
by the  doctrine of the twelve1 do both 
open to and shut the gates against  the 
person that will be attempting to enter 
in at the gates of  this city 7#b ,chron
 #bc3ai74    #b4 ,but again1 they are   
said to stand at the gates for the      
encouraging and persuading of the       
tempted and doubting ,jews1 who  at the 
beginning of their return will be much  
afflicted under the  sight and sense of 
their own wretchedness4 ,alas6 were it  
not for  some to stand at the gates of  
this city for instruction1 and the      
encouragement of those that will at that
 day in earnest be looking  after life1 
they might labour as in other things for
 very1 very  vanity2 and might also be  

so grievously beat out of heart and     
spirit1 that they might die in despair4 
,but now to prevent this  for those that
 are in the way to ,zion with watery    
eyes1 and wetted  cheeks1 here stand the
 angels1 continually sounding with their
  golden gospel-trumpets1 ',enter into  
his gates with thanksgiving1  and into  
his courts with praise2 be thankful unto
 him1 and bless  his name4 ,for the     
,lord is good1 and his mercy is         
everlasting1  and his truth endureth'   
for ever1 even 'to all generations'     
7,psa  #ajj3d1e74 ,as he saith again1   
',and it shall come to pass in that     
day1 that the great trumpet shall be    
blown1 and they shall come  which were  
ready to perish in the land of ,assyria1
 and the outcast  in the land of ,egypt1
 and shall worship the ,lord in the holy
 mount  at ,jerusalem' 7,isa #bg3ac74   
,the names written on the gates4        
',and at the gates twelve angels1 and   
names written thereon1 which  are the   
names of the twelve tribes of the       

children of ,israel4' ,thus  it was in  
the vision of the prophet1 when he was  
taking a view of  the pattern of this   
city3 ',and the gates of the city1'     
saith the  angel to him1 'shall be after
 the names of the tribes of ,israel'    
7,eze #dh3ca74 ,which saying ,john doth 
here expound1 saying1 the  names of the 
twelve tribes of the children of ,israel
 were writ or  set upon them4    ,this  
being thus1 it cleareth to you what ,i  
said but now1 to wit1  that the gates   
are called twelve1 to answer the twelve 
tribes1  for their names are written    
thereon4 ,this must therefore1 without  
all doubt1 be a very great encouragement
 to this despised people2  ,i say great 
encouragement1 that notwithstanding all 
their rebellion1  blasphemy1 and        
contempt of the glorious gospel1 their  
names should  be yet found recorded and 
engraved upon the very gates of ,new    
,jerusalem4 ,thus then shall the ,jews  
be comforted in the latter  days2 and   
truly they will have but need hereof2   

for doubtless1  at their return1 when   
they are thoroughly sensible of the     
murder  they have committed1 not only   
upon the bodies of the prophets and     
apostles1 but of the ,son of ,god       
himself1 ,i say this must needs1        
together with the remembrance of the    
rest of their villainous  actions1      
exceedingly afflict and distress their  
bleeding souls4  ,for 'the children of  
,israel shall come1 they and the        
children  of ,judah together1 going and 
weeping2 they shall go and seek the     
,lord their ,god4 ,they shall ask the   
way to ,zion1 with their faces          
thitherward' 7,jer #ej3d1e74 ,mark1     
'going and weeping'2 there will  not be 
a step that these poor people will take 
in the day of their  returning1 but will
 be watered with the tears of repentance
 and  contrition1 under the             
consideration of the wickedness that1 in
 the  days of their rebellion1 they have
 committed against the ,lord of  glory4 
,as he saith also by another prophet1   

',i will pour upon the  house of ,david1
 and upon the inhabitants of ,jerusalem1
 the spirit  of grace and of            
supplications2 and they shall look upon 
me whom  they have pierced1 and they    
shall mourn for him1 as one mourneth    
for his only son1 and shall be in       
bitterness for him1 as one that  is in  
bitterness for his firstborn4 ,in that  
day shall there be a  great mourning in 
,jerusalem1 as the mourning of          
,hadad-rimmon in  the valley of         
,megiddon1 and the land shall mourn'    
7,zech #ab3aj-ab74    ,wherefore1 ,i    
say1 they both have and also will have  
need of twelve  gates1 and on them the  
names of their twelve tribes1 with an   
angel  at each1 to encourage them to    
enter this holy and goodly city2 and  to
 tell them that yet he counts them his  
friends in whose house  he received the 
wounds in his hands 7,zech #ac3f74      
,but again1 ,as by the names of the     
twelve tribes written on the  gates1 we 
may see what encouragement the ,jews    

will have1 at their  return1 to enter in
 at them2 so we may also understand that
 by  the names of the twelve tribes here
 written1 ,god would have us  to        
perceive how all must be qualified that 
from among the ,gentiles  at this day do
 enter in at these gates2 namely1 those1
 and those  only1 that be cut out of    
their own wild olive tree1 and          
transplanted  among the children of     
,israel1 into their good olive tree4    
,such  as are ,jews inwardly1 the       
,israel of ,god1 according to the new   
creature1 they shall enter1 for the holy
 ,gentiles also1 by virtue  of their    
conversion1 are styled the children of  
,abraham1 ,jews1  the chosen generation1
 the peculiar people1 the holy nation2  
and  so are spiritually1 though not     
naturally by carnal generation1 of  the 
twelve tribes whose names are written   
upon the gates of the  city 7,gal #c3g2 
,rom #b3bh2 #a ,peter #b3i1aj74 ',and it
 shall come to  pass1' saith the        
prophet1 'that in what tribe the        

stranger1' that  is1 the ,gentile       
'sojourneth1 there shall ye give him his
 inheritance1  saith the ,lord ,god'    
7,eze #dg3bc74 ,thus the ,jews and      
,gentiles shall  meet together in the   
spirit of the gospel1 and so both become
 a  righteous nation2 to both which the 
gates of this city shall stand          
continually open2 at which also they may
 with boldness demand1 by  the faith of 
the ,lord ,jesus1 their entrance1 both  
for communion  with the ,god1 grace1 and
 privileges of this city1 according to  
that  which is written1 ',open ye the   
gates1 that the righteous nation  which 
keepeth the truth may enter in' 7,isa   
#bf3b74 ,thus much of the  number of the
 gates1 and now to proceed to the order 
of them4    ,the order of the gates4    
,ver4 #ac4 ',on the east three gates1 on
 the north three gates1 on  the south   
three gates1 and on the west three      
gates4' ,i shall not  speak anything to 
the manner of his repeating of the      
quarters  towards which the gates do    

look2 why he should begin at the east1  
then to the north1 afterwards crossing  
to the south1 and last to the  west2    
though ,i do verily think that the ,holy
 ,ghost hath something  to show us1     
wherefore he doth thus set them forth4  
,and possibly he  may set them thus1 and
 the west last1 not only because the    
west  part of the world is that which   
always closeth the day1 but to  signify 
that the west1 when ,jerusalem is       
rebuilded1 will be the  last part of the
 world that will be converted1 or the   
gate that  will be last1 because        
longest1 occupied with the travels of   
the  passengers and wayfaring men in    
their journey to this ,jerusalem4  ,but 
,i pass that4    ,from the order of     
their standing1 ,i shall inquire into   
two things4  ,first4 ,why the gates     
should look in this manner every way1   
both  east1 west1 north1 and south8     
,second4 ,why there should be three1    
just three1 on every side of this city8 
',on the east three1 on  the north      

three1 on the south three1 and on the   
west three4'    ,first4 ,for the first1 
the gates by looking every way1 into all
  quarters1 may signify to us thus much1
 that ,god hath a people in  every      
corner of the world4 ,and also1 that    
grace is to be carried  out of these    
gates by the angels in their ministry   
into every  place1 to gather them home  
to him4 ,as it is said of the living    
creatures1 ',whither the head looked    
they followed it1 they turned  not as   
they went' 7,eze #aj3aa72 so            
whithersoever the gates look1  thither  
the ministers go1 and carry the ,word1  
to gather together  the elect4 ,he 'sent
 them two and two before his face1 into 
every  city and place whither he himself
 would come' 7,luke #aj3a2 ,matt        
#bh3ai2 ,john #aa3eb74    ,again1 the   
gates1 by their thus looking every way1 
do signify to  us1 that from what       
quarter or part of the world soever men 
come  for life1 for those men there are 
the gates of life1 even right  before   

their doors4 ,come they from the east1  
why thither look the  gates2 and so if  
they come from north1 or west1 or south4
 ,no man  needs at all to go about to   
come at life1 and peace1 and rest4 ,let 
him come directly from sin to grace1    
from ,satan to ,jesus ,christ1  and from
 this world to ,new ,jerusalem4 ,the    
twelve brazen oxen that  ,solomon made  
to bear the molten sea 7#a ,kings       
#g3bc-be71 they stood  just as these    
gates stand1 and signify1 as ,i said    
before1 that  the doctrine of the twelve
 apostles should be carried into all the
  world1 to convert-as in the primitive 
times1 so now at the building  of ,new  
,jerusalem-and to bring in ,god's sheep 
to the fold of  his church4 ,now1 ,i    
say1 as the ,word is carried every way1 
so the  gates1 the open gates1 look also
 into all corners after them1 to        
signify that loving reception that shall
 be given to every soul  that from any  
corner of the whole world shall         
unfeignedly close in  with grace1       

through the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,thus1
 therefore1 men  'shall come from the   
east1 and from the west1 and from the   
north1  and from the south1 and shall   
sit down in the kingdom of ,god'  7,luke
 #ac3bi2 ,psa #ajg3a-c74    ,second4    
',on the east three gates1 on the north 
three gates1 on  the south three gates1 
and on the west three gates4' ,having   
thus  showed you in a word1 why they    
stand thus looking into every  corner or
 quarter of the world1 ,i now come to   
show you why there  must be just three  
looking in this manner every way4    #a4
 ,then1 there may be three looking every
 way1 to signify that it  is both by the
 consent of the three persons in the    
,trinity1 that  the gospel should thus  
every way go forth to call men1 and also
  to show you that both the ,father1    
,son1 and ,spirit1 are willing  to      
receive and embrace the sinner1 from    
whatsoever part or corner  of the earth 
he cometh hither for life and safety4   
,come they from  whence they will1 the  

,father is willing to give them the     
,son1 and  so is the ,son to give them  
himself1 and so is the ,spirit to give  
them its help against whatever may      
labour to hinder them while  they are   
here 7,john #c3af2 ,rev #ba3f2 #bb3ag74 
#b4 ,in that three of the gates look    
every way1 it may be also to  show us   
that there is none can enter into this  
city1 but by the  three offices of the  
,lord ,jesus4 ,christ by his priestly   
office  must wash away their sins2 and  
by his prophetical office he must       
illuminate1 teach1 guide1 and refresh   
them2 and by his kingly  office1 rule   
over them and govern them with his ,word
 7,heb #g3e2 ,john  #ac3h2 ,acts        
#c3bb-bd2 ,isa #dj3aj1aa2 #i3f1g2 ,psa  
#gf3a-c2 #aaj3c74    #c4 ,or1 by three  
gates1 may be signified the three states
 of the  saints in this life2 an        
entrance into childhood1 an entrance    
into  a manly state1 and an entrance    
into the state of a father of the       
church 7#a ,john #b3ab-ad74 ,or1 lastly1

 the three gates may signify  the       
three-fold state we pass through from   
nature to glory2 the  state of grace in 
this life1 the state of felicity in     
paradise1  and our state in glory after 
the resurrection3 or thus1 the state  of
 grace that possesseth body and soul in 
this life1 the state of  glory that     
possesseth the soul at death1 and the   
state of glory  that both body and soul 
shall be possessed with at the coming of
  the ,lord and ,saviour4 ,this was     
figured forth by the order of the       
stairs in the temple at ,jerusalem1     
which was first1 second1 and  third1 by 
which men ascended from the lowest to   
the uppermost room  in the house of     
,god2 as he tells us1 ',they went up    
with winding  stairs' from the first    
into the second story1 and from thence  
by them into the third 7#a ,kings #f3h74
 ,thus much for the wall and  gates of  
,new ,jerusalem4    ,the foundations of 
the wall4    ,ver4 #ad4 ',and the wall  
of this city had twelve foundations1 and

  in them the names of the twelve       
apostles of the ,lamb4' ,in these  words
 we have two things                     
considerable3-,first4 ,that the         
city-wall  hath twelve foundations4     
,second4 ,that in these twelve are the  
names of the twelve apostles of the     
,lamb4    ,first4 ,it hath twelve       
foundations4 ,this argueth invincible   
strength  and support4 ,that wall that  
hath but one foundation1 how strongly   
doth it stand1 if it be but safely laid 
upon a rock1 even so strongly  that     
neither wind nor weather1 in their      
greatest vehemency1 are  able to shake  
or stir it to make it fall4 ,but ,i say1
 how much more  when a city hath        
foundations1 twelve foundations1 and    
those also  laid by ,god himself2 as it 
is said concerning the worthies of old1 
they 'looked for a city which hath      
foundations1 whose builder and  maker is
 ,god' 7,heb #aa3aj74    ',and the wall 
of the city had twelve foundations1 and 
in them the  names of the twelve        

apostles of the ,lamb4' ,the wall1 you  
know1 ,i  told you1 is the wall of      
salvation1 or the safety of the church  
by ,jesus ,christ1 to which is adjoined1
 as the effect of that1 the  special    
providence and protection of ,god4 ,now 
this wall1 saith  the ,holy ,ghost1 hath
 twelve foundations1 to wit1 to bear it 
up for  the continuation of the safety  
and security of those that are the      
inhabitants of this city2 a foundation  
is that which beareth up  all1 and that 
upon which the stress of all must lie   
and abide4  ,now1 to speak properly1 the
 foundation of our happiness is but     
one1 and that one none but the ,lord    
,jesus2 ',for other foundation  can no  
man lay1 than that is laid1 which is    
,jesus ,christ' 7#a ,cor  #c3aa74 ,so   
then1 when he saith the wall of the city
 had twelve  foundations1 and that in   
them also are written the names of the  
twelve apostles of the ,lamb1 he doth   
not mean that this wall had  twelve     
,christs for its support1 but that the  

doctrine of the twelve  apostles is that
 doctrine upon which both ,christ1 and  
grace1 and  all happiness standeth firm 
and sure for ever4 ,and to signify also1
  that neither ,christ nor any of his   
benefits can be profitable unto  thee1  
unless thou receive him alone upon the  
terms that they do  hold him forth and  
offer him to sinners in their word and  
doctrine4  ,if 'we1 or an angel from    
heaven1 preach any other gospel unto    
you1' saith ,paul1 'than that which we  
have preached unto you1 let  him be     
accursed4 ,as we said before1 so say ,i 
now again1 if any man  preach any other 
gospel unto you1 than that ye have      
received1 let  him be accursed' 7,gal   
#a3h1i74    ,second4 ',and in them the  
names of the twelve apostles of the     
,lamb4' ',and in them their names4'     
,this makes it manifest that by  the    
foundations of this wall1 we are to     
understand the doctrine  of the twelve  
apostles of the ,lord ,christ1 for their
 names are  to it1 or found engraved in 

the foundations4 ,thus it was with the  
doctrine which was the foundation of the
 ,jewish church2 the first  pattern     
being delivered by the man ,moses1 his  
name was always so  entailed to that    
doctrine1 that at last it became common1
 and that  by ,divine allowance1 to call
 that doctrine by the name of ,moses    
himself4 ',there is one that accuseth   
you1' saith ,christ1 'even  ,moses in   
whom ye trust' 7,john #e3de74 ,and      
again1 ',for ,moses of old  hath in     
every city them that preach him' 7,acts 
#ae3ba74 ,the same  liberty of speech   
doth the ,holy ,ghost here use in       
speaking of the  foundations of this    
wall1 which is the doctrine of the      
twelve4 ,and  in that he calleth the    
doctrine by the name of foundations1 and
  leaveth it only with telling us the   
names of the twelve apostles  are       
engraven in it2 he expects that men     
should be wise that read  him1 and that 
they should be skillful in the word of  
righteousness1  if they come up clearly 

to the understanding of him4    ',and in
 them the names of the twelve apostles  
of the ,lamb4'    ,thus you see that the
 twelve apostles1 above all the servants
 of  ,christ1 are here owned to be the  
foundations of this wall2 and  good     
reason1 for they1 above all other1 are  
most clear and full  in the doctrine of 
grace1 and all doctrines pertaining to  
life  and holiness4 ',in other ages1'   
saith ,paul1 it 'was not made known     
unto the sons of men1 as it is now      
revealed to the holy apostles  and      
prophets by the ,spirit' 7,eph #c3e74   
,moses was not fit for this1  for his   
was a more dark and veiled              
administration2 while ,moses  is read1  
the veil is over the heart1 said ,paul  
7#b ,cor #c3ac-ae74  ,neither was any of
 the prophets fit for this1 for they    
were all  inferior to ,moses1 and were1 
as it were1 his scholars 7,num #ab3f1g74
  ,nay1 ,john the ,baptists is here shut
 out2-for the 'least in the  kingdom of 
heaven is greater than he' 7,matt       

#aa3aa74    ,the apostles1 above all    
other1 were the men that were with the  
,lord  ,jesus all the time1 from the    
baptism of ,john1 even until the time   
he was taken up into heaven2 they saw   
him1 heard him1 and discoursed  with    
him1 and were beholders of all the      
wondrous works that he  did2 they did   
eat and drink with him after his        
passion1 and saw1  after he was risen1  
the print of the nails1 and the spear   
with  which he was pierced1 when he died
 for our sins 7,luke #bd3ci1dj74  ,and  
because they had seen1 felt1 and at such
 a rate experienced all  things from the
 very first1 both touching his doctrine1
 miracles1  and life1 therefore he said 
unto them in chief1 ,ye shall be        
witnesses  unto me1 both in ,jerusalem  
and all ,judea1 and in ,samaria1 and    
unto  the utmost parts of the earth     
7,acts #a3h1ba2 #ac3ca2 #aj3ci2 #ea3cb2 
#a ,john #a3a-c74    ,further1 ,the     
apostles were in that marvellous manner 
endued with  the ,holy ,ghost1 that they

 out-stript all the prophets that ever  
went before them2 neither can ,i believe
 that in the best of times  there should
 be any beyond them2 yet if it should so
 fall out  that a dispensation should   
come in which they should have1 as to   
the pouring forth of the ,spirit1 their 
equals1 yet it could not  follow1 that  
therefore the gospel should be offered  
in other terms  than they at first have 
offered it1 especially besides what hath
  been said of them1 if you consider to 
them it was said1 ',whatsoever  ye shall
 bind on earth1 shall be bound in       
heaven2 and whatsoever  ye shall loose  
on earth1 shall be loosed in heaven'    
7,matt #ah3ah74  ,they1 as to their     
doctrine1 were infallible1 it was       
impossible they  should err2 he that    
despised their doctrine1 despised ,god  
himself4  ,besides1 they have given in  
commandment that all should write  after
 their copy1 and that we should judge   
both men and angels  that did1 or would 
do otherwise 7#a ,thess #c3h2 ,gal      

#a3h74    ,timothy must have his rule   
from ,paul1 and so must holy ,titus4    
,all  which1 if we consider it1 the     
,holy ,ghost speaks to the purpose1  in 
saying that in the twelve foundations   
are found the names of  the twelve      
apostles of the ,lamb4 ,they are called 
the chief1 and  such as have laid the   
foundation1 and others build thereon1   
and  that as no men have laid the       
foundation but they1 so none can lay    
even that foundation otherwise than they
 afore have laid it 7#a ,cor  #ab3bh2   
,eph #d3aa1ab2 #a ,cor #c3f-aa2 ,heb    
#f3a-c74g    ,consideration from these  
words4 ',and in them the names of the   
twelve apostles of the ,lamb4' ,these   
words1 then1 teach us two  things worthy
 of our ,christian consideration4       
,first4 ,that ,god hath given to every  
man a certain and visible mark  to aim  
at for his salvation1 or to build his   
soul upon1 namely1  the doctrine of the 
twelve apostles of the ,lamb4 ,for in   
that he  saith their names are in the   

foundations1 it is better for us1  all  
things considered1 than if he had said  
in them was the name  of ,god himself2  
that is1 it is more easy to see this    
way1 through  the mist of our carnality1
 what the mystery of his will should    
be1 which is1 that we receive ,christ   
according to their doctrine1  words1    
writings1 epistles1 letters1 c41 their  
names1 ,i say1 being  there1 ,god counts
 it as the broad seal of heaven1 which  
giveth  authority to all that doctrine  
whereunto by themselves they are        
prefixed and subscribed2 not where they 
are writ by others1 but  by themselves4 
,i say1 as the token of every epistle1  
and of their  doctrine for truth1 the   
which ,paul insinuates1 when he saith   
that  his hand is the token of every    
epistle 7#b ,thess #c3ag2 ,gal #f3aa74  
,as he saith again1 ,am ,i not an       
apostle8 7#a ,cor #i3a74 ,and again1    
,behold1 ,i ,paul1 have written unto    
you2 ,i ,paul 7,gal #e3b71 ,i1 an       
apostle1 ,i1 a wise master-builder1 ,i1 

who am in my doctrine one  of the       
foundations of the wall of salvation1 ,i
 have written unto  you 7#a ,cor #aa3e74
 ,and1 as ,i said before1 there is      
reason it should  be thus3 for as he who
 was the foundation of the ,jewish      
church1  even ,moses1 received the      
pattern of all his order from the mouth 
of the angel in ,mount ,sinai1 so the   
twelve received their doctrine  of faith
 and manners1 the doctrine of the ,new  
,testament1 from the  mouth of the ,son 
of ,god himself1 as from the mouth of   
the angel  of the everlasting covenant1 
on the mountain of ,zion 7,acts #g3ch2  
#a3c2 ,matt #bh3ai74    ,second4 ,in    
that he saith the names of the twelve   
are in the  foundations1 this shows us  
the reason of the continual standing  of
 this ,jerusalem2 it is built upon the  
doctrine of the twelve  apostles of the 
,lamb1 and standeth there4 ,for1        
observe1 so long as  he sees this holy  
city1 he sees her standing upon these   
foundations2  but he saw the city till  

she was taken up1 therefore she         
continued  as being settled for ever    
upon them4 ,indeed1 the primitive city1 
or  first churches1 was built upon these
 foundations1 and had also1  so long as 
they there continued1 sufficient        
supportation and  upholding by that     
means 7,eph #b3bj-bb74 ,but then1 as ,i 
have showed  you1 the wall of her       
salvation1 and the wall of ,god's       
special  protection1 stood at a distance
 each from other1 and were not  so      
conjoined as now they will be4          
,wherefore they then1 to answer  the    
type1 did fall into the ditch that was  
between1 and through  their foolishness 
provoked ,god to remove the wall of his 
outward  protection and safeguard from  
them1 whereupon the wild beast1         
,antichrist1 got into his vineyard1     
making havoc of all their dainties4     
,but mark1 this city is not so1 the     
walls are now conjoined1 and  for ever  
fastened upon the foundations1#h        
therefore it abides for  ever1 and      

ascends higher and higher2 yet not from 
the foundations1  but by them into      
heaven3 ',behold1' saith ,god1 ',i have 
graven thee  upon the palms of my hands1
 thy walls are continually before me'   
7,isa #di3af74    ,how we are to        
understand the word ,,twelve4    ',and  
in them the names of the twelve apostles
 of the ,lamb4' ,this  word twelve must 
be warily understood1 or else the weak  
will be  ready to stumble and take      
offence2 wherefore1 to prevent this1    
consider1    ,first4 ,the twelve must be
 them twelve that were with the ,lord   
,jesus  from the baptism of ,john until 
the day in which our ,lord was taken  up
 7,acts #a3bb74    ,second4 ,these      
twelve are not neither to be considered 
simply as twelve  ,christians1 or twelve
 disciples2 but as their witness of the 
,lord  ,jesus-they being with him from  
first to last-were a twelve-fold        
witness of him in all his things2 a     
twelve-fold seeing with their  eyes1 a  
twelve-fold hearing with their ears1 a  

twelve-fold handling  also with their   
hands1 and feeling of the ,son of ,god4 
,as one of  them said1 ',that which was 
from the beginning1 which we have heard1
  which we have seen with our eyes1--and
 our hands have handled of  the word of 
life3--that which we have seen and      
heard1 declare we  unto you1 that ye    
also may have fellowship with us1' c4   
7#a ,john  #a3a1c74 ,now this being     
thus1 it followeth that the doctrine of 
the  other apostles1 as of ,paul and    
,barnabas1 was still but the doctrine   
of the twelve2 their doctrine1 ,i say1  
and no other4 ,wherefore1  as ,ephraim  
and ,manasseh were dissolved into the   
twelve tribes1 so  these two1 with all  
other the apostles of ,christ1 are      
dissolved  into the number of the       
twelve1 because their doctrine is only  
the  doctrine of the twelve2 for they   
centre in their doctrine2 their  length1
 and breadth1 and depth1 and height     
being the doctrine of  the twelve4 ,so1 
then1 the names of the twelve being     

found in the  foundations of this wall1 
it argueth that that doctrine is only   
true that is the doctrine of the twelve 
eye-witnesses of the  ,lord ,jesus4 ,and
 again1 that at the day of ,antichrist's
 fall1 this  doctrine shall be in its   
former purity1 and bear the sway1 and   
for ever hold up the wall of safety for 
the inhabitants of ,new  ,jerusalem4    
,and indeed this doctrine1 that the     
doctrine of the twelve  is that upon    
which eternal safety is built and       
stands1 is so true1  that it must not be
 varied from upon pain of eternal       
damnation4  ,here centered ,luke the    
,evangelist1 here centered ,jude1 here  
centered  the author to the ,hebrews1   
yea1 here centered ,paul himself1 with  
all the ,old and ,new ,testament4 ,the  
doctrine of the twelve must be  the     
opener1 expounder1 and limiter of all   
doctrines2 there also  must all men     
centre1 and ground1 and stay4 ,a man may
 talk of1 yea1  enjoy much of the       
,spirit of ,god1 but yet the twelve will

 have the  start of him2 for they both  
had the ,spirit as he1 and more than    
he4 ,besides1 they together with this1  
did feel1 see1 handle1 and  receive     
conviction1 even by their very carnal   
senses1 which others  did not2 besides1 
their names also are found in the       
foundations  of this saving wall1 as    
being there engraved by ,god himself2   
which  putteth all out of doubt1 and    
giveth us infallible ground that  their 
doctrine is only true1 and all men's    
false that do not keep  within the      
bounds and limits of that 7,luke #a3b2  
,jude #c1ag2 ,heb  #b3c1d2 #a ,cor      
#ae3a-i2 #i3a2 ,gal #a3a1b2 ,eph #c3e2  
#a ,cor #d3i74    ,to conclude1 here are
 yet two things worthy of noting-       
,the first consideration is1 that by the
 names of the twelve  apostles being in 
the foundations of this wall1 and the   
names of  the twelve tribes being upon  
the gates of this city1 it giveth  us to
 consider1 that at the time of the      
building of this city the  ,jews and    

,gentiles shall be united together1 and 
become one body2  which very            
consideration must needs be to the ,jews
 a great encouragement  to have in mind 
at their conversion 7,rom #aa3 #a ,peter
 #a3a74 ,for it  plainly signifieth that
 our ,new ,testament preachers shall    
carry  in their mouths salvation to the 
,jews1 by which means they shall  be    
again reconciled and made one with the  
,lord ,jesus 7,james #a3a2  ,acts       
#ac3af1bf2 ,rom #a3af2 #b3aj74    ,the  
second consideration is1 that at the day
 of ,new ,jerusalem1  there shall be no 
doctrine accepted1 nor no preachers     
regarded1  but the doctrine1 and the    
preaching of the doctrine of the twelve2
  for in that he saith that in them are 
found the names of the twelve  apostles 
of the ,lamb1 he doth implicitly exclude
 all other1 of  whatever tribe they     
pretend themselves4 ,it shall not be    
then as  now1 a ,popish doctrine1 a     
,quaker's doctrine1 a prelatical        
doctrine1  and the ,presbyter1          

,independent1 and ,anabaptist1#i thus   
distinguished1  and thus confounding and
 destroying4 ,but the doctrine shall be 
one1  and that one the doctrine where   
you find the names of the twelve        
apostles of the ,lamb4 ',if any man     
teach otherwise1 and consent  not to    
wholesome words1 even the words of our  
,lord ,jesus ,christ1  and the doctrine 
that is according to godliness1 he is   
proud1  knowing nothing' 7#a ,tim       
#f3c1d74    ,thus you see the doctrine  
of the twelve is that which letteth     
souls  into this city2 and that the same
 doctrine is the doctrine that  keepeth 
up the wall of their salvation about    
them1 when they are  entered in within  
the gates4    ,the measuring line1 or   
golden reed3 what it is4    ,ver4 #ae4  
',and he that talked with me had a      
golden reed to measure  the city1 and   
the gates thereof1 and the wall         
thereof4'    ,now1 having passed the    
relation of the wall1 gates1 and        
foundations1  he comes to the measuring 

line1 to see how all things lie and     
agree with that4 ,under the law1 ,i find
 that all things pertaining  to the     
worship of ,god were to be by number1   
rule1 and measure1  even to the very    
tacks and loops of the curtains of the  
tabernacle4  ,now the rule or lien by   
which all things were then squared1 it  
was the laws1 statutes1 and ordinances  
which were given to ,moses  by the ,lord
 in the ,mount ,sinai1 for thither he   
went to receive  his orders2 and        
according to the pattern there showed   
him1 so he  committed all things by     
writing to them that were to be employed
  in the workmanship of the holy things 
pertaining to the rise and  completing  
of the tabernacle1 and all its          
instruments 7,exo #bj3ba2  #bd3a2       
#be3dj2 ,deu #cj3aj2 #ca3bj-bf74        
,now1 when this rule was thus received1 
then whosoever observed not  to do it1  
he was to fall under the penalty that by
 the same law  also was prescribed      
against the offenders and transgressors 

7,num  #ae3cj1ca74 ,i find also1 that   
when the temple was built in the days   
of ,solomon1 all things were then done  
according to the writing  that ,david   
made1 when the hand of ,god was upon    
him1 when he made  him understand all   
the work of this pattern 7#b ,chron #c2 
#d2 #a ,chron  #bi3c-g2 #bh3ai74        
,thus again1 when ,josiah went about to 
bring to pass the reformation  of the   
church of the ,jews1 and their          
instruments of worship1  after their    
revolting1 he goeth to the law of ,god1 
and by that  understanding what was out 
of order1 and how to put all things     
into order1 he so did reduce them to    
their former manner4 ,the same  way also
 went ,ezra and ,nehemiah at the        
rebuilding of the temple  and city after
 the captivity 7#b ,kings #bb3h-ac2     
,ezra #g3ad2 #h3cd74  ,from all which ,i
 conclude1 that the reed1 the golden    
reed1 that  here you read of1 it is     
nothing else but the pure and unspotted 
,word of ,god2 by which both the city1  

gates1 and wall of this  ,jerusalem are 
regulated4 ,which word1 by the holy     
prophet1 is also  compared to gold1 and 
is said to be above 'much fine gold'    
7,psa  #ab3f2 #ai3aj74    ,i find in the
 vision of the prophet ,ezekiel1 that   
the angel  that there is said to measure
 the city1 which was a type of our      
,jerusalem1 he appeared with a line of  
flax in his hand1 to measure  the       
pattern withal 7,eze #dj3c72 which very 
phrase doth show us  that this was but  
the type1 and an ,old ,testament        
business2 but ,john  hath his in a ,new 
,testament style1 and that in the most  
excellent  manner of language1 to       
signify that his city1 or the city that 
he hath the vision of1 is to be the end 
of all types and shadows1  and the very 
perfection of them all4 ,wherefore he   
tells us also1  that the line or reed by
 which this city is builded and squared1
  it is not now a line of flax1 but a   
reed of gold1 a golden reed2  to signify
 not a word of the law and letter that  

had to do with  shadows1 but the ,new   
,testament1 and ministration of the     
,spirit1  which hath to do with         
substance1 and the heavenly things      
themselves  7,heb #i3bc74    ,the city  
measured4    ',a golden reed to measure 
the city1' c4 ,i told you at the first  
that this city was the church of ,god   
that should be in the latter  days2 but 
yet not the church disorderly and       
confusedly scattered  here and there1   
without all visible order and           
discipline1 but the  church brought into
 exact form and order1 lying every way  
level  and square with the rule and     
golden reed of the ,new ,testament of   
,christ2 wherefore he calleth it a city1
 a city under rule4 ,thus  it was in the
 type2 for when ,solomon's temple was to
 be builded1  and the city in after     
times1 it was not enough that they had  
stones  and timber1 but every one of    
them must be such stones1 and such      
timber1 and must also come under the    
rule and square of the workman2  and so 

being fitted by hewers1 saws1 axes1 and 
squares1 they were  fitly put into the  
building 7#a ,kings #e3ag1ah2 #g3i-ab2  
#a ,chron  #bb3b74 ,by this1 then1 we   
may see with what a holy1 exact line1   
rule1 and order1 this church and city1  
at this day1 will be compact  and built2
 the members must be all such as shall  
be made fit for  the city of ,god by the
 hewing words of the prophets 7,hosea   
#f3e74  ,they must join in ,christian   
communion also according to the golden  
reed of the ,new ,testament1 and        
ministration of the ,spirit4 ,indeed1   
all the time of the reign of            
,antichrist1 the church1 as she was  a  
holy temple in the ,lord1 so she was    
measured with reference to  the truth of
 her grace1 and invisible condition     
7,rev #aa3a1b72 but  as she is to be a  
city1 so she then is to be trodden down1
 and to  lie without all form and order2
 but when ,antichrist is dead1 she      
shall again come into mind1 be          
considered1 reared1 built by measure1   

and inhabited4 ,and observe it1 as the  
rule of the carpenter is  of use in     
building1 from the first appearance of  
the laying of a  stone in order1 even   
till it be in every point and part      
complete1  so the golden reed with which
 the angel is here said to measure  the 
city1 c41 is to be of use from the first
 foundation even to  the laying of the  
last stone thereof2 as was also         
fore-showed by  the man that is said to 
measure the pattern of this1 in ,ezekiel
  7,eze #cj-dh74    ',and he measured   
the city4' ,that is1 he measured the    
church in her  constitution and         
fellowship4 ,now when ,god is said to   
measure1 he  is said to measure         
sometimes in judgment1 and sometimes in 
mercy2  sometimes to throw down1 and    
sometimes to build up and establish4    
,sometimes1 ,i say1 he is said to       
measure in judgment1 with intention  to 
throw down and destroy4 ,thus he        
measured the city before she  went into 
captivity1 and the ten tribes before    

they were carried  away beyond ,babylon1
 because they lay cross to his word1 and
 had  perverted that which was right1 c4
 7,isa #bh3ag1ah2 ,amos #g3g-i74  ,but  
when he is said to measure the city in  
this place1 it is that  she might be    
built and set up4 ,wherefore1 as ,i     
said1 the line or  golden reed that is  
now stretched forth to measure this     
city1 it is  to the end that all things 
may be in right form and order1 'fitly  
joined' and knit 'together1--by that    
which every joint supplieth1  according 
to the effectual working in the measure 
of every part1  making increase of the  
body1 unto the edifying of itself in    
love'  7,eph #d3af2 ,col #b3ai74        
,again1 ,by measuring the city1 he would
 have us to understand that  all her    
limits and bounds were now apparent1    
that all things1 even  the church and   
all the world1 were made to see their   
own compass4  ,for as ,god in the days  
when temple worship only was on foot1   
would  not lose a form or ordinance of  

all the forms and ordinances of  his    
temple2 so when city-work comes up1 he  
will not lose an inch  of the limits1   
and bounds1 and compass of his city1 she
 shall be  full as large1 and of as     
great a compass every way1 as is        
determined  of her2 as he saith by the  
prophet1 ',all the land1 saith he1 shall
  be turned as a plain 7this is that    
which a little before is called  the new
 heaven and a new earth72 that is1 there
 shall be a smooth  face upon the whole 
earth1 all snugs1 and hubs1#aj and      
hills1 and  holes1 shall now be taken   
away1 even 'from ,geba to ,rimmon1 south
  of ,jerusalem3 and it the city shall  
be lifted up and inhabited  in her      
place1 from ,benjamin's gate unto the   
place of the first gate1  unto the      
corner gate1 and from the tower of      
,hananiel1 unto the  king's wine        
presses' 7,zech #ad3aj74 ,the four      
places here mentioned  in this verse1   
they do seem to be the four corners of  
the city of  old2 at which places the   

city bounds were set2 and in which very 
circle the prophet tells us1 but with   
gospel language1 she shall  be settled  
again4    ,the gates measured4    ',and 
he measured the city1' and the gates    
thereof4 ,this was figured  forth by the
 vision in ,ezekiel1 for in it he saw   
the angel go from  gate to gate1 and saw
 him take the exact and distinct measure
 of  every one thereof2 nay1 not only of
 them in a general way1 but  of the     
thresholds1 the porch1 the posts1 and   
the faces of their  entrances2 he       
measured also every little chamber that 
was above  upon the gates1 with all the 
spaces that were between 7,eze #dj74    
,now by gates1 ,i told you1 we are to   
understand the ,son of ,god1 as  he is  
the way to the ,father1 and to the      
privileges of this city4  ,wherefore    
when he saith he measured the gates1 it 
is as if he had  said1 he measured the  
entrance1 strength1 and goodly          
countenance  of him1 with the mansions  
of glory that are to be enjoyed by every

  one that entereth in hereby2 for the  
porch1 posts1 face1 entrance1  and      
chambers of the gate in ,ezekiel1 they  
signify the entrance1  strength1 shining
 countenance1 and resting places that   
every one  shall find in the ,lord      
,jesus that entereth in by him2 and to  
measure  all these1 it is in substance  
but this1 to set them forth1 and out1   
in their full force1 glory1 largeness1  
beauty1 and profitableness1  in the view
 of all2 for ,i told you at the first1  
the golden reed  is the ,word of ,god4  
,now the city and the gates thereof1 are
 said  to be measured by this golden    
reed3 which1 ,i say1 can be nothing     
else but an opening of all the          
excellencies of ,christ1 as he is  the  
gate of the sheep1 even by the full     
sway1 power1 majesty1 and  clearness of 
the ,word4 ,the ,lord help us6 ,christ1 
as he is the door  to ,god1 and to all  
gospel-privileges1 is now strangely     
handled1 and  so hath been of a long    
time among the sons of men2 some of them

  making him the very in-let to all the 
vile and abominable crew in  the world1 
counting all that are pliant to their   
ungodly humours1  the saints of the     
,most ,high1 and ,christ the door and   
gate through  whom they have right to   
enter2 and to whom belong the delicates 
of  the precious things of ,god1 even   
those which he hath most choicely  laid 
up and reserveth for none but those that
 unfeignedly turn from  iniquity1 and   
walk with him in the newness of the     
,spirit4 ,others  again do shut up the  
gates against the godly1 labouring with 
might  and main to hinder those that    
labour to enter1 that fain would do  it 
unfeignedly 7,matt #bc3ad2 #b ,chron    
#bi3g74aa ,others again do  labour all  
that in them lies to deface the gates1  
to take away  their beauty3 like him    
that took the gold from off the doors   
and  gates of the temple 7#b ,kings     
#ah3af74 ,rendering ,christ a low and   
carnal business1 c4 ,but at the         
measuring-day1 at the day when  the     

golden reed shall be the alone rule3    
then you shall see this  city1 and her  
gates discovered in their own glory1    
holiness1 and  beauty4 ,for though in   
our affliction under antichrist1 our    
temple  and instruments of worship1 with
 the city1 wall1 gates1 and the like1   
have been much defaced1 even our        
doctrine of faith and worship1  and have
 been much trod and trampled under the  
foot of the  uncircumcised1 yet all     
shall be recovered and brought into     
order  again by the golden reed of the  
word of ,god4 ,which thing was figured  
forth to us by the good man ,ezra the   
scribe1 who at the restoring  of        
,jerusalem took review of all the things
 pertaining to the  city1 both touching 
its branches and deformity1 and also how
 to  set all things in order1 and that  
by the law of ,god which was in  his    
hand1 even according to the writing     
thereof 7,ezra #g3ad2 #h3cd2  ,neh      
#h3i74 ,and whosoever doth but read the 
history of ,ezra and  ,nehemiah         

throughout1 they shall find that by the 
,word of ,god they  brought all things  
to pass2 all the ordinances of the house
 and city  of ,god into their right and 
holy order4 ,and indeed the measuring   
of the city and of the gates thereof1   
which is ,christ the way1 it  can be    
nothing else but a bringing of them by  
the right understanding  and opening of 
the ,word into their proper places and  
excellencies1  both for comers in1 and  
goers out1 according to the commandment 
7,eze #dj3d2 #dc3g-ab74 ,for1 to speak  
properly1 ,christ in his love1  grace1  
merits1 and largeness of heart1 to let  
souls into communion  with ,god and all 
happiness1 is in all these things       
unsearchable1  and passing knowledge1   
being filled with these things beyond   
thought1 and without measure 7,eph      
#c3h1ah1ai2 ,col #a3i2 ,john #c3cd74    
,the wall measured4    ,and he measured 
the city1 the gates thereof1 and the    
wall thereof4  ,in that he saith1 he    
measured the wall also1 it is to show us

  that all things now are according to  
the rule of the ,word3 the  inhabitants 
are according to the ,word1 the entrance
 is according  to the ,word1 yea1 and so
 is the safety of it also1 even a fence 
to fence them from their enemies2 even a
 fence on every side1 that  they may be 
at ease and rest1 and be no more a      
tossing to and  fro4 ',o thou afflicted1
 tossed with tempest1' saith he1 'and   
not  comforted1 ,i will do many good    
things for thee--,in righteousness      
shalt thou be established3 thou shalt be
 far from oppression2 for  thou shalt   
not fear2 and from terror1 for it shall 
not come near  thee' 7,isa #dd3aa-ad74  
,touching the wall1 what it is1 ,i have 
spoken already2 therefore  here ,i speak
 only to the measure of it1 which       
measure is only the  fulfilling all     
those promises and engagements of ,god  
that are made  to ,new ,jerusalem1 for  
her safety and continual defence2 and   
that  not only in her own eyes1 but in  
the eyes of all her beholders4  ,then   

shall that saying be with gladness in   
the mouths of all the  inhabitants of   
this ,jerusalem1 ',we were bondmen1 yet 
our ,god hath  not forsaken us in our   
bondage1 but hath extended mercy unto us
  in the sight of the kings of ,persia1 
to give us a reviving to set  up the    
house of our ,god1 and to repair the    
desolations thereof1  and to give us a  
wall in ,judah and in ,jerusalem' 7,ezra
 #i3i74  ,which wall1 ,i say1 shall be  
so conspicuous to all the adversaries   
of this holy and beloved city1 that the 
greatest of them shall  not once dare to
 peep or mutter#ab against her any more4
 ',god is  known in her palaces for a   
refuge4 ,for1 lo1 the kings were        
assembled1  they passed by together1    
they saw it1 and so they marvelled2 they
  were troubled1 and hasted away4 ,fear 
took hold upon them there1  and pain1 as
 of a woman in travail' 7,psa #dh3a-f74 
,as it is said  of the building of the  
wall after the captivity3 when the      
enemies  and all the heathen saw it was 

finished1 'they were much cast down  in 
their own eyes' 7,neh #f3ae1af74    ,the
 regulating of this city by this golden 
reed1 and the measuring  the gates and  
wall by this word1 when finished1 will  
then cause  all that have skill in      
singing the ,lord's songs1 and of       
lifting  up the praises of ,god in this 
city1 to gather themselves together  to 
sing1 and to praise1 and to say1 ,bless 
ye the name of the ,lord1  for his      
mercies endure for ever3 for then will  
they purify the  people1 this city1 with
 the gates and wall thereof 7,neh       
#ab3bg-dg74    ,wherefore in the mean   
time1 between this and the building of  
this  city1 let ,jerusalem come into    
your mind1 and walk about her1 'go      
round about her1' inquire by the ,word  
what ,god hath said of her  state1      
strength1 safety1 ease1 peace1 and      
blessed tranquillity  in the latter     
days1 'tell the towers thereof4 ,mark ye
 well her  bulwarks1 consider her       
palaces1 that ye may tell it to the     

generations  following' 7,psa           
#dh3ab1ac74    ,the form and measure of 
the city4    ,ver4 #af4 ',and the city  
lieth four square1 and the length is as 
large  as the breadth3 and he measured  
the city with the reed1 twelve  thousand
 furlongs1 the length1 and the breadth1 
and height of it  are equal4'    ',and  
the city lieth four square4' ,these     
words do open unto you the  matter yet  
more1 to wit1 that now both the city1   
gates1 and wall  were exactly in their  
visibility according to the ,word1 lying
  even every way with that golden reed3 
for by four square you are  to          
understand perfection1 or an answering  
the figures that of  old did figure to  
us the completeness and perfection of   
the ,new  ,testament order4    ,for if  
you search the ,scriptures1 you will    
find that especially the  great and     
principal instruments of ,god's worship 
in and under the  law1 their perfection 
was what here you read to be the        
perfection  of this city1 even a four   

square4 ,as for instance1 ,the          
breastplate  of judgment1 on which were 
engraved the names of the children of   
,israel1 its exact point of perfection  
was to be a right four square4  ,the ten
 bases also1 that were to be for bearers
 to the lavers in the  temple1 they were
 to be four square3 the altar of        
burnt-offerings  likewise1 with the     
altar of incense1 their perfect pattern 
was that  they should be four square4   
,the inward court1 and outward court1   
with the posts of the temple1 and tables
 on which they were to  slay the        
sacrifices1 they were all four square4  
,yea1 the city in  the type1 in the     
vision of ,ezekiel1 was seen to be of   
the same  frame and fashion every way1  
having just twelve gates1 and on each   
of the four sides three gates4          
,wherefore1 when he saith the city      
lieth four square1 it is as if he had   
said she lieth even with  the pattern or
 golden reed of the ,word2 even1 ,i say1
 both in her  members1 doctrine1        

worship1 and manners3 for the things    
afore hinted  unto you do hold forth all
 these particulars 7,exo #bh3ae1af2     
#ci3h1i2  #bg3a2 #ch3a2 #cg3a2 #a ,kings
 #g3bg1bh2 ,eze #dc3acah2 #dj2 #da3ba2  
#dh3cj-cd74    ',and the length is as   
large as the breadth4' ,this explaineth 
the  matter yet more fully and          
distinctly2 for as to the things that ,i
  made mention of before1 though they   
were to be made four square1  and that  
their perfection lay exactly in that    
form1 yet these  squares did not lie in 
their height and depth1 but in their    
length  and breadth1 just as you read   
here of the square of this city4 ,as  to
 instance3 ,the altars1 though they were
 five cubits long1 and  five cubits     
broad1 yet but three high 7,exo #bg3a2  
#cc3a2 #a ,kings  #g74 ,so the bases1   
they were a cubit and an half broad1 and
 a cubit  and an half long1 yet but half
 a cubit high2 the tables also on  which
 they slew the sacrifices1 they were a  
cubit and a half long1  and a cubit and 

a half broad1 yet but one cubit high    
7,eze #dj3db74  ,which things being     
thus1 you see the reason of his saying  
'the  length is as large as the         
breadth4'    ,now by length and breadth 
here1 we may yet observe another mystery
  held forth unto us2 for by the breadth
 is held forth the perfection  of the   
rule1 or law to which all ,christians   
ought to yield their  hearty obedience3 
his commandment is exceeding broad 7,psa
 #aai3if74  ,the breadth of which is    
signified1 ,i say1 by the breadth of    
those  things that before you see to be 
the instruments of the worship of  ,god4
 ,now1 as by breadth we are to          
understand the perfect latitude  and    
compass of the commandment2 so by length
 we are to understand  the              
answerableness of the obedience of the  
inhabitants of this  city2 for indeed   
the perfection of ,christian obedience  
lieth in  an answerableness to the will 
of ,god2 as it is said of the father    
and mother of ,john the ,baptist1 they  

walked in all the commandments  of the  
,lord blameless 7,luke #a3f74 ,and of   
,anna1 that she continued  without      
ceasing in the service of ,god in the   
temple day and night  7,luke #b3cg74    
,this is to be as long in our obedience1
 as the law  is broad in commanding4    
,the law commands right obedience1 and  
the  ,christian giveth it2 the law      
commands continual obedience1 and  the  
,christian giveth it2 the law commands  
universal obedience1 and  the ,christian
 giveth it4 ,he giveth it all these     
sorts of obedience1  #a4 ,by the person 
of ,christ1 for he is his righteousness 
7#a ,cor  #a3cj74 ,he giveth it all     
these1 #b4 ,with the consent of the mind
  7,rom #g3af74 ,and #c4 ,he giveth it  
all these obediences in the love  of the
 ,spirit1 which the apostle calleth the 
fulfilling of the law1  that is1 an     
answering the breadth of its command by 
the length of  obedience 7,rom #ac3aj74 
,wherefore when he saith the length is  
as  large as the breadth1 he would have 

us understand how perfect in  holiness  
these blessed souls will be at this day2
 and indeed1 this  is it that is by ,god
 expected to be in this city at this    
day4 ,as  the angel with his            
measuring-line said to ,zechariah1 ,i am
 going 'to  measure ,jerusalem1 to see  
what is the breadth thereof1 and what   
is the length thereof' 7,zech #b3b74 ,to
 see whether their doctrine  be pure1   
and whether their obedience be          
answerable4    ',and he measured the    
city with the reed1 twelve thousand     
furlongs4'  ,these latter words do refer
 us to a distinct measure from that     
which went before2 the former measure   
pointing at the breadth of  her         
commandment and the length of her       
obedience1 but this at the  glory and   
fulness of her mansions and portions2   
for after he had  said the city lieth   
four square1 and that the length is as  
large as  the breadth1 which is the full
 and complete effect of that first      
measure1 he comes over again with       

another measuring1 saying1 ',and  he    
measured the city1--twelve thousand     
furlongs'2 as who should  say1 he       
measured the city1 gates and wall first1
 and found them  all exact1 and         
according to the golden reed2 and after 
he had so  done1 he measured the city   
with the reed twelve thousand furlongs4 
',he measured the city with the reed'2  
that is1 he measured out to  the city1  
he measured for the city1 for its lot   
and portion1 twelve  thousand furlongs4 
,which very thing you find in the vision
 of the  prophet ,ezekiel2 for after ha 
had measured the city1 the vessels1     
with the instruments of worship1 ,i say1
 when he had done this1 he  comes again 
with an afterwards1 to measure the city1
 her portions  and mansions 7,eze #dg3a1
 c474 ,wherefore ,i say1 these words do 
refer  to her portion that she is to    
enjoy of her ,god1 as the former        
referreth to her duty and obedience4    
,now that which maketh me conclude that 
this latter measure is  a measure       

distinct from the former1 and that it   
relateth neither  to the exactness of   
rule1 nor the completeness of obedience1
 but  only to the largeness of the      
portions that ,god will allot for thy   
sons and daughters1 thou city of ,god2  
it is1    ,first1 ,because this is the  
biggest measure4 ,for ,i find1 by       
considering  the ,scripture1 that as the
 persons and things pertaining to the   
worship of ,god were to go according to 
the rule of this golden  reed1 so also  
the portions that pertained to the      
persons worshipping  were to go by rule 
and measure also1 as here he saith he   
measured  also the city1 or to it1 with 
the reed1 twelve thousand furlongs4     
,and hence it is that our grace is      
called the measure of grace1  and that  
our glory is called a weight of glory   
7,rom #ab3c2 ,eph #d3g2  #b ,cor #d3ag74
    ,now ,i say1 ,i find that our       
portions do go always under the biggest 
measure2 the spoons1 cups1 flagons1     
snuffers1 basons1 candlesticks1  and    

pans1 which were the instruments of     
worship1 were not so large  as the      
chambers in the temple1 and the compass 
of the holy land1  which were the       
mansions and the portions of the church4
 ,see  ,joshua #ae-af2 ,john #ad3a-c4   
,secondly1 ,i take the twelve thousand  
furlongs to signify portions1  rather   
than worship or worshippers2 because1 as
 to the nature of  it1 it most exactly  
agrees with the portions that are       
measured  out to this city by the angel 
before ,ezekiel1 which is a measuring   
forth so much land for the portion of   
the prince1 so much for the  portion of 
the priest1 and so much for the portion 
of the twelve  tribes4 ,yea1 the very   
phrase1 twelve thousand furlongs1 also  
implieth such a compass of ground1 by   
which we find the holy land  hath been  
measured 7,eze #de-dg2 ,luke #bd3ac2    
,john #f3ah74    ,lastly1 ,i take it to 
be this also2 because ,i find not in all
 this  description of this holy city    
that any place doth give us that  ground

 to speak to her measure of portion as  
this2 and it would seem  strange to me  
that the description of this city given 
by ,ezekiel  should be more complete    
than this that is given by our prophet  
,john2 for ,ezekiel doth most amply set 
forth her portions1 even  distinctly1   
for prince1 priest1 and the tribes in   
particular4 ,this  therefore is to be   
understood of the portions of the city  
which  ,john did see were measured out  
unto her immediately after he saw  the  
breadth of her rule and the length of   
her obedience4 ,only  consider that     
,ezekiel measureth by reeds1 not        
counting by furlongs2  but ,john1 though
 he measureth by reeds1 yet counteth by 
furlongs4    ,but now1 though the ,holy 
,ghost is thus pleased to speak of the  
portions of the saints in the ,new      
,jerusalem1 as if he intended  chiefly  
that their portion should consist in    
outward happiness1  and in the enjoyment
 of such and such a portion or compass  
of  ground3 yet consider that these are 

but metaphorical and borrowed           
expressions1 spoken to our capacities1  
under which is indeed included  the     
nature of our blessed and spiritual food
 and nourishment4  ,you know it is usual
 for the ,holy ,ghost in ,scripture to  
call the  saints sheep1 lambs1 heifers1 
cows1 rams1 doves1 swallows1 pelicans1  
and the like2 and also to call their    
food1 their spiritual and  heavenly     
food1 grass1 provender1 wheat1 wine1    
oil1 grapes1 apples1  figs1 nuts1 and   
the like also2 all which are but        
shadowish and  figurative expressions1  
even as this of the measure of the      
twelve  thousand furlongs 7,john        
#aj3ae1af2 ,amos #d3c2 ,jer #ca3ah2     
,cant #b3e2  ,eze #cd3ad2 ,zech #aj3a2  
,isa #cj3bd2 ,micah #d3d74 ,and observe 
it1 that  which ,john saith here is     
twelve thousand furlongs1 ,ezekiel tells
  us it lieth on this side and on that  
side of the bank of the river  of the   
water of life 7,eze #dg3h1i74 ,now ,i   
think there is none so much  void of    

understanding as to think this water of 
life is anything  else but the precious 
grace of ,god1 in and through the ,lord 
,jesus4  ,wherefore the ground or       
measure for portions1 it is nothing else
  but our spiritual and heavenly food1  
even spiritual grace1 and  gifts1 and   
comforts1 that the holy ones of this    
city shall most  plentifully partake of 
and enjoy4 ,and so indeed the prophet   
also  saith1 speaking of the portions of
 the holy land for this city4  ',the    
increase thereof1' saith he1 'shall be  
for food unto them  that serve the city1
 and they that serve the city shall     
serve it  out of all the twelve tribes  
of ,israel' 7,eze #dh3ah1ai74 ,out of   
the twelve tribes1 that is1 out of the  
twelve thousand furlongs1  which is the 
portion of the tribes4 ,this is         
according to the  saying of the prophet 
,david1 ',he maketh me to lie down in   
green  pastures1 he leadeth me beside   
the still waters' 7,psa #bc3b74 ,and    
again1 ',for the ,lamb which is in the  

midst of the throne shall feed  them1   
and shall lead them unto living         
fountains of waters' 7,rev  #g3ag74     
',for your shame1 ye shall have double2 
and for confusion1  they shall rejoice  
in their portion3 therefore in their    
land they  shall possess the double2    
everlasting joy shall be unto them'     
7,isa  #fa3g74    ,thus you see the     
measure of the city1 gates1 and wall1   
and the  effect of that2 and thus you   
see also the measure of the portion  for
 the city1 with what it is3 wherefore it
 remaineth that we see  what is to be   
the effect of that also4    ',and he    
measured the city with a reed1 twelve   
thousand furlongs1  the length and the  
breadth and the height of it are equal4'
 ,before  he told us that the length was
 as large as the breadth1 which ,i  then
 told you did signify the nature of her 
rule and the measure  of her obedience4 
,but now he adds and saith1 that both in
 length  and breadth and in height she  
is equal4 ,wherefore in that he adds  at

 last a squareness of height to her     
squareness of length and  breadth2 and  
also in that he adds it not before he   
had told us of  the measure of her      
portions1 he would have us to understand
 that  as the rule in which this city   
shall walk shall be complete1 and  as   
her obedience to that rule shall be     
complete1 so her enjoyment  of ,god and 
his grace at that day shall be          
proportionable also4 ,she  is square in 
her rule1 square in her obedience1 and  
square in her  enjoyment of ,god and his
 goodness3 the length and the breadth   
and  the height of it are equal4 ,indeed
 the ,scripture saith1 that in  keeping 
his commandments there is great reward  
7,psa #ai3aa74 ,and  again1 ',this man  
shall be blessed in his deed' 7,james   
#a3be74 ,this  showeth unto us then what
 glorious days these will be to the     
house  and city of ,god1 even days in   
which saints shall see the mind of  ,god
 clearly1 have hearts to do it          
completely1 and have continually  the   

answerable enjoyment of ,god and        
spiritual happiness4 ,now will  his     
paths drop fatness with a witness6 7,psa
 #fe3aa74 ,and now will  he meet 'him   
that rejoiceth and worketh              
righteousness1 those that  remember thee
 in thy ways' 7,isa #fd3e74 ,and the    
length and the breadth  and the height  
of it are equal4 ,wherefore the prophet 
in the vision  of the measures of the   
portions doth observe that there was a  
squareness in them1 as well as in their 
ordinances and obedience3  and hence it 
is that he tells us that every little   
chamber was one  reed broad and one reed
 long 7,eze #dj3g74 ,and again1 the     
oblation1  that is1 the portion for the 
tribes1 shall be five and twenty        
thousand 7,eze #dh3bj74 ,by five and    
twenty thousand ye shall offer  the holy
 oblation ,,four ,,square1 with the     
portion of the city4    ,again1 ,in that
 he saith the length and the breadth1   
and the height  of it are equal1 he     
showeth us how fit this city at this day

 will  be even for the kingdom of heaven
 and glory4 ,for observe1 that  as the  
rule1 obedience1 and comforts of ,god1  
do make this city  a square city1 both  
in height1 and length1 and breadth2 so  
the  holiest of all1 which was a type of
 heaven 7,heb #i3bd71 was of the  same  
fashion also4 ,it was twenty cubits     
high1 and twenty cubits  long1 and      
twenty cubits broad3 the length1 and the
 breadth1 and  the height of it were    
equal 7#a ,kings #f3bj2 #b ,chron #c3h3 
,eze #da3d74    ,wherefore1 as now the  
will of ,god will be done1 according to 
the  petition1 'on earth as it is in    
heaven' 7,matt #f3aj72 so will this     
city be at this day fit to enter into   
the holiest place2 even as  fit as one  
four square is to shut into another4    
,here is a four square  city for a four 
square heaven2 and the length and the   
breadth of  it are equal4 ,wherefore it 
is upon this account that this city1  at
 her appearing1 is said to be adorned   
and prepared as a bride  is for her     

husband1 which we all know is the most  
perfect and  completest attire that is  
possible to be got4 ,and therefore it   
is1 again1 that at the coming of the    
,lord those that go in with  him to the 
marriage are said to be ready beforehand
 7,rev #ba3b2  ,matt #be3aj74    ,ver4  
#ag4 ',and he measured the wall thereof1
 an hundred and forty  and four cubits4'
 ,this measure of the wall that here he 
maketh  mention of is also distinct from
 the former measure1 where he is  said  
to measure the city1 gates1 and wall2   
and it refers to such  a wall1 or to    
such a part of the wall in such a place4
 ,for ,i find  that though the wall of  
this city in general is that which shall
  encompass the ,new ,jerusalem round1  
yet this wall is in some place1  and for
 some reason1 of another manner and     
measure than the wall  is in general1 as
 it compasseth round the city1 which    
part of the  wall is called the broad   
wall1 the wall upon which even half of  
the people might walk complete at once  

7,neh #c3h2 #ab3ch74    ,but to trace   
out the business in the type1 and so to 
come to its  answer in the antitype2 ,i 
find that a little distance from        
,jerusalem  there was a place called    
,tophet1 which place was counted        
profane1  unholy1 or defiled 7#b ,kings 
#bc3aj74 ,i find also that this unclean1
  unholy place1 was a figure of hell    
itself 7,isa #cj3cc74 ,now mark1 ,i     
find by the ,scripture that against this
 ,tophet1 this unholy and  profane      
place1 was the broad wall of the city   
for the defence of the  sanctuary       
erected1 and reared up4 ,he measured1   
saith the prophet1  by the four sides1  
and it had a wall round about1 five     
hundred  reeds long1 and five hundred   
reeds broad1 ',,to ,,make ,a            
,,separation  ,,between ,,the           
,,sanctuary ,,and ,,the ,,profane       
,,places' 7,eze #db3bj74 ,which  wall   
could not be that wall which compasseth 
the city1 because it  was but five      
hundred reeds long3 for take the measure

 of this wall  in its largest measure1  
and it is1 if you count a reed for that 
which we count a pole1 but twelve       
furlongs1 which compass will  scarce go 
round many market towns2 especially if1 
together with  this1 you consider the   
breadth of the wall1 whose breadth is as
  large as its length2 wherefore now    
there is not room enough for a  city so 
big as a cottage to stand in the midst  
thereof4 ,i speak  this1 to show you    
that the wall in this place is not the  
wall that  goeth round about the city1  
but the wall that is placed just between
  the sanctuary and ,tophet1 or hell    
itself4 ,now though ,ezekiel and  ,john 
do differ touching their count about the
 thickness of this  wall1 it is not so  
much to signify the walls are not one   
and the  same1 as to show us that the   
one1 to wit1 ,ezekiel's wall1 was to    
encompass a worldly sanctuary1 but      
,john's to encompass a spiritual  and   
heavenly2 wherefore ,ezekiel's must be  
of so many reeds long  to go round about

 the material sanctuary1 as a type2 but 
,john  comes more to the spirit of the  
matter1 and showeth us what the         
sanctuary1 wall1 and the like should    
mean2 for by sanctuary we  are to       
understand1 even in the ,old ,testament1
 a place of safety  and security1 which 
was a type of ,christ 7,eze #aa3af2 ,heb
 #f3ah74  ,now in that ,tophet did stand
 against the sanctuary in the letter1   
it signifies that hell itself is bent   
against all those that take  shelter in 
,christ2 but to no purpose1 for in the  
very face of  ,tophet1 even between it  
and our place of sanctuary1 is fixed an 
invincible and impregnable mighty wall1 
to keep in safety those  that have fled 
to ,christ for shelter4 ,now ,i say1 in 
that ,john tells  us this wall is an    
hundred and forty-four cubits1 and      
waives the  manner of the measure of    
,ezekiel1 it is to show us that this    
wall  is for the safety of the hundred  
and forty-four thousand that have  taken
 sanctuary in ,christ1 that is1 all the 

holy and truly gracious  souls that are 
with him on the ,mount ,zion1 having his
 ,father's name  written in their       
foreheads 7,rev #g2 #ad3a-c74 ,both     
numbers1 ,i say1  being twelve times    
twelve1 implying a sufficient safety for
 all  that are sincerely and truly      
gracious4    ,and now to bring down the 
matter to our ,new ,jerusalem state3 for
  though it be true in all ages1 that   
there is between those that have  taken 
sanctuary in ,christ1 and the bottomless
 pit1 an invincible  and mighty wall of 
grace and heavenly power1 and of the    
merits of  ,christ1 to save to the      
uttermost all and every one that are    
thus  fled to him for safety 7,heb      
#g3be1bf71 yet there is something in  it
 more than this1 for those that come    
into the days and state of  the ,new    
,jerusalem4 ,for1 ,i say1 this wall     
being it that makes a  separation       
between the sanctuary and the profane   
place in general1  and yet being spoken 
of as a thing extraordinary1 and        

accompanying  the state of this new city
 only1 it implieth that at this day the 
saints shall have that shelter by this  
wall from all the force  of hell1 and   
the damned spirits that now from ,tophet
 afflict them1  that they never had     
before4 ,and therefore you find at the  
beginning  of the thousand years1 which1
 as ,i conceive1 is the time of the     
building of this city1 a mighty angel is
 said to come down from  heaven to lay  
hold of the dragon1 that old serpent1   
called the  devil and ,satan1 and to    
bind him a thousand years2 which done1  
he  casts him into the bottomless pit1  
and there shuts him up1 to the  end he  
should deceive the nations no more 7,rev
 #bj3a-c74 ,the effect  of which will be
 not only a delivering of the saints    
from outward  persecution1 but also from
 being any more assailed with either    
wicked and erroneous doctrine1 or fierce
 and fiery darts from the  prince of    
darkness1 which now many of them are so 
much annoyed  and afflicted with2 now   

the church will be free from those      
hellish  suggestions to blaspheme1 to   
despair1 and the like1 that her members 
do yet most dreadfully and sadly meet   
with4 ,for observe1 this old  tempter is
 said to be tied up1 or to be cast into 
the bottomless  pit1 first as he is a   
dragon1 under which name he goeth in    
this  book1 in his persecuting the      
church 7,rev #ab74 ,secondly1 he is     
said to be shut up1 as he goeth under   
the name of a serpent1 under  which name
 he went when he fomented his devilish  
and damning seducing  doctrine to our   
first parents2 the which the ,spirit    
expressly  seems to relate unto1 and    
therefore calls him that old serpent2   
that old serpent that deceived us at the
 first 7,gen #c3a-e74 ,thirdly1  he is  
said to be shut up also1 as he goeth    
under the name of the  devil1 and       
,satan1 under which name he goeth       
commonly in the ,new  ,testament1 when  
he provoketh and stirreth up our lusts1 
and when  he labours to drive us into   

all manner of unbelief1 distrust1       
despair1 and so consequently into       
murmurings and blasphemy against  ,god  
7,matt #d3a1e1h2 ,luke #d3b-f2 ,acts    
#e3a-c2 ,eph #f3aa2 #b ,cor #b3g1aa74   
,wherefore1 ,i say1 that at the day that
 this wall is set up in all  its glory1 
and when it performs every part and     
piece of its office  to the full1 then  
shall ,satan be bruised under our feet  
indeed1  and then shall ,jerusalem be   
called the joyous city1 and her people  
a joy2 for her former sorrows shall be  
past and forgot 7,rom #af3bj3  ,rev     
#ba3d74    ,if thou still objectest3    
,but ,i have yet an evil heart1 and     
therefore  if ,i be not rid of that at  
that day1 should ,i live till then1 why 
though there should be no devil to      
afflict me1 ,i shall feel and  meet with
 sorrow and trouble enough4 ,i answer   
thee3 ,first1 ,i dare  not say that at  
this day thou shalt be in every sense   
without thy  evil heart in the midst of 
all this glory1 tempted soul4 ,yet ,i   

say  thus much to thee-    ,first4      
,where there is no devil to tempt1      
though the saints will  yet be          
imperfect1 and come short of a glorified
 state1 yet they1  by his absence1 will 
be delivered from many dreadful1 vexing1
  and burning1 and hellish darts1 that  
will otherwise confound and  afflict the
 soul like arrows whose heads are       
poisoned4 ,christians  have a great deal
 of ease1 when ,god doth1 even at this  
day1 withhold  the devil for a season1  
though yet they have their own lusts1   
over  they have when the devil and their
 own lusts are suffered to meet  and    
work together4 ,yea1 the ,lord ,jesus   
himself1 who had no sin1  yet in the    
temptation was fearfully handled and    
afflicted with  the devil1 though all   
the while1 ,i say1 he kept him at staves
  end1#ac and did not suffer him in the 
least to annoy his person2  and         
therefore it is said that when he was in
 the wilderness1 in  the conflict1 the  
angels came to minister to him 7,mark   

#a3ab1ac2 ,col  #b3ad1ae74 ,at the time 
of his agony also-in which agony1       
doubtless1  ,satan had a great hand to  
afflict him-you see his complaint1 how  
that he was sore amazed1 and exceeding  
sorrowful1 even unto death1  being so   
laden with heaviness and sorrow that he 
was scarce able to  stand or wag under  
the burden of it 7,luke #bc3dd2 ,mark   
#ad3cc1cd74  ,satan1 even from himself1 
besides the workings of our own lust1   
doth do us wonderful injury1 and hits   
our souls with many a fiery  dart that  
we think comes either from ourselves1 or
 from heaven1  and ,god himself2 but not
 by this wall1 this broad wall1 this    
sorrow  will be cut off4    ,secondly4  
,again1 when ,satan is thus tied up1 we 
shall1 together  with this mercy1       
receive such a plentiful pouring forth  
of the  ,holy ,ghost1 that though there 
will remain in us still remainders  of  
our corruptions1 yet1 by the plentiful  
indwelling of the ,holy  ,ghost1 and the
 joy and peace and heavenly sweetness   

thereof1 these  things shall lie like   
lean1 withered1 blasted things4 ,the    
reason  of that power and that strength1
 that our lusts have to this day  in our
 hearts1 it is because they are so lean1
 and thin1 and weak  in the things of   
,god4 ,strong grace makes corruptions   
weak1 and  strikes them thorough1 laying
 them at the point of death1 always     
gasping for life4 ,thus it was with     
,moses1 he had such grace in his  soul1 
and such communion with ,god1 that      
though he had yet a body of  sin within 
him1 it was a rare thing for him to see 
his wretchedness  7,num #aa3ad1ae72 that
 is1 to see it pert1 lively1 and        
powerful  in him4 ,indeed ,god saith1   
that upon the land of his people shall  
come up briars and thorns2 'yea1 upon   
all the houses of joy in the  joyous    
city2 because the palaces shall be      
forsaken1 the multitude  of the city    
shall be left1 the forts and towers     
shall be for dens  for ever1 a joy of   
wild asses1 a pasture of flocks2 until  

the ,spirit  be poured upon us from on  
high1 and the wilderness be a fruitful  
field1' c4 7,isa #cb3ac-ae74 ,and then  
'the ,lord shall defend the  inhabitants
 of ,jerusalem1 and he that is feeble   
among them at that  day shall be as     
,david1 and the house of ,david shall be
 as ,god1 as  the angel of the ,lord    
before them' 7,zech #ab3h74 ',the       
inhabitant  shall not say1 ,i am sick2  
the people that dwell therein shall be  
forgiven their iniquity' 7,isa #cc3bd74 
',and he measured the wall thereof1 an  
hundred and forty and four  cubits1     
according to the measure of a man1 that 
is1 of the angel4'  ',according to the  
measure of a man4' ,the man ,christ     
,jesus4 ,for the  measure of this city1 
or the golden reed with which this city 
is  thus measured1 it is his1 his word  
and law of the ,new ,testament4  ,all   
judgment is committed into the hand of  
the ,son2 and ,god 'hath  given him     
authority to execute judgment also1     
because he is the  ,son of man' 7,john  

#e3bg2 #ab3dh74    ',according to the   
measure of a man1 that is1 of the       
angel4' ,this  angel is one of the seven
 that had the seven last plagues to     
execute  upon the man of sin 7,rev      
#ba3i71 and yet he saith the measure is 
according to the measure of a man2 the  
meaning is that the city1  the ,new     
,jerusalem1 is to be built according to 
the word of ,christ2  but yet by his    
word as it is in the hand of his angels1
 that is1  his messengers and servants2 
of which servants1 the chief will be    
those that are his instruments to pour  
forth the seven vials full  of the seven
 last plagues upon the ,antichristian   
harlot4 ,for they1  with their plagues1 
will both destroy what standeth in      
implacable  opposition1 and will subject
 the rest1 and bring them into  a       
correspondency with the word and will of
 ,god1 as ,i have showed4  ,whence note1
 that they of his servants that ,god    
shall use to pour  forth his last and   
most dreadful plagues upon the whore1   

they are  they that ,god will use to    
show us the pattern of this holy city4  
,or thus1 they that can tell how to     
plague the whore1 they can tell  how to 
measure this city4 ',the righteous men1 
they shall judge  them1' that is1 the   
,antichristian harlot1 with her wicked  
and  adulterous daughters1 'after the   
manner of adulteresses1 and after  the  
manner of women that shed blood2 because
 they are adulteresses1  and blood is in
 their hands' 7,eze #bc3de74    ,thus   
much touching the frame of this city1   
its walls1 gates1 and  foundations1 with
 the measure of each4 ,and now it       
remains that ,i  speak of the glory of  
them4      ,,third4 ,a ,,relation ,,of  
,,the ,,glory ,,of ,,the ,,city1 ,,its  
,,walls1 ,,gates1  ,,and ,,foundations4 
,ver4 #ah4 ',and the building of the    
wall of it was of jasper2 and  the city 
was pure gold1 like unto clear glass4'  
,the glory of the walls4    ,in these   
words you have a discovery of the glory1
 both of the wall  and city itself2 and 

that1 as you see1 under the notion of   
two  choice metaphors4 ,the wall is     
jasper1 the chief of stones2 and the    
city is gold1 the chief of metals4 ',and
 the building of the wall  of it was of 
jasper1 and the city was pure gold4'    
,this jasper is that stone1 in the light
 of which this city is said  to descend1
 as in the light of a stone most        
precious4 ,now1 as  there he saith she  
descended in the light of this stone1 so
 here  he saith this stone is the wall  
thereof4 ',and the building of the  wall
 of it was of jasper4'    ,this         
therefore confirmeth unto you what ,i   
said of the wall before1  to wit1 that  
it was the salvation of ,god through    
,christ2 wherefore1  learn this by the  
way1 that this city shall not be at this
 day in  her own keeping1 but in the    
keeping of ,jesus ,christ4 ,he with his 
benefits doth compass her round1 and by 
him alone she lieth down  in safety4    
,wherefore it is from this consideration
 that ,god doth  say by the mouth of the

 prophet1 ,i will give them within my   
house1  and within my walls1 'a place   
and a name better than that of sons  and
 of daughters2 ,i will give them an     
everlasting name that shall  not be cut 
off' 7,isa #ef3e74    ',and the building
 of the wall1' c4 ,by this word         
building1 we are  to understand both the
 materials of the wall1 the manner of   
their  placing1 and the instruments that
 ,god will use for the setting up       
thereof4 ,now1 to speak properly1 this  
wall being the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ    
himself in his precious merits1         
benefits1 and offices1 the  builder     
hereof must needs be ,god himself1 for  
he it is that hath  made this ,christ   
for us a safeguard and defence1 by      
making of him  our wisdom1              
righteousness1 sanctification1 and      
redemption1 by  which he doth encompass 
us round on every side1 and that at     
every  moment to deliver us from the    
power and destruction both of sin1      
death1 the devil1 and hell 7#a ,cor     

#a3cj2 ,heb #aa3aj2 #c3d74    ,but      
again1 the building here spoken of is a 
building of this wall  after the        
destruction of ,antichrist1 and so long 
after ,christ was  sent1 and made these 
things in his own person1 to his beloved
 and  blessed church4 ,wherefore the    
building of this wall that is here      
spoken of1 it must be understood of the 
recovering again the  purity of those   
doctrines1 in which the ,lord ,jesus1   
with all his  benefits1 is found and    
made ours1 for our everlasting defence  
and  safety4 ,for we find that the king 
of ,babylon1 who was a type of  our     
,antichrist1 when he came up against    
,jerusalem1 the type of  our primitive  
church1 he brake down their city1       
destroyed their  walls1 rifled their    
houses1 and killed their children2 whose
 steps1  ,i say1 our ,antichrist follows
 to a hair1 in treading down the        
primitive church1 corrupting her        
doctrines-which are her safeguard  and  
wall-also robbing and spoiling the      

houses of ,god1 and killing  his        
children with a thousand calamities2    
turning all the heavenly  frame and     
order of church government into a heap  
of rubbish1 and  a confused dunghill    
7,psa #gd3d-g74    ,wherefore the       
building again of this wall is to be    
understood of the  recovering1 and      
settling1 and fastening the doctrines of
 ,christ1  as afore1 in which doctrines 
he in all his benefits is wrapped  and  
held fast for ever4 ,i say1 a recovering
 of them1 and setting  him up again in  
his primitive and pure glory1 of being  
our priest1  prophet1 and king in his   
church1 and a giving unto these offices 
their own proper length1 breadth1       
height1 and depth1 letting them  rule in
 all their force1 glory1 and majesty1   
and authority1 for  then will be golden 
days1 and not till then2 then1 ,i say1  
when  the several offices of the ,lord  
,jesus do rule in their own nature  and 
largeness of authority1 both in the     
church and in the world  7,zech #i3g1h2 

#ad3i2 ,rev #aa3ae74    ,alas6 this wall
 is yet unbuilt1 the offices of the     
,lord ,jesus do  not yet shine in that  
purity1 nor so stand in their proper    
places  as they shall do at the coming  
in of ,new ,jerusalem4 ,the wall lies   
yet but as a heap of rubbish2 the       
offices of the ,lord ,christ are  to    
this day by many preachers confounded1  
and removed to and fro1  even like loose
 and rolling stones4 ,these offices1    
also1 are by  others attributed to      
,antichrist1 and his children of        
iniquity2 but  at this day the nations  
shall know themselves to be but men1 and
  the doctrines of ,christ shall be set 
again in their own places  7,eze        
#bh3b1c2 #b ,thess #b3d74 ,now shall    
every going into this city1  and every  
going out thereof1 stand where it ought2
 and now shall  every tower and fortress
 on this wall be placed as in the days  
of old2 which towers and fortresses are 
the glorious names and  attributes of   
the ,father and ,christ2 for the name of

 the ,lord  is a strong tower1 the      
righteous flee into it1 and are safe4   
,and  again1 thou hast been a shelter to
 me1 and a strong tower from  the enemy4
 ,wherefore now1 ,i say1 shall the name 
of ,god1 as ,lord  of all1 and ,father  
of his church1 with the names of the    
,son1 as  ,head1 ,saviour1 and ,king of 
kings1 be as the bulwarks to this city  
7,cant #a3aj71 to which shall be added  
all the promises1 consolations1         
encouragements1 c41 in the blessed book 
of ,god1 out of which  this city        
continually shall suck the milk and     
nourishment of the  unsearchable grace  
of ,god to them 7#a ,peter #b3a1b74 ,to 
all which  shall be added many new      
pieces of timber in the wall1 for so it 
was in the type at the rebuilding of the
 city 7,neh #b3h74 ,by which  new pieces
 ,i gather1 that the special providence 
of ,god1 and his  protection1 shall be  
at this day so fastened in this wall for
 the  complete delivering of this city1 
both from hell and earth1 that  she     

shall stand in full force1 safety1 and  
peace1 even till the  heavens and the   
earth shall be no more4 ,now1 when this 
wall is  thus set up1 even every truth  
and office of ,christ in its own true   
natural force1 about this city1 and when
 ,god1 in his special and  most endeared
 affections1 shall engage himself1 even 
everlastingly1  to keep this city safe  
from all storms and tempests1 and       
trouble1  and sorrow1 then shall these  
citizens1 as a sign of their conquest   
both of hell and the world1 even set up 
their banners on the several  towers of 
this wall1 and the standards that belong
 to the tribes  thereof2 then1 ,i say1  
'we will rejoice in thy salvation1' ,o  
,lord1  'and in the name of our ,god    
will we set up our banners' 7,psa       
#bj3e74 ,and then shall the inhabitants 
of the world both wondering  and        
tremblingly say1 ',who is she that      
looketh forth as the morning1  fair as  
the moon1 clear as the sun1 and terrible
 as an army with  banners8' 7,cant      

#f3aj74 ,o the names of ,god1 of        
,christ1 of his  offices1 and the power 
of his grace and promises6 ,how will    
they  shine8 ,in what glory will they   
appear8 ,they will be even as a  wall of
 fire round about ,jerusalem2 and will  
not be1 as now1 in the  mind and thought
 of the people as the white of an egg in
 the mouth1  without taste2 but shall   
be1 and appear in their own brightness1 
sweetness1 and grace4 ',for how great is
 his goodness1 and how  great is his    
beauty8 corn shall make the young men   
cheerful1 and  new wine the maids'      
7,zech #i3aj74 ',in that day thou shalt 
say1  ,o ,lord1 ,i will praise thee2    
though thou wast angry with me1 thine   
anger is turned away1 and thou          
comfortest me4 ,behold1 ,god is my      
salvation2 ,i will trust and not be     
afraid2 for the ,lord ,,jehovah  is my  
strength1 and my song1 he also is become
 my salvation' 7,isa  #ab3a1b74    ,for 
the workman1 ,i am sure1 ,god is the    
principal1 as ,i said before2  but yet  

he will do it by instruments1 through   
the guidance of  his ,spirit4 ,the      
building of the wall of old was of ,god2
 but so as  that he did it by the hand  
of ,nehemiah and his companions4 ,i do  
observe1 in the completing of the city  
of ,jerusalem of old1 that  there was   
first altar-work1 then temple-work1 and 
after that the  building of the wall and
 completing the city4 ,altar-work1 ,i   
say1  was the first which was reared1   
and on which there were offered1        
according to the law and holy custom1   
the sacrifices and offerings  both      
morning and evening1 as every day       
required4 ',but the foundation  of the  
temple of the ,lord was not yet laid'   
7,ezra #c3a-f74 ,these  altar-men were  
those also that afterward built the     
temple2 but yet  by them was first of   
all repaired the altar1 to signify that 
the  first work that will be on foot at 
the beginning of the return  of the     
,christians from out of ,antichristian  
,babylon1 it will be  to find out       

altar-work1 that is1 the priestly office
 of ,christ1  and to offer by him the   
prayers and supplications of the church 
continually 7,acts #ai3i74 ,wherefore   
these altar-men1 or these men  in their 
altar-work1 did figure out for us our   
famous and holy  worthies1 that before  
us have risen up in their place1 and    
shook  off those relics of ,antichrist  
that entrenched upon the priestly       
office of our ,lord and ,saviour1 even  
worthy ,wickliff1 ,huss1 ,luther1       
,melancthon1 ,calvin1 and the blessed   
martyrs in ,queen ,mary's days1  c41    
with the rest of their companions4      
,these1 in their days1 were  stout and  
valiant champions for ,god according to 
their light1 and  did upon the altar of 
,god1 which is ,christ our ,lord1 offer 
up  many strong cries1 with groans and  
tears1 as every day required1  for the  
complete recovering of the church of    
,god2 the benefit of  whose offering we 
have felt and enjoyed to this day2 but  
by this  the foundation of the temple   

was not yet laid 7,ezra #c3f74    ,now  
after these arise another people1 not   
another with respect to  ,christianity1 
but with respect to further light4#ad   
,these men1  though they keep the       
continual offerings upon the altar1 as  
the  other did1 yet they are men also   
that are for temple-work2 wherefore     
these begin to search out the           
foundations of the temple of ,god1  that
 they may rear up the house1 as well as 
build up the altar4  ,these be they that
 are for having the church a select     
company of  visible believers1 walking  
in the faith and holiness of the gospel1
  which believers are for separating    
from the unconverted and open  profane1 
and for building up one another an holy 
temple in the  ,lord1 through the       
,spirit 7#a ,cor #ab3ac74 ,i say1 a     
temple1 or house1  or church1 separate  
and distinct from that confused heap of 
rubbish  and carnal gospellers that     
everywhere1 like locusts and maggots1   
crawl up and down the nations 7,rom     

#a3g2 #b ,cor #f3ad-af2 ,acts #b3dj2    
,eph #b3ba1bb2 #a ,cor #e3aa-ac74 ,these
 were figured forth by ,zerubbabel1     
,joshua1 and all the people of the land 
that are for working and  labouring in  
this service of temple-work 7,haggai    
#a3ab2 #b3a-e74    ,again1 ,as there is 
thus altar-work and temple-work to be   
done by  the saints when they are coming
 out of spiritual ,sodom and ,egypt2    
so1 at the end of these1 there will be  
city-work on foot also4  ,which         
city-work will chiefly consist in       
setting up the wall and  gates for      
defence1 and of building themselves     
houses or mansions of  rest and         
refreshment after all their hard usage  
under the tyranny  of the man of sin1   
that son of perdition 7,isa #fe3ai-ba74 
,which  city-work will be then          
completed1 when the church of ,christ   
hath  obtained a complete conquest and  
victory over the world1 and hath  got   
her enemies and them that hate her1 to  
lie at her feet1 and  to lick the dust  

of the soles thereof 7,isa #fj3ad74     
,for1 as ,i have  told you already1     
temple-work1 yea1 when that is complete 
in the  work1 yet there may be great    
havoc made of the church of ,christ     
7,rev #aa3a-c74 ,at which time also1    
city-work may be trampled under  the    
feet of the wicked and uncircumcised    
,gentiles2 but when the  city is built1 
then ,zion is become a stronghold1 and  
about all  her glory shall be a defence 
7,isa #d3e74 ,then she either draweth   
and allureth her adversaries to entreat 
her kindly1 and to count  it their      
honour to be under her protection1 as   
did the ,gibeonites2  or else she       
breaks1 and bruises1 and subjects them  
to her by  her power and authority      
7,josh #i74 ',the daughter of ,tyre     
shall be  there with a gift1 even the   
rich among the people shall entreat  thy
 favour' 7,psa #de3ab74 ',in the last   
days1' saith the prophet1  'it shall    
come to pass1 that the mountain of the  
house of the ,lord  shall be established

 in the top of the mountains1 and it    
shall be  exalted above the hills2 and  
people shall flow unto it4 ,and many    
nations shall come and say1--,let us go 
up unto the mountain of  the ,lord1 and 
to the house of the ,god of ,jacob1 and 
he will teach  us of his ways1 and we   
will walk in his paths3 for the law     
shall  go forth of ,zion1 and the word  
of the ,lord from ,jerusalem4 ,and he   
shall judge among many people1 and      
rebuke strong nations afar off2  and    
they shall beat their swords into       
plough-shares1 and their  spears into   
pruning-hooks'2 that force and power    
that they used  formerly to destroy the 
church of ,god1 now they shall use it to
 do  her service1 even to break up the  
clods of the hearts of sinners1  and to 
prune and dress the house of ,god1 and  
vineyard of ,jesus  ,christ2 'nation    
shall not lift up a sword against       
nation1 neither  shall they learn war   
any more'2 for the word of the kingdom  
of peace  shall bear sway4 ',and thou1  

,o tower of the flock1 the stronghold   
of the daughter of ,zion1 unto thee     
shall it come1 even the first  dominion2
 the kingdom shall come to the daughter 
of ,jerusalem'  7,micah #d3a-c1h74 ,this
 is city-work1 and as to the glory1     
peace1  and deliverance of the church1  
it is the chiefest of all other1        
because it is not only most excellent   
for concourse and multitude1  but1 ,i   
say1 for preservation and safety2 and   
that not only to keep  the worshippers1 
if they keep their order1 but to keep   
the order  and worshippers both in order
 and continual safety1 that they may  be
 for ever in the purest order4 ,but now1
 though at the completing  of this wall1
 and the building its towers1 when they 
are finished  there will be great peace2
 yet all the time that these things are 
doing1 before they be done1 let the     
workmen look for opposition1  taunts1   
underminers1 and a thousand tricks for  
the hindrance of it  7,neh #d3a-aa2     
#f3a-ad74 ,for the streets of the city  

shall be built1  and the wall1 'even in 
troublous times' 7,dan #i3be74    ',and 
the building of the wall of it was of   
jasper4' ,of jasper only2  for as by    
building is showed unto us the manner of
 the work1 so by  jasper is showed unto 
us the matter itself2 the matter        
therefore  must be1 ,,jasper1 ,christ   
only1 his ,word1 offices1 and glorious  
brightness only2 for indeed1 whatever   
the special grace1 protection1  and     
providence of ,god will at this day be  
over this city1 yet it  shall be every  
whit of it according to ,christ2 that   
is1 both of him1  for him1 and by him1  
as the fruits and effects of his        
suffering1  bloodshed1 and merits4      
',therefore1' saith ,god1 'will ,i      
divide him  a portion with the great1   
and he shall divide the spoil with the  
strong2 because he hath poured out his  
soul unto death3 and was  numbered with 
the transgressors' 7,isa #ec3ab74 ,o    
holiness1 how will  it shine both in    
kings and nations1 when ,god doth this6 

,the glory of the city4    ',and the    
city was pure gold4' ,having thus given 
us a discovery of  the glory of the     
wall1 he now comes to show us the glory 
of the  city that is within the wall4   
,the city1 saith he1 is gold1 it is     
pure gold4 ,this was figured out by the 
golden candlesticks belonging  to the   
tabernacle and temple among the ,jews1  
which candlesticks  did then present    
unto us the worth and use of the church 
of ,christ  7,exo #be3ca-cf74 ',the     
seven candlesticks are the seven        
churches1'  saith the ,lord ,christ     
himself 7,rev #a3bj74 ,now the city here
 spoken  of is the church in her highest
 and greatest glory4 ,its state was     
also figured out by the temple itself1  
whose beams1 posts1 walls1  doors1 and  
the like1 were most famously covered    
over with gold 7#b  ,chron #c3e-g74 ,it 
was also1 though but leanly1 represented
 to us by  the golden state of old      
,jerusalem in the days of ,solomon the  
king1  in which state gold was so       

plentiful in the midst thereof1 that    
silver was nothing counted of among the 
citizens there in those  days1 but was  
as common as the stones in the street of
 the city  7#b ,chron #i3ac-bb1bg74     
',and the city was pure gold4' ,i find  
by the search of the ,scriptures1  that 
there are divers sorts of gold in the   
world2 there is the  gold of the land of
 ,havilah 7,gen #b3aa72 the gold of     
,parvaim 7#b  ,chron #c3f72 the gold of 
,ophir 7,job #bb3bd72 the gold of ,sheba
 7,psa  #gb3ae72 and the gold of ,uphaz 
7,jer #aj3i74 ,now seeing he saith the  
city is gold1 yet not distinguishing    
what gold1 or which1 we may  suppose in 
this place he means gold of all these   
sorts2 and indeed  it is most agreeable 
to this text thus to judges4 ,for the   
church  at this day shall be made up of 
the twelve tribes that are scattered    
abroad1 and of the ,gentile nations both
 far and near2 who1 as they  now lie1   
are1 for ought ,i can learn1 at as great
 a distance1 and  as remote from one    

another1 not only in knowledge and      
affections1  but touching the places of 
their abode1 as are the golden mines out
  of which the gold that ,i spake of    
before is digged and fetched4  ,thus    
shall gold1 the golden saints of ,god1  
at this day be gathered  out of the     
several golden mines of the world1 and  
be brought to  ,king ,solomon1 the ,son 
of ,david1 our ,lord ,jesus1 to         
,jerusalem1 with  which he will build   
him a golden shining city1 the joy of   
all the  world4    ',and the city was   
pure gold4' ,gold is the choice and     
chief of all  metals1 both for worth1   
colour1 and virtue2 wherefore1 when he  
saith1 ',the city is gold1' you may     
conceive how rich and shining1  and     
virtuous#ae this city will be2 the      
riches of the whole world  will be here1
 the beauty of the whole world will be  
here1 and the  virtue of the whole world
 will be here2 ,i mean spiritual riches1
  beauty1 and health4 ,wherefore the    
rest of the world at this day  will be  

but as a crushed bunch of herbs in which
 is no virtue2 or  like a furnace full  
of dross1 out of which the gold is      
taken2 or  like an old1 crazy1 and      
ruinous house1 from which is departed   
all  health and happiness2 and indeed   
much like to this is that saying  of the
 prophet1 to wit1 that at this day the  
whole circumference of  the world that  
is without the walls and privileges of  
this city1  it shall be but like an old 
ruinous house1 in which dwells nothing  
but cormorants1 bitterns1 owls1 ravens1 
dragons1 satyrs1 the  screech-owl1 the  
great owl1 the vulture1 and the like    
most doleful  birds4 ,all their princes 
shall be nothing1 saith the prophet1 and
  when they call their nobles to the    
kingdom1 none shall be there4  ,in their
 very palaces shall be thorns1 and      
nettles1 and brambles2  for all among   
them that are princes and nobles indeed1
 will have  packed up1 and be gone for  
,jerusalem 7,isa #cd3aj-ag74 ,so that   
the world1 ,i say1 will be left empty1  

void1 and stripped both of  treasure1   
beauty1 and health1 at the day of       
,jerusalem's building  again4 ,but ,o   
how melancholy a forlorn1 beautiless    
world will this  be at this day6 ,it    
will be only the place of 'dogs1 and    
sorcerers1  and whoremongers1 and       
murderers1 and idolaters1 and whosoever 
loveth and maketh a lie' 7,rev #bb3ae74 
,it will now be the very  emblem of     
hell1 as the church at this day will be 
the emblem of  heaven4 ,wherefore1 as   
the church1 as ,i showed you before1    
will be  most fit for her putting on of 
immortality and incorruption1 so the    
world will at this day be most fit to be
 swallowed up of the lake  and          
bottomless gulf4 ,all things that are   
good and worth anything  shall at this  
day be found only in the city of ,god4  
,the gold will  be in ,jerusalem 7,zech 
#ad3ad2 ,rev #ah74    ,again1 ,in that  
this city is here called by the name of 
gold it is  to show us how great pains1 
and travel1 and charge the ,lord ,christ

  hath been at to get so great a        
treasure together4 ,gold is fetched     
from a far country1 and that with great 
pains1 charge1 and difficulty  7#b      
,chron #i3aj74 ,the gold wherewith ,king
 ,solomon made his drinking  vessels1 it
 cost a three years' journey to obtain  
it4 ,so the saints  also1 those golden  
vessels wherewith is made this golden   
city1 they  cost ,christ a three days'  
travel in the heart of the earth1 even  
sweatingly under the wrath of ,god1 to  
obtain them1 and thus to  build this    
city with them 7,luke #bb3dd2 ,mark     
#ab3dj74    ,further1 ,in that he saith 
this city is gold1 he would have us to  
consider what the state of the church   
was before she came into  this happy    
condition1 to wit1 an afflicted1        
tempted1 and tried  condition4 ,gold1 as
 it comes from the mine1 it cometh      
commixed with  its dust and ore2        
wherefore the goldsmith hath a burning  
furnace  wherein he having put it1 doth 
with the fire purge and take away  the  

dross and dust from among the metal     
itself2 into which furnace  he puts it  
once1 twice1 thrice1 and again to the   
end it may at  length be thoroughly     
cleansed and purified from its dross4   
,now  all this befalleth the people of  
,god2 they are thrown into the  burning 
fiery furnace of affliction and         
temptation1 and there they  are tried1  
purged1 and purified 7,isa #ca3i74 ,as  
the ,lord also saith  by the prophet1   
',i will try them as gold is tried1 and 
will refine  them as silver is refined' 
7,zech #ac3i74 ,yea1 ',i will melt them 
and  try them1 for how shall ,i do for  
the daughter of my people' 7,jer  #i3g74
    ,lastly1 ,when he saith this city is
 gold1 he also thereby insinuates  how  
invincible and unconquerable a spirit   
the people of ,god are  possessed with4 
,gold is a metal so invincible and      
unconquerable1  that no fire can consume
 it2 it may burn it indeed1 and melt it2
  the dross indeed doth consume and give
 way to the power of the  fire1 but the 

gold remains1 and holds its ground2 yea1
 it gets  ground even of the furnace and
 fire itself2 for the more it is  burned
 and melted1 the more it recovers its   
colour1 and the more  it shakes off its 
dross and dishonour4 ,just thus it is   
with the  people of ,god1 and hath been 
so even from the beginning3 the more    
they oppressed them1 the more they grew 
7,exo #a3ab74 ,the truth of  which will 
be proved with a witness1 when ,god     
comes to set up this  city ,jerusalem3  
his church hath been now for many       
hundred years  in the king of ,babylon's
 furnace2 all which time she hath most  
gloriously endured and withstood the    
heat2 and at last when the  fire hath   
done its worst against her1 behold there
 comes out a  city of gold4 ,a type of  
which was the state of the three        
children1  who though they were cast    
into the fire bound and in disgrace2 yet
  came out in the liberty and grace of  
the ,son of ,god 7,dan #c3bc-bf74       
,wherefore let her be bold to say1 even 

before she comes out of the  fire1 ,when
 ,i am tried1 ',i shall come forth as   
gold' 7,job #bc3aj74    ',and the city  
was ,,pure gold4' ,these words1 ,,pure  
,,gold1 clear up what  ,i said already4 
,pure gold1 or gold upon which the fire 
hath done  its work4 ,the church in the 
fire of persecution is like ,esther in  
the perfuming chamber1 but making fit   
for the presence of the king2  which    
fire1 when it hath done its work1 then  
she comes into his  presence in clothing
 all of gold 7,esth #b3aj74 ',the king's
 daughter is  all glorious within1 her  
clothing is of wrought gold4' ,and      
again1  ',at thy right hand did stand   
the queen in gold of ,ophir' 7,psa      
#de3i1ac74 ,wherefore he means by pure  
gold1 gold out of the fire1  gold on    
which the fire of persecution and       
temptation hath done  its full and      
complete work4    ',and the city was    
pure gold1 like unto clear glass4' ,by  
glass1 in  this place1 we are to        
understand the ,word of ,god1 as both   

,james  and ,paul do testify 7,james    
#a3bb-be2 #b ,cor #c3ah2 #a ,cor        
#ac3ab74 ,by  clear glass then1 we are  
to understand the ,word in its own      
nature  and purity1 without the         
corruptions and traditions of men4      
,wherefore1  when he saith this golden  
city was like unto clear glass1 it is as
  if he had said she is even with the   
,word and law of her goldsmith1  in all 
her matters4 ,the ,word is a golden     
reed1 this city a  golden city2 and     
that1 a golden city1 taken out of the   
furnace of  affliction1 and therefore   
like to the golden reed4 ',and the city 
was pure gold1 like unto clear glass4'  
,the glory of the foundations4    ,ver4 
#ai1 #bj4 ',and the foundations of the  
wall were garnished with  all manner of 
precious stones4 ,the first foundation  
was jasper2  the second1 sapphire2 the  
third1 a chalcedony2 the fourth1 an     
emerald2 the fifth1 sardonyx2 the sixth1
 sardius2 the seventh1  chrysolite2 the 
eighth1 beryl2 the ninth1 a topaz2 the  

tenth1 a  chrysoprasus2 the eleventh1 a 
jacinth2 the twelfth1 an amethyst4'     
,thus having showed us the glory of the 
wall1 and of the city1 he  now comes to 
show us the glory of the foundations4   
,the foundations  you know1 ,i told you 
before1 they are the twelve apostles in 
their  doctrine1 or the primitive       
doctrine of the twelve apostles of the  
,lamb4    ,now the great business in    
this place will be to show you the      
garnishing of these foundations1 and    
also the mystery and order  of the lying
 of the foundations1 for their glory    
lieth in both4    ,as for the garnishing
 of these foundations1 it is1 and will  
be at  the day of ,new ,jerusalem1      
two-fold1 and the first is with         
beautiful  gifts and grace4 ,thus were  
the apostles of old adorned1 and thus   
shall their doctrine again be garnished4
 ,i know that the doctrine  of the      
twelve hath been always accompanied with
 goodly gifts  and grace1 from the first
 churches quite down1 that is1 according

  to the measure of light they appeared 
in1 and according to the  dispensations 
of ,god in the times of antichrist4 ,but
 yet the glory  that this doctrine had  
in these latter days1 ,i mean since the 
apostacy1 it was nothing in comparison  
of the glory and splendour  that will be
 in them in the day when this city is   
built and complete4  ,wherefore you     
find1 that though all along in          
antichrist's reign1  the gospel of grace
 hath shone1 and given light to the     
saints  and people of ,god in all their 
travels and afflictions2 yet the        
shining of it at that day was much      
opposed and eclipsed by the  smoke of   
the bottomless pit3 as he saith1 ',there
 arose a smoke out  of the pit1 as the  
smoke of a great furnace1 and the sun   
and the  air were darkened by reason of 
the smoke of the pit' 7,rev #i3b74  ,in 
which days1 ,i say1 abundance of the    
light1 heat1 and operation  of the      
gospel was diminished and taken off1 so 
that but little of  the power or glory  

of it hath been either felt or seen from
 that  time to this very day4 ,this is  
that ,god spake of by the prophet       
,amos1 saying1 ',i will cause the sun to
 go down at noon1 and ,i will  darken   
the earth in the clear day2 and ,i will 
turn your feasts into  mourning1 and all
 your songs into lamentation2 and ,i    
will bring  up sackcloth upon all loins1
 and baldness upon every head2 and ,i   
will make it as the mourning of an only 
son1 and the end thereof  as a bitter   
day4' ,all which he explaineth in the   
next words1 for  ',behold the days come1
 saith the ,lord ,god1 that ,i will send
 a  famine in the land1 not a famine of 
bread1 nor a thirst for water1  but of  
hearing the words of the ,lord2 and they
 shall wander from  sea to sea1 and from
 the north even to the east2 they shall 
run  to and fro to seek the word of the 
,lord1 and shall not find it'  7,amos   
#h3i-ab74 ,in those days ,eli's sons    
were become varlets 7#a  ,sam #b3ab-ae74
 ,indeed there was here and there a     

little child1 like  ,samuel in his      
minority1 that now and then would speak 
most goodly  things4 ,but 'the word of  
the ,lord was precious in those days1   
there  was no open vision' 7#a ,sam     
#c3a74 ,this is that which ,david in the
  ,spirit of prophecy complaineth of1   
saying1 ',they know not1 neither  will  
they understand2 they walk on in        
darkness3 all the foundations  of the   
earth are out of course' 7,psa #hb3e74  
,thus in the days of  the eclipsing of  
the glory of these foundations4 ,but    
now1 behold1  they recover their light1 
and put on1 as of old1 their former     
glory1 and are again garnished as in the
 former days4 ,now will  all the        
doctrines of the gospel spangle and     
sparkle2 out of every  text will the    
ministers of ,god make to issue         
exceedingly most  precious and heavenly 
fire2 for these stones are indeed the   
stones  of fire 7,eze #bh3af74 ,and in  
them is contained that which would set  
the whole world on a flame with love and

 delight in the things  of ,god and     
another world1 had but men the spirit of
 wisdom1 and  the authority of ,god in  
their ministry1 as the apostles and the 
primitive ,christians had4 ,well this   
doctrine of the twelve shall  be again  
adorned with gifts and graces as in the 
days of old3 by  which it shall also be 
made to shine1 and to cast forth its    
golden  rays before the nations to their
 salvation4 ,behold1 saith ,god1 ,i     
will lay thy stones with fair colours1  
that is1 thy apostolical  doctrines     
shall again be garnished as at the first
 7,isa #ed3aa74  ,truth shall appear in 
its old and mature colours1 and as such 
shall be embraced1 and lived and        
delighted in1 both by ,jews and         
,gentiles1 as ,i have showed4    ,but   
secondly1 ,the twelve foundations that  
here you read of1 they  are the same    
with those twelve stones that long      
before were set  in the breastplate of  
judgment1 in which were engraven the    
names  of the twelve tribes of the      

children of ,israel1 the names of  which
 tribes did comprehend the whole body of
 the house of their  fathers 7,exo      
#bh3af-ba1bi2 #ci3ad74 ,now then1 seeing
 these twelve  are the same with those  
on the breastplate of judgment2 and     
seeing  also1 that those on the         
breastplate did comprehend the whole of 
the twelve tribes1 ,i conclude that for 
these foundations to be  garnished with 
all manner of precious stones1 it is as 
much as to  say1 they shall be garnished
 with abundance of converts2 multitudes1
  and that of all sorts1 both of ,jews  
and ,gentiles1 ,moors1 ,tartars1        
,turks1 and those in the utmost parts of
 the world1 shall now be  entangled with
 the light and truth1 with the glory and
 goodness  of the doctrine of the       
twelve4 ,and ,i the rather take it thus1
 #a4  ,because1 as the foundations      
themselves are said to be precious      
stones2 so also the saints in general1  
they go under the same  names too4 ,as  
,jeremiah saith1 the precious stones of 

the sanctuary  are the precious sons of 
,zion 7,lam #d3a-c74 ,as ,peter also    
saith1  in alluding to the precious     
stones of the temple2 the saints are    
lively1 or living precious stones1 built
 up a spiritual house1  c4 7#a ,peter   
#b3e74 ,and the foundations of the wall 
were garnished  with all manner of      
precious stones 7#a ,chron #bi3b74 ,that
 is1 the  doctrine of the twelve was    
garnished with all manner of precious   
souls2 that is1 converted by it1 by     
which they become a glory  and a        
garnishing to it4 #b4 ,i take it to be  
the conversion of the  precious ones of 
,god2 because that thus to understand   
it1 is most  like the phrase of the     
apostle ,paul himself1 saying1 ',what is
  our hope1 or joy1 or crown of         
rejoicing8 ,are not even ye in the      
presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at 
his coming8 ,for ye are our  glory and  
joy' 7#a ,thess #b3ai1bj74 ,mark1 in the
 text he saith1 ,the  foundations were  
garnished with all manner of precious   

stones1  and here those precious stones1
 ,paul accounts to be those that  are   
converted by the ,word3 for what is our 
hope1 or joy1 or crown8  are not even ye
 that have been converted by us8 ,ye are
 our joy1  ye are our crown1 ye are our 
glory2 it is with you that we shall  be 
crowned1 adorned1 and garnished in the  
presence of our ,lord  ,jesus4 ,mark1   
,john saith1 ,they are garnished1 ,paul 
saith1 they are  crowned2 ,john saith1  
they are garnished with precious stones1
 and  ,paul saith1 they are crowned with
 the conversion of sinners4 ,thus       
therefore as ,god will lay these stones 
with fair colours1 so also  he will lay 
these foundations with sapphires 7,isa  
#ed3aa74 ,that is1  as he will beautify 
the doctrine of the twelve with its     
former  glory1 sweetness1 and authority2
 so he will crown and garnish it  with  
the conversion of many sinners4 ,the    
elect are the jewels of  ,god1 and this 
is the day of his binding them up1 even 
then when  the antichrist falls1 and the

 gospel breaks out in its primitive     
glory 7,mal #c3af-ah74    ',and the     
foundations of the wall were garnished  
with all manner  of precious stones4'   
,in these words1 there are yet two      
things  considerable4    ,first         
,consideration4 ,that all who go to the 
adorning of these  foundations1 they    
must be precious stones1 not a common   
stone  shall here be owned4 ,and indeed 
what should pebbles do among the  pearls
 and the diamonds of ,new ,jerusalem2 or
 the stones of blackness  and emptiness1
 among the saints of light 7,job #bh3c74
 ,i tell you1  that those which ,god    
doth reckon the adorning-stones1 they   
are all  and every one1 precious stone2 
they must be all lively1 glistering1    
and curious stones1 though stones of    
divers colours 7#a ,peter #b3e2  #a     
,chron #bi3b74 ,antichrist counts       
anything sufficient enough to  garnish  
his apostles with1 even the empty stones
 of confusion1  the sinners that have no
 more grace in their souls then there is

  sap in a post that hath been this     
twenty years without either sap  or     
water 7,isa #cd3aa74 ,but ,god will not 
count such for the beauty  of his word1 
nor for the garnishing and beautifying  
of the doctrine  of the twelve1 they are
 garnished with ,,precious ,,stones4    
,second ,consideration4 ,as he saith the
 foundations are garnished  with        
precious stones only1 so he saith it is 
with ,,all ,,manner of  precious stones3
 by which he would have us understand   
that all  saints have not the same      
degree either of precious grace or gifts
  and virtue in them4 ,there are some   
that excel and differ from  the rest1   
even as one star differeth from another 
in glory 7#a ,cor  #ad3ab74 ,some       
saints1 as they have both more grace and
 also gifts  than others2 so too they   
are more laborious and painful in the   
work  of ,god than their fellows1 and   
therefore he saith1 ,,all ,,manner of   
precious stones 7,pro #ca3bi2 #a ,cor   
#ae3aj1da74    ,the ,foundations1 what  

they are1 with their order of placing4  
,ver4 #bj4 ',the first foundation was   
jasper2 the second1 sapphire2 the       
third1 a chalcedony2 the fourth1 an     
emerald2 the fifth1 sardonyx2  the      
sixth1 sardius2 the seventh1            
chrysolite'2 c4 ,thus having showed  you
 the garnishing and beautifying of the  
twelve foundations1 he  now comes to    
discover the foundations themselves1    
with reference  to their order of       
placing and lying4    ,the ,first       
,foundation4 ,touching which order1 he  
saith the first  and bottom foundation  
is a jasper4    ,i have hitherto said   
that this jasper in both the two        
afore-mentioned  places1 both as to the 
light of this city1 and also of the     
wall1  it was ,jesus ,christ3 ,christ   
illuminating1 and ,christ defending4    
,but here the jasper is said to be one  
of the twelve foundations1  even one of 
those foundations in which are writ the 
names of the  twelve apostles of the    
,lamb1 which one would think did put    

this  jasper now into another state1    
even to be a representation of one  of  
the twelve apostles1 and not of the     
,lord and ,saviour ,jesus  ,christ      
himself4 ,to which ,i shall yet say1    
that the jasper here in  the order of   
the foundations1 is to be understood of 
,christ1 as  well as in the other two   
places in this discourse2 ,i say it is  
yet to be understood of representing the
 ,lord ,jesus1 though it also  doth bear
 the name of one of the twelve apostles 
of the ,lamb4 ,and  in this very thing  
there is an infolding mystery wrapped up
 and  inclosed4 ,for1    ,first4 ,in    
that the name of an apostle is writ in  
this stone1 and  yet that this jasper   
should represent ,christ1 it showeth    
unto us  the agreement that is between  
the doctrine of the apostles and        
,christ himself1 to wit1 that they are  
one and the very same2 and  hence it is 
that the apostle saith1 ',we preach     
,christ crucified'  7#a ,cor #a3bc1bd74 
,christ in all his benefits is the very 

marrow1  life1 and sum of all their     
teaching4 ',other foundation can no  man
 lay than that is laid1 which is ,jesus 
,christ' 7#a ,cor #c3aa74  ,wherefore   
the doctrine of the apostles being      
,christ itself1 no  marvel though the   
name of an apostle be writ upon this    
jasper2 and  again1 no marvel though    
this jasper go yet under that name that 
represents him4    ,second4 ,in that it 
is said the names of the twelve are in  
these  twelve foundations1 and yet that 
the first of them should be the  jasper1
 ,christ2 it argueth also1 that         
whosoever receiveth the  doctrine of the
 twelve1 they must needs with that      
receive the ,lord  ,christ himself4     
,receive the doctrine of the gospel1 as 
it is held  forth by the twelve in the  
word1 and thou canst not miss of the    
,lord ,jesus ,christ himself2 he will be
 found in the bottom of their  doctrine4
 ,ye 'are built upon the foundation of  
the apostles and  prophets1 ,jesus      
,christ himself being the chief corner  

stone' 7,eph  #a3ai1bj74    ,third4 ,in 
that he saith in these twelve stones are
 the names of  the twelve apostles1 and 
yet that the first should be the jasper1
  ,christ2 it argueth also that wherever
 the doctrine of the twelve  is         
preached1 there is therewith the        
presence of ,christ3 the presence  of   
his ,spirit to teach and enlighten the  
ignorant and blind hearts  of the       
unconverted2 the presence also of his   
power to overcome  them1 and to make    
them fall under the glory and truth of  
his heavenly  word4 ',lo1' saith he1 ',i
 am with you alway1 even unto the end of
  the world4' ',and they went forth and 
preached everywhere the ,lord  working  
with them1 and confirming the word with 
signs following'  7,matt #bh3bj2 ,mark  
#af3bj74    ,fourth4 ,in that he saith  
the names of the twelve are in  the     
foundations1 and yet that ,christ should
 be one of the twelve  himself2 it      
showeth to us the union that is between 
,christ and his  holy people4 ,mark in  

the twelve foundations are placed all1  
even  all manner of precious stones4    
,again1 in the twelve is placed the     
jasper1 ,christ2 by which we may see the
 nearness that is between  ,christ and  
his whole body4 ',i in them1 and thou in
 me1' saith  ,christ1 'that they may be 
made perfect in one' 7,john #ag3bc74    
,christ  and his saints make but one    
temple1 one man2 being but one flesh1   
one nature1 c4 7#a ,cor #ab3ab74        
,fifth4 ,in that this jasper is said to 
be one of the foundations1 and  that too
 the first and undermost2 he showeth    
farther1 that ,christ  is the foundation
 of them before ,god1 that are the      
foundation of  him before men4 ,the     
twelve do bear up ,christ before the    
world1 as  the twelve brazen oxen did   
hold up the molten sea in the temple 7#a
  ,kings #g3be74 ,and ,christ doth bear 
up the twelve before his ,father1  as   
the high priests did carry the twelve   
stones on their breastplate  of         
judgment1 when they went to make an     

atonement for the sins of  the people1  
into the holiest 7,exo #bh3bi74         
,sixth4 ,it showed us further1 that     
though the apostles shall  be adorned   
with the conversion of those that they  
shall win to  the ,lord ,christ2 yet    
they will never be able to stand under  
that  glory and honour unless they are  
supported and upheld by ,christ1  as    
their foundation4 ,sirs1 as ,christ is  
the strength of his people  in their    
work for him in this world1 so he must  
be their strength  by which they must   
stand under the reward they shall have  
for  their labour when this world is    
ended4 ,and hence it is1 that the       
prophet saith1 ',they shall hang upon   
him all the glory of his  ,father's     
house1 the offspring and the issue2 all 
vessels of small  quantity1 from the    
vessels of cups1 even to all the vessels
 of  flagons' 7,is #bb3bd71 and again1  
',he shall build the temple of the      
,lord1 and he shall bear the glory'     
7,zech #f3ac74 ,he shall bear the  glory

 of our salvation from sin1 preservation
 in the midst of all  temptations1 and  
of our going to glory2 also he shall    
bear the  glory of our labour in the    
gospel1 of our gifts and abilities1  of 
making our labour and work effectual to 
the saving of sinners1  'that in all    
things he might have the pre-eminence'  
7,col #a3ah74    ,seventh4 ,in that the 
foundations are twelve1 and ,christ the 
undermost of them2 it signifieth1 that  
all that are converted by  the twelve1  
as they shall be for the garnishing of  
the twelve1  so also both the twelve1   
with all that they are garnished with1  
shall be for garnishing of ,christ4 ,we 
shall stick like perarls in  the crowns 
of the twelve apostles1 and they again  
with all their  glory shall stick in the
 crown of ,christ4 ,and hence it is that
  you find the four and twenty elders1  
which four and twenty do1  as ,i        
conceive1 hold for the twelve1 both in  
the first and second  ,jerusalem4 ,i    
say1 hence it is that you find them take

 their crowns  from off their heads1 and
 cat them down before the throne of ,god
  and of the ,lamb1 crying1 ',blessing1 
and honour1 and glory and  power be unto
 him that sitteth upon the throne1 and  
unto the ,lamb  for ever and ever' 7,rev
 #d3i-aa2 #e3aa-ad74    ,eighth4 ,one   
thing more of this goodly jasper1 and   
then to the  rest2 which thing is this1 
that jasper that here you find to be    
the first in the twelve foundations1    
even that jasper you find to  be the    
last of all among the stones in the     
breastplate of judgment  7,exo #bh3bj74 
,from whence you may note1 #a4 ,that    
,christ1 as he is  to be the author1 or 
first of our faith1 so also he is to be 
the  finisher1 or last of our faith     
7,heb #ab3b74 #b4 ,that as he is to be  
the captain and leader of his people1 so
 he is to be the rereward  and bringer  
up of his people 7,heb #b3aj2 ,isa      
#eb3ab74 ,he is to go  before them to   
lead them the way2 and to come behind   
them to bring  them all up 7,isa #eh3h2 

,exo #ad3ai74 #c4 ,again1 forasmuch as  
he is  said to be last before he is     
first2 that is1 last in ,exodus1 and    
after that1 first in the ,revelation1 it
 may be to show us1 that ,christ  was   
first to be least1 lowest1 and last1 and
 then to be greatest1  highest1 and     
first4 ,he first humbled himself to the 
death1 even  to the shameful death of   
the cross2 and then was by ,god his     
,father  exalted and placed above every 
name2 as he also himself doth  witness1 
saying1 ',ought not ,christ to have     
suffered these things1  and to enter    
into his glory8' 7,luke #bd3bf2 ,phil   
#b3f-aa74    ,the other foundations4    
',the first foundation was jasper2 the  
second1 sapphire2 the third1 a          
chalcedony2 the fourth1 an emerald2  the
 fifth1 sardonyx2 the sixth1 sardius2   
the seventh1 chrysolite2  the eighth1   
beryl2 the ninth1 a topaz1' c4 ,touching
 the jasper  you see what ,i have said4 
,now all ,i have to say to the rest of  
them1 it is in general these three      

things4    ,first1 ,in that the         
foundations are all and every one of    
them  precious stones1 it signifieth    
that all the doctrines of the ,new      
,jerusalem will be only the precious    
doctrine of the twelve apostles1  not   
common stuff1 not raked out of the      
dunghills and muck-heaps of  this world1
 and from among the toys of antichrist1 
but spiritual1  heavenly1 and glorious4 
,he that hath his word shall then speak 
it  faithfully1 for 'what is the chaff  
to the wheat8 saith the ,lord'  7,jer   
#bc3bh1cb74    ,second1 ,in that they   
are called after the names of precious  
stones1  it signifieth also that at that
 day none shall be used or put into  the
 ministry but these that have received  
spiritual and heavenly  gifts from      
above4 ,it is not every babbling fellow1
 not those that  look for their         
abilities from the rudiments of the     
world1 that  then shall be of any value 
or account4 ,he must be a costly stone1 
a stone about which the ,lord ,jesus    

hath bestowed the cost of  his heavenly 
abilities1 even he whom the ,lord ,jesus
 shall appear  unto for that very       
purpose1 to make him a minister4 ,,he   
shall be a  minister1 and none else at  
that day4 ,the other shall be ashamed   
every  one of his vision2 yea1 and shall
 in those days be so contemptible1  that
 their father and their mother shall    
reprove them1 and count  them liars2    
yea1 and shall be ready to run them     
through while they  are prophesying in  
their rough garments to deceive 7,zech  
#ac3c-e74    ,third1 ,in that these     
precious stones are not all of one and  
the  same nature1 but every one of them 
several1 and diverse one from  another2 
it argueth that the gifts of the        
apostles1 and so of  the ministers of   
the ,new ,jerusalem1 shall be differing 
one from  another in glory and          
operation2 yet mark1 as in these stones1
 so  in every one of them shall be      
perfect glory1 according to the nature  
of ,god's working by his ,spirit2 as the

 nature of the jasper is  perfect in his
 kind1 and the nature of the sapphire is
 perfect in  his4 ,these stones1 some of
 them are of greater light and clearness
  than others2 and so some of the       
apostles are chiefest 7#b ,cor #aa3e74  
,some of these stones1 again1 they are  
of a more fiery and burning  colour than
 others1 they being bright also1 but of 
a more mild  brightness4 ,therefore some
 of the ministry are called the sons  of
 thunder1 when others are styled by the 
name of the sons of  consolation 7,mark 
#c3ag2 ,acts #d3cf74 ,the gifts are     
differing1 being  diverse1 their        
administrations are differing1 and the  
operations  of them also are differing1 
though all those things are from that   
one and the self-same ,spirit1 working  
in every one severally as he  pleases   
7,rom #ab3f2 #a ,cor #ab3d-f74 ,all     
these things will spangle  in the ,new  
,jerusalem1 and carry their full breadth
 and sway as in  the days of old4    ,to
 conclude this1 in that he here saith1  

that the foundations  of the wall are   
these twelve stones1 he doth it to show 
that now  also the former ministration  
that was in the apostles' days will  be 
the same and in full force again4 ,for  
their gifts of knowledge1  judgment1 and
 authority1 they are such as have to    
this day lain  buried1 as it were with  
the apostles themselves4 ,but now they  
shall  show themselves again1 even these
 foundation-stones1 stones that  are    
great stones1 stones of ten cubits1 and 
stones of eight cubits  7#a ,kings      
#g3aj74 ,thus much of the glory of the  
foundations4    ,the glory of the gates4
    ,ver4 #ba4 ',and the twelve gates   
were twelve pearls1 every several  gate 
was of one pearl2 and the street of the 
city was pure gold1  as it were         
transparent glass4' ,having thus showed 
us the glory  of this city1 wall1 and   
foundations1 he now comes to show us the
  glory of the gates and of the street  
of the city4    ',and the twelve gates  
are twelve pearls4' ,the gates1 ,i told 

you  before1 they signify ,christ1 both 
as he is the way to communion  with the 
,god of this city1 and with the         
inhabitants thereof1 that  so they may  
have a share in the privileges of the   
same4 ,i told  you also then1 that      
though he tells us exactly of the       
measure both  of city and wall1 yet he  
tells us nothing of the measure of these
  twelve gates and goings in thereat1   
and the reason is1 because  ,christ1 as 
he is the way to grace1 he is beyond all
 measure both  as to fulness and        
freeness 7,eph #c3h74 ,and now again he 
puts us to  the same plunge with the    
unsearchable riches of the ,lord        
,christ2  for who can count the worth of
 pearl as big as the gates of a city8   
,as1 indeed1 when ,christ himself doth  
speak of the parable of the  pearl in   
the field1 he only telleth us that there
 is such a one1  but never valueth the  
worth thereof1 only he saith1 a pearl of
  great price1 and so leaveth it 7,matt 
#ac3ce1cf74 ,now1 when he saith  that   

the gates are pearls1 he thereby        
insinuates several things4  ,as1        
,first4 ,to show us how rich a treasure 
,christ ,jesus our ,lord is1  and will  
be to all those that by him shall enter 
in through the  gates into this city1   
'riches and honour are with me1' saith  
he1  even 'durable riches and           
righteousness4 ,my fruit or the fruit of
  entering in by me is better than gold1
 and my revenue than choice  silver4 ,i 
lead in the way of righteousness1 in the
 midst of the  paths of judgment2 that  
,i may cause those that love me to      
inherit  substance1 and ,i will fill    
their treasures' 7,pro #h3ah-ba2 ,eph   
#c3h74    ,christ is rich indeed1 both  
in his blood1 resurrection1             
intercession1  and all his offices1     
together with his relations and all his 
benefits2 all which he bestoweth upon   
every one that receiveth  him1 and      
maketh them unspeakably wealthy4        
,second4 ,the pearl1 as it is rich1 and 
so worth much1 so again it  is beautiful

 and amiable1 even to take the eyes of  
all beholders4  ,it hath1 ,i say1 a very
 sweet and sparkling light and glory in 
it1 enough to take the eye and affect   
the heart of all those that  look upon  
it4 ,and thus is ,christ to all that    
come to him1 and by  him to the ,father1
 c4 ',my beloved1' saith she1 'is white 
and ruddy1  the chiefest among ten      
thousand4' ',his mouth is most sweet1   
yea1  he is altogether lovely' 7,cant   
#e3aj1af74    ,the mother of harlots had
 some knowledge of the beauty and glory 
of  this stone1 and knew that it had a  
very taking and drawing glory  in it1   
and therefore she gets it for some time 
to adorn herself  withal2 she was decked
 with gold and precious stones and      
pearls  7,eze #af3ag71 and was therefore
 called 'the well-favoured harlot'      
7,nahum #c3d2 ,rev #ah3d74 ,by which    
means she hath drawn into her  lewdness 
the kings and kingdom of the world2 who 
have in such sort  been entangled with  
her beauty1 and with her fornication1   

that  they have been adulterated from   
,god and their own salvation4 ,for      
indeed she used this pearl but for to   
get them to drink of her  fornication1  
that they might drink and spew1 and fall
 and never  rise more4 ,but now when he 
saith1 the gates are pearl1 it is as  if
 he had said1 this woman is stript of   
her beauty and delicate  ornaments2 the 
pearl is taken from her1 and is set in  
its right  place1 even to be for the    
gates of ,jerusalem 7,rev #ah3ab1bb1bc74
  ,wherefore it is to be expected1 that 
many should be taken with the  way of   
entrance into this beloved city in the  
day that she shall  be set up and appear
 in her heavenly beauty 7,pro #h3ce2    
#c3ce74 ,the  glory of that city must   
needs be great whose wall is jasper and 
gates are pearl 7#a ,cor #b3i2 ,john    
#ag3bd74    ',and the twelve gates were 
twelve pearls4' ,not pearls and other   
precious stones commixed1 but pearl     
only4 ,to signify that ,christ  only can
 let in souls into this city1 that they 

may partake of the  goodness and        
privileges thereof4 ,it is not he and   
saints together1  neither is it all the 
saints and angels in heaven without him1
 he  alone 'hath the key of ,david1 and 
that openeth1 and no man shutteth2  and 
that shutteth1 and no man openeth' 7,rev
 #c3g2 #bb3ab74    ,secondly1 ,as he    
saith1 the several gates are each of    
them pearls1 so  he saith that every    
several gate was of one pearl1 of one   
entire  pearl4 ,by which he would have  
us to understand also1 that as none  can
 enter in but by ,christ1 so none can   
enter in but by whole  ,christ4 ,christ 
must be helpful to thee every way1 or he
 will be  helpful to thee no way2 thou  
must enter in by every whit of ,christ1 
or thou shalt enter in by never a whit  
of him4 ,wherefore look not  to have him
 thy ,saviour1 if thou take him not for 
king and prophet2  nay1 thou shalt not  
have him in any one1 if thou dost not   
take him  in every one of these4        
,wherefore the prophet saith1 ',he shall

 build  the temple of the ,lord that is1
 by his prophetical office--and  shall  
sit and rule upon his throne1 and he    
shall be a priest upon  his throne1 and 
the counsel of peace shall be between   
them both'  7,zech #f3ac74    ,the glory
 of the street4    ',and the street of  
the city was pure gold1 as it were      
transparent  glass4' ,in these words    
there are four things to be enquired    
into4  ,first4 ,what this street is8    
,second4 ,why he saith not streets1 but 
street1 as of one8 ,third4 ,why this    
street is called by the term of  pure   
gold8 ,fourth4 ,and why it should look  
like transparent glass4  ,for the       
,first1 ,a street ordinarily is the     
place of common concourse1 and  the     
place of continual open salutation1 and 
taking acquaintance one  of another2 and
 as touching this street1 we are also to
 understand  it of the open and common  
place or way of ,god's worship1 in which
  saints salute each other and acquaint 
themselves together2 also  here the     

world are converted1 saints built up and
 edified1 c4  ',wisdom crieth without2  
she uttereth her voice in the streets1' 
saith ,solomon2 'she crieth in the chief
 place of concourse1 in the  openings of
 the gates2 in the city she uttereth her
 words' 7,pro  #a3bj1ba74 ,that is1 in  
the public and righteous ordinances of  
the  ,lord ,jesus1 which he hat ordained
 in his church1 for men to travel  and  
trade in1#af for the good and wholesome 
merchandize of heaven1  as the men of   
this world do for the things thereof in 
the streets  and open places of their   
cities and places of privilege 7,pro    
#h3a-c2  #i3a-c74    ,thus it was in the
 figure when the city ,jerusalem was    
built after  the captivity1 as ours     
shall be at and after the overthrow and 
downfall of antichrist1 for then it is  
said that the people1 to  hear the law1 
were gathered together in the street1   
even in the  water street2 there they   
heard the sense given1 and there they   
were  convinced of their wickedness2    

also thee they received the knowledge   
of ,god's goodness to them1 and there   
they received power to eat  the fat and 
drink the sweet1 to eat and drink and be
 merry1 and  to cast away sadness and   
fear 7,neh #h74 ,this1 by way of        
allegory1  is called the way for the    
wayfaring men1 even the way of holiness1
  over which the unclean shall not in   
anywise pass4 ,the way in which  they   
learn to know ,god and themselves1 and  
the way of newness of  life1 in which   
every one walks that entereth in by the 
gates of ,new  ,jerusalem4 ,and it is   
most suitable to the matter that went   
before  to understand the street to be  
the way of ,god1 the way of holiness    
and newness of life2 because as it is   
natural for the stranger1 so  soon as   
ever he is entered the gates of a city1 
to have his feet  in the streets of the 
city1 so it is natural for the sinner1  
so soon  as ever he is entered into the 
church by ,christ1 to have his feet     
treading in the way and paths of        

holiness4 ,wherefore it is usual  in the
 ,holy ,scripture to call the           
transformation of the sinner  from      
,satan to ,god a holy way1 and also to  
admonish him that is so  transformed to 
walk in that way1 saying1 ,walk in the  
faith1 love1  spirit1 and newness of    
life1 and walk in the truth1 ways1      
statutes1  and judgments of ,god 7,psa  
#hf3aa2 #adc3h2 ,eze #aa3bj2 #cg3bd2    
,gal #e3be2  ,rom #d3ab74    ,he that   
entereth not by these gates into the    
city1 he cannot walk  in newness of     
life2 but he that entered in by them1 he
 cannot but  walk in newness of life4   
,the next thing then that a man passeth 
into when he is entered into the ,new   
,jerusalem1 is to walk in the  ,,street 
thereof1 the way of holiness1 even the  
way in which men  learn to fear ,god1   
and to believe in and love the ,lord    
,jesus1 c4  7,eph #e3a1b2 #b ,john #d2  
,rom #f3d74    ,second4 ,now this street
 or way of holiness1 it is on purpose   
called  not many1 but one1 to show us   

the perfection of light1 grace1  faith1 
and spiritual comfort1 that the         
inhabitants of this city  shall then    
enjoy4 ,daniel also calleth it one      
street1 to signify  the same thing 7,dan
 #i3be74 ,wherefore from hence ,i       
gather1 that  then all saints shall     
walk-as before ,i have made appear-even 
in  one street1 in one way1 and in one  
light4 ,it is antichrist that  hath     
brought in all those crossings1         
bye-lanes1 and odd nooks1  that to this 
day many an honest heart doth greatly   
lose itself in2  but at this day they   
shall be otherwise minded1 that is1 made
 all  to savour one thing1 and to walk  
one way1 not biting and devouring  each 
other as now4 ,and indeed there is all  
reason it should be  thus1 for the      
street itself is but one4 ,there is but 
,,one ,god1 ,,one  ,lord ,jesus1 ,,one  
,spirit1 ,,one faith1 ,,one baptism1    
even as we are  also called in ,,one    
hope of our calling 7,eph #d3e1f2 ,acts 
#b3bg1cb1cc2  ,phil #a3bg2 ,rom #ae3f74 

,now1 therefore1 when saints have the   
rubbish  of antichristian darkness and  
trumpery removed1 then they shall  have1
 as they also had of old1 but one heart1
 one soul1 one judgment1  one mind1 and 
shall with one heart and mouth glorify  
,god4 ,the which  also shall be prayed  
for of all the saints1 even of all that 
have  received the pure language before 
these things come to pass4 ,they  shall 
'call upon the name of the ,lord' with  
,one lip1 'to serve him  with ,one      
consent' 7,zeph #c3i74 ,o6 the heavenly 
spiritual harmony  that will be in the  
city of ,god in those days1 when the    
trumpeters  and singers shall be as one1
 to make one sound1 then the house      
shall be filled with a cloud' 7#b ,chron
 #e3ac74ag    ,third4 ,when he saith    
that the street of the city was pure    
gold1 he  alludes to the floor in       
,solomon's temple1 which was overlaid   
with  gold 7#a ,kings #f3cj74 ,he       
alludes to ,solomon's chariot also1     
whose  bottom was paved with love1 and  

overlaid with gold 7,can #c3aj74 ,by    
the floor of the temple1 we are to      
understand the way of holiness2  and by 
the chariot of ,solomon1 the triumphant 
glory of that way4  ,again1 in that he  
saith this street is gold1 he would have
 us  to understand the worth and        
treasure that is laid up in the ways  of
 ,god1 and of a truly gracious heart4   
,first for the worth and  treasure that 
is laid up in the ways of ,god4 ,they   
beget light 7,psa  #aai3acj71 they      
change the heart1 they lead from death1 
the devil1  and hell1 to life1 ,god1 and
 the kingdom of heaven 7,psa #aai3i2    
,pro  #b74 ,in them ,god walks1 and     
those that walk there also are sure to  
meet with him 7,isa #fd3e74 ,o this way1
 it is the way which 'no fowl  knoweth1 
and which the vulture's eye hath not    
seen'2 ',it cannot  be gotten for gold1 
neither shall silver be weighed for the 
price  thereof4--,the gold and the      
crystal cannot equal it2 and the        
exchange  of it shall not be for jewels 

of fine gold4 ,no mention shall be  made
 of coral or of pearls2 for the price of
 wisdom is above rubies'  7,job         
#bh3g1ae-ah1bh74 ,all the ways of ,god  
they are pleasantness1  and all his     
paths are peace1 and ought to be        
preferred before our  necessary food    
7,pro #c3ag74    ,again1 as the ways of 
,god are thus rich1 and so far above the
 gold  and rubies of the world1 so also 
is that sanctified and gracious  heart1 
without which no man can walk in this   
golden street4 ,it  is not every clown  
with his clumping dirty shoes that is   
admitted  into kings' privy-chambers and
 private palaces2 neither doth1 or  will
 ,god1 at the day of ,new ,jerusalem1   
suffer any to trace about this  golden  
street1 but such as have golden feet1   
and that beautified  with goodly shoes4 
,for as for this street1 all that walk  
in it1  they must be golden men1 with   
golden hearts1 and with graces that  are
 'much more precious than of gold that  
perisheth' 7,cant #g3a2  #a ,peter #a3g2

 ,rev #c3ah74    ,further1 in that he   
saith this street is gold1 'pure gold1' 
he  giveth us to understand also what   
great delight and pleasure the  ,lord's 
people will take in his ways and        
ordinances in that day4  ,there will not
 then be that backwardness to do good1  
and to receive  ,god1 as there is in    
these more dry and empty days of the    
gospel4  ,as gold is pleasing to the    
covetous man and worldling1 so shall the
  ways of ,god be to the saints and     
godly at that day4 ,now we have  strong 
corruptions and weak grace1 but then we 
shall have strong  grace and weak       
withered corruptions4 ,you that are     
spiritual1 you  know what an high and   
goodly lifting up of heart one small    
gale of  the good ,spirit of ,god will  
make in your souls1 how it will make    
your lusts to languish1 and your souls  
to love1 and take pleasure  in the ,lord
 that saves you4 ,you know1 ,i say1 what
 a flame of love1  and bowels1 and      
compassion1 and self-denial1 and        

endeared affection  to ,god and all     
saints1 it will beget in the soul4 ,o6  
it is good  to be here1 saith the       
gracious heart4 ,well1 and so thou shalt
 be  always1 if thou live to see ,new   
,jerusalem settled in her own place     
7,isa #fe3ag-be74    ,fourth4 ',and the 
street of the city was pure gold1 as it 
were  transparent glass4' ,mark1 a      
street of gold like glass1 a street  of 
gold1 as it were transparent glass4 ,by 
glass here1 as also in  verse #ah1 we   
are to understand the ,word 7,james     
#a3bc-be74 ,wherefore1  when he saith   
the street1 the golden street1 was like 
unto glass1  he means1 that the walking 
and carriage of the saints at this  day 
shall be like unto1 or according to1 the
 ,word1 the life of the  saints         
answering the life of the ,word and rule
 of the ,lord ,christ4    ,again1 in    
that he doth add to glass the word      
transparent1 he would  have us to       
understand thereby these two things4    
#a4 ,that the walking and ways of       

holiness of saints shall be more  in the
 power and spirit of the ,word1 than all
 along in the reign  of ,antichrist they
 have been4 ,for transparent glass1 it  
is the most  clear and excellent glass1 
and goeth as far beyond other sorts of  
glass1 as he that walks in the spirit   
and power of the commandment  goes      
beyond him that only walks in the letter
 and outward word  thereof4 ,alas1 the  
churches of ,christ1 at their firs      
assembling1  will be like the coming    
together of ,ezekiel's bones1 clothed   
much  with flesh and sinews1 but greatly
 void of spirit and life 7,eze          
#cg3g1h74 ,wherefore the spirit1 power1 
holiness1 and majesty that  now will    
appear in the church1 it will greatly   
transcend and go  beyond the spirit1    
power1 and holiness that hath           
accompanied her  in former days4 ,then  
shall the sun be ashamed1 and the moon  
confounded1  when the ,lord shall reign 
in ,mount ,zion1 c4 7,isa #bd3bc74 ,then
  shall the sun be ashamed1 that is1    

then shall that little light  and       
understanding of the ,word1 that hath   
been in the church in  the days when a  
third part of the glory of the gospel   
was hid by  the smoke of the pit1 be1 as
 it were1 laid aside and be useless     
7,rev #h3ab2 #i3b74 ,every saint shall  
be under the light of a sun  that shines
 seven-fold brighter1 even as the light 
of seven days4  ,we see it is so in some
 measure at this day2 what light1 and   
with  what clearness do the saints in   
this day see the things pertaining  to  
the kingdom of ,god1 beyond what the    
holy and goodly martyrs and  saints did 
in the days that were before us2 ,huss1 
,bilney1 ,ridley1  ,hooper1 ,cranmer1   
with their brethren1 if they were now in
 the world1  would cry out and say1 ,our
 light and knowledge of the word of the 
,testament of ,christ was much inferior 
to the light that at this  day is broken
 forth1 and that will yet daily1 in     
despite of men  and devils1 display its 
rays and beams amongst the sons of      

men6#ah  ,when the children of ,israel  
were to depart the land of ,egypt1 the  
,lord made known himself to them        
otherwise than ever he made known       
himself either to ,abraham1 ,isaac1 or  
,jacob1 their fathers 7,exo #f3c74  ,the
 book also1 at the recovering the church
 from under ,antichrist1  is to be      
unlocked and unsealed gradually1 first  
one seal and  afterwards another1 and   
last of all the seventh1 before which   
time  the book will never quite be      
opened 7,rev #e2 #f74 ,according to that
  of the angel1 ',go thy way1 ,daniel2  
for the words are closed up1 and  sealed
 till the time of the end' 7,dan #ab3i74
 ,in which time 7which  is the time of  
,new ,jerusalem7 they shall be opened1  
and men shall  consider it perfectly    
7,jer #cj3bd2 #bc3bj74 ,wherefore1      
#b4 ,it must needs be that the church   
return to her old and primitive  love4  
,for what is the cause of the want of   
love to ,christ and one  another now1   
but our want of light in the things1    

mysteries1 and  privileges of the       
glorious gospel of the ,son of ,god8    
,wherefore  this being come1 then love  
will reign1 and have her perfect work   
among the godly4 ,love is the very      
quintessence of all the graces of  the  
gospel1 and is as transparent to them2  
'the greatest of these  is charity' 7#a 
,cor #ac3ac74 ,it is the 'fulfilling of 
the law1' 'the  bond of perfectness1'   
and the most 'excellent way' 7#a ,cor   
#ab3ca2  ,rom #ac3aj2 #a ,cor #af3ad2   
,col #c3ad74 ,wherefore the ,holy ,ghost
 doth  mean1 by this word transparent   
glass1 that the height of light1 and    
the height of love1 will be found in    
this city2 all their things  shall be   
done without confused smoke and         
darkness1 and also without  spiritual   
pride and desire of vain-glory3 then    
shall they indeed  do all their things  
in charity1 and in the feeling bowels   
and  fellowship of the gospel4 ',then   
shall the offering of ,judah and        
,jerusalem be pleasant unto the ,lord1  

as in the days of old1 and  as in former
 years' 7,mal #c3d74    ,alas6 though   
now through grace the saints of ,god    
have attained to  more light and        
knowledge in the mysteries of the       
kingdom of ,god  than heretofore they   
had1 yet their light is far inferior to 
that  which will be when this city is   
built4 ,our spiritual union and         
fellowship in the very bowels of the    
grace and gospel of the ,lord  ,jesus   
,christ also is yet greatly defective4  
,it is said that 'no  man was able to   
enter into the temple' of ,god1 'till   
the seven  plagues of the seven angels  
were fulfilled' 7,rev #ae3h74 ,but when 
the seven last plagues are spent1 and   
when all the adversaries of  the church1
 which caused terror in the land of the 
living1 shall  be laid with the         
uncircumcised in the pit1 then look for 
golden  days1 and not till then 7,eze   
#cb3ah74 ,then shall this golden street 
be finished2 that is1 then shall the    
light1 faith1 love1 and  holiness of the

 gospel be walked in and embraced in a  
transparent  and transcending way4 ',he 
shall cause them that come of ,jacob to 
take root2 ,israel shall blossom and    
bud1 and fill the face of the  world    
with fruit' 7,isa #bg3f74    ,the city  
has no temple4    ,ver4 #bb4 ',and ,i   
saw no temple therein2 for the ,lord    
,god ,almighty  and the ,lamb are the   
temple of it4' ,these words do1 in my   
present  light1 point at the end of the 
days of this ,jerusalem here in  this   
world3 and in so doing they signify to  
us1 that when she is  built1 she shall  
stand and continue in this her glorious 
state  afore-mentioned even until that  
glory be swallowed up of that which     
doth excel4 ,that they do point at the  
end of her day in this world1  ,i do    
gather from these particulars3-         
,first4 ,because they are the last words
 of the description of her  glory1-that 
is1 these and the words ensuing1 which  
is but one and  the same continued      
speech2 and it is easy to conclude that 

,john1  in this description of this     
city1 doth1 from first to last1 even    
from the first appearing of her as she  
cometh out of ,babylon till  she be     
perfect in glory1 give us the relation  
of it4 ,first1 ,i say1  showing us her  
descending1 then her building1 and      
afterward the  glory of that building2  
at the end of which also he showeth to  
us  with what glory he will crown this  
glory1 even by swallowing of  her up    
with a far more exceeding and eternal   
weight of glory4    ,second4 ,because in
 these words he doth absolutely cut off 
all  and every whit of her outward and  
external glory2 that is1 as to  outward 
ordinances and temple-worship1 which yet
 was to be most  famous for a long time 
in this new and goodly city2 which he   
verifies in the eleventh chapter of this
 prophecy1 which chapter  is a summary  
collecting of the church in her fall and
 rise under  ,antichrist1 which church  
there in her rise is this city here in  
her glory in this world4 ,he tells us   

there1 ,i say1 that when the  kingdoms  
of this world were become the kingdoms  
of the ,lord1 and  of his ,christ1 that 
'then the temple of ,god was opened in  
heaven'2  that is1 temple-worship under 
the gospel recovered into its former    
and primitive state and purity1 in which
 it was before the coming  in of the man
 of sin 7,rev #aa3ae-ai1 compared with  
#ae3h74 ,which  temple he here utterly  
shutteth out1 saying1 ',i saw no temple 
therein'2 in the room of which he       
setteth the presence of the ,lord       
,jesus1 and ,god his ,father1 making    
them to stand and be in the room  of    
temple and gospel-worship1 in that      
manner as it is used while  we here live
 in the flesh4 ',for the ,lord ,god     
,almighty and the  ,lamb are the temple 
of it4' ,it is true1 the ,lord ,god     
,almighty and  the ,lamb are the temple 
of this church in her lowest condition1 
therefore much more when she is brought 
into the condition that  she is in at   
her rebuilding2 but yet1 neither in her 

low estate1  nor yet in her highest1 is 
it proper to say1 that so long as she is
  in this world1 ,god will be a temple  
to her1 in opposition to her  temple and
 gospel-worship1 in outward and ,new    
,testament administrations4  ,wherefore 
when he saith ,he 'saw no temple        
therein1' and that from  this reason1   
because 'the ,lord ,god ,almighty and   
the ,lamb are the  temple of it'2 he    
must needs aim at a state to which the  
church  cannot attain until her ,lord   
comes4 ,for then will that which is     
perfect be come1 and that which is in   
part be done away 7#a ,cor  #ac3aj74    
,now that the temple in this place      
excluded1 can signify nothing  else but 
the outward orderly way of ,god's       
worship1 which the saints  ought with   
conscience1 in faith1 to be found in    
till their ,lord  comes1 consider that  
our ,new ,testament doth use the word   
'temple'  three several ways3 #a4 ,for  
the outward order and worship or        
discipline of the ,gospel 7,rev         

#aa3a-c74 #b4 ,for the body of ,christ1 
which is his church1 c4 #c4 ,and lastly1
 ,for the ,lord ,god ,almighty  and the 
,lamb1 which here are said to be the    
temple of this city4    ,now then1 when 
he saith he saw ',no temple therein1' he
 cannot  exclude the ,lord ,god         
,almighty and the ,lamb1 for they are   
here  said to be 'the temple of it4'    
,neither can he shut out the church1    
which is the body of ,christ1 for that  
is the city itself2 yea1 and  the church
 shall be ,god's temple1 and ,god and   
,christ the temple  of the church for   
ever and ever ,he must therefore by this
 word 'no  temple1' exclude only the    
outward way of gospel-worship1 in which 
the saints in the times of the ,new     
,testament both meet and edify  each    
other1 and also meet their ,god1 and are
 blessed and refreshed  by him4 ,again1 
that this outward gospel-worship should 
be laid  aside while the church is in   
this world1 before her ,lord doth come  
to be enjoyed by her1 as touching his   

personal presence2 it looks  too like   
ranting opinions1 and contradiction to  
,scripture1 for me  to believe 7#a ,cor 
#aa3bf74 ,for when he comes1 but not    
till then1  shall these things be laid  
aside4    ,besides1 that which yet      
confirms me more fully in this opinion1 
is because herein this ,new ,jerusalem  
doth most exactly answer the  city and  
temple1 which was built after the       
captivity2 which city  and temple being 
once built1 it stood till ,christ our   
,lord did visit  them in his own        
personal coming the first time2 as the  
prophets  also said it should4 ',the    
,lord1 whom ye seek1' saith one1 'shall 
suddenly come to his temple1 even the   
messenger of the covenant1  whom ye     
delight in2 behold1 he shall come1 saith
 the ,lord of ,hosts'  7,mal #c3a74 ,and
 again1 ',i will shake all nations1 and 
the desire  of all nations shall come2  
and ,i will fill this house with glory1 
saith the ,lord of ,hosts4' ,wherefore  
'the glory of this latter  house shall  

be greater than that of the former1     
saith the ,lord  of ,hosts3 and in this 
place will ,i give peace1 saith the     
,lord of  ,hosts' 7,hagg #b3g1i74       
,now observe1 that from the time of the 
building of the second  temple to the   
coming of ,christ1 the worship of the   
temple order  was to be by all most     
devoutly and continually observed4 ,but 
when  the ,lord ,jesus was come1 and had
 established his own more honourable    
and ,new ,testament dispensation1 then  
all the former temple-worship  fell to  
the ground1 and became1 with all the    
instruments of  worship that there unto 
belonged1 null and void4 ,yea1 and it   
was  a derogation to his gospel to offer
 to uphold that former way  of worship1 
after he had by his own personal        
presence and ,spirit  brought in that   
other dispensation4 ,all which1 ,i say1 
will be  answered by our second and ,new
 ,testament ,new ,jerusalem4 ,for as the
  ,old ,jerusalem was built after the   
,jews were come out of literal          

,babylon1 so is our ,new ,jerusalem     
built after our coming out of  the      
antichristian oppression of spiritual   
,babylon4 ,again1 as that  city did     
after she was built continue and retain 
her temple-worship1  until the personal 
appearing of ,christ the first time1 so 
,new  ,jerusalem shall retain and hold  
her outward ,new ,testament worship     
till ,,he comes in person the second    
time4 ,after all which1 as the  second  
temple was swallowed up of a more       
heavenly and spiritual  dispensation by 
the personal presence of ,christ1 so    
shall also  the ,new ,jerusalem         
temple-worship be swallowed up by the   
glory of  the appearing of the person of
 ,christ the second time2 as ,paul      
saith1 for he speaks in the person of   
,christ1 ',till ,i come1 give           
attendance to reading1 to exhortation1  
to doctrine1' c4 7#a ,tim  #d3ac74      
,thus then1 when this holy city doth    
once again appear upon the  stage1 and  
in her own situation1 and when she hath 

been showed in  the attire of a queen   
before the face of all nations1 and     
their  kings2 and when she hath by the  
glory of the light of her ,new          
,testament temple1 gathered1 as with a  
net1 the number of ,god's  elect2 then  
she is taken into her husband's privy   
chamber1 where  she and he alone shall  
be in that blessed fellowship and       
communion  that shall not again be once 
eclipsed1 or in the least interrupted   
to eternity4    ,thus have ,i showed you
 my present light into this portion of  
the  ,holy ,scripture4 ,if any can give 
me further1 ,i hope ,i shall not  refuse
 it4 ,but as yet1 methinks this should  
be the genuine sense  of this place1 and
 is the very track of ,john himself4    
,for after  he had seen the wall for    
present safety1 the foundations for     
continuation1 the gates for entrance1   
and the like1 then he comes  to tell us 
of the glory of all1 and of the street  
itself at last2  which indeed is the    
last and end of all the order of ,god1  

and to  continue till an end be put to  
it by mortality's being swallowed  up of
 life4 ,as is yet more fully showed you 
in the next verse of  this description4 
,the city needs not the light of sun or 
moon4    ,ver4 #bc4 ',and the city had  
no need of the sun1 neither of the moon1
  to shine in it3 for the glory of ,god 
did lighten it1 and the ,lamb  is the   
light thereof4'    ',and the city had no
 need of the sun4' ,that is1 after      
temple-worship  is over3 this verse is  
added therefore for further clearing up 
and illustrating of that which he said  
before4 ,there he tells us  this city   
had 'no temple1' and here he tells us   
she needed neither  the light of the sun
 or moon4 ,there he said1 ',the ,lord   
,god ,almighty  and the ,lamb are the   
temple of it'2 and here he saith1 they  
are  the light thereof4 ,the substance  
of which1 in the language of the  ,holy 
,ghost1 is this3 the reason why         
temple-worship is now gone  and over1 it
 is because there is now no need in this

 city of the  light of the sun and the  
moon2 and the reason why she hath now no
  need of them1 is because the ,lord    
,god ,almighty and the ,lamb are  to it 
instead of both temple and light4 ',for 
the ,lord ,god ,almighty  and the ,lamb 
are the temple of it4' ',for the glory  
of ,god did lighten  it1 and the ,lamb  
is the light thereof4' ,whereby we may  
note1 that  though the light in which   
she descended1 being the purity of      
temple-worship1 was glorious1 yet this  
city shall1 when she is  once built1 so 
advance from glory to glory1 that at the
 last she  shall be more happy without  
the help of that light1 without which   
she had been for ever unbuilt1 than she 
was by it in the midst of  the fulness  
of it4    ',and the city had no need of 
the sun1' c4 ,the word sun is in        
,scripture taken divers ways2 sometimes 
for the true and natural  sun in the    
firmament2 sometimes again for          
persecution1 and the  rage of the enemy1
 c4 7,josh #aj3ab2 ,matt #ac3f74 ,but ,i

 take 'sun'  here not to be any of      
these1 but for the good and pure word of
 the  gospel of ,christ1 unfolded1      
opened1 and explained by the servants of
  ,christ2 which sun is the same that   
before you find to be darkened  by the  
,antichristian fog and mist1 which was  
darkened1 ,i say1  even to a third part 
of it 7,rev #h3ab2 #i3b74 ,this sun1 or 
word of  the gospel1 ,paul saith it is  
shadowed forth even by that which       
shineth in the firmament of heaven1     
because as that by its light  and       
shining1 giveth to those that have eyes1
 to see the glory  and excellency of    
this world1 so by the shining and light 
of the  gospel is given 'the light of   
the knowledge of the glory of ,god  in  
the face of ,jesus ,christ1' and a view 
of the excellency of  the things of the 
world to come 7#b ,cor #d3c-f74 ,now1 ,i
 say1 though  while the church is in    
this world1 and on this side the state  
of  glory1 she cannot live and flourish 
without the shining of this  sun1 but   

would be lifeless and lightless1 and    
without all heat  and comfort-for it is 
the entrance of the law that giveth     
light  here1 and that lighteneth the    
eyes1 'making wise the simple' 7,psa    
#ai3g1h2 #aai3acj7-yet at the day of the
 coming of her ,lord in person  she     
shall see far more clearly without the  
thus shining of the sun  than ever she  
did or could see with and by it4 ',and  
the city had  no need of the sun4' ,for 
when by the light of it the whole body  
of the elect have found out the way to  
this city1 and when they  have also by  
this light accomplished and fulfilled   
all their work2  yea1 when the ,lord    
himself is come1 and doth immediately   
communicate  far more glorious light to 
this city without it than ever he did   
by it2 what need is there then of the   
light of this sun8 for that  is to be of
 use but for the time present1 even     
until the whole of  the body of the     
,lord ,jesus is come to the perfect     
measure1 even  'to the measure of the   

stature of the fulness of ,christ' 7,eph
  #d3aj-ab74 ,so then1 when the body of 
,christ is in every sense  completed in 
this life by the light of the sunshine  
of his holy  gospel1 what need of this  
sun8 ,and hence it is that the word of  
the gospel is called 'the word of       
reconciliation1' 'the word of  faith1'  
and 'the words of this life' 7#b ,cor   
#e3ai2 ,rom #aj3h2 ,acts  #e3bj74       
,wherefore1 ,i say1 it ceaseth when     
there is no more to be  reconciled1 and 
when faith in all is perfected1 and when
 this life  is put an end unto by the   
coming in of another4 ,for 'when that   
which is perfect is come1 then that     
which is in part shall be done  away'   
7#a ,cor #ac3h-aj74    ,the ministers of
 the gospel are of use so long as there 
is either  elect to be converted1 or any
 converted soul to be perfected by that 
measure of perfection that ,god hath    
appointed on this side glory2  but when 
this work is done1 their ministry       
ceaseth4 ,wherefore1  though like the   

widow's sons1 they are busy to borrow   
vessels for  the oil so long as it is   
running1 and emptying itself out of the 
great and principal barrel2 yet when it 
ceaseth1 as it will do1 when  there are 
no more vessels to be found1 then let   
them sit down as  they1 and receive of  
the fruits of their labour1 for the     
reward  of their work is then only to be
 enjoyed by them 7#b ,kings #d3a-f74    
',and the city had no need of the sun1  
neither of the moon to shine  in it4'   
,this word moon also1 as well as that of
 the sun1 is to be  taken divers ways in
 the ,scriptures of truth2 sometimes for
 the  natural one1 sometimes for the    
world and persecutors1 c4 7,josh        
#aj3ac2 ,rev #ab3a2 ,psa #aba3f74 ,but  
moon here is to be taken for the  church
 of ,god1 with reference to her life1   
conversation1 duties1  and exemplary    
behaviour1 in which she is conversant on
 this side  glory2 according to that of 
the ,song1 ',who is she that looketh    
forth  as the morning1 fair as the moon1

 clear as the sun1 and terrible  as an  
army with banners8' 7,cant #f3aj74 ,when
 he saith1 then1 that  at this day there
 shall be here no need of the shining   
light of  the moon1 he means that this  
city at this day1 in the state she  is  
in when she hath the person of the ,lamb
 in her1 then she shall  have no need of
 the growth of ,christianity1 for they  
shall be all  perfect2 nor no need of   
mortification1 for there shall be no    
sin4  ,they shall not need now1 as in   
time past1 to exhort and encourage  one 
another to stick fast to the promise1   
for they shall be  swallowed up of life 
and open vision 7#b ,cor #e3d74 ,here   
shall be no  need either of prayer1 of  
repentance1 of faith1 or of good works1 
as afore4 ',and the city had no need of 
the sun1 neither of the  moon to shine  
in it4'    ,now1 ,i say1 the ,holy      
,ghost is pleased to bring in here the  
shining  virtues of the church under the
 notion of a shining moon1 because1  as 
the church herself is compared to the   

moon1 so her virtues are  as naturally  
compared to a shining light2 as ,christ 
saith1 ',let  our light so shine' 7,matt
 #e3af72 and again1 ',let your loins be 
girded about1 and your lights burning'  
7,luke #ab3ce2 ,phil #b3ae74  ,for1     
indeed1 while we are here1 that church  
and congregation of  the ,lord doth most
 shine1 and most send forth the golden  
rays and  pleasant beams of             
,christianity1 that is most in the      
exercise of  the afore-mentioned        
virtues4 ,take away the moon1 and the   
night  is doubtful2 or though the moon  
be in the firmament1 if she hath  lost  
her light1 the night is not thereby made
 more comfortable4  ,and thus1 ,i say1  
it is first with the world1 where here  
there is  no church to shine1 or where  
there is a church that doth not so      
shine that others may see and be        
lighted4 ,for while the day of  time    
doth last1 even the world itself hath   
need of the shining of  the church2 but 
at this day this time will be no longer1

 because  the day of eternity will      
break1 and by that means cause the world
  that now is1 even the world of the    
ungodly1 to cease to have a  being here 
any longer4 ,therefore now no need of   
the moon1 or of  the light thereof1 to  
shine before that which is not4#ai      
,second4 ,again1 as the church is in her
 light before men as the moon  is in her
 light in the night to the world1 so1 as
 ,i said before1  this city which is    
called also heaven1 she1 even she1 shall
 have  no need of these things1 for she 
shall be taken up in open vision1  and  
shall be completely delivered from all  
imperfection2 she shall  not need now   
the light of her children to provoke her
 and to stir  her up to this or the     
other act of holiness2 all shall be     
done1 all  shall be complete1 the ,lord 
himself is come4 ,indeed1 while ,christ 
is absent as touching his person1 and   
while the work of ,god is not  yet      
completely done in the church1 there    
will be need both of the  light of sun  

and moon1 but when the work is done1 and
 he come1  then these things will be out
 of use4 ,thus 'the path of the just  is
 as the shining light1 that shineth more
 and more unto the perfect  day' 7,pro  
#d3ah74    ',for the glory of ,god did  
lighten it1 and the ,lamb is the light  
thereof4' ,this is rendered as the      
reason why at this day both the  light  
of the sun and moon are needless2 it is 
because 'the glory  of ,god did lighten 
it1' and because 'the ,lamb is the light
 thereof4'  ,now the glory of ,god must 
be understood in this place1 not of that
  glory that doth attend the church in  
this world1 for that glory  doth attend 
the church upon the account of her      
purity of worship1  of temple-worship1  
and doth either abide on her1 or        
withdraw itself1  according to her exact
 observing the rule1 or declining from  
it1  as ,i have showed you in the       
beginning of this discourse 7see the    
exposition of the #aath verse74 ,but the
 glory that here you read of1  it is a  

glory that supplieth this city without  
those ordinances2  yea1 therefore1 those
 ordinances1 as the temple and the light
  of the sun and moon1 do cease because 
of the glory of this glory  that now is 
come into this city4 ',the city had no  
need of the sun1  neither of the moon to
 shine in it1' mark1 'for the glory of  
,god  did lighten it1 and the ,lamb is  
the light thereof4'    ,wherefore1 ,i   
say1 this glory that now he speaks of1  
it is the  glory that shall possess this
 city at the end of her glory in this   
world2 wherefore1 as saith the ,holy    
,ghost by ,isaiah the prophet1  from    
this day forward1 ',the sun shall be no 
more thy light by  day1 neither for     
brightness shall the moon give light    
unto thee2  but the ,lord shall be unto 
thee an everlasting light1 and thy ,god 
thy glory' 7,isa #fj3ai74    ',for the  
glory of ,god did lighten it1' c4 ,thus 
it was at the  finishing of the         
tabernacle in the wilderness1 and of the
 temple  at ,jerusalem2 both which were 

figures1 in their finishing1 of the     
finishing of the state of the church in 
this world2 and it is said  of them1    
that in the day when they in all things 
were accomplished1  according to the    
fashion that was revealed before        
concerning their  order and             
accomplishment1 that then the glory of  
,god so appeared  upon them1 that       
neither ,moses nor ,aaron was able to   
enter in1 or  to stand therein1 because 
of the cloud1 and of the glory of the   
,lord that at that time filled the house
 7,exo #dj3cc1cd2 #a ,kings  #h3aj1aa74 
,thus you see this city descends in one 
measure of glory1  and is consummate in 
another measure of glory4 ,the glory of 
the  ,lord was upon the mount ,sinai    
while the pattern of the tabernacle  was
 giving1 but it rested on the tabernacle
 when the work thereof  was finished2 to
 signify1 ,i say1 that the glory of ,god
 will rest  in his ordinances1 and in   
his church by them1 so long as          
ordinances  are in use2 but when they   

are needless1 then it will rest in the  
church without them1 and that more      
gloriously than ever it therein  did    
rest by them4    ',for the glory of ,god
 did lighten it1 and the ,lamb is the   
light  thereof4' ,mark1 though now there
 shall be no need of temple1  sun1 or   
moon1 yet ,christ the ,lamb1 or the ,man
 who was offered in  sacrifice for our  
redemption1 shall be of use and benefit2
 'for the  glory of ,god did lighten it1
 and the ,lamb is the light thereof4'   
,wherefore1 all that we who are the     
saved shall enjoy of glory and          
sweetness in another world1 though we   
shall not enjoy it from ,god  through   
,christ1 by and in the ordinances1 yet  
we shall enjoy it  through ,christ the  
,lamb without them2 'for the ,lamb is   
the light  of it4' by this word ,lamb1  
he would have us understand that when   
we are in glory1 the blood1 death1 and  
bloody conquest that the  man ,christ   
did get over our infernal enemies1 will 
be of eternal  use to us2 because that  

benefit of ,christ shall not only for   
ever  be the foundation of our eternal  
felicity1 but the burden of our  song of
 glory in all our raptures among the    
angels 7,rev #e3i74 ,it  will be the    
blood1 the blood1 the redeeming blood of
 the ,lamb4  ',blessing1 and honour1 and
 glory1 and power be unto him that      
sitteth upon the throne1 and unto the   
,,lamb for ever and ever' 7,rev  #e3ac74
 ,it is he in whom will be found the    
seven eyes1 the seven  spirits of ,god1 
in whose light we shall see the heights 
and depths  of those springs and        
everlasting foundations and depths of   
glory  for ever2 and1 indeed1 the       
conceit of the contrary is foolish      
7,zech #c3i2 ,rev #e3f74 ,is not ,christ
 the head1 and we the members8  and do  
not the members receive their whole     
light1 guidance1 and  wisdom from it8   
,is not he also the price1 the ground1  
and bottom  of our happiness1 both in   
this world and that which is to come8   
,and is it possible it should be        

forgotten1 or that1 by it1 our joy1     
light1 and heaven should not be made the
 sweeter to all eternity8  ,our soul is 
now bound up in him1 as in a bundle of  
life 7#a ,sam  #be3bi74 ,and when we    
come thither1 he is still the ,christ1  
our  life2 and it is by our being where 
he is that we shall behold his  glory   
and our glory1 because he is glorified  
7,col #c3c1d2 ,john  #ag3bd74 ',for the 
glory of ,god did lighten it1 and the   
,lamb is the  light thereof4' ,as he    
said1 ',ye now therefore have sorrow2   
but ,i  will see you again1 and your    
heart shall rejoice1 and your joy no    
man taketh from you' 7,john #af3bb74    
,thus much of this city1 her descending1
 her fashion1 her glory1  and of her    
wading through glory1 from glory to     
glory4      ,,fourth4 ,,the             
,,inhabitants ,,of ,,the ,,city1 ,,their
 ,,quality1 ,,and ,,numerousness4       
,ver4 #bd4 ',and the nations of them    
which are saved shall walk in  the light
 of it2 and the kings of the earth do   

bring their glory  and honour into it4' 
,after this long and pleasant           
description of  this holy and new       
,jerusalem1 the ,holy ,ghost now falleth
 upon a  relation of the people that    
shall be the inhabitants of this city1  
and of their numerousness and quality4  
',and the nations1' c4 ,the nations of  
the world1 both of the ,jews  and       
,gentiles4    ,every one knoweth what   
the nations are1 wherefore ,i need not  
stay  upon the explication of that1 for 
it doth in general include the          
multitude of the sinners of the world   
7,eph #b3a-c2 #a ,cor #f3i-aa2  ,titus  
#c3c74 ,therefore1 when he saith1 the   
nations shall walk in  the light of this
 city1 it is as if he had said1 that at 
this day1  when she is here in her      
tranquility1 the sinners and disobedient
  among the sons of men shall by        
multitudes and whole kingdoms come  in  
and close with the church and house of  
,god4 ,these spiders shall  take hold   
with their hands1 and be in kings'      

palaces 7,pro #cj3bh74    ',and the     
nations1' c4 ,for this word1 'the       
nations1' is a great  word1 and it      
comprehendeth much2 mark1 it doth not   
say a nation1  or some nations1 neither 
doth it say few or small nations1  but  
indefinitely1 the nations1 many nations1
 strong nations1 all  nations1 the      
nations in general2 only he ties them up
 with this  limit1 the nations of them  
that are saved 7,isa #eb3ae2 #fj3bb2    
#b3b74  ,which yet is not so much spoken
 to clip off the multitude that we      
suppose may then be converted1 as to    
show us their qualifications  and       
happiness2 as he saith by the prophet in
 another place1 ,thy  children shall be 
all holy1 or righteous1 'and great shall
 be the  peace of thy children' 7,isa   
#ed3ac2 #fj3ba74 ',and the nations of   
them which are saved shall walk in the  
light of it4' ,surely the  ,holy ,ghost 
would never have spoken at such a rate  
as this1 if he  had not intended to show
 us that at the day of the setting up of

  this ,jerusalem1 a great harvest of   
sinners shall be gathered by  the grace 
of the gospel4 ,but the truth is1 the   
,scriptures go with  open arms towards  
the latter end of the world1 even as if 
they  would grasp and compass about     
almost all people then upon the face  of
 the whole earth with the grace and     
mercy of ,god4 ',the earth1'  saith     
,god1 'shall be full of the knowledge'  
of the glory 'of  the ,lord1 as the     
waters cover the sea' 7,isa #aa3i2 ,hab 
#b3ad74 ,as  he saith1 also1 for the    
comfort of the church in another place1 
',behold1 ,i have grave thee upon the   
palms of my hands1 thy walls  are       
continually before me4 ,thy children    
shall make haste2 thy  destroyers and   
they that made thee waste shall go forth
 of thee4  ,lift up thine eyes round    
about1 and behold3 all these gather     
themselves together1 and come to thee4  
,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1  thou     
shalt surely clothe thee with them all1 
as with an ornament1  and bind them on  

thee1 as a bride doeth4 ,for thy waste  
and thy  desolate places1 and the land  
of thy destruction1 shall even now be   
too narrow by reason of the inhabitants1
 and they that swallowed  thee up shall 
be far away4 ,the children which thou   
shalt have1  after thou hast lost the   
other1 shall say again in thine ears1   
,the  place is too strait for me2 give  
place to me1 that ,i may dwell4  ,then  
shalt thou say in thine heart1 ,who hath
 begotten me these1  seeing ,i have lost
 my children1 and am desolate1 a captive
 and  removing to and fro8 and who hath 
brought up these8 ,behold1 ,i was  left 
alone1 these1 where had they been8'     
7,isa #di3af-ba74 ,thus the  multitudes 
of the nations shall at this day be     
converted to the  ,lord1 and be made the
 inhabitants of this ,jerusalem2 as he  
saith  again1 ',the kingdoms of this    
world are become the kingdoms of our    
,lord and of his ,christ' 7,rev #aa3ae74
 ,and again1 ',the kingdom and          
dominion1 and the greatness of the      

kingdom under the whole heaven1  shall  
be given to the people of the saints of 
the ,most ,high1 whose  kingdom is an   
everlasting kingdom1 and all dominions  
shall serve  and obey him' 7,dan #g3bg74
    ,and observe it1 these promises are 
to be fulfilled in the last  days1 at   
the time of the pouring forth of the    
last vial1 which is  the time of the    
sounding of the last of the seven       
trumpets2 for  then this city shall be  
built1 and ,lucifer fallen from heaven2 
then  the prisoners shall be set at     
liberty1 and the people be gathered     
together1 'and the kingdoms to serve the
 ,lord' 7,isa #b3a1b2 #ad3d-f2  ,psa    
#ajb3bj-bb2 ,rev #aa3ae-ag74 ',rejoice1 
,o ye nations1 with his  people1 for he 
will avenge the blood of his servants1  
and will  render vengeance to his       
adversaries1 and will be merciful unto  
his land1 and to his people' 7,deu      
#cb3dc74 ,alas6 it is now towards  the  
end of the world1 and therefore now all 
is going1 if the ,lord  steps not in    

with the riches of his grace4 ,wherefore
 now at last1  before all be turned into
 fire and ashes1 behold the ,lord casts 
the net among the multitude of fish1 and
 the abundance of the sea  shall1       
without fail1 be converted to ,jerusalem
 7,isa #fj3e74 ,though  ,satan and      
,antichrist have had their day in the   
world1 and by their  outrage have made  
fearful havoc of the souls of sinners   
from time  to time1 yet now at length   
,god will strike in for a share with    
them1  and his ,son 'shall divide the   
spoil with the strong' 7,isa #ec3ab74   
,wherefore he now sets up this city1    
puts the glory of heaven upon  her1     
provides a new heaven and a new earth   
for her situation 7,isa  #ff3bb72 drives
 profaneness into the holes and dens of 
the earth2  giveth righteousness        
authority to reign in the world 7#b     
,peter #c3ac72  and takes off the veil  
from all faces1 that none may hereafter 
be  for ever beguiled by blindness and  
ignorance 7,isa #be3g74 ,now shall  they

 make merry with the things of ,god2 now
 shall all eat the fat  and drink the   
sweet 7#a ,kings #d3bj2 ,neh #h3aj1ab74 
,for 'in this  mountain shall the ,lord 
of hosts make unto all people a feast of
  fat things1 a feast of wines on the   
lees1 of fat things full of  marrow1 of 
wines on the lees well refined' 7,isa   
#be3f74    ',and the nations of them    
which are saved shall walk in the light 
of  it4' ,they 'shall walk in the light 
of it4' ,that is1 in the light  that is 
in it while it is in its purity in this 
world1 and in  the glory of it when it  
is in its perfection and immortality in 
another4 ,whence note by the way1 that  
in the midst of all this  glory1 or     
while the glorious light of the gospel  
shall thus shine  in the world1 yet even
 then there will be some also that will 
not  see and rejoice in the glory       
hereof4 ,but as for those1 whoever  they
 are1 they are excluded from a share in 
the blessed and goodly  privileges of   
this city4 ',the nations of them which  

are ,,saved  shall walk in the light of 
it4'    ',and the kings of the earth do 
bring their glory and honour into  it4' 
,by these words are great things held   
forth4 ,he told us before  that the     
nations of them that are saved shall    
walk in the light  of it2 and here he   
tells us that even their kings also1 the
 kings  of the earth1 do bring their    
honour and glory to it4 ,the people  of 
the nations they are but like to single 
pence and halfpence1  but their kings   
like gold angels and twenty-shilling    
pieces4#bj  ,wherefore1 when he saith   
that the kings of the earth do bring    
their glory and honour unto it1 it      
argueth that the gospel and the  grace  
of ,god1 when it is displayed in its own
 nature1 and seen in  its own           
complexion1 even then they that have    
most of the honour  and glory of the    
world will yet stoop their              
top-gallant#ba unto  it4 ',because of   
thy temple which is at ,jerusalem1 shall
 kings  bring presents unto thee' 7,psa 

#fh3bi2 ,isa #di3bb1bc74 ',the kings  of
 ,tarshish1 and of the isles1 shall     
bring presents' to thee3 'the  kings of 
,sheba and ,seba shall offer gifts4     
,yea1 all kings shall  fall down before 
him2 all nations shall serve him' 7,psa 
#gb3aj1aa74  ,the kings shall see and   
arise1 and 'princes also shall worship  
because of the ,lord1' c4 7,isa #di3g74 
,the kings shall come to thy  light1 and
 princes to the brightness of thy rising
 7,isa #fj3a-e74  ',the ,gentiles shall 
see thy righteousness1 and all kings thy
  glory' 7,isa #fb3b74 ,yea1 'that which
 had not been told them shall  they see1
 and that which they have not heard     
shall they consider'  7,isa #eb3ae74    
',all the kings of the earth shall      
praise thee1 ,o ,lord1  when they hear  
the words of thy mouth4 ,yea1 they shall
 sing in the  ways of the ,lord3 for    
great is the glory of the ,lord' 7,psa  
#ach3d1e74  ,thus1 we see1 that though  
in the first day of the gospel1 the     
poor1  the halt1 the lame1 and the blind

 are chief in the embracing of  the     
tenders of grace1 yet in the latter day 
thereof ,god will take  hold of kings4  
',and the kings of the earth do bring   
their glory and honour into  it4' ,,into
 ,,it2 that is1 to ,jerusalem4          
,wherefore this city must be  built     
before they all of them will fall in    
love with her4 ,indeed1  ,i do conceive 
that some of them will lay their hand to
 help forward  the work of this city1 as
 did ,hiram with ,solomon1 and ,darius1 
,cyrus1 and ,artaxerxes1 with ,ezra and 
,nehemiah1 at the building and          
repairing the city1 in the letter1 in   
the days of old 7#b ,chron  #b3aa-ae2   
,ezra #a3a-d2 #f3a-c2 #g3ba74 ,but yet1 
,i say1 the great  conquest of the kings
 will be by the beauty and glory of this
 city1  when she is built4 'thou shalt  
arise1' ,o ,lord1 'and have mercy upon  
,zion2 for the time to favour her1 yea1 
the set time is come4 ,for  thy servants
 take pleasure in her stones1 and favour
 the dust  thereof4 ,so the heathen     

shall fear the name of the ,lord1 and   
all  kings thy glory' 7,psa #ajb3ac-ae74
 ,and1 indeed1 before this city is  set 
up1 and established in her own place1   
most of the kings and  great ones of the
 earth will be found employed and taken 
up in  another work1 than to fall in    
love with ,mount ,zion1 and with the    
hill thereof4 ,they will be found in    
love with mistress ,babylon1 the  mother
 of harlots1 the mistress of            
witchcrafts1 and abominations  of the   
earth 7,rev #ag3b1ab-ad2 #ah3c1i74 ,they
 will1 ,i say1 be  committing           
fornication with her1 and will be as the
 horns upon the  heads of the beast1 to 
defend the riding lady from the gunshot 
that  the saints continually will be    
making at her by the force of the  ,word
 and ,spirit of ,god4 ,they will be     
shaking the sharp end of their  weapons 
against the ,son of ,god1 continually   
labouring to keep him  out of his       
throne1 and from having that rule in the
 church1 and  in the world1 as becomes  

him who is the head of the body1 and    
over  all principality and power4       
',these shall make war with the ,lamb'  
7,rev #ag3ad74 ,but1 ,i say1 it shall so
 come about at the last1 by  the        
illuminating grace of ,god1 and by the  
faithful and patient  enduring of the   
saints1 together with the glory that    
everywhere  shall now be abiding on the 
church and congregation of ,jesus1  that
 they shall begin to receive a man's    
heart1 and shall consider  things that  
have not been told them2 wherefore at   
last they shall  withdraw themselves    
from the love of this mistress1 and     
shall  leave her to scrape for herself  
in the world1 and shall come with       
repentance and rejoicing to ,zion2 nay1 
not only so1 but to avenge  the quarrel 
of ,god1 and the vengeance of his       
temple2 and to  recompense her also for 
the delusions and enchantments wherewith
  she hath entangled them4 ',these shall
 hate her1 and they shall make  her     
desolate and naked1 and shall eat her   

flesh1 and burn her with  fire' 7,rev   
#ag3af74    ,now1 madam1 what sayest    
thou8 ,the kings must come to           
,jerusalem1  ,jezebel4 ,thy chamber     
companions will shortly1 notwithstanding
 thy  painted face1 cast thee down      
headlong out at the windows4 ,yea1 they 
shall tread thee in pieces by the feet  
of their prancing horses1  and with the 
wheels of their jumping chariots 7#b    
,kings #i3cj-cc74  ,they shall shut up  
all bowels of compassion towards thee1  
and shall  roar upon thee like the sea1 
and upon thy fat ones like the waves    
thereof 7,jer #ej3da1db74 ,yea1 when    
they begin1 they will also make  an end1
 and will leave thee so harbourless and 
comfortless1 that  now there will be    
found for thee no gladness at all1 no1  
not so  much as one piper to play thee  
one jig4 ,the delicates that thy soul   
lusted after1 thou shalt find them no   
more at all 7,rev #ah3ab-bb74  ',babylon
 the glory of kingdoms1 the beauty of   
the ,chaldees' excellency1  shall be as 

when ,god overthrew ,sodom and          
,gomorrah4 ,it shall never  be          
inhabited1 neither shall it be dwelt in 
from generation to  generation2 neither 
shall the ,arabian pitch tent there1    
neither  shall the shepherds make their 
fold there4 ,but wild beasts of the     
desert shall lie there1 and their houses
 shall be full of doleful  creatures4   
,and owls shall dwell there1 and satyrs 
that is1 the  hobgoblins1 or devils     
shall dance there4 ,and the wild beasts 
of the islands shall cry in their       
desolate houses1 and dragons  in their  
pleasant palaces2 and her time is near  
to come1 and her  days shall not be     
prolonged' 7,isa #ac3ai-bc74 ,thus wilt 
thou come  down wonderfully4 ,for 'in   
thee have they set light by father and  
mother2 in the midst of thee have they  
dealt by oppression with the  stranger3 
in thee have they vexed the fatherless  
and the widow4  ,in thee are men that   
carry tales to shed blood3 and in thee  
they  eat upon the mountains1 in the    

midst of thee they commit lewdness'     
7,eze #bb3f-aj74 ,god hath smitten his  
hands at thy dishonest gain1  and all   
the blood which hath been in the midst  
of thee2 ,god will  be avenged of thee1 
but will not meet thee as a man 7,isa   
#dg3a-c74  ,you 'have cast lots for my  
people1' saith ,god3 you 'have given a  
boy for a harlot1 and sold a girl for   
wine1 that they might drink4'  ,you have
 made havoc of my young converts to     
satisfy your lusts2  therefore1 ',what  
have ye to do with me1 ,o ,tyre and     
,sidon1 and all  the coast of           
,palestine8 ,will ye render me a        
recompence8 ,and if ye  recompence me   
swiftly and speedily1 will ,i return you
 recompence  upon your own head' 7,joel 
#c3a-d74 ,i will throw it as dirt in    
your  face again4 ,and never talk of    
what thou wast once1 for though  thou   
wast full of wisdom1 and perfect in     
beauty1 though thou hast  been in ,eden1
 the garden of ,god1 yea1 though every  
precious stone  for some time was thy   

covering1 and thou the very anointed    
cherub  that covereth1 walking upon the 
mountain of ,god1 and in the midst  of  
the stones of fire1 yet because-by      
reason of the multitude of  thy         
merchandize-thou hast sinned1 and art   
filled with violence4  ',therefore ,god 
will cast thee1 as profane1 out of the  
mountain of  ,god1 and will destroy     
thee1 ,o covering cherub1 from the midst
 of  the stones of fire'2 yea1 he will  
cast thee to the ground1 and lay  thee  
before kings1 that they may behold thee4
 ,and 'all they that  know thee among   
the people shall be astonished at thee3 
thou shalt  be a terror1 and never shalt
 thou be any more' 7,eze #bh3ab-ai74    
',and when thou art spoiled1 what wilt  
thou do8 ,though thou clothest  thyself 
with crimson1 though thou deckest thee  
with ornaments of  gold2 though thou    
rentest thy face with painting1 in vain 
shalt  thou make thyself fair1 thy      
lovers will despise thee1 they will     
seek thy life' 7,jer #d3cj74    ',and   

the kings of the earth do bring their   
glory and their honour  into it4' ,mark1
 they do not only forsake the crimson   
harlot1 neither  do they content        
themselves with eating her flesh and    
burning her  with fire1 but they come   
over1 they come over to ,jerusalem2 they
  are conquered by the grace of ,christ 
and wisdom of the ,son of ,god4  ,they  
shall make war with the ,lamb1 but the  
,lamb shall overcome  them1 for he is   
,king of kings and ,lord of lords1 and  
those that are  with him are called1 and
 chosen1 and faithful4 ,now they shall  
all  give way to the government of the  
,king of kings1 the governor of  the    
,jews 7,ezra #f3g71 and shall with      
gladness delight to see him  rule his   
spouse with his own law1 rules1 and     
testament2 they shall  play the pranks  
of ,jeroboam no longer1 in making calves
 to keep  the people from going up to   
,jerusalem to worship4 ,now they shall  
count him also king of nations1 as well 
as king of saints2 and he  shall wear   

the crowns1 and they shall seek to him  
7,rev #ai3ab1ae2  ,jer #aj3g2 ,isa      
#eb3ae2 #b ,chron #i3bc74    ,the city  
secure1 the gates always open4    ,ver4 
#be4 ',and the gates of it shall not be 
shut at all by day for  there shall be  
no night there4'    ,this is the effect 
of what you read before1 namely1 of the 
coming  in of the kings and great ones  
of the earth to this ,jerusalem4 ,for   
when the whore is made desolate and     
naked1 and burned with fire1  and when  
the kings also that loved her1 and that 
maintained her1  are come in1 and have  
closed with the glory and beauty of this
  city1 then what need is there to shut 
the gates8 ,alas1 all the  injuries that
 the kings and great ones of the earth  
have done to  the church and spouse of  
,christ in these days of the ,new       
,testament1  it hath been through the   
instigation and witchcraft of this      
mistress  of iniquity4 ',the horseman   
lifteth up both the bright sword and    
the glittering spear' 7,nahum #c3c1d71  

against the saints of ,god1  by reason  
of the multitudes of the whoredoms of   
the well-favoured  harlot1 the mistress 
of witchcrafts1 who selleth nations     
through  her whoredoms1 and families    
through her witchcrafts4 ,wherefore  ,i 
say1 this gentlewoman being laid in her 
grave1 and all her fat  ones gone down  
to the sides of the pit1 these kings    
will change  their mind1 and fall in    
love with the true and chaste matron1   
and  with ,christ her ,lord4 ,now when  
this is thus1 this city must needs  be  
safely inhabited as towns without walls1
 and as a place near  to which there is 
neither thief nor ravenous beast 7,isa  
#b3d2 ,jer  #cc3af2 ,zech #b3d2 #ad3aa74
    ,persecutors1 while they remain in  
their spirit of outrage against  the    
church and people of ,god1 they are     
frequently in the ,scripture  compared  
to the venomous dragons1 fierce lions1  
and ravenous wolves  7,jer #ea3cd1cg74  
,all which at this day shall be driven  
out of the  world1 that is1 so out1 as  

never to molest the church again1 or to 
cause a gate of this city to be shut1   
through fear1 against them2  as he saith
 by the prophet1 ',in the habitation of 
dragons where  each lay1 shall be grass1
 with reeds and rushes' 7,isa #ce3g74   
,in the  habitation of dragons1 that is1
 even in the places of persecutors1     
where each lay1 shall be food for the   
flock of ,christ4 ,the dragon  is a     
venomous beast1 and poisoneth all where 
he lieth6 ,he beats  the earth bare1 and
 venoms it1 that it will bear no grass1 
as do  the persecutors where they       
inhabit and lie4 ,but behold1 the days  
do come in which these dragons shall be 
removed1 and the ground  where they lay 
be made fruitful and flourish1 so that  
even there  shall be places for the     
flocks to lie down in4 ',in the         
habitation  of dragons1 where each lay1 
shall be grass1 with reeds and rushes4  
,no lion shall be there1 nor any        
ravenous beast shall go up thereon2  but
 the redeemed of the ,lord shall walk   

there1 and the ransomed of  the ,lord   
shall return and come to ,zion with     
songs1 and everlasting  joy upon their  
heads2 they shall obtain joy and        
gladness1 and  sorrow and sighing shall 
flee away' 7,isa #ce3g-aj74 ,according  
to  that of ,moses1 the ,lord 'will give
 peace in the land1 and ye shall  lie   
down1 and none shall make you afraid4'  
,for 'he will rid evil  beasts out of   
the land1' and the sword shall not go   
through it more  7,lev #bf3f74 ',and my 
people shall dwell in a peaceable       
habitation1  and in sure dwellings and  
in quiet resting-places' 7,isa #cb3ah74 
',and the gates of it shall not be shut 
at all by day1 for there  shall be no   
night there4' ,this word ,,day we may   
understand two  ways2 either for the day
 of bringing in to fill this city1 or   
for  the day of her perfection and      
fulness4 ,now if you take it with       
reference to the day in which her       
converts are coming in1 as indeed  it   
ought1 why then1 the gates shall not be 

shut at all4 ',thy gates  shall be open 
continually1 they shall not be shut day 
nor night1  that men may bring unto thee
 the forces of the ,gentiles1 and that  
their kings may be brought' 7,isa       
#fj3aa74    ,but again1 this day of     
grace1 and of conversion of sinners1 it 
must  be looked upon either as the      
church is in captivity and persecution1 
or as she is out4 ,now1 as she is in    
captivity1 so her longest day  is       
usually accompanied with a black and    
doubtful night of temptation  and       
affliction4 ,wherefore this day here    
being spoken of1 it is  the day of grace
 that she shall have even when she is   
absolutely  delivered from the rage of  
the beast1 false prophet1 and whore4    
,wherefore he is not content to say1 the
 gates shall not be shut at  all by day1
 but adds withal1 'for there shall be no
 night there'2  as who should say1 ,i   
know that commonly in the day of the    
church's  affliction she is accompanied 
with nights as well as days1 but  it    

shall not be so here2 ',thy sun shall no
 more go down1 neither  shall thy moon  
withdraw itself2 for the ,lord shall be 
thine everlasting  light1 and the days  
of thy mourning shall be ended' 7,isa   
#fj3bj74    ,wherefore ,john1           
considering this1 doth quite exclude the
 night1 saying1  ',there shall be no    
night there4' ,indeed after this ,new   
,jerusalem  hath had her golden day in  
this world1 ,i say1 just towards the    
ending thereof1 she will yet once again 
be beset with raging ,gog  and ,magog1  
which enemies will1 after the long      
safety and tranquility  of this city1   
through the instigation of the devil    
come upon the  breadth of the earth1 and
 encamp about this holy city 7,eze #bh2 
#bi74  ,but behold in the midst of this 
intention to swallow her up1 the  ,lord 
rains fire and brimstone from heaven and
 destroys them all2  so that ,god1 ,i   
say1 though he may bring one only       
evening upon this  holy city after her  
long peace and rest among the sons of   

men1 yet  he shall not bring one night  
upon her1 nor cause a gate thereof  to  
be shut for ever4 ,the sun shall now    
stand still in the midst of  heaven1 and
 this night shall be thus prevented by  
this marvellous  judgment of ,god 7,josh
 #aj74 ,as another prophet saith1 ',at  
evening  time it shall be light' 7,zech 
#ad3g74 ,that is1 though her enemies    
will at last still make1 through their  
enmity1 one only attempt  to swallow up 
all in everlasting oblivion1 yet they   
themselves  shall fall down dead upon   
the mountains of ,israel1 and be a prey 
to this ,jerusalem4 ,thus there will be 
only day accompanying the  inhabitants  
of this city1 ',for there shall be no   
night there4'    ,the glory and honour  
of the nations brought into it4    ,ver4
 #bf4 ',and they shall bring the glory  
and honour of the nations  into it4'    
,this1 as ,i said before1 is to show us 
how heartily1 and  how unfeignedly1 both
 the nations and their kings shall now  
come  over to ,new ,jerusalem4 ,they    

come hand in hand1 not the people       
without their prince1 nor the prince    
without his people1 though  it will1 and
 must be so1 in the times of            
persecution2 but now1  together 'they   
shall bring the glory and honour of the 
nations to  it4'    ,again1 ,i told you 
before that the ,jews shall at this day 
be converted  to the ,christian faith1  
and shall have a great name and much of 
heaven upon them in this city4 ,for1    
indeed1 they are the first-born1  the   
natural branches1 and the like4 ,now    
when he saith1 they shall  bring the    
glory and honour of the nations to it1  
,i cannot think  that by this should we 
understand only1 or yet principally1 the
  outward pomp and treasure of the      
world1 but that rather by honour  and   
glory we are here to understand the     
heavenly treasure and glory  that the   
saints shall continually pour forth into
 one another's  bosoms in this city4 ,in
 this city1 ,i say1 for at this day1 as 
,i have formerly showed you1 there will 

be found no treasure any  where but at  
,jerusalem2 every saint shall be here1  
every grace  shall be here1 the precious
 stones of the sanctuary1 the precious  
sons of ,zion shall not then1 as now1   
lie scattered1 some in the  world1 and  
some in mistress ,babylon's lap2 neither
 shall any thing  pertaining to the     
church's privileges be found in her at  
all for  ever4 ,there shall be heard no 
more at all in her any harpers1         
trumpeters1 pipers1 or any other        
heavenly music in her2 neither shall    
there be any more the sound of a        
millstone to grind us bread1 nor  the   
light of a candle to guide us in the    
house1 nor yet the voice  of the        
bridegroom1 ,christ1 nor of the bride   
his wife1 to tempt  or allure any that  
are seeking the way of life1 to stay    
with her  7,rev #ah3bb1bc74 ,all these  
things shall be brought to ,jerusalem   
7#b  ,chron #cf3g74 ,christians1 you    
must understand that there is a time    
when all the treasures of the church are

 to be found in ,babylon1  as in the    
days of old2 but at this day1 when this 
city is built1  not any of them shall be
 found there1 but all shall be brought  
and delivered up to ,jerusalem again1 as
 was also foreshown in the  type2 and   
all places shall be void of the treasure
 of heaven1 but  ,jerusalem 7,ezra      
#f3a-f2 #g3ac-af74    ,wherefore by the 
glory and honour of the nations in this 
place1 ,i  understand that all the      
treasures of the church1 and all the    
graces  that at this day lie scattered  
here and there1 some in one place  and  
some in another1 they shall be found no 
where at that day  but in this city1 in 
the church that walks according to rule4
 ,now  the reasons why ,i take this     
honour and glory to be meant of these   
things are-    ,first4 ,because thus it 
was in the time of the building of      
,jerusalem  after the captivity1 the    
treasure of the ,jews1 which was become 
the treasures of the provinces of       
,babylon1 was again restored and        

brought to ,jerusalem1 as you may see by
 the scriptures now cited4    ,second4  
,because ,i find indeed1 that the milk  
and honey of the land  of ,canaan-which 
are1 in our gospel language1 the gifts1 
graces1  and treasures of the church-it 
is called1 ',the glory of all lands'    
7,eze #bj3f74 ,now1 ,i say1 seeing the  
milk and honey1 which are the  comforts 
of the church and her treasure1 is      
called ',the glory of  all lands1' ,i   
take glory and honour in this place to  
signify the  same thing also 7,cant     
#d3aa74    ,third4 ,because also ,i     
find1 by comparing the prophets1 that   
the  ,christian's glory and honour lieth
 mostly1 even principally1 in  heavenly 
and spiritual things2 as in faith1 love1
 experience of  ,god1 of grace1 of      
,christ1 and spiritual life4 ,i read    
that1 at the  building of this city1 the
 ,jews and ,gentiles shall meet         
together1  and that at that day they    
shall mutually be partakers of each     
other's glory4 ,the ,gentiles 'shall    

milk out1 and be delighted in the       
abundance of the glory' of the ,jews3   
and the glory of the ,gentiles  shall be
 again extended unto the ,jews like a   
mighty flowing stream  7,isa #ff3aj-ac74
 ,but ,i say that this glory and honour 
should consist  in outward things1 or   
that the glory that is merely carnal    
should  be principally here intended1 ,i
 confess it grates too near the  ground 
for me to believe or rejoice in it4     
,alas1 ,i find that those  souls that   
have not now the tenth part of the      
spirit and life of  heavenly things that
 shall then be poured forth2 ,i say1 ,i 
find  that these are trampling on the   
world1 and disdain the thoughts  of     
being taken with its glory4 ,wherefore  
much less will it be  esteemed in that  
day1 when the glory and goodness of ,god
 shall in  that manner break forth4     
,again1 can it be imagined that the     
chief  of the glory that the ,gentiles  
should bring to the ,jews after a       
sixteen hundred years warming in the    

bosom of ,christ2 ,i say1 is  it        
imaginable that the great crop of all   
they have reaped should  consist in a   
little outward trumpery8 ,or if it      
should1 would it be  a suitable medicine
 in the least to present to the eyes of 
a broken  and wounded people1 as the    
,jews will be at that day8 ,or if they  
glory that the ,gentiles at that day    
shall suck from the ,jews were  such as 
this1 would it at all be as life from   
the dead to them  in a gospel sense4    
,the church of the ,gentiles shall be a 
wall to  the ,jews at their return2 but 
such a wall as will chiefly consist  in 
spiritual and heavenly safeguard1 and in
 outward1 because of  that 7,rom        
#aa3ac-ae74 ,i am a wall1 saith she1 and
 my breasts are  towers1 on which the   
,jews will build upon her a palace of   
silver  7,cant #h3h-aj74 ,but must this 
wall1 ,i say1 consist chiefly in outward
  glory1 in the glory of earthly things8
 or must this silver palace  be of that 
nature either8 ,no verily1 but when ,god

 hath built the  city ,jerusalem1 and   
put his church into such a state1 that  
upon  all her glory shall be a defence  
of heaven1 then shall the ,jews1  by    
their coming into this city1 build1 by  
their experience1 a  palace for         
spiritual and heavenly pleasure1 to     
solace and comfort  their brethren      
withal4 ,in a word1 then1 by glory and  
honour in  this place1 we are chiefly to
 understand the spiritual and heavenly  
things of this city1 which1 in the times
 of the reign of ,antichrist1  have     
lain1 some among the potsherds of the   
earth1 some again under  the stairs1    
some under this abuse1 and some under   
that 7,psa #fa3c2  ,cant #b3ad74 ,all   
which shall be brought by the souls that
 shall be  converted1 forthwith to this 
city1 the church1 where will be the     
treasury of ,god1 into which every one  
at that day shall throw in  of their    
abundance2 but as for the glory of the  
world1 the saints  shall be above it1 it
 shall be with them as silver and wood  

was  in the days of ,solomon1 even as   
little worth as the stones in the       
street in their account 7,isa #bg3ac2 #a
 ,kings #aj3ba74    ,none but visible   
saints shall enter4    ,ver4 #bg4 ',and 
there shall in nowise enter into it any 
thing that  defileth1 neither whatsoever
 worketh abomination1 or maketh a lie3  
but they which are written in the       
,lamb's book of life4'    ,i am not yet 
convinced that the highest church-state 
that ever  was1 or ever will be in this 
world1 could possibly be so1 all of     
them1 the elect of ,god1 but that there 
would get in among them  some that had  
not saving grace2 the same also ,i      
believe touching  the state of this     
,jerusalem4 ,but yet this ,i do believe 
again1 that  the right and              
gospel-pattern is1 that none be admitted
 into church  communion but such who are
 visible saints by calling 7#a ,cor     
#a3a2 #b  ,cor #a3a2 ,eph #a3ab2 ,phil  
#a3a74 ,the substance of which these    
words  import1 ',there shall not enter  

into it any thing that ,,defileth1  or  
that worketh abomination1 or that maketh
 a lie4' ,which words  do principally   
strike at a people that appear to be    
loose1 wicked1  or ungodly2 of which    
sort indeed1 not one shall here at any  
time1  no1 not in any wise1 be admitted 
entrance4 ,for now shall all the  forms1
 and all the ordinances1 and all the    
forms of the goings  out of the church  
of ,god1 and the comings into it1 be so 
exactly  opened to these people1 and    
they so punctual and distinct in the    
observation of them1 that it will not be
 possible that a ,canaanite  should be  
here for ever again found any more 7,eze
 #dc3aj1aa2 #dd3f1h74  ',this is the law
 of the house upon the top of the       
mountain-the whole  limit thereof shall 
be most holy4 ,behold1 this is the law  
of the  house' 7,eze #dc3ab2 ,joel      
#c3ag2 ,zech #ad3ba74    ,and as there  
shall at this day be none admitted here1
 but such as  are in truth visible      
saints1 so none must here continue1 but 

they  that continue such4 ,if any of    
those stones that are put in for        
building into the house of ,god1 shall  
afterwards have the plague  found on    
them1 then the priest shall command that
 such stones  be taken away and cast    
into the unclean place that is without  
the  city 7,lev #ad3dj74 ,and observe   
it1 that congregation on earth that     
admits only of such persons as are      
visible saints by calling and           
profession-though possibly some of them1
 as in the case of ,judas  and ,demas1  
may be known to ,god to be non-elect-yet
 that church  is holy round about the   
limits thereof 7,num #ai3bb2 ,eph #e3aa2
 ,heb  #ab3ae2 #b ,thess #c3f1ad2 #a    
,cor #e3f1aa-ac74 ,provided1 also1 that 
if  at any time after that the plague   
appears1 they ordinarily proceed  to    
deal with them1 as here things will be  
done to a tittle and a  hair's breadth4 
,now the reason why the church may be   
said to have  some within her that are  
non-elect1 and yet be counted holy      

still1  it is because the church is to  
judge of persons by their words  and    
lives2 they know not the heart          
absolutely1 and therefore if in  word   
and life a man be as he ought1 he is to 
be accounted a visible  saint1 and      
orderly ought to be received of the     
church as such4 ,so  that ,i say1 as ,i 
said before1 these words of barring out 
sinners  out of the church1 they are not
 to be understood as if they intended   
that those should be debarred visible   
communion that in word and  life        
appeared visible saints1 that are so    
judged by the rules of  ,christ's       
testament2 but that such should be from 
it shut out that  appeared visible      
sinners4 ,those that are defilers1      
workers of  abomination1 and makers of  
lies1 none of these shall enter4    ,but
 'they which are written in the ,lamb's 
book of life4' ,these words  explain the
 matter3 those1 and those only1 shall   
enter here1 that  are found written in  
the ,lamb's book of life4 ,now1 by book 

of  life we are to understand two things
 in the ,scriptures of truth4  ,first1  
either the book of ,god's eternal grace 
and mercy through  ,christ1 in which all
 the elect are recorded for ever4 ,or1  
,secondly1  that book of life in which  
the ,lord ,jesus hath all recorded that 
are visible saints by calling2 for1 for 
both these there is a book  of life4    
,for the first of these1 ,i judge these 
,scriptures do suit  7,luke #aj3bj2 #b  
,tim #b3ai2 ,phil #d3c74 ,and for the   
second1 these with  that in the text    
7,exo #cb3cb1cc2 ,rev #bb3ai74    ,now  
the book of life in this place must not 
be so strictly taken  as if it included 
those only that were elect of ,god to   
eternal  life1 but must be understood of
 that book wherein are recorded  the    
rules and bounds of visible             
church-communion2 and so all those      
that1 through the gifts and operations  
of special or common grace1  do fall    
within the compass of those rules and   
bounds4 ,thus it was  in the type at the

 return out of captivity1 none were to  
be admitted  entrance into the church   
but those that could show their         
privileges  by genealogy and the records
 of the church2 and to others it was    
said that they had neither portion1 nor 
lot1 nor memorial1 in  ,jerusalem 7,ezra
 #b3fb1fc2 ,neh #g3fd1fe2 #b3bj74       
,now that by book of life in this place 
we are to understand that  book that    
hath in it the bounds and liberties of  
this city1 and  so every one that       
falleth within the compass of these     
bounds and  privileges visibly2         
consider1    ,first4 ,they that are     
visible matter for visible              
church-communion1  they shall be found  
within this city1 and yet there shall   
not  enter any1 but those that are      
written in the ,lamb's book of life4    
,second4 ,now visible church-communion  
doth not absolutely call for  only      
invisible saints1 neither can it2 for if
 the church were to  join with none but 
those whom they knew to be the very     

elect of  ,god-as all invisible saints  
are-then she must join with none at     
all2 for it is not possible that any    
church should be so infallible  to judge
 in that manner of the elect1 as to     
discern them always1  and altogether1   
from the non-elect1 which cannot be an  
invisible  saint4    ,third4 ,by book of
 life therefore1 in this place1 we are  
to understand1  ,i say1 that book that  
hath written in it every visible saint1 
whether they be elect or not2 and so    
such a book that is capable  of         
receiving in a man at one time1 and of  
blotting of him out  again1 as occasion 
doth require1 at another4 ,which thing  
is only  applicable to that book which  
binds and looses on the account of  a   
man's being a visible saint or a visible
 apostate4 ,which thing  is only        
applicable to the visible rules of      
receiving or shutting  out of visible   
church-communion2 which rules being the 
rules of  ,christ's ,new ,testament1 it 
is proper to call it the book of life2  

and is about the matter of going in or  
going out of this very city  so called4 
',if any man shall take away from the   
words of the book  of this prophecy1    
,god shall take away his part out of the
 book  of life1 and out of the holy     
city1 and from the things which are     
written in this book' 7,rev #bb3ah1ai74 
,o how happy is he who is  not only a   
visible1 but also an invisible saint6   
7,rev #c3e74 ,he1 he  shall not be      
blotted out the book of ,god's eternal  
grace and mercy1  when others are liable
 to loose a share1 not only in heaven1  
but  to be for ever blotted out of the  
book that approveth of visible          
believers also4    ,fourth4 ,but again1 
to explain the matter yet more3 in the  
visible  church there are not only sons1
 but servants-that is1 not only  those  
that are truly elect1 but such as have  
received a gift for  the perfecting of  
the church under ,christ1 in his service
 here in  this world 7,eze #df3af1ag74  
,now1 ,i say1 the servant for the time  

present hath his place in the church as 
well as the son1 though not  the place  
of a son1 but of a servant1 even a place
 of service1 as  of preaching1          
prophesying1 administering the          
ordinances that are  given to the       
church1 and the like 7#a ,cor #ab3g2    
,eph #d3aa1ab74 ,all  which a man that  
hath not grace may do1 and that by the  
appointment  of ,christ2 thus was       
,judas1 ,demas1 ,hymeneus1 ,phyletus1   
and others1  who sometimes were the     
servants of ,christ in the church1 and  
did  minister for him to them2 yet      
themselves1 notwithstanding1 such  as   
were all that time strangers and aliens 
to the life and power  and saving       
operations of the justifying and        
preserving grace of  the gospel 7#a ,cor
 #ac3a-d2 ,matt #be3ad-ah74 ,as he saith
 also by the  prophet ,isaiah1          
'strangers shall stand and feed your    
flocks1 and  the sons of aliens shall be
 your ploughmen1 and your vine-dressers'
  7,isa #fa3e74 ,for verily ,christ will

 give to those that have not  his saving
 grace1 yet great knowledge and         
understanding in the  mysteries of the  
kingdom of ,god1 and will also make them
 for profit  and advantage in his       
church1 to feed their flocks1 to plough 
up  the fallow ground of their hearts1  
and to dress their tender vines4  ,yet1 
,i say1 they themselves shall not be    
everlastingly saved1 for  they want his 
saving grace4 ,as ,christ saith1 ',the  
servant abideth  not in the house for   
ever1 but the son abideth for ever'     
7,john  #h3ce74 ,as he saith again in   
another prophet1 ',if the prince give  a
 gift unto any of his sons1 the         
inheritance thereof shall be his  sons1 
it shall be their possession by         
inheritance2 but if he give  a gift of  
inheritance to one of his servants1 then
 it shall be  his to the year of        
liberty1 after it shall return to the   
prince2  but his inheritance shall be   
his sons for them' 7,eze #df3af1ag74    
,some indeed have grace as well as      

gifts2 now they that are such the       
profit of their gifts shall be rewarded 
by virtue of their grace2  but as for   
them that have only a gift1 when the    
work of a gift is  done1 then they cease
 to be any longer of use in the church1 
and  therefore are forthwith shut out of
 the same1 but the son abideth  for     
ever4 ,thus you see that as visible     
church-communion doth not  absolutely   
call for the elect only1 but admits1 and
 that by the  book of rules1 all that   
are visible and open saints by calling1 
so  also the ,lord ,jesus himself doth1 
and will use some in his church  as his 
officers and servants1 that yet in a    
strict sense are neither  his sons nor  
members1 who yet are within the bounds  
of that book  of life that here he      
speaks of1 as is evident1 because with  
,christ's  allowance they are admitted  
into communion with his church1 and by  
him also furnished with gifts and       
abilities to profit and edify  withal4  
,now observe1 such a one is admitted1   

though but a servant1  yet not by the   
church1 because but such a one4 ,the    
church receiveth  no man upon the       
account of gifts alone1 but upon the    
account of  the appearance of grace1 as 
of gospel-repentance1 of the confession 
of faith1 and of a conversation suitable
 to the same2 all which  a man that is  
not elect may have the notion of1 yea1  
the power1  though not the saving power 
7,heb #f3d1e74    ,fifth4 ,further1 this
 which ,i have said about the visible   
church-communion1 and so consequently   
about the book of life1 it  must needs  
be a gospel-truth3 yea1 a thing for     
truth in this ,new  ,jerusalem3 because1
 besides what hath been said1 there will
 be found  in this city1 even at the    
coming of the ,lord ,jesus1 which coming
  of his will not be for some time after
 the building and setting of  it up1 ,i 
say1 there will be then found among them
 foolish virgins1  and such who have not
 the saving grace of ,god in their      
souls4  ,but yet1 #a4 ,these very souls 

shall be counted by the church1 yea1  by
 ,christ himself1 for virgins2 that is1 
such as had not defiled  their          
profession4 #b4 ,and will be such       
virgins as have1 and hold  every one her
 lamp1 even as the wise themselves4 #c4 
,such virgins  as were1 every one of    
them gone forth from the pollutions of  
this evil world4 #d4 ,and so such as    
continued visible saints1 even  till the
 bridegroom came 7,matt #be3a-aj74 ,for 
then1 it is said in  the margin1 they   
cried1 ,our lamps are going out4 ,these1
 ,i say1  be those gifted people that   
will have place in the church1 and so   
place in the book of life here          
mentioned1 which yet will1 though  they 
continue hid from the church1 be        
discovered in the day of  the ,lord to  
be such as had only a gift1 but not     
grace1 and shall  for their secret sins 
be cut off and cast away1               
notwithstanding  they were visible      
saints all their days4    ,to conclude  
then3 ,if the ,scripture saith1 that    

none that defileth1  or that worketh    
abomination1 or maketh a lie1 shall     
enter into his  holy city which yet is  
but the church on earth1 with what face 
can  defilers think and say they shall  
possess a part among the church  which  
is in heaven8 ,again1 ,if many that have
 received gifts from  ,god1 and that may
 be serviceable in his house1 shall yet 
be put  out of doors at the coming of   
the ,lord1 what will they do that have  
been and yet continue both giftless and 
graceless1 as visibly as  the light that
 shineth8 ,and that instead of being the
 ploughmen and  vine-dressers of the    
church1 prove thieves1 robbers1         
persecutors1  and the like6 ,yea1 if    
many that are within the bounds of that 
book  of life that hath the records and 
rules of a rightly constituted  visible 
church may yet perish1 what will become 
of them that never  were so much as     
written therein8 ,must they not perish  
rather8 ',and  whosoever was not found  
written in the book of life1 was cast   

into  the lake of fire' 7,rev #bj3ae74  
,rev4 #bb3a4-';,and he showed me a pure 
river of water of life1 clear  as       
crystal1 proceeding out of the throne of
 ,god and of the ,lamb4'      ,,fifth4  
,,the ,,provision ,,and ,,maintenance   
,,of ,,the ,,city1 ,,by ,,which ,,it    
,,continueth ,,in ,,life1 ,,ease1       
,,peace1 ,,tranquility1 ,,and           
,,sweetness ,,for  ,,ever4    ,having   
thus showed us this city1 her fashion1  
glory1 inhabitants1  and the like1 he   
now comes to show us her provision and  
maintenance1  wherewith she is kept in  
safety1 life1 peace1 and comfort1 c4    
,its drink the river of life4    ',and  
he showed me a pure river of water of   
life4' ,this water of life  is nothing  
else but the manifold grace of ,god in  
,christ let forth  to the inhabitants of
 this ,jerusalem1 wherewith she is      
watered  and replenished1 as the earth  
with rain from heaven1 for the good  of 
those that drink thereof4 ,for both the 
word water and that of  life1 they are  

but metaphorical sayings1 under which is
 held forth  some better and more       
excellent thing4 ,and indeed it is      
frequent  with ,god in ,scripture to    
speak of his grace and mercy under the  
notion of waters1 of a fountain1 a sea1 
and the like 7,zech #ac3a2  ,micah      
#g3ah1ai74    ,it is called water4 ,now 
it is called water1 ,first1 ,because no 
soul  can be cleansed1 or effectually   
washed from its guilt and filth1  but by
 the grace of ,god 7,eph #a3g74 ',i     
washed thee with water1 yea1  ,i        
thoroughly washed away thy blood from   
thee1' 'and thou becamest  mine' 7,eze  
#af3h1i74 ,second1 ,it is called water1 
because it also  quencheth the spiritual
 thirst of them that by faith do drink  
thereof 7,isa #da3ah74 ,i will give1    
saith ,christ1 to him that is  a-thirst1
 of the fountain of the water of life   
freely 7,rev #bb3ag74  ,and again1 ',he 
that drinketh of the water that ,i shall
 give him1  shall never thirst' 7,john  
#d3ad74    ,water of ,,life4 ,further1  

,as it is called water1 so it is called 
'the water ,,of ,,life1' and that upon a
 diverse account4 ,first1 ,because  it  
is that which recovereth the soul that  
drinketh thereof from  the death of sin 
and the curse of ,god1 to a principle of
 life and  heavenly blessing4 ',and it  
shall come to pass that every thing that
  liveth1 which moveth whithersoever the
 rivers shall come1 shall  live' 7,eze  
#dg3i74 ,second1 ,it is called 'the     
water of life1' because  that from it   
comes all those heavenly and spiritual  
quickenings  and revivings1 that 7like  
aqua vitae water of life7 do fetch      
again1 and cheer up the soul that was   
sinking and giving up the  ghost in this
 world4 ',there is a river1 the streams 
whereof shall  make glad the city of    
,god' 7,psa #df3d74 ,third1 ,it is      
called 'the  water of life1' because it 
healeth the soul of all its spiritual   
infirmities and diseases1 wherewith by  
reason of the remainders of  sin1 the   
creature is most sadly annoyed and      

infected4 ',and there  shall be a very  
great multitude of fish1' of men he     
means 7,matt  #d3ai71 'because the      
waters shall come thither2 for they1'   
these  fish1 'shall be healed1 and every
 thing shall live whiter the river      
cometh' 7,eze #dg3i74 ,fourth1 and      
lastly1 ,it is called 'the water  of    
life1' because that whosoever doth      
effectually drink thereof1  shall die no
 more1 but the water that ,christ shall 
give him shall  be in him a well of     
water1 springing up in him to eternal   
life2  wherefore he calleth it in       
another place1 'the living water1'      
because the quality and nature of it is 
to beget1 to increase1 to  maintain1 and
 preserve life 7,john #d3aj-ad74        
,water of lifer clear and ,,pure ,,as   
,,crystal4 ',and he showed me a  pure   
river of water of life1 clear as        
crystal1' c4 ,mark1 it is  water1 water 
of life1 pure water of life1 and clear  
as crystal4  ,these words1 'pure' and   
'clear1' and that as 'crystal1' they are

  added upon a double account4 ,first1  
,to show you that it is grace  alone    
that saveth the sinner2 and1 ,second1   
,to show you that at this  day the      
doctrine of this grace will be by itself
 alone without  the commixture of that  
dirt and trash that for a long time1    
even  to this day1 hath been thrown into
 it4    ,first1 ,it showeth us that it  
is grace alone that saveth the sinner1  
pure grace1 grace that admits of nothing
 of ours to be in the  least a helper in
 the matter of our happiness2 we are    
'justified  freely by his grace1 through
 the redemption that is in ,christ      
,jesus4' ,as he saith by the prophet1   
',i will pour ,,clean water upon  you1  
and ye shall be clean1 and from all your
 idols will ,i cleanse  you' 7,eze      
#cf3be74bb ',not for your sakes do ,i   
this1 saith the  ,lord4 ,be ye ashamed  
and confounded for all your own evil    
ways1  ,o house of ,israel' 7vv #cb1cc74
 ,it is clean water1 indeed-it is  clear
 in the nature of it1 clear in the gift 

of it1 and clear in  the working of it4 
,it washeth freely1 thoroughly1 and     
perfectly4  ',from all your idols will  
,i cleanse you' 7v #be2 #af3i2 ,rev     
#ba3h74    ,second1 ,this word pure1 and
 clear as crystal1 it also showeth  us  
that at the day of ,new ,jerusalem1 the 
doctrine of grace shall  be cleansed    
from all those dirty and muddy          
inventions that sin1  ,satan1 and the   
wisdom of this world hath thrown into   
this river1  and into its goodly crystal
 streams2 ,i say at this day they shall 
not come near it1 neither shall the     
rubbish they have already cast  into it 
any more be there for ever4 ',i will    
destroy all the beasts  thereof the     
beastly men he means from beside the    
great waters1  neither shall the foot of
 man trouble them any more1 nor the     
hoofs  of beasts trouble them4 ,then    
will ,i make their waters deep1 and     
cause the rivers to run like oil1 saith 
the ,lord ,god' 7,eze #cb3ac1ad74       
',and he ,,shewed me a pure river of    

water of life1 clear as crystal1'  c4   
,in that he saith he saw this river1 he 
giveth us in a mystery  also to         
understand how openly and plainly this  
river shall in  all its crystal streams 
and currents be apprehended and seen by 
the children of this city2 for in this  
vision he doth as it were  represent in 
his person the children of ,new         
,jerusalem2 as ,god said  to ,ezekiel in
 another case1 ',thou shalt be a sign1' 
'and they shall  do as thou hast done'  
7#bd3bb1bg74 ,so here1 ,i saw1 saith    
,john1 a  pure river of water of life4  
,i am in this a sign to the house of    
the ,israel of ,god1 and to the         
inhabitants of this city2 they shall  do
 as ,i have done1 and shall also see as 
,i have seen4 ,as saith  the church and 
people of this city1 ',as we have heard1
 so have we  seen1 in the city of the   
,lord of hosts' 7,psa #dh3h74 ,and hence
 it  is called an open fountain1 because
 it shall be no more shut up  or kept   
close for ever 7,zech #ac3a1b74         

,whither this water goes and its        
extension4    ',and he showed me a pure 
river of water of life1 clear as        
crystal1  ,,proceeding out of the throne
 of ,god4' ,this word1 proceeding1 hath 
also in it two things3 ,first1 ,an      
implicit declaration whither it  goes2  
and1 ,second1 ,a discovery of its       
gradual extension to those  to whom it  
goes4    ,first4 ,touching to whom1 or  
whither it goes1 it is let out both  to 
the ,jews and ,gentiles indifferently2  
and so it never yet was  since the      
foundations of the ,jewish church2 for  
in the time of the  ,old ,testament it  
did run to the ,jews in special1 and in 
the time  of the ,new ,testament1       
hitherto1 unto us the ,gentiles in      
special4  ,o6 but now it shall in this  
manner be extended to sinners no longer2
  not now to the ,jews without the      
,gentiles1 nor again to them without    
the ,jews1 but equally and alike to     
both1 and on them both it  shall work   
alike effectually4 ',it shall be in that

 day1' saith  the prophet1 'that living 
waters shall go out from ,jerusalem2    
half  of them toward the former sea1 and
 half of them toward the hinder  sea'   
7,zech #ad3h74 ,by 'living waters' here1
 you are to understand  the same with   
this in the text2 by 'the former sea1'  
the people  of the ,jews1 for they were 
,god's former people2 and by 'hinder    
sea1' the people of the ,gentiles1 for  
they are the younger son4 ,and  because 
the whole world consisteth of these two 
people1 therefore  ,ezekiel in his      
vision puts them both together1 calling 
them the  fish of one great sea1 to     
which this water of life shall run1 and 
upon whose fish it shall have a like    
operation1 even to heal them1  and make 
them live1 without respect either to    
this or that party4  ',it shall come to 
pass that the fishers1' that is1 the    
gospel  ministers1 'shall stand upon    
it1' the rivers1 'from ,en-gedi even  to
 ,en-eglaim2 they shall be a place to   
spread forth nets2 their  fish shall be 

according to their kinds1 as the fish of
 the great  sea1 exceeding many' 7,eze  
#dg3aj74 ,as another prophet saith1     
',the  abundance of the sea shall be    
converted to thee' 7,isa #fj3e74 ,thus  
much touching whither this water goes4  
,second4 ,and now to come to the manner 
of the extension of it1 in  the way of  
its proceeding4 ,a thing that proceeds1 
it doth what it  doth gradually1 that   
is1 by degrees4 ,first1 it comes or goes
 so  far1 and then further1 and         
afterwards further than that1 till at   
last it ascends to the height and       
uppermost degree that is allotted  for  
its perfection4 ,all which the ,holy    
,ghost would have us gather  out of this
 word1 'it proceedeth1' or that ,john   
saw this holy water  'proceeding4' ,the 
which the prophet ,ezekiel in a mystery 
unfoldeth  to us1 saying1 the first time
 he passed over this water it was up    
but to his ankles2 the second time he   
passed through1 it proceeded  to his    
knees2 the third time1 to his loins2 and

 last of all1 became  a river to swim in
 7,eze #dg3a-c74    #a4 ,it is but up to
 the ankles1 that is1 but shallow2 and  
signifies  that1 first1 the soul is but 
a little child in ,god's things1 such   
as the apostle calls babes1 children1   
'little children' 7#a ,john  #b3ab74    
#b4 ,then from the ankles it proceeds to
 the knees1 that is1 somewhat  higher   
than the ankles2 and signifieth that the
 ,christian groweth  from a child to a  
young and strong man1 one that is now   
gotten  deeper into the things of ,god1 
and that is able to tug with and        
overcome the wicked ones 7#a ,john      
#b3ac74    #c4 ,after this it proceeds  
higher1 even up to the loins2 this      
signifies that as grace makes men       
children of ,god1 and his young  men1 so
 also it maketh them fathers and        
ancients in his church2  it makes them  
grave1 knowing1 solid guides1 and       
unfolders of the  mysteries of the      
kingdom2 these are such as are          
instructed into  the kingdom of ,god1   

and that can bring out of their treasury
 things  new and old4    #d4 ,it yet    
proceeds higher1 even to be above the   
head1 a river to  swim in1 and that such
 a river as can by no means be passed   
over4  ,this signifieth our launching   
into eternity2 our being beyond  all    
heights1 depths1 lengths1 and breadths  
in the open vision and  enjoyments of   
grace4 ',for there the glorious ,lord   
shall be unto  us a place of broad      
rivers and streams1 wherein shall go no 
galley  with oars1 neither shall gallant
 ships pass thereby' 7,isa #cc3ba74     
,thus we begin children1 and wade up to 
the ankles in the things  of ,god2 and  
being once in1 it riseth and proceeds to
 come up to  our knees1 then to our     
loins1 and last of all to be a river to 
swim in2 a river so wide1 so deep1 and  
every way so large1 that  it can in no  
wise be passed over4#bc    ,whence and  
from whom this water comes4    ',and he 
showed me a pure river of water of life1
 clear as crystal1  proceeding out of   

the throne of ,god1 and of the ,lamb4'  
,having  thus spoken to the water what  
it is1 as also to whom it extends       
itself1 and how it proceeds1 he now     
comes to show us from whence  and from  
whom it doth come4 ,it proceeds1 saith  
he1 'from the throne  of ,god and of the
 ,lamb4' ,out of the throne of ,god2    
this throne of  ,god1 it is1 in another 
place1 called the mercy-seat1 and throne
 of  grace1 from which1 as always1 so   
now in a special manner he will  issue  
forth of himself in the glory of the    
gospel of the grace of  the ,lord and   
,saviour ,jesus ,christ to the          
inhabitants of this city  7,exo #be3bb2 
,heb #d3af74 ,when he saith1 therefore1 
that it doth  proceed out of the throne 
of ,god1 it is as if he had said1 ,i saw
  that from the yearning bowels of the  
great ,god did flow continually  the    
living streams of the everlasting       
fountains of grace1 and  that not only  
to1 but in the midst of this city1      
wherewith her  inhabitants are          

continually watered1 and their pastures 
kept always  green and flourishing4     
',ho1 every one that thirsteth1 come ye 
to  the waters' 7,isa #ee3a74           
',proceeding out of the throne of ,god  
and of the ,lamb4' ,in that  this water 
of life is said to proceed not only out 
of the throne  of ,god1 but also of the 
,lamb1 it signifieth and holdeth forth  
unto  us two special things3    ,first4 
,that the throne of ,god is also made   
the throne of the ,lord  ,jesus ,christ1
 upon which he1 as a reward of his      
sufferings and  victory over sin1       
,satan1 and all evils1 is set down1 and 
upon which  he sits and rules as ,lord  
and ,chief of all worlds4 ,he is set    
down  on the right hand of power1 on the
 right hand of the ,majesty on  high2 as
 he saith1 ',to him that overcometh will
 ,i grant to sit with  me in my throne1 
even as ,i also overcame1 and am set    
down with my  ,father in his throne'    
7,rev #c3ba74 ,this being thus1 it      
signifieth  that this city shall have   

her enjoyments of life1 peace1 and joy  
in the ,holy ,ghost1 by virtue of the   
kingship of the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1  
as well as by the virtue of his priestly
 and prophetical  office4 ,the church   
doth in our days know a little what joy1
 peace1  and life is to be enjoyed from 
,christ1 even through that dark and     
glimmering sight that she hath of the   
offices of ,christ in a mist2  but she  
feels not yet what joy she shall have1  
and what peace she  shall enjoy when her
 ,lord1 in all his offices1 is manifest 
before  her1 and when he in the glory of
 them doth reign in the midst of  this  
,jerusalem4 ,there are none of the      
offices of the ,lord ,jesus  yet upon   
the throne in his church on earth1      
though they be all upon  the throne in  
heaven4 ,o6 but the day is coming that  
they shall be  all upon the throne in   
the church on earth2 when they shall1   
each  of them in its full length1       
breadth1 height1 and depth1 bear sway   
among his people1 and before all men4   

',then the moon shall be  confounded1   
and the sun ashamed1 when the ,lord of  
hosts shall reign  in ,mount ,zion1 and 
in ,jerusalem1 and before his ancients  
gloriously'  7,isa #bd3bc74    ',o that 
thou wouldest rend the heavens1 that    
thou wouldest come  down1 that the      
mountains might flow down at thy        
presence6' 7,isa  #fd3a74 ,o that the   
day were come that the smoke should go  
forth of  the temple of ,god1 that men  
might enter into it1 and there meet     
with ,god upon the throne1 and with     
,jesus in him upon the throne  in all   
his offices6 ,it will be thus1 thou     
,zion1 shortly1 'and great  shall be the
 peace of thy children' 7,isa #ed3ac74  
,second4 ,the second thing observable   
is1 that as all grace comes  from out of
 the throne of ,god1 so it also proceeds
 or comes out of  the throne of the     
,lamb2 that is1 no grace comes to any   
but through  the victory and conquest of
 the ,lord ,christ4 ,we are 'justified  
freely by his grace1 through the        

redemption that is in ,christ  ,jesus'  
7,rom #c3bd74 ,and again1 ',we have     
redemption through his blood1'  even    
'the forgiveness of' our 'sins1         
according to the riches of his  grace'  
7,eph #a3g74 ,by which we may gather    
that when these things  come to be in   
their own purity among us-that is1 when 
grace runs  clear without the dirt and  
mud of the traditions of men commixed   
therewith-then will all that hold up    
false and erroneous opinions  be washed 
away4 ,for this river will not only wash
 away the sins  and filthiness of those 
that are truly gracious2 but it will    
also  destroy the heretic and erroneous 
person2#bd it will be to them  at that  
day as the ,red ,sea was to the         
,egyptians of old2 which sea1  though it
 was a wall on this hand and on that to 
the children of  ,israel1 yet it        
destroyed the ,egyptians that assayed to
 go through  it as ,israel did 7,heb    
#aa3bi74 ,the reason also why we are at 
this  day in such confusion in matters  

of religion1 it is for want of the      
clear and pure streams of this river of 
water of life2 all which  will be mended
 when there is but one river to water   
this city1 and  that too the pure river 
of the water of life1 in all its streams
  as clear as crystal2 then shall all   
drink in all things into one  ,spirit1  
and be watered with the same dews of    
heaven4    ,thus much of the water of   
life that belongeth to this ,jerusalem4 
,its food the tree of life4    ,ver4 #b4
 ,and 'in the midst of the street of it1
 and on either side  of the river1 was  
there the tree of life1 which bear      
twelve manner  of fruits1 and yielded   
her fruit every month2 and the leaves of
  the tree were for the healing of the  
nations4' ,this tree of life is  the    
,lord ,jesus ,christ2 and that he is    
here called a tree1 rather  than by     
other of his names1 it is to show us how
 fruitful and exceeding  advantageous he
 in all his benefits will be to the     
inhabitants of  this city4 ,this is that

 tree under whose branches the fowls of 
heaven shall now most safely lodge1 and 
find relief from the hot  and fainting  
beams of the persecuting sun of this    
world1 as the  ,word doth there inform  
us 7,matt #ac3ca1cb74    ,the situation 
of this tree in the midst of the city4  
,now before  ,i come to speak to this   
tree1 touching the manner of its fruit1 
and its often bearing1 with the         
efficaciousness of its leaves1  which   
here he saith doth heal the nations2 ,i 
will take notice of  one or two general 
things that lie before me1 from the     
standing  of the tree in the midst of   
the street of this city4    ,first then1
 ,in that he saith this city hath a tree
 of life in it1  he alludes to the      
garden of ,eden1 the pleasant paradise  
that ,god  began the world withal2      
whereby he signifieth that as the world 
began with a paradise1 so also it shall 
end with a paradise1 when  sin and      
,satan have done their worst4 ,this ,new
 ,jerusalem shall be  the wind up of the

 world1 and in it shall stand the tree  
of life1  as well as there stood one in 
the goodly garden1 which was the        
beginning thereof4 ,in which paradise   
there shall be not tree of  knowledge1  
or the law of works1 to bear sway1 and  
to cause that  the sons of ,god shall be
 thrust out thence for their eating of  
its forbidden fruits2 no1 the tree of   
life alone shall here bear  sway and    
rule1 whose fruit is only healthful1 and
 the leaves thereof  for medicine4      
#a4 ,now this tree of life being in the 
midst of this city1 it  signifieth that 
the inhabitants of it shall be sweetly  
shadowed1  refreshed1 and defended with 
its coolness1 and also sweetly          
nourished and comforted with its        
dainties4 ,and hence it is that the     
,scriptures do hold him forth in his    
benefits to his church under  these very
 notions4 ',as the apple-tree among the 
trees of the wood1  so is my beloved    
among the sons4 ,i sat down under his   
shadow with  great delight1 and his     

fruit was sweet to my taste' 7,cant     
#b3c74  ,indeed the shadow of this tree 
of life1 as always it is refreshing  to 
the tempted and weary1 so now it will be
 far more4 ',they that  dwell under his 
shadow shall return2 they shall revive  
as the  corn1 and grow as the vine2 the 
scent thereof shall be as the wine  of  
,lebanon' 7,hab #ad3g74 ,mark1 7#a47    
,his shadow will make us return1  that  
is1 to our first love2 to the days of   
our youth1 to our young1  fresh1 tender1
 and flourishing faith1 love1 and       
self-denial1 that  we received in the   
days of our espousals4 7#b47 ,as it will
 make us  return to these1 so it will   
make us revive in these2 they shall     
return and revive1 they shall revive as 
the corn2 as the corn doth  when1 in the
 heat of summer1 after long scorching1  
it is covered  with cool clouds1 and    
watered with the bottles of heaven4     
7#c47 ,as  it shall make them return and
 revive1 so it shall make them grow2    
they shall grow as the vine1 that is1   

speedily1 fruitfully1 and  spreadingly4 
7#d47 ,this is not all1 but the smell of
 saints in  those days shall be         
excellent3 ',they shall revive as the   
corn1'  they shall 'grow as the vine1'  
and shall send forth their scent 'as    
the wine of ,lebanon4' ,this tree is a  
perfuming tree1 and makes them  also    
that abide under the shadow thereof to  
smell as sweet-smelling  myrrh2 it makes
 them smell as the wine of thy grace1 ,o
 ,lord1 and  as the fragrant ointments  
of heaven4 ,when the spouse did but     
touch  where her ,lord had touched afore
 her1 it made her 'hands drop  with     
myrrh1 and her fingers with             
sweet-smelling myrrh' 7,cant #e3e74  ,o 
they will be green1 savoury1 reviving1  
flourishing1 growing  ,christians1 that 
shall walk the street of ,new           
,jerusalem6 ',i am1'  saith he1 'like a 
green fir tree4 ,from me is thy fruit   
found'  7,hosea #ad3h74    #b4 ,but     
again1 ,as he shall be thus profitable  
to his people for  shadow and reviving1 

so he will be in the midst of the street
 of  it for food1 for refreshing and    
replenishing that way4 ',i sat down     
under his shadow with great delight1'   
said she1 'and his fruit was  sweet to  
my taste4' ,ezekiel tells us that this  
tree is all trees2  and on the bank of  
the river1 on this side1 and on that1   
were all  trees for meat 7,eze #dg3ab74 
,indeed ,christ is all trees2 yea1 there
  is more to be found in him for the    
food of the soul1 than there  can be on 
all trees for the food of the body4 ,he 
is a fir-tree  for tallness1 greenness  
and strength2 he is an olive for        
fatness1  a vine for sweetness and      
goodness1 for therewith is refreshed    
the heart both of ,god and man 7,hosea  
#ad3h2 ,rom #aa3ag2 ,john #ae3a1b74     
,what shall ,i say1 ,he is the          
almond-tree1 the fig-tree1 the          
apple-tree1  all trees2 ,the tree of    
life also in the midst of the paradise  
of  ,god 7,cant #b3ac74    ,to          
conclude4-,seeing ,christ is said to be 

in the midst of the street  of this     
city1 it showeth unto us with what1 at  
all occasions1 the  actions of the      
saints of this city shall be seasoned4  
,the street1  you know ,i told you1 is  
the way of holiness in this city1 the   
place  of spiritual recreation and      
solace4 ,now in the very midst of this  
street there stands this tree1 which    
being thus1 it showeth us how           
wonderfully ,christ1 as a tree of life1 
will be in all the words  and deeds of  
the inhabitants of this ,jerusalem2 they
 will walk  in ,christ1 they will talk  
in ,christ1 they will do all they do in 
,christ1 or rather ,christ will be found
 in all their ways2 even as  the tree of
 life is found in the midst of the      
street of this city3  'they shall walk  
up and down in his name1 saith the      
,lord' 7,zech  #aj3ab74    ,again1 ,in  
that this tree is said to stand in the  
midst of the  street1 it showeth unto us
 how common and free his benefits will  
now be also4 ,the plumbs1 and figs1 and 

grapes1 and apples of this  tree1 will  
be open to every passenger3 not a boy   
nor a girl1 that  now shall play in thy 
street1 ,o ,jerusalem1 but shall eat of 
the  fruits of the tree that stands in  
the mist of thee1 as of common  things  
7,jer #ca3d1e74    ,second4 ',and in the
 midst of the street of it1 and ,,on    
,,either  ,,side of the river was there 
the tree of life4' ,as this tree doth   
stand in the midst of the street of this
 city1 so it also standeth  on each side
 of the river of the water of life1 of  
which you have  heard before4 ,now when 
he saith1 the tree is on either side of 
the river2 whence by the way note yet   
again1 that both the water  of life1 and
 also the tree of life1 they are both to
 be enjoyed  by the inhabitants of this 
city in the way of holiness2 the tree   
is in the midst of the street1 and the  
river runs through or between  the very 
tables of the heart of this tree of     
life2 on either side  of the river was  
there the tree of life4    ,again1 ,in  

that it is said that this tree of life  
is on either side  of the river2 it     
argueth that they who come at any time  
at this  river for water to quench their
 thirst1 and to make them live1  they   
must come to it by the tree of life1    
which is ,christ4 ,in more  easy terms1 
read it thus3 ,there is none can partake
 of the grace  of ,god but by the man   
,christ ,jesus1 which is this tree of   
life 7,col  #b3c1i74 ,for this tree1    
this ,christ1 doth stand on either side 
of the  river1 to signify that all grace
 to us comes through his bloody  wounds1
 death and victory 7,john #a3af74 ',i am
 the way1' saith ,christ1  'and the     
truth1 and the life2 no man cometh to   
the ,father but by  me' 7,john #ad3f74  
',and on either side of the river was   
there the tree of life4' ,mark1  but one
 tree1 and yet such a tree whose body   
reached as far as  the river reached3   
indeed ,ezekiel saith this tree is all  
trees  for meat1 yet not to show that   
there are more trees of life than  one1 

but to show that all that can be thought
 of that is good for  soul-nourishment1 
is to be found in this one1 that is1 in 
,christ  ,jesus4 ,and it is further     
evident that though he saith all trees1 
as if he meant many1 yet he spake but   
metaphorically1 to show  thereby the    
fulness of ,christ2 because ,john doth  
understand him so1  calling it one tree1
 to wit1 'the tree of life4' ,but mark  
again1  so far as the river goes1 so far
 the tree goes1 so that where you       
cannot find the tree of life1 be sure   
there is none of the water  of life4 ,no
 ,christ1 no grace4 ',he that hath the  
,son hath life1  but he that hath not   
the ,son of ,god1 shall not see life1   
but the  wrath of ,god abideth on him'  
7,john #c3cf2 #a ,john #e3ab74 ,for 'on 
either side of the river was there the  
tree of life4'    ,the fruits of this   
tree4 ',which bare twelve manner of     
,,fruits4'  ,this word fruits1 it may be
 taken two ways-either as it relates  to
 ,god1 or as it relates to man1 for1 as 

,i said before1 the fruit  of this tree 
refreshes the heart both of ,god and man
 7,john #i3i1ad74    #a4 ,now if it be  
taken with reference to ,god1 then it   
signifieth  the complete satisfaction   
that by the worthiness of the fruits of 
the passion of ,christ is given to ,god 
for the salvation of the  church2 this  
city of ,god 7,dan #i3bd1bf74 ,he       
suffered to finish  transgression1 to   
make an end of sin1 and to bring in     
everlasting  righteousness2 by this1 ,i 
say1 is the heart of ,god refreshed1 and
  in this doth it rest 7,matt #c3ag74   
#b4 ,if fruit here be taken with        
reference to men1 then it signifieth    
the happiness and glory that those for  
whom he died and rose again  should     
receive by this means4 ,his fruit1 ,i   
have showed you1 is  sweet to the taste 
of his church1 which fruit is the effect
 of  his undertaking for sinners and the
 comfortable savour of it in  the soul4 
,the variety of the fruits4 ',which bare
 twelve manner of fruits4'  ,in that he 

saith the fruits are twelve1 he herein  
alludeth1    #a4 ,to the twelve tribes  
of the ,israel of ,god2 for which twelve
 tribes  here will be found a suitable  
measure of food1 healing food3 ',i  will
 multiply the fruit of the tree1' saith 
,god1 and also 'the  increase of the    
field1 that ye shall receive no more    
reproach of  famine among the heathen'  
7,eze #cf3cj74    ,again1 ,these that   
,john calleth 'twelve manner of fruits1'
 the prophet  ,ezekiel calleth 'all     
manner of fruit for meat4' ,for indeed1 
as  ,i showed before1 there is that to  
be found in ,christ1 both for  fulness  
and variety1 that is not to be found in 
heaven and earth  beside4 ,here is fruit
 for body1 fruit for soul1 fruit for    
babes1  fruit for strong men1 fruit for 
fathers1 yea1 for glorified saints  and 
angels4 ,fruits1 variety of fruits1 even
 twelve manner of fruits4    #b4 ,by    
twelve manner of fruits1 he doth also   
allude to the apostles1  who are called 
twelve1 and are those who have made     

provision  for the house of ,god1       
according to the twelve-fold manner of  
the  dispensation of ,god unto them1 and
 of the twelve-fold manner of  operation
 of that holy ,spirit which wrought in  
every one of them  severally as he      
pleased4 ,which twelve were before      
figured unto us  by the twelve offices  
of king ,solomon1 the type of ,christ1  
which  twelve were to make provision for
 the house of the king1 according  to   
the season of the year1 and each man his
 month in the year 7#a  ,kings #d3g74   
,which very thing the ,holy ,ghost also 
doth here cast  his eye upon1 and that  
makes him bring in the words of 'every  
month1' saying1 it yields its fruit     
'every month4' ,for indeed1  whatever   
you read of concerning this city1 in    
this description of  ,john1 you find    
something or other in the writings of   
the prophets  that giveth ground for    
such expressions4 ,wherefore seeing the 
officers of ,solomon were twelve1 and   
the apostles of ,christ twelve  also2   

and seeing the officers of ,solomon made
 provision for his  house1 each man his 
month in a year1 and the fruits of this 
tree  of life are called twelve manner  
of fruits1 ,i do take the twelve  manner
 of fruits here to be signified by the  
provision of ,solomon's  officers1      
according to the twelve seasons of the  
year1 and they  a type of the           
twelve-fold doctrine of the twelve      
apostles of the  ,lord ,christ1 for it  
is their doctrine that is the bread of  
the  church1 yea1 the milk for the babe1
 and the strong meat for men 7#a  ,thess
 #b3g2 #a ,cor #c3b2 ,heb #e3aa-ad74    
,the abundance of the fruits4 ',and     
yielded her fruit every month4'  ,as    
this confirmeth what ,i have said       
before1 so it further showeth  us these 
three things4 ,first1 ,that the         
effectual fruits of ,christ  for the    
saving of the world1 they are to be had 
especially at  certain seasons4 ,it     
'yielded her fruit every month4'        
,second1 ,it  showeth also that at the  

building of this ,jerusalem1 these      
seasons  will be very thick and quick2  
she yielded her fruit 'every month4'    
,third1 ,it showeth us also the         
abundance of provision that this  holy  
city shall then enjoy from the tree of  
life1 even all manner  of fruit every   
month4    ,first1 ,for the first1 that  
the gospel hath and will be especially  
effectual at certain seasons for the    
saving of the sons of men2  it is showed
 us by the descending of the angels into
 the pool of  ,bethesda to trouble the  
water1 which as it was at certain       
seasons1  so he that in those seasons   
first stepped in1 he only was made      
whole of whatsoever disease he had      
7,john #e3d74 ,it is showed us also  in 
that parable of the ,lord's hiring men  
to work in his vineyard2  which time of 
hiring1 though it lasteth in general    
from the first  hour to the eleventh1   
yet so as that there were vacant seasons
  between hiring-times and hiring-times1
 quite through the whole  day2 he went  

out at the first1 third1 sixth1 ninth   
and eleventh  hour1 and not at every    
hour1 to hire labourers 7,matt #bj3a-f74
  ,for as ,god hath appointed out       
beforehand the number of his elect1  so 
also he hath determined in his good     
pleasure the day of their  bringing in1 
and will then have them as certainly as 
the wild  ass is found in her month     
7,gal #a3ae1af2 ,hosea #f3aa2 ,jer      
#b3bd74 ,of  which times and season1    
because men are ignorant1 therefore they
  should with all faithfulness wait upon
 ,god in all the seasons of  his grace  
for their souls1 even as he did for his 
body2 who because  he would be there at 
all seasons1 brought thither his bed and
 couch  to rest there 7,john #e3h74     
,second1 ,as by the fruit of this tree  
being yielded at certain  seasons1 we   
may gather that there are certain       
seasons in which the  word in an        
especial manner shall be blessed and    
made successful  to the salvation of    
many souls4 ,so again1 in that he saith 

this  fruit is yielded every month1 it  
signifieth that in the days of  the     
building of the city1 the ,new          
,jerusalem1 these seasons will  be very 
thick and quick4 ',lift up thine eyes1' 
saith ,god to this  city1 'all they     
gather themselves together1 they come to
 thee2 thy  sons shall come from far1   
and thy daughters' from the ends of the 
earth4 ',all the flocks of ,kedar shall 
be gathered together unto  thee' so that
 thou wonderingly shalt say1 ',who are  
these that fly  as a cloud1 and as the  
doves to their windows6' 7,isa          
#fj3d1g1h74  ,for ',i will make all my  
mountains a way1 and my highways shall  
be  exalted4 ,behold these shall come   
from far2 and lo these from the  north1 
and from the west1 and those from the   
land of ,sinim' 7,isa  #di3aa1ab74      
,third1 ,in that she is said to yield   
not only fruit1 but all manner  of      
fruit2 and that not only one manner of  
fruit now1 and another  then1 but all   
manner of fruit1 and that every month2  

it argueth  also that at this day       
,jerusalem shall have abundance of      
heavenly  and spiritual provision1 and  
of variety of dainties for her solace   
and refreshment2 always new1 ,i say1 and
 immediately from the tree4  ,the fruits
 of the vine shall at that day be upon  
the mountains of  ,samaria1 and shall be
 eaten 'as common things1' saith the    
prophet  7,jer #ca3e74 ',fear not1 ,o   
land1 be glad and rejoice2 for the ,lord
  will do great things4 ,be not afraid1 
ye beasts of the field1 for  the        
pastures of the wilderness do spring2   
for the tree beareth  her fruit2 the    
fig-tree and the vine do yield their    
strength4 ,be  glad1 then1 ye children  
of ,zion1 and rejoice in the ,lord your 
,god2  for he hath given you the former'
 and the latter 'rain moderately1  and  
he will cause to come down for you the  
rain1 the former rain  and the latter   
rain in the first month2 and the floors 
shall be  full of wheat1 and the fats   
shall overflow with wine and oil4 ,and  

,i will restore to you the years that   
the locust hath eaten1 the  canker-worm 
and the caterpillar1 and the            
palmer-worm' hath eaten4  ',and ye shall
 eat in plenty1 and be satisfied1 and   
praise the name  of the ,lord' 7,joel   
#b3ba-be74 ,and then shall every one not
 only sit  under his own vine1 and under
 his own fig-tree1 but from thence they 
shall call each to other1 to give to    
each other their dainties1  and none    
shall make them afraid 7,zech #c3aj74   
,the virtue of the leaves4 ',and the    
leaves of the tree were for  the healing
 of the nations4' ,by leaves here1 we   
may understand the  blessed and precious
 promises1 consolations1 and            
encouragements1  that by virtue of      
,christ's undertaking for us1 we have   
everywhere  growing upon the new        
covenant2 which promises and            
encouragements  they are and will be    
most freely handed to the wounded       
conscience  that will be tossed upon the
 restless waves of doubt and unbelief1  

as was the olive leaf by the dove       
brought home to ,noah1 when he  was     
tossed upon the waves of that outrageous
 flood that then did  drown the world   
7,gen #h74    ,but again1 by this word1 
the leaves1 you may conceive that still 
he hath his eye to the paradise in which
 at first ,god placed ,adam  and his    
companion1 for it was to leaves they    
fled for covering  after they had       
transgressed against their ,maker 7,gen 
#c3g74 ,now  then1 in his saying the    
leaves are for healing2 it is as if he  
had said1 the paradise that will be     
towards the latter end of the  world    
will far outstrip the paradise that     
first was planted in the  beginning     
thereof2 for as the tree of life1 which 
is the ,christ and  ,saviour1 shall     
stand where did the tree of the         
knowledge of good  and evil1 which is   
the old covenant and law of works3 so   
the leaves  of this tree shall be for   
healing1 and for covering the nakedness 
of poor transgressors1 though the leaves

 that ,adam found in the  first         
paradise1 do what he could1 did leave   
him naked4    ,christ's leaves are      
better than ,adam's aprons4 ,ezekiel    
saith that  these leaves are for        
medicine 7#dg3ab71 that is1 they are for
  healing1 saith ,john2 the which may   
most fitly be applied to the  blessed   
promise of grace4 ,for as a leaf for    
medicine1 when applied  to a sore in the
 body1 doth supple1 mollify1 and heal   
the wound2  so the word of promise1 when
 rightly applied to the soul1 it doth   
supple1 mollify1 and heal the wounded   
conscience4 ',he sent his  word and     
healed them1 and delivered them from    
their destructions4  ,o that men would  
praise the ,lord for his goodness1 and  
for his  wonderful works to the children
 of men6' 7,psa #ajg3bj1ba74    ',and   
the leaves1' c4 ,there is yet another   
mystery lieth in these  words4    ,he   
doth not say1 and the fruits thereof are
 for the healing of the  nations1 but   
the leaves1 by which he would have us to

 understand  that all the benefits and  
privileges that we do receive from      
,christ1 they are as inferior to the    
glory we shall have from him  when we   
come to heaven1 as inferior1 ,i say1 as 
the leaves are to  the fruit4 ,again1   
the comfort and sweetness that at any   
time we  receive from the ,lord1 it is  
not before but after a promise is       
suitably applied1 even as the fruit of  
the tree with which the  body is        
comforted is not before but after the   
leaves have put  forth themselves4      
,wherefore ,christ might well say to    
,nathaniel1  and that after he had      
received some refreshments from a leaf1 
',thou  shalt see greater things than   
these' 7,john #a3ej72 and ,paul1 that   
yet 'a far more exceeding and eternal   
weight of glory' is laid  up for all    
believers 7#b ,cor #d3ag74 ,for indeed1 
indeed1 the glory  that ,god hath       
prepared for us against the day of ,god1
 it doth and  will more outstrip the    
most high enjoyment of the highest saint

 in  ,new ,jerusalem1 notwithstanding   
their enjoyment will be so eminent1     
than doth the sweetest fruit outstrip   
the leaf that hangeth on  that tree4    
',and the leaves of the tree were for   
the healing of  the nations4' ,if the   
leaves be so good1 ,o ,lord1 let us     
enjoy the  fruit2 and not a little1 or  
earnest1 but the whole harvest thereof  
in thy kingdom4 ,thus much touching this
 water and tree of life4    ,the ease1  
peace1 and tranquility of the city4     
,ver4 #c4 ',and there shall be no more  
curse3 but the throne  of ,god--shall be
 in it2 and his servants shall serve    
him4' ,this  is the conclusion of the   
whole discourse1 and it showeth unto us 
the blessed effect of the blessed       
recovering of this city to her  first   
and primitive state4 ,these words1      
therefore1 they are only  applicable to 
this state of the church4 ,for there    
hath no state of  the church been yet in
 the world but that state hath been     
liable to  a curse2 but this state1 to  

wit1 the state she will be in at her    
building again1 will be a state without 
parallel1 a state properly  her own4    
',and there shall be no more curse4' ,by
 curse in this place we  are chiefly to 
understand1 not the taking away of the  
curse1 the  eternal curse which         
separates between ,god and the soul for 
ever-for  so the curse in this sense    
hath always been taken away by virtue   
of the terms1 the general terms of the  
new covenant1 and that in  common for   
every saint in all ages 7,gal           
#c3ac7-;but by curse here we  are to    
understand that1 or those curses that   
do1 and have frequently  befallen the   
church for her sin and apostasy2 as     
namely1 the giving  up his people to    
their own darkness and ignorance2 his   
suffering  them to swerve from his true 
worship and ordinances3 his giving  them
 up into the hand of those that hate    
them1 to become among  them a hissing1 a
 taunt1 a reproach1 and a by-word1 as it
 is at  this day 7,zeph #a3ab-ag2 ,psa  

#dc3bh2 ,jer #bi3ah2 #dd3h1ab74 ,his    
taking  away from them the means1 to    
wit1 the outward word of the gospel1    
and suffering them to be even at the    
point to famish for the want  thereof   
7,amos #h3i-ac74 ,these and other things
 are the curses that  he here saith     
shall be no more among his people2 for  
indeed they  shall not1 because the     
gospel-pattern shall never be removed   
more1 nor their light to see1 nor their 
love to practise1 never  be diminished  
more4 ,their defence1 also1 'shall be   
the munition  of rocks2 bread shall be  
given them1 and their waters shall be   
sure' 7,isa #cc3af74 ,as here1 you find 
the tree and river of the  water of life
 are fixed now in the midst of this     
city4 ,wherefore  now the church1 as ,i 
have all along showed you1 shall have   
her sun  at the height1 her light as the
 light of seven days1 and shall go  no  
more down for ever4 ,also she shall     
never be pulled down4 ,she  shall be a  
tabernacle that shall never be pulled   

down1 neither  shall one of the cords   
thereof be loosed1 or one of her stakes 
again removed 7,isa #cc3bj74    ',there 
shall be no more curse3 but the throne  
of ,god shall be in  it4' ,indeed1 here 
lieth the reason of all blessedness to  
any people1  even the presence of ,god4 
,now the presence of ,god is with his   
people1 either at times or seasons1 or  
all together4 ,he will not  be to this  
city a ,god of times and seasons1 even  
like a way-faring  man that tarries but 
for a night1 as he used to be to his    
people  of old1 but here he will abide1 
rest1 and dwell 7,zeph #c3ag2 ,jer      
#ad3h1i2 ,zech #b3aj1aa74 ,i will dwell 
in the midst of ,jerusalem1  and my     
house shall be built in it1 saith the   
,lord4 ,and1 again1  ',i will dwell in  
the midst of ,jerusalem for ever' 7,eze 
#dc3i74  ,wherefore ,john considering   
this1 he saith1 there shall be here  no 
more any curse1 but the throne of ,god4 
,god will now1 when he  returneth to    
,jerusalem1 bring his seat with him to  

signify his  sitting down in the midst  
of his people1 to be their              
company-keeper  for ever4    ,import of 
the word ,,throne4 ',but the throne of  
,god--shall be in  it4' ,by this word   
'throne1' we are to understand yet      
further these  particular things-       
,first4 ,how blessed a state this city  
will be in at all times for  the answer 
of prayer6 ,the throne of ,god will be  
in the midst of  them2 the throne of    
grace1 the mercy-seat1 they will be open
 now  to all the inhabitants of this    
city2 yea1 the fame thereof shall  so   
spread that it shall be rumoured among  
all the nations that in  ,jerusalem ,god
 will be found speedily2 that in        
,jerusalem the ,god of  heaven and      
eternal mercy is found at all times by  
them that seek  his face4 ',mine house1'
 said he1 'shall be called a house of   
prayer  for all people' 7,isa #ef3g74   
,yea1 many people1 and strong nations1  
shall at that day come to seek the ,lord
 at ,jerusalem1 and to pray  before the 

,lord4 ,and at that day the very fasts  
of the house of  ,god 'shall be to the  
house of ,judah joy and gladness1 and   
cheerful  feasts2 therefore1 love the   
truth and peace' 7,zech #h3ai-bb74      
,second4 ,the throne of ,god being now  
established in this city1 what  a       
government1 what rule1 what a life of   
holiness and godliness1  what dread and 
majesty will now be in the hearts of all
 the sons  of this city6 ,how to a      
hair's-breadth will he command and guide
  them with his eye at all times1 when  
they should either turn to  the right   
hand or to the left4 ,what wisdom1 ,i   
say1 what holiness1  what grace and life
 will be found in all their words and   
actions8  7,isa #dh3ag74 ,the throne of 
,god is among them1 from which there    
will come continual influence1 light1   
and splendour1 into all their  hearts4  
',hear ye the word of the ,lord1 ,o ye  
nations1 and declare  it in the isles   
afar off1 and say1 ,he that scattereth  
,israel will  gather him and keep him1  

as a shepherd doth his sheep4 ,for the  
,lord hath redeemed ,jacob1 and ransomed
 him from the hand of him  that was     
stronger than he4 ,therefore they shall 
come and sing in  the height of ,zion1  
and shall flow together to the goodness 
of the  ,lord1 for wheat1 and for wine1 
and for oil1 and for the young of  the  
flock1 and of the herd1 and their soul  
shall be as a watered  garden1 and they 
shall not sorrow any more at all' 7,jer 
#ca3aj-ab74    ,third4 ,the throne of   
,god being in this city1 there is also  
thereby  discovered what sway and       
commanding an authority this city will  
have at this day1 as ,i have already    
showed you1 over all the earth  7,isa   
#b3i1aj74 ',the ,lord also shall roar   
out of ,zion and utter his  voice from  
,jerusalem1 and the heavens and the     
earth shall shake1  but the ,lord will  
be the hope of his people1 and the      
strength of  the children of ,israel'   
7,joel #c3af74 ,this was figured forth  
by the  throne of ,solomon1 in the days 

when that city was in its prosperity2   
which throne1 to show the majesty and   
commanding awe that then that  city had 
over all1 both far and near1 it had1 for
 the bearers of  the steps1 twelve      
lions1 six on this side1 and six on that
 side  of the throne 7#a ,kings         
#aj3ah-bj74 ,this city shall then be the
 head  and chief1 but the tail and      
reproach no more4 ',glorious things are 
spoken of thee1 ,o city of ,god' 7,psa  
#hg3c74    ',and his servants shall     
serve him4' ,that is1 ,,him ,,only4     
,indeed his  servants serve him always1 
but yet withal they do too too often    
serve with the wills and lusts of men1  
even in their service  and worshipping  
,god2 that is1 they serve him in much   
affliction1  temptation1 fear1 and      
persecution2 but then they shall serve  
him  without any of these4 ,yea1 'they  
shall take them captives1 whose         
captives they were1 and they shall rule 
over their oppressors4  ,and it shall   
come to pass in the day ,o city that the

 ,lord shall  give thee rest from thy   
sorrow1--and from the hard bondage      
wherein  thou wast made to serve' 7,isa 
#ad3b1c71 and thou shalt serve the      
,lord thy ,god 'without fear1 in        
holiness and righteousness before  him  
all the days of thy life' 7,luke        
#a3gd1ge74    ',and they shall see his  
face4' ,this also argueth a very great  
dispensation of grace and mercy to this 
,jerusalem4 ,when ,god did  deliver up  
his people into the hand of the king of 
,babylon1 he  said it should be done in 
fury and in anger1 and that for their   
wickedness he would hide his face from  
his city 7,deu #ca3ag2 ,jer  #cc3e74    
,wherefore1 by the sight of his face    
here1 we are to understand  that        
glorious visible appearance of ,god that
 then will be for  this city and people 
in the face of all the world 7#a ,peter 
#c3ab74  ,for by the face of ,god we are
 to understand the discovery of his     
severity1 providences1 and wonderful    
outgoings among the sons of  men 7,job  

#f3h-ac74 ,as also the glorious breaking
 forth of grace1  mercy1 and forgiveness
 through ,christ ,jesus1 all which the  
people  of ,god shall then most         
marvellously see and behold 7,heb       
#a3a-c2 #b  ,cor #d3f74    ,first4 ,they
 shall see his severity and judgments   
upon the whore4    ,second4 ,they shall 
see how ,god1 by his strange judgments  
and works  of wonder1 hath brought this 
about4 ',who shall not fear thee1 ,o    
,lord1 and glorify thy name8 for thou   
only art holy3 for all nations  shall   
come and worship before thee1 for thy   
judgments are made  manifest' 7,rev     
#ae3d74 ',they that are delivered from  
the noise of  archers in the places of  
drawing water1 there shall they rehearse
  the righteous acts of the ,lord1 even 
the righteous acts towards  the         
inhabitants of his villages in ,israel' 
7,judg #e3aa74    ,third4 ,and as for   
his mercy1 they shall see that their    
horn is  exalted1 and that they are near
 to him4 ',praise ye the ,lord' 7,psa   

#adh3ad74    ',and his name shall be in 
their foreheads4' ,and 'his name4' ,that
  is1 his fear and image1 it shall      
appear in all their doings4  ,sometimes 
he saith he will write his fear and law 
in their hearts  and minds4 ,which fear 
and law is all one with that which in   
this  place he calleth his name in their
 foreheads4 ,the forehead of a  man is  
the place above all parts of the body   
that is most naked and  plain to be     
beheld of all that pass by2 wherefore1  
when he saith  their ,father's name     
shall be in their foreheads1 it is as if
 he  had said1 the profession of my     
people shall now be open1 and the       
beauty of it apparent to all beholders2 
',i will make' them1 saith  ,god1 'a    
name and a praise among all people of   
the earth1 when ,i  turn back your      
captivity before your eyes' 7,zeph      
#c3bj74 ,every face  shall then shine   
with oil1 as well as every heart be     
replenished  with milk and wine4 ,this  
was held forth by the memorial that the 

,israelites were to wear1 at ,god's     
command1 between their eyes2  which     
memorial was the doctrine of unleavened 
bread and of the  paschal lamb1 the     
doctrine of faith and holiness 7,exo    
#ac3f-i2 #a ,cor  #e3h74 ,wherefore1 by 
name here1 he means the faith and       
holiness of  the gospel1 which in those 
days shall walk openly with honour1     
with reverence1 and esteem before all   
men4 ,at this day the world  will1 as ,i
 have said1 be so far off from opposing 
and persecuting1  that they shall       
wonder1 and tremble1 and fear before    
this people2  yea1 be taken1 affected1  
and pleased with the welfare of this    
beloved4 ',the mountains and the hills  
shall break forth before  her into      
singing1 and all the trees of the field 
shall clap their  hands' 7,isa #ee3ab74 
',all nations shall call them blessed1  
for they  shall be a delightsome land1  
saith the ,lord of hosts' 7,mal #c3ab74 
,the waters of ,noah shall now be no    
more1 the tumultuous multitudes  shall  

now be gone1 and there will be no more  
sea 7,isa #ed3i2 ,psa  #fe3g2 #hi3i2    
,rev #ba3a1b74 ,now therefore the doves 
may be gathering  their olive-branches1 
and also find rest for the soles of     
their  feet1 while the ark shall rest   
upon the mountains of ,ararat 7,gen     
#h3d1e74    ',the wolf also shall now   
dwell with the lamb1 and the leopard    
shall lie down with the kid2 the calf   
and the young lion and the  fatling     
together1 and a little child shall lead 
them4--,the lion  shall eat straw like  
the ox4 ,and the suckling shall play on 
the  hole of the asp1 and the weaned    
child shall put his hand on the         
cockatrice' den4 ,they shall not hurt   
nor destroy in all my holy  mountain1   
saith the ,lord' 7,isa #aa3f-i2         
#ef3b-e74    ,blessed is he whose lot it
 will be to see this holy city          
descending  and lighting upon the place 
that shall be prepared for her situation
  and rest6 ,then will be a golden      
world2 wickedness shall then be         

ashamed1 especially that which          
persecutes the church4 ,holiness1       
goodness1 and truth1 shall then1 with   
great boldness1 countenance1  and       
reverence1 walk upon the face of all the
 earth4 ',from the  rising of the sun1  
even unto the going down of the same1 my
 name  shall be great among the         
,gentiles2 and in every place incense   
shall be offered unto my name1 and a    
pure offering3 for my name  shall be    
great among the heathen1 saith the ,lord
 of hosts' 7,mal  #a3aa74 ,it will be   
then always summer1 always sunshine1    
always  pleasant1 green1 fruitful1 and  
beautiful to the sons of ,god4 ',and it 
shall come to pass in that day that the 
mountains shall drop down  new wine1 and
 the hills shall flow with milk1 and all
 the rivers  of ,judah shall flow with  
waters1 and a fountain shall come forth 
of the house of the ,lord1 and shall    
water the valley of ,shittim4--,and     
,judah shall dwell for ever1 and        
,jerusalem from generation to           

generation' 7,joel #c3ah1bj74 ',and the 
name of the city from that  day shall   
be1 ,the ,lord is there' 7,eze #dh3ce74 
,o blessedness6 ',and  he said unto me1 
,these sayings are faithful and true3   
and the ,lord  ,god of the holy prophets
 sent his angel to show unto his        
servants  the things that must shortly  
be done' 7,rev #bb3f74    ,i conclude   
therefore with that earnest groan of    
,moses1 the man of  ,god1 ',o satisfy us
 early with thy mercy1 that we may      
rejoice and  be glad all our            
days4--,make us glad according to the   
days wherein  thou hast afflicted us1   
and the years wherein we have seen evil4
  ,let thy work appear unto thy         
servants1 and thy glory unto their      
children4 ,and let the beauty of the    
,lord our ,god be upon us2 and          
establish thou the work of our hands    
upon us2 yea1 the work of our  hands    
establish thou it' 7,psa #ij3ad-ag74    
,amen4      ,,footnotes3      #a4 ,the  
note upon this passage in the ,genevan  

or ,puritan version1  with which ,bunyan
 was familiar1 is1 ',god will raise up  
in his  church such as shall rule and   
govern for the defence of the same1  and
 instruction of his enemies1 under      
,messiah1 whom the prophet  calleth here
 the ,lord and ,head of this            
kingdom4'-,ed4    #b4 ,from the ,genevan
 or ,puritan version4    #c4 ',set out' 
render prominent1 plain1 or             
conspicuous4-,ed4    #d4 ,in ,bunyan's  
days1 a few fanatics from among the     
,fifth ,monarchy  men conceived that the
 millennium had arrived1 and that it was
  their duty to take possession of the  
kingdom for ,jesus4 ,they were  mad     
enough1 like the late ,mr4 ,courtnay1 to
 imagine that their  bodies were        
invulnerable1 and they marched out to   
seize ,london4  ,a few of the trained   
bands soon encountered them1 some were  
shot  and the rest were punished1 and   
this absurd attempt was at an end  in a 
few hours4 ,this gave the enemies of    
true religion a pretext1  which they    

eagerly seized1 of charging these absurd
 notions upon  all who feared ,god1 and 
a severe persecution followed4 ,to      
deprecate  and counteract these reports1
 ,bunyan is very explicit in noting  the
 difference between a spiritual and a   
temporal kingdom4-,ed4    #e4 ',spices' 
is from the ,genevan version2 our       
authorized text has  'powders4'-,ed4    
#f4 ,referring to the attempts made in  
,bunyan's days to introduce ,popery4    
,it is admirably shown in the ,pilgrim's
 ,progress1 p4 #aic-',this is  the      
spring that ,christian drank of2 then it
 was clear and good1  but now it is     
dirty with the feet of some that are not
 desirous  that pilgrims here should    
quench their thirst4'-,ed4    #g4 ,all  
authority in the church is strictly     
limited to the written  ,word4 ,throw   
away then to the owls and the bats all  
tradition1  and the power of the church 
to decree rites and ceremonies4 ,it is  
treason against ,god to suppose that he 
omitted anything from his  ,bible that  

his church ought to do1 or commanded    
that which may be  neglected1 although  
human laws may authorize such           
deviation4-,ed4    #h4 ,the walls do not
 go from or leave the foundations1 but1 
resting  upon them1 they gradually      
ascend to perfection4-,ed4    #i4       
,anabaptist was the name given to those 
who submitted to be baptized  upon a    
profession of faith1 because1 having    
been christened when  infants1 it was   
called re-baptizing4-,ed4    #aj4       
',hub'2 an obstruction1 a thick square  
sod1 the mark or stop at  the game of   
quoits4-,ed4    #aa4 ,these observations
 apply to such churches as admit to the 
,lord's table unconverted persons1      
because they have passed through        
certain outward ceremonies2 and to those
 who refused to admit the  most godly   
sayings1 because they had not submitted 
to an outward  ceremony4-,ed4    #ab4   
,see ,isaiah #h3ai4 ',to peep and       
mutter1' as pretended sorcerers  or     
magicians attempting their incantations 

against the truth4-,ed4    #ac4 ,this is
 an allusion to the ancient ,english    
pastime of combat1  called              
quarterstaff4-,ed4    #ad4 ,bunyan most 
accurately traces the pedigree of ,god's
 fearers1  who1 at the expense of life1 
maintained the spirituality of divine   
worship4 ,he commences with our early   
,reformers1 ,wickliff and ,huss1  to the
 later ones who suffered under ,mary2   
continues the line of  descent through  
the ,puritans to ,bunyan's brethren1 the
 ,nonconformists4  ,all these were      
bitterly persecuted by the two          
lions-,church and  ,sate4 ,the carnal   
gospellers1 that confused heap of       
rubbish that  crawled up and down the   
nation like locusts and maggots1 refers 
to  the members of a hierarchy which    
were ready to go from ,popery to        
,protestantism1 and back again to       
,popery1 or to any other system1  at the
 bidding of an ,act of ,parliament4-,ed4
    #ae4 ',virtue'2 strength1 efficacy1 
power4-,ed4    #af4 ',to travel and     

trade1' means to pursue or labour in an 
habitual  course1 exercise1 or custom1  
as1 ',thy sin's not accidental but a    
trade4'-,shakespeare4 ,or1 trade        
wind4-,ed4    #ag4 ,the perfect unity of
 the ,christian world is not likely to  
take  place before the glorious meeting 
in the holy city1 under the  personal   
reign of ,christ4 ,the divisions among  
,christians arise1  as ,bunyan justly   
says1 from antichristian rubbish1       
darkness1 and  trumpery2 the great evil 
arising from difference of opinion1 is  
that lust of domination over the faith  
of others which naturally  leads to     
bitterness and persecution4 ,in the     
earliest days one was  of ,paul1 another
 of ,apollos1 and another of ,cephas4   
,the exercise  of ,christian forbearance
 was not an act of uniformity1 but a    
declaration of the ,holy ,ghost4 ',who  
art thou that judgest another  man's    
servant8' ',let every man be fully      
persuaded in his own mind'  7,rom       
#ad3d1e74-;,ed4    #ah4 ,as the leaven  

goes on imperceptibly until the whole is
 leavened1  so the kingdom of our ,lord 
must increase4 ,how extraordinary has   
been the progress of ,divine truth since
 ,bunyan's days6 and who  can predict   
what it will be in another century8-,ed4
    #ai4 ,there being no night there but
 perpetual day4-,ed4    #bj4 ,a 'gold   
angel' was an early ,english coin1      
valued at one-third  of a pound1        
afterwards increased to ten shillings4  
,the 'twenty-shilling  piece' was the   
old sovereign4 ,the comparison between  
them and  the silver pence and          
halfpennies was made by ,bunyan in      
respect to  their rarity and not their  
purity4-,ed4    #ba4 ',to stoop or lower
 the top-gallant' is a mode of          
salutation  and respect shown by ships  
at sea to each other4-,ed4    #bb4 ,this
 quotation is taken from that excellent 
translation of the  ,bible made by the  
reformers at ,geneva1 and which was much
 used  in ,bunyan's time4 ,he preferred 
the word pour to that of sprinkle1  used

 in the present version4-,ed4    #bc4   
,how beautifully is the ,christian's    
growth in grace here pictured  by       
,bunyan from ,ezekiel #dg3c-ab4 ,so     
imperceptibly by ,divine power1  without
 the aid of man1 that the partaker often
 doubts his own  growth4 ,the water     
rises higher and higher1 until at length
 there  is no standing for his feet-the 
earth and time recedes1 and he is       
plunged into the ocean of eternal grace 
and glory4-,ed4    #bd4 ',to the one1   
the savour of death unto death2 and to  
the other1  the savour of life unto     
life' 7#b ,cor #b3af74-;,ed4    999999  
,solomon's ,temple ,spiritualized    or1
    ,gospel ,light ,fetched out of the  
,temple at ,jerusalem1 to ,let us  ,more
 ,easily into the ,glory of ,new        
,testament ,truths4    ',thou son of    
man1 shew the house to the house of     
,isreal2--shew  them the form of the    
house1 and the fashion thereof1 and the 
goings  out hereof1 and the comings in  
thereof1 and all the forms thereof1  and

 all the ordinances thereof1 and all the
 forms thereof1 and  all the laws       
thereof4'--,ezekiel #dc3aj1 #aa         
,london3 ,printed for1 and sold by      
,george ,larkin1 at the ,two ,swans     
without ,bishopgate1 #afhh4             
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor     
,of all the wonders of the world1 the   
temple of ,solomon was beyond           
comparison the greatest and the most    
magnificent4 ,it was a type of  that    
temple not made with hands1 eternal in  
the heavens1 of that  city whose builder
 and maker is ,god1 and which1 at the   
consummation  of all things1 shall      
descend from heaven with gates of pearl 
and  street of pure gold as shining     
glass1 and into which none but the      
ransomed of the ,lord shall enter4      
,jesus1 the ,lamb of ,god1 shall  be its
 light and glory and temple2 within its 
walls the ,israel of  ,god1 with the    
honour of the ,gentiles1 shall be       
brought in a state  of infinite purity4 
,no unclean thing will be able to exist 

in  that dazzling and refulgent         
brightness which will arise from the    
perfection of holiness in the immediate 
presence of ,jehovah2 and  of this1 as  
well as of the whole ,christian         
dispensation1 the temple  of ,solomon   
was a type or figure4 ,it would have    
been impossible  for the united         
ingenuity of all mankind1 or the utmost 
stretch of  human pride1 to have devised
 such a building1 or to have conceived  
the possibility of its erection4 ,the   
plan1 the elevation1 the  whole         
arrangement of this gorgeous temple1    
proceeded from the  ,divine ,architect4 
,he who created the wondrous universe of
 nature  condescended to furnish the    
plan1 the detail1 the ornaments1 and    
even the fashion of the utensils of this
 stately building4 ',david  gave to     
,solomon his son the pattern of the     
porch1 and of the houses  thereof1 and  
of the treasuries thereof1 and of the   
upper chambers  thereof1 and of the     
inner parlours thereof1 and of the place

 of  the mercy seat1 and the pattern of 
all that he had ,,by ,,the ,,spirit1  of
 the courts of the house of the ,,lord1 
and of all the chamber  round about1 of 
the treasuries of the house of ,god1 and
 of the  treasuries of the dedicated    
things' 7#a ,chron #bh3aa1ab74 ',now1   
behold ,i have prepared for the house of
 the ,lord an hundred thousand  talents 
of gold1 and a thousand thousand talents
 of silver2 brass1  and iron without    
weight1 timber and stone also1 and all  
manner  of cunning workmen' 7#a ,chron  
#bb74 ,and lest his heart should fail   
before a work so vast1 ',david said to  
,solomon1 ,be strong and of  good       
courage1 and do it2 fear not1 nor be    
dismayed3 for the ,lord  ,god1 even my  
,god1 will be with thee2 he will not    
fail thee1 nor  forsake thee1 until thou
 hast finished all the work for the     
service  of the house of the ,lord'     
7#bh3bj74 ,thus furnished with wisdom   
from above1 with materials and with     
cunning workmen1 and1 above  all1 with  

the approbation and protection of his   
,god1 ,solomon  commenced1 and          
eventually finished1 this amazing       
structure1 and  fitted it to receive the
 sacred implements1 all of which1 to the
  minutest particular1 had been made by 
,moses1 'after their pattern1  which was
 shewed him in the mount' 7,exo #be3dj74
    ,every part of the building1        
including the foundation1 its altar1    
its courts1 the holy of holies1 all the 
utensils1 and the ark1  were types of   
that more glorious system which1 in the 
fulness of  time1 appeared as the       
antitype1 and perfected the ,divine     
revelation4  ,the temple becomes        
therefore an object of our special      
attention  as a light to guide us while 
searching into gospel truths4    ,under 
the peculiar aid of ,divine guidance and
 protection1 this  sumptuous structure  
was finished1 and most deeply impressive
 were  the ceremonies on the day of its 
consecration4 ,solomon had made  to     
himself an everlasting name1 and it     

would be natural to expect  that in such
 a scene of splendid triumph he would   
have felt exalted  to the proudest      
height that human nature was capable of 
attaining4  ,but ,solomon had not only  
heard of ,god by the hearing of the ear1
  but by internal communion had seen and
 conversed with him4 ,he  could say with
 ,job1 when he had been restored from   
the deepest  abasement to an elevated   
position1 ',mine eye seeth thee1        
wherefore  ,i abhor myself1 and repent  
in dust and ashes4' ,thus1 in ,solomon's
  beautiful prayer on the dedication of 
this gorgeous temple1  he humbly        
inquires1 ',will ,god in very deed dwell
 with men on the  earth8 behold1 heaven 
and the heaven of heavens cannot contain
  thee2 how much less this house that ,i
 have built8' 7#b ,chron #f3ah74  ,thus 
was completed the most perfect1         
splendid1 and magnificent  building that
 was ever erected by human hands4 ,still
 it was only  a type of that infinitely 
more glorious antitype1 the ,christian  

dispensation4 ',most stately and        
magnificent is the fabric of  ,god's    
house1 yielding admirable delight to    
such whom free grace  has vouchsafed to 
give spiritual eyes to discern it2 far  
surpassing  the splendour of its ancient
 type1 the temple of ,solomon1 which    
was once the wonder of the world4'#a ',a
 greater than ,solomon is  here4' ',the 
,,branch he shall build the temple of   
the ,lord'--the  more glorious1         
spiritual1 eternal temple 7,zech #f3ab74
    ,in a few hundred years after the   
temple of ,solomon was finished1  this  
sumptuous structure was doomed to       
destruction1 like all the  fading       
handiwork of man4 ,sin enervated the    
nation which should  have protected it2 
while the immensity of its riches       
excited the  cupidity of a neighbouring 
royal robber4 ,it was plundered1 and    
then set on fire2 the truth of the      
declaration made by ,job upon  the      
perishable works of man was eminently   
displayed--',for man to  labour he is   

born1 and the sons of the burning coal  
they mount  up fluttering4'#b ,in a few 
days the labour of years1 aided by      
unbounded wealth and resources1 was     
reduced to a heap of ashes4  ,and now1  
after a lapse of about twenty-five      
centuries1 accompanied  by ,john        
,bunyan1 'a cunning workman1' as our    
guide1 we are enabled  to contemplate   
the account given us of this amazing    
edifice recorded  in the volume of      
truth1 and to compare that utmost       
perfection of  human art1 aided from    
heaven1 with the infinitely superior    
temple  in which every ,christian is    
called to worship--to enter by the      
blood of the everlasting covenant into  
the holiest of all1 the  way consecrated
 by the cross and sufferings of         
,christ--without  the intervention of   
priests or lordly prelate--without      
expensive  victims to offer as a type of
 expiation--without limit of  time1 or  
space1 or place1 the poorest and most   
abject1 with the  wealthiest--the       

humbled beggar and the humbled monarch  
have equal  access to the mercy seat1   
sacrificing those sinful propensities   
which are the cause of misery1 and      
pleading the ,saviour's merits  before  
the eternal ,jehovah4 ,christ has       
consecrated the way1 and  we enter into 
the holiest of all not only without     
fear1 but with  solemn joy4 ,the cost of
 ,solomon's temple has been estimated at
  eight hundred thousand millions of    
money3 if this is true1 still  how      
infinitely inferior is that vast sum to 
the inconceivable  cost of the eternal  
temple1 with its myriads of worshippers1
 for  which the ,son of ,god paid the   
ransom1 when he made the atonement  for 
transgression1 and built that           
imperishable temple which neither  human
 nor satanic malevolence can ever       
destroy1 and in which every  spiritual  
worshipper will be crowned with an      
everlasting weight  of glory4    ,while 
we cannot doubt but that the temple and 
its services contained  many types      

highly illustrative of the ,christian   
dispensation1  incautious attempts to   
find them may lead to fanciful          
interpretations  which tend to cloud1   
rather than to elucidate gospel truths4 
,bunyan  very properly warns his readers
 against giving the reins to their      
imaginations and indulging in           
speculations like those fathers1  who in
 every nail1 pin1 stone1 stair1 knife1  
pot1 and in almost  every feather of a  
sacrificed bird could discern strange1  
distinct1  and peculiar mysteries4#c    
,the same remark applies to the ,jewish 
rabbis1 who in their ,talmud are full of
 mysterious shadows4 ,from  these       
rabbinical flints some have thought to  
extract choice  mystical oil to supple  
the wheels of their fancy--to use a     
homely  expression4 ,such ,jewish rabbis
 and ,christian fathers limped and      
danced upon one learned leg1 to the     
amazement of all beholders1  but not to 
their edification2 their lucubrations   
may amuse those  who have patience to   

read them1 but they afford no           
instruction4  ,even the learned ,samuel 
,lee1 whose work on the temple abounds  
with  valuable information1 has strongly
 tinctured it with pedantry4 ,it  is    
seldom that a more curious jumble is    
found than in the following             
paragraph3--',the waxen comb of the     
ancient figures and typical  eels is    
fully matted and rolled up in shining   
tapers1 to illuminate  temple students  
in finding out the honey that couches in
 the  carcass of the slain ,lion of the 
tribe of ,judah4' ,there is no fear  of 
,bunyan's indulging his readers with the
 vagaries of the ,jewish  rabbis or     
,christian fathers--his converse was    
limited to the prophets  and apostles4  
,his object is to make us familiar with 
those types  exhibited in the temple and
 alluded to by the inspired writers of  
the ,new ,testament2 to use a ,puritan  
expression1 he would enable  us to      
plough with our spiritual ,samson's     
heifer to expound the  riddle1 and thus 

discover the dark patterns of heavenly  
things 7,heb  #i3bc1bd74 ,among the many
 striking objects to which ,bunyan      
directs  our wondering eyes1 a few      
should excite our deeper attention while
  we accompany him in viewing this      
marvellous temple4    #a4 ,all the      
materials that were used required       
preparation4 ,the stones  must be       
quarried1 squared1 and fitted for the   
building with many  a hard knock and    
cutting of the chisel4 ,so must you and 
,i1 my  readers1 pass through the new   
birth1 and be prepared by the ,holy     
,spirit to fit us for the spiritual     
building composed of living  stones2 and
 if not made meet for that building1 we 
shall be  eventually found lifting up   
our eyes in torment4    #b4 ,very solemn
 is the consideration insisted on by our
 author--that  all sons are servants to 
assist in building this spiritual       
edifice1  but all servants are not sons 
to inherit a place in it2 an awful      
thought1 that there have been and now   

are servants employed in the  conversion
 of sinners1 and in building up the     
saints1 who never did  nor never will   
worship in that temple4 ,let us examine 
ourselves  before we enter that dreary  
abode1 to which we are hastening2 'for  
there is no work nor device1 nor        
knowledge1 nor wisdom in the  grave1    
whither thou goest' 7,eccl #i3aj74      
#c4 ,are we zealously affected to       
forward the work1 be careful  then as to
 the materials we use1 'living stones'  
not wood1 hay1  or stubble4 ,may all our
 persuasions be constantly used to bring
  poor thoughtless sinners to repentance
 but introduce them not as  members of  
that house until you have a scriptural  
hope that they  have passed from death  
unto life--that they are believers in   
,jesus1  and have brought forth fruit   
meet for repentance4    #d4 ,all the    
foundation1 the superstructure1 the     
furniture1 must be  according to the    
written word of the prophets and        
apostles1 ,jesus  ,christ being the     

chief corner stone4 ,reject all the     
inventions of  man and all human        
authority in the worship of ,god4    #e4
 ,the temple was so built that the      
worshippers looked to the west  toward  
the holy of holies4 ,all the            
superstitions and idolatrous  notions of
 man lead him to turn to the east1 to   
worship the rising  sun4 ',the heathen  
made the chief gates of their temples   
towards the  west1 that these stupid    
worshippers1 drawing nigh to their      
blind1  deaf1 and dumb deities1 might   
have their idols rising upon them  out  
of the east4'#d ,the temple as a type1  
and ,christianity as  the antitype run  
counter to such idolatrous absurdities  
and folly4    #f4 ,christian1 be content
 with whatever may be your lot1 however 
humble your place in the church and     
world4 ,soon will it be changed  for the
 better4 ,in this world we are working  
men1 and must be  content to be clad and
 fed as such1 that we may be fitted for 
our  solemn and joyful change4 ,soon we 

shall put on our church-going  holiday  
suit and partake all the dainties of the
 heavenly feast1  the glories of the    
,new ,jerusalem4 ,reader1 these are     
samples  of the prominent truths which  
will occupy your attention1 while       
accompanying ,bunyan in your interesting
 visit to ,solomon's temple4  ,may you  
richly enjoy your survey of that        
astonishing building1  under so trusty  
and experienced a guide4    ,,geo4      
,,offor4      ,,to ,,the ,,christian    
,,reader    ,,courteous ,,christian     
,,reader1    ,i have1 as thou by this   
little book mayest see1 adventured1 at  
this  time1 to do my endeavour to show  
thee something of the gospel-glory  of  
,solomon's temple3 that is1 of what it1 
with its utensils1 was a  type of2 and1 
as such1 how instructing it was to our  
fathers1 and  also is to us their       
children4 ,the which1 that ,i might do  
the more  distinctly1 ,i have handled   
particulars one by one1 to the number   
of threescore and ten2 namely1 all that 

of them ,i could call to  mind2 because1
 as ,i believe1 there was not one of    
them but had  its signification1 and so 
something profitable for us to know4    
,for1 though we are not now to worship  
,god in these methods1 or  by such      
ordinances1 as once the old church did3 
yet to know their  methods1 and to      
understand the nature and signification 
of their  ordinances1 when compared with
 the gospel1 may1 even now1 when        
themselves1 as to what they once        
enjoined on others1 are dead1  may      
minister light to us4 ,and hence the    
,new ,testament ministers1  as the      
apostles1 made much use of ,old         
,testament language1 and  ceremonial    
institutions1 as to their signification1
 to help the  faith of the godly in     
their preaching of the gospel of        
,christ4    ,i may say that ,god did in 
a manner tie up the church of the ,jews 
to types1 figures1 and similitudes2 ,i  
mean1 to be butted and  bounded#a by    
them in all external parts of worship4  

,yea1 not only  the ,levitical law and  
temple1 but1 as it seems to me1 the     
whole  land of ,canaan1 the place of    
their lot to dwell in1 was to them  as  
ceremonial1 or a figure4 ,their land was
 a type of heaven1 their  passage over  
,jordan into it a similitude of our     
going to heaven  by death 7,heb         
#c3e-aj74 ,the fruit of their land was  
said to be  uncircumcised 7,lev #ai3bc74
 ,as being at their first entrance      
thither  unclean 7,exo #ab3ae74 ,in     
which their land was also a figure of   
another thing1 even as heaven was a type
 of sin and grace 7,lev #f3ag1          
#bc3ag74b ,again1 the very land itself  
was said to keep ,sabbath1  and so to   
rest a holy rest1 even then when she lay
 desolate1 and  not possess of those to 
whom she was given for them to dwell in 
7,lev #bf3cd1ce74    ,yea1 many of the  
features of the then church of ,god were
 set forth1  as in figures and shadows1 
so by places and things1 in that land4  
#a4 ,in general1 she is said to be      

beautiful as ,tirzah1 and to  be comely 
as ,jerusalem 7,can #f3d74 #b4 ,in      
particular1 her neck is  compared to the
 tower of ,david1 builded for an armoury
 7,cant #d3d74  ,her eyes to the        
fish-pools of ,heshbon1 by the gate of  
,bethrabbim4  ,her nose is compared to  
the tower of ,lebanon1 which looketh    
towards  ,damascus 7,cant #g3d74 ,yea1  
the hair of her head is compared to a   
flock of goats1 which come up from mount
 ,gilead2 and the smell of  her garments
 to the smell of ,lebanon 7,cant        
#d3a1aa74    ,nor was this land         
altogether void of shadows1 even of her 
,lord and  ,saviour4 ,hence he says of  
himself1 ',i ,,am the rose of ,sharon1  
and  the lily of the valleys' 7,cant    
#b3a74 ,also1 she1 his beloved1 saith   
of him1 ',his countenance is as         
,lebanon1 excellent as the cedars'      
7,cant #e3ae74 ,what shall ,i say8 ,the 
two cities ,sion and ,jerusalem1  were  
such as sometimes set forth the two     
churches1 the true and  the false1 and  

their seed ,isaac and ,ishmael 7,gal    
#d74    ,i might also here show you1    
that even the gifts and graces of  the  
true church were set forth by the       
spices1 nuts1 grapes1 and  pomegranates1
 that the land of ,canaan brought forth2
 yea1 that  hell itself was set forth by
 the valley of the sons of ,hinnom and  
,tophet1 places in this country4        
,indeed1 the whole1 in a manner1  was a 
typical and a figurative thing4    ,but 
,i have1 in the ensuing discourse1      
confined myself to the  temple1 that    
immediate place of ,god's worship2 of   
whose utensils1  in particular1 as ,i   
have said1 ,i have spoken1 though to    
each  with what brevity ,i could1 for   
that none of them are without a         
spiritual1 and so a profitable          
signification to us4 ,and here we  may  
behold much of the richness of the      
wisdom and grace of ,god2  namely1 that 
he1 even in the very place of worship of
 old1 should  ordain visible forms and  
representations for the worshippers to  

learn to worship him by2 yea1 the temple
 itself was1 as to this1  to them a good
 instruction4    ,but in my thus saying1
 ,i give no encouragement to any now1 to
  fetch out of their own fancies figures
 or similitudes to worship  ,god by4    
,what ,god provided to be an help to the
 weakness of his  people of old was one 
thing1 and what they invented without   
his  commandment was another4 ,for      
though they had his blessing when  they 
worshipped him with such types1 shadows1
 and figures1 which  he had enjoined on 
them for that purpose1 yet he sorely    
punished  and plagued them when they    
would add to these inventions of their  
own 7,exo #cb3ce2 #b ,kings #ag3af-ah2  
,acts #g3ch-dc74 ,yea1 he1 in the  very 
act of instituting their way of         
worshipping him1 forbade  their giving1 
in any thing1 way to their own humours  
or fancies1  and bound them strictly to 
the orders of heaven4 ',look1' said ,god
  to ,moses1 their first great          
legislator1 'that thou make all things  

according to the pattern showed to thee 
in the mount' 7,exo #be3dj2  ,heb #h3e74
 ,nor doth our apostle but take the same
 measures1 when  he saith1 ',if any man 
think himself to be a prophet1 or       
spiritual1  let him acknowledge that the
 things that ,i write unto you are the  
commandments of the ,lord' 7#a ,cor     
#ad3cg74    ,when ,solomon also1 was to 
build this temple for the worship of    
,god1 though he was wiser than all men1 
yet ,god neither trusted to  his wisdom 
nor memory1 nor to any immediate        
dictates from heaven  to him1 as to how 
he would have him build it4 ,no2 he was 
to receive  the whole platform thereof  
in writing1 by the inspiration of ,god4 
,nor would ,god give this platform of   
the temple1 and of its utensils1        
immediately to this wise man1 lest      
perhaps by others his wisdom  should be 
idolized1 or that some should object1   
that the whole  fashion thereof         
proceeded of his fancy1 only he made    
pretensions  of ,divine revelation1 as a

 cover for his doings    ,therefore1 ,i 
say1 not to him1 but to his father      
,david1 was the  whole pattern of it    
given from heaven1 and so by ,david to  
,solomon  his son1 in writing4 ',then   
,david1' says the text1 'gave to        
,solomon  his son the pattern of the    
porch1 and of the houses thereof1 and   
of the treasuries thereof1 and of the   
upper chambers thereof1 and  of the     
inner parlours thereof1 and of the place
 of the mercy-seat1  and the pattern of 
all that he had by the spirit1 of the   
courts  of the house of the ,lord1 and  
of all the chambers round about1 of  the
 treasuries of the house of ,god1 and of
 the treasuries of the  dedicated       
things3 also for the courses of the     
priests and the  ,levites1 and for all  
the work of the service of the house of 
the  ,lord1 and for all the vessels of  
service in the house of the ,lord'  7#a 
,chron #bh3aa-ac74    ,yea1 moreover1 he
 had from heaven1 or by ,divine         
revelation1 what  the candlesticks must 

be made of1 and also how much was to go 
to  each2 the same order and commandment
 he also gave for the making  of the    
tables1 flesh-hooks1 cups1 basins1 altar
 of incense1 with  the pattern for the  
chariot of the cherubims1 c4 7vv        
#ad-ai74 ',all  this1 said ,david1 the  
,lord made me understand in writing by  
his  hand upon me1 even all the work of 
this pattern' 7v #ai74 ,so1 ,i say1  he 
gave ,david the pattern of the temple1  
so ,david gave ,solomon the  pattern of 
the temple2 and according to that       
pattern did ,solomon  build the temple1 
and no otherwise4    ,true1 all these   
were but figures1 patterns1 and shadows 
of things  in the heavens1 and not the  
very image of the things2 but1 as was   
said afore1 if ,god was so circumspect  
and exact in these1 as not  to leave any
 thing to the dictates of the godly and 
wisest of men1  what6 can we suppose he 
will now admit of the wit and           
contrivance  of men in those things that
 are1 in comparison to them1 the        

heavenly  things themselves8 7,heb #h3e1
 #i3h-aj1bc1 #aj3a74    ,it is also to  
be concluded1 that since those shadows  
of things  in the heavens are already   
committed by ,god to sacred story2 and  
since that sacred story is said to be   
able to make the man of ,god  perfect in
 all things--#b ,timothy #c3ae-ag--;it  
is duty to us to leave  off to lean to  
common understandings1 and to inquire   
and search  out by that very holy writ1 
and nought else1 by what and how we     
should worship ,god4 ,david was for     
inquiring in his temple 7,psa  #bg3d74  
,and1 although the old church-way of    
worship is laid aside as to  us in ,new 
,testament times1 yet since those very  
ordinances were  figures of things and  
methods of worship now2 we may1 yea1 we 
ought  to search out the spiritual      
meaning of them1 because they serve  to 
confirm and illustrate matters to our   
understandings4 ,yea1 they  show us the 
more exactly how the ,new and ,old      
,testament1 as to the  spiritualness of 

the worship1 was as one and the same2   
only the  old was clouded with shadows1 
but ours is with more open face4        
,features to the life1 as we say1 set   
out by a picture1 do excellently  show  
the skill of the artist4 ,the ,old      
,testament had the shadow1  nor have we 
but the very image2 both then are but   
emblems of what  is yet behind4 ,we may 
find our gospel clouded in their        
ceremonies1  and our spiritual worship  
set out somewhat by their carnal        
ordinances4    ,now1 because1 as ,i     
said1 there lies1 as wrapt up in a      
mantle1 much  of the glory of our gospel
 matters in this temple which ,solomon  
builded2 therefore ,i have made1 as well
 as ,i could1 by comparing  spiritual   
things with spiritual1 this book upon   
this subject4    ,i dare not presume to 
say that ,i know ,i have hit right in   
every  thing2 but this ,i can say1 ,i   
have endeavoured so to do4 ,true1 ,i    
have not for these things fished in     
other men's waters2 my ,bible  and      

,concordance are my only library in my  
writings4 ,wherefore1  courteous reader1
 if thou findest any thing1 either in   
word or  matter1 that thou shalt judge  
doth vary from ,god's truth1 let it  be 
counted no man's else but mine4 ,pray   
,god1 also1 to pardon my  fault4 ,do    
thou1 also1 lovingly pass it by1 and    
receive what thou  findest will do thee 
good4    ,thy servant in the gospel1    
,,john ,,bunyan4          ,solomon's    
,temple ,spiritualized      ',thou son  
of man1 shew the house to the house of  
,isreal2--shew  them the form of the    
house1 and the fashion thereof1 and the 
goings  out hereof1 and the comings in  
thereof1 and all the forms thereof1  and
 all the ordinances thereof1 and all the
 forms thereof1 and  all the laws       
thereof4'--,ezekiel #dc3aj1 #aa      ,i4
 ,where the ,temple was built4    ,the  
temple was built at ,jerusalem1 on      
,mount ,moriah1 in the  threshing-floor 
of ,arnon the ,jebusite2 whereabout     
,abraham offered  up ,isaac2 there where

 ,david met the angel of the ,lord1 when
 he  came with his drawn sword in his   
hand1 to cut off the people at          
,jerusalem1 for the sin which ,david    
committed in his disorderly  numbering  
the people 7,gen #bb3c-e2 #a ,chron     
#ba3ae1 #ba3ab2 #b ,chron  #c3a74       
,there ,abraham received his ,isaac from
 the dead2 there the ,lord  was         
entreated by ,david to take away the    
plague1 and to return to  ,israel again 
in mercy2 from whence1 also1 ,david     
gathered that there  ,god's temple must 
be built4 ,this1 saith he1 is the house 
of the  ,lord ,god1 and this is the     
altar of the burnt-offering for ,israel 
7#a ,chron #ba3bh1 #bb3a1 #c3a74        
,this ,mount ,moriah1 therefore1 was a  
type of the ,son of ,god1 the  mountain 
of the ,lord's house1 the rock against  
which the gates of  hell cannot prevail4
    ,,ii4 ,who built the ,temple4       
,the temple was builded by ,solomon1 a  
man peaceable and quiet2 and  that in   
name1 by nature1 and in governing4 ,for 

so ,god had before  told ,david1 namely1
 that such a one the builder of the     
temple should  be4 ',behold1' saith he1 
'a son shall be born to thee1 who shall 
be a man of rest2 and ,i will give him  
rest from all his enemies  round about2 
for his name shall be ,solomon1 and ,i  
will give peace  and quietness unto     
,israel in his days4 ,he shall build an 
house  for my name1 and he shall be my  
son1 and ,i will be his father' 7#a     
,chron #bb3i1aj2 ,psa #gb3a-d74    ,as1 
therefore1 ,mount ,moriah was a type of 
,christ1 as the foundation1  so ,solomon
 was a type of him1 as the builder of   
his church4 ,the  mount was signal1#a   
for that thereon the ,lord ,god1 before 
,abraham  and ,david1 did display his   
mercy4 ,and as ,solomon built this      
temple1 so ,christ doth build his house2
 yea1 he shall build the  everlasting   
temple1 'and he shall bear the glory'   
7,zech #f3ab1ac2  ,heb #c3c1d74 ,and in 
that ,solomon was called peaceable1 it  
was  to show with what peaceable        

doctrine and ways ,christ's house and   
church should be built 7,isa #i3f2      
,micah #d3b-d74    ,,iii4 ,how the      
,temple was built4    ,the temple was   
built1 not merely by the dictates of    
,solomon1 though  he was wiser than     
,ethen1 and ,heman1 and ,chalcol1 and   
,darda1 and  all men 7#a ,kings #d3ca74 
,but it was built by rules prescribed   
by1  or in a written word1 and as so    
delivered to him by his father  ,david4 
,for when ,david gave to ,solomon his   
son a charge to build the temple  of    
,god1 with that charge he gave him also 
the pattern of all in  writing2 even a  
pattern of the porch1 house1 chambers1  
treasuries1  parlours1 c41 and of the   
place for the mercy-seat2 which pattern 
,david had of ,god2 nor would ,god trust
 his memory with it4 ',the  ,lord made  
me1' said he1 'understand in writing1 by
 his hand upon  me1 even all the works  
of their pattern4' ,thus1 therefore1    
,david  gave to ,solomon his son the    
pattern of all2 and thus ,solomon his   

son built the house of ,god 7#a ,chron  
#bh3i-bj74    ,and answerable to this1  
,christ ,jesus1 the builder of his own  
house1  ,,whose ,,hose ,,are ,,we1 doth 
build his holy habitation for him to    
dwell  in2 even according to the        
commandment of ,god the ,father4 ,for1  
saith he1 ',i have not spoken of myself1
 but the ,father which sent  me4 ,he    
gave me a commandment what ,i should    
speak4' ,and hence it  is said1 ,god    
gave him the revelation2 and again1 that
 he took the  book out of the hand of   
him that sat on the throne2 and so      
acted1  as to the building up of his    
church 7,john #ab3di1ej2 ,rev #a3a1     
#e3e74    ,,iv4 ,of what the ,temple was
 built4    ,the materials with which the
 temple was built1 were such as were  in
 their own nature common to that which  
was left behind2 things  that naturally 
were not fit1 without art1 to be laid on
 so holy a  house4 ,and this shows that 
those of whom ,christ ,jesus designs to 
build his church1 are by nature no      

better than others4 ,but as the  trees  
and stones of which the temple was      
built1 were first hewed  and squared    
before they were fit to be laid in that 
house1 so  sinners1 of which the church 
is to be built1 must first be fitted  by
 the word and doctrine1 and then fitly  
laid in their place in  the church4     
,for though1 as to nature1 there is no  
difference betwixt those  made use of to
 build ,god's house with1 yet by grace  
they differ  from others2 even as those 
trees and stones that are hewed and     
squared for building1 by art are made to
 differ from those which  abide in the  
wood or pit4    ,the ,lord ,jesus1      
therefore1 while he seeketh materials   
wherewith to  build his house1 he       
findeth them the clay of the same lump  
that  he rejecteth and leaves behind4   
',are we better than they8 ,no1 in  no  
wise' 7,rom #c3i74 ,nay1 ,i think1 if   
any be best1 it is they which  are left 
behind4 ',he came not to call the       
righteous1 but sinners  to repentance'  

7,mark #b3ag74 ,and1 indeed1 in this he 
doth show both  the greatness of his    
grace and workmanship2 his grace in     
taking  such2 and his workmanship in    
that he makes them meet for his holy    
habitation4#b ,this the current of      
,scripture maketh manifest2  wherefore  
it is needless now to cite particulars3 
only we must  remember1 that none are   
laid in this building as they come out  
of  the wood or pit1 but as they first  
pass under the hand and rule of  this   
great builder of the temple of ,god4    
,v4 ,who was to fell those trees1 and to
 dig those stones1 with which  ,solomon 
built the ,temple4    ,as the trees were
 to be felled1 and stones to be digged1 
so there  was for that matter select    
workmen appointed4    ,these were not of
 the sons of ,jacob nor of the house of 
,israel2  they were the servants of     
,hiram1 king of ,tyre1 and the          
,gibeonites1  namely1 their children    
that made a league with ,joshua1 in the 
day  that ,god gave the land of ,canaan 

to his people 7,josh #i3bb-bg2 #a       
,kings #e3a2 #a ,chron #bh1 #bi74       
,and these were types of our gospel     
ministers1 who are the men  appointed by
 ,jesus ,christ to make sinners1 by     
their preaching1 meet  for the house of 
,god4 ,wherefore1 as he was famous of   
old who was  strong to lift up his axe  
upon the thick boughs to square wood for
  the building of the temple2 so a      
minister of the gospel now is  also     
famous1 if much used by ,christ for the 
converting of sinners  to himself1 that 
he may build him a temple with them     
7,psa #g3d-f2  ,rom #af74    ,but why1  
may some say1 do you make so homely a   
comparison8 ,i  answer1 because ,i      
believe it is true2 for it is grace1 not
 gifts1  that makes us sons1 and the    
beloved of ,god4 ,gifts make a minister2
  and as a minister1 one is but a       
servant to hew wood and draw water  for 
the house of my ,god4 ,yea1 ,paul1      
though a son1 yet counted  himself not a
 son but a servant1 purely as he was a  

minister4 ,a  servant of ,god1 a servant
 of ,christ1 a servant of the church1   
and  your servants for ,jesus' sake     
7,titus #a3a2 ,rom #a3a2 ,col #d3e74    
,a man then is a son1 as he is begotten 
and born of ,god to himself1  and a     
servant as he is gifted for work in the 
house of his ,father2  and though it is 
truth the servant may be a son1 yet he  
is not a  son because he is a servant4  
,nor doth it follow1 that because all   
sons may be servants1 that therefore all
 servants are sons2 no1  all the        
servants of ,god are not sons2 and      
therefore when time shall  come1 he that
 is only a servant here1 shall certainly
 be put out  of the house1 even out of  
that house himself did help to build4   
',the servant abideth not in the house  
for ever1' the servant1 that  is1 he    
that is only so 7,eze #df3af1ag2 ,john  
#h3ce74    ,so then1 as a son1 thou art 
an ,israelite2 as a servant1 a          
,gibeonite4  ,the consideration of this 
made ,paul start2 he knew that gifts    

made  him not a son 7#a ,cor #ab3bh-ca1 
#ac3a1b74    ,the sum then is1 a man    
many be a servant and a son2 a servant  
as he is employed by ,christ in his     
house for the good of others2  and a    
son1 as he is a partaker of the grace of
 adoption4 ,but all  servants are not   
sons2 and let this be for a caution1 and
 a call  to ministers1 to do all acts of
 service for ,god1 and in his house     
with reverence and godly fear2 and with 
all humility let us desire  to be       
partakers ourselves of that grace we    
preach to others 7#a  ,cor #i3be74      
,this is a great saying1 and written    
perhaps to keep ministers  humble3 ',and
 strangers shall stand and feed your    
flocks1 and the  sons of the alien shall
 be your ploughman1 and your            
vine-dressers'  7,isa #fa3e74 ,to be a  
ploughman here is to be a preacher2 and 
to be a  vine-dresser here is to be a   
preacher 7,luke #i3ei-fb2 #a ,cor       
#i3g1bg2  ,matt #bj3a-d1h1 #ba3bh74 ,and
 if he does this work willingly1 he has 

a reward2 if not1 a dispensation of the 
gospel was committed to  him1 and that  
is all 7#a ,cor #i3ag74    ,,vi4 ,in    
what condition the timber and stones    
were1 when brought to  be laid in the   
building of the temple4    ,the timber  
and stones with which the temple was    
built1 were squared  and hewed at the   
wood or pit2 and so there made every way
 fit for  that work1 even before they   
were brought to the place where the     
house should be set up3 ',so that there 
was neither hammer1 nor axe1  nor any   
tool of iron heard in the house while it
 was in building'  7#a ,kings #f3g74    
,and this shows1 as was said before1    
that the materials of which  the house  
was built were1 before the hand of the  
workman touched  them1 as unfit to be   
laid in the building as were those that 
were  left behind2 consequently that    
themselves1 none otherwise but by  the  
art of others1 were made fit to be laid 
in this building4    ,to this our ,new  
,testament temple answers4 ,for those of

 the sons  of ,adam who are counted     
worthy to be laid in this building1 are 
not by nature1 but by grace1 made meet  
for it2 not by their own  wisdom1 but by
 the ,word of ,god4 ,hence he saith1 ',i
 have hewed them  by the prophets4' ,and
 again1 ministers are called ,god's     
builders  and labourers1 even as to this
 work 7,hosea #f3e2 #a ,cor #c3aj2 #b   
,cor  #f3a2 ,col #a3bh74    ,no man will
 lay trees1 as they come from the wood1 
for beams and  rafters in his house2 nor
 stones1 as digged in the walls4 ,no2   
the  stones must be hewed and squared1  
and the trees sawn and made  fit1 and so
 be laid in the house4 ,yea1 they must  
be so sawn1 and  so squared1 that in    
coupling they may be joined exactly2    
else  the building will not be good1 nor
 the workman have credit of his  doings4
    ,hence our gospel-church1 of which  
the temple was a type1 is said  to be   
fitly framed1 and that there is a fit   
supply of every joint  for the securing 
of the whole 7#a ,peter #b3e2 ,eph      

#b3bj1ba1 #d3af2 ,col  #b3ai74 ,as they 
therefore build like children1 that     
build with wood  as it comes from the   
wood or forest1 and with stones as they 
come  from the pit1 even so do they who 
pretend to build ,god a house  of       
unconverted sinners1 unhewed1 unsquared1
 unpolished4 ,wherefore  ,god's workmen1
 according to ,god's advice1 prepare    
their work without1  and make it fit for
 themselves in the field1 and afterwards
 build  the house 7,prov #bd3bg74       
,let ministers therefore look to this1  
and take heed1 lest instead  of making  
their notions stoop to the ,word1 they  
make the ,scriptures  stoop to their    
notions4    ,,vii4 ,of the foundation of
 the ,temple4    ,the foundation of the 
temple is that upon which it stood2 and 
it  was twofold3 ,first1 the hill       
,moriah1 and then those great stones    
upon which it was erected4 ,this hill   
,moriah1 as was said afore1 did  more   
properly typify ,christ4 ,hence ,moriah 
is called ',the ,mountain  of the       

house1' it being the rock on which it   
was built4 ,those great  stones1 called 
foundation-stones1 were types of the    
prophets and  apostles 7,matt #af3ah2   
,eph #b3bj1ba2 ,heb #aa3aj74 ,wherefore 
these  stones were stones of the biggest
 size1 stones of eight cubits1  and     
stones of ten cubits 7#a ,kings #g3aj74 
,now1 as the temple had this double     
foundation1 so we must consider  it     
respectively and distinctly2 for ,christ
 is the foundation one  way1 the        
prophets and apostles a foundation      
another4 ,christ is  the foundation     
personally and meritoriously2 but the   
prophets and  apostles1 by doctrine1    
ministerially4 ,the church then1 which  
is  ,god's ,new ,testament temple1 as it
 is said to be built on ,christ the     
foundation2 so none other is the        
foundation but he 7#a ,cor #c3aa1ab74   
,but as it is said to be built upon the 
apostles1 so it is said to  have twelve 
foundations1 and must have none but they
 7,rev #ba3ad74    ,what is it then8    

,why1 we must be builded upon ,christ1  
as he is  our priest1 sacrifice1        
prophet1 king1 and advocate2 and upon   
the  other1 as they are infallible      
instructors and preachers of him2  not  
that any may be an apostle that so shall
 esteem of himself1 nor  that any other 
doctrine be administered but what is the
 doctrine  of the twelve2 for they are  
set forth as the chief and last4 ,these 
are also they1 as ,moses1 which are to  
look over all the building1  and to see 
that all in this house be done according
 to the pattern  showed to them in the  
mount 7,exo #ci3dc2 ,john #bj3ba-bc2 #a 
,cor #c3i1  #d3i74    ,let us then keep 
these distinctions clear1 and not put an
 apostle  in the room of ,christ1 nor   
,christ in the place of one of those    
apostles4 ,let none but ,christ be the  
high-priest and sacrifice for  your     
souls to ,god2 and none but that        
doctrine which is apostolical1  be to   
you as the mouth of ,christ for         
instruction to prepare you1  and to     

prepare materials for this temple of    
,god1 and to build them  upon this      
foundation4    ,,viii4 ,of the richness 
of the stones which were laid for the   
foundations of the ,temple4    ,these   
foundation stones1 as they were great1  
so they were costly  stones2 though1 as 
,i said1 of themselves1 of no more worth
 than they  of their nature that were   
left behind4 ,their costliness          
therefore1  lay in those additions which
 they received from the king's charge4  
,first1 ,in that labour which was       
bestowed upon them in sawing1  squaring1
 and carving4 ,for the servants1 as they
 were cunning  at this work1 so they    
bestowed much of their art and labour   
upon  them1 by which they put them into 
excellent form1 and added to their      
bigness1 glory1 and beauty1 fit for     
stones upon which so goodly  a fabric   
was to be built4    ,secondly1 ,these   
stones1 as they were thus wrought within
 and  without1 so1 as it seems to me1   
they were inlaid with other stones  more

 precious than themselves4 ,inlaid1 ,i  
say1 with stones of divers  colours4    
,according as it is written1 ,i 'will   
lay thy foundations with  sapphires'    
7,isa #ed3aa74 ,not that the foundations
 were sapphires1  but they were laid1   
inlaid with them2 or1 as he saith in    
another  place1 ',they were adorned with
 goodly stones and gifts' 7,luke        
#ba3e74    ,this is still more          
amplified1 where it is written of the   
,new  ,jerusalem1 which is still the    
,new ,testament church on earth1 and  so
 the same in substance with what is now4
 ',the foundations of  the wall of the  
city1' saith he1 'were garnished with   
all manner  of precious stones' 7,rev   
#ba3ai74 ,true1 these there are called  
',the foundations of the wall of the    
city1' but it has respect to  the matter
 in hand2 for that which is before      
called a temple1 for  its comparative   
smallness1 is here called a city1 for or
 because  of its great increase3 and    
both the foundations of the wall of  the

 city1 as well as of the temple1 are    
'the twelve apostles of  the ,lamb'     
7,rev #ba3ad74    ,for these carvings   
and inlayings1 with all other           
beautifications1  were types of the     
extraordinary gifts and graces of the   
apostles4  ,hence the apostle calls such
 gifts signs of apostleship 7,rom       
#ae3ai2  #b ,cor #ab3ab2 ,heb #b3d74    
,for as the foundation stones of the    
temple  were thus garnished1 so were the
 apostles beautified with a call1       
gifts1 and graces peculiar to           
themselves4 ,hence he says1 ',first     
apostles'2 for that they were first and 
chief in the church of  ,christ 7#a ,cor
 #ab3bh74    ,nor were these stones only
 laid for a foundation for the temple2  
the  great court1 the inner court1 as   
also the porch of the temple1 had  round
 about them three rows of these stones  
for their foundation 7#a  ,kings #g3ab74
 ,signifying1 as it seems to me1 that   
the more outward  and external part1 as 
well as that more internal worship to be

  performed to ,god1 should be grounded 
upon apostolical doctrine and           
appointments 7#a ,cor #c3aj-ab2 #b      
,thess #b3ae1 #c3f2 ,heb #f3a-d74       
,,ix4 ,which way the face or front of   
the ,temple stood4    #a4 ,the temple   
was built with its face or front towards
 the east1  and that1 perhaps1 because  
the glory of the ,god of ,israel was to 
come from the way of the east into it   
7,eze #dc3a-d1 #dg3a74 ,wherefore1  in  
that its front stood toward the east1 it
 may be to show that  the true gospel   
church would have its eye to1 and       
expectation  from1 the ,lord4 ,we look1 
said ,paul1 but whither8 ,we have 'our  
conversation1' said he1 'in heaven1'    
from whence our expectation  is 7#b ,cor
 #d3ah2 ,phil #c3bj2 ,psa #fb3e74    #b4
 ,it was set also with its face towards 
the east1 to keep the people  of ,god   
from committing of idolatry2 to wit1    
from worshipping the  host of heaven1   
and the sun whose rising is from the    
east4 ,for  since the face of the temple

 stood toward the east1 and since the   
worshippers were to worship at1 or with 
their faces towards the  temple1 it     
follows that both in their going to1 and
 worshipping  ,god towards that place1  
their faces must be from1 and their     
backs  towards the sun4#c ,the thus     
building of the temple1 therefore1 was  
a snare to idolaters1 and a proof of the
 zeal of those that were  the true      
worshippers2 as also to this day the    
true gospel-instituted  worship of      
,jesus ,christ is4 ,hence he is said1 to
 idolaters1 to be  a snare and trap1 but
 to the godly a glory 7,isa #h3ad1      
#fj3ai74    #c4 ,do but see how ,god    
catched the idolatrous ,jews1 by this   
means1  in their naughtiness3 ',and he  
brought me1' saith the prophet1 'into   
the inner court of the ,lord's house1   
and behold at the door of the  temple of
 the ,lord1 between the porch and the   
altar1 were about  five and twenty men  
with their backs toward the temple of   
the ,lord1  and their faces towards the 

east' 7,eze #h3af74 ,it was therefore1  
as ,i said1 set with its face towards   
the east1 to prevent false  worship1 and
 detect idolaters4    #d4 ,from the east
 also came the most blasting winds1     
winds that  are destructive to man and  
beasts1 to fruit and trees1 and ships   
at sea 7,exo #aj3ac2 ,job #bg3ba2 ,eze  
#ag3aj1 #ai3ab2 ,psa #dh3g2 ,eze        
#bg3bf74 ,i say1 the east wind1 or that 
which comes from thence1  is the most   
hurtful2 yet you see1 the temple hath   
set her face  against it1 to show that  
the true church cannot be blasted or    
made turn back by any affliction4 ,it is
 not east winds1 nor none  of their     
blastings1 that can make the temple turn
 about4 ,hence  he saith that ,jacob's  
face shall not wax pale4 ,and again1 ',i
 have  made thy face strong against     
their faces1' and that 'the gates  of   
hell shall not prevail against it' 7,isa
 #bi3bb2 ,eze #c3h2 ,matt  #af3ah74     
#e4 ,it might be also built with its    
face towards the east1 to show  that the

 true church looketh1 as afore ,i       
hinted1 for her ,lord  and ,king from   
heaven2 knowing1 that at his coming he  
will bring  healing in his wings2 for   
from the east he will appear when he    
comes the second time without sin unto  
salvation1 of which the  sun gives us a 
memento in his rising there every       
morning4 ',for as  the lightning cometh 
out of the east1 and shineth even unto  
the  west1 so shall also the coming of  
the ,son of man be' 7,matt #bd3bg2  ,mal
 #d3b2 ,heb #i3bh2 ,col #c3d2 #b ,peter 
#c3aa-ad74    #f4 ,christ1 as the north 
pole1 draws those touched with the      
load-stone  of his word1 with the face  
of their souls towards him1 to look     
for1 and hasten to his coming4 ,and this
 also is signified by the  temple       
standing with its face towards the east4
    ,x4 ,of the courts of the ,temple4  
,i perceive that there were two courts  
belonging to the temple4 ,the  first was
 called the outward court 7,eze #dj3g1  
#df3ba74    #a4 ,this was that into     

which the people of necessity first     
entered1  when they went to worship in  
the temple2 consequently that was it1   
in and by which the people did first    
show their desires to be the            
worshippers of ,god4 ,and this answers  
to those badges and signs of  love to   
religion1 that people have in face1 or  
outward appearance  7,matt #bc3bg2 #b   
,cor #aj3g74    #b4 ,in this1 though    
there may sometimes be truth1 yet       
oftener lies  and dissimulation3        
wherefore commonly an outward appearance
 is set  in opposition to faith and     
truth1 as the outward is in opposition  
to the inner court1 and outward to the  
inner man2 and that is1  when it is by  
itself1 for then it profits nothing     
7,rom #b3bh2 #a  ,cor #ac3a-c2 #b ,cor  
#e3ab74    #c4 ,hence1 though the       
outward court was something to the      
,jews1  because by outward bodies they  
were distinguished from the ,gentiles2  
yet to us it is little1 for now 'he is  
not a ,jew who is one only  outwardly4' 

,therefore all the time of the ,beast's 
reign1 this  court is given to be       
trodden under foot2 for1 as ,i said1    
outward  show will avail nothing1 when  
the ,beast comes to turn and toss up    
professors with his horns 7,rev         
#aa3aj-ab74    #d4 ,but as there was an 
outward1 so there was an inner court1 a 
court that stood nearer the temple2 and 
so to the true practical  part of       
worship1 than that outward court did    
7,eze #aj3c1 #df3a2 #a  ,kings #f3cf74  
#e4 ,this inner court is that which is  
called 'the court of the priests1'      
because it was it in which they boiled  
the trespass-offerings1 and  in which   
they prepared the sin-offering for the  
people 7#b ,chron  #d3i2 ,eze #df3bj74  
#f4 ,this court1 therefore1 was the     
place of practice and of preparation  to
 appear before ,god1 which is the first 
true token of a sincere  and honest     
mind4 ,wherefore here1 and not in the   
outward court1  stood the great brazen  
altar1 which was a type of ,christ1 by  

whom  alone the true worshippers make   
their approach with acceptance  unto    
,god4 ,also here stood the great brazen 
scaffold1 on which the  king kneeled    
when he prayed for the people1 a type of
 ,christ's  prayers for his when he was 
in the world 7#b ,chron #f3ac2 ,john    
#ag74    #g4 ,wherefore this court was a
 type of practical worship1 and so  of  
our praying1 hearing1 and eating1 before
 ,god4 ,there belonged  to this court   
several gates1 an east1 a south1 and a  
north gate2  and when the people of the 
land went into this court to worship1   
they were not to go out at that gate by 
which they came in1 but out  of the gate
 over against it1 to show that true     
,christians should  persevere right on1 
and not turn back1 whatever they meet   
with  in the way4 ',he that entereth in 
by the way of the north gate to         
worship1 shall go out by the way of the 
south gate2 and he that  entereth in by 
the way of the south gate1 shall not    
return by the  way of the gate whereby  

he came in1 but shall go forth over     
against  it' 7,eze #df3i74    #h4 ,these
 courts were places of great delight to 
the ,jews1 as both  feigned and sincere 
profession is to those that practice    
therein4  ,wherefore1 when the ,jews did
 enter into these1 they did use to do   
it with praise and pipe1 as do both     
hypocrites and sincere one4  ,so then1  
when a man shall tread in both these    
courts1 and shall  turn what he seems to
 be1 into what he should be in reality2 
then1  and not till then1 he treads them
 as he should2 for then he makes  the   
outward court1 and his treading there   
but a passage to that  which is more    
inward and sincere4 ,but he that stays  
in the outward  one is but such an one  
as pleases not ,god1 for that he wants  
the  practice of what he professes with 
his mouth4    ,,xi4 ,of the great brazen
 altar that stood in the inner court of 
the  ,temple4    #a4 ,in the inner court
 stood the great brazen altar which     
,solomon  made4 ,this is evident2 for   

that when he kneeled upon the scaffold  
there to pray1 he kneeled before this   
altar4 ,see ,exodus #dj3f1 #bi2  #b     
,chronicles #f3ac2 #b ,kings #af3ad2    
,joel #b3ag4    #b4 ,this altar seems to
 be placed about the middle of this     
court over  against the porch of the    
house2 and between it and the temple was
  the place where ,zechariah was slain4 
,this altar was called 'the  altar of   
burnt-offering1' and therefore it was a 
type of ,christ in  his divinity4 ,for  
,christ's body was our true             
burnt-offering1 of  which the bodies of 
the sacrificed beasts were a type2 now  
that  altar upon which his body was     
offered was his ,divinity or ,godhead2  
for that1 and that only1 could bear up  
that offering in the whole  of its      
suffering2 and that therefore1 and that 
only1 was to receive  the fat1 the      
glory4 ,hence it is said he1 'through   
the eternal  ,spirit1 offered himself   
without spot to ,god' 7,heb #i3ad74     
#c4 ,for ,christ is priest1 and         

sacrifice1 and altar1 and all4 ,and  as 
a priest he offered1 as a sacrifice he  
suffered1 and as ,god  he supported his 
humanity1 in that suffering of all the  
pains it  underwent 7,gal #a3d1 #b3bj2  
#a ,peter #c3ah2 ,heb #i3ad74    #d4 ,it
 was then ,christ's ,godhead1 not the   
tree1 that was the altar  of            
burnt-offering1 or that by which ,christ
 offered himself an  offering and a     
sacrifice to ,god for a sweet-smelling  
savour4    #e4 ,that it was not the     
tree1 is evident1 for that could not    
sanctify  the gift1 to wit1 his body2   
but ,christ affirmeth1 'that the altar  
sanctifieth the gift4' ,and by so       
saying1 he affirmeth that the  altar on 
which he offered his offering was       
greater than the offering  itself 7,matt
 #bc3ai74 ,now the body of ,christ was  
the gift2 for so  he saith1 ,i give my  
flesh for the life of the world 7,john  
#f74    ,but now1 what thing is that    
which is greater than his body1 save    
the altar1 his ,divinity on which it was

 offered8 ,the tree then  was not the   
altar which sanctified this gift1 to    
make it of virtue  enough to make       
reconciliation for iniquity 7,john      
#f3ea1 #ag3ai2 ,heb  #i3ad2 ,col        
#a3ai-ba74 ,now1 since this altar of    
burnt-offering was  thus placed in the  
inner court1 it teaches us several      
things3    ,first1 ,that those that come
 only into the outward court1 or that   
rest in a bare appearance of            
,christianity1 do not1 by so doing1     
come to ,jesus ,christ2 for this altar  
stands not there4 ,hence ,john  takes   
notice only of the temple and this      
altar1 and them that  worship therein1  
and leaves out the outward court1 and so
 them  that come no farther 7,rev       
#aa3a1b74    ,second4 ,this teaches us  
also that we are to enter into that     
temple  of ,god by blood4 ,the altar1   
this altar of burnt-offering1 stood  as 
men went into the temple2 they must go  
by it2 yea1 there they  must leave their
 offering1 and so go in and worship1    

even as a  token that they came thither 
by sacrifice and by blood4    ,third4   
,upon this altar ,solomon1 at the       
dedication of the temple1  offered      
thousands1 both of oxen and of sheep1 to
 signify1 surely1  the abundant worth   
and richness that would be in the blood 
of ,christ  to save when it should be   
shed for us4 ,for his blood is spoken of
  with an 'how much more4' ',for if the 
blood of bulls and of goats1  and the   
ashes of an heifer sprinkling the       
unclean1 sanctifieth  to the purifying  
of the flesh1 how much more shall the   
blood of  ,christ1 who through the      
eternal ,spirit offered himself without 
spot to ,god1 purge your conscience from
 dead works1 to serve the  living ,god6'
 7,heb #i3ac1ad1 #aa3ab2 #b ,chron      
#g3e-h74    ,let us then not dare to    
stop or stay in the outward court1 for  
there is not this altar4 ,nor let us    
dare1 when we come into this  court1 to 
be careless whether we look to this     
altar or no4 ,for  it is by blood we    

must enter2 'for without shedding of    
blood is  no remission4' ,let us always 
then1 when we come hither1 wash our     
hands in innocency1 and so compass this 
holy altar3 for that by  ,christ1 who is
 the altar indeed1 we are reconciled to 
,god4 ,this  is looking to ,jesus2 this 
is coming to ,god by him1 of whom this  
altar and the sacrifice thereon was a   
type4    ,,xii4 ,of the pillars that    
were before the porch of the ,temple4   
,there were divers pillars belonging to 
the temple2 but in this  place we are   
confined to speak of only two2 namely1  
those which  stood before the temple4   
,these pillars stood before the porch or
 entrance into the temple1  looking     
towards the altar1 the court1 and them  
that were the  worshippers there2 also  
they were a grace and beauty to the     
front  of the house4    #a4 ,these      
pillars stood1 one on the right hand and
 the other on the  left1 at the door of 
the porch of the temple1 and they had   
names  given them1 you may be sure1 to  

signify something4 ,the name of  that on
 the right hand was called ,jachin1 ,god
 shall establish2  and the name of that 
on the left hand was ,boaz1 in it is    
strength  7#a ,kings #g3ba2 #b ,chron   
#c3ag74    #b4 ,these two pillars were  
types of ,christ's apostles2 of the     
apostles  of circumcision1 and of the   
uncircumcision4 ,therefore the apostle  
,paul also calleth them pillars 7,gal   
#b71 and saith that that pillar  on the 
right hand was a type of himself and his
 companions1 who  were to go to the     
uncircumcised1 and teach the ,gentiles  
the way  of life4 ,when ,james1 ,cephas1
 and ,john1 saith he1 'who seemed to  be
 pillars1 perceived the grace that was  
given unto me1 they gave  to me and     
,barnabas the right hand of fellowship1 
that we should  go unto the heathen1 and
 they unto the circumcision' 7,gal      
#b3i74  ,so then1 these two pillars were
 types of these two order of the        
apostles in this their divers service   
for ,god4#d    #c4 ,and that ,paul and  

,barnabas were signified by those on the
 right  hand1 to wit1 to be the apostles
 of the ,gentiles1 he showeth again1    
where he saith1 ,i am 'the minister of  
,jesus ,christ to the ,gentiles1        
ministering the gospel of ,god1 that the
 offering up of the ,gentiles  might be 
acceptable1 being sanctified by the     
,holy ,ghost' 7,rom  #aa3ac1 #ae3af74   
#d4 ,and since the name of this pillar  
was ,jachin1 shall attend it2  so also1 
that ,god would bless his word preached 
by them to the  ,gentiles1 to the       
conversion of numbers of them1 maugre   
the opposition  of the enemy4    #e4    
,this is further implied1 for that they 
were made of brass2 as  he saith of the 
prophet1 ,i have made thee a fenced     
brazen wall1  an iron pillar2 and their 
fighting against thee shall nothing at  
all prevail 7,jer #ae3bj74 ,wherefore   
,paul says of himself1 ',i am  set for  
the defence of the gospel1' 'that the   
truth thereof might  continue with you' 
7,phil #a3ag2 ,gal #b3e74    ,,xiii4 ,of

 the height of these pillars that thus  
stood before the  porch of the door of  
the ,temple4    ,the pillars were       
eighteen cubits high apiece1 and that is
 as high1  yea1 as high again as the    
highest giant that ever we read of in   
the ,word2 for the highest of which we  
read was but six cubits and  a span4    
,true1 the bedstead of ,og was nine     
cubits long1 but ,i trow  the giant     
himself was shorter 7,deut #c3aa2 #b    
,chron #c3ae74e ,but  put the longest to
 the longest1 and set the one upon the  
shoulders  of the other1 and yet each   
pillar was higher than they4    ,we have
 now1 as ,i know of1 but few that remain
 of the remnant of  the giants2 and     
though they boast as if they were higher
 than ,aga1  yet these pillars are      
higher than they4 ,these pillars are the
  highest2 you may equal them2 and an   
inch above is worth an ell  below4 ,the 
height therefore of these pillars is1 to
 show us what  high dignity ,god did put
 upon those of his saints whom he did   

call  to be apostles of the ,lamb3 for  
their office and call thereto is  the   
highest in the church of ,god4 ,these   
men1 ,i say1 were made thus  high by    
their being cast in such a mould4 ,of   
that which added yet  further to their  
height we will speak anon3 we only speak
 now of  the high call by which they1   
and only they1 were made capable of     
apostolic authority4 ,the apostles were 
sent immediately1#f their  call was     
extraordinary1 their office was         
universal2 they had alike  power in all 
churches1 and their doctrine was        
infallible 7,acts  #bf3af2 #a ,cor #i3a2
 ,gal #a3a2 #a ,john #a3a2 #c ,john     
#b3bc74    ,and what can our pretended  
giants do or say in comparison of       
these8 ,the truth is1 all other men to  
these are dwarfs1 are low1  dark1 weak1 
and beneath1 not only as to call and    
office1 but also  as to gifts and grace4
 ,this sentence1 ',paul1 an apostle of  
,jesus  ,christ1' drowneth all6 ,what   
now are all other titles of grandeur    

and greatness1 when compared with this  
one sentence8    ,true1 the men were but
 mean in themselves2 for what is ,paul  
or  what ,apollos1 or what was ,james or
 ,john8 ,yet by their call to that      
office they were made highest of all in 
the church4 ,christ did raise  them     
eighteen cubits high2 not in conceit2   
for so there are many  higher than they1
 but in office1 and calling1 and ,divine
 authority4    ,and observe it1 these   
stand at the door1 at the entering into 
the  temple of ,god1 at which they enter
 that go in thither to worship ,god1  to
 shew that all right worship1 and that  
which will be acceptable  to ,god1 is   
by1 or according to1 their doctrine4    
,,xiv4 ,of the chapiters 7capitals7 of  
the pillars of the ,temple4    ,there   
were also two chapiters made for the    
pillars of the temple2  for each1 one2  
and they were five cubits high apiece4  
,these were for  the adorning of the    
pillars1 and therefore were types and   
shadows  of that abundance of grace     

which ,god did put upon the apostles    
after the resurrection of our ,lord4    
,wherefore1 as he saith here1  the      
chapiters were upon the pillars2 so it  
saith that great grace  was upon all the
 apostles 7,acts #d3cc74    ,these      
chapiters had belonging to them a bowl  
made pummil-fashion1#g  and it was      
placed upon the head of them1 perhaps to
 signify their  aptness to receive1 and 
largeness to contain of the dew of      
heaven2  that shadow of the doctrine of 
the gospel2 which doctrine the          
apostles1 as the chief1 were to receive 
and hold forth to the world  for their  
conversion4 ,hence1 as the bowls were   
capable to receive  the dew of heaven1  
these are said to receive 'grace and    
apostleship  for obedience to the faith 
among all nations1 for his name' 7,rom  
#a3e2 #a ,kings #g3af1db2 #b ,chron     
#d3ac2 ,deut #cb3aj2 ,rom #ae3bi74      
,there was also upon these chapiters a  
net-work1 or nets like unto             
chequer-work1 which still added to their

 lustre4 ,these nets were  they which   
shewed for what intent the apostolical  
office was  ordained2 namely1 that by   
their preaching they might bring many   
souls to ,god4 ,and hence ,christ calls 
them fishermen1 saying1 ',ye  shall     
catch men' 7,matt #d3ai2 ,mark #a3ag2   
,luke #e3aj2 #b ,cor #ab3af74  ,the     
world is compared to a sea1 men to      
fishes1 and the gospel to  a net 7,eze  
#dg3aj-ab2 ,matt #ac3dg-ej74 ,as        
therefore men catch fish  with a net1 so
 the apostles caught men by their word1 
which word1  as ,i told you1 to me is   
signified by this net-work upon the top 
of  these pillars4 ,see therefore the   
mystery of ,god in these things4        
,,xv4 ,of the pomegranates adjoined to  
these nets on the chapiters4    ,there  
were also joined to these nets upon the 
top of the pillars  pomegranates in     
abundance2 four hundred for the         
net-work4  ,pomegranates1 you know1 are 
beautiful to look on1 pleasant to the   
palate1 comfortable to the stomach1 and 

cheering by their juice  7#a ,kings     
#g3db2 ,cant #d3c1 #h3b1 #d3ac1 #f3aa1  
#g3ab74 ,there were to be  two rows of  
thess pomegranates for one net-work1 and
 so two rows  of them for the other4    
,and this was to show that the net of   
the gospel is not an empty  thing2 but  
is sufficiently baited with such        
varieties as are apt to  allure the     
world to be catched by them4 ,the law is
 but a sound of  words1 but the gospel  
is not so2 that is1 baited with         
pomegranates2  with variety of excellent
 things4 ,hence it is called 'the gospel
  of the kingdom1' and 'the gospel of   
the grace of ,god1' because it  is1 as  
it were1 baited with grace and glory1   
that sinners may be  allured1 and may be
 taken with it to their eternal         
salvation 7,matt  #bd3ad2 ,acts #bj3bd74
    ,grace and glory1 grace and glory6  
these are the pomegranates with  which  
the word of the gospel is baited1 that  
sinners may be taken  and saved thereby4
 ,the argument of old was 'milk and     

honey'2 that  was1 ,i say1 the alluring 
bait1 with which ,moses drew six hundred
  thousand out of ,egypt1 into the      
wilderness of old 7,exo #c3h74 ,but     
behold we have pomegranates1 two rows of
 pomegranates2 grace and  a kingdom1 as 
the bait of the holy gospel2 no wonder1 
then1 if1  when men of skill did cast   
this net into the sea1 such numbers of  
fish have been catched1 even by one     
sermon 7,acts #b74 ,they baited  their  
nets with taking things1 things taking  
to the eye and taste4    ,nets are truly
 instruments of death1 but the net of   
the gospel doth  catch to draw from     
death2 wherefore this net is contrary2  
life and  immortality is brought to     
light through this4 ,no marvel1 then1 if
  men are so glad1 and that for gladness
 they leap like fishes in  a net1 when  
they see themselves catched in this drag
 of the holy  gospel of the ,son of     
,god4 ,they are catched from death and  
hell1  catched to live with ,god in     
glory6    ,,xvi4 ,of the chains that    

were upon these pillars that stood      
before  the ,temple4    ,as there were  
nets to catch1 and pomegranates to bait1
 so there  were chains belonging to     
these chapiters on these pillars4 ',and 
he  made chains1 as in the oracle1 and  
put them upon the head of the  pillars1'
 or chapiters 7#b ,chron #c3af74    ,but
 what were these chains a type of8 ,i   
answer1 they were1 perhaps1  a type of  
those bonds which attend the gospel1 by 
which souls  taken are tied fast to the 
horns of the altar4 ,gospel grace1 and  
gospel obligations1 are ties and binding
 things2 they can hold  those that are  
entangled by the word4 ',love is strong 
as death'2  bands of love1 and the cords
 of a man1 and chains take hold on  them
 that are taken by the gospel 7,hosea   
#aa2 ,cant #h3f74    ,but this strength 
to bind lieth not in outward force1 but 
in a  sweet constraint1 by virtue of the
 displays of undeserved love4  ',the    
love of ,christ constraineth us' 7#b    
,cor #e3ad74 ,wherefore as  you find the

 nets1 so the chains had pomegranates on
 them4 ',and'  he 'made an hundred      
pomegranates1 and put them upon the     
chains'  7#b ,chron #c3af74 ,the chains 
then had baits1 as well as the nets1  to
 show that the bands of the gospel are  
unresistible goodnesses2  such with     
which men love to be bound1 and such as 
they pray they  may be held fast by4 ,he
 binds his foal to the vine2 his saint  
unto  this ,saviour 7,gen #di3aa74      
,by these chains there is therefore     
showed what strength there  is in       
gospel-charms1 if once the adder doth   
but hear them4 ,never  man yet was able 
to resist them that well did know the   
meaning of  them4 ,they are mighty to   
make poor men obedient1 and that in word
  and deed4 ,these chains were such as  
were in the oracle1 to show  that gospel
 bonds are strong as the joys of heaven1
 and as the  glories there2 can make    
them chains as in the oracle1 as in the 
most holy place4 ,it is heaven that     
binds sinners on earth to the  faith and

 hope of the gospel of ,christ4         
,,xvii4 ,of the lily work which was upon
 the chapiters1 that were  upon these   
pillars of the ,temple4    ,these       
pillars were also adorned with lily     
work1 as well as with  pomegranates and 
chains4 ',the chapiters that were upon  
the top of  the pillars were of lily    
work'2 'so was the work of the pillars  
finished' 7#a ,kings #g3ai-bb74    ,this
 lily work is here put in on purpose1   
even to show us how far  off those that 
were to be the true apostles of the     
,lamb should be  from seeking carnal    
things1 or of making their prevailing#h 
a  stalking-horse to worldly greatness1 
and that preferment4 ,there  was lily   
work upon them2 that is1 they lived upon
 the bounty and  care of ,god1 and were 
content with that glory which he had put
  upon them4 ',the lilies1' saith       
,christ1 'they toil not1 neither do     
they spin1 and yet--,solomon in all his 
glory was not arrayed like  one of      
these' 7,matt #f3bh1bi2 ,luke           

#ab3bg-bi74 ,thus1 therefore1 these     
pillars show1 that as the apostles      
should be fitted and qualified  for     
their work1 they should be also freed   
from cares and worldly  cumber2 they    
should be content with ,god's providing 
for them1 even  as the goodly lilies    
are4 ,and as thus prepared1 they were   
set in  the front of the house1 for all 
ministers to see and learn1 and  take   
example of them how to behave themselves
 as to this world in  the performing of 
their office4    ,and that which gives  
us further light in this is1 that this  
lily  work is said1 by divine           
institution1 to be placed 'over against 
the  belly1' the belly of the pillars1 a
 type of ours 7#a ,kings #g3bj74  ,the  
belly is a craving thing2 and these     
things1 saith the text1  were placed    
over against the belly1 to teach that   
they should not  humour1 but put check  
unto the havings and cravings of the    
belly2  or to show that they need not do
 it1 for that he that calls to  his work

 will himself provide for the belly4 ,it
 is said of the  church1 that 'her belly
 is like a heap of wheat set about with 
lilies' 7,cant #g3b74 ,to show that she 
should without covetousness  have       
sufficient1 if she would cast all her   
care upon ,god1 her great  provider4    
,this the apostles did1 and this is     
their glory to this  day4    ',so was   
the work of the pillars finished4' ,to  
live lily lives1  it seems1 is the glory
 of an apostle1 and the completing of   
their  office and service for ,god4 ,but
 this directly opposite to the  belly1  
over against the belly1 and this makes  
it the harder work4  ,but yet1 so living
 is the way to make all that is done    
sweet-scented1  to those that be under  
this care4 ,covetousness makes a        
minister  smell frowish1#i and look more
 like a greedy dog1 than an apostle  of 
,jesus ,christ4 ,judas had none of this 
lily work2 so his name  stinks to this  
day4 ',he that grows like the lily shall
 cast forth  his scent like ,lebanon1   

his branches shall spread1 and his      
beauty  shall be as the olive tree1 and 
his smell as ,lebanon' 7,hosea  #ad3f74 
,thus lived ,christ1 first2 and thus the
 apostles1 next2 nor  can any other as  
to this1 live like1 or be compared to   
them4 ,they  coveted no man's silver or 
gold1 or apparel4 ,they lived like      
lilies  in the world1 and did send forth
 their scent as ,lebanon4    ,thus you  
see of whom these pillars were a shadow1
 and what their  height1 their          
chapiters1 their bowls1 their nets1     
their chains1  their pomegranates1 and  
their lily work did signify1 and how all
  was most sweetly answered in the      
antitype4 ,these were men of the  first 
rate2 the apostles1 ,i mean1 were such4 
,,xviii4 ,of the fashion of the ,temple4
    ,of the length and breadth of the   
temple ,i shall say nothing2 but as  to 
the height thereof1 there methinks ,i   
see something4 ,the temple  was higher  
than the pillars1 and so is the church  
than her officers2  ,i say1 consider    

them singly as officers1 though inferior
 as to  gifts and office2 for1 as ,i    
said before of ministers in general1  so
 now ,i say the same of the apostles1   
though as to office they  were the      
highest1 yet the temple is above them4  
,gifts and office  make no men sons of  
,god2 as so1 they are but servants1     
though these  were servants of the      
highest form4 ,it is the church1 as     
such1 that  is the lady1 a queen1 the   
bride1 the ,lamb's wife2 and prophets1  
apostles1 and ministers1 c41 are but    
servants1 stewards1 labourers  for her  
good 7,psa #de3i2 ,rev #ai3g2 #a ,cor   
#c3e1 #d3a1b74 ,as therefore  the lady  
is above the servant1 the queen above   
the steward1 or  the wife above all her 
husband's officers1 so is the church1 as
  such1 above these officers4 ,the      
temple was higher than the pillars4     
,again1 as the temple was highest1 so it
 enlarged itself upward2  for as it     
ascended in height1 so it still was     
wider and wider2  even from the lowest  

chambers to the top4    ,the first      
chambers were but five cubits broad1 the
 middle ones  were six1 but the highest 
were seven cubits 7#a ,kings #f3e1f74   
,the  temple therefore was round about  
above some cubits wider than it  was    
below2 for 'there was an enlarging and  
winding about still  upward to the side 
chambers1 for the winding about--went   
still  upward round about the house2    
therefore the breadth of the house  was 
still upward1 and so increased from the 
lowest chambers to the  highest1 by the 
midst' 7,eze #da3g74    ,and this was to
 show us that ,god's true gospel temple1
 which is  his church1 should have its  
enlargedness of heart still upward1 or  
most for spiritual and eternal things3  
wherefore he saith1 ',thy  heart shall  
fear and be enlarged1' that is1 be most 
affected with  things above1 'where     
,christ sitteth on the right hand of    
,god'  7,isa #fj3e2 ,col #c3a74 ,indeed 
it is the nature of grace to enlarge    
itself still upward1 and to make the    

heart widest for the things  that are   
above4 ,the temple therefore was        
narrowest downwards1 to  show that a    
little of earth1 or this world1 should  
serve the church  of ,god4 ,and having  
food and raiment1 let us be therewith   
content4    ,but now1 upwards1 and as to
 heavenly things1 we are commanded to   
be covetous1 as to them1 and after them 
to enlarge ourselves1 both  by the      
fashion of the temple1 as by express    
words 7#a ,kings #d3bi2  ,isa #fj3e2    
,phil #c3ad2 #a ,cor #ab3ca2 #a ,tim    
#f3h2 ,psa #aai3cb74    ,since1 then1   
the temple was widest upward1 let us    
imitate it1 and  have our conversation  
in heaven4 ,let our eyes1 our ears1 our 
hands1  and hearts1 our prayers1 and    
groans1 be most for things above4 ,let  
us open our mouths1 as the ground that  
is chapt doth for the latter  rain1 for 
the things that are eternal 7,job       
#bi3bc2 ,psa #ha3aj74    ,observe again1
 that the lowest parts of the temple    
were the narrowest  part of the temple2 

so those in the church who are nearest1 
or  most concerned with earth1 are the  
most narrow-spirited as to the  things  
of ,god4 ,but now let even such a one be
 taken up higher1 to  above1 to the     
uppermost parts of the temple1 and there
 he will be  enlarged1 and have his     
heart stretched out4 ,for the temple1   
you  see1 was widest upwards2 the       
higher1 the more it is enlarged4 ,paul  
being once caught up into paradise1     
could not but be there enlarged  7#b    
,cor #ab74    ,one may say of the       
fashion of the temple1 as some say of a 
lively  picture1 it speaks4 ,i say1 its 
form and fashion speaks2 it says to  all
 saints1 to all the churches of ,christ1
 open your hearts for  heaven1 be ye    
enlarged upwards6    ,i read not in     
,scripture of any house1 but this that  
was thus  enlarged upwards2 nor is there
 anywhere1 save only in the church  of  
,god1 that which doth answer this       
similitude4 ,all other are  widest      
downward1 and have the largest heart for

 earthly things4  ,the church only is   
widest upward1 and has its greatest     
enlargements  towards heaven4    ,,xix4 
,of the outward glory of the ,temple4   
,i do also think that as to this1 there 
was a great expression in  it2 ,i mean1 
a voice of ,god1 a voice that teacheth  
the ,new ,testament  church to carry    
even conviction in her outward usages   
that1 ,i  say1 might give conviction to 
the world4 ,and besides this of its     
enlarging upwards1 there was such an    
outward beauty and glory put  upon it1  
as was alluring to beholders4 ,the      
stones were curiously  carved1 and      
excellently joined together2 its outward
 show was white  and glittering1 to the 
dazzling of the eyes of the beholders2  
yea1  the disciples themselves were     
taken with it1 it was so admirable  to  
behold4 ,hence it is said1 they came to 
,christ to show him the  building of the
 temple4',master1' said they1 'see what 
manner of  stones1 and what buildings   
are here' 7,matt #bd3a2 ,mark #ac3a2    

,luke  #ba3e74 ,and hence it is said1   
that kings1 and the mighty of the       
earth1 were taken with the glory of it4 
',because of thy temple at  ,jerusalem1 
shall kings bring presents unto thee'2  
as it is 7,psa  #fh3bi1ca74    ,kings1  
,gentile kings1 they shall be so taken  
with the sight of the  outward glory of 
it2 for they were not suffered to go    
into it2  no uncircumcised were admitted
 in thither4 ,it was therefore the      
outward glory of it with which the      
beholders were thus taken4    ,her      
enlarging upward1 as that was to show us
 what the inward  affections of         
,christian should be1 so her curious    
outward adorning  and beauty was a      
figure of the beauteous and holy        
conversation of  the godly 7,col        
#c3a-c74 ,and it is brave1 when the     
world are made to  say of the lives and 
conversations of saints1 as they were   
made  to say of the stones and outward  
building of the temple1 ,behold1  what  
,christians1 and what goodly            

conversations are here6 ,i say  it is   
brave when our light so shines before   
men1 that they seeing  our good works   
shall be forced to glorify our ,father  
which is in  heaven 7,matt #e3af74      
,hence this is called our adorning      
wherewith we adorn the gospel1  and that
 by which we beautify it 7,titus #b3aj74
 ,this1 ,i say1 is  taking to beholders1
 as was this goodly outside of the      
temple4 ,and  without this1 what is to  
be seen in the church of ,god8 ,her     
inside  cannot be seen by the world1 but
 her outside may4 ,now1 her outside  is 
very homely1 and without all beauty1    
save that of the holy  life2 this only  
is her visible goodliness4 ,this puts to
 silence  the ignorance of foolish men4 
,this allureth others to fall in  love  
with their own salvation1 and makes them
 fall in with ,christ  against the devil
 and his kingdom4    ,,xx4 ,of the porch
 of the ,temple4    ,we come next to the
 porch of the temple that is commonly   
called  ,solomon's4 #a4 ,this porch was 

in the front of the house1 and so       
became the common way into the temple   
7#a ,kings #f3c2 #b ,chron #c3d74  #b4  
,this porch therefore was the place of  
reception in common for  all1 whether   
,jews or religious proselytes1 who came 
to ,jerusalem  to worship 7,acts #c3aa1 
#e3ab74 #c4 ,this porch had a door or   
gate  belonging to it1 but such as was  
seldom shut1 except in declining  times1
 or when men put themselves into a rage 
against those better  than themselves   
7#b ,chron #bi3g2 ,acts #ba3bh-cj74 #d4 
this gate of  this porch was called     
,beautiful1 even the ,beautiful gate of 
the  temple1 and was that at which the  
lame man lay1 to beg for an alms  of    
them that went in thither to worship    
7,acts #c3a1b1aj74    ,now then1 since  
this porch was the common place of      
reception for  all worshippers1 and the 
place also where they laid the beggars1 
it looks as if it were to be a type of  
the church's bosom for  charity4 ,here  
the proselytes were entertained1 here   

the beggars  were relieved1 and received
 alms4 ,these gates were seldom shut2   
and the houses of ,christian compassion 
should be always open4  ,this therefore 
beautified this gate1 as charity        
beautifies any  of the churches4        
,largeness of heart1 and tender         
compassion at the  church-door1 is      
excellent2 it is the bond of perfectness
 7#a ,cor  #ab3ca1 #ac3a-d2 ,heb        
#ac3a-c2 ,john #e3f1g2 ,col #c3ad74     
,the church-porch to this day is a      
coming in for beggars1 and perhaps  this
 practice at first was borrowed from the
 beggars lying at the  temple-gate4     
,this porch was large1 and so should the
 charity of  the churches be4 ,it was   
for length the breadth of the temple1   
and  of the same size with 'the ,holiest
 of all' 7#a ,kings #f3c2 #b ,chron     
#c3d74 ,the first might be to teach us  
in charity we should not be  niggardly1 
but1 according to the breadth of our    
ability1 we should  extend it to all the
 house2 and that in our so doing1 the   

very  emblem of heaven is upon us1 of   
which the holiest was a figure4  ',as we
 have therefore opportunity1 let us do  
good unto all1' c4  7,gal #f3aj74    ,it
 is a fine ornament to a true church to 
have a large church-porch1  or a wide   
bosom1 for reception of all that come   
thither to worship4#aj  ,this was       
commanded to the ,jews1 and their glory 
shone when they  did accordingly3 ',and 
it shall come to pass1 that in what     
tribe  the stranger sojourneth1 there   
shall ye give him his inheritance1      
saith the ,lord ,god' 7,eze #dg3bc74    
,this porch was1 as ,i said1 not only   
for length the breadth of the  temple1  
and so the length and breadth of the    
holiest2 but it was1 if  ,i mistake not1
 for height far higher than them both3  
for the holy  place was but thirty      
cubits high1 and the most holy but      
twenty2  but the porch was in height an 
hundred and twenty cubits4 ,this        
beautiful porch1 therefore1 was four    
times as high as was the  oracle in     

temple itself 7#a ,kings #f3b1bj2 #b    
,chron #c3d74    ,one excellent         
ornament1 therefore1 of this temple was1
 for that it  had a porch so high1 that 
is1 so famous for height2 hence he says1
  ',this house that is so high1' that is
 so famous for height4 ,so high  as to  
be seen afar off4 ,charity1 if it be    
rich1 runs up from the  church like a   
steeple1 and will be seen afar off2 ,i  
say1 if it be  rich1 large1 and abounds4
 ,christ's charity was blazed abroad2 it
  was so high no man could hide it3 and 
the charity of the churches  will be    
seen from church to church1 yea1 and    
will be spoken of to  their             
commendations in every place1 if it be  
warm1 fervent1 and  high 7,mark         
#g3cf-dd2 #b ,cor #h3bd1 #i3b1ac1ad74   
,,xxi4 ,of the ornaments of the porch of
 the ,temple4    ,there were three      
things belonging to the porch1 besides  
its height1  that were ornaments unto   
it4 #a4 ,it was overlaid within with    
gold4  #b4 ,it had the pillars adjoined 

unto it4 #c4 ,it was the inlet into  the
 temple4    ,first4 ,it was overlaid    
with gold4 ,gold ofttimes was a type of 
grace1  and particularly of the grace of
 love4 ,that in ,solomon's chariot      
called gold is yet again mentioned by   
the name love 7,cant #c3i1aj74  ,as it  
is in the church1 the grace of love is  
as gold4 ,it is the  greatest1 the      
richest of graces1 and that which abides
 for ever4  ,hence they that show much  
love to saints are said to be rich 7#a  
,tim #f3ag-ai74 ,and hence charity is   
called a treasure1 a treasure  in the   
heavens 7,luke #ab3cc1cd74 ,love is a   
golden grace2 let then  the churches1 as
 the porch of the temple was1 be inlaid 
with love1  as gold4    ,second4 ,it had
 the pillars adjoined to it1 the which1 
besides their  stateliness1 seem to be  
there typically to example4 ,for there  
was  seen1 by the space of four cubits1 
their lily-work in the porch  7#a ,kings
 #g3ai74 ,of their lily-work ,i spake   
before4 ,now that they  were so placed  

that they might be seen in the porch of 
the house1  it seems to be for example1 
to teach the church1 that she should    
live without worldly care1 as did the   
apostles1 the first planters  of the    
church4 ,and let ministers do this2 they
 are now the pillars  of the churches1  
and they stand before the porch of the  
house2  let them also show their        
lily-work to the house1 that the church 
may learn of them to be without         
carefulness as to worldly things1  and  
also to be rich in love and charity     
towards the brethren4 ,a  covetous      
minister is a base thing1 a pillar more 
symbolizing ,lot's  wife than an holy   
apostle of ,jesus ,christ2 let them1    
since they  stand at the door1 and since
 the eyes of all in the porch are  upon 
them1 be patterns and examples of good  
works 7#a ,tim #f3aj-ab2  ,titus #b3g74 
,third4 ,another ornament unto this     
porch was1 that it was an inlet  into   
the temple4 ,charity is it which        
receiveth orphans1 that  receiveth the  

poor and afflicted into the church4     
,worldly love1 or  that which is carnal1
 shuts up bowels1 yea1 and the          
church-doors  too1 against the poor of  
the flock2 wherefore look that this kind
  of love be never countenanced by you4 
,crave that rather which is a  fruit of 
the ,spirit4 ,o churches1 let your      
ministers be beautified  with your love1
 that they may beautify you with their  
love2 and  also be an ornament unto you1
 and to that ,gospel they minister to   
you1 for ,jesus ,christ's sake4         
,,xxii4 ,of the ascent by which they    
went up into the porch of the  ,temple4 
#a4 ,this porch also had certain steps1 
by which they went up into  the house of
 the ,lord4 ,i know not directly the    
number of them2  though ,ezekiel speaks 
something about it 7,eze #dj3ch1ci74    
,hence1  when men went to worship in the
 temple1 they were said to go ,,up  into
 the house of the ,lord 7,isa #ch3bb74  
,these steps1 which were the ascent to  
the temple1 were so curiously  set1 and 

also so finely wrought1 that they were  
amazing to behold4  ,wherefore1 when the
 queen of ,sheba1 who came to prove     
,solomon's  wisdom1 saw 'the house which
 he had built1--and his ascent by which 
he went up into the house of the ,lord1 
she had no more spirit in  her4' ,she   
was by that sight quite drowned1 and    
overcome 7#a ,kings  #aj3d1e74    #b4   
,these steps1 whether cedar1 gold1 or   
stone1 yet that which added  to their   
adornment was the wonderment of a queen4
 ,and whatever they  were made of1 to be
 sure they were a shadow of those steps 
which  we should take to and in the     
house of ,god4 ,steps of ,god 7,psa     
#he3ac74  ,steps ordered by him 7,psa   
#cg3bc74 ,steps ordered in his word     
7,psa  #aai3acc74 ,steps of faith 7,rom 
#d3ab7 ,steps of the ,spirit 7#b ,cor   
#ab3ah7 ,steps of truth 7#c ,john #d74  
,steps washed with butter 7,job  #bi3f74
 ,steps taken before1 or in the presence
 of1 ,god4 ,steps butted  and bounded by
 a divine rule4 ,these are steps indeed4

    #c4 ,there are therefore no such    
steps as these to be found any where  in
 the world4 ,a step to honour1 a step to
 riches1 a step to worldly  glory1 these
 are everywhere2 but what are these to  
the steps by  which men do ascend or go 
up to the house of the ,lord6    ,he    
then that entereth into the house of the
 ,lord is an ascending  man2 as it is   
said of ,moses1 he went up into the     
mount of ,god4 ,it  is ascending to go  
into the house of ,god4 ,the world      
believe not  this2 they think it is     
going downward to go up to the house of 
,god2 but they are in a horrible        
mistake4    ,the steps then by which men
 went up into the temple are1 and ought 
to be1 opposed to those which men take  
to their lusts and empty  glories4      
,hence such steps are said not only to  
decline from ,god1  but to take hold of 
the path to death and hell 7,psa #dd3ah2
 ,prov  #b3ah1 #e3e1 #g3be-bg74    ,the 
steps1 then1 by which men went up to the
 house of the ,lord1  were significative

 of those steps which men take when they
 go to  ,god1 to heaven1 and glory3 for 
these steps were the way to ,god1 to    
,god in his holy temple4    ,but how few
 are there that1 as the queen of the    
south1 are taken  with these goodly     
steps6 ,do not most rather seek to push 
away our  feet from taking hold of the  
path of life1 or else lay snares for  us
 in the way8 ,but all these             
notwithstanding1 the ,lord guide us  in 
the way of his steps3 they are goodly   
steps1 they are the best4    ,,xxiii4   
,of the gate of the porch of the        
,temple4    #a4 ,the porch1 at which was
 an ascent to the temple1 had a gate    
belonging to it4 ,this gate1 according  
to the prophet ,ezekiel1 was  six cubits
 wide4 ,the leaves of this gate were    
double1 one folding  this way1 the other
 folding that 7,eze #dj3dh74    ,now    
here some may object1 and say1 ,since   
the way to ,god by these  door were so  
wide1 why doth ,christ say the way and  
gate is narrow8    ,answ4 ,the          

straitness1 the narrowness1 must not be 
understood of the  gate simply1 but     
because of that cumber that some men    
carry with  them1 that pretend to be    
going to heaven4 ,six cubits6 ,what is  
sixteen cubits to him who would enter in
 here with all the world on  his back8  
,the young man in the gospel1 who made  
such a noise for  heaven1 might have    
gone in easy enough2 for in six cubits  
breadth  there is room3 but1 poor man1  
he was not for going in thither1  unless
 he might carry in his houses upon his  
shoulder too1 and  now the gate was     
strait 7,mark #aj3ag-bg74 ,wherefore he 
that will  enter in at the gate of      
heaven1 of which this gate into the     
temple  was a type1 must go in by       
himself1 and not with his bundles of    
trash on his back2#aa and if he will go 
in thus1 he need not fear  there is     
room4 ',the righteous nation that       
keepeth the truth1 they  shall enter in'
 7,isa #bf3b74    #b4 ,they that enter  
in at the gate of the inner court must  

be clothed  in fine linen3 how then     
shall they go into the temple that carry
  the clogs of the dirt of this world at
 their heels8 ',thus saith  the ,lord   
,god2 ,no stranger uncircumcised in     
heart1 nor uncircumcised  in flesh1     
shall enter into my sanctuary' 7,eze    
#dd3i74    #c4 ,the wideness therefore  
of this gate is for this cause here made
  mention of1 to wit1 to encourage them 
that would gladly enter  thereat1       
according to the mind of ,god1 and not  
to flatter them that  are not for       
leaving of all for ,god4    #d4         
,wherefore let such as would go in      
remember that here is room1  even a gate
 to enter in at six cubits wide4 ,we    
have been all this  while but on the    
outside of the temple1 even in the      
courts of the  house of the ,lord1 to   
see the beauty and glory that is there4 
,the  beauty hereof made men cry out1   
and say1 ',how amiable are thy          
tabernacles1 ,o ,lord of hosts6 my soul 
longeth1 yea1 even fainteth  for the    

courts of the ,lord'2 and to say1 'a day
 in thy courts is  better than a        
thousand' 7,psa #hd3a1b1;c474    ,,xxiv4
 ,of the pinnacles of the ,temple4      
#a4 ,there were also several pinnacles  
belonging to the temple4 ,these         
pinnacles stood on the top aloft in the 
air1 and were sharp1 and  so difficult  
to stand upon3 what men say of their    
number and length  ,i wave1 and come    
directly to their signification4    #b4 
,i therefore take those pinnacles to be 
types of those lofty airy  notions with 
which some men delight themselves1 while
 they hover1  like birds1 above the     
solid and godly truths of ,christ4      
,satan  attempted to entertain ,christ  
,jesus with this type1 and antitype1  at
 once1 when he set him on one of the    
pinnacles of the temple1 and  offered to
 thrust him upon a false confidence in  
,god1 by a false  and unsound           
interpretation of a text 7,matt #d3e1f2 
,luke #d3i-aa74    #c4 ,you have some   
men cannot be content to worship ,,in   

the temple1 but  must be aloft2 no place
 will serve them but pinnacles1         
pinnacles2  that they may be speaking in
 and to the air1 that they may be       
promoting  their heady notions1 instead 
of solid truth2 not considering that    
now they are where the devil would have 
them be2 they strut upon  their points1 
their pinnacles2 but let them look to   
it1 there is  difficulty standing upon  
pinnacles2 their neck1 their soul1 is in
  danger4 ,we read1 ,god is in his      
temple1 not upon these pinnacles  7,psa 
#aa3d2 ,hab #b3bj74    #d4 ,it is true1 
,christ was once upon one of these2 but 
the devil  set him there1 with intent to
 have dashed him in pieces by a fall2   
and yet even then told him1 if he would 
venture to tumble down1  he should be   
kept from dashing his foot against a    
stone4 ,to be  there1 therefore1 was one
 of ,christ's temptations2 consequently 
one of ,satan's stratagems2 nor went he 
thither of his own accord1  for he knew 
that there was danger2 he loved not to  

clamber pinnacles4    #e4 ,this should  
teach ,christians to be low and little  
in their own  eyes1 and to forbear to   
intrude into airy and vain speculations1
  and to take heed of being puffed up   
with a foul and empty mind4#ab    ,,xxv4
 ,of the porters of the ,temple4    #a4 
,there were porters belonging to the    
temple4 ,in ,david's time  their number 
was four thousand men 7#a ,chron #bc3e74
    #b4 ,the porters were of the        
,levites1 and their work was to watch   
at every gate of the house of the ,lord2
 at the gate of the outer  court1 at the
 gates of the inner court1 and at the   
door of the  temple of the ,lord 7#b    
,chron #ce3ae74    #c4 ,the work of the 
porters1 or rather the reason of their  
watching1  was to look that none not    
duly qualified entered into the house   
of the ,lord4 ',he set1' saith the text1
 'the porters at the gates  of the house
 of the ,lord1 that none which was      
unclean in any thing  should enter in'  
7#b ,chron #bc3ai74    #d4 ,the         

excellency of the porters lay in these  
three things1 their  watchfulness1      
diligence1 and valour1 to make          
resistance to those  that1 as unfit1    
would attempt to enter those courts and 
the house  of ,god 7#a ,chron #bf3f2    
,mark #ac3cd74    #e4 ,these porters    
were types of our gospel ministers1 as  
they are  set to be watchmen in and over
 the church1 and the holy things  of    
,god4 ,therefore as ,christ gives to    
every man in the church his  work1 so he
 commands 'the porter to watch' 7,isa   
#ba3aa2 ,eze #c3ag1  #cc3g2 ,acts       
#bj3bg-ca2 #b ,tim #d3e2 ,rev #b3b1c74  
#f4 ,sometimes every awakened ,christian
 is said to be a porter1  and such at   
,christ's first knock open unto him     
immediately 7,luke  #ab3ce-dj74    #g4  
,the heart of a ,christian is also      
sometimes called the porter2  for that  
when the true shepherd comes to it1 to  
him this porter  openeth also 7,john    
#aj3c74    #h4 ,this last has the body  
for his watch-house2 the eyes and ears  

for his port-holes2 the tongue therewith
 to cry1 ,who comes there8  as also to  
call for aid1 when anything unclean     
shall attempt with  force and violence  
to enter in1 to defile the house4       
,,xxvi4 ,of the charge of the porters of
 the ,temple more particularly4    #a4  
,the charge of the porters was1 to keep 
their watch1 in four  square1 even round
 about the temple of ,god4 ,thus it was 
ordained  by ,david1 before him by      
,moses1 and after him by ,solomon his   
son  7#a ,chron #i3bd2 ,num #c2 #b      
,chron #bc3ai1 #ce3ae74    #b4 ,the     
porters had some of them the charge of  
the treasure-chambers2  some of them had
 the charge of the ministering vessels1 
even to  bring them in and out by tale2 
also the opening and shutting of  the   
gates of the house of the ,lord was a   
part of their calling and  office4      
#c4 ,i told you1 the porters were types 
of our gospel ministers1 as  they are   
watchmen in and over the house of ,god2 
and therefore in  that they were thus to

 watch round about the temple1 what is  
it but  to show how diligent ,satan is1 
to see if he may get in somewhere1  by  
some means1 to defile the church of     
,god2 he goes round and round  and round
 us1 to see if he can find a hog-hole   
for that purpose4    #d4 ,this also     
showeth that the church of itself1      
without its watchmen1  is a weak1       
feeble1 and very helpless thing4 ,what  
can the lady or  mistress do to defend  
herself against thieves and sturdy      
villains1  if there be none but she at  
home8 ,it is said1 when the shepherd  is
 smitten1 the sheep shall be scattered4 
,what could the temple  do without its  
watchmen8    #e4 ,again1 in that the    
porters had charge of the               
treasure-chambers  as it is 7#a ,chron  
#i3bf71 it is to intimate1 that the     
treasures of  the gospel are with the   
ministers of our ,god1 and that the     
church1  next to ,christ1 should seek   
them at their mouth4 ',we have this     
treasure in earthen vessels1' saith     

,paul1 and they are 'stewards  of the'  
manifold 'mysteries of ,god' 7#a ,cor   
#d3a2 #b ,cor #d3g2 #a ,peter  #d3aj2   
,eph #d3aa-ac74    #f4 ,these are ,god's
 true scribes1 and bring out of their   
treasury  things new and old2 or1 as he 
saith in another place1 ',at our gates1'
  that is1 where our porters watch1 'are
 all manner of pleasant  fruits1 which  
,i have laid up for thee1 ,o my beloved'
 7,cant #g3ac2  ,matt #ac3eb74    #g4   
,further1 some of them had charge of the
 ministering vessels1 and  they were to 
bring them in and out by tale 7#a ,chron
 #i3bh74 7#a47 ,if  by ministering      
vessels you understand gospel           
ordinances1 then you  see who has the   
charge of them1 to wit1 the watchmen and
 ministers  of the word 7,luke #a3ab2 #b
 ,thess #b3ae2 #b ,tim #b3b74 7#b47 ,if 
by  ministering vessels you mean the    
members of the church1 for they  are    
also ministering vessels1 then you see  
who has the care of  them1 to wit1 the  
pastors1 the gospel ministers4          

,therefore 'obey  them that have the    
rule over you--for they watch for your  
souls1  as they that must give account2 
that they may do it with joy1 and  not  
with grief1 for that is unprofitable for
 you' 7,heb #ac3ag74    #h4 ,the opening
 of the gates did also belong to the    
porters1 to  show that the power of the 
keys1 to wit1 of opening and shutting1  
of letting in and keeping out of the    
church1 doth ministerially  belong to   
these watchmen 7,matt #af3ai2 ,heb      
#ab3ae74    #i4 ,the conclusion is1 then
 let the churches love their pastors1   
hear  their pastors1 be ruled by their  
pastors1 and suffer themselves to  be   
watched over1 and to be exhorted1       
counselled1 and if need be1  reproved1  
and rebuked by their pastors4#ac ,and   
let the ministers  not sleep1 but be    
watchful1 and look to the ordinances1 to
 the  souls of the saints1 and the gates
 of the churches4 ,watchman1  watchman1 
watch6    ,,xxvii4 ,of the doors of the 
,temple4    ,now we are come to the gate

 of the temple2 namely1 to that which   
let out of the porch into the holy      
place4    #a4 ,these doors or gates were
 folding1 and they opened by degrees4   
,first1 a quarter1 and then a half1     
after that three quarters1 and  last of 
all the whole4 ,these doors also hanged 
upon hinges of gold1  and upon posts    
made of the goodly olive tree 7#a ,kings
 #f3cc1cd2  ,eze #da3bc1bd74    #b4     
,these doors did represent ,christ1 as  
he is the way to the ,father1  as also  
did the door of the tabernacle1 at which
 the people were  wont to stand when    
they went to inquire of ,god4           
,wherefore1 ,christ  saith1 ',i am the  
door1' alluding to this1 'by me if any  
man enter  he shall be saved1 and shall 
go in and out1 and find pasture' 7,exo  
#cc3i1aj1 #ch3h1 #dj3ab2 ,lev #a3c1d1   
#h3c1d1cc1 #ae3ad2 ,num #f3ac1ah1       
#aj3c1 #be3f1 #bg3b2 #a ,sam #b3bb2     
,john #aj3i74 7#a47 ',i am the door4'   
,the door into the court1 the door into 
the porch1 the door into  the temple1   

the door into the holiest1 the door to  
the ,father4 ,but  now we are at the    
door of the temple4 7#b47 ,and observe  
it1 this  door by ,solomon was not      
measured as the door of the porch was3  
for though the door into the court1 and 
the door into the porch  were measured1 
to show that the right to ordinances and
 the inlet  into the church is to be    
according to a prescript rule1 yet this 
door was not measured2 to show that     
,christ1 as he is the inlet to  saving  
grace1 is beyond all measure1 and       
unsearchable4 ,hence his  grace is      
called 'unsearchable riches1' and that  
above all we can  ask or think1 for that
 it passeth knowledge 7,eph #c3h1ai1bj74
    #c4 ,it is1 therefore1 convenient   
that we put a note upon this1 that  we  
may distinguish rule and duty from grace
 and pardoning mercy2  for as ,i said1  
though ,christ1 as the door to outward  
privileges1  is set forth by rule and   
measure2 yet1 as he is the door to grace
  and favour1 never creature1 as yet1   

did see the length and breadth  of him  
7,eph #c3ag1ai74ad    #d4 ,therefore1 ,i
 say1 this gate was not measured2 for   
what should  a rule do here1 where      
things are beyond all measure8    #e4   
,this gate being also to open by        
degrees1 is of signification  to us2 for
 it will be opening first by one fold1  
then by another1  and yet will never be 
set wide1 wide open1 until the day of   
judgment4  ,for then1 and not till then1
 will the whole of the matter be open4  
',for now we see through a glass1       
darkly2 but then face to face3  now ,i  
know in part1 but then shall ,i know    
even as also ,i am known'  7#a ,cor     
#ac3ab74    ,,xxviii4 ,of the leaves of 
this gate of the ,temple4    ,the leaves
 of this gate or door1 as ,i told you   
before1 were folding1  and so1 as was   
hinted1 has something of signification  
in them4  ,for by this means a man1     
especially a young disciple1 may easily 
be mistaken2 thinking that the whole    
passage1 when yet but a part  was open2 

whereas1 three parts might be yet kept  
undiscovered to  him4 ,for these doors1 
as ,i said before1 were never yet set   
wide  open2 ,i mean1 in the antitype2   
never man yet saw all the riches  and   
fulness which is in ,christ4 ,so that ,i
 say1 a new comer1 if he  judged by     
present sight1 especially if he saw but 
little1 might  easily be mistaken2      
wherefore such1 for the most part1 are  
most  horribly afraid that they shall   
never get in thereat4 ,how sayest  thou1
 young comer1 is not this the case with 
thy soul8 ,so it seems  to thee that    
thou art too big1 being so great1 so    
tun-bellied a  sinner4 ,but1 ,o thou    
sinner1 fear not1 the doors are         
folding-doors1  and may be opened wider1
 and wider again after that2 wherefore1 
when thou comest to this gate1 and      
imaginest there is not space  enough for
 thee to enter1 knock1 and it shall be  
wider opened unto  thee1 and thou shalt 
be received 7,luke #aa3i2 ,john #f3cg74 
,so1 then1  whoever thou art that art   

come to the door1 of which the temple   
door was a type1 trust not to thy first 
conceptions of things1 but  believe     
there is grace abundant4 ,thou knowest  
not yet what ,christ  can do1 the doors 
are folding-doors4 ,he can 'do exceeding
 abundantly  above all that we can ask  
or think' 7,eph #c3bj74    ,the hinges  
on which these doors do hang were1 as ,i
 told you1 gold2  to signify that they  
both turned upon motives and motions of 
love1  and also that the openings       
thereof were rich4 ,golden hinges the   
gate to ,god doth turn upon1    ,the    
posts on which these doors did hang were
 of the olive tree1  that fat and oily  
tree1 to show that they do never open   
with  lothness or sluggishness1 as doors
 do whose hinges want oil4 ,they  are   
always oily1 and so open easily and     
quickly to those who knock  at them4    
,hence you read1 that he that dwells in 
this house gives  freely1 loves freely1 
and doth us good with all his heart4    
',yea1'  saith he1 ',i will rejoice over

 them to do them good1 and ,i will      
plant them in this land assuredly with  
my whole heart1 and with my  whole soul'
 7,jer #c3ab1ad1bb1 #cb3da2 ,rev #ba3f1 
#bb3ag74 ,wherefore1  the oil of grace1 
signified by this oily tree1 or these   
olive-posts1  on which these doors do   
hang1 do cause that they open glibly or 
frankly to the soul4    ,,xxix4 ,what   
the doors of the ,temple were made of4  
#a4 ,the doors of the temple were made  
of fir2 that is so sweet  scented1 and  
pleasant to the smell 7#a ,kings #f3cd74
    #b4 ,mankind is also often compared 
to the fir tree4 ,as ,isaiah #da3ai1    
#ee3ac1 #fj3ac-ag1 #ad3h4    #c4 ,now1  
since the doors of the temple were made 
of the same1 doth  it not show that the 
way into ,god's house1 and into his     
favour1  is by the same nature which    
they are of that thither enter1 even    
through the veil1 his flesh8 7,heb      
#aj3bj74 ,for this door1 ,i mean the    
antitype1 doth even say of himself1 ',i 
,am like a green fir tree1  from me is  

thy fruit found' 7,hosea #ad3h74    #d4 
,this fir tree is ,christ2 ,christ as   
man1 and so as the way to the  ,father4 
,the doors of the temple are also1 as   
you see here1 made of  the fir tree2    
even of that tree which was a type of   
the humanity  of ,jesus ,christ4        
,consider ,hebrews #b3ad4    #e4 ,the   
fir tree is also the house of the stork1
 that unclean bird1  even as ,christ is 
a harbour and shelter for sinners4 ,as  
for the  stork1 saith the text1 the fir 
tree is her house2 and ,christ saith  to
 the sinners that see their want of     
shelter1 ',come unto me1 and  ,i will   
give you rest4' ,he is a refuge for the 
oppressed1 a refuge  in time of trouble 
7,deut #ad3ah2 ,lev #aa3ai2 ,psa        
#ajd3ag1 #hd3b1c2 ,matt  #aa3bg1bh2 ,heb
 #f3ag-bj74 ,he is1 as the doors of fir 
of the temple1  the inlet to ,god's     
house1 to ,god's presence1 and to a     
partaking of  his glory4 ,thus ,god did 
of old1 by similitudes1 teach his people
  his way4    ,,xxx4 ,how the doors of  

the ,temple were adorned4    ,and       
,solomon carved upon the doors          
'cherubims1 and palm trees1 and  open   
flowers1 and covered them with gold' 7#a
 ,kings #f3ce2 ,eze #da3be74    ,first4 
,he carved cherubims thereon4 ,these    
cherubims were figures  or types of     
angels1 and forasmuch as they were      
carved here upon  the door1 it was to   
show1    #a4 ,what delight the angels   
take in waiting upon the ,lord1 and in  
going at his bidding1 at his beck4 ,they
 are always waiting like  servants at   
the door of their ,lord's house4    #b4 
,it may be also to show how much pleased
 they are to be where  they may see     
sinners come to ,god4 ,for 'there is joy
 in the presence  of the angels of ,god 
over one sinner that repenteth1' and    
comes to  ,god by ,christ for mercy     
7,luke #ae3aj74    #c4 ,they may be also
 placed here to behold with what        
reverence or  irreverence those that    
come hither to worship do behave        
themselves4  ,hence ,solomon cautions   

those that come to ,god's house to      
worship1  that they take heed to their  
feet1 because of the angels4 ,paul  also
 says1 ,women must take heed that they  
behave themselves in  the church as they
 should1 and that because of the angels 
7,eccl  #e3a1b1f2 #a ,cor #aa3e1f1aj74  
#d4 ,they may also be carved upon the   
temple doors1 to show us  how ready they
 are1 so soon as any poor creature comes
 to ,christ  for life to take the care  
and charge of its conduct through this  
miserable world4 ',are they not all     
ministering spirits1 sent forth  to     
minister for them who shall be heirs of 
salvation8' 7,heb #a3ad74    #e4 ,they  
may also be carved here1 to show that   
they are ready1 at  ,christ's command1  
to take vengeance for him upon those    
that despise  his people and hate his   
person4 ,hence he bids the world take   
heed  what they do to his 'little ones1'
 for 'their angels do always  behold the
 face of their ,father which is in      
heaven1' and are ready  at the door to  

run at his bidding 7,matt #ah3aj74      
#f4 ,or lastly1 they may be carved upon 
these doors1 to show that  ,christ      
,jesus is the very supporter and        
upholder of angels1 as well  as the     
,saviour of sinful man4 ,for as he is   
before all things1 so  by him all things
 consist2 angels stand by ,christ1 men  
are saved  by ,christ1 and therefore the
 very cherubims themselves were carved  
upon these doors1 to show they are      
upheld and subsist by him 7#a  ,cor     
#h3f2 ,col #a3ag2 ,heb #a3c74           
,second4 ,again1 as the cherubims are   
carved here1 so there were palm  trees  
carved here also4 ,the palm tree is     
upright1 it twisteth not  itself awry   
7,jer #aj3e74    #a4 ,apply this to     
,christ1 and then it shows us the       
uprightness of  his heart1 word1 and    
ways with sinners4 ',good and upright is
 the  ,lord1 therefore will he teach    
sinners in the way'2 in at the door  to 
life 7,psa #be3h1 #ib3ae74    #b4 ,the  
palm or palm tree is also a token of    

victory2 and as placed  here1 it        
betokeneth the conquest that ,christ1   
the door1 should get  over sin1 death1  
the devil1 and hell for us 7,rom #g3bd1 
#h3cg2 #a ,cor  #ae3ed-eg2 ,rev         
#g3i-aa74    #c4 ,if we apply the palm  
tree to the church1 as we may1 for she  
also is compared thereto 7,cant         
#g3h-aj71 then the palm tree may be     
carved here to show1 that none but such 
as are upright of heart and  life shall 
dwell in the presence of ,god4 ',the    
hypocrite1' says ,job1  'shall not come 
before him4' ',the upright1' says       
,david1 'shall not  dwell in thy        
presence' 7,job #ac3af2 ,psa #adj3ac74  
,they are they that  are clothed in     
white robes1 which signifies uprightness
 of life1  that stand before the ,lamb  
with 'palms in their hands' 7,rev #g3i74
    ,third4 ,there were also carved upon
 these doors open flowers2 and  that to 
teach us that here is the sweet scent   
and fragrant smell2  and that the coming
 soul will find it so in ,christ1 this  

door4 ',i  ,,am1' saith he1 'the rose of
 ,sharon1 and the lily of the valleys4' 
,and again1 ',his cheeks are as a bed of
 spices1 as sweet flowers3  his lips    
like lilies1 dropping sweet smelling    
myrrh' 7,cant #b3a1  #e3ac74 ,open      
flowers4 ,open flowers are the sweetest1
 because full  grown1 and because1 as   
such1 they yield their fragrancy most   
freely4 ,wherefore1 when he saith upon  
the doors are open flowers1  he setteth 
,christ ,jesus forth in his good        
savours1 as high as by  such a          
similitudes he could2 and that both in  
name and office4  ,for open flowers lay1
 by their thus opening themselves before
 us1  all their beauty also most plainly
 before our faces4 ,there are  varieties
 of beauty in open flowers1 the which   
they also commend  to all observers4    
,now1 upon these doors1 you see1 are    
open flowers1  flowers ripe1 and spread 
before us1 to show that his name and    
offices are savoury to them that by him 
do enter his house to ,god  his ,father 

7,cant #a3a-d74    ',all these were     
overlaid with fine gold4' ,gold is the  
most rich  of all metals2 and here it is
 said the doors1 the cherubims1 the     
palm trees1 and open flowers1 were      
overlaid therewith4 ,and this  shows1   
that as these things are rich in        
themselves1 even so they  should be to  
us4 ,we have a golden door to go to ,god
 by1 and golden  angels to conduct us   
through the world3 we have golden palm  
trees  as tokens of our victory1 and    
golden flowers to smell on all the  way 
to heaven4    ,,xxxi4 ,of the wall of   
the ,temple4    ,the wall of the temple 
was 'ceiled with fir tree1 which he     
overlaid  with fine gold1 and set       
thereon palm trees and chains' 7#b      
,chron  #c3e-g74    ,the walls were as  
the body of the house1 unto which       
,christ alluded  when he said1 ',destroy
 this temple1 and in three days ,i will 
raise  it up' 7,john #b3ai74 ,hence to  
be1 and worship in the temple1 was a    
type of being in ,christ1 and           

worshipping ,god by him4 ,for ,christ1  
as was said1 is the great temple of     
,god1 in the which all the elect  meet1 
and in whom they do service to and for  
his ,father4    ,hence again the true   
worshippers are said to be in him1 to   
speak in  him1 to walk in him1 to obey  
in him 7#b ,cor #b3ad1 #ab3ai2 ,col     
#b3f74  ,for1 as of old1 all true       
worship was to be found at the temple1  
so  now it is only found with ,christ1  
and with them that are in him4  ,the    
promise of old was made to them that    
worshipped within these  walls4 ',unto  
them1' saith he1 'will ,i give in my    
house1 and within  my walls1' to them   
that worship there in truth1 'a place1  
and a  name1 better than of sons and of 
daughters' 7,isa #ef3e74    ,but now1 in
 ,new ,testament times1 'all the        
promises of ,god in him are  yea1 and in
 him1 amen unto the glory of ,god by us'
 7#b ,cor #a3bj74  ,this is yet further 
hinted to us in that it is said these   
wall s  are ceiled with fir2#ae which1  

as was showed before1 was a figure  of  
the humanity of ,jesus ,christ4    ,a   
wall is for defence1 and so is the      
humanity of ,jesus ,christ4 ,it  is1    
was1 and will be1 our defence for ever4 
,for it was that which  underwent and   
overcame the curse of the law1 and that 
in which our  everlasting righteousness 
is found4 ,had he not in that           
interposed1  we had perished for ever4  
,hence we are said to be reconciled to  
,god  in the body of his flesh through  
death 7,col #a3ai1bj2 ,rom #e3h-aj74    
,now1 this wall was overlaid with fine  
gold4 ,gold here is a figure  of the    
righteousness of ,christ1 by which we   
are justified in the  sight of ,god4    
,therefore you read1 that his church1 as
 justified1  is said to stand at his    
right hand in cloth of gold4 ',upon thy 
right hand did stand the queen in gold  
of ,ophir4' ,and again1 ',her  clothing 
is of wrought gold' 7,psa #de3i1ac74    
,this the wall was  overlaid with2 this 
the body of ,christ was filled with4    

,men1 while  in the temple1 were clothed
 with gold1 even with the gold of the   
temple2 and men in ,christ are clothed  
with righteousness1 the  righteousness  
of ,christ4 ,wherefore this             
consideration doth yet  more illustrate 
the matter4 ,in that the palm trees were
 set on  this wall1 it may be to show   
that the elect are fixed in ,jesus1  and
 so shall abide for ever4    ,chains    
were also carved on these walls1 yea1   
and they were golden  chains2 there were
 chains on the pillars1 and now also we 
find  chains upon the walls4 #a4 ,chains
 were used to hold one captive1  and    
such ,paul did wear at ,rome1 but he    
called them 'his bands in  ,christ4' #b4
 ,chains sometimes signify great        
afflictions1 which ,god  lays on us for 
our sins 7,psa #ajg3i-aa2 ,lam #a3ad1   
#c3g74 #c4 ,chains  also may be more    
mystically understood1 as of those      
obligations  which the love of ,god lays
 upon us1 to do and suffer for him      
7,acts  #bj3bb74 #d4 ,chains do         

sometimes signify beauty and comely     
ornaments4  ',thy neck1' saith ,christ  
to his spouse1 'is comely with chains   
of gold4' ,and again1 ',i put bracelets 
upon thy hands1 and a chain  on thy     
neck' 7,cant #a3aj2 ,eze #af3h-aa2 ,prov
 #a3i74 #e4 ,chains also  do sometimes  
denote greatness and honour1 such as    
,daniel had when  the king made him the 
third ruler in the kingdom 7,dan        
#e3g1af1bi74    ,now all these are      
temple-chains1 and are put upon us for  
good2  some to prevent our ruin1 some to
 dispose our minds the better1  and some
 to dignify and to make us noble4       
,temple-chains are brave  chains4 ,none 
but temple-worshippers must wear        
temple-chains4    ,,xxxii4 ,of the      
garnishing of the ,temple with precious 
stones4    ',and he garnished the house 
with precious stones for beauty' 7#b    
,chron #c3f1g74 #a4 ,this is another    
ornament to the temple of the ,lord2    
wherefore1 as he saith1 it was garnished
 with them2 he saith it  was garnished  

with them for beauty4 ,the line#af      
saith1 garnished2  the margin saith1    
covered4 #b4 ,wherefore1 ,i think1 they 
were fixed  as stars1 or as the stars in
 the firmament1 so they were set in  the
 ceiling of the house1 as in the heaven 
of the holy temple4 #c4  ,and thus      
fixed1 they do the more aptly tell us of
 what they were  a figure2 namely1 of   
the ministerial gifts and officers in   
the  church4 ,for ministers1 as to their
 gifts and office1 are called  stars of 
,god1 and are said to be in the hand of 
,christ 7,rev #a3bj74  #d4 ,wherefore1  
as the stars glitter and twinkle in the 
firmament  of heaven1 so do true        
ministers in the firmament of his church
  7#a ,chron #bi3b2 ,john #e3ce2 ,dan   
#ab3c74 #e4 ,so that it is said again   
these gifts come down from above1 as    
signifying they distil their  dew from  
above4 ,and hence1 again1 the ministers 
are said to be  set over us in the      
,lord1 as placed in the firmament of his
 heaven  to give a light upon his earth4

 ',there is gold and a multitude  of    
rubies1 but the lips of knowledge are a 
precious jewel' 7,prov  #bj3ae74        
,verily1 it is enough to make a man in  
this house look always upward2  since   
the ceiling above head doth thus glitter
 with precious  stones4 ,precious       
stones1 all manner of precious stones1  
stones  of all colours4 ,for there are  
divers gifts1 differences of            
administrations1 and diversities of     
operations1 'but it is the same  ,god   
which worketh all in all' 7#a ,cor      
#ab3d-f74 ,thus had the ceiling  of this
 house a pearl here1 and there a        
diamond2 here a jasper1  and there a    
sapphire2 here a sardius1 and there a   
jacinth2 here  a sardonyx1 and there an 
amethyst4 ',for to one is given by the  
,spirit the word of wisdom1 to another  
the word of knowledge'2 to  one the gift
 of healing1 to another faith2 to this  
man to work  miracles1 to that a spirit 
of prophecy2 to another the discerning  
of spirits1 to another divers kinds of  

tongues 7#a ,cor #ab3h-aa74    ,he also 
overlaid the house1 beams1 posts1 walls1
 doors1 c41 and  all with gold4 ,o what 
a beautiful house the temple was2 how   
full  of glory was it6 ,and yet all was 
but a shadow1 a shadow of things  to    
come1 and which was to be answered in   
the church of the living  ,god1 the     
pillar and ground of truth1 by better   
things than these4    ,,xxxiii4 ,of the 
windows of the ,temple4    ',and for the
 house1 he made windows of narrow       
lights' 7#a ,kings  #f3d74 ,there were  
windows of this house1 windows for the  
chambers  and windows round about 7,eze 
#dj3af1bb-be1bi1cc1cf74 ,these windows  
were of several sizes1 but all narrow1  
narrow without1 but wide  within2 they  
also were finely wrought1 and beautified
 with goodly  stones 7,isa #ed3ab74     
#a4 ,windows1 as they are to a house an 
ornament1 so also to it they  are a     
benefit4 ',truly the light is sweet1 and
 a pleasant thing  it is for the eyes to
 behold the sun' 7,eccl #aa3g74 ,the    

window is  that which ,christ looks     
forth at1 the window is that which the  
sun looks in at 7,cant #b3i74    #b4 ,by
 the light which shines in at the window
 we also see to make  and keep the house
 clean1 and also to do what business is 
necessary  there to be done4 ',in thy   
light shall we see light'2 light to do  
our duty1 and that both to ,god and man4
    #c4 ,these windows therefore were   
figures of the written word1 by and     
through which ,christ shows himself to  
his1 and by which we also  apprehend    
him4 ,and hence the ,word of ,god is    
compared to a glass  through which the  
light doth come1 and by which we see not
 only  the beams of the sun1 but our own
 smutches also 7#b ,chron #cj3ah2       
,james #a3bc-be74    #d4 ,the lights    
indeed were narrow1 wherefore we see    
also through  their antitype but darkly 
and imperfectly4 ',now we see through a 
glass darkly1' or1 as in a riddle1 now  
we know but in part 7#a ,cor  #ac3ab74  
#e4 ,their windows and their light are  

but of little service to those  that are
 without2 the world sees but little of  
the beauty of the  church by the light  
of the written ,word1 though the church1
 by  that light1 can see the dismal     
state of the world1 and also how  to    
avoid it4    ,,xxxiv4 ,of the chambers  
of the ,temple4    ,in the temple       
,solomon made chambers 7#a ,kings #f3e74
    #a4 ,the chambers were of several   
sizes2 some little1 some large2  some   
higher1 some lower2 some more inward1   
and some outward4    #b4 ,these chambers
 were for several services2 some were   
for rests1  some to hide in1 some to lay
 up treasure in1 and some for solace    
and delight 7#b ,chron #c3i2 ,eze #dj3g1
 #da3e1i-aa2 #b ,chron #ca3aa1ab74      
,they were for resting-places4 ,here the
 priests and porters were  wont to      
lodge4 ,they were for hiding-places4    
,here ,jehoshabeath hid  ,joash from    
,athaliah the term of six years 7#b     
,kings #aa3c74 ,they  were also to lay  
the temple treasure1 or dedicated things

 in1 that  they might be safely kept    
there for the worshippers 7,ezra #h3bi74
  ,and some of them were for solace and 
delight2 and1 ,i must add1  some for    
durable habitation4 ,wherefore in some  
of them some dwelt  always1 yea1 their  
names dwelt there when they were dead4  
7#a47 ,those of them which were for     
rest1 were types of that rest  which by 
faith we have in the ,son of ,god1 and  
of that eternal rest  which we shall    
have in heaven by him 7,matt #aa3bh2    
,heb #d3c74 7#b47  ,those chambers which
 were for hiding and security1 were     
types of  that safety which we have in  
,christ from the rage of the world      
7,isa #bf3bj74 7#c47 ,those chambers    
which were for the reception of  the    
treasures and dedicated things were     
types of ,christ1 as he is  the common  
store-house of believers4 ',for it      
pleased the ,father1  that in him should
 all fulness dwell'2 'and of his fulness
 we all  receive1 and grace for grace'  
7,john #a3af2 ,col #a3ai74 7#d47 ,those 

chambers that were for solace and       
delight1 were types of those            
retirements and secret meetings of      
,christ with the soul1 where  he gives  
it his embraces1 and delights her with  
his bosom and  ravishing delights4 ',he 
brought me1' said she1 'into his        
chambers1'  'into the chamber of her    
that conceived me1' and there he gave   
her his love 7,cant #a3d1 #c3d74    ,the
 chambers which were for durable        
dwelling-places were types of  those    
eternal dwelling-places which are in the
 heavens1 prepared  of ,christ and the  
,father1 for them that shall be saved   
7,john  #ad3a-d2 #b ,cor #e3a-d74 ,this 
it is to 'dwell on high1' and to be     
safe from fear of evil6 ,here therefore 
you see are chambers for  rest1 chambers
 for safety1 chambers for treasure1     
chambers for  solace1 and chambers for  
durable habitations4 ,o the rest and    
peace  that the chambers of ,god's high 
house will yield to its inhabitants  in 
another world6 ,here they will 'rest    

from their labours1' 'rest  in their    
beds1' rest with ,god1 rest from sin1   
temptation1 and all  sorrow 7,rev       
#ad3ac2 ,isa #eg3a1b2 #b ,thess #a3g74  
,god therefore then  shall wipe all     
tears from our eyes1 even when he comes 
out of his  chamber as a bridegroom1 to 
fetch his bride1 his wife unto him      
thither1 to the end they may have       
eternal solace together4 ,o these  are  
far better than the chambers of the     
south6    ,,xxxv4 ,of the stairs by     
which they went up into the chambers of 
the  ,temple4    ,there were stairs by  
which men went up into these chambers of
 the  temple1 and they were but one     
pair1 and they went from below to  the  
first1 and so to the middle1 and thence 
to the highest chambers  in the temple  
7#a ,kings #f3h2 ,eze #da3g74    #a4    
,these stairs were winding2 so that they
 turned about1 that did  go up them4 ,so
 then1 he that assayed to go into these 
chambers1  must turn with the stairs1 or
 he could not go up1 no1 not into  the  

lowest chambers4    #b4 ,these stairs   
therefore were a type of a two-fold     
repentance4  ,that by which we turn from
 nature to grace1 and that by which we  
turn from the imperfections which attend
 a state of grace to glory4  ,hence true
 repentance1 or the right going up these
 turning stairs1  is called repentance  
to salvation2 for true repentance       
stoppeth  not at the reception of grace2
 for that is but a going up these       
stairs to the middle chambers 7#b ,cor  
#g3aj74    ,thus1 therefore1 the soul1  
at its going up these stairs1 turns and 
turns1 till it enters the doors of the  
highest chambers4 ,it groans1  though in
 a state of grace1 because that is not  
the state of glory4  ,i count then1 that
 from the first to the middle chambers  
may be  a type of turning from nature to
 grace4 ,but from the middle to  the    
highest1 these stairs may signify a     
turning still from the  imperfections   
and temptations that attend a state of  
grace1 to that  of immortality and glory

 7#b ,cor #e3a-i74    ,for as there are 
turning stairs1 form the lowest to the  
middle  chambers1 so the stairs from    
thence still turn1 and so will do1  till
 you come to the highest chambers4 ,i do
 not say that they that  have received  
grace1 do repent they received grace2   
but ,i say they  that have received     
grace1 are yet sorry that grace is not  
consummate  in glory2 and hence they are
 for going up thither still1 by these   
turning stairs2 yea1 they cannot rest   
below1 as they would1 till  they ascend 
to the highest chambers4 ',o wretched   
man that ,i am6'  ,and 'in this we groan
 earnestly1' is the language of gracious
  souls 7,rom #g3bd2 #b ,cor #e3a-c74   
,true1 every one doth not do thus  that 
comes into the temple of ,god2 many rest
 below stairs1 they  like not to go     
turning upward4 ,nor do ,i believe that 
all that bid  fair for ascending to the 
middle chambers1 get up to the highest  
stories1 to his stories in the heavens4 
,many in churches1 who  seem to be      

turned from nature to grace1 have not   
the grace to go  up1 turning still2 but 
rest in that show of things1 and so die 
below a share in the highest chambers4  
,all these things are true in the       
antitype1 and1 as ,i think1  prefigured 
by these turning stairs to the chambers 
of the temple4  ,but this turning1 and  
turning still1 displeases some much2    
they  say it makes them giddy2 but ,i   
say1 there is no way like this1 to  make
 a man stand steady2 stedfast in the    
faith1 and with boldness  in the day of 
judgment4 ,for he has this seated in his
 heart2 ,i went  up by the turning      
stairs1 till ,i came to the highest     
chambers4 ,a  strait pair of stairs are 
like that ladder by which men ascend to 
the gallows2 they are the turning ones  
that lead us to the heavenly            
mansion-houses4 ,look1 therefore1 you   
that come into the temple  of ,god to   
worship1 that you stay not at the foot  
of these turning  stairs1 but go up     
thence2 yea1 up them1 and up them1 and  

up  them1 till you come to the view of  
the heavens2 yea1 till you are          
possessed of the highest chambers6 ,how 
many times has ,god1 by the  ,scripture1
 called upon you to ,,turn1 and told    
you1 you must turn  or die6 and now here
 he has added to his call a figure1 by  
placing  a pair of turning stairs in his
 temple1 to convict your very senses1   
that you must ,,turn1 if you mean to go 
up into his holy chambers1  and so into 
his eternal mansion-houses2 and look    
that you turn to  purpose2 for every    
turning will not serve4 ,some turn1 but 
not to  the ,most ,high2 and so turn to 
no purpose4    ,,xxxvi4 ,of the molten  
sea that was in the ,temple4    ,there  
was also a molten sea in the temple2 it 
was made of brass1  and contained three 
thousand baths 7#b ,chron #d3b-aj74 #ag 
,this  sea was for the priests to wash  
in when they came into the temple  to   
accomplish the service of ,god2 to wash 
their hands and feet  at1 that they     
might not1 when they came thither1 die  

for their  unpreparedness4 ,the laver   
also which was in the wilderness was of 
the same use there 7,exo #cj74    #a4   
,it was1 as may be supposed1 called a   
sea1 for that it was large  to contain2 
and a sea of brass1 for that it was made
 thereof4 ,it  is called in ,revelation 
a sea of glass1 alluding to that in the 
wilderness1 which was made of the brazen
 looking-glasses of women  that came to 
worship at the door of the tabernacle   
7,rev #d3f1 #ae3b2  ,exo #ch3h74    #b4 
,it was also said to be molten1 because 
it was made of that  fashion1 by fire2  
and its antitype therefore is said to be
 a sea  of glass mingled with fire 7,rev
 #ae3b74 7#a47 ,this sea was a figure   
of the word of the gospel1 in the       
cleansing virtue of it2 which  virtue   
then it has when mingled with the fire  
of the ,holy ,ghost4  ,and to this      
,christ alludes1 when he saith1 ',now ye
 are clean  through the word which ,i   
have spoken unto you' 7,john #ae3c74    
7#b47  ,it was a figure of the word1    

without mixture of men's inventions2    
hence it is called 'pure water4' ,having
 your 'bodies washed with  pure water4' 
,and again1 ,he sanctifies and cleanseth
 his church  'with the washing of water 
by the word' 7,eph #e3bf2 ,titus #c3e74 
,all  these places are an allusion to   
the molten sea1 at which of old  they   
washed when they went into the temple to
 worship4 ,therefore1  saith he1 being  
washed1 let us draw near to ,god 7,heb  
#aj3bb74    #c4 ,this sea from brim to  
brim was complete ten cubits2 perhaps to
  show that there is as much in the word
 of the gospel to save1 as  there is in 
the ten#ah words to condemn4    #d4     
,from under this sea round about        
appeared oxen1 ten in a cubit  did      
compass it round about 7#b ,chron #d3c74
 ,understand by these oxen  ministers1  
for to them they are compared in #a     
,corinthians #i3h-aj4  ,and then we are 
taught whence true ministers come2 to   
wit1 from  under the power of the       
gospel1 for this sea breeds gospel      

ministers1  as the waters breed fish4   
#e4 ,it is also said in the text1 that  
these oxen were cast when the  sea was  
cast2 insinuating that when ,god        
ordained a word of grace  to save us1 he
 also in his decree provided ministers  
to preach it  to us to that end4 ,paul  
tells us1 that he was made a minister of
  the gospel1 'according to ,god's      
eternal purpose which he purposed  in   
,christ ,jesus our ,lord' 7,eph #c3i-aa2
 ,col #a3be74    #f4 ,this sea is said  
to have a brim like the brim of a cup4  
,to invite  us as well to drink of its  
grace1 as to wash in its water4 ,for the
  word and ,spirit when mixed1 has not  
only a cleansing1 but a saving  quality 
in it 7#b ,chron #d3a-e2 #a ,cor        
#ae3a1b74    #g4 ,this brim was wrought 
with lilies1 or was like a lily flower2 
to show how they should grow and        
flourish1 and with what beautiful  robes
 they should be adorned1 who were       
washed1 and did drink of  this holy     
water4 ,yea1 that ,god would take care  

of them1 as he also  did of lilies1 and 
would not fail to bestow upon them what 
was  necessary for the body1 as well as 
for the soul 7,matt #f3bh-cd74          
,,xxvii4 ,upon what the molten sea stood
 in the ,temple4    #a4 ,this molten sea
 stood upon the backs of twelve brazen  
bulls or  oxen 7#b ,chron #d3d74    #b4 
,these oxen1 as they thus stood1 looked 
three towards the north1  three towards 
the west1 three towards the east1 and   
three towards  the south4    #c4 ,these 
twelve oxen were types of the twelve    
apostles of the ,lamb1  who1 as these   
beasts1 stood looking into the four     
corners of the  earth1 and were bid to  
go preach the gospel in all the world4  
#d4 ,they were compared to oxen1 because
 they were clean2 for the ox  was a     
clean beast4 ,hence the apostles are    
called holy4 ,they were  compared to    
oxen1 because the ox is strong2 and they
 also were  mighty in the word 7,prov   
#ad3d2 #b ,cor #ab3ab74    #e4 ,the ox  
will not lose what he has got by        

drawing2 he will not  let the wheels go 
back2 so the apostles were set to       
defend1 and  not let that doctrine go   
back1 which they had preached to others2
  nor did they1 they delivered it pure  
to us4    #f4 ,one of the cherubs of    
which you read in the vision had a face 
like an ox1 to show that the apostles1  
these men of the first order1  are most 
like the angels of ,god 7,eze #a3aj74   
#g4 ,in that they stood with their faces
 every way1 it was1 as ,i  said1 to show
 how the apostles should carry the      
gospel into all  the world 7,matt       
#bh3ai1bj2 ,mark #af3ae-ah74    #h4 ,and
 observe1 just as these oxen were placed
 looking in the temple  every way1 even 
so stand open the gates of the ,new     
,jerusalem to  receive those that by    
their doctrine should be brought into   
it4  ',and they shall come from the     
east1 and from the west1 and from  the  
north1 and from the south1 and shall sit
 down in the kingdom  of ,god' 7,luke   
#ac3bi2 ,rev #ba3ac1ad74    #i4 ,these  

oxen bear this molten sea upon their    
backs1 to show that  they should be the 
foundation workmen of the gospel1 and   
that it  ought not to be removed1 as was
 the molten sea of old1 from that  basis
 to another4    #aj4 ,it is also said   
concerning those oxen that thus did bear
 this  molten sea1 that all their hinder
 parts were inwards1 that is1  covered  
by that sea that was set upon their     
backs2 their hinder  parts1 or1 as the  
apostle has it1 'our uncomely parts' 7#a
 ,cor  #ac3bc1bd74    #aa4 ,and1 indeed1
 it becomes a gospel minister to have   
his uncomely  parts covered with that   
grace which by the gospel he preached   
unto  others4 ,as ,paul exhorts ,timothy
 to take heed unto himself1 and to  his 
doctrine 7#a ,tim #d3f74    #ab4 ,but   
alas6 there are too1 too many who1 can  
they but have their  hands covered with 
a few gospel notions1 care not though   
their  hinder parts are seen of all the 
world4 ,but such are false ministers2   
the prophet calls them 'the tail4' ',the

 prophet that speaketh lies1  either by 
word or with his feet1 he is the tail'  
7,isa #i3ae2 ,prov  #f3ab1ac74    #ac4  
,but what a shame is it to hide his head
 under this molten sea1  while his      
hinder parts hang out4 ,such an one is  
none of ,christ's  oxen2 for they1 with 
honour to their ,master1 show their     
heads before  all the world1 for that   
their hinder parts are inward1 covered4 
#ad4 ,look to thy hinder parts1         
minister1 lest1 while thy mouth doth    
preach the gospel1 thy nakedness and    
shame be seen of those which  hear thee4
 ,for they that do not observe to learn 
this lesson  themselves1 will not teach 
others to believe the ,word1 nor to live
  a holy life2 they will learn of them  
to show their shame1 instead  of        
learning to be holy4    ,,xxxviii4 ,of  
the lavers of the ,temple4    ,besides  
this molten sea1 there were ten lavers  
in the temple2 five  of which were put  
on the right side1 and five also on the 
left 7#b  ,chron #d3f74    #a4 ,of their

 fashion and their furniture1 you may   
see 7#a ,kings #g3ch74  ,these lavers1  
as the molten sea1 were vessels which   
contained  water2 but they were not of  
the same use with it4 ,true1 they were  
both to wash in2 the sea to wash the    
worshippers1 but the lavers to  wash the
 sacrifice4 ',he made the ten lavers to 
wash in them such  things as they       
offered for the burnt-offering1 but the 
sea was for  the priests to wash in' 7#b
 ,chron #d3f74 #b4 ,the burnt-offering  
was  a type of the body of ,christ1     
which he once offered for our sins2  and
 the fire on which the sacrifice was    
burned1 a type of the  curse of the law 
which seized on ,christ when he gave    
himself a  ransom for us4 ,for1         
therefore1 that under the law was called
 the  burnt-offering1 because of the    
burning upon the altar 7,lev #f3i74     
,but what1 then1 must we understand by  
these lavers1 and by this  sacrifice    
being washed in them1 in order to its   
being burned upon  the altar8    ,i     

answer1 ,verily1 ,i think that the ten  
lavers were a figure of  the ten        
commandments2 in the purity and         
perfection of ,christ's  obedience to   
which he became capable of being made a 
burnt-offering1  acceptable to ,god for 
the sins of the people4 ,christ was made
 under  the law1 and all his acts of    
obedience to ,god for us were legal1    
and his living thus a perfect legal life
 was his washing his  offering in these 
ten lavers1 in order to his presenting  
it upon  the altar for our sins4 ,the   
lavers went upon wheels1 to signify     
walking feet2 and ,christ walked in the 
law1 and so became a clean  offering to 
,god for us4 ,the wheels were of the    
very same as were  the lavers1 to show  
that ,christ's obedience to the law was 
of  the same1 as to length and breadth1 
with its commands and demands  to their 
utmost tittle and extent4 ,the inwards  
and legs of the  burnt-offering were to 
be washed in these lavers 7,lev #a3i1ac2
 #b  ,chron #d3f72 to show that ,christ 

should be pure and clean in heart  and  
life4    ,we know that obedience1       
whether ,christ's or ours1 is called 'a 
walking in the way1' typified by the    
lavers walking upon their  wheels4 ,but 
,i mean not by ,christ1 his washing of  
his offering1 that  he had any          
filthiness cleaving to his nature or    
obedience2 yet  this ,i say1 that so far
 as our guilt laid upon him could       
impede1  so far he wiped it off by      
washing in these lavers4 ,for his       
offering  was to be without blemish1 and
 without spot to ,god4 ,hence it is     
said1 he sanctified himself in order to 
his suffering4 ',and being  made        
perfect1 he became the author of eternal
 salvation unto all  them that obey him'
 7,john #ag3ai2 ,heb #e3f-aj74    ,for  
albeit he came holy into the world1 yet 
that holiness was but  preparatory to   
that by which he sanctified himself1 in 
order to his  suffering for sin4 ,that1 
then1 which was his immediate           
preparation  for his suffering was his  

obedience to the law1 his washing in    
these lavers4 ,he1 then1 first yielded  
complete obedience to the  law on our   
behalf1 and then1 as so qualified1      
offered his washed  sacrifice for our   
sins without spot to ,god4 ,thus1       
therefore1 he  was our burnt-offering   
washed in the ten lavers1 that he might1
  according to law1 be accepted of the  
,lord4    ,and he set five of the lavers
 on the right side of the house1 and    
five of them on the left4 ,thus were the
 ten divided1 as the tables  of the law1
 one showing our duty towards ,god1 the 
other our duty  towards our neighbour2  
in both which the burnt-offering was    
washed1  that it might be clean in both 
respects4 ,they might also be thus      
placed1 the better to put the people in 
mind of the necessity of the  sanction  
of ,christ according to the law1 in     
order to his offering  of himself an    
offering to ,god for us4    ,,xxxix4 ,of
 the tables in the ,temple4    ',he made
 also ten tables1 and placed them in the

 temple1 five on  the right hand1#ai and
 five on the left' 7#b ,chron #d3h74    
,some1 if not all of these tables1 so   
far as ,i can see1 were they  on which  
the burnt-offering was to be cut in     
pieces1 in order to  its burning4       
,these tables were made of stone1 of    
hewn stones1 on which this  work was    
done 7,eze #dj3dj-dc74 ,now1 since the  
burnt-offering was a  figure of the body
 of ,christ1 the tables on which this   
sacrifice  was slain must needs1 ,i     
think1 be a type of the heart1 the stony
  heart1 of the ,jews4 ,for had they not
 had hearts hard as an adamant1  they   
could not have done that thing4    ,upon
 these tables1 therefore1 was the death 
of ,christ contrived1  and this horrid  
murder acted2 even upon these tables of 
stone4 ,in  that they are called tables 
of hewn stone1 it may be to show that   
all this cruelty was acted under smooth 
pretences1 for hewn stones  are smooth4 
,the tables were finely wrought with    
tools1 even as the  heart of the ,jews  

were with hypocrisy4 ,but alas1 they    
were stone  still2 that is1 hard and    
cruel2 else they could not have been an 
anvil for ,satan to forge such horrid   
barbarism upon4 ,the tables  were in    
number the same with the lavers1 and    
were set by them to  show what are the  
fruits of being devoted to the law1 as  
the ,jews  were1 in opposition to       
,christ and his holy gospel4 ,there     
flows  nothing but hardness and a stony 
heart from thence4 ,this was showed  in 
its first writing2 it was writ on tables
 of stone1 figures of  the heart of man2
 and on the same tables1 or hearts1 was 
the death  of ,jesus ,christ compassed4 
,one would think that the meekness1     
gentleness1 or good deeds  of ,jesus    
,christ might have procured in them some
 relentings when  they were about to    
take away his life2 but alas1 their     
hearts were  tables of stone6 ,what     
feeling or compassion can a stone be    
sensible  of8 ,here were stony hearts1  
stony thoughts1 stony counsels1 stony   

contrivances1 a stony law1 and stony    
hands2 and what could be  expected hence
 but barbarous cruelty indeed8 ',if ,i  
ask you1' said  ,christ1 'ye will not   
answer me1 nor let me go' 7,luke        
#bb3fh74    ,in that these stony tables 
were placed about the temple1 it        
supposeth  that they were temple-men1   
priests1 scribes1 rulers1 lawyers1  c41 
that were to be the chief on whose      
hearts this murder was to  be designed1 
and by them enacted to their own        
damnation without  repentance4    ,,xl4 
,of the instruments wherewith this      
sacrifice was slain1 and of  the four   
tables they were laid on in the ,temple4
    ,the instruments that were laid upon
 the tables in the temple were  not     
instruments of music1 but those with    
which the burnt-offering  was slain4    
',and the four tables were of hewn stone
 for the  burnt-offering3 whereupon also
 they laid the instruments wherewith    
they slew the burnt-offering and the    
sacrifice' 7,eze #dj3db1dc74    ,here we

 are to take notice that the tables are 
the same1 and some  of them of which we 
spake before4 ,that the instruments with
 which  they slew the sacrifice were    
laid upon these tables4 ,the instruments
  with which they slew the sacrifices1  
what were they but a bloody  axe1 bloody
 knives1 bloody hooks1 and bloody hands8
 ,for these we  need no proof2 matter of
 fact declares it4 ,but what were those 
instruments a type of8    ,answ4        
,doubtless they were a type of our sins4
 ,they were the bloody  axe1 the knife1 
and bloody hands that shed his precious 
blood4  ,they were the meritorious ones1
 without which he could not have  died4 
,when ,i say ours1 ,i mean the sins of  
the world4 ,though1 then1  the hearts of
 the ,jews were the immediate           
contrivers1 yet they  were our sins that
 were the bloody tools or instruments   
which slew  the ,son of ,god4 ',he was  
wounded for our transgressions1 he died 
for our sins' 7,isa #ec2 #a ,cor #ae2   
,gal #a74    ,o the instruments of us   

churls1 by which this poor man was taken
 from  off the earth6 7,isa #cb3g2 ,prov
 #cj3ad74 ,the whip1 the buffetings1    
the crown of thorns1 the nails1 the     
cross1 the spear1 with the  vinegar and 
gall1 were all nothing in comparison of 
our sins4 ',for  the transgression of my
 people was he stricken' 7,isa #ec3h74  
,nor  were the flouts1 taunts1 mocks1   
scorns1 derisions1 c41 with  which they 
followed him from the garden to the     
cross1 such cruel  instruments as these4
 ,they were our sins then1 our cursed   
sins1  by1 with1 and for the sake of    
which the ,lord ,jesus became a bloody  
sacrifice4    ,but why must the         
instruments be laid upon the tables8    
#a4 ,take the tables for the hearts of  
the murderers1 and the instruments  for 
their sins1 and what place more fit for 
such instruments to  be laid upon8 ,it  
is ,god's command that these things     
should be laid  to heart1 and he        
complains of those that do not do it    
7,isa #db3be1  #eg3aa74    #b4 ,nor are 

men ever like to come to good1 until    
these instruments  with which the ,son  
of ,god was slain indeed be laid to     
heart4 ,and they  were eminently laid to
 heart even by them soon after2 the     
effect  of which was the conversion of  
thousands of them 7,acts #b3cf1cg74     
#c4 ,wherefore when it says these       
instruments must be laid upon the  stony
 tables1 he insinuates1 that ,god would 
take a time to charge  the murder of his
 ,son home upon the consciences of them 
that did  that murder1 either to their  
conversion or condemnation4 ,and is  it 
not reason that they who did this horrid
 villany1 should have  their doings laid
 before their faces upon the tables of  
their  heart8 ,that they may look upon  
him whom they have pierced1 and  mourn  
7,zech #ab3aj2 ,rev #a3g74    #d4 ,but  
these instruments were laid but upon    
some of the tables1 and  not upon all   
the ten1 to show that not all1 but some 
of those1 so  horrid1 should find mercy 
of the ,lord4    #e4 ,but we must not   

confine these tables only to the hearts 
of the  bloody ,jews2 they were our sins
 for the which he died4 ,wherefore      
these instruments should be laid upon   
our tables too1 and the ,lord  lay them 
there for good1 that we also may see our
 horrid doings1  and come bending to him
 for forgiveness6    #f4 ,these         
instruments thus lying on the tables in 
the temple1 became  a continual motive  
to ,god's people to repentance2 for so  
oft as they  saw these bloody and cruel 
instruments1 they were put in mind how  
their sins should be the cause of the   
death of ,christ4    #g4 ,it would be   
well also1 if these instruments were at 
all times  laid upon our tables1 for our
 more humbling for our sins in every    
thing we do1 especially upon the ,lord's
 table1 when we come to  eat and drink  
before him4 ,i am sure the ,lord ,jesus 
doth more than  intimate1 that he       
expects that we should do so1 where he  
saith1  ,when ye eat that bread1 and    
drink that cup1 do this in remembrance  

of me4 ,in remembrance that ,i died for 
your sins1 and consequently  that they  
were the meritorious cause of the       
shedding of my blood4    ,to conclude4  
,let all men remember1 that these cruel 
instruments are  laid upon the table of 
their hearts1 whether they see them     
there  or no4 ',the sin of ,judah is    
written with a pen of iron1 and with    
the point of a diamond--upon the table  
of their heart' 7,jer #ag3a74  ,a pen of
 iron will make letters upon a table    
made of stone1 and  the point of a      
diamond will make letters upon glass4   
,wherefore  in this saying1 ,god informs
 us that if we shall forbear to read    
these lines to our conversion1 ,god will
 one day read them against  us unto our 
condemnation4    ,,xli4 ,of the         
candlesticks of the ,temple4    ',and he
 made ten candlesticks of gold1         
according to their form1  and set them  
in the temple1 five on the right hand1  
and five on  the left' 7#b ,chron #d3g74
    ,these candlesticks were made of    

gold1 to show the worth and value  of   
them4 ,they were made after the form1 or
 exact1 according to  rule1 like those  
that were made in the tabernacle1 or    
according to  the pattern which ,david  
gave to ,solomon to make them by4       
,observe1  there was great exactness in 
these2 and need there was of this  hint1
 that men might see that every thing    
will not pass for a right  ordered      
candlestick with ,god 7,exo #be3ca-dj2  
#a ,chron #bh3ae74    ,these            
candlesticks are said sometimes to be   
ten1 sometimes seven1  and sometimes    
one2 ten here2 seven1 ,revelation #a3ab1
 #ac1 and one  in ,zechariah #d4bj ,ten 
is a note of multitude1 and seven a note
  of perfection1 and one a note of      
unity4 ,now1 as the precious stones     
with which the house was garnished were 
a type of ministerial gifts1  so these  
candlesticks were a type of those that  
were to be the  churches of the ,new    
,testament2 wherefore he says1 ',the    
candlesticks  which thou sawest are the 

seven churches' 7,rev #a3ab-bj74    #a4 
,the candlesticks were here in number   
ten1 to show that ,christ  under the    
,new ,testament would have as many      
gospel-churches4 ',and  ,i1 if ,i be    
lifted up from the earth1' saith he1    
'will draw all men  unto me'2 that is1  
abundance4 ,for the children of the     
desolate1  that is1 of the ,new         
,testament church1 shall be many more   
than they  of the ,jews were 7,john     
#ab3cb2 ,gal #d3bg74    #b4 ,in that the
 candlesticks were set by the lavers and
 stony tables1  it might be to show us1 
that ,christ's churches should be much  
in  considering1 that ,christ1 though he
 was righteous1 yet died for  our sins2 
though his life was according to the    
holy law1 yet our  stony hearts caused  
him to die4 ,yea1 and that the          
candlesticks  are placed there1 it is to
 show us also1 that we should be  much  
in looking on the sins by which we      
caused him to die2 for  the candlesticks
 were set by those tables whereon they  

laid the  instruments with which they   
slew the sacrifice4    #c4 ,these       
candlesticks being made according to    
form1 seem not only  to be exact as to  
fashion1 but also as to work4 ,for that 
in ,exodus1  with its furniture1 was    
made precisely of one talent of gold1   
perhaps to show1 that ,christ's true    
spouse is not to be a grain  more1 nor a
 dram less1 but just the number of      
,god's elect4 ,this  is ,christ's       
completeness1 his fulness2 one more1 one
 less1 would  make his body a monster4  
#d4 ,the candlestick was to hold the    
light1 and to show it to all  the house2
 and the church is to let her light so  
shine that they  without may see the    
light 7,matt #e3ae1af2 ,luke #h3af1     
#aa3cc1 #ab3ce74    #e4 ,to this end the
 candlesticks were supplied with        
oil-olive1 a  type of the supply that   
the church hath1 that her light may     
shine1  even of the spirit of grace4    
,,xlii4 ,of the lamps belonging to the  
candlesticks of the ,temple4    ,to     

these candlesticks belonged several     
lamps1 with their flowers  and their    
knops 7,exo #be3cc2 #b ,chron #d3ba74   
#a4 ,these lamps were types of that     
profession that the members of  the     
church do make of ,christ1 whether such 
members have saving  grace or not 7,matt
 #be3a-g74    #b4 ,these lamps were     
beautified with knops and flowers1 to   
show how  comely and beautiful that     
professor is1 that adorns his profession
  with a suitable life and conversation4
    #c4 ,we read that the candlestick in
 ,zechariah had seven lamps  belonging  
to it1 and a bowl of golden oil#ba on   
the top2 and that  by golden pipes this 
golden oil emptied itself into the      
lamps1  and all1 doubtless1 that the    
lamps might shine 7,zech #d3b1ab74      
#d4 ,christ1 therefore1 who is the      
high-priest1 and to whom it  belongs to 
dress the lamps1 doth dress them        
accordingly4 ,but now  there are a      
lamp-carriers of two sorts2 such as have
 only oil in  their lamps1 and such as  

have oil in their lamps and vessels too1
  and both these belong to the church1  
and in both these ,christ will  be      
glorified3 and they should have their   
proper places at last4  ,they that have 
the oil of grace in their hearts1 as    
well as  a profession of ,christ in     
their hands1 they shall go in with him  
to the wedding2 but they who only make a
 profession1 and have not  oil in their 
vessels1 will surely miscarry at last   
7,matt #be74    #e4 ,wherefore1 ,o thou 
professor6 thou lamp-carrier6 have a    
care and  look to thyself2 content not  
thyself with that only that will        
maintain  thee in a profession1 for that
 may be done without saving grace4  ,but
 ,i advise thee to go to ,aaron1 to     
,christ1 the trimmer of our  lamps1 and 
beg thy vessel full of oil of him--that 
is1 grace--for  the seasoning of thy    
heart1 that thou mayest have wherewith1 
not only to bear thee up now1 but at the
 day of the bridegroom's  coming1 when  
many a lamp will go out1 and many a     

professor be left  in the dark2 for that
 will to such be a woeful day 7,lev     
#bd3b2 ,matt  #be74    ,some there are  
that are neither for lamps nor oil for  
themselves2  neither are they pleased if
 they think they see it in others4 ,but 
they that have lamps and they that have 
none1 and they which would  blow out    
other folk's light1 must shortly appear 
to give an account  of all their doings 
to ,god4 ,and then they shall see what  
it is to  have oil in their vessels and 
lamps3 and what it is to be without  in 
their vessels1 though it is in their    
lamps2 and what a dismal  thing it is to
 be a malignant#bb to either2 but at    
present let  this suffice4 ,,xliii4 ,of 
the shew-bread on the golden table in   
the  ,temple4    ,there was also        
shew-bread set upon a golden table in   
the temple  7#a ,kings #g3dh74 ,the     
shew-bread consisted of twelve cakes    
made of  fine flour1 two tenth deals#bc 
were to go to one cake1 and they were   
to be set in order in two rows upon the 

pure table 7,lev #bd3e-i74    #a4 ,these
 twelve loaves to me do seem to be a    
type of the twelve  tribes under the    
law1 and of the children of ,god under  
the gospel1  as they present themselves 
before ,god1 in and by his ordinances   
through ,christ4 ,hence the apostle     
says1 ',for we being many are one       
bread1' c4 7#a ,cor #aj3ag74 ,for so    
were the twelve cakes1 though  twelve2  
and so are the gospel-saints1 though    
many2 for 'we1 being  many1 are one body
 in ,christ' 7,rom #ab3e74    #b4 ,but  
they were a type of the true church1 not
 of the false4 ,for  ,ephraim1 who was  
the head of the ten tribes in their     
apostacy1 is  rejected1 as 'a cake not  
turned4' ,indeed he is called a cake1 as
 a  false church may be called a church3
 but he is called 'a cake not  turned1' 
as a false church is not prepared for   
,god1 nor fit to be  set on the golden  
table before him 7,hosea #g3h74    #c4  
,these cakes or shew-bread were to have 
frankincense strewed  upon them1 as they

 stood upon the golden table1 which was 
a type  of the sweet perfumes of the    
sanctifications of the ,holy ,ghost2 to 
which ,i think ,paul alludes1 when he   
says1 ',the offering up of the          
,gentiles might be acceptable' to ,god1 
'being sanctified by the  ,holy ,ghost' 
7,rom #ae3af74    #d4 ,they were to be  
set upon the pure table1 new and hot2 to
 show  that ,god delighted in the       
company of new and warm believers4 ',i  
remember thee1 the kindness of thy      
youth'3 'when ,israel was a child1  then
 ,i loved him' 7,jer #b3b2 ,hosea       
#aa3a74 ,men at first conversion  are   
like to a cake well baked1 and new taken
 from the oven2 they  are warm1 and cast
 forth a very fragrant scent1 especially
 when1  as warm1 sweet incense is       
strewed upon them4    #e4 ,when the     
shew-bread was old and stale1 it was to 
be taken away1  and new and warm put in 
its place1 to show that ,god has but    
little  delight in the service of his   
own people when their duties grow  stale

 and mouldy4 ,therefore he removed his  
old1 stale1 mouldy  church of the ,jews 
from before him1 and set in their rooms 
upon  the golden table the warm church  
of the ,gentiles4    #f4 ,the           
shew-bread1 by an often remove and      
renewing1 was continually  to all them  
before the ,lord in his house1 to show  
us1 that always1  as long as ordinances 
shall be of use1 ,god will have a new1  
warm1  and sanctified people to worship 
him4    #g4 ,aaron and his sons were to 
eat the old shew-bread1 to show that    
when saints have lived in the world as  
long as living is good for  them1 and   
when they can do no more service for    
,god in the world1  they shall yet be   
accepted of ,jesus ,christ2 and that it 
shall be  as meat and drink to him to   
save them from all their unworthinesses4
    #h4 ,the new shew-bread was to be   
set even on the ,sabbath before  the    
,lord1 to show with what warmth of love 
and affections ,god's  servants should  
approach his presence upon his holy day4

    ,,xliv4 ,of the snuffers belonging  
to the candlesticks and lamps of  the   
,temple4    ,as there were candlesticks 
and lamps1 so there were snuffers also  
prepared for these in the temple of the 
,lord4 'and the snuffers  were snuffers 
of gold' 7#a ,kings #g3ej74 #a4         
,snuffers4 ,the use of  snuffers is to  
trim the lamps and candles1 that their  
lights may  shine the brighter4 #b4     
,snuffers1 you know1 are biting1        
pinching  things2 but use them well1 and
 they will prove not only beneficial  to
 those within the house1 but profitable 
to the lights4    ,snuffers1 you may    
say1 of what were they a type8    ,answ4
 ,if our snuffs are our superfluities of
 naughtiness1 our  snuffers then are    
those righteous reproofs1 rebukes1 and  
admonitions1  which ,christ has ordained
 to be in his house for good2 or1 as the
  apostle hath it1 for our edification2 
and perhaps ,paul alludes  to these when
 he bids ,titus to rebuke the ,cretians 
sharply1 that  they might be sound in   

the faith 7,titus #a3ab1ac74 ,as who    
should  say1 they must use the snuffers 
of the temple to trim their lights      
withal1 if they burn not well4 ,these   
snuffers therefore are of  great use in 
the temple of ,god2 only1 as ,i said1   
they must be used  wisely4 ,it is not   
for every fool to handle snuffers at or 
about  the candles1 lest perhaps1       
instead of mending the light1 they put  
the candle out4 ,and therefore ,paul    
bids them that are spiritual  do it     
7,gal #f3a74 ,my reason tells me1 that  
if ,i use these snuffers  as ,i should1 
,i must not only endeavour to take the  
superfluous  snuff away1 but so to do   
it1 that the light thereby may be       
mended2  which then is done if1 as the  
apostle saith1 ,i use sharpness to      
edification1 and not for destruction 7#a
 ,cor #e3d1e2 #b ,cor #ac3aj74    ,are  
not the seven churches in ,asia called  
by name of candlesticks8  ,and why      
candlesticks1 if they were not to hold  
the candles8  ,and candles must have    

snuffers therewith to trim the lights4  
,and  ,christ1 who is our true ,aaron1  
in those rebukes which he gave  those   
churches1 alluding to these snuffers1   
did it that their  lights might shine   
the brighter 7,rev #b1 #c74 ,wherefore1 
as he used  them1 he did it still with  
caution to their light1 that it might   
not be impaired4 ,for as he still thus  
trimmed these lamps1 he yet  encouraged 
what he saw would shine if helped4 ,he  
only nipt the  snuff away4    ,thus1    
therefore1 he came to them with these   
snuffers in his hand1  and trimmed their
 lamps and candlesticks 7,rev #b3d1bj1  
#c3b1ae74  ,this should teach ministers1
 to whom it belongs under ,christ to    
use the snuffers well4 ,strike at the   
snuff1 not at the light1 in  all your   
rebukes and admonitions2 snuff not your 
lamps of a private  revenge1 but of a   
design to nourish grace and gifts in    
churches4  ,thus our ,lord himself says 
he did1 in his using of these snuffers  
about these candlesticks4 ',as many1'   

saith he1 'as ,i love1 ,i rebuke  and   
chasten2 be zealous therefore1 and      
repent' 7,rev #c3ai74    ,to conclude2  
,watchman1 watch1 and let not your      
snuffs be too long1  nor pull them off  
with your fingers1 or carnal reasonings1
 but with  godly admonitions1 c4 ,use   
your snuffers graciously1 curb vice1    
nourish virtue2 so you will use them    
well1 and so your light will  shine to  
the glory of ,god4#bd    ,,xlv4 ,of the 
snuff-dishes that were with the snuffers
 in the ,temple4    ,as there were      
snuffers1 so there were also            
snuff-dishes in the  temple2 'and they  
were also made of gold' 7,exo #be3ch2   
#cg3bc2 ,num  #d3i74 ,the snuff-dishes  
were those in which the snuffs were put 
when  snuffed off1 and by which they    
were carried forth of the temple4  ,they
 therefore1 as the snuffers are1 are of 
great use in the temple  of ,god4 #a4   
,by them the golden floor of the temple 
is kept from  being daubed by the       
snuffs4 #b4 ,by them also the clean     

hands of  those that worship there are  
kept from being defiled4 #c4 ,by them   
also the stinks of the snuffs are       
soonest suppressed in the temple2  and  
consequently the tender noses of them   
that worship there  preserved from being
 offended4    ,snuffs1 you know1 are    
daubing things1 stinking things1        
nauseous  things2 therefore we must take
 heed that they touch not this floor  on
 which we walk1 nor defile the hands    
which we lift up to ,god1  when we come 
to worship him4 ,but how must this be   
done1 but as we  take them off with the 
snuffers1 and put them in these         
snuff-dishes8  ,some are for being at   
the snuffs with their fingers1 and will 
also  cast them at their feet1 and daub 
the floor of ,god's holy house2  but    
usually such do burn as well as defile  
themselves4 ,but is it  not a shame for 
a man to defile himself with that vice  
which he  rebuketh in another8 ,let us  
then1 while we are taking away the      
snuffs of others1 hate even the garment 

spotted by the flesh1 and  labour to    
carry such stink with the snuff-dishes  
out of the temple  of ,god4             
,snuff-dishes1 you may say1 what are    
they8    ,i answer1 ,if sins are the    
snuffs1 and rebukes and admonitions the 
snuffers2 then1 methinks1 repentance1   
or1 in case that be wanting1  the       
censures of the church1 should be the   
snuff-dishes4 ,hence1  repentance is    
called a church-cleansing grace1 and the
 censures of  the church a purging out  
of the old leaven1 and making it a new  
lump 7#a ,cor #e3b2 #b ,cor #g3aa74     
,ah6 were these snuff-dishes more of use
 in the churches1 we should  not have   
this man's snuff defile that man's      
fingers as it doth4  ,nor would the     
temple of ,god be so besmeared with     
these snuffs1  and be daubed as it is4  
,ah6 snuffs pulled off1 lie still in the
 temple-floor1 and there  stink1 and    
defile both feet and fingers1 both the  
callings and  conversations of          
temple-worshippers1 to the disparaging  

of religion1  and the making of         
religious worship but of low esteem with
 men2  and all1 ,i say1 for want of the 
due use of these snuffers1 and  these   
snuff-dishes1 there4 ,nay1 are not whole
 churches now defiled  with those very  
snuffs1 that long since were plucked    
off1 and all  for want of the use of    
these snuff-dishes1 according to the    
,lord's  commandment4 ,for you must     
know1 that reproof and admonitions are  
but of small use1 where repentance1 or  
church-censures1 are not  thereto       
annexed4 ,when ministers use the        
snuffers1 the people should  hold the   
snuff-dishes4    ,round reproofs for    
sin1 when they light upon penitent      
hearts1 then  brave work is in the      
church3 then the snuff is not only      
pulled  away1 but carried out of the    
temple of ,god aright1 c4 ,and now the  
worship and worshippers shine like gold4
 ',as an ear-ring of gold1  and an      
ornament of fine gold1 so is a wise     
reprover upon an obedient  ear' 7,prov  

#be3ab74    ,ministers1 it appertains to
 you to use the snuffers1 and to teach  
the people to hold the snuff-dishes     
right 7,acts #bj3bj1ba2 #b ,tim  #d3b74 
,we must often be snuffed with these    
snuffers1 or our light  will burn but   
dimly1 our candle will also waste4      
,pray1 therefore1  ,o men of ,god1 look 
diligently to your people4 ,snuff them  
as you see  there is need2 but touch not
 their snuff with your white fingers2  a
 little smutch on ,,you will be seen a  
great way4 ,remember also that  you     
leave them nowhere1 but with these      
snuff-dishes1 that the temple  may be   
cleared of them4 ,do with the snuff as  
the neat housewife  doth with the toad  
which she finds in her garden4 ,she     
takes the  fork1 or a pair of tongs1 and
 therewith doth throw it over the       
pales4 ,cast them away1 ,i say1 with    
fear1 zeal1 care1 revenge1 and  with    
great indignation1 and then your church1
 your conversation1  your fingers1 and  
all1 will be kept white and clean 7#b   

,cor #g3aa74    ,,xlvi4 ,of the golden  
tongs belonging to the ,temple4         
,there were also tongs of gold used in  
the temple of old 7#a ,kings  #g3di74   
#a4 ,these tongs were used about the    
altar1 to order the  fire there4 #b4    
,they were used too about the           
candlestick1 and are  therefore called  
,,his tongs4 #c4 ,perhaps there were    
tongs for both  these services2 but of  
that the word is silent4    ,but what   
were they used about the candlestick to 
do8    ,answ4 ,to take holy fire from   
off the altar to light the lamps withal4
  ,for the fire of the temple was holy  
fire1 such as at first was  kindled from
 heaven1 and when kindled1 maintained by
 the priests1  and of that the lamps    
were lighted 7,lev #i3bd2 #b ,chron     
#g3a74 ,nor  was there1 upon pain of    
death1 any other fire to be used there  
7,lev #aj3a1b74 ,these tongs1 therefore1
 were used to take fire from  off the   
altar to light the lamps and            
candlesticks withal4 ,for to  trim the  

lights1 and to dress the lamps1 was     
,aaron's work day by  day4 ,he shall    
light and order the lamps upon the pure 
candlestick  before the ,lord1 and      
,aaron did so4 ,he lighted the seven    
lamps  thereof1 as the ,lord commanded  
,moses 7,exo #aj3bd1be2 ,lev #bd3b1c2   
,num #h3c74 ,what is a lamp or          
candlestick to us1 if there be not      
light thereon2 and how lighted without  
fire1 and how shall we take  up coals to
 light the lamps withal1 if we have not 
tongs prepared  for that purpose8 ,with 
these tongs fire also was taken from off
  the altar1 and put into the censers to
 burn sweet incense with1  before the   
,lord4 ,the tongs then were of great use
 in the temple  of the ,lord4    ,but   
what were the tongs a type of8    ,the  
altar was a type of ,christ2 the fire of
 the ,holy ,ghost2 and  these tongues   
were a type of that holy hand of ,god's 
grace1 by  which the coals1 or several  
dispensations and gifts of the ,holy    
,ghost1 are taken and given to the      

church1 and to her members1 for  her    
work and profit in this world4          
,tongs1 we know1 are used instead of    
fingers2 wherefore ,aaron's  golden     
tongs were a type of ,christ's golden   
fingers 7,can #e3ad74  ,isaiah saith    
that one of the seraphims flew to him   
with 'a live  coal in his hand1 which he
 had taken with the tongs from off the  
altar4' ,here the type and antitype1 to 
wit1 tongs and hand1 are  put together  
7,isa #f3f74 ,but the prophet ,ezekiel1 
treating of like  matters1 quite waives 
the type1 the tongs1 and speaketh only  
of  this holy land2 ',and he spake unto 
the man clothed with linen1  and said1  
,go in between the wheels under the     
cherub'--where the  mercy-seat stood1   
where ,god dwelt 7,exo #be2 ,psa        
#hj3a7--';and fill  thy hand with coals 
of fire from between the cherubims'     
7,eze #aj3b74    ,thus you see our      
golden tongs are now turned into a      
golden hand2  into the golden hand of   
the man clothed in linen1 which is      

,jesus  ,christ1 who at his ascension   
received of ,god the ,father the ,spirit
  in all fulness1 to give1 as his divine
 wisdom knew was best1 the  several     
coals or dispensations thereof unto his 
church1 for his  praise1 and her        
edification 7,matt #c3aa2 ,acts #b74 ,it
 is by this hand  also that this holy   
fire is put into our censers4 ,it is    
this hand  also that takes this coal1   
therewith to touch the lips of          
ministers1  that their words may warm   
like fire2 and it is by this hand that  
the ,spirit is given to the churches1 as
 returns of their holy  prayers 7,luke  
#aa3i-ac2 ,rom #h3bf2 ,rev #h3e74    ,it
 was convenient that the fire in the    
temple should be disposed  of by golden 
tongs2 but the ,holy ,ghost1 by the     
golden hand of  ,christ's grace1 for    
that can wittingly dispose of it1       
according as  men and things are placed1
 and to do and be done in the churches2 
wherefore he adds1 ',and one cherub     
stretched forth his hand from  between  

the cherubims1 unto the fire that was   
between the cherubims1  and took        
thereof1 and put it into the hands of   
him that was clothed  with linen1 who   
took it and went out' 7,eze #aj3g74     
,by this hand1 then1 by this ,man's     
hand1 the coals of the altar are        
disposed of1 both to the lamps1 the     
candlesticks1 the censers1 and  the lips
 of ministers1 according to his own good
 pleasure4 ,and of  all this were the   
tongs in the temple a type4    ,,xlvii4 
,of the altar of incense in the ,temple4
    ,the altar of incense was made first
 for the tabernacle1 and that  of       
shittim wood2 but it was made for the   
temple of cedar1 and it  was to be set  
before the veil1 that is1 by the ark of 
the testimony1  before the mercy-seat2  
that is1 at the entering of the holiest1
  but not within4 ,and the priest was to
 approach it every morning1  which1 as  
to the holiest1 he might not do4        
,besides1 when he went  in to make an   
atonement1 he was to take fire from off 

that altar  to burn his incense within  
the holy place 7,exo #cj3a-aj2 ,lev     
#af3ah74    #a4 ,it was called the      
golden altar1 because it was overlaid   
with  pure gold4 ,this altar was not for
 burnt-offering1 as the brazen  altar   
was2 nor for the meat-offering1 nor the 
drink-offering1 but  to burn incense    
thereon 7,exo #cj3g74 ,which sweet      
incense was a type  of grace and prayer 
7,psa #aab3b74    #b4 ,incense1 or that 
called incense here1 was not a simple   
but  a compound1 made up of sweet spices
 called stacte1 onycha1 and  galbanum2  
and these three1 may answer to these    
three parts of this  duty1 to wit1      
prayer1 supplication1 and intercession  
7,exo #cj3cd-cg1  #cg3bi2 #a ,tim #b3a74
    #c4 ,this incense was to be burned  
upon the altar every morning2  upon that
 altar which was called the altar of    
incense1 which was  before the veil2 to 
show that it is our duty every morning  
to make  our prayer to ,god by ,jesus   
,christ before the veil2 that is1 before

  the door of heaven1 and there to seek1
 knock1 and ask for what we  need1      
according to the word 7,luke #aa3i-ac74 
#d4 ,this incense was to be kindled     
every morning1 to show how ,,he         
continueth interceding for us1 and also 
that all true praise of men  to ,god is 
by the work1 the renewed work1 of the   
,holy ,ghost upon  our hearts 7,rom     
#h3bf74    #e4 ,incense1 as you see1 was
 made of sweet spices1 such as were     
gummy1 and so apt to burn with a smoke1 
to show1 that not cold  and flat1 but   
hot and fervent1 is the prayer that     
flows from the  spirit of faith and     
grace 7,zech #ab3aj2 ,jer #e3af74    #f4
 ,the smoke of this incense was very    
sweet and savoury1 like  pleasant       
perfume1 to show how delightful and     
acceptable the very  sound and noise of 
right prayer is unto the nostrils of the
 living  ,god1 because it comes from a  
broken heart 7,psa #ea3ag2 ,cant #b3ad74
    #g4 ,this incense was to be offered 
upon the golden altar1 to show  us that 

no prayer is accepted but what is       
directed to ,god in the  name of his    
holy and blessed ,son our ,saviour 7#a  
,peter #b3e2 ,heb  #ac3ae74    #h4 ,they
 were commanded to burn incense every   
morning upon this  altar1 to show that  
,god is never weary of the godly prayers
 of his  people4 ,it also showeth that  
we need every day to go to ,god for     
fresh supplies of grace to carry us     
through this evil world4    #i4 ,this   
altar1 though it stood without the veil1
 to teach us to  live by faith1 and to  
make use of the name of ,christ1 as we  
find  it recorded in the first temple1  
yet was placed so nigh unto the         
holiest1 that the smell of the smoke    
might go in thither2 to show  that it is
 not distance of place that can keep the
 voice of true  prayer from our ,god1   
the ,god of heaven2 but that he will be 
taken  with what we ask for according to
 his word4 ,it stood1 ,i say1 nigh  the 
veil1 nigh the holiest2 and he that     
burnt incense there1 did  make his      

approach to ,god4 ,hence the ,psalmist1 
when he spake of  praying1 saith1 ',it  
is good for me to draw near to ,god'    
7,psa #gc3bh2  ,heb #aj3bb74    #aj4    
,this altar thus placed did front the   
ark within the veil2 to  put us in mind 
that the law is kept therein from       
hurting us2 to  let us know also that   
the mercy-seat is above1 upon the ark1  
and  that ,god doth sit thereon1 with   
his pardon in his hand to save us4  ,o6 
what speaking things are types1 shadows1
 and parables1 had we  but eyes to see1 
had we but ears to hear6 ,he that did   
approach  the altar with incense of old 
aright--and then he did so when he      
approached it by ,aaron1 his            
high-priest--pleased ,god2 how much     
more shall we have both person and      
prayers accepted1 and a grant  of what  
we need1 if indeed we come as we should 
to ,god by ,jesus  ,christ4 ,but take   
heed you approach not to a wrong altar2 
take heed  also that you come not with  
strange fire2 for they are dangerous    

things1 and cause the worshippers to    
miss of what they would enjoy4  ,but    
more of this in the next particular4    
,,xlviii4 ,of the golden censers        
belonging to the ,temple4    ,there were
 also golden censers belonging to the   
temple1 and they  were either such as   
belonged to the sons of ,levi in        
general1  or that were for ,aaron and   
his sons in special 7,num #af3f1ag1ah74 
,the censers of the ,levites were a type
 of ours2 but the censer of  ,aaron was 
a type of ,christ's4 ,the censers1 as   
was hinted before1  were for this use in
 the temple1 namely1 to hold the holy   
fire  in1 on which incense was to be    
burned before the ,lord 7,lev #aj3a1b74 
,these censers then were types of       
hearts4 ,aaron's golden one was a  type 
of ,christ's golden heart1 and the      
censers of the ,levites were  types of  
other worshippers' hearts4 ,the fire    
also which was put  therein was a type  
of that ,spirit by which we pray1 and   
the incense  that burnt thereon1 a type 

of our desires4 ,of ,christ's censer  we
 read1 ,revelation the eighth1 which is 
always filled with much  incense2 that  
is1 with continual intercessions1 which 
he offereth  to ,god for us2 and from   
whence also there always goes a cloud of
  sweet savour1 covering the mercy-seat 
7,lev #af3ac2 ,heb #g3be2 ,rev  #h3c1d74
    ,but to speak of the censers1 and   
fire1 and incense of the  worshippers2  
for albeit they were all put under one  
rule1 that is1  to be according to law1 
yet oftentimes1 as were the worshippers1
  such were the censers1 fire1 and      
incense4 #a4 ,hence the two hundred  and
 fifty censers with which ,korah and his
 company offered1 are  called the       
censers of sinners2 for they came with  
wicked hearts  then to burn incense     
before the ,lord 7,num #af3ag1cg74 #b4  
,again1  as the censers of these men    
were called the censers of sinners1     
showing they came at that time to ,god  
with naughty hearts1 so  the fire that  
was in ,nadab and ,abihu's censers is   

called strange  fire1 which the ,lord   
commanded them not 7,lev #aj3a74 #c4    
,this strange  fire was a type of that  
strange spirit opposed to the ,spirit of
  ,god1 in and by which1                
notwithstanding1 some adventure to      
perform  worship to ,god4 #d4 ,again1 as
 these censers are called the censers   
of sinners1 and this fire called strange
 fire1 so the incense of  such is also  
called strange1 and is said to be an    
abomination unto  ,god 7,exo #cj3i2 ,isa
 #a3ac1 #ff3c74    ,thus you see that   
both the censers1 fire1 and incense of  
some is  rejected1 even as the heart1   
spirit1 and prayer of sinners are an    
abomination unto ,god 7,hosea #g3ad1    
#d3ab1 #e3d2 ,prov #bh3i74    ,but there
 were besides these true censers1 holy  
fire and sweet  incense among the       
worshippers in the temple1 and their    
service was  accepted by ,aaron their   
high-priest2 for that was through the   
faith  of ,christ1 and these were a type
 of our true gospel worshippers1  who   

come with holy hearts1 the holy spirit1 
and holy desires before  their ,god1 by 
their ,redeemer4 ,these are a perfume in
 his nose4 ',the  prayer of the upright 
is his delight' 7,prov #ae3h74 ,their   
prayers  went up like 'incense1 and the 
lifting up of their hands as the        
evening sacrifice' 7,psa #ada3b74       
,let them then that pretend to worship  
before ,god in his holy temple  look to 
it1 that both their censers1 fire1 and  
incense1 heart1  spirit1 and desires1 be
 such as the word requires2 lest1       
instead  of receiving of gracious       
returns from the ,god of heaven1 their  
censers be laid up against them2 lest   
the fire of ,god devours them1  and     
their incense become an abomination to  
him1 as it happened to  those made      
mention of before4    ,but it is said   
the censers of ,korah and his company   
was hallowed4    ,answ4 ,so is ,god's   
worship1 which is so his by his         
ordination1 yet  even that very worship 
may be spoiled by man's transgression4  

,prayer is ,god's ordinance1 but all    
prayer is not accepted of ,god4  ,we    
must then distinguish between the thing 
commanded1 and our using  of that thing4
 ,the temple was ,god's house1 but was  
abused by the  irreverence of those that
 worshipped there1 even to the          
demolishing  of it4    ,a golden censer 
is a gracious heart1 heavenly fire is   
the ,holy  ,ghost1 and sweet incense the
 effectual fervent prayer of faith4     
,have you these8 ,these ,god expects1   
and these you must have if ever  your   
persons or performances be of ,god      
accepted4    ,,xlix4 ,of the golden     
spoons of the ,temple4    #a4 ,the      
golden spoons belonging to the temple   
were in number1 according  to ,moses1   
twelve2 answering to the twelve tribes  
7,num #g3hf74 ,but  when the temple was 
built1 ,i suppose they were more1       
because of  the number of the basins4   
#b4 ,the spoons1 as ,i suppose1 were for
 the worshippers in the  temple to eat  
that broth withal1 wherein the          

trespass-offerings  were boiled3 for    
which purpose there were several        
cauldrons hanged  in the corners of that
 court called the priest's to boil them 
in  7#a ,sam #b3ac1ad2 ,eze #df3ai1bj74 
#c4 ,now1 in that he saith here were    
spoons1 what is it but that  there are  
also babes in the temple of the ,lord4  
,there was broth  for babes as well as  
meat for men1 and spoons to eat the     
broth  withal4    #d4 ,true1 the gospel 
being more excellent than the law1 doth 
change  the term1 and instead of broth1 
saith1 ,there is milk for babes4 ,but   
in that he saith milk1 he insinuates    
there are spoons for children  in the   
church4    #e4 ',i could not1' saith    
,paul to them at ,corinth1 'speak to you
 as  unto spiritual1 but as unto carnal1
 even as unto babes in ,christ4  ,i have
 fed you with milk and not with meat2   
for hitherto ye were  not able to bear  
it1 neither yet now are ye able' 7#a    
,cor #c3a1b74    #f4 ,see1 here were    
need of spoons1 milk is spoon meat2 for 

here were  those which could not feed   
themselves with milk1 let them then     
that are men eat the strong meat4 ',for 
every one that useth milk  is unskilful 
in the word of righteousness1 for he is 
a babe4 ,but  strong meat belongeth to  
them that are of full age1 even those   
who1  by reason of use1 have their      
senses exercised to discern both good   
and evil' 7,heb #e3ac1ad74    #g4       
,spoons1 you know1 are to feed us with  
weak and thin food1 even  with that     
which best suiteth with weak stomachs1  
or with a babyish  temper4 ,hence1 as   
the strong man is opposed to the weak1  
so the  milk is opposed to the strong   
meat4    #h4 ,so then1 though the babe  
in ,christ is weaker than the man in    
,christ1 yet is he not by ,christ left  
unprovided for2 for here is  milk for   
babes1 and spoons to eat it with4 ,all  
this is taught us  by the spoons2 for   
what need is there of spoons where there
 is  nothing to eat but strong meat8    
#i4 ,babes1 you know1 have not only     

babyish stomachs1 but also  babyish     
tricks1 and must be dealt withal as     
babes2 their childish  talk and         
frompered carriages must be borne       
withal4    #aj4 ,sometimes they cry for 
nothing1 yea1 and count them for their  
foes which rebuke their childish toys   
and ways4 ,all which the church  must   
bear1 because they are ,god's babes2    
yea1 they must feed them  too3 for if he
 has found them milk and spoons1 it is  
that they  may be fed therewith1 and    
live3 yea1 grown ministers are ,god's   
nurses1 wherefore they must have a lap  
to lay them in1 and knees  to dandle    
them upon1 and spoons to feed them      
with4#be    #aa4 ,nor are the babes but 
of use in the church of ,god2 for he    
commands  that they may be brought to   
cry with the congregation before the    
,lord for mercy for the land 7,joel     
#b3af74    #ab4 ,incense1 ,i told you1  
was a type of prayers1 and the spoons1  
in  the time of ,moses1 were presented  
at the temple full of it4 ,perhaps  to  

show that ,god will1 with the milk which
 he has provided for  them1 give it to  
them as a return of their crying to him1
 even as  the nurse gives the child the 
teat and milk4    #ac4 ,you know the    
milk is called for when the child is    
crying1 as we  say1 to stop its mouth   
with it4 ,o babes6 did you but cry      
soundly1  ,god would give you yet more  
milk4    #ad4 ,but what were these      
golden spoons a type of8 ,i answer1 if  
the  milk is the juice and consolations 
of the ,word1 then the spoons  must be  
those soft sentences and golden         
conclusions with which the  ministers   
feed their souls by it4 ',i have fed    
you1' saith ,paul1  'with the milk of   
the ,word'2 saith ,peter1 'even as you  
have been  able to bear it4' ,compare   
these two or three texts--#a ,peter     
#b3a-c2  #a ,corinthians #c3b2 #a       
,thessalonians #b3g4    #ae4 ,and this  
is the way to strengthen the weak hands1
 and to  confirm the feeble knees4 ,this
 is the way to make them grow to be  men

 who now are but as infants of days4    
',thus a little one shall  become a     
thousand1 and a small one a strong      
nation4' ,yea1 thus in  time you may    
make a little child to jostle it with a 
leopard2 yea1  to take a lion by the    
beard2 yea1 thus you may embolden him to
  put his hand to the hole of the asp1  
and to play before the den  of the      
cockatrice 7,isa #aa3f-h1 #fj3bb74      
,who is most stout was once a babe2 he  
that can now eat meat was  sometimes    
glad of milk1 and to be fed with the    
spoon4 ,babes in  ,christ1 therefore1   
must not be despised nor overlooked2    
,god has  provided them milk and spoons 
to eat it with1 that they may grow  up  
to be men before him4    ,l4 ,of the    
bowls and basins belonging to the       
,temple4    ,as there were spoons1 so   
there were bowls and basins belonging to
  the temple4 ,some of these were of    
gold1 and some of silver2 and when  they
 were put together1 their number was    
four hundred and forty4  ,these you read

 of1 ,ezra #a3aj4 ,the bowls or basins  
were not to wash  in1 as was the sea and
 lavers of the temple2 they were rather 
to  hold the messes in1 which the       
priests at their holy feasts did use  to
 set before the people4 ,this being so1 
they were types of that  proportion of  
faith by which1 or by the measure of    
which1 every  man received of the holy  
food for the nourishment of his soul4   
,for1 as a man1 had he a thousand messes
 set before him1 he eating  for his     
health1 cannot go beyond what his       
stomach will bear2 so  neither can the  
child of ,god1 when he comes to worship 
in the  temple of ,god1 receive of the  
good things that are there1 beyond  the 
'proportion of his faith' 7,rom #ab3f74 
,or1 as it is in another  place1        
according to 'the ability which ,god    
giveth' 7#a ,peter #d3aa74  ,and hence  
it is1 at the self-same ordinance1 some 
receive three  times as much as others  
do2 for that their bowl1 ,i mean their  
faith1  is able to receive it4 ,yea1    

,benjamin's mess was five times as big  
as was the mess of any of his brethren2 
and so it is with some  saints while    
they eat with their brother ,joseph in  
the house of  the living ,god4    ,there
 are three go to the same ordinance1 and
 are all of them  believers2 who1 when  
they come home1 and compare notes1 do   
find  their receivings are not of the   
same quantity4 ,one says1 ,i got but    
little2 the other says1 ,it was a pretty
 good ordinance to me2 the  third says1 
,i was exceeding well there4 ,why1 to be
 sure1 he that  had but little there1   
had there but little faith2 for great   
faith  in him would have received more4 
,he had it then according to the        
largeness of his bowl1 even according to
 his faith1 'as ,god hath  dealt to     
every man the measure of faith' 7,rom   
#ab3c74 ,mark1 faith  is a certain      
measure1 and that not only as to its    
degree1 but for  that it can receive1   
retain1 or hold what is put into it4    
,so then1 here it is no matter how much 

milk or holy broth there is2  but how   
big is thy bowl1 thy faith4 ,little     
bowls hold but little1  nor canst thou  
receive but as thy faith will bear2 ,i  
speak now  of ,god's ordinary dealing   
with his people1 for so he saith in his 
,word1 ',according to your faith be it  
unto you' 7,matt #i3bi74 ,if a  man     
goeth to the ocean sea for water1 let   
him carry but an egg-shell  with him1   
and with that he shall not bring a      
gallon home4 ,i know1  indeed1 that our 
little pots have a promise of being made
 like  the bowls of the altar2 but still
 our mess must be according to  our     
measure1 be that small1 or be it great4 
,the same prophet saith  again1 the     
saints shall be 'filled like bowls1 and 
as the corners  of the altar'2 which1   
though it supposes an enlargement1 yet  
it  must be confined to that measure of 
faith which is provided for  its        
reception 7,zech #i3ae1 #ad3bj74 ,and   
suppose these bowls should  signify the 
promises1 though the saints1 not the    

promises1 are  compared to them1 because
 they1 not promises1 are the subjects   
of faith2 yet it is the promise by our  
measure of faith in that1  that is      
nourishing to our souls4    ,when       
,ahasuerus made a feast to his subjects1
 they drank their wine  in bowls4 ,they 
did not drink it by the largeness of the
 vessel  whence they drew it1 but       
according to their health1 and as their 
stomachs would so receive it 7,esth     
#a3g1h74 ,thy faith1 then1 is one  of   
the bowls or basins of the temple1 by1  
or according to which1  thou receivest  
thy mess1 when thou sittest feasting at 
the table  of ,god4 ,and observe1 all   
the bowls were not made of gold1 as all 
faith is not of a saving sort4 ,it is   
the golden faith that is  right2 the    
silver bowls were of an inferior sort   
7,rev #c3ah74    ,some1 ,i say1 have    
golden faith2 all faith is not so4      
,wherefore look  to it1 soul1 that thy  
bowl1 thy faith1 be golden faith1 or of 
the  best kind4 ,look1 ,i say1 after a  

good faith1 and great1 for a great      
faith receives a great mess4 ,of old1   
beggars did use to carry  their bowls in
 their laps1 when they went to a door   
for an alms4#bf    ,consequently1 if    
their bowls were but little1 they       
ofttimes came  off by the loss1 though  
the charity of the giver was large4     
,yea1  the greater the charity1 the     
larger the loss1 because the beggar's   
bowl was too little4 ,mark it well1 it  
is ofttimes thus in the  matters of our 
,god4 ,art thou a beggar1 a beggar at   
,god's door1  be sure thou gettest a    
great bowl2 for as thy bowl is1 so will 
be  thy mess4 ',according to your       
faith1' saith he1 'be it unto you'      
7,matt #i3bi74    ,,li4 ,of the flagons 
and cups of the ,temple4    ,the next   
thing to be considered is the flagons   
and cups of the  temple2 of these we    
read1 #a ,chronicles #bh3ag2 ,jeremiah  
#eb3ai2  ,isaiah #bb3bd4 ,these were of 
great use among the ,jews1 especially   
on their feasting days2 as of their     

sabbaths1 new-moons1 and the  like 7,lev
 #bc3ac2 ,num #bh3g2 #a ,chron #af3c2   
,isa #be3f1 #fb3h1i74    ,for instance1 
the day that ,david danced before the   
ark1 'he dealt  among all the people1   
even among the whole multitude of       
,israel1  as well to the women as men1  
to every one a cake of bread1 and a     
good piece of flesh1 and a flagon of    
wine' 7#b ,sam #f3ai2 #a ,chron  #af3c74
 ',in this mountain1' that is1 in the   
temple typically1 saith  the prophet1   
'shall the ,lord of hosts make unto all 
people a feast  of fat things1 a feast  
of wines on the lees1 of fat things full
  of marrow1 of wines on the less well  
refined' 7,isa #be3f74    ,these are    
feasting times2 the times in which our  
,lord used to have  his spouse into his 
wine-cellar1 and in which he used to    
display  with delight his banner over   
her head in love 7,cant #b3d1e74 ,the   
church of ,christ1 alas6 is of herself a
 very sickly puely thing2  a woman2 a   
weaker vessel2 but how much more must   

she needs be so  weak1 when the custom  
of women is upon her1 or when she is    
sick  of love8 ,then she indeed has need
 of a draught1 for she now sinks1  and  
will not else be supported4 ',stay me   
with flagons1' saith she1  'and comfort 
me with apples1 for ,i am sick of love' 
7,can #b3e74    ,these flagons1         
therefore1 were types of those          
feastings1 and of  those large draughts 
of ,divine love1 that the ,lord ,jesus  
draweth for  and giveth to his spouse in
 those days that he feasteth with them4 
,for then he saith1 ',drink1 yea1 drink 
abundantly1 ,o beloved4' ,this  he does 
to cheer her up under her hours of      
sadness and dejection2  for now new     
'corn shall make the young men cheerful1
 and new wine  the maids' 7,prov        
#ca3f1g2 ,psa #aaf3ac2 ,jer #af3g2 ,cant
 #e2 ,zech #i3ag74    ,as there were    
flagons1 so there were cups2 and they   
are called  cups of consolation1 and    
cups of salvation1 because1 as ,i said1 
they were they by which ,god at his     

feastings with his people1 or  when he  
suppeth with them1 giveth out the more  
large draughts of  his love unto his    
saints1 to revive the spirits of the    
humble1  and to revive the hearts of the
 contrite ones4 ,at these times ,god    
made ,david's cup run over4 ,for we are 
now admitted1 if our faith  will bear   
it1 to drink freely into this grace1 and
 to be merry  with him 7,psa #bc3e2     
,luke #ae3bb-bd2 ,cant #e3a1 #g3aa1ab2  
,john #ad3bc2  ,rev #c3bj74 ,this is    
that to which the apostle alludeth1 when
 he  saith1 ',be not drunk with wine1   
wherein is excess1 but be filled  with  
the ,spirit2 speaking to yourselves in  
psalms1 and hymns1 and  spiritual songs1
 singing and making melody in your heart
 unto the  ,lord' 7,eph #e3ah1ai74      
,for the cups1 as to their use in the   
general1 understand them as  of the     
bowls made mention of before4 ,for      
assurances are the blooms  and flowers  
of faith1 not always on it1 though      
usually on feasting  days it is so4 ,so 

the degree of the one is still according
 to the  measure of the other 7,james   
#e2 ,rom #ae3ac74    ,,lii4 ,of the     
chargers of the ,temple4    ,in the     
tabernacle they had but twelve of them1 
and they were made  of silver2 but in   
the temple they had in all a thousand   
and thirty4  ,the thirty were made of   
gold1 the rest were made of silver      
7,ezra  #a3i2 ,num #g3hd74 ,these       
chargers were not for uses common or    
profane1  but1 as ,i take it1 they were 
those in which the passover1 and  other 
meat-offerings1 were drest up1 when the 
people came to eat  before ,god in his  
holy temple4 ,the meat1 you know1 ,i    
told you1  was opposite to milk2 and so 
are these chargers to the bowls1 and    
cups1 and flagons of the temple4    ,the
 meat was of two sorts1 roast or boiled4
 ,of that which was  roasted was the    
passover1 and of that which was boiled  
were the  trespass-offerings4           
,wherefore1 concerning the passover1 he 
saith1  ',eat not of it raw1 nor sodden 

at all with water1 but roast with  fire2
 his head with his legs1 and with the   
purtenance thereof'  7,exo #ab3i74 ,this
 roast meat was a type of the body of   
,christ as  suffering for our sins1 the 
which1 when it was roast1 was1 and  is  
as dressed up in chargers1 and set      
before the congregations of  the saints4
    ,but what were the chargers a type  
of8 ,i also ask1 in what charger  our   
gospel passover is now dressed up and   
set before the people8  ,is it not in   
the four evangelists1 the prophets1 and 
epistles of  the apostles8 ,they        
therefore are the chargers and the      
ordinance  of the supper2 in these also 
are the trespass-offerings1 with  what  
is fried in pans1 mystically prepared   
for the children of  the ,highest4      
,and why might they not be a type of    
gospel sermons8    ,i answer1 ,i think  
not so fitly2 for1 alas6 the best of    
sermons in  the world are but as thin   
slices cut out of those large dishes4   
,our ministers are the carvers1 good    

doctrine is the meat1 and  the charger  
in which this meat is found are the holy
 canonical  ,scriptures1 c41 though1 as 
,i said1 most properly the ,new         
,testament  of our ,lord and ,saviour   
,jesus ,christ4    ,in these is ,christ 
most truly1 lively1 and amply set before
 us as  crucified1 or roasted at the    
fire of ,god's law for our sins1 that   
we might live by him through faith1     
feeding upon him 7#b ,cor #c3ab2  ,gal  
#c3ab2 ,acts #c3ah-bb1 #ac3b-e1 #bf3bb2 
#a ,peter #a3aj2 ,acts #g3eb1  #ae3ae1  
#bh3bc2 ,rom #af3bf2 ,rev #aj3g74       
,there is in these chargers not only    
meat1 but sauce1 if you like it1  to eat
 the meat withal2 for the passover there
 are bitter herbs1  or sound repentance2
 and for other1 as the thank-offerings1 
their  is holy cheerfulness and prayers 
to ,god for grace4 ,all these  are set  
forth before in the holy ,scriptures1   
and presented to us  thereby1 as in the 
gold chargers of the temple4 ,he that   
will scoff  at this1 let him scoff4 ,the

 chargers were a type of something2  and
 he that can show a fitter antitype than
 is here proposed to  consideration1 let
 him do it1 and ,i will be thankful to  
him4    ,christians1 here is your meat  
before you1 and get your carvers to     
slice it out for you1 and this know1 the
 deeper you dip it in the  sauce1 the   
better it will relish4 ,but let not     
unbelief teach you  such manners as to  
make you leave the best bits behind you4
 ,for  your liberty is to eat freely of 
the best1 of the fat1 and of the  sweet4
    ,,liii4 ,of the goings out of the   
,temple4    ,as to the comings into the 
temple1 of them we have spoken already2 
namely1 of the outer and inner court1 as
 also of the doors of the  porch and    
temple4 ,the coming in was but one      
strait course1 and that  a type of      
,jesus ,christ2 but the goings out were 
many 7,john #aj3i1  #ad3f74    ,now1 as 
,i said1 it is insinuated that the      
goings out are many1  answerable to the 
many ways which the children of men have

 invented  to apostatize in from ,god4  
,christ is the way into2 but sin the    
way out of the temple of ,god4 ,true1 ,i
 read not of a description  of the      
goings out of this house1 as ,i read of 
the comings in4 ,only  when they had    
,athaliah out thence1 she is said to go 
out by the  way by which the horses come
 into the king's stables1 and there  she
 was slain1 as it were upon the horse   
dung-hill 7#b ,kings #aa3af2  #b ,chron 
#bc3ae74 ,when ,uzziah also went out of 
this house for his  transgression1 he   
was cast out of all society1 and made to
 dwell  in a kind of a pest-house1 even 
to the day of his death 7#b ,chron      
#bf3ba74    ,thus1 therefore1 though    
these goings out are not particularly   
described1 the judgments that followed  
them that have for their  transgressions
 been thrust out thence1 have been both 
remarkable  and tremendous3 for to die  
upon a dung-hill1 or in a pest-house1   
and that for wicked actions1 is a       
shameful1 a disgraceful thing4  ,and    

,god will still be spreading dung upon  
the faces of such2 no  greatness shall  
prevent it 7,mal #b3c74 ,yea1 and will  
take them away  with it4 ',i will drive 
them out of my house1' says he1 ',i will
 love  them no more' 7,hosea #i3ae74    
,but what are we to understand in gospel
 days1 by going out of the  house of the
 ,lord1 for or by sin8 ,i answer1 if it 
be done voluntarily1  then sin leads you
 out3 if it be done by the holy         
compulsion of the  church1 then it is   
done by the judicial judgment of ,god2  
that is1  they are cut off1 and cast out
 from thence1 as a just reward for      
their transgressions 7,lev #bj1 #ba3c2  
,eze #ad3h2 #a ,cor #e3ac74bg    ,well1 
but whither do they go1 that are thus   
gone out of the temple  or church of    
,god8 ,i answer1 not to the dunghill    
with ,athaliah1 nor  to the pest-house  
with ,uzziah1 but to the devil1 that is 
the first  step1 and so to hell1 without
 repentance4 ,but if their sin be not   
unpardonable1 they may by repentance be 

recovered1 and in mercy  tread these    
courts again4 ,now the way to this      
recovery is to think  seriously what    
they have done1 or by what way they went
 out from the  house of ,god4 ,hence the
 prophet is bid to show to the          
rebellious  house1 first the goings out 
of the house1 and then the comings in4  
,but1 ,i say1 first he bids show them   
the goings out thereof 7,eze            
#dc3aj1aa74 ,and this is of absolute    
necessity for the recovering  of the    
sinner4 ,for until he that has sinned   
himself out of ,god's  house shall see  
what danger he has incurred to himself  
by this  his wicked going out1 he will  
not unfeignedly desire to come in       
thither again4    ,there is another     
thing as to this point to be taken      
notice of4  ,there is a way by which    
,god also doth depart from this house1  
and  that also is by sin1 as the        
occasion4 ,the sin of a man will thrust 
him out1 and the sin of men will drive  
,god out of his own house4  ,of this you

 read1 ,ezekiel #aa3bb1 #bc4 ,for this1 
he saith1 ',i have  forsaken mine house1
 ,i have left mine heritage1 ,i have    
given  the dearly beloved of my soul    
into the hand of her enemies' 7,jer     
#ab3g74 ,and this also is dreadful4 ,the
 great sentence of ,christ  upon the    
,jews lay much in these words1 ',your   
house is left unto  you desolate'2 that 
is1 ,god has left you to bare walls1 and
 to  lifeless traditions4 ,consider1    
therefore1 of this going out also4      
,alas6 a church1 a true church1 is but a
 poor thing if ,god leaves1  if ,god    
forsakes it4 ,by a true church ,i mean  
one that is congregated  according to   
outward rule1 that has sinned ,god away1
 as she had  almost quite done that was 
of ,laodicea 7,rev #c74    ,he that sins
 himself out1 can find no good in the   
world2 and they  that have sinned ,god  
out1 can find no good in the church4 ,a 
church  that has sinned ,god away from  
it1 is a sad lump indeed4 ,you          
therefore that are in ,god's church1    

take heed of sinning yourselves  out    
thence2 also take heed1 that while you  
keep in1 you sin not ,god  away1 for    
thenceforth no good is there4 ',yea1 woe
 to them when ,i  depart from them6'    
saith ,god 7,hosea #i3ab74    ,,liv4 ,of
 the singers belonging to the ,temple4  
,having thus far passed through the     
temple1 ,i now come to the singers      
there4 ,the singers were many1 but all  
of the church1 either ,jews  or         
proselytes2 nor was there any1 as ,i    
know of1 under the ,old  ,testament     
worship1 admitted to sing the songs of  
the church1 and  to celebrate that part 
of worship with the saints1 but they    
who1  at least in appearance1 were so4  
,the song of ,moses1 of ,deborah1  and  
of those that danced before ,david1 with
 others that you read  of1 they were all
 performed1 either by ,jews by nature1  
or by  such as were proselyted to their 
religion 7,exo #ae3a2 ,jude #e3a1b2  #a 
,sam #ah3f74 ,and such worship then was 
occasioned by ,god's great  appearance  

for them1 against the power of the      
,gentiles their  enemies4    ,but we are
 confined to the songs of the temple1 a 
more distinct  type of ours in the      
church under the gospel4 #a4 ,the       
singers then  were many1 but the chief  
of them1 in the days of ,david1 were    
,david  himself1 ,asaph1 ,jeduthun1 and 
,heman1 and their sons4 #b4 ,in ,david's
  time the chief of these singers were  
two hundred fourscore and  eight 7#a    
,chron #be74 ,these singers of old were 
to sing their songs  over the           
burnt-offering1 which were types of the 
sacrificed body  of ,christ2 a memorial 
of which offering we have at the ,lord's
 table1  the consummation of which      
,christ and his disciples celebrated    
with  a hymn 7,matt #bf3cj74 ,and as of 
old they were the church that did  sing 
in the temple1 according to institution1
 to ,god1 so also  they are by ,god's   
appointment to be sung in the church by 
the new4  ,hence1    #a4 ,they are said 
to be the redeemed that sin4 #b4 ,the   

songs that they  sing are said to be the
 'songs of their redemption' 7,rev      
#e3i1aj74  #c4 ,they were and are songs 
that no man can learn but they4    ,but 
let us run a little in the parallel4    
#a4 ,they were of old appointed to sin1 
that were cunning and skilful  in songs4
 ,and answerable to that it is said1    
,that no man could  learn our ,new      
,testament songs1 but the hundred and   
forty and four  thousand which were     
redeemed from the earth 7#a ,chron      
#ae3bb2 ,rev  #ad3c74    #b4 ,these     
songs were sung with harps1 psalteries1 
cymbals1 and  trumpets2 a type of our   
singing with spiritual joy1 from grace  
in  our hearts 7#a ,chron #be3f2 #b     
,chron #bi3bf-bh2 ,col #c3af74    #c4   
,the singers of old were to be clothed  
in fine linen2 which fine  linen was a  
type of innocency1 and an upright       
conversation4 ,hence  the singers under 
the ,new ,testament are said to be      
virgins1 such  in whose mouth was no    
guile1 and that were without 'fault     

before  the throne of ,god' 7#a ,chron  
#ae3bg2 ,rev #ad3a-e4 ,see also #g3i-af2
  ,psa #cc3a74    #d4 ,the songs sung in
 the temple were new1 or such as were   
compiled  after the manner of repeated  
mercies that the church of ,god  had    
received1 or were to receive4 ,and      
answerable to this1 is the  church to   
sing now new songs1 with new hearts1 for
 new mercies 7,psa  #cc3c1 #dj3c1 #if1  
#add3i2 ,rev #ad3c74 ,new songs1 ,i say1
 are grounded  on new matter1 new       
occasions1 new mercies1 new             
deliverances1 new  discoveries of ,god  
to the soul1 or for new frames of heart2
 and  are such as are most taking1 most 
pleasing1 and most refreshing  to the   
soul4    #e4 ,these songs of old1 to    
distinguish them from heathenish ones1  
were called ,god's songs1 the ,lord's   
songs3 because taught by him1  and      
learned of him1 and enjoined to them1 to
 be sung to his praise4  ,hence ,david  
said1 ,god had put a new song in his    
mouth1 'even praise  unto our ,god' 7#a 

,chron #be3g2 ,psa #dg3f1g1 #acg3d1     
#dj3c74    #f4 ,these songs also were   
called 'the songs of ,zion1' and 'the   
songs  of the temple' 7,psa #acg3c2     
,amos #h3c74 ,and they are so called as 
they were theirs to sing there2 ,i say1 
of them of ,zion1 and the  worshippers  
in the temple4 ,i say1 to sing in the   
church1 by the  church1 to him who is   
the ,god of the church1 for the mercies1
  benefits1 and blessings which she has 
received from him4 ,sion-songs1         
temple-songs1 must be sung by ,sion's   
sons1 and temple-worshippers4    ,the   
redeemed of the ,lord shall return1 and 
come to ,zion with songs1  and          
everlasting joy upon their heads1 they  
shall obtain joy and  gladness2 and     
sorrow and sighing shall fly away4      
,therefore they  shall come and sing in 
the height1 or upon the mountain of     
,zion2  and shall flow together thither1
 to the goodness of the ,lord4  ',break 
forth into singing1 ye mountains1' and  
let the inhabitants  of the rock sing   

7,isa #dd3bc1 #db3aa1 #ea3aa74    ,to   
sing to ,god1 is the highest worship we 
are capable of performing  in heaven2   
and it is much if sinners on earth1     
without grace1  should be capable of    
performing it1 according to his         
institution1  acceptably4 ,i pray ,god  
it be done by all those that now-a-days 
get  into churches1 in spirit and with  
understanding4#bh    ,,lv4 ,of the union
 of the holy and most holy ,temple4     
,that commonly called the temple of ,god
 at ,jerusalem1 considered as  standing 
of two parts1 was called the outward and
 inward temple1  or1 the holy and most  
holy place4 ,they were built upon one   
and  the same foundation2 neither could 
one go into the holiest1 but  as through
 the holy place 7#a ,kings #c3a1 #f3a2  
#b ,chron #e3a1ac1 #g3b74    ,the first 
house1 namely1 that which we have been  
speaking of1 was  a type of the         
church-militant1 and the place most holy
 a type of  the church-triumphant2 ,i   
say1 of the church-triumphant1 as it now

  is4    ,so1 then1 the house standing  
of these two parts1 was a shadow of  the
 church both in heaven and earth4 ,and  
for that they are joined  together by   
one and the same foundation1 it was to  
show1 that they  above1 and we below1   
are yet one and the self-same house of  
,god4  ,hence they1 and we together1 are
 called1 ',the whole family in  heaven  
and earth' 7,eph #c3ad1ae74    ,and     
hence it is said again1 that we who     
believe on earth 'are come  unto mount  
,zion1 and unto the city of the living  
,god1 the heavenly  ,jerusalem1 and to  
an innumerable company of angels1 to the
 general  assembly and church of the    
first-born1 which are written in heaven1
  and to ,god the judge of all1 and to  
the spirits of just men made  perfect1  
and to ,jesus the ,mediator of the new  
covenant1 and to  the blood of          
sprinkling1 that speaketh better things 
than that of  ,abel' 7,heb #ab3bb-bd74  
,the difference1 then1 betwixt us and   
them is1 not that we are really  two1   

but one body in ,christ1 in divers      
places4 ,true1 we are below  stairs1 and
 they above2 they in their holiday1 and 
we in our  working-day clothes2 they in 
harbour1 but we in the storm2 they  at  
rest1 and we in the wilderness2 they    
singing1 as crowned with  joy2 we       
crying1 as crowned with thorns4 ,but1 ,i
 say1 we are all  of one house1 one     
family1 and are all the children of one 
,father4  ,this1 therefore1 we must not 
forget1 lest we debar ourselves of  much
 of that which otherwise1 while here1 we
 have a right unto4  ,let us1 therefore1
 ,i say1 remember1 that the temple of   
,god is but  one1 though divided1 as one
 may say into kitchen and hall1 above   
stairs and below2 or holy and most holy 
place4 ,for it stands upon  the same    
foundation1 and is called but one1 the  
temple of ,god2  which is built upon the
 ,lord our ,saviour4    ,i told you     
before1 that none of old could go into  
the most holy1  but by the holy place1  
even by the veil that made the partition

  between 7,exo #bf3cc2 ,lev            
#af3b1ab1ae2 ,heb #i3g1h1 #aj3ai74      
,wherefore1  they are deceived that     
think to go into the holiest1 which is  
heaven1 when they die1 who yet abandon  
and hate the holy place1  while they    
live4 ,nay1 ,sirs1 the way into the     
holiest is through  the holy place2 the 
way into heaven is through the church on
 earth2  for that ,christ is there by   
his word to be received by faith1       
before he can by us in person be        
received in the beatical vision4  ,the  
church on earth is as the house of the  
women1 spoken of in  the book of        
,esther1 where we must be dieted1       
perfumed1 and made  fit to go into the  
bridegroom's chamber1 or as ,paul says1 
'made  meet to be partakers of the      
inheritance of the saints in light'     
7,esth #b2 ,col #a3ab74    ,,lvi4 ,of   
the holiest or inner ,temple4    ,the   
most holy place was1 as ,i said1 a      
figure of heaven itself1  consequently a
 type of that where the most special    

presence of ,god  is1 and where his face
 is most clearly seen1 and the gladness 
of  his countenance most enjoyed 7,heb  
#i3bc1bd2 ,exo #be3bb2 ,num #g3hi74     
,the most holy place was dark1 it had no
 windows in it1 though there  were such 
round the chambers2 the more special    
presence of ,god1  too1 on ,mount       
,sinai1 was in the thick darkness there 
7#a ,kings #h3ab2  #b ,chron #g3a2 ,exo 
#ai3i1 #bj3ba74    #a4 ,this holiest1   
therefore1 being thus made1 was to show 
that ,god1  as in heaven1 to us on earth
 is altogether invisible1 and not to be 
reached otherwise than by faith4 ,for1  
,i say1 in that this house had  no      
windows1 nothing therein could be seen  
by the highest light of  this world4    
,things there were only seen by the     
light of the fire  of the altar1 which  
was a type of the shinings of the ,holy 
,ghost  7#a ,cor #b74 ,and hence it is  
said1 notwithstanding this darkness1    
',he dwelleth in the light1 which no man
 can approach unto'2 none  but the      

high-priest1 ,christ 7#a ,tim #f3af2 #a 
,peter #c3ba1bb74    #b4 ,the holiest1  
therefore1 was thus built1 to show how  
different  our state in heaven will be  
from this our state on earth4 ,we walk  
here by one light1 by the light of a    
written word2 for that is now  a light  
to our feet1 and a lantern to our path4 
,but that place1  where there will be no
 written word1 nor ordinances as here1  
will  yet to us shine more light and    
clear1 than if all the lights that  are 
in the world were put together1 to light
 one man4 ',for ,god is  light1 and in  
him is no darkness at all' 7#a ,john    
#a3e74 ,and in his  light1 and in the   
light of the ,lamb immediately1 we shall
 live1  and walk1 and rejoice all the   
days of eternity4    #c4 ,this also was 
ordained thus1 to show that we1 while in
 the first  temple1 should live by      
faith1 as to what there was1 or as to   
what  was done in the second4 ,hence it 
is said1 as to that1 'we walk by  faith1
 not by sight' 7#b ,cor #e3i74 ,the     

things that are there we are  told of1  
even of the ark of the testimony1 and   
mercy-seat1 and  the cherubims of glory1
 and the presence of ,christ1 and of    
,god3 we  are1 ,i say1 told of them by  
the word1 and believe1 and are taken    
therewith1 and hope to go to them       
hereafter2 but otherwise we see  them   
not4 ,therefore we are said to 'look1   
not at the things which  are seen1 but  
at the things which are not seen2 for   
the things  which are seen are temporal1
 but the things which are not seen  are 
eternal' 7#b ,cor #d3ah74    #d4 ,the   
people of old were not to look into the 
holiest1 lest they  died1 save only     
their high-priest1 he might go into it  
7,num #ag3ac74  ,to show that we1 while 
here1 must have a care of vain          
speculations1  for there is nothing to  
be seen1 by us while here1 in heaven1   
otherwise than by faith in ,god's       
eternal testament4 ,true1 we may  now   
come to the holiest1 even as nigh as the
 first temple will  admit us to come2   

but it must be by blood and faith1 not  
by vain  imagination1 sense1 or carnal  
reason 7,heb #aj3ai74    #e4 ,this      
holiest of all was four square every    
way1 both as to height1  length1 and    
breadth4 ,to be thus1 is a note of      
perfection1 as ,i have  showed          
elsewhere2 wherefore it was on purpose  
thus built1 to show  us that all fulness
 of blessedness is there1 both as to the
 nature1  degree1 and duration4 ,so     
'when that which is perfect is come1    
then  that which is in part shall be    
done away' 7#a ,cor #ac3h-aj2 ,heb      
#aj3ai-bb74    ,,lvii4 ,of the veil of  
the ,temple4    ,the veil of the temple 
was a hanging made of 'blue and purple1 
and  scarlet1 and fine twined linen1'   
and there were cherubims wrought        
thereon 7,exo #bf3ca74    #a4 ,this veil
 was one partition1 betwixt the holy and
 most holy place2  and ,i take it1 it   
was to keep from the sight of the       
worshippers  the things most holy1 when 
the high-priest went in thither1 to     

accomplish the service of ,god 7,exo    
#bf3cc2 #b ,chron #c3ad2 ,heb #i3h74    
#b4 ,the veil was a type of two things4 
7#a47 ,of these visible heavens through 
which ,christ passed when he  went to   
make intercession for us4 ,and as by the
 veil1 the priest  went out of the sight
 of the people1 when he went into the   
holiest  of all1 so ,jesus ,christ when 
he ascended1 was by the heavens1 that   
great and stretched out curtain1        
received out of the sight of his  people
 here4 ,also by the same curtain1 since 
it is become as a tent  for him to dwell
 in1 he is still received1 and still    
kept out of  our sight2 for now we see  
him not1 nor shall1 until these heavens 
be rolled together as a scroll1 and pass
 away like a thing rolled  together     
7,isa #dj3bb2 ,acts #a3i-aa1 #c3ai-ba2  
#a ,peter #a3h74    7#b47 ,this is that 
veil through which the apostle saith1   
,jesus is1  as a forerunner for us1     
entered into the presence of ,god4 ,for 
by  veil here also must be meant the    

heavens1 or outspread firmament         
thereof2 as both ,mark and ,peter say1  
,he 'is gone into heaven1 and  is on the
 right hand of ,god' 7,mark #af3ai2 #a  
,peter #c3bb74    #c4 ,the veil of the  
temple was made of blue1 the very colour
 of the  heaven4 ,of purple and crimson1
 and scarlet also1 which are the        
colours of many of the clouds1 because  
of the reflections of the  sun4 ,but    
again1    #d4 ,the veil was also a type 
of the body of ,christ4 ,for as the veil
  of the temple1 when whole1 kept the   
view of the things of the  holiest from 
us1 but when rent1 gave place to man to 
look in unto  them2 even so the body of 
,christ1 while whole1 kept the things of
  the holiest from that view1 we1 since 
he was pierced1 have of them4  ,hence we
 are said to enter into the holiest1 by 
faith1 through the  veil1 that is to    
say1 his flesh 7,heb #aj3ai-bb74 ,but   
yet1 ,i say1 all  is by faith2 and1     
indeed1 the rending of the veil that day
 that  ,christ was crucified1 did loudly

 preach this to us4 ,for no sooner  was 
the body of ,christ pierced1 but the    
veil of the temple rent  in twain from  
the top to the bottom2 and so a way was 
made for a  clearer sight of what was   
there beyond it1 both in the type and   
antitype 7,matt #bg3ej-ec2 ,heb         
#aj3ai1bj74    ,thus you see that the   
veil of the temple was a type of these  
visible  heavens1 and also of the body  
of ,christ2 of the first1 because he    
passed through it unto the ,father2 of  
the second1 because we by it  have      
boldness to come to the ,father4    ,i  
read also of two other veils1 as of that
 spread over the face of  ,moses1 to the
 end that the children of ,israel should
 not stedfastly  behold2 and of the     
first veil of the tabernacle4 ,but of   
these ,i  shall not in this place speak4
    ,upon the veil of the temple there  
were also the figures of cherubims      
wrought1 that is1 of angels2 to show1   
that as the angels are with  us here1   
and wait upon us all the days of our    

pilgrimage in this  world2 so when we   
die1 they stand ready1 even at the veil1
 at the  door of these heavens1 to come 
when bid1 to fetch us1 and carry  us    
away into ,abraham's bosom 7,luke       
#af3bb74    ,the veil1 then1 thus       
understood1 teaches us first where      
,jesus is1  namely1 not here1 but gone  
into heaven1 from whence we should wait 
for him4 ,it also teaches us1 that if we
 would even now discern  the glories    
that are in the holiest of all1 we must 
look through  ,jesus to them1 even      
through the veil1 'that is to say1 his  
flesh4'  ,yea1 it teaches us that we    
may1 by faith through him1 attain to a  
kind of a presence1 at least of the     
beauty and sweetness of them4           
,,lviii4 ,of the doors of the inner     
,temple4    #a4 ,besides the veil1 there
 was a door to the inner temple1 and    
that  door was made of olive tree2 'and 
for the entering of the oracle1  he made
 doors of olive tree4 ,the two doors    
also of olive tree1 and  he carved upon 

them--cherubims1 and palm trees1 and    
open flowers1  and overlaid them with   
gold1 and spread gold upon the          
cherubims1  and upon the palm trees' 7#a
 ,kings #f3ca74    #b4 ,these doors were
 a type of the gate of heaven1 even of  
that  which lets into the eternal       
mansion-house that is beyond that veil4 
,i told you before that the veil was a  
type of the visible heavens1  which ,god
 has spread out as a curtain1 and       
through which ,christ  went when he     
ascended to the right hand of the       
,father4    #c4 ,now1 beyond this veil1 
as ,i said1 ,i find a door1 a gate      
opening  with two leaves1 as afore we   
found at the door of the outward        
temple4 ,these are they which the       
,psalmist calls to1 when he saith1      
',lift up your heads1 ,o ye gates1 even 
lift them up1 ye everlasting  doors1 and
 the ,king of glory shall come in' 7,psa
 #bd3g1i74    #d4 ,the doors of the     
temple were made of fire1 but these1 as 
you  see1 were made of olive2 to show us

 by that fat tree1 that rich  type1 with
 what glory we shall be met1 who shall  
be counted worthy  to enter at these    
gates4 ,the olive tree has its name from
 the oil  and fatness of its nature1 and
 the doors that let into the holiest    
were made of this olive tree 7,rom      
#aa3af-ah74bi    #e4 ,cherubims were    
also carved upon these doors to show1   
that as  the angels met us at the temple
 door1 and as they wait upon us in  the 
temple1 and stand also ready at the     
veil1 so even at the gate  of the       
mansion-house1 they will be also ready  
to give us a welcome  thither1 and to   
attend us into the presence chamber4    
#f4 ,palm trees also1 as they were      
carved upon the temple doors1  so we    
also find them here before the oracle1  
upon the doors that  let in thither2 to 
show1 that as ,christ gave us the       
victory at  our first entering into     
faith1 so he will finish that victory1  
by  giving of us eternal salvation4     
,thus is he the author and finisher  of 

our faith4 ,for as sure as at first we  
received the palm branch  by faith1 so  
surely shall we wear it in our hands1 as
 a token of  his faithfulness in the    
heaven of heavens1 for ever 7,rev #g3i74
    #g4 ,open flowers are also carved   
here1 to show that ,christ1 who is  the 
door to glory1 as well as the door to   
grace1 will be precious  to us at our   
entering in thither1 as well as at the  
first step  we took thitherward in a    
sinful and miserable world4 ,christ will
  never lose his sweet scent in the     
nostrils of his church4 ,he is  most    
sweet now1 will be so at death1 and     
sweetest of all1 when  by him we shall  
enter into that mansion-house prepared  
for us in  heaven4    #h4 ,the palm     
trees and open flowers may also be a    
type of the  precious ones of ,god1 who 
shall be counted worthy of his kingdom2 
the one1 of the uprightness of their    
hearts2 the other1 of the good  favour  
of their lives4 ',the upright shall     
dwell in thy presence2  and to him that 

ordereth his conversation aright1 ,i    
will show the  salvation of ,god' 7,psa 
#adj3ac74    #i4 ,thus sweet on earth1  
sweet in heaven2 and he that yields  the
 fruit of the gospel here1 shall find it
 for himself1 and his  eternal comfort1 
at the gates of glory4    #aj4 ,all     
these were overlaid with gold1 as you   
may say1 and so  they were at the door  
of the first house4 ,true1 but observe  
here  we have an addition4 ,here is gold
 upon gold4 ,gold laid on them1  and    
then gold spread upon that4 ,he overlaid
 them with gold1 and  then spread gold  
upon them4 ,the ,lord gives grace and   
glory 7,psa  #hd3aa74 ,gold and gold4   
,gold spread upon gold4 ,grace is gold  
in  the leaf1 and glory is gold in      
plates4 ,grace is thin gold1 glory  is  
gold that is thick4 ,here is gold laid  
on1 and gold spread  upon that3 and that
 both upon the palm trees and the       
cherubims4  ,gold upon the palm trees1  
that is1 on the saints2 gold upon the   
cherubims1 that is1 upon the angels4    

,for ,i doubt not but that the  angels  
themselves shall receive additional     
glory for the service  which they have  
served ,christ and his church on earth4 
#aa4 ,the angels are ,god's harvest men1
 and doubtless he will give  them good  
wages1 even glory upon their glory then 
7,matt #ac3ch1ci1  #bd3ca2 ,john #d3cf74
    #ab4 ,you know harvest men use to be
 paid well for gathering in the  corn1  
and ,i doubt not but so shall these1    
when the great ingathering  is over4    
,but what an entrance into life is here8
 ,here is gold upon  gold at the door1  
at our first step into the kingdom4     
,,lix4 ,of the golden nails of the inner
 ,temple4    ,i shall not concern myself
 with all the nails of the temple1 as of
  those made of iron1 c4 7#a ,chron     
#bb3c74 ,but only with the golden  ones1
 of which you read1 where he saith1     
',and the weight of the  nails was fifty
 shekels of gold' 7#b ,chron #c3i74     
,these nails1 as ,i  conceive1 were all 
fastened to the place most holy1 and of 

form  most apt to that of which they    
were a figure4    #a4 ,some of them     
represented ,christ ,jesus our ,lord as 
fixed in his  mediatory office in the   
heavens2 wherefore in one place1 when   
the ,holy ,ghost speaks of ,christ1 as  
he sprang from ,judah to be a  mediator1
 saith1 ',out of him came the corner1'  
the corner stone1  'out of him the nail'
 7,zech #aj3d74 ,now1 since he is       
compared to a  nail1 a golden nail1 it  
is to show1 that as a nail1 by driving1 
is  fixed in his place2 so ,christ1 by  
,god's oath1 is made an everlasting     
priest 7,heb #g3be74 ,therefore1 as he  
saith again1 the nail1 the  ,aaronical  
priesthood1 that was fastened in a sure 
place1 should  be removed1 be cut down1 
and fall2 so he who has the key of      
,david1  which is ,christ 7,rev #c3g71  
shall by ,god1 as a nail1 be fastened in
  a sure place1 and abide2 therefore he 
says again1 ',and he shall  be for a    
glorious throne1' or mercy-seat1 'to his
 ,father's house4'  ,and moreover1 ,that

 'they shall hang upon him1' as on a    
nail1 'all  the glory of his ,father's  
house1 the offspring1 and the issue1 all
  vessels of small quantity1 from the   
vessels of cups1 even to all  the       
vessels of flagons' 7,isa #bb3bj-be74   
,according to that which  is written1   
',and they sang a new song' to the ,lamb
 that was slain1  'saying1 ,thou art    
worthy1' c4 7,rev #e3i-ab74    ,and     
therefore it is again that ,christ1     
under the similitude of a  nail1 is     
accounted by saints indeed their great  
pledge or hope1  as he is in heaven1 of 
their certain coming thither4 ,hence    
they  said of old1 ,god has given us 'a 
nail in his holy place'2 a nail1  says  
the line1 'a pin1 a constant and sure   
abode1' says the margin  7,ezra #i3h74  
,now1 this nail in his holy place1 as   
was showed before1  is ,christ2 ,christ1
 as possessed of heaven1 and as abiding1
 and  ever living therein for us4 ,hence
 he is called1 as there1 our  head1 our 
life1 and our salvation2 and also we are

 said there to  be set down together in 
him 7,eph #a2 ,col #c3c2 ,eph #b3e1f74  
#b4 ,some of these nails were types of  
the holy words of ,god1 which  for ever 
are settled in heaven4 ,types1 ,i say1  
of their 'yea and  amen4' ,hence        
,solomon1 in another place1 compares the
 words of the  wise ,god1 'to goads and 
nails1 fastened by the masters of       
assemblies1  which are given from one   
shepherd' 7,eccl #ab3aa74    ,they are  
called goads1 because1 as such prick the
 oxen on in their  drawing1 so ,god's   
words prick ,christians on in their holy
 duties4  ,they are called nails1 to    
show1 that as nails1 when fastened well 
in a sure place1 are not easily removed2
 so ,god's words1 by his  will1 stand   
firm for ever4 ,the masters of the      
assemblies are first1  the apostles4    
,the one shepherd is ,jesus ,christ4    
,hence the gospel  of ,christ is said to
 be everlasting1 to abide for ever1 and 
to be  more stedfast than heaven and    
earth 7,isa #dj3f-h2 #a ,peter #a3bd1be2

  ,heb #ac3bj2 ,rev #ad3f2 ,matt        
#bd3ce74 ,the ,lord ,jesus then1 and his
  holy words1 are the golden nails of   
the temple1 and the fixing  of thess    
nails in the temple1 was to show that   
,christ is the same  today1 yesterday1  
and for ever2 and that his words abide1 
and  remain the same for ever and ever4 
,he then that hath ,christ1 has  a nail 
in the holiest2 he that hath a promise  
of salvation hath  also a nail in       
heaven1 a golden nail in heaven6        
,,lx4 ,of the floor and walls of the    
inner ,temple4    #a4 ,the floor of the 
oracle was overlaid with cedar1 and so  
also  were the walls of this house4 ',he
 built twenty cubits on the sides  of   
the house1 both the floor and the walls 
with boards of cedar4  ,he even built   
for it within1 for the oracle1 for the  
most holy  place' 7#a ,kings #f3af74    
#b4 ,in that he doth tell us with what  
it was ceiled1 and doth also  thus      
repeat1 saying1 'for the oracle1 for it 
within1 even for the  most holy place1' 

it is because he would have it noted1   
that this  only is the place that thus  
was done4    #c4 ,twenty cubits1 that   
was the length1 and breadth1 and height 
of  the house2 so that by his thus      
saying he teacheth that thus it was     
built round about4    #d4 ,the cedar is1
 if ,i mistake not1 the highest of the  
trees 7,eze  #ca3c-h74 ,now in that it  
is said the house1 the oracle1 was      
ceiled  round about therewith1 it may be
 to show1 that in heaven1 and no  where 
else1 is the height of all perfections4 
,perfection is in  the church on earth1 
but not such as is in heaven4    7#a47  
,there is a natural perfection1 and so a
 penny is as natural  silver as is a    
shilling4 7#b47 ,there is a comparative 
perfection1  and so one thing may be    
perfect and imperfect at the same time2 
as  a half-crown is more than a         
shilling1 yet less than a crown4 7#c47  
,there is also that which we call the   
utmost perfection1 and that  is it which
 cannot be added to1 or taken from him2 

and so ,god  only is perfect4 ,now1     
heavenly glory is that which goes beyond
  all perfection on the earth1 as the   
cedar goes beyond all trees  for height4
 ,hence ,god1 when he speaks of his own 
excellency1 sets  it forth by its       
height4 ,the high ,god1 the most ,high1 
and the high  and lofty ,one2 and the   
,highest 7,psa #ib3i1 #ach3f2 ,gen      
#ad3ai-ba2  ,dan #c3bf1 #e3ah2 ,psa     
#ah3ac1 #hg3e2 ,luke #a3cb1 #f3ce2 ,isa 
#eg3ae2 ,psa  #i3b1 #ef3b1 #ib3a2 ,isa  
#ad3ad74 ,these terms also are ascribed 
to this  house1 for that it was the     
place where utmost perfection dwelt4    
,i take1 therefore1 the cedar in this   
place to be a note of perfection1  even 
the cedar with which this house was     
ceiled4 ,for since it is  the wisdom of 
,god to speak to us ofttimes by trees1  
gold1 silver1  stones1 beasts1 fowls1   
fishes1 spiders1 ants1 frogs1 flies1    
lice1  dust1 c41 and here by wood2 how  
should we by them understand his  voice1
 if we count there is no meaning in     

them8 ',and the cedar of  the house     
within was carved with knops and open   
flowers2 all was  cedar2 there was no   
stone seen' 7#a ,kings #f3ah74    ,knops
 and flowers were they with which the   
golden candlestick was  adorned1 as you 
read1 ,exodus #be3cc1 #ce1 #cg3aj1 #ba4 
,the candlestick  was a type of the     
church1 and the knops and flowers a type
 of her  ornaments4 ,but what6 must     
heaven be hanged round about with the   
ornaments of saints6 with the fruits of 
their graces6 ,well1 it is  certain that
 something more than ordinary must be   
done with them1  since they are admitted
 to follow them into the holy place     
7,rev  #ad3ac72 and since1 it is said1  
they shall have a far more exceeding    
and eternal weight of glory bestowed on 
them1 for them in the  heavens' 7#b ,cor
 #d3af1ag74    ',all was cedar2 there   
was no stone seen4' ,take stone in the  
type  for that which was really so1 and 
in the antitype for that which  is so   
mystically1 and then it may import to   

us1 that in heaven1  the antitype of    
this holiest1 there shall never be      
anything of  hardness of heart in them  
that possess it for ever4 ,all          
imperfection  ariseth from the badness  
of the heart1 but there will be no  bad 
hearts in glory4 ,no shortness in       
knowledge1 no crossness of  disposition1
 no workings of lusts1 or corruptions   
will be there2  no1 not throughout the  
whole heavens4 ,here1 alas6 they are    
seen1  and that in the best of saints1  
because here our light is mixed  with   
darkness2 but there will be no night    
there1 nor any stone  seen4    ',and the
 floor of the house was overlaid with   
gold' 7#a ,kings #f3cj74  ,this is like 
that of which we read of the ,new       
,jerusalem that is  to come from ,god   
out of heaven2 says the text1 ',the     
street of the  city was pure gold'2 and 
like that of which you read in ,exodus1 
',they saw the ,god of ,israel1 and     
under his feet as it were a paved  work 
of a sapphire stone1 and as it were the 

body of heaven in his  clearness' 7,rev 
#ba3ba2 ,exo #bd3aj74 ,all the visions  
were rich1 but  this the richest1 that  
the floor of the house should be covered
 or  overlaid with gold4 ,the floor and 
street are walking-places1 and  how rich
 will our steps be then6 ,alas6 here we 
sometimes fall into  the mire1 and then 
again stumble upon blocks and stones4   
,here  we sometimes fall into holes1 and
 have our heel oft catched in a  snare2 
but there will be none of these4 ,gold6 
gold6 all will be  gold1 and golden     
perfections1 when we come into the holy 
place6  ,job at best took but his steps 
in butter1 but we then shall take  all  
our steps in the gold of the sanctuary4 
,,lxi4 ,of the ark of the covenant which
 was placed in the inner  ,temple4      
,in the ,word ,i read of three arks2 to 
wit1 ,noah's ark1 that in which  ,moses 
was hid1 and the ark of the covenant of 
,god 7,gen #f3ad2 ,exo  #b3c1e74 ,but it
 is the ark of the covenant of which ,i 
shall now  speak4 ,the ark was made 'of 

shittim-wood1 two cubits and a half  was
 the length thereof1 and a cubit and a  
half the breadth thereof1  and a cubit  
and a half the height thereof4' ,it was 
overlaid 'with  pure gold within and    
without1' and 'a crown of gold' was made
 for  it 'round about' 7,exo #be3aj1aa74
    #a4 ,this ark was called 'the ark of
 the covenant1' as the first that  you  
read of was called ',noah's1' because as
 he in that was kept  from being        
drowned1 so the tables of the covenant  
were kept in  this from breaking4    #b4
 ,this ark1 in this1 was a type of      
,christ2 for that in him only1  and not 
in the hand of ,moses1 these tables were
 kept whole4 ,moses  brake them1 the ark
 keeps them4    #c4 ,not only that wrote
 on two tables of stone1 but that also  
called  'the ceremonial1' was put into  
the ark to be kept4 ,the two tables     
were put into the midst of the ark1 to  
answer to this--thy law is  within my   
heart to do it4 ,but the ceremonial was 
put into the side  of the ark1 to show  

that out of the side of ,christ must    
come that  which must answer that1 for  
out thence came blood and water2 blood1 
to answer the blood of the ceremonies2  
and water1 to answer the  purifyings and
 rinsings of that law4 ,the ceremonies1 
therefore1  were lodged in the side of  
the ark1 to show that they should be    
answered out of the side of ,jesus      
,christ 7,exo #be3af1ag2 ,deut #aj3e2   
,psa #dj3h2 ,john #ai3cd2 ,heb #aj3g74  
#d4 ,the ark had the name of ,god put   
upon it2 yea1 it was called the         
strength of ,god1 and his glory1 though 
made of wood4 ,and ,christ  is ,god both
 in name and nature1 though made flesh2 
yea more1 made  to be sin for us 7#b    
,sam #f3b2 #a ,chron #ac3f2 #b ,chron   
#f3a2 ,john #a3ad2  ,rom #i3e2 #b ,cor  
#e3ba74    #e4 ,the ark was carried upon
 men's shoulders this way and that1 to  
show how ,christ should be carried and  
preached by his apostles and  ministers 
into all parts of the world 7,exo       
#be3ad2 #a ,chron #ae3ae2  ,matt        

#bh3ai1bj2 ,luke #bd3df1dg74    #f4 ,the
 ark had those testimonies of ,god's    
presence accompanying  it1 as had no    
other ceremony of the law2 and ,christ  
had those signs  and tokens of his      
presence with him1 as never had man     
either in  law or gospel4 ,this is so   
apparent it needs no proof4 ,and now for
  a few comparisons more4    7#a47 ,it  
was at that that ,god answered the      
people1 when they were  wont to come to 
inquire of him2 and in these last days  
,god has  spoken to us by his ,son 7#a  
,chron #ac3c2 #a ,sam #ad3ah2 ,heb #a3b2
 ,john  #af3bc1bd74    7#b47 ,at the    
presence of the ark the waters of       
,jordan stood still till  ,israel1 the  
ransomed of the ,lord1 passed over from 
the wilderness  to ,canaan2 and it is by
 the power and presence of ,christ that 
we pass  over death1 ,jordan's antitype1
 from the wilderness of this world  to  
heaven 7,josh #c3ae-ag2 ,john #aa3be2   
,rom #h3cg-ci2 #a ,cor #ae3ed-eg74      
7#c47 ,before the ark the walls of      

,jericho fell down2 and at the  presence
 of ,christ shall all high towers1 and  
strongholds1 and  hiding places for     
sinners be razed1 and dissolved at his  
coming  7,josh #f3bj2 ,isa #cj3be1      
#b3aj1af2 #b ,peter #c3aj2 ,rev         
#bj3aa-ac74    7#d47 ,before the ark    
,dagon fell1 that idol of the           
,philistines2 and  before ,christ ,jesus
 devils fell1 those gods of all those   
idols4  ,and he must reign till all his 
enemies be put under his feet1 and      
until they be made his footstool 7#a    
,sam #e3a-d2 ,mark #e3ab2 #a ,cor       
#ae3be2 ,heb #aj3ac74    7#e47 ,the     
,philistines were also plagued for      
meddling with the ark1  while they abode
 uncircumcised2 and the wicked will one 
day be  most severely plagued for their 
meddling with ,christ1 with their       
uncircumcised hearts 7#a ,sam #e3f-ac2  
,psa #ej3f2 ,matt #bd3ea1 #be3aa1ab2    
,luke #ac3be-bi74    7#f47 ,god's       
blessing was upon those that entertained
 the ark as they  should2 and much more 

is1 and will his blessing be upon those 
that  so embrace and entertain his      
,christ1 and profess his name sincerely 
7#b ,sam #f3aa2 ,acts #c3bf2 ,gal       
#c3ac1ad2 ,matt #ai3bg-bi2 ,luke        
#bb3bh1bi74    7#g47 ,when ,uzzah put   
forth his hand to stay the ark1 when the
 oxen  shook it1 as despairing of ,god's
 protecting of it without a human  help1
 he died before the ,lord2 even so will 
all those do1 without  repentance1 who  
use unlawful means to promote ,christ's 
religion1  and to support it in the     
world 7#a ,chron #ac3i1aj2 ,matt #bf3eb2
 ,rev  #ac3aj74      7#h47 ,the ark1    
though thus dignified1 was of itself but
 low--but  a cubit and a half high2 also
 ,christ--though he was the glory  of   
heaven and of ,god--yet made himself of 
no reputation1 and was  found in the    
likeness of a man 7,exo #be3aj-ab2 ,phil
 #b3f-aa74    7#i47 ,the ark had a crown
 of gold round about upon it1 to show   
how  ,christ is crowned by his saints by
 faith1 and shall be crowned by  them in

 glory1 for all the good he hath done   
for them2 as also how  all crowns shall 
one day stoop to him1 and be set upon   
his head4  ,this is showed in the type  
7,zech #f3aa1ad74 ,and in the antitype  
7,rev #d3aj1 #ai3ab74    7#aj47 ,the ark
 was overlaid with gold within and      
without1 to show  that ,christ was      
perfect in inward grace and outward     
life1 in spirit  and in righteousness   
7,john #a3ad2 #a ,peter #b3bb74         
7#aa47 ,the ark was placed under the    
mercy-seat1 to show that ,jesus         
,christ1 as ,redeemer1 brings and bears1
 as it were1 upon his  shoulders1 the   
mercy of ,god to us1 even in the body of
 his flesh1  through death 7,exo #be3ba2
 ,eph #d3bb2 #e3a1b74    7#ab47 ,when   
the ark was removed far from the people1
 the godly went  mourning after it2 and 
when ,christ is hid1 or taken from us1  
then  we mourn in those days 7#b ,sam   
#g3b2 ,mark #b3ai1bj2 ,luke #e3cd1ce2   
,john #af3bj-bb74    7#ac47 ,all ,israel
 had the ark again1 after their         

mourning-time was  over2 and ,christ1   
after his people have sorrowed for him a
 while1  will see them again1 'and their
 hearts shall rejoice' 7,john           
#af3a-c1bj-bb74    ,by all these things1
 and many more that might be mentioned1 
it is  most evident that the ark of the 
testimony was a type of ,jesus  ,christ2
 and take notice a little of that which 
follows1 namely1  that the ark at last  
arrived to the place most holy 7,heb    
#i3c1d74  ,that is1 after its           
wanderings2 for the ark was first made  
to wander1  like a non-inhabitant1 from 
place to place2 now hither1 and then    
thither2 now in the hands of enemies1   
and then abused by friends2  yea1 it was
 caused to rove from place to place1 as 
that of which  the world was weary4 ,i  
need instance to you for proof hereof   
none  other place than the fifth1 sixth1
 and seventh chapters of the  first     
,book of ,samuel2 and1 answerable to    
this1 was our dear ,lord  ,jesus posted 
backwards and forwards1 hither and      

thither1 by the  force of the rage of   
his enemies4 ,he was hunted into ,egypt 
so soon  as he was born 7,matt #b74     
,then he was driven to live in ,galilee 
the space of many years4 ,also1 when he 
showed himself to ,israel1  they drove  
him sometimes into the wilderness1      
sometimes into the  desert1 sometimes   
into the sea1 and sometimes into the    
mountains1  and still in every of these 
places he was either haunted or hunted  
by new enemies4    ,and at last of all1 
the ,pharisees plot for his life2 ,judas
 sells him1  the priests buy him1 ,peter
 denies him1 his enemies mock1 scourge1 
buffet1 and much abuse him4 ,in fine1   
they get him condemned1 and  crucified1 
and buried2 but at last ,god commanded1 
and took him  to his place1 even within 
the veil1 and sets him to bear up the   
mercy-seat1 where he is to this very    
day1 being our ark to save  us1 as      
,noah's did him1 as ,moses' did him2    
yea1 better1 as none  but ,christ doth  
save his own4    ,,lxii4 ,of the placing

 of the ark in the holiest1 or inner    
,temple4    #a4 ,the ark1 as we have    
said1 and as the text declares1 when    
carried  to its rest1 was placed in the 
inner temple1 or in the most holy       
place1 'even under the wings of the     
cherubims4' ',and the priests  brought  
in the ark of the covenant of the ,lord 
unto his place1 to  the oracle of the   
house1 into the most holy place1 even   
under the  wings of the cherubims' 7,exo
 #bf3cc1 #ci3ce2 #a ,kings #h3c2 #b     
,chron  #e3g74    #b4 ,before this1 as  
was said afore1 the ark was carried from
 place  to place1 and caused to dwell in
 a tent under curtains1 as all  our     
fathers did2 to show that ,christ1 as   
we1 was made for a time  to wander in   
the world1 in order to his being        
possessed of glory  7#b ,sam #g3a1c1f2  
,heb #aa3i2 ,john #a3aj1 #af3bh1 #c3ac74
    #c4 ,but now1 when the ark was      
brought into the holiest1 it is said  to
 be brought into its place4 ,this world 
then was not ,christ's  place1 he was   

not from beneath1 he came from his      
,father's house2  wherefore while here1 
he was not at his place1 nor could until
 he  ascended up where he was before    
7,john #h3bc1 #af3bh1 #f3fb1 #c3ac74    
#d4 ,christ's proper place1 therefore1  
is the holiest4 ,his proper  place1 as  
,god1 as ,priest1 as ,prophet1 as ,king1
 and as the ,advocate  of his people4   
,here1 with us1 he has no more to do1 in
 person1  as mediator4 ,if he were on   
earth1 he should not be a priest1 c4    
,his place and work is now above with   
his ,father1 and before the  angels     
7,acts #e3ca2 #a ,peter #c3bb2 ,heb     
#d3ad1 #h3d2 #i3bd2 #a ,john #b3a1b2    
,rev #a3d1e74    #e4 ,it is said the ark
 was brought 'to the oracle of the      
house1'  ,solomon was not content to say
 it was brought into the holiest2 but   
he saith1 his place was the oracle1 the 
holy oracle1 that is1 the  place of     
hearing4 ,for he1 when he ascended1 had 
somewhat to say  to ,god on the behalf  
of his people4 ,to the oracle1 that is1 

to  the place of revealing4 ,for he also
 was there to receive1 and from  thence 
to reveal to his church on earth1       
something that could not  be made       
manifest but from this holy oracle4     
,there therefore he is  with the two    
tables of testimony in his heart1 as    
perfectly kept2  he also is there with  
the whole fulfulling of the ceremonial  
law  in his side1 showing and pleading  
the perfection of his righteousness1    
and the merit of his blood with his     
,father1 and to receive and  to do us   
good1 who believe in him1 how well      
pleased the ,father is  with what he has
 done in our behalf4    #f4 ',into the  
most holy place4' ,by these words is    
showed1 whither  also the ark went1 when
 it went to take up its rest4 ,and in   
that  this ark was a type of ,christ in 
this1 it is to show or further          
manifest1 that what ,christ doth now in 
heaven1 he doth it before  his ,father's
 face4 ,yea1 it intimates1 that ,christ 
even there makes  his appeals to ,god1  

concerning the worth of what he did on  
earth2  to ,god the ,judge of all1 ,i   
say1 whether he ought not for his       
suffering-sake to have granted to him   
his whole desire1 as ,priest  and       
,advocate for his people8    ',wilt     
thou1' said ,festus to ,paul1 'go up to 
,jerusalem1 and there  be judged of     
these things before me8' 7,acts #be3i74 
,why1 this our  blessed ,jesus was      
willing1 when here1 to go up to         
,jerusalem to be  judged2 and being     
misjudged of there1 he made his appeal  
to ,god1  and is now gone thither1 even 
into the holy place1 even to him that   
is ,judge of all1 for his verdict upon  
his doing2 and whether the  souls for   
whom he became undertaker1 to bring them
 to glory1 have  not by him a right to  
the kingdom of heaven4    #g4 ',under   
the wings of the cherubims4' ,this doth 
further confirm  our words2 for having  
appealed from earth to heaven1 as the   
ark  was set under the wings of the     
cherubims1 so he1 in his interceding    

with ,god and pleading his merits for   
us1 doth it in the presence  and hearing
 of all the angels in heaven4    ,and   
thus much of the ark of the covenant1   
and of its antitype4 ,we  come next to  
speak of the mercy-seat4    ,,lxiii4 ,of
 the mercy-seat1 and how it was placed  
in the holy ,temple4    ,the mercy-seat 
was made in the wilderness1 but brought 
up by ,solomon1  after the temple was   
built1 with the rest of the holy things 
7#b  ,chron #e3b-aj74    ,the           
mercy-seat1 as ,i have showed of the    
ark1 was but low4 ',two  cubits and a   
half was the length1 and a cubit and a  
half the breadth  thereof'2 but the     
height thereof 'was without measure4'   
#a4 ,the length and breadth of the      
mercy-seat is the same with that  of the
 ark3 perhaps to show us1 that the      
length and breadth of the  mercy of ,god
 to his elect1 is the same with the     
length and breadth  of the merits of    
,christ 7,exo #be3aj1ag74 ,therefore1 we
 are said to  be justified in him1      

blessed in him1 even according to the   
purpose  which ,god purposed in him4    
#b4 ,but in that the mercy-seat is      
without measure1 as to height1  it is to
 show1 that would ,god extend it1 it is 
able to reach even  them that fall from 
heaven1 and to save all that ever lived 
on  earth1 even all that are now in     
hell4 ,for there is not only breadth    
enough for them that shall be saved1 but
 'bread enough and to  spare' 7,luke    
#ae3ag74 ',and thou shalt1' says ,god1  
'put the mercy-seat  above upon the     
ark4' ,thus he said to ,moses1 and this 
was the place  which ,david assigned for
 it 7,exo #be3ba2 #a ,chron #bh3aa74    
,now1 its  being by ,god's ordinance    
placed thus1 doth teach us many things4 
7#a47 ,that mercy's foundation to us is 
,christ4 ,the mercy-seat was  set upon  
the ark of the testimony1 and there it  
rested to usward4  ,justice would not1  
could not have suffered us to have had  
any  benefit by mercy1 had it not found 
an ark1 a ,christ to rest upon4         

',deliver him1' saith ,god1 'from going 
down to the pit1 ,i have found  a       
ransom' 7,job #cc3bd74    7#b47 ,in that
 it was placed above1 it doth show also 
that ,christ  was1 of mercies1 ordaining
 a fruit of mercy4 ,mercy is above1 is  
the  ordainer2 ,god is love1 and sent of
 love his ,son to be the ,saviour  and  
propitiation for our sins 7,john #c3af2 
#a ,john #d3aj74    7#c47 ,in that the  
mercy-seat and ark were thus joined     
together1 it  also shows1 that without  
,christ mercy doth not act4 ,hence1 when
  the priest came of old to ,god for    
mercy1 he did use to come into  the holy
 place with blood2 yea1 and did use to  
sprinkle it upon  the mercy-seat1 and   
before it1 seven times4 ,take away the  
ark1 and  the mercy-seat will fall1 or  
come greatly down at least4 ,so take    
away ,christ1 and the flood-gate of     
mercy is let down1 and the  current of  
mercy stopped4 ,this is true1 for so    
soon as ,christ  shall leave off to     
mediate1 will come the eternal judgment4

    7#d47 ,again1 in that the mercy-seat
 was set above upon the ark1 it         
teacheth us to know1 that mercy can look
 down from heaven1 though  the law stand
 by and looks on2 but then it must be in
 ,christ1 as  kept there1 and fulfilled 
by him for us4 ,the law out of ,christ  
is  terrible as a lion2 the law in him  
is meek as a lamb4 ,the reason  is1 for 
that it finds in him enough to answer   
for all their faults1  that come to ,god
 for mercy by him4 ',christ is the end  
of the law  for righteousness'2 and if  
that be true1 the law for that can look 
no further upon whoever comes to ,god by
 him4 ,the law did use to  sentence     
terribly1 until it was put into the ark 
to be kept4#cj    7#e47 ,let them then  
that come to ,god for mercy be sure to  
come  to him by the ark1 ,christ4 ,for  
grace1 as it descends to us from  above 
the mercy-seat1 so that mercy-seat doth 
rest upon the ark4  ,wherefore1 sinner1 
come thou for mercy that way3 for there 
if  thou meetest with the law1 it can do

 thee no harm2 nor can mercy1  shouldst 
thou elsewhere meet it1 do thee good4   
,come1 therefore1  and come boldly to   
the throne of grace1 this mercy-seat1   
thus borne  up by the ark1 and 'obtain  
mercy1 and find grace to help in time   
of need' 7,heb #d3af74    ,wherefore the
 thus placing of things in the holiest1 
is admirable  to behold in the word of  
,god4 ,for that indeed is the glass by  
and  through which we must behold this  
glory of the ,lord4 ,here we see  the   
reason of things2 here we see how a just
 ,god can have to do1  and that in a way
 of mercy1 with one that has sinned     
against him4  ,it is because the law has
 been kept by the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 
for  as you see1 the mercy-seat stands  
upon the ark of the covenant1  and there
 ,god acts in a way of grace towards us 
7,exo #be3ag-bc74    ,,lxiv4 ,of the    
living waters of the inner ,temple4     
,although in the holy relation of the   
building of the temple no  mention is   
made of these waters1 but only of the   

mount on which1  and the materials with 
which the king did build it1 yet it     
seems to  me that in that mount1 and    
there too where the temple was built1   
there was a spring of living water4     
,this seems more than probable1  by     
,ezekiel #dg3a1 where he saith1 ',he    
brought me again unto the  door of the  
house1 and behold1 waters issued out    
from under the  threshold of the house  
eastward1 for the fore-front of the     
house  stood toward the east1 and the   
waters came down from under1 from  the  
right side of the house1 at the south   
side of the altar4' ,so  again1 ',and a 
fountain shall come forth of the house  
of the ,lord1  and shall water the      
valley of ,shittim' 7,joel #c3ah74 ,nor 
was the  spring1 wherever was the first 
appearance of thess holy waters1  but in
 the sanctuary1 which is the holiest of 
all 7,eke #dg3ab71  where the mercy-seat
 stood1 which in ,revelation is called  
',the  throne of ,god1 and of the ,lamb'
 7,rev #bb3a1b74    ,this also is that  

which the prophet ,zechariah means1 when
 he says1  ',living waters shall go out 
from ,jerusalem1 half of them toward    
the former sea1 and half of them toward 
the hinder sea1' c4 7,zech  #ad3h74     
,they are said to go forth from         
,jerusalem1 because they came  down to  
the city from out of the sanctuary which
 stood in ,jerusalem4  ,this is that    
which in another place is called a river
 of water of  life1 because it comes    
forth from the throne1 and because it   
was  at the head of it1 as ,i suppose1  
used in and about temple-worship4  ,it  
was with this1 ,i think1 that the molten
 sea and the ten lavers  were filled1   
and in which the priests washed their   
hands and feet  when they went into the 
temple to do service2 and that also in  
which they washed the sacrifices before 
they offered them to ,god2  yea1 ,i     
presume1 all the washings and rinsings  
about their worship  was with this      
water4    ,this water is said in        
,ezekiel and ,revelation to have the    

tree of life  grow on the banks of it1  
and was a type of the word and ,spirit  
of  ,god1 by which1 both ,christ himself
 sanctified himself1 in order to  his   
worship as high-priest 7,eze #dg2 ,rev  
#bb74 ,and also this water  is that     
which heals all those that shall be     
saved2 and by which1  they being        
sanctified thereby also1 do all their   
works of worship  and service           
acceptably1 through ,jesus ,christ our  
,lord4 ,this water  therefore is said to
 go forth into the sea1 the world1 and  
to heal  its fish1 the sinners therein2 
yea1 this is that water of which        
,christ ,jesus our ,lord saith1         
,whosoever shall drink thereof shall    
live for ever 7,eze #dg3h-aj2 ,zech     
#ad3h2 ,john #d3ad74    ,,lxv4 ,of the  
chains which were in the oracle or inner
 ,temple4    ,as there were chains on   
the pillars that stood before the porch 
of the temple1 and in the first house2  
so1 like unto them1 there  were chains  
in the holiest1 here called the oracle4 

,these chains  were not chains in show1 
or as carved on wood1 c41 but chains    
indeed1 and that of gold2 and they were 
prepared to make a partition  'before   
the oracle' within 7#a ,kings #f3ba2 #b 
,chron #c3af74    ,i told you before    
that the holiest was called the oracle1 
not because  in a strict sense the whole
 of it was so1 but because such answer  
of ,god was there1 as was not in the    
outward temple1 but ,i think  that the  
ark and mercy-seat were indeed more     
especially that  called the oracle2 'for
 there ,i will meet with thee1' saith   
,god1  and from above that ',i will     
commune with thee' 7,exo #be3bb74 ,when 
,david said1 ',i lift up my hands toward
 thy holy oracle1' he meant  not so much
 towards the holiest house1 as toward   
the mercy-seat  that was therein4 ,or1  
as he saith in the margin1 ',toward the 
oracle  of thy sanctuary' 7,psa #bh3b74 
,when therefore he saith1 'before the   
oracle1' he means1 these chains  were   
put in the most holy place1 before the  

ark and mercy-seat1 to  give to ,aaron  
and his sons to understand that an      
additional glory  was there4 ,for the   
ark and mercy-seat were preferred before
 that  holy house itself1 even as       
,christ and the grace of ,god is        
preferred  before the highest heavens4  
',the ,lord is high above all nations1  
and his glory above the heavens' 7,psa  
#aac3d74    ,so then1 the partition that
 was made in this house by these chains1
  these golden chains1 was not so much  
to divide the holy from the  place most 
holy1 as to show that there is in the   
holiest house that  which is yet more   
worthy than it4    ,the holiest was a   
type of heaven1 but the ark and         
mercy-seat were  a type of ,christ1 and 
of the mercy of ,god to us by him2 and  
,i trow  any man will conclude1 if he   
knows what he says1 that the ,god and   
,christ of heaven are more excellent    
than the house they dwell in4  ,hence   
,david said again1 ',whom have ,i in    
heaven but thee8' ,for thou  art more   

excellent than they 7,psa #gc3be74 ,for 
though that which  is called heaven     
would serve some2 yea1 though ,god      
himself was  out of it1 yet none but the
 ,god of heaven will satisfy a truly    
gracious man3 it is ,god that the soul  
of this man thirsteth for2  it is ,god  
that is his exceeding joy 7,psa #eb3b1  
#fc3a1 #adc3f1 #ag3ae1  #dc3d74         
,these chains then1 as they made this   
partition in the most holy  place1 may  
teach us1 that when we shall be         
glorified in heaven1 we  shall yet1 even
 then1 and there1 know that there will  
continue an  infinite disproportion     
between ,god and us4 ,the golden chains 
that  are there will then distinguish or
 separate the ,creator from the         
creature4 ,for we1 even we which shall  
be saved1 shall yet retain  our own     
nature1 and shall still continue finite 
beings2 yea1 and  shall there also see a
 disproportion between our ,lord1 our   
head1  and us2 for though now we are1   
and also then shall be like him as  to  

his manhood2 yea1 and shall be like him 
also1 as being glorified  with his      
glory2 yet he shall transcend and go    
beyond us1 as to  degree and splendour1 
as far as ever the highest king on earth
  did shine above the meanest subject   
that dwelt in his kingdom4    ,chains   
have of old been made use of as notes of
 distinction1 to show  us who are bond  
men1 and who free4 ,yea1 they shall at  
the day of  judgment be a note of       
distinction of bad and good2 even as    
here  they will distinguish the heavens 
from ,god1 and the creature from  the   
,creator 7#b ,peter #b3d2 ,jude #f2     
,matt #bb3ac74    ,true1 they are chains
 of sin and wrath1 but these chains of  
gold2  yet these chains1 even these also
 will keep creatures in their  place1   
that the ,creator may have his glory1   
and receive those  acknowledgments there
 from them1 which is due unto his       
,majesty  7,rev #d1 #e3aa-ad74          
,,lxvi4 ,of the high-priest1 and of his 
office in the inner ,temple4    ,when   

things were thus ordained in the house  
'most holy1' then went  the high-priest 
in thither1 according as he was         
appointed1 to do  his office1 which was 
to burn incense in his golden censer1   
and  to sprinkle with his finger the    
blood of his sacrifice1 for the  people1
 upon and above the mercy-seat 7,exo    
#cj3g-aj2 ,lev #af3aa-ad74    ,now for  
this special work of his1 he had        
peculiar preparations4 #a4  ,he was to  
be washed in water4 #b4 ,then he was to 
put on his holy  garments4 #c4 ,after   
that he was to be anointed with holy    
oil4 #d4 ,then  an offering was to be   
offered for him1 for the further fitting
 of  him for his office4 #e4 ,the blood 
of this sacrifice must be put1  some of 
it upon his right ear1 some on the thumb
 of his right hand1  and some on the    
great toe of his right foot4 ,this done1
 some more  of the blood1 with the      
anointing oil1 must be sprinkled upon   
him1  and upon his garment2 for after   
this manner must he be consecrated  to  

his work as high-priest 7,exo #bi74     
,his being washed in water was to show  
the purity of ,christ's  humanity4 ,his 
curious robes were a type of all the    
perfections of  ,christ's righteousness4
 ,the holy oil that was poured on his   
head  was to show how ,christ was       
anointed with the ,holy ,ghost unto his 
work1 as priest4 ,the sacrifice of his  
consecration was a type of  that        
offering ,christ offered in the garden  
when he mixed his sweat  with his own   
blood1 and tears1 and cries1 when he    
prayed to him  that was able to save    
him2 'and was heard in that he feared'2 
for  with his blood1 as was ,aaron with 
the blood of the bullock that  was slain
 for him1 was this blessed one besmeared
 from head to  foot1 when his sweat1 as 
great drops or clodders of blood1 fell  
down from head and face1 and whole body1
 to the ground 7,luke #bb3dd2  ,heb     
#aj3bj74    ,when ,aaron was thus       
prepared1 then he offered his offering  
for the  people1 and carried the blood  

within the veil 7,lev #af74 ,the which  
,christ ,jesus also answered1 when he   
offered his own body without  the gate1 
and then carried his blood into the     
heavens1 and sprinkled  it before the   
mercy-seat 7,heb #ac3aa1ab1             
#i3aa1ab1bd74 ,for ,aaron was  a type of
 ,christ2 his offering1 a type of       
,christ's offering his  body2 the blood 
of the sacrifice1 a type of the blood of
 ,christ2  his garments1 a type of      
,christ's righteousness2 the mercy-seat1
  a type of the throne of grace2 the    
incense1 a type of ,christ's  praise2   
and the sprinkling of the blood of the  
sacrifice upon the  mercy-seat1 a type  
of ,christ's pleading the virtue of his 
sufferings  for us in the presence of   
,god in heaven 7,heb #i3aj-bh74         
',wherefore1 holy brethren1 partakers of
 the heavenly calling1  consider the    
apostle and high priest of our          
profession1 ,christ  ,jesus' 7,heb      
#c3a74 ',seeing then that we have a     
great high priest1  that is passed into 

the heavens1 ,jesus the ,son of ,god1   
let us hold  fast our profession4 ,for  
we have not an high priest which cannot 
be touched with the feeling of our      
infirmities2 but was in all  points     
tempted like as we are1 yet without sin4
 ,let us therefore  come boldly unto the
 throne of grace1 that we may obtain    
mercy1  and find grace to help in time  
of need4 ,for every high priest  taken  
from among men is ordained for men in   
things pertaining to  ,god1 that he may 
offer both gifts and sacrifices for     
sins3 who  can have compassion on the   
ignorant1 and on them that are out of   
the way2 for that he himself also is    
compassed with infirmity'  7,hosea      
#d3ad-af1 #e3a1b74    ,this then is our 
high priest2 and this was made so 'not  
after the  law of a carnal commandment1 
but after the power of an endless       
life4' ,for ,aaron and his sons were    
made priests without an oath1  'but this
 with an oath by him that said unto him1
 ,the ,lord sware  and will not repent1 

,thou art a priest for ever after the   
order  of ,melchisedec4 ,by so much was 
,jesus made a surety of a better        
testament4'    ',and they truly were    
many priests1 because they were not     
suffered  to continue by reason of      
death4 ,but this man1 because he        
continueth  ever1 hath an unchangeable  
priesthood4 ,wherefore he is able also  
to save them to the uttermost that come 
unto ,god by him1 seeing  he ever liveth
 to make intercession for them4 ,for    
such an high  priest became us1 who is  
holy1 harmless1 undefiled1 separate from
  sinners1 and made higher than the     
heavens2 who needeth not daily1  as     
those high priests1 to offer up         
sacrifice1 first for his own sins1  and 
then for the people's3 for this he did  
once1 when he offered  up himself4 ,for 
the law maketh men high priests which   
have infirmity2  but the word of the    
oath1 which was since the law1 maketh   
the ,son1  who is consecrated for       
evermore4 ,now of the things which we   

have  spoken this is the sum3 ,we have  
such an high priest1 who is set  on the 
right hand of the throne of the majesty 
in the heavens2 a  minister of the      
sanctuary1 and of the true              
tabernacle1#ca which  the ,lord pitched1
 and not man4 ,for every high priest is 
ordained  to offer gifts and sacrifices3
 wherefore it is of necessity that  this
 man have somewhat also to offer4 ,for  
if he were on earth1 he  should not be a
 priest1 seeing that there are priests  
that offer  gifts according to the law3 
who serve unto the example and shadow   
of heavenly things1 as ,moses was       
admonished of ,god when he was  about to
 make the tabernacle3 for1 ,see1 saith  
he1 that thou make  all things according
 to the pattern showed to thee in the   
mount'  7,heb #g3af-h3e74    ',but      
,christ being come an high priest of    
good things to come1 by  a greater and  
more perfect tabernacle1 not made with  
hands1 that  is to say1 not of this     
building2 neither by the blood of goats 

and  calves1 but by his own blood1 he   
entered in once into the holy  place1   
having obtained eternal redemption for  
us4 ,for if the blood  of bulls and of  
goats1 and the ashes of an heifer       
sprinkling the  unclean1 sanctifieth to 
the purifying of the flesh3 how much    
more  shall the blood of ,christ1 who   
through the eternal ,spirit offered     
himself without spot to ,god1 purge your
 conscience from dead works  to serve   
the living ,god4    ',for ,christ is not
 entered into the holy places made with 
hands1  which are the figures of the    
true2 but into heaven itself1 now to    
appear in the presence of ,god for us3  
,nor yet that he should offer  himself  
often1 as the high priest entereth into 
the holy place every  year with blood of
 others2 for then must he often have    
suffered  since the foundation of the   
world3 but now once in the end of the   
world hath he appeared to put away sin  
by the sacrifice of himself4  ,and as it
 is appointed unto men once to die1 but 

after this the  judgment3 so ,christ was
 once offered to bear the sins of many2 
and unto them that look for him shall he
 appear the second time  without sin    
unto salvation' 7,heb #i3aa-ad1bd-bh74  
,,lxvii4 ,of the high-priest's going    
into the ,holiest alone4    ,as it was  
the privilege of the high-priest to go  
into the holiest  alone1 so there was   
something of mystery also1 to which ,i  
shall  speak a little3 ',there shall1'  
says ,god1 'be no man in the tabernacle 
of the congregation1 when he ,aaron     
goeth in to make an atonement  in the   
holy place1 until he come out1 and have 
made an atonement  for himself1 and for 
his household1 and for all the          
congregation  of ,israel' 7,lev         
#afg3ag74 ,the reason is1 for that      
,christ is mediator  alone2 he trod the 
winepress alone2 and of the people there
 was  none with him to help him there   
7,isa #fc3c2 #a ,tim #b3e74    ,of the  
people there was none to help him to    
bear his cross1 or in  the management of

 the first part of his priestly office4 
,why then  should there be any to share 
with him in his executing of the second 
part thereof8 ,besides1 he that helps an
 intercessor must himself  be innocent1 
or in favour1 upon some grounds not     
depending on the  worth of the          
intercession4 ,but as to the            
intercession of ,christ1  who can come  
in to help upon the account of such     
innocency or worth8  ,not the highest   
angel2 for there is none such but one1  
wherefore  he must do that alone4 ,hence
 it is said1 ,he went in alone1 is there
  alone1 and there intercedes alone4    
,and this is manifest not only  in the  
type ,aaron1 but in the antitype ,christ
 ,jesus 7,heb #f3ai1bj1                 
#i3g-aa1ba1bc1bd74    ,i do not say that
 there is no man in heaven but ,jesus   
,christ2 but  ,i say1 he is there to    
make intercession for us alone4 ,yea1   
the  holy text says more4 ',i go1' saith
 ,christ1 'to prepare a place for  you2 
and if ,i go and prepare a place for    

you1 ,i will come again  and receive you
 unto myself1 that where ,i am there ye 
may be also'  7,john #ad3a-c74    ,this 
text seems to insinuate that ,christ is 
in the holiest or  highest heavens      
alone2 and that he there alone must be1 
until he  has finished his work of      
intercession2 for not till then he comes
  again to take us to himself4 ,let us  
grant ,christ the pre-eminency  in this1
 as also in all other things2 for he is 
intercessor for  his church1 and makes  
it for them in the holiest alone4 ,it is
 said  he is the light that no man can  
approach unto4    ,,lxviii4 ,of the     
high-priest's going in thither but once 
a year4    ,as the high-priest went into
 the holiest when he went in thither    
alone2 so to do that work1 he went in   
thither but once a year4  ,thou shalt   
not come 'at all times1' said ,god to   
him1 'into the  holy place1 within the  
veil1 before the mercy-seat1 which is   
upon  the ark1 that thou die not' 7,lev 
#af3b74    ,and as he was to go in      

thither but 'once a year1' so not then  
neither1 unless clothed and adorned1    
with his ,aaronical holy robes  7,lev   
#af3cb-cd74 ,then he was to be clothed1 
as ,i hinted before1 with  the holy     
robes1 the frontlet of gold upon his    
forehead1 the names  of the twelve      
tribes upon his breast1 and the jingling
 bells upon  the skirts of his garment8 
nor would all this do1 unless he went   
in thither with blood 7,exo #bh2 ,lev   
#af74    ,now1 this once a year the     
apostle taketh special notice of1 and   
makes great use of it4 ',once a year1'  
saith he1 this high-priest  went in     
thither3 once a year1 that is1 to show1 
that ,christ should  once in the end of 
the world1 go into heaven itself1 to    
make  intercession there for us4 ,for by
 this word 'year1' he shows the  term   
and time of the world is meant2 and by  
'once' in that year1  he means once in  
the end of the world4    ',not1' saith  
he1 'that he should offer himself often3
 as the  high-priest entereth into the  

holy place every year with blood of     
others4 ,for then must he often have    
suffered since the foundation  of the   
world3 but now once in the end of the   
world hath he appeared  to put away sin 
by the sacrifice of himself 7,heb       
#i3be1bf74    ,and having thus once     
offered his sacrifice without the veil1 
he is  now gone into the holiest1 to    
perfect his work of mediation for us4   
,not into the holy places made with     
hands1 which are the figures of  the    
true1 but into heaven itself1 now to    
appear in the presence of  ,god for us4 
,now if our ,lord ,jesus is gone indeed1
 now to appear in the presence  of ,god 
for us2 and if this now be the once a   
year that the type  speaks of2 the once 
in the end of the world1 as our apostle 
says2  then it follows1 that the people 
of ,god should all stand waiting  for   
his benediction that to them he shall   
bring with him when  he shall return    
from thence4 ,wherefore he adds1        
',christ was once  offered to bear the  

sins of many2 and unto them that look   
for him  shall he appear the second time
 without sin unto salvation' 7v  #bh74  
,this1 therefore1 shows us the greatness
 of the work that ,christ has  to do at 
the right hand of ,god1 for that he     
stays there so long4  ,he accomplished  
all the first part of his priesthood in 
less than  forty years1 if you take in  
the making of his holy garments and     
all2 but about this second part thereof1
 he has been above in  heaven above     
sixteen hundred years1 and yet has not  
done4    ,this therefore calls for faith
 and patience in saints1 and by this  he
 also tries the world2 so that they1 in 
mocking manner1 being  to say already1  
',where is the promise of his coming8'  
7#b ,peter  #c3d74 ,but ,i say again1   
,we must look and wait4 ,if the people  
waited  for ,zacharias1 and wondered    
that he staid so long1 because he staid 
in the holy place somewhat longer than  
they expected1 no marvel  if the faith  
of the world about ,christ's coming is  

fled and gone  long ago1 yea1 and that  
the children also are put to it to wait1
  since a scripture 'little while' doth 
prove so long4 ,for that  which the     
apostle saith1 'yet a little while1'    
doth prove to some  to be a very long   
little 7,john #af3af2 ,heb #aj3cg74     
,true1 ,zacharias had then to do with   
angels1 and that made him stay  so long4
 ,o but ,jesus is with ,god1 before him1
 in his presence1  talking with him1    
swallowed up in him1 and with his glory1
 and that  is one cause he stays so     
long4 ,he is there also pleading his    
blood  for his tempted ones1 and        
interceding for all his elect1 and waits
  there till all his be fitted for1 and 
ready to enter into glory4 ,i  say1 he  
is there1 and there must be till then2  
and this is another  reason why he doth 
stay the time we count so long4    ,and1
 indeed1 it is a wonder to me1 that     
,jesus ,christ our ,lord should  once   
think now he is there1 of returning     
higher again1 considering  the ill      

treatment he met with here before4 ,but 
what will not love  do8 ,surely he would
 never touch the ground again1 had he   
not a  people here that cannot be made  
perfect but by his coming to them4  ,he 
also is made judge of quick and dead1   
and will get him glory  in the ruin of  
them that hath him4    ,his people are  
as himself to him4 ,can a loving husband
 abide to be  always from a beloved     
spouse8 ,besides1 as ,i said1 he is to  
pay the  wicked off1 for all their      
wickedness1 and that in that very plat  
where they have committed it4 ,wherefore
 the day appointed for this  is set1 and
 he will1 and shall come quickly to do  
it4 ,for however  the time may seem long
 to us1 yet1 according to the reckoning 
of  ,god1 it is but a little while since
 he went into the holiest to  intercede4
 ',a thousand years with the ,lord is as
 one day'2 and after  this manner of    
counting1 he has not been gone yet full 
two days  into the holiest4 ',the ,lord 
is not slack concerning his promise1  as

 some men count slackness'2 'he will    
come quickly1 and will not  tarry' 7#b  
,peter #c2 ,heb #aj3cg74    ,,lxix4 ,of 
the cherubims1 and of their being placed
 over the mercy-seat  in the inner      
,temple4    ,there were also cherubims  
in the most holy place1 which were set  
on high above the mercy-seat4 ,see #a   
,kings #f3bc-bh4    #a4 ,these are      
called by the apostles1 'the cherubims  
of glory  shadowing the mercy-seat'     
7,heb #i3e74    #b4 ,these cherubims    
were figures of the angels of ,god1 as  
in other  places we have proved4    #c4 
,it is said these cherubims were made of
 image work1 and that in  such manner1  
as that they could1 as some think1 move 
their wings  by art2 wherefore it is    
said1 'they stretched forth their       
wings'2  the wings of the 'cherubims    
spread themselves'2 and that the        
'cherubims spread forth their wings over
 the place of the ark1--and  the staves 
thereof above' 7#a ,kings #f3bg2 #b     
,chron #c3ac1 #e3h74    #d4 ,i read also

 of these cherubims1 that they had      
chariots and  wheels2 by which is taught
 us how ready and willing the angels are
  to fetch us when commanded1 unto the  
paradise of ,god2 for these  chariots   
were types of the bosoms of the angels2 
and these wheels1  of the quickness of  
their motion to come for us when sent4  
',the  chariots of ,god are twenty      
thousand1 even thousands of angels2  the
 ,lord is among them1 as in ,sinai1 in  
the holy place' 7#a ,chron  #bh3ah2 ,eze
 #aj3i1ae1af1ah-bj2 #b ,kings #f3ag2    
,psa #fh3ag2 #b ,kings  #b3aa2 ,dan     
#i3b74    #e4 ,what difference1 if any1 
there is between cherubims and          
seraphims1  into that ,i shall not now  
inquire2 though ,i believe that there   
are diverse orders and degrees of angels
 in the heavens1 as there  are degrees  
and diverse orders among men in the     
world4 ,but that  these cherubims were  
figures of the holy angels1 their being 
thus  placed in the holy oracle doth    
declare2 for their dwelling-place  is   

heaven1 though they1 for our sakes1 are 
conversant in the world  7,heb #a74     
#f4 ,it is said that these cherubims1 in
 this holy place1 did stand  upon their 
feet1 to show1 7#a47 ,that the angels of
 heaven are not  fallen from their      
station1 as the other angels are4 7#b47 
,to show  also that they are always     
ready1 at ,god's bidding1 to run with   
swiftness to do his pleasure4 7#c47 ,to 
show also that they shall  continue in  
their station1 being therein confirmed  
by ,jesus ,christ1  'by whom all things 
consist' 7,col #a3ag74    #g4 ,it is    
said 'their faces were inward1' looking 
one to another1  yet withal somewhat    
ascending1 to show that the angels both 
behold  and wonder at the mysteries of  
grace1 as it is displayed to usward     
from off the mercy-seat4 ,the faces of  
the cherubims 'shall look one  to       
another2 towards the mercy-seat shall   
the faces of the cherubims  be' 7,exo   
#be3bj2 #b ,chron #c3ac2 #a ,peter      
#a3ab2 ,eph #c3aj74    7#a47 ',towards  

the mercy-seat4' ,they are desirous to  
see it1 and  how from hence1 ,i say1    
mercy doth look towards us4    7#b47    
',they look one towards another1' to    
show that they agree to  rejoice in the 
salvation of our souls 7,luke #ae3aj74  
7#c47 ,they are said to stand above the 
mercy-seat1 perhaps to show  that the   
angels have not need of those acts of   
mercy and forgiveness  as we have1 who  
stand below1 and are sinners4 ,they     
stand above it2  they are holy4 ,i do   
not say they have no need that the      
goodness of  ,god should be extended to 
them1 for it is by that they have been  
and are preserved2 but they need not to 
be forgiven1 for they have  committed no
 iniquity4    7#d47 ,they stand there   
also with wings stretched out1 to show  
how  ready1 if need be1 the angels are  
to come from heaven to preach  this     
gospel to the world 7,luke #b3i-ad74    
7#e47 ,it is said in this1 that thus    
standing1 their wings did reach  from   
wall to wall2 from one side of this holy

 house to the other2  to show that all  
the angels within the boundaries of the 
heavens1  with one consent and one mind1
 are ready to come down to help and     
serve1 and do for ,god's elect at his   
command4    ,it is said1 also1 that     
their wings are stretched on high1 to   
show  that they are only delighted in   
those duties which are enjoined  them by
 the high and lofty ,one1 and not       
inclined1 no not to serve  the saints in
 their sensual or fleshly designs4 ,it  
may be also to  show that they are      
willing to take their flight from one   
end of  heaven to the other1 to serve   
,god and his church for good 7,matt     
#ac3da1di1 #bd3ca1 #be3ca2 #b ,thess    
#a3g1h74    ,,lxx4 ,of the figures that 
were upon the walls of the inner        
,temple4    ,the wall of the inner      
temple1 which was a type of heaven1 was1
 as  ,i have already told you1 ceiled   
with cedar from the bottom to the  top4 
,now by the vision of ,ezekiel1 it is   
said this wall was carved  with         

cherubims and palm trees4 ',so that a   
palm tree was between a  cherub and a   
cherub1 and every cherub had two faces2 
so that the  face of a man was toward   
the palm tree on the one side1 and the  
face of a young lion toward the palm    
tree on the other4 ,it was made  through
 all the house round about2 from the    
ground unto above the  door were        
cherubims and palm trees made' 7,eze    
#da3ah-bj74    #a4 ,as to these         
cherubims and palm trees1 ,i have       
already told you  what ,i think them to 
be figures of4 ,the cherubims are       
figures of  the holy angels1 and the    
palm trees of upright ones2 we therefore
  here are to discourse only of the     
placing of them in the heavens4    #b4  
,now you see the palm trees in the      
holiest are placed between a  cherub and
 a cherub1 round about the house1 which 
methinks should  be to signify that the 
saints shall not there live by faith and
  hope1 as here1 but in the immediate   
enjoyment of ,god2 for to be  placed    

between the cherubims1 is to be placed  
where ,god dwells2  for ,holy ,writ says
 plainly1 ,he dwells between the        
cherubims1 even  where here it is said  
these palm trees1 or upright ones are   
placed  7#a ,sam #d3d2 #b ,kings #ai3ae2
 #a ,chron #ac3f2 ,psa #hj3a2 ,isa      
#cg3af74 ,the  church on earth is called
 ,god's house1 and he will dwell in it  
for  ever2 and heaven itself is called  
,god's house1 and we shall dwell  in it 
for ever1 and that between the          
cherubims4 ,this is more than  grace1   
this is grace and glory1 glory indeed4  
#c4 ,to dwell between the cherubims may 
be also to show that there  we shall be 
equal to the angels4 ,mark1 here is a   
palm tree and a  cherub1 a palm tree and
 a cherub4 ,here we are a little lower1 
but  there we shall not be a whit behind
 the very chief of them4 ,a palm  tree  
and a cherub1 an upright one between the
 cherubs1 will then  be round about the 
house2 we shall be placed in the same   
rank2  'neither can they die any more1  

for they are equal unto the angels'     
7,luke #bj3cf74    #d4 ,the palm trees  
thus placed1 may be also to show us that
 the elect  of ,god shall there take up 
the vacancies of the fallen angels2     
they for sin were cast down from the    
holy heavens1 and we by grace  shall be 
caught up thither1 and be placed between
 a cherub and a  cherub4 ,when ,i say   
their places1 ,i do not mean the        
fickleness of  that state1 that they for
 want of electing love did stand in     
while  in glory2 for the heavens1 by the
 blood of ,christ1 is now to us  become 
a purchased possession2 wherefore1 as we
 shall have their  place in the heavenly
 kingdom1 so1 by virtue of redeeming    
blood1  we shall there abide1 and go no 
more out2 for by that means that        
kingdom will stand to us unshaken 7,heb 
#i3ab1 #ab3bb-bd1bh2 ,rev  #c3ab74      
#e4 ,these palm trees1 ,i say1 seem to  
take their places who for sin  were cast
 from thence4 ,the elect therefore take 
that place in  possession1 but a better 

crown for ever4 ,thus ',israel possessed
  that of the ,canaanites'2 and ,david1 
,saul's kingdom2 and ,matthias1  the    
place1 the apostleship of ,judas 7,acts 
#a3bj-bf74    #f4 ,nor were the         
habitations which the fallen angels     
lost1 excepting  that which was excepted
 before1 at all inferior to theirs that 
stood2 for their captain and prince is  
called son of the morning1  for he was  
the antitype there 7,isa #ad3ab74    #g4
 ,thus1 you see1 they were placed from  
the ground up to above the  door2 that  
is1 from the lowest to the highest angel
 there4 ,for as  there are great saints 
and small ones in the church on earth1  
so  there are angels of divers degrees  
in heaven1 some greater than  some2 but 
the smallest saint1 when he gets to     
heaven1 shall have  an angel's dignity1 
an angel's place4 ,from the ground you  
find a  palm tree between a cherub and a
 cherub4    #h4 ,and every cherub had   
two faces--so here2 but ,i read in      
,ezekiel  #aj3ad1 that they had four    

faces apiece4 ,the first was the face of
  a cherubim2 the second1 the face of a 
man2 the third1 the face of  a lion2 and
 the fourth1 the face of an eagle4      
#i4 ,they had two faces apiece2 not to  
show that they were of a double  heart1 
for 'their appearances and themselves'  
were the same1 and  'they went every one
 straight forward' 7,eze #aj3bb74 ,these
 two faces1  then1 were to show here the
 quickness of their apprehension1 and   
their terribleness to execute the mind  
of ,god4 ,the face of a man  signifies  
them masters of reason2 the face of a   
lion1 the terribleness  of their        
presence 7#a ,cor #ac3ab2 ,judg #ac3f74 
,in another place ,i read of their      
wheels2 yea1 that themselves1  'their   
whole bodies1 and their backs1 and their
 hands1 and their  wings1 and the wheels
 were full of eyes round about' 7,eze   
#a3ah1  #aj3ab74 ,and this is to show us
 how knowing and quick-sighted they  are
 in all providences and dark            
dispensations1 and how nimble  in       

apprehending the mischievous designs of 
the enemies of ,god's  church1 and so   
how able they are to undermine them4    
,and forasmuch  also as they have the   
face of a lion1 we by that are showed   
how  full of power they are to kill and 
to destroy1 when ,god says1  ,go forth  
and do so4 ,now1 with these we must     
dwell and cohabit1 a  palm tree and a   
cherub2 a palm tree and a cherub must be
 from the  ground to above the door1    
round about the house--the heavens4     
',so that the face of a man was toward  
the palm tree on the one  side1 and the 
face of a young lion toward the palm    
tree on the  other side4' ,by these two 
faces may be also showed that we in  the
 heavens shall have glory sufficient to 
familiarize us to the  angels4 ,their   
lion-like looks1 with which they used to
 fright  the biggest saint on earth1 as 
you have it1 ,genesis #cb3cj2 ,judges   
#ac3ae1bb1 shall then be accompanied    
with the familiar looks of  a man4 ,then
 angels and men shall be fellows1 and   

have to do with  each as such4    ,thus 
you see something of that little that ,i
 have found in the  temple of ,god4     
,,footnotes3    ,advertisement by       
,editor footnotes    #a ,lee's          
,solomon's ,temple portrayed by         
,scripture ,light4 ,dedication4    #b   
,job #e3g1 literally translated from the
 ,hebrew4    #c ,lee's ,solomon's       
,temple1 p4 #agc4    #d ,lee's          
,solomon's ,temple1 p4 #bcb4        ,to 
the courteous reader footnotes    #a    
,legal terms to define the boundaries of
 an estate1 butted upon  a common or    
high road or river1 and bounded by the  
property of  another person4--,ed4    #b
 ,heaven is a type of sin and grace4    
,had there been no sin1  we should have 
been limited to an earthly paradise2 but
 sin and  the grace of a ,saviour's     
purchase opens heaven to our wondering  
hearts4--,ed4        ,main ,text        
,,footnotes    #a ,one of the types or  
signs4--,ed    #b ,how universal is this
 feeling among ,christians6 ',why was ,i

 made  to hear thy voice1' while so many
 more amiable and less guilty  'make a  
wretched choice8' ,all are equally      
encouraged--',whosoever  will1 let him  
take the water of life freely4'--,ed    
#c ',to oppose the customs of heathens1 
who made their chief gates  towards the 
west1 that these stupid worshippers1    
drawing nigh to  their blind1 deaf1 and 
dumb deities1 might have their idols1 as
 it  were1 arising upon them out of the 
east4'--,lee's ,solomon's ,temple1  p4  
#bdb4--;,ed4    #d ',there were two     
pillars1 which some resemble to the two 
states  of the church--,jewish and      
,christian2 others understand magistracy
  and ministry4'--,lee's ,temple1 #afei1
 p4 #bha4--;,ed4    #e ,the height of   
these pillars was thirty-five cubits    
each1  including the base and chapiter4 
,the base1 ornamented with lines  or    
net-work1 twelve cubits2 the column     
eighteen cubits1 and the  chapiter five 
cubits1 making the height thirty-five   
cubits2 while  the column or pillar1    

cast by itself1 was only eighteen4 ,this
  reconciles the apparent discrepancy   
between #a ,kings #g3ae and #b          
,chronicles #c3ae4--;,ed4    #f         
,immediately1 or by ,christ             
himself4--,ed4    #g ,pummil1 or pommel1
 round like an apple4--,ed4    #h ,in   
all the editions of this book published 
since the author's  death1 these words  
are altered to 'their preaching4'--,ed4 
#i ,frowish1 or frowzy1 fetid1 musty4   
,alas6 how many ministers  there are who
 are afflicted with this unsavoury      
smell4--,ed4    #aj ,this is a valuable 
lesson to the ministers and members of  
churches1 to be ever ready to welcome   
the returning prodigal4 ,the  porch is  
never to be shut against the poor       
fugitive2 and the only  proper inquiry  
as to opening the door of the church1   
is1 ',if thou  believest with all thine 
heart1 thou mayest freely enter4'--,ed4 
#aa ,wealth and honours1 when           
sanctified1 are valuable aids to        
,christian usefulness2 but unutterable  

woes will fall upon him who  attempts to
 enter heaven with temporal or          
ecclesiastical pomps  vain-gloriously   
carried upon his shoulders4--,ed4    #ab
 ,every ,christian pilgrim1 if he       
journeys aright1 must be entirely       
guided by prayerful personal inquiries  
at the holy oracles as to  his way to   
heaven4 ,how do sin and ,satan strive to
 mislead him in  this essential         
duty4--,ed4    #ac ,the simple-minded   
nature of ,bunyan here appears          
conspicuously4  ,he measures others by  
his own bushel1 as if every pastor had  
as  single an eye to the welfare of     
their flocks as he had over the  ,church
 at ,bedford4 ,how tenderly ought the   
churches of ,christ to  cherish such    
pastors as ,bunyan1 while they          
prayerfully watch over  their           
ministrations4--,ed4    #ad ,this is one
 of those beautiful gems which sparkle  
all through  ,bunyan's works1 ',as the  
depth of the riches both of the wisdom  
and  knowledge of ,god6'--,ed4    #ae   

,ceiled is now only used with reference 
to the top of a room--the  ceiling4 ,it 
is an old ,english word1 and means      
overlaid or lined  with wood1 wainscot1 
or plank1 either roof1 sides1 or        
floor4--,ed4    #af ,the line means the 
text4 ,the marginal reading agrees with 
the  puritan version 'overlayed4'       
,tyndale renders it1 ',and he paved the 
house with precious stones goodly4'     
,coverdale1 ',and overlayed the  house  
with precious stones to beautify        
it4'--,ed4    #ag ,a bath was a ,hebrew 
measure containing about seven gallons  
and a half4--,ed4    #ah ,the moral law 
of ten commandments4--,ed4    #ai ,this 
is from the ,genevan or puritan         
versions4 ,our translation  has 'on the 
right side4'--,ed4    #bj ,the          
candlesticks mentioned in #b ,chronicles
 #d3g1 ,zechariah #d1  and ,revelation  
#a1 appear to have been of one pattern4 
,a stem1 with  a bowl bearing a centre  
and six branches--three on each side4   
,of these there were ten in the temple4 

,the prophets ,zechariah and  ,john1 in 
their holy visions1 saw but one1 with   
its seven lamps  secretly supplied by   
living olive trees4 ,these lights 'are  
the  eyes of the ,lord1 which run to and
 fro through the whole earth'2  the     
seven lamps 'are the seven churches4'   
,what a source for  reflection is here  
opened4--,ed4    #ba ,oil called golden1
 from its representing that which is    
better  than thousands of gold and      
silver4 ,so pure that1 in the golden    
bowl1 it would look like liquid         
gold4--,ed4    #bb ,a malignant was a   
term of reproach given to those who1 in 
the  civil wars1 opposed ,divine truth1 
and promoted popery and arbitrary       
domination4 ,clarendon calls it 'a term 
imposed upon those that  the puritans   
wished to render odious to the          
people4'--,ed4    #bc ,a tenth deal is  
the tenth part of a ,hebrew measure1    
called  the ephah1 containing about a   
bushel4--,ed4    #bd ,daniel ,burgess   
published a curious sermon1 in #afig1 on

 the  golden snuffers1 showing that they
 are a type or emblem of spiritual      
snuffing or reproving2 and of pure gold1
 to show that reprovers  should be holy 
and unblameable4 ,his directions and    
cautions are  valuable1 but ,bunyan says
 much more in his few lines than        
,burgess  does in his eighty            
pages4--,ed4    #be ,great was the      
fatherly care felt by ,bunyan for his   
own children1  especially for his blind 
,mary2 and judging by the lessons he    
draws  from the temple spoons1 those    
feelings extended to his church4 ,it    
must be a severe trial to a minister's  
temper1 when teased with  babes in      
religion at three score and ten years of
 age1 especially  if they are old       
professors4 ,thus ,bunyan1 in addressing
 the readers  of his emblems1 says--    
',we now have boys with beards1 and     
girls that be  ',huge as old women      
wanting gravity4'--,ed4      #bf ,the   
degraded state of the poor1 when the    
religious houses 7so  called7           

distributed food to all comers1 was long
 felt after the  suppression of those   
hot-beds of vice1 from the encouragement
 they  gave to idleness1 pauperism1 and 
the most vicious habits4 ,even  in      
,bunyan's days the beggar1 carrying a   
bowl to receive the fruit  of their     
industrious neighbours' toil1 was still 
remembered4 ,at  intervals1 plague and  
famine swept away the helpless wretches1
 to  the terror of all classes4 ,how    
severely is this curse still felt  in   
,ireland4--,ed4    #bg ,how careful     
ought churches to be in casting out an  
offending  member1 seeing that their    
sentence should be as 'the judicial     
judgment of ,god4' ,it is not revenge1  
hatred1 malice1 or the mere  exercise of
 power1 that is to lead to it2 it is the
 good of the  individual that is to be  
pursued and sought4 ,while the church   
endeavours to remain pure1 its aim and  
object should be mainly to  correct and 
reform the offender1 that his spirit may
 be saved4 ,when  discipline is         

undertaken from any other motive than   
this2 and when  it is pursued from      
private pique1 or rivalship1 or         
ambition1 or the  love of power1 it is  
wrong4 ,the salvation of the offender1  
and the  glory of ,god1 should prompt to
 all the measures which should be  taken
 in the case4 ',restore such an one in  
the spirit of meekness2  considering    
thyself1 lest thou also be tempted'     
7,gal #f3a74--;,ed4    #bh ,in ,bunyan's
 'now-a-days1' it was much debated      
whether singing  ought to be introduced 
in a mixed assembly4 ,it was contended  
that  a voice and talent for singing    
does not accompany the new birth2  that 
it might tend to hypocrisy and vanity2  
and that it was not  expressly          
commanded4 ,the ,quakers rejected it1   
but all other sects  adopted that       
delightful part of public worship4 ,see 
,keach's ,breach  ,repaired4--,ed4      
#bi ,the olive wood is used1 with ivory 
and mother of pearl1 in  ornamenting the
 most sumptuous apartments in oriental  

palaces4 ,it  is exceedingly durable and
 elegant4 ',the choosing olive out of   
every  other kind of wood1 for the      
adorning these sumptuous apartments1    
shows the elegance and grandeur of the  
taste in which ,solomon's  temple was   
built1 where the doors of the oracle1   
and some other parts1  were of olive    
wood4'--,harmer1 ,scheuzer1 ,lady ,m4   
,w4 ,montague4--,ed4    #cj ,as the     
mercy-seat covered the law deposited in 
the ark1 so  ,christ covers the         
transgressions of his people2 while     
,christ sits  upon the mercy-seat1 the  
law cannot rise up in judgment against  
them4--,jennings4    #ca ,in ,bunyan's  
edition this is called the 'new         
tabernacle1'  a typographical error     
which is corrected by restoring the true
  reading4--,ed    999999    ,a         
,,discourse    ,,of    ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,the ,,forest ,,of ,,lebanon4     
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,that part of ,palestine in which the   
celebrated mountains of ,lebanon  are   

situated1 is the border country         
adjoining ,syria1 having ,sidon  for its
 seaport1 and ,land1 nearly adjoining   
the city of ,damascus1  on the north4   
,this metropolitan city of ,syria1 and  
capital of the  kingdom of ,damascus1   
was strongly fortified2 and during the  
border  conflicts it served as a cover  
to the ,assyrian army4 ,bunyan1 with    
great reason1 supposes that1 to keep    
them in check1 ,solomon built  a tower  
house and palace1 well furnished with   
munitions of war1  called the house in  
the forest of ,lebanon4    ,as the      
magnificent temple at ,jerusalem was the
 seat of public  worship appointed by   
,god1 it was considered typical of the  
gospel  dispensation1 which was intended
 to supersede it4 ,all its parts  and   
utensils1 sacrifices and services1 have 
been described1 in  their typical       
meaning1 in ,solomon's ,temple          
,spiritualized2 but as  the lovely      
system of the gospel had1 with slow and 
irresistible  steps1 to conquer the     

prejudices1 passions1 and wickedness of 
mankind1 those who bore the brunt of    
this battle were considered  as the     
church militant in the wilderness3 and  
,bunyan has1 in this  treatise1         
endeavoured to show that this palace and
 fortress was  typical of the churches  
of ,christ while in a state of holy     
warfare1  defending their ,divine       
dispensation1 and extending the line of 
defence by progressive spiritual        
conquests4 ,while the churches are      
surrounded by enemies1 they have        
inexhaustible internal comfort1         
strength1 and consolation4 ,like the    
house in the forest of ,lebanon1  they  
are also pleasantly1 nay1 beautifully   
situated4 ,if ,mount ,zion  was the joy 
of the whole earth1 the mountains of    
,damascus were a  picture of the earthly
 paradise4 ,so beautiful is the scenery1
 and  balmy the air1 that one part is   
called ,eden1 or the garden of the      
,lord4 ,it is described by ,arabian     
poets as always bearing winter  far     

above upon his head1 spring on its      
shoulders1 and autumn in his  bosom1    
while perpetual summer lies sleeping at 
his feet4 ,it was  upon this beautiful  
spot1 called by ,isaiah 'the glory of   
,lebanon1'  that ,solomon built his     
house in the forest4    ,this is the    
plain matter of fact which ,bunyan      
establishes from the  sacred            
,scriptures1 but he was1 as to lettered 
lore1 an unlearned  man2 at all events1 
no man could say of him that 'much      
learning  has made thee mad4' ,bunyan's 
is the plain common-sense scriptural    
account of this building2 but he differs
 greatly from almost  all our learned   
commentators--they imagining that this  
house was  near the temple of           
,jerusalem4 ,the ,assembly of ,divines1 
in their  valuable annotations1 suggest 
that it was so called 'because great    
store of trees1 as in ,lebanon1 were    
planted about it2 and gardens1          
orchards1 and all manner of delightful  
things were added thereto'3  to aid this

 conjecture1 they quote ,ecclesiastes   
#b3d1 #f4 ,poole  says that it was 'a   
house so called1 either1 first1 because 
it  was built in the mountain and forest
 of ,lebanon1 for recreation  in summer 
time2 but generally held to have been   
near ,jerusalem2  or rather1 secondly1  
from some resemblance it had with       
,lebanon for  its pleasant shades and   
groves4' ,diodati considers it the same 
with ,solomon's palace1 but called the  
house of ,lebanon by reason  of the     
groves planted about it2 or of the great
 number of cedar  columns brought from  
,lebanon1 and used in its construction4 
,even  ,bunyan's favourite translation1 
made at ,geneva by the ,puritans1  while
 it gives two wood-cuts of ',the ,king's
 house ,,in the wood of  ,lebanon1' a   
marginal note is added--',for the beauty
 of the place1  and great abundance of  
cedar trees that went to the building   
thereof1 it was compared to ,mount      
,lebanon4' ,calmet1 in his very         
valuable translation1 accompanied by the

 ,vulgate ,latin1 gives the  same idea3 
',il batit encore le palais appelle la  
maison du ,leban1  a cause de la        
quantite prodigeuse de cedres qui       
entraient dans  la structure de cet     
edifice4' ,translation3 ',another thing 
he did  was build the palace which was  
called the house of ,lebanon because  of
 the prodigious quantity of cedars used 
in its construction4'  ,bishop ,patrick 
places this house in or near to         
,jerusalem1 ',in a  cool1 shady         
mountain1 which made it resemble ,mount 
,lebanon4' ,dr4  ,gill was of opinion   
that this house was near ,jerusalem2    
because  it was a magazine of arms1 and 
a court of judicature1 and had its  name
 from being built of the cedars of      
,lebanon1 and among groves  of trees4   
,josephus1 in his ,antiquities of the   
,jews1 book #h1 chapter  #f1 section #e1
 states that when the ,queen of ,sheba  
came to ,judea1  she was amazed at the  
wisdom of ,solomon1 and surprised at the
  fineness and largeness of his royal   

palace2 'but she was beyond  measure    
astonished at the house which was called
 the forest of  ,lebanon4' ,matthew     
,henry follows the opinion of ,bunyan2  
',i rather  incline to think it was a   
house built in the forest of ,lebanon   
itself1 whither1 though far distant from
 ,jerusalem1 ,solomon having  so many   
chariots and horses1 and those dispersed
 into chariot  cities1 which probably   
were his stages1 he might frequently    
retire  with ease4' ,express notice is  
taken of ,lebanon1 as the place of  a   
warlike building1 in #b ,kings #ai1 and 
in ,canticles #g3d4    ,the tower of    
,lebanon is described as looking towards
 ,damascus4  ,the ruins of this house   
and tower1 in the forest of ,lebanon1   
are probably those seen by ,benjamin of 
,tudela1 who describes the  stones of   
which it was built as twenty palms long1
 and twelve  wide4 ,gabriel ,sionits    
describes the tower as an hundred cubits
  high1 and fifty broad4 ,maundrel saw  
the ruins in the mountains  of ,lebanon 

at a distance4 ,the objections made by  
our commentators  to the plain testimony
 of the ,scriptures are1 that ,solomon  
would  not have built this beautiful    
house at so great a distance from  the  
capital--that he would not have risked  
so much treasure nor  the munitions of  
war in a forest--and that he would not1 
on the  extreme border of the kingdom of
 ,judea1 have set up a throne1 or  seat 
of judgment4 ,the answer to these       
objections appears to me  to be         
conclusive4 ,lebanon possessed the most 
commanding sites for  a border fortress1
 and therefore an admirable depot for   
arms1 to  enable the ,jewish warriors to
 keep out their most vigilant and       
dangerous enemies1 the ,assyrians4 ,the 
wealth that was deposited in  this house
 was calculated to excite greater       
vigilance to protect  so important a    
pass1 while it would divert the         
attention of an  enemy from the still   
more wealthy temple and fortress at     
,jerusalem4  ,a throne of justice was   

well placed there1 to save a long       
journey  to the capital1 for the trial  
of offenders1 and the settlement  of    
disputes on the borders of the empire4  
,it appears to me that  common sense and
 the soundest evidence supports the view
 which ,bunyan  took1 which was far in  
advance of the age in which he lived4   
,the way in which this building1 with   
the purposes for which it  was intended1
 is spiritualized1 is very ingenious1   
and admirably  carried through in the   
following treatise4 ,whether it was     
intended  by the ,holy ,ghost to be     
typical1 must be left to the judgment of
  the impartial reader4 ,that ,lebanon  
is used figuratively by the  inspired   
writers there can be no doubt4 ',lebanon
 is ashamed and  hewn down1' must be    
intended as a type of the church1 when  
under the  malice of her enemies4 ,so   
also when ,babylon1 a type of           
,antichrist1  fell1 'the cedars of      
,lebanon rejoiced'2 doubtless referring 
to  the joy of ,god's saints when       

relieved from the oppressor4 ,whether   
the fine old trees1 or the splendid     
house built as a defence to  prevent the
 approach of enemies to the temple1 is  
intended as a type  of the ,christian   
warfare1 is left to the impartial       
consideration  of the reader4 ,there is 
very little reason to doubt but that we 
shall adopt ,bunyan's view2 if we       
consider the temple to be typical1  we  
shall consider the house in the forest  
of ,lebanon to be typical  also4    ,it 
has been said1 by an author of very     
great repute 7,addison71  that had      
,bunyan lived in the times of the       
,christian fathers1 he  would have been 
as great a father as the best of them4  
,he stands  unrivalled for most         
extraordinary mental powers for allegory
  and for spiritualizing1 but to compare
 him with the best of the  fathers is   
faint praise indeed4 ,he was as much    
their superior1 as  the blaze of the    
noon-day sun excels the glimmer of a    
rushlight4    ,in this treatise we find 

many very admirable illustrations of two
  important subjects4 ,one is1 that     
temporal governors have nothing  to fear
 from the spread of vital godliness3 the
 other is upon  the nature of the strife
 and antipathy felt by the world against
  ,christ and his spiritual seed4 ,they 
are sweet-scented2 the  fragrant smell  
of their graces excites the enmity of   
,satan and his  followers1 who would    
burn these cedars1 because they are     
pillars  of1 and angels for1 the truth4 
',reason1 history1 and experience  all  
confirm this truth2 that a people1 whose
 profession is directly  in opposition  
to the devil1 and antichrist1 and to all
 debauchery1  inhumanity1 profaneness1  
superstition1 and idolatry1' will be    
hated1 persecuted1 and1 if possible     
destroyed by ,satan and his  adherents4 
,the secret is1 that the world cannot   
bear such 'living  epistles1 known and  
read of all men1' which reflect so      
severely  by their conduct upon the vice
 and profligacy of the worldling4  ,this

 was a stinging censure upon the        
profligate court of ,charles  ,,ii1 and 
therefore the ,nonconformists were hated
 and persecuted2  while conformity to   
soul-benumbing rites and ceremonies was 
cherished  and rewarded4 ,to render     
persecution perfectly unjustifiable1    
,bunyan scripturally and plainly        
exhibits the harmlessness of the        
,christian character bearing with       
meekness the injuries heaped upon  it2  
followers of him who1 when reviled1     
reviled not again1 but  suffered        
patiently4 ,it is a grievous mistake to 
suppose that vital  godliness caused the
 great rebellion1 and consequent        
beheading of  ,king ,charles ,i4 ,it was
 frightful and most insupportable       
tyranny  that drove a nation1 headed by 
their parliament1 to arms4  ,the ,king  
levied severe taxes without the consent 
of the people's  representatives2 he    
perverted justice by the abominable     
decisions  of the ,king's judges in the 
court of ,star ,chamber2 and attempted  

to introduce ,popery through the medium 
of the ,queen and her licentious  court1
 composed principally of the worst class
 of foreign ,papists4  ,and when        
,leighton1 ,prynne1 ,bastwick1 and some 
of the most virtuous  and enlightened   
citizens1 justly but firmly             
remonstrated1 they  were seized and     
tortured in a way that the heart sickens
 with the  narrative4 ,it was an attempt
 to reduce the whole nation to the  most
 abject slavery of both body and soul1  
that roused the spirit  of the people to
 resistance4 ,the solemn league and     
covenant was  taken1 ,cromwell appeared1
 and the country was1 by ,divine aid1   
saved from utter desolation4 ,it was not
 a war of religious sects2  the         
,presbyterians1 ,independents1          
,baptists1 and others1 could never  have
 coalesced2 it was a war for liberty or 
despotism1 and the  principal of the    
warriors on both sides were attached to 
the religion  that was by law           
established4 ,it is true that many      

,episcopalians1  in the reign of        
,charles ,,ii1 charged the ,puritans1   
not only as being  the mainspring1 but  
as possessing the overwhelming force in 
that  awful struggle1 forgetting that   
the ,nonconformists were then but  a    
handful of men1 neither possessed of    
wealth nor influence4 ,to  attribute    
victory to so small a band1 must refer  
it to the immediate  interposition of   
the ,most ,high1 as in the case of      
,gideon in his  victory over the        
,assyrians4 ,but it was no sectarian    
fight1 except  those two great sects of 
freemen against despots4 ,bunyan fully  
proves  that no state has anything to   
fear from religion3 ',she moveth no     
sedition1 she abideth in her place2 let 
her temple-worshippers but  alone1 and  
she will be as if she were not in the   
world'2 'neither  she nor her ,jesus are
 for doing them any hurt4' ',god's      
armour is  no burthen to the body1 nor  
clog to the mind1 and it being only     
spiritual1 the slaughter must needs be  

spiritual also4' ',all  her privileges  
are soul concerns1 they make no         
infringement upon  any man's liberties4 
,let but faith and holiness walk the    
streets  without control1 and you may be
 as happy as the world can make you4'   
',let not kings1 and princes1 and       
potentates be afraid2 the saints  that  
are such indeed1 know their places1 and 
are of a peaceable  deportment2 the     
earth ,god hath given to the children of
 men1 and  his kingdom to the sons of   
,god4' ,the ,christian is a pilgrim     
bound  to a far more glorious           
inheritance3 with so bright and glorious
  a prospect1 he may well apply the     
encouraging language of ,bunyan  to his 
own soul2 ',i have a bad master1 but ,i 
have only a year to  serve under him1   
and that makes me serve him with        
patience4 ,i have  but a mile to go in  
this dirty way1 and then ,i shall have  
my path  pleasant and green1 and this   
makes me tread the dirty way with       
patience4'    ,this treatise is one of  

the ten 'excellent manuscripts' which   
,bunyan had prepared for the press1 when
 his unexpected decease  prevented his  
publishing them4 ,it first appeared in  
the folio volume  of his works1 printed 
under the care of ,charles ,doe1 in     
#afib4 ,it  has since been re-published 
in every edition of ,bunyan's work1 but 
with the omission of the ,scripture     
references1 and many errors4  ,it is now
 accurately corrected by the first      
edition4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4      ,,the  
,,house ,,of ,,the ,,forest ,,of        
,,lebanon4    ,,chapter ,i4    ,as      
,solomon built a house for ,pharaoh's   
daughter1 and that called  the temple of
 the ,lord2 so he built a house in      
,lebanon1 called  'the house of the     
forest of ,lebanon' 7#a ,kings #g3b74   
,some1 ,i perceive1 have thought that   
this house1 called 'the house  of the   
forest of ,lebanon1' was none other than
 that called the  temple at ,jerusalem1 
and that that was called ',the house of 
the  forest of ,lebanon1' because built 

of the wood that grew there4 ,but  that 
,solomon built another than that1 even  
one in ,lebanon1 called  'the house of  
the forest of ,lebanon1' is evident1 and
 that from  these reasons3--    ,first1 
,that in the forest of ,lebanon is      
mentioned as another1  besides that     
called the temple of the ,lord2 and that
 too when the  temple and its finishing 
is spoken of2 yea1 it is mentioned with 
an 'also1' as an additional house1      
besides the temple of the ,lord4    ',in
 the fourth year1' saith the text1 'was 
the foundation of the  house of the     
,lord laid in the month ,zif2#a and in  
the eleventh  year in the month ,bul1   
which is the eighth month1 was the house
  finished throughout all the parts     
thereof1 and according to all  the      
fashion of it2 so he was seven years in 
building it4' ',but  ,solomon was       
building his own house thirteen years1  
and he finished  all his house4 ,he     
built also the house of the forest of   
,lebanon1'  c4 7#a ,kings #f3cg1ch2     

#g3a1b74    ,can there now be any thing 
more plain8 ,is not here the house of   
the forest of ,lebanon mentioned as     
another besides the temple8 he  built   
the temple1 he built his own house1 he  
built also the house  of the forest of  
,lebanon4    ,second4 ,it is evident by 
the difference of their measures and    
dimensions4 ,the length of the temple   
was threescore cubits2 but  the length  
of the house of the forest of ,lebanon  
was an hundred  cubits2 so that the     
house of the forest of ,lebanon was     
forty  cubits more than was that called 
,solomon's temple3 ,the breadth of      
,solomon's temple was twenty cubits1 but
 the breadth of the house  of the forest
 of ,lebanon was fifty cubits3 ,and as  
there is odds  between threescore and   
fivescore1 so there is also between     
twenty  and fifty4    ,as to their      
height1 they were both alike2 but       
equality in height  can no more make    
them the same1 than can a twenty years' 
age in  two1 make them one and the same 

person4    ,their porches also differed 
greatly2 the porch of the temple was  in
 length but twenty cubits1 but the      
length of that of the house  of the     
forest of ,lebanon was fifty cubits4 ,so
 that here also is  thirty odds4#b ,the 
porch of the temple was but ten cubits  
broad2  but the porch of the house of   
the forest of ,lebanon thirty cubits4   
,now1 ,i say1 who that considereth these
 disproportions1 can conclude  that the 
house of the forest of ,lebanon was none
 other than that  called the temple of  
,jerusalem4 ,for all this compare #a    
,kings #f3b1  #c with #g3b1 #f4         
,third4 ,if you add to these the        
different makes of the houses1 it  will 
sufficiently appear that they were not  
one4 ,the house of the  forest of       
,lebanon was built upon four rows of    
cedar pillars2 but  we read of no such  
pillars upon which the temple stood4    
,the windows  of the house of the forest
 of ,lebanon stood in three rows1 light 
against light2 but we read of no such   

thing in the temple4 ,the  temple had   
two pillars before the door of its      
porch1 but we read  not of them before  
the door of the porch of the house of   
the  forest of ,lebanon4 ,in the sixth  
and seventh chapters of the first  book 
of ,kings1 these two houses1 as to their
 make1 are exactly  set forth2 so that  
he that listeth may search and see1 if  
as to  this ,i have not said the truth4 
,,chapter ,,ii4    ,,of ,,what ,,the    
,,house ,,of ,,the ,,forest ,,of        
,,lebanon ,,was ,a ,,type4    ,that the 
house of the forest of ,lebanon was a   
house significant1  ,i think is clear2  
also1 if it had not1 we should not have 
had so  particular an account thereof in
 the holy ,word of ,god3 ,i read but  of
 four buildings wherein1 in a particular
 manner1 the houses or  fabrics are1 as 
to their manner of building1 distinctly 
handled4  ,the tabernacle is one1 the   
temple another2 the porch which he      
built for his throne1 his throne for    
judgment2 and this house of  the forest 

of ,lebanon is the fourth4 ,now the     
three first1 to wit1  the tabernacle1   
the temple1 the porch and throne1 wise  
men will  say are typical2 and therefore
 so is this4    ,first4 ,i will         
therefore take it for granted that the  
house of  the forest of ,lebanon is a   
significative thing1 yea1 a figure of   
the church1 as the temple at ,jerusalem 
was1 though not under the  same         
consideration4 ,the temple was a figure 
of the church under the  gospel1 as she 
relateth to worship2 but the house of   
the forest  of ,lebanon was a figure of 
that church as she is assaulted for  her
 worship1 as she is persecuted for the  
same4 ,or take it more  expressly thus3 
,i take this house of the forest of     
,lebanon to  be a type of the church in 
the wilderness1 or as she is in her     
sackcloth state4    ,we read1 before    
this house was built1 that there was a  
church in  the wilderness2 and also1    
after this house was demolished1 that   
there would be a church in the          

wilderness 7,acts #g3ch2 ,rev #ab3ad74  
,but we now respect that wilderness     
state that the church of the  ,new      
,testament is in1 and conclude that this
 house of the forest of  ,lebanon was a 
type and figure of that2 that is1 of her
 wilderness  state4 ,and1 methinks1 the 
very place where this house was built   
does intimate such a thing2 for this    
house was not built in a  town1 a city1 
c41 as was that called the temple of the
 ,lord1 but  was built in a kind of a   
wood1 a wilderness2 it was built in the 
forest of ,lebanon1 unto which that     
saying seems directly to answer4  ',and 
to the woman1' the church1 'were given  
two wings of a great  eagle1 that she   
might fly into the wilderness into her  
place' 7,rev  #ab3ad74 ,a wilderness    
state is a desolate1 a tempted1 an      
afflicted1  a persecuted state 7,jer    
#b3f74 ,all which is more than intimated
 by  the witnesses wearing of1 and      
prophesying in sackcloth1 and also      
expressed of by that ,revelation #ab4   

,answerable to this is that of the      
prophet concerning this house of  the   
forest of ,lebanon1 where he says1      
',open thy doors1 ,o ,lebanon6  that the
 fire may devour thy cedars4' ,and      
again1 ',howl1 fir-tree2  for the cedar 
is fallen' 7,zech #aa3a1b74 ,what can be
 more express8  ,the prophet here knocks
 at the very door of the house of the   
forest  of ,lebanon1 and tells her that 
her cedars are designed for fire2  unto 
which also most plainly answer the      
flames to which so many of  the cedars  
of ,lebanon1#c ,god's saints1 ,i mean1  
for many hundred  years1 have been      
delivered for their profession2 and by  
which1  as another prophet has it1 for  
many days they have fallen 7,dan        
#aa3cc74 ,also when the king of ,assyria
 came up with his army against          
,jerusalem1 this was his vaunting1 ',i  
am come--to the sides of  ,lebanon1 and 
,i will cut down the tall cedars        
thereof' 7,isa #cg3bd74    ,what was    
this king of ,assyria but a type of the 

beast made mention  of in the ,new      
,testament8 ,now1 saith he1 ,i will cut 
down the cedars  of ,lebanon2 who are1  
in our gospel times1 the tall ones of   
the  church of ,god4 ,and ,i say again1 
in that he particularly mentions        
,lebanon1 he intends that house which   
,solomon built there1 the  which was    
built as a fortification to defend the  
religion of the  temple1 as the saints  
now in the wilderness of the people are 
set  for the defence of the gospel4 ,but
 more of this anon4    ,this house      
therefore was built to make assaults1   
and to be assaulted1  as the church in  
the wilderness is2 and hence the state  
of this  house is compared to the       
condition of a woman in travail1        
struggling  with her pains1 as also we  
find the state of the church in the     
wilderness is--',o inhabitant of        
,lebanon1 that makest thy nest in  the  
cedars1 how gracious shalt thou be when 
pangs come upon thee1  the pain as of a 
woman in travail6' 7,jer #bb3bc74 ,and  

again1 ',verily1  verily1 ,i say unto   
you1 ,that ye shall weep and lament1'   
and have  sorrow1 as a woman in travail 
7,john #af3bj-bb74 ,much answering her  
case who1 in her travails1 and while    
'pained to be delivered1' was  said even
 in this case to stand before the       
dragon1 who with open  mouth sought to  
destroy her fruit1 so 'soon as it was   
born' 7,rev  #ab3a-f74    ,hence1 again1
 when ,christ calls his spouse out to   
suffer1 he calls  or draws her out of   
his house in ,lebanon1 to look 'from the
 lions'  dens1 from the mountains of the
 leopards1' to the things that are      
invisible2 even as ,paul said when he   
was in affliction1 ',we look  not at the
 things which are seen' 7,cant #d3h2 #b 
,cor #d3ah74 ,he draws  them out thence1
 ,i say1 as sheep appointed for the     
slaughter2 yea1  he goeth before them1  
and they follow him thither4    ,also1  
when the prophet foretells the          
affliction of the church1  he expresses 
it by the fall of the cedars of         

,lebanon1 saying1 ,the  ,lord shall cut 
down the thickets of the forest with    
iron2 a little  afore called the axe and
 saw4 ,and ,lebanon shall fall by a     
mighty  one 7,isa #aj3ae1cd74 ,and      
again1 ',the earth mourneth and         
languisheth3  ,lebanon is ashamed and   
hewn down' 7,isa #cc3i74    ,do we think
 that the prophet prophesieth here      
against trees1 against  the natural     
cedars of ,lebanon8 ,no1 no1 it is a    
prophecy touching  the afflicted state  
of the church in the wilderness1 of     
which  ,lebanon1 ,i mean this house of  
the forest of ,lebanon1 was a figure4   
,when ,god also threateneth the enemies 
of his church in the wilderness  with   
his judgments1 for their cruel dealing  
with her in the day of  her desertion1  
he calls those judgments the violence of
 ,lebanon4  ,that is1 by way of         
comparison1 such as the violence done to
 ,lebanon  was4 ',the violence of       
,lebanon shall cover thee2 and the spoil
 of  beasts which made them ,lebanon    

afraid1 because of men's blood1  and for
 the violence of the land1 of the city1 
and of all that  dwell therein' 7,habb  
#b3ag74 ,this is like that1 ',reward    
her1 even  as she rewarded you1 and     
double unto her double according to  her
 works' 7,rev #ah3f74 ,this the church  
doth by her prayers4 ',the  violence    
done to me and to my flesh be upon      
,babylon1 shall the  inhabitant of ,zion
 say2 and my blood upon the inhabitants 
of ,chaldea1  shall ,jerusalem say'     
7,jer #ea3ce74 ,and then shall be       
fulfilled that  which is written1 ,look 
what they did unto ,lebanon shall be    
done  unto them 7,oba #ae2 ,eze         
#ce3ad1ae74    ,god has his time to     
return the evil that the enemies do to  
his  church1 and he will do it when his 
time is come upon their own head2  and  
this return is called the covering of   
them with the violence  of ,lebanon1 or 
that violence showed to her in the day  
of her  distress4 ,it is yet further    
evident that this house of the forest   

of ,lebanon was a type of the church in 
the wilderness3--    #a4 ,for that she  
is called a tower1 or place of          
fortification and  defence2 the same    
term that is given to the church in a   
captivated  state 7,can #g3d2 ,micah    
#d3h-aj74 ,for as the church in the     
wilderness  is compared to a woman in   
travail1 to show her fruitfulness  to   
,god-ward in her most afflicted         
condition2 so she is called a  tower1 to
 show her fortitude and courage1 for    
,god and his truth1  against antichrist4
 ,i say therefore1 unto both these is   
she  compared in that scripture last    
cited1 the which you may peruse  if you 
please4 ,a tower is a place of receipt  
for the afflicted1  and so is the church
 under the rage of antichrist2 yea1 and 
though  it is the only place designed by
 the enemy for ruin and destruction1    
yet it is the only place of safety in   
the world4#d    #b4 ,this tower1 this   
house of the forest of ,lebanon1 it     
seems to  be so built as to confront    

,damascus1 the chief city of the king   
of ,assyria2 and in so doing it was a   
most excellent type of the  spirit and  
design of the church in the wilderness1 
who is raised  up1 and built to confront
 antichrist4 ,hence ,christ calls some  
of  the features of his church1 and     
compares them to this4 ',thy neck1'     
says he 'is as a tower of ivory2 thine  
eyes like the fish-pools  in ,heshbon1  
by the gate of ,bath-rabbim2 thy nose is
 as the tower  of ,lebanon which looketh
 toward ,damascus' 7,cant #g3d74    ,thy
 nose1 that great ornament of thy lovely
 countenance1 is as a  tower looking    
that way2 so set1 as ,christ says of    
his1 as a flint4  ,and this is a comely 
feature in the church1 that her nose    
stands  like a tower1 or as he says in  
another place1 like a fenced brazen     
wall against ,damascus1 the metropolitan
 of her enemy3 'for the  head of ,syria 
is ,damascus' 7,isa #g3h74    ,and as   
,christ thus compares his church1 so she
 again returns1 or  compares the face of

 her ,lord to the same1 saying1 ',his   
legs are  as pillars of marble1 set upon
 sockets of fine gold3 his countenance  
is as ,lebanon1 excellent as the cedars'
 7,can #e3ae74 ,thus in ,lebanon1  in   
this brave house1 is found the          
excellency of the church1 and  the      
beauty of ,christ1 for that they are    
both as a rock1 with glory  and majesty1
 bended against the enemies of the      
truth4 ',the face  of the ,lord is      
against them that do evil4' ,pillars his
 legs are  here compared to1 and pillars
 were they that upheld this house1  this
 tower1 which thus bravely was built    
with its face confronting  the enemy's  
country4    ,second4 ,that this house of
 the forest of ,lebanon was a type of   
the church in affliction1 yet further   
appears1 for that at the  fall of       
,babylon her cedars are said to rejoice 
in special4 ',the  fir-trees rejoice at 
thee1 and the cedars of ,lebanon1       
saying1 ,since  thou art laid down1 no  
feller is come up against us' 7,isa     

#ad3h74  ,this is at the destruction of 
,babylon1 the type of that called       
antichrist4    ,but why should ,lebanon1
 the cedars in ,lebanon1 in an especial 
manner  here1 be said to rejoice at his 
downfall3 doubtless to show that  as the
 enemy made his inroad upon ,jerusalem2 
so in a particular  manner ,lebanon1 and
 the house there1 were made to smoke for
 it  7,isa #cg3bd2 ,jer #bb3bc2 ,zech   
#aa3a74 ,this answereth to that1        
',rejoice  over her thou heaven2 and ye 
holy apostles and prophets1 for ,god    
hath avenged you of her4' ,hence again1 
when he speaks of giving  glory to his  
afflicted church1 for all the sorrow    
which she hath  sustained in her bearing
 witness for the truth against          
antichrist1  he calls it the glory of   
,lebanon4 ,that is1 as ,i take it1 the  
glory  that belongs to her1 for the     
afflictions which she underwent for  his
 name4 ',the glory of ,lebanon shall be 
given unto it' 7,isa #ce3b74  ,and      
again1 ',the glory of ,lebanon shall    

come unto thee' 7,isa #fj3ac74  ,these  
are promises to the church for her      
suffering of affliction1  and they are  
made unto her as she bears the name of  
,lebanon1 who  or which was her type in 
those havocs made in it1 when the enemy1
  as ,i said1 assaulted the church of   
old4    ,thus by these few lines ,i have
 showed you that there was a similitude 
betwixt this house in the forest of     
,lebanon1 and our gospel church  in the 
wilderness4 ,nor need we stumble because
 this word house  is not subjoined in   
every particular place1 where this      
sorrow or  joy of ,lebanon is made      
mention of2 for it is an usual thing    
with  the ,holy ,ghost1 when he directs 
his speech to a man1 to speak as  if he 
spake to a tree2 and when he directs his
 voice to a king1  to speak as if he    
intended the kingdom2 so when he speaks 
of the  house1 to speak as to the forest
 of ,lebanon4 ,instances many might  be 
given4    ,,chapter ,,iii4    ,,of ,,the
 ,,largeness ,,of ,,the ,,house ,,of    

,,the ,,forest ,,of ,,lebanon4    ,the  
house of the forest of ,lebanon was     
forty cubits longer than was  the temple
 at ,jerusalem1 to show that the church 
in the wilderness  would increase more1 
and be far larger than she that had     
peace and  prosperity4 ,and as it was   
forty cubits longer1 so it was thirty   
cubits wider1 still showing that every  
way she would abound4  ,hence they that 
came out of great tribulation1 when     
compared with  others1 are said to be a 
numberless number1 or a multitude which 
no man could number1 of all nations1 and
 kindreds1 and people1  and tongues4    
',these1' saith one1 'are they which    
came out of the  great tribulation1 and 
have washed their robes1 and made them  
white  in the blood of the ,lamb2       
therefore are they before the throne of 
,god' 7,rev #g3ad1ae74    ,the church1  
as it respected temple-worship1 was     
confined to the  land of ,canaan2 but   
our ,new ,testament persecuted one is   
scattered  among the nations1 as a flock

 of sheep are scattered in a wood or    
wilderness4 ,hence they are said to be  
in 'the wilderness of the  people1'     
fitly answering to this house of the    
forest of ,lebanon  7,eze #bj3ce-cg74   
,but though the house exceeded in length
 and breadth the temple  of ,jerusalem1 
yet as to their height they were the    
same1 to show  that what acts that in   
the wilderness doth1 above what they    
have  been capable to do1 that have not 
been in that condition2 yet the  nature 
of their grace is the same 7,rom #ae3bg2
 #a ,peter #a3a74    ,but1 ,i say1 as   
for length and breadth1 the church in   
the wilderness  exceeds more than the   
house of the forest of ,lebanon did that
 of  the temple at ,jerusalem1 as it is 
written2 ',more are the children  of the
 desolate than the children of the      
married wife1 saith the  ,lord4' ,and   
again3 ',thou shalt break forth on the  
right hand and  on the left2 and thy    
seed shall inherit the ,gentiles1 and   
make  the desolate cities to be         

inhabited' 7,isa #ed3a-c74 ,this is     
spoken  of the church in the wilderness1
 that was made up chiefly of  the       
,gentiles1 of which the house of the    
forest of ,lebanon was a  figure2 and   
how she at last shall recover herself   
from the yoke  and tyranny of           
antichrist4 ,and then she shall shoulder
 it with  her adversary1 saying1 ',give 
place to me1 that ,i may dwell' 7,isa   
#di3bj74    ,and ,i will add1 it was not
 only thus magnificent for length and   
breadth1 but for terror2 it was         
compacted after the manner of a  castle1
 or stronghold1 as was said before4 ,it 
was a tower built  for an armoury1 for  
,solomon put there his two hundred      
targets  and three hundred shields of   
gold 7#b ,chron #i3ae1af74 ,this place  
therefore was a terror to the heathen1  
on that side of the church  especially1 
because she stood with her nose so      
formidable against  ,damascus3 no marvel
 therefore if the implacable cried out  
against  them1 ,help1 'men of ,israel1  

help6' ,and1 ',will ye rebel against    
the king8' 7,acts #ba3bh2 ,neh #b3ai74  
,for it is the terror1 or majesty and   
fortitude1 which ,god has put  upon the 
church in the wilderness1 that makes the
 ,gentiles so  bestir them to have her  
under foot4 ,besides1 they misapprehend 
concerning her1 as if she was for       
destroying kings1 for subverting        
kingdoms1 and for bringing all to       
desolation1 and so they set  themselves 
against her1 'crying1 ,these that have  
turned the world  upside down are come  
hither also2 whom ,jason hath received3 
and  these all do contrary to the       
decrees of ,caesar1 saying that there   
is another king1 one ,jesus' 7,acts     
#ag3e-g74 ,indeed1 the very name  of    
,jesus is the very tower of the         
,christian church1 and that by  which   
she frights the world1 but not          
designedly1 but through their           
misunderstanding2 for neither she1 nor  
her ,jesus1 is for doing  them any hurt2
 however1 this is that which renders her

 yet in  their eye 'terrible as an army 
with banners' 7,cant #f3aj74 ,how then  
could she escape persecution for a time1
 for it was the policy  of ,jeroboam 7#a
 ,kings #ab3bf-bh74 ,and it is yet the  
policy of the  nations to secure        
themselves against this their imagined  
danger1  and therefore to use all means1
 as ,pharaoh did1 to keep this people   
low enough1 saying1 ',come on1 let us   
deal wisely with them1 lest  they       
multiply1 and it come to pass that when 
there falleth out any  war1 they join   
also to our enemies1 and fight against  
us1 and so  get them up out of the land'
 7,exo #a3aj74    ,but could the house  
of ,lebanon1 though a fortified place1  
assault  ,damascus8 ,could it remove    
from the place on which ,god had set    
it8 ,it only was a place of defence for 
,judah1 or for the worship  of the      
temple4 ,and had the adversary let the  
temple-worship and  worshippers alone1  
the shields and targets in the house of 
the forest  of ,lebanon had not been    

uncovered1 had not been made bare       
against  them4 ,the same may now be said
 of the church in the wilderness1  she  
moveth no sedition1 she abideth in her  
place2 let her  temple-worshippers but  
alone1 and she will be as if she were   
not  in the world2 but if you afflict   
her1 ',fire proceedeth out of  their    
mouth and devoureth their enemies2 and  
if any man will hurt  them1 he must in  
this manner be killed' 7,rev #aa3e74    
,and so die by  the sword of the        
,spirit4 ,but because the weapons of the
 church1  though none of them are       
carnal1 be so talked of in the world1   
the  blind are yet more afraid of her   
than they in this manner are like  to be
 hurt by her1 and therefore they of old 
have peeled1#e and  polled1 and         
endeavoured to spoil her all along1     
sending their  servants1 and saying to  
their bailiffs and sheriffs1 ',go--to  a
 nation scattered and peeled1 to a      
people terrible from their              
beginning1--a nation meted out and      

trodden down1 whose land the  rivers    
have spoiled6' 7,isa #ah3b74 ,but this  
people shall prevail1  though not by    
worldly force2 her ,god will deliver    
her4 ,and then1  or at 'that time1 shall
 the present be brought to the ,lord of 
hosts  of a people scattered and peeled1
 and from a people terrible from  their 
beginning hitherto2 a nation meted out  
and trodden under  foot1 whose land the 
rivers have spoiled1 to the place of the
 name  of the ,lord of hosts1 the ,mount
 ,zion' 7,isa #ah3g74    ,now thus did  
the house of the forest of ,lebanon     
provoke2 it was built  defensively1 it  
had a tower1 it had armour2 its tower   
confronted  the enemy's land4 ,no marvel
 then1 if the king of ,assyria so       
threatened  to lay his army on the sides
 of ,lebanon and to cut down the tall   
cedars thereof 7,isa #cg3bd74    ,the   
largeness1 therefore1 and prowess of the
 church1 by reason of  her inherent     
fortitude and the valorous acts that she
 hath done by  suffering1 by prayer1 by 

faith1 and a constant enduring of       
hardship  for the truth1 doth force into
 the world a belief1 through their  own 
guilt and clamours of conscience against
 them for their  debaucheries1 that this
 house of the forest of ,lebanon will   
destroy them all when she shall be      
delivered from her servitude4  ',come   
now1 therefore1' saith ,balak to        
,balaam1 and 'curse me this  people1' if
 peradventure ,i may overcome them3 when
 he might have  let them pass peaceably 
by1 and they would not have lifted up a 
finger against him4 ,wherefore1 from all
 these things it appears  that the house
 of the forest of ,lebanon was a type of
 the church  in the wilderness4         
,,chapter ,,iv4    ,,of ,,the           
,,materials ,,of ,,which ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,the ,,forest ,,of ,,lebanon ,,was
  ,,made4    ,the foundation of the     
house of the forest of ,lebanon was of  
the  same great stones which were laid  
in the foundation of the temple  of the 
,lord 7#a ,kings #g3b-aa74 ,and this    

shows that the church in the  wilderness
 has the same foundation and support as 
had the temple  that was at ,jerusalem1 
though in a state of sackcloth1 tears1  
and affliction1 the lot of the church in
 the wilderness2 for she1  while there1 
is to howl 7,zech #aa3b74 ,now since the
 foundation  is the same1 what is it but
 to show also that she1 though in an    
afflicted condition1 shall certainly    
stand2 ',the gates of hell shall  not   
prevail against it' 7,matt #af3ah74 ,her
 confronting idolatrous  nations is     
therefore a sign of her troubles1 not   
any prediction of  a fall4 ,her rock is 
steadfast1 not like the rock of her     
adversaries1  the enemy being judges    
7,deut #cb3ca74    ,but that which in   
special ,i take notice of is1 that ,i   
find1 in a  manner1 in this house of the
 forest of ,lebanon1 nothing but        
pillars1  and beams1 great timber1 and  
thick beams1 and of those was the house 
builded2 pillars to hold up1 and thick  
beams to couple together1  and thus was 

the house finished4 ,i read not here of 
any garnishing1  either of the pillars1 
beams1 doors1 posts1 walls1 or any part 
of the house2 all was plain1 without    
garnish1 fitly representing  the state  
of the church in the wilderness1 which  
was clothed with  sackcloth1 covered    
with ashes1 wearing her mourning weeds1 
with  her tears upon her cheeks1 and a  
yoke or band about her neck 7,isa       
#eb3a1b1 #fa3c74    ,by this kind of    
description we may also note with what  
kind of  members this house1 this church
 is furnished4 ,here1 as ,i said1  that 
is1 in the house of the forest of       
,lebanon1 you find pillars1  pillars1 so
 in the church in the wilderness4 ,o the
 mighty ones of  which this church was  
compacted6 they were all pillars1       
strong1  bearing up the house against   
wind and weather2 nothing but fire  and 
sword could dissolve them4 ,as therefore
 this house was made  up of great       
timber1 so this church in the wilderness
 was made up  of giants in grace4 ,these

 men had the faces of lions2 no prince1 
no king1 no threat1 no terror1 no       
torment1 could make them yield2  they   
loved not their lives unto the death4   
,they have laughed their  enemies in the
 face1 they have triumphed in the       
flames4    ,they were pillars1 they were
 pillars of cedar3 the cedar is the     
highest tree in the world2#f wherefore  
in that this house was  made of cedar1  
it may be to denote that in the church  
in the  wilderness1 however contemned by
 men1 was the highest perfection  of    
goodness1 as of faith1 love1 prayer1    
holy conversation1  and affection for   
,god and his truth4 ,for indeed none    
ever showed  the like1 none ever showed 
higher cedars than those that were  in  
,lebanon4 ,none ever showed higher      
saints than were they in the  church in 
the wilderness4 ,others talked1 these   
have suffered2  others have said1 these 
have done2 these have voluntarily taken 
their lives in their hands1 for they    
loved them not to the death2  and have  

fairly1 and in cool blood1 laid them    
down before the world1  ,god1 angels1   
and men1 for the confirming of the truth
 which they  have professed 7,acts      
#ae3bf2 ,rev #ab3aa74 ,these are        
pillars1 these  are strong ones indeed4 
,it is meet1 therefore1 that the church 
in  the wilderness1 since she was to    
resemble the house of the forest  of    
,lebanon1 should be furnished with these
 mighty ones4    ,cedars6 the same that 
the holiest of all in the temple was    
covered  within1 and that house was a   
figure of heaven1 to show that the      
church of ,god in the wilderness1 how   
base and low soever in the  judgment of 
the world1 is yet the only heaven that  
,god hath among  the children of men4   
,here are many nations1 many kingdoms1  
many  countries1 and many cities1 but   
the church in the wilderness was  but   
one1 and she was the heaven that ,god   
has here2 hence she is  called1 ',thou  
heaven4 ,rejoice over her thou heaven'  
7,rev #ah3bj74  ,and again1 when the    

combustion for religion is in the church
 in  the wilderness it is said to be in 
heaven--',and there was war in  heaven4 
,michael and his angels fought against  
the dragon2 and the  dragon fought1 and 
his angels' 7,rev #ab3g74    ,the church
 therefore loseth not all her titles of 
honour1 no1 not  when at the lowest1 she
 is ,god's heaven still2 though she may 
not be called now a crown of glory1 yet 
she is still ,god's lily  amongst       
thorns2 though she may not be called the
 church of ,jerusalem1  yet she may the 
church in the wilderness2 and though she
 may not  be called ,solomon's temple1  
yet she may the house of the forest  of 
,lebanon4 ,cedars6 cedars are tall and  
sweet1 and so are the  members of the   
church in the wilderness4 ,o their      
smell1 their  scent1 it hath been 'as   
the wine of ,lebanon' 7,hosea #ad3e-g74 
,they  that have gone before have left  
this smell still in the nostrils  of    
their survivors1 as that both fragrant  
and precious4    ,this house of the     

forest of ,lebanon was builded 'upon    
four rows  of cedar pillars' 7#a ,kings 
#g3b74 ,these four rows were the bottom 
pillars1 those upon which the whole     
weight of the house did bear4  ,the     
,holy ,ghost saith here four rows1 but  
says not how many were in  a row4 ,but  
we will suppose them to allude to the   
twelve apostles1  or to the apostles and
 prophets1 upon whose foundation the    
church  in the wilderness is said to be 
built 7,eph #b3bj74 ,and if so1 then  it
 shows that as the house of the forest  
of ,lebanon stood upon  these four rows 
of pillars1 as the names of the twelve  
tribes stood  in four rows of precious  
stones upon ,aaron's breastplate when he
  went into the holiest1 so this house1 
or church in the wilderness1  stands    
upon the doctrine of the apostles and   
prophets 7,exo #bh3ag1  #bi3aj74 ,but   
because it only saith it stood upon four
 rows1 not  specifying any number1      
therefore as to this we may say nothing 
certain1 yet ,i think such a conjecture 

hath some show of truth in  it1 however1
 ,i will leave it to wiser judgments4   
',and it was covered with cedar above1  
upon the beams that lay on  forty-five  
pillars1 fifteen in a row' 7#a ,kings   
#g3c74 ,these pillars1  as the others1  
are such upon which the house did also  
bear2 this  is clear1 because the beams 
that lay upon the four rows of pillars  
afore-mentioned lay also upon these     
forty-five4    ,it seems1 therefore1    
that these four rows of pillars were    
they  that were the more outside ones2  
that is1 two rows on this side  of the  
house and two rows also on that2 and    
that those forty-five  pillars1 fifteen 
in a row1 stood in three rows more      
inward1 and  so did bear up with the    
other the beams that were laid upon     
them1  much like to those inner pillars 
that usually stand in our parish        
churches4 ,if so1 then the first four   
rows did seem to be a guard  to these1  
for that1 as they stood more to the     
outsides of the  house1 so more to the  

weather1 and nearer to the first        
approach  of the enemy4    ,and this may
 show that the apostles in their        
doctrine are not  only a foundation to  
the forty-five pillars1 but a protection
 and  defence2 ,i say a protection and  
defence to all the pillars that  ever   
were besides in the church in the       
wilderness4 ,and it is to  be considered
 that the four rows are mentioned as    
placed first1  and so were those upon   
which the thick beams that first were   
for  coupling of the house were laid2   
the which most fitly teacheth that  the 
office and graces of the apostles were  
first in the church in  the wilderness1 
according to #a ,corinthians #ab3ah4    
,these forty-five pillars standing in   
the midst1 by the others1 may  also be  
to show that in the time of the trouble 
of the church in  her wilderness state1 
there will be those that will stand by  
and  maintain her apostolical doctrine1 
though for so doing they bear  the      
burthen of the whole4 ,but ,i read of no

 chambers for ease or  rest in this     
house1 here is no room for chambering4  
,they that were  for being members in   
the church in the wilderness1 must not  
look  for rest until their ,lord shall  
come 7,rom #ac3ac1ad2 #b ,thess #a3e-i74
    ,here therefore was but hard        
lodging2 the house of the forest of     
,lebanon was not made for tender skins  
and for those that cannot  lie out of   
down beds1 but for those that were      
war-like men1 and  that were willing to 
endure hardness for that religion that  
,god  had set up in his temple1 and is  
fitly answered by that of the  apostle3 
',thou1 therefore1' my son1 'endure     
hardness as a good  soldier of ,jesus   
,christ4 ,no man that warreth entangleth
 himself  with the affairs of this life1
 that he may please him who hath  chosen
 him to be a soldier' 7#b ,tim #b3c1d74 
,forty-five pillars6 ,it  was forty-five
 years that the church was of old in a  
bewildered  and warlike condition before
 she enjoyed her rest in ,canaan 7,josh 

#ad3aj74 ,now1 as there were forty-five 
years of trouble1 so here  are          
forty-five pillars for support1 perhaps 
to intimate that ,god  will have in his 
church in the wilderness a sufficient   
succession  of faithful men that1 like  
pillars1 shall bear up the truth above  
water all the time of ,antichrist's     
reign and rage4    ,the thick beams that
 lay over-thwart to couple this house of
  the forest of ,lebanon together1 did  
bear upon these forty-five  pillars1 to 
show that1 by the burden-bearers that   
have and shall  be in the church of ,god
 in the wilderness1 the unity of that   
house  is through the ,spirit           
maintained4 ,and indeed1 had it not been
 for  these pillars1 the sufferers1     
these burden-bearers in the church1  our
 house in the forest of ,lebanon1 or1   
more properly1 our church  in the       
wilderness1 had before this been but in 
a poor condition4  ,thus therefore this 
church1 which in her time is the pillar 
and  ground of truth in the world1 has  

been made to stand and abide it4  ',when
 the blast of the terrible ones has been
 as a storm against  the wall' 7,isa    
#be3d2 #a ,tim #c3ae74 ',many a time    
have they afflicted  me from my youth1  
may ,israel now say3 many a time have   
they  afflicted me from my youth3 yet   
they have not prevailed against  me'    
7,psa #abi3a1b74    ,thus you see how   
the house of the forest of ,lebanon was 
a type of  the church in the wilderness2
 and you see also by this the reason    
why the house of the forest of ,lebanon 
had its inward glory lying  more in     
great pillars and thick beams than in   
other ornaments4 ,and  indeed1 here had 
need be pillars and pillars and beams   
and beams  too1 since it was designed   
for assaults to be made upon it1 since  
it was set for a butt for the marksman1 
and to be an object for  furious        
heathens to spend their rage against its
 walls4    ,the glory therefore of the  
temple lay in one thing1 and the glory  
of this house lay in another3 the glory 

of the temple lay in that  she contained
 the true form and modes of worship1 and
 the glory  of the house of the forest  
of ,lebanon lay in her many pillars and 
thick beams1 by which she was made      
capable1 through good management1  to   
give check to those of ,damascus when   
they should attempt to  throw down that 
worship4    ,and as ,i said before1     
these pillars were sweet-scented        
pillars1  for that they were made of    
cedar2 but what cared the enemy for     
that1 they were offensive to him1 for   
that they were placed as a              
fortification against him4 ,nor is it   
any allurement to ,satan to  favour the 
mighty ones in the church in the        
wilderness for the  fragrant smell of   
their sweet graces1 nay1 both he and his
 angels  are the more bent to oppose    
them because they are so sweet-scented4 
,the cedars therefore got nothing       
because they were cedars at the  hands  
of the barbarous ,gentiles--for they    
would burn the cedars--as  the angels or

 pillars get nothing of favour at the   
hands of  ,antichrist because they are  
pillars of and angels for the truth1    
yea1 they so much the more by her are   
abhorred4 ,well1 but they are  pillars  
for all that1 yea1 pillars to the church
 in the wilderness1  as the others were 
in the house of the forest of ,lebanon1 
and  pillars they will abide there1 dead
 and alive1 when the enemy has  done    
what he can4    ,the pillars were set in
 three rows1 for so are forty-five when 
they are set fifteen in a row4 ,and they
 were set in three rows to  bear4 ,this 
manner also of their standing thus was  
also doubtless  significant4 ,but again1
 they1 these pillars1 may be set1 or    
placed  thus in three rows in the house 
of the forest of ,lebanon1 to show  that
 the three offices of ,christ are the   
great things that the  church in the    
wilderness must bear up before the      
world4    ,the three offices of ,christ1
 they are his priestly1 his prophetical1
  and his kingly offices4 ,these are    

those in which ,god's glory and  the    
church's salvation are most immediately 
concerned1 and they  that have been most
 opposed by the devil and his angels4   
,all  heresies1 errors1 and delusions   
with which ,christ's church has been    
assaulted in all ages1 have bent        
themselves against some one or  all of  
these 7,rev #af3ac1af74 ,christ is a    
priest to save1 a prophet  to teach1 and
 a king to rule his church 7,isa        
#cc3bb74 ,but this  ,antichrist cannot  
bear1 therefore he attempts to get up   
into the  throne himself1 and to act as 
if he were one above all that is  called
 ,god1 or that is worshipped 7#b ,thess 
#b3c1d2 ,rev #ai3ai-ba74  ,but behold6  
here are pillars in three rows1 mighty  
pillars to  bear up ,christ in these his
 offices before the world and against   
all falsehood and deceit4    ,fifteen in
 a row1 ,i can say no further than ,i   
can see2 what the  number of fifteen    
should signify ,i know not1 ,god is     
wiser than  man2 but yet methinks their 

standing thus should signify a reserve2 
as suppose the first three that the     
enemy comes at should be  destroyed by  
their hands1 there are three times      
fourteen behind2  suppose again that    
they should serve the next three so1 yet
 there  is a reserve behind4 ,when that 
fine one1 ,jezebel1 had done what  she  
could against the afflicted church in   
her time1 yet there  was left a reserve1
 a reserve of seven thousand that were  
true  worshippers of ,god 7#a ,kings    
#ai3ah2 ,rom #aa3d74    ,always when    
,antichrist made his inroads upon the   
church in the  wilderness1 to slay1 to  
cut off1 and to kill1 yet some of the   
pillars  stood1 they were not all burnt 
in the fire1 nor cut down4 ,they  said  
indeed1 ',come and let us cut them off  
from being a nation1  that the name of  
,israel may be no more in remembrance'  
7,psa #hc3d74  ,but what then8 there is 
a difference betwixt saying and doing2  
the bush was not therefore consumed     
because it was set on fire2  the church 

shall not be consumed although she be   
afflicted 7,exo  #c3c74 ,and this reason
 is1 because ,god has still his         
fifteens2  therefore if ,abel falls by  
the hand of ,cain1 ,seth is put in his  
place 7,gen #d3be74 ,if ,moses is taken 
away1 ,joshua shall succeed him  7,josh 
#a3b1c74 ,and if the devil break the    
neck of ,judas1 ,matthias  is at hand to
 take his office 7,acts #a3af-bf74 ,god 
has1 ,i say1 a  succession of pillars in
 his house2 he has to himself a reserve4
    ,yet again1 methinks that there     
should be forty-five pillars1 and       
besides them four rows of pillars1 and  
all this to bear up an  invisible       
burden1 for we read of nothing upon the 
pillars but the  heavens and roof4 ,it  
should be to show that it is impossible 
that  a carnal heart should conceive of 
the weight that truth lays upon  the    
conscience of a believer4 ,they see1    
nothing1 alas1 nothing  at all1 but a   
beam1 a truth1 and1 say they1 are you   
such fools  to stand groaning to bear up

 that1 or what is contained therein8    
,they1 ,i say1 see not the weight1 the  
glory1 the weight of glory  that is in a
 truth of ,god1 and therefore they laugh
 at them that  will count it worth the  
while to endure so much to support it   
from  falling to the ground4#g ,great   
pillars and beams1 great saints  and    
great truths1 are in the church of ,god 
in the wilderness2 and  the beams lie   
upon the pillars1 or the truth upon the 
saints4    ,the tabernacle and ark      
formerly were to be borne upon men's    
shoulders1  even as these great beams   
are borne up by these pillars4 ,and as  
this tabernacle and ark were to be      
carried hither and thither1  according  
to the appointment of ,god1 so were     
these beams to be  by these pillars     
borne up1 that therewith the house might
 be girt  together1 kept uniform1 and   
made to stand fast1 notwithstanding  the
 wind and storm4    ,,chapter ,v4       
,,of ,,the ,,windows ,,in ,,the ,,house 
,,of ,,the ,,forest ,,of ,,lebanon4     

,the house of the forest of ,lebanon had
 many windows in it2 ',and  there were  
windows in three rows1 and light was    
against light in  three ranks' 7#a      
,kings #g3d74 ,windows are to let the   
light in at1  and the eye out at1 to    
objects at a distance from the house1   
and  from those that are therein4       
,the windows here are figures of the    
,word of ,god1 by which light  the light
 of life is let into the heart2 through 
that1 the glass  of these windows1 the  
beams of the ,sun of righteousness shine
 into  the church4 ,hence the word is   
compared to glass1 through which  the   
glorious face of ,christ is seen 7#b    
,cor #c3ah74 ,this1 therefore1  this    
house of the forest of ,lebanon had2 it 
had windows1 a figure  of that ,word of 
,god1 through1 and by which1 the church 
in the  wilderness sees the mind of     
,god1 and so what while there she ought 
to believe1 do1 and leave undone in the 
world4    ,this house had plenty of     
windows--three rows of windows on both  

sides the house4 ,in three rows2 by     
these windows in three rows  perhaps was
 prefigured how into the church in the  
wilderness was  to shine the doctrine of
 the ,trinity3 yea1 to signify that she 
was  to be possessed with that in her   
most low state1 and when under  her     
greatest clouds4 ,the doctrine of the   
,trinity6 that is the  substance1 that  
is the ground and fundamental of all 7#a
 ,john #b3bb1bc1  #d3b-d2 #b ,john      
#i1aj74 ,for by this doctrine1 and by   
this only1 the  man is made a           
,christian2 and he that has not this    
doctrine1 his  profession is not worth a
 button4 ,you must know that sometimes  
the  church in the wilderness has but   
little light1 but the diminution  of her
 light is not then so much in or as to  
substantials1 as it  is as to           
circumstantial things2 she has then the 
substantials with  her1 in her darkest  
day1 even windows in three rows4    ,the
 doctrine of the ,trinity6 ,you may ask 
me what that is8 ,i answer4  ,it is that

 doctrine that showeth us the love of   
,god the ,father1 in  giving of his     
,son3 the love of ,god the ,son1 in     
giving of himself2  and the love of the 
,lord the ,spirit1 in his work of       
regenerating  of us1 that we may be made
 able to lay hold of the love of the    
,father by his ,son1 and so enjoy       
eternal life by grace4 ,this doctrine   
was always let in at these windows into 
the church in the wilderness1  for to   
make her sound in faith1 and hearty in  
obedience2 as also  meek and patient in 
temptation and tribulation4 ,and as to  
the  substance of ,christianity1 this   
doctrine is sufficient for any  people1 
because it teaches faith1 and produceth 
a good moral life4  ,these therefore1 if
 these doctrines shine upon us1 through 
these  windows of heaven1 so as that we 
see them1 and receive them1 they  make  
us fit to glorify ,god here1 and meet to
 be glorified of1  and with him         
hereafter4 ,these lights1 therefore1    
cause that the  inhabitants of this     

church in the wilderness see their way  
through  the dark pitch night of this   
world4 ,for as the house of the forest  
of ,lebanon1 this church of ,god in the 
wilderness had always her  lights1 or   
windows in these three rows1 to guide1  
to solace1 and  comfort her4    ,this   
house therefore1 is thus discriminated  
and distinguished  from all other houses
 in the world2 no house1 that we read of
 in  the ,bible1 was thus adorned with  
light1 or had windows in three  rows1   
but this2 and answerable hereunto1 no   
congregation or church1  but the true   
church of ,god1 has the true antitype   
thereof4 ,light6  windows6 ,a           
sufficiency of windows was of great use 
to a people  that dwelt in a forest1 or 
wood1 as the inhabitants of the house of
  the forest of ,lebanon did4 ,but how  
solitary had this house been1  had it   
had no light at all6 ,to be in a wood1  
and that without  windows1 is one of the
 worst of conditions4 ,this also is the 
relief  that the church in the          

wilderness had2 true1 she was in a wood1
  but had light1 called in another place
 ,god's rod1 or his ,word1  which giveth
 instruction4 ',feed thy people with thy
 rod1 the flock  of thine heritage1     
which dwell solitary in the wood1' c4   
7,micah  #g3ad74    ,to be1 as was said1
 in a wood1 and without light too1 is a 
condition very desolate3 the ,egyptians 
found it so1 for all they  were in their
 houses 7,exo #aj3ba1bc74 ,but how much 
more then is  that people's case to be  
lamented that are under persecution1 but
  have not light in three rows to guide 
them4 ,but this is not the  state of the
 church in the wilderness2 she has her  
windows in three  rows1 to wit1 the     
light of the face of the ,father1 the   
light of  the face of the ,son1 and the 
light of the face of the ,holy ,ghost2  
all shining through the windows or glass
 of the ,word1 to her  comfort and      
consolation1 though now in the forest of
 ,lebanon4    ',and light was against   
light in three ranks4' ,this is an      

additional  account of the windows that 
were in the house of the forest of      
,lebanon4 ,before he said she had       
windows in three rows1 but now he  adds 
that there was light against light1     
light opposite to light1  and that also 
in three ranks4 ,in that he saith they  
were in ranks1  he either means in      
order1 or insinuates a military posture1
 for in  both these ways is this word   
taken 7,num #b3af1bd2 #a ,chron         
#ab3cc1ch2  ,mark #f3dj74 ,nor need any 
smile because ,i say the lights were set
  in a military posture2 we read of     
potsherds striving with potsherds2  and 
why may it not as well be said1 'light  
was against light' 7,isa  #de3i74       
,but we will pursue our design4 ,here is
 opposition insinuated2  in the margin  
it is 'sight against sight'2 wherefore  
the lights  thus placed in the house of 
the forest of ,lebanon give me another  
encouragement1 to think that this house 
was a type of the church  in the        
wilderness1 and that she is the seat of 

spiritual war also  7,rev #ab3g74 ,for  
as this house of the forest of ,lebanon 
was that  which was the object of the   
rage of the king of ,assyria1 because   
it stood in his way to hinder his       
ruining ,jerusalem2 so the spirit  and  
faithfulness of the church of ,god in   
the wilderness stands  in the way1 and  
hinders ,antichrist's bringing of the   
truth to the  ground4    ,and as the    
enemy brake into ,lebanon1 and did set  
fire to her  cedars1 so the boar1 the   
,antichrist1 the dragon1 and his angels1
  got into the church in the wilderness 
7,psa #hj3ac2 #b ,thess #b3d2 ,rev      
#ab3g74 ,this being so1 here must needs 
be war2 and since the war is  not carnal
 but spiritual1 it must be made by way  
of controversy1  contention1            
disputation1 argument1 reasonings1 c4   
which were the  effect of opposite      
apprehensions1 fitly set out in this    
house of  the forest of ,lebanon1 for   
that there was 'light against light1'   
'sight against sight1' in three ranks4  

,wherefore in that he saith  'light was 
against light in three ranks1' he       
suggesteth1 to the  life1 how it would  
be in the church in the wilderness4 ,and
 suppose  they were the truly godly that
 made the first assault1 can they  be   
blamed8 ,for who can endure a boar in a 
vineyard2 a man of sin  in a holy       
temple2 or a dragon in heaven8 ,what    
then if the church  made the first      
assault8 ,who bid the boar come there8  
,what had he  to do in ,god's house8    
,the church1 as the house of the forest 
of  ,lebanon1 would have been content   
with its own station2 and bread  and    
water will serve a man1 that may with   
peace enjoy his delights  in other      
things4 ,but when privilege1 property1  
life1 delight1  heaven1 and salvation1  
comes to be intruded1 no marvel if the  
woman1 though but a woman1 cries out1   
and set her light against  them2 had she
 seen the thief1 and said nothing1 she  
had been far  worse4    ,i told you     
before that by the windows is meant the 

,word1 which is  compared to glass 7#a  
,cor #ac3ab2 #b ,cor #c3ah2 ,james      
#a3bc-be74 ,what1  then1 is the ,word   
against the ,word8 ,no1 verily1 it is   
therefore  not the ,word1 but opposite  
apprehensions thereabout1 that the      
,holy ,ghost now intends2 for he saith  
not that window was against  window1    
respecting the true sense of the ,word1 
but light was against  light1 respecting
 the divers notions and apprehensions   
that men  of opposite spirits would have
 about the ,word4 ,nor are we to take   
this word light1 especially in the      
antitype1 in a proper but in a          
metaphorical sense1 that is1 with       
respect to the judgment of both         
parties4 ,here is the true church1 and  
she has the true light2 here  also is   
the boar1 the man of sin1 and the       
dragon2 and they see by  their way1 and 
yet1 as ,i said1 all by the self-same   
windows4 ,they  that are the church do1 
in ,god's light1 see light2 but they    
that  are not1 do in their own way see4 

,and let a man1 and a beast1  look out  
at the same window1 the same door1 the  
same casement1  yet the one will see    
like a man1 and the other but like a    
beast4  ,no marvel then1 though they    
have the same windows1 that 'light is   
against light1' and sight against sight 
in this house4 ,for there  are that     
known nothing but what they know        
naturally as brutes 7,psa  #ib3f2 ,jer  
#aj3h1ad1ba2 ,jude #aj74    ,no marvel  
then if there is here a disagreement2   
the beast can but  see as a beast1 but  
the church is resolved not to be guided 
by  the eye of a beast1 though he       
pretends to have his light by that  very
 window by which the church has hers4   
,the beast is moon-eyed1  and puts      
darkness for light1 yea1 and hates the  
light that is so  indeed2#h but the     
saints will not hear him1 for they know 
the  voice of their ,lord 7,isa #e3bj2  
,john #c3bj74 ,how then can it be but   
that light should be against light in   
this house1 and that in a  military     

posture8 ,and how can it be but that    
here 'every battle of  the warrior'     
should be 'with confused noise1 and     
garments rolled  in blood' 7,isa #i3e74 
,and in that he saith1 'light was       
against light in three ranks1'  it shows
 their preparations one against another2
 also that they  on both sides are      
resolved to stand by their way4 ,the    
church is  confident1 the man of sin is 
confident2 they both have the same      
windows to see by1 and so they manage   
their matters2 yet not so  simply by the
 windows1 as by their divers judgments  
they make of  that which shineth in at  
them4 ,each one therefore hath the true 
and false profession1 will be confident 
of his own way2 he that  was right1 knew
 he was right2 and he that was wrong1   
thought he  was right1 and so the battle
 began4 ',there is a way that seemeth   
right unto a man1 but the end thereof   
are the ways of death' 7,prov  #ad3ab74 
,nor is it in man to help it2 there has 
been reasoning1 there has  been         

disputing1 there has blood also been    
spilt on both sides1  through the       
confidence that each had of the goodness
 of his own  way2 but no reconciliation 
is made1 the enmity is set here of ,god2
  iron and clay cannot mix 7,gen #c3ae2 
,dan #b3db1dc74 ,god will have  things  
go on thus in the world1 till his words 
shall be fulfilled3  ',the deceived1 and
 the deceiver1 are his' 7,job #ab3af74  
,things  therefore must have their      
course in the church in the wilderness1 
till the mystery of ,god shall be       
fulfilled 7,rev #ag3ag74    ,hence it is
 said ,god will bring ,gog against his  
people of ,israel1  'as a cloud to cover
 the land' 7,eze #ch3af74 ,but for what 
cause8  ,why1 that he may contend a     
while with them1 and then fall by their 
light to the ground4 ,therefore he says 
also1 that he 'will give  unto ,gog a   
place there of graves in ,israel1 and it
 shall be called  the valley of         
,hamon-gog' 7,eze #ci3aa74    ,god will 
get himself great glory by permitting   

the boar1 the man  of sin1 and the      
dragon1 to revel it in the church of    
,god2 for  they1 by setting up and      
contending for their darkness and       
calling  of it the light1 and by setting
 of it against that light1 which  is    
light in very deed1 do not only prove   
the power of truth where  it is1 but    
illustrate it so much the more4 ,for as 
black sets  off white1 and darkness     
light1 so error sets off truth4 ,he that
  calls a man a horse1 doth in          
conclusion but fix the belief of his    
humanity#i so much the more in the      
apprehension of all rational  creatures4
    ',light against light in three      
ranks4' ,the three ranks on the         
church's side signify her light in the  
,trinity1 as was said1 and  in the three
 offices of ,christ2 and the ranks      
against these three  ranks be to signify
 the opposite apprehensions of the      
enemy4 ,they  differ also about the     
authority of the ,word1 and ordinances1 
about  the offices1 officers1 and       

executions of office1 in the church1  c4
 ,there is an opposition everywhere1    
even round about the house2  there was  
'light against light in three ranks4'   
,this house of the  forest of ,lebanon  
was therefore a significative thing1    
wisely  built and fit for the purpose   
for which it was designed1 which  was to
 show what afterward would be the state 
of the church in the  wilderness4 ,nor  
could anything in the temple more aptly 
express  itself in a typical way1 as to 
any of the things concerning ,new       
,testament matters1 than doth this house
 of the forest of ,lebanon1  as to the  
things designed to be signified thereby4
 ,it speaks1 can  we but hear3 it points
 to things1 as it were with a finger1   
have  we but eyes to see4    ,it is not 
therefore to be wondered at that we hear
 both parties  plead so much for their  
authority1 crying out against each      
other1  as those that destroy religion4 
,so doth the church1 so doth the  man of
 sin4 ,the living child is mine1 saith  

one2 nay1 but the dead  child is thine1 
and the living child is mine1 says the  
other4 ,and  thus they spake before the 
king 7#a ,kings #c3af-bb74 ,now this    
could  not be1 were there not different 
apprehensions here2 light against  light
 then is the cause of all this2 and here
 is 'light against  light in three      
ranks'2 and so will be until the beast  
is dead4    ,the church will not give   
place1 for she knows she has the truth2 
the dragon and his angels1 they will not
 give place1 but as beaten  back by the 
power of the truth2 for thus it is said 
of the dragon  and his angels1 they     
fought and prevailed not4 ,therefore    
there  will1 there must1 there cannot   
but be a spiritual warfare here1  and   
that until one of the two are destroyed1
 and their body given  to the burning   
flame 7,dan #g3aa2 ,rev #ai3bj74        
,,chapter ,,vi4    ,,of ,,the ,,doors   
,,and ,,posts1 ,,and ,,their ,,square1  
,,with ,,the ,,windows ,,of ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,the ,,forest ,,of        

,,lebanon4    ',and all the doors and   
posts were square1 with the windows4'   
,the  doors1 they were for entrance1 the
 posts were the support of the  doors1  
and the windows were1 as was hinted     
before1 for light4 ,now  here they are  
said to be all square2 square is a note 
of perfection2  but this word square may
 be taken two ways4 #a4 ,either as to   
the  fashion of the things themselves2  
or1 #b4 ,with reference to the  uniform 
order of the whole4    ,in the first    
sense was the altar of burnt-offering1  
the altar of  incense1 and the          
breastplate of judgment1 square 7,exo   
#bg3a1 #bh3af2  #cj3b74 ,and so also it 
is said of our ,new ,testament ,new     
,jerusalem  7,rev #ba3af74 ,but the     
square in the text is not thus to be    
understood1  but if ,i mistake not1 as  
is signified under the second head1 that
  is for an uniform order4 ,the whole   
fabric1 as the doors1 posts1  and       
windows1 presented themselves to        
beholders in an exact uniform  order1   

and so right delectable to behold4      
,hence we may gather  that this house of
 the forest of ,lebanon was so exactly  
built1  and consequently so complete to 
view1 that it was alluring to the       
beholders2 and that the more1 for that  
so pretty a fabric should  be found in a
 forest or wood4 ,a lily among thorns1 a
 pearl on  a dunghill1 and beauty under 
a veil1 will make one turn aside to     
look on it4    ,answerable to this1 the 
church1 even in the wilderness1 or under
  persecution1 is compared not only to a
 woman1 but to a comely  and delicate   
woman4 ,and who1 that shall meet such a 
creature in  a wood1 unless he feared   
,god1 but would seek to ravish and      
defile  her4    ,therefore ,i say1 that 
which is here said to be square1 must be
  understood to be so1 as to prospect   
and view1 or right taking to  the eye4  
,thus therefore they are allured1 and   
think to defile her in the  bed of love2
 but coming to her1 and finding of her  
chaste1 and  filled with nothing but    

armour1 and men at arms1 to maintain her
  chastity1 nolens volens--their fleshly
 love is turned into cruel  rage1 and so
 they go to variance4    ',i have       
likened1' says ,god1 ',the daughter of  
,zion to a comely  and delicate woman'  
7,jer #f3b74 ,but where is she8 ,o6 she 
is in the  field1 in the forest among   
the shepherds4 ,but what will they do   
with her8 ,why1 because she complies not
 with their desires1 they  'prepare war 
against her1' saying1 ',arise1 let us go
 up at noon4  ,arise1 and let us go by  
night1 and let us destroy her palaces'  
7,jer #f3d1e74 ,wherefore the beauty of 
the house of the forest of  ,lebanon1 as
 well as the fortitude thereof1 was a   
temptation to the  enemy to come to take
 it into their possession2 especially   
since  it stood1 as it were1 on the     
borders of ,israel1 and so faced the    
enemy's country4    ,thus the church1   
though in her weeds of widowhood1 is    
become the  desire of the eyes of the   
nations2 for indeed her features are    

such1 considering who is her head1 where
 mostly to the eye beauty  lies1 that   
whoso sees but the utmost glimpse of    
her1 is easily  ravished with her       
beauties4 ,see how the prophet words    
it--',many  nations are gathered        
together against thee1 that say1 ,let   
her be  defiled1 and let our eye look   
upon ,zion' 7,micah #d3aa74    ,the     
church1 the very name of the church of  
,god1 is beautiful in  the world2 and1  
as among women1 she that has beauty has 
her head  desired1 if it might be1 to   
stand upon another woman's shoulders2   
so this1 and that1 and every nation that
 beholds the beauty of the  church1     
would fain be called by that name4 ,the 
church1 one would  think1 was but in a  
homely dress when she was coming out of 
captivity2 and yet then the people of   
the countries desired to be  one with   
her4 ',let us said they to ,zerubbabel1 
and to the fathers  of the church build 
with you1 for we seek your ,god as ye   
do'  7,ezra #d3b74    ,the very name of 

the church1 as ,i said1 is striven for  
of the world1  but that is the church   
which ,christ has made so2 her features 
also  remain with herself1 as this      
comely prospect of the house of the     
forest of ,lebanon abode with it1       
whoever beheld or wished for  it4 ,the  
beauty therefore of this house1 though  
it stood in the  forest1 was admirable2 
even as is the beauty of the church in  
the  wilderness1 though in a bewildered 
state4    ,hear the relation that the   
,holy ,ghost gives of the intrinsic     
beauty  of the church1 when she was to  
go to be in a persecuted state2 she  was
 'clothed with the sun1 and the moon    
under her feet1 and upon  her head a    
crown of twelve stars' 7,rev #ab3a74    
,and yet now the  dragon stood by her   
7,rev #ab3d74 ,but ,i say1 ,here is a   
woman6 let  who will attempt it1 show   
such another in the world1 if he can4#aj
    ,they therefore that have any regard
 to morality1 civility1 or to           
ceremonial comeliness1 covet to be of   

the church of ,god1 or to  appropriate  
that glorious title to themselves4 ,and 
here1 indeed1  ,antichrist came in2 she 
took this name to herself2 and though   
she  could not come at the sun1 nor     
moon1 nor stars1 to adorn herself  with 
them1 yet she has found something that  
makes her comely in  her followers'     
eyes4 ,see how the ,holy ,ghost sets her
 forth4 ,she  'was arrayed in purple and
 scarlet colour1 and decked with gold   
and precious stones1 and pearls1 having 
a golden cup in her hand1'  c4 7,rev    
#ag3d74 ,hence she is called1 ',the     
well-favoured harlot1'  'the lady of    
kingdoms1' c4 7,nahum #c3d2 ,isa        
#dg3e1g74    ,but because the chaste    
matron1 the spouse of ,christ1 would not
  allow this slut to run away with this 
name1 therefore she gets  upon the back 
of her beast1 and by him pushes this    
woman into the  dirt2 but because her   
faith and love to her husband remains1  
she  turns again1 and pleads by her     
titles1 her features1 and ornaments1    

that she1 and she only1 is she whose    
square answereth to the square  of her  
figure1 and to the character which her  
,lord hath given of  his own1 and so the
 game began4 ,for so soon as this       
mistress became  a dame in the world1   
and found that she had her stout        
abettors1  she attempts to turn all     
things topsy-turvy1 and to set them and 
to make of them what she lists4 ,and now
 she will have an altar  like that which
 was ,tiglath-pileser's4 ,now must the  
,lord's brazen  altar be removed from   
its place1 the borders of the basis must
 be  cut off1 and the laver removed from
 off them2 the molten sea must  also now
 be taken off the backs of the brazen   
oxen1 where ,solomon  set it1 and be set
 on a pavement of stone 7#b ,kings      
#af3aj-ag74    ,solomon6 alas1          
,solomon's nobody now2 this woman is    
wiser in her  own conceit than seven men
 that can render a reason4 ,now also the
  covert for the ,sabbath must be turned
 to the use of the king of  ,assyria1 c4

 7#b ,kings #af3ah74 ,thus has the      
beauty of ,god's church  betrayed her   
into the hands of her lovers1 who loved 
her for  themselves1 for the devil1 and 
for the making of her a seat1 a  throne 
for the man of sin4 ,and poor woman1 all
 her struggling and  striving1 and      
crying out under the hands of these     
ravishers1 has  not1 as yet1 delivered  
her1 though it has saved her life 7,deut
  #bb3be-bg74    ,but though thus it has
 been with ,christ's true church1 and   
will  be as long as his enemy           
,antichrist reigns1 yet the days will   
come  when her ,god will give her her   
ornaments1 and her bracelets1 and  her  
liberty1 and her joy1 that she had in   
the day of her espousals4    ,,chapter  
,,vii4    ,,of ,,the ,,repetition ,,of  
,,light ,,against ,,light ,,in ,,the    
,,house ,,of ,,the ,,forest  ,,of       
,,lebanon4    ,to be sure it was not    
superfluously done of the ,holy ,ghost  
to make  repetition of these words1     
',and light was against light in three  

ranks1' therefore something is intended 
in the adding of them  again that was   
not intended by the first mentioning of 
them 7#a  ,kings #g3d1e74    ,i have    
told you what ,i thought was intended by
 the first rehearsal  of them1 namely1  
to show how ,antichrist got in with his 
sensuality1  and opposed it to the true 
light of the ,word of ,god1 exalting    
himself above ,god1 and also above all  
,divine revelation2 this was  his light 
against light4 ,but1 ,i say1 why is it  
repeated8 ,for he  saith1 ',light was   
against light in three ranks' again4    
,truly1 ,i  think it is repeated to show
 the evil effects the first             
antichristian  opposition would have in 
the church of ,god1 towards the end of  
her  wilderness state4 ,for1 'light     
against light' now1 for that it is  here
 repeated1 is to show us some new thing1
 or1 as far as wood  and windows can    
speak1 to let us understand what would  
be the  consequence of those            
antichristian figments#aa that were     

brought  into the church at first by    
him4    ,for can it be imagined but     
that1 since so much confusion was       
brought into the church1 some of the    
truly godly themselves would  be much   
damnified thereby8 ,the apostle says1   
',evil communication  corrupts good     
manners' 7#a ,cor #ae3cc74 ,and that    
'their word will  eat as doth a canker' 
7#a ,tim #b3ag74 ,mischief therefore    
must needs  follow this ugly deed of the
 man of sin4 ,if a house be on fire1    
though it is not burnt down1 the smell  
of the flame may long remain  there2    
also we count it no wonder to see some  
of the effects upon  the rafters1 beams1
 and some of the principal posts        
thereof4 ,the  calf that was set up at  
,dan defiled that people until the      
captivity  of the land 7,judg #ah3cj74  
,and ,i say again1 since light against  
light was so early in the  church in the
 wilderness1 and has also been there so 
long1 and  again1 since many in this    
church were both born and bred there    

under these oppositions of light1 it is 
easy to conclude that  something of the 
enemy's darkness might be also called   
light by  the sincere that followed     
after4 ,for by antichristian darkness1  
though they might call it light1 the    
true light was darkened1 and  so the eye
 made dim1 even the eye of the truly    
godly4 ,also the ,holy  ,ghost did much 
withdraw itself from the church1 so the 
doctrines1  traditions1 and rudiments of
 the world took more hold there1 and    
spread themselves more formidably over  
the face of that whole  church4 ,for    
after the first angel had sounded1 and  
the star was  fallen from heaven to the 
earth1 and had received the key of the  
bottomless pit1 and had opened the mouth
 thereof1 the smoke came  out amain4    
,this angel was one of the first dads of
 antichristianism1  and this smoke was  
that which they call light1 but it was  
'light  against light4' ',and he opened 
the bottomless pit1 and there arose  a  
smoke out of the pit1 as the smoke of a 

great furnace1 and the  sun and the air 
were darkened1 by reason of the smoke of
 the pit'  7,rev #i3a1b74    ,the sun ,i
 take to be the gospel of ,god1 and the 
air a type of the  breathings of the    
,holy ,ghost4 ,the smoke ,i take to be  
the doctrines  and traditions of        
,antichrist2 that which was1 as ,i said 
before1  put for light against the true 
light of the ,word4 ,now1 since the  sun
 and the air were darkened by this      
smoke1 yea1 and so darkened  as that the
 sun1 nor moon1 nor stars1 nor day1 nor 
night1 could  shine for a third part of 
them2 no marvel though the true         
worshippers  here were benighted1 or1 at
 least1 had but little light to walk    
by2 yea1 ,i have known some that have   
been born and bred up in  smokey holes1 
that have been made1 both in smell and  
sight1 to  carry the tokens of their so 
being bred about them4    ,and ,i say   
again1 as to what is now under our      
consideration1 no  marvel if they that  
breathed in this church in the          

wilderness1  after the smoke came out of
 this pit1 sucked in the smoke with the 
air until it became natural to them4 ,a 
house annoyed with smoke is  a great    
offence to the eyes1 whose light being  
thereby impaired1  the judgment also1   
since that1 as to visibles1 is guided by
 the  eye1 must needs be in danger of   
being in part misled4 ,and this  being  
the effect of light against light at    
first1 is the cause of  what to this day
 we see in the church among the true    
brotherhood4  ,for as a cause produceth 
an effect1 so oftentimes an effect sets 
on foot another cause4    ,now1         
therefore1 we have light against light  
among the godly1  as afore there was    
antichristian against the ,christian    
light4  ,not that light against light is
 now godly in the all of it4 ,it  is    
antichristian that opposes the          
,christian light still4 ,but1 as        
before1 the darkness that opposed the   
light was in the antichristians1  now   
that darkness is got into the           

,christians1 and has set them  against  
one another4 ,light therefore against   
light now is in  the ,christians1 truly 
prefigured by that which was in the     
house  of the forest of ,lebanon4       
,witness the jars1 the oppositions1 the 
contentions1 emulations1 strifes1       
debates1 whisperings1 tumults1  and     
condemnations that1 like cannon-shot1   
have so frequently on  all sides been   
let fly against one another4    ,shall  
,i need to mention particularly contests
 many years past1 and  presented to us  
in print8 ,words and papers now in      
print1 as also  the many petty divisions
 and names amongst us1 sufficiently make
  this manifest4 ,wherefore light       
against light in this last place1  or   
where it is thus repeated1 cannot1 ,i   
think1 be more fitly  applied than to   
that now under our consideration2 that  
is to say1  than to the opposite        
persuasions1 different apprehensions1   
and  thwart conclusions1 that are       
constantly drawn from the same texts  to

 maintain a diverse practice4 ,though we
 are to acknowledge with  thankfulness  
that this opposition lies not so much in
 fundamentals  as in things of a lesser 
import4    ,the godly all hold the head1
 for there ,antichrist could never      
divide them2 their divisions therefore  
are1 as ,i said1 only about  smaller    
things4 ,i do not say that the          
antichristian darkness  has done nothing
 in the church as to the hurting it in  
the great  things of ,god4 ,but1 ,i say1
 it has not been able to do that which  
could sever their ,head from them1      
otherwise there appears even  too much  
of the effect of his doings there4 ,for 
even1 as to the  offices of our ,lord1  
some will have his authority more large1
 some  more strait4 ,some confine his   
rules to themselves and to their  more  
outward qualification1 and some believe 
they are extended  further4 ,some will  
have his power in his church purely     
spiritual1  others again would have it  
mixed4 ,some count his ,word perfect and

  sufficient to guide in all religious  
matters1 others again hold  that an     
addition of something human is          
necessary4 ,some are for  confining of  
his benefits1 in the saving effects of  
them1 only to  the elect1 others are for
 a stretching of them further4 ,i might 
here multiply things1 but that light    
against light is now among  the godly as
 light against light was in the house of
 the forest  of ,lebanon1 is not at all 
to be questioned4    ,this therefore may
 stand for another argument to prove    
that the  house of the forest of        
,lebanon was a type of the church in the
  wilderness4 ,as to the number here1   
that is to say1 in three ranks1  it is  
also1 as ,i think1 to show that1 though1
 as was said afore1  this darkness could
 not sever the true church from her     
,head1 yet  it has eclipsed the glory of
 things4 ,by two lights a man cannot    
see this or that thing so exactly as by 
one single light2 no1 they  both make   
all confused though they make not all   

invisible 7,matt  #f3bb1bc74    ,as1 for
 instance1 sun-light and moon-light     
together1 fire-light and  sun-light     
together1 candle-light and moon-light   
together1 make  things more obscure than
 to look on them by a single light4 ,the
  ,word reflecting upon the             
understanding1 without the interposing  
of  man's traditions1 makes the mind of 
,god to a man more clear than  when     
attended with the other4 ,how much more 
then when light shall  be against light 
in three ranks8 ,christ in his offices1 
blessed  be ,god1 is to this day known  
in his church1 notwithstanding there  is
 yet with us light against light in     
three ranks4 ,but in these  things he is
 not so distinctly1 fully1 and          
completely known1 as he  was before the 
church went into the wilderness4 ,no1   
that knowledge  is lost to a 'third     
part' of it1 as was also showed before  
7,rev  #h3ab74    ,things therefore will
 never be well in the church of ,god so 
long  as there is thus light against    

light therein4 ,when there is but  one  
,lord among us and his name ,one1 and   
when divisions1 by the  consent of the  
whole1 are banished1 ,i mean1 not       
persecuted1 but  abandoned in all by a  
joint consent1 and when every man shall 
submit his own single opinion to those  
truths1 that by their being  retained   
are for the health of all1 then look for
 good days1 and  not until then4 ,for   
this house of the forest of ,lebanon1 in
 which1  as you see1 there is 'light    
against light in three ranks1' was  not 
built to prefigure the church in her    
primitive state1 but to  show us how we 
should be while standing before the face
 of the  dragon1 and while shifting for 
ourselves in the wilderness4    ,and    
although by her pillars1 and beauty1 and
 tower1 aye1 and by  her facing the very
 metropolitan of her enemies1 she       
showeth that  the true grace of ,god is 
in her1 and a strength and courage that 
is invincible1 yet for that she has also
 affixed to her station  ',light against

 light in three ranks4' ,it is evident  
her eye is  not so single1 and          
consequently that her body is not so    
full of  light1 as she will be when her 
sackcloth is put off1 and as when  she  
has put on her beautiful garments4 ,for 
then it is that her  moon is to shine as
 the sun1 and that the light of her sun 
is to  be sevenfold1 even as the light  
of seven days1 then1 ,i say1 ',when  the
 ,lord bindeth up the breach of his     
people1 and healeth the  stroke of their
 wound' 7,isa #cj3bf74    ,you know that
 a kingdom flourishes not so long as it 
is the seat  of war1 but when that is   
over peace and prosperity flourishes4   
,this  house1 as has been hinted1 was a 
type of the church in a wood1 a  forest1
 a wilderness4    ,,chapter ,,viii4     
,,of ,,the ,,shields ,,and ,,targets    
,,that ,,were ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,the ,,forest  ,,of ,,lebanon4    ,as  
this house of the forest of ,lebanon was
 that which1 in the  general1 prefigured
 the state of the church in the         

wilderness1  so it was accoutered with  
such military materials as suited her   
in such a condition1 that is to say1    
with shields1 and targets2  consequently
 with other warlike things4 ',and king  
,solomon made two  hundred targets of   
beaten gold1 six hundred shekels of gold
 went  to one target1 and he made three 
hundred shields of beaten gold2  three  
pound or three hundred shekels of gold  
went to one shield4  ,and the king put  
them in the house of the forest of      
,lebanon' 7#a  ,kings #aj3af1ag2 #b     
,chron #i3ae1af74    ,this supposes that
 the house of the forest of ,lebanon    
would  be attacked by the enemy4 ,and   
good reason there was for such a        
supposition1 since it was built for     
defence of that worship that  was set up
 in the church4 ,hence it is said1 when 
the enemy used to  come with his        
chariots and horsemen against them1 that
 they 'did  look in that day to the     
armour of the house of the forest' 7,isa
  #bb3g1h74 ,that was1 to see how they  

were prepared at ,lebanon1 to  make     
resistance against their foes1 and to   
secure themselves and  their religion   
from that destruction that by the enemy 
was designed  should be made upon both4 
,and thus again1 or in this thing1 the  
house of the forest of ,lebanon shows   
that it was a figure of the  church of  
the wilderness2 for she also is         
furnished with such  weapons as were    
counted by the wisdom of ,god necessary 
for the  security of the soul1 and      
,christian religion1 to wit1 'the       
weapons  of our warfare1' 'the whole    
armour of ,god' 7#b ,cor #aj3d74    ,for
 though this house of the forest of     
,lebanon was a place of  defence1 yet   
her armour is described and directed    
too1 both as to  matter and to measure4 
,it was armour made of gold1 such       
armour1  and so much of it4 ,and it was 
made by direction of ,solomon1 who  was 
a type of ,christ1 by the power of whose
 grace and working our  armour is also  
provided for us1 as in the texts        

afore-mentioned  may appear4 ,by this   
description1 therefore1 of the armour of
 the  house of the forest of ,lebanon we
 are confined1 that being a type  to the
 armour of ,god1 in the antitype thereto
 for the defence  of the ,christian     
religion4 ,we then may make use of none 
but the  armour of ,god for defence of  
our souls1 and the worship of ,god2     
this alone is the golden armour provided
 by our ,solomon1 and put  in the house 
of the forest of ,lebanon1 or rather in 
the church in  the wilderness1 for her  
to resist the enemy withal4    ,two     
hundred targets4 ,there is but little   
mention made of targets  in the ,bible1 
nor at all expressly how they were used1
 but once2  and that was when ,goliah   
came to defy ,israel1 he came1 as with  
other warlike furniture1 so 'with a     
target of brass between his  shoulders' 
7#a ,sam #ag3f74 ,a target1 that is1    
saith the margin1 a  gorget4 ,a gorget  
is a thing wore about the neck1 and it  
serveth  in that place instead of a     

shield4 ,wherefore in some of your old  
,bibles1 that which in one place is     
called a target1 in another is  called a
 shield4#ab ,a shield for that part4    
,this piece of armour1  ,i suppose1 was 
worn in old time by them that used      
spears1 and it  was to guard the upper  
part of the back and shoulders from the 
arrows of their enemies1 that were shot 
into the air1 to the intent  they might 
fall upon the upper part of the body4   
,the shields were for them which drew   
bows1 and they were to catch  or beat   
off those arrows that were levelled at  
them by the enemy  before4 ',asa had' at
 one time 'an army of men that bare     
targets and  spears1 out of ,judah three
 hundred thousand1 and out of ,benjamin 
that bare shields1 and drew bows1 two   
hundred and fourscore  thousand' 7#b    
,chron #ad3h74    ,i cannot tell what   
the target should signify here1 unless  
it was  to show that those in the type  
were more weak and faint-hearted  than  
those in the antitype3 for in that this 

gorget was prepared  for some back part 
of the body1 it supposed the wearers    
subject  to run away1 to flee4 ,but in  
the description of the ,christian       
armour1 we have no provision for the    
back2 so our men in the church  in the  
wilderness are supposed to be more      
stout4 ,their face is  made strong      
against the face of their enemies1 and  
their foreheads  strong against their   
foreheads 7,eze #c3h1i74 ,the shield was
 a type  of the ,christian faith1 and so
 the apostle applies it4 ,the which  he 
also counteth a principal piece of our  
,christian armour when he  saith1       
',above all taking the shield of faith1 
wherewith ye shall  be able to quench   
all the fiery darts of the wicked' 7,eph
 #f3af74  ,these targets and shields    
were made of gold1 to show the excellent
  worth of this armour of ,god2 to wit1 
that it is not carnal but  spiritual1   
not human but divine2 nor common or     
mean1 but of an  infinite value4        
,wherefore ,james1 alluding to this1    

saith1 ',hearken1  my beloved brethren1 
,hath not ,god chosen the poor of this  
world  rich in faith1' 7hath he not     
given them this golden shield7 and  made
 them 'heirs of the kingdom which he    
hath promised to them  that love him8'  
7,james #b3e74    ,faith6 ,peter saith1 
faith1 in the very trial of it1 is much 
more  precious than is gold that        
perisheth4 ,if so1 then what is that    
worth1 or value1 that is in the grace   
itself8 7#a ,peter #a3g74 ,this  also is
 that which ,christ intends when he     
says1 'buy of me gold  tried in the     
fire1 that thou mayest be rich' 7,rev   
#c3ah74    ,and methinks the apostles   
and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ do in all  
these  places allude to the shields1 the
 shields of gold1 that ,solomon  made1  
and put in the house of the forest of   
,lebanon2 which house1  as ,i have      
showed1 was that which indeed prefigured
 the state of  the church in the        
wilderness2 and these shields a type of 
faith4    ,obj4 ,but here is mention    

made of nothing but shields and targets4
    ,answ4 ,true1 and that perhaps to   
show us that the war that the  church   
makes with ,antichrist is rather        
defensive than offensive4  ,shields and 
targets are weapons defensive1 weapons  
provided for  self-preservation1 not to 
hurt others with4 ,a ,christian also1 if
  he can but defend his soul in the     
sincere profession of the true          
religion1 doth what by duty1 as to this1
 he is bound4 ,wherefore  though the    
,new ,testament admits him to put on the
 whole armour of  ,god1 yet the whole   
and every part thereof is spiritual1 and
 only  defensive4 ,true1 there is       
mention made of the sword1 but that     
sword  'is the ,word of ,god' 7,eph     
#f3ag74 ,a weapon that hurteth none1    
none  at all but the devil and sin1 and 
those that love it4 ,indeed it  was made
 for ,christians to defend themselves1  
and their religion  with1 against hell  
and the angels of darkness4 ,these two  
pieces  of armour then that ,solomon the

 king did put into the house of  the    
forest of ,lebanon1 were types of the   
spiritual armour that  the church in the
 wilderness should make use of4 ,and as 
we read  of no more that was put there1 
at least to be typical1 so we read  of1 
and must use no more than we are bid to 
put on by the apostle1  for the defence 
of true religion4    ,obj4 ,but he that 
shall use none other than this1 must    
look to come  off a loser4    ,answ4 ,in
 the judgment of the world this is true2
 but not in the  judgment of them that  
have skill1 and a heart to use it4 ,for 
this  armour is not ,saul's1 which      
,david refused1 but ,god's1 by which the
  lives of all those have been secured  
that put it on1 and handled  it well4   
,you read of some of ,david's mighty men
 of valour1 that  their 'faces were like
 the faces of lions1 and' that they     
'were  as swift' of foot 'as the roes   
upon the mountains' 7#a ,chron #ab3h74  
,being expert in handling spear and     
shield4    ,why1 ,god's armour makes a  

man's face look thus1 also it makes him 
that useth it more lively and active    
than before4 ,god's armour is  no burden
 to the body1 nor clog to the mind1 but 
rather a natural1  instead of an        
artificial1 fortification4    ,but this 
armour comes not to any but out of the  
king's hand2  ,solomon put these targets
 and shields into the house of the      
forest  of ,lebanon4 ,so ,christ        
distributeth his armour to his church4  
,hence  it is said it is given to his to
 suffer for him4 ,it is given to  his by
 himself1 and on his behalf 7,phil      
#a3bi74    ,that is1 that they might    
with it fight those battles which he    
shall manage against ,antichrist4 ,hence
 they are called the armies  in heaven1 
and are said to follow their ,lord 'upon
 white horses  clothed in fine linen1   
white and clean4' ,but1 as ,i said1     
still  their war was but defensive4 ,for
 a little further do but observe1  and  
you shall find the beast fall upon him4 
',and ,i saw the beast1  and the kings  

of the earth1 and their armies gathered 
together1  to make war against him that 
sat on the horse1 and against his  army'
 7,rev #ai3ad1ai74 ,it is they that fall
 on1 it is they that pick  the quarrel1 
and give the onset4 ,besides1 the       
armour1 as ,i said1  is only spiritual2 
wherefore the slaughter must needs be   
spiritual  also4 ,hence as here it is   
said the ,lamb did slay his enemies1 by 
the sword1 spirit1 or breath of his     
mouth2 so his army also slays  them by  
the fire that proceedeth out of his     
mouth 7,rev #a3af1  #ai3ba74    ,here is
 therefore no man's person in danger by 
this war4 ,and ,i say  again1 so far as 
any man's person is in danger1 it is by 
wrong  managing of this war4 ,true1 the 
persons of the ,christians are  in      
danger1 but that is because of the      
bloody disposition of an  antichristian 
enemy4 ,but we speak now with reference 
to the ,lamb  and the army that follows 
him2 and as to them1 no man's person is 
in danger simply as such4 ,wherefore1 it

 is not men but sin2 not  men1 but the  
man of sin1 that wicked one1 that the   
,son of ,god  makes war against1 in and 
by his church 7#b ,thess #b3h2 ,heb     
#ab3d74    ,let us therefore state the  
matter right2 no man needs be afraid  to
 let ,jesus ,christ be chief in the     
world1 he envies nobody1  he designs the
 hurt of none3 his kingdom is not of    
this world1  nor doth he covet temporal 
matters2 let but his wife1 his church   
alone1 to enjoy her purchased           
privileges1 and all shall be well4      
,which privileges of hers1 since they   
are soul concerns1 make no  infringement
 upon any man's liberties4 ,let but     
faith and holiness  walk the streets    
without control1 and you may be as happy
 as the  world can make you4 ,i speak   
now to them that contend with him4      
,but if seasonable counsel will not go  
down1 if hardness of heart  and         
blindness of mind1 and so perishing from
 the way1 shall overtake  you1 it is but
 what you of old have been cautioned of4

 ',be wise  now therefore1 ,o ye kings2 
be instructed1 ye judges of the earth4  
,serve the ,lord with fear1 and rejoice 
with trembling4 ,kiss the  ,son1 lest he
 be angry1 and ye perish from the way1  
when his wrath  is kindled but a little4
 ,blessed are all they that put their   
trust  in him' 7,psa #b3aj-ab74    ,now 
let this also that has been said upon   
this head1 be another  argument to prove
 that the house of the forest of        
,lebanon was a  type of the church in   
the wilderness4    ,,chapter ,,ix4      
,,of ,,the ,,vessels ,,which ,,solomon  
,,put ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,the     
,,forest ,,of  ,,lebanon4    ,solomon   
did also put vessels into the house of  
the forest of  ,lebanon4 ',and all king 
,solomon's drinking-vessels were of     
gold1  and all the vessels of the house 
of the forest of ,lebanon were of'      
gold1 'pure gold1 none were of silver2  
it was nothing accounted  of in the days
 of ,solomon' 7#a ,kings #aj3ba2 #b     
,chron #i3bj74    ,since it is not      

expressed what those vessels of pure    
gold were  which ,solomon put in the    
house of the forest of ,lebanon1        
therefore1  as to the affirmative1 no   
man can be absolute2 vessels of gold1   
vessels of pure gold1 the ,holy ,ghost  
says they were1 and so leaves  it to the
 prudent to make their conjectures2 and 
although ,i may  not put myself among   
the number of those prudent ones1 yet   
let me  take leave to say what ,i think 
in the case4    ,first then1 negatively1
 they were not vessels ordained for     
,divine  worship1 for as that was       
confined to the temple1 so the vessels  
and materials and circumstances for     
worship were there4 ,i say1 the  whole  
uniform worship of the ,jews now was    
confined to the temple  7#a ,chron #b3d1
 #g3ab1ae1af74 ,wherefore the vessels   
here mentioned  could not be such as was
 in order to set up worship here1 for   
to ,jerusalem they were to bring their  
sacrifices2 true1 they had  synagogues  
where ordinary service was done1 there  

the law was read1  and there the priests
 taught the people how they should serve
 the  ,lord2 but for that which stood in
 carnal ordinances1 as sacrificings1    
washings1 and using vessels for that    
purpose1 that was performed  at         
,jerusalem4    ,this house1 therefore1  
to wit1 the house of the forest of      
,lebanon1  was not built to slay or to  
offer burnt-offerings or sacrifices  in1
 but as that altar was which the two    
tribes and an half1 built  by ,jordan1  
when they went each to their            
inheritance1 namely1 to be  a witness of
 the people's resolutions to preserve   
true religion in  the church1 to        
themselves1 and to their posterity      
7,josh #bb3ba-bi74  ,since this house   
therefore was designed for defensive    
war1 it was  not requisite that the     
formalities of worship should be        
there4#ac    ,the church in the         
wilderness also1 so far as she is       
concerned in  contention1 so far she is 
not taken up in the practical parts of  

religion 7#a ,thess #b3b72 for religion 
is not to be practised in  the church in
 the moments of contention4 ,let us     
practise then our  religion in peace1   
and in all peaceable ways1 and vindicate
 it by  way of contention1 that is1 when
 asked or required by opposites to      
render a reason thereof 7,phil #a3g1ag2 
,acts #bb3a74 ,but my contention  must  
be1 not in pragmatic languages or in    
striving about words to  no profit1 but 
by words of truth and soberness1 with   
all meekness  and fear 7,acts #bf3bd1be2
 ,titus #c3a1b2 #a ,peter #c3ae74    ,to
 practise and defend a practice you know
 are two things2 ,i  practise religion  
in my closet1 in my family1 in the      
congregation1  but ,i defend this       
practice before the magistrate1 the     
king1 and the  judge4 ,now the temple   
was prepared for the practice of        
religion1  and the house of the forest  
of ,lebanon for defence of the same     
7,rev #aa3a74 ,so far then as the church
 in the wilderness worships1  so far she

 is compared to the temple1 and so far  
as she defends  that worship1 so far she
 is called an army 7,rev #ai3ad74 ,an   
army  terrible with banners 7,cant      
#f3d74 ,for ,god has given a banner to  
them  that fear him1 that it may be     
displayed because of the truth 7,psa    
#fj3d74 ,hence she says to ,god1 ',we   
will rejoice in thy salvation1  and in  
the name of our ,god1 we will set up our
 banners' 7,psa  #bj3e74 ,but here is in
 all this no hurt to the world1 the     
kingdom1  the worship1 the war is       
spiritual1 even as the armour is4#ad ,i 
have spoken this to distinguish worship 
from contending for worship1  and to    
make way for what is yet to be said4    
,if the vessels of the forest of        
,lebanon1 or those put in that  house1  
were not such as related to worship1 to 
worship simply as  such1 then it should 
seem--    ,these vessels therefore were 
for some other use than for formal      
worship in the house of the forest of   
,lebanon4 ,the best way then1  that ,i  

know of1 to find out what they were is  
first to consider  to what they are     
joined in the mention of them4 ,now ,i  
find them  joined in the mention of them
 with ,solomon's drinking vessels1  and 
since as they were made of fine or pure 
gold1 ,i take them also  to be vessels  
of the same kind1 namely1 vessels to    
drink in4 ,now  if we join to this the  
state of the church in the wilderness1  
of  which1 as we have said1 this house  
of the forest of ,lebanon was a  type1  
then we must understand that by these   
vessels were prefigured  such draughts  
as the church has1 when in a bewildered 
or persecuted  state2 and they are of   
two sorts1 either1 ,first1 ,such as are 
exceeding bitter2 or1 ,second1 ,such as 
are exceeding sweet2 for  both these    
attend a state of war4    ,first4 ,such 
as are exceeding bitter4 ,these are     
called cups of red  wine1 signifying    
blood2 also1 the cup of the ,lord's     
fury1 the cup  of trembling1 the cup of 
astonishment1 c4 7,psa #ge3h2 ,isa      

#ea3ag1bb2  ,jer #be3ae2 ,eze #bc3cc74  
,nor is there anything more natural to  
the church1 while in a  wilderness      
condition1 than such cups and draughts  
as these4 ,hence  she1 as there1 is said
 to be clothed1 as was said afore1 in   
sackcloth1 to mourn1 to weep1 to cry    
out1 and to be in pain1 as  is a woman  
in travail4 ,see the ,lamentations and  
you will find all  this verified4 ,see  
also ,revelation #aa3c1 #ab3b4    ,and  
whoso considers what has already been   
said as to what the  house of the forest
 of ,lebanon met with1 will find that   
what is  here inferred is not foreign   
but natural4 ,for1 can it be imagined1  
that when the king of ,assyria laid down
 his army by the sides of  ,lebanon1 and
 when the fire was to devour her cedars1
 also when  ,lebanon was to be cut down 
and languish1 that these vessels1 these 
cups1 were not then put into her hand4  
,and ,i say again1 since  the church in 
the wilderness1 ,lebanon's antitype1 has
 been so  persecuted1 so distressed1 so 

oppressed1 and made the seat of so  much
 war1 so much blood1 of so many murders 
of her children within  her1 c41 can it 
be imagined that she drank of none of   
these cups8  ,yes1 yes1 she has drank   
the red wine at the ,lord's hand1 even  
the  cup of blood1 of fury1 of          
trembling1 and of astonishment2 witness 
her own cries1 sighs1 tears1 and        
tremblings1 with the cries of  widows1  
children1 and orphans within her 7,lam  
#a1 #b1 #d1 #e74    ,but what do ,i cite
 particular texts1 since reason1        
histories1  experience1 anything that is
 intelligible1 will confirm this for  a 
truth2 namely1 that a people whose      
profession is directly in  opposition to
 the devil and ,antichrist1 and to all  
debauchery1  inhumanity1 profaneness1   
superstition1 and idolatry1 when        
suffered  to be invaded by the dragon1  
the beast1 the false prophet1 and       
whore1 must needs taste of these cups1  
and drink thereof1 to their             
astonishment4    ,but all these are of  

pure gold4 ,they are of ,god's          
ordaining1  appointing1 filling1 timing1
 and also sanctified by him for good  to
 those of his that drink them4 ,hence   
,moses chose rather to  drink a brimmer 
of these1 'than to enjoy the pleasures  
of sin for  a season' 7,heb #aa3be74    
,the sourness1 bitterness1 and wormwood 
of  them1 therefore1 is only to the     
flesh that loveth neither ,god1  nor    
,christ1 nor grace 7,psa #ge3h2 ,phil   
#a3bh74    ,the afflictions1 therefore1 
that the church in the wilderness hath  
met with1 these cups of gold1 are of    
more worth than are all the  treasures  
of ,egypt2 they are needful and         
profitable1 and praiseworthy  also1 and 
tend to the augmenting of our glory when
 the next world  is come 7#a ,thess     
#c3c2 ,rev #b3aj2 #a ,peter #a3f74      
,besides they are  signs1 tokens1 and   
golden marks of love1 and jewels that   
set off  the beauty of the church in the
 sight of ,god the more 7,gal #f3ag2    
,rev #c3ai2 ,heb #ab3f74 ,they are also 

a means by which men are proved  sound1 
honest1 faithful1 and true lovers of    
,god1 as also such  whose graces are not
 counterfeit1 feigned1 or unsound1 but  
true1  and such as will be found to     
praise1 and honour1 and glory1 at the   
appearing of ,jesus ,christ 7,isa #bg3i2
 ,heb #ab3g-aj2 #a ,peter #b3ai2  #b    
,cor #d3ag1ah2 #b ,thess #a3e74    ,and 
this has been the cause that the men of 
our church in the  wilderness have      
gloried in tribulation1 taking pleasure 
in reproaches1  in necessities1 in      
persecutions1 and in distresses for     
,christ's  sake 7,rom #e3c2 #b ,cor     
#ab3i1aj74 ,yea1 this is the reason why 
they have  bidden one another rejoice   
when they fell into divers temptations1 
saying1 ,happy is the man that endureth 
temptations1 and behold  we count them  
happy that endure 7,james #a3b1ab1      
#e3aa74 ,and again1  'if ye be          
reproached for the name of ,christ1     
happy are ye' 7#a  ,peter #d3ad74       
,these therefore are vessels of pure    

gold1 though they contain such  bitter  
draughts1 and though such as at which we
 make so many wry  faces before we can  
get their liquor down4    ,do you think 
that a ,christian1 having even this cup 
in his hand  to drink it1 would change  
it for a draught of that which is in the
  hand of the woman that sits on the    
back of the scarlet-coloured  beast8    
7,rev #ag3c1d74 ,no1 verily1 for he     
knows that her sweet is  poison1 and    
that his bitter is to purge his soul1   
body1 life1 and  religion1 of death 7#b 
,tim #b3aa1ab74    ,god sends his love  
tokens to his church two ways1 sometimes
 by her  friends1 sometimes by her      
enemies4 ,when they come by the hand of 
a friend1 as by a minister1 a brother1  
or by the ,holy ,ghost1 then  they come 
smoothly1 sweetly1 and are taken1 and go
 down like honey4  ,but when these love 
tokens come to them by the hand of an   
enemy1  then they are handed to them    
roughly2 ,pharaoh handed love tokens  to
 them roughly2 the king of ,babylon     

handed these love tokens to  them       
roughly4 ,they bring them of malice1    
,god sends them of love2  they bring    
them and give them to us1 hoping they   
will be our  death2 they give us them   
therefore with many a foul curse1 but   
,god blesses them still4 ,did not ,haman
 lead ,mordecai in his state  by the    
hand of anger8    ,nor is this cup so   
bitter but that our ,lord himself drank 
deep of  it before it was handed to his 
church2 he did as loving mothers  do1   
drink thereof himself to show us it is  
not poison1 also to  encourage us to    
drink it for his sake and for our       
endless health  7,matt #bj3bb1          
#bf3ci1db74    ,and1 as ,i told you     
before1 ,i think ,i do not vary from the
 sense  of the text in calling them     
cups2 because1 though there they have   
no name1 they are joined with king      
,solomon's drinking vessels1 and        
because as so joined in the type1 so    
they are also joined here2  therefore   
the cup here is called ,christ's cup4   

',are ye able to  drink of the cup that 
,i shall drink of8' ',ye shall drink    
indeed  of my cup' 7,matt #bj3bb1bc74   
,here you see they are joined in a      
communion in this cup of affliction1 as 
the cups in one and the  same breath are
 joined with those king ,solomon drank  
in1 which he  put in the house of the   
forest of ,lebanon4    ,second4 ,such as
 are exceeding sweet4    ,but these are 
not all the cups that belong to the     
house of the  forest of ,lebanon1 or    
rather to the church in the wilderness2 
there  is also a cup1 out of which1 at  
times1 is drunk what is exceeding       
sweet4 ,it is called the cup of         
consolation1 the cup of salvation2  a   
cup in the which ,god himself is 7,psa  
#aaf3ac2 ,jer #af3g74 ,as he  said1 the 
,lord is the portion of my cup4 ,or     
rather1 ',the ,lord is  the portion of  
mine inheritance1 and my cup' 7,psa     
#af3e74 ,this cup1  they that are in the
 church in the wilderness have usually  
for an  after-draught to that bitter one

 that went before4 ,thus1 as tender     
mothers give their children plumbs or   
sugar1 to sweeten their palate  after   
they have drank a bitter potion1 so ,god
 gives his the cups  of salvation and   
consolation1 after they have suffered   
awhile4  ',for as the sufferings of     
,christ abound in us1 so our consolation
  also aboundeth by ,christ' 7#b ,cor   
#a3e74    ,hence the apostle assureth   
himself concerning the affliction of    
them at ,corinth2 yea1 and also         
promiseth them1 that as they were       
partakers of the sufferings1 so should  
they be of the consolation  7#b ,cor    
#a3g74 ,some of these cups are filled   
until they run over1  as ,david said his
 did1 when the valley of the shadow of  
death was  before him4 ',thou preparest 
a table before me1' said he1 'in the    
presence of mine enemies3 thou anointest
 my head with oil2 my cup  runneth over'
 7,psa #bc3e74 ,this is that which the  
apostle calls  exceeding2 that is1 that 
which is beyond measure4 ',i am1' says  

he1  'filled with comfort1 ,i am        
exceeding joyful in all our tribulation'
  7#b ,cor #g3d74    ,now he has one    
answering the other4 ,thou hast made    
summer and  winter4 ,thou hast made the 
warm beams of thy sun answerable to  the
 cold of the dark night4 ,this may be   
also yet signified by the  building of  
this house1 this type of the church in  
the wilderness1  in so pleasant a place 
as the forest of ,lebanon was 7,cant    
#d3h74  ,lebanon6 ,lebanon was one of   
the sweetest places in all the land of  
,canaan4 ,therefore we read of the fruit
 of ,lebanon1 of the streams  from      
,lebanon2 the scent1 the smell1 the     
glory of ,lebanon2 and also  of the wine
 and flowers of ,lebanon 7,psa #gb3af2  
,hosea #ad3f1g2 ,isa  #ce3b1 #i3ac2     
,nahum #a3d74    ,lebanon6 ,that was one
 thing that wrought with ,moses to      
desire that  he might go over ,jordan2  
namely1 that he might see that goodly   
mountain1 and ,lebanon4 ,the glory and  
excellent beauty of the church1  ,christ

 also setteth forth1 by comparing of her
 to ,lebanon4 ',thy  lips1 ,o my        
spouse1' says he1 'drop as the          
honey-comb3 honey and  milk are under   
thy tongue1 and the smell of thy garment
 is like  the smell of ,lebanon' 7,cant 
#d3aa1ae74 ,this house1 therefore1 being
  placed here1 might be to show how     
blessed a state ,god could make  the    
state of his church by his blessed grace
 and presence1 even  while she is in a  
wilderness condition4    ,we will add to
 this1 for further demonstration1 that  
letter of  that godly man1 ,pomponius   
,algerius1 an ,italian martyr2 some of  
the words of which are these3--         
',let1' saith he1 'the miserable worldly
 man answer me2 what remedy  or safe    
refuge can there be unto him if he lack 
,god1 who is the  life and medicine of  
all men3 and how can he be said to fly  
from  death1 when he himself is already 
dead in sin4 ,if ,christ be the  way1   
verity1 and life1 how can there be any  
life then without  ,christ8    ',the    

sooly#ae heat of the prison to me is    
coldness2 the cold  winter to me is a   
fresh spring-time in the ,lord4 ,he that
 feareth  not to be burned in the fire1 
how will he fear the heat of weather8   
,or what careth he for the pinching     
frost1 which burneth with the  love of  
the ,lord8    ',the place is sharp and  
tedious to them that be guilty2 but to  
the innocent and guiltless it is        
mellifluous4 ,here droppeth the         
delectable dew2 here floweth the        
pleasant nectar2 here runneth  the sweet
 milk2 here is plenty of all good       
things4 ,and although  the place itself 
be desert and barren1 yet to me it      
seemeth a large  walk1 and a valley of  
pleasure2 here to me is the better and  
more  noble part of the world4 ,let the 
miserable worldling say1 and  confess1  
if there be any plot1 pasture1 or       
meadow1 so delightful  to the mind of   
man1 as here4 ,here ,i see kings1       
princes1 cities1  and people2 here ,i   
see wars1 where some be overthrown1 some

 be  victors1 some thrust down1 some    
lifted up4 ,here is ,mount ,sion2  here 
,i am already in heaven itself4 ,here   
standeth first ,christ  ,jesus in the   
front2 about him stand the old fathers1 
prophets1 and  evangelists1 apostles1   
and all the servants of ,god2 of whom   
some  do embrace and cherish me1 some   
exhort me1 some open the sacraments     
unto me1 some comfort me1 other some are
 singing about me3 and how  then shall  
,i be thought to be alone1 among so     
many1 and such as  these be1 the        
beholding of whom to me is both solace  
and example4  ,for here ,i see some     
crucified1 some slain1 some stoned1 some
 cut  asunder1 and some quartered1 some 
roasted1 some broiled1 some put  in hot 
caldrons1 some having their eyes bored  
through1 some their  tongues cut out1   
some their skin plucked over their      
heads1 some  their hands and feet       
chopped off1 some put in kilns and      
furnaces1  some cast down headlong1 and 
given to the beasts and fowls of  the   

air to feed upon4 ,it would1' said he1  
'ask a long time1 if ,i  should recite  
all4    ',to be short1 divers ,i see    
with divers and sundry torments         
excruciate2  yet notwithstanding1 all   
living and all safe4 ,one plaster1 one  
salve cureth all their wounds1 which    
also giveth to me strength  and life2 so
 that ,i sustain all these transitory   
anguishes and  small afflictions with a 
quiet mind1 having a greater hope laid  
up  in heaven4 ,neither do ,i fear mine 
adversaries which here persecute  me and
 oppress me1 for he that dwelleth in    
heaven shall laugh them  to scorn1 and  
the ,lord shall deride them4 ,i fear not
 thousands of  people which compass me  
about4 ,the ,lord my ,god shall deliver 
me1  my hope1 my supporter1 my          
comforter1 who exalteth up my head4 ,he 
shall smite all them that stand up      
against me without cause2 and  shall    
dash the teeth and jaws of sinners      
asunder1 for he only is  all blessedness
 and majesty4    ',the rebukes for      

,christ's cause make us jocund2 for so  
it is written3  if ye be rebuked and    
scorned for the name of ,christ1 happy  
be you2  for the glory and spirit of    
,god resteth upon you 7#a ,peter #d74   
,be  ye therefore certified 7said he1 by
 this his letter to his friends7  that  
our rebukes1 which are laid upon us1    
redound to the shame  and harm of the   
rebukers4 ,in this world there is no    
mansion firm  to me2 and therefore ,i   
will travel up to the ,new ,jerusalem   
which  is in heaven1 and which offereth 
itself to me1 without paying  any fine  
or income4 ,behold ,i have entered      
already in my journey1  where my house  
standeth for me prepared1 and where ,i  
shall have  riches1 kinsfolks1 delights1
 honours1 never-failing4    ',as for    
these earthly things here present1 they 
are transitory  shadows1 vanishing      
vapours1 and ruinous walls4 ,briefly all
 is  but very vanity of vanities1       
whereas hope1 and the substance of      
eternity to come1 are wanting2 which the

 merciful goodness of the  ,lord hath   
given1 as companions to accompany me1   
and to comfort  me2 and now do the same 
begin to work1 and to bring forth fruits
  in me4 ,i have travelled hitherto1    
laboured and sweat early and  late1     
watching day and night1 and now my      
travails begin to come  to effect4 ,days
 and hours have ,i bestowed upon my     
studies4 ,behold  the true countenance  
of ,god is sealed upon me1 the ,lord    
hath given  mirth in my heart3 and      
therefore in the same will ,i lay me    
down  in peace and rest 7,psa #d74 ,and 
who then shall dare to blame this  our  
age consumed2 or say that our years be  
cut off8 ,what man can  now cavil that  
these our labours are lost1 which have  
followed1  and found out the ,lord and  
maker of the world1 and which have      
changed death with life8 ,my portion is 
the ,lord1 saith my soul1  and          
therefore1 ,i will seek and wait for    
him4    ',now then1 if to die in the    
,lord be not to die but live most       

joyfully1 where is this wretched worldly
 rebel1 which blameth us  of folly1 for 
giving away our lives to death8 ,o how  
delectable  is this death to me6 to     
taste the ,lord's cup1 which is an      
assured  pledge of true salvation2 for  
so hath the ,lord himself forewarned    
us1 saying1 the same that they have done
 to me1 they will also do  unto you4    
,wherefore let the doltish world1 with  
his blind worldlings  7who in the bright
 sunshine1 yet go stumbling in darkness1
 being  as blind as beetles71 cease thus
 unwisely to carp against us for  our   
rash suffering1 as they count it4 ,to   
whom1 thus1 we answer  again1 with the  
holy apostle1 that neither tribulation1 
nor anguish1  nor hunger1 nor nakedness1
 nor jeopardy1 nor persecution1 nor     
sword1 shall be able ever to separate us
 from the love of ,christ2  we are slain
 all the day long2 we are made like     
sheep ordained to  the shambles 7,rom   
#h74    ',thus1' saith he1 'do we       
resemble ,christ our ,head1 which said  

that  the disciple cannot be above his  
master1 nor the servant about  his      
,lord4 ,the same ,lord hath also        
commanded that every one shall  take up 
his cross and follow him 7,luke #i74    
,rejoice1 rejoice1 my  dear brethren and
 fellow-servants1 and be of good        
comfort1 when ye  fail into sundry      
temptations2 let your patience be       
perfect in all  parts4 ,for so it is    
foreshowed us before1 and is written1   
that  they which shall kill you shall   
think to do ,god good service4          
,therefore1 afflictions and death be as 
tokens and sacraments of  our election  
and life to come4 ,let us then be glad  
and sing unto  the ,lord1 when as we1   
being clear from all just accusations1  
are  persecuted and given to death2 for 
better it is that we in doing  well do  
suffer1 if it so be the will of ,god1   
than doing evil 7#a  ,peter #c74 ,we    
have for our example ,christ and the    
prophets which  spake in the name of the
 ,lord1 whom the children of iniquity   

did  quell#af and murder4 ,and now we   
bless and magnify them that then        
suffered4 ,let us be glad and joyous in 
our innocency and uprightness2  the     
,lord shall reward them that persecute  
us2 let us refer all  revengement to    
him4    ',i am accused of foolishness1  
for that ,i do not shrink from the  true
 doctrine and knowledge of ,god1 and do 
not rid myself out of  these troubles1  
when with one word ,i may4 ,o the       
blindness of man1  which seeth not the  
sun shining1 neither remembereth the    
,lord's  words4 ,consider therefore what
 he saith1 you are the light of  the    
world4 ,a city built on the hill cannot 
be hid2 neither do men  light a candle  
and put it under a bushel1 but upon a   
candlestick1  that it may shine1 and    
give light to them in the house4 ,and in
  another place he saith you shall be   
led before kings and rulers4  ,fear ye  
not them which kill the body1 but him   
which killeth both  body and soul4      
,whosoever shall confess me before men1 

him will  ,i also confess before my     
,father which is in heaven2 and he that 
denieth me before men1 him will ,i also 
deny before my heavenly  ,father4       
',wherefore1 seeing the words of the    
,lord be so plain1 how1 or by  what     
authority1 will this wise counsellor    
then approve this his  counsel which he 
doth give8 ,god forbid that ,i should   
relinquish  the commandments of ,god and
 follow the counsels of men4 ,for it  is
 written1 ,blessed is the man that hath 
not gone in the way of  sinners1 and    
hath not stood in the counsels of the   
ungodly1 and  hath not sit in the chair 
of pestilence 7,psa #a74ag ,god forbid  
that ,i should deny ,christ where ,i    
ought to confess him2 ,i will  not set  
more by my life than by my soul1 neither
 will ,i exchange  the life to come for 
this world here present4 ,o how         
foolishly  speaketh he which argueth me 
of foolishness6'    ,and a little       
farther he saith1 ',and now let this    
carnal politic  counsellor1 and disputer

 of this world1 tell wherein have they  
to blame me4 ,if in mine examinations ,i
 have not answered so after  their mind 
and affection as they required of me1   
seeing it is not  ourselves that speak1 
but the ,lord that speaketh in us1 as he
  himself doth fore-witness1 saying1    
,when you shall be brought before       
rulers and magistrates1 it is not you   
yourselves that speak1 but  the ,spirit 
of my ,father that shall be in you      
7,matt #aj74 ,wherefore1 if  the ,lord  
be true and faithful of his word1 as it 
is most certain1  then there is no blame
 in me2 for he gave the words that ,i   
did  speak1 and who was ,i that could   
resist his will8    ',if any man shall  
reprehend the things that ,i said1 let  
him then  quarrel with the ,lord1 whom  
it pleased to work so in me2 and if  the
 ,lord be not to be blamed1 neither am  
,i herein to be accused1  which did that
 ,i purposed not1 and that ,i           
fore-thought not of4  ,the things that  
there ,i did utter and express he means 

when he  was before the magistrates1 if 
they were otherwise than well1  let them
 show it1 and then will ,i say that they
 were my words1  and not the ,lord's4   
,but if they were good and approved1 and
 such  as cannot justly be accused1 then
 must it needs be granted1 spite  of    
their teeth1 that they proceeded of the 
,lord2 and then who be  they that shall 
accuse me--people of prudence8 ,or who  
shall condemn  me--just judges8 ,and    
though they so do1 yet1 nevertheless1   
the  word shall not be frustrate1       
neither shall the gospel be foolish  or 
therefore decay1 but rather the kingdom 
of ,god shall the more  prosper and     
flourish unto the ,israelites1 and shall
 pass the sooner  unto the elect of     
,christ ,jesus1 and they which shall so 
do shall  prove the grievous judgment of
 ,god4 ,neither shall they escape       
without punishment that be persecutors  
and murderers of the just4    ',my      
well-beloved1' saith he1 'lift up your  
eyes and consider the  counsels of ,god4

 ,he showed unto us a late an image of  
his plague1  which was to our           
correction2 and if we shall not receive 
him he  will draw out his sword and     
strike with sword1 pestilence1 and      
famine1 the nation that shall rise      
against ,christ4'    ,this1 as ,i said1 
is part of a letter writ by ,pomponius  
,alerius1  an ,italian martyr1 who1 when
 he wrote it1 was in prison1 in1 as  he 
calls it1 his delectable orchard1 the   
prison of ,leonine1 #ab  calend4        
,august1 anno #aeee4 ,as is to be seen  
in the second volume  of the book of    
martyrs4#ah    ,this man was1 when he   
wrote this letter1 in the house of the  
forest  of ,lebanon1 in the church in   
the wilderness1 in the place and way  of
 contending for the truth of ,god1 and  
he drank of both these  bitter cups of  
which ,i spake before1 to wit1 of that  
which was  exceeding bitter1 and of that
 which was exceeding sweet1 and the     
reason why he complained not of the     
bitter was because the sweet  had       

overcome it--as his afflictions abounded
 for ,christ1 so did  his consolations  
by him4 ,so1 did ,i say8 they abounded  
much more4    ,but was not this man1    
think you1 a giant1 a pillar in this    
house8  ,had he not also now hold of the
 shield of faith8 ,yea1 was he not  now 
in the combat8 ,and did he not behave   
himself valiantly8 ,was  not his mind   
elevated a thousand degrees beyond      
sense1 carnal  reasons1 fleshly love1   
self-concerns1 and the desires of       
embracing  temporal things8 ,this man   
had got that by the end that pleased    
him2 neither could all the flatteries1  
promises1 threats1 or  reproaches1 make 
him one listen to or desire to inquire  
after what  the world or the glory of it
 could afford4 ,his mind was captivated 
with delights invisible2 he coveted to  
show his love to his ,lord  by laying   
down his life for his sake2 he longed to
 be there where  there shall be no more 
pain1 nor sorrow1 nor sighing1 nor      
tears1  nor troubles2 he was a man of a 

thousand 7,eccl #g3bh74    ,but to      
return again to our text4 ,you know we  
are now upon the  vessels of the house  
of the forest of ,lebanon1 which1 ,i    
have told  you1 could not be vessels for
 worship1 for that worship that was     
ordained to be performed at the temple  
was also confined to that1  and to the  
vessels that were there4 ,therefore they
 must be1 in  all probability1 the      
vessels that ,i have mentioned1 the     
which you  see how we have expounded and
 applied4 ,if ,i am out ,i know it not2 
if others can give me better light here 
about for it ,i will be  thankful4      
,there was also added to this house of  
the forest of ,lebanon1  store-cities1  
chariot-cities1 and cities of horsemen1 
unto which  king ,jotham added castles  
and towers 7#b ,chron #h3d-f1 #bg3c1d74 
,these might be to signify by what ways 
and means ,god would at times  revenge  
the quarrel of his church1 even in this 
world1 upon them  that1 without cause1  
should1 for their faith and worship1 set

  themselves against them4 ,for here is 
a face of threatening revenge1  they    
were store-houses1 chariot-cities1      
cities of horsemen1 with  castles and   
towers4 ,and they stood on the same     
ground that this  house was builded     
upon1 even in the forest of ,lebanon4   
,we know that  in ,israel ,god stirred  
up kings who at times suppressed        
idolatry  there1 and plagued the        
persecutors too1 as ,jehu1 ,hezekiah1   
,josiah1  c4 ,and he has promised that1 
even in gospel times1 kings 'shall  hate
 the whore1--make her desolate and      
naked1 and shall eat her  flesh and burn
 her with fire' 7,rev #ag3ab1af74       
,here now are the store-houses1         
chariot-cities1 cities of horsemen1     
with towers and castles1 for the help to
 the house of the forest  of ,lebanon1  
for the help of the church in the       
wilderness1 or1 as  you have it in      
another place1 as the serpent cast      
floods of water  out of his mouth after 
the woman1 'that he might cause her to  

be  carried away of the flood4 ,and the 
earth helped the woman1 and  the earth  
opened her mouth and swallowed up the   
flood which the  dragon cast out of his 
mouth' 7,rev #ab3ae1af74 ,thus the      
,medes and  ,persians helped to deliver 
the church from the clutches and strong 
hand of the king of ,babylon4    ,this  
,lebanon1 therefore1 was a place        
considerable and a figure  of great     
things2 the countenance of the ,lord    
,jesus is compared to  it1 and so is the
 face of his spouse1 and also the smell 
of her  garment 7,cant #d3aa1 #e3ae1    
#g3d74    ,,chapter ,x4    ,,of ,,the   
,,porch ,,of ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,the   
,,forest ,,of ,,lebanon4    ,solomon    
also made a porch to this house of the  
forest of ,lebanon4  ,he made several   
porches1 as one for the temple1 one for 
the house  which he dwelt in1 one for   
the throne of the kingdom1 and this     
that was for the house of the forest of 
,lebanon1 of all which this  last is    
that mentioned4    ',and he made a porch

 of pillars1 the length thereof was     
fifty  cubits1 and the breadth thereof  
thirty cubits2 and the porch was  before
 them1 and the other pillars1 and the   
thick beam were before  them' 7#a ,kings
 #g3f74 ,this porch was famous both for 
length1 and  breadth1 and strength1 it  
was able to contain a thousand men4 ,it 
was like that of the tower of ,david1   
otherwise called the stronghold1  the   
castle of ,zion1 which is the city of   
,david 7#b ,sam #e3g2 #a ,chron  #aa3e2 
,micah #d3h74    ,this tower of ,david  
was built for an armoury1 whereon there 
hanged  a thousand bucklers1 all shields
 of mighty men4 ,it was fifty cubits    
long and thirty broad1 a spacious place1
 a large receptable for  any that liked 
to take shelter there4 ,it was made of  
pillars1 even  as the house within was1 
or it stood upon pillars4 ,the pillars1 
you  know ,i told you before1 were to   
show us what mighty men1 or what  men of
 mighty grace1 ,god would have in his   
church in the wilderness  furnished     

with4 ,and it is worth your observing   
here also we have  pillars1 pillars4    
,and he made the porch of pillars1 that 
is1 of  pillars of cedar1 as the rest of
 the pillars of the house were4    ',and
 the porch was before them4' ,that is1  
as ,i take it1 an entering  porch1 less 
than the space within1 so that the      
pillars1 neither  as to number nor      
bigness1 could be seen without1 until at
 least  they that had a mind to see     
entered the mouth of the porch4 ,and  by
 this was fitly prefigured how unseen   
the strength of the church  under       
persecution is of all that are without  
her4 ,alas6 they think  that she will be
 run down with a push1 or1 as they said1
 ',what  do these feeble ,jews8 ,will   
they fortify themselves8 ,will they     
sacrifice8 ,will they make an end in a  
day8 ,will they revive the  stones out  
of the heaps of the rubbish which are   
bunt8' ,alas6 'if  a fox go up he shall 
even break down their stone wall' 7,neh 
#d3b1c74    ,but do you think these men 

saw the strength of the ,jews now8 ,no1 
no1 their pillars were within1 and so   
were shadowed from their  eyes4 ,david  
himself could not tell what judgment to 
make of the  way of the world against   
the people of ,god1 until he went into  
the sanctuary of ,god 7,psa #gc3af1ag74 
,how then can the world judge of the    
condition of the saints8 ,alas1  had    
they known the church's strength1 surely
 they would not1 as  they have1 so      
furiously assaulted the same4 ,but what 
have they  got by all they have done1   
either against the head or body of the  
same8 ,she yet has being in the world1  
and will have1 shall have1  though all  
the nations on earth should gather      
themselves together  against it4 ,nor is
 it the cutting off of many that will   
make her  cease to flourish4 ,alas1 were
 she not sometimes pruned and trimmed   
her boughs would stand too thick4 ,those
 therefore that are taken  away with    
,god's pruning-hooks are removed1 that  
the under branches  may grow the        

better4#ai ,but1 ,i say1 to extinguish  
her it is in  vain for any to hope for  
that4 ,she stands upon pillars1 on      
rocks1  on the munition of rocks2 stand 
therefore she must1 whether the  world  
believes it or no4    ',and the other   
pillars--were before them1' or1 as the  
margin has  it1 'according to them4'    
,the other pillars1 that is1 they more  
inward1 those that were in the body of  
the house4 ,christ doth  not1 as the    
poor world doth1 that is1 set the best  
leg before2 the  pillars that were more 
inward in the house were as good as     
those  in the front4 ,it is true some   
are appointed to death to show to  the  
world the strength of grace1 not that he
 can help nobody to  that strength but  
they4 ,the most feeble of his flock1    
when ,christ  shall stand by and        
strengthen them1 are able to do and bear
 what  the strong have underwent4 ,for  
so he saith4    ,and 'the other pillars 
and the thick beams were' according to  
them2 nay1 'before them4' ,indeed1 they 

that are left seem weak  and feeble if  
compared to them that have already been 
tried with  fire and sword and all the  
tortures of men4 ,but that grace by     
which they were helped that have done   
such mighty acts already1  can help     
those who seem more weak yet to go      
beyond them4 ,god  strengtheneth 'the   
spoiled against the strong1 so that the 
spoiled  shall come against the         
fortress' 7,amos #e3i74 ,or1 as another 
scripture  has it1 ',the lame take the  
prey' 7,isa #cc3bc74 ,so that you see   
here  is all substance4 ,all here are   
pillars and thick beams1 both in  the   
house and in the porch4    ,the         
conclusion therefore is3--,the true     
members of the church in  the wilderness
 are strong1 mighty1 being made able by 
the grace  of ,god for their standing1  
and being also coupled and compacted    
together with the biggest bands or      
thickest beams that the ,holy  ,ghost   
puts forth to bind and hold this church 
together4 ,and there  is reason for it4 

,the church is ,god's tower or battery  
by which  he beateth down ,antichrist1  
or if you will have it in the words  of 
the prophet1 ',thou art my battle-axe   
and weapons of war2 for  with thee saith
 ,god will ,i break in pieces1' c4 7,jer
 #ea3ai1bj74  ,wherefore1 since the     
church is set for defence of religion1  
and  to be as a battery to beat down    
,antichrist1 it is requisite that  she  
should be made up of pillars of strong  
and staunch materials4#bj    ,the       
largeness of the porch was commodious2  
it was the next shelter1  or the place  
whereunto they of the house of the      
forest of ,lebanon1  when pursued1 might
 resort or retreat with the less        
difficulty4  ,thus the church in the    
wilderness has her porch1 her place1 her
  bosom1 whereunto her discouraged may  
continually resort1 and take  up and be 
refreshed4 ,as ,abiathar thrust in to   
,david and his men  in the wilderness1  
in the day when ,saul had slain his     
father1 and  of his brethren1 even      

'four-score and five persons that did   
wear  a linen ephod' 7#a ,sam           
#bb3ag-bc74    ,when the apostles were  
persecuted 'they went to their own      
company1'  because the ,lord was there  
7,acts #d3bc74 ,there we find the       
pillars1  and have both solace and      
example4 ,there1 as ,pomponius said of  
his  person1 stands ,christ ,jesus in   
the front as ,captain of the ,lord's    
host1 and round about him the old       
fathers1 prophets1 apostles1  and       
martyrs4 ,this porch1 therefore1 ,i take
 to be a figure of those  cordial and   
large affections which the church in the
 wilderness  has to all1 and for all    
them that love the truth1 and that      
suffer  and are afflicted for the       
sincere profession thereof4    ,this    
porch was bigger than that which        
belonged to the temple by  much1 to show
 that those that are made the objects of
 the enemies'  rage most are usually    
most prepared with affection for them   
that  are in the same condition4        

,fellow-feeling is a great matter4 ,it  
is said of the poor afflicted people    
that were in ,macedonia 'in  a great    
trial of affliction1 the abundance of   
their joy and their  deep poverty       
abounded unto the riches of their       
liberality2#ba for  to their            
power1--yea1 and beyond their power1'   
they showed their  charity to the       
destroyed church of ,jerusalem 7#b ,cor 
#h3a-d74    ,and a porch in a forest1 or
 a bosom in a wilderness1 is seasonable 
to them that in the wilderness are faint
 and weary4 ,nabal shut up  his doors   
against ,david1 and therefore he died   
like a beast4 ,poor  ,david6 thou wast  
bewildered1 but this churl had no       
compassion for  thee 7#a ,sam #be3e-ac1 
#be-ci74 ,blest ,obadiah1 thou hadst a  
bosom1  and bread1 and hiding-places for
 the church1 when rent and torn by  the 
fury of ,jezebel1 and thou hast for it  
thy reward in heaven 7#a  ,kings        
#ah3c1d2 ,matt #aj3db74 ,ebedmelech1    
because he had compassion  on ,jeremiah 

when he was in the dungeon1 ,god did not
 only give him  his life for a prey1 but
 promised him the effects of putting his
  trust in the ,lord 7,jer #ch3g-aa1    
#ci3ae-ah74    ,and he made a porch of  
pillars4 ,the porch is but the entrance 
of the house1 whither many go that yet  
step not into the house1  but make their
 retreat from thence2 but it is because 
they are  non-residents1 they only come 
to see2 or else1 if they pretended      
more1 it was not from the heart4 ',they 
went out from us1' said  ,john1 'but    
they were not of us2 for if they had    
been of us they  would1 no doubt1 have  
continued with us2 but they went out    
that  they might be made manifest that  
they were not all of us' 7#a ,john      
#b3ai74    ,and forasmuch as this porch 
was fifty cubits long1 men may take many
  a step straight forward therein and be
 but in the porch yet4#bb  ,even as we  
have seen men go1 as one would think1   
till they are  out of view in the porch 
of this church in the wilderness1 but   

presently you have them without the door
 again4    ,true1 this porch was made of
 pillars1 and so to every one1 at  first
 entrance1 it showed the power of the   
place2 the church in  the wilderness    
also is so builded that men may see it  
is ordained  for defence4 ,men also1 at 
their first offer to step over the      
threshold  there1 with mouth profess    
that they will dwell as soldiers there4 
,but words are but wind2 when they see  
the storm a-coming they  will take care 
to shift for themselves4 ,this house1 or
 church in  the wilderness1 must see to 
itself for all them4    ,as the house   
therefore is a figure of the church in  
the wilderness1  so1 so great a porch   
belonging to it may be also to show that
  numbers may there be entertained that1
 if need be1 will quickly  whip out     
again4 ,although therefore the porch was
 made of pillars1  yet every one that   
walked there were not such4 ,the pillars
 was  to show them1 not what they were1 
but what they should be that  entered   

into this house4    ,the church also in 
the wilderness1 even in her porch or    
first entrance  into it1 is full of     
pillars1 apostles1 prophets1 and martyrs
 of  ,jesus4 ,there also hang up the    
shields that the old warriors have      
used1 and are plastered upon the walls  
the brave achievements  which they have 
done4 ,there are also such              
encouragements there  for those that    
stand1 that one would think none that   
came thither  with pretence to serve    
there would1 for very shame1 attempt to 
go  back again2 and yet1 not to their   
credit be it spoken1 they will  forsake 
the place without blushing1 yea1 and    
plead for this their  so doing4 ,but ,i 
have done with the explicatory part1 and
 conclude  that from these ten          
particulars thus handled in this book1  
the house  of the forest of ,lebanon was
 a type1 or figure1 of the church in    
the wilderness4    ,nor do ,i know1 if  
this be denied1 how so fitly to apply   
some of  these texts which speak to the 

church1 to support her under her        
troubles1 of the comforts that          
afterwards she shall enjoy1 since  they 
are presented to her under such         
metaphors as clearly denote  she was    
once in a wilderness1 for instance1     
#a4 ',sing1 ,o ye heavens2 for the ,lord
 hath done it that is1 redeemed  his    
servant ,jacob from his sins and from   
the hand of the enemy3  shout1 ye lower 
parts of the earth or church once       
trampled under  feet3 break forth into  
singing1 ye mountains1 ,o forest1 and   
every  tree therein here is comfort for 
the church under the name of  a forest1 
that in which the house we have been    
speaking of was  built3 for the ,lord   
hath redeemed ,jacob1 and glorified     
himself  in ,israel' 7,isa #dd3bc74 ,to 
what1 ,i say1 can this text more fitly  
be applied1 than to the church in the   
wilderness1 put here under  the name of 
a forest as well as under the title of  
heaven8 ,yea1  methinks it is cried here
 to her1 ',o forest1' on purpose to     

intimate  to us that the house in the   
forest of ,lebanon was the figure of    
the church in this condition4    #b4    
,again1 ',is it not yet a very little   
while1 and ,lebanon shall  be turned    
into a fruitful field1 and the fruitful 
field shall  be esteemed as a forest8   
,and in that day shall the deaf hear the
  words of the book1 and the eyes of the
 blind shall see out of  obscurity1 and 
out of darkness4 ,the meek also shall   
increase their  joy in the ,lord1 and   
the poor among men shall rejoice in the 
holy  ,one of ,israel4 ,for the terrible
 one is brought to nought1 and  the     
scorner is consumed1 and all that watch 
for iniquity are cut  off' 7,isa        
#bi3ag-bj74 ,lebanon was a forest1 but  
now she must be a  fruitful field4 ,what
 means he here by ,lebanon but the      
church under  persecution1 and the      
fruitful field8 ,mistress ,babylon shall
 become  as a forest1 that is1 as the   
church under distress4 ,but when  shall 
this be8 ,why1 when the terrible one is 

brought low and the  scorner is         
consumed1 c4    ,what can be more plain 
than this to prove that ,lebanon1 even  
the  house in the forest of ,lebanon1   
for that is here intended1 was  a figure
 of the church in the wilderness1 or in 
a tempted and  persecuted state4 ,for to
 be turned into a fruitful field        
signifies  the recovering of the        
afflicted church into a state most quiet
  and fruitful2 fruitful fields are     
quiet because they are fenced1  and so  
shall the church be in that day4    #c4 
',the wilderness and the solitary place 
shall be glad for them2  and the desert 
shall rejoice1 and blossom as the rose' 
7,isa #ce3a74    ,what are we to        
understand by these words if they be not
 a prophecy  of the flourishing state of
 ,christ's kingdom1 who1 in the days of 
her persecution1 is compared to a       
wilderness1 to a desert1 and to         
solitary places4 ,and she 'shall be glad
 for them'2 for what8 for  that she is  
rid of the dragons1 wild beasts1 satyrs1

 screech owls1  great owl1 and vulture1 
types of the beasts and unclean birds of
  ,antichrist 7,isa #cd3ac-ae74    ,she 
shall be glad for them that they are    
taken away from her and  placed far     
away1 for then no lion shall be there   
nor any ravenous  beast2 yea1 it is the 
habitation of dragons1 where each lay1  
shall  be grass1 with reeds and rushes1 
as it is1 ,isaiah #ce4 ,and now 'the    
lame man shall leap as a hart1 and the  
tongue of the dumb sing2  for in the    
wilderness shall waters break out1 and  
streams in the  desert4' ,read the whole
 chapter4    ,for that the desert and   
wilderness is thus mentioned1 and that  
to  express the state of the church in  
trouble by1 it is clear that  ,lebanon  
is not excluded1 nor the thing that is  
signified thereby1  which1 ,i say1 is   
the church in her low estate1 in her    
forest1 or  wilderness condition4    #d4
 ',i will plant in the wilderness the   
cedar1 the shittah-tree1  and the       
myrtle1 and the oil-tree2 ,i will set in

 the desert the  fir-tree1 and the pine1
 and the box-tree together' 7,isa       
#da3ai74    ,can any think that trees   
are the things taken care of here8 ,they
  are the men that ,antichrist has      
murdered in his heat and rage  against  
,christ1 the which ,god will restore    
again to his church1  when ,antichrist  
is dead and buried in the sides of the  
pit's  mouth4 ,and that you may the     
better understand he meaneth so1 he     
expresseth again the state of the church
 as like to a wilderness  condition1 and
 promiseth that in that very church1 now
 so like a  wilderness1 to plant it     
again with ,christians1 flourishing with
  variety of gifts and graces1 signified
 by the various nature and  name of the 
trees spoken of here4    #e4 ',behold1  
,i will do a new thing2 now it shall    
spring forth2  shall ye not know it8 ,i 
will even make a way in the wilderness1 
and rivers in the desert4 ,the beast of 
the field shall honour me1  the dragons 
and the owls3 because ,i give waters in 

the wilderness1  and rivers in the      
desert1 to give drink to my people1 my  
chosen'  7,isa #dc3ai1bj74 ,here ,god   
alludes to the condition of the children
  of ,israel in the wilderness of old1  
and implies they shall be in  a         
wilderness again2 and as then he gave   
them water1 and delivered  them from    
serpents1 cockatrices1 vipers1 dragons1 
so he will do  now1 now to his people1  
his chosen4    #f4 ',the ,lord shall    
comfort ,zion3 he will comfort all her  
waste  places2 and he will make her     
wilderness like ,eden1 and her desert   
like the garden of the ,lord2 joy and   
gladness shall be found  therein1       
thanksgiving1 and the voice of melody'  
7,isa #ea3c74    ,see here are ,zion's  
waste places1 ,zion's wilderness1       
forest1 or  ,lebanon4 ,next here is a   
promise that he will comfort her2 and   
what doth this suppose but that she was 
in her wilderness state1  uncomfortable 
at least as to her outward peace1 her   
liberty1 and  gospel privileges and     

beauties8 ,then here is the comparison1 
by  which he illustrates his promise as 
to what degree and pitch he  will       
comfort her4 ',he will make her         
wilderness like ,eden1 and her  desert  
like the garden of the ,lord4' ,the     
effects of all which will  be she will  
have joy and gladness2 she will be      
thankful1 and be  melodious in her      
voice1 in her soul to the ,lord4 ,this1 
,i say1 will  follow upon her           
deliverance from her desert1 her        
wilderness1 her  desolate1 and          
comfortless state3 all which is more    
fully expressed  by her repeated        
hallelujahs 7,rev #ai3a-f74 ,which      
hallelujahs there  are the effect of her
 deliverance from the rage of the beast 
and great whore1 of whose greatness and 
ruin you read in the two  foregoing     
chapters4 ,now1 ,i say1 since the church
 was to be in  a wilderness condition   
under the gospel2 and since we have this
  house of the forest of ,lebanon so    
particularly set forth in the           

,scriptures2 and also since this house1 
its furniture1 its troubles1  and state1
 do so paint out this church in this    
wilderness state1  ,i take it to be for 
that very thing designed1 that is to    
say1 to  prefigure this church in this  
her so solitary and wilderness state4   
,,conclusion4    ,we will now therefore 
here make a brief conclusion of all4    
,first4 ,this may inform us of the      
reason of the deplorable state  of a    
professing people4 ,it is allotted to   
them in this world to be  so4 ,the      
world1 and men of the world1 must have  
their tranquility  here1 and must be    
possest of all2 this was foreshown in   
,esau1 who  had of his sons many that   
were dukes and kings before there was   
any king in ,israel 7,gen #cf3ca74 ,god 
so disposing of things that  all may    
give place when his ,son shall come to  
reign in ,mount ,zion1  and before his  
ancients gloriously1 which coming of his
 will be  at the resurrection1 and end  
of this world1 and then shall his       

saints reign with him2 'when ,christ1   
who is our life1 shall appear1  then    
shall ye also appear with him in glory' 
7,col #c3d74    ,let not therefore      
kings1 and princes1 and potentates be   
afraid2  the saints that are such       
indeed1 know their places1 and are of a 
peaceable deportment2 'the earth ,god   
hath given to the children of  men1' and
 his kingdom to the sons of ,god 7,psa  
#aae3af2 ,matt #be3cd2  ,luke #ab3cb74  
,i know there are extravagant opinions  
in the world about the  kingdom of      
,christ1 as if it consisted in temporal 
glory in part1  and as if he would take 
it to him by carnal weapons1 and so     
maintain  it in its greatness and       
grandeur2 but ,i confess myself an alien
  to these notions1 and believe and     
profess the quite contrary1 and  look   
for the coming of ,christ to judgment   
personally1 and betwixt  this and that1 
for his coming in ,spirit1 and in the   
power of his  word to destroy           
,antichrist1 to inform kings1 and so    

give quietness  to his church on earth2 
which shall assuredly be                
accomplished1#bc  when the reign of the 
beast1 the whore1 the false prophet1 and
 of  the man of sin is out 7#b ,thess   
#b3h2 ,isa #di3bc1 #eb3ae1              
#fj3c1aj1aa1af1  #fb3b2 ,rev #ba3bd74   
,second4 ,let this teach men not to     
think that the church is cursed  of     
,god1 because she is put in a wilderness
 state4 ,alas1 that is  but to train her
 up in a way of solitariness1 to make   
her ,canaan  the more welcome to her4   
,rest is sweet to the labouring man4    
,yea1  this condition is the first step 
to heaven2 yea1 it is a preparation  to 
that kingdom4 ,god's ways are not as    
man's4 ',i have chosen thee1'  saith he1
 'in the furnace of affliction4' ,when  
,israel came out of  ,egypt1 they were  
led of ,god into the wilderness2 but    
why8 ,that he  might have them to a     
land1 that he had espied for them1 that 
he  might bring them to a city of       
habitation 7,eze #bj3f2 ,psa #ajg3a-g74 

,the world know not the way of the      
,lord1 nor the judgment of our  ,god4   
,do you think that saints that dwell in 
the world1 and that  have more of the   
mind of ,god than the world1 would1     
could so rejoice  in ,god1 in the cross1
 in tribulations and distresses1 were   
they  not assured that through many     
tribulations is the very roadway to     
heaven 7,acts #ad3bb74    ,let this then
 encourage the saints to hope1 and to   
rejoice in hope  of the glory of ,god1  
notwithstanding present tribulations4   
,this  is our seed-time1 our winter2    
afflictions are to try us of what       
mettle we are made2 yea1 and to shake   
off worm-eaten fruit1 and  such as are  
rotten at core4 ,troubles for ,christ's 
sake are but  like the prick of an awl  
in the tip of the ear1 in order to hang 
a jewel there4    ,let this also put the
 saints upon patience3 when we know that
  a trial will have an end1 we are by   
that knowledge encouraged to  exercise  
patience4 ,i have a bad master1 but ,i  

have but a year to  serve under him1 and
 that makes me serve him with patience2 
,i have  but a mile to go in this dirty 
way1 and then ,i shall have my path     
pleasant and green1 and this makes me   
tread the dirty way with  patience4 ,i  
am now in my rags1 but by that a quarter
 of a year is  come and gone1 two       
hundred a year comes into my hand1      
wherefore ,i  will wait1 and exercise   
patience4 ,thus might ,i multiply       
comparisons4  ,be patient then1 my      
brethren2 but how long8 to the coming of
 the  ,lord4 ,but when will that be8 the
 coming of the ,lord draws nigh4    ',be
 patient1' my brethren1 be long patient1
 even 'unto the coming  of the ,lord4   
,behold1 the husbandman waiteth for the 
precious fruit  of the earth1 and hath  
long patience for it1 until he receive  
the  early and latter rain4 ,be ye also 
patient2 stablish your hearts3  for the 
coming of the ,lord draweth nigh'       
7,james #e3g1h74    ,,footnotes3    #a4 
,the second month in the ,hebrew        

calendar began ,april #g4--;,ed4    #b4 
,a common expression for                
difference4--',what's the odds between  
us8'--,ed4    #c4 ,the churches of      
,christ have suffered under bitter      
persecution1  and been in a wilderness  
state1 from the primitive times1 through
  ,popish days1 and under the relentless
 cruelties suffered by the  ,covenanters
 and ,nonconformists from the ,church of
 ,england4 ,as the  gospel spreads1 it  
humanizes and softens the hearts even of
 the  rebellious4 ,the dread fire no    
longer consumes the cedars of ,lebanon4 
,still there remains the contemptuous   
sneer1 the scorn1 the malice  of the    
soul1 against ,christ and his spiritual 
seed4 ,not many years  since the two    
daughters of an evangelical clergyman1 a
 ,d4,d41 came  out1 from strong and     
irresistible conviction1 and united with
 one  of the straitest sects of         
,dissenters--the ,plymouth ,brethren4   
,the  unhappy parent could not brook the
 insult to his order1 and died          

insane4--,ed4    #d4 ,bunyan not only   
experienced the richest enjoyments in   
jail1  but it is very probable that his 
life was saved for a few years  by his  
having lain in prison during the violent
 heat and storm of  persecution which   
raged in the early part of the reign of 
,charles  ,,ii4 ,thus ,god mysteriously 
restrains the wrath of man1 and makes   
it to praise him4 ,the damp unwholesome 
dungeon1 intended for his  destruction1 
crowned him with peculiar honour1       
because1 as in his  ,patmos1 he there   
wrote his immortal book4--,ed4    #e4   
,pill1 to rob2 poll1 to exact1 to       
extort4 ',the church is pilled  and     
polled by its own flocks4'--,south1     
,ser4 #aa4 v4 #e4--;,ed4    #f4         
,maundrel measured a cedar which was    
thirty-six feet six inches  in girth1   
and one hundred and eleven feet in the  
spread of its  boughs2 the foliage is   
ever green1 and it mounts up to an      
enormous  height4--,ed4    #g4 ,it is   
one of the strongest proofs that the    

human mind is disordered  by sin1 that  
man is by nature senseless to the       
sublime truths of  ,christianity--the   
beam1 the truth which saves the world   
from utter  moral desolation4 ,what     
wonders open before the eyes of the     
young  convert1 stretching far away into
 that heavenly and eternal  felicity    
which had been shut out from his vision 
by the gloom of  death6 ,life and       
immortality is brought to light4 ,his   
life1 and  all other things1 become but 
dross1 that he may win ,christ1 and     
maintain his cause in the world4--,ed4  
#h4 ,all men have the same ,bible1 but  
all have not sought for spiritual       
discernment4 ,the ,beast1 whether of    
,rome1 ,greece1 or ,england1 that  looks
 through the ,word to find some         
plausible means of tyrannising  over the
 soul1 by preventing man from using his 
own eyes in seeking  salvation1 whether 
it be by church canons or acts of       
,parliament  interfering with the       
exercise of private judgment1 is an     

enemy  to1 and hater of1 the true       
light4--,ed4    #i4 ,humanity1 in its   
usual acceptation1 means the inferiority
 of  man to the divine or angelic       
nature1 but superiority to the mere     
animal or brute creation4 ',the nature  
of man1 wherein he is  lesse than ,god  
,almighty1 and excellynge not           
withstandyng al other  creatures in     
erth1 is called humanitie4'--,sir ,t4   
,eliot4 ,bunyan's  illustration of the  
word is curious4--,ed4    #aj4 ,a common
 mode of picturing the virgin ,mary for 
the devotee of  ,popery to worship1 is a
 whole length beautiful woman1 with rays
  as of the sun shooting out all round  
her1 standing upon the moon1  and upon  
her head a splendid crown ornamented    
with twelve stars4  ,under such a       
disguise1 who would expect to find 'the 
well-favoured  harlot establishing a    
throne for ,satan8'--,ed4    #aa4       
,inventions1 fictions1 fables4--,ed4    
#ab4 ,the ,hebrew words translated in   
the authorized version of the  ,bible1  

',and a target' or gorget 'of brass1'   
are rendered1 in all  the earlier       
versions1 ',and a shield of brass4'     
,perhaps a cuirass2 it  was evidently   
defensive brass armour1 worn between the
 shoulders4--,ed4    #ac4 ,no formal    
service such as that of the temple4     
,while the churches  are in the         
wilderness1 suffering under the fangs of
 ,antichrist1  religious services must  
be adapted to their circumstances4 ,at  
times  fervent silent prayer1 unheard on
 earth1 but recorded in heaven2  at     
other times in an upper chamber or a    
forest1 afraid to sin1  lest it should  
bring the enemy upon them4 ,how ought we
 to bless  ,god for giving us the full  
enjoyment of public worship1 even while 
in the wilderness4--,ed4    #ad4 ,one of
 the popular delusions of our day is1   
that all sects  have been intolerant and
 persecutors when they had the          
opportunity4  ,this is a gross          
falsehood4 ,who can charge the          
,waldenses1 ,albigenses1  or ,lollards  

with that spirit of ,antichrist8 ,who   
dares charge the  ,quakers with a       
persecuting spirit8 ,they had the full  
opportunity  when governing             
,pennsylvania4 ,who can accuse the      
,baptists with  injuring those who      
differed from them when ,roger ,williams
 and his  ,baptist brethren obtained the
 charter of ,rhode ,island1 with full   
power to rule themselves by any form of 
government they preferred8  ,his magna  
charta concludes with these words1 ',and
 let the saints  of the ,most ,high walk
 in this colony without molestation1 in 
the  name of ,jehovah their ,god1 for   
ever and ever4' ,and it has never  been 
violated4 ,persecution has never sullied
 its annals4 ,freedom  to worship ,god  
was the desire of its founder--for      
himself and of  all2 and he nobly       
endured till it was accomplished4--,ed4 
#ae4 ,this word was used by ,fox in     
translating the letter of ,algerius2  ,i
 cannot find it in any dictionary4 ,it  
probably refers to this  poor prisoner  

for ,christ being confined in a 'soler1'
 or room1  close under the roof of his  
prison1 in which an ,italian sun must   
have rendered the heat intense4 ,the    
word 'sooly' may be derived  from the   
,anglo-,saxon 'swool1' sultry2 the      
,dutch use swoel1 zoel1  and zoelheid1  
for heat and sultry heat4--,ed4    #af4 
,the obsolete verb1 to kill4--,ed4      
#ag4 ,this is a curious mode of         
expressing the awful gradation of  a    
sinner4 #a4 ,to go in the way of        
sinners4 #b4 ,to enter into their       
counsels4 #c4 ,to sit in the scorner's  
seat1 here called 'the chair  of        
pestilence4' ,this is from the vulgate  
,latin1 which renders it                
pestilentiae4--,ed4    #ah4 ,pomponius  
,algerius1 born in ,capua1 a young man  
of great learning1  was student in the  
,university of ,padua1 where he1 not    
being able  to conceal the verity of    
,christ's gospel which he learned by the
  heavenly teaching of ,god's grace1    
ceased not1 both by doctrine  and       

example of life1 to inform as many as he
 could in the same  doctrine1 and to    
bring them to ,christ2 for which he was 
accused of  heresy1 and brought to      
,rome1 where he was burned alive4 ,he   
wrote  this letter while in prison at   
,venice4--,see ,fox's ,acts and         
,monuments1  edit4 #afca4 vol4 ii4 p4   
#aha4    ,mr4 ,southey thought that this
 letter gave ,bunyan some germ of his   
,pilgrim's ,progress66 ,he takes it from
 the words1 ',in this world  there is no
 mansion firm for me1 and therefore ,i  
will travel up to  the ,new ,jerusalem1 
which is in heaven4'--,life of ,bunyan1 
p4 xc4--,ed4    #ai4 ,thus the blood of 
the martyrs was the seedtime of the     
church1  and it produced an abundant    
harvest4 ,that ,god suffered the        
choicest  of his saints to pass through 
such dreadful sufferings in their  way  
to glory1 is a proof that ,god's ways   
are not our ways1 but  they are infinite
 in wisdom and mercy4--,ed4    #bj4     
,consult ,bunyan's admirable treatise1  

,of ,antichrist and his  ,ruin4    #ba4 
,how easily is this riddle resolved by  
those who visit the  afflicted4 ,the    
,christian poor beat the rich out and   
out in charity4  ,the poor mother rises 
long before her usual time1 and having  
fitted  her own children for school1    
runs to her sick neighbour to do the    
same for her little ones1 frequently    
sharing with them her own  children's   
food2 and then1 like an angel of mercy1 
watches over and  comforts her sick     
neighbour4 ,such is the unostentatious  
,christian  charity found among the     
,christian poor4 ,o that it may more and
  more abound4--,ed4    #bb4 ,these     
home-thrusts at conscience1 so          
constantly met with in  ,bunyan's works1
 should have the effect of exciting us  
to solemn  self-examination4 ,may we    
never be contented with the porch1 but  
enter and enjoy the riches of ,divine   
grace4--,ed4    #bc4 ,the gradual spread
 of the gospel1 like the leaven1 must   
eventually leaven the whole4 ,how       

astonishing has been its progress  since
 ,bunyan entered the celestial city4 ,if
 his happy spirit  hovers as a guardian 
angel about the saints at ,bedford1 how 
must  he rejoice in the change4 ,the    
iron hand of despotic oppression  laid  
low2 his old prison swept away2 the     
meetings in dells1 and  woods1 and      
barns1 exchanged for large and          
commodious places of  worship4 ,how he  
must wonder at our want of gratitude1   
and love1  and zeal1 in return for such 
mercies4--,ed4    999999    ,,the       
,,water ,,of ,,life2    ,,or1    ,a     
,,discourse ,,showing ,,the ,,richness  
,,and ,,glory    ,,of ,,the    ,,grace  
,,and ,,spirit ,,of ,,the ,,gospel1     
,,as ,,set ,,forth ,,in ,,scripture ,,by
 ,,this ,,term1 ,,the ,,water ,,of      
,,life4    ,,by ,,john ,,bunyan4        
',and whosoever will1 let him take the  
water of life freely4'--,revelation     
#bb3ag    ,london3 ,printed for         
,nathanael ,ponder1 at the ,peacock in  
the ,poultry1  #afhh4    ,,advertisement

 ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    ,often1 and in 
every age1 the children of ,god have    
dared to doubt the  sufficiency of      
divine grace2 whether it was vast enough
 to reach  their condition--to cleanse  
them from the guilt of all their        
sins--and to fit their souls to dwell   
with infinite holiness  in the mansions 
of the blessed4 ,to solve these         
doubts--to answer  these anxious        
inquiries1 ,bunyan wrote many of his    
works2 for although  he was a           
,boanerges1 or son of thunder1 to awaken
 the impenitent1  he was eminently a    
,barnabas--a son of consolation--an     
evangelist  to direct the trembling     
inquirer to ,christ the way1 the truth1 
and  the life4 ,he proclaims first1 from
 his own experience1 that there  is     
',grace abounding to the ,chief of      
,sinners'2 then he proclaims  ',good    
,news for the ,vilest of ,men1 the      
,jerusalem ,sinner is  ,saved'--',christ
 is an ,advocate'--',christ is a        
complete ,saviour4'  ,every one is      

invited with a ',come and welcome to    
,jesus ,christ4'  ,there is             
',justification by his                  
,righteousness'--',salvation by his     
,grace4' ',he is a ,throne of ,grace' to
 which all are freely invited4  ,even   
',the ,broken ,heart is an acceptable   
sacrifice4' ,there is ',the  ,holy      
,city1 ,new ,jerusalem1' to receive such
 at the end of their  pilgrimage1 and   
directions amply given to the pilgrim to
 guide  him in his progress to the      
celestial city2 and he now introduces   
us to a majestic overflowing river1     
',the ,water of ,life1' sufficient  for 
the refreshment and solace of the       
myriads of ,god's saints  who have lived
 from the creation1 and will live until 
the final  consummation of all things1  
when the prophet in holy vision saw  'a 
great multitude which no man could      
number1 of all nations1  and kindreds1  
and people1 stand before the throne1 and
 before the  ,lamb4' ,this work was the 
result of the author's mature           

experience1  being published by him     
during the last year of his eventful    
life4  ,in it he refers to one of those 
ten excellent manuscripts left  by him  
at his decease1 prepared for the press1 
and afterwards  published by ,mr4 ,doe4 
,it is called1 ,the ,saint's ,privilege 
and  ,profit4 ,the way in which he      
alludes to this1 as if it had been      
printed1 shows that he had fully        
determined to publish it shortly1  and  
this1 if it was needed1 would confirm   
our confidence in those  treatises4 ,he 
thus refers to it3 ',because ,i have    
spoken of this  thing1 more particularly
 upon that text1 ',let us therefore come
  boldly unto the throne of grace1' ,i  
shall therefore here say no  more4'     
,two things are rather extraordinary    
with regard to this valuable  treatise  
on the ,water of ,life4 ,one is1 that   
although inserted in  every list of our 
author's works1 both published by       
himself and by  his friends after his   
decease1 it escaped the researches of   

,doe1  ,wilson1 ,chandler1 ,whitfield1  
and others who collected and published  
,bunyan's works1 excepting only the     
edition with ,mason's notes1  printed   
for ,a4 ,hogg about #aghe4 ,the other   
singular circumstance  is1 that although
 the separate treatises of ,bunyan were 
all most  wretchedly and inaccurately   
printed1 the ,water of ,life has in     
this respect suffered more than any     
other of his works4 ,a modern  edition  
of this book1 published at ,derby by    
,thomas ,richardson1  is1 without       
exception1 the most erroneously printed 
of all books  that have come under my   
notice4 ,the ,scriptures are            
misquoted--words  are altered so as to  
pervert the sense--whole sentences and  
paragraphs1 and even whole pages in     
three or four places1 and1 in  one      
instance1 four consecutive pages1 are   
left out666 ,i should be  grieved if    
more penal enactments were added to our 
statutes1 but  surely there should be   
some punishment for such a crime as     

this4  ,the other editions are more     
reputable1 but very incorrect4 ,one  of 
them bears the imprint of ',london1 for 
,james ,bunyan1 #agfj4'  ,another has   
',london1 sold by ,baxter1 ,doolittle1  
,burkit1' evidently  fictitious names1  
adopted from those three great authors4 
,the  ,pilgrim's ,progress was twice    
published by ,d4 ,bunyan1 in ,fleet     
,street1 #agfc and #agfh2 and the       
,heavenly ,footman1 ',london1 sold by   
,j4 ,bunyan1 above the ,monument4' ,all 
these are wretchedly printed1  and with 
cuts that would disgrace an old         
,christmas carol4 ,thus  the public have
 been imposed upon1 and thus the revered
 name of  ,bunyan has been sacrificed to
 the cupidity of unprincipled men4  ,had
 his works been respectably printed they
 would have all been  very popular and  
useful1 and his memory have been still  
more  venerated4    ,to attract his     
readers to come personally1 and partake 
the blessings  imparted by the water of 
life1 ,bunyan shows that1 as a medicine1

  it alone is the specific to cure the  
sin-sick soul--all other  applications  
must fail most fatally--'all other      
remedies come from  and return to the   
,dead ,sea'--while the water of life    
issues from1  and leads the soul to1 the
 throne of ,god4 ,it cleanseth from the 
old leaven4 ,the ,divine ,physician is  
ever ready to administer to  the wearied
 soul4 ,be not misled by worldly-wisemen
 to take advice  of the doctor's boy1   
but go direct to ,jesus2 he is ready--he
 is  willing to cure and save to the    
uttermost4 ,his medicine may be  sharp1 
but merely so as to effect the cure     
'where bad humours are  tough and       
churlish4' ',it revives where life is1  
and gives life  where it is not4 ,take  
man from this river1 and nothing can    
make  him live3 let him have this water 
and nothing can make him die4'  ,the    
river of water of life allegorically    
represents the ,spirit  and grace of    
,god2 thus the truth is mercifully set  
before us1 for  'what is more free than 

water1 and what more beneficial and more
  desirable than life8' ,vast and       
majestic rivers convey but a faint  idea
 of the immensity of ,divine grace2 in  
comparison with which  'the most mighty 
mountain dwindles into the least ant's  
egg or  atom in the world4' ,a stream of
 grace issued from the same source      
during the patriarchal dispensation1 and
 then mankind were directed to  it by   
immediate revelation1 or by the         
tradition of their fathers4  ,it        
extended under the ,jewish or ,levitical
 law1 in its course passing  through the
 temple1 issuing from under the         
threshold of ,god's  house1 revealed by 
types1 and shadows1 and an earthly      
priesthood1  and then 'grace ran but    
slowly because ,jesus was not           
glorified4'  ,now it flows like a       
majestic river from the throne of ,god1 
open to  all1 without limit of family or
 nation1 revealed to every creature  by 
the volume of inspiration4 ,this water  
admits no mixture--it  is pure and      

perfect as its origin--free as the air  
we breathe to  sustain life4 ',there is 
no grudge1 or a piece of an upbraiding  
speech heard therein4' ,any attempt to  
mix with it human merits  destroys all  
its efficacy4 ,in it1 and in it only1   
spiritual life1  exciting to works of   
mercy1 and giving sure hopes of immortal
  bliss1 is to be found4 ,god's children
 can no more live separated  from this  
river than fish can live out of water4  
,as a fish1 by  natural instinct1 avoids
 foul and unwholesome water1 so a       
,christian  has spiritual powers to     
judge of the purity of doctrine4 ,like  
the  manna from heaven1 and our daily   
bread1 it must be supplied day  by day4 
,no church cistern of works of          
supererogation can supply  this pure    
water4 ,all such pretended supplies are 
poisonous4 ,it  must come direct from   
heaven without human interference4      
,those  only who spiritually thirst will
 seek it4 ,some prefer wine that        
perisheth in the using1 while this      

water1 once received1 becomes  a        
well-spring of living waters1 springing 
up into everlasting life4  ,how         
marvellous that river which swallows up 
all the impurities of  the myriads of   
the redeemed1 so that they are seen no  
more for  ever4 ,these are the truths   
pressed upon our attention in this      
treatise4 ,well may our venerated       
,bunyan say1 while richly enjoying  the 
blessings of this river of grace1 just  
before he waded through  the black river
 which absorbs our earthly bodies--',o  
grace6 ,o happy  church of ,god6 all    
things that happen to thee are1 for     
,christ's  sake1 turned into grace6' ,it
 is a river that so reflects the        
splendour of ,god1 that the first sight 
of it was to ,paul above  the brightness
 of the sun2 a light that did1 by the   
glory of it1  make dark to him all the  
things in the world4    ,reader1 may    
your soul and mine be abundantly        
refreshed from this  inexhaustible      
river1 the streams whereof make glad the

 city of  ,god4    ,,geo4 ,,offor4      
,,the ,,epistle ,,to ,,the ,,reader4    
,,courteous ,,reader1    ,i have now    
presented thee with something of a      
discourse of the  water of life and its 
virtues2 therefore1 thou mayest1 if thou
  wilt1 call this book ,bunyan's ,bill  
of his ,master's ,water of ,life4       
,true1 ,i have not set forth at large   
the excellent nature and  quality       
thereof1 nor can that so be done by the 
pen or tongue of  men or angels4 ,yet   
this ,i have said1 and so saying1 said  
truly1  that whosoever shall drink of   
this water shall find it in him a  well 
of water2 and not only so1 but a well   
springing up in him to  everlasting     
life1 let his disease be what it will4  
,and as men1 in  their bills for        
conviction to readers1 do give an       
account to the  country of the persons  
cured1 and the diseases that have been  
removed by liquors and preparations1    
they have made for that end1 so  could  
,i1 were it not already 7by ,holy ,writ7

 done by an infallible  pen to my hand1 
give you accounts of numberless numbers 
that have  not only been made to live1  
but to live for ever1 by drinking  of   
this water1 this pure water of life4    
,many of them indeed are  removed from  
hence1 and live where they cannot be    
spoken with was  yet2 but abundance of  
them do still remain here1 and have     
their  abode yet with men4    ,only1 if 
thou wouldst drink it1 drink it by      
itself1 and that thou  mayest not be    
deceived by that which is counterfeit1  
know it is  as it comes from the hand of
 our ,lord1 without mixture1 pure and   
clear as crystal4 ,i know there are many
 mountebanks in the world1  and every of
 them pretend they have this water to   
sell2 but my  advice is1 that thou go   
directly to the throne thyself 7,heb    
#d3af72  or as thou art bidden come to  
the waters 7,isa #ee3a71 and there  thou
 shalt be sure to have that which is    
right and good1 and that  which will    
certainly make thee well1 let thy       

disease1 or trouble1  or pain1 or       
malady1 be what it will4 ,for the price1
 care not for  that1 it is cheap enough1
 this is to be had without money or     
price4  ',i will give1' saith ,god and  
the ,lamb1 'unto him that is athirst1   
of the fountain of the water of life    
freely' 7,rev #ba3f74 ,hence  he says   
again1 ',whosoever will1 let him take   
the water of life  freely' 7,rev        
#bb3ag74 ,so that thou hast no ground to
 keep back  because of thy poverty2 nay1
 for the poor it is prepared and set    
open1 to the poor it is offered1 the    
poor and needy may have it  of free cost
 7,isa #da3ag1ah74a    ,but let it not  
be slighted because it is offered to    
thee upon terms  so full1 so free4 ,for 
thou art sick1 and sick unto death1 if  
thou  drinkest not of it1 nor is there  
any other than this that can heal  thee1
 and make thee well4 ,farewell4 ,the    
,lord be thy physician6 ,so  prays thy  
friend1    ,,john ,,bunyan4      ,,the  
,,water ,,of ,,life4    ',,and ,,he     

,,showed ,,me ,a ,,pure ,,river ,,of    
,,water ,,of ,,life1 ,,clear ,,as       
,,crystal1  ,,proceeding ,,out ,,of     
,,the ,,throne ,,of ,,god ,,and ,,of    
,,the ,,lamb4' ,revelation  #bb3a       
,these words are part of that           
description that one of the seven       
angels1 which had the seven vials full  
of the seven last plagues1  gave unto   
,john of the ,new ,jerusalem1 or of the 
state of that gospel  church1 that shall
 be in the latter days 7,rev #ba3i74    
,wherefore he  saith1 ',and he showed   
me'2 ,,he1 the angel1 showed me it4     
,in the text we have these things to    
consider of1    ,,first4 ,the matter1   
the subject matter of the text1 and that
 is the  water of life4 ',he showed me  
the water of life4' ,,second4 ,we have  
also here the quantity of this water    
showed to him1 and that is  under the   
notion of a river3 ',he showed me a     
river of water of  life4' ,,third4 ,he  
shows him also the head1 or well-spring1
 from  whence this river of water of    

life proceeds1 and that is1 'the  throne
 of ,god and of the ,lamb4' ',he showed 
me a river of water  of life1 proceeding
 out of the throne of ,god1 and of the  
,lamb4'  ,,fourth4 ,we have also here   
the nature and quality of this water2   
it is pure1 it is clear as crystal3     
',and he showed me a pure river  of     
water of life1 clear as crystal1        
proceeding out of the throne  of ,god   
and of the ,lamb4'    ,,the ,,water ,,of
 ,,life4    ,,first4 ,we will begin with
 the first of these1 to wit1 with the   
matter1 the subject matter of the text1 
which is1 ,,the ,,water ,,of  ,,life4   
,these words1 water of life1 are        
metaphorical1 or words by  which a thing
 most excellent is presented to and     
amplified before  our faces2 and that   
thing is the ,spirit of grace1 the      
,spirit and  grace of ,god4 ,and the    
words1 water of life1 are words most apt
 to  present it to us by2 for what is   
more free than water1 and what  more    
beneficial and more desirable than life8

 ,therefore ,i say it  is compared to1  
or called1 the water of life4 ,he showed
 me the  water of life4    ,that it is  
the ,spirit of grace1 or the ,spirit and
 grace of ,god1  that is here intended3 
consider1 ,,first1 the ,spirit of grace 
is in  other places compared to water3  
and1 ,,second1 it is also called the    
,spirit of life4 ,just as here it is    
presented unto us1 ',he showed  me the  
water of life4'    ,,first4 ,the spirit 
of grace is compared to water4          
',whosoever1'  saith the ,lamb1         
'drinketh of the water that ,i shall    
give him1  shall never thirst2 but the  
water that ,i shall give him shall be   
in him a well of water springing up into
 everlasting life' 7,john  #d3ad74 ,what
 can here by water be intended1 but the 
,spirit of grace  that this poor harlot1
 the woman of ,samaria1 wanted1 although
  she was ignorant of her want1 as also 
of the excellency thereof8  ,which water
 also is here said to be such as will   
spring up1 in  them that have it1 as a  

well into everlasting life4    ,again1  
',in the last day1 that great day of the
 feast1 ,jesus stood  and cried1 saying1
 ,if any man thirst1 let him come unto  
me and  drink4' ,but of what8 ,why of   
his rivers of living waters4 ,but what  
are they8 ,why he answers1 ',this spake 
he of the ,spirit1 which they  that     
believe on him should receive' 7,john   
#g3cg-ci74    ,yes1 the prophets and    
servants of ,god in the ,old ,testament1
 did  take this water of life for the   
,spirit of grace that should in the     
latter days be poured out into the      
church4 ,hence1 ,isaiah calls  water    
,god's ,spirit and blessing1 and        
,zechariah1 the ,spirit of grace4  ',i  
will pour water upon him that is        
thirsty1 and floods upon the  dry       
ground3 ,i will pour my ,spirit upon thy
 seed1 and my blessing  upon thine      
offspring' 7,isa #dd3c74 ,and ,zechariah
 saith1 ',i will pour  upon the house of
 ,david1 and upon the inhabitants of    
,jerusalem1  the spirit of grace and of 

supplication1--and they shall mourn1'   
c4 7,zech #ab3aj74 ,behold1 in all these
 places the ,spirit of grace  is        
intended1 and for our better            
understanding it is compared to  water1 
to a well of water1 to springs of water1
 and to floods of  water4    ,,second4  
,it is also called the ,spirit of life1 
either more closely1  or more openly4   
,more closely1 where it is called       
'living water1' 'that living water1'    
and 'water springing up into everlasting
 life' 7,john #d3aj1aa1ad1  #g3ch74     
,then more openly or expressly it is    
called 'the ,spirit of life4'  ',and    
after three days and an half1 the       
,spirit of life from ,god  entered into 
them1 and they stood upon their feet'   
7,rev #aa3aa74    ,from hence1          
therefore1 ,i conclude1 that by these   
terms1 water of  life1 is meant the     
,spirit of grace1 or the ,spirit and    
grace of  the gospel4 ,and the terms are
 such as are most apt to set forth  the 
,spirit and grace of the gospel by3 for1

    ,first4 ,the term ,,water4    #a4   
,by this term1 ,,water1 an opposition to
 sin is presented unto  us4 ,sin is     
compared to water1 to deadly waters1 and
 man is said to  drink it1 as one that  
drinketh waters4 ',how much more        
abominable  and filthy is man1 which    
drinketh iniquity like water8' 7,job    
#ae3af74 ,so1 then1 that grace and the  
,spirit of grace is compared  to water1 
it is to show what an antidote grace is 
against sin2  it is1 as ,i may call it1 
counter poison to it4 ,it is that ,,only
  thing by the virtue of which sin can  
be forgiven1 vanquished1 and  overcome4 
#b4 ,by this term ,,water1 you have an  
opposition also to the curse1  that is  
due to sin1 presented unto you4 ,the    
curse1 is compared to  water2 the remedy
 is compared to water4 ,let the curse   
come into  the bowels of the damned1    
saith the psalmist1 like water 7,psa    
#aji3ah74 ,the grace of ,god also1 as   
you see1 is compared to water4  ,the    
curse is burning2 water is cooling3 the 

curse doth burn with  hell-fire2 cooling
 is by the grace of the holy gospel3 but
 they  that overstand the day of grace1 
shall not obtain to cool their  tongues 
so much of this water as will hang on   
the tip of one's  finger 7,luke         
#af3bd1be74b    #c4 ,water is also of a 
spreading nature1 and so is sin2        
wherefore  sin may for this also be     
compared to water4 ,it overspreads the  
whole man1 and infects every member2 it 
covereth all as doth water4  ,grace for 
this cause may be also compared to      
water2 for that it  is of a spreading   
nature1 and can1 if ,god will1 cover the
 face of  the whole earth2 of body and  
soul4    #d4 ,sin is of a fouling1      
defiling nature2 and grace is of a      
washing1  cleansing nature2 therefore   
grace1 and the ,spirit of grace1  is    
compared to water4 ',i will1' saith     
,god1 'sprinkle clean water  upon you1  
my ,spirit1 v #bg and ye shall be clean3
 from all your  filthiness1 and from all
 your idols1 will ,i cleanse you' 7,eze 

#cf3be74    #e4 ,water2 the element of  
water naturally descends to and abides  
in low places1 in valleys and places    
which are undermost2 and the  grace of  
,god and the ,spirit of grace is of that
 nature also2 the  hills and lofty      
mountains have not the rivers running   
over the  tops of them2 no1 though they 
may run 'among them4' ,but they run     
among the valleys3 and ',god resisteth  
the proud1 and giveth grace  unto the   
humble1' 'to the lowly' 7,john #d3f2 #a 
,peter #e3e2 ,prov  #c3cd74    #f4 ,the 
grace of ,god is compared to water1 for 
that it is it which  causeth            
fruitfulness2 water causeth             
fruitfulness1 want of water  is the     
cause of barrenness2 and this is the    
reason why the whole  world is so empty 
of fruit to ,godward1 even because so   
few of the  children of men have the    
,spirit of grace in their hearts4 ,but1 
,second4 ,the term ,,life4    ,as there 
is a great special signification in this
 term ,,water1 so  there is in this term

 ,,life1 water of life4 ',he showed me  
the water  of life4' ,in that1          
therefore1 there is added to this word  
water1  that of life1 it is1 in the     
general1 to show what excellent virtue  
and operation there is in this water4   
,it is aquae vitae1 water of  life1 or  
water that hath a health and life in it4
 ,and this term  shows us1    #a4 ,that 
the world of graceless men are dead2    
dead in trespasses  and sins 7,john     
#e3ba1be2 ,eph #b3a2 ,col #b3ac74 ,dead1
 that is1 without  life and motion      
,godward1 in the way of the testament of
 his ,son4    #b4 ,it also shows us that
 there is not any thing in the world1 or
  in the doctrine of the world1 the law1
 that can make them live4  ,life is only
 in this water1 death is in all other   
things4#c ,the  law1 ,i say1 which is   
that that would1 if anything in the     
whole  world1 give life unto the world1 
but that yet killeth1 condemneth1  and  
was added that the offence might abound2
 wherefore there is  no life either in  

the world or in the doctrine of the     
world4 ,it  is only in this water1 in   
this grace of ,god1 which is here called
  the after of life1 or ,god's aquae    
vitae4#d    #c4 ,it is also called the  
water of life to show that by the grace 
of ,god men may live1 how dead soever   
their sins have made them4  ,when ,god  
will say to a sinner1 'live1' though he 
be dead in his  sins1 'he shall live4'  
',when thou wast in thy blood1 ,i said  
unto  thee1 ,live2 yea1 when thou wast  
in thy blood1 ,i said1 ,live' 7,eze     
#af3f74 ,and again1 ',the dead shall    
hear the voice of the ,son of  ,god2 and
 they that hear shall live' 7,john      
#e3be74 ,that is1 when  he speaks words 
of grace1 and mixeth those words with   
the ,spirit  and grace of the gospel1   
then men shall live2 for such words so  
attended1 and such words only1 are      
spirit and life4 ',the words  that ,i   
speak unto you1' saith ,christ1 'they   
are spirit1 and they  are life' 7,john  
#f3fc74    #d4 ,in that this grace of   

,god is here presented unto us under the
  terms of water of life1 it is to show 
that some are sick of that  disease that
 nothing can cure but that4 ,there are  
many diseases  in the world1 and there  
are also remedies for those diseases2   
but there is a disease that nothing     
will1 can1 or shall cure1 but  a dram of
 this bottle1 a draught of this aquae   
vitae1 this water  of life4 ,this is    
intimated by the invitation1 'let him   
take the  water of life freely' 7,rev   
#bb3ag74 ,and again1 ',i will give unto 
him that is athirst of the fountain of  
the water of life freely'  7,rev #ba3f74
 ,this is spoken to the sick1 to them   
that are sick of  the disease that only 
,christ1 as a physician1 with his water 
of  life1 can cure 7,mark #b3ag74 ,but  
few are sick of this disease1 but  few  
know what it is to be made sick of this 
disease4#e ,there is  nothing can make  
sick of this disease but the law and    
sin1 and  nothing can cure but the grace
 of ,god by the gospel1 called here  the

 water of life4    ,,the ,,greatness    
,,and ,,abundance ,,of ,,the ,,water    
,,of ,,life4    ,,second4 ,we come now  
to discourse of the second thing with   
which  we are presented by the text1 and
 that is1 the quantity that there  is of
 this water of life4 ,it is a           
,,river--',he showed me a river of      
water of life4' ,waters that are        
cordial1 and that have in them a        
faculty to give life to them that want  
it1 and to maintain life  where it is1  
are rare and scarce1 and to be found    
only in close  places and little        
quantities2 but here you see there is   
abundance1  a great deal1 a ,,river1 a  
river of water of life4 ,in my handling 
of this point ,i will show you1         
,,first4 ,what a river of water of life 
this is4 ,,second4 ,and then  draw some 
inferences therefrom4    ,,first4 ,what 
a river this is1 this river of water of 
life4#f    ,first4 ,it is a deep river4 
,it is a river that is not shallow1 but 
deep1 with an ',o the depth6' 7,rom     

#aa3cc74 ',i will make their waters     
deep1 saith ,god' 7,eze #cb3ad74 ,and   
again1 they 'have drunk of the  deep    
waters' 7,eze #cd3ah74 ,a river of water
 of life is much1 but  a deep river is  
more4 ,why1 soul-sick sinner1 sin-sick  
sinner1 thou  that art sick of that     
disease that nothing can cure but a     
potion  of this river of the water of   
life1 here is a river for thee1  a deep 
river for thee4 ,those that at first are
 coming to ,god by  ,christ for life1   
are of nothing so inquisitive as of     
whether there  is grace enough in him to
 save them4 ,but1 for their comfort1    
here  is abundance1 abundance of grace1 
a river1 a deep river of the  water of  
life1 for them to drink of4    ,second4 
,as this river is deep1 so it is wide   
and broad 7,eph #c3ah2  ,job #aa3i74    
,wherefore1 as thou art to know the     
depth1 that is1 that  it is deep1 so    
thou art to know its breadth1 that is1  
that it is  broad2 it is broader than   
the sea1 a river that cannot be passed  

over 7,eze #dg3e74 ,never did man yet go
 from one side of this river  to the    
other when the waters indeed were risen2
 and now they are  risen1 even now they 
proceed out of the throne of ,god and of
 the  ,lamb too4 ,hence this grace is   
called 'the unsearchable riches of      
,christ' 7,eph #c3h74 ,sinner1 sick     
sinner1 what sayest thou to this8       
,wouldst thou wade8 wouldst thou swim8  
here thou mayest swim1 it  is deep1 yet 
fordable at first entrance4 ,and when   
thou thinkest  that thou hast gone      
through and through it1 yet turn again  
and try  once more1 and thou shalt find 
it deeper than hell1 and a river  that  
cannot be passed over4 ,if thou canst   
swim1 here thou mayest  roll up and down
 as the fishes do in the sea4#g ,nor    
needest thou  fear drowning in this     
river1 it will bear thee up1 and carry  
thee  over the highest hills1 as ,noah's
 waters did carry the ark4 ,but1        
,third4 ,as this river of water of life 
is deep and large1 so it is  a river    

that is full of waters4 ,a river may be 
deep and not full4  ,a river may be     
broad and not deep4 ,aye1 but here is a 
river deep  and broad1 and full too4    
',thou waterest it2 thou greatly        
enrichest  it with the river of ,god1   
which is full of water' 7,psa #fe3i74   
,full of grace and truth4 ,fill the     
water-pots1 saith ,christ1 up to  the   
brim4 ,the waters of a full cup the     
wicked shall have2 and a  river full of 
the water of life is provided for those 
who indeed  have a desire thereto4      
,fourth4 ,as this river is deep1 broad1 
and full1 so it still  aboundeth with   
water4 ,the waters1 says the prophet1   
'were risen'  7,eze #dg3d74 ,hence1 the 
,holy ,ghost saith1 ,god causeth the    
waters to  flow 7,psa #adg3ah74 ,and    
again1 ',and it shall come to pass in   
that  day the day of the gospel that the
 mountains shall drop down  new wine1   
and the hills shall flow with milk1 and 
all the rivers  of ,judah shall flow    
with waters1 and a fountain shall come  

forth  of the house of the ,lord1 and   
shall water the valley of ,shittim'     
7,joel #c3ah74 ,when a river overflows  
it has more water than its  banks can   
bound3 it has water4 ',behold1 he smote 
the rock1 that  the waters gushed out1  
and the streams overflowed' 7,psa       
#gh3bj74  ,this river of water of life1 
which is also signified by these        
waters1 is a river that abounds and that
 overflows its banks in an  infinite and
 unspeakable manner4 ,thus much for the 
river1 to wit1  what a river of water of
 life it is4 ,it is a river deep1 broad1
  full1 and abounding with this water1  
with this ,spirit and grace  of the     
gospel4    ,inferences to be drawn from 
this term ,,river4    ,,second4 ,now ,i 
shall come to draw some inference from  
it1 that is1  from this term1 a river4  
,a river of water of life4    ,first4   
,then1 a river is water that is common1 
common in the  streams1 though otherwise
 in the head4 ,this river proceeds out  
of the throne1 and so1 as to its rise1  

it is special2 it is also  called the   
water of life1 and as it is such1 it is 
special2 but  as it is a river it is    
common1 and of common use1 and for      
common  good4 ,hence the grace of ,god  
is called the common salvation 7,jude   
#c71 for that by the word there is no   
restraint1 no denial to or  forbidding  
of any that will1 from receiving        
thereof4    ,and whosoever will1 let him
 take the water of life freely 7,rev    
#bb3ag74 ,what can more fully declare   
the commonness of a thing8 ,yea1  this  
river is called1 at the very head of it1
 an 'open fountain1'  a fountain opened 
to the house of ,david and to the       
inhabitants  of ,jerusalem 7,zech       
#ac3a74 ,and by ,david or ,judah and    
,jerusalem is  comprehended every soul  
that would drink of the water of life or
  living water4 ,and hence it is that   
this river is said to 'go down  into the
 desert and go into the sea1' where all 
kinds of fishes  are 7,eze #dg3h74 ,by  
sea is meant the world1 and by fish the 

people1  and thither shall run this     
river of water of life4 ,but1           
,second4 ,though a river1 in the streams
 of it1 is common1 yet a  river1 as it  
passes through a country or province1   
will choose  its own way1 it will run in
 the valleys1 in the plains1 not over   
steeples and hills4 ,it will also fetch 
its compasses and circuits2  it will go 
about and reach hither and thither1 and 
according to  its courses it will miss  
by its turnings what places and people  
it  lists1 yet it is common1 for that it
 lies open1 yet it is common  for all   
the beasts of the field4 ,there is1     
therefore1 a difference  to be put      
betwixt the commonness of a thing and   
its presence4 ,a  thing may be common1  
yet far enough off of thee4 ,epsom1     
,tunbridge  waters1 and the ,bath1 may  
be common1 but yet a great way off  of  
some that have need thereof4#h ,the same
 may be said of this  river1 it is      
common in the streams1 but it runs its  
own circuit1  and keeps its own         

water-courses4 ',he sendeth the springs 
into  the valleys which run among the   
hills' 7,psa #ajd3aj74 ,indeed1 he      
openeth his river in high places1 in his
 throne1 and of the ,lamb1  but still   
they run in the midst of the valleys to 
water the humble  and the lowly4        
,wherefore1 they that thirst and would  
drink are bid  to come down to the      
waters--',ho1 every one that thirsteth1 
come  ye to the waters1 and he that hath
 no money1 come ye1 buy1' c4  7,isa     
#ee3a74 ,and again1 ',if any man thirst1
 let him come unto me  and drink' 7,john
 #g3cg74 ,the waters are common1 but you
 must come  to them1 to them where they 
are1 or you will be nothing the better  
for them4 ',come ye to the waters4'     
,third4 ,this water of life is called a 
river1 to intimate to you  by what store
 of the same it is supplied4 ,all rivers
 have the sea  for their original3 ',all
 the rivers run into the sea1 yet the   
sea  is not full2 unto the place from   
whence the rivers come1 thither  they   

return again' 7,eccl #a3g74i ,and so    
this river of water of  life is said to 
proceed out of the throne1 as out of a  
place where  it breaketh out1 but the   
original is the sea1 the ocean of grace1
  which is an infinite ,deity4 ',thou   
wilt cast all their sins into  the      
depths of the sea1 into the depth of the
 sea of thy grace'  7,micah #g3ai74     
,rivers1 when they are broken up1 do    
with their  gliding streams carry away a
 great deal of the filth1 which from    
all parts of the countries through which
 they run1 is conveyed  into them2 and  
they carry it away into the sea1 where  
it is  everlastingly swallowed up4#aj   
,and1 ,o6 the filth that is cast  into  
this river of ,god6 and1 ,o6 how many   
dirty sinners are washed  white therein1
 for by its continual gliding away1 it  
carrieth that  filth into the midst of  
the sea4    ,a river will take away the 
very stink of a dead dog3 nor doth  all 
the soil and draught that is cast into  
the rivers1 cause that  those that can  

should be afraid to make use thereof3   
all that have  need do betake themselves
 to this river notwithstanding4 ,but how
  much more virtue is there in this     
sweet river of grace that is  designed1 
yea1 opened on purpose1 to wash away sin
 and uncleanness  in1 to carry away all 
our filth1 and to remain as virtuous    
still6    ,fourth4 ,it is called a      
river1 to show that it yields a         
continual  supply1 as ,i may call it1 of
 new and fresh grace4 ,rivers yield     
continually fresh and new water4 ,for   
though the channel or  watercourse in   
which the water runs is the same1 yet   
the waters  themselves are always new4  
,that water that but one minute since   
stood in this place or that of the      
river1 is now gone1 and new  and fresh  
is come in its place4 ,and thus it is   
with the river of  ,god1 which is full  
of water2 it yieldeth continually fresh 
supplies1  fresh and new supplies of    
grace to those that have business in    
those waters4 ,and this is the reason   

that when sin is pardoned1  it seems as 
if it were carried away4 ,those waters  
have1 with their  continual streams1    
carried away the filth of the sinner    
form before  his face4 ,it is not so    
with ponds1 pools1 and cisterns2 they   
will  be foul and stink1 if they be not 
often emptied1 and filled again  with   
fresh water4 ,we must then put a        
difference between the grace  that      
dwelleth in us1 and this river of water 
of life4 ,we are but  as ponds1 pools1  
and cisterns1 that can hold but little1 
and shall  also soon stink1             
notwithstanding the grace of ,god is in 
us1 if we  be not often emptied from    
vessel to vessel1 and filled with fresh 
grace from this river 7,jer #dh3aa74    
,but the river is always sweet1  nor can
 all the filth that is washed out of the
 world make it stink1  or infect it3 its
 water runs with a continual gliding    
stream1 and  so carries away all        
annoyance1 as was said1 into the depth  
of the  sea4    ,fifth4 ,the grace of   

,god is called a river1 to show that it 
is only  suited to those who are capable
 of living therein4 ,water1 though  it  
is that which every creature desireth1  
yet it is not an element  in which every
 creature can live4 ,who is it that     
would not have  the benefit of grace1 of
 a throne of grace8 ,but who is it that 
can  live by grace8 ,even none1 but     
those whose temper and constitution  is 
suited to grace4 ,hence1 as the grace of
 ,god is compared to a  ,,river1 so     
those that live by grace are compared to
 ,,fish3 for that  as water is that     
element in which the fish liveth1 so    
grace is  that which is the life of the 
saint4 ',and there shall be a very      
great multitude of fish1 because these  
waters shall come thither2  for they    
shall be healed1 and everything shall   
live whither the  river cometh' 7,eze   
#dg3i74 ,art thou a fish1 ,o man1 art   
thou a fish8  ,canst thou live in the   
water2 canst thou live always1 and      
nowhere  else1 but in the water8 ,is    

grace thy proper element8 ,the fish     
dieth if she be taken out of the water1 
unless she be timely put  in again2 the 
saint dieth if he be not in this river4 
,take him  from this river1 and nothing 
can make him live2 let him have water1  
water of life enough1 and nothing can   
make him die4    ,i know that there are 
some things besides fish1 that can make 
a shift to live in the water2 but the   
water is not their proper1  their only  
proper element4 ,the frog can live in   
the water1 but  not in the water only2  
the otter can live in the water1 but not
 in  the water only4 ,give some men     
grace and the world1 grace and sin2     
admit them to make use of their lusts   
for pleasure1 and of grace  to remove   
their guilt1 and they will make a pretty
 good shift1 as  we say2 they will      
finally scrabble on in a profession2 but
 hold  them to grace only1 confine their
 life to grace1 put them into  the      
river1 and let them have nothing but    
river1 and they die2 the  word1 and way1

 and nature of grace1 is to them as     
light bread1#aa  and their soul can do  
no other but loath it1 for they are not 
suited and tempered for that element4   
,they are fish1 not frogs1  that can    
live in the river1 as in their only     
proper element4  ,wherefore1 the grace  
of ,god1 and ,spirit of grace1 is       
compared to  a river1 to show that none 
but those can live thereby whose souls  
and spirits are suited and fitted       
thereto4    ,sixth4 ,the grace1 and     
,spirit of grace of ,god1 is called or  
compared  to a river1 to answer those   
unsatiable desires1 and to wash away    
those mountainous doubts that attend    
those that indeed do thirst  for that   
drink4 ,the man that thirsteth with     
spiritual thirst1 fears  nothing more   
than that there is not enough to quench 
his thirst4  ,all the promises and      
sayings of ,god's ministers to such a   
man  seem but as thimbles instead of    
bowls 7,psa #fc3a1 #adc3f74 ,i mean  so 
long as his thirst and doubts walk hand 

in hand together4 ,there  is not enough 
in this promise2 ,i find not enough in  
that promise  to quench the drought of  
my thirsting soul4 ,he that thirsteth   
aright1 nothing but ,god can quench his 
thirst4 ',my soul thirsteth  for ,god1  
for the living ,god' 7,psa #db3b1 #fc3a1
 #adc3f74 ,well1 what  shall be done for
 this man8 ,will his ,god humour him1   
and answer his  desires8 ,mark what     
follows3 ',when the poor and needy seek 
water1  and there is none1' 7and they   
can find none1 when all the promises    
seem to be dry1 and like clouds that    
return after the rain71 'and  their     
tongue faileth for thirst1 ,i1 the      
,lord1 will hear them4'  ,aye1 but      
,lord1 what wilt thou do to quench their
 thirst8 ',i will  open rivers1' saith  
he1 'in high places1 and fountains in   
the midst  of the valleys4 ,i will make 
the wilderness a pool of water1 and  the
 dry land springs of water' 7,isa       
#da3ag1ah74 ,behold6 here are  rivers   
and fountains1 a pool1 and springs1 and 

all to quench the  thirst of them that  
thirst for ,god4    ,wherefore1 as ,i   
said1 such provision for the thirsty    
intimates their  fears of want and the  
craving appetite of their souls after   
,god4  ,right spiritual thirst is not to
 be satisfied without abundance  of     
grace4 ,and 'they shall be abundantly   
satisfied with the fatness  of thy      
house1 and thou shalt make them drink of
 the river of thy  pleasures' 7,psa     
#cf3h74    ,seventh4 ,the grace of ,god 
is compared to a river1 to show the     
greatness of the family of ,god4 ,he has
 a family1 a great family1  and1        
therefore1 it is not a little that must 
be provided for  them4 ,when ,israel    
went out of ,egypt1 and thirsted by the 
way1 ,god  provided for them a river2 he
 made it gush out of the rock2 for1     
alas6 what less than a river could      
quench the thirst of more than  six     
hundred thousand men1 besides women and 
children8 7,psa #gh3bj74    ,i say1 what
 less than a river could do it8 ,when   

the people lusted  for flesh1 ,moses    
said1 ',shall the flocks and the herds  
be slain  for them to suffice them8 or  
shall all the fish of the sea be        
gathered together for them to suffice   
them8' 7,num #aa3bb74 ,even  so could   
not less than a river sustain and       
suffice that great  people4 ,now his    
people in gospel days are not to be     
diminished1  but increased2 and if then 
they had need of a river1 surely now  of
 a sea2 but the river is deep and broad1
 full1 and abounds1 or  rises with      
water1 so it will suffice4    ,eighth4  
,the grace of ,god is compared to a     
river1 perhaps to show  of what a low   
esteem it is with the rich and the full4
 ,the destitute  indeed embrace the rock
 instead of a shelter1 and the poor and 
needy1 they seek water3 but they that   
can drink wine in bowls1  that can      
solace themselves with1 as they think1  
better things1  they come not to this   
river to drink2 they never say they     
shall  die if they drink not of this    

water4 ,it is1 therefore1 for the poor  
and needy1 ,god will lead ,,them to his 
'living fountains of waters1'  and will 
'wipe away all tears from ,,their eyes' 
7,rev #g3ag74 ,and  thus ,i pass the    
second and come to the third particular1
 and that  is1 to show the head and     
spring from whence this river proceeds1 
or springs4    ,,the ,,head ,,or        
,,well-,,spring ,,of ,,the ,,water ,,of 
,,life4    ,,third4 ,rivers have their  
heads from whence they rise1 out of     
which they spring1 and so1 accordingly1 
we read this river has2  wherefore he   
saith1 ',he showed me a pure river of   
water of life1  clear as crystal1       
proceeding out of the throne of ,god and
 of the  ,lamb4'    ,,god4 ,god is here 
to be taken for the whole ,godhead1     
,father1 ,son1  and ,spirit1 for that   
grace proceeds from them all2 the grace 
of  the ,father1 the grace of the ,son1 
and the grace of the ,spirit is  here   
included4 ,hence1 as the ,father is     
called 'the ,god of grace'  7#a ,peter  

#e3aj73 so the ,son is said to be full  
of grace1 grace to  be communicated     
7,john #a3ad-af71 and the ,holy ,ghost  
is called 'the  ,spirit of grace' 7,heb 
#aj3bi74 ,so then by this we perceive   
whence  grace comes4 ,were all the world
 gracious1 if ,god were not gracious1   
what was man the better8 ,if the        
,father1 or the ,son1 or the ,holy      
,ghost1 are gracious1 if they were not  
all gracious1 what would it  profit8    
,but now ,god is gracious1 the three    
persons in the ,godhead  are gracious1  
and so long they that seek grace are    
provided for2  for that1 there proceeds 
from them a river1 or grace like a      
flowing  stream2 indeed the original of 
grace to sinners is the good will  of   
,god2 none can imagine how loving ,god  
is to sinful man4 ,a little  of it is   
seen1 but they that see most1 see but a 
little4    ,,the ,,lamb4 ,but there is  
added1 'and of the ,lamb4' ,the ,lamb   
is1  ,jesus as sacrificed1 ,jesus as    
man1 and suffering4 ,hence you have  the

 ,lamb1 at the first vision of the      
throne1 set forth unto us1  that is1 as 
slain4 ',and ,i beheld1 and lo1 in the  
midst of the  throne and of the four    
beasts1 and in the midst of the elders1 
stood a ,lamb as it had been slain'     
7,rev #e3f74 ,wherefore1 by this  word  
,lamb1 we are to understand who1 or by  
what means1 grace doth  now run from the
 throne of ,god1 like a river1 to the   
world4 ,it is  because of1 or through   
the ,lamb4 ,we are 'justified freely by 
the  grace of ,god through the          
redemption that is in ,christ ,jesus1   
whom  ,god hath set forth to be a       
propitiation1 through faith in his      
blood'  7,rom #c3bd74 ,and again1 ',we  
have redemption through his blood1'     
even 'the forgiveness of sins1 according
 to the riches of ,god's  grace' 7,eph  
#a3g74    ,nor doth the ,lamb of ,god1  
by becoming a means1 through death1 of  
the conveyance of grace to us1 at all   
darken the nature or glory  of grace1   
but rather doth set it off the more4    

,for wherein can  grace or love more    
appear than in his laying down his life 
for us8  ,i speak now of the grace of   
the ,son4 ,and wherein could the nature 
and glory of grace of the ,father more  
appear than in giving his  ,son to death
 for us1 that grace might1 in a way of  
justice as  well as mercy1 be bestowed  
upon the world8 ,wherefore1 as he saith 
here1 that the river of water of life   
proceedeth from ,god1 so he  adds that  
the ,lamb1 because he would have us     
while we are entangled  and overcome    
with this river of ,god's pleasure1 not 
forget what  it cost the ,lamb of ,god  
that this grace might come unto us4     
,for the riches of grace and of wisdom  
are1 that grace comes to us  not only in
 a way of mercy and compassion1 but in a
 way of justice  and equity2 but that   
could be by no other means but by       
redeeming  blood4 ,which redeeming blood
 came not from us1 nor yet through  our 
contrivance or advice2 wherefore1       
whatever it is to the ,lamb1  still all 

is of grace to us4 ,yea1 the higher1 the
 greater1 the  richer is grace1 by how  
much the more it cost the ,father and   
the  ,lamb1 that we might enjoy it4     
,when a man shall not only design  me a 
purse of gold1 but shall venture his    
life to bring it to me1  this is grace  
indeed4 ,but1 alas6 what are a thousand 
such short  comparisons to the          
unsearchable love of ,christ4    ,the   
,lamb1 then1 is he from whom1 by1 or    
through whom the grace of  ,god doth    
come to us4 ,it proceeds from the throne
 of ,god and of  the ,lamb4 ,and it     
proceeds from him now as a donator3 from
 him1 not  only as a means of           
conveyance1 but as one that has power to
 give  grace2 power1 as he is the ,son  
of ,man4 ,for as the ,son of ,man he  is
 the ,lamb1 and as he is the ,lamb it   
cometh from him4 ',the ,son  of man hath
 power on earth to forgive sins' 7,matt 
#i3f74 ,and that  before he had actually
 paid to ,god the price of our          
redemption4  ,but how much more now8    

,wherefore ,paul1 in his prayer for     
grace  and peace for saints1 supplicates
 both ,god and the ,lamb--',grace  be to
 you1 from ,god our ,father1 and from   
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ'  7,eph #a3b2  
#a ,cor #a3c2 #b ,cor #a3b2 ,gal #a3c74 
',proceeding out of the throne4'        
,formerly this river of water is  said  
to come from under the threshold of the 
house of the ,lord 7,eze  #dg3a74 ,and  
it is1 said again1 they 'shall go out   
from ,jerusalem1'  that is1 the church  
or house of ,god still 7,zech #ad3h74   
,in that  they are said to come out from
 under the threshold1 it may be to      
intimate that they ran but low formerly1
 if compared to what they  do now4      
,which might also be signified by this1 
that they 'issued  out1' that that      
issues out ordinarily comes forth but   
slowly4  ,also the prophet saith1 the   
first time he went through the waters1  
they were but up to the ankles 7,eze    
#dg3c1d74 ,but what is ankle-deep  to   
that which followeth after8 ,it is said 

also to come out from  ,jerusalem1      
where1 ,i perceive1 were no great       
rivers1 to intimate1  that as long as   
the first priesthood1 first temple1 and 
type1 were  in their splendour1 only the
 shadow of heavenly things were in  use1
 and that then grace ran but slowly1 nor
 would run much faster1  because ,jesus 
was not yet glorified4 ,for the ,spirit 
and abundance  of grace was to be given 
not before but after his ascension4     
,wherefore1 now ,jesus is ascended1 now 
he is glorified1 now grace  proceeds    
from the throne1 not from the threshold 
of the house4  ',he shewed me a pure    
river of water of life1 clear as        
crystal1  proceeding out of the throne  
of ,god1 and of the ,lamb4'    ,,the    
,,throne4 ,that of which the mercy-seat 
was a type1 that which  is called the   
throne of grace 7,exo #be3ag2 ,heb      
#d3af74 ,and it is  called the throne of
 grace1 even1 therefore1 because it is  
that  from or out of which proceeds this
 river of water of life1 this           

overflowing grace of ,god4 ,now1 it may 
be asked what is the throne  of grace8  
and ,i shall answer it is the humanity  
of ,christ4 ,he is  the throne1 he is   
the ,jacob in which ,god sitteth 7,isa  
#bb3bb1bc74  ,and he shall be for a     
glorious throne to his ,father's house  
7,rev  #c3g74 ,the fulness of the       
,godhead dwells in him bodily2 and ,god 
was in ,christ reconciling the world    
unto himself1 nor can grace  come to men
 but by ,christ1 nor can ,god rest as to
 our salvation but  in him4 ,but because
 ,i have spoken of this thing more      
particularly  upon that text1 ',let us  
therefore come boldly unto the throne of
  grace1' c41 ,i shall1 therefore1 here 
say no more4    ,only1 methinks1 it is a
 glorious title that the ,holy ,ghost   
has  given to the humanity of ,christ1  
in that he calls it the throne  of ,god2
 and methinks he gives it the highest   
preference in that  he saith1 out thence
 proceeds a pure river of water of life3
 we  will a little1 therefore1 speak    

something to this word--the throne1  the
 throne of ,god4    ,first4 ,a throne is
 the seat of majesty and greatness2 it  
is not for  things of an inferior       
quality to ascend or assume a throne4   
,now1  then1 since this river of water  
of life proceeds from the throne1  it   
intimates1 that in grace and mercy there
 is great majesty2 for  grace1 as it    
proceeds1 has a voice from the throne4  
,and1 indeed1  there is nothing in      
heaven or earth that can so ,,awe the   
heart as  the grace of ,god 7,hosea     
#c3e74 ,it is that which makes a man    
fear1  it is that which makes a man     
tremble1 it is that which makes a man   
bow and bend1 and break to pieces 7,jer 
#cb3i74 ,nothing has that  majesty and  
commanding greatness in and upon the    
hearts of the  sons of men as has the   
grace of ,god4 ,so that1 ,i say1 when he
 saith  that this river of grace        
proceeds out of the throne of ,god1 it  
is  to show us what a majesty1 what a   
commanding greatness1 there is  in      

grace4 ,the love of ,christ constraineth
 us4    ,when ,moses went up to the     
mount the first time to receive the     
law1 he did exceedingly fear and quake4 
,why8 because of the fire  and smoke1   
thick darkness and thunder1 c4 ,but when
 he went up the  second time thither1   
'he made haste and bowed his head toward
 the  earth1 and worshipped4' ,but why8 
because it was before proclaimed that   
'the ,lord was merciful and gracious1   
long-suffering1 and abundant  in        
goodness and truth2 keeping mercy for   
thousands1 forgiving  iniquity1 and     
transgression1 and sin1' c4 7,exo       
#cd3f-i74    ,there is nothing          
overmastereth the heart like grace1 and 
so obligeth  to sincere and unfeigned   
obedience as that4 ',examine me1 ,o     
,lord1'  said ,david1 'and prove me2 try
 my reins and my heart4 ,for thy  loving
 kindness is before mine eyes3 and ,i   
have walked in thy  truth' 7,psa        
#bf3b1c74 ,therefore1 he saith again1 ,o
 ,lord our ,god1  'how excellent is thy 

loving kindness' in all the earth6 and  
that  loving kindness is marvellous2 for
 it has that majesty and that  excellent
 glory in it as to command the heart and
 subdue sin4 ,and1  therefore1 grace has
 given to it the title of sovereignty1  
or of  one that reigns4 ,the throne is  
called 'the throne of grace' 7,heb      
#d3af71 that on which it sits and       
reigns1 as well as that from whence  it 
proceeds3 ',grace reigns through        
righteousness unto eternal life  by     
,jesus ,christ our ,lord' 7,rom #e3ba74 
,second4 ,as a throne is a seat of      
majesty and greatness1 and so  can awe1 
so it is the seat of authority and      
legislative power1 and  so will awe2    
this is confirmed from what was said but
 now1 'grace  reigns4' ,wherefore it is 
expected that they that hear the word of
  ,god's grace should submit thereto1   
and that at their peril4 ',he  that     
believes not shall be damned1' is a word
 of power1 of law1 and  of authority1   
and the contemner shall find it so4     

,grace proceeds  from the throne1 from  
the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb4    
,wherefore1  sinner1 here is laid a     
necessity upon thee1 one of the two must
  be thy lot2 either thou must accept of
 ,god's grace1 and be content  to be    
saved freely thereby1 notwithstanding   
all thy undeservings  and unworthiness1 
or else thou must be damned for thy     
rebellion  and for thy rejecting of this
 grace4 ,wherefore1 consider with       
thyself and think what is best to be    
done4 ,is it better that thou  submit to
 the grace and mercy of ,god1 and that  
thou acceptest of  grace to reign for   
thee1 in thee1 and over thee1 than that 
thou  shouldst run the hazard of eternal
 damnation because thou wouldst  not be 
saved by grace8 ,consider of this1 ,i   
say1 for grace is now  in authority1 it 
reigns and proceeds from the ,,throne4  
,now1 you  know1 it is dangerous        
opposing1 rejecting1 despising1 or      
disowning  of them in authority2 better 
speak against twenty than against  one  

that is in authority4 ,if 'the wrath of 
a king is as messengers  of death'      
7,prov #af3ad71 if the wrath of the king
 'is as the roaring  of a lion1' what is
 the wrath of ,god8 7,prov #ai3ab74 ,and
 you know1  to despise grace1 to refuse 
pardon1 to be unwilling to be saved     
from the guilt and punishment due to    
treasons1 the king's way1  since that   
also is the best way1 how will that     
provoke8 how hot  will that make wrath8 
,but to accept of grace1 especially when
 it  is free grace1 grace that reigns1  
grace from the throne1 how sweet  is it8
 ',his favour is as dew upon the grass4'
    ,this1 therefore1 calls for thy most
 grave and sedate thoughts4  ,thou art  
in a strait1 wilt thou fly before       
,moses1 or with ,david  fall into the   
hands of the ,lord8 wilt thou go to hell
 for sin1  or to life by grace8 ,one of 
the two1 as was said before1 must be    
thy lot3 for grace is king1 is upon the 
throne1 and will admit of  no other way 
to glory4 ,in and by it thou must stand1

 if thou hast  any hope1 or canst at all
 'rejoice in hope of the glory of ,god' 
7,rom #e3b74    ,third4 ,as the throne  
is the seat of majesty and authority1 so
 it  is the highest seat of authority4  
,there is none above the throne1  there 
is no appeal from the throne4 ,there are
 inferior courts of  judicature1 there  
are under-governors1 and they may       
sometimes1  perhaps1 be faulty2         
wherefore in some cases an appeal from  
such  may be lawful or permitted2 but   
from the throne none can appeal4  ,now  
grace is upon the throne1 reigns upon   
the throne1 proceeds  from the throne4  
,a man may appeal from the law to the   
throne1 from  ,moses to ,christ1 from   
him that spake on earth to him that     
speaks  from heaven2 but from heaven to 
earth1 from ,christ to ,moses1 none  can
 appeal1 ,moses himself has forbid it4  
,for ',moses truly said  unto the       
fathers1 ,a prophet shall the ,lord your
 ,god raise up unto  you1 of your       
brethren like1 unto me2 him shall ye    

hear in all things  whatsoever he shall 
say unto you4 ,and it shall come to     
pass1 that  every soul1 which will not  
hear that prophet1 shall be destroyed   
from among the people' 7,acts #c3bb1bc74
    ,see here1 this ,,new prophet judges
 in the highest court2 he is  master of 
grace1 the throne by which grace reigns2
 and even ,moses  admits that from      
himself an appeal may be made to this   
prophet2  yea1 he allows that men may   
flee from himself to this prophet for   
refuge2 but there must be no appeal from
 him4 ,thou must hear him  or die4 ,how 
shall we escape1 'if we turn away from  
him that speaketh  from heaven8' 7,heb  
#ab3be74    ,this1 therefore1 is to be  
duly weighed and deeply considered by   
us4 ,it is not a saint1 nor a minister1 
nor a prophet1 nor an angel  that       
speaks1 for all these are but servants1 
but inferiors2 no1  it is a voice from  
the throne1 from authority1 from the    
highest  authority2 it is the ,lord from
 heaven4 ,this grace proceeds from  the 

throne1 and1 therefore1 men must stand  
and fall by what shall  come from hence4
 ,he that comes not hither to drink     
shall die for  thirst4 ,he that refuses 
this water now1 shall not have so much  
as  will hang upon the tip of his       
finger1 if it would save his soul1      
hereafter4 ',how shall we escape1 if we 
neglect so great salvation'  7,heb      
#b3c74    ,apostates will1 therefore1   
from hence find gripping pangs and      
burning coals1 for they have turned     
themselves away from this  throne1 and  
from the grace that proceeds therefrom2 
nor is it to  any purpose whatever they 
plead for themselves4 ,they are fallen  
from grace1 and what can help them8     
,christ is become of none effect  unto  
such1 whosoever is1 that is1 seeks to   
be1 justified by the  law2 they 'are    
fallen from grace' 7,gal #e3d74         
,fourth4 ,the throne is the seat of     
glory1 ',when the ,son of man  shall    
come in his glory1 and all the holy     
angels with him2 then  shall he sit upon

 the throne of his glory' 7,matt        
#be3ca74 ,and if  the throne of judgment
 is the seat of glory1 much more the    
throne  of grace4 ,we will venture then 
to say that the throne of grace  is the 
throne of ,god's glory1 as the throne of
 judgment will be  the throne of        
,christ's glory1 and that grace         
proceedeth from his  throne1 that both  
it and he might have glory2 glory in a  
way of  mercy4    #a4 ,that it might    
have glory2 therefore has he designed   
that grace  shall be effectual in1 and  
to the salvation of some1 even 'to the  
praise of the glory of his grace1       
wherein he hath made us accepted  in his
 ,beloved' 7,eph #a3f74 ,he has         
designed1 not the glory of man's  works1
 but the glory of his own grace2 and1   
therefore1 has put  man's works1 as to  
justification before ,god1 under his    
feet1 and  counts them as filthy rags2  
but has set his grace up above1 has     
made it a king1 given it authority to   
reign1 has provided for it  a throne1   

and called that throne the throne of    
grace1 from whence  it also proceeds to 
its own praise and glory1 in and by the 
effectual salvation of those that       
receive it1 and receive it not  in vain4
    #b4 ,as grace is exalted1 and made  
to proceed out of the throne1 to  its   
own praise1 to its own glory2 so is it  
also thus exalted and  made flow to us  
like a river1 that we should be the     
praise of the  glory of him that hath   
exalted it4 ,we that receive it1 and    
submit  unto the throne whence it       
proceeds1 have thereby 'obtained an     
inheritance1 being predestinated        
according to the purpose of him  who    
worketh all things after the counsel of 
his own will1 that we  should be to the 
praise of his glory' 7,eph #a3aa1ab74   
,so that this  throne is a throne of    
glory4 ',a glorious high throne1 from   
the  beginning is the place of our      
sanctuary' 7,jer #ag3ab74 ,now what     
follows from this1 but that they that   
accept of this grace give  glory to     

,god1 to his grace1 and to the word of  
his grace2 such1  ,i say1 'glorify ,god 
for his mercy' 7,rom #ae3i74 ',they     
glorify ,god  for your professed        
subjection to the gospel of ,christ' 7#b
 ,cor  #i3ac71 which is the gospel or   
good tidings 'of the grace of ,god'     
7,acts #bj3bd74 ,they1 with ,abraham1   
believe1 and give glory to ,god  7,rom  
#d3bj74 ,and with the ,gentiles they    
glorify the word of the  ,lord 7,acts   
#ac3dh74    ,but to slight grace1 to do 
despite to the ,spirit of grace1 to     
prefer our own works to the derogating  
from grace1 what is it but  to contemn  
,god8 to contemn him when he is on the  
throne1 when he  is on the throne of his
 glory8 ,i say1 it is to spit in his    
face1  even then when he commands thee  
to bow before him1 to subject unto  him1
 and to glorify the grace of his glory1 
that proceeds from the  throne of his   
glory4 ,if men in old time were damned  
because they  glorified him not as ,god1
 shall not they be more than damned1 if 

more than damned can be1 who glorify him
 not for his grace8 ,and1  to be sure1  
none glorify him for his grace but those
 that close  in therewith1 and submit   
themselves thereto4 ,talkers of grace   
are  but mockers of ,god1 but flatterers
 of ,god4 ,those that only talk  highly 
of grace1 and submit not themselves unto
 it1 are but like  to those that praise 
a look1 or flatter him in his own       
conceits4  ,grace ,god has exalted1 has 
set it upon the throne1 and so made it  
a king1 and given it authority to reign2
 and thou goest by1 and  hearest        
thereof1 but wilt not submit thyself    
thereto1 neither thy  soul nor thy life2
 why1 what is this more than to flatter 
,god with  thy lips1 and than to lie    
unto him with thy tongue8 what is this  
but to count him less wise than thyself8
 while he seeks glory by  that by which 
thou wilt not glorify him2 while he     
displays his  grace before thee in the  
world from the throne1 and as thou goest
  by1 with a nod thou callest it a fine 

thing1 but followest that  which leadeth
 therefrom8 ,tremble1 tremble1 ye       
sinners1 that have  despised the        
richness of his goodness2 the day is    
coming when ye  shall behold1 and       
wonder1 and perish1 if grace prevaileth 
not with  you to be content to be saved 
by it to the praise of its glory1 and   
to the glory of him who hath set it upon
 the throne 7,acts #ac3ch-da74          
,fifth4 ,the throne is the seat of      
wisdom4 ,hence1 he is called 'the       
,ancient of ,days1' that sits on this   
throne1 the throne of ,god 7,dan  #g3i74
 ,infinite in wisdom1 whose garments    
were white as snow1 and  the hair of his
 head like pure wool4 ,by ,ancient of   
,days1 and in  that it is said the hair 
of his head is like the pure wool1 his  
wisdom is set forth unto us4 ,wherefore1
 when we read that out of  the throne   
proceeds a river of grace2 when we read 
this proceedeth  out of the throne of   
,god1 it is as much as to say the wise  
,god1  who most perfectly knoweth all   

ways1 counteth1 in his wisdom1  that to 
save men by grace is the best1 most     
safe1 and sure way3  ',therefore it is  
of faith1 that it might be by grace1 to 
the end  the promise might be sure to   
all the seed' 7,rom #d3af74 ,and1 again1
  forgiveness is according to the riches
 of his grace1 wherein  he hath abounded
 toward us in all wisdom and prudence   
7,eph  #a3g1h74--,wherefore1 to set     
grace upon the throne1 to let grace     
proceed out of the throne as a river1 is
 by the wise ,god1 the only  wise ,god1 
counted the best way1 the safest way1   
the way that doth  best suit the        
condition of a sinful man1 and that     
tends most to  the utter disappointment 
of the devil1 and death1 and hell4      
,grace  can justify freely1 when it     
will1 who it will1 from what it will4   
,grace can continue to pardon1 favour1  
and save from falls1 in  falls1 out of  
falls4 ,grace can comfort1 relieve1 and 
help those  that have hurt themselves4  
,and grace can bring the unworthy to    

glory4 ,this the law cannot do1 this man
 cannot do1 this angels  cannot do1 this
 ,god cannot do1 but only by the riches 
of his grace1  through the redemption   
that is in ,jesus ,christ4 ,wherefore1  
seeing  ,god has set grace on the       
throne1 and ordered that it should      
proceed  from this throne to the world2 
yea1 seeing he has made it king1  and   
granted to it1 to it only1 the authority
 and sovereignty of  saving souls1 he   
has magnified not only his love1 but his
 wisdom  and his prudence before the    
sons of men4 ,this1 then1 is his  great 
device1 the master-piece of all his     
witty inventions2 and1  therefore1 it is
 said1 as was hinted before1 in this    
thing he hath  proceeded towards us in  
,,all wisdom and prudence 7#b ,sam      
#ad3ad2 ,prov  #h3aa1ab74    ,so then1  
he that comes to1 and drinks of this    
water1 glorifies  ,god for his wisdom1  
praises ,god for his wisdom4 ,such an   
one saith  that ,god is only wise1 and1 
bowing his head1 saith again1 'to  ,god 

only wise1 be glory both now and for    
ever4 ,amen4' ,but he that  shall       
contemn this grace1 confronts the       
highest wisdom1 even wisdom  upon the   
throne2 he saith to himself1 ,i am wiser
 than ,daniel1  than the judgment of    
,god4 ,i could have found out a more    
safe way  to heaven myself2 and had ,i  
been of ,god's council1 ,i would have   
told him so4 ,all this1 so horrible     
blasphemy1 naturally proceeds  from him 
that liketh not that grace should be    
king on the throne1  and should proceed 
out of the throne to the world2 but     
'shall he  that contendeth with the     
,almighty instruct him8' ,he that       
reproveth  ,god1 let him answer it 7,job
 #dj3b74    ,the text says1#ab that this
 very doctrine to the ,greeks1 to the   
wise1 is foolishness1 and the preaching 
of it a foolish thing to  them2 but it  
will appear even then1 when the         
conclusion of all  things is come1 and  
when these wise ones1 by their wisdom1  
have  fooled themselves to hell1 that   

this 'foolishness of ,god is wiser  than
 men1 and the weakness of ,god is       
stronger than men' 7#a ,cor  #a3ba-be74 
,christ ,jesus1 because he was low in   
the world1 is trampled upon by  some1   
but he is a glorious throne to his      
,father's house3 for since  his humility
 was the lowest of all1 now he is       
exalted to be the  throne of ,god1 yea1 
is made the fountain whence grace       
continually  flows1 like the rivers1 and
 comes down to us like a mighty stream4 
,wherefore1 ,i will conclude this with  
both comfort and caution3 with  comfort1
 and that because of the security that  
they are under that  indeed have        
submitted themselves to grace2 'sin     
shall not have  dominion over you2 for  
ye are not under the law1 but under     
grace4'  ,and let it be a caution to    
those that despise4 ,take heed1 it is   
dangerous affronting of the wisdom of   
,god4 ,now here is the wisdom  of ,god1 
even wisdom upon the throne4 ,it pleased
 ,god1 for the glory  of his wisdom1 to 

make this the way3 to wit1 to set up    
grace to  reign4 ,i have often thought1 
and sometimes said1 if ,god will be     
pleased with any way1 surely he will be 
pleased with his own4 ,now  this is the 
way of his own devising1 the fruit and  
effect of his  own wisdom2 wherefore1   
sinner1 please him1 please him in that  
wherein he is well pleased4 ,come to the
 waters1 cast thyself into  them1 and   
fear not drowning2 let ,god alone to    
cause them to carry  thee into his      
paradise1 that thou mayest see his      
throne4    ,sixth4 ,the throne is the   
seat of faithfulness1 the place of      
performing of engagements and promises4 
',when ,i shall receive the             
congregation1' saith ,christ1 ',i will  
judge uprightly1' that is  faithfully   
7,psa #ge3b74 ,and now he has received  
it1 and is made  head over all things to
 it 7,eph #a3bb1bc74 ,and for this cause
 is  he upon the throne1 yea1 is the    
throne1 from whence proceeds all  this  
grace1 that like a river doth flow1 and 

glide from heaven into  the world4 ,this
 river1 then1 is nothing else but the   
fulfilling  of promises2 the faithful   
fulfilling of promises4 ',if ,i go not  
away1 the ,comforter will not come unto 
you2 but if ,i depart1 ,i will  send him
 unto you' 7,john #af3g74 ',this is that
 which was spoken  by the prophet ,joel2
 ,and it shall come to pass in the last 
days1  saith ,god1 ,i will pour out of  
my ,spirit upon all flesh1' c4  7,acts  
#b3af-ah74 ,now this river is the       
,spirit1 the ,spirit and grace  of ,god1
 which was promised by the ,father and  
the ,son1 and now it  comes running from
 the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb4   
,for 'being  by the right hand of ,god  
exalted1 and having received of the     
,father  the promise of the ,holy       
,ghost1 he hath shed forth this which ye
  now see and hear' 7,acts #b3cc74      
,behold1 then1 how mindful1 how careful1
 how faithful our ,father  and the ,lamb
 of ,god is6 ,it is not exaltation1 nor 
glory1 nor a  crown1 nor a kingdom1 nor 

a throne1 that shall make him neglect   
his poor ones on earth4 ,yea1 therefore1
 even because he is exalted  and on the 
throne1 therefore it is that such a     
river1 with its  golden streams1        
proceeds from the throne to come unto   
us4 ,and  it shall proceed to be far    
higher than ever was the swellings of   
,jordan4 ,true1 it runs not so high now 
as in former days1 because  of the curse
 of ,god upon ,antichrist1 by whose     
means the land  of ,god's people is full
 of briers and thorns 7,isa #cb3ac-ag74 
,but  when the tide is at the lowest1   
then it is nearest the rising2  and this
 river will rise1 and in little time be 
no more so low as  but ankle-deep2 it   
will be up to the knees1 to the loins1  
and be  a broad river to swim in 7,eze  
#dg74 ,for 'there the glorious ,lord    
will be unto us a place of broad rivers 
and streams' 7,isa #cc3ba74  ',and there
 shall be no more curse' in the church1 
'but the throne  of ,god and of the     
,lamb shall be in it1 and his servants  

shall  serve him' without molestation   
7,rev #bb3c-f74    ',these sayings are  
faithful and true1' and in faithfulness 
shall  they1 from the throne of ,god and
 of the ,lamb1 be performed to the      
church4 ,faithfulness in him that rules1
 is that which makes ,sion  rejoice2    
because thereby the promises yield milk 
and honey4 ,for  now the faithful ,god1 
that keepeth covenant1 performs to his  
church  that which he told her he would4
 ,wherefore1 our rivers shall run1  and 
our brooks yield honey and butter 7,job 
#bj3ag74 ,let this teach  all ,god's    
people to expect1 to look1 and wait for 
good things  from the throne4 ,but1 ,o6 
methinks this throne1 out of which good 
comes like a river6 who would not be a  
subject to it8 who would  not but       
worship before it8 ,but1    ,seventh4 ,a
 throne is 'the seat of justice4'       
',justice and judgment  are the         
habitation of thy throne' 7,psa #hi3ad74
 ,and it is also from  justice that this
 river of grace flows to us3 justice to 

,christ1  and justice to those that are 
found in him 7,rom #c3bd74 ,god declares
  that he can justly justify1 and justly
 forgive 7#a ,john #a3i74 ,now1  if he  
can justly justify and justly forgive1  
then can he give  grace1 and cause that 
it should proceed to1 yea1 flow after us
  as a river 7#a ,cor #aj3d74 ,the river
 that gushed out of the rock in  the    
wilderness ran after the people there1  
wherefore they wandered  therein4 ,they 
drank of the rock that followed them2   
the rock was  not removed out of his    
place1 but the flood followed them      
whither  they went4 ',he opened the rock
 and the waters gushed out2 they  ran in
 the dry places like a river' 7,psa     
#aje3da74 ,this rock1 saith  he1 was    
,christ1 that is1 figuratively3 and this
 throne is ,christ  really3 and the     
water gushing out of the rock1 and      
following of them  in the wilderness1   
was to show how1 when ,christ became a  
throne1  grace and goodness should      
follow us in the wilderness from thence 

so long as here we abide4 ,wherefore    
,david1 considering this1  said1        
',surely goodness and mercy shall       
,,follow me all the days of  my life1   
and ,i will dwell in the house of the   
,lord for ever' 7,psa  #bc3f74    ,but  
whence must this come8 ,the text says   
from the throne2 from the  throne1 the  
seat of justice2 for from thence1 by    
reason of what  ,,he hath found in      
,christ for us1 he1 in a way of         
righteousness and  justice1 lets out to 
us rivers of his pleasures2 whose       
original  is that great and wide sea of 
mercy that flows in his infinite  heart 
beyond thought4    ,all is paid for both
 ,,us and grace 7,john #g3ci74 ,we are  
bought  with a price 7#a ,cor #f3bj74   
,he has obtained eternal redemption for 
us 7,heb #i3ab74 ,yea1 and as we are    
made his1 and heaven made ours  thus1 so
 this river of grace has been also      
obtained by him for us  7,john #g3ch74  
,wherefore1 all comes to us in a way of 
justice and  righteousness4 ,hence we   

are said to obtain 'faith through the   
righteousness of ,god' 7#b ,peter #a3a71
 that is1 through the justice  of ,god1 
and of ,jesus our ,lord4 ,mark1 here is 
the justice of ,god1  and the justice of
 ,jesus our ,lord2 and we have our faith
 from the  justice of ,god1 because of  
the righteousness of ,jesus our ,lord2  
that  is1 ,jesus answered with works of 
justice the demands of justice2  and    
therefore1 in a way of justice1 grace   
reigns1 and comes to us  like a river1  
as is signified1 for that it is said to 
come to us  out of the throne4          
,again1 grace is said 'to reign through 
righteousness unto eternal  life' 7,rom 
#e3ba74 ,through what righteousness8 the
 righteousness  or justice of ,god by   
,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,by ,jesus    
,christ1 or  for his sake4 ,for for his 
sake1 as ,i said1 we are forgiven2 and  
for his sake have all things pertaining 
to life and godliness4  ,which all      
things come to us1 through1 or down1 the
 stream of this  river in a way of      

justice2 and1 therefore1 it is said to  
come from  the throne4    ,eighth4 ,this
 throne is the seat of grace and mercy2 
and1 therefore1  it is called the       
mercy-seat and throne of grace4 ,this   
throne  turns all into grace1 all into  
mercy4 ,this throne makes all things    
work together for good4 ,it is said of  
,saul's sons1 they were not  buried     
after they were hanged1 until water     
dropped upon them out  of heaven 7#b    
,sam #ba3aj1ad74 ,and it may be said of 
us there is  nothing suffered to come   
near us1 until it is washed in that     
water  that proceeds from the throne of 
grace4 ,hence afflictions flow  from    
grace 7,psa #aai3fg71 persecutions flow 
from grace2 poverty1  sickness1 yea1    
death itself is now made ours by the    
grace of ,god  through ,christ 7#a ,cor 
#c3bb2 ,rev #c3ai2 ,heb #ab3e-g74 ,o    
grace1 ,o happy  church of ,god6 all    
things that happen to thee are1 for     
,christ's  sake1 turned into grace4     
,they talk of the philosopher's stone1  

and how1 if one had it1 it would turn   
all things into gold4 ,o6  but can it   
turn all things into grace8 can it make 
all things work  together for good8 ,no1
 no1 this quality1 virtue1 excellency1  
what  shall ,i call it1 nothing has in  
it1 but the grace that reigns on  the   
throne of grace1 the river that proceeds
 from the throne of  ,god4 ,this1 this  
turns majesty1 authority1 the highest   
authority1  glory1 wisdom1 faithfulness1
 justice1 and all into grace4 ,here is a
  throne6 ,god let us see it4 ,john had 
the honour to see it1 and to  see the   
streams proceeding from it4 ,o sweet    
sight6 ,o heart-ravishing  sight6 ',he  
showed me a pure river of water of life 
proceeding out  of the throne of ,god4' 
,indeed1 as was hinted before1 in the   
days of the reign of ,antichrist  there 
are not those visions of this throne1   
nor of the river that  proceedeth       
therefrom4 ,now he holdeth back the face
 of his throne1  and spreadeth a cloud  
upon it2 but the preserving1 saving     

benefits  thereof we have1 as also have 
all the saints1 in the most cloudy  and 
dark day4 ,and since we can see so      
little1 we must believe the  more2 and  
by believing1 give glory to ,god4 ,we   
must also labour for  more clear        
,scripture knowledge of this throne2 for
 the holy ,word  of ,god is the         
perspective glass by which we may1 and  
the magnifying  glass that will cause us
 to behold1 'with open face1 the glory  
of  the ,lord' 7#b ,cor #c3ah74    ,but1
 methinks1 ,i have yet said nothing of  
this throne1 which is  indeed none other
 but the spotless and glorified humanity
 of the  ,son of ,god4 ,this throne is  
the ,lord ,jesus1 this grace comes from 
the ,divine ,majesty1 as dwelling bodily
 in the ,lord ,jesus4 ,wherefore  let us
 fall down before the throne1 and cast  
our crowns at the foot  of the throne1  
and give thanks to him that sits upon   
the throne1  and to the ,lamb for ever  
and ever4 ,o how should ,jesus be       
esteemed  of6 ,the throne of the king is

 a royal seat3 it is said of ,solomon's1
  'there was not the like made in any   
kingdom' 7#a ,kings #aj3bj74 ,but  of   
this it may be said there is not its    
like in heaven and earth4  ,at the      
setting up of this throne1 the angels   
flocked round about  it1 and the beasts 
and the elders gathered together to see 
it  7,rev #d74 ,when this throne was set
 in heaven1 there was silence1  all the 
heavenly host had no leisure to talk2   
they were surprised  with sight and     
wonder4 ,when this throne was set in    
heaven1 what  talk there was6 it was as 
the music of the trumpet4#ac    ',and   
behold1' says ,john1 'a door was opened 
in heaven2 and the  first voice which ,i
 heard was1 as it were1 of a trumpet    
talking  with me1 which said1 ,come up  
hither1 and ,i will show thee things    
which must be hereafter4 ,and           
immediately ,i was in the ,spirit1 and  
behold a ,,throne ,,was ,,set ,,in      
,,heaven1 and one sat upon the throne4' 
,this throne was ,jesus ,christ exalted1

 ,,set1 that is1 lifted up1 not  as upon
 the cross to the contempt and scorn of 
his person1 but1  as ,i said1 to the    
wonderment of the four beasts1 and the  
elders1  and all the angels in heaven4  
',a throne was set in heaven1 and  one  
sat upon the throne'2 that is1 ,god4    
,and this intimates his  desirable rest 
for ever3 for to sit is to rest1 and    
,christ is his  rest for ever4 ,was it  
not1 therefore1 well worth the seeing8  
,yea1  if ,john had taken the pains to  
go up thither upon his hands and  knees1
 ,i say1 to see the ,lord ,jesus as a   
throne set in heaven1 and  the glory of 
,god resting and abiding upon him1 and  
giving out by  him all things1 not only 
his ,word1 but all his dispensations and
  providences1 to the end of the world2 
and this blessed thing among  the rest1 
even 'a pure river of water of life1    
clear as crystal1'  how richly would he 
have been rewarded for his pains4       
,,the ,,nature ,,and ,,quality ,,of     
,,this ,,water4    ,,fourth4 ,but ,i    

leave this1 and proceed to the fourth   
and last  thing1 namely1 to the nature  
and quality of this water4 ,it is said  
to be pure and clear2 pure and clear as 
crystal4 ',and he showed  me a pure     
river of water of life1 clear as        
crystal4' ,i know that  there is a      
two-fold quality in a thing1 one with   
respect to its  nature1 and the other   
with respect to its operation4 ,the     
first  of these is inherent1 and        
remaineth in the subject being as such1 
and so for the most part useless4 ,the  
other is put forth then  when it meeteth
 with fit matter on which it may freely 
work4 ,as  to instance aquae vitae1 the 
very metaphor here made use of1 hath  a 
quality inherent in it1 but keep it     
stopped up in a bottle1 and  then who   
will may faint notwithstanding2 but     
apply it1 apply it  fitly1 and to such  
as have need thereof1 and then you may  
see its  quality by the operation4 ,this
 water1 or river of grace1 is called1 ,i
  say1 the water of life1 and so1       

consequently1 has a most blessed        
inherent quality2 but its operation is  
seen by its working1  the which it doth 
only then when it is administered and   
received  for those ends for which it is
 administered4 ,for then it revives     
where life is1 and gives life where it  
is not4 ,and thus far1 in  the general1 
have we spoken to it already4 ,we will1 
therefore1 in  this place more          
particularly1 though briefly1 speak a   
few words  unto it4    ,the operative   
quality of this water4    ,,first4 ,then
 this water of life is the very         
groundwork of life in  us1 though not   
the groundwork of life for us4 ,the     
groundwork of  life for us is the       
passion and merits of ,christ1 this is  
that for  the sake of which grace is    
given unto us1 as it is intimated by    
the text2 it proceeds from the throne of
 ,god1 who is ,christ4 ,christ  then    
having obtained grace for us1 must needs
 be precedent1 as  to his merit1 to that
 grace he hath so obtained4 ,besides1 it

 is  clear that the ,spirit and grace   
come from ,god through him2 therefore1  
as to the communications of grace to us1
 it is the fruit of his  merit and      
purchase4 ,but1 ,i say1 in us grace is  
the groundwork of  life2 for though we  
may be said before to live virtually in 
the  person of ,christ before ,god1 yet 
we are dead in ourselves1 and so  must  
be until the ,spirit be poured upon us  
from on high2 for the  ,spirit is life1 
and its graces are life1 and when that  
is infused  by ,god from the throne1    
then we live1 and not till then4 ,and   
hence  it is called1 as before1 living  
water1 the water of life springing  up  
in us to everlasting life4 ,the ,spirit1
 then1 and graces of  the ,spirit1 which
 is the river here spoken of1 is that1  
and that  only1 which can cause us to   
live2 that being life to the soul1  as  
the soul is life to the body4 ,all men1 
therefore1 as was said  before1 though  
elect1 though purchased by the blood of 
,christ1  are dead1 and must be dead1   

until the ,spirit of life from ,god and 
his throne shall enter into them2 until 
they shall drink it in by  vehement     
thirst1 as the parched ground drinks in 
the rain4#ad    ,now when this living   
water is received1 it takes up its seat 
in  the heart1 whence it spreads itself 
to the awakening of all the  powers of  
the soul4 ,for1 as in the first         
creation1 the ,spirit  of ,god moved    
upon the face of the waters1 in order to
 putting of  that creature into that    
excellent fashion and harmony which now 
we behold with our eyes2 even so the new
 creation1 to wit1 the  making of us new
 to ,god1 is done by the overspreading  
of the same  ,spirit also4 ,for the     
,spirit1 as ,i may so say1 sitteth and  
broodeth  upon the powers of the soul1  
as the hen doth on cold eggs1  till they
 wax warm and receive life4 ,the        
,spirit1 then1 warmeth  us1 and bringeth
 the dead and benumbed soul--for so it  
is before  conversion--to a godly sense 
and understanding of states1 of states  

both natural and spiritual2 and this is 
the beginning of the work  of the       
,spirit1 by which the soul is made      
capable of understanding  what ,god and 
himself is4    ,and this drinking in of 
the ,spirit is rather as the ground     
drinks  in rain1 than as a rational soul
 does through sense of the want         
thereof4    ,the ,spirit also garnisheth
 the soul with such things as are proper
  for it1 to the making of it live that 
life that by the ,word of  ,god is      
called for4    ,it implanteth light1    
repentance1 faith1 fear1 love1 desires  
after  ,god1 hope1 sincerity1 and what  
else is necessary for the making  the   
man a saint2 these things1 ,i say1 are  
the fruits and effects  of this ,spirit 
which1 as a river of water of life1     
proceedeth forth  of the throne of ,god 
and of the ,lamb4 ,hence the ,spirit is 
called  the ,spirit of faith1 the       
,spirit of love1 and the ,spirit of a   
sound  mind2 for that the ,spirit is the
 root and original of all these  things1

 by his operations in1 and upon1 the    
face of the soul 7#b  ,cor #d3ac2 ,gal  
#e3bb2 #b ,tim #a3g74    ,but1 again1 as
 this living water1 this ,spirit and the
 grace thereof1  doth thus1 so it also  
maintains these things once planted in  
the  soul1 by its continual waterings of
 them in the soul4 ,hence he  saith1 ',i
 will water it every moment'2 water     
,,it--his vineyard1  the soul of the    
church1 the graces of the church2 and so
 the soul  and graces of every godly man
 7,isa #bg3c74    ,and because it so    
happeneth sometimes1 that some of those 
things  wherewith the ,holy ,ghost has  
beautified the soul may languish to  a  
being1 if not quite dead1 yet 'ready to 
die' 7,rev #c3b71 therefore  he doth not
 only refresh and water our souls1 but  
renews the face  thereof1 by either     
quickening to life that which remains1  
or by  supplying of us with that which  
is new1 to our godly perseverance  and  
everlasting life4 ,thus 'thou visitest  
the earth1 and waterest  it2 thou       

greatly enrichest it with the river of  
,god' 7,psa #fe3i74    ,for this must be
 remembered1 that as the herb that is   
planted1 or  seed sown1 needs watering  
with continual showers of the mountains1
  so our graces1 implanted in us by the 
,spirit of grace1 must also  be watered 
by the rain of heaven4 ',thou waterest  
the ridges thereof  abundantly3 thou    
settlest the furrows thereof3 thou makes
 it soft  with showers3 thou blessest   
the springing thereof' 7,psa #fe3aj74   
,hence he says that our graces shall    
grow4 ,but how8 ',i will be as  the dew 
unto ,israel3 he shall grow as the lily1
 and cast forth  his roots as ,lebanon4 
,his branches shall spread1 and his     
beauty  shall be as the olive tree1 and 
his smell as ,lebanon4 ,they that  dwell
 under his shadow shall return2 they    
shall revive as the corn1  and grow as  
the vine3 the scent thereof shall be as 
the wine of  ,lebanon' 7,hosea #ad3e-g74
 ,or1 as he saith in another place1     
',the  ,lord shall guide thee           

continually1 and satisfy thy soul in    
drought1  and make fat thy bones3 and   
thou shalt be like a watered garden1    
and like a spring of water1 whose waters
 fail not' 7,isa #eh3aa74    ,there is1 
besides this1 another blessing that     
comes to us by this  living water1 and  
that is1 the blessing of communion4 ,all
 the  warmth that we have in our        
communion1 it is the warmth of the      
,spirit3 when a company of saints are   
gathered together in the name  of       
,christ1 to perform any spiritual       
exercise1 and their souls be  edified1  
warmed1 and made glad therein1 it is    
because this water1  this river of water
 of life1 has1 in some of the streams   
thereof1  run into that assembly 7,jer  
#ca3ab1ac74 ,then are ,christians like  
those that drink wine in bowls1 merry   
and glad2 for that they  have drank into
 the ,spirit1 and had their souls       
refreshed with  the sweet gales and     
strong wine thereof4 ,this is the feast 
that  ,isaiah speaks of1 when he saith1 

',in this mountain shall the ,lord  of  
hosts make unto all people a feast of   
fat things1 a feast of  wines on the    
lees1 of fat things full of marrow1 of  
wines on the  lees well refined' 7,isa  
#be3f74 ,this is called in another      
place1  'the communion of the ,holy     
,ghost' 7#b ,cor #ac3ad74 ,now he       
warmeth  spirits1 uniteth spirits1      
enlighteneth spirits2 revives1          
cherisheth1  quickeneth1 strengtheneth  
graces2 renews assurances1 brings old   
comforts to mind1 weakens lusts1        
emboldeneth and raiseth a spirit  of    
faith1 of love1 of hope1 of prayer1 and 
makes the ,word a  blessing1 conference 
a blessing1 meditation a blessing1 and  
duty  very delightful to the soul4      
,without this water of life1 communion  
is weak1 flat1 cold1 dead1 fruitless1   
lifeless2 there is nothing  seen1 felt1 
heard1 or understood in a spiritual and 
heart-quickening  way4 ,now ordinances  
are burdensome1 sins strong1 faith weak1
 hearts  hard1 and the faces of our     

souls dry1 like the dry and parched     
ground4    ,this drink also revives us  
when tempted1 when sick1 when           
persecuted1  when in the dark1 and when 
we faint for thirst4 ,the life of       
religion  is this water of life3 where  
that runs1 where that is received1  and 
where things are done in this spirit1   
there all things are  well2 the church  
thrifty1 the soul thrifty1 graces       
thrifty1 and  all is well4 ,and this    
hint ,i thought convenient to be given  
of this  precious water of life1 that   
is1 with reference to the operative     
quality of it4    ,the other qualities  
of this water4    ,,second4 ,i shall    
come1 in the next place1 to speak of it1
 as to  the other descriptions which    
,john doth give us of it4 ,he says it   
is1 ,first1 pure2 ,second1 clear2       
,third1 clear to a comparison3 ',and  he
 showed me a pure river of water of     
life1 clear as crystal4'    ,first4 ,the
 purity of this water4    #a4 ,you read 
here that this water of life is ,,pure1 

that is1 alone  without mixture1 for so 
sometimes that word ,,pure is to be     
understood4 ,as where it saith1 pure1   
'pure olive oil' 7,exo #bg3bj74  ',pure 
frankincense' 7,exo #cj3cd74 ',pure     
gold' 7,exo #be3aa1ag74 ',pure  blood of
 the grape' 7,deut #cb3ad71 and the     
like4 ,so then1 when he  saith1 'he     
showed me a pure river of water of      
life1' it is as if  he had said he      
showed me a river of water that was all 
living1  all life1 and had nothing in it
 but life4 ,there was no death1 or      
deadness1 or flatness in it2 or1 as he  
saith a little after1 'and  there shall 
be no more curse4' ,a pure river4 ,there
 is not so much  as a grudge1 or a piece
 of an upbraiding speech found therein4 
,there is in it nothing but heart1      
nothing but love1 nothing but  grace1   
nothing but life4 ',the gifts and       
calling of ,god are without  repentance'
 7,rom #aa3bi74    #b4 ,,pure is        
sometimes set in opposition to show or  
appearance2 as  where he says1 'the     

stars are not pure' 7,job #be3e74 ,that 
is1 not  so without mixture of darkness1
 as they seem to be3 so again1 ',if     
thou wert pure and upright' 7,job #h3f73
 that is1 as thou seemest  to be1 or as 
thou wouldst have us believe thou art4  
,now1 take pure in this sense here1 and 
then the meaning is1 it is  grace       
without deceit1 without guile2 its show 
and its substance  are the same2 it has 
nothing but substance in it2 it is      
indeed  what it seems to be in bulk2 it 
is a river in show and a river  indeed4 
,it comes from ,god and from his throne 
in appearance1 and  really it comes from
 his very heart4    ,the great fear of  
the tempted is1 that there is not so    
much grace  in ,god1 and that he is not 
so free of it as some scriptures seem   
to import4 ,but this word ,,pure is     
levelled against such objections  and   
objectors1 for the destroying of their  
doubts1 and the relieving  of their     
souls4 ,there is no fraud1 nor guile1   
nor fable in the  business2 for though  

,god is pleased to present us with his  
grace  under the notion of a river1 it  
is not to delude our fancies  thereby2  
but to give us some small illustration  
of the exceeding  riches of his grace1  
which as far1 for quantity1 outstrips   
the  biggest rivers1 as the most mighty 
mountain doth the least ant's  egg or   
atom in the world4    #c4 ,but1 again1  
this word ,,pure is set in opposition to
 that which  is hurtful and destructive3
 ',i am pure from the blood of all      
men1' that is1 ,i have hurt nobody      
7,acts #bj3bf74 ',the wisdom that  is   
from above is first pure1' it is not    
hurtful 7,james #c3ag74 ,do  you count  
them pure with the wicked balances8 how 
can that be1  since they are hurtful8   
7,micah #f3aa74    ,now take ,,pure in  
this sense here1 and then it intimates1 
that the  grace of ,god1 and the        
doctrine of grace1 is not a hurtful     
thing4  ,it is not as wine of an        
intoxicating nature4 ,if a man be filled
  with it1 it will do him no harm 7,eph 

#e3ah74 ,the best of the things  that   
are of this world are some way hurtful4 
,honey is hurtful  7,prov #be3af1bg74   
,wine is hurtful 7,prov #bj3a74 ,silver 
and gold are  hurtful1 but grace is not 
hurtful 7#a ,tim #f3aj74 ,never did man 
yet catch harm by the enjoyment and     
fulness of the grace of ,god4  ,there is
 no fear of excess or of surfeiting     
here4 ,grace makes  no man proud1 no man
 wanton1 no man haughty1 no man careless
 or  negligent as to his duty that is   
incumbent upon him1 either from  ,god or
 man3 no1 grace keeps a man low in his  
own eyes1 humble1  self-denying1        
penitent1 watchful1 savoury in good     
things1 charitable1  and makes him      
kindly affectionated to the brethren1   
pitiful and  courteous to all men4      
,true1 there are men in the world that  
abuse the grace of ,god1 as  some are   
said to turn it into wantonness and into
 lasciviousness  7,jude #d74 ,but this  
is1 not because grace has any such      
tendency1  or for that it worketh any   

such effect2 but because such men are   
themselves empty of grace1 and have only
 done as death and hell  hath done with 
wisdom1 'heard the fame thereof with    
their ears'  7,job #bh3bb74 ,it is a    
dangerous thing for a man to have the   
notions  of grace1 while his heart is   
void of the spirit and holy principles  
of grace2 for such a man can do no other
 than abuse the grace of  ,god4 ,alas1  
what can be expected of him that has    
nothing in him  to teach him to manage  
that knowledge of grace which he has1   
but  his flesh1 his lusts1 and lustful  
passions8 ,can these teach him  to      
manage his knowledge well8 ,will they   
not rather put him upon  all tricks1    
evasions1 irreligious consequences and  
conclusions1  such as will serve to     
cherish sin8 ,what ,judas did with      
,christ1  that a graceless man will do  
with grace1 even make it a stalking     
horse to his fleshly and vile designs2  
and rather than fail betray  both it1   
and the profession of it1 to the        

greatest enemies it has  in the world4  
,and here ,i may say1 though grace is   
pure1 and not hurtful at all1  yet one  
altogether carnal1 sinful1 and          
graceless1 having to do  with the       
doctrine of it1 by the force of his     
lusts which tamper  with it1 he will    
unavoidably bring himself into the      
highest ruin  thereby4 ,an unwary man   
may destroy himself by the best of      
things1  not because there is in such   
things an aptness to destroy1 but       
because of the abuse and misuse of them4
 ,some know the way of  life1 the water 
of life1 by knowledge that is naked and 
speculative  only2 and it had been      
better for such if they had not known1  
than  to know and turn from what they   
know2 than to know1 and make the        
knowledge subservient to their lusts 7#b
 ,peter #b3bj-bb74 ,some  receive the   
rain of ,god1 and the droppings of his  
clouds1 because  they continually sit   
under the means of his grace4 ,but1     
alas6  they receive it as stones receive

 showers1 or as dunghills receive  the  
rain2 they either abide as hard stones  
still1 or else return  nothing to heaven
 for his mercy1 but as the dunghills do1
 a  company of stinking fumes4 ,these   
are they that drink in the rain  that   
comes often upon them1 and that instead 
of bringing forth  herbs meet for the   
dresser1 bring forth briers and thorns2 
and  these are they who are nigh unto   
cursing1 whose end is to be burned      
7,heb #f3g1h74    ,by this word ,,pure  
,i understand sometimes the chiefest    
good1 the  highest good4 ,there are many
 things that may be called good1 but    
none of them are good as grace is good4 
,all things indeed are  pure1 that is1  
all creatures in themselves are good and
 serviceable  to man1 but they are not  
so good as grace 7,rom #ad3bj2 ,gen     
#a3ca74  ',there is a generation that   
are pure1' that are good in their  own  
eyes 7,prov #cj3ab74 ,there are good    
men1 good consciences1 good  works1 good
 days1 good angels1 c41 but none so good

 as grace1  for it is grace that has    
made them so4 ,grace1 this water of     
life1  therefore is good1 superlatively 
good1 good in the highest degree1  for  
that it makes all things good1 and      
preserveth them good4 ,and  whatever it 
be that this water of life washeth not1 
it is soil1  and given to the curse1 as 
the prophet intimates where he saith1   
',but the miry places thereof1 and the  
marshes thereof1 shall not  be healed2  
they shall be given to salt' 7,eze      
#dg3a74    ,but who understands this1   
who believes it8 ,its goodness is kept  
close from the fowls of the air4 ,men1  
most men1 are ignorant of  the goodness 
of it1 nor do they care to inquire after
 the enjoyment  of this pure1 this good 
water of life4 ,the reason is1 because  
though it is good in itself1 good in the
 highest degree1 and that  which makes  
all things good1 yet it is not such a   
good as is suited  to a carnal appetite4
 ,there is good2 and there is suitable  
good4  ,now suitable good is of two     

sorts3 either such as is spiritual1  or 
such as is temporal4 ,that which is     
spiritual1 is desired only  of them that
 are spiritual2 for temporal good will  
satisfy a carnal  mind4 ,now grace is a 
spiritual good2 this river of grace is  
the  goodness of spiritual good4 ,it is 
the original life of all the  grace in  
our souls4 ,no marvel1 then1 if it be so
 little set by of  those that are       
carnally minded4 ,they will serve a     
horse1 and mire  will serve a sow2 so   
things of this life suit best with the  
men  of this world2 for their appetite  
is gross and carnal1 and they  savour   
not the things that be of the ,spirit of
 ,god4 ',the natural  man receiveth not 
the things of the ,spirit of ,god1' the 
things  that be of this river of ,god2  
'for they are foolishness unto him3     
neither can he know them1 because they  
are spiritually discerned'  7#a ,cor    
#b3ad74 ,this is the river of ,,oil     
which the prophet speaks  of1 the river 
of ,,spirit4 ,were it a river of gold   

and silver1 there  would be old fishing 
on the banks thereof4 ,but it is a river
 that  runs 'like oil1 saith the ,lord  
,god' 7,eze #cb3ad74 ,this rock pours   
us out 'rivers of oil' 7,job            
#bi3f7--';fresh oil' 7,psa              
#ib3aj7--'soft  oil' 7,psa #ee3ba7--'the
 oil of joy' 7,isa #fa3c7--'the oil of  
gladness'  7,psa #de3g7--oil to anoint  
the head withal 7,eccl #i3h7--oil to    
make  the face to shine 7,psa           
#ajd3ae7--oil by which thou wilt be made
  able to honour both ,god and man in   
some good measure as becomes  thee      
7,judg #i3i74    ,i might have enlarged 
upon this head1 and have showed you many
 more  particulars wherein this term of 
pure might serve for the better  setting
 forth of the excellency of this water  
of life1 but ,i shall  proceed no       
further upon this1 but will come to that
 which remains4    ,second4 ,the        
clearness of this water of life4    ,as 
this river of water of life is said to  
be pure1 so it is said  to be ,,clear4  

',he shewed me a pure river of water of 
life1 clear4'  ,this term has also its  
particular signification1 and1          
therefore1  ought to be heeded4    #a4  
,,clear is set in opposition to dark2   
therefore some are said  to be 'clear as
 the sun' 7,cant #f3aj74 ,and again1    
'the light shall  not be clear nor dark'
 7,zech #ad3f74 ,in both these places1  
clear  is to be taken for light1        
daylight1 sunlight2 for1 indeed1 it is  
never day nor sunshine with the soul1   
until the streams of this  river of     
water of life come gliding to our doors1
 into our houses1  into our hearts4     
,hence the beginning of conversion is   
called  illumination 7,heb #aj3cb74     
,yea1 the coming of this river of water 
of life unto us is called the day-spring
 from on high1 through  the tender mercy
 of our ,god 7,luke #a3gh74 ,it is also 
called the  dawning of the day 7#b      
,peter #a3ai74 ,and hence1 again1 these 
men  unto whom this river of water of   
life comes not1 are said to be  dark1   

darkness4 ',ye were sometimes darkness1 
but now are ye light  in the ,lord'     
7,eph #e3h74 ,wherefore1 this water is  
like ,jonathan's  honey2 it hath a      
faculty to open the eyes1 to make them  
that sit  in darkness see a great light 
7#a ,sam #ad3bg2 ,matt #d3af74 ,the     
light  of the knowledge of the glory of 
,god in the faith of ,jesus ,christ2    
',god1 who commanded the light to shine 
out of darkness1 hath shined  in our    
hearts to give the light'2 the ,spirit  
that enlighteneth  and giveth the light1
 'of the knowledge of the glory of ,god 
in  the face of ,jesus ,christ' 7#b ,cor
 #d3f74 ,this river casteth beams  where
 it goes1 like the beams of the sun2 it 
shines1 it casts out  rays of glory unto
 those that drink thereof4 ,the streams 
of this  grace were they that overtook  
,saul when he was going to ,damascus2   
they were the waters of this flood that 
compassed him round about4  ,and if you 
will believe him1 he saith this light   
from heaven was  a great light1 a light 

above the brightness of the sun1 a light
  that did by the glory of it make dark 
to him all the things in  the world     
7,acts #i3c1 #bb3f1 #bf3ac74    #b4     
,,clear is set in opposition to that    
which is not pleasing4 ,for  to be clear
 is to be pleasant4 ,hence it is said1  
'truly the light  is sweet1 and a       
pleasant thing it is for the eyes to    
behold the  sun' 7,eccl #aa3g74 ,i read 
of rivers that looked red as blood1 that
  stank like the blood of a dead man1   
but this is no such river 7,exo         
#g3ai1bj2 #b ,kings #c3bb1bc74 ,i read  
of rivers whose streams are like        
streams of brimstone1 fiery streams1    
streams of burning pitch1  but this is  
none of them 7,isa #cj3bg-cc2 ,david    
#g3i-aa2 ,isa #cd3i74  ',there is a     
river' besides all these1 clear and     
pleasant1 'the  streams whereof shall   
make glad the city of ,god' 7,psa       
#df3d74    ,there are the waters that   
the doves love to sit by1 because by    
the clearness of these streams they can 

see their pretty selves1  as in a glass 
7,cant #e3ab74    ,these are the streams
 where the doves wash their eyes1 and by
 which  they solace themselves1 and take
 great content4 ,these streams are      
instead1 as ,i said1 of a looking-glass2
 their clearness presents  us with an   
opportunity of seeing our own features4 
,as in fair  waters a man may see the   
body of the sun1 and of the moon1 and   
of the stars1 and the very body of      
heaven2 so he that stands upon  the bank
 of this river1 and that washeth his    
eyes with this water1  may see the ,son 
of ,god1 the stars of ,god1 the glory of
 ,god1 and  the habitation that ,god has
 prepared for his people4 ,and are not  
these pleasant sights8 is not this      
excellent water8 has not this  river    
pleasant streams8    #c4 ,,clear is set 
in opposition to dirty water and        
muddiness4 ,i read  of some waters that 
are fouled with the feet of beasts1 and 
with  the feet of men1 yea1 and deep    
waters too4 ,yea1 saith ,god to some1   

ye 'have drunk of the deep waters1' and 
have fouled 'the residue  with your     
feet'2 and again1 ',as for my flock1    
they eat that which  ye have trodden    
with your feet1 and they drink that     
which ye have  fouled with your feet'   
7,eze #cd3ah1ai74 ,these waters are     
doctrines  contained in the text1       
muddied and dirtied by the false glosses
  and sluttish opinions of erroneous    
judgments1 of which the poor  sheep have
 been made to drink4 ,and1 verily1 this 
is apparent  enough by the very colour  
and hue of those poor souls2 for though 
the truth of ,god was in them1 yet the  
very stain of tradition and             
superstition might be also seen in their
 scales4 ,for as the fish  of the river 
receive1 by being there1 the changeable 
colours of  the waters1 so professors1  
what doctrine they hear and drink1 do   
look like that4 ,if their doctrines are 
muddy1 their notions are  muddy2 if     
their doctrines are bloody1 their       
notions and tempers are  bloody3 but if 

their doctrines are clear1 so are their 
notions1 for  their doctrine has given  
them a clear understanding of things4#ae
    ,now1 here we have a river of water 
of life that is clear--clear  without   
dirt and mud--clear without the human   
inventions and  muddy conceptions of    
unsanctified and uninstructed judgments2
 yea1  here you have a river the streams
 whereof lie open to all in the  church1
 so that they need not those instruments
 of conveyance  that are foul1 and that 
use to make water stink1 if they receive
  it to bring it to them that have need4
    #d4 ,by clear we sometimes          
understand purgation2 or that a thing   
has purged itself1 or is purged from    
those soils and imputations  of evil    
wherewith sometimes they have been      
charged4 ',then thou shalt  be clear    
from this my oath'2 or1 ',how shall we  
clear ourselves8'  7,gen #bd3h-ad1      
#dd3af74 ,something of this sense may be
 in the text2  for if men are not afraid
 to charge ,god with folly1 which is    

intimated by 'that thou mightest be     
clear when thou judgest' 7,psa  #ea3d71 
will they1 think you1 be afraid to      
impute evil to his ,word1  and grace1   
and ,spirit8 ,no1 verily2 they are bold 
enough at this  work4 ,nay1 more than   
this1 even from the foundation of the   
world1  men have cast slanders upon1 and
 imputed based things into the  blessed 
grace of the gospel4 ,but not to look so
 far back4 ,paul  was one of the pipes  
through which ,god conveyed this grace  
to the  world2 and what was he counted  
for his so doing1 but 'a pestilent      
fellow1 and a mover of                  
sedition--throughout the world' 7,acts  
#bd3e1f74  ,but1 behold1 no imputation  
can stick on the grace of ,god--not     
stick long2 for that1 like honey1 will  
purge itself of what filth  is put upon 
it1 and of all bad imputations of evil  
men's springs1  and rivers are of a     
self-purging quality4 ,now1 here we have
 to do  with a river--a river of water  
of life2 but a river more slandered     

than ever did ,naaman the ,syrian       
slander the waters of ,israel in        
preferring those of ,abana and ,pharpar1
 rivers of ,damascus1 beyond  them 7#b  
,kings #e3aj-ab74 ,but behold now1 at   
last1 when all the world  have done what
 they can1 and cast what reproaches and 
slanders  upon it they are able1 it is a
 river pure and clear4 ,it has purged   
itself before kings--it has purged      
itself before princes and  judges1 and  
all the ,naamans in the world2 it is    
still a river--a  river of water of     
life--a river of water of life ,,clear4 
#e4 ,by clear we sometimes understand   
purity manifest1 or innocency  and      
goodness made known4 ',in all things ye 
have approved yourselves  to be ,,clear 
in this matter' 7#b ,cor #g3aa74 ,that  
is1 you have made  it appear1 and stand 
upon your justification1 and are willing
 to  be searched and sounded to the     
bottom by those that have a desire  to  
undertake that work4 ,so this river of  
water of life in the  fountain1 and in  

the streams thereof1 offer themselves to
 the  consideration and conscience of   
all men4 ,to this end how often  doth   
,god1 the head of this river1 and he out
 of whose throne it  proceeds1 call upon
 men to challenge him1 if they can1 with
 any  evil or misdoing towards them1    
either by presence or doctrine2  hence  
he says1 ',put me in remembrance2 let us
 plead together2  declare thou1' if thou
 canst1 'that thou mayest be justified1'
  and ,i condemned 7,isa #dc3bf74 ,so   
again3 ',what iniquity have your        
fathers found in me1 that they are gone 
far from me1 and have  walked after     
vanity1 and are become vain8' 7,jer     
#b3e74 ,so ,christ3  ',which of you     
convinceth me of sin8' 7,john #h3df74   
,and ',if ,i have  spoken evil1 bear    
witness of the evil' 7,john #ah3bc74 ,so
 ,paul3 ,we  'have renounced the hidden 
things of dishonesty1 not walking  in   
craftiness1 nor handling the ,word of   
,god deceitfully2 but by  manifestation 
of the truth commending ourselves to    

every man's  conscience in the sight of 
,god' 7#b ,cor #d3b74 ,all these        
sentences  are chiefly to be applied to 
doctrine1 and so are1 as it were1  an   
offer to any1 if they can1 to find a    
speck1 or a spot1 or a  wrinkle1 or any 
such thing in this river of water of    
life4    ,some men fly from it as from a
 bear2 and some are afraid to drink  of 
it1 for fear it should be poison unto   
them4 ,some1 again1 dare  not take it   
because it is not mixed1 and as they1   
poor souls1  imagine1 qualified and made
 toothsome by a little of that which  is
 called the wisdom of this world4 ,thus 
one shucks1#af another  shrinks1 and    
another will none of ,god4 ,meanwhile1  
whoso shall  please to look into this   
river shall find it harmless and clear2 
yea1 offering itself to the consciences 
of all men to make trial  if it be not  
the only chief good1 the only necessary 
waters1 the  only profitable1 for the   
health of the soul1 of all the things   
that are in the world1 and as clear of  

mischief as is the sun of  spots4       
,third4--this river is clear to the most
 perfect comparison4    ,as ,john saw   
this river pure and clear1 so he saw it 
clear to a  comparison4 ,clear to the   
best of comparisons1 clear as crystal4  
,crystal is a very clear stone1 as clear
 as the clearest glass1  if not clearer2
 one may see far into it1 yea1 through  
it2 it is  without those spots1 and     
streaks1 and smirches that are in other 
precious stones4 ,wherefore1 when he    
saith that this river is clear  as      
crystal1 it is as if ,god should say1   
,look1 sinners1 look to  the bottom of  
these my crystal streams4 ,i have heard 
of some seas  that are so pure and      
clear1 that a man may see to the bottom 
though  they may be forty feet deep4 ,i 
know this river of water of life  is a  
deep river2 but though it is said to be 
deep1 it is not said  we can see no     
bottom4 ,indeed1 as to the wideness of  
it1 it is  said to be such as that it   
cannot be passed over2 but ,i say1 it is

  nowhere said that we cannot see to the
 bottom2 nay1 the comparison  implies   
that a man with good eyes may see to the
 bottom4 ,it is  clear1 as clear as     
crystal4 ,so1 then1 we will a little    
look down  to the bottom1 and see1      
through these crystal streams1 what is  
at  the bottom of all4    #a4 ,then the 
bottom of all is1 ',that we might be    
saved' 7,john #e3cd74  ',these things ,i
 say1' saith ,christ1 'that ye might be 
saved'2 and1  again1 ',i am come that   
you might have life1 and that you might 
have it more abundantly' 7,john #aj3aj74
 ,this is the bottom of this  great     
river of water of life1 and of its      
proceeding from the throne  of ,god and 
of the ,lamb3 it is that we might be    
saved2 it is that  we might live4 ,what 
a good bottom is here6 what a sound     
bottom  is here6 ,but few deep rivers   
have a good bottom4 ,mud is at the      
bottom of most waters in the world2 even
 the sea itself1 when it  worketh1 casts
 up mire and dirt1 and so do the hearts 

of sinners2  but the bottom of this     
grace of ,god1 and of the ,spirit and   
,word  thereof1 is that we might be     
saved1 consequently a very good  bottom4
    #b4 ,as the bottom of all is1 'that 
we may be saved1' so that we  may be    
saved by grace1 and this is a bottom    
sounder and sounder4  ,our salvation    
might have been laid upon a more        
difficult bottom  than this4 ,it might  
have been laid on our works4 ,god might 
have  laid it there1 and have been just1
 or he might have left us to  have laid 
it where we would2 and then1 to be sure1
 we had laid it  there1 and so had made 
but a muddy bottom to have gone upon to 
life4 ,but now1 this river of water of  
life1 it has a better bottom2  the water
 of life is as clear as crystal1 look   
down to the bottom  and see1 we are     
'justified freely by his grace' 7,rom   
#c3bd74 ',by  grace ye are saved1' there
 is the bottom 7,eph #b3e1h74    ,now1  
grace1 as ,i have showed you1 is a firm 
bottom to stand on2  it is of grace that

 life might be sure 7,rom #d3af74       
,surely ,david  was not here1 or surely 
this was not the river that he spake of 
when he said1 ',i sink in deep mire1    
where there is no standing3  ,i am come 
into deep waters1 where the floods      
overflow me4 ,deliver  me out of the    
mire1 and let me not sink' 7,psa        
#fi3b1ad74 ,i say1 to  be sure this     
could not be the river4 ,no1 ,david was 
now straggled  out of the way1 was      
tumbled into some pit1 or into some     
muddy and  dirty hole2 for as for this  
river it has a good bottom1 a bottom  of
 salvation by grace1 and a man needs not
 cry out when he is  here that he sinks1
 or that he is in danger of being       
drowned in  mud or mire4    #c4 ,the    
bottom of all is1 as ,i said1 that we   
might be saved1 saved  by grace1 and ,i 
will add1 'through the redemption that  
is in ,christ4'  ,this is still better  
and better4 ,we read that1 when ,israel 
came  over ,jordan1 the feet of the     
priests that did bear the ark stood  on 

firm ground in the bottom1 and that they
 set up great stones  for a memorial    
thereof 7,josh #c3ag1 #d3a-c74 ,but had 
,jordan so good  a bottom as has this   
most blessed river of water of life1 or 
were  the stones that ,israel took out  
thence like this 'tried stone1'  this   
'sure foundation8' 7,isa #bh3af74 ,o the
 throne6 this river  comes out of the   
throne1 and we are saved by grace       
through the  redemption that is in him4 
,we read that there is a city that has  
foundations2 grace is one1 ,christ      
another1 and the truth of all  the      
prophets and apostles1 as to their true 
doctrine1 another1  c4 7,heb #aa3aj74   
,and again1 all these are the very      
bottom of this  goodly river of the     
water of life 7,eph #b3ai1bj74    #d4   
,there is another thing to be seen at   
the bottom of this holy  river1 and that
 is1 the glory of ,god2 we are saved1   
saved by grace1  saved by grace through 
the redemption that is in ,christ to the
  praise and glory of ,god4 ,and what a 

good bottom is here4 ,grace  will not   
fail1 ,christ has been sufficiently     
tried1 and ,god will  not lose his      
glory4 ,therefore they that drink of    
this river shall  doubtless be saved2 to
 wit1 they that drink of it of a        
spiritual  appetite to it4 ,and thus    
much for the explication of the text4   
,,the ,,application ,,of ,,the ,,whole4 
,i now come to make some use of the     
whole4    ,you know our discourse has   
been at this time of the water of life1 
of its quantity1 head-spring1 and       
quality2 and ,i have showed you  that   
its nature is excellent1 its quantity   
abundant1 its head-spring  glorious1 and
 its quality singularly good4           
,,first4 ,let this1 then1 in the first  
place1 be a provocation to  us to be    
more free in making use of this water4  
,there are many1  now-a-days1 that are  
for inventing of waters1 to drink for   
the  health of the body2 and to allure  
those that are ill to buy1 they  will   
praise their waters beyond their worth4 

,yea1 and if they be  helpful to one    
person in a hundred1 they make as if    
they could  cure every one4 ,well1 here 
you have the great ,physician himself1  
with his water1 and he calls it the     
water of life1 water of life  for the   
soul3 this water is probatum est4#ag ,it
 has been proved  times without number2 
it never fails but where it is not taken
  7,acts #bf3ah2 ,isa #e3d1e74 ,no      
disease comes amiss to it2 it cures     
blindness1 deadness1 deafness1 dumbness4
 ,it makes 'the lips of  those that are 
asleep to speak' 7,cant #g3i74 ,this is 
the right ,,holy  ,,water1#ah all other 
is counterfeit3 it will drive away      
devils and  spirits2 it will cure       
enchantments and witchcrafts2 it will   
heal  the mad and lunatic 7,gal #c3a-c2 
,mark #af3ag1ah74 ,it will cure the     
most desperate melancholy2 it will      
dissolve doubts and mistrusts1  though  
they are grown as hard as stone in the  
heart 7,eze #cf3bf74  ,it will make you 
speak well 7,col #d3f74 ,it will make   

you have a  white soul1 and that is     
better than to have a white skin 7,eze  
#cf3be1bf74 ,it will make you taste     
well2 it will make you disrelish  all   
hurtful meats 7,isa #cj3bb74 ,it will   
beget in you a good appetite  to that   
which is good2 it will remove           
obstructions in the stomach  and liver4 
,it will cause that what you receive of 
,god's bread  shall turn to good        
nourishment1 and make good blood4 ,in a 
word1  it preserveth life 7,john #d3ad74
 ,they that take this water shall  live 
longer than did old ,methuselah1 and yet
 he lived a great  while 7,gen #e3bg74  
,wherefore1 let me continue my          
exhortation to you4 ,be more free  in   
making use of this water2 it is the     
wholesomest water in the  world2 you may
 take it at the third1 sixth1 ninth1 or 
eleventh hour1  but to take it in the   
morning of your age is best 7,matt      
#bj3c-f74  ,for then diseases have not  
got so great a head as when they are  of
 long continuance1 consequently they    

will be removed with far  more ease2    
besides1 those that thus do will receive
 endless life1  and the comfort of it   
betimes2 and that1 you know1 is a double
  life to one 7,eccl #aa3a-d74    ,this 
water gently purges1 and yet more       
effectually than any others4  ,true1    
where bad humours are more tough and    
churlish1 it will show  itself stronger 
of operation1 for there is no disease   
can be too  hard for it4 ,it will1 as we
 say1 throw the house out of the        
windows2  but it will rid us of the     
plague of those most deadly infections  
that otherwise will be sure to make us  
sleep in death1 and bring  us1 with the 
multitude1 down to hell4 ,but it will do
 no hurt2 it  only breaks our sleep in  
security1 and brings us to a more quick 
apprehension of the plague of our heart 
and flesh4 ,it will1 as ,i  said before1
 provoke to appetite1 but make us only  
long after that  which is wholesome4 ,if
 any ask why ,i thus allegorize1 ,i     
answer1  the text doth lead me to it4   

,,second4 ,i advise1 therefore1 in the  
next place1 that thou get thee  a       
dwelling-place by these waters4 ',the   
beloved of the ,lord shall  dwell in    
safety by him1 and the ,lord shall cover
 him all the day  long' 7,deut #cc3ab74 
,if thou ask where that dwelling is1 ,i 
answer1  in the city of ,god1 in and    
among the tabernacles of the ,most      
,high4 ,this river comes from the throne
 to water the city of ,god2  and to that
 end it is said to run 'in the midst of 
the street of  it' 7,rev #bb3b74 ,if ye 
will inquire1 inquire1 return1 come4    
',the  seed also of his servants shall  
inherit it1 and they that love  his name
 shall dwell therein' 7,psa #fi3cf74    
,get thee a dwelling  in ,jerusalem1 in 
the midst of ,jerusalem1 and then thou  
wilt be  seated by this river4    ,in   
old times1 the ancients had their       
habitations by the rivers2  yea1 we read
 of ,aroer that stood upon the brink of 
the river ,arnon  7,josh #ac3i74 ,balaam
 also had his dwelling in his city      

,pethor1 'by  the river of the land of  
the children of his people' 7,num       
#bb3e74  ,o6 by a river side is the     
pleasantest dwelling in the world2 and  
of all rivers1 the river of the water of
 life is the best4 ,they  that dwell    
there 'shall not hunger nor thirst2     
neither shall the  heat nor sun smite   
them3 for he that hath mercy on them    
shall  lead them1 even by the springs of
 water shall he guide them' 7,isa       
#di3aj74 ,trees planted by the rivers1  
and that spread out their  roots by the 
rivers1 they are the flourishing trees1 
they bring  forth their fruit in their  
season 7,psa #a3c2 ,jer #ag3h74 ,and the
  promise is that men that take up their
 dwellings by this river of  water of   
life1 shall be fruitful as such trees4  
,if thou art a ,christian1 thou hast    
more than an ordinary call and  occasion
 to abide by these waters2 thy things   
will not grow but by  these waters4     
,weeds and the excellencies of most men 
we may find  in the barren wilderness1  

they grow under every hedge2 but thine  
are garden1 and so choice things1 and   
will not thrive without much  water1 no1
 without the water of ,god's river4     
,dwell1 therefore1  here2 that thy soul 
may be as a watered garden 7,jer #ca3ab2
 ,isa  #ab3a-c74 ,and when thou seest   
how those that are loath to die1#ai     
make provision at ,tunbridge1 ,epsom1   
the ,bath1 and other places1  and what  
houses they get that they may have their
 dwellings by  those waters1 then do    
thou consider of thy spiritual disease1 
and  how nothing can cure thee but this 
blessed water of life2 be also  much of 
desires to have a dwelling-place in     
,jerusalem1 that thou  mayest always be 
nigh to these waters4 ,be often also in 
watering  thy plants with these waters4 
,i mean the blessed graces of ,god  in  
thy soul2 then shalt thou grow1 and     
retain thy greenness1 and  prove thyself
 to be a disciple indeed4 ,and herein is
 ,god1 and thy  ,father1 glorified1 that
 thou bear much fruit 7,john #ae3h74    

,,third4 ,my third word is1 bless ,god  
for providing for man such  waters4     
,these only can make us live2 all others
 come out of the  ,dead ,sea1 and do    
kill2 there is no living water but this4
 ,i say1  show thy acceptation of it    
with thanksgiving2 if we are not to     
receive our bread and cheese but with   
thanksgiving1 how should we  bless ,god 
for this unspeakable gift6 7#b ,cor     
#i3ae74 ,this is soul  life1 life       
against sin1 life from sin1 life against
 the curse1 life  from the curse1 life  
beyond hell1 beyond desert1 beyond      
thought1  beyond desires4 ,life that is 
pleasing1 life that is profitable1  life
 everlasting4    ,o my brethren1 bless  
,god6 who doth good and gives us such   
rain1  filling our hearts with food and 
gladness4#bj ,when ,moses would  take   
the heart of ,israel1 and took in hand  
to raise up their  spirits to           
thankfulness1 he used to tell them that 
the land that  they were to go to was a 
land that ,god cared for1 and that was  

watered with the dew of heaven4 ,yea1 'a
 land of brooks of water1  of fountains 
and depths that spring out of valleys   
and hills2 a  land that flowed with milk
 and honey1 which is the glory of all   
lands' 7,deut #h3g2 ,exo #c3h1 #ac3e2   
,lev #bj3bd2 ,num #ad3h74 ,but yet in   
his description he makes no mention of a
 river of water of life2  a river the   
streams whereof make glad the city of   
,god4    ,this river is the running out 
of ,god's heart2 the letting out of  his
 very bowels1 for ,god is the living    
,god4 ,this is his heart and  soul4     
',yea1 ,i will rejoice over them to do  
them good1 and ,i will  plant them in   
this land assuredly1 with my whole      
heart1 and with  my whole soul' 7,jer   
#cb3da74 ,i say1 if ever ,god's heart   
and soul  appeared1 it showed itself in 
giving this water of life1 and  the     
throne from whence it proceeds4         
,wherefore there is all the  reason of  
the world1 that in the reception of it  
thy heart and  soul should run out and  

flow after him in thanksgiving4 ,see how
  ,david words it in ,psalm #ajc3a-e1   
and do likewise4    ,,fourth4 ,by the   
characters that are given of this water 
of life1  thou art capacitated to judge 
when a notion1 a doctrine1 an opinion1  
comes to thine ears1 whether it is      
right1 good1 and wholesome1 or  how4    
,this river is pure1 is clear1 is pure  
and clear as crystal4  ,is the doctrine 
offered unto thee so8 or is it muddy1   
and mixed  with the doctrines of men8   
,look1 man1 and see if the foot of the  
worshippers of ,bel be not there1 and if
 the waters be not fouled  thereby4     
,what water is fouled is not the water  
of life1 or at  least not the water of  
life in its clearness4 ,wherefore1 if   
thou  findest it not right1 go up higher
 to the spring-head1 for always  the    
nearer to the spring1 the more pure and 
clear is the water4  ,fetch1 then1 thy  
doctrine from afar1 if thou canst not   
have it good  nearer hand 7,job #cf3c74 
,thy life lies at stake2 the counterfeit

 of  things is dangerous2 everybody that
 is aware1 is afraid thereof4  ,now a   
counterfeit here is most dangerous1 is  
most destructive4  ,wherefore take heed 
how you hear1 what you hear2 for1 as ,i 
said  before of the fish1 by your colour
 it will be seen what waters  you swim  
in2 wherefore look you well to          
yourselves4#ba    ,,fifth4 ,doth this   
water of life run like a river1 like a  
broad1  full1 and deep river2 then let  
no man1 be his transgressions never  so 
many1 fear at all1 but there is enough  
to save his soul1 and  to spare4        
,nothing has been more common to many   
than to doubt of  the grace of ,god2 a  
thing most unbecoming a sinner of any   
thing in  the world4 ,to break the law  
is a fact foul enough2 but to question  
the sufficiency of the grace of ,god to 
save therefrom1 is worse  than sin1 if  
worse can be4 ,wherefore1 despairing    
soul1 for it is  to thee ,i speak1      
forbear thy mistrusts1 cast off thy     
slavish fears1  hang thy misgivings as  

to this upon the hedge2 and believe thou
  hast an invitation sufficient thereto1
 a river is before thy face4  ,and as   
for thy want of goodness and works1 let 
that by no means  daunt thee2 this is a 
river of water of life1 streams of grace
  and mercy4 ,there is1 as ,i said1     
enough therein to help thee1 for  grace 
brings all that is wanting to the soul4 
,thou1 therefore1  hast nothing to do1  
,i mean as to the curing of thy soul of 
its  doubts1 and fears1 and despairing  
thoughts1 but to drink and live  for    
ever4    ,,sixth4 ,but what is all this 
to the ,,dead world--to them that love  
to be dead8 ,they toss their vanities   
about as the boys toss their            
shuttlecocks in the air1 till their foot
 slips1 and themselves  descend into the
 pit4    ,let this suffice for this     
time4      ,,footnotes3    #a ,as ,god  
gave us existence1 so1 in his           
munificence and royal bounty1  he gives 
us his rich grace4 ,we have nothing to  
give in return but  grateful love4 ,he  

redeems us from the captivity of sin1   
and earth1  and hell4 ',every beast of  
the forest is mine1 and the cattle upon 
a thousand hills3 the world is mine1    
saith the ,almighty1 with the  fulness  
thereof4' ,o to grace how great a       
debtor2 freely bestowed  to the poor and
 needy4--,ed4    #b ,water is a curse1  
as in the dropsy1 but essential to life 
with  our food4 ,oil is valuable1       
properly taken1 but an irritating oil   
to consume the bones is destructive4    
,how awful the case of the rich  man    
when refused a drop of water to cool    
that fire which he had  created while   
living1 and into which he had           
irretrievably plunged  himself4--,ed4   
#c ,reliance upon an imperfect obedience
 to ,god's holy law1 united  with a     
hope1 through ,christ or some other     
means1 of forgiveness  for not having   
kept some parts of that law1 is 'the    
doctrine of  the world1' and of devils4 
,it is a refuge of lies1 which death    
will  fearfully sweep away4 ,we must    

rely wholly upon ,christ1 or            
perish4--,ed4    #d ,aquae ,vitae was a 
cordial-water well known in ,bunyan's   
time1 and  much used in compounding     
medicines1 but now almost forgotten4 ,it
  was distilled from brewed beer1       
strongly hopped1 and well fermented4    
,the ,french have an intoxicating       
liquour called eau de vie2 this is      
distilled from the refuse of the grapes 
after the wine is made4--,ed4    #e     
,although all mankind are fatally       
diseased1 they only feel it  that are   
made sick of sin2 this is the law work1 
and when it takes  place1 then comes the
 new birth and salvation by the efficacy
 of  this water of life4--,ed4    #f ,a 
,,river inexhaustible1 to supply the    
pure and unmixed joys of  heaven to all 
the myriads of happy glorified souls1   
and applied  by the ,spirit of grace to 
quench the thirst of the soul on earth4 
,this grace is fixed and permanent1     
'springing up into everlasting  life4'  
,blessed ,jesus1 'give me this water1   

that ,i thirst not  ever4'--,ed4    #g  
,this water of life is as essential to  
the spiritual-mindedness  of the soul1  
as natural water is to the life of a    
fish4 ,the grace  of ,god is the element
 in which only the renewed soul can live
 and  enjoy a little of that heaven into
 which1 as an ocean of bliss1  this     
river carries him4--,ed4    #h ,those   
that are satisfied with the world1 and  
its enjoyments1  and seek not for       
happiness in the favour of ,god2 those  
that depend  on the merit of their own  
works for a righteousness2 these do not 
thirst--they have no sense of their     
need1 and will not condescend  to come  
to ,,the ,,fountain4--,ed4    #i ,the   
rain is taken from the sea by           
water-spouts or in vapour2 it  is       
wonderfully distilled1 and descends upon
 the earth in fertilizing  showers which
 supply the rivers4 ,in proportion to   
the rain or  melting of the snow1 is the
 quantity of water in the rivers4       
,bunyan  was taught all this phenomena  

of nature1 by a single verse in the     
inspired volume which he quotes4 ,how   
wonderful is that ,book6--,ed4    #aj   
,this is a most astonishing natural     
phenomenon3 that such a  river as the   
,thames1 receiving constantly all the   
filth of a vast  metropolis1 containing 
more than two millions of inhabitants1  
buries it all1 and yet purifieth        
itself4--,ed4    #aa ,light bread is an 
allusion to ,numbers #ba3e3 'our soul   
loatheth  this light bread4' ,the       
heavenly manna1 like ,christ1 is        
despised  and rejected of man4--,ed4    
#ab ,by 'the text1' in this and other   
places1 is meant the text of  sacred    
,scripture2 not the particular passage1 
or text1 on which  this treatise is     
founded4--,ed4    #ac ,the solemn       
silence1 and the sound of the trumpet1  
took place  in quick succession when the
 medium of prayer and praise1 from      
fallen man1 was first exhibited in      
heaven4 ,when ,christ was revealed  to  
,john1 as the throne upon which ,god    

received the prayers of all  his saints1
 awe1 and wonder1 and silence1 was felt 
in heaven for  the space of half an     
hour2 then came the sound of the trumpet
  with dire events to those who had     
refused to pray in the name of          
,christ4--,ed4    #ad ,thus the ,spirit 
of ,god in regeneration produces light  
out of  darkness1 makes the barren heart
 fruitful1 and from confusion1  discord1
 and enmity1 brings order1 harmony1 and 
tranquility4 ,the  renewed man is       
actuated by new hopes and fears2 his    
judgment is  enlightened1 his will      
rectified1 and his heart transformed2   
his  eyes being divinely opened he sees 
into eternity2 he has a hope  full of   
immortality2 spiritual appetites are    
excited in his soul2  his affections are
 raised to ,god and heaven2 his soul    
thirsteth  for ,god1 for the living     
,god6 ,thus the ,spirit giveth life to  
the  dead1 eyes to the blind1 speech to 
the dumb1 feet to the lame1 and  the    
hand of faith to lay hold on ,christ for

 complete salvation4--,mason4    #ae    
,this is an excellent commentary upon   
that part of the ,pilgrim's  ,progress  
which describes ,christiana and her     
company at the foot  of the hill        
,difficulty4 ,greatheart points out the 
spring at which  ,christian was         
refreshed before he began the arduous   
ascent which  led him1 in defiance of a 
persecuting world1 to join in church    
fellowship1 allegorically represented by
 the house ,beautiful--',when           
,christian drank it was clear and good1 
but now it is dirty2 and  with the feet 
of some that are not desirous that      
pilgrims should  here quench their      
thirst4' ,after the writing of the first
 part1  and before that of the second1  
the ,act of ,uniformity had spread  its 
baleful influence over ,england4 ,to use
 ,bunyan's words--',the  ,romish beasts 
have corrupted the doctrine by treading 
it down  with their feet1 and have      
muddied this water with their own dirt  
and filthiness4'--,see ,holy            

,city4--,ed4    #af ',shuck1' to shake2 
obsolete as a verb1 but retained as a   
noun  to designate the pea-shell1 after 
the peas have been shook out4--,ed4     
#ag ,probatum est--is proved--a scrap of
 ,latin commonly used in  advertising   
medical prescriptions1 in ,bunyan's     
time4--,ed4    #ah ,a ,protestant can   
have but little idea of the insane      
superstition  of the ,papists in respect
 to holy water4 ,the following lines1   
from  ,barnaby ,googe's ,popish         
,kingdome1 will shed a little light upon
  it3--    ',besides1 they do beleeue   
their sinnes to be forgiven quight1 ,by 
taking holy water here1 whereof if there
 do light ,but one small  drop1 it      
driueth out the hellishe deuils all     
,then which there can  no greater griefe
 vnto the feend befall4'--#dto4 #aegj1  
p4 #db4 ,in  the ,editor's              
library4--,ed4    #ai ,the infatuation1 
nay1 madness of human nature1 in its    
fallen  state1 is shown by living to    
hasten the inroads of death2 and  when  

he appears1 terror-stricken they fly    
from it to any remedy  that is within   
their reach4 ,how vast the number of    
suicides by  intemperance6--,ed4    #bj 
,the real ,christian1 and such only1 are
 in this blessed case2  they have the   
promise of the life that now is1 as well
 as of that  which is to come4 ,their   
,father1 the ,almighty1 supplies all    
their  wants2 giving joy and peace1 when
 heart and flesh tremble4--,ed4    #ba  
,in proportion to the number of         
professed ,christians who thus  obey the
 gospel by judging for themselves1 so   
will be the happiness  of the church1   
and the hastening on of the kingdom of  
,christ4  ,no one is a ,christian that  
receives his doctrine from a prelate1   
priest1 or minister1 without prayerfully
 comparing it with the  written ,word4  
,o man1 take not the water of life as   
doled out by  a fellow-man2 go to the   
river for yourself--survey yourself as  
reflected in those crystal streams4     
,christ does not say to the             

heavy-laden1 sin-burdened soul1 ,go to  
the church2 but1 ,come unto  me1 and    
find rest4 ,blessed is he who loves the 
river of water  unpolluted by human     
devices1 forms1 or ceremonies2 who flies
 to  the open bosom of his ,christ1 and 
finds refuge from every storm4--,ed4    
999999    ,,the ,,barren ,,fig-,,tree2  
,,or1 ,,the ,,doom ,,and ,,downfall ,,of
 ,,the ,,fruitless ,,professor3         
,,showing1 ,,that ,,the ,,day ,,of      
,,grace ,,may ,,be ,,past ,,with ,,him  
,,long ,,before  ,,his ,,life ,,is      
,,ended2    ,,the ,,signs ,,also ,,by   
,,which ,,such ,,miserable ,,mortals    
,,may ,,be ,,known4    ,,by ,,john      
,,bunyan    ',who being dead1 yet       
speaketh4'--,hebrews #aa3d    ,london3  
,printed for ,j4 ,robinson1 at the      
,golden ,lion1 in ,st4 ,paul's          
,churchyard1 #afhh4    ,this ,title has 
a broad ,black ,border4                 
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,this solemn1 searching1 awful treatise1
 was published by ,bunyan  in #afhb2 but

 does not appear to have been reprinted 
until a very  few months after his      
decease1 which so unexpectedly took     
place  in #afhh4 ,although we have      
sought with all possible diligence1 no  
copy of the first edition has been      
discovered2 we have made use of  a fine 
copy of the second edition1 in          
possession of that thorough  ,bunyanite1
 my kind friend1 ,r4 ,b4 ,sherring1 of  
,bristol4 ,the third  edition1 #afib1 is
 in the ,british ,museum4 ,added to     
these posthumous  publications appeared1
 for the first time1 ',an ,exhortation  
to ,peace  and ,unity1' which will be   
found at the end of our second volume4  
,in the advertisement to that treatise  
are stated1 at some length1  my reasons 
for concluding that it was not written  
by ,bunyan1  although inserted in all   
the editions of his collected works4    
,that  opinion is now more fully        
confirmed1 by the discovery of ,bunyan's
  own list of his works1 published just 
before his death1 in #afhh1  and in     

which that exhortation is not inserted4 
,i was also much  pleased to find that  
the same conclusion was arrived at by   
that  highly intelligent ,baptist       
minister1 ,mr4 ,robert ,robinson4 ,his  
reasons are given at some length1       
concluding with1 'it is evident  that   
,bunyan never wrote this piece4'#a ,why 
it was1 after ,bunyan's  death1         
published with his ',barren ,fig-tree1' 
is one of those hidden  mysteries of    
darkness and of wickedness that ,i      
cannot discover4 ,the  beautiful parable
 from which ,bunyan selected his text1  
represents  an enclosed ground1 in      
which1 among others1 a fig-tree had been
  planted4 ,it was not an enclosure     
similar to some of the vineyards  of    
,france or ,germany1 exclusively devoted
 to the growth of the  vine1 but a      
garden in which fruits were cultivated1 
such as grapes1  figs1 or pomegranates4 
,it was in such a vineyard1 thus retired
  from the world1 that ,nathaniel poured
 out his heart in prayer1 when  our     

,lord in spirit witnessed1 unseen1 these
 devotional exercises1  and soon        
afterwards rewarded him with open       
approbation 7,john #a3dh74  ,in these   
secluded pleasant spots the ,easterns   
spend much of their  time1 under their  
own vines or fig-trees1 sheltered from  
the  world and from the oppressive heat 
of the sun--a fit emblem of a  church of
 ,christ4 ,in this vineyard stood a     
fig-tree--by nature  remarkable for     
fruitfulness--but it is barren4 ,no     
inquiry is made  as to how it came      
there1 but the order is given1 ',cut it 
down4'  ,the dresser of the garden      
intercedes1 and means are tried to make 
it fruitful1 but in vain4 ,at last it is
 cut down as a cumber-ground  and burnt4
 ,this vineyard or garden represents a  
gospel church2  the fig-tree a member--a
 barren1 fruitless professor4 ',it      
matters  not how he got there1' if he   
bears no fruit he must be cut down  and 
away to the fire4    ,to illustrate so  
awful a subject this treatise was       

written1 and  it is intensely solemn4   
,god1 whose omniscience penetrates      
through  every disguise1 himself        
examines every tree in the garden1 yea1 
every bough4 ,wooden and earthy         
professor1 your detection is sure2      
appearances that deceive the world and  
the church cannot deceive  ,god4 ',he   
will be with thee in thy bed fruits--thy
 midnight  fruits--thy closet           
fruits--thy family fruits--they         
conversation  fruits4' ,professor1      
solemnly examine yourself2 'in          
proportion  to your fruitfulness will be
 your blessedness4' ',naked and open    
are all things to his eye4' ,can it be  
imagined that those 'that  paint        
themselves did ever repent of their     
pride8' ',how seemingly  self-denying   
are some of these creeping things4' ',is
 there no place  will serve to fit those
 for hell but the church1 the vineyard  
of  ,god8' ',it is not the place where  
the worker of iniquity can hide  himself
 or his sins from ,god4' ,may such be   

detected before they  go hence to the   
fire4 ,while there is a disposition to  
seek grace  all are invited to come2 but
 when salvation by ,christ is abandoned1
  there is no other refuge1 although    
sought with tears4 ,reader1 may  the    
deeply impressive language of ,bunyan   
sink profoundly into our  hearts4 ,we   
need no splendid angel nor hideous demon
 to reveal to  us the realities of the  
world to come4 ',if we hear not ,moses  
and  the prophets1' as set forth by     
,bunyan in this treatise1 'neither      
should we be persuaded though one rose  
from the dead' to declare  these solemn 
truths 7,luke #af3ca74    ,,geo4        
,,offor4      ,,to ,,the ,,reader4      
,,courteous ,,reader1    ,i have written
 to thee now about the ,barren          
,fig-tree1 or how it will  fare with the
 fruitless professor that standeth in   
the vineyard  of ,god4 ,of what         
complexion thou art ,i cannot certainly 
divine2 but  the parable tells thee that
 the cumber-ground must be cut down4  ,a

 cumber-ground professor is not only a  
provocation to ,god1  a stumbling-block 
to the world1 and a blemish to religion1
 but a  snare to his own soul also4     
',though his excellency mount up to the 
heavens1 and his head reach unto the    
clouds1 yet he shall perish  for ever1  
like his own dung2 they which have seen 
him shall say1  ,where is he8' 7,job    
#bj3f1g74    ,now 'they count it        
pleasure to riot in the daytime4' ,but  
what will  they do when the axe is      
fetched out8 7#b ,peter #b3ac1ad74      
,the tree whose fruit withereth is      
reckoned a tree without fruit1  a tree  
twice dead1 one that must be 'plucked up
 by the roots'  7,jude #ab74    ,o thou 
cumber-ground1 ,god expects fruit1 ,god 
will come seeking  fruit shortly4    ,my
 exhortation1 therefore1 is to          
professors that they look to it1  that  
they take heed4    ,the barren fig-tree 
in the vineyard1 and the bramble in the 
wood1  are both prepared for the fire4  
,profession is not a covert to hide from

 the eye of ,god2 nor will  it palliate 
the revengeful threatening of his       
justice2 he will  command to cut it down
 shortly4    ,the church1 and a         
profession1 are the best of places for  
the  upright1 but the worst in the world
 for the cumber-ground4 ,he must  be    
cast1 as profane1 out of the mount of   
,god3 cast1 ,i say1 over  the wall of   
the vineyard1 there to wither2 thence to
 be gathered  and burned4 ',it had ben  
better for them not to have known the   
way  of righteousness' 7#b ,peter       
#b3ba74 ,and yet if they had not1 they  
had been damned2 but it is better to go 
to hell without1 than in1  or from under
 a profession4 ,these 'shall receive    
greater damnation'  7,luke #bj3dg74     
,if thou be a professor1 read and       
tremble3 if thou be profane1 do  so     
likewise4 ,for if the righteous scarcely
 be saved1 where shall  the ungodly and 
sinners appear8 ,cumber-ground1 take    
heed of the  axe6 ,barren fig-tree1     
beware of the fire6    ,but ,i will keep

 thee no longer out of the book4 ,christ
 ,jesus1 the  dresser of the vineyard1  
take care of thee1 dig about thee1 and  
dung thee1 that thou mayest bear fruit2 
that when the ,lord of the  vineyard    
cometh with his axe to seek for fruit1  
or pronounce the  sentence of damnation 
on the barren fig-tree1 thou mayest     
escape  that judgment4 ,the             
cumber-ground must to the wood-pile1 and
 thence  to the fire4 ,farewell4        
,grace be with all them that love our   
,lord ,jesus in sincerity4 ,amen4       
,,john ,,bunyan      ,,the ,,barren     
,,fig-,,tree1 ,,or ,,the ,,doom ,,and   
,,downfall ,,of ,,the ,,fruitless       
,,professor4    ',a ,,certain ,,man     
,,had ,a ,,fig-,,tree ,,planted ,,in    
,,his ,,vineyard2 ,,and ,,he ,,came     
,,and ,,sought ,,fruit ,,thereon1 ,,and 
,,found ,,none4 ,,then ,,said ,,he      
,,unto ,,the  ,,dresser ,,of ,,his      
,,vineyard1 ,,behold1 ,,these ,,three   
,,years ,i ,,come ,,seeking  ,,fruit    
,,on ,,the ,,fig-,,tree1 ,,and ,,find   

,,none3 ,,cut ,,it ,,down2 ,,why        
,,cumbereth  ,,it ,,the ,,ground8 ,,and 
,,he ,,answering ,,said ,,unto ,,him1   
,,lord1 ,,let ,,it ,,alone  ,,this      
,,year ,,also1 ,,till ,i ,,shall ,,dig  
,,about ,,it1 ,,and ,,dung ,,it3 ,,and  
,,if ,,it  ,,bear ,,fruit1 ,,well3 ,,and
 ,,if ,,not1 ,,then ,,after ,,that      
,,thou ,,shalt ,,cut ,,it               
,,down4'--,,luke #ac3f-i4    ,at the    
beginning of this chapter we read how   
some of the ,jews came  to ,jesus       
,christ1 to tell him of the cruelty of  
,pontius ,pilate1  in mingling the blood
 of the ,galileans with their           
sacrifices4  ,a heathenish and          
prodigious act2 for therein he showed1  
not only  his malice against the ,jewish
 nation1 but also against their         
worship1 and consequently their ,god4   
,an action1 ,i say1 not only            
heathenish1 but prodigious also2 for the
 ,lord ,jesus1 paraphrasing  upon this  
fact of his1 teacheth the ,jews1 that   
without repentance  'they should all    

likewise perish4' ',likewise1' that is  
by the hand  and rage of the ,roman     
empire4 ,neither should they be more    
able to  avoid the stroke1 than were    
those eighteen upon whom the tower of   
,siloam fell1 and slew them 7,luke      
#ac3a-e74 ,the fulfilling of which      
prophecy1 for their hardness of heart1  
and impenitency1 was in  the days of    
,titus1 son of ,vespasian1 about forty  
years after the  death of ,christ4      
,then1 ,i say1 were these ,jews1 and    
their city1  both environed round on    
every side1 wherein both they and it1   
to amazement1 were miserably overthrown4
 ,god gave them sword and  famine1      
pestilence and blood1 for their outrage 
against the ,son  of his love4 ,so wrath
 'came upon them to the uttermost' 7#a  
,thess  #b3af74b    ,now1 to prevent    
their old and foolish salvo1 which they 
always  had in readiness against such   
prophecies and denunciations of         
judgment1 the ,lord ,jesus presents them
 with this parable1 in which  he        

emphatically shows them that their cry  
of being the temple of  the ,lord1 and  
of their being the children of ,abraham1
 c41 and  their being the church of     
,god1 would not stand them in any stead4
  ,as who should say1 ,it may be you    
think to help yourselves against  this  
my prophecy of your utter and           
unavoidable overthrow1 by the  interest 
which you have in your outward          
privileges4 ,but all these  will fail   
you2 for what think you8 ',a certain man
 had a fig-tree  planted in his         
vineyard1 and he came and sought fruit  
thereon1  and found none4' ,this is your
 case6 ,the ,jewish land is ,god's      
vineyard2 ,i know it2 and ,i know also1 
that you are the fig-trees4  ,but       
behold1 there wanteth the main thing1   
fruit2 for the sake1 and  in expectation
 of which1 he set this vineyard with    
trees4 ,now1  seeing the fruit is not   
found amongst you1 the fruit1 ,i say1   
for the sake of which he did at first   
plant this vineyard1 what  remains but  

that in justice he command to cut you   
down as those  that cumber the ground1  
that he may plant himself another       
vineyard8  ',then said he unto the      
dresser of his vineyard1 ,behold1 these 
three years ,i come seeking fruit on    
this fig-tree1 and find none2  cut it   
down1 why cumbereth it the ground8'     
,this therefore must be  your end1      
although you are planted in the garden  
of ,god2 for the  barrenness and        
unfruitfulness of your hearts and lives 
you must  be cut off1 yea1 rooted up1   
and cast out of the vineyard4    ,in    
parables there are two things to be     
taken notice of1 and to be  inquired    
into of them that read4 ,first1 ,the    
metaphors made use  of4 ,second1 ,the   
doctrine or mysteries couched under such
 metaphors4    ,the metaphors in this   
parable are1 #a4 ,a certain man2 #b4 ,a 
vineyard2  #c4 ,a fig-tree1 barren or   
fruitless2 #d4 ,a dresser2 #e4 ,three   
years2  #f4 ,digging and dunging1 c4    
,the doctrine1 or mystery1 couched under

 these words is to show us  what is like
 to become of a fruitless or formal     
professor4 ,for1  #a4 ,by the man in the
 parable is meant ,god the ,father      
7,luke #ae3aa74  #b4 ,by the vineyard1  
his church 7,isa #e3g74 #c4 ,by the     
fig-tree1 a  professor4 #d4 ,by the     
dresser1 the ,lord ,jesus4 #e4 ,by the  
fig-tree's  barrenness1 the professor's 
fruitlessness4 #f4 ,by the three  years1
 the patience of ,god that for a time he
 extendeth to barren  professors4 #g4   
,this calling to the dresser of the     
vineyard to  cut it down1 is to show the
 outcries of justice against fruitless  
professors4 #h4 ,the dresser's          
interceding is to show how the ,lord    
,jesus steps in1 and takes hold of the  
head of his ,father's axe1  to stop1 or 
at least to defer1 the present execution
 of a barren  fig-tree4 #i4 ,the        
dresser's desire to try to make the     
fig-tree  fruitful1 is to show you how  
unwilling he is that even a barren      
fig-tree should yet be barren1 and      

perish4 #aj4 ,his digging about  it1 and
 dunging of it1 is to show his          
willingness to apply gospel  helps to   
this barren professor1 if haply he may  
be fruitful4 #aa4  ,the supposition that
 the fig-tree may yet continue          
fruitless1  is to show1 that when       
,christ ,jesus hath done all1 there are 
some  professors will abide barren and  
fruitless4 #ab4 ,the determination  upon
 this supposition1 at last to cut it    
down1 is a certain  prediction of such  
professor's unavoidable and eternal     
damnation4    ,but to take this parable 
into pieces1 and to discourse more      
particularly1 though with all brevity1  
upon all the parts thereof4    ',a      
certain ,,man had a fig-tree planted in 
his vineyard4'    ,the ,,man1 ,i told   
you1 is to present us with ,god the     
,father2 by  which similitude he is     
often set out in the ,new ,testament4   
,observe then1 that it is no new thing1 
if you find in ,god's church  barren    
fig-trees1 fruitless professors2 even as

 here you see is a  tree1 a fruitless   
tree1 a fruitless fig-tree in the       
vineyard4#c  ,fruit is not so easily    
brought forth as a profession is got    
into2  it is easy for a man to clothe   
himself with a fair show in the  flesh1 
to word it1 and say1 ,be thou warmed and
 filled with the  best4 ,it is no hard  
thing to do these with other things2 but
 to be  fruitful1 to bring forth fruit  
to ,god1 this doth not every tree1  no  
not every fig-tree that stands in the   
vineyard of ,god4 ,those  words also1   
',every branch in me that beareth not   
fruit1 he taketh  away1' assert the same
 thing 7,john #ae3b74 ,there are        
branches  in ,christ1 in ,christ's body 
mystical1 which is his church1 his      
vineyard1 that bear not fruit1 wherefore
 the hand of ,god is to  take them away3
 ,i looked for grapes1 and it brought   
forth wild  grapes1 that is1 no fruit at
 all that was acceptable with ,god 7,isa
  #e3d74 ,again1 ',israel is an empty   
vine1 he bringeth forth fruit unto      

himself1' none to ,god2 he is without   
fruit to ,god 7,hosea #aj3a74  ,all     
these1 with many more1 show us the truth
 of the observation1  and that ,god's   
church may be cumbered with fruitless   
fig-trees1  with barren professors4     
,had a ,,fig-,,tree4    ,although there 
be in ,god's church that be barren and  
fruitless2  yet1 as ,i said1 to see to1 
they are like the rest of the trees1    
even a fig-tree4 ,it was not an oak1 nor
 a willow1 nor a thorn1  nor a bramble2 
but a ,,fig-,,tree4 'they come unto thee
 as the people  cometh' 7,eze #cc3ca74  
',they delight to know my ways1 as a    
nation  that did righteousness1 and     
forsook not the ordinance of their      
,god4 ,they ask of me the ordinances of 
justice1 they take delight  in          
approaching to ,god1' and yet but       
barren1 fruitless1 and  unprofitable    
professors 7,isa #eh3b-d74 ,judas also  
was one of the  twelve1 a disciple1 an  
apostle1 a preacher1 an officer1 yea1   
and  such a one as none of the eleven   

mistrusted1 but preferred before        
themselves1 each one crying out1 ',is it
 ,i8 ,is it ,i8' 7,mark #ad3ai74  ,none 
of them1 as we read of 7,john #f3gj71   
mistrusting ,judas2 yet  he in ,christ's
 eye was the barren fig-tree1 a devil1 a
 fruitless  professor4 ,the foolish     
virgins also went forth of the world    
with  the other1 had lamps1 and light1  
and were awakened with the other2  yea1 
had boldness to go forth1 when the      
midnight cry was made1 with  the other2 
and thought that they could have looked 
,christ in the  face1 when he sat upon  
the throne of judgment1 with the other2 
and  yet but foolish1 but barren        
fig-trees1 but fruitless professors4    
',many1' saith ,christ1 'will say unto  
me in that day1' this and  that1 and    
will also talk of many wonderful works2 
yet1 behold1  he finds nothing in them  
but the fruits of unrighteousness 7,matt
  #g3bb1bc74 ,they were altogether      
barren and fruitless professors4    ,had
 a fig-tree ,,planted4    ,this word    

,,planted doth also reach far2 it       
supposeth one taken out  of its natural 
soil1 or removed from the place it grew 
in once2  one that seemed to be called1 
awakened2 and not only so1 but  by      
strong hand carried from the world to   
the church2 from nature  to grace2 from 
sin to godliness4 ',thou hast brought a 
vine out  of ,egypt2 thou hast cast out 
the heathen1 and planted it' 7,psa      
#hj3h74 ,of some of the branches of this
 vine were there unfruitful  professors4
    ,it must be concluded1 therefore1   
that this professor1 that remaineth     
notwithstanding fruitless1 is1 as to the
 view and judgment of  the church1      
rightly brought in thither1 to wit1 by  
confession of  faith1 of sin1 and a show
 of repentance and regeneration2 thus   
false brethren creep in unawares6#d ,all
 these things this word  planted        
intimateth2 yea1 further1 that the      
church is satisfied  with them1 consents
 they should abide in the garden1 and   
counteth  them sound as the rest4 ,but  

before ,god1 in the sight of ,god1 they 
are graceless professors1 barren and    
fruitless fig-trees4    ,therefore it is
 one thing to be in the church1 or in a 
profession2  and another to be of the   
church1 and to belong to that kingdom   
that  is prepared for the saint1 that is
 so indeed4 ,otherwise1 ',being         
planted1 shall it prosper8 shall it not 
utterly wither1 when the  east-wind     
toucheth it8 ,it shall wither in the    
furrows where it  grew' 7,eze #ag3aj74  
,had a fig-tree planted in ,,his        
vineyard4    ,in ,,his vineyard4        
,hypocrites1 with rotten hearts1 are not
 afraid  to come before ,god in ,sion4  
,these words therefore suggest unto us  
a prodigious kind of boldness and       
hardened fearlessness4 ,for what        
presumption higher1 and what attempt    
more desperate1 than for a  man that    
wanteth grace1 and the true knowledge of
 ,god1 to crowd  himself1 in that       
condition1 into the house or church of  
,god2 or  to make profession of1 and    

desire that the name of ,god should be  
called upon him8    ,for the man that   
maketh a profession of the religion of  
,jesus ,christ1  that man hath1 as it   
were1 put the name of ,god upon himself1
 and  is called and reckoned now1 how   
fruitless soever before ,god or  men1   
the man that hath to do with ,god1 the  
man that ,god owneth1  and will stand   
for4 ,this man1 ,i say1 by his          
profession1 suggesteth  this to all that
 know him to be such a professor4 ,men  
merely natural1  ,i mean men that have  
not got the devilish art of hypocrisy1  
are  afraid to think of doing thus4     
',and of the rest durst no man join     
himself to them2 but the people         
magnified them' 7,acts #e3ac74 ,and1    
indeed1 it displeaseth ,god4 ',ye have  
brought1' saith he1 'men  uncircumcised 
into my sanctuary' 7,eze #dd3g74 ,and   
again1 ',when ye  come to appear before 
me1 who hath required this at your hand1
  to tread my courts8' saith ,god 7,isa 
#a3ab74 ,they have therefore  learned   

this boldness of none in the visible    
world1 they only took  it of the devil1 
for he1 and he only1 with these his     
disciples1  attempt to present          
themselves in the church before ,god4   
',the  tares are the children of the    
wicked one4' ,the tares1 that is1  the  
hypocrites1 that are ,satan's brood1 the
 generation of vipers1  that cannot     
escape the damnation of hell4    ,,had a
 fig-tree planted in his vineyard4      
,he doth not say1 ,he planted a         
fig-tree1 but there was a fig-tree      
there2 he ,,had1 or found a fig-tree    
planted in his vineyard4    ,the great  
,god will now acknowledge the barren    
fig-tree1 or barren  professor1 to be   
his workmanship1 or a tree of his       
bringing in1  only the text saith1 he   
had one there4 ,this is much like that  
in ,matthew #ae3ac--';,every plant which
 my heavenly ,father hath not  planted1 
shall be rooted up4' ,here again are    
plants in his vineyard  which ,god will 
not acknowledge to be of his planting2  

and he seems  to suggest that in his    
vineyard are many such4 ,every plant1 or
 all  those plants or professors1 that  
are got into the assembly of the        
saints1 or into the profession of their 
religion1 without ,god and  his grace1  
'shall be rooted up4'    ',and when the 
,king came in to see the guests1 he saw 
there a  man which had not on the       
wedding-garment4 ,and he saith unto him1
  ,friend1 how camest thou in hither1   
not having a wedding-garment8'  7,matt  
#bb3aa1ab74 ,here is one so cunning and 
crafty that he beguiled  all the guests2
 he got and kept in the church even     
until the ,king  himself came in to see 
the guests2 but his subtilty got him    
nothing2  it did not blind the eyes of  
the ,king2 it did not pervert the       
judgment of the righteous4 ',friend1 how
 camest thou in hither8' did  overtake  
him at last2 even a public rejection2   
the ,king discovered  him in the face of
 all present4 ',how camest thou in      
hither8' ,my  ,father did not bring thee

 hither2 ,i did not bring thee hither2  
my ,spirit did not bring thee hither2   
thou art not of the heavenly  ,father's 
planting4 ',how camest thou in hither8' 
,he that 'entereth  not by the door1 but
 climbeth up some other way1 the same is
 a  thief and a robber' 7,john #aj3a74  
,this text also is full and plain  to   
our purpose2 for this man came not in by
 the door1 yet got into  the church2 he 
got in by climbing2 he broke in at the  
windows2  he got something of the light 
and glory of the gospel of our ,lord    
,jesus ,christ in his head2 and so1     
hardy wretch that he was1 he  presumed  
to crowd himself among the children4    
,but how is this  resented8 ,what saith 
the ,king of him8 ,why1 this is his     
sign1 'the  same is a thief and a       
robber4' ,see ye here also1 if all they 
be  owned as the planting of ,god that  
get into his church or profession  of   
his name4    ',had a fig-tree4' ,had one
 without a wedding-garment1 had a thief 
in his garden1 at his wedding1 in his   

house4 ,these climbed up some  other    
way4 ,there are many ways to get into   
the church of ,god1 and  profession of  
his name1 besides1 and without an       
entering by the  door4    #a4 ,there is 
the way of lying and dissembling1 and at
 this gap the  ,gibeonites got in 7,josh
 #i c74    #b4 ,there is sometimes      
falseness among some pastors1 either for
  the sake of carnal relations1 or the  
like2 at this hole ,tobiah1  the enemy  
of ,god1 got in 7,neh #ac3d-i74    #c4  
,there is sometimes negligence1 and too 
much uncircumspectness  in the whole    
church2 thus the uncircumcised got in   
7,eze #dd3g1h74    #d4 ,sometimes1      
again1 let the church be never so       
circumspect1 yet  these have so much    
help from the devil that they beguile   
them  all1 and so get in4 ,these are of 
the sort of thieves that ,paul          
complains of1 ',false brethren1 that are
 brought in unawares' 7,gal  #b3d74     
,jude also cries out of these1 ',certain
 men crept in unawares'  7,jude #d74    

,crept in6 ,what1 were they so lowly8 ,a
 voluntary humility1  a neglecting of   
the body1 not in any humour 7,col       
#b3bc74e ,o6 how  seemingly self-denying
 are some of these 'creeping things1'   
that  yet are to be held1 7as we shall  
know them7 an abomination to  ,israel   
7,lev #aa3dc1dd74    ,but in a great    
house there are not only vessels of gold
 and of  silver1 but also of wood and of
 earth2 and some to honour1 and  some to
 dishonour 7#b ,tim #b3bj74 ,by these   
words the apostle seems  to take it for 
granted1 that as there hath been1 so    
there still  will be these kind of      
fig-trees1 these barren professors in   
the  house1 when all men have done what 
they can2 even as in a great  house     
there are always vessels to dishonour1  
as well as those to  honour and glory2  
vessels of wood and of earth1 as well as
 of silver  and gold4 ,so1 then1 there  
must be wooden professors in the garden 
of ,god1 there must be earthy1 earthen  
professors in his vineyard2  but that   

methinks is the biting word1 'and some  
to dishonour'  7,rom #i3ba1bb74 ,that to
 the ,romans is dreadful1 but this seems
 to  go beyond it2 that speaks but of   
the reprobate in general1 but  this of  
such and such in particular2 that speaks
 of their hardening  but in the common  
way1 but this that they must be suffered
 to  creep into the church1 there to fit
 themselves for their place1  their own 
place1 the place prepared for them of   
this sort only  7,acts #a3be74 ,as the  
,lord ,jesus said once of the           
,pharisees1 ,these  'shall receive      
greater damnation' 7,luke #bj3dg74      
,barren fig-tree1 fruitless professor1  
hast thou heard all these  things8 ,hast
 thou considered that this fig-tree is  
not acknowledged  of ,god to be his1 but
 is denied to be of his planting1 and of
 his  bringing unto his wedding8 ,dost  
not thou see that thou art called  a    
thief and a robber1 that hast either    
climbed up to1 or crept  in at another  
place than the door8 ,dost thou not hear

 that there  will be in ,god's house    
wooden and earthly professors1 and that 
no  place will serve to fit those for   
hell but the house1 the church1  the    
vineyard of ,god8 ,barren fig-tree1     
fruitless ,christian1 do not  thine ears
 tingle8    ,and ,,he came and sought   
fruit thereon4    ,when a man hath got a
 profession1 and is crowded into the    
church  and house of ,god1 the question 
is not now1 ,hath he life1 hath he      
right principles8 but1 ,hath he fruit8  
,,he came seeking fruit thereon4  ,it   
mattereth not who brought thee in       
hither1 whether ,god or the  devil1 or  
thine own vain-glorious heart2 but hast 
thou fruit8 ,dost  thou bring forth     
fruit unto ,god8 ,and1 ',let every one  
that nameth  the name of' the ,lord     
,jesus ',christ depart from iniquity'   
7#b ,tim  #b3ai74 ,he doth not say1 ,and
 let every one that hath grace1 or let  
those that have the ,spirit of ,god2    
but1 ',let every one that nameth  the   
name of' the ,lord ,jesus ',christ      

depart form iniquity4'    ,what do men  
meddle with religion for8 ,why do they  
call themselves  by the name of the     
,lord ,jesus1 if they have not the grace
 of ,god1  if they have not the ,spirit 
of ,christ8 ,god1 therefore1 expecteth  
fruit4 ,what do they do in the vineyard8
 ,let them work1 or get them  out2 the  
vineyard must have labourers in it4     
',son1 go ,,work to-day  in my vineyard'
 7,matt #ba3bh74 ,wherefore1 want of    
grace and want  of ,spirit will not keep
 ,god from seeking fruit4 ',and he came 
and  sought fruit thereon' 7,luke #ac3f1
 #h3h74 ,he requireth that which  he    
seemeth to have4 ,every man in the      
vineyard and house of ,god  promiseth   
himself1 professeth to others1 and would
 have all men  take it for granted1 that
 a heavenly principle is in him1 why    
then  should not ,god seek fruit8    ,as
 for them1 therefore1 that will retain  
the name of ,christians1  fearing ,god1 
and yet make no conscience of bringing  
forth fruit to  him1 he saith to such1  

,away6 ',as for you1--,go ye1 serve ye  
every  one his idols1 and hereafter     
also1 if ye will not hearken unto me1'  
c4 7,eze #bj3ci74 ,barren fig-tree1 dost
 thou hear8 ,god expecteth  fruit1 ,god 
calls for fruit1 yea1 ,god will shortly 
come seeking fruit  on this barren      
fig-tree4 ,barren fig-tree1 either bear 
fruit1 or  go out of the vineyard2 and  
yet then thy case will be unspeakably   
damnable4 ,yea1 let me add1 if thou     
shalt neither bear fruit nor  depart1   
,god will take his name out of thy mouth
 7,jer #dd3bf74 ,he  will have fruit4   
,and ,i say further1 if thou wilt do    
neither1 yet  ,god in justice and       
righteousness will still come for fruit4
 ,and  it will be in vain for thee to   
count this austerity4 ,he will reap     
where he hath not sowed1 and gather     
where he hath not strewed  7,matt       
#be3bd-bf74 ,barren fig-tree1 dost thou 
hear8    ,quest4 ,what if a man have no 
grace8    ,answ4 ,yes1 seeing he hath a 
profession4    ,and he came and sought  

fruit ,,thereon4    ,a church1 then1 and
 a profession1 are not places where the 
workers  of iniquity may hide themselves
 and sins from ,god4 ,some of old       
thought that because they could cry1    
',the temple of the ,lord1 the  temple  
of the ,lord6' that therefore they were 
delivered1 or had a  dispensation to do 
the abominations which they committed1  
as some  in our days2 for who1 say they1
 have a right to the creatures1 if  not 
,christians1 if not professors1 if not  
church members8 ,and1 from  this        
conclusion1 let go the reins of their   
inordinate affections  after pride1     
ambition1 gluttony2 pampering themselves
 without fear  7,jude #ab71 daubing     
themselves with the lust-provoking      
fashions  of the times2 to walk with    
stretched out necks1 naked breasts1     
frizzled fore-tops1 wanton gestures1 in 
gorgeous apparel1 mixed  with gold and  
pearl1 and costly array4#f ,i will not  
here make  inspection into their lives1 
their carriages at home1 in their       

corners and secret holes2 but certainly1
 persons thus spirited1  thus           
principled1 and thus inclined1 have but 
empty boughs1 boughs  that want the     
fruit that ,god expects1 and that ,god  
will come down  to seek4    ,barren     
fig-tree1 thou art not licensed by thy  
profession1 nor by  the ,lord of the    
vineyard1 to bear these clusters of     
,gomorrah2  neither shall the vineyard1 
nor thy being crowded among the trees   
there1 shelter thee from the sight of   
the eye of ,god4 ,many make  religion   
their cloak1 and ,christ their          
stalking-horse1 and by that  means cover
 themselves and hide their own          
wickedness from men2  but ,god seeth    
their hearts1 hath his print upon the   
heels of their  feet1 and pondereth all 
their goings2 and at last1 when their   
iniquity is found to be hateful1 he will
 either smite them with  hardness of    
heart1 and so leave them1 or awaken them
 to bring forth  fruit4 ,fruit he looks 
for1 seeks1 and expects1 barren         

fig-tree6    ,but what6 come into the   
presence of ,god to sin6 ,what6 come    
into  the presence of ,god to hide thy  
sin6 ,alas1 man6 the church is ,god's   
garden1 and ,christ ,jesus is the great 
,apostle and ,high-priest of  our       
profession4 ,what6 come into the house  
that is called by my  name6 into the    
place where mine honour dwelleth6 7,psa 
#bf3h74 ,where  mine eyes and heart are 
continually6 7#a ,kings #i3c74 ,what6   
come  there to sin1 to hide thy sin1 to 
cloak thy sin6 ,his plants are  an      
orchard with pleasant fruits 7,cant     
#d3ac74 ,and every time he  goeth into  
his garden1 it is to see the fruits of  
the valley1 and  to 'see if the vine    
flourished1 and the pomegranates        
budded4'    ,yea1 saith he1 he came     
seeking fruit on this fig-tree4 ,the    
church is  the place of ,god's delight1 
where he ever desires to be3 there he   
is night and day4 ,he is there to seek  
for fruit1 to seek for fruit  of all and
 every tree in the garden4 ,wherefore1  

assure thyself1  ,o fruitless one1 that 
thy ways must needs be open before the  
eyes  of the ,lord4 ,one black sheep is 
soon espied1 although in company  with  
many2 that is taken with the first cast 
of the eye2 its  different colour still 
betrays it4 ,i say1 therefore1 a church 
and  a profession are not places where  
the workers of iniquity may hide        
themselves from ,god that seeks for     
fruit4 ',my vineyard1' saith  ,god1     
'which is mine1 is before me' 7,cant    
#h3ab74    ,and he came and sought fruit
 thereon1 ,,and ,,found ,,none4         
,barren fig-tree1 hearken2 the continual
 non-bearing of fruit is  a dreadful    
sign that thou art to come to a dreadful
 end1 as the  winding up of this parable
 concludeth4    ',,and ,,found ,,none4' 
,none at all1 or none to ,god's liking2 
for when  he saith1 ',he came seeking   
fruit thereon1' he means 'fruit meet    
for ,god1' pleasant fruit1 fruit good   
and sweet 7,heb #f74 ,alas6 it  is not  
any fruit will serve2 bad fruit is      

counted none4 ',every  tree which       
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn   
down1 and cast  into the fire' 7,matt   
#c3aj74    ,first4 ,there is a fruit    
among professors that withers1 and so   
never  comes to be ripe2 a fruit that is
 smitten in the growth1 and comes  not  
to maturity2 and this is reckoned no    
fruit4 ,this fruit those  professors    
bear that have many fair beginnings1 or 
blossoms2 that  make many fair offers of
 repentance and amendment2 that begin to
  pray1 to resolve1 and to break off    
their sins by righteousness1 but  stop  
at those beginnings1 and bring not fruit
 forth to perfection4  ,this man's fruit
 is withered1 wrinkled1 smitten fruit1  
and is in  effect no fruit at all4      
,second4 ,there is a hasty fruit1 such  
as is the 'corn upon the  house-top'    
7,psa #abi3f72 or that which springs up 
on the dung-hill1  that runs up         
suddenly1 violently1 with great stalks  
and big show1  and yet at last proves   
empty of kernel4 ,this fruit is to be   

found  in those professors that on a    
sudden are so awakened1 so convinced1   
and so affected with their condition    
that they shake the whole  family1 the  
endship1#g the whole town4 ,for a while 
they cry  hastily1 vehemently1          
dolefully1 mournfully1 and yet all is   
but a  pang1 an agony1 a fit1 they bring
 not forth fruit with patience4  ,these 
are called those hasty fruits that      
'shall be a fading flower'  7,isa       
#bh3d74    ,third4 ,there is a fruit    
that is vile and ill-tasted1 how long   
soever it be in growing2 the root is    
dried1 and cannot convey a  sufficiency 
of sap to the branches1 to ripen the    
fruit 7,jer #bd74  ,these are the fruits
 of such professors whose hearts are    
estranged  from communion with the ,holy
 ,ghost1 whose fruit groweth from       
themselves1 from their parts1 gifts1    
strength of wit1 natural or  moral      
principles4 ,these1 notwithstanding they
 bring forth fruit1  are called empty   
vines1 such as bring not forth fruit to 

,god4  ',their root is dried up1 they   
shall bear no fruit2 yea1 though  they  
bring forth1 yet will ,i slay even the  
beloved fruit of their  womb' 7,hosea   
#i3af74    ,fourth4 ,there is a fruit   
that is wild4 ',i looked for grapes and 
it brought forth wild grapes' 7,isa     
#e3d74 ,i observe1 that as there  are   
trees and herbs that are wholly right   
and noble1 fit indeed  for the vineyard2
 so there are also their semblance1 but 
wild2  not right1 but ignoble4 ,there is
 the grape1 and the wild grape2  the    
vine1 and the wild vine2 the rose1 and  
canker rose2 flowers  and wild flowers2 
the apple1 and the wild apple which we  
call the  crab4 ,now1 fruit from these  
wild things1 however they may please    
the children to play with1 yet the      
prudent and grave count them  of little 
or no value4 ,there are also in the     
world a generation  of professors that1 
notwithstanding their profession1 are   
wild  by nature2 yea1 such as were never
 cut out1 or off1 from the wild         

olive-tree1 nor never yet planted into  
the good olive-tree4 ,now1  these can   
bring nothing forth but wild olive      
berries1 they cannot  bring forth fruit 
unto ,god4 ,such are all those that have
 lightly  taken up a profession1 and    
crept into the vineyard without a new   
birth1 and the blessing of regeneration4
    ,fifth4 ,there is also untimely     
fruit3 ',even as a fig-tree casteth  her
 untimely figs' 7,rev #f1 #ac74 ,fruit  
out of season1 and so no  fruit to      
,god's liking4 ,there are two sorts of  
professors subject  to bring forth      
untimely fruit3 #a4 ,they that bring    
forth fruit too  soon2 #b4 ,they that   
bring forth fruit too late4    #a4 ,they
 that bring forth too soon4 ,they are   
such as at present  receive the ,word   
with joy2 and anon1 before they have    
root  downwards1 they thrust forth      
upwards2 but having not root1 when  the 
sun ariseth1 they are smitten1 and      
miserably die without fruit4  ,these    
professors are those light and          

inconsiderate ones that think  nothing  
but peace will attend the gospel2 and so
 anon rejoice at  the tidings1 without  
foreseeing the evil4 ,wherefore1 when   
the evil  comes1 being unarmed1 and so  
not able to stand any longer1 they  die1
 and are withered1 and bring forth no   
fruit4 ',he that received  the seed into
 stony places1 the same is he that      
heareth the ,word1  and anon with joy   
receiveth it2 yet hath he not root in   
himself1  but dureth for a while2 for   
when tribulation or persecution ariseth 
because of the ,word1 by and by he is   
offended' 7,matt #ac3bj1ba74  ,there is1
 in ,isaiah #bh3d1 mention made of some 
'whose glorious  beauty shall be a      
fading flower1' because it is 'fruit    
before the  summer4' ,both these are    
untimely fruit4    #b4 ,they also bring 
forth untimely fruit that stay till the 
season  is over4 ,god will have his     
fruit in his season2 ,i say1 he will    
receive them of such men as shall render
 them to him in their  seasons 7,matt   

#ba3da74 ,the missing of the season is  
dangerous2  staying till the door is    
shut is dangerous 7,matt #be3aj1aa74    
,many  there be that come not till the  
flood of ,god's anger is raised1  and   
too deep for them to wade through2      
',surely in the floods of  great waters 
they shall not come nigh unto him' 7,psa
 #cb3f74 ,esau  ,,afterwards is fearful3
 ',for ye know how that afterward1 when 
he  would have inherited the blessing1  
he was rejected2 for he found  no place 
of repentance1 though he sought it      
carefully with tears'  7,heb #ab3ag74   
,so the children of ,israel1 they       
brought to ,god the fruits of  obedience
 too late2 their ',lo1 we be here' came 
too late 7,num  #ad3dj-db72 their ',we  
will go up' came too late 7,num         
#ad3dj-dd74  ,the ,lord had sworn       
before1 'that they should not possess   
the land'  7,matt #be3aj1 #bg3e74 ,all  
these are such as bring forth untimely  
fruit  7,heb #ab3ag2 ,luke #ac3be-bg74  
,it is the hard hap of the reprobate  to

 do all things too late2 to be sensible 
of his want of grace too  late2 to be   
sorry for sin too late2 to seek         
repentance too late2  to ask for mercy1 
and to desire to go to glory too late4  
,thus you see1 #a4 ,that fruit smitten  
in the growth1 that withereth1  and that
 comes not to maturity1 is no fruit4 #b4
 ,that hasty fruit1  such as 'the grass 
upon the house-top1' withereth also     
before it  groweth up1 and is no fruit  
7,psa #abi3f74 #c4 ,that the fruit that 
is  vile1 and ill-tasted1 is no fruit4  
,that wild fruit1 wild grapes1  are no  
fruit 7,rev #f74 ,that untimely fruit1  
such as comes too soon1  or that comes  
too late1 such as come not in their     
season1 are no  fruit4    ,and he came  
and sought ,,fruit thereon1 and found   
none4    ,nothing will do but fruit2 he 
looked for grapes4 ',when the time  of  
the fruit drew near1 he sent his        
servants to the husbandmen1  that they  
might receive the fruits of it' 7,matt  
#ba3cd74    ,quest4 ,but what fruit doth

 ,god expect8    ,answ4 ,good fruit4    
',every tree that bringeth not forth    
good fruit1  is hewn down' 7,matt       
#g3ai74 ,now1 before the fruit can be   
good1 the  tree must be good2 for good  
fruit makes not a good tree1 but a 'good
  tree bringeth forth good fruit4 ,do   
men gather grapes of thorns1  or figs of
 thistles8' ,a man must be good1 else he
 can bring forth  no good fruit2 he must
 have righteousness imputed1 that he may
  stand good in ,god2's sight from the  
curse of his law2 he must have a        
principle of righteousness in his soul1 
else how should he bring  forth good    
fruits8 and hence it is1 that a         
,christian's fruits are  called 'the    
fruits of the ,spirit1 the fruits of    
righteousness1  which are by ,jesus     
,christ' 7,gal #e3bb1bc2 ,phil #a3aa74  
,the fruits  of the ,spirit1 therefore  
the ,spirit must be there2 the fruits of
  righteousness1 therefore righteousness
 must first be there4 ,but  to          
particularize in a few things briefly3--

    ,first4 ,god expecteth fruit that   
will answer1 and be worthy of  the      
repentance which thou feignest thyself  
to have4 ,every one in  a profession1   
and that hath crowded into the vineyard1
 pretendeth  to repentance2 now of every
 such soul1 ,god expecteth that the     
fruits  of repentance be found to attend
 them4 ',bring forth1 therefore1  fruits
 meet for repentance1' or answerable to 
thy profession of  the doctrine of      
repentance 7,matt #c3h74 ,barren        
fig-tree1 seeing  thou art a professor1 
and art got into the vineyard1 thou     
standest  before the ,lord of the       
vineyard as one of the trees of the     
garden2  wherefore he looketh for fruit 
from thee1 as from the rest of  the     
trees in the vineyard2 fruits1 ,i say1  
and such as may declare  thee in heart  
and life one that hath made sound       
profession of  repentance4 ,by thy      
profession thou hast said1 ,i am        
sensible of  the evil of sin4 ,now then1
 live such a life as declares that thou 

art sensible of the evil of sin4 ,by thy
 profession thou hast said1  ,i am sorry
 for my sin4 ,why1 then1 live such a    
life as may declare  this sorrow4 ,by   
thy profession thou hast said1 ,i am    
ashamed of my  sin2 yea1 but live such a
 life1 that men by that may see thy     
shame  for sin 7,psa #ch3ah2 ,jer       
#ca3ai74 ,by thy profession thou sayest1
  ,i have turned from1 left off1 and am 
become an enemy to every  appearance of 
evil 7#a ,thess #e3bb74 ,ah6 but doth   
thy life and  conversation declare thee 
to be such an one8 ,take heed1 barren   
fig-tree1 lest thy life should give thy 
profession the lie4 ,i say  again1 take 
heed1 for ,god himself will come for    
fruit4 ',and he  sought fruit thereon4' 
,you have some professors that are only 
saints before men when  they are abroad1
 but are devils and vipers at home2     
saints by  profession1 but devils by    
practice2 saints in word1 but sinners in
  heart and life4 ,these men may have   
the profession1 but they want  the      

fruits that become repentance4#h        
,barren fig-tree1 can it be imagined    
that those that paint themselves  did   
ever repent of their pride8 or that     
those that pursue this  world did ever  
repent of their covetousness8 or that   
those that  walk with wanton eyes did   
ever repent of their fleshly lusts8     
,where1  barren fig-tree1 is the fruit  
of these people's repentance8 ,nay1  do 
they not rather declare to the world    
that they have repented  of their       
profession8 ,their fruits look as if    
they had4 ,their pride  saith they have 
repented of their humility4 ,their      
covetousness  declareth that they are   
weary of depending upon ,god2 and doth  
not  thy wanton actions declare that    
thou abhorrest chastity8 ,where is  thy 
fruit1 barren fig-tree8 ,repentance is  
not only a sorrow1 and  a shame for1 but
 a turning from sin to ,god2 it is      
called 'repentance  from dead works'    
7,heb #f3a74 ,hast thou that 'godly     
sorrow' that  'worketh repentance to    

salvation1 not to be repented of8' 7#b  
,cor  #g3aj1aa74 ,how dost thou show thy
 carefulness1 and clearing of  thyself2 
thy indignation against sin2 they fear  
of offending2 thy  vehement desire to   
walk with ,god2 thy zeal for his name   
and glory  in the world8 ,and what      
revenge hast thou in thy heart against  
every thought of disobedience8    ,but  
where is the fruit of this repentance8  
,where is thy watching1  thy fasting1   
thy praying against the remainders of   
corruption8  ,where is thy              
self-abhorrence1 thy blushing before    
,god1 for the  sin that is yet behind8  
,where is thy tenderness of the name of 
,god and his ways8 ,where is thy        
self-denial and contentment8 ,how  dost 
thou show before men the truth of thy   
turning to ,god8 ,hast  thou 'renounced 
the hidden things of dishonesty1 not    
walking in  craftiness8' ,canst thou    
commend thyself 'to every man's         
conscience  in the sight of ,god8' 7#b  
,cor #d3b74    ,second4 ,god expecteth  

fruits that shall answer that faith     
which  thou makest profession of4 ,the  
professor that is got into the  vineyard
 of ,god doth feign that he hath the    
faith1 the faith most  holy1 the faith  
of ,god's elect4 ,ah6 but where are thy 
fruits1  barren fig-tree8 ,the faith of 
the ,romans was 'spoken of throughout   
the whole world' 7,rom #a3h74 ,and the  
,thessalonians' faith grew  exceedingly 
7#b ,thess #a3c74    ,thou professest to
 believe thou hast a share in another   
world3  hast thou let got ,,this1 barren
 fig-tree8 ,thou professest thou        
believest in ,christ3 is he thy joy1 and
 the life of thy soul8 ,yea1  what      
conformity unto him1 to his sorrows and 
sufferings8 ,what  resemblance hath his 
crying1 and groaning1 and bleeding1 and 
dying1  wrought in thee8 ,dost thou     
'bear about in thy body the dying of    
the ,lord ,jesus8' and is also the life 
of ,jesus 'made manifest in  thy mortal 
body8' 7#b ,cor #d3aj1aa74 ,barren      
fig-tree1 'show me thy  faith by thy    

works4' ',show out of a good            
conversation thy works  with meekness of
 wisdom' 7,james #b3ah1 #c3ac74 ,what   
fruit1 barren  fig-tree1 what degree of 
heart holiness8 for faith purifies the  
heart 7,acts #ae3i74 ,what love to the  
,lord ,jesus8 for 'faith worketh  by    
love' 7,gal #e3f74    ,third4 ,god      
expecteth fruits according to the       
seasons of grace thou  art under1       
according to the rain that cometh upon  
thee4 ,perhaps thou  art planted in a   
good soil1 by great waters1 that thou   
mightest  bring forth branches1 and bear
 fruit2 that thou mightest be a  goodly 
vine or fig-tree4 ,shall he not         
therefore seek for fruit1  for fruit    
answerable to the means8 ,barren        
fig-tree1 ,god expects  it1 and will    
find it too1 if ever he bless thee4     
',for the earth  which drinketh in the  
rain that cometh oft upon it1 and       
bringeth  forth herbs meet for them by  
whom it is dressed1 receiveth blessing  
from ,god3 but that which beareth thorns

 and briars is rejected1  and is nigh   
unto cursing1 whose end is to be burned'
 7,heb #f3g1h74    ,barren soul1 how    
many showers of grace1 how many dews    
from heaven1  how many times have the   
silver streams of the city of ,god run  
gliding by thy roots1 to cause thee to  
bring forth fruit6 ,these  showers and  
streams1 and the drops that hang upon   
thy boughs1 will  all be accounted for2 
and will they not testify against thee  
that  thou oughtest1 of right1 to be    
burned8 ,hear and tremble1 ,o thou      
barren professor6 ,fruits that become   
thy profession of the gospel1  the ,god 
of heaven expecteth4 ,the gospel hath in
 it the forgiveness  of sins1 the       
kingdom of heaven1 and eternal life2 but
 what fruit  hath thy profession of a   
belief of these things put forth in thy 
heart and life8 ,hast thou given thyself
 to the ,lord8 and is all  that thou    
hast to be ventured for his name in this
 world8 ,dost thou  walk like one that  
is bought with a price1 even with the   

price of  precious blood8    ,fourth4   
,the fruit that ,god expecteth is such  
as is meet for himself2  fruit that may 
glorify ,god4 ,god's trees are trees of 
righteousness1  the planting of the     
,lord1 that he may be glorified2 fruit  
that  tasteth of heaven1 abundance of   
such fruit4 ,for 'herein1' saith        
,christ1 'is my ,father glorified1 that 
ye bear much fruit' 7,john  #ae3h74     
,fruits of all kinds1 new and old2 the  
fruits of the ,spirit  are in all       
goodness1 and righteousness1 and truth4 
,fruits before  the world1 fruits before
 the saints1 fruits before ,god1 fruits 
before angels4    ,o my brethren1 'what 
manner of persons ought we to be1' who  
have  subscribed to the ,lord1 and have 
called ourselves by the name of         
,israel8 ',one shall say ,i am the      
,lord's2 and another shall call  himself
 by the name of ,jacob2 and another     
shall subscribe with  his hand unto the 
,lord1 and surname himself by the name  
of ,israel'  7,isa #dd3e74 ,barren      

fig-tree1 hast thou subscribed1 hast    
thou  called thyself by the name of     
,jacob1 and surnamed thyself by the     
name of ,israel8 ,all this thou         
pretendest to1 who art got into the     
vineyard1 who art placed among the trees
 of the garden of ,god4  ,god doth      
therefore look for such fruit as is     
worthy of his name1  as is meet for him2
 as the apostle saith1 'we should walk  
worthy  of ,god'2 that is1 so as we may 
show in every place that the presence   
of ,god is with us1 his fear in us1 and 
his majesty and authority  upon our     
actions4 ,fruits meet for him1 such a   
dependence upon him1  such trust in his 
word1 such satisfaction in his presence1
 such  a trusting of him with all my    
concerns1 and such delight in the       
enjoyment of him1 that may demonstrate  
that his fear is in my  heart1 that my  
soul is wrapped up in his things1 and   
that my body1  and soul1 and estate1 and
 all1 are in truth1 through his grace1  
at his dispose1 fruit meet for him4     

,hearty thanks1 and blessing  ,god for  
,jesus ,christ1 for his good word1 for  
his free grace1 for  the discovery of   
himself in ,christ to the soul1 secret  
longing  after another world1 fruit meet
 for him4 ,liberality to the poor       
saints1 to the poor world2 a life in    
word and deed exemplary2  a patient and 
quiet enduring of all things1 till ,i   
have done and  suffered the whole will  
of ,god1 which he hath appointed for me4
  ',that on the good ground are they    
which1 in an honest and good  heart1    
having heard the word1 keep it1 and     
bring forth fruit with  patience' 7,luke
 #h3ae74 ,this is bringing forth fruit  
unto ,god2  having our 'fruit unto      
holiness1 and the end everlasting life' 
7,rom #g3d1 #f3bb1 #ad3h74    ,fifth4   
,the ,lord expects fruit becoming the   
vineyard of ,god4 ',the  vineyard1'     
saith he1 'in a very fruitful hill'3    
witness the fruit  brought forth in all 
ages 7,isa #e3a74 ,the most barren trees
 that  ever grew in the wood of this    

world1 when planted in this vineyard  by
 the ,god of heaven1 what fruit to      
,godward have they brought  forth6      
',abel offered the more excellent       
sacrifice' 7,heb #aa3d74  ,enoch walked 
with ,god three hundred years 7,heb     
#aa3e74 ,noah1 by  his life of faith1   
'condemned the world1 and became heir of
 the  righteousness which is by faith'  
7,heb #aa3g74 ,abraham left his         
country1 and went out after ,god1 not   
knowing whither he went 7,heb  #aa3h74  
,moses left a kingdom1 and run the      
hazard of the wrath of the  king1 for   
the love he had to ,god and ,christ4    
,what shall ,i say of  them who had     
trials1 'not accepting deliverance1 that
 they might  obtain a better            
resurrection8 ,they were stoned2 they   
were sawn  asunder2 were tempted2 were  
slain with the sword2 they wandered     
about in sheep-skins and goat-skins1    
being destitute1 afflicted1  tormented' 
7,heb #aa3ce-cg74 ,peter left his       
father1 ship1 and nets  7,matt          

#d3ah-bj74 ,paul turned off from the    
feet of ,gamaliel4 ,men  brought their  
goods and possessions 7the price of     
them7 and cast  it down at the apostle's
 feet 7,acts #ai3ah-bj74 ,and others    
brought  their books together1 and      
burned them2 curious books1 though they 
were worth fifty thousand pieces of     
silver4 ,i could add how many  willingly
 offered themselves in all ages1 and    
their all1 for the  worthy name of the  
,lord ,jesus1 to be racked1 starved1    
hanged1  burned1 drowned1 pulled in     
pieces1 and a thousand calamities4#i    
,barren fig-tree1 the vineyard of ,god  
hath been a fruitful place4  ,what dost 
thou there8 ,what dost thou bear8 ,god  
expects fruit  according to1 or becoming
 the soil of the vineyard4    ,sixth4   
,the fruit which ,god expecteth is such 
as becometh ,god's  husbandry and       
labour4 ,the vineyard is ,god's         
husbandry1 or tillage4 ',i  am the true 
vine1' saith ,christ1 'and my ,father is
 the husbandman'  7,john #ae3a74 ,and   

again1 ',ye are ,god's husbandry1 ye are
 ,god's  building' 7#a ,cor #c3i74 ,the 
vineyard2 ,god fences it1 ,god gathereth
  out the stones1 ,god builds the tower1
 and the wine-press in the  midst       
thereof4 ,here is labour1 here is       
protection1 here is removing  of        
hindrances1 here is convenient          
purgation1 and all that there  might be 
fruit4    ,barren fig-tree1 what fruit  
hast thou8 ,hast thou fruit becoming    
the care of ,god1 the protection of     
,god1 the wisdom of ,god1 the  patience 
and husbandry of ,god8 ,it is the fruit 
of the vineyard  that is either the     
shame or the praise of the husbandman4  
',i went  by the field of the slothful1'
 saith ,solomon1 'and by the vineyard   
of the man void of understanding2 and   
lo1 it was all grown over with  thorns1 
and nettles had covered the face        
thereof' 7,prov #cd3cj-cb74    ,barren  
fig-tree1 if men should make a judgment 
of the care1 and  pains1 and labour of  
,god in his church1 by the fruit that   

thou  bringest forth1 what might they   
say8 ,is he not slothful1 is not he     
careless1 is he not without discretion8 
,o6 thy thorns1 thy nettles1  thy barren
 heart and barren life1 is a continual  
provocation to  the eyes of his glory1  
as likewise a dishonour to the glory of 
his grace4    ,barren fig-tree1 hast    
thou heard all these things8 ,i will add
 yet  one more4    ',and he came and    
sought fruit thereon4'    ,the question 
is not now1 ,what thou thinkest of      
thyself1 nor what  all the people of    
,god think of thee1 but what thou shalt 
be found  in that day when ,god shall   
search thy boughs for fruit8 ,when      
,sodom was to be searched for righteous 
men1 ,god would not1 in that  matter1   
trust his faithful servant ,abraham2 but
 still1 as ,abraham  interceded1 ,god   
answered1 ',if ,i find fifty1--or forty 
and five  there1 ,i will not destroy the
 city' 7,gen #ah3bj-bh74 ,barren        
fig-tree1  what sayest thou8 ,god will  
come down to see1 ,god will make search 

for fruit himself4    ',and he came and 
sought fruit thereon1 and found none4   
,then said  he unto the dresser of the  
vineyard1 ,behold1 these three years ,i 
come seeking fruit on this fig-tree1 and
 find none2 cut it down1  why cumbereth 
it the ground8'    ,these words are the 
effects of ,god's search into the boughs
 of  a barren fig-tree2 he sought fruit1
 and found none--none to his  liking1   
none pleasant and good4 ,therefore1     
first1 he complains of  the want thereof
 to the dresser2 calls him to come1 and 
see1 and  take notice of the tree2 then 
signifieth his pleasure3 he will  have  
it removed1 taken away1 cut down from   
cumbering the ground4    ,observe1 ,the 
barren fig-tree is the object of ,god's 
displeasure2  ,god cannot bear with a   
fruitless professor4    ,,then said he1 
c4    ,,then1 after this provocation2   
then1 after he had sought and found  no 
fruit1 then4 ,this word1 ,,then1 doth   
show us a kind of an inward             
disquietness2 as he saith also in       

another place1 upon a like  provocation4
 ',,then the anger of the ,lord1 and his
 jealousy1 shall  smoke against that    
man1 and all the curses that are written
 in  this book shall lie upon him1 and  
the ,lord shall blot out his name  from 
under heaven' 7,deut #bi3ah-bj74        
,,then2 it intimateth that he was now   
come to a point1 to a resolution  what  
to do with this fig-tree4 ',then said he
 to the dresser of  this vineyard1' that
 is1 to ,jesus ,christ1 'behold1' as    
much as  to say1 come hither1 here is a 
fig-tree in my vineyard1 here is  a     
professor in my church1 that is barren1 
that beareth no fruit4    ,observe1     
,however the barren professor thinks of 
himself on earth1  the ,lord cries out  
in heaven against him4 ',and now go to1 
,i will  tell you what ,i will do to my 
vineyard3 ,i will take away the hedge   
thereof1 and it shall be eaten up2 and  
,i will break down the wall  thereof1   
and it shall be trodden down' 7,isa     
#e3e74    ',behold1 ,,these ,,three     

,,years ,i come seeking fruit4'         
,observe1 ',,these ,,three ,,years4'    
,god cries out that this patience is    
abused1 that his forbearance is abused4 
,behold1 these three years  ,i have     
waited1 forborne2 these three years ,i  
have deferred mine  anger4 ',therefore  
will ,i stretch out my hand against     
thee1 and  destroy thee2 ,i am weary    
with repenting' 7,jer #ae3f74 ',these   
three  years4' ,observe1 ,god layeth up 
all the time2 ,i say1 a remembrance  of 
all the time that a barren fig-tree1 or 
a fruitless professor1  misspendeth in  
this world4 ,as he saith also of ,israel
 of old1  'forty years long was ,i      
grieved with this generation' 7,psa     
#ie3aj74    ',these three years1' c4    
,these three seasons3 ,observe1 ,god    
remembers  how many seasons thou hast   
misspent3 for these three years signify 
so many seasons4 ,and when the time of  
fruit drew nigh1 that is1  about the    
season they begin to be ripe1 or that   
according to the  season might so have  

been4 ,barren fig-tree1 thou hast had   
time1  seasons1 sermons1 ministers1     
afflictions1 judgments1 mercies1 and    
what not2 and yet hast not been         
fruitful4 ,thou hast had awakenings1    
reproofs1 threatenings1 comforts1 and   
yet hast not been fruitful4  ,thou hast 
had patterns1 examples1 citations1      
provocations1 and  yet has not been     
fruitful4 ,well1 ,god hath laid up thy  
three years  with himself4 ,he remembers
 every time1 every season1 every sermon1
  every minister1 affliction1 judgment1 
mercy1 awakening1 pattern1  example1    
citation1 provocation2 he remembers all4
 ,as he said of  ,israel of old1 ',they 
have tempted me now these ten times1 and
 have  not hearkened to my voice' 7,num 
#ad3bb74 ,and again1 ',i remember  all  
their wickedness' 7,hosea #g3b74        
',these three years1' c4 ,he seeks for  
the fruit of every season4  ,he will not
 that any of his sermons1 ministers1    
afflictions1  judgments1 or mercies1    
should be lost1 or stand for            

insignificant  things2 he will have     
according to the benefit bestowed4 7#b  
,chron  #cb3bd1be74 ,he hath not done   
without a cause all that he hath done1  
and therefore he looketh for fruit 7,eze
 #ad3bc74 ,look to it1 barren           
fig-tree4#aj    ,i came ',,seeking'     
fruit4    ,observe1 ,this word          
',,seeking' signifies a narrow search2  
for when  a man seeks for fruit on a    
tree1 he goes round it and round it2    
now looking into this bough1 and then   
into that2 he peeks into  the inmost    
boughs1 and the lowermost boughs1 if    
perhaps fruit may  be thereon4 ,barren  
fig-tree1 ,god will look into all thy   
boughs1  he will be with thee in thy    
bed-fruits1 thy midnight-fruits1 thy    
closet-fruits1 thy family-fruits1 thy   
conversation-fruits1 to see  if there be
 any among all these that are fit for1  
or worthy of  the name of the ,god of   
heaven4 ,he sees 'what the ancients of  
the  house of ,israel do in the dark'   
7,eze #h3ab74 ',all things are naked    

and opened unto the eyes of him with    
whom we have to do' 7,heb  #d3ab1ac74   
,seeking fruit on ',,this' fig-tree4    
,i told you before1 that he keeps in    
remembrance the times and  seasons that 
the barren professor had wickedly       
misspent4 ,now1  forasmuch as he also   
pointeth out the fig-tree1 ,,this       
fig-tree1  it showeth that the barren   
professor1 above all professors1 is  a  
continual odium in the eyes of ,god4    
,this fig-tree1 'this man  ,coniah'     
7,jer #bb3bh74 ,this people draw nigh me
 with their mouth1  but have removed    
their hearts far from me4 ,god knows who
 they are  among all the thousands of   
,israel that are the barren and         
fruitless  professors2 his lot will fall
 upon the head of ,achan1 though he be  
hid among six hundred thousand men4     
',and he brought his household1  man by 
man1 and ,achan1 the son of ,carmi1 the 
son of ,zabdi1 the son  of ,zera1 of the
 tribe of ,judah1 was taken' 7,josh     
#g3ag1ah74 ,this  is the ,achan1 this is

 the fig-tree1 this is the barren       
professor6    ,there is a man hath a    
hundred trees in his vineyard1 and at   
the  time of the season1 he walketh into
 his vineyard to see how the  trees     
flourish2 and as he goes1 and views1 and
 prys1 and observes  how they are hanged
 with fruit1 behold1 he cometh to one   
where  he findeth naught but leaves4    
,now he makes a stand2 looks upon it    
again and again2 he looks also here and 
there1 above and below2  and if after   
all this seeking1 he finds nothing but  
leaves thereon1  then he begins to cast 
in his mind1 how he may know this tree  
next  year2 what stands next it1 or how 
far it is off the hedge8 ,but if  there 
be nothing there that may be as a mark  
to know it by1 then  he takes his hook1 
and giveth it a private mark--',and the 
,lord  set a mark upon ,cain' 7,gen #d71
 saying1 ,go thy ways1 fruitless        
fig-tree1 thou hast spent this season in
 vain4 ,yet doth he not  cut it down1 ,i
 will try it another year3 may be this  

was not a  hitting#aa season4 ,therefore
 he comes again next year1 to see if    
now it have fruit2 but as he found it   
before1 so he finds it now1  barren1    
barren1 every year barren2 he looks     
again1 but finds no  fruit4 ,now he     
begins to have second thoughts1 ,how6   
neither hit  last year nor this8 ,surely
 the barrenness is not in the season2   
sure the fault is in the tree2 however1 
,i will spare it this year  also1 but   
will give it a second mark2 and it may  
be he toucheth  it with a hot iron1     
because he begins to be angry4    ,well1
 at the third season he comes again for 
fruit1 but the third  year is like the  
first and second2 no fruit yet2 it only 
cumbereth  the ground4 ,what now must be
 done with this fig-tree8 ,why1 the     
,lord will lop its boughs with terror2  
yea1 the thickets of those  professors  
with iron4 ,i have waited1 saith ,god1  
these three  years2 ,i have missed of   
fruit these three years2 it hath been a 
cumber-ground these three years2 cut it 

down4 ,precept hath been  upon precept1 
and line upon line1 one year after      
another1 for  these three years1 but no 
fruit can be seen2 ,i find none1 fetch  
out the axe6 ,i am sure ,,this is the   
fig-tree1 ,i know it from the  first    
year2 barrenness was its sign then1     
barrenness is its sign  now2 make it fit
 for the fire6 ,behold1 'now also the   
axe is laid  unto the root of the trees3
 therefore1 every tree that bringeth    
not forth good fruit1 is hewn down1 and 
cast into the fire' 7,matt  #c3aj74     
,observe1 my brethren1 ,god's heart     
cannot stand towards a barren  fig-tree4
 ,you know thus it is with yourselves4  
,if you have a tree  in your orchard or 
vineyard that doth only cumber the      
ground1 you  cannot look upon that tree 
with pleasure1 with complacency and     
delight4 ,no2 if you do but go by it1 if
 you do but cast your eye  upon it3 yea1
 if you do but think of that tree1 you  
threaten it  in your heart1 saying1 ,i  
will hew thee down shortly2 ,i will to  

the fire with thee shortly3 and it is in
 vain for any to think of  persuading of
 you to show favour to the barren       
fig-tree2 and if  they should persuade1 
your answer is irresistible1 ,it yields 
me  no profit1 it takes up room and doth
 no good2 a better may grow  in its     
room4    ,cut it down4    ,thus1 when   
the godly among the ,jews made prayers  
that rebellious  ,israel might not be   
cast out of the vineyard1 what saith the
  answer of ,god8 7,jer #ad3ag74        
',though ,moses and ,samuel stood before
  me1 yet my mind could not be toward   
this people'3 wherefore 'cast  them out 
of my sight1 and let them go forth'     
7,jer #ae3a74    ,what a resolution is  
here6 ,moses and ,samuel could do almost
 anything  with ,god in prayer4 ,how    
many times did ,moses by prayer turn    
away  ,god's judgments from even        
,pharaoh himself6 yea1 how many times   
did he by prayer preserve ,israel1 when 
in the wilderness1 from the  anger and  
wrath of ,god6 7,psa #ajf3bc74 ,samuel  

is reckoned excellent  this way1 yea1 so
 excellent1 that when ,israel had done  
that fearful  thing as to reject the    
,lord1 and choose them another king1 he 
prayed1 and the ,lord spared1 and       
forgave them 7#a ,sam #ab74 ,but yet    
neither ,moses nor ,samuel can save a   
barren fig-tree4 ,no2 though  ,moses and
 ,samuel stood before me1 that is1      
pleading1 arguing1  interceding1        
supplicating1 and beseeching1 yet could 
they not  incline mine heart to this    
people4    ,cut it down4    ',ay1 but   
,lord1 it is a fig-tree1 a fig-tree6'   
,if it was a thorn1  or a bramble1 or a 
thistle1 the matter would not be much2  
but it  is a fig-tree1 or a vine4 ,well1
 but mark the answer of ,god1 ',son  of 
man1 ,what is the vine-tree more than   
any tree1 or than a branch  which is    
among the trees of the forest8 ,shall   
wood be taken thereof  to do any work8  
or will men take a pin of it to hang any
 vessel  thereon8' 7,eze #ae3b1c74 ,if  
trees that are set1 or planted for      

fruit1 bring not forth that fruit1 there
 is betwixt them and the  trees of the  
forest no betterment at all1 unless the 
betterment  lieth in the trees of the   
wood1 for they are fit to build withal2 
but a fig-tree1 or a vine1 if they bring
 not forth fruit1 yea1  good fruit1 they
 are fit for nothing at all1 but to be  
cut down  and prepared for the fire2 and
 so the prophet goes on1 ',behold1  it  
is cast into the fire for fuel4' ,if it 
serve not for fruit it  will serve for  
fuel1 and so 'the fire devoureth both   
the ends of  it1 and the midst of it is 
burnt4'    ,ay1 but these fig-trees and 
vines are church-members1 inhabiters  of
 ,jerusalem4 ,so was the fig-tree       
mentioned in the text4 ,but what  answer
 hath ,god prepared for these           
objections8 ,why1 ',thus saith  the     
,lord ,god1 ,as the vine-tree among the 
trees of the forest1 which  ,i have     
given to the fire for fuel2 so will ,i  
give the inhabitants  of ,jerusalem2 and
 ,i will set my face against them1 they 

shall go  out from one fire1 and another
 fire shall devour them' 7,eze #ae3f1g74
    ,cut it down4    ,the woman that    
delighteth in her garden1 if she have a 
slip there1  suppose1 if it was         
fruitful1 she would not take five pounds
 for  it2 yet if it bear no fruit1 if it
 wither1 and dwindle1 and die1  and turn
 cumber-ground only1 it may not stand in
 her garden4  ,gardens and vineyards are
 places for fruit1 for fruit according  
to the nature of the plant or flowers4  
,suppose such a slip as ,i  told you of 
before should be in your garden1 and    
there die1 would  you let it abide in   
your garden8 ,no2 away with it1 away    
with it6  ,the woman comes into her     
garden towards the spring1 where first  
she gives it a slight cast with her eye1
 then she sets to gathering  out the    
weeds1 and nettles1 and stones2 takes a 
besom and sweeps  the walks2 this done1 
she falls to prying into her herbs and  
slips1 to see if they live1 to see if   
they are likely to grow4  ,now1 if she  

comes to one that is dead1 that she is  
confident will  not grow1 up she pulls  
that1 and makes to the heap of rubbish  
with  it1 where she despisingly casts it
 down1 and valueth it no more  than a   
nettle1 or a weed1 or than the dust she 
hath swept out of  her walks4 ,yea1 if  
any that see her should say1 ,why do you
 so8 the  answer is ready4 ,it is dead1 
it is dead at root2 if ,i had let it    
stand it would but have cumbered the    
ground4 ,the strange slips1  and also   
the dead ones1 they must be 'a heap in  
the day of grief1  and of desperate     
sorrow' 7,isa #ag3aj1aa74    ,cut it    
down4    ,there are two manner of       
cuttings down2 ,first4 ,when a man is   
cast  out of the vineyard4 ,second4     
,when a man is cast out of the world4   
,first4 ,when a man is cast out of the  
vineyard4 ,and that is done  two ways2  
#a4 ,by an immediate hand of ,god4 #b4  
,by the church's due  execution of the  
laws and censures which ,christ for that
 purpose  has left with his church4     

#a4 ,god cuts down the barren fig-tree  
by an immediate hand1 smiting  his      
roots1 blasting his branches1 and so    
takes him away from among  his people4  
',every branch1' saith ,christ1 'that   
beareth not fruit  in me1 he1' my       
,father1 'taketh away' 7,john #ae3b74   
,he taketh him  out of the church1 he   
taketh him away from the godly4 ,there  
are  two things by which ,god taketh the
 barren professor from among  the       
children of ,god3 7#a47 ,strong         
delusions4 7#b47 ,open profaneness4     
74#a74 ,by strong delusion2 such as     
beguile the soul with damnable          
doctrines1 that swerve from faith and   
godliness1 ',they have chosen  their own
 ways1' saith ,god1 'and their soul     
delighteth in their  abominations4 ,i   
also will choose their delusions1 and   
will bring  their fears upon them' 7,isa
 #ff3c1d74 ,i will smite them with      
blindness1 and hardness of heart1 and   
failing of eyes2 and will  also suffer  
the tempter to tempt and affect his     

hellish designs  upon them4 ',god shall 
send them strong delusion1 that they    
should  believe a lie3 that they all    
might be damned who believed not the    
truth1 but had pleasure in              
unrighteousness' 7#b ,thess #b3aj-ab74  
7#b47 ,sometimes ,god takes away a      
barren professor by open profaneness4   
,there is one hath taken up a profession
 of that worthy name1 the  ,lord ,jesus 
,christ2 but this profession is but a   
cloak2 he secretly  practiseth          
wickedness4 ,he is a glutton1 a         
drunkard1 or covetous1  or unclean4     
,well1 saith ,god1 ,i will loose the    
reins of this  professor2 ,i will give  
him up to his vile affections2 ,i will  
loose  the reins of his lusts before    
him2 he shall be entangled with his     
beastly lusts2 he shall be overcome of  
ungodly company4 ,thus they  that turn  
aside to their own crooked ways 'the    
,lord shall lead  them forth with the   
workers of iniquity' 7,psa #abe3e74     
,this is  ,god's hand immediately2 ,god 

is now dealing with this man himself4   
,barren fig-tree1 hearken6 ,thou art    
crowded into a profession1  art got     
among the godly1 and there art a scandal
 to the holy and  glorious gospel2 but  
withal so cunning that1 like the sons of
  ,zeruiah1 thou art too hard for the   
church2 she knows not how to  deal with 
thee4 ,well1 saith ,god1 ,i will deal   
with that man myself1  ',i will answer  
that man by myself4' ,he that sets up   
his idols in  his heart1 and puts the   
stumbling-block of his iniquity before  
his face1 and yet comes and appears     
before me1 ',i will set my face  against
 that man1 and will make him a sign and 
a proverb3 and ,i  will cut him off from
 the midst of my people2 and ye shall   
know  that ,i am the ,lord' 7,eze       
#ad3g1h74 ,but1    #b4 ,god doth        
sometimes cut down the barren fig-tree  
by the church1  by the church's due     
execution of the laws and censures which
 ,christ  for that purpose hath left    
with his church4 ,this is the meaning of

  that in ,matthew #ah2 #a ,corinthians 
#e3 and that in #a ,timothy #a3bj  upon 
which now ,i shall not enlarge1 ,but    
which way soever ,god  dealeth with     
thee1 ,o thou barren fig-tree1 whither  
by himself  immediately1 or by his      
church1 it amounts to one and the same2 
for if timely repentance prevent not1   
the end of that soul is  damnation4     
,they are blasted1 and withered1 and    
gathered by men1  ,god's enemies2 and at
 last being cast into the fire burning  
must  be their end4 ',that which beareth
 thorns and briars is nigh unto         
cursing1 whose end is to be burned'     
7,heb #f3h74    ,second4 ,and1 again1   
sometimes by ',cut it down' ,god means1 
cast it  out of the world4 ,thus he cut 
down ,nadab and ,abihu1 when he burned  
them up with fire from heaven4 ,thus he 
cut down ,korah1 ,dathan1  and ,abiram1 
when he made the earth to swallow them  
up 7,num #c3d1  #af3ca-cc74 ,thus he cut
 down ,saul1 when he gave him up to fall
 upon  the edge of his own sword1 and   

died 7#a ,sam #ca3d74 ,thus he cut down 
,ananias1 with ,sapphira his wife1 when 
he struck them down dead  in the midst  
of the congregation 7,acts #e3e1aj74 ,i 
might here also  discourse of ,absalom1 
,ahithophel1 and ,judas1 who were all   
three  hanged3 the first by ,god's      
revenging hand1 the others were given   
up of ,god to be their own executioners4
 ,these were barren and  unprofitable   
fig-trees1 such as ,god took no pleasure
 in1 therefore  he commanded to cut them
 down4 ,the ,psalmist saith1 ',he shall 
take  them away as with a whirlwind1    
both living1 and in his wrath'  7,psa   
#eh3i74 ,barren fig-tree1 hearken6 ,god 
calls for the axe1 his  sword2 bring it 
hither2 here is a barren professor4 ,cut
 him down1  why cumbereth he the ground8
    ,why cumbereth it the ground8    ,by
 these words the ,lord suggesteth       
reasons of his displeasure  against the 
barren fig-tree2 it cumbereth the       
ground4 ,the ,holy  ,ghost doth not only
 take an argument from its barrenness1  

but  because it is a cumber-ground1     
therefore cut it down2 wherefore it     
must needs be a provocation4 #a4        
,because1 as much as in him lieth1  he  
disappointeth the design of ,god in     
planting his vineyard2 ,i  looked that  
it should bring forth fruit4 #b4 ,it    
hath also abused  his patience1 his     
long-suffering1 his three years'        
patience4 #c4 ,it  hath also abused his 
labour1 his pains1 his care1 and        
providence  of protection and           
preservation3 for he hedges his         
vineyard1 and  walls it about4          
,cumber-ground1 all these things thou   
abusest6 ,he  waters his vineyard1 and  
looks to it night and day2 but all these
  things thou hast abused4    ,further1 
there are other reasons of ,god's       
displeasure2 as1    ,first4 ,a          
cumber-ground is a very mock and        
reproach of religion1 a  mock and       
reproach to the ways of ,god1 to the    
people of ,god1 to the  ,word of ,god1  
and to the name of religion4 ,it is     

expected of all  hands1 that all the    
trees in the garden of ,god should be   
fruitful3  ,god expects fruit1 the      
church expects fruit1 the world1 even   
the  world1 concludes that professors   
should be fruitful in good works2  ,i   
say1 the world expecteth that professors
 should be better than  themselves4     
,but1 barren fig-tree1 thou             
disappointest all4 ,nay1 hast  thou not 
learned the wicked ones thy ways8 ,hast 
thou not learned  them to be more wicked
 by thy example8--but that is by the by4
 ,barren  fig-tree1 thou hast           
disappointed others1 and must be        
disappointed  thyself6 ',cut it down1   
why cumbereth it the ground8'           
,second4 ,the barren fig-tree takes up  
the room where a better tree  might     
stand2 ,i say1 it takes up the room1 it 
keeps1 so long as  it stand where it    
doth2 a fruitful tree out of that place1
 and  therefore it must be cut down4    
,barren fig-tree1 dost thou hear8       
,because the ,jews stood fruitless in   

the vineyard1 therefore1 saith  ,god1   
',the kingdom of ,god shall be taken    
from you1' and given to  a nation that  
shall render him their fruits in their  
season 7,matt  #ba3cc-da74 ,the ,jews   
for their barrenness were cut down1 and 
more  fruitful people put in their room4
 ,as ,samuel also said to barren  ,saul1
 ',the ,lord hath rent the kingdom from 
thee1 and hath given it  to a neighbour 
of thine that is better than thou' 7#a  
,sam #ae3bh74  ,the unprofitable servant
 must be cast out1 must be cut down     
7,matt  #be3bg74    ,cumber-ground1 how 
many hopeful1 inclinable1 forward       
people1 hast  thou by thy fruitless and 
unprofitable life1 kept out of the      
vineyard  of ,god8 ,for thy sake have   
the people stumbled at religion2 by thy 
life have they been kept from the love  
of their own salvation4 ,thou  hast been
 also a means of hardening others1 and  
of quenching and  killing weak          
beginnings4 ,well1 barren fig-tree1 look
 to thyself1  thou wilt not go to heaven

 thyself1 and them that would1 thou     
hinderest2 thou must not always cumber  
the ground1 nor always  hinder the      
salvation of others4 ,thou shalt be cut 
down1 and another  shall be planted in  
thy room4    ,third4 ,the cumber-ground 
is a sucker2 he draws away the heart    
and nourishment from the other trees4   
,were the cumber ground cut  down1 the  
others would be more fruitful2 he draws 
away that fatness  of the ground to     
himself1 that would make the others more
 hearty  and fruitful4 ',one sinner     
destroyeth much good' 7,eccl #i3ah74    
,the cumber-ground is a very drone in   
the hive1 that eats up the  honey that  
should feed the labouring bee2 he is a  
thief in the  candle1 that wasteth the  
tallow1 but giveth no light2 he is the  
unsavoury salt1 that is fit for nought  
but the dunghill4 ,look to  it1 barren  
fig-tree6    ,and he answering1 said    
unto him1 ,lord1 let it alone this year 
also1  till ,i shall dig about it1 and  
dung it2 and if it bear fruit1 well2    

and if not1 then after that1 thou shalt 
cut it down 7vv #h1i74    ,these are the
 words of the dresser of the vineyard1  
who1 ,i told you1  is ,jesus ,christ1   
for he made intercession for the        
transgressors4  ,and they contain a     
petition presented to an offended       
justice1  praying1 that a little more   
time and patience might be exercised    
towards the barren cumber-ground        
fig-tree4    ,in this petition there are
 six things considerable3 #a4 ,that     
justice  might be deferred4 ,o that     
justice might be deferred6 ',lord1 let  
it  alone1' c41 a while longer4 #b4     
,here is time prefixed1 as a space  to  
try if more means will cure a barren    
fig-tree4 ',lord1 let it  alone this    
year also4' #c4 ,the means to help it   
are propounded1  'until ,i shall dig    
about it1 and dung it4'#ab #d4 ,here is 
also an  insinuation of a supposition1  
that1 by thus doing1 ,god's expectation 
may be answered2 'and if it bear fruit1 
well4' #e4 ,here is a  supposition that 

the barren fig-tree may yet abide       
barren1 when  ,christ hath done what he 
will unto it2 'and if it bear fruit1'   
c4 #f4 ,here is at last a resolution1   
that if thou continue barren1  hewing   
days will come upon thee2 'and if it    
bear fruit1 well2 and  if not1 then     
after that thou shalt cut it down4' ,but
 to proceed  according to my former     
method1 by way of exposition4    ,lord1 
let it alone this year also4    ,here is
 astonishing grace indeed6 astonishing  
grace1 ,i say1 that  the ,lord ,jesus   
should concern himself with a barren    
fig-tree2 that  he should step in to    
stop the blow from a barren fig-tree6   
,true1  he stopped the blow but for a   
time2 but why did he stop it at all8    
,why did not he fetch out the axe8 ,why 
did he not do execution8 ,why  did not  
he cut it down8 ,barren fig-tree1 it is 
well for thee that  there is a ,jesus at
 ,god's right hand1 a ,jesus of that    
largeness of  bowels1 as to have        
compassion for a barren fig-tree1 else  

justice  had never let thee alone to    
cumber the ground as thou hast done6    
,when ,israel also had sinned against   
,god1 down they had gone1 but  that     
,moses stood in the breach4 ',let me    
alone1' said ,god to him1  'that ,i may 
consume them' in a moment1 'and ,i will 
make of thee a  great nation' 7,exo     
#cb3aj74 ,barren fig-tree1 dost thou    
hear8 ,thou  knowest not how oft the    
hand of ,divine justice hath been up to 
strike1 and how many years since thou   
hadst been cut down1 had  not ,jesus    
caught hold of his ,father's axe4 ,let  
me alone1 let me  fetch my blow1 or     
',cut it down1 why cumbereth it the     
ground8' ,wilt  thou not hear yet1      
barren fig-tree8 ,wilt thou provoke     
still8 ,thou  hast wearied men1 and     
provoked the justice of ,god6 ,and 'will
 ye  weary my ,god also8' 7,isa #g3ac74 
,lord1 let it alone this year4    ,lord1
 a little longer6 let us not lose a soul
 for want of means4  ,i will try1 ,i    
will see if ,i can make it fruitful1 ,i 

will not beg  a long life1 nor that it  
might still be barren1 and so provoke   
thee4 ,i beg1 for the sake of the soul1 
the immortal soul2 ,lord1  spare it one 
year only1 one year longer1 this year   
also4 ,if ,i do  any good to it1 it will
 be in little time4 ,thou shalt not be  
over  wearied with waiting2 one year and
 then4    ,barren fig-tree1 dost thou   
hear what a striving there is between   
the vine-dresser and the husbandman1 for
 thy life8 ',cut it down1'  says one2   
',lord1 spare it1' saith the other4 ,it 
is a cumber-ground1  saith the ,father2 
one year longer1 prays the ,son4 ',let  
it alone  this year also4'    ,till ,i  
shall dig about it1 and dung it4    ,the
 ,lord ,jesus by these words supposeth  
two things1 as causes of  the want of   
fruit in a barren fig-tree2 and two     
things he supposeth  as a remedy4       
,the things that are a cause of want of 
fruit are1 ,first4 ,it is  earth-bound4 
,lord1 the fig-tree is earth-bound4     
,second4 ,a want of  warmer means1 of   

fatter means4 ,wherefore1 accordingly1  
he propoundeth  to loosen the earth2 to 
dig about it4 ,and then to supply it    
with  dung4    ',to dig about it1 and   
dung it4 ,lord1 let it alone this year  
also1  until ,i shall dig about it4' ,i 
doubt it is too much ground-bound4  ,the
 love of this world1 and the            
deceitfulness of riches lie too  close  
to the roots of the heart of this       
professor 7,luke #ad74 ,the  love of    
riches1 the love of honours1 the love of
 pleasures1 are  the thorns that choke  
the word4 ',for all that is in the      
world1  the lust of the flesh1 and the  
lust of the eyes1 and the pride of      
life1 is not of the ,father1' but enmity
 to ,god2 how then1 where  these things 
bind up the heart1 can there be fruit   
brought forth  to ,god8 7#a ,john       
#b3ae1af74 ,barren fig-tree1 see how the
 ,lord ,jesus1  by these very words1    
suggesteth the cause of thy             
fruitfulessness  of soul6 ,the things of
 this world lie too close to thy heart2 

the earth with its things have bound up 
thy roots2 thou art an  earth-bound     
soul1 thou art wrapped up in thick clay4
 ',if any man  love the world1 the love 
of the ,father is not in him'2 how then 
can he be fruitful in the vineyard8     
,this kept ,judas from the fruit  of    
caring for the poor 7,john #ab3f74 ,this
 kept ,demas from the fruit  of         
self-denial 7#b ,tim #d3aj74 ,and this  
kept ,ananias and ,sapphira his  wife   
from the goodly fruit of sincerity and  
truth 7,acts #e3e1aj74  ,what shall ,i  
say8 ,these are 'foolish and hurtful    
lusts1 which  drown men in destruction  
and perdition2 for the love of money is 
the root of all evil4' ,how then can    
good fruit grow from such a  root1 the  
root of all evil8 ',which while some    
coveted after1 they  have erred from the
 faith1 and pierced themselves through  
with  many sorrows' 7#a ,tim #f3i1aj74  
,it is an evil root1 nay1 it is the     
root of all evil4 ,how then can the     
professor that hath such a  root1 or a  

root wrapped up in such earthly things1 
as the lusts1  and pleasures1 and       
vanities of this world1 bring forth     
fruit to  ,god8    ,till ,i shall       
',,dig' about it4    ,lord1 ,i will     
loose his roots1 ,i will dig up this    
earth1 ,i will  lay his roots bare2 my  
hand shall be upon him by sickness1 by  
disappointments1 by cross providences2  
,i will dig about him until  he stands  
shaking and tottering2 until he be ready
 to fall2 then1  if ever1 he will seek  
to take faster hold4 ,thus1 ,i say1     
deals the  ,lord ,jesus ofttimes with   
the barren professor2 he diggeth about  
him1 he smiteth one blow at his heart1  
another blow at his lusts1  a third at  
his pleasures1 a fourth at his comforts1
 another at his  self-conceitedness4    
,thus he diggeth about him2 this is the 
way to  take bad earth from his roots1  
and to loosen his roots from the  earth4
 ,barren fig-tree1 see here the care1   
the love1 the labour1  and way1 which   
the ,lord ,jesus1 the dresser of the    

vineyard1 is  fain to take with thee1 if
 haply thou mayest be made fruitful4#ac 
,till ,i shall dig about it1 and        
',,dung' it4    ,as the earth1 by       
binding the roots too closely1 may      
hinder the  tree's being fruitful1 so   
the want of better means may be also  a 
cause thereof4 ,and this is more than   
intimated by the dresser  of the        
vineyard2 ',till ,i shall dig about it  
and dung it4' ,i will  supply it with a 
more fruitful ministry1 with a warmer   
word2  ,i will give them pastors after  
mine own heart2 ,i will dung them4  ,you
 know dung is a more warm1 more fat1    
more hearty1 and succouring  matter than
 is commonly the place in which trees   
are planted4    ',i will dig about it1  
and dung it4' ,i will bring it under  a 
heart-awakening ministry2 the means of  
grace shall be fat and  good3 ,i will   
also visit it with heart-awakening1     
heart-warming1  heart-encouraging       
considerations2 ,i will apply warm dung 
to his  roots2 ,i will strive with him  

by my ,spirit1 and give him some  tastes
 of the heavenly gift1 and the power of 
the world to come4  ,i am loth to lose  
him for want of digging4 ',lord1 let it 
alone  this year also1 till ,i shall dig
 about it and dung it4'    ,and if it   
bear fruit1 ,,well4    ,and if the      
fruits of all my labour doth make this  
fig-tree fruitful1  ,i shall count my   
time1 my labour1 and means1 well        
bestowed upon  it2 and thou also1 ,o my 
,god1 shalt be therewith much delighted2
  for thou art gracious1 and merciful1  
and repentest thee of the  evil which   
thou threatenest to bring upon a people4
 ,these words1  therefore1 inform us1   
that if a barren fig-tree1 a barren     
professor1  shall now at last bring     
forth fruit to ,god1 it shall go well   
with  that professor1 it shall go well  
with that poor soul4 ,his former        
barrenness1 his former tempting of ,god1
 his abuse of ,god's patience  and      
long-suffering1 his mis-spending year   
after year1 shall now be  all forgiven  

him4 ,yea1 ,god the ,father1 and our    
,lord ,jesus ,christ1  will not pass by 
and forget all1 and say1 ',well done1'  
at the  last4 ,when ,i say to the       
wicked1 ,o wicked man1 thou shalt surely
  die2 if he then do that which is      
lawful and right1 if he walk in  the    
statutes of life1 without committing    
iniquity1 he shall surely  live1 he     
shall not die 7,eze #cc74    ,barren    
fig-tree1 dost thou hear8 the axe is    
laid to thy roots1 the  ,lord ,jesus    
prays ,god to spare thee4 ,hath he been 
digging about  thee8 ,hath he been      
dunging of thee8 ,o barren fig-tree1 now
 thou art  come to the point2 if thou   
shalt now become good1 if thou shalt1   
after a gracious manner1 suck in the    
gospel-dung1 and if thou  shalt bring   
forth fruit unto ,god1 well2 but if not1
 the fire is  the last6 fruit1 or the   
fire2 fruit1 or the fire1 barren        
fig-tree6  ',if it bear fruit1 well4'#ad
    ,and if not1 ,,then after that thou 
shalt cut it down4    ,the ,lord ,jesus1

 by this if1 giveth us to understand    
that there is  a generation of          
professors in the world that are        
incurable1 that  will not1 that cannot  
repent1 nor be profited by the means of 
grace4  ,a generation1 ,i say1 that will
 retain a profession1 but will not      
bring forth fruit2 a generation that    
will wear out the patience  of ,god1    
time and tide1 threatenings and         
intercessions1 judgments  and mercies1  
and after all will be unfruitful4    ,o 
the desperate wickedness that is in thy 
heart6 ,barren professor1  dost thou    
hear8 the ,lord ,jesus stands yet in    
doubt about thee2  there is an ,,if     
stands yet in the way4 ,i say1 the ,lord
 ,jesus stands  yet in doubt about thee1
 whether or no1 at last1 thou wilt be   
good2 whether he may not labour in vain2
 whether his digging and  dunging will  
come to more than lost labour2 ',i gave 
her space  to repent1--and she repented 
not' 7,rev #b3ba74 ,i digged about it1  
,i dunged it2 ,i gained time1 and       

supplied it with means2 but ,i  laboured
 herein in vain1 and spent my strength  
for nought1 and in  vain6 ,dost thou    
hear1 barren fig-tree8 there is yet a   
question1  ,whether it may be well with 
thy soul at last8    ,and if not1 ,,then
 after that thou shalt cut it down4     
,there is nothing more exasperating to  
the mind of a man than to  find all his 
kindness and favour slighted2 neither is
 the ,lord  ,jesus so provoked with     
anything1 as when sinners abuse his     
means  of grace2 if it be barren and    
fruitless under my gospel2 if it  turn  
my grace into wantonness1 if after      
digging and dunging1 and  waiting1 it   
yet remain unfruitful1 ,i will let thee 
cut it down4    ,gospel means1 applied1 
is the last remedy for a barren         
professor2  if the gospel1 if the grace 
of the gospel1 will not do1 there can   
be nothing expected but cut it down4    
',then after that thou shalt  cut it    
down4' ',o ,jerusalem1 ,jerusalem1 thou 
that killest the  prophets1 and stonest 

them which are sent unto thee1 how often
  would ,i have gathered thy children   
together1 even as a hen gathereth  her  
chickens under her wings1 and ye would  
not6' ,therefore 'your  house is left   
unto you desolate' 7,matt #bc3cg1ch74   
,yet it cannot  be1 but that this ,lord 
,jesus1 who at first did put a stop to  
the  execution of his ,father's justice1
 because he desired to try more  means  
with the fig-tree2 ,i say1 it cannot be1
 but that a heart  so full of compassion
 as his is should be touched1 to behold 
this  professor must now be cut down4   
',and when he was come near1 he  beheld 
the city1 and wept over it1 saying1 ,if 
thou hadst known1  even thou1 at least  
in this thy day1 the things which belong
 unto  thy peace6 but now they are hid  
from thine eyes' 7,luke #ai3da1db74     
,after that thou shalt cut it down4     
,when ,christ giveth thee over1 there is
 no intercessor1 no mediator1  no more  
sacrifice for sin1 all is gone but      
judgment1 but the  axe1 but a 'certain  

fearful looking for of judgment1 and    
fiery  indignation1 which shall devour  
the adversaries' 7,heb #aj3bf1bg74      
,barren fig-tree1 take heed that thou   
comest not to these last  words1 for    
these words are a give up1 a cast up1 a 
cast up of a  cast away2 ',after that   
thou shalt cut it down4' ,they are as   
much  as if ,christ had said1 ,father1  
,i begged for more time for this  barren
 professor2 ,i begged until ,i should   
dig about it1 and dung  it4 ,but now1   
,father1 the time is out1 the year is   
ended1 the summer  is ended1 and no good
 done6 ,i have also tried with my means1
 with  the gospel1 ,i have digged about 
it2 ,i have laid also the fat and       
hearty dung of the gospel to it1 but all
 comes to nothing4 ,father1  ,i deliver 
up this professor to thee again2 ,i have
 done2 ,i have  done all2 ,i have done  
praying and endeavouring2 ,i will hold  
the  head of thine axe no longer4 ,take 
him into the hands of justice2  do      
justice2 do the law2 ,i will never beg  

for him more4 ',after  that thou shalt  
cut it down4' ',woe also to them when ,i
 depart  from them6' 7,hosea #i3ab74    
,now is this professor left naked       
indeed2  naked to ,god1 naked to ,satan1
 naked to sin1 naked to the law1  naked 
to death1 naked to hell1 naked to       
judgment1 and naked to  the gripes of a 
guilty conscience1 and to the torment of
 that worm  that never dies1 and to that
 fire that never shall be quenched4     
',see that ye refuse not him that       
speaketh4 ,for if they escaped  not1 who
 refused him that spake on earth1 much  
more shall not we  escape1 if we turn   
away from him that speaketh from heaven'
 7,heb  #ab3be74    ,from this brief    
pass through this parable1 you have     
these two  general                      
observations3--,first4 ,that even then  
when the justice of  ,god cries out1 ,i 
cannot endure to wait on this barren    
professor any  longer1 then ,jesus      
,christ intercedes for a little more    
patience1  and a little more striving   

with this professor1 if possible he  may
 make him a fruitful professor4 ',lord1 
let it alone this year  also1 till ,i   
shall dig about it1 and dung it2 and if 
it bear  fruit1 well1' c4 ,second4      
,there are some professors whose day of 
grace will end with1 ,cut it down1 with 
judgment2 when ,christ1 by  his means1  
hath been used for their salvation4     
,first4 ,the first of these observations
 ,i shall pass1 and not meddle  at all  
therewith2 but shall briefly speak to   
the    ,second1 to wit1 that there are  
some professors whose day of grace  will
 end with1 ,cut it down1 with judgment1 
when ,christ1 by his  means1 hath been  
used for their salvation4    ,this the  
apostle showeth in that third chapter of
 his ,epistle to  the ,hebrews1 where he
 tells us that the people of the ,jews1 
after a  forty years' patience and      
endeavour to do them good by the means  
appointed for that purpose1 their end   
was to be cut down1 or  excluded the    
land of promise1 for their final        

incredulity4 ',so we  see that they     
could not enter in1 because of          
unbelief4' ',wherefore1'  saith he1 ',i 
was grieved with that generation1 and   
said1 ,they  do alway err in their      
heart1 and they have not known my ways2 
so  ,i sware in my wrath1 ,they shall   
not enter into my rest4' ,as who  should
 say1 ,i would they should have entered 
in1 and for that  purpose ,i brought    
them out of ,egypt1 led them through the
 sea1 and  taught them in the           
wilderness1 but they did not answer my  
work nor  designs in that matter2       
wherefore they shall not1 ,i swear they 
shall not4 ',i sware in my wrath1 they  
shall not enter into my  rest4' ,here is
 cutting down with judgment4 ,so again1 
he saith1  ',as ,i have sworn in my     
wrath1 ,if they shall enter into my     
rest2  although the works were finished 
from the foundation of the world'  7,heb
 #d3d1e74 ,this word 'if' is the same   
with 'they shall not1'  in the chapter  
before4 ,and where he saith1 ',although 

the works  were finished from the       
foundation of the world1' he giveth us  
to  understand that what preparations   
soever are made for the salvation  of   
sinners1 and of how long continuance    
soever they are1 yet the  ,god-tempting1
 ,god-provoking and fruitless professor1
 is like to go  without a share therein1
 'although the works were finished from 
the  foundation of the world4' ',i will 
therefore put you in remembrance1       
though ye once knew this1 how that the  
,lord having saved the people  out of   
the land of ,egypt1 afterward destroyed 
them that believed  not4 ,and the angels
 that kept not their first estate1 but  
left  their own habitation1 he hath     
reserved in everlasting chains under    
darkness1 unto the judgment of the great
 day' 7,jude #e1f74 ,here is  an        
instance to purpose1 an instance of men 
and angels3 men saved  out of the land  
of ,egypt1 and in their journey towards 
,canaan1  the type of heaven1 cut down2 
angels created and placed in the        

heavens in great estate and             
principality2 yet both these1 because   
unfruitful to ,god in their places1 were
 cut down--the men destroyed  by ,god1  
for so saith the text1 and the 'angels  
reserved in everlasting  chains under   
darkness1 unto the judgment of the great
 day4'    ,now1 in my handling of this  
point1 ,i shall discourse of the cutting
  down1 or the judgment here denounced1 
as it respecteth the doing  of it by    
,god's hand immediately1 and that too   
with respect to his  casting them out of
 the world1 and not as it respecteth an 
act of  the church1 c4 ,and as to this  
cutting down1 or judgment1 it must  be  
concluded1 that it cannot be before the 
day of grace be past  with the fig-tree2
 but according to the observation1 there
 are  some professors whose day of grace
 will end with1 ,cut it down2  and      
according to the words of the text1     
',then1' after that1 'thou  shalt cut it
 down4' ',after that1' that is1 after   
all my attempts  and endeavours to make 

it fruitful1 after ,i have left it1     
given it  over1 done with it1 and have  
resolved to bestow no more days of      
grace1 opportunities of grace1 and means
 of grace upon it1 then1  'after that1' 
thou shalt cut it down4    ,besides1 the
 giving up of the fig-tree is before the
 execution4  ,execution is not always   
presently upon the sentence given2 for1 
after that1 a convenient time is thought
 on1 and then is cutting  down4 ,and so 
it is here in the text4 ,the decree1    
that he shall  perish1 is gathered from 
its continuing fruitless quite through  
the last year--from its continuing      
fruitless at the end of all  endeavours4
 ,but cutting down is not yet1 for that 
comes with an  afterward4 ',then1 after 
that1 thou shalt cut it down4'    ,so   
then1 that ,i may orderly proceed with  
the observation1 ,i must  lay down these
 two propositions3--,,proposition       
,,first4 ,that the  day of grace ends   
with some men before ,god takes them out
 of this  world4 ,and1 ,,proposition    

,,second4 ,the death1 or cutting down of
 such  men1 will be dreadful4 ,for this 
',cut it down1' when it is understood   
in the largest sense1 as here indeed it 
ought1 it showeth not  only the wrath of
 ,god against a man's life in this      
world1 but his  wrath against him1 body 
and soul2 and is as much as to say1 ,cut
  him off from all the privileges and   
benefits that come by grace1  both in   
this world and that which is to come4   
,but to proceed3    ,,proposition       
,,first4--,the day of grace ends with   
some men before ,god  taketh them out of
 the world4 ,i shall give you some      
instances of  this1 and so go on to the 
last proposition4    ,first4 ,i shall   
instance ,cain4 ,cain was a professor1 a
 sacrificer1  a worshipper of ,god1 yea1
 the first worshipper that we read of   
after  the fall2 but his grapes were    
wild ones4 ,his works were evil2 he  did
 not do what he did from true gospel    
motives1 therefore ,god  disallowed his 
work 7,gen #d3c-h74 ,at this his        

countenance falls1  wherefore he envies 
his brother1 disputes him1 takes his    
opportunity1  and kills him4 ,now1 in   
that day that he did this act were the  
heavens closed up against him1 and that 
himself did smartingly and  fearfully   
feel when ,god made inquisition for the 
blood of ,abel4  ',and now art thou     
cursed1' said ,god1 'from the earth2    
which hath  opened her mouth to receive 
thy brother's blood from thy hand1'  c4 
',and ,cain said1 ,my punishment is     
greater than ,i can bear4'  ,mine       
iniquity is greater than that it may be 
forgiven4 ',behold  thou hast driven me 
out this day from the face of the earth1
 and  from thy face shall ,i be hid'    
7,gen #d3i-ad74 ,now thou art cursed1   
saith ,god4 ,thou hast driven me out    
this day1 saith ,cain1 and from  thy    
face shall ,i be hid4 ,i shall never    
more have hope in thee1  smile from     
thee1 nor expect mercy at thy hand4     
,thus1 therefore1  ,cain's day of grace 
ended2 and the heavens1 with ,god's own 

heart1  were shut up against him2 yet   
after this he lived long4 ,cutting  down
 was not come yet2 after this he lived  
to marry a wife1 to  beget a cursed     
brood1 to build a city1 and what else ,i
 know not2  all which could not be      
quickly done2 wherefore ,cain might live
  after the day of grace was past with  
him several hundred of years  7,gen     
#d3aj-ag74    ,second4 ,i shall instance
 ,ishmael4 ,ishmael was a professor1 was
  brought up in ,abraham's family1 and  
was circumcised at thirteen  years of   
age 7,gen #af3ab1 #ag3be1bf74 ,but he   
was the son of the  bond-woman1 he      
brought not forth good fruit2 he was a  
wild professor4  ,for all his religion1 
he would scoff at those that were better
  than himself4 ,well1 upon a day his   
brother ,isaac was weaned1 at  which    
time his father made a feast1 and       
rejoiced before the ,lord1  for that he 
had given him the promised son2 at this 
,ishmael mocked  them1 their son1 and   
godly rejoicing4 ,then came the ,spirit 

of ,god  upon ,sarah1 and she cried1    
,cast him out1 'cast out this bond-woman
  and her son2 for the son of this      
bond-woman shall not be heir  with my   
son1 with ,isaac' 7,gen #ba3i-aa74 ,now 
,paul to the ,galatians  makes this     
casting out to be1 not only a casting   
out of ,abraham's  family1 but a casting
 out also from a lot with the saints in 
heaven  7,gal #d3bi-ca74 ,also ,moses   
giveth us a notable proof thereof1 in   
saying1 that when he died he was        
gathered to his people--his people  by  
his mother's side2 for he was reckoned  
from her1 the son of  ,hagar1 the son of
 the bond-woman 7,gen #be3ag74 ,now1 she
 came of the  ,egyptians1 so that he was
 gathered when he died1 notwithstanding 
his profession1 to the place that       
,pharaoh and his host were gathered  to1
 who were drowned in the ,red ,sea2     
these were his people1 and  he was of   
them1 both by nature and disposition1 by
 persecuting as  they did 7,gen         
#ba3i74ae ,but now1 when did the day of 

grace end  with this man8 ,observe1 and 
,i will show you4 ,ishmael was thirteen 
years old when he was circumcised1 and  
then was ,abraham ninety  years old and 
nine 7,gen #ag3bd-bf74 ,the next year   
,isaac was born2  so that ,ishmael was  
now fourteen years of age4 ,now1 when   
,isaac  was weaned1 suppose he sucked   
four years1 by that account1 the day  of
 grace must be ended with ,ishmael by   
that time he was eighteen  years old    
7,gen #be3ab1 c474 ,for that day he     
mocked2 that day  it was said1 ',cast   
him out'2 and of that casting out the   
apostle  makes what ,i have said4       
,beware1 ye young barren professors6    
,now1  ,ishmael lived a hundred and     
nineteen years after this1 in great     
tranquility and honour with men4 ,after 
this he also begat twelve  princes1 even
 after his day of grace was past4       
,third4 ,i shall instance ,esau 7,gen   
#be3bg1 c474 ,esau also was a           
professor2 he was born unto ,isaac1 and 
circumcised according to  the custom4   

,but ,esau was a gamesome professor1 a  
huntsman1 a man  of the field2 also he  
was wedded to his lusts1 which he did   
also  venture to keep1 rather than the  
birthright4 ,well1 upon a day1  when he 
came from hunting1 and was faint1 he    
sold his birthright  to ,jacob1 his     
brother4 ,now the birthright1 in those  
days1 had the  promise and blessing     
annexed to it4 ,yea1 they were so       
entailed in  this1 that the one could   
not go without the other2 wherefore the 
apostle's caution is here of weight4    
,take heed1 saith he1 'lest  there be   
any fornicator1 or profane person1 as   
,esau1 who for one  morsel of meat sold 
his birthright4 ,for ye know how that   
afterward1  when he would have inherited
 the blessing1 he was rejected2 for he  
found no place of repentance1 though he 
sought it carefully with  tears' 7,heb  
#ab3af1ag74 ,now1 the ending of ,esau's 
day of grace is  to be reckoned from his
 selling of his birthright2 for there   
the  apostle points it1 lest there be   

among you any that1 like ,esau1  sells  
his birthright3 for then goes hence the 
blessing also4    ,but ,esau sold his   
birthright long before his death4       
,twenty years  after this ,jacob was    
with ,laban1 and when he returned home1 
his  brother ,esau met him 7,gen #ca3da1
 #cb3d74 ,further1 after this1 when     
,jacob dwelt again some time with his   
father1 then ,jacob and ,esau  buried   
him4 ,i suppose he might live above     
forty1 yea1 for ought  ,i know1 above   
fourscore years after he had sold his   
birthright1  and so consequently had put
 himself out of the grace of ,god 7,gen 
#ce3bh1bi74af    ,three things ,i would 
further note upon these three           
professors4    #a4 ,cain1 an angry      
professor2 ,ishmael1 a mocking one2     
,esau1 a  lustful1 gamesome one4 ,three 
symptoms of a barren professor2 for  he 
that can be angry1 and that can mock1   
and that can indulge his  lusts1 cannot 
bring forth fruit to ,god4    #b4 ,the  
day of grace ended with these professors

 at that time when  they committed some 
grievous sin4 ,cain's1 when he killed   
his  brother2 ,ishmael's1 when he mocked
 at ,isaac2 and ,esau's1 when1  out of  
love to his lusts1 he despised and sold 
his birthright4  ,beware1 barren        
professor6 thou mayest do that in half a
 quarter  of an hour1 from the evil of  
which thou mayest not be delivered  for 
ever and ever4#ag    #c4 ,yet these     
three1 after their day of grace was     
over1 lived better  lives1 as to outward
 things1 than ever they did before4     
,cain1  after this1 was lord of a city  
7,gen #d3ag74 ,ishmael was1 after this1 
father of twelve princes 7,gen #be3af74 
,and ,esau1 after this1 told  his       
brother1 ',i have enough1 my brother1   
keep that thou hast unto  thyself' 7,gen
 #cc3h1i74 ,ease and peace1 and a       
prosperous life in  outwards1 is no sign
 of the favour of ,god to a barren and  
fruitless  professor1 but rather of his 
wrath2 that thereby he may be capable   
to treasure up more wrath against the   

day of wrath1 and revelation  of the    
righteous judgment of ,god4 ,let this   
much serve for the  proof of the first  
proposition1 namely1 ,that the day of   
grace ends  with some men before ,god   
takes them out of the world4    ,,signs 
,,of ,,being ,,past ,,grace4    ,now1   
then1 to show you1 by some signs1 how   
you may know that the  day of grace is  
ended1 or near to ending1 with the      
barren professor2  and after that thou  
shalt cut it down4 ,he that hath stood  
it out  against ,god1 and that hath     
withstood all those means for fruit     
that ,god hath used for the making of   
him1 if it might have been1  a fruitful 
tree in his garden1 he is in this       
danger2 and this  indeed is the sum of  
the parable4 ,the fig-tree here         
mentioned  was blessed with the         
application of means1 had time allowed  
it to  receive the nourishment2 but it  
outstood1 withstood1 overstood  all1 all
 that the husbandman did1 all that the  
vine-dresser did4    ,but a little      

distinctly to particularize in four or  
five particulars4    ,first sign4 ,the  
day of grace is like to be past1 when a 
professor  hath withstood1 abused1 and  
worn out ,god's patience1 then he is  in
 danger2 this is a provocation2 then    
,god cries1 ',cut it down4'  ,there are 
some men that steal into a profession   
nobody knows how1  even as this fig-tree
 was brought into the vineyard by other 
hands  than ,god's2 and there they abide
 lifeless1 graceless1 careless1  and    
without any good conscience to ,god at  
all4 ,perhaps they came  in for the     
loaves1 for a trade1 for credit1 for a  
blind2 or it  may be to stifle and choke
 the checks and grinding pangs of an    
awakened and disquieted conscience4     
,now1 having obtained their  purpose1   
like the sinners of ,sion1 they are at  
ease and secure2  saying like ,agag1    
',surely the bitterness of death is     
past' 7#a  ,sam #ae3bb72 ,i am well1    
shall be saved1 and go to heaven4 ,thus 
in  these vain conceits they spend a    

year1 two1 or three2 not remembering    
that at every season of grace1 and at   
every opportunity of the  gospel the    
,lord comes seeking fruit4 ,well1       
sinner1 well1 barren  fig-tree1 this is 
but a coarse beginning3 ,god comes for  
fruit4    #a4 ,what have ,i here8 saith 
,god2 what a fig-tree is this1 that hath
  stood this year in my vineyard1 and   
brought me forth no fruit8 ,i  will cry 
unto him1 ,professor1 barren fig-tree1  
be fruitful6 ,i look  for fruit1 ,i     
expect fruit1 ,i must have fruit2       
therefore bethink  thyself6 ,at these   
the professor pauses2 but these are     
words1 not  blows1 therefore off goes   
this consideration from the heart4 ,when
  ,god comes the next year1 he finds him
 still as he was1 a barren1  fruitless  
cumber-ground4 ,and now again he        
complains1 here are two  years gone1 and
 no fruit appears2 well1 ,i will defer  
mine anger4  ',for my name sake will ,i 
defer mine anger1 and for my praise will
  ,i refrain for thee1 that ,i cut thee 

not off1' as yet 7,isa #dh3i74  ,i will 
wait1 ,i will yet wait to be gracious4  
,but this helps not1  this hath not the 
least influence upon the barren         
fig-tree4 ,tush1  saith he1 here is no  
threatening3 ,god is merciful1 he will  
defer  his anger1 he waits to be        
gracious1 ,i am not yet afraid 7,isa    
#cj3ah74 ,o6 how ungodly men1 that are  
at unawares crept into the  vineyard1   
how do they turn the grace of our ,god  
into lasciviousness6  ,well1 he comes   
the third year for fruit1 as he did     
before1 but  still he finds but a barren
 fig-tree2 no fruit4 ,now1 he cries  out
 again1 ,o thou dresser of my vineyard1 
come hither2 here is a  fig-tree hath   
stood these three years in my vineyard1 
and hath at  every season disappointed  
my expectation2 for ,i have looked for  
fruit in vain2 ',cut it down1' my       
patience is worn out1 ,i shall  wait on 
this fig-tree no longer4    #b4 ,and now
 he begins to shake the fig-tree with   
his threatenings3  ,fetch out the axe6  

,now the axe is death2 death therefore  
is called  for4 ,death1 come smite me   
this fig-tree4 ,and withal the ,lord    
shakes  this sinner1 and whirls him upon
 a sick-bed1 saying1 ,take him1  death1 
he hath abused my patience and          
forbearance1 not remembering  that it   
should have led him to repentance1 and  
to the fruits  thereof4 ,death1 fetch   
away this fig-tree to the fire1 fetch   
this  barren professor to hell6 ,at this
 death comes with grim looks  into the  
chamber2 yea1 and hell follows with him 
to the bedside1  and both stare this    
professor in the face1 yea1 begin to lay
 hands  upon him2 one smiting him with  
pains in his body1 with headache1       
heart-ache1 back-ache1 shortness of     
breath1 fainting1 qualms1  trembling of 
joints1 stopping at the chest1 and      
almost all the  symptoms of a man past  
all recovery4 ,now1 while death is thus 
tormenting the body1 hell is doing with 
the mind and conscience1  striking them 
with its pains1 casting sparks of fire  

in thither1  wounding with sorrows1 and 
fears of everlasting damnation1 the     
spirit of this poor creature4#ah ,and   
now he begins to bethink  himself1 and  
to cry to ,god for mercy2 ,lord1 spare  
me6 ,lord1 spare  me6 ,nay1 saith ,god1 
you have been a provocation to me these 
three  years4 ,how many times have you  
disappointed me8 ,how many seasons  have
 you spent in vain8 ,how many sermons   
and other mercies did ,i1  of my        
patience1 afford you8 but to no purpose 
at all4 ,take him1  death6 ,o6 good     
,lord1 saith the sinner1 spare me but   
this once2  raise me but this once4     
,indeed ,i have been a barren professor1
  and have stood to no purpose at all in
 thy vineyard2 but spare6 ,o  spare this
 one time1 ,i beseech thee1 and ,i will 
be better6 ,away1  away you will not2 ,i
 have tried you these three years       
already2 you  are naught2 if ,i should  
recover you again1 you would be as bad  
as  you were before4 ,and all this talk 
is while death stands by4 ,the  sinner  

cries again1 ,good ,lord1 try me this   
once2 let me get up  again this once1   
and see if ,i do not mend4 ,but will you
 promise  me to mend8 ,yes1 indeed1     
,lord1 and vow it too2 ,i will never be 
so bad again2 ,i will be better4 ,well1 
saith ,god1 death1 let this  professor  
alone for this time2 ,i will try him a  
while longer2 he  hath promised1 he hath
 vowed1 that he will amend his ways4 ,it
 may  be he will mind to keep his       
promises4 ,vows are solemn things2 it   
may be he may fear to break his vows4   
,arise from off they bed4  ,and now ,god
 lays down his axe4 ,at this the poor   
creature is very  thankful1 praises     
,god1 and fawns upon him1 shows as if he
 did  it heartily1 and calls to others  
to thank him too4 ,he therefore  riseth1
 as one would think1 to be a new        
creature indeed4 ,but by  that he hath  
put on his clothes1 is come down from   
his bed1 and  ventured into the yard or 
shop1 and there sees how all things are 
gone to sixes and sevens1 he begins to  

have second thoughts1 and  says to his  
folks1 ,what have you all been doing8   
,how are all things  out of order8 ,i am
 ,i cannot tell what behind hand4 ,one  
may see1  if a man be but a little a to 
side1 that you have neither wisdom  nor 
prudence to order things4#ai ,and now1  
instead of seeking to  spend the rest of
 his time to ,god1 he doubleth his      
diligence after  this world4 ,alas6 all 
must not be lost2 we must have provident
  care4 ,and thus1 quite forgetting the 
sorrows of death1 the pains  of hell1   
the promises and vows which he made to  
,god to be better2  because judgment was
 not now speedily executed1 therefore   
the  heart of this poor creature is     
fully set in him to do evil4    #c4     
,these things proving ineffectual1 ,god 
takes hold of his axe  again1 sends     
death to a wife1 to a child1 to his     
cattle1 ',your  young men have ,i       
slain1--and taken away your horses'     
7,amos #d3i1aj74  ,i will blast him1    
cross him1 disappoint him1 and cast him 

down1  and will set myself against him  
in all that he putteth his hand  unto4  
,at this the poor barren professor cries
 out again1 ,lord1 ,i  have sinned2     
spare me once more1 ,i beseech thee4 ,o 
take not away  the desire of mine eyes2 
spare my children1 bless me in my       
labours1  and ,i will mend and be       
better4 ,no1 saith ,god1 you lied to me 
last  time1 ,i will trust you in this no
 longer2 and withal he tumbleth  the    
wife1 the child1 the estate into a      
grave4 ,and then returns  to his place1 
till this professor more unfeignedly    
acknowledgeth  his offence 7,hosea      
#e3ad1ae74    ,at this the poor creature
 is afflicted and distressed1 rends his 
clothes1 and begins to call the breaking
 of his promise and vows  to mind2 he   
mourns and prays1 and like ,ahab1 awhile
 walks softly  at the remembrance of the
 justness of the hand of ,god upon him4 
,and now he renews his promises3 ,lord1 
try me this one time more2  take off thy
 hand and see2 they go far that never   

turn4 ,well1 ,god  spareth him again1   
sets down his axe again4 ',many times he
 did  deliver them1 but they provoked   
him with their counsel1 and were        
brought low for their iniquity' 7,psa   
#ajf3dc74 ,now they seem to  be thankful
 again1 and are as if they were resolved
 to be godly  indeed4 ,now they read1   
they pray1 they go to meetings1 and seem
  to be serious a pretty while1 but at  
last they forget4 ,their lusts  prick   
them1 suitable temptations present      
themselves2 wherefore  they turn to     
their own crooked ways again4 ',when he 
slew them1  then they sought him1 and   
they returned and inquired early after  
,god'2 'nevertheless they did flatter   
him with their mouth1 and  they lied    
unto him with their tongue' 7,psa       
#gh3cd-cf74    #d4 ,yet again1 the ,lord
 will not leave this professor1 but will
 take  up his axe again1 and will put   
him under a more heart-searching        
ministry1 a ministry that shall search  
him1 and turn him over  and over2 a     

ministry that shall meet with him1 as   
,elijah met with  ,ahab1 in all his acts
 of wickedness1 and now the axe is laid 
to the  roots of the trees4 ,besides1   
this ministry doth not only search  the 
heart1 but presenteth the sinner with   
the golden rays of  the glorious gospel2
 now is ,christ ,jesus s set forth      
evidently1  now is grace displayed      
sweetly2 now1 now are the promises      
broken  like boxes of ointment1 to the  
perfuming of the whole room6 ,but1      
alas6 there is yet no fruit on this     
fig-tree4 ,while his heart is           
searching1 he wrangles2 while the       
glorious grace of the gospel  is        
unveiling1 this professor wags and is   
wanton1 gathers up some  scraps thereof2
 ',tastes the good ,word of ,god1 and   
the powers of  the world to come'2      
'drinketh in the rain that cometh oft   
upon  him' 7,heb #f3c-h2 ,jude #d74 ,but
 bringeth not forth fruit meet for him  
whose gospel it is2 ',takes no heed to  
walk in the law of the ,lord  ,god of   

,israel with all his heart' 7#b ,kings  
#aj3ca74 ,but counteth  that the glory  
of the gospel consisteth in talk and    
show1 and  that our obedience thereto is
 a matter of speculation2 that good     
works lie in good words2 and if they can
 finely talk1 they think  they bravely  
please ,god4 ,they think the kingdom of 
,god consisteth  only in word1 not in   
power2 and thus proveth ineffectual this
  fourth means also4    #e4 ,well1 now  
the axe begins to be heaved higher1 for 
now indeed  ,god is ready to smite the  
sinner2 yet before he will strike the   
stroke1 he will try one way more at the 
last1 and if that misseth1  down goes   
the fig-tree6 ,now this last way is to  
tug and strive  with this professor by  
his ,spirit4 ,wherefore the ,spirit of  
the  ,lord is now come to him2 but not  
always to strive with man 7,gen  #f3c74 
,yet a while he will strive with him1 he
 will awaken1 he  will convince1 he will
 call to remembrance former sins1 former
  judgments1 the breach of former vows  

and promises1 the misspending  of former
 days2 he will also present persuasive  
arguments1  encouraging promises1       
dreadful judgments1 the shortness of    
time  to repent in2 and that there is   
hope if he come4 ,further1 he will  show
 him the certainty of death1 and of the 
judgment to come2  yea1 he will pull and
 strive with this sinner2 but1 behold1  
the  mischief now lies here1 here is    
tugging and striving on both sides4     
,the ,spirit convinces1 the man turns a 
deaf ear to ,god2 the ,spirit  saith1   
,receive my instruction and live1 but   
the man pulls away  his shoulder2 the   
,spirit shows him whither he is going1  
but the  man closeth his eyes against   
it2 the ,spirit offereth violence1 the  
man strives and resists2 they have 'done
 despite unto the ,spirit  of grace'    
7,heb #aj3bi74 ,the ,spirit parlieth a  
second time1 and  urgeth reasons of a   
new nature1 but the sinner answereth1   
,no1 ,i  have loved strangers1 and after
 them ,i will go 7,amos #d3f-ab74 ,at   

this ,god's fury comes up into his face3
 now he comes out of his  holy place1   
and is terrible2 now he sweareth in his 
wrath they  shall never enter into his  
rest 7,heb #c3aa74 ,i exercised towards 
you my patience1 yet you have not turned
 unto me1 saith the ,lord4  ,i smote you
 in your person1 in your relations1 in  
your estate1 yet  you have not returned 
unto me1 saith the ,lord4 ',in thy      
filthiness  is lewdness1 because ,i have
 purged thee1 and thou wast not purged2 
thou shalt not be purged from thy       
filthiness any more1 till ,i  cause my  
fury to rest upon thee' 7,eze #bd3ac74  
',cut it down1 why  doth it cumber the  
ground8'    ,the second sign4 ,that such
 a professor is almost1 if not quite1   
past grace1 is1 when ,god hath given him
 over1 or lets him alone1  and suffers  
him to do anything1 and that without    
control1 helpeth  him not either in     
works of holiness1 or in straits and    
difficulties4  ',ephraim is joined to   
idols2 let him alone' 7,hosea #d3ag74   

,woe be  to them when ,i depart from    
them4 ,i will laugh at their calamities1
  and will mock when their fear cometh  
7,prov #a3bd-bi74    ,barren fig-tree1  
thou hast heretofore been digged about1 
and dunged2  ,god's mattock hath        
heretofore been at thy roots2           
gospel-dung hath  heretofore been       
applied to thee2 thou hast heretofore   
been strove  with1 convinced1 awakened1 
made to taste and see1 and cry1 ,o the  
blessedness6 ,thou hast heretofore been 
met with under the word2  thy heart hath
 melted1 thy spirit hath fallen1 thy    
soul hath  trembled1 and thou hast felt 
something of the power of the gospel4   
,but thou hast sinned1 thou hast        
provoked the eyes of his glory1  thy    
iniquity is found to be hateful1 and now
 perhaps ,god hath left  thee1 given    
thee up1 and lets thee alone4           
,heretofore thou wast  tender2 thy      
conscience startled at the temptation to
 wickedness1  for thou wert taken off   
from 'the pollutions of the world1      

through  the knowledge of the ,lord and 
,saviour ,jesus ,christ' 7#b ,peter     
#b3bj-bb74 ,but that very vomit that    
once thou wert turned from1  now thou   
lappest up--with the dog in the         
proverb--again2 and that  very mire that
 once thou seemedst to be washed from1  
in that very  mire thou now art tumbling
 afresh4 ,but to particularize1 there   
are three signs of a man's being given  
over of ,god4    #a4 ,when he is let    
alone in sinning1 when the reins of his 
lusts  are loosed1 and he given up to   
them4 ',and even as they did not  like  
to retain ,god in their knowledge1 ,god 
gave them over to a  reprobate mind1 to 
do those things which are not           
convenient3 being  filled with all      
unrighteousness' 7,rom #a3bh1bi74 ,seest
 thou a man  that heretofore had the    
knowledge of ,god1 and that had some awe
  of ,majesty upon him3 ,i say1 seest   
thou such an one sporting  himself in   
his own deceivings1 turning the grace of
 our ,god into  lasciviousness1 and     

walking after his own ungodly lusts8    
7,rom  #a3cj-ca74 ,his 'judgment now of 
a long time lingereth not1 and his      
damnation slumbereth not' 7#b ,peter    
#b3ac74 ,dost thou hear1 barren         
professor8 ,it is astonishing to see how
 those that once seemed  'sons of the   
morning1' and were making preparations  
for eternal  life1 now at last1 for the 
rottenness of their hearts1 by the just 
judgment of ,god1 to be permitted1 being
 past feeling1 to give  'themselves over
 unto lasciviousness1 to work all       
uncleanness  with greediness' 7,eph     
#d3ah1ai74 ,a great number of such were 
in  the first gospel-days2 against whom 
,peter1 and ,jude1 and ,john1  pronounce
 the heavy judgment of ,god4 ,peter and 
,jude couple them  with the fallen      
angels1 and ,john forbids that prayer be
 made for  them1 because that is        
happened unto them that hath happened to
 the  fallen angels that fell1 who1 for 
forsaking their first state1 and  for   
leaving 'their own habitation1' are     

'reserved in everlasting  chains under  
darkness1 unto the judgment of the great
 day' 7,jude  #e1f2 #b ,peter #b3c-h74  
,barren fig-tree1 dost thou hear8 7#a47 
,these  are beyond all mercy6 7#b47     
,these are beyond all promises6 7#c47   
,these are beyond all hopes of          
repentance6 7#d47 ,these have no        
intercessor1 nor any more share in a    
sacrifice for sin6 7#e47 ,for  these    
there remains nothing but a fearful     
looking for of judgment6  7#f47         
,wherefore these are the true fugitives 
and vagabonds1 that  being left of ,god1
 of ,christ1 of grace1 and of the       
promise1 and  being beyond all hope1    
wander and straggle to and fro1 even as 
the devil1 their associate1 until their 
time shall come to die1  or until they  
descend in battle and perish6    #b4    
,wherefore they are let alone in        
hearing4 ,if these at any time  come    
under the word1 there is for them no    
,god1 no savour of the  means of grace1 
no stirrings of heart1 no pity for      

themselves1 no  love to their own       
salvation4 ,let them look on this hand  
or that1  there they see such effects of
 the word in others as produceth  signs 
of repentance1 and love to ,god and his 
,christ4 ,these men  only have their    
backs bowed down alway 7,rom #aa3aj74   
,these men  only have the spirit of     
slumber1 eyes that they should not see1 
and ears that they should not hear1 to  
this very day4 ,wherefore  as they go to
 the place of the ,holy1 so they come   
from the place  of the ,holy1 and soon  
are forgotten in the places where they  
so  did 7,eccl #h3aj74 ,only they reap  
this damage1 ',they treasure up  wrath  
against the day of wrath1 and revelation
 of the righteous  judgment of ,god'    
7,rom #b3c-e74 ,look to it1 barren      
professor6    #c4 ,if he be visited     
after the common way of mankind1 either 
with  sickness1 distress1 or any mind of
 calamity1 still no ,god appeareth1  no 
sanctifying hand of ,god1 no special    
mercy is mixed with the  affliction4    

,but he falls sick1 and grows well1 like
 the beast2  or is under distress1 as   
,saul1 who when he was engaged by the   
,philistines was forsaken and left of   
,god1 ',and the ,philistines  gathered  
themselves together1 and came and       
pitched in ,shunem1 and  ,saul gathered 
all ,israel together1 and they pitched  
in ,gilboa4  ,and when ,saul saw the    
host of the ,philistines he was afraid1 
and  his heart greatly trembled4 ,and   
when ,saul inquired of the ,lord1  the  
,lord answered him not1 neither by      
dreams1 nor by ,urim1 nor by  prophets' 
7#a ,sam #bh3d-f74 ,the ,lord answered  
him no more2 he had  done with him1 cast
 him off1 and rejected him1 and left him
 to  stand and fall with his sins1 by   
himself4 ,but of this more in the       
conclusion3 therefore ,i here forbear4  
#d4 ,these men may go whither they will1
 do what they will2 they may  range from
 opinion to opinion1 from notion to     
notion1 from sect  to sect1 but are     
steadfast nowhere2 they are left to     

their own  uncertainties1 they have not 
grace to establish their hearts2 and    
though some of them have boasted        
themselves of this liberty1 yet  ,jude  
calls them 'wandering stars1 to whom is 
reserved the blackness  of darkness for 
ever' 7,jude #ac74 ,they are left1 as ,i
 told you  before1 to be fugitives and  
vagabonds in the earth1 to wander       
everywhere1 but to abide nowhere1 until 
they shall descend to  their own place1 
with ,cain and ,judas1 men of the same  
fate with  themselves 7,acts #a3be74    
,a third sign that such a professor is  
quite past grace is1 when his  heart is 
grown so hard1 so stony1 and            
impenetrable1 that nothing  will pierce 
it4 ,barren fig-tree1 dost thou         
consider8 a hard and  impenitent heart  
is the curse of ,god6 ,a heart that     
cannot repent1  is instead of all       
plagues at once2 and hence it is that   
,god said  of ,pharaoh1 when he spake of
 delivering him up in the greatness of  
his anger1 ',i will at this time1' saith

 he1 'send all my plagues  upon thine   
heart' 7,exo #i3ad74    ,to some men    
that have grievously sinned under a     
profession of the  gospel1 ,god giveth  
this token of his displeasure2 they are 
denied  the power of repentance1 their  
heart is bound1 they cannot repent2  it 
is impossible that they should ever     
repent1 should they live  a thousand    
years4 ,it is impossible for those      
fall-aways to be  renewed again unto    
repentance1 'seeing they crucify to     
themselves  the ,son of ,god afresh1 and
 put him to an open shame' 7,heb        
#f3d-f74  ,now1 to have the heart so    
hardened1 so judicially hardened1 this  
is as a bar put in by the ,lord ,god    
against the salvation of this  sinner4  
,this was the burden of ,spira's        
complaint1 ',i cannot do  it6 ,o6 how ,i
 cannot do it6'#bj    ,this man sees    
what he hath done1 what should help him1
 and what will  become of him2 yet he   
cannot repent2 he pulled away his       
shoulder  before1 he stopped his ears   

before1 he shut up his eyes before1 and 
in that very posture ,god left him1 and 
so he stands to this very  day4 ,i have 
had a fancy1 that ,lot's wife1 when she 
was turned into  a pillar of salt1 stood
 yet looking over her shoulder1 or else 
with  her face towards ,sodom2 as the   
judgment caught her1 so it bound  her1  
and left her a monument of ,god's anger 
to after generations  7,gen #ai3bf74    
,we read of some that are seared with a 
hot iron1 and that are  past feeling2   
for so seared persons in seared parts   
are4 ,their  conscience is seared 7#a   
,tim #d3b74 ,the conscience is the thing
 that  must be touched with feeling1    
fear1 and remorse1 if ever any good  be 
done with the sinner4 ,how then can any 
good be done to those  whose conscience 
is worse than that8 that is1 fast asleep
 in sin  7,eph #d3ai74 ,for that        
conscience that is fast asleep1 may yet 
be  effectually awakened and saved2 but 
that conscience that is seared1  dried1 
as it were1 into a cinder1 can never    

have sense1 feeling1  or the least      
regret in this world4 ,barren fig-tree1 
hearken1  judicial hardening is         
dreadful6 ,there is a difference betwixt
 that  hardness of heart that is        
incident to all men1 and that which     
comes  upon some as a signal or special 
judgment of ,god4 ,and although all     
kinds of hardness of heart1 in some     
sense may be called a judgment1  yet to 
be hardened with this second kind1 is a 
judgment peculiar  only to them that    
perish2 hardness that is sent as a      
punishment  for the abuse of light      
received1 for a reward of apostacy4     
,this  judicial hardness is discovered  
from that which is incident to  all men1
 in these particulars3--    #a4 ,it is a
 hardness that comes after some great   
light received1  because of some great  
sin committed against that light1 and   
the  grace that gave it4 ,such hardness 
as ,pharaoh had1 after the ,lord  had   
wrought wondrously before him2 such     
hardness as the ,gentiles  had1 a       

hardness which darkened the heart1 a    
hardness which made  their minds        
reprobate4 ,this hardness is also the   
same with that  the ,hebrews are        
cautioned to beware of1 a hardness that 
is caused  by unbelief1 and a departing 
from the living ,god2 a hardness        
completed through the deceitfulness of  
sin 7,heb #c3g1 c74 ,such as  that in   
the provocation1 of whom ,god sware1    
that they should not  enter into his    
rest4 ,it was this kind of hardness     
also1 that both  ,cain1 and ,ishmael1   
and ,esau1 were hardened with1 after    
they had  committed their great         
transgressions4    #b4 ,it is the       
greatest kind of hardness2 and hence    
they are said  to be harder than a rock1
 or than an adamant1 that is1 harder    
than  flint2 so hard1 that nothing can  
enter 7,jer #e3c2 ,zech #g3ab74    #c4  
,it is a hardness given in much anger1  
and that to bind the soul  up in an     
impossibility of repentance4    #d4 ,it 
is a hardness1 therefore1 which is      

incurable1 of which a man  must die and 
be damned4 ,barren professor1 hearken to
 this4    ,a fourth sign that such a    
professor is quite past grace1 is1 when 
he fortifies his hard heart against the 
tenor of ,god's word 7,job  #i3d1 c47   
,this is called hardening themselves    
against ,god1 and  turning of the       
,spirit against them4 ,as thus1 when    
after a profession  of faith in the     
,lord ,jesus1 and of the doctrine that  
is according  to godliness1 they shall  
embolden themselves in courses of sin1  
by promising themselves that they shall 
have life and salvation                 
notwithstanding4 ,barren professor1     
hearken to this6 ,this man is  called1  
'a root that beareth gall and wormwood1'
 or a poisonful  herb1 such an one as is
 abominated of ,god1 yea1 the abhorred  
of his  soul4 ,for this man saith1 ',i  
shall have peace1 though ,i walk in  the
 imagination' or stubbornness 'of mine  
heart1 to add drunkenness  to thirst'2  
an opinion flat against the whole ,word 

of ,god1 yea1  against the very nature  
of ,god himself 7,deut #bi3ah1ai74      
,wherefore  he adds1 ',then the anger of
 the ,lord1 and his jealousy1 shall     
smoke against that man1 and all the     
curses that are written in  ,god's book 
shall lie upon him1 and the ,lord shall 
blot out his  name from under heaven'   
7,deut #ai3bj74    ,yea1 that man shall 
not fail to be effectually destroyed1   
saith  the text3 ',the ,lord shall      
separate that man unto evil1 out of all 
the tribes of ,israel1 according to all 
the curses of the covenant'  7,deut     
#ai3ba74 ,he shall separate him unto    
evil2 he shall give him  up1 he shall   
leave him to his heart2 he shall        
separate him to that  or those that will
 assuredly be too hard for him4    ,now 
this judgment is much effected when ,god
 hath given a man up  unto ,satan1 and  
hath given ,satan leave1 without fail1  
to complete  his destruction4 ,i say1   
when ,god hath given ,satan leave       
effectually  to complete his            

destruction2 for all that are delivered 
up unto  ,satan have not1 nor do not    
come to this end4 ,but that is the man  
whom ,god shall separate to evil1 and   
shall leave in the hands of  ,satan1 to 
complete1 without fail1 his destruction4
    ,thus he served ,ahab1 a man that   
sold himself to work wickedness  in the 
sight of the ,lord4 ',and the ,lord     
said1 ,who shall persuade  ,ahab1 that  
he may go up and fall at                
,ramoth-,gilead8 ,and one said  on this 
manner1 and another said on that manner4
 ,and there came  forth a spirit1 and   
stood before the ,lord1 and said1 ,i    
will persuade  him4 ,and the ,lord said 
unto him1 ,wherewith8 ,and he said1 ,i  
will  go forth1 and be a lying spirit in
 the mouth of all his prophets4  ,and he
 said1 ,thou shalt persuade him1 and    
prevail also2 go forth1  and do so' 7#a 
,kings #ba3be1 #bb3bj-bb74 ,thou shalt  
persuade him1  and prevail2 do thy will1
 ,i leave him in thy hand1 go forth1 and
  do so4    ,wherefore1 in these        

judgments the ,lord doth much concern   
himself  for the management thereof1    
because of the provocation wherewith    
they have provoked him4 ,this is the man
 whose ruin contriveth1  and bringeth to
 pass by his own contrivance3 ',i also  
will choose  their delusions' for them2 
',i will bring their fears upon them'   
7,isa #ff3d74 ,i will choose their      
devices1 or the wickednesses that  their
 hearts are contriving of4 ,i1 even ,i1 
will cause them to be  accepted of1 and 
delightful to them4 ,but who are they   
that must  thus be feared8 ,why1 those  
among professors that have chosen  their
 own ways1 those whose soul delighteth  
in their abominations4  ,because they   
received not the love of the truth1 that
 they might  be saved3 for this cause   
,god shall send them strong delusions1  
that they should believe a lie1 that    
they all might be damned1  who believed 
not the truth1 but had pleasure in      
unrighteousness4    ',god shall send    
them4' ,it is a great word6 ,yea1 ,god  

shall send  them strong delusions2      
delusions that shall do3 that shall make
  them believe a lie4 ,why so8 ',that   
they all might be damned1'  every one of
 them1 'who believed not the truth1 but 
had pleasure  in unrighteousness' 7#b   
,thess #b3aj-ab74    ,there is nothing  
more provoking to the ,lord1 than for a 
man to  promise when ,god threateneth2  
for a man to delight of conceit that  he
 shall be safe1 and yet to be more      
wicked than in former days1  this man's 
soul abhorreth the truth of ,god2 no    
marvel1 therefore1  if ,god's soul      
abhorreth him2 he hath invented a way   
contrary to  ,god1 to bring about his   
own salvation2 no marvel1 therefore1 if 
,god invent a way to bring about this   
man's damnation3 and seeing  that these 
rebels are at this point1 we shall have 
peace2 ,god will  see whose word will   
stand1 his or theirs4    ,a fifth sign  
of a man being past grace is1 when he   
shall at this  scoff1 and inwardly grin 
and fret against the ,lord1 secretly    

purposing to continue his course1 and   
put all to the venture1  despising the  
messengers of the ,lord4 ',he that      
despised ,moses'  law1 died without     
mercy2--of how much sorer punishment1   
suppose  ye1 shall he be thought worthy1
 who hath trodden under foot the  ,son  
of ,god8' c4 7,heb #aj3bh74 ,wherefore1 
against these despisers  ,god hath set  
himself1 and foretold that they shall   
not believe1  but perish3 ',behold1 ye  
despisers1 and wonder1 and perish3 for  
,i  work a work in your days1 a work    
which ye shall in nowise believe1       
though a man declare it unto you' 7,acts
 #ac3da74    ,after that thou shalt cut 
it down4    ,thus far we have treated of
 the barren fig-tree1 or fruitless      
professor1 with some signs to know him  
by2 whereto is added also  some signs of
 one who neither will nor can1 by any   
means1 be  fruitful1 but they must      
miserably perish4 ,now1 being come to   
the  time of execution1 ,i shall speak a
 word to that also2 ',after that  thou  

shalt cut it down4'    ,,proposition    
,,second4 ,the death or cutting down of 
such men will  be dreadful4    ,christ1 
at last1 turns the barren fig-tree over 
to the justice of  ,god1 shakes his     
hands of him1 and gives him up to the   
fire for  his unprofitableness4 ',after 
that thou shalt cut it down4'    ,two   
things are here to be considered3       
,first4 ,the executioner2 thou1 the     
great1 the dreadful1 the eternal  ,god4 
,these words1 therefore1 as ,i have     
already said1 signify that  ,christ the 
,mediator1 through whom alone salvation 
comes1 and by  whom alone execution hath
 been deferred1 now giveth up the soul1 
forbears to speak one syllable more for 
him1 or to do the least  act of grace   
further1 to try for his recovery2 but   
delivereth him  up to that fearful      
dispensation1 'to fall into the hands of
 the  living ,god' 7,heb #aj3ca74       
,second4 ,the second to be considered   
is1 ,the instrument by which  this      
execution is done1 and that is death1   

compared here to an  axe2 and forasmuch 
as the tree is not felled at one blow1  
therefore  the strokes are here         
continued1 till all the blows be struck 
at  it that are requisite for its       
felling3 for now cutting time1 and      
cutting work1 is come2 cutting must be  
his portion till he be cut  down4       
',after that thou shalt cut it down4'   
,death1 ,i say1 is the  axe1 which ,god 
often useth1 therewith to take the      
barren fig-tree  out of the vineyard1   
out of a profession1 and also out of the
 world  at once4 ,but this axe is now   
new ground1 it cometh well-edged to  the
 roots of this barren fig-tree4 ,it hath
 been whetted by sin1  by the law1 and  
by a formal profession1 and therefore   
must1 and  will make deep gashes1 not   
only in the natural life1 but in the    
heart and conscience also of this       
professor3 ',the wages of sin  is       
death1' 'the sting of death is sin'     
7,rom #f3bc2 #a ,cor #ae3ef74           
,wherefore death comes not to this man  

as he doth to saints1  muzzled1 or      
without his sting1 but with open mouth1 
in all his  strength2 yea1 he sends his 
first-born1 which is guilt1 to devour   
his strength1 and to bring him to the   
king of terrors 7,job #ah3ac1ad74       
,but to give you1 in a few particulars1 
the manner of this man's  dying4    #a4 
,now he hath his fruitless fruits       
beleaguer him round his bed1  together  
with all the bands and legions of his   
other wickedness4  ',his own iniquities 
shall take the wicked himself1 and he   
shall  be holden with the cords of his  
sins' 7,prov #e3bb74    #b4 ,now some   
terrible discovery of ,god is made out  
unto him1 to  the perplexing and        
terrifying of his guilty conscience4    
',god shall  cast upon him1 and not     
spare'2 and he shall be 'afraid of that 
which is high' 7,job #bg3bb2 ,eccl      
#ab3e74    #c4 ,the dark entry he is to 
go through will be a sore amazement  to 
him2 for 'fears shall be in the way'    
7,eccl #ab3e74 ,yea1 terrors  will take 

hold on him1 when he shall see the      
yawning jaws of death  to gape upon him1
 and the doors of the shadow of death   
open to  give him passage out of the    
world4 ,now1 who will meet me in this   
dark entry8 how shall ,i pass through   
this dark entry into another  world8    
#d4 ,for by reason of guilt1 and a      
shaking conscience1 his life will  hang 
in continual doubt before him1 and he   
shall be afraid day  and night1 and     
shall have no assurance of his life     
7,deut #bh3ff1fg74    #e4 ,now also want
 will come up against him2 he will come 
up like  an armed man4 ,this is a       
terrible army to him that is graceless  
in  heart1 and fruitless in life4 ,this 
,,want will continually cry in  thine   
ears1 ,here is a new birth wanting1 a   
new heart1 and a new  spirit wanting2   
here is faith wanting2 here is love and 
repentance  wanting2 here is the fear of
 ,god wanting1 and a good conversation  
wanting3 ',thou art weighed in the      
balances1 and art found wanting'  7,dan 

#e3bg74    #f4 ,together with these     
standeth by the companions of death1    
death and hell1 death and evils1 death  
and endless torment in the  everlasting 
flames of devouring fire4 ',when ,god   
cometh up unto  the people he will      
invade them with his troops' 7,hab      
#c3af74    ,but how will this man die8  
,can his heart now endure1 or can his   
hands be strong8 7,eze #bb3ad74    7#a47
 ,god1 and ,christ1 and pity1 have left 
him4 ,sin against light1  against mercy1
 and the long-suffering of ,god1 is come
 up against  him2 his hope and          
confidence now lie a-dying by him1 and  
his  conscience totters and shakes      
continually within him6    7#b47 ,death 
is at his work1 cutting of him down1    
hewing both bark  and heart1 both body  
and soul asunder4 ,the man groans1 but  
death  hears him not2 he looks ghastly1 
carefully1 dejectedly2 he sighs1  he    
sweats1 he trembles1 but death matters  
nothing4    7#c47 ,fearful cogitations  
haunt him1 misgivings1 direful          

apprehensions  of ,god1 terrify him4    
,now he hath time to think what the loss
  of heaven will be1 and what the       
torments of hell will be3 now he  looks 
no way but he is frighted4    7#d47 ,now
 would he live1 but may not2 he would   
live1 though it were  but the life of a 
bed-rid man1 but he must not4 ,he that  
cuts him  down sways him as the feller  
of wood sways the tottering tree2  now  
this way1 then that1 at last a root     
breaks1 a heart-string1  an eye-string1 
sweeps asunder4    7#e47 ,and now1 could
 the soul be annihilated1 or brought to 
nothing1  how happy would it count      
itself1 but it sees that may not be4    
,wherefore it is put to a wonderful     
strait2 stay in the body it  may not1 go
 out of the body it dares not4 ,life is 
going1 the blood  settles in the flesh1 
and the lungs being no more able to draw
  breath through the nostrils1 at last  
out goes the weary trembling  soul1     
which is immediately seized by devils1  
who lay lurking in  every hole in the   

chamber for that very purpose4 ,his     
friends take  care of the body1 wrap it 
up in the sheet or coffin1 but the soul 
is out of their thought and reach1 going
 down to the chambers of  death4    ,i  
had thought to have enlarged1 but ,i    
forbear4 ,god1 who teaches  man to      
profit1 bless this brief and plain      
discourse to thy soul1  who yet standest
 a professor in the land of the living1 
among the  trees of his garden4 ,amen4  
,,footnotes3      #a;,general ,doctrine 
of ,toleration1 #hvo1 #agha4    #b ,this
 awful destruction of ,jerusalem by the 
,romans is narrated  by ,josephus in his
 sixth book of the ,jewish ,wars1 in    
language  that makes nature shudder4    
,multitudes had assembled to celebrate  
the passover when the invading army     
beleaguered the city2 a  frightful      
famine soon filled it with desolation3  
this1 with fire  and sword1 miserably   
destroyed one million1 three hundred and
  thirty-seven thousand1 four hundred   
and ninety ,jews1 while the  ,christians

 fled before the siege1 and escaped to  
the mountains4  ,well might the sun vail
 his face at that atrocious deed1 which 
was so quickly followed by such awful   
punishment4--,ed4    #c ,reader1 do not 
imagine that this was peculiar to       
,bunyan's days2  look not upon your     
neighbours to find an example1 but      
search your  own heart--',lord1 is it   
,i8' and strive and pray that you may   
bring  forth more fruit4--,ed4    #d    
,the mode of admitting a member to      
church-fellowship1 among  the ,baptists1
 was and now is by introducing the      
trembling convert  to a private meeting 
of the whole church1 that they may hear 
why  the union is sought1 how the soul  
became alarmed1 and fled for  refuge to 
,christ1 with the grounds of hope2      
inquiries having been  previously made  
into ,christian character and godliness4
 ,if1 with  all these precautions1 a    
barren professor gains admittance1 the  
punishment is not upon the garden1 but  
upon the barren tree4--,ed4    #e       

',humour1' the temper or disposition of 
mind4 ,not out of love  to humility1 but
 these creeping things pretend to be    
humble1 to  gain some sinister          
end4--,ed4    #f ,however strange it may
 appear1 it is true that the ,ranters1  
in ,bunyan's time1 used these arguments1
 and those so graphically  put into the 
mouth of ,bye-ends1 in the ,pilgrim1 to 
justify their  nonconformity to ,christ4
 ,the tom-fooleries and extravagancies  
of  dress introduced by ,charles ,,ii1  
are here justly and contemptuously      
described4 ,the ladies' head-dresses1   
called 'frizzled fore-tops1'  became so 
extravagant1 that a barber used high    
steps to enable  him to dress a lady's  
head6--,ed4    #g ,a word not to be     
found in our dictionaries1 being local  
and  almost obsolete4 ,it means a       
division1 end1 or border of a town or   
village4--,ed4    #h ,see the character 
of ,talkative1 in the ,pilgrim's        
,progress4  ',his house is as empty of  
religion as the white of an egg is of   

savour4 ,there is in his house neither  
prayer1 nor sign of repentance  for sin4
 ,he is the very stain1 reproach1 and   
shame of religion4  ,thus say the common
 people that know him1 ,a saint abroad  
and a  devil at home4'--,ed4    #i ,how 
great is the mercy that those horrid    
barbarities1 perpetrated  upon peaceful 
,christians1 are now only heard of in   
those distance  parts of ,satan's       
empire1 ,china and ,madagascar6 ,has the
 enmity of  the human heart by nature   
changed8 ,no2 but the number of         
,christians  has so vastly increased    
with a civilizing influence1 as to      
change  the face of society4 ,what a    
paradise will this earth become when    
,christ shall reign in every            
heart6--,ed4    #aj ,in the midst of    
these faithful admonitions1 we venture  
to  remark that1 according to           
,lightfoot1 so valuable was the fig-tree
  that it was never destroyed until     
means were carefully used to  restore   
its fruitfulness1 and that the use of   

these means occupied  a period of three 
years4 ,this illustrates the wisdom of  
our ,lord  in selecting the fig-tree as 
the principal object presented to  view 
in his parable4 ,it is a most valuable  
tree--capable of bearing  much fruit2   
still1 after every trial1 if it remains 
barren1 it  must be cut down as a       
cumber-ground1 and sent to the          
fire4--,ed4    #aa ,a 'hit1' in some    
parts of the country1 is used to express
 a  good crop4 ,a 'hitting season' means
 a fruitful season4--,ed4    #ab ,this  
mode of infusing new vigour into plants 
and trees is  thus described in the     
,gemara--',they lay dung in their       
gardens1  to soften the earth4 ,they dig
 about the roots of their trees1 and    
sprinkle ashes1 and pluck up suckers1   
and make a smoke beneath to  kill       
vermin4'--,ed4    #ac ,among the        
superstitions of the ancients1          
,michaelis states  that both the ,greeks
 and ,asiatics had a superstition that a
 tree  might be rendered fruitful by    

striking it1 at the intercession of  a  
friend1 three times with the back of an 
axe4--,ed4    #ad ,however painfully    
unpleasant these terms may appear to    
eyes or ears polite1 it is a homely but 
just representation1 and  calculated to 
make a lasting impression on every      
reader4  ,afflictions1 trials1 crosses1 
are used as a means of creating or      
reviving spiritual life1 as manure is   
applied to vegetation4--,ed4    #ae     
,mahomet professed descent from         
,ishmael1 and that he came to  revive   
the religion which ,god had revealed to 
,abraham1 who taught  it to ,ishmael4   
,mahometanism is the religion of the    
outcast of  ,god4--,ed4    #af ,bunyan  
had been haunted with the temptation 'to
 sell and  part with ,christ1' and1     
under a fear that he had fallen under   
that  temptation1 the case of ,esau made
 a dreadful impression upon his  soul2  
extreme horror and anguish seized upon  
his spirit2 'he was  like a man bereft  
of life and bound over to eternal       

punishment1'  for two years4 ,at length1
 after an awful storm1 he found peace   
in the promise1 'his blood cleanseth    
from ,,all sins1' and a proof  that he  
had not sold ,christ4--,see ,grace      
,abounding1 ,no4 #aci-afj4    #ag ,how  
solemn a thought6 ,what an appeal to    
perpetual watchfulness4  ,why have ,i   
not made shipwreck of faith8 ,most      
emphatically may we  reply1 ,because    
,god has sustained my soul4--,ed4    #ah
 ,bunyan's tongue and pen are here fired
 by his vivid imagination  of eternal   
realities4 ,with such burning words1 we 
need no messenger  from the invisible   
world to alarm the consciences of       
sinners4 ,what  angel could arouse more 
powerfully1 alarmingly1 convincingly1   
the  poor sinner1 than the whole of this
 chain of reasoning4--,ed4    #ai ,this 
picture is drawn by a master hand3 the  
master is laid  by for a season2 or1 as 
,bunyan quaintly expresses it1 'a little
 a  to side'3 when raised from          
affliction earthly affairs absorb his   

attention1 and he forgets his good      
resolves4 ,according to the old         
rhyme3--      ',the devil was sick1 the 
devil a saint would be  ,the devil to   
well1 the devil a saint was he4'--,ed4  
#bj ,this is referred to in the         
,pilgrim1 at the ,interpreter's  house1 
by the representation of a man in an    
iron cage1 who says1  ',i cannot get    
out1 ,o now ,i cannot6' ,the awful      
account of ,spira's  despair must have  
made a strong impression upon ,bunyan's 
mind4 ,it  commences with a poem4       
',here see a soul that's all despair2 a 
man  ,all hell2 a spirit all wounds2 who
 can       ,a wounded spirit bear8      
,reader1 would'st see1 what may you     
never feel  ,despair1 racks1 torments1  
whips of burning steel6  ,behold1 the   
man's the furnace1 in whose heart  ,sin 
hath created hell2 ,o in each part      
,what flames appear3  ,his thoughts all 
stings2 words1 swords2       ,brimstone 
his breath2  ,his eyes flames2 wishes   
curses1 life a death2  ,a thousand      

deaths live in him1 he not dead2  ,a    
breathing corpse in living1 scalding    
lead4'  --,fearful ,estate of ,francis  
,spira4--,ed4      999999    ,the ,life 
and ,death of ,mr4 ,badman1             
,presented to the ,world in a ,familiar 
,dialogue ,between ,mr4 ,wiseman  and   
,mr4 ,attentive4    ,by ,john ,bunyan   
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,the life of ,badman is a very          
interesting description1 a true and     
lively portraiture1 of the demoralized  
classes of the trading  community in the
 reign of ,king ,charles ,,ii2 a subject
 which naturally  led the author to use 
expressions familiar among such persons1
  but which are now either obsolete or  
considered as vulgar4 ,in fact  it is   
the only work proceeding from the       
prolific pen and fertile  imagination of
 ,bunyan1 in which he uses terms that1  
in this  delicate and refined age1 may  
give offence4 ,so1 in the venerable     
translation of the holy oracles1 there  
are some objectionable  expressions1    

which1 although formerly used in the    
politest company1  now point to the age 
in which it was written4 ,the same ideas
 or  facts would now be expressed by    
terms which could not give offence2  and
 every reader must feel great pleasure  
in the improvement of  our language1 as 
seen in the contrast between the two    
periods1  and especially in the         
recollection that the facts might be    
stated  with equal precision1 and       
reflections made with equal force1 in   
terms at which the most delicate mind   
could not be offended4    ,those who    
read the writings of ,bunyan must feel  
continually reminded  of his ardent     
attachment to his ,saviour1 and his     
intense love to  the souls of sinners4  
,he was as delicate in his expressions  
as any  writer of his age1 who addressed
 the openly vicious and profane--calling
  things by their most forcible and     
popular appellations4 ,a wilful  untruth
 is1 with him1 'a lie4' ,to show the    
wickedness and extreme  folly of        

swearing1 he gives the words and        
imprecations then  commonly in use2 but 
which1 happily for us1 we never hear1   
except  among the most degraded classes 
of society4 ,swearing was formerly      
considered to be a habit of gentility2  
but now it betrays the  blackguard1 even
 when disguised in genteel attire4      
,those dangerous  diseases which are so 
surely engendered by filth and          
uncleanness1  he calls not by ,latin but
 by their plain ,english names4 ,in     
every  case1 the ,editor has not        
ventured to make the slightest          
alteration2  but has reprinted the whole
 in the author's plain and powerful     
language4    ,the life of ,badman forms 
a third part to the ,pilgrim's          
,progress1  not a delightful pilgrimage 
to heaven1 but1 on the contrary1  a     
wretched downward journey to the        
infernal realms4 ,the author's  object  
is to warn poor thoughtless sinners1 not
 with smooth  words1 to which they would
 take no heed2 but to thunder upon      

their consciences the peril of their    
souls1 and the increasing  wretchedness 
into which they were madly hurrying4 ,he
 who is in  imminent1 but unseen danger1
 will bless the warning voice if it     
reach his ears1 however rough and       
startling the sound may be4    ,the life
 of ,badman was written in an age when  
profligacy1 vice1  and debauchery1      
marched like a desolating army through  
our land1  headed by the king1 and      
officered by his polluted courtiers2 led
  on with all the pomp and splendour    
which royalty could display4  ,the king 
and his ministers well knew that the    
most formidable  enemies to tyranny1    
oppression1 and misgovernment1 were the 
piety  and stern morality of the        
,puritans1 ,nonconformists1 and the     
small  classes of virtuous citizens of  
other denominations2 and therefore      
every effort was made by allurements and
 intimidation to debauch  and demoralize
 their minds4 ,well does ,bunyan say    
that 'wickedness  like a flood is like  

to drown our ,english world4 ,it has    
almost  swallowed up all our youth1 our 
middle age1 old age1 and all are  almost
 carried away of this flood4 ,it reels  
to and fro like a  drunkard1 it is like 
to fall and rise no more4' ',it is the  
very  haunts and walks of the infernal  
spirits4' ',england shakes and  makes me
 totter for its transgressions4'    ,the
 gradations of a wicked man in that evil
 age1 from his cradle  to his grave1 are
 graphically set before the reader2 it  
is all  drawn from reality1 and not from
 efforts of imagination4 ,every  example
 is a picture of some real occurrence1  
either within the  view of the author1  
or from the narratives of credible      
witnesses4  ',all the things that here  
,i discourse of1 have been acted upon   
the stage of this world1 even many times
 before mine eyes4' ,badman  is         
represented as having had the very great
 advantage of pious  parents1 and a     
godly master1 but run riot in wickedness
 from his  childhood4 ,lying and        

pilfering mark his early days2 followed 
in  after life by swearing1 cheating1   
drunkenness1 hypocrisy1 infidelity  and 
atheism4 ,his conscience became hardened
 to that awful extent1  that he had no  
bands in his death4 ,the career of      
wickedness  has often been so pictured1 
as to encourage and cherish vice and    
profanity--to excite the unregenerate   
mind 'to ride post by other  men's      
sins4'#a ,not so the life of ,badman4   
,the ugly1 wretched1  miserable         
consequences that assuredly follow a    
vicious career1  are here displayed in  
biting words--alarming the conscience1  
and  awfully warning the sinner of his  
destiny1 unless happily he finds  that  
repentance that needeth not to be       
repented of4 ,no debauchee  ever read   
the life of ,badman to gratify or       
increase his thirst  for sin4 ,the      
tricks which in those days so generally 
accompanied  trading1 are unsparingly   
exposed2 becoming bankrupt to make      
money1 a  species of robbery1 which     

ought to be punished as felony2 double  
weights1 too heavy for buying1 and light
 to sell by1 overcharging  those who    
take credit1 and the taking advantage of
 the necessities  of others1 with the   
abuse of evil gains in debauchery1 and  
its  ensuing miseries1 are all          
faithfully displayed4    ,in the course 
of the narrative1 a variety of awful    
examples of  divine vengeance are       
introduced2 some from that singular     
compilation1  ,clarke's looking-glass   
for ,saints and ,sinners2 others from   
',beard's  theatre of ,god's ,judgments'
 and many that happened under the       
author's own immediate knowledge4 ,the  
faithfulness of his extracts  from books
 has been fully verified4 ,the awful    
death of ,dorothy  ,mately1 of ,ashover1
 in ,derbyshire1 mentioned1 ,i had an   
opportunity  of testing1 by the aid of  
my kind friend1 ,thomas ,bateman1 ,esq41
  of ,yolgrave4 ,he sent me the         
following extract from the ,ashover     
,register for #affj3--';,dorothy        

,mately1 supposed wife to ,john ,flint  
of this parish1 forswore herself2       
whereupon the ground opened1  and she   
sunk over head1 ,march #bc1 and being   
found dead1 she was  buried1 ,march     
#be4' ,thus fully confirming the facts1 
as stated by  ,bunyan4 ,solemn          
providences1 intended1 in the           
inscrutable wisdom  of ,god1 for wise   
purposes1 must not be always called     
'divine  judgments4' ,a ship is lost1   
and the good with the bad1 sink         
together2  a missionary is murdered2 a  
pious ,malay is martyred2 still no one  
can suppose that these are instances of 
divine vengeance4 ,but when  the        
atrocious bishop ,bonner1 in his old    
age1 miserably perishes  in prison1 it  
reminds us of our ,lord's saying1 'with 
what measure  ye mete1 it shall be      
measured to you again4'    ,bunyan's    
pictures1 of which the life of ,badman  
is a continued  series1 are admirably   
painted from life4 ,the extraordinary   
depths  of hypocrisy1 used in gaining   

the affections of a pious wealthy  young
 woman1 and entrapping her into a       
marriage1 are admirably  drawn1 as is   
its companion or counterpart1 when      
,badman1 in his  widower-hood1 suffers  
an infamous strumpet to inveigle him    
into a  miserable marriage1 as he so    
richly deserved4 ,the death-bed scene   
of the pious broken-hearted ,mrs4       
,badman1 is a masterpiece4 ,in  fact the
 whole is a series of pictures drawn by 
a most admirable  artist1 and calculated
 to warn and attract the sinner from his
  downward course4    ,in comparison    
with the times of ,bunyan1 ,england has 
now become  wonderfully reformed from   
those grosser pollutions which disgraced
  her name4 ,persons of riper age1 whose
 reminiscences go back to  the times of 
the slave trade1 slavery1 and war1 will 
call to mind  scenes of vice1 brutality1
 open debauchery and profligacy1 which1 
in these peaceful and prosperous times1 
would be instantly repressed  and       
properly punished4 ,should peace be     

preserved1 domestic1 social1  and       
national purity and happiness must      
increase with still greater  and more   
delightful rapidity4 ,civilization and  
,christianity will  triumph over        
despotism1 vice1 and false religions1   
and the time  be hastened on1 in which  
the divine art of rendering each other  
happy will engross the attention of all 
mankind4 ,much yet remains  to be done  
for the conversion of the still numerous
 family  connections of ,mr4 ,badman2   
but the leaven of ,christianity must1   
in spite of all opposition1 eventually  
spread over the whole mass4    ,homely  
proverbs abound in this narrative1 all  
of which are worthy  of being treasured 
up in our memories4 ,is nothing so      
secret but it  will be revealed8 we are 
told that ',hedges have eyes and        
pitchers  have ears4' ,they who         
encourage evil propensities are 'nurses 
to  the devil's brats4' ,it is said of  
him who hurries on in a career  of folly
 and sin1 ',the devil rides him off his 

legs4' ',as the  devil corrects vice1'  
refers to those who pretend to correct  
bad  habits by means intended to promote
 them4 ',the devil is a cunning         
schoolmaster4' ,satan taking the wicked 
into his foul embraces is  'like to     
like1 as the devil said to the collier4'
    ,in two things the times have       
certainly improved4 ,bunyan describes   
all 'pawnbrokers' to have been 'vile    
wretches1' and1 in extortion1  the women
 to be worse than the men4 ,happily for 
our days1 good and  even pious          
pawnbrokers may be found1 who are       
honourable exceptions  to ,mr4 ,bunyan's
 sweeping rule2 nor do our women in any 
respect  appear to be greater           
extortioners than our men4 ,the         
instructions1  exhortations1 and        
scriptural precepts and examples to     
enforce honest  dealing1 interspersed as
 reflections throughout this narrative1 
are  invaluable1 and will1 ,i trust1    
prove beneficial to every reader4    ,i 
have taken the liberty of dividing this 

long-continued dialogue  into chapters1 
for the greater facility of reference1  
and as  periods in the history1 where   
the reader may conveniently rest in  his
 progress through this deeply           
interesting narrative4    ,,geo4        
,,offor4          ,,the ,,author ,,to   
,,the ,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1
    ,as ,i was considering with myself  
what ,i had written concerning  the     
,progress of the ,pilgrim from this     
world to glory1 and how it  had been    
acceptable to many in this nation1 it   
came again into my  mind to write1 as   
then1 of him that was going to heaven1  
so now1  of the life and death of the   
ungodly1 and of their travel from  this 
world to hell4 ,the which in this ,i    
have done1 and have put  it1 as thou    
seest1 under the name and title of ,mr4 
,badman1 a name  very proper for such a 
subject4 ,i have also put it into the   
form  of a dialogue1 that ,i might with 
more ease to myself1 and pleasure  to   
the reader1 perform the work4 ,and      

although1 as ,i said1 ,i have  put it   
forth in this method1 yet have ,i as    
little as may be gone  out of the road  
of mine own observation of things4 ,yea1
 ,i think ,i  may truly say that to the 
best of my remembrance1 all the things  
that here ,i discourse of1 ,i mean as to
 matter of fact1 have been  acted upon  
the stage of this world1 even many times
 before mine  eyes4    ,here therefore1 
courteous reader1 ,i present thee with  
the life  and death of ,mr4 ,badman     
indeed2 yea1 ,i do trace him in his     
life1  from his childhood to his death2 
that thou mayest1 as in a glass1  behold
 with thine own eyes the steps that take
 hold of hell2 and  also discern1 while 
thou art reading of ,mr4 ,badman's      
death1 whether  thou thyself art        
treading in his path thereto4 ,and let  
me entreat  thee to forbear quirking#b  
and mocking1 for that ,i say ,mr4       
,badman is dead2 but rather gravely     
inquire concerning thyself by  the      
,word1 whether thou art one of his      

lineage or no2 for ,mr4 ,badman  has    
left many of his relations behind him2  
yea1 the very world is  overspread with 
his kindred4 ,true1 some of his         
relations1 as he1  are gone to their    
place and long home1 but thousands of   
thousands  are left behind2 as brothers1
 sisters1 cousins1 nephews1 besides     
innumerable of his friends and          
associates4 ,i may say1 and yet speak   
nothing but too much truth in so saying1
 that there is scarce a  fellowship1 a  
community1 or fraternity of men in the  
world1 but  some of ,mr4 ,badman's      
relations are there2 yea1 rarely can we 
find  a family or household in a town1  
where he has not left behind him  either
 a brother1 nephew1 or friend4    ,the  
butt#c therefore1 that at this time ,i  
shoot at1 is wide2 and  it will be as   
impossible for this book to go into     
several families1  and not to arrest    
some1 as for the king's messenger to    
rush into  a house full of traitors1 and
 find none but honest men there4#d  ,i  

cannot but think that this shot will    
light upon many1 since our  fields are  
so full of this game2 but how many it   
will kill to ,mr4  ,badman's course1 and
 make alive to the ,pilgrim's ,progress1
 that  is not in me to determine2 this  
secret is with the ,lord our ,god  only1
 and he alone knows to whom he will     
bless it to so good and  so blessed an  
end4 ,however1 ,i have put fire to the  
pan1#e and  doubt not but the report    
will quickly be heard4    ,i told you   
before that ,mr4 ,badman had left many  
of his friends and  relations behind    
him1 but if ,i survive them1 as that is 
a great  question to me1 ,i may also    
write of their lives2 however1 whether  
my life be longer or shorter1 this is my
 prayer at present1 that  ,god will stir
 up witnesses against them1 that may    
either convert  or confound them2 for   
wherever they live1 and roll in their   
wickedness1 they are the pest and plague
 of that country4 ,england  shakes and  
totters already1 by reason of the burden

 that ,mr4 ,badman  and his friends have
 wickedly laid upon it4 ,yea1 our earth 
reels  and staggereth to and fro like a 
drunkard1 the transgression  thereof is 
heavy upon it4    ,courteous reader1 ,i 
will treat thee now1 even at the door   
and  threshold of this house1 but only  
with this intelligence1 that  ,mr4      
,badman lies dead within4 ,be pleased   
therefore1 if thy leisure  will serve   
thee1 to enter in1 and behold the state 
in which he  is laid1 betwixt his       
death-bed and the grave4 ,he is not     
buried as  yet1 nor doth he stink1 as is
 designed he shall1 before he lies  down
 in oblivion4 ,now as others have had   
their funerals solemnized1  according to
 their greatness and grandeur in the    
world1 so likewise  ,mr4 ,badman1       
forasmuch as he deserveth not to go down
 to his grave  with silence1 has his    
funeral state according to his deserts4 
,four things are usual at great men's   
funerals1 which we will take  leave1 and
 ,i hope without offence1 to allude to1 

in the funeral  of ,mr4 ,badman4        
,first4 ,they are sometimes1 when dead1 
presented to their friends1  by their   
completely wrought images1 as lively as 
by cunning men's  hands they can be2    
that the remembrance of them may be     
renewed  to their survivors1 the        
remembrance of them and their deeds2 and
  this ,i have endeavoured to answer in 
my discourse of ,mr4 ,badman1  and      
therefore ,i have drawn him forth in his
 features and actions  from his         
childhood to his grey hairs4 ,here      
therefore1 thou hast  him lively set    
forth as in cuts2 both as to the        
minority1 flower1  and seniority of his 
age1 together with those actions of his 
life1  that he was most capable of      
doing1 in and under those present       
circumstances of time1 place1 strength2 
and the opportunities that  did attend  
him in these4    ,second4 ,there is also
 usual at great men's funerals1 those   
badges  and escutcheons of their honour1
 that they have received from  their    

ancestors1 or have been thought worthy  
of for the deeds and  exploits they have
 done in their life2 and here ,mr4      
,badman has  his1 but such as vary from 
all men of worth1 but so much the more  
agreeing with the merit of his doings4  
,they all have descended  in state1 he  
only as an abominable branch4 ,his      
deserts are the  deserts of sin1 and    
therefore the escutcheons of honour that
 he  has1 are only that he died without 
honour1 'and at his end became a  fool4'
 ',thou shalt not be joined with them in
 burial4' ',the seed  of evil doers     
shall never be renowned' 7,isa #ad3bj74 
,the funeral pomp therefore of ,mr4     
,badman1 is to wear upon his  hearse the
 badges of a dishonourable and wicked   
life2 since 'his  bones are full of the 
sin of his youth1 which shall lie down1'
 as  ,job says1 'with him in the dust4' 
,nor is it fit that any should be  his  
attendants1 now at his death1 but such  
as with him conspired  against their own
 souls in their life2 persons whose     

transgressions  have made them infamous 
to all that have or shall know what they
  have done4    ,some notice therefore  
,i have also here in this little        
discourse  given the reader1 of them who
 were his confederates in his life1  and
 attendants at his death2 with a hint1  
either of some high  villainy committed 
by them1 as also of those judgments that
 have  overtaken and fallen upon them   
from the just and revenging hand  of    
,god4 ,all which are things either fully
 known by me1 as being  eye and         
ear-witness thereto1 or that ,i have    
received from such  hands1 whose        
relation1 as to this1 ,i am bound to    
believe4 ,and that  the reader may know 
them from other things and passages     
herein  contained1 ,i have pointed at   
them in the margin4    ,third4 ,the     
funerals of persons of quality have been
 solemnized  with some suitable sermon  
at the time and place of their burial2  
but that ,i am not come to as yet1      
having got no further than to  ,mr4     

,badman's death2 but forasmuch as he    
must be buried1 after he  hath stunk out
 his time before his beholders1 ,i doubt
 not but some  such that we read are    
appointed to be at the burial of ,gog1  
will  do this work in my stead2 such as 
shall leave him neither skin  nor bone  
above ground1 but shall set a sign by it
 till the buriers  have buried it in the
 valley of ,hamon-gog 7,eze #ci74       
,fourth4 ,at funerals there does use to 
be mourning and lamentation1  but here  
also ,mr4 ,badman differs from others2  
his familiars cannot  lament his        
departure1 for they have not sense of   
his damnable  state2 they rather ring   
him1 and sing him to hell in the sleep  
of  death1 in which he goes thither4    
,good men count him no loss to  the     
world1 his place can well be without    
him1 his loss is only  his own1 and it  
is too late for him to recover that     
damage or loss  by a sea of bloody      
tears1 could he shed them4 ,yea1 ,god   
has said  he will laugh at his          

destruction2 who then shall lament for  
him1  saying1 ,ah6 my brother4 ,he was  
but a stinking weed in his life2  nor   
was he better at all in his death2 such 
may well be thrown  over the wall       
without sorrow1 when once ,god has      
plucked them up  by the roots in his    
wrath4    ,reader1 if thou art of the   
race1 lineage1 stock1 or fraternity  of 
,mr4 ,badman1 ,i tell thee1 before thou 
readest this book1 thou  wilt neither   
brook the author nor it1 because he hath
 writ of ,mr4  ,badman as he has4 ,for  
he that condemneth the wicked that die  
so1  passeth also the sentence upon the 
wicked that live4 ,i therefore  expect  
neither credit of1 nor countenance from 
thee1 for this  narration of thy        
kinsman's life4 ,for thy old love to thy
 friend1  his ways1 doings1 c41 will    
stir up in thee enmity rather in thy    
very heart against me4 ,i shall         
therefore incline to think of thee1     
that thou wilt rend1 burn1 or throw it  
away in contempt2 yea1 and  wish also1  

that for writing so notorious a truth1  
some mischief  may befal me4 ,i look    
also to be loaded by thee with disdain1 
scorn1  and contempt2 yea1 that thou    
shouldest railingly and vilifyingly  say
 ,i lie1 and am a bespatterer of honest 
men's lives and deaths4  ,for4 ,mr4     
,badman1 when himself was alive1 could  
not abide to be  counted a knave1 though
 his actions told all that went by1 that
  indeed he was such an one4 ,how then  
should his brethren that survive  him1  
and that tread in his very steps1       
approve of the sentence  that by this   
book is pronounced against him8 ,will   
they not rather  imitate ,korah1        
,dathan1 and ,abiram's friends1 even    
rail at me for  condemning him1 as they 
did at ,moses for doing execution8    ,i
 know it is ill puddling in the         
cockatrice's den1 and that they  run    
hazards that hunt the wild boar4 ,the   
man also that writeth  ,mr4 ,badman's   
life had need be fenced with a coat of  
mail1 and with  the staff of a spear1   

for that his surviving friends will know
  what he doth2 but ,i have adventured  
to do it1 and to play1 at this  time1 at
 the hole of these asps2 if they bite1  
they bite2 if they  sting1 they sting4  
,christ sends his lambs in the midst of 
wolves1  not to do like them1 but to    
suffer by them for bearing plain        
testimony against their bad deeds4 ,but 
had one not need to walk  with a guard1 
and to have a sentinel stand at one's   
door for this8  ,verily1 the flesh would
 be glad of such help2 yea1 a spiritual 
man1 could he tell how to get it 7,acts 
#bc74 ,but ,i am stript naked  of these1
 and yet am commanded to be faithful in 
my service  for ,christ4 ,well then1 ,i 
have spoken what ,i have spoken1 and now
  'come on me what will' 7,job #ac3ac74 
,true1 the text say1 ,rebuke a  scorner 
and he will hate thee2 and that he that 
reproveth a wicked  man getteth himself 
a blot and shame4 ,but what then8 ,open 
rebuke  is better than secret love1 and 
he that receives it shall find it  so   

afterwards4    ,so then1 whether ,mr4   
,badman's friends shall rage or laugh at
 what  ,i have writ1 ,i know that the   
better end of the staff#f is mine4  ,my 
endeavour is to stop a hellish course of
 life1 and to 'save  a soul from death' 
7,james #e3bj74 ,and if for so doing ,i 
meet with  envy from them1 from whom in 
reason ,i should have thanks1 ,i must   
remember the man in the dream1#g that   
cut his way through his  armed enemies1 
and so got into the beauteous palace2 ,i
 must1 ,i  say1 remember him1 and do    
myself likewise4    ,yet four things ,i 
will propound to the consideration of   
,mr4 ,badman's  friends before ,i turn  
my back upon them4    #a4 ,suppose that 
there be a hell in very deed2 not that  
,i do question it  any more than ,i do  
whether there be a sun to shine1 but ,i 
suppose  it for argument sake with ,mr4 
,badman's friends4 ,i say1 suppose      
there be a hell1 and that too such an   
one as the ,scripture speaks  of1 one at
 the remotest distance from ,god and    

life eternal1 one  where the worm of a  
guilty conscience never dies1 and where 
the  fire of the wrath of ,god is not   
quenched4 ,suppose1 ,i say1 that  there 
is such a hell1 prepared of ,god--as    
there is indeed--for  the body and soul 
of the ungodly world after this life to 
be  tormented in2 ,i say1 do but with   
thyself suppose it1 and then tell  me is
 it not prepared for thee1 thou being a 
wicked man8 ,let thy  conscience speak1 
,i say1 is it not prepared for thee1    
thou being  an ungodly man8 ,and dost   
thou think1 wast thou there now1 that   
thou art able to wrestle with the       
judgment of ,god8 why then do  the      
fallen angels tremble there8 ,thy hands 
cannot be strong1 nor  can thy heart    
endure1 in that day when ,god shall deal
 with thee  7,eze #bb3ad74    #b4       
,suppose that some one that is now a    
soul in hell for sin1 was  permitted to 
come hither again to dwell1 and that    
they had a grant  also1 that1 upon      
amendment of life1 next time they die1  

to change  that place for heaven and    
glory4 ,what sayst thou1 ,o wicked man8 
,would such an one1 thinkest thou1 run  
again into the same course  of life as  
before1 and venture the damnation that  
for sin he had  already been in8 ,would 
he choose again to lead that cursed life
  that afresh would kindle the flames of
 hell upon him1 and that  would bind him
 up under the heavy wrath of ,god8 ,o6  
he would not1  he would not2 ,luke #af  
insinuates it2 yea1 reason itself awake 
would abhor it1 and tremble at such a   
thought4    #c4 ,suppose again1 that    
thou that livest and rollest in thy sin1
 and  that as yet hast known nothing but
 the pleasure thereof1 shouldest  be by 
an angel conveyed to some place1 where1 
with convenience1  from thence thou     
mightest have a view of heaven and hell1
 of the  joys of the one and the        
torments of the other2 ,i say1 suppose  
that from thence thou mightest have such
 a view thereof as would  convince thy  
reason that both heaven and hell are    

such realities  as by the ,word they are
 declared to be2 wouldest thou1 thinkest
  thou1 when brought to thy home again1 
choose to thyself thy former  life1 to  
wit1 to return to thy folly again8 ,no2 
if belief of what  thou sawest remained 
with thee thou wouldest eat fire and    
brimstone  first4    #d4 ,i will        
propound again4 ,suppose that there was 
amongst us such  a law1 and such a      
magistrate to inflict the penalty1 that 
for  every open wickedness committed by 
thee1 so much of thy flesh  should with 
burning pincers be plucked from thy     
bones1 wouldest  thou then go on in thy 
open way of lying1 swearing1 drinking1  
and  whoring1 as thou with delight doest
 now8 ,surely1 surely1 no4 ,the  fear of
 the punishment would make thee forbear2
 yea1 would make  thee tremble1 even    
then when thy lusts were powerful1 to   
think what  a punishment thou wast sure 
to sustain so soon as the pleasure  was 
over4 ,but ,o6 the folly1 the madness1  
the desperate madness that  is in the   

hearts of ,mr4 ,badman's friends1 who1  
in despite of the  threatenings of a    
holy and sin-revenging ,god1 and of the 
outcries  and warnings of all good men1 
yea1 that will1 in despite of the       
groans and torments of those that are   
now in hell for sin1 go on  in a sinful 
course of life1 yea1 though every sin is
 also a step  of descent down to that   
infernal cave 7,luke #af3bd1bh74 ,o how 
true  is that saying of ,solomon1 ',the 
heart of the sons of men is full  of    
evil1 and madness is in their heart     
while they live1 and after  that they go
 to the dead' 7,eccl #i3c74 ,to the     
dead6 that is1 to the  dead in hell1 to 
the damned dead1 the place to which     
those that  have died bad men are gone1 
and that those that live bad men are    
like to go to1 when a little more sin1  
like stolen waters1 hath  been imbibed  
by their sinful souls4    ,that which   
has made me publish this book is1    #a4
 ,for that wickedness1 like a flood1 is 
like to drown our ,english  world4 ,it  

begins already to be above the tops of  
the mountains2  it has almost swallowed 
up all2 our youth1 middle age1 old age1 
and all1 are almost carried away of this
 flood4 ,o debauchery1  debauchery1 what
 hast thou done in ,england6 ,thou hast 
corrupted our  young men1 and hast made 
our old men beasts2 thou hast deflowered
  our virgins1 and hast made matrons    
bawds4 ,thou hast made our  earth 'to   
reel to and fro like a drunkard'2 it is 
in danger to 'be  removed like a        
cottage1' yea1 it is1 because           
transgression is so  heavy upon it1 like
 to fall and rise no more 7,isa #bd3bj74
 ,o6 that  ,i could mourn for ,england1 
and for the sins that are committed     
therein1 even while ,i see that1 without
 repentance1 the men of  ,god's wrath   
are about to deal with us1 each having  
his 'slaughtering  weapon in his hand'  
7,eze #i3a1b74 ,well1 ,i have written1  
and by  ,god's assistance shall pray    
that this flood may abate in ,england2  
and could ,i but see the tops of the    

mountains above it1 ,i should  think    
that these waters were abating4    #b4  
,it is the duty of those that can to cry
 out against this deadly  plague1 yea1  
to lift up their voice as with a trumpet
 against  it1 that men may be awakened  
about it1 fly from it1 as from that     
which is the greatest of evils4 ,sin    
pulled angels out of heaven1  pulls men 
down to hell1 and overthroweth kingdoms4
 ,who1 that  sees a house on fire1 will 
not give the alarm to them that dwell   
therein8 ,who1 that sees the land       
invaded1 will not set the beacons  on a 
flame4 ,who1 that sees the devils as    
roaring lions1 continually  devouring   
souls1 will not make an out-cry8 ,but   
above all1 when  we see sin1 sinful sin1
 a swallowing up a nation1 sinking of a 
nation1 and bringing its inhabitants to 
temporal1 spiritual1 and  eternal ruin1 
shall we not cry out and cry1 ,they are 
drunk1 but  not with wine2 they stagger1
 but not with strong drink2 they are    
intoxicated with the deadly poison of   

sin1 which will1 if its  malignity be   
not by wholesome means allayed1 bring   
soul and body1  and estate1 and country1
 and all1 to ruin and destruction8      
#c4 ,in and by this outcry ,i shall     
deliver myself from the ruins of  them  
that perish2 for a man can do no more in
 this matter--,i mean  a man in my      
capacity--than to detect and condemn the
 wickedness1  warn the evil doer of the 
judgment1 and fly therefrom myself4 ,but
  ,o6 that ,i might not only deliver    
myself6 ,o that many would hear1  and   
turn at this my cry from sin6 that they 
may be secured from  the death and      
judgment that attend it4    ,why ,i have
 handled the matter in this method is   
best known to  myself4 ,and why ,i have 
concealed most of the names of the      
persons  whose sins or punishments ,i   
here and there in this book make        
relation of is1 7#a47 ,for that neither 
the sins nor judgments were  all alike  
open2 the sins of some were committed1  
and the judgments  executed for them1   

only in a corner4 ,not to say that ,i   
could not  learn some of their names1   
for could ,i1 ,i should not have made   
them public1 for this reason1 7#b47     
,because ,i would not provoke  those of 
their relations that survive them2 ,i   
would not justly  provoke them2 and yet1
 as ,i think1 ,i should1 should ,i have 
entailed  their punishment to their     
sins1 and both to their names1 and so   
have turned them into the world4 7#c47  
,nor would ,i lay them under  disgrace  
and contempt1 which would1 as ,i think1 
unavoidably have  happened unto them had
 ,i withal inserted their names4    ,as 
for those whose names ,i mention1 their 
crimes or judgments were  manifest2     
public almost as anything of that nature
 that happeneth  to mortal men4 ,such   
therefore have published their own shame
  by their sin1 and ,god his anger1 by  
taking of open vengeance4 ,as  ,job     
says1 ,god has struck 'them as wicked   
men in the open sight of  others' 7,job 
#cd3bf74 ,so that ,i cannot conceive1   

since their sin  and judgment was so    
conspicuous1 that my admonishing the    
world  thereof should turn to their     
detriment4 ,for the publishing  of these
 things are1 so far as relation is      
concerned1 intended  for remembrances1  
that they may also bethink themselves1  
repent  and turn to ,god1 lest the      
judgments for their sins should prove   
hereditary4 ,for the ,god of heaven hath
 threatened to visit the  iniquity of   
the fathers upon the children1 if they  
hate him1 to  the third and fourth      
generation 7,exo #bj3e74                
,nebuchadnezzar's punishment for his    
pride being open--for he was  for his   
sin driven from his kingly dignity1 and 
from among men  too1 to eat grass like  
an ox1 and to company with the          
beasts--,daniel  did not stick to tell  
,belshazzar his son to his face thereof2
  nor to publish it that it might be    
read and remembered by the  generations 
to come4 ,the same may be said of ,judas
 and ,ananias1  c41 for their sin and   

punishment were known to all the        
dwellers  at ,jerusalem 7,acts #a3ai74  
,nor is it a sign but of desperate      
impenitence and hardness of heart1 when 
the offspring or relations  of those who
 have fallen by open1 fearful1 and      
prodigious judgments1  for their sin1   
shall overlook1 forget1 pass by1 or take
 no notice  of such high outgoings of   
,god against them and their house4 ,thus
  ,daniel aggravates ,belshazzar's      
crime1 for that he hardened his heart   
in pride1 though he knew that for that  
very sin and transgression  his father  
was brought down from his height1 and   
made to be a  companion for asses4 ',and
 thou his son1 ,o ,belshazzar1' says he1
  'hast not humbled thine heart1 though 
thou knewest all this' 7,dan  #e3bb74 ,a
 home reproof1 indeed1 but home reproof 
is most fit for  an open and a continued
 in transgression4    ,let those1 then1 
that are the offspring or relations of  
such1 who  by their own sin1 and the    
dreadful judgments of ,god1 are made  to

 become a sign 7,deut #af3i-ab71 having 
been swept as dung from  off the face of
 the earth1 beware1 lest when judgment  
knocks at  their door1 for their sins1  
as it did before at the door of their   
progenitors1 it falls also with as heavy
 a stroke as on them  that went before  
them 7,num #af3ch-dj74 ,lest1 ,i say1   
they in that  day1 instead of finding   
mercy1 find for their high1 daring1 and 
judgment-affronting sins1 judgment      
without mercy4    ,to conclude2 let     
those that would not die ,mr4 ,badman's 
death1 take  heed of ,mr4 ,badman's     
ways2 for his ways bring to his end4    
,wickedness  will not deliver him that  
is given to it2 though they should cloak
  all with a profession of religion4 ,if
 it was a transgression of old  for a   
man to wear a woman's apparel1 surely it
 is a transgression  now for a sinner to
 wear a ,christian profession for a     
cloak4  ,wolves in sheep's clothing     
swarm in ,england this day2 wolves both 
as to doctrine and as to practice too4  

,some men make a profession1  ,i doubt1 
on purpose that they may twist          
themselves into a trade2  and thence    
into an estate2 yea1 and if need be1    
into an estate  knavishly1 by the ruins 
of their neighbour4 ,let such take heed1
 for  those that do such things have the
 greater damnation4 ,christian1  make   
thy profession shine by a conversation  
according to the  gospel2 or else thou  
wilt damnify religion1 bring scandal to 
thy  brethren1 and give offence to the  
enemies2 and it would be better  that a 
millstone was hanged about thy neck1 and
 that thou1 as  so adorned1 was cast    
into the bottom of the sea1 than so to  
do4  ,christian1 a profession according 
to the gospel is1 in these days1  a rare
 thing2 seek then after it1 put it on1  
and keep it without  spot1 and1 as      
becomes thee1 white1 and clean1 and thou
 shalt be  a rare ,christian4    ,the   
prophecy of the last times is1 that     
professing men1 for so  ,i understand   
the text1 shall be many of them base 7#b

 ,tim #c72 but  continue thou in the    
things that thou hast learned1 not of   
wanton  men1 nor of licentious times1   
but of the ,word and doctrine of ,god1  
that is1 according to godliness2 and    
thou shalt walk with ,christ  in white4 
,now1 ,god ,almighty gave his people    
grace1 not to hate or  malign sinners1  
nor yet to choose any of their ways1 but
 to keep  themselves pure from the blood
 of all men1 by speaking and doing      
according to that name and those rules  
that they profess to know  and love2 for
 ,jesus ,christ's sake4    ,,john       
,,bunyan4        ,,contents4    ,,chap4 
,i4 ,badman's death and its awful       
consequences1 ,this leads to  the       
discourse of his life4    ,,chap4 ,,ii4 
,badman's wicked behavior in childhood1 
,,chap4 ,,iii4 ,badman's apprenticeship 
to a pious master1    ,,chap4 ,,iv4 ,he 
gets a new master bad as himself1       
,,chap4 ,v4 ,badman in business2 the    
tricks of a wicked tradesman1    ,,chap4
 ,,vi4 ,his hypocritical courtship and  

marriage to a pious1  rich1 young lady1 
,,chap4 ,,vii4 ,he throws off the mask  
and cruelly treats his wife4  ,bunyan's 
rules for such as think of marriage1    
,,chap4 ,,viii4 ,badman is a bankrupt1  
and gets by it hat-fulls of  money1     
,,chap4 ,,ix4 ,badman's fraudulent      
dealings to get money1    ,,chap4 ,x4   
,the simple ,christian's views of       
extortion1    ,,chap4 ,,xi4             
,instructions for righteous trading1    
,,chap4 ,,xii4 ,badman's pride1 atheism1
 infidelity1 and envy1    ,,chap4       
,,xiii4 ,he gets drunk and breaks his   
leg4 ,god's judgments upon  drunkards1  
,,chap4 ,,xiv4 ,his pretended repentings
 and promises of reform when  death     
grimly stares at him1    ,,chap4 ,,xv4  
,death leaves him for a season1 and he  
returns to his sins1  like a sow that   
has been washed to her wallowing in the 
mire1    ,,chap4 ,,xvi4 ,his pious wife 
dies broken-hearted4 ,her deathbed      
charge  to her family1    ,,chap4       
,,xvii4 ,he is tricked into a second    

marriage by a woman as  bad as himself1 
,,chap4 ,,xviii4 ,he parts from his     
wife1 diseases attack him under         
,captain ,consumption2 he rots away and 
dies in sinful security1    ,,chap4     
,,xix4 ,future happiness not to be hoped
 from a quiet1 hardened  death4 ,some   
remarkable instances1    ,,chap4 ,,xx4  
,without godly repentance1 the wicked   
man's hopes and  life die together4     
,,the ,,life ,,and ,,death ,,of ,,mr4   
,,badman1          ,,chapter ,i4        
,,badman',s ,,death ,,and ,,its ,,awful 
,,consequences4    ,,wiseman4 ,good     
morrow1 my good neighbour1 ,mr4         
,attentive2 whither  are you walking so 
early this morning8 ,methinks you look  
as if you  were concerned about         
something more than ordinary4 ,have you 
lost  any of your cattle1 or what is the
 matter8    ,,attentive4 ,good ,sir1    
good morrow to you1 ,i have not as yet  
lost  aught1 but yet you give a right   
guess of me1 for ,i am1 as you  say1    
concerned in my heart1 but it is because

 of the badness of  the times4 ,and1    
,sir1 you1 as all our neighbours know1  
are a very  observing man1 pray1        
therefore1 what do you think of them8   
,,wise4 ,why1 ,i think1 as you say1 to  
wit1 that they are bad times1  and bad  
they will be1 until men are better2 for 
they are bad men  that make bad times2  
if men1 therefore1 would mend1 so would 
the  times4 ,it is a folly to look for  
good days so long as sin is so  high1   
and those that study its nourishment so 
many4 ,god bring it  down1 and those    
that nourish it1 to repentance1 and     
then1 my good  neighbour1 you will be   
concerned1 not as you are now2 now you  
are  concerned because times are so bad1
 but then you will be so because  times 
are so good2 now you are concerned so as
 to be perplexed1  but then you will be 
concerned so as to lift up your voice   
with  shouting1 for ,i dare say1 could  
you see such days1 they would make  you 
shout4    ,,atten4 ,ay1 so they would2  
such times ,i have prayed for1 such     

times  ,i have longed for2 but ,i fear  
they will be worse before they be       
better4    ,,wise4 ,make no conclusions1
 man2 for he that hath the hearts of    
men in his hand can change them from    
worse to better1 and so bad  times into 
good4 ,god give long life to them that  
are good1 and  especially to those of   
them that are capable of doing him      
service  in the world4 ,the ornament and
 beauty of this lower world1 next to    
,god and his wonders1 are the men that  
spangle and shine in godliness4    ,now 
as ,mr4 ,wiseman said this1 he gave a   
great sigh4    ,,atten4 ,amen1 amen4    
,but why1 good ,sir1 do you sigh so     
deeply2 is  it for ought else than that 
for the which1 as you have perceived1   
,i myself am concerned8    ,,wise4 ,i am
 concerned1 with you1 for the badness of
 the times2 but  that was not the cause 
of that sigh1 of the which1 as ,i see1  
you  take notice4 ,i sighed at the      
remembrance of the death of that man    
for whom the bell tolled at our town    

yesterday4    ,,atten4 ,why1 ,i trow1   
,mr4 ,goodman your neighbour is not     
dead4 ,indeed  ,i did hear that he had  
been sick4    ,,wise4 ,no1 no1 it is not
 he4 ,had it been he1 ,i could not but  
have  been concerned1 but yet not as ,i 
am concerned now4 ,if he had died1  ,i  
should only have been concerned for that
 the world had lost a  light2 but the   
man that ,i am concerned for now was one
 that never  was good1 therefore such an
 one who is not dead only1 but damned4  
,he died that he might die1 he went from
 life to death1 and then  from death to 
death1 from death natural to death      
eternal4 ,and as  he spake this1 the    
water stood in his eyes4#h    ,,atten4  
,indeed1 to go from a deathbed to hell  
is a fearful thing  to think on4 ,but1  
good neighbour ,wiseman1 be pleased to  
tell me  who this man was1 and why you  
conclude him so miserable in his  death8
    ,,wise4 ,well1 if you can stay1 ,i  
will tell you who he was1 and why  ,i   
conclude thus concerning him4           

,,atten4 ,my leisure will admit me to   
stay1 and ,i am willing to hear  you    
out4 ,and ,i pray ,god your discourse   
may take hold on my heart1  that ,i may 
be bettered thereby4 ,so they agreed to 
sit down under  a tree4 ,then ,mr4      
,wiseman proceeded as followeth3--      
,,wise4 ,the man that ,i mean is one    
,mr4 ,badman2 he has lived in our  town 
a great while1 and now1 as ,i said1 he  
is dead4 ,but the reason  of my being so
 concerned at his death is1 not for that
 he was at  all related to me1 or for   
that any good conditions died with him1 
for he was far from them1 but for that1 
as ,i greatly fear1 he  hath1 as was    
hinted before1 died two deaths at once4 
,,atten4 ,i perceive what you mean by   
two deaths at once2 and to  speak truth1
 it is a fearful thing thus to have     
ground to think  of any3 for although   
the death of the ungodly and sinners is 
laid  to heart but of few1 yet to die in
 such a state is more dreadful  and     
fearful than any man can imagine4       

,indeed if a man had no  soul1 if his   
state was not truly immortal1 the matter
 would not  be so much2 but for a man to
 be so disposed of by his ,maker1 as  to
 be appointed a sensible being for ever1
 and for him too to fall  into the hands
 of revenging justice1 that will be     
always1 to the  utmost extremity that   
his sin deserveth1 punishing of him in  
the  dismal dungeon of hell1 this must  
needs be unutterably sad1 and           
lamentable4    ,,wise4 ,there is no man1
 ,i think1 that is sensible of the worth
  of one soul1 but must1 when he hears  
of the death of unconverted  men1 be    
stricken with sorrow and grief3 because1
 as you said well1  that man's state is 
such that he has a sensible being for   
ever4  ,for it is sense that makes      
punishment heavy4 ,but yet sense is not 
all that the damned have1 they have     
sense and reason too2 so then1  as sense
 receiveth punishment with sorrow1      
because it feels1 and  bleeds under the 
same1 so by reason1 and the exercise    

thereof1 in  the midst of torment1 all  
present affliction is aggravated1 and   
that three manner of ways3--#a4 ,reason 
will consider thus with  himself4 ,for  
what am ,i thus tormented8 and will     
easily find it  is for nothing but that 
base and filthy thing1 sin2 and now will
  vexation be mixed with punishment1 and
 that will greatly heighten  the        
affliction4 #b4 ,reason will consider   
thus with himself4 ,how  long must this 
be my state8 ,and will soon return to   
himself this  answer3 ,this must be my  
state for ever and ever4 ,now this will 
greatly increase the torment4 #c4       
,reason4 will consider thus with        
himself4 ,what have ,i lost more than   
present ease and quiet by my  sins that 
,i have committed8 ,and will quickly    
return himself this  answer3 ,i have    
lost communion with ,god1 ,christ1      
saints1 and angels1  and a share in     
heaven and eternal life3 and this also  
must needs  greaten the misery of poor  
damned souls4 ,and this is the case of  

,mr4 ,badman4    ,,atten4 ,i feel my    
heart even shake at the thoughts of     
coming into  such a state4 ,hell6 who   
knows that is yet alive1 what the       
torments  of hell are8 ,this word ,,hell
 gives a very dreadful sound4    ,,wise4
 ,ay1 so it does in the ears of him that
 has a tender conscience4  ,but if1 as  
you say1 and that truly1 the very name  
of hell is so  dreadful1 what is the    
place itself1 and what are the          
punishments  that are there inflicted1  
and that without the least intermission1
  upon the souls of damned men1 for ever
 and ever4    ,,atten4 ,well1 but       
passing this2 my leisure will admit me  
to stay1  and therefore pray tell me    
what it is that makes you think that    
,mr4 ,badman is gone to hell4    ,,wise4
 ,i will tell you4 ,but first1 do you   
know which of the ,badmans  ,i mean8    
,,atten4 ,why1 was there more of them   
than one8    ,,wise4 ,o yes1 a great    
many1 both brothers and sisters1 and yet
 all  of them the children of a godly   

parent1 the more a great deal is  the   
pity4    ,,atten4 ,which of them        
therefore was it that died8    ,,wise4  
,the eldest1 old in years1 and old in   
sin2 but the sinner  that dies an       
hundred years old shall be accursed4    
,,atten4 ,well1 but what makes you think
 he is gone to hell8    ,,wise4 ,his    
wicked life1 and fearful death1         
especially since the  manner of his     
death was so corresponding with his     
life4    ,,atten4 ,pray let me know the 
manner of his death1 if yourself did    
perfectly know it4    ,,wise4 ,i was    
there when he died2 but ,i desire not to
 see another  such man1 while ,i live1  
die in such sort as he did4    ,,atten4 
,pray therefore let me hear it4         
,,wise4 ,you say you have leisure and   
can stay1 and therefore1 if you  please1
 we will discourse even orderly of him4 
,first1 we will begin  with his life1   
and then proceed to his death3 because a
 relation  of the first may the more    
affect you1 when you shall hear of the  

second4    ,,atten4 ,did you then so    
well know his life8    ,,wise4 ,i knew  
him of a child4 ,i was a man1 when he   
was but a boy1  and ,i made special     
observation of him from first to last4  
,,atten4 ,pray then let me hear from you
 an account of his life2 but  be as     
brief as you can1 for ,i long to hear of
 the manner of his  death4              
,,chapter ,,ii4    ,,badman',s ,,wicked 
,,behaviour ,,in ,,childhood4    ,,wise4
 ,i will endeavour to answer your       
desires1 and first1 ,i will  tell you1  
that from a child he was very bad2 his  
very beginning  was ominous1 and        
presaged that no good end was1 in       
likelihood1  to follow thereupon4 ,there
 were several sins that he was given    
to1 when but a little one1 that         
manifested him to be notoriously        
infected with original corruption2 for  
,i dare say he learned none  of them of 
his father and mother2 nor was he       
admitted to go much  abroad among other 
children that were vile1 to learn to sin

 of  them3 nay1 contrariwise1 if at any 
time he did get abroad amongst  others1 
he would be as the inventor of bad      
words1 and an example  in bad actions4  
,to them all he used to be1 as we say1  
the ringleader1  and master-sinner from 
a child4    ,,atten4 ,this was a bad    
beginning indeed1 and did demonstrate   
that  he was1 as you say1 polluted1 very
 much polluted with original            
corruption4 ,for to speak my mind       
freely1 ,i do confess that it is  mine  
opinion that children come polluted with
 sin into the world1  and that ofttimes 
the sins of their youth1 especially     
while they  are very young1 are rather  
by virtue of indwelling sin1 than by    
examples that are set before them by    
others4 ,not but that they  learn to sin
 by example too1 but example is not the 
root1 but  rather the temptation unto   
wickedness4 ,the root is sin within2    
'for from within1 out of the heart of   
men1' proceedeth sin 7,mark  #g3ba74    
,,wise4 ,i am glad to hear that you are 

of this opinion1 and to confirm  what   
you have said by a few hints from the   
,word4 ,man in his birth  is compared to
 an ass1 an unclean beast1 and to a     
wretched infant  in its blood 7,job     
#aa3ab2 ,eze #af74 ,besides1 all the    
first-born of  old that were offered    
unto the ,lord1 were to be redeemed at  
the  age of a month1 and that was before
 they were sinners by imitation  7,exo  
#ac3ac1 #cd3bj74 ,the scripture also    
affirmeth1 that by the sin  of one1     
judgment came upon all2 and renders this
 reason1 'for that  all have sinned'    
7,rom #e3ab74 ,nor is that objection    
worth a rush1  that ,christ by his death
 hath taken away original sin4 ,first4  
,because  it is scriptureless4          
,secondly4 ,because it makes them       
incapable of  salvation by ,christ2 for 
none but those that in their own persons
  are sinners are to have salvation by  
him4 ,many other things might  be added1
 but between persons so well agreed as  
you and ,i are1  these may suffice at   

present4 ,but when an antagonist comes  
to  deal with us about this matter1 then
 we have for him often other  strong    
arguments1 if he be an antagonist worth 
the taking notice  of4    ,,atten4 ,but1
 as was hinted before1 he used to be the
 ring-leading  sinner1 or the master of 
mischief among other children2 yet these
  are but generals2 pray therefore tell 
me in particular which were  the sins of
 his childhood4    ,,wise4 ,i will so4  
,when he was but a child1 he was so     
addicted to  lying that his parents     
scarce knew when to believe he spake    
true2  yea1 he would invent1 tell1 and  
stand to the lies that he invented  and 
told1 and that with such an audacious   
face1 that one might even  read in his  
very countenance the symptoms of a hard 
and desperate  heart this way4          
,,atten4 ,this was an ill beginning     
indeed1 and argueth that he began  to   
harden himself in sin betimes4 ,for a   
lie cannot be knowingly  told and stood 
in1 and ,i perceive that this was his   

manner of way  in lying1 but he must as 
it were force his own heart unto it4    
,yea1  he must make his heart hard1 and 
bold to do it4 ,yea1 he must be  arrived
 to an exceeding pitch of wickedness    
thus to do1 since all  this he did      
against that good education1 that before
 you seemed  to hint he had from his    
father and mother4    ,,wise4 ,the want 
of good education1 as you have          
intimated1 is many  times a cause why   
children do so easily1 so soon1 become  
bad2  especially when there is not only 
a want of that1 but bad examples        
enough1 as1 the more is the pity1 there 
is in many families2 by  virtue of which
 poor children are trained up in sin1   
and nursed  therein for the devil and   
hell4 ,but it was otherwise with ,mr4   
,badman1 for to my knowledge this his   
way of lying was a great  grief to his  
parents1 for their hearts were much     
dejected at this  beginning of their    
son2 nor did there want counsel and     
correction  from them to him if that    

would have made him better4 ,he wanted  
not  to be told1 in my hearing1 and that
 over and over and over1 that  'all     
liars shall have their part in the lake 
which burneth with  fire and brimstone'2
 and that 'whosoever loveth and maketh a
 lie1'  should not have any part in the 
new and heavenly ,jerusalem 7,rev       
#ba3h1bg1 #bb3ae74 ,but all availed     
nothing with him2 when a fit1  or an    
occasion to lie came upon him1 he would 
invent1 tell1 and  stand to his lie as  
steadfastly as if it had been the       
biggest of  truths that he told1 and    
that with that hardening of his heart   
and face1 that it would be to those who 
stood by1 a wonder4 ,nay1  and this he  
would do when under the rod of          
correction1 which is  appointed by ,god 
for parents to use1 that thereby they   
might keep  their children from hell    
7,prov #bb3ae1 #bc3ac1ad74i    ,,atten4 
,truly it was1 as ,i said1 a bad        
beginning1 he served the devil  betimes2
 yea1 he became nurse to one of his     

brats1 for a spirit  of lying is the    
devil's brat1 'for he is a liar and the 
father of  it' 7,john #h3dd74    ,,wise4
 ,right1 he is the father of it indeed4 
,a lie is begot by the  devil as the    
father1 and is brought forth by the     
wicked heart  as the mother2 wherefore  
another scripture also saith1 ',why hath
  ,satan filled thine heart to lie1' c4 
7,acts #e3c1d74 ,yea1 he calleth  the   
heart that is big with a lie1 an heart  
that hath conceived1  that is1 by the   
devil4 ',why hast thou conceived this   
thing in thine  heart8 thou hast not    
lied unto men1 but unto ,god4' ,true1   
his lie  was a lie of the highest       
nature1 but every lie hath the same     
father  and mother as had the lie last  
spoken of4 ',for he is a liar1 and  the 
father of it4' ,a lie then is the brat  
of hell1 and it cannot  be in the heart 
before the person has committed a kind  
of spiritual  adultery with the devil4  
,that soul therefore that telleth a     
known  lie1 has lien with1 and conceived

 it by lying with the devil1 the  only  
father of lies4 ,for a lie has only one 
father and mother1 the  devil and the   
heart4 ,no marvel therefore if the      
hearts that hatch  and bring forth lies 
be so much of complexion with the devil4
 ,yea1  no marvel though ,god and       
,christ have so bent their word against 
liars4#aj ,a liar is wedded to the devil
 himself4    ,,atten4 ,it seems a       
marvellous thing in mine eyes1 that     
since a lie  is in the offspring of the 
devil1 and since a lie brings the soul  
to the very den of devils1 to wit1 the  
dark dungeon of hell1 that  men should  
be so desperately wicked as to accustom 
themselves to  so horrible a thing4     
,,wise4 ,it seems also marvellous to me1
 especially when ,i observe  for how    
little a matter some men will study1    
contrive1 make1 and  tell a lie4 ,you   
shall have some that will lie it over   
and over1  and that for a penny profit4 
,yea1 lie and stand in it1 although     
they know that they lie4 ,yea1 you shall

 have some men that will  not stick to  
tell lie after lie1 though themselves   
get nothing  thereby4 ,they will tell   
lies in their ordinary discourse with   
their neighbours1 also their news1 their
 jests1 and their tales1  must needs be 
adorned with lies2 or else they seem to 
bear no good  sound to the ear1 nor show
 much to the fancy of him to whom they  
are told4 ,but alas6 what will these    
liars do1 when1 for their  lies they    
shall be tumbled down into hell1 to that
 devil that did  beget those lies in    
their heart1 and so be tormented by fire
 and  brimstone1 with him1 and that for 
ever and ever1 for their lies8          
,,atten4 ,can you not give one some     
example of ,god's judgments upon  liars1
 that one may tell them to liars when   
one hears them lie1  if perhaps they may
 by the hearing thereof1 be made afraid1
 and  ashamed to lie4    ,,wise4        
,examples6 why ,ananias#aa and his wife 
are examples enough  to put a stop1 one 
would think1 to a spirit addicted       

thereto1 for  they both were stricken   
down dead for telling a lie1 and that by
  ,god himself1 in the midst of a       
company of people 7,acts #e74 ,but if   
,god's threatening of liars with        
hell-fire1 and with the loss of  the    
kingdom of heaven1 will not prevail with
 them to leave off  to lie and make     
lies1 it cannot be imagined that a      
relation of  temporal judgments that    
have swept liars out of the world       
heretofore1  should do it4 ,now1 as ,i  
said1 this lying was one of the first   
sins  that ,mr4 ,badman was addicted to1
 and he could make them and tell  them  
fearfully4    ,,atten4 ,i am sorry to   
hear this of him1 and so much the more1 
because1  as ,i fear1 this sin did not  
reign in him alone2 for usually one     
that is accustomed to lying1 is also    
accustomed to other evils  besides2 and 
if it were not so also with ,mr4        
,badman1 it would be  indeed a wonder4  
,,wise4 ,you say true1 the liar is a    
captive slave of more than the  spirit  

of lying2 and therefore this ,mr4       
,badman1 as he was a liar  from a child1
 so he was also much given to pilfer and
 steal1 so  that what he could1 as we   
say1 handsomely lay his hands on1#ab    
that was counted his own1 whether they  
were the things of his  fellow-children1
 or if he could lay hold of anything at 
a neighbour's  house1 he would take it  
away2 you must understand me of trifles2
  for being yet but a child1 he         
attempted no great matter1 especially   
at first4 ,but yet as he grew up in     
strength and ripeness of wit1  so he    
attempted to pilfer and steal things    
still of more value than  at first4 ,he 
took at last great pleasure in robbing  
of gardens  and orchards2 and as he grew
 up1 to steal pullen#ac from the        
neighbourhood4 ,yea1 what was his       
father's could not escape his  fingers1 
all was fish that came to his net1 so   
hardened1 at last1  was he in this      
mischief also4    ,,atten4 ,you make me 
wonder more and more4 ,what1 play the   

thief  too6 ,what1 play the thief so    
soon6 ,he could not but know1 though  he
 was but a child1 that what he took from
 others was none of his  own4 ,besides1 
if his father was a good man1 as you    
say1 it could  not be but he must also  
hear from him that to steal was to      
transgress  the law of ,god1 and so to  
run the hazard of eternal damnation4    
,,wise4 ,his father was not wanting to  
use the means to reclaim him1  often    
urging1 as ,i have been told1 that      
saying in the law of ,moses1  ',thou    
shalt not steal' 7,exo #bj3ae74 ,and    
also that1 ',this is the  curse that    
goeth forth over the face of the whole  
earth2 for every  one that stealeth     
shall be cut off'1 c4 7,zech #e3c74 ,the
 light of  nature also1 though he was   
little1 must needs show him that what   
he took from others was not his own2 and
 that he would not willingly  have been 
served so himself4 ,but all was to no   
purpose1 let father  and conscience say 
what they would to him1 he would go on1 

he was  resolved to go on in his        
wickedness4    ,,atten4 ,but his father 
would1 as you intimate1 sometimes rebuke
  him for his wickedness2 pray how would
 he carry it then8    ,,wise4 ,how6 why 
like to a thief that is found4 ,he would
 stand  gloating1#ad and hanging down   
his head in a sullen1 pouching  manner2 
a body might read1 as we used to say1   
the picture of  ill-luck in his face2   
and when his father did demand his      
answer  to such questions concerning his
 villainy1 he would grumble and  mutter 
at him1 and that should be all he could 
get4    ,,atten4 ,but you said that he  
would also rob his father1 methinks     
that was an unnatural thing4    ,,wise4 
,natural or unnatural1 all is one to a  
thief4 ,besides1 you  must think that he
 had likewise companions to whom he was1
 for the  wickedness that he saw in     
them1 more firmly knit1 than either of  
father or mother4 ,yea1 and what had he 
cared if father and mother had  died for
 grief for him4 ,their death would have 

been1 as he would  have counted1 great  
release and liberty to him2 for the     
truth  is1 they and their counsel were  
his bondage2 yea1 and if ,i forget  not1
 ,i have heard some say that when he    
was1 at times1 among his  companions he 
would greatly rejoice to think that his 
parents were  old1 and could not live   
long1 and then1 quoth he1 ,i shall be   
mine  own man1 to do what ,i list1      
without their control4    ,,atten4 ,then
 it seems he counted that robbing of his
 parents was  no crime4    ,,wise4 ,none
 at all2 and therefore he fell directly 
under that  sentence1 ',whoso robbeth   
his father or his mother1 and saith it  
is no transgression1 the same is the    
companion of a destroyer'  7,prov       
#bh3bd74 ,and for that he set so light  
by them as to their  persons and        
counsels1 it was a sign that at present 
he was of a  very abominable spirit1 and
 that some judgment waited to take hold 
of him in time to come 7#a ,sam #b3be74 
,,atten4 ,but can you imagine what it   

was1 ,i mean1 in his conceit1 for  ,i   
speak not now of the suggestions of     
,satan1 by which doubtless  he was put  
on to do these things2 ,i say what it   
should be in  his conceit1 that should  
make him think that this his manner of  
pilfering and stealing was no great     
matter4    ,,wise4 ,it was for that the 
things that he stole were small2 to rob 
orchards1 and gardens1 and to steal     
pullen1 and the like1 these  he counted 
tricks of youth1 nor would he be beat   
out of it by all  that his friends could
 say4 ,they would tell him that he must 
not  covet1 or desire1 and yet to desire
 is less than to take1 even  anything1  
the least thing that was his            
neighbour's2 and that if  he did1 it    
would be a transgression of the law2 but
 all was one  to him2 what through the  
wicked talk of his companions1 and the  
delusion of his own corrupt heart1 he   
would go on in his pilfering  course1   
and where he thought himself secure1    
would talk of1 and  laugh at it when he 

had done4    ,,atten4 ,well ,i heard a  
man once1 when he was upon the ladder   
with  the rope about his neck1 confess1 
when ready to be turned off by  the     
hangman1 that that which had brought him
 to that end was his  accustoming of    
himself1 when young1 to pilfer and steal
 small  things4 ,to my best remembrance 
he told us1 that he began the trade  of 
a thief by stealing of pins and         
points2#ae and therefore did  forewarn  
all the youth that then were gathered   
together to see  him die1 to take heed  
of beginning1 though but with little    
sins2  because by tampering at first    
with little ones1 way is made for  the  
commission of bigger4#af    ,,wise4     
,since you are entered upon stories1 ,i 
also will tell you  one2 the which1     
though ,i heard it not with mine own    
ears1 yet  my author ,i dare believe4   
,it is concerning one old ,tod1 that was
  hanged about twenty years ago1 or     
more1 at ,hertford1 for being a  thief4 
,the story is this3--    ,at a summer   

assizes holden at ,hertford1 while the  
judge was sitting  upon the bench1 comes
 this old ,tod into court1 clothed in a 
green  suit1 with his leathern girdle in
 his hand1 his bosom open1 and  all on a
 dung sweat1 as if he had run for his   
life2 and being  come in1 he spake aloud
 as follows3--,my lord1 saith he1 here  
is  the veriest rogue that breathes upon
 the face of the earth4 ,i have  been a 
thief from a child4 ,when ,i was but a  
little one1 ,i gave  myself to rob      
orchards1 and to do other such like     
wicked things1  and ,i have continued a 
thief ever since4 ,my lord1 there has   
not  been a robbery committed these many
 years1 within so many miles  of this   
place1 but ,i have either been at it1 or
 privy to it4    ,the judge thought the 
fellow was mad1 but after some          
conference with  some of the justices1  
they agreed to indict him2 and so they  
did  of several felonious actions2 to   
all which he heartily confessed  guilty1
 and so was hanged1 with his wife at the

 same time4    ,,atten4 ,this is a      
remarkable story indeed1 and you think  
it is a  true one4    ,,wise4 ,it is not
 only remarkable1 but pat to our        
purpose4 ,this thief1  like ,mr4        
,badman1 began his trade betimes2 he    
began too where ,mr4  ,badman began1    
even at robbing of orchards1 and other  
such things1  which brought him1 as you 
may perceive1 from sin to sin1 till  at 
last it brought him to the public shame 
of sin1 which is the  gallows4    ,as   
for the truth of this story1 the relater
 told me that he was1  at the same time1
 himself in the court1 and stood within 
less than  two yards of old ,tod1 when  
he heard him aloud to utter the words4  
,,atten4 ,these two sins1 of lying and  
stealing1 were a bad sign of  an evil   
end4    ,,wise4 ,so they were1 and yet  
,mr4 ,badman came not to his end like   
old ,tod2 though ,i fear to as bad1 nay1
 worse than was that death  of the      
gallows1 though less discerned by       
spectators2 but more of  that by and by4

 ,but you talk of these two sins as if  
these were  all that ,mr4 ,badman was   
addicted to in his youth4 ,alas1 alas1  
he swarmed with sins1 even as a beggar  
does with vermin1 and that  when he was 
but a boy4    ,,atten4 ,why1 what other 
sins was he addicted to1 ,i mean while  
he  was but a child8    ,,wise4 ,you    
need not ask to what other sins was he1 
but to what  other sins was he not      
addicted2 that is1 of such as suited    
with  his age2 for a man may safely say 
that nothing that was vile came  amiss  
to him1 if he was but capable to do it4 
,indeed1 some sins  there be that       
childhood knows not how to be tampering 
with2 but  ,i speak of sins that he was 
capable of committing1 of which ,i  will
 nominate two or three more4 ,and1      
,first1 ,he could not endure  the       
,lord's day1 because of the holiness    
that did attend it2 the  beginning of   
that day was to him as if he was going  
to prison1  except he could get out from
 his father and mother1 and lurk in     

by-holes among his companions1 until    
holy duties were over4 ,reading  the    
,scriptures1 hearing sermons1 godly     
conference1 repeating of  sermons and   
prayers1 were things that he could not  
away with2 and1  therefore1 if his      
father on such days1 as often he did1   
though  sometimes1 notwithstanding his  
diligence1 he would be sure to  give him
 the slip1 did keep him strictly to the 
observation of the  day1 he would       
plainly show1 by all carriages1 that he 
was highly  discontent therewith4 ,he   
would sleep at duties1 would talk vainly
  with his brothers1 and1 as it were1   
think every godly opportunity  seven    
times as long as it was1 grudging till  
it was over4    ,,atten4 ,this his      
abhorring of that day1 was not1 ,i      
think1 for the  sake of the day itself2 
for as it is a day1 it is nothing else  
but as other days of the week4 ,but ,i  
suppose that the reason of  his loathing
 of it was for that ,god hath put       
sanctity and holiness  upon it2 also1   

because it is the day above all the days
 of the  week that ought to be spent in 
holy devotion1 in remembrance of  our   
,lord's resurrection from the dead4     
,,wise4 ,yes1 it was therefore that he  
was such an enemy to it2 even  because  
more restraint was laid upon him on that
 day1 from his  own ways1 than were     
possible should be laid upon him on all 
others4    ,,atten4 ,doth not ,god1 by  
instituting of a day unto holy duties1  
make great proof how the hearts and     
inclinations of poor people  do stand to
 holiness of heart1 and a conversation  
in holy duties8    ,,wise4 ,yes1        
doubtless2 and a man shall show his     
heart and his life  what they are1 more 
by one ,lord's day than by all the days 
of the  week besides4 ,and the reason   
is1 because on the ,lord's day there  is
 a special restraint laid upon men as to
 thoughts and life1 more  than upon     
other days of the week besides4 ,also1  
men are enjoined  on that day to a      
stricter performance of holy duties1 and

 restraint  of worldly business1 than   
upon other days they are2 wherefore1  if
 their hearts incline not naturally to  
good1 now they will show  it1 now they  
will appear what they are4 ,the ,lord's 
day is a kind  of an emblem of the      
heavenly ,sabbath above1 and it makes   
manifest  how the heart stands to the   
perpetuity of holiness1 more than to  be
 found in a transient duty does4    ,on 
other days1 a man may be in and out of  
holy duties1 and all  in a quarter of an
 hour2 but now1 the ,lord's day is1 as  
it were1  a day that enjoins to one     
perpetual duty of holiness4 ',remember  
that thou keep holy the ,sabbath day'2  
which1 by ,christ1 is not  abrogated1   
but changed1 into the first of the week1
 not as it was  given in particular to  
the ,jews1 but as it was sanctified by  
him  from the beginning of the world    
7,gen #b3b2 ,exo #ca3ac-ag2 ,mark #af3a2
  ,acts #bj3g2 #a ,cor #af3a1b2 ,mark   
#b3bg1bh2 ,rev #a3aj72 and therefore  is
 a greater proof of the frame and temper

 of a man's heart1 and  does more make  
manifest to what he is inclined1 than   
doth his  other performance of duties4  
,therefore1 ,god puts great difference  
between them that truly call1 and walk  
in1 this day as holy1  and count it     
honourable1 upon the account that now   
they have an  opportunity to show how   
they delight to honour him2 in that they
  have not only an hour1 but a whole    
day1 to show it in 7,isa #eh3ac74 ,i    
say1 he puts great difference between   
these1 and that other sort  that say1   
,when will the ,sabbath be gone1 that we
 may be at our  worldly business8 7,amos
 #h3e74 ,the first he calleth a blessed 
man1  but brandeth the other for an     
unsanctified worldling4 ,and1 indeed1   
to delight ourselves in ,god's service  
upon his holy days1 gives a  better     
proof of a sanctified nature than to    
grudge at the coming1  and to be weary  
of the holy duties of such days1 as ,mr4
 ,badman  did4#ag    ,,atten4 ,there may
 be something in what you say1 for he   

that cannot  abide to keep one day holy 
to ,god1 to be sure he hath given  a    
sufficient proof that he is an          
unsanctified man2 and1 as such1  what   
should he do in heaven8 ,that being the 
place where a perpetual  ,sabbath is to 
be kept to ,god2 ,i say1 to be kept for 
ever and ever  7,heb #d3i74 ,and1 for   
ought ,i know1 one reason why one day in
 seven  hath been by our ,lord set apart
 unto holy duties for men1 may  be to   
give them conviction that there is      
enmity in the hearts of  sinners to the 
,god of heaven1 for he that hateth      
holiness1 hateth  ,god himself4 ,they   
pretend to love ,god1 and yet love not a
 holy  day1 and yet love not to spend   
that day in one continued act of        
holiness to the ,lord4 ,they had as good
 say nothing as to call him  ,lord1     
,lord1 and yet not do the things that he
 says4 ,and this ,mr4  ,badman was such 
a one1 he could not abide this day1 nor 
any of the  duties of it4 ,indeed1 when 
he could get from his friends1 and so   

spend it in all manner of idleness and  
profaneness1 then he would  be pleased  
well enough2 but what was this but a    
turning the day  into night1 or other   
than taking an opportunity at ,god's    
forbidding1  to follow our callings1 to 
solace and satisfy our lusts and        
delights  of the flesh8 ,i take the     
liberty to speak thus of ,mr4 ,badman1  
upon  a confidence of what you1 ,sir1   
have said of him is true4    ,,wise4    
,you needed not to have made that       
apology for your censoring  of ,mr4     
,badman1 for all that knew him will     
confirm what you say of  him to be true4
 ,he could not abide either that day1 or
 anything  else that had the stamp or   
image of ,god upon it4 ,sin1 sin1 and   
to do the thing that was naught1 was    
that which he delighted in1  and that   
from a little child4    ,,atten4 ,i must
 say again ,i am sorry to hear it1 and  
that for his  own sake1 and also for the
 sake of his relations1 who must needs  
be broken to pieces with such doings as 

these4 ,for1 for these things'  sake    
comes the wrath of ,god upon the        
children of disobedience 7,eph  #e3f74  
,and1 doubtless1 he must be gone to     
hell1 if he died without  repentance2   
and to beget a child for hell is sad for
 parents to  think on4    ,,wise4 ,of   
his dying1 as ,i told you1 ,i will give 
you a relation anon2  but now we are    
upon his life1 and upon the manner of   
his life  in his childhood1 even of the 
sins that attended him then1 some  of   
which ,i have mentioned already2 and1   
indeed1 ,i have mentioned  but some1 for
 yet there are more to follow1 and those
 not at all  inferior to what you have  
already heard4    ,,atten4 ,pray what   
were they8    ,,wise4 ,why he was       
greatly given1 and that while a lad1 to 
grievous  swearing and cursing2 yea1 he 
then made no more of swearing  and      
cursing than ,i do of telling my        
fingers4 ,yea1 he would do it  without  
provocation thereto4 ,he counted it a   
glory to swear and  curse1 and it was as

 natural to him as to eat1 and drink1   
and  sleep4    ,,atten4 ,o what a young 
villain was this6 ,here is1 as the      
apostle  says1 a yielding of 'members1  
as instruments of righteousness unto    
sin1' indeed6 7,rom #f3ac74 ,this is    
proceeding from evil to evil with  a    
witness4 ,this argueth that he was a    
black-mouthed young wretch  indeed4     
,,wise4 ,he was so2 and yet1 as ,i told 
you1 he counted above all this  kind of 
sinning to be a badge of his honour2 he 
reckoned himself  a man's fellow when he
 had learned to swear and curse boldly4 
,,atten4 ,i am persuaded that many do   
think as you have said1 that  to swear  
is a thing that does bravely become     
them1 and that it  is the best way for a
 man1 when he would put authority or    
terror  into his words1 to stuff them   
full of the sin of swearing4    ,,wise4 
,you say right1 else1 as ,i am          
persuaded1 men would not so  usually    
belch out their blasphemous oaths as    
they do2 they take  a pride in it2 they 

think that to swear is gentleman-like2  
and1  having once accustomed themselves 
unto it1 they hardly leave it  all the  
days of their lives4#ah    ,,atten4     
,well1 but now we are upon it1 pray show
 me the difference  between swearing and
 cursing2 for there is a difference1 is 
there  not8    ,,wise4 ,yes2 there is a 
difference between swearing and cursing4
  ,swearing1 vain swearing1 such as     
young ,badman accustomed himself  unto4 
,now1 vain and sinful swearing is a     
light and wicked calling  of ,god1 c41  
to witness to our vain and foolish      
attesting of things1  and those things  
are of two sorts4 #a4 ,things that we   
swear1 are  or shall be done4 #b4       
,things so sworn to1 true or false4     
#a4 ,things that we swear1 are or shall 
be done4 ,thou swearest thou  hast done 
such a thing1 that such a thing is so1  
or shall be so2  for it is no matter    
which of these it is that men swear     
about1 if  it be done lightly1 and      
wickedly1 and groundlessly1 it is vain1 

because it is a sin against the third   
commandment1 which says1  ',thou shalt  
not take the name of the ,lord thy ,god 
in vain' 7,exo  #bj3g74 ,for this is a  
vain using of that holy and sacred name1
 and  so a sin for which1 without sound 
repentance1 there is not1 nor  can be   
rightly expected1 forgiveness4          
,,atten4 ,then it seems1 though as to   
the matter of fact1 a man swears  truly1
 yet if he sweareth lightly and         
groundlessly1 his oath is  evil1 and he 
by it under sin4    ,,wise4 ,yes1 a man 
may say1 ',the ,lord liveth1' and that  
is true1  and yet in so saying 'swear   
falsely'2 because he sweareth vainly1   
needlessly1 and without a ground 7,jer  
#e3b74 ,to swear groundedly  and        
necessarily1 which then a man does when 
he swears as being  called thereto of   
,god1 that is tolerated by the ,word4#ai
 ,but  this was none of ,mr4 ,badman's  
swearing1 and therefore that which  now 
we are not concerned about4    ,,atten4 
,i perceive by the prophet that a man   

may sin in swearing  to a truth4 ,they  
therefore must needs most horribly sin  
that swear  to confirm their jests and  
lies2 and1 as they think1 the better  to
 beautify their foolish talking4        
,,wise4 ,they sin with a high hand2 for 
they presume to imagine that  ,god is as
 wicked as themselves1 to wit1 that he  
is an avoucher of  lies to be true4     
,for1 as ,i said before1 to swear is to 
call ,god  to witness2 and to swear to a
 lie is to call ,god to witness that    
that lie is true4 ,this1 therefore1 must
 needs offend2 for it puts  the highest 
affront upon the holiness and           
righteousness of ,god1  therefore his   
wrath must sweep them away 7,zech #e3c74
 ,this kind  of swearing is put in with 
lying1 and killing1 and stealing1 and   
committing adultery2 and therefore must 
not go unpunished 7,jer  #g3i2 ,hosea   
#d3b1c74 ,for if ,god 'will not hold him
 guiltless that  taketh his name in     
vain1' which a man may do when he swears
 to  a truth1 as ,i have showed before1 

how can it be imagined that he  should  
hold such guiltless1 who1 by swearing1  
will appeal to ,god  for lies that be   
not true1 or that swear out of their    
frantic and  bedlam madness4 ,it would  
grieve and provoke a sober man to wrath1
  if one should swear to a notorious    
lie1 and avouch that that man  would    
attest it for a truth2 and yet thus do  
men deal with the holy  ,god4 ,they tell
 their jestings1 tales1 and lies1 and   
then swear by  ,god that they are true4 
,now1 this kind of swearing was as      
common  with young ,badman1 as it was to
 eat when he was an hungered1 or  to go 
to bed when it was night4    ,,atten4 ,i
 have often mused in my mind1 what it   
should be that should  make men so      
common in the use of the sin of         
swearing1 since those  that be wise will
 believe them never the sooner for that4
    ,,wise4 ,it cannot be anything that 
is good1 you may be sure2 because  the  
thing itself is abominable4 #a4         
,therefore it must be from the          

promptings of the spirit of the devil   
within them4 #b4 ,also it flows         
sometimes from hellish rage1 when the   
tongue hath set on fire of  hell even   
the whole course of nature 7,james      
#c3f-i74 #c4 ,but commonly1  swearing   
flows from that daring boldness that    
biddeth defiance to  the law that       
forbids it4 #d4 ,swearers think1 also1  
that by their  belching of their        
blasphemous oaths out of their black and
 polluted  mouths1 they show themselves 
the more valiant men4 #e4 ,and imagine  
also1 that by these outrageous kind of  
villainies1 they shall  conquer those   
that at such a time they have to do     
with1 and make  them believe their lies 
to be true4 #f4 ,they also swear        
frequently  to get gain thereby1 and    
when they meet with fools they overcome 
them this way4 ,but if ,i might give    
advice in this matter1 no buyer  should 
lay out one farthing with him that is a 
common swearer in  his calling2         
especially with such an oath-master that

 endeavoureth  to swear away his        
commodity to another1 and that would    
swear his  chapman's money into his own 
pocket4    ,,atten4 ,all these causes of
 swearing1 so far as ,i can perceive1   
flow from the same root as do the oaths 
themselves1 even from a  hardened and   
desperate heart4 ,but1 pray1 show me now
 how wicked  cursing is to be           
distinguished from this kind of         
swearing4    ,,wise4 ,swearing1 as ,i   
said1 hath immediately to do with the   
name  of ,god1 and it calls upon him to 
be witness to the truth of what  is     
said2 that is1 if they that swear1 swear
 by him4 ,some1 indeed1  swear by idols1
 as by the mass1 by our lady1 by saints1
 beasts1  birds1 and other creatures2#bj
 but the usual way of our profane  ones 
in ,england is to swear by ,god1        
,christ1 faith1 and the like4  ,but1    
however1 or by whatever they swear1     
cursing is distinguished  from swearing 
thus4    ,to curse1 to curse profanely1 
it is to sentence another or ourself1   

for or to evil2 or to wish that some    
evil might happen to the  person or     
thing under the curse unjustly4    ,it  
is to sentence for or to evil1 that is1 
without a cause4 ,thus  ,shimei cursed  
,david2 he sentenced him for and to evil
 unjustly1  when he said to him1 ',come 
out1 come out1 thou bloody man1 and thou
  man of ,belial4 ,the ,lord hath       
returned upon thee all the blood of  the
 house of ,saul1 in whose stead thou    
hast reigned1 and the ,lord  hath       
delivered the kingdom into the hand of  
,absalom thy son2 and1  behold1 thou art
 taken in thy mischief1 because thou art
 a bloody  man' 7#b ,sam #af3g1h74      
,this ,david calls 'a grievous curse4'  
',and behold1' saith he to  ,solomon his
 son1 'thou hast with thee ,shimei1--a  
,benjamite1--which  cursed me with a    
grievous curse in the day when ,i went  
to ,mahanaim'  7#a ,kings #b3h74    ,but
 what was this curse8 ,why1 ,first1 ,it 
was a wrong sentence past  upon ,david2 
,shimei called him bloody man1 man of   

,belial1 when he  was not4 ,secondly1   
,he sentenced him to the evil that at   
present  was upon him for being a bloody
 man1 that is1 against the house  of    
,saul1 when that present evil overtook  
,david for quite another  thing4 ,and we
 may thus apply it to the profane ones  
of our times1  who in their rage and    
envy have little else in their youths   
but  a sentence against their neighbour 
for and to evil unjustly4 ,how  common  
is it with many1 when they are but a    
little offended with  one1 to cry1 ,hang
 him1 ,damn him1 ,rogue6 ,this is both a
 sentencing  of him for and to evil1 and
 is in itself a grievous curse4    #b4  
,the other kind of cursing is to wish   
that some evil might happen  to1 and    
overtake this or that person or thing4  
,and this kind of  cursing ,job counted 
a grievous sin4 ',neither have ,i       
suffered says  he my mouth to sin by    
wishing a curse to his soul'2 or        
consequently  to body or estate 7,job   
#ca3cj74 ,this then is a wicked cursing1

 to  wish that evil might either befall 
another or ourselves4 ,and this  kind of
 cursing young ,badman accustom himself 
unto4 #a4 ,he would  wish that evil     
might befall others2 he would wish their
 necks  broken1 or that their brains    
were out1 or that the pox or plague  was
 upon them1 and the like2 all which is a
 devilish kind of cursing1  and is      
become one of the common sins of our    
age4 #b4 ,he would also  as often wish a
 curse to himself1 saying1 ,would ,i    
might be hanged1  or burned1 or that the
 devil might fetch me1 if it be not so1 
or  the like4 ,we count the             
,damn-me-blades to be great swearers1   
but  when in their hellish fury they    
say1 ,god damn me1 ,god perish me1  or  
the like1 they rather curse than swear2 
yea1 curse themselves1  and that with a 
wish that damnation might light upon    
themselves2  which wish and curse of    
theirs in a little time they will see   
accomplished upon them1 even in hell    
fire1 if they repent them  not of their 

sins4    ,,atten4 ,but did this young   
,badman accustom himself to such filthy 
kind of language8    ,,wise4 ,i think ,i
 may say that nothing was more frequent 
in his  mouth1 and that upon the least  
provocation4 ,yea1 he was so versed  in 
such kind of language1 that neither     
father1 nor mother1 nor  brother1 nor   
sister1 nor servant1 no1 nor the very   
cattle that  his father had1 could      
escape these curses of his4 ,i say that 
even  the brute beasts1 when he drove   
them or rid upon them1 if they  pleased 
not his humour1 they must be sure to    
partake of his curse4  ,he would wish   
their necks broke1 their legs broke1    
their guts out1  or that the devil might
 fetch them1 or the like2 and no marvel1
  for he that is so hardy to wish       
damnation or other bad curses to        
himself1 or dearest relations1 will not 
stick to wish evil to the  silly beast  
in his madness4    ,,atten4 ,well1 ,i   
see still that this ,badman was a       
desperate villain4  ,but pray1 ,sir1    

since you have gone thus far1 now show  
me whence  this evil of cursing ariseth1
 and also what dishonour it bringeth  to
 ,god2 for ,i easily discern that it    
doth bring damnation to the  soul4      
,,wise4 ,this evil of cursing ariseth in
 general from the desperate  wickedness 
of the heart1 but particularly from1 #a4
 ,envy1 which is1  as ,i apprehend1 the 
leading sin to witchcraft4 #b4 ,it also 
ariseth  from pride1 which was the sin  
of the fallen angels4 #c4 ,it ariseth   
too1 from scorn and contempt of others4 
#d4 ,but for a man to curse  himself1   
must needs arise from desperate madness 
7,job #ae2 ,eccl  #g3bb74    ,the       
dishonour that it bringeth to ,god is   
this4 ,it taketh away from  him his     
authority1 in whose power it is only to 
bless and curse2  not to curse wickedly1
 as ,mr4 ,badman1 but justly and        
righteously1  giving by his curse1 to   
those that are wicked1 the due reward of
  their deeds4    ,besides1 these wicked
 men1 in their wicked cursing of their  

neighbour1  c41 do even curse ,god      
himself in his handiwork 7,james #c3i74 
,man  is ,god's image1 and to curse     
wickedly the image of ,god is to curse  
,god himself4 ,therefore as when men    
wickedly swear1 they rend1  and tear    
,god's name1 and make him1 as much as in
 them lies1 the  avoucher and approver  
of all their wickedness2 so he that     
curseth  and condemneth in this sort his
 neighbour1 or that wisheth him  evil1  
curseth1 condemneth1 and wisheth evil to
 the image of ,god1  and1 consequently  
judgeth and condemneth ,god himself4    
,suppose that  a man should say with his
 mouth1 ,i wish that the king's picture 
was  burned2 would not this man's so    
saying render him as an enemy to  the   
person of the king8 ,even so it is with 
them that1 by cursing1  wish evil to    
their neighbour1 or to themselves1 they 
contemn the  image1 even the image of   
,god himself4    ,,atten4 ,but do you   
think that the men that do thus1 do     
think that  they do so vilely1 so       

abominably8    ,,wise4 ,the question is 
not what men do believe concerning their
 sin1  but what ,god's ,word says of it4
 ,if ,god's ,word says that swearing    
and cursing are sins1 though men should 
count them for virtues1  their reward   
will be a reward for sin1 to wit1 the   
damnation of  the soul4 ,to curse       
another1 and to swear vainly and        
falsely1 are  sins against the light of 
nature4 #a4 ,to curse is so1 because    
whoso  curseth another1 knows that at   
the same time he would not be so  served
 himself4 #b4 ,to swear also is a sin   
against he same law2  for nature will   
tell me that ,i should not lie1 and     
therefore much  less swear to confirm   
it4 ,yea1 the heathens have looked upon 
swearing  to be a solemn ordinance of   
,god1 and therefore not to be lightly   
or vainly used by men1 though to confirm
 a matter of truth 7,gen  #ca3dc-ee74   
,,atten4 ,but ,i wonder1 since cursing  
and swearing are such evils in  the eyes
 of ,god1 that he doth not make some    

examples to others1  for their          
committing such wickedness4    ,,wise4  
,alas6 so he has1 a thousand times twice
 told1 as may be  easily gathered by any
 observing people in every age and      
country4  ,i could present you with     
several myself2 but waving the abundance
  that might be mentioned1 ,i will here 
present you with two4 ,one  was that    
dreadful judgment of ,god upon one ,n4  
,p4 at ,wimbleton in  ,surrey2 who1     
after a horrible fit of swearing at and 
cursing of  some persons that did not   
please him1 suddenly fell sick1 and in  
little time died raving1 cursing1 and   
swearing4    ,but above all1 take that  
dreadful story of ,dorothy ,mately1 an  
inhabitant of ,ashover1 in the county of
 ,derby4 ,this ,dorothy  ,mately1 saith 
the relater1 was noted by the people of 
the town  to be a great swearer1 and    
curser1 and liar1 and thief2 just like  
,mr4 ,badman4 ,and the labour that she  
did usually follow was to  wash the     
rubbish that came forth of the lead     

mines1 and there to  get sparks of lead 
ore2 and her usual way of asserting of  
things  was with these kind of          
imprecations3 ,i would ,i might sink    
into the  earth if it be not so2 or1 ,i 
would ,god would make the earth open    
and swallow me up4 ,now upon the #bc;d  
of ,march1 #affj1 this ,dorothy  was    
washing of ore upon the top of a steep  
hill1 about a quarter  of a mile from   
,ashover1 and was there taxed by a lad  
for taking of  two single pence out of  
his pocket1 for he had laid his breeches
  by1 and was at work in his drawers2   
but she violently denied it2  wishing   
that the ground might swallow her up if 
she had them3 she  also used the same   
wicked words on several other occasions 
that  day4    ,now one ,george          
,hodgkinson1 of ,ashover1 a man of good 
report there1  came accidentally by     
where this ,dorothy was1 and stood still
  awhile to talk with her1 as she was   
washing her ore2 there stood  also a    
little child by her tub-side1 and       

another a distance form  her1 calling   
aloud to her to come away2 wherefore the
 said ,george  took the girl by the hand
 to lead her away to her that called    
her3 but behold1 they had not gone above
 ten yards from ,dorothy1  but they     
heard her crying out for help2 so       
looking back1 he saw  the woman1 and her
 tub1 and sieve twirling round1 and     
sinking into  the ground4 ,then said the
 man1 ,pray to ,god to pardon thy sin1  
for  thou are never like to be seen     
alive any longer4 ,so she and her  tub  
twirled round and round1 till they sunk 
about three yards into  the earth1 and  
then for a while staid4 ,then she called
 for help  again2 thinking1 as she said1
 she should stay there4 ,now the man1   
though greatly amazed1 did begin to     
think which way to help her2  but       
immediately a great stone which appeared
 in the earth1 fell  upon her head1 and 
broke her skull1 and then the earth fell
 in  upon her1 and covered her4 ,she was
 afterwards digged up1 and found  about 

four yards within ground1 with the boy's
 two single pence  in her pocket1 but   
her tub and sieve could not be found4   
,,atten4 ,you bring to my mind a sad    
story1 the while ,i will relate  unto   
you4 ,the thing is this3--,about a      
bow-shot from where ,i once  dwelt1     
there was a blind ale-house1#ba and the 
man that kept it  had a son1 whose name 
was ,edward4 ,this ,edward was1 as it   
were1  a half fool1 both in his words   
and manner of behaviour4 ,to this  blind
 ale-house certain jovial companions    
would once or twice a  week come1 and   
this ,ned1 for so they called him1 his  
father would  entertain his guests      
withal2 to wit1 by calling for him to   
make  them sport by his foolish words   
and gestures4 ,so when these boon       
blades came to this man's house1 the    
father would call for ,ned4  ,ned1      
therefore1 would come forth2 and the    
villain was devilishly  addicted to     
cursing1 yea1 to cursing his father and 
mother1 and  any one else that did cross

 him4 ,and because1 though he was a half
  fool1 he saw that his practice was    
pleasing1 he would do it with  the more 
audaciousness4    ,well1 when these     
brave fellows did come at their times to
 this  tippling-house1 as they cal lit1 
to fuddle and make merry1 then  must    
,ned be called out2 and because his     
father was best acquainted  with ,ned1  
and best knew how to provoke him1       
therefore he would  usually ask him such
 questions1 or command him such         
business1  as would be sure to provoke  
him indeed4 ,then would he1 after his   
foolish manner1 curse his father most   
bitterly2 at which the old  man would   
laugh1 and so would the rest of the     
guests1 as at that  which pleased them  
best1 still continuing to ask that ,ned 
still  might be provoked to curse1 that 
they might still be provoked  to laugh4 
,this was the mirth with which the old  
man did use to  entertain his guests4   
,the curses wherewith this ,ned did use 
to curse his father1 and at  which the  

old man would laugh1 were these1 and    
such like2 the devil  take you--the     
devil fetch you2 he would also wish him 
plagues and  destructions many4 ,well1  
so it came to pass1 through the         
righteous  judgment of ,god1 that ,ned's
 wishes and curses were in a little     
time fulfilled upon his father2 for not 
many months passed between  them after  
this manner1 but the devil did indeed   
take him1 possess  him1 and also in a   
few days carried him out of this world  
by  death2 ,i say ,satan did take him   
and possess him2 ,i mean1 so it  was    
judged by those that knew him1 and had  
to do with him in that  his lamentable  
condition4 ,he could feel him like a    
live thing go  up and down in his body2 
but when tormenting time was come1 as   
he had often tormenting fits1 then he   
would lie like an hard bump  in the soft
 place of his chest1 ,i mean ,i saw it  
so1 and so would  rent and tear him1 and
 make him roar till he died away4    ,i 
told you before that ,i was an ear and  

eye-witness of what ,i  here say2 and so
 ,i was4 ,i have heard ,ned in his      
roguery cursing  his father1 and his    
father laughing thereat most heartily2  
still  provoking of ,ned to curse1 that 
his mirth might be increased4 ,i  saw   
his father also1 when he was possessed1 
,i saw him in one of his  fits1 and saw 
his flesh1 as it was thought1 by the    
devil gathered  up on a heap1 about the 
bigness of half an egg1 to the          
unutterable  torture and affliction of  
the old man4 ,there was also one        
,freeman1  who was more than an ordinary
 doctor1 sent for1 to cast out this     
devil2 and ,i was there when he         
attempted to do it2 the manner  thereof 
was this3--,they had the possessed into 
an out-room1 and  laid him on his belly 
upon a form1 with his head hanging over 
the  form's end4 ,then they bound him   
down thereto2 which done1 they set  a   
pan of coals under his mouth1 and put   
something therein which  made a great   
smoke2 by this means1 as it was said1 to

 fetch out  the devil4 ,there1          
therefore1 they kept the man till he was
 almost  smothered in the smoke1 but no 
devil came out of him2 at which         
,freeman was somewhat abashed1 the man  
greatly afflicted1 and ,i made  to go   
away wondering and fearing4#bb ,in a    
little time1 therefore1  that which     
possessed the man1 carried him out of   
the world1  according to the cursed     
wishes of his son4 ,and this was the end
  of this hellish mirth4    ,,wise4     
,these were all sad judgments4          
,,atten4 ,these were dreadful judgments 
indeed4    ,,wise4 ,ay1 and they look   
like the threatening of that text1      
though  chiefly it concerned ,judas1    
',as he loved cursing1 so let it come   
unto him2 as he delighteth not in       
blessing1 so let it be far from  him4   
,as he clothed himself with cursing1    
like as with a garment1  so let it come 
into his bowels like water1 and like oil
 into his  bones' 7,psa #aji3ag1ah74    
,,atten4 ,it is a fearful thing for     

youth to be trained up in a way  of     
cursing and swearing4    ,,wise4        
,trained up in them6 that ,i cannot say 
,mr4 ,badman was1 for  his father hath  
ofttimes in my hearing bewailed the     
badness of his  children1 and of this   
naughty boy in particular4 ,i believe   
that  the wickedness of his children    
made him1 in the thoughts of it1  go    
many a night with heavy heart to bed1   
and with as heavy a one  to rise in the 
morning4 ,but all was one to his        
graceless son1  neither wholesome       
counsel1 nor fatherly sorrow1 would make
 him  mend his manners4    ,there are   
some indeed that do train up their      
children to swear1  curse1 lie1 and     
steal1 and great is the misery of such  
poor children  whose hard hap it is to  
be ushered into the world by1 and to be 
under the tuition too of such ungodly   
parents4 ,it had been better  for such  
parents had they not begat them1 and    
better for such  children had they not  
been born4 ,o6 methinks for a father or 

a  mother to train up a child in that   
very way that leadeth to hell  and      
damnation1 what things so horrible6 ,but
 ,mr4 ,badman was not by  his parents so
 brought up4    ,,atten4 ,but methinks1 
since this young ,badman would not be   
ruled at  home1 his father should have  
tried what good could have been done  of
 him abroad1 by putting him out to some 
man of his acquaintance1  that he knew  
to be able to command him1 and to keep  
him pretty  hard to some employ2 so     
should he1 at least1 have been prevented
  of time to do those wickednesses that 
could not be done without  time to do   
them in4          ,,chapter ,,iii4      
,,badman',s ,,apprenticeship ,,to ,a    
,,pious ,,master4    ,,wise4 ,alas6 his 
father did so2 he put him out betimes to
 one of  his own acquaintance1 and      
entreated him of all love that he would 
take care of his son1 and keep him for  
extravagant ways4 ,his  trade also was  
honest and commodious2 he had besides a 
full employ  therein1 so that this young

 ,badman had no vacant seasons nor idle 
hours yielded him by his calling1       
therein to take opportunities  to do    
badly2 but all was one to him1 as he had
 begun to be vile  in his father's      
house1 even so he continued to be when  
he was in  the house of his master4     
,,atten4 ,i have known some children1   
who1 though they have been  very bad at 
home1 yet have altered much when they   
have been put  out abroad2 especially   
when they have fallen into a family     
where  the governors thereof have made  
conscience of maintaining of the        
worship and service of ,god therein2 but
 perhaps that might be  wanting in ,mr4 
,badman's master's house4    ,,wise4    
,indeed some children do greatly mend   
when put under other  men's roofs2 but1 
as ,i said1 this naughty boy did not so2
 nor did  his badness continue because  
he wanted a master that both could  and 
did correct it4 ,for his master was a   
very good man1 a very  devout person2   
one that frequented the best soul means1

 that set  up the worship of ,god in his
 family1 and also that walked himself   
thereafter4 ,he was also a man very meek
 and merciful1 one that  did never      
over-drive young ,badman in business1   
nor that kept him  at it at unseasonable
 hours4    ,,atten4 ,say you so6 ,this  
is rare4 ,i for my part can see but few 
that can parallel1 in these things1 with
 ,mr4 ,badman's master4    ,,wise4 ,nor 
,i neither1 yet ,mr4 ,badman had such an
 one2 for1 for the  most part1 masters  
are now-a-days such as mind nothing but 
their  worldly concerns1 and if         
apprentices do but answer their commands
  therein1 soul and religion may go     
whither they will4 ,yea1 ,i much  fear  
that there have been many towardly lads 
put out by their  parents to such       
masters1 that have quite undone them as 
to the  next world4    ,,atten4 ,the    
more is the pity4 ,but1 pray1 now you   
have touched upon  this subject1 show me
 how many ways a master may be the ruin 
of  his poor apprentice4    ,,wise4     

,nay1 ,i cannot tell you of all the     
ways1 yet some of them ,i  will mention4
 ,suppose1 then1 that a towardly lad be 
put to be an  apprentice with one that  
is reputed to be a godly man1 yet that  
lad  may be ruined many ways2 that is1  
if his master be not circumspect  in all
 things that respect both ,god and man1 
and that before his  apprentice4    #a4 
,if he be not moderate in the use of his
 apprentice2 if he drives  him beyond   
his strength2 if he holds him to work at
 unseasonable  hours2 if he will not    
allow him convenient time to read the   
,word1  to pray1 c4 ,this is the way to 
destroy him2 that is1 in those  tender  
beginning of good thoughts1 and good    
beginnings about  spiritual things4     
#b4 ,if he suffers his house to be      
scattered with profane and wicked       
books1 such as stir up to lust1 to      
wantonness1 such as teach  idle1 wanton1
 lascivious discourse1 and such as have 
a tendency  to provoke to profane       
drollery and jesting2 and lastly1 such  

as  tend to corrupt and pervert the     
doctrine of faith and holiness4 ,all    
these things will eat as doth a canker1 
and will quickly spoil1  in youth1 c4   
those good beginnings that may be       
putting forth  themselves in them4      
#c4 ,if there be a mixture of servants1 
that is1 if some very bad be  in the    
same place1 that is a way also to undo  
such tender lads2  for they that are bad
 and sordid servants will be often1 and 
they  have an opportunity too1 to be    
distilling and fomenting of their       
profane and wicked words and tricks     
before them1 and these will  easily     
stick in the flesh and minds of youth1  
to the corrupting  of them4    #d4 ,if  
the master have one guise for abroad1   
and another for home2  that is1 if his  
religion hangs by in his house as his   
cloak does1  and he be seldom in it1    
except he be abroad2 this young         
beginners  will take notice of1 and     
stumble at4 ,we say1 hedges have eyes1  
and little pitchers have ears2#bc and1  

indeed1 children make a  greater        
inspection into the lives of fathers1   
masters1 c41 than  ofttimes they are    
aware of4 ,and therefore should masters 
be careful1  else they may so destroy   
good beginnings in their servants4      
#e4 ,if the master be unconscionable in 
his dealing1 and trades with  lying     
words2 or if bad commodities be avouched
 to be good1 or if  he seeks after      
unreasonable gain1 or the like2 his     
servant sees  it1 and it is enough to   
undo him4 ,eli's sons being bad before  
the  congregation1 made men despise the 
sacrifices of the ,lord 7#a ,sam  #b74  
,but these things1 by the by1 only they 
may serve for a hint to  masters to take
 heed that they take not apprentices to 
destroy  their souls4 ,but young ,badman
 had none of these hindrances2 his      
father took care1 and provided well for 
him1 as to this4 ,he had  a good master1
 he wanted not good books1 nor good     
instruction1  nor good sermons1 nor good
 examples1 no nor good fellow-servants  

neither2 but all would not do4          
,,atten4 ,it is a wonder that in such a 
family1 amidst so many  spiritual helps1
 nothing should take hold of his heart6 
,what6  not good books1 nor good        
instructions1 nor good sermons1 nor good
  examples1 nor good fellow-servants1   
nor nothing do him good6    ,,wise4 ,you
 talk1 he minded none of these things2  
nay1 all these  were abominable to him4 
#a4 ,for good books1 they might lie in  
his  master's house till they rotted    
from him1 he would not regard  to look  
into them2 but contrariwise1 would get  
all the bad and  abominable books that  
he could1 as beastly romances1 and books
 full  of ribaldry1 even such as        
immediately tended to set all fleshly   
lusts on fire4#bd ,true1 he durst not be
 known to have any of these  to his     
master2 therefore would he never let    
them be seen by him1  but would keep    
them in close places1 and peruse them at
 such times  as yielded him fit         
opportunities thereto4    #b4 ,for good 

instruction1 he liked that much as he   
liked good books2  his care was to hear 
but little thereof1 and to forget what  
he  heard as soon as it was spoken4     
,yea1 ,i have heard some that knew  him 
then say1 that one might evidently      
discern by the show of his  countenance 
and gestures that good counsel was to   
him like little  ease1 even a continual 
torment to him2 nor did he ever count   
himself at liberty but when farthest off
 of wholesome words 7,prov  #ae3ab74 ,he
 would hate them that rebuked him1 and  
count them his  deadly enemies 7,prov   
#i3h74    #c4 ,for good example1 which  
was frequently set him by his master1   
both in religious and civil matters1    
these young ,badman would  laugh at1 and
 would also make a by-word of them when 
he came in  place where he with safety  
could4    #d4 ,his master indeed would  
make him go with him to sermons1 and    
that here he thought the best preachers 
were1 but this ungodly  young man1 what 
shall ,i say1 was1 ,i think1 a master of

 art in all  mischief1 he had these     
wicked ways to hinder himself of        
hearing1  let the preacher thunder never
 so loud4 #a4 ,his way was1 when come   
into the place of hearing1 to sit down  
in some corner and then to  fall fast   
asleep4 #b4 ,or else to fix his         
adulterous eyes upon some  beautiful    
object that was in the place1 and so all
 sermon-while  therewith to be feeding  
of his fleshly lusts4 #c4 ,or1 if he    
could  get near to some that he had     
observed would fit his humour1 he  would
 be whispering1 giggling1 and playing   
with them till such  time as sermon was 
done4    ,,atten4 ,why6 he was grown to 
a prodigious height of wickedness4      
,,wise4 ,he was so1 and that which      
aggravates all was1 this was his        
practice as soon as he was come to his  
master--he was as ready  at all these   
things as if he had1 before he came to  
his master1  served an apprenticeship to
 learn them4    ,,atten4 ,there could   
not but be added1 as you relate them1   

rebellion  to his sin4 ,methinks it is  
as if he had said1 ,i will not hear1  ,i
 will not regard1 ,i will not mind good1
 ,i will not mend1 ,i will  not turn1 ,i
 will not be converted4    ,,wise4 ,you 
say true1 and ,i know not to whom more  
fitly to compare  him than to that man  
who1 when ,i myself rebuked him or his  
wickedness1 in this great huff replied1 
,what would the devil do  for company if
 it was not for such as ,i8    ,,atten4 
,why1 did you ever hear any man say so8 
,,wise4 ,yes1 that ,i did1 and this     
young ,badman was as like him as  an egg
 is like an egg4 ,alas6 the ,scripture  
makes mention of many  that by their    
actions speak the same1 ',they say unto 
,god1 ,depart  from us1 for we desire   
not the knowledge of thy ways' 7,job    
#ba3ad74  ,again1 ',they refused to     
hearken1 and pulled away the shoulder1  
and stopped their ears4 ,yea1 they make 
their hearts' hard 'as an               
adamant-stone1 lest they should hear the
 law1 and the words which  the ,lord of 

hosts hath sent' 7,zech #g3aa1ab74 ,what
 are all these  but such as ,badman1 and
 such as the young man but now          
mentioned8  ,that young man was my      
play-fellow when ,i was solacing myself 
in  my sins2 ,i may make mention of him 
to my shame1 but he has a great  many   
fellows4    ,,atten4 ,young ,badman was 
like him indeed1 and he trod his steps  
as if his wickedness had been his very  
copy3 ,i mean as to his  desperateness1 
for had he not been a desperate one he  
would never  have made you such a reply 
when you was rebuking of him for his    
sin4 ,but when did you give him such a  
rebuke8    ,,wise4 ,a while after ,god  
had parted him and ,i1 by calling of me1
  as ,i hope1 by his grace1 still       
leaving him in his sins2 and so  far as 
,i could ever gather1 as he lived1 so he
 died1 even as ,mr4  ,badman did2 but we
 will leave him and return again to our 
discourse4    ,,atten4 ,ha6 poor        
obstinate sinners6 ,do they think that  
,god cannot  be even with them8         

,,wise4 ,i do not know what they think1 
but ,i know that ,god hath  said1 ',that
 as he cried1 and they would not hear2  
so they cried  and ,i would not hear1   
saith the ,lord' 7,zech #g3ac74         
,doubtless there  is a time coming when 
,mr4 ,badman will cry for this4         
,,atten4 ,but ,i wonder that he should  
be so expert in wickedness so  soon6    
,alas1 he was but a stripling1 ,i       
suppose he was as yet not  twenty4      
,,wise4 ,no1 nor eighteen either2 but1  
as with ,ishmael1 and with the  children
 that mocked the prophet1 the seeds of  
sin did put forth  themselves betimes in
 him 7,gen #ba3i1aj2 #b ,kings          
#b3bc1bd74    ,,atten4 ,well1 he was as 
wicked a young man as commonly one shall
  hear of4    ,,wise4 ,you will say so  
when you know all4    ,,atten4 ,all1 ,i 
think1 here is a great all2 but if there
 is more  behind1 pray let us hear it4  
,,wise4 ,why then1 ,i will tell you1    
that he had not been with his  master   
much above a year and a half1 but he    

came acquainted with  three young       
villains1 who here shall be nameless1   
that taught  him to add to his sin much 
of like kind1 and he as aptly received  
their instructions4 ,one of them was    
chiefly given to uncleanness1  another  
to drunkenness1 and the third to        
purloining1 or stealing  from his       
master4    ,,atten4 ,alas6 poor wretch1 
he was bad enough before1 but these1 ,i 
suppose1 made him much worse4    ,,wise4
 ,that they made him worse you may be   
sure of1 for they taught  him to be an  
arch1 a chief one in all their ways4    
,,atten4 ,it was an ill hap that he ever
 came acquainted with them4    ,,wise4  
,you must rather word it thus--it was   
the judgment of ,god  that he did1 that 
is1 he came acquainted with them through
 the  anger of ,god4 ,he had a good     
master1 and before him a good father2   
by these he had good counsel given him  
for months and years  together1 but his 
heart was set upon mischief1 he loved   
wickedness  more than to do good1 even  

until his iniquity came to be hateful1  
therefore1 from the anger of ,god it was
 that these companions of  his and he   
did at last so acquaint together4 ,says 
,paul1 ',they did  not like to retain   
,god in their knowledge'2 and what      
follows8  wherefore ',god gave them     
over1' or up to their own hearts' lusts 
7,rom #a3bh74 ,and again1 ',as for such 
as turn aside unto their  crooked ways1 
the ,lord shall lead them forth with the
 workers of  iniquity' 7,psa #abe3e74   
,this therefore was ,god's hand upon    
him1  that he might be destroyed1 be    
damned1 'because he received not  the   
love of the truth that he might be      
saved' 7#b ,thess #b3aj74  ,he chose his
 delusions and deluders for him1 even   
the company of  base men1 of fools1 that
 he might be destroyed 7,prov #ab3bj74  
,,atten4 ,i cannot but think indeed that
 it is a great judgment of  ,god for a  
man to be given up to the company of    
vile men2 for what  are such but the    
devil's decoys1 even those by whom he   

draws the  simple into his net8 ,a      
whoremaster1 a drunkard1 a thief1 what  
are  they but the devil's baits by which
 he catcheth others8    ,,wise4 ,you say
 right2 but this young ,badman was no   
simple one1 if  by simple you mean one  
uninstructed2 for he had often good     
counsel  given him2 but1 if by simple   
you mean him that is a fool as to  the  
true knowledge of1 and faith in ,christ1
 then he was a simple  one indeed2 for  
he chose death rather than life1 and to 
live in  continual opposition to ,god1  
rather than to be reconciled unto  him2 
according to that saying of the wise    
man1 ',the fools hated  knowledge1 and  
did not choose the fear of the ,lord'   
7,prov #a3bi74  ,and what judgment more 
dreadful can a fool be given up to1 than
  to be delivered into the hands of such
 men1 that have skill to do  nothing but
 to ripen sin1 and hasten its finishing 
unto damnation8  ,and1 therefore1 men   
should be afraid of offending ,god1     
because he  can in this manner punish   

them for their sins4 ,i knew a man that 
once was1 as ,i though1 hopefully       
awakened about his condition2  yea1 ,i  
knew two that were so awakened1 but in  
time they began to  draw back1 and to   
incline again to their lusts2 wherefore1
 ,god  gave them up to the company of   
three or four men1 that in less  than   
three years' time1 brought them roundly 
to the gallows1 where  they were hanged 
like dogs1 because they refused to live 
like  honest men4    ,,atten4 ,but such 
men do not believe that thus to be given
 up of ,god  is in judgment and anger2  
they rather take it to be their liberty1
  and do count it their happiness2 they 
are glad that their cord is  loosed1 and
 that the reins are on their neck2 they 
are glad that  they may sin without     
control1 and that they may choose such  
company  as can make them more expert in
 an evil way4    ,,wise4 ,their judgment
 is1 therefore1 so much the greater1    
because  thereto is added blindness of  
mind1 and hardness of heart in a  wicked

 way4 ,they are turned up to the way of 
death1 but must not  see to what place  
they are going4 ,they must go as the ox 
to the  slaughter1 'and as a fool to the
 correction of the stocks1 till  a dart 
strike through his liver1' not knowing  
'that it is for his  life' 7,prov       
#g3bb1bc74 ,this1 ,i say1 makes their   
judgment double2  they are given up of  
,god for a while1 to sport themselves   
with  that which will assuredly make    
them 'mourn at the last1 when  their    
flesh and their body are consumed'      
7,prov #e3aa74 ,these are  those that   
,peter speaks1 that shall utterly perish
 in their own  corruptions2 these1 ,i   
say1 who 'count it pleasure to riot in  
the  day-time1' and that sport          
'themselves with their own deceivings1' 
are 'as natural brute beasts1 made to be
 taken and destroyed' 7#b  ,peter       
#b3ab1ac74    ,,atten4 ,well1 but ,i    
pray now concerning these three villains
 that  were young ,badman's companions2 
tell me more particularly how he        

carried it then4    ,,wise4 ,how he     
carried it8 why1 he did as they4 ,i     
intimated so much  before1 when ,i said 
they made him an arch1#be a chief one in
  their ways4    ,first1 he became a    
frequenter of taverns and               
tippling-houses1 and  would stay there  
until he was even as drunk as a beast4  
,and if it  was so that he could not get
 out by day1 he would1 be sure1 get  out
 by night4 ,yea1 he became so common a  
drunkard at last1 that  he was taken    
notice of to be a drunkard even by all4 
,,atten4 ,this was swinish1 for         
drunkenness is so beastly a sin1 a  sin 
so much against nature1 that ,i wonder  
that any that have but  the appearance  
of men can give up themselves to so     
beastly1 yea1  worse than beastly1 a    
thing4    ,,wise4 ,it is a swinish      
vanity indeed4 ,i will tell you another 
story4  ,there was a gentleman that had 
a drunkard to be his groom1 and  coming 
home one night very much abused with    
beer1 his master saw  it4 ,well1 quoth  

his master within himself1 ,i will let  
thee alone  to night1 but to-morrow     
morning ,i will convince thee that thou 
art  worse than a beast by the behaviour
 of my horse4 ,so1 when morning  was    
come1 he bids his man go and water his  
horse1 and so he did2  but1 coming up to
 his master1 he commands him to water   
him again2  so the fellow rode into the 
water the second time1 but his master's 
horse would now drink no more1 so the   
fellow came up and told  his master4    
,then1 said his master1 thou drunken    
sot1 thou art far  worse than my horse2 
he will drink but to satisfy nature1 but
 thou  wilt drink to the abuse of       
nature2 he will drink but to refresh    
himself1 but thou to thy hurt and       
damage2 he will drink that  he may be   
more serviceable to his master1 but thou
 till thou art  incapable of serving    
either ,god or man4 ,o thou beast1 how  
much  art thou worse than the horse that
 thou ridest on6    ,,atten4 ,truly1 ,i 
think that his master served him right2 

for1 in  doing as he did1 he showed him 
plainly1 as he said1 that he had  not so
 much government of himself as his horse
 had of himself2  and1 consequently1    
that his beast did live more according  
to the  law of his nature by far than   
did his man4 ,but1 pray1 go on with     
what you have further to say4    ,,wise4
 ,why1 ,i say1 that there are four      
things1 which1 if they were  well       
considered1 would make drunkenness to be
 abhorred in the  thoughts of the       
children of men4 #a4 ,it greatly tendeth
 to impoverish  and beggar a man4 ',the 
drunkard1' says ,solomon1 'shall come to
  poverty' 7,prov #bc3ba74 ,many that   
have begun the world with plenty1  have 
gone out of it in rags1 through         
drunkenness4 ,yea1 many children  that  
have been born to good estates1 have yet
 been brought to a  flail and a rake1   
through this beastly sin of their       
parents4 #b4  ,this sin of drunkenness  
it bringeth upon the body many1 great1  
and incurable diseases1 by which men do1

 in little time1 come to  their end1 and
 none can help them4 ,so1 because they  
are overmuch  wicked1 therefore they die
 before their time 7,eccl #g3ag74 #c4   
,drunkenness is a sin that is oftentimes
 attended with abundance of other       
evils4 ',who hath woe8 ,who hath sorrow8
 ,who hath contentions8 ,who  hath      
babbling8 ,who hath wounds without      
cause8 ,who hath redness of  eyes8 ,they
 that tarry long at the wine1 they that 
go to seek mixed  wine'2 that is1 the   
drunkard 7,prov #bc3bi1cj74 #d4 ,by     
drunkenness1  men do oftentimes shorten 
their days2 go out of the ale-house     
drunk1 and break their necks before they
 come home4 ,instances1  not a few1     
might be given of this1 but this is so  
manifest a man  need say nothing4       
,,atten4 ,but that which is worse than  
all is1 it also prepares men  for       
everlasting burnings 7#a ,cor #f3aj74   
,,wise4 ,yea1 and it so stupefies and   
besots the soul1 that a man  that is far
 gone in drunkenness is hardly ever     

recovered to ,god4  ,tell me1 when did  
you see an old drunkard converted8 ,no1 
no1 such  an one will sleep till he     
dies1 though he sleeps on the top of a  
mast2 let his dangers be never so great1
 and death and damnation  never so near1
 he will not be awaked out of his sleep 
7,prov  #bc3cd1ce74 ,so that if a man   
have any respect either to credit1      
health1 life1 or salvation1 he will not 
be a drunken man4 ,but the  truth is1   
where this sin gets the upper hand1 men 
are1 as ,i said  before1 so intoxicated 
and bewitched with the seeming pleasures
  and sweetness thereof1 that they have 
neither heart nor mind to  think of that
 which is better in itself2 and would1  
if embraced1  do them good4    ,,atten4 
,you said that drunkenness tends to     
poverty1 yet some make  themselves rich 
by drunken bargains4    ,,wise4 ,i said 
so1 because the ,word says so4 ,and as  
to some men's  getting thereby1 that is 
indeed but rare and base2 yea1 and base 
will be the end of such gettings4 ,the  

,word of ,god is against such  ways1 and
 the curse of ,god will be the end of   
such doings4 ,an  inheritance may       
sometimes thus be hastily gotten at the 
beginning1  but the end thereof shall   
not be blessed4 ,hark what the prophet  
saith1 ',woe to him that coveteth an    
evil covetousness1 that  he may set his 
nest on high' 7,hab #b3e1i-ab1ae74      
,whether he makes  drunkenness1 or ought
 else1 the engine and decoy to get it2  
for  that man doth but consult the shame
 of his own house1 the spoiling  of his 
family1 and the damnation of his soul2  
for that which he  getteth by working of
 iniquity is but a getting by the       
devices of  hell2 therefore he can be no
 gainer neither for himself or family1  
that gains by an evil course4 ,but this 
was one of the sins that  ,mr4 ,badman  
was addicted to after he came acquainted
 with these  three fellows1 nor could   
all that his master could do break him  
off this beastly sin4    ,,atten4 ,but  
where1 since he was but an apprentice1  

could he get money  to follow this      
practice2 for drunkenness1 as you have  
intimated1  is a very costly sin4       
,,wise4 ,his master paid for all4 ,for1 
as ,i told you before1 as he  learned of
 these three villains to be a beastly   
drunkard1 so he  learned of them to     
pilfer and steal from his master4       
,sometimes he  would sell off his       
master's goods1 but keep the money1 that
 is1  when he could2 also1 sometimes he 
would beguile his master by  taking out 
of his cash box2 and when he could do   
neither of these1  he would convey away 
of his master's wares1 what he thought  
would  be least missed1 and send or     
carry them to such and such houses1     
where he knew they would be laid up to  
his use2 and then appoint  set times    
there1 to meet and make merry with these
 fellows4    ,,atten4 ,this was as bad1 
nay1 ,i think1 worse than the former2   
for  by thus doing he did not only run  
himself under the wrath of ,god1  but   
has endangered the undoing of his master

 and his family4    ,,wise4 ,sins go not
 alone1 but follow one the other as do  
the links  of a chain2 he that will be a
 drunkard1 must have money1 either of   
his own or of some other man's2 either  
of his father's1 mother's1  master's1 or
 at the highway1 or some way4           
,,atten4 ,i fear that many an honest man
 is undone by such kind of  servants4   
,,wise4 ,i am of the same mind with you1
 but this should make the  dealer the   
more wary what kind of servants he      
keeps1 and what kind  of apprentices he 
takes4 ,it should also teach him to look
 well to  his shop himself2 also to take
 strict account of all things that  are 
bought and sold by his servants4 ,the   
master's neglect herein  may embolden   
his servant to be bad1 and may bring him
 too in short  time to rags and a morsel
 of bread4    ,,atten4 ,i am afraid that
 there is much of this kind of pilfering
  among servants in these bad days of   
ours4    ,,wise4 ,now while it is in my 
mind1 ,i will tell you a story4 ,when   

,i was in prison1 there came a woman to 
me that was under a great  deal of      
trouble4#bf ,so ,i asked her1 she being 
a stranger to me1  what she had to say  
to me4 ,she said she was afraid she     
should be  damned4 ,i asked her the     
cause of those fears4 ,she told me that 
she  had1 some time since1 lived with a 
shopkeeper at ,wellingborough1  and had 
robbed his box in the shop several times
 of money1 to the  value of more than   
now ,i will say2 and pray1 says she1    
tell me  what ,i shall do4 ,i told her  
,i would have her go to her master1  and
 make him satisfaction4 ,she said she   
was afraid2 ,i asked her1  why8 ,she    
said1 she doubted he would hang her4 ,i 
told her that ,i  would intercede for   
her life1 and would make use of other   
friends  too to do the like2 but she    
told me she durst not venture that4     
,well1 said ,i1 shall ,i send to your   
master1 while you abide out of  sight1  
and make your peace with him1 before he 
sees you2 and with  that ,i asked her   

her master's name4 ,but all that she    
said1 in  answer to this1 was1 ,pray let
 it alone till ,i come to you again4    
,so away she went1 and neither told me  
her master's name nor her  own4 ,this is
 about ten or twelve years since1 and ,i
 never saw  her again4 ,i tell you this 
story for this cause2 to confirm your   
fears that such kind of servants too    
many there be2 and that ,god  makes them
 sometimes like old ,tod1 of whom       
mention was made before1  through the   
terrors that he lays upon them1 to      
betray themselves4    ,i could tell you 
of another1 that came to me with a like 
relation  concerning herself1 and the   
robbing of her mistress2 but at this    
time let this suffice4    ,,atten4 ,but 
what was that other villain addicted to2
 ,i mean young  ,badman's third         
companion4    ,,wise4 ,uncleanness2 ,i  
told you before1 but it seems you       
forgot4    ,,atten4 ,right1 it was      
uncleanness4 ,uncleanness is also a     
filthy  sin4    ,,wise4 ,it is so2 and  

yet it is one of the most reigning sins 
in our  day4#bg    ,,atten4 ,so they    
say1 and that too among those that one  
would think  had more wit1 even among   
the great ones4    ,,wise4 ,the more is 
the pity2 for usually examples that are 
set by  them that are great and chief1  
spread sooner1 and more universally1    
than do the sins of other men2 yea1 and 
when such men are at the  head in       
transgressing1 sin walks with a bold    
face through the  land4 ,as ,jeremiah   
saith of the prophets1 so may it be said
 of such1  ',from them is profaneness   
gone forth into all the land'3 that is1 
with bold and audacious face 7,jer      
#bc3ae74    ,,atten4 ,but pray let us   
return again to ,mr4 ,badman and his    
companions4  ,you say one of them was   
very vile in the commission of          
uncleanness4    ,,wise4 ,yes1 so ,i say2
 not but that he was a drunkard and also
  thievish1 but he was most arch in this
 sin of uncleanness3 this  roguery was  
his masterpiece1 for he was a ringleader

 to them all  in the beastly sin of     
whoredom4 ,he was also best acquainted  
with  such houses where they were1 and  
so could readily lead the rest  of his  
gang unto them4 ,the strumpets also1    
because they knew this  young villain1  
would at first discover themselves in   
all their  whorish pranks to those that 
he brought with him4    ,,atten4 ,that  
is a deadly thing3 ,i mean1 it is a     
deadly thing to  young men1 when such   
beastly queens shall1 with words and    
carriages  that are openly tempting1    
discover themselves unto them2 it is    
hard for such to escape their snare4    
,,wise4 ,that is true1 therefore the    
wise man's counsel is the best3  ',come 
not nigh the door of her house' 7,prov  
#e3h74 ,for they are1  as you say1 very 
tempting1 as is seen by her in the      
,proverbs4 ',i  looked1' says the wise  
man1 'through my casement1 and behold   
among  the simple ones ,i discerned a   
young man void of understanding1        
passing through the street near her     

corner1 and he went the way  to her     
house1 in the twilight1 in the evening1 
in the black and  dark night4 ,and1     
behold1 there met him a women with the  
attire  of an harlot1 and subtle of     
heart2 she is loud and stubborn2 her    
feet abide not in her house2 now is she 
without1 now in the streets1  and lieth 
in wait at every corner4 ,so she caught 
him1 and kissed  him1 and1 with an      
impudent face1 said unto him1 ,i have   
peace-offerings  with me2 this day have 
,i paid my vows4 ,therefore came ,i     
forth to  meet thee diligently to seek  
thy face1 and ,i have found thee4 ,i    
have decked my bed with coverings of    
tapestry1 with carved works1  with fine 
linen of ,egypt4 ,i have perfumed my bed
 with myrrh1  aloes1 and cinnamon4      
,come1 let us take our fill of love     
until the  morning2 let us solace       
ourselves with loves' 7,prov #g3f-ah74  
,here  was a bold beast4 ,and1 indeed1  
the very eyes1 hands1 words1 and  ways  
of such1 are all snares and bands to    

youthful1 lustful fellows4  ,and with   
these was young ,badman greatly snared4 
,,atten4 ,this sin of uncleanness is    
mightily cried out against both  by     
,moses1 the prophets1 ,christ1 and his  
apostles2 and yet1 as we  see1 for all  
that1 how men run headlong to it6       
,,wise4 ,you have said the truth1 and ,i
 will add1 that ,god1 to hold  men back 
from so filthy a sin1 has set such a    
stamp of his indignation  upon it1 and  
commanded such evil effects to follow   
it1 that1 were  not they that use it    
bereft of all fear of ,god1 and love to 
their  own health1 they could not but   
stop and be afraid to commit it4  ,for  
besides the eternal damnation that doth 
attend such in the  next world1 for     
these have no 'inheritance in the       
kingdom of ,christ  and of ,god' 7,eph  
#e3e71 the evil effects thereof in this 
world are  dreadful4    ,,atten4 ,pray  
show me some of them1 that as occasion  
offereth itself1  ,i may show them to   
others for their good4    ,,wise4 ,so ,i

 will4 #a4 ,it bringeth a man1 as was   
said of the sin  before1 to want and    
poverty2 ',for by means of a whorish    
woman1 a  man is brought to a piece of  
bread' 7,prov #f3bf74 ,the reason is1   
for that a whore will not yield without 
hire2 and men1 when the  devil and lust 
is in them1 and ,god and his fear far   
away from  them1 will not stick1 so they
 may accomplish their desire1 to lay    
their signet1 their bracelets1 and their
 staff to pledge1 rather  than miss of  
the fulfilling of their lusts 7,gen     
#ch3ah74 #b4 ,again1  by this sin men   
diminish their strength1 and bring upon 
themselves1  even upon the body a       
multitude of diseases4 ,this ,king      
,lemuels'  mother warned him of4 ',what1
 my son8' said she1 'and what the son   
of my womb8 ,and what the son of my     
vows8 ,give not thy strength  unto      
women1 nor thy ways to that which       
destroyeth kings' 7,prov  #ca3b1c74     
,this sin is destructive to the body4   
,give me leave to  tell you another     

story4 ,i have heard of a great man that
 was a  very unclean person1 and he had 
lived so long in that sin that he  had  
almost lost his sight4 ,so his          
physicians were sent for1 to  whom he   
told his disease2 but they told him that
 they could do  him no good1 unless he  
would forbear his women4 ,nay then1 said
 he1  farewell sweet sight4 ,whence     
observe1 that this sin1 as ,i said1  is 
destructive to the body2 and also1 that 
some men be so in love  therewith1 that 
they will have it1 though it destroy    
their body4#bh    ,,atten4 ,paul says   
also1 that he that sins this sin1 sins  
against  his own body4 ,but what of     
that8 ,he that will run the hazard of   
eternal damnation of his soul1 but he   
will commit this sin1 will  for it run  
the hazard of destroying his body4 ,if  
young ,badman feared  not the damnation 
of his soul1 do you think that the      
consideration  of impairing of his body 
would have deterred him therefrom8      
,,wise4 ,you say true4 ,but yet1        

methinks1 there are still such bad      
effects follow1 often upon the          
commission of it1 that if men would     
consider them1 it would put1 at least1 a
 stop to their career  therein4         
,,atten4 ,what other evil effects attend
 this sin8    ,,wise4 ,outward shame and
 disgrace1 and that in these            
particulars3--    ,first1 ,there often  
follows this foul sin the foul disease1 
now called  by us the pox4 ,a disease so
 nauseous and stinking1 so infectious   
to the whole body1 and so entailed to   
this sin1 that hardly are  any common   
with unclean women1 but they have more  
or less a touch  of it to their shame4  
,,atten4 ,that is a foul disease indeed6
 ,i knew a man once that  rotted away   
with it2 and another that had his nose  
eaten off1 and  his mouth almost quite  
sewed up thereby4    ,,wise4 ,it is a   
disease1 that where it is it commonly   
declares that  the cause thereof is     
uncleanness4 ,it declares to all that   
behold  such a man1 that he is an       

odious1 a beastly1 unclean person4 ,this
  is that strange punishment that ,job  
speaks of1 that is appointed  to seize  
on these workers of iniquity 7,job      
#ca3a-c74    ,,atten4 ,then it seems you
 think1 that the strange punishment that
  ,job there speaks of should be the    
foul disease4    ,,wise4 ,i have thought
 so indeed1 and that for this reason4   
,we see  that this disease is entailed1 
as ,i may say1 to this most beastly     
sin1 nor is there any disease so        
entailed to any other sin as this  to   
this4 ,that this is the sin to which the
 strange punishment is  entailed1 you   
will easily perceive when you read the  
text4 ',i made  a covenant with mine    
eyes1' said ,job1 'why then should ,i   
think  upon a maid8 ,for what portion of
 ,god is there1' for that sin1  'from   
above1 and what inheritance of the      
,almighty from on high8'  ,and then he  
answers himself3 ',is not destruction to
 the wicked1  and a strange punishment  
to the workers of iniquity8' ,this      

strange  punishment is the pox4 ,also1  
,i think that this foul disease is  that
 which ,solomon intends when he saith1  
speaking of this unclean  and beastly   
creature1 ',a wound and dishonour shall 
he get1 and  his reproach shall not be  
wiped away' 7,prov #f3cc74 ,a punishment
  ,job calls it2 a wound and dishonour  
,solomon calls it2 and they  both do set
 it as a remark upon this sin2 ,job     
calling it a 'strange  punishment1' and 
,solomon a 'reproach that shall not be  
wiped away1'  from them that are common 
in it4    ,,atten4 ,what other things   
follow upon the commission of this      
beastly  sin8    ,,wise4 ,why1          
oftentimes it is attended with murder1  
with the murder  of the babe begotten on
 the defiled bed4 ,how common it is for 
the  bastard-getter and bastard-bearer  
to consent together to murder  their    
children1 will be better known at the   
day of judgment1 yet  something is      
manifest now4    ,i will tell you       
another story4 ,an ancient man1 one of  

mine  acquaintance1 a man of good credit
 in our country1 had a mother that  was 
a midwife1 who was mostly employed in   
laying great persons4  ,to this woman's 
house1 upon a time1 comes a brave young 
gallant  on horseback1 to fetch her to  
lay a young lady4 ,so she addresses     
herself to go with him1 wherefore he    
takes her up behind him1 and  away they 
ride in the night4 ,now they had not rid
 far1 but the  gentleman lit of his     
horse1 and1 taking the old midwife in   
his  arms from the horse1 turned round  
with her several times1 and then  set   
her up again1 then he got up and away   
they went till they came  at a stately  
house1 into which he had her1 and so    
into a chamber  where the young lady was
 in her pains4 ,he then bid the midwife 
do her office1 and she demanded help1   
but he drew out his sword1  and told her
 if she did not make speed to do her    
office without1  she must look for      
nothing but death4 ,well1 to be short1  
this old  midwife laid the young lady1  

and a fine sweet babe she had4 ,now     
there was made in a room hard by a very 
great fire2 so the gentleman  took up   
the babe1 went and drew the coals from  
the stock1 cast  the child in and       
covered it up1 and there was an end of  
that4 ,so  when the midwife had done her
 work he paid her well for her pains1   
but shut her up in a dark room all day1 
and when night came took  her up behind 
him again1 and carried her away till she
 came almost  at home1 then he turned   
her round and round as he did before1   
and  had her to her house1 set her down1
 bid her farewell1 and away he  went1   
and she could never tell who it was4    
,this story the midwife's  son1 who was 
a minister1 told me1 and also protested 
that his  mother told it him for a      
truth4    ,,atten4 ,murder doth often   
follow indeed1 as that which is the     
fruit  of this sin4 ,but sometimes ,god 
brings even these adulterers and        
adulteresses to shameful ends4 ,i heard 
of one1 ,i think a doctor  of physic1   

and his whore1 who had three or four    
bastards betwixt  them and had murdered 
them all1 but at last themselves were   
hanged for it1 in or near to            
,colchester4 ,it came out after this    
manner1--the whore was so afflicted in  
her conscience about it  that she could 
not be quiet until she had made it      
known4 ,thus ,god  many times makes the 
actors of wickedness their own accusers1
 and  brings them1 by their own tongues1
 to condign punishment for their  own   
sins4    ,,wise4 ,there has been many   
such instances1 but we will let that    
pass4 ,i was once in the presence of a  
woman1 a married woman1 that  lay sick  
of the sickness whereof she died1 and   
being smitten in  her conscience for the
 sin of uncleanness1 which she had often
  committed with other men1 ,i heard    
her1 as she lay upon her bed1  cry out  
thus1 ,i am a whore1 and all my children
 are bastards1 and  ,i must go to hell  
for my sin1 and look1 there stands the  
devil at  my bed's feet to receive my   

soul when ,i die4    ,,atten4 ,these are
 sad stories1 tell no more of them now1 
but if you  please show me yet some     
other of the evil effects of this       
beastly  sin4    ,,wise4 ,this sin is   
such a snare to the soul1 that1 unless a
 miracle  of grace prevents1 it         
unavoidably perishes in the enchanting  
and  bewitching pleasures of it4 ,this  
is manifest by these and such  like     
texts--',the adulteress will hunt for   
the precious life' 7,prov  #f3bf74      
',whoso committeth adultery with a woman
 lacketh understanding4  ,he that doeth 
it destroyeth his own soul' 7,prov      
#f3cb74 ',a whore is  a deep ditch1 and 
a strange woman is a narrow pit' 7,prov 
#bc3bg74  ',her house inclineth unto    
death1 and her paths unto the dead4     
,none that go under her return again1   
neither take they hold of the  paths of 
life' 7,prov #b3ah1ai74 ',she hath cast 
down many wounded2  yea1 many strong men
 have been slain by her4 ,her house is  
the way  to hell1 going down to the     

chambers of death' 7,prov #g3bf1bg74    
,,atten4 ,these are dreadful sayings1   
and do show the dreadful state  of those
 that are guilty of this sin4    ,,wise4
 ,verily so they do4 ,but yet that which
 makes the whole more  dreadful is1 that
 men are given up to this sin because   
they are  abhorred of ,god1 and because 
abhorred1 therefore they shall fall     
into the commission of it1 and shall    
live there4 ',the mouth1' that  is1 the 
flattering lips1 'of strange women is a 
deep pit1 he that  is abhorred of the   
,lord shall fall therein' 7,prov        
#bb3ad74 ,therefore  it saith again of  
such1 that they have none 'inheritance  
in the  kingdom of ,christ and of ,god' 
7,eph #e3e74    ,,atten4 ,put all       
together1 and it is a dreadful thing to 
live and  die in this transgression4    
,,wise4 ,true1 but suppose that instead 
of all these judgments this  sin had    
attending of it all the felicities of   
this life1 and no  bitterness1 shame1 or
 disgrace mixed with it1 yet one hour in

  hell will spoil all4 ,o6 ,this hell1  
hell-fire1 damnation in hell1  it is    
such an inconceivable punishment that1  
were it but thoroughly  believed1 it    
would nip this sin1 with others1 in the 
head4 ,but  here is the mischief1 those 
that give up themselves to these things 
do so harden themselves in unbelief and 
atheism about the things1  the          
punishments that ,god hath threatened to
 inflict upon the  committers of them1  
that at last they arrive to almost an   
absolute  and firm belief that there is 
no judgment to come hereafter2 else     
they would not1 they could not1 no not  
attempt to commit this sin  by such     
abominable language as some do4    ,i   
heard of one that should say to his miss
 when he tempted her to  the committing 
of this sin1 ,if thou wilt venture thy  
body ,i will  venture my soul4 ,and ,i  
myself heard another say1 when he was   
tempting of a maid to commit uncleanness
 with him--it was in ,oliver's          
days--that if she did prove with child  

he would tell her how she  might escape 
punishment--and that was then somewhat  
severe--,say1  saith he1 when you come  
before the judge1 that you are with     
child  by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i heard him
 say thus1 and it greatly afflicted  me2
 ,i had a mind to have accused him for  
it before some magistrate1  but he was a
 great man1 and ,i was poor and young1  
so ,i let it  alone1 but it troubled me 
very much4    ,,atten4 ,it was the most 
horrible thing that ever ,i heard in my 
life4 ,but how far off are these men    
from that spirit and grace  that dwelt  
in ,joseph 7,gen #ci3aj74    ,,wise4    
,right2 when ,joseph's mistress tempted 
him1 yea1 tempted  him daily1 yea1 she  
laid hold on him and said1 with her     
whore's  forehead1 ,come1 'lie with me1'
 but he refused2 he hearkened not  to   
lie with her or to be with her4 ,mr4    
,badman would have taken  the           
opportunity4    ,and a little to comment
 upon this of ,joseph4 #a4 ,here is a   
miss1 a  great miss1 the wife of the    

captain of the guard1 some beautiful    
dame ,i'll warrant you4 #b4 ,here is a  
miss won1 and in her whorish  affections
 come over to ,joseph without his       
speaking of a word4 #c4  ,here is her   
unclean desire made known1 ,come1 'lie  
with me1' said  she4 #d4 ,here was a fit
 opportunity1 there was none of the men 
of the  house there within4 #e4 ,joseph 
was a young man1 full of strength1  and 
therefore the more in danger to be      
taken4 #f4 ,this was to him  a          
temptation from her that lasted days4   
#g4 ,and yet ,joseph refused1  7#a47    
,her daily temptation2 7#b47 ,her daily 
solicitation2 7#c47 ,her  daily         
provocation1 heartily1 violently1 and   
constantly4 ,for when  she got him by   
the garment1 saying1 ',lie with me1' he 
left his  garment in her hand and gat   
him out4 ,ay1 and although contempt1    
treachery1 slander1 accusation1         
imprisonment1 and danger of death       
followed--for a whore careth not what   
mischief she does when  she cannot have 

her end--yet ,joseph will not defile    
himself1 sin  against ,god1 and hazard  
his own eternal salvation4    ,,atten4  
,blessed ,joseph6 ,i would thou hadst   
more fellows6    ,,wise4 ,mr4 ,badman   
has more fellows than ,joseph1 else     
there would  not be so many whores as   
there are2 for though ,i doubt not but  
that that sex is bad enough this way1   
yet ,i verily believe that  many of them
 are made whores at first by the        
flatteries of ,badman's  fellows4 ,alas6
 there is many a woman plunged into this
 sin at  first even by promises of      
marriage4 ,i say by these promises they 
are flattered1 yea1 forced into a       
consenting to these villainies1  and so 
being in1 and growing hardened in their 
hearts1 they at  last give themselves   
up1 even as wicked men do1 to act this  
kind  of wickedness with greediness4#bi 
,but ,joseph you see1 was of  another   
mind1 for the fear of ,god was in him4  
,i will1 before ,i leave this1 tell you 
here two notable stories2 and  ,i wish  

,mr4 ,badman's companions may hear of   
them4 ,they are found  in ,clark's      
,looking-glass for ,sinners2 and are    
these3--,mr4 ,cleaver1  says ,mr4       
,clark1 reports of one whom he knew that
 had committed the act  of uncleanness1 
whereupon he fell into such horror of   
conscience  that he hanged himself1     
leaving it thus written in a            
paper3--',indeed1'  saith he1 ',i do    
acknowledge it to be utterly unlawful   
for a man  to kill himself1 but ,i am   
bound to act the magistrate's part1     
because the punishment of this sin is   
death4'    ,clark doth also1 in the same
 page1 make mention of two more1 who1 as
  they were committing adultery in      
,london1 were immediately struck  dead  
with fire from heaven1 in the very act4 
,their bodies were so  found1 half      
burned up1 and sending out a most       
loathsome savour4    ,,atten4 ,these are
 notable stories indeed4    ,,wise4 ,so 
they are1 and ,i suppose they are as    
true as notable4    ,,atten4 ,well1 but 

,i wonder if young ,badman's master knew
 him to be  such a wretch1 that he would
 suffer him in his house4    ,,wise4    
,they liked one another even as fire and
 water do4 ,young  ,badman's ways were  
odious to his master1 and his master's  
ways  were such as young ,badman could  
not endure4 ,thus1 in these two1  were  
fulfilled that saying of the ,holy      
,ghost3 ',an unjust man is  an          
abomination to the just2 and he that is 
upright in the way is  an abomination to
 the wicked' 7,prov #bi3bg74 ,the good  
man's ways1  ,mr4 ,badman could not     
abide1 nor could the good man abide the 
bad  ways of his base apprentice4 ,yet  
would his master1 if he could1  have    
kept him1 and also have learned him his 
trade4    ,,atten4 ,if he could6 ,why1  
he might1 if he would1 might he not8    
,,wise4 ,alas1 ,badman ran away from him
 once and twice1 and would  not at all  
be ruled4 ,so the next time he did run  
away from him1  he did let him go       
indeed4 ,for he gave him no occasion to 

run away1  except it was by holding of  
him as much as he could1 and that he    
could do but little1 to good and honest 
rules of life4 ,and had it  been one's  
own case1 one should have let him go4   
,for what should  a man do that had     
either regard to his own peace1 his     
children's  good1 or the preservation of
 the rest of his servant's from evil1   
but let him go8 ,had he staid1 the house
 of correction had been most  fit for   
him1 but thither his master was loth to 
send him1 because  of the love that he  
bore to his father4 ,a house of         
correction1 ,i  say1 had been the       
fittest place for him1 but his master   
let him  go4    ,,atten4 ,he ran away1  
you say1 but whither did he run8        
,,chapter ,,iv4    ,,he ,,gets ,a ,,new 
,,master ,,bad ,,as ,,himself4          
,,wise4 ,why1 to one of his own trade1  
and also like himself4 ,thus  the wicked
 joined hand in hand1 and there he      
served out his time4    ,,atten4 ,then1 
sure1 he had his heart's desire when he 

was with one  so like himself4          
,,wise4 ,yes1 so he had1 but ,god gave  
it him in his anger4    ,,atten4 ,how do
 you mean8    ,,wise4 ,i mean as before1
 that for a wicked man to be by the     
providence  of ,god turned out of a good
 man's doors1 into a wicked man's house 
to dwell1 is a sign of the anger of     
,god4 ,for ,god by this1 and such       
judgments1 says thus to such an one4    
,thou wicked one1 thou lovest  not me1  
my ways1 nor my people2 thou castest my 
law and good counsel  behind thy back4  
,come1 ,i will dispose of thee in my    
wrath2 thou  shalt be turned over to the
 ungodly1 thou shalt be put to school   
to the devil1 ,i will leave thee to sink
 and swim in sin1 till  ,i shall visit  
thee with death and judgment4 ,this was1
 therefore1  another judgment that did  
come upon this young ,badman4           
,,atten4 ,you have said the truth1 for  
,god by such a judgment as  this1 in    
effect says so indeed2 for he take them 
out of the hand  of the just1 and binds 

them up in the hand of the wicked1 and  
whither they then shall be carried a man
 may easily imagine4    ,,wise4 ,it is  
one of the saddest tokens of ,god's     
anger that happens  to such kind of     
persons3 and that for several reasons4  
#a4 ,such a  one1 by this judgment1 is  
put out of the way1 and from under the  
means which ordinarily are made use of  
to do good to the soul4 ,for  a family1 
where godliness is professed1 and       
practised1 is ,god's  ordinance1 the    
place which he has appointed to teach   
young ones the  way and fear of ,god    
7,gen #ah3ah1ai74 ,now1 to be put out of
 such a  family1 into a bad1 a wicked   
one1 as ,mr4 ,badman was1 must needs  be
 in judgment1 and a sign of the anger of
 ,god4 ,for in ungodly  families men    
learn to forget ,god1 to hate goodness1 
and to estrange  themselves from the    
ways of those that are good4#cj #b4 ,in 
bad  families they have continually     
fresh examples1 and also incitements  to
 evil1 and fresh encouragements to it   

too4 ,yea1 moreover1 in  such places    
evil is commended1 praised1 well-spoken 
of1 and they  that do it are applauded2 
and this1 to be sure1 is a drowning     
judgment4 #c4 ,such places are the very 
haunts and walks of the  infernal       
spirits1 who are continually poisoning  
the cogitations and  minds of one or    
other in such families1 that they may be
 able to  poison others4 ,therefore     
observe it1 usually in wicked families1 
some one or two are more arch for       
wickedness than are any  other that are 
there4 ,now such are ,satan's conduit   
pipes1 for by  them he conveys of the   
spawn of hell1 through their being      
crafty  in wickedness1 into the ears and
 souls of their companions4 ,yea1  and  
when they have once conceived           
wickedness1 they travail with  it1 as   
doth a woman with child1 till they have 
brought it forth2  ',behold1 he         
travaileth with iniquity1 and hath      
conceived mischief1  and brought forth  
falsehood' 7,psa #g3ad74 ,some men1 as  

here is  intimated in the text1 and as  
was hinted also before1 have a kind  of 
mystical but hellish copulation with the
 devil1 who is the  father1 and their   
soul the mother of sin and wickedness2  
and they1  so soon as they have         
conceived by him1 finish1 by bringing   
forth  sin1 both it and their own       
damnation 7,james #a3ae74    ,,atten4   
,how much then doth it concern those    
parents that love their  children1 to   
see1 that if they go from them1 they be 
put into such  families as be good1 that
 they may learn there betimes to eschew 
evil1 and to follow that which is good6 
,,wise4 ,it doth concern them indeed2   
and it doth also concern them  that take
 children into their families1 to take  
heed what children  they receive4 ,for a
 man may soon1 by a bad boy1 be damaged 
both  in his name1 estate1 and family1  
and also hindered in his peace  and     
peaceable pursuit after ,god and        
godliness2 ,i say1 by one such  vermin  
as a wicked and filthy apprentice4      

,,atten4 ,true1 for one sinner          
destroyeth much good1 and a poor man  is
 better than a liar4 ,but many times a  
man cannot help it2 for  such as at the 
beginning promise very fair are by a    
little time  proved to be very rogues1  
like young ,badman4    ,,wise4 ,that is 
true also2 but when a man has done the  
best he can  to help it1 he may with the
 more confidence expect the blessing  of
 ,god to follow1 or he shall have the   
more peace if things go  contrary to his
 desire4    ,,atten4 ,well1 but did ,mr4
 ,badman and his master agree so well8  
,i  mean his last master1 since they    
were birds of a feather1 ,i mean  since 
they were so well met for wickedness4   
,,wise4 ,this second master was1 as     
before ,i told you1 bad enough2  but yet
 he would often fall out with young     
,badman1 his servant1  and chide1 yea   
and sometimes beat him too1 for his     
naughty doings4    ,,atten4 ,what6 for  
all he was so bad himself6 ,this is like
 the  proverb1 ,the devil corrects vice4

    ,,wise4 ,i will assure you it is as 
,i say4 ,for you must know that         
,badman's ways suited not with his      
master's gains4 ,could he have  done as 
the damsel that we read of1 ,acts       
#af3af1 did1 to wit1 fill  his master's 
purse with his badness1 he had certainly
 been his  white-boy1 but it was not so 
with young ,badman2 and1 therefore1     
though his master and he did suit well  
enough in the main1 yet in  this and    
that point they differed4 ,young ,badman
 was for neglecting  of his master's    
business1 for going to the whore-house1 
for  beguiling of his master1 for       
attempting to debauch his daughters1    
and the like4 ,no marvel then if they   
disagreed in these points4  ,not so much
 for that his master had an antipathy   
against the fact  itself1 for he could  
do so when he was an apprentice2 but for
 that  his servant by his sin made spoil
 of his commodities1 c41 and so         
damnified his master4    ,had1 as ,i    
said before1 young ,badman's wickedness 

had only a tendency  to his master's    
advantage1 as could he have sworn1 lied1
 cozened1  cheated1 and defrauded       
customers for his master--and indeed    
sometimes he did so--but had that been  
all that he had done1 he  had not had1  
no1 not a wry word from his master2 but 
this was not  always ,mr4 ,badman's way4
    ,,atten4 ,that was well brought in1 
even the maid that we read of in  the   
,acts1 and the distinction was as clear 
betwixt the wickedness  and wickedness  
of servants4    ,,wise4 ,alas6 men that 
are wicked themselves1 yet greatly hate 
it in others1 not simply because it is  
wickedness1 but because  it opposeth    
their interest4 ,do you think that that 
maid's master  would have been troubled 
at the loss of her1 if he had not lost1 
with her1 his gain8 ,no1 ,i'll warrant  
you2 she might have gone to the  devil  
for him2 but 'when her masters saw that 
the hope of their  gains was gone1'     
then1 then he fell to persecuting ,paul 
7,acts  #af3ag-bj74 ,but ,mr4 ,badman's 

master did sometimes lose by ,mr4       
,badman's sins1 and then ,badman and his
 master were at odds4    ,,atten4 ,alas1
 poor ,badman6 ,then it seems thou      
couldest not at all  times please thy   
like4    ,,wise4 ,no1 he could not1 and 
the reason ,i have told you4    ,,atten4
 ,but do not bad masters condemn        
themselves in condemning  the badness of
 their servants8    ,,wise4 ,yes2 in    
that they condemn that in another which 
they either  have1 or do allow in       
themselves 7,rom #ad3bb74 ,and the time 
will  come when that very sentence that 
hath gone out of their own mouths       
against the sins of others1 themselves  
living and taking pleasure  in the same1
 shall return with violence upon their  
own pates4 ,the  ,lord pronounced       
judgment against ,baasha1 as for all his
 evils in  general1 so for this in      
special1 because he was 'like the house 
of ,jeroboam and' yet 'killed him' 7#a  
,kings #af3g74 ,this is ,mr4  ,badman's 
master's case2 he is like his man1 and  

yet he beats him4  ,he is like his man1 
and yet he rails at him for being bad4  
,,atten4 ,but why did not young ,badman 
run away from this master1 as  he ran   
away from the other8    ,,wise4 ,he did 
not4 ,and if ,i be not mistaken1 the    
reason why was  this4 ,there was        
godliness in the house of the first1 and
 that  young ,badman could not endure4  
,for fare1 for lodging1 for work1  and  
time1 he had better1 and more by this   
master's allowance1 than  ever he had by
 his last2 but all this would not       
content1 because  godliness was promoted
 there4 ,he could not abide this        
praying1 this  reading of ,scriptures1  
and hearing1 and repeating of sermons2  
he  could not abide to be told of his   
transgressions in a sober and  godly    
manner4    ,,atten4 ,there is a great   
deal in the manner of reproof2 wicked   
men both can and cannot abide to hear   
their transgressions spoken  against4   
,,wise4 ,there is a great deal of       
difference indeed4 ,this last master  of

 ,mr4 ,badman's would tell ,mr4 ,badman 
of his sins in ,mr4 ,badman's  own      
dialect2 he would swear1 and curse1 and 
damn1 when he told  him of his sins1 and
 this he could bear better1 than to be  
told  of them after a godly sort4       
,besides1 that last master would1 when  
his passions and rage were over1 laugh  
at and make merry with the  sins of his 
servant ,badman2 and that would please  
young ,badman  well4 ,nothing offended  
,badman but blows1 and those he had but 
few  of now1 because he was pretty well 
grown up4 ,for the most part  when his  
master did rage and swear1 he would give
 him oath for  oath1 and curse for      
curse1 at least secretly1 let him go on 
as  long as he would4    ,,atten4 ,this 
was hellish living4    ,,wise4 ,it was  
hellish living indeed2 and a man might  
say1 that with  this master1 young      
,badman completed himself yet more and  
more  in wickedness1 as well as in his  
trade3 for by that he came out  of his  
time1 what with his own inclination to  

sin1 what with his  acquaintance with   
his three companions1 and what with this
 last  master1 and the wickedness he saw
 in him2 he became a sinner in          
grain4#ca ,i think he had a bastard laid
 to his charge before he  came out of   
his time4    ,,atten4 ,well1 but it     
seems he did live to come out of his    
time1  but what did he then8    ,,wise4 
,why1 he went home to his father1 and   
he1 like a loving and  tender-hearted   
father1 received him into his house4    
,,atten4 ,and how did he carry it there8
    ,,wise4 ,why1 the reason why he went
 home1 was1 for money to set up  for    
himself2 he stayed but a little at home1
 but that little while  that he did     
stay1 he refrained himself as well as he
 could1 and  did not so much discover   
himself to be base1 for fear his father 
should take distaste1 and so should     
refuse1 or for a while  forbear to give 
him money4 ,yet even then he would have 
his times1  and companions1 and the fill
 of his lusts with them1 but he used  to

 blind all with this1 he was glad to see
 his old acquaintance1  and they as glad
 to see him1 and he could not in        
civility but  accommodate them with a   
bottle or two of wine1 or a dozen or two
  of drink4          ,,chapter ,v4      
,,badman ,,in ,,business1 ,,the ,,tricks
 ,,of ,a ,,wicked ,,tradesman4          
,,atten4 ,and did the old man give him  
money to set up with8    ,,wise4 ,yes1  
above two hundred pounds4    ,,atten4   
,therein1 ,i think1 the old man was out4
 ,had ,i been his  father1 ,i would have
 held him a little at staves-end1 till  
,i had  had far better proof of his     
manners to be good2 for ,i perceive     
that his father did know what a naughty 
boy he had been1 both by  what he used  
to do at home1 and because he changed a 
good master  for a bad1 c4 ,he should   
not therefore have given him money so   
soon4 ,what if he had pinched a little1 
and gone to journey-work for  a time1   
that he might have known what a penny   
was1 by his earning  of it8 ,then1 in   

all probability1 he had known better how
 to have  spent it3 yea1 and by that    
time perhaps1 have better considered    
with himself1 how to have lived in the  
world4 ,ay1 and who knows  but he might 
have come to himself with the prodigal1 
and have  asked ,god and his father     
forgiveness for the villainies that he  
had committed against them4    ,,wise4  
,if his father could also have blessed  
this manner of dealing  to him1 and have
 made it effectual for the ends that you
 have  propounded1 then ,i should have  
thought as you4 ,but alas1 alas1  you   
talk as if you never knew1 or had at    
this present forgot what  the bowels and
 compassions of a father are4 ,why1 did 
you not serve  your own son so8 ,but it 
is evident enough that we are better at 
giving good counsel to others1 than we  
are at taking good counsel  ourselves4  
,but mine honest neighbour1 suppose that
 ,mr4 ,badman's  father had done as you 
say1 and by so doing had driven his son 
to  ill courses1 what had he bettered   

either himself or his son in so  doing8 
,,atten4 ,that is true1 but it doth not 
follow that if the father had  done as  
,i said1 the son would have done as you 
suppose4 ,but if he  had done as you    
have supposed1 what had he done worse   
than what  he hath done already8        
,,wise4 ,he had done bad enough1 that is
 true4 ,but suppose his father  had     
given him no money1 and suppose that    
young ,badman had taken a  pet thereat1 
and in an anger had gone beyond sea1 and
 his father  had neither seen him1 nor  
heard of him more4 ,or suppose that of a
  mad and headstrong stomach1 he had    
gone to the highway for money1  and so  
had brought himself to the gallows1 and 
his father and  family to great         
contempt1 or if by so doing he had not  
brought  himself to that end1 yet he had
 added to all his wickedness such  and  
such evils besides2 and what comfort    
could his father have had  in this8     
,besides1 when his father had done for  
him what he could1  with desire to make 

him an honest man1 he would then1       
whether his  son had proved honest or   
no1 have laid down his head with far    
more  peace than if he had taken your   
counsel4    ,,atten4 ,nay ,i think ,i   
should not have been forward to have    
given  advice in the cause2 but truly   
you have given me such an account  of   
his villainies1 that the hearing thereof
 has made me angry with  him4    ,,wise4
 ,in an angry mood we may soon outshoot 
ourselves1 but poor  wretch as he is1 he
 is gone to his place4 ,but1 as ,i said1
 when a  good father hath done what he  
can for a bad child1 and that child     
shall prove never the better1 he will   
lie down with far more peace1  than if  
through severity1 he had driven him to  
inconveniences4    ,i remember that ,i  
have heard of a good woman1 that had1 as
 this  old man1 a bad and ungodly son1  
and she prayed for him1 counselled  him1
 and carried it motherly to him for     
several years together2  but still he   
remained bad4 ,at last1 upon a time1    

after she had  been at prayer1 as she   
was wont1 for his conversion1 she comes 
to  him1 and thus1 or to this effect1   
begins again to admonish him4  ,son1    
said she1 thou hast been and art a      
wicked child1 thou hast  cost me many a 
prayer and tear1 and yet thou remainest 
wicked4  ,well1 ,i have done my duty1 ,i
 have done what ,i can to save thee2    
now ,i am satisfied1 that if ,i shall   
see thee damned at the day of  judgment1
 ,i shall be so far off from being      
grieved for thee1 that  ,i shall rejoice
 to hear the sentence of thy damnation  
at that day2  and it converted him4     
,i tell you that if parents carry it    
lovingly towards their children1  mixing
 their mercies with loving rebukes1 and 
their loving rebukes  with fatherly and 
motherly compassions1 they are more     
likely to  save their children1 than by 
being churlish and severe towards  them3
 but if they do not save them1 if their 
mercy do them no good1  yet it will     
greatly ease them at the day of death1  

to consider2  ,i have done by love as   
much as ,i could1 to save and deliver my
  child from hell4    ,,atten4 ,well ,i 
yield4 ,but pray let us return again to 
,mr4 ,badman4  ,you say1 that his father
 gave him a piece of money that he might
  set up for himself4#cb    ,,wise4     
,yes1 his father did give him a piece of
 money1 and he did  set up1 and almost  
as soon set down again2 for he was not  
long  set up1 but by his ill managing of
 his matters at home1 together  with his
 extravagant expenses abroad1 he was got
 so far into debt1  and had so little in
 his shop to pay1 that he was hard put  
to it  to keep himself out of prison4   
,but when his creditors understood  that
 he was about to marry1 and in a fair   
way to get a rich wife1  they said among
 themselves1 ,we will not be hasty with 
him2 if he  gets a rich wife he will pay
 us all4    ,,atten4 ,but how could he  
so quickly run out1 for ,i perceive it  
was  in little time1 by what you say8   
,,wise4 ,it was in little time indeed1  

,i think he was not above two  years and
 a half in doing of it2 but the reason  
is apparent1 for  he being a wild young 
man1 and now having the bridle loose    
before  him1 and being wholly subjected 
to his lusts and vices1 he gave  himself
 up to the way of his heart1 and to the 
sight of his eye1  forgetting that for  
all these things ,god would bring him to
 judgment  7,eccl #aa3i74 ,and he that  
doth thus1 you may be sure1 shall not be
  able long to stand on his legs4       
,besides he had now an addition of  new 
companions2 companions you must think   
most like himself in  manners1 and so   
such that cared not who sunk1 if they   
themselves  might swim4 ,these would    
often be haunting of him1 and of his    
shop  too when he was absent4 ,they     
would commonly egg#cc him to the        
alehouse1 but yet make him              
jack-pay-for-all2 they would also be    
borrowing money of him1 but take no care
 to pay again1 except it  was with more 
of their company1 which also he liked   

very well2  and so his poverty came like
 'one that travelleth1 and his want  as 
an armed man' 7,prov #f3aa74 ,but all   
the while they studied his  temper2 he  
loved to be flattered1 praised1 and     
commended for wit1  manhood1 and        
personage2 and this was like stroking   
him over the  face4 ,thus they          
colleagued with him1 and got yet more   
and more  into him1 and so1 like horse  
leeches1 they drew away that little     
that his father had given him1 and      
brought him quickly down1 almost  to    
dwell next door to the beggar4          
,,atten4 ,then was the saying of the    
wise man fulfilled1 ',he that  keepeth  
company with harlots1' and 'a companion 
of fools1 shall  be destroyed' 7,prov   
#bi3c1 #ac3bj74    ,,wise4 ,ay1 and that
 too1 ',a companion of riotous persons  
shameth  his father' 7,prov #bh3g74cd   
,for he1 poor man1 had both grief and   
shame1 to see how his son1 now at his   
own hand1 behave himself in  the        
enjoyment of those good things1 in and  

under the lawful use  of which he might 
have lived to ,god's glory1 his own     
comfort1 and  credit among his          
neighbours4 ',but he that followeth     
after vain  persons1 shall have poverty 
enough' 7,prov #bh3ai74 ,the way that   
he took1 led him directly into this     
condition2 for who can expect  other    
things of one that follows such courses8
 ,besides1 when he  was in his shop1 he 
could not abide to be doing2 he was     
naturally  given to idleness4 ,he loved 
to live high1 but his hands refused  to 
labour2 and what else can the end of    
such an one be but that  which the wise 
man saith8 ',the drunkard and the       
glutton shall come  to poverty1 and     
drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags'
 7,prov  #bc3ba74ce    ,,atten4 ,but    
now1 methinks1 when he was brought thus 
low1 he should  have considered the hand
 of ,god that was gone out against him1 
and should have smote upon the breast1  
and have returned4    ,,wise4           
,consideration1 good consideration1 was 

far from him1 he was  as stout and proud
 now as ever in all his life1 and was as
 high  too in the pursuit of his sin1 as
 when he was in the midst of his        
fulness2 only he went now like a tired  
jade1 the devil had rid  him almost off 
of his legs4    ,,atten4 ,well1 but what
 did he do when all was almost gone8    
,,wise4 ,two things were now his play4  
#a4 ,he bore all in hand by  swearing1  
and cracking1 and lying1 that he was as 
well to pass as  he was the first day he
 set up for himself1 yea that he had    
rather  got than lost2 and he had at his
 beck some of his companions that  would
 swear to confirm it as fast as he4     
,,atten4 ,this was double wickedness1 it
 was a sin to say it1 and  another to   
swear it4    ,,wise4 ,that is true1 but 
what evil is that that he will not do1  
that is left of ,god1 as ,i believe ,mr4
 ,badman was8          ,,chapter ,,vi4  
,,his ,,hypocritical ,,courtship ,,and  
,,marriage ,,to ,a ,,pious ,,rich       
,,young  ,,lady4    ,,atten4 ,and what  

was the other thing8    ,,wise4 ,why    
that which ,i hinted before1 he was for 
looking out  for a rich wife3 and now ,i
 am come to some more of his invented1  
devised1 designed1 and abominable       
roguery1 such that will yet  declare him
 to be a most desperate sinner4    ,the 
thing was this3 a wife he wanted1 or    
rather money2 for as  for a woman1 he   
could have whores enow at his whistle4  
,but1 as ,i  said1 he wanted money1 and 
that must be got by a wife or no way2   
nor could he so easily get a wife       
neither1 except he became an  artist at 
the way of dissembling2 nor would       
dissembling do among  that people that  
could dissemble as well as he4 ,but     
there dwelt  a maid not far from him1   
that was both godly1 and one that had a 
good portion1 but how to get her1 there 
lay all the craft4 ,well1 he  calls a   
council of some of his most trusty and  
cunning companions1  and breaks his mind
 to them2 to wit1 that he had a mind to 
marry3  and he also told them to whom2  

but1 said he1 how shall ,i accomplish   
my end2 she is religious1 and ,i am not8
 ,then one of them made  reply1 saying1 
,since she is religious1 you must       
pretend to be  so likewise1 and that for
 some time before you go to her4 ,mark  
therefore whither she goes daily to     
hear1 and do you go thither  also2 but  
there you must be sure to behave        
yourself soberly1 and  make as if you   
liked the ,word wonderful well2 stand   
also where  she may see you1 and when   
you come home1 be sure that you walk    
the street very soberly1 and go within  
sight of her4 ,this done  for a while1  
then go to her1 and first talk of how   
sorry you are  for your sins1 and show  
great love to the religion that she is  
of1  still speaking well of her         
preachers and of her godly acquaintance1
  bewailing your hard hap that it was   
not your lot to be acquainted  with her 
and her fellow-professors sooner2 and   
this is the way  to get her4 ,also you  
must write down sermons1 talk of        

scriptures1  and protest that you came  
a-wooing to her1 only because she is    
godly1 and because you should count it  
your greatest happiness  if you might   
but have such a one4 ,as for her money1 
slight it1 it  will be never the further
 off1 that is the way to come soonest at
  it1 for she will be jealous at first  
that you come for her money2  you know  
what she has1 but make not a word about 
it4 ,do this1 and  you shall see if you 
do not entangle the lass4 ,thus was the 
snare  laid for this poor honest maid1  
and she was quickly catched in  his pit4
    ,,atten4 ,why1 did he take this     
counsel8    ,,wise4 ,did he6 yes1 and   
after a while1 went as boldly to her1   
and  that under a vizard of religion1 as
 if he had been for honesty and         
godliness one of the most sincere and   
upright-hearted in ,england4  ,he       
observed all his points1 and followed   
the advice of his  counsellors1 and     
quickly obtained her too2 for natural   
parts he  had2 he was tall1 and fair1   

and had plain1 but very good clothes  on
 his back2 and his religion was the more
 easily attained2 for he  had seen      
something in the house of his father1   
and first master1  and so could the more
 readily put himself into the form and  
show  thereof4    ,so he appointed his  
day1 and went to her1 as that he might  
easily  do1 for she had neither father  
nor mother to oppose4 ,well1 when  he   
was come1 and had given her a civil     
compliment1 to let her  understand why  
he was come1 then he began and told her 
that he had  found in his heart a great 
deal of love to her person2 and that  of
 all the damsels in the world he had    
pitched upon her1 if she  thought fit1  
to make her his beloved wife4 ,the      
reasons1 as he told  her1 why he had    
pitched upon her were her religious and 
personal  excellencies2 and therefore   
entreated her to take his condition     
into her tender and loving              
consideration4 ,as for the world1 quoth 
he1 ,i have a very good trade1 and can  

maintain myself and family  well1 while 
my wife sits still on her seat2 ,i have 
got thus and  thus much already1 and    
feel money come in every day1 but that  
is  not the thing that ,i aim at2 it is 
an honest and godly wife4 ,then  he     
would present her with a good book or   
two1 pretending how much  good he had   
got by them himself4 ,he would also be  
often speaking  well of godly ministers1
 especially of those that he perceived  
she liked1 and loved most4 ,besides he  
would be often telling of  her what a   
godly father he had1 and what a new man 
he was also  become himself2 and thus   
did this treacherous dealer deal with   
this  honest and good girl1 to her great
 grief and sorrow1 as afterward  you    
shall hear4    ,,atten4 ,but had the    
maid no friend to look after her8       
,,wise4 ,her father and mother were     
dead1 and that he knew well  enough1 and
 so she was the more easily overcome by 
his naughty  lying tongue4 ,but if she  
had never so many friends1 she might    

have  been beguiled by him4 ,it is too  
much the custom of young people  now1 to
 think themselves wise enough to make   
their own choice2 and  that they need   
not ask counsel of those that are older1
 and also  wiser than they2 but this is 
a great fault in them1 and many of  them
 have paid dear for it4 ,well1 to be    
short1 in little time ,mr4  ,badman     
obtains his desire1 gets this honest    
girl1 and her money1  is married to her1
 brings her home1 makes a feast1        
entertains her  royally1 but her portion
 must pay for all4    ,,atten4 ,this was
 wonderful deceitful doings1 a man shall
 seldom  hear of the like4    ,,wise4   
,by this his doing1 he showed how little
 he feared ,god1 and  what little dread 
he had of his judgments4 ,for all this  
carriage1  and all these words were by  
him premeditated evil2 he knew he lied1 
he knew he dissembled2 yea1 he knew that
 he made use of the name  of ,god1 of   
religion1 good men1 and good books1 but 
as a stalking-horse1  thereby the better

 to catch his game4 ,in all this his    
glorious  pretence of religion1 he was  
but a glorious painted hypocrite1 and   
hypocrisy is the highest sin that a poor
 carnal wretch can attain  unto2 it is  
also a sin that most dareth ,god1 and   
that also bringeth  the greater         
damnation4 ,now was he a whited wall1   
now was he a  painted sepulchre 7,matt  
#bc3bg74 ,now was he a grave that       
appeared  not 7,luke #aa3dd74 ,for this 
poor1 honest1 godly damsel1 little      
thought that both her peace and comfort1
 and estate1 and liberty1  and person1  
and all1 were going to her burial1 when 
she was going  to be married to ,mr4    
,badman2 and yet so it was1 she enjoyed 
herself  but little afterwards2 she was 
as if she was dead and buried to  what  
she enjoyed before4    ,,atten4         
,certainly some wonderful judgment of   
,god must attend and  overtake such     
wicked men as these4    ,,wise4 ,you may
 be sure that they shall have judgment  
to the full1  for all these things1 when

 the day of judgment is come4 ,but as   
for judgment upon them in this life1 it 
doth not always come1 no  not upon those
 that are worthy thereof4 'they that    
tempt ,god are  delivered1 and they that
 work wickedness are set up' 7,mal      
#c3ae74  ,but they are reserved to the  
day of wrath2 and then1 for their       
wickedness1 ,god will repay them to     
their faces4 ',the wicked is  reserved  
to the day of destruction2 they shall be
 brought forth  to the day of wrath4    
,who shall declare his way to his face8 
and  who shall repay him what he hath   
done8 ,yet shall he be brought to  the  
grave1 and shall remain in the tomb'    
7,job #ba3cj-cb74 ,that is1  ordinarily 
they escape ,god's hand in this life1   
save only a few  examples are made1 that
 others may be cautioned1 and take      
warning  thereby4 ,but at the day of    
judgment they must be rebuked for their 
evil with the lashes of devouring fire4 
,,atten4 ,can you give me no examples of
 ,god's wrath upon men that  have acted 

this tragical wicked deed of ,mr4       
,badman4    ,,wise4 ,yes2 ,hamor and    
,shechem1 and all the men of their city1
 for  attempting to make ,god and       
religion the stalking-horse to get      
,jacob's  daughters to wife1 were       
together slain with the edge of the     
sword4  ,a judgment of ,god upon them1  
no doubt1 for their dissembling in  that
 matter 7,gen #cd3a74 ,all manner of    
lying and dissembling is  dreadful1 but 
to make ,god and religion a disguise1   
therewith to  blind thy dissimulation   
from others' eyes1 is highly provoking  
to the ,divine majesty4 ,i knew one that
 dwelt not far off from our  town1 that 
got him a wife as ,mr4 ,badman got his2 
but he did not  enjoy her long2 for one 
night as he was riding home from his    
companions1 where he had been at a      
neighbouring town1 his horse  threw him 
to the ground1 where he was found dead  
at break of day2  frightfully and       
lamentably mangled with his fall1 and   
besmeared  with his own blood4          

,,atten4 ,well1 but pray return again to
 ,mr4 ,badman2 how did he carry  it to  
his wife1 after he was married to her8  
,,wise4 ,nay1 let us take things along  
as we go4 ,he had not been  married but 
a little while1 but his creditors came  
upon him for  their money4 ,he deferred 
them a little while1 but at last things 
were come to that point that pay he     
must1 or must do worse2 so  he appointed
 them a time1 and they came for their   
money1 and he  payed them down with her 
money1 before her eyes1 for those goods 
that he had profusely spent among his   
whores long before1 besides  the portion
 that his father gave him1 to the value 
of two hundred  pounds4    ,,atten4     
,this beginning was bad1 but what shall 
,i say8 ,it was like  ,mr4 ,badman      
himself4 ,poor woman6 this was but a bad
 beginning for  her2 ,i fear it filled  
her with trouble enough1 as ,i think    
such a  beginning would have done one   
perhaps much stronger than she4         
,,wise4 ,trouble1 aye1 you may be sure  

of it1 but now it was too late  to      
repent2 she should have looked better to
 herself when being  wary would have    
done her good2 her harms may be an      
advantage to  others that will learn to 
take heed thereby1 but for herself1 she 
must take what follows1 even such a life
 now as ,mr4 ,badman her  husband will  
lead her1 and that will be bad enough4  
,,atten4 ,this beginning was bad1 and   
yet ,i fear it was but the  beginning of
 bad4    ,,wise4 ,you may be sure that  
it was but the beginning of badness1 for
  other evils came on apace2 as1 for    
instance1 it was but a little  while    
after he was married1 but he hangs his  
religion upon the  hedge1 or rather     
dealt with it as men deal with their old
 clothes1  who cast them off1 or leave  
them to others to wear2 for his part  he
 would be religious no longer4    ,now  
therefore he had pulled off his vizard1 
and began to show  himself in his old   
shape1 a base1 wicked1 debauched fellow2
 and  now the poor woman saw that she   

was betrayed indeed1 now also his  old  
companions begin to flock about him1 and
 to haunt his house  and shop as        
formerly4 ,and who with them but ,mr4   
,badman8 ,and who  with him again but   
they8    ,now those good people that    
used to company with his wife began to  
be amazed and discouraged1 also he would
 frown and glout#cf upon  them as if he 
abhorred1 the appearance of them1 so    
that in little  time he drove all good  
company from her1 and made her sit      
solitary  by herself4 ,he also began now
 to go out a-nights to those drabs  who 
were his familiars before1 with whom he 
would stay sometimes  till midnight1 and
 sometimes till almost morning1 and then
 would  come home as drunk as a swine3  
and this was the course of ,mr4         
,badman4          ,,chapter ,,vii4      
,,he ,,throws ,,off ,,the ,,mask ,,and  
,,cruelly ,,treats ,,his ,,wife4    ,now
 when he came home in this case1 if his 
wife did but speak a work  to him about 
where he had been and why he had so     

abused himself1  though her words were  
spoken in never so much meekness and    
love1  then she was whore1 and bitch1   
and jade6 and it was well if she  missed
 his fingers and heels4 ,sometimes also 
he would bring his  punks home to his   
house1 and woe be to his wife when they 
were  gone if she did not entertain them
 with all varieties possible1  and also 
carry it lovingly to them4 ,thus this   
good woman was made  by ,badman1 her    
husband1 to possess nothing but         
disappointments  as to all that he had  
promised her1 or that she hoped to have 
at  his hands4    ,but that that added  
pressing weight to all her sorrow was   
that1  as he had cast away all religion 
himself1 so he attempted1 if  possible1 
to make her do so too4 ,he would not    
suffer her to go  out to the preaching  
of the word of ,christ1 nor to the rest 
of his  appointments1 for the health and
 salvation of her soul4 ,he would  now  
taunt at and reflectingly speak of her  
preachers1 and would  receive1 yea1     

raise scandals of them1 to her very     
great grief and  affliction4    ,now she
 scarce durst go to an honest           
neighbour's house1 or have  a good book 
in her hand1 especially when he had his 
companions in  his house1 or had got a  
little drink in his head4 ,he would     
also1  when he perceived that she was   
dejected1 speak tauntingly and          
mockingly to her in the presence of his 
companions1 calling of her  his         
religious wife1 his demure dame1 and the
 like1 also he would  make a sport of   
her among his wanton ones abroad4    ,if
 she did ask him1 as sometimes she      
would1 to let her go out to a  sermon1  
he would in a churlish manner reply1    
,keep at home1 keep  at home and look to
 your business1 we cannot live by       
hearing  of sermons4 ,if she still urged
 that he would let her go1 then he      
would say to her1 ,go if you dare4 ,he  
would also charged her with  giving of  
what he had to her ministers1 when1 vile
 wretch1 he had  spent it on his vain   

companions before4 ,this was the life   
that ,mr4  ,badman's good wife lived1   
within few months after he had married  
her4    ,,atten4 ,this was a            
disappointment indeed4    ,,wise4 ,a    
disappointment indeed1 as ever ,i think 
poor woman had4  ,one would think that  
the knave might a little let her have   
had her  will since it was nothing but  
to be honest1 and since she brought  him
 so sweet1 so lumping a portion--for she
 brought hundreds into  his house--,i   
say1 one would think he should have let 
her had her  own will a little1 since   
she desired it only in the service and  
worship of ,god2 but could she win him  
to grant her that8 ,no1 not  a bit1 if  
it would have saved her life4 ,true1    
sometimes she would  steal out when he  
was from home1 or on a journey1 or among
 his  drunken companions1 but with all  
privacy imaginable2 and1 poor  woman1   
this advantage she had she carried it so
 to all her neighbours  that1 though    
many of them were but carnal1 yet they  

would not  betray her1 or tell of her   
going out to the ,word if they saw it1  
but would rather endeavor to hide it    
from ,mr4 ,badman himself4    ,,atten4  
,this carriage of his to her was enough 
to break her heart4    ,,wise4 ,it was  
enough to do it indeed1 yea1 it did     
effectually do  it4 ,it killed her in   
time1 yea1 it was all the time a killing
 of  her4 ,she would oftentimes1 when   
she sat by herself1 thus mournfully     
bewail her condition3--',woe is me that 
,i sojourn in ,meshech1' and  'that ,i  
dwell in the tents of ,kedar6 ,my soul  
hath long dwelt with  him that hateth   
peace4' ,o 'what shall be given unto    
thee1' thou  'deceitful tongue8' 'or    
what shall be done unto thee1 thou false
  tongue8' 7,psa #abj74 ,i am a woman   
grieved in spirit1 my husband has       
bought me and sold me for his lusts4 ,it
 was not me1 but my money  that he      
wanted2 ,o that he had had it1 so ,i had
 had my liberty6 ,this  she said1 not of
 contempt of his person1 but of his     

conditions1#cg  and because she saw     
that1 by his hypocritical tongue1 he had
 brought  her not only almost to        
beggary1 but robbed her of the ,word of 
,god4    ,,atten4 ,it is a deadly thing1
 ,i see1 to be unequally yoked with     
unbelievers4 ,if this woman had had a   
good husband1 how happily  might they   
have lived together6 ,such an one would 
have prayed for  her1 taught her1 and   
also would have encouraged her in the   
faith  and ways of ,god2 but now1 poor  
creature1 instead of this there is      
nothing but the quite contrary4         
,,wise4 ,it is a deadly thing indeed1   
and therefore1 by the ,word of  ,god1   
his people are forbid to be joined in   
marriage with them4  ',be ye not1' saith
 it1 'unequally yoked together with     
unbelievers3  for what fellowship hath  
righteousness with unrighteousness8 and 
what communion hath light with darkness8
 ,and what concord hath  ,christ with   
,belial8 or what part hath he that      
believeth with an  infidel8 and what    

agreement hath the temple of ,god with  
idols8'  7#b ,cor #f3ad-af74 ,there can 
be no agreement where such matches are  
made2 even ,god himself hath declared   
the contrary from the beginning  of the 
world4 ',i1' says he1 'will put enmity  
between thee and the  woman1 and between
 thy seed and her seed' 7,gen #c3ae74   
,therefore he  saith in another place   
they can mix no better than iron and    
clay  7,dan #b3dc74 ,i say they cannot  
agree1 they cannot be one1 and          
therefore they should be aware at first1
 and not lightly receive  such into     
their affections4 ,god has often made   
such matches bitter1  especially to his 
own4 ,such matches are1 as ,god said of 
,eli's sons  that were spared1 to       
consume the eyes and to grieve the      
heart4  ,o6 the wailing and lamentation 
that they have made that have been  thus
 yoked1 especially if they were such as 
would be so yoked  against their light  
and good counsel to the contrary4       
,,atten4 ,alas6 he deluded her with his 

tongue1 and feigned reformation4        
,,wise4 ,well1 well1 she should have    
gone more warily to work4 ,what  if she 
had acquainted some of her best1 most   
knowing1 and godly  friends therewith8  
,what if she had engaged a godly        
minister or two  to have talked with    
,mr4 ,badman8 ,also1 what if she had    
laid wait  round about him1 to espy if  
he was not otherwise behind her back    
than he was before her face8 ,and       
besides ,i verily think--since  in the  
multitude of counsellors there is       
safety--that if she had  acquainted the 
congregation with it1 and desired them  
to spend some  time in prayer to ,god   
about it1 and if she must have had him1 
to  have received him as to his         
godliness upon the judgment of others1  
rather than her own--she knowing them to
 be godly and judicious and  unbiased   
men--she had had more peace all her life
 after1 than to  trust to her own poor1 
raw1 womanish judgment as she did4 ,love
 is  blind1 and will see nothing amiss  

where others may see a hundred  faults4 
,therefore ,i say she should not have   
trusted to her own  thoughts in the     
matter of his goodness4    ,as to his   
person1 there she was fittest to judge1 
because she  was to be the person       
pleased1 but as to his godliness1 there 
the  ,word was the fittest judge1 and   
they that could best understand  it1    
because ,god was therein to be pleased4 
,i wish that all young  maidens will    
take heed of being beguiled with        
flattering words1  with feigning and    
lying speeches1 and take the best way to
 preserve  themselves from being bought 
and sold by wicked men as she was1  lest
 they repent with her1 when1 as to this1
 repentance will do  them no good1 but  
for their unadvisedness go sorrowing to 
their  graves4    ,,atten4 ,well things 
are past with this poor woman and cannot
 be  called back1 let others beware by  
her misfortunes1 lest they also  fall   
into her distress4    ,,wise4 ,that is  
the thing that ,i say1 let them take    

heed1 lest for  their unadvisedness they
 smart1 as this poor woman has done4    
,and  ah6 methinks1 that they that yet  
are single persons1 and that are        
tempted to marry to such as ,mr4        
,badman1 would1 to inform and warn      
themselves in this matter before they   
entangle themselves1 but  go to some    
that already are in the snare1 and ask  
them how it is  with them1 as to the    
suitable or unsuitableness of their     
marriage1  and desire their advice4     
,surely they would ring such a peal in  
their ears about the unequality1        
unsuitableness1 disadvantages1  and     
disquietments1 and sins that attend such
 marriages1 that  would make them beware
 as long as they live4 ,but the bird in 
the  air knows not the notes of the bird
 in the snare until she comes  thither  
herself4 ,besides1 to make up such      
marriages1 ,satan and  carnal reason1   
and lust1 or at least inconsiderateness1
 has the  chiefest hand2 and where these
 things bear sway1 designs1 though      

never so destructive1 will go headlong  
on2 and therefore ,i fear that  but     
little warning will be taken by young   
girls at ,mr4 ,badman's  wife's         
affliction4    ,,atten4 ,but are there  
no dissuasive arguments to lay before   
such1  to prevent their future misery8  
,,wise4 ,yes3 there is the law of ,god1 
that forbiddeth marriage with           
unbelievers4 ,these kind of marriages   
also are condemned even by  irrational  
creatures4 #a4 ,it is forbidden by the  
law of ,god1 both  in the ,old          
,testament and in the ,new4 #a4 ,in the 
,old4 ,thou shalt not  'make marriages  
with them2 thy daughter thou shalt not  
give unto  his son1 nor his daughter    
shalt thou take unto thy son' 7,deut    
#g3c74 #b4 ,in the ,new ,testament it is
 forbidden4 ',be ye not unequally  yoked
 together with unbelievers1' let them   
marry to whom they  will1 'only in the  
,lord' 7#b ,cor #f3ad-af2 #a ,cor       
#g3ci74    ,here now is a prohibition1  
plainly forbidding the believer to      

marry with the unbeliever1 therefore    
they should not do it4 ,again1  these   
unwarrantable marriages are1 as ,i may  
so say1 condemned by  irrational        
creatures1 who will not couple but with 
their own sort4  ,will the sheep couple 
with a dog1 the partridge with a crow1  
or  the pheasant with an owl8 ,no1 they 
will strictly tie up themselves  to     
those of their own sort only4 ,yea1 it  
sets all the world a  wondering1 when   
they see or hear the contrary4 ,man only
 is most  subject to wink at1 and allow 
of these unlawful mixtures of men  and  
women2 because man only is a sinful     
beast1 a sinful bird1  therefore he1    
above all1 will take upon him1 by       
rebellious actions1  to answer1 or      
rather to oppose and violate the law of 
his ,god and  ,creator2 nor shall these 
or other interrogatories1 ,what         
fellowship8  what concord8 what         
agreement8 what communion can there be  
in such  marriages8 be counted of weight
 or thought worth the answering by  him1

    ,but further1 the dangers that such 
do commonly run themselves  into1 should
 be to others a dissuasive argument to  
stop them from  doing the like3 for     
besides the distresses of ,mr4 ,badman's
 wife1  many that have had very hopeful 
beginnings for heaven1 have1 by  virtue 
of the mischiefs that have attended     
these unlawful marriages1  miserably and
 fearfully miscarried4 ,soon after such 
marriages1  conviction1 the first step  
towards heaven1 hath ceased2 prayer1 the
  next step towards heaven1 hath ceased2
 hungerings and thirstings  after       
salvation1 another step towards the     
kingdom of heaven1 hath  ceased4 ,in a  
word1 such marriages have estranged them
 from the  ,word1 from their godly and  
faithful friends1 and have brought them 
again into carnal company1 among carnal 
friends1 and also into  carnal delights1
 where1 and with whom1 they have in     
conclusion  both sinfully abode1 and    
miserably perished4    ,and this is one 
reason why ,god hath forbidden this kind

 of unequal  marriages4 ',for they1'    
saith he1 meaning the ungodly1 'will    
turn  away thy son from following me1   
that they may serve other gods2  so will
 the anger of the ,lord be kindled      
against you1 and destroy  thee suddenly'
 7,deut #g3d74 ,now mark1 there were    
some in ,israel1  that would            
notwithstanding this prohibition1       
venture to marry  to the heathens and   
unbelievers4 ,but what followed8 ',they 
served  their idols1 they sacrificed    
their sons and their daughters unto     
devils4 ,thus were they defiled with    
their own works1 and went a  whoring    
with their own inventions2 therefore was
 the wrath of the  ,lord kindled against
 his people1 insomuch that he abhorred  
his  own inheritance' 7,psa #ajf3cf-dj74
    ,,atten4 ,but let us return again to
 ,mr4 ,badman2 had he any children  by  
his wife8    ,,wise4 ,yes1 seven4       
,,atten4 ,i doubt they were but badly   
brought up4    ,,wise4 ,one of them     
loved its mother dearly1 and would      

constantly  hearken to her voice4 ,now  
that child she had the opportunity to   
instruct in the principles of ,christian
 religion1 and it became  a very        
gracious child4 ,but that child ,mr4    
,badman could not abide1  he would      
seldom afford it a pleasant word1 but   
would scowl and  frown upon it1 speak   
churlishly and doggedly to it1 and      
though1  as to nature1 it was the most  
feeble of the seven1 yet it oftenest    
felt the weight of its father's fingers4
 ,three of his children  did directly   
follow his steps1 and began to be as    
vile as1 in his  youth1 he was himself4 
,the other that remained became a kind  
of  mongrel#ch professors1 not so bad as
 their father1 nor so good as  their    
mother1 but were betwixt them both4     
,they had their mother's  notions1 and  
their father's actions1 and were much   
like those that  you read of in the book
 of ,nehemiah2 these children were half 
of  ,ashdod1 'and could not speak in the
 ,jews' language1 but according  to the 

language of each people' 7,neh #ac3bd74 
,,atten4 ,what you say in this matter is
 observable1 and if ,i take  not my mark
 amiss1 it often happeneth after this   
manner where such  unlawful marriages   
are contracted4    ,,wise4 ,it sometimes
 doth so1 and the reason1 with respect  
to their  parents1 is this4 ,where the  
one of the parents is godly1 and the    
other ungodly and vile1 though they can 
agree in begetting of  children1 yet    
they strive for their children when they
 are born4  ,the godly parent strives   
for the child1 and by prayers1 counsel1 
and good examples1 labours to make it   
holy in body and soul1  and so fit for  
the kingdom of heaven2 but the ungodly  
would have  it like himself1 wicked1 and
 base1 and sinful2 and so they both     
give instructions accordingly4          
,instructions did ,i say8 yea1 and      
examples too according to their minds4  
,thus the godly1 as ,hannah1  is        
presenting her ,samuel unto the ,lord3  
but the ungodly1 like them  that went   

before them1 are for offering their     
children to ,moloch1  to an idol1 to    
sin1 to the devil1 and to hell4 ,thus   
one hearkeneth  to the law of their     
mother and is preserved from            
destruction1 but  as for the other1 as  
their fathers did1 so do they4 ,thus did
 ,mr4  ,badman and his wife part some of
 their children betwixt them2 but  as   
for the other three that were1 as it    
were1 mongrels1 betwixt  both1 they were
 like unto those that you read of in    
,kings1 they  feared the ,lord1 but     
served their own idols 7#b ,kings #ag74 
,they  had1 as ,i said1 their mother's  
notions1 and ,i will add1 profession    
too2 but their father's lusts1 and      
something of his life4 ,now  their      
father did not like them1 because they  
had their mother's  tongue2 and the     
mother did not like them because they   
had still  their father's heart and     
life2 nor were they indeed fit company  
for good or bad4 ,the good would not    
trust them because they were  bad1 the  

bad would not trust them because they   
were good2 namely1  the good would not  
trust them because they were bad in     
their lives1  and the bad would not     
trust them because they were good in    
their  words4 ,so they were forced with 
,esau to join in affinity with          
,ishmael2 to wit1 to look out a people  
that were hypocrites like  themselves1  
and with them they matched1 and lived1  
and died4    ,,atten4 ,poor woman1 she  
could not but have much perplexity4     
,,wise4 ,yea1 and poor children1 that   
ever they were sent into the  world as  
the fruit of the loins1 and under the   
government of such  a father as ,mr4    
,badman4    ,,atten4 ,you say right1 for
 such children lie almost under all     
manner  of disadvantages3 but we must   
say nothing1 because this also is  the  
sovereign will of ,god4    ,,wise4 ,we  
may not by any means object against     
,god2 yet we may talk  of the advantages
 and disadvantages that children have by
 having  for their parents such as are  

either godly or the contrary4           
,,atten4 ,you say right1 we may so1 and 
pray now1 since we are about  it1 speak 
something in brief unto it1 that is1    
unto this3 what  advantage those        
children have above others1 that have   
for their  parents such as indeed are   
godly8    ,,wise4 ,so ,i will1 only ,i  
must first premise these two or three   
things4 #a4 ,they have not the advantage
 of election for their fathers'  sakes4 
#b4 ,they are born as others1 the       
children of wrath1 though  they come of 
godly parents4 #c4 ,grace comes not unto
 them as an  inheritance1 because they  
have godly parents4 ,these things       
premised  ,i shall now proceed4    #a4  
,the children of godly parents are the  
children of many prayers4  ,they are    
prayed for before1 and prayed for after 
they are born2  and the prayer of a     
godly father and godly mother doth much4
 #b4  ,they have the advantage of what  
restraint is possible1 from what  evils 
their parents see them inclinable to1   

and that is a second  mercy4 #c4 ,they  
have the advantage of godly instruction1
 and of  being told which be and which  
be not the right ways of the ,lord4  #d4
 ,they have also those ways commended   
unto them1 and spoken well  of in their 
hearing1 that are good4 #e4 ,such are   
also1 what may be  kept out of evil     
company1 from evil books1 and from being
 taught  the way of swearing1 lying1 and
 the like1 as sabbath-breaking1  and    
mocking at good men and good things1 and
 this is a very great  mercy4 #f4 ,they 
ave also the benefit of a godly life set
 before  them doctrinally by their      
parents1 and that doctrine backed with  
a godly and holy example4 ,and all these
 are very great advantages4    ,now all 
these advantages the children of ungodly
 parents want2  and so are more in      
danger of being carried away with the   
error of  the wicked4 ,for ungodly      
parents neither pray for their children1
  nor do nor can they heartily instruct 
them2 they do not after a  godly manner 

restrain them from evil1 nor do they    
keep them from  evil company4 ,they are 
not grieved at1 nor yet do they forewarn
  their children to beware of such evil 
actions that are abomination  to ,god   
and to all good men4 ,they let their    
children break the  sabbath1 swear1 lie1
 be wicked and vain4 ,they commend not  
to their  children a holy life1 nor set 
a good example before their eyes4  ,no1 
they do in all things contrary3         
estranging of their children  what they 
can1 from the love of ,god and all good 
men1 so soon as  they are born4         
,therefore it is a very great judgment  
of ,god upon  children1 to be the       
offspring of base and ungodly men 7,job 
#cj3h74    ,,atten4 ,well1 but before we
 leave ,mr4 ,badman's wife and children1
  ,i have a mind1 if you please1 to     
inquire a little more after one  thing1 
the which ,i am sure you can satisfy me 
in4    ,,wise4 ,what is that8           
,,atten4 ,you said a while ago that this
 ,mr4 ,badman would not suffer  his wife

 to go out to hear such godly ministers 
as she liked1 but  said1 if she did1 she
 had as good never come home any more4  
,did  he often carry it thus to her8    
,,wise4 ,he did say so1 he did often say
 so4 ,this ,i told you then1  and had   
also then told you more1 but that other 
things put me out4    ,,atten4 ,well    
said2 pray1 therefore1 now go on4       
,,wise4 ,so ,i will4 ,upon a time1 she  
was1 on a ,lord's day1 for going  to    
hear a sermon1 and ,mr4 ,badman was     
unwilling she should2 but  she at that  
time1 as it seems1 did put on more      
courage than she  was wont2 and1        
therefore1 after she had spent upon him 
a great  many fair words and entreaties1
 if perhaps she might have prevailed  by
 them1 but all to no purpose at all1 at 
last she said she would  go1 and        
rendered this reason for it3 ,i have a  
husband1 but also  a ,god2 my ,god has  
commanded me1 and that upon pain of     
damnation1  to be a continual worshipper
 of him1 and that in the way of his  own

 appointments4 ,i have a husband1 but   
also a soul1 and my soul  ought to be   
more unto me than all the world besides4
 ,this soul  of mine ,i will look after1
 care for1 and1 if ,i can1 provide it a 
heaven for its habitation4 ,you are     
commanded to love me1 as you  love your 
own body1 and so do ,i love you2 but ,i 
tell you true1 ,i  prefer my soul before
 all the world1 and its salvation ,i    
will seek  7,eph #e3bh74ci    ,at this1 
first he gave her an ugly wish1 and then
 fell into  a fearful rage1 and sware   
moreover that if she did go1 he would   
make both her and all her damnable      
brotherhood1 for so he was  pleased to  
call them1 to repent their coming       
thither4    ,,atten4 ,but what should he
 mean by that8    ,,wise4 ,you may      
easily guess what he meant4 ,he meant he
 would turn  informer1#dj and so either 
weary out those that she loved from     
meeting together to worship ,god1 or    
make them pay dearly for their  so      
doing1 the which1 if he did1 he knew it 

would vex every vein  of her tender     
heart4    ,,atten4 ,but do you think    
,mr4 ,badman would have been so base8   
,,wise4 ,truly he had malice and enmity 
enough in his heart to do it1  only he  
was a tradesman2 also he knew that he   
must live by his  neighbours1 and so he 
had that little wit in his anger1 that  
he  refrained himself and did it not4   
,but1 as ,i said1 he had malice  and    
envy enough in his heart to have made   
him to do it1 only he  thought it would 
worst him in his trade2 yet these three 
things  he would be doing3 #a4 ,he would
 be putting of others on to molest  and 
abuse her friends4 #b4 ,he would be glad
 when he heard that any  mischief befel 
them4 #c4 ,and would laugh at her when  
he saw her  troubled for them4 ,and now 
,i have told you ,mr4 ,badman's way as  
to  this4    ,,atten4 ,but was he not   
afraid of the judgments of ,god that did
 fly  about at that time8    ,,wise4 ,he
 regarded not the judgment nor mercy of 
,god1 for had  he at all done that he   

could not have done as he did4 ,but what
  judgments do you mean8    ,,atten4    
,such judgments1 that if ,mr4 ,badman   
himself had taken but  sober notice of1 
they might have made him a hung down his
 ears4    ,,wise4 ,why1 have you heard  
of any such persons that the judgments  
of ,god have overtaken4    ,,atten4     
,yes1 and so1 ,i believe1 have you too1 
though you make so  strange about it4   
,,wise4 ,i have so indeed1 to my        
astonishment and wonder4    ,,atten4    
,pray1 therefore1 if you please1 tell me
 what it is1 as to  this1 that you know2
 and then1 perhaps1 ,i may also say     
something  to you of the same4          
,,wise4 ,in our town there was one ,w4  
,s41 a man of a very wicked  life2 and  
he1 when there seemed to be countenance 
given to it1  would needs turn informer4
 ,well1 so he did1 and was as diligent  
in  his business as most of them could  
be2 he would watch of nights1  climb    
trees1 and range the woods of days1 if  
possible1 to find  out the meeters1 for 

then they were forced to meet in the    
fields2  yea1 he would curse them       
bitterly1 and swear most fearfully what 
he would do to them when he found them4 
,well1 after he had gone  on like a     
bedlam in his course awhile1 and had    
done some mischiefs  to the people1 he  
was stricken by the hand of ,god1 and   
that in  this manner3 #a4 ,although he  
had his tongue naturally at will1 now   
he was taken with a flattering in his   
speech1 and could not for  weeks        
together speak otherwise than just like 
a man that was drunk4  #b4 ,then he was 
taken with a drauling1 or slabbering at 
his mouth1  which slabber sometimes     
would hang at his mouth well nigh       
half-way  down to the ground4 #c4 ,then 
he had such a weakness in the back      
sinews of his neck1 that ofttimes he    
could not look up before him1  unless he
 clapped his hand hard upon his         
forehead1 and held up  his head that    
way1 by strength of hand4 #d4 ,after    
this his speech  went quite away1 and he

 could speak no more than a swine or a  
bear4 ,therefore1 like one of them1 he  
would gruntle and make an  ugly noise1  
according as he was offended1 or        
pleased1 or would  have anything done1  
c4    ,in this posture he continued for 
the space of half a year or             
thereabouts1 all the while otherwise    
well1 and could go about his  business1 
save once that he had a fall from the   
bell as it hangs  in our steeple1 which 
it was a wonder it did not kill him4    
,but  after that he also walked about1  
until ,god had made a sufficient        
spectacle of his judgment of his sin1   
and then on a sudden he was  stricken1  
and died miserably2 and so there was an 
end of him and  his doings4    ,i will  
tell you of another4 ,about four miles  
from ,st4 ,neots1 there  was a gentleman
 had a man1 and he would needs be an    
informer1  and a lusty young man he was4
 ,well1 an informer he was1 and did     
much distress some people1 and had      
perfected his informations so           

effectually against some1 that there was
 nothing further to do but  for the     
constables to make distress on the      
people1 that he might  have the money or
 goods2 and1 as ,i heard1 he hastened   
them much  to do it4 ,now1 while he was 
in the heat of his work1 as he stood    
one day by the fire-side1 he had1 it    
should seem1 a mind to a sop  in the    
pan1 for the spit was then at the fire1 
so he went to make  him one2 but behold1
 a dog1 some say his own dog1 took      
distaste  at something1 and bit his     
master by the leg2 the which bite1      
notwithstanding all the means that was  
used to cure him1 turned1  as was said1 
to a gangrene2 however1 that wound was  
his death1 and  that a dreadful one too4
 ,for my relator said that he lay in    
such  a condition by this bite1 as the  
beginning1 until his flesh rotted  from 
off him before he went out of the world4
 ,but what need ,i  instance in         
particular persons2 when the judgment of
 ,god against  this kind of people was  

made manifest1 ,i think ,i may say1 if  
not  in all1 yet in most of the counties
 in ,england where such poor  creatures 
were4 ,but ,i would1 if it had been the 
will of ,god1 that  neither ,i nor      
anybody else1 could tell you more of    
these stories2  true stories1 that are  
neither lie nor romance4    ,,atten4    
,well1 ,i also heard of both these      
myself1 and of more too1  as remarkable 
in their kind as these1 if ,i had any   
list to tell  them2 but let us leave    
those that are behind to others1 or to  
the  coming of ,christ1 who then will   
justify or condemn them1 as the  merit  
of their work shall require2 or if they 
repented1 and found  mercy1 ,i shall be 
glad when ,i know it1 for ,i wish not a 
curse to  the soul of mine enemy4       
,,wise4 ,there can be no pleasure in the
 telling of such stories1  though to    
hear of them may do us a pleasure4 ,they
 may put us in  mind that there is a    
,god that judgeth in the earth1 and that
 doth  not always forget nor defer to   

hear the cry of the destitute2 they     
also carry along with them both caution 
and counsel to those that  are the      
survivors of such4 ,let us tremble at   
the judgments of  ,god1 and be afraid of
 sinning against him1 and it shall be   
our  protection4 ,it shall go well with 
them that fear ,god1 that fear  before  
him4    ,,atten4 ,well1 ,sir1 as you    
have intimated1 so ,i think we have1 in 
this place1 spoken enough about these   
kind of men2 if you please1  let us     
return again to ,mr4 ,badman himself1 if
 you have any more  to say of him4      
,,wise4 ,more6 we have yet scarce       
thoroughly begun with anything  that we 
have said4 ,all the particulars are in  
themselves so full  of badness1 that we 
have rather only looked in them1 than   
indeed  said anything to them2 but we   
will pass them and proceed4 ,you have   
heard of the sins of his youth1 of his  
apprenticeship1 and how he  set up1 and 
married1 and what a life he hath led his
 wife2 and now  ,i will tell you some   

more of his pranks4 ,he had the very    
knack  for knavery2 had he1 as ,i said  
before1 been bound to serve an          
apprenticeship to all these things1 he  
could not have been more  cunning1 he   
could not have been more artificial at  
it4    ,,atten4 ,nor perhaps so         
artificially neither4 ,for as none can  
teach  goodness like to ,god himself1   
so1 concerning sin and knavery1  none   
can teach a man it like the devil1 to   
whom1 as ,i perceive1  ,mr4 ,badman went
 to school from his childhood to the end
 of his  life4 ,but1 pray1 ,sir1 make a 
beginning4    ,,wise4 ,well1 so ,i will4
 ,you may remember that ,i told you what
 a  condition he was in for money before
 he did marry1 and how he got  a rich   
wife1 with whose money he paid his      
debts4 ,how1 when he had  paid his      
debts1 he having some money left1 he    
sets up again as  briskly as ever1 keeps
 a great shop1 drives a great trade1 and
 runs  again a great way into debt2 but 
now not into the debt of one or  two1   

but into the debt of many1 so that at   
last he came to owe  some thousands1 and
 thus he went on a good while4 ,and1 to 
pursue  his ends the better1 he begun   
now to study to please all men1  and to 
suit himself to any company2 he could   
now be as they1 say  as they1 that is1  
if he listed2 and then he would list1   
when he  perceived that by so doing he  
might either make them his customers  or
 creditors for his commodities4 ,if he  
dealt with honest men1  as with some    
honest men he did1 then he would be as  
they1 talk as  they1 seem to be sober as
 they1 talk of justice and religion as  
they1 and against debauchery as they2   
yea1 and would too seem  to show a      
dislike of them that said1 did1 or were 
otherwise than  honest4    ,again1 when 
he did light among those that were bad1 
then he would  be as they1 but yet more 
close and cautiously1 except they were  
sure of his company4 ,then he would     
carry it openly1 be as they1  say1 damn 
them and sink them#da as they4 ,if they 

railed on good  men1 so could he2 if    
they railed on religion1 so could he2 if
  they talked beastly1 vainly1 idly1 so 
would he2 if they were for  drinking1   
swearing1 whoring1 or any the like      
villainies1 so was  he4 ,this was now   
the path he trod in1 and could do all   
artificially  as any man alive4 ,and now
 he thought himself a perfect man1 he   
thought he was always a boy till now4   
,what think you now of ,mr4  ,badman8   
,,atten4 ,think6 why ,i think he was an 
atheist2 for no man but an  atheist can 
do this4 ,i say it cannot be but that   
the man that is  such as this ,mr4      
,badman must be a rank and stinking     
atheist1 for  he that believes that     
there is either ,god or devil1 heaven or
  hell1 or death and judgment after1    
cannot do as ,mr4 ,badman did2 ,i  mean 
if he could do these things without     
reluctancy and check of  conscience1    
yea1 if he had not sorrow and remorse   
for such abominable  sins as these4     
,,wise4 ,nay1 he was so far off from    

reluctances and remorse of  conscience  
for these things1 that he counted them  
the excellency  of his attainments1 the 
quintessence of his wit1 his rare and   
singular virtues1 such as but few       
besides himself could be the  masters   
of4 ,therefore1 as for those that made  
boggle and stop at  things1 and that    
could not in conscience1 and for fear of
 death  and judgment1 do such things as 
he1 he would call them fools and        
noddies1#db and charge them for being   
frighted with the talk of  unseen       
bugbears1 and would encourage them1 if  
they would be men  indeed1 to labour    
after the attainment of this his        
excellent art4  ,he would oftentimes    
please himself with the thoughts of what
 he  could do in this matter1 saying    
within himself1 ,i can be religious  and
 irreligious1 ,i can be anything or     
nothing2 ,i can swear1 and  speak       
against swearing2 ,i can lie1 and speak 
against lying2 ,i can  drink1 wench1 be 
unclean1 and defraud1 and not be        

troubled for it4  ,now ,i enjoy myself1 
and am master of mine own ways1 and not 
they  of me4 ,this ,i have attained with
 much study1 great care1 and more       
pains4 ,but this his talk should be only
 with himself1 to his wife1  who he knew
 durst not divulge it1 or among his     
intimates1 to whom  he knew he might say
 any thing4    ,,atten4 ,did ,i call him
 before an atheist8 ,i may call him now 
a  devil1 or a man possessed with one1  
if not with many4 ,i think that  there  
cannot be found in every corner such a  
one as this4 ,true1  it is said of king 
,ahaz that he sinned more and more 7#b  
,chron  #bh3bb74 ,and of ,ahab1 that he 
sold 'himself to work wickedness'  7#a  
,kings #ba3be74 ,and of the men of      
,sodom1 that they 'were sinners  before 
the ,lord exceedingly' 7,gen #ac3ac74   
,,wise4 ,an atheist he was no doubt1 if 
there be such a thing as  an atheist in 
the world2 but for all his brags of     
perfection and  security in his         
wickedness1 ,i believe that at times    

,god did let  down fire from heaven into
 his conscience 7,job #ba3ag74 ,true1 ,i
  believe he would quickly put it out   
again1 and grow more wicked  and        
desperate afterward1 but this also      
turned to his destruction1  as afterward
 you may hear4    ,but ,i am not of your
 mind to think that there are but few   
such  in the world1 except you mean as  
to the degree of wickedness unto  which 
he had attained4 ,for otherwise1 no     
doubt1 there is abundance of  such as   
he2 men of the same mind1 of the same   
principles1 and of  the same conscience 
too1 to put them into practice4 ,yea1 ,i
 believe  that there are many that are  
endeavouring to attain to the same      
pitch of wickedness1 and all them are   
such as he in the judgment  of the law1 
nor will their want of hellish wit to   
attain thereto  excuse them at the day  
of judgment4 ,you know that in all      
science  some are more arch than some1  
and so it is in the art as well as  in  
the practice of wickedness1 some are    

two-fold and some seven-fold  more the  
children of hell than others--and yet   
all the children  of hell--else they    
would all be masters1 and none scholars 
in the  school of wickedness4 ,but there
 must be masters1 and there must  be    
learners2 ,mr4 ,badman was a master in  
this art1 and therefore  it follows that
 he must be an arch and chief one in    
that mystery4    ,,atten4 ,you are in   
the right1 for ,i perceive that some    
men1 though  they desire it1 are not so 
arch in the practice thereof as others1 
but are1 as ,i suppose they call them1  
fools and dunces to the rest1  their    
heads and capacities will not serve them
 to act and do so  wickedly4 ,but ,mr4  
,badman wanted not a wicked head to     
contrive1 as  well as a wicked heart to 
do his wickedness4    ,,wise4 ,true1 but
 yet ,i say such men shall at the day of
 judgment be  judged1 not only for what 
they are1 but also for what they would  
be4 ,for if 'the thought of foolishness 
is sin1' doubtless the  desire of       

foolishness is more sin2 and if the     
desire be more1 the  endeavour after it 
must needs be more and more 7,psa       
#bd3i74 ,he  then that is not an        
artificial atheist and transgressor1 yet
 if he  desires to be so1 if he         
endeavoureth to be so1 he shall be      
judged  and condemned to hell for such a
 one4 ,for the law judgeth men1  as ,i  
said1 according to what they would be4  
,he that 'looketh on a  woman to lust   
after her1 hath committed adultery with 
her already  in his heart' 7,matt       
#e3bh74 ,by the same rule1 he that would
 steal  doth steal he that would cheat1 
doth cheat2 he that would swear1  doth  
swear2 and he that would commit         
adultery1 doth do so4 ,for ,god  judgeth
 men according to the working of their  
minds1 and saith1  ',as he thinketh1 so 
is he' 7,prov #bc3g74 ,that is1 so is he
 in  his heart1 in his intentions1 in   
his desires1 in his endeavours2  and    
,god's law1 ,i say1 lays hold of the    
desires1 intentions1 and  endeavours1   

even as it lays hold of the act of      
wickedness itself  7,matt #e2 ,rom      
#g3g74 ,a man then that desires to be as
 bad as ,mr4  ,badman1 and desires to be
 so wicked have many in their hearts1   
though he never attains to that         
proficiency in wickedness as he1  shall 
be judged for as bad a man as he1       
because it was in his  desires to be    
such a wicked one4    ,,atten4 ,but this
 height of wickedness in ,mr4 ,badman   
will not yet  out of my mind4 ,this     
hard1 desperate1 or1 what shall ,i call 
it1  diabolical frame of heart1 was in  
him a foundation1 a ground-work  to all 
acts and deeds that were evil4          
,,wise4 ,the heart1 and the desperate   
wickedness of it1 is the foundation  and
 ground-work of all4 ,atheism1 professed
 and practical1 spring  both out of the 
heart1 yea1 and all manner of evil      
besides4 ,for  they be not bad deeds    
that make a bad man1 but he is already a
  bad man that doth bad deeds4 ,a man   
must be wicked before he can  do        

wickedness4 ',wickedness proceedeth form
 the wicked' 7#a ,sam  #bd3ac74 ,it is  
an evil tree that bars evil fruit4 ,men 
gather no  grapes of thorns2 the heart  
therefore must be evil before the man   
can do evil1 and good before the man    
doth good 7,matt #g3af-ah74    ,,atten4 
,now ,i see the reason why ,mr4 ,badman 
was so base as to get  a wife by        
dissimulation1 and to abuse her so like 
a villain when  he had got her1 it was  
because he was before1 by a wicked      
heart1  prepared to act wickedness4     
,,wise4 ,you may be sure of it1 ',for   
from within1 out of the heart  of men1  
proceed evil thoughts1 adulteries1      
fornications1 murders1  thefts1         
covetousness1 wickedness1 deceit1       
lasciviousness1 an evil  eye1 blasphemy1
 pride1 foolishness3 all these things   
come from  within and defile the man'   
7,mark #g3bj-bc74 ,and a man1 as his    
naughty mind inclines him1 makes use of 
these1 or any of these1 to  gratify his 
lust1 to promote his designs1 to revenge

 his malice1  to enrich1 or to wallow   
himself in the foolish pleasures and    
pastimes of this life4 ,and all these   
did ,mr4 ,badman do1 even to  the       
utmost1 if either opportunity1 or purse1
 or perfidiousness1  would help him to  
the obtaining of his purpose4           
,,atten4 ,purse6 why he could not but   
have purse to do almost what  he would1 
having married a wife with so much      
money4    ,,wise4 ,hold you there2 some 
of ,mr4 ,badman's sins were costly1 as  
his drinking1 and whoring1 and keeping  
other bad company2 though  he was a man 
that had ways too many to get money1 as 
well as ways  too many to spend it4     
,,atten4 ,had he then such a good trade1
 for all he was such a bad  man8 ,or was
 his calling so gainful to him as always
 to keep his  purse's belly full1 though
 he was himself a great spender8        
,,wise4 ,no1 it was not his trade that  
did it1 though he had a pretty  trade   
too4 ,he had another way to get money1  
and that by hatfuls  and pocketfuls at a

 time4    ,,atten4 ,why ,i trow he was  
no highwayman1 was he8    ,,wise4 ,i    
will be sparing in my speech as to that1
 though some have  muttered as if he    
could ride out now and then1 about      
nobody but  himself knew what1 over     
night1 and come home all dirty and weary
  next morning4 ,but that is not the    
thing ,i aim at4    ,,atten4 ,pray let  
me know it1 if you think it convenient  
that ,i  should4          ,,chapter     
,,viii4    ,,badman ,,is ,a ,,bankrupt1 
,,and ,,gets ,,by ,,it ',,hatfuls ,,of  
,,money4'    ,,wise4 ,i will tell you2  
it was this1 he had an art to break1 and
  get hatfuls of money by breaking4     
,,atten4 ,but what do you mean by ,mr4  
,badman's breaking8 ,you speak          
mystically1 do you not8    ,,wise4 ,no1 
no1 ,i speak plainly4 ,or1 if you will  
have it in plainer  language1 it is     
this2--when ,mr4 ,badman had swaggered  
and whored  away most of his wife's     
portion1 he began to feel that he could 
not much longer stand upon his legs in  

this course of life and  keep up his    
trade and repute--such as he had--in the
 world1 but  by the new engine of       
breaking4 ,wherefore upon a time he     
gives a  great and sudden rush into     
several men's debts1 to the value of    
about four or five thousand pounds1     
driving at the same time a  very great  
trade1 by selling many things for less  
than they cost  him1 to get him custom1 
therewith to blind his creditors' eyes4 
,his creditors therefore seeing that he 
had a great employ1 and  dreaming that  
it must needs at length turn to a very  
good account  to them1 trusted him      
freely without mistrust1 and so did     
others  too1 to the value of what was   
mentioned before4 ,well1 when ,mr4      
,badman had well feathered his nest with
 other men's goods and  money1 after a  
little time he breaks4 ,and by and by it
 was noised  abroad that ,mr4 ,badman   
had shut up shop1 was gone1 and could   
trade no longer4 ,now by that time his  
breaking was come to his  creditors'    

ears1 he had by craft and knavery made  
so sure of what  he had1 that his       
creditors could not touch a penny4      
,well1 when he  had done1 he sends his  
mournful sugared letters to his         
creditors1  to let them understand what 
had happened unto him1 and desired them 
not to be severe with him1 for he bore  
towards all men an honest  mind1 and    
would pay so far as he was able4 ,now he
 sends his letters  by a man confederate
 with him1 who could make both the worst
 and  best of ,mr4 ,badman's case2 the  
best for ,mr4 ,badman and the worst  for
 his creditors4 ,so when he comes to    
them he both bemoans them  and condoles 
,mr4 ,badman's condition1 telling of    
them that1 without  a speedy bringing of
 things to a conclusion1 ,mr4 ,badman   
would be  able to make them no          
satisfaction1 but at present he both    
could  and would1 and that to the utmost
 of his power1 and to that end  he      
desired that they would come over to    
him4 ,well1 his creditors  appoint him a

 time and come over1 and he1 meanwhile1 
authorizes  another to treat with them1 
but will not be seen himself1 unless  it
 was on a ,sunday1 lest they should snap
 him with a writ4 ,so  his deputed      
friend treats with them about their     
concern with ,mr4  ,badman1 first       
telling them of the great care that ,mr4
 ,badman took  to satisfy them and all  
men for whatsoever he owed1 as far as in
  him lay1 and how little he thought a  
while since to be in this  low          
condition4 ,he pleaded also the         
greatness of his charge1 the  greatness 
of taxes1 the badness of the times1 and 
the great losses  that he had by many of
 his customers2 some of which died in   
his  debt1 others were run away1 and for
 many that were alive he never  expected
 a farthing from them4 ,yet nevertheless
 he would show  himself an honest man1  
and would pay as far as he was able2 and
  if they were willing to come to terms1
 he would make a composition  with them1
 for he was not able to pay them all4   

,the creditors asked  what he would     
give8 ,it was replied1 ,half-a-crown in 
the pound4  ,at this they began to huff1
 and he to renew his complaint and      
entreaty1 but the creditors would not   
hear1 and so for that time  their       
meeting without success broke up4 ,but  
after his creditors  were in cool blood1
 and admitting of second thoughts1 and  
fearing  lest delays should make them   
lose all1 they admit of a second        
debate1 come together again1 and1 by    
many worlds and great ado1 they         
obtained five shillings in the pound4   
,so the money was produced1  releases   
and discharges drawn1 signed1 and       
sealed1 books crossed1  and all things  
confirmed2 and then ,mr4 ,badman can put
 his head out  a doors again1 and be a  
better man than when he shut up shop1 by
  several thousands of pounds4#dc       
,,atten4 ,and did he do thus indeed8    
,,wise4 ,yes1 once and again4 ,i think  
he brake twice or thrice4    ,,atten4   
,and did he do it before he had need to 

do it8    ,,wise4 ,need6 ,what do you   
mean by need8 ,there is no need at any  
time  for a man to play the knave4 ,he  
did it of a wicked mind1 to defraud  and
 beguile his creditors4 ,he had         
wherewithal of his father1 and  also by 
his wife1 to have lived upon1 with      
lawful labour1 like an  honest man4 ,he 
had also1 when he made this wicked      
break1 though  he had been a profuse and
 prodigal spender1 to have paid his     
creditors their own to a farthing4 ,but 
had he done so1 he had not  done like   
himself1 like ,mr4 ,badman2 had he1 ,i  
say1 dealt like an  honest man1 he had  
then gone out of ,mr4 ,badman's road4   
,he did  it therefore of a dishonest    
mind1 and to a wicked end2 to wit1  that
 he might have wherewithal1 howsoever   
unlawfully gotten1 to  follow his cups  
and queans1#dd and to live in the full  
swing of  his lusts1 even as he did     
before4    ,,atten4 ,why this was a mere
 cheat4    ,,wise4 ,it was a cheat      
indeed4 ,this way of breaking1 it is    

nothing  else but a more neat way of    
thieving1 of picking of pockets1 of     
breaking open of shops1 and of taking   
from men what one has nothing  to do    
with4 ,but though it seem easy1 it is   
hard to learn2 no man  that has         
conscience to ,god or man1 can ever be  
his crafts-master  in this hellish art4 
,,atten4 ,o6 ,sir6 ,what a wicked man   
was this6    ,,wise4 ,a wicked man      
indeed4 ,by this art he could tell how  
to make  men send their goods to his    
shop1 and then be glad to take a penny  
for that which he had promised1 before  
it came thither1 to give  them a groat3 
,i say1 he could make them glad to take 
a crown for  a pound's worth1 and a     
thousand for that for which he had      
promised  before to give them four      
thousand pounds4    ,,atten4 ,this      
argueth that ,mr4 ,badman had but little
 conscience4    ,,wise4 ,this argued    
that ,mr4 ,badman had no conscience at  
all2 for  conscience1 the least spark of
 a good conscience1 cannot endure  this4

    ,,atten4 ,before we go any further  
in ,mr4 ,badman's matters1 let  me      
desire you1 if you please1 to give me an
 answer to these two  questions4 #a4    
,what do you find in the ,word of ,god  
against such a  practice as this of ,mr4
 ,badman's is8 #b4 ,what would you have 
a man  do that is in his creditor's     
debt1 and can neither pay him what  he  
owes him1 nor go on in a trade any      
longer8    ,,wise4 ,i will answer you as
 well as ,i can4 ,and first1 to the     
first  of your questions2 to wit1 ,what 
,i find in the ,word of ,god against    
such a practice as this of ,mr4         
,badman's is4    ,the ,word of ,god doth
 forbid this wickedness2 and to make it 
the  more odious in our eyes1 it joins  
it with theft and robbery4 ',thou  shalt
 not1' says ,god1 'defraud thy          
neighbour1 neither rob him'  7,lev      
#ai3ac74 ,thou shalt not defraud1 that  
is1 deceive or beguile4  ,now thus to   
break1 is to defraud1 deceive and       
beguile2 which is1  as you see1         

forbidden by the ,god of heaven3 ',thou 
shalt not defraud  thy neighbour1       
neither rob him4' ,it is a kind of theft
 and robbery1  thus to defraud1 and     
beguile4 ,it is a vilely robbing of his 
shop1  and picking of his pocket2 a     
thing odious to reason and conscience1  
and contrary to the law of nature4 ,it  
is a designed piece of  wickedness1 and 
therefore a double sin4 ,a man cannot do
 this great  wickedness on a sudden1 and
 through a violent assault of ,satan4   
,he that will commit this sin1 must have
 time to deliberate1 that  by invention 
he may make it formidable1 and that with
 lies and  high dissimulations4 ,he that
 commits this wickedness1 must first    
hatch it upon his bed1 beat his head    
about it1 and lay his plot  strong4 ,so 
that to the completing of such a        
wickedness1 there must  be adjoined many
 sins1 and they too must go hand in hand
 until it  be completed4 ,but what saith
 the scripture8 ',let no man go beyond  
and defraud his brother in any matter3  

because that the ,lord is  the avenger  
of all such' 7#a ,thess #d3f74 ,but this
 kind of breaking  is a going beyond my 
brother2 this is a compassing of him    
about1  that ,i may catch him in my net2
 and as ,i said1 an art to rob my       
brother1 and to pick his pocket1 and    
that with his consent4 ,which  doth not 
therefore mitigate1 but so much the more
 greaten1 and make  odious the offence4 
,for men that are thus wilily abused1   
cannot  help themselves2 they are taken 
in a deceitful net4 ,but ,god will  here
 concern himself1 he will be the        
avenger1 he will be the  avenger of all 
such either here1 or in another world4  
,and this1 the apostle testifies again1 
where he saith1 ',but he that  doeth    
wrong1 shall receive for the wrong which
 he hath done2 and  there is no respect 
of persons' 7,col #c3be74 ,that is1     
there is  no man1 be he what he will1 if
 he will be guilty of this sin1 of      
going beyond1 of beguiling of1 and doing
 wrong to his brother1  but ,god will   

call him to an account for it1 and will 
pay him with  vengeance for it too2 for 
'there is no respect of persons4'    ,i 
might add1 that this sin of wronging1 of
 going beyond1 and  defrauding of my    
neighbour1 it is like that first prank  
that the  devil played with our first   
parents1 as the altar that ,uriah  built
 of ,ahaz1 was taken from the fashion of
 that that stood at  ,damascus1 to be   
the very pattern of it4 ,the serpent    
beguiled me1  says ,eve2 ,mr4 ,badman   
beguiles his creditors4 ,the serpent    
beguiled  ,eve with lying promises of   
gain2 and so did ,mr4 ,badman beguile   
his  creditors4 ,the serpent said one   
thing and meant another1 when he        
beguiled ,eve2 and so did ,mr4 ,badman  
when he beguiled his creditors4    ,that
 man therefore that doth thus deceive   
and beguile his neighbour1  imitateth   
the devil2 he taketh his examples from  
him1 and not from  ,god1 the ,word1 or  
good men2 and this did ,mr4 ,badman4    
,and now to your second question2 to    

wit1 what ,i would have a man  do that  
is in his creditor's debt1 and that can 
neither pay him1  nor go on in a trade  
any longer8    ,answ4 ,first of all4 ,if
 this be his case1 and he knows it1 let 
him  not run one penny further in his   
creditors' debt1 for that cannot  be    
done with good conscience4 ,he that     
knows he cannot pay1 and yet  will run  
into debt2 does knowingly wrong and     
defraud his neighbour1  and falls under 
that sentence of the ,word of ,god1     
',the wicked  borroweth1 and payeth not 
again' 7,psa #cg3ba74 ,yea1 worse1 he   
borrows1 though at the very same time he
 knows that he cannot pay  again4 ,he   
doth also craftily take away what is his
 neighbour's4  ,that is therefore the   
first thing that ,i would propound to   
such2  let him not run any farther into 
his creditors' debt4    ,secondly1      
,after this1 let him consider1 how1 and 
by what means he  was brought into such 
a condition that he could not pay his   
just  debts4 ,to wit1 whether it was by 

his own remissness in his calling1  by  
living too high in diet or apparel1 by  
lending too lavishingly  that which was 
none of his own1 to his loss2 or whether
 by the  immediate hand and judgment of 
,god4    ,if by searching he finds that 
this is come upon him through           
remissness in his calling1              
extravagancies in his family1 or the    
like2 let him labour for a sense of his 
sin and wickedness1 for  he has sinned  
against the ,lord4 ,first1 in his being 
slothful in  business1 and in not       
providing1 to wit1 of his own1 by the   
sweat  of his brow1 or other honest     
ways1 for those of his own house 7,rom  
#ab3aa2 #a ,tim #e3h74 ,and1 secondly1  
in being lavishing in diet and  apparel 
in the family1 or in lending to others  
that which was none  of his own4 ,this  
cannot be done with good conscience4 ,it
 is both  against reason and nature1 and
 therefore must be a sin against  ,god4 
,i say therefore1 if thus this debtor   
hath done1 if ever he  would live       

quietly in conscience1 and comfortably  
in his condition  for the future1 let   
him humble himself before ,god1 and     
repent  of this his wickedness4 ,for 'he
 that is slothful in his work1 is       
brother to him that is a great waster'  
7,prov #ah3i74 ,to be slothful  and a   
waster too1 is to be as it were a double
 sinner4    ,but again1 as this man     
should inquire into these things1 so he 
should also into this1 ,how came ,i into
 this way of dealing in  which ,i have  
now miscarried8 ,is it a way that my    
parents brought  me up in1 put me       
apprentice to1 or that by providence ,i 
was first  thrust into8 ,or is it a way 
into which ,i have twisted myself1 as   
not being contented with my first lot1  
that by ,god and my parents  ,i was cast
 into8 ,this ought duly to be           
considered1 and if upon  search a man   
shall find that he is out of the place  
and calling  into which he was put by   
his parents1 or the providence of ,god1 
and has miscarried in a new way1 that   

through pride and dislike of  his first 
state he has chose rather to embrace2   
his miscarriage  is his sin1 the fruit  
of his pride1 and a token of the        
judgment  of ,god upon him for his      
leaving of his first state4 ,and for    
this  he ought1 as for the former1 to be
 humble and penitent before the  ,lord1 
,but if by search1 he finds that his    
poverty came by none of  these2 if by   
honest search1 he finds it so1 and can  
say with good  conscience1 ,i went not  
out of my place and state in which ,god 
by  his providence had put me2 but have 
abode with ,god in the calling  wherein 
,i was called1 and have wrought hard1   
and fared meanly1  been civilly         
apparelled1 and have not directly nor   
indirectly  made away with my creditors'
 goods2 then has his fall come upon  him
 by the immediate hand of ,god1 whether 
by visible or invisible  ways4 ,for     
sometimes it comes by visible ways1 to  
wit1 by fire1 by  thieves1 by loss of   
cattle1 or the wickedness of sinful     

dealers1  c4 ,and sometimes by means    
invisible1 and then no man knows how2   
we only see things are going1 but cannot
 see by what way they  go4 ,well1 now   
suppose that a man1 by an immediate hand
 of ,god1 is  brought to a morsel of    
bread1 what must he do now8    ,i       
answer3 ,his surest way is still to     
think1 that this is the fruit  of some  
sin1 though possibly not sin in the     
management of his  calling1 yet of some 
other sin4 ',god casteth away the       
substance  of the wicked' 7,prov #aj3c74
 ,therefore let him still humble himself
  before his ,god1 because his hand is  
upon him1 and say1 ,what sin  is this1  
for which this hand of ,god is upon me8 
7#a ,peter #e3f74  ,and let him be      
diligent to find it out1 for some sin is
 the cause  of this judgment2 for ,god  
'doth not afflict willingly nor grieve  
the children of men' 7,lam #c3cc74      
,either the heart is too much set  upon 
the world1 or religion is too much      
neglected in thy family1  or something4 

,there is a snake in the grass1 a worm  
in the gourd2  some sin in thy bosom1   
for the sake of which ,god doth thus    
deal  with thee4    ,thirdly1 ,this thus
 done1 let that man again consider thus 
with  himself3 perhaps ,god is now      
changing of my condition and state in   
the world2 he has let me live in        
fashion1 in fulness1 and abundance  of  
worldly glory2 and ,i did not to his    
glory improve1 as ,i should1  that his  
good dispensation to me4 ,but when ,i   
lived in full and fat  pasture1 ,i did  
there lift up the heel 7,deut #cb3ae74  
,therefore he  will now turn me into    
hard commons1 that with leanness1 and   
hunger1  and meanness1 and want1 ,i may 
spend the rest of my days4 ,but let  him
 do this without murmuring and repining2
 let him do it in a  godly manner1      
submitting himself to the judgment of   
,god4 ',let the  rich rejoice in that he
 is made low' 7,james #a3i1aj74    ,this
 is duty1 and it may be privilege to    
those that are under this  hand of ,god4

 ,and for thy encouragement to this hard
 work1 for this  is a hard work1        
consider of these four things4 #a4 ,this
 is right  lying down under ,god's hand1
 and the way to be exalted in ,god's    
time4 ,when ,god would have ,job embrace
 the dunghill1 he embraces  it1 and     
says1 ',the ,lord gave1 and the ,lord   
hath taken away1 blessed  be the name of
 the ,lord' 7,job #a3ba74 #b4 ,consider1
 that there are  blessings also that    
attend a low condition1 more than all   
the world  are aware of4#de ,a poor     
condition has preventing mercy attending
  of it4 ,the poor1 because they are    
poor1 are not capable of sinning        
against ,god as the rich man does 7,psa 
#di3f74 #c4 ,the poor can more  clearly 
see himself preserved by the providence 
of ,god than the  rich1 for he trusteth 
in the abundance of his riches4 #d4 ,it 
may be  ,god has made thee poor1 because
 he would make thee rich4 ',hearken1  my
 beloved brethren1 hath not ,god chosen 
the poor of this world1  rich in faith1 

and heirs of the kingdom which ,god hath
 promised  to them that love him8'      
7,james #b3e74    ,i am persuaded if men
 upon whom this hand of ,god is1 would  
thus  quietly lie down and humble       
themselves under it1 they would find    
more peace1 yea more blessing of ,god   
attending them in it1 than  the most of 
men are aware of4 ,but this is a hard   
chapter1 and  therefore ,i do not expect
 that many should either read it with   
pleasure1 or desire to take my counsel4 
,having thus spoken to the broken man1  
with reference to his own  self1 ,i will
 now speak to him as he stands related  
to his creditors4  ,in the next place   
therefore1 let him fall upon the most   
honest  way of dealing with his         
creditors1 and that ,i think must be    
this3    ,first1 ,let him timely make   
them acquainted with his condition1  and
 also do to them these three things4 #a4
 ,let him heartily and  unfeignedly ask 
them forgiveness for the wrong that he  
has done  them4 #b4 ,let him proffer    

them ,,all1 and the whole ,,all that    
ever he  has in the world2 let him hide 
nothing1 let him strip himself to  his  
raiment for them2 let him not keep a    
ring1 a spoon1 or anything  from them4  
#c4 ,if none of these two will satisfy  
them1 let him  proffer them his body1 to
 be at their dispose1 to wit1 either to 
abide imprisonment at their pleasure1 or
 to be at their service1  till by labour
 and travel he hath made them such      
amends as they  in reason think fit1    
only reserving something for the succour
 of  his poor and distressed family out 
of his labour1 which in reason1  and    
conscience1 and nature1 he is bound also
 to take care of4 ,thus  shall he make  
them what amends he is able1 for the    
wrong that he  hath done them in wasting
 and spending of their estates4    ,by  
thus doing1 he submits himself to ,god's
 rod1 commits himself  to the dispose of
 his providence2 yea1 by thus doing1 he 
casteth  the lot of his present and     
future condition into the lap#df of  his

 creditors1 and leaves the whole dispose
 thereof to the ,lord1  even as he shall
 order and incline their hearts to do   
with him  7,prov #af3cc74 ,and let that 
be either to forgive him1 or to take    
that which he hath for satisfaction1 or 
to lay his body under  affliction1 this 
way or that1 according to law2 can he1  
,i say1  thus leave the whole dispose to
 ,god1 let the issue be what it  will1  
that man shall have peace in his mind   
afterward4 ,and the  comforts of that   
state1 which will be comforts that      
attend equity1  justice1 and duty1 will 
be more unto him1 because more according
  to godliness1 than can be the comforts
 that are the fruits of  injustice1     
fraudulency1 and deceit4 ,besides1 this 
is the way to  engage ,god to favour him
 by the sentence of his creditors2 for  
,,he can entreat them to use him kindly1
 and he will do it when his  ways are   
pleasing in his sight 7,jer #ae3aj1aa74 
,when a man's ways  please the ,lord1 he
 maketh even his enemies to be at peace 

with  him 7,prov #af3g74 ,and surely1   
for a man to seek to make restitution   
for wrongs done to the utmost of his    
power1 by what he is1 has1  and enjoys  
in this world1 is the best way1 in that 
capacity1 and  with reference to that   
thing1 that a man can at this time be   
found  active in4    ,but he that doth  
otherwise1 abides in his sin1 refuses to
 be disposed  of by the providence of   
,god1 chooseth an high estate1 though   
not  attained in ,god's way2 when ,god's
 will is that he should descend  into a 
low one4 ,yea1 he desperately saith in  
his heart and actions1  ,i will be mine 
own chooser1 and that in mine own way1  
whatever  happens or follows thereupon4 
,,atten4 ,you have said well1 in my     
mind4 ,but suppose now that ,mr4        
,badman was here1 could he not object as
 to what you have said1  saying1 ,go and
 teach your brethren1 that are          
professors1 this  lesson1 for they as ,i
 am are guilty of breaking2 yea1 ,i am  
apt to  think1 of that which you call my

 knavish way of breaking1 to wit1  of   
breaking before they have need to break4
 ,but if not so1 yet  they are guilty of
 neglect in their calling1 of living    
higher1  both in fare and apparel1 than 
their trade or income will maintain4    
,besides that they do break all the     
world very well knows1 and that  they   
have the art to plead for a composition1
 is very well known  to men2 and that is
 usual with them to hide their linen1   
their  plate1 their jewels1 and it is to
 be thought1 sometimes money and  goods 
besides1 is as common as four eggs a    
penny4#dg and thus  they beguile men1   
debauch their consciences1 sin against  
their  profession1 and make1 it is to be
 feared1 their lusts in all  this1 and  
the fulfilling of them their end4 ,i    
say1 if ,mr4 ,badman  was here to object
 thus unto you1 what would be your      
reply8    ,,wise4 ,what8 ,why ,i would  
say1 ,i hope no good man1 no man of good
  conscience1 no man that either feareth
 ,god1 regardeth the credit  of         

religion1 the peace of ,god's people1 or
 the salvation of his  own soul1 will do
 thus4 ,professors such1 perhaps1 there 
may be1  and who upon earth can help it8
 ,jades there be of all colours4 ,if    
men will profess1 and make their        
profession a stalking-horse to  beguile 
their neighbours of their estates1 as   
,mr4 ,badman himself  did1 when he      
beguiled her that now is with sorrow his
 wife1 who  can help it8 ,the churches  
of old were pestered with such1 and     
therefore no marvel if these perilous   
difficult times be so4 ,but  mark how   
the apostle words it3 ',nay1 ye do      
wrong1 and defraud1  and that your      
brethren4 ,know ye not that the         
unrighteous shall not  inherit the      
kingdom of ,god8 ,be not deceived1      
neither fornicators1  nor idolators1 nor
 adulterers1 nor effeminate1 nor abusers
 of  themselves with mankind1 nor       
thieves1 nor covetous1 nor drunkards1   
nor revilers1 nor extortioners1 shall   
inherit the kingdom of ,god'  7#a ,cor  

#f3h-aj2 #b ,tim #c3a-e74    ,none of   
these shall be saved in this state1 nor 
shall profession  deliver them from the 
censure of the godly1 when they shall be
  manifest such to be4 ,but their       
profession we cannot help4 ,how can  we 
help it1 if men should ascribe to       
themselves the title of holy  ones1     
godly ones1 zealous ones1 self-denying  
ones1 or any other  such glorious title8
 and while they thus call themselves1   
they  should be the veriest rogues for  
all evil1 sin1 and villainy  imaginable1
 who could help it8 ,true1 they are a   
scandal to  religion1 a grief to the    
honest-hearted1 an offence to the world1
  and a stumbling-stone to the weak1 and
 these offences have come1  do come1 and
 will come1 do what all the world can2  
but woe be to  them through whom they   
come 7,matt #ah3f-h74 ,let such         
professors  therefore be disowned by all
 true ,christians1 and let them be      
reckoned among those base men of the    
world1 which1 by such actions1  they    

most resemble4 ,they are ,mr4 ,badman's 
kindred4 ,for they are a  shame to      
religion1 ,i say1 these slithy1#dh      
rob-shop1 pick-pocket  men1 they are a  
shame to religion1 and religious men    
should  be ashamed of them4 ,god puts   
such an one among the fools of the      
world1 therefore let not ,christians put
 them among those that are  wise for    
heaven4 ',as the partridge sitteth on   
eggs1 and hatcheth  them not1 so he that
 getteth riches1 and not by right1 shall
 leave  them in the midst of his days1  
and at his end shall be a fool'  7,jer  
#ag3aa74 ,and the man under             
consideration is one of these1 and      
therefore must look to fall by this     
judgment4    ,a professor6 and practice 
such villainies as these6 such a one  is
 not worthy to bear that name any       
longer4 ,we may say to such as  the     
prophet spake to their like1 to wit1 to 
the rebellious that  were in the house  
of ,israel3 ',go ye1 serve ye every one 
his idols'  7,eze #bj3ci74 ,if ye will  

not hearken to the law and testament of 
,god1 to lead your lives hereafter3 'but
 pollute ,god's holy name  no more with 
your gifts1 and with your idols4'       
,go1 professors1 go2 leave off          
profession1 unless you will lead  your  
lives according to your profession4     
,better never profess1  than to make    
profession a stalking-horse to sin1     
deceit1 to the  devil1 and hell4 ,the   
ground and rules of religion allow not  
any  such thing3 'receive us1' says the 
apostle1 'we have wronged no  man1 we   
have corrupted no man1 we have defrauded
 no man' 7#b ,cor  #g3b74 ,intimating   
that those that are guilty of wronging1 
corrupting1  or defrauding of any1      
should not be admitted to the fellowship
 of  saints1 no1 nor into the common    
catalogue of brethren with them4  ,nor  
can men with all their rhetoric1 and    
eloquent speaking1 prove  themselves fit
 for the kingdom of heaven1 or men of   
good conscience  on earth4 ,o that godly
 plea of ,samuel3 ',behold here ,i am1' 

says  he1 'witness against me1 before   
the ,lord1 and before his anointed1     
whose ox have ,i taken8 or whose ass    
have ,i taken8 or whom have ,i          
defrauded8 whom have ,i oppressed8' c4  
7#a ,sam #ab3c74 ,this was to  do like a
 man of good conscience indeed 7,matt   
#aj3ai74 ,and in this  his appeal1 he   
was so justified in the consciences of  
the whole  congregation1 that they could
 not but with one voice1 as with one    
mouth1 break out jointly1 and say1      
',thou hast not defrauded us1  nor      
oppressed us' 7,matt #aj3d74    ,a      
professor1 and defraud1 away with him6  
,a professor should not  owe any man    
anything but love4 ,a professor should  
provide things1  not of other men's but 
of his own1 of his own honest getting1  
and  that not only in the sight of ,god1
 but of all men2 that he may  adorn the 
doctrine of ,god our ,saviour in all    
things4    ,,atten4 ,but suppose ,god   
should blow upon a professor in his     
estate  and calling1 and he should be   

run out before he is aware1 must he  be 
accounted to be like ,mr4 ,badman1 and  
lie under the same reproach  as he8     
,,wise4 ,no3 if he hath dutifully done  
what he could to avoid it4 ,it  is      
possible for a ship to sink at sea1     
notwithstanding the most  faithful      
endeavour of the most skilful pilot     
under heaven4 ,and  thus1 as ,i suppose1
 it was with the prophet1 that left his 
wife  in debt1 to the hazarding the     
slavery of her children by the          
creditors 7#b ,kings #d3a1b74 ,he was no
 profuse man1 nor one that  was given to
 defraud1 for the text says he feared   
,god2 yet1 as ,i  said1 he was run out  
more than she could pay4    ,if ,god    
would blow upon a man1 who can help it8 
7,hagg #a3i74 ,and he  will do so       
sometimes1 because he will change       
dispensations with  me1 and because he  
will try their graces4 ,yea1 also1      
because he  will overthrow the wicked   
with his judgments2 and all these things
  are seen in ,job4 ,but then the       

consideration of this should bid  men   
have a care that they be honest1 lest   
this comes upon them  for their sin4 ,it
 should also bid them beware of         
launching further  into the world1 than 
in an honest way1 by ordinary means1    
they can  godlily make their retreat2   
for the further in the greater fall4    
,it should also teach them to beg of    
,god his blessing upon their            
endeavours1 their honest and lawful     
endeavours4 ,and it should  put them    
upon a diligent looking to their steps1 
that if in their  going they should hear
 the ice crack1 they may timely go back 
again4  ,these things considered1 and   
duly put in practice1 if ,god will  blow
 upon a man1 then let him be content1   
and with ,job embrace the  dunghill4    
,let him give unto all their dues1 and  
not fight against  the providence of    
,god1 but humble himself rather under   
his mighty  hand1 which comes to strip  
him naked and bare3 for he that doth    
otherwise fights against ,god2 and      

declares that he is a stranger  to that 
of ,paul2 ',i know both how to be       
abased1 and ,i know how to  abound2     
everywhere and in all things ,i am      
instructed both to be  full and to be   
hungry1 both to abound and to suffer    
need' 7,phil  #d3ab74    ,,atten4 ,but  
,mr4 ,badman would not1 ,i believe1 have
 put this difference  betwixt things    
feigned and those that fall of          
necessity4    ,,wise4 ,if he will not1  
,god will1 conscience will3 and that not
  thine own only1 but the consciences of
 all those that have seen  the way1 and 
that have known the truth of the        
condition of such  a one4    ,,atten4   
,well3 let us at this time leave this   
matter1 and return  again to ,mr4       
,badman4    ,,wise4 ,with all my heart  
will ,i proceed to give you a relation  
of  what is yet behind of his life1 in  
order to our discourse of his  death4   
,,chapter ,,ix4    ,,badman',s          
,,fraudulent ,,dealings ,,to ,,get      
,,money4    ,,atten4 ,but pray1 do it   

with as much brevity as you can4        
,,wise4 ,why1 are you weary of my       
relating of things8    ,,atten4 ,no3 but
 it pleases me to hear a great deal in  
few words4    ,,wise4 ,i profess myself 
not an artist that way1 but yet1 as     
briefly  as ,i can1 ,i will pass through
 what of his life is behind2 and  again 
,i shall begin with his fraudulent      
dealing1 as before ,i have  showed with 
his creditors1 so now with his          
customers1 and those  that he had       
otherwise to deal withal4    ,he dealt  
by deceitful weights and measures4 ,he  
kept weights to  buy by1 and weights to 
sell by2 measures to buy by1 and        
measures  to sell by3 those he bought by
 were too big1 those he sold by were    
too little4    ,besides1 he could use a 
thing called slight of hand1 if he had  
to  do with other men's weights and     
measures1 and by that means make  them  
whether he did buy or sell1 yea though  
his customer or chapman  looked on1 turn
 to his own advantage4    ,moreover1 he 

had the art to misreckon men in their   
accounts1  whether by weight1 or        
measure1 or money1 and would often do it
 to  his worldly advantage1 and their   
loss4 ,what say you to ,mr4 ,badman     
now8 ,and if a question was made of his 
faithful dealing1 he had  his servants  
ready1 that to his purpose he had       
brought up1 that  would avouch and swear
 to his book or word4 ,this was ,mr4    
,badman's  practice4 ,what think you of 
,mr4 ,badman now8    ,,atten4 ,think6   
,why ,i can think no other but that he  
was a man left  to himself1 a naughty   
man2 for these1 as his other1 were      
naughty  things2 if the tree1 as indeed 
it may1 ought to be judged1 what  it is1
 by its fruits1 then ,mr4 ,badman must  
needs be a bad tree4  ,but pray1 for my 
further satisfaction1 show me now1 by   
the ,word of  ,god1 the evil of this his
 practice2 and first of his using false 
weights and measures4    ,,wise4 ,the   
evil of that6 ,why the evil of that     
appears to every eye4  ,the heathens1   

that live like beasts and brutes in many
 things1 do  abominate and abhor such   
wickedness as this4 ,let a man but look 
upon these things as he goes by1 and he 
shall see enough in them  from the light
 of nature to make him loathe so base a 
practice1  although ,mr4 ,badman loved  
it4    ,,atten4 ,but show me something  
out of the ,word against it1 will you8  
,,wise4 ,i will willingly do it4 ,and   
first1 look into the ,old ,testament3   
',ye shall1' saith ,god there1 'do no   
unrighteousness in judgment1  in        
mete-yard1 in weight1 or in measure2    
just balances1 just weights1  a just    
ephah and a just hin shall you have'    
7,lev #ai3ce1cf74 ,this  is the law of  
,god1 and that which all men1 according 
to the law of  the land1 ought to obey4 
,so again3 ',ye shall have just         
balances1  and a just ephah1' c4 7,eze  
#de3aj74    ,now having showed you the  
law1 ,i will also show you how ,god     
takes  swerving therefrom4 ',a false    
balance is not good' 7,prov #bj3bc74 ',a

  false balance is abomination to the   
,lord' 7,prov #aa3a74 ,some have  just  
weights1 but false balances2 and by     
virtue of these false  balances1 by     
their just weights1 they deceive the    
country4 ,wherefore  ,god first of all  
commands that the balance be made just4 
,a just  balance shalt thou have2 else  
they may be1 yea are1 deceivers1        
notwithstanding their just weights4     
,now1 having commanded that men have a  
just balance1 and testifying  that a    
false one is an abomination to the      
,lord1 he proceedeth also  unto weight  
and measure4 ,thou shalt not have in thy
 bag divers  weights1 a great and a     
small2 that is1 one to buy by1 and      
another  to sell by1 as ,mr4 ,badman    
had4 ',thou shalt not have in thine     
house  divers measures1 a great and a   
small4 7,and these had ,mr4 ,badman     
also47 ,but thou shalt have a perfect   
and just weight2 a perfect  and just    
measure shalt thou have1 that thy days  
may be lengthened  in the land which the

 ,lord thy ,god giveth thee4 ,for all   
that do  such things that is1 that use  
false weights and measures1  and all    
that do unrighteously1 are an           
abomination unto the ,lord'  7,deut     
#be3ac-af74 ,see now both how plentiful1
 and how punctual the  ,scripture is in 
this matter4 ,but perhaps it may be     
objected1 that  all this is old law1 and
 therefore hath nothing to do with us   
under  the ,new ,testament4 ,not that ,i
 think you1 neighbour1 will object      
thus4 ,well1 to this foolish objection1 
let us make an answer4  ,first1 he that 
makes this objection1 if he doth it to  
overthrow  the authority of those texts1
 discovereth that himself is first      
cousin to ,mr4 ,badman4 ,for a just man 
is willing to speak reverently  of those
 commands4 ,that man therefore hath1 ,i 
doubt1 but little  conscience1 if any at
 all that is good1 that thus objecteth  
against  the text4 ,but let us look into
 the ,new ,testament1 and there we      
shall see how ,christ confirmeth the    

same2 where he commandeth that  men make
 to others good measure1 including also 
that they make  good weight2 telling    
such that do thus1 or those that do it  
not1  that they may be encouraged to do 
it3 ',good measure1 pressed down1  and  
shaken together1 and running over1 shall
 men give into your  bosom4 ,for with   
the same measure that ye mete withal1 it
 shall  be measured to you again' 7,luke
 #f3ch74 ,to wit1 both from ,god and    
man4 ,for as ,god will show his         
indignation against the false man1  by  
taking away even that he hath1 so he    
will deliver up the false  man to the   
oppressor1 and the extortioner shall    
catch from him1  as well as he hath     
catched from his neighbour2 therefore1  
another  scripture saith1 ',when thou   
shalt make an end to deal treacherously1
  they shall deal treacherously with    
thee' 7,isa #cc3a74 ,that the ,new      
,testament also hath an inspection into 
men's trading1 yea1 even  with their    
weights and measures1 is evident from   

these general  exhortations1 ',defraud  
not'2 'lie not one to another4' ',let no
 man  go beyond his brother in any      
matter1 for the ,lord is the avenger  of
 all such4' ',whatsoever ye do1 do it   
heartily1 as to the ,lord1'  'doing all 
in his name1' 'to his glory'2 and the   
like4 ,all these  injunctions and       
commandments do respect our life and    
conversation  among men1 with reference 
to our dealing1 trading1 and so1        
consequently1 they forbid false1        
deceitful1 yea1 all doings that  are    
corrupt4    ,having thus in a word or   
two showed you that these things are    
bad1  ,i will next1 for the conviction  
of those that use them1 show you  where 
,god saith they are to be found4    #a4 
,they are not to be found in the house  
of the good and godly man1  for he1 as  
his ,god1 abhors them2 but they are to  
be found in the  house of evil doers1   
such as ,mr4 ,badman's is4 ',are there1'
 saith  the prophet1 'yet the treasures 
of wickedness in the house of the       

wicked1 and the scant measure that is   
abominable6' 7,micah #f3aj74  ,are they 
there yet1 notwithstanding ,god's       
forbidding1 notwithstanding  ,god's     
tokens of anger against those that do   
such things6 ,o how  loth is a wicked   
man to let go a sweet1 a gainful sin1   
when he  hath hold of it6 ,they hold    
fast deceit1 they refuse to let it go4  
#b4 ,these deceitful weights and        
measures are not to be found in  the    
house of the merciful1 but in the house 
of the cruel2 in the  house of them that
 love to oppress4 ',the balances of     
deceit are  in his hand2 he loveth to   
oppress' 7,hosea #ab3g74 ,he is given to
  oppression and cruelty1 therefore he  
useth such wicked things in  his        
calling4 ,yea1 he is a very cheat1 and1 
as was hinted before  concerning ,mr4   
,badman's breaking1 so ,i say now1      
concerning his using  these deceitful   
weights and measures1 it is as bad1 as  
base1 as  to take a purse1#di or pick a 
pocket2 for it is a plain robbery2  it  

takes away from a man that which is his 
own1 even the price of  his money4      
#c4 ,the deceitful weights and measures 
are not to be found in the  house of    
such as relieve the belly1 and that     
cover the loins of  the poor1 but of    
such as indeed would swallow them up4   
',hear this1  ,o ye that swallow up the 
needy1 even to make the poor of the land
  to fail1 saying1 ,when will the new   
moon be gone1 that we may sell  corn8   
and the ,sabbath1 that we may set forth 
wheat1 making the  ephah small1 and the 
shekel great making the measure small1  
and  the price great1 and falsifying the
 balances by deceit8 ,that ye  may buy  
the poor for silver1 and the needy for a
 pair of shoes1  and sell the refuse of 
the wheat4 ,the ,lord hath sworn by the 
excellency of ,jacob1 ,surely ,i will   
never forget any of their  works' 7,amos
 #h3d-h74 ,so detestable and vile a     
things is this in  the sight of ,god4   
#d4 ,god abominates the thoughts of     
calling of those that use false  weights

 and measures1 by any other term than   
that they be impure  ones1 or the like3 
',shall ,i count them pure1' saith he1  
'with the  bag of deceitful weights8'   
7,micah #f3aa74 ,no1 by no means1 they  
are  impure ones2 their hands are       
defiled1 deceitful gain is in their     
houses1 they have gotten what they have 
by coveting an evil  covetousness1 and  
therefore must and shall be counted     
among the  impure1 among the wicked of  
the world4    ,thus you see how full and
 plain the ,word of ,god is against this
  sin1 and them that use it4 ,and       
therefore ,mr4 ,badman1 for that he     
used by these things thus to rook and   
cheat his neighbours1 is  rightly       
rejected from having his name in and    
among the catalogue  of the godly4      
,,atten4 ,but ,i am persuaded that the  
using of these things1 and the  doing by
 them thus deceitfully1 is not counted  
so great an evil  by some4    ,,wise4   
,whether it be counted an evil or a     
virtue by men1 it mattereth  not2 you   

see by the ,scriptures the judgment of  
,god upon it4 ,it  was not counted an   
evil by ,mr4 ,badman1 nor is it by any  
that still  are treading in his steps4  
,but1 ,i say1 it is no matter how men   
esteem of things1 let us adhere to the  
judgment of ,god4 ,and the  rather1     
because when we ourselves have done     
weighing and measuring  to others1 then 
,god will weigh and measure both us and 
our actions4  ,and when he doth so1 as  
he will do shortly1 then woe be to him  
to  whom1 and of whose actions it shall 
be thus said by him1 ',,tekel1  thou art
 weighed in the balances1 and are found 
wanting' 7,dan  #e3bg74 ,god will then  
recompense their evil of deceiving upon 
their  own head1 when he shall shut them
 out of his presence1 favour1  and      
kingdom1 for ever and ever4    ,,atten4 
,but it is a wonder1 that since ,mr4    
,badman's common practice  was to do    
thus1 that some one or more did not find
 him out1 and  blame him for this his   
wickedness4    ,,wise4 ,for the         

generality of people he went away clever
 with his  knavery4 ,for what with his  
balance1 his false balance1 and good    
weight1 and what with his slight of hand
 to boot1 he beguiled  sometimes a      
little1 and sometimes more1 most that he
 had to deal  with2 besides1 those that 
use this naughty trade are either such  
as blind men with a show of religion1 or
 by hectoring the buyer  out by words4  
,i must confess ,mr4 ,badman was not so 
arch at the  first2 that is1 to do it by
 show of religion2 for now he began  to 
grow threadbare1 though some of his     
brethren are arch enough  this way1 yea1
 and of his sisters too1 for ,i told you
 at first that  there were a great many 
of them1 and never a one of them good2  
but for hectoring1 for swearing1 for    
lying1 if these things would  make      
weight and measure1 they should not be  
wanting to ,mr4 ,badman's  customers4   
,,atten4 ,then it seems he kept good    
weights and a bad balance2 well  that   
was better than that both should be bad4

    ,,wise4 ,not at all4 ,there lay the 
depth of his deceit2 for if any  at any 
time found fault that he used them      
hardly1 and that they  wanted their     
weight of things1 he would reply1 ,why1 
did you not  see them weighted8 will you
 not believe your own eyes8 if you      
question my weights1 pray carry them    
whither you will1 ,i will  maintain them
 to be good and just4 ,the same he would
 say of his  scales1 so he blinded all  
by his balance4    ,,atten4 ,this is    
cunning indeed2 but as you say1 there   
must be also  something done or said to 
blind therewith1 and this ,i perceive   
,mr4 ,badman had4    ,,wise4 ,yes1 he   
had many ways to blind1 but he was never
 clear at it  by making a show of       
religion1 though he cheated his wife    
therewith2  for he was1 especially by   
those that dwelt near him1 too well     
known  to do that1 though he would      
bungle at it as well as he could4 ,but  
there are some that are arch villains   
this way2 they shall to view  live a    

whole life religiously1 and yet shall be
 guilty of these  most horrible sins4   
,and yet religion in itself is never the
 worse1  nor yet the true professors of 
it4 ,but1 as ,luther says1 in the  name 
of ,god begins all mischief4#ej ,for    
hypocrites have no other  way to bring  
their evils to maturity but by using and
 mixing the  name of ,god and religion  
therewith4 ,thus they become whited     
walls2  for by this white1 the white of 
religion1 the dirt of their actions  is 
hid4 ,thus also they become graves that 
appear not1 and they  that go over them1
 that have to do with them1 are not     
aware of  them1 but suffer themselves to
 be deluded by them4 ,yea1 if there     
shall1 as there will sometimes1 rise a  
doubt in the heart of the  buyer about  
the weight and measure he should have1  
why1 he suffereth  his very senses to be
 also deluded1 by recalling of his      
chapman's  religion to mind1 and thinks 
verily that not his good chapman but    
himself is out2 for he dreams not that  

his chapman can deceive4  ,but if the   
buyer shall find it out1 and shall make 
it apparent1  that he is beguiled1 then 
shall he be healed by having amends     
made1 and perhaps fault shall be laid   
upon servants1 c4 ,and so  ,mr4 ,cheat  
shall stand for a right honest man in   
the eye of his  customer1 though the    
next time he shall pick his pocket      
again4    ,some plead custom for their  
cheat1 as if that could acquit them     
before the tribunal of ,god4 ,and others
 say it came to them for  so much1 and1 
therefore1 another must take it for so  
much1 though  there is wanting both as  
to weight and measure2 but in all these 
things there are juggles2 or if not1    
such must know that 'that  which is     
altogether just1' they must do 7,deut   
#af3bj74 ,suppose  that ,i be cheated   
myself with a brass half-crown1 must ,i 
therefore  cheat another therewith8 if  
this be bad in the whole1 it is also    
bad in the parts4 ,therefore1 however   
thou art dealt withal in  thy buying1   

yet thou must deal justly in selling1 or
 thou sinnest  against thy soul1 and art
 become as ,mr4 ,badman4 ,and know1 that
 a  pretence to custom is nothing worth4
 ,it is not custom1 but good  conscience
 that will help at ,god's tribunal4     
,,atten4 ,but ,i am persuaded that that 
which is gotten by men this  way doth   
them but little good4    ,,wise4 ,i am  
of your mind for that1 but this is not  
considered by  those thus minded4 ,for  
if they can get it1 though they get1 as 
we  say1 the devil and all1 by their    
getting1 yet they are content1  and     
count that their getting is much4#ea    
,little good6 why do you think they     
consider that8 ,no2 no more than  they  
consider what they shall do in the      
judgment1 at the day of  ,god ,almighty1
 for their wrong getting of what they   
get1 and that  is just nothing at all4  
,but to give you a more direct answer4  
,this kind of getting is so  far off    
from doing them little good1 that it    
doth them no good  at all2 because      

thereby they lose their own souls2      
',what shall  it profit a man if he     
shall gain the whole world1 and lose his
  own soul8' 7,mark #h3cf74 ,he loseth  
then1 he loseth greatly that  getteth   
after this fashion4 ,this is the man    
that is penny-wise  and pound-foolish2  
this is he that loseth his good sheep   
for a  half-penny-worth of tar2#eb that 
loseth a soul for a little of  the      
world4 ,and then what doth he get       
thereby but loss and damage8  ,thus he  
getteth or rather loseth about the world
 to come4 ,but what  doth he get in this
 world1 more than travail and sorrow1   
vexation  of spirit1 and disappointment8
 ,men aim at blessedness in getting1  ,i
 mean1 at temporal blessedness2 but the 
man that thus getteth1  shall not have  
that4 ,for though an inheritance after  
this manner  may be hastily gotten at   
the beginning1 yet the end thereof shall
  not be blessed4 ,they gather it       
indeed1 and think to keep it too1  but  
what says ,solomon8 ,god casteth it     

away4 ',the ,lord will not  suffer the  
soul of the righteous to famish2 but he 
casteth away  the substance of the      
wicked' 7,prov #aj3c2 ,jer #ae3ac1      
#ag3c74    ,the time1 as ,i said1 that  
they do enjoy it1 it shall do them  no  
good at all2 but long1 to be sure1 they 
must not have it4 ,for  ,god will either
 take it away in their lifetime1 or else
 in the  generation following1 according
 to that of ,job3 ',he1' the wicked1    
'may prepare it1 but the just shall put 
it on1 and the innocent  shall divide   
the silver' 7,job #bg3ag74    ,consider 
that also that it is written in the     
,proverbs2 ',a good man  leaveth an     
inheritance to his children's children1 
and the wealth  of the sinner is laid up
 for the just' 7,prov #ac3bb74 ,what    
then doth  he get thereby1 that getteth 
by dishonest means8 ,why he getteth  sin
 and wrath1 hell and damnation1 and now 
tell me how much he  doth get4    ,this1
 ,i say1 is his getting2 so that as     
,david says1 we may be bold  to say too2

 ,i beheld the wicked in great          
prosperity1 and presently  ,i cursed his
 habitation2 for it cannot prosper with 
him 7,psa #gc74  ,fluster and huff1 and 
make ado for a while he may1 but ,god   
hath  determined that both he and it    
shall melt like grease1 and any         
observing man may see it so4 ,behold the
 unrighteous man1 in a way  of          
injustice1 getteth much1 and loadeth    
himself with thick clay1  but anon it   
withereth1 it decayeth and even he1 or  
the generation  following decline1 and  
return to beggary4 ,and this ,mr4       
,badman1  notwithstanding his cunning   
and crafty tricks to get money1 did     
die1 nobody can tell whether worth a    
farthing or no4    ,,atten4 ,he had all 
the bad tricks1 ,i think1 that it was   
possible  for a man to have1 to get     
money2 one would think that he should   
have been rich4    ,,wise4 ,you reckon  
too fast1 if you count these all his bad
 tricks  to get money2 for he had more  
besides4 ,if his customers were in  his 

books1 as it should go hard but he would
 have them there2 at  least1 if he      
thought he could make any advantage of  
them1 then1  then would he be sure to   
impose upon them his worst1 even very   
bad  commodity1 yet set down for it the 
price that the best was sold  at2 like  
those that sold the refuse wheat2 or the
 worst of the  wheat2 making the shekel 
great1 yet hoisting up the price 7,amos 
#h74 ,this was ,mr4 ,badman's way4 ,he  
would sell goods that cost him  not the 
best price by far1 for as much as he    
sold his best of all  for4 ,he had also 
a trick to mingle his commodity1 that   
that which  was bad might go off with   
the least mistrust4 ,besides1 if his    
customers at any time paid him money1   
let them look to themselves1  and to    
their acquaintances1 for he would       
usually attempt to call  for that       
payment again1 especially if he thought 
that there were  hopes of making a prize
 thereby1 and then to be sure if they   
could  not produce good and sufficient  

ground of the payment1 a hundred  to one
 but they paid it again4 ,sometimes the 
honest chapman would  appeal to his     
servants for proof of the payment of    
money1 but they  were trained up by him 
to say after his mind1 wright or wrong2 
so  that1 relief that way1 he could get 
none4    ,,atten4 ,it is a bad1 yea1 an 
abominable thing for a man to have  such
 servants4 ,for by such means a poor    
customer may be undone1  and not know   
how to help himself4 ,alas6 if the      
master be  so unconscionable1 as ,i     
perceive ,mr4 ,badman was1 to call for  
his  money twice1 and if his servant    
will swear that it is a due debt1  where
 is any help for such a man8 ,he must   
sink1 there is no remedy4    ,,wise4    
,this is very bad1 but this has been a  
practice1 and that  hundreds of years   
ago4 ,but what saith the ,word of ,god8 
',i will  punish all those that leap on 
the threshold1 which till their         
masters' houses with violence and       
deceit' 7,zeph #a3i74    ,mr4 ,badman   

also had this art2 could he get a man at
 advantage1 that  is1 if his chapman    
durst not go from him1 or if the        
commodity he  wanted could not for the  
present be conveniently had elsewhere1  
then let him look to himself1 he would  
surely make his purse-strings  crack2 he
 would exact upon him without any pity  
or conscience4    ,,atten4 ,that was    
extortion1 was it not8 ,i pray let me   
hear your  judgment of extortion1 what  
it is1 and when committed8    ,,wise4   
,extortion is a screwing from men more  
than by the law of ,god  or men is      
right2 and it is committed sometimes by 
them in office1  about fees1 rewards1   
and the like3#ec but it is most commonly
  committed by men of trade1 who without
 all conscience1 when they  have the    
advantage1 will make a prey of their    
neighbour4 ,and thus  was ,mr4 ,badman  
an extortioner2 for although he did not 
exact1 and  force away1 as bailiffs and 
clerks have used to do1 yet he had  his 
opportunities1 and such cruelty to make 

use of them1 that he  would often1 in   
his way1 be extorting and forcing of    
money out  of his neighbour's pocket4   
,for every man that makes a prey of his 
advantage upon his neighbour's          
necessities1 to force from him more     
than in reason and conscience1 according
 to the present prices  of things such  
commodity is worth1 may very well be    
called an  extortioner1 and judged for  
one that hath no inheritance in the     
kingdom of ,god 7#a ,cor #f3i1aj74      
,,atten4 ,well1 this ,badman was a sad  
wretch4          ,,chapter ,x4    ,,the 
,,simple ,,christian',s ,,views ,,of    
,,extortion4    ,,wise4 ,thus you have  
often said before4 ,but now we are in   
discourse  of this1 give me leave a     
little to go on4 ,we have a great many  
people in the country too that live all 
their days in the practice1  and so     
under the guilt of extortion2 people1   
alas6 that think  scorn to be so        
accounted4    ,as for example3 ,there is
 a poor body that dwells1 we will       

suppose1  so many miles from the market2
 and this man wants a bushel of  grist1 
a pound of butter1 or a cheese for      
himself1 his wife1 and  poor children2  
but dwelling so far from the market1 if 
he goes  thither1 he shall lose his     
day's work1 which will be eightpence or 
tenpence damage to him1 and that is     
something to a poor man4#ed  ,so he     
goeth to one of his masters or dames for
 what he wanteth1  and asks them to help
 him with such a thing2 yes1 say they1  
you  may have it2 but withal they will  
give him a gripe1 perhaps make  him pay 
as much or more for it at home1 as they 
can get when they  have carried it five 
miles to a market1 yea1 and that too for
 the  refuse of their commodity4 ,but in
 this the women are especially  faulty1 
in the sale of their butter and cheese1 
c4 ,now this is a  kind of extortion1 it
 is a making a prey of the necessity of 
the  poor1 it is a grinding of their    
faces1 a buying and selling of  them4   
,but above all1 your hucksters1 that buy

 up the poor man's victuals  by         
wholesale1 and sell it to him again for 
unreasonable gains1 by  retail1 and as  
we call it by piecemeal2 they are got   
into a way1  after a stinging rate1 to  
play their game upon such by extortion3 
,i mean such who buy up butter1 cheese1 
eggs1 bacon1 c4 by  wholesale1 and sell 
it again1 as they call it1 by           
pennyworths1  two pennyworths1 a        
halfpennyworth1 or the like1 to the     
poor1 all  the week after the market is 
past4    ,these1 though ,i will not     
condemn them all1 do1 many of them1 bite
  and pinch the poor by this kind of    
evil dealing4 ,these destroy  the poor  
because he is poor1 and that is a       
grievous sin4 ',he that  oppresseth the 
poor to increase his riches1 and he that
 giveth to  the rich1 shall surely come 
to want4' ,therefore he saith again1    
',rob not the poor because he is poor1  
neither oppress the afflicted  in the   
gate3 for the ,lord will plead their    
cause1 and spoil the  soul of them that 

spoiled them' 7,prov #bb3af1bb1bc74     
,o that he that gripeth and grindeth the
 face of the poor1 would  take notice of
 these two scriptures6 ,here is         
threatened the  destruction of the      
estate1 yea and of the soul too1 of them
 that  oppress the poor4 ,their soul we 
shall better see where1 and in what     
condition that is in1 when the day of   
doom is come2 but for the  estates of   
such1 they usually quickly moulder2 and 
that sometimes  all men1 and sometimes  
no man knows how4    ,besides1 these are
 usurers1 yea1 they take usury for      
victuals1  which thing the ,lord has    
forbidden 7,deut #bc3ai74 ,and because  
they  cannot so well do it on the       
market-day1 therefore they do it1 as  ,i
 said1 when the market is over2 for then
 the poor fall into their  mouths1 and  
are necessitated to have1 as they can1  
for their need1  and they are resolved  
they shall pay soundly for it4 ,perhaps 
some  will find fault for my meddling   
thus with other folks' matters1  and for

 my thus prying into the secrets of     
their iniquity4 ,but  to such ,i would  
say1 since such actions are evil1 it is 
time they  were hissed out of the world4
 ,for all that do such things offend    
against ,god1 wrong their neighbour1 and
 like ,mr4 ,badman do provoke  ,god to  
judgment4    ,,atten4 ,god knows there  
is abundance of deceit in the world6    
,,wise4 ,deceit6 ,ay1 but ,i have not   
told you the thousandth part  of it2 nor
 is it my business now to rake to the   
bottom of that  dunghill4 ,what would   
you say1 if ,i should anatomize some of 
those  vile wretches called pawnbrokers1
 that lend money and goods to  poor     
people1 who are by necessity forced to  
such an inconvenience2  and will make1  
by one trick or other1 the interest of  
what they  so lend amount to thirty1    
forty1 yea sometimes fifty pound by the 
year2 notwithstanding the principal is  
secured by a sufficient  pawn2 which    
they will keep too at last1 if they find
 any shift to  cheat the wretched       

borrower4    ,,atten4 ,say6 ,why such   
miscreants are the pest and vermin of   
the  commonwealth1 not fit for the      
society of men2 but methinks by some  of
 those things you discoursed before1 you
 seem to import that it  is not lawful  
for a man to make the best of his own4  
,,wise4 ,if by making the best1 you mean
 to sell for as much as by  hook or     
crook he can get for his commodity2 then
 ,i say it is not  lawful4 ,and if ,i   
should say the contrary1 ,i should      
justify ,mr4  ,badman and all the rest  
of that gang2 but that ,i never shall   
do1  for the ,word of ,god condemns     
them4 ,but that it is not lawful for  a 
man at all times to sell his commodity  
for as much as he can1  ,i prove by     
these reasons3--    ,first1 ,if it be   
lawful for me alway to sell my commodity
 as dear1  or for as much as ,i can1    
then it is lawful for me to lay aside   
in my dealing with others good          
conscience to them and to ,god2 but  it 
is not lawful for me1 in my dealing with

 others1 to lay aside  good conscience1 
c4 ,therefore it is not lawful for me   
always to  sell my commodity as dear1 or
 for as much as ,i can4 ,that it is not 
lawful to lay aside good conscience in  
our dealings has already  been proved in
 the former part of our discourse2 but  
that a man  must lay it aside that will 
sell his commodity always as dear1 or   
for as much as he can1 is plainly       
manifest thus4    #a4 ,he that will1 as 
is mentioned afore1 sell his commodity  
as dear  as he can1 must sometimes make 
a prey of the ignorance of his  chapman4
 ,but that he cannot do with a good     
conscience1 for that  is to overreach1  
and to go beyond my chapman1 and is     
forbidden 7#a  ,thess #d3f74 ,therefore 
he that will sell his commodity as      
afore1 as  dear1 or for as much as he   
can1 must of necessity lay aside good   
conscience4    #b4 ,he that will sell   
his commodity always as dear as he can1 
must  needs sometimes make a prey of his
 neighbour's necessity2 but that  he    

cannot do with a good conscience1 for   
that is to go beyond and  defraud his   
neighbour1 contrary to #a ,thessalonians
 #d3f4 ,therefore  he that will sell his
 commodity1 as afore1 as dear1 or for as
 much  as he can1 must needs cast off   
and lay aside a good conscience4    #c4 
,he that will1 as afore1 sell his       
commodity as dear1 or for as  much as he
 can1 must1 if need be1 make a prey of  
his neighbour's  fondness2 but that a   
man cannot do with a good conscience1   
for  that is still a going beyond him1  
contrary to #a ,thessalonians #d3f4     
,therefore1 he that will sell his       
commodity as dear1 or for as much  as he
 can1 must needs cast off1 and lay aside
 good conscience4    ,the same also may 
be said for buying2 no man may always   
buy as  cheap as he can1 but must also  
use good conscience in buying2 the      
which he can by no means use and keep1  
if he buys always as cheap  as he can1  
and that for the reasons urged before4  
,for such will  make a prey of the      

ignorance1 necessity1 and fondness of   
their  chapman1 the which they cannot do
 with a good conscience4 ,when  ,abraham
 would buy a burying-place of the sons  
of ,heth1 thus he  said unto them3      
',intreat for me to ,ephron the son of  
,zohar1 that  he may give me the cave of
 ,macphelah1 which he hath--in the end  
of his field2 for as much--as it is     
worth' shall he give it me  7,gen       
#bc3h1i74 ,he would not have it under   
foot1 he scorned it1 he  abhorred it2 it
 stood not with his religion1 credit1   
nor conscience4  ,so also1 when ,david  
would buy a field of ,ornan the         
,jebusite1 thus  he said unto him1      
',grant me the place of this            
thrashing-floor1  that ,i may build an  
altar therein unto the ,lord2 thou shalt
 grant  it me for the full price' 7#a   
,chron #ba3bb74 ,he also1 as ,abraham1  
made conscience of this kind of dealing4
 ,he would not lie at  catch#ee to go   
beyond1 no1 not the ,jebusite1 but will 
give him his  full price for his field4 

,for he knew that there was wickedness1 
as in selling too dear1 so in buying too
 cheap1 therefore he would  not do      
it4#ef    ,there ought therefore to be  
good conscience used1 as in selling  so 
in buying2 for it is also unlawful for a
 man to go beyond or to  defraud his    
neighbour in buying2 yea1 it is unlawful
 to do it in  any matter1 and ,god will 
plentifully avenge that wrong1 as ,i    
also  before have forewarned and        
testified4 ,see also the text1          
,leviticus  #be3ad4 ,but1    ,secondly4 
,if it be lawful for me always to sell  
my commodity as  dear1 or for as much as
 ,i can1 then it is lawful for me to    
deal  with my neighbour without the use 
of charity4 ,but it is not lawful  for  
me to lay aside1 or to deal with my     
neighbour without the use  of charity1  
therefore it is not lawful for me always
 to sell my  commodity to my neighbour  
for as much as ,i can4 ,a man in dealing
  should as really design his           
neighbour's good1 profit1 and advantage1

  as his own1 for this is to exercise   
charity in his dealing4    ,that ,i     
should thus use1 or exercise charity    
towards my neighbour  in my buying and  
selling1 c41 with him1 is evident from  
the  general command--',let all your    
things be done with charity' 7#a  ,cor  
#af3ad74 ,but that a man cannot live in 
the exercise of charity  that selleth as
 afore1 as dear1 or that buyeth as cheap
 as he can1  is evident by these        
reasons3--    #a4 ,he that sells his    
commodity as dear1 or for as much money 
always  as he can1 seeks himself1 and   
himself only4 ,but charity seeketh  not 
her own1 not her own only 7#a ,cor #ac74
 ,so then he that seeks  himself1 and   
himself only1 as he that sells1 as      
afore1 as dear as  he can1 does1 maketh 
not use of1 nor doth he exercise charity
 in  his so dealing4    #b4 ,he that    
selleth his commodity always for as much
 as he can  get1 hardeneth his heart    
against all reasonable entreaties of the
  buyer4 ,but he that doth so cannot    

exercise charity in his dealing2        
therefore it is not lawful for a man to 
sell his commodity1 as  afore1 as dear  
as he can4    #c4 ,if it be lawful for  
me to sell my commodity1 as afore1 as   
dear  as ,i can1 then there can be no   
sin in my trading1 how unreasonably     
soever ,i manage my calling1 whether by 
lying1 swearing1 cursing1  cheating1 for
 all this is but to sell my commodity as
 dear as ,i can  7,eph #d3be74 ,but that
 there is sin in these is evident1      
therefore  ,i may not sell my commodity 
always as dear as ,i can4    #d4 ,he    
that sells1 as afore1 as dear as he can1
 offereth violence  to the law of       
nature1 for that saith1 ,do unto all men
 even as  ye would that they should do  
unto you 7,matt #g3ab74 ,now1 was the   
seller a buyer1 he would not that he of 
whom he buys should sell  him always as 
dear as he can1 therefore he should not 
sell so  himself when it is his lot to  
sell and others to buy of him4    #e4   
,he that selleth1 as afore1 as dear as  

he can1 makes use of that  instruction  
that ,god hath not given to others1 but 
sealed up in  his hand1 to abuse his    
law1 and to wrong his neighbour withal1 
which indeed is contrary to ,god 7,job  
#cg3g74 ,god hath given thee  more      
skill1 more knowledge and understanding 
in thy commodity1 than  he hath given to
 him that would buy of thee4 ,but what6 
canst thou  think that ,god hath given  
thee this that thou mightest thereby    
make a prey of thy neighbour8 that thou 
mightest thereby go beyond  and beguile 
thy neighbour8 ,no1 verily1 but he hath 
given thee it  for his help1 that thou  
mightest in this be eyes to the blind1  
and save thy neighbour from that damage 
that his ignorance1 or  necessity1 for  
fondness#eg would betray him into the   
hands of 7#a  ,cor #aj3ac74    #f4 ,in  
all that a man does he should have an   
eye to the glory of  ,god1 but that he  
cannot have that sells his commodity    
always for  as much as he can1 for the  
reasons urged before4    #g4 ,all that a

 man does he should do 'in the name of  
the ,lord  ,jesus' ,christ1 that is1 as 
being commanded and authorized to do  it
 by him 7,col #c3ag74 ,but he that      
selleth always as dear as he  can1      
cannot so much as pretend to this       
without horrid blaspheming  of that     
name1 because commanded by him to do    
otherwise4    #h4 ,and lastly1 in all   
that a man does he should have an eye to
  the day of judgment1 and to the       
consideration of how his actions  will  
be esteemed of in that day 7,acts       
#bd3ae1af74 ,therefore there  is not any
 man can1 or ought to sell always as    
dear as he can1  unless he will1 yea1 he
 must say in so doing1 ,i will run the  
hazard  of the trial of that day4 ',if  
thou sell aught unto thy neighbour1  or 
buyest aught of thy neighbour's hand1 ye
 shall not oppress one  another' 7,lev  
#be3ad74    ,,atten4 ,but why do you put
 in these cautionary words1 ,they must  
not sell always as dear1 nor buy always 
as cheap as they can8 ,do  you not      

thereby intimate that a man may         
sometimes do so8    ,,wise4 ,i do indeed
 intimate that sometimes the seller may 
sell as  dear1 and the buyer buy as     
cheap as he can2 but this is allowable  
only in these cases3 when he that sells 
is a knave1 and lays aside  all good    
conscience in selling1 or when the buyer
 is a knave1 and  lays aside all good   
conscience in buying4 ,if the buyer     
therefore  lights of a knave1 or if the 
seller lights of a knave1 then let  them
 look to themselves2 but yet so as not  
to lay aside conscience1  because he    
that thou dealest with doth so1 but how 
vile or base  soever the chapman is1 do 
thou keep thy commodity at a reasonable 
price2 or1 if thou buyest1 offer        
reasonable gain for the thing thou      
wouldst have1 and if this will not do   
with the buyer or seller1  then seek    
thee a more honest chapman4 ,if thou    
objectest1 ,but ,i  have not skill to   
know when a pennyworth is before me1 get
 some  that have more skill than thyself

 in that affair1 and let them in  that  
matter dispose of thy money4 ,but if    
there were no knaves in  the world these
 objections need not be made4#eh    ,and
 thus1 my very good neighbour1 have ,i  
given you a few of my  reasons why a man
 that hath it should not always sell too
 dear  nor buy as cheap as he can1 but  
should use good conscience to ,god  and 
charity to his neighbour in both4       
,,atten4 ,but were some men here to hear
 you1 ,i believe they would  laugh you  
to scorn4    ,,wise4 ,i question not    
that at all1 for so ,mr4 ,badman used to
 do  when any man told him of his       
faults2 he used to think himself wiser  
than any1 and would count1 as ,i have   
hinted before1 that he was  not arrived 
to a manly spirit that did stick or     
boggle at any  wickedness4 ,but let ,mr4
 ,badman and his fellows laugh1 ,i will 
bar  it1 and still give them good       
counsel 7,luke #af3ac-ae74 ,but ,i will 
remember also1 for my further relief and
 comfort1 that thus they  that were     

covetous of old served the ,son of ,god 
himself4 ,it is  their time to laugh    
now1 that they may mourn in time to come
 7,luke  #f3be74 ,and ,i say again1 when
 they have laughed out their laugh1 he  
that useth not good conscience to ,god  
and charity to his neighbour  in buying 
and selling1 dwells next door to an     
infidel1 and is near  of kin to ,mr4    
,badman4    ,,atten4 ,well1 but what    
will you say to this question8 ,you know
 that  there is no settled price set by 
,god upon any commodity that is  bought 
or sold under the sun1 but all things   
that we buy and sell  do ebb and flow1  
as to price1 like the tide2 how then    
shall a man  of a tender conscience do1 
neither to wrong the seller1 buyer1  nor
 himself1 in buying and selling of      
commodities8          ,,chapter ,,xi4   
,,instructions ,,for ,,righteous        
,,trading4    ,,wise4 ,this question is 
thought to be frivolous by all that are 
of ,mr4 ,badman's way1 it is also       
difficult in itself1 yet ,i will        

endeavour to shape you an answer1 and   
that first to the matter of  the        
question1 to wit1 how a tradesman       
should1 in trading1 keep a  good        
conscience2 a buyer or seller either4   
,secondly1 how he should  prepare       
himself to this work and live in the    
practice of it4 ,for  the first1 he must
 observe what hath been said before1 to 
wit1  he must have conscience to ,god1  
charity to his neighbour1 and1 ,i  will 
add1 much moderation in dealing4 ,let   
him therefore keep within  the bounds of
 the affirmative of those eight reasons 
that before  were urged to prove that   
men ought not1 in their dealing1 but to 
do justly and mercifully betwixt man and
 man1 and then there will  be no great  
fear of wronging the seller1 buyer1 or  
himself4 ,but  particularly to prepare  
or instruct a man to this work3--    #a4
 ,let the tradesman or others consider  
that there is not that in  great        
gettings and in abundance which the most
 of men do suppose2  for all that a man 

has over and above what serves for his  
present  necessity and supply1 serves   
only to feed the lusts of the eye4  ,for
 'what good is there to the owners      
thereof1 saving the beholding  of them  
with their eyes8' 7,eccl #e3aa74 ,men   
also1 many times1  in getting of riches1
 get therewith a snare to their soul 7#a
 ,tim  #f3g-i74 ,but few get good by    
getting of them4 ,but his consideration 
,mr4 ,badman could not abide4    #b4    
,consider that the getting of wealth    
dishonestly--as he does that  getteth it
 without good conscience and charity to 
his neighbour--is  a great offender     
against ,god4 ,hence he says1 ',i have  
smitten mine  hand at thy dishonest gain
 which thou hast made' 7,eze #bb3ac74   
,it is a manner of speech that shows    
anger in the very making of  mention of 
the crime4 ,therefore1    #c4 ,consider 
that a little1 honestly gotten1 though  
it may yield thee  but a dinner of herbs
 at a time1 will yield more peace       
therewith  than will a stalled ox ill   

gotten 7,prov #ae3ag74 ',better is a    
little  with righteousness1 than great  
revenues without right' 7,prov #af3h2   
#a ,sam #b3e74    #d4 ,be thou confident
 that ,god's eyes are upon all thy ways1
 and  'that he pondereth all thy        
goings1' and also that he marks1 them1  
writes them down1 and seals them p in a 
bag against the time to  come 7,prov    
#e3ba2 ,job #ad3ag74    #e4 ,be thou    
sure that thou rememberest that thou    
knowest not the  day of thy death4      
,remember also that when death comes    
,god will  give thy substance1 for the  
which thou hast laboured1 and for the   
which perhaps thou hast hazarded thy    
soul1 to one thou knowest  not who1 nor 
whether he shall be a wise man or a     
fool4 ,and then1  'what profit hath he  
that hath laboured for the wind8' 7,eccl
 #e3af74    ,besides1 thou shalt have   
nothing that thou mayest so much as     
carry  away in thine hand4 ,guilt shall 
go with thee if thou hast got it  thy   
substance dishonestly1 and they also to 

whom thou shalt leave  it shall receive 
it to their hurt4 ,these things duly    
considered and  made use of by thee to  
the preparing of thy heart to thy       
calling  of buying and selling1 ,i come1
 in the next place1 to show thee how    
thou shouldst live in the practick part 
of this art4 ,art thou to  buy or sell8 
#a4 ,if thou sellest1 do not commend2 if
 thou buyest1 do not dispraise2  any    
otherwise but to give the thing that    
thou hast to do with its  just value and
 worth2 for thou canst not do otherwise1
 knowingly1  but of a covetous and      
wicked mind4 ,wherefore else are        
commodities  overvalued by the seller1  
and also undervalued by the buyer4 ',it 
is naught1 it is naught1 saith the      
buyer1' but when he hath got  his       
bargain he boasteth thereof 7,prov      
#bj3ad74 ,what hath this man  done now1 
but lied in the dispraising of his      
bargain8 and why did  he dispraise it1  
but of a covetous mind to wrong and     
beguile the  seller8    #b4 ,art thou a 

seller1 and do things grow dear8 ,set   
not thy hand to  help or hold them up   
higher2 this cannot be done without     
wickedness  neither1 for this is a      
making of the shekel great 7,amos #h3e74
 ,art  thou a buyer1 and do things grow 
dear8 use no cunning or deceitful       
language to pull them down1 for that    
cannot be done but wickedly  too4 ,what 
then shall we do1 will you say8 ,why ,i 
answer1 leave things  to the providence 
of ,god1 and do thou with moderation    
submit to  his hand4 ,but since1 when   
they are growing dear1 the hand that    
upholds the price is1 for the time1 more
 strong than that which  would pull it  
down2 that being the hand of the seller1
 who loveth  to have it dear1 especially
 if it shall rise in his hand4          
,therefore  ,i say1 do thou take heed   
and have not a hand in it1 the which    
thou  mayest have to thine own and thy  
neighbour's hurt1 these three  ways3--  
#a4 ,by crying out scarcity1 scarcity1  
beyond the truth and state of  things2  

especially take heed of doing of this by
 way of a prognostic  for time to come4 
,it was for this for which he was       
trodden to  death in the gate of        
,samaria1 that you read of in the second
 book  of ,kings 7#b ,kings #g3ag74     
,this sin hath a double evil in it4     
7#a47  ,it belieth the present blessing 
of ,god among us2 and 7#b47 ,it         
undervalueth the riches of his goodness1
 which can make all good  things to     
abound towards us4    #b4 ,this wicked  
thing may be done by hoarding up when   
the hunger  and necessity of the poor   
calls for it4 ,now1 that ,god may show  
his  dislike against this1 he doth1 as  
it were1 license the people to  curse   
such a hoarder up--',he that withholdeth
 corn1 the people  shall curse him1 but 
blessing shall be upon the head of him  
that  selleth it' 7,prov #aa3bf74    #c4
 ,but if things will rise1 do thou be   
grieved1 be also moderate  in all thy   
sellings1 and be sure let the poor have 
a pennyworth1  and sell thy corn to     

those in necessity4 ,which then thou    
wilt  do when thou showest mercy to the 
poor in thy selling to him1  and when   
thou1 for his sake because he is poor1  
undersellest the  market4 ,this is to   
buy and sell with good conscience2 thy  
buyer  thou wrongest not1 thy conscience
 thou wrongest not1 thyself thou        
wrongest not1 for ,god will surely      
recompense thee 7,isa #eg3f-h74  ,i have
 spoken concerning corn1 but thy duty is
 to 'let your  moderation' in all things
 'be known unto all men1 the ,lord is at
  hand' 7,phil #d3e74          ,,chapter
 ,,xii4    ,,badman',s ,,pride1         
,,atheism1 ,,infidelity1 ,,and ,,envy4  
,,atten4 ,well1 ,sir1 now ,i have heard 
enough of ,mr4 ,badman's naughtiness1   
pray now proceed to his death4          
,,wise4 ,why1 ,sir1 the sun is not so   
low1 we have yet three hours to  night4 
,,atten4 ,nay1 ,i am not in any great   
haste1 but ,i thought you had  even now 
done with his life4    ,,wise4 ,done6   
no1 ,i have yet much more to say4       

,,atten4 ,then he has much more         
wickedness than ,i thought he had4      
,,wise4 ,that may be4 ,but let us       
proceed4 ,this ,mr4 ,badman added to    
all his wickedness this1 he was a very  
proud man1 a very proud  man4 ,he was   
exceeding proud and haughty in mind2 he 
looked that  what he said ought not1    
must not be contradicted or opposed4    
,he counted himself as wise as the      
wisest in the country1 as good  as the  
best1 and as beautiful as he that had   
most of it4 ,he took  great delight in  
praising of himself1 and as much in the 
praises  that others gave him4 ,he could
 not abide that any should think        
themselves above him1 or that their wit 
or personage should by  others be set   
before his4 ,he had scarce a fellowly   
carriage for  his equals4 ,but for those
 that were of an inferior rank1 he would
  look over them in great contempt4 ,and
 if at any time he had any  remote      
occasion of having to do with them1 he  
would show great  height and a very     

domineering spirit4 ,so that in this it 
may be  said that ,solomon gave a       
characteristical note of him when he    
said1  ',proud and haughty scorner is   
his name1 who dealeth in proud wrath'   
7,prov #ba3bd74 ,he never thought his   
diet well enough dressed1 his  clothes  
fine enough made1 or his praise enough  
refined4    ,,atten4 ,this pride is a   
sin that sticks as close to nature1 ,i  
think1  as most sins4 ,there is         
uncleanness and pride1 ,i know not of   
any  two gross sins that stick closer to
 men than they4 ,they have1 as  ,i may  
call it1 an interest in nature2 it likes
 them because they  most suit its lust  
and fancies2 and therefore no marvel    
though ,mr4  ,badman was tainted with   
pride1 since he had so wickedly given up
  himself to work all iniquity with     
greediness4    ,,wise4 ,you say right2  
pride is a sin that sticks close to     
nature1  and is one of the first follies
 wherein it shows itself to be          
polluted4 ,for even in childhood1 even  

in little children1 pride  will first of
 all show itself2 it is a hasty1 an     
early appearance  of the sin of the     
soul4 ,it1 as ,i may say1 is that       
corruption that  strives for            
predominancy in the heart1 and therefore
 usually comes  out first4 ,but though  
children are so incident to it1 yet     
methinks  those of more years should be 
ashamed thereof4 ,i might at the  first 
have begun with ,mr4 ,badman's pride1   
only ,i think it is not  the pride in   
infancy that begins to make a difference
 betwixt one  and another1 as did1 and  
do those wherewith ,i began my relation 
of his life1 therefore ,i passed it     
over1 but now1 since he had no  more    
consideration of himself1 and of his    
vile and sinful state1  but to be proud 
when come to years1 ,i have taken the   
occasion in  this place to make mention 
of his pride4    ,,atten4 ,but pray1 if 
you can remember them1 tell me of some  
places  of scripture that speak against 
pride4 ,i the rather desire this        

because that pride is now a reigning    
sin1 and ,i happen sometimes  to fall   
into the company of them that in my     
conscience are proud1  very much1 and ,i
 have a mind also to tell them of their 
sin1 now  when ,i tell them of it1      
unless ,i bring ,god's ,word too1 ,i    
doubt  they will laugh me to scorn4     
,,wise4 ,laugh you to scorn6 the proud  
man will laugh you to scorn  bring to   
him what text you can1 except ,god shall
 smite him in his  conscience by the    
,word4 ,mr4 ,badman did use to serve    
them so that  did use to tell him of    
his2 and besides1 when you have said    
what  you can1 they will tell you they  
are not proud1 and that you are  rather 
the proud man1 else you would not judge1
 nor so malapertly#ei  meddle with other
 men's matters as you do4 ,nevertheless1
 since you  desire it1 ,i will mention  
two or three texts2 they are            
these3--',pride  and arrogancy--do ,i   
hate' 7,prov #h3ac74 ',a man's pride    
shall bring  him low' 7,prov #bi3bc74   

',and he shall bring down their pride'  
7,isa  #be3aa74 ',and all the proud1    
yea1 and all that do wickedly1 shall  be
 stubble1 and the day that cometh shall 
burn them up' 7,mal  #d3a74 ,this last  
is a dreadful text1 it is enough to make
 a proud  man shake4 ,god1 saith he1    
will make the proud ones as stubble2    
that  is1 as fuel for the fire1 and the 
day that cometh shall be like  a burning
 oven1 and that day shall burn them up1 
saith the ,lord4  ,but ,mr4 ,badman     
could never abide to hear pride spoken  
against1  nor that any should say of    
him1 ,he is a proud man4    ,,atten4    
,what should be the reason of that8     
,,wise4 ,he did not tell me the reason2 
but ,i suppose it to be that  which is  
common to all vile persons4 ,they love  
this vice1 but  care not to bear its    
name4 ,the drunkard loves the sin1 but  
loves  not to be called a drunkard4 ,the
 thief loveth to steal1 but cannot      
abide to be called a thief2 the whore   
loveth to commit uncleanness1  but      

loveth not to be called a whore4 ,and so
 ,mr4 ,badman loved to  be proud1 but   
could not abide to be called a proud    
man4 ,the sweet  of sin is desirable to 
polluted and corrupted man1 but the name
  thereof is a blot in his              
escutcheon4#fj    ,,atten4 ,it is true  
that you have said2 but pray how many   
sorts of  pride are there8    ,,wise4   
,there are two sorts of pride3 pride of 
spirit1 and pride of  body4 ,the first  
of these is thus made mention of in the 
scriptures4  ',every one that is proud  
in heart is an abomination to the ,lord'
  7,prov #af3e74 ',a high look1 and a   
proud heart1 and the ploughing of  the  
wicked1 is sin' 7,prov #ba3d74 ',the    
patient in spirit is better  than the   
proud in spirit' 7,eccl #g3h74 ,bodily  
pride the scriptures  mention4 ',in that
 day the ,lord will take away the       
bravery of their  tinkling ornaments    
about their feet1 and their cauls1 and  
their  round tires like the moon1 the   
chains and the bracelets1 and the       

mufflers1 the bonnets1 and the ornaments
 of the legs1 and the  headbands1 and   
the tablets1 and the earrings1 the      
rings1 and nose  jewels4#fa the         
changeable suits of apparel1 and the    
mantles1 and  the wimples1 and the      
crisping pins1 the glasses1 and the fine
 linen1  and the hoods1 and the vails'  
7,isa #c3ah-bc74 ,by these expressions  
it is evident that there is pride of    
body1 as well as pride of  spirit1 and  
that both are sin1 and so abominable to 
the ,lord4 ,but  these texts ,mr4       
,badman could never abide to read2 they 
were to him  as ,micaiah was to ,ahab1  
they never spake good of him1 but evil4 
,,atten4 ,i suppose that it was not ,mr4
 ,badman's case alone even to  malign   
those texts that speak against their    
vices2 for ,i believe  that most ungodly
 men1 where the scriptures are1 have a  
secret  antipathy against those words of
 ,god that do most plainly and  fully   
rebuke them for their sins4    ,,wise4  
,that is out of doubt2 and by that      

antipathy they show that  sin and ,satan
 are more welcome to them than are      
wholesome instructions  of life and     
godliness4    ,,atten4 ,well1 but not to
 go off from our discourse of ,mr4      
,badman4  ,you say he was proud2 but    
will you show me now some symptoms of   
one that is proud8    ,,wise4 ,yes1 that
 ,i will2 and first ,i will show you    
some symptoms of  pride of heart4 ,pride
 of heart is seen by outward things1 as 
pride  of body in general is a sign of  
pride of heart2 for all proud  gestures 
of the body flow from pride of heart2   
therefore ,solomon  saith1 ',there is a 
generation1 ,o how lofty are their eyes1
 and  their eye-lids are lifted up'     
7,prov #cj3ac74 ,and again1 there is    
'that exalteth his gait1' his going     
7,prov #ag3ai74 ,now1 these lofty  eyes1
 and this exalting of the gait1 is a    
sign of a proud heart2  for both these  
actions come from the heart4 ,for out of
 the heart  comes pride1 in all the     
visible appearances of it 7,mark #g74   

,but  more particularly--    #a4 ,heart 
pride is discovered by a stretched-out  
neck1 and by mincing  as they go4 ,for  
the wicked1 the proud1 have a proud     
neck1 a proud  foot1 a proud tongue1 by 
which this their going is exalted4 ,this
  is that which makes them look         
scornfully1 speak ruggedly1 and  carry  
it huffingly among their neighbours4 #b4
 ,a proud heart is a  persecuting one4  
',the wicked in his pride doth persecute
 the poor'  7,psa #aj3b74 #c4 ,a        
prayerless man is a proud man 7,psa     
#aj3d74 #d4 ,a  contentious man is a    
proud man 7,prov #ac3aj74 #e4 ,the      
disdainful  man is a proud man 7,psa    
#aai3ea74 #f4 ,the man that oppresses   
his  neighbour is a proud man 7,psa     
#aai3abb74 #g4 ,he that hearkeneth not  
to ,god's word with reverence and fear  
is a proud man 7,jer #ac3ae1ag74  #h4   
,and he that calls the proud happy is1  
be sure1 a proud man4  ,all these are   
proud in heart1 and this their pride of 
heart doth  thus discover itself 7,jer  

#dc3b2 ,mal #c3ae74    ,as to bodily    
pride1 it is discovered that is         
something of it1 by  all the particulars
 mentioned before2 for though they are  
said  to be symptoms of pride of heart1 
yet they are symptoms of that  pride1 by
 their showing of themselves in the     
body4 ,you know diseases  that are      
within are seen ofttimes by outward and 
visible signs1  yet by these very signs 
even the outside is defiled also4 ,so   
all  those visible signs of heart pride 
are signs of bodily pride also4  ,but to
 come to more outward signs4 ,the       
putting on of gold1 and  pearls1 and    
costly array2 the plaiting of the hair1 
the following  of fashions1 the seeking 
by gestures to imitate the proud1 either
  by speech1 looks1 dresses1 goings1 or 
other fools' baubles1 of  which at this 
time the world is full1 all these1 and  
many more1  are signs1 as of a proud    
heart1 so of bodily pride also 7#a ,tim 
#b3i2 #a ,peter #c3c-e74    ,but ,mr4   
,badman would not allow1 by any means1  

that this should  be called pride1 but  
rather neatness1 handsomeness1          
comeliness1  cleanliness1 c41 neither   
would he allow that following of        
fashions  was anything else1 but because
 he would not be proud1 singular1  and  
esteemed fantastical by his neighbours4 
,,atten4 ,but ,i have been told that    
when some have been rebuked for  their  
pride1 they have turned it again upon   
the brotherhood of  those by whom they  
have been rebuked1 saying1 ,physician1  
heal thy  friends1 look at home among   
your brotherhood1 even among the wisest 
of you1 and see if you yourselves be    
clear1 even you professors4  ,for who is
 prouder than you professors8 scarcely  
the devil himself4    ,,wise4 ,my heart 
aches at this answer1 because there is  
too much  cause for it4 ,this very      
answer would ,mr4 ,badman give his wife 
when  she1 as she would sometimes1      
reprove him for his pride4 ,we shall    
have1 says he1 great amendments in      
living now1 for the devil is  turned a  

corrector of vice2 for no sin reigneth  
more in the world1  quoth he1 than pride
 among professors4 ,and who can         
contradict him8  ,let us give the devil 
his due1 the thing is too apparent for  
any  man to deny4 ,and ,i doubt not but 
the same answer is ready in the  mouths 
of ,mr4 ,badman's friends2 for they may 
and do see pride  display itself in the 
apparel and carriages of professors1 one
 may  say1 almost as much1 as among any 
people in the land1 the more is  the    
pity4 ,ay1 and ,i fear that even their  
extravagancies in this  hath hardened   
the heart of many a one1 as ,i perceive 
it did somewhat  the heart of ,mr4      
,badman himself4 ,for my own part1 ,i   
have seen many  myself1 and those church
 members too1 so decked and bedaubed    
with  their fangles#fb and toys1 and    
that when they have been at the  solemn 
appointments of ,god in the way of his  
worship1 that ,i have  wondered with    
what face such painted persons could sit
 in the place  where they were without  

swooning4 ,but certainly the holiness of
  ,god1 and also the pollution of       
themselves by sin1 must need be  very   
far out of the minds of such people1    
what profession soever  they make4    ,i
 have read of a whore's forehead1 and ,i
 have read of ,christian  shamefacedness
 7,jer #c3c2 #a ,tim #b3i74 ,i have read
 of costly array1  and of that which    
becometh women professing godliness1    
with good  works 7#a ,peter #c3a-c74    
,but if ,i might speak1 ,i know what ,i 
know1  and could say1 and yet do no     
wrong1 that which would make some       
professors stink in their places2 but   
now ,i forbear 7,jer #bc3ae74           
,,atten4 ,sir1 you seem greatly         
concerned at this1 but what if  ,i shall
 say more8 ,it is whispered that some   
good ministers have  countenanced their 
people in their light and wanton        
apparel1 yea1  have pleaded for their   
gold and pearls1 and costly array1 c4   
,,wise4 ,i know not what they have      
pleaded for1 but it is easily  seen that

 they tolerate1 or at leastwise1 wink   
and connive at such  things1 both in    
their wives and children4 ,and so 'from 
the prophets  of ,jerusalem is          
profaneness gone forth into all the     
land' 7,jer  #bc3ae74 ,and when the hand
 of the rulers are chief in a trespass1 
who can keep their people from being    
drowned in that trespass8  7,ezra #i3b74
    ,,atten4 ,this is a lamentation1 and
 must stand for a lamentation4          
,,wise4 ,so it is1 and so it must4 ,and 
,i will add1 it is a shame1 it  is a    
reproach1 it is a stumbling block to the
 blind2 for though  men be as blind as  
,mr4 ,badman himself1 yet they can see  
the foolish  lightness that must needs  
be the bottom of all these apish and    
wanton extravagancies4 ,but many have   
their excuses ready2 to wit1  their     
parents1 their husbands1 and their      
breeding calls for it1  and the like2   
yea1 the examples of good people prompt 
them to it2  but all these will be but  
the spider's web1 when the thunder of   

the word of the great ,god shall rattle 
from heaven against them1  as it will at
 death or judgment2 but ,i wish it might
 do it before4  ,but alas6 these excuses
 are but bare pretences1 these proud    
ones  love to have it so4 ,i once talked
 with a maid by way of reproof  for her 
fond and gaudy garment4 ,but she told   
me1 ,the tailor would  make it so2 when 
alas6 poor proud girl1 she gave order to
 the tailor  so to make it4 ,many make  
parents1 and husbands1 and tailors1 c41 
the blind to others2 but their naughty  
hearts1 and their giving  of way        
thereto1 that is the original cause of  
all these evils4    ,,atten4 ,now you   
are speaking of the cause of pride1 pray
 show me  yet further why pride is now  
so much in request4    ,,wise4 ,i will  
show you what ,i think are the reasons  
of it4    #a4 ,the first is1 because1   
such persons are led by their own       
hearts1  rather than by the ,word of    
,god 7,mark #g3ba-bc74 ,i told you      
before  that the original fountain of   

pride is the heart4 ,for out of the     
heart comes pride2 it is1 therefore1    
because they are led by their  hearts1  
which naturally tend to lift them up in 
pride4 ,this pride  of heart tempts     
them1 and by its deceits overcometh     
them2 yea1 it  doth put a bewitching    
virtue into their peacock's feathers1   
and  then they are swallowed up with the
 vanity of them 7,oba #c74    #b4       
,another reason why professors are so   
proud for those we are  talking of now1 
is because they are more apt to take    
example  by those that are of the world1
 than they are to take example of  those
 that are saints indeed4 ,pride is of   
the world4 ',for all that  is in the    
world1 the lust of the flesh1 and the   
lust of the eyes1  and the pride of     
life1 is not of the ,father but of the  
world' 7#a  ,john #b3af74 ,of the world1
 therefore1 professors learn to be      
proud4  ,but they should not take them  
for example4 ,it will be objected1  ,no1
 nor your saints neither1 for you are as

 proud as others2 well1  let them take  
shame that are guilty4 ,but when ,i say 
professors  should take example for     
their life by those that are saints     
indeed1  ,i mean as ,peter says2 they   
should take example of those that were  
in old time the saints2 for sin at of   
old time were the best1  therefore to   
these he directed us for our pattern4   
,let the wives'  conversation be chaste 
and also coupled with fear4 ',whose     
adorning1'  saith ,peter1 'let it not be
 that outward adorning of plaiting the  
hair1 and of wearing of gold1 or of     
putting on of apparel2 but let  it be   
the hidden man of the heart1 in that    
which is not corruptible  even the      
ornament of a meek and quiet spirit1    
which is in the  sight of ,god of great 
price4 ,for after this manner1 in the   
old  time1 the holy women also who      
trusted in ,god1 adorned themselves1    
being in subjection to their own        
husbands' 7#a ,peter #c3a-e74    #c4    
,another reason is1 because they have   

forgotten the pollution  of their       
nature4 ,for the remembrance of that    
must needs keep us  humble1 and being   
kept humble1 we shall be at a distance  
from pride4  ,the proud and the humble  
are set in opposition2 ',god resisteth  
the  proud1 but giveth grace unto the   
humble4' ,and can it be imagined  that a
 sensible ,christian should be a proud  
one2 sense of baseness  tends to lay us 
low1 not to lift us up with pride2 not  
with pride  of heart1 nor pride of life4
 ,but when a man begins to forget what  
he is1 then he1 if ever1 begins to be   
proud4 ,methinks it is one  of the most 
senseless and ridiculous things in he   
world that a  man should be proud of    
that which is given him on purpose to   
cover  the shame of his nakedness with4 
#d4 ,persons that are proud have gotten 
,god and his holiness out of  their     
sight4 ,if ,god was before them1 as he  
is behind their back4  ,and if they saw 
him in his holiness1 as he sees them in 
their  sins and shame1 they would take  

but little pleasure in their apish      
knacks4 ,the holiness of ,god makes the 
angels cover their faces1  crumbles     
,christians1 when they behold it1 into  
dust and ashes4  ,and as his majesty is1
 such is his ,word 7,isa #f74 ,therefore
 they  abuse it that bring it to        
countenance pride4    ,lastly4 ,but what
 can be the end of those that are proud 
in the  decking of themselves after     
their antic manner8 ,why are they for   
going with their bull's foretops1#fc    
with their naked shoulders1  and paps   
hanging out like a cow's bag8 ,why are  
they for painting  their faces1 for     
stretching out their neck1 and for      
putting of  themselves unto all the     
formalities which proud fancy leads them
  to8 ,is it because they would honour  
,god8 because they would adorn  the     
gospel8 because they would beautify     
religion1 and make sinners  to fall in  
love with their own salvation8 ,no1 no1 
it is rather to  please their lusts1 to 
satisfy their wild and extravagant      

fancies2  and ,i wish none doth it to   
stir up lust in others1 to the end they 
may commit uncleanness with them4 ,i    
believe1 whatever is their  end1 this is
 one of the great designs of the devil  
and ,i believe  also that ,satan has    
drawn more into the sin of uncleanness  
by the  spangling show of fine cloths1  
than he could possibly have drawn  unto 
it without them4 ,i wonder what it was  
that of old was called  the attire of a 
harlot2 certainly it could not be more  
bewitching  and tempting than are the   
garments of many professors this day4   
,,atten4 ,i like what you say very well1
 and ,i wish that all the proud  dames  
in ,england that profess were within the
 reach and sound of  your words4        
,,wise4 ,what ,i have said ,i believe is
 true2 but as for the proud  dames in   
,england that profess1 they have ,moses 
and the prophets1  and if they will not 
hear them1 how then can we hope that    
they  should receive good by such a     
dull-sounding ram's-horn as ,i am8#fd   

,however1 ,i have said my mind1 and now1
 if you will1 we will proceed  to some  
other of ,mr4 ,badman's doings4         
,,atten4 ,no2 pray1 before you show me  
anything else of ,mr4 ,badman1  show me 
yet more particularly the evil effects  
of this sin of  pride4    ,,wise4 ,with 
all my heart ,i will answer your        
request4    #a4 ,then3 ,it is pride that
 makes poor man so like the devil in    
hell1  that he cannot in it be known to 
be the image and similitude of  ,god4   
,the angels1 when they became devils1 it
 was through their  being lifted or     
puffed up with pride 7#a ,tim #c3f74 ,it
 is pride also  that lifteth or puffeth 
up the heart of the sinner1 and so makes
  him to bear the very image of the     
devil4    #b4 ,pride makes a man so     
odious in the sight of ,god1 that he    
shall  not1 must not1 come nigh his     
majesty4 ',though the ,lord be high1    
yet hath he respect unto the lowly2 but 
the proud he knoweth afar  off' 7,psa   
#ach3f74 ,pride sets ,god and the soul  

at a distance2 pride  will not let a man
 come nigh ,god1 nor ,god will not let a
 proud  man come nigh unto him4 ,now    
this is a dreadful thing4    #c4 ,as    
pride seest1 so it keeps ,god and the   
soul at a distance4 ',god  resisteth the
 proud' 7,james #d3f74 ,resists1 that   
is1 he opposes  him1 he trusts him from 
him1 he contemneth his person and all   
his  performances4 ,come unto ,god's    
ordinances the proud man may2 but  come 
into his presence1 have communion with  
him1 or blessing from  him1 he shall    
not4 ,for the high ,god doth resist him4
    #d4 ,the ,word saith that ',the     
,lord will destroy the house of the     
proud'  7,prov #ae3be74 ,he will destroy
 his house2 it may be understood he     
will destroy him and his4 ,so he        
destroyed proud ,pharaoh1 so he         
destroyed proud ,korah1 and many others4
    #e4 ,pride1 where it comes1 and is  
entertained1 is a certain forerunner  of
 some judgment that is not far behind4  
,when pride goes before1  shame and     

destruction will follow after4 ',when   
pride cometh1 then  cometh shame' 7,prov
 #aa3b74 ',pride goeth before           
destruction1 and  a haughty spirit      
before a fall' 7,prov #af3ah74    #f4   
,persisting in pride makes the condition
 of a poor man as  remediless as is that
 of the devils themselves 7#a ,tim      
#c3f74 ,and  this1 ,i fear1 was ,mr4    
,badman's condition1 and that was the   
reason  that he died so as he did2 as ,i
 shall show you anon4    ,but what need 
,i thus talk of the particular actions1 
or rather the  prodigious sins of ,mr4  
,badman1 when his whole life1 and all   
his  actions1 went1 as it were1 to the  
making up one massy body of sin8        
,instead of believing that there was a  
,god1 his mouth1 his life  and actions1 
declared that he believed no such       
thing4#fe ,his  'transgression saith    
within my heart1 that there was no fear 
of  ,god before his eyes' 7,psa #cf3a74 
,instead of honouring of ,god1 and  of  
giving glory to him for any of his      

mercies1 or under any of his  good      
providences toward him1 for ,god is good
 to all1 and lets his  sun shine1 and   
his rain fall upon the unthankful and   
unholy1 he  would ascribe the glory to  
other causes4 ,if they were mercies1  he
 would ascribe them1 if the open face of
 the providence did not  give him the   
lie1 to his own wit1 labour1 care1      
industry1 cunning1  or the like4 ,if    
they were crosses1 he would ascribe     
them1 or count  them the offspring of   
fortune1 ill luck1 chance1 the ill      
management  of matters1 the ill will of 
neighbours1 or to his wife's being      
religious1 and spending1 as he called   
it1 too much time in reading1  praying1 
or the like4 ,it was not in his way to  
acknowledge ,god1  that is1 graciously1 
or his hand in things4 ,but1 as the     
prophet  saith1 ',let favour be showed  
to the wicked1 yet will he not learn    
righteousness' 7,isa #bf3aj74 ,and      
again1 ,they returned not to him  that  
smote them1 nor did they seek the ,lord 

of hosts 7,isa #i3ac74  ,this was ,mr4  
,badman's temper1 neither mercies nor   
judgment would  make him seek the ,lord4
 ,nay1 as another scripture says1 ',he  
would  not see the works of ,god1 nor   
regard the operations of his hands      
either in mercies or in judgments' 7,isa
 #bf3aa2 ,psa #bi3e74 ,but  farther1    
when by providence he has been cast     
under the best means  for his soul--for1
 as was showed before1 he having had a  
good  master1 and before him a good     
father1 and after all a good wife1  and 
being sometimes upon a journey1 and cast
 under the hearing of  a good sermon1 as
 he would sometimes for novelty's sake  
go to hear  a good preacher--he was     
always without heart to make use thereof
  7,prov #ag3f74 ,in this land of       
righteousness he would deal unjustly1   
and would not behold the majesty of the 
,lord 7,isa #bf3aj74    ,instead of     
referencing the ,word1 when he heard it 
preached1  read1 or discoursed of1 he   
would sleep1 talk of others business1   

or else object against the authority1   
harmony1 and wisdom of the  scriptures2 
saying1 ,how do you know them to be the 
,word of ,god8 ,how  do you know that   
these sayings are true8 ,the scriptures1
 he would  say1 were as a nose of wax1  
and a man may turn them whithersoever   
he lists4 ,one scripture says one thing1
 and another says the quite  contrary2  
besides1 they make mention of a thousand
 impossibilities2  they are the cause of
 all dissensions and discords that are  
in  the land4 ,therefore you may1 would 
he say1 still think what you  will1 but 
in my mind they are best at ease that   
have least to do  with them4    ,instead
 of loving and honouring of them that   
did bear in their  foreheads the name1  
and in their lives the image of ,christ1
 they  should be his song1 the matter of
 his jests1 and the objects of his      
slanders4 ,he would either make a mock  
at their sober deportment1  their       
gracious language1 quiet behavior1 or   
else desperately swear  that they did   

all in deceit and hypocrisy4 ,he would  
endeavour to  render godly men as odious
 and contemptible as he could2 any lies 
that were made by any1 to their         
disgrace1 those he would avouch  for    
truth1 and would not endure to be       
controlled4 ,he was much like  those    
that the prophet speaks of1 that would  
sit and slander his  mother's son 7,psa 
#ej3ai1bj74 ,yea1 he would speak        
reproachfully of  his wife1 though his  
conscience told him1 and many would     
testify1  that she was a very virtuous  
woman4 ,he would also raise slanders of 
his wife's friends himself1 affirming   
that their doctrine tended  to          
lasciviousness1 and that in their       
assemblies they acted and  did          
unbeseeming men and women1 that they    
committed uncleanness1  c4 ,he was much 
like those that affirmed the apostle    
should say1  ',let us do evil that good 
may come' 7,rom #c3g1h74 ,or1 like those
  of whom it is thus written2 ',report1 
say they1 and we will report  it' 7,jer 

#bj3aj74 ,and if he could get any thing 
by the end that had  scandal in it1 if  
it did but touch professors1 how falsely
 soever  reported1 ,o6 then he would    
glory1 laugh1 and be glad1 and lay it   
upon the whole party2 saying1 ,hang them
 rogues1 there is not a  barrel better  
herring of all the holy brotherhood of  
them4 ,like to  like1 quoth the devil to
 the collier1 this is your precise crew4
  ,and then he would send all home with 
a curse4    ,,atten4 ,if those that make
 profession of religion be wise1 ,mr4   
,badman's watchings and words will make 
them the more wary1 and  careful in all 
things4    ,,wise4 ,you say true4 ,for  
when we see men do watch for our        
halting1  and rejoice to see us stumble 
and fall1 it should make us so much     
abundantly the more careful4    ,i do   
think it was as delightful to ,mr4      
,badman to hear1 raise1 and  tell lies1 
and lying stories of them that fear the 
,lord1 as it  was for him to go to bed  
when a weary4 ,but we will at this time 

let these things pass4 ,for as he was in
 these things bad enough1  so he added  
to these many more the like4    ,he was 
an angry1 wrathful1 envious man1 a man  
that knew not what  meekness or         
gentleness meant1 nor did he desire to  
learn4 ,his  natural temper was to be   
surly1 huffy1 and rugged1 and worse2 and
  he so gave way to his temper1 as to   
this1 that it brought him to  be furious
 and outrageous in all things1          
especially against goodness  itself1 and
 against other things too1 when he was  
displeased4    ,,atten4 ,solomon saith1 
,he is a fool that rageth 7,prov        
#ad3af74    ,,wise4 ,he doth so2 and    
says moreover1 that ',anger resteth in  
the  bosom of fools' 7,eccl #g3i74 ,and1
 truly1 if it be a sign of a fool  to   
have anger rest in his bosom1 then was  
,mr4 ,badman1 notwithstanding  the      
conceit that he had of his own          
abilities1 a fool of no small  size4    
,,atten4 ,fools are mostly most wise in 
their own eyes4    ,,wise4 ,true2 but ,i

 was a saying1 that if it be a sign that
 a man  is a fool1 when anger rests in  
his bosom2 then what is it a sign  of1  
think you1 when malice and envy rests   
there8 ,for1 to my knowledge  ,mr4      
,badman was as malicious and as envious 
a man as commonly you  can hear of4     
,,atten4 ,certainly1 malice and envy    
flow from pride and arrogancy1  and they
 again from ignorance1 and ignorance    
from the devil4 ,and  ,i thought1 that  
since you spake of the pride of ,mr4    
,badman before1  we should have         
something of these before we had done4  
,,wise4 ,envy flows from ignorance      
indeed4 ,and this ,mr4 ,badman was so   
envious an one1 where he set against1   
that he would swell with it  as a toad1 
as we say1 swells with poison4#ff ,he   
whom he maligned1  might at any time    
even read envy in his face wherever he  
met with  him1 or in whatever he had to 
do with him4 ,his envy was so rank and  
strong1 that if it at any time turned   
its head against a man1 it  would hardly

 ever be pulled in again2 he would watch
 over that man  to do him mischief1 as  
the cat watches over the mouse to       
destroy  it2 yea1 he would wait seven   
years1 but he would have an opportunity 
to hurt him1 and when he had it1 he     
would make him feel the weight  of his  
envy4    ,envy is a devilish thing1 the 
scripture intimates that none can  stand
 before it3 ',a stone is heavy1 and the 
sand weighty2 but a  fool's wrath is    
heavier than them both4 ,wrath is cruel1
 and anger  is outrageous2 but who is   
able to stand before envy8' 7,prov      
#bg3c1d74    ,this envy1 for the        
foulness of it1 is reckoned among the   
foulest  villainies that are1 as        
adultery1 murder1 drunkenness1          
revellings1  witchcrafts1 heresies1     
seditions1 c4 7,gal #e3ai1bj74 ,yea1 it 
is  so malignant a corruption1 that it  
rots the very bones of him in  whom it  
dwells4 ',a sound heart is the life of  
the flesh2 but envy  the rottenness of  
the bones' 7,prov #ad3cj74    ,,atten4  

,this envy is the very father and mother
 of a great many  hideous and prodigious
 wickednesses4 ,i say1 it is the very   
father  and mother of them2 it both     
begets them1 and also nourishes them    
up1 till they come to their cursed      
maturity in the bosom of him  that      
entertains them4    ,,wise4 ,you have   
given it a very right description1 in   
calling of it  the father and mother of 
a great many other prodigious           
wickednesses2  for it is so venomous and
 vile a thing that it puts the whole    
course of nature out of order1 and makes
 it fit for nothing but  confusion1 and 
a hold for every evil thing3 ',for where
 envying and  strife is1 there is       
confusion1 and every evil work' 7,james 
#c3af74  ,wherefore1 ,i say1 you have   
rightly called it the very father  and  
mother of a great many other sins4 ,and 
now for our further  edification1 ,i    
will reckon up of some of the births of 
envy4 #a4  ,envy1 as ,i told you before1
 it rotteth the very bones of him that  

entertains it4 ,and1 #b4 ,as you have   
also hinted1 it is heavier than  a      
stone1 than sand2 yea1 and ,i will add1 
it falls like a millstone  upon the     
head4 ,therefore1 #c4 ,it kills him that
 throws it1 and him  at whom it is      
thrown4 ',envy slayeth the silly one'   
7,job #e3b74 ,that  is1 him in whom it  
resides1 and him who is its object4 #d4 
,it was  that also that slew ,jesus     
,christ himself2 for his adversaries    
persecuted him through their envy 7,matt
 #bg3ah2 ,mark #ae3aj74 #e4  ,envy was  
that1 by virtue of which ,joseph was    
sold by his brethren  into ,egypt 7,acts
 #g3i74    #f4 ,it is envy that hath the
 hand in making of variance among ,god's
  saints 7,isa #aa3ac74 #g4 ,it is envy 
in the hearts of sinners1 that  stirs   
them up to trust ,god's ministers out of
 their coasts 7,acts  #ac3ej1 #ad3f74   
#h4 ,what shall ,i say8 ,it is envy that
 is the very  nursery of whisperings1   
debates1 backbitings1 slanders1         
reproaches1  murders1 c4    ,it is not  

possible to repeat all the particular   
fruits of this  sinful root4 ,therefore1
 it is no marvel that ,mr4 ,badman was  
such  an ill-natured man1 for the great 
roots of all manner of wickedness  were 
in him unmortified1 unmaimed1 untouched4
    ,,atten4 ,but it is a rare case1    
even this of ,mr4 ,badman1 that he      
should never in all his life be touched 
with remorse for his  ill-spent life4   
,,chapter ,,xiii4    ,,he ,,gets ,,drunk
 ,,and ,,breaks ,,his ,,leg--,,god',s   
,,judgments ,,upon ,,drunkards4         
,,wise4 ,remorse1 ,i cannot say he ever 
had1 if by remorse you mean  repentance 
for his evils4 ,yet twice ,i remember he
 was under some  trouble of mind about  
his condition4 ,once when he broke his  
leg  as he came home drunk from the     
ale-house2 and another time when he     
fell sick1 and thought he should die4   
,besides these two times1 ,i  do not    
remember any more4    ,,atten4 ,did he  
break his leg then8    ,,wise4 ,yes2    
once as he came home drunk from the     

ale-house4    ,,atten4 ,pray how did he 
break it8    ,,wise4 ,why upon a time he
 was at an ale-house1 that wicked house 
about two or three miles from home1 and 
having there drank hard  the greatest   
part of the day1 when night was come1 he
 would stay  no longer1 but calls for   
his horse1 gets up and like a madman1   
as drunken persons usually ride1 away he
 goes1 as hard as horse  could lay legs 
to the ground4 ,thus he rid1 till coming
 to a dirty  place1 where his horse     
flouncing in1 fell1 threw his master1   
and  with his fall broke his leg4 ,so   
there he lay4 ,but you would not  think 
how he swore at first4 ,but after a     
while1 he coming to  himself1 and       
feeling by his pain1 and the uselessness
 of his leg1  what case he was in1 and  
also fearing that this bout might be his
  death2 he began to cry out after the  
manner of such1 ,lord help  me1 ,lord   
have mercy upon me1 good ,god deliver   
me1 and the like4  ,so there he lay1    
till some came by1 who took him up1     

carried him  home1 where he lay for some
 time1 before he could go abroad again4 
,,atten4 ,and then you say he called    
upon ,god4    ,,wise4 ,he cried out in  
his pain1 and would say1 ,o ,god1 and1  
,o  ,lord1 help me4 ,but whether it was 
that his sin might be pardoned1  and his
 soul saved1 or whether to be rid of his
 pain1 ,i will  not positively          
determine2 though ,i fear it was but for
 the last2  because when his pain was   
gone1 and he had got hopes of mending1  
even before he could go abroad1 he cast 
off prayer1 and began  his old game2 to 
wit1 to be as bad as he was before4#fg  
,he then  would send for his old        
companions2 his sluts also would come to
 his  house to see him1 and with them he
 would be1 as well as he could  for his 
lame leg1 as vicious as they could be   
for their hearts4    ,,atten4 ,it was a 
wonder he did not break his neck4       
,,wise4 ,his neck had gone instead of   
his leg1 but that ,god was              
long-suffering towards him2 he had      

deserved it ten thousand times  over4   
,there have been many1 as ,i have heard1
 and as ,i have hinted  to you before1  
that have taken their horses when drunk 
as he2 but  they have gone from the pot 
to the grave2 for they have broken      
their necks betwixt the ale-house and   
home4 ,one hard by us also  drunk       
himself dead2 he drank1 and died in his 
drink4    ,,atten4 ,it is a sad thing to
 die drunk4    ,,wise4 ,so it is2 but   
yet ,i wonder that no more do so4 ,for  
considering  the heinousness of that    
sin1 and with how many others sins it is
  accompanied1 as with oaths1           
blasphemies1 lies1 revellings1 whorings1
  brawlings1 c41 it is a wonder to me   
that any that live in that  sin should  
escape such a blow from ,heaven1 that   
should tumble them  into their graves4  
,besides1 when ,i consider also how1    
when they  are as drunk as beasts1 they1
 without all fear of danger1 will ride  
like bedlams and madmen1 even as if they
 did dare ,god to meddle  with them if  

he durst1 for their being drunk4 ,i say1
 ,i wonder  that he doth not withdraw   
his protecting providences from them1   
and leave them to those dangers and     
destructions that by their sin  they    
have deserved1 and that by their bedlam 
madness they would  rush themselves     
into4 ,only ,i consider again1 that he  
has appointed  a day wherein he will    
reckon with them1 and doth also commonly
  make examples of some1 to show that he
 takes notice of their sin1  abhors     
their way1 and will count with them for 
it at the set time  7,acts #ag3cj1ca74  
,,atten4 ,it is worthy of our remark1 to
 take notice how ,god1 to show  his     
dislike of the sins of men1 strikes some
 of them down with a  blow2 as the      
breaking of ,mr4 ,badman's leg1 for     
doubtless that was  a stroke from       
heaven4    ,,wise4 ,it is worth our     
remark1 indeed4 ,it was an open stroke1 
it  fell upon him while he was in the   
height of his sin2 and it looks  much   
like to that in ,job--',therefore he    

knoweth their works1 and  overturneth   
them in the night1 so that they are     
destroyed4 ,he  striketh them as wicked 
men in the open sight of others4' ,or1  
as  the margin reads it1 'in the place  
of beholders' 7,job #cd3be1bf74  ,he    
lays them1 with his stroke1 in the place
 of beholders4 ,there  was ,mr4 ,badman 
laid2 his stroke was taken notice of by 
every one1  his broken leg was at this  
time the town talk4 ,mr4 ,badman has    
broken  his leg1 says one4 ,how did he  
break it8 says another4 ,as he came     
home drunk from such an ale-house1 said 
a third4 ,a judgment of ,god  upon him1 
said a fourth4 ,this his sin1 his shame1
 and punishment1  are all made          
conspicuous to all that are about him4  
,i will here  tell you another story or 
two4    ,i have read1 in ,mr4 ,clark's  
,looking-glass for ,sinners1 that upon  
a time a certain drunken fellow boasted 
in his cups that there was  neither     
heaven nor hell2 also he said he        
believed that man had no  soul1 and     

that1 for his own part1 he would sell   
his soul to any  that would buy it4     
,then did one of his companions buy it  
of him  for a cup of wine1 and presently
 the devil1 in man's shape1 bought  it  
of that man again at the same price2 and
 so1 in the presence  of them all1 laid 
hold on the soul-seller1 and carried him
 away  through the air1 so that he was  
never more heard of4#fh    ,he tells us 
also1 that there was one at ,salisbury1 
in the midst  of his health1 drinking   
and carousing in a tavern2 and he drank 
a  health to the devil1 saying that if  
the devil would not come and  pledge    
him1 he would not believe that there was
 either ,god or  devil4 ,whereupon his  
companions1 stricken with fear1 hastened
 out  of the room2 and presently after1 
hearing a hideous noise1 and  smelling a
 stinking savour1 the vintner ran up    
into the chamber2  and coming in he     
missed his guest1 and found the window  
broken1  the iron bar in it bowed1 and  
all bloody4 ,but the man was never      

heard of afterwards4#fi    ,again1 he   
tells us of a bailiff of ,hedley1 who1  
upon a ,lord's day1  being drunk at     
,melford1 got upon his horse1 to ride   
through the  streets1 saying that his   
horse would carry him to the devil4 ,and
  presently his horse threw him1 and    
broke his neck4 ,these things  are worse
 than the breaking of ,mr4 ,badman's    
leg2 and should be a  caution to all of 
his friends that are living1 lest they  
also fall  by their sin into these sad  
judgments of ,god4    ,but1 as ,i said1 
,mr4 ,badman quickly forgot all2 his    
conscience  was choked before his leg   
was healed4 ,and1 therefore1 before he  
was well of the fruit of one sin1 he    
tempts ,god to send another  judgment to
 seize upon him4 ,and so he did quickly 
after4 ,for not  many months after his  
leg was well1 he had a very dangerous   
fit  of sickness1 insomuch that now he  
began to think he must die in  very     
deed4          ,,chapter ,,xiv4    ,,his
 ,,pretended ,,repentings ,,and         

,,promises ,,of ,,reform ,,when ,,death 
,,grimly  ,,stares ,,at ,,him4          
,,atten4 ,well1 and what did he think   
and do then8    ,,wise4 ,he thought he  
must go to hell2 that ,i know1 for he   
could  not forbear but say so4 ,to my   
best remembrance1 he lay crying out  all
 one night for fear2 and at times he    
would so tremble that he  would make the
 very bed shake under him4 ,but ,o6 how 
the thoughts  of death1 of hell-fire1   
and of eternal judgment1 did then wrack 
his conscience4 ,fear might be seen in  
his face1 and in his tossings  to and   
fro2 it might also be heard in his      
words1 and be understood  by his heavy  
groans4 ,he would often cry1 ,i am      
undone1 ,i am undone2  my vile life has 
undone me6    ,,atten4 ,then his former 
atheistical thoughts and principles were
  too weak now to support him from the  
fears of eternal damnation4    ,,wise4  
,ay6 they were too weak indeed4 ,they   
may serve to stifle  conscience1 when a 
man is in the midst of his prosperity2  

and to  harden the heart against all    
good counsel1 when a man is left of     
,god1 and given up to his reprobate     
mind4 ,but1 alas1 atheistical  thoughts1
 notions1 and opinions must shrink and  
melt away1 when  ,god sends1 yea1 comes 
with sickness to visit the soul of such 
a  sinner for his sin4 ,there was a man 
dwelt about twelve miles off  from us1  
that had so trained up himself in his   
atheistical notions1  that at last he   
attempted to write a book against ,jesus
 ,christ1  and against the ,divine      
authority of the scriptures4 ,but ,i    
think  it was not printed4 ,well1 after 
many days1 ,god struck him with         
sickness1 whereof he died4 ,so1 being   
sick1 and musing upon his  former       
doings1 the book that he had written    
came into his mind1  and with it such a 
sense of his evil in writing of it1 that
 it  tore his conscience as a lion would
 tear a kid4 ,he lay1 therefore1  upon  
his deathbed in sad case1 and much      
affliction of conscience2  some of my   

friends also went to see him2 and as    
they were in his  chamber one day1 he   
hastily called for pen1 ink1 and paper2 
which  when it was given him1 he took it
 and writ to this purpose3--,i1  such a 
one1 in such a town1 must go to         
hell-fire1 for writing a  book against  
,jesus ,christ1 and against the ,holy   
,scriptures4 ,and  would also have      
leaped out of the window of his house1  
to have  killed himself1 but was by them
 prevented of that2 so he died in  his  
bed1 such a death as it was4 ,it will be
 well if others take  warning by him4#gj
    ,,atten4 ,this is a remarkable      
story4    ,,wise4 ,it is as true as     
remarkable4 ,i had it from them that ,i 
dare  believe1 who also themselves were 
eye and ear witnesses2 and also  that   
catched him in their arms1 and saved    
him1 when he would have  leaped out of  
his chamber window1 to have destroyed   
himself6    ,,atten4 ,well1 you have    
told me what were ,mr4 ,badman's        
thoughts now1  being sick1 of his       

condition2 pray tell me also what he    
then did  when he was sick8    ,,wise4  
,did6 he did many things which1 ,i am   
sure1 he never thought  to have done2   
and which1 to be sure1 was not looked   
for of his  wife and children4 ,in this 
fit of sickness1 his thoughts were      
quite altered about his wife2 ,i say his
 thoughts1 so far as could  be judged by
 his words and carriages to her4 ,for   
now she was his  good wife1 his godly   
wife1 his honest wife1 his duck and     
dear1  and all4 ,now he told her that   
she had the best of it2 she having  a   
good life to stand by her1 while his    
debaucheries and ungodly  life did      
always stare him in the face4 ,now he   
told her the counsel  that she often    
gave him was good2 though he was so bad 
as not to  take it4    ,now he would    
hear her talk to him1 and he would lie  
sighing by her  while she so did4 ,now  
he would bid her pray for him1 that he  
might  be delivered from hell4 ,he would
 also now consent that some of  her good

 ministers might come to him to comfort 
him2 and he would  seem to show them    
kindness when they came1 for he would   
treat them  kindly with words1 and      
hearken diligently to what they said2   
only  he did not care that they should  
talk much of his ill-spent life1        
because his conscience was clogged with 
that already4 ,he cared not  now to see 
his old companions1 the thoughts of them
 were a torment  to him2 and now he     
would speak kindly to that child of his 
that  took after its mother's steps1    
though he could not at all abide  it    
before4    ,he also desired the prayers 
of good people1 that ,god of his mercy  
would spare him a little longer2        
promising that if ,god would but  let   
him recover this once1 what anew1 what a
 penitent man he would  be toward ,god1 
and what a loving husband he would be to
 his wife2  what liberty he would give  
her1 yea1 how he would go with her      
himself1 to hear her ministers1 and how 
they should go hand in  hand in the way 

to heaven together4    ,,atten4 ,here   
was a fine show of things2 ,i'll warrant
 you1 his wife  was glad for this4      
,,wise4 ,his wife6 ay1 and a many good  
people besides4 ,it was noised  all over
 the town what a great change there was 
wrought upon ,mr4  ,badman2 how sorry he
 was for his sins1 how he began to love 
his  wife1 how he desired good men      
should pray to ,god to spare him2 and   
what promises he now made to ,god1 in   
his sickness1 that if ever  he should   
raise him from his sick bed to health   
again1 what a new  penitent man he would
 be towards ,god1 and what a loving     
husband to  his good wife4 ,well1       
ministers prayed1 and good people       
rejoiced1  thinking verily that they now
 had gotten a man from the devil2  nay1 
some of the weaker sort did not stick to
 say that ,god had  begun a work of     
grace in his heart2 and his wife1 poor  
woman1 you  cannot think how apt she was
 to believe it so2 she rejoiced1 and    
she hoped as she would have it4 ,but1   

alas6 alas6 in little time  things all  
proved otherwise4    ,after he had kept 
his bed a while1 his distemper began to 
abate1  and he to feel himself better2  
so he in a little time was so finely    
mended1 that he could walk about the    
house1 and also obtained a  very fine   
stomach to his food2 and now did his    
wife and her good  friends stand gaping 
to see ,mr4 ,badman fulfil his promise  
of  becoming new towards ,god1 and      
loving to his wife2 but the contrary    
only showed itself4 ,for1 so soon as    
ever he had hopes of mending1  and found
 that his strength began to renew1 his  
trouble began to  go off his heart1 and 
he grew as great a stranger to his      
frights  and fears1 as if he never had  
them4          ,,chapter ,,xv4          
,,death ,,leaves ,,him ,,for ,a         
,,season1 ,,and ,,he ,,returns ,,to     
,,his ,,sin ,,like ,a  ,,sow ,,that     
,,has ,,been ,,washed ,,to ,,her        
,,wallowing ,,in ,,the ,,mire4    ,but  
verily1 ,i am apt to think that one     

reason of his no more  regarding or     
remembering of his sick-bed fears1 and  
of being no  better for them was some   
words that the doctor that supplied him 
with physic said to him when he was     
mending4 ,for as soon as ,mr4  ,badman  
began to mend1 the doctor comes and sits
 him down by him in  his house1 and     
there fell into discourse with him about
 the nature  of his disease2 and among  
other things they talked of ,badman's   
trouble1 and how he would cry out1      
tremble1 and express his fears  of going
 to hell when his sickness lay pretty   
hard upon him4 ,to  which the doctor    
replied1 that those fears and outcries  
did arise  from the height of his       
distemper2 for that disease was often   
attended with lightness of the head1 by 
reason the sick party  could not sleep1 
and for that the vapours disturbed the  
brain3 but  you see1 ,sir1 quoth he1    
that so soon as you got sleep and betook
  yourself to rest1 you quickly mended1 
and your head settled1 and  so those    

frenzies left you4 ,and it was so       
indeed1 thought ,mr4  ,badman2 was my   
troubles only the effects of my         
distemper1 and  because ill vapours got 
up into my brain8 ,then surely1 since my
  physician was my saviour1 my lust     
again shall be my god4 ,so he  never    
minded religion more1 but betook him    
again to the world1 his  lusts and      
wicked companions3 and there was an end 
of ,mr4 ,badman's  conversion4          
,,atten4 ,i thought1 as you told me of  
him1 that this would be the  result of  
the whole2 for ,i discerned1 by your    
relating of things1  that the true      
symptoms of conversion were wanting in  
him1 and that  those that appeared to be
 anything like them1 were only such as  
reprobates may have4    ,,wise4 ,you say
 right1 for there wanted in him1 when he
 was most  sensible1 a sense of the     
pollution of his nature2 he only had    
guilt for his sinful actions1 the which 
,cain1 and ,pharaoh1 and  ,saul1 and    
,judas1 those reprobates1 have had      

before him 7,gen #d3ac1ad2  ,exo #i3bg2 
#a ,sam #ae3bd2 ,matt #bg3c-e74         
,besides1 the great things that he      
desired1 were to be delivered  from     
going to hell1 and who would1 willingly8
 and that his life  might be lengthened 
in this world4 ,we find not1 by all that
 he said  or did1 that ,jesus ,christ   
the ,saviour was desired by him1 from a 
sense of his need of his righteousness  
to clothe him1 and of his  ,spirit to   
sanctify him4 ,his own strength was     
whole in him1 he saw  nothing of the    
treachery of his own heart3 for had he1 
he would  never have been so free to    
make promises to ,god of amendment4 ,he 
would rather have been afraid1 that if  
he had mended1 he should  have turned   
with the dog to his vomit1 and have     
begged prayers of  the saints1 and      
assistance from heaven upon that        
account1 that he  might have been kept  
from doing so4 ,it is true he did beg   
prayers  of good people1 and so did     
,pharaoh of ,moses and ,aaron1 and      

,simon  ,magus of ,simon ,peter 7,exo   
#i3bh2 ,acts #h3bd74 ,his mind also     
seemed  to be turned to his wife and    
child2 but1 alas6 it was rather from    
conviction that ,god had given him      
concerning their happy estate  over his1
 than for that he had any true love to  
the work of ,god  that was in them4     
,true1 some shows of kindness he seemed 
to have  for them1 and so had rich      
,dives when in hell1 to his five        
brethren  that were yet in the world3   
yea1 he had such love as to wish them   
in heaven1 that they might not come     
thither to be tormented 7,luke          
#af3bg1bh74    ,,atten4 ,sick-bed       
repentance is seldom good for anything4 
,,wise4 ,you say true1 it is very rarely
 good for anything indeed4  ,death is   
unwelcome to nature1 and usually when   
sickness and death  visit the sinner2   
the first taking of him by the shoulder1
 and  the second standing at the        
bed-chamber door to receive him2 then   
the sinner begins to look about him1 and

 to bethink with himself1  these will   
have me away before ,god2 and ,i know   
that my life has  not been as it should1
 how shall ,i do to appear before ,god6 
,or  if it be more the sense of the     
punishment1 and the place of the        
punishment of sinners1 that also is     
starting to a defiled conscience1  now  
roused by death's lumbering at the door4
 ,and hence usually is  sick-bed        
repentance1 and the matter of it2 to    
wit1 to be saved from  hell1 and from   
death1 and that ,god will restore again 
to health  till they mend1 concluding   
that it is in their power to mend1 as   
is evident by their large and lavishing 
promises to do it4 ,i have  known many  
that1 when they have been sick1 have had
 large measures  of this kind of        
repentance1 and while it has lasted1 the
 noise  and sound thereof has made the  
town to ring again4 ,but1 alas6 how     
long has it lasted8 ofttimes scarce so  
long as until the party now  sick has   
been well4 ,it has passed away like a   

mist or a vapour1  it has been a thing  
of no continuance4 ,but this kind of    
repentance  is by ,god compared to the  
howling of a dog4 ',and they have not   
cried unto me with their heart1 when    
they howled upon their beds'  7,hosea   
#g3ad74    ,,atten4 ,yet one may see by 
this the desperateness of man's heart2  
for what is it but desperate wickedness 
to make promise to ,god  of amendment1  
if he will but spare them2 and yet1 so  
soon as they  are recovered1 or quickly 
after1 fall to sin as they did before1  
and never to regard their promise more4 
,,wise4 ,it is a sign of desperateness  
indeed2 yea1 of desperate  madness      
7,deut #a3cd1ce74 ,for1 surely1 they    
must needs think that  ,god took notice 
of their promise1 that he heard the     
words that  they spake1 and that he hath
 laid them up against the time to  come2
 and will then bring out1 and testify to
 their faces1 that  they flattered him  
with their mouth1 and lied unto him with
 their  tongue1 when they lay sick1 to  

their thinking1 upon their death-bed1   
and promised him that if he would       
recover them they would repent  and     
amend their ways 7,psa #gh3cd-cg74 ,but 
thus1 as ,i have told  you1 ,mr4 ,badman
 did4 ,he made great promises that he   
would be a  new man1 that he would leave
 his sins and become a convert1 that  he
 would love1 c4 his godly wife1 c4 ,yea1
 many fine words had  ,mr4 ,badman in   
his sickness1 but no good actions when  
he was well4          ,,chapter ,,xvi4  
,,his ,,pious ,,wife ,,dies             
,,broken-,,hearted4--,,her ,,death-,,bed
 ,,charge ,,to  ,,her ,,family4         
,,atten4 ,and how did his good wife take
 it1 when she saw that he had  no       
amendment1 but that he returned with the
 dog to his vomit1 to  his old courses  
again8    ,,wise4 ,why1 it broke her    
heart1 it was a worse disappointment to 
her than the cheat that he gave her in  
marriage4 ,at least she laid  it more to
 heart1 and could not so well grapple   
with it4 ,you must  think that she had  

put up many a prayer to ,god for him    
before1  even all the time that he had  
carried it so badly to her1 and now1    
when he was so affrighted in his        
sickness1 and so desired that  he might 
live and mend2 poor woman1 she thought  
that the time was  come for ,god to     
answer her prayers2 nay1 she did not    
let#ga with  gladness1 to whisper it out
 amongst her friends1 that it was  so3  
but when she saw herself disappointed by
 her husband turning  rebel again1 she  
could not stand up under it1 but falls  
into a  languishing distemper1 and in a 
few weeks gave up the ghost4    ,,atten4
 ,pray how did she die8    ,,wise4 ,die6
 she died bravely2 full of comfort of   
the faith of her  interest in ,christ1  
and by him1 of the world to come4 ,she  
had many  brave expressions in her      
sickness1 and gave to those that came to
  visit her many signs of her salvation2
 the thoughts of the grave1  but        
especially of her rising again1 were    
sweet thoughts to her4  ,she would long 

of death1 because she knew it would be  
her friend4  ,she behaved herself like  
to some that were making of them ready  
to go meet their bridegroom4 ,now1 said 
she1 ,i am going to rest  from my       
sorrows1 my sighs1 my tears1 my         
mournings1 and complaints3  ,i have     
heretofore longed to be among the       
saints1 but might by no  means be       
suffered to go1 but now ,i am going1 and
 no man can stop  me1 to the great      
meeting1 'to the general assembly1 and  
church of  the first born which are     
written in heaven' 7,heb #ab3bb-bd74    
,there  ,i shall have my heart's desire2
 there ,i shall worship without         
temptation or other impediment2 there ,i
 shall see the face of my  ,jesus1 whom 
,i have loved1 whom ,i have served1 and 
who now ,i know  will save my soul4 ,i  
have prayed often for my husband1 that  
he  might be converted1 but there has   
been no answer of ,god in that  matter4 
,are my prayers lost8 are they          
forgotten8 are they thrown  over the    

bar8 ,no3 they are hanged upon the horns
 of the golden  altar1 and ,i must have 
the benefit of them myself1 that moment 
that ,i shall enter into the gates1 in  
at which the righteous nation  that     
keepeth truth shall enter3 ,i say1 ,i   
shall have the benefit  of them4 ,i can 
say as holy ,david2 ,i say1 ,i can say  
of my husband1  as he could of his      
enemies3 ',as for me1 when they were    
sick1 my  clothing was sackcloth2 ,i    
humbled my soul with fasting1 and my    
prayer returned into mine own bosom'    
7,psa #ce3ac74 ,my prayers are  not     
lost1 my tears are yet in ,god's bottle2
 ,i would have had a  crown1 and glory  
for my husband1 and for those of my     
children that  follow his steps2 but so 
far as ,i can see yet1 ,i must rest in  
the  hope of having all myself4         
,,atten4 ,did she talk thus openly8     
,,wise4 ,no3 this she spake but to one  
or two of her most intimate             
acquaintance1 who were permitted to come
 and see her1 when she  lay languishing 

upon her death-bed4    ,,atten4 ,well1  
but pray go on in your relation1 this is
 good2 ,i am  glad to hear it1 this is  
as a cordial to my heart while we sit   
thus talking under this tree4    ,,wise4
 ,when she drew near her end1 she called
 for her husband1  and when he was come 
to her she told him that now he and she 
must  part1 and1 said she1 ,god knows1  
and thou shalt know1 that ,i have  been 
a loving1 faithful wife unto thee2 my   
prayers have been many  for thee2 and as
 for all the abuses that ,i have        
received at thy  hand1 those ,i freely  
and heartily forgive1 and still shall   
pray  for thy conversion1 even as long  
as ,i breathe in this world4 ,but       
husband1 ,i am going thither1 where no  
bad man shall come1 and if  thou dost   
not convert1 thou wilt never see me more
 with comfort2  let not my plain words  
offend thee2 ,i am thy dying wife1 and  
of  my faithfulness to thee1 would leave
 this exhortation with thee2  break off 
thy sins1 fly to ,god for mercy while   

mercy's gate stands  open2 remember that
 the day is coming1 when thou1 though   
now lusty  and well1 must lie at the    
gates of death as ,i do2 and what wilt  
thou then do1 if thou shalt be found    
with a naked soul1 to meet  with the    
cherubims with their flaming swords8    
,yea1 what wilt thou  then do1 if death 
and hell shall come to visit thee1 and  
thou in  thy sins1 and under the curse  
of the law8    ,,atten4 ,this was honest
 and plain2 but what said ,mr4 ,badman  
to her8    ,,wise4 ,he did what he could
 to divert her talk1 by throwing in     
other  things2 he also showed some kind 
of pity to her now1 and would  ask her  
what she would have8 and with various   
kind of words put  her out of her talk2 
for when she saw that she was not       
regarded1  she fetched a deep sigh1 and 
lay still4 ,so he went down1 and then   
she called for her children1 and began  
to talk to them4 ,and first  she spake  
to those that were rude1 and told them  
the danger of  dying before they had    

grace in their hearts4 ,she told them   
also  that death might be nearer them   
than they were aware of2 and bid  them  
look when they went through the         
churchyard again1 if there  were not    
little graves there4 ,and1 ah children1 
said she1 will  it not be dreadful to   
you if we only shall meet at the day of 
judgment1 and then part again1 and never
 see each other more8 ,and  with that   
she wept1 the children also wept3 so she
 held on her  discourse4 ,children1 said
 she1 ,i am going from you2 ,i am going 
to  ,jesus ,christ1 and with him there  
is neither sorrow1 nor sighing1  nor    
pain1 nor tears1 nor death 7,rev #g3af1 
#ba3c1d74 ,thither would  ,i have you go
 also1 but ,i can neither carry you nor 
fetch you  thither2 but if you shall    
turn from your sins to ,god1 and shall  
beg mercy at his hands by ,jesus        
,christ1 you shall follow me1  and      
shall1 when you die1 come to the place  
where ,i am going1 that  blessed place  
of rest2 and then we shall be for ever  

together1  beholding the face of our    
,redeemer1 to our mutual and eternal    
joy4 ,so she bid them remember the words
 of a dying mother when she  was cold in
 her grave1 and themselves were hot in  
their sins1 if  perhaps her words might 
put check to their vice1 and that they  
might remember and turn to ,god4        
,then they all went down but her        
darling1 to wit1 the child that she  had
 most love for1 because it followed her 
ways4 ,so she addressed  herself to     
that4 ,come to me1 said she1 my sweet   
child1 thou art the  child of my joy2 ,i
 have lived to see thee a servant of    
,god2 thou  shalt have eternal life4 ,i1
 my sweet heart1#gb shall go before1    
and thou shalt follow after1 if thou    
shalt 'hold the beginning  of thy       
confidence stedfast unto the end' 7,heb 
#c3ad74 ,when ,i am  gone1 do thou still
 remember my words4 ,love thy ,bible1   
follow my  ministers1 deny ungodliness  
still1 and if troublesome times shalt   
come1 set a higher price upon ,christ1  

his word1 and ways1 and the  testimony  
of a good conscience1 than upon all the 
world besides4#gc  ,carry it kindly and 
dutifully to thy father1 but choose none
 of  his ways4 ,if thou mayest go to    
service1 choose that rather than  to    
stay at home2 but then be sure to choose
 a service where thou  mayest be helped 
forwards in the way to heaven2 and that 
thou mayest  have such a service1 speak 
to my minister1 he will help thee1 if   
possible1 to such a one4    ,i would    
have thee also1 my dear child1 to love  
thy brothers and  sisters1 but learn    
none of their naughty tricks4 ',have no 
fellowship  with the unfruitful works of
 darkness1 but rather reprove them'     
7,eph #e3aa74 ,thou hast grace1 they    
have none2 do thou therefore  beautify  
the way of salvation before their eyes1 
by a godly life  and conformable        
conversation to the revealed will of    
,god1 that thy  brothers and sisters may
 see and be the more pleased with the   
good  ways of the ,lord4 ,if thou shalt 

live to marry1 take heed of being       
served as ,i was2 that is1 of being     
beguiled with fair words and  the       
flatteries of a lying tongue4 ,but first
 be sure of godliness1  yea1 as sure as 
it is possible for one to be in this    
world4 ,trust  not thine own eyes1 nor  
thine own judgment1 ,i mean as to that  
person's godliness that thou art invited
 to marry4 ,ask counsel of  good men1   
and do nothing therein1 if he lives1    
without my minister's  advice4 ,i have  
also myself desired him to look after   
thee4 ,thus  she talked to her children1
 and gave them counsel2 and after she   
had talked to this a little longer1 she 
kissed it1 and bid it go  down4         
,well1 in short1 her time drew on1 and  
the day that she must die4  ,so she     
died1 with a soul full of grace1 a heart
 full of comfort1  and by her death     
ended a life full of trouble4 ,her      
husband made  a funeral for her1 perhaps
 because he was glad he was rid of her1 
but we will leave that to the manifest  

at judgment4    ,,atten4 ,this woman    
died well4 ,and now we are talking of   
the dying  of ,christians1 ,i will tell 
you a story of one that died some time  
since in our town4 ,the man was a godly 
old ,puritan1 for so the  godly were    
called in time past4 ,this man1 after a 
long and godly  life1 fell sick1 of the 
sickness whereof he died4 ,and as he lay
  drawing on1 the woman that looked to  
him thought she heard music1  and that  
the sweetest that ever she heard in her 
life1 which also  continued until he    
gave up the ghost4 ,now when his soul   
departed  from him the music seemed to  
withdraw1 and to go further and  further
 off from the house1 and so it went     
until the sound was  quite gone out of  
hearing4    ,,wise4 ,what do you think  
that might be8    ,,atten4 ,for ought ,i
 know the melodious notes of angels1    
that were  sent of ,god to fetch him to 
heaven4    ,,wise4 ,i cannot say but    
that ,god goes out of his ordinary road 
with us poor mortals sometimes4 ,i      

cannot say this of this woman1  but yet 
she had better music in her heart than  
sounded in this  woman's ears4          
,,atten4 ,i believe so2 but pray tell   
me1 did any of her other children       
hearken to her words1 so as to be       
bettered in their souls thereby8        
,,wise4 ,one of them did1 and became a  
very hopeful young man4 ,but  for the   
rest ,i can say nothing4    ,,atten4    
,and what did ,badman do after his wife 
was dead8    ,,wise4 ,why1 even as he   
did before2 he scarce mourned a         
fortnight  for her1 and his mourning    
then was1 ,i doubt1 more in fashion than
  in heart4    ,,atten4 ,would he not   
sometimes talk of his wife when she was 
dead8    ,,wise4 ,yes1 when the fit took
 him1 and could commend her too         
extremely1 saying she was a good1 godly1
 virtuous woman4 ,but this  is not a    
thing to be wondered at4 ,it is common  
with wicked men to  hate ,god's servants
 while alive1 and to commend them when  
they are  dead4 ,so served the          

,pharisees the prophets4 ,those of the  
prophets  that were dead they commended1
 and those of them that were alive  they
 condemned4 7,matt #bc74                
,,chapter ,,xvii4    ,,he ,,is ,,tricked
 ,,into ,a ,,second ,,marriage ,,by ,a  
,,woman ,,as ,,bad ,,as  ,,himself4     
,,atten4 ,but did not ,mr4 ,badman marry
 again quickly8    ,,wise4 ,no1 not a   
good while after2 and when he was asked 
the reason  he would make this slighty  
answer1 ,who would keep a cow of their  
own that can have a quart of milk for a 
penny8 ,meaning1 who would  be at the   
charge to have a wife that can have a   
whore when he  listeth8 ,so villainous1 
so abominable did he continue after the 
death of his wife4 ,yet at last there as
 one was too hard for him4  ,for getting
 of him to her upon a time1 and making  
of him sufficiently  drunk1 she was so  
cunning as to get a promise of marriage 
of him1  and so held him to it1 and     
forced him to marry her4 ,and she1 as   
the  saying is1 was as good as he at all

 his vile and ranting tricks4  ,she had 
her companions as well as he had his1   
and she would meet  them too at the     
tavern and ale-house more commonly than 
he was aware  of4 ,to be plain1 she was 
a very whore1 and had as great resort   
came to her1 where time and place was   
appointed1 as any of them  all4 ,ay1 and
 he smelt it too1 but could not tell how
 to help it4  ,for if he began to talk1 
she could lay in his dish the whores    
that  she knew he haunted1 and she could
 fit him also with cursing and          
swearing1 for she would give him oath   
for oath1 and curse for  curse4         
,,atten4 ,what kind of oaths would she  
have8    ,,wise4 ,why1 damn her1 and    
sink her1 and the like4    ,,atten4     
,these are provoking things4    ,,wise4 
,so they are2 but ,god doth not         
altogether let such things  go          
unpunished in this life4 ,something of  
this ,i have showed you  already1 and   
will here give you one or two instances 
more4    ,there lived1 saith one1 in the

 year #aeea1 in a city of ,savoy1 a  man
 who was a monstrous curser and swearer1
 and though he was  often admonished and
 blamed for it1 yet would he by no means
 mend  his manners4 ,at length a great  
plague happening in the city1 he        
withdrew himself with his wife and a    
kinswoman into a garden1  where being   
again admonished to give over his       
wickedness1 he  hardened his heart more1
 swearing1 blaspheming ,god1 and giving 
himself to the devil4 ,and immediately  
the devil snatched him up  suddenly1 his
 wife and kinswoman looking on1 and     
carried him quite  away4 ,the           
magistrates1 advertised hereof1 went to 
the place and  examined the women1 who  
justified the truth of it4    ,also at  
,oster1 in the duchy of ,magalapole1    
saith ,mr4 ,clark1 a  wicked woman used 
in her cursing to give herself body and 
soul  to the devil1 and being reproved  
for it1 still continued the  same2 till1
 being at a wedding-feast1 the devil    
came in person1  and carried her up into

 the air1 with most horrible outcries   
and  roarings2 and in that sort carried 
her round about the town1 that  the     
inhabitants were ready to die for fear4 
,and by and by he tore  her in four     
pieces1 leaving her four quarters in    
four several  highways2 and then brought
 her bowels to the marriage-feast1 and  
threw them upon the table before the    
mayor of the town1 saying1  ,behold     
these dishes of meat belong to thee1    
whom the like destruction  waiteth for  
if thou dost not amend thy wicked life4 
,,atten4 ,though ,god forbears to deal  
thus with all men that thus rend  and   
tear his name1 and that immediate       
judgments do not overtake  them1 yet he 
makes their lives by other judgments    
bitter to them1  does he not8    ,,wise4
 ,yes1 yes1 and for proof1 ,i need go no
 farther than to this  ,badman and his  
wife2 for their railing1 and cursing1   
and swearing  ended not in words4 ,they 
would fight and fly at each other1 and  
that like cats and dogs4 ,but it must be

 looked upon as the hand  and judgment  
of ,god upon him for his villainy2 he   
had an honest  woman before1 but she    
would not serve his turn1 and therefore 
,god took her away1 and gave him one as 
bad as himself4 ,thus that  measure that
 he meted to his first wife1 this last  
did mete to  him again4 ,and this is a  
punishment wherewith sometimes ,god will
  punish wicked men4 ,so said ,amos to  
,amaziah1 ',thy wife shall be a  harlot 
in the city' 7,amos #g3ag74 ,with this  
last wife ,mr4 ,badman  lived a pretty  
while2 but1 as ,i told you before1 in a 
most sad and  hellish manner4 ,and now  
he would bewail his first wife's death2 
not of love that he had to her          
godliness1 for that he could never      
abide1 but for that she used always to  
keep home1 whereas this  would go       
abroad2 his first wife was also honest1 
and true to that  relation1 but this    
last was a whore of her body4 ,the first
 woman  loved to keep things together1  
but this last would whirl them  about as

 well as he4 ,the first would be silent 
when he chid1 and  would take it        
patiently when he abused her2 but this  
would give  him word for word1 blow for 
blow1 curse for curse2 so that now ,mr4 
,badman had met with his match4 ,god had
 a mind to make him see the  baseness of
 his own life in the wickedness of his  
wife's4 ,but all  would not do with ,mr4
 ,badman1 he would be ,mr4 ,badman      
still4 ,this  judgment did not work any 
reformation upon him1 no1 not to ,god   
nor man4    ,,atten4 ,i warrant you that
 ,mr4 ,badman thought when his wife was 
dead1 that next time he would match far 
better4    ,,wise4 ,what he thought ,i  
cannot tell1 but he could not hope for  
it in this match4 ,for here he knew     
himself to be catched1 he knew  that he 
was by this woman entangled1 and would  
therefore have  gone back again1 but    
could not4 ,he knew her1 ,i say1 to be a
 whore  before1 and therefore could not 
promise himself a happy life with  her4 
,for he or she that will not be true to 

their own soul1 and  therefore could not
 expect she should be true to him4 ,but 
,solomon  says1 ',a whore is a deep     
ditch1' and ,mr4 ,badman found it true4 
,for when she had caught him in her pit1
 she would never leave him  till she had
 got him to promise her marriage2 and   
when she had  taken him so far1 she     
forced him to marry indeed4 ,and after  
that1  they lived that life that ,i have
 told you4    ,,atten4 ,but did not the 
neighbours take notice of this          
alteration  that ,mr4 ,badman had made8 
,,wise4 ,yes2 and many of his           
neighbours1 yea1 many of those that     
were carnal said1 ,it is a righteous    
judgment of ,god upon him for  his      
abusive carriage and language to his    
other wife3 for they were  all convinced
 that she was a virtuous woman1 and that
 he1 vile  wretch1 had killed her1 ,i   
will not say with1 but with the want of 
kindness4          ,,chapter ,,xviii4   
,,he ,,parts ,,from ,,his               
,,wife--,,diseases ,,attack ,,him       

,,under ,,captain  ,,consumption1 ,,he  
,,rots ,,away1 ,,and ,,dies ,,in        
,,sinful ,,security4    ,,atten4 ,and   
how long1 ,i pray1 did they live thus   
together4    ,,wise4 ,some fourteen or  
sixteen years1 even until1 though she   
also  brought something with her1 they  
had sinned all away1 and parted  as poor
 as howlets4 ,and1 in reason1 how could 
it be otherwise8  he would have his way1
 and she would have hers2 he among his  
companions1 and she among hers2 he with 
his whores1 and she with  her rogues2   
and so they brought their#gd noble to   
ninepence4    ,,atten4 ,pray of what    
disease did ,mr4 ,badman die1 for now ,i
 perceive  we are come up to his death8 
,,wise4 ,i cannot so properly say that  
he died of one disease1 for  there were 
many that had consented1 and laid their 
heads together  to bring him to his end4
 ,he was dropsical1 he was consumptive1 
he  was surfeited1 was gouty1 and1 as   
some say1 he had a tang of the  pox in  
his bowels4 ,yet the captain of all     

these men of death that  came against   
him to take him away1 was the           
consumption1 for it  was that that      
brought him down to the grave4#ge       
,,atten4 ,although ,i will not say but  
the best men may die of a  consumption1 
a dropsy1 or a surfeit2 yea1 that these 
may meet upon  a man to end him2 yet ,i 
will say again1 that many times these   
diseases come through man's inordinate  
use of things4 ,much drinking  brings   
dropsies1 consumptions1 surfeits1 and   
many other diseases2  and ,i doubt that 
,mr4 ,badman's death did come by his    
abuse of  himself in the use of lawful  
and unlawful things4 ,i ground this  my 
sentence upon that report of his life   
that you at large have  given me4       
,,wise4 ,i think verily that you need   
not call back your sentence2 for  it is 
thought by many that by his cups and his
 queans he brought  himself to this his 
destruction3 he was not an old man when 
he  died1 nor was he naturally very     
feeble1 but strong and of a healthy     

complexion4 ,yet1 as ,i said1 he        
moultered away1 and went1 when he  set  
agoing1 rotten to his grave4 ,and that  
which made him stink when  he was dead1 
,i mean1 that made him stink in his name
 and fame1  was1 that he died with a    
spice of the foul disease upon him4 ,a  
man  whose life was full of sin1 and    
whose death was without repentance4     
,,atten4 ,these were blemishes          
sufficient to make him stink indeed4    
,,wise4 ,they were so1 and they did do  
it4 ,no man could speak well  of him    
when he was gone4 ,his name rotted above
 ground1 as his  carcase rotted under4  
,and this is according to the saying of 
the  wise man1 ',the memory of the just 
is blessed1 but the name of the  wicked 
shall rot' 7,prov #aj3g74    ,this text1
 in both the parts of it1 was fulfilled 
upon him and  the woman that he married 
first4 ,for her name still did flourish1
  though she had been dead almost       
seventeen years2 but his began to  stink
 and rot before he had been buried      

seventeen days4    ,,atten4 ,that man   
that dieth with a life full of sin1 and 
with a  heart void of repentance1       
although he should die of the most      
golden  disease1 if there were any thing
 that might be so called1 ,i will       
warrant him his name shall stink1 and   
that in heaven and earth4    ,,wise4    
,you say true2 and therefore doth the   
name of ,cain1 ,pharaoh1  ,saul1 ,judas1
 and the ,pharisees1 though dead        
thousands of years  ago1 stink as fresh 
in the nostrils of the world as if they 
were  but newly dead4    ,,atten4 ,i do 
fully acquiesce with you in this4 ,but1 
,sir1 since you  have charged him with  
dying impenitent1 pray let me see how   
you  will prove it2 not that ,i         
altogether doubt it1 because you have   
affirmed it1 but yet ,i love to have    
proof for what men say in such  weighty 
matters4    ,,wise4 ,when ,i said he    
died without repentance1 ,i meant so far
 as  those that knew him could judge1   
when they compared his life1 the  ,word1

 and his death together4    ,,atten4    
,well said1 they went the right way to  
find out whether he  had1 that is1 did  
manifest that he had repentance or no4  
,now then  show me how they did prove he
 had none4    ,,wise4 ,so ,i will4 ,and 
first1 this was urged to prove it4 ,he  
had  not in all the time of his sickness
 a sight and sense of his sins1  but was
 as secure1 and as much at quiet1 as if 
he had never sinned  in all his life4   
,,atten4 ,i must needs confess that this
 is a sign he had none4 ,for  how can a 
man repent of that of which he hath     
neither sight nor  sense8 ,but it is    
strange that he had neither sight nor   
sense of  sin now1 when he had such a   
sight and sense of his evil before2  ,i 
mean when he was sick before4    ,,wise4
 ,he was1 as ,i said1 as secure now as  
if he had been as sinless  as an angel2 
though all men knew what a sinner he    
was1 for he  carried his sins in his    
forehead4 ,his debauched life was read  
and  known of all men2 but his          

repentance was read and known of no man2
  for1 as ,i said1 he had none4 ,and for
 ought ,i know1 the reason why  he had  
no sense of his sins now was1 because he
 profited not by  that sense that he had
 of them before4 ,he liked not to retain
 that  knowledge of ,god then1 that     
caused his sins to come to remembrance4 
,therefore ,god gave him up now to a    
reprobate mind1 to hardness  and        
stupidity of spirit2 and so was that    
scripture fulfilled upon  him1 ',he hath
 blinded their eyes' 7,isa #f3aj74 ,and 
that1 ',let their  eyes be darkened that
 they may not see' 7,rom #aa3aj74 ,o1   
for a man  to live in sin1 and to go out
 of the world without repentance for    
it1 is the saddest judgment that can    
overtake a man4    ,,atten4 ,but1 ,sir1 
although both you and ,i have consented 
that  without a sight and sense of sin  
there can be no repentance1 yet  that is
 but our bare say so2 let us therefore  
now see if by the  scripture we can make
 it good4    ,,wise4 ,that is easily    

done4 ,the three thousand that were     
converted  7,acts #b71 repented not till
 they had sight and sense of their      
sins4 ,paul repented not till he had    
sight and sense of his sins  7,act #i74 
,the jailer repented not till the had   
sight and sense of  his sins2 nor could 
they 7,act #af74 ,for of what should a  
man repent8  ,the answer is1 ,of sin4   
,what is it to repent of sin8 ,the      
answer is1  ,to be sorry for it1 to turn
 from it4 ,but how can a man be sorry   
for it1 that has neither sight nor sense
 of it8 7,psa #ch3ah74 ,david  did not  
only commit sins1 but abode impenitent  
for them1 until  ,nathan the prophet was
 sent from ,god to give him a sight and 
sense  of them2 and then1 but not till  
then1 he indeed repented of them  7#b   
,sam #ab74 ,job1 in order to his        
repentance1 cries unto ,god1 ',show  me 
wherefore thou contendest with me8'     
7,job #aj3b74 ,and again1 ',that  which 
,i see not teach thou me1 ,i have borne 
chastisement1 ,i will  not offend any   

more' 7,job #cd3cb74 ,that is1 not in   
what ,i know1 for  ,i will repent of it2
 nor yet in what ,i know not1 when thou 
shalt  show me it4 ,also ,ephraim's     
repentance was after he was turned to   
the sight and sense of his sins1 and    
after he was instructed about  the evil 
of them 7,jer #ca3ah-bj74    ,,atten4   
,these are good testimonies of this     
truth1 and do1 if matter  of fact1 with 
which ,mr4 ,badman is charged1 be true1 
prove indeed  that he did not repent1   
but as he lived so he died in his sin   
7,job  #bj3aa74 ,for without repentance 
a man is sure to die in his sin2  for   
they will lie down in the dust with him1
 rise at the judgment  with him1 hang   
about his neck like cords and chains    
when he standeth  at the bar of ,god's  
tribunal 7,prov #e3bb74 ,and go with    
him1 too1  when he goes away from the   
judgment-seat1 with a ',depart from me1 
ye cursed1 into everlasting fire1       
prepared for the devil and his  angels' 
7,matt #be3da74 ,and there shall fret   

and gnaw his conscience1  because they  
will be to him a never-dying worm 7,mark
 #i3dd2 ,isa  #ff3bd74    ,,wise4 ,you  
say well1 and ,i will add a word or two 
more to what ,i  have said4 ,repentance1
 as it is not produced without a sight  
and  sense of sin1 so every sight and   
sense of sin cannot produce it2  ,i mean
 every sight and sense of sin cannot    
produce that repentance1  that is       
repentance unto salvation2 repentance   
never to be repented  of4 ,for it is yet
 fresh before us1 that ,mr4 ,badman had 
a sight and  sense of sin1 in that fit  
of sickness that he had before1 but it  
died without procuring any such godly   
fruit2 as was manifest by  his so soon  
returning with the dog to his vomit4    
,many people think  also that repentance
 stands in confession of sin only1 but  
they  are very much mistaken2 for       
repentance1 as was said before1 is a    
being sorry for1 and returning from     
transgression to ,god by ,jesus         
,christ4 ,now1 if this be true1 that    

every sight and sense of sin  will not  
produce repentance1 then repentance     
cannot be produced  there where there is
 no sight and sense of sin4 ,that every 
sight  and sense of sin will not produce
 repentance1 to wit1 the godly          
repentance that we are speaking of1 is  
manifest in ,cain1 ,pharaoh1  ,saul1 and
 ,judas1 who all of them had sense1     
great sense of sin1  but none of them   
repentance unto life4    ,now ,i        
conclude that ,mr4 ,badman did die      
impenitent1 and so a death  most        
miserable4    ,,atten4 ,but pray now1   
before we conclude our discourse of ,mr4
  ,badman1 give me another proof of his 
dying in his sins4    ,,wise4 ,another  
proof is this1 he did not desire a sight
 and sense  of sins1 that he might have 
repentance for them4 ,did ,i say he did 
not desire it1 ,i will add1 he greatly  
desired to remain in his  security1 and 
that ,i shall prove by that which       
follows4 ,first1 he  could not endure   
that any man now should talk to him of  

his sinful  life1 and yet that was the  
way to beget a sight and sense of sin1  
and so of repentance from it1 in his    
soul4 ,but ,i say he could not  endure  
such discourse4 ,those men that did     
offer to talk unto him  of his ill-spent
 life1 they were as little welcome to   
him1 in  the time of his last sickness1 
as was ,elijah when he went to meet     
with ,ahab as he went down to take      
possession of ,naboth's vineyard4       
',hast thou found me1' said ,ahab1 ',o  
mine enemy8' 7#a ,kings #ba3ag-ba74  ,so
 would ,mr4 ,badman say in his heart to 
and of those that thus  did come to him1
 though indeed they came even of love to
 convince  him of his evil life1 that he
 might have repented thereof and have   
obtained mercy4    ,,atten4 ,did good   
men then go to see him in his last      
sickness8    ,,wise4 ,yes4 ,those that  
were his first wife's acquaintance1 they
  went to see him1 and to talk with him1
 and to him1 if perhaps he  might now1  
at last1 bethink himself and cry to ,god

 for mercy4    ,,atten4 ,they did well  
to try now at last if they could save   
his  soul from hell4 ,but pray how can  
you tell that he did not care  for the  
company of such8    ,,wise4 ,because of 
the differing carriage that he had for  
them from  what he had when his old     
carnal companions came to see him4 ,when
  his old companions came to see him he 
would stir up himself as  much as he    
could1 both by words1 and looks1 to     
signify they were  welcome to him2 he   
would also talk with them freely and    
look  pleasantly upon them1 though the  
talk of such could be none other  but   
such as ,david said carnal men would    
offer to him when they  came to visit   
him in his sickness4 ',if he come to see
 me1' says  he1 'he speaketh vanity1 his
 heart gathereth iniquity to itself'    
7,psa #da3f74 ,but these kind of talks1 
,i say1 ,mr4 ,badman better  brooked    
than he did the company of better men4  
,but ,i will more particularly give you 
a character of his carriage  to good    

men1 and good talk1 when they came to   
see him4 #a4 ,when  they were come he   
would seem to fail in his spirits at the
 sight  of them4 #b4 ,he would not care 
to answer them to any of those          
questions that they would at times put  
to him1 to feel what sense  he had of   
sin1 death1 hell1 and judgment4 ,but    
would either say  nothing or answer them
 by way of evasion1 or else by telling  
of  them he was so weak and spent that  
he could not speak much4 #c4  ,he would 
never show forwardness to speak to or   
talk with them1  but was glad when they 
held their tongues4 ,he would ask them  
no question about his state and another 
world1 or how he should  escape that    
damnation that he had deserved4 #d4 ,he 
had got  a haunt#gf at last to bid his  
wife and keeper1 when these good  people
 attempted to come to see him1 to tell  
them that he was  asleep1 or inclining  
to sleep1 or so weak for want thereof   
that  he could not abide any noise4 ,and
 so they would serve them time  after   

time1 till at last they were discouraged
 from coming to  see him any more4 #e4  
,he was so hardened now in this time of 
his  sickness1 that he would talk1 when 
his companions came unto him1  to the   
disparagement of those good men1 and of 
their good doctrine  too1 that of love  
did come to see him1 and that did labour
 to  convert him4 #f4 ,when these good  
men went away from him he would  never  
say1 ,pray1 when will you be pleased to 
come again1 for  ,i have a desire to    
more of your company and to hear more of
 your  good instruction8 ,no1 not a word
 of that1 but when they were going      
would scarce bid them drink1#gg or say1 
,thank you for your good  company and   
good instruction4 #g4 ,his talk in his  
sickness with  his companions would be  
of the world1 as trades1 houses1 lands1 
great men1 great titles1 great places1  
outward prosperity or outward           
adversity1 or some such carnal thing4   
,by all which ,i conclude  that he did  
not desire a sense and sight of his sin1

 that he might  repent and be saved4    
,,atten4 ,it must needs be so as you    
say1 if these things be true  that you  
have asserted of him4 ,and ,i do the    
rather believe them1  because ,i think  
you dare not tell a lie of the dead4    
,,wise4 ,i was one of them that went to 
him and that beheld his carriage  and   
manner of way1 and this is a true       
relation of it that ,i have  given you4 
,,atten4 ,i am satisfied4 ,but pray1 if 
you can1 show me now1 by the  ,word1    
what sentence of ,god doth pass upon    
such men4    ,,wise4 ,why1 the man that 
is thus averse to repentance1 that      
desires  not to hear of his sins that he
 might repent and be saved1 is said  to 
be a man that saith unto ,god1 ',depart 
from me1 for ,i desire not  the         
knowledge of thy ways' 7,job #ba3ad74   
,he is a man that says in  his heart and
 with his actions1 ',i have loved       
strangers sins  and after them will ,i  
go' 7,jer #b3be74 ,he is a man that     
shuts his  eyes1 stops his ears1 and    

that turneth his spirit against ,god    
7,zech  #g3aa1ab2 ,acts #bh3bf1bg74     
,yea1 he is the man that is at enmity   
with  ,god1 and that abhors him with his
 soul4    ,,atten4 ,what other sign can 
you give me that ,mr4 ,badman died      
without  repentance8    ,,wise4 ,why1 he
 did never heartily cry to ,god for     
mercy all the time  of his affliction4  
,true1 when sinking fits1 stitches1 or  
pains  took hold upon him1 then he would
 say1 as other carnal men used  to do1  
,lord1 help me2 ,lord1 strengthen me2   
,lord1 deliver me1 and  the like4 ,but  
to cry to ,god for mercy1 that he did   
not1 but lay1  as ,i hinted before1 as  
if he never had sinned4    ,,atten4     
,that is another bad sign indeed1 for   
crying to ,god for mercy  is one of the 
first signs of repentance4 ,when ,paul  
lay repenting  of his sin upon his bed1 
the ,holy ,ghost said of him1 ',behold  
he prayeth' 7,acts #i3aa74 ,but he that 
hath not the first signs of  repentance1
 it is a sign he hath none of the other1

 and so indeed  none at all4 ,i do not  
say but there may be crying where there 
may be no sign of repentance4 ',they    
cried1' says ,david1 'unto the  ,lord1  
but he answered them not'2 but that he  
would have done if  their cry had been  
the fruit of repentance 7,psa #ah3da74  
,but1 ,i say1  if men may cry and yet   
have no repentance1 be sure they have   
none  that cry not at all4 ,it is said  
in ,job1 'they cry not when he  bindeth 
them' 7,job #cf3ac72 that is1 because   
they have no repentance2  no repentance1
 no cries2 false repentance1 false      
cries2 true  repentance1 true cries4    
,,wise4 ,i know that it is as possible  
for a man to forbear crying  that hath  
repentance1 as it is for a man to       
forbear groaning that  feeleth deadly   
pain4 ,he that looketh into the book of 
,psalms1 where  repentance is most      
lively set forth even in its true and   
proper  effects1 shall their find that  
crying1 strong crying1 hearty  crying1  
great crying1 and incessant crying1 hath

 been the fruits  of repentance2 but    
none of this had this ,mr4 ,badman1     
therefore he  died in his sins4    ,that
 crying is an inseparable effect of     
repentance1 is seen in  these           
scriptures--',have mercy upon me1 ,o    
,god2 according unto the  multitude of  
thy tender mercies1 blot out my         
transgressions' 7,psa  #ea3a74 ',o      
,lord1 rebuke me not in thine anger1    
neither chasten  me in thy hot          
displeasure4 ,have mercy upon me1 ,o    
,lord1 for ,i am  weak3 ,o ,lord1 heal  
me1 for my bones are vexed4 ,my soul is 
also  sore vexed1 but thou1 ,o ,lord1   
how long8 ,return1 ,o ,lord1 deliver  my
 soul3 ,o save me for thy mercies' sake'
 7,psa #f3a-d74 ',o ,lord1  rebuke me   
not in thy wrath1 neither chasten me in 
thy hot displeasure2  for thine arrows  
stick fast in me1 and thy hand presseth 
me sore4  ,there is no soundness in my  
flesh because of thine anger1 neither   
is there any rest in my bones1 because  
of my sin4 ,for mine iniquities  are    

gone over mine head2 as a heavy burden  
they are too heavy for  me4 ,my wounds  
stink and are corrupt1 because of my    
foolishness4  ,i am troubled1 ,i am     
bowed down greatly1 ,i go mourning all  
the  day long4 ,my loins are filled with
 a loathsome disease1 and there  is no  
soundness in my flesh4 ,i am feeble and 
sore broken2 ,i have  roared by reason  
of the disquietness of my heart' 7,psa  
#ch3a-h74    ,i might give you a great  
number more of the holy sayings of good 
men whereby they express how they were1 
what they felt1 and whether  they cried 
or no when repentance was wrought in    
them4 ,alas1 alas1  it is as possible   
for a man1 when the pangs of guilt are  
upon him1  to forbear praying1 as it is 
for a woman1 when pangs of travail  are 
upon her1 to forbear crying4 ,if all the
 world should tell me  that such a man  
hath repentance1 yet if he is not a     
praying man  ,i should not be persuaded 
to believe it4    ,,atten4 ,i know no   
reason why you should1 for there is     

nothing can  demonstrate that such a man
 hath it4 ,but pray1 ,sir1 what other   
sign have you by which you can prove    
that ,mr4 ,badman died in his  sins1 and
 so in a state of damnation8    ,,wise4 
,i have this to prove it4 ,those who    
were his old and sinful  companions in  
the time of his health1 were those whose
 company  and carnal talk he most       
delighted in in the time of his         
sickness4  ,i did occasionally hint this
 before1 but now ,i make it an argument 
of his want of grace1 for where there is
 indeed a work of grace  in the heart1  
that work doth not only change the      
heart1 thoughts1  and desires1 but the  
conversation also2 yea1 conversation and
  company too4 ,when ,paul had a work of
 grace in his soul he essayed  to join  
himself to the disciples4 ,he was for   
his old companions  in their            
abominations no longer4 ,he was now a   
disciple1 and was  for the company of   
disciples4 ',and he was with them coming
 in and  going out at ,jerusalem' 7,acts

 #i3bg1bh74    ,,atten4 ,i thought      
something when ,i heard you make mention
 of it  before4 ,thought ,i1 this is a  
shrewd sign that he had not grace  in   
his heart4 ,birds of a feather1 thought 
,i1 will flock together4  ,if this man  
was one of ,god's children he would herd
 with ,god's  children1 his delight     
would be with and in the company of     
,god's  children4 ,as ,david said1 ',i  
am a companion of all them that fear    
thee1 and of them that keep thy         
precepts' 7,psa #aai3fc74    ,,wise4    
,you say well1 for what fellowship hath 
he that believeth  with an infidel8 ,and
 although it be true that all that join 
to  the godly are not godly1 yet they   
that shall inwardly choose the  company 
of the ungodly and open profane1 rather 
than the company  of the godly1 as ,mr4 
,badman did1 surely are not godly men1  
but  profane4 ,he was1 as ,i told you1  
out of his element when good men  did   
come to visit him2 but then he was where
 he would be1 when  he had his vain     

companions about him4 ,alas6 grace1 as  
,i said1  altereth all1 heart1 life1    
company1 and all2 for by it the heart   
and man is made new4 ,and a new heart   
and a new man must have objects  of     
delight that are new1 and like himself2 
',old things are passed  away'2 why8    
,for 'all things are become new' 7#b    
,cor #e3bg74 ,now1 if  all things are   
become new1 to wit1 heart1 mind1        
thoughts1 desires1  and delights1 it    
followeth by consequence that the       
company must  be answerable2 hence it is
 said1 that they 'that believed were    
together'2 that 'they went to their own 
company'2 that they were  'added to the 
church'2 that they 'were of one heart   
and of one  soul'2 and the like 7,acts  
#b3dd-dg1 #d3bc1cb74 ,now if it be      
objected  that ,mr4 ,badman was sick1   
and so could not go to the godly1 yet   
he had a tongue in his head1 and could1 
had he had a heart1 have  spoken to some
 to call or send for the godly to come  
to him4 ,yea1  he would have done so2   

yea1 the company of all others1         
especially  his fellow-sinners1 would1  
even in every appearance of them  before
 him1 have been a burden and a grief    
unto him4 ,his heart  and affection     
standing bent to good1 good companions  
would have  suited him best4 ,but his   
companions were his old associates1 his 
delight was in them1 therefore his heart
 and soul were yet ungodly4    ,,atten4 
,pray1 how was he when he drew near his 
end2 for1 ,i perceive1  that what you   
say of him now hath reference to him and
 to his  actions at the beginning of his
 sickness8 ,then he could endure        
company and much talk2 besides1 perhaps 
then he thought he should  recover and  
not die1 as afterwards he had cause to  
think1 when he  was quite wasted with   
pining sickness1 when he was at the     
grave's  mouth4 ,but how was he1 ,i say1
 when he was1 as we say1 at the  grave's
 mouth1 within a step of death1 when he 
saw and knew1 and  could not but know1  
that shortly he must die1 and appear    

before  the judgment of ,god8    ,,wise4
 ,why1 there was not any other          
alteration in him than what  was made by
 his disease upon his body4 ,sickness1  
you know1 will  alter the body1 also    
pains and stitches will make men groan2 
but  for his mind he had no alteration  
there4 ,his mind was the same1  his     
heart was the same4 ,he was the         
self-same ,mr4 ,badman still4  ,not only
 in name but conditions1 and that to the
 very day of his  death2 yea1 so far as 
could be gathered to the very moment in 
which he died4    ,,atten4 ,pray1 how   
was he in his death8 ,was death strong  
upon him8  or did he die with ease1     
quietly8    ,,wise4 ,as quietly as a    
lamb4 ,there seemed not to be in it1 to 
standers by1 so as a strong struggle of 
nature4 ,and as for his  mind1 it seemed
 to be wholly at quiet4 ,but1 pray1 why 
do you ask  me this question8           
,,atten4 ,not for mine own sake1 but for
 others4 ,for there is such an  opinion 
as this among the ignorant1 that if a   

man dies1 as they call  it1 like a lamb1
 that is1 quietly1 and without that     
consternation  of mind that others show 
in their death1 they conclude1 and  that
 beyond all doubt1 that such a one is   
gone to heaven1 and is  certainly       
escaped the wrath to come4              
,,chapter ,,xix4    ,,future ,,happiness
 ,,not ,,to ,,be ,,hoped ,,from ,a      
,,quiet ,,hardened ,,death4    ,,wise4  
,there is no judgment to be made by a   
quiet death1 of the  eternal state of   
him that so dieth4 ,suppose that one man
 should  die quietly1 another should die
 suddenly1 and a third should die  under
 great consternation of spirit1 no man  
can judge of their  eternal condition by
 the manner of any of these kinds of    
deaths4  ,he that dies quietly1         
suddenly1 or under consternation of     
spirit1  may go to heaven1 or may go to 
hell2 no man can tell whether a man     
goes1 by any such manner of death4 ,the 
judgment1 therefore1 that  we make of   
the eternal condition of a man must be  

gathered from  another consideration1 to
 wit1 ,did the man die in his sins8 did 
he die in unbelief8 did he die before he
 was born again8 then he  has gone to   
the devil and hell1 though he died never
 so quietly4  ,again1 ,was the man a    
good man8 had he faith and holiness8 was
 he  a lover and a worshipper of ,god by
 ,christ according to his word8  ,then  
he is gone to ,god and heaven1 how      
suddenly1 or in what  consternation of  
mind soever he died4 ,but ,mr4 ,badman  
was naught1  his life was evil1 his ways
 were evil1 evil to his end4 ,he        
therefore  went to hell and to the      
devil1 how quietly soever he died4      
,indeed there is1 in some cases1 a      
judgment to be made of a man's  eternal 
condition by the manner of the death he 
dieth4 ,as1 suppose  now a man should   
murder himself1 or live a wicked life1  
and after  that die in utter despair2   
these men1 without doubt1 do both  of   
them go to hell4 ,and here ,i will take 
an occasion to speak of  two of ,mr4    

,badman's brethren1 for you know ,i told
 you before that  he had brethren1 and  
of the manner of their death4 ,one of   
them  killed himself1 and the other1    
after a wicked life1 died in utter      
despair4 ,now1 ,i should not be afraid  
to conclude of both these1  that they   
went by and through their death to hell4
    ,,atten4 ,pray tell me concerning   
the first1 how he made away with        
himself8    ,,wise4 ,why1 he took a     
knife and cut his own throat1 and       
immediately  gave up the ghost and died4
 ,now1 what can we judge of such a man's
  condition1 since the scripture saith1 
',no murderer hath eternal  life1' c41  
but that it must be concluded that such 
a one is gone  to hell4 ,he was a       
murderer1 self-murderer2 and he is the  
worst  murderer1 one that slays his own 
body and soul4#gh ,nor do we find       
mention made of any but cursed ones that
 do such kind of deeds4  ,i say1 no     
mention made in ,holy ,writ of any      
others1 but such that  murder           

themselves4    ,and this is a sore      
judgment of ,god upon men1 when ,god    
shall1 for  the sins of such1 give them 
up to be their own executioners1 or     
rather to execute his judgment and anger
 upon themselves4 ,and let  me earnestly
 give this caution to sinners4 ,take    
heed1 ,sirs1 break  off your sins1 lest 
,god serves you as he served ,mr4       
,badman's  brother2 that is1 lest he    
gives you up to be your own murderers4  
,,atten4 ,now you talk of this2 ,i did  
once know a man1 a barber1 that  took   
his own razor and cut his own throat1   
and then put his head  out of his       
chamber window1 to show the neighbours  
what he had  done1 and after a little   
while died4    ,,wise4 ,i can tell you a
 more dreadful thing than this2 ,i mean 
as  to the manner of doing the fact4    
,there was1 about twelve years  since1 a
 man that lived at ,brafield1 by        
,northampton1 named ,john  ,cox1 that   
murdered himself2 the manner of his     
doing of it was thus4  ,he was a poor   

man1 and had for some time been sick1   
and the time  of his sickness was about 
the beginning of hay-time1 and taking   
too many thoughts how he should live    
afterwards1 if he lost his  present     
season of work1 he fell into deep       
despair about the world1  and cried out 
to his wife the morning before he killed
 himself1  saying1 ,we are undone4 ,but 
quickly after1 he desired his wife to   
depart the room1 because1 said he1 ,i   
will see if ,i can get any  rest2 so she
 went out2 but he1 instead of sleeping1 
quickly took  his razor1 and therewith  
cut up a great hole in his side1 out of 
which he pulled and cut off some of his 
guts1 and threw them1 with  the blood1  
up and down the chamber4 ,but this not  
speeding of him  so soon as he desired1 
he took the same razor and therewith cut
  his own throat4 ,his wife1 the hearing
 of him sigh and fetch his  wind short1 
came again into the room to him1 and    
seeing what he  had done1 she ran out   
and called in some neighbours1 who came 

to  him where he lay in a bloody manner1
 frightful to behold4 ,then  said one of
 them to him1 ,ah6 ,john1 what have you 
done8 ,are you  not sorry for what you  
have done8 ,he answered roughly1 ,it is 
too  late to be sorry4 ,then1 said the  
same person to him again1 ,ah6  ,john1  
pray to ,god to forgive thee this bloody
 act of thine4 ,at  the hearing of which
 exhortation he seemed much offended1   
and in  an angry manner said1 ,pray6 and
 with that flung himself away to  the   
wall1 and so1 after a few gasps1 died   
desperately4 ,when he  had turned him of
 his back to the wall1 the blood ran out
 of his  belly as out of a bowl1 and    
soaked quite through the bed to the     
boards1 and through the chinks of the   
boards it ran pouring down  to the      
ground4 ,some said that when the        
neighbours came to see him1  he lay     
groping with his hand in his bowels1    
reaching upward1 as  was thought1 that  
he might have pulled or cut out his     
heart4 ,it  was said1 also1 that some of

 his liver had been by him torn out  and
 cast upon the boards1 and that many of 
his guts hung out of  the bed on the    
side thereof2 but ,i cannot confirm all 
particulars2  but the general of the    
story1 with these circumstances above   
mentioned1 is true4 ,i had it from a    
sober and credible person1  who himself 
was one that saw him in this bloody     
state1 and that  talked with him1 as was
 hinted before4    ,many other such     
dreadful things might be told you1 but  
these  are enough1 and too many too1 if 
,god1 in his wisdom1 had thought        
necessary to prevent them4    ,,atten4  
,this is a dreadful story4 ,and ,i would
 to ,god that it might  be a warning to 
others1 to instruct them to fear before 
,god1 and  pray1 lest he give them up to
 do as ,john ,cox hath done4 ,for surely
  self-murderers cannot go to heaven2   
and1 therefore1 as you have  said1 he   
that dieth by his own hands1 is         
certainly gone to hell4  ,but speak a   
word or two of the other man you        

mentioned4    ,,wise4 ,what8 of a wicked
 man dying in despair8    ,,atten4 ,yes1
 of a wicked man dying in despair4      
,,wise4 ,well then4 ,this ,mr4 ,badman's
 other brother was a very wicked  man1  
both in heart and life2 ,i say in heart1
 because he was so  in life1 nor could  
anything reclaim him2 neither good men1 
good  books1 good examples1 nor ,god's  
judgments4 ,well1 after he had  lived a 
great while in his sins1 ,god smote him 
with a sickness1  of which he died4 ,now
 in his sickness his conscience began to
 be  awakened1 and he began to roar out 
of his ill-spent life1 insomuch  that   
the town began to ring of him4 ,now1    
when it was noised about1  many of the  
neighbours came to see him1 and to read 
by him1 as is  the common way with some2
 but all that they could do1 could not  
abate his terror1 but he would lie in   
his bed gnashing of his  teeth1 and     
wringing of his wrists1 concluding upon 
the damnation  of his soul1 and in that 
horror and despair he died2 not calling 

upon ,god1 but distrusting in his mercy1
 and blaspheming of his  name4          
,,atten4 ,this brings to my mind a man  
that a friend of mine told me  of4 ,he  
had been a wicked liver2 so when he came
 to die1 he fell  into despair2 and     
having concluded that ,god had no mercy 
for him1  he addressed himself to the   
devil for favour1 saying1 ,good devil1  
be good unto me4    ,,wise4 ,this is    
almost like ,saul1 who being forsaken of
 ,god1 went  to the witch of ,endor1 and
 so to the devil for help 7#a ,sam #bh74
  ,but1 alas1 should ,i set myself to   
collect these dreadful stories1  it     
would be easy in little time to present 
you with hundreds  of them4 ,but ,i will
 conclude as ,i began2 they that are    
their own  murderers1 or that die in    
despair1 after they have lived a life   
of wickedness1 do surely go to hell4    
,and here ,i would put in  a caution4   
,every one that dieth under             
consternation of spirit2  that is1 under
 amazement and great fear1 do not       

therefore die in  despair4 ,for a good  
man may have this for his bands in his  
death1  and yet go to heaven and glory  
7,psa #gc3d74 ,for1 as ,i said before1  
he that is a good man1 a man that hath  
faith and holiness1 a lover  and        
worshipper of ,god by ,christ1 according
 to his ,word1 may die in  consternation
 of spirit2 for ,satan will not be      
wanting to assault  good men upon their 
death-bed1 but they are secured by the  
,word  and power of ,god2 yea1 and are  
also helped1 though with much agony  of 
spirit1 to exercise themselves in faith 
and prayer1 the which  he that dieth in 
despair can by no means do4 ,but let us 
return to  ,mr4 ,badman1 and enter      
further discourse of the manner of his  
death4    ,,atten4 ,i think you and ,i  
are both of a mind2 for just now ,i was 
thinking to call you back to him also4  
,and pray now1 since it is  your own    
motion to return again to him1 let us   
discourse a little  more of his quiet   
and still death4    ,,wise4 ,with all my

 heart4 ,you know we were speaking      
before of the  manner of ,mr4 ,badman's 
death2 how that he died still and       
quietly2  upon which you made           
observation that the common people      
conclude1  that if a man dies quietly1  
and as they call it1 like a lamb1  he is
 certainly gone to heaven2 when1 alas1  
if a wicked man died  quietly1 if a man 
that has all his days lived in notorious
 sin1  dieth quietly2 his quiet dying is
 so far off from being a sign  of his   
being saved1 that it is an              
uncontrollable proof of his  damnation4 
,this was ,mr4 ,badman's case1 he lived 
wickedly even to  the last1 and then    
went quietly out of the world2 therefore
 ,mr4  ,badman is gone to hell4         
,,atten4 ,well1 but since you are upon  
it1 and also so confident in  it1 to    
wit1 that a man that lives a wicked life
 till he dies1 and  then dies quietly1  
is gone to hell2 let me see what show of
 proof  you have for this your opinion4 
,,wise4 ,my first argument is drawn from

 the necessity of repentance4  ,no man  
can be saved except he repents1 nor can 
he repent that  sees not1 that knows not
 that he is a sinner2 and he that knows 
himself to be a sinner will1 ,i will    
warrant him1 be molested for  the time  
by that knowledge4 this1 as it is       
testified by all the  scriptures1 so it 
is testified by ,christian experience4  
,he that  knows himself to be a sinner  
is molested1 especially if that         
knowledge comes not to him until he is  
cast upon his death-bed2  molested1 ,i  
say1 before he can die quietly4 ,yea1 he
 is molested1  dejected1 and cast down1 
he is also made to cry out1 to hunger   
and  thirst after mercy by ,christ1 and 
if at all he shall indeed come  to die  
quietly1 ,i mean with that quietness    
that is begotten by  faith and hope in  
,god's mercy1 to the which ,mr4 ,badman 
and his  brethren were utter strangers1 
his quietness is distinguished by  all  
judicious observers by what went before 
it1 by what it flows  from1 and also by 

what is the fruit thereof4    ,i must   
confess ,i am no admirer of sick-bed    
repentance1 for ,i think  verily it is  
seldom good of any thing4 ,but ,i say1  
he that hath  lived in sin and          
profaneness all his days1 as ,mr4       
,badman did1  and yet shall die quietly1
 that is1 without repentance steps in   
betwixt his life and death1 he is       
assuredly gone to hell1 and is  damned4 
,,atten4 ,this does look like an        
argument indeed2 for repentance must    
come1 or else we must go to hell-fire2  
and if a lewd liver shall1  ,i mean that
 so continues till the day of his death1
 yet go out of  the world quietly1 it is
 a sign that he died without repentance1
  and so a sign that he is damned4      
,,wise4 ,i am satisfied in it1 for my   
part1 and that from the necessity  and  
nature of repentance4 ,it is necessary1 
because ,god calls for  it1 and will not
 pardon sin without it4 ',except ye     
repent1 ye shall  all likewise perish8' 
7,luke #ac3a-g74 ,this is that which    

,god hath  said1 and he will prove but a
 foolhardy man that shall yet think  to 
go to heaven and glory without it4      
,repent1 for 'the axe is laid  unto the 
root of the trees1 therefore every tree 
which bringeth  not forth good fruit1'  
but no good fruit can be where there is 
not sound repentance1 shall be 'hewn    
down1 and cast into the fire'  7,matt   
#c3aj74 ,this was ,mr4 ,badman's case1  
he had attending of him  a sinful life1 
and that to the very last1 and yet died 
quietly1  that is1 without repentance2  
he is gone to hell and is damned4  ,for 
the nature of repentance1 ,i have       
touched upon that already1  and showed  
that it never was where a quiet death is
 the immediate  companion of a sinful   
life2 and therefore ,mr4 ,badman is gone
 to  hell4    ,secondly4 ,my second     
argument is drawn from that blessed word
 of  ,christ4 ,while the strong man     
armed keeps the house1 'his goods  are  
in peace1' till a stronger than he comes
 7,luke #aa3ba74 ,but  the strong man   

armed kept ,mr4 ,badman's house1 that   
is1 his heart1  and soul1 and body1 for 
he went from a sinful life quietly out  
of this world4 ,the stronger did not    
disturb by intercepting with  sound     
repentance betwixt his sinful life and  
his quiet death4  ,therefore ,mr4       
,badman is gone to hell4    ,the strong 
man armed is the devil1 and quietness is
 his security4  ,the devil never fears  
losing of the sinner1 if he can but keep
  him quiet4 ,can he but keep him quiet 
in a sinful life1 and quiet  in his     
death1 he is his own4 ,therefore he     
saith1 'his goods are  in peace'2 that  
is1 out of danger4 ,there is no fear of 
the devil's  losing such a soul1 ,i say1
 because ,christ1 who is the best judge 
in this matter1 saith1 'his goods are in
 peace1' in quiet1 and  out of danger4  
,,atten4 ,this is a good one too2 for1  
doubtless1 peace and quiet  with sin is 
one of the greatest signs of a damnable 
state4    ,,wise4 ,so it is4 ,therefore1
 when ,god would show the greatness of  

his anger against sin and sinners in one
 word1 he saith1 ,they are  'joined to  
idols2 let them alone' 7,hosea #d3ag74  
,let them alone1  that is1 disturb them 
not2 let them go on without control2 let
 the  devil enjoy them peaceably1 let   
him carry them out of the world         
unconverted quietly4 ,this is one of the
 sorest of judgments1 and  bespeaketh   
the burning anger of ,god against sinful
 men4 ,see also  when you come home1 the
 fourteenth verse of the fourth chapter 
of ,hosea1 ',i will not punish your     
daughters when they commit  whoredom4'  
,i will let them alone1 they shall live 
and die in their  sins4 ,but1           
,thirdly4 ,my third argument is drawn   
from that saying of ,christ1  ',he hath 
blinded their eyes1 and hardened their  
heart2 that they  should not see with   
their eyes1 nor understand with their   
heart1  and be converted1 and ,i should 
heal them' 7,john #ab3dj74 ,there are   
three things that ,i will take notice of
 from these words4    #a4 ,the first is1

 that there can be no conversion to ,god
 where the  eye is darkened1 and the    
heart hardened4 ,the eye must first be  
made to see1 and the heart to break and 
relent under and for sin1  or else there
 can be no conversion4 ',he hath blinded
 their eyes1  and hardened their heart1 
lest they should see1 and understand    
and' so 'be converted4' ,and this was   
clearly ,mr4 ,badman's case2 he  lived a
 wicked life1 and also died with his    
eyes shut1 and heart  hardened1 as is   
manifest1 in that a sinful life was     
joined with  a quiet death2 and all for 
that he should not be converted1 but    
partake of the fruit of his sinful life 
in hell-fire4    #b4 ,the second thing  
that ,i take notice of from these words 
is1 that  this is a dispensation and    
manifestation of ,god's anger against  a
 man for his sin4 ,when ,god is angry   
with men1 ,i mean1 when he is  so angry 
with them1 this among many is one of the
 judgments that  he giveth them up unto1
 to wit1 to blindness of mind1 and      

hardness  of heart1 which he also       
suffereth to accompany them till they   
enter in at the gates of death4 ,and    
then1 and there1 and not short  of then 
and there1 their eyes come to be        
opened4#gi ,hence it is  said of the    
rich man mentioned in ,luke1 ',he died1 
and in hell he  lifted up his eyes'     
7,luke #af3bb74 ,implying that he did   
not lift  them up before2 he neither saw
 what he had done1 nor whither  he was  
going1 till he came to the place of     
execution1 even into  hell4 ,he died    
asleep in his soul2 he died besotted1   
stupefied1  and so consequently for     
quietness like a child or lamb1 even as 
,mr4 ,badman did4 ,this was a sign of   
,god's anger2 he had a mind to  damn him
 for his sins1 and therefore would not  
let him see nor  have a heart to repent 
for them1 lest he should convert2 and   
his  damnation1 which ,god had          
appointed1 should be frustrate4 ',lest  
they should be converted1 and ,i should 
heal them4'    #c4 ,the third thing ,i  

take notice of from hence is1 that a    
sinful  life and a quiet death annexed  
to it is the ready1 the open1 the       
beaten1 the common highway to hell3     
there is no surer sign of  damnation    
than for a man to die quietly after a   
sinful life4 ,i do  not say that all    
wicked men that are molested at their   
death with  a sense of sin and fears of 
hell do therefore go to heaven1 for     
some are also made to see1 and are left 
to despair1 not converted  by seeing1   
that they might go roaring out of this  
world to their  place4 ,but ,i say there
 is no surer sign of a man's damnation  
than  to die quietly after a sinful     
life2 than to sin and die with his  eyes
 shut2 than to sin and die with an heart
 that cannot repent4  ',he hath blinded 
their eyes and hardened their heart1    
that they  should not see with their    
eyes1 nor understand with their heart'  
7,john #ab3dj74 ,no not so long as they 
are in this world1 ',lest they  should  
see with their eyes1 and understand with

 their heart1 and  should be converted1 
and ,i should heal them' 7,acts         
#bh3bf1bg2 ,rom  #b3a-e74    ,god has a 
judgment for wicked men2 ,god will be   
even with wicked  men4 ,god knows how to
 reserve the ungodly to the day of      
judgment  to be punished 7#b ,peter #b74
 ,and this is one of his ways by which  
he doth it4 ,thus it was with ,mr4      
,badman4    #d4 ,fourthly1 it is said in
 the book of ,psalms1 concerning the    
wicked1 ',there are no bands in their   
death1 but their strength is  firm'     
7,psa #gc3d-f74 ,by no bands he means no
 troubles1 no gracious  chastisements1  
no such corrections for sin as fall to  
be the lot of  ,god's people for theirs2
 yea1 that many times falls to be theirs
  at the time of their death4 ,therefore
 he adds concerning the  wicked1 ',they 
are not in trouble then as other men1   
neither are  they plagued like other    
men'2 but go as securely out of the     
world  as if they had never sinned      
against ,god1 and put their own souls   

into danger of damnation4 ',there is no 
bands in their death4' ,they  seem to go
 unbound1 and set at liberty out of this
 world1 though  they have lived         
notoriously wicked all their days in it4
 ,the  prisoner that is to die at the   
gallows for his wickedness1 must  first 
have his irons knocked off his legs2 so 
he seems to go  most at liberty1 when   
indeed he is going to be executed for   
his  transgressions4 ,wicked men also   
have no bands in their death1 they  seem
 to be more at liberty when they are    
even at the wind-up of  their sinful    
life1 than at any time besides4         
,hence you shall have them boast of     
their faith and hope in ,god's  mercy   
when they lie upon their death-bed2 yea1
 you shall have  them speak as          
confidently of their salvation as if    
they had served  ,god all their days2   
when the truth is1 the bottom of this   
their  boasting is because they have no 
bands in their death4 ,their  sin and   
base life comes not into their mind to  

correct them1 and  bring them to        
repentance2 but presumptuous thoughts1  
and a hope  and faith of the spider's1  
the devil's1 making1 possesseth their   
soul1 to their own eternal undoing 7,job
 #h3ac1ad74          ,,chapter ,,xx4    
,,without ,,godly ,,repentance1 ,,the   
,,wicked ,,man',s ,,hope ,,and ,,life   
,,die  ,,together4    ,hence wicked     
men's hope is said to die1 not before1  
but with them2  they give up the ghost  
together4 ,and thus did ,mr4 ,badman4   
,his sins  and his hope went with him to
 the gate1 but there his hope left  him1
 because he died there2 but his sins    
went in with him1 to be  a worm to gnaw 
him in conscience for ever and ever4    
,the opinion1 therefore of the common   
people concerning this kind  of dying is
 frivolous and vain2 for ,mr4 ,badman   
died like a lamb1  or1 as they call it1 
like a chrisom-child1#hj quietly and    
without  fear4 ,i speak not this with   
reference to the struggling of nature   
with death1 but as to the struggling of 

the conscience with the  judgment of    
,god4 ,i know that nature will struggle 
with death4 ,i  have seen a dog and     
sheep die hardly4 ,and thus may a wicked
 man  do1 because there is an antipathy 
betwixt nature and death4 ,but  even    
while1 even then1 when death and nature 
are struggling for  mastery1 the soul1  
the conscience1 may be as besotted1 as  
benumbed1  as senseless and ignorant of 
its miserable state1 as the block  or   
bed on which the sick lies4 ,and thus   
they may die like a  chrisom-child in   
show1 but indeed like one who by the    
judgment of  ,god is bound over to      
eternal damnation2 and that also by the 
same  judgment is kept from seeing what 
they are1 and whither they are  going1  
till they plunge down among the flames4 
,and as it is a very great judgment of  
,god on wicked men that so  die1 for it 
cuts them off from all possibility of   
repentance1 and  so of salvation1 so it 
is as great a judgment upon those that  
are  their companions that survive them1

 for by the manner of their  death1 they
 dying so quietly1 so like unto         
chrisom-children1  as they call it1 they
 are hardened1 and take courage to go on
 in  their course4    ,for comparing    
their life with their death1 their      
sinful1 cursed  lives1 with their       
childlike1 lamblike death1 they think   
that all  is well1 that no damnation is 
happened to them2 though they lived     
like devils incarnate1 yet they died    
like harmless ones4 there was  no       
whirlwind1 no tempest1 no band or plague
 in their death4 ,they  died as quietly 
as the most godly of them all1 and had  
as great  faith and hope of salvation1  
and would talk as boldly of salvation   
as if they had assurance of it4 ,but as 
was their hope in life1  so was their   
death2 their hope was without trial1    
because it was  none of ,god's working1 
and their death was without molestation1
  because so was the judgment of ,god   
concerning them4    ,but ,i say1 at this
 their survivors take heart to tread    

their  steps1 and to continue to live in
 the breach of the law of ,god2  yea1   
they carry it stately in their          
villainies2 for so it follows  in the   
,psalm2 ',there are no bands in their   
death1 but their strength  is firm1' c4 
'therefore pride compasseth them1' the  
survivors1  'about as a chain1 violence 
covereth them as a garment' 7,psa       
#gc3f74 ,therefore they take courage to 
do evil1 therefore they pride           
themselves in their iniquity4           
,therefore1 wherefore8 ,why1 because    
their fellows died1 after they had lived
 long in a most profane  and wicked     
life1 as quietly and as like to lambs as
 if they had  been innocent4    ,yea1   
they are bold1 by seeing this1 to       
conclude that ,god either  does not1 or 
will not1 take notice of their sins4    
,they 'speak  wickedly1 and speak       
loftily' 7,psa #gc3h74 ,they speak      
wickedly of  sin1 for that they make it 
better than by the ,word it is          
pronounced  to be4 ,they speak wickedly 

concerning oppression that they commend1
  and count it a prudent act4 ,they also
 speak loftily4 ',they set  their mouth 
against the heavens1' c4 ',and they say1
 ,how doth ,god  know8 and is there     
knowledge in the ,most ,high8' 7,psa    
#gc3aa74 ,and  all this1 so far as ,i   
can see1 ariseth in their hearts from   
the  beholding of the quiet and lamblike
 death of their companions4  ',behold   
these are the ungodly who prosper in the
 world1' that is1  by wicked ways2 'they
 increase in riches' 7,psa #gc3ab74     
,this therefore is a great judgment of  
,god1 both upon that man that  dieth in 
his sins1 and also upon his companion   
that beholdeth him  so to die4 ,he      
sinneth1 he dieth in his sins1 and yet  
dieth quietly4  ,what shall his         
companion say to this8 ,what judgment   
shall he make  how ,god will deal with  
him1 by beholding the lamblike death of 
his companion8 ,be sure he cannot1 as   
from such a sight1 say1 ,woe  be to me1 
for judgment is before him4 ,he cannot  

gather that sin  is a dreadful and a    
bitter thing1 by the childlike death of 
,mr4  ,badman4 ,but must rather1 if he  
judgeth according to what he sees1  or  
according to his corrupted reason1      
conclude with the wicked  ones of old1  
that 'every one that doth evil is good  
in the sight  of the ,lord1 and he      
delighteth in them2 or1 ,where is the   
,god of  judgment8' 7,mal #b3ag74       
,yea1 this is enough to puzzle the      
wisest man4 ,david himself was put  to a
 stand by beholding the quiet death of  
ungodly men4 ',verily1'  says he1 ',i   
have cleansed my heart in vain1 and     
washed my hands  in innocency' 7,psa    
#gc3ac74 ,they1 to appearance1 fare     
better by far  than ,i3 ',their eyes    
stand out with fatness1' they have more 
than  heart could wish4 ,but all the day
 long have ,i been plagued1 and         
chastened every morning4 ,this1 ,i say1 
made ,david wonder1 yea1 and  ,job and  
,jeremiah too4 ,but he goeth into the   
sanctuary1 and then  he understands     

their end1 nor could he understand it   
before4 ',i  went into the sanctuary of 
,god4' ,what place was that8 ,why there 
where he might inquire of ,god1 and by  
him he resolved of this  matter2        
',then1' says he1 'understood ,i their  
end4' ,then ,i saw that  thou hast 'set 
them in slippery places1' and that 'thou
 castedst  them down to destruction4'   
,castedst them down1 that is1 suddenly1 
or1 as the next words say1 ',as in a    
moment they are utterly consumed  with  
terrors'2 which terrors did not seize#ha
 them on their  sick-bed1 for they had  
'no bands' in their death4 ,the terrors1
  therefore1 seized them there1 where   
also they are holden in them for  ever4 
,this he found out1 ,i say1 but not     
without great painfulness1  grief1 and  
pricking in his reins2 so deep1 so hard1
 and so difficult  did he find it       
rightly to come to a determination in   
this matter4    ,and1 indeed1 this is a 
deep judgment of ,god towards ungodly   
sinners2  it is enough to stagger a     

whole world1 only the godly that are in 
the world have a sanctuary to go to1    
where the oracle and ,word of  ,god is1 
by which his judgments1 and a reason of 
many of them are  made known to1 and    
understood by them4    ,,atten4 ,indeed 
this is a staggering dispensation4 ,it  
is full of the  wisdom and anger of     
,god4 ,and ,i believe1 as you have said1
 that it  is full of judgment to the    
world4 ,who would have imagined1 that   
had not known ,mr4 ,badman1 and yet had 
seen him die1 but that he  had been a   
man of an holy life and conversation1   
since he died so  stilly1 so quietly1 so
 like a lamb or a chrisom-child8 ,would 
they  not1 ,i say1 have concluded that  
he was a righteous man8 or that  if they
 had known him and his life1 yet to see 
him die so quietly1  would they not have
 concluded that he had made his peace   
with ,god8  ,nay farther1 if some had   
known that he had died in his sins1 and 
yet that he had died so like a lamb1    
would they not have concluded  that     

either ,god doth not know our sins1 or  
that he likes them2 or  that he wants   
power1 or will1 or heart1 or skill1 to  
punish them2  since ,mr4 ,badman himself
 went from a sinful life so quietly1 so 
peaceable1 and so like a lamb as he did8
    ,,wise4 ,without controversy1 this  
is a heavy judgment of ,god upon  wicked
 men2 one goes to hell in peace1 another
 goes to hell in  trouble2 one goes to  
hell1 being sent thither by his own     
hands2  another goes to hell1 being sent
 thither by the hand of his  companion2 
one goes thither with his eyes shut1 and
 another goes  thither with his eyes    
open2 one goes thither roaring1 and     
another  goes thither boasting of heaven
 and happiness all the way he goes      
7,job #ba3bc74 ,one goes thither like   
,mr4 ,badman himself1 and others  go    
thither as did his brethren4 ,but above 
all1 ,mr4 ,badman's death1  as to the   
manner of dying1 is the fullest of      
snares and traps to  wicked men2        
therefore1 they that die as he are the  

greatest stumble  to the world4 ,they   
go1 and go1 they go on peaceably from   
youth to  old age1 and thence to the    
grave1 and so to hell1 without noise4   
',they go as an ox goeth to the         
slaughter1 or as a fool to the          
correction of the stocks'2 that is1 both
 senselessly and securely4  ,o6 but     
being come at the gates of hell4 ,o6 but
 when they see those  gates set open for
 them4 ,o6 but when they see that that  
is their  home1 and that they must go in
 thither1 then their peace and          
quietness flies away for ever4 ,then    
they roar like lions1 yell  like        
dragons1 howl like dogs1 and tremble at 
their judgment1 as  do the devils       
themselves4 ,o6 when they see they must 
shoot the  gulf and throat of hell6 when
 they shall see that hell hath shut  her
 ghastly jaws upon them1 when they shall
 open their eyes and  find themselves   
within the belly and bowels of hell6    
,then they  will mourn1 and weep1 and   
hack1 and gnash their teeth for pain4   

,but his must not be1 or if it must1 yet
 very rarely1 till they  are gone out of
 the sight and hearing of those mortals 
whom they  do leave behind them alive in
 the world4    ,,atten4 ,well1 my good  
neighbour ,wiseman1 ,i perceive that the
 sun  grows low1 and that you have come 
to a conclusion with ,mr4 ,badman's     
life and death2 and1 therefore1 ,i will 
take my leave of you4 ,only  first1 let 
me tell you1 ,i am glad that ,i have met
 with you to-day1  and that our hap was 
to fall in with ,mr4 ,badman's state4 ,i
 also  thank you for your freedom with  
me1 in granting of me your reply  to all
 my questions4 ,i would only beg your   
prayers that ,god will  give me much    
grace1 that ,i may neither live nor die 
as did ,mr4  ,badman4    ,,wise4 ,my    
good neighbour ,attentive1 ,i wish your 
welfare in soul  and body2 and if aught 
that ,i have said of ,mr4 ,badman's life
 and  death may be of benefit unto you1 
,i shall be heartily glad2 only  ,i     
desire you to thank ,god for it1 and to 

pray heartily for me1  that ,i with you 
may be kept by the power of ,god through
 faith unto  salvation4    ,,atten4     
,amen4 ,farewell4    ,,wise4 ,i wish you
 heartily farewell4                     
,,footnotes3    #a ,reynolds' preface to
 ,god's ,revenge against ,murder4    #b 
,quirk1 an artful or subtle evasion of a
 truthful home-thrust4--,ed4    #c      
,butt1 a mark set up to shoot at4 ',some
 are always exposed to  the wit and     
raillery of their well-wishers1 pelted  
by friends and  foes1 in a word1 stand  
as butts4'--,spectator1 ,no4 #dg4--;,ed4
    #d ,the office of a ,christian      
minister is like that of a king's       
messenger1 not only to comfort and      
reward the king's friends1 but  to      
arrest his enemies4 ,england was then   
overrun with the latter  'game4' ,alas6 
there are too many of them now4 ,may the
 revival of  this shot 'light upon      
many4'--,ed4    #e ',fire to the pan1'  
alluding to the mode of using fire-arms1
  by applying a lighted match to the    

pan1 before the fire-lock was           
invented4--,ed4    #f ,in the single    
combat of quarter-staff1 he who held the
 best  end of the staff usually gained  
the victory4--,ed4    #g3 ,pilgrim's    
,progress1 ,interpreter's ,house4 ,this 
is a remarkable  illustration of a      
difficult part of the allegory--faithful
 admonitions  repaid by murderous       
revenge1 but overcome by ,christian     
courage4--,ed4    #h ',the unrighteous  
shall not inherit the kingdom of ,god'  
7#a ,cor  #f3i74 ,instead of ,christ1   
the ,prince of peace1 being theirs1 the 
prince of the power of the air is       
theirs2 instead of the comforts  of the 
gospel1 the curses of the law are       
theirs2 instead of heaven1  hell is     
theirs and an exclusion from ,god and   
happiness for ever6  ,sinner1 think     
,,now on these things4--,mason4    #i3  
,these ,scriptures have often been      
perverted to justify the  most cruel    
punishments inflicted on helpless       
children4 ,the word  translated 'a rod1'

 is derived from the ,hebrew verb 'to   
govern1'  and1 as a noun1 signifies a   
sceptre1 a pen1 or a staff1 the emblems 
of government4 ,brutal punishments1 as  
practised in our army1 navy1  and       
schools1 are not only inhuman and       
indecent1 but have one direct  tendency1
 that of hardening the mind and         
instilling a vindictive  ferocious      
disposition4 ,after bringing up a very  
large family1 who  are a blessing to    
their parents1 ,i have yet to learn what
 part  of the human body was created to 
be beaten4 ,there are infinitely  better
 modes of instructing1 correcting1 and  
governing children1  than that of       
bruising their flesh1 or breaking their 
bones1 or  even of a box on the         
ear4--,ed4    #aj ,peculiarly awful are 
the denunciations of the ,scriptures    
against the crime of lying4 ,the liar   
and the murderer are joined  together to
 receive the curse4 ',thou shalt destroy
 them that speak  lies--the man of blood
 and of deceit are abhorred of the      

,lord'  7,psa #e3f74    #aa ,the first  
edition has ',saphhira and his wife4'   
,it is not  noticed in the errata1 but  
was corrected in the later copies4--,ed4
    #ab ,the solemn importance of       
instilling right principles into  the   
mind1 from the first dawn of reason1    
cannot be too strongly  enforced4 ,many 
a wretched midnight burglar commenced   
his career  of vice and folly by        
stealing fruit1 followed by thieving    
anything  that he could ,,handsomely4   
,pilfering1 unless severely checked1 is 
a hotbed for the foulest crimes4--,ed4  
#ac ,poultry4--,ed4    #ad ',gloating1' 
staring sulkily2 or with an evil        
eye4--,ed4    #ae ,point1 a tag or metal
 point fixed on the end of a lace4 ,fox 
narrates that a martyr1 brought to the  
stake in his shirt1 took a  point from  
his hose1 and trussed in his shirt      
between his legs4--,ed4    #af3 ',sin   
will at first1 just like a beggar1 crave
 ,one penny or one  halfpenny to have2  
,and if you grant its first suit1 'twill

 aspire  ,from pence to pounds1 and so  
will still mount higher ,to the whole   
soul4'--,bunyan's ,caution against ,sin4
    #ag ,christian assemblies are the   
life1 food1 and nourishment of  our     
souls2 consequently the forsaking of    
them1 and the profanation  of the       
,sabbath1 are usually the forerunners of
 apostacy4--,mason4    #ah ,profane     
swearers use the language of hell before
 they arrive  at their awful            
destination4 ,were ,god to answer their 
imprecations  they would be miserable   
beyond conception4 ',because of swearing
  the land mourneth4'--,ed4    #ai      
,profane cursing and swearing was       
awfully fashionable in ,bunyan's  days4 
,this led many pious persons to denounce
 oaths altogether2  and the time is fast
 coming when the world will agree with  
the  ,quakers that an affirmation is the
 best test of truth4 ,it is like  the   
controversy of the teetotallers2 some   
who would be ashamed of  taking         
intoxicating liquors1 except as         

medicine1 will soon throw  such physics 
to the dogs or on the dunghill4--,ed4   
#bj ,this is one of ,bunyan's           
home-thrusts at ,popery4 ,classing the  
mass1 our lady-saints1 and beasts1 among
 the idols or objects of  divine        
worship4 ,he omits an oath very common  
among ,irish labourers1  which much     
puzzled me when a boy1 'bloodunoons1'   
meaning the  bleeding wounds of the     
,saviour4 ,how thankful ought we to be  
that1  in our days1 profane swearing    
stamps1 upon any one who uses it1  the  
character of a blackguard4--,,ed    #ba 
,out of public view--obscure1           
contemptible4 ,see ,imperial            
,dictionary4--,ed4    #bb ,thank ,heaven
 such enormous brutalities have fled    
before the  benign enlightening         
influence of the gospel4 ,to suffocate a
 man1  in order to drive out an         
imaginary evil spirit1 was like the     
popular trial for witchcraft4 ,the poor 
woman1 if cross1 and old1  and ugly1 her
 hands and legs being tied together1 was

 thrown into  deep water2 if she        
floated1 it was a proof of guilt to hang
 her1  if she sunk and was drowned1 she 
was declared to be innocent6--,ed4      
#bc ,parallels to these important       
proverbs are found in all languages     
derived from the ,hebrew4 ',there is    
nothing hid from ,god1' and  ',there is 
nothing hid that shall not be known'    
7,jer #cb2 ,matt #aj74  ,in ,french1    
',leo murailles ont des oreilles--,walls
 have ears4'  ,shakespeare1 alluding to 
a servant bringing in a pitcher1 as  a  
pretence to enable her to overhear a    
conversation1 uses this  proverb1       
'pitchers have ears and ,i have many    
servants4' ,may that  solemn truth be   
impressed upon every heart1 that however
 screened  from human observation1      
',thou ,god seest me4'--,ed4    #bd ,no 
period in ,english history was so       
notorious for the publication  of       
immoral books1 calculated to debauch the
 mind1 as the reign of  ,charles ,,ii4  
,it must have been more painfully       

conspicuous to ,bunyan1  who had lived  
under the moral discipline of the       
,commonwealth4--,ed4    #be3 ,from      
chief1 'my worthy arch and              
patron4'--,king  ,lear2 or from the     
,teutonic 'arg1' a rogue4 ,it usually   
denotes  roguish1 knavish1 sly1         
artful4--,ed4    #bf ,this is one among 
a multitude of proofs of the popularity 
and high esteem in which ,bunyan was    
held1 even while a prisoner  for        
,christ's sake4--,ed4    #bg ,reader1   
bless ,god that you live in a happier   
day than that  of ,bunyan4 ,the reign of
 ,charles ,,ii was pre-eminently        
distinguished  for licentiousness and   
debauchery4 ,still there were some who  
crucified the flesh1 with its lusts1 and
 held every obscene word  in detestation
 and abhorrence2 because it is written  
'be ye holy1  for ,i am holy4' ,such    
must have sorely dazzled the owls of    
debauchery4  ,can we wonder that they   
tormented and imprisoned them8--,ed4    
#bh ,how often is suicide committed     

without poison1 suffocation1  the knife1
 or firearms4 ,about forty years ago one
 of my neighbours  was told by his      
doctor that1 unless he gave up the      
bottle1 it would  send him into another 
world4 ,he called his servant and       
ordered  wine1 saying1 ,i had rather die
 than give up all my enjoyments4 ,in    
about six months ,i saw his splendid    
funeral4--,ed4    #bi ,the remorse and  
stings of conscience seducers will feel 
in  the next life1 for being the        
instruments of so much wickedness  and  
desolation in others1 will prove to them
 a thousand hells4--,mason4    #cj      
,ungodly1 ,christless1 prayerless       
families are little hells--filthy       
fountains1 whose waters cast up mire and
 dirt2 they are the blind  and willing  
captives of sin and ,satan1 going down  
to the chambers  of death and endless   
despair4--,ed4    #ca ',in grain1'      
material dyed before it is manufactured1
 so that  every grain receives the      
colour1 which becomes indelible4--,ed4  

#cb ,by 'a piece of money' is here meant
 two hundred pounds4 ,it  probably means
 a portion or piece of his              
fortune4--,ed4    #cc ,from the         
,anglo-,saxon ',eggian1' to incite1     
urge4--,ed4    #cd ,the ,genevan or     
,puritan version of this passage is very
 striking3  'he that feedeth the        
gluttons1 shameth his father4'--,ed4    
#ce ,this is one of the numerous        
passages of ,holy ,writ which are  more 
expressive without than with the words  
supplied in italics3  women are not     
exempt from the 'rags' which must ever  
follow  drowsiness4--,ed4    #cf        
',glout1' to pout or look sulky2        
obsolete4--,ed4    #cg ,this is one of  
the hardest lessons a disciple has to   
learn  in the school of ,christ2 not to 
hate the sinner1 but the sin2           
especially under circumstances of such  
cruel deception4--,ed4      #ch ,mixed1 
impure4  '',tis true1 the cause is in   
the lurch  ,between the right and       
mongrel church4'--,hudibras4--,ed4      

#ci ,such were the sound reasons which  
animated the martyrs to  resist unjust  
human laws1 interfering with or         
directing the mode  of divine worship2  
and such are the reasons which prevent  
conformity  to national religions1 to   
the payment of church rates1 and similar
  ungodly impositions4--,ed4    #dj ,the
 ,quakers braved the storm1 met in      
public1 and appeared  to court          
persecution4 ,not so the ,baptists2 they
 met in woods and  caves1 and with such 
secrecy that it was not possible to     
detect  them1 unless by an informer4    
,william ,penn taunted them in these    
words3 'they resolve to keep their old  
haunt of creeping into  garrets1        
cheese-lofts1 coalholes1 and such like  
nice walks4' ,and  so would ,i1 rather  
than be disturbed by constables4--,ed4  
#da ,sink them is an unusual kind of    
oath1 wishing that body or  mind might  
be depressed4 ,shakespeare uses the word
 in reference  to mental suffering3 ',if
 ,i have a conscience1 let it sink      

me4'--,ed4    #db ,noddy1 a simpleton2  
see ,imperial ,dictionary4--,ed4    #dc 
,fraudulent bankruptcy is a sore and    
prevailing evil4 ,it is  thieving under 
the protection of the law4 ,how many    
live in state1  until their creditors   
get a few shillings in the pound1 and   
the  bankrupt gets the curse of ,god    
upon his soul6--,ed4    #dd ,quean1 a   
slut1 a strumpet2 see ,imperial         
,dictionary4--,ed4    #de ,witness the  
shepherd boy's song in the ,pilgrim3--  
,he that is down need fear no fall1  ,he
 that is low1 no pride2  ,he that is    
humble ever shall  ,have ,god to be his 
guide4      ,this poor boy1 in his very 
mean clothes1 carried more heart's ease 
in his bosom1 than he that was clad in  
silk and velvet4--,ed4    #df ,for this 
use of the word lap1 see ,proverbs      
#af3cc4--;,ed4    #dg ,in the reign of  
,edward ,,ii1 the price of provisions   
was  regulated by ,act of ,parliament4  
,twenty-four eggs were ordered to  be   
sold for one penny1 but the penny of    

that period contained as  much silver as
 the threepenny piece of ,bunyan's1 and 
of our time4  ,i have bought1 within the
 last forty years1 the finest eggs at   
four a penny in ,normandy4--,ed4    #dh 
',slither1' slippery1 deceitful2        
obsolete1 except in                     
,lincolnshire4--,ed4    #di ,purses were
 worn1 in ,bunyan's time1 hanging to the
 girdle1 or  slung over the shoulder1 as
 they now are in some parts of ,germany4
  ,a pickpocket was then called 'a      
cut-purse4'--,ed4    #ej ,many          
ecclesiastical instruments of terror1   
spoliation1 and  death1 began with1 ',in
 the name of ,god4 ,amen4' ,that sacred 
name has  been1 and now is1 awfully     
profaned and prostituted to the vilest  
purposes4--,ed4    #ea ,this is a sad   
mistake2 such getting is a curse3       
',cursed is  the deceiver'3 ',i will    
curse your blessings1' saith ,jehovah by
  his prophet ,malachi4--,ed4    #eb    
,modern editors1 not so well aware as   
,bunyan of the value of  tar as a       

medicine for sheep1 altered the word to 
ship4 ,a halfpenny  worth of tar will   
serve a sheep1 but not a ship4--,ed4    
#ec ,this was attempted when ,bunyan was
 released from his cruel  imprisonment  
by the ,king's pardon1 which one        
instrument included  the names of nearly
 five hundred suffers2 and because the  
fees  upon a pardon were twenty pounds1 
'the covetous clerks did strive  to     
exact upon us1' says ,whitehead1 'by    
demanding that sum upon  every name4'   
,further application to the ,king put an
 end to this  exaction4--,ed4    #ed    
,when the labourer's wages were         
eightpence or tenpence per  day1 in     
#afhc1 wheat averaged forty-five        
shillings per quarter4  ,how            
comparatively happy is the present state
 of our agricultural  labourers2 and so 
would be that of the farmer1 if rent was
 as low  now as it was at that          
period4--,ed4    #ee ,to lie at catch1  
to watch for an opportunity to take an  
unfair  advantage4 ,see the conversation

 between ,faithful and ,talkative in    
the ,pilgrim's ,progress4--,ed4    #ef  
,augustine had so strong a sense of fair
 dealing1 that when  a bookseller asked 
for a book far less than it was worth1  
he1  of his own accord1 gave him the    
full value thereof66 ,see ,clark's      
,looking-glass1 edit4 #afeg4--;,ed4     
#eg ',fondness1' an inordinate desire to
 possess4 ',i have such a  fond fantasy 
of my own4'--,sir4 ,t4 ,more4--,ed4     
#eh ,cheating1 either in quality1       
weight1 or price of commodities1  is not
 common in ,mahometan countries1 where  
the punishment is very  severe2 that of 
nailing the dealer's ears to his        
door-posts4 ,it  is a foul disgrace to  
,christian countries that these crimes  
are  so common4--,ed4    #ei ,malapert1 
dexterous in evil-speaking4 ',it is     
blasphemous to  say that ,god will not  
hear us for our presumptuous            
malapertness  unless we invoke the      
saints4'--,tyndale4    #fj ,this is a   
phrase in heraldry to signify that the  

armorial  bearings are marked with some 
sign of disgrace4 ,thus ,john de        
,aveones  having reviled his mother in  
the ,king's presence1 he ordered that   
the tongue and claw of the lion which he
 bore in his arms should  be defaced4   
,in many cases a baton is inserted as a 
mark of  illegitimacy4--,ed4    #fa     
,from a fine ,persian drawing in the    
editor's cabinet1 it  appears that the  
nose jewel lies on the right cheek1 and 
is fixed  by a ring cut through to form 
a spring2 one edge of the cut going     
inside1 and the other meeting outside   
the nostril1 so as to be  readily       
removed as occasion required4--,ed4     
#fb ,an attempt at something new1 a     
foolish innovation1 generally  used with
 the word new2 as1 ',in holiday gown1   
and my new fangled                      
hat4'--,cunningham4--,ed4    #fc ,a tuft
 of hair worn on a man's forehead1 or a 
projecting  conspicuous part of the     
women's caps worn by the fashionables of
  that time4--,ed4    #fd ,no one1      

except he has blown a ram's horn1 or    
attended the  ,jewish ceremony of the   
,new-year1 ,tizri #a 7,sept471 can      
imagine the  miserable sounding of a    
ram's horn4 ,bunyan1 with all his powers
 and  popularity1 was1 to an            
extraordinarily degree1 'a humble       
man4'--,ed4    #fe ,a professor of      
,christianity who indulges in sin1 is   
the worst  of ,atheists4 ,such conduct  
is practical hypocrisy and              
,atheism4--,ed4    #ff ,the general     
opinion1 to a late period1 was1 that the
 frog  or toad was poisonous4           
,bartolomeus calls the frog 'venomous1' 
and  that in proportion to the number of
 his spots4 ,bunyan1 who was  far in    
advance of his age1 throws a doubt upon 
it1 by the words  'as we say4'--,ed4    
#fg ,outward reformation without inward 
grace is like washing a  sow1 which you 
may make clean1 but never can make      
cleanly2 it will  soon return to the    
mire1 and delight in filth more than    
ever4--,mason4    #fh ,mr4 ,clark       

relates this singular story on the      
authority of  ',disci de ,temp4' ,the   
writers in the ,middle ,ages are full of
 such  narrations2 see especially the   
first ,english book of homilies  called 
,the ,festival4--,ed4    #fi ,clark's   
authority for this account is ,beard's  
,theatre of ,god's  ,judgments4--,ed4   
#gj ,see the account of an ,atheist in  
his pride in ,pilgrim's  ,progress and  
notes4    #ga ,to let1 prevent1 or      
hinder4 ,see ,isaiah #dc3ac4--;,ed4     
#gb ,terms of endearment3 thus          
,shakespeare1 in ,henry ,,iv1 represents
  the hostess calling her maid1 ,doll   
,tear-sheet1 sweet-heart4 ,it is  now   
more restricted to lovers while         
courting4--,ed4    #gc ,uncertain was   
the liberty occasionally enjoyed by our 
pilgrim  forefathers1 who were always   
expecting 'troublesome times4' ,we      
ought to be more thankful for the       
mercies we enjoy2 and to pray  that the 
state may soon equally recognize and    
cherish every good  subject1 without    

reference to sect1 or authorizing       
persecution4--,ed4    #gd ,the noble was
 a gold coin of ,henry ,,viii2 value six
 shillings  and eightpence4--,ed4    #ge
 ,bunyan's allegorical spirit appears in
 nearly all his  writings4 ,diseases lay
 their heads together to bring ,badman  
to the  grave1 making ,consumption their
 captain or leader of these men of      
death4--,ed4    #gf ',haunt1' an        
,anglo-,norman word4 ,custom1 practice2 
more commonly  used as a verb1 to haunt1
 or frequently visit4--,ed4    #gg ,an  
old tippling custom1 more honoured in   
the breach than in  the                 
observance4--,ed4    #gh ,the dialogues 
between ,hopeful and ,christian in      
,doubting ,castle  admirably prove the  
wickedness of suicide4 ,the unlettered  
tinker  triumphs over all the subtleties
 of the ,dean of ,st4 ,paul's4 ,see     
,pilgrim's ,progress4--,ed4    #gi ,this
 is the most awful of all delusions4 ,it
 is exemplified  in the character of    
,ignorance1 in the ,pilgrim's ,progress1

 who was  ferried over death by ,vain   
,confidence1 but found 'that there was  
a way to hell1 even from the gates of   
heaven4'--,ed4    #hj ,chrisom is a     
consecrated unguent1 or oil1 used in the
 baptism  of infants in the ,romish     
,church4 ,it is prepared with great     
ceremony  on ,holy ,thursday4 ,a linen  
cloth anointed with this oil1 called a  
chrisom cloth1 is laid upon the baby's  
face4 ,if it dies within a  month after 
these ceremonies1 it was called a       
chrisom child4 ,these  incantations and 
charms are supposed to have power to    
save its  soul1 and ease the pains of   
death4 ,bishop ,jeremy ,taylor mentions 
the phantasms that make a chrisom child 
to smile at death4 ,holy  ,dying1 chap4 
i41 sect4 #b4--;,ed4    #ha ,these two  
words are 'cease' and 'ceased' in the   
first edition2  they were corrected to  
'seize' and 'seized' in ,bunyan's second
  edition4--,ed4    999999    ,a ,few   
,sighs ,from ,hell2    or1    ,the      
,groans of the ,damned ,soul3    or1 ,an

 ,exposition of those ,words in the     
,sixteenth of ,luke1 ,concerning  the   
,rich ,man and the ,beggar    ,,wherein 
,,is ,,discovered ,,the ,,lamentable    
,,state ,,of ,,the ,,damned2 ,,their    
,,cries1 ,,their ,,desires ,,in ,,their 
,,distresses1 ,,with ,,the              
,,determination  ,,of ,,god ,,upon      
,,them4 ,a ,,good ,,warning ,,word ,,to 
,,sinners1 ,,both ,,old ,,and  ,,young1 
,,to ,,take ,,into ,,consideration      
,,betimes1 ,,and ,,to ,,seek1 ,,by      
,,faith  ,,in ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,,to    
,,avoid1 ,,lest ,,they ,,come ,,into    
,,the ,,same ,,place ,,of  ,,torment4   
,also1 a ,brief ,discourse touching the 
profitableness of the ,scriptures  for  
our instruction in the way of           
righteousness1 according to the         
tendency of the said parable4           
,,by ,,that ,,poor ,,and ,,contemptible 
,,servant ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ1 ,,john 
,,bunyan4            ',the wicked shall 
be tuned into hell1 and all the nations 
that  forget ,god4'--,psalm #i3ag       

',and whosoever was not found written in
 the book of life was cast  into the    
lake of fire4'--,revelation #bj3ae      
,london3 ,printed by ,ralph ,wood1 for  
,m4 ,wright1 at the ,king's ,head  in   
the ,old ,bailey1 #afeh4a               
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor     
,how awful is that cry of anguish which 
has reached us from beyond  the tomb1   
even from the infernal realms1 and on   
which ,bunyan1  with his singular and   
rare ability1 fixes our attention4 ,it  
is  the voice of one who had received   
his good things in this fleeting  life2 
who had fared sumptuously every day1    
without providing for  eternity1 and now
 cries for a drop of water to cool his  
parched  tongue4 ,plunged into          
unutterable1 inconceivable1 and eternal 
torments1 he pleads that the poor       
afflicted beggar1 who had lain  at his  
gate1 might be sent from the dead to    
warn his relatives1  that they might    
escape1 and not aggravate his misery1 by
 upbraiding  him as a cause of their    

destruction1 by having neglected to set 
them a pious example4 ,he knows that    
there is no hope for his own  wretched  
soul1 and expresses no wish that his    
family should pay  for masses to ease   
his pangs4 ,no1 such tomfooleries are   
limited to  this insane world4 ,his poor
 request is one drop of water1 and a    
warning messenger to his relatives4 ,the
 answer is most decisive--there  is a   
great1 an eternal gulf fixed--none can  
pass between heaven  and hell2 and as to
 your father's house1 ',they have ,moses
 and  the prophets'2 and now it may be  
added1 ,they have ,jesus and his        
apostles2 if they hear not them1        
'neither will they be persuaded  though 
one rose from the dead4' ,no2 if        
,isaiah1 with his mighty  eloquence1    
again appeared among mortals1 again     
would his cry  be heard1 ',who hath     
believed our report8' ',what6 seek the  
living  among the dead8 ,to the law1 and
 to the testimony1 saith ,god4'         
,reader1 these are solemn realities4 ,he

 who came from the unseen  world--from  
the bosom of the ,father--reveals them  
unto us4 ,o6  that we may not mistake   
that voice for thunder1 which called    
upon  a trembling world to ',,hear      
,,him4'    ,the rich man personates all 
the thoughtless and uncoverted who die  
in their sins1 his wealth can neither   
bribe death nor hell2 he is  stricken1  
and descends to misery with the bitter1 
but unavailing  regret of having        
neglected the great salvation4 ,he had  
taken no  personal1 prayerful pains to  
search the sacred ,scriptures for       
himself2  he had disobeyed the gospel1  
lived in revelry1 and carelessness  of  
his soul2 he had ploughed iniquity and  
sown wickedness1 and  reaps the same4   
',by the blast of ,god he perishes1 and 
is consumed  by the breath of his       
nostrils4' ',they have sown the wind1   
and  they shall reap the whirlwind4'    
,the opinion universally prevails1      
although the voice of infinite  wisdom  
has declared it false1 that miracles1 or

 a messenger from  the invisible world  
could awake the dead in sin4 ,the       
world's eyes  are shut1 and its ears are
 stopped from seeing and hearing that   
most illustrious celestial messenger of 
mercy--',god manifest in  the           
flesh'--who still speaks to us in his   
words4 ,he revealed1 and  he alone could
 have revealed1 these solemn1 these     
heart-stirring  facts--,he performed the
 most astonishing miracles--,his        
doctrines  were truth--,he required     
holiness of life to fit the soul for    
heaven2  therefore ,he was despised1    
tortured1 murdered4 ,in the face of all 
this1 the poor wretch cries1 'send      
,lazarus4' ,what refined cruelty6  ,he  
had borne the cross and received the    
crown4 ,uncrown him1 and  send him back 
to lie at my brother's gate1 and if he  
dares to tell  him the truth1 that my   
soul was in hell1 even while the        
splendid  funeral was carrying my body  
to the tomb1 he will hurry him to       
death4 ,poor fool6 are not thy kindred  

as hardened as thou wast8  ,send        
,lazarus from the dead6 ,that1 as       
,bunyan justly says1 would  be to make a
 new ,bible1 to improve the finished    
salvation4 ,no1  if they will not hear  
,moses and the prophets1 our ,lord and  
his  apostles1 they must all likewise   
perish4 ,this is a very meagre  outline 
of this solemn treatise2 it is full of  
striking illustrations1  eminently      
calculated to arouse the thoughtless1   
and to convey  solid instruction to the 
thoughtful4    ,this was the third      
volume that ,bunyan published1 and1 with
 modest  timidity1 he shelters himself  
under a strong recommendatory preface   
by his pastor1 who1 in the ,grace       
,abounding1 he calls 'holy ,mr4         
,gifford4' ,so popular was it1 as to    
pass through nine editions in  the      
author's lifetime4#b ,the preface1 by   
,john ,gifford1 was printed  only with  
the first edition4 ,as it gives a very  
interesting account  of ,bunyan1 and his
 early labours in the ministry1 which   

has never  been noticed by any of his   
biographers1 and is extremely rare1  it 
is here reprinted from a fine copy in   
the ,british ,museum1 and  must prove   
interesting to every admirer of ,john   
,bunyan4 ,i close  with two short       
extracts--may they leave an abiding     
impression upon  our minds4 ',god will  
have a time to meet with them that now  
do  not seek after him4' ',o6 regard1   
regard1 for the judgment day is  at     
hand1 the graves are ready to fly open1 
the trumpet is near  the sounding1 the  
sentence will ere long be passed1 and   
then1' it  will be seen whether we      
belong to the class of ,dives1 who      
preferred  the world1 or to that of     
,lazarus1 who preferred ,christ2 and    
then1  ,o then6 time cannot be recalled4
    ,,geo4 ,,offor4                     
,,preface1 ,,by ,,the ,,rev4 ,,john     
,,gifford1    ,,pastor ,,of ,,the       
,,church ,,of ,,christ ,,at ,,bedford1  
,,of ,,which ,,john ,,bunyan  ,,was ,a  
,,member4    ,,to ,,the ,,reader4    ,it

 is sad to see how the most of men      
neglect their precious souls1  turning  
their backs upon the glorious gospel1   
and little minding  a crucified ,jesus1 
when1 in the meanwhile1 their bodies are
 well  provided for1 their estates much 
regarded1 and the things of this        
present life are highly prized1 as if   
the darling was of less value  than a   
clod of earth2 an immortal soul1 than a 
perishing body2 a  precious ,saviour1   
than unsatisfying creatures4 ,yea1      
though they  have been often wooed with 
gracious entreaties1 glorious promises1 
and fresh bleeding wounds1 to make      
choice of the better part1 that  shall  
never be taken from them2 yet1 alas6    
such influence hath  this world1 and the
 pleasures of it1 and such is the       
blindness  of their understandings1 that
 they continue still to hunt after      
those things which cannot profit1 nor be
 a help to them in the  worst hour4     
,yea1 that will prove no better than    
poison to their  souls1 and refuse that 

would be 7if embraced7 their happiness  
here1  and their glory hereafter4 ,such 
a strange stupidity hath seized  upon   
the hearts of men1 that they will       
venture the loss of their  immortal     
souls for a few dying comforts1 and will
 expose themselves  to endless misery   
for a moment's mirth1 and short-lived   
pleasures4  ,but1 certainly1 a barn well
 fraught1 a bag well filled1 a back     
well clothed1 and a body well fed1 will 
prove but poor comforts  when men come  
to die1 when death shall not only       
separate their  souls from their bodies1
 but both from their comforts4 ,what    
will  it then avail them that they have 
gained much8 ,or what will they  give in
 exchange for their souls8 ,be wise1    
then 7,o reader1 to  whose sight this   
may come71 before it be too late1 and   
thou repent1  when repentance shall be  
hid from thine eyes2 also it will be as 
a dagger to thine heart one day1 to     
remember what a ,christ1 what  a soul1  
what a heaven thou hast lost for a few  

pleasures1 a little  mirth1 a short     
enjoyment of this present world2 yea1   
and that  after many warnings against   
many reproofs1 and1 notwithstanding  the
 many tenders of a full ,christ1 instead
 of those empty vanities  which thy soul
 closed with1 hunted after1 and would by
 no means  be persuaded to part withal4 
,no1 but thou wouldst take thy time1    
and swim in this world's delights1      
though thy soul thereby was  drowned in 
perdition and destruction 7#a ,tim      
#f3i74 ,true1 few there  are that will  
be persuaded that this course they take1
 though their  daily conversations do   
bear witness to it2 for how much time is
  spent1 and how much care is the hearts
 of men filled withal1 after  attaining1
 keeping1 and increasing these things8  
,and how seldom  do they trouble their  
heads1 to have their minds taken up with
  thoughts of the better8 ,cumbering    
themselves with many things1 but  wholly
 neglecting the one thing necessary2    
yea1 whereby do they  measure their own 

or other men's happiness1 but by the    
large  incomes of this world's good1    
accounting this the greatest1 if not    
the only blessedness1 to have their     
corn1 wine1 and oil increase  in        
abundance1 and reckoning those that are 
most serious about1 and  earnest after  
the world to come1 men of foolish       
spirits1 giddy  brains1 and worthy to be
 branded in the forehead for simple     
deluded  ones4 ,but surely he is the    
most fool that will be one at last2 and 
he that ,god calls so 7,luke #ab3bj7    
will pass for one in the end2  yea1     
within a short time1 they themselves    
shall change their notes4  ,ask the rich
 man spoken of in the ensuing treatise1 
who was the  fool--he or ,lazarus8 and  
he will soon resolve the question1 that 
he now sees1 and by woeful experience   
finds 7whatsoever his former  thoughts  
were71 that he1 not ,lazarus1 was the   
silly deluded one2  for he1 fool-like1  
preferred the worse things before the   
better1  and refused that which once    

might have been had2 but now he hath    
slipped the time1 it cannot be gained1  
when this poor man1 knowing  the day of 
his visitation1 was making sure of that 
glory which he  now enjoys1 and shall   
enjoy for evermore4 ,so that in this    
parable  7if ,i may so call it7 thou    
shalt find that ,scripture confirmed1   
',that the triumphing of the wicked is  
short' 7,job #bj3e74 ,together  with    
that1 ',that the temptations 7or        
afflictions7 of the righteous1  which   
cause heaviness1 are but for a season'  
7#a ,peter #a3f74 ,and  in this         
treatise1 both of these are largely     
opened and explained4  ,behold1 here a  
rich man clothed in silks1 fed with     
delicates1 and  faring deliciously every
 day2 but look a little farther1 and lo6
  this man clothed with vengeance1      
roaring under torments1 and earnestly   
begging for a drop of water to cool his 
tongue2 a sad change4 ,on  the other    
hand1 here thou shalt see a poor1 but a 
gracious man1  with a pinched belly1    

naked back1 and running sores1 begging  
at  the rich man's gate for a morsel to 
feed his belly1 a sad state1  yet but   
short2 for look again1 and behold this  
beggar gloriously  carried1 as in a     
chariot of triumph1 by the angels into  
,abraham's  bosom1 shining in glory1    
clothed with beautiful garments1 and    
his soul set down with ,abraham1 ,isaac1
 and ,jacob1 in the kingdom  of the     
,father2 his rags are gone1 his sores   
healed1 and his soul  filled with joy   
unspeakable1 and full of glory2 the one 
carried  not his costly fare1 and his   
gorgeous apparel with him into hell2    
nor the other his coarse diet1 mouldy   
bread1 filthy rags1 and  ulcerous body  
into heaven2 but the happiness of the   
one1 and the  misery of the other1 took 
their leaves at the grave2 the worldly  
man's portion was but for his life1 and 
the godly man's afflictions  lasted no  
longer2 ',for mark the perfect1 and     
behold the upright1  for the end of that
 man is peace2 but the end of the wicked

 shall  be cut off' 7,psa #cg3cg1ch74   
,his present comforts1 his future hopes1
  and his cursed soul together2 yea1    
though he lives many days1 and  rejoices
 in them all1 yet the days of darkness  
will overtake him1  and his eye shall   
see no more good2 in his life time he   
enjoyed  his good things1 and1 at the   
hour of death1 legions of devils  will  
beset him1 innumerable evils will befal 
him2 and then shall  he pay full dear   
for all the pleasures of sin1 that have 
carried  away his heart from closing    
with1 and following the ,lord in the    
day of his prosperity4 ,ungodly men1    
because they feel no changes  now1 they 
fear none hereafter1 but flatter        
themselves with dying  as the godly1    
though their life is consumed in        
wickedness1 and  their strength in      
providing for and satisfying the lusts  
of the  flesh4 ,but as it fared with    
wicked ,balaam1 so shall it fare with   
these1 and their vain hopes will prove a
 feeding upon ashes through  their      

deceived heart1 that hath turned them   
aside 7,isa #dd3bj74 ',for  they that   
sow to the flesh1 shall of the flesh    
reap corruption'  7,gal #f3h74 ',and    
they that plough iniquity1 and sow      
wickedness1  shall reap the same' 7,job 
#d3h2 ,hosea #h3g74 ,but they that sow  
to  the ,spirit1 shall of the ,spirit   
reap life everlasting4 ,say ye then  to 
the righteous1 ',it shall go well with  
him2 however it goes  with him now1 a   
few days will produce a happy change4'  
',it shall  go well with him that       
feareth the ,lord' 7,eccl #h3ab74 ,go on
 then1 ,o  soul1 thou that hast set thy 
face towards heaven1 though the east    
wind beats upon thee1 and thou find     
trouble and sorrow2 these shall  endure 
but for a night1 joy will undoubtedly   
come in the morning2  besides those     
sweet visits thou shalt have from thy   
precious  ,saviour1 in this thy day of  
darkness1 wait but a while1 and thy     
darkness shall be turned into light4    
',when the light of the wicked  shall be

 put out1 and the spark of his fire1    
wherewith he warmed  himself1 shall not 
shine' 7,job #ah3e74 ',grudge not to see
 the wicked  prosper1 and their steps   
washed with butter1 but rather put on   
bowels of mercy and pity1 as the elect  
of ,god1 knowing that they  are set in  
slippery places' 7,psa #gc3ah74 ,and    
their day is coming1  when fearful      
horror shall surprise them1 and hell be 
opened to  receive them2 nor yet be     
disquieted in thy mind1 that troubles   
and afflictions do beset thee round2    
for1 as a worser thing is  reserved for 
them1 so a better is prepared for thee4 
,do they drink  wine in bowls8 and dost 
thou mingle thy tears with thy drink8   
,do  they live in pleasures1 and spend  
their days in wealth8 and dost  thou    
sigh and mourn in secret8 ,well1 there  
is a cup for them in  the hand of the   
,lord1 the wine whereof is red1 and full
 of mixture1  which they must drink up  
the dregs 7,psa #ge3h74 ,and the ,lord  
hath  a bottle for thy tears 7,psa      

#ef3h74 ,and a book for thy secret      
sighs1  and ere long thy brinish tears  
shall be turned into the sweetest  wine1
 which thou shalt drink new in the      
kingdom of the ,father1  and thy secret 
sighs into glorious praises2 when thy   
mouth shall  be filled with laughter1   
and thy eyes see the ,king in his glory4
    ,now1 considering that these lines  
may be brought to the sight both  of the
 one sort and the other1 ,i shall lay a 
few things before  the thought of each2 
and first to the worser sort4    ,first4
 ,consider what an ill bargain thou wilt
 make1 to sell thy  precious soul for   
short continuance in thy sins and       
pleasures4 ,if  that man drives but an  
ill trade1 who1 to gain the world1      
should  lose his soul 7,matt #af3bf71   
then1 certainly1 thou art far worse that
  sells thy soul for a very trifle4 ,o  
it is pity that so precious a  thing    
should be parted withal1 to be made a   
prey for the devouring  lion1 for that  
which is worse than nothing6 ,if they   

were branded  for desperate wretches    
that caused their children to pass      
through  the fire to ,moloch1 surely    
thou much more that gives thy soul to   
devouring flames1 to be fuel for the    
everlasting fire1 upon so  unfit terms2 
what meanest thou1 ,o man1 to truck with
 the devils8  ,is there no better       
merchandise to trade in than what comes 
from  hell1 or out of the bowels of the 
earth8 and to be had upon no  lower     
rates than thy immortal soul8 ,yes1     
surely the merchandise  of wisdom1 which
 is better than the merchandise of      
silver1 and  the gain thereof than fine 
gold 7,prov #c3ad1 #h3ai71 is exposed to
  sale 7,rev #c3ah71 and to be had      
without money or price2 and if thou     
shouldest part with anything for it1 it 
is such that it is better  to part      
withal than to keep4 ,the wise merchant 
that sought a goodly  pearl1 having     
found one1 sold all that he had1 not    
himself1 not  his soul1 and all that he 
sold was in itself not worth a farthing1

  and yet obtained the pearl 7,matt     
#ac3de1df74 ,paul made the like         
exchange when he threw away his own     
righteousness1 which was  but rags1 yea1
 filthy rags 7,isa #fd3f71 and put on   
the garment of  salvation1 and cast away
 to the dunghill that which was once his
  gain1 and won ,christ 7,phil #c3h74   
,thou needest not cast away thy  soul   
for puddle pleasures2 behold the        
fountain of living water  is set open1  
and thou invited to it1 to take and     
drink thy belly1  thy soul full1 without
 price or money 7,isa #ee3b74           
,secondly4 ,take a short 7yet let it not
 be a slight7 view of the  best of the  
things men prize so high1 that for the  
love of1 they  lose their souls3 what   
are they8 ,even painted nothings1       
promising  vanities 7like the apples of 
,sodom1 fair to the eye1 but  being     
touched1 turn to dust2 or like our      
mother ,eve's1 that had  a beautiful    
look1 but1 being tasted1 brings forth   
death71 which1  from the most part1 have

 proved snares to the owners1 and always
  miserable comforters at the parting2  
they cannot satisfy in life1  for the   
more of these things are had1 the more  
7with a disquieted  spirit7 are they    
reached after1 and what comes in serves 
but  to whet up the greedy unsatisfied  
appetite after more4 ,the world  passeth
 away1 and the lust thereof 7#a ,john   
#b3ag74 ,though most men  content       
themselves with these1 yet it is not in 
these to satisfy  them1 and had they but
 one glimpse of the world to come1 one  
cranny  of light to discern the riches  
of ,christ1 and the least taste of  the 
pleasures that are at the right hand of 
,god 7,psa #af3aa71 they  would be as   
little satisfied without a share in     
them1 as they are  now with what of     
worldly things they enjoy2 much less can
 they  ease from pain at death4 ,clap a 
bag of gold 7as one once did7 to  thy   
sinking spirit1 pained body1 and        
tormented conscience1 and  it can       
neither cheer up the one1 nor appease   

the other1 least of  all can they       
deliver from1 or yield comfort after    
death2 those  cannot serve as a bribe to
 death to pass thee by1 nor yet bring   
comfort to thy soul when thou art gone4 
,the rich fool's large  crop and great  
increase could not procure one night's  
respite1 nor  one moment's comfort4     
,besides1 ,god regards them so little1  
that  frequently he gives the largest   
share of them to whom he hateth  most   
7,psa #ag3ad71 and the least to them who
 are the excellent in  the earth1 in    
whom his soul delights1 although he hath
 made them  heirs of the kingdom 7,james
 #b3e74 ,yet doth he bestow such a small
  portion of these worldly things upon  
them1 hereby declaring to  all how      
little he sets by those things which    
most set so much by1  and to draw up our
 hearts1 minds1 and affections to the   
things  above2 yea1 ,his own ,son that  
he appointed heir of all things 7,heb   
#a3b7 shall come forth neither of rich  
kindred1 nor attended with  gallants1   

nor yet accoutered with the world's     
glory1 but in a low1  mean1 and abject  
condition1 at whose birth a manger      
received him2  and through his life     
sorrows1 wants1 and sufferings did      
attend1  and at the end a shameful      
death1 in the world's esteem1 befals    
him1 and by all this he shows his       
contempt of the worldly man's  darling4 
,cast not away thy soul then1 ,o man1 in
 seeking after1  solacing thyself in1   
and contenting thyself with this present
 world2  for though thou mayest make    
gold thy hope1 and put thy confidence   
in thy wealth1 yet when this thy hope   
shall fail1 and thy confidence  slip    
from thee 7as sure it will ere long71   
glad wouldst thou be  of the least drop 
of the water of life1 and the least     
filing of  that precious gold 7that thou
 art now called upon to drink of1  and  
to buy for thyself72 but1 alas1 they    
shall not be had4 ,then1  ,o then1 what 
profit will thy treasures of wickedness 
yield thee2  and whereto will thy thick 

clay that thou hast hoarded up1 and thy 
carnal pleasures which thou hast drunk  
down1 as the fish drinks  down water2   
whereto1 ,i say1 will they serve1 unless
 to weigh thee  the deeper into hell1   
and increase the fire1 when it shall be 
kindled upon thee8    ,thirdly4 ,look   
upon thy loss1 too1 which is such that  
ten thousand  worlds cannot repair--thy 
soul1 thy body1 thy comforts1 thy hopes1
  thy share in a crucified ,jesus1 the  
crown of life1 and everlasting          
communion with the ,father1 ,son1 and   
,spirit1 blessed angels1 and  glorified 
saints1 and a soul-satisfying1          
soul-saving ,christ1 who  came from the 
bosom of love1 and gave himself to open 
a way to  everlasting glory1 by the     
sacrifice of himself1 to whom thou art  
called1 invited1 and persuaded to come2 
whose heart is open1 arms  spread1 and  
who hath room enough in his bosom to    
receive thee1  grace enough to pardon   
thee1 blood enough to justify thee1     
treasures  enough to enrich thee1       

pleasures enough to delight thee 7,psa  
#cf3h71  and glory enough to crown thee2
 in whom it hath pleased the ,father    
that in him should all fulness dwell    
7,col #a3ai72 to make them  perfectly   
blessed that come to him1 so that there 
is no need to  seek happiness among the 
creatures1 which most do1 and thereby   
lose true happiness1 and their souls    
too4 ,turn in hither1 and  thou shalt   
eat of his bread1 and drink of the wine 
which he hath  mingled 7,prov #i3d1e74  
,wouldst thou fare deliciously every    
day1  and have thy soul delight itself  
in fatness8 7,isa #ee3b74 ,hearken      
diligently1 and come to the wedding2 the
 oxen and fatlings  are killed1 and all 
things are ready 7,matt #bb3e74 ,i tell 
thee1  whatsoever food thou feedest upon
 else1 will prove no better to  thee    
than the prodigal's husks 7,luke        
#ae3af74 ,that will starve thee  whilst 
thou feedest on them2 and if thou       
drinkest of other wine1  it will prove  
as a cup of wine mixed with poison1     

which though it  be pleasant to the     
taste1 it will be the death of thy soul4
 ,wilt  thou1 then1 lose this ,christ1  
this food1 this pleasure1 this  heaven1 
this happiness1 for a thing of nought8  
,wilt thou drink  out of a puddle1 a    
broken cistern which leaks out the      
water1 and  holds nothing but mud1 and  
refuse the fountain of living water1    
which1 whosoever tastes of1 shall live  
for ever8    ,fourthly4 ,beware of      
persuading thyself into a conceit of the
 poor  man's end1 if thou livest the    
rich man's life1 and diest his death4   
,it is strange to see how many run swift
 by the very way to hell1  yet are full 
of confidence of going to heaven1 though
 ,scripture  everywhere shuts them out1 
and ,christ at last will certainly shut 
them out for ever hereafter1 living and 
dying in their present  state4 ,let     
none1 therefore1 deceive you1 neither   
deceive yourselves1  for none such can  
enter into the kingdom of heaven4 ,but  
for these  things' sake cometh the wrath

 of ,god on the children of disobedience
  7#a ,cor #f3i2 ,eph #e3e1f74 ,and how 
sad will thy disappointment be1  that   
goest on securely fearing nothing1 being
 fully1 yet falsely1  persuaded of      
eternal life at last1 and then drop down
 into the  bottomless pit6 ,like wicked 
,haman1 that dreamed of greater honour1 
but behold a gallows2 or our mother     
,eve1 who conceited to be as  ,god1 but 
became a cursed creature4 ,though the   
devil may persuade  thee thou mayest    
live as in hell here1 yet in heaven     
hereafter1  believe him not1 for he     
endeavours to keep thee in his snares1  
that he may drag thee to hell with him2 
and the better to effect  his devilish  
design upon thee1 he will present 7and  
through his  cursed subtlety knows how  
to do it7 thy sins and this world in  as
 lovely and taking a guise as may be1   
but will hide the evil  consequences    
from thine eyes1 that thou mightest be  
inveigled by  gazing on the one1 and not
 be affrighted by beholding the other2  

his bait shall be pleasant1 but his hook
 hid1 like the strumpet in  ,proverbs   
#g1 that entices the simple with fair   
words1 but conceals  that the way to her
 house leads to the chambers of death2  
nothing  appears but a bed richly       
furnished1 and a promise of solacing him
  with loves2 but he that followeth     
after her1 goeth as an ox to  the       
slaughter1 and as a fool to the         
correction of the stocks4    ,fifthly4  
,this is thy day to prevent the loss of 
the one1 and to  get an interest in the 
other2 this is the day of salvation1 the
  accepted day of the ,lord 7#b ,cor    
#f3b74 ,let the sun of this day be  set 
before this work be done1 and an        
everlasting night of darkness  will     
close thee in1 wherein thou1 thou shalt 
have time enough  indeed to bemoan thy  
folly1 but none to learn to grow wiser4 
,it  is a sad thing1 especially in soul 
concernments1 to be wise too  late1 and 
to cry out when time is past1 ,o that ,i
 had improved  it when it was present4  

,then will the remembrance of thy former
  misspent time1 and thy despair of ever
 gaining more1 be like  poisoned arrows 
drinking up they spirit4 ,amongst all   
the talents  ,god hath entrusted man    
withal1 this is not the least1 because  
on  it depends eternity2 and according  
to the use we make of this1  will our   
eternal condition be1 though the most of
 men live at such  a rate as if it was  
given them to no other end than to waste
 in  wickedness1 and consume in         
pleasures4 ,what means else their       
spending  days1 weeks1 months1 years1   
yea1 their whole life1 in whoring1      
swearing1 playing1 coveting1 and        
fulfilling the lusts of the flesh1  so  
that when they come to die1 the great   
work that they were sent  to do is then 
to be done2 their souls1 ,christ1       
eternity1 was scarce  thought on before2
 but now1 when merciless death begins to
 gripe  them1 then do they begin to     
bethink themselves of those things      
which they should have got in readiness 

before1 and that is the  reason why we  
so often hear many that lie upon their  
death-beds  to cry out for a little     
longer time2 and no wonder1 for they    
have  the salvation of their souls to   
seek4 ,o sad case6 to have their  work  
to do when the night is come1 and a     
,christ to seek when death  hath found  
them2 take therefore the counsel of the 
,holy ,ghost  7,heb #c3g71 ',to-day1 if 
you will hear his voice1 harden not your
  hearts4' ,mark1 it is the ,spirit's   
counsel4 ,true1 the devil and thine  own
 heart will tell thee another tale1 and 
be ready to whisper  in thine ears1     
,thou mayest have time enough hereafter2
 what need  of so much haste1 another   
day may serve as well2 let thy soul be  
filled with pleasure a little longer1   
and thy bags filled a little  more2 thou
 mayest have time for this and that too4
 ,o1 but this  is the suggestion of an  
enemy1 that would cause thee to defer so
  long1 that thy heart may grow too     
hard1 and thine ear too heavy  to hear  

at all2 but1 certainly1 this being the  
greatest business1  challengeth the     
first and greatest care 7,matt #f3cc74  
,and let this  be done2 then1 if thou   
shalt either have so much time to spare1
  or a heart to do it1 take thy time for
 the other4    ,sixthly4 ,this day of   
thy mercy and ,christ's importunity will
 not  last long2 it is but a day1 and   
that a day of visitation4 ,indeed  it is
 rich grace that there should be a day1 
but dally not because  it is but a day4 
,jerusalem had her day1 but because     
therein she  did not know the things of 
her peace1 a pitch night did overtake   
7,luke #ai3db1dc74 ,it is a day of      
patience1 and if thou despisest  the    
riches of ,god's goodness1 patience1 and
 long-suffering towards  thee1 and art  
not thereby led to repentance 7,rom     
#b3e71 a short  time will make it a day 
of vengeance4 ,though now ,christ calls1
  because he is willing to save sinners1
 yet he will not always call2  see then 
that thou refuse not him that speaks    

from heaven in this  gospel day 7,heb   
#ab3be74 ,but seek him while he may be  
found1 and  call upon him while he is   
near 7,isa #ee3f71 lest thou criest     
after  him hereafter1 and he refuse     
thee4 ,it is not crying1 ,lord1 ,lord1  
when the day of grace is past1 that will
 procure the least crumb  of mercy      
7,matt #g3ba74 ,no1 if thou comest not  
when called1 but stayest  while supper  
is ended1 thou shalt not taste thereof  
7,luke #ad3bd71  though a bit would save
 thy life1 thy soul2 if thou drinkest   
not  of the fountain while it is opened1
 thou shalt not when it is shut1  though
 thou beggest with tears of blood for   
one drop to cool thy  scorching flaming 
heart2 thou that mightest have had thy  
vessel  full1 and welcome1 shall not now
 have so much as will hang on the  tip  
of a finger4 ,o6 remember1 the axe is   
laid to the root of the  tree 7,matt    
#c3aj74 ,and although three years' time 
may be granted1  through the            
vine-dresser's importunity1 that will   

soon be expired1  and then the axe that 
is now laid1 shall cut up the tree by   
its  roots1 if it bring not forth good  
fruit4 ,seest thou not that many  of    
late have been snatched away1 on each   
side of thee 7by that  hand that hath   
been stretched out and is so still78 and
 though  thou mayest escape a while1 yet
 hast thou no assurance that the        
destroying angel will long pass by thy  
door4 ,o then1 neglect thy  soul no     
longer1 but consider time is short1 and 
uncertain1 eternity  long1 thy work     
great1 thy soul immortal1 this world    
vanishing1  ,christ precious1 hell hot1 
and heaven desirable4    ,and if thou   
beest a ,christian 7to whom this may    
come7 that hast  not only had a prize in
 thy hands1 but wisdom given thee from  
above  to make use of it1 and art one   
who 7whilst others are seeking to  make 
this world and hell together sure to    
themselves7 spendest  thy time1 and     
makest it thy only business1 to make    
sure of the  one thing necessary1 and   

heaven to thy soul1 ,i shall lay two or 
three things before thy thoughts4       
,first4 ,walk with a fixed eye upon the 
world to come4 ,look not at  the things 
that are seen1 that are temporal1 but at
 the things  which are not seen1 that   
are eternal 7#b ,cor #d3ah74 ,a         
,christian's  eye should be upon his    
journey's end1 as our ,lord ,jesus1 who 
for  the joy that was set before him1   
endured the cross 7,heb #ab3b74  ,when  
the stones flew about ,stephen's ears1  
his eyes were lifted  up to heaven1 and 
saw the glory of ,god1 and ,jesus       
standing on  the right hand of ,god     
7,acts #g3ee1ef74 ,what though thou at  
present  mayest lie at the rich man's   
gates1 yet a few days will translate    
thee into ,abraham's bosom4 ,though     
,israel had a sharp voyage  through the 
wilderness1 yet ,caleb and ,joshua1 men 
of excellent  spirits1 had their eye    
upon the good land they were going to4  
,though graceless souls are too dull    
sighted to see afar off 7#b  ,peter     

#a3i71 yet thou that hast received the  
unction from above1  dost in some       
measure know what is the hope of thy    
calling1 and  what is the riches of the 
glory of his inheritance in the saints4 
,secondly4 ,be satisfied with thy       
present condition1 though it be         
afflictive1 for it shall not last       
always4 ,thy sorrows shall be  short1   
and thy joys long2 roll thyself upon the
 ,lord1 for there is  a heaven will pay 
for all2 ,christ first endured the cross
 before  he wore the crown4 ,david1     
before he was a king1 was a shepherd4   
,the poor man spoken of in this ensuing 
treatise1 before he was  carried into   
heaven1 had experiences of sorrow and   
sufferings  on earth4 ,let the flesh be 
silent in passing judgment on the       
dispensations of ,god towards thee1 and 
the men of this world1 in  this present 
life4 ,david1 by prying too far herein  
with his own  wisdom1 had almost caught 
a fall 7,psa #gc74 ,though ,god's       
judgments  may be too deep for our      

reason to dive into1 yet are they always
  righteous1 and his paths mercy and    
truth to those that keep his  covenants 
7,psa #be3aj74 ,when ,jeremiah would    
debate with the ,lord  concerning his   
judgments in the wicked's prosperity1 he
 would  lay this down as an indubitable 
truth1 that his judgments were          
righteous 7,jer #ab3a74 ,and his end was
 not to charge ,god1 but  to learn      
understanding of him in the way of his  
judgments2 and  although the ways of his
 providence may be dark to his people1  
that  they cannot discern his footsteps1
 yet are they always consistent  with   
his everlasting covenant1 and the       
results of the favour he  bears to them4
 ,if the wicked flourish like the grass1
 it is that  they should be destroyed   
for ever 7,psa #ib3g74 ,and if the godly
  have many a wave beating upon them1   
yet will the ,lord command his          
loving-kindness in the day time 7,psa   
#db3g1h74 ,and1 after a little  while   
being tossed to and fro in these        

boisterous waves1 they  shall arrive at 
the heavenly haven1 this world being not
 their  resting-place1 but there remains
 one for them 7,heb #d3i74    ,thirdly4 
,let the faith and hopes of a glorious  
deliverance get  thy heart up above thy 
present sufferings1 that thou mayest    
glory  in tribulation who hast ground of
 rejoicing in hope of the glory  of ,god
 7,rom #e3b1c74 ,for whatsoever thy     
present grievances are1  whether outward
 afflictions1 or inward temptations1    
this may be  thy consolation that a few 
days will rid thee of them2 when thou   
shalt sigh no more1 complain no more1   
but those shall be turned  into praises4
 ,thou hast 7if ,i may so call it7 all  
thy hell here2  let thy life be expired1
 and thy misery is ended2 thy happiness 
begins1 where wicked men's end2 and when
 thine is once began1 it  shall have no 
more end4    ,reader1 ,i have an        
advertisement to thee concerning the    
following  discourse1 and the author of 
it4 ,thou hast in the discourse many    

things of choice consideration presented
 to thee in much plainness1  evidence1  
and authority2 the replications are     
full1 the applications  are natural4 ,be
 not offended at his plain and downright
 language1  it is for the discharge of  
the author's conscience1 and thy profit1
  besides the subject necessarily leads 
him to it4 ,it is a mercy to  be dealt  
thoroughly and plainly with in the      
matters of thy soul4  ,we have too many 
that sow pillows under men's elbows1 and
 too few  who1 dealing plainly1 divide  
to every man his portion4 ,read it  not 
to pick quarrels with it1 but to profit 
by it2 and let not  prejudice either    
against the author1 or manner of        
delivery1 cause  thee to stumble and    
fall at the truth4 ,prejudice will both 
blind  the eye that it shall not see the
 truth1 and close it in with it1  and   
make them too quick-sighted1 either to  
make faults where there  is none1 or to 
greaten them where they are2 and so     
cause the reader  to turn the edge      

against the author or his work1 that    
should be  turned upon his own heart4   
,it is marvellous to see how the truth  
is quarrelled at that comes from one1   
that would be easily received  it if did
 drop from another2 and ,i doubt not1 if
 this book had some  other hand at it1  
there is scarce any expression that may 
be now  carpt at by some1 but would have
 been swallowed without straining4  ,we 
are now fallen into such an age 7the    
good ,lord help us7 that  truth1 upon   
its own account1 can challenge but      
little acceptance1  except the author be
 liked1 or his lines painted with his   
own wit4  ,but certainly truth is of so 
excellent a nature1 of such singular    
advantage1 and of so royal a descent1   
that it deserves entertainment  for     
itself1 and that not in our houses or   
heads only1 but in our  hearts too4     
,whatsoever the hand is that brings it1 
or the form  that it appears in1 men    
account gold worth receiving1 whatsoever
  the messenger is that brings it1 or   

the vessel that holds it4    ,if thou   
meetest 7reader7 with any passage that  
seems doubtful unto  thee1 let love that
 thinks no evil put the best            
construction upon  it1 and do not       
hastily condemn what thou canst not     
presently yield  to2 or if any          
expression thou meetest with may 7haply7
 offend  thee1 do not throw aside the   
whole1 and resolve to read of it no     
more2 for though some one may offend    
thee1 yet others 7,i hope7 may  affect  
thee2 or if there be that which some may
 call tautology1  be not displeased at  
it2 for that word that may not fasten   
upon  thy heart in one page1 may in     
another2 and although it may be         
grievous to thy eye 7if thou beest nice 
and curious71 yet bear  with it1 if it  
may be profitable to thy soul4          
,concerning the author 7whatsoever the  
censures and reports of many  are7 ,i   
have this to say1 that ,i verily believe
 ,god hath counted  him faithful1 and   
put him into the ministry2 and though   

his outward  condition and former       
employment was mean1 and his human      
learning  small1 yet is he one that hath
 acquaintance with ,god1 and taught  by 
his ,spirit1 and hath been used in his  
hand to do souls good2 for  to my       
knowledge there are divers who have felt
 the power of the  word delivered by    
him2 and ,i doubt not but that many more
 may1  if the ,lord continue him in his 
work2 he is not like unto your  drones1 
that will suck the sweet1 but do no     
work4 ,for he hath laid  forth himself  
to the utmost of his strength1 taking   
all advantages  to make known to others 
what he himself hath received of ,god1  
and  ,i fear this is one reason why the 
archers have shot so sorely at  him2 for
 by his and others' industry in their   
,master's work1 their  slothfulness hath
 been reproved1 and the eyes of many    
have been  opened to see a difference   
between those that are sent of ,god and 
those that run before they are sent4    
,and that he is none of those  light    

fanatic spirits that our age abounds    
withal1 this following  discourse1      
together with his former1 that have been
 brought to  public view1 will testify2 
for among other things that may bear    
record to him herein1 you shall find him
 magnifying and exalting  the ,holy     
,scriptures1 and largely showing the    
worth1 excellency1  and usefulness of   
them4    ,and yet surely if thou shalt  
7notwithstanding this7 stumble at  his  
meanness and want of human learning1    
thou wilt declare thine  unacquaintance 
with ,god's declared method1 who to     
perfect his own  praise1 and to still   
the enemy and avenger1 makes choice of  
babes  and sucklings1 and in their      
mouths ordaineth strength 7,psa #h3b74  
,though men that have a great design1   
do1 and must make use of  those that in 
reason are most likely to effect it1 yet
 must the  ,lord do so too8 ,then       
instruments 7not himself7 would carry   
away  the praise2 but that no flesh     
should glory in his presence1 he  hath  

chosen the foolish things of the world1 
to confound the wise1  and base things  
of the world1 and things that are       
despised1 hath  ,god chosen 7#a ,cor    
#a3bg-bi74 ,cast thine eye back to the  
beginning  of the gospel dispensation   
7which surely1 if at any time1 should   
have come forth in the wisdom and glory 
of the world71 and thou  shalt see what 
method the ,lord did take at the first  
to exalt  his son ,jesus3 he goes not   
amongst the ,jewish rabbis1 nor to the  
schools of learning1 to fetch out his   
gospel preachers1 but to  the trades1   
and those most contemptible too2 yet let
 not any from  hence conceive that ,i   
undervalue the gifts and graces of such 
who  have been1 or now are endued with  
them1 nor yet speak against  learning   
being kept in its place2 but my meaning 
is1 that those  that are learned should 
not despise those that are not2 or those
  that are not1 should not despise those
 that are1 who are faithful  in the     
,lord's work3 and therefore being about 

to leave thee1 ,i  shall leave with thee
 two ,scriptures to be considered of4   
,the one  is ,john #ac3bj1 ,verily1     
verily1 ,i say unto you1 he that        
receiveth  whomsoever ,i send 7mark     
whomsoever7 receiveth me2 and he  that  
receiveth me1 receiveth him that sent   
me4 ,the other is ,luke  #aj3af1 ,he    
that heareth you1 heareth me2 and he    
that despiseth you1  despiseth me2 and  
he that despiseth me1 despiseth him that
 sent  me4    ,j4 ,g4      ,,the        
,,author ,,to ,,the ,,reader4           
,friend1 because it is a dangerous thing
 to be walking towards  the lace of     
darkness and anguish2 and again1 because
 it is  7notwithstanding7 the journey   
that most of the poor souls in the      
world are taking1 and that with delight 
and gladness1 as if ,,there  was the    
only happiness to be found1 ,i have     
therefore thought it  my duty1 being    
made sensible of the danger that will   
befal those  that fall therein1 for the 
preventing of thee1 ,o thou poor man  or

 woman6 to tell thee1 by opening this   
parable1 what sad success  those souls  
have had1 and are also like to have1    
that have been1  or shall be found      
persevering therein4    ,we use to count
 him a friend that will forewarn his    
neighbour of  the danger1 when he       
knoweth thereof1 and doth also see that 
the  way his neighbour is walking in    
doth lead right thereto1 especially     
when we think that our neighbour may be 
either ignorant or careless  of his way4
 ,why friend1 it may be1 nay twenty to  
one1 but thou  hast been1 ever since    
thou didst come into the world1 with thy
  back towards heaven1 and thy face     
towards hell2 and thou1 it may  be1     
either through ignorance or             
carelessness1 which is as bad1  if not  
worse1 hast been running full hastily   
that way ever since4  ,why friend8 ,i   
beseech thee put a little stop to thy   
earnest race1  and take a view of what  
entertainment thou art like to have1 if 
thou do in deed and in truth persist in 

this thy course4 ,friend1  thy way leads
 'down to death1' and thy 'steps take   
hold on hell'  7,prov #e3e74 ,it may be 
the path indeed is pleasant to the      
flesh1  but the end thereof will be     
bitter to thy soul4 ,hark1 dost thou    
not hear the bitter cries of them that  
are but newly gone before1  saying1 ,let
 him 'dip the tip of his finger in      
water1 and cool my  tongue2 for ,i am   
tormented in this flame8' 7,luke        
#af3bd74 ,dost thou  not hear them say1 
,send out from the dead1 to prevent my  
father1  my brother1 and my father's    
house1 from coming 'into this place of  
torment8' ,shall not then these mournful
 groans pierce thy flinty  heart8 ,wilt 
thou stop thine ears1 and shut thy eyes8
 ,and wilt thou  not regard8 ,take      
warning and stop thy journey before it  
be too  late4 ,wilt thou be like the    
silly fly1 that is not quiet unless  she
 be either entangled in the spider's    
web1 or burned in the  candle8 ,wilt    
thou be like the bird that hasteth to   

the snare of  the fowler8 ,wilt thou be 
like that simple one named in the       
seventh  of ,proverbs1 that will be     
drawn to the slaughter by the cord of  a
 silly lust8 ,o sinner1 sinner1 there   
are better things than hell  to be had1 
and at a cheaper rate by the thousandth 
part6 ,o6 there  is no comparison1 there
 is heaven1 there is ,god1 there is     
,christ1  there is communion with an    
innumerable company of saints and       
angels4  ,hear the message then that    
,god doth send1 that ,christ doth send1 
that saints do bring1 nay1 that the dead
 do send unto thee3 ',i  pray thee1     
therefore1 that thou wouldst send him to
 my father's  house'2 'if one went unto 
them from the dead they would repent4'  
',how long1 ye simple ones1 will ye love
 simplicity8 ,and the  scorners delight 
in their scorning8 ,and fools hate      
knowledge8'  ',turn you at my reproof3  
behold1' saith ,god1 ',i will pour out  
my  ,spirit unto you1 ,i will make known
 my words unto you4' ,i say1 hear  this 

voice1 ,o silly one1 and turn and live1 
thou sinful soul1 lest  he make thee    
hear that other saying1 ,but1 'because  
,i have called1  and ye refused1 ,i have
 stretched out my hand1 and no man      
regarded2  ,i also will laugh at your   
calamity1 ,i will mock when your fear   
cometh' 7,prov #a3bb-bf74    ,o poor    
soul1 ,if ,god and ,christ did thus with
 thee for thine  harm1 it would be      
another matter2 then if thou didst      
refuse1 thou  mightest have some excuse 
to make1 or fault to find1 and ground   
to make delays4 ,but this is for thy    
profit1 for thy advantage1  for the     
pardoning of thy sins1 the salvation of 
thy soul1 the  delivering of thee from  
hell fire1 from the wrath to come1 from 
everlasting burnings1 into favor with   
,god1 ,christ1 and communion  with all  
happiness1 that is so indeed4    ,but it
 may be thou wilt say1 ,all that hath   
been spoken to in this  discourse is but
 a parable1 and parables are no         
realities4 ,i could  put thee off with  

this answer1 ,that though it be a       
parable1 yet  it is a truth1 and not a  
lie2 and thou shalt find it so too1 to  
thy cost1 if thou shalt be found a      
slighter of ,god1 ,christ1 and  the     
salvation of thy own soul4    ,but      
secondly1 know for certain1 that the    
things signified by  parables are       
wonderful realities4 ,o what a glorious 
reality was  there signified by that    
parable1 ',the kingdom of heaven is like
  unto a net that was cast into the     
sea1' c4 ,signifying1 that  sinners of  
all sorts1 of all nations1 should be    
brought into ,god's  kingdom1 by the net
 of the gospel4 ,and ,o6 how real a     
thing shall  the other part thereof be1 
when it is fulfilled1 which saith1  ,and
 'when it was full they drew to shore1  
and gathered the good  into vessels1 but
 cast the bad away' 7,matt #ac3dg1dh74  
,signifying  the mansions of glory that 
the saints should have1 and also the    
rejection that ,god will give to the    
ungodly1 and to sinners4 ,and  also that

 parable1 what a glorious reality is    
there in it1 which  saith1 ',except a   
corn of wheat fall into the ground and  
die1 it  abideth alone2 but if it die1  
it bringeth forth much fruit' 7,john    
#ab3bd74 ,to signify that unless ,jesus 
,christ did indeed spill his  blood1 and
 die the cursed death1 he should abide  
alone2 that is1  have never a soul into 
glory with him2 but if he died1 he      
should  bring forth much fruit2 that is1
 save many sinners4 ,and also how  real 
a truth there was in that parable       
concerning the ,jews putting  ,christ to
 death1 which the poor dispersed ,jews  
can best experience  to their cost2 for 
they have been almost ever since a      
banished  people1 and such as have had  
,god's sore displeasure wonderfully     
manifested against them1 according to   
the truth of the parable  7,matt        
#ba3cc-da74 ,o therefore1 for ,jesus    
,christ's sake1 do not  slight the      
truth1 because it is discovered in a    
parable6 ,for by  this argument thou    

mayest also1 nay1 thou wilt slight      
almost all  the things that our ,lord   
,jesus ,christ did speak2 for he spake  
them  for the most part1 if not all1 in 
parables4 ,why should it be said  of    
thee as it is said of some1 ,these      
things are spoken to them  that are     
without 'in parables1 that seeing they  
might not see1  and hearing they might  
not understand8' 7,luke #h3aj74 ,i say1 
take  heed of being a quarreller against
 ,christ's parables1 lest ,christ  also 
object against the salvation of thy soul
 at the judgment day4    ,friend1 ,i    
have no more to say to thee now4 ,if    
thou dost love me  pray for me1 that my 
,god would not forsake me1 nor take his 
,holy  ,spirit from me2 and that ,god   
would fit me to do and suffer what      
shall be from the world or devil        
inflicted upon me4 ,i must tell  thee1  
the world rages1 they stamp and shake   
their heads1 and  fain they would be    
doing2 the ,lord help me to take all    
they shall  do with patience2 and when  

they smite the one cheek1 to turn the   
other to them1 that ,i may do as ,christ
 hath bidden me2 for then  the ,spirit  
of ,god1 and of glory1 shall rest upon  
me4 ,farewell4    ,i am thine1 if thou  
be not ashamed to own me1 because of my 
low  and contemptible descent in the    
world4#c    ,,john ,,bunyan      ,a ,few
 ,sighs from ,hell2    ,,or    ,the     
,groans of a ,damned ,soul44    ,luke   
#af3ai-ca4    ',there was a certain rich
 man which was clothed in purple and    
fine  linen1 and fared sumptuously every
 day4 ,and there was a certain  beggar1 
named ,lazarus1 which was laid at his   
gate1 full of sores1  ,and desiring to  
be fed with the crumbs which fell from  
the rich  man's table3 moreover the dogs
 came and licked his sores4 ,and it     
came to pass that the beggar died1 and  
was carried by the angels  into         
,abraham's bosom3 the rich man also     
died1 and was buried2  ,and in hell he  
lifted up his eyes1 being in torments1  
and seeeth  ,abraham afar off1 and      

,lazarus in his bosom4 ,and he cried and
 said1  ,father ,abraham1 have mercy on 
me1 and send ,lazarus1 that he may  dip 
the tip of his finger in water1 and cool
 my tongue2 for ,i am  tormented in this
 flame4 ,but ,abraham said1 ,son1       
remember that thou  in thy lifetime     
receivedst thy good things1 and likewise
 ,lazarus  evil things3 but now he is   
comforted1 and thou art tormented4 ,and1
  beside all this1 between us and you   
there is a great gulf fixed2  so that   
they which would pass from hence to you 
cannot2 neither  can they pass to us    
that would come from thence4 ,then he   
said1  ,i pray thee therefore1 father1  
that thou wouldst send him to  my       
father's house2 ,for ,i have five       
brethren2 that he may testify  unto     
them1 lest they also come into this     
place of torment4 ,abraham  saith unto  
him1 ,they have ,moses and the prophets2
 let them hear  them4 ,and he said1     
,nay1 father ,abraham3 but if one went  
unto them  from the dead1 they will     

repent4 ,and he said unto him1 ,if they 
hear not ,moses and the prophets1       
neither will they be persuaded  though  
one rose from the dead4'    ,this       
,scripture was not spoken by our ,lord  
,jesus ,christ to show you  the state of
 two single persons only1 as some1      
through ignorance  of the drift of      
,christ in his parables1 do dream2 but  
to show  you the state of the godly and 
ungodly to the world's end2 as is  clear
 to him that is of an understanding     
heart4 ,for he spake them  to the end   
that after generations should take      
notice thereof1  and fear1 lest they    
also fell into the same condition4 ,now 
in my  discourse upon these words ,i    
shall not be tedious2 but as briefly  as
 ,i may1 ,i shall pass through the      
several verses1 and lay you  down some  
of the several truths contained therein4
 ,and the ,lord  grant that they may be 
profitable1 and of great advantage to   
those  that read them1 or hear them     
read4    ,the #aith and #bjth verses    

also1 ,i shall not spend much time upon1
  only give you three or four short     
hints1 and so pass to the next  verses2 
for they are the words ,i do intend most
 especially to  insist upon4    ,the    
#aith1 #bjth1 and #bast verses run      
thus3--',there was a certain  rich man  
which was clothed in purple and fine    
linen1 and fared'  deliciously or       
'sumptuously every day4 ,and there was a
 certain  beggar1 named ,lazarus1 which 
was laid at his gate full of sores4'    
,first4 ,if these verses had been spoken
 by ,jesus ,christ1 and no  more1 all   
the world would have gone near to have  
cast a wrong  interpretation on them4 ,i
 say1 if ,jesus had said only thus much1
  ',there was a certain rich man' which 
'fared sumptuously daily1  and a certain
 beggar laid at his gate full of sores'2
 the world  would have made this        
conclusion of them--the rich man was the
 happy  man2 for1 at the first view1 it 
doth represent such a thing2 but  take  
all together1 that is1 read the whole   

parable1 and you shall  find that there 
is no man in a worse condition than he2 
as ,i shall  clearly hold forth         
afterward4    ,second4 ,again1 if a man 
would judge of men according to outward 
appearance1 he shall ofttimes take his  
mark amiss4 ,here is a man  to outward  
appearance appears the only blessed man1
 better by half  than the beggar1       
inasmuch as he is rich1 the beggar poor2
 he is  well clothed1 but peradventure  
the beggar is naked2 he hath good  food1
 but the beggar would be glad of dog's  
meat4 ',and desiring  to be fed with the
 crumbs which fell from the rich man's  
table4'  ,the rich man fares well every 
day1 but the beggar must be glad of  a  
bit when he can get it4 ,o6 who would   
not be in the rich man's  state8 ,a     
wealthy man1 sorts of new suits and     
dainty dishes every  day2 enough to make
 one who minds nothing but his belly1   
and his  back1 and his lusts1 to say1 ,o
 that ,i were in that man's condition6  
,o that ,i had about me as that man has6

 ,then ,i should live a life  indeed2   
then should ,i have heart's-ease good   
store2 then ,i should  live pleasantly1 
and might say to my soul1 ',soul1' be of
 good  cheer1 'eat1 drink1 and be merry'
 7,luke #ab3ai74 ,thou hast everything  
plenty1 and art in a most blessed       
condition4    ,i say1 this might be1    
aye1 and is1 the conclusion with them   
that  judge according to outward        
appearance4 ,but if the whole parable   
be well considered1 you will see 7,luke 
#af3ae71 that which is had  in high     
estimation with men is an abomination in
 the sight of  ,god4 ,and again 7,john  
#af3bj-bb71 that condition1 that is the 
saddest  condition1 according to outward
 appearance1 is ofttimes the most       
excellent2 for the beggar had ten       
thousand degrees the best of  it1       
though1 to outward appearance1 his state
 was the saddest2#d  from whence we     
shall observe thus much3--#a4 ,that     
those who judge  according to outward   
appearance1 do for the most part judge  

amiss  7,john #g3bd74 #b4 ,that they who
 look upon their outward enjoyments  to 
be token of ,god's special grace unto   
them1 are also deceived  7,rev #c3ag74  
,for as it is here in the parable1 a man
 of wealth and  a child of the devil may
 make but one person2 or a man may have 
abundance of outward enjoyments1 and yet
 be carried by the devils  into eternal 
burnings 7,luke #ab3bj74 ,but this is   
the trap in which  the devil hath caught
 many thousands of poor souls1 namely1  
by  getting them to judge according to  
outward appearance1 or according  to    
,god's outward blessings4    ,do but ask
 a poor1 carnal1 covetous wretch1 how we
 should know  a man to be in a happy    
state1 and he will answer1 those that   
,god  blesseth1 and giveth abundance of 
this world unto2 when1 for the  most    
part1 they are they that are the cursed 
men4 ,alas6 poor men1  they are so      
ignorant as to think that because a man 
is increased  in outward things1 and    
that by a small stock1 therefore ,god   

doth  love that man with a special love1
 or else he would never do  so much for 
him1 never bless him so1 and prosper the
 work of his  hands4 ,ah6 poor soul1 it 
is the rich man that goes to hell4 ,and 
'the rich man died1' and in hell1 mark1 
'in hell he lift up his  eyes1' c4      
,methinks to see how the great ones of  
the world will go strutting  up and down
 the streets sometimes1 it makes me     
wonder4 ,surely they  look upon         
themselves to be the only happy men2 but
 it is because  they judge according to 
outward appearance2 they look upon      
themselves  to be the only blessed men1 
when the ,lord knows the generality  are
 left out of that blessed condition4    
',not many wise men after  the flesh1   
not many mighty1 not many noble are     
called' 7#a ,cor  #a3bf74 ,ah6 did they 
that do now so brag1 that nobody dare   
scarce  look on them1 but believe this1 
it would make them hang down their      
heads and cry1 ,o give me a ,lazarus'   
portion4    ,i might here enlarge very  

much1 but ,i shall not2 only thus much  
,i shall say to you that have much of   
this world1 ,have a care that  you have 
not your portion in this world4 ,take   
heed that it be not  said to you        
hereafter1 when you would very willingly
 have heaven1  ,remember in your        
lifetime you had your portion 7,psa     
#ag3ad74    ,and friend1 thou that      
seekest after this world1 and desirest  
riches1  let me ask this question1      
,wouldst thou be content that ,god      
should  put thee off with a portion in  
this life8 ,wouldst thou be glad to  be 
kept out of heaven with a back well     
clothed1 and a belly well  filled with  
the dainties of this world8 ,wouldst    
thou be glad to  have all thy good      
things in thy lifetime1 to have thy     
heaven to  last no longer than while    
thou dost live in this world8 ,wouldst  
thou be willing to be deprived of       
eternal happiness and felicity8  ,if you
 say no1 then have a care of the world  
and thy sins2 have a  care of desiring  

to be a rich man1 lest thy table be made
 a snare  unto thee 7,psa #ai3bb74 ,lest
 the wealth of this world do bar thee   
out of glory4 ,for1 as the apostle      
saith1 ',they that will be rich1  fall  
into temptation and a snare1 and into   
many foolish and hurtful  lusts1 which  
drown men in destruction and perdition' 
7#a ,tim #f3i74  ,thus much in general2 
but now more particularly4    ,these two
 men here spoken of1 as ,i said1 do hold
 forth to us that  state of the godly   
and ungodly2 the beggar holdest forth   
the godly1  and the rich man the        
ungodly4 ',there was a certain rich     
man4'    ,but why are the ungodly held  
forth under the notion of a rich man8   
#a4 ,because ,christ would not have them
 look too high1 as ,i said  before1 but 
that those who have riches should have a
 care that they  be not all their       
portion 7,james #a3aj-ab2 #a ,tim       
#f3ag74 #b4 ,because  rich men are most 
liable to the devil's temptations2 are  
most  ready to be puffed up with pride1 

stoutness1 cares of this world1  in     
which things they spend most of their   
time in lusts1 drunkenness1  wantonness1
 idleness1 together with the other works
 of the flesh2  for which things sake1  
the wrath of ,god cometh on the children
  of disobedience 7,col #c3f74 #c4      
,because he would comfort the hearts  of
 his own1 which are most commonly of the
 poorer sort2 but ,god  hath chosen the 
poor1 despised1 and base things of this 
world 7#a  ,cor #a3bf74 ,should ,god    
have set the rich man in the blessed    
state1  his children would have         
concluded1 being poor1 that they had no 
share in the life to come4    ,and      
again1 had not ,god given such a        
discovery of the sad condition  of those
 that are for the most part rich men1 we
 should have had  men concluded         
absolutely that the rich are the blessed
 men4 ,nay1  albeit the ,lord himself   
doth so evidently declare that the rich 
ones of the world are1 for the most     
part1 in the saddest condition1  yet    

they1 through unbelief1 or else         
presumption1 do harden  themselves1 and 
seek for the glory of this world as     
though the  ,lord ,jesus ,christ did not
 mean as he said1 or else that he will  
say more than shall assuredly come to   
pass2 but let them know that  the ,lord 
hath a time to fulfil that he had a time
 to declare1 for  the scripture cannot  
be broken 7,john #aj3ce74    ,but again1
 the ,lord by this word doth not mean   
those are ungodly  who are rich in the  
world1 and no other1 for then must all  
those  that are poor1 yet graceless and 
vain men1 be saved and delivered  from  
eternal vengeance1 which would be       
contrary to the ,word of  ,god1 which   
saith that together with the kings of   
the earth1 and  the great men1 and the  
chief captains1 and the mighty men1     
there  are bondmen or servants1 and     
slaves1 that cry out at the appearance  
of the ,almighty ,god1 and his ,son     
,jesus ,christ1 to judgment 7,rev       
#f3ae74    ,so that though ,christ doth 

say1 ',there was a certain rich man1'   
yet you must understand he meaneth all  
the ungodly1 rich or poor4  ,nay1 if you
 will not understand it so now1 you     
shall be made to  understand it to be so
 meant at the day of ,christ's second   
coming1  when all that are ungodly shall
 stand at the left hand of ,christ1     
with pale faces and guilty consciences1 
with the vials of the  ,almighty's wrath
 ready to be poured out upon them4 ,thus
 much in  brief touching the #aith      
verse4 ,i might have observed other     
things  from it1 but now ,i forbear1    
having other things to speak of at  this
 time4    ,verse #bj4--';,and there was 
a certain beggar1 named ,lazarus1 which 
was laid at his gate1 full of sores4'   
,this verse doth chiefly hold forth     
these things2 #a4 ,that the  saints of  
,god are a poor contemptible people2    
',there was a certain  beggar4' ,if you 
understand the word beggar to hold forth
 outward  poverty1 or scarcity in       
outward things1 such are saints#e of the

  ,lord1 for they are for the most part 
a poor1 despised1 contemptible  people4 
,but if you allegorize it and interpret 
it thus1 ,they are  such as beg         
earnestly for heavenly food2 this is    
also the spirit  of the children of     
,god1 and it may be1 and is a truth in  
this  sense1 though not so naturally    
gathered from this scripture4 #b4  ,that
 'he was laid at his gate1 full of      
sores4' ,these words hold  forth the    
distempers of believers1 saying he was  
'full of sores1'  which may signify the 
many troubles1 temptations1             
persecutions1  and afflictions in body  
and spirit which they meet withal while 
they are in the world1 but also the     
entertainment they find at  the hands of
 those ungodly ones who live upon the   
earth4 ,whereas  it is said1 he was     
'laid at his gate1 full of sores4'      
,mark1 he  was laid at his gate1 not in 
his house--that was thought too good    
for him--but he was laid at his gate1   
full of sores4 ,from whence  observe1   

7#a47 ,that the ungodly world do not    
desire to entertain  and receive the    
poor saints of ,god into their houses4  
,if they  must needs be somewhere near  
unto them1 yet they shall not come  into
 their houses2 shut them out of doors2  
if they will needs be  near us1 let them
 be at the gate4 ,and he 'was laid at   
his gate1  full of sores4' 7#b47        
,observe that the world are not at all  
touched  with the afflictions of ,god's 
children for all they are full of       
sores2 a despised1 afflicted1 tempted1  
persecuted people the world  doth not   
pity1 no1 but rather labour to aggravate
 their trouble  by shutting them out of 
doors2 sink or swim1 what cares the     
world8 ,they are resolved to disown     
them2 they will give them no            
entertainment3 if the lying in the      
streets will do them any good1  if hard 
usage will do them any good1 if to be   
disowned1 rejected1  and shut out of    
doors by the world will do them any     
good1 they  shall have enough of that2  

but otherwise no refreshment1 no comfort
  from the world4 ,and he 'was laid at  
his gate1 full of sores4'    ,verse     
#ba4--';,and he desired to be fed with  
the crumbs which fell from  the rich    
man's table3 the dogs came also and     
licked his sores4'    ,by these words   
our ,lord ,jesus doth show us the frame 
of a ,christian's  heart1 and also the  
heart and carriage of worldly men       
towards the  saints of the ,lord4 ,the  
,christian's heart is held forth by     
this1  that anything will content him   
while he is on this side glory4 ,and    
'he desired to be fed with the crumbs'2 
the dogs' meat1 anything4  ,i say a     
,christian will be content with         
anything1 if he have but  to keep life  
and soul together2 as we used to say1 he
 is content1  he is satisfied2 he hath  
learned--if he hath learned to be  a    
,christian--to be content with anything2
 as ,paul saith1 ',i have  learned in   
whatsoever state ,i am1 therewith to be 
content' 7,phil  #d3aa74 ,he learns in  

all conditions to study to love ,god1 to
 walk  with ,god1 to give up himself to 
,god2 and if the crumbs that fall  from 
the rich man's table will but satisfy   
nature and give him  bodily strength1   
that thereby he may be the more able to 
walk in  the way of ,god1 he is         
contented4 ,and he 'desired to be fed   
with  the crumbs that fell from the rich
 man's table4'#f ,but mark1 he  had them
 not2 you do not find that he had so    
much as a crumb1 or a  scrap allowed    
unto him4 ,no1 then the dogs will be    
beguiled1 ,,that  must be preserved for 
the dogs4 ,from whence observe that the 
ungodly  world do love their dogs better
 than the children of ,god4#g ,you  will
 say that is strange4 ,it is so indeed1 
yet it is true1 as will  be clearly     
manifested2 as1 for instance1 how many  
pounds do some  men spend in a year on  
their dogs1 when in the meanwhile the   
poor  saints of ,god may starve for     
hunger8 ,they will build houses for     
their dogs1 when the saints must be glad

 to wander1 and lodge in  dens and caves
 of the earth 7,heb #aa3ch74 ,and if    
they be in any  of their houses for the 
hire thereof1 they will warn them out or
  eject them1 or pull down the house    
over their heads1 rather than  not rid  
themselves of such tenants4#h ,again1   
some men cannot go  half a mile from    
home but they must have dogs at their   
heels1 but  they can very willingly go  
half a score miles without the society  
of a ,christian4 ,nay1 if when they are 
busy with their dogs they  should chance
 to meet a ,christian1 they would       
willingly shift him  if they could4     
,they will go on the other side the     
hedge or the  way rather than they will 
have any society with him2 and if at    
any time a child of ,god should come    
into a house where there are  but two or
 three ungodly wretches1 they do        
commonly wish either  themselves or the 
saint out of doors2 and why so8 because 
they  cannot down#i with the society of 
a ,christian2 though if there  come in  

at the same time a dog1 or a drunken    
swearing wretch1  which is worse than a 
dog1 they will make him welcome2 he     
shall  sit down with them and partake of
 their dainties4 ,and now tell  me1 you 
that love your sins and your pleasures1 
had you not rather  keep company with a 
drunkard1 a swearer1 a strumpet1 a      
thief1  nay1 a dog1 than with an        
honest-hearted ,christian8 ,if you say  
no1  what means your sour carriage to   
the people of ,god8 ,why do you  look on
 them as if you would eat them up8 ,yet 
at the very same  time if you can but   
meet your dog1 or a drunken companion1  
you  can fawn upon them1 take           
acquaintance with them1 to the tavern or
  ale house with them1 if it be two or  
three times in a week4 ,but  if the     
saints of ,god meet together1 pray      
together1 and labour to  edify one      
another1 you will stay till doomsday    
before you will  look into the house    
where they are4 ,ah6 friends1 when all  
comes  to all1 you will be found to love

 drunkards1 strumpets1 dogs1  anything1 
nay1 to serve the devil1 rather than to 
have loving and  friendly society with  
the saints of ,god4    ,moreover1 'the  
dogs came and licked his sores4' ,here  
again you may  see1 not only the        
afflicted state of the saints of ,god in
 this  world1 but also that even dogs   
themselves1 according to their kind1    
are more favourable to the saints than  
the sinful world2 though  the ungodly   
will have no mercy on the saints1 yet it
 is ordered  so that these creatures1   
dogs1 lions1 c4 will4 ,though the rich  
man would not entertain him into his    
house1 yet his dogs will  come and do   
him the best good they can1 even to lick
 his running  sores4 ,it was thus with  
,daniel when the world was mad against  
him1  and would have him thrown to the  
lions to be devoured1 the lions  shut   
their mouths at him1 or rather the ,lord
 did shut them up1 so  that there was   
not that hurt befel to him as was       
desired by the  adversaries 7,dan #f74  

,and this ,i am persuaded of1 that would
 the  creatures do as some men would    
have them1 the saints of ,god should    
not walk so quietly up and down the     
streets and other places  as they do4   
,and as ,i said before1 so ,i say again1
 ,i am persuaded  that1 at the day of   
judgment1 many men's conditions and     
carriages  will be so laid open1 that it
 will evidently appear they have been   
very merciless and mad against the      
children of ,god1 insomuch1  that when  
the providence of ,god did fall out so  
as to cross their  expectation1 they    
have been very much offended thereat1 as
 is very  evidently seen in them who set
 themselves to study how to bring  the  
saints into bondage1 and to thrust them 
into corners1 as in  these late years   
7,psa #ca3ac74 ,and because ,god hath in
 his goodness  ordered things otherwise1
 they have gnashed their teeth          
thereat4#aj  ,hence then let the saints 
learn not to commit themselves to their 
enemies2 'beware of men' 7,matt #aj3ag74

 ,they are very merciless  men1 and will
 not so much favour you1 if they can    
help it1 as you  may suppose they may4  
,nay1 unless the overruling hand of ,god
 in  goodness do order things contrary  
to their natural inclination1  they will
 not favour you so much as a dog4       
,verse #bb4--';,and it came to pass that
 the beggar died1 and was  carried by   
the angels into ,abraham's bosom3 the   
rich man also  died1 and was buried4'   
,the former verses do briefly hold forth
 the carriage of the ungodly  in this   
life toward the saints4 ,now this verse 
doth hold forth  the departure1 both of 
the godly and ungodly1 out of this life4
    ,where he said1 ',and it came to    
pass1 that the beggar died1 and was     
carried--into ,abraham's bosom1' and    
'the rich man also died'2--the  beggar  
died1 that represents the godly2 and the
 rich man died1  that represents the    
ungodly4 ,from whence observe1 neither  
godly  nor ungodly must live always     
without a change1 either by death or    

judgment2 the good man died and the bad 
man died4 ,that scripture  doth also    
back this truth1 that good and bad must 
die1 marvellous  well1 where it is said1
 ',and it is appointed unto men once to 
die1  but after this the judgment' 7,heb
 #i3bg74    ,mark1 he doth not say it is
 so that men by chance may die2 which   
might beget1 in the hearts of the       
ungodly especially1 some hope  to escape
 the bitterness of it4 ,but he saith it 
is a thing most  certain1 it is         
appointed2 mark1 'it is appointed unto  
men once  to die1 but after this the    
judgment4' ,god hath decreed it1 that   
since men have fallen from that happy   
estate that ,god at the first  did set  
them in1 they shall die 7,rom #f3bc74   
,now when it is said  the beggar died   
and the rich man died1 part of the      
meaning is they  ceased to be any more  
in this world2 ,i say partly the        
meaning1  but not altogether4 ,though it
 be altogether the meaning when some  of
 the creatures die1 yet it is but in    

part the meaning when it  is said that  
men1 women1 or children die2 for there  
is to them  something else to be said1  
more than barely agoing out of the      
world4 ,for if when unregenerate men and
 women die there were an  end of them1  
not only in this world but also in the  
world to come1  they would be happy over
 they will be now1 for when ungodly men 
and women die there is that to come     
after death that will be very  terrible 
to them1 namely1 to be carried by the   
angels of darkness  from their          
death-beds to hell1 there to be reserved
 to the judgment of  the great day1 when
 both body and soul shall meet and be   
united  together again1 and made capable
 to undergo the uttermost vengeance  of 
the ,almighty to all eternity4 ,this is 
that1 ,i say1 which doth  follow a man  
that is not born again1 after death1 as 
is clear from  that in #a ,peter #c3ah1 
#ai1 where1 before speaking of ,christ  
being  raised again1 by the power of his
 eternal ,spirit1 he saith1 ,by  which1 

that is1 by that ,spirit1 'he went and  
preached unto the  spirits in prison4'  
,but what is the meaning of this8 ,why1 
thus much1  that those souls who were   
once alive in the world in the time or  
days in which ,noah lived1 being        
disobedient in their times to the  calls
 of ,god by his ,spirit in ,noah1 for so
 ,i understand it1 was1  according to   
that which was foretold by that         
preacher1 deprived  of life and overcome
 by the flood1 and are now in prison4   
,mark1  he preached to the spirits in   
prison2 he doth not say1 who were  in   
prison1 but to them in1 that is1 now in 
prison1 under chains  of darkness1      
reserved1 or kept there in that prison1 
in which now  they are1 ready1 like     
villains in the jail1 to be brought     
before  the judgment-seat of ,christ at 
the great day4 ,but of this ,i shall    
speak further by and by4    ,now if this
 one truth1 that men must die and depart
 this world1  and either enter into joy 
or else into prison1 to be reserved to  

the day of judgment1 were believed1 we  
should not have so many  wantons walk up
 and down the streets as there do1 at   
least it  would put a mighty check to   
their filthy carriages1 so that they    
would not1 could not walk so basely and 
sinfully as they do4  ,belshazzar1      
notwithstanding he was so far from the  
fear of ,god as  he was1 yet when he did
 but see that ,god was offended and     
threatened  him for his wickedness1 it  
made him hang down his head and knock   
his knees together 7,dan #e3e1f74 ,if   
you read the verses before you  will    
find he was careless1 and satisfying his
 lusts in drinking  and playing the     
wanton with his concubines4 ,but so soon
 as he did  perceive the finger of a    
hand-writing1 'then1' saith the         
scripture1  'the king's countenance was 
changed1 and his thoughts troubled him1 
so that the joints of his loins were    
loosed1 and his knees smote  one against
 another4' ,and when ,paul told ,felix  
of righteousness1  temperance1 and      

judgment to come1 it make him tremble4  
,and let me  tell thee1 soul1 whosoever 
thou art1 that if thou didst but verily 
believe that thou must die and come into
 the judgment1 it would  make thee turn 
over a new leaf4 ,but this is the       
misery1 the devil  doth labour by all   
means as to keep out other things that  
are good1  so to keep out of the heart1 
as much as in him lies1 the thoughts  of
 passing from this life into another    
world2 for he knows1 if  he can but keep
 them from the serious thoughts of      
death1 he shall  the more easily keep   
them in their sins1 and so from closing 
with  ,jesus ,christ2 as ,job saith1    
',their houses are safe from fear1      
neither is the rod of ,god upon them4'  
,which makes them say to ,god1  ',depart
 from us1 for we desire not the         
knowledge of thy ways' 7,job  #ba3ad74  
,because there is no fear of death and  
judgment to come1  therefore they do put
 off ,god and his ways1 and spend their 
days  in their sins1 and in a moment1   

that is1 before they are aware1  go down
 to the grave 7,job #ba3ag74 ,and thus  
it fared also with  the man spoken of in
 ,luke #ab3bj4 ,the man1 instead of     
thinking of  death1 he thought how he   
might make his barns bigger4 ,but1 in   
the  midst of his business in the world1
 he lost his soul before he  was aware1 
supposing that death had been many years
 off4 ,but ,god  said unto him1 ',thou  
fool1' thou troublest thyself about     
things of  this life1 thou puttest off  
the thoughts of departing this world1   
when this night thy soul shall be taken 
from thee2 or1 this night1  they1 that  
is1 the devil1 will fetch away thy soul 
from thee4 ,and  here it comes to pass1 
men's not being exercised with the      
thoughts  of departing this life1 that  
they are1 so unexpectedly to themselves 
and their neighbours1 taken away from   
the pleasures and profits1  yea1 and all
 the enjoyments they busy themselves    
withal while they  live in this world4  
,and hence it is again1 that you have   

some in  your towns and cities that are 
so suddenly taken away1 some from       
haunting the ale-houses1 others from    
haunting the whore-houses1  others from 
playing and gaming1 others from the     
cares and covetous  desires after this  
world1 unlooked for as by themselves or 
their  companions4 ,hence it is also    
that men do so wonder at such tidings   
as this4 ,there is such a one dead1 such
 a one is departed2 it  is because they 
do so little consider both the          
transitoriness of  themselves and their 
neighbours4 ,for had they but their     
thoughts  well exercised about the      
shortness of this life1 and the danger  
that will befall such as do miss of the 
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 it  would make    
them more wary and sober1 and spend more
 time in the  service of ,god1 and be   
more delighted and diligent in inquiring
  after the ,lord ,jesus1 who is the    
deliverer 'from the wrath to  come' 7#a 
,thess #a3aj74 ,for1 as ,i said before1 
it is evident1 that  they who live after

 the flesh in the lusts thereof1 do not 
really  and seriously think on death1   
and the judgment that doth follow       
after3 neither do they indeed endeavour 
so to do2 for did they1 it  would make  
them say with holy ,job1 ',all the days 
of my appointed  time will ,i wait till 
my change come' 7,job #ad3ad74 ,and as  
,i said  before1 that not only the      
wicked1 but also the godly have their   
time to depart this life4 ,and the      
beggar died4 ,the saints of the  ,lord1 
they must be deprived of this life also1
 they must yield up  the ghost into the 
hands of the ,lord their ,god2 they must
 also be  separated from their wives1   
children1 husbands1 friends1 goods1  and
 all that they have in the world4 ,for  
,god hath decreed it2 it  is appointed1 
namely1 by the ,lord1 for men once to   
die1 and 'we  must all appear before the
 judgment-seat of ,christ1' as it is1 #b
  ,corinthian #e3aj1 #aa4    ,but it may
 be objected1 if the godly do die as    
well as the wicked1  and if the saints  

must appear before the judgment-seat as 
well  as the sinners1 then what         
advantage have the godly more than the  
ungodly1 and how can the saints be in a 
better condition than the  wicked8      
,answ4 ,read the #bb;d verse over again1
 and you will find a marvellous         
difference between them1 as much as is  
between heaven and hell1  everlasting   
joy and everlasting torments2 for you   
find1 that when  the beggar died1 which 
represents the godly1 he was carried by 
the angels into ,abraham's bosom1 or    
into everlasting joy 7,psa #a74  ,but   
the ungodly are not so1 but are hurried 
by the devils into  the bottomless pit1 
drawn away in their wickedness 7,prov   
#ad3cb71  for he saith1 ',and in hell he
 lifted up his eyes4' ,when the ungodly 
do die1 their misery beginneth1 for then
 appear the devils1 like  so many lions1
 waiting every moment till the soul     
depart from the  body4 ,sometimes they  
are very visible to the dying party1#aa 
but  sometimes more invisible2 but      

always this is certain1 they never  miss
 of the soul if it do die out of the    
,lord ,jesus ,christ2  but do hale it   
away to the prison1 as ,i said before1  
there to be  tormented and reserved     
until that great and general day of     
judgment1  at which day they must1 body 
and soul1 receive a final sentence  from
 the righteous ,judge1 and from that    
time be shut out from the  presence of  
,god into everlasting woe and distress4 
,but the godly1  when the time of their 
departure is at hand1 then also are the 
angels of the ,lord at hand2 yea1 they  
are ready waiting upon the  soul to     
conduct it safe into ,abraham's bosom4  
,i do not say but the  devils are       
ofttimes very busy doubtless1 and       
attending the saints  in their sickness3
 ay1 and no question but they would     
willingly  deprive the soul of glory4   
,but here is the comfort1 as the devils 
come from hell to devour the soul1 if it
 be possible1 at its  departure1 so the 
angels of the ,lord come from heaven1 to

 watch over  and conduct the soul1 in   
spite of the devil1 safe into ,abraham's
  bosom4    ,david had the comfort of   
this1 and speaks it forth for the       
comfort  of his brethren 7,psa #cd3g71  
saying1 ',the angel of the ,lord        
encampeth  round about them that fear   
him1 and delivereth them4' ,mark1 the   
angel of the ,lord encampeth round about
 his children1 to deliver  them4 ,from  
what8 ,from their enemies1 of which the 
devil is not  the least4 ,this is an    
excellent comfort at any time1 to have  
the  holy angels of ,god to attend a    
poor man or woman2 but especially  it is
 comfortable in the time of distress1 at
 the time of death1  when the devils    
beset the soul with all the power that  
hell can  afford them4 ,but now it may  
be1 that the glorious angels of ,god  do
 not appear at the first1 to the view of
 the soul2 nay1 rather  hell stands     
before it1 and the devils ready1 as if  
they would carry  it thither4 ,but this 
is the comfort1 the angels do always    

appear  at the last1 and will not fail  
the soul1 but will carry it safe  into  
,abraham's bosom4 ,ah friends1 consider1
 here is an ungodly  man upon his       
death-bed1 and he hath none to speak for
 him1 none  to speak comfort unto him2  
but it is not so with the children of   
,god1 for they have the ,spirit to      
comfort them4 ,here is the ungodly1  and
 they have no ,christ to pray for their 
safe conduct to glory2  but the saints  
have an intercessor 7,john #ag3i74 ,here
 is the world1  when they die1 they have
 none of the angels of ,god to attend   
upon  them2 but the saints have their   
company4 ,in a word1 the unconverted    
person1 when he dieth1 he sinks into the
 bottomless pit2 but the  saints1 when  
they die1 do ascend with1 and by the    
angels1 into  ,abraham's bosom1 or into 
unspeakable glory 7,luke #bc3dc74       
,again1 it is said1 that the rich man   
when he died was buried or  put into the
 earth2 but when the beggar died1 he was
 carried by  the angels into ,abraham's 

bosom4 ,the one is a very excellent     
style1  where he saith he was carried by
 angels into ,abraham's bosom3  it      
denotes the excellent condition of the  
saints of ,god1 as  ,i said before2 and 
not only so1 but also the preciousness  
of the  death of the saints in the eyes 
of the ,lord 7,psa #aaf3ae74 ,that      
after-generations may see how precious  
in the sight of the ,lord  the death of 
his saints is1 when he saith they are   
carried by the  angels into ,abraham's  
bosom4    ,thus many times the ,lord    
adorneth the death and departure of his 
saints1 to hold forth unto              
after-generations1 how excellent they   
are  in his eyes4 ,it is said of ,enoch1
 that ,god took him2 of ,abraham1  that 
he died in a good old age2 of ,moses1   
that the ,lord buried  him2 of ,elijah1 
that he was taken up into heaven2 that  
the saints  sleep in ,jesus2 that they  
die in the ,lord2 that they rest from   
their labour1 that their works follow   
them2 that they are under  the altar2   

that they are with ,christ2 that they   
are in light2 that  they are to come    
with the ,lord ,jesus to judge the      
world4 ,all which  sayings signify thus 
much1 that to die a saint is very great 
honour  and dignity4 ,but the ungodly   
are not so4 ,the rich or ungodly die    
and are buried2 he is carried from his  
dwelling to the grave1 and  there he is 
buried1 hid in the dust2 and his body   
doth not so fast  moulder and come to   
nought there1 but his name doth stink as
 fast  in the world1 as saith the holy  
scripture3 ',the name of the wicked     
shall rot' 7,prov #aj3g74 ,and indeed1  
the names of the godly are  not in so   
much honour after their departure1 but  
the wicked and  their names do as much  
rot4 ,what a dishonour to posterity was 
the  death of ,balaam1 ,agag1           
,ahithophel1 ,haman1 ,judas1 ,herod1    
with the  rest of their companions8     
,thus the wicked have their names       
written in the earth1 and they do       
perish and rot1 and the name of the     

saints do cast forth a dainty  savour to
 following generations2 and that the    
,lord ,jesus doth  signify where he     
saith the godly are 'carried by the     
angels into  ,abraham's bosom'2 and that
 the wicked are nothing worth1 where he 
saith the ungodly die and are buried4   
,verse #bc4--';,and in hell he lifted up
 his eyes1 being in torments1  and seeth
 ,abraham afar off1 and ,lazarus in his 
bosom4'    ,the former verse speaks only
 of the departure of the ungodly out  of
 this life1 together with the glorious  
conduct#ab that the godly  have into the
 kingdom of their ,father4 ,now our     
,lord doth show1  in this verse1 partly 
what doth and shall befal to the        
reprobate  after this life is ended1    
where he saith1 ',and in hell he lifted 
up his eyes4' ,that is1 the ungodly1    
after they depart this life1  do lift up
 their eyes in hell4    ,from these     
words may be observed these things1     
,first4 ,that there  is a hell for souls
 to be tormented in1 when this life is  

ended4  ,mark1 after he was dead and    
buried1 ',in hell he lifted up his      
eyes4' ,second4 ,that all that are      
ungodly1 and do live and die in  their  
sins1 so soon as ever they die1 they go 
into hell3 he died  and was buried2     
',and in hell he lifted up his eyes4'   
,third4 ,that  some are so fast asleep1 
and secure in their sins1 that they     
scarce  know well where they are till   
they come into hell2 and that ,i  gather
 from these words1 ',in hell he lifted  
up his eyes4' ,he was  asleep before1   
but hell makes him lift up his eyes4    
,first4 ,as ,i said before1 it is       
evident that there is a hell for  souls1
 yea1 and bodies too1 to be tormented in
 after they depart  this life1 as is    
clear1 first1 because the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 that  cannot lie1 did say that 
after the sinner was dead and buried1   
',in hell he lifted up his eyes4'       
,now if it be objected that by hell is  
here meant the grave1 that  ,i plainly  
deny3 #a4 ,because there the body is not

 sensible of torment  or ease2 but in   
that hell into which the spirits of the 
damned  depart1 they are sensible of    
torment1 and would very willingly be    
freed from it1 to enjoy ease1 which they
 are sensible of the want  of2 as is    
clearly discovered in this parable1     
',send ,lazarus1 that  he may dip the   
tip of his finger in water1 and cool my 
tongue4'  #b4 ,it is not meant the      
grave1 but some other place1 because the
  bodies1 so long as they lie there1 are
 not capable of lifting up  their eyes1 
to see the glorious condition of the    
children of ,god1  as the souls of the  
damned do4 ',in hell he lifted up his   
eyes4'  #c4 ,it cannot be the grave1 for
 then it must follow that the soul  was 
buried there with the body1 which cannot
 stand with such a  dead state as is    
here mentioned2 for he saith1 ',the rich
 man died'2  that is1 his soul was      
separated from his body4 ',and in hell  
he  lifted up his eyes4'    ,if it be   
again objected that there is no hell but

 in this life2 that  ,i do also deny1 as
 ,i said before3 after he was dead and  
buried1  ',in hell he lifted up his     
eyes4' ,and let me tell thee1 ,o soul1  
whoever thou art1 that if thou close not
 in savingly with the ,lord  ,jesus     
,christ1 and lay hold on what he hath   
done and is doing in  his own person for
 sinners1 thou wilt find such a hell    
after this  life is ended1 that thou    
wilt not get out of again for ever and  
ever4 ,and thou that art wanton1 and    
dost make but a mock at the  servants of
 the ,lord1 when they tell thee of the  
torments of hell1  thou wilt find that  
when thou departest out of this life1   
that  hell1 even the hell which is after
 this life1 will meet thee in  thy      
journey thither2 and will1 with its     
hellish crew1 give thee  such a sad     
salutation that thou wilt not forget it 
to all eternity4  ,when that scripture  
comes to be fulfilled on thy soul1 in   
,isaiah  #ad3i1 #aj1 ',hell from beneath
 is moved for thee to meet thee at  thy 

coming3 it stirreth up the dead for     
thee1 even all the chief  ones of the   
earth2 it hath raised up from their     
thrones all the  kings of the nations4  
,all they1' that is1 that are in hell1  
shall  say1 ',art thou also become weak 
as we8 art thou become like unto  us8'  
,o sometimes when ,i have had but       
thoughts of going to hell1  and consider
 the everlastingness of their ruin that 
fall in thither1  it hath stirred me up 
rather to seek to the ,lord ,jesus      
,christ to  deliver me from thence1 than
 to slight it1 and make a mock at it4   
',and in hell he lifted up his eyes4'   
,second4 ,the second thing ,i told you  
was this1 that all the ungodly  that    
live and die in their sins1 so soon as  
ever they depart this  life1 do descend 
into hell4 ,this is also verified by the
 words in  this parable1 where ,christ  
said1 ,he 'died and was buried1 and in  
hell he lifted up his eyes4' ,as the    
tree falls1 so it shall be1  whether it 
be to heaven or hell 7,eccl #aa3c74 ,and

 as ,christ said to  the thief on the   
cross1 ',today thou shalt be with me in 
paradise4'  ,even so the devil in the   
like manner may say unto thy soul1      
,to-morrow  shalt thou be with me in    
hell4 ,see then what a miserable case he
  that dies in an unregenerate state is 
in2 he departs from a long  sickness to 
a longer hell2 from the gripings of     
death1 to the  everlasting torments of  
hell4 ',and in hell he lifted up his    
eyes4'  ,ah friends6 ,if you were but   
yourselves1 you would have a care of    
your souls2 if you did but regard1 you  
would see how mad they are  that slight 
the salvation of their souls4 ,o what   
will it profit  thy soul to have        
pleasure in this life1 and torments in  
hell8 7,mark  #h3cf74 ,thou hadst better
 part with all thy sins1 and pleasures1 
and companions1 or whatsoever thou      
delightest in1 than to have  soul and   
body to be cast into hell4 ,o then do   
not now neglect our  ,lord ,jesus       
,christ1 lest thou drop down to hell    

7,heb #b3c74 ,consider1  would it not   
wound thee to thine heart to come upon  
thy death-bed1  and instead of having   
the comfort of a well spent life1 and   
the  merits of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1
 together with the comforts of his      
glorious ,spirit3 to have1 first1 the   
sight of an ill-spent life1  thy sins   
flying in thy face1 thy conscience      
uttering itself with  thunder-claps     
against thee1 the thoughts of ,god      
terrifying of  thee1 death with his     
merciless paw seizing upon thee1 the    
devils  standing ready to scramble for  
thy soul1 and hell enlarging  herself1  
and ready to swallow thee up2 and an    
eternity of misery  and torment         
attending upon thee1 from which there   
will be no  release4 ,for mark1 death   
doth not come alone to an unconverted   
soul1 but with such company1 as wast    
thou but sensible of it would  make thee
 tremble4 ,i pray consider that         
scripture 7,rev #f3h71 ',and  ,i looked 
and behold a pale horse1 and his name   

that sat on him  was ,death1 and hell   
followed with him4' ,mark1 death doth   
not come  alone to the ungodly1 no1 but 
hell goeth with him4 ,o miserable       
comforters6 ,o miserable society6 ,here 
comes death and hell unto  thee4 ,death 
goeth into thy body1 and separates body 
and soul  asunder2 hell stands without1 
as ,i may say1 to embrace1 or rather1   
to crush thy soul between its           
everlasting grinders4 ,then thy mirth1  
thy joy1 thy sinful delights will be    
ended when this comes to  pass4 ,lo it  
will come4 ,blessed are all those that  
through ,christ  ,jesus his merits1 by  
faith1 do escape these soul-murdering   
companions4 ',and in hell he lifted up  
his eyes4'    ,third4 ,the third thing  
you know that we did observe from these 
words was this1 ,that some are so fast  
asleep1 and secure in  their sins1 that 
they scarce know where they are1 until  
they come  into hell4 ,and that ,i told 
you ,i gather by these words1 ',in hell 
he lifted up his eyes4' ,mark1 it was in

 hell that he lift up his  eyes4 ,now   
some do understand by these words that  
he came to himself1  or began to        
consider with himself1 or to think with 
himself in what  an estate he was1 and  
what he was deprived of2 which is still 
a  confirmation of the thing laid down  
by me4 ,there it is that they  come to  
themselves1 that is1 there they are     
sensible where they  are indeed4 ,thus  
it fares with some men that they scarce 
know  where they are1 till they lift up 
their eyes in hell4 ,it is with  those  
people as with those that fall down in a
 swoon2 you know  if a man do fall down 
in a swoon in one room1 though you take 
him  up and carry him into another1 yet 
he is not sensible where he is  till he 
cometh unto himself1 and lifteth up his 
eyes4    ,truly thus1 it is to be       
feared1 it is with many poor souls1 they
  are so senseless1 so hard1 so seared  
in their conscience 7#a ,tim  #d3b71    
that they are very ignorant of their    
state2 and when death  comes it strikes 

them as it were into a swoon1 especially
 if they  die suddenly1 and so they are 
hurried away1 and scarce know where     
they are till in hell they lift up their
 eyes3 this is he who  'dieth in his    
full strength1 being wholly at ease and 
quiet' 7,job  #ba3bc74    ,of this sort 
are they spoken of in ,psalm #gc1 where 
he saith1 ',there  are no bands in their
 death3 but their strength is firm4'    
',they  are not in trouble as other men1
 neither are they plagued like  other   
men4' ,and again1 'they spend their days
 in wealth1 and in  a moment1' mark1 'in
 a moment1' before they are aware1 they 
'go  down to the grave' 7,job #ba3ac74  
,indeed this is too much known by woeful
 and daily experience2  sometimes when  
we go to visit them that are sick in the
 towns  and places where we live1 ,o how
 senseless1 how seared in their         
consciences are they6 ,they are neither 
sensible of heaven nor of  hell1 of sin 
nor of a ,saviour2 speak to them of     
their condition1  and the state of their

 souls1 and you shall find them as      
ignorant  as if they had no souls to    
regard4 ,others1 though they lie ready  
to  die1 yet they are busying themselves
 about their outward affairs1  as though
 they should certainly live here1 even  
to live and enjoy  the same for ever4   
,again1 come to others1 speak to them   
about the  state of their souls1 though 
they have no more experience of the  new
 birth than a beast1 yet will they speak
 as confidently of  their eternal state1
 and the welfare of their souls1 as if  
they  had the most excellent experience 
of any man or woman in the world1       
saying1 ',i shall have peace' 7,deut    
#bi3ai74 ,when1 as ,i said even  now1   
the ,lord knows they are as ignorant of 
the new birth1 of the  nature and       
operation of faith1 of the witness of   
the ,spirit1 as  if there were no new   
birth1 no faith1 no witness of the      
,spirit of  ,christ in any of the saints
 in the world4 ,nay1 thus many of them  
are1 even an hour or less before their  

departure4 ,ah1 poor souls6  though they
 may go away here like a lamb1 as the   
world says1 yet1  if you could but      
follow them a little1 to stand and      
listen soon  after their departure1 it  
is to be feared1 you should hear them   
roar like a lion at their first entrance
 into hell1 far worse than  even did    
,korah1 c41 when they went down quick   
into the ground  7,num #af3ca-ce74      
,now1 by this one thing doth the devil  
take great advantage on  the hearts of  
the ignorant1 suggesting unto them that 
because the  party deceased departed so 
quietly1 without all doubt they are     
gone to rest and joy2 when1 alas6 it is 
to be feared the reason why  they went  
away so quietly1 was rather because they
 were senseless  and hardened in their  
consciences2 yea1 dead before in sins   
and trespasses4 ,for1 had they had but  
some awakenings on their  death-beds1 as
 some have had1 they would have made all
 the town  to ring of their doleful     
condition2 but because they are seared  

and ignorant1 and so depart quietly1    
therefore the world takes  heart at     
grass1#ac as we use to say1 and make no 
great matter of  living and dying they  
cannot tell how2 'therefore pride       
compasseth  them as a chain' 7,psa      
#ge3f74 ,but let them look to           
themselves1 for  if they have not an    
interest in the ,lord ,jesus now1 while 
they  live in the world1 they will1     
whether they die raging or still1  go   
unto the same place2 'and lifted up     
their eyes in hell4'    ,o1 my friends1 
did you but know what a miserable       
condition they  are in that go out of   
this world without an interest in the   
,son of  ,god1 it would make you smite  
upon your thigh1 and in the bitterness  
of your souls cry out1 ',men and        
brethren1 what shall we do to be        
saved8' 7,acts #af3bi-ca74 ,and not only
 so1 but thou wouldst not be  comforted 
until thou didst find a rest for thy    
soul in the ,lord  ,jesus ,christ4      
,verse #bc4 ',and in hell he lifted up  

his eyes1 being in torments1  and seeth 
,abraham afar off1 and ,lazarus in his  
bosom4'    ,something1 in brief1 ,i have
 observed from the first part of this   
verse1 namely1 from these words1 ',and  
in hell he lifted up his  eyes4' ,and1  
indeed1 ,i have observed but something1 
for they are  very full of matter1 and  
many things might be taken notice of in 
them4 ,there is one thing more that ,i  
might touch upon1 as touched  in this   
saying1 and that is this3--,methinks the
 ,lord ,jesus ,christ  doth hereby      
signify that men are naturally unwilling
 to see or take  notice of their sad    
state1 ,i say by nature2 but though now 
they  are willingly ignorant1 yet in    
hell they shall lift up their eyes4     
,that is1 in hell they shall see and    
understand their miserable  condition2  
and1 therefore1 to these words3 ',in    
hell he lifted up  his eyes1' he adds1  
'being in torments4' ,as if he had said1
 though  once they shut their eyes1     
though once they were willingly ignorant

  7#b ,peter #c3e71 yet1 when they      
depart into hell1 they shall be so      
miserably handled and tormented1 that   
they shall be forced to lift  up their  
eyes4 ,while men live in this world1 and
 are in a natural  state1 they will have
 a good conceit of themselves1 and of   
their  condition--they will conclude    
that they are ,christians1 that ,abraham
  is their father1 and their state to be
 as good as the best 7,matt  #c3g-i74   
,they will conclude they have faith1 the
 ,spirit1 a good  hope1 and an interest 
in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 but then1  
when  they drop into hell1 and lift up  
their eyes there1 and behold  first     
their soul to be in extreme torments2   
their dwelling to be  the bottomless    
pit2 their company thousands of damned  
souls2 also  the innumerable company of 
devils2 and the hot scalding vengeance  
of ,god1 not only to drop1 but to fall  
very violently upon them2  then they    
will begin to be awakened1 who all their
 lifetime where  in a dead sleep4 ,i    

say1 when this comes to pass1 lo it     
will2 then  in hell they shall lift up  
their eyes1 in the midst of torments    
they shall lift up their eyes4          
,again1 you may observe in these words1 
',and in hell he lifted up  his eyes1   
being in torments1' that the time of the
 ungodly men's  smarting for their sins 
will be in the torments of hell4 ,now   
here  ,i am put to a stand1 when ,i     
consider the torments of hell into which
  the damned do fall4 ,o unspeakable    
torments6 ,o endless torments6  ,now    
that thy soul might be made to flee from
 those intolerable  torments into which 
the damned do go1 ,i shall show you     
briefly  what are the torments of hell4 
,first4 ,by the names of it4 ,second4   
by the sad state thou wilt be in1 if    
thou comest there4    ,first4 ,the      
names4 ,it is called a never-dying worm 
7,mark #i74 ,it  is called an oven fire1
 hot 7,mal #d3a74 ,it is called a       
furnace1 a  fiery-furnace 7,matt #ac74  
,it is called the bottomless pit1 the   

unquenchable fire1 fire and brimstone1  
hell fire1 the lake of fire1  devouring 
fire1 everlasting fire1 eternal fire1 a 
stream of fire  7,rev #ba74    ,second4 
,by the sad state thou wilt be in1 if   
thou comest there4    #a4 ,one part of  
thy torments will be this1 thou shalt   
have a full  sight of all thy ill spent 
life1 from first to last2 though here   
thou canst sin today and forget it by   
to-morrow1 yet there thou  shalt be made
 to remember how thou didst sin against 
,god at such  a time1 and in such a     
place1 for such a thing1 and with such a
  one1 which will be a hell unto thee4  
,god will 'set them in order  before    
thine eyes' 7,psa #ea3ba74    #b4 ,thou 
shalt have the guilt of them all lie    
heavy on thy soul1 not  only the guilt  
of one or two1 but the guilt of them all
 together1  and there they shall lie in 
thy soul1 as if thy belly were full  of 
pitch1 and set on a light fire4 ,here   
men can sometimes think  on their sins  
with delight1 but there with unspeakable

 torment2  for that ,i understand to be 
the fire that ,christ speaketh of1      
which shall never be quenched 7,mar     
#i3dc-di74 ,while men live here1  ,o how
 doth the guilt of one sin sometimes    
crush the soul6 ,it makes  a man in such
 plight that he is weary of his life1 so
 that he can  neither rest at home nor  
abroad1 neither up nor in bed4#ad ,nay1 
,i do know that they have been so       
tormented with the guilt of one  sinful 
thought1 that they have been even at    
their wits' end1 and  have hanged       
themselves4 ,but now when thou comest   
into hell1 and  hast not only one or    
two1 or an hundred sins1 with the guilt 
of  them all on thy soul and body1 but  
all the sins that ever thou  didst      
commit since thou camest into the world1
 altogether clapped  on thy conscience  
at one time1 as one should clap a red   
hot iron  to thy breasts1 and there to  
continue to all eternity3 this is       
miserable4    #c4 ,again1 then thou     
shalt have brought into thy remembrance 

the  slighting of the gospel of ,christ2
 here thou shalt consider how  willing  
,christ was to come into the world to   
save sinners1 and for  what a trifle    
thou didst reject him4 ,this is plainly 
held forth in  ,isaiah #bh1 where1      
speaking of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1   
the foundation  of salvation1 verse #af1
 he saith of them that reject the       
gospel1  that1 when the overflowing     
scourge doth pass through the earth1    
which ,i understand to be at the end of 
the world1 then1 saith he1  it shall    
take you morning by morning1 by day and 
by night shall  it pass over you2 that  
is1 continually1 without any            
intermission4  ',and it shall be a      
vexation only to understand the report4'
 ',a  vexation1' that is1 a torment1 or 
a great part of hell only to  understand
 the report1 to understand the good     
tidings that came  into the world by    
,christ's death for poor sinners4 ,and  
you will  find this verily to be the    
mind of the ,spirit1 if you compare it  

with ,isaiah #ec3a1 where he speaks of  
men's turning their backs  upon the     
tenders of ,god's grace in the gospel1  
he saith1 ',who hath  believed our      
report8' or the gospel declared by us8  
,now this will  be a mighty torment to  
the ungodly1 when they shall understand 
the goodness of ,god was so great that  
he even sent his ,son out of  his bosom 
to die for sinners1 and yet that they   
should be so foolish  as to put him off 
from one time to another2 that they     
should be so  foolish as to lose heaven 
and ,christ1 and eternal life in glory1 
for the society of a company of         
drunkards2 that they should lose  their 
souls for a little sport1 for this      
world1 for a strumpet1  for that which  
is lighter than vanity and nothing2 ,i  
say this will  be a very great torment  
unto thee4    #d4 ,another part of thy  
torment will be this3 ,thou shalt see   
thy  friends1 thy acquaintance1 they    
neighbours2 nay1 it may be thy  father1 
thy mother1 thy wife1 thy husband1 thy  

children1 thy brother1  thy sister1 with
 others1 in the kingdom of heaven1 and  
thyself  thrust out 7,luke #ac3bh74     
',there shall be weeping and gnashing of
  teeth1 when ye shall see ,abraham     
7your father71 and ,isaac1 and  ,jacob1 
7together with your brethren71 and all  
the prophets in  the kingdom of heaven1 
and you yourselves thrust out4' ,nay1   
saith  he1 'they shall come from the    
east1 and from the west'--that is1      
those that thou didst never see in all  
thy life before1 and they  shall sit    
down with thy friends1 and thy          
neighbours1 thy wife and  thy children1 
in the kingdom of heaven1 and thou1 for 
thy sins and  disobedience1 shall be    
shut1 nay1 thrust out4 ,o wonderful     
torment6    #e4 ,again1 thou shalt have 
none but a company of damned souls1     
with an innumerable company of devils1  
to keep company with thee4  ,while thou 
art in this world1 the very thoughts of 
the devils  appearing to thee makes thy 
flesh to tremble1 and thine hair ready  

to stand upright on thy head4 ,but ,o6  
what wilt thou do1 when not  only the   
supposition of the devils appearing1 but
 the real society  of all the devils in 
hell will be with thee howling and      
roaring1  screeching and roaring in such
 a hideous manner1 that thou wilt  be   
even at thy wits' end1 and be ready to  
run stark mad again for  anguish and    
torment8    #f4 ,again1 that thou       
mightest be tormented to purpose1 the   
mighty  ,god of heaven will lay as great
 wrath and vengeance upon thee as  ever 
he can1 by the might of his glorious    
power4 ,as ,i said before1  thou shalt  
have his wrath1 not by drops1 but by    
whole showers  shall it come1 thunder1  
thunder1 upon thy body and soul so fast1
  and so thick1 that thou shalt be      
tormented out of measure4 ,and so  saith
 the ,scripture 7#b ,thess #a3i71       
speaking of the wicked1 ',who  shall be 
punished with everlasting destruction   
from the presence  of the ,lord1 and    
from the glory of his power1' when the  

saints  shall be admiring his goodness  
and glory4 ,again1 this thou shalt      
have1 as ,i said before1 without any    
intermission2 thou shalt not  have any  
ease so long as while a man may turn    
himself round2 thou  shalt have it      
always every hour1 day and night2 for   
their worm  never dies1 but always      
gnaws1 and their fire is never quenched2
  as it is written in ,mark #i4    #g4  
,again1 in this condition thou must be  
for ever1 and that is as  sad as all the
 rest4 ,for if a man were to have all   
his sins laid  to his charge1 and       
communion with the devils1 and as much  
wrath  as the great ,god of heaven can  
inflict unto him2 ,i say1 if it were    
but for a time1 even ten thousand years1
 and so end1 there would  be ground of  
comfort1 and hopes of deliverance2 but  
here is thy  misery1 this is thy state  
for ever1 here thou must be for ever3   
when thou lookest about thee1 and seest 
what an innumerable company  of howling 
devils thou art amongst1 thou shalt     

think this again1  this is my portion   
for ever4 ,when thou hast been in hell  
so many  thousand years as there are    
stars in the firmament1 or drops in  the
 sea1 or sands on the sea-shore1 yet    
thou hast to lie there  for ever4 ,o    
this one word ,,ever1 how will it       
torment thy soul6    ,friends1 ,i have  
only given a very short touch of the    
torments of  hell4 ,o6 ,i am set1 ,i am 
set1 and am not able to utter what my   
mind  conceives of the torments of hell4
 ,yet this let me say to thee1  accept  
of ,god's mercy through our ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ1 lest thou feel  ,,that with   
thy conscience which ,i cannot express  
with my tongue1  and say1 ,i am sorely  
tormented in this flame4    ',and seeth 
,abraham afar off1 and ,lazarus in his  
bosom4'    ,when the damned are in this 
pitiful state1 surrounded with fears1   
with terrors1 with torment and          
vengeance1 one thing they shall  have1  
which is this1 they shall see the happy 
and blessed state  of ,god's children4  

,he seeth ,abraham afar off1 and        
,lazarus in his  bosom2 which1 as ,i    
said before1 is the happy state of the  
saints  when this life is ended4 ,this  
now shall be so far from being an  ease 
unto them1 that it shall most           
wonderfully aggravate or heighten  their
 torment1 as ,i said before4 ,there     
shall be weeping1 or cause  of          
lamentation1 when they shall see        
,abraham1 and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1  in   
the kingdom of heaven1 and themselves   
thrust out4    #a4 ,observe1 ,those that
 die in their sins are far from going to
  heaven2 he seeth ,abraham afar off1   
and ,lazarus in his bosom4 ,and1        
indeed1 it is just with ,god to deal    
with them that die in their  sins       
according to what they have done2 and to
 make them who are far  from            
righteousness now1 to stand far from    
heaven to all eternity4  ,hearken to    
this1 ye stout-hearted1 that are far    
from righteousness1  and that are       
resolved to go on in your sins1 when you

 die you will  be far from heaven2 you  
will see ,lazarus1 but it will be afar  
off4    ,again1 he 'seeth ,abraham afar 
off1 and ,lazarus in his bosom4'        
,these are some of the things the damned
 do behold1 so soon as  they come into  
torment4 ,mark1 and he 'seeth ,lazarus  
in ,abraham's  bosom4' ,lazarus1 who was
 he8 ,why even he that was so slighted1 
so  disregarded1 so undervalued by this 
ungodly one while he was in  the world1 
he seeth ,lazarus in ,abraham's bosom4  
,from whence observe1 ,that those who   
live and die the enemies of  the saints 
of ,god1 let them be never so great1 or 
stout1 let them  bear never so much sway
 while they are in the world1 let them  
brag and boast never so much while they 
are here1 they shall1 in  spite of their
 teeth1 see the saints1 yea1 the poor   
saints1 even  the ,lazaruses or the     
ragged ones that belong to ,jesus1 to be
 in  a better condition than themselves4
 ,o6 who do you think was in  the best  
condition8 who do you think saw         

themselves in the best  condition8 ,he  
that was in hell1 or he that was in     
heaven8 ,he that  was in darkness1 or he
 that was in light8 ,he that was in     
everlasting  joy1 or he that was in     
everlasting torments8 ,the one with     
,god1  ,christ1 saints1 angels1 the     
other in tormenting flames1 under the   
curse of ,god's eternal hatred1 with the
 devils and their angels1  together with
 an innumerable company of howling1     
roaring1 cursing1  ever-burning         
reprobates8 ,certainly1 this observation
 will be  easily proved to be true here 
in this world1 by him that looks  upon  
it with an understanding heart1 and will
 clear itself to be  true in the world  
to come1 by such as shall go either to  
heaven  or to hell4    #b4 ,the second  
observation from these words1 ',and     
seeth ,abraham  afar off1 and ,lazarus  
in his bosom1' is this2 they that are   
the  persecutors of the saints of the   
,lord now in this world1 shall see  the 
,lord's persecuted ones to be they that 

are so highly esteemed  by the ,lord1 as
 to sit or to be in ,abraham's bosom1 in
 everlasting  glory1 though they1 the   
enemies to the children of ,god1#ae did 
so lightly esteem them1 that they       
scorned to let them gather up  the dog's
 meat that falls under their table4     
,this is also verified1  and held forth 
plainly by this parable4 ,and therefore 
be not  grieved1 ,o you that are the    
tempted1 persecuted1 afflicted1 sighing1
  praying saints of the ,lord1 though   
your adversaries look upon you  now with
 a disdainful1 surly1 rugged1 proud1 and
 haughty countenance1  yet the time     
shall come when they shall spy you in   
,abraham's bosom6    ,i might enlarge   
upon these things1 but shall leave them 
to the  ,spirit of the ,lord1 which can 
better by ten thousand degrees  enlarge 
them on thy heart and conscience1 than  
,i can upon a piece  of paper4          
,therefore1 leaving these to the        
blessing of the ,lord1  ,i shall come to
 the next verse1 and shall be brief in  

speaking to  that also1 and so pass to  
the rest4    ,verse #bd4--';,and he     
cried1 and said1 ,father ,abraham1 have 
mercy  on me1 and send ,lazarus1 that he
 may dip the tip of his finger in       
water1 and cool my tongue2 for ,i am    
tormented in this flame4'    ,you know  
,i told you that verse #bb is a         
discovery of the departure  of the godly
 and the ungodly out of this life2 where
 he saith  the beggar died1 and the rich
 man also died4 ,the #bc;d verse is a   
discovery of the proper places1 both of 
the godly and the ungodly  after death2 
one being in ,abraham's bosom1 or in    
glory1 the other  in hell4 ,now this    
#bdth verse is a discovery of part of   
the too  late repentance of the ungodly1
 when they are dropped down into  hell2 
',and he cried1 and said1 ,father       
,abraham1 have mercy on me4'  ,from     
these words1 ',and he cried1' we may    
observe1    ,first4 ,what a change the  
ungodly will have when they come into   
hell4 ',he cried4' ,it is like he was   

laughing1 jesting1 jeering1  drinking1  
mocking1 swearing1 cursing1 prating1    
persecuting of  the godly in his        
prosperity1 among his filthy companions4
 ,but now  the case is otherwise1 now he
 is in another frame1 now his proud1    
stout1 currish carriage1 is come down2  
',and he cried4' ,the laughter  of the  
ungodly will not last always1 but will  
be sure to end in a  cry2 ',the         
triumphing of the wicked is short' 7,job
 #bj3e74 ,consider1  you must have a    
change either here or in hell4 ,if you  
be not new  creatures1 regenerate       
persons1 new-born babes1 in this world1 
before you go hence1 your note will be  
changed1 your conditions  will be       
changed2 for if you come into hell1 you 
must cry4 ,o did  but the singing       
drunkards1 when they are making merry on
 the ale  bench1#af think on this1 it   
would make them change their note1  and 
cry1 ,what shall ,i do8 ,whither shall  
,i go when ,i die8 ,but1 as  ,i said    
before1 the devil1 as he labours to get 

poor souls to follow  their sins1 so he 
labours also to keep the thoughts of    
eternal  damnation out of their minds2  
and1 indeed1 these two things are  so   
nearly linked together1 that the devil  
cannot well get the soul  to go on in   
sin with delight unless he can keep the 
thoughts of  that terrible after clap   
out of their minds4    ,but let them    
know that it shall not always be thus   
with them2 for  if1 when they depart1   
they drop down into eternal destruction1
 they  shall have such a sense of their 
sins1 and the punishment due to  the    
same1 that it shall make them to cry2   
',and he cried4' ,o what  an alteration 
will there be among the ungodly when    
they go out  of this world8 ,it may be a
 fortnight1 or a month before their     
departure1 they were light1 stout1      
surly1 drinking themselves  drunk1      
slighting ,god's people1 mocking at     
goodness1 and delighting  in sin1       
following the world1 seeking after      
riches1 faring  deliciously1 keeping    

company with the bravest2#ag but now1   
they  are dropped down into hell1 they  
cry4 ,a little while ago they  were     
painting their faces1 feeding their     
lusts1 following their  whores1 robbing 
their neighbours1 telling of lies1      
following of  plays and sports1 to pass 
away the time2 but now they are in hell1
  they do cry4 ,it may be last year they
 heard some good sermons1  were invited 
to receive heaven1 were told their sins 
should be  pardoned if they closed in   
with ,jesus2 but1 refusing his proffers1
  and slighting the grace that was once 
tendered1 they are now in  hell1 and do 
cry4    ,before1 they had so much time1 
they thought that they could not  tell  
how to spend it1 unless it were in      
hunting1 and whoring1 in  dancing1 and  
playing1 and spending whole hours1 yea1 
days1 nay1  weeks1 in the lusts of the  
flesh2 but when they depart into another
  place1 and begin to lift up their eyes
 in hell1 and consider their  miserable 
and irrecoverable condition1 they will  

cry4    ,o what a condition wilt thou   
fall into1 when thou dost depart  this  
world2 if thou depart unconverted1 and  
not born again1 thou  hadst better have 
been smothered the first hour thou wast 
born2  thou hadst better have been      
plucked one limb from another2 thou     
hadst better have been made a dog1 a    
toad1 a serpent1 nay1 any  other        
creature in the visible world1 than to  
die unconverted2#ah  and this thou wilt 
find to be true1 when in hell thou dost 
lift  up thine eyes1 and dost cry4      
,here then1 before we go any further1   
you may see that it is not  without good
 ground that these words are here spoken
 by our ,lord1  that when any of the    
ungodly do depart into hell1 they will  
cry4  ,cry1 why so8 #a4 ,they will cry  
to think that they should be cut  off   
from the land of the living1 never more 
to have any footing  therein4 #b4 ,they 
will cry to think that the gospel of    
,christ should  be so often proffered   
them1 and yet they are not profited by  

it4  #c4 ,they will cry to think that   
now1 though they would never so         
willingly repent and be saved1 yet they 
are past all recovery4 #d4  ,they will  
cry to think that they should be so     
foolish as to follow  their pleasures1  
when others were following of ,christ   
7,luke #ac3bh74  #e4 ,they will cry to  
think that they must be separated from  
,god1  ,christ1 and the kingdom of      
heaven1 and that for ever4 #f4 ,to think
  that their crying will now do them no 
good4 #g4 ,to think that1 at  the day of
 judgment1 they must stand at the left  
hand of ,christ1  among an innumerable  
company of the damned ones4 #h4 ,they   
will cry  to think that ,lazarus1 whom  
once they slighted1 must be of them     
that must sit down with ,christ to      
judge2 or together with ,christ1  to    
pass a sentence of condemnation on their
 souls for ever and  ever 7#a ,cor      
#f3b1c74 #i4 ,cry to think that when the
 judgment is over1  and others are taken
 into the everlasting kingdom of glory1 

then  they must depart back again into  
that dungeon of darkness from  whence   
they came out1 to appear before the     
terrible tribunal4  ,there they shall be
 tormented so long as eternity lasts1   
without  the least intermission or ease4
    ,how sayest thou1 ,o thou wanton1   
proud1 swearing1 lying1 ungodly  wretch1
 whether this be to be slighted and made
 a mock at4 ,and  again tell me now1 if 
it be not better to leave sin1 and to   
close  in with ,christ ,jesus1          
notwithstanding that reproach thou shalt
  meet with for so doing1 than to live a
 little while in this world  in         
pleasures and feeding thy lusts1 in     
neglecting the welfare of  thy soul1 and
 refusing to be justified by ,jesus2 and
 in a moment  to drop down to hell and  
to cry8 ,o6 consider1 ,i say1 consider  
betimes1 and put not off the tenders of 
the grace of our ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 
lest you lift up your eyes in hell1 and 
cry for anguish  of spirit4    ',and he 
cried and said1 ,father ,abraham1 have  

mercy on me1 and send  ,lazarus1' c4    
,second4 ,these words do not only hold  
forth the lamentable  condition of the  
damned1 and their lamentable howling and
 crying  out under their anguish of     
spirit1 but also they do signify to us1 
as ,i said before1 their too late       
repentance2 and also that they  would   
very willingly1 if they might1 be set at
 liberty from that  everlasting misery  
that by their sins they have plunged    
themselves  into4 ,i say1 these words do
 hold forth a desire that the damned    
have1 to be delivered from those        
torments that they now are in3 ,o       
',father ,abraham1' saith he1 'have     
mercy on me1 and send ,lazarus1  that he
 may dip the tip of his finger in water1
 and cool my tongue1  for ,i am         
tormented in this flame4' ,these words1 
',father ,abraham1'  may have some      
difficulty in them4 ,it is possible that
 some may  think them to be meant of    
,abraham2 and those1 or him that crieth 
out here1 to be the ,jews4 ,or it may be

 some may understand it to  be ,god1 or 
,jesus ,christ his ,son1 which ,i rather
 suppose it may be1  that is here cried 
out unto2 because you find the same cry 
to him  as it were uttered by the       
ungodly in other places of the          
,scripture2  as in ,luke #ac3be1 #bf4   
,then shall they say1 ',lord1 ,lord1 we 
have  eaten and drunk in thy presence1  
and thou hast taught in our  streets4'  
,nay more1 ',in thy name have cast out  
devils1 and in  thy name done many      
wonderful works' 7,matt #g3bb74 ,this   
was just at  their rejection4 ,and      
again1 in ,matthew #be3aa1 they cry     
again to  him1 even to ,jesus1 ',lord1  
,lord1 open to us4' ,and he there again 
gives them a repulse1 as also in this   
parable4    ,but however or whosoever   
,abraham is1 yet these truths may be    
observed from the words4 #a4 ,that the  
damned1 when in an irrecoverable        
estate1 will seek for1 or desire        
deliverance from the wrath that  they   
are and shall be in for eternity4       

',surely in the floods of  great waters 
they shall not come nigh unto him' 7,psa
 #cb3f74 #b4  ,that they will pray1 if  
,i may so call it1 earnestly for        
deliverance  from their miserable       
estate4 ,these two things are clear from
 the  words4 ,for mark1 he not only     
said1 ',father ,abraham1 have mercy  on 
me'2 but 'he ,,cried1' and said1        
',father ,abraham1 have mercy on  me4'  
#c4 ,from whence take a third           
observation2 and that is1 there  is a   
time coming wherein1 though men shall   
both cry and pray1 yet  they are like to
 have no mercy at the hands of ,god2 for
 so was  this man served1 as ,i shall   
further show by and by when ,i come to  
it4    ,some people are so deluded by   
the devil as to think that ,god is  so  
merciful as to own or regard anything   
for prayer2 they think  anything will go
 for current and good satisfaction1     
while they  are here in this world1     
through ignorance of the true nature of 
the mercy of ,god1 and the knowledge in 

what way ,god is satisfied  for sinners4
 ,now ,i say1 through ignorance they    
think1 that if they  do but mutter over 
some form of prayers1#ai though they    
know not  what they say1 nor what they  
request1 yet ,god is satisfied1 yea1    
very well satisfied with their doings2  
when1 alas6 there is nothing  less4 ,o  
friends1 ,i beseech you to look about   
you1 and seek in good  earnest for the  
,spirit of ,christ so to help you now1  
to strive  and pray1 and to enable you  
to lay hold of ,christ1 that your souls 
may be saved1 lest the time come that   
though you cry and pray1 and  wish also 
that you had laid hold on the ,lord     
,jesus1 yet you must  and shall be      
damned4    ,then again1 you may see that
 though ,god be willing to save sinners 
at some time1 yet this time doth not    
always last4 ,no1 he that can  find in  
his heart to turn his back upon ,jesus  
,christ now1 shall  have the back turned
 upon him hereafter1 when he may cry and
 pray  for mercy1 and yet go without it4

 ,god will have a time to meet  with    
them that now do not seek after him4    
,they shall have a time1  yea time      
enough hereafter to repent their folly1 
and to befool  themselves1 for turning  
their backs upon the ,lord ,jesus       
,christ4 ',i  will laugh at your        
calamity1' saith he1 and 'mock when your
 fear  cometh' 7,prov #a3bf74    ,again1
 this should admonish us to take time   
while it is proffered1  lest we repent  
us of our unbelief and rebellion when we
 are deprived of  it4 ,ah friends6 ,time
 is precious1 an hour's time to hear a  
sermon  is precious4 ,i have sometimes  
thought thus with myself1 ,set the case1
  the ,lord should send two or three of 
his servants1 the ministers  of the     
gospel1 to hell among the damned1 with  
this commission2 ,go  ye to hell1 and   
preach my grace to those that are there4
 ,let your  sermon be an hour long1 and 
hold forth the merits of my ,son's      
birth1  righteousness1 death1           
resurrection1 ascension1 and            

intercession1  with all my love in him1 
and proffer it to them1 telling them    
that  now once more1 and but once1 do ,i
 proffer the means of reconciliation  to
 them4 ,they who are now roaring1 being 
past hope1 would then  leap at the least
 proffer of mercy4 ,o they that could   
spend whole  days1 weeks1 nay1 years1 in
 rejecting the ,son of ,god1 would now  
be glad of one tender of that mercy4    
',father1' saith he1 'have  mercy on    
me4'    ,again1 from these words you may
 observe1 that mercy would  be welcome  
when souls are under judgment4 ,now his 
soul is in the  fire1 now he is under   
the wrath of ,god1 now he is in hell1   
there  to be tormented2 now he is with  
the devils and damned spirits2  now he  
feels the vengeance of ,god4 ,now1 ,o   
now1 have mercy on me6  ,here you may   
see1 that mercy is prized by them that  
are in hell1  they would be glad if they
 could have it4 ,father1 have mercy on  
me2 for my poor soul's sake1 send me a  
little mercy4    ',and send ,lazarus1   

that he may dip the tip of his finger in
 water1  and cool my tongue4'    ,third4
 ,these words do not only hold forth    
that the ungodly  have a desire of      
mercy1 but what those mercies are1 what 
these  poor creatures would be glad of4 
,as1 #a4 to have the company of  a      
,lazarus granted to them4 ,father       
,abraham1 have mercy on me1 and  send   
,lazarus4 ,now ,lazarus was he that was 
beloved of ,god1 and  also he that was  
hated of them4 ,therefore1 #b4 ,observe1
 that those  saints1 that the world in  
their lifetime could not endure1 now    
they are departed1 they would be glad to
 have society with them4  ,o now send   
,lazarus6 ,though the time was when ,i  
cared not for him1  yet now let me have 
some society with him4    ,though the   
world disregard the society of ,god's   
children now1 yet  there is a time      
coming in which they would be glad to   
have the  least company with them4 ,nay1
 do but observe1 those of the saints    
that are now most rejected by them1 even

 from them shall they be  glad of       
comfort1 if it might be4 ,send ,lazarus2
 he that ,i slighted  more than my dogs1
 he that ,i could not endure should come
 into  my house1 but must lie at my     
gate1 send him4 ,now ,lazarus shall  be 
welcome to me1 now do ,i desire some    
comfort from him2 but he  shall go      
without it4    ,from whence again       
observe1 that there is a time coming1 ,o
 ye surly  dogged persecutors of the    
saints1 that they shall slight you as   
much as ever you slighted them4 ,you    
have given them many an hard  word1 told
 many a lie of them1 given them many a  
blow4 ,and now  in your greatest need   
and extremity they shall not pity you1  
the  righteous shall rather 'rejoice    
when he seeth the vengeance' of  ,god   
upon thee 7,psa #eh3aj74    ,again1     
,send ,lazarus4 ,from whence observe1   
that any of the saints  shall then be   
owned by you to be saints4 ,now you look
 upon them  to be the sect with         
,hymeneus and ,philetus1 but then you   

shall see  them to be the ,lazaruses of 
,god1 even ,god's dear children4 ,though
  now the saints of the ,lord will not  
be owned by you1 because they  are      
beggarly1 low1 poor1 contemptible among 
you2 yet the day is  coming that you    
shall own them1 desire their company1   
and wish  for the least courtesy from   
them4    ',send ,lazarus1 that he may   
dip the tip of his finger in water1  and
 cool my tongue2 for ,i am tormented in 
this flame4'    ,thus shall the souls   
that abide in their sins cry out in the 
bitterness of their spirits1 with       
wonderful anguish and torment  of       
conscience1 without intermission2 ',that
 he may dip the tip of  his finger in   
water1 and cool my tongue4' ,that he1   
namely1 the man  who before ,i scorned  
should eat with the dogs of my flock1   
that  before ,i slighted and had no     
regard of1 that ,i shut out of door2    
send him1 'that he may dip the tip of   
his finger in water1 and  cool my       
tongue4'    ,now these words1 'that he  

may dip the tip of his finger in water1'
  c41 do hold forth the least friendship
 or favour2 as if he should  have said1 
,now ,i would be glad of the least      
mercy1 now ,i would  be glad of the     
least comfort1 though it be but one drop
 of cold  water on the tip of his       
finger4 ,one would have thought that    
this  had been a small request1 a small 
courtesy--,,one ,,drop ,,of             
,,water--what  is that8 ,take a pail    
full of it if that will do thee any     
good4  ,but mark1 he is not permitted to
 have so much as one drop1 not so  much 
as a man may hold upon the tip of his   
finger2 this signifies  that they that  
fall short of ,christ shall be tormented
 even as  long as eternity lasteth1 and 
shall not have so much as the least     
ease1 no not so long as while a man may 
turn himself round1 not  so much leave  
as to swallow his spittle1 not a drop of
 cold water4    ,o that these things did
 take place in your hearts1 how would it
  make you to seek after rest for your  

souls before it be too late1  before the
 sun of the gospel be set upon you6     
,consider1 ,i say1  the misery of the   
ungodly that they shall be in1 and avoid
 their  vices1 by closing in with the   
tenders of mercy2 lest you partake  of  
the same portion with them1 and cry out 
in the bitterness of  your souls1 ,one  
drop of cold water to cool my tongue4   
',for ,i am tormented in this flame4'   
,indeed1 the reason why the poor world  
does not so earnestly desire  for mercy1
 is partly because they do not so       
seriously consider  the torment that    
they must certainly fall into if they   
die out of  ,christ4 ,for let me tell   
you1 did but poor souls indeed consider 
that wrath1 that doth by right fall to  
their shares because of  their sins     
against ,god1 they would make more haste
 to ,god through  ,christ for mercy than
 they do2 then we should have them say1 
,it is  good closing with ,christ       
to-day1 before we fall into such        
distress4    ,but why is it said1 ,let  

him 'dip the tip of his finger in water1
  and cool my tongue8' ,because that1 as
 the several members in  the body have  
their share in sin1 and committing of   
that1 so the  several members of the    
body shall at that time be punished for 
the  same4 ,therefore1 when ,christ is  
admonishing his disciples1 that  they   
should not turn aside from him1 and that
 they should rather  fear and dread the 
power of their ,god than any other      
power1 he  saith1 ',fear him1'          
therefore1 that can cast both body and  
soul into  hell 7,luke #ab3d74 ,and     
again1 ',fear him which is able to      
destroy  both soul and body in hell'    
7,matt #aj3bh74 ,here is not one member 
only1 but all the body1 the whole body  
of which the hands1 feet1  eyes1 ears1  
and tongue are members4 ,and ,i am      
persuaded1 that  though this may be     
judged carnal by some now1 yet it will  
appear  to be a truth then1 to the      
greater misery of those who shall  be   
forced to undergo that which ,god1 in   

his just judgment1 shall  inflict upon  
them4 ,o then they will cry1 ,one dram  
of ease for my  cursing1 swearing1      
lying1 jeering tongue4 ,some ease for my
 bragging1  braving1 flattering1        
threatening1 dissembling tongue4 ,now   
men can  let their tongues run at       
random1 as we used to say2 now they will
  be apt to say1 ,our tongues are our   
own1 who shall control them8  7,psa     
#ab3d74 ,but then they will be in       
another mind4 ,then1 ,o that  ,i might  
have a little ease for my deceitful     
tongue8 ,methinks  sometimes to consider
 how some men do let their tongues run  
at  random1 it makes me marvel4 ,surely 
they do not think they shall  be made to
 give an account for their offending    
with their tongue4  ,did they but think 
they shall be made to give an account to
 him  who is ready to judge the quick   
and the dead1 surely they would  be more
 wary of1 and have more regard unto     
their tongue4    ',the tongue1' saith   
,james1 'is an unruly evil1 full of     

deadly  poison'2 'it setteth on fire the
 course of nature1 and it is set  on    
fire of hell' 7,james #b74 ,the tongue1 
how much mischief will it  stir up in a 
very little time6 ,how many blows and   
wounds doth it  cause6 ,how many times  
doth it1 as ,james saith1 curse man6    
,how oft  is the tongue made the        
conveyer of that hellish poison that is 
in  the heart1 both to the dishonour of 
,god1 the hurt of its neighbours1  and  
the utter ruin of its own soul6 ,and do 
you think the ,lord will  sit still1 as 
,i may say1 and let thy tongue run as it
 lists1 and  yet never bring you to an  
account for the same8 ,no1 stay4 ,the   
,lord  will not always keep silence1 but
 will reprove thee1 and set thy  sins in
 order before thine eyes1 ,o sinner4    
,yea1 and thy tongue1  together with the
 rest of thy members1 shall be tormented
 for  sinning4 ,and ,i say1 ,i am very  
confident1 that though this be made     
light of now1 yet the time is coming    
when many poor souls will rue  the day  

that ever they did speak with a tongue4 
,o1 will one say1  that ,i should so    
disregard my tongue6 ,o that ,i1 when ,i
 said so and  so1 had before bitten off 
my tongue6 ,that ,i had been born       
without  a tongue6 my tongue1 my tongue1
 a little water to cool my tongue1  for 
,i am tormented in this flame2 even in  
that flame that my tongue1  together    
with the rest of my members1 by sinning1
 have brought me  to4 ,poor souls now   
will let their tongues say anything for 
a little  profit1 for two-pence or      
three-pence gain4 ,but1 ,o what a grief 
will  this be at that day when they1    
together with their tongue1 must  smart 
for that which they by their tongues    
have done while they  were in this      
world4 ,then1 you that love your souls1 
look to your  tongues1 lest you bind    
yourselves down so fast to hell with the
  sins of your tongues1 that you will   
never be able to get loose  again to all
 eternity4 ',for by thy words thou shalt
 be condemned1'  if thou have not a care

 of thy tongue4 ,for ',i say unto you1  
,that  every idle word that men shall   
speak1 they shall give account  thereof 
in the day of judgment' 7,matt #ab3cf74 
,verse #be4--';,but ,abraham said1 ,son1
 remember that thou in thy  lifetime    
receivedst thy good things1 and likewise
 ,lazarus evil  things2 but now he is   
comforted1 and thou art tormented4'     
,these words are the answer to the      
request of the damned4 ,the verse       
before1 as ,i told you1 is a discovery  
of the desires they have  after they    
depart this world4 ,here is the answer1 
',son1 remember1'  c4    ,the answer    
signifies this much1 that1 instead of   
having any relief  or ease they are     
hereby the more tormented1 and that by  
fresh  recollections1 or by bringing    
afresh their former ill-spent life1     
while in the world1 into their          
remembrance4 ,son1 remember thou hadst  
good things in thy lifetime2 as much as 
if he had said1 ,thou art  now sensible 
what it is to lose thy soul2 thou art   

now sensible  what it is to put off     
repentance2 thou art now sensible that  
thou  hast befooled thyself1 in that    
thou didst spend that time in seeking   
after outward1 momentary1 earthly       
things1 which thou shouldest  have spent
 in seeking to make ,jesus ,christ sure 
to thy soul2 and  now1 through thy      
anguish of spirit1 in the pains of hell 
thou  wouldst enjoy that which in former
 time thou didst make light  of2 but    
alas6 thou art here beguiled and        
altogether disappointed1  thy crying    
will now avail thee nothing at all2 this
 is not the  acceptable time 7#b ,cor   
#f3b74 ,this is not a time to answer the
  desires of damned reprobates2 if thou 
hadst cried out in good  earnest whilst 
grace was offered1 much might have been2
 but then  thou wast careless1 and didst
 turn the forbearance and goodness  of  
,god into wantonness4 ,wast thou not    
told1 that those who would  not hear the
 ,lord when he did call1 should not be  
heard1 if they  turned away from him1   

when they did call4 ,but contrariwise he
  would laugh at their calamity1 and    
mock when their fear did come  7,prov   
#a3bd-bh74    ,now1 therefore1 instead  
of expecting the least drop of mercy and
  favour1 call into thy mind how thou   
didst spend those days which  ,god did  
permit thee to live2 ,i say1 remember   
that in thy lifetime  thou didst behave 
thyself rebelliously against the ,lord1 
in that  thou wert careless of his word 
and ordinances1 yea1 and of the  welfare
 of thine own soul also4 ,therefore1 now
 ,i say1 instead of  expecting or hoping
 for any relief1 thou must be forced to 
call  to remembrance thy filthy ways1   
and feed upon them1 to thine            
everlasting astonishment and confusion4 
,from these words1 therefore1 which say1
 ',remember that thou in thy  life-time 
receivedst ,,thy ,,good ,,things1' there
 are these things to  be taken notice   
of1    ,first4 ,they that1 by putting   
off repentance and living in their      
sins1 lose their souls1 shall1 instead  

of having the least measure  of comfort 
when they come into hell1 have their    
ill-spent life  always very fresh in    
their remembrance4 ,while they live here
  they can sin and forget it1 but when  
they depart they shall have  it before  
them2 they shall have a remembrance1 or 
their memory  notably enlightened1 and a
 clearer1 and a continual sight of all  
their wicked practices that they wrought
 and did while they were  in the world4 
',son1 remember1' saith he2 then you    
will be made  to remember3 #a4 ,how you 
were born in sin1 and brought up in the 
same4 #b4 ,remember how thou hadst many 
a time the gospel preached  to thee for 
taking away of the same1 by him whom the
 gospel doth  hold forth4 #c4 ,remember 
that out of love to thy sins and lusts1 
thou didst turn thy back on the tenders 
of the same gospel of good  tidings and 
peace4 #d4 ,remember that the reason why
 thou didst lose  thy soul1 was because 
thou didst not close in with free grace1
  and the tenders of a loving and       

free-hearted ,jesus ,christ4 #e4        
,remember how near thou wast to turning 
at such and such a time1  only thou wast
 willing to give way to thy lusts when  
they wrought2  to drunkards when they   
called2 to pleasures when they proffered
  themselves2 to the cares and          
incumbrances of the world1 which1  like 
so many thorns1 did choke that or those 
convictions that were  set on thy heart4
 #f4 ,remember how willing thou wast to 
satisfy  thyself with a hypocrite's     
hope1 and with a notion of the things   
of ,god1 without the real power and life
 of the same4 #g4 ,remember  how thou1  
when thou wast admonished to turn1 didst
 put off turning  and repenting till    
another time4 #h4 ,remember how thou    
didst  dissemble at such a time1 lie at 
such a time1 cheat thy neighbour  at    
such a time1 mock1 flout1 scoff1 taunt1 
hate1 persecute1#bj  the people of ,god 
at such a time1 in such a place1 among  
such  company4 #i4 ,remember that while 
others were met together in the  fear of

 the ,lord to seek him1 thou wast met   
with a company of vain  companions to   
sin against him2 whilst the saints were 
a praying1  thou wert a cursing2 while  
they were speaking good of the name of  
,god1 thou wast speaking evil of the    
saints of ,god4 ,o then thou  shalt have
 a scalding hot remembrance of all thy  
sinful thoughts1  words1 and actions1   
from the very first to the last of them 
that  ever thou didst commit in all thy 
life-time4 ,then thou wilt find  that   
scripture to be a truth1 ',the ,lord    
shall give thee there a  trembling      
heart1 and failing of eyes1 and sorrow  
of mind4 ,and thy  life shall hang in   
doubt before thee1 and thou shalt fear  
day and  night1 and shalt have none     
assurance of thy life4 ,in the morning  
thou shalt say1 ,would ,god it were     
even6 for the fear of thine  heart      
wherewith thou shalt fear1 and for the  
sight of thine eyes  which thou shalt   
see' 7,deut #bh3fe-fg74 ,nay1 thou wilt 
find worse  things to thy woe than this 

scripture doth manifest4 ,for1 indeed1  
there is no tongue able to express the  
horror1 terror1 torment1  and eternal   
misery that those poor souls shall      
undergo1 without  the least mitigation  
of ease1 and a very great part of it    
shall  come from that quick1 full1 and  
continual remembrance of their  sins    
that they shall have4 ,and1 therefore1  
there is much weight in  these words1   
',son1 remember that thou in thy        
lifetime receivedst  thy good things4'  
,from these words you see this is to be 
observed1 ,that the ungodly  shall      
remember1 or have in remembrance1 the   
misspending their lives2  ',remember    
that in thy lifetime thou receivedst thy
 good things4'  ,you may take these     
words1 good things1 either simply for   
the things  of this world1 which in     
themselves are called1 and may be called
  good things2 or else with these words1
 namely1 the things of this  life1 all  
the pleasures1 delights1 profits1 and   
vanities1 which  the ignorant people of 

the world do count their good things1   
and  do very much cheer themselves      
therewith4 ,soul1 soul1 eat1 drink1  and
 be merry2 for thou hast much goods laid
 up for many years  7,luke #ab3ai1bj74  
,now ,i say1 ,god1 according to his     
glorious power  and wisdom1 will make   
poor creatures have always in their     
minds a  fresh and clear remembrance of 
their ill-spent life2 he will say  unto 
them1 ,remember1 remember1 that in thy  
lifetime it was thus  and thus with     
thee1 and in thy lifetime thy carriage  
was so and  so4    ,if sinners might    
have their choice1 they would not have  
their sins  and transgressions so much  
in the remembrance1 as it is evident  by
 their carriages here in this world2 for
 they will not endure  to entertain a   
serious thought of their filthy life1   
they 'put  far away the evil day' 7,amos
 #f3c2 ,eze #ab3bg72 but will labour by 
all means to put the thoughts of it out 
of their mind2 but there  they shall be 
made to remember to purpose1 and to     

think continually of  their ungodly     
deeds4 ,and therefore it is said1 that  
when our ,lord  ,jesus ,christ comes to 
judgment1 it will be to convince the    
ungodly  world of their wicked and      
ungodly deeds2 mark1 'to convince' them 
7,jude #ad1ae74 ,they will not willingly
 take notice of them now4  ,but then    
they shall hereafter1 in spite of their 
teeth4 ,and also1  between this and     
then1 these that die out of ,christ     
shall be made  to see1 acknowledge1 and 
confess1 do what they can1 when they    
lift  up their eyes in hell1 and        
remember their transgressions4 ,god will
  be a swift witness against them 7,mal 
#c3e71 and will say1 ,remember  that    
thou didst in thy lifetime1 how thou    
didst live in thy lifetime4  ,ha1       
friend6 if thou dost not in these days  
of light 'remember  the days of         
darkness' 7,eccl #aa3h71 the days of    
death1 hell1 and  judgment1 thou shalt  
be made in the days of darkness1 death1 
hell1  and at the judgment too1 to      

remember the days of the gospel1 and    
how thou didst disregard them too1 to   
thy own destruction1 and  everlasting   
misery4 ,this is intimated in that #beth
 of ,st4 ,matthew4    ',remember that   
thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good
 things4'    ,the great ,god1 instead of
 giving the ungodly any ease1 will even 
aggravate their torments2 first1 by     
slighting their perplexities1  and by   
telling of them what they must be       
thinking of4 ,remember1  saith he1 ,o ye
 lost souls1 that you had your joy in   
your lifetime1  your peace in your      
lifetime1 your comforts1 delights1 ease1
  wealth1 health1 your heaven1 your     
happiness1 and your portion in  your    
lifetime4    ,o miserable state6 ,thou  
wilt then be in a sad condition indeed1 
when thou shalt see that thou hast had  
thy good things1 thy best  things1 thy  
pleasant things2 for that is clearly    
signified by  these words1 ',remember   
that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy
  good things1' or all the good things  

thou art like to have4    ,second4 ,from
 whence take notice of another truth1   
though it be a  dreadful one1 which is  
this2 there are many poor creatures1 who
  have all their good1 sweet1 and       
comfortable things in this life1  or    
while they are alive in this world2     
',remember1' saith he1 'that  in thy    
lifetime thou receivedst thy good       
things' 7,psa #ag3ad74    ,the wicked's 
good things will shortly have an end2   
they will  last no longer with them than
 this life1 or their lifetime4 ,that    
scripture was not written in vain2 it is
 like the crackling of  thorns under a  
pot1 make a little blaze for a sudden1 a
 little heat  for a while2 but come and 
consider them by and by1 and instead of 
a comfortable heat1 you will find       
nothing but a few dead ashes2  and      
instead of a flaming fire1 nothing but a
 smell of smoke4    ,there is a time    
coming1 that the ungodly would be glad  
of a better  portion1 when they shall   
see the vanity of this1 that is1 when   

they  shall see what a poor thing it is 
for a man to have his portion  in this  
world4 ,it is true1 while they are here 
on this side hell1  they think there is 
nothing to be compared with riches1     
honours1  and pleasures in this world2  
which makes them cry out1 ',who will    
shew us any good8' 7,psa #d3f74 ,that is
 comparable to the pleasures1  profits1 
and glory of this world8 ,but then they 
will see there is  another thing that is
 better1 and of more value than ten     
thousand  worlds4 ,and seriously1       
friends1 will it not grieve you1        
trouble1  perplex1 and torment you1 when
 you shall see that you lost heaven  for
 a little pleasure and profit in your   
lifetime8 ,certainly1 it  will grieve   
you and perplex you exceedingly1 to see 
what a blessed  heaven you left for a   
dunghill-world4 ,o6 that you did but    
believe  this6 that you did but consider
 this1 and say within yourselves1       
,what6 shall ,i be contented with my    
portion in this world6 what6  shall ,i  

lose heaven for this world6 ,i say1     
consider it while you  have day-light1  
and gospel-light1 while the ,son of ,god
 doth hold  out terms of reconciliation 
to you1 lest you be made to hear  such a
 voice as this is1 ',son1 remember that 
in thy lifetime thou  receivedst thy    
good things'2 thy comforts1 thy joys1   
thy ease1 thy  peace1 and all the heaven
 thou art like to have4 ,o poor heaven6 
,o short pleasures6 ,what a pitiful     
thing it is to be left in such  a case8 
,soul1 consider1 is it not miserable to 
lose heaven for  twenty1 thirty1 or     
forty years' sinning against ,god8 ,when
 thy life  is done1 thy heaven is also  
done8 when death comes to separate  thy 
soul and body1 in that day also thou    
must have thy heaven and  happiness     
separated from thee1 and thou from that4
 ,consider these  things betimes1 lest  
thou have thy portion in thy lifetime4  
',for  if in this life only we have     
hope1' our portion1 'we are of all  men 
most miserable' 7#a ,cor #ae3ai74 ,again

 consider1 that when other  men1 the    
saints1 are to receive their good       
things1 then thou hast  had thine4 ,when
 others are to enter into joy1 then thou
 art to  leave and depart from thy joy4 
,when others are to go to ,god1 thou    
must go to the devil4 ,o miserable6     
,thou hadst better thou hadst  never    
been born1 than to be an heir of such a 
portion2 therefore1  ,i say1 have a care
 it be not thy condition4    ',remember 
that thou receivedst thy good things1   
and ,,lazarus ,,evil  ,,things4'        
,these words do not only hold forth the 
misery of the wicked in this  life1 but 
also great consolation to the saints2   
where he saith1  ',and ,lazarus evil    
things'2 that is1 ,lazarus had his evil 
things  in his lifetime1 or when he was 
in the world4 ,from whence observe1     
#a4 ,that the life of the saints1 so    
long as they are in this world1  is     
attended with many evils or afflictions2
 which may be discovered  to be of      
divers natures2 as saith the ,scripture1

 ',many are the  troubles#ba of the     
righteous1 but the ,lord delivereth him 
out of  them all' 7,psa #cd3ai74    #b4 
,take notice1 that the afflictions or   
evils that accompany the  saints1 may   
continue with them their lifetime1 so   
long as they  live in this vale of      
tears2 yea1 and they may be divers1 that
 is1  of several sorts2 some outward1   
some inward1 and that as long as  they  
shall continue here below1 as hath been 
the experience of all  saints in all    
ages2 and this might be proved at large1
 but ,i only  hint in these things1     
although ,i might enlarge much upon     
them4    #c4 ,the evils that do         
accompany the saints will continue with 
them  no longer than their lifetime2 and
 here indeed lies the comfort  of       
believers1 the ,lazaruses1 the saints1  
they must have all their  bitter cup    
wrung out to them in their lifetime4    
,here must be all  their trouble1 here  
must be all their grief2 ,behold1 saith 
,christ1  'the world shall rejoice1 but 

ye shall lament2 but your mourning'     
shall1 mark1 it 'shall be turned into   
joy' 7,john #af3bj74 ,you shall  lament1
 you shall be sorrowful1 you shall weep 
in your lifetime2  but your sorrow shall
 be turned into joy1 and your joy no    
man1 let  him be what he will1 no man   
shall take away from you4 ,now if you   
think1 when ,i say the saints have all  
their evil things in their  lifetime1   
that ,i mean1 they have nothing else but
 trouble in this  their lifetime1 this  
is your mistake4 ,for let me tell you1  
that  though the saints have all their  
evil things in their lifetime1  yet even
 in their lifetime they have also joy   
unspeakable1 and  full of glory1 while  
they look not at the things that are    
seen1  but at the things which are not  
seen4 ,the joy that the saints have     
sometimes in their heart1 by a believing
 consideration of the good  things to   
come1 when this life is ended1 doth fill
 them fuller of  joy1 than all the      
crosses1 troubles1 temptations1 and     

evils1 that  accompany them in this life
 can fill them with grief 7#b ,cor #d74 
,but some saints may say1 ,my troubles  
are such as are ready to  overcome me4  
,answ4 ,yet be of good comfort1 they    
shall last no  longer than thy lifetime4
 ,but my trouble is1 ,i am perplexed    
with  a heart full of corruption and    
sin1 so that ,i am much hindered in     
walking with ,god4 ,answ4 ,it is like   
so1 but thou shalt have these  troubles 
no longer than thy lifetime4 ,but ,i    
have a cross husband1  and that is a    
great grief to me4 ,well1 but thou shalt
 be troubled  with him no longer than   
thy lifetime1 and therefore be not      
dismayed1  be not discomforted1 thou    
shalt have no trouble longer than this  
lifetime4 ,art thou troubled with cross 
children1 cross relations1  cross       
neighbours8 ,they shall trouble thee no 
longer than this  lifetime4    ,art thou
 troubled with a cunning devil1 with    
unbelief2 yea1 let  it be what it will1 
thou shalt take thy farewell of them    

all1  if thou be a believer1 after thy  
lifetime is ended4 ,o6 excellent6       
',then ,god shall wipe away all tears   
from your eyes2 and there  shall be no  
more death nor sorrow1 neither crying1  
nor any more  pain2 for the former      
things are passed away' 7,rev #ba3d74   
,but now  on the contrary1 if thou be   
not a right and sound believer2 then1   
though thou shouldest live a thousand   
years in this world1 and  meet with sore
 afflictions every day1 yet these       
afflictions1 be  they never so great and
 grievous1 they are nothing to that     
torment  that will come upon thee1 both 
in soul and in body1 after this  life is
 ended4    ,i say1 be what thou wilt1 if
 thou be found in unbelief1 or under    
the first covenant1 thou are sure to    
smart for it at the time when  thou dost
 depart this world4 ,but the thing to be
 lamented is1 for  all this is so sad a 
condition to be fallen into1 yet poor   
souls  are1 for the most part1 senseless
 of it1 yea1 so senseless1 at  some     

times1 as though there was no such      
misery to come hereafter4  ,because the 
,lord doth not immediately strike with  
his sword1 but  doth bear long with his 
creature1 waiting that he might be      
gracious4  ,therefore1 ,i say1 the      
hearts of some of the sons of men are   
wholly  set upon it to do mischief      
7,eccl #h3aa74 ,and that forbearance and
  goodness of ,god1 that one would think
 should lead them to repentance2  the   
devil hardening of them1 by their       
continuing in sin1 and by  blinding     
their eyes1 as to the end of ,god's     
forbearance towards  then1 they are led 
away with a very hardened and senseless 
heart1  even until they drop into       
eternal destruction4    ,but poor       
hearts1 they must have a time in which  
they must be made  sensible of their    
former behaviors1 when the just         
judgments of  the ,lord shall flame     
about their ears1 insomuch1 that they   
shall  be made to cry out again with    
anguish1 ,i am sorely 'tormented in     

this flame4'    ',but now he is         
comforted1 and thou art tormented4' ,as 
if he should  say1 ,now hath ,god       
recompensed both ,lazarus and you1      
according to  what you sought after     
while you were in this world4 ,as for   
your  part1 you did neglect the precious
 mercy and goodness of ,god1 you  did   
turn your back on the ,son of ,god1 that
 came into the world  to save sinners2  
you made a mock of preaching the gospel2
 you was  admonished over and over1 to  
close in with the loving kindness of    
the ,lord1 in his ,son ,jesus ,christ4  
,the ,lord let you live twenty1  thirty1
 forty1 fifty1 sixty years2 all which   
time you1 instead  of spending it 'to   
make your calling and election sure' 7#b
 ,peter  #a3aj71 did spend it in making 
of eternal damnation sure to thy soul   
7,job #ba3bi1cj74 ,and also ,lazarus1 he
 in his lifetime did make it  his       
business to accept of my grace and      
salvation in the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ4 
,when thou wast in the ale-house1 he    

frequented the word  preached2 when thou
 wert jeering at goodness1 he was       
sighing to  the sins of the times 7,eccl
 #i3d-f74 ,while thou wert swearing1 he 
was praying2 in a word1 while thou wert 
making sure of eternal  ruin1 he1 by    
faith in the blood of the ,lord ,jesus  
,christ1 was making  sure of eternal    
salvation4 ,therefore1 ',now he is      
comforted1 and  thou art tormented4'    
,here1 then1 you may see1 that as the   
righteous shall not be always  void of  
comfort and blessedness2 so neither     
shall the ungodly go  always without    
their punishment4 ,as sure as ,god is in
 heaven1 it  will be thus4 ,they must   
have their several portions4 ,and1      
therefore1  you that are the saints of  
the ,lord1 follow on1 be not dismayed1  
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is
 not in vain in the ,lord  7#a ,cor     
#ae3eh74 ,your portion is eternal glory4
 ,and you that are so  loth now to close
 in with ,jesus ,christ1 and to leave   
your sins to  follow him1 your 'day is  

coming' 7,psa #cg3ac71 in which you     
shall  know1 that your sweet morsels of 
sin1 that you do so easily take  down   
7,job #bj3ab-ad71 and it scarce troubles
 you1 will have a time  so to work      
within you to your eternal ruin1 that   
you will be in  a worse condition than  
if you had ten thousand devils          
tormenting  of you4 ,nay1 you had better
 have been plucked limb from limb  a    
thousand times1 if it could be1 than to 
be partakers of this  torment that will1
 assuredly without mercy1 lie upon you4 
,verse #bf4--';,and beside all this1    
between us and you there is a  great    
gulf fixed2 so that they which would    
pass from hence to you  cannot2 neither 
can they pass to us1 that would come    
from thence4'    ,these words are still 
part of that answer1 that the souls in  
hell  shall have for all their sobbings1
 sighings1 grievous cries1  tears1 and  
desires1 that they have1 to be released 
out of those  intolerable pains they    
feel1 and are perplexed with4 ,and ,o6  

methinks the words at the first view1 if
 rightly considered1 are  enough to make
 any hard-hearted sinner in the world to
 fall down  dead4 ,the verse ,i last    
spake to was and is a very terrible one1
  and aggravates the torments of poor   
sinners wonderfully4 ,where  he saith1  
',remember that thou in thy lifetime    
receivedst thy good  things1 and        
,lazarus evil things1' c4 ,i say1 these 
words are very  terrible to those poor  
souls that die out of ,christ4 ,but     
these  latter words do much more hold   
out their sorrow4 ,they were spoken  as 
to the present condition then upon the  
sinner4 ,these do not  only back the    
former1 but do yet further aggravate    
their misery1  holding forth that which 
will be more intolerable4 ,the former   
verse is enough to smite any sinner into
 a swoon1 but this is to  make him fall 
down dead4 ,where he saith1 ',and beside
 all this4'  ,there is still something  
to aggravate thy misery yet far more    
abundantly4 ,i shall briefly speak to   

the words as they have relation  to the 
terror spoken of in the verses before4  
,as if he had said1  ,thou thinkest thy 
present state unsupportable1 it makes   
thee sob  and sigh1 it makes thee to rue
 the time that ever thou wert born4     
,now thou findest the want of mercy2 now
 thou wouldst leap at  the least dram of
 it3 now thou feelest what it is to     
slight the  tenders of the grace of     
,god2 now it makes thee to sob1 sigh1   
and  roar exceedingly for the anguish   
that thou art in4 ',but beside  all     
this1' ,i have other things to tell thee
 of1 that will break  thine heart       
indeed4 ,thou art now deprived of a     
being in the world2  thou art deprived  
of hearing the gospel2 the devil hath   
been too  hard for thee1 and hath made  
thee miss of heaven2 thou art now  in   
hell among an innumerable company of    
devils1 and all thy sins  beset thee    
round2 thou art all over wrapped in     
flames1 and canst  not have one drop of 
water to give thee any ease2 thou criest

  in vain1 for nothing will be granted4 
,thou seest the saints in  heaven1 which
 is no small trouble to thy damned soul2
 thou seest  that neither ,god nor      
,christ takes any care to ease thee1 or 
speak  any comfort unto thee4 ',but     
beside all this1' there thou art1 and   
there thou art like to lie1 never think 
of any ease1 never look  for any        
comfort2 repentance now will do thee no 
good1 the time  is past1 and can never  
be called again1 look what thou hast    
now1  thou must have for ever4    ,it is
 true1 ,i spoke enough before to break  
thine heart asunder2  ',but beside all  
this1' there lie and swim in flames for 
ever4 ,these  words1 ',beside all this1'
 are terrible words indeed4 ,i will give
  you the scope of them in a similitude4
 ,set the case you should take  a man1  
and tie him to a stake1 and with red-hot
 pinchers1 pinch  off his flesh by      
little pieces for two or three years    
together1  and at last1 when the poor   
man cries out for ease and help1 the    

tormentors answer1 ,nay1 'but beside all
 this1' you must be handled  worse4 ,we 
will serve you thus these twenty years  
together1 and  after that we will fill  
your mangled body full of scalding lead1
  or run you through with a red-hot     
spit2 would not this be lamentable8     
,yet this is but a flea-biting to the   
sorrow of those that go to  hell2 for if
 a man were served so there would1 ere  
it were long1 be  an end of him4 ,but he
 that goes to hell shall suffer ten     
thousand  times worse torments than     
these1 and yet shall never be quite dead
  under them4 ,there they shall be ever 
whining1 pining1 weeping1  mourning1    
ever tormented without ease2 and yet    
never dissolved  into nothing4 ,if the  
biggest devil in hell might pull thee   
all  to pieces1 and rend thee small as  
dust1 and dissolve thee into  nothing1  
thou wouldst count this a mercy4 ,but   
here thou mayst  lie and fry1 scorch1   
and broil1 and burn for ever4 ,for ever1
 that  is a long while1 and yet it must 

be so long4 ',depart from me1 ye        
cursed1' saith ,christ1 'into           
everlasting fire1' into the fire that   
burns for ever1 'prepared for the devil 
and his angels' 7,matt  #be3da74 ,o6    
thou that wast loth to foul thy foot if 
it were but  dirty1 or did but rain2    
thou that was loth to come out of the   
chimney-corner1 if the wind did but blow
 a little cold2 and was  loth to go     
half-a-mile1 yea1 half-a-furlong to hear
 the word of  ,god1 if it were but a    
little dark2 thou that wast loth to     
leave  a few vain companions1 to edify  
thy soul2 thou shalt have fire  enough1 
thou shalt have night enough1 and evil  
company enough1 thy  bellyfull1 if thou 
miss of ,jesus ,christ2 and 'beside all 
this1'  thou shalt have them for ever1  
and for ever4    ,o thou that dost spend
 whole nights in carding and dicing1 in 
rioting and wantonness2 thou that       
countest it a brave thing to  swear as  
fast as the bravest1 to spend with the  
greatest spendthrift  in the country2   

thou that lovest to sin in a corner when
 nobody  sees thee6 ,o thou that for    
bye-ends dost carry on the hypocrite's  
profession1 because thou wouldst be     
counted somebody among the  children of 
,god1#bb but art an enemy to the things 
of ,christ in  thine heart4 ,thou that  
dost satisfy thyself1 either with sins1 
or  a bare profession of godliness1 thy 
soul will fall into extreme  torment and
 anguish1 so soon as ever thou dost     
depart this world1  and there thou shalt
 be weeping and gnashing thy teeth      
7,matt  #h3ab74 ',and beside all this1' 
thou art like never to have any ease  or
 remedy1 never look for any deliverance1
 thou shalt die in thy  sins1 and be    
tormented as many years as there are    
stars in the  firmament1 or sands on the
 seashore2 'and beside all this1' thou  
must abide it for ever4    ',and beside 
all this1 between us and you there is a 
great gulf  fixed1 so that they which   
would pass from hence to you1 cannot2   
neither can they pass to us that would  

come from thence4' ',there  is a great  
gulf fixed4' ,you will say1 what is     
that8 ,answ4 ,it is  a nice question2   
therefore1    #a4 ,see thou rather to   
enter in at the strait gate1 than       
curiously  to inquire what this gulf is4
 ,but1    #b4 ,if thou wouldst needs    
know if thou do fall short of heaven1   
thou wilt find it this1 namely1 the     
everlasting decree of ,god2  that is1   
there is decree gone forth from ,god1   
that those who fall  short of heaven in 
this world1 ,god is resolved they shall 
never  enjoy it in the world to come4   
,and thou wilt find this gulf so  deep1 
that thou shalt never be able to wade   
through it as long  as eternity lasts4  
,as ,christ saith1 ',agree with thine   
adversary  quickly1 whiles thou art in  
the way with him' 7,matt #e3be72 'lest  
he hale thee to the judge1 and the judge
 deliver thee to the  officer1 and thou 
be cast into prison4 ,i tell thee thou  
shalt by  no means come out thence1'    
there is the gulf1 the decree1 'thou    

shalt not depart thence till thou hast  
paid the' utmost farthing1  or 'very    
last mite' 7,luke #ab3eh1ei74 ,these    
words therefore1 'there  is a great gulf
 fixed1' ,i do understand to be the     
everlasting  decree of ,god4 ,god hath  
decreed that those who go to heaven     
shall  never go from thence again into a
 worse place2 and also those that  go to
 hell1 and would come out1 they shall   
not come out thence  again4 ,and friend1
 this is such a gulf1 so fixed by him   
that  cannot lie1 that thou wilt find it
 so1 which way soever thou goest1       
whether it be to heaven or hell4        
,here therefore thou seest how secure   
,god will make those who die  in the    
faith2 ,god will keep them in heaven2   
but those that die in  their sins1 ,god 
will throw them to hell and keep them   
there2 so  that they that would go from 
heaven to hell1 cannot2 neither can     
they come from hell that would go to    
heaven4 ,mark1 he doth not  say1 they   
would not--for1 ,o how fain would these 

who have lost  their souls for a lust1  
for two-pence1 for a jug of ale1 for  a 
strumpet1 for this world1 come out of   
that hot scalding fiery  furnace of     
,god's eternal vengeance1 if they       
might--but here is  their misery1 they  
that would come from you to us1 that is1
 from  hell to heaven1 cannot1 they must
 not1 they shall not2 they cannot1  ,god
 hath decreed it1 and is resolved the   
contrary2 here therefore  lies the      
misery1 not so much that they are in    
hell1 but there they  must lie for ever 
and ever4 ,therefore1 if thy heart would
 at any  time tempt thee to sin against 
,god1 cry out1 ,no1 for then ,i must  go
 to hell1 and lie there for ever4 ,if   
the drunkards1 swearers1  liars1 and    
hypocrites did but take this doctrine   
soundly down1  it would make them       
tremble when they think of sinning4 ,but
 poor  souls1 now they will 'make a mock
 of sin' 7,prov #ad3i71 and play  with  
it as a child doth play with a rattle2  
but the time is coming1  that these     

rattles that now they play with will    
make such a noise  in their ears and    
consciences1 that they shall find1 that 
if all  the devils in hell were yelling 
at their heels1 the noise would  not be 
comparable to it4 ,friend1 thy sins1 as 
so many bloodhounds1  will first hunt   
thee out 7,num #cb3bc71 and then take   
thee and bind  thee1 and hold thee down 
for ever 7,prov #e3bb74 ,they will gripe
  thee and gnaw thee as if thou hadst a 
nest of poisonous serpents  in thy      
bowels 7,job #bj3ad74 ,and this will not
 be for a time1 but1  as ,i have said1  
for ever1 for ever1 for ever4    ,verse 
#bg4--',then he said1 ,i pray thee      
therefore1 father1 that thou  wouldst   
send him to my father's house4'    ,the 
verses before1 ,i told you1 were spoken 
partly to hold forth the  desire that   
the damned have to be freed of their    
endless misery4  ,now this verse still  
holds forth the cries of those poor     
souls  very vehement1 they would very   
fain have something granted to  them1   

but it will not be2 as will more clearly
 appear afterward4    ',then he said1 ,i
 ,,pray ,,thee ,,therefore1 ,,father1'  
c4 ,as if he should  say1 seeing ,i have
 brought myself into such a miserable   
condition1  that ,god will not regard   
me1 that my exceeding loud and bitter   
cries will not be heard for myself2     
seeing ,i must not be admitted  to have 
so much as one drop of cold water1 nor  
the least help from  the poorest saints4
 ,and seeing1 'beside all this1' here my
 soul  must lie to all eternity1        
broiling and frying2 seeing ,i must1    
whether ,i will or no1 undergo the hand 
of eternal vengeance1 and  the rebukes  
of devouring fire2 seeing my state is   
such1 that ,i  would not wish a dog in  
my condition1 'send him to my father's  
house4' ,it is worthy to be taken notice
 of1 again1 who it is he  desired to be 
sent1 namely1 ,lazarus4 ,o friend1 see  
here how the  stout hearts and stomachs 
of poor creatures will be humbled1 as ,i
  said before1 they will be so brought  

down1 that those things that  they      
disdained and made light of in this     
world1 they would be  glad of in the    
life to come4 ,he who by this man was so
 slighted1  as that he thought it a     
dishonour that he should eat with the   
dogs  of his flock4 ,what1 shall ,i     
regard ,lazarus1 scrubbed1 beggarly     
,lazarus6 what1 shall ,i so far         
dishonour my fair1 sumptuous1 and  gay  
house1 with such a scabbed creep-hedge  
as he6 ,no1 ,i scorn he  should be      
entertained under my roof4 ,thus in his 
lifetime1 while  he was in his bravery2 
but now he is come into another world1  
now  he is parted from his pleasures1   
now he sees his fine house1 his  dainty 
dishes1 his rich neighbours and         
companions1 and he1 are parted  asunder2
 now he finds instead of pleasures1     
torments2 instead of  joys1 heaviness2  
instead of heaven1 hell2 instead of the 
pleasures  of sin1 the horror and guilt 
of sin2 ,o now send ,lazarus6           
,lazarus1 it may be1 might have done him

 some good1 if he might  have been      
entertained in time past1 and might have
 persuaded him1  at least not to have   
gone on so grievously wicked1 but he    
slights  him1 he will not regard him1 he
 is resolved to disown him1 though  he  
lose his own soul for so doing4 ,ay1 but
 now send ,lazarus1 if  not to me1 yet  
to my father's house1 and let him tell  
them1 from  me1 that if they run on in  
sin1 as ,i have done1 they must and     
shall receive the same wages that ,i    
have received4    ,take notice of this1 
you that are despisers of the least of  
the  ,lazaruses of our ,lord ,jesus     
,christ2 it may be now you are loth to  
receive these little ones of his1       
because they are not gentlemen1  because
 they cannot1 with ,pontius ,pilate1    
speak ,hebrew1 ,greek1  and ,latin4#bc  
,nay1 they must not1 shall not speak to 
them1 to  admonish them1 and all because
 of this4    ,though now the gospel of  
the ,lord ,jesus ,christ may be preached
 to  them freely1 and for nothing2 nay1 

they are now desired to hear  and       
receive it3 though now they will not    
own1 regard1 or embrace  these          
,christian proffers of the glorious     
truth of ,jesus1 because  they come out 
of some of the basest earthen vessels2  
yet the  time is coming1 when they will 
both sigh and cry1 ,send him to my      
father's house 7#a ,cor #a3bf74 ,i say1 
remember this1 ye that despise  the day 
of small things2 the time is coming1    
when you would be  glad1 if you might   
enjoy from ,god1 from ,christ1 or his   
saints1 one  small drop of cold water1  
though now you are unwilling to receive 
the glorious distilling drops of the    
gospel of our ,lord ,jesus4    ,again1  
see here the lamentable state they are  
in1 that go to hell  from their fathers1
 mothers1 sisters1 brothers1 c4 ,while  
they  are in this world1 men delight to 
set their children ill examples2  and   
also children love to follow the wicked 
steps of their ungodly  parents2 but    
when they depart this life1 and drop    

down into hell1  and find themselves in 
irrecoverable misery1 then they cry1    
send  some body to my father's house1 to
 my brother's house4 ,tell them  my     
state is miserable1 tell them ,i am     
undone for ever2 and tell  them also1   
that if they will be walking in these   
ungodly steps  wherein ,i left them1    
they will assuredly fall into this place
 of  torments4    ',i pray thee--,,send 
,,him ,,to ,,my ,,father',s ,,house4'   
,ah1 friends and  neighbours1 it is like
 you little think of this1 that some of 
your  friends and relations are crying  
out in hell1 ,lord1 send some body  to  
my father's house1 to preach the gospel 
to them1 lest they also  come into these
 torments4    ,here1 men while they     
live1 can willingly walk together in the
 way  of sin1 and when they are parted  
by death1 they that are living1  seldom 
or never consider of the sad condition  
that they that are  dead are descended  
into4 ,but ye ungodly fathers1 how are  
your  ungodly children roaring now in   

hell8 ,and you ungodly children1  how   
are your ungodly parents that lived and 
died ungodly1 now in  the pains of hell 
also8 ,and one drunkard is singing on   
the ale bench1  and another roaring     
under the wrath of ,god1 saying1 ,o that
 ,i was  with him1 how would ,i rebuke  
him1 and persuade him by all means  to  
leave off these evil courses4 ,o6 that  
they did but consider  what ,i now      
suffer for pride1 covetousness1         
drunkenness1 lying1  swearing1 stealing1
 whoring1 and the like4 ,o6 did they but
 feel  the thousandth part thereof1 it  
would make them look about them1  and   
not buy sin at so dear a rate as ,i have
 done2 even with the  loss of my        
precious soul4    ',send him to my      
father's house4' ,not to my father1 but 
to my  'father's house4' ,it may be     
there is ungodly children1 there is     
ungodly servants1 wallowing in their    
ungodliness2 send him therefore  to my  
father's house4 ,it is like they are    
still the same that ,i  left them2 ,i   

left them wicked1 and they are wicked   
still2 ,i left  them slighters of the   
gospel1 saints1 and ways of ,god1 and   
they  do it still2 'send him to my      
father's house1' it is like there  is   
but a little between them and the place 
where ,i am2 send him  to-day1 before   
to-morrow1 'lest they also come into the
 same place  of torment4 ,i pray thee   
that thou wouldst send him4' ,i beg it  
on  my bended knee1 with crying and with
 tears1 in the agony of my  soul4 ,it   
may be they will not consider1 if thou  
do not send him4  ,i left them sottish  
enough1 hardened as well as ,i2 they    
have the  same devil to tempt them1 the 
same lusts and world to overcome  them2 
',i pray thee therefore1 that thou      
wouldst send him to my  father's house'2
 make no delay1 lest they lose their    
souls1 lest  they come hither3 if they  
do1 they are like never to return again4
  ,o6 little do they think how easily   
they may lose their souls2 they  are apt
 to think their condition to be as good 

as the best1 as ,i  once through        
ignorance did2 but send him1 send him   
without delay1  'lest they also come    
into this place of torment4' ,o that    
thou  wouldst give him commission1 do   
thou send him thyself2 the time  was    
when ,i1 together with them1 slighted   
those that were sent of  ,god2 though we
 could not deny but that he spake the   
word of ,god1  and was sent of him1 as  
our consciences told us2 yet we         
preferred  the calls of men before the  
calls of ,god4 ,for though they had the 
one1 yet because they had not the other 
in that antichristian way  which we     
thought meet1 we could not1 would not1  
either hear him  ourselves1 nor yet give
 consent that others should4 ,but now a 
call  from ,god is worth all4 ,do ,,thou
 'therefore send him to my father's     
house4'    ,the time was1 when we did   
not like it1 except it might be preached
  in the synagogue2 we thought it a low 
thing to preach and pray  together in   
houses4 ,we were too high-spirited1 too 

superstitious2  the gospel would not    
down with us1 unless we had it in such a
  place1 by such a man2 no1 nor then    
neither effectually4 ,but now1  ,o that 
,i was to live in the world again2 and  
might have that  privilege to have some 
acquaintance with blessed ,lazarus1 some
  familiarity with that holy man2 what  
attendance would ,i give unto  his      
wholesome words6 ,how would ,i affect   
his doctrine1 and close  in with it6    
,how would ,i square my life thereby6   
,now therefore1 as  it is better to hear
 the gospel under a hedge than to sit   
roaring  in a tavern1 it is better to   
welcome ,god's begging ,lazaruses than  
the wicked companions of this world4 ,it
 is better to receive a  saint in the   
name of a saint1 a disciple in the name 
of a disciple1  than to do as ,i have   
done 7,luke #aj3af74 ,o6 it is better to
 receive  a child of ,god1 that can by  
experience deliver the things of ,god1  
his free love1 his tender grace1 his    
rich forbearance1 and also the  misery  

of man1 if without it1 than to be       
'daubed with untempered  mortar' 7,eze  
#ac3aj74 ,o6 ,i may curse the day that  
ever ,i gave way  to the flatteries and 
fawning of a company of carnal          
clergymen1#bd  but this my repentance is
 too late2 ,i should have looked about  
me sooner1 if ,i would have been saved  
from this woeful place4  ,therefore send
 him1 not only to the town ,i lived in1 
and unto some  of my acquaintance1 but  
to my father's house4    ,in my lifetime
 ,i did not care to hear that word that 
cut me most1  and showed me mine estate 
aright4 ,i was vexed to hear my sins    
mentioned1 and laid to my charge2 ,i    
loved him best that deceived  me        
most--that said1 ,peace1 peace1 when    
there was no such thing  7,jer          
#e3cj1ca74 ,but now1 ,o that ,i had been
 soundly told of it6  ,o that it had    
pierced both mine ears and heart1 and   
had stuck so  fast that nothing could   
have cured me1 saving the blood of      
,christ6  ,it is better to be dealt     

plainly with1 than that we should be    
deceived2 they had better see their lost
 condition in the world1  than stay     
while they be damned1 as ,i have done4  
,therefore send  ,lazarus1 send him to  
my father's house4 ,let him go and say  
,i saw  your son1 your brother1 in hell1
 weeping and wailing1 and gnashing  his 
teeth4 ,let him bear them down in it1   
and tell them plainly it  is so1 and    
that they shall see their everlasting   
misery1 if they  have not a special     
care4 ',send him to my father's house4' 
,verse #bh4--';,for ,i have five        
brethren2 that he may testify unto      
them1 lest they also come into this     
place of torment4'    ,these words are1 
if ,i may so say1 a reason given by     
those in hell  why they are so restless 
and do cry so loud2 it is that their    
companions might be delivered from those
 intolerable torments which  they must  
and shall undergo if they fall short of 
everlasting life  by ,jesus ,christ4    
',send him to my father's house2 for ,i 

have five  brethren4' ,though1 while    
they lived among them in the world1 they
  were not so sensible of their ruin1   
yet now they are passed out of  the     
world1 and do partake of that which     
before they were warned  of2 they can1  
,i say1 then cry out1 ,now ,i find that 
to be true  indeed1 which was once and  
again told and declared to me that it   
would certainly come to pass4    ',,for 
,i ,,have ,,five ,,brethren4' ,here you 
may see that there may be1 and  are1    
whole households in a damnable state and
 condition1 as our  ,lord ,jesus doth by
 this signify4 ',send him to my father's
 house1'  for they are all in one state1
 ,i left all my brethren in a pitiful   
case4 ,people1 while they live here1    
cannot endure to hear that they  should 
be all in a miserable condition2 but    
when they are under  the wrath of ,god  
they see it1 they know it1 and are very 
sure of  it2 for they themselves1 when  
they were in the world1 lived as  they  
do1 but they fell short of heaven1 and  

therefore1 if they go  on1 so shall     
they4 ,o1 therefore1 send him quickly to
 my father's  house1 for all the house  
is in an undone condition1 and must be  
damned if they continue so4    ,the     
thing observable is this1 namely1 that  
those that are in hell  do not desire   
that their companions should come       
thither2 nay rather1  saith he1 send him
 to my father's house1 and let him      
testify to  them that are therein1 lest 
they also come1 c4    ,quest4 ,but some 
may say1 ,what should be the reason that
 the damned  should desire not to have  
their companions come into the same     
condition that they are fallen into1 but
 rather that they might  be kept from   
it1 and escape that dreadful state8     
,answ4 ,i do believe there is scarce so 
much love in any of the  damned in hell 
as really to desire the salvation of    
any4 ,but  in that there is any desire  
in them that are damned1 that their     
friends and relations should not come   
into that place of torment1  it appears 

to me to be rather for their own ease   
than for their  neighbour's good2 for1  
let me tell you1 this ,i do believe1    
that it  will aggravate the grief and   
horror of them to see their ungodly     
neighbours in the like destruction with 
them4 ,for where the ungodly  do live   
and die1 and descend into the pit       
together1 the one is  rather a vexation 
to the other than any thing else4 ,and  
it must  needs be so1 because there are 
no ungodly people that do live  ungodly 
together but they do learn ill examples 
one of another1  as thus3 ,if there live
 one in the town that is very expert and
  cunning for the world1 why now the    
rest that are of the same mind  with    
him1 they will labour to imitate and    
follow his steps3 this  is commonly     
seen4    ,again1 if there be one given  
to drunkenness1 others of the town1     
through his means1 run the more into    
that sin with him1 and do  accustom     
themselves the more unto it because of  
his enticing them1  and also by setting 

such an ill example before them4 ,and so
 if  there be any addicted to pride1 and
 must needs be in all the newest        
fashions1 how do their example provoke  
others to love and follow  the same     
vanity2 spending that upon their lusts  
which should  relieve their own and     
others' wants4 ,also if there be any    
given  to jesting1 scoffing1 lying1     
whoring1 backbiting1 junketing1#be      
wantonness1 or any other sin1 they that 
are most expert in these  things do     
ofttimes entangle others1 that          
peradventure would not  have been so    
vile as now they are1 had they not had  
such an example1  and hence they are    
called corrupters 7,isa #a3d74    ,now  
these will1 by their doings1 exceedingly
 aggravate the  condemnation of one     
another4 ,he that did set his neighbor  
an ill  example1 and thereby caused him 
to walk in sin1 he will be found  one   
cause of his friend's destruction1      
insomuch that he will have  to answer   
for his own sins and for a great part of

 his neighbour's  too1 which will add to
 his destruction2 as that scripture in  
,ezekiel showeth1 where1 speaking of the
 watchman that should give  the people  
warning1 if he did not1 though the man  
did die in his  sins1 yet his blood     
shall be required at the watchman's hand
 7,eze  #cc74    ,so here let me tell   
thee that if thou shouldst be such a    
one1 as  by thy conversation and        
practices shall be a trap and a         
stumbling-block  to cause thy neighbour 
to fall into eternal ruin--though he be 
damned for his own sins--yet ,god may1  
nay he will charge thee as  being guilty
 of his blood1 in that thou didst not   
content thyself  to keep from heaven    
thyself1 but didst also1 by thy filthy  
conversation1 keep away others1 and     
cause them to fall with thee4  ,o1      
therefore1 will not this aggravate thy  
torment8 ,yea1 if thou  shouldst die and
 go to hell before thy neighbour or     
companions1  besides the guilt of thine 
own sins1 thou wouldst be so loaden     

with the fear of the damnation of others
 to be laid to thy charge1  that thou   
wouldst cry out1 ,o send one from the   
dead to this companion  and that        
companion with whom ,i had society in my
 lifetime1 for ,i  see my cursed        
carriage will be one cause of his       
condemnation1 if  he fall short of      
glory4    ,i left him living in foul and
 heinous offences2 but ,i was one of    
the first instruments to bring him to   
them4 ,o6 ,i shall be guilty  both of my
 own and his damnation too6 ,o that he  
might be kept out  hence1 lest my       
torment be aggravated by his coming     
hither6    ,for where ungodly people do 
dwell together1 they being a snare  and 
stumbling-block one to another by their 
practices1 they must  needs be a torment
 one to another1 and an aggravation of  
each  other's damnation4 ,o cursed be   
thy face1 saith one1 that ever ,i  set  
mine eyes on thee4 ,it was long of thee4
 ,i may thank thee4 ,it  was thee that  
did entice me and ensnare me4 ,it was   

your filthy  conversation that was a    
stumbling-block to me4 ,it was your     
covetousness1 it was your pride1 your   
haunting the ale-house1 your  gaming and
 whoring4 ,it was long of you that ,i   
fell short of life2  if you had set me a
 good example1 as you did set me an ill 
one1  it may be ,i might have done      
better than now ,i do2 but ,i learned   
of you1 ,i followed your steps1 ,i took 
counsel of you4 ,o that ,i  had never   
seen thy face6 ,o that thou hadst never 
been born to do  my soul this wrong1 as 
you have done6 ,o1 saith the other1 and 
,i  may as much blame you1 for do not   
you remember how at such a time1  and at
 such a time1 you drew me out1 and drew 
me away1 and asked  me if ,i would go   
with you1 when ,i was going about other 
business1  about my calling2 but you    
called me away1 you sent for me1 you    
are as much in the fault as ,i2 though  
,i were covetous1 you were  proud2 and  
if you learned covetousness of me1 ,i   
learned pride and  drunkenness of you4  

,though ,i learned you to cheat1 you    
learned  me to whore1 to lie1 to scoff  
at goodness4 ,though ,i1 base wretch1   
did stumble you in some things1 yet you 
did as much stumble me in  others4 ,i   
can blame you as you blame me2 and if ,i
 have to answer  for some of your most  
filthy actions1 you have to answer for  
some of mine4 ,i would you had not come 
hither1 the very looks of  you do wound 
my soul1 by bringing my sins afresh into
 my mind1  the time when1 the manner    
how1 the place where1 the persons with  
whom4 ,it was with you1 you6 ,grief to  
my soul6 ,since ,i could not  shun thy  
company there1 ,o that ,i had been      
without thy company  here6    ,i say1   
therefore1 for those that have sinned   
together to go to  hell together1 it    
will very much perplex and torment them 
both2  therefore ,i judge this is one   
reason why they that are in hell do     
desire that their friends or companions 
do not come thither into  the same place
 of torment that they are in4 ,and      

therefore where  ,christ saith that     
these damned souls cry out1 ,send to our
 companions1  that they may be warned   
and commanded to look to themselves1 ,o 
send to my five brethren6 it is because 
they would not have their  own torments 
heightened by their company2 and a      
sense1 yea1 a  continual sense of their 
sins1 which they did cause them to      
commit  when they were in the world with
 them4 ,for ,i do believe that the  very
 looks of those that have been beguiled 
of their fellows1 ,i  say their very    
looks will be a torment to them3 for    
thereby will  the remembrance of their  
own sins be kept1 if possible1 the      
fresher  on their consciences1 which    
they committed with them2 and also  they
 will wonderfully have the guilt of the 
others sins upon them1  in that they    
were partly the cause of his committing 
them1 being  instruments in the hands of
 the devil to draw them in too4 ,and1   
therefore1 lest this come to pass1 ',i  
pray thee send him to my  father's      

house4' ,for if they might not come     
hither1 peradventure  my torment might  
have some mitigation2 that is1 if they  
might be  saved1 then their sins will be
 pardoned1 and not so heavily charged   
on my soul4 ,but if they do fall into   
the same place where ,i am1  the sins   
that ,i have caused them to commit will 
lie so heavy1  not only on their souls1 
but also on mine1 that they sin me into 
eternal misery1 deeper and deeper4 ,o   
therefore send him to my  father's      
house1 to my five brethren1 and let him 
testify to them1  lest they come into   
this place of torment4    ,these words  
being thus understood1 what a condition 
doth it  show them to be in then1 that  
now much delight in being the very      
ringleaders of their companions into    
sins of all sorts whatsoever8    ,while 
men live here1 if they can be counted   
the cunningest in  cheating1 the boldest
 for lying1 the archest for whoring1 the
  subtilest for coveting and getting the
 world2 if they can but  cunningly      

defraud1 undermine1 cross1 and anger    
their neighbours1  yea1 and hinder them 
from the means of grace1 the gospel of  
,christ1  they glory in it1 take a pride
 in it1 and think themselves pretty     
well at ease1 and their minds are       
somewhat quiet1 being beguiled  with    
sin4    ,but1 friend1 when thou hast    
lost this life1 and dost begin to lift  
up thine eyes in hell1 and seest what   
thy sins have brought thee  to2 and not 
only so1 but that thou1 by thy filthy   
sins1 didst  cause others1 devil-like1  
to fall into the same condemnation with 
thee2 and that one of the reasons of    
their damnation was this1 that  thou    
didst lead them to the commission of    
those wicked practices  of this world1  
and the lusts thereof2 then1 ,o that    
somebody  would stop them from coming1  
lest they also come into this place  of 
torment1 and be damned as ,i am6 ,how   
ill it torment me6 ,balaam  could not be
 contented to be damned himself1 but    
also he must1  by his wickedness1 cause 

others to stumble and fall4 ,the        
,scribes  and ,pharisees could not be   
contented to keep out of heaven         
themselves1  but they must labour to    
keep out others too4 ,therefore theirs  
is  the greater damnation4    ,the      
deceived cannot be content to be        
deceived himself2 but he must  labour to
 deceive others also4 ,the drunkard     
cannot be content to  go to hell for his
 own sins1 but he must labour to cause  
others  to fall into the same furnace   
with him4 ,but look to yourselves1  for 
here will be damnation upon damnation1  
damned for thy own  sins1 and damned for
 thy being a partaker with others in    
their  sins2 and damned for being guilty
 of the damnation of others4  ,o how    
will the drunkards cry for leading their
 neighbours into  drunkenness6 ,how will
 the covetous person howl for setting   
his  neighbour1 his friend1 his brother1
 his children and relations1  so wicked 
an example6 by which he hath not only   
wronged his own  soul1 but also the     

souls of others4 ,the liar1 by lying1   
learned  others to lie2 the swearer     
learned others to swear2 the whoremonger
  learned others to whore4    ,now all  
these1 with others of the like sort1    
will be guilty1 not  only of their own  
damnation1 but also of the damnation of 
others4  ,i tell you1 that some men have
 so much been the authors of the        
damnation of others1 that ,i am ready to
 think that the damnation  of them will 
trouble them as much as their own       
damnation4 ,some  men1 it is to be      
feared1 at the day of judgment1 will be 
found  to be the authors of destroying  
whole nations4 ,how many souls do  you  
think ,balaam1 with his deceit1 will    
have to answer for8 ,how  many ,mahomet8
 ,how many the ,pharisees1 that hired   
the soldiers to  say the disciples stole
 away ,jesus8 7,matt #ah3aa-ae72 and by 
that  means stumbled their brethren to  
this day2 and was one means of          
hindering them from believing the things
 of ,god and ,jesus ,christ1  and so the

 cause of the damnation of their        
brethren to this very  day4    ,how many
 poor souls hath ,bonner to answer for1 
think you1 and several  filthy blind    
priests8 ,how many souls have they been 
the means of  destroying by their       
ignorance and corrupt doctrine8         
,preaching1  that was no better for     
their souls than ratsbane to the body1  
for  filthy lucre's sake 7,o ye priests1
 this word is for you74 ,they  shall    
see1 that they1 many of them it is to be
 feared1 will have  whole towns to      
answer for2 whole cities to answer for4 
,ah1 friend1  ,i tell thee1 thou that   
hast taken in hand to preach to the     
people1  it may be thou hast taken in   
hand thou canst not tell what4 ,will  it
 not grieve thee to see thy whole parish
 come bellowing after  thee to hell1    
crying out1 ,this we may thank thee for1
 this is  long of thee1 thou didst not  
teach us the truth2 thou didst lead  us 
away with fables1 thou wast afraid to   
tell us of our sins1 lest  we should not

 put meat fast enough in thy mouth4 ,o  
cursed wretch1  that ever thou shouldst 
beguile us thus1 deceive us thus1       
flatter  us thus6 ,we would have gone   
out to hear the word abroad1 but that   
thou didst reprove us1 and also tell us 
that that which we see  now is the way  
of ,god was heresy1 and a deceivable    
doctrine2 and  wast not contented1 blind
 guide as thou wert1 to fall into the   
ditch thyself1 but hast also led us     
thither with thee4#bf    ,i say1 look to
 thyself1 lest thou cry out when it is  
too late1 ,send  ,lazarus to my people1 
my friends1 my children1 my congregation
 to  whom ,i preached1 and beguiled     
through my folly4 ,send him to the  town
 in which ,i did preach last1 lest ,i be
 the cause of their  damnation4 ,send   
him to my friends from whence ,i came1  
lest ,i be  made to answer for their    
souls and mine own too 7,eze #cc3a-f74  
,o send him therefore1 and let him tell 
them1 and testify unto them1  lest they 
also come into this place of torment4   

,consider this1 ye  that live thus in   
the world1 while ye are in the land of  
the living1  lest you fall into this    
condition4 ,set the case thou shouldest 
by thy carriage destroy but a soul1 but 
one poor soul1 by one of  thy carriages 
or actions1 by thy sinful works2        
consider it now1 ,i  say1 lest thou be  
forced to cry1 ',i pray thee therefore1 
that thou  wouldst send him to my       
father's house1 for ,i have five        
brethren1  that he may testify unto     
them1 lest they also come into this     
place  of torment4'    ,if so1 then ,i  
shall not only say to the blind guides1 
,look you to  yourselves1 and shut      
not#bg out others2 no1 but this doth    
reach  unto all those that do not only  
keep souls from heaven by preaching  and
 the like1 but speaks forth the doom of 
those that shall any  ways be           
instrumental to hinder others from      
closing in with ,jesus  ,christ4 ,o what
 red lines will those be against all    
those rich  ungodly landlords1 that so  

keep under their poor tenants that  they
 dare not go out to hear the word1 for  
fear their rent should  be raised1 or   
they turned out of their houses6 ,what  
sayest thou1  landlord1 will it not cut 
thy soul1 when thou shalt see that thou 
couldest not be content to miss of      
heaven thyself1 but thou must  labour to
 hinder others also8 ,will it not give  
thee an eternal  wound in thy heart1    
both at death and judgment1 to be       
accused of  the ruin of thy neighbour's 
soul1 thy servant's soul1 thy wife's    
soul1 together with the ruin of thy own8
 ,think on this1 you  drunken1 proud1   
rich1 and scornful landlords2 think on  
this1 you  mad-brained blasphemous      
husbands1 that are against the godly and
  chaste conversation of your wives2    
also you that hold your servants  so    
hard to it that you will not spare them 
time to hear the word1  unless it be    
where and when your lusts will let you4 
,if you love  your own souls1 your      
tenants' souls1 your wives' souls1 your 

servants' souls1 your children's souls2 
if you would not cry1 if  you would not 
howl1 if you would not bear the burden  
of the ruin  of others for ever1 then ,i
 beseech you to consider this doleful   
story1 and labour to avoid the          
soul-killing torment that this poor     
wretch groaneth under1 when he saith1   
',i pray thee therefore1 that  thou     
wouldst send him to my father's         
house1#bh    ,for ,i have five brethren1
 ,,that ,,he ,,may ,,testify1' mark1    
'that he may  testify ,,unto ,,them1    
lest they also come into this place of  
torment4'    ,these words have still    
something more in them than ,i have yet 
observed from them2 there are one or two
 things more that ,i shall  briefly     
touch upon1 and therefore1 mark1 he     
saith1 ',that he may  testify unto      
them1' c4 ,mark1 ,i pray you1 and take  
notice of the  word ,,testify4 ,he doth 
not say1 ,and let him go unto them1 or  
speak  with1 or tell them such and such 
things4 ,no1 but let him testify1  or   

affirm it constantly1 in case any should
 oppose it4 ',let him  testify unto     
them4' ,it is the same word the         
,scripture uses to  set forth the       
vehemency of ,christ1 his telling of his
 disciples  of him that should betray   
him4 ,and he testified1 saying1 ,one of 
you shall betray me4 ,and he testified1 
that is1 he spake it so  as to dash or  
overcome any that should have said it   
shall not be4  ,it is a word that       
signifies1 that in case any should      
oppose the  thing spoken of1 yet that   
the party speaking should still continue
  constant in his saying4 ,and he       
commanded them to preach1 'and to       
testify1 that it is he which was        
ordained of ,god to be the judge  of    
quick and dead4' ,to testify1 mark1 that
 is1 to be constant1  irresistible1     
undaunted1 in case it should be opposed 
and objected  against4 ,so here1 let him
 testify to them1 lest they come into   
this place of torment4    ,from whence  
observe1 that it is not an easy matter  

to persuade  them who are in their sins 
alive in this world1 that they must and 
shall be damned if they turn not1 and be
 converted to ,god4 ',let  him testify  
to them1' let him speak confidently1    
though they frown  upon him1 or dislike 
his way of speaking4 ,and how is this   
truth  verified and cleared by the      
carriages of almost all men now in  the 
world toward them that do preach the    
gospel2 and show their  own miserable   
state plainly to them1 if they close not
 with it8  ,if a man do but indeed      
labour to convince sinners of their sins
  and lost condition by nature1 though  
they must be damned if they  live and   
die in that condition1 ,o how angry are 
they at it6 ,look  how he judges1 say   
they1 hark how he condemns us2 he tells 
us we  must be damned if we live and die
 in this state4 ,we are offended  at    
him1 we cannot abide to hear him1 or any
 such as he2 we will  believe none of   
them all1 but go on in the way we are   
agoing4  ',forbear1 why shouldest thou  

be smitten1' said the ungodly king  to  
the prophet1 when he told him of his    
sins 7#b ,chron #be3af74    ,i say1 tell
 the drunkard he must be damned if he   
leaves not his  drunkenness1 the        
swearer1 liar1 cheater1 thief1 covetous1
 railers1  or any ungodly persons1 they 
must and shall lie in hell for it1 if   
they die in this condition2 they will   
not believe you1 not credit  you4       
,again1 tell others that there are many 
in hell that have lived  and died in    
their conditions1 and so are they like  
to be1 if they  convert not to ,jesus   
,christ1 and be found in him1 or that   
there  are others that are more civil   
and sober men1 who1 although we  know   
that their civility will not save them1 
if we do but tell them  plainly of the  
emptiness and unprofitableness of that1 
as to the  saving of their souls1 and   
that ,god will not accept them1 nor love
  them1 notwithstanding these things1   
and that if they intend to be  saved1   
they must be better provided than with  

such a righteousness  as this2 they will
 either fling away1 and come to hear no 
more1  or else if they do come1 they    
will bring such prejudice with them  in 
their hearts1 that the word preached    
shall not profit them1 it  being mixed  
not with faith1 but with prejudice in   
them that hear  it 7,heb #d3a1b74 ,nay1 
they will some of them be so full of    
anger  that they will break out and     
call1 even those that speak the truth1  
heretics2 yea1 and kill them 7,luke     
#d3be-bi74 ,and why so8 ,because  they  
tell them1 that if they live in their   
sins that will damn  them2 yet if they  
turn and live a righteous life1         
according to  the holy1 and just1 and   
good law of ,god1 that will not save    
them4  ,yea1 because we tell them       
plainly that unless they leave their    
sins and self righteousness too1 and    
close in with a naked ,jesus  ,christ1  
his blood and merits1 and what he hath  
done1 and is now  doing for sinners1    
they cannot be saved2 and unless they do

 eat  the flesh of the ,son of man1 and 
drink his blood1 they have no  life     
abiding in them1 they gravel#bi         
presently1 and are offended  at it1 as  
the ,jews were with ,christ for speaking
 the same thing  to them 7,john         
#f3ec1fj74 ,and fling away themselves1  
their souls  and all1 by quarrelling    
against the doctrine of the ,son of     
,god1  as indeed they do1 though they   
will not believe they do2 and           
therefore1 he that is a preacher of the 
,word1 had need not only  tell them1 but
 testify to them1 again and again1 that 
their sins1  if they continue in them1  
will damn them1 and damn them again4    
,and tell them again1 their living      
honestly according to the law1  their   
paying every one their own1 their living
 quietly with their  neighbours1 their  
giving to the poor1 their notion of the 
gospel1  and saying they do believe in  
,christ1 will do them no good at the    
general day of judgment4 ,ha1 friends6  
,how many of you are there  at this very

 day1 that have been told once and again
 of your lost  undone condition1 because
 you want the right1 real1 and saving   
work of ,god upon your souls6 ,i say1   
hath not this been told you1  yea1      
testified unto you from time to time1   
that your state is  miserable1 that yet 
you are never the better1 but do still  
stand  where you did2 some in an open   
ungodly life1 and some drowned in  a    
self-conceited holiness of              
,christianity8 ,therefore1 for ,god's   
sake1 if you love your souls1 consider1 
and beg of ,god for ,jesus  ,christ's   
sake1 that he would work such a work of 
grace in your  hearts1 and give you such
 a faith in his ,son ,jesus ,christ1    
that  you may not only have rest here1  
as you think1 not only think your  state
 safe while you live here1 but that you 
may be safe indeed1  not only here1 but 
also when you are gone1 lest you do cry 
in the  anguish and perplexity of your  
souls1 ,send one to my companions  that 
have been beguiled by ,satan as ,i have 

been1 and so1 by going  on1 come into   
this place of torment as ,i have done4  
,again1 one thing more is to be observed
 from these words1 ,let him  'testify to
 them1 ,,lest ,,they ,,also ,,come      
,,into ,,this ,,place ,,of ,,torment4'  
,mark1 lest they come in4 ,as if he had 
said1 ,or else they will come  into this
 place of torment1 as sure as ,i am     
here4 ,from whence  observe1 that though
 some souls do for sin fall into the    
bottomless  pit of hell before their    
fellows1 because they depart this world 
before them1 yet the other1 abiding in  
the same course1 are as  sure to go to  
the same place as if they were there    
already4 ,how  so8 ,because that all are
 condemned together1 they have all      
fallen  under the same law1 and have all
 offended the same justice1 and  must   
for certain1 if they die in that        
condition1 drink as deep1  if not       
deeper1 of the same destruction4 ,mark1 
,i pray you1 what  the ,scriptures say1 
',he that believeth not1 is condemned   

already'  7,john #c3ah74    ,he is      
condemned as well as they1 having broken
 the same law  with them2 if so1 then   
what hinders but they will partake of   
the  same destruction with them8 ,only  
the one hath not the law yet so         
executed upon them1 because they are    
here2 the other have had the  law       
executed upon them1 they are gone to    
drink that which they  have been        
brewing1 and thou art brewing that in   
this life which  thou must certainly    
drink4#cj ,the same law1 ,i say1 is in  
force  against you both1 only he is     
executed and thou art not4 ,just as if  
there were a company of prisoners at the
 bar1 and all condemned to  die2 what1  
because they are not all executed in one
 day1 therefore  shall they not be      
executed at all8 ,yes1 the same law that
 executed  its severity upon the parties
 now deceased1 will for certain be      
executed on them that are alive in its  
appointed time4 ,even so it  is here1 we
 are all condemned by nature2 if we     

close not in with  the grace of ,god by 
,jesus ,christ1 we must and shall be    
destroyed  with the same destruction2   
and 'therefore send him1' saith he1     
',,lest1' mark1 'lest they also come    
into this place of torment4    ,again1  
',send him to my father's house1' and   
let him 'testify unto  them1 lest they  
also come into this place of torment4'  
,as if he  had said1 ,it may be he may  
prevail with them1 it may be he may win 
upon them1 and so they may be kept from 
hence1 from coming into  this grievous  
place of torment4 ,observe again1 that  
there is  a possibility of obtaining    
mercy1 if now1 ,i say1 now in this day  
of grace1 we turn from our sins to      
,jesus ,christ2 yea1 it is more  than   
possible4 ,and therefore1 for thy       
encouragement1 do thou know  for        
certain1 that if thou shalt in this thy 
day accept of mercy  upon ,god's own    
terms1 and close with him effectually1  
,god hath  promised1 yea1 made many     
promises1 that thy soul shall be        

conducted  safe to glory1 and shall for 
certain escape all the evils that ,i    
have told thee of2 aye1 and many more   
than ,i can imagine4 ,do but  search the
 ,scriptures1 and see how full of       
consolation they are  to a poor soul    
that is minded to close in with ,jesus  
,christ4 ',him  that cometh to me1'     
saith ,christ1 ',i will in no wise cast 
out4'  ,though he be an old sinner1 ',i 
will in no wise cast him out'2  mark1 in
 no wise1 though he be a great sinner1  
,i will in no wise  cast him out1 if he 
come to me4 ,though he have slighted me 
neve  so many times1 and not regarded   
the welfare of his own soul1 yet  let   
him now come to me1 and notwithstanding 
this1 ',i will in no  wise cast him     
out1' nor throw away his soul 7,john    
#f3cg74 ,again1  saith the apostle1     
',now1' mark now1 'is the accepted time1
 now  is the day of their salvation4'   
,now here is mercy in good store1  now  
,god's heart is open to sinners2 now he 
will make you welcome2  now he will     

receive anybody if they do but come to  
,christ4 ',he  that cometh to me1' saith
 ,christ1 ',i will in no wise cast out4'
  ,and why8 ,because ',,now is the      
accepted time1 now is the day of        
salvation' 7#b ,cor #f3b74 ,as if the   
apostle had said1 ,if you will  have    
mercy1 have it now1 receive it now1     
close in with it now4    ,god hath a    
certain day to hold out his grace to    
sinners4 ,now is  the time1 now is the  
day4 ,it is true1 there is a day of     
damnation1  but this is a day of        
salvation4 ,there is a day coming1      
wherein  sinners must cry to the        
mountains to fall on them1 to the hills 
to cover them from the wrath of ,god2   
but now1 now is the day in  which he    
doth hold out his grace4 ,there is a day
 coming1 in which  you will not be      
admitted to have the privilege of one   
drop of  water to cool your tongue1 if  
now1 ,i say1 if now you slight his      
grace and goodness which he holds out to
 you4 ,ah1 friends1 consider  there is  

now hopes of mercy1 but then there will 
not2 now ,christ  holds forth mercy unto
 you1 but then he will not 7,matt       
#g3bc74 ,now  there are his servants    
that do beseech you to accept of his    
grace1  but if thou lose the opportunity
 that is put into thine hand1  thou     
thyself mayest beseech hereafter1 and no
 mercy be given thee4  ',and he cried   
and said1 ,father ,abraham1 have mercy  
on me1 and send  ,lazarus1 that he may  
dip the tip of his finger in water1 and 
cool  my tongue4' ,and thee was none    
given4 ,therefore let it never be  said 
of thee1 as it will be said of some1    
',wherefore is there a  price in the    
hand of a fool1 seeing he hath no heart 
to it8' ,seeing  he hath no heart to    
make a good use of it 7,prov #ag3af74   
,consider  therefore with thyself1 and  
say1 ,it is better going to heaven  than
 hell2 it is better to be saved than    
damned2 it is better to  be with saints 
than with damned souls2 and to go to    
,god is better  than to go to the devil4

 ,therefore 'seek ye the ,lord while he 
may  be found1 and call ye upon him     
while he is near' 7,isa #ee3f74 ,lest   
in thy trouble he leave thee to thyself1
 and say unto thee plainly1  ,where ,i  
am1 thither 'ye cannot come' 7,john     
#h3ba74    ,o if they that are in hell  
might but now again have one such       
invitation as this1 how would they leap 
for joy6 ,i have thought  sometimes     
should ,god send but one of his         
ministers to the damned  in hell1 and   
give him commission to preach the free  
love of ,god  in ,christ extended to    
them1 and held out to them1 if now while
  it is proffered to them they will     
accept of his kindness2 ,o how  welcome 
would they make this news1 and close in 
with it on any  terms6 ,certainly they  
would say1 we will accept of grace on   
any  terms in the world1 and thank you  
too1 though it cost life and  limbs to  
boot2 we will spare no cost nor charge1 
if mercy may be  had4 ,but poor souls1  
while they live here they will not part 

from  sin1 with hell-bred devilish sin4 
,no1 they will rather lose their  souls 
than lose their filthy sins4    ,but1   
friend1 thou wilt change thy note before
 it be long1 and cry1  ,o simple wretch 
that ,i am that ,i should damn my soul  
by sin6 ,it is  true1 ,i have had the   
gospel preached to me1 and have been    
invited  in4 ,i have been preached to1  
and have been warned of this2 but  'how 
have ,i hated instruction1 and my heart 
despised reproof2 and  have not obeyed  
the voice of my teachers1 nor inclined  
mine ear  to them that instructed me'   
7,prov #e3ab1ac74 ,o therefore1 ,i say1 
poor soul6 ,is there hope8 ,then lay    
thine hand upon thy mouth1 and  kiss the
 dust1 and close in with the ,lord      
,jesus ,christ1 and make  much of his   
glorious mercy2 and invite also thy     
companions to  close in with the same   
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 lest one of you do
 go  to hell beforehand1 and expect with
 grief of heart your companions  to come
 after2 and in the mean time1 with      

anguish of heart1 do  sigh and say1 ,o  
send him to my companions1 and let him  
testify to  them1 lest they also come   
into this place of torment4    ,,use    
,,and ,,application    ,of the          
,preceding portion of the ,parable4     
#ca,now then1 from what hath been said1 
there might many things be  spoken by   
way of use and application2 but ,i shall
 be very brief1  and but touch some     
things1 and so wind up4 ,and1 ,first1 ,i
 shall  begin with the sad condition of 
those that die out of ,christ1  and     
speak something to that4 ,secondly1 ,to 
the latter end of the  parable1 which   
more evidently concerns the ,scripture1 
and speak  somewhat to that4    ,first4 
,i shall begin with the sad condition of
 those that die out  of ,christ4    #a4 
,therefore you see that the former part 
of the parable contains  a sad          
declaration of the state of one living  
and dying out of  ,christ2 how that they
 lose heaven for hell1 ,god for the     
devil1  light for darkness1 joy for     

sorrow4 #b4 ,how that they have not so  
much as the least comfort from ,god1 who
 in the time they live here  below      
neglect coming to him for mercy2 not so 
much as one drop  of cold water4 #c4    
,that such souls will repent of their   
folly1  when repentance will do them no 
good1 or when they shall be past        
recovery4 #d4 ,that all the comfort such
 souls are like to have1 they  have it  
in this world4 #e4 ,that all their      
groanings and sighs will  not move ,god 
to mitigate in the least his heavy hand 
of vengeance  that is upon them1 for the
 transgression they have committed      
against  him4 #f4 ,that their sad state 
is irrecoverable1 or they must never1   
mark1 never come out of that condition4 
#g4 ,their desires will not  be hard for
 their ungodly neighbours4 ,from these  
things then1 ,i  pray you consider the  
state of those that die out of ,christ  
,jesus2  yea1 ,i say1 consider their    
miserable state2 and think thus with    
thyself1 ,well1 if ,i neglect coming to 

,christ1 ,i must go to the devil1  and  
he will not neglect to fetch me away    
into those intolerable  torments4       
,think thus with thyself1 ,what1 shall  
,i lose a long heaven for short         
pleasure8 ,shall ,i buy the pleasures of
 this world at so dear a  rate as to    
lose my soul for the obtaining of that8 
,shall ,i content  myself with a heaven 
that will last no longer than my        
lifetime8  ,what advantage will these be
 to me when the ,lord shall separate    
soul and body asunder1 and send one to  
the grave1 the other to  hell1 and at   
the judgment-day1 the final sentence of 
eternal ruin  must be passed upon me8   
#a4 ,consider1 that the profits1        
pleasures1 and vanities of this world   
will not last for ever1 but the time is 
coming1 yea1 just at the  doors1 when   
they will give thee the slip1 and leave 
thee in the  suds1#cb and in the        
brambles of all that thou hast done4    
,and  therefore to prevent this1    #b4 
,consider thy dismal state1 think thus  

with thyself1 ,it is true1 ,i  do love  
my sins1 my lusts and pleasures2 but    
what good will they  do me at the day of
 death and of judgment8 ,will my sins do
 me good  then8 ,will they be able to   
help me when ,i come to fetch my last   
breath8 ,what good will my profits do   
me8 ,and what good will my  vanities do1
 when death says he will have no nay8   
,what good will  all my companions1     
fellow-jesters1 jeerers1 liars1         
drunkards1 and  all my wantons do me8   
,will they help to ease the pains of    
hell8  ,will these help to turn the hand
 of ,god from inflicting his fierce     
anger upon me8 ,nay1 will not they      
rather cause ,god to show me no  mercy1 
to give me no comfort2 but rather to    
thrust me down in the  hottest place of 
hell1 where ,i may swim in fire and     
brimstone4    #c4 ,consider thus with   
thyself1 ,would ,i be glad to have all1 
every  one of my sins to come in against
 me1 to inflame the justice  of ,god    
against me8 ,would ,i be glad to be     

bound up in them as the  three children 
were bound in their clothes1 and to be  
as really  thrown into the fiery furnace
 of the wrath of ,almighty ,god as they 
were into ,nebuchadnezzar's fiery       
furnace8    #d4 ,consider thus1 ,would  
,i be glad to have all1 and every one of
  the ten commandments1 to discharge    
themselves against my soul8 ,the  first 
saying1 ,damn him1 for he hath broken   
me2 the second saying1  ,damn him1 for  
he hath broken me1 c4 ,consider how     
terrible this  will be1 yea1 more       
terrible than if thou shouldest have ten
 of  the biggest pieces of ordnance in  
,england to be discharged against  thy  
body1 thunder1 thunder1 one after       
another6 ,nay1 this would not  be       
comparable to the reports that the law1 
for the breach thereof1  will give      
against thy soul2 for those can but kill
 the body1 but  these will kill both    
body and soul2 and that not for an hour1
 a  day1 a month1 or a year1 but they   
will condemn thee for ever4    ,mark1 it

 is for ever1 for ever4 ,it is into     
everlasting damnation1  eternal         
destruction1 eternal wrath and          
displeasure from ,god1  eternal gnawings
 of conscience1 eternal continuance with
 devils4  ,o consider1 it may be the    
thought of seeing the devil doth now    
make thine hair to stand right up on    
thine head4 ,o but this1 to be  damned1 
to be among all the devils1 and that not
 only for a time1  as ,i said before1   
but for ever1 to all eternity6 ,this is 
wonderfully  miserable1 ever miserable2 
that no tongue of man1 no1 nor of       
angels1  is able to express it4    #e4  
,consider much with thyself1 ,not only  
my sins against the law  will be laid to
 my charge1 but also the sins ,i have   
committed in  slighting the gospel1 the 
glorious gospel4 ,these also must come  
with a voice against me4 ,as thus1 ,nay1
 he is worthy to be damned1  for he     
rejected the gospel1 he slighted the    
free grace of ,god  tendered in the     
gospel2 how many times was thou1 damned 

wretch1  invited1 intreated1 beseeched  
to come to ,christ1 to accept of  mercy1
 that thou mightest have heaven1 thy    
sins pardoned1 thy soul  saved1 and body
 and soul glorified1 and all this for   
nothing but  the acceptance1 and through
 faith forsaking those imps of ,satan1  
which by their embracements have drawn  
thee downward toward the  gulf of ,god's
 eternal displeasure8 ,how often didst  
thou read the  promises1 yea1 the free  
promises of the common salvation6 ,how  
oft  didst thou read the sweet counsels 
and admonitions of the gospel1  to      
accept of the grace of ,god6 ,but thou  
wouldst not1 thou regardest  it not1    
thou didst slight all4    ,second4 ,as  
,i would have thee to consider the sad  
and woeful state  of those that die out 
of ,christ1 and are past all recovery1  
so  would ,i have thee consider the many
 mercies and privileges thou  enjoyest  
above some1 peradventure1 of thy        
companions that are  departed to their  
proper place4 ,as1    #a4 ,consider1    

thou hast still the thread of thy life  
lengthened1  which for thy sins might   
seven years ago1 or more1 have been cut 
asunder1 and thou have dropped down     
amongst the flames4    #b4 ,consider the
 terms of reconciliation by faith in    
,christ are still  proffered unto thee1 
and thou invited1 yea1 entreated to     
accept  of them4    #c4 ,consider the   
terms of reconciliation are but--bear   
with me though  ,i say but--only to     
believe in ,jesus ,christ1 with that    
faith that  purifies the heart1 and     
enables thy soul to feed on him         
effectually1  and be saved from this sad
 state4    #d4 ,consider the time of thy
 departure is at hand1 and the time is  
uncertain1 and also that for ought thou 
knowest the day of grace  may be past to
 thee before thou diest1 not lasting so 
long as thy  uncertain life in this     
world4 ,and if so1 then know for certain
 that  thou art as sure to be damned as 
if thou wast in hell already2 if  thou  
convert not in the meanwhile4    #e4    

,consider it may be some of thy friends 
are giving all diligence  to make their 
calling and election sure1 being        
resolved for heaven1  and thou thyself  
endeavourest as fast to make sure of    
hell1 as if  resolved to have it2 and   
together with this1 consider how it will
  grieve thee that while thou wast      
making sure of hell thy friends  were   
making sure of heaven2 but more of this 
by and by4    #f4 ,consider what a sad  
reflection this will have on thy soul1  
to  see thy friends in heaven1 and      
thyself in hell2 thy father in  heaven1 
and thou in hell2 thy mother in heaven1 
and thou in hell2  thy brother1 thy     
sister1 thy children in heaven1 and thou
 in  hell4 ,as ,christ said to the ,jews
 of their relations according to  the   
flesh1 so may ,i say to thee concerning 
thy friends1 ',there  shall be weeping  
and gnashing of teeth1' when you shall  
see your  fathers and mothers1 brethren 
and sisters1 husbands and wives1        
children and kinsfolk1 with your friends

 and neighbours in the  kingdom of      
heaven1 and thou thyself thrust out     
7,luke #ac3bg-bi74    ,but again1       
because ,i would not only tell thee of  
the damnable  state of those that die   
out of ,christ1 but also persuade thee  
to  take hold of life1 and go to heaven1
 take notice of these following  things4
    7#a47 ,consider that whatever thou  
canst do1 as to thy acceptance  with    
,god1 is not worth the dirt of thy      
shoes1 but is all 'as filthy  rags'     
7,isa #ed3f74    7#b47 ,consider that   
all the conditions of the new covenant1 
as to  salvation1 are and have been     
completely fulfilled by the ,lord       
,jesus ,christ1 and that for sinners4   
7#c47 ,consider that the ,lord calls to 
thee1 for to receive whatsoever  ,christ
 hath done1 and that on free cost 7,rev 
#bb3ag74    7#d47 ,consider that thou   
canst not honour ,god more than to close
  in with his proffers of grace1 mercy1 
and pardon of sin 7,rom #d74    ,again1 
that which will add to all the rest1    

thou shalt have the  very mercy of ,god1
 the blood of ,christ1 the preachers of 
the  word1 together with every sermon1  
all the promises1 invitations1          
exhortations1 and all the counsels and  
threatenings of the blessed  word of    
,god4 ,thou shalt have all thy thoughts1
 words1 and actions1  together with all 
thy food1 thy raiment1 thy sleep1 thy   
goods1  and also all hours1 days1 weeks1
 months and years1 together with        
whatsoever else ,god hath given thee4 ,i
 say1 thy abuse of all these  shall come
 up in judgment against thy soul2 for   
,god will reckon  with thee for         
everything1 whether it be good or bad   
7,eccl #ab3ad74    7#e47 ,nay further1  
it is so unreasonable a thing for a     
sinner to  refuse the gospel1 that the  
very devils themselves will come in     
against thee1 as well as ,sodom1 that   
damned crew4 ,may not they1 ,i  say1    
come in against thee1 and say1 ,o thou  
simple#cc man6 ,o vile  wretch6 ,that   
had not so much care of thy soul1 thy   

precious soul1  as the beast hath of its
 young1 or the dog of the very bone that
  lieth before him4 ,was thy soul worth 
so much1 and didst thou so  little      
regard it8 ,were the thunder-claps of   
the law so terrible1  and didst thou so 
slight them8 ,besides1 was the gospel so
 freely1 so  frequently1 so fully       
tendered to thee1 and yet hast thou     
rejected  all these things8 ,hast thou  
valued sin at a higher rate than thy    
soul1 than ,god1 ,christ1 angels1       
saints1 and communion with them  in     
eternal blessedness and glory8 ,wast    
thou not told of hell-fire1  those      
intolerable flames8 ,didst thou never   
hear of the intolerable  roarings of the
 damned ones that are therein8 ,didst   
thou never  hear or read that doleful   
saying in ,luke #af1 how the sinful man 
cries out among the flames1 ',one drop  
of water to cool my tongue8'  ,thus1 ,i 
say1 may the very devils1 being ready to
 go with thee into  the burning furnace 
of fire and brimstone1 though not for   

sins of  so high a nature as thine1     
trembling say1 ,o that ,christ had died 
for devils1 as he died for man6 ,and1 ,o
 that the gospel had been  preached to  
us as it hath been to thee6 ,how would  
we have laboured  to have closed in with
 it6 ,but woe be to us1 for we might    
never  have it proffered2 no1 not in the
 least1 though we would have  been glad 
of it4 ,but you1 you have it proffered1 
preached1 and  proclaimed unto you      
7,prov #h3d74 ,besides1 you have been   
intreated1  and beseeched to accept of  
it1 but you would not4 ,o simple fools6 
that might have escaped wrath1          
vengeance1 hell-fire1 and that to  all  
eternity1 and had no heart at all to do 
it4    7#f47 ,may not the messengers of 
,jesus ,christ also come in with a      
shrill and terrible note against thy    
soul1 when thou standest at  the bar of 
,god's justice1 saying1 ,nay1 thou      
ungodly one1 how often  hast thou been  
forewarned of this day8 ,did we not     
sound an alarm  in thine ears1 by the   

trumpet of ,god's word day after day8   
,how  often didst thou hear us tell thee
 of these things8 ,did we not tell  thee
 sin would damn thy soul8 ,did we not   
tell thee that without  conversion there
 was no salvation8 ,did we not tell thee
 that they  who loved their sins should 
be damned at this dark and gloomy  day1 
as thou art like to be8 ,yea1 did we not
 tell thee that ,god1  out of his love  
to sinners1 sent ,christ to die for     
them1 that they  might1 by coming to    
him1 be saved8 ,did not we tell thee of 
these  things8 ,did we not run1 ride1   
labour1 and strive abundantly1 if  it   
might have been1 for the good of thy    
soul1 though now a damned  soul8 ,did we
 not venture our goods1 our names1 our  
lives8 ,yea1 did  we not even kill      
ourselves with our earnest intreaties of
 thee to  consider of thine estate1 and 
by ,christ to escape this dreadful  day8
 ,o sad doom6 ,when thou shalt be forced
 full sore against thy  will to fall    
under the truth of this judgment1       

saying1 ,o ',how have  ,i hated         
instruction1 and how hath my heart      
despised reproof6' for1  indeed1 ',i    
have not obeyed the voice of my         
teachers1 nor inclined  mine ear to them
 that instructed me' 7,prov #e3ab1ac74  
7#g47 ,may not thy father1 thy mother1  
thy brother1 thy sister1 thy  friend1   
c41 appear with gladness against thee at
 the terrible  day1 saying1 ,o thou     
silly wretch6 how rightly hath ,god met 
with  thee6 ,o how righteously doth his 
sentence pass upon thee6 ,remember  thou
 wouldst not be ruled nor persuaded in  
thy lifetime4 ,as thou  didst not care  
for us and our admonitions then1 so     
neither do  we care for thy ruin1       
terror1 and damnation now4 ,no1 but we  
will  stand on ,god's side in sentencing
 of thee to that portion which  the     
devils must be partakers of4 ',the      
righteous shall rejoice  when he seeth  
the vengeance1 he shall wash his feet in
 the blood  of the wicked' 7,psa        
#eh3aj74 ,o sad6 ,it is enough to make  

mountains  tremble1 and the rocks rend  
in pieces1 to hear this doleful sound4  
,consider these things1 and if thou     
wouldst be loth to be in this           
condition1 then have a care of living in
 sin now4 ,how loth wilt  thou be to be 
thrust away from the gates of heaven6   
,and how loth  wilt thou be to be       
deprived of the mercy of ,god6 ,how     
unwillingly  wilt thou set foot forward 
towards the lake of fire6 ,never did    
malefactor so unwillingly turn off the  
ladder when the halter  was about his   
neck1 as thou will turn from ,god to the
 devil1 from  heaven to hell1 when the  
sentence is passed upon thy soul4    ,o 
how wilt thou sigh and groan6 ,how      
willingly wouldst thou hide  thyself1   
and run away from justice6 ,but alas6 as
 it is with them  that are on the ladder
 ready to be executed1 so it will be    
with  thee4 ,they would fain run away1  
but there are many halbert-men#cd  to   
stay them4 ,and so the angels of ,god   
will beset thee round1  ,i say round on 

every side2 so that thou mayest indeed  
look1 but  run thou canst not4 ,thou    
mayest wish thyself under some rock1 or 
mountain 7,rev #f3ae1af71 but how to get
 under1 thou knowest not4    ,o how     
unwilling wilt thou be to let thy father
 go to heaven without  thee6 thy mother 
or friends1 c41 go to heaven without    
thee6 ,how  willingly wouldst thou hang 
on them1 and not let them go6 ,o father6
  cannot you help me8 ,mother1 cannot   
you do me some good8 ,o how loth  am ,i 
to burn and fry in hell1 while you are  
singing in heaven6  ,but alas6 the      
father1 mother1 or friends reject them1 
slight them1  and turn their backs upon 
them1 saying1 ,you would have none of   
heaven in your lifetime1 therefore you  
shall have none of it now4  ,you        
slighted our counsels then1 and we      
slight your tears1 cries1 and  condition
 now4 ,what sayest thou1 sinner8 ,will  
not this persuade  thine heart1 nor make
 thee bethink thyself8 ,this is now     
before thou  fall into that dreadful    

place1 that fiery furnace4 ,but ,o      
consider  how dreadful the place itself1
 the devils themselves1 the fire  itself
 will be6 ,and this at the end of all1  
,here thou must lie  for ever6 ,here    
thou must fry for ever1 and for ever6   
,this will  be more to thee than any man
 with tongue can express1 or with pen   
can write4 ,there is none that can1 ,i  
say1 by the ten thousandth  part1       
discover the state and condition of such
 a soul4    ,i shall conclude this1     
then1 with ,a ,,few ,,considerations    
,,of  ,,encouragement4    ,first        
,encouragement4 ,consider1 for ,i would 
fain have thee come  in1 sinner1 that   
there is way made by ,jesus ,christ for 
them that  are under the curse of ,god1 
to come to this comfortable and blessed 
state of ,lazarus ,i was speaking of4   
,see ,ephesians #b4    ,second          
,encouragement4 ,consider what pains    
,christ ,jesus took for  the ransoming  
of thy soul from all the curses1        
thunder-claps1 and  tempests of the law2

 from all the intolerable flames of     
hell2 from  that soul-sinking appearance
 of thy person1 on the left hand1 before
  the judgment-seat of ,christ ,jesus1  
from everlasting fellowship1  with      
innumerable companies of yelling and    
soul-amazing devils1 ,i  say1 consider  
what pains the ,lord ,jesus ,christ took
 in bringing  in redemption for sinners 
from these things4    ',in that though  
he was rich1 yet he became poor1 that   
ye1 through  his poverty1 might be' made
 'rich' 7#b ,cor #h3i74 ,he laid aside  
his glory 7,john #ag71 and became a     
servant 7,phil #b3g74 ,he left the      
company of angels1 and encountered with 
the devil 7,luke #d2 ,matt  #d74 ,he    
left heaven's ease for a time1 to lie   
upon hard mountains  7,luke #f3ab2 ,john
 #h3a74 ,in a word1 he became poorer    
than they that  go with flail and rake2 
yea1 than the very birds or foxes1 and  
all  to do thee good4 ,besides1 consider
 a little of these unspeakable  and     
intolerable slightings and rejections1  

and the manifold abuses  that came from 
men upon him4 ,how he was falsely       
accused1 being a  sweet1 harmless1 and  
undefiled lamb4 ,how he was undervalued1
 so  that a murderer was counted less   
worthy of condemnation than he4         
,besides1 how they mocked him1 spit on  
him1 beat him over the head  with       
staves1 had the hair plucked from his   
cheeks4 ',i gave my back  to the        
smiters1' saith he1 'and my cheeks to   
them that plucked off  the hair2 ,i hid 
not my face from shame and spitting'    
7,isa #ej3f74  ,his head crowned with   
thorns1 his hands pierced with nails1   
and  his side with a spear2 together    
with how they used him1 scourged  him1  
and so miserably misusing him1 that they
 had even spent him  in a great measure 
before they did crucify him2 insomuch   
that  there was another fain to carry   
his cross4 ,again1    ,third            
,encouragement4 ,not only this1 but lay 
to heart a little  what he received from
 ,god1 his dear ,father1 though he were 

his  dear and tender ,son4    #a4 ,in   
that he did reckon#ce him the greatest  
sinner and rebel in  the world4 ,for he 
laid the sins of thousands1 and ten     
thousands1  and thousands of thousands  
of sinners to his charge 7,isa #ec74    
,and  caused him to drink the terrible  
cup that was due to them all2  and not  
only so1 but did delight in so doing4   
',for it pleased the  ,,lord to bruise  
him4' ,god dealt indeed with his son1 as
 ,abraham  would have deal with ,isaac2 
ay1 and more terribly by ten thousand   
parts4 ,for he did not only tear his    
body like a lion1 but made  his soul an 
offering for sin4 ,and this was not done
 feignedly1  but really--for justice    
called for it1 he standing in the room  
of  sinners4 ,witness that horrible and 
unspeakable agony that fell on  him     
suddenly in the garden1 as if all the   
vials of ,god's unspeakable  scalding   
vengeance had been cast upon him all at 
once1 and all  the devils in hell had   
broken loose from thence at once to     

destroy  him1 and that for ever2        
insomuch that the very pangs of death   
seized  upon him in the same hour4 ,for1
 saith he1 ',my soul is exceeding       
sorrowful' and 'sore amazed1' even 'unto
 death' 7,mark #ad3cd74    #b4 ,witness 
also that strange kind of sweat that    
trickled down his  most blessed face1   
where it is said3 ',and he sweat1 as it 
were1  great drops' or clodders 'of     
blood1' trickling 'down to the ground4' 
,o ,lord ,jesus6 what a load didst thou 
carry6 ,what a burden didst  thou bear  
of the sins of the world1 and the wrath 
of ,god6 ,o thou  didst not only bleed  
at nose and mouth with the pressure that
  lay upon thee1 but thou wast so       
pressed1 so loaden1 that the pure  blood
 gushed through the flesh and skin1 and 
so ran trickling  down to the ground4   
',and his sweat was as it were great    
drops of  blood1' trickling or 'falling 
down to the ground' 7,luke #bb3dd74     
,canst thou read this1 ,o thou wicked   
sinner1 and yet go on in sin8  ,canst   

thou think of this1 and defer repentance
 one hour longer8  ,o heart of flint6   
yea1 harder4 ,o miserable wretch6 ,what 
place in  hell will be hot enough for   
thee to have thy soul put into1 if  thou
 shalt persist or go on still to add    
iniquity to iniquity4    #c4 ,besides1  
his soul went down to hell1 and his body
 to the bars  of the grave 7,psa #af3aj2
 ,acts #b3ca74 ,and had hell1 death1 or 
the  grave1 been strong enough to hold  
him1 then he had suffered the  vengeance
 of eternal fire to all eternity4 ,but1 
,o blessed ,jesus6  how didst thou      
discover thy love to man in thy thus    
suffering6  ,and1 ,o ,god the ,father6  
how didst thou also declare thy purity  
and exactness of thy justice1 in that1  
though it was thine only1  holy1        
innocent1 harmless1 and undefiled ,son  
,jesus1 that did take  on him our       
nature1 and represent our persons1      
answering for our  sins1 instead of     
ourselves6 ,thou didst so wonderfully   
pour out  thy wrath upon him1 to the    

making of him cry out1 ',my ,god1 my    
,god1  why hast thou forsaken me8' ,and1
 ,o ,lord ,jesus6 what a glorious       
conquest hast thou made over the enemies
 of our souls1 even wrath1  sin1 death1 
hell1 and devils1 in that thou didst    
wring thyself from  under the power of  
them all6 ,and not only so1 but hast led
 them  captive which would have led us  
captive2 and also hast received  for us 
that glorious and unspeakable           
inheritance that 'eye hath  not seen1   
nor ear heard1 neither have entered into
 the heart of  man' to conceive2 and    
also hast given thine some discovery    
thereof  through thy ,spirit4    ,and   
now1 sinner1 together with this         
consider1    #d4 ,that though ,jesus    
,christ hath done all these things for  
sinners1  yet the devils make it their  
whole work1 and continually study  how  
they may keep thee and others from      
enjoying of these blessed  privileges   
that have been thus obtained for sinners
 by this sweet  ,jesus4 ,he labours1 ,i 

say1 7#a47 ,to keep thee ignorant of thy
 state  by nature4 7#b47 ,to harden thy 
heart against the ways of ,god4 7#c47   
,to inflame they heart with love to sin 
and the ways of darkness4  ,and1 7#d47  
,to get thee to continue herein4 ,for   
that is the way1 he  knows1 to get thee 
to be a partaker with him of flaming    
hell-fire1  even the same that he       
himself is fallen into1 together with   
the  rest of the wicked world1 by reason
 of sin4 ,look to it therefore4         
,fourth ,encouragement4 ,but now1 in the
 next place1 a word of  encouragement to
 you that are the saints of the ,lord4  
#a4 ,consider what a happy state thou   
art in that hast gotten the  faith of   
the ,lord ,jesus into thy soul2 but be  
sure thou have it1  ,i say1 how safe1   
how sure1 how happy art thou6 ,for when 
others  go to hell1 thou must go to     
heaven2 when others go to the devil1    
thou must go to ,god2 when as others go 
to prison1 thou must be  set at liberty1
 at ease1 and at freedom2 when others   

must roar for  sorrow of heart1 then    
thou shalt also sing for the joy of     
heart4    #b4 ,consider thou must have  
all thy well-spent life to follow thee  
instead of all thy sins and the glorious
 blessings of the gospel  instead of the
 dreadful curses and condemnations of   
the law2 the  blessing of the father1   
instead of a fiery sentence from the    
judge4    #c4 ,let dissolution come when
 it will1 it can do thee no harm2  for  
it will be but only a passage out of a  
prison into a palace2  out of a sea of  
troubles into a haven of rest2 out of a 
crowd of  enemies1 to an innumerable    
company of true1 loving1 and faithful   
friends2 out of shame1 reproach1 and    
contempt1 into exceeding great  and     
eternal glory4 ,for death shall not hurt
 thee with his sting1  nor bite thee    
with his soul-murdering teeth2 but shall
 be a welcome  guest to thee1 even to   
thy soul1 in that it is sent to free    
thee  from thy troubles which thou art  
in whilst here in this world  dwelling  

in the tabernacle of clay4    #d4       
,consider however it goes with friends  
and relations1 yet it will  go well with
 thee 7,eccl #h3ab74 ,however it goes   
with the wicked1  yet 'surely ,i know'2 
mark1 'yet surely ,i know1' saith he1   
'that  it shall be well with them that  
fear ,god1 which fear before him4'  ,and
 therefore let this1    7#a47 ,in the   
first place1 cause thee cheerfully to   
exercise thy patience  under all the    
calamities1 crosses1 troubles1 and      
afflictions that  may come upon thee2   
and1 by patient continuance in          
well-doing1 to  commit both thyself and 
thine affairs and actions into the hands
  of ,god1 through ,jesus ,christ1 as to
 a faithful ,creator1 who is  true in   
his word1 and loveth to give unto thee  
whatsoever he hath  promised to thee4   
7#b47 ,and1 therefore1 to encourage thee
 while thou art here with  comfort to   
hold on for all thy crosses in this thy 
journey1 be  much in considering the    
place that thou must go into so soon as 

dissolution comes4 ,it must be into     
heaven1 to ,god the judge of  all1 to an
 innumerable company of angels1 to the  
spirits of just  men made perfect1 to   
the general assembly and church of the  
first-born1  whose names are written in 
heaven1 and to ,jesus1 to the redeemer1 
who is the mediator of the new covenant1
 and to the blood of  sprinkling1 that  
speaks better things for thee than      
,abel's did  for ,cain 7,heb #aa3bb-bd74
    7#c47 ,consider that when the time  
of the dead that they shall be  raised  
is come1 then shall thy body be raised  
out of the grave  and be glorified1 and 
be made like to ,jesus ,christ 7,phil   
#c3ba74  ,o excellent condition6        
7#d47 ,when ,jesus ,christ shall sit on 
the throne of his glory you  also shall 
sit with him1 even when he shall sit on 
the throne of  his glory4 ,o will not   
this be glorious1 that when thousands1  
and  thousands of thousands shall be    
arraigned before the judgment-seat  of  
,christ1 then for them to sit with him  

upon the throne1 together  with him to  
pass the sentence upon the ungodly 7#a  
,cor #f3b1c74 ,will  it not be glorious 
to enjoy those things that eye hath not 
seen1  nor ear heard1 neither hath      
entered into the heart of man to        
conceive8    ,will it not be glorious to
 have this sentence1 ',come1 ye blessed 
of my ,father1 inherit the kingdom      
prepared for you from the  foundation of
 the world8' ,will it not be glorious to
 enter then  with the angels and saints 
into that glorious kingdom8 ,will it    
not be glorious for thee to be in glory 
with them1 while others  are in         
unutterable torments8 ,o then1 how will 
it comfort thee to  see thou hast not   
lost that glory2 to think that the devil
 hath  not got thy soul1 that thy soul  
should be saved1 and that not from  a   
little1 but from an exceeding danger2#cf
 not with a little1  but a great        
salvation4 ,o1 therefore1 let the saints
 be joyful in  glory1 let them triumph  
over all their enemies4 ,let them begin 

to sing heaven upon earth1 triumph      
before they come to glory1  salvation1  
even when they are in the midst of their
 enemies1 for  'this honour have all his
 saints' 7,psa #adi3i74    ,verse       
#bi4--';,abraham said unto him1 ,they   
have ,moses and the prophets1  let them 
hear them4'    ,in the verses foregoing 
you see there is a discovery of the     
lamentable  state of the poor soul that 
dies out of ,christ1 and the special    
favour of ,god4 ,and also how little the
 glorious ,god of heaven doth  regard   
and take notice of their most miserable 
condition4    ,now in this verse he doth
 magnify the word which was spoken to   
the people by the prophets and apostles1
 ',they have ,moses and the  prophets1  
let them hear them4' ,as if he should   
say1 thou askest  me that ,i should send
 ,lazarus back again into the world to  
preach  to them that live there1 that   
they might escape that doleful  place   
that thou art in4 ,what needs that8     
,have they not ,moses and  the prophets8

 ,have they not had my ministers and    
servants sent  unto them and coming as  
from me8 ,i sent ,enoch and ,noah1      
,moses and  ,samuel4 ,i sent ,david1    
,isaiah1 ,jeremiah1 ,ezekiel1 ,daniel1  
,hosea1  and the rest of the prophets1  
together with ,peter1 ,paul1 ,john1     
,matthew1 ,james1 ,jude1 with the rest2 
',let them hear them4' ,what  they have 
spoken by divine inspiration ,i will    
own1 whether it be  for the damnation of
 those that reject1 or the saving of    
them that  receive their doctrine4 ,and1
 therefore1 what need have they that    
one should be sent unto them in another 
way8 ',they have ,moses and  the        
prophets1 let them hear them4' ,let them
 receive their word1  close in with the 
doctrine declared by them4 ,i shall not 
at this  time speak anything to that    
word ',abraham1' having touched upon  it
 already2 but shall tell you what is to 
be understood by these  words1 ',they   
have ,moses and the prophets1 let them  
hear them4'  ,the things that ,i shall  

observe from hence are these3--         
,first4 ,that the scriptures spoken by  
the holy men of ,god are a  sufficient  
rule to instruct to salvation them that 
do assuredly  believe and close in with 
what they hold forth4 ',they have ,moses
  and the prophets1 let them hear them4'
 ,that is1 if they would  escape that   
doleful place1 and be saved indeed from 
the intolerable  pains of hell-fire1 as 
they desire1 they have that which is    
sufficient  to counsel them4 ',they have
 ,moses and the prophets'2 let them be  
instructed by them1 ',let them hear     
them4' ,for 'all scripture is  given by 
inspiration of ,god1 and is profitable  
for doctrine1 for  reproof1 for         
correction1 for instruction in          
righteousness'2 why8  ',that the man of 
,god may be perfect1 thoroughly         
furnished unto  all good works' 7#b ,tim
 #c3af1ag74 ,do but mark these words1   
',all  scripture is profitable4' ,,all2 
take it where you will1 and in what     
place you will1 ',all is profitable'3   

,for what8 ',that the man of  ,god1' or 
he that is bound for heaven1 and would  
instruct others  in their progress      
thither4    ,it is profitable to        
instruct him1 in case he be ignorant2 to
 reprove  him1 in case he transgress2 to
 correct him1 if he hath need of it2  to
 confirm him1 if he be wavering4 ,it is 
profitable for doctrine1  and all this  
in a very righteous way--that the poor  
soul may not  only be helped1 but       
thoroughly furnished1 not only to some1 
but  to all good works4 ,and when ,paul 
would counsel ,timothy to stick  close  
to the things that are sound and sure1  
presently he puts  him upon the         
scripture1 saying1 ',from a child thou  
hast known the  holy scriptures1 which  
are able to make thee wise unto         
salvation1  through faith which is in   
,christ ,jesus4' ,the scripture holds   
forth  ,god's mind and will1 of his love
 and mercy towards man1 and also  the   
creature's carriage towards him from    
first to last2 so if thou  wouldst know 

the love of ,god in ,christ to sinners1 
then 'search  the scriptures1 for they  
are they which testify of him4'         
,wouldst thou know what thou art1 and   
what is in thine heart8 ,then  search   
the ,scriptures and see what is written 
in them 7,rom #a3bi-ca1  #c3i-ah2 ,jer  
#ag3i2 ,gen #f3e1 #h3ba2 ,eph #d3ah1    
with many others74 ,the  ,scriptures1 ,i
 say1 they are able to give a man       
perfect instruction  into any of the    
things of ,god necessary to faith and   
godliness1  if he hath but an honest    
heart seriously to weigh and ponder the 
several things contained in them4 ,as to
 instance in things more  particular for
 the further clearing up of this4 ,and  
first1 if we  come to the creation of   
the world4    ,wouldst thou know        
somewhat concerning that8 ,then read    
,genesis #a  and #b1 and compare them   
with ,psalm #cc3f2 also ,isaiah #ff3b2  
,proverbs  #h towards the end4          
,wouldst thou know whether he made them 
of something or nothing8  ,read ,hebrews

 #aa3c4    ,wouldst thou know whether he
 put forth any labour in making them1   
as we do in making things8 ,read ,psalm 
#cc3i4    ,if thou wouldst know whether 
man was made by ,god corrupt or upright1
  read ,ecclesiastes #g3bi2 ,genesis    
#a3aj1 #ah1 #be1 #ca4    ,wouldst thou  
know where ,god did place man after he  
had made him8  ,read ,genesis #b3ae4    
,wouldst thou know whether that man did 
live there all his time or  not8 ,then  
read ,genesis #c3bc1 #bd4    ,if thou   
wouldst know whether man be still in    
that state by nature  that ,god did     
place him in8 ,then read ,ecclesiastes  
#g3bi1 and compare  it with ,romans     
#e3af2 ,ephesians #b3a-c4 ',god made men
 upright1 but  they have sought out many
 inventions4'    ,if thou wouldst know  
whether the man were first beguiled1 or 
the  woman that ,god made an help-mate  
for him8 ,read ,genesis #c3f1 and       
compare with #a ,timothy #b3ad4         
,wouldst thou know whether ,god looked  
upon ,adam's eating the fruit  of the   

forbidden tree to be sin or no8 ,read   
,romans #e3ab-ae1 and  compare it with  
,genesis #c3ag4    ,wouldst thou know   
whether it were the devil who beguiled  
them1 or  whether it was a natural      
serpent1 such as do haunt the desolate  
places8 ,read ,genesis #c3ac1 with      
,revelation #bj3a-c4    ,wouldst thou   
know whether that sin be imputed to us8 
,read ,romans  #e3ab-ae1 and compare it 
with ,ephesians #b3b4    ,wouldst thou  
know whether man was cursed for his sin8
 ,read ,galatians  #c3aj2 ,romans #e3ae4
    ,wouldst thou know whether the curse
 did fall on man1 or on the  whole      
creation with him8 ,compare ,genesis    
#c3ag1 with ,romans #h3bj-bb4           
,wouldst thou know whether man be       
defiled in every part of him by  the sin
 he hath committed8 ,then read ,isaiah  
#a3f4    ,wouldst thou know man's       
inclination so soon as he is born8 ,read
  ,psalm #eh3c4 ',the wicked are        
estranged from the womb2 they go astray 
as soon as they be born4'    ,wouldst   

thou know whether man once fallen from  
,god by transgression1  can recover     
himself by all he can do8 ,then read    
,romans #c3bj1bc4    ,wouldst thou know 
whether it be the desire of the heart of
 man by  nature1 to follow ,god in his  
own way or no8 ,compare ,genesis #f3e1  
and ,genesis #h3ba1 with ,hosea #aa3g4  
,wouldst thou know how ,god's heart     
stood affected toward man before  the   
world began8 ,compare ,ephesians #a3d1  
with #b ,timothy #a3i4    ,wouldst thou 
know whether sin were sufficient to draw
 ,god's love  from his creatures8       
,compare ,jeremiah #c3g1 and ,micah     
#g3ah1 with  ,romans #e3f-h4    ,wouldst
 thou know whether ,god's love did still
 abide towards his  creatures for       
anything they could do to make him      
amends8 ,then read  ,deuteronomy        
#aa3e-h4    ,wouldst thou know how ,god 
could still love his creatures1 and do  
his justice no wrong8 ,read ,romans     
#c3bd-bf4 ',being justified freely  by  
his grace1 through the redemption that  

is in ,christ ,jesus2 whom  ,god hath   
set forth to be a propitiation' for sin1
 'through faith  in his blood1 to       
declare his righteousness for the       
remission of  sins that are past1       
through the forbearance of ,god4 ,to    
declare1  ,i say1 at this time his      
righteousness1 that he might be just1   
and  the justifier of him which         
believeth in ,jesus4'    ,that is1 ,god 
having his justice satisfied in the     
blood1 and  righteousness1 and death of 
his own ,son ,jesus ,christ for the sins
  of poor sinners1 he can now save them 
that come to him1 though  never so great
 sinners1 and do his justice no wrong1  
because it  hath had a full and complete
 satisfaction given it by that blood    
7#a ,john #a3g1h74    ,wouldst thou know
 who he was1 and what he was1 that did  
out of  his love die for sinners1 then  
compare ,john #c3af1 #ag12 ,romans #e3h1
  with ,isaiah #i3f4    ,wouldst thou   
know whether this ,saviour had a body of
 flesh and  bones before the world was1 

or took it from the ,virgin ,mary8 ,then
  read ,galatians #d3d4    ,wouldst thou
 know whether he did in that body bear  
all our sins1  and where8 ,then read #a 
,peter #b3bd4 ',who bare our sins in his
 own  body on the tree4'    ,wouldst    
thou know whether he did rise again     
after he was crucified1  with the very  
same body8 ,then read ,luke #bd3ch-da4  
,wouldst thou know whether he did eat or
 drink with his disciples  after he rose
 out of the grave8 ,then read ,luke     
#bd3db1 and ,acts  #aj3da4    ,if thou  
wouldst be persuaded of the truth of    
this1 that that very  body is now above 
the clouds and stars1 read ,acts        
#a3i-aa1 and ,luke  #bd toward the end4 
,if thou wouldst know that the ,quakers 
hold an error that say the  body of     
,christ is within them2#cg consider the 
same scripture4    ,wouldst thou know   
what that ,christ that died for sinners 
is doing  in that place whither he is   
gone8 ,then read ,hebrews #g3bd4        
,wouldst thou know who shall have life  

by him1 read #a ,timothy #a3ad1  #ae1   
and ,romans #e3f-h1 which say1 ',christ 
died' for sinners1 'for  the ungodly4'  
,wouldst thou know whether they that    
live and die in their sins  shall go to 
heaven or not8 ,then read #a            
,corinthians #f3aj2 ,revelation  #ba3h1 
#bg1 which saith1 ',they shall have     
their part in the lake  which burneth   
with fire and brimstone4'    ,wouldst   
thou know whether man's obedience will  
obtain that ,christ  should die for     
them1 or save them8 ,then read ,mark    
#b3ag2 ,romans  #e3f1 #g4    ,wouldst   
thou know whether righteousness1        
justification1 and  sanctification do   
come through the virtue of ,christ's    
blood8  ,compare ,romans #e3i with      
,hebrews #ab3ab4    ,wouldst thou know  
whether natural man can abstain from the
 outward  act of sin against the law1   
merely by a principle of nature8 ,then  
compare well ,romans #b3ad1 with        
,philippians #c3f4    ,wouldst thou know
 whether a man by nature may know       

something of  the invisible things of   
,god8 ,compare seriously ,romans #a3bj1 
#ba  with #b3ad1 #ae4    ,wouldst thou  
know how far a man may go on in a       
profession of the  gospel1 and yet fall 
away8 ,then read ,hebrews #f3d-f4 ',they
 may taste  the good ,word of ,god1 and 
the powers of the world to come4' ,they 
may taste 'the heavenly gift1 and be    
partakers of the ,holy ,ghost1'  and yet
 so fall as never to be recovered1 or   
renewed again unto  repentance4 ,see    
also ,luke #ac4    ,wouldst thou know   
how hard it is to go to heaven8 ,read   
,matthew  #g3ac1 #ad2 ,luke #ac3bd4     
,wouldst thou know whether a man by     
nature be a friend to ,god1 or  an      
enemy8 ,then read ,romans #e3aj2        
,colossians #a3ba4    ,wouldst thou know
 what1 or who they are that shall go to 
heaven8  ,then read ,john #c3c-g1 and #b
 ,corinthians #e3ag4 ,also1 wouldst thou
  know what a sad thing it is for any to
 turn their backs upon the  gospel of   
,jesus ,christ8 then read ,hebrews      

#aj3bh1 #bi1 and ,mark  #af3af4         
,wouldst thou know what is the wages of 
sin8 ,then read ,romans #f3bc4  ',the   
wages of sin is death4'    ,wouldst thou
 know whither those do go that die      
unconverted to the  faith of ,christ8   
,then read ,psalm #i3ag1 and ,isaiah    
#ad3i4    ,reader1 here might ,i spend  
many sheets of paper1 yea1 ,i might upon
  this subject write a very great book1 
but ,i shall now forbear1  desiring thee
 to be very conversant in the           
,scriptures1 'for they  are they which  
testify of ,jesus ,christ' 7,john       
#e3ci74 ,the ,bereans  were counted     
noble upon this account3 ',these were   
more noble than  those in ,thessalonica1
 in that they received the ,word with   
all  readiness of mind1 and searched the
 scriptures daily1' c4 7,acts  #ag3aa74 
,but here let me give thee one caution1 
that is1 have a  care that thou do not  
satisfy thyself with a bare search of   
them1  without a real application of him
 whom they testify of to thy  soul1 lest

 instead of faring the better for thy   
doing this work1  thou dost fare a great
 deal the worse1 and thy condemnation be
  very much heightened1 in that though  
thou didst read so often the  sad state 
of those that die in sin1 and the       
glorious estate of  them that close in  
with ,christ1 yet thou thyself shouldest
 be such  a fool as to lose ,jesus      
,christ1 notwithstanding thy hearing1   
and  reading so plentifully of him4     
',they have ,moses and the prophets1 let
 them hear them4'    ,as if he should   
say1 what need have they that one should
 be sent  to them from the dead8 ,have  
they not ,moses and the prophets8 ,hath 
not ,moses told them the danger of      
living in sin8 7,deut #bg3ae-bf1        
#bh3ae-fh1 #bi3ah-bb74 ,hath he not     
there told them1 what a sad  state those
 persons are in that deceive themselves 
with the deceit  of their hearts1 saying
 they shall have peace though they      
follow  their sins1 in these words3     
',and when he heareth the words of  this

 curse1 he blesseth himself in his      
heart1 saying1 ,i shall have  peace     
though ,i' go on1 or 'walk in the       
imagination of mine heart1  to add      
drunkenness to thirst4 ,the ,lord will  
not spare him1 but  then the anger of   
the ,lord and his jealousy shall smoke  
against  that man1 and all the curses   
that are written in this book shall  lie
 upon him1 and the ,,lord shall blot out
 his name from under  heaven4'          
,again1 ,did not ,moses write of the    
,saviour that was to come afterwards    
into the world8 7,deut #ah3ah74 ,nay1   
have not all the prophets from  ,samuel1
 with all those that follow after1      
prophesied1 and foretold  these things8 
,therefore what need have they that ,i  
should work  such a miracle1 as to send 
one from the dead unto them8 ',they have
  ,moses and the prophets1 let them hear
 them4'    ,second4 ,from whence observe
 again1 that ,god doth honour the       
writings of ,moses and the prophets1 as 
much1 nay more1 than if one  should rise

 from the dead3 ',should not a people   
seek unto their  ,god8' ,what1 seek 'for
 the living among the dead8 ,to the law1
 and  to the testimony1' saith ,god1 'if
 they speak not according to this  word1
 it is because there is no light in     
them' 7,isa #h3ai1bj74 ,and  let me tell
 you plainly1 ,i do believe that the    
devil knows this  full well1 which makes
 him labour to beget in the hearts of   
his  disciples and followers light      
thoughts of them2 and doth persuade     
them1 that even a motion from their own 
beguiled conscience1 or  from his own   
wicked spirit1 is to be observed and    
obeyed before  them4 ,when the very     
apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 though he    
heard a  voice from the excellent glory1
 saying1 ',this is my beloved ,son1'    
c41 yet writing to the churches1 he     
commends1 the writing of  the prophets  
before it1 saying1 ',we have also a more
 sure word  of the prophets1 to which ye
 do well to take heed1' c4 7#b ,peter   
#a3ag-ai74ch ,now if thou doubtest      

whether that place be meant the         
scriptures1 the words of the prophets or
 no1 read but the next  verse1 where he 
addeth for a certain confirmation       
thereof1 these  words1 ',knowing this   
first1 that no prophecy of the          
,scripture is  of any private           
interpretation4 ,for the prophecy came  
not in old  time by the will of man1 but
 holy men of ,god spake as they were    
moved by the ,holy ,ghost4'    ,and     
therefore what a sad thing is it for    
those that go about to  disown the      
,scriptures6 ,i tell you1 however they  
may slight them  now1 yet when they come
 into hell1 they will see their folly3  
',they have ,moses and the prophets1 let
 them hear them4'    ,further1 who are  
they that are so tossed to and fro1 with
 the  several winds of doctrine that    
have been broached in these days1  but  
such for the most part1 as have had a   
light esteem of the  scriptures2 for the
 ground of error1 as ,christ saith1 is  
because  they know not them 7,mark      

#ab3bd74 ,and indeed1 it is just with   
,god  to give them over to follow their 
own dark blinded consciences1  to be led
 into errors1 that they might be damned 
into hell1 who  did not believe that the
 things contained in the ,scripture were
  the truth1 that they might be saved   
and go to heaven4 ,i cannot  well tell  
how to have done speaking for1 and on   
the ,scriptures'  side2 only this ,i    
consider1 a word is enough to the wise2 
and  therefore ,i shall commit these    
things into the hands of them that  are 
of ,god2 and as for the rest1 ,i shall  
say to them1 rather than  ,god will save
 them from hell with the breach of his  
holy ,word1 if  they had a thousand     
souls apiece1 ,god would destroy them   
all2 for  'the ,scripture cannot be     
broken' 7,john #aj3ce74    ,verse       
#cj4--';,and he said1 ,nay1 ,father     
,abraham2 but if one went unto  them    
from the dead1 they will repent4'       
,the verse before1 you know1 as ,i told 
you1 it was part of an  answer to such  

as lose their souls2 so it is a         
vindication of the  ,scriptures of      
,moses and the prophets1 ',they have    
,moses and the  prophets1 let them hear 
them4'    ,now this verse is an answer  
to what was said in the former2 and     
such an one as hath in it a rejection of
 the former answer4 ',nay1  father      
,abraham4' ,nay1 saith he1 do not say   
so1 do not put them  off with this2 send
 one from the dead1 and then there will 
be some  hopes4 ,it is true thou        
speakest of the ,scripture1 of ,moses   
and  the prophets1 and sayest1 'let them
 hear them'2 but these things  are not  
so well as ,i could wish1 ,i had rather 
thou wouldst send  one from the dead4   
,in these words therefore1 ,nay1 father 
,abraham1  there is a repulse given2    
nay1 let it not be so2 nay1 ,i do not   
like of that answer4 ,hear ,moses and   
the prophets1 nay4 ,the same  expression
 is used by ,christ1 ,luke #ac3b1 #c4   
,think you that they  upon whom the     
tower of ,siloam fell1 were sinners     

above others8 ',i  tell you nay2 but    
except ye repent1 ye shall all likewise 
perish4'  ,so here1 ,nay1 father        
,abraham1 c4    ,by this word ,nay1     
therefore1 is signified a rejecting the 
first  answer4    ,now observe1 ,i pray 
you1 the reason why he says ,nay1 is1   
because  ,god doth put over all those   
that will be saved1 to observe and      
receive the truth contained in          
,scripture1 and believe that4 ,to  have 
a high esteem of them1 and to love and  
search them1 as ,christ  saith1 ',search
 the ,scriptures1' for 'they are they   
which testify  of me' 7,john #e3ci74    
,but the damned say1 ,nay2 as if he had 
said1  ,this is the thing4 ,to be short1
 my brethren are unbelievers1 and  do   
not regard the ,word of ,god4 ,i know it
 by myself1 for when ,i was  in the     
world1 it was so with me2 many a good   
sermon did ,i hear1  many a time was ,i 
admonished1 desired1 entreated1         
beseeched1  threatened1 forewarned of   
what ,i now suffer2 but alas6 ,i was    

ignorant1 self-conceited1 surly1        
obstinate1 and rebellious4 ,many  a time
 the preacher told hell would be my     
portion1 the devil would  wreck his     
malice on me2 ,god would pour on me his 
sore displeasure2  but he had as good   
have preached to the stock1 to the post1
  to the stones ,i trod on2 his words   
rang in mine ears1 but ,i kept  them    
from mine heart4 ,i remember he alleged 
many a ,scripture1 but  those ,i valued 
not2 the ,scriptures1 thought ,i1 what  
are they8 ,a  dead letter1 a little ink 
and paper1 of three or four shillings'  
price4#ci ,alas6 ,what is the           
,scripture8 ,give me a ballad1 a        
news-book1 ,george on horseback1 or     
,bevis of ,southampton2 give me  some   
book that teaches curious arts1 that    
tells of old fables2#dj  but for the    
holy ,scriptures ,i cared not4 ,and as  
it was with me  then1 so it is with my  
brethren now1 we were all of one spirit1
  loved all the same sins1 slighted all 
the same counsels1 promises1            

encouragements and threatenings of the  
,scriptures2 and they are  still1 as ,i 
left them1 still in unbelief1 still     
provoking ,god1  and rejecting good     
counsel1 so hardened in their ways1 so  
bent to  follow sin1 that let the       
,scriptures be showed to them daily1 let
  the messengers of ,christ preach till 
their hearts ache1 till they  fall down 
dead with preaching1 they will rather   
trample it under  foot1 and swine-like  
rend them1 than close in with those     
gentle  and blessed proffers of the     
gospel4    ',nay1 father ,abraham1 but  
if one should rise from the dead1 they  
would repent4' ,though they have ,moses 
and the prophets1 the  ,scriptures1 they
 will not repent and close in with      
,jesus ,christ1  though the ,scriptures 
do witness against them4 ,if therefore  
there  be any good done to them1 they   
must have it another way4 ,i think1     
saith he1 it would work much on them 'if
 one should rise from the  dead4' ,and  
this truth indeed is so evident1 that   

ungodly ones have  a light esteem of the
 ,scriptures1 that it needs not many    
strong  arguments to prove it1 being so 
evidently manifested by their every     
day's practice1 both in words and       
actions1 almost in all things  they say 
and do4 ,yet for the satisfaction of the
 reader1 ,i shall  show you by a        
scripture or two1 though ,i might show  
many1 that  this was and is true1 with  
the generality of the world4 ,see the   
words of ,nehemiah in his #ith chapter  
concerning the children of  ,israel1 who
 though the ,lord offered them mercy    
upon mercy1 as it  is from verse #ai-be1
 yet verse #bf1 saith he1 ',nevertheless
 they  were disobedient' for all thy    
goodness towards them1 'and rebelled    
against thee4' ,but how8 ',and cast thy 
law behind their backs2 slew  thy       
prophets which testified against them1  
to turn them to thee1  and they wrought 
great provocations4'    ,observe1 #a4   
,they sinned against mercy4 ,and then1  
#b4 ,they slighted  the law1 or ,word of

 ,god4 #c4 ,they slew the prophets that 
declared  it unto them4 #d4 ,the ,lord  
counts it a great provocation4 ,see     
,hebrews  #c3aj-ai2 ,zechariah #g3aa1   
#ab4 ',but they refused to hearken1'    
saith  he1 there of the wicked1 'and    
pulled away the shoulder1 and stopped   
their ears1 that they should not hear'  
the law4 ',yea1 they made  their hearts'
 hard as 'an adamant stone1 lest they   
should hear the  law1 and the words     
which the ,lord of hosts hath sent' unto
 them  'in his ,spirit by the former    
prophets1' c4    ,mark1 ,i pray you1    
here is also1 7#a47 ,a refusing to      
hearken to the  words of the prophets4  
7#b47 ,that they might so do1 they      
stopped  their ears4 7#c47 ,if anything 
was to be done1 they pulled away  their 
shoulder4 7#d47 ,to effect his1 they    
labour to make their  hearts hard as an 
adamant stone4 7#e47 ,and all this1 lest
 they should  hear and close in with    
,jesus1 and live1 and be delivered from 
the  wrath to come4 ,all which things do

 hold out an unwillingness to  submit   
to1 and embrace the words of ,god1 and  
so ,jesus ,christ which  is testified of
 by them4 ,many other scriptures ,i     
might bring in  for confirmation of the 
thing1 as that in ,amos #g3ab1 #ac2 also
 #a  ,samuel #b3bd1 #be2 #b ,chronicles 
#be3ae1 #af2 ,jeremiah #g3bc-bh1 #af3ab4
  ,read also seriously that saying in #b
 ,chronicles #cf3ae1 where  he saith1   
',and the ,lord ,god of their fathers   
sent to them by his  messengers1 rising 
up betimes1 because he had compassion on
 his  people1 and on his                
dwelling-place4' ,and did they make them
 welcome8  ,no1 but they mocked the     
messengers of ,god1 and despised his    
words4  ,and was that all8 ,no1 they    
'misused his prophets4' ,how long8      
',until the wrath of the ,lord arose    
against them4 ,till there was  no       
remedy4' ,see also ,jeremiah #bi3ai1    
#be3c-g2 ,luke #aa3di4    ,and besides1 
the conversion of almost all men doth   
bear witness to  the same1 both         

religious and profane persons1 in that  
they daily  neglect1 reject1 and turn   
their backs upon the plain testimony of 
the ,scriptures4 ,as1    ,first4 ,take  
the ,,threatenings laid down in holy    
writ1 and how are  they disregarded8    
,there are but a few places in the      
,bible but there  are threatenings      
against one sinner or other2 against    
drunkards1  swearers1 liars1 proud      
persons1 strumpets1 whoremongers1       
covetous1  railers1 extortioners1       
thieves1 lazy persons4 ,in a word1 all  
manner  of sins are reproved1 and       
without faith in the ,lord ,jesus1 there
  is a sore punishment to be executed on
 the committers of them2  and all this  
made mention of in the ,scriptures4     
,but for all this1 how thick1 and by    
heaps1 do these wretches walk  up and   
down our streets8#da ,do but go into the
 alehouses1 and  you shall see almost   
every room besprinkled with them1 so    
foaming  out their own shame1 that it is
 enough to make the heart of a  saint to

 tremble1 insomuch that they would not  
be bound to have  society with them any 
long while for all the world4 ,for as   
the  ways of the godly are not liked of 
by the wicked1 even so the  ways of the 
wicked 'are an abomination to the just' 
7,prov #bi3bg2  ,psa #abj3e1f74    #a4  
,the ,scripture says1 ',cursed is the   
man that trusteth in man1  and maketh   
flesh his arm1 and whose heart departeth
 from the ,,lord'  7,jer #ag3e74    ,and
 yet how many poor souls are there in   
the world1 that stand  in so much awe   
and dread of men1 and do so highly      
esteem their  favour1 that they will    
rather venture their souls in the hands 
of  the devil with their favour1 than   
they will fly to ,jesus ,christ  for the
 salvation of their souls8 ,nay1 though 
they be convinced  in their souls1 that 
the way is the way of ,god2 yet how do  
they  labour to stifle conviction1 and  
turn their ears away from the  truth1   
and all because they will not lose the  
favour of an opposite  neighbour8 ,o6 ,i

 dare not for my master1 my brother1 my 
landlord1 ,i  shall lose his favour1 his
 house of work1 and so decay my calling4
  ,o1 saith another1 ,i would willingly 
go in this way1 but for my  father1 he  
chides and tells me he will not stand my
 friend when ,i  come to want2 ,i shall 
never enjoy a pennyworth of his goods2  
he  will disinherit me4 ,and ,i dare    
not1 saith another1 for my husband1  for
 he will be a railing1 and tells me he  
will turn me out of  doors1 he will beat
 me1 and cut off my legs4 ,but ,i tell  
you1 if  any of these1 or any other     
things be so prevalent with thee now1   
as to keep thee from seeking after      
,christ in his ways1 they will  also be 
so prevalent with ,god against thee1 as 
to make him cast  off thy soul1 because 
thou didst rather trust man than ,god2  
and  delight in the embracing of man    
rather than in the favour of the        
,lord4#db    #b4 ,again1 the ,scripture 
saith1 ',he that being often reproved1  
hardeneth his neck1 shall suddenly be   

destroyed1 and that without  remedy'    
7,prov #bi3a74 ,yet many are so far from
 turning1 though they  have been        
convinced of their wretched state a     
hundred times1 that  when convictions or
 trouble for sin comes on their         
consciences1  they go on still in the   
same manner resisting and choking the   
same1 though remediless destruction be  
hard at their heels4    #c4 ,again thou 
hast heard say1 ',except a man be born  
again1' 'he  cannot enter into the      
kingdom of ,god' 7,john #c3c-g74 ,and   
yet thou  goest on in a natural state1  
an unregenerate condition2 nay1 thou    
dost resolve never to turn nor be       
changed1 though hell be appointed  on   
purpose to swallow up such 7,isa #ad3i74
 ',the wicked shall be  turned into     
hell1 and all the nations that forget   
,god' 7,psa #i3ag74    #d4 ,again1 the  
,scripture saith plainly that he that   
loveth and  maketh a lie shall have his 
part 'in the lake which burneth with    
fire and brimstone' 7,rev #ba3h1bg74    

,and yet thou art so far from  dreading 
it1 that it is thy delight to jest and  
jeer1 and lie for  a penny1 or twopence1
 or sixpence1 again4 ,and also if thou  
canst  make the rest of thy companions  
merry1 by telling things that are       
false1 of them that are better than     
thyself1 thou dost not care  a straw4   
,or if thou hearest a lie from1 or of   
another1 thou wilt  tell it1 and swear  
to the truth of it1 ,o miserable6    #e4
 ,thou hast heard and read1 that ',he   
that believeth not shall be  damned'    
7,mark #af3af74 ,and that 'all men have 
not faith' 7#b ,thess  #c3b74 ,and yet  
thou dost so much disregard these       
things1 that it is  like thou didst     
scarce ever so much as examine seriously
 whether  thou wast in the faith or no2 
but dost content thyself with the       
hypocrite's hope1 which at the last ,god
 will cut off1 and count  it not better 
than the spider's web 7,job #h3ac1ad71  
or the house  that is builded on the    
sands 7,luke #f3di74 ,nay1 thou         

peradventure  dost flatter thyself1 and 
thinkest that thy faith is as good  as  
the best of them all2 when1 alas1 poor  
soul1 thou mayest have  no saving faith 
at all2 which thou hast not1 if thou be 
not born  again1 and made a new creature
 7#b ,cor #b3ag74    #f4 ,thou hast     
heard1 that he that neglects ,god's     
great salvation  shall never escape his 
great damnation 7,heb #b3c1 compared    
with  ,luke #ad3bd1 and ,rev #ad3ai1bj74
 ,and yet when thou art invited1        
intreated1 and beseeched to come in1    
thou wilt make any excuse  to serve the 
turn 7,luke #ad3ag1ah2 ,rom #ab3a2 #b   
,cor #e3ai1bj74 ,nay1  thou wilt be so  
wicked as to put off ,christ time after 
time1  notwithstanding he is so freely  
proffered to thee2 a little ground1  a  
few oxen1 a farm1 a wife1 a twopenny    
matter1 a play2 nay1 the  fear of a     
mock1 a scoff or a jeer1 is of greater  
weight to draw  thee back1 than the     
salvation of thy soul to draw thee      
forward4    #g4 ,and thou hast heard1   

that whosoever will be a friend of the  
world is the enemy of ,god 7,james      
#d3d74 ,but thou regardest not  these   
things1 but contrariwise2 rather than   
thou wilt be out of  the friendship and 
favour of this world1 thou wilt sin     
against  thine own conscience1 and get  
thyself into favour by fawning and      
flattering of the world4 ,yea1 rather   
than thou wilt go without it1  thou wilt
 dissemble1 lie1 backbite thy neighbour1
 and an hundred  other tricks thou wilt 
have4    #h4 ,you have heard that the   
day of judgment is near1 in which you   
and ,i1 all of us1 must appear before   
the tribunal of ,jesus ,christ1  and    
there be made to give an account to him 
that is ready to judge  the quick and   
the dead2 even of all that ever we did1 
yea1 of all  our sins in thought1 word1 
and deed1 and shall certainly be damned 
for them too1 if we close not in with   
our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1  and what he  
hath done and suffered for eternal life2
 and that  not notionally or            

traditionally1 but really and savingly1 
in the  power1 and by the operation of  
the ,spirit1 through faith 7,eccl       
#aa3i1 #ab3ad2 ,acts #aj3db1 #ag3cj1ca2 
#b ,cor #e3aj2 ,heb #i3bg2 ,rev         
#bj3ab74 ',and ,i saw the dead1 small   
and great1 stand before ,god2  and the  
books were opened3 and another book was 
opened1 which  is the book of life1 and 
the dead were judged out of those things
  which were written in the books4'     
,there is the book of the creatures1    
the book of conscience1 the book of the 
,lord's remembrance1 the  book of the   
law1 the book of the gospel 7,rom #a3bj1
 compare with  ,rom #b3ab1ae2 ,rev      
#f3ag2 ,john #ab3dh74dc ,then 'he shall 
separate  them one from another1 as a   
shepherd divideth his sheep on the      
right hand1 but the goats on his left'  
7,matt #be3cj-cb74 ',and shall  say to  
them on his right hand1 ,come1 ye       
blessed' 7v #cd74 ,but to  the other1   
go1 or ',depart1 ye cursed' 7v #da74    
,yet1 notwithstanding  the ,scriptures  

do so plainly and plentifully speak of  
these things1  alas6 who is there that  
is weaned from the world1 and from their
  sins and pleasures1 to fly from the   
wrath to come8 7,matt #c3g74            
,notwithstanding the ,scripture saith   
also that heaven and earth  shall pass  
away1 rather than one jot1 or one tittle
 of the word  shall fail1 'till all be  
fulfilled1' they are so certain 7,luke  
#ba3cc2 ,matt #e3ah74    ,second        
,,promises4 ,but leaving the            
threatenings1 let us come to  ,,the     
,,promises1 and speak somewhat of them1 
and you may see how light  men make of  
them1 and how little they set by them1  
notwithstanding  the mouth of the ,lord 
hath spoken them4 ,as    #a4 ',turn1' ye
 fools1 ye scorners1 ye simple ones1 'at
 my reproof'2  and 'behold ,i will pour 
out my ,spirit unto you' 7,prov #a3bc74 
,and  yet persons had rather be in their
 foolishness and scorning still1  and   
had rather embrace some filthy lust1    
than the holy1 undefiled1  and blessed  

,spirit of ,christ1 through the promise1
 though by it1  as many as receive it1  
'are sealed unto the day of redemption' 
7,eph #d3cj71 and although he that lives
 and dies without it1 is  none of       
,christ's 7,rom #h3i74    #b4 ,god hath 
said1 if thou do but come to him in     
,christ1 ',though your  sins be as' red 
as 'scarlet1 they shall be as white as  
snow'2 and  he will by no means cast    
thee away4 ,compare ,isaiah #a3ah with  
,john  #f3cg4 ,yet poor souls will not  
come to ,christ that they might have    
life 7,john #e3dj71 but rather after    
their hardness and impenitent  heart    
treasurest up unto themselves wrath     
against the day of  wrath1 and          
revelation of the righteous judgment of 
,god 7,rom #b3e74    #c4 ,christ ,jesus 
hath said in the ,word of truth that if 
any man will  serve and follow him1     
where he is1 'there shall also his      
servant  be' 7,john #ab3bf74 ,but yet   
poor souls choose rather to follow sin1 
,satan1 and the world1 though their     

companions be the devils and  damned    
souls for ever 7,matt #be3da74    #d4   
,he hath also said1 ',seek ye first the 
kingdom of ,god1 and all'  other 'things
 shall be added4' ,but let whoso will   
seek after the  kingdom of heaven first 
for them2 for they will take the first  
time1 while time serves to get the      
things of this life4 ,and if it  be so1 
that they must needs seek after heaven1 
or else be damned1  they will stay till 
they have more leisure1 or till they can
 better  attend to it2 or till they have
 other things handsome about them1  or  
till they are older2 when they have     
little else to do1 or when  they come to
 be sick1 and to die4 ,then1 ,lord1 have
 mercy upon  them6 though it be ten     
thousand to one but they perish for     
ever4    ,for commonly the ,lord hath   
this way to deal with such sinners1  who
 put him off when he is striving with   
them1 either to laugh at  their         
calamity1 and mock when their fear      
cometh 7,prov #a3bf1bh74 ,or  else send 

them to the gods they have served1 which
 are the devils  7,judg #aj3ac1ad74 ,go 
to the gods you have served1 and 'let   
them  deliver you1' saith he2 compare   
this with ,john #h3dd4    #e4 ,he hath  
said1 ',there is no man that forsaketh  
father1 or mother1  wife1 or children1  
or lands1 for his sake and the gospel's1
 but  shall have a hundred fold in this 
world1 with persecution1 and in  the    
world to come life everlasting' 7,mark  
#aj3bi1cj74    ,but men1 for the most   
part1 are so far off from believing the 
certainty of this1 that they will scarce
 lose the earning of a  penny to hear   
the ,word of ,god1 the gospel of        
salvation4 ,nay1 they  will neither go  
themselves1 nor suffer others to go1 if 
they can  help it1 without threatening  
to do them a mischief1 if it lie in     
their way4 ,nay1 further1 many are so   
far from parting from any  worldly gain 
for ,christ's sake1 and the gospel's1   
that they are  still striving1 by hook  
and by crook1 as we say1 by swearing1   

lying1 cozening1 stealing1 covetousness1
 extortion1 oppression1  forgery1       
bribery1 flattery1 or any other way to  
get more1 thou  they get together with  
these1 death1 wrath1 damnation1 hell1   
the  devil1 and all the plagues that    
,god can pour upon them4 ,and if  any do
 not run with them to the same excess of
 riot1 but rather  for all their threats
 will be so bold and careless1 as they  
call  it1 as to follow the ways of ,god2
 if they can do no more1 yet they  will 
whet their tongues like a sword to wound
 them1 and do them  the greatest        
mischief they can1 both in speaking     
against them to  neighbours1 to wives1  
to husbands1 to landlords1 and raising  
false  reports of them4 ,but let such   
take heed lest they be in such a  state1
 and woeful condition as he was in1 who 
said1 in vexation  and anguish of soul1 
,one drop of cold water to cool my      
tongue4    ,thus might ,i add many      
things out of the holy ,writ1 both      
threatenings  and promises1 besides     

those heavenly counsels1 loving         
reproofs1  free invitations to all sorts
 of sinners1 both old and young1 rich   
and poor1 bond and free1 wise and       
unwise4 ,all which have been1  now are1 
and is to be feared1 as long as this    
world lasts1 will  be trampled under the
 feet of those swine1 ,i call them not  
men1  who will continue in the same4    
,but take a review of some of them3--   
#a4 ,counsel4    ,what heavenly counsel 
is that where ,christ saith1 'buy of me 
gold  tried by the fire1 that thou      
mayest be rich1 and white raiment  that 
thou mayest be clothed1 and that the    
shame of thy nakedness  do not appear'  
7,rev #c3ah74 ,also that1 ',ho1 every   
one that thirsteth1  come ye to the     
waters2 yea1 come1 buy wine and milk    
without money  and without price' 7,isa 
#ee3a74 ',hear1 and your soul shall     
live' 7v  #c74 ',take hold of my        
strength1 that you may make peace with  
me1  and you shall make peace with me'  
7,isa #bg3e74    #b4 ,instruction4      

,what instruction is here8    ',hear    
instruction and be wise1 and refuse it  
not4 ,blessed is the  man that heareth  
me1' saith ,christ1 'watching daily at  
my gates1  waiting at the posts of my   
doors4 ,for whoso findeth me1 findeth   
life1 and shall obtain favour of the    
,lord' 7,prov #h3cc-ce74 ,take  heed    
that no man deceive you by any means4   
',labour not for the meat  which        
perisheth1 but for that meat which      
endureth unto everlasting  life' 7,john 
#f3bg74 ',strive to enter in at the     
strait gate' 7,luke  #ac3bd74 ',believe 
on the ,lord ,jesus1 and thou shalt be  
saved' 7,acts  #af3ca74 ',believe not   
every spirit1 but try the spirits4'     
',quench  not the ,spirit4' ',lay hold  
on eternal life4' ',let your light so   
shine before men1 that they may see your
 good works1 and glorify  your ,father  
which is in heaven' 7,matt #e3af74 ,take
 heed1 and beware  of hypocrisy2 'watch 
and be sober1' 'learn of me1' saith     
,christ1  'come unto me4'    #c4        

,forewarning4    ,what forewarning is   
here8    ',because there is wrath1      
beware lest he take thee away with his  
stroke1 then a great ransom cannot      
deliver thee' 7,job #cf3ah74 ',be  ye   
not mockers1 lest your hands be made    
strong1 for ,i have heard  from the     
,lord ,god of hosts1 a consumption even 
determined upon  the whole earth' 7,isa 
#bh3bb74 ',beware1 therefore1 lest that 
come  upon you that is written1 ,behold1
 ye despisers1 and wonder and  perish4  
,for ,i work a work in your days1 which 
ye shall in no wise  believe1 though a  
man declare it unto you' 7,acts         
#ac3dj1da74 ',let  him that thinketh he 
standeth take heed lest he fall' 7#a    
,cor #aj3ab74  ',watch and pray1 that   
you enter not into temptation' 7,matt   
#bf3da74  ',let us therefore fear lest a
 promise being' made1 and 'left us  of  
entering into his rest1 any of you      
should seem to come short  of it' 7,heb 
#d3a74 ',i will therefore put you in    
remembrance1 though  you once knew this1

 how that the ,lord having saved the    
people out  of ,egypt1 afterward        
destroyed them that believed not' 7,jude
 #e74  ',hold that fast which thou hast1
 that no man take thy crown' 7,rev      
#c3aa74    #d4 ,comfort4    ,what       
comfort is here8    ',him that cometh to
 me1 ,i will in no wise cast out' 7,john
 #f3cg74  ',come unto me1 all ye that   
labour1 and are heavy laden1 and ,i     
will give you rest' 7,matt #aa3bh74 ',be
 of good cheer1 thy sins be  forgiven   
thee' 7,matt #i3b74 ',i will never      
leave1 nor forsake thee1'  for ',i have 
loved thee with an everlasting love'    
7,jer #ca3c74 ',i  lay down my life for 
the sheep4' ,i lay down my life that    
they may  have life4 ',i am come that   
they might have life1 and that they     
might  have it more abundantly4' ',i    
have heard thee in a time accepted1  and
 in the day of salvation have ,i        
succoured thee' 7#b ,cor #f3b74         
',though your sins be as scarlet1 they  
shall be as white as snow1  though they 

be red like crimson1 they shall be as   
wool4' ',for ,i  have blotted out as a  
thick cloud thy transgression1 and as a 
cloud  thy sins2 return unto me1 for ,i 
have redeemed thee' 7,isa #dd3bb74      
#e4 ,grief to those that fall short4    
,o sad grief6    ',how have ,i hated    
instruction1 and my heart despised      
reproof1 and  have not obeyed the voice 
of my teachers1 nor inclined mine ear   
to them that instructed me' 7,prov      
#e3aa-ac74 ,they shall 'curse their     
king and their ,god1 and look upward4   
,and they shall look unto the  earth1   
and behold trouble and darkness1 dimness
 of anguish1 and  they shall be driven  
to darkness' 7,isa #h3ba1bb74 ',he hath 
dispersed'  abroad1 'he hath given to   
the poor1 his righteousness endureth    
for ever4--,the wicked shall see it1 and
 be grieved1 he shall gnash  his teeth1 
and melt away2 the desire of the wicked 
shall perish'  7,psa #aab3i1aj74 ',there
 shall be weeping1--when ye shall see   
,abraham1  and ,isaac1 and ,jacob1 and  

all the prophets in the kingdom of ,god1
  and you yourselves thrust out' 7,luke 
#ac3bh74 ,all which things are  slighted
 by the world4    ,thus much1 in short1 
touching this1 ,that ungodly men        
undervalue  the ,scriptures1 and give no
 credit to them1 when the truth that  is
 contained in them is held forth in     
simplicity unto them1 but  rather cry   
out1 ,nay1 but if one should rise from  
the dead then  they think something     
might be done2 when alas1 though signs  
and  wonders were wrought by the hands  
of those that preach the gospel1  these 
poor creatures would never the sooner   
convert1 though they  suppose they      
should1 as is evident by the carriages  
of their  forerunners1 who albeit the   
,lord ,jesus ,christ himself did confirm
  his doctrine by miracles1 as opening  
blind eyes1 casting out  of devils1 and 
raising the dead1 they were so far from 
receiving  either him or his doctrine1  
that they put him to death for his      
pains6 ,though he had done so many      

miracles among them1 yet they  believed 
not in him 7,john #ab3cg74    ,but to   
pass this1 ,i shall lay down some of the
 grounds of their  rejecting and        
undervaluing the ,scriptures1 and so    
pass on4    #a4 ,ground4 ,because they  
do not believe that they are the ,word  
of  ,god1 but rather suppose them to be 
the inventions of men1 written  by some 
politicians1 on purpose to make poor    
ignorant people to  submit to some      
religion and government4#dd ,though they
 do not  say this1 yet their practices  
testify the same2 as he that when he    
hears the words of the curse1 yet       
blesseth himself in his heart1  and     
saith he shall have peace1 though ,god  
saith he shall have none  7,deut        
#bi3ah-bj74 ,and this must needs be1 for
 did but men believe  this1 that it is  
the ,word of ,god1 then they must       
believe that he  that speak it is true1 
therefore shall every word and tittle be
  fulfilled4 ,and if they come once to  
this1 unless they be stark  mad1 they   

will have a care how they do throw      
themselves under the  lash of eternal   
vengeance4 ,for the reason why the      
,thessalonians  received the ,word1 was1
 because they believed it was the ,word 
of  ,god1 and not the word of man1 which
 did effectually work in them  by their 
thus believing4 ',when ye received the  
,word of ,god which  ye heard of us1'   
saith he1 'ye received it not as the    
word of man1  but1 as it is in truth1   
the ,word of ,god1 which effectually    
worketh  also in you that believe' 7#a  
,thess #b3ac74 ,so that did a man but   
receive it in hearing1 or reading1 or   
meditating1 as it is the  ,word of ,god1
 they would be converted4 ',but the     
,word preached did  not profit1--not    
being mixed with faith in them that     
heard it'  7,heb #d3b74    #b4 ,ground4 
,because they do not indeed see         
themselves by nature  heirs of that     
exceeding wrath and vengeance that the  
,scriptures  testify of4 ,for did they  
but consider what ,god intends to do    

with  those that live and die in a      
natural state1 it would either sink     
them into despair1 or make them fly for 
refuge to the hope that  is set before  
them4 ,but if there be never such sins  
committed1  and never so great wrath    
denounced1 and the time of execution be 
never so near1 yet if the party that is 
guilty be senseless1 and  altogether    
ignorant thereof1 he will be careless1  
and regards it  nothing at all4 ,and    
that man1 by nature1 is in this         
condition1 it  is evident4 ,for1 take   
the same man that is senseless1 and     
ignorant  of that misery he is in by    
nature1 ,i say1 take him at another time
  when he is a little awakened1 and then
 you shall hear him roar1  and cry out  
so long as trouble is upon him1 and a   
sense of the  wrath of ,god hanging over
 his head1 ,good sirs1 what must ,i do  
to  be saved8    ,though the same man at
 another time1 when his conscience is   
fallen  asleep1 and grown hard1 will lie
 like the smith's dog at the foot  of   

the anvil1 though the fire-sparks fly in
 his face4 ,but1 as ,i  said before1    
when any one is a little awakened1 ,o   
what work will  one verse1 one line1    
nay1 one word of the holy ,scriptures   
make in  his heart4#de ,he cannot eat1  
sleep1 work1 keep company with his      
former companions1 and all because he is
 afraid that the damnation  spoken of in
 ,scripture will fall to his share1 like
 ,balaam1 who  said1 ',i cannot go      
beyond the word of the ,lord' 7,num     
#bb3ah74 ,so  long as he had something  
of the word of the ,lord with authority1
  severity1 and power on his heart2 but 
at another time he could  teach ',balak 
to cast a stumbling-block before the    
children of  ,israel' 7,rev #b3ad74     
#c4 ,ground4 ,because the carnal priests
 do tickle the ears of their  hearers   
with vain philosophy and deceit1 and    
thereby harden their  hearts against the
 simplicity of the gospel and ,word of  
,god1 which  things the apostle         
admonished those that have a mind to    

close in  with ,christ to avoid1 saying1
 ',beware lest any man1' be he what  he 
will1 'spoil you through philosophy and 
vain deceit1 after  the traditions of   
men1 and rudiments of the world1 and not
 after  ,christ' 7,col #b3h74 ,and you  
who muzzle up your people in ignorance  
with ,aristotle1 ,plato1 and the rest of
 the heathenish philosophers1  and      
preach little1 if anything1 of ,christ  
rightly2 ,i say unto you1  that you will
 find you have sinned against ,god1 and 
beguiled your  hearers1 when ,god shall1
 in the judgment-day1 lay the cause of  
the  damnation of many thousands of     
souls to your charge1 and say1 ,he  will
 require their blood at your hands 7,eze
 #cc3f74    #d4 ,ground4 ,another reason
 why the carnal unbelieving world do  so
 slight the ,scriptures and ,word of    
,god1 is1 because the judgment  spoken  
of in the ,scripture is not presently   
executed on the  transgressors4         
',because sentence against an evil work 
is not executed  speedily1 therefore the

 heart of the sons of men is fully set  
in  them to do evil' 7,eccl #h3aa74     
,because ,god doth not presently strike 
the poor wretch as soon as he sins1 but 
waits1 and forbears1 and  is patient1   
therefore the world judging ,god to be  
unfaithful1  go to it again and again1  
and every time grow harder and harder1  
till at last ,god is forced either to   
stretch out his mighty power  to turn   
them1 or else send death1 with the devil
 and hell1 to  fetch them4 ',thou       
thoughtest1' saith ,god1 'that ,i was   
altogether  such an one as thyself1 but 
,i will reprove thee1 and set them in   
order before thine eyes4 ,now consider  
this1 ye that forget ,god1  lest ,i tear
 you in pieces1 and there be none to    
deliver' 7,psa  #ej3ba1bb74    #e4      
,ground4 ,another reason why the blind  
world do slight the  authority of       
,scripture1 is1 because they give ear to
 the devil1  who1 through his subtilty1 
casteth false evasions and corrupt      
interpretations on them1 rendering them 

not so point blank the  mind of ,god1   
and a rule for direction to poor souls1 
persuading  them that they must give ear
 and way to something else besides1 and 
beyond that2 or else he labours to      
render it vile and contemptible1  by    
persuading them that it is a dead       
letter1 when indeed they know  not what 
they say1 nor whereof they affirm4 ,for 
the ,scripture is  not so dead but that 
the knowledge of it is able to make any 
man  wise unto salvation1 through faith 
and love1 which is in ,christ  ,jesus   
7#b ,tim #c3ae72 and is profitable for  
instruction1 reproof1 and  correction in
 righteousness1 that the man of ,god may
 be thoroughly  furnished to all good   
works 7v #ag74    ,and where it is said 
the letter killeth1 he meaneth the law1 
as it  is the ministration of damnation1
 or a covenant of works1 and so  indeed 
it doth kill1 and must do so1 because it
 is just1 forasmuch  as the party that  
is under the same is not able to yield  
to it a  complete and continual         

obedience4 ,but yet ,i will call ,peter 
and ,paul  to witness that the          
,scriptures are of a very glorious      
concernment1  inasmuch as in them is    
held forth to us the way of life2 and   
also in that they do administer good    
ground of hope to us4 ',for  whatsoever 
things were written aforetime were      
written for our  learning1 that we      
through patience and comfort of the     
,scriptures  might have hope' 7,rom     
#ae3d74 ,and again1 ',now to him that is
 of  power to stablish you according to 
my gospel1 and the preaching  of ,jesus 
,christ1 according to the revelation of 
the mystery1 which  was kept secret     
since the world began1 but now is made  
manifest1  and by the ,scriptures of the
 prophets1 according to the commandment 
of the everlasting ,god1 made known to  
all nations for the obedience  of faith'
 7,rom #af3be1bf74 ,and therefore       
whosoever they be that  slight the      
,scriptures1 they slight that which is  
no less than the  ,word of ,god2 and    

they who slight that1 slight him that   
spake it2  and they that do so1 let them
 look to themselves1 for ,god will  be  
revenged on such4 ,much more might be   
said to this thing1 but  ,i would not be
 tedious4    ,a word or two more1 so ,i 
have done with this4 ,consider the      
danger  of slighting the words of the   
prophets or apostles1 whether they  be  
correction1 reproof1 admonition1        
forewarning1 or the blessed  invitations
 and promises contained in them4    #a4 
,consider ,such souls do provoke ,god to
 anger1 and to execute  his vengeance on
 them4 ',they refused to hearken1 and   
pulled away  the shoulder1 and stopped  
their ears1 that they should not hear'  
the law1 and 'they made their hearts as 
an adamant stone1 lest  they should hear
 the law1 and the words which the ,lord 
of ,hosts  hath sent in his ,spirit by  
the former prophets2 therefore came a   
great wrath from the ,lord of ,hosts'   
7,zech #g3aa1ab74    #b4 ,consider ,god 
will not regard in their calamity4      

',because ,i  have called1 and ye       
refused2 ,i have stretched out my hand1 
and no  man regarded2 but ye have set at
 nought all my counsel1 and would  none 
of my reproof4 ,i also will laugh at    
your calamity1 ,i will  mock when your  
fear cometh4 ,when your fear cometh as  
desolation1  and your destruction cometh
 as a whirlwind4 ,then shall they call  
upon me1 but ,i will not answer2 they   
shall seek me early1 but they  shall not
 find me' 7,prov #a3bd-bh74    #c4      
,consider ,god doth commonly give up    
such men to delusions1  to believe lies4
 ',because they received not the love of
 the truth  that they might be saved1'  
therefore ',god shall send them strong  
delusion1 that they should believe a    
lie1 that they all might be  damned' 7#b
 ,thess #b3aj-ab74    #d4 ,consider ,in 
a word1 they that do continue to reject 
and  slight the ,word of ,god1 they are 
such1 for the most part1 as are         
ordained to be damned4 ,old ,eli1 his   
sons not hearkening to the  voice of    

their father reproving them for their   
sins1 but disobeying  his voice1 it is  
said1 ,it was 'because the ,lord would  
slay them'  7#a ,sam #b3be74 ,again see 
in #b ,chronicles #be3ae1 #af4 ,amaziah 
having  sinned against the ,lord1 he    
sends to him a prophet to reprove  him2 
but ,amaziah says1 ',forbear1 why       
shouldest thou be smitten8'  ,he did not
 hearken to the word of ,god1 ',then the
 prophet forbare1  saying1 ,i know that 
,god hath determined to destroy thee1   
because  thou hast--not hearkened unto  
my counsel4' ,read1 therefore1 and  the 
,lord give thee understanding4 ,for a   
miserable end will those  have that go  
on sinning against ,god1 rejecting his  
,word4    ,other things might have been 
observed from this verse1 which at  this
 time ,i shall pass by2 partly because  
the sum of them hath  been touched      
already1 and may be more clearly hinted 
at in the  following verse2 and         
therefore ,i shall speak a few words to 
the  next verse1 and so draw towards a  

conclusion4    ,verse #ca4--';,and he   
said unto him1 ,if they hear not ,moses 
and the  prophets1 neither will they be 
persuaded1 though one rose from  the    
dead4'    ',and he said'2 that is1 and  
,god made answer to the words spoken in 
the verse before1 ',and he said unto    
him1 ,if they hear not ,moses1'  c4 ,as 
if he had said1 ,moses was a man of     
great renown1 a man of  worthy note1 a  
man that talked with ,god face to face1 
as a man  speaketh to his friend4 ,the  
words that ,moses spake were such as  ,i
 commanded him to speak4 ,let who will  
question them1 ,i will own  them1 credit
 them1 bless them that close in with    
them1 and curse  those that reject them4
    ,i myself sent the prophets1 they   
did not run of their own heads1  ,i gave
 them commission1 ,i thrust them out1   
and told them what they  should say4 ,in
 a word1 they have told the world what  
my mind is  to do1 both to sinners and  
to saints2 ',they have ,moses and the   
prophets1 let them hear them4'          

,therefore he that shall reject and     
turn his back either upon the           
threatenings1 counsels1 admonitions1    
invitations1 promises1 or whatsoever    
else ,i have commanded them to  speak as
 to salvation and life1 and to          
directions therein1 shall  be sure to   
have a share in the many curses that    
they have spoken1  and the              
destruction#df that is pronounced by    
them4 ,again1 ',if  they hear not ,moses
 and the prophets1' c4 ,as if he had    
said1  ,thou wouldst have me send one   
from the dead unto them2 what needs     
that8 ,they have my mind already1 ,i    
have declared unto them what ,i  intend 
to stand to1 both for saving them that  
believe1 and damning  them that do not4 
,that therefore which ,i have said ,i   
will make  good1 whether they hear or   
forbear4 ,and as for this desire of     
yours1 you had as good desire me to make
 a new ,bible1 and so to  revoke my     
first sayings by the mouth of my        
prophets4 ,but ,i am ,god  and not man1 

and my ,word is immutable1 unchangeable1
 and shall  stand as fast as my decrees 
can make it2 heaven and earth shall     
pass away1 but one jot or tittle of my  
,word shall not pass 7,matt  #e3ah74 ,if
 thou hadst ten thousand brethren1 and  
every one in  danger of losing his soul1
 if they did not close in with what is  
contained and recorded in the           
,scriptures of truth1 they must even    
every one of them perish1 and be for    
ever damned in hell1 for the            
,scriptures cannot be broken4 ,i did not
 send them so unadvisedly  to recall it 
again by another consideration4 ,no1 for
 ,i speak in  righteousness and in      
judgment 7,isa #fc3a-c71 and in much    
wisdom and  counsel4 ,it being therefore
 gone out of my mouth in this manner1   
it shall not return in vain1 until it   
hath accomplished the thing  whereto ,i 
have sent it 7,isa #ee3aa74    ,but     
again1 thou supposest that miracles and 
wonders will work more  on them1 which  
makes thee say1 ,send one from the dead4

 ,but herein  thou art mistaken1 for ,i 
have proved them with that once and     
again1 by more than one1 or two1 or     
three of my servants4 ,how many         
miracles did my servant ,moses work by  
commandment from me in the  land of     
,egypt1 at the ,red ,sea1 and in the    
wilderness6 ,yet they of  that          
generation were never the sooner        
converted for that2 but1                
notwithstanding1 rebelled and lusted1   
and in their hearts turned  back into   
,egypt 7,acts #g74 ,how many miracles   
did ,samuel1 ,david1  ,elias1 ,elisha1  
,daniel1 and the prophets1 together with
 my ,son1  who raised the dead1 cast out
 devils1 made them to see that were     
born blind1 gave and restored limbs6    
,yet for all this1 as ,i said  before1  
they hated him1 they crucified him4 ,i  
raised him again  from the dead1 and he 
appeared to his disciples1 who were     
called1  and chosen1 and faithful1 and  
he gave them commandment and commission 
to go and testify the truth of this to  

the world2 and to confirm  the same he  
enabled them to speak with divers       
tongues1 and to work  miracles most     
plentifully1 yet there was great        
persecution raised  against them1       
insomuch that but a few of them died in 
their beds4  ,and1 therefore1 though    
thou thinkest that a miracle will do so 
much with the world1 yet ,i say no4 ,for
 if they will not believe  ,moses and   
the prophets1 neither will they be      
persuaded though one  should rise from  
the dead4    ,from these words1         
therefore1 take notice of this truth1   
namely1  that those who reject and      
believe not ,moses and the prophets are 
a very hard-hearted people1 that will   
not be persuaded though one  rise from  
the dead4 ,they that regard not the holy
 ,scriptures to  turn to ,god1 finding  
them to testify of his goodness and     
mercy1  there is but little hopes of    
their salvation2 for they will not1     
mark1 they will not be persuaded though 
one should rise from the  dead4 ,this   

truth is confirmed by ,jesus ,christ    
himself4 ,if you read  ,john #e1 where  
the ,lord is speaking of himself that he
 is the very  ,christ1 he brings in four
 or five witnesses to back what he said4
  #a4 ,john ,baptist4 #b4 ,the works    
that his ,father gave him to do4 #c4    
,his ,father speaking from heaven4 #d4  
,the testimony of the ,scriptures4      
,when all this was done1 seeing yet they
 would not believe1 he  lays the fault  
upon one of these two things3--7#a47    
,their regarding  an esteem among men4  
7#b47 ,their not believing of the       
prophets'  writings1 even ,moses and the
 rest4 ',for had ye believed ,moses1'   
saith he1 'ye would have believed me2   
for he wrote of me4 ,but if  ye believe 
not his writings1 how shall ye believe  
my words8'    ,now1 ,i say1 he that     
shall slight the ,scriptures1 and the   
testimony  of the prophets in them      
concerning ,jesus ,christ1 must needs be
 in  great danger of losing his soul1 if
 he abide in this condition2  because he

 that slights the testimony doth also   
slight the thing  testified of1 let him 
say the contrary never so often4 ,for as
 ,jesus  ,christ hath here laid down the
 reason of men's not receiving him1  so 
the apostle in another place lays down  
the reason again with  a high and mighty
 aggravation 7#a ,john #e3aj71 saying1  
',he that  believeth on the ,son of ,god
 hath the witness in himself3 he that   
believeth not ,god hath made him a liar1
 because he believeth not  the record1' 
mark1 'the record that ,god gave of his 
,son4' ,the  record1 you will say1 what 
is that8 ,why even the testimony that   
,god gave of him by the mouth of all the
 holy prophets since the  world began   
7,acts #c3ah-bj74 ,that is1 ,god sending
 his holy ,spirit  into the hearts of   
his servants1 the prophets and apostles1
 he1  by his ,spirit in them1 did bear  
witness or record of the truth  of      
salvation by his ,son ,jesus1 both      
before and after his coming4  ,and thus 
is that place also to be understood     

which saith1 ',there  are three that    
bear witness in earth1 the ,spirit1 and 
the water1  and the blood4' ,that is1   
the ,spirit in the apostles which       
preached  him to the world1 as is clear 
if you read seriously #a ,thessalonians 
#d3h4 ,the apostle1 speaking of ,jesus  
,christ and obedience to ,god  through  
him1 saith thus1 ,now 'he that          
despiseth1 despiseth not  man1 but      
,god4' ,but it is you that speak2 true1 
but it is by and  through the ,spirit1  
',he therefore that despiseth1 despiseth
 not  man1 but ,god1 who hath also given
 unto us his ,holy ,spirit4' ,this  is  
therefore a mighty confirmation of this 
truth1 that he that  slights the record 
or testimony that ,god1 by his ,spirit  
in his  prophets and apostles1 hath     
testified unto us1 slights the testimony
  of the ,spirit who moved them to speak
 these things2 and if so1  then ,i would
 fain know how any man can be saved by  
,jesus ,christ  that slights the        
testimony concerning ,christ1 yea1 the  

testimony  of his own ,spirit concerning
 his own self8 ,it is true men may      
pretend to have the testimony of the    
,spirit1 and from that conceit  set a   
low esteem on the holy ,scriptures2 but 
that spirit that  dwelleth in them and  
teacheth them so to do1 it is no better 
than  the spirit of ,satan1 though it   
calls itself by the name of the  ,spirit
 of ,christ4 ',to the law1' therefore1  
'and to the testimony1'  try them by    
that2 'if they speak not according to   
this word1 it  is because there is no   
light in them4'    ,the apostle ,peter1 
when he speaks of the glorious voice    
that he  had from the excellent majesty1
 saying of ,christ1 ',this is my        
beloved ,son1 hear him1' saith thus to  
them whom he wrote unto1  ',you have    
also a more sure word of prophecy1' or  
of the prophets1  for so you may read   
it1 'unto which ye do well that ye take 
heed4'  ,that is1 though we tell you    
that we had this excellent testimony    
from his own mouth evidently1 yet you   

have the prophets4 ,we tell  you this1  
and you need not doubt of the truth of  
it2 but if you  should1 yet you may not1
 must not1 ought not to question them4  
,search therefore into them1 until the  
day dawn1 and the day-star  arise in    
your hearts4 ,that is until by the same 
,spirit that gave  forth the ,scripture 
you find the truth confirmed to your    
souls1  which you have recorded in the  
,scriptures--that this word of          
prophecy1 or of the prophets1 is the    
,scriptures4 ,read on2 for1  saith he1  
'knowing this first1 that no prophecy of
 the scripture  is of any private       
interpretation1' c4 7#b ,peter #a3bj74  
,object4 ,but1 you will say1 ,what needs
 all this ado1 and why is  all this time
 and pains spent in speaking to this    
that is surely  believed already8 ,this 
is a thing received by all1 that they   
believe the ,scriptures to be the ,word 
of ,god1 that sure word of  prophecy2   
and therefore you need not spend your   
time in proving  these things1 and the  

truth of them1 seeing we grant and      
confess  the truth of it before you     
being to speak your judgment of them4   
,answ4 ,the truths of ,god cannot be    
borne witness unto too often2  you may  
as well say1 #a4 ,you need not preach   
,jesus ,christ so much1  seeing he hath 
been1 and is received for the true      
,messias already4  #b4 ,though many may 
suppose that they do believe the        
,scriptures1  yet if they were but well 
examined1 you will find them either  by 
word of mouth1 or else by conversation1 
to deny1 reject1 and  slight the holy   
,scriptures4 ,it is true1 there is a    
notional and  historical assent in the  
head4 ,i say1 in the head of many1 or   
most1  to the truth contained in        
,scripture4 ,but try them1 ,i say1 and  
you  shall find but a little1 if any1 of
 the faith of the operation  of ,god in 
the hearts of poor men1 to believe the  
,scriptures1 and  things contained in   
them4 ,many1 yea1 most men believe the  
,scriptures  as they believe a fable1 a 

story1 a tale1 of which there is no     
certainty6 ,but alas6 there are but few 
do in deed and in truth  believe the    
,scriptures to be the very ,word of     
,god4    ,object4 ,but you will say1    
,this seems strange to me4    ,answ4    
,and it seems as true to me1 and ,i     
doubt not but to make it  manifest1 that
 there are but few1 yea1 very few1 that 
do effectually1  for that ,i aim at1    
believe the ,scriptures and the truths  
contained  in and spoken of by them4    
,but to make this appear1 and that to   
purpose1 if ,god will1 ,i shall  lay you
 down the several operations that the   
,scriptures have on  them who do        
effectually believe the things contained
 in them4    ,first4 ,he that doth      
effectually believe the ,scriptures1    
hath in  the first place been killed1 ,i
 say killed by the authority of the     
holy ,scriptures2 struck stark dead in a
 spiritual sense1 by the  holy          
,scriptures1 being set home by that     
,spirit1 which gave them  forth1 upon   

the soul4 ',the letter killeth'2 the    
letter strikes  men dead 7#b ,cor #c3f74
 ,and this ,paul witnessed and found1   
before  he could say1 ,i believe all    
that the prophets have spoken4 ,where   
he saith1 ',i was alive without the law 
once4' ,that is1 in my natural  state1  
before the law was set on my heart with 
power2 ',but when  the commandment came1
 sin revived and ,i died' 7,rom #g3i74  
',and  that law which was ordained to   
life1 ,i found to be unto death2  for   
sin1 taking occasion by the commandment1
 deceived me1 and  by it slew me' 7v    
#aa74 ,now that which is called 'the    
letter' in  #b ,corinthians1 is called  
the law in ,romans #g1 which by its     
power  and operation1 as it is wielded  
by the ,spirit of ,god1 doth in the     
first place kill and slay all those that
 are enabled to believe  the            
,scriptures4 ,i kill1 saith ,god3 that  
is1 with my law ,i pierce1  ,i wound1 ,i
 prick men into the very heart1 by      
showing them their sins  against my law 

7,deut #ca3bf2 ,acts #b3cg74 ,and he    
that is ignorant  of this1 is also      
ignorant of1 and doth not really and    
effectually  believe the ,scripture4    
,but you will say1 ,how doth the law    
kill and strike dead the poor           
creatures8    ,answ4 ,the letter or law 
doth kill thus4 ,it is set home upon the
  soul1 and discovers to the soul its   
transgressions against the  law1 and    
shows the soul also1 that it cannot     
completely satisfy  the justice of ,god1
 for the breach of his law1 therefore it
 is  condemned 7,john #c3ah74 ,mark1    
',he that believeth not1 is condemned   
already4' ,to wit1 by the law1 that is1 
the law doth condemn him2  yea1 it hath 
condemned him already for his sins      
against it2 as it  is written1 ',cursed 
is every one that continueth not in all 
things  which are written in the book of
 the law to do them' 7,gal #c3aj74  ,now
 all men as they come into the world are
 in this condition1  that is1 condemned 
by the law4 ,yet not believing their    

condemnation  by the law really1 they do
 not also believe really and effectually
  the law that doth condemn them4 ,for  
as men have but a notion of  the one1   
that is1 their condemnation1 because of 
sins against the  law3 so they have but 
a notion of the condemning1 killing1 and
  destroying power of the law4 ,for1 as 
the one is1 so in these things  always  
is the other4 ,there is no man that doth
 really believe the  law or gospel1     
further than they do feel the power and 
authority  of them in their hearts4 ',ye
 do err1 not knowing the ,scriptures1   
nor the power of ,god4' ,now this letter
 or law1 is not to be  taken in the     
largest sense1 but is strictly to be    
tied to the ten  commandments1 whose    
proper work is only by showing the soul 
its  sin against this law1 to kill1 and 
there leaves him stark dead1  not giving
 him the least life1 or support1 or     
comfort1 but leaves  the soul in a      
helpless and hopeless condition1 as from
 itself1 or  any other mere creature4   

,it is true the law hath laid all men   
for dead1 as they come into  the world2 
but all men do not see themselves dead1 
until they  see that law that struck    
them dead1 striking in their souls1 and 
having struck them that fatal blow4 ,as 
a man that is fast asleep  in a house1  
and that on fire about his ears1 and he 
not knowing  of it because he is asleep2
 even so1 because poor souls are asleep 
in sin1 though the wrath of ,god1 the   
curse of his law1 and the  flames of    
hell have beset them round about1 yet   
they do not believe  it1 because they   
are asleep in sin4 ,now1 as he that is  
awakened  and sees this1 sees that      
through this he is a dead man2 even so  
they that do see their state by nature1 
being such a sad condition1  do also see
 themselves by that law to be dead men  
naturally4    ,but now1 when didst thou 
feel the power of this first part of the
  ,scripture1 the law1 so mighty as to  
strike thee dead8 ,if not1 thou  dost   
not so much as verily believe that part 

of the ,scripture that  doth contain the
 law in it1 to be the truth of ,god4    
,yet if thou  shouldest have felt       
something1 ,i say1 something of the     
killing  power of the law of ,god in    
thine heart1 this is not an argument to 
prove that thou believest all the things
 contained in ,scripture1  for there is 
gospel as well as law1 and therefore ,i 
shall speak  to that also1 that is1     
whether thou hast felt the power of the 
gospel1 as well as something of the     
power of the law4    ,second4 ,then thou
 hast found the power of the gospel1 and
 so  believed it1 thou hast found it    
thus with thy soul4    #a4 ,thou hast   
been showed by the ,word or truth of the
 gospel1  in the light of the ,spirit of
 ,christ1 that by nature thou wert      
without the true faith of the ,son of   
,god in thy soul4 ,for when ,he1  the   
,spirit1 is come1 he shall show men that
 'they believe not in  me1' saith       
,christ 7,john #af3i74 ,mark1 though    
thou hast1 as ,i said  before1 felt     

somewhat of the power of the law1       
letter1 or ten  commandments1 yet1 as   
thou hast not been brought to this1 to  
see by  the ,spirit in the gospel1 that 
thou art without faith by nature1  thou 
hast not yet tasted1 much less believed1
 any part of the  gospel4 ,for the      
gospel and the law are two distinct     
covenants4  ,and they that are under the
 law or first covenant1 and yet in the  
meantime to be a stranger to the        
covenant of promise1 that is1 the       
gospel1 and so have no hope in them     
7,eph #b3ab74 ,there is not any  promise
 that can be savingly believed1 until   
the soul be by the  gospel converted to 
,jesus ,christ4 ,for though men do think
 never  so much that they believe the   
things or the ,word of the gospel  of   
our salvation2 yet unless they have the 
work of grace in their  souls1 they do  
not1 cannot rightly believe the things  
contained  in the ,scriptures4 ,again1  
#b4 ,as the law killeth those that      
believe it1 even so the promises        

contained in the gospel do1 through     
faith1 administer comfort to  those that
 believe it aright4 ,my words1 saith    
,christ1 ,my words1  'they are ,spirit1 
and they are life' 7,john #f3fc74 ,as if
 he had  said1 the words contained in   
the law as a covenant of works1 they    
wound1 they kill1 they strike dead those
 that are under them4 ,but  as for me1  
',the words that ,i speak unto you1 they
 are spirit1 and  they are life4' ,that 
is1 whosoever doth receive them         
believingly1  shall find them full of   
operation1 to comfort1 quicken1 and     
revive  their soul4 ,for as ,i did not  
come into the world to destroy men's    
lives1 so the words that ,i speak1 as ,i
 am sent to preach the  gospel1 they    
have no such tendency unto those that   
believe them4 ,the  promises that are in
 the gospel1 ,o how do they comfort     
them6 ,such  a promise1 and such a      
promise1 ,o how sweet is it6 ,how       
comfortable  to those that believe them6
 ,alas6 there are many poor souls that  

think they believe the ,scriptures to be
 the ,word of ,god1 and yet  they never 
enjoyed anything of the life and        
promises2 they come  in upon the heart  
to quicken1 to revive thee1 to raise    
thee from  the sentence of death that is
 passed on thee by the law4 ,and through
  the faith that is wrought in thy soul1
 by the operation of ,god's  ,holy      
,spirit1 though once killed by the law  
or letter1 thou art  made alive in the  
,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is presented  
to thy soul  in the promises4    ,third4
 ,dost thou in deed and in truth believe
 the ,scriptures to  be the ,word of    
,god8 ,then the things contained in     
them1 especially  the things of the     
gospel1 are very excellent to thy soul2 
as  the birth of ,christ1 the death1    
resurrection1 intercession1 and  second 
coming4 ,o how precious and excellent   
are they to thy soul6  insomuch that    
thou regardest nothing in comparison of 
them6 ,o6 it  is ,christ's birth1 death1
 blood1 resurrection1 c41 according to  

the ,scriptures1 that thou dost rejoice 
in exceedingly1 and abundantly  desire  
after6 ',whom having not seen1 ye love2 
in whom thou now ye  see him not1 yet   
believing ye rejoice1 with joy          
unspeakable1 and  full of glory' 7#a    
,cor #ae3a-f1 compared with ,phil       
#c3f-h2 #a ,peter  #a3h74    ,fourth4   
,dost thou believe the ,scriptures to be
 the ,word of ,god8  ,then thou standest
 in awe of1 and dost much reverence     
them4 ,why1  they are the ,word of ,god1
 the true sayings of ,god2 they are the 
counsel of ,god2 they are his promises  
and his threatenings4 ,poor  souls are  
apt to think1 if ,i could hear ,god     
speak to me from heaven  with an audible
 voice1 then sure ,i should be serious  
and believe  it4 ,but truly1 if ,god    
should speak to thee from heaven1 except
  thou wert converted1 thou wouldst not 
regard1 nor really believe  him4 ,but if
 thou dost believe the ,scriptures1 thou
 seest that  they are the truth as      
really as if ,god should speak to thee  

from  heaven through the clouds1 and    
therefore never flatter thyself1        
foolishly thinking1 that if it were so  
and so1 then thou couldst  believe4 ,i  
tell thee1 saith ,christ1 ,if they      
believe 'not ,moses  and the prophets1  
neither will they believe though one    
should rise  from the dead4' ,but1      
,fifth4 ,dost thou believe the          
,scriptures to be the ,word of ,god8    
,then1 through faith in ,christ1 thou   
endeavourest to have thy life  squared  
according to the ,scriptures1 both in   
word and practice4  ,nay1 this ,i say1  
thou mayest have though thou do not     
believe  them all4 ,my meaning is1 that 
if thou believe none but the ten        
commandments1 thy life may be1 according
 to them1 a legal holy  life2 and if    
thou do believe the gospel too1 then thy
 life will  be the faith of the ,lord   
,jesus ,christ2 that is1 either thou    
wilt  live in the blessed and holy      
enjoyment of what is testified in  the  
,scripture concerning the glorious      

things of the ,lord ,jesus  ,christ1 or 
else thou wilt be exceedingly panting   
after them4 ,for  the ,scriptures carry 
such a blessed beauty in them to that   
soul  that hath faith in the things     
contained in them1 that they do take    
the heart and captivate the soul of him 
that believeth them into  the love and  
liking of them1 believing all things    
that are written  in the law and the    
prophets1 and have hope towards ,god    
that there  shall be a resurrection of  
the dead1 both of the just and unjust4  
',and herein do ,i exercise myself1 to  
have always a conscience void  of       
offence toward ,god and toward men'     
7,acts #bd3ad-af74    ,sixth4 ,he that  
believes the ,scriptures to be the ,word
 of ,god1 if  he do but suppose that any
 one place of ,scripture doth exclude   
him1  and shut him out of1 and from a   
share in the promises contained  in     
them1 ,o it will trouble him1 grieve    
him1 perplex him4 ,yea1  he will not be 
satisfied until he be resolved1 and the 

contrary  sealed to his soul2 for he    
knows that the ,scriptures are the word 
of ,god1 all truth2 and therefore he    
knows that if any one sentence  doth    
exclude or bar him out for want of this 
or the other  qualification1 he knows   
also that not the word alone shuts him  
out1 but he that speaks it1 even ,god   
himself4 ,and1 therefore1 he  cannot1   
will not1 dare not be contented until he
 find his soul and  ,scripture together1
 with the things contained therein1 to  
embrace  each other1 and a sweet        
correspondency and agreement between    
them4 ,for you must know that to him    
that believes the ,scriptures  aright1  
the promises1 or threatenings1 are of   
more power to comfort  or cast down1    
than all the promises or threatenings of
 all the men  in the world4 ,and this   
was the cause why the martyrs of ,jesus 
did  so slight both the promises of     
their adversaries1 when they would  have
 overcome them1 with proffering the     
great things of this world  unto them1  

and also their threatenings1 when they  
told them they  would rack them1 hang   
them1 burn them 7,acts #bj3bd74 ,none of
 these  things could prevail upon them1 
or against them2 because they did  most 
really believe the ,scriptures1 and the 
things contained in  them1 as is clearly
 found1 and to be seen in ,hebrews #aa1 
and also  in ,mr4 ,fox's records of     
their brethren4    ,seventh4 ,he that   
believeth the ,scriptures to be the     
,word of ,god1  believeth that men must 
be born again1 and also be partakers of 
that faith which is of the operation of 
,god1 according as he hath  read and    
believed1 or else he must and shall be  
damned4 ,and he  that believeth this    
aright will not be contented until1     
according  as it is written1 he do      
partake of and enjoy the new birth1 and 
until he do find1 through grace1 that   
faith that is wrought by  the operation 
of ,god in his soul4 ,for this is the   
cause why men  do satisfy themselves    
with so slender a conceited hope that   

their  state is good1 when it is nothing
 so1 namely1 because they do not  credit
 the ,scripture2 for did they1 they     
would look into their  own hearts1 and  
examine seriously whether that faith1   
that hope1  that grace which they think 
they have be of that nature1 and        
wrought by that spirit and power that   
the ,scripture speaketh of4  ,i speak   
this of an effectual believing1 without 
which all other  is nothing unto        
salvation4    ,,five ,,uses ,,by ,,way  
,,of ,,self-,,examination4    ,now then1
 because ,i would not be too tedious1 ,i
 shall at this  time lay down no more   
discoveries of such an one as doth      
savingly  believe the ,scriptures1 and  
the things contained in them1 but shall 
speak a few words of examination        
concerning the things already           
mentioned4 ,as1    ,first ,,use4 ,thou  
sayest thou dost in deed and in truth   
effectually  believe the ,scriptures3 ,i
 ask1 therefore1 wast thou ever killed  
stark dead by the law of works contained

 in the ,scriptures--killed  by the law 
or letter1 and made to see thy sins     
against it1 and left  in a helpless     
condition by that law8 ,for1 as ,i said1
 the proper  work of the law is to slay 
the soul1 and to leave it dead in  a    
helpless state4 ,for it doth neither    
give the soul any comfort  itself when  
it comes1 nor doth it show the soul     
where comfort  is to be had2 and        
therefore it is called 'the ministration
  of condemnation1' as in #b            
,corinthians #c3i1 'the ministration of 
death1' verse #g4 ,for though men may   
have a notion of the blessed  ,word of  
,god1 as the children had1 yet before   
they be converted it  may truly be said 
of them1 ,ye err1 not knowing the       
,scriptures1  nor the power of ,god     
7,mark #ab3bd74    ,second ,,use4 ,you  
say you do believe the ,scriptures to be
 the ,word  of ,god4 ,i say again1      
,examine1 wast thou ever quickened from 
a dead  state by the power of the       
,spirit of ,christ1 through the other   

part  of the ,scripture2 that is to say1
 by the power of ,god in his ,son       
,jesus ,christ1 through the covenant of 
promise8 ,i tell thee from  the ,lord1  
if thou hast1 thou hast felt such a     
quickening power  in the words of       
,christ 7,john #f7 that thou hast been  
lifted out of  that dead condition that 
thou before wast in4 ,and that when thou
  wast under the guilt of sin1 the curse
 of the law1 and the power  of the      
devil1 and the justice of the great     
,god1 thou hast been  enabled1 by the   
power of ,god in ,christ1 revealed to   
thee by the  ,spirit through and by the 
,scripture1 to look sin1 death1 hell1   
the  devil1 and the law1 and all things 
that are at enmity with thee1  with     
boldness and comfort in the face1       
through the blood1 death1               
righteousness1 resurrection1 and        
intercession of ,christ1 made  mention  
of in the ,scriptures4 ,and1    ,third  
,,use4 ,on this account1 ,o how         
excellent are the ,scriptures to  thy   

soul6 ,o how much virtue dost thou see  
in such a promise1 in  such an          
invitation6 ,they are so large as to    
say1 ,christ will in no  wise cast me   
out6 ,my crimson sins shall be white as 
snow6 ,i tell  thee1 friend1 there are  
some promises that the ,lord hath helped
 me  to lay hold of ,jesus ,christ      
through and by1 that ,i would not have  
out of the ,bible for as much gold and  
silver as can lie between  ,york and    
,london piled up to the stars2 because  
through them ,christ  is pleased by his 
,spirit to convey comfort to my soul4 ,i
 say1 when  the law curses1 when the    
devil tempts1 when hell-fire flames in  
my conscience1 my sins with the guilt of
 them tearing of me1 then  is ,christ   
revealed so sweetly to my poor soul     
through the promises  that all is forced
 to fly and leave off to accuse my soul4
 ,so  also1 when the world frowns1 when 
the enemies rage and threaten to  kill  
me1 then also the precious1 the         
exceeding great and precious  promises  

do weigh down all1 and comfort the soul 
against all4 ,this  is the effect of    
believing the ,scriptures savingly2 for 
they that  do so have by and through the
 ,scriptures good comfort1 and also     
ground of hope1 believing those things  
to be its own which the  ,scriptures    
hold forth 7,rom #ae3d74    ,fourth     
,,use4 ,examine1 ,dost thou stand in awe
 of sinning against  ,god1 because he   
hath in the ,scriptures commanded thee  
to abstain  from it8 ,dost thou give    
diligence to make thy calling and       
election  sure1 because ,god commanded  
it in ,scripture8 ,dost thou examine    
thyself whether thou be in the faith or 
no1 having a command in  ,scripture so  
to do8 ,or dost thou1 notwithstanding   
what thou readest  in the ,scripture1   
follow the world1 delight in sin1       
neglect coming  to ,jesus ,christ1 speak
 evil of the saints1 slight and make a  
mock  at the ordinance of ,god1 delight 
in wicked company1 and the like8  ,then 
know that it is because thou dost not in

 deed and in truth  believe the         
,scriptures effectually4 ,for1 as ,i    
said before1 if a  man do believe them1 
and that savingly1 then he stands in    
awe1 he  looks to his steps1 he turns   
his feet from evil1 and endeavours  to  
follow that which is good1 which ,god   
hath commanded in the  ,scriptures of   
truth2 yet not from a legal or natural  
principle2  that is1 to seek for life by
 doing that good thing1 but knowing     
that salvation is already obtained for  
him by the blood of that  man ,christ   
,jesus on the cross because he believes 
the ,scriptures1  therefore1 mark ,i    
pray1 therefore1 ,i say1 he labours to  
walk with  his ,god in all well-pleasing
 and godliness1 because the sweet  power
 of the loves of ,christ1 which he feels
 in his soul by the  ,spirit1 according 
to the ,scriptures1 constrain him so to 
do 7#b  ,cor #e3ad74    ,fifth ,,use4   
,examine again1 ,dost thou labour after 
those qualifications  that the          
,scriptures do describe a child of ,god 

by8 ,that is1  faith1 yea the right     
faith1 the most holy faith1 the faith of
 the  operation of ,god4 ,and also1 dost
 thou examine whether there is a  real  
growth of grace in thy soul1 as love1   
zeal1 self-denial1 and  a seeking by all
 means to attain1 if possible1 to the   
resurrection  of the dead8 ,that is1 not
 to satisfy thyself until thou be       
dissolved  and rid of this body of      
death1 and be transformed into that     
glory  that the saints shall be in after
 the resurrection-day4 ,and in the      
meantime dost labour and take all       
opportunities to walk as near  as may be
 to the pitch1 though thou know thou    
canst not attain it  perfectly4 ,yet1 ,i
 say1 thou dost aim at it1 seek after   
it1 press  towards it1 and to hold on in
 thy race2 thou shunnest that which  may
 any way hinder thee1 and also closest  
in with what may any  way further the   
same2 knowing that that must be1 or     
desiring that  it should be1 thine      
eternal frame1 and therefore out of love

 and  liking to it thou dost desire and 
long after it1 as being the  thing that 
doth most please thy soul4    ,or how is
 it with thy soul8 ,art thou such an one
 as regards not  these things1 but      
rather busy thy thoughts about the      
things here  below1 following those     
things that have no scent of divine     
glory  upon them8 ,if so1 look to       
thyself1 thou art an unbeliever1 and so 
under the wrath of ,god1 and wilt for   
certain fall into the same  place of    
torment that thy fellows have fallen    
into before thee1  to the grief of thy  
own soul1 and thy everlasting           
destruction4    ,consider and regard    
these things1 and lay them to thy heart 
before  it be too late to recover       
thyself1 by repenting of the one1 and   
desiring to close in with the other4 ,o6
 ,i say1 regard1 regard1 for  hell is   
hot4 ,god's hand is up1 the law is      
resolved to discharge  against thy soul6
 ,the judgment-day is at hand1 the      
graves are ready  to fly open1 the      

trumpet is near the sounding1 the       
sentence will  ere long be passed1 and  
then you and ,i cannot call time again4 
,,use ,,and ,,application4    #dg;,but  
again1 seeing they are so certain1 so   
sure1 so irrevocable  and firm1 and     
seeing the saving faith of the things   
contained  therein1 is to reform the    
soul1 and bring it over into the things 
of ,god1 really conforming to the things
 contained therein1 both  to the point  
of justification1 and also an impartial 
walking1 and  giving up thy soul and    
body to a conformity to all the         
commands1  counsels1 instructions1 and  
exhortations contained therein2 this    
then will learn us how to judge of those
 who give up themselves  to walk in the 
imaginations of their own hearts1 who   
slight and  lay aside the ,scriptures1  
counting them but empty and uncertain   
things1 and will live every day in open 
contradiction to what is  contained1    
commanded1 and forbidden therein4 ,as   
,,first4 ,this will show us that all    

your drunkards1 whoremasters1 liars1    
thieves1 swearers1 backbiters1          
slanderers1 scoffers at goodness1  c4 ,i
 say1 we may see by this that they that 
live in such things1  have not the faith
 of these things contained in their     
hearts1  seeing they delight to practise
 those things that are forbidden  by and
 in them4 ,and so1 they continuing      
living and dying in this  state1 we may 
conclude without fear that these        
portions of holy  ,scripture belong unto
 them1 and shall for certain be         
fulfilled  upon them3 ',he that         
believeth not shall be damned' 7,mark   
#af3af74  ',the unrighteous shall not   
inherit the kingdom of ,god' 7#a ,cor   
#f3i1aj74 ',but the abominable1 the     
unbelieving1 the whoremongers1  and all 
liars1 shall have their part in the lake
 which burneth  with fire and brimstone'
 7,rev #ba3h74 ',depart1 ye cursed1 into
  everlasting fire1 prepared for the    
devil and his angels' 7,matt  #be3da74  
,depart1 depart from me1 for ,i will not

 save you4 ,depart1  for my blood shall 
not at all wash you4 ,depart1 for you   
shall not  set one foot into the kingdom
 of heaven4    ',depart1 ye cursed1' ye 
are cursed of ,god1 cursed of his law1  
cursed of me1 cursed by the saints1 and 
cursed by the angels2  cursed all over1 
nothing but cursed1 and therefore depart
 from me2  and whither8 into everlasting
 fire--fire that will scald1 scorch1    
burn1 and flame to purpose4 ',fire that 
shall never be quenched'  7,mark #i74   
,fire that will last to all eternity4   
,and must we be  all alone8 ,no1 you    
shall have company1 store of company    
with you4  ,namely1 all the raging1     
roaring devils1 together with an        
innumerable  company of fellow-damned   
sinners1 men1 women1 and children4 ,and 
if the ,scriptures be true1 as they will
 one day wonderfully appear  to be1 then
 this must and shall be thy portion1 if 
thou live and  die in this state2 and of
 all them who continue in sinning       
against  the truth contained in the     

,scriptures4 ,as1    ,first4 ,dost thou 
delight to sin against plain commands8  
,,thou ,,art  ,,gone4    ,second4 ,dost 
thou slight and scorn the counsels      
contained in the  ,scriptures1 and      
continue in so doing8 ,,then ,,thou     
,,art ,,gone4    ,third4 ,dost thou     
continually neglect to come to ,christ1 
and usest  arguments in thine own heart 
to satisfy thy soul with so doing8      
,,then ,,thou ,,art ,,gone4 7,luke      
#ad3ag1ah1 compared with v #bd1 and ,heb
  #b3c74 ',how shall we escape if we    
neglect so great salvation8' ,how  shall
 we escape1 that is1 there is no way to 
escape4    7#a47 ,because ,god hath said
 we shall not 7,heb #ab3be74 ',see that 
ye  refuse not him that speaketh4 ,for  
if they escaped not who refused  him    
that spake on earth1' that was ,moses1  
'much more shall not we  escape if we   
turn away from him that speaketh from   
heaven4'    7#b47 ,because he hath not  
only said they shall not1 but also hath 
bound it with an oath1 saying1 ',so ,i  

sware in my wrath1 ,they shall  not     
enter into my rest' 7,heb #c3aa74 ,to   
whom did he swear that they  should not 
enter into his rest8 ,answer1 'to them  
that believed  not4' ,so we see1 that   
they could not enter in because of      
unbelief  7vv #ah1ai74    ,,second4     
,this will teach us what to think and   
conclude of such1  who1 though they do  
not so openly discover their folly by   
open  and gross sins against the law1   
yet will give more heed to their  own   
spirits1 and the movings thereof1 though
 they be neither  commanded nor         
commended for the same in ,scripture2   
nay1 though  the ,scripture command and 
commend the contrary1 than they will  to
 the holy and revealed will of ,god     
7,isa #h3bj74 ,i say1 such men  are in  
as bad a state as the other to the full1
 being disobedient  to ,god's will      
revealed in his ,word1 as well as they1 
though in a  different manner2 the one  
openly transgressing against the plain  
and well-known truths revealed in it2   

the other1 though more close  and       
hidden1 yet secretly rejecting and      
slighting them1 giving more  heed to    
their own spirits1 and the motions      
thereof1 although not  warranted by the 
,scriptures4    ,a few words more1 and  
so ,i shall conclude4 ,and1    ,first4  
,take heed that you content not yourself
 with a bare notion  of the ,scriptures 
in your heads1 by which you may go far1 
even so  far as to be able to dispute   
for the truth1 to preach the gospel1    
and labour to vindicate it in opposition
 to gainsayers1 and yet  be found at the
 left hand of ,christ at the            
judgment-day1 forasmuch  as thou didst  
content thyself with a notion or        
traditional knowledge  of them4#dh      
,second4 ,have a care that thou own the 
whole ,scripture1 and not  own one part 
and neglect another1 or slight it2 as   
thus3 ,to own  the law1 and slight the  
gospel2 or to think that thou must be   
saved by thy good doings and works2 for 
that is all one1 as if  thou didst      

thrust ,christ away from thee2 or else  
so to own the  gospel1 as if by it thou 
wert exempted from all obedience to the 
ten commandments1 and conformity to the 
law in life and conversation2  for in so
 doing thou wilt for certain make sure  
of eternal vengeance4    ,third4 ,have a
 care that thou put not wrong names on  
the things  contained in the            
,scriptures1 as to call the law1        
,christ1 and  ,christ1 the law1 for some
 having done so1 in my knowledge1 have  
so darkened to themselves the glorious  
truths of the gospel1 that  in a very   
little time they have been resolved to  
thwart and oppose  them1 and so have    
made room in their own souls for the    
devil to  inhabit1 and obtained a place 
in hell for their own souls to be       
tormented for ever and ever4    ,against
 this danger therefore in reading and   
receiving the testimony  of ,scripture1 
learn to distinguish between the law and
 the gospel1  and to keep them clear    
asunder1 as to the salvation of thy     

soul4    #a4 ,and that thou mayest so   
do1 in the first place beg of ,god that 
he would show thee the nature of the    
gospel1 and set it home  effectually    
with life and power upon thy soul by    
faith4 ,which is  this1 that ,god would 
show thee1 that as thou being man hast  
sinned  against ,god1 so ,christ1 being 
,god-man1 hath bought thee again1 and   
with his most precious blood set thee   
free from the bondage thou  hast fallen 
into by thy sins4 ,and that not upon    
condition that thou  wilt do thus and   
thus1 this and the other good work2 but 
rather1  that thou1 being first         
justified freely by mere grace through  
the  blood of ,jesus1 shouldst also     
receive thy strength from him who  hath 
bought thee1 to walk before him in all  
well-pleasing4 ,being  enabled thereto  
by virtue of his ,spirit1 which hath    
revealed to  thy soul that thou art     
delivered already from wrath to come1 by
  the obedience1 not of thee1 but of    
another man1 viz41 ,jesus ,christ4      

#b4 ,then if the law thou readest of1   
tell thee in thy conscience  thou must  
do this and the other good work of the  
law1 if ever thou  wilt be saved2 answer
 plainly1 that for thy part thou art    
resolved  now not to work for life1 but 
to believe in the virtue of that  blood 
shed upon the cross1 upon ,mount        
,calvary1 for the remission  of sins4   
,and yet because ,christ hath justified 
thee freely by his  grace1 thou wilt    
serve him in holiness and righteousness 
all the  days of thy life1 yet not in a 
legal spirit1 or in a covenant of       
works2 but mine obedience1 say thou1 ,i 
will endeavour to have it  free1 and    
cheerful1 out of love to my ,lord       
,jesus4    #c4 ,have a care thou receive
 not this doctrine in the notion only1  
lest thou bring a just damnation upon   
thy soul1 by professing  thyself to be  
freed by ,christ's blood from the guilt 
of sin1 while  thou remainest still a   
servant to the filth of sin4 ,for ,i    
must  tell you1 that unless you have the

 true and saving work of the  faith and 
grace of the gospel in your hearts1 you 
will either go  on in a legal holiness1 
according to the tenor of the law2 or   
else  through a notion of the gospel1   
the devil bewitching and beguiling  thy 
understanding1 will1 and affections1    
thou wilt1 ,ranter-like1  turn the grace
 of ,god into wantonness1 and bring upon
 thy soul  double1 if not treble        
damnation1 in that thou couldest not be 
contented to be damned for thy sins     
against the law1 but also to  make ruin 
sure to thy soul1 thou wouldst dishonour
 the gospel1 and  turn the grace of     
,god1 held forth and discovered to men  
by that1  into licentiousness4#di       
,but that thou mightest be sure to      
escape these dangerous rocks on  the    
right hand and on the left1 see that thy
 faith be such as is  spoken of in      
,scripture4 ,and that thou be not       
satisfied without  that1 which is a     
faith wrought by the mighty operation of
 ,god1  revealing ,christ to and in     

thee1 as having wholly freed thee from  
thy sins by his most precious blood4    
,which faith1 if thou attain  unto1 will
 so work in thy heart1 that first thou  
wilt see the  nature of the law1 and    
secondly also the nature of the gospel1 
and delight in the glory of it2 and also
 thou wilt find an engaging  of thy     
heart and soul to ,jesus ,christ1 even  
to the giving up of  thy whole man unto 
him1 to be ruled and governed by him to 
his  glory1 and thy comfort1 by the     
faith of the same ,lord ,jesus4         
,,footnotes3    #a ,there were nine     
editions of this book published during  
the  ,author's life2 all those          
subsequent to the first have the        
following  title3--',sighs from ,hell1  
or the ,groans of a ,damned ,soul2      
discovering  from the #afth of ,luke the
 lamentable state of the damned3 and may
  fitly serve as a warning word to      
sinners1 both old and young1 by  faith  
in ,jesus ,christ1 to avoid the same    
place of torment4 ,with a  discovery of 

the usefulness of the ,scriptures as our
 safe-conduct  for avoiding the torments
 of hell4 ,by ,john ,bunyan4 ,london3   
,printed  for ,f4 ,smith1 at the        
,elephant and ,castle1 without          
,temple-bar4 ,at  #as bound4'    #b ,in 
the 'errata' to the first edition1      
,bunyan says--',at the first  ,i thought
 to put out with this a discourage of   
the two covenants1  which since ,i      
thought to put forth in a piece by      
itself4' ,this  shows that his great    
work on the covenants was the fourth    
volume  which he wrote4 ,in the second  
edition1 the author altered the         
arrangement of the text1 by placing in  
his comment on verse #bh  a considerable
 part of what in the first edition      
formed the 'use  and application4'    #c
 ,in the second and subsequent editions1
 this was altered to ',i  am thine to   
serve in the ,lord ,jesus4'--,ed4    #d 
',sad' frequently occurs in this        
treatise2 it is from the ,saxon1        
saetan--set1 fixed1 gloomy1 grievous1   

mournful4--,ed4    #e ,the first and    
second editions have 'the saints1'      
instead of  'such are saints4'--,ed4    
#f ,in quoting these passages1 ,mr4     
,bunyan has mixed the ,puritan  version 
with that now authorized2 very probably1
 quoting from  memory4 ,his text is from
 the present version2 the reader will   
see1  by comparison1 the different words
 employed in the two translations4--,ed4
    #g ,solemn truth6 ,the heir of      
heaven and immortality has to trudge    
the street in the foulest weather1 while
 the sinner's lap-dog is  held up to the
 carriage window1 taken out for an      
airing4--,ed4    #h ,reader1 this       
feeling yet remains4 ,christians have   
recently1  even in ,scotland1 had to    
meet in barns1 or in the open air1 for  
worship1 because no landowner would sell
 or let a piece of ground  on which to  
build a place of worship4--,ed4    #i   
,cannot down2 will not receive1 submit  
to1 or feel pleasure  in4 ',if a boy is 
hungry1 bread by itself will            

down4'--,locke on  ,education4 ',down   
and beg mercy of the                    
,duke4'--,shakespeare4--,ed4    #aj     
,alluding to the awful sufferings of    
,leighton1 and all ,christians  of his  
time1 under that bigoted demon in human 
shape1 ,laud4--,ed4    #aa ,it is a very
 ancient and prevailing opinion1 that   
man is always  attended by invisible    
spirits1 whose powers or mode of        
intercourse  with our spirits is        
unknown4 ,these attendants are most     
active at  the hour of death4 ,they     
cannot be seen unless the eyes are made 
to possess new or miraculous powers4 ,it
 may be that1 when dying1  the spirit1  
before it entirely quits its mortal     
habitation1 has a  glimpse of spiritual 
existences4 ,if so1 how awful for the   
sinner  to see the infernal demons ready
 to drag away his soul2 but most  joyful
 for the ,christian to embrace his      
celestial guides4 ,this is  illustrated 
in the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 during     
,christian's conflict  at the hour of   

death4--,vol4 #c1 p4 #afc4--;,ed4    #ab
 ,guard1 convoy1 or escort4 ,see        
,pilgrim's ,progress1 the entrance  into
 the celestial city4--,ed4    #ac ,this 
proverb was very probably founded upon  
,jeremiah #ej3aa3  ',ye are grown fat as
 the heifer at grass1 and bellow as     
bulls4'--,ed4    #ad ,bunyan is here    
expressing what he had most acutely     
felt4 ',i  blessed the condition of the 
dog and toad1 because they had no  soul 
to perish under the everlasting weight  
of hell4 ,i was broken  to pieces1'     
until he found refuge in ,jesus4 ,see   
,grace ,abounding1  ,no4 #ajd4--;,ed4   
#ae ,the first edition has1 'and the    
practice of the saints4' ,this  was left
 out in all the subsequent              
editions4--,ed4    #af ,ale bench1 in   
,bunyan's time1 was very similar to a   
taproom2  more generally the place of   
resort for the idle tipplers1 but       
sometimes of refreshment to the weary   
traveller4--,ed4    #ag ,formerly       
designated not only a courageous man1   

but his  counterpart1 a braggart1 a     
bully1 or a dandy4 ,in these latter     
senses it is obsolete4--,ed4    #ah     
,these feelings appear in awful reality 
in ,grace ,abounding1  ,nos4 #hg and    
#ajd4--;,ed4    #ai ,how awfully general
 is this wretched delusion4 ,the        
chattering  of monkeys or parrots is    
more acceptable than to mock ,god with a
  solemn sound upon a thoughtless       
tongue4 ,jews gabble ,hebrew1 and       
,papists ,latin1 and1 alas6 others who  
,,never prayed1 have been from          
childhood in the habit of repeating or  
reading a form of words1  called1 with  
devilish subtlety1 'saying              
prayers4'--,ed4    #bj ,the intelligent 
reader should notice that these terms   
are not  jumbled together4 ,their       
selection and arrangement would confer  
honour upon the most profound doctor of 
philology2 while from ,bunyan  they     
flowed from native genius1 little       
inferior to inspiration4  ,to show the  
enmity of the unconverted to those who  

bear the image  of ,christ1 he descends 
step by step4 ,they first mock1 or      
deride  them by mimicry2 second1 flout1 
or treat them with contemptuous  sneers1
 both by words and actions2 third1 scoff
 at them with insolent  ridicule1       
sometimes accompanied by a push or blow2
 fourth1 taunt1  revile1 upbraid1 bully1
 and challenge them3 all these produce1 
fifth1 hate1 abhorrence1 and            
detestation1 leading inevitably to1     
sixth1 persecution--to pursue with      
malignity--to afflict1 harass1 and      
destroy4 ,such are the gradations in the
 opposition of the carnal  mind to the  
most excellent of the earth2 and such   
the worldly  inheritance of the         
followers of our once lowly1 but now    
exalted  ,saviour4--,ed4    #ba         
',troubles1' see ,puritan               
translation4--,ed4    #bb ,with what    
searching truthfulness is the character 
of ,bye-ends  drawn in the ,pilgrim's   
,progress1 p4 #acb3 'looking one way and
  rowing another4'--,ed4    #bc ,this is

 not intended to convey any reflection  
upon human  learning1 but to exhibit the
 contemptuous spirit of learned men1  so
 generally manifested to the illiterate1
 but really learned  followers of the   
,lamb4 ,they sometimes meet their match1
 even in  worldly wit4 ,thus1 when three
 learned gentlemen from ,oxford overtook
  a pious waggoner1 they ironically     
saluted him as ,father ,abraham1        
,father ,isaac1 and ,father ,jacob2 he  
replied1 ,gentlemen1 you are  mistaken3 
,i am neither ,abraham1 ,isaac1 nor     
,jacob1 but ,saul1 the  son of ,kish1   
who was sent to find his father's asses1
 and so ,i  have found them4--,ed4      
#bd ,the word 'clergy' is omitted from  
all the editions published  after       
,bunyan's death4 ,these words are       
calculated to fix upon  the mind the    
necessity of a visitation from heaven1  
of personal  examination of the         
,scriptures1 and of solemn1 earnest1    
persevering  prayer1 without which no   
clergyman can do a sinner good4 ,but how

  inexpressibly terrible will be the    
misery of carnal clergymen1 who1  by    
precept or example1 have led their      
hearers to a false hope of  heaven4 ,how
 will such souls gnash their teeth in   
bitter anguish1  and trample their      
devoted souls to the hottest hell6--,ed4
    #be ,making an entertainment by     
stealth1 privately indulging in         
wickedness4--,ed4    #bf ,awful         
responsibility66 ,a heavy curse on the  
souls of those  who labour to prevent   
private judgment1 guided simply by the  
,bible--who lead poor sinners to rely   
upon acts of uniformity1  liturgies1    
articles1 or creeds1 the groveling      
inventions of men2  instead of relying  
wholly on the revealed will of ,god1    
which alone  is able to make man wise   
unto salvation4--,ed4    #bg ,the word  
'not' is omitted from most of the       
editions published  in ,bunyan's        
life4--,ed4    #bh ,these times of      
tyrannizing oppression are fast passing 
away4  ,it was difficult1 a few years   

ago1 to hire a room in some of  the     
villages even round ,london1 for a      
,sunday school and lecture1  or to admit
 a missionary into a workhouse4 ,a poor 
baby has been  scornfully driven from   
the font--the dead body of a dissenter  
has  been refused ,christian burial--the
 cries of poverty and distress  have    
been disregarded--from bitter           
sectarianism4 ,the genial  influence of 
,christianity is fast driving these     
demoniac feelings  to the owls and      
bats4--,ed4    #bi ,anguish or          
embarrassment of mind1 derived from the 
name of  a most painful disease4--,ed4  
#cj ,this is one of ,bunyan's proverbs1 
which1 however homely1  is sure to make 
a lasting impression on the mind4 ,sin  
breeds the  scorpions which will torment
 the sinner1 unless they tormented  the 
,saviour4 ,o for greater hatred of      
sin6--,ed4    #ca ,from this paragraph  
to the end of the comment on verse #bh1 
was placed by ,bunyan1 in his first     
edition1 as the first part of  the      

general use and application4--,ed4      
#cb ,a familiar phrase1 expressive of   
embarrassment4 ',there is no  comfort in
 the house upon a washing day4' ,suds1  
in this sentence1  would puzzle a       
foreigner4 ,johnson's dictionary        
interprets it1 ',a  lixivium of soap and
 water6'--,ed4    #cc ,the word 'simple'
 is here used as it is by ,solomon in   
the  ,proverbs--silly1 unwise4--,ed     
#cd ,men armed with halberts or         
javelins2 now only used at assizes  in  
,england1 or by officers attending      
meetings of magistrates in              
,scotland4--,ed4    #ce ,modern editors 
have altered this to1 'did deal with    
him4'--,ed4    #cf ,altered in the third
 edition to 'a great exceeding          
danger4'--,ed4    #cg ,bunyan published 
this work before the ,quakers were      
formed  into a ,society4 ,many of the   
wildest enthusiasts called themselves   
,quakers4 ,barclay1 in his ,apology1    
very clearly defines what the  ,society 
of ,friends mean by1 ',christ within1   

the hope of glory4'  ',it is a          
spiritual1 heavenly1 and invisible      
principle1 in which  ,god1 as ,father1  
,son1 and ,spirit1 dwells or            
reigns4'--,prop4 ,v4 and  ,,vi4--,ed4   
#ch ,this quotation1 probably made from 
memory1 is from the ,genevan  or        
,puritan version of the ,bible4--,ed4   
#ci ,how favourable an alteration has   
been produced by permitting  the free   
publication of the ,bible4 ,in ,bunyan's
 time1 under the  monopoly of church and
 state1 they were full of typographical 
errors1 and at a high price4 ,when eggs 
were four-a-penny1 one  hundred and     
sixty must have been paid for an        
ordinary copy2 while  now a handsome    
one1 with gilt edges1 may be had for    
eighteen or  twenty4 ,thanks to those   
good men who brought about this wondrous
  change4--,ed4    #dj ,the improvement 
in the whole class of books used by     
children1  since the ,tract ,society    
commenced its operations1 is almost     
incredible4 ,none but antiquarians have 

seen the books which ,bunyan  names1 but
 they are as inferior to ,who killed    
,cock ,robin1 as that  is to ,dr4       
,watt's ,divine ,songs4--,ed4    #da    
,such was the then state of society1    
fostered by the ,book of  ,sports and   
,pastimes1 authorized by ,charles ,i4 to
 be used on ,sunday1  and by ,rupert and
 his cavaliers with the civil war1      
notwithstanding  the restraints of the  
,commonwealth4 ,they are very young1 or 
dim-sighted1  or badly read1 who do not 
now see a wonderful improvement in the  
state of public morals and              
religion4--,ed4    #db ,these           
persecutions are fast disappearing4 ,one
 of my near  relatives was locked into a
 first floor parlour in ,whitechapel1   
without hat or shoes1 to prevent his    
going to hear ,mr4 ,whitefield2  but1 at
 the risk of being turned out of doors  
by his parents1 he  escaped out of the  
window1 by clinging to the rain         
water-pipe1  and enjoyed the public     
service at the ,tabernacle4--,ed4    #dc

 ,for an admirable and deeply impressive
 account of these  distinct books1 see  
,bunyan on ,the ,resurrection of the    
,dead4--,ed4    #dd ,the idea prevails  
to a vast extent4 ,the splendour1 power1
 and  intolerance of national           
hierarchies is mistaken for the humble  
benignity of the ,bible system of       
,christianity or personal religion4     
,antichrist1 tricked out in robes and   
gewgaws1 is1 by perverted  minds1       
received as ,christ4--,ed4    #de ,this 
is exemplified in ,bunyan's experience1 
published by him  in ,grace ,abounding4 
',that scripture also did tear and rend 
my soul  7,isa #eg3bb74' ,sec4 #ajd4    
',that scripture did seize upon my soul 
7,heb #ab3af1ag74' ,sec4 #ada4--;,ed4   
#df ,this word was1 by a typographical  
error1 printed 'doctrine1'  in an       
edition of #agjg2 this error has been   
followed in all the  after copies4--,ed4
    #dg ,a very considerable portion of 
the use and application as  found in the
 first edition1 was1 in the second and  

subsequent  ones1 removed to the comment
 on verse #bh2 from the words1 ',now    
then1 from what hath been said1' to the 
end of the comment on  that verse4 ,i   
should have preferred ,bunyan's first   
arrangement1  but dared not alter what  
he had considered an improvement4--,ed4 
#dh ,of all men most miserable must be  
those clergymen and religious  teachers1
 who1 in the great day1 will say1       
',lord1 ,lord1 have we  not prophesied  
in thy name1' to whom the ,lord will    
profess1 ',i  never knew you1 depart1 ye
 cursed4'--,matt #g3ba-bc4--;,ed4    #di
 ,the ,ranters were a sect of the       
wildest enthusiasts4 ,it very  soon     
became extinct4 ,an exaggerated account 
of their sentiments  is to be found in  
,ross's view of all ,religions4--,ed4   
999999    ,,one ,,thing ,,is ,,needful2 
or1    ,,serious ,,meditations ,,upon   
,,the ,,four ,,last ,,things3 ,,death1  
,,judgment1  ,,heaven1 ,,and ,,hell     
,,unto ,,which ,,is ,,added ,,ebal ,,and
 ,,gerizzim1 ,,or ,,the ,,blessing ,,and

 ,,the  ,,curse1    by ,john ,bunyan4   
,london3 ,printed for ,nath4 ,ponder1 at
 the ,peacock in the ,poultry1  #afhh4a 
,,advertisement ,,by ,,the ,,editor4    
,according to ,charles ,doe1 in that    
curious sheet called ,the ,struggler    
for the ,preservation of ,mr4 ,john     
,bunyan's ,labours1 these poems  were   
published about the year #affd1 while   
the author was suffering  imprisonment  
for conscience sake1 very probably in   
separate sheets  or tracts1 to be sold  
by his wife or children1 to aid in their
  humble maintenance4 ,they were        
afterwards united to form a neat  little
 volume1 #cb mo4 ,the editor is the     
fortunate possessor of the  third       
edition1 being the last that was printed
 during the author's  lifetime1 and with
 his latest corrections4 ,from this the 
present  edition has been accurately    
reprinted4 ,the three tracts are        
distinct  as to pages2 a strong         
indication that they were originally    
separate  little volumes4 ,a copy of the

 fourth edition of this extremely  rare 
book1 without date1 and somewhat larger 
in size1 is in the  ,british ,museum1 in
 which the pages are continued          
throughout the  volume4    ,these poems 
are upon subjects the most solemn and   
affecting to  all mankind1 and1 like all
 ,bunyan's other works1 were evidently  
written1 not for display1 but to impress
 upon the heart those  searching        
realities upon which depend our         
everlasting destiny4  ,die we must2 yes1
 reader1 you and ,i must follow our     
fathers to  the unseen world4 ,heaven   
forbid that we should be such mad fools1
  as to make no provision for the       
journey2 no inquiries about our         
prospects in that eternity into which we
 must so soon enter4 ,true  it is1 that 
unless ,heaven stops us in our mad      
career1 we shall  plunge into           
irretrievable ruin4    ,in the first of 
these poems1 many of the minute         
circumstances  attendant on death are   
pressed upon the memory4 ,very soon1 as 

,bunyan awfully expresses the though1 we
 must look death in the  face1 and      
'drink with him4' ,soon some kind friend
 or relative will  close our eyelids1   
and shut up our glassy eyes for ever2   
tie up  the fallen jaw1 and prepare the 
corrupting body for its long1 but  not  
final resting-place4 ,our hour-glass is 
fast ebbing out2 time  stands ready with
 his scythe to cut us down2 the grave   
yawns to  receive us4 ',man dieth and   
wasteth away2 yea1 man giveth up the    
ghost1 and where is he' 7,job #ad3aj74  
,the answer is ready1 sure1  certain--he
 goes to the judgment of the great day4 
,there every  thought that has passed   
over his mind1 while on earth1 will be  
manifested and scrutinized2 every       
action1 every sin1 and every  supposed  
good work1 however private1 will then be
 published4 ,it is  an awful thought4   
,thousands of works which are thought   
good will  be weighed in the unerring   
balances of truth1 will be found        
wanting1  and proved to be bad1 not     

arising from evangelical motives2  while
 all our thoughts1 words1 and actions   
will appear in their  real colours      
tainted by sin4 ,those only who are     
clothed in the  ,redeemer's             
righteousness1 and cleansed by his      
purifying1 sanctifying  sufferings1 can 
stand accepted1 and will receive the    
invitation1  ,come1 ye blessed1 inherit 
the kingdom of your father1 and your    
,god1 by adoption into his family2 while
 an innumerable multitude  will be      
hurried away by the voice of the judge1 
,go1 ye cursed1  into everlasting       
torment4 ,solemn consideration4 ,reader1
 have you  fled for refuge to the hope  
set before you in the gospel8 ,have  you
 felt the alarm in your soul under a    
sense of sin and judgment8  ,were you   
dead1 and are you made alive8 ,o1 then1 
while you bless  the ,saviour for such  
unspeakable mercies1 seek with all      
diligence1  as life is prolonged1 to    
extend the blessing to others4 ,there is
  no work nor device in the grave1      

whither we are all hastening1 that  can 
benefit mortals4 ,the great gulf will be
 fixed1 and our state be  finally       
decided for eternity4 ,o1 then1 if you  
have not yet attained  that good hope of
 heavenly felicity1 sure and            
stedfast--hasten--yes1      ',hasten1 ,o
 sinner1 to be blest  ,and stay not for 
the morrow's sun2  ,for fear the curse  
should thee arrest  ,before the morrow  
be begun4'    ,,geo4 ,,offor4      ,,one
 ,,thing ,,is ,,needful1    ,,or        
,,serious ,,meditations ,,upon ,,the    
,,four ,,last ,,things--,,death1        
,,judgment1  ,,heaven1 ,,and ,,hell     
,,an ,,introduction ,,to ,,the ,,ensuing
 ,,discourse4    #a4 ,these lines ,i at 
this time present  ,to all that will    
them heed1  ,wherein ,i show to what    
intent  ,god saith1 ,convert#b with     
speed4  #b4 ,for these four things come 
on apace1  ,which we should know full   
well1  ,both death and judgment1 and1 in
 place  ,next to them1 heaven and hell4 
#c4 ,for doubtless man was never born   

,for this life and no more3  ,no1 in the
 resurrection morn  ,they must have weal
 or woe4  #d4 ,can any think that ,god  
should take  ,that pains1 to form a man 
,so like himself1 only to make  ,him    
here a moment stand8  #e4 ,or that he   
should make such ado1  ,by justice1 and 
by grace2  ,by prophets and apostles    
too1  ,that men might see his face8  #f4
 ,or that the promise he hath made1     
,also the threatenings great1  ,should  
in a moment end and fade8  ,o6 no1 this 
is a cheat4  #g4 ,besides1 who is so    
mad1 or worse1  ,to think that ,christ  
should come  ,from glory1 to be made a  
curse1  ,and that in sinners' room1  #h4
 ,if nothing should by us be had  ,when 
we are gone from hence1  ,but vanities1 
while here8 ,o mad  ,and foolish        
confidence4  #i4 ,again1 shall ,god1 who
 is the truth1  ,say there is heaven and
 hell  ,and shall men play that trick of
 youth  ,to say1 ,but who can tell8     
#aj4 ,shall he that keeps his promise   
sure  ,in things both low and small1    

,yet break it like a man impure1  ,in   
matters great'st of all8  #aa4 ,o1 let  
all tremble at that thought1  ,that puts
 on ,god the lie1  ,that saith men shall
 turn unto nought  ,when they be sick   
and die4  #ab4 ,alas1 death is but as   
the door  ,through which all men do     
pass1  ,to that which they for evermore 
,shall have by wrath or grace4  #ac4    
,let all therefore that read my lines1  
,apply them to the heart3  ,yea1 let    
them read1 and turn betimes1  ,and get  
the better part4  #ad4 ,mind therefore  
what ,i treat on here1  ,yea1 mind and  
weigh it well2  ',tis death and         
judgment1 and a clear  ,discourse of    
heaven and hell4      ,,of ,,death      
#a4 ,death1 as a king rampant and stout 
,the world he dare engage2  ,he conquers
 all1 yea1 and doth rout  ,the great1   
strong1 wise1 and sage4  #b4 ,no king so
 great1 nor prince so strong1  ,but     
death can make to yield1  ,yea1 bind and
 lay them all along1  ,and make them    
quit the field4  #c4 ,where are the     

victors of the world1  ,with all their  
men of might8  ,those that together     
kingdoms hurl'd1  ,by death are put to  
flight4  #d4 ,how feeble is the         
strongest hand1  ,when death begins to  
gripe6  ,the giant now leaves off to    
stand1  ,much less withstand and fight4 
#e4 ,the man that hath a lion's face    
,must here give place and bend1  ,yea1  
though his bones were bars of brass1    
',tis vain here to contend4  #f4 ,submit
 he must to feeble ones1  ,to worms who 
will enclose  ,his skin and flesh1      
sinews and bones1  ,and will thereof    
dispose  #g4 ,among themselves1 as      
merchants do  ,the prizes they have got2
  ,or as the soldiers give unto  ,each  
man the share and lot1  #h4 ,which they 
by dint of sword have won1  ,from their 
most daring foe2  ,while he lies by as  
still as stone1  ,not knowing what they 
do4  #i4 ,beauty death turns to         
rottenness1  ,and youth to wrinkled     
face2  ,the witty he brings to distress1
  ,and wantons to disgrace4  #aj4 ,the  

wild he tames1 and spoils the mirth  ,of
 all that wanton are1  ,he takes the    
worldling from his worth1  ,and poor man
 from his care4  #aa4 ,death favours    
none1 he lays at all1  ,of all sorts and
 degree2  ,both old and young1 both     
great and small1  ,rich1 poor1 and      
bound1 and free4  #ab4 ,no fawning words
 will flatter him1  ,nor threat'nings   
make him start2  ,he favours none for   
worth or kin1  ,all must taste of his   
dart4  #ac4 ,what shall ,i say8 the     
graves declare  ,that death shall       
conquer all2  ,there lie the skulls1    
dust1 bones1 and there  ,the mighty     
daily fall4  #ad4 ,the very looks of    
death are grim  ,and ghastly to behold2 
,yea1 though but in a dead man's skin1  
,when he is gone and cold4  #ae4 ,how   
'fraid are some of dead men's beds1     
,and others of their bones2  ,they      
neither care to see their heads1  ,nor  
yet to hear their groans4  #af4 ,now all
 these things are but the shade  ,and   
badges of his coat2#c  ,the glass that  

runs1 the scythe and spade1  ,though    
weapons more remote3  #ag4 ,yet such as 
make poor mortals shrink  ,and fear1    
when they are told1  ,these things are  
signs that they must drink  ,with death2
 ,o then how cold4  #ah4 ,it strikes    
them to the heart6 how do  ,they study  
it to shun6  ,indeed who can bear up1   
and who  ,can from these shakings run8  
#ai4 ,but how much more then when he    
comes  ,to grapple with thy heart2  ,to 
bind with thread thy toes and thumbs1#d 
,and fetch thee in his cart8  #bj4 ,then
 will he cut thy silver cord1  ,and     
break thy golden bowl2  ,yea1 break that
 pitcher which the ,lord  ,made cabin   
for thy soul4  #ba4 ,thine eyes1 that   
now are quick of sight1  ,shall then no 
way espy  ,how to escape this doleful   
plight1  ,for death will make thee die4 
#bb4 ,those legs that now can nimbly    
run1  ,shall then with faintness fail   
,to take one step1 death's dart to shun1
  ,when he doth thee assail4  #bc4 ,that
 tongue that now can boast and brag     

,shall then by death be tied  ,so fast1 
as not to speak or wag1  ,though death  
lies by thy side4  #bd4 ,thou that didst
 once incline thine ear  ,unto the song 
and tale1  ,shall only now death's      
message hear1  ,while he1 with face most
 pale1  #be4 ,doth reason with thee how 
thy days  ,hath hitherto been spent2    
,and what have been thy deeds and ways1 
,since ,god thee time hath lent4  #bf4  
,then will he so begin to tear  ,thy    
body from thy soul1  ,and both from     
life1 if now thy care  ,be not on grace 
to roll4  #bg4 ,death puts on things    
another face  ,than we in health do see3
  ,sin1 ,satan1 hell1 death1 life and   
grace  ,now great and weighty be4  #bh4 
,yea1 now the sick man's eye is set     
,upon a world to come3  ,he also knows  
too without let#e  ,that there must be  
his home4  #bi4 ,either in joy1 in bliss
 and light1  ,or sorrow1 woe1 and grief2
  ,either with ,christ and saints in    
white1  ,or fiends1 without relief4     
#cj4 ,but1 ,o6 the sad estate that then 

,they will be in that die  ,both void of
 grace and life6 poor men6  ,how will   
they fear and cry4  #ca4 ,ha6 live ,i   
may not1 though ,i would  ,for life give
 more than all2  ,and die ,i dare not1  
though ,i should  ,the world gain by my 
fall4  #cb4 ,no1 here he must no longer 
stay1  ,he feels his life run out1  ,his
 night is come1 also the day  ,that     
makes him fear and doubt4  #cc4 ,he     
feels his very vitals die1  ,all waxeth 
pale and wan2  ,nay1 worse1 he fears to 
misery  ,he shortly must be gone4  #cd4 
,death doth already strike his heart    
,with his most fearful sting  ,of guilt1
 which makes his conscience start1  ,and
 quake at every thing4  #ce4 ,yea1 as   
his body doth decay  ,by a contagious   
grief1  ,so his poor soul doth faint    
away  ,without hope or relief4  #cf4    
,thus while the man is in this scare1   
,death doth still at him lay2  ,live1   
die1 sink1 swim1 fall foul or fair1#f   
,death still holds on his way4  #cg4    
,still pulling of him from his place1   

,full sore against his mind2  ,death    
like a sprite stares in his face1  ,and 
doth with links him bind4  #ch4 ,and    
carries him into his den1  ,in darkness 
there to lie1  ,among the swarms of     
wicked men  ,in grief eternally4  #ci4  
,for only he that ,god doth fear  ,will 
now be counted wise3  ,yea1 he that     
feareth him while here1  ,he only wins  
the prize4  #dj4 ',tis he that shall by 
angels be  ,attended to that bliss      
,that angels have2 for he1 ,o he1  ,of  
glory shall not miss4  #da4 ,those      
weapons and those instruments  ,of      
death1 that others fright3  ,those      
dreadful fears and discontents  ,that   
brings on some that night4  #db4 ,that  
never more shall have a day1  ,brings   
this man to that rest  ,which none can  
win but only they  ,whom ,god hath      
called and blest  #dc4 ,with the first  
fruits of saving grace1  ,with faith1   
hope1 love1 and fear  ,him to offend2   
this man his face  ,in visions high and 
clear1  #dd4 ,shall in that light which 

no eye can  ,approach unto1 behold  ,the
 rays and beams of glory1 and  ,find    
there his name enroll'd1  #de4 ,among   
those glittering starts of light  ,that 
,christ still holdeth fast  ,in his     
right hand with all his might1  ,until  
that danger's past1  #df4 ,that shakes  
the world1 and most hath dropt  ,into   
grief and distress1  ,o blessed then is 
he that's wrapt  ,in ,christ his        
righteousness4  #dg4 ,this is the man   
death cannot kill1  ,for he hath put on 
arms2  ,him sin nor ,satan hath not     
skill  ,to hurt with all their charms4  
#dh4 ,a helmet on his head doth stand1  
,a breastplate on his heart3  ,a shield 
also is in his hand1  ,that blunteth    
every dart4  #di4 ,truth girds him round
 the reins1 also  ,his sword is on his  
thigh2  ,his feet in shoes of peace do  
go  ,the ways of purity4  #ej4 ,his     
heart it groaneth to the ,lord1  ,who   
hears him at his call1  ,and doth him   
help and strength afford1  ,wherewith he
 conquers all4  #ea4 ,thus fortified1 he

 keeps the field  ,while death is gone  
and fled2  ,and then lies down upon his 
shield  ,till ,christ doth raise the    
dead4      ,,of ,,judgment4    #a4 ,as  
'tis appointed men should die1  ,so     
judgment is the next  ,that meets them  
most assuredly2  ,for so saith holy     
text4  #b4 ,wherefore of judgment ,i    
shall now  ,inform you what ,i may1     
,that you may see what 'tis1 and how    
',twill be with men that day4  #c4 ,this
 world it hath a time to stand1  ,which 
time when ended1 then  ,will issue      
judgment out of hand  ,upon all sorts of
 men4  #d4 ,the ,judge we find1 in      
,god's record1  ,the ,son of man1 for he
  ,by ,god's appointment is made ,lord  
,and ,judge of all that be4  #e4        
,wherefore this ,son of man shall come  
,at last to count with all1  ,and unto  
them shall give just doom1  ,whether    
they stand or fall4  #f4 ,behold ye now 
the majesty  ,and state that shall      
attend  ,this ,lord1 this ,judge1 and   
,justice high  ,when he doth now        

descend4  #g4 ,he comes with head as    
white as snow1  ,with eyes like flames  
of fire2  ,in justice clad from top to  
toe1  ,most glorious in attire4  #h4    
,his face is filled with gravity2  ,his 
tongue is like a sword2  ,his presence  
awes both stout and high1  ,the world   
shakes at his word4  #i4 ,he comes in   
flaming fire1 and  ,with angels clear   
and bright1  ,each with a trumpet in his
 hand1  ,clothed in shining white4  #aj4
 ,the trump of ,god sounds in the air1  
,the dead do hear his voice2  ,the      
living too run here and there1  ,who    
made not him their choice4  #aa4 ,thus  
to his place he doth repair1  ,appointed
 for his throne1  ,where he will sit to 
judge1 and where  ,he'll count with     
every one4  #ab4 ,angels attending on   
his hand  ,by thousands on a row2  ,yea1
 thousand thousands by him stand1  ,and 
at his beck do go4  #ac4 ,thus being    
set1 the books do ope  ,in which all    
crimes are writ4  ,all virtues1 too1 of 
faith and hope1  ,of love2 and every    

whit  #ad4 ,of all that man hath done or
 said1  ,or did intend to do2  ,whether 
they sinn'd1 or were afraid  ,evil to   
come into4  #ae4 ,before this bar each  
sinner now  ,in person must appear2     
,under his judgment there to bow  ,with 
trembling and with fear3  #af4 ,within  
whose breast a witness then  ,will      
certainly arise1  ,that to each charge  
will say ,amen1  ,while they seek and   
devise  #ag4 ,to shun the sentence which
 the ,lord  ,against them then will     
read1  ,out of the books of ,god's      
record1  ,with majesty and dread4  #ah4 
,but every heart shall opened be        
,before this judge most high2  ,yea1    
every thought to judgment he  ,will     
bring assuredly4  #ai4 ,and every word  
and action1 too1  ,he there will        
manifest2  ,yea1 all that ever thou     
didst do1  ,or keep within thy breast1  
#bj4 ,shall then be seen and laid before
  ,the world1 that then will stand  ,to 
see thy judge open ev'ry sore1  ,and all
 thy evils scann'd4  #ba4 ,weighing each

 sin and wickedness  ,with so much      
equity1  ,proportioning of thy distress 
,and woful misery4  #bb4 ,with so much  
justice1 doing right1  ,that thou       
thyself shalt say1  ,my sins have       
brought me to this plight1  ,i threw    
myself away4  #bc4 ,into that gulph my  
sins have brought  ,me justly to        
possess1  ,for which ,i blame not       
,christ1 ,i wrought  ,it out by         
wickedness4  #bd4 ,but ,o6 how willingly
 would these  ,that thus in judgment be1
  ,if that they might have help or ease1
  ,unto the mountains flee4  #be4 ,they 
would rejoice if that they might  ,but  
underneath them creep1  ,to hide them   
from revenging right1  ,for fear of     
which they weep4  #bf4 ,but all in vain1
 the mountains then  ,will all be fled  
and gone2  ,no shelter will be found for
 men  ,that now are left alone4  #bg4   
,for succour they did not regard  ,when 
,christ by grace did call  ,to them1    
therefore they are not heard1  ,no      
mountains on them fall4  #bh4 ,before   

this ,judge no one shall shroud         
,himself1 under pretence  ,of knowledge1
 which hath made him proud1  ,nor       
seeming penitence4  #bi4 ,no high       
profession here can stand1  ,unless     
sincerity  ,hath been therewith         
commixed1 and  ,brought forth           
simplicity4#g  #cj4 ,no mask nor vizor  
here can hide  ,the heart that rotten   
is2  ,all cloaks now must be laid aside1
  ,no sinner must have bliss4  #ca4     
,though most approve of thee1 and count 
,thee upright in thy heart2  ,yea1      
though preferred and made surmount      
,most men to act thy part1  #cb4 ,in    
treading where the godly trod1  ,as to  
an outward show2  ,yet this hold still1 
the grace of ,god  ,takes hold on but a 
few1  #cc4 ,so as to make them truly    
such  ,as then shall stand before  ,this
 ,judge with gladness2 this is much     
,yet true for evermore4  #cd4 ,the tree 
of life this paradise  ,doth always     
beautify1  ',cause of our health it is  
the rise  ,and perpetuity4  #ce4 ,here  

stands the golden throne of grace  ,from
 out of which do run  ,those crystal    
streams that make this place  ,far      
brighter than the sun4  #cf4 ,here      
stands mount ,zion with her king4       
,jerusalem above1  ,that holy and       
delightful thing1  ,so beautified with  
love4  #cg4 ,that1 as a mother succours 
those  ,which of her body be1  ,so she  
far more1 all such as close  ,in with   
her ,lord2 and she  #ch4 ,her grace1 her
 everlasting doors  ,will open wide unto
  ,them all1 with welcome1 welcome1     
poor1  ,rich1 bond1 free1 high and low1 
#ci4 ,unto the kingdom which our ,lord  
,appointed hath for all  ,that hath his 
name and word ador'd2  ,because he did  
them call  #dj4 ,unto that work1 which  
also they  ,sincerely did fulfil1  ,not 
shunning always to obey  ,his gracious  
holy will4  #da4 ,besides1 this much    
doth beautify  ,this goodly paradise1   
,that from all quarters1 constantly1    
,whole thousands as the price  #db4 ,of 
precious blood1 do here arrive2  ,as    

safe escaping all1  ,sin1 hell1 and     
satan did contrive  ,to bring them into 
thrall4  #dc4 ,each telling his         
deliverance  ,i' th' open face of       
heaven2  ,still calling to remembrance  
,how fiercely they were driven  #dd4 ,by
 deadly foe1 who did pursue  ,as swift  
as eagles fly2  ,which if thou have not1
 down thou must  ,with those that then  
shall die  ,the second death1 and be    
accurs'd  ,of ,god4 ,for certainly1     
#de4 ,the truth of grace shall only here
  ,without a blush be bold  ,to stand1  
whilst others quake and fear1  ,and dare
 not once behold4  #df4 ,that heart that
 here was right for ,god  ,shall there  
be comforted2  ,but those that evil ways
 have trod1  ,shall then hang down the  
head4  #dg4 ,as sore confounded with the
 guilt  ,that now upon them lies1       
,because they did delight in filth  ,and
 beastly vanities4  #dh4 ,or else       
because they did deceive  ,with         
hypocritical  ,disguises1 their own     
souls1 and leave  ,or shun that best of 

all  #di4 ,approved word of             
righteousness1  ,they were invited to   
,embrace1 therefore they no access  ,now
 to him have1 but woe4  #ej4 ,for every 
one must now receive  ,according to     
their ways2  ,they that unto the ,lord  
did cleave1  ,the everlasting joys4     
#ea4 ,those that did die in wickedness1 
,to execution sent1  ,there still to    
grapple with distress1  ,which nothing  
can prevent4  #eb4 ,of which two states 
,i next shall write1  ,wherefore ,i pray
 give ear1  ,and to them bend with all  
our might  ,your heart with filial fear4
      ,,of ,,heaven4    #a4 ,heaven is a
 place1 also a state1  ,it doth all     
things excel1  ,no man can fully it     
relate1  ,nor of its glory tell4  #b4   
,god made it for his residence1  ,to sit
 on as a throne1  ,which shows to us the
 excellence  ,whereby it may be known4  
#c4 ,doubtless the fabric that was built
  ,for this so great a king1  ,must     
needs surprise thee1 if thou wilt  ,but 
duly mind the thing4  #d4 ,if all that  

build do build to suit  ,the glory of   
their state1  ,what orator1 though most 
acute1  ,can fully heaven relate8  #e4  
,if palaces that princes build1  ,which 
yet are made of clay1  ,do so amaze when
 much beheld1  ,of heaven what shall we 
say8  #f4 ,it is the high and holy      
place2  ,no moth can there annoy1  ,nor 
make to fade that goodly grace  ,that   
saints shall there enjoy4  #g4 ,mansions
 for glory and for rest  ,do there      
prepared stand2  ,buildings eternal for 
the blest  ,are there provided1 and  #h4
 ,the glory and the comeliness  ,by     
deepest thought none may  ,with heart or
 mouth fully express1  ,nor can before  
that day4  #i4 ,these heav'ns we see1 be
 as a scroll1  ,or garment folded up1   
,before they do together roll1  ,and we 
call'd in to sup4  #aj4 ,there with the 
king1 the bridegroom1 and  ,by him are  
led into  ,his palace chambers1 there to
 stand  ,with his prospect to our view4 
#aa4 ,and taste and smell1 and be       
inflam'd1  ,and ravished to see  ,the   

buildings he hath for us fram'd1  ,how  
full of heaven they be4  #ab4 ,its state
 also is marvellous1  ,for beauty to    
behold2  ,all goodness there is         
plenteous1  ,and better far than gold4  
#ac4 ,adorn'd with grace and            
righteousness1  ,while fragrant scents  
of love  ,o'erflow with everlasting     
bliss1  ,all that do dwell above4  #ad4 
,the heavenly majesty1 whose face  ,doth
 far exceed the sun1  ,will there cast  
forth its rays of grace  ,after this    
world is done4  #ae4 ,which rays and    
beams will so possess  ,all things that 
there shall dwell1  ,with so much glory1
 light1 and bliss1  ,that none can think
 or tell4  #af4 ,that wisdom which doth 
order all  ,shall there be fully shown2 
,that strength that bears the world     
there shall  ,by every one be known4    
#ag4 ,that holiness and sanctity  ,which
 doth all thought surpass1  ,shall there
 in present purity  ,outshine the       
crystal glass4  #ah4 ,the beauty and the
 comeliness  ,of this ,almighty shall   

,make amiable with lasting bliss  ,those
 he thereto shall call4  #ai4 ,the      
presence of this ,god will be  ,eternal 
life in all1  ,and health and gladness1 
while we see  ,thy face1 ,o immortal6   
#bj4 ,here will the ,lord make clear and
 plain  ,how sweetly did agree  ,his    
attributes1 when ,christ was slain  ,our
 ,saviour to be4  #ba4 ,how wisdom did  
find out the way1  ,how strength did    
make him stand1  ,how holiness did bear 
the sway1  ,and answer just demand4     
#bb4 ,how all these attributes did bend 
,themselves to work our life1  ,through 
the ,christ whom ,god did send  ,to save
 us by his might4  #bc4 ,all this will  
sparkle in our eye  ,within the holy    
place1  ,and greatly raise our melody1  
,and flow our hearts with grace4  #bd4  
,the largest thought that can arise     
,within the widest heart  ,shall then be
 filled with surprize1  ,and pleas'd in 
every part4  #be4 ,all mysteries shall  
here be seen1  ,and every knot1 unty'd2 
,electing love1 that hid hath been1     

,shall shine on every side4  #bf4 ,the  
,god of glory here will be  ,the life of
 every one2  ,whose goodly attributes   
shall we  ,possess them as our own4     
#bg4 ,by wisdom we all things shall     
know1  ,by light all things shall see1  
,by strength1 too1 all things we shall  
do1  ,when we in glory be4  #bh4 ,the   
,holy ,lamb of ,god1 also1  ,who for our
 sakes did die1  ,the holy ones of ,god 
shall know1  ,and that most perfectly4  
#bi4 ,those small and short discoveries 
,that we have of him here1  ,will there 
be seen with open eyes1  ,in visions    
full and clear4  #cj4 ,those many       
thousand acts of grace  ,that here we   
feel and find1  ,shall there be real    
with open face  ,upon his heart most    
kind4  #ca4 ,there he will show us how  
he was  ,our prophet1 priest1 and king2 
,and how he did maintain our cause1     
,and us to glory bring4  #cb4 ,there we 
shall see how he was touch'd  ,with all 
our grief and pain  7,as in his word he 
hath avouch'd71  ,when we with him shall

 reign2  #cc4 ,he'll show us1 also1 how 
he did  ,maintain our faith and love1   
,and why his face sometimes he hid      
,from us1 who are his dove2  #cd4 ,these
 tempting times that here we have1  ,we 
there shall see were good2  ,also that  
hidden strength he gave1  ,the purchase 
of his blood4  #ce4 ,that he should     
stand for us before  ,his ,father1 thus 
we read4  ,but then shall see1 and shall
 adore  ,him for his gracious deed4     
#cf4 ,though we are vile1 he without    
shame  ,before the angels all  ,lays out
 his strength1 his worth1 and name1     
,for us1 who are in thrall4  #cg4 ,this 
is he who was mock'd and beat1  ,spit   
on1 and crown'd with thorns2  ,who for  
us had a bloody sweat1  ,whose heart was
 broke with scorns4  #ch4 ',tis he who  
stands so much our friend1  ,as shortly 
we shall see1  ,with open face1 world   
without end1  ,and in his presence be4  
#ci4 ,that head that once was crown'd   
with thorns1  ,shall now with glory     
shine2  ,that heart that broken was with

 scorns1  ,shall flow with life divine2 
#dj4 ,that man that here met with       
disgrace1  ,we there shall see so       
bright2  ,that angels can't behold his  
face  ,for its exceeding light4  #da4   
,what gladness will possess our heart   
,when we shall see these things6  ,what 
light and life1 in every part1  ,will   
rise like lasting springs6  #db4 ,o     
blessed face and holy grace1  ,when     
shall we see this day8  ,lord1 fetch us 
to this goodly place  ,we humbly do thee
 pray4  #dc4 ,next to this ,lamb we     
shall behold  ,all saints1 both more and
 less1  ,with whit'ned robes in glory   
roll'd1  ',cause him they did confess4  
#dd4 ,each walking in his righteousness 
,with shining crowns of gold1           
,triumphing still in heav'nly bliss1    
,amazing to behold4  #de4 ,each person  
for his majesty  ,doth represent a king2
  ,yea1 angel-like for dignity1  ,and   
seraphims that sing4  #df4 ,each motion 
of their mind1 and so  ,each twinkling  
of their eye2  ,each word they speak1   

and step they go1  ,it is in purity4    
#dg4 ,immortal are they every one1      
,wrapt up in health and light1          
,mortality from them is gone1  ,weakness
 is turn'd to might4  #dh4 ,the stars   
are not so clear as they1  ,they        
equalize the sun2  ,their glory shines  
to perfect day1  ,which day will ne'er  
be done4  #di4 ,no sorrow can them now  
annoy1  ,nor weakness1 grief or pain2   
,no faintness can abate their joy1      
,they now in life do reign4  #ej4 ,they 
shall not there1 as here1 be vex'd      
,with ,satan1 men1 or sin2  ,nor with   
their wicked hearts perplex'd1  ,the    
heavens have cop'd#h them in4  #ea4     
,thus1 as they shine in their estate1   
,so1 too1 in their degree2  ,which is   
most goodly to relate1  ,and ravishing  
to see4  #eb4 ,the majesty whom they    
adore1  ,doth them in wisdom place      
,upon the thrones1 and that before  ,the
 angels1 to their grace4  #ec4 ,the     
saints of the ,old ,testament1  ,full   
right to their degree2  ,likewise the   

,new1 in excellent  ,magnificency be4   
#ed4 ,each one his badge of glory wears1
  ,according to his place2  ,according  
as was his affairs  ,here1 in the time  
of grace4  #ee4 ,some on the right hand 
of the ,lamb1  ,likewise some on the    
left1  ,with robes and golden chains do 
stand  ,most grave1 most sage1 and      
deft4#i  #ef4 ,the martyr here is known 
from him  ,who peaceably did die1  ,both
 by the place he sitteth in1  ,and by   
his dignity4  #eg4 ,each father1 saint1 
and prophet shall1  ,according to his   
worth1  ,enjoy the honour of his call1  
,and plainly hold it forth4  #eh4 ,those
 bodies which sometimes were torn1  ,and
 bones that broken were  ,for ,god's    
word2 he doth now adorn  ,with health   
and glory fair4  #ei4 ,thus1 when in    
heav'nly harmony  ,these blessed saints 
appear1  ,adorn'd with grace and        
majesty1  ,what gladness will be there6 
#fj4 ,the light1 and grace1 and         
countenance1  ,the least of these shall 
have1  ,will so with terror them        

advance1  ,and make their face so grave1
  #fa4 ,that at them all the world will 
shake1  ,when they lift up their head2  
,princes and kings will at them quake1  
,and fall before them dead4  #fb4 ,this 
shall we see1 thus shall we be1  ,o     
would the day were come1  ,lord ,jesus  
take us up to thee1  ,to this desired   
home4  #fc4 ,angels also we shall       
behold1  ,when we on high ascend1  ,each
 shining like to men of gold1  ,and on  
the ,lord attend4  #fd4 ,these goodly   
creatures1 full of grace1  ,shall stand 
about the throne1  ,each one with       
lightning in his face1  ,and shall to us
 be known4  #fe4 ,these cherubims with  
one accord  ,shall cry continually1     
,ah1 holy1 holy1 holy1 ,lord1  ,and     
heavenly majesty4  #ff4 ,these will us  
in their arms embrace1  ,and welcome us 
to rest1  ,and joy to see us clad with  
grace1  ,and of the heavens possess'd4  
#fg4 ,this we shall hear1 this we shall 
see1  ,while raptures take us up1  ,when
 we with blessed ,jesus be1  ,and at his

 table sup4  #fh4 ,oh shining angels6   
what1 must we  ,with you lift up our    
voice8  ,we must2 and with you ever be1 
,and with you must rejoice4  #fi4 ,our  
friends that lived godly here1  ,shall  
there be found again2  ,the wife1 the   
child1 and father dear1  ,with others of
 our train4  #gj4 ,each one down to the 
foot in white1  ,fill'd to the brim with
 grace1  ,walking among the saints in   
light1  ,with glad and joyful face4     
#ga4 ,those ,god did use us to convert1 
,we there with joy shall meet1  ,and    
jointly shall1 with all our heart1  ,in 
life each other greet4  #gb4 ,a crown to
 them we then shall be1  ,a glory and a 
joy2  ,and that before the ,lord1 when  
he  ,the world comes to destroy4  #gc4  
,this is the place1 this is the state1  
,of all that fear the ,lord2  ,which men
 nor angels may relate  ,with tongue1 or
 pen1 or word4  #gd4 ,no night is here1 
for to eclipse  ,its spangling rays so  
bright2  ,nor doubt1 nor fear to shut   
the lips1  ,of those within this light4 

#ge4 ,the strings of music here are     
tun'd  ,for heavenly harmony1  ,and     
every spirit here perfum'd  ,with       
perfect sanctity4  #gf4 ,here runs the  
crystal streams of life1  ,quite through
 all our veins4  ,and here by love we do
 unite  ,with glory's golden chains4    
#gg4 ,now that which sweet'neth all will
 be  ,the lasting of this state2  ,this 
heightens all we hear or see  ,to a     
transcendant rate4  #gh4 ,for should the
 saints enjoy all this  ,but for a      
certain time1  ,o1 how would they their 
mark then miss1  ,and at this thing     
repine8  #gi4 ,yea1 'tis not possible   
that they  ,who then shall dwell on     
high1  ,should be content1 unless they  
may  ,dwell there eternally4  #hj4 ,a   
thought of parting with this place      
,would bitter all their sweet1  ,and    
darkness put upon the face  ,of all they
 there do meet4  #ha4 ,but far from this
 the saints shall be1  ,their portion is
 the ,lord1  ,whose face for ever they  
shall see1  ,as saith the holy word4    

#hb4 ,and that with everlasting peace1  
,joy1 and felicity1  ,from this time    
forth they shall increase  ,unto        
eternity4      ,,of ,,hell1 ,,and ,,the 
,,estate  ,,of ,,those ,,that ,,perish4 
#a4 ,thus1 having show'd you what ,i see
  ,of heaven1 ,i now will tell  ,you    
also1 after search1 what be  ,the damned
 wights of hell4  #b4 ,and ,o1 that they
 who read my lines  ,would ponder       
soberly1  ,and lay to heart such things 
betimes  ,as touch eternity4  #c4 ,the  
sleepy sinner little thinks  ,what      
sorrows will abound  ,within him1 when  
upon the brinks  ,of ,tophet he is      
found4  #d4 ,hell is beyond all though a
 state  ,so doubtful#aj and forlorn1    
,so fearful1 that none can relate  ,the 
pangs that there are born4  #e4 ,god    
will exclude them utterly  ,from his    
most blessed face1  ,and them involve in
 misery1  ,in shame1 and in disgrace4   
#f4 ,god is the fountain of all bliss1  
,of life1 of light1 and peace2  ,they   
then must needs be comfortless  ,who are

 depriv'd of these4  #g4 ,instead of    
life1 a living death  ,will there in all
 be found4  ,dyings will be in every    
breath1  ,thus sorrow will abound4  #h4 
,no light1 but darkness here doth dwell2
  ,no peace1 but horror strange3  ,the  
fearful damning wights#aa of hell  ,in  
all will make this change4  #i4 ,to many
 things the damned's woe  ,is liked in  
the word1  ,and that because no one can 
show  ,the vengeance of the ,lord4  #aj4
 ,unto a dreadful burning lake1  ,all on
 a fiery flame1  ,hell is compared1 for 
to make  ,all understand the same4  #aa4
 ,a burning lake1 a furnace hot1  ,a    
burning oven1 too1  ,must be the        
portion1 share1 and lot1  ,of those     
which evil sow4  #ab4 ,this plainly     
shows the burning heat  ,with which it  
will oppress  ,all hearts1 and will like
 burnings eat  ,their souls with sore   
distress4  #ac4 ,this burning lake1 it  
is ,god's wrath  ,incensed by the sin   
,of those who do reject his path1  ,and 
wicked ways walk in4  #ad4 ,which wrath 

will so perplex all parts  ,of body and 
of soul1  ,as if up to the very hearts  
,in burnings they did roll4  #ae4       
,again1 to show the stinking state  ,of 
this so sad a case1  ,like burning      
brimstone ,god doth make  ,the hidings  
of his face4  #af4 ,and truly as the    
steam1 and smoke1  ,and flames of       
brimstone smell1  ,to blind the eyes1   
and stomach choke1  ,so are the pangs of
 hell4  #ag4 ,to see a sea of brimstone 
burn1  ,who would it not affright8  ,but
 they whom ,god to hell doth turn  ,are 
in most woful plight4  #ah4 ,this       
burning cannot quenched be1  ,no1 not   
with tears of blood2  ,no mournful      
groans in misery  ,will here do any     
good4  #ai4 ,o damned men6 this is your 
fate1  ,the day of grace is done1       
,repentance now doth come too late1     
,mercy is fled and gone4  #bj4 ,your    
groans and cries they sooner should     
,have sounded in mine ears1  ,if grace  
you would have had1 or would  ,have me  
regard your tears4  #ba4 ,me you        

offended with your sin1  ,instructions  
you did slight1  ,your sins against my  
law hath been1  ,justice shall have his 
right4  #bb4 ,i gave my ,son to do you  
good1  ,i gave you space and time  ,with
 him to close1 which you withstood1     
,and did with hell combine4  #bc4       
,justice against you now is set1  ,which
 you cannot appease2  ,eternal justice  
doth you let  ,from either life or ease4
  #bd4 ,thus he that to this place doth 
come  ,may groan1 and sigh1 and weep2   
,but sin hath made that place his home1 
,and there it will him keep4  #be4      
,wherefore1 hell in another place  ,is  
call'd a prison too1  ,and all to show  
the evil case  ,of all sin doth undo4   
#bf4 ,which prison1 with its locks and  
bars  ,of ,god's lasting decree1  ,will 
hold them fast2 ,o how this mars  ,all  
thought of being free6  #bg4 ,out at    
these brazen bars they may  ,the saints 
in glory see2  ,but this will not their 
grief allay1  ,but to them torment be4  
#bh4 ,thus they in this infernal cave   

,will now be holden fast  ,from heavenly
 freedom1 though they crave1  ,of it    
they may not taste4  #bi4 ,the chains   
that darkness on them hangs  ,still     
ratt'ling in their ears1  ,creates      
within them heavy pangs1  ,and still    
augments their fears4  #cj4 ,thus       
hopeless of all remedy1  ,they dyingly  
do sink  ,into the jaws of misery1  ,and
 seas of sorrow drink4  #ca4 ,for being 
cop'd#ab on every side  ,with           
helplessness and grief1  ,headlong into 
despair they slide  ,bereft of all      
relief4  #cb4 ,therefore this hell is   
called a pit1  ,prepared for those that 
die  ,the second death1 a term most fit 
,to show their misery4  #cc4 ,a pit     
that's bottomless is this1  ,a gulf of  
grief and woe1  ,a dungeon which they   
cannot miss1  ,that will themselves     
undo4  #cd4 ,thus without stay they     
always sink1  ,thus fainting still they 
fail1  ,despair they up like water      
drink1  ,these prisoners have no bail4  
#ce4 ,here meets them now that worm that

 gnaws1  ,and plucks their bowels out1  
,the pit1 too1 on them shuts her jaws2  
,this dreadful is1 no doubt4  #cf4 ,this
 ghastly worm is guilt for sin1  ,which 
on the conscience feeds1  ,with vipers' 
teeth1 both sharp and keen1  ,whereat it
 sorely bleeds4  #cg4 ,this worm is fed 
by memory1  ,which strictly brings to   
mind1  ,all things done in prosperity1  
,as we in ,scripture find4  #ch4 ,no    
word1 nor thought1 nor act they did1    
,but now is set in sight1  ,not one of  
them can now be hid1  ,memory gives them
 light4  #ci4 ,on which the             
understanding still  ,will judge1 and   
sentence pass1  ,this kills the mind1   
and wounds the will1  ,alas1 alas1 alas6
  #dj4 ,o1 conscience is the slaughter  
shop1  ,there hangs the axe and knife1  
',tis there the worm makes all things   
hot1  ,and wearies out the life4  #da4  
,here1 then1 is execution done  ,on body
 and on soul2  ,for conscience will be  
brib'd of none1  ,but gives to all their
 dole4  #db4 ,this worm1 'tis said1     

shall never die1  ,but in the belly be  
,of all that in the flames shall lie1   
,o dreadful sight to see6  #dc4 ,this   
worm now needs must in them live1  ,for 
sin will still be there1  ,and guilt1   
for ,god will not forgive1  ,nor ,christ
 their burden bear4  #dd4 ,but take from
 them all help and stay1  ,and leave    
them to despair1  ,which feeds upon them
 night and day1  ,this is the damned's  
share4  #de4 ,now will confusion so     
possess  ,these monuments of ire1  ,and 
so confound them with distress1  ,and   
trouble their desire4  #df4 ,that what  
to think1 or what to do1  ,or where to  
lay their head1  ,they know not2 'tis   
the damned's woe  ,to live1 and yet be  
dead4  #dg4 ,these cast-aways would fain
 have life1  ,but know1 they never      
shall1  ,they would forget their        
dreadful plight1  ,but that sticks      
fast'st of all4  #dh4 ,god1 ,christ1 and
 heaven1 they know are best1  ,yet dare 
not on them think1  ,the saints they    
know in joys do rest1  ,while they their

 tears do drink4  #di4 ,they cry alas1  
but all in vain1  ,they stick fast in   
the mire1  ,they would be rid of present
 pain1  ,yet set themselves on fire4    
#ej4 ,darkness is their perplexity1     
,yet do they hate the light1  ,they     
always see their misery1  ,yet are      
themselves all night4  #ea4 ,they are   
all dead1 yet live they do1  ,yet       
neither live nor die4  ,they die to     
weal1 and live to woe1  ,this is their  
misery4  #eb4 ,amidst all this so great 
a scare  ,that here ,i do relate1       
,another falleth to their share  ,in    
this their sad estate4  #ec4 ,the       
legions of infernal fiends  ,then with  
them needs must be1  ,a just reward for 
all their pains1  ,this they shall feel 
and see4  #ed4 ,with yellings1 howlings1
 shrieks1 and cries1  ,and other doleful
 noise1  ,with trembling hearts and     
failing eyes1  ,these are their hellish 
joys4  #ee4 ,these angels black they    
would obey1  ,and serve with greedy     
mind1  ,and take delight to go astray1  

,that pleasure they might find4  #ef4   
,which pleasure now like poison turns   
,their joy to heaviness2  ,yea1 like the
 gall of asps it burns1  ,and doth them 
sore oppress  #eg4 ,now is the joy they 
lived in  ,all turned to brinish tears1 
,and resolute attempts to sin  ,turn'd  
into hellish fears4  #eh4 ,the floods   
run trickling down their face1  ,their  
hearts do prick and ache1  ,while they  
lament their woful case1  ,their loins  
totter and shake4  #ei4 ,o wetted       
cheeks1 with bleared eyes1  ,how fully  
do you show  ,the pangs that in their   
bosom lies1  ,and grief they undergo6   
#fj4 ,their dolour in their bitterness  
,so greatly they bemoan1  ,that hell    
itself this to express  ,doth echo with 
their groan4  #fa4 ,thus broiling on the
 burning grates1  ,they now to wailing  
go1  ,and say of those unhappy fates    
,that did them thus undo4  #fb4 ,alas1  
my grief6 hard hap had ,i  ,those       
dolours here to find1  ,a living death1 
in hell ,i lie1  ,involv'd with grief of

 mind4  #fc4 ,i once was fair for light 
and grace1  ,my days were long and good2
  ,i lived in a blessed place  ,where   
was most heav'nly food4  #fd4 ,but      
wretch ,i am1 ,i slighted life1  ,i     
chose in death to live2  ,o1 for these  
days now1 if ,i might1  ,ten thousand   
worlds would give4  #fe4 ,what time had 
,i to pray and read1  ,what time to hear
 the word6  ,what means to help me at my
 need1  ,did ,god to me afford6  #ff4   
,examples1 too1 of piety  ,i every day  
did see1  ,but they abuse and slight did
 ,i1  ,o1 woe be unto me4  #fg4 ,i now  
remember how my friend  ,reproved me of 
vice1  ,and bid me mind my latter end1  
,both once1 and twice1 and thrice4  #fh4
 ,but ,o1 deluded man1 ,i did  ,my back 
upon him turn2  ,eternal life ,i did not
 heed1  ,for which ,i now do mourn4     
#fi4 ,ah1 golden time1 ,i did thee spend
  ,in sin and idleness1  ,ah1 health and
 wealth1 ,i did you lend  ,to bring me  
to distress4  #gj4 ,my feet to evil ,i  
let run1  ,and tongue of folly talk2    

,my eyes to vanity hath gone1  ,thus did
 ,i vainly walk4  #ga4 ,i did as greatly
 toil and strain  ,myself with sin to   
please1  ,as if that everlasting grain  
,could have been found in these4  #gb4  
,but nothing1 nothing have ,i found     
,but weeping1 and alas1  ,and sorrow1   
which doth now surround  ,me1 and       
augment my cross4  #gc4 ,ah1 bleeding   
conscience1 how did ,i  ,thee check when
 thou didst tell  ,me of my faults1 for 
which ,i lie  ,dead while ,i live in    
hell4  #gd4 ,i took thee for some       
peevish foe1  ,when thou didst me       
accuse1  ,therefore ,i did thee buffet  
so1  ,and counsel did refuse4  #ge4     
,thou often didst me tidings bring1     
,how ,god did me dislike1  ,because ,i  
took delight in sin1  ,but ,i thy news  
did slight4  #gf4 ,ah1 ,mind1 why didst 
thou do those things  ,that now do work 
my woe8  ,ah1 ,will1 why was thou thus  
inclin'd  ,me ever to undo8  #gg4 ,my   
senses1 how were you beguil'd  ,when you
 said sin was good8  ,it hath in all    

parts me defil'd1  ,and drown'd me like 
a flood4  #gh4 ,ah1 that ,i now a being 
have1  ,in sorrow and in pain2  ,mother1
 would you had been my grave1  ,but this
 ,i wish in vain4  #gi4 ,had ,i been    
made a cockatrice1  ,a toad1 or         
such-like thing2#ac  ,yea1 had ,i been  
made snow or ice1  ,then had ,i had no  
sin2  #hj4 ,a block1 a stock1 a stone1  
or clot1  ,is happier than ,i2  ,for    
they know neither cold nor hot1  ,to    
live nor yet to die4  #ha4 ,i envy now  
the happiness  ,of those that are in    
light1  ,i hate the very name of bliss1 
',cause ,i have there no right4  #hb4 ,i
 grieve to see that others are  ,in     
glory1 life1 and well1  ,without all    
fear1 or dread1 or care1  ,while ,i am  
racked in hell4  #hc4 ,thus will these  
souls with watery eyes1  ,and hacking of
 their teeth1  ,with wringing hands1 and
 fearful cries1  ,expostulate their     
grief4  #hd4 ,o set their teeth they    
will1 and gnash1  ,and gnaw for very    
pain1  ,while as with scorpions ,god    

doth lash  ,them for their life so vain4
  #he4 ,again1 still as they in this    
muse1  ,are feeding on the fire1  ,to   
mind there comes yet other news1  ,to   
screw their torments higher4  #hf4      
,which is the length of this estate1    
,where they at present lie2  ,which in a
 word ,i thus relate1  ',tis to         
eternity4  #hg4 ,this thought now is so 
firmly fix'd  ,in all that comes to     
mind1  ,and also is so strongly mix'd   
,with wrath of every kind4  #hh4 ,so    
that whatever they do know1  ,or see1 or
 think1 or feel1  ,for ever still doth  
strike them through  ,as with a bar of  
steel4  #hi4 ,for ,,ever shineth in the 
fire1  ,,ever is on the chains2  ',tis  
also in the pit of ire1  ,and tastes in 
all their pains4  #ij4 ,for ever        
separate from ,god1  ,from peace1 and   
life1 and rest2  ,for ever underneath   
the rod  ,that vengeance liketh best4   
#ia4 ,o ever1 ever1 this will drown'd   
,them quite and make them cry1  ,we     
never shall get o'er thy bound1  ,o1    

great eternity6  #ib4 ,they sooner now  
the stars may count  ,than lose these   
dismal bands2  ,or see to what the      
motes#ad among  ,or number up the sands4
  #ic4 ,then see an end of this their   
woe1  ,which now for sin they have2  ,o 
wantons1 take heed what you do1  ,sin   
will you never save4  #id4 ,they sooner 
may drink up the sea1  ,than shake off  
these their fears2  ,or make another in 
one day  ,as big with brinish tears2    
#ie4 ,than put an end to misery1  ,in   
which they now do roar1  ,or help       
themselves2 no1 they must cry1  ,alas1  
for evermore4  #if4 ,when years by      
thousands on a heap  ,are passed o'er   
their head2  ,yet still the fruits of   
sin they reap  ,among the ghostly dead4 
#ig4 ,yea1 when they have time out of   
mind  ,be in this case so ill1  ,for    
,,ever1 ,,ever is behind#ae  ,yet for   
them to fulfill4              ,,ebal    
,,and ,,gerizzim1    ,,or    ,,the      
,,blessing ,,and ,,the  ,,curse3        
,,being ,a ,,short ,,exhortation  ,,to  

,,sinners1 ,,by ,,the ,,mercy  ,,and    
,,severity ,,of ,,god4          ,,from  
,,mount ,,gerizzim4    ,besides what ,i 
said of the ,four ,last ,things1  ,and  
of the weal and woe that from them      
springs2  ,an after-word still runneth  
in my mind1  ,which ,i shall here expose
 unto that wind  ,that may it blow into 
that very hand  ,that needs it4 ,also   
that it may be scann'd  ,with greatest  
soberness1 shall be my prayer1  ,as well
 as diligence and godly care2  ,so to   
present it unto public view1  ,that only
 truth and peace may thence ensue4      
,my talk shall be of that amazing love  
,of ,god we read of2 which1 that it may 
prove1  ,by its engaging arguments to   
save  ,thee1 ,i shall lay out that poor 
help ,i have  ,thee to entice2 that thou
 wouldst dearly fall  ,in love with thy 
salvation1 and with all  ,that doth     
thereto concur1 that thou mayst be  ,as 
blessed as the ,blessed can make thee1  
,not only here but in the world to come1
  ,in bliss1 which1 ,i pray ,god1 may be

 thy home4      ,but first1 ,i would    
advise thee to bethink  ,thyself1 how   
sin hath laid thee at the brink  ,of    
hell1 where thou art lulled fast asleep 
,in ,satan's arms1 who also will thee   
keep  ,as senseless and secure as e'er  
he may1  ,lest thou shouldst wake1 and  
see't1 and run away  ,unto that ,jesus1 
whom the ,father sent  ,into the world1 
for this cause and intent1  ,that such  
as thou1 from such a thrall as this     
,might'st be released1 and made heir of 
bliss4  ,now that thou may'st awake1 the
 danger fly1  ,and so escape the death  
that others die1  ,come1 let me set my  
trumpet to thine ear1  ,be willing all  
my message for to hear3  ',tis for thy  
life1 ,o do it not refuse2  ,wo unto    
them good counsel do abuse4  ,thou art  
at present in that very case1  ,which   
argues thou art destitute of grace3     
,for he that lies where sin hath laid   
him1 lies  ,under the curse1 graceless1 
and so he dies  ,in body and in soul1   
within that range1  ,if ,god his heart  

in mercy doth not change  ,before he    
goes the way of all the earth1  ,before 
he lose his spirit and his breath4      
,repentance there is none within the    
grave1  ,nor ,christ1 nor grace1 nor    
mercies for to save  ,thee from the     
vengeance due unto thy sin1  ,if now    
thou dost not truly close with him4     
,thou art like him that sleepeth in the 
sea  ,on broken boards1 which1 without  
guide or stay1  ,are driven whither     
winds and water will2  ,while greedy    
beasts do wait to have their fill  ,by  
feeding on his carcass1 when he shall   
,turn overboard1 and without mercy fall 
,into the jaws of such as make a prey   
,of those whom justice drowneth in the  
sea4      ,thou art like him that       
snoring still doth lie  ,upon the bed of
 vain security1  ,whilst all about him  
into burning flame  ,by fire is turned2 
yea1 and while the frame  ,and building 
where he lies consuming is1  ,and while 
himself these burnings cannot miss4     
,thou art like one that hangeth by a    

thread  ,over the mouth of hell1 as one 
half-dead2  ,and ,o1 how soon this      
thread may broken be1  ,or cut by death1
 is yet unknown to thee6  ,but sure it  
is1 if all the weight of sin1  ,and all 
that ,satan1 too1 hath doing been1  ,or 
yet can do1 can break this crazy thread1
  ',twill not be long before1 among the 
dead1  ,thou tumble do1 as linked fast  
in chains1  ,with them to wait in fear  
for future pains4      ,what shall ,i   
say8 ,wilt thou not yet awake8  ,nor yet
 of thy poor soul some pity take8       
,among the lions it hood-winked lies2   
,o1 that the ,lord would open once thine
 eyes  ,that thou might'st see it1 then 
,i dare say thou1  ,as half-bereft of   
wits1 wouldst cry out1 ,how  ,shall ,i  
escape8 ,lord help1 ,o6 help with speed1
  ,reach down thy hand from heav'n1 for 
help ,i need1  ,to save me from the     
lions1 for ,i fear  ,this soul of mine  
they will in pieces tear4      ,come1   
then1 and let us both expostulate  ,the 
case betwixt us1 till we animate  ,and  

kindle in our hearts that burning love  
,to ,christ1 to grace1 to life1 that we 
may move  ,swifter than eagles to this  
blessed prey2  ,then shall it be well   
with us in that day  ,the trump shall   
sound1 the dead made rise1 and stand1   
,then to receive1 for breach of ,god's  
command1  ,such thunder-claps as these1 
,depart from me  ,into hell-fire1 you   
that the wicked be1  ,prepared for the  
devil1 and for those  ,that with him and
 his angels rather chose  ,to live in   
filthy sin and wickedness1  ,whose fruit
 is everlasting bitterness4      ,we    
both are yet on this side of the grave1 
,we also gospel-privileges have2  ,the  
word1 and time to pray2 ,god give us    
hearts1  ,that1 like the wise man1 we   
may act our parts1  ,to get the pearl of
 price2 then we shall be  ,like godly   
,mary1 ,peter1 ,paul1 and we  ,like     
,jacob1 too1 the blessing shall obtain2 
,while ,esau rides a-hunting for the    
gain  ,of worldly pelf1 which will him  
not avail  ,when death or judgment shall

 him sore assail4      ,now1 to         
encourage us for to begin1  ,let us     
believe the kingdom we may win1  ,and be
 possess'd thereof1 if we the way       
,shall hit into1 and then let nothing   
stay  ,or hinder us2 the crown is at the
 end1  ,let's run and strive1 and fly1  
and let's contend  ,with greatest       
courage it for to obtain2  ',tis life1  
and peace1 and everlasting gain4  ,the  
gate of life1 the new and living way1   
,the promise holdeth open all the day1  
,which thou by ,jacob's ladder must     
ascend1  ,where angels always wait1 and 
do attend  ,as ministers1 to minister   
for those  ,that do with ,god1 and      
,christ1 and glory close4      ,if guilt
 of sin still lieth at our door1  ,us to
 discourage1 let us set before  ,our    
eyes a bleeding ,jesus1 who did die     
,the death1 and let's believe the reason
 why  ,he did it1 was that we might ever
 be  ,from death and sin1 from hell and 
wrath set free4  ,yea1 let's remember   
for that very end  ,it was his blessed  

,father did him send2  ,that he the law 
of ,god might here fulfil1  ,that so the
 mystery of his blessed will  ,might be 
revealed in the blessedness  ,of those  
that fly to ,christ for righteousness4  
,now let us argue with ourselves1 then1 
thus  ,that ,jesus ,christ our ,lord    
came to save us1  ,by bearing of our    
sins upon his back1  ,by hanging on the 
cross as on a rack1  ,while justice cut 
him off on every side1  ,while smiles   
,divine themselves from him did hide1   
,while earth did quake1 and rocks in    
pieces rent1  ,and while the sun1 as    
veiled1 did lament  ,to see the innocent
 and harmless die  ,so sore a death1 so 
full of misery4      ,yea1 let us turn  
again1 and say1 ,all this  ,he did and  
suffered for love of his4  ,he brought  
in everlasting righteousness1  ,that he 
might cover all our nakedness2  ,he wept
 and wash'd his face with brinish tears 
,that we might saved be from hellish    
fears2  ,blood was his sweat1 too1 in   
his agony1  ,that we might live in      

joyful ecstasy2  ,he apprehended was and
 led away1  ,that grace to us-ward never
 might decay4  ,with swords1 and bills1 
and outrage in the night1  ,that to the 
peace of heav'n we might have right4    
,condemned he was between two thieves to
 die1  ,that we might ever in his bosom 
lie2  ,scourged with whips his precious 
body were1  ,that we lashes of          
conscience might not fear2  ,his head   
was crowned with thorns1 that we might  
be  ,crowned with glory and felicity2   
,he hanged was upon a cursed tree1      
,that we delivered from death might be2 
,his ,father from him hides his smiles  
and face1  ,that we might have them in  
the heavenly place2  ,he cry'd1 ,my     
,god1 why hast forsaken me8  ,that we   
forsaken of him might not be4  ,into his
 side was thrust a bloody spear1  ,that 
we the sting of death might never fear2 
,he went into the grave after all this1 
,that we might up to heav'n go1 and have
 bliss4  ,yea1 rise again he did out of 
the earth1  ,and shook off from him all 

the chains of death2  ,then at his      
chariot wheels he captive led  ,his     
foes1 and trod upon the serpent's head2 
,riding in triumph to his ,father's     
throne1  ,there to possess the kingdom  
as his own4  ,what say'st thou1 wilt not
 yet unto him come8  ,his arms are open1
 in his heart is room  ,to lay thee2 be 
not then discouraged1  ,although thy    
sins be many1 great1 and red2  ,unto    
thee righteousness he will impute1  ,and
 with the kisses of his mouth salute    
,thy drooping soul1 and will it so      
uphold1  ,as that thy shaking conscience
 shall be bold  ,to come to mercy's seat
 with great access1  ,there to          
expostulate with that justice  ,that    
burns like fiery flames against all     
those  ,that do not with this blessed   
,jesus close2  ,which unto thee will do 
no harm1 but good1  ,because thou hast  
reliance on that blood  ,that justice   
saith hath given him content1  ,for all 
that do unfeignedly repent  ,their      
ill-spent life1 and roll upon free      

grace1  ,that they within that bosom    
might have place1  ,that open is to     
such1 where they shall lie  ,in ease1   
and gladness1 and felicity1  ,world     
without end1 according to that state  ,i
 have1 nay1 better than ,i1 can relate4 
,if thou shalt still object1 thou yet   
art vile1  ,and hast a heart that will  
not reconcile  ,unto the holy law1 but  
will rebel1  ,hark yet to what ,i shall 
thee farther tell4  ,two things are yet 
behind that help thee will1  ,if ,god   
should put into thy mind that skill1    
,so to improve them as becometh those   
,that would with mercy and forgiveness  
close4   ,first1 then1 let this sink    
down into thy heart1  ,that ,christ is  
not a ,saviour in part1  ,but every way 
so fully he is made  ,that all of those 
that underneath his shade  ,and wing    
would sit1 and shroud their weary soul1 
,that even ,moses dare it not control1  
,but justify it1 approve of 't1 and     
conclude  ,no man nor angel must himself
 intrude  ,with such doctrine that may  

oppose the same1  ,on pain of           
blaspheming that holy name1  ,which ,god
 himself hath given unto men1  ,to stay1
 to trust1 to lean themselves on1 when  
,they feel themselves assaulted1 and    
made fear  ,their sin will not let them 
in life appear4   ,for as ,god made him 
perfect righteousness1  ,that he his    
love might to the height express1  ,and 
us present complete before the throne2  
,sanctification1 too1 of his own  ,he   
hath prepared1 in which do we stand1    
,complete in holiness1 at his right     
hand4  ,now this sanctification is not  
,that holiness which is in us1 but that 
,which in the person of this ,jesus is1 
,and can inherently be only his4  ,but  
is imputed to us for our good4  ,as is  
his active righteousness and blood2     
,which is the cause1 though we infirm   
are found1  ,that mercy and forgiveness 
doth abound  ,to us-ward1 and that why  
we are not shent#af  ,and empty1 and    
away rebuked sent1  ,because that all we
 do imperfect is4  ,bless ,god1 then1   

for this holiness of his1  ,and learn to
 look by faith on that alone1  ,when    
thou seest thou hast nothing of thine   
own2  ,yea1 when thy heart most willing 
is to do  ,what ,god by his good word   
doth call thee to2  ,and when thou      
find'st most holiness within1  ,and     
greatest power over every sin1  ,yet    
then to ,jesus look1 and thou shalt see 
,in him sanctification for thee1  ,far  
more complete than all that thou canst  
find  ,in the most upright heart and    
willing mind1  ,that ever man or angels 
did possess1  ,when most filled with    
inherent righteousness4  ,besides1 if   
thou forgettest here to live1  ,and     
,satan get thee once into his sieve1    
,he will so hide thy wheat1 and show thy
 brun#ag  ,that thou wilt quickly cry1  
,i am undone4  ,alas1 thy goodliest     
attainments here1  ,though like the     
fairest blossoms they appear1  ,how     
quickly will they lour and decay1  ,and 
be as if they all were fled away1  ,when
 once the east-wind of temptations beat 

,upon thee1 with their dry and blasting 
heat6  ,rich men will not account their 
treasure lies  ,in crack'd groats and   
four-pence half-pennies1#ah  ,but in    
those bags they have within their       
chests1  ,in staple goods1 which shall  
within their breasts  ,have place       
accordingly1 because they see  ,their   
substance lieth here4 ,but if that be   
,but shaken1 then they quickly fear1 and
 cry1  ,alas1 'tis not this small and   
odd money1  ,we carry in our pockets for
 to spend1  ,will make us rich1 or much 
will stand our friend4  ,if famine or if
 want do us assail1  ,how quickly will  
these little pieces fail6      ,if thou 
be wise1 consider what ,i say  ,and look
 for all in ,christ1 where no decay  ,is
 like to be2 then though thy present    
frame  ,be much in up-and-down1 yet he  
the same  ,abideth1 yea1 and still at   
,god's right hand1  ,as thy most perfect
 holiness will stand4  ,it is1 ,i say1  
not like to that in thee1  ,now high1   
then low1 now out1 then in1 but he      

,most perfect is1 when thou art at the  
worst  ,the same1 the very same2 ,i said
 at first1  ,this helpeth much when thou
 art buffeted1  ,and when thy graces lie
 in thee as dead2  ,then to believe they
 are all perfect still  ,in ,christ thy 
head1 who hath that blessed skill1  ,yet
 to present thee by what is in him      
,unto his ,father1 one that hath no sin4
  ,yea1 this will fill thy mouth with   
argument  ,against the tempter1 when he 
shall present  ,before thee all thy     
weakness1 and shall hide  ,from thee thy
 graces1 that thou mayst abide  ,under  
the fretting fumes of unbelief1  ,which 
never yielded ,christian man relief4    
,nor help thyself thou mayst against him
 thus3  ,o ,satan1 though my heart      
indeed be worse  ,than 'twas a while    
ago1 yet ,i perceive  ,thou shalt me not
 of happiness bereave1  ,nor yet of     
holiness2 for by the ,word  ,i find that
 ,jesus ,christ1 our blessed ,lord1  ,is
 made sanctification for me  ,in his own
 person1 where all graces be1  ,as water

 in the fountain2 and that ,i1  ,by     
means of that1 have yet a sanctity1     
,both personal and perfect every way2   
,and that is ,christ himself1 as ,paul  
doth say4  ,now1 though my crazy pitcher
 oft doth leak1  ,by means of which my  
graces are so weak1  ,and so much spent1
 that one ,i cannot find  ,able to stay 
or help my feeble mind2  ,yet then ,i   
look to ,jesus1 and see all  ,in him    
that wanting is in me1 and shall  ,again
 take courage1 and believe he will      
,present me upright in his person1 till 
,he humble me for all my foolishness1   
,and then again fill me with holiness4  
,now1 if thou lovest inward sanctity1   
,as all the saints do most unfeignedly1 
,then add1 to what ,i have already said1
  ,faith in the promise2 and be not     
afraid  ,to urge it often at the throne 
of grace1  ,and to expect it in its time
 and place4  ,then he that true is1 and 
that cannot lie1  ,will give it unto    
thee1 that thou thereby  ,mayst serve   
with faith1 with fear1 in truth and     

love1  ,that ,god that did at first thy 
spirit move  ,to ask it to his praise1  
that he might be  ,thy ,god1 and that he
 might delight in thee4   ,if ,i should 
here particulars relate1  ,methinks it  
could not but much animate  ,thy heart1 
though very listless to inquire  ,how   
thou mayst that enjoy1 which all desire 
,that love themselves and future        
happiness2  ,but ,o1 ,i cannot fully it 
express3  ,the promise is so open and so
 free1  ,in all respects1 to those that 
humble be1  ,that want they cannot what 
for them is good2  ,but there 'tis1 and 
confirmed is with blood1  ,a certain    
sign1 all those enjoy it may1  ,that see
 they want it1 and sincerely pray  ,to  
,god the ,father1 in that ,jesus' name  
,who bled on purpose to confirm the     
same4    ,,the ,,necessity ,,of ,a ,,new
 ,,heart4    ,now wouldst thou have a   
heart that tender is1  ,a heart that    
forward is to close with bliss2  ,a     
heart that will impressions freely take 
,of the new covenant1 and that will make

  ,the best improvement of the word of  
grace1  ,and that to wickedness will not
 give place2  ,all this is in the       
promise1 and it may  ,obtained be of    
them that humbly pray4  ,wouldst thou   
enjoy that spirit that is free1  ,and   
looseth those that in their spirits be  
,oppressed with guilt1 or filth1 or     
unbelief2  ,that spirit that will1 where
 it dwells1 be chief2  ,which breaketh  
,samson's cord as rotten thread1  ,and  
raiseth up the spirit that is dead2     
,that sets the will at liberty to choose
  ,those things that ,god hath promis'd 
to infuse  ,into the humble heart8 ,all 
this1 ,i say1  ,the promise holdeth out 
to them that pray4    ,,the ,,spirit    
,,of ,,prayer4    ,wouldst thou have    
that good1 that blessed mind1  ,that is 
so much to heavenly things inclin'd     
,that it aloft will soar1 and always be 
,contemplating on blest eternity4  ,that
 mind that never thinks itself at rest1 
,but when it knows it is for ever blest2
  ,that mind that can be here no more   

content1  ,than he that in the prison   
doth lament2  ,that blessed mind that   
counts itself then free  ,when it can at
 the throne with ,jesus be1  ,there to  
behold the mansions he prepares  ,for   
such as be with him and his co-heirs4   
,this mind is in the covenant of grace1 
,and shall be theirs that truly seek his
 face4    ,,of ,,godly ,,fear4    ,is   
godly fear delightful unto thee1  ,that 
fear that ,god himself delights to see  
,bear sway in them that love him8 then  
he will  ,thy godly mind in this request
 fulfil4  ,by giving thee a fear that   
tremble shall1  ,at every trip thou     
takest1 lest thou fall1  ,and him       
offend1 or hurt thyself by sin1  ,or    
cause poor souls that always blind have 
been  ,to stumble at thy falls1 and     
harder be  ,against their own salvation 
and thee4      ,that fear that of itself
 would rather choose  ,the rod1 than to 
offend or to abuse  ,in anything that   
blessed worthy name1  ,that hath thee   
saved from that death and shame2  ,that 

sin would soon have brought thee to1 if 
he  ,had not imputed righteousness to   
thee4  ,i will love them1 saith ,god1   
and not depart  ,from them1 but put my  
fear within their heart1  ,that ,i to   
them may always lovely be1  ,and that   
they never may depart from me4    ,,of  
,,uprightness ,,and ,,sincerity4        
,wouldst thou be very upright and       
sincere8  ,wouldst thou be that within  
thou dost appear1  ,or seem to be in    
outward exercise  ,before the most      
devout1 and godly wise8  ,yea1 art thou 
thus when no eye doth thee see  ,but    
that which is invisible8 and be  ,the   
words of ,god in truth thy prop and     
stay8  ,and do they in thy conscience   
bear more sway  ,to govern thee in faith
 and holiness1  ,than thou canst with   
thy heart and mouth express8  ,and do   
the things that truly are divine1       
,before thee more than gold or rubies   
shine8  ,and if1 as unto ,solomon1 ,god 
should  ,propound to thee1 ,what wouldst
 thou have8 how would  ,thy heart and   

pulse beat after heav'nly things1       
,after the upper and the nether springs8
      ,couldst1 with unfeigned heart and
 upright lip1  ,cry1 ,hold me fast1     
,lord1 never let me slip1  ,nor step    
aside from faith and holiness1  ,nor    
from the blessed hope of future bliss8  
,lord1 rather cross me anywhere than    
here2  ,lord1 fill me always with thy   
holy fear1  ,and godly jealousy of mine 
own heart1  ,lest ,i1 ,lord1 should at  
any time depart  ,from thy most blessed 
covenant of grace1  ,where ,jesus rules 
as ,king1 and where thy face  ,is only  
to be seen with comfort1 and  ,where    
sinners justified before thee stand4    
,if these thy groanings be sincere and  
true1  ,if ,god doth count thee one that
 dost pursue  ,the things thou cryest   
after with thy heart1  ,no doubt but in 
them thou shalt have a part4    ,,how   
,,graces ,,are ,,to ,,be ,,obtained4    
,the next word that ,i would unto thee  
say1  ,is how thou mayst attain without 
delay1  ,those blessed graces1 and that 

holiness  ,thou dost with so much godly 
zeal express  ,thy love to1 and thy     
longing to enjoy1  ,that sins and       
weakness might thee less annoy4  ,know1 
then1 as ,i have hinted heretofore1     
,and shall now speak unto a little more1
  ,all graces in the person of the ,son 
,are by the ,father hid1 and therefore  
none  ,can them obtain but they who with
 him close2  ,all others graceless are  
but only those2  ,for of his fulness    
'tis that we receive1  ,and grace for   
grace2 let no man then deceive  ,himself
 or others with a feigned show  ,of     
holiness1 if ,jesus they eschew4  ,when 
he ascended to his ,father1 then  ,it   
was that he received gifts for men2     
,faith1 hope1 and love1 true zeal1 an   
upright heart1  ,right humbleness of    
mind1 and every part  ,of what the word 
of life counts holiness1  ,god then laid
 up in him1 that we redress  ,and help  
might have1 who do unto him fly  ,for   
righteousness and gospel sanctity4      
,,of ,,imputed ,,righteousness4    ,now1

 if thou wouldst inherit righteousness1 
,and so sanctification possess  ,in     
body1 soul1 and spirit1 then thou must  
,to ,jesus fly1 as one ungodly first2   
,and so by him crave pardon for thy sin 
,which thou hast loved1 and hast lived  
in2  ,for this cannot at all forgiven   
be1  ,for any righteousness that is in  
thee2  ,because the best thou hast is   
filthy rags1  ,profane1 presumptuous1   
and most beastly brags  ,of flesh and   
blood1 which always cross doth lie  ,to 
,god1 to grace1 and thy felicity4       
,then righteousness imputed thou must   
have1  ,thee from that guilt and        
punishment to save  ,thou liest under as
 a sinful man1  ,throughout polluted1   
and that never can  ,by any other means 
acquitted be1  ,or ever have true       
holiness in thee4  ,the reason is1      
because all graces are  ,only in        
,christ1 and be infused where1  ,or into
 those whom he doth justify1  ,by what  
himself hath done1 that he thereby      
,might be the whole of all that         

happiness  ,the sinner shall enjoy here1
 and in bliss4  ,besides1 if holiness   
should first be found  ,in those whom   
,god doth pardon1 then the ground  ,why 
we forgiven are would seem to be1  ,he  
first found holiness in thee and me2    
,but this the holy ,scriptures will     
refute1  ,and prove that righteousness  
he doth impute  ,without respect to     
goodness first in man2  ,for1 to speak  
truth indeed1 no goodness can  ,be found
 in those that underneath the law  ,do  
stand2 for if ,god goodness in them saw1
  ,why doth he once and twice say1      
,there is none  ,that righteous be2 no1 
not so much as one2  ,none              
understandeth1 none seek after ,god1    
,his ways they have not known1 but have 
abode  ,in wickedness1 unprofitably they
  ,must needs appear to be then every   
way4  ,their throats an open sepulchre1 
also  ,their mouths are full of filthy  
cursings too2  ,and bitterness1 yea1    
underneath their lips  ,the asp hath    
poison4 ,o how many slips  ,and falls in

 sin must such poor people have6  ,now  
here's the holiness that should them    
save1  ,or1 as a preparation1 go before1
  ,to move ,god to do for them less or  
more8  ,no1 grace must on thee          
righteousness bestow1  ,or1 else sin    
will for ever thee undo4  ,sweet ,paul  
this doctrine also doth express1  ,where
 he saith1 ,some may have righteousness1
  ,though works they have not2 and it   
thus may stand1  ,grace by the promise  
gives what the command  ,requireth us to
 do1 and so are we  ,quitted from doing1
 and by grace made free4    ,,of        
,,holiness ,,of ,,life4    ,now1 then1  
if holiness thou wouldst obtain1  ,and  
wouldst a tender ,christian man remain1 
,keep faith in action1 let that         
righteousness  ,that ,christ fulfilled  
always have express  ,and clear         
distinction in thy heart1 from all      
,that men by ,scripture1 or besides1 it1
 call  ,inherent gospel holiness1 or    
what  ,terms else they please to give   
it2 for 'tis that1  ,and that alone1 by 

which all graces come  ,into the heart2 
for else there is no room  ,for ought   
but pride1 presumption1 or despair1  ,no
 love or other graces can be there4     
,received you the ,spirit1 saith ,st4   
,paul1  ,by hearing1 faith1 or works8   
not works1 and shall  ,no ways retain   
the same1 except you do  ,hear faith1   
embrace the same1 and stick thereto4    
,,the ,,operation ,,of ,,faith4    ,the 
word of faith unto me pardon brings1    
,shows me the ground and reason whence  
it springs3  ,to wit1 free grace1 which 
moved ,god to give  ,his ,son to die and
 bleed1 that ,i might live  ,this word  
doth also loudly preach to me1  ,though 
,i a miserable sinner be1  ,yet in this 
,son of ,god ,i stand complete1  ,whose 
righteousness is without all deceit2    
',tis that which ,god himself delighteth
 in1  ,and that by which all his have   
saved been4    ,,of ,,love ,,to ,,god4  
,when ,i do this begin to apprehend1    
,my heart1 my soul1 and mind1 begins to 
bend  ,to ,god-ward1 and sincerely for  

to love  ,his son1 his ways1 his people1
 and to move  ,with brokenness of spirit
 after him  ,who broken was1 and killed 
for my sin4  ,now is mine heart grown   
holy1 now it cleaves  ,to ,jesus ,christ
 my ,lord1 and now it leaves  ,those    
ways that wicked be2 it mourns because  
,it can conform no more unto the laws   
,of ,god1 who loved me when ,i was vile1
  ,and of sweet ,jesus1 who did         
reconcile  ,me unto justice by his      
precious blood1  ,when no way else was  
left to do me good4  ,if you would know 
how this can operate  ,thus on the soul1
 ,i shall to you relate  ,a little      
farther what my soul hath seen  ,since  
,i have with the ,lord acquainted been4 
,the word of grace1 when it doth rightly
 seize  ,the spirit of a man1 and so at 
ease  ,doth set the soul1 the ,spirit of
 the ,lord  ,doth then with might       
accompany the word2  ,in which it sets  
forth ,christ as crucified1  ,and by    
that means the ,father pacified  ,with  
such a wretch was thou1 and by this     

sight1  ,thy guilt is in the first place
 put to flight1  ,for thus the ,spirit  
doth expostulate3  ,behold how ,god doth
 now communicate  7,by changing of the  
person7 grace to thee  ,a sinner1 but to
 ,christ great misery1  ,though he the  
just one was1 and so could not  ,deserve
 this punishment2 behold1 then1 what    
,the love of ,god is6 how 'tis manifest1
  ,and where the reason lies that thou  
art blest4  ,this doctrine being spoken 
to the heart1  ,which also is made yield
 to every part  ,thereof1 it doth the   
same with sweetness fill1  ,and so doth 
sins and wickednesses kill2  ,for when  
the love of ,god is thus reveal'd1  ,and
 thy poor drooping spirit thereby       
seal'd1  ,and when thy heart1 as dry    
ground1 drinks this in  ,unto the roots 
thereof1 which nourish sin1  ,it smites 
them1 as the worm did ,jonah's gourd1   
,and makes them dwindle of their own    
accord1  ,and die away2 instead of which
 there springs  ,up life and love1 and  
other holy things4  ,besides1 the ,holy 

,spirit now is come1  ,and takes        
possession of thee as its home2  ,by    
which a war maintained always is        
,against the old man and the deeds of   
his4      ,when ,god at first upon mount
 ,sinai spake1  ,he made his very       
servant ,moses quake2  ,but when he     
heard the law the second time1  ,his    
heart was comforted1 his face did shine4
  ,what was the reason of this          
difference1  ,seeing no change was in   
the ordinance1  ,although a change was  
in the manner1 when  ,the second time he
 gave it unto men8  ,at first 'twas     
given in severity1  ,in thunder1        
blackness1 darkness1 tempest high1  ,in 
fiery flames it was delivered4  ,this   
struck both ,moses and the host as dead2
  ,but ,moses1 when he went into the    
mount  ,the second time1 upon the same  
account  ,no fear1 nor dread1 nor       
shaking of his mind1  ,do we in all the 
holy ,scripture find2  ,but rather in   
his spirit he had rest1  ,and look'd    
upon himself as greatly blest4  ,he was 

put in the rock1 he heard the name1     
,which on the mount the ,lord did thus  
proclaim3  ,the ,lord1 merciful1        
gracious1 and more1  ,long-suffering1   
and keeping up in store  ,mercy for     
thousands1 pardoning these things1      
,iniquity1 transgressions1 and sins1    
,and holding guilty none but such as    
still  ,refuse forgiveness1 of          
rebellious will4      ,this proclamation
 better pleased him  ,than all the      
thunder and the light'ning4  ,which     
shook the mount1 this rid him of his    
fear1  ,this made him bend1 make haste1 
and worship there4      ,jehoshaphat1   
when he was sore opprest  ,by ,amnon and
 by ,moab1 and the rest  ,of them that  
sought his life1 no rest he found1      
,until a word of faith became a ground  
,to stay himself upon2 ,o1 then they    
fell1  ,his very song became their      
passing-bell4  ,then holiness of heart a
 consequence  ,of faith in ,christ is1  
for it flows from thence2  ,the love of 
,christ in truth constraineth us1  ,of  

love sincerely to make judgment thus3   
,he for us died that for ever we  ,might
 die to sin1 and ,christ his servants   
be4  ,o6 nothing's like to the          
remembrance  ,of what it is to have     
deliverance  ,from death and hell1 which
 is of due our right1  ,nothing1 ,i say1
 like this to work delight  ,in holy    
things2 this like live honey runs1  ,and
 needs no pressing out of honey-combs4  
,,love ,,inducing ,,christian ,,conduct4
    ,then understand my meaning by my   
words1  ,how sense of mercy unto faith  
affords  ,both grace to sanctify1 and   
holy make  ,that soul that of           
forgiveness doth partake4  ,thus having 
briefly showed you what is  ,the way of 
life1 or sanctity1 of bliss1  ,i would  
not in conclusion have you think1  ,by  
what ,i say1 that ,christian men should 
drink  ,in these my words with          
lightness1 or that they  ,are now       
exempted from what every day  ,their    
duty is4 ,no1 ,god doth still expect1   
,yea1 doth command1 that they do not    

neglect  ,to pray1 to read1 to hear1 and
 not dissent  ,from being sober1 grave1 
and diligent  ,in watching1 self-denial1
 and with fear  ,to serve him all the   
time thou livest here4  ,indeed ,i have 
endeavoured to lay  ,before your eyes   
the right and only way  ,pardon to get1 
and also holiness1  ,without which never
 think that ,god will bless  ,thee with 
the kingdom he will give to those  ,that
 ,christ embrace1 and holy lives do     
choose  ,to live1 while here all others 
go astray1  ,and shall in time to come  
be cast away4      ,,from ,,mount       
,,ebal4    ,thus having heard from      
,gerizzim1 ,i shall  ,next come to      
,ebal1 and you thither call1  ,not there
 to curse you1 but to let you hear  ,how
 ,god doth curse that soul that shall   
appear  ,an unbelieving man1 a graceless
 wretch2  ,because he doth continue in  
the breach  ,of ,moses' law1 and also   
doth neglect  ,to close with ,jesus2 him
 will ,god reject  ,and cast behind him2
 for of right his due  ,is that from    

whence all miseries ensue4  ,cursed1    
saith he1 are thy that do transgress    
,the least of my commandments1 more or  
less4  ,nothing that written is must    
broken be1  ,but always must be kept    
unto by thee1  ,and must fulfilled be2  
for here no man  ,can look ,god in the  
face1 or ever stand  ,before the        
judgment-seat2 for if they be  ,convict1
 condemned too assuredly4  ,now keep    
this law no mortal creature can1  ,for  
they already do1 as guilty1 stand       
,before the ,god that gave it2 so that  
they  ,obnoxious to the curse lie every 
day1  ,which also they must feel for    
certainty1  ,if unto ,jesus ,christ they
 do not fly4  ,hence1 then1 as they for 
ever shall be blest1  ,that do by faith 
upon the promise rest1  ,so peace unto  
the wicked there is none2  ',tis wrath  
and death that they must feed upon4     
,that what ,i say may some impression   
make  ,on carnal hearts1 that they in   
time may take  ,that course that best   
will prove when time is done1  ,these   

lines ,i add to what ,i have begun4     
,first1 thou must know that ,god1 as he 
is love  ,so he is justice1 therefore   
cannot move1  ,or in the least be       
brought to favour those  ,his holiness  
and justice doth oppose4      ,for      
though thou mayst imagine in thy heart  
,that ,god is this or that1 yet if thou 
art  ,at all besides the truth of what  
he is1  ,and so dost build thy hope for 
life amiss1  ,still he the same abideth1
 and will be  ,the same1 the same for   
ever unto thee4      ,as ,god is true   
unto his promise1 so  ,unto his         
threat'ning he is faithful too4  ,cease 
to be ,god he must1 if he should break  
,one tittle that his blessed mouth did  
speak4      ,now1 then1 none can be     
saved but the men  ,with whom the       
,godhead is contented when  ,it them    
beholds with the severest eye  ,of      
justice1 holiness1 and yet can spy  ,no 
fault nor blemish in them2 these be they
  ,that must be saved1 as the           
,scriptures say4      ,if this be true1 

as 'tis assuredly1  ,woe be to them that
 wicked live and die2  ,those that as   
far from holiness have been  ,all their 
life long as if no eye had seen  ,their 
doings here1 or as if ,god did not  ,at 
all regard1 or in the least mind what1  
,wherein1 or how they did his law       
transgress1  ,either by this or other   
wickedness2  ,but how deceived these    
poor creatures are1  ,they then shall   
know when they their burthen bear4      
,alas1 our ,god is a consuming fire2    
,so is his law1 by which he doth require
  ,that thou submit to him1 and if thou 
be  ,not in that justice found that can 
save thee  ,from all and every sentence 
which he spake  ,upon mount ,sinai1 then
 as one that brake  ,it1 thou the flames
 thereof shall quickly find  ,as        
scourges thee to lash1 while sins do    
bind  ,thee hand and foot1 for ever to  
endure  ,the strokes of vengeance for   
thy life impure4      ,what ,i have said
 will yet evinced be1  ,and manifest    
abundantly to thee1  ,if what ,i have   

already spoken to  ,be joined with these
 lines that do ensue4  ,justice         
discovers its antipathy  ,against       
profaneness and malignity4  ,not only by
 the law it gave to men1  ,and          
threatenings thereunto annexed then4    
,but inasmuch as long before that day1  
,he did prepare for such as go astray1  
,that dreadful1 that so much amazing    
place--  ,hell1 with its torments--for  
those men that grace  ,and holiness of  
life slight and disdain1  ,there to     
bemoan themselves with hellish pain4    
,this place1 also1 the pains so dismal  
be1  ,both as to name and nature1 that  
in me  ,it is not to express the damning
 wights1  ,the hellish torture1 and the 
fearful plights  ,thereof2 for as       
intolerable they  ,must needs be found1 
by those that disobey  ,the ,lord1 so   
can no word or thought express  ,unto   
the full the height of that distress2   
,such miserable caitiffs1 that shall    
there  ,rebukes of vengeance1 for       
transgressions bear4      ,indeed the   

holy ,scriptures do make use  ,of many  
metaphors1 that do conduce  ,much to the
 symbolizing of the place1  ,unto our   
apprehension2 but the case--  ,the sad1 
the woful case--of those that lie  ,as  
racked there in endless misery1  ,by all
 similitudes no mortals may  ,set forth 
in its own nature2 for ,i say           
,similitudes are but a shade1 and show  
,of those or that they signify to you4  
,the fire that doth within thine oven   
burn1  ,the prison where poor people sit
 and mourn1  ,chains1 racks1 and        
darkness1 and such others1 be  ,as      
painting on the wall1 to let thee see   
,by word and figures the extremity  ,of 
such as shall within these burnings lie4
      ,but certainly1 if wickedness and 
sin  ,had only foolish toys and trifles 
been1  ,and if ,god had not greatly     
hated it1  ,yea1 could he any ways      
thereof admit1  ,and let it pass1 he    
would not thus have done4  ,he doth not 
use to punish any one  ,with any place  
or punishment that is  ,above or sharper

 than the sin of his  ,hath merited1 and
 justice seeth due2  ,read sin1 then1 by
 the death that doth ensue4      ,most  
men do judge of sin1 not by the fruits  
,it bears and bringeth forth1 but as it 
suits  ,their carnal and deluded hearts1
 that be  ,with sensual pleasures eaten 
up2 but he  ,that now so judgeth1       
shortly shall perceive  ,that ,god will 
judge thereof himself1 and leave  ,such 
men no longer to their carnal lusts1    
,to judge of wickedness1 and of the just
  ,and righteous punishment that doth of
 right  ,belong thereto2 and will1 too1 
in despite  ,of all their carnal reason1
 justify  ,himself1 in their eternal    
misery4  ,then hell will be no fancy1   
neither will  ,men's sins be pleasant to
 them2 but so ill  ,and bitter1 yea1 so 
bitter1 that none can  ,fully express   
the same1 or ever stand  ,under the     
burden it will on them lay1  ,when they 
from life and bliss are sent away4      
,when ,i have thought how often ,god    
doth speak  ,of their destruction1 who  

,,his law do break2  ,and when the      
nature of the punishment  ,i find so    
dreadful1 and that ,god's intent1  ,yea1
 resolution is1 it to inflict  ,on every
 sinner that shall stand convict1  ,i   
have amazed been1 yet to behold1  ,to   
see poor sinners yet with sin so bold1  
,that like the horse that to the battle 
runs1  ,without all fear1 and that no   
danger shuns1  ,till down he falls4 ,o  
resolute attempts6  ,o sad1 amazing1    
damnable events6  ,the end of such      
proceedings needs must be1  ,from which1
 ,o ,lord1 save and deliver me4  ,but if
 thou think that ,god thy noble race    
,will more respect1 than into such a    
place  ,to put thee2 hold1 though thou  
his offspring be1  ,and so art lovely1  
yet sin hath made thee  ,another kind of
 creature than when thou  ,didst from   
his fingers drop1 and therefore now     
,thy first creation stands thee in no   
stead2  ,thou hast transgressed1 and in 
very deed  ,set ,god against thee1 who  
is infinite1  ,and that for certain     

never will forget  ,thy sins1 nor favour
 thee if thou shalt die  ,a graceless   
man2 this is thy misery4      ,when     
angels sinned1 though of higher race    
,than thou1 and also put in higher      
place1  ,yet them he spared not1 but    
cast them down  ,from heaven to hell2   
where also they lie bound  ,in          
everlasting chains1 and no release      
,shall ever have1 but wrath1 that shall 
increase  ,upon them1 to their          
everlasting woe4  ,as for the state they
 were exalted to1  ,that will by no     
means mitigate their fear1  ,but        
aggravate their hellish torment here2   
,for he that highest stands1 if he shall
 fall1  ,his danger needs must be the   
great'st of all4  ,now if ,god noble    
angels did not spare  ,because they did 
transgress1 will he forbear  ,poor dust 
and ashes8 ,will he suffer them  ,to    
break his law1 and sin1 and not condemn 
,them for so doing8 ,let not man deceive
  ,himself or others2 they that do      
bereave  ,themselves by sin of          

happiness1 shall be  ,cut off by        
justice1 and have misery4      ,witness 
his great severity upon  ,the world that
 first was planted1 wherein none  ,but  
only eight the deluge did escape1  ,all 
others of that vengeance did partake2   
,the reason was1 that world ungodly     
stood  ,before him1 therefore he did    
send the flood1  ,which swept them all  
away4 ,a just reward  ,for their most   
wicked ways against the ,lord1  ,who    
could no longer bear them and their     
ways1  ,therefore into their bosom      
vengeance pays4  ,we read of ,sodom1 and
 ,gomorrah too1  ,what judgments they   
for sin did undergo2  ,how ,god from    
heaven did fire upon them rain1         
,because they would not wicked ways     
refrain2  ,condemning of them with an   
overthrow1  ,and turned them to ashes4  
,who can know  ,the miseries that these 
poor people felt  ,while they did       
underneath those burnings melt8  ,now   
these1 and many more that ,i could name1
  ,that have been made partakers of the 

flame  ,and sword of justice1 ,god did  
then cut off1  ,and make examples unto  
all that scoff  ,at holiness1 or do the 
gospel slight2  ,and long it will not be
 before the night  ,and judgment1       
painted out by what he did  ,to ,sodom  
and ,gomorrah1 fulfilled  ,upon such    
sinners be1 that they may now  ,that    
,god doth hate the sin1 and persons too4
  ,of such as still rebellious shall    
abide1  ,although they now at judgment  
may deride4        ,,footnotes3    #a   
,on the reverse of the title-page is the
 following singular                     
advertisement3--',this author having    
published many books1 which  have gone  
off very well1 there are certain        
ballad-sellers about  ,newgate1 and on  
,london ,bridge1 who have put the two   
first letters  of this author's name1   
and his effigies1 to their rhymes and   
ridiculous books1 suggesting to the     
world as if they were his4  ,now know1  
that this author publisheth his name at 
large to all  his books2 and what you   

shall see otherwise1 he disowns4'--,ed4 
#b ',convert1' for 'be ye converted1'   
was a common mode of speech  in         
,bunyan's time4 ,it is so used in ,holy 
,writ1 ,isaiah #f3aj4--;,ed4    #c      
,armorial bearings as now worn by       
heralds embroidered on the  tabard or   
coat4--,ed4    #d ,a common custom when 
death takes place4 ,the two great toes  
are tied together1 to make the body look
 decent2 and formerly the  hands were   
placed with the palms together1 as if in
 the attitude  of prayer1 and were kept 
in that posture by tying the thumbs     
together4--,ed4    #e ,without fail1 or 
in spite of all hindrance4--,ed4    #f  
,alluding to wrestlers4 ,some modes of  
throwing each other down  are called    
fair1 others foul or unfair4--,ed4    #g
 ,sincerity is the fountain and source  
of all real inquiries after  truth1     
holiness1 and heaven4 ,it leads to      
personal examination of  ,god's ,word1  
which leads us from the complexity of   
human inventions  to the simplicity of  

the gospel4--,ed    #h ,the exact       
spelling of ,bunyan is here followed2   
but whether he  meant 'coped1'          
'covered1' or 'cooped'--inclosed1 or    
shut in--must  be left to the reader's  
judgment4 ,i prefer the latter4--,ed4   
#i ,fit1 convenient4 ',deft' is now     
obsolete4--,ed4    #aj ,full of fear and
 dread4 ,bunyan1 in his ,holy ,war1     
brings his  immense armies of doubters1 
under ,general ,incredulity1 from       
,hell-gate ,hill4--,ed4    #aa ,quick1  
nimble1 active1 powerful spirits4 ,wight
 is now obsolete1  except in irony2 see 
,imperial ,dictionary4--,ed4    #ab ,see
 note on verse fifty of the ,meditations
 on ,heaven4--,ed4    #ac ,this is a    
common temptation4 ,job felt it1 and    
murmured at  having been born1 ,job     
#c3c1 and #aj3ah1 #ai4 ,jeremiah passed 
through  the same experience1 ,jeremiah 
#bj3ad1 #ae4 ,bunyan had the same bitter
  feelings1 and wished himself a dog or 
toad2 see ,grace ,abounding1  ,no4 #ajd4
 ,colonel ,gardener was similarly tried4

 ,how awful is the  havoc that sin has  
made with human happiness4-,ed4    #ad  
,the finest particles or atoms of       
matter--    ',as thick1 as numberless   
',as the gay motes that people the      
sunbeams4'--,milton4--,ed4    #ae ,how  
does this remind us of the awfully      
impressive cries of the  man in the iron
 cage--',o1 eternity1 eternity6 how     
shall ,i grapple  with the misery that  
,i must meet with in eternity6' ',a     
thousand  deaths live in him1 he not    
dead4'--,ed4    #af ,from the ,saxon    
scendan1 to violate1 spoil1 revile2 see 
,imperial  ,dictionary4--,ed4    #ag    
,altered by poetical license from       
'bran4' ,chaucer1 in one  instance1     
spells it 'bren1' to rhyme with         
men4--,ed4    #ah ,this evidently refers
 to a coin value four-penny half-penny1 
and1 like a cracked groat1 not so much  
prized as good coin4 ,in  ,turner's     
,remarkable ,providences1 folio1 #afig1 
pages #bh1 is a very  singular allusion 
to one of these coins3--',christian1 the

 wife  of ,r4 ,green1 of ,brenham1      
,somersetshire1 in #affc1 made a        
covenant  with the devil4 ,he pricked   
the fourth finger off her right hand1   
between the middle and upper joint1 and 
took two drops of her  blood on his     
finger1 giving her four-pence           
half-penny4 ,he then  vanished1 leaving 
a smell of brimstone behind4'--,ed4     
999999    ,a ,book for ,boys and ,girls 
,or1 ,temporal ,things ,spritualized4   
by ,john ,bunyan1    ,licensed and      
entered according to order4    ,london3 
,printed for1 and sold by1 ,r4 ,tookey1 
at his ,printing ,house  in ,st4        
,christopher's ,court1 in ,threadneedle 
,street1 behind the  ,royal ,exchange1  
#agja4      ,advertisement by the       
,editor4    ,some degree of mystery     
hangs over these ,divine ,emblems for   
children1  and many years' diligent     
researches have not enabled me          
completely  to solve it4 ,that they were
 written by ,bunyan1 there cannot be    
the slightest doubt4    ',manner and    

matter1 too1 are all his own4'#a    ,but
 no book1 under the title of ,divine    
,emblems1 is mentioned in any  catalogue
 or advertisements of ,bunyan's works1  
published during  his life2 nor in those
 more complete lists printed by his     
personal  friends1 immediately after his
 death4 ,in all these lists1 as  well as
 in many advertisement1 both before1 and
 shortly after ,mr4  ,bunyan's death1 a 
little book for children is constantly  
introduced1  which1 judging from the    
title1 must have been similar to1 if not
  the same as1 these ,emblems2 but the  
,editor has not been able to  discover a
 copy of the first edition1 although    
every inquiry has  been made for it1    
both in the ,united ,kingdom and        
,america4 ,it was  advertised in #afhh1 
as ,country ,rhymes for ,children1 upon 
seventy-four  things4#b ,it is also     
advertised1 in the same year1 as ,a     
,book for  ,boys and ,girls1 or ,country
 ,rhymes for ,children1 price #f;d4#c   
,in  #afib1 it is included in ,charles  

,doe's catalogue table of all ,mr4      
,bunyan's books1 appended to ,the       
,struggler for their preservation1  ,no4
 #cf2 ,meditations on seventy-four      
things1 published in #afhe1 and  not    
reprinted during the author's life4 ,in 
,charles ,doe's second  catalogue of all
 ,mr4 ,bunyan's books1 appended to the  
first  edition of the ,heavenly         
,footman1 ,march #afih1 it is ,no4 #cg4 
,a ,book  for ,boys and ,girls1 or      
,country ,rhymes for ,children1 in      
verse1 on  seventy-four things4 ,this   
catalogue describes every work1 word    
for word1 as it is in the several title 
pages4 ,in #agjg it had  reached a third
 edition1 and was 'ornamented with      
cuts'2#d and  the title is altered to ,a
 ,book for ,boys and ,girls1 or         
,temporal  ,things ,spiritualized1 with 
cuts4 ,in #agbj1 it was advertised1     
'price1 bound1 #f;d4'#e ,in ,keach's    
,glorious ,lover1 it is advertised  by  
,marshall1 in #abmo4 price #as4 ,in     
#agbd1 it assumed its present  title1   

and from that time was repeatedly       
advertised as ,divine  ,emblems1 or     
,temporal ,things ,spiritualized1 fitted
 for the use of  boys and girls1 adorned
 with cuts4    ,by indefatigable        
exertions1 my excellent friend and      
brother  collector of old ,english      
bibles1 ,james ,dix1 ,esq41 ,bristol1   
has  just discovered and presented to me
 the second edition of this very  rare  
little volume1 in fine preservation1    
from which it appears1  that in #agja1  
the title page was altered from ,country
 ,rhymes and  ,meditations1 to ,a ,book 
for ,boys and ,girls1 or ,temporal      
,things  ,spiritualized4 ,it has no     
cuts1 but1 with that exception1 it      
contains  exactly the same subjects as  
the subsequent editions published  under
 the more popular title of ,divine      
,emblems4    ,the only difficulty that  
remains is to discover seventy-four     
meditations in the forty-nine ,emblems4 
,this may be readily done1 if  the      
subjects of meditation are drawn out4   

,thus1 the first emblem  contains       
meditations on two things1 the ,barren  
,fig-tree1 and  ,god's ,vineyard4 ,so   
the second has a meditation on the ,lark
 and  the ,fowler1 and another on the   
comparison between the ,fowler and      
,satan4 ,upon this plan1 the volume     
contains exactly seventy-four           
meditations4    ,under the title of     
,divine ,emblems1 it has passed through 
a multitude  of editions1 and many      
thousand copies have been circulated4   
,it was  patronized in those early      
efforts of the ,religious ,tract        
,society1  which have been so abundantly
 blessed in introducing wholesome  food 
to the young1 instead of the absurd     
romances which formerly  poisoned the   
infant and youthful mind4    ,among     
these numerous editions1 two deserve    
special notice4 ,the  first of these was
 published in #ageg1 'on a curious      
paper1 and  good letter1 with new cuts4'
 ,it has a singular preface1 signed ,j4 
,d41 addressed 'to the great ,boys1 in  

folio1 and the little ones  in coats4'  
,the first eight pages are occupied with
 a dissertation  on the origin of       
language1 perhaps arising from a line in
 the  dialogue between a sinner and     
spider1 ',my name entailed is to my     
creation4' ,in this preface1 he         
learnedly attempts to prove that        
language was the gift of ,god by        
revelation1 and not a gradual           
acquirement of man as his wants         
multiplied4 ,the other remarkable       
edition was published about #agij4f ,it 
is1 both the text and cuts1  printed    
from copperplate engravings1 very       
handsomely executed4  ,this is an honour
 conferred upon very few authors2#g nor 
was it  ever conferred upon one more    
worthy the highest veneration of man    
than is the immortal allegorist4    ,the
 number of editions which have been     
printed of these little  engaging poems1
 is a proof of the high estimation in   
which they  have been held for nearly   
one hundred and seventy years2 and the  

great rarity of the early copies shows  
the eager interest with  which they have
 been read by children until utterly    
destroyed4    ,the cuts were at first   
exceedingly coarse and rude1 but were   
much  improved in the more modern       
copies4 ,those to ,mason's edition are  
handsome4 ,the engraver has dressed all 
his actors in the costume  of the time  
of ,george the ,third2 the women with   
hooped petticoats  and high head        
dresses2 clergymen with five or six tier
 wigs2 men  with cocked hats and queues2
 and female servants with mob caps4     
,that to ,emblem ,fifteen1 upon the     
sacraments1 is peculiarly droll2  the   
artist1 forgetting that the author was a
 ,baptist1 represents  a baby brought to
 the font to be christened6 and two     
persons  kneeling before the body of our
 ,lord6    ,,geo4 ,,offor4        ,,to  
,,the ,,reader4    ,,courteous ,,reader1
    ,the title page will show1 if there 
thou look1  ,who are the proper subjects
 of this book4  ,they're boys and girls 

of all sorts and degrees1  ,from those  
of age to children on the knees4  ,thus 
comprehensive am ,i in my notions1      
,they tempt me to it by their childish  
motions4  ,we now have boys with beards1
 and girls that be  ,big#h;as old women1
 wanting gravity4      ,then do not     
blame me1 'cause ,i thus describe them4 
,flatter ,i may not1 lest thereby ,i    
bribe them  ,to have a better judgment  
of themselves1  ,than wise men have of  
babies on their shelves4#i  ,their antic
 tricks1 fantastic modes1 and way1      
,show they1 like very boys and girls1 do
 play  ,with all the frantic fopperies  
of this age1  ,and that in open view1 as
 on a stage2  ,our bearded men do act   
like beardless boys2  ,our women please 
themselves with childish toys4      ,our
 ministers1 long time1 by word and pen1 
,dealt with them1 counting them not     
boys1 but men4  ,thunderbolts they shot 
at them and their toys1  ,but hit them  
not1 'cause they were girls and boys4   
,the better charg'd1 the wider still    

they shot1  ,or else so high1 these     
dwarfs they touched not4  ,instead of   
men1 they found them girls and boys1    
,addict to nothing as to childish toys4 
,wherefore1 good reader1 that ,i save   
them may1  ,i now with them the very    
dotterel#aj play2  ,and since at gravity
 they make a tush1  ,my very beard ,i   
cast behind a bush2  ,and like a fool   
stand fing'ring of their toys1  ,and all
 to show them they are girls and boys4  
,nor do ,i blush1 although ,i think some
 may  ,call me a baby1 'cause ,i with   
them play4  ,i do't to show them how    
each fingle-fangle  ,on which they      
doting are1 their souls entangle1  ,as  
with a web1 a trap1 a gin1 or snare2    
,and will destroy them1 have they not a 
care4      ,paul seemed to play the     
fool1 that he might gain  ,those that   
were fools indeed1 if not in grain2#aa  
,and did it by their things1 that they  
might know  ,their emptiness1 and might 
be brought unto  ,what would them save  
from sin and vanity1  ,a noble act1 and 

full of honesty4  ,yet he nor ,i would  
like them be in vice1  ,while by their  
playthings ,i would them entice1  ,to   
mount their thoughts from what are      
childish toys1  ,to heaven1 for that's  
prepared for girls and boys4  ,nor do ,i
 so confine myself to these1  ,as to    
shun graver things2 ,i seek to please   
,those more compos'd with better things 
than toys2  ,though thus ,i would be    
catching girls and boys4                
,wherefore1 if men have now a mind to   
look1  ,perhaps their graver fancies may
 be took  ,with what is here1 though but
 in homely rhymes3  ,but he who pleases 
all must rise betimes4  ,some1 ,i       
persuade me1 will be finding fault1     
,concluding1 here ,i trip1 and there ,i 
halt3  ,no doubt some could those       
grovelling notions raise  ,by fine-spun 
terms1 that challenge might the bays4   
,but should all men be forc'd to lay    
aside  ,their brains that cannot        
regulate the tide  ,by this or that     
man's fancy1 we should have  ,the wise  

unto the fool become a slave4  ,what    
though my text seems mean1 my morals be 
,grave1 as if fetch'd from a sublimer   
tree4  ,and if some better handle#ab can
 a fly1  ,than some a text1 why should  
we then deny  ,their making proof1 or   
good experiment1  ,of smallest things1  
great mischiefs to prevent8      ,wise  
,solomon did fools to piss-ants#ac send1
  ,to learn true wisdom1 and their lies 
to mend4  ,yea1 ,god by swallows1       
cuckoos1 and the ass1#ad  ,shows they   
are fools who let that season pass1     
,which he put in their hand1 that to    
obtain  ,which is both present and      
eternal gain4      ,i think the wiser   
sort my rhymes may slight1  ,but what   
care ,i1 the foolish will delight  ,to  
read them1 and the foolish ,god has     
chose1  ,and doth by foolish things     
their minds compose1  ,and settle upon  
that which is divine2  ,great things1 by
 little ones1 are made to shine4      ,i
 could1 were ,i so pleas'd1 use higher  
strains3  ,and for applause on          

tenters#ae stretch my brains4  ,but what
 needs that8 the arrow1 out of sight1   
,does not the sleeper1 nor the watchman 
fright2  ,to shoot too high doth but    
make children gaze1  ',tis that which   
hits the man doth him amaze4      ,and  
for the inconsiderableness  ,of things1 
by which ,i do my mind express1  ,may ,i
 by them bring some good thing to pass1 
,as ,samson1 with the jawbone of an ass2
  ,or as brave ,shamgar1 with his ox's  
goad  7,both being things not manly1 nor
 for war in mode71  ,i have my end1     
though ,i myself expose  ,to scorn2 ,god
 will have glory in the close4    ,j4,b4
      ,a ,,book ,,for ,,boys ,,and      
,,girls1 c4    ,,divine ,,emblems1 ,,or 
,,temporal ,,things  ,,spiritualized1 c4
    ,i4    ,,upon ,,the ,,barren        
,,fig-,,tree ,,in ,,god',s ,,vineyard   
,what1 barren here6 in this so good a   
soil8  ,the sight of this doth make     
,god's heart recoil  ,from giving thee  
his blessing2 barren tree1  ,bear fruit1
 or else thine end will cursed be6  ,art

 thou not planted by the water-side8    
,know'st not thy ,lord by fruit is      
glorified8  ,the sentence is1 ,cut down 
the barren tree3  ,bear fruit1 or else  
thine end will cursed be4  ,hast thou   
been digg'd about and dunged too1  ,will
 neither patience nor yet dressing do8  
,the executioner is come1 ,o tree1      
,bear fruit1 or else thine end will     
cursed be6  ,he that about thy roots    
takes pains to dig1  ,would1 if on thee 
were found but one good fig1  ,preserve 
thee from the axe3 but1 barren tree1    
,bear fruit1 or else thy end will cursed
 be6  ,the utmost end of patience is at 
hand1  ',tis much if thou much longer   
here doth stand4  ,o cumber-ground1 thou
 art a barren tree4  ,bear fruit1 or    
else thine end will cursed be6  ,thy    
standing nor they name will help at all2
  ,when fruitful trees are spared1 thou 
must fall4  ,the axe is laid unto thy   
roots1 ,o tree6  ,bear fruit1 or else   
thine end will cursed be4    ,,ii4      
,,upon ,,the ,,lark ,,and ,,the         

,,fowler4    ,thou simple bird1 what    
makes thou here to play8  ,look1 there's
 the fowler1 pr'ythee come away4  ,do'st
 not behold the net8 ,look there1 'tis  
spread1  ,venture a little further1 thou
 art dead4  ,is there not room enough in
 all the field  ,for thee to play in1   
but thou needs must yield  ,to the      
deceitful glitt'ring of a glass1        
,plac'd betwixt nets1 to bring thy death
 to pass8  ,bird1 if thou art so much   
for dazzling light1  ,look1 there's the 
sun above thee2 dart upright2  ,thy     
nature is to soar up to the sky1  ,why  
wilt thou come down to the nets and die8
  ,take no heed to the fowler's tempting
 call2  ,this whistle1 he enchanteth    
birds withal4  ,or if thou see'st a live
 bird in his net1  ,believe she's there1
 'cause hence she cannot get4  ,look how
 he tempteth thee with is decoy1  ,that 
he may rob thee of thy life1 thy joy4   
,come1 pr'ythee bird1 ,i pr'ythee come  
away1  ,why should this net thee take1  
when 'scape thou may8  ,hadst thou not  

wings1 or were thy feathers pull'd1  ,or
 wast thou blind1 or fast asleep wer't  
lull'd1  ,the case would somewhat alter1
 but for thee1  ,thy eyes are ope1 and  
thou hast wings to flee4  ,remember that
 thy song is in thy rise1  ,not in thy  
fall2 earth's not thy paradise4  ,keep  
up aloft1 then1 let thy circuits be     
,above1 where birds from fowler's nets  
are free4    ,comparison4    ,this      
fowler is an emblem of the devil1  ,his 
nets and whistle1 figures of all evil4  
,his glass an emblem is of sinful       
pleasure1  ,and his decoy of who counts 
sin a treasure4  ,this simple lark's a  
shadow of a saint1  ,under allurings1   
ready now to faint4  ,this admonisher a 
true teacher is1  ,whose works to show  
the soul the snare and bliss1  ,and how 
it may this fowler's net escape1  ,and  
not commit upon itself this rape4       
,,iii4    ,,upon ,,the ,,vine-,,tree4   
,what is the vine1 more than another    
tree8  ,nay most1 than it1 more tall1   
more comely be4  ,what workman thence   

will take a beam or pin1  ,to make ought
 which may be delighted in8  ,its       
excellency in its fruit doth lie3  ,a   
fruitless vine1 it is not worth a fly4  
,comparison4    ,what are professors    
more than other men8  ,nothing at all4  
,nay1 there's not one in ten1  ,either  
for wealth1 or wit1 that may compare1   
,in many things1 with some that carnal  
are4  ,good are they1 if they mortify   
their sin1  ,but without that1 they are 
not worth a pin4    ,,iv4               
,,meditations ,,upon ,,an ,,egg4    #a4 
,the egg's no chick by falling from the 
hen2  ,nor man a ,christian1 till he's  
born again4  ,the egg's at first        
contained in the shell2  ,men1 afore    
grace1 in sins and darkness dwell4  ,the
 egg1 when laid1 by warmth is made a    
chicken1  ,and ,christ1 by grace1 those 
dead in sin doth quicken4  ,the egg1    
when first a chick1 the shell's its     
prison2  ,so's flesh to the soul1 who   
yet with ,christ is risen4  ,the shell  
doth crack1 the chick doth chirp and    

peep1  ,the flesh decays1 as men do pray
 and weep4  ,the shell doth break1 the  
chick's at liberty1  ,the flesh falls   
off1 the soul mounts up on high  ,but   
both do not enjoy the self-same plight2 
,the soul is safe1 the chick now fears  
the kite4    #b4    ,but chicks from    
rotten eggs do not proceed1  ,nor is a  
hypocrite a saint indeed4  ,the rotten  
egg1 though underneath the hen1  ,if    
crack'd1 stinks1 and is loathsome unto  
men4  ,nor doth her warmth make what is 
rotten sound2  ,what's rotten1 rotten   
will at last be found4  ,the hypocrite1 
sin has him in possession1  ,he is a    
rotten egg under profession4    #c4     
,some eggs bring cockatrices2 and some  
men  ,seem hatch'd and brooded in the   
viper's den4  ,some eggs bring          
wild-fowls2 and some men there be  ,as  
wild as are the wildest fowls that flee4
  ,some eggs bring spiders1 and some men
 appear  ,more venom'd than the worst of
 spiders are4#af  ,some eggs bring      
piss-ants1 and some seem to me  ,as much

 for trifles as the piss-ants be4  ,thus
 divers eggs do produce divers shapes1  
,as like some men as monkeys are like   
apes4  ,but this is but an egg1 were it 
a chick1  ,here had been legs1 and      
wings1 and bones to pick4    ,v4    ,,of
 ,,fowls ,,flying ,,in ,,the ,,air4     
,methinks ,i see a sight most excellent1
  ,all sorts of birds fly in the        
firmament3  ,some great1 some small1 all
 of a divers kind1  ,mine eye affecting1
 pleasant to my mind4  ,look how they   
tumble in the wholesome air1  ,above the
 world of worldlings1 and their care4   
,and as they divers are in bulk and hue1
  ,so are they in their way of flying   
too4  ,so many birds1 so many various   
things  ,tumbling i' the element upon   
their wings4    ,comparison4    ,these  
birds are emblems of those men that     
shall  ,ere long possess the heavens1   
their all in all4  ,they are each of a  
diverse shape and kind1  ,to teach we of
 all nations there shall find4  ,they   
are some great1 some little1 as we see1 

,to show some great1 some small1 in     
glory be4#ag  ,their flying diversely1  
as we behold1  ,do show saints' joys    
will there be manifold2  ,some glide1   
some mount1 some flutter1 and some do1  
,in a mix'd way of flying1 glory too4   
,and all to show each saint1 to his     
content1  ,shall roll and tumble in that
 firmament4    ,,vi4    ,,upon ,,the    
,,lord',s ,,prayer4    ,our ,father     
which in heaven art1  ,thy name be      
always hallowed2  ,thy kingdom come1 thy
 will be done2  ,thy heavenly path be   
followed  ,by us on earth as 'tis with  
thee1  ,we humbly pray2  ,and let our   
bread us given be1  ,from day to day4   
,forgive our debts as we forgive  ,those
 that to us indebted are3  ,into        
temptation lead us not1#ah  ,but save us
 from the wicked snare4  ,the kingdom's 
thine1 the power too1  ,we thee adore2  
,the glory also shall be thine  ,for    
evermore4    ,,vii4    ,,meditations    
,,upon ,,peep ,,of ,,day4    ,i oft1    
though it be peep of day1 don't know    

,whether 'tis night1 whether 'tis day or
 no4  ,i fancy that ,i see a little     
light1  ,but cannot yet distinguish day 
from night2  ,i hope1 ,i doubt1 but     
steady yet ,i be not1  ,i am not at a   
point1 the sun ,i see not4  ,thus 'tis  
with such who grace but now#ai possest1 
,they know not yet if they be cursed or 
blest4    ,,viii4    ,,upon ,,the       
,,flint ,,in ,,the ,,water4    ,this    
flint1 time out of mind1 has there      
abode1  ,where crystal streams make     
their continual road4  ,yet it abides a 
flint as much as 'twere  ,before it     
touched the water1 or came there  ,its  
hard obdurateness is not abated1  ',tis 
not at all by water penetrated4  ,though
 water hath a soft'ning virtue in't1    
,this stone it can't dissolve1 for 'tis 
a flint4  ,yea1 though it in the water  
doth remain1  ,it doth its fiery nature 
still retain4  ,if you oppose it with   
its opposite1  ,at you1 yea1 in your    
face1 its fire 'twill spit4             
,comparison4    ,this flint an emblem is

 of those that lie1  ,like stones1 under
 the ,word1 until they die4  ,its       
crystal streams have not their nature   
changed1  ,they are not1 from their     
lusts1 by grace estranged4    ,,ix4     
,,upon ,,the ,,fish ,,in ,,the ,,water4 
#a4    ,the water is the fish's element2
  ,take her from thence1 none can her   
death prevent2  ,and some have said1 who
 have transgressors been1  ,as good not 
be1 as to be kept from sin4    #b4      
,the water is the fish's element3       
,leave her but there1 and she is well   
content4  ,so's he1 who in the path of  
life doth plod1  ,take all1 says he1 let
 me but have my ,god4    #c4    ,the    
water is the fish's element1  ,her      
sportings there to her are excellent2   
,so is ,god's service unto holy men1    
,they are not in their element till     
then4    ,x4    ,,upon ,,the ,,swallow4 
,this pretty bird1 ,o6 how she flies and
 sings1#bj  ,but could she do so if she 
had not wings8  ,her wings bespeak my   
faith1 her songs my peace2  ,when ,i    

believe and sing my doubtings cease4    
,,xi4    ,,upon ,,the ,,bee4    ,the bee
 goes out1 and honey home doth bring1   
,and some who seek that honey find a    
sting4  ,now would'st thou have the     
honey1 and be free  ,from stinging1 in  
the first place kill the bee4           
,comparison4    ,this bee an emblem     
truly is of sin1  ,whose sweet1 unto a  
many1 death hath been4  ,now would'st   
have sweet from sin and yet not die1    
,do thou it1 in the first place1        
mortify4    ,,xii4    ,,upon ,a         
,,lowering ,,morning4    ,well1 with the
 day ,i see the clouds appear1  ,and mix
 the light with darkness everywhere2    
,this threatening is1 to travellers that
 go  ,long journeys1 slabby rain they'll
 have1 or snow4  ,else1 while ,i gaze1  
the sun doth with his beams  ,belace the
 clouds1 as 'twere with bloody streams2 
,this done1 they suddenly do watery     
grow1  ,and weep1 and pour their tears  
out where they go4    ,comparison4      
,thus 'tis when gospel light doth usher 

in  ,to us both sense of grace and sense
 of sin2  ,yea1 when it makes sin red   
with ,christ's blood1  ,then we can weep
 till weeping does us good4    ,,xiii4  
,,upon ,,over-,,much ,,niceness4        
',tis much to see how over nice some are
  ,about the body and household affair1 
,while what's of worth they slightly    
pass it by1  ,not doing1 or doing it    
slovenly4  ,their house must be well    
furnished1 be in print1#ba  ,meanwhile  
their soul lies ley1#bb has no good     
in't4  ,its outside also they must      
beautify1  ,when in it there's scarce   
common honesty4  ,their bodies they must
 have tricked up and trim1  ,their      
inside full of filth up to the brim4    
,upon their clothes there must not be a 
spot1  ,but is their lives more than one
 common blot4  ,how nice1 how coy are   
some about their diet1  ,that can their 
crying souls with hogs'-meat quiet4     
,all drest must to a hair be1 else 'tis 
naught1  ,while of the living bread they
 have no thought4  ,thus for their      

outside they are clean and nice1  ,while
 their poor inside stinks with sin and  
vice4    ,,xiv4    ,,meditations ,,upon 
,a ,,candle4    ,man's like a candle in 
a candlestick1  ,made up of tallow and a
 little wick2  ,and as the candle when  
it is not lighted1  ,so is he who is in 
his sins benighted4  ,nor can a man his 
soul with grace inspire1  ,more than can
 candles set themselves on fire4        
,candles receive their light from what  
they are not2  ,men grace from ,him for 
whom at first they care not4  ,we manage
 candles when they take the fire2  ,god 
men1 when he with grace doth them       
inspire4  ,and biggest candles give the 
better light1  ,as grace on biggest     
sinners shines most bright4  ,the candle
 shines to make another see1  ,a saint  
unto his neighbour light should be4     
,the blinking candle we do much despise1
  ,saints dim of light are high in no   
man's eyes4  ,again1 though it may seem 
to some a riddle1  ,we use to light our 
candles at the middle4#bc  ,true light  

doth at the candle's end appear1  ,and  
grace the heart first reaches by the    
ear4  ,but 'tis the wick the fire doth  
kindle on1  ,as 'tis the heart that     
grace first works upon4  ,thus both do  
fasten upon what's the main1  ,and so   
their life and vigour do maintain4  ,the
 tallow makes the wick yield to the     
fire1  ,and sinful flesh doth make the  
soul desire  ,that grace may kindle on  
it1 in it burn2  ,so evil makes the soul
 from evil turn4#bd  ,but candles in the
 wind are apt to flare1  ,and           
,christians1 in a tempest1 to despair4  
,the flame also with smoke attended is1 
,and in our holy lives there's much     
amiss4  ,sometimes a thief will         
candle-light annoy1  ,and lusts do seek 
our graces to destroy4  ,what brackish  
is will make a candle sputter2  ',twixt 
sin and grace there's oft' a heavy      
clutter4  ,sometimes the light burns    
dim1 'cause of the snuff1  ,sometimes it
 is blown quite out with a puff2  ,but  
watchfulness preventeth both these      

evils1  ,keeps candles light1 and grace 
in spite of devils4  ,nor let not snuffs
 nor puffs make us to doubt1  ,our      
candles may be lighted1 though puffed   
out4  ,the candle in the night doth all 
excel1  ,nor sun1 nor moon1 nor stars1  
then shine so well4  ,so is the         
,christian in our hemisphere1  ,whose   
light shows others how their course to  
steer4  ,when candles are put out1 all's
 in confusion2  ,where ,christians are  
not1 devils make intrusion4  ,then happy
 are they who such candles have1  ,all  
others dwell in darkness and the grave4 
,but candles that do blink within the   
socket1  ,and saints1 whose eyes are    
always in their pocket1  ,are much      
alike2 such candles make us fumble1     
,and at such saints good men and bad do 
stumble4#be  ,good candles don't offend1
 except sore eyes1  ,nor hurt1 unless it
 be the silly flies4  ,thus none like   
burning candles in the night1  ,nor     
ought#bf to holy living for delight4    
,but let us draw towards the candle's   

end3  ,the fire1 you see1 doth wick and 
tallow spend1  ,as grace man's life     
until his glass is run1  ,and so the    
candle and the man is done4  ,the man   
now lays him down upon his bed1  ,the   
wick yields up its fire1 and so is dead4
  ,the candle now extinct is1 but the   
man  ,by grace mounts up to glory1 there
 to stand4    ,,xv4    ,,upon ,,the     
,,sacraments4    ,two sacraments ,i do  
believe there be1  ,baptism and the     
,supper of the ,lord2  ,both mysteries  
divine1 which do to me1  ,by ,god's     
appointment1 benefit afford4  ,but shall
 they be my ,god1 or shall ,i have  ,of 
them so foul and impious a thought1  ,to
 think that from the curse they can me  
save8  ,bread1 wine1 nor water1 me no   
ransom bought4#bg    ,,xvi4    ,,upon   
,,the ,,sun',s ,,reflection ,,upon ,,the
 ,,clouds  ,,in ,a ,,fair ,,morning4    
,look yonder1 ah6 methinks mine eyes do 
see  ,clouds edged with silver1 as fine 
garments be2  ,they look as if they saw 
that golden face  ,that makes black     

clouds most beautiful with grace4  ,unto
 the saints' sweet incense1 or their    
prayer1  ,these smoky curdled clouds ,i 
do compare4  ,for as these clouds seem  
edged1 or laced with gold1  ,their      
prayers return with blessings manifold4 
,,xvii4    ,,upon ,,apparel4    ,god    
gave us clothes to hide our nakedness1  
,and we by them do it expose to view4   
,our pride and unclean minds to an      
excess1  ,by our apparel1 we to others  
show4#bh    ,,xviii4    ,,the ,,sinner  
,,and ,,the ,,spider4    ,sinner4       
,what black1 what ugly crawling thing   
art thou8    ,spider4    ,i am a        
spider-------------    ,sinner4    ,a   
spider1 ay1 also a filthy creature4     
,spider4    ,not filthy as thyself in   
name or feature4  ,my name entailed is  
to my creation1  ,my features from the  
,god of thy salvation4    ,sinner4    ,i
 am a man1 and in ,god's image made1  ,i
 have a soul shall neither die nor fade1
  ,god has possessed me#bi with human   
reason1  ,speak not against me lest thou

 speakest treason4  ,for if ,i am the   
image of my ,maker1  ,of slanders laid  
on me ,he is partaker4    ,spider4    ,i
 know thou art a creature far above me1 
,therefore ,i shun1 ,i fear1 and also   
love thee4  ,but though thy ,god hath   
made thee such a creature1  ,thou hast  
against him often played the traitor4   
,thy sin has fetched thee down3 leave   
off to boast2  ,nature thou hast        
defiled1 ,god's image lost4  ,yea1 thou 
thyself a very beast hast made1  ,and   
art become like grass1 which soon doth  
fade4  ,thy soul1 thy reason1 yea1 thy  
spotless state1  ,sin has subjected to  
th' most dreadful fate4  ,but ,i retain 
my primitive condition1  ,i've all but  
what ,i lost by thy ambition4           
,sinner4    ,thou venomed thing1 ,i know
 not what to call thee1  ,the dregs of  
nature surely did befall thee1  ,thou   
wast made of the dross and scum of all1 
,man hates thee2 doth1 in scorn1 thee   
spider call4    ,spider4    ,my venom's 
good for something1 'cause ,god made it1

  ,thy sin hath spoiled thy nature1 doth
 degrade it4  ,of human virtues1        
therefore1 though ,i fear thee1  ,i will
 not1 though ,i might1 despise and jeer 
thee4  ,thou say'st ,i am the very dregs
 of nature1  ,thy sin's the spawn of    
devils1 'tis no creature4  ,thou say'st 
man hates me 'cause ,i am a spider1     
,poor man1 thou at thy ,god art a       
derider2  ,my venom tendeth to my       
preservation1  ,thy pleasing follies    
work out thy damnation4  ,poor man1 ,i  
keep the rules of my creation1  ,thy sin
 has cast thee headlong from thy        
station4  ,i hurt nobody willingly1 but 
thou  ,art a self-murderer2 thou know'st
 not how  ,to do what good is2 no1 thou 
lovest evil2  ,thou fliest ,god's law1  
adherest to the devil4#cj    ,sinner4   
,ill-shaped creature1 there's antipathy 
',twixt man and spiders1 'tis in vain to
 lie2  ,i hate thee1 stand off1 if thou 
dost come nigh me1  ,i'll crush thee    
with my foot2 ,i do defy thee4          
,spider4    ,they are ill-shaped1 who   

warped are by sin1  ,antipathy in thee  
hath long time been  ,to ,god2 no       
marvel1 then1 if me1 his creature1      
,thou dost defy1 pretending name and    
feature4  ,but why stand off8 ,my       
presence shall not throng thee1  ',tis  
not my venom1 but thy sin doth wrong    
thee4  ,come1 ,i will teach thee wisdom1
 do but hear me1  ,i was made for thy   
profit1 do not fear me4  ,but if thy    
,god thou wilt not hearken to1  ,what   
can the swallow1 ant1 or spider do8     
,yet ,i will speak1 ,i can but be       
rejected1  ,sometimes great things by   
small means are effected4  ,hark1 then1 
though man is noble by creation1  ,he's 
lapsed now to such degeneration1  ,is so
 besotted and so careless grown1  ,as   
not to grieve though he has overthrown  
,himself1 and brought to bondage        
everything  ,created1 from the spider to
 the king4  ,this we poor sensitives do 
feel and see2  ,for subject to the curse
 you made us be4  ,tread not upon me1   
neither from me go2  ',tis man which has

 brought all the world to woe1  ,the law
 of my creation bids me teach thee2  ,i 
will not for thy pride to ,god impeach  
thee4  ,i spin1 ,i weave1 and all to let
 thee see1  ,thy best performances but  
cobwebs be4  ,thy glory now is brought  
to such an ebb1  ,it doth not much excel
 the spider's web2  ,my webs becoming   
snares and traps for flies1  ,do set the
 wiles of hell before thine eyes2       
,their tangling nature is to let thee   
see1  ,thy sins too of a tangling nature
 be4  ,my den1 or hole1 for that 'tis   
bottomless1  ,doth of damnation show the
 lastingness4  ,my lying quiet until the
 fly is catch'd1  ,shows secretly hell  
hath thy ruin hatch'd4  ,in that ,i on  
her seize1 when she is taken1  ,i show  
who gathers whom ,god hath forsaken4    
,the fly lies buzzing in my web to tell 
,thee how the sinners roar and howl in  
hell4  ,now1 since ,i show thee all     
these mysteries1  ,how canst thou hate  
me1 or me scandalize8    ,sinner4       
,well1 well2 ,i no more will be a       

derider1  ,i did not look for such      
things from a spider4    ,spider4       
,come1 hold thy peace2 what ,i have yet 
to say1  ,if heeded1 help thee may      
another day4  ,since ,i an ugly ven'mous
 creature be1  ,there is some semblance 
'twixt vile man and me4  ,my wild and   
heedless runnings are like those  ,whose
 ways to ruin do their souls expose4    
,daylight is not my time1 ,i work in th'
 night1  ,to show they are like me who  
hate the light4  ,the maid sweeps one   
web down1 ,i make another1  ,to show how
 heedless ones convictions smother2  ,my
 web is no defence at all to me1  ,nor  
will false hopes at judgment be to thee4
    ,sinner4    ,o spider1 ,i have heard
 thee1 and do wonder  ,a spider should  
thus lighten and thus thunder4          
,spider4    ,do but hold still1 and ,i  
will let thee see  ,yet in my ways more 
mysteries there be4  ,shall not ,i do   
thee good1 if ,i thee tell1  ,i show to 
thee a four-fold way to hell2  ,for1    
since ,i set my web in sundry places1   

,i show men go to hell in divers traces4
  ,one ,i set in the window1 that ,i    
might  ,show some go down to hell with  
gospel light4  ,one ,i set in a corner1 
as you see1  ,to show how some in secret
 snared be4  ,gross webs great store ,i 
set in darksome places1  ,to show how   
many sin with brazen faces2  ,another   
web ,i set aloft on high1  ,to show     
there's some professing men must die4   
,thus in my ways ,god wisdom doth       
conceal1  ,and by my ways that wisdom   
doth reveal4  ,i hide myself when ,i for
 flies do wait1  ,so doth the devil when
 he lays his bait2  ,if ,i do fear the  
losing of my prey1  ,i stir me1 and more
 snares upon her lay3  ,this way and    
that her wings and legs ,i tie1  ,that1 
sure as she is catch'd1 so she must die4
  ,but if ,i see she's like to get away1
  ,then with my venom ,i her journey    
stay4  ,all which my ways the devil     
imitates  ,to catch men1 'cause he their
 salvation hates4    ,sinner4    ,o     
spider1 thou delight'st me with thy     

skill6  ,i pr'ythee spit this venom at  
me still4    ,spider4    ,i am a spider1
 yet ,i can possess  ,the palace of a   
king1 where happiness  ,so much abounds4
 ,nor when ,i do go thither1  ,do they  
ask what1 or whence ,i come1 or whither 
,i make my hasty travels2 no1 not they2 
,they let me pass1 and ,i go on my way4 
,i seize the palace1#ca do with hands   
take hold  ,of doors1 of locks1 or      
bolts2 yea1 ,i am bold1  ,when in1 to   
clamber up unto the throne1  ,and to    
possess it1 as if 'twere mine own4  ,nor
 is there any law forbidding me  ,here  
to abide1 or in this palace be4  ,yea1  
if ,i please1 ,i do the highest stories 
,ascend1 there sit1 and so behold the   
glories  ,myself is compassed with1 as  
if ,i were  ,one of the chiefest        
courtiers that be there4  ,here lords   
and ladies do come round about me1      
,with grave demeanour1 nor do any flout 
me  ,for this1 my brave adventure1 no1  
not they2  ,they come1 they go1 but     
leave me there to stay4  ,now1 my       

reproacher1 ,i do by all this  ,show how
 thou may'st possess thyself of bliss3  
,thou art worse than a spider1 but take 
hold  ,on ,christ the door1 thou shalt  
not be controll'd4  ,by him do thou the 
heavenly palace enter2  ,none chide thee
 will for this thy brave adventure2     
,approach thou then unto the very       
throne1  ,there speak thy mind1 fear    
not1 the day's thine own2  ,nor saint1  
nor angel1 will thee stop or stay1  ,but
 rather tumble blocks out of the way4   
,my venom stops not me2 let not thy vice
  ,stop thee2 possess thyself of        
paradise4  ,go on1 ,i say1 although thou
 be a sinner1  ,learn to be bold in     
faith1 of me a spinner4  ,this is the   
way the glories to possess1  ,and to    
enjoy what no man can express4          
,sometimes ,i find the palace door      
uplock'd1  ,and so my entrance thither  
has upblock'd4  ,but am ,i daunted8 ,no1
 ,i here and there  ,do feel and search2
 so if ,i anywhere1  ,at any chink or   
crevice1 find my way1  ,i crowd1 ,i     

press for passage1 make no stay4  ,and  
so through difficulty ,i attain  ,the   
palace2 yea1 the throne where princes   
reign4  ,i crowd sometimes1 as if ,i'd  
burst in sunder2  ,and art thou crushed 
with striving1 do not wonder4  ,some    
scarce get in1 and yet indeed they      
enter2  ,knock1 for they nothing have1  
that nothing venture4  ,nor will the    
,king himself throw dirt on thee1  ,as  
thou hast cast reproaches upon me4  ,he 
will not hate thee1 ,o thou foul        
backslider6  ,as thou didst me1 because 
,i am a spider4  ,now1 to conclude since
 ,i such doctrine bring1  ,slight me no 
more1 call me not ugly thing4  ,god     
wisdom hath unto the piss-ant given1    
,and spiders may teach men the way to   
heaven4    ,sinner4    ,well1 my good   
spider1 ,i my errors see1  ,i was a fool
 for railing upon thee4  ,thy nature1   
venom1 and thy fearful hue1  ,both show 
that sinners are1 and what they do4     
,thy way and works do also darkly tell1 
,how some men go to heaven1 and some to 

hell4  ,thou art my monitor1 ,i am a    
fool2  ,they learn may1 that to spiders 
go to school4    ,,xix4    ,,meditations
 ,,upon ,,the ,,day ,,before ,,the      
,,sun-  ,,rising4    ,but all this      
while1 where's he whose golden rays     
,drives night away and beautifies our   
days8  ,where's he whose goodly face    
doth warm and heal1  ,and show us what  
the darksome nights conceal8  ,where's  
he that thaws our ice1 drives cold away8
  ,let's have him1 or we care not for   
the day4  ,thus 'tis with who partakers 
are of grace1  ,there's nought to them  
like their ,redeemer's face4    ,,xx4   
,,of ,,the ,,mole ,,in ,,the ,,ground4  
,the mole's a creature very smooth and  
slick1  ,she digs i' th' dirt1 but      
'twill not on her stick2  ,so's he who  
counts this world his greatest gains1   
,yet nothing gets but's labour for his  
pains4  ,earth's the mole's element1 she
 can't abide  ,to be above ground1 dirt 
heaps are her pride2  ,and he is like   
her who the worldling plays1  ,he       

imitates her in her work and ways4      
,poor silly mole1 that thou should'st   
love to be  ,where thou nor sun1 nor    
moon1 nor stars can see4  ,but ,o6 how  
silly's he who doth not care  ,so he    
gets earth1 to have of heaven a share6  
,,xxi4    ,,of ,,the ,,cuckoo4    ,thou 
booby1 say'st thou nothing but ,cuckoo8 
,the robin and the wren can thee outdo4 
,they to us play through their little   
throats1  ,taking not one1 but sundry   
pretty taking notes4  ,but thou hast    
fellows1 some like thee can do  ,little 
but suck our eggs1 and sing ,cuckoo4    
,thy notes do not first welcome in our  
spring1  ,nor dost thou its first tokens
 to us bring4  ,birds less than thee by 
far1 like prophets1 do  ,tell us1 'tis  
coming1 though not by ,cuckoo4  ,nor    
dost thou summer have away with thee1   
,though thou a yawling bawling ,cuckoo  
be4  ,when thou dost cease among us to  
appear1  ,then doth our harvest bravely 
crown our year4  ,but thou hast fellows1
 some like thee can do  ,little but suck

 our eggs1 and sing ,cuckoo4  ,since    
,cuckoos forward not our early spring1  
,nor help with notes to bring our       
harvest in2  ,and since1 while here1 she
 only makes a noise1  ,so pleasing unto 
none as girls and boys1  ,the ,formalist
 we may compare her to1  ,for he doth   
suck our eggs1 and sing ,cuckoo4        
,,xxii4    ,,of ,,the ,,boy ,,and       
,,butterfly4    ,behold how eager this  
our little boy  ,is for this ,butterfly1
 as if all joy1  ,all profits1 honours1 
yea1 and lasting pleasures1  ,were wrapt
 up in her1 or the richest treasures1   
,found in her1 would be bundled up      
together1  ,when all her all is lighter 
than a feather4  ,he halloos1 runs1 and 
cries out1 ,here1 boys1 here1  ,nor doth
 he brambles or the nettles fear4  ,he  
stumbles at the mole-hills1 up he gets1 
,and runs again1 as one bereft of wits2 
,and all this labour and this large     
outcry1  ,is only for a silly butterfly4
    ,comparison4    ,this little boy an 
emblem is of those  ,whose hearts are   

wholly at the world's dispose1  ,the    
butterfly doth represent to me1  ,the   
world's best things at best but fading  
be4  ,all are but painted nothings and  
false joys1  ,like this poor butterfly  
to these our boys4  ,his running through
 nettles1 thorns1 and briars1  ,to      
gratify his boyish fond desires2  ,his  
tumbling over mole-hills to attain  ,his
 end1 namely1 his butterfly to gain2    
,doth plainly show what hazards some men
 run4  ,to get what will be lost as soon
 as won4  ,men seem in choice1 than     
children far more wise1  ,because they  
run not after butterflies2  ,when yet1  
alas6 for what are empty toys1  ,they   
follow children1 like to beardless      
boys4#cb    ,,xxiii4    ,,of ,,the ,,fly
 ,,at ,,the ,,candle4    ,what ails this
 fly thus desperately to enter  ,a      
combat with the candle8 ,will she       
venture  ,to clash at light8 ,away1 thou
 silly fly2  ,thus doing thou wilt burn 
thy wings and die4  ,but 'tis a folly   
her advice to give1  ,she'll kill the   

candle1 or she will not live4  ,slap1   
says she1 at it2 then she makes retreat1
  ,so wheels about1 and doth her blows  
repeat4  ,nor doth the candle let her   
quite escape1  ,but gives some little   
check unto the ape3  ,throws up her     
heels it doth1 so down she falls1       
,where she lies sprawling1 and for      
succour calls4  ,when she recovers1 up  
she gets again1  ,and at the candle     
comes with might and main1  ,but now    
behold1 the candle takes the fly1  ,and 
holds her1 till she doth by burning die4
    ,comparison4    ,this candle is an  
emblem of that light  ,our gospel gives 
in this our darksome night4  ,the fly a 
lively picture is of those  ,that hate  
and do this gospel light oppose4  ,at   
last the gospel doth become their snare1
  ,doth them with burning hands in      
pieces tear4#cc    ,,xxiv4    ,,on ,,the
 ,,rising ,,of ,,the ,,sun4    ,look1   
look1 brave ,sol doth peep up from      
beneath1  ,shows us his golden face1    
doth on us breathe2  ,he also doth      

compass us round with glories1  ,whilst 
he ascends up to his highest stories4   
,where he his banner over us displays1  
,and gives us light to see our works and
 ways4  ,nor are we now1 as at the peep 
of light1  ,to question1 is it day1 or  
is it night8  ,the night is gone1 the   
shadows fled away1  ,and we now most    
sure are that it is day4  ,our eyes     
behold it1 and our hearts believe it2   
,nor can the wit of man in this deceive 
it4  ,and thus it is when ,jesus shows  
his face1  ,and doth assure us of his   
love and grace4    ,,xxv4    ,,upon     
,,the ,,promising ,,fruitfulness ,,of ,a
 ,,tree4    ,a comely sight indeed it is
 to see  ,a world of blossoms on an     
apple-tree3  ,yet far more comely would 
this tree appear1  ,if all its dainty   
blooms young apples were4  ,but how much
 more might one upon it see1  ,if all   
would hang there till they ripe should  
be4  ,but most of all in beauty 'twould 
abound1  ,if then none worm-eaten should
 there be found4  ,but we1 alas6 do     

commonly behold  ,blooms fall apace1 if 
mornings be but cold4  ,they too1 which 
hang till they young apples are1  ,by   
blasting winds and vermin take despair1 
,store that do hang1 while almost ripe1 
we see  ,by blust'ring winds are shaken 
from the tree1  ,so that of many1 only  
some there be1  ,that grow till they    
come to maturity4    ,comparison4       
,this tree a perfect emblem is of those 
,which ,god doth plant1 which in his    
garden grows1  ,its blasted blooms are  
motions unto good1  ,which chill        
affections do nip in the bud4  ,those   
little apples which yet blasted are1    
,show some good purposes1 no good fruits
 bear4  ,those spoiled by vermin are to 
let us see1  ,how good attempts by bad  
thoughts ruin'd be4  ,those which the   
wind blows down1 while they are green1  
,show good works have by trials spoiled 
been4  ,those that abide1 while ripe    
upon the tree1  ,show1 in a good man1   
some ripe fruit will be4  ,behold then  
how abortive some fruits are1  ,which at

 the first most promising appear4  ,the 
frost1 the wind1 the worm1 with time    
doth show1  ,there flows1 from much     
appearance1 works but few4    ,,xxvi4   
,,upon ,,the ,,thief4    ,the thief1    
when he doth steal1 thinks he doth gain2
  ,yet then the greatest loss he doth   
sustain4  ,come1 thief1 tell me thy     
gains1 but do not falter4  ,when summ'd1
 what comes it to more than the halter8 
,perhaps1 thou'lt say1 ,the halter ,i   
defy2  ,so thou may'st say1 yet by the  
halter die4  ,thou'lt say1 ,then there's
 an end2 no1 pr'ythee1 hold1  ,he was no
 friend of thine that thee so told4     
,hear thou the ,word of ,god1 that will 
thee tell1  ,without repentance thieves 
must go to hell4  ,but should it be as  
thy false prophet says1  ,yet nought but
 loss doth come by thievish ways4  ,all 
honest men will flee thy company1  ,thou
 liv'st a rogue1 and so a rogue will    
die4  ,innocent boldness thou hast none 
at all1  ,thy inward thoughts do thee a 
villain call4  ,sometimes when thou     

liest warmly on thy bed1  ,thou art like
 one unto the gallows led4  ,fear1 as a 
constable1 breaks in upon thee1  ,thou  
art as if the town was up to stone thee4
  ,if hogs do grunt1 or silly rats do   
rustle1  ,thou art in consternation1    
think'st a bustle  ,by men about the    
door1 is made to take thee1  ,and all   
because good conscience doth forsake    
thee4  ,thy case is most deplorably so  
bad1  ,thou shunn'st to think on't1 lest
 thou should'st be mad4  ,thou art beset
 with mischiefs every way1  ,the gallows
 groaneth for thee every day4           
,wherefore1 ,i pr'ythee1 thief1 thy     
theft forbear1  ,consult thy safety1    
pr'ythee1 have a care4  ,if once thy    
head be got within the noose1  ',twill  
be too late a longer life to choose4    
,as to the penitent thou readest of1    
,what's that to them who at repentance  
scoff4  ,nor is that grace at thy       
command or power1  ,that thou should'st 
put it off till the last hour4  ,i      
pr'ythee1 thief1 think on't1 and turn   

betime2  ,few go to life who do the     
gallows climb4    ,,xxvii4    ,,of ,,the
 ,,child ,,with ,,the ,,bird ,,at ,,the 
,,bush4    ,my little bird1 how canst   
thou sit      ,and sing amidst so many  
thorns8  ,let me a hold upon thee get1  
,my love with honour thee adorns4  ,thou
 art at present little worth1      ,five
 farthings none will give for thee1     
,but pr'ythee1 little bird1 come forth1 
,thou of more value art to me4  ',tis   
true it is sunshine to-day1             
,to-morrow birds will have a storm2  ,my
 pretty one come thou away1      ,my    
bosom then shall keep thee warm4  ,thou 
subject are to cold o'nights1      ,when
 darkness is thy covering2  ,at days thy
 danger's great by kites1      ,how     
can'st thou then sit there and sing8    
,thy food is scarce and scanty too1     
',tis worms and trash which thou dost   
eat2  ,thy present state ,i pity do1    
,come1 ,i'll provide thee better meat4  
,i'll feed thee with white bread and    
milk1      ,and sugar plums1 if them    

thou crave4  ,i'll cover thee with      
finest silk1      ,that from the cold ,i
 may thee save4  ,my father's palace    
shall be thine1      ,yea1 in it thou   
shalt sit and sing2  ,my little bird1 if
 thou'lt be mine1      ,the whole year  
round shall be thy spring4  ,i'll teach 
thee all the notes at court1            
,unthought-of music thou shalt play2    
,and all that thither do resort1        
,shall praise thee for it every day4    
,i'll keep thee safe from cat and cur1  
,no manner o' harm shall come to thee2  
,yea1 ,i will be thy succourer1      ,my
 bosom shall thy cabin be4  ,but lo1    
behold1 the bird is gone2      ,these   
charmings would not make her yield2     
,the child's left at the bush alone1    
,the bird flies yonder o'er the field4  
,comparison4    ,this child of ,christ  
an emblem is1      ,the bird to sinners 
,i compare1  ,the thorns are like those 
sins of his      ,which do surround him 
everywhere4  ,her songs1 her food1 and  
sunshine day1      ,are emblems of those

 foolish toys1  ,which to destruction   
lead the way1      ,the fruit of        
worldly1 empty joys4  ,the arguments    
this child doth choose      ,to draw to 
him a bird thus wild1  ,shows ,christ   
familiar speech doth use      ,to make's
 to him be reconciled4  ,the bird in    
that she takes her wing1      ,to speed 
her from him after all1  ,shows us vain 
man loves any thing      ,much better   
than the heavenly call4    ,,xxviii4    
,,of ,,moses ,,and ,,his ,,wife4        
,this ,moses was a fair and comely man1 
,his wife a swarthy ,ethiopian2  ,nor   
did his milk-white bosom change her sin4
  ,she came out thence as black as she  
went in4  ,now ,moses was a type of     
,moses' law1  ,his wife likewise of one 
that never saw  ,another way unto       
eternal life2  ,there's mystery1 then1  
in ,moses and his wife4  ,the law is    
very holy1 just1 and good1  ,and to it  
is espoused all flesh and blood2  ,but  
this its goodness it cannot bestow  ,on 
any that are wedded thereunto4          

,therefore as ,moses' wife came swarthy 
in1  ,and went out from him without     
change of skin1  ,so he that doth the   
law for life adore1  ,shall yet by it be
 left a black-a-more4    ,,xxix4    ,,of
 ,,the ,,rose-,,bush4    ,this homely   
bush doth to mine eyes expose  ,a very  
fair1 yea1 comely ruddy rose4  ,this    
rose doth also bow its head to me1      
,saying1 ,come1 pluck me1 ,i thy rose   
will be2  ,yet offer ,i to gather rose  
or bud1  ,ten to one but the bush will  
have my blood4  ,this looks like a      
trapan1#cd or a decoy1  ,to offer1 and  
yet snap1 who would enjoy2  ,yea1 the   
more eager on't1 the more in danger1    
,be he the master of it1 or a stranger4 
,bush1 why dost bear a rose if none must
 have it4  ,who dost expose it1 yet claw
 those that crave it8  ,art become      
freakish8 dost the wanton play1  ,or    
doth thy testy humour tend its way8     
,comparison4    ,this rose ,god's ,son  
is1 with his ruddy looks4  ,but what's  
the bush1 whose pricks1 like            

tenter-hooks1  ,do scratch and claw the 
finest lady's hands1  ,or rend her      
clothes1 if she too near it stands8     
,this bush an emblem is of ,adam's race1
  ,of which ,christ came1 when he his   
,father's grace  ,commended to us in his
 crimson blood1  ,while he in sinners'  
stead and nature stood4  ,thus ,adam's  
race did bear this dainty rose1  ,and   
doth the same to ,adam's race expose2   
,but those of ,adam's race which at it  
catch1  ,adam's race will them prick1   
and claw1 and scratch4    ,,xxx4    ,,of
 ,,the ,,going ,,down ,,of ,,the ,,sun4 
,what1 hast thou run thy race1 art going
 down8  ,thou seemest angry1 why dost on
 us frown8  ,yea1 wrap thy head with    
clouds and hide thy face1  ,as          
threatening to withdraw from us thy     
grace8  ,o leave us not6 ,when once thou
 hid'st thy head1  ,our horizon with    
darkness will be spread4  ,tell who hath
 thee offended1 turn again4  ,alas6 too 
late1 intreaties are in vain4           
,comparison4    ,our gospel has had here

 a summer's day1  ,but in its sunshine  
we1 like fools1 did play2  ,or else fall
 out1 and with each other wrangle1  ,and
 did1 instead of work1 not much but     
jangle4  ,and if our sun seems angry1   
hides his face1  ,shall it go down1     
shall night possess this place8  ,let   
not the voice of night birds us afflict1
  ,and of our misspent summer us        
convict4#ce    ,,xxxi4    ,,upon ,,the  
,,frog4    ,the frog by nature is both  
damp and cold1  ,her mouth is large1 her
 belly much will hold2  ,she sits       
somewhat ascending1 loves to be         
,croaking in gardens1 though            
unpleasantly4    ,comparison4    ,the   
hypocrite is like unto this frog1  ,as  
like as is the puppy to the dog4  ,he is
 of nature cold1 his mouth is wide  ,to 
prate1 and at true goodness to deride4  
,he mounts his head as if he was above  
,the world1 when yet 'tis that which has
 his love4  ,and though he seeks in     
churches for to croak1  ,he neither     
loveth ,jesus nor his yoke4    ,,xxxii4 

,,upon ,,the ,,whipping ,,of ,a ,,top4  
',tis with the whip the boy sets up the 
top1      ,the whip makes it run round  
upon its toe2  ,the whip makes it hither
 and thither hop3      ',tis with the   
whip the top is made to go4             
,comparison4    ,our legalist is like   
unto this top1      ,without a whip he  
doth not duty do2  ,let ,moses whip him1
 he will skip and hop2      ,forbear to 
whip1 he'll neither stand nor go4       
,,xxxiii4    ,,upon ,,the ,,pismire4    
,must we unto the pismire go to school1 
,to learn of her in summer to provide   
,for winter next ensuing4 ,man's a fool1
      ,or silly ants would not be made  
his guide4  ,but1 sluggard1 is it not a 
shame for thee      ,to be outdone by   
pismires8 ,pr'ythee hear3  ,their works1
 too1 will thy condemnation be          
,when at the judgment-seat thou shalt   
appear4  ,but since thy ,god doth bid   
thee to her go1      ,obey1 her ways    
consider1 and be wise2  ,the piss-ant   
tell thee will what thou must do1       

,and set the way to life before thine   
eyes4    ,,xxxiv4    ,,upon ,,the       
,,beggar4    ,he wants1 he asks1 he     
pleads his poverty1  ,they within doors 
do him an alms deny4  ,he doth repeat   
and aggravate his grief1  ,but they     
repulse him1 give him no relief4  ,he   
begs1 they say1 ,begone2 he will not    
hear1  ,but coughs1 sighs1 and makes    
signs he still is there2  ,they         
disregard him1 he repeats his groans2   
,they still say nay1 and he himself     
bemoans4  ,they grow more rugged1 they  
call him vagrant2  ,he cries the        
shriller1 trumpets out his want4  ,at   
last1 when they perceive he'll take no  
nay1  ,an alms they give him without    
more delay4    ,comparison4    ,this    
beggar doth resemble them that pray  ,to
 ,god for mercy1 and will take no nay1  
,but wait1 and count that all his hard  
gainsays  ,are nothing else but fatherly
 delays2  ,then imitate him1 praying    
souls1 and cry3  ,there's nothing like  
to importunity4    ,,xxxv4    ,,upon    

,,the ,,horse ,,and ,,his ,,rider4      
,there's one rides very sagely on the   
road1  ,showing that he affects the     
gravest mode4  ,another rides tantivy1  
or full trot1  ,to show much gravity he 
matters not4  ,lo1 here comes one amain1
 he rides full speed1  ,hedge1 ditch1   
nor miry bog1 he doth not heed4  ,one   
claws it up-hill without stop or check1 
,another down as if he'd break his neck4
  ,now every horse has his especial     
guider2  ,then by his going you may know
 the rider4    ,comparison4    ,now let 
us turn our horse into a man1  ,his     
rider to a spirit1 if we can4  ,then let
 us1 by the methods of the guider1      
,tell every horse how he should know his
 rider4  ,some go1 as men1 direct in a  
right way1  ,nor are they suffered to go
 astray2  ,as with a bridle they are    
governed1  ,and kept from paths which   
lead unto the dead4  ,now this good man 
has his especial guider1  ,then by his  
going let him know his rider4  ,some go 
as if they did not greatly care1        

,whether of heaven or hell they should  
be heir4  ,the rein1 it seems1 is laid  
upon their neck1  ,they seem to go their
 way without a check4  ,now this man too
 has his especial guider1  ,and by his  
going he may know his rider4  ,some     
again run as if resolved to die1  ,body 
and soul1 to all eternity4  ,good       
counsel they by no means can abide2     
,they'll have their course whatever them
 betide4  ,now these poor men have their
 especial guider1  ,were they not fools 
they soon might know their rider4       
,there's one makes head against all     
godliness1  ,those too1 that do profess 
it1 he'll distress2  ,he'll taunt and   
flout if goodness doth appear1  ,and at 
its countenancers mock and jeer4  ,now  
this man1 too1 has his especial guider1 
,and by his going he might know his     
rider4    ,,xxxvi4    ,,upon ,,the      
,,sight ,,of ,a ,,pound ,,of ,,candles  
,,falling ,,to ,,the ,,ground4    ,but  
be the candles down1 and scattered too1 
,some lying here1 some there8 ,what     

shall we do8  ,hold1 light the candle   
there that stands on high1  ,it you may 
find the other candles by4  ,light that1
 ,i say1 and so take up the pound  ,you 
did let fall and scatter on the ground4 
,comparison4    ,the fallen candles do  
us intimate  ,the bulk of ,god's elect  
in their laps'd state2  ,their lying    
scattered in the dark may be  ,to show1 
by man's lapsed state1 his misery4  ,the
 candle that was taken down and lighted1
  ,thereby to find them fallen and      
benighted1  ,is ,jesus ,christ2 ,god1 by
 his light1 doth gather  ,who he will   
save1 and be unto a ,father4            
,,xxxvii4    ,,upon ,a ,,penny ,,loaf4  
,thy price one penny is in time of      
plenty1  ,in famine doubled1 'tis from  
one to twenty4  ,yea1 no man knows what 
price on thee to set  ,when there is but
 one penny loaf to get4    ,comparison4 
,this loaf's an emblem of the ,word of  
,god1  ,a thing of low esteem before the
 rod  ,of famine smites the soul with   
fear of death1  ,but then it is our all1

 our life1 our breath4#cf    ,,xxxviii4 
,,the ,,boy ,,and ,,watchmaker4    ,this
 watch my father did on me bestow1  ,a  
golden one it is1 but 'twill not go1    
,unless it be at an uncertainty3  ,but  
as good none as one to tell a lie4      
,when 'tis high day my hand will stand  
at nine2  ,i think there's no man's     
watch so bad as mine4  ,sometimes 'tis  
sullen1 'twill not go at all1  ,and yet 
'twas never broke nor had a fall4       
,watchmaker4    ,your watch1 though it  
be good1 through want of skill  ,may    
fail to do according to your will4      
,suppose the balance1 wheels1 and       
springs be good1  ,and all things else1 
unless you understood  ,to manage it1 as
 watches ought to be1  ,your watch will 
still be at uncertainty4  ,come1 tell   
me1 do you keep it from the dust1  ,yea1
 wind it also duly up you must8  ,take  
heed1 too1 that you do not strain the   
spring2  ,you must be circumspect in    
every thing1  ,or else your watch1 were 
it as good again1  ,would not with time 

and tide you entertain4    ,comparison4 
,this boy an emblem is of a convert1    
,his watch of the work of grace within  
his heart1  ,the watchmaker is ,jesus   
,christ our ,lord1  ,his counsel1 the   
directions of his ,word2  ,then convert1
 if thy heart be out of frame1  ,of this
 watchmaker learn to mend the same4  ,do
 not lay ope' thy heart to worldly dust1
  ,nor let thy graces over-grow with    
rust1  ,be oft' renewed in the' spirit  
of thy mind1  ,or else uncertain thou   
thy watch wilt find4    ,,xxxix4        
,,upon ,a ,,looking-,,glass4    ,in this
 see thou thy beauty1 hast thou any1    
,or thy defects1 should they be few or  
many4  ,thou may'st1 too1 here thy spots
 and freckles see1  ,hast thou but eyes1
 and what their numbers be4  ,but art   
thou blind8 ,there is no looking-glass  
,can show thee thy defects1 thy spots1  
or face4    ,comparison4    ,unto this  
glass we may compare the ,word1  ,for   
that to man advantage doth afford  7,has
 he a mind to know himself and state71  

,to see what will be his eternal fate4  
,but without eyes1 alas6 how can he see8
  ,many that seem to look here1 blind   
men be4  ,this is the reason they so    
often read  ,their judgment there1 and  
do it nothing dread4    ,,xl4    ,,of   
,,the ,,love ,,of ,,christ4    ,the love
 of ,christ1 poor ,i6 may touch upon2   
,but 'tis unsearchable4 ,o6 there is    
none  ,its large dimensions can         
comprehend  ,should they dilate thereon 
world without end4  ,when we had sinned1
 in his zeal he sware1  ,that he upon   
his back our sins would bear4  ,and     
since unto sin is entailed death1  ,he  
vowed for our sins he'd lose his breath4
  ,he did not only say1 vow1 or resolve1
  ,but to astonishment did so involve   
,himself in man's distress and misery1  
,as for1 and with him1 both to live and 
die4  ,to his eternal fame in sacred    
story1  ,we find that he did lay aside  
his glory1  ,stepped from the throne of 
highest dignity1  ,became poor man1 did 
in a manger lie2  ,yea1 was beholden    

unto his for bread1  ,had1 of his own1  
not where to lay his head2  ,though     
rich1 he did for us become thus poor1   
,that he might make us rich for         
evermore4  ,nor was this but the least  
of what he did1  ,but the outside of    
what he suffered8  ,god made his blessed
 son under the law1  ,under the curse1  
which1 like the lion's paw1  ,did rent  
and tear his soul for mankind's sin1    
,more than if we for it in hell had     
been4  ,his cries1 his tears1 and bloody
 agony1  ,the nature of his death doth  
testify4  ,nor did he of constraint     
himself thus give1  ,for sin1 to death1 
that man might with him live4  ,he did  
do what he did most willingly1  ,he     
sung1 and gave ,god thanks1 that he must
 die4  ,but do kings use to die for     
captive slaves8  ,yet we were such when 
,jesus died to save's4  ,yea1 when he   
made himself a sacrifice1  ,it was that 
he might save his enemies4  ,and though 
he was provoked to retract  ,his blest  
resolves for such so good an act1  ,by  

the abusive carriages of those  ,that   
did both him1 his love1 and grace       
oppose2  ,yet he1 as unconcerned with   
such things1  ,goes on1 determines to   
make captives kings2  ,yea1 many of his 
murderers he takes  ,into his favour1   
and them princes makes4    ,,xli4       
,,on ,,the ,,cackling ,,of ,a ,,hen4    
,the hen1 so soon as she an egg doth    
lay1  7,spreads the fame of her doing   
what she may47  ,about the yard she     
cackling now doth go1  ,to tell what    
'twas she at her nest did do4  ,just    
thus it is with some professing men1    
,if they do ought that good is1 like our
 hen  ,they can but cackle on't where   
e'er they go1  ,what their right hand   
doth their left hand must know4         
,,xlii4    ,,upon ,,an ,,hour-,,glass4  
,this glass1 when made1 was1 by the     
workman's skill1  ,the sum of sixty     
minutes to fulfil4  ,time1 more nor     
less1 by it will out be spun1  ,but just
 an hour1 and then the glass is run4    
,man's life we will compare unto this   

glass1  ,the number of his months he    
cannot pass2  ,but when he has          
accomplished his day1  ,he1 like a      
vapour1 vanisheth away4    ,,xliii4     
,,upon ,a ,,snail4    ,she goes but     
softly1 but she goeth sure1      ,she   
stumbles not1 as stronger creatures do4 
,her journey's shorter1 so she may      
endure      ,better than they which do  
much farther go4  ,she makes no noise1  
but stilly seizeth on      ,the flower  
or herb appointed for her food1  ,the   
which she quietly doth feed upon        
,while others range and glare1 but find 
no good4  ,and though she doth but very 
softly go1      ,however1 'tis not fast 
nor slow1 but sure2  ,and certainly they
 that do travel so1      ,the prize they
 do aim at they do procure4             
,comparison4    ,although they seem not 
much to stir1 less go1      ,for ,christ
 that hunger1 or from wrath that flee1  
,yet what they seek for quickly they    
come to1      ,though it doth seem the  
farthest off to be4  ,one act of faith  

doth bring them to that flower          
,they so long for1 that they may eat and
 live1  ,which1 to attain1 is not in    
others power1      ,though for it a     
king's ransom they would give4  ,then   
let none faint1 nor be at all dismayed  
,that life by ,christ do seek1 they     
shall not fail  ,to have it2 let them   
nothing be afraid2      ,the herb and   
flower are eaten by the snail4#cg       
,,xliv4    ,,of ,,the ,,spouse ,,of     
,,christ4    ,who's this that cometh    
from the wilderness1      ,like smokey  
pillars thus perfum'd with myrrh1       
,leaning upon her dearest in distress1  
,led into's bosom by the ,comforter8    
,she's clothed with the sun1 crowned    
with twelve stars1      ,the spotted    
moon her footstool she hath made4  ,the 
dragon her assaults1 fills her with     
jars1      ,yet rests she under her     
,beloved's shade1  ,but whence was she8 
what is her pedigree8      ,was not her 
father a poor ,amorite8  ,what was her  
mother but as others be1      ,a poor1 a

 wretched1 and a sinful ,hittite4  ,yea1
 as for her1 the day that she was born1 
,as loathsome1 out of doors they did her
 cast2  ,naked and filthy1 stinking and 
forlorn2      ,this was her pedigree    
from first to last4  ,nor was she pitied
 in this estate1      ,all let her lie  
polluted in her blood3  ,none her       
condition did commiserate1      ,there  
was no heart that sought to do her good4
  ,yet she unto these ornaments is come1
      ,her breasts are fashioned1 her   
hair is grown2  ,she is made heiress of 
the best kingdom2      ,all her         
indignities away are blown4  ,cast out  
she was1 but now she home is taken1     
,naked 7sometimes71 but now1 you see1   
she's cloth'd2  ,now made the darling1  
though before forsaken1      ,barefoot1 
but now as princes' daughters shod4     
,instead of filth1 she now has her      
perfumes2      ,instead of ignominy1 her
 chains of gold3  ,instead of what the  
beauty most consumes1      ,her beauty's
 perfect1 lovely to behold4  ,those that

 attend and wait upon her be            
,princes of honour1 clothed in white    
array2  ,upon her head's a crown of     
gold1 and she      ,eats wheat1 honey1  
and oil1 from day to day4  ,for her     
beloved1 he's the high'st of all1       
,the only ,potentate1 the ,king of      
kings3  ,angels and men do him ,jehovah 
call1      ,and from him life and glory 
always springs4  ,he's white and ruddy1 
and of all the chief3      ,his head1   
his locks1 his eyes1 his hands1 and     
feet1  ,do1 for completeness1 out-go all
 belief2      ,his cheeks like flowers  
are1 his mouth most sweet4  ,as for his 
wealth1 he is made heir of all2         
,what is in heaven1 what is on earth is 
his3  ,and he this lady his joint-heir  
doth call1      ,of all that shall be1  
or at present is4  ,well1 lady1 well1   
,god has been good to thee2      ,thou  
of an outcast1 now art made a queen4    
,few1 or none1 may with thee compared   
be1      ,a beggar made thus high is    
seldom seen4  ,take heed of pride1      

remember what thou art      ,by nature1 
though thou hast in grace a share1      
,thou in thyself dost yet retain a part 
,of thine own filthiness2 wherefore     
beware4    ,,xlv4    ,,upon ,a ,,skilful
 ,,player ,,of ,,an ,,instrument4    ,he
 that can play well on an instrument1   
,will take the ear1 and captivate the   
mind  ,with mirth or sadness2 for that  
it is bent      ,thereto1 as music in it
 place doth find4  ,but if one hears    
that hath therein no skill1      7,as   
often music lights of such a chance7    
,of its brave notes they soon be weary  
will3      ,and there are some can      
neither sing nor dance4    ,comparison4 
,unto him that thus skilfully doth play1
      ,god doth compare a               
gospel-minister1  ,that rightly         
preacheth1 and doth godly pray1         
,applying truly what doth thence infer4 
,this man1 whether of wrath or grace he 
preach1      ,so skilfully doth handle  
every word2  ,and by his saying doth the
 heart so reach1      ,that it doth joy 

or sigh before the ,lord4  ,but some    
there be1 which1 as the brute1 doth lie 
,under the ,word1 without the least     
advance  ,godward2 such do despise the  
ministry2      ,they weep not at it1    
neither to it dance4    ,,xlvi4    ,,of 
,,man ,,by ,,nature4    ,from ,god he's 
a backslider1  ,of ways he loves the    
wider2  ,with wickedness a sider1  ,more
 venom than a spider4  ,in sin he's a   
considerer1  ,a make-bate and divider2  
,blind reason is his guider1  ,the devil
 is his rider4    ,,xlvii4    ,,upon    
,,the ,,disobedient ,,child4            
,children become1 while little1 our     
delights6  ,when they grow bigger1 they 
begin to fright's4  ,their sinful nature
 prompts them to rebel1  ,and to delight
 in paths that lead to hell4  ,their    
parents' love and care they overlook1   
,as if relation had them quite forsook4 
,they take the counsels of the wanton's1
 rather  ,than the most grave           
instructions of a father4  ,they reckon 
parents ought to do for them1  ,though  

they the fifth commandment do contemn2  
,they snap and snarl if parents them    
control1  ,though but in things most    
hurtful to the soul4  ,they reckon they 
are masters1 and that we  ,who parents  
are1 should to them subject be6  ,if    
parents fain would have a hand in       
choosing1  ,the children have a heart   
will in refusing4  ,they'll by wrong    
doings1 under parents gather1  ,and say 
it is no sin to rob a father4  ,they'll 
jostle parents out of place and power1  
,they'll make themselves the head1 and  
them devour4  ,how many children1 by    
becoming head1  ,have brought their     
parents to a piece of bread6  ,thus they
 who1 at the first1 were parents joy1   
,turn that to bitterness1 themselves    
destroy4      ,but1 wretched child1 how 
canst thou thus requite  ,thy aged      
parents1 for that great delight  ,they  
took in thee1 when thou1 as helpless1   
lay  ,in their indulgent bosoms day by  
day8  ,thy mother1 long before she      
brought thee forth1  ,took care thou    

shouldst want neither food nor cloth4   
,thy father glad was at his very heart1 
,had he to thee a portion to impart4    
,comfort they promised themselves in    
thee1  ,but thou1 it seems1 to them a   
grief wilt be4  ,how oft1 how willingly 
brake they their sleep1  ,if thou1 their
 bantling1 didst but winch or weep4     
,their love to thee was such they could 
have giv'n1  ,that thou mightst live1   
almost their part of heav'n4  ,but now1 
behold how they rewarded are6  ,for     
their indulgent love and tender care2   
,all is forgot1 this love he doth       
despise4  ,they brought this bird up to 
pick out their eyes4    ,,xlviii4       
,,upon ,a ,,sheet ,,of ,,white ,,paper4 
,this subject is unto the foulest pen1  
,or fairest handled by the sons of men4 
',twill also show what is upon it writ1 
,be it wisely1 or nonsense for want of  
wit1  ,each blot and blur it also will  
expose  ,to thy next readers1 be they   
friends or foes4    ,comparison4        
,some souls are like unto this blank or 

sheet1  ,though not in whiteness4 ,the  
next man they meet1  ,if wise or fool1  
debauched or deluder1  ,or what you     
will1 the dangerous intruder  ,may write
 thereon1 to cause that man to err  ,in 
doctrine or in life1 with blot and blur4
  ,nor will that soul conceal from who  
observes1  ,but show how foul it is1    
wherein it swerves4  ,a reading man may 
know who was the writer1  ,and1 by the  
hellish nonsense1 the inditer4          
,,xlix4    ,,upon ,,fire4    ,who falls 
into the fire shall burn with heat2     
,while those remote scorn from it to    
retreat4  ,yea1 while those in it1 cry  
out1 ,o6 ,i burn1  ,some farther off    
those cries to laughter turn4           
,comparison4    ,while some tormented   
are in hell for sin2  ,on earth some    
greatly do delight therein4  ,yea1 while
 some make it echo with their cry1      
,others count it a fable and a lie4#ch  
,,footnotes3    #a ,bunyan's poem in the
 ,holy ,war4    #b ,on the leaf         
following the title to ,one ,thing is   

,needful1 c41  by ,john ,bunyan1 #afhh4 
,a rare little #cbmo1 published by the  
author1  in possession of the ,editor4  
#c ,at the end of ,grace ,abounding1 the
 sixth edition1 and also in  ,the ,work 
of ,jesus ,christ as an ,advocate1 by   
,bunyan1 #afhh4    #d ,advertised in the
 eighth edition of ,solomon's ,temple   
,spiritualized4    #e ,in ,youth        
,directed and ,instructed--a curious    
little book for  children4    #f ,square
 #bdmo41 by ,bennet1 ,gurney1 and       
others1 without date4    #g ,sturt      
engraved the ,book of ,common ,prayer2  
some ,french artists  elegantly etched  
two of their devotional books2 and ,pyne
 engraved  the texts of ,horace and     
,virgil with beautiful vignettes4    #h 
,altered to 'huge' in the ,emblems1     
#agbd4    #i ,a familiar phrase1        
denoting persons who have been always   
frivolous  and childish1 or those who   
have passed into second childhood4 ',on 
the shelf' is a common saying of ladies 
when they are too old to  get           

married4--,ed4    #aj ,the name of a    
bird that mimics gestures4--,ed4    #aa 
,indelible1 as when raw material is dyed
 before it is wove1  every grain        
receives the dye4--,ed4    #ab ,for this
 use of the word 'handle1' see ,jeremiah
 #b3h4 ',they  that handle the          
law4'--,ed4    #ac ,this word1 with     
pismire and emmet1 has become obsolete4 
',ant'  is the term now universally     
used4--,ed4    #ad ,see ,psalm #hd3c2   
,leviticus #aa3af2 ,numbers #bj4    #ae 
,a machine used in the manufacture of   
cloth1 on which it is  stretched4--,ed4 
#af ,spiders being venomous was a vulgar
 error1 universally believed1  until    
modern discoveries have proved the      
contrary1 excepting a  few foreign      
species4--,ed4    #ag ,this is a        
scriptural idea of the inhabitants of   
heaven4  ,revelation #aa3h1 saints      
'small and great4' ,matthew #ai3bh3     
',the ,son  of man on his throne1 and   
the twelve apostles on their thrones4'  
,revelation #d3aj3 ',four and twenty    

elders on their thrones4'  ,revelation  
#e3aa3 ',an innumerable company of      
worshippers4'--,ed4    #ah ,in an       
ancient battledore or horn-book1 and in 
one of ,henry  ,,viii's primers1 both in
 the editor's possession1 this sentence 
is  translated--',and let us not be led 
into temptation4'--,ed4    #ai ,when    
divine light first dawns upon the soul1 
and reveals sin1  ,o how difficult is it
 to conclude that sin is pardoned1 and  
the  sinner blest6--,ed4    #bj ,the    
swallow is remarkably swift in flight2  
'their note is a  slight twittering1    
which they seldom if ever exert but upon
 the  wing4'--,goldsmith's ,natural     
,history4--,ed4    #ba ',be in print'2 a
 proverbial expression1 to show order   
and  regularity2 like type in           
print4--,ed4    #bb ',ley'2 barren or   
fallow1 uncultivated1 generally spelt   
lea4--,ed4    #bc ,this riddle is solved
 in the fourth line following4 ,the     
light  of the fear and love of ,god     
begins in the middle of our bodily      

frame1 with the heart4 ,bunyan's love of
 religious riddles is seen  in the      
second part of the ,pilgrimage1 when    
,christian is resting  at the house of  
,gaius4--,ed4    #bd ,convictions of sin
 make the soul turn from sin4--,ed4     
#be ,this character is admirably drawn  
in the second part of the  ,pilgrim's   
,progress--,mr4 ,brisk1 a suitor to     
,mercy4--,ed4    #bf ,preterite of the  
verb 'to save1' from the ,saxon agan1 to
 be  held or bound by moral             
obligation4--,imperial                  
,dictionary4--,ed4    #bg ,what folly1  
nay1 madness1 for man to pretend to make
 ,god of  a little flour1 or to rely for
 forgiveness of sin on a wafer1 a  bit  
of bread1 or a little wine or water4    
,how degraded is he that  pretends to   
believe such palpable absurdities4--,ed4
    #bh ,this is one of ,bunyan's keen1 
shrewd1 home thrusts4 ,clothes          
professedly made to hide what they      
studiously display66--,ed4    #bi       
,possessed me with1 or has given me     

possession of4--,ed4    #cj ,man's      
sinfulness1 by nature and practice1     
justly1 but awfully  described4--,mason4
    #ca ,see ,proverbs #cj3bj1 and      
,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,there is also a  
very striking allusion to the subject of
 this emblem1 in ,bunyan's  ,light in   
,darkness4    #cb ,he who1 in riper     
years1 seeks happiness in sensual       
gratification1  is a child in           
understanding3 he only changes his      
toys4--,ed4    #cc ',to the one1 a      
savour of death unto death2 and to the  
other1  a savour of life unto life' 7#b 
,cor #b3af74    #cd ',trapan' is the    
,saxon verb to ensnare1 modernized to   
trap4--,ed4    #ce ,how agonizing will  
be the cry of the lost soul--',the      
harvest  is past1 the summer is ended1  
and we are not saved' 7,jer             
#h3bj74--;,ed4  ,upon the brittle thread
 of life hang everlasting               
things4--,mason4    #cf ,when the ,word 
of ,god dwells in us richly in all      
wisdom1 then  will the peace of ,god    

rule in our hearts1 and we shall be     
sweetly  inclined to every good thought1
 word1 and work4--,ed4    #cg ,if the   
crawling snail finds food1 wherefore do 
ye doubt1 ,o6  ye of little faith4--,ed4
    #ch ,fools make a mock at sin4 ,the 
scorner occupies a proud1  an elevated  
seat1 which will sink under him1 and    
crush him down  to everlasting          
destruction4 ,the threatenings and      
promises of ,god  stand sure for        
ever4--,ed    999999    ,,the           
,,struggler2    ,,containing    ,,the   
,,chronological ,,order ,,in ,,which    
,,mr4 ,,bunyan',s ,,books ,,were        
,,published1  ,,and ,,the ,,number ,,of 
,,editions ,,they ,,passed ,,through    
,,during ,,his ,,life4    ,,thirty      
,,reasons ,,why ,,christian ,,people    
,,should ,,promote ,,their              
,,circulation1  ,,and ,,the ,,struggler 
,,for ,,the ,,preservation ,,of ,,these 
,,labours4--,,published  ,,in #afia4    
,,by ,,charles ,,doe1 ,,one ,,of ,,mr4  
,,bunyan',s ,,personal ,,friends4    ,a 

,,catalogue-,,table ,,of ,,mr4          
,,bunyan',s ,,books4    ,,and    ,,their
 ,,succession ,,in ,,publishing1 ,,most 
,,according ,,to ,,his ,,own            
,,reckoning4      ,note4--,those that   
are in ,italic letter are them that     
compose  the first folio3 ,and the rest 
are intended1 when time serves1  for a  
second folio4#a    #a4 ,gospel truths   
opened1 #afef  #b4 ,a vindication of    
that sm4 #dto #afeg  #c4 ,sighs from    
,hell 7#i ,impressions71 #afej  #d4 ,the
 #b ,covenants ,law and ,grace  #e4 ,i  
will pray with the ,spirit1 #affc  #f4  
,a map of salvation1 c41 ,a broadside   
#g4 ,the four last things 7#c           
,impressions71  #h4 ,mount ,ebal and    
,gerizim1  #i4 ,prison ,meditations1    
#aj4 ,the ,holy ,city1 c41 #affe  #aa4  
,the ,resurrection1 c41 #affe  #ab4     
,grace ,abounding 7#f ,impressions71    
#afff  #ac4 ,justification by ,jesus    
,christ1 sm4 #dto #afga  #ad4           
,confession of ,faith1 c41 #afgb  #ae4  
,difference in ,judgment1 c41 #afgc     

#af4 ,peaceable principles1 c41 #afgd   
#ag4 ,election and ,reprobation1 c41 sm4
 #dto ,no date  #ah4 ,light for them in 
,darkness1  #ai4 ,christian ,behaviour  
7#d ,impressions71  #bj4 ,instructions  
for the ,ignorant1 #afge  #ba4 ,saved by
 ,grace1  #bb4 ,the ,strait-,gate1 #afgf
  #bc4 ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress 7#ab   
,impressions71 #afgh  #bd4 ,the ,fear of
 ,god1 #afgi  #be4 ,come and ,welcome to
 ,jesus ,christ 7#d ,impressions7  #bf4 
,the ,holy ,war 7#c ,impressions7 #afhb 
#bg4 ,the ,barren ,fig ,tree1  #bh4 ,the
 ,greatness of the ,soul1 c41 #afhc     
#bi4 ,a case of ,conscience of prayer1  
sm4 #dto #afhc  #cj4 ,advice to         
,sufferers1 #afhd  #ca4 ,the #b;d pt4   
,pilgrim's ,progress 7#c ,impressions71 
#afhd  #cb4 ,life and ,death of ,mr4    
,badman1#b #afhj  #cc4 ,holy ,life the  
beauty of ,christianity1  #cd4 ,the     
,pharisee and ,publican1 #afhe  #ce4 ,a 
caution against ,sin1 a sheet #afhd     
#cf4 ,meditations on #gd things1  #cg4  
,the first-day ,sabbath1 #afhe  #ch4    

,the ,jerusalem ,sinner ,saved1 #afhh   
#ci4 ,jesus ,christ an advocate1 #afhh  
#dj4 ,the ,house of ,god1 #afhh  #da4   
,the ,water of ,life1 #afhh  #db4       
,solomon's ,temple ,spiritualized1 #afhh
  #dc4 ,the ,excell4 of a broken heart1 
#afhi  #dd4 ,his last ,sermon at        
,london1 #afhh    ,twelve ,manuscripts  
part of the first folio #afib  #de4     
,exposit4 on #aj first chap4 of         
,genesis1  #df4 ,justification by       
,imputed ,righteousness1  #dg4 ,paul's  
departure and crown1  #dh4 ,of the      
,trinity and a ,christian1  #di4 ,of the
 ,law and a ,christian1  #ej4 ,israel's 
,hope encouraged1  #ea4 ,desires of the 
righteous granted1  #eb4 ,the           
unsearchable riches of ,christ1  #ec4   
,christ ,compleat ,saviour in's         
,interest1  #ed4 ,saint's ,knowledge of 
,christ's love1  #ee4 ,house of the     
,forest of ,lebanon1  #ef4 ,a           
description of ,antichirst1    ,four    
,manuscripts yet unprinted4  #eg4 ,a    
,christian ,dialogue4#c  #eh4 ,the      

,heavenly ,footman4#d  #ei4 ,a ,pocket  
,concordance4#c  #fj4 ,an ,account of   
his ,imprisonment4#e      ,here's sixty 
pieces of his labours1 and he was sixty 
years of age4    ,he was born at        
,elstow1 nigh ,bedford1 about #afbh4    
,and about #afeb  was1 by irresistible  
grace1 converted3 and in #affj he had   
preached  five years1 and then1 for     
that1 was thrown into ,bedford ,gaol2   
and  in #afga was called to the pastoral
 office at ,bedford1 being the  #aath of
 his twelve years and an half's         
imprisonment2 and died at  ,london1     
,aug4 #ca1 #afhh4    ,where the date is 
in brackets it is supplied from original
 copies  in the ,editor's possession4   
,,reasons    ,,why ,,christian ,,people 
,,should ,,promote ,,by ,,subscriptions 
,,the ,,printing  ,,in ,,folio ,,the    
,,labours ,,of ,,mr4 ,,john ,,bunyan1   
,,late ,,minister ,,of ,,the  ,,gospel1 
,,and ,,pastor ,,of ,,the ,,congregation
 ,,at ,,bedford4    ,i4 ,he was a very  
able and excellent minister of the      

gospel2 viz41  able to express himself1 
and had excellent matter known to all   
,christians that have heard him preach4 
,,ii4 ,he became thus able and excellent
 a minister by a great degree  of       
,gospel ,grace bestowed upon his own    
soul1 more than probable for  that very 
end2 for that ,god wrought him from a   
very great profane  sinner1 and an      
illiterate poor man1 to this profound   
understanding  the true or genuine      
spiritual meaning of the ,scriptures1   
whereby  he could experimentally preach 
to souls with power1 and affection1  and
 apostolical learning1 the true nature  
of the gospel4    ,,iii4 ,god's         
bestowing such great grace1 to turn so  
great a sinner1  to make such a great   
gospel labourer1 and thrust him into his
  harvest1 argues there was great need1 
and therefore without question  his     
labours ought to be preserved4    ,,iv4 
,our ,bunyan being so graciously1 by the
 ,lord of the harvest1  thrust into     
labour1 clearly shows to us1 7and may by

 this preservation  to future ages71    
that ,god is not bound to human means of
 learned  education 7though learning may
 be useful in its place71 but can1  when
 he will1 make a minister of the gospel 
without man's forecast  of education1   
and in spite of all the men in the world
 that would  oppose it1 though it be    
above sixteen hundred years after the   
apostles4    ,v4 ,many thousands had the
 soul benefit and comfort of his        
ministry  to astonishment1 as if an     
angel or an apostle had touched their   
souls with a coal of holy fire from the 
altar4    ,,vi4 ,this excellent         
operation of the special grace of ,god  
in him1  and the gift of utterance when 
he preached1 confounded the wisdom  of  
his adversaries that heard him1 or heard
 of him1 he being1 as  it is commonly   
called1 unlearned1 or had not school    
education4    ,,vii4 ,for all these     
reasons before-mentioned1 of the        
spirituality  of his preaching1 his     
labours in writing deserve preservation 

by  printing as much as any other famous
 man's that have writ since  the        
apostles' time4    ,,viii4 ,moreover he 
hath been a ,christian sufferer for     
above twelve  years1 by imprisonment1   
whereby he sealed to the truth he       
preached4    ,,ix4 ,yet1 for all that   
imprisonment1 he preached then1 and     
there1  and afterwards abroad1 as a     
faithful labourer for the salvation  of 
souls4    ,x4 ,and he was not a man that
 preached by way of bargain for money1  
for he hath refused a more plentiful    
income to keep his station4    ,,xi4    
,and his moderation1 or desire of money1
 was as the apostle  ,paul's practice1  
below his privilege2 so that he did not1
 when he  died1 leave much wealth to his
 family4    ,,xii4 ,and the ,church that
 wants such a pastor may find it long   
before they get one1 and therefore ought
 to respect our ,bunyan's  labours4     
,,xiii4 ,if ,god had not put it into the
 heart of some ,christians or  ,church  
to preserve the ,epistles of the        

,apostle to the ,romans1  ,corinthians1 
,galatians1 and others1 we in this age  
of the world  should in all probability 
never have known that there ever were   
any such ,christians and doctrines2     
their names and doctrines might  have   
been lost1 and we might have perished1  
and that would have  been dreadful2 for 
,god mostly works by second causes4     
,,xiv4 ,and why should any ,christian   
people1 that have reason to reckon      
themselves obliged herein1 set          
themselves aside from communicating  to 
other ,christians and the ages to come  
the gospel labours of  so eminent a     
minister as ,god so graciously honoured 
and assisted  them with8    ,,xv4 ,and  
if these labours 7of1 as ,i may say1 an 
apostle of our age1  if we have any7 are
 not preserved by printing thus in      
folio1 most  of them in all probability 
will be lost1 for there are many of     
them have been out of print many years1 
and will never otherwise  be printed    
again because of the charge1 c4         

,,xvi4 ,by the late ,act for liberty of 
conscience1 it is lawful now  to print  
the works of dissenters1 though it was  
not so formerly2  therefore much danger 
cannot plead excuse4    ,,xvii4 ,it is a
 good work without controversy1 and     
therefore there  can be no scruple of   
conscience about its pleasing ,god4     
,,xviii4 ,there is also to the          
subscribers a further benefit in this   
folio2 for1 whereas these twenty books  
would1 if bought single1  cost nigh     
twenty shillings now1 as printed in     
folio they will  have them for about    
twelve shillings bound together in one  
volume1  which conveniency also prevents
 losing4    ,,xix4 ,these ten           
manuscripts1 which were never before    
printed1  would1 if printed in small    
books1 and bought single1 cost almost   
the money that these twenty in folio    
comes for1 which is great  odds4        
,,xx4 ,not to preserve his labours and  
name1 which are so great1 is  a         
disingenuous slighting or despising     

them1 and serving them no  better than a
 wicked man's that rots4 ,bunyan hath   
preached1 and  freely bestowed many a   
good and gospel-truth1 and soul-reviving
  expression2 for which of them doth any
 of his friends slight  him8 ,nay1 do   
not they rather owe him something for   
his labour he  bestowed on them1 as     
,philemon did to ,paul8    ,,xxi4 ,the  
price of the first part will be an      
easier purchase than  of the whole2 and 
all in one volume would be somewhat too 
big in  bulk and price4    ,,xxii4      
,there is need of printing these books  
now1 because errors  and superstitions1 
like the smoke of the bottomless pit1   
darken  protestants understanding the   
purer truths of the gospel4    ,,xxiii4 
,and when this first part is sold off1  
we shall endeavour  to publish a second 
part1 whereby he that is wiling may have
 the  whole in folio4    ,,xxiv4 ,this  
preservation will preserve the name of  
,john ,bunyan1 a  champion of our age to
 future ages2 whereby it may be said in 

the  pulpit1 ,the great convert ,bunyan 
said so and so4    ,,xxv4 ,if the       
labours of so eminent a minister should 
not be preserved1  ,i known not whose   
should4    ,,xxvi4 ,antichristian people
 are diligent to preserve the works of  
their eminent men2 and therefore        
,christians should be diligent to       
preserve theirs4    ,,xxvii4 ,the chief 
reasons we argue from are not common    
rules1 that  therefore every good       
minister's endeavours ought to be       
printed  in folio4 ,but this case is    
extraordinary1 as an eminent minister1  
made so by abundance of gospel grace1   
who has also writ much1 which  hath gone
 off well4 ,i say eminent1 though he    
was1 when young1  profane1 and had not  
school education to enable him1 as is   
apparent  to all that knew him4         
,,xxviii4 ,by this printed in folio a   
man may have recourse for  satisfaction 
in a case of conscience to any of these 
particular  books with the rest1 which  
otherwise are not to be bought2 and     

that ,i have proved by often trying most
 ,london booksellers1 and  before that  
given them above twice the price for a  
book2 and ,i  know not how to get       
another of those sorts for any price    
whatsoever4    ,,xxix4 ,all these       
things1 or half of them1 beside many    
others that  might be given1 being      
considered1 ,i cannot see but it is an  
absolute  duty4    ,,xxx4 ,and lastly   
7pardon me1 if ,i speak too great a     
word1 as it  may seem to some to be     
borne71 all things considered2 that is1 
his own former profaneness1 poverty1    
unlearnedness1 together with  his great 
natural parts1 the great change made by 
grace1 and his  long imprisonment1 and  
the great maturity in grace and         
preaching  he attained to1 ,i say our   
deceased ,bunyan hath not left in       
,england1  or the world1 his equal      
behind him1 as ,i know of4 ,and this is 
the  unfeigned belief of1    ,your      
,christian brother1    ,,charles ,,doe4 
,,the ,,struggler    7,,for ,,the       

,,preceding ,,preservation ,,of ,,mr4   
,,john ,,bunyan',s ,,labours  ,,in      
,,folio7 ,,thinks ,,it ,,may ,,answer   
,,the ,,desires ,,of ,,many ,,to ,,give 
,,the  ,,following ,,relation3--        
,,christian ,,reader1    ,i do here as  
further duty presume to give you1       
according to my  understanding1 a       
relation in three parts1 concerning our 
eminent  author1 ,mr4 ,john ,bunyan1 and
 his labours4    ,i4 ,the author's      
parentage1 imprisonment1 times1 and     
manner of his  life and death1 c4       
,,ii4 ,relations and observations upon  
his labours1 c4    ,,iii4 ,notes on     
printing this folio and index1 c4       
,first1 ,our excellent author1 by the   
abundant grace of ,god1 ,mr4  ,john     
,bunyan1 was born at ,elstow1 a mile    
side of ,bedford1 about the  year #afbh4
 ,his father was mean1 and by trade a   
mender of pots and  kettles1 vulgarly   
called a tinker1 and of the national    
religion1  as commonly men of that trade
 are1 and was brought up to the         

tinkering trade1 as also were several of
 his brothers1 whereat he  worked about 
that country1#f being also very profane 
and poor1  even when married1 c4    ,but
 it pleased ,god1 by his irresistible   
grace1 to work in him  some convictions 
and fears of hell1 and also desires of  
heaven1  which drove him to reading and 
hearing of religious matters1 so1       
controlling grace growing abundantly1 he
 did not take up religion  upon trust1  
but grace in him continually struggling 
with himself  and others1 took all      
advantages he lit on to ripen his       
understanding  in religion1 and so he   
lit on the dissenting congregation of   
,christians at ,bedford1 and was1 upon  
confession of faith1 baptized  about the
 year #afea1 o #eb1 or #ec4    ,and     
after a little time1 having a gift of   
utterance1 and love to  the conviction  
of sinners1 preached about the country  
the same  salvation he found by         
experience himself stood in need of1  by
 faith and repentance1 and worked at his

 tinkering trade for a  livelihood1     
whereby the reigning grace of ,god      
appeared the more  sovereign and        
glorious in this choice1 even as it     
shone in the  choice of ,peter1 a       
fisherman1 and the rest of the apostles1
 and  others of the eminent saints of   
old1 most of them tradesmen1 and  of    
whom most excellent things are spoken1  
c4    ,in the year #affj1 being the year
 king ,charles returned to ,england1    
having preached about#g five years1 the 
rage of gospel enemies  was so great    
that1 ,november #ab1 they took him      
prisoner at a meeting  of good people1  
and put him in ,bedford jail1 and there 
he continued  about six years1 and then 
was let out again1 #afff1 being the year
  of the burning of ,london1 and1 a     
little after his release1 they  took him
 again at a meeting1 and put him in the 
same jail1 where  he lay six years      
more4#h ,before they took him his intent
 was  to preach on these words1 ',dost  
thou believe on the ,son of ,god8'      

7,john #i3ce74 ,from whence he intended 
to show the absolute need of  faith in  
,jesus ,christ4 ,and after he was       
released again1 they took  him again1   
and put him in prison the third time1   
but that proved  but for about half a   
year4    ,whilst he was thus twelve     
years and a half in prison1 he writ     
several  of his published books1 as by  
many of their epistles appears1 as      
',pray by the ,spirit1' ',holy ,city1'  
',resurrection1' ',grace ,abounding1'   
and others1 also ',the ,pilgrim's       
,progress1' as himself and many  others 
have said4    ,the pastor of ,bedford   
congregation died1 and1 after some      
years'  vacancy1 ,john ,bunyan1 though a
 prisoner1 was1 by the church1 called   
to the pastoral office1 ,december #ba1  
#afga1 and as it pleased the  ,lord to  
rule the rage of men1 it proved in or   
about the last year  of his twelve      
years' imprisonment4 ,and1 being out1 he
 preached the  gospel publicly at       
,bedford1 and about the counties1 and at

 ,london1  with very great success1     
being mightily followed everywhere4 ,and
  it pleased the ,lord to preserve him  
out of the hands of his enemies  in the 
severe persecution at the latter end of 
king ,charles the  ,second's reign1     
though they often searched and laid wait
 for him1  and sometimes narrowly missed
 him4    ,in #afhh1 he published six    
books1 being the time of king ,james the
  ,second's liberty of conscience1 and  
was seized with a sweating  distemper1  
which1 after his some weeks going about1
 proved his  death1 at his very loving  
friend's1 ,mr4 ,strudwick's1 a grocer1  
at  ,holborn ,bridge1 ,london1 on       
,august #ca1 #afhh1 and in the #fjth    
year  of his age1 and was buried in     
,finsbury burying-ground1 where many    
,london dissenting ministers are laid2  
and it proved some days  above a month  
before our great gospel deliverance was 
begun by  the ,prince of ,orange's      
landing1 whom the ,lord of his continued
  blessing hath since made our          

preserving king1 ,william the ,third4   
,and as to his family1 he left his      
widow1 ,elizabeth1 and three sons1      
,john1 ,thomas1 and ,joseph1 and three  
daughters1 ,elizabeth1 ,sarah1  and     
,mary2 but his blind daughter he writes 
of in his ',grace  ,abounding' died some
 years before him1 and his widow died   
#afij-a4    ,secondly1 ,concerning his  
labours2 ,god did give of his           
extraordinary  grace of the gospel to   
our author1 ,bunyan1 and it is worthy   
our observation1 for thereby ,god may   
have due honour1 his people  comfort1   
and adversaries confuted in their       
several corrupt notions1  especially    
that of only them that have school      
education are fitly  qualified for      
ministers of the glorious gospel of     
,jesus ,christ4  ,and also hereby the   
superstitious man is confounded in his  
way  of worship1 as were his            
predecessors1 the rulers of the ,jews1  
in the case of ,peter and ,john1 saying1
 ,whence had these men this  knowledge1 

seeing they are unlearned8 but there was
 and is a  reason beyond their false    
rules of education--for they had been   
with ,jesus4    ,this is also apt to    
convince sincere-hearted ,christians    
that ,god  can1 when he will1 make a    
minister of his gospel1 and send him    
forth in the power of his ,spirit1 and  
defend him1 nay1 may ,i say1  it is     
,god's prerogative to make his          
gospel-ministers1 and he makes  them    
effectual to all the ends of his gospel1
 to preach1 as the  great apostle saith1
 in season and out of season1 to abase  
and  abound1 c4 ,he that can make the   
dry bones live 7as in ,eze #cg71  what  
can he not do8 yea1 they shall live1 and
 become a great  host1 and antichristian
 arts must fall2 for the ,lord doth make
  his servants1 as he did ,jeremiah1 as 
brazen walls against people  and        
priests4    ,and however some subtilly  
and vain-gloriously pretend to be the   
only lawful successors of the apostles1 
yet certain ,i am1 from  safer reason of

 faith1 that our author ,bunyan was     
really1 sincerely1  and effectually a   
lawful successor of the apostles1 and as
 lawful  as any have been above this    
thousand years4 ,nay1 may ,i say1 he    
was a second ,paul2 for that his        
conversion was in a great measure  like 
that great apostle's1 who1 of a great   
enemy to godliness1  was1 by strong and 
irresistible workings of sovereign      
grace1 made  a great minister of1 and   
sufferer for1 the gospel4 ,thousands of 
,christians in country and city1 can    
testify that their comfort  under his   
ministry has been to admiration1 so that
 their joy hath  showed itself by much  
weeping4    ,to the eye of carnal reason
 it may seem that the great apostle     
,paul's imprisonment was a contradiction
 to his commission of  effectually      
preaching the gospel to many countries2 
especially  considering his commission  
was strengthened by his miraculous      
conversion1 from the glory and call of  
the ,lord ,jesus from heaven1  for the  

making of him such a great gospel       
preacher4 ,and yet ,god  suffered it so 
to be1 and we have reason to believe for
 the best2  because ,god usually works  
those seeming contrary things to his own
  end and glory4 ,and the effect was1   
the saints were strengthened  thereby1  
and several epistles were written       
thereby1 which hath  preserved much of  
the gospel in writing to the ages after1
 and  even for our very great and       
needful help4    ,and ,i reckon ,i shall
 not be out of the way1 if ,i observe   
and  say--,what hath the devil or his   
agents gotten by putting our  great     
gospel-ministry1 ,bunyan1 in prison8 for
 in prison1 as before  mentioned1 he    
wrote many excellent books1 that have   
published to  the world his great grace1
 and great truth1 and great judgment1   
and  great ingenuity2 and to instance in
 one1 the ,pilgrim's ,progress1  he hath
 suited to the life of a traveler so    
exactly and pleasantly1  and to the life
 of a ,christian1 that this very book1  

besides the  rest1 hath done the        
superstitious sort of men and their     
practice  more harm1 or rather good1 as 
,i may call it1 than if he had been  let
 alone at his meeting at ,bedford1 to   
preach the gospel to his own  auditory1 
as it might have fallen out2 for none   
but priest-ridden  people know how to   
cavil at it1 it wins so smoothly upon   
their  affections1 and so insensibly    
distils the gospel into them1 and  hath 
been printed in ,france1 ,holland1 ,new 
,england1 and in ,welsh1  and about a   
hundred thousand in ,england1 whereby   
they are made  some means of grace1 and 
the author become famous2 and may be the
  cause of spreading his other          
gospel-books over the ,european and     
,american world1 and in process of time 
may be so to the whole  universe4       
,when ,mr4 ,bunyan preached in ,london1 
if there were but one day's  notice     
given1 there would be more people come  
together to hear  him preach than the   
meeting-house would hold4 ,i have seen  

to hear  him preach1 by my computation1 
about twelve hundred at a morning       
lecture1 by seven o'clock1 on a working 
day1 in the dark winter  time4 ,i also  
computed about three thousand that came 
to hear him  one ,lord's-day1 at        
,london1 at a town's end meeting-house2 
so that  half were fain to go back again
 for want of room1 and then himself  was
 fain1 at a back door1 to be pulled     
almost over people to get  upstairs to  
his pulpit4    ,mr4 ,bunyan's dispute   
with a scholar to this effect4    ,as   
,mr4 ,bunyan was upon the road near     
,cambridge1 there overtakes  him a      
scholar that had observed him a         
preacher1 and said to him1  ,how dare   
you preach1 seeing you have not the     
original1 being not  a scholar8    ,then
 said ,mr4 ,bunyan1 ,have you the       
original8    ,yes1 said the scholar4    
,nay1 but1 said ,mr4 ,bunyan1 have you  
the very self-same original  copies that
 were written by the penmen of the      
scriptures1 prophets  and apostles8     

,no1 said the scholar1 but we have the  
true copies of those originals4    ,how 
do you know that8 said ,mr4 ,bunyan4    
,how8 said the scholar4 ,why1 we believe
 what we have is a true copy  of the    
original4    ,then1 said ,mr4 ,bunyan1  
so do ,i believe our ,english ,bible is 
a true  copy of the original4    ,then  
away rid the scholar4    ,another       
dispute with a scholar4    ,as ,mr4     
,bunyan was preaching in a barn1 and    
showing the fewness of  those that      
should be saved1 there stood one of the 
learned to take  advantage of his words2
 and having done preaching1 the         
schoolman  said to him1 ,you are a      
deceiver1 a person of no charity1 and   
therefore not fit to preach2 for he that
 in effect condemneth the  greatest part
 of his hearers hath no charity1 and    
therefore not  fit to preach4    ,then  
,mr4 ,bunyan answered--,the ,lord ,jesus
 ,christ preached in a ship  to his     
hearers on the shore 7,matt #ac72 and   
showed that they were  as four sorts of 

ground--,the high-way1 ,the stony1 ,the 
thorny1 and  ,the good ground2 whereof  
the good ground was the only persons to 
be saved4    ,and your position         
is--,that he that in effect condementh  
the  greatest part of his hearers hath  
no charity1 and therefore not  fit to   
preach the gospel4    ,but here the     
,lord ,jesus ,christ did so2 then your  
conclusion is--,the  ,lord ,jesus       
,christ wanted charity1 and therefore   
not fit to preach  the gospel4          
,horrid blasphemy2 away with your       
hellish logic1 and speak ,scripture4    
,then replied the learned3 ',tis        
blasphemy to call logic hellish1  which 
is our reason--the gift of ,god2 for    
that which distinguisheth  a man from a 
beast is the gift of ,god4    ,but ,mr4 
,bunyan replied3 ,sin doth distinguish a
 man from a beast2  is sin therefore the
 gift of ,god8 c4    ,they parted4    ,i
 once asked him his opinion in a common 
religious point1 and  offered some      
arguments to prove my opinion for the   

general of it2  but he answered1 that   
where the ,scripture is silent we ought 
to  forbear our opinions2 and so he     
forebore to affirm either for or        
against1 the ,scripture being altogether
 silent in this point4    ,thirdly1     
concerning this folio1 c4 ,i have       
struggled to bring  about this great    
good work2 and it had succeeded in ,mr4 
,bunyan's  lifetime1 even all his       
labours in folio1 but that an interested
  bookseller opposed it2 and            
notwithstanding the many discouragements
  ,i have met with in my struggles in   
this so great a work1 we  have--and ,i  
may believe by the blessing of the      
,lord--gotten about  four hundred       
subscriptions1 whereof about thirty are 
ministers2  which also shows the great  
esteem our author's labours are in      
among ,christian people4 ,and that the  
reasonableness and duty of  the         
preservation of his labours in folio1 by
 subscription1 may  be continued to     
memory1 ,i have also added my reasons1  

which ,i  distributed in my late        
struggles to effect this work4    ,his  
effigies was cut in copper1#i from an   
original paint done to  the life1 by his
 very good friend1 a limner2 and those  
who desire  it single1 to put in a      
frame1 may have it at this              
bookseller's--,mr4  ,marshall2 and also 
the catalogue-table4 ,the epistle is    
writ by  two ministers1 ,mr4 ,wilson of 
,hichin1 in ,hertfordshire1 and ,mr4    
,chandler1 who succeeds ,mr4 ,bunyan at 
,bedford4    ,and ,mr4 ,burton1 that    
writ the epistle to ,some ,gospel-truths
 ,opened1  being the first book ,mr4    
,bunyan writ1 was minister at ,bedford4 
,note4--,i would not charge the         
following running-titles upon our       
author1 ,bunyan2 because they were added
 in the proposals1 for  want of running 
titles and the knowledge of them1 and   
the copies  being at ,bedford when the  
proposals were drawn up at ,london2 and 
also because1 perhaps1 he designed some 
other like running-titles3--            

,paul's departure and crown4  ,israel's 
hope encouraged4  ,the saint's privilege
 and profit4  ,christ a complete        
,saviour4  ,the saint's knowledge of    
,christ's love4  ,of the ,trinity and a 
,christian4  ,of the ,law and a         
,christian4      ,notes upon the ,index1
 c4#aj    ,i did intend to print a      
complete table of all the texts of      
,scriptures used in our author's        
labours1 that from thence1 looking  into
 his book1 his sense might be easily    
found upon any text2 so  his labours    
might have been also in the nature of an
 exposition upon  the whole ,bible2 but 
,i have delayed till some other         
opportunity1  it may be of the next     
folio1 and whenever it falls ,i intend  
to  give notice4    ,because ,i and     
other subscribers1 especially ministers1
 were  willing this folio should be     
commoded with an index1 ,i have1 as  a  
,christian1 exposed myself and made one1
 and that without money  for my labour  
of writing it1 though ,i confess it     

might have seemed  some other men's     
duty2 yet being ignorant of the man that
 had the  opportunity1 and would have   
done it1 unless paid for it1 ,i was     
necessitated to effect it2 and if the   
bookseller had paid for it1  he would   
have lessened the number of #adj sheets 
of ,mr4 ,bunyan's  labours in this folio
 at ten shillings4 ,excuse this fault in
 me1  if it be one4    ,i could have    
collected abundance more of excellent   
matter in this  table2 and ,i have      
placed an ,italic-lettered word in every
 paragraph  in the table1 to be the     
guide-word to the same word in the      
folio1  which is a black-lettered word  
in the folio1 latter part2 that is1     
those books formerly printed1 where the 
printer hath not failed  to make it so1 
and also in the manuscripts1 forepart1 a
 guide-word  to the same word under     
which ,i have drawn a black line1 in as 
many folios as opportunity and time     
would permit me to do1 because  ,i had  
not time and convenience before this    

folio was printed to  mark the          
manuscripts for to be a black-lettered  
word1 as ,i had time  for the formerly  
printed books4#aa ,also note1 the book1 
though  marked1 doth not always refer to
 the table1 but the table to the  book1 
is the intent2 and because the word in  
the book doth not  always1 though very  
often1 fall in alphabetical order1      
therefore  some other like word is put  
in its place in the table4    ,also     
note1 sometimes many principal words are
 in one paragraph1  and then1 though the
 matter be not to be found in the table 
by  the word1 that some perhaps may     
expect1 yet it may be found by  another 
word1 because several words are so      
united that one cannot  well part them2 
and it would be too large a table to put
 them  all in severally in alphabetical 
order--as soul1 sinner1 saved1          
salvation1 justification1 ,christ1 ,god1
 c4    ,also note4 ,when to the         
table-phrase more than one number is    
placed1  then expect not that the same  

black-letter word is always to be  found
 in the book to the last number1 as is  
to the first number1  but it may be some
 other black or marked word of like     
meaning2 as  for antichrist the         
black-lettered word in some places is   
harlot1  and for apostles the           
black-letter word sometimes is twelve1  
because  the word apostle is not in that
 part of the folio1 though intended  by 
twelve4    ,also note4 ,the phrase in   
the table is not always the very same1  
word for word1 in the book1 because the 
design of the table is to  give matter  
in short saying1 as well as most        
commonly a complete  sentence2 and1     
therefore1 they that would have ,mr4    
,bunyan's entire1  complete1 and full   
sense of the matter1 let them look out  
of the  table into the book1 and there  
take all its connection together4       
,also1 ,i have to keep the table as     
short as ,i well could2 and yet1  to    
direct well to the matter in the book1  
placed one part of the  matter under one

 word1 in alphabetical order1 and       
another part  of the same matter in     
another following paragraph1 under      
another  word in the table2 so that1 by 
finding one word in the table1  you may 
often find in the same paragraph1 in the
 book1 before or  after that word1 other
 matter thereto relating4#ab    ,i had  
but about two years' acquaintance with  
our author1 and1  therefore1 have said  
but little of him1 because of hastening 
this  to the press2 yet if any more     
comes to my memory1 ,i intend to put  it
 at the end of the index4    ,your      
,christian brother1    ,c4 ,d4          
,,footnotes3    #a4 ,difficulties as to 
copyright prevented this second volume  
from  being published4--,see ,,editor',s
 ,,preface4    #b4 ,a good copy of this 
rare volume with the wood-cuts1 having  
the reverse blank1 in the editor's      
possession1 and a fine copy1  without   
the cuts1 at ,mr4 ,pickering's1 agree as
 to the date of  #afhj4 ,it is misplaced
 in this chronological table2 but the   

date  shows that it was not intended as 
a third part of the ,pilgrim's          
,progress2 the second part of which was 
not published for four  years after the 
life of ,badman4--,ed4    #c4 ,these    
,,mss41 although diligently sought1     
cannot be found4    #d4 ,this was       
published in a separate pocket volume by
 ,c4 ,doe1 #afih4    #e4 ,published from
 ,mr4 ,bunyan's ,,ms1 #agfe4    #f4 ,as 
doth appear by his book of his          
conversion1 intitled1 ,grace            
,abounding1 c4    #g4 ,as in his book   
intitled1 ,grace ,abounding1 s4 #cai4   
#h4 ,as he says in his ,epistle to his  
,confession of ,faith4    #i4 ,alluding 
to the portrait published as a          
frontispiece to the  folio volume1      
#afib4--;,ed4    #aj4 ,the ,index       
accompanying the first folio4--,ed4     
#aa4 ,this is as originally printed4    
,mr4 ,doe means1 he had not time  to    
mark in the manuscript such words as the
 printer should put in                  
black-letter4--,ed4    #ab4 ,the table  

to which ,charles ,doe here refers is   
only to twenty  of ,mr4 ,bunyan's books4
 ,it is diffuse1 and badly arranged4    
,the  ,index given with this first      
complete edition of all the admirable   
works of our great pilgrim forefather1  
is entirely new4 ,it is the  result of a
 careful reading of every treatise1     
extracting a notice  of such tings as   
the editor conceived to be most deeply  
interesting4  ,these extracts were then 
arranged1 in order to furnish a useful  
index to all the works of ,bunyan4 ,it  
has been attended with very  great      
labour1 and some delay to the           
publication2 but no sacrifice  is too   
great1 in order to render ,bunyan's     
works as complete as  possible4         
,,george ,,offor4      9999 ,end of     
,volume #c 9999